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It was not exactly The Canterbury Tales, but our tour did have a religious dimension. We were members of a small group traveling for a week in the footsteps of Martin Luther through towns in Germany that had been significant in his life. It was a tour arranged by New Hampshire Public Television to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

As with Chaucer’s band, we too were a mixed group and had a variety of reasons for making the trip. Over the seven days, we stopped at Augsburg, Coburg, Eisenach, Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Halle, and finish at Wittenberg. Our group included an attorney, CEO, professor, member of the New Hampshire House, engineer, author, Lutheran pastor, teacher, retired insurance executive and an excellent guide.

Over the course of Luther’s relatively brief life, he changed the course of Western religious history, setting in motion a cascade of change within Christendom, as it was then structured, by the seemingly simple gesture of seeking to point out and correct certain errors of theology and practice. As we visited his birthplace, the school where he studied, his monastery, the venue of his trial, the churches where he preached, the castle where he translated the New Testament into colloquial German, the house where he and his remarkable wife and children lived, and, finally, his grave at Wittenberg, each of us had an opportunity to reflect on our own life’s adventures and to ponder and share among ourselves the many unforeseen opportunities, unexpected consequences of decisions made, and even the occasional serendipitous turn of events.

Like Chaucer’s pilgrims, we told one another stories along the route. Somewhat guarded at first, because we did not know one another, our personal anecdotes were brief and usually humorous. However, as we learned more of Luther’s lifelong struggle to find the proper relationship to his God, our reflections were more fulsome, self-revelatory, and often prompting a reaction of quiet respect on the part of the listeners. We were not all believers and certainly not all Lutherans, but we were experienced folks whose lives had been filled with such a range of joys, sorrows, frustrations and accomplishments that we could draw upon them to relate his quest to our own. As the week unfolded, we were carried along as much by our stories as by our minivan.

In Berlin — a city not directly linked to Luther but one where the harsh lessons of human history are to be read — we bade farewell to one another, no longer strangers, but now somehow still fellow travelers while continuing on our own individual paths.

Stephen Reno is executive director of Leadership NH. Email stepreno@gmail.com.

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ON THE COVER 12 YOU DON’T NEED A PERFECT VOICE TO SING! There are all kinds of ways to take your singing from the shower to the stage.

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ALSO ON THE COVER, get your fill of German food at Schnitzelfest in Hillsborough, or fill up on food truck eats at the Southern New Hampshire Food Truck Festival in Nashua, p. 36. A night of poetry is on tap at the Vox Pop Poetry Slam at Stark Brewing Co., p 47. And live music is the star of the inaugural Art Jam Bridge Fest in Manchester, p. 52.

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8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 18

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 27 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

28 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

29 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

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NEWS & NOTES Voting law According to a press release from the House Democratic Office, a New Hampshire Superior Court granted a temporary restraining order on the penalties contained in SB 3, the law that added new requirements for voters to prove their residency when they register or within 30 days of registering to vote. As it’s written, the law threatens to fine up to $5,000 or send people to jail for up to a year on fraud charges if they fail to submit the required paperwork. In a statement, House Democratic Leader Steve Shurtleff praised the order, saying it “affirms everything House Democrats have said about SB 3 throughout the process.” Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Woodburn called the move a “rebuke” of the Republican-passed law. Republican Senator Regina Birdsell, the bill’s sponsor, released a statement she was also pleased with the preliminary ruling. “This is just the first step in what we anticipate will be a lengthy process. I continue to believe this law will be upheld and will serve to protect the integrity of New Hampshire’s elections now and in the future,” Birdsell said.

Judge Charles Temple called the penalties “severe,” the AP reported. Democrats have criticized the law, saying confusion around the requirements and the fear of penalties will be a deterrent to voters.

Pot decriminalization

On Saturday, Sept. 16, marijuana decriminalization took effect in New Hampshire. According to a press release from the Marijuana Policy Project, which advocates for cannabis legalization, this makes the Granite State the 22nd state in the country to decriminalize possession of small amounts of the drug. Possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce used to be a criminal misdemeanor with penalties of up to one year in prison or a $2,000 fine. It is now a violation, punishable by a $100 fine for the first or second offense. All other New England states had already decriminalized marijuana possession. The bill was sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Renny Cushing and had overwhelming approval by lawmakers in both parties. It passed the House (318-36) and the Senate (17-6) in the spring session and was signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu on July 18.

ing a meeting on Sept. 25. After the The U.S. Department of Veter- union and board approve the deal, ans Affairs has created a 12-person it must be voted on by the City of task force to deal with some of the Nashua Board of Aldermen. issues at the Manchester VA Medical Center, which, according to Police grants recent reports and whistleblowThe state Department of Safety ers, is failing to provide adequate has issued new grants to local police care to its patients in a number of departments to strengthen drug use areas and dealing with facility prob- and trafficking investigation efforts. lems like a fly-infested operating NHPR reported the grants are part room. According to a press release of a $1.2 million contract between from the Medical Center, the task the state and local agencies. Manforce includes VA administration, chester will receive nearly half a key stakeholders and subject matter million dollars, Nashua will get experts. It also includes one of the more than $260,000, Concord will staff members who blew the whis- see more than $62,500 and Laconia tle on the problems, Dr. Erik Funk, will receive $50,000. The governor a staff cardiologist. and Executive Council approved the contract on Wednesday, Sept. 13.

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Public records

State lawmakers rejected two bills that would have limited public access to government records and public meetings. The AP reported one of the bills would have made building plans and construction drawings connected to local building permits exempt from the state’s Right-to-Know law. The second bill involved the hiring of public sector employees. Proponents argued the candidates for public sector jobs have a right to more privacy but opponents said conducting public business openly is important for a democratic society.

Beach lawsuit

Hampton is suing the state over services it provides to the state-owned beach, NHPR reported. The town and state have been disagreeing over who should pay for what at Hampton Beach. One major issue is over the expense of ambulance services, according to the story, for which the town has spent $700,000 over the past four years responding to emergency calls at the beach. The state’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources declined to comment.

Nashua teachers

Nashua Superintendent Jahmal Mosley, Nashua Teachers Union President Adam Marcoux and school board president George Farrington announced a tentative agreement on a four-year teachers contract.

According to a joint statement, both sides agree the deal would go a long way toward providing stability in the school district. The members of the NTU will vote on the measure dur-

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A controlled burn is scheduled for areas around the Concord Municipal Airport this fall, the AP reported. The burn is part of an effort to maintain grassy open habitat for the federally endangered state butterfly, the Karner blue butterfly.

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The new tests will be crafted by New Hampshire with the help of an is a known issue that has cropped assessment company. up in police departments across the country. On Sept. 4, Manchester Police cruisers A Ford Motor Co. executive and police Officer Kyle Daly was briefmechanics were in Manchester ly hospitalized for exposure from recently to address a problem with the fumes in his cruiser. police SUV cruisers emitting carbon monoxide inside the vehicles, Dartmouth properties Officials at Dartmouth ColWMUR reported. So far, there have been two incidents in Manches- lege say they have purchased land ter with elevated carbon monoxide around the school’s lab waste site affecting police officers. The defect known as Rennie Farm. The Val-

RESCUED ANIMALS

After Hurricane Irma overwhelmed animal shelters in Florida with abandoned pets, dozens of animals found their way to New Hampshire. NHPR reported 10 dogs and 32 cats were flown from shelters in the hurricane’s path to the Granite State under the care of the New Hampshire SPCA. Many of the cats are regaining their strength at the SPCA’s Stratham facility and the dogs were under quarantine for the first few days.

Congresswoman Annie Kuster led a congressional field hearing in Pembroke of the Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, of which she is a ranking member. During the hearing on Sept. 18, the subcommittee heard testimony about the problems at the Manchester VA Medical Center.

Democrats held a convention at Memorial High School in Manchester that featured speakers like Massachusetts Attorney Derry General Maura Healey, the AP Merrimack reported. A big part of the event was focused on training a new Londonderry generation of Democrats.

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NEWS

What emergency?

Delegates, advocates waiting for opioid emergency declaration

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It’s been more than a month since President Donald Trump announced he would be declaring an official emergency for the opioid epidemic, a move that promises to free up federal dollars and rapidly scale up relief efforts. And as treatment and recovery advocates and elected officials wait for action, uncertainty about the details has left state planning efforts in a holding pattern.

What is an emergency declaration?

“The opioid crisis is an emergency, and I’m saying officially right now: It is an emergency,” Trump said Aug. 10 at an impromptu press conference.

This came on the heels of comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price two days prior that the issue can be addressed “without the declaration of an emergency.”

Most took the president’s comments as a promise to make the formal declaration, which comes with certain legal mechanisms that kick in to help states dealing with the crisis.

Tym Rourke, the chairman of the Governor’s Commission on Substance Use, said the idea is appealing to many in New Hampshire who are working to combat the opioid epidemic.

“The theory behind such a declaration is that it would allow agencies of federal government a more streamlined method of releasing resources to states, similar to, as I understand it, when there’s a natural disaster like a hurricane,” Rourke said.

And those resources couldn’t come any sooner. A finalized report by the state medical examiner’s office counted a record total of 485 deaths from drug overdoses in 2016, of which 424 were confirmed to be opioid-related. As of Aug. 15, there have been 187 drug deaths, 161 from opioids, this year.

An unfulfilled promise?

Given the time that’s passed, some have begun to wonder if the president intended to promise a formal declaration or if the announcement itself and directing HHS to focus more resources on the issue was as far as he planned to go.

The uncertainty of whether an emergency declaration would even happen was evident in a joint letter by New Hampshire Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan to the Trump administration on Sept.

8, which called the initial announcement an “unfilled promise.”

“Regardless of whether you choose to declare a state of emergency, continued inaction on this issue is deeply concerning,” the senators wrote.

Rourke agreed there doesn’t seem to be much urgent action on the part of the White House.

“It’s either an emergency or an isn’t. It’s either a crisis or it isn’t,” Rourke said.

On Sept. 10, The New York Times published a story about how slowly the wheels appear to be turning. According to the story, one proposal brought to the administration by the White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis led by Chris Christie would use the Stafford Act to trigger relief resources, but that was met with some criticism. The Stafford Act gives the federal government the authority to free up resources for physical disasters like the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida or a major terror attack like the destruction of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11. According to the commission report, the average daily death toll from the opioid epidemic amounts to a Sept. 11 death toll every three weeks.

An answer to some of these questions came on Sept. 14, when Secretary Price visited New Hampshire and announced a series of grants to nine health centers plus the city of Manchester to help with expanding access to opioid treatment. NHPR reported Price addressed the issue of an

emergency declaration directly during the press conference at Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth.

He reportedly said, “The president has talked recently about raising the level of the opioid crisis to an emergency. And we’re working on that with his staff, literally as we speak, to bring greater clarity and focus to that, and to bring greater enthusiasm, if you will, on the part of elected officials in Washington.”

But it’s still not clear what such a declaration will look like.

Uncertainty

Rourke said nobody knows how much funding to expect, what strings might be attached, where the resources will be directed or what they will be used for.

“There’s uncertainty all over the place right now, I think,” Rourke said. “Beyond contractual expediency, what does it mean in terms of resources? … Would a declaration lead to new resources that are currently are not available or is it just we’re going to take the resources but we’re going to get them out differently?”

The state Department of Health and Human Services declined to comment for this story because officials there still don’t know enough about the president’s intentions.

Shaheen said in an emailed statement to the Hippo that recent efforts in Congress to fund treatment, recovery and prevention have helped but have fallen short of what’s needed.

“We need more bipartisan efforts to fund treatment and recovery initiatives to combat the opioid epidemic, which demands meaningful action from the President to help the communities that he promised relief and support,” Shaheen said.

If the president doesn’t use the Stafford Act, which dips into FEMA money that is needed for severe storms, he could instead direct Secretary Price to declare an emergency under the Public Health Service Act,

which doesn’t have a standing fund like FEMA but can be used to redeploy public health workers to hard-hit areas. HHS could also raise restrictions on access to anti-opioid medications like suboxone or naloxone.

It could also change the rules for Medicaid recipients temporarily, which would broaden where they are allowed to get addiction treatment.

If there is any additional funding coming to the state from the federal government, Rourke said the best way to spend it would be to rapidly scale up New Hampshire’s treatment and recovery centers and make sure treatment providers have the money they need to meet the demand. Another area experiencing an acute shortage, according to Rourke, is in supportive housing for people in recovery after they complete treatment.

“We are a state that lacks that greatly compared to some others that have a more robust infrastructure for safe and sober living opportunities,” Rourke said.

For him, the uncertainty of what happens with a disaster declaration is outweighed by lingering fears that efforts by Republicans in Congress could result in thousands of residents losing their Medicaid insurance and thousands more losing substance abuse coverage through their private insurance.

That’s what could happen if the Affordable Care Act gets repealed. While most serious plans by Republicans to do that have failed, a last-ditch effort was proposed on Sept. 13

by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana.

Short of that happening, elements of Obamacare could go unfunded.

That questions of coverage and the details of the emergency declaration have led the governor’s commission to put its work to create a new state plan (due in 2018) on hold for now.

“It’s very difficult to do that when some of the underlying tenets of what we think is needed are up for discussion again,” Rourke said.

R.I.P. DRED

Agency shakeup splits economic and outdoors divisions

By Ryan Lessard

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Earlier this year, when Gov. Chris Sununu signed the budget into law, he triggered a massive reorganization of two of the state’s most important agencies.

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The former Department of Resources and Economic Development, known colloquially as DRED, is no longer; it’s now the Department of Business and Economic Affairs, and it includes the divisions of Economic Development and Travel and Tourism.

Meanwhile, the divisions of Forests and Lands and Parks and Recreation, which had

been under the DRED umbrella, are now part of the newly renamed Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, formerly the Department of Cultural Resources, which focused mainly on artistic and historical assets in the state.

Taylor Caswell is the first ever commissioner of the newly minted Department of

Business and Economic Affairs; Jeffrey Rose now leads the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Since Caswell was confirmed by the Executive Council, he has been overseeing efforts to split up those divisions collaboratively with Rose, who previously headed DRED.

“Jeff and I are friends. We’ve known each other a long time, and that’s made this transition a lot easier,” Caswell said.

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ute when the budget became law.

Ultimately, Caswell hopes the 10-year plan will help communities work together toward the common goals of attracting businesses, residents and tourists.

“Having some sort of central focus and direction provided by the state I would hope would be very beneficial to the future of where we’re headed,” he said.

In the meantime, he wants to find sections of the department, sometimes between the two divisions, that have overlapping expertise or efforts and streamline those so they work more in tandem with one another.

One broad example is how the state markets itself: One hand markets to businesses or residents to locate here, another hand is trying to attract tourists.

“The marketing that we use to get people here to come for a weekend is not fundamentally different, in some ways, from the same marketing that we would use to get people to move here,” Caswell said.

Another example is outreach to places like Canada. The office of international commerce, which works with exporters in the state and helps connect them with supply line folks across the border, is “underutilized,” according to Caswell, despite being a nationally respected group, he said. But he said the travel and tourism teams and business recruitment teams, who also have a lot of experience working with Canada, have been working separately from the export team.

“Right now, the level of interaction between those various entities … is limited,” Caswell said.

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The other side of this reorganization process is the formation of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Essentially, this involves taking two natural-resource-focused divisions from DRED and putting them with a department that had been focused on artistic and historical resources.

For its commissioner, Jeffrey Rose, the marriage makes perfect sense. Both the natural assets and cultural assets need to be protected, promoted, preserved and stewarded by his department.

“So we’re really an asset-based agency that I think will provide opportunities and synergies for us to more effectively manage these assets on behalf of the people of the state,” Rose said.

Rose already has experience running the two natural resources divisions, but he’s taking time to get acquainted more with the arts and history side.

“It’s a very cool agency to be a part of.

We’re the heart and the pulse of the most distinctive characteristics of New Hampshire and certainly a key driver of our high quality of life and why people chose to live in the Granite State or why people want to visit here with their loved ones,” Rose

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The purpose of the reorganization, as Caswell sees it, is about renewing focus on economic development.

“The idea wasn’t so much ‘how can we break apart DRED?’ as much as it was ‘how can we best take the pieces that we have within state government and use that in a way that can bring back this singular focus in economic development as one of the major roles that state government can play?’” Caswell said.

Caswell said he sees this as an opportunity to fine-tune the new Department of Business and Economic Affairs by bringing its two remaining divisions closer together.

“There’s literally a wall between Travel and Tourism and Economic Development.

So we are pretty split up into two groups right now,” Caswell said.

One of the ways he hopes to marry the two groups is by finding a new office for the agency. Right now, it’s located in an office building on Pembroke Road, in the Heights area of Concord. But he wants to bring it downtown.

“My goal is to be able to get this department into a setting that more reflects [what] we’re marketing, which is New Hampshire towns,” Caswell said.

In the coming weeks, he plans to look into the details of such a plan to see how feasible it is. He said it’s too soon to say if such a move would save or cost the department money.

But if he’s unable to move his department downtown, Caswell will do the next best thing.

“I think that that’s Plan B, to sort of make do with what we have here. … The wall would have to come down,” Caswell said.

Another goal near the top of his list is to hire a new director of economic development. The post has been vacant since last year and Caswell said that individual will be needed to take point on drafting a 10-year economic plan, which was ordered in stat-

said. “There are new elements to this role that will require me to spend time getting to engage with new sets of stakeholders and learning their perspectives.”

So far, the DNCR leadership team has been working to craft its path forward.

“It’s a natural progression, when you form a new agency, to develop your strategies and your common vision and mission and values, and we’re going through that exercise now,” Rose said.

Uniting the existing department with the new divisions is a challenge, Rose said, because they need to merge a lot of infrastructure such as websites, IT and HR departments and databases, and replace old signage at hundreds of properties managed by the agency.

“One of the unique challenges is that the legislature did not provide us any resources to execute this reorganization. Which is fine — it just makes it a little bit more difficult.

And we will find a way to make it work,” Rose said.

In the next “handful of months,” Rose said, he will be looking at possibly relocating all or some divisions of the DNCR. Any decisions they make will be based in part on what the DBEA team finds in their evaluation of the options available and vice versa. Ultimately, there’s a chance nothing will be relocated.

In the long term, Rose hopes to capitalize on some of the natural ways in which the two halves overlap, such as with the arts.

“I think there are some immediate connections that we will be able to make and to grow upon. You think about some of our most inspirational locations in our state for artists, residents and such, they tend to be in our natural environment, whether it’s our Seacoast or our mountains or our lakes or forests,” he said.

The same is true for the state’s historical resources, according to Rose.

“We have some amazing properties that have some amazing history and to be able to bring that more to the forefront and to get people excited, not just about the majestic location, but the rich history of these locations, is a natural synergy,” Rose said.

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NEWS & NOTES Q&A

A farming life

Agriculture commissioner prepares to retire Lorraine Merrill of Stratham has served as the commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food for 10 years. Earlier this month, she announced she’ll be retiring when her term expires at the end of the year.

I understand you are a farmer yourself. How did you end up the commissioner of agriculture?

If you had told me when I was younger that someday I would be the commissioner of agriculture, I would’ve been quite astonished. … First of all, my family, my husband and our older son and his wife and I, are partners in the family dairy farm in Stratham where I grew up. It was in my family. So I have literally been dairy farming all my life. I also very early developed a love of writing and journalism and I wanted to have a career in that area. And, as it turned out, I was able to bring the two together and worked in agricultural journalism. I also did quite a bit of technical writing in the environmental and planning fields. As I was involved in our family farm and in various agricultural organizations and activities, I was always interested in policy and various larger trends and things that were affecting agriculture and farmers. Over time, I was appointed to a couple of different leadership opportunities. … It all kind of comes together without being planned this way. When Steve Taylor announced that he was going to retire 10 years ago after his 25-year run as commissioner, a number of people starting telling me that … would be a good position for me. Lo and behold I ended up being appointed by Gov. [John] Lynch.

