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New Hampshire pays some of the highest electricity rates in the country and yet it sits next to a province that has more power than it needs. It would make sense to get that power down here.

But getting that power here has become quite controversial. Eversource, the Connecticut company undertaking the project, calls it Northern Pass, but basically it’s very large power lines running from the Quebec border to Deerfield, New Hampshire.

And yes, power lines aren’t exactly nice to look at. Pressure from opponents has forced Northern Pass to put more of the lines underground — now some 52 miles of them.

While we surely don’t want to pave paradise to put in another parking lot, we need more clean power sources and cheaper power.

The average New Hampshire restaurant is paying $1,000 a month for electricity, and advanced manufacturing companies have been expanding in states with lower electric costs. In New Hampshire we pay 18.30 cents, though I’m paying 19 cents on average per kilowatt, while in Arizona they pay 12.22 cents on average; some western and southern states are even lower. Who pays for all that? We do. Higher costs are just passed on to the consumers.

This should also mean that we make better use of our rooftops to collect solar energy to continue to create more alternative energy options. Because installations can be costly, companies are beginning to offer to put solar panels on your roof for no charge and give you part of the reduction in rate. These companies continue to own the systems.

Moving to more efficient appliances and lights is also part of the solution, but again that can be quite costly if not done at the end of the life for that product.

At the end of the day, we have this large, less expensive source of power just across the border. Why wouldn’t we want to take advantage of that? And though I agree that if we can affordably bury the lines we should, the cost of burying those lines should be taken into account. After all, we’re the ones who pay for that.

We’re just looking for balance — balance how the power lines will affect those people close to them and how they will affect consumers and businesses in southern New Hampshire and the rest of New England.

We’ve had a lot of energy projects shut down lately and we need to ask ourselves, can we afford to have energy continue to be so expensive?

New Hampshire needs to stay competitive with other states in keeping people, in attracting business — and we already don’t have the best weather.

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ALSO ON THE COVER, it’s the fourth and final installment of our annual Look Good, Feel Great series; this week we have all kinds of suggestions for making the most of being stuck inside (p. 25). And check out our annual wedding section — this year it’s all about New Hampshire’s four seasons (p. 16). Finally, we’re getting ready to open the voting for our annual Best of readers’ poll; see details on p. 53.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 A volcano in NH? Superbowl of Birding; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 34

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NEWS & NOTES Women’s march

More than 1,000 people showed up at the Statehouse steps in Concord on Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the Concord Monitor reported. The rally was in conjunction with the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., and hundreds of other rallies across the country.

Among the headlining speakers were Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Maggie Hassan and New Hampshire author Jodi Picoult.

According to the article, event organizers said it was not designed to be anti-Trump but instead a way of shoring up momentum among activists and supporters to fight for a number of liberal causes seen as under attack by the new administration. Various causes that got air time at the event included climate change, paid family leave, racial equality, immigration reform and abortion.

Seacoast Online reported thousands of marchers also descended upon Market Square in Portsmouth.

Tuition freeze?

The University System of New Hampshire is dangling the prospect of another tuition freeze for in-state students in exchange for more state funding. NHPR reported the university system will keep tuition for in-state students the same for the next two years if the state gives it an additional $13 million in funding. But that is after an already-decided increase in tuition by 2.5 percent per year over the current biennium. A report in October showed New Hampshire college graduates walk away with the highest college debt in the nation, more than $36,000 on average. That’s an increase of 8 percent between 2014 and 2015.

New regs

One of Gov. Chris Sununu’s very first acts as governor has apparently been shot down by lawmakers. Sununu issued an order to place a moratorium on all new rules by state agencies and to have those agencies review all existing rules and present a case to defend the ones they deem necessary. NHPR reported the Joint Legislative Committee on Admin-

istrative Rules sent a letter to the governor denying his order for a moratorium. Lawmakers on the bipartisan committee said Sununu doesn’t have the authority to halt rulemaking, since it’s the committee’s job to perform that vetting process. The lawmakers did support Sununu’s call for reevaluating all existing regulations. In a more recent announcement, Sununu asked agencies to put a freeze on hiring until July, citing concerns the government would go over budget.

Right-to-work

A downtown-resembling mixed-use development has been proposed in Bow, the Concord Monitor reported.

The plan, drafted by the town’s planning board, would be near the Bow Mills area near Exit 1 of Interstate 89. Planners hope it would expand the town’s tax base.

A bill narrowly passed the state Senate that would give an employee the right to opt out of union dues if he or she works a union-backed job but doesn’t wish to participate in the union.

According to press releases, CONCORD Republican leaders praised the passage, asserting the bill would improve the state economy, increase wages and grow jobs.

The Bedford Police Department is now accepting appliDemocrats lambasted the vote, cations for its 2017 Citizens Hooksett calling the so-called Right-toPolice Academy. According Work legislation ‘right to work The Hudson school board to a press release, the free voted unanimously to name for less’ and arguing the bill 10-week program covering Goffstown Lawrence Russell the new would make it harder for working Concealed carry every aspect of 21st-century superintendent of the school police work is open to locals The state Senate passed a folks to make a living in the state. district, the Telegraph of 18 and older.

It starts March bill that would eliminate New Nashua reported. Russell 21 and takes place every MANCHESTER Hampshire’s sole firearm regu- Edelblut for ed has been serving as the Tuesday evening. district’s director of special lation, requirements for a license According to a press release services since July 2015. to carry a concealed handgun. from the Executive Council, Bedford According to press releases, Sen- Gov. Chris Sununu has nominatate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley, ed his former primary opponent, Derry Harbor Homes, a social services non-Merrimack Amherst the prime sponsor of the bill, Frank Edelblut, to replace the profit organization, has purchased applauded its passage saying it’s outgoing commissioner of edua building in Nashua to expand its Londonderry Milford a common-sense step toward cation. Edelblut served one term operations, the Telegraph of Nashua restoring citizens’ “constitution- as a state rep from Wilton and reported. One of its programs, Partnership for Successful Living, was al right to carry” a concealed gun is a strong supporter of school already a tenant of 75-77 Northeast-NASHUA without a permit. Senate Demo- choice and charter schools and a ern Boulevard, which was sold to crats released a statement saying vocal opponent of the Common Harbor Homes by its owners below they were disappointed by the Core state standards. He came the market rate for $4.25 million. vote and that the bill needlessly in a close second in the Repubputs state citizens at greater risk. lican gubernatorial primary.

With a Republican majority in NHPR reported Edelblut home- DNC leadership connecting superdelegate votes to the House and support from Gov. schooled his seven children and New Hampshire’s Democratic reflect citizen votes and putting Chris Sununu, the bill is expected has no professional experience Party leader Ray Buckley partici- debate scheduling decisions up for to become law. in education. Democrats such pated in a debate with others vying a committee vote. The Democratas Executive Councilor Andru to take the reins of the nation- ic Party has come under criticism Volinsky, a staunch supporter of al party. NHPR reported Buckley for stacking the deck in favor of Replacing ACA Gov. Chris Sununu is asking public schools, reportedly said was one of six candidates hoping Hillary Clinton while she was still Congress for enough flexibility the nomination doesn’t make to become the next DNC chair. running against primary opponent for the state to come up with its sense. Volinsky, however, is in During the debate, he proposed Bernie Sanders, and former DNC own health care laws to replace the minority on the five-mem- a number of reforms, including chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz the Affordable Care Act, if and ber council, which is expected to the abolishment of joint fundrais- resigned following those revelawhen it’s repealed. The AP report- confirm Edelblut. ing agreements during a primary, tions. ed Sununu wrote in a letter to U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that the new health care system should avoid “onerous” PATRIOTS FANS STEAM CUSTOMERS regulations on states. Congress is It’s a good time to be a Patriots fan. The New City and school customers of Concord Steam asking governors to weigh in on England team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelpaid 70 percent more for heat last December the process, but unlike some others, 36-17, in the AFC Championship Sunday than they did in December 2015. The Coner Republican governors, Sununu and will move on to face the Falcons, who are cord Monitor reported that while temperatures vying for their first ever Super Bowl victory, were considerably colder in 2016, the cost indoes not mention Expanded Medon Sunday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. on Fox. The crease was also partly due to a hike in the icaid or comment on its future.

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Could the Granite State be sitting atop a slowly rising reservoir of molten rock?

Some new science suggests the answer is yes, and it could also be contributing to some of the state’s unique geological features, like the height of our mountains.

If their findings are correct, scientists say a volcano could form in New Hampshire, but fear not; it won’t happen anytime soon. In fact, it’s likely the rising magma will not come close to the Earth’s surface for several hundreds of millions of years.

So we’ve got some time.

Still, some 120 miles below us, an upwelling like this could explain certain natural phenomena and maybe even lend the White Mountains their formidable altitudes. Mount Washington is the tallest mount in the Northeast, after all.

To Bill Menke, a geologist with the University of Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, a feature like New Hampshire’s 7,000-footer was an early clue that something was up — or down, as it were.

Bill Menke atop Carter Dome in Coos County. Courtesy photo.

“I have been interested for many years about what makes New Hampshire the special places it is,” Menke said.

Other clues included spikes in helium found in the state’s groundwater, something a magma upwelling would explain, overhot underground temperatures, and the occasional earthquake.

The region where a volcano could someday appear has a radius of 100 to 150 miles from the exact center.

Source: Bill Menke

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“The fact that we have earthquakes in New England is somewhat anomalous because we don’t have faults,” said New Hampshire state geologist Rick Chormann.

Some of these features have been known by scientists for decades. They dubbed it the Northern Appalachian Anomaly. But they believed the NAA was an effect from a hotspot that passed under this area of the continent.

“The prevailing theory for why New Hampshire looks so different than other parts of the Appalachian Mountains had to do with this hotspot that passed New Hampshire about 100 million years ago,” Menke said.

The hotspot is known as the Great Meteor hotspot, named after the ship that discovered it.

“It has nothing to do with a meteor in the astronomical sense.”

As the surface of the Earth has shifted over the upper mantle, a pock-marked undersea trail has revealed the presence of the ancient hotspot, and a line can be traced back from its current location in the Atlantic Ocean to New Hampshire and Quebec.

But the high underground temperatures, helium fizz and tall mountains have a present-day phenomenon at work behind them, Menke said.

By studying data from the Transportable Array seismograph network and his own sensitive instruments, he was able to infer the presence of a current upwelling 250 miles across and 100 miles thick from top to bottom under central and southern New Hampshire.

Chormann says this may settle a longstanding debate about the formation of the White Mountains and the present-day NAA. “Not everyone agrees that that active magmatic episode [which created the White Mountains] was related to the hotspot,” Chormann said.

He said the White Mountain batholith (an upward injection of magma deep inside the crust) was created in the Jurassic period between 160 million and 180 million years ago, hardened into rock and became exposed over millennia of erosion, transforming into the mountains we know today.

Instead of owing that injection to the hotspot, it’s possible this upwelling has been around just as long. Menke believes it’s caused by the flow of upper mantle beneath our continent forcing up magma on the other end, like the bubbling water in the wake of a boat.

He’s found similar phenomena in Virginia and parts of Louisiana.

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Every year, birders from southern New Hampshire and eastern Massachusetts gather and form teams to see who can spot the most species of birds and the rarest.

The so-called Superbowl of Birding XIV will take place on Saturday, Jan. 28 from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.

David Moon at the Joppa Flats Education Center of the Massachusetts Audubon, which organizes the event, said the way it works is people form teams of four to seven and go out looking for birds. Different bird species have points assigned to them between one and five based on their relative rarity in the area. A majority of the team has to see the bird in order for it to count and when they find the hard-to-find five-pointers, they have to call it in to organizers right away.

Ultimately, all the teams congregate at a church hall in Newburyport, Mass., to tally their points, eat some pizza and collect their accolades.

Last year a Patriots-jersey-clad team called the Belichukars won the top prize with 198 points between 88 different species.

“Sometimes the competition in the county for the Rockingham County award is pretty fierce,” said Becky Suomala, a biologist at the New Hampshire Audubon.

Besides the top prize, there are prizes for Rockingham County and Essex County respectively, where the Superbowl of Birding takes place. There are also prizes for the youngest birder and the most birds found in one spot.

For most folks the 12 hours of running around with binoculars and cameras is a source of fun and bragging rights for winners. But for one New Hampshire team, it’s

about something else as well: education and fundraising.

Suomala’s team, the Twitchers in the Rye (twitcher is a British name for an avid birder), will localize their efforts entirely in the town of Rye instead of roaming all of Rockingham County as other teams will likely do to maximize their potential points.

“We decided to limit our area to Rye because we wanted to show people how many different birds you can find in just one town,” Suomala said.

Since they started as a Rye-only team, they have averaged about 59 species and their record is 63.

Suomala said the one-town constraint does limit their ability to compete, but it also creates an interesting, fun challenge for themselves. Suomala hopes that spectators and amateur birders might be surprised to learn how much diverse life can occupy a discrete area of the state.

Unlike most teams, the Twitchers in the Rye are also raising money through their participation that will benefit the New Hampshire Audubon’s conservation efforts.

People can pledge to donate an amount per species or per point by going to nhbirdrecords.org and clicking on the Twitchers link on the right side of the page.

This year, Suomala hopes to find some rare birds, such as a snowy owl or a razorbill, an alcid in the same family as the puffin which has been spotted recently near Odiorne Point State Park. Some early scouting and helpful intel from locals also tipped them off to a four-point rubycrowned kinglet that has been frequenting a certain bird feeder.

“It’s a really fun way to spend a winter day,” Suomala said.

You can register a team up until the day before the event by calling Joppa Flats at 978-462-9998 by or going to massaudubon.org. The cost is $35 per person.

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NEWS & NOTES Q&A

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Where did you grow up?

I grew up in upstate New York about two hours north of the city, about an hour south of Albany, right on the Hudson River. … It was beautiful. My father was a seventh-generation Bavarian fruit farmer. So he came from a very sustainable farm-like environment and that’s what I grew up in. Part of what I bring to the table is the understanding of seconds with produce and fruit. And as it was a family business … there was always a bushel of something on our front porch. Kind of like our own cold storage. I didn’t realize it as a child but these were the seconds, what we now call ugly fruit, ugly produce. You sold the best to the market and you kept the rest to yourself. So having an apple with a dimple in it, it never really occurred to me that it wouldn’t have that.

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What’s an experience from your childhood that helps to inform your present-day worldview?

I think that is part of it: growing up in a farm-like environment where you used everything. If you had a ham on Sunday — the big Sunday dinner — there were ham sandwiches, then there was a ham casserole … and then the following weekend, you probably had pea soup on Saturday. So using absolutely everything and knowing how to use it was just part of how I grew up. … Oftentimes, my girls — I have three girls — they’ll have friends over and one time I was making waffles and I could hear one of the girls whisper, ‘What is she doing?’ … The kid had never seen waffles unless they had come out of a freezer. We’re losing our cooking knowledge and with that we’re losing our health and nutrition as we rely more on shelf-stable, easy-to-eat, processed foods. … I try to cook from scratch as much as possible.

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY INTO RIGHT NOW? I have three teenage girls. I really don’t have a lot of downtime, to be honest with you. [But I enjoy] teaching them … how to fully utilize our food resources.

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the new administration was looking to get rid of them. …

I kind of took up that baton. And as they became more … accepted, not seen as a competitor but seen as a colleague … I saw less of a need.

What are the current strengths and weaknesses of the Food Bank?

I really haven’t found any weaknesses. … I found a lean, mean fighting machine that’s been a very thoughtful … institution.

And what I really see are opportunities to bring greater nutritional benefit to our clients, to bring more education to our clients and I really want to reach more children.

That’s definitely near the top of my agenda, to reach more children. To find out that one in nine men, women and children are hungry, but one in five children are hungry, is mind-boggling.

How do you plan on implementing some of these changes, and do you prioritize one over the other?

I’ve certainly taken a … short- and a longterm view on it. And the farmer in me really wants to capitalize on this year’s crop, and I see us being able to do that in two ways — partnering up front with farmers, to say that we would like a certain amount of your produce over the … season, and that may be the carrot that has three legs instead of one … perfectly fine food [that] just may not be the prettiest formation, and having that market for secondary vegetables throughout the season. And then also looking to see if they would give us gleaning rights to their crops at the end of the season. … Short-term, that’s my goal, is to take advantage of the harvest of 2017 for the benefit of the foodinsecure. … Long-term, I’m really looking at the civic architecture of food flow, as I like to call it. … We all are somewhat guilty of not fully utilizing the resources at hand.

When you think about that 40 percent of the food that’s grown, manufactured and delivered, gets into a house or organization or institution, is wasted and ends up being food waste, how do we take that food flow, redirect it and recapture it, reclaim it and repurpose it in the community?

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Many New Hampshire students aren’t getting enough physical education, according to a recent survey from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. The recently released 2015-2016 Survey on Physical Activity and Physical Education in Public Schools, which takes information from 208 state elementary, middle and high school physical education teachers, found that none offer SHAPE’s (Society of Health and Physical Educators of America) recommended 150 minutes of physical education per week. Most students get somewhere between 30 and 90.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: The biggest struggle comes from limited time. Many schools do feature daily recess and physical activity breaks in the classroom, according to the report, plus active before- and after- school programs.

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Racist signs outside city schools

In a letter, Manchester Superintendent Bolgen Vargas informed parents that a “racially charged incident” took place outside Parkside Middle School. Someone posted a sign on a fence near the school that read “diversity is a codeword for white genocide.” A second identical sign was erected outside Webster Elementary School. The signs were immediately removed but Vargas said the message was connected with a larger white supremacist movement called the White Genocide Project.

Vargas called the sign and the racial bias it represents “deplorable” and said the “true measure of our character is how we choose to respond.”

QOL Score: -1 Comment: A vigil protesting the racist sign was set to take place at Rock Rimmon Park on Jan. 24, according to the Facebook event page.

(Hippo Associate Publisher Dan Szczesny is one of the organizers of the vigil.)

Mortgage crisis settlement

New Hampshire is going to be one of the partial recipients of an $863 million settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Moody’s Corp., the Concord Monitor reported. New Hampshire will get $7.2 million. The lawsuit was over claims that Moody’s inflated ratings to risky mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis. Over-valuing bad home loans led to a housing bubble that had a cascading effect throughout the financial sector.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: While Moody’s denies liability in the settlement, it admitted to changing its rating methodologies without informing the public.

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Gonorrhea cases spike

The state Department of Health and Human Services announced a 250-percent increase in gonorrhea cases in 2016 over the previous baseline. According to a press release, there were 465 reports of gonorrhea cases last year. By comparison, the average number of cases reported between 2007 and 2013 was about 130. State epidemiologist Benjamin Chan said it’s not yet clear what has caused the significant uptick, but investigators have noted that the majority of cases have been males and those under 40 years of age. The greatest number of cases appeared in Hillsborough County, followed by Rockingham, Merrimack and Strafford counties. An increase in testing for gonorrhea may partially explain some of the increase, but that alone would not explain it.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that can lead to infertility if left untreated.

QOL score: 57 Net change: -2 QOL this week: 55 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.

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SPORTS DAVE LONG’S LONGSHOTS

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Well, it was easier than I thought it would be to take out the Steelers. The 36-17 win over Pittsburgh in the AFC title game on Sunday sent the Patriots on to Houston for Super Bowl 51, where they were immediately established as an early three-point favorite by Vegas wise guys who must not have seen Matt Ryan and the Falcons destroy the Packers 44-21 in the NFC title game earlier in the day.

I would say after the Ravens and of course the whiny Colts, the Steelers are the team I like to see the Patriots beat down most. Not so much for the players, who, while pretty mouthy, are always tough and physical. But for their whiny, insecure fans who yak about Spy-gate, Deflate-gate, and anything else they can think of because they’re so threatened by New England’s march to eclipse their standing as the most successful franchise in NFL history. All while conveniently forgetting that the four-time SB champs were laced with steroids in the 1970s. Well, one mark fell in Sunday’s game, as the Pats will now go to a most-ever ninth Super Bowl, breaking their tie with the, ah, Steelers. If they win then, they’ll be one SB win away from tying Pittsburgh for most ever. But that is putting the cart before the horse.

This most satisfying win belonged to many contributors, not the least of which was newbie Chris Hogan, who had a career ninecatch, 180-yard, two-TD day. Another was Tom Brady, who doofus Fox Sports transplant Colin Coward said earlier in the week was basically done after bad back-to-back playoff games while neglecting to mention they came 12 months apart. And that prescient insight was shared a few days before Brady threw for a franchise postseason record 384 yards and three TDs. The other star was the under-scrutiny defense, who answered my pre-playoff question about how they would do in facing a very good QB for the first time since Week 8. They gave up a lot of yards,

though a great deal came in garbage time, but they also got two turnovers and won two goal line stands while holding Pitt to just nine points until giving up the infuriatingly predictable TD they always give up when the game is out of reach.

But that’s nitpicking. All in all, it was a sterling effort by Coach B’s team, which is now one game away from meeting my definition of being a dynasty. Here are a few more thoughts on the game and the coming big game.

Yes, Steelers fans losing Le’Veon Bell hurt, but Gronk didn’t play a down and he owns Pittsburgh.

I don’t know about you, but I was impressed with what Atlanta did to the Packers, though more so on the defensive side of the ball vs. red hot Aaron Rodgers. On offense, they’re very good, but thanks to all their injuries the Packers secondary is so bad it makes Pittsburgh’s secondary look like the ’66 Packers.

Super Bowl 101: Who has scored the most points in Super Bowl history?

Where are all those people now who said Houston was terrible and the Steelers were the only team that could prevent the Patriots from going to the Super Bowl? Because the Texans gave them a much tougher game than the folks from Steel City.

So maybe Terry Bradshaw was right about Mike Tomlin, as he’s 1-6 vs. Tom Brady, who’s thrown 22 TD passes and zero picks in those games. Hey, at least he didn’t almost interfere with another breakaway TD while watching it on the jumbotron.

The third-quarter drive that started on the Patriots’ 12-yard line and went 88 yards in eight plays before LeGarrette Blount scored on a one-yard run is among the top five drives in Patriots history, as it had the 39-yard hook-up between Brady and Hogan, and the amazing 18-yard run by Blount that took 17 Steelers to bring him down at the one, and it put the game firmly under control at 25-9 with 2:52 left in the third quarter. A big-boy drive.

Sports 101 Answer: Nope, it’s not a kick-

er. It’s Jerry Rice with 48 by virtue of his SB record eight TDs. Super Bowl 102: Six people have taken two different franchises to the Super Bowl as head coach. Name them.

I might have missed it in all the excitement but did Antonio Brown go Facebook-Live from the locker room again this week?

With Deflate-gate crybaby/squealer/excuse maker Ryan Grigson just getting the axe as GM of the Colts, check another one off the list for the D-Gate retribution tour.

Last on the list is Roger the Dodger handing over the Lombardi Trophy in front of 100 million people wordwide. Though, if that happens, I’m guessing the newly elected Liar in Chief will elbow his way into that scene and in the aftermath Kellyanne Conehead will claim it was 200 million watching and the Nielsen ratings people are just trying to stiff the president with fake news.

Super Bowl 102 Answer: The six who have been head coach of two different Super Bowl teams are Don Shula (Colts, Dolphins), Dick Vermeil (Eagles, Rams), Dan Reaves (Broncos, Falcons), Bill Parcells (G-Men, Patriots), Mike Holmgren (Packers, Seahawks) and John Fox (Panthers, Broncos).

All the network wags were wagging their tongues at the stunning game by Julio Jones vs. the Packers, while Hogan got “boy did he have a nice game” nods, even though he and Jones had identical nine-catch, 180-yard, two-TD days.

Other than that Atlanta got destroyed by the, ah, ah, oh yeah, Denver, the only thing I remember from the last time the Falcons were in the Super Bowl is that, in a truly “yikes!” moment, NFL Man of the Year and Atlanta team leader Eugene Robinson got busted for soliciting a hooker who turned out to be an undercover cop 12 hours before the game.

Hopefully, that happens to Roger Goodell this year.

Email Dave Long at dlong@hippopress. com.

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SPORTS DAVE LONG’S PEOPLE, PLACES & OTHER STUFF

Guers fires four 30’s The Big Story: I’m not sure I like the trend, as Tim Guers’ point total dropped by a whopping one point in each game during Saint Anselm’s current four-game winning streak. But since the total went from 35 to 34 to 33 to most recently 32 in Saturday’s win over LIU Post he’s still got a long way to go before he even hits very good game status. The streak made Guers the first player in school history to go for 30-plus in four consecutive games as he’s averaged 33.5 per during the impressive stretch for the 10-6 Hawks.

Sports 101: Name the three people who have won Super Bowl as a player and later as a head coach.

Bragging Rights Game of the Week: That went to red hot SNHU for its convincing 95-76 win over Southern Connecticut after trailing the Owls by six at the half.

They did it behind a combined 55 points from Devin Galligan (30) and Chris Walters (25) when Galligan also chipped in 10 boards. It left the Penmen at 13-3, before an 81-79 loss to New Haven on Saturday.

Coming and Going: We haven’t seen him for a while but former Red Sox catcher Gary Allenson is returning to Manchester for a second tour of duty to manage the Fisher Cats. He’s been manager of the Blue

The Numbers

15 – goals scored against two allowed by the 7-0-1 Bedford hockey team last week in wins over Central (9-1) and Bishop Brady (6-1) when Colin Voloshin had four goals in the Central win and six different players scored vs. Brady.

18 – game-high points

Jays’ AAA club in Buffalo the last three years and is essentially swapping jobs with the departed Bobby Meacham.

Team Performance Game of the Week: It goes to the Bishop Guertin, who handed Bedford its first loss after nine wins to start the season. Despite having lost to B-town by 12 points already, they did it in convincing fashion, 55-34. With freshman Erin Carney getting a game-high 17 off the bench it was a “the young shall lead” kind of game where Molly Dee (fence) and Caroline Hoffer chipped in with 11 and 10. Maddie Blake was high for the Bulldogs with 11.

Sports 101 Answer: The double Super Bowl winners are Mike Ditka (Cowboys and Bears), Tom Flores (Chiefs and Raiders) and Tony Dungy (Steelers and Colts).

On This Date – Jan. 26: 1819 – Soon to be Civil War general for the good guys and inventor of Baseball Abner Doubleday is born and then 74 years later dies on his birthday in 1893. 1960 – L.A. Rams’ 29-year-old PR Director Pete Rozelle is elected to succeed Bert Bell as NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot. 1985 – Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores his 50th goal on his 24th birthday in the 49th game of the season.

scored by Jenna Chrabolowski in a stat-sheet-filling night when she also had 10 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals when Central came up short vs.

Pinkerton 50-37.

24.3 – points averaged by the aforementioned Devin Galligan during a seven-game post- Christmas tear when he’s broken the

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30-point mark three times for SNHU. 28 – points from Memorial’s Haleigh Shea when the Crusaders rolled over Keene 73-53.

34 – point outburst from Pinkerton sophomore Jay Reynolds on Friday in leading the Astros to a 63-53 win over Central.

Sports Glossary

1966 Packers: Winners of the NFL title game of the first Super Bowl in a 35-10 rout of Kansas City behind an offense with four Hall of Famers and a defense with six more including DBs Herb Adderley and Willie Wood.

Terry Bradshaw: Most recently the good-old-boy yakker on the Fox pre-game show, but farther back, the under-appreciated QB of the four-time SB-winning Steelers. But contrary to the NFL public’s foggy memory, he was the best player on the Steelers’ final two SB-winning teams, and along with Joe Montana and Bart Starr is one of only three guys whose QB rating went up in the playoffs over the regular season.

Liar in Chief: Nickname given to President Donald Trump, who after he and his minions stupidly went out of their way to reject multiple true media reports of the sparse crowd at his inauguration because they didn’t like that fact is now on an early pace to outdistance even Richard (I’m not a crook) Nixon for most lies told by a U.S. president in a four-year term. Any doubt there are more to come? That surpassed him saying all through the transition that he won by a “gigantic landslide” when his electoral college win was topped 23 times in 28 elections since 1900, including Harry Truman’s stunning win over Thomas Dewey in 1948 when a Chicago Tribune “fake news” headline proclaimed Dewey Wins! And, oh yeah, Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million votes. Some landslide.

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By Matt Ingersoll

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It’s the perfect time of year to warm up with a sweet and frothy cup of hot chocolate, and while you can go the simple route, New Hampshire chocolatiers and baristas are proving there’s more to the drink than a packet of powder and a pot of hot water.

Taking it up a notch

“When I’m inspired, I’ll add something different to our drinking chocolate and then announce it on social media,” said Richard Tango-Lowy, master chocolatier and owner of Dancing Lion Chocolate in Manchester. “We’ve made it with blood oranges, we’ve made it with caramel, I’ve added lemongrass. … We’ve done cider before at certain times of the year.

It really also depends on the flavor of the chocolate.”

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Tango-Lowy even offers the traditional Mayan experience of hot chocolate in his products, complete with hand-thrown bowls and a molinillo, a Mexican whisking instrument used to enhance the frothiness.

Two different flavors — “Mayan heat” and “creamy dark” — are available in six one-cup servings per bag, and bowls and molinillos can be bought either separately or together.

For another original hot chocolate recipe, check out the hot chocolate marshmallow ganache prepared by The Black Forest Cafe & Bakery in Amherst. Coowner Martha Walters said the recipe is made from scratch using bittersweet chocolate ganache and steamed milk, topped with a thick marshmallow made in house.

The ganache, which is also homemade and used to make mousse cakes and brownies, is melted to make the hot chocolate.

“I think the traditional image of hot

Mexican hot chocolate (Chocolate Atole) Courtesy of Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast (makes 7 cups) ½ cup masa harina (tortilla flour) 3 cups water 2 cinnamon sticks or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 cup dark brown sugar 3 cups of milk (2 percent or whole) 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate

Traditional style drinking chocolate Courtesy of Dancing Lion Chocolate (makes six 1-cup servings) Boil ¾ cup of water. Remove from heat and whisk in 12 pieces of chocolate.

Put the flour in a large saucepan with the water. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 to 10 minutes.

Add the cinnamon, brown sugar and milk.

Heat until the drink comes to a gentle boil.

Cook the hot milk mixture for an additional 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Turn off the heat and add the chocolate and allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes or until the chocolate is melted. Remove the cinnamon stick. Stir to combine. Serve immediately.

Cover and let sit at least 5 but preferably 20 minutes.

Reheat over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until hot but not simmering.

Whisk vigorously or froth with a wooden molinillo frother.

Pour into a mug or drinking bowl. Enjoy.

cocoa or hot chocolate is tearing open a packet of powder and adding little marshmallows that would go with it,” she said, “but we wanted to take it up a notch. …

We’re always trying to look for new ways to make some of our signature drinks.”

If you visit the cafe and order the hot chocolate ganache, you’ll have the option to add a European touch, with a shot of liqueur like Baileys, Frangelico or amaretto. The marshmallows are sometimes seasonally-themed flavors, like raspberry for Valentine’s Day or peppermint around the holidays.

Homemade hot chocolate is prepared for special order online in 8- and 16-ounce bags by the chocolatiers of La Cascade Du Chocolat, who are based in Hooksett. The chocolate is made from an original recipe using organic cane sugar, cacao beans and 100 percent cocoa powder.

“We make it with chopped up bits of Ghana dark chocolate,” said co-owner and master chocolatier Tom Nash. “The problem with more commercial cocoa brands is the poor quality of the bean that’s dried down, whereas when you’re using pieces of real chocolate with the bean, it’s more palatable.”

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Tango-Lowy said the drinking chocolate you’ll find at Dancing Lion is prepared the way it traditionally was thousands of years ago in Central America — with water and a blend of RICHARD TANGO-LOWY regional chocolates, chilis and spices, and sometimes a very little pinch of sugar. It was called “xocoatl” and it spread first from Guatemala to other countries and overseas to Europe. He sources most of his ingredients from the very regions in Central and South America where they 14

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sizes, and flavors include dark, milk, spicy dark, white, and a “single source” drinking chocolate in which you can choose from seven different countries of origin as the source.

The Black Forest Cafe & Bakery (212 Route 101, Amherst, 672-0500, theblackforestcafe.com) makes a hot chocolate ganache made with bittersweet chocolate and a housemade melted marshmallow as a topping. You can also add a shot of Amaretto or Baileys liquor to spice it up.

La Cascade du Chocolat (26 Casey Drive, Hooksett, 264-7006, lacascadeduchocolat. com) offers homemade drinking chocolate in 8- and 16-ounce bags available for purchase online. The recipe is made with 68 percent dark chocolate, 100 percent cocoa powder and organic cane sugar.

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The Bridge Cafe (1117 Elm St., Manchester, 647-9991, thebridgecafe.net) offers a rich hot chocolate with steamed milk. Options are available to add a shot of espresso for an extra charge, as well as a variety of syrup flavors that include cinnamon, peppermint, banana, caramel, coconut and more.

Popovers on the Square (8 Congress St., Portsmouth, 431-1119, and 11 Brickyard Square, Unit 23, Epping, popoversonthesquare. com) offers several drinking chocolate options, including a homemade hot cocoa made with Dutch cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon, as well as an espresso mixed with chocolate — white, Dancing Lion Chocolate (917 Elm St., dark or milk — and steamed milk.

Manchester, 625-4043, dancinglion.us) offers True Brew Barista & Cafe (45 S. Main the traditional Mayan drinking chocolate expe- St. and 3 Bicentennial Square, Concord, rience, complete with hand-thrown bowls and 225-2776, truebrewbarista.com) offers sevwooden molinillo frothing sticks. The choco- eral drinking chocolate options that include a late is mixed with a blend of organic Central classic hot chocolate made with milk, dark or American-made cocoa powder and several fla- white chocolate, as well as several signature vors, including milk, dark and white chocolate, chocolate drinks that include a variety of flacinnamon, cayenne and more. Two flavors vors like peanut butter, vanilla, peppermint, of drinking chocolate — “Mayan heat” and butter rum and more. “creamy dark” — are also available for purVicuña Chocolate Factory & Cafe (15 chase online for six 1-cup servings per bag.

Main St., Peterborough, 924-2040, vicunaL.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates (47 chocolate.com) offers a sipping chocolate Main St., Walpole, 756-2882, burdickchoco- made from handcrafted dark chocolate. late.com) offers five different types of drinking Waterworks Cafe (250 Commercial St., chocolate blended with organic South AmerManchester, 782-5088, waterworkscafe.com) ican and Caribbean cacao beans. Bags are offers a hot chocolate made with Ghirardelli available in 12-ounce, 2-pound and 5-pound chocolate and whipped cream.

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“It’s very different than what most people are used to,” he said. “It’s a little bit lighter, and the flavor is very vibrant. It gives a very kind of light and airy taste in your mouth, but it’s also very warming and filling. You will not be hungry for a while after you’ve had a cup.”

Tango-Lowy also sells authentic molinillos at his shop. The hand-carved wooden tool was introduced in Mexico as a less messy way to enhance the frothiness of your drinking chocolate. The tool is held between both palms and the froth is created by rubbing them together.

He said xocoatl did not originally contain any milk, cream or sugar; it was not until it became popularized across Europe in the early 1500s that it became the precursor to the way it is often made today.

According to Tango-Lowy, records of drinking chocolate in New Hampshire go back as far as the 1700s. In fact, General John Stark, who served in the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War and who was a native of Derryfield (now Manchester), would order drinking chocolate to be provided for his soldiers for medicinal purposes.

But hot cocoa was actually invented much later in history, a fact Tango-Lowy said is a fundamental difference between hot “cocoa” and hot “chocolate.” Though the two terms are often used interchangeably today to describe the same drink, they are actually made with totally different ways to prepare the cacao bean.

“Hot cocoa is made with cocoa powder, which you get from taking away the

Traditional style drinking chocolate and molinillo from Dancing Lion Chocolate. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.

Rosemary-scented hot chocolate Courtesy of Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast (serves 4) 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate (bar or chips) ½ cup heavy cream 1 cup milk (whole, low fat or almond) 1½ teaspoons chopped rosemary ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Combine heavy cream, milk and rosemary in a saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes to infuse the liquid with the rosemary While the cream mixture is simmering, place the chocolate in a medium bowl and set a strainer over it.

cacao bean by squeezing out the cocoa butter, and you usually make that with milk,” he said. “Hot chocolate is made by actually melting chocolate, so you’re using the whole bean, including both the cocoa powder and cocoa butter.”

Shelf life and nutrition

L.A. Burdick’s in Walpole. Courtesy photo.

Hot chocolate and cocoa are both very high in antioxidants and can even be good sources of protein and calcium if you make them with milk or cream. But the proper storage of the cocoa powder you use in your kitchen is also very important.

“The first thing to do is to look at what the label says in terms of use by or recommended by date on the package of cocoa,” said Joy Gagnon of UNH Cooperative Extension’s Nutrition Connections pro-

Pour the rosemary cream over the chocolate, pressing the rosemary to extract more flavor.

Let sit without stirring for 5 minutes to melt the chocolate.

Add the vanilla and stir until the chocolate is smooth. Serve immediately.

Variation: White hot chocolate Prepare the hot chocolate as directed, substituting 8 ounces of white chocolate for the bittersweet chocolate. Keep the rosemary or prepare without.

Variation: Star anise hot chocolate Prepare the hot chocolate as directed, substituting 1 cinnamon stick and 2 whole star anise pods for the rosemary.

gram. “That date doesn’t necessarily mean it’d be unsafe to drink, but it will lose its flavor and quality by that point.”

But Gagnon added that if you buy the powder in a canister rather than in a boxful of packages, it should be used by the expiration date once the canister is opened.

Some brands of powder contain dried milk products, and Gagnon said while powdered or dried milk can often last a couple of years on the shelf, making sure it is kept in a dry, cool environment is recommended.

“Powdered milk that is stored in a warm or wet area will go bad a lot faster, within a couple of months,” she said. “Every brand is different, but it’s usually easy to tell how it is made in the label description.”

Gagnon said most brands of cocoa pow-

Vicuna Chocolate in Peterborough. Courtesy photo.

Doctor up a cup Hot cocoa and chocolate are simple to make in your own kitchen — but you can still get creative even if all you have is a packet of store-bought Swiss Miss or Nestle cocoa.

Chef and cooking instructor Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast in Hollis said replacing water with a creamier substitute like milk or half and half would add to the richness of the overall flavor.

“The fat content gives it its creaminess,” she said. “So you can have a much creamier Swiss Miss if you use skim or whole milk, or even heavy cream. … Another thing you can do is steam milk on the side to make a foam and then add it to the hot chocolate almost like you would a cappuccino.”

If you want even more flavor on top of that, Barbour suggested simmering the milk with cinnamon or rosemary before adding the powder. She said heating up milk first allows you to combine it with all different types of flavors.

der average about 20 grams of sugar per serving — that’s before any cream or milk you might add. She added that using half the amount of powder, or any amount less than the suggested serving, may actually be better for you while at the same time not losing its taste.

“If you do the math, that’s four grams per teaspoon, so that’s around five teaspoons of sugar in just one cup of hot cocoa, which is kind of a lot,” she said.

“The Science of Chocolate” If you want a more hands-on and interactive way of learning about traditional Mayan drinking chocolate, members of the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough will be offering their “science of chocolate” program at several Granite State libraries in the coming weeks.

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Saturday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Goffstown Public Library. Each is free to attend, but pre-registration is required. The program has also been held at several local schools and assisted living programs in the past.

Museum Education Director Melissa Brooks will be at each program to tell the story of how the popularity of the drink spread first from ancient Aztec and Mayan regions to all over Europe and then to the colonial-

era United States. She will also discuss how to make drinking chocolate from a cacao tree and ask volunteers to help her for a chocolatemaking demonstration.

“I’ll talk about how the cacao tree grows and how the beans are processed … and I also want to discuss organic and fair trade and what it means for the world of chocolate,” she said. “The participants will also make an Aztec chocolate drink made of cocoa powder, water and chili powder.”

Brooks said even the tools you’ll use to make the drinks are authentic — she will be bringing artifacts from the museum for participants to try their hands at using, like the tablet stones to crush the cacao beans.

“It’s for a large audience,” she said. “Children who come with their families love getting to taste the chocolate, but even adults can try the drink, and parents often enjoy the story about how it was important to the Aztecs.”

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Comfort food, warm attire and more

By Matt Ingersoll

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Getting married in the winter months in New Hampshire has plenty of perks, from money-saving opportunities to fun party favors.

Cost savings

Planning your big day can actually be very cost-effective during the winter months, because fewer people are vying for the same date for venue and event space.

“It’s true that most people do get married Weather watch Melanie Voros of Blissful Beginnings Wedding & Event Design in Bedford said being mindful of the potential bad weather is key when planning a winter wedding.

“The No. 1 way to ensure the most success in a winter wedding is to have each of the locations be close to each other, where everyone can get to rather easily,” Voros said. “Obviously you don’t want to be having a wedding on a back road up a mountain or a hill. … Because the weather is a factor, you should make things as easy and foolproof as possible. If everything can be at the same location, that’s easy.”

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during the months from late spring through early fall, whereas winter is … quieter for our industry,” said wedding planner Tracy Dapp of Inked Events in Salem. “But having said that, vendors might offer some special rates to book a wedding within the time frame of the winter months.”

Other vendors may offer a financial incentive because you’re typically not competing with other occasions like graduations and vacations, according to Melanie Voros of Blissful Beginnings Wedding & Event Design in Bedford.

“The fact that you’re not fighting as hard for what everyone else has to do at other times of the year is one of the best reasons to get married in the winter,” she said.

Take comfort

Dapp said featuring comfort foods like soups, macaroni and cheese and hot chocolate is often popular during winter weddings, either as an added feature or as the main theme, depending on a couple’s preferences.

“You want to have things that are going to help keep people warm,” she said, “and you even add fun things like peppermint to your hot chocolate.”

Voros said other comfort food options can include warm cider, warm grilled cheese sandwiches served on a fondue or even a baked potato bar.

“It’s a kind of welcoming element to people when they first walk in,” she said.

“Something that’s a little bit warmer and comforting goes better this time of year, and gives you a great opportunity that people don’t do all the time or that may not make sense to do when it’s 85 degrees out.”

Go formal

Since winter weddings are more likely to be inside a ballroom or function room rather than outside by the ocean or under a tent, the attire is often more formal and gives a gala kind of feel to the occasion.

“You’ll often see more dressy or formal things like black-tie tuxedos or velvet dresses this time of year than in the summertime,” Voros said.

Dapp said dresses are more full-length and are made with a heavier material, while men’s suits and tuxedos come in darker colors and with long sleeves.

“Most women also wear fur shawls or cloaks to cover their shoulders,” she said.

Welcome the winter

When it comes to planning a wedding in the wintertime, Voros said it allows for perfect opportunities to provide fun, seasonal party favors as gifts related to the time of year.

“I think it’s fun to embrace the season you’re in, and to do something that is seasonally appropriate makes it all the more special,” she said. “For example, you can give out fuzzy socks or mittens or gloves to people with the wedding dates inscribed on them. … I also once planned a wedding when the bride and groom gave out little ice scrapers to people with the wedding information on them. … It’s a nice touch to embrace the fact that we’re doing this in the winter.”

Planning around the holidays also offers its own bonuses, she added.

“There’s a social aspect to the holiday season in general, and even into January and February, we’re still kind of on the tail end of the holiday season, when people are eating, drinking and being merry,” she said.

Dapp said holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Day and Valentine’s Day, all falling within the winter months, may also be a good way to save money on extra décor, depending on where you have your ceremony.

“I had a wedding on New Year’s Day at the Currier Museum of Art, and it was quite stunning,” she said. “It was very cost-effective because we had the added décor of what they had for the holidays … so you just have that romantic feel to it that’s already there.”

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While many flowers are available year round, you’ll never have such a wide variety and such low prices as you will during the spring. That’s according to wedding planner Beth Rolfe, owner of Fetching Events in Salem.

“Spring gives you a really unique opportunity to use florals that are not in season the rest of the year or are expensive the rest of the year,” Rolfe said. “When I think of spring, that’s the first thing I think of.”

She said each dollar spent on flowers goes a lot further in the spring.

“You’ll have extra money to spend on something else — impactful money,” Rolfe said.

Some of the more popular flower varieties in spring weddings include roses, hydrangeas and irises, according to Judy Pyszka, the manager of Chalifour’s in Manchester.

Tulips are particularly popular in the spring, she said.

“It just represents spring in people’s minds,” Pyszka said.

Rolfe believes peonies are perhaps the most popular flower used in spring weddings right now.

Pyszka thinks that may be due to its color palettes, which work nicely in weddings, such as shades of white, pink, darker raspberry and coral.

Indeed, springtime lends itself to softer colors and watercolors, Rolfe said, noting the lighter shades of green in the awakening plant life often seen during that time of year.

She said some flowering branches such as apple blossoms have become popular in spring weddings as well. Pyszka adds cherry blossoms to that list. “[They’re] used more in ceremony pieces, reception [centerpieces],” Pyszka said.

Peonies are available from California or Holland in early spring, and they can also be available in later May if they come from more local sources.

While flowers may be more generally available and affordable in the spring, you still need to plan ahead — flowers are also much more in demand during the spring, when there are proms and graduations.

Generally, people who get flowers for their weddings spend an average of $1,500 to $2,000, Pyszka estimates, but it ranges broadly between about $500 and $5,000.

Add layers

Rolfe said clothing options for wedding parties in the spring have an added benefit: the potential for layering.

She’s seen weddings where temperature was not considered for outdoor spring weddings and the bridesmaids were freezing.

“If you are going to be looking at one of those outside locales, you have to figure out how to work in some warmer pieces, especially for your bridesmaids,” Rolfe said.

Rolfe thinks a cardigan to go over a dress is a nice touch. Capes are also trendy this year. The added layer also allows for the introduction of a few more color notes, and it can serve as a bridesmaid’s gift.

If you choose a muddy locale, Rolfe recommends the bride and bridesmaids wear rubber boots, at least for the photos.

“They look fun in pictures,” Rolfe said.

While colors need not match exactly with the floral selections, Rolfe said suits and dresses can pull from the same palette. These days, wedding parties are given more liberty and can use varying shades of a color or pick a color and find varying styles and cuts.

Personal space

Rolfe said when it comes to where to host your wedding, the sky’s the limit, literally.

Outdoor venues are popular in late spring, but spring showers and cold weather can force them indoors in early spring. A barn is a good compromise, Rolf said, because it provides shelter and doesn’t get too hot.

“The trend at this time is to use a barn, an outdoor facility, a family home. That’s a great trend and it really involves the couple because it’s very personal,” Rolfe said.

While late spring offers fewer risks of rain and mud, it means more tourists in the Lakes Region, the Seacoast and campgrounds.

Meanwhile, places like Boston tend to slow down closer to summer.

Fiddleheads or derby foods

Spring weddings offer a number of unique food options. Rolfe said a great idea would be to incorporate fiddleheads, the foraged fern sprouts, into your wedding meals since fiddleheads are only available during a very short window of time in the spring.

“That’s … a very local, spring-specific vegetable,” Rolfe said.

She would also recommend a Kentucky Derby-themed brunch, with mint juleps, Champagne and cigars. Ladies would get fancy hats, and images of horseshoes and ponies could decorate place cards.

Ultimately, the food choice is up to the bride and groom; Rolfe said if they are big fans of more traditionally fall flavors like pumpkin, they should follow their hearts.

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Plan your perfect wedding under the sun

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Summer is the most versatile season to work with and offers the most options for couples to customize their weddings, says Kim Livesey of Kiss on the Chic Weddings & Events in Chester.

“You have a lot more freedom to be creative in the summer versus other seasons,” she said. “Spring can be rainy, fall can be cold, and winter you definitely have to stay inside, so you have less flexibility, but with summer you get the best of everything.”

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Brenda McMillan of The Social Butterfly Events & Bridal in Manchester said an outdoor venue is the primary motivation behind a summer wedding.

“Because of what’s happening with the [movement toward] natural and whole foods and getting back to the basics, more of my clients want to embrace and experience the outdoors, and they want their guests to experience it, too,” she said.

The varied topography of New Hampshire gives couples plenty of outdoor venue options, from lakefronts and oceanfronts to mountainsides and farmlands. McMillan said it’s most common among her clients to choose the location first, then work the wedding theme around it. Many are also opting for places that hold personal significance.

“I had one bride [for whom] it was absolute to be married at her father’s farm,” she said. “People want somewhere that’s familiar to them so that they can have lasting memories, as opposed to an event venue where they can have that memory only in photographs.”

Livesey said couples having a summer wedding can select an indoor venue and still take advantage of the state’s natural beauty.

“There are venues with windows overlooking some kind of beautiful scenery, like views of the mountains or the lakes, and the seacoast has some nice venues with views of the ocean,” she said. “People love to have that indoor-outdoor feel … without having to worry about the weather.”

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Livesey said farm-to-table is currently the biggest food trend for summer weddings in New Hampshire. Some couples even tie the food in to the location by using local seafood for a seaside wedding or, if they’ve chosen a farm venue, using produce or meat directly from the farm.

“People like to have their personality show in their wedding, too,” she said, “so if [eating] organic is part of their personality, they

want to have organic food and their connections with the local farms and farm stands be part of the wedding.”

Summer weddings also lend themselves to more casual cuisine, McMillan said, like a picnic- or cookout-inspired menu with fried chicken or hamburgers and cheeseburgers, potato salad and corn on the cob; a clambake buffet or even a gourmet pizza and salad.

“You can have a more comfortable, family-style [dining] atmosphere with casual food and still make it very elegant and beautiful,” she said. “It’s all in the presentation and finding your perfect caterer.”

Relaxed attire

For many summer weddings, the attire is more relaxed and “falls between formal and semi-formal,” Livesey said, particularly in New Hampshire.

“People in a lot of other places are still having formal weddings,” she said, “but in New Hampshire, it seems like more people just want to have fun. … They aren’t going with the ballroom, over-the-top style anymore.”

In lieu of tuxedos, men could wear suits or sport coats with a tie or bow tie, or even a nice shirt with khakis or dark pants. For the bride, McMillan said, dresses that are “not as bridal-looking” are often chosen for summer weddings. She has also noticed that couples are allowing members of their wedding party to wear their own clothes rather than matching assigned ones, as long as the clothes match the couple’s chosen color scheme.

More summer appeal

There is a wide variety of flowers available during the summer, including flowers that don’t bloom at any other time of year, which allows couples to “stay budget-conscious and within their style,” Livesey said.

The summer scenery can provide a beautiful backdrop for wedding photos as well.

And since the sun sets later in the day during the summer, couples have more flexibility when scheduling activities that require sunlight, such as photo shoots.

There also aren’t as many holidays during the summer months, so there tend to be fewer conflicts with the guests and with booking a venue, McMillan said.

“If you’ve always wanted an outdoor wedding, you’ll have many more opportunities ... during the summer months,” she said.

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There’s really not a bad place to get married during a New Hampshire autumn, said Mantegari. Locations that help showcase the landscape are particularly popular this time of year, from apple orchards to wineries to rustic barns.

“It just has a nice, crisp feeling in the air, and it’s really a fun time of year. There are a lot of options to work with if you are planning a wedding,” Mantegari said. “You can pretty much turn any venue into what you want, no matter what time of year it is.”

The colors are one reason this season’s so favorable. The temperate weather is another. Mower, who specializes in tented events, said this is her busiest time of year. It’s not too hot, not too cold and generally not too wet — perfect for an outdoor wedding.

Peak foliage season tends to be the most popular for fall weddings.

“Most vendors will say their calendars are totally full from September to October,” Mantegari said.

With all of fall’s long weekends, Mantegari said many of her couples look for venues that offer on-site or nearby accommodations, or places where there are activities to enjoy outside wedding hours. It’s one of the reasons renting campsites has become so popular.

“It can be expensive for an out-of-town guest to have to come to it. So why not give them something so that people have options for a weekend getaway?” Mantegari said.

“It’s nice to create elements for guests so they can enjoy more than just the wedding day.”

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Fall is a pretty popular time of year to get married in New Hampshire, according to local wedding planners Laurie Mantegari and Nicole Mower. Of course, there’s the foliage, but the season also offers the most options for activities and flavors, thanks to its moderate temperature and bounty of in-season foods.

Autumn is about comfort and seasonal food, Mantegari said, from bacon-wrapped appetizers to plates that incorporate fall flavors like apple and pumpkin. She said you’ll also find more hot food on wedding menus — warm brie with crackers instead of cut cheese with fruit, or butternut squash soup or pumpkin bisque instead of a salad. For beverages, you’ll likely find hot apple cider, either on its own or spiked with rum, and seasonal beer, from pumpkin to Oktoberfest.

Because the fall is bountiful with in-season fruits and vegetables, it’s easier to source

food locally. Fire pits are more common this time of year, and so are s’mores. After the main course, it’s all about the dessert station — like, perhaps, a pie station.

“There’s something about pies and New England, definitely in the fall,” Mantegari said. “A lot of couples are getting away from the standard cake. Even in the spring and summer, they’re doing dessert stations, though in the summer you might be seeing things more like cream puffs or mini cheesecakes.”

What to wear

Mantegari said attire is more dependent on the time of day and location than the season.

Dresses are typically shorter during the day, longer at night. Outdoor weddings are often more casual than those indoors (and might require warmer clothes).

“It matters where the wedding is taking place. In a ballroom? On the seacoast, where it’s really windy? In a barn? I feel like that is more telling of what the attire is as opposed to the season. Fall on the coast will be chillier than in the middle of a field,” Mower said.

Fall wedding colors, however, are usually warmer and deeper — red, orange, mauve and burgundy are common hues.

More to consider

Mantegari said lots of her clients really run with the fall theme.

“There are just so many different things you can do with pumpkins, apples and hay bales. I’ve seen people create seating with hay bales with fabric lain over them. And I’ve seen people do fun things with transportation,” she said, noting one couple who incorporated a hay ride carrying guests from the ceremony to reception.

However, shorter days are a factor.

“You want to take into consideration your photos and when the sun is setting,” Mower said. “If you have your ceremony around sunset, you’re not going to have a lot of time during cocktail hour for photos.”

And think of your guests.

“You don’t want guests standing in the dark while you’re saying, ‘I do,’” Mantegari said.

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What do you do when your kid begs you for mental stimulation when it’s cold and snowy outside and they’re so bored?

There’s actually plenty to do around the house. With a little ingenuity, you can turn something boring into something worth hours of fun, all without iPads or Netflix.

Patti Penick, the head of youth services at Goffstown library, said the common threads woven into every analog option for keeping kids entertained while cooped up in the house are creativity, narrative and collaboration.

Story time

Kids love a good story. It doesn’t take a lot of energy or money, and it forces children to flex their imagination muscles. Here are a few ways you can captivate kids.

Create your own story: This is sort of self-explanatory but perhaps easier said than done. A good starting point might be taking a lesson from the news of the day and making a simplified allegory. The fairy tale model tends to work well, Penick said. So make sure your story has a protagonist, an evil lord, a person in distress and maybe a silly sidekick to make kids laugh occasionally. She said kids like fantasy, but they also like stories based on real life. So you can start with a true story and then build fantastical things to the story from there.“I think

parents more typically wing it,” Penick said.

One idea is to make something out of Legos and then make a story based on that.

Read round robin-style: If you have a simple picture book with only a sentence or two per page, a good way to keep kids engaged and learning is to take turns reading a page. Penick said if you have more than one child, you can rotate through so everyone has a turn.

Reader’s theater: This takes a little more planning on the caregiver’s part but can be done with older kids and somewhat denser material than picture books. “Everybody gets a role or a couple of them, and when the story gets to your part, you read it,” Penick said.

Make props: When you read a story together, there’s often an opportunity to create something either through crafts or cooking that is pulled from the pages of that story. “So if you’re reading a book … let’s say Little House on the Prairie, maybe finding a recipe that was [related] like making some cornbread or some johnnycakes or something from back in the day,” Penick said.

Build things

Of course, you can get your kids involved in creative and hands-on activities without needing a story. Just grab some glue, markers, crayons and as much paper and cardboard as you can find.

Crafts: While the possibilities are near-

ly endless, Penick favors the ever-easy paper bag puppets. “Making puppets out of paper bags, that’s a good easy one. Almost everyone has little brown [bags],” Penick said. It doesn’t require a lot of supplies and you can get elaborate with it if you want. When you’ve made your puppets, you can then do a version of the reader’s theater as a puppet show.

Building blocks: Penick said kids love to build stuff with anything from bricks to plastic cups. “Any kind of building; Legos, Magna-Tiles, blocks. … Kids can use Solo cups to build pyramids, if you have a ton of those red Solo cups,” Penick said. And after they’ve build the tallest tower or pyramid, kids can do their next favorite thing and destroy their skyscrapers Godzilla-style.

Blanket forts: Penick still remembers the joy of making blanket forts when she was young. “I used to do that all the time with blankets and use books to hold things in place,” Penick said. She suggests starting your fort by using the kitchen table.

Drape a sheet over that and extend it by pulling the chairs out and hanging the blanket over the backs of the chairs. From there, you can build outward. Clip more blankets to the beginning blanket, consider the varying weights of sheets, blankets and comforters, use couch cushions or other pieces of furniture as pillars for your ever-widening blanket kingdom. Penick said fort-building is a great opportunity for fostering teamwork between siblings.

“I think sometimes when they’re cooped

up inside, they will play with a younger sibling that normally they wouldn’t if they had other options,” Penick said.

Once the fort is complete, it can be a fun place to do story time or a puppet show.

Games

Video games are often isolating experiences. Penick recommends some classic games.

Board games: Dust off the old Chutes and Ladders or Candyland and get your kids accustomed to playing with others, taking turns and adhering to rules that may hurt you one round and help you the next.

Paper games: Don’t have any board games laying around? That’s fine. Grab a pen and a piece of paper. Penick suggests a classic round of tic-tac-toe or hangman to pass the time.

Make your own board game: This is a combination of arts and crafts and board game play. Penick suggests asking the local pizza place for an empty pizza box to use as your game board. You can draw mazes on it, glue in obstacles made from empty toilet paper cores and other cardboard pieces, and draw up some simple rules. Let the kids come up with rules of their own and see where they take it.

Word searches: If you have any word searches from checkout aisles or dollar stores, kids can brush up on their spelling skills while sifting through a jumble of letters to find hidden words. “My kids love word searches,” Penick said.

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If you’re going to the gym, your adventure might involve clearing your car of snow, driving through unpredictable weather and packing extra clothes to change into for the ride home. If you’re going outside, the process involves analyzing weather and piling on layer after layer.

Mike Good of Good Training in Manchester and Nancy Carlson of Get Fit NH in Concord offered some tips on how to squeeze that quick workout in at home, and how to keep at it all winter long.

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Good was a featured trainer on a recently aired two-part TLC series, Too Fat to Transition, which showcases people trying to lose weight in order to transition from one gender to another. He frequently advises his clients to perform workouts at home between gym sessions — as such, snowed-in weather and little time become poor excuses. The best athome workouts offer a variety of movement.

“The most efficient workouts in your home are a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercises. That way you get the benefit of working your muscles and cardiovascular system at the same time,” Good said via phone.

Three rounds of 15 reps are all it takes to get a full-body workout. He advised starting with burpees (move into plank position, then stand and jump into the air), then air squats, push-ups and crunches or sit-ups. After 15 reps of each, pause for a minute before doing another round. To bump up the intensity, you could add dumbbells to the squats or place your feet on a chair for an inclined push-up.

“Going back to back, you’re getting the cardiovascular benefit and an anaerobic benefit at the same time. And it’s something where you don’t need a weight machine, you don’t need to go the gym. It can be done in your living room,” Good said.

If you have a few tools to work with — say, a stability ball and some dumbbells — you could alter this workout to include a variety of other exercises. Good suggested trying it with walking or alternating lunges, a squat press (when you stand up from the squat, lift the dumbbells over your head), jumping jacks and chest flies with a dumbbell (keep feet flat on the floor, lie on a stability ball and, holding weights, pull straight arms together and apart).

How much weight you use will be specific to your fitness level; Good said to start with anything from 5 to 10 pounds, though

it’s best to consult with a coach and a doctor beforehand to determine what works best for you. When in doubt, start easy.

“Start slowly to make sure you’re doing it correctly, and then worry about increasing the weight,” Good said.

Quick habits

Good said a lot of people think they don’t have the time or energy to work out, especially in the winter, but it becomes easier when you create a habit of it. Quick, small changes can make an enormous difference.

Have an elliptical machine or treadmill at your house? Get on it, just for a minute, daily.

“I’ll say something [to clients] like, your goal is first to get on the machine. I don’t care if it’s for one minute or five minutes.

Every day, you want to get on that machine.

And a lot of times, they’re like, OK, I can do that. Then they get on the machine, and once they’re on the machine, they end up doing 20 or 30 minutes,” Good said. “The more you do something, no matter how little it is, the more apt you are to do it the next day. … The point is to show them it doesn’t have to take a lot of time.”

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For more motivation, Good advises clients to play music while they work out. Carlson said it helps to join a group or partner with others to keep you accountable. Many of her clients post pictures or videos of themselves working out on Facebook.

“It keeps them … not wanting to be the one not doing what they were supposed to be doing,” Carlson said via phone. “It’s peer pressure in the positive form.”

Another way to remain motivated is to track your workouts and progress in a calendar or journal. When you hit milestones, reward yourself.

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If the winter weather has turned your spirited night out into a snowy night in, don’t retire to the couch just yet. You can still enjoy bar-worthy mixed drinks right at home, and you don’t need to be a pro bartender to do it. Check out these tips for building a basic home bar, plus some quick and easy drink ideas for warming up on a chilly night.

Brandon Laws, co-owner and bartender of In The MIX Beverage Catering, based in Nashua, says it doesn’t take a lot of equipment to make a decent home bar. The main things you need are a shaker and strainer and good glassware.

“You have to have a shaker because getting the full flavor isn’t just about mixing the drink,” he said. “You have to shake hard so it’s bruising the liquor. That’s what gets the full flavors to come out.”

As far as liquor essentials, Laws said every home bar should have a vodka, gin, rum and whiskey or bourbon. Don’t forget ingredients for the garnish and the rim, which can make even the simplest drink look like a fancy one you’d get at the bar.

Stock up on brown sugar and cinnamon, which go well with many wintry cocktails, and some cinnamon sticks to give hot drinks an extra kick.

For the vodka, you can get one that’s

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unflavored, or you can choose a flavor or flavors that are your favorite and find cocktail recipes based on that flavor.

Vanilla, whipped cream, chocolate and coffee or espresso flavors can be used in a variety of drinks like a mudslide, espresso martini or Irish coffee. You can even add a shot to your hot cocoa.

Laws said he likes using flavored vodka in a “beertail” with a coffee- or chocolateflavored porter or stout.

Many winter drinks lean toward heavy, savory flavors and are served hot, but if you’d rather escape the cold weather than embrace it, go for a fruity drink with some winter flair. Rachael Jones, manager at Firefly American Bistro & Bar in Manchester, suggests using wintry fruit juices like pomegranate, grapefruit and blood 30

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You can do a lot with a rye whiskey or bourbon: sip it straight over ice, or experiment with different flavored bitters. Jones likes orange, grapefruit and molasses the best. For a whiskey-based drink that’s sure to warm you up, try a hot toddy. Firefly makes it with Irish whiskey, lemon clove syrup, hot water and a sprinkle of nutmeg. “[The hot toddy] is sweet, warm and bold,” Jones said, “and goes great with a blanket and a good book.”

For apple cider fans, Laws said hot apple cider spiked with spiced rum or cinnamon whiskey is an easy, toasty drink, or you could go a bit more fancy with a mimosa, replacing orange juice with apple cider and adding a splash of cinnamon-flavored liquor for extra kick.

No matter what kind of home bar you stock, the most important thing is to have fun with it.

“There are two schools of thought about making drinks: be totally accurate with the measurements or just make it how you want it to taste,” Laws said. “Don’t be afraid to make them for your own taste. … The beauty of practicing bartending is, if you mess up, you still get to drink the mess-up.”

Power failure

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If there’s a storm in the forecast, prepare for the worst and then seize the opportunity to have a rare kind of fun — the kind our ancestors called “family time.”

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The state Department of Safety issued a list of safety tips before the late December snowstorm on how to make sure you are prepared for a storm-caused power outage.

Here are some of the key recommendations.

Emergency kit: Create a winter emergency supply kit that’s stocked with enough provisions to last at least three to five days. It should include some non-perishable food, bottled water, flashlights, extra batteries and a portable radio. Also make sure it includes a first aid kit, a surplus cache of critical prescription medicines (ask your prescriber for extras in case of emergency), a manual can opener, any necessary baby-care items, extra blankets, sleeping bags and a fire extinguisher. Some non-perishable foods can include canned goods, dried fruits and nuts. Make sure you have a gallon of water per person per day.

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Extra water: If your water can be shut off by a loss of power (like with a wellwater pump system) prepare for a possible storm outage by filling your bathtub and other spare water containers like buckets.

Use it for sanitation reasons only. Do not drink the bathtub water. Pouring a bucket of water from the tub into the toilet can enable it to flush.

Heating: Make sure you have sufficient heating fuel since regular sources may be cut off. Keep alternative heating options such as a gas fireplace, wood-burning stove or fireplace. All you need is to keep one room livable, but make sure it’s well-ventilated.

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Pipe freezing: Try to prevent your pipes from freezing by wrapping them in insulation or layers of newspaper.

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Sandy Whipple, the adult services and outreach coordinator at Goffstown Public Library, said when the power goes out, the first thing you can turn to for keeping your mind busy is a good book. You can read individually or as family or read the news and share thoughts about it.

“There’s nothing like ... talking about the last best book that you’ve read,” Whipple said.

Or you can play a game.

“In terms of anything beyond the reading, things that we might suggest would be the good ol’ board games, and they tend to be very popular whether there’s a power

outage or not,” Whipple said.

Carol Eyman, outreach coordinator at Nashua Public Library, said the board game Clue is fun for ages 9 and up and even comes in a Harry-Potter-themed version.

“You have to use analytical skills,” Eyman said. “It’s a great exercise in logic for kids and the fact that they’re solving a crime makes it fun.”

Another game she recommends for a family of varying age groups is Cranium.

“Cranium is great when you have a group of people of different ages and different abilities because there’s different things you have to do, like … word puzzles and … some of the tasks require you to draw,” Eyman said.

If you don’t own some of these board games, another option is to play the Dictionary Game, which only requires a dictionary and some writing material.

Players take turns picking an obscure word from the dictionary and writing down the definition. Other players must write down plausible-sounding incorrect definitions.

If you guess the right definition, you get a point and if you guess a false definition, its author gets the point.

There’s a similar game Eyman said is called Liebrary. Instead of a word, you pick out a book off the bookshelf and read the summary to the other players. Then they have to write down a plausible first line in the book based on what they know. The rules from there are the same.

People of all ages enjoy the serenity and simple creativity of coloring. And Whipple said it’s growing in popularity among adults.

“There are coloring books in almost every grocery store checkout line these days. People are just finding that they’re able to leave their adult at the door and just revisit a favorite childhood activity,” Whipple said. “You don’t have to think about anything, you don’t have to really create; you’re just playing with the colors.”

Certain crafts can also pass the time, such as crocheting, knitting or weaving things like Scottish tartans.

“You talk about analog activities, that’s really it,” Whipple said.

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 1, 2017, AND BEYOND EAT: chocolate Join the Griffin Free Public Library (22 Hooksett Road, Auburn) for “Chocolate: The Secret Indulgence,” a presentation by Northern Essex Community College chemistry instructor Mike Cross on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 8 p.m. Learn how certain chemicals in chocolate elicit biochemical reactions in the human brain, and taste it too. Admission to this program is free. Visit griffinfree.com or call 483-5374.

DRINK: wine Sample quality wines from winemakers all over the world at the 14th annual Winter Wine Spectacular on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel (700 Elm St., Manchester). Access to the Grand Tasting room is $65. Call 621-3429 for more details or visit hippopress.com/readarticle/granite-state-of-wine for the Hippo’s Wine Week story, which appeared in the Jan. 12 issue.

Sunday, Jan. 29

The annual Beaver Brook 5K Snowshoe Race & Walk will be held at Beaver Brook Maple Hill Farm (117 Ridge Road, Hollis) at 10 a.m. The first 100 entrants will receive snowshoe soup mugs and T-shirts. Amarello’s Famous Kale Soup will be served at the finish line. Registration is $25. Visit beaverbrook.org or call 465-7787.

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Best-selling author James Rollins will visit Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) at 7 p.m. to present The Seventh Plague, the newest novel in his Sigma Force series. Rollins’ international thrillers have sold copies around the world and have been translated into more than 40 languages. Admission is free. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com or call 224-0562.

Friday, Jan. 27

Learn to improve your smartphone photography at a free workshop at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St.) at 7 p.m.

Celeste Guidice, a photographer and owner of Studio C Photography & Design, will offer tips to improve your own work and show you how to use features available on your phone’s camera to improve your phototaking. The workshop is open to the public and registration is not required. Visit nashualibrary.org or call 589-4610.

Vermont-based octet Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band performs at the Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar (35 Railroad Square, Nashua) at 8 p.m. Led by vocalist Kat Wright, whose sound has been described as a cross between Amy Winehouse and a young Bonnie Raitt, the band is backed by seven instrument players offering a blend of soul and newschool R&B. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit riverwalknashua.com or call 578-0200. Photo by Ash Larose.

Saturday, Jan. 28

Derry is Open for Business returns to the Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway) from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Get an in-depth look at how to open a business, the different types of legal entities and the importance of strong networks. The Derry Planning Department, the Derry Economic Development Council and SCORE will all be on hand. Registration is $35 per person and includes breakfast and lunch refreshments. Visit derrypl.org or call 432-6140.

BE MERRY: for family game night The Manchester City Library’s Main Branch (405 Pine St.) will host its next family game night on Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The library will have a variety of board games and puzzles to choose from.

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ARTS Made by hand

Seabrook weathervane artist featured on Handcrafted America

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It’s taken Seabrook artist Don Felix a lifetime to perfect the process of making custom, one-of-a-kind copper weathervanes, which people across the country will be able to see in an upcoming episode of Handcrafted America.

The TV show airs Friday, Jan. 27, at 9:30 p.m. on INSP and is hosted by Jill Wagner (Christmas in the Smokies, Teen Wolf, Wipeout), who travels the country in search of talented artists making products the oldfashioned way. Each half-hour episode features three craftspeople.

Producers reached out to Felix the first week of June, and filming happened in his beachside studio in August, just before he left to sell work at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair in Sunapee. The crew was there from morning till night as Felix staged the process of making a swallow weathervane, shooting him hammering, shaping, soldering and detailing the object from a piece of copper.

“As a person, I don’t want to be in the spotlight, but if you put your heart and soul in something for a lifetime, and you get the opportunity to be recognized — the expoHandcrafted America See the episode featuring Seabrook artist Don Felix on Friday, Jan. 27, at 9:30 p.m. on the family-friendly entertainment network INSP. Visit insp.com/shows/ handcrafted-america for more on the show or visit Felix’s website, jdonaldfelix.com.

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sure doesn’t hurt, and neither does having that feather in your cap,” Felix said via phone a couple weeks before the premiere.

Felix began making weathervanes in high school at the Golden Eagle Coppersmiths. He felt it was satisfying to create something that would stand the test of time, he said.

“When I first started, I was just pounding molds. I was making $1.60 in minimum wage. But I stayed there for three, four years. When I graduated high school, I did the Easy Rider thing — I took off on a motorcycle for eight months and drove to California. At that point, I had no idea if I was going to come back. I was just going off to see what the rest of the world was like,” Felix said.

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But he returned to make some money and tapped back into the trade. When manufacturers began producing weathervanes faster than the business could, he taught himself to make them freehand, without molds. He started his own business in 1983.

Today he works in a studio that overlooks the ocean. He also makes copper light fixtures and sculptures, but he’s known for his weathervanes, which you’ll find all over the state, from New England College in Henniker to Throwback Brewery in North Hampton. He used to show at fairs and expos across the country, but now all his effort goes into the fair produced by the League, which he’s been a member of for 35 years.

It’s hard. The designs take time, and so

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does the physical labor, in part because he puts more energy into each piece than he used to. When he’s not in the studio, he’s performing administrative work.

“Since I do it myself, I’m the shipper, I’m the accountant — I’m a little bit of everything,” Felix said.

Felix hasn’t seen the episode yet; he doesn’t even have the channel. He’ll watch it on Friday at a friend’s house with the rest of America. He appreciates that the producers are shedding light on handmade craftsmanship.

“The value is in the validity of it,” he said. “The marketplace has changed so much. Everything is being manufactured right now. Very few people can do anything by hand anymore.”

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Art Events • WINTER FUZZ FEST Featuring natural fiber artists. Art, demonstrations by local craftspeople. Sat., Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Congregational Church, 21 Front St., Exeter. Call 772-4534.

• MANCHESTER ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING Presenter is Patrick McCay. Mon., Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. New Hampshire Institute of Art French Hall, Manchester. Visit manchesterartists.com.

• “611 MILES: AN INTERROGATION OF POLITICAL, NATURAL AND INTERIOR

BORDERS” Presentation by Lucinda Bliss. Sun., Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. LaBelle Winery, 345 New Hampshire 101, Amherst. $5. Visit labellewineryevents. com.

Openings • 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 766-1711.

• “FLEXTIME: CLAY SCULPTURES BY DAVID

KATZ” Art exhibition. On view Feb. 2 through April 9. Opening Thurs., Feb. 2, 6-8 p.m. UNH Museum of Art, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit unh.edu/moa, call 862-3712.

• “CLOSER READINGS: NEW HAMPSHIRE WRITERS RESPOND TO ART” Distinguished writers respond to significant works of art in permanent collection. On view Feb. 2 through April 9. Opening Thurs., Feb. 2, 6-8 p.m. UNH Museum of Art, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit unh.edu/moa, call

862-3712.

• “LOVE, LUST & DESIRE IX” Art show with work by more than 70 locals, priced $300 or less. On view Jan. 31 through Feb. 14. Reception Fri., Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord. Visit mcgowanfineart.com. Call 2252515.

• “AT LARGE” Women’s Caucus for Art exhibit; includes paintings, prints, mixed media works. On view Jan. 26-March 23. Reception Thurs., Feb. 9, 5-7 p.m. Great Bay Community College, 320 Corporate Drive, Durham. Visit greatbay.edu.

• “BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” Art show featuring work by pastel artist Mary Ellen Brown and oil painter William Turner. On view Feb. 10 through March 17. Opening Fri., Feb. 10, 6-8 p.m. Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Visit wildsalamander.com. Call 465-WILD. • “CLEW: A RICH AND REWARDING DISORIENTATION” Art show with work

by Deborah Barlow, Todd Hearon, Jung Mi Lee, Jon Sakata. Music, poetry, visual arts. On view Jan. 20-April 15. Lunchtime artists talk Thurs., Feb. 23,

at 12:30 p.m. Phillips Exeter Academy, 11 Tan Lane, Exeter.

Call 777-3461. Visit exeter.edu/ lamontgallery.

• “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.

• “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.

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• Valentine’s Day art: McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord, hosts “Love, Lust & Desire IX” Jan. 31 through Feb. 14, with an opening reception on Friday, Feb. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. The show contains a variety of media — paintings, prints, photography, mixed media — priced under $300 by more than 70 artists. The aim: to present a large selection of affordable art for you to choose from while shopping for the one you love. Some represented artists are “fan favorites” at McGowan, according to a press release, including Mary Ann McNicholas, Susan Abbott and Hannah Cole Dahar. Call 225-2515, email gallery@ mcgowanfineart.com or visit mcgowanfineart.com.

• Embellished envelopes: Speaking of Valentine’s Day, Studio 550, 550 Elm St., Manchester, hosts an art exhibition featuring mailable embellished envelope art courtesy of local artists on view Jan. 27 through Feb. 28, with an opening on Friday, Jan. 27, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The goal of the show, according to a press release, is to encourage people to send more handwritten letters this Valentine’s Day season. All works are for sale.

Email info@550arts.com.

• Art journaling: The Amherst Town Library’s new series for adults, Artful Adventures, kicks off this Saturday, Jan.

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

• METAMORPHOSES NH Theatre Project production. By Mary Zimmerman. Jan. 13-29. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $28. Call 431-6644. Email reservations@nhtheatreproject. org.

• THE LION KING JR. Palace Youth Theatre production. Thurs., Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $14.

Visit palacetheatre.org, call 6685588.

• DRIVING MISS DAISY Seacoast Repertory Theatre produc-

“2 Calves” by Kat O’Connor, on view in “Love, Lust & Desire IX” at McGowan Fine Art. Courtesy image.

28, with a workshop, Art Journaling: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the library, 14 Main St., Amherst, hosted by teacher and artist Lin Illingworth; participants should bring a journal — new, retired or in-progress — plus bits of paper, photos or magazine images if available. Later that afternoon, participants can create simple framed works of art using sticks, rocks and other natural materials with instructor Vicki Murphy from 1 to 3 p.m. Registration is required for each program due to space limitations. Call 673-2288, email library@amherstlibrary. org or visit amherstlibrary.org.

• More DIY: How’s your Instagram game? The Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua, hosts a workshop on how to improve your smartphone photography Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. The free event is presented by Celeste Guidice, and no RSVP is necessary. Visit nashualibrary.org or call 589-4610.

— Kelly Sennott

tion. Jan. 27-Feb. 19. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. $20-$38. Visit seacoastrep.org.

• THE MAIDS Fearon Productions. Jan. 27-Feb. 12, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. $15. Call 436-8123, visit playersring.org.

• DORKS IN DUNGEONS: SEASON 5 Improv comedy show exploring stories in a fantasy world, determined by a dice roll. Fri., Jan. 27, at 8 p.m.

3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. $12. Visit 3Sarts.org, dorksindungeons.com.

• BROADWAY’S NEXT HIT MUSICAL Fri., Jan. 27, at 7 p.m.

Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. $20. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• RUMORS Majestic Academy Teens production. Fri., Jan. 27, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. $10. Visit majestictheatre. net.

• JOCELYN’S ABC: ALPHABET BROADWAY CABARET

Performance by Jocelyn Duford.

Sat., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. Franconia Town Hall, Main St., Franconia. $12. Visit aanh.org.

• MASS APPEAL Peterborough Players production, part of inaugural winter season. Feb. 1 through Feb. 11. Peterborough Players Theatre, 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. $39. Visit peterboroughplayers.org.

• ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL Saint Anselm College Abbey Players present evening of innovative works. Thurs., Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m.

Dana Center for the Humanities, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester. $9. Visit anselm.edu or call 641-7700.

• DUNNET LANDING STORIES Pontine Theatre production. Fri., Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 4, at 4 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 5, at 2 p.m. Strawbery Banke Museum, Stoodley Tavern, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. $24. Visit pontine. org. Call 436-6660.

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• Manchester Choral Society seeks new singers: All interested singers from high school and beyond are invited to attend the first open rehearsal for Leonard Bernstein’s Candide with the Manchester Choral Society Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m., at the Manchester Community Music School, 2291 Elm St., Manchester. MCS, a nonprofit auditioned community chorus, was established in 1961 and produces two concerts every year under musical director Dr. Dan Perkins, who has also served more than two decades as a music professor and choral director at Plymouth State University. The spring concerts are at the end of April at the Dana Center for the Humanities at Saint Anselm College. To schedule an audition, contact Betty Dunn by emailing canobieque@aol.com or calling 893-8501.

Visit mcsnh.org or the Facebook page, facebook.com/mcsnh.org/home.

• Five sketches: Pontine Theatre presents its original stage adaptation of Sarah Orne Jewett’s Dunnet Landing Stories, a series of five sketches featuring the setting of Jewett’s The Country of the Pointed Firs, at the Strawbery Banke Museum’s Stoodley Tavern, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, Feb. 3 through Feb. 12, Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. To bring the story to life, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers will perform with their trademark hand-carved wooden puppets, two-dimensional toy theater figures and projected images. Tickets are $24.

Visit pontine.org or call 436-6660.

Me a Theater. Feb. 3-Feb. 19. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. $16.50. Visit lendmeatheater.org or hatboxnh.com. Call 715-2315 for tickets.

• GEORGIA O’KEEFFE PAINTS PARADISE Alchemists’ Workshop production. Sat., Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. Whipple Hall, 25 Seamans Road, New London. Visit centerfortheartsnh.org.

• ROOM Presented by SITI Company. Wed., Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. $25. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• STORY PIRATES Featuring stories written by kids, performed by NY and LA improvisers and musicians. Wed., Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. $7. Visit ccanh.com. Call 225-1111.

Pontine Theatre presents Dunnet Landing Stories in Portsmouth. Courtesy photo.

• Big stage: This March, 11 members of the Concord Community Music School’s Purple Finches Youth Chorus — Jordan Cromwell, Madeline Decker, Tessa Foley, Emily Gomez, Sophia Isaak, Rose Kosciuszek, Katie Mitchell, Tess Parrott, Emma Richardson, Amelia Smith, and William Veenstra — perform in the finale concert at the 2017 OAKE (Organization of American Kodaly Educators) National Conference, a four-day event bringing together teachers, conductors and clinicians from across the country. The chorus is open to kids in kindergarten through eighth grade, and the kids performing in Pennsylvania hail from Bow, Canterbury, Concord, Durham, Epsom, Hopkinton, Rochester and Weare, according to a press release.

Visit ccmusicschool.org.

• Speaking of students: The Seacoast Wind Ensemble is accepting applications until March 1 from high school students for the $500 Paul M. Erwin Music Scholarship, which can be used to support musical endeavors including music camp, new instruments and equipment, lessons, tuition, etc. Students must reside in Rockingham or Strafford County in New Hampshire. Visit seacoastwindensemble. org/scholarship.html. — Kelly Sennott

Classical Music Events • ARIAS AND APERTIVO Live performance of arias from favorite operas in support of Opera NH. Silent auction. Proceeds support the nonprofit. Sat., Jan. 28, 6-9 p.m. Nashua Country Club, 25 Fairway St., Nashua. $50. Visit operanh.org.

• SUNCOOK VALLEY CHORALE Monster-themed winter concert, “Where the Wild Songs Are: Music of Monsters Both Real and Imagined.” Fri., Jan. 27, at 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 29, at 3 p.m.

First Congregational Church, 301 Pembroke St., Pembroke. $15.

Visit facebook. Email svcnh30@ gmail.com. Call 780-4968.

• FOUR STRINGS AROUND THE WORLD Concert featuring violinist Irina Muresanu. Sun., Jan. 29, 4-5:30 p.m. Amherst Library, 14 Main St., Amherst.

Free. RSVP required. Call 6732288, email library@amherstlibrary.org, visit amherstlibrary.org.

• MISS MAYBELL AND SLIPICKIN’S Jazz, ragtime, blues, country music concert.

Sun., Jan. 29, at 3 p.m. Dover Public Library, 73 Locust St., Dover. Free. Dancing encouraged.

Visit library.dover.nh.gov.

• TRADITIONAL SWEDISH MUSIC CONCERT Featuring music by lydia levins and Andrea Larson. Sun., Jan. 29, at 4 p.m.

Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough. $10. Call 9244555. Visit mariposamuseum.org.

• UNH FACULTY CONCERT SERIES Concert featuring Margaret Herlehy, oboe; Janet Polk, bassoon with Hsiang Tu, piano.

Sun., Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. Johnson Theatre Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham.

Free. Call 862-2404 or visit unh. edu/music.

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Exotic snakes, lizards and more at Reptile Expo

By Matt Ingersoll

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For anyone who’s in the market for a new reptile or amphibian, or for those who already have one or just want to know more about them, New England’s largest reptile expo is returning to the Granite State.

“There are always quite a few people who come who want to buy a reptile,” said expo organizer Bruce Lowder of Animal Encounters, a New York-based animal education outreach program. “But it’s also a neat way for families with kids to come and walk around and check out all the animals, even if you’re not necessarily looking into buying one right now.”

The first of four expos at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Three other shows are planned for later this year, on April 2, June 25 and Oct. 8.

Lowder said the Manchester shows often include reptile vendors native to New Hampshire and other parts of New England. Vendors include everyone from reptile breeders and pet supplies sellers to rescue groups and educational programs.

New England Reptile Expo When: Sunday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Radisson Hotel Expo Center, 700 Elm St., Manchester Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 7 to 12, free for kids ages 7 and under Visit: reptileexpo.com

Check out all kinds of reptiles at the Manchester expo Jan. 29. Photos courtesy of Bruce Lowder of Animal Encounters.

Lowder said expo goers can expect to see several New Hampshire snake or lizard breeders, including CV Exotics of East Hampstead and Deb’s Exotics from Derry, as well as other groups from regions of Vermont, Maine and upstate New Hampshire and New York. The Northeastern Reptile Welfare League, based in the Upper Valley, is also expected to attend.

“In addition to companies coming in to sell supplies and tanks and cages, we’ll have some people selling reptile-themed artwork and jewelry,” he said. “We’ll also have people give informal talks to give potential customers an unbiased third-party opinion about whether

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having a reptile as a pet is suitable for them … but they can also just have a chance to meet hundreds if not thousands of other like-minded people and socialize with them.”

The more common domesticated animals you might see at the expo include leopard geckos, ball pythons, bearded dragons and tarantulas, but there will also be more exotic species there, like the Mexican axolotl, a type of aquatic salamander, and the western hognose snake.

Lowder said the expo is especially perfect for beginner and first-time pet reptile owners, because it provides opportunities to learn about the essentials of keep-

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ing scaly animals as pets. But he added that it’s also a good idea to prepare yourself mentally for what you will see before you go, which will be thousands of reptiles and potential buyers or lookers in one room.

“Reptiles make fascinating pets, but people should always educate themselves before buying one and be able to meet the needs of the animal,” he said. “It’s true that for the most part, they can be less demanding pets than, say, a dog or a cat, but one thing most people don’t know for example is that most reptiles need ultraviolet lights. … So at the expo, you’ll be able to learn who would need that and why.”

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Skate on

Don’t miss Disney on Ice: Passport to Adventure as it skates its way to the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester). Weekend shows are planned for Saturday, Jan. 28, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Other shows are planned for Thursday, Jan. 26, and Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m. The shows feature an ensemble of award-winning figure skaters portraying some of Disney’s most iconic characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Timon and Pumba from The Lion King, Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan, Wendy and Tinker Bell. Tickets are $15 general admission. Visit snhuarena. com or call the box office at 644-5000 to buy tickets.

The 7th annual Boston Bruins Alumni Classic will be held at the Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College (100 St. Anselm Drive, Manchester) on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m. The event will feature the Boston Bruins Alumni team and the Crotched Mountain Wild, a local hockey team comprising employees and friends of the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center.

The game will benefit Crotched Mountain Accessible Recreation and Sports, which provides opportunities for people with disabilities to experience outdoor sports like skiing and snowboarding. Admission is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit cmf. org/tickets or call 547-1486.

Storytime

Stop by any of the four Barnes & Noble stores in southern New Hampshire (235 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua; 125 S. Broadway, Salem; 1741 S. Willow St., Manchester; and 45 Gosling Road, Newington) on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m., for a storytime of the children’s book I’ll Never Let You Go. Fun activities will follow each storytime. Admission is free. Visit barnesandnoble.com or call your local store for details.

Clubs Events • BEDFORD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETING Free. Mon., Jan. 30, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford.

Visit bedford.nhdems.org.

Continuing Education Adult education • ADULT COLORING NIGHT Does winter have you down? Want to see something

Family film series

The Rodgers Memorial Library (194 Derry Road, Hudson) will be screening The Secret Life of Pets in its community room on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. as part of its “free family films” series. Snacks will be provided. Admission is free. Visit rodgerslibrary.org or call 886-6030.

Fun with nature

The second part of New Hampshire Audubon’s winter tracking series will be held on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. The theme is “Mysteries of the Forest: Tracking New Hampshire’s Animals.”

Join Audubon naturalist Dorise Alexander for an indoor introduction to the art of tracking animals using a variety of techniques. Participants will also touch on the history and types of snowshoes, then put on a pair and head outside to look for animal signs. Dress to be outside. All ages are welcome, but snowshoes for children under 8 are limited. The cost is $10 per person, or $25 per family. Visit nhaudubon.org or call 668-2045.

Amoskeag Fishways (4 Fletcher St., Manchester) will host Eagles Along the Merrimack, an educational program, on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon.

Join the Learning and Visitors Center in searching for bald eagles by the Merrimack River. The program begins with an orientation at the center, followed by a quest to spot the first eagle of the day. Expect to carpool, dress warmly and bring binoculars if possible. The cost is $3 per person, or $6 per family. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

other than snow? The Derry Public Library will be hosting these adult coloring nights. On the final session of the month, the library will also have puzzles. Materials are provided, or you can bring your own. Mon., Jan. 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Free. Visit derrypl.org or call 432-6140.

• VOLUNTEER TUTOR ORIENTATION WORKSHOP Tutors work one-on-

one with adult learners to help them improve reading, writing, math or English skills, or prepare for the HiSET high school equivalency test. Scheduling is flexible, once or twice each week for two hours, usually at the library. Training, materials and ongoing support are provided. Wed., Feb. 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Visit greaterderryliteracy.org or call 432-1907.

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I do a lot of public speaking and was recently asked to give a talk that put forth a list of “Commandments” for gardeners. Not wanting to sound pretentious, I decided that 12 rules sounded better than 10 commandments. Here they are: 1. Do not use chemicals in the garden. Not insecticides, not weed killers, not chemical fertilizers. Why? Because it’s not only better for the environment, it’s better for your plants.

And you, especially if you plan to eat your veggies. Mother Nature has been growing green plants for a long time – and she never fertilized with tree spikes or used Roundup to kill weeds, or Sevin to kill bugs. And she did just fine. Sure, the Japanese beetles can be pesky. But do you really want your kids and dogs playing on a lawn with pesticide residue on it? I don’t. Plants do fine with organic techniques. Pick off those dang beetles and drown them in soapy water.

2. Don’t let your weeds make seeds. Seeds can last years, waiting patiently for you decide to go to the beach for a week in August. Then they will germinate and grow like crazy.

Making you go crazy when you come back and see the gardens full of weeds. What to do? Learn to love weeding. It’s an excuse to be outdoors in the garden and to ignore other deadlines. Say to your loved ones, “Gotta go weed! Weeds are blooming! Sorry, can’t help with that!” And mean it. Weed every day for at least a few minutes. Make it a ritual like brushing your teeth or making the bed.

3. Treat your soil as you would a puppy: give it good nutrients but not too much of anything. Don’t give it big doses of fertilizer. Some compost and a little slow-release organic fertilizer will help, but too much fertilizer will encourage fast, weak growth that is attractive to insect pests and fungal diseases.

4. Create biodiversity in the landscape. Put some flowers in with your veggies and veggies in with the flowers. Artichokes or purple kale will look great in your flower bed. Marigolds in the vegetable garden are thought by some to repel certain pests. An acre of cabbage will attract loopers that might not find one or two plants. Not only that, flowers in the vegetable garden feed pollinators needed by your cukes. And insects like ladybugs, which eat aphids, also depend on pollen when insect prey is not available.

5. Create hardscape so that you have beauty even in winter. When I bought my house in 1970 I started by vegetable gardening. Later I planted perennials. It wasn’t until much later that I discovered the joys of shrubs and trees. Woody plants take a lot more time to

My dog Daphne. Courtesy photo.

grow and become mature than perennials. So start with them. In 15 or 20 years most trees start to look great, even maples and oaks. Add stone walls or a bentwood or cedar archway, or even a barn if you can. All look great in winter – and can support blooming vines.

6. Learn to store, dehydrate and freeze garden produce so you can eat something from the garden throughout the year, not just in summer. This is one of my great joys in life.

Even a clove of garlic added to a salad or a winter squash put in a soup in January brings me pleasure. I spend a lot of time in late summer into the fall preparing food for storage, but it is worth every minute I spend, and more.

7. Prune your trees so they are beautiful.

Most people look forward to pruning as much as they enjoy getting a root canal. Think of pruning as creating living sculpture. But the nice thing is, if you inadvertently lop off a branch that you regret removing, others will fill in the space.

Yes, there are rules about pruning. But if you know enough not to leave ugly stubs, and cut just outside the “branch collar,” that swollen area where branches meet the trunk, you will be fine. Clear out clutter.

8. Keep a compost pile, but don’t be afraid to buy compost, too. Don’t worry if your kitchen scraps don’t turn into “black gold” overnight. Buy compost as needed – we never have too much.

9. Cut fresh flowers whenever some are in bloom and keep them on the table. Plant early bulbs and late fall flowers to extend the season. And then support your florist. Fresh flowers are a basic human right.

10. Keep a few easy houseplants to keep your green thumb active, even in winter.

Don’t be afraid to throw them out if they disappoint you – or you, them.

11. Learn from other gardeners. Visit other gardens. Take classes.

12. Take a few moments every day to walk through the garden, pausing to look at the beauty, not just the weeds or the projects on your list.

Read Henry’s blog posts at https://dailyuv. com/gardeningguy.

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Don Dear Don, I think most older crates with any advertising are collectible. When trying to put a value to crates, it would depend on the content of the advertising, age, condition and rarity of finding them.

Remember, back then it was a great way of advertising the product right on the container that held it. But even though today there are lots around, they can be quite worn, so finding any in good condition is a plus.

Most people collect crates that they remember, like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc., or products that were made locally to them.

Your crates, being alcohol-related, also have a market for just the reason you use them. They would make a great addition to any bar room in a home for magazines, and they’re good conversation pieces as well.

Certificate/degrees • “HiSET” HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY PREP CLASS Adult Learner Services of Greater Derry is offering this course. Registration is Mon., Jan. 23, at 9 a.m. Classes meet Monday and Wednesday, from 9 a.m. to noon, for 12 weeks, beginning Jan. 30. The “HiSET” test replaces the GED. Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon, beginning Jan. 30. Marion Gerrish Community Center, 39 W. Broadway, Derry. Visit greaterderryliteracy.org or call 4321907.

Open houses • FRIENDS YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM ORIENTATIONS This session would equip you with information about Friends Youth Mentoring and introduce you to some best practices. This opportunity is for those who are considering stepping up and stepping in to help a needy child, as well as for those who are already on the path to becoming a youth mentor. Tues., Jan. 31, and Wed., Feb. 15, 4:30 to 7 p.m. The Friends Program, 202 N. State St., Concord. Free. Visit friendsprogram.org or call 228-0108.

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Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years in the antiques and collectibles field and owns From Out Of The Woods Antique Center in Goffstown (fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com).

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).

REGIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE The evening starts with a brief presentation in the gymnasium, followed by tours by the students and conversations with parents and faculty. Thurs., Feb. 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School, 6 Bartlett Ave., Nashua. Free admission. Visit ncrjhs.org or call 882-7011.

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Dance Dance events • FIRST SATURDAY CONTRA DANCE The Monadnock Folklore Society will present this dance, featuring Steve ZakonAnderson calling with sibling musicians Liz and Dan Faiella.

Sat., Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough. $10 general admission; $7 for students and seniors. Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 7620235.

Health & Wellness Wellness workshops & seminars • THE QUEST FOR HAPPINESS Philosophy Professor Maria Sanders will explore how ideas of happiness have changed in Western civilization through the ages, while comparing and contrasting major concepts of well-being throughout the world. Thurs., Jan. 26, 7 p.m.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

How to stop a car that creeps on hills while parked of the car can overcome the compression of the engine and cause the car to move.

That’s why we have — wait for it — the parking brake! And if pulling the parkingbrake lever all the way up stops the car from rolling, that’s exactly what you should do. Now, the parking brake may need to be adjusted. Ask your dealer to check it for you.

You also can chock the wheels by turning them toward the curb, which means the car would have to overcome both the inertia of the engine and the height of the curb to roll away.

You also could try lassoing the car to a tree.

My other suggestion is to have the service manager come with you to where you park the car, and show him that it rolls. Even better, ask him to drive separately in another 2016 Forrester so that you can compare the two.

If another new 2016 Forrester stays put, then I suppose your compression could be bad or your clutch could be slipping. But I find either of those possibility unlikely because (1) the car is brand new and you’d notice poor performance if the compression were bad, and (2) you’ve been driving stick shifts for five decades, and presumably haven’t burned out the clutch in 3,600 miles.

On the other hand, if you’ve recently lent the car to your nephew, Leroy, a slipping clutch would be the first thing I’d check for.

But I’m guessing this has mostly to do with where you park. You can try using reverse instead of first, as it often has a slightly taller gear ratio. But I think you’ll find that the ultimate solution is to make regular and firm use of the parking brake, Poke.

Dear Car Talk: I remember reading about the Tucker automobile that tried to come out around 1950. It had a headlight in the center of the grille that turned with the direction of the steering wheel. It sounds like a good idea to me. Why hasn’t that idea been incorporated in other cars? I would appreciate your comments. — Harry The 1948 Tucker (called the Tucker 48) had a bunch of innovative safety features, including a perimeter frame for crash protection, a reinforced roof in case of rollovers, a padded dashboard and a shatterproof glass windshield — all stuff we take for granted today.

But most people remember that “third eyeball,” “Cyclops” headlight in the middle of the front grille that turned with the steering wheel.

It was a great idea, and guess what, Harry?

You can now get it on an increasing number of new cars, often as optional equipment. Not the third, middle eye, but regular headlights that swivel with the direction of the car.

They’re called adaptive headlights, and they usually work with small electric motors that can adjust the aim of the headlights about 15 degrees in either direction.

Like everything else these days, they use computer power to figure out how fast the car is going (so your headlights aren’t flying back and forth every time you parallel park), the angle of the steering wheel and how quickly the car is turning.

Based on those inputs, the electric motors aim the lights to try to keep their illumination on the road ahead of you while you’re making a turn, rather than lighting up the trees at the side of the road.

Some cars also use a separate “side”pointing light for very-low-speed turning, like when you’re turning off the road into a driveway. That can be helpful, too.

The adaptive headlights we’ve tested work really well. They’re absolutely a desirable safety feature. I suspect they’ll trickle down to more and more affordable cars over the next few years. But even now, you can get them on certain cars as common as the VW Jetta, Minis, the Mazda 3 and 6, the 2017 Hyundai Elantra and the Subaru Outback.

So you can thank Preston Tucker when you get your next new car, Harry.

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Dear Car Talk: I have a new, manual-transmission 2016 Subaru Forester with 3,600 miles on it. When I park on a hill and put the car in first gear, it creeps downhill in

By Ray Magliozzi increments, regardless whether it faces uphill or downhill. This also happens when I add the hand brake at a “reasonable” pull. To get it to not creep down the hill, I have to pull the brake handle almost vertical. This seems wrong, but the dealer where I bought the car says they can’t get it to lose position on a hill, and he tells me that engines these days have less compression.

But my 2008 Subaru had even less compression than the Forester, and first gear held hills just fine, both forward and backward. Is this the new normal? I’ve been driving stick shifts for five decades, and this is my first experience with this issue in a new engine. — Poke Do you live on Lombard Street, Poke?

Under normal conditions, if you put your transmission in first gear or reverse, there ought to be enough compression in a 2.5-liter engine to keep the car from rolling. Of course, if you’re on a steep hill, or you have 100 bowling balls in the back seat, the weight

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In honor of longtime Manchester native Bob Gilman — who took it upon himself back in the late 1980s to fund and coach all of the city’s high school ski racing teams when they were almost cut from the city’s budget — McIntyre Ski Area will host a ski and snowboard race for all ages and abilities.

The first annual Bob Gilman Fun Run will be held on Sunday, Jan. 29, and all skiers, snowboarders and snow tubers who buy a lift ticket to McIntyre that day can participate at no additional charge.

The race trail will be open from 10 a.m. to noon, during which time participants will have the chance to take two 20- to 40-second runs that will each be officially timed. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in more than a dozen age categories during an award ceremony that will follow at 1 p.m. An outdoor tiki bar with chances to win raffle prizes is also planned.

McIntyre will be open to the public for the duration of the race and will be offering equipment rentals for an additional charge to participate, but you can also bring your own equipment for the race.

“We’re mainly doing this to bring attention to McIntyre and to the skiing community here in Manchester,” said Bob’s daughter Laura Gilman, who organized the event. “It was always a second home for my family in the wintertime, so we’ve always had a good rela-

tionship with them.”

Gilman said her father continued to coach the high school skiing teams until he died from cancer in 1995. But even after his death, a few of his friends continued to keep the ski teams alive after taking over for him. She said the idea to have an event at McIntyre in his memory has long been in the works but was delayed for family reasons.

“They were basically going to take skiing out of the athletic program altogether, so he opted to not only fund all three schools, but LAURA GILMAN he also rented the buses, he rented the hill at McIntyre, and he paid the students’ fees to participate,” she said.

Anyone who visits McIntyre can register to run in the race that day or ahead of time online. Gilman said a portion of the funds raised from racers who purchase a lift ticket will benefit local cancer care facilities like the Elliot Regional Cancer Center and New Hampshire Oncology and Hematology.

“The money will go toward cash funds they have there that help pay for small things like medications,” she said.

We’re mainly doing this to bring attention to McIntyre and to the skiing community here in Manchester.

1st annual Bob Gilman Fun Run When: Sunday, Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to noon; awards ceremony at 1 p.m.

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CAREERS

very important because you begin to understand what the records mean and how they can be used, but having some technical background in computers and also some of the sciences also helps because you need to understand what it is that causes both paper and other records to decay so that you can try to slow that process down and mitigate the effects of Brian Burford of Antrim is the state archivist, running the Division of Archives and aging on the records to preRecords Management under the Secretary of State’s office. serve them for as long as Courtesy photo. possible.

Explain what your current Prior to 2010, I joined the division in 1995 job is. as the state records manager.

How did you find your current job?

As the director of the division I guess I would say it found me. I gradHow did you get interested in this field? of archives and records manageuated from Keene State College with a That goes way back to … at least college ment, I oversee the staff, functioning and history major, and while I was waiting to tools. One role [is] public archives; housing age or maybe before. I’ve always been a hisenter graduate school, I got a summer job as we estimate maybe 12 million documents torian, interested in historical research and a land surveyor assistant. One of the things that are publicly available, documenting interested in understanding how the records [my boss] asked me to do immediately was the history of state government. And the that I’m researching came to be organized … the historical research needed to verify second function is the managing of state and held as they are. … I don’t recall any where boundaries are for that survey. And I records for state agencies. And this includes time that I ever said, ‘I’m going to grow up found that this was a very enjoyable act to maintaining and helping them develop to be an archivist,’ but it is something that be involved with. … In 1995, the then state retention schedules and following those has come sort of naturally to me. archivist came to me and said, ‘You’ve used retention schedules. our records so much, would you consider What kind of education or training did applying for the job of records manager?’ you need for this job?

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FOOD Cooking with love

Valentine’s Day brings cooking and chocolate classes

By Angie Sykeny

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News from the local food scene

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• New Concord brewery: Concord Craft Brewing Co., a new small-batch craft brewery with a retail store, opened Jan. 20 at 117 Storrs St. in Concord. It offers a range of beer styles including traditional English-style IPA, a Kolsch German golden ale and a classic porter, with more styles to be featured every week. Beers are available at the brewery in tasters, 25-ounce growlers, 37-ounce mini-swing top growlers and 64-ounce growlers. Tasting room and brewery store hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m., with brewery tours at 3 p.m. On select evenings the brewery will partner with local restaurants for specials or food delivered on-site.

For more information, visit concordcraftbrewing.com or call 856-7625.

• A farewell to Chandler’s: Chandler’s Cake & Candy Supplies in Concord was set to close its doors on Wednesday, Jan. 25, according to a notice on its website. “I can’t tell you how much being part of the Concord community has meant to us over the last 15 years,” the notice said. “We wish to thank all of our customers for their support and friendship. We could not be more thankful for those that we served and we are extremely proud of what we accomplished here in Concord.”

• Mac ’n’ cheese cook-off: Pines Community Center (61 Summer St., Northfield) will have its inaugural Pines Mac ’n’ Cheese Cook-Off on Friday, Jan. 27, with samples of the contestants’ dishes and voting for the People’s Choice Award from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 50 Looking for more food and drink fun? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play and hipposcout.com.

Love is in the air, and so is the smell of sweet treats and savory meals at these Valentine’s Day-inspired cooking and chocolate classes.

Space is limited and filling up fast for many classes, so be sure to call and confirm that space is available.

• Crafting True Chocolate Truffles This hands-on class covers tasting chocolate, creating ganache and forming and finishing chocolate truffles.

When: Thursday, Jan. 26, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Dancing Lion Chocolate, 917 Elm St., Manchester Cost: $65 Contact: 625-4043, dancinglion.us • Passionate Dishes for your Valentine Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast will talk about foods of passion and how to prepare enticing recipes for Valentine’s Day. There will be a cooking demonstration of two recipes and samples for the first 40 attendees. This program is open to adults and children age 13 and older accompanied by a parent.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord Cost: Free Contact: 225-8670, concordpubliclibrary.net • Valentine’s Day with Chocolate Recipes Savory and Sweet Learn how to make cocoa-crusted chicken thighs, cocoa-rubbed pork ribs with chocolate barbecue sauce, and dark chocolate mousse. Dishes will be paired or prepared with LaBelle wines Red Alchemy, Americus and Red Raspberry, respectively. LaBelle Winery founder and winemaker Amy LaBelle will also share tips for entertaining.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Where: LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst Cost: $25, plus tax/gratuity Contact: 672-9898, labellewineryevents.com

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• Chocolate: The Secret Indulgence Mike Cross, instructor of chemistry at Northern Essex Community College, will discuss how the chemicals in chocolate affect the human brain, making chocolate the perfect indulgence.

Chocolate samples will also be provided, and participants will learn the best way to eat chocolate and how to taste for quality.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.

Where: Griffin Free Public Library, 22 Hooksett Road, Auburn Cost: Free Contact: 483-5374, griffinfree.com

• The Science of Chocolate Join Mariposa Museum Education Director Melissa Brooks for an all-ages program about the science and history of chocolate. A hot choc• Valentine’s Cake Decorating olate drink will be served.

Choose an 8-inch heart-shaped cake (choc- When: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6 p.m. olate, vanilla or purple velvet), frost it with Where: Smyth Public Library, 55 High St., buttercream frosting and decorate it with bor- Candia ders, roses and more.

Cost: Free When: Thursday, Feb. 9, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Contact: 483-8245, smythpl.org Where: Frederick’s Pastries, 109 Route 101A, • Couples Cooking: Valentine’s Day Amherst Steakhouse Cost: $65 Couples will make their own meal from start to Contact: 882-7725, pastry.net finish with instruction from a cooking expert.

The menu features classic wedge salad with • The Science of Chocolate Join Mariposa Museum Education Director blue cheese and bacon, loaded baked potato, Melissa Brooks for an all-ages program about pan-seared steak with porcini and blue cheese the science and history of chocolate. A hot choc- sauce, and brownie sundaes. Bring plastic conolate drink will be served. tainers for leftovers. BYOB is welcome.

When: Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.

When: Friday, Feb. 17, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Where: Daland Memorial Library, 5 N. Main Where: The Culinary Playground, 16 Manning St., Mont Vernon St., Derry Cost: Free Cost: $155 per couple Contact: 673-7888, dalandlibrary.wordpress.com Contact: 339-1664, culinary-playground.com

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Rico said Salatin is a well-known personality in the New Hampshire agriculture community, and with the recent trend toward natural foods and food awareness, his visit is highly anticipated.

“Local food systems and organic farming are a growing movement in New Hampshire,” Rico said. “People definitely have had an increased desire to know where their food comes from and to participate in the process.”

Conference attendees will also enjoy live music and meals and snacks catered by the Crust & Crumb Baking Co. of Concord, which are included in the ticket price. A kids’ activity room with child care will be available during the workshop sessions.

NOFA Winter Conference Where: Rundlett Middle School, 144 South St., Concord When: Saturday, Jan. 28, registration and breakfast begin at 7:30 a.m., workshops run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., keynote event is 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Cost: Full-day conference tickets are $68 for NOFA members and $85 for non-members and include meals and the keynote event. Tickets for the keynote event only are $16 for NOFA members and $20 for non-members. Purchase tickets in advance online or the day of the event. Admission is free for children age 16 and under.

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From the foodies who eat organic food to the farmers who grow it, there will be something for everyone at the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire winter conference, happening Saturday, Jan. 28, in Concord. The conference will feature more than 40 workshops related to organic and sustainable agriculture, an evening keynote event with a special guest speaker, a Green Market Fair, a growers panel discussion and more.

“It’s an educational opportunity for farmers and commercial growers, gardeners and homesteaders who are growing food for themselves, and also for food enthusiasts who don’t want to grow but are interested in the topic,” conference coordinator Monica Rico said.

The day consists of four workshop sessions, each with 10 to 12 workshops led by a variety of presenters, including agriculture researchers and specialists, business and nonprofit leaders, educators, farmers, homesteaders, authors and bloggers.

For farmers and people interested in growing and raising food, there will workshops centered around advanced and beginner farming, carbon and soils, livestock and animals, agriculture business and more.

Non-farmers and foodies can check out workshops on health and nutrition topics such as seasonal and plant-based eating, fermented fruits and vegetables, fermented dairy products, raw and living plant foods and growing and utilizing herbs.

“The health and nutrition workshop track is all about recipe ideas and ways to use food, so even if you aren’t interested in growing food but you’re interested in cooking, you can come and learn from those workshops,” Rico said.

In addition to the workshops, the conference will have an ongoing Green Market Fair featuring local food producers, agriculture-related businesses, nonprofits and other exhibitors. There will also be book signings with the presenting authors and a seed swap where growers can trade their favorite seed varieties with other growers.

After lunch, between the second and third workshop sessions, there will be a soil carbon panel discussion in which five growers will share their experiences and tips about soil and carbon sequestration.

The day will come to a close with the evening keynote event shortly after the final workshop session ends. The presenter, Joel Salatin, is a renowned author and farmer of Polyface Farm in Virginia and

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Vintage is a new and divergent concept for The Farmers Dinner, which typically highlights new American cuisine, Sarasin said.

“We’re ... pulling inspiration from the traditional foods that we grew up eating,” Viaud said. “We’re taking simple dishes like eggs and bacon, chicken noodle soup and peanut butter and jelly and elevating them to a higher standard.”

The idea for a throwback to childhood dishes came about when Sarasin and Viaud, who are good friends, were talking over lunch one day. The two come from very different cultural backgrounds — Sarasin’s is French-Canadian and Viaud’s is Haitian — and they were curious to compare the kinds of foods they each grew up with.

“There are a lot of differences, but we also noticed some similarities,” Sarasin said. “As we found those similarities we started smiling and laughing, and that’s when we decided to throw Vintage as an homage to the vast differences but also to the commonality of good food that overlaps time and culture and binds us in the culinary world.”

The menu features collaborative dishes inspired by Sarasin’s and Viaud’s childhood cuisines, with a gourmet twist.

Dinner starts with a breakfast course: coffee-rubbed bacon, chive scrambled eggs and homemade bread. Then, it’s chicken noodle soup made with chicken bone broth and fresh noodles, followed by “ham and Cheez-Its,” a Cheez-It-crusted tart filled The Farmers Dinner presents Vintage

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with local cheeses, country shaved ham and mustard.

“Everyone had ham and cheese sandwiches with Cheez-Its on the side, so we said, ‘How can we recreate this in the culinary scene?’” Sarasin said. “For diners, [the tart] will really elicit the memory of having ham and cheese sandwiches. We’re just doing it on a different level.”

The next course is a new take on rice and beans that includes cornmeal-crusted cod, beans and puffed rice. Following that is Pep’s Pot Roast, a local grass-fed roast with winter carrots and dug potatoes, based on a recipe passed down from Sarasin’s grandfather. The dessert course is a spin-off from the Fluffernutter, a sandwich traditionally made with peanut butter and marshmallow Fluff on white bread. The Vintage version is a napoleon-style pastry made with layers of rolled-out Wonder bread and Fluffernutter mousse in between, with a grape jelly glaze on top.

The dinner will also feature a cash bar and discussions with the chefs about how they developed the dishes and about the local farms they sourced the meal ingredients from: Brookford Farm of Canterbury, Miles Smith Farm of Loudon and Oasis Springs Farm of Nashua.

“I think regardless of if people can’t relate to growing up eating ham and cheese or chicken noodle soup, they will be blown away by how those simple flavors can be accentuated and turned into a culinary dish,” Sarasin said.

“We hope that when they go home, they’ll be more inspired by the simple ingredients they can find in their cabinets,” Viaud added, “and inspired to keep cooking and recreate their own childhood memories.”

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A fried seafood platter. ... My family hasn’t What is the biggest food trend in New left New England since they came over on the Mayflower, so it’s part of my New England Hampshire right now?

I think more people are realizing farm-toroots. I absolutely love seafood. table and organic eating and the power of What is your favorite thing on your highly nutritious and healthy foods. … More supermarkets are coming out to meet these menu?

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When he and his wife Kay came across a Victorian house and storefront for sale across town, they were instantly drawn to it. In 2004 they purchased the property and opened the country store, and in 2006 Normington left his sales job to start a restaurant next to the store. The Windham Junction Kitchen serves specialty soups, salads, sandwiches and more and is open Tuesday through Sunday for breakfast and lunch, and for a dinner special on Thursday and Friday.

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• Downton Abbey tea: Fans of Downton Abbey can don their fascinators and enjoy an afternoon tea inspired by the post-Edwardian British drama series at The Cozy Tea Cart (104 Route 13, Brookline) on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $34.95 per person, tax and gratuity included. Registration is required. For more information, visit thecozyteacart.com or call 249-9111.

• Beer fest on the ice: The Beveridge Craft Beer Fest returns on Saturday, Jan. 28, from noon to 3 p.m., with beer samples served on the ice of the frozen Lake Winnipesaukee at 19 Mile Bay. There will be Food & Drink Author events/lectures • TEA PARTY Tea expert Lynda Simmons comes to discuss tea etiquette, history, and health benefits. Wed., March 29, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry.

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• DERRY COOKBOOK GROUP Group will choose a new cookbook for each meeting and make something from the book, then bring it in to share. Discuss tips, tricks and troubles and eat.

Cookbooks will be available to borrow at the front desk. First Fri., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry.

Contact Jessica at jessicad@derrypl.org or call 432-6140.

• PELHAM COOKBOOK EXPLORERS Group explores a new type of cuisine or diet each month. Share your cooking successes and challenges and leave with new recipes.

Monthly. Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham. Free and open to the public. Email wflint@pelhamweb.com.

Beer & wine classes • DARK AND STORMY BREWFEST Brew some of the darkest, thickest and heaviest Incredibrew beers. Not recommended for the entry-level beer drinker. Thurs., Jan. 26, 6 p.m., and Fri., Jan. 27, 6 p.m. IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua. Call 8912477 or visit incredibrew.com.

• ABE’S ALEFEST Brew six top-selling ales: Charlie Brown, New England Chestnut, English Pub, Mad Hatter #9, Fat Tyre, and Dos X Amber. No experience necessary. Return two weeks later to bottle. Thurs., Feb. 9, 6 p.m.

IncrediBREW, 112 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua. $40 with bottles included, $30 if bringing your own bottles. Call 891-2477 or visit incredibrew.com.

22 breweries represented: Great Rhythm, Garrison City, Smuttynose, 7th Settlement, Great North Aleworks, Woodstock Inn, Moat Mountain, Lonewolfe, Stoneface, Oddball, Hobbs, Sebago, Stark, Rockingham Brewing, Bantam Cider, Burnt Timber Brewing Co., North Country Cider, Sam Adams, Citizens Cider, Lord Hobo, Henniker Brewing and Tuckerman. Food will be served, including chili and ice cream from Flurries Surfside Burger Bar. Tickets purchased online in advance cost $35 for general admission and $10 for designated drivers. Tickets will also be available the day of the event for $40, cash only. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit tickets.beerfests.com/event/BeveridgeIceFest.

Beer, wine & liquor dinners • TUCK ‘N’ SMUTT Beer dinner with Smuttynose Brewing featuring vintage and fresh batches.

Thurs., Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond. $65. Call 244-2431.

• NICARAGUA BEER DINNER Tasting of five Nicaraguainspired tapas with five Pipe Dream beers. Sun., Jan. 29, 3 to 5 p.m. Pipe Dream Brewing, 49 Harvey Road, Londonderry. $60. Visit facebook.com/pipedreambrewing.

• HARPOON SEASONAL BEER DINNER Five-course dinner paired with seasonal beers from Harpoon Brewing Co. Fri., Feb. 3, 7 p.m. Blue Latitudes, 431 Central Ave. , Dover. $55. Visit bluelatitudes.net.

• WINES OF THE WORLD TOUR Each dinner party focuses on a different wine region of the world. Top-picked wines will be paired with five regionalinfluenced tasting courses. Menu will be local farm-to-table driven.

See website for “Tour Schedule.”

Third Thurs., 6:15 p.m. Colby Hill Inn , 33 The Oaks St., Henniker. $115 for first class, $95 for additional classes. Registration is required. Call 428-3281 or visit colbyhillinn.com.

Beer, wine & liquor festivals & special events • NH BEER CLUB Monthly meetings feature a Granite State brewer, plus a limited edition or unique brew. Mon., 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.

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Beer, wine & liquor tastings • CARPINETO Complimentary bottle signing and wine tasting with Antonio Zaccheo of Carpi-

neto wines in Italy. Thurs., Jan. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlets Store #69, 25 Coliseum Ave., Nashua. Call 882-4670.

• CHLOE WINE COLLECTION Complimentary bottle signing and wine tasting with Georgetta Dane of the Chloe Wine Collection. Thurs., Jan. 26, from noon to 1 p.m. New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlet #34, 92 Cluff Crossing Road , Salem.

Call 898-5243.

• RUCA MALEN Complimentary bottle signing and wine tasting with Pablo Cuneo, winemaker of Ruca Malen. Thurs., Jan. 26, from noon to 1 p.m.

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• VIBERTI GIOVANNI WINERY Complimentary bottle signing and wine tasting with Claudio Viberti of Viberti Giovanni Winery. Thurs., Jan. 26, 12:30 to 2 p.m. New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Outlets Store 68, 69 Lafayette Road, New Hampton. Call 964-6991.

• 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. Prost, 44 Lafayette Road, North Hampton. Visit facebook. com/prostcraftbeer.

Chef events/special meals • VINTAGE An evening in of vintage cuisine celebrating traditional recipes learned from parents and grandparents. Chefs Keith Sarasin of The Farmers Dinner and Chris Viaud and Aurelien Blick of Cabonnay will prepare a multicourse meal honoring these traditional dishes. Sat., Jan. 28, 4:30 to 8 p.m. Nashua Senior Center, 70 Temple St. , Nashua. $79. Visit thefarmersdinner.com.

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While I have written about this topic before, I am always in search of budgetfriendly ideas. Many us dream about having a wine cellar in our homes, but not all of us have the space or funds to make that dream come true. A true wine cellar can cost thousands of dollars just to construct, and then it is a significant investment every month to keep it at the ideal temperature.

The good news for most of us is that you don’t have to have an elaborate wine cellar in your home to store your wine properly.

Even a simple wine rack will do. But the places you think are best, where you may currently have your wine, may be the worst.

There is no point in investing in some nice bottles only to have them spoil.

WineEnthusiast.com has some great tips on storing wine without having to invest a lot: • First and foremost, find a location that has a “cool, consistent temperature, preferably around 58 degrees.

• The location should also be cool and free of sunlight. It should allow for the wine to be kept free of movement as much as possible. This is why, while they may look nice, wine racks located over fridges or near kitchen appliances are not ideal, as they tend to vibrate when running. The appliances can also give off heat. Wine that gets overheated can become cooked and will taste much more like alcohol, or “hot.”

It will not be pleasant to drink.

• If you have a basement, you should utilize it. For the most part, basements make an ideal space to store wine. However, your basement shouldn’t be too humid and should stay at a relatively consistent temperature. The cooler the better, so even if you have a storage closet in your home with room for a wine rack that also meets these specifications, you can store wine in there too.

• Get creative! You do not need to purchase a fancy, expensive wine rack to hold your wine. You can repurpose old furniture and adding shelving, like an old chest of drawers. You can also use cinder blocks and some wood or adjustable metal shelving. Pinterest is full of ways to make one thing into something else without having

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to spend a lot of money. I purchased an unfinished, homemade wine rack on Craigslist for less than $30. It holds 36 bottles of wine and is the ideal shape and size for our home. Now I have a wine cabinet for displaying wine and holding my glasses and accessories, and the wine rack for overflow storage in our hallway where the heat and sunlight are minimal.

Just a reminder: Bottles should be stored horizontally to keep the cork moist and let the wine settle. This is important, especially for sparkling wines. You may see some noticeable sediment in the bottle, depending on the wine, after it lies down for an extended amount of time. This is typically normal and does not mean the wine has gone bad. This gets less important for wine bottles with synthetic corks or screw tops, but for consistency I store all of my wine horizontally.

It’s Amore at Fulchino Vineyard

Looking for something to do the weekend before Valentine’s Day? Fulchino Vineyard in Hollis is holding a “That’s Amoré” event on Sunday, Feb. 12. There will be two sessions, one from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and one from 3 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $39 per person and include wine pairings, chocolates, cheese, gelato, music and more. Fulchino will be releasing Amoré, a limited-edition reserve estate rosé, and will have their new Peach Vino available for tasting. Advanced tickets are suggested and can be purchased online by going to fulchinovineyard.com and clicking on “Events.”

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Annual mixtape team-up from Texas producer Cardo, who marked New Year 2016 trying to resuscitate the Bay Area rap scene with a tape from Nef the Pharaoh, a feisty if workaday spitter who displayed depthless enthusiasm for the turn-of-the-millennium Cash Money hyphy of his youth, most notably his ode to Big Tymers, which broke fairly big thanks to Cardo’s dreamy-haunteddreamy beat. This year Cardo’s chosen to bestow some modicum of fame upon R&B singer Che Ecru, who at this writing is basically unknown, aside from bare-bones Soundcloud and Facebook accounts and a ton of retweeted babblings from fans. The tape opens with “Satisfied,” in which Ecru lazily sing-raps a couple-three notes over Cardo’s unadventurous candle-and-blunt makeout-funk and cheesy throwback ringouts.

Ecru is hypnotizing here, his faraway baritone conjuring a bit of Jamaican spice, and it’s the same deal for “Complete” and, well, pretty much everything else on tap, other than “N Me,” where he combines Eminem and Tyrese, coming up with some pretty athletic stuff. B — Eric W. Saeger

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To give you an idea of Sam Phillips’ dominance in chick-folk-rock, this digital sampler in advance of Phillips’ World on Sticks full-length (due later this year) came in at No. 2 in Amazon’s singer-songwriter category, after Carole King’s Tapestry. A lot of the hubbub surrounding this lady stems from her house-backgrounding gig with Amy Sherman-Palladino, who recruited her to soundtrack Gilmore Girls and Bunheads, but the real thrust of her appeal has to be her muddy bayou side, which comes courtesy of her early days, writing and recording six records under the producership of T-Bone Burnett. That stuff’s still part of her DNA, evidenced by opener “World on Sticks,” a ramshackle folk-blues march that will make you think of Melissa Etheridge and Led Zeppelin III at the same time. Phillips checks in a few “la-la-las” for her Gilmore fans in the strummy campfire anthem “Troubles Won’t Stay,” then shifts to piano-pop-maestro roleplaying in “Candles and Stars,” a thing pretty enough to generate her a lot more instant fans, which she certainly deserves. A — Eric W. Saeger

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• Cleveland band Cloud Nothings started life as a lo-fi twee-oi band, sort of like Hives with no budget. Pitchfork and NME loved them, as they should have, but that was all, cripes, six years ago, and they’ve since gone for a less cheap sound. That bums me out, but I’ll go listen to something right now from their new LP, Life Without Sound, due out Jan. 27. Ah, here’s something, the single “Modern Act.” It’s frenetic, punky and fast, with a rubber-band guitar sound, sort of a cross between Buzzcocks and Kaiser Chiefs, if you will. Lots of buildup with no decent chorus, meaning they’ve earned an A on their skinny jeans exam.

• British hardcore-punk mess Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes are just about to release Modern Ruin, their second full-length.

Carter, as you probably had no idea about, was in the bands Gallows and Pure Love, and the Rattlesnakes was his way of getting back to the hardcore sound of Gallows and away from the alt-rock fail that was Pure Love. Bully for him, right, but listening to the single “Wild Flowers” makes me think of Billy Idol mixing it up with Big Black, in other words blues-rooted 1980s pop-punk interrupted by bouts of diesel-powered no-wave. That’d be cool, but Carter’s singing about a girl, which punks aren’t supposed to care about. What, do punks like girls these days? They do? Man. Wrong freaking planet.

• Canadian drummer/guitar duo Japandroids have tried a lot of styles on for size, including noisy Springsteen, indie and postpunk. Near to the Wild Heart of Life is their new album, so let’s go to YouTube-ulator and try to help them figure out who they are this week, by listening to the title track of this new album. Hmm, it sounds like Frank Black from the Pixies trying to be a boyband.

Nice cheap production, Dropkicks-style chorus. Makes you want to drive your John Deere tractor really fast and scare all your chickens. In the city. During the day. And whatnot.

• Annoying “new jack swing” has-beens Bell Biv DeVoe were an offshoot of New Edition, which your great-grandmother knows, just ask her about it. Yes, the ’90s are totally over and dead, but, as we’ve discussed here several times already, there are a few bands trying to revive that era, because they think there was something good about it. I have no say in such matters and will be powerless to put the kibosh on the worst of it when ’90s music makes its unwanted comeback, inevitably heralded by such sage sentiments as “But, like, you know, Pearl Jam, you know, um, amazing, whatever…?” Anyway, it’s too late, BBD’s new album Three Stripes is on the way, let’s go listen and barf, or vice-versa. “Run,” the first single, has a Biggie sample and a sample of their stupid song “Poison,” from back when people drank triceratops milk. There’s a hot chick twerking in the video. The hook stinks. I’m ready to pounce, waiting for AutoTune.

There isn’t any. With that, I slink back, becoming just a pair of glowing yellow eyes in the dark, waiting for the next unwary ’90s band to dare cross my path. — Eric W. Saeger

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But after the title the rest of the chapter got in the way. There’s just too much diversion into side stories and far too many times when it felt like the writer’s voice had changed (I blame the team of three writers for that). It almost felt like this book was a first draft and no one reviewed it to make sure the topics stated were the topics covered.

But then, who knows, maybe McHale was making another point about celebrity memoirs that ended up flying over my head.

In a passage he writes about his parents, McHale give us some insight as to where he got his sense of humor.

“When you meet my parents you’ll see what I mean. You can’t get a straight, nonsarcastic answer out of my dad. When they were much younger, my parents were in Chicago, where my dad grew up. He gestured out at Lake Michigan and told my mom, ‘Hard to believe this was the site of one of the biggest naval battles of World War II, huh, Laurie?’

“My mom blinked out at the lake.

‘Really, Jack?’ “‘Oh sure — the Germans air-dropped hundreds of miniature submarines right there, into Lake Michigan.’ Being young and Canadian, my mother believed him.

My dad laughed and once she realized she had been fooled, my mother — again being young and Canadian — apologized profusely.”

There is a difference between intelligent snark (for an example of that watch anything of Jon Stewart’s) and snark that is intended to make you feel powerful over someone else — where you hide behind humor to put someone else down. “Gee, that outfit really makes you look fat! Oh, you know I’m just kidding!”

Thanks for the Money is filled with that kind of put-down snark. You either like it or you don’t.

I don’t.

McHale is a young, smart, talented guy.

He’s a funny actor with a great sense of humor. There are some funny bits within the pages of Thanks for the Money, and this is his first attempt at writing. There may be more books, but if there are I hope he takes a good look at the construction and voice of any future projects. C— Wendy E. N Thomas

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Split (PG-13)

Three girls are kidnapped by a man with multiple personalities in Split, a fairly standard horror-thriller from M. Night Shyamalan.

Three girls sit in a car in a parking lot after a birthday party. Claire (Haley Lu Richardson), the birthday girl, and her friend Marcia (Jessica Sula) chat in the back seat while they wait for Claire’s dad (Neal Huff) to finish loading presents into the trunk. Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), invited more out of Claire’s sense of politeness than out of friendship, stares moodily out the window in the front seat. When a strange man (James McAvoy) gets into the driver’s seat, Claire and Marcia suggest he’s in the wrong car while Casey freezes. Even as the kidnapping begins, we in the audience realize that Casey recognizes the terror that’s about to befall the girls. A scene in the locked basement room where the girls wake up after the man has used some sort of knockout spray on them confirms that Casey, a quiet girl who doesn’t fit in, has a history with being victimized.

Exactly what is now tormenting Casey and the other girls, however, is not something anyone has much of a history with.

After they hear the man, whom they come to know as Dennis, arguing with someone else, they meet Patricia, who presents herself as a prim British woman despite being the same man in a dress. Then they meet Hedwig, who is dressed like and acts like a 10-year-old boy, also the same man but, as with Dennis and Patricia, not privy to the thoughts of the other personalities. Because he acts like a kid and has kid-like reactions to things, it’s Hedwig that Casey first tries to manipulate to find a way out. From their interactions with all three personalities, the girls piece together that they are meant as “sacred food” for something called “the Beast,” which, ominously, is coming.

Meanwhile, an amateur fashion designer named Barry keeps emailing his therapist, Karen Fletcher (Betty Buckley), for emergency meetings. At least, it appears to be Barry.

But Karen starts to work out that her patient with multiple personalities, the dominant of which is the affable Barry, might have had some kind of internal realignment, putting other personalities in control. She becomes worried that the emails are cries for help from Barry’s various personalities who are concerned that Dennis and Patricia, two of the darker personalities, are doing something bad.

So, in a very limited way, Karen starts to wonder about her patient while the girls try to find a way out of captivity — a fairly standard race against the clock with the girls and the doctor working to figure out what the man is up to before violence ensues. Intercut with this are flashbacks to Casey as a young girl and the situation that has left her so scarred.

Just in case you worried that this movie might not be brutal enough to its female characters.

Split

I don’t look to horror movies for my feminist thought and examples of female agency but when somebody like Shyamalan, who has arty pretensions and seems to want us to be all enamored with his movie’s use of stylized camera work, falls back on putting scared teen girls in their underwear, I’m just not impressed. Or interested. Or willing to give the “can personality shape physical ability?” idea all that much leeway, storytelling-wise.

This might not be as dumb as “the trees are committing mass murder!” but it isn’t so much smarter than your standard teen slasher. (Though, points for reminding me what a smart actress Haley Lu Richardson is. I only know her from The Edge of Seventeen and she has that early-career Jennifer Lawrence/ Shailene Woodley quality of seeming like a believable version of a young woman. Here’s hoping she keeps getting work.)

The movie ends with a final little coda that I won’t spoil, exactly, but I feel like it’s worth mentioning. It is pre-credits but it has that Marvel post-credits feel, and not in the fun “everybody eats shawarma” sense but more in the exhausting “is that Thanos? Am I supposed to know if it’s Thanos?” realm. It feels lazy, like an attempt to reframe everything you’ve just seen as something bigger than what it appeared to be. But if you wanted to make that movie, M. Night, you should have made that movie and not made this very familiar girls-in-peril thing that you try to dress up as something more. CRated PG-13 for disturbing thematic content and behavior, violence and some language. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Split is an hour and 57 minutes long and is distributed by Universal Pictures.

The Founder (PG-13)

Ray Kroc, the man who turned a successful hamburger stand into the McDonald’s empire, gets the biopic treatment in The Founder, a movie that really makes you want a hamburger.

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The hamburgers you see are being made via the McDonald’s originators’ assembly line-like system, which means that a dozen buns are being dressed at once with squirts of ketchup and mustard, exactly three pickle slices and a small pile of diced onions before a burger patty and cheese slice are added. And, yes, these burgers are wrapped and slid down a shoot to the register before the order for them is even placed. But they look delicious. And at 15 cents apiece, I’ll take three please.

Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) is a salesman in his 50s whose ideas — a fold-up breakfast nook, something about paper cups — have kept him afloat but never exactly broken big. He is selling five-prong milkshake makers when he gets the call from a hamburger stand in San Bernardino ordering five, no make that eight. Barely able to sell one, Ray decides he’s got to see the kind of restaurant that needs to make 40 milkshakes at once and drives from the midwest to California.

As he later describes it, his first glimpse at McDonald’s is clearly love at first sight.

Long lines of people — families, largely — fill the parking lot (not cars of loitering teenagers, as he’s seen at the drive-in restaurants he pitches to). But the lines move quickly and mere seconds after ordering (instead of the usual 20 minutes or more) he’s handed a bag of a paper-wrapped burger and fries, hot and fresh, no pesky utensils or plates. Clean as a whistle and it don’t cost much, to steal a line from Mark Knopfler’s Ray Kroc song (“Boom, Like That” off of Shangri-La; it’s fun). Ray is so enamored he takes the owners, McDonald brothers Dick (Nick Offerman) and Mac (John Carroll Lynch), out to dinner to hear their story. He’s convinced they need to franchise, to take the restaurant national. They say they’ve tried it and had little luck, with both quality and consistency taking a dive. But Ray is determined to make it work.

Of course, the path to total burger domination does not run smooth. Ray is good

at selling franchises but not, immediately, turning a big profit. And along the way, the financial risk he takes puts his marriage to wife Ethel (Laura Dern) at risk. Spoiler alert: It was not Ethel Kroc who ended up leaving a bunch of money to NPR, as I was reminded when we were introduced to the wife of a Minnesota business owner. Joan Smith (Linda Cardellini) is the name of the woman who sings “Pennies from Heaven” with Ray moments after meeting him and who impresses him by solving a problem franchise owners are having with skyrocketing refrigeration costs.

Ray also has to deal with the McDonald brothers, who were meticulous in designing their system and their restaurant (even in coming up with the golden arches idea) but didn’t quite have the killer instinct for franchising and running a national corporation.

The Founder is basically a process movie.

How to do you make a better burger stand, how do you turn that one-off stand into an international icon — that’s what this movie really seems interested in, and scenes directly related to these themes are by far the movie’s best. Is Ray Kroc a hero or an example of mid-century business jerkiness? The movie sort of says “yes to both” but I get the sense that the movie would prefer to have no opinion on the man and just stick to the story of the creation of this massive company, folding in the fact that Kroc was, by Mark Zuckerberg-creates-Facebook standards, older than we usually see when he finally found his path.

Because the process is paramount, all the actors have to do is not get in the way. And they all do that, somewhere on a spectrum from “just fine” to “pretty good.” Keaton occasionally seems like he’s concentrating more on the man’s vocal inflections than on trying to hit the emotion of what he’s saying but overall he gives a realistic sense of a person who knows he can make something work if he’s just willing to go all in. Offerman and Lynch are also quite good as the brothers. They aren’t yokels nor are they purists who don’t want to expand. They believe in the system they created and only want to grow if the system can remain unchanged.

The movie does a good job of showing how this is both a pride-of-creation factor and also a very practical financial viewpoint.

If you’re the kind of person who has watched every episode of CNBC’s The Profit (like Shark Tank but with just one investor/business in most episodes and set in something more closely resembling the real world), The Founder is probably your kind of movie. You get the business of early McDonald’s far more engagingly presented than the people behind it. B Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Directed by John Lee Hancock with a screenplay by Robert Siegel, The Founder is an hour and 55 minutes long and distributed

by The Weinstein Company.

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WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Fences (PG-13, 2016) Fri., Jan. 27, through Thurs., Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Additional screening Sun., Jan. 29, at 2 p.m.

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• Legends of the Fall (R, 1994) Sat., Jan. 28, at 4:30 p.m., free admission, donations to charity • Way Down East (1920) Sun., Jan. 29, at 4:30 p.m., silent film with musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • Cinderella (State Ballet Theatre of Russia) Tues., Jan. 31, at 7 p.m.

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NITE J-Z in the MHT Local music news & events

Bad Santa 2 comic Jenny Zigrino headlines Shaskeen

By Michael Witthaus

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• New tracks: A five-band show features Slow Coyote playing songs from its selftitled debut album. The Seacoast grunge-folk band is joined by Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Flyeater, Prime Notion and Kate West for a show that begins early to accommodate the large lineup at a newly reborn club that’s hosting a lot of original talent of late – an encouraging trend. Go Thursday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m., Bungalow Bar & Grill, 333 Valley St., Manchester. See slowcoyote.bandcamp.com.

• Triple play: Though it sounds a bit strange on paper, Pink Talking Fish is building a national following for its unique hybrid of Phish, Talking Heads and Pink Floyd. With roots in the jam band scene dating back to pioneers Particle, PTF combines the grandeur of Floyd, the danceability of T-Heads, and the inventiveness of Vermont’s most beloved band for a memorable show. Go Friday, Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., Jewel Music Venue, 61 Canal St., Manchester. Tickets are $15-$20 at ticketfly.com.

• United front: Building on energy from the recent Women’s March, the We Choose Peace Concert brings local musicians together with a call to “resist, organize and celebrate.” Performances by Joyce Anderson, Joanne Connolly, Ray DeMarco & Friends and a singalong with the Sunday Assembly Band will raise money to bring a major speaker on current peace concerns to the area. Go Saturday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m., South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth. Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Call 236-7130.

• Cool sounds: A weekly jazz series continues with Donna Byrne Quintet. Led by singer Byrne, who’s appeared at Scullers, Blue Note and other renowned venues, the group features Gray Sargent, a well-traveled guitarist who spent many years backing Tony Bennett and playing with the Ralph Sharon Quartet. Go Sunday, Jan. 29, at 6 p.m. at the Press Room, 77 Daniel St., Portsmouth. Tickets are $10 at pressroomnh.com • New night: It’s moving from Thursdays to Wednesdays, but the Brewed & Acoustic Open Mic still features hometown treasure Alli Beaudry leading an all-original open audition. Alli performs her own music on keyboard, guitar and ukulele, and welcomes all aspirants to show their best – signups begin 15 minutes before start time for a threesong or 10-minute set. Go Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6 p.m. at Great North Aleworks Tasting Room, 1050 Holt Ave., No. 14, Manchester.

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Success as a standup comic is often a three-stop journey. First, become a star on the local circuit; next, move to New York City. With a sufficiently toned comedy muscle, the final destination is often Los Angeles. Jenny Zigrino made it to the West Coast a bit faster than most.

Minnesota-born, Zigrino spent five years in Boston, much of it as a warmup act for the Rogue Burlesque dance troupe. After relocating, she quickly won a spot in the 2014 reality series Funniest Win, finishing as a runner-up — and Hollywood came calling.

“My manager was like, ‘OK, it’s time to move out here,’” Zigrino recalled in a recent phone interview. “It kind of seemed fast, but I’m also having a great career out here.”

Indeed. She’s in her third year as a headliner; as she talked, she was preparing for a three-night stand at Rooster T. Feathers, a NorCal club that’s hosted Dana Carvey, Ellen DeGeneres and Bob Saget, among others. In May 2015, she appeared on Conan and killed it, talking about dating a landlord who looked like Jesus a little too much and riffing on body image. The plussize comic once promised to make eating disorders the new airplane jokes.

The Conan slot served as a turning point for Zigrino.

“It was everything you dream of as a comedian happening,” she said. “Even though there are so many different outlets now, when you do that first late night, it’s Jenny Zigrino Hosted by Nick Lavallee When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 9 p.m.

Where: Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester Tickets: $5 at brownpapertickets.com

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Jenny Zigrino. Courtesy photo.

like, ‘Yep, I’ve done it! First real moment of wow, I’m actually doing this.”

2016 was Zigrino’s biggest year yet. She had roles in the parody comedy 50 Shades of Black and appeared with the cast as a panelist on the Comedy Central program @ Midnight. She landed a part in Bad Santa 2, receiving great notices, and her recording debut, J-Z’s New Album, should be out by spring.

When she started out at age 21, Zigrino’s primary goal was to be on television within five years.

“I was lucky enough to get Funniest Win,” she said. “So that happened, and now I have a vision board.”

Zigrino’s mantra is, work constantly and write in longhand — advice from Bad Santa 2 star Billy Bob Thornton.

“It’s simple, but it really works,” she said. “When I write jokes on a computer, they’re never as good … I’ve taken to doing outlines of screenplays or other ideas by hand first, and that helps me sort it out in my brain.”

Another tip came from 50 Shades of Black star Marlon Wayans, who told her, “If it’s what you want to do, you have to do it every

• RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA at Hopkins Center (4 Wheelock St., Hanover 646-6868) on Friday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. He’s won alto saxophonist of the year in DownBeat’s International Critics Polls and the Jazz Journalists’ Association, and for his most recent album, Bird Calls, winning best of the year from DownBeat and NPR Music’s Jazz Critics Poll. At the Hop, he and four wonderful musicians will perform music

from that project—the music of Charlie “Bird” Parker, as filtered through Mahanthappa’s 21st-century, IndianAmerican sensibility.

• MAVARA at Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord 715-2315) on Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. $16.50 - Mavara is Iran’s first premier progressive rock band.

The name Mavara translates to beyond everything you think which speaks to the essence of their music.

day.” Living in Los Angeles, it comes naturally for Zigrino. ‘The hustle here is a different kind of hustle from New York,” she said.

“Here, I’m hustling for production meetings, casting, acting, writing, standup, as well as doing different weird variety shows.”

She’s doing a lot more writing, pitching projects to Paul Fieg and others. Transitioning away from the stage is easy for Zigrino, who majored in screenwriting at Mass Art College.

“Standup is just storytelling,” she said.

“I’ve been writing since my childhood, from making comic books to writing songs to telling stories, so it kind of feels like a pretty natural progression.”

A part of Zigrino will always reside in Boston, particularly her memories of telling jokes while burlesque girls disrobed.

“I learned a lot from those women about confidence, performance, about really putting it out there,” she said. “They were just amazing. A comic’s on stage telling a joke while they literally stripped down, and it’s funny when they do it, and confident, and beautiful. I owe a lot of who I am now as a comic to those three years working with that show in Boston.”

• DANISH STRING QUARTET at Hopkins Center (4 Wheelock St., Hanover 646-6868) on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. As their Tiny Desk concert and other media up-close-and-personals attest, The Danish String Quartet has a chemistry and musicality second to none, bringing a special youthful immediacy to everything from Beethoven to gorgeously arranged Nordic folk tunes.

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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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96 Pleasant St. 227-9000 Sonny’s Tavern Boardwalk Inn & Cafe 1328 Hooksett Rd Murphy’s Taproom 83 Washington St. Hermanos 139 Ocean Blvd. 929-7400 621-9298 Loudon 494 Elm St. 644-3535 742-4226 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669 Breakers at Ashworth Hungry Buffalo N’awlins Grille Top of the Chop Makris 295 Ocean Blvd. 926-6762 Hudson 58 Rte 129 798-3737 860 Elm St. 606-2488 1 Orchard St. 740-0006 Breakers By the Sea 354 Sheep Davis Road AJ’s Sports Bar Penuche’s 225-7665 409 Ocean Blvd 926-7702 11 Tracy Lane 718-1102 96 Hanover St. 626-9830 Thursday, Jan. 26 Concord Exeter Auburn Granite: CJ Poole Duo Station 19: Thursday Night Live Auburn Pitts: Open Jam w/ Hermanos: Craig Jaster Gordy and Diane Pettipas Penuche’s Ale House: Will Gilford Hatch/Lauren Hurley Patrick’s: Peter Lawlor/Noah Bedford True Brew: Dusty Gray - All Smith Copper Door: Jim Devlin Originals Hampton Boscawen Dover CR’s: Mica-Sev Project Alan’s: John Pratte Cara: Bluegrass w/Steve Roy Fury’s Publick House: Erin’s Hanover Claremont Guild Canoe Club: Joseph Stallsmith Taverne on the Square: Andrew Salt hill Pub: Irish Trad’ Session Merzi Epping Randy Miller/Roger Kahle Telly’s: Max Sullivan

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

Music Hall Honest Millie Friday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Cap Center International Guitar Summit Friday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. Dana Center Jesse Colin Young Friday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Alex Preston Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Cap Center Neptune’s Car Saturday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Franklin Opera House

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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

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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

Enter the Haggis Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo Neptune’s Car Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Franklin Opera House 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 Capitol Steps Friday, Mar. 3, 8 p.m. Cap Center DRUMine Tuesday, Mar. 7, 8 p.m. Cap Center Shawn Mullins Friday, March 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Uli John Roth Sunday, Mar. 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo

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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 110049

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“Sweet!” — getting that glazed-over look Across 1 Put in stitches 5 Andreas opener 8 Cogitates, with “over” 13 Antioxidant berry in fruit juices 14 Nervous twinge 15 Like a game’s tutorial levels

16 Considered only in terms of money 19 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America bestowals 20 Bird that runs 35 mph 22 Dating site datum 23 1986-to-2001 orbiter 24 Hi-___ graphics

26 Like “The Polar Express” 28 “Ain’t happenin’” 30 “Friends” friend 31 Filet mignon cut 35 Foul, as weather 36 Number sometimes decoded as “Z” 39 Friedlander of “30 Rock” 42 Amish, e.g.

43 “Buy It Now” site 47 ___ of troubles 49 Ashley and Mary-Kate, for two 51 Christmas tree choice 52 Fall back, tidewise 54 Quirky comic Philips 55 Unagi, at sushi bars 56 It’s provided by guild members 60 Advice that the four long entries with circles failed to follow 63 Baby garment with snaps

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68 Fairy tale preposition Down 1 Trump tweet ender, often 2 Prefix before friendly or terrorism 3 Brownie ingredients, sometimes 4 Khartoum’s river 5 Uphill battle 6 Supermarket section 7 March Madness gp.

8 Cheese companion 9 Exploitative type 10 Retired hockey great Eric 11 “Dig in, everyone!”

12 High-class group, for short?

15 Hubble after whom a space telescope was named 17 “I’ve got ___ feeling about this!”

18 “Born on the Fourth of July” locale, briefly 20 “To ___ is human” 21 “Little Red Book” chairman 25 James Bond, for example 27 “Como ___?” (“How are you?” in Spanish) 29 Horns that are really winds 32 Iron-___ (T-shirt transfer patterns)

33 London or Brooklyn ending 34 Home of Times Sq. and Columbus Cir. 37 Brings by cart, perhaps 38 Bovine quartet 39 Peanut butter brand for “choosy moms” 40 Instances of agreement 41 Hackers’ hangout that’s tough to find via search engines 44 Keg attachment 45 “I’d like to buy ___” (request to Pat Sajak) 46 Armani competitor, initially 48 “I’ll have ___ Christmas without you” (Elvis lyric) 50 “Rio ___” (John Wayne flick) 53 Ask for a doggie treat, perhaps 54 Judy Jetson’s brother 57 “Make ___!” (Captain Picard’s order) 58 Some PTA members 59 Aloha Stadium locale 60 Morgue acronym 61 Judge Lance played by Kenneth Choi on “American Crime Story” 62 First number shouted before a ball drop, often ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Bleachers full of hundreds, classrooms with small groups of twenty-five, many of whom start out with the same ... vanilla questions they’ve been authorized to ask, the same confusion about why Miss America has come to talk to them and why they should care about what she has to say. You won’t know why you should care until you listen.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) It is, of course, easier to dismiss one vocal ex-beauty queen than it is to marginalize an entire collective of intelligent, savvy women. Power in numbers.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) It is then that I find out that we’re expected to wear evening gowns. Evening gowns. On a karaoke game show. Does your wardrobe make sense?

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) ...I’ve now learned that in almost every group of kids, regardless of size, there’s one hotshot — usually a boy — who wants to put you on the spot.

Not so much to embarrass you (or so I like to think) as to impress his friends and make everybody laugh. I love That Kid. He works as the icebreaker to get into the real, important questions. Important questions demand thoughtful answers.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) I’m pretty independent and find a laundromat every week or so — but a mind-boggling number of Miss Americas talk fondly about FedExing their dirty laundry home for their moms to wash and send back. On a regular basis.

For a year. Don’t do that.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) For me, I think Miss America became a ticket to acceptance. … I would capital-M Matter, and people would capital-N Notice. The question is, Who are you noticing?

Aries (March 21 – April 19) I hate that discriminatory little curtain they pull between the sections of the plane, but I like the free warm nuts and hot towels enough to get over it. It is amazing what a few warm nuts can do.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) We always like to say that there’s no typical day for Miss America…. But when I flip through my … schedules from the year, I see many of the same things. News show after news show. Fund-raising chicken dinner after fund-raising chicken dinner. It’s time to break out of a rut.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) But the reality — and truly, a word to the wise here — is that there are few things more transparent than attempting to defend yourself, or your friend, or your kid, in a chat room or on a message board. Let the facts speak for themselves.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) If it were your first trip to the Miss America offices, you would look around and think, “Wow. These people really love their Miss Americas.” Unless you’re one of those Miss Americas, and you want to help make changes. It’s not easy to change the status quo, but you can do it.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) I tell both actors and Miss Americas who are just starting out that if you have any demons, you can

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Taylor Trupiano grudgingly paid his $128 “traffic” fine in December, issued by a Roseville, Michigan, officer who caught his car warming up unattended in his own driveway. Police routinely issue such tickets (five to 10 each winter, based on a town ordinance) to send drivers like Trupiano a message that unattended cars are ripe for theft, which burdens Roseville’s police department. (A police spokesman said the driverless warm-ups are illegal even for locked cars.)

Awwwwwww! (1) Jasper Fiorenza, 24, was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida, in November and charged with breaking into a home in the middle of the night.

The female resident said she awoke to see Fiorenza and screamed, but that the man nonetheless delayed his getaway in order to pet the woman’s cat lounging on her bed.

(2) In December, Durham, Ontario, police officer Beth Richardson was set for a disciplinary hearing (“discreditable conduct”) because, earlier in 2016, after being called to intervene at a drug user’s home, she had noticed the resident’s cat “cowering” in a corner and had taken her to a veterinarian, but without asking the owner’s permission.

Former elementary school teacher Maria Caya, who was allowed to resign quietly in 2013 from her Janesville, Wisconsin, school after arriving drunk on a student field trip, actually made money on the incident. In November 2016, the city agreed to pay a $75,000 settlement because the police had revealed her blood-alcohol level to the press in 2013 (allegedly, “private” medical information). The lawsuit against the police made no mention of Caya’s hav- Questionable judgments ing been drunk or passed out, but only that David Martinez, 25, was shot in the she had “become ill.” stomach during a brawl in New York City in December. He had inadvertently initiated the chaos when, trying to park in The redneck chronicles (1) John Bubar, 50, was arrested in Manhattan’s East Village just after SaturParsonsfield, Maine, in November after day midnight, he moved an orange traffic repeatedly lifting his son’s mobile home cone that had obviously been placed to with his front-end loader and dropping it. reserve the parking space. He apparently The father and son had been quarreling failed to realize that the parking spot was over rent payments and debris in the yard, in front of the clubhouse of Hells Angels, and the father only eased up after realizing whose members happened to take notice. that his grandson was still inside the home.

(2) Update: The Florida Fish and Wildlife The entrepreneurial spirit Conservation Commission reversed itself An unnamed pregnant woman conin December and allowed Mary Thorn of vinced a reporter from Jacksonville, Lakeland to keep her 6-foot-long pet alli- Florida, station WFOX-TV in Decemgator (“Rambo”) at home with her despite ber that the “positive” urine tests she a regulation requiring that a gator that size was advertising on Craigslist were accuneeds a more spacious roaming area. Thorn rate and that she was putting herself and Rambo have been together for over a through school by supplying them (makdecade. ing about $200 a day). The seller claimed that “many” pregnant women market their urine for tests even though the main use Unclear on the concept “I’m (as) tired of hearing the word ‘creep’ of the test seems to be “negotiation” with as any black person or gay person is of boyfriends or husbands. hearing certain words,” wrote Lucas Werner, 37, on his Facebook page in December Least competent criminal after he was banned from a Starbucks in Matthew Bergstedt, 27, was charged Spokane, Washington, for writing a polite with breaking into a house in Raleigh, dating request to a teenaged barista. Man- North Carolina, in December, though agers thought Werner was harassing the he failed to anticipate that the resident female, who is at least the age of consent, was inside, stacking firewood (which he but Werner charged illegal “age discrim- used to bloody Bergstedt’s face for his ination” and made a “science” claim that mugshot). “age gap love” makes healthier babies.

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