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It’s not easy to have an open and honest conversation about race.

But in Manchester, 26-year-old Deo Mwano and his brother, Vinnie, both former refugees from the Congo, are trying to have the conversation.

I’ve attended three of their sessions; the first was held in July. In my opinion, these meetings show how difficult this conversation is to have.

Near the end of the first meeting that I attended (prior to the presidential election), I noted that virtually half of the population — supporters of Donald Trump — wasn’t represented at this meeting, and without them as a part of the conversation we will never make real progress.

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INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 Study suggests changes for DCYF; a look at the homeless population in NH; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 24 THE ARTS: 26 ART “Setting the Standard.”

28 THEATER The Story of Ruth.

29 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 31 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

32 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

33 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

34 CAR TALK Automotive advice.

CAREERS: 36 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a...

FOOD: 38 MILK & HONEY Soup night; Italian cooking class; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; From the Pantry.

POP CULTURE: 46 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz is in the thick of awards contenders with Fences and La La Land.

NITE: 52 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Old Sol Music Hall; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

54 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD A puzzle for the music-lover.

55 MUSIC THIS WEEK Live music at your favorite bars and restaurants.

ODDS & ENDS: 60 CROSSWORD 61 SIGNS OF LIFE 61 SUDOKU 62 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 62 THIS MODERN WORLD

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NEWS & NOTES Gov. who?

Depending on when you read this, there could be a couple different people serving as governor of New Hampshire. Maggie Hassan resigned right before midnight on Jan. 2, hours before she was sworn in as U.S. Senator by Vice President Joe Biden at noon the next day. Senate President Chuck Morse, a Republican from Salem, stepped in to serve as acting governor upon Hassan’s resignation. He’ll be in that post until Republican Chris Sununu is inaugurated governor on the afternoon of Jan. 5. Following the ceremony, Sununu will hold his first Executive Council Meeting as governor.

Family leave

Lawmakers will be considering legislation to create paid family leave policies this year. NHPR reported that the bill, sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Mary Gile of Concord, would create a 100 percent employee-paid leave program not unlike temporary disability insurance. One model suggests taking $5 weekly contributions from workers’ paychecks. Gile has tried to pass similar legislation for years, but businesses lobbied against it each time. However, she thinks this year it could get passed since Gov. Chris Sununu has said he would support paid family leave, businesses have softened their stance and a recent survey found that most Granite Staters want paid family leave.

Only four states in the country have Economy The New Hampshire economy passed family leave policies. is in good shape to start the new year, the AP reported. The state Data breach Sensitive personal information boasts the lowest unemployment rate in the country (2.7 percent), belonging to 15,000 people was a hot real estate market and ris- allegedly leaked online by a mening wages. Federal data show tal hospital patient, according to a the state’s gross domestic prod- press release from the Department uct growth rate of 2.9 percent is of Health and Human Services. among the highest in the nation The information included names, and economists believe New addresses, social security numbers Hampshire’s economy is now and Medicaid identification numthe strongest it’s been since the bers. According to the agency, the patient who allegedly posted the Great Recession.

New Hampshire Business information to a social media site Review reported the state gained acquired the records on a comput17,000 new jobs over the year, er available for use by patients at bankruptcy filings were down New Hampshire Hospital in Octo7 percent, foreclosures are at ber 2015. The individual didn’t their lowest level since 2007 and hack into any servers. Rather, an IT business tax revenues from prof- error made the information accessiits and wages are up 9.4 percent ble. Hospital administrators learned about the access last year but at the even though rates went down.

In real estate, new residential time they found no evidence the construction went up 13 percent patient found anything confidenand single-family home sales tial. A criminal investigation is ongoing. grew by 10 percent.

But sustaining that growth will be difficult given low immi- Crime update gration rates and a workforce Manchester police Chief Nick shortage. NHBR also reported Willard tweeted recently that overthe latest industry to sound the all crime is down by 22 percent alarm for mounting job vacan- in 2016 compared to 2015. Using cies is the state’s automotive FBI data, Willard also pointed to a industry. A recent study orga- 2-percent increase in violent crime nized by the NH Auto Dealers as an area that needs more work.

Association and the Community Speaking with the Union LeadCollege System of New Hamp- er, Willard said the department has shire found that there will be as solved two of the four homicides many as 900 unfilled jobs by listed as unsolved for 2016 but has 2020. Most of those, about 400, yet to make any criminal chargare for entry-level and advanced es. There were five murders in the city last year but arrests were only auto technicians.

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Police in Franklin arrested Ryan Brouillard after a nearly four-day manhunt that began Dec. 28, WMUR reported.

Brouillard is the main suspect in a domestic altercation.

When police responded, he allegedly fired a gun and fled.

He was located at a Concord residence where Concord’s SWAT team pepper sprayed him.

made for one case. Willard would not specify which two cases were solved.

Missing woman

Developments in a 35-yearold missing persons case have spurred state investigators with the Attorney General’s office and Manchester police to call on the public to offer any information they may have about the people involved.

According to a press release, Denise Beaudin and her boyfriend Robert “Bob” Evans disappeared from their Manchester home a few days after Thanksgiving in 1981. Beaudin was 23 at the time and Evans is about 14 years older. Based on new information that investigators received, Beaudin was placed on a federal missing persons list.

Dartmouth benefits

CONCORD

Hooksett

The Derry Police told the Hippo Goffstown Jan. 3 that the family of man Jack Walsh, 63, is still trying to locate him after he walked away from Parkland Medical Center on Dec. 13. The Union Leader reported that Walsh has special needs and dementia and was Bedford last seen walking toward Windham. Anyone with information about hisAmherst whereabouts should call Derry police at 432-6111.

Shooters Outpost in Hooksett is planning to expand.

The Union Leader reported the additional 6,000 square feet of space approved by the planning board will be used for additional office space, a firearms museum and a sandwich shop.

MANCHESTER

Derry

Merrimack Dartmouth-Hitchcock plans to The Hollis Recycling Center and place a freeze on benefit increasLondonderry Milford Transfer Station is partnering with es on its pension plan at the end the Beaver Brook Association to of January, the AP reported. The increase recycling of household freeze would affect about 5,000 items, the Telegraph of Nashua NASHUA former and current employees reported. The goal is to recycle enrolled in the “defined benefit” more than traditional refuse, to include more worn down daily retirement plan. More recent hires objects and fabrics. after February 2006 are on a different kind of pension plan and won’t be affected. The move is meant to in honor of Vice President-elect ers in new skills. The recipients save the healthcare system money. Mike Pence. Pence, the governor include Schleuniger Inc. ($20,500) of Indiana, has advocated for elim- of Manchester for 45 employees, inating federal funding for Planned PixelMEDIA ($20,000) of PortsPlanned Parenthood mouth for 25 employees, Northeast Planned Parenthood of North- Parenthood.

Delta Dental ($7,500) of Concord ern New England, which serves for three employees and CornerNew Hampshire, Maine and Ver- Job training Gov. Maggie Hassan announced stone VNA ($7,137) of Farmington mont, received a significant boost in donations after the presidential job training grants for four New for 34 employees. The employees election, according to officials. The Hampshire companies in Decem- will be training for a range of skills AP reported the organization said ber. According to a press release, in things like software, health care about 600 donations were made the grants will help train 107 work- techniques and leadership.

CONCORD SHELTER

A cold-weather shelter opened in Concord on Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. after weeks of uncertainty about the fate of a shelter leading into winter.

The Union Leader reported the 60-bed shelter at St. Peter’s Church (135 N. Main St.) will provide safety from the frigid winter nights until March 31 thanks to $30,000 from the city and dozens of volunteers. The city voted to spend the money on Dec. 12 but organizers still needed people to staff the shelters every night from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. According to the article, 82 percent of the shifts have been filled so far. Volunteers can sign up to help at friendsprogram.org.

SALEM OVERDOSES

First responders in Salem have noted an uptick in opioid overdose deaths since Christmas Eve. The AP reported the Salem Police Department responded to five overdoses since the holiday and two of those were fatal. Police have not released the names of the victims, but they were found in two separate incidents. One victim was 31-year-old male and the other was a 24-year-old female. The police are unsure what caused the increase but have suggested a batch of heroin or fentanyl used by the victims may have been compromised somehow. Experts at the state drug lab say this usually means the drugs were not diluted enough and the users unwittingly consumed a lethal dose of the drug.

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NEWS

Family law reform

Report: state law favors parental rights over child protection, needs fixing

By Ryan Lessard

news@hippopress.com

The Division of Children, Youth and Families is severely understaffed, its policies stifle corrective action, risks of future harm are not adequately assessed and state laws set the bar too high to prove risk of harm or neglect, according to a recent independent audit commissioned by Gov. Maggie Hassan.

Now, lawmakers must grapple with a number of recommendations made by the Center for the Support of Families, some of which call for removing some parental rights.

Political analyst Wayne Lesperance said that will be a hard sell for the more conservative and libertarian-minded lawmakers in the state legislature.

“Granite Staters have a very strong sense of liberty and freedom,” Lesperance said.

That culture has been largely enshrined in our laws, but in balancing the constitutional rights of parents with those of children, independent reviewers say lawmakers missed the mark.

Parental consent

One recommendation made in the report, released just before Christmas, would eliminate a provision requiring parental consent for child protective service workers to interview and routinely see all the children in a household during an assessment.

“Determinations about maltreatment should not be made, or assessments determined incomplete,” the report said, “because the parents refuse access to the children.

In this situation, parents’ rights should not supersede protection of the child.”

“I suspect it’s going to be a controversial issue like many of these things are,” said Republican state Rep. Frank Kotowski of Hooksett.

As chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee, he’s likely to see some of the bills related to child protection since the House is poised to eliminate the family law committee that would traditionally review these kinds of reforms.

Democratic state Rep. Lucy Weber of Walpole is the current chair of the Commission to Review Child Abuse Fatalities.

She is careful not to make predictions about how certain bills would play in the House, but she concedes there is usually tension where parental rights are concerned.

“Parental rights are fundamental constitutional rights, so any time you infringe on parental rights it’s a touchy subject,” Weber said. “But in my opinion the safety of children is one very good reason for needing to impinge sometimes on those rights, to limit those rights. … The tough thing is determining when and to what level you intrude on parental rights.”

Weber said there are other areas where lawmakers should consider rolling back some parental rights. For example, she said current law states that children who have already been removed from a home and placed in foster care still need to get field trip permission slips signed by their parents.

“I think it depends a lot on people’s life experiences, but some of it may wind up being partisan,” Weber said.

The issue of rebalancing the state laws around parental rights and child protection came up earlier this year when attorney Rus Rilee told local reporters he believed such an imbalance led to the serious abuse of plaintiffs he’s representing in a lawsuit against DCYF. Among his clients are the families of toddlers who were killed at the hands of their parents and small children who were sexually abused by their parents during ostensibly supervised visitations. These were often parents who were already on DCYF’s radar, but because of state law, Rilee contends, were still given access to their children they might not have had if those laws were not in place.

During a phone interview in October following the news of the lawsuit, the Hippo asked DCYF Director Lorraine Bartlett if she thought state law had struck a good balance between parental rights and child protection. She said she felt the law was sufficient as written so long as statutory requirements are “applied correctly” and not

“as strictly as some may interpret them.”

Next steps Bartlett could not be reached for further Whether these changes get addressed comment by press time. any time soon is uncertain. The deadline for proposing new bills for this session has already passed, and lawmakers for the past Other changes The independent reviewers also recom- few weeks have had some downtime for the mended changes to state law in other areas. holidays. Many said they had not yet even The report said the state should align the read the report on DCYF. standards of proof required for substantiIt’s possible some of the issues related ating abuse or neglect with the standards to staffing will be addressed in the budget required for proving it in court. The ini- process. tial substantiation requires only probable or But the legal reforms recommended in reasonable cause while court cases require the report may require time for study. a preponderance of evidence.

Weber said the Commission has already Reviewers also found that cases of chil- been looking at the language defining dren at risk of future harm were marked abuse and will continue reviewing that in “unfounded,” despite evidence of mal- the months to come. treatment, if the child didn’t have physical But Joy Barrett, executive director of the injuries. An overworked assessment staff Granite State Children’s Alliance, said children and a high legal bar were cited as contrib- at risk of serious harm and even death can’t uting factors to what appeared to be an afford to wait for improvements in the law. unusually high ratio of unfounded cases to “In a pursuit to better protect children, founded cases. some changes will take time, and that I The report recommends state law clarify would see as a challenge because we don’t that cases should be marked founded when- necessarily have time,” Barrett said. ever there is evidence the child is at risk of She’s optimistic everyone will work future harm. together in the interests of children but how Another problem identified in the report a predominantly Republican-led legislature was the word “serious” in the state’s defini- will react to calls to reduce parental rights tion of neglect, which makes it inordinately and possibly spend more money is unclear. hard to prove a risk of impairment when Lesperance said one strategy advocates DCYF seeks to protect kids from neglectful could pursue is increasing awareness and conditions. It’s open to interpretation, and focusing on the kids. that interpretation is often “rigid,” accordAnother factor could be how Governoring to the report. elect Chris Sununu acts.

In fact, reviewers could only find three “There’s no question, if the governor examples in case law when the threat of seri- makes this a priority you’ll have a much easier time to get this through,” Lesperous impairment was successfully proven.

Finally, reviewers also recommended the ance said. “I think that will go a long way law require DCYF to retain its records of to making these reforms happen.”

Sununu’s spokesperson emailed a written reports of abuse and neglect beyond three years. The standard is seven years, accord- statement when asked where Sununu stands ing to the report. The House passed a on the report’s legal recommendations.

“The report on DCYF identified a series similar bill last session as one of the changes proposed by the Commission to Review of areas that are in need of improvement Child Abuse Fatalities, but Weber said it and provided practical recommendations that our team will closely evaluate in the failed to pass in the Senate.

She said opponents feared such records coming weeks,” Sununu said in the statecould be used unfairly as ammunition in ment. “I am confident we can implement real change that will provide for better prodivorce proceedings. tections for our children and families.”

Homelessness is down

Study shows positive trend, other signs more troubling finds that the number of homeless people in the state has decreased substantially, the news@hippopress.com survey used to reach that conclusion is limited, and other data sources suggest the Though a new report from the New numbers of homeless children and families Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness are increasing.

By Ryan Lessard

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Using data from an annual point-in-time homeless count from the last week in January, researchers note an overall decrease of homelessness from 1,632 in 2015 to 1,317 in 2016. That’s a big change from the year before, which counted a decrease of only

three people.

By far, the largest decrease occurred in Merrimack County, where homelessness dropped by 56 percent (158 fewer people).

Nearly all of the subcategories of homelessness saw declines as well. Those

include chronic homelessness, family homelessness, veteran homelessness and unsheltered homelessness.

The Coalition’s director, Cathy Kuhn, said the point-in-time study is done in January when more homeless people are in shelters, theoretically making it easier to count them. It’s part of a federal program under the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department.

“It’s really just capturing homelessness in one day so it’s really not capturing the scope of the problem that we see over the course of the whole year,” Kuhn said.

She said her organization is calling for more research into homelessness and hopes to partner with area colleges and universities to get a clearer picture of the problem.

One of the issues with the point-in-time survey is that it doesn’t capture what Kuhn calls the “hidden homeless” who couchsurf from home to home, avoiding shelters and not getting access to resources. Even if service providers are aware of these individuals, HUD’s definition of homelessness doesn’t include them.

But Kuhn thinks a large part of the decrease shown in this survey is real and owed in large part to a federally funded push to end veteran homelessness. For Kuhn, that’s proof positive that ending homelessness is attainable with enough

resources deployed to tackle the problem.

“I think what service providers say is now we need to turn our attention to families,” Kuhn said.

And there are signs families are among those hidden homeless and may be increasing.

A survey by the state Department of Education found that the number of homeless students (using a broader definition than HUD uses) increased marginally from 3,322 to 3,350 since the last school year.

The largest contributing factor to homelessness in New Hampshire, Kuhn said, is a disconnect between housing availability and income.

“It’s about the severe, severe lack of affordable housing in Manchester but [also] in the entire state,” Kuhn said. “That’s hard for every renter but it’s even [harder] for those who are low-income.”

And that disconnect is showing signs of worsening as rents are outpacing income growth. The report noted the state’s average rents went up 8.84 percent from 2014 to 2016. Over the same period median household renter incomes grew by 3.71 percent. Meanwhile, overall vacancy rates have fallen to an “alarmingly low” 1.5 percent, according to the report.

Housing experts say anything below 2 percent isn’t real vacancy; it’s just tenant turnover.

Homelessness Numbers

Each category of homelessness saw declines

OVERALL HOMELESSNESS DECREASED BY 1,632 PEOPLE TO 1,317

MERRIMACK COUNTY SAW THE LARGEST OVERALL DECLINE OF 158 FEWER HOMELESS SINCE 2014 UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS HAS DROPPED BY 63% FROM 2014 (393 PEOPLE) TO 2016 (143 PEOPLE)

HOMELESS FAMILIES WENT DOWN FROM LAST YEAR BY

760 PEOPLE TO 539

VETERANS MAKE UP 9% OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION, ABOUT 125 PEOPLE. OF HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE CONSIDERED CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.

ABOUT 40% OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

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Source: The New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness

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NEWS & NOTES Q&A

Storm prep

How the state responded to the last storm Michael Todd is the public information officer for the New Hampshire Department of Safety. He talked about what it’s like to prepare for winter storms, specifically the nor’easter that closed down much of the state on Thursday, Dec. 29, and how to stay safe in future storms.

What sorts of things did you have to do to prepare for the recent nor’easter?

Certainly we coordinate with our federal, state and local partners. In this case it was a noticed event so we had some time to pull the partners together, having conference calls. We had conference calls on Wednesday and again on Thursday morning. The governor was present on those calls, we had calls with utilities, [Department of Transportation] was on the calls … Red Cross … Public Utilities Commission … emergency services unit from Health and Human Services, Information Technologies was there, state police, representatives from 911, homeland security and emergency management.

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and southern part of the state. Essentially, What were some of the problems caused we really started to see the numbers tick up after 7 p.m. And by about 11 o’clock or by the storm?

Fortunately, the worst of the weather midnight we started to see that weather was shifted east kind of at the last minute. It leaving the area. was expected to be a bit worse than it was.

What lessons can residents learn from The biggest issue that we were concerned about was the potential for power outag- the first big storm of the season that can es. There were strong wind gusts that were help us prepare for the next?

We dodged a bullet with this storm. If it expected to reach, possibly in some areas, had been a few degrees cooler or if the storm 50-plus miles per hour, [about] 20 miles had not shifted to the east, we could have per hour across the state. In some cases that was accurate, in other cases we were for- easily seen 20 inches of snow like they did tunate. … If you look at the snow totals in in Maine. … People could have very easiMaine you can see what the potential of ly been without power for 24 to 42 hours. that storm was. Some places in Maine had Possibly even 72 hours. That’s why we are 20-plus inches of snow. … The expecta- always promoting preparedness, encouragtion was that we’d have tens of thousands ing preparedness. … Families really need of … residences and businesses without to be prepared for 72 hours of time withpower. Fortunately, the highest number that out power. That means having food and we recorded was 11,000. But those num- water that doesn’t need to be refrigeratbers change every 15 minutes. … There ed, it means having prescriptions … and was a lot of concern about the conditions your pets too. You have to remember to on the road. The expectation was that by 7 have food and water and any prescriptions p.m. we would have very treacherous con- for your pets. Have flashlights with batterditions, with blizzard conditions in some ies, have a first aid kit. If you’re traveling areas, possibly up to 3 inches of snow in your vehicle, make sure that you have coming down per hour. We did see that a small emergency kit with you. Blankets, in some parts of the state. … There were food, water. … That’s really what the mesright around 200 crashes [on state roads] sage is in all these events. Being prepared. between 10 in the morning on Thursday … If they’re prepared they can weather and Friday morning. … That includes cars these storms with little difficulty. that were off the road.

Anything else you want to add?

The partners for the [Emergency OperatWhat were the areas of the state hit the ing Center] opened at 1 p.m. on Thursday hardest? and closed at 4:30 in the morning on FriAs far as power outages it was the southern portion of the state … basically from day. … Everyone has to work together to Manchester south. … And as far as crash- be collaborative.

— Ryan Lessard es and cars off the road, it was the central

NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX More tobacco sold to youth

According to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services report published last week, New Hampshire tobacco retail sales to youth were higher in 2015 compared with the previous year. The information was taken from a survey of 338 randomly-selected licensed tobacco outlets from across the state, which reported that 16.6 percent of tobacco retail sales in 2015 were to children under 18, compared with 14.4 percent in 2014.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: Why is anyone would sell cigarettes to minors is a question that baffles QOL. On the bright side, rates of youth smoking in New Hampshire have declined 10.5 percent the past five years.

Town forest grows

The Salem town forest is growing rapidly, the Eagle Tribune reported. Originally 200 acres in size, the town forest may soon be more than 330 acres. That’s thanks to a deal to acquire 101 acres from Stonebrook Land Developers and an additional donation from the Hampstead-based company of 32.4 acres. The original deal allowed the developers to build 27 houses on a 31.9-acre parcel.

Town residents must vote to approve both the purchase agreement and the donation in March.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The land acquisition was funded by $300,000 in grants the town received from the state-funded New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program and a state environmental resource fund.

NH snowmobilers, take note

Northern New England officials have scheduled their annual tristate reciprocal snowmobile weekend for Friday, Jan. 27, through Sunday, Jan. 29, according to a recent NHPR report. At this time, snowmobile enthusiasts can explore trails in other states without registering in those states (i.e., Vermont and Maine).

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Naturally, participating riders must follow all the laws and rules of the states they visit, such as Vermont’s mandatory liability insurance, safety education certification and youth operation requirements.

Gas prices going up

Following a year of record low gasoline prices, they’re expected to rebound for 2017. According to GasBuddy.com, the average price of gas in New Hampshire rose by 5.4 cents to an average of $2.31 per gallon. That is more in-line with prices in the same week of 2015. Last year it was $1.97 per gallon. New Hampshire prices are still slightly lower than our regional neighbors like Boston and Burlington and just a few cents below the national average. Motorists spent a year-long average of $2.13 per gallon on gasoline in 2016, the cheapest it’s been since 2004.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: GasBuddy will soon be releasing its 2017 Fuel Outlook, which it hinted will predict billions more in spending at the pump.

QOL score: 50 Net change: 0 QOL this week: 50 No, life didn’t suddenly get worse in the last seven days. With the turn of the calendar, we reset the QOL score to 50, as we do each year. Will 2017 see the score bust into the 90s or sink into the 20s?

Stay tuned. What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.

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The really weird 2016 NFL regular season is now over. As usual, there were surprises among teams, both good and bad, ditto for players who exceeded the most optimistic expectations, coaches got fired, Jerry Jones made the usual number of stupid comments, the annual Tony Romo injury turned out great for Dallas, and the Patriots once again won the AFC East.

I would say the only bumps so far locally were Jamie Collins’ abrupt “we’re not going to take it anymore” deportation to Cleveland and Jimmy G’s getting hurt midway through Game 2 after carving up both Arizona and Miami. I’d have preferred seeing an entire four-game trial from him. Though who knows, if they go 4-0 during Tom Brady’s suspension maybe that costs him the MVP. Or if he came back to earth in the next two, the trade value goes down.

Now with the highlights out of the way, here’s a look at some of the year’s other interesting stories.

Biggest surprise: among teams it’s the Cowboys, while for players it’s Dak Prescott, David Johnson and sack leader Vic Beasley.

Biggest disappointment: Arizona and Carolina. Biggest player regressions: Cam Newton and Collins. Biggest bust: Brock Osweiler with only a zillion left on the contract before he can be dumped. Coach of the Year: Bill Belichick and then Adam Gase. Team I enjoyed seeing lose the most: Indianapolis.

Speaking of which, with the Colts a mess under bumbling crybaby Ryan Grigson, should owner Jim Irsay ask for a do-over after firing Bill Polian in 2011 to get a fresh start? Polian took over the NFL’s worst team in 1998 and went 115-45 as GM, while Grigson’s only noteworthy accomplishment has been being the Deflate-gate squealer.

I’ll miss Rex Ryan. While his firing is the right move, we’ll look back in years to come to see Terry Pegula has been a coach-blam-

ing, micro-managing wacko owner and the Bills still not in the playoffs. You could see that in his very first interview as owner during a Bills-Pats game on NBC. Football 101: On this date in 1996 Don Shula “retired” as coach in Miami, though owner Wayne Huizenga actually pushed him out in favor of Jimmy Johnson. Shula arrived in 1970 after being stolen from Baltimore.

What did the Colts get as compensation?

Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin nearly interfered with a runner breaking away for TD For a second time because he was on the field watching the scoreboard and (supposedly) didn’t know where the runner was. The latest incident came vs. Baltimore on Christmas and he got no penalty from the officials or the league. If Coach B did it once, Jim Kensil and company would be calling for a congressional investigation. Sorry, it’s unacceptable behavior and Tomlin should get a major fine. Stay off the field, ya bozo.

And then there’s zero response from the league to Deflate-gate 2 charges by the Giants that Pitt was using under-inflated balls a few weeks back. Yeah, Deflate-gate 1 wasn’t a trumped-up charge. Right.

There’s a lot of homer-ism in local MVP chatter that the Patriots will easily walk to the Super Bowl. Personally, I don’t see an easy road. Home field? The Ravens won here in 2009 and 2012 and the Jets did it a month after getting crushed there 45-3 in 2010.

While they won’t be favored, Pittsburgh, KC and Miami are all capable of beating them if the TO’s go their way. I mean what would you be thinking if Big Ben, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown have the ball in the final two minutes of a one-score game?

Word came from so-called ESPN “insiders” that Aaron Rodgers was “gaining” on Brady in the MVP race after Week 16.

How exactly? The Pats scored 41 points as Brady had three TD passes and no picks in three quarters. Then there’s Brady winning 10 games to Rodger’s 9 despite missing four games. Rodgers has been very good lately

but had a miserable four-game stretch as the Packers started 4-6, while Brady’s been superior in all but one game.

Having said Derek Carr gets my MVP vote, I suspect the Pats still get to the playoffs with Jimmy G at QB. Meanwhile the young Raiders began the year searching for an identity and a 14-year history of futility with no idea what “Just win, baby” meant to Raiders past. He then led a five-win improvement to 12-3 before breaking his leg. While he hasn’t been better than Brady, he’s been more vital to his team’s success in 2016.

Football 101 Answer: Miami gave up the 23rd overall pick for Shula that became running back Don McCauley, who had a nice 11-year career pioneering the role of thirddown receiving back that’s so common today.

But despite a less than stellar record in championship games, with Shula winning 276 games and two SBs in Miami, it shows why great coaches are worth far more than the picks given up to get them.

In case you missed it: The greatest linebacker in the history of the universe, Jamie Collins, didn’t finish among the NFL’s top 30 tacklers. Looks like Bill was right again.

He identified a problem, eliminated it, caught flak for doing something many said was stupid and then the problem went away as the defense got a lot better.

In case you’re interested: Chandler Jones was 14th in sacks at 9.5. That’s 2.5 ahead of Trey Flower’s team-leading 7. Interestingly no Patriot is in the top 30 in tackles, sacks or picks.

Not sure the G-Men do, but I finally believe in Dallas. I got them in the SB. Finally, I don’t know about you but I love trash talk from a guy who has all of 37 catches over the last three seasons, while his team hasn’t made the playoffs since 2011. That’s the case for Victor Cruz, who said last week the Patriots don’t want any part of the Giants in the playoffs.

Yeah, I bet they’re terrified, Victor.

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Holiday action abounds The Great Eight: Eight was a big number in Round 1 of the Manchester Monarchs’ Christmas Hockey Classic, where Bedford was an 8-0 winner over Central, Memorial took only eight shots but somehow scored four times in a 4-2 win over Goffstown, eight goals were scored when Trinity beat Bow 6-2, and the only game that screwed up the theme was the out-of-towners’ game where Concord beat Hanover 1-0.

Sports 101: Name the only two nonquarterbacks among the top 30 players in NFL history in fumble recoveries. Hint: One of the non-QBs’ most famous plays came on a recovery.

Closer of the Week: Goes to Bedford’s Connor Crowley for nailing a baseline floater and a traditional three-point play in the final 50 seconds to give the Bulldogs the 52-47 margin of victory in their QCIBT win over Exeter.

Hoop Lesson of the Week: The threepoint-crazed game of basketball today should take note of the stellar West-Memorial contest in the Queen City Invitational Basketball Tournament, specifically at the OT period, where the Blue Knights won the game because they went to the foul line 11 times (making eight) to Central’s two

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5.6 – points per game averaged by Londonderry’s Aliza Simpson to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists while starting all 12 games during the U’s impressive 9-3 start to the 2016-17 season.

6 – NFL record times the Patriots have won 13 or more games (2003, ’04, ’07, ’10, ’11 and ’16) under Bill Belichick after doing it again

(making one). Taking it inside matters in tight games, as you get fouled doing it. That was the difference and then some in West’s 75-70 win over the Green.

Quote of the Week that Comes from Last Century: Hearing ex-Steeler great and doofus Fox analyst Terry Bradshaw saying current Steelers head man Mike Tomlin was not a great coach brought to mind what ’70s Cowboy Thomas Hollywood Henderson once said of Bradshaw’s intellectual acuity: “He couldn’t spell ‘cat’ if you spotted him the C and A.” Sports 101: Steelers DB Rod Woodson’s 32 (22nd all-time) are the most fumble recoveries among non-QBs. The other Top 30 member is Minnesota’s Jim Marshall, who famously once scooped one up and ran 68 yards the wrong way for a safety after flipping the ball away thinking he’d just scored six.

On This Date – Jan. 5: 1957 – After being callously traded to the archrival Giants, Jackie Robinson tells the Dodgers to stuff it and retires. 1988 – Great ’60s collegiate hoopster Pistol Pete Maravich dies of a heart attack while playing pickup basketball. 1993 – Reggie Jackson is elected to the Hall of Fame.

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8 – point run by Bedford to turn a 36-36 fourth-quarter tie into the 44-36 score on their way to a 51-44 final over Central to take the Queen City Invitational title for the Bulldogs behind a 10-point, 8-rebound night from Alexa Dyer and the all-round game of tourney MVP Jenoyce Laniyan.

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by Zach Dagan in leading Trinity to a fantastic 79-78 win over Memorial in their QCIBT opener on Tuesday when Elvis Barbosa topped the Crusaders with 17.

23 – game-high points scored by Jordan Santos and Dominic Plourde for Trinity and West respectively when the Pioneers were 51-49 winners in Round 2 of the QCIBT.

Just Win, Baby: Fabled Al Davis phrase uttered to his dastardly Oakland Raiders, meaning he didn’t care how they acted as long as they won. It worked too, as behind a collection of thugs, cheap-shot artists and nasty misfits from Ben Davidson to Jack Tatum they were a clutch, winning bunch willing to knee anyone in the back any time they had the chance for 25 years.

Ben Davidson: Defensive end who once broke Joe Namath’s jaw with a trademark cheap shot. His best was spearing prone Chiefs QB Lenny Dawson after running for a critical KC first down, triggering an incredible on-field brawl with the ensuing penalties negating that first down, leading to a Raiders win.

Thomas Henderson: The original “freakishly” athletic linebacker with the ’70s Cowboys before a cocaine-fueled implosion led to his release and later 28 months in the state pen for smoking crack and sexual assault. But he’s been clean and sober since, even while celebrating winning a $28 million Texas Lotto jackpot in 2000.

Shula’s Title Game Chokes: Don Shula won more games than any NFL coach, had the undefeated season and won two SBs. But his 13-1 Colts spit the bit in a 27-0 rout

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It’s a new year and a chance for a new you. If it’s time to rethink your whole look, there are a few simple steps you can take to change your clothes, hairstyle and overall image.

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Image consultant Susan Osborne, based in Manchester, says everyone has a “brand” and once they figure that out they can begin to craft an outward appearance that fits that brand. And knowing your brand has a lot to do with your personality and what sorts of

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things you want to accomplish.

“The very first step in making any change, in order for it to be long-lasting, is to first identify what you want to move away from and what you want to move toward,” Osborne said.

Andrea Dupont, an image consultant from Portsmouth who is also one of only five fashion feng shui masters in the world, puts it another way.

“From my perspective, in order to change your look you need to know who you are and what you want to attract into your life,” Dupont said. “Say you want to attract a better job. Then you would probably need to be more put together with a better quality and reflect the image of the

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QUICK FIX HOW TO SELL YOURSELF When you are thinking about asking for a raise or a promotion, the first tendency is to think about all the great work you have done over the past year or two — it is evidence that you are a strong employee. You should do that, but the problem is those successes are in the past. If you really want to move up, you need to think about how you could make your boss’s life easier.

What tasks is he or she handling that you could take on? In some cases, maybe it would be small things, like drafting emails. But there are probably opportunities for you to take on more significant tasks, like managing projects. Develop a proposal, which could be reasonably informal, outlining the tasks you can take off your boss’s plate. Here is the key: submit your proposal but do not ask for a raise. If you submit a proposal and ask for a raise, it sends a signal that you only put the proposal together to get a raise. But simply asking your boss how you can help him is a much easier conversation that sends a signal that you are committed to the company’s overall success and growth. Plus, if your boss is on board with your taking on more responsibility, six months or a year from now you will be in a better position to receive a more substantial raise.

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Once you have a good sense of who you are and what you want, it’s time to start picking out clothes.

Dupont advises against shopping with a friend or listening to the sales person when they say something looks good on you — they’ll say that no matter what you’re wearing.

“Trust your instincts,” Dupont said. “If it doesn’t really make you smile, then don’t buy it.”

Osborne said people tend to fall into habits and patterns with their clothes and they need to try to break free of those habits if they want to update their look in a significant way.

“How clothes fit the body is also a pattern and a habit for people,” Osborne said.

For instance, if your clothes are usually baggy, try finding something that is more fitted. Osborne also emphasizes the importance of color.

“Colors make a big difference in our appearance,” Osborne said. “Wearing the right temperature of colors and the right intensity of colors that is good for our skin color, our hair color, eye color, our own temperature, and something that complements that, it really makes a nice enhancement in the way that you look and come across.”

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Osborne said changing up your hairstyle offers some quick and easy ways to change your look. Bangs or no bangs, short hair or long hair, people must make their own decisions about what specific styles to pursue, but Osborne recommends experimenting in small steps.

Women can try a new hair color by starting with different shades until they’re comfortable with the full transformation.

Gail Henry, the owner of Dude’s Barber Shop in Hooksett, said the quickest way for men to play around with new styles is with styling products like gel, wax or cream.

“I think No. 1 is product. Get the right product for the look you’re going for,” Henry said. “There’s everything from making your hair crunchy and stiff to making it flexible. … Whatever style they’re looking for, they can attain with the right product.”

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Beauty is only skin-deep, however.

Another way you can significantly change your look is by changing the way you carry yourself in public.

“Body language speaks volumes about who we are, how we feel about ourselves,” Osborne said. “Standing erect, shoulders back, not slouching, not having their head down, really creating good powerful presence … when you walk into a room is not only a confidence-builder but it also projects confidence as well.”

Ultimately, Osborne said, it’s important to remember that long-lasting change will not happen overnight. So while these quick fixes can set you in the right direction, you must be patient in crafting an overall look.

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If you’re looking to give your social life a boost this year, there are all kinds of simple things you can do to help your cause. Kate Luczko, president and CEO of Stay Work Play NH, said it all starts with getting out of the house.

“This time of year, a lot of us want to snuggle up on the couch and be a total homebody,” she said, “but it’s amazing how many different things are happening all over the state where you can meet people. You just have to put yourself out there.”

Utilizing social media is a good way to take that first step.

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The easiest and most natural way to meet new people is to just follow your passions and do the things you love to do.

When Stay Work Play NH blogger Erinn Larson moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Dover two years ago for a job, she didn’t know anyone in the area and had to build her social life from the ground up.

As someone who enjoys volunteering, she said, one of the first things she did after the move was sign up for a volunteering opportunity to pick up trash around Dover. There, she struck up a conversation with the Dover chief of police, who told her about a local running group that she joined shortly after.

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Another way to meet people is to hang out at places with a lot of social activity. Luzcko suggests places like bars and breweries, coffee shops, bookstores, museums, fitness centers, public skating rinks and dog parks.

“There are breweries everywhere in New Hampshire, and a lot of them are doing special events and trivia nights, or they have little table games set up and other things to do,” she said. “It can be a cool place to hang out and meet people without forced formality.”

The key thing to remember about hanging out at places to meet people as opposed to joining a formal group or event is to be consistent. If you stop by the same coffee shop every day for your afternoon cup of joe, chances are that you’ll start to see the same people who share your routine.

“It takes time, but if you’re open to friendliness, it just works out. The biggest thing is, you have to get comfortable with being alone [out in public],” Larson said. “It’s not glamorous, but that’s what it takes. You won’t get anywhere by sitting on your couch watching Netflix and wishing you had friends. You have to get

out there.”

Once you’ve established a connection with someone, elevating it from “acquaintance” to “friend” status can be an awkward and tedious process.

Luzcko said the best way to take that first step is to invite the person for a joint activity related to your primary shared interest. Look for strategic moments to pop the question when it will seem natural.

“If you’re at a trivia night and one of the questions is about a movie, you can say, ‘Hey, they’re doing a throwback showing of that movie at this theater, we should get together and go,’” she said.

Also, don’t be afraid to do a little eavesdropping for inspiration.

“You really have to pay attention for a while at the beginning and try to catch on to what people are saying so you can start a new conversation,” she said.

Larson suggests adding the person as a friend on Facebook to show that you’re interested in making them a part of your life. If you’re hanging out with someone for the first time, you can save yourself a lot of stress by making follow-up plans before you part ways.

“If you want to take things to the next level, you have to make plans and say yes when people invite you to things, even if you’re scared and nervous about it,” she said. “Be courageous. You never know who you’ll meet or what experience you’ll have.”

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When it comes to any type of financial planning, keeping a budget that works for you is crucial for the proper management of your money, regardless of your individual situation.

“Budgeting is vital, because it gives you a roadmap of how you want to allocate your money,” said Brian Brown, a financial wellness expert with GreenPath Financial Wellness’s Manchester office.

You should always budget regardless of your income level, according to Brown, because it gives you opportunities for how you might want to change or refine it.

“If you make $100,000 a year and are spending $150,000, then you’re no better off than somebody who’s making $30,000 and spending $80,000,” he said. “That’s why you should always look at what your safety net has been with your spending. …

In addition to that, the arrival of a new job or any other sort of additional income can also help to refine your budget, and it helps

you to make that plan and to make some informed decisions as far as paying down debt.”

But Brown added that a common thing people can forget about budgeting is remembering to put money away for an unexpected financial emergency or crisis.

“Not everyone always thinks in the full scale about what budgeting their money should include,” he said. “They may think about it as a budget to pay for all of their utilities and monthly expenses, but they don’t always think about budgeting for savings.”

Brown recommends working toward having about three to six months’ worth of living expenses tucked away as an emergency cushion — and budgeting helps to realize what that amount is for you.

“You’re obviously not going to develop those savings overnight, so it’s important to set goals until you get to where you want to be,” he said.

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Knowing your credit score and what impacts it is also very important. Brown said a great online tool is annualcreditreport.com, where you can fill out a form to obtain a credit report for free.

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Your payment history is a large component of your overall credit score, Brown said.

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Getting into a habit of saving early and saving often, even if it is only a small amount each month, could make a world of a difference when it comes to retirement.

“A lot of people will assume they are too young, they are too poor, or they have too much debt they need to pay off first, but it’s never too late to start planning,” said Caitlin Demet, an independent advisor with Northeast Planning Associates in Bedford.

Demet said it could be very helpful to develop a trusting working relationship with an advisor, or to consult with family members or friends if you don’t already have one. Funding an emergency account in the long term also helps you avoid dipping into retirement accounts in the event of a financial crisis.

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month into a 401(k) or a Roth IRA, it compounds interest, so it will grow like you would never imagine,” she said.

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If you are trying to find the health or dental insurance plan that is best suited for you, Demet said a common thing most people don’t realize is that there is no cost for hiring an independent insurance broker.

“You can go to a broker and they will go out and help you shop for plans … and determine what is most important for you,” she said. “They might compare different plans in terms of identifying one that might be cheaper but will have a higher deductible. … It’s helpful to get some advice and to just have the options that make the most sense.”

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Keeping seasonal spices on hand will lend freshness and flavor to any pantry-friendly meal. — Lauren Mifsud, “From the Pantry” columnist

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during the day, the body will have this excess energy at night,” Readey said. “If we exercise on a regular basis, then the body is going to feel more at ease when it comes time to get into bed and go to sleep.”

Did you spend some time on the computer or watching TV just before bed?

That can ruin sleep too.

“With TV, your mind is reacting to everything you’re watching on television,” Readey said. “People are in fight-or-flight breathing when we’re on the computer, whether we know it or not.”

If you wake up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, he advised refraining from turning bright lights on if possible.

“As people get older, people start waking up earlier or in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. They have a hard time going back to sleep,” he said. “When you turn on the lights, it gets the brain to think it’s time to get up.”

Get sick less

Naturally, one of the best, easiest ways prevent illness — at least one kind of illness — is to get the flu shot.

“It remains the best way to not get infected from the flu, which tends to be more serious than the common cold, anyway, which is another reason to try to get vaccinated,” Chan said via phone.

The common cold, however, has no vaccination, and it often creeps in during winter months due to more time indoors, which means more contact with people and possibilities for contamination. The best way to avoid these colds is to prevent the spread of germs. Don’t sneeze into your hand — sneeze into your elbow or into a tissue. Wash your hands regularly. If you do get sick, stay at home to get rest and drink plenty of fluids.

“A lot of the [advice] tends to be pretty routine,” Chan said. “There’s not much that’s new or surprising for a lot of people. It tends to be the common-sense approach.”

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20 sometimes longer. It had enormous impact on his well-being.

“Sleep is one of the most basic needs for our balanced health. We have to have nutrition, exercise, shelter, and we need rest,” he said via phone. “It’s one of the building blocks of health.”

He found things changed when he began yoga about 25 years ago due to the practices involved, like deep breathing.

“If you go to sleep with quick, shallow breaths in a flight-or-fight manner, it will keep your nervous system on edge. If you learn to breathe more slowly, you’re going to enter into sleep more peacefully,” Readey said.

Learning to detach from thoughts using meditation techniques also helped.

“Most of us in our culture have wired our brains to be problem-solving machines,” Readey said. “Our brain is trying to locate the problem or issue and then resolve it. And that’s not a bad thing, but the problem is, we can’t shut it off.”

Other ways to get better sleep at night, he said, include cutting down on sugary foods, caffeine and alcohol just before bedtime. All activate your brain and can cause shallower sleep. “[Alcohol] might help people fall asleep initially, but they tend to sleep at a shallower level and wake up more easily at night,” Readey said. “It will generally mess up your natural sleep patterns. You might have a short-term gain but it will have some detrimental side effects.”

Your actions throughout the rest of the day can affect your sleep too.

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At one time or another, we all get hangovers from overindulging in alcoholic beverages. If you wake up with the wine flu, or some other form of this, here are a few things you can try.

For some, Alka-Seltzer may help settle the stomach if you are nauseated, according to Health.com. The same goes for ginger ale, as ginger is a natural remedy used to treat nausea.

Though it is not scientifically proven that hangovers occur from dehydration, sports drinks like Powerade or Gatorade, juice and water are the best options. Coffee can help or hurt, as it can upset the stomach, but a caffeine withdrawal headache can make you feel worse. An over-the-counter pain reliever like ibuprofen or naproxen sodium (Aleve) can help alleviate headaches.

While the only real “cure” for a hangover is taking some time to let your body recuperate, taking a nap if you are able may be the best immediate option.

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT JANUARY 5 - 11, 2017, AND BEYOND EAT: vegetarian recipes Join the Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry) for the next class in its vegetarian series on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Participants will work under the guidance of an experienced chef to prepare homemade recipes. This week’s menu includes a creamy vegan macaroni and cheese, a baby kale Caesar salad and double chocolate brownie bites. The cost is $60 per person. Visit culinary-playground.com or call 339-1664.

Friday, Jan. 6

Six-piece band Entrain will perform at the Tupelo Music Hall (2 Young Road, Londonderry) at 8 p.m. The band has released eight studio albums and is known for its fusion of several styles that include rock, blues, calypso, ska, jazz and funk. Tickets start at $25.

Visit tupelohalllondonderry.com or call 437-5100 to buy tickets.

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Join the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua for an introduction to Zentangle class from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Nashua Gallery (98 Main St.), which is open to adults and teens ages 12 and up. The cost is $22 for tuition plus a $10 materials fee payable to the instructor at the start of the class. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Sunday, Jan. 8

Join the Pelham Public Library (24 Village Green) for Curious about Chiropractic? at 1:30 p.m., a free information session about chiropractic care.

Pelham chiropractor Dr. James Meniates will share the history and science behind the medicine, and teach people how it can be beneficial at all stages of life. The session is open to the public. Visit pelhampubliclibrary.org or call 635-7581.

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The Founders Academy (5 Perimeter Road, Manchester) will host an admissions information night for prospective students and their families at 6 p.m. The program will include brief presentations on the school’s mission, the admissions process and more, before concluding with a selfguided tour of the school. The event is free and open to the public. Visit thefoundersacademy.org or call 952-4705.

The Quarrybrook Outdoor Learning Center (50 Roulston Road, Windham) will host its next Tuesday Talks session at 6:30 p.m. The free event is open to the public and will feature a conversation with strategies to improve teaching and learning at the center. There will be a group discussion and handson activities, followed by an outdoor component when participants can share one of their favorite topics or teaching methods. Visit quarrybrook.org or call 890-1222.

BE MERRY: with games and puzzles Drop by the children’s room of the Manchester City Library’s Main Branch (405 Pine St.) for its next family game night on Tuesday, Jan. 10, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The library will have different board games, puzzles and more for families to enjoy for free.

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By Kelly Sennott

ksennott@hippopress.com

The latest exhibition at the Craft Center presents an opportunity for League of New Hampshire Craftsmen jurors to put their money where their mouth is.

“Setting the Standard” is on view Jan. 13 through March 24 and features about 45 jurors’ best and latest, with all 23 media categories represented, said Catherine Green, standards and gallery manager at the League. It’s the same show theme that hit the Craft Center just after it opened in 2011.

The rigorous standards are what have given the organization its esteemed name in the regional and national crafting community since 1932. Today, the League boasts more than 750 craftspeople, 29 of whom were juried in this year.

Its high numbers are due to the effect of being a juried member — what the League thinks of your work can have enormous impact on what buyers think of it too.

Green mentioned a new member, Kathleen Collins, whose needle felt figures in the fall exhibition “Over the Rainbow” sold before the show opened.

“She said, ‘Wow, that’s the first time my work has sold.’ That’s very gratifying to see them be successful,” Green said via phone last week.

The jurying process is relatively straightforward. Artists show a few pieces to jurors certified in their respective craft — jewelry, ceramics, knitting, beading, wood turning, etc. — and the jurors decide whether to “Setting the Standard” Where: The Craft Center, 49 S. Main St., Suite 100, Concord When: On view Jan. 13 through March 24; opening reception Friday, Jan. 13, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Admission: Free Contact: nhcrafts.org

Sharon Dugan.

Sarah Fortin.

George Saridakis.

accept the artist based on the standards the League has set. Green said about 65 to 75 percent are accepted the first time around.

It’s extremely nerve-wracking, and all craftsmen interviewed remember that epic day very well. Green, a printmaker, had her go in 1982. She brought her husband, who sat in the car as she presented her work so she’d have company on the way home, no matter what happened.

Sanbornton basket weaver Sharon Dugan became a member in 1997, a juror about four years later. She brought her work to Sandwich Home Industries (now the Center Sandwich retail gallery) after reading up on the organization’s history.

“Being such a traditionalist, I wanted to go where the League first began,” Dugan said, laughing.

Her mother taught her to make baskets from natural materials and she had spent years mastering the art of the Shaker basket. Even so, she was terrified that day. She didn’t know if her work was good enough — if she was good enough.

“I remember distinctly how terrified I was, and I can see it in the people who come forward,” Dugan said.

Getting accepted into the League

allowed her to quit her full-time day job to make baskets professionally, which she’s been doing ever since. She has two black ash splint baskets with migration patterns in the show.

Mason weaver Sarah Fortin’s big day was in 1985. A graduate of the Washington State University clothing and textile program, she learned the basics during a required course but mastered her technique after buying a loom in 1977. At the time, she had two small children at home and was working side jobs — catering, sewing — to supplement her income.

One of her pieces is a coat, “Flying over Glaciers,” which was inspired by the color and formations of the glaciers she saw during an Alaska vacation. Another is a pink, yellow, green and blue home decor piece.

She likes that the League helps her make a living creating whatever she wants.

“I’ve been doing it for so long now it’s become part of my life. My husband is retired now, and we do a little traveling, but if I don’t weave quite often, I miss it,” Fortin said via phone.

One of the youngest League jury members is Wilmot artist Zack Jonas, 33, who has two pieces in the show: “Gazelle,”

a Persian-inspired fighting knife with a 10-inch blade made from his own “firestorm” Damascus steel, and “Smoke,” a mid-sized American bowie knife, also with a Damascus steel blade. Jonas entered the organization in 2013 as the only bladesmith at the time. For him, it just made sense to get the League stamp of approval.

“I was … and still am working to discover and establish a market,” he said via phone. “And that’s basically what the League was founded for in the ’30s, so artists could have an association and be supported commercially.”

The goal in the jurying process, Green said, is to encourage craftsmen and guide them to becoming better at what they do.

If they’re not ready for the full jury, the League has a critique program which is less expensive and less formal. She sees artists of all ages and backgrounds coming in to try out their stuff.

“We get young people, and we get retirees who finally have time to do what they’ve been doing for years,” Green said.

“I remember a few years ago, within one week we juried in a 26-year-old and an 82-year-old.”

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Art Events • ARTALK: PATRIOTIC LANDSCAPE Presentation by Currier Museum director/CEO Alan Chong. Sat., Jan. 7, at 2 p.m.

Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org,

call 669-6144, ext. 108.

• FOCUS TOUR -- “MOUNT WASHINGTON: THE CROWN OF NEW ENGLAND” Includes $5 special exhibition charge for not-yet members to view. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit

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currier.org, call 669-6144, ext.

108.

• SECOND SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH Sun., Jan. 8, 10 a.m.2 p.m. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org, call 669-6144, ext.

108. $19.95 for adults, $8.95 for

children 10 and younger or continental only.

• MANCHESTER ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Speaker/demonstrator is watercolor and collage artists William Earnshaw. Mon., Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.

Bedford Public Library, Meeting-

house Road, Bedford.

• ALZHEIMER’S CAFE An opportunity for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia— along with their loved ones and caregivers—to enjoy art and good company in a safe space. Free.

Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash

St., Manchester. Visit currier.org, call 669-6144, ext. 108.

• FREE NH SATURDAY Sat., Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-noon. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org, call 669-6144, ext. 108.

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NH art world news

• Winter wools: The Exeter Fine Crafts artist of the month is Priscilla Hodgkins of Great Island Knitters, whose work is on view throughout January at the storefront, 61 Water St., Exeter. It includes woolen hats, Mobius scarves and baby sweaters with subtle but intricate designs, which are inspired by the Eastern Orthodox monks of New Skete, according to a press release.

Hodgkins will be at the shop Saturday, Jan. 21, between noon and 3 p.m., where she’ll talk about her knitted creations. The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Call 778-8282 or visit exeterfinecrafts.com.

• Visiting artists: The New Hampshire Institute of Art hosts visiting artist Thomas Roma on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Thom Adams Room in Fuller Hall, 156 Hanover St., Manchester. Roma is the director of Columbia University’s photography program and a Brooklynbased photographer who’s been awarded two Guggenheim fellowships (in 1982 and 1991) and a New York State Council for the Arts fellowship (1973). His work has appeared in many collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago. Visiting artist Phong Bui also gives a presentation at the Emma B. French Hall Auditorium, 148 Concord St., Manchester, on Monday, Jan. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. Bui is an artist, writer, independent curator and former curato-

TALKS, “SONNETS” Featuring NHIA faculty member Ryan Flaherty. Art talk while savoring artisan cheeses, wine. Sun., Jan. 15, at 3 p.m. LaBelle Winery, 345 NH-101, Amherst. NHIA and LaBelle Winery event. Complimentary for NHIA alumni or NHIA members. $5 general admission.

• “THERE IS MORE TO COLOR THAN MEETS THE EYE” Presentation by Harold Boll. NHIA, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Tues., Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. Visit nhia.edu.

• LABELLE WINERY ART TALKS, “611 MILES: AN INTERROGATION OF POLITICAL, NATURAL AND INTERIOR BORDERS” Featuring NHIA faculty member Lucinda Bliss on her body of work, “Tracking the Border.” Art talk while savoring artisan cheeses, wine. Sun., Feb. 19, at 3 p.m.

Work by Priscilla Hodgkins. Courtesy photo.

rial advisor at MoMA PS1, and also the cofounder, publisher and editor in chief of the monthly journal at the Brooklyn Rail.

Call 836-2588 or visit nhia.edu.

• Trans art: Wrong Brain in the Washington Street Mills, Suite 459, Dover, hosts a new exhibition, “This is What Trans Feels Like,” featuring raw art by some of the transgender community’s artists and allies, which takes shape on paper, canvas, clay and other materials. It’s on view Jan. 6 through Feb. 14, with a reception Friday, Jan. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be a panel from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 .m. and Tuesdays until 8 p.m. The event is coordinated by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire and Rights & Democracy New Hampshire.

— Kelly Sennott

LaBelle Winery, 345 NH-101, Amherst. NHIA and LaBelle Winery event. Complimentary for NHIA alumni or NHIA members. $5 general admission.

Openings • “FROM THE MANY: ONE” Art exhibition featuring more than 20 Seacoast artists through January. RiverStones Custom framing, 33 N. Main St., Rochester.

Opening reception Thurs., Jan. 5, 5-7 p.m. Light refreshments. Call 812-1488.

• “THIS IS WHAT TRANS FEELS LIKE” Exhibition of raw art by NH transgender community. On view Jan. 6-Feb. 14.

Wrong Brain HQ, Washington Street Mills, Suite 459, Dover.

Opening reception Fri., Jan. 6, 5-9 p.m. Panel from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Produced by ACLU-NH and Rights & Democracy of New Hampshire.

• “IMAGINED PLACES, INTIMATE SPACE” Artwork

by Christopher Volpe throughout Jan. and Feb. Reception Fri., Jan. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Kennedy Gallery & Custom Framing, 41 Market St., Portsmouth. Call 4367007.

• “ASSERTIONS AND NEGATIONS” Art show featuring work by artist Denise Manseau. On view Jan. 7 through Feb. 18. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. Opening reception Fri., Jan. 6, 5-8 p.m. Visit 3Sarts.org.

• DUANE MARTIN Wood artwork on view at Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, Jan. 6-Feb. 1. Meet the artist and see presentation Sat., Jan. 28, at 2 p.m. Visit cityofportsmouth.com/library. Call 7661711.

• NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS Annual Member

Nashua, Keefe Center for the Arts with Max Levinson, piano & New World Chorale Jonathan McPhee, conductor Holly Krafka, artistic director of New World Chorale

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Playwriting process

First reading of David Preece’s The Story of Ruth this weekend

By Kelly Sennott

ksennott@hippopress.com

Getting new eyes and ears on a play he’s written isn’t exactly Manchester playwright David Preece’s favorite part of the process, but it’s necessary if you want your script to be any good.

“You feel naked. You’re exposing yourself, warts and all, to the public. And they can mock it, they can laugh at you — and that’s part of the process of writing a play.

You’ve got to be strong!” Preece said via phone last week.

His “warts and all” will be on view Sunday, Jan. 8, at the reading of his most recent piece, The Story of Ruth, at the Concord City Auditorium, part of the Walker Lecture Series. Jim Webber will direct, and Barbara Webb, Wallace Pineault, Melinda Wolf, Katherine Proulx, Steven Lajoie, Andrew Pinard, Aaron Compagna and Kim Lajoie will read.

The play is about television actress, screenwriter and playwright Ruth Gordon, a New England native known for the films Harold and Maude and Rosemary’s Baby, for which she won an Oscar. It takes place when the actress is 79 and decides she wants to go back to Broadway, where her The Story of Ruth reading Where: Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord When: Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m.

Admission: Free Contact: Part of Walker Lecture Series; call 496-1384, visit concordcityauditorium.org

Exhibit and Sale Town Hall Gallery, 10 Front St., Exeter. Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. On view Jan. 7 through Jan. 29. Reception Fri., Jan. 6, 5-7 p.m. Visit nhspa.org.

• “ENTANGLEMENT” Art show featuring work by Samantha Jones. On view Jan. 7 through Feb. 18. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. Opening reception Fri., Jan. 6, 5-8 p.m.

Visit 3Sarts.org.

• “REVERIE” Art show with work by Lisa Mann. On view Jan. 7 through Feb. 16. Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock.

On view during regular library hours. Call 525-4411. Visit hancocktownlibrary.blogspot.com.

• “SETTING THE STANDARD” League of NH Craftsmen multi-media work by jurors.

On view Jan. 13-March 24.

Erik Peter Hodges and Ellen Burger in David Preece’s Dancing Among the Wildflowers, which was at the Hatbox Theatre. This weekend, actors read Preece’s The Story of Ruth. Courtesy photo.

origins lie.

New Hampshire audiences have seen many of Preece’s plays. His most recently produced was Dancing Among the Wildflowers, about the last hours Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife spent together at their Texas ranch, at the Hatbox Theatre this fall.

Preece is a history buff and theater-lover, so much of his work is inspired by real people and events.

“I fell in love with Ruth Gordon in the early 2000s. I had seen Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rosemary’s Baby and Harold and Maude. … I started to do some research and

Opening Fri., Jan. 13, 5-7 p.m.

The Craft Center, 49 S. Main St., Concord. Visit nhcrafts.org.

• “ART AND BLOOM” Art exhibition featuring floral art by the Concord Garden Club inspired by art at McGowan Fine Art. Opening reception Thurs., Jan. 19, 5:30-7:30 p.m. McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord.

Call 225-2515. Visit mcgowanfineart.com.

• “STORIED BOOKS” Currier Library and Archives exhibition showcasing volumes from rare book collection. On view Feb. 6 through June 9. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester.

Visit currier.org.

• “DEEP CUTS: CONTEMPORARY PAPER CUTTING” Showcasing work by contemporary artists who reconsider, redefine and subvert practice of paper

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cutting. On view Feb. 25 through May 21. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org.

• “SOO SUNNY PARK: BIOLATH” Site-specific work by Soo Sunny Park in Putnam Gallery. On view Feb. 25 through Aug. 6. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org.

Open calls • CAMERA COMMONS CALL FOR ART For art show Jan. 15-April 19. “Winter Landscapes.” Deadline is midnight Dec. 31. Camera Commons, 652 Central Ave., Dover. Visit cameracommons.com. Email up to 6 photos electronically to gallery@ cameracommons.com. Call 8424713.

was amazed at the odds and the obstacles thrown against her, and how she overcame all of them,” Preece said. “There was a time when there were no plays or movies given to her, so she decided to write her own. … I was also fascinated by the people who befriended her and helped her along the way.”

Many of these people were theater legends — Thornton Wilder (who was inspired

by Gordon to write The Matchmaker), Alexander Woollcott, Helen Hayes and Jed Harris — all of whom make appearances in The Story of Ruth.

Workshops/classes • INTRODUCTION TO ZENTANGLE Zentangle is a relaxing, easy to learn method of creating beautiful images by using simple structured patterns.

Artists and non-artists alike enjoy the simple elegance of putting pen to paper and find that it enhances creativity and stress relief. No experience is required. Sat., Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $22 tuition due upon registration, with a $10 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts. org or call 595-8233.

• PENDANTS! Workshop by Christine Keenan. Sat., Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. League of NH Craftsmen, 98 Main St., Nashua. $22, materials $10. For ages 12 plus, adults and kids. Visit nhcrafts.org.

“I just thought a tribute needed to be given to her and these people,” Preece said.

Preece, who’s also executive director for the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, began researching the piece two and a half years ago. He spent many Saturdays and Sundays on his computer at Starbucks sipping coffee and sifting through information.

“You learn a lot about history, and that’s one of the rewarding things about being a playwright — if you do the necessary research, you uncover a lot about your characters,” Preece said.

Writing took about nine months. He compares his process to ceramics.

“It’s like clay. You start to massage it, and then you build the sculpture that will be known as the final play, but it involves months of rewriting, and hopefully opportunities to have the play read aloud by good actors and presented by a good director,” Preece said.

During the reading, Preece will sit at the back of the theater and mark up his script with red ink as he follows along. Afterward, he’ll ask for audience feedback and conduct one-on-one meetings with the actors and director for critique. Then it’s back to Starbucks.

Listening to play readings and getting feedback is critical for playwrights, Preece said. What you hear aloud doesn’t always match how it sounds in your head — which is why he’s so thankful for the support in ventures like these.

“The theater community in New Hampshire is one of the best because they really do encourage community and professional theater,” Preece said.

Theater Auditions/open calls • AUDITIONS: YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Red River Theater Company production.

Sun., Jan. 8, 3-6 p.m.; Wed., Jan. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Charlestown Town Hall, Charlestown. Email breakaleg1@comcast.net.

Productions • THE MAKING OF A GREAT MOMENT Merrimack Repertory Theatre production. Jan. 4-29.

Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell. Tickets $26-70. Visit mrt.org, call 978654-4678.

• THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Produced by Cue Zero Theatre Company. Jan. 6 through Jan. 22. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord.

$16.50. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• KIDS COOP THEATRE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA Fri., Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. $40. Visit kids-coop-theatre.org.

• BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR AND OTHER STORIES Presented by Mermaid Theatre.

Fri., Jan. 6, at 10 a.m.; Sat., Jan. 7, at 10 a.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. $9. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• DOUBT Jan. 6-Jan. 22. Jukwaa Mazoa Productions. Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays Jan. 8 and Jan. 15 at 3 and 7 p.m. Sun., Jan. 22, at 3 p.m.

Tickets $15. Call 436-8123 or visit playersring.org.

• ARTICULATE PLAYREADING SERIES:THE PITMEN PAINTERS theatre KAPOW

ARTS

The New Hampshire Philharmonic Presents

A TRIP TO THE Notes from the theater scene

• ARTiculate: Theatre KAPOW continues its ARTiculate Playreading Series in partnership with the Currier Museum of Art with a reading of Lee Hall’s 2011 play The Pitmen Painters at the museum, 150 Ash St., Manchester, on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. The play by Hall, who also won a Tony award for his work on Billy Elliot, is based on a true story of miners in Northern England who take an art appreciation class and end up creating an “astonishing body of work that makes them the unlikeliest of art world sensations,” according to a press release. The reading features Wayne Asbury, Gina Carballo, Katie Collins, Rich Hurley, Peter Josephson, Mark Marshall, Walter Maroney and Jimmy Stewart under the direction of Carey Cahoon. The reading also features images of works created by the original Ashington Group. The reading will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Landis K. Magnuson, theater professor at Saint Anselm College. Admission to the reading is free with museum admission ($15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for students). Visit tkapow.com.

• Spirit fiddle: Award-winning fiddler Robin Warren and guitar partner Brian Clancey return to New Hampshire for a concert as Spirit Fiddle at Nashua’s Presbyterian Church, 1010 W. Hollis St., Nashua,

on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. Performing alongside them is Late Night Radio, featuring Bob and Diane Kordas. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at spiritfiddle.com or by calling 579-0603. Proceeds benefit the church in its mission efforts with the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter and Hudson’s Anne Marie House.

• Biblical lessons: STEPS (Specialized Theatre Enrichment Program) presents Godspell at the Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, with shows Thursday, Jan. 12; Friday, Jan. 13, and Saturday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. The musical is about a small group of people who help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and comedy. It features songs like “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord,” “Learn Your Lessons Well,” “All for the Best,” “All Good Gifts,” “Turn Back, O Man” and “By My Side.”

Tickets are $15. Visit stepsnh.org/company.

— Kelly Sennott

KIlimanjaro suite

performs The Pitmen Painters by Lee Hall . Sun., Jan. 8, at 2 p.m.

Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Free with museum admission ($15 for adults, $13 seniors, $10 students, $5 for youth ages 13-17). Visit tkapow.com.

• GODSPELL Produced by STEPS, Specialized Theatre Enrichment Program. Retelling with contemporary references and new arrangements. Thurs., Jan. 12, at 7 p.m.; Fri., Jan. 13, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 14, at 7 p.m.

Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. $15. Visit stepsnh.org/ company.

• LES MISERABLES: SCHOOL EDITION Palace Youth Theatre.

Fri., Jan. 13, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 14, at noon. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit palacetheatre.org, call 668-5588.

• SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE Palace Theatre mainstage production.

Jan. 20 through Feb. 11. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $25-$45. Visit palacetheatre.org, call 668-5588.

• SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL Rochester Opera House production. Jan. 19 through Feb.

Sunday, January 22nd | 2pm

Wayne Asbury, Carey Cahoon, Peter Josephson and Gina Carballo in theatre KAPOW’s ARTiculate Playreading Series at the Currier Museum of Art. Photo by Matthew Lomanno.

5. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. Call 335-1992. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

• 15TH ANNUAL NH THEATRE AWARDS Gala awards night featuring the best directors, actors, productions, etc., in NH professional and community theater. Sat., Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. $32.50-$50. Visit ccanh. com or call 225-1111.

• YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN Riverbend Youth Theatre Company production. Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. Jan. 20-Jan. 21. Visit svbgc.org for ticket information.

Workshops/other • “IT’S SHOWTIME: A HISTORY OF MANCHESTER’S THEATERS” Showcasing artifacts and stories of Palace Theatre and many others that didn’t last so long in the Queen City. On view through Jan. 14. Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St., Manchester. $8. Call 622-7531. Email history@manchesterhistoric.org.

Classical Music Events • SPIRIT FIDDLE Concert featuring Robin Warren on fiddle, Brian Clauncey on guitar. Sat., Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. Nashua Presbyterian Church, 1010 W. Hollis St., Nashua. $10. Visit spiritfiddle.com. Call 579-0603.

• CONCORD CHORALE Concert, Handel’s Chandos Anthems: “The Lord is My Light” and “Oh Come, Let Us Sing.” Fri., Jan. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter. $25. Visit concordchorale.org. Other concerts Sat., Jan. 14, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 15, at 3 p.m. South Church, 27 Pleasant St., Concord.

• MUNCHING WITH THE LOW BRASS Manchester Community Music School concert. Featuring MCMS faculty Claude Fried, trombone, Jennifer Larson, French horn, and Rebecca Plummer, pianist.

Wed., Jan. 18, at 12:10 p.m.

Grace Episcopal Church, 106 Lowell St., Manchester. Free.

Visit mcmusicschool.org. Call 644-4548.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Flash freeze

Gate City Striders presents first of five winter races

By Matt Ingersoll

mingersoll@hippopress.com

If you want to stay active outdoors despite the frigid temps, the Gate City Striders have a race or five for you. The 2017 Freeze Your Buns series, featuring five 5K-length runs, kicks off Sunday, Jan. 8, at 9 a.m. Additional races are planned for Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and March 5.

Each of the races begins at Stellos Stadium in Nashua before looping around Nashua High School South three times and coming back toward the starting line, ending at the Conway Arena for refreshments.

“The purpose of the series is to give people some motivation in the really cold dead of winter, but it also helps us raise money for the club to put on some of the bigger races that are held throughout the year,” race director Jessica Greenwood said.

Greenwood said the races are snow or ice just before the start nearly always held as scheduled time. regardless of the weather condi“We pretty much keep running tions, except in extreme cases of unless there’s a legitimate danger,” she said. “Other than that, we Gate City Striders’ “Freeze have volunteers that put sand down Your Buns” run series on the corners [of the route]. … A lot of the road is on sidewalks. We When: Sunday, Jan. 8, 9 a.m. (other don’t cross roads. … We’ve never races of the series are Jan. 22, Feb. cancelled for cold, and we’ve kept 5, Feb. 19 and March 5, all at 9 a.m.) running even if it is snowing.”

Where: Begins at Stellos Stadium (7 Stadium Drive, Nashua), and Runners will gather at the Conends at Conway Arena (5 Stadium way Arena at the end of each race to Drive, Nashua) for refreshments warm up with hot chocolate, water, Cost: $5 per race or $20 for all five donuts and coffee. races for adults ages 19 and older; The Gate City Striders has more $3 per race or $12 for all five races than 600 active members particfor kids and teens ages 18 and under ipating in races across southern Visit: gatecity.org New Hampshire and the MerChildren & Teens Children events • MAKERSPACE A makerspace is a place where people can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials.

No registration is necessary and open to all ages. Fri., Jan. 13, 3:30 p.m. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford.

Free. Visit wadleighlibrary.org or call 249-0645.

• PAWS TO READ Certified Therapy Pets are a wonderful way to encourage reluctant readers and children having difficul-

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ties with reading to become more confident in their ability to read.

Registered children should arrive during the advertised time span and will read to the dog of their choice for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Sat., Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford.

Free. Visit wadleighlibrary.org or call 249-0645.

• LEGO PARTY The library will provide the Legos and the space, and you can create whatever your heart desires. Whether you build Hogwarts or New York City or a Dungeon of Doom, the

rimack Valley. The club hosts other running series and programs throughout the year, including the Mine Falls Trail Series, a “Fitness University” running camp in the summer for kids, and the Gate City Marathon, a race held in May that began in 2015.

Each of the Freeze Your Buns races is open to all age groups, and you don’t need to be a Gate City Striders member to participate. All you need is weather-appropriate race attire and footwear and a small entry fee to run.

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library will display your creation in the Children’s Room right after. Thurs., Jan. 19, 4 to 6 p.m.

Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford. Free. Visit wadleighlibrary.org or call 2490645.

Music • MUSIC WITH MISS JACKIE Enjoy interactive songs and movement with certified elementary music teacher Miss Jackie.

Registration opens two weeks prior to each event. Fri., Jan. 6, 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Hollis Social Library, 2 Monument

in all five races, but pre-registration rates for the whole series are available at $20 for adults and $12 for kids. No strollers or dogs are allowed on the route.

If you do run all five races and finish as a top scorer, you’ll have a chance to win a raffle prize at an after-race ceremony following the concluding race of the series in March. Awards will be given out to the top male and female point scorers for the age groups of 10 and under, 11 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 60 to 69, 70 to 79, and 80 and older.

Results from each race in the series will be posted on coolrunning.com.

Drive, Hollis. Lawrence Barn Community Center, 28 Depot Road, Hollis. Free. Visit hollislibrary.org or call 465-7721.

Science • IDEA TO INVENTION: HOW TO BECOME A MAKER Join Jason Clark to explore 3D printing, microcontroller programming (Arduino, Raspberry Pi), basic mechanical design, robotics and more. Thurs., Jan. 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford.

Free. Visit wadleighlibrary.org or call 249-0645.

Teen events • ETIQUETTE BOOT CAMP Participants will learn how to start and maintain conversations with adults and peers, how to introduce themselves, when to interrupt and much more. The four-hour interactive boot camp is thought provoking and fun, and is specifically developed for two different age groups: 7 to 12 and 13 to 17, targeting the social challenges affecting today’s youth.

Sun., Jan. 8, 2 to 6 p.m. Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester. $199. Visit theetiquetteacademy. org or call 617-608-3920.

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Learn about New Hampshire’s bald eagles at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St., Manchester) as part of its next Saturday nature seekers program on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. The mini-programs allow you to discover something new every month through fun nature-based activities and presentations. Admission is free, but a $5 donation per family is encouraged. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

Storytime

Join the Goffstown Library (2 High St.) for a family drop-in storytime on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 9:30 a.m. Families are invited to enjoy stories and fun activities together.

This program will continue every Saturday through the end of March. Admission is free

Continuing Education Open houses • ADMISSIONS INFORMATION NIGHT AT THE FOUNDERS ACADEMY The evening’s program includes brief presentations on the school’s mission, rigorous and challenging curriculum, and admissions process. The evening concludes with a self-guided tour of the school and opportunities to talk individually with teachers and administrators. Tues., Jan. 10, 6 p.m. The Founders Academy, 5 Perimeter Road, Manchester.

Free. Visit thefoundersacademy. org or call 952-4705.

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Tired of playing the same old traditional board games? Stop by the Hollis Social Library (2 Monument Square) for table top gaming on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Learn to play games like “Nightmare Chess,” “Frag,” “Car Wars,” “Zombie Dice” and more. Admission is free, and no registration is required. Visit hollislibrary. org.

Clay creations

Join the Studio 550 Community Art Center (550 Elm St., Manchester) for its next family clay workshop on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Participants will learn to hand-sculpt their own clay project from scratch. Sample projects include mini-coil bud vases, pinch pot bowls, slab built mugs and more. Pre-registration is encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome if there is room in the class.The cost is $30 per parent-and-child pair, and $10 for each additional parent or child. Visit 550arts. com or call 232-5597.

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niques using a variety of materials to create your own stunning glass pendants just in time for holiday giving. Each participant will bring home three pieces. Sat., Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $22 tuition, plus a $10 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Craft events • CREATE A VISION BOARD Spend a couple of hours relaxing your logical, thinking mind and playing with images and colors.

You will come away with a map to your best life. All supplies will be provided. If you have a few favorite magazines you don’t mind cutting up, bring them along. Tues., Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. Rodgers Memorial Library,

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Rutabagas? Kohlrabi? Celeriac? What does one do with these lesser-known root crops? I make stew. You just need to get past the idea that they are food for old folks or poor people. There were good reasons that these vegetables – and other root crops – were the backbone of the diet in tough times. These vegetables are easy to grow, store well and are very tasty.

I recently made a pot of winter stew that used the three veggies mentioned above, along with potatoes, onions, parsnips, garlic, leeks and carrots. Oh my! It was delicious.

But first, let’s look at what all these root crops need in order to produce well and fill your root cellar or spare fridge.

All root crops need soil that is essentially rock-free. They need to be able to grow to size without bumping into a boulder, or even a rock the size of a golf ball. So if you have rocky soil, you need to work on it, come spring.

I find a potato fork is good for finding stones. This is a tool similar to a garden fork or spading fork, but the handle is at a right angle to the metal tines. I have one that has been in my family for at least 50 years.

To get stones out of the soil, I sink the tool into the soil and pull it toward me. It acts like a big rake, loosening the soil and dragging stones to the surface. I have seen smaller ones in hardware stores, but the kind I like has tines at least 8 inches long.

I have bought the modern equivalent of my potato fork from a tool company, Howland Tools, that imports them from an Italian maker, Falci. They sell two varieties, the fourtine hook fork and the four-tine hook weeding fork. I have the first, but not the second, which has broader tines, like a standard fork.

At about $50 each, these tools are well worth the price. Good steel, good beech handles.

What else do root crops need? Most need fluffy, well-drained soil that stays moderately moist all summer. Their requirements vary for the three main minerals: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

What does all that tell you? Root crops are fairly moderate in their needs. Potatoes require yearly addition of a balanced fertilizer. Only garlic does best with fairly dry soil, so planting it in raised beds and adding some extra compost to the soil will help. Add some blood meal to the soil for parsnips as it will provide plenty of nitrogen (13 percent) but little P or K. Now the stew, which can be vegetarian or not, depending on your preference. I’m an omnivore, and find that some beef adds flavor and depth to the stew, but you can omit it

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if you prefer. I use 1 to 2 cups of each of the vegetables, according to my supply and mood.

I start by selecting the vegetables and getting off all soil. Then I peel any that need peeling. In a large cast iron enameled pot I start by browning the onions and leeks in olive oil on low heat while I cut up a pound of stew beef into tiny cubes, half inch or so. I add them to the pot and add a little more oil, as the onions tend to suck up the oil fast.

When the meat is browned, I add some liquid to prevent the leeks and onions from burning. Two cups of apple cider is my preference, but either water or broth is fine, too.

Then I chop up and add to the mix three large tomatoes from my freezer; I freeze them whole.

I also add 4 ounces or so of tomato paste I made and froze last summer, and a handful or more of dehydrated Sun Gold cherry tomatoes (optional). If you don’t have frozen tomatoes, use a 28-ounce can of diced tomatoes or sauce.

Next I cut into small cubes the carrots, celeriac, kohlrabi and rutabagas. These can simmer quite a while without getting mushy.

Next the garlic goes in the pot, chopped fine, two or three cloves. Or more, depending on my whim. Potatoes I cut in bigger pieces and boil separately for 5 minutes, then add to the stew near the end. I want them firm, not mushy.

Depending on the juiciness of the stew, add more liquid at this time. For spicing, I add herbes de Provence, a tasty mixture of rosemary, thyme, basil and other spices I get at my Coop. A tablespoon is about right for me.

And most importantly, I add lots of fresh ginger. I peel and grate a piece nearly the size of my thumb. And although I know people who grow ginger in the Northeast, I’ve tried and not had success, so I buy it.

I don’t mind spending an hour making a meal like this stew, because it will feed me for days. Oh, and by the way, you can make this stew and leave out any of the root crops you don’t have except the carrots, potatoes, onions and ginger, which are essential. Bon appetit!

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Dance Dance classes • PARTNER HUSTLE 4-WEEK BEGINNER DANCE CLASS Sun., Jan. 8, 6 p.m., Sun., Jan. 15, 6 p.m., Sun., Jan. 22, 6 p.m., and Sun., Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Dance Because, 2626 Brown Ave., Manchester. $12.50 per person per class (pre-registration is required). Visit dancebecause.com or call 913-428-9928.

Dance events • FIRST SATURDAY CONTRA DANCE The Monadnock Folklore Society presents this dance featuring Steve Zakon-Anderson calling with the band Polaris. Sat., Jan. 7, 8 p.m. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough. $10 general admission, and $7 for students and seniors. Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 762-0235.

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So if you wanted to make a small table out of it, remove the spigot and place glass or wood on top. You might not see the label, but you could be protecting it.

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She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

To find out about your antique or collectible, send a clear photo of the object and information about it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Woods Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffstown, N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@ aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, 6248668).

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Exercise & fitness • WINTER RELIEF FOR HIPS, NECK & SHOULDERS Winter’s demands (shoveling, scraping, even just walking on icy sidewalks) are hard on our body and joints. In this class, you’ll start to reopen your essential joints and restore the surrounding muscular systems to their natural health and functionality. The class is taught by Jim Readey, a Kripalucertified yoga teacher, holistic health instructor and yoga teacher mentor. Sat., Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m. to noon. The Yoga Center, 28 S. Main St., Concord. Free (no Co-op membership is required).

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Dear Doug, Just imagine when syrup came in barrels like this. How heavy they must have been, full of Coca-Cola syrup.

This 10-gallon barrel is a find, because the label is still intact and it appears that that could be the original wooden spigot (that is the wooden piece going into the barrel to release the syrup) as well. You don’t find much that was used so well for so many years in such good condition now.

Your barrel was from the 1930s; CocaCola continued to use them into the 1960s.

You can still find them around but not with original paper or pieces. We have had them in the shop and the value that they sold for was in the $250 range, though I have seen them for a lot more.

If it had no label or spigot I would say it’s still fun because of the red color. But value-wise they are under $100 without those, and they’re not sought after very much.

To care for it, I would leave it just as it is.

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Selling a car with an open recall

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Dear Car Talk: Recently, my husband bought a new Toyota Corolla and gave his old Corolla to our daughter. Problem: Our daughter now has to sell her 2002 Corolla. Why is that a problem? Because there’s a recall on the 2002 Corolla, since the Takata air bag on the passenger side could rupture, firing shrapnel into the car and causing serious injury. This is not a problem only for the Corolla; this air-bag recall is the largest in history, and has affected lots of cars.

And because of that, replacement air bags are not going to be available for months or maybe even years. Can we sell a car with an open recall, telling the potential buyer that the car may be unsafe? Or should we

keep the car and not let anyone sit in the front passenger seat? — Sue There are some restrictions in some states that may prevent licensed car dealers from selling a car with a serious open safety recall, but I’m not aware of any legal restrictions on individual sellers. It’s too bad for buyers, but that’s the state of consumer protection at the moment.

But legal issues aside, when it comes to selling anything, disclosure always is the best policy, Sue. And since the arrival date of your replacement air bag is beyond your control, I think you can sell the car, as long as you explain that to any potential buyer.

So place the ad, and when someone responds, tell him or her all about the car, including the air-bag information. The result is that your disclosure will be factored into the price of the car.

Here’s another example. Let’s say you go to look at an apartment that rents for $800 a month. When you find out that the guy upstairs has an extensive jackhammer collection that he likes to play with, you may decide to walk away. Or you may negotiate the price down to $500 a month and decide to buy earplugs. What you do with the information is up to you. But all’s fair if you are given full disclosure.

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In your case, you may find buyers for whom the air-bag issue makes the car a non-starter. My brother bought a lot of cars that were non-starters over the years.

On the other hand, you may find a buyer who always drives alone, and is willing to wait for the replacement air bag in exchange for a couple of hundred dollars off the price of the car.

Either way, the buyer will not be deceived, and your conscience will be clear. Especially if you leave a spare football helmet on the front seat. Good luck, Sue. Dear Car Talk: I added a little bit of water to my powersteering system on my 2008 Ford Ranger.

Did I do any damage? I removed as much as I could, and it seems to work fine. But what about long-term? Will it harm the system? — Craig Ah, the old “top up windshield-washer fluid into the power-steering reservoir” trick. You’re not the first, Craig.

A small amount of water is unlikely to do much harm. Most of the fluids in your car end up absorbing a little bit of water over time. They have to be able to handle that, because moisture gets everywhere.

But that doesn’t mean water is good for power steering — it’s not. Certainly not as good as power-steering fluid. So your best course of action would be to flush the system.

It’s not hard to do. You can just pull off all the hoses and let the fluid run out into a basin. If you really want to flush it well, you can actually flush and replace the fluid while the car is running.

An easy way to do this is to remove the return hose, which goes from the power-steering rack back to the pump. Then, with a clamp, you can pinch off most of that hose to keep the fluid from gushing out of it at 100 mph. Then start the engine, and while a buddy keeps the pinched-off return hose pointed toward the drain bucket, you pour new power-steering fluid into the reservoir while the old stuff runs out.

That keeps the pump from pumping dry, and replaces pretty much 100 percent of the fluid.

If you’ve got a friend who can help you, that’s what I’d recommend. Just tell him not to wear his finest clothes when he comes over to help you — especially if he’s manning “the gusher.” Good luck, Craig.

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“I have about 60 deer in my collection, but we’ll only be able to fit about 23 deer across 80 feet,” LaBerge said. “There are quite a few that I can swap off and change for the next year, though.”

LaBerge has travelled all over the country buying and collecting replicas to add to his record-setting collection, including one of the Missouri Monarch, the No. 1 nontypical whitetail in the world.

“Nobody around here has ever seen a display like this,” he said. “I mean, you’ll have individuals who have great displays but are only at their homes, and some other places that may have security like you can’t believe. … But I’ve been told by many people that they haven’t seen a traveling display like this ever.”

LaBerge said a staple of his display appearing at shows is the photo opportunities visitors can take with the whitetails.

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The 14th annual expo will be held at the SNHU Arena in Manchester Saturday, Jan. 7, and Sunday, Jan. 8. The event is the largest and longest continually operated outdoor sporting expo in New Hampshire, featuring more than 200 exhibitors specializing in various kinds of outdoor sports.

Previous expos were held at Rockingham Park in Salem and drew more than 10,000 visitors over the course of the weekend.

Expo organizer Fred Allard said the focus is primarily on fishing and hunting, but a mix of other exhibitors will include those who specialize in kayaking, canoeing, camping, falconry and more. Exhibitors from New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and several Canadian communities are all expected to attend.

“A lot of the seminars that will be shown focus on beginner levels,” Allard said. “So if someone is interested in kayaking and wants to get into it for the first time, there will be a seminar you can learn from. …

If you want to learn specifically about deer hunting, we’ll have a guy doing a seminar on that. … There’s a lot of beginner stuff you can find here.”

Other seminars will include a live display of redtail hawks from the New Hampshire Falconers Association, ice fishing tactics and techniques courtesy of Tim Moore Outdoors in Greenland, a taxidermy presentation by Wily Coyote Taxidermy, a video presentation on coastal water fishing

by Capt. Mel True of Fishnet Charters, an introduction to basic target archery courtesy of Mike Bolduc of Archery in Motion in Concord and more. Allard said the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department will also be there selling and providing information on fishing and hunting licenses.

Popular events for the kids include fishing in the live trout pond and an interactive archery seminar specifically for younger archers to learn. There will also be paintball ranges, a laser shot range and a small obstacle course, Allard said.

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As I decided to look into the possibility of making this into a business, I looked into Mary Wiseman of Manchester is the owner and operator of FitWise Personal the different types of certification that are Training in Manchester. available, and I chose one that I found had Courtesy photo. the most encompassing curriculum.

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FOOD Flavors of the rainbow New juicery opens in Manchester

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News from the local food scene

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By Angie Sykeny

The Milk & Honey Juicery + Cafe, located at the corner of Elm and Hanover streets, is planning a grand opening in the next few weeks.

The cafe, founded by two childhood friends from Merrimack, Hannah Carol and Matthew Radwan, and local restaurant entrepreneur Liu Vaine, will serve organic and vegan juices, smoothies, breakfast bowls and more from a concept menu inspired by the colors of the rainbow.

The name Milk & Honey, Carol said, was inspired by the theory that sustainable practices will lead to a “world of abundance” where everyone will have what they need to live.

“We’re writing a love letter to the place we grew up,” she said. “We’ve traveled the world and refined our tastes, and now we’re coming back to give this gift to New Hampshire. I think this is something it needed.”

Everything served at the cafe is free of dairy, soy and meat products, and everything is vegan with the exception of humanely harvested local honey and eggs used in some dishes.

The menu is broken into three main categories — juice, smoothies and bowls — and each category has nine selections based on the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white and brown. The drinks and dishes feature a combination of fruits, vegetables, nuts and herbs to achieve their respective colors. The red juice, for example, is made with apples, carrots, beets,

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• A call for macaroni and cheese: New Hampshire Granite State Dairy Promotion is seeking bakers to participate in the seventh annual New Hampshire’s Own Macaroni & Cheese Bake Off, happening Saturday, Jan. 14, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Concord Downtown (172 N. Main St., Concord). Home cooks are invited to enter their best macaroni and cheese recipes in three categories: Best Traditional Mac, Best Creative/Exotic Mac and Best NH Made Mac (dairy ingredients used must be made in New Hampshire).

Trophies will be awarded for first-, secondand third-place winners in each category and for the people’s choice winner. Restaurants and catering companies are welcome to compete in a separate category for Best Restaurant. It costs $10 to register, and the deadline is Monday, Jan. 9. Tickets to attend the event as a taster cost $16 for adults and $2 for children age 10 and under and must be purchased in advance online.

For more information about how to register or for the link to the Eventbrite page where you can purchase tickets, visit nhdairypromo.org/events.

• Fresh Ideas returns: The Fresh Ideas About Food cooking class series offered in collaboration with Exeter Hospital and Dig In: Real Food Solutions is starting back up with two classes on the schedule for January and two for February, which will take place at the Exeter Area YMCA (56 Linden St., Exeter). On Tuesday, Jan. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m., kids in grades 4 through 8 can learn to make spaghetti and meatballs with sauce from scratch and grass-fed beef from Brookvale Pines Farm. Then, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., adults can hear from cooking and health experts about the difference between pastured animals and factory-farmed animals, and how to prepare grass-fed meats and lean meals that are high in essential fatty acids. February kids and adult sessions take place at the same times on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The kids will learn how to make Mexican-inspired recipes using local beans, and the adults will learn from the brothers of 3 Brothers Marketplace about how they prepare their award-winning chili. All classes in the series are free to attend, but registration is required. Visit sdymca.org/freshideas for more information and to register.

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Milk & Honey Juicery + Cafe Where: 889 Elm St., Manchester Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact: milkandhoneymanchester.com, 420-9308 Check their website or Facebook for opening date announcement

Milk & Honey co-owners Matthew Radwan (left) and Hannah Carol (right). Photo by Angie Sykeny.

lemon and ginger; the purple juice is made with grapes, cucumbers, purple cabbage and lemon.

The smoothies consist of superfood blends, like the orange blend of sweet potato, banana, maca root and cinnamon, and the green blend of orange juice, spinach, kale, banana and coconut cream.

Breakfast bowls and whole-grain bowls include selections like chia pudding, oatmeal, sweet potato, buckwheat and acai bowls.

Carol said achieving the visual colors for the drinks using all organic products wasn’t an easy task.

“Sometimes it was like, ‘OK, this tastes great, but it’s not red enough,’” she said.

“Blue was our largest obstacle. I was told by more than one nutritionist, ‘You can’t do it.

Take it off the menu.’ But [the rainbow] is our concept, and we can’t say blue isn’t on the rainbow! So it look a lot of research and time to figure it all out.”

A different color is featured every day the cafe is open, with free samples of that color’s juice. Customers also have the option to do a

juice flight in which they can taste three different juices.

In addition to its main menu, Milk & Honey offers locally roasted coffee from Flight Coffee Co., local tea from White Heron, house-made non-dairy milks including almond, cashew, tiger nut and hemp milk; and sweeteners including agave, local maple and honey.

Carol and Radwan said they use as many local products as possible, but staying local doesn’t take precedence over using organic and quality products that keep with the cafe’s concept.

“If you focus [a menu] on local, so much of it is about what’s seasonal,” Radwan said.

“We want ours to be a menu that is solid yearround and has stuff that you may not be able to order at another place that has, like, one vegan option,” Radwan said.

“We’re more focused on expanding your palate and offering something that doesn’t exist in the area,” Carol added.

The cafe can accommodate 30 customers, with a mix of cafe tables, family style and bar seating. The atmosphere has a sleek and urban vibe that Radwan said was designed to feel like “an oasis.”

“I love the whole woodsy aesthetic, but we wanted this to be different and have a more modern and clean look,” he said.

Most importantly, Radwan said, he and Carol want Milk & Honey to be a welcoming space where everyone feels comfortable.

Their hope is that the concise menu with items named simply by color makes the ordering process feel less daunting for people, and that the cafe will help to clear up misconceptions about vegan and vegetarian eating and make it more accessible to the general public.

“We’re intentional about making it appeal to a wide demographic, from the most veteran vegan to the health-curious person,” Carol said. “There’s something for everyone, and we’ll help them figure out what on the menu is best for them.”

Cooking for fun

Senior Center cooking classes open to all

By Angie Sykeny

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The Nashua Senior Activity Center is going Italian with a special cooking class on Monday, Jan. 9, that’s open to the general public. A chef from Courville Communities assisted living facilities will give participants an interactive tutori-

al on how to make Italian bread salad and tiramisu.

The class is part of “Cooking with the Courville Chefs,” an educational series put on by the Nashua Senior Activity Center in partnership with Courville Communities.

The series has been running monthly on and off for the past few years but has only recently become available to nonmembers.

“We’re trying to get back on track with

[the series] and make sure people know that we’ve opened it up to the community,” said Courville Communities Marketing Director Wendy Sage-Matsis. “One of our best selling points is our food and dining experience, so this is a great opportunity for people who aren’t [members] to interact with our amazing chefs and learn something that they can take away with them.”

The instructor for January’s Italianthemed class will be Rejean Sheehy, an award-winning chef who has been on staff at Courville Communities for nearly 30 years, starting on the kitchen utility line as a teenager and working his way up to his current position as the nutritional services director.

The class will run around an hour and a half long and is designed to be simple enough to engage home cooks of all experience levels. It will take place in the common room, where Sheehy will do the cooking demonstration at a wide table using portable tabletop burners and other such equipment that doesn’t require the use of a full kitchen.

Participants will have the freedom to walk up to the table to more closely observe the demonstration, and to carry on an open dialogue with Sheehy throughout the class. There may even be some opportunities for hands-on activity.

“People can ask any questions they have, like, ‘What can we substitute for this ingredient?’ or ‘Can you show me how you’re cutting that?’ and depending on what [dish] is being prepared [the instructor] might pass around vegetables that need to be peeled or things like that,” Sage-Matsis said. “It’s one of those things that you don’t realize how much fun it can be until once you’re there.”

Participants will also have the chance to try samples of the featured dishes and will be given recipes to take home so they can try making the dishes on their own.

Each class in the “Cooking with the Courville Chefs” series is centered around a different topic. Sage-Matsis said that

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next month’s class, happening Monday, Feb. 13, will feature recipes with chocolate in the spirit of Valentine’s Day. “We’re firm believers in the fact that life revolves around the kitchen table. …

Food is a big part of the experience,” she said. “Knowing how interested [the senior community] is about the whole world of cooking, we’re happy to be able to offer a program that isn’t just about insurance or how to avoid falls, but is about something fun that people are interested in.”

Cooking with the Courville Chefs: Italian cuisine When: Monday, Jan. 9, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Where: Nashua Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St., Nashua Cost: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers, registration required Contact: 889-6155, nashuaseniorcenter.org.

All souped up

Library hosts night of sharing and tasting soup

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If you have a soup recipe that you’re especially proud of, here is your chance to show it off: On Thursday, Jan. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Brookline Public Library will host its fourth annual Soup Night event, where amateur chefs are invited to bring a slow cooker full of their own homemade soup to share with other participants and attending tasters.

“In wintertime, soup is always a comfort food. Everyone has their favorites that they love to make and share,” Library Director Myra Emmons said. “So we wanted to have a social get-together that allowed people to share their recipes with each other and have a good time. It’s been very popular. A lot of people come out to try the different soups.”

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bring copies of their recipe if they’re willing to share it so that tasters can try making the soups they liked best at home for themselves. People are also invited to make and bring loaves of their own fresh homemade bread to accompany the soups.

Emmons said there are usually around 12 to 15 different soups available to try and that the library has yet to see a Soup Night that features duplicate kinds of soups.

“We’ve had lots of different ones over the years,” she said. “There was a seafood chowder that was really good. There’s been tortilla soup, a chili tomato-based soup, ham and bean, lentil, Portuguese sausage, kale, squash, all kinds of things. 40 Fourth annual Soup Night Where: Brookline Public Library, 16 Main St., Brookline When: Thursday, Jan. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Beer, wine & liquor festivals & special events • WHEN IN DOUBT, HAVE A STOUT Enjoy breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, supper and dessert each paired with stouts and porters brewed by Smuttynose Brewing, the Portsmouth Brewery and Smuttlabs. Tues., Jan. 10, 6 to 8 p.m. Hayseed Restaurant, 105 Towle Farm Road, Hampton. $45. Visit store.portsmouthbrewery.com.

• NH BEER CLUB Monthly meetings feature a Granite State brewer, plus a limited edition or unique brew. Mon., Jan. 16, March 20, April 17, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. New England’s Tap House Grille, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett. Cost is $30 per event. See nhbeerclub.com.

• PINTS FORE HUNGER Appetizer food will be available along with beer from Great North Aleworks. Each attendee’s first pint or flight is on the house. Wed., Jan. 18, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Great North Aleworks, 1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester. Admission is a donation item(s) for the New Hampshire Food Bank or $10 per person at the door. Visit nhgolfas-

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• JACK’S ABBY TAP TAKEOVER Eight or nine beers featured and a chance to meet people from the brewery. Wed., Jan. 25, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. North Side Grille, 323 Derry Road, Hudson.

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• WINTER WINE SPECTACULAR Sample over 1,800 wines and local food and meet more than 60 wine personalities. Thurs., Jan. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester.

Grand tasting costs $65. Grand tasting plus the Bellman’s Cellar Select is $135. See easterseals. com/nh.

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• JACK’S ABBY TASTING Tasting of Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers and free pizza from M&Y Brick Oven Pizzeria Bar & Grille.

Fri., Jan. 20, 5 to 7 p.m. Prost, 44 Lafayette Road, North Hampton.

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• MEAD TASTING Tasting of local mead from Sap House Meadery and free pizza from M&Y Brick Oven Pizzeria Bar & Grille. Fri., Jan. 27, 5 to 7 p.m.

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The best thing about January is New Hampshire Wine Week, which takes place the last week of the month. This year marks the 14th annual event and brings winemakers from Napa Valley and beyond to New Hampshire for tastings, dinners and more. The week culminates with the Winter Wine Spectacular to benefit Easter Seals on Jan. 26.

One of my favorite things about Wine Week is meeting the winemakers, and this year I was lucky enough once again to do a preview interview. Maria Helm Sinskey is the co-owner and culinary director of Robert Sinskey Vineyards in Napa Valley, Calif. I had the chance to briefly meet her at last year’s event and was impressed with the winery’s story. It has stuck with me, so I was happy to be able to chat with her recently via phone.

Maria’s father-in-law, Bob Sinskey, opened Robert Sinskey Vineyards in 1988, but he had been interested in the winemaking business for many years prior. He had planned to retire, but at the time, he was an in-demand surgeon. His son, Maria’s husband Robert, managed the winery while his father continued to work in medicine. Robert took over the winery in 1996 and is the winery’s current vintner.

RSV is a biodiverse, organic winery that is also a farm — something that sets it apart from other wineries. They do not source any grapes from other vineyards, relying on their own production for their wine. They also have sheep, orchards and an “edible landscape” onsite. They not only focus on wine but food as well, something else that makes them unique. Maria said while all of these things can cost more, they result in high quality products overall. Their wine is made in small batches and distribution is not overly widespread.

“It is just the way we do things. It is very much he and I running the winery,” Maria said of her partnership with Robert. RSV is still a family-owned and operated winery.

Robert works with their winemaker Jeff while Maria is the chef and also helps with the blending of the wines.

“We grow everything we make. We like to have total control in the vineyard because, as we like to say, you can’t make good wine from bad grapes. We control 100 percent of what we make so we know what is coming in from the vineyard,” Maria said. “We follow our passion, and it is what we believe in.”

RSB has six estate vineyards; one vineyard is located directly around the winery and the rest are located in Carneros. They

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are known for their pinot noir but also make some impressive cabernet franc and merlot blends. Maria said they never chase scores or send their wines into competitions because that is not important to them.

“We just like having people enjoy what we make,” she said.

One of their unique products is their POV wine, which is made based on the harvest.

It is blended for the vintage and cannot be duplicated, It also features Robert’s photography on the label.

I asked Maria what her favorite part of the wine business is, and she said as far as winery-based things go, she enjoys the harvest time and tasting the wines as they develop. But the outward experience she enjoys most is meeting so many people: consumers, sommeliers and chefs.

“The greatest thing about wine is that it is such a connector. I am so passionate about wine and food. I love it,” she said.

Maria has family in New Hampshire, so coming to Wine Week is a win-win. She said while she gets to connect with her own family, it gives her a chance to grow her wine family as well.

“I love coming to New Hampshire. It is so beautiful,” she said. “I have made a lot of friends. Perfecta, our distributor, is great; they make my visits so worthwhile.

It is always nice to come back [to New Hampshire].”

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This is a digital-only release of this EP, comprised of six reworked songs left over from the Stockholm-based trio’s 2015 debut LP From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean. To get your bearings, we’re discussing a band whose first LP was lauded by such hipster vanguards as Brooklyn Vegan, which isn’t necessarily as bad a thing as it used to be, unless my brain finally cracked in half and this stuff doesn’t aggravate me as much as it did during the mid-Aughts. Singer/ leader Simon Stålhamre is the impetus here, whom some have compared to the sadly departed one-man-depression-ward Jason Molina for some reason; actually he sounded more like Brandon Flowers in unplugged mode for most of From Far Enough, a dawdling sugar-free trifle that felt like Silkworm in 1950s-surf mode. This EP is much different from that, though, and has a lot of enjoyable moments. “Liar Behind the Sun” has a shoegazey feel, what with the slightly overdone reverb and beach-campfire vibe, but it’s also got a lot of twee authenticity to it as well — a remarkable little song, really. I like the lack of shrillness on Stålhamre’s part during the first half of this record, even if the mutant Roy Orbison shtick returns later during “Smoke and Mirrors” and throughout from there. A — Eric W. Saeger

PLAYLIST A seriously abridged compendium of recent and future CD releases

• The first release of the year to mention in this multiple award-winning scribbling space is 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory, coming in a couple days from your good hooligan friends The Dropkick Murphys. I think those guys were on the New Hampshire Chronicle TV show recently, which is sort of akin to having a stripper show up on America’s Got Talent. But it is what it is, another chance at Billboard-hit-dom from the fellows who brought you the Irish national anthem or whatever it is, that “Shipping Up to Boston” song that was playing in The Departed when Leo was asking Jack Nicholson if he could hold his Oscars or whatever they were doing between random acts of flipping out and shooting people. Where were we? There must be a song from this album in this organ grinder of mindless trivia on my desk.

Here we go, a single called “Blood.” It’s slow and steals the bagpipe line from AC/DC’s “Long Way to the Top” thing. Hmm, it’s kind of cool, a working-guy rawk anthem. Everyone can relate to this, except for people who sit at desks all day and have soft hands. Right?

• Gone is Gone is a kind-of-supergroup that just formed, including guys from Mastodon, Queens of the Stone Age and At the Drive-In’s drummer. Psyched yet? Echolocation is the name of this new rock and roll album, due out directly from these men, and the first single, “Gift,” is acceptable to me. The sound mixes the sanitized, gelded sound of the last couple Mastodon records with neo-grunge, nothing that’s out of the realm of human possibility but cool nonetheless. In the video, the guys have rectangles covering their faces. Maybe as a secret Easter egg to show they love Daft Punk? I mean, that’s what they look like, with those rectangles, Daft Punk with too much hair. Is that a “thing” with the kids now?

• The only thing I could find out about Sundara Karma is that they played at the Dot To Dot Festival in England, which hopefully is a meaningless factoid to you. The Sherlocks played there, and so did Augustines. Anyway, these guys are sort of like Killers, but with a twee side, to go by the single “Olympia,” which is about a girl. It’s rubber-band-y, a little like New Order. Yes, that means it’s good. The album is titled Youth is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect, due out Jan. 2.

• And finally, Laster’s new album Ons Vrije Fatum will be out Jan. 9, so it counts as something I can talk about now. That’s cool, because at this writing no one else is putting out an album for this week. This is one of those black metal bands, and they are from the Netherlands. In this video for the new, aptly named title track, they sing like sewer-demons and have alien masks like from The X-Files. It’s danceable, they say, and it kind of is, remindful of 1980s new wave but still black metal. I’d dance to it, sure, just hand me an alien mask and some scuba flippers, for the hijinks factor. — Eric W. Saeger

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It’s common practice for people to analyze their lives this time of year, asking questions like, am I happy? Is my life fulfilling? And if not, am I on the right path to get there soon?

Southern New Hampshire University adjunct faculty member and author Mark Sundeen’s new book, The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today’s America, follows three families who go to great lengths in order to achieve more fulfillment through simpler lives. Riverhead Books releases the title Jan. 10, and Sundeen presents it at SNHU Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Sundeen, who’s also a correspondent for Outside Magazine, began conceptualizing The Unsettlers during the tour for his 2012 book, The Man Who Quit Money, about a man, Daniel Suelo, who left his life savings in a phone booth and hasn’t earned, received or spent a cent since. Suelo came along for the tour, and his story drew great interest among event attendees.

“A lot of people asked, ‘I admire how you live, but I have children. How could I incorporate these values into my life and not take it so extreme and live in a cave?’ … I wanted to answer that question. How radical can a family be? How far can you cut ties with commercial civilization but not be a negligent parent or deprive your kids of what would be important opportunities America has to offer?” Sundeen said via phone.

The “simple life” movement has existed for hundreds of years, occurring in waves.

It was popular in the ’70s, and Sundeen said he’s seeing another resurgence right now; in his opinion, it’s due to today’s mainstream jobs and industries.

“Almost all jobs now … involve looking at a computer and manipulating data in one way or another, and I think people have the urge to do things that are a little more tangible — working with their hands, being outside, building and growing things that seem more essential,” he said. “The other thing unique about our time is we feel reliant on industries that are destroying the world — specifically fuel, food and finance. … We recognize that these three industries are damaging to us and making the world so much less fair and so much less safe, yet we depend on them.”

Many people are looking for a different way to live, which is why, he said, you see the rise in outsider candidates like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders and trends like organic eating and the tiny house movement.

Sundeen looked high and low via social media and word of mouth for an American family to profile. He wanted to find people who hadn’t inherited money or land; who were trying to limit the fossil fuels they used; who didn’t have jobs outside their own land; and who’d been living this way at least 10 years.

“I know a lot of people who do this for only a year or two and find out it’s too hard,” he said. “I wanted people who weren’t doing this as a media gimmick. … There’s been a trend in reality TV shows about people living off the grid, people going back to the land, but for the most part they dumb it down, so [viewers] miss the entire point.”

He found three families — Sarah and Ethan in La Plata, Missouri; Olivia and Greg in Detroit; and Luci and Steve in Victor, Montana — and divided the book into three separate narratives, starting in Missouri.

The first scene depicts the couple bicycling from an Amtrak train to a farm house they’ve never seen before in the middle of the night.

Sarah, five months pregnant, is a classically trained opera singer, and her husband Ethan is a former marine biologist. They came across the land after compiling a list of 20 criteria for a home to begin their family. Some of their requirements included a year-round drinking water source, long growing season and location close to a train station and college town.

“I knew that would be a real great place to start the book. There’s such a sense of going to the unknown — a pregnant woman riding a bicycle to a farm she’s never been to,” Sundeen said.

Like this couple, all the families Sundeen interviewed came to live the way they do thoughtfully and carefully. He spent three weeks in each home as a fly on the wall and conducted long interviews, with about 10 hours of tape for each person. He saw their lives were hard but also enjoyable.

“I didn’t feel like any of these people were suffering by depriving themselves of the things they wanted. They loved working with their hands. They loved growing their own food and things like that,” he said. “What these people found was that by imposing limits on themselves, they actually found more abundance. People who didn’t need electricity found they were spending more time with children, putting on plays, playing music and exploring in the woods — things they might not do if they were sitting in front of a computer all day.”

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Books Author Events • CHARD DENIORD, ROBIN MACARTHUR Writers talk about Interstate and The Double Truth. Fri., Jan. 6, at 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

the book you hand to your 6-year-old so she can discover new heroines — there’s rape, there’s carnage, there’s Julie “La Maupin” d’Aubigny, “The Sword Slinger Who Burned Down a Convent to Bang a Nun” — but there’s nothing overly graphic in the telling of the stories, and Porath takes care to point out “this was really awful” when he’s telling a really awful part. It’s more the book you might hand to your mature teenager so she can begin to see the harsh realities of reallife self-rescuing womanhood through the ages. Despite its fairytale-ish cover design, Rejected Princesses is classified as Women’s Studies/History.

The stories range across continents and centuries, from Hatshepsut in Ancient Egypt to the Bandit Queen in the 1990s.

Some are characters of myth and legend, but most are real people. A few you have heard of (Harriet Tubman). Most you have not (Alfhild, the Viking Who Became a Pirate). Of local interest, there’s an entry for Anne Hutchinson, which opens thusly: “Here is a list of things the Puritan leaders of early Boston disliked, in ascending order of hatred: cold weather, Native Americans, Protestants, women talking back, Satan himself, and Anne Hutchinson.” It continues: “The weather during her trial was deathly cold — literally, someone had frozen to death just the week before. … Anne was made to stand the entire time. And she did all of this while pregnant with her sixteenth child. ... The best part? She crushed it. … She argued so hard that she actually fainted in the middle of the trial, only to begin arguing again as soon as she was revived.”

It would make a good scene in a princess movie, wouldn’t it?

In keeping with the liveliness of the women and the writing, I’d like to see an edition that’s less coffee-table, more portable, something small and cheap that you can underline and dog-ear and read on the bus on your way to Women’s Studies/History class. But despite its physical doorstoppiness, I’m giving it an A. — Lisa Parsons

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talks about Echoes of Atlantis: Crones, Templars and the Lost Continent. Mon., Jan. 9, at 8:30 p.m. Pulpit Rock Lodge, Pelham.

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Author David S. Brody talks about the research behind his book Echoes of Atlantis: Crones, Templars and the Lost Continent on Monday, Jan. 9, at 8:30 p.m. at the Pulpit Rock Lodge, 5 Tenney Road, Pelham. The book is about the research that supports that some kind of advanced civilization existed and was lost approximately 12,000 years ago. Evidence includes the writings of Plato, ancient European cave art, the breeding and migratory patterns of eels and butterflies, and fresh-water fossils a mile deep along the mid-Atlantic Ridge. Visit davidbrodybooks.com.

• Socrates Cafe is back: One of the oldest groups has returned to the Toadstool Bookshop, Lorden Plaza, 614 Nashua St., Milford: Socrates Cafe. On Thursday, Jan. 12, at 6:30 p.m., Simon Farias leads a re-energized Socrates Cafe for a discussion on a variety of topics in the Bookside Cafe. Email sbfarias@plymouth.edu, email toadbooks.com or call 673-1734.

• On sonnets: LaBelle Winery starts hosting Art Talks with the New Hampshire Institute of Art this winter, and the first is Sunday, Jan. 15, at 3:30 p.m. (with a reception at 3 p.m.) at the winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst. The lecture on sonnets by NHIA faculty member Ryan Flaherty is about why the Italian Renaissance poetic form has endured for 800 years, and it will include sonnet readings. There’s a $5 general admission cost. Visit nhia.edu or call 836-2143.

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• ZOIE V. LITTLE Author talks about Black, White, or Other. Sun., Jan. 15, at 2 p.m.

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• MARINA DUTZMANN KIRSCH Author of Flight of Remembrance: A World War II Memoir of Love and Survival.

Sun., Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

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• WILL SCHWALBE Author talks about Books for Living.

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• REV. MARY FRANCIS DRAKE Afternoon of poetry and faith. Sat., Jan. 21, at 2 p.m.

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• AUDREY DILLON Author talks about The Girl Who Said Yes. RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet St., Portsmouth. Sat., Jan. 21, at 6:30 p.m. Visit riverrunbookstore.com.

• MONICA JOYAL Author talks about One Pawtuckaway Summer. Sat., Jan. 21, at 1 p.m.

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• JAMES ROLLINS Author talks about Seventh Plague.

Thurs., Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com. Call 224-0562.

• CYNTHIA BURNS MARTIN Author talks about New England College. Sat., Jan. 28, at 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 1741 S. Willow St., Manchester. Call 668-5588.

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Poetry • POETRY SOCIETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Reading, plus open mike. Wed., Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit poetrysocietyofnewhampshire. org.

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La La Land (PG-13)

A hopeful young actress and a musician striving to keep jazz alive fall in love in La La Land, a fairy tale of Hollywood — with singing and dancing!

Mia (Emma Stone) works at a coffee shop on the Warner Brothers lot — and thus do cowboys, pre-revolution French aristocrats and movie stars mingle outside her workplace’s window. She yearns to be part of that world and goes on so-far-unsuccessful auditions for things such as the TV show billed as a cross between Dangerous Minds and The OC. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is a pianist who wants to save jazz, pure old-school jazz, from a slide into musical oblivion. He sits outside a one-time venue for jazz legends and fumes that it has become a purveyor of samba and tapas. He is determined to open his own jazz club, even though his gigs where he sullenly plays Christmas carols as background music at a restaurant don’t seem to be getting him closer to that goal.

The first interaction between Sebastian and Mia is when he honks and then drives around her in traffic, Mia having been so absorbed in the lines she was practicing that she didn’t see the cars finally move on the overpass on which they were both stuck. Their second interaction comes when she hears him play an original song, snuck into the middle of a Christmas carol, at the restaurant. Mia goes to tell him he’s great but he brushes past her, having just been fired for his departure from the set list.

It’s at their next meeting, when Sebastian is playing 1980s pop covers at a party, that these two actually get to talk. They are hesitant, at first, but then quickly fall into each other’s worlds — Mia learning to like (or learning to pretend she likes) jazz and Sebastian encouraging Mia not just to keep auditioning but to create her own starring vehicle, something that will showcase what she is really capable of.

Though their romance is sweet, they soon hit bumpy patches. An old buddy, Keith (John Legend), offers Sebastian a well-paying job touring with his band, a sort of jazz-rock-soulfusion thing. It is not Sebastian’s purest ideal but it is $1,000 a week. Meanwhile, Mia develops a one-woman play that she pours all her hopes and dreams (and time and money) into.

La La Land is very cute, in both senses of the word. With its beautiful shots of the prettier parts of classic Hollywood Los Angeles locales, its girls in fluttery dresses, its sweeping love songs and its pretty and hopeful-looking stars, the movie definitely casts a dreamy spell of the glamour of old Hollywood and the charm of young love. It uses the visual language of the golden age of film — in particular the musicals — to tell a very Hollywood story about having artistic passion and big ideas and the struggle to make them work with the reality of show biz.

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all of this charm — which felt a lot, at times, like Charm!™ — might have worked better if I hadn’t spent the last four months hearing how dazzled I was going to be by La La Land.

I doubt any movie could stand up to that kind of build-up. All of the sweetness that can make this movie feel so lovely and sparkling also gives it a sort of “put a bird on it” determined-whimsy quality. Which is to say, this movie is very earnest about its adorableness, maybe a little too earnest for my taste.

Of the central pair, Gosling seems to have a better sense of what he’s doing, how to walk the line and mostly keep his old-man-affectation-having pianist on the romantic side of the romantic/pretentious hipster divide. Stone just goes all in, all in with her giant eyes and her looks of heartbreak. There is a puppy-ish quality to how she approaches this role and that much wide-eyed believing in this much candy-colored sunniness is just one sugar cookie too many sometimes.

There are things in La La Land that worked for me. The movie opens with a very believable traffic jam on a freeway where (less believable) the drivers popped out of cars and broke into songs about their hopes and dreams, pursued in the always bright sun of a California day. That opening is, genuinely, quite fun and charming. While I did occasionally want to turn the hose on Mia and Sebastian, there are also moments of their time together that are indeed quite romantic.

Of all the ye olden stuff that has been brought back in recent years, why not more opportunities for ballroom-style couple dancing?

You can’t beat strings and a couple waltzing or foxtrotting together — it is like a bouquet of roses; no matter how cliché you think it becomes, the romance of it is just undeniable. In fact, the scenes of Mia and Sebastian dancing actually pretty well illustrate the difference between cliché and classic — them dancing is classic, no matter how gimmicky it sounds when I describe it.

When I say “romantic comedy” you probably think of something with wacky misunderstandings, a crazy bridesmaid’s dress and a scene where somebody runs after some-

body in an airport in defiance of all things we in the audience know to be true about TSA security. La La Land is a different kind of romantic comedy, one where the actual romance is warm and rosy and in the center and the comedy bits are actually surprising little quirky moments sprinkled throughout. It is truly a sweet and lovely movie and I applaud it for taking chances even if it’s not quite as wonderful as it wants you to think it is. B+ Rated PG-13 for some language. Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land is two hours and eight minutes long and is distributed by Lionsgate.

Fences (PG-13)

An African-American couple navigate their relationships with each other and with their children in 1950s Pittsburgh in Fences, a movie based on the play by the late August Wilson (who wrote this movie’s screenplay).

Denzel Washington directs and stars in this movie. He and Viola Davis both starred in a revival of this play, in the roles in which they appear here, and won Tonys for best actor and best actress, respectively, according to Wikipedia.

Troy (Washington) and Rose Maxson (Davis) seem to have a pretty good life. They have a house, Troy has a steady job as a trash collector and the promise of a retirement, they seem happy together and their son Cory (Jovan Adepo) is being recruited to play college football (and, one assumes, get some part of his education paid for).

But beneath that surface, there are many tensions. The house was purchased with money the government gave to Troy’s brother Gabriel (Mykelti Williamson) after he was severely injured and left with a plate in his head during World War II. This fact seems to wear on Troy, even after Gabriel moves out to live in his own space.

While Rose sees Cory’s football success as a promising sign for his future, Troy wants Cory to quit and focus on his job at the grocery store. Troy, who once had talent as a baseball player, is convinced that a black athlete won’t

be treated as a serious member of a white team and urges Cory to learn a trade instead.

Then there is the question of Troy and Rose’s relationship. Though they seem still in love, Troy’s friend Bono (Stephen Henderson) keeps asking him about his apparently too-close relationship with a never-seen woman named Alberta. Bono tries to remind Troy that he has a good wife and a good marriage with Rose but this other woman and the novelty she offers might be a strong temptation for a man who feels like he’s sort of gone nowhere and hasn’t gotten all he deserves.

This is a different view than you usually get in movies of how race and racism can mold a person’s life. Troy’s experiences with racism in the early part of the 20th century have made it hard for him to trust or even comprehend what might be possible decades later, making it hard for him to appreciate the different way his son sees the world. The same is true of Troy’s childhood as compared with the one Cory has had. Cory and even Troy’s much older son Lyons (Russell Hornsby) are removed from the extreme violence and poverty of Troy’s upbringing. When Troy tells a story about his father, whom he describes as evil, you suspect he might have a hard time seeing the flaws in his relationships with his own sons since, he could tell himself, he’s not that cruel.

You can still hear a bit of the play in Fences — more in Denzel Washington’s performance than in Viola Davis’. In particular, some of his extended stretches of dialogue feel more like extended stretches of dialogue than a person talking. In fact, I’d say that the difference is that while Washington gives an excellent performance you can never quite forget that it is a performance. Davis, meanwhile, just is and does, in a way that reminds me of her brief but unforgettable role in Doubt. She makes Rose into a fully formed person, with layers and strengths and weaknesses. While I was eventually able to forget that, like, the star of The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 was giving a good performance, I don’t think it ever occurred to me that I was watching anyone other than a middle-aged woman named Rose.

This may be a factor of what I (a, cough, something-aged woman) will tend to relate to in a story, but while I know Fences is Troy’s story, it’s Rose’s story and inner life (and Davis’ performance) that fascinates me.

Rose’s struggle, self-awareness and her conflict are way more interesting to see, and to watch Davis play out, frequently with just expressions and small movements, than Troy’s bigger but less nuanced troubles.

Fences is not a big fun date-night movie, but it is a smart, well-acted portrait of a very real-feeling group of people at a very specific time in history. ARated PG-13 for thematic elements, language and some suggestive references. Directed

by Denzel Washington and written by August Wilson, Fences is two hours and 18 minutes long and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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• Honky tonk: Get into a throwback mood with The Seldom Playwrights, a Seacoast quartet enamored of old-school country music from the genre’s holy trinity, Hank, Johnny and Merle. If you need to ask their last names, something else may be in order; otherwise, choose from the many cold ones on tap, and get ready to sing along to a few verses of “Big River.” Go Thursday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m. at Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market St., Manchester. See reverbnation.com/ theseldomplaywrights.

• Trip out: If you missed Phish’s New Year’s shows, Tweed should provide a bit of respite. The quartet is a staple on the summer festival scene, sharing stages with Disco Biscuits, Turkuaz, Twiddle and others. Their electronica-laced jam sound is funky, psychedelic and all things in between, energetic and full of surprise. Go Friday, Jan. 6, at 9 p.m., Penuche’s, 96 Hanover St., Manchester. See tweedmusic.com.

• Soul shake: One big highlight of last November’s Friendsgiving show in Concord was Julie Rhodes, who tore into her singing with a fury that reminded the crowd why blue chip players Spooner Oldham, Greg Leisz and Sara Watkins pitched in on her debut album and American Songwriter enthused, “there aren’t many new singers as impressive” as the Boston-based belter. Go Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. at Riverwalk Cafe, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua. Tickets are $10 at riverwalknashua.com.

• Sendoff: An afternoon of roots and Celtic music features Samuel Foucher and siblings Liz & Dan Faiella. It’s a youthful bill; accordion player Foucher is just out of high school, and the show is a fundraiser for a semester in the wilds of Vermont and Canada. The Faiellas — Liz on fiddle, Dan on guitar and low whistle — have played together since childhood. Go Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. at Nelson Town Hall, 7 Nelson Common Road, Nelson.

Tickets are $15; see monadnockfolk.org.

• Indie rock: With a new video and debut EP due next month, Blindspot is busy. The Boston-based trio is holding down a Seacoast residency, fresh off a brief southern tour. Their modern rock is influenced by Paramore, U2 and Kings of Leon, driven by a one-two guitar/drum punch, with Alexa Economou providing earth-shaking vocal power. Go Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 9 p.m. at Fury’s Publick House, 1 Washington St., Dover. See blindspotmusic.org.

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One year in, Old Sol Music Hall presses on

By Michael Witthaus

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On Dec. 21, 2015, a few dozen people gathered in the back room of Shaskeen Pub in Manchester. They watched a short video that shared a vision for transforming a former Amherst Street movie house into a new venue: Old Sol Music Hall. With near-religious fervor, Old Sol co-founder Matt Wilhelm spoke of a venue that would be about “more than music,” a community magnet emblematic of the rebirth he saw in his hometown.

The crowd cheered; one even wept. It was a hopeful moment; then, the work of making it a reality began.

In the ensuing months, Old Sol became an official nonprofit, held fundraisers, raised its profile and labored with determination toward its goal. If the stars align, Old Sol hopes to open in late 2018 — but hurdles remain. A Feb. 7 meeting with Manchester’s Board of Mayor & Aldermen is key.

In a recent interview, Wilhelm reflected on the many challenges that he, partner Alyssa Solomon and the rest of Old Sol’s organization face.

“We just feel it’s the right place, right time, and we know it’s going to take a lot of hard work,” he said. “If this was so easy, people would have done it already.”

The community feedback so far seems to validate Old Sol’s mission to be “more than music” for Wilhelm and Solomon.

“It’s confirmed our hunch that it needed to be ... a concert stage, but also a community and multipurpose stage,” he said, “with flexibility in how we set up the room — sometimes cocktail tables, sometimes no seats at all.”

Winter Sol Concert featuring Pat & the Hats, Sarah & the Wild Versatile When: Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m.

Where: Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester Tickets: $20 at oldsol.org (21+)

Nite Life Music, Comedy & Parties • RICK RUDE RECORD RELEASE at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 766-3330) on Saturday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m. $10 - A nocturnal creature, Rick Rude feasts on mystical fungi, boredom, mushy guitar riffs, and the delicacy of the human soul.

• SPIRIT FIDDLE CONCERT at Presbyteriuan Church (1010 W. Hollis St., Nashua 579-0603) on Saturday, Jan. 7, 7 p.m. $10 – performing

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An ideal venue should accommodate everything from ballroom dancing to a headbangers’ ball, he added.

“We talked to people, and with other nonprofits, that said, more than anything, we need a space that can do a lot of things,” Wilhelm said. “The other thing we heard from the nonprofit community was excitement to have a place for events that they’d otherwise do in a church basement.”

A benefit concert for Old Sol is planned for Saturday, Jan. 21. Once again, it will happen at the Shaskeen Pub, and star Pat & the Hats. Wilhelm first saw the Concord pop rock quintet perform at the 2015 Granite State Music Festival, and came away impressed by their onstage energy and connection with the crowd. The group released an eponymous six-song EP in early 2016.

“I was blown away by their musicianship and showmanship,” he said. “Part of what we want to do is support the local music scene, and even though the band has moved on to Boston, their roots are so deep here that it just makes sense. It’s symbolic in a lot of ways for what we want to do at our venue.”

Opening the show is Sarah & the Wild Ver-

a wide variety of energetic music, ranging from bouncy Southern and Texas swing tunes to sweet waltzes, old popular songs, bluegrass numbers, French Canadian and Celtic jigs and reels, and Parisian musettes.

• BENEFIT CONCERT at Nelson Town Hall (7 Nelson Common Road, Nelson 827-4271) on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2 p.m. $15 - Samuel Foucher along with the sibling duo Liz and Dan Faiella are performing. These young musicians play traditional New England and Celtic music on accordion,

satile, a soulful roots rock band fronted by singer-songwriter Sarah Seminski and guitarist Eric Reardon. Veteran blues performer James Montgomery praises Reardon as “a very inventive player, way beyond his years in terms of being able to just jam and go with it. His solos are seamless.”

The Boston group has appeared several times at Nashua’s Riverwalk Cafe, and opened for Robert Randolph’s Family Band last summer. “Alyssa has been following them and she thinks they are a great complement to Pat & the Hats,” Wilhelm said. “We love the diversity on stage and both men and women for both acts.”

Wilhelm’s belief that the dilapidated Rex Theatre at 23 Amherst St. can be reborn as Old Sol Music Hall is bolstered by the surge he sees in his home city.

“Manchester is at this really exciting turning point,” he said. “There is a lot of downtown development, leveraged by the Chamber of Commerce ... we’ve been really impressed by the progress made in just the last decade. A lot has to do with local business owners; if I don’t do something at this particular downtown location, no one will.”

fiddle, low whistle and guitar.

• BROTHER SUN at Simple Gifts Coffeehouse (UU Church 58 Lowell St., Nashua 320-7751) on Saturday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m. $16/advance, $20/ DOS – National Touring Artists Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, and Joe Jencks have made their mark as veteran touring singer-songwriters, but Brother Sun is no songwriter’s round.

• MUNCHING WITH THE LOW BRASS at Manchester Community Music School (2291 Elm St., Manchester 644-4548) on Wednesday,

Jan. 18, 12 p.m. Free - Featured MCMS faculty will perform carefully selected arrangements to demonstrate the beautiful and lyrical quality of brass instruments.

• JONATHAN FRAZER LESSARD at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth 766-3330) on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. Free Jonathan Frazer Lessard was born in the deep woods of New Hampshire.

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Manchester A&E Cafe 1000 Elm St. 578-3338 Amoskeag Studio 250 Commercial St. 315-9320 Breezeway Pub 14 Pearl St. 621-9111 Penuche’s Ale House Amherst East Hampstead Millie’s Tavern British Beer Company 6 Pleasant St. 228-9833 Pasta Loft LaBelle Winery 17 L St. 967-4777 Laconia 1071 S. Willow St. Pit Road Lounge 345 Rte 101 672-9898 220 E. Main St. 378-0092 North Beach Bar & Anthony’s Pier 232-0677 388 Loudon Road Grille 931 Ocean Blvd.

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Derryfield Country Club Claremont 267-7778 Exeter 366-4341 625 Mammoth Rd New Socials Shooters Tavern Pimentos Hanover Paradise Beach Club 623-2880 Rt. 3 DW Hwy 528-2444 2 Pleasant St. 287-4416 69 Water St. 583-4501 Salt Hill Pub Whiskey 20 Shooter’s Pub 7 Lebanon St. 676-7855 322 Lakeside Ave. 366-2665 20 Old Granite St. Deerfield Boscawen 6 Columbus Ave. Canoe Club 641-2583 Nine Lions Tavern Alan’s 772-3856 27 S. Main St. 643-9660 Patio Garden Lakeside Ave. Fratello’s 133 N. Main St. 753-6631 4 North Rd 463-7374 Pitman’s Freight Room 155 Dow St. 624-2022 Francestown Henniker 94 New Salem St. Foundry Derry Bow Toll Booth Tavern Country Spirit 50 Commercial St. Drae Chen Yang Li 740 2nd NH Tpke 262 Maple St. 428-7007 527-0043 Tower Hill Tavern 836-1925 520 South St. 228-8508 14 E Broadway #A 588-1800 Pat’s Peak Sled Pub 264 Lakeside Ave. Ignite Bar & Grille 216-2713 24 Flander’s Road 366-9100 100 Hanover St. 494-6225 Halligan Tavern Bristol Gilford 888-728-7732 Weirs Beach Lobster Imago Dei Back Room at the Mill 32 W. Broadway Ellacoya Barn & Grille Pound 123 Hanove St. 965-3490 2 Central St. 744-0405 2667 Lakeshore Road Hillsborough 72 Endicott St. 366-2255 Jewel Purple Pit 293-8700 Mama McDonough’s 61 Canal St. 819-9336 28 Central Sq. 744-7800 Dover Patrick’s 5 Depot St. 680-4148 Lebanon Karma Hookah & 7th Settlement Brewery 18 Weirs Road 293-0841 Tooky Mills Rumor Mill Salt Hill Pub Cigar Bar 50 S Main St, 217-0971 47 Washington St. 9 Depot St. 2 West Park St. 448-4532 1077 Elm St. 647-6653 373-1001 Goffstown 464-6700 KC’s Rib Shack Asia Concord Village Trestle Turismo 837 Second St. 627-RIBS 42 Third St. 742-9816 Barley House 25 Main St. 497-8230 55 Henniker St. 680-4440 Londonderry Coach Stop Tavern Midnight Rodeo (Yard) Cara Irish Pub 132 N. Main 228-6363 176 Mammoth Rd 1211 S. Mammoth Rd 11 Fourth St. 343-4390 Hampton CC Tomatoes Hooksett 437-2022 623-3545 Dover Brick House 209 Fisherville Rd Ashworth By The Sea Asian Breeze Stumble Inn Milly’s Tavern 2 Orchard St. 749-3838 295 Ocean Blvd.

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Hampton CR’s: Steve Sibulkin

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Hanover Salt hill Pub: Irish Trad’ Session Randy Miller/Roger Kahle

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Nashua 110 Grill 27 Trafalgar Sq. 943-7443 5 Dragons 29 Railroad Sq. 578-0702 Arena 53 High St. 881-9060 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd.

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Newington Paddy’s 27 International Drive 430-9450 Newmarket Riverworks 164 Main St. 659-6119 Stone Church 5 Granite St. 659-7700 Three Chimneys 17 Newmarket Rd. 868-7800 Newport Salt Hill Pub 58 Main St. 863-7774 Peterborough Harlow’s Pub 3 School St. 924-6365 Pelham Shooters 116 Bridge St. 635-3577 Pittsfield Molly’s Tavern 32 Main St. 487-2011 Plaistow Crow’s Nest 181 Plaistow Road 974-1686 Racks Bar & Grill 20 Plaistow Road 974-2406 Portsmouth Blue Mermaid Island 409 The Hill 427-2583 British Beer Company 103 Hanover St. 5010515

Cafe Nostimo 72 Mirona Rd. 436-3100 Demeters Steakhouse 3612 Lafayette Rd. 766-0001 Dolphin Striker 15 Bow St. 431-5222 Fat Belly’s 2 Bow St. 610-4227 Grill 28 200 Grafton Road 433-1331 Hilton Garden Inn 100 High St. 431-1499 Lazy Jacks 58 Ceres St. 294-0111 Martingale Wharf 99 Bow St. 431-0901 Oar House 55 Ceres St. 436-4025 Portsmouth Book & Bar 40 Pleasant St. 427-9197 Portsmouth Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122 Press Room 77 Daniel St. 431-5186 Red Door 107 State St. 373-6827 Redhook Brewery 1 Redhook Way 430-8600 Ri Ra Irish Pub 22 Market Sq 319-1680 Rudi’s 20 High St. 430-7834 Rusty Hammer 49 Pleasant St. 319-6981 Thirsty Moose 21 Congress St. 427-8645 Raymond Cork n’ Keg 4 Essex Drive 244-1573

Rochester Gary’s 38 Milton Rd 335-4279 Governor’s Inn 78 Wakefield St. 332-0107 Lilac City Grille 103 N. Main St. 3323984 Revolution Tap Room 61 N Main St. 244-3022 Radloff’s 38 N. Main St. 948-1073 Smokey’s Tavern 11 Farmington 330-3100 Salem Barking Bean 163 Main St. 458-2885 Black Water Grill 43 Pelham Rd 328-9013 Jocelyn’s Lounge 355 S Broadway 870-0045 Sayde’s Restaurant 136 Cluff Crossing 890-1032

Derry Coffee Factory: Dave LaCroix

Somersworth Hideout Grill at the Oaks 100 Hide Away Place 692-6257 Kelley’s Row 417 Route 108 692-2200

Manchester City Sports Grille: DJ Dave Derryfield: Eric Grant Band

Sunapee One Mile West Tavern 6 Brook Road 863-7500 Sunapee Coffee House Rte. 11 Lower Main St. 229-1859 Suncook Olympus Pizza 42 Allenstwon Rd. 485-5288 Tilton Black Swan Inn 354 W Main St. 286-4524 Warner Local 2 E Main St. 456-6066 Weare Stark House Tavern 487 S Stark Hwy 529-7747 West Lebanon Seven Barrel Brewery 5 Airport Rd 298-5566

Seabrook Castaways 209 Ocean Blvd 760-7500 Chop Shop 920 Lafayette Rd 760-7706

Plaistow Dover Racks: Rock Jam w/ Dave Cara: Club Night w/ DJ Thompson Shawnny O Dover Brickhouse: Skyfoot Portsmouth Fury’s Publick House: Dolphin Striker: Family Affair Freevolt Fat Belly’s: DJ Flex Top of the Chop: Funkadelic Press Room: Dave Gerard Fridays Red Door: Green Lion Crew Epping Seabrook Telly’s: Austin Pratt Chop Shop: Spent Fuel Gilford Weare Patrick’s: Dueling PIanos - Jim Stark House Tavern: Lisa Tyrrell & Gardner Berry Guyer Solo Hampton Friday, Jan. 6 Community Oven: Karen Auburn Grenier Auburn Pitts: Anguished Cries CR’s: Mica-Sev Project Wally’s Pub: Alter Ego Belmont Lakes Region Casino: DJ Mark Hanover Jesse’s: Jim Roberts & Doug Claremont Morse Taverne on the Square: Andrew Merzi Hooksett Asian Breeze: DJ Albin Concord Tandy’s: DJ Iceman Streetz Londonderry (105.5 JYY) Coach Stop: Jeff Mrozek

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Windham Common Man 88 Range Rd 898-0088 Jonathon’s Lounge Park Place Lanes, Route 28 800-892-0568 Red’s Tavern 22 Haverhill Dr. 437-7251

Foundry: Chad Verbeck Fratello’s: Clint Lapointe Murphy’s Taproom: Conniption Fits Penuche’s: Tweed Strange Brew: Amorphous Band Whiskey’s 20: DJs Jason Spivak & Sammy Smoove Wild Rover: Boys of Rockingham Merrimack Homestead: Marc Apostolides Milford Pasta Loft: Falling Stars and Bill Russell Nashua Country Tavern: Boo Boo Grove Fody’s: Monkey Knife Fight Fratello’s Italian Grille: Paul Luff Haluwa: Terminal Velocity Riverwalk Cafe: Town Meeting w. Hannah Daman and The Martelle Sisters New Boston Molly’s: Shelf Life/John Chouinard

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Portsmouth Grill 28: Joe Hanley Portsmouth Book & Bar: David Surette, Steve Roy, Grateful Dead Duo ($5) Press Room: Muddy Ruckus/ Brian Dolzani Ri Ra: Amanda McCarthy Band Rudi’s: Sal Hughes Thirsty Moose: In Session Rochester Radloff’s: Dancing Madly Backwards Duo Smokey’s Tavern: Six Feet Over Saturday, Jan. 7 Bedford Shorty’s: Ryan Williamson Belmont Lakes Region Casino: Red Sky Mary Bristol Purple Pit: Swing Rocket Concord Hermanos: Second Wind Penuche’s Ale House: BandBand Pit Road Lounge: Rusted Chrome Tandy’s: DJ Iceman Streetz (105.5 JYY) Dover Cara: Club Night w/ DJ Shawnny O Dover Brickhouse: Shockkleboard VII Fury’s: El Grande Epping Telly’s: Rob & Jody Gilford Patrick’s: Joel Cage’s Tribute to Bruce Springsteen Goffstown Village Trestle: Nicole Knox Murphy

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Peterborough Harlow’s: Brett Wilson Plaistow Racks: Bloody Kisses Portsmouth Blue Mermaid: Andrew Merzi Portsmouth Book & Bar: Abrielle Scharff, Sam Robbins ($5) Press Room: Jazz Lunch/The Freestones Rudi’s: Mike Sink Thirsty Moose: The Cornerstone White Heron: Writers in the Round Rochester Smokey’s Tavern: Steve Tolley Seabrook Chop Shop: Overdrive Sunday, Jan. 8 Concord Hermanos: State Street Combo Dover Cara: Irish Session w/ Carol Coronis & Ramona Connelly Dover Brickhouse: Jazz Brunch Sonny’s: Sonny’s Jazz Goffstown Village Trestle: Wan-tu Blues Band & Jam

Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Roberto Tropical Saturday Boston Billiard Club: DJ Anthem Throwback Country Tavern: Jason Davis Dolly Shakers: Funbox Fody’s: Hott Commodity Fratello’s Italian Grille: Clint Lapointe Haluwa: Terminal Velocity Riverwalk Cafe: Julie Rhodes w. These Wild Plains

Hanover Skinny Pancake: Stockwell Brothers - Bluegrass Brunch @ 10 AM

New Boston Molly’s: Wooden Murphy

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Londonderry Tupelo Music Hall: Dave Andrews, Matt Berry, & Joe Espi

Friday, Jan. 13 Saturday, Jan. 14 Concord Manchester Cap Center: Lenny Headliners: Harrison Clarke Stebbins

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Tuesday, Jan. 10 Concord Hermanos: Dan Weiner

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Portsmouth Press Room: Sunday Night Jazz Series ft. Gray Sargent Quintet (Part 1) Red Door: Trap Night w/ Adfero & Yung Abner Ri Ra: Irish Session Rudi’s: Jazz Brunch w/Jim Dozet

Dover Fury’s Publick House: Tim Theriault and Friends Sonny’s: Soggy Po’ Boys

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Seabrook Chop Shop: Donny playing the Music of Johnny Cash Monday, Jan. 9 Concord Hermanos: State Street Combo Hanover Salt hill Pub: Hootenanny Manchester Central Ale House: Jonny Friday Duo Fratello’s: Rob Wolfe or Phil Jacques Merrimack Homestead: Doug Thompson Nashua Dolly Shakers: Monday’s Muse w Lisa Guyer Fratello’s Italian Grille: Phil Jacques Newmarket Stone Church: Blues Jam w/ Wild Eagles Blues Band Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Old School Press Room: Ray Demarco and Friends Ri Ra: Oran Mor

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Hanover Skinny Pancake: Bow Thayer

Merrimack Homestead: Amanda Cote

Manchester Fratello’s: Mark Huzar Strange Brew: Open Jam Tom Ballerini Blues Band

Nashua Fratello’s Italian Grille: Brad Bosse Newmarket Stone Church: SpeakEazy: Church Street Jazz Band / Bluegrass Jam Late North Hampton Barley House Seacoast: Traditional Irish Session Peterborough Harlow’s: Celtic Music Jam Portsmouth Press Room: Jazz Jam w/ Larry Garland & Friends Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones Wednesday, Jan. 11 Concord Hermanos: Dave Gerard

Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam w Jerry Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen Londonderry Coach Stop: Clint Lapointe

Merrimack Homestead: Bob Rutherford Nashua Country Tavern: Andy Brink Fratello’s Italian Grille: Ryan Williamson Plaistow Racks: DJ Sensations Portsmouth Press Room: Genna and Jesse Red Door: Red On Red w/ Evaredy (Service Industry Night) Ri Ra: Erin’s Guild Rudi’s: Dimitri Rochester Lilac City Grille: Tim Theriault - Ladies Night

Get the crowds at your gig Want to get your show listed in the Music This Week? Let us know all about your upcoming show, comedy show, open mike night or multi-band event by sending all the information to music@hippopress.com. Send information by 9 a.m. on Friday to have the event considered for the next Thursday’s paper.

NITE CONCERTS Capitol Center for the Performing Arts & Spotlight Cafe 44 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111, ccanh.com The Colonial Theatre 95 Main St., Keene 352-2033, thecolonial.org Dana Humanities Center 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester 641-7700, anselm.edu/dana The Flying Monkey 39 S. Main St., Plymouth

536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com Franklin Opera House 316 Central St., Franklin 934-1901, franklinoperahouse.org The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org The Music Hall Loft 131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org Palace Theatre 80 Hanover St., Manchester 668-5588, palacetheatre.org

Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com SNHU Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester 644-5000, snhuarena.com Stockbridge Theatre Pinkerton Academy, Route 28, Derry 437-5210, stockbridgetheatre.com Tupelo Music Hall 2 Young Road, Londonderry 437-5100, tupelohall.com

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Thursday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m. Tupelo Entrain Friday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m.

Tupelo 3 Redneck Tenors Friday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Who’s Bad: Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band Saturday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Davina & the Vagabonds Saturday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. Tupelo Leo Kottke & Keller Williams Saturday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Dietrich Strause with the Blue Ribbons Saturday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. Music Hall Loft Moondance: Tribute to Van Morrison Saturday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Get the Led Out Saturday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. Cap Center 1964-Beatles Tribute Sunday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Pat Metheny Tuesday, Jan. 17, 8 p.m. Music Hall Marc Broussard Friday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. Tupelo Decades Rewind (also 1/26) Wednesday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Cap Center Will Hoge Thursday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Music Hall Loft Beatlejuice Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. Tupelo Draw the Line (Aerosmith tribute) Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m.

Rochester Opera House Elton John Tribute Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Steve Earle Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Tupelo Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Monday, Feb. 6, 8 p.m.

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International Guitar Summit Friday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Dana Center Jesse Colin Young Friday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Honest Millie Friday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Cap Center Neptune’s Car Saturday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Franklin Opera House Enter the Haggis Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo Alex Preston Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Cap Center Alexis Cole Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. Cap Center Maceo Parker & His Legendary Funk Band Friday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Dana Center Bruce In The USA: Tribute to Bruce Springsteen Friday, Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Geoff Tate - The Whole Story “Ryche” Acoustic Tour 2017 Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Tupelo Marcia Ball Sunday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Tupelo Marcia Ball Sunday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Tupelo Capitol Steps Friday, Mar. 3, 8 p.m. Cap Center DRUMine Tuesday, Mar. 7, 8 p.m. Cap Center Uli John Roth Sunday, Mar. 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo Twiddle Friday, Mar. 17, 8 p.m.

Colonial Theatre Twiddle Saturday, Mar. 18, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Puddle of Mudd, Saving Abel, and Tantric Saturday, Mar. 18, 8 p.m. Tupelo Red Hot Chilli Pipers Wednesday, Mar. 22, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre

Candlebox Acoustic (also 3/24) Thursday, Mar. 23, 8 p.m. Tupelo Alan Doyle & The Beautiful Gypsies Sunday, Mar. 26, 8 p.m.

Tupelo Beach Boys Tuesday, Mar. 28, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Robert Klein Friday, Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Tom Rush Friday, Mar. 31, 8 p.m. Tupelo Another Tequila Sunrise: Tribute to the Eagles Saturday, Apr. 1, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Stevie Nicks/Pretenders Wednesday, Apr. 5, 8 p.m. SNHU Arena NH Fiddle Orchestra Sunday, Apr. 9, 7 p.m. Franklin Opera House Peter Frampton Raw Tuesday, Apr. 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo Del and Dawg Friday, Apr. 14, 8 p.m. Tupelo Richard Thompson Saturday, Apr. 15, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Dave Davies (Kinks) Thursday, Apr. 20, 8 p.m. Tupelo Almost Queen Friday, Apr. 21, 8 p.m. Tupelo Kathy Griffin Thursday, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Y&T Sunday, April 30, 8 p.m.

Tupelo Robben Ford Thursday, May 4, 8 p.m. Tupelo Vic DiBitetto Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo Everly Brothers Experience Sunday, May. 7, 8 p.m. Tupelo Jonathan Edwards Friday, May 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo Cold As Ice: Ultimate Foreigner Tribute Show Saturday, May. 13, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre

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Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) I found some almonds in my pocket and sat down to eat them while I considered the problem. This is a time for thoughtful consideration.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Deirdre was one of a pair of enormous common toads I had found … She now hopped forward fatly, paused for a brief second, gulping; then, before I could do anything, she leapt forward in the purposeful way that toads have, opened her huge mouth, and ... flipped both the scutiger and the moth into her capacious maw … and then turned smartly to the left and flipped both mantis and gecko into her mouth. … I had read about food chains and the survival of the fittest, but this I felt was carrying things too far.

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Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Being lost did not worry me, for I knew, if I walked long enough in any direction, I would hit the sea or the road; but what did worry me was that I could not be sure if I were searching the right area. If the area is big enough, it’s the right area.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Sometimes [the dogs] would distract us by rushing into a peasant’s farmyard and attacking all his chickens … and at other times they would be quite useful, surrounding a snake so it could not escape and barking prodigiously until we came to investigate. This is a good time for useful distractions.

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All quotes are from Fauna & Family, by Gerald Durrell, born Jan. 7, 1925.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) In those halcyon days we spent in Corfu, it could easily be said that every day was a special day ... and that it differed completely from the other three hundred and sixty-four and was specially memorable because of this. Your special day will be enjoyable.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) It had been a prodigious, desiccating, earth-cracking summer that was so hot it even bleached the sky ....

But now it’s winter, and time to huddle by the fire with friends. Spend some time socializing.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) We came back from a pleasant morning’s shopping in the town to find the kitchen and its environs untenable. … The smell of rapidly decomposing sardines was overwhelming, and the kitchen floor and table were covered in snowdrifts of the silver fish skin and bits of entrails.

Your difficulties may pale in comparison to a kitchen full of entrails.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) Costi and I had a good working agreement; I would go to his cafe three times a week to collect all the cockroaches in his kitchen to feed my birds and animals, and in return for this service I was allowed to eat as many ice creams as I could during my work.

Collect cockroaches, eat ice cream.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) On reflection I decided that my butterfly net was a more suitable instrument of capture than my shirt, so armed with it I made my way down the hillside with the utmost caution, freezing immobile every time the weasel appeared out of the hole and looked around. When you see the weasel, freeze.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) I had just … decided that my best course was to go back to the olive trees and reestablish my bearings when I discovered that I had been sitting within eight feet of a bittern for the last five

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Happy ! r a e Y w Ne Wishing your 2017 is filled with joy, love, peace, cheer & family.

Oh-so-sweet dreams

The Hastens workshop in Koping, Sweden, liberally using the phrase “master artisans” recently, unveiled its made-toorder $149,900 mattress. Bloomberg News reported in December on Hastens’ use of superior construction materials such as pure steel springs, “slow-growing” pine, multiple layers of flax, horsehair lining (braided by hand, then unwound to ensure extra spring), and cotton covered by flameretardant wool batting. With a 25-year guarantee, an eight-hour-a-day sleep habit works out to $2 an hour. (Bonus: The Bloomberg reviewer, after a trial run, gave the “Vividus” a glowing thumbs-up.)

The job of the researcher

Humans are good at recognizing faces, but exceptionally poor at recognition when the same face’s features are scrambled or upside down. In December, a research team from the Netherlands and Japan published findings that chimpanzees are the same way — when it comes to recognizing other chimps’ butts. That suggests, the scientists concluded, that sophisticated recognition of rear ends is as important for chimps (as “socio-sexual signaling,” such as prevention of inbreeding) as faces are to humans.

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Suspicions confirmed

Humanity has accumulated an estimated 30 trillion tons of “stuff,” according to research by University of Leicester geologists — enough to fit over 100 pounds’ worth over every square meter of the planet’s surface. The scientists, writing in the Anthropocene Review, are even more alarmed that very little of it is ever recycled and that buried layers of technofossils that define our era will clutter and weigh down the planet, hampering future generations. (Don’t just think of “garage sale” stuff, wrote Mother Nature News; think of every single thing we produce.)

Finer points of the law

A federal appeals court agreed with a jury in December that Battle Creek, Michigan, police were justified in shooting (and killing) two hardly misbehaving family dogs during a legal search of a house’s basement. Mark and Cheryl Brown had pointed out that their dogs never attacked; one, an officer admitted, was “just standing there” when shot and killed. The officers said that conducting a thorough search of the premises might have riled the dogs and threatened their safety.

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(1) Spencer Hanvey, 22, was charged with four burglaries of the same MedCare Pharmacy in Conway, Arkansas, in October and November, using the same modus operan-

di each time to steal drugs. (Bonus: Oddly, the drugs were not for obsessive-compulsive disorder.) (2) If You See Something, Say Something: Hamden (Connecticut) High School was put into lockdown for an hour on Dec. 15 when a student was seen running in the hallway, zig-zagging from side to side, swinging an arm and leaping into the air. Police were called, but quickly learned that it was just a 12th-grade boy practicing a basketball move and pretending to dunk.

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(minus 63 Fahrenheit) — but only for kids 15 and under; older children still had to get to school. Yakutia is regarded as the coldest inhabited region on the planet.

Least competent criminals

Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) Leonard Rinaldi, 53, was arrested in Torrington, Connecticut, in November following his theft of a rare-coin collection belonging to his father.

The coins were valued at about $8,000, but apparently to make his theft less easily discoverable, he ran them through a Coinstar coin-cashing machine — netting himself a cool $60. (2) James Walsh was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Dec. 12 at a Walmart after carting out an unpaid-for bigscreen TV. Walsh said he had swiped a TV on Dec. 11 with no problem but failed to notice that, on the 12th, the store had a “shop with a cop” event at which St. Lucie County deputies were buying toys for kids.

The Immigrants Wanted to Believe: For about 10 years, organized crime rings operated a makeshift U.S. “embassy” in a rundown pink building in Accra, the capital of Ghana, issuing official-looking identification papers, including “visas” that theoretically permitted entry into the United States. The U.S. State Department finally persuaded Ghanian officials to close it down, but it is unknown if any purchasers were ever caught trying to immigrate. The “embassy,” with a Recurring themes U.S. flag outside, had well-spoken “consulZimbabwe’s hyperinflation remains the ar officers” who reportedly collected about most storied, but Venezuela is catching up. In $6,000 per visa. mid-December, the government declared its largest-currency bill (the 100-bolivar note) Weird Old World worthless, replacing it with larger denom(1) Wu Jianping, 25, from China’s Henan ination money (after a brief cash-in period province, complained in November that he that has ended and which some drug dealers had been denied home loans at several banks were likely shut out of). The 100-bolivar’s for not providing fingerprints — because he value had shrunk to 2 cents on the black has no arms (following a childhood acci- market. Stacks of it were required to make dent) and “signs” documents by holding a even the smallest food purchases, and since pen in his mouth. He was not allowed to sub- wallets could no longer hold the notes, robstitute “toeprints.” (2) Classes were canceled bers feasted on the “packages” of money in early December in the village of Bat- people carried around while shopping. agai in the Yakutia region of Siberia when the temperature reached minus 53 Celsius Visit weirduniverse.net.

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