How did you divide your farm life and leading a state agency?

Well, it’s not easy but, like Steve Taylor before me, I managed to do it. I guess because having been a dairy farmer and being used to an early start to the day, I have gone to the barn and done some chores almost every day before I go to Concord. And I also have continued to do the books, the payroll [and] managing much of the finances of the farm. That tends to be my weekend responsibilities. It’s a lot to juggle but I think it really has kept me in touch with the land, with the animals and with the challenges that our farmers and farm families face.

What were some of the biggest challenges the farm and food industries faced here in the past decade?

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I became commissioner, we had the national economy crash, the Great Recession came in, and that was very disruptive for the whole economy and state government. We started seeing budget Courtesy photo. reductions being made and layoffs. That was a really difficult phase to go through. We lost a number of positions in what was already a pretty thinly staffed department and that’s added to the challenges of really not having enough people to do all the work that we’re expected to do under the laws and so forth of the State of New Hampshire. … [We have had] more than one year of drought but especially last year was … a very extreme drought situation for most or a very large part of New Hampshire and that was very difficult for our farmers.

What are some of the accomplishments you’re most proud of?

In some regards, it’s getting our department and our industry through on an even keel and a very positive attitude that our staff brings to their jobs every day. I’m very, very proud of the staff of the Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food in all of our divisions. … I think we have brought some new programs made available for our farmers like the ROPS [program] … It’s a rebate program for farmers to retrofit their older tractors that don’t have … a roll bar [to prevent rollover deaths and injuries]. … We also brought the agricultural mediation program to New Hampshire, which provides mediation services to farmers who are having conflicts with USDA agencies or lenders … and need some help. … We’ve had these matching events hosted jointly by the Grocers Association, which have been really successful, helping farmers and markets to connect. … I [am also proud of] legislative successes such as the agritourism bill, which achieved such broad consensus support, making clear that agritourism is part of farming and agriculture.

What’s next for you?

I am looking forward to having more time at my farm and with my family, hoping that my dairy-farmer husband, we can maybe dial his work schedule back some and do a little traveling and ... hiking. … And I expect I’ll do a little bit of writing again. — Ryan Lessard

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QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Incidents of youth racism Oyster River School District Superintendent Jim Morse wrote a letter to parents informing them of reports of racist incidents among students such as taunts and racist jokes, the AP reported. He said in the letter that there is no room for this in the school district, which serves the towns of Durham, Lee and Madbury. And NHPR reported that in Claremont an 8-year-old biracial boy was allegedly pushed off a picnic table with a tire swing rope around his neck by teenage boys shouting racial slurs, according to the boy’s family. The victim was treated at a hospital for rope burns and cuts around his neck.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: The state is conducting a hate crime investigation into the Claremont incident, according to NHPR.

Childhood poverty is down Research by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire finds that New Hampshire boasts the lowest rates of childhood poverty in the country. The childhood poverty rate is 7.9 percent, which is a 2.8-percent decrease since 2015. The national rate is 19.5 and the rate in the Northeast is 17.3. Compared to 2007, it’s 0.9 percent lower, essentially bringing it back to pre-recession levels.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Still, some areas have a high number of kids living in economic in hardship. About half the students in Manchester and Franklin qualify for the free-and-reduced-price lunch program.

N.H. has the highest median income According to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, New Hampshire has the highest median household income in the country.

The state’s median income was $76,260, which is 30 percent higher than the national median of $59,039. It’s also about $35,000 higher than that of the poorest state, Mississippi, whose median income was $41,099. One of the main reasons why the Granite State has such a high income is its low poverty rate, the lowest in the nation at 6.9 percent.

Mississippi’s poverty rate is 21 percent.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The Washington Post reported New Hampshire has been in the top five states for median household income consistently over the past decade. The state has a well-educated populace, which leads to more people earning top dollar.

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With 10 games left we‘re in the stretch run of the least inspiring season of any I can remember when the Red Sox have been in it all the way. That is besides the recently staggering Chris Sale, who kept them in it almost by himself the first half with great pitching and toughness after they lost three starters for long stretches or worse and their Cy Young winner morphed into a 17-game loser. Others have helped, but Sale is their MVP in a grind-it-out season they get credit for surviving.

It’s been a pretty blah year all around baseball into September too, with the only notable exceptions being Aaron Judge’s incredible start and Giancarlo Stanton’s quest to pass Roger Maris’ non-steroid season homer record of 61. But here comes the Judge fizzled badly, while unless he surges in the final week Stanton’s bid likely will as well. It’s made worse by the wild card, which virtually eliminates the hotly contested pennant races that made September baseball so cool back in the day, as teams like the Sox and Yanks know they’re going to the playoffs regardless of where they finish. Though September was sorta saved by Tito’s Indians’ incredible AL record 22 straight game winning street, where they outscored the bad guys 132-32 in the first 19. That’s relevant because the Sox could see them in the playoffs, if either gets that far.

A few other 2017 thoughts: From the “I was Wrong and He Was Right” department is Drew Pomeranz. I wondered how Dave Dombrowski could give up his top pitching prospect for the heading-to-his-fourth-team Pomeranz. By going 16-5 with a 3.28 ERA he filled the void of the MIA David Price, and with Anderson Espinoza a Tommy John casualty, Dombo was dead right.

With 119 K’s in 68 innings Craig Kimbrel has been astonishing, though, oddly, going 5-0 is a sign it wasn’t quite perfect.

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Dodgers manager Walter Alston tabbed him to start Game 1 in their three-game playoff with the Giants. Sandy got ripped and lost 8-0, leading to the Giants’ winning the pennant. I know, 50 years ago, but with Koufax 4-1, having 2 shutouts and a series record 15 K’s in a game and shutting out the Twins on two days’ rest while throwing 135 pitches in 1965’s Game 7 Sandford was otherwise stellar in postseason play.

And there is Price’s playoff history, where his only two wins have come in relief.

While there’s a lot to like about young Rafael Devers, his fielding to date is a bit behind. His 10 errors in just 45 games project to a Butch Hobson-like 35 over a full season.

Why Can’t We Get Guys Like That - Red Sox Alumni Update: Terry Francona – see above.

Theo Epstein – his Cubs are going to the playoffs for a third straight time.

Anthony Rizzo – with him hitting 32 homers and knocking in 102 Theo oddly continues reaping the benefits of his bonehead move of trading him for Adrian Gonzalez and then, after taking over the Cubs, getting him back for nothing from doofus San Diego.

A-Gone – L.A. went on an incredible tear when he went to the DL for two months, then lost 11 straight right after he returned.

Jed Lowrie – the perpetually injured one had 44 doubles when the A’s came to Boston last week. Who saw that coming?

Andrew Miller – his rare versatility, 1.61 ERA and 80 K’s in 56 innings remind us not going the extra measly million he wanted to come back as a free agent was the dumbest move of all by departed GM Ben Cherington. Imagine him teamed with Kimbrel. Yikes!

With Tito’s Indians and Theo’s Cubs lurking, it’s possible this boring season could close with some real excitement in the ALCS and World Series. Yes, that’s getting ahead of ourselves, but one can wish, can’t one?

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For a closer to be 5-0 games over .500, it means he blew five of the leads he inherited. Still, he’s been spectacular.

Raise your hand if you saw Christian Vasquez hitting .298 or Edwin Nunez giving the lift he has after getting here in a mostly ignored July trade.

People say .260-hitting Mookie Betts has had a “bad” year. But he has 22 homers and a career-high 43 doubles, and his 90 RBI would be way over 100 if John Farrell didn’t mystifyingly bat his best RBI guy lead-off most of the year. His 127 doubles in his first three full years, by the way, is better than Ted Williams’ 118 (43-42-33) and Yaz’s 114 (31-43-40). And his 71 homers dwarfs the 44 hit by Yaz. That’s holding his own with some pretty good company.

What does qualify as a bad year is Rick Porcello’s losing 17 games with a 4.46 ERA. Of all the bad things Bud Selig foisted upon baseball fans as commissioner, the absolute worst is playing interleague games in September. It has the Red Sox playing the Reds this weekend, after last seeing the Yanks on Labor Day. Still can’t get used to the fact that Houston is in the American League. Latest evidence: seeing a headline that said ‘Astros trade for Justin Verlander.’ First reaction was no big deal because it’s a long way to the World Series before the Sox might see him.

Then it dawned on me: They’re in the AL, which makes it a major deal for a possible first playoff round opponent.

I must admit I loved seeing the Dodgers’ September stagger. But after losing 11 straight and 16 of 17 they amazingly were still 40 games over .500!

With them on pace to lose 100 games, I guess that every-other-year World Serieswin thing for San Francisco is kaput.

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The Big Story: It was the astonishing 72 points put on the board by the Central football team on Friday. It was no mere coincidence it happened with the return of Jeremyiah Rivera from suspension, who lugged the rock for 225 total yards on just 11 touches while scoring a spectacular six TDs in a lopsided 72-34 win over Spaulding.

Sports 101: Who holds the record for hitting the most home runs by a player in September?

Hot Ticket: Plymouth State University homecoming football game vs. UMassDartmouth on Saturday at State. Take I-93 to Exit 25, turn left and then even those who went there when PSU was No. 2 on Playboy‘s Top 10 List of U.S. Party Schools can’t miss it. Game time 1 p.m.

Senior Athlete of the Week: It goes to Nashua golfer Phil (com) Pleat for winning his second straight New England Amateur title last week. He did by carding a two-under-par 140 (70-70) over 36 holes at Wethersfield Country Club in Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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4 – saves made by Hannah Autenrieth as the Central defense held Nashua North scoreless in a 3-0 win when Paige LaBerge had a pair of Green goals.

6 – goals scored by Lindsey Stagg in Derryfield’s first five games after striking for a pair of goals as

was in the center of it all as Goffstown ran off 28 straight points after trailing early in a 28-7 win over Exeter as he ran up 145 total yards on just eight touches, in addition to throwing a 60-yard TD pass to Colby Putnam off a Julian Edelmanlike backward pass/lateral to him while split wide at the start of the play.

Nick of Tyme Award: To Central’s Erin Flurey for scoring in the second OT period to give the Little Green their fifth win of the year with a 2-1 verdict over Pinkerton.

Sports 101 Answer: Babe Ruth set the record for September home runs with 17 as he set the then all-time record of 60 in a season in 1927. Albert Belle tied it in 1995 as he finished with 50 homers and 52 doubles for Cleveland.

On This Day – Sept. 21: 1956 – Red Sox pitchers strand 20 Yankees runners in a 13-9 win at Fenway despite Mickey Mantle’s 500-foot homer. 1969 – Steve O’Neil gets off the greatest punt in NFL history by rocketing one from his own (Jets) one-yard line that finally settled on the Denver one for an all-time record 98 yards. 1986 – Jets and Dolphins combine for 884 yards passing in Miami’s wild 51-45 win as Dan Marino throws six TD passes.

D-field stayed undefeated with a 3-1 win vs. Plymouth.

7 – consecutive wins to start the 2017 soccer season for Central boys after 6-1 and 1-0 wins over Nashua North and Pinkerton respectively, when Paolo Tedesco led a parade of five scorers with a pair of goals in the former and Max Kalampalikis got the game-winner

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14 – game winning streak of defending Division I Football champion Bedford that ended in a 20-8 loss on Friday at Winnacunnet.

130 – rushing yards on just 15 carries for Londonderry quarterback Mike McAllister in leading the Lancers to a 26-21 win over Nashua North.

Classic History-Making September Events NL Playoff Series: There have been four three-game playoffs to break a tie in the NL standings, in 1946, 1951, 1959 and 1962. Oddly, the Dodgers were in all four, winning only in 1959 vs. the two-time defending NL Champion Milwaukee Braves.

1934: In a doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn by eventual pennant-winning St. Louis, Paul (Daffy) Dean follows brother Dizzy Dean’s three-hitter with a no-hitter in Game 2, prompting grammatically challenged Diz to say, “If I’d’ve known [Paul] was going to throw a no-hitter, I’d have thrown one too.”

1941: Ted Williams refused to sit out a season-ending doubleheader to protect his 3,996 average that would round to .400 average. He played and went 6 for 8 to finish at .406.

1961: Roger Maris’ pressure-packed season saw him hit number 61 against the Red Sox to pass by the cherished record of 60 homers by the Babe.

1983: Yaz’s Final Day — the love on display during his lap around Fenway slapping hands is hard to forget.

1995: Cal Ripken passing Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 on a beautiful night at Camden Yards, where it was the same for Cal as Yaz during his run around the field.

Butch Hobson: Third baseman who came out of nowhere to hit 30 homers and knock in 112 runs from the ninth hole for the power-laden 1977 Red Sox. But he had 23 and 25 errors on either side of 43 in 1978 when he battled bone chips in his elbow.

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Karaoke nights, choral groups and how to have fun singing in public

Start performing live with karaoke

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If you’re looking for a way to sing in front of a live audience that doesn’t require voice lessons or auditions, karaoke may be your best option. While many people do karaoke as a fun night out over a few drinks, it also appeals to amateur singers; it can be as relaxed or as serious as you want to make it, Manchester karaoke DJ Dave Martinez said.

“Karaoke is the easiest way to pursue singing casually,” he said. “I’ve had a lot of people come just to practice [their singing]. It’s a really good starting point for any performer.”

If you’ve never done karaoke before, the process is simple: First, you pick a song.

You can think of one on your own, or the DJ may have a book of songs to choose from. Once you inform the DJ of your song choice, he’ll add you to the roster of singers. When it’s your turn, an instrumental backing of the song will play, and you’ll get a microphone to sing with. The lyrics to the song will appear on a screen for the singer and audience to see. Once the song is over, you can pick another song and rejoin the rotation.

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forming skills and stage presence.

“If someone wants to pursue singing, karaoke would be a great avenue for them to do so, because it gives them exposure to a live audience,” Concord karaoke DJ Mark Chown said. “It can help with stage fright if they’re nervous, and they can choose a venue that suits their preference, whether it’s one with 15 people or one with 100 people.”

If you’ve never sung in front of people and are nervous about it, karaoke can

be a great way to start. The atmosphere is relaxed and low-pressure, Martinez said, and the crowd tends to be friendly and supportive.

“The audience will often sing along, and a lot of people get confidence from that,” he said. “It’s fun to see 100 people really getting into it and singing along. It’s like one big, happy family.”

The hardest part, Chown said, is mustering the courage to give it a try. Most people find that it isn’t as scary as they expected it to be.

“I’ve had first-timers come, nervous as can be, and once they get that first song under their belt, they’ll sing all night,” Chown said.

“Once people get up there to do it, they’re converted,” Martinez said.

“They’re instantly hooked and can’t wait to get up again.”

How to get started

The best advice for first-timers, Martinez said, is to find a karaoke venue that you’re comfortable in, and to choose a song you’re familiar with.

“Sing what you know and what you love,” he said. “You may not know every word, but that’s OK, because they’ll be on the screen to back you up.”

If you’d feel more comfortable with the audience singing along, be sure to choose

a song with a sing-along quality.

“A lot of people sing slow, mellow songs, but if you want to get the crowd into it, you have to choose an upbeat song that’s popular and gets people on their feet,” Chown said.

If you’re really good

If you want to kick your karaoking up a notch, try a karaoke contest. Most karaoke venues have contests from time to time, some of which include cash prizes. Be prepared, however, Chown said, for some stiff competition as the contests often attract more serious singers.

“There are some very good singers out there who do karaoke. A lot of times the good ones have had other performing experience, whether it’s theatrical or in a band,” he said. “And I’ll tell you, I’ve hosted many karaoke competitions, and when people are singing for prize money, it puts things on a whole different level.”

If you do well in the karaoke contests and want to advance beyond the karaoke scene, consider other performance opportunities.

“If you think you have a good enough voice, get into a band or enter a local singing competition,” Chown said. “Then move on to a regional competition, and maybe you’ll have a chance to get on an American Idol-type show.”

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Monday • Fody’s Great American Tavern (9 Clinton St., Nashua, 577-9015, fodystavern.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, yeedynasty.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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• New Wa Toy (611 Mast Road, Manchester, 668-1088, newwatoymanchester. com) 8 p.m.

• Slades (4 W. Hollis St., Nashua, 8861334, facebook.com/sladesfoodandspirits) 9 p.m.

• Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, yeedynasty.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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• Beijing & Tokyo (61 S. Main St., Concord, 228-0888, beijingtokyoconcordnh. com) 9 p.m.

• City Sports Grille (216 Maple St., Manchester, 625-9656, sparetimeentertainment.com) 8:30 p.m. to close • Grand Buffet (350 Amherst St., NashTuesday ua, 881-9799, 350grandbuffet.com) 9 • Fody’s Great American Tavern (9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Clinton St., Nashua, 577-9015, fodystav- • Hilltop Pizzeria (1724 Dover Road, ern.com) 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Epsom, 736-0027, hilltoppizzeria.com) 7 • Hilltop Pizzeria (1724 Dover Road, to 11 p.m.

Epsom, 736-0027, hilltoppizzeria.com) 7 • Jade Dragon Lounge (The Commons to 11 p.m.

Shopping Center, 515 Daniel Webster • Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery (345 Amherst Highway, Merrimack, 424-2280, jadeSt., Nashua, 204-5531, tiltedkilt.com) 7 dragon-nh.com) around 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Jonathon’s Lounge at Park Place • Tropical Lounge (14 W. Hollis St., Lanes (16 Rockingham Road, Windham, Nashua, 718-1606, facebook.com/thet837-6276, parkplacelanes.com) 8:30 p.m. ropicallounge) 9 p.m. to close • Nan King (222 Central St., Hudson, • Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 882-1911, nankinghudson.com) 9:30 p.m.

S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, • Slades (4 W. Hollis St., Nashua, 886yeedynasty.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

1334, facebook.com/sladesfoodandspirits) 9 p.m.

Wednesday • Tommy K’s (2323 Brown Ave., Manchester, 935-7404, tommyksmanchester.

• Element Lounge (1055 Elm St., Mancom) 8:30 p.m. chester, 627-2922, elementlounge.net) 9 • Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 p.m. to close S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, • Slades (4 W. Hollis St., Nashua, 8861334, facebook.com/sladesfoodandspirits) yeedynasty.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Saturday • Tandy’s Top Shelf Pub (1 Eagle Square, Concord, 856-7614, tandyspub.

• Beijing & Tokyo (61 S. Main St., Concom) 8 p.m. to midnight cord, 228-0888, beijingtokyoconcordnh.

• Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant (830 com) 9 p.m.

S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, • Grand Buffet (350 Amherst St., Nashyeedynasty.com) 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. ua, 881-9799, 350grandbuffet.com) 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Thursday • Jade Dragon Lounge (The Commons Shopping Center, 515 Daniel Webster • Club Manchvegas Bar & Grille (50 Highway, Merrimack, 424-2280, jadeOld Granite St., Manchester,222-1677, dragon-nh.com) around 9 p.m. clubmanchvegas.com) • Jonathon’s Lounge at Park Place • City Sports Grille (216 Maple St., Lanes (16 Rockingham Road, Windham, Manchester, 625-9656, sparetimeenter837-6276, parkplacelanes.com) 8:30 p.m. tainment.com) 8 p.m. to close • The Farm Bar & Grille (1181 Elm St., • Nan King (222 Central St., Hudson, 882-1911, nankinghudson.com) 9:30 p.m.

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Road, Manchester, 625-5099, northgar• Haluwa Restaurant (Nashua Mall, 44 denrestaurant.com) 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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One of the best ways to flex your vocal muscles is to do it in a group like a chorus or choir. Some groups are more competitive than others and cater to specific sets of people, with benefits ranging from an enriched social life to improved health.

Amanda Simeone, a board member and singer in the Manchester Choral Society, said singing in a skilled ensemble lends the sort of fulfillment that comes from working with a team toward a common goal.

“It helps to open the skills of collaboration, of child development, of problem solving, critical thinking, and it also lowers a lot of stress levels for adults,” Simeone said.

In some cases, she said, groups can disguise faults that would be more transparent in solo performances.

“If there’s a section you need to sing out because you know it or hold back because you don’t know it so well, you’re not by yourself,” Simeone said.

For Hannah Murray, the voice and choral department chair at Concord Community Music School, the benefits of singing in a chorus are mainly social.

“You are not isolated. You are with a group of people who have something in common with you. And it’s a wonderful way for you to become instantly a part of the community,” Murray said.

But she also said there may be certain physiological advantages to singing.

“Singing is good for your health and choral singing especially is really good for your health. You make antibodies in your mouth while you’re doing choral singing,” she said.

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Dan Perkins, the music director at the Manchester Choral Society, said the very first step is to listen to a lot of choral music so you have that sound in your ear. Then, it wouldn’t hurt to maybe take some piano lessons or some online music lessons to help you get accustomed to things like note reading and rhythm.

“And I think singing in the shower is a great idea. Just start singing. Get your voice moving,” Perkins said.

There are several community music groups one can get involved in across southern New Hampshire. Some singing troupes are collected under the umbrella of organizations like Concord Community Music School.

According to Murray, the people who sing in the school’s classes, which are de facto choruses, are mostly amateur singers with a range of experience. And the groups are set up as classes so beginners can learn vocal techniques or pick up how to read sheet music, which will come in handy for more advanced groups.

“For all of the groups that we have, it’s really all about music-making in a very joyful setting. They’re really, really fun. And you learn about music and get to sing in a social setting,” Murray said.

Her largest group is the Songweavers, an all-women group that numbers between 115 and 130, on average. They also have a youth singing group for K-8 students called the Purple Finches. That group usually has about 80 to 85 boys and girls and is divided into three age groups called Fledglings, Fliers and Finches. They meet once or twice a week and perform a couple concerts each year.

“You do not have to audition to join any of our groups with the exception of one, and that is our Scholarship Vocal Ensemble,” Murray said.

The Scholarship Vocal Ensemble targets high school juniors and seniors with the most talent. It caps out at six students from around the state.

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FIND YOUR ENSEMBLE • Amare Cantare (P.O. Box 742, Durham, 365-6727, amarecantare.com) is an auditioned chamber chorus for men and women based in Durham that has been performing master works spanning five centuries since its founding in 1977.

• Concord Chorale (P.O. Box 160, Concord, webmaster@concordchorale.org, concordchorale.org) is a mixed, auditioned ensemble with more than 80 singers. Members come from across the state and even northern Massachusetts.

• Granite State Choral Society (20 Allen St., No. 1431, Rochester, gschoral@gmail. com, gschoralsociety.org) is a mixed ensemble for ages 12 and up with no auditions or music reading skills required. New members are welcomed in September and January.

• Concord Community Music School (23 Wall St., Concord, 228-1196, ccmusicschool.org) offers several classes and singing groups to join such as the Canterbury Singers, an inclusive ensemble that partners with the Canterbury Shaker Village to present authentic Shaker music and other American folks songs, Music and Movement, which offers fun and interactive classes for young kids from 5 months to 6 years old on weekday mornings through January, Purple Finches, a kids chorus for grades K-8 with weekly rehearsals during the school year, Songweavers, an all-women chorus that meets every Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, Sunflower Singers, a chorus for people with developmental disabilities and their caregivers, The Teen Vocal Ensemble, for grades 8-12, and The WOWS, which is a small women’s ensemble that studies more music.

• Monadnock Chorus (monadnock-chorus.org) is a mixed chorus that has served the 40 towns in the Monadnock region since 1959. The main chorus performs two concerts in the fall and two concerts in the spring. The organization also offers a small-

er choral ensemble called the Monadnock Chorus Chamber Singers, which prepares and performs six or more concerts each year.

• Manchester Choral Society (88 Hanover St., Manchester, 472-6627, mcsnh. org) is an auditioned mixed choral ensemble established in 1961. The organization also offers an auditioned youth choir called Second Generation Manchester Choral Society (2GMCS) whose members represent six Manchester area elementary and middle schools.

• Nashua Choral Society (505 Amherst St., Nashua, 998-0443, nashuachoralsociety.org) kicked off its fall season with open rehearsals on Sept. 11 and Sept. 18.

It’s welcoming new singers and inviting newcomers to come to rehearsals on Sept.

25 and Oct. 2 to try it out before officially joining.

• New Hampshire Friendship Chorus (P.O. Box 2257, Campton, nhfriendshipchorus.org) is a mixed ensemble with a mission of fostering international friendship by performing abroad with singers from all over New England who travel every two years. Next summer, they will be touring in Bulgaria.

• New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus (P.O. Box 6251, Manchester, 263-4333, nhgmc.com) is open to men aged 18 or older who are gay or gay-supportive. New members audition in September and January.

• New Hampshire Master Chorale (P.O. Box 705, Plymouth, (855) 642-4672, nhmasterchorale.wixsite.com/nhmc) is an elite auditioned choral ensemble established in 2003 for trained singers from throughout New England.

• Portsmouth Pro Musica (P.O. Box 234, Portsmouth, info@ppmnh.org, ppmnh.org) is a mixed choir of auditioned singers based in Portsmouth. In 2006, it was reinvented from the Portsmouth Women’s Chorus to be a mixed chorus.

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Where and how to take private voice lessons

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Sounding like a pro singer in the shower or the car is one thing, but if you really want to work on your voice, private lessons can help you get a better-than-karaoke sound.

“Learning to sing is just like learning to play the guitar, the piano or any other instrument. Your voice is an instrument, so you have to know how to use it right,” said Bob Desmarais, owner and head instructor of NH Tunes in Manchester, which offers half-hour weekly lessons in a variety of musical practices, including voice. “Most of it goes back to the individual. If singing and music make you really happy internally, than that’s what it’s all about. It can be a huge confidence-booster.”

Most performance studios and community music schools in the Granite State will pair their voice students with a vocal

improve,” she said. “[They] can really be an important figure in someone’s life.”

instructor. Regardless of your age or skill level, Desmarais said being paired with the same instructor for each lesson is essential, so the instructor can get a sense of your vocal range and pitch control.

“That relationship between student and instructor is really important, especially for younger kids, because it’s important that they learn and look forward to their lessons,” he said. “It’s also important for adults to identify their range, pitch control issues, stuff like that. … So we would try to pair you with an instructor that would make sense from your experience level and from your age.”

Aubrie Dionne, performance leadership director of the Manchester Community Music School, said voice lessons even help to open up an entire new world for people to learn any other kind of musical instrument, whether it’s piano, guitar or something else.

“A teacher can guide the student in the right direction and help them set goals to

How to get started

If you are brand new to the world of private voice lessons, Desmarais said your first experience with an instructor is all about their learning your voice and vocal abilities.

“I kind of prep [the new students] and say that your first few lessons, you’re probably not going to be doing a lot of singing,” he said. “You’re going to be understanding your posture and understand how to breathe … [and] your instructor is going to be discovering your pitch control and your range, so that once you do start singing, we might be able to transpose certain songs to be more in your key.”

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WHERE TO TAKE PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS Take your car or shower singing to the next level, or brush up on your skills with some newly learned techniques, at one of these local voice studios, community music schools and businesses offering private solo and group voice lessons.

• Bedford Youth Performing Company (155 Route 101, Bedford, 472-3894, bypc.org) offers private voice lessons for ages 13 and up.

Tuition is $140 per month for one 30-minute lesson per week. For kids and teens, beginner group voice lessons are available on Tuesdays from 5 to 6 p.m. for ages 7 to 10. Intermediate group voice lessons are available on Tuesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. for ages 11 to 15. Both are $70 per lesson.

• Concord Community Music School (23 Wall St., Concord, 228-1196, ccmusicschool. org) is currently offering private voice lessons as part of its 16-week curriculum, which is already in progress. The costs for the full programs are $632 for 30-minute lessons, $936 for 45-minute lessons and $1,248 for 60-minute lessons, but all costs are prorated to whenever you sign up. There is also a $30 registration fee per student.

• Ear Craft Music (432 Central Ave., Dover, 749-3138, earcraftmusic.com) offers weekly private voice lessons by appointment.

The cost is $25 per 30-minute lesson and $50 per 60-minute lesson.

• Leddy Center for the Performing Arts (38 Ladds Lane, Epping, 679-2781, leddycenter.org) offers voice lessons every Tuesday and Thursday now through May 3, with a recital date set for May 4. The cost is $21 per 30-minute lesson or $31.50 per HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2017 | PAGE 16

45-minute lesson, plus $10 registration and the ensemble, with rates for those lessons • Portsmouth Music and Arts Center recital fees. established by the individual instructor.

(973 Islington St., Portsmouth, 431-4278, • Let’s Play Music! (281 Cartier St., • Merrimack Music Academy (1 Bryce pmacportsmouth.org) offers a six-week triSuite 201, Manchester, 218-3089; 145 Drive, Merrimack, 493-9214, merrimackmu- al package of voice lessons for first-time Hampstead Road, Derry, 425-7575; 114 sicacademy.com) offers private voice lessons singers for $231. New students may try it Rockingham Road, Londonderry, 216-6335; in monthly tuition packages, which include at any time of the year. Regular rates for the 9 Riverside St., Suite 2, Hooksett, 210- all the necessary materials, a music theory 18-week sessions are $693 for 30-minute les5634; 19 Keewaydin Drive, Suite 4, Unit 2, course, and access to mini recitals. The cost sons, $990 for 45-minute lessons and $1,251 Salem, letsplaymusic.com) offers weekly pri- is $140 per month for up to five 30-minute for 60-minute lessons, with all costs prorated vate voice lessons with tuition that includes lessons, and $260 per month for up to five for the remainder of the semester. weekly drop-in songwriting, theory and sightsinging classes, as well as monthly group and workshop opportunities. The cost is $118 per month for 30-minute lessons, $216 per month for 60-minute lessons, $324 per month for 90-minute lessons, and $432 per month for 120-minute lessons.

60-minute lessons, plus a $50 registration fee.

• Nashua Community Music School (5 Pine St. Ext., Nashua, 881-7030, nashuacms.org) offers private voice lessons to singers of all ages and abilities in 30-, 45and 60-minute sessions. A trial pack of three 30-minute lessons is available for first-time students for $99. The cost for 14-week fall • Strings & Things Music Store (113 S. terms for lessons ranges from $462 to $924, Main St., Concord, 228-1971, stringsandthwith the amounts prorated to whenever you ingsmusic.com) offers voice lessons with first sign up. rates that range from $25 to $37.50 per half • NH Tunes (250 Commercial St., No. hour, or $50 to $75 per hour, plus a $20 reg2017, Manchester, 660-2208, nhtunes.biz) istration fee.

• Londonderry Piano (20 N. Broadway, Salem, 898-9910, londonderrypiano.com) offers a plan of four private voice lessons each month, with $99 per month for 30-minute weekly lessons, $149 per month for 45-minute lessons and $198 per month for 60-minute lessons. offers 30-minute voice lessons to singers of • Manchester Community Music School all ages and singing abilities that start at $27 (2291 Elm St., Manchester, 644-4548, mcmu- per lesson. Certificates and studio time packsicschool.org) offers a price package of $199 ages can also be purchased. for six trial private voice lessons, which are • North Main Music (28 Charron Ave., prorated for the remaining number of weeks in Nashua, 505-4282, northmainmusic.com) the season. offers a 30-minute introductory voice les• Manchester Music Mill (329 Elm St., Manchester, 623-8022, manchestermusicmill.com) offers voice lessons for students of all ages and abilities. Rates for lessons range from $20 to $25 per 30-minute lesson per week. No registration fee is required. Group lessons of two or more are also offered inside

• Rosita Lee Music Center (136 Lowell Road, Hudson, 882-8940, rositalee.com) offers an introductory program of four weeks of 30-minute private lessons per week for $75 for new singers. Rates following the introductory program are $25 per week for 30-minute lessons, paid monthly.

son for first-time singers for $32. Following the first lesson, rates for lessons are $140 per month for one 30-minute lesson per week, $210 per month for one 45-minute lesson per week, and $275 per month for one 60-minute lesson per week. Senior discount rates are also available.

• Ted Herbert Music School (880 Page St., Manchester, 669-9469, tedherbert.com) offers private voice lessons open to ages 7 and up. The cost is $26 per 30-minute lesson, plus a one-time $25 registration fee for new students.

• The Voice Studio (Crystal Ave., Derry, 560-2495, thevoicestudioone.com) has rates for voice lessons of $140 per month for 30 minutes per week, $210 per month for 45 minutes per week, $280 per month for 60 minutes per week, and $35 per half-hour additional lessons and first month students.

HOW TO SING 10 PERCENT BETTER WITHOUT ANY LESSONS When it comes to singing, there are a lot of easy techniques you can practice from the comfort of your own home, whether you are preparing for your first lesson, in between lessons, or looking just to perfect that car or shower tune.

Lauren Cook, a voice faculty instructor for the Bedford Youth Performance Company, said practicing basic posture exercises in front of a mirror can help you identify which ways your body inadvertently moves when you try to sing certain notes, thus affecting the pitch and sound.

“The biggest things I would say posturewise would be shoulder and chest tightness,” she said. “You want to have your shoulders to be relaxed and a stillness in the chest, because it’s all about the movement and the 16 schools and businesses offer similar packages, so that you can try it without having to sign up for a full-length program. “[The trial package] is a great way for students to determine if they work well with a particular teacher,” she said. “Each teacher has a different approach for each student … [which is] tailored to their needs and goals.”

For singers of all ages, Desmarais said it’s really important to work on songs you enjoy, because you’re likely to look forward to your lessons more.

If you’re really good

Desmarais said for more experienced singers, voice lessons are about focusing on a specific area like performance skills and presentation.

“Performance is such an important part of musicianship,” he said. “A lot of times the experienced performers will say, you know, I’ve had practice singing, but I feel

pulsation of breath.”

Neck strains and chin lifts are also common, especially with higher notes, according to Cook.

“When you try to sing higher, your chin has a tendency to lift higher and higher on every single note, and that just puts strain on the neck,” she said. “So it’s helpful to practice those exercises and to do some stretches.”

If you don’t know the capability of your own voice, Cook said, going through a series of warmup exercises with making certain sounds is also helpful.

“It sounds weird, but speaking certain words and making certain noises or sounds helps to explore what your voice can do,” she said. “Doing a few exercises a day also helps the muscle memory work together.”

nervous and not in control when I perform, I feel like I’m a passenger in a car, it’s just happening … so I’ll take them with me to perform at some small gigs.”

Recitals are held every two months for students of NH Tunes to gain experience performing in front of small crowds. Desmarais said these events are usually at nursing homes, churches and sometimes at the YMCA. Depending on the singer’s level of experience, a student may be singing on stage alone, with a recording of the song playing in the background, or may have an instructor play an instrument on stage with them.

Desmarais added that lessons for seasoned singers also can be more specialized than those for new singers in terms of exercises.

“A singer may come in and say that they are having problems with the upper range in their voice or something like that,” he said. “So the instructor might assign certain exercises to kind of increase and improve their range.”

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“They’re the most talented kids in the state, vocally,” Murray said.

If you’re really good

For more experienced men and women, there are choral ensembles that require you to read music and pass an audition, such as the Manchester Choral Society, Portsmouth Pro Musica, Amare Cantare in Durham and others. That’s according to Perkins, who is also a music professor at Plymouth State University as well as the conductor of the Manchester Choral Society, New Hampshire Master Chorale and New Hampshire Friendship Chorus.

Manchester Choral Society is a gendermixed group that’s been around for more than 20 years, he said. But in order to get in, you need to have a certain skill level.

“They need to be able to read music. They need to have experience singing in a chorus.

Many of them play instruments, all of them have sung in other languages. And, of course, they have to sound nice,” Perkins said.

But the range of experience may vary, according to Simeone.

“A lot of them have had professional training or are just starting out. So the quality of the performances we put on are just superb for a community chorus,” Simeone said.

She said there is also a youth singing group called the Second Generation Manchester Choral Society, or 2GMCS, for students in grades 4 through 8 in the Manchester area.

Kids also have to audition to get into that group.

The New Hampshire Master Chorale is an elite group of about 30 auditioned singers. It’s usually very competitive to get in and they’re currently not accepting any new members.

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At noon, a biker bash will be held at the Auburn Pitts featuring food, music and more.

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“This will be the first opportunity for Summer Finale visitors to view this kind of art I’ve done,” said Hanna, a Londonderry resident and the event’s creator.

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Her paintings consist of local and regional landscapes, coastal scenes and historic sites. For the past year, she’s been doing more paintings on copper and aluminum panels than traditional canvases. Hanna will have an assortment of her new metalbased paintings available for purchase at the Summer Finale.

“They come out stunning,” she said.

Summer Finale Where: Londonderry Town Commons, located at the corner of Pillsbury and Mammoth roads When: Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date Sunday, Sept. 24) Cost: Free admission More info: londonderryartscouncil.org

Londonderry Arts Council’s Summer Finale. Courtesy photo.

“They keep the color beautifully, and I allow a glimpse of metal to show through so that it’s luminous and makes the painting glow.”

Other artwork featured at the Summer Finale will include traditional paintings, hand-painted ceramic tiles, fused glass, wood-burned art, jewelry, photography, digital media and more. Pieces will range in size and price, from small prints and cards costing a couple dollars to large original works for hundreds of dollars.

Hanna said she expects to see many smaller pieces at this year’s event. Some of her own paintings are as small as 4 by 6 inches.

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metal, I’ve gravitated toward smaller pieces,” she said. “People tend to be attracted to anything miniature, and small pieces are very well-received, especially in New England, where we tend to have smaller homes and not as much wall space, so you can always find small pieces at an event like this.”

Additionally, there will be live music all day, food trucks and non-profit booths.

Painted Rocks for New Hampshire will host a free painting activity to support its mission; people can paint their own rocks and place them throughout the state for others to find. Those who find the rocks can take pictures of them and post them to the Painted Rocks Facebook page.

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“It’s a phenomenon that’s been happening in other parts of the country, but it’s new to this area,” Hanna said. “It’s a cool interactive thing, like geocaching, but with rocks.”

The Summer Finale is one of three art show events hosted by the Londonderry Arts Council each year. Hanna said the live music and activities, and the way the artists’ booths are laid out in village-like clusters rather than rows, give the event “a different vibe from your typical art fair.”

“It encompasses so much more than two-dimensional arts,” she said. “It’s something that you can stroll through all day, or just sit and listen to the music.”

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Art Events • CONCORD ARTS MARKET Handmade arts, crafts and goods by local craftspeople and artists.

Occurs almost every Saturday until Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bicentennial Square, Concord. Visit concordartsmarket.net.

• HAMPTON ARTS NETWORK ART WALK Enjoy local art and arts and crafts activities hosted at downtown shops through Sat., Sept. 23.

Hampton. Visit hamptonartsnetwork.wordpress.com.

• THE ART OF THE HOUSE PARTY Dinner party showcasing

Dressed to Draw exhibit by High Season Artists. Thurs., Sept. 21, 6 p.m. Kimball Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St., Concord. Tickets cost $75, and reservations are required. Call 225-3932 or visit kimballjenkins.com.

• ART JAM BRIDGE FEST A new event which focuses on out-of-the-box art and will include a community graffiti art mural, sidewalk chalk art, live music, food trucks and more.

Sat., Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bridge Street , Manchester.

Visit artjambridgefest.com.

• SUMMER FINALE Artists and other vendors will offer

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artwork, fine crafts, food and information. Musicians will perform live acoustic music all day. Sat., Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Town Common, corner of Mammoth and Pillsbury Roads, Londonderry. Free. Visit LondonderryArtsCouncil.org.

• ART JAM BRIDGE FEST Experience and be a part of art in the park with paint, chalk, graffiti, horns, drums and all forms of music and dance.

Sat., Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bridge St. , Manchester. Visit artjambridgefest.com.

• FAIRY HOUSE TOUR Held on the grounds of the Governor

John Langdon House, Strawbery Banke Museum, Prescott Park and Peirce Island. More than 200 handcrafted fairy houses made by local artists, florists, garden clubs club members, businesses, families and local school children will be on display. Sat., Sept. 23, and Sun., Sept. 24, 11 a.m.

Portsmouth, NH, 03801 Portsmouth., Visit prescottpark.org.

• FOCUS TOUR: “MONET: PATHWAYS TO IMPRESSIONISM” A look at four of Monet’s works from pivotal times in his career. Sat., Sept.

23, 11:30 a.m. Currier Museum

of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester.

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• FOCUS TOUR: “THE PARIS OF TOULOUSELAUTREC: PRINTS AND POSTERS FROM THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART” Tour of new exhibit.

Sat., Sept. 30, 11:30 a.m. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org.

• 13TH ANNUAL ARTWALK WEEKEND The self-led arts tour through downtown Nashua features more than 100 local and regional artists displaying their work plus musical entertainment and activities for kids

and adults. Sat., Oct. 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sun., Oct. 15, noon to 4 p.m. Downtown, Nashua. Visit cityartsnashua. org.

• HISTORY OF THE PORTSMOUTH PLAINS: A COMMUNITY ARTS PROJECT Workshop series to transform the historic Plains School into a center for cultural arts and activities. Thurs., Sept. 14 through Oct. 19, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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• Autumn colors: The ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua) has a new exhibit, “Autumn Hues,” on view now through Oct. 31, with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit features autumn-themed paintings in a variety of styles by more than 20 artists. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 405698-1951 or visit naaa-arthub.org.

• Architectural works: The McIninch Fine Art Gallery at Southern New Hampshire University (2500 N. River Road, Manchester) will show “A Functional Incident” from Sept. 21 through Oct. 28, with an artist talk and opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit features the work of Newmarket artist Kirsten Reynolds, which includes large-scale architectural installations and sculptures poised in a state of construction or ruin, creating situations where language, architecture and the body are experienced as transitional and emergent. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., except for Thursday, which is 5 to 8 p.m. Visit snhu.edu or call 629-4622.

• Art on Bridge: The inaugural Art Jam Bridge Fest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Bridge Street in Manchester. The new event focuses on out-of-the-box art and will include a community graffiti art mural, sidewalk chalk art, live music, a kids’ area, dance performances, dozens of vendors and food

Open calls • ARTS MARKET Call to artists to participate in weekly summer arts market. Showcase any aspect of your medium in this downtown community setting. Market held Thursdays, 3 to 8 p.m., Aug. 10 through Oct. 5. Across from the Palace Theatre, Hanover St. , Manchester. $50 per table. First come, first served. Contact Verne (verne@ studiovenre.com) or Grace (grace@creativeframingsolutions.com) is interested.

Openings • NEW ARTISTS’ PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE EXHIBIT RECEPTION Thurs., Sept. 21, 5 to 7 p.m. Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 Hopkinton Road, Concord. Visit themillbrookgallery. com or call 226-2045.

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“Autumn Hues” exhibit at The ArtHub. Courtesy photo.

trucks and more. There will also be a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest number of paper-crafted butterflies, which will be on display at the corner of Bridge and Elm streets. Visit artjambridgefest. com. For more on the music, see the story on p. 62.

• Learn to zentangle: The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Fine Craft Gallery (98 Main St., Nashua) will host an Introduction to Zentangle workshop on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn the basics of zentangle, an art form which involves creating beautiful images using simple structured patterns. The cost is $23 plus a $10 material fee. That same day from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. there will be a Zentangle: Beyond Basics workshop where people who have taken the Introduction to Zentangle class before can learn new patterns and shading techniques to create more dimension and depth in their zentangle art. There will be a pumpkin or an autumn leaf motif to choose from. The cost is $35 plus a $10 material fee. Both classes are open to adults and teens age 12 and up.

Call 595-8233 or visit nashua.nhcrafts.org.

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• “AUTUMN HUES” Multiartist exhibit reception. Thurs., Sept. 28, 6 to 8 p.m. The ArtHub, 30 Temple St., Nashua.

Visit naaa-arthub.org.

In the Galleries • “FURNITURE MASTERS 2017: INSPIRATION, DESIGN, TECHNIQUE” Featuring work from Prison Outreach Programs in NH and Maine and emerging artist Grant Burger. On view through Sept.

22. Furniture Masters’ Gallery, 49 S. Main St., Concord. Visit furnituremasters.org.

• SPINNING TALES AND WEAVING STORIES Multimedia exhibition showcases work of juried artists who put a spin on the stories they tell through their craft. Through Sept. 22. League of NH Craftsmen Gallery, 49 S. Main St. Concord. Visit nhcrafts.org.

• “ISLES OF SHOALS” Featuring photography by Alexandra de Steiguer, David Hiley, Bruce Parsons, Peter Randall.

On view through Sept. 24. Camera Commons, 652 Central Ave., Dover. Visit cameracommons. com. Call 842-4713.

• “ISLANDS” Juried exhibit featuring work by 28 photographers. On view through Sept. 24.

Camera Commons, 652 Central Ave., Dover. Visit cameracommons.com. Call 842-4713.

• “FROM DINERS TO DETECTIVES: AMERICAN ANTIQUE & VINTAGE SIGNS” Exhibit. On view through Sept. 30. NH Antique Coop, 323 Elm St., Milford.

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Opera singers from New Hampshire and beyond will go head to head during the New Hampshire Opera Idol Competition, happening Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Concord City Auditorium.

“We want people to see that you don’t have to go to Boston or New York to unearth opera talent,” said Faith Wilson, executive director of Opera NH, which is sponsoring the event. “This is an opportunity to come out and hear the talent that’s right in our own backyard.”

The competition may include up to 40 participants, who are accepted on a first- York City opera coach and stage director come first-served basis, and it’s open to Carol Castel, Hartt School of Music Direcanyone. Participants are often college stu- tor of Opera Wayne Rivera and University dents studying performing arts and students of New Hampshire Opera Director David of private voice coaches, Wilson said.

Ripley. The judges will be looking at the “It’s amazing to see that New Hamp- contestants’ vocal ability as well as perforshire has such a large interest in opera,” mance quality and stage presence. she said. “We have “The judges will very talented people comment after each in all different age performance, very groups.” much like America’s The competition The judges will Got Talent or Amerwill begin with preican Idol,” Wilson comment after each liminary rounds said. starting at 9 a.m., performance, much like Eight to 12 finalwhich the public is ists will be selected invited to attend for America’s Got Talent or to move on to the free. For the prelimfinal round, a tickAmerican Idol. inaries, contestants eted concert with a will perform their FAITH WILSON live audience held choice of three operSaturday night at atic arias in three 7:30 p.m. Finaldifferent languages, one of which must be ists will choose one of their three songs to English. They can bring their own instru- perform. mental accompanist, or a pianist will be “It’s usually their favorite song or their provided for them. strongest song or the song they think the “People can pop in and out to see how the judges will consider the most difficult,” rounds are forming and what the competi- Wilson said. tion is like and the talent that’s displayed,” A total of $1,500 will be awarded to the Wilson said. top three finalists selected by the judges, Three judges from the opera world will as well as contract roles for some of Opera judge the performances, including New NH’s 2018 productions, the next of which is La Boheme in April.

For spectators, the competition is a way NH Opera Idol Competition to support local arts and the singers who Where: Concord City Auditorium, 2 are “trying to get that break,” Wilson said, Prince St., Concord and to see what the competition is all about, When: Saturday, Sept. 23, preliminary should they be interested in competing in rounds begin at 9 a.m., final round concert begins at 7:30 p.m. the future.

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• Love story: Great American Downtown will present the award-winning musical The Last Five Years at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre (14 Court St., Nashua) Thursday, Sept. 21, through Sunday, Sept. 24. The musical is about two twenty-something New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of five years.

Cathy, the woman, tells her story backward while Jamie, the man, tells his story chronologically. Showtimes are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 for general admission. For more information, visit downtownnashua.org or call 883-5700.

• A heartfelt memoir: The Artists’ Collaborative Theatre of New England presents Ballads of a Grateful Heart at the West End Studio Theatre (959 Islington St., Portsmouth) on Friday, Sept. 22, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. The show stars writer, performer and chef James Haller in a new performance memoir that weaves humor and compassion into his pondering of the meaning of life.

A music score composed by local accordionist extraordinaire Gary Sredizenski will accompany the performance. Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $18 for students and seniors. Visit actonenh.org or call 300-2986 for more information.

• The story of contra dancing: The Monadnock Folklore Society and the Brattleboro Music Center present The Dancingmaster of Canterbury on Satur-

month of September. Kennedy Gallery and Custom Framing, 41 Market St., Portsmouth. Visit kennedygalleryandframing.com.

• “OUR FAVORITE THINGS” Exhibit features artwork created by 20 Hampton Arts Network members. On view through September. Lane Library Weston Gallery, 2 Academy Ave. , Hampton. Email kmmcginness@gmail.com.

• “SEACOAST SCULPTURE FROM MATERIAL TO MASTERWORK” On view through Oct. 1. Discover Portsmouth, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth. Visit discoverportsmouth.wufoo.com.

• BOOK ART EXHIBIT Featuring work by Linda Greenwood of Green Lion Photography. On view through September. Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord St. , Peterborough.

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Chef James Haller takes the stage in Ballads of a Grateful Heart. Photo by Susan Laughlin.

day, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. at the Peterborough Town Hall (1 Grove St., Peterborough).

Keith Murphy stars as Dudley Laufman, a legendary contra dancer who almost singlehandedly provides the link between the old days of rural contra dancing in New England and the modern network of dances taking place every week throughout the U.S. and beyond. Tickets cost $20 online at brownpapertickets.com and $24 at the door. Visit bmcvt.org for more information.

• Celebrating Joplin: The Concord Community Concert Association will present a concert, “Great Scott,” on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). Steinway pianist Richard Dowling will pay tribute to the “King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin on the 100th anniversary of Joplin’s death, performing songs from Joplin’s 53-work repertoire. Tickets cost $23. Visit concordcommunityconcerts.site for more information. — Angie Sykeny

SCULPTURE EXHIBIT On view now through Oct. 15. Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 Hopkinton Road, Concord. Visit themillbrookgallery. com or call 226-2045.

• “MADE MASCULINE” Exhibit features the work of 13 contemporary artists and explores the framework in which masculinity is made, fashioned and modified from generation to generation, through themes such as strength, desire and intimacy.

On view through Oct. 15. Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit unh.edu/ moa.

• “PLY: A NEW SPIN ON FIBER ART” Featuring eight New England artists who combine traditional textile techniques with a variety of media to create contemporary works of fiber art. On view through Oct. 29. Twiggs Gallery, 254 King

St., Boscawen. Visit twiggsgallery.wordpress.com.

• WILLIE COLE: ON SITE Exhibit showcases a body of work by contemporary AfricanAmerican artist Willie Cole.

Through Oct. 15. Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit unh.edu/moa.

• REMINISCENCES AND OTHER TIMES Includes 25 works by painter, printmaker and scenic designer Marius Sznajderman. On view through Oct. 15. Granite Town Gallery, 42 South St., Milford. Visit granitetowngallery.com.

• “POSSIBILITIES: COMIC ARTS IS NOT A GENRE” Exhibit contains a collection of more than 100 pages of comics in a variety. On view through Oct. 21. NHIA’s Roger Williams Gallery, 77 Amherst St., Manchester. Visit nhia.edu or call 623-0313.

Theater Productions • SUITCASE STORIES LIVE Local foreign- and U.S.- born residents will perform first-person stories on themes of refugee resettlement and immigrant integration.

Thurs., Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. VIP (includes post show reception) is $125, preferred seating is $49, reserved seating is $19, student seating is $9. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• BALLAD OF A GRATEFUL HEART Featuring writer, performer, chef James Haller in this performance memoir. Fri., Sept.

22, at 2 & 7:30 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $20. Visit actonenh. org. Call 300-2986.

• KALEIDOSCOPIA One-man show starring storyteller, actor and mime Antonio Rocha. Sat., Sept. 23, 2 and 7:30 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $20 for general admission and $18 for students and seniors. Visit actonenh.org.

• THE DANCINGMASTER OF CANTERBURY Presented by The Monadnock Folklore Society and the Brattleboro Music Center.

Sat., Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Peterborough Town Hall, 1 Grove St., Peterborough. $20 online at brownpapertickets.com and $24 at the door.

Visit bmcvt.org.

• THE FINAL REEL A New World Theatre production. Sept. 8 through Sept. 24, Fri. and Sat., 7:30 p.m., and Sun., 2 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. $17 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• THE LAST FIVE YEARS Presented by Great American Downtown. Thurs., Sept. 21, through Sat., Sept. 23, 8 p.m.; and Sun., Sept. 24, 2 p.m. Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St., Nashua. $15.

Visit downtownnashua.org.

• MAGICAL MYSTERY MAD HAUS Wed., Sept. 27, 8 p.m. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow

St., Portsmouth. $15. Visit seacoastrep.org.

• CALIFORNIA SUITE A Nashua Theatre Guild production.

Thurs., Sept. 28, through Sat., Sept.

30, 8 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 1, 2 p.m.

Court Street Theatre, 14 Court St. , Nashua. Visit nashuatheatreguild. org.

• LIVING IN EXILE A Theatre KAPOW production. Fri., Sept.

29, and Sat., Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 1, 2 p.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors.

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• OLIVER Presented by Palace Theatre. Various showtimes through Oct. 1. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Children (age 6-12) $25, adults $39 to $45.

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Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. $25. Visit operanh. org.

• BEETHOVEN BRUNCH A string quartet will perform an hour of music, and music director Jonathan McPhee will discuss Symphony New Hampshire’s upcoming Dvorak and Beach concert. Sun., Sept. 24, 11 a.m. Crowne Plaza, 2 Somerset Pkwy., Nashua. Tickets cost $55 and include brunch. Visit symphonynh.org.

• “GREAT SCOTT” Steinway artist Richard Dowling will pay tribute to the “King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin on the 100th anniversary of Joplin’s death. Thurs., Sept.

28, 7:30 p.m. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. , Concord. $23.

Visit concordcommunityconcerts. site.

• BEETHOVEN, BEACH AND DVORAK Discussion with Robert Hoffman of Symphony NH. Sun., Oct. 1, 4 p.m. Hopkinton Town Library, 61 Houston Drive, Contoocook. Visit hopkintontownlibrary.org.

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• “SOMETHING WILD THIS WAY COMES” Features a variety of work by artists from two local chapters of the Women’s Caucus for Art. On view through Oct. 13.

Whitty Gallery at Wild Salamander Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis.

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• DRESSED TO DRAW Exhibit

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Through Oct. 3. Kimball Jenkins Estate, 266 N. Main St., Concord.

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• SUMMER HUM, THE ART OF POETRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY Featuring framed photography, poetry and family poetry

by Peterborough artist Linda Greenwood. Through Oct. 12.

Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock. Visit hancocknh.org or call 525-4411.

• LYRICAL RUMINATIONS Includes three series of new paintings by abstract painter and sculptor Lotus Lien. On view through Oct. 15. Granite Town Gallery, 42 South St., Milford. Visit granitetowngallery.com.

• “CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF” Third annual juried art show seeks to inspire creativity and enthusiasm for aviation. On view through Oct. 15. Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. Regular museum admission applies. Visit nhahs.org.

• “AUTUMN HUES” Multi-artist exhibit. On view through Oct. 31.

The ArtHub, 30 Temple St., Nashua. Visit naaa-arthub.org.

• “WARM FUZZIES” Features fiber arts such as quilts, fiber sculpture and crocheted and knitted items. On view through Oct. 10. Studio 550 Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester. Visit 550arts.com.

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LISTINGS 27 Children & Teens Games, clubs, fun...

INSIDE/OUTSIDE Fall into festivities

Beaver Brook showcases art and nature

27 Crafts Fairs, workshops...

27 Festivals & Fairs Community, agricultural...

29 Health & Wellness Workshops, exercises...

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29 Museums & Tours Exhibits, events...

FEATURES 27 Kiddie pool Family activities this week.

28 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors.

29 Treasure Hunt There’s gold in your attic.

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Discover southern New Hampshire nature through hikes, tours through themed gardens, encounters with wildlife and nature-inspired art at the Beaver Brook Fall Festival and Nature Art Show.

The festival will feature naturethemed art from locally based artists alongside a weekend of nature activities and educational talks. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

23, and Sunday, Sept. 24.

Artwork from 60 local artists will be on display in the center’s 150-year-old barn, including pieces in mixed media, paintings, photographery and ceramics. According to Joyce Woodrow, finance director at the Beaver Brook organization, the barn is attached to a renovated 200-year-old farmhouse that the organization prides itself in preserving.

“We really have stayed true to the structures and there is a lot of history here that many people who come are interested in,” said Woodrow.

The barn and farmhouse are part of the Maple Hill Farm complex, originally built in the 1700s and restored by the Beaver Brook Association. The artwork featured in the barn during the festival has to focus on nature.

“It has to be nature-themed, and there should be nothing manmade as the focal point,” said Woodrow.

The show was created by Ellen Nichols, wife of Beaver Brook cofounder Hollis Nichols, in 1981 as a two-week local-artist showcase.

It has since morphed into a weekend fall festival with activities that include more than art.

Beaver Brook Fall Festival and Nature Art Show When: Saturday, Sept. 23, and Sunday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: The Beaver Brook Association (117 Ridge Road, Hollis) Cost: Free Visit: beaverbrook.org or call 465-7787

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Live animal presentations will be held throughout the weekend. Courtesy photo.

There will be interactive presentations to educate guests about wildlife in the area and a guided hike through the woods to teach guests about the work the Beaver Brook Association does with land preservation and stewardship, according to Woodrow.

The Wingmasters, a Massachusetts-based predatory bird rehabilitation group, will have two hour-long presentations on Saturday with live raptors, including eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. Carriage Shack Farms of Londonderry will bring rabbits, chickens and sheep for guests to interact with at the mini petting zoo.

Tara Happy, an assistant education director at the Beaver Brook Association, will be giving guided hikes during the festival, taking guests through a section of the 33 miles of trail at Beaver Brook.

The hour-long hike is intended to be a sample of the trails of the area.

Happy said the hike will be easy and will focus on showing hikers the highlighting features of the forest, including the bridges, streams, ponds and bluebird nesting areas.

“It’s really easy to find a real challenging hike here but the one we’ll be doing at the festival is a little excursion to get a taste of what’s out there,” said Happy.

Working with school field trips and camps, Happy said, she has seen kids interact with nature in many different ways.

Schedule: Saturday, Sept. 23 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Petting Farm 11:30 a.m. Wildlife Encounters – live animal show 12:30 p.m. Honey Bee Talk 1 p.m. Harmonica Saints – live music 2 p.m. North American Birds of Prey presented by Wingmasters 3 to 4 p.m. guided hike 3 to 4 p.m. Tina & Sierra & Friends – live music 4 p.m. North American Birds of Prey presented by Wingmasters

“It’s really fun seeing kids experience the outdoors and not having the stress of going to the next activity. They can just enjoy the wilderness at their own pace,” said Happy, “and you sometimes have the little kiddo who starts off maybe afraid of frogs but then finds one and then thinks it’s really cool and then is out there trying to find more frogs.”

Happy said the tour will likely scare away the bigger animals found around Beaver Brook, but hikers have reported seeing porcupines, snakes, orioles and chickadees.

There will also be self-guided tours of the 12 themed perennial gardens, which Nichols said are tended to by volunteers who have green thumbs but no gardens of their own.

Sunday, Sept. 24 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Petting Farm – presented by Carriage Shack Noon to 1 p.m. Robie Bones – live music 1 to 1:50 p.m. Eyes on Owls 2 to 3 p.m. guided hike 2 to 3 p.m. Kip Ferguson – live music 3 to 3:50 p.m. Eyes on Owls 4 to 5 p.m. Robie Bones – live music

Maple Hill Farm will be selling home-baked apple crisp, apple pie and soups over the weekend. Live music played by local bands will fill the weekend’s schedule during the ongoing activities, Woodrow said.

On Saturday, the Harmonica Saints and Tina & Tierra & Friends will perform live, and Robie Bones and Kip Ferguson will play Sunday.

The Beaver Brook Association is a nonprofit preservation and education center that presides over 2,000 acres of natural forest, and its fall festival helps raise money for the organization while teaching guests about nature through art and activities. The buildings and grounds have remained true to the history of its barns and the forest that surrounds them.

“It’s like stepping back in time,” Woodrow said.

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Join the Presentation of Mary Academy (182 Lowell Road, Hudson) for its annual Fall Fun Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The family-friendly festival will have inflatable obstacles, a bungee jump station, a mechanical bull, face painting, pumpkin painting, tie dye station and petting zoo. The Super Raffle has a $500 prize and the penny sale will have 250 prizes including gift certificates, toys and crafts. There will be food, including barbecue, baked potatoes and teriyaki chicken. Admission is free. Contact 7106841 or email parentgroup@pmaschool. org.

All kinds of family-friendly activities will be featured at Bedford Olde Towne Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Riley Field Complex (1 County Road, Bedford) will be filled with food and arts and craft vendors. Kids’ activities include a bounce house and a plastic frog “hoppin” activity called the Bull Frog Bounce at 3 p.m. Musical performances will be held throughout the day. Admission is free. Contact the Bedford Parks and Recreation Department at 472-5242 or email recreation@bedfordnh.org.

Musical moments

The Be Our Guest concert for kids is being held Friday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church (102 N. Main St., Manchester). The

Children & Teens Children’s events • CARDBOARD CHALLENGE EXTRAVAGANZA The Fishways will provide cardboard for building. All you have to bring is your imagination. From model fish ladders to arcade games to works of art, it’s up to you to show the world what you can make from recycled materials. Sat., Sept.

30, 10 a.m. to noon. Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. Free; registration is required.

Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

Nature • BIRD MIGRATION FAMILY FUN NIGHT Participants will become familiar with some species of birds that undergo an incredible annual migration and play games to help us understand how and why they do it.

NH Heart & Soul is an experimental Broadway concert series held to raise money for local community service organizations.

Be Our Guest will include a selection of classics from animated children’s films.

Proceeds from the show will benefit ChiPs, The Children of Incarcerated Parents. A donation of $10 for more is suggested. Visit facebook.com/nhheartandsoul.

The Hop, Froggy, Hop musical is being held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (3 Peabody Row, Londonderry). Audiences can expect a concert full of fun, silliness and a mix of classic and original children’s songs.

Arrive at 10 a.m. for an interactive songwriting workshop presented by Not Your Mom’s Musical Theater, an innovative theater company founded in 2010. The event is free. Visit rossmalcolmboyd.com.

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Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. $8 per family; registration is required. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

Crafts Fairs First Annual Fall Craft Fair a seasonal two-day craft fair held Thursday, Sept. 21 and Friday, Sept. 22 from noon to 2 p.m. in lobby of Villa Crest Nursing Home and Rehab Center, 1276 Hanover St., Manchester. The public is invited to see a wide variety of craft items. For more info, call 622-3262.

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See the open Storytime and Puppet Show at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 2 to 2:40 p.m. The puppet show is performed on the library’s mini stage while kids sit and enjoy show, which is appropriate for all ages. The children’s area also has a play space with toys, puppets and iPads with educational apps. The show is free and there is no registration required. Visit nashualibrary.org or call 589-4600.

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Festivals & Fairs Events • EDUCATIONAL FARM AT JOPPA HILL: ANNUAL FALL FAIR The Educational Farm at Joppa Hill’s annual fall fair will feature pony rides, hay rides, face-painting, food, music, crafts and games. Sun., Sept. 24, 1 to 5 p.m.; rain date is Oct. 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. Educational Farm at Joppa Hill, 174 Joppa Hill Road, Bedford. Free.

Visit theeducationalfarm.org or call 472-4724.

• 24TH ANNUAL MT. KEARSARGE INDIAN MUSEUM HARVEST MOON AND NATUREFEST This event is a full day of nature and Native American-themed craft demonstrations, nature presentations, hands-on activities, drum-

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IN/OUT THE GARDENING GUY

Now picking

Spring blossoms

McIntosh & Cortland When and how to plant bulbs Other varieties soon, as they ripen.

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When the soil drops to 60 degrees at proper planting depth, you can plant bulbs. You’ll need a soil thermometer, but that’s a handy device anyway — they’re useful in the spring to see if the soil is warm enough to plant tomatoes or eggplants without making them recoil in shock like a sixth-grader wading into a chilly pond.

Soil thermometers are similar to the probes sold for testing turkey temperatures in the oven. A steel probe with a dial on top. You just poke it into the soil and wait a moment.

Sometimes I put a pieces of tape at different locations: 3 inches for crocus, 6 inches for daffodils, 8 inches for tulips. Then I can easily see the temperature without digging. They are available at garden centers, or online.

Why 60 degrees? In soil warmer than that, your bulbs may sprout, thinking it’s spring.

That’s not lethal, but not desirable. You do want the soil warm enough so that the bulbs will establish roots now, getting them ready for action in spring and holding them in place against frost heaves.

I tested the soil in a few places recently to see if it’s ready to plant. In full sun in my vegetable garden, the soil was slightly above 60 degrees, but in a shady flower bed the soil was in the high fifties. And down 8 inches it was 4 or 5 degrees cooler. I’ll plant crocus later, as the soil at crocus depth (3 inches) is warmer than deep down.

I bought my house 47 years ago, and I’ve been planting bulbs most years ever since.

Most places suitable for bulbs have bulbs. So this year I shall plant some in the lawn. Not daffodils, as the foliage can’t be cut back until July, and that would keep the lawn looking unkempt. But I could plant small bulbs like crocus, snowdrops or scilla. Their foliage dies back early enough that I’ll be able to mow the lawn when needed without compromising the bulbs. I’ll plant them by poking holes in the lawn with my CobraHead weeder.

Some years ago I was visiting a garden in Wales. The gardener had a bucket of tennis balls, and was tossing them onto the lawn.

“What in the world are you doing,” I asked.

He explained that he wanted to plant bulbs in a random pattern. Wherever a ball landed, he planted a bulb. Maybe I’ll try that.

I like to consider tulips as annuals. They do come back in Year 2 at about 50 percent of Year 1, and Year 3 is usually about 50 percent of that. So in general I buy 100 tulips, plant them all in the vegetable garden, and enjoy a big burst of color. I cut most and use in the house, or as gifts. I plant right over them after blooming, not worrying at all if they survive. A few

Daffodils are deer-proof.

will pop up in the lettuce the following year.

Daffodils are not attractive to rodents or deer as bulbs or as flowers. In fact, they are vaguely poisonous. But tulips are tasty to critters. Last year I planted a few cloves of garlic in with my tulips to repel rodents. I don’t generally have trouble with deer; I have a ferocious corgi who scares them off. They think she is a wolf, I suppose.

If you have deer problems, you probably will want to plant tulips in big swaths and then surround them with a temporary fence before they bloom. Even a 4-foot chicken wire fence should deter them, I think. There are repellents, of course, but I’ve never used any with tulips.

I have three books in my personal library about bulbs. All say to plant tulips and daffies 6 inches apart. I don’t. It uses too much space. I plant them three inches apart, and they do fine.

There are two keys to success when planting most spring-blooming bulbs: First, plant in full sun. Yes, in principle, you can plant daffodils in the woods if there are no evergreens and they will get enough energy from the sun before the maples leaf out. But they will do better in a sunny border. Root competition from trees diminishes their vigor.

Second, plant bulbs in soil with good drainage. Soggy soil is a death knell to most bulbs.

If you have a heavy clay soil that holds water, plant your bulbs on a slope. Toss away half the soil you dig out and mix a light, fluffy compost with the other half. Dig deeper than needed, and fill with that same fluffy mix.

I don’t regret a penny I’ve spent on bulbs.

Yes, some can be expensive. Yes, some don’t perform well. But by the end of a long New England winter I am so ready for blossoms I am willing to do almost anything (short of a deal with the devil) to get flowers blooming outdoors.

So go buy bulbs now. Later, when it’s time to plant, the best ones will be sold out. Start at your local garden center and look online for a few fancy things. Do this every year, and you’ll be delighted!

Is it OK to prune shrubs now? Learn which ones can be pruned by reading Henry’s blog post at dailyuv.com/news/920694. His e-mail address is henry.homeyer@comcast.net.

IN/OUT TREASURE HUNT

Dear Donna, I have a 4-foot-by-2-foot-by-11-inch framed relief map of Africa from Central School Supply House in Chicago from 1892. I would like to sell it. Do you have any information on its worth?

Kathy

ming and Native American foods.

Visitors can watch as native artisans demonstrate traditional crafts.

Sun., Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner. $10 for ages 12 and up, $5 for seniors and children ages 6 to 12, free for kids 6 and under. Visit indianmuseum. org or call 456-2600.

Health & Wellness Events • HEALTH CLUB OF CONCORD: HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR There will be local vendors offering promotions, seminars, raffles and demonstrations. Holistic doctors will be available to address your health concerns and provide you alternative ways to improve your health and well-being. Fri., Sept.

22. Health Club of Concord, 10 Garvins Falls Road, Concord.

Free. Visit healthclubofconcord. com or call 224-7787.

Miscellaneous Religion-related events • BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS ON THE STATE HOUSE LAWN Bring your favorite furry/feathered/scaled friend to the State House lawn to receive a blessing from St.

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Dear Kathy, I have to say that when I saw your email and the map I thought the value would be low and interest low as well. But after doing research, I’m not so sure.

I found a couple others and the prices were high but the map was of North America and not sure if that is why. Sometimes there is not a definite way to give an accurate appraisal on things without comparing them to others out on the market. But that also isn’t really an accurate way of coming to a value either.

Your map of Africa could be important to someone who is a collector but also might not be. So the value I think will be in the buyer. I would think to say that it could be worth in the $200 range for a start and see where and if that brings you any interest.

As far as selling it. I would try online to get my best audience for such a thing. I hope this was helpful and hope you find the map a good home.

The GAP at GHS Fall Semester 2017 These Courses meet Tuesday or Thursday

Genre

Instructor

Earn Credit

Day

Start and End Dates

Time

Tuition

HiSet/GED - Language

N/A

S. McFarland

N/A

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Oct. 10-Dec. 12

6-8pm

$30

Independent GAP - Plato

Elective

B. Carey

1/2

Tuesday

Oct. 10-Dec. 12

3-5pm

$150

Earth/Space Science

Academic

J. Gratton

1/2

Tuesday

Oct. 10-Dec. 12

3-5pm

$150

Geometry

Academic

S. Whitmore

1/2

Tuesday

Oct. 10-Dec. 12

3-5pm

$150

Creative Welding

Elective

R. Caradonna

1/2

Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

3:455:45pm

$150 + $50

Creative Welding

Elective

R. Caradonna

1/2

Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

6-8pm

$150 + $50

Film Studies & Analysis

Elective

Griffin Hansen/ B. Ryan

1/2

Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14 3-5:30pm

$150

Broadway, Derry. Free. Visit derrypl.org or call 432-6140.

Civics/Economics

Academic

D. McCain

1/2

Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

3-5pm

$150

History & museum events • THE CAPITAL CRIME OF WITCHCRAFT: WHAT THE PRIMARY SOURCES TELL US This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when 19 people were hanged and one crushed to death, but also examines a variety of other colonial witchcraft cases in New Hampshire and Connecticut.

The program is underwritten by NH Humanities to Go! Thurs., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott St., Nashua. Free. Visit nashuahistoricalsociety.org or call 883-0015.

• AVIATION MUSEUM OF NH FUNDRAISING GALA & AUCTION This event features a silent and live auction with auction items, including scenic flight in a seaplane, a champagne hot air balloon ride, helicopter flight, a flight for two in a World War II Bomber donated by the Collings Foundation, wine tasting for 20 people and tour of Zorvino Vineyards, and more. Fri., Sept. 29, 6 to 9 p.m. Southeastern Regional Education Service Center, 29 Commerce Drive, Bedford. $75.

Visit nhahs.org or call 669-4820.

Biology

Academic

N. Lambert

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Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

5-7pm

$150

HiSet/GED-Math

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N. Bracy

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Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

6-8pm

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English

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Thursday

Oct. 10-Dec. 14

3-5pm

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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).

Paul’s clergy. All are welcome.

Sat., Sept. 30. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 21 Centre St., Concord.

Free. Visit stpaulsconcord.org or call 224-2523.

Yard sales/fundraisers • GREENLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE Items for sale include gently used clothing for women, men and children, as well as household items, books, toys, puzzles and more. Clothing is all priced per bag; other items are priced individually. Sandwiches, desserts and drinks will be for sale. Thurs., Sept. 21, 5 to 8 p.m., Fri., Sept. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sat., Sept.

23, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Greenland Community Congregational Church, 2 Post Road, Greenland.

Visit communitychurchofgreenland.org or call 436-8336.

Museums & Tours Genealogy events • GENEALOGY WORKSHOP The reference librarians will present various digital and print resources, and there will be a special presentation by Sisters from the LDS church on using FamilySearch.org. This is a perfect program for beginners. Sat., Sept. 23, 2 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E.

Enrichment

Open to 16+

Web Design - Using Date Base Content Driven Managing System

Enrichment

G. Girolimon

N/A

Tuesday

Oct. 10-Nov. 14

6-8pm

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Programming for Robotics

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S. Bourget

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Tuesday

Oct. 10-Nov. 28

3-5pm

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Career Exploration

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A. Lafond

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Oct. 10-Dec. 14

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Creative Welding

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

Check-engine light signals a slew of possible issues Dear Car Talk: I have a 2006 Volvo V70 wagon with 119,000 miles. For the past two years, the check engine light has been on, and the car’s message panel says the engine system

By Ray Magliozzi needs attention. I’ve taken the car to three reputable mechanics, including a Volvo dealer, and no one seems to be able to find a problem. The car runs fine, and I’ve been told that as long as it continues to drive well, I shouldn’t sweat it. But the possibility of an issue continues to hang over my head. Should I be concerned? I have a second car — a 2011 Subaru Impreza — that I use more regularly because I’m worried I’m going to be stranded someday with the Volvo. — Janine Well, Janine, if the Volvo dealer couldn’t sell you any repairs, how am I supposed to have any shot at it?

It’s odd that the car’s computer hasn’t stored a code. Normally, when the check engine light comes on, the computer will store data that — when read by the mechanic’s scan tool — will tell him which component reported the problem and what needs to be tested.

The possible good news for you is that usually when the check engine light comes on, it’s not something that’s going to leave you stranded.

Of course, there are plenty of other things on a 10-year-old Volvo that can leave you stranded, so I don’t want to give you a false sense of confidence here.

But the components that turn on the check engine light usually are related to the emissions system. It could be a fuelair ratio sensor, a problem with the vapor recovery system in the fuel tank, or — with 120,000 miles on the car — a catalytic converter that’s ready to be replaced.

Unfortunately, it also could come on if the transmission isn’t shifting properly. That’s the one that could leave you stranded.

The problem also could be the computer itself. And if your dealer is really indebted to you (if you’ve paid off several of his boats over the years with your Volvo repair bills), maybe he’ll swap in another computer for you as a test, and let you drive the car and see if the light goes off.

That’s what I’d recommend. Since you’re afraid to drive the car, you have to start somewhere. So test the computer first.

If it’s not the computer, and the trans-

mission is not noticeably misbehaving, my advice would be to keep driving for now ... until you either get someone to read a stored code, you fail your emissions inspection or your transmission bites the dust. Good luck, Janine.

Dear Car Talk: I took my car to our mechanic to have a clanking sound in the rear checked out. He resolved it by removing the heat shield by the muffler, which evidently had partially broken off. He said it shouldn’t be a problem unless we “run it all day in a Kansas wheat field.” How important is this heat shield for someone who does mostly city and suburban driving? Do you agree with his opinion, or should we have it replaced? — Mike I tend to disagree with your mechanic, Mike. The heat shield is there to keep your 400-degrees-F muffler from setting fire to the wheat field you’re parking in. It’s also there to keep it from setting fire to the contents of your trunk.

It wraps around the muffler and, depending on the car, the muffler can be pretty close to the underside of the trunk. We’ve seen instances where people have come in complaining of a burning smell, and we’ve found the underside of the carpet in their

trunk melted. We haven’t found a set of golf clubs fused together yet, but we have seen evidence of significant heat.

Now, maybe your car is one of those where the muffler isn’t right up against the underside of the car. But we don’t know.

And here’s the other thing to consider: The heat shield — on most cars — is welded to the muffler. And when the heat shield starts to disintegrate to the point that the noise is annoying you, the demise of the muffler is not far behind.

So my recommendation would be to go ahead and replace the muffler. It’ll come with a new heat shield, and you’ll probably need it soon anyway.

I mean, if you drive the car only three miles a day, and the exhaust system never gets really hot, you probably can get away with not having a heat shield. There are plenty of people who do.

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Bring your pup to Livingston Park for a group walk, then let him wind down with some frozen yogurt and a puppy massage at the seventh annual Mutt Strut, hosted by the Manchester Animal Shelter.

Livingston Park is known for its accessible trails and its dog-friendly atmosphere, according to Laura Gilman, the event coordinator for the Manchester Animal Shelter.

The park suits the shelter’s desire to have a fundraising event that welcomes animals, Gilman said.

Gilman said the shelter holds four fundraising events throughout the year but the Mutt Strut is the only event where the dogs get to be involved. She said that many of the dogs who attend the Mutt Strut were once rescued by the shelter and given new families.

“This is our welcome back to the animals that have been adopted from us,” said Gilman.

Dogs and their humans can walk or jog the 1-mile trail around Dorrs Pond. Gilman said the trail and pace are suited to dogs and people of any athletic ability.

“You go at your own pace, so folks with older dogs … we are not going to make them hurry along,” said Gilman.

Dog frozen yogurt from Yoghund and organic people yogurt from Stonyfield will be served at the vendor booths that will accompany the walk. Vendors include a doggy massage booth and a doggy psychic.

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Proceeds from the event go toward the shelter’s programs that help prepare abandoned and stray animals for adoptions, which include free and low-cost spay and neuter services, low cost vaccinations and microchip clinics for dogs and cats.

“We want to keep the pet population down so we don’t have stray and homeless animals in the city,” Gilman said, “and microchipping helps us with the ability to get your animal back home to you.”

Gilman said that in 2016 the shelter has helped put over 1,100 stray animals into permanent homes.

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Participating Smithsonian-affiliated museums in New Hampshire will be celebrating Museum Day on Saturday, Sept. 23, with free admission for guests who get a Museum Day ticket at smithsonianmag.com/museumday.

The Manchester Historical Society’s Millyard Museum will have its “Queen City Quilts” exhibit on display during Museum Day, according to Jeff Barraclough, director of operations.

“It’s a highlight of a number of quilts ... that were made in Manchester,” said Barraclough.

The museum has other exhibits that celebrate Manchester’s industrial past and millyard, including a station that teaches guests about how raw cotton was made into cloth during the Industrial Revolution.

The museum has participated in Museum Day for at least five years, Barraclough said.

“We ... feel it is a great way to welcome people in who may not otherwise come,” he said.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Contact 622-7531 or visit manchesterhistoric.org/millyard-museum.

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center will showcase its “Take Flight” exhibit during Museum Day. The exhibit features hands-on exercises that teach users about how planes and other aircraft are able to fly.

“It’s more fun to have it be kind of competitive and get the whole family into it,” said Jeanne Gerulskis, executive director.

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“It seems like a great opportunity to get a burst of new people who haven’t been before...,” said Gerulskis.

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center also has exhibits about satellites, lunar missions and rockets. The planetarium shows educational films for an additional $5. The center is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Call 271-7827 or visit starhop.com.

The New Hampshire Historical Society will showcase three exhibits on Museum Day. “We believe it’s another, broader way ... to encourage people to visit, use and think about museums,” said Director of Collectors and Exhibitions Wesley Ball.

The Discovering New Hampshire exhibit includes objects related to the state’s history, including prehistoric dugout canoes and paintings from the Civil War. A portrait exhibit is curated to represent relationships, like the one between New Hampshire figure Count Rumford and the king of Prussia.

“You can tease out all sorts of stories out of portraits and objects” said Balla.

The museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Call 228-6688 or visit nhhistory.org.

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The American Independence Museum (1 Governors Lane, Exeter) is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The museum has a collection of items pertaining to the Revolutionary War. Contact 772-2622 or visit independencemuseum.org.

The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry) is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Exhibits feature lessons on people, places and artifacts related to the aviation history of the Granite State. Contact 669-4820 or visit nhahs.org.

The Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St., Portsmouth) is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Strawbery Banke showcases 300 years of American heritage with 32 historic buildings and eight gardens. Contact 433-1100 or visit strawberybanke.org.

Seacoast Science Center ( 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye) is open 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The science center at Odiorne Point has interactive exhibits that teach visitors about Seacoast wildlife. Contact 436-8043 or visit seacoastsciencecenter.org.

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (18 Highlawn Road, Warner) is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. The educational center teaches visitors about 20,000 years of Native American culture and expression through exhibits and programs. Contact 456-2600 or visit indianmuseum.org.

The New Hampshire Telephone Museum (1 Depot St., Warner) is open from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The museum features a collection of nearly 1,000 telephones, switchboards, tools and related memorabilia. Contact 456-2234 or visit nhtelephonemuseum.org.

The Libby Museum of Natural History (755 N. Main St., Wolfeboro) is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The museum features a collection of animals, birds, artifacts and oddities. Contact 569-1035 or visit thelibbymuseum.org.

The Wright Museum of World War II (77 Center St., Wolfeboro) is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The museum showcases historical artifacts and photographs from the WWII period. Contact 569-1212 or visit wrightmuseum.org.

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As the lead of the holding company, it’s directing the strategic direction of the banks toward a profitable organization that is still focused on the communities that we serve and the employees that we have. … Daily, [I am] monitoring and mentor the direct reports, which is the senior staff of all the departments, whether it be operations or lending or retail or human resources or marketing. It’s a large company with 350 employees, so there’s a lot of different aspects of the company and we try to keep it focused so that we can operate in a manageable way going into the future.

You don’t get to the top in a few years. It takes a lot of time but you have to put your nose to the grindstone and do each job you have along the way the best that you can.

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I started working for one of the subsidiaries, which is Meredith Village Savings Bank, in 1976, 41 years ago. … I was co-CEO of the holding company starting in 2013 when we created it and I become the sole CEO in January of 2016.

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I was always sort of a driven person to ultimately get to the top of whatever organization I would work for. So it was a goal all along.

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FOOD Schnitzel, wurst and strudel Schnitzelfest brings a taste of Germany to Hillsborough

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Authentic German schnitzel, potato salad and sauerkraut are just a few of the main dishes you’ll find at Schnitzelfest New Hampshire, an event that celebrates all things German through food, entertainment and culture.

The event, which is being held for the 15th year on Saturday, Sept. 23, from noon to 5 p.m. at Butler Park in Hillsborough, has grown to attract thousands each year.

Jim Bailey, a member of the Greater Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, which organizes Schnitzelfest New Hampshire, said it was originally started by German John’s, a now-closed bakery in town.

“The Chamber ended up taking it over … as an effort to bring awareness toward downtown businesses,” he said. “It’s definitely accomplished that. We bring a ton of people in and serve thousands of meals.”

All of the food is homemade by volunteers and Chamber members, according to Chamber President Susie White. The highlight of the festival is the schnitzel — pork that is pounded, breaded and deep fried. The schnitzel will be available either grilled, or fried and served with red cabbage. Other meat entree options are bratwurst and knockwurst, which Bailey said are made by the Sausage Source in Hillsborough.

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• Greek eats: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (68 N. State St., Concord) is presenting its 18th annual Taste of Greece Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will feature homemade Greek meat and vegetarian dishes, pastries, live music provided by DJ Manis, a raffle, a cartoonist for children, church tours and more. Admission is free and all food is priced per item. Visit holytrinitynh.com or call 225-2961.

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Schnitzelfest New Hampshire When: Saturday, Sept. 23, noon to 5 p.m.

Where: Butler Park, 5 Central St., Hillsborough Cost: Meal tickets are $15 and include your choice of grilled schnitzel, fried schnitzel, bratwurst or knockwurst, plus two sides, bread and a water or soda.

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most popular side dish items at the festival, is vinegar-based and made with pickles, bacon, onions, oil and vinegar. There’s also red and white sauerkraut made with callaway seeds and a beef broth.

“Every year we tweaked the food a bit, but we always try to keep the menu as authentic as possible,” Bailey said.

In addition to water and soda, there will be a small selection of German-style Oktoberfest beers.

White said all items can be purchased alone, or you can make your own meal out of them.

“You can buy a piece of schnitzel [by itself] or get it as a meal, and that comes with two sides and a piece of bread or a roll,” she said. “The desserts are sold separately.”

Bailey said most of the food is prepared as soon as Thursday and Friday prior to the festival. Cooking starts around 11 a.m. just in time for the first visitors.

“People that come all the time know to get there early,” he said. “All the food is underneath a tent, so even if it’s misty or rainy, we still get a pretty good crowd.”

All of the desserts and breads are made fresh as well, and come from just over the state border at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vt., Bailey said. Around 70 loaves of bread are baked, like harvest grain, Vermont sourdough and ciabatta rolls. Desserts include carrot cake, lemon raspberry cake, apple strudel, brownies and more.

For those not interested in German food, there will be standard options like chicken fingers, hot dogs and french fries.

Live music by the Zouerkraut Bavarian Band will be held for the duration of the festival, and about 30 craft vendors will set up shop inside the park, selling clothing, jewelry and other items. The German Club at ConVal Regional High School in Peterborough will be back again to perform songs and dances.

Bailey said there seems to be no historical significance to hosting a German-themed food festival in Hillsborough, and the event draws plenty of out-of-towners.

“I would say only about 25 percent of the people that come out actually live here, while the other 75 percent are from outside the area,” he said.

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Nashua doesn’t usually see high foodtruck traffic, but it will when more than a dozen trucks from across New England visit the city for the second annual Southern New Hampshire Food Truck Festival.

This year’s event, happening on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Holman Stadium, will feature nearly three times as many food trucks as last year’s.

Michael Aquino, chairman for the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce Young Professional group, or iUGO Nashua, said the group introduced the event to the Gate City last year as an experiment to see how

much interest in the community would be generated. Six food trucks from Nashua and other New England cities and towns were featured at the festival, which attracted more than 400 people.

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Aquino said the festival was introduced not only to capitalize on the food truck trend, but also as a tie-in to iUGO Nashua’s efforts to bring new events to the young professionals community in the city.

“One of the challenges in doing a food truck event in Nashua is that you just don’t see them nearly as much day-to-day as you would with a place like Boston, where the presence is huge,” he said. “So we definitely hope that it gives people a chance to get outside and try something different.”

Participating food trucks Boogalow’s Island BBQ (Seabrook, 8181938, boogalowsbbq.com) Chez Rafiki’s (Lowell, Mass., 978-4766502, facebook.com/chezrafikisfoodtruck) Chik Chak Food Truck (Boston, 617-2135030, chikchakfoodtruck.com) Empanada Dada (Lowell, Mass., 978-6971621, empanadadada.com) Farm to Coast Mobile Kitchen (Portland, Maine, 207-409-8173, farmtocoastcatering.com) The Forking Awesome Food Truck (Hooksett, 486-2688, awesomenh.com) Kerry’s Culinary Creations (Hampton, 838-3825, kerrysculinarycreations.com) Let’s Roll Egg Rolls (Lowell, Mass., 857445-6019, letsrolleggrolls.com)

Northeast Pie Co. (Rochester, 201-6947243, facebook.com/northeastpiecompany) Phoenix Rising Pizza (Lowell, Mass., 978347-1077, phoenixrising.pizza) Pomaire Chilean Food Truck (Nashua, 978-869-7851, facebook.com/ pomairebostonchilean) The Poutine Co. (Old Orchard Beach, Maine, 978-660-5639, facebook.com/ thepoutinecompany) Todd’s StreetSide Grille (Rye, 828-5812, facebook.com/toddsstreetsidegrille) Tracy Girl Food Truck Co. (Laconia, 3937430, tracygirlfoodtruck.com) 7th Settlement Brewery (Dover, 373-1001, 7thsettlement.com)

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Though it’s under the same ownership and management as the Hanover Street Chophouse, The Crown Tavern — which opened its doors for dinner less than a block away on Aug. 28 — is offering a completely new menu of appetizers, wood-fired pizza, beer and wine, desserts and more.

The new restaurant is located directly across the street from the Palace Theatre and borrows its name from The Crown Theater, a popular movie theater during the early half of the 20th century. According to Hanover Street Chophouse corporate general manager Tony Chapman, he, owner Steven Clutter and Executive Chef Stuart Cameron started talking about opening a second restaurant about two and a half years ago to directly juxtapose the food and atmosphere of its predecessor.

“The vision was to create an environment and a restaurant with energy that we would want to go on our days off, just to come to a casual place that we enjoy to eat and have a drink in,” he said. “Obviously we make big steaks and rich food and shellfish and things like that [at the Hanover Street Chophouse]. … But some days you just want a pizza, or a nice burger or piece of chicken with a draft beer or a glass of wine. So it just kind of hits the palate of a more tavern-style, local restaurant instead of rich, big food.”

Chapman said every menu item at The Crown Tavern is new and not available at the Hanover Street Chophouse.

“We’re a very appetizer-driven place,” Crown Tavern General Manager Kiel Carroccino said. “We’ve got chicken wings that are roasted, not fried, so you don’t have all of that buttered and fried gooeyness going on … and we also do a sampler with beerbattered onion rings.”

Other appetizer options include oysters with cocktail sauce, a jumbo shrimp with ginger dip, beef meatballs with cheddar-ale fondue sauce, and a pork belly with fried green tomatoes and a ginger tomato jam. A few soups and salads are also featured, like the corn chowder, which is made with potato and thyme, and the kale il corvo, a salad made with chopped kale, Parmesan cheese, lemon, garlic, sunflower seeds and extra virgin olive oil.

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For main entrees, Chapman said the pizzas stand out, which are cooked in a handmade wood-fired oven. Try a traditional cheese pizza with aged mozzarella, ricotta, fontina and pecorino cheeses, the Pesto Pie pizza, cooked with roasted tomatoes, ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, corn, arugula and basil pesto, or the Local Farm pizza, prepared with sausage, pork belly, potatoes, eggs, and cheddar and Parmesan cheese. Vegan cheeses are also available to order on all pizzas.

Other entrees include burgers, roasted chicken, pasta carbonara, cedar plank salmon, gnocchi and mushrooms and several others. Additionally, Chapman said several “Blue Plate Specials” will be featured throughout the week.

“It will actually come on a … plate with a blue lining, and it will be a certain dish each day Monday through Saturday, where you get an entree and a side dish,” he said. “It’s different every day, so if you want baconwrapped meatloaf, for example, you’ll have to come on Monday, or if you want rigatoni and meatballs, you have to come on Saturday.”

Carroccino said eight craft cocktails are featured on the menu.

“We do really simple and executable, but still really neat kinds of flavors,” he said.

“We have a house-made limoncello that’s mixed with vanilla and egg whites, so it kind of makes this really nice frothy taste, almost like a lemon meringue pie … and we’ve also got one with a homemade plum juice, maple syrup, vanilla and sugar. … So it’s original stuff that you’re hopefully not seeing everyone else do that at the same time doesn’t take the bartenders four hours to make.”

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rant’s interior ahead of its opening. The new restaurant seats about 90 in the indoor dining area and 20 at the bar, as well as 50 to 75 additional outdoor seats on the patio.

So far, The Crown Tavern has a received an enthusiastic response, according to Chapman, and has attracted a wide variety of audiences.

“We’re trying to bring that attitude of cities like Boston and Chicago into Manchester and to introduce something that is local and a bit more nuanced,” Carroccino said. “I think downtown Manchester is blossoming … and we would love to help this street and this area become a destination for people … to have something to come to the city for and have a really great dinner.”

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Admittedly, this recipe does take a bit more time than regular mashed potatoes, but in my opinion the results are worth it.

I probably wouldn’t go through the trouble of making these on a random weeknight, but for dinner guests or some of the rapidly approaching foodie-favorite fall holidays, these are a must.

Since I was only making the potatoes for my party of four, I reduced the amounts called for in the original recipe by about half (OK, OK, I used the same amount of butter as called for in the original recipe).

As it turns out, brown butter and nutmeg amp up the flavor level of this basic dish and turn it into a five-star side.

One of my favorite things about this potato preparation is just how smooth the finished dish ends up being. I passed the potatoes through a splatter screen over a bowl since I was lacking a sieve, and I was thrilled with how well they turned out. But this recipe alone would be enough for me to purchase a ricer and make these dreamy Potato Mousseline Recipe courtesy of New York Times Cooking 2 pounds Yukon gold or fingerling potatoes Salt 3 cups heavy cream 2 tablespoons butter Whole nutmeg Fleur de sel (optional) Peel potatoes and simmer in salted water

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Using heavy cream instead of milk boosts the richness of potatoes and is an easy enough swap for milk in your everyday mashed potatoes to give you a creamier version on the fly.

This recipe sounds fancy but is very simple, if a smidge time-consuming. With only five ingredients, more than half pantryfriendly, this recipe is a great way to spruce up a basic side dish. The nutmeg in particular adds an earthy, nutty quality that comes through in every bite. I mixed some into the potatoes while preparing them and sprinkled a bit on top before serving for an extra punch of flavor. Similarly, the brown butter adds some depth and a bit of toastiness to the spuds.

While it would be easy to wax poetic about this side dish, I’m heading back for seconds instead, and will be working this dish into my dinner-party rotation. Even spec with the arguably elevated flavor of the nutmeg added, which is a far cry from the garlic and butter combo they have come to love, my kids ate these potatoes up, and my daughter has started asking for the “extra fluffy” potatoes at meal time. Overall, the added fluffiness and flavor are worth the extra time preparing the dish, and I’d venture to say any dinner guests you have will quickly agree. — Lauren Mifsud until fork tender, about 15 minutes. While potatoes cook, place cream in a small pot and simmer over medium heat. Cook until reduced to about 2 cups. In a small pan, add butter and heat until it just begins to brown and smells nutty. Drain the potatoes and run through a food mill or ricer. Pass potatoes through a fine sieve into a bowl before lightly folding in the cream. Reheat the brown butter if needed, and then swirl the butter into the potatoes. Top with several grinds of nutmeg and a sprinkling of fleur de sel (optional).

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What’s unique about New Hampshire’s scene?

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I guess we are kind of stuck between Vermont and Maine.

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I’ve said before I think the New Hampshire beer scene has an “understated excellence.” I would and do put many of New Hampshire’s best brews up against some of the Northeast region’s most notable and renowned breweries. Yet on a national scale, New Hampshire does not really have the same renown as places like Portland, Maine, or Burlington, Vermont.

I was fortunate to chat with CJ White, executive director of the New Hampshire Brewers Association (granitestatebrewersassociation.org). The Brewers Association is a nonprofit organization promoting the “development and expansion of the brewing industry” in New Hampshire, which already has more than 45 breweries statewide. I wanted CJ’s thoughts on beer in New Hampshire.

Hair Raiser Double IPA by Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co.: This beer hit me right in the face with hops but it was not too, too bitter. And, frankly, at the time, after being shut in all day due to rain with all three kids, I needed a beer to hit me right in the face with hops — and this delivered.

CJ White, executive director of the New Hampshire Brewers Association, at Elm City Brewing. Courtesy photo.

of great beer here. … It’s better if we work together.” If we do work together, rather than just as individuals, we can do more to attract people to this state…. We can gain traction and get that recognition. And we’re working to improve the overall quality and to educate brewers.

In terms of quality, how do you get brewers to tweak recipes?

It’s more collaboration. It’s not a sense of “I’m going to tell you how to do this.” We can work together. We’re having our firstever inaugural technical seminar and we’re partnering with [the University of New Hampshire]. We have 16 different sessions: how to sour, how to barrel, a bunch of education. There’s still this evolution of beer going on.

In terms of styles, the IPA is incredibly popular, but do you see other styles as ‘on the rise’ in New Hampshire?

Kolsch and pilsners. We’re starting to see those more and more. Brewers are realizing that the barrier to entry for those who are not sure about the craft movement can be an issue. Styles like [kolsch and pilsners] make it easier. On top of that, sours are popping up and browns are popping up….

For first-timers, where do you start in New Hampshire?

Grab our New Hampshire beer trail. We have a passport program. There are some really good loops in there. I suggest contacting growler tours too. There are a few out there. That’s really the safer option. There are multiple companies offering growler tours and a few more in the beginning stages: Seacoast, Londonderry/Derry and even the North Country — you don’t realize how many breweries there are north of Plymouth.

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Before you write this off as “See-Tee in the hooouse” and assume this white Connecticut-raised 21-year-old to be Mac Miller with Def Leppard hair (OK, he’s been compared to Miller, granted), you should note that this kid has spent a lot of time creating and peddling beats, not just relying on his raps, and he’s got millions of Soundcloud plays to prove it. His main influences, Bob Marley and Rage Against the Machine, load his head up with a unique, wide-open palette that he hasn’t utilized fully until (so he’s insinuated) this mixtape, however the emphasis here is heavy on the Marley. This stuff is positive, even if the bullet description of it could be condensed to woozy head-trip swirl on the synths, boyband-bedroom-chill and trap beatage. Trip Carter guest-features on two tunes, as does Frex. B- — Eric W. Saeger

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This is the first LP in eight years for the Long Island emopoppers, who first charted in 2003 with “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows,” a factorystamped half-Weezer-half-Cheap Trick jaunt fronted by an incongruous video about a chick who got in a car accident, or something of that sort. That takes us to here, where they’ve been threatening to disband or change their sound, and it looks like the latter’s taken place, at least insofar as the opener tune “Lit Me Up” is concerned. Its overlong intro involves ominous, slow, echoing guitar chords trudging underneath a psycho-ward skit that goes on for two minutes, and, just when you’re expecting some sort of black metal screeching into your face, it evolves into a psychedelic “Major Tom” bum-out without any majorchord respite. A new direction it certainly is, with “Waste” nicking Coldplay at their most maudlin and “137,” driven by desolate Ennio Morricone/Chris Isaak bare-windswept-desert arpeggios, driving away any last original fans who might be left. Not bad for what it is, but they probably should have just broken up or renamed the band, really. B — Eric W. Saeger

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• With their 2008 breakthrough album In Ghost Colours, Australian technopoppers Cut Copy thrilled the world with some super-average old-disco/pre-LMFAO dance stuff, like “Lights and Music,” remember that one? Mheh, don’t worry, nobody else does either. I mean, they’re nice people and everything, and Haiku from Zero is the title of the band’s (because they’re a band now, not just the one guy with electricity in his apartment) new album, due Sept. 22. “Standing in the Middle of the Field” is the first single, floating tribal rhythms and minimalist vibe we haven’t heard from them before. The chorus is kind of “eh,” but sunny enough for bidding the nice weather goodbye.

• Country-blues songwriting icon Leon Russell died last year at 74, leaving behind such tunes as Joe Cocker’s “Delta Lady” and 33 albums of his own, the last of which is the posthumous On a Distant Shore, which is streeting imminently. There are still no test-run tracks for me to give the once-over, but some guy wants me to tell you that “This collection of songs completed by Leon in the summer of 2017 will be released in two configurations, a 12-song CD and a deluxe edition of 16 songs, including four additional songs+lyric booklet,” and you can always trust some guy.

• Two bands, The Horrors and The Bronx, both have albums titled V coming out on Sept. 22. I flipped a two-headed coin to choose, and so we will go and find out if The Horrors are still doing the stupid Spandeau Ballet 1980s-cheese thing or have thankfully gone back to doing the Screaming Lord Sutch thing, that deranged punk thing they were doing before that was so freakin’ awesome. So here I am, listening to the new single “Something to Remember Me By” on YouTube, and it’s a chilltechno thing, like Pet Shop Boys or Cut Copy. So that’s it, they’re sticking to that. If this new song sucked it’d be a whole ‘other thing, but it is what it is. Nobody wants to become the new Stiv Bators. I will live with that somehow.

• Speaking of totally difficult choices, I could talk about Van Morrison’s new album Roll with the Punches, but I can’t stand that guy, so instead I’d like to mention The Killers’ Wonderful Wonderful, at least as an excuse to go find out if they’re still good. The answer, after listening to the new single “The Man,” is a resounding “I suppose so,” uttered with my eyes rolled upward.

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By Angie Sykeny

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More than 60 local and international poets will face off in a battle of words at the fifth annual Vox Pop Poetry Slam Tournament, happening Friday, Sept. 22, and Saturday, Sept. 23, at Stark Brewing Co. in Manchester. The two-day event, which is the largest poetry slam tournament ever held in New Hampshire, will feature team and individual poetry bouts as well as poetry workshops led by special guest poets, all open to the public.

“If you don’t have much interest in poetry or don’t like poetry, this is the event that will change your mind,” said Mark Palos, co-director for Slam Free or Die, which is hosting the event. “I think a lot of people will be surprised at how their preconceived notions about poetry will be challenged. It will change the way you think about poetry.”

It all kicks off Friday with a showcase of the poets who will be leading the workshops; the poets will perform a short set of their poems and give a preview of their workshop topics. Then, there will be an individual poetry slam in which 10 poets will compete over three rounds for a chance to win $100.

Three two-hour workshops will be offered on Saturday, covering unique topics related to poetry writing and performance. Past workshops have had themes like timing a performance, writing about grief and writing about music. The poet-instructors are asked to make the workshops accessible to people with all levels of poetry experience.

“You don’t have to be someone who writes consistently. Anyone can walk in the door and be part of this workshop,” Palos said. “But poets who have been writing for a while will also get something out of it.”

The main event will take place that evening, during which 10 teams will compete in two five-team bouts with four rounds. The two highest-scoring teams from each bout will then go head to head in a final “deathmatch” to win the grand prize of $1,000.

For the preliminary bouts, teams will be judged by five randomly selected audience members. For the deathmatch, the winner will be determined by overall audience reaction, meaning the loudest cheer.

“Having the audience judge is a good way for the poets to get a solid sense of whether or not they’re communicating what they want to with their art,” Palos said. “Are they just preaching to the choir, or are they actually reaching people and moving people?”

Each team can include four or five poets, selected by the poets themselves. The “pickup team” format of the slam is a unique feature of the Vox Pop slam as traditional slams assemble teams through competition

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A performance from a past Vox Pop Poetry Slam Tournament. Photo by Christopher Clauss.

and don’t give poets the option of choosing their own teammates.

“Since this is an independent tournament, we can make up our own rules,” Palos said.

“We keep it close to what a normal poetry slam would be, but make changes that allow [poets] to do things that, due to restrictions, they can’t normally do.”

Poets will be allowed 12 minutes to perform their poems as opposed to the usual three minutes allowed at traditional slams.

“We’re trying to create an environment that allows them to be as creative as possible.” Palos said. “A lot [of poets] can write a three-minute poem, but if they had an extra 30 seconds, they could take it to a much higher level, so this allows them to do their poems as they were originally written and intended to be done without having to cut it.”

The liberal structure of the the Vox Pop slam appeals to and attracts poets from all over the country, Palos said, including “some of the best poets in the world” who have performed at the highest level like the final stage of the National Poetry Slam and individual world poetry slams.

Poets may write poems individually, then share them with their team, or they may write their poems collaboratively. Most of the poets have been working on their featured poems for years, Palos said. There will be a handful of poems that have never been performed before and will premiere at the slam, as well as new and more polished versions of previously performed poems.

“This tournament brings together a lot of really amazing, top-shelf work,” Palos said.

“This is some of the best poetry you’re ever going to see in one night.”

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I am one of those people who love to read memoirs from those who have overcome a terrible situation — like having your arm caught under a boulder in the desert, surviving when your child dies, having your life altered so much that it barely resembles what it once was, or facing your own mortality. I read these books not because of some morbid fascination on my part, but because I want to compare how I would feel in a similar situation. Would I have the guts to keep going? And if so what might that look like?

The Bright Hour is Nina Riggs’ account of dying from cancer. A few months after her mother died of cancer, Riggs found out, at age 38, married and with two young boys, that the breast cancer she had been in treatment for had become metastatic and incurable. Like her mother before her, she was going to die.

Sometimes life can just be a bit too much.

The Bright Hour is in incredibly complex story of grief for her mother’s death, grief for the loss of a future with her husband and two young boys, and grief that so much is not how she envisioned it would be. It is a painful read leading to an ending that you know will be there but you still hope with all your heart will be different.

Maybe there was a miracle, maybe a cure from some new trial.

But alas, there is nothing on which to place hope. The book ends with a statement by Riggs’ husband. Nina died.

So why on earth read such a sad story?

Because within the pages lies incredible awareness and honesty. This is not one of those “adversity has made me stronger” stories. It’s more like an “adversity has made me stop, look around, and think about what’s really important in my life” kind of story.

During her terminal diagnosis, a time of pure turmoil, Riggs must also deal with the grief of losing her mother. She writes about spending time with her mother when she was dying: “We read Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal together. Its clarity on end-of-life care shakes through me like a summer storm. I give the ebook to everyone I know. Much of Gawande’s discussion revolves around the decision to stop treatment for can-

cers that seem to be relentlessly unbackdownable. Many of the stories he tells there — including his own father’s death from a spinal tumor — are hard to read. But what he is working toward in his difficult exploration is unquestionably beautiful: how to distill what matter most to each of us in life in order to navigate our way toward the edge of it in a meaningful and satisfying way.”

This is exactly the journey that Riggs takes us on throughout her book. She tries her best to approach death meaningfully.

So she does chemotherapy, she loses her hair and gets her wig. She dutifully goes to every doctor’s appointment, where invariably she learns that the cancer has either not improved or gotten worse. And at time Riggs despairs.

Like any of us would.

Riggs was a published poet. Her preferred visual and pure thought language didn’t fail her when she wrote this book.

The words diligently proceed across the page stripped of all that is non-essential.

You watch the process of poetic evolution as full paragraphs used at the beginning of the story when she had more energy, more stamina, and more hope are replaced with clipped essential poetic pictures. There is no longer enough time for anything else.

Only what matters.

“Suddenly I am aware of so many wheelchairs. So many unsteady steppers.

So many pale faces and thin wisps of hair and ghostly bodies slumped in chairs.

Angry, papery skin. Half-healed wounds.

Growths and disfigurements straight out of the Brothers Grimm. So many heads held up by hands.”

Eventually Riggs turns from the importance of treatment of her cancer to the importance of her family. Even though her spine and body are riddled with cancer, she goes on vacation with her husband. She snuggles with her sons. She worries when she gets a call about one of them acting out. She wonders if they will remember her after she dies.

And Riggs writes down how she feels.

Thank God she writes, because the gift that she leaves behind to the world is a guidebook for those going forward who might want to also “navigate their way toward the edge of death in a meaningful and satisfying way.”

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The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., shire Institute of Art (148 Portsmouth. Tickets cost $37 and Concord St., Manchester). include an autographed copy of There will be workshops the book. Visit themusichall.org led by award-winning poets or call 436-2400.

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POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

Mother! (R)

Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem do things — some metaphorical and some allegorical, but most of it tiresome — in Mother!, a film from Darren Aronofsky, who still had some wacky Bible adaptation left in him after Noah.

Jennifer Lawrence’s character, who like all the characters in this movie doesn’t have a real name, is married to Bardem, a writer suffering from writer’s block.

She spends her days repairing their house, which was destroyed in a fire. He is frustrated with his inability to write and she is frustrated with his frustration and emotional distance.

Then, a stranger shows up, played by Ed Harris. Harris claims to be a doctor who is temporarily working nearby and was told the house was an inn. Bardem suggests he stay, much to Lawrence’s annoyance.

Then his wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) arrives, aggravating Lawrence even more. She’s eager to get these people out of her house but Bardem (ever a smiling ball of selfishness, the Great Male Writer mixed with a guy recruiting for his commune) seems increasingly energized by their presence, especially their praise of his writing.

More people show up, Lawrence realizes she’s pregnant, Bardem finds inspiration and writes a hugely popular book and then, toward the end of her pregnancy, a flood of people arrive to praise Bardem.

This is only generally what happens in Mother!. The movie is less like a story and more like a dream, specifically like a dream where you bumble around searching for your car keys. (It even feels like it’s shot that way. Things are too close or too far and, at times, point-of-view-ishly shot. And like those dreams, time seems to move very slowly.)

I didn’t know much about this movie going in but I found myself quickly disinclined to like it when, after the opening sequence of the film, I knew exactly how it would end. And the movie unfolded — as far as that particular element is concerned — exactly as expected. This kind of showy trickery in a movie needs to earn its “twist” with some solid plot and characters or at least interesting ideas but this movie doesn’t. It fills the trickery shell with more funny business.

Bardem and Lawrence don’t feel like characters in their own right so much as just vehicles for Mother!’s discussion of God and humanity. (Or, as I’ve seen other reviews discuss, discussion of a marriage relationship though for me that part is secondary to the obvious Bible imagery.

There is also a whole man-and-nature thing, which I noticed during the movie and have seen articles since discuss at more length. Basically, you can choose

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your own “what this is really about” and it will probably work.) Bardem’s character is possibly the closest to having more than just surface; he is as believable as an egotistical writer as he is as He Is That He Is or some mix of the two or something else entirely. Lawrence, on the other hand, is mostly just reaction — to Bardem, to others. She doesn’t appear to have an inner life and even her reactions have that dream-like “wanted to run but couldn’t move” feel. Perhaps this is all intentional, but it doesn’t make for compelling characters you want to keep watching.

There is a lot of repurposing Bible stories and themes in the way you’d think the guy who wrote and directed 2014’s Noah would approach the rest of the Bible. And it’s weird, sure, but not in a particularly thought-provoking way. (Or, at least for me, my thoughts have been about the mechanics of the movie, not about the bigger issues it might be trying to present.)

Or, put another way, Mother! feels like what happens when nobody questions or edits a filmmaker who has auteur status. Your movie might have fancy scenes of a heart that symbolizes the life force of a marriage or a house or a woman ( it could be read several ways) and you might be trying to convey something about the nature of God. But also, it still has to be a movie that gives people some reason to watch it. Mother! feels like a movie meant to show you the artsy things Aronofsky can do more than it’s meant to tell a story or even present ideas with some visual or narrative wit.

I guess the movie is worth seeing if you’re a die-hard Aronofsky completist. (Although some theatergoers in the screening where I saw this movie would disagree. A few jokingly yelled for their money back when the film was over and I overheard them talking about how they’d liked his previous movies). Or if you just want to see how weird a movie can be and

still get a wide release. But as an actual piece of entertainment (even thinky or supposedly highbrow entertainment), Mother! never earns the many gimmicks or the very graphic violence it employs to tell its story, whatever that is. D+ Rated R for strong disturbing violent content (like, seriously violent and very unnecessary; we get that we’re watching a riff on the New Testament, movie, we don’t need to see the math), some sexuality, nudity and language. Written and directed by Darren Aronofsky, Mother! is two hours and one minute long and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

American Assassin (R)

A vengeful moron joins an offthe-books U.S. government strike force in American Assassin, a movie that improves Michael Keaton’s “grizzledness” ranking.

Michael Keaton smiles through torture and taunts his captor by saying something like “I have nine more!” after the man pulls off a fingernail. Beat that, Liam Neeson!

Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) is a happy goofus proposing to his girlfriend (Charlotte Vega) at a beach in Spain. She says yes and he goes to get celebratory cocktails — but then terrorists open fire on the beach and adjacent hotel. She dies and Mitch gets a good look at the terrorist who pulls the trigger.

Eighteen months later, he’s training himself on weaponry, learning martial arts, buffing up and joining chat rooms for jihadists. After gaining an in with a terrorist group, Mitch flies to meet the leader, the same man who killed his fiancee. With a scruffy beard and a head full of cred-establishing facts, Mitch is acing his interview but then the bullets start flying and he’s enraged to realize the man he came to kill is dead.

Turns out, the CIA was tracking Mitch and his little terrorist hunt. After letting

him lead them to the terrorist cell, CIA officer Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) brings Mitch in. She’s convinced that he’d be perfect for the super-secret group Orion. Led by former military officer Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton), Orion is a group of assassins who, allegedly, have the ability to slip in and out of a situation without anyone knowing they were ever there.

After what seems like six minutes of grizzled old man Hurley trying to impart just how much grizzling Mitch needs to become a truly hardened covert warrior guy, Orion, including Mitch (who feels like he still wouldn’t be left alone with the register if he were working in fast food), heads out to look for missing nuclear material that is possibly bound for Iran.

Hurley, though, believes that Ghost (Taylor Kitsch), an ex-Orion member who has gone nuts, is the one building a nuclear bomb and has his own plans for it.

American Assassin appears to operate on the idea that, like chocolate icing over a crumbly and imperfect cake, punching and Michael Keaton will pull it all together and hide the many cracks. The elite force of Orion is supposed to be a precision weapon that can strike and disappear with great skill, discipline and obedience to the mission. And they don’t take anything personally. Except these bumblers take everything personally, have no discipline, use a guy who is basically still wearing his “trainee” badge and don’t ever seem to understand what the heck the mission is.

American Assassin is infuriatingly bad as the low-rent Jason Bourne movie it’s clearly trying to be. It is so uninterested in creating believable motives and methods for its “elite force” (not to mention a decent plot or non-eye-rolly dialogue) that it devalues the silly fun that its action could have been. Because every motive reads as personal revenge or hurt feelings, you don’t get even a basic James Bondlike “for queen and country” sense of what drives anyone.

Michael Keaton is clearly having some fun here, as he did in the recent SpiderMan movie. Put this movie in with the rest of his films since 2014’s Birdman and it serves as evidence that he can go high and serious (Spotlight, The Founder) or do action fare (Spider-Man:Homecoming, this thing) and promise a good time. So American Assassin is just fine for his resume, but I don’t think it helps anybody else’s. CRated R for strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity.

Directed by Michael Cuesta with a screenplay by Stephen Schiff and Michael Finch and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz (based on a novel by Vince Flynn), American Assassin is an hour and 51 minutes long and distributed by Lionsgate Film.

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• Columbus (NR, 2017) Thurs., Sept. 21, 2:10 and 7:20 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 22, and Sat., Sept. 23, 3:40 p.m. & 8:10 p.m.; Mon., Sept. 25, through Thurs., Sept. 28, 5:35 p.m.

• Stronger (R, 2017) Fri., Sept.

22, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 23, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 24, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.; and Mon., Sept. 25, through Thurs., Sept. 28, 2 p.m., 5:25 p.m. & 8 p.m.

• Wind River (R, 2017) Fri., Sept.

22, and Sat., Sept. 23, 1 p.m., 3:25 p.m., 5:50 p.m. & 8:15 p.m.; Mon., Sept. 25, 2:05 p.m., 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Tues., Sept. 26, 2:05 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Wed., Sept.

27, 2:05 p.m.; and Thurs., Sept.

28, 2:05 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.

• The Midwife (NR, 2017) Fri., Sept. 22, and Sat., Sept. 23, 1:15 p.m. & 5:45 p.m.; and Mon., Sept.

25, through Thurs., Sept. 28, 2 p.m. & 7:40 p.m.

• The Wizard of Oz (G, 1939) Sun., Sept. 24, 1:30 p.m.

• Lucky (NR, 2017) Sun., Sept.

24, 3:45 p.m.

• Titicut Follies (NR, 1967) Sun., Sept. 24, 5:45 p.m.

• Martha & Niki (NR, 2017) Sun., Sept. 24, 1 p.m. & 4:15 p.m.

• The Road Movie (NR, 2017) Sun., Sept. 24, 2:50 p.m. & 6 p.m.

• Counting From Infinity (NR, 2015) Tues., Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

• Racing Extinction (NR, 2015) Wed., Sept. 27, 6 p.m.

• May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (NR, 2017) Thurs., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Dunkirk (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m.

• Polina (2016) Thurs., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m.

• Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge (2017) Fri., Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 24, 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; and Mon., Sept. 25, through Thurs., Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m.

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• Woman Obsessed (1959) Sat., Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m.

• Terror Island (1920) and The Man From Beyond (1922) Sun., Sept. 24, 4:30 p.m.

CHUNKY’S CINEMA 707 Huse Road, Manchester, 2063888; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, 635-7499; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua, 880-8055, chunkys.com • Adventures in Babysitting (PG13, 1987) Thurs., Sept. 21, 7 p.m.

• The Breakfast Club (R, 1985) Thurs., Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • Angels in America, Part One (National Theatre Live, 2017) Tues., Sept. 19, 6 p.m.

• Angels in America, Part Two (National Theatre Live, 2017) Tues., Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com • Pretty Woman (R, 1990) Thurs., Sept. 21, 8 p.m. (Merrimack) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (PG, 1984) Mon., Sept. 25, and Wed., Sept. 27, 7 p.m.

• Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) Thurs., Sept. 28, 7 p.m. (Hooksett) MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 6246560, manchester.lib.nh.us • Wonder Woman (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Sept. 21, 3 p.m., West • Fahrenheit 451 (NR, 1966) Wed., Sept. 27, 1 p.m., Main NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY NPL Theater, 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People (2013) Thurs., Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

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THE MUSIC HALL Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth; Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org • An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (PG, 2017) Thurs., Sept.

21, 7 p.m., Historic Theater • Dunkirk (PG-13, 2017) Fri., Sept. 22, and Sat., Sept. 23, 7 p.m.; Sun., Sept. 24, 4 p.m., Historic Theater • The Midwife (2017) Tues., Sept.

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• Wall Street (R, 1987) Sun., Sept.

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• Jeepers Creepers 3 (R, 2017) Tues., Sept. 26, 7 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 10 2454 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, 319-8788, cinemagicmovies.com • Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) Thurs., Sept. 28, 7 p.m.

• The Fisher King (NR, 1991) Thurs., Sept. 28, 8 p.m.

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NITE City and color Local music news & events

By Michael Witthaus

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• Variety: Enjoy tapas and tunes with Par 3, a band whose name has nothing to do with golf. Instead it refers to three core players — guitarist, singer, keyboards — with backgrounds extending back to beloved progressive rockers Tristan Park, who play classic rock and and blues. Each show features guests to augment their sound. No two gigs are the same, and each one is a lot of fun.

Go Thursday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m., Stella Blu, 70.

E Pearl St., Nashua, stellablu-nh.com.

• Dexterity: Guitarist Janet Robin has performed with a wide array of well-known musicians, including Lindsey Buckingham, Air Supply, Michelle Shocked and Meredith Brooks. She was recently recognized as the top acoustic guitar player of 2017 by Guitar Player magazine, and her latest album of Americana tunes, Take Me as I Am, was produced by John Carter Cash. Go Friday, Sept.

22, 8 p.m., Amoskeag Studio, 250 Commercial St., Suite 2007, Manchester. Tickets $15 at brownpapertickets.com.

• Velocity: Trying to describe Australian folk-punk quartet The Go Set, wrote Blunt magazine, “is like trying to imagine The Pogues and The Clash having a late night jam in a local pub with an endless supply of booze.” Find out how true this is when the band makes a stop in New England before heading to the Midwest and then California, on a breathless weeklong tour. Go Saturday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Thirsty Turtle, 8 Temple St., Nashua. See facebook.com/TheGoSet. • Quality: The best of the region’s music scene is represented at the Fall Equinox Fest, an outdoor, all-day event that includes a food court and nearly two dozen area artists selling their work. A main stage has Cold Engines, Qwill, Chris Klaxton and Kenny Brothers Band; there’s also a songwriter tent and Groove Lounge. Go Saturday, Sept.

23, 10 a.m., Swasey Parkway, 316 Water St, Exeter. $10 suggested donation, see teamexeter.com.

• Originality: A five-act midweek show features The Vernes playing atmospheric garage pop with a measure of ’70s new wave — “Fcking Drones” is a good example of the Philly band’s deft synthesis. Also on the bill are local solo performers De Von and Phileep, along with folk-soul combo Strangers By Accident and area “Rock and Rollerbladerz” Baby Lawns. Go Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m., Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua. See bit.ly/2hapXiA. Want more ideas for a fun night out?

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Bridge Street shuts down for Art Jam

By Michael Witthaus

mwitthaus@hippopress.com

What began as a desire to add some color to downtown Manchester has blossomed into a multimedia event, and one that may make a little bit of history in the process.

Along with music on three Bridge Street stages, a sidewalk chalk jam, dancers and food trucks, the upcoming Art Jam Bridge Fest aims to create enough paper butterflies to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.

“It’s an art festival that kind of grew a little bit more ... theatric,” organizer Lucie Chakmakas of Manchester Radio Group said recently.

The effort will address the opioid crisis in New Hampshire.

“Art Jam is a bridge jammed with lots of stuff going on, with art done in a colorful, positive way. At the same time, we’ll create awareness for what is going on in the state,” she said.

Chakamakas’s colleague Jim Butler curated a stellar music lineup, gathering local bands with help from Rocking Horse Studio producer Brian Coombes and Jewel’s Anderson Moura. New England Music Award winners Pat & the Hats and A SimArt Jam Bridge Fest When: Saturday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.

Where: Bridge Street, downtown Manchester More: artjambridgefest.com Main stage (Bridge & MacGregor streets) MB Padfield Blindspot Pat & The Hats The Slakas Chad LaMarsh Center stage (Notre Dame Bridge) Dog Fathers Vinyl Legion Band Nick Ferreo & the Graniteers Divvisions A Simple Complex West stage (Bridge & Elm streets) Dimension Dance Nicole Knox Murphy LA Beatz Sophia Lee Davis Justin Cohn Hometown Eulogy Dance Works Boys & Girls Club Sensitive Men

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ple Complex are among the performers.

The list includes 16 acts, ranging from quiet folk and country to hard rock.

The entertainment is split into three stages. One features pop-oriented acts, including alt rockers Blindspot, classic cover group The Slakas, Manchester favorite Chad LaMarsh and Pat & the Hats. The Center Stage offers heavier music: the aforementioned A Simple Complex, Dogfathers and Divvisions along with Vinyl Legion Band and Nick Ferreo & the Graniteers.

North Side Plaza’s stage mixes country and singer-songwriter types — Justin Cohn, Nicole Knox Murphy and the cleverly named Sensitive Men — with dance performances from LA Beatz, Dance Works and Dimensions Dance. Throughout, area artists will create works and offer items for sale. Painter Eric Escobart plans a 6x40-foot graffiti art mural.

Butler hopes that Art Jam will help musicians expand their audience.

People wouldn’t see them because they’re not going out on a weekend night can catch their act and take home a CD, he said.

“The music community, God bless them, this is all volunteer work,” he said. “None of them are being paid to be there on the bridge.

They are all doing it out of the goodness of their heart. They can relate to the cause.”

Leading off on the East Stage is MB Padfield, a singer-songwriter who has publicly discussed her personal struggle with substance abuse and had made an on-air promo spot for Art Jam. “Telling her story about addiction and saying, ‘Come on down, let’s listen to some music’ — she really put herself out there for us,” Chakamaka said.

All of the acts can relate to the cause, she added. “Almost every band member or vendor or artist is affected one way or another ... a friend, a family member. So it’s amazing to watch the art world, the music world, vendors, the city, everyone just really coming together.”

Butler agreed.

“This addiction crisis reaches people that you would never, ever suspect ... had problems,” he said. “Well-to-do business [people and] well-known people — it reaches all economic and social ladders. It really opened up our eyes to this, and we were very enthusiastic about going out and putting it all together for a great day on the Bridge Street Bridge.”

The genesis for Art Jam came from Chakamakas, who guided the event’s vision.

“It is something that has been in my head and heart and I just really felt like I needed to do something; I love to give back,” she said.

She received input and support from her friend, a community relations director at Hannaford Supermarkets.

“I just kind of toyed with it for a good six to eight months ... and she started saying, ‘I wish there was a way,’” Chakamakas said.

After talking to state and business officials, and consulting with charitable efforts, Chakamakas had a plan, and support from MRG, which runs WZID, The Outlaw, and other stations.

“It was really just listening to people; everyone we met was saying we need something where we can all come together,” she said. “The two worlds [art and music] kind of collided. … Everything just fell into place, and here we are.”

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Peterborough Harlow’s: Alex Culbreth La Mia Casa: Peterborough NH Shred Fest

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Dolly Shakers: Victim of Circumstance Pig Tale: Silvertone & Ms. G Riverwalk Cafe: Background Orcs w. Hairy Dudini Thirsty Turtle: The Scutches

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Martingale: Jimmy & Marcell Portsmouth Book & Bar: Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival Portsmouth Gaslight: Sev/ Jamsterdam/DJ Koko/Malcolm Salls/Rick Watson Press Room: Press Room Jazz Lunch Red Door: Mike Swells Ri Ra: 617 Live Rudi’s: Jeff Auger Thirsty Moose: Whatsername

West Lebanon Salt Hill Pub: Brooks Hubbard

Manchester Central Ale: Jonny Friday Duo Fratello’s: Rob Wolfe or Phil Jacques Murphy’s Taproom: Joe Sambo Meredith Giuseppe’s: Lou Porazzo

Meredith Giuseppe’s: Open Stage

Merrimack Homestead: Doug Thompson

Milford Union Coffee: Java & Jokes

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NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK

Tuesday, Sept. 26 Concord Hermanos: Brad Myrick Dover Fury’s: Tim Theriault and Friends Sonny’s: Soggy Po’ Boys Gilford Patrick’s: Paul Luff hosts Manchester Backyard Brewery: Ryan Williamson Fratello’s: Brad Bosse Murphy’s: RC Thomas Penuche’s Music Hall: Jed and Mark Open Shaskeen: Tristan Omand Strange Brew: Silvertone & Ms. G Whiskey’s 20: Sammy Smoove & DJ Gera Meredith Giuseppe’s: Michael Bourgeois Merrimack Homestead: Haley Gowland Nashua Fratello’s: Amanda Cote Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam North Hampton Barley House: Traditional Irish Session

Peterborough Harlow’s: Celtic Music Jam Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Dave Gerard Portsmouth Gaslight: Chris Lester Press Room: Jazz Jam w/ Larry Garland & Friends Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones Wednesday, Sept. 27 Bedford T-Bones: Brad Bosse Concord Hermanos: Dan Walker Dover Cara: June & the Honey Badgers (Open) Fury’s Publick House: Truffle Duo Dublin DelRossi’s Trattoria: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session Gilford Patrick’s: Cody James - Ladies Night Hanover Skinny Pancake: Bow Thayer Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam w Jerry Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen Londonderry Coach Stop: Chris Cavanaugh

Manchester Fratello’s: Chris Gardner Jewel: Bike Night Murphy’s Taproom: Austin Pratt Penuche’s Music Hall: Tom Ballerini Jam

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Plaistow Racks: DJ Sensations Portsmouth 3S Artspace: Long Story Short: Serendipity Dolphin Striker: Erin’s Guild Portsmouth Gaslight: Sean Coleman Ri Ra: Erin’s Guild Rochester Lilac City Grille: Tim Theriault Ladies Night Seabrook Chop Shop: Guitar-a-oke & Cocktails Windham Old School Bar & Grill: Eric Grant Band

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

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

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

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

Eric Church (also 9/22) Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Bank of NH Pavilion John Popper Thursday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) Thursday, Sept. 21, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Sister Hazel Friday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. Cap Center Corey Harris Friday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. Music Hall Loft Ben Sollee & Kentucky Native Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Cap Center Mason Jennings Saturday, Sept.

23, 7:30 p.m. Music Hall Drum Wars feat. Vinny & Carmine Appice Saturday, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Graham Nash Thursday, Sept.

28, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Graham Nash Thursday, Sept.

28, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre UFO And Saxon Thursday, Sept.

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p.m. Music Hall Loft Wishbone Ash Friday, Sept. 29, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Evening With Chicago Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. Bank of NH Pavilion Seth Glier Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. Cap Center Martin Barre Saturday, Sept. 30, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Garrison Keiller Friday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. Cap Center Steven Wright Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Cap Center Travis Tritt Saturday, Oct. 7, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey

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JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES

“A Creepy Game” — with a common name Across 1 Iowa State University locale 5 “Baywatch” actress Bingham 10 Figure in some unlimited phone plans 14 “I ___ Food” (Food Network show with title YouTube celeb Hannah)

15 Second-largest Great Lake 16 Ride-share company that changed CEOs in 2017 17 Fourth-largest Great Lake 18 Block legally 19 Quahog, for one 20 Valet for Red Scare proponent

Eugene?

23 Downed Russian space station 24 Turn 25 “Lord of the Rings” actress Tyler 28 The amount of electricity needed to power a fried chicken container?

35 Without any guarantees 37 Fifth column abbr.?

38 Hit the sack 39 ‘60s Secretary of State Dean 40 Alien’s foe, in B-movies 42 Iberian Peninsula river 43 Geologic age meaning “without life” 45 Hold back, as breath 46 “Meh” 47 Candice Bergen TV comedy with ... hey, wait, that’s an actual thing!

50 2000s Chinese premier ___ Jiabao

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51 Get the point 52 Play scenery 54 Creepy pencil-and-paper “game” popularized in 2015 via YouTube and Twitter (and basis of the theme answers) 62 Dull impact sound 63 Well-drawn game?

64 Plays to the audience?

65 ___ Linda, Calif.

66 Between, en français 67 Airplane blade 68 Forge, as a painting 69 Bargain hunters’ finds 70 He sometimes talks over Teller Down 1 “I’m right here” 2 “Double Dare” host Summers 3 Actor Bana 4 Popular distribution platform for PC gaming 5 What “you can’t handle,” in a line from “A Few Good Men” 6 Heady feeling 7 Highbrow 8 Backyard home for suburban chickens 9 Somewhat 10 Animated Disney series with a 2017 reboot 11 Cut out for it

12 Peel (off) 13 Humerus setting 21 Floating ___ 22 Stadium seating divisions 25 West coast NFLer as of 2016 26 Rodeo automaker 27 Motorcycle helmet piece 29 “Treat ‘Em Right” 1990s rapper ___ Rock 30 Harold’s title pal of film 31 Lyric poetry muse 32 Quarterback known for kneeling 33 Like one-word responses 34 Ice cream shop freebie 36 Deviates from the scheduled routine, perhaps 41 They usually need to be broken in 44 “Believe” singer 48 Made a big noise 49 “Read Across America” org.

53 The Von ___ Family Singers 54 Footwear designer Jimmy 55 Camel’s characteristic 56 Actress Skye of “Say Anything ...”

57 “Blues to the Bone” singer ___ James 58 Lower-left PC key 59 Bygone Italian money 60 There’s still some in a neodymium magnet 61 Channel usually avoided by sports non-fans 62 “No Scrubs” trio ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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Deep and inscrutable singular Name. Names will be named.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) As she finds that the mice will not ever keep quiet, / She is sure it is due to irregular diet / And believing that nothing is done without trying, / She sets straight to work with her baking and frying. / Put down the bag of chips.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) You can play no pranks with Skimbleshanks! / He’s a Cat that cannot be ignored; / So nothing goes wrong on the Northern Mail / When Skimbleshanks is aboard. Don’t let them ignore you.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Now Dogs pretend they like to fight; / They often bark, more seldom bite; / But yet a Dog is, on the whole, / What you would call a simple soul.

Simple souls unite.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) But when the day’s hustle and bustle is done, / Then the Gumbie Cat’s work is but hardly begun. ...

She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice—/Their behaviour’s not good and their manners not nice; So when she has got them lined up on the matting, / She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting. This is a great time to learn a new skill.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) With Cats, some say, one rule is true: / Don’t speak till you are spoken to. / Myself, I do not hold with that—/I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. … I bow, and taking off my hat, / Ad-dress him in this form: O CAT! Politeness counts.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) The Pekes and the Pollicles, everyone knows, / Are proud and implacable passionate foes; It is always the same, wherever one goes. / And the Pugs and the Poms, although most people say / That they do not like fighting, will often display / Every symptom of wanting to join in the fray. / And they / Bark bark bark bark / Bark bark BARK BARK / Until you can hear them all over the Park. You can stay above the fray.

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All quotes are from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, by T. S. Eliot, born Sept. 26, 1888.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, / It isn’t just one of your holiday games; / You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter / When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. Choose your words carefully.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Gus is the cat at the Theatre Door: / His name, as I ought to have told you before, / Is really Asparagus.

That’s such a fuss / To pronounce, that we usually call him just Gus. / … And he says: ‘Now, these kittens, they do not get trained / As we did in the days when Victoria reigned. / They never get drilled in a regular troupe, / And then think they are smart, just to jump through a hoop.’

Everybody thinks they have it hardest.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Now on a peaceful summer night, all nature seemed at play. / The tender moon was shining bright, the barge at Molesey lay. / All in the balmy moonlight it lay rocking on the tide—/and Growltiger was disposed to show his sentimental side. Everyone has one.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat—/And there isn’t any call for me to shout it: / For he will do / As he do do / And there’s no doing anything about it! There’s no call for shouting.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) You may say that by and large it is Skimble who’s in charge / Of the Sleeping Car Express. / From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards / He will supervise them all, more or less. Some things should only be done under supervision.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) When you notice a cat in profound meditation, / The reason, I tell you, is always the same: / His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation / Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name: / His ineffable effable / Effanineffable /

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Saturday 9/23 The Voice

An anonymous Australian tourist mailed back a small stone he lifted from the Cwmhir Abbey in Wales, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1176, in August. The thief included a note explaining his remorse: “I have been an avid follower of the Welsh kings and their history, and so I took this rock. Ever since, I have had the most awful luck as if Llewellyn (sic) himself was angry with me.” Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native prince of Wales, was beheaded and buried at the abbey in 1282, and legend says his ghost haunts the abbey. The trust that manages the abbey put the returned stone and the note on display, presumably to deter future sticky-fingered visitors. [Metro News UK, 9/1/2017] Emily Mueller, 33, of Ohio asked a photographer friend, Kendrah Damis, to take pictures of her pregnant with her fourth child and covered in 20,000 bees. Mueller, who is a beekeeper, checked with her doctor before the photo session and was stung three times during the shoot. She said she associates bees with life and death: “Bees came into my life in a time that we had just suffered a miscarriage,” Mueller said. “That’s where everything fell into place for me when honeybees entered my life.” She hopes the maternity photos will highlight the importance of bees. [United Press International, 9/1/2017]

Least competent criminals

Steven Gomez-Maya, 20, allegedly handed tellers at the TD Bank North in Seymour, Connecticut, a note on Aug. 19, demanding money. He apparently failed to notice that his note was written on the back of his girlfriend’s pay stub, and when he tried to return to the bank (presumably to retrieve the note), the doors were locked. Seymour police tracked down the owner of the pay stub, and when they arrived at the girlfriend’s home, they caught Gomez-Maya as he was driving away. The hat he wore during the robbery and “a large amount of $10 bills” were found in the car, and he was charged with firstdegree robbery. [Valley Independent Sentinel, 8/31/2017]

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A swan on the grounds of Blarney Castle in Ireland suffered a harrowing experience on Aug. 31 when it landed in a field where cattle were grazing. When the bird hissed at them, they took off after it. The swan tried to fly away, but the cows butted and stamped on it.

Garden manager Adam Whitbourn was finally able to lean over a fence and drag the swan out of harm’s way. “It was an aggressive attack,” Whitbourn said. “I put (the swan) back in the lake and have checked on him twice. He’s ... looking bedraggled so I’m hoping it’s a happy ending.” [Irish Examiner, 9/1/2017]

Oops!

Most news items about sinkholes highlight the large size of the hole. But a man in Brooklyn, New York, was trapped by a sinkhole in the middle of the street that was just big enough to swallow his leg. Steven Suarez, 33, was making a delivery with a hand truck on Myrtle Avenue on Aug. 29 when his foot disappeared into the pavement. “I was scared,” Suarez said. “It was my whole entire right leg, up until my tailbone basically.” Suarez was trapped for nearly an hour as bystanders directed traffic around him and rescue workers tried to free him. Co-worker Joe Grunbaum, 32, said Suarez seemed to be in a lot of pain, but the only casualty of the incident turned out to be Suarez’s right sneaker.

[NY Daily News, 8/29/2017]

What’s in a name?

The state administration for industry and commerce in China has had to put its foot down about long, ridiculous names for companies. New guidelines prohibit long-winded names, such as There Is a Group of Young People With Dreams, Who Believe They Can Make the Wonders of Life Under the Leadership of Uncle Niu Internet Technology Co. Ltd. This northern China company, which makes condoms, will now be known as just Uncle Niu. The new restrictions also prohibit words that are overtly religious or political or company names that claim to be the “best.”

[Sixth Tone, 8/14/2017]

The cost of being kind

Anthony Wayne Sandusky, 26, of Mascotte, Florida, was allegedly welcomed into the home of a Groveland woman on Aug. 22 because he had nowhere else to go. She went to sleep, and when she woke up, her mother told police, Sandusky had allegedly closed all the blinds, locked the doors and was carrying their possessions out the back door. She found two bags of items in a nearby field, including a stamp collection valued at $250,000. When confronted by police, Sandusky said he took the items because the woman was “being mean to him.” [NEWS 13, [8/25/2017]

Ironies

A Turkish homeless man who was sentenced to house arrest in June has had his sentence altered to better reflect his circumstances. Baris Alkan, 31, had been confined to a specific area, an empty spot enclosed by metal plates, near a bus station after being detained for using and selling drugs. “I don’t have a home address, so I have to stay here,” he said. “Even though I don’t have a house, I’m under house arrest.” The court subsequently lifted the house arrest order and now requires Alkan to sign in at a nearby police station once a month. [Hurriyet Daily News, 6/23/2017] Visit newsoftheweird.com.

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