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As a die-hard football fan, my dad worked to ensure his kids were raised to cherish the New England Patriots. Over the years, I have found myself embarrassed, at times, to admit my allegiance to this game. From domestic violence to an overabundance of untreated traumatic brain injuries, the league has been riddled with controversy around a variety of topics.

When Colin Kaepernick took a knee in 2016 during the playing of the national anthem, I was appalled by the outcry, especially from a group that was notoriously quiet about far more egregious offenses. In September 2017, when President Trump tweeted his displeasure about the continued protest by the mostly black NFL players, the pot was stirred again; more outcries and now pledges to boycott the league.

The truth is, very few of us know enough about the history of race in our nation to fully understand the breadth of what the players are protesting. Black history is noticeably absent from our K-12 education systems and is only starting to have a larger presence in our higher education institutions. The contribution of African-Americans in our country reaches far beyond their performances in athletic arenas or on stage. Our first great commodity, cotton, was picked by the hands of black slaves and their millions of hours of uncompensated labor helped to build this country. The White House was literally built by both free and enslaved African-Americans. Even today, the contributions of African-Americans in our society go unnoticed by the masses. When we say things like “ungrateful and greedy millionaires” in reference to the players taking a knee, we should work to find the root of our bias and the accuracy of such accusations.

As the granddaughter of a World War II veteran, I was raised to respect the flag and appreciate this country’s freedoms. I also remember seeing photos of my grandfather’s unit where he served alongside fellow whites and also numerous blacks. He was a second-generation American and did not have the longer and deeper history of many of his African-American fellow soldiers did. Still, he was an American soldier in their eyes and they fought together to protect the freedoms of those who call the United States home.

As an avid Patriots fan, there has been a lot to be proud of with this team over the past decade but none of it makes me prouder than when the team stood in solidarity the week after “the tweet.” We are a united nation and, in that moment, those players reminded us all that we are stronger together.

Allyson Ryder serves as associate director at Leadership NH and sits on several statewide nonprofit boards and committees.

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ON THE COVER 12 7 IDEAS FOR UPDATING NH SCHOOLS We talked to local school administrators and other leaders in education about what they think will boost student learning, and the answers range from the seemingly simple — more recess! — to the slighty more complicated, like doing away with traditional grading systems.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 NH’s breast cancer rates; PLUS News in Brief.

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

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 25 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

26 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

27 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

28 CAR TALK Automotive advice.

CAREERS: 32 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a...

FOOD: 37 PRETTY LITTLE PIE CO. Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House; Prohibition parties; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; From the Pantry.

POP CULTURE: 44 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz faces the packed end-of-year schedule, starting with Coco, Lady Bird, The Man Who Invented Christmas and Roman J. Israel, Esq. NITE: 52 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Christmas at the Cap Center; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

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

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

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The New Hampshire Insurance Department announced that people currently enrolled in Minuteman Health plans have an extended deadline to select a new carrier. For most the enrollment period ends on Dec. 15, but for the 20,000 Minuteman Health members slated to lose their plans because Minuteman will not be on the state’s Healthcare.gov exchange next year the enrollment deadline has been pushed to March 1, 2018, according to a press release.

The Massachusetts-based insurance co-op announced in June that it will no longer offer plans as of next year. Letters were sent to members stating that if they didn’t choose another plan, they will be automatically rolled into an Anthem plan, but the Insurance Department issued a clarification because the letter was confusing. Members can still choose their carrier. If they enroll between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, they’ll start coverage as soon as Jan. 1; if they enroll in January, they’ll start coverage as soon as Feb. 1; if they enroll in February, they’ll start coverage as soon as March 1, and if they enroll by the March 1 deadline they’ll start coverage as soon as April 1.

Pardoned NH turkey Gov. Chris Sununu pardoned a 45-pound turkey named Hale on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the AP reported. In true New Hampshire fashion, the governor presented the turkey to the Executive Council first, which voted unanimously to pardon the bird. According to the story, the bird had committed the crime of stealing another bird’s food. Hale ostensibly owed its heritage to a line of turkeys that goes back to the 1700s in Newport, which is the birthplace of Sarah Josepha Hale, the writer who is known as the “Mother of Thanksgiving” for her campaign to create the holiday.

Democratic veterans

According to the story, about 50 legislators have expressed interest in joining the caucus, which would advocate for legislation that would help veterans and their families. The group is holding a “Social Kickoff” event on Thursday, Dec. 7, the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, at La Carreta Mexican Restaurant in Londonderry.

SNHU expansion Southern New Hampshire University President Paul LeBlanc recently announced some major expansions in the organization.

According to a press release, the school plans to hire 500 staff over the next three years for its rapidly growing online division, the College of Online and Continuing Education, located in the mill complex in Manchester near Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.

The school is also planning to build a new parking garage in the area, which will add 1,700 new spots for parking. Dick Anagnost will develop the garage, which obtained planning board approval. Construction is slated to begin in May 2018 and be completed by October 2019. It will be used primarily for SNHU staff.

Voter fraud poll According to a recent poll by the University of New Hampshire, over half (58 percent) of state residents believe voter fraud is not a serious problem in New Hampshire. And about a third (33 percent), believe it is. It’s a concern shared primarily by Republicans, as 50 percent of registered Republicans said voter fraud is a serious problem, compared to 35 percent of independents and 16 percent of Democrats. The poll was conducted with 956 randomly selected adults surveyed between Oct. 26 and Nov. 9.

President Donald Trump created a presidential commission to investigate voter fraud after claiming widespread voter fraud took place in New Hampshire and other states, though there’s no evidence to support the claim.

The New Hampshire Democratic Party is creating a new caucus for military veterans Eversource plan and families, NHPR reported.

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this past summer to purchase New England’s largest private water company, Aquarion. Now some lawmakers are expressing concerns over the deal. NHPR reported two Democratic state reps from the Seacoast area say the deal would be bad for state ratepayers. Reps. Renny Cushing of Hampton and Mindi Messmer of Rye filed a motion with the Public Utilities Commission asking it to reconsider the PUC’s role in approving the deal. The PUC previously ruled the purchase agreement wouldn’t require its approval.

The deal covers three states and is valued at $1.7 billion, according to the story.

State employee A woman who lost her government job after being charged with child endangerment got her job back. The AP reported Alycia Neely was pulled over by police in Manchester on Oct. 21 after swerving and almost hitting a police cruiser. Police found several children seated in the vehicle and noticed a loaded gun in the glove compartment. After the charges, she lost her job at the Sununu Youth Center and some public officials went to bat for Neely to get her job back. The charges were dismissed a week after the incident.

Gov. Chris Sununu asked the health department to review her case and her job was reinstated shortly after.

A recount of the ballot measure to allow keno gambling in Rochester resulted in a tie, the AP reported. That means the city will not allow it this year. The original vote count approved keno by just one vote.

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imported 10 dogs with exposure to a bacterial infection has put additional imports from Puerto Rico on hold until better screening practices can be put in place, the AP reported.

The group, Surfin’ Sato, based in Vermont, made the decision after 10 puppies were brought to a pizzeria in Hanover earlier Puerto Rican dogs An animal welfare group that this month, where they inter-

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Several hundred people gathered for a candlelight vigil at Memorial High School Derry in Manchester on Monday, Merrimack Nov. 21, after an 18-yearold student, Ian Jewell, was Londonderry killed after another unnamed teenager shot him in the chest in Goffstown, the AP reported. A juvenile was NASHUA charged with first-degree murder as part of a robbery.

acted with patrons. Later, five puppies became ill and one tested positive for leptospirosis, a bacterial infection that can be transmitted to humans or other pets. The dogs were all vaccinated, but two dogs were euthanized because of the illness. According to the story, the other dogs are now thriving and most have been adopted.

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Republican House Speaker Shawn Jasper has been confirmed by the Executive Council to lead the state’s Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food. The AP reported the vote was 3-2 with Republicans Joe Kenney and David Wheeler voting against the appointment and Republican Russell Prescott voting with Democrats Chris Pappas and Andru Volinsky to approve it. Kenney and Wheeler said they would have preferred someone with deeper farming experience, according to the story.

Gibson Bagpipes, a bagpipe manufacturer in Nashua, has been unable to export its product internationally because the special wood used to make the pipes is under heightened environmental risks, which has led an international consortium called CITES to place it under tighter regulations. NHPR reported the company applied for a permit with the federal government a year ago and when it finally got the paperwork recently, “Nashua” was spelled wrong.

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What contributes to these high rates is still largely a mystery. Tricia Tilley, the deputy director of public health services at DHHS, said the high numbers could be partly explained by good screening practices.

“One of the reasons we believe we may have a high incidence rate is we have a very good screening rate across the state.

And when detected early, breast cancer is [easier] to treat,” Tilley said.

She said 83 percent of women age 50 to 74 get screened. It’s recommended by the United States Preventive Services Taskforce that women in that age group get screened for breast cancer every two years.

There is a disparity, however, among

the uninsured. Only 50 percent of women without insurance in that age group get screened.

Still, Tilley said, the state has a low mortality rate considering the high incidence rate, which places the state at 32nd in mortality. She thinks that could be because 75 percent of those who are found to have breast cancer catch the disease at an early stage, which makes it easier to treat.

According to the state’s five-year average, only Belknap County had a rate that was found to be significantly higher than the state average. And Coos County was significantly lower. Tilley said it’s unclear why some areas have higher rates than others, and that not much is known about potential environmental factors at play.

Much of the existing research on breast cancer is linked to lifestyle and behavioral risk, such as smoking and obesity, Tilley said.

“This is an area where more research and more study is really needed,” she said.

Looking for clues That’s something Democratic state Rep. Mindi Messmer of Rye hopes to remedy.

With a commission she established last session with HB 511, she’s working to combine environmental data about known drinking water contaminants and similar data with public health data in order to create a map that will reveal any potential links between contaminants and diseases like cancer.

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Messmer, an environmental scientist who is running for Congress in the state’s 1st District, has also been an outspoken member of the Seacoast Cancer Cluster Study Committee. She hopes the data overlay will shed some much needed light on an issue she thinks state regulators have been relatively slow to act on; the possible connection between cancer and exposure to chemicals used to make Teflon-like materials called perfluorochemicals, or PFCs. “There’s a reluctance to look at PFC-related issues,” Messmer said.

Until recently, those chemicals were only linked to a few kinds of cancer, but Bloomberg News reported on Nov. 20 that emerging science has led the Minnesota attorney general to move to amend a seven-year lawsuit against 3M Co., a major PFC manufacturer. The latest scientific analysis found that exposure may have contributed to increased rates of breast cancer, along with kidney, prostate and bladder cancers, leukemia and some fertility and birth issues, according to the

Bloomberg story.

New Hampshire is dealing with several major PFC contamination cases, and Messmer doesn’t think it’s much of a speculative leap to think that might have something to do with the high incidence of breast cancer in the state.

She also criticized DHHS officials for just comparing county rates to the state average, rather than a comparable county in another state.

Based on such an analysis, Messmer expects the state would likely realize it’s dealing with a bigger problem than it currently realizes. Either way, she thinks the rates are TRICIA TILLEY far too high.

“All of it is not good, in my opinion,” Messmer said.

She hopes to eventually accomplish the data analysis needed to start to find connections between those kinds of contaminations and diseases like breast cancer. That process may take more than a year, but she says the commission is making good progress.

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Can you tell me a bit about yourself and your background?

I hail from Buffalo, New York, and I came to New Hampshire following graduating from Canisius College, which is a Jesuit school in Buffalo, New York, … to visit a friend. … And he suggested, when I was visiting him, that I apply for a job at the state hospital, because I was trained in the mental health field, and I did, got a job and worked at New Hampshire Hospital. …

After about 18 months, I left and took a job as a clinical case manager for Carroll County Mental Health, which is Wolfeboro, North Conway. [I] worked up there for eight years and that’s where I met my wife, Gail, who is from Cleveland. … We moved to Concord.

I applied to a job at Riverbend, didn’t get it, and applied for a job at Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester and did. And that was in 1985. And I’ve been at the center ever since, first as a clinician in our community support program and then [I] got into clinical supervision and became a program director.

Then, in 2000, I became the chief operating officer of the organization and then, in the spring of 2015, when Peter Janelle retired, I was selected by the board to be the president.

diverted from the emergency room, which was a big goal of the team. … I think the second thing is the center’s willingness to partner with other organizations. We have over 25 formal contractual agreements with various Courtesy photo. organizations, both educational organizations like Dartmouth and nonprofits like Easter Seals and Manchester Community Health Center … to provide mental health services and to create access for mental health services. … The Mental Health Center, in addition to being a treatment provider, we are a research center. So we have had a full-on research department here since 1995 and we … are working very hard to find the solutions for tomorrow in mental health.

What kind of research do you focus on?

Our research has been in the area of medicines, where we have done double blind studies of pharmaceuticals, and our research has been on methods. So we have done a lot of research on evidence-based practices such as assertive community treatment and supported employment and dialectical behavYour organization recently earned a Busi- ioral therapy and trauma-focused therapies. ness Excellence Award. What do you think What are some of the things that have sets your organization apart?

I think a number of things. One is the fact changed in mental health treatment over the that we’ve done so much to try to make men- years, and what challenges do we still need tal health services available and accessible. to overcome?

The biggest change, I think, from the late For example, this past year, with the help of the Department of Health and Human Ser- 1970s, is that, at that time, most of the peovices and the Manchester Police Department, ple that were treated at community mental we have rolled out a mobile crisis response health centers were referred to us through the team and we have located that … team in state hospital. And most of our treatment in the Manchester treatment and recovery cen- the ’80s was in facility. In other words, peoter, which is the old Hoyt Furniture building. ple came to our facility to get their treatment.

And we’re partnering there with Hope for … In the ’90s, things began to really change NH Recovery and Families in Transition to on two fronts. One, psychiatric medicines and be able to help create a solution for the mental the understanding of the brain improved drahealth and opioid crisis and addiction crisis matically. … Treatment went from the office that we have in the city. This service can pro- to the community. … Programs like partial vide mobile response 24 hours a day, seven hospitalization were replaced with supportive days a week. We went full open in January of employment. So rather than having mental2017 and we have crisis apartments attached ly ill people come to a place where they were to that program and we’ve provided over simply with other mentally ill people, the idea 10,000 services to date. ... And 97 percent was that you would assimilate people with of the people that we have contact with are mental illness into the workforce. ... That’s a big emphasis of what we do today. More What are you really interested in recently ... the Mental Health Center has right now? evolved by developing a level of care system I like to be outdoors. I like to kayak and which allows our clinicians to become subexplore the rivers and lakes here in New specialists in the mental health field.

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NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Weaponized mosquitoes approved for N.H. It may sound like an ominous idea, but experts say releasing male mosquitoes infected with naturally occurring bacteria (a strain of Wolbachia) into the population of local mosquitoes could help to reduce the overall population by preventing offspring. The Union Leader reported New Hampshire is one of 20 states with a registration to use the method, which aims to reduce disease transmission among humans. While the type of mosquito that transmits Zika virus is not present in the Granite State, other diseases like West Nile virus have been detected.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Male mosquitoes don’t bite, so humans won’t get infected with the bacteria. It prevents the eggs from forming viable offspring.

Statehouse vault Forgotten treasures were revealed on Monday, Nov. 27, when officials opened a treasury vault in the Statehouse that hadn’t been opened in decades. The AP reported the items found inside included Civil War bonds, old advertising posters and other items. The vault was thought to have been locked in the 1950s, but the discovery of financial documents from the 1970s has revised that story.

The room with the vault served as the state treasury in the 1800s.

It’s now where the senate finance committee meets.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Senate President Chuck Morse played a joke on House Speaker Shawn Jasper by slipping a picture of himself into the vault, according to the story.

Lead poisoning in loons Loons in the state are still dying from lead poisoning from fishing tackle despite a more than year-long ban on lead fishing gear, the AP reported. Eight loons have died so far this year from lead poisoning, according to Harry Vogel at the Loon Preservation Committee. Last year there were two lead-related loon deaths recorded.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: A study published by the Journal of Wildlife Management found that lead tackle is the leading cause of loon death in New Hampshire, causing 49 percent of the deaths from 1989 to 2012.

More historic places added to registry The New Hampshire Division of Historic Resources recently added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. According to a press release, the properties are the Brentwood Meetinghouse, built in 1815; the Stratford Grange, built circa 1820; the Wiggin-Raynes Barn in Exeter, built before the Civil War, and the Adams Homestead in Newington, a substantial farm complex that dates to about 1717 and belonged to a relative of President John Adams.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Getting included in the historic register means recognition of a property’s historical significance, special consideration and relief from certain building codes and regulations, and access to special preservation grants.

QOL score: 85 Net change: +2 QOL this week: 87 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire?

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Normally the week after my annual Thanksgiving trip behind enemy lines I write about what’s happening in the Evil Empire. But, given their sad state of football affairs, it’s no fun to pick on them. So instead I’ll give a State of the NFL as it enters the regular season’s stretch run, which still gives ample opportunity to crack on the mess that is the Jets and Giants.

Hard to believe anyone could make me root for Roger Goodell, but snake-in-the-grass Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has pulled that feat off with his transparent ploy to punish Goodell over the Ezekiel Elliott suspension.

Hope the inept Cowboys owner loses worse here than when Jimmy Johnson quit as his coach/GM amid their feud in the mid-’90s.

NFL 101: Who is the first Heisman Trophy winner to play in the Super Bowl?

How are my picks for Jacksonville and Philadelphia to win their divisions looking now? I got a lot of emails telling me I didn’t know anything about football for that. But now they sit atop the AFC South and NFC East, so I’ll try to be presidential in responding to all yous guys out there while sticking out my tongue and saying, so there!

Lost in all the Tom Brady G.O.A.T. chatter is Drew Brees. While Brady took back the TD passes lead (482-481) on Sunday, Brees has a big lead in passing yards (69,140 to 64,956) despite coming to the NFL a year later. Plus, with the surprising Saints off to an 8-3 start, the 38-year-old isn’t going away anytime soon. So the race to Brett Favre’s 508 for second all-time in TD passes is on.

As for the 40-year-old Brady, he leads the NFL in passing yards and with 26 he’s on pace for his seventh season with 30-plus TD passes with 37. That puts Favre in range by mid-2018 and Peyton Manning’s 539 in 2019.

NFL 101 Answer: It’s 1956 winner Paul Hornung (Notre Dame) — sorta. He was with Green Bay when they won the first ever Super Bowl. But the end-of-the-line Hall of

Famer declined Vince Lombardi’s offer to go in when their win over Kansas City was in hand. So the first Heisman winner to actually play in a SB was LSU’s 1959 winner, Billy Cannon, for Oakland when they lost SB 2.

NFL 102: So, who was the first Heisman winner to play in the game when his team won the Super Bowl?

Looks like I was dead wrong about Jared Goff. Last year against the Patriots he looked like an over-matched bust. This year he’s in the MVP conversation as the L.A. Rams are the NFL’s biggest surprise.

Joining Goff in that conversation are Brady, Carson Wentz and Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown, even with teammate Le’veon Bell leading the league in rushing yards after missing all of pre-season camp.

Given how the Rams have looked under the eight-years-younger-than-Brady Sean McVay with virtually the same teams they had during last year’s dumpster fire, what does that say about Jeff Fisher? Well, that the once well-thought-of Fish should enjoy retirement because he clearly stayed at the party way too long.

With New Orleans and Carolina at 8-3 and pulling-itself-together Atlanta 7-4, looks like the NFC South is the league’s toughest conference. If you’re interested: The Patriots went 3-1 against its four teams.

Speaking of Atlanta — how can anyone not think the classic black jersey and helmet with white pants throwback uniforms they wore Sunday are not far better than the garish red and brown trim deals they currently wear?

After they coughed up that lead to Pittsburgh Sunday night, I have another reason not to like the Packers. Yes, they are playing without the league’s second-best QB, but they’re to the NFL what Notre Dame is to college football — always rated higher in pre-season than at year’s end. In other words, perpetually O-ver-RAY-ted.

That loss sets up the Patriots in Pittsburgh on Dec. 17 to be the game of the regular season, with the winner getting home field

throughout the playoffs.

Alumni News: Jimmy G threw a TD pass with his first 49ers pass on Sunday, Jacoby Brissett has been sacked (43) more than any QB, and the NFL leader in (gulp) sacks is Chandler Jones with 12.

All-Name Team: The best exotic NFL name hands down goes to Rams kick returner Pharoh Cooper.

Can we put the “Stephen Gostkowski is an over-the-hill liability” talk to rest? He’s first in PATs, second in field goals and making 89.75 percent of his FG tries. But if the latter isn’t good enough for you, maybe the Pats could get that young fella Adam Vinatieri, who’s hitting on 95.5 percent in Indy.

NFL 102 Answer: Roger Staubach (the original Roger the Dodger) was the earliest Heisman winner (1963) to win a SB ring. He did it in Dallas’s 24-3 SB 6 win over Miami.

But while USC tailback Mike Garrett won his Heisman two years after Staubach in 1965, he got his ring two years earlier when the Chiefs clubbed the Vikings 23-7 in SB 4.

Speaking of Kansas City, what happened to all that talk of Alex Smith for MVP? It went down the drain faster than Anthony Scaramucci. Which makes KC’s opening night win in Foxboro and soon after demise the latest example of why it’s unwise to overreact to any early season Patriots loss.

The worst coaching move of the year goes to Bills Coach Sean McDermott — whom we’ll see this week — for benching Tyrod Taylor while squarely in the playoff hunt. It worked so well, replacement Nathan (Mr.) Pederman threw five picks in the first half, with two going back for scores, in a 54-24 San Diego, er, L.A. beatdown. Pulling Bills legend Jackie Kemp back from the grave would have been a better choice.

Now for the Evil Empire football report. I got nothing except that by early January both NYC football teams will be looking for new head coaches.

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Football U rolls on

The Big Story: It wasn’t the usual highscoring affair for UNH, but their 14-0 win over Central Connecticut was good enough to move them on to Round II of the NCAA football playoffs. It was the first shutout for the U since 2010 and just the second in the Sean McDonnell era, which began in 1999. Their two scores came on a 41-yard hook-up from QB Trevor Knight to Nick Lorden and a one-yard run by Evan Gray to ice it with 1:04 left.

Sports 101: USC got its name “tailback U” because between 1965 and 1981 it had four tailbacks win the Heisman Trophy and two others finish second. How many of those six players can you name?

Hot Ticket: It’s UNH in Round II of the NCAA playoffs when they take on 4-seed Central Arkansas on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. down south.

Coming and Going: Florida also made a run at Chip Kelly last week, but he’ll return to the PAC-12 instead with a fiveyear deal worth $23.3 million to run the UCLA football program in 2018 sealed on his 54th birthday. The only question left is will local lad on the Ohio State staff Ryan

The Numbers 2 – NH players named in Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects for the 2018 draft, which had Bryce Reagan, shortstop of Milford now playing for IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, at number 54, followed immediately

by Bedford slugger Grant Lavigne, who’s listed at a monstrous 6’4”, 230 pounds.

3 – eligible players for Alabama in the last six minutes of its loss to Minnesota in the Bar-

Day be headed west to become his offensive coordinator?

Sports Quote of the Week, LaVar BallDonald Trump Nitwit Feud Edition: From Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr, who said with his usual common sense,“Two people seeking attention and they’re both getting it. You know what would help? If all of you just stopped covering both of them. Is that possible?” If only wishing made it so.

Sports 101 Answer: Here are the USC Heisman Trophy winning and runner-up tailbacks. 1965 – Mike Garrett. 1968 – OJ Simpson. 1974 – Anthony Davis (runnerup). 1976 – Ricky Bell (runner-up). 1979 – Charles White. 1981 – Marcus Allen.

On This Day – Nov. 30: 1956 – Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in the fifth round to become the heavyweight champion. 1959 – Heisman winner Billy Cannon of LSU, who’d sign contracts with both the NFL’s L.A. Rams and the AFL’s Houston Oilers, is taken first overall in the NFL draft. 2005 – In one of their many early 21st-century boo-boos, the Bruins trade Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks.

clay Center Classic final thanks to a clash between Bama’s Dazon Ingram and Gopher Dupree McBrayer after Ingram picked his fifth foul, which brought the entire Crimson bench onto the floor, which got them all ejected by rule.

7 – point margin of its loss (70-63) by the UNH men’s basketball team to the University of Florida in a nice showing against the No. 8 team in the national college basketball polls.

14 – longest in the nation

consecutive season streak by state U of going to the NCAA football playoffs.

47 – points scored by Manchester Central in their 47-22 win over Manchester West in the annual Turkey Day Bowl game, which will be remembered for the play of the versatile Matt Gilroy, who threw a TD pass to Alex Guillemette, recovered a fumble while playing middle linebacker and caught a pass from younger brother Tyler.

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Sports Glossary Mr. Peterman: Third boss of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld after she got the boot by Pendent Publishing’s Mr. Littman and later by Woody Woodpecker-loving fussbudget Mr. Pitt.

This one talked in clipped cadence while running his mail order clothing catalog for worldtraveling adventurous types.

Jackie Kemp: Trickle-down economics-loving Reagan-era conservative congressman from the upstate New York Snow Belt area. But also, the back in the day QB for the original L.A. Chargers (after the move to San Diego too) of the fledgling AFL and later with the Buffalo Bills. A seven-time Pro Bowler, 1965 league MVP and winner of two straight mid’60s AFL titles who became a Buffalo sports icon.

Jimmy Johnson-Jerry Jones Feud: It happened when Jimmy got all the accolades for winning three Super Bowls in four years and poor Jerry thought he deserved the credit. Connecting the dots for that is clearer today. Since Johnson left the building after winning the first two SBs as coach and inept Jones took over as de facto GM, the Boys have won three paltry playoff games since the dominant talent Johnson brought to Dallas faded.

Billy Cannon: Star running back at LSU and with the early AFL’s best team, the Houston Oilers. Why Al Davis switched him to tight end with Oakland is lost to history. His post-football career was, ah, interesting. After going to the big house for counterfeiting $50 million in small bills, Billy Cannon, D.D.S., became Louisiana’s prison dentist once he got out of the joint.

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Can a later start time for high school help students do better? Can a conversation between school district officials and preschool teachers help elementary students improve their language skills?

In New Hampshire, districts are trying out ideas and making changes — some relatively small and some affecting the way people will think about things like grade levels — to attempt to improve students’ educational experience.

Here’s a look at seven of those ideas Granite State school districts have begun to put to the test.

1: Sleep in, ye weary teen The research supporting later start times for adolescents is compelling, according to Jim Morse, the superintendent of the Oyster River Cooperative School District,

which includes the towns of Durham, Lee and Madbury. Along with the Portsmouth School District, they pushed out the start times for their middle and high schoolers starting this fall, the first schools to implement this idea in the state.

Oyster River moved its start time from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. Portsmouth moved its start time to 8:20 a.m., according to Superintendent Stephen Zadravec.

“If we had followed the research purely, we would have probably have moved the start time from 7:30 to 9 o’clock, but we did have to be cognizant of other issues, like athletics and transportation,” Morse said.

While it’s still too early to demonstrate any measurable improvements, research has suggested that because adolescents require more sleep, they will benefit from the later start times with improved health and mental wellness, and that may mean improvements in academics as well. Morse said the Oyster River district performed a

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baseline survey of its students last May and will conduct another survey in May 2018 to see if there any any improvements in well-being. He said that since Oyster River is already a well-performing district academically speaking, he isn’t as focused on that.

Zadravec said he thinks the change has already shown some improvements.

“Anecdotally, we have heard certainly teachers and students talk about students seeming more alert in their classes,” he said.

Portsmouth also made some changes to the student schedule, which created some more free time and study time.

Morse said his district got the ball rolling on these changes a few years ago.

“A parent group came to us a couple of years ago with a whole bunch of research related to the impact of start times on adolescent brains, the amount of sleep they

need and how early start times for adolescents was counterintuitive to their learning experience,” Morse said.

Both Morse and Zadravec said they would like to see start times go later someday, but there were a number of considerations that prevented that, such as bus costs and coordinating athletic schedules with parents and competitive school districts that still have earlier start times.

“I think this was a major first step,” Morse said.

In Portsmouth, the district had to pay an additional $150,000 this year for three new buses through a thirdparty contractor, according to Zadravec.

Morse said Oyster River’s cost went up a bit, but not as much since they don’t contract their buses.

Drew Cline, the State Board of Education chairman, says this kind of change needs to happen gradually as most people

organize their schedule around the public school schedule, but he supports the idea.

“Later start times for adolescents make complete sense,” Cline said.

Morse said 45 minutes may not seem like a big difference, but in addition to giving students more time to sleep, it improves safety when kids are waiting for the bus with more light out.

Meanwhile, other school districts, including Bow, Dover, Hollis-Brookline, Keene and Plaistow, have been considering making a similar move.

2: Team up with preschools Nowadays, if you talk to any school superintendent about ways to improve education outcomes, the conversation will quickly turn to early education for pre-kindergarten kids. There is research showing how more focus on the 0 to 5 ages, as well as kids in kindergarten, means improved performance in elementary school onward. It can even be predictive of how successful they are as adults in the workforce or how likely they are to run afoul of the criminal justice system.

In the Hampton School District, Superintendent Kathleen Murphy said they’re doing something unique.

“We actually work with the preschools in town, the private preschools,” Murphy said.

The district staff meets with the preschool staff at places like the Village Preschool in Hampton on a monthly basis and shares ideas and training resources to make sure the kids in those preschools are getting exposed to learning techniques known to better prepare them for school.

“As much effort we can make in the early years will pay off as they go up in the system,” Murphy said.

The district has been doing this for about three or four years and she said they’re starting to already see the fruits of their labor. She said about 85 percent of students at the end of third grade now are proficient at language arts, and those who are not either have special education needs or came to the district late and didn’t benefit from the local preschools.

Primarily, Murphy said, they focus on the kids ages 3 and 4. They also work closely with the federal Head Start program, which is housed physically in Center Elementary School.

Murphy said they focus a lot on language skills, which for preschool kids can mean forming sounds, words or simple sentences. They also work on tactile learning and having kids get used to working together in peer groups.

“What we look for is a very languageenriched environment,” Murphy said.

While the state standards for early

learning aim for things like listening comprehension when the child is being talked about, reading the body language of other kids and adding more descriptive words to their vocabulary by age 3, preschools across the state all use different techniques to get there.

Some might use more role-playing while others use more singing or storytelling.

The Hampton School District can’t tell the preschools what to do, but Murphy says the regular meetings are about sharing best practices. It costs the district nothing but time, she said, and the preschools keep coming, so she thinks they’re eager to learn from them.

Murphy thinks this process can be replicated elsewhere.

“I would love to see that happen. I think it’s critical,” Murphy said. “Research is very clear that early learning will have a significant impact on students as they progress.”

A big part of this effort is to make sure young kids have the confidence they need to succeed in school and not be discouraged by the learning process.

“They know their letters, they know their sounds, they know how to sit and work in a group,” Murphy said.

Ashley Preston, a preschool teacher at Parker Varney Elementary in Manchester and the 2016 New Hampshire Teacher of

the Year, said learning between the ages of 3 and 5 should be fun.

“It should be something that kids just want to do,” Preston said.

But too often, things like reading and writing become too forced at young ages and kids are turned off to it. Instead, she focuses on drawing, which is a form of storytelling that also helps kids develop the same fine motor skills needed for writing.

3: Please sir, can I have more recess?

Former chair of the State Board of Education Tom Raffio said a lack of recess is a growing problem for young students.

“There’s not enough time outside,” Raffio said. “The younger ages, they barely have recess. … I don’t say that glibly because I know that one of the problems of giving more recess times is it will extend the school day.”

He said more physical activity can help deal with the growing childhood obesity problem in the country, and it also helps the brain to get the blood flowing.

“People actually learn better when they’ve had some physical activity,” Raffio said.

Right now, elementary school students get about 30 minutes of recess every day, according to Amy Allen, the Manchester 14

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Cline said anyone who has small children knows it’s important to get them out of their seats for 15-minute play times woven into the day.

“I think for littler kids that is really important,” Cline said.

Some free time is important for adolescents too.

Over the years, older students have been saddled with more and more work in an effort to strengthen academic outcomes, according to Manchester West High Principal Rick Dichard.

“Some of these kids are taking eight classes,” Dichard said. “I remember in high school, I took physical education every year as my sort of easy class that I didn’t have homework in … because I needed a break.”

Each class at West High is 50 minutes and there are 4 minutes between periods.

Dichard said many adults would find the rigorous schedules too difficult to handle.

“How are you going to be doing after the third [class period], or fourth? It’s information overload,” he said.

Dichard thinks there’s a better way to deliver education to kids, and he’s excited about some of the major changes in store for West High in the near future. A recent $300,000 grant from the Barr Foundation is helping to fund a complete revamp of the school, making it the first high school in the state to convert to a completely competency-based system (see No. 7), which also promises to provide more flexibility and autonomy for the student to direct their studies (see No. 5). But short of a complete overhaul, there are things schools can do to ensure kids get the mental break they need.

For Dichard, the need to have more of a break from the constant studies and lectures is about more than just compassion for an overburdened student population.

He said there are studies that show the human attention span isn’t equipped to keep up. Plus, free time in the form of recess for younger students or structured free time for older students has added benefits beyond the mental clarity afforded by taking a breath. It’s also good for socialemotional learning, according to Dichard.

For high schools like West, Dichard would like to see something like two flex periods about 25 minutes each to break up the day.

“The time frame doesn’t matter, but you’ve got to give … their brains a rest,” he said.

Portsmouth High School did something similar this year, by adding a “TASC block” for 40 minutes in the middle of the

day. TASC stands for “teachers in academic support centers.”

Superintendent Stephen Zadravec said it happens between four other 81-minute blocks. It can be used for a variety of things. Kids can get caught up on their studies and get extra help from their teachers. The Oyster River Cooperative School District is engaged in talks to make similar changes to its master schedule next year.

And the later start times for adolescents has had an added benefit for younger students. The bus schedules being what they were, many youngsters had to choose between participating in the free breakfast programs or playing in morning recess. As a result, even those kids who needed that extra food would choose to play.

Now that the bus schedules have changed, younger grades are arriving earlier, allowing for kids to freely participate in both breakfast and recess.

Still, for older students, Dichard says it’s important to structure the free time. Give students a set of options to use the time doing things like extracurricular clubs, working on a class project, conducting research for a paper or studying for a test.

4: Senior projects with local businesses Raffio, who is also the president and CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, says one of the best ways to prepare students for colleges and careers is to connect them with local businesses. He said it can be a good way for students to see what the real world is looking for and get to learn by doing.

“Learning by doing has proven to be one of the most optimal ways to learn versus cramming for a test in the classroom on Friday, and forgetting most of it a month later,” Raffio said.

Drew Cline says we can’t effectively prepare students for college and career without talking to local business owners.

One of the best ways to pair students up with businesses is with senior projects.

These are available to some students in the form of Extended Learning Opportunities, which are basically like internships that build up to a presentation. For example, before the student gets started working at a law firm for a couple months, they work with a faculty advisor to to determine what the student’s academic goals are, and how they plan to present what they learned — through a verbal presentation, a written report, or some other method.

“It is a very big deal and getting bigger all the time,” said Fred Bramante, the president of the National Center for Competency-Based Learning and a past chair of the state board of education.

On a smaller scale, Extended Learning Opportunities can be used for partial cred-

it, for just a single student in a community partnership they select. On the larger scale, it can take the form of the new partnership West High has with Catholic Medical Center, where several students spend nine weeks learning about the ins and outs of the hospital and its various departments.

At the end, they’re required to demonstrate knowledge of three or four areas of expertise, from health professions to the business office, that are deployed at the hospital in exchange for a full class credit.

That program started this year and Dichard said it’s already getting positive feedback.

“The question is, why haven’t we done this before?” Dichard said.

Right now, not every student takes advantage of the Extended Learning Opportunities program, and it’s often used as a credit recovery program.

But folks like Manchester Superintendent Bolgen Vargas say every student should take advantage of the program, or something like it, to get out of the classroom and learn out in the community.

“We do a very poor job of transitioning kids into a world that is so unpredictable,” Vargas said.

Some schools have taken the concept of student projects and business partnerships seriously and made it a centerpiece of the high school experience.

Essex Agricultural and Technical High School in Danvers, Massachusetts, has a program where every student works on a senior project, which is sort of like a college capstone project — the conclusion of one’s college studies in a thesis paper or other kind of project. It’s the culmination of 3.5 years of learning trade-specific competencies, and the final project is showcased in a big event in the school’s media center.

In the Granite State, the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative High School has similar senior projects as a prerequisite for graduation. Students select a project based on their passion and recruit the help of a mentor from within the district and an outof-school expert.

Cline said the board of education has heard testimony from high school students and teachers about their senior projects.

“As part of their projects, they will go outside of their school’s course offerings to do a course outside or do an internship,” Cline said. “We hear from kids who have really learned so much from the senior project.”

Cline said a senior project lets students learn how to manage time, organize

resources, get others involved in a project and complete something pretty large.

“One of the great values of a senior project is you learn the academics while building life skills that are really valuable,” Cline said.

And many of the students he’s heard from have been so proud of the work they’ve done and inspired by the process, it helped them decide what line of work they want to pursue.

“It can be really life-changing,” Cline said.

5: Let students craft their own lesson plans The old school model, which Dichard said was primarily to prepare factory workers, is not relevant to the way a student’s work life is likely to unfold, with career changes and a greater need for higher education or post-high school training.

“If the kid wants to be a veterinarian, then we need to make sure their curriculum is designed to give them the background and knowledge to help them go to college and become what they want to become,” Dichard said.

That also means destroying the siloes that segregate math from chemistry and chemistry from language arts by letting certain subjects bleed into others. To some extend, West BOLGEN VARGAS High is already doing some of this with its STEAM Ahead program.

STEAM Ahead is a program where teachers from various disciplines team up on curriculum creation and delivery, and students work on projects related to the subject material but focused on things that interest them.

Dichard said the school’s English staff works with the chemistry and biology staff to incorporate things like technical writing for lab reports, for example. Or, in American Studies class, where U.S. history is combined with American literature, students learn about past wars and read George Orwell’s 1984.

One student will complete a project from that lesson and present the weaponry used in the Revolutionary War compared to that in the war in Iraq. Another, more analysis-minded student, might present a piece on the comparison of Germany’s relative strength in World War I vs. World War II, Dichard said.

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15 throughout United States history,” Dichard said.

Each student completes about four or five unit projects each quarter.

Creating a more student-centered system where they can guide their own studies is still a work in progress. The Manchester School District will be using the better part of 2018 to figure out how such a system will work at West High.

But basically, Dichard says it means separating the wheat (basic universal skills) from the chaff (knowledge that is no longer necessary for every student to succeed). From there, they can create the space for students to bring some of that additional knowledge back in a curated and customized form.

Once they complete the non-negotiable courses that every student needs, the rest will be more unstructured, making the plans flexible to change based on student interest, student need and subject area requirements.

Fred Bramante said letting students craft their lesson plans, in an ideal scenario, will be part and parcel of the push to partner with businesses and do more learning outside of the classroom.

“So, if you can imagine a high school kid saying, ‘I want Mrs. Jones for English, but I want to use my karate lessons for my physical education, I want to play in a rock band for my music credit, I want to do world history online, I want to learn space science at the planetarium, automotives at the car dealership,’ you make the world the classroom,” Bramante said.

Dichard said interweaving subjects is key.

“Well, you’ve got to embed that [liberal arts material] into the STEM curriculum,” Dichard said.

Raffio echoes this need to balance the so-called right brain with the left brain.

If schools are too focused on the technical side and neglect the “human side” then people will not be able to communicate clearly or work well with others.

Incorporating such a system may come with some up-front cost, Dichard thinks, but he doesn’t think it will be exorbitant. The transition period is partly being funded by the $300,000 grant from the Barr Foundation.

“I’d say the cost is largely unknown but … it largely revolves around how skillfully we can reallocate the resources we have,” he said.

6: Grade less homework

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School districts are starting to seriously rethink the value and purpose of homework. Starting this year in the Merrimack School District, teachers are no longer counting homework as graded assignments, though they can still assign homework, according to Assistant Super-

intendent Mark McLaughlin.

The idea is that homework grades may not be an accurate reflection of a student’s knowledge and mastery of a subject, and students may not all have the same opportunities or home life in which to perform or get help. So a student with high-speed internet, plenty of food, an engaged parent and a quiet home may be able to complete more homework or answer questions on assignments more accurately, but that could be more of a reflection of their opportunities than their knowledge or skills.

Other districts are also starting to rethink how to handle homework.

Manchester has already taken a step in this direction in recent years, by dividing homework into two categories: formative assignments and summative assignments.

The latter are graded as tests because they’re usually big projects. The former is considered preparatory work, so it’s not weighted the same.

Jim Morse at Oyster River said the district is in active parallel talks to reevaluate both the master schedule and the homework load. These issues affect each other.

“If they take seven courses, there’s going to be seven times the homework for every course that they take,” Morse said. “So then the issue becomes, how do we minimize the number of courses a kid can take in a day, and then how do we also make sure that the homework reflects what’s important for the child to be practicing on.”

They are questioning not only how much homework is appropriate to be assigned to a student, but also what value it has in demonstrating proficiency in something to a teacher. And replicating something like what Merrimack is doing is on the table, according to Morse.

Bubbling beneath this issue of grading homework is the larger discussion about grading in general.

“We all have this conception of grades that we all experienced as students. And what we really want to know as educators is what does the child know,” Morse said.

There’s a growing consensus that traditional grading does not effectively give educators that information. So, many districts are considering throwing out the old textbook entirely in favor of something at once radical and far simpler.

7: Master it, then move on “Mastery is the ability to use the information and skills in known and unknown situations in the future,” Tom Raffio said.

In its simplest form, competency-based learning is like karate lessons, according to Bramante, a longtime state leader in competency reform. Essentially, you move on when you’ve mastered a certain concept or

subject area. And that doesn’t mean memorized and then forgotten. It means you can demonstrate your mastery in action, just as you can demonstrate your karate moves while sparring.

“Mastery is not passing the test on Friday and then forgetting half of it two weeks later,” Bramante said.

The problem with traditional education, according to Bramante, is the proverbial conveyor belt keeps moving students along through grade levels based on calendar days spent in a classroom and regardless, to a degree, of whether they’ve mastered any of the things being taught along the way.

“New Hampshire is leading the country in this movement, away from a timebased system, away from a system where time and place are the constants and learning is the variable,” Bramante said. “You basically just switch them and you make it so that time and place are the variables, and learning is the constant.”

In the traditional learning environment, when someone doesn’t learn something but the class moves on, they feel discouraged and disengaged from the learning process, Bramante said, which compounds the academic outcomes for that student over time.

For the past 20 years, New Hampshire has been slowly laying the groundwork for a significant education reform. Now, more and more schools are beginning to adopt this competency-based learning model.

“It may have felt slow or invisible a decade ago, but, boy, it’s very visible now,” said Morse.

The Oyster River Middle School became entirely competencybased as of this fall; Pittsfield Elementary School adopted a similar program last year. And by 2019, West High School in Manchester is expected to be the first high school to become fully competency-based.

For the second year, Parker Varney Elementary School has been successfully experimenting with a competency program called NG2, which stands for “No Grades, No Grades,” meaning, no grade levels and no grade scores.

Amy Allen, who was principal at Parker Varney until recently and led the school into the NG2 system, said students of traditional grade levels are banded into groups that combine grades K to 1, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 to 5. Each band has two teachers and two classrooms.

In some ways, it’s modeled after Mon-

tessori schools, where youngsters move on when they’ve mastered a lesson or a subject. When a 9-year-old student in thirdgrade level masters his third-grade work, he can jump over to the fourth-grade-level classroom. If he hits a wall in a subject, he can bounce back to his original level.

If he shoots so far ahead that he’d be with middle-schoolers, he would get access to online classes through the Virtual Learning Academy system.

To pull it off, Allen took advantage of a little bit of grant money ($7,500 here, $6,000 there) to pay for professional development and curriculum planning so the faculty could adjust to the new system. For the most part existing resources were reallocated, FRED BRAMANTE so there wasn’t much cost to the change.

Allen said teachers need to get used to co-teaching with a partner, spotting student development and being nimble enough to respond to a student’s needs if they surpass their peers.

Students are also given skin in the game, she said. They’re encouraged to think about their strengths, weaknesses and learning styles and communicate that in student-led conferences.

So far, in schools like Parker Varney, Bramante said, it’s working far better. Students don’t feel the need to associate themselves with a grade level, they are comfortable working at their own pace and they aren’t getting discouraged by failure.

“If they were advanced in one area, they moved to another classroom where the work was more challenging,” Bramante said.

For Rick Dichard at West High, the way forward is making sure kids are learning how to learn, how to think critically and how to solve problems.

“There are certain baseline skills that a student needs in order to be successful and the key is making those baseline skills clear, making them accessible and really remediating kids so they absolutely have those baseline skills to they can take it to the next level,” Dichard said.

Board of Education Chair Drew Cline said New Hampshire has officially embraced this model and it’s just a matter of letting the schools adopt it one at a time.

“Some kids take a little longer to grasp certain subjects,” Cline said. “Having a system in which those kids can advance at their own pace within a subject can be really helpful for a lot of reasons.”

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Join Intown Concord for the city’s annual Midnight Merriment from 5 p.m. to midnight — it’s an opportunity to shop all night long with thousands of neighbors. The downtown event will feature carolers, s’mores stations, a beard contest and more. The event is free for all ages. Visit intownconcord.org. Photo by Eric Fleming.

SNHU will host its Winter Jazz Concert from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Walker Auditorium (2500 N. River Road, Manchester) to showcase the jazz repertoire of SNHU’s music majors. The musicians will both traditional and nontraditional jazz selections.

Free. Call 629-4626, email s.santerre@snhu.edu or visit snhucalendar.snhu.edu.

EAT: at a tavern Join the Thirsty Turtle Tavern (8 Temple St., Nashua) at its Christmas Party to benefit The Bubba’s Home Foundation on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 2 to 6 p.m. The festive family event will have music, raffles and a visit from Santa. Proceeds raise money to open a sober living home in New Hampshire. Cost $10. Visit facebook.com/thirstyturtletavernnashua or call 402-4136.

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Join Boston Billiard Club (55 Northeastern Boulevard, Nashua) and Casino’s special Christmas Paint Party hosted by Drinkable Arts from 7 to 9 p.m. The craft event will give guests a choice of gifts to make: create a wine glass that looks like an ornament or a Christmas countdown chalkboard wooden sign. All materials are included with the $40 ticket price. Visit drinkablearts.com.

Join Let’s Dance Studio at the Phenix Hall (40 N. Main St., Concord) from 7 to 10:30 p.m. for the Great Gatsby Gala. Guests will be taken on a trip back in time to a night in the Roaring ’20s with dapper dress, flappers and music provided by Boston’s only allfemale big band, The Mood Swings. Tickets are $45. Light appetizers and dessert included. Visit letsdancenh.com or call 228-2800.

DRINK: beer with pizza Join Uno Pizzeria & Grill (593 Amherst St., Nashua) for their DecemBeer & Pizza Fest on Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. The celebration of craft beer and handcrafted pizza will have deals on both, as well as pizza-making demos, games, giveaways and prizes. Pay $10 for any 14-ounce craft beer with any individual Chicago thincrust or deep-dish pizza. Visit facebook.com/ unonashua.amherst or call 886-4132.

BE MERRY: crafts and wine Join LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst) for a Wreath Making Workshop on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

Learn to make your own evergreen wreath with instructors from the Beaver Brook Association. The wreaths will be made using the provided material; wreath rings, tools, wire, mountain laurel, white pine and eastern hemlock. Cost is $30. Visit labellewineryevents. com or call 672-9898.

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ARTS State of the art

Robotics team creates tech-inspired artwork

By Angie Sykeny

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A student robotics team is merging science and art in a robotics-themed pop-up art exhibition on Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire in Londonderry.

FIRST Robotics Competition Team 238 of Manchester was looking for a way to raise funds to compete at the International FIRST competition in Detroit, Michigan.

Deirdre Cleary, who does marketing for Sunrise Labs (one of the robotics team’s longtime sponsors) and is an artist herself, proposed the idea for the exhibition last January.

“You can only do so many spaghetti dinner fundraisers, so I said we should do something different and fun,” Cleary said. “I thought having a show of robotic art would be really unique and would challenge the kids to think outside the box and be creative.”

Sixteen students are participating in the project, creating about 25 mini moving robot sculptures and 35 tech-inspired abstract wall art pieces using materials such as wire, metal and aluminum bits, circuit boards and computer parts, old camera lenses, springs, heat sinks, gears, stained glass, jewelry and various found objects.

“Some of these kids have never been asked to make a piece of art,” Cleary said, “but here, they were able to use their imagination and take different materials that didn’t necessarily have a function and cre“Robotic Art” pop-up exhibition Where: Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, 13 Navigator Road, Manchester When: Thursday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m.

More info: frc238.org, nhahs.org

Robotics team works on art for the pop-up exhibit. Courtesy photo.

Robotic Art exhibition robot sculptures. Courtesy photo.

ate these unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that are functional and really cool to look at.”

The robot sculptures are 8 to 12 inches long and are powered by a AA battery to move in one direction. Some are simple and mechanical looking while others are more animated and resemble robotic creatures.

In addition to the aforementioned materials, the team was given a collection of circa-1929 antique radio vacuum tubes and Westinghouse Electric light bulbs to incorporate into the robots.

“That’s what makes the robots really special — that we’re able to repurpose old technology and use it as a design element for something new,” Cleary said.

The wall art pieces include modified and spray painted materials arranged on 6x6-inch hangable sheets of metal. The pieces are also interactive in that they have colored LED lights on the back panel, designed by Sunrise Labs system and electrical engineers, that light up when the

different experience from what the robotics students are used to, Prygocki-Jeakins said, and some of the students were hesitant about it at first.

“There’s a lot of structure with building the robots. There’s a set of instructions and defined criteria to meet,” she said, “but the artistic process is fluid and flexible. For a group that’s used to following instructions, that can be a little daunting.”

Cleary said her goal for the project is to show the students and others in the STEM community how science and art can relate to each other. “[The students] had to wear different hats at different stages [of making the art] — first the engineering hat, then the aesthetics hat, then back to engineering, and I think that’s important,” Cleary said. “It’s important in any engineering discipline to develop a mind for creativity and to realize that science doesn’t exist without art. It’s technical, yes, but it also takes creativity.”

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surface of the piece is touched.

Starting last summer, the students have spent a couple hours each week planning out their pieces and collecting and modifying materials, culminating with a “build day” earlier this month during which they assembled all of their prepared materials into complete works of art. To modify the materials, they used some of the same machinery and equipment they use for cutting, bending, drilling and engineering components for their competition robots.

“There are a lot of processes for the art project that are similar to the processes for building the robots,” team leader Kimberley Prygocki-Jeakins said. “[Students] are learning how to construct something based on a design idea, how to pull together the pieces needed for it and how to work through trial and error. It’s been a great way for them to get some experience before they start building a robot for the competition.”

In other ways, the art project is a very

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Art Events • HOLIDAY ART SHOW AND SALE Features small artwork by artists defining what “home” means to them. Open through Dec. 23. Wild Salamander Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Visit wildsalamander.com.

• “THE GREAT WOMEN OF IMPRESSIONISM: MARY CASSATT AND BERTHE

BEAMAN COLE” First Friday monthly art talk series. Creative Ventures instructor Beaman Cole presents. Fri., Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Creative Ventures Gallery, 411 Nashua St., Milford. Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500.

• LAKES REGION ART ASSOCIATION POP-UP ART SHOW Features the work of numerous Lakes Region artists

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and photographers. Mon., Nov. 27 through Fri., Dec. 1, noon to 4 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia.

• DECEMBER DOVER ART WALK Experience Dover’s art scene at more than a dozen stops around downtown and shop for handmade gifts for the holidays.

Get an art walk map stamped at each location and turn it in at The

Falls by 8 p.m., to be entered in a raffle. Fri., Dec. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. Visit doverartwalk.com.

• HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Includes hands-on activities like making a Christmas ornament using alcohol inks, a German Bell from paper or an acrylic design on a Christmas tree ball.

Sat., Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Creative Ventures Gallery, 411 Nashua St., Milford. Visit

creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500.

• TRUNK SHOW Artist Jenn Ski presents. Sat., Dec. 9, 1 to 7 p.m.

80 Ministerial Road, Bedford.

Visit facebook.com/jennskiart.

Fairs & markets • 5TH ANNUAL CUP SHOW & SALE A curated collection of functional and beautiful cups and mugs made by more than

20 artists will be on display and for sale, priced between $25 and $65. Nov. 9 through Jan. 6. Studio 550 Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester. Visit 550arts.com or call 232-5597.

• CRAFTWORKERS’ GUILD HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOP Features a variety of handmade goods by juried artisans. Open Nov. 24 through Dec. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Oliver

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Kendall House, 5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. Visit facebook. com/CraftworkersGuild.

• INTOWN MANCHESTER DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY MARKET Shop a variety of arts and crafts including jewelry, woodworking, glass art, fiber arts, paintings and more.

Thurs., Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brady Sullivan Plaza, 1000 Elm St., Manchester. Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market will be open at (, Manchester) on Visit intownmanchester.com.

• WINTER GIFTOPOLIS Hosted by the Concord Arts Market, featuring a variety of gifts by local artists and artisans, including pottery, handbags, jewelry, fine art, fiber arts, home decor, upcycled items, ornaments, photography and more.

Fri., Dec. 1, from 6:30 to 11 p.m.

Eagle Square, Concord. Visit concordartsmarket.net.

Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market.

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tures Gallery (411 Nashua St., Milford) launches its new First Friday monthly art talk series on Friday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. Creative Ventures instructor Beaman Cole will speak on “The Great Women of Impressionism: Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot.” Following the talk, there will be an opening reception for a new exhibition featuring still life works by local oil painter Alberta Geyer. Stop by on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., for the gallery’s holiday open house, where there will be hands-on activities like making a Christmas ornament using alcohol inks, a German bell from paper or an acrylic design on a Christmas tree ball. Visit creativeventuresfineart. com or call 672-2500.

• Downtown discoveries: The December Dover Art Walk takes place on Friday, Dec. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. Experience Dover’s art scene at more than a dozen stops around downtown and shop for handmade gifts for the holidays. Get an art walk map stamped at each location and turn it in at The Falls by 8 p.m., to be entered in a raffle. Visit doverartwalk.com. — Angie Sykeny

• HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR The 40th annual Contoocook Artisans Holiday Craft Fair returns. The juried fair features handcrafted items by 29 local artisans. Fri., Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 354 Main St., Hopkinton.

• NEW CASTLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS FAIR Shop a variety of handmade gifts, holiday items and nautical-themed crafts. Sat., Dec. 2, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. New Castle Recreation Building, 301 Wentworth Road, New Castle. Visit portsmouthchamber.org.

• CHRISTMAS FAIR Crafters will exhibit handmade jewelry, woodworking, painted glass, pottery, knitted items and more.

Sat., Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hampstead Congregational Church, 61 Main St., Hampstead. Visit hampsteaducc.org.

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SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA More than 70 local crafters and artisans will feature jewelry, scarves, puzzles, woodworking, pottery, metal art and more. Fri., Dec. 8, and Sat., Dec. 9. Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road, Milford. Visit hampshiredome.com.

• HOLLY JOLLY CRAFT FAIR Eighty exhibitors will show and sell handmade crafts, jewelry, home decor, wearable art and more. Sat., Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua. Visit joycescraftshows. com.

• HOLIDAY FAIR The New Hampshire Audubon presents a number of local artists will show and sell their work, including jewelry, pottery, photography, greeting cards and prints and more. Sat., Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. Visit nhaudubon.org.

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• City arts markets: Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market opens on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St., Manchester). Shop a variety of arts and crafts including jewelry, woodworking, glass art, fiber arts, paintings and more.

The market continues on Thursdays, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit intownmanchester.com.

The Concord Arts Market hosts its Winter Giftopolis during downtown Concord’s Midnight Merriment on Friday, Dec. 1, from 6:30 to 11 p.m., in Eagle Square. There will be an array of gifts by local artists and artisans, including pottery, handbags, jewelry, fine art, fiber arts, home decor, upcycled items, ornaments, photography and more.

Visit concordartsmarket.net.

• Learn digital art: Jupiter Hall (89 Hanover St., Manchester) hosts a Digital Artistry with Adobe Photoshop workshop with digital artist Ella Putney Carlson on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Learn how to combine multiple images into a cohesive work of art using Photoshop.

Carlson will cover image selections, lighting, color, texture and some of her favorite techniques and shortcuts. The cost is $59 for adults and $29 for students. Visit jupiterhallworkshop120217.eventbrite.com.

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• Farewell show: The Leddy Center for the Performing Arts (38C Ladd’s Lane, Epping) presents A Christmas Carol Dec. 1 through Dec. 10, as its final mainstage production before closing permanently next year. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20. The Leddy Center will continue to offer musical theater classes and private music lessons through April 2018. Visit leddycenter.org.

• Festive classical concerts: The Manchester Community Music School (2291 Elm St., Manchester) presents its Holiday Pops concert, “Sounds of the Season,” on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. The concert features New Hampshire Youth Jazz and Wind Ensembles, the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony and Concert Orchestras and the Flute Choir. There will be raffle prizes, a holiday photo booth with props, visits with Santa, light refreshments and a cash bar.

Tickets cost $40. Visit mcmusicschool.org.

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by Bach, Eccard, Mendelssohn and others on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (22 Fox Run Road, Newington) and Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m., at Christ Church (43 Pine St., Exeter).

Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door for adults, $10 in advance or $12 at the door for seniors and students, and free for children age 11 and under. Visit rockinghamchoralsociety.org.

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Theater Productions • WHITE CHRISTMAS The Ogunquit Playhouse presents Irving Berlin’s classic musical.

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The Leddy Center presents A Christmas Carol.

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• Holiday humor: Fred Marple brings his one-man comedy show to New Boston Community Church (7 Valley View Road, New Boston) on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. Enjoy an evening of Yankee humor, music, news from the mythical town of Frost Heaves and holiday hijinks. Tickets cost $15 in advance and $20 at the door.

The show is family-friendly. Visit frostheaves.com.

• Original reading: NHIA’s Writing for Stage and Screen program will present a theatrical reading of The Great God Sokolov on Monday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., at the Sharon Arts Center Gallery (30 Grove St., Peterborough). The story follows a film director making his final movie while simultaneously playing a major character in the movie. It was inspired by NHIA faculty member Karen Sunde’s play To Moscow, which centers on the complex relationship between 18th-century Russian theater giants Anton Chekhov and Konstantin Stanislavsky. The reading will be performed by a professional cast of actors.

There will be a reception prior to the reading at 6:30 p.m., where attendees can meet the actors, and a Q&A session directly after the reading. Admission is free. Visit nhia. edu. — Angie Sykeny

Chestnut St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $34 to $94. Visit themusichall.org.

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL Presented by Palace Theatre. Various showtimes Dec. 1 through Dec. 23. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. Children (age 6-12) $25, adults $39 to $45. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL Dec. 1 through Dec. 17. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL Players’ Ring Theatre presents. Dec. 1 through Dec. 23. Showtimes are Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth.

Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors and $12 for children under age 12. Visit playersring.org.

• A CHRISTMAS CAROL Leddy Center presents final mainstage show. Dec. 1 through Dec. 10. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, 38C Ladd’s Lane, Epping. Tickets cost $20. Visit leddycenter.org.

• THE NUTCRACKER Portsmouth School of Ballet presents.

Sat., Dec. 2, at 5 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Exeter High School auditorium, 1 Blue Hawk Drive, Exeter.

Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for children. Visit psb-nh. com.

• HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR The Concord Dance Academy

HOLIDAY SPIRIT Grammy-Nominated artist Jim Brickman is playing the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 8 p.m. He and Grammy-Nominated artist John Ondrasik (a/k/a Five For Fighting) have a special collaboration to send a message of thanks, love, and support to the troops this holiday season with the song, “Christmas Where You Are” - watch the lyric video, featuring soldiers and their families, at bit.ly/2in4QHN Tickets for the Manchester appearance are $25 at palacetheatre.org.

presents. Sat., Dec. 2, 1 and 6 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 3, 1 p.m.

Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. , Concord. Tickets are $15. Visit concorddanceacademy.com.

• THE NUTCRACKER New England School of Dance presents. Sat., Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. Bedford High School , 47 Nashua Road, Bedford. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Visit newenglandschoolofdance.com.

• THE WINTER WONDERETTES Group performs iconic ’60s versions of classic holiday tunes. Dec. 7 through Dec. 31.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $15 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org.

• JACOB MARLEY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL The Peterborough Players present. Dec. 7 through Dec. 17. 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. Tickets cost $39. Visit peterboroughplayers.org.

• A NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS Pontine Theatre presents a show composed of original adaptations of three Christmas stories written by New England artists. Fri., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 9, 4 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 10, 2 p.m. Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye. Tickets cost $24. Visit pontine.org.

• WIZARD OF OZ Nashua High School North presents. Fri., Dec. 8, and Sat., Dec. 9, 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 10, 1 p.m. Nashua High School North Auditorium, 8 Titan Way, Nashua. $15 for preferred seating, $12 for regular seating. Visit tma.booktix. com.

• CHRISTMAS STORIES The Manchester Community Theatre Players present. Fri., Dec. 8, and Sat., Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. in Manchester; and Fri., Dec. 15, at 7 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 16, at 1 and 7 p.m., in Concord. The North End Montessori School, 698 Beech St., Manchester. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Road, Concord. Visit manchestercommunitytheatre. com.

• MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET The Majestic Theatre presents. Fri., Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 9, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 10, 2 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $15 for seniors 65+ and $12 for youth age 17 and under.

Visit majestictheatre.net.

• THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER The Amato Center for the Performing Arts presents. Dec. 8 through Dec. 10. 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford.

Ticket information is TBA. Visit svbgc.org/amato-center.

• THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER The Windham Actors Guild presents.

Fri., Dec. 8, and Sat., Dec. 9, at 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Searles School , 3 Chapel Road, Windham. Tickets cost $12.50 for adults and $10.50 for children and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com.

• A DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS Carpe Diem presents.

Includes a gourmet three-course dinner, live music, holiday carols and the show. Mon., Dec. 11, through Thurs., Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m. Old Salt Restaurant, 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton.

Tickets cost $39.99 for adults and $19.99 for children. Call 926-8322.

• A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. Dec. 14 through Dec. 23. Showtimes are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 10 a.m., with an additional evening show Sunday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $15 to $20. Visit seacoastrep. org.

• ROCKAPELLA HOLIDAY Fri., Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. Tickets cost $15 to $32.

Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• THE NUTCRACKER Presented by NH School of Ballet.

Thurs., Dec. 28, 7 p.m. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. $18. Visit palacetheatre. org.

Classical Music Events • “SOUNDS OF THE SEASON” The Manchester Community Music School presents its Holiday Pops Concert. New Hampshire Youth Jazz and Wind Ensembles, the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony and Concert Orchestras and the Flute Choir will perform. Fri., Dec. 1, 7 p.m.

2291 Elm St., Manchester. Tickets $40. Visit mcmusicschool.org.

• CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Rockingham Choral Society presents chorales by Martin Luther and composed by Bach, Eccard, Mendelssohn and others.

Sat., Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., in Newington, and Sun., Dec. 3, 3 p.m., in Exeter. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 22 Fox Run Road, Newington. Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door for adults, $10 in advance or $12 at the door for seniors and students, and free for children age 11 and under. Visit rockinghamchoralsociety.org.

• “CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS” The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its 20th anniversary holiday concert series. Sat., Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Nashua, 121 Manchester St., Nashua; Sun., Dec. 3, at 4 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth,; Sat., Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Wesley United Methodist Church, 79 Clinton St., Concord; and Sun., Dec. 10, at 4 p.m., at The Derryfield School, 2108 River Road, Manchester. Tickets $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65+ and veterans, free for children 12 and under. Visit nhgmc.com.

• HOLIDAY POPS The Strafford Wind Symphony presents. Sat., Dec. 2, 7 p.m. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $7 for children under age 12. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

• MONT VERNON MESSIAH SING Mont Vernon Congregational Church presents. Sat., Dec. 2, 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 3, 4 p.m.

4 S. Main St., Mont Vernon. Free.

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LISTINGS 25 Children & Teens Games, clubs, fun...

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Shop around

Have a Starry, Starry Weekend in Hopkinton and Contoocook

By Ethan Hogan

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FEATURES 25 Kiddie pool Family activities this week.

The two villages of Contoocook and Hopkinton will come together for a community weekend that supports local business and celebrates the holidays.

Starry, Starry Weekend is in its 14th year and includes 18 local businesses. The streets will be lined with candles as guests shop local and enjoy the festively decorated store fronts. Holiday activities and pop-up shops will be held throughout the town, including children’s book readings, craft fairs and musical performances.

26 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors.

27 Treasure Hunt There’s gold in your attic.

28 Car Talk

Starry, Starry Weekend Where: Hopkinton and Contoocook villages When: Friday, Dec. 1, through Sunday, Dec. 3 Cost: Admission is free.

Shopping opportunities will be available.

Visit: explorecontoocook.com

Click and Clack give you car advice.

Get Listed From yoga to pilates, cooking to languages to activities for the kids, Hippo’s weekly listing offers a rundown of all area events and classes.

Many unique ornaments available at local shops in Contoocook & Hopkinton shops.

Candle-making shop Marklin Candle in conjunction with Der Markt helps decorate with candles and also participates in the event with tours of the candle-making process.

“It’s a Contoocook tradition,” Marklin Candle Manager Holli Siff said. “It’s the true opening of the holiday season. We make candles — we have big fat bucket candles that line the walk, so it’s

Schedule of events Contoocook Artisans Fair: St. Andrews Church, Hopkinton, Friday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

A Cozy Concert with Miss Lynn: Hopkinton Library, Friday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m.

Art show and “Last Chance Night:” Hopkinton Historical Society, Friday, Dec. 1, 5 to 7 p.m.

Creative Angels Cookie Walk & Jewelry Sale: Contoocook United Methodist Church, Saturday, Dec.

2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Gingerbread house workshop: Hopkinton Recreation Dept., Saturday, Dec 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Christmas tree lighting: Contoocook Village Gazebo, Saturday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m.

A reading of The Polar Express and hot chocolate: Aboard the historic Pullman train car at the depot, Saturday, Dec. 2, 5 to 7 p.m.

very festive and pretty. It’s a community event.

Everyone has food and drinks.”

Amy Rothe of Sage & Twine will have opportunities for guests to participate in activities in her shop, which gives furniture a new life with decorative paint work. She also sells vintage home goods.

“This year I am going to have door prizes and all the stores do some sort of treat, cookies or chocolate, some do hot chocolate.

We like to offer treats while people are shopping,” said Rothe.

The weekend is also an opportunity for artisans to showcase their work at several locations around town. The Contoocook Train

Depot and St. Andrews Church will have goods from local artisans on display for shoppers.

The Starry, Starry Weekend kickoff happens Friday, Dec. 1, with an artisans fair at St. Andrews Church, an art show at the Hopkinton Historical Society, and a concert with Miss Lynn at the Hopkinton Library.

On Saturday, the Hopkinton Recreation Department is hosting a Gingerbread House Workshop where families can decorate a tasty gingerbread house.

There’s also a cookie walk at Contoocook United Methodist Church, a tree lighting ceremony at the village gazebo and a reading of The Polar HOLLI SIFF Express from 5 to 7 p.m. aboard the historic Pullman train car, which sits on railroad tracks outside the depot. Hot chocolate will be served.

“I look forward to seeing the people that I haven’t seen in a while and talking with customers. And the feeling that everyone is in a good mood and they’re out shopping. It’s nice to feel everybody’s support. Just visiting with customers and knowing that they are supporting local businesses means a lot,” said Rothe.

It’s a Contoocook tradition. It’s the true opening of the holiday season.

Get your program listed by sending information to listings@hippopress.com at least three weeks before the event.

Looking for more events for the kids, nature-lovers and more? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play or online at hipposcout.com.

Participating businesses 3 on Main Mercantile: 905 Main St., Contoocook, 746-3306, 3onmain.com Christmas at the Depot: 896 Main St, Contoocook, 746-4100, contoocookdepot.org Contoocook Methodist Church: 24 Maple St., Hopkinton, 746-4894, contoocookumc.org Covered Bridge Frame Shop & Gallery: 916 Main St., Contoocook, 746-4996, cbgallery.com Covered Bridge Restaurant: 16 Cedar St., Contoocook, 746-5191,

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coveredbridgerestaurant.com Cranberry Barn Flower Shop: 232 Park Avenue, Hopkinton, 746-3963, cranberrybarnflowers.com Der Markt at Marklin: 28 Riverside Drive, Contoocook, 746-5442, facebook.com/dermarktatmarklin Dimitri’s Pizza Restaurant: 14 Park Lane, Contoocook, 746-4300, dimitrispizzanh.com Everyday Café: 14 Maple St., Contoocook, 746-6041, theeverydaycafenh.com

Gould Hill Farm & Cider Tasting Room: 656 Gould Hill Road, Contoocook, 746-3811, gouldhillfarm.com Indigo Blues & Co. Jeans Boutique: 902 Main St., Contoocook, 660-9290, indigobluesandco.com Karpets by Kerry: 190 Pine St., Contoocook, 746-4895, karpetsbykerry.com Magic Secret Garden: 905 Main St., Contoocook, 229-8726.

Ohana Yoga Studio: 44 Cedar St.,

Contoocook, 748-1539, ohanayoganh.com Polkadots Gift Boutique: 902 Main St., Contoocook, 746-3687, polkadotsgiftboutique.com Rusty’s General Store for Animals: 8 Maple St., Hopkinton, 746-3434.

Sage & Twine Cottage Shop: 874 Main St. No. 3, Contoocook, 717-5002, sageandtwine.com/ new-hampshire Union House Oddities: 53 Maple St., Contoocook, 533-6480

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Family fun for the weekend

Chances to see Santa Join the Kiwanis Club to Celebrate with a Child at the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester (555 Union St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The annual holiday party for children will give families a memorable holiday experience with craft making, carol singing, storytelling and more. Santa will also be stopping by. Visit kiwanismanchesternh. org.

Join St. Joseph Hospital for their Jolly Holiday Family Christmas Event on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and see the holiday-decorated atrium lobby with live music, activity stations and a free photo with Santa. Festive activities include make-your-own crafts and ornaments, face painting, cookie frosting and games.

Get Breakfast with Santa at Jutras Post (56 Boutwell St., Manchester) on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 8 to 11 a.m. Enjoy family time while eating pancakes with Santa. Cost is $5 per person, $20 per family. Ticket includes a full pancake breakfast and a chance to get your picture taken with Santa. Visit facebook.com/manchesterlionsclub44n.

Get your photo taken with Santa Claus to benefit the Manchester Animal Shelter at Demers Garden Center (656 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Photos will be $20 and will be emailed directly to participants.

Children & Teens Events • TEA PARTY The Millyard Museum is hosting an American Girl Doll Tea Party where participants can take a tour of the museum through the eyes of an American Girl and afterward enjoy a tea party with refreshments and crafts. $10 per person.

200 Bedford St., Manchester.

Sat., Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register by calling 6227531 or visiting manchesterhistoric.org.

• HOLIDAY STORIES Join the Whipple Free Library for holiday stories every Monday at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Friday at 11 a.m. starting Monday, Nov. 27, with the last session on Friday, Dec. 15. The stories are for ages 3 to 6 and there will be songs and crafts included. Free but pre-registration is required at whipplefreelibrary.org. 67 Mont Vernon Road, New Boston. Call 487-3391.

Guests can also shop for Christmas trees, wreaths, holiday decor and poinsettias. Call 625-8298.

Join Journey Church (5 Tinkham Avenue, Derry) for its Jingle Down to Journey holiday party on Friday, Dec. 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The annual party includes a Christmas magic show, pictures with Santa, crafts for all ages and snacks with drinks.

The event is free but donations will be accepted for the Son-Shine Soup Kitchen, an organization that provides warm meals to people in need. Visit journeynh.org or call 216-5155.

Get active Try an Adult/Child Partner Yoga Workshop hosted by Barre Life (944 Elm St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 3 to 4:15 p.m. The fun, playful poses will teach participants relaxing breathing lesson and healthy yoga exercises. The class is for adults and their children ages 5 to 10. Price is $20 per pair. Visit barrelifenh.com or call 232-6868.

• POM-POM ORNAMENTS Learn to make pom-pom ornaments at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Store. The kids’ class will teach participants how to make ornaments using a pompom maker and acrylic paint.

The cost to attend is $35 plus materials. 80 Storrs St., Suite 5, Concord. Tues., Nov. 28, at 9 a.m. and Wed., Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m.Visit joann.com.

• HOLIDAY MOVIES The Goffstown Public Library will be hosting preschool holiday movies with a screening of Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Friday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m.; Frosty’s Winter Wonderland on Friday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m., and ’Twas the Night before Christmas Friday, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m. No registration required. 2 High St., Goffstown. Visit goffstownlibrary. com or call 497-2102.

• POLAR EXPRESS Visit Barnes & Noble in for their annual Polar Express storytime

on Bring your pajamas and enjoy a storytime with the beloved classic The Polar Express and enjoy coloring and activities afterward.

235 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 1741 S. Willow St., Manchester or 125 S. Broadway, Salem. Fri., Dec. 1, at 7 p.m.Visit barnsandnoble.com or call your local store.

• SANTA’S WORKSHOP The TRIP Center will host Santa & His Workshop, a program with games and fun for everyone, including photos with Santa, on Friday, Dec. 1, from 3:30 to 6 p.m.

Admission is free and registration is not required. 12 Rowell Drive, Franklin. Visit franklinnh.org/ parks-recreation or call 934-2118.

• SANTA LAND will return to the Gilford Youth Center for two days. The free event features games, arts and crafts, cookie decorating, face painting, bounce houses and visits from Santa Claus. Fri., Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 :30 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 2, from 10

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IN/OUT THE GARDENING GUY

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I had a banner year for root crops this year, and storage is a problem. For the past few years I had been storing root crops in a spare fridge, or in an old 25-gallon crock with a plywood lid in my cold basement. This year I went back to using a cement block bin that accommodates more produce. I call it my “cold cellar.”

There are two impediments to storing root crops for winter: maintaining the proper temperature, and keeping mice from getting at the food. My house was built in 1888 as a creamery, or butter factory, and has a stone foundation, which will always make it possible for determined mice and squirrels to get in.

The building was built into a hillside and one wall is above grade level, which makes for a cold basement in winter months, as I only heat it when the temperature outside is well below zero.

This year I built a cold cellar for potatoes that uses 20 cement blocks. Cement blocks are readily available and relatively inexpensive. Blocks that are 16 inches long, 8 inches wide and 8 inches tall generally cost about $2 each. In addition to the blocks all you need is a piece of plywood to cover it.

So here is what you need to do if you want to build a bin for storing vegetables. First, select a place where the temperature can be kept above freezing. Your garage might work, or a cold basement like mine. But you need to make sure it isn’t too cold, as you don’t want produce to freeze.

If temperatures drop below freezing during the coldest part of winter, you have a couple of options: you can carry your buckets of produce to a mudroom or unheated pantry for a few weeks, or you can add heat.

In an earlier version I used a drop light with a 75-watt incandescent bulb to provide heat in my storage bin. I kept an indoor-outdoor remote sensor in it that I could read upstairs, and plugged in the drop light when temperatures inside the bin dropped to 35 degrees.

Another alternative, and probably a better one, is to install a heat mat. I have one that is designed for helping seeds to germinate by providing a gentle bottom heat. Most heat mats are small, just big enough for one flat, but I have one that is 48 inches by 21 inches and uses 107 watts of energy. It should provide plenty of heat for the coldest of times.

These are available at garden centers or from Gardeners Supply Co. online.

Don’t set up a cold storage bin on a dirt floor. The mice will dig under the fortifying cement block wall and get to your potatoes

Potatoes in storage bin. Courtesy photo.

and carrots. Build it on a smooth cement floor. You can build any size you want, but I made mine three blocks long and two blocks wide. And mine is two courses of blocks high, so I used a total of 20 blocks. It is tall enough to accommodate five-gallon pails.

Root crops store best with high humidity.

Winter air in New England is very dry, so I put an inch or two of moist sand in the bottom of each bucket. I do not use plastic lids on the buckets because the vegetables are living organisms that breathe slightly. They need air circulation, too, to keep mildew at bay.

For a lid to the storage bin, you can use plywood. Three-quarter-inch plywood would be best, as it is least likely to warp.

But five-eighths or even half inch will work.

I recommend placing a few heavy objects or extra blocks on the outsides of the plywood to weigh it down and minimize warping.

Mice can get in through the smallest imaginable spaces.

Bernice Johnson of Cornish Flat, may she rest in peace, once told me a funny story about an elderly and mentally impaired neighbor who grew a lot of potatoes. He had a basement that was full of mice and rats. He stored his potatoes in a pile on the dirt floor and placated the rodents by going to town once a week and buying as many packages of weekold donuts as he could. He’d stand at the top of the stairs and then throw down donuts to feed them, making them promise to leave his potatoes alone. And it worked, he claimed!

Even in a dark, cool storage bin, potatoes somehow know when spring arrives.

So I try to finish up eating — or sharing — most of my potatoes by the end of March.

But I will save some until June so that I can plant them and start next year’s crop from them. I once went 20 years without buying potatoes, though that meant I had none during the early summer months. When my first new potatoes were ready to eat, I felt like a king at a royal banquet.

You may reach Henry at PO Box 364, Cornish Flat, NH 03746. Please include a SASE if you wish a reply by mail. Better yet, email him at henry.homeyer@comcast.net. You may read his blog at dailyuv.com/gardeningguy.

IN/OUT TREASURE HUNT

Dear Donna, I’m always intrigued by your Treasure Hunt response in The Hippo. I’m 55 and this cookie jar was in my family before I was born but I don’t have its history. My kids think it’s creepy and want me to get rid of it but memories of growing up keep it firmly on my shelf. Have you seen any like it? There is no writing or stamp of any kind. The crack on the cover isn’t from any damage that I know of. There is one small chip out of the cover, underneath, as you can see.

Jeanne Dear Jeanne, What you have is a Cow Jumping Over The Moon (as in “Hey Diddle Diddle”) cookie jar. It looks to be in great shape for being heavily used in it’s time. I think to find them in mint condition would mean there must have been some awful cookies in them!

This cookie jar was made by the Robinson-Ransbottom Pottery Co. of Roseville, Ohio. People do confuse this name with Roseville Pottery but it’s actually two different companies. They say that all of their items were marked with the R.R.P. but sometimes it’s tough to see because it’s hidden on the bottom in deep glaze.

Even though I think yours in is good condition, the rules are always the same for evaluating: you look at the item, rarity and condition. So with yours having some age damage and natural wear (crazing in the

a.m. to noon. 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford.Visit gilfordyouthcenter. com or call 524-6978.

• VISIT FROM SANTA The Rodgers Memorial Library will be getting a visit from Santa, with Santa, crafts, and milk and cookies. 194 Derry Road, Hudson.

Sat., Dec. 2, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.Visit rodgerslibrary.org or call 886-6030.

• SANTA PARTY Join the Hooksett Public Library for their Santa party with holiday themed games and crafts, and pictures with Santa. Pictures can be printed for $1. No registration necessary. 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett. Sat., Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Visit hooksettlibrary. org or call 485-6092.

• GRINCH STORYTIME Barnes & Noble stores will be hosting a How the Grinch Stole Christmas storytime. After the reading there will be holiday activities. 235 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 1741 S. Willow St., Manchester and 125 S. Broadway, Salem. Sat., Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. Visit barnesandnoble.com or call your local store.

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Join the 800 people who have lost more than 20,000 pounds!

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She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

To find out about your antique or collectible, send a clear photo of the object and information about it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Woods Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffstown, N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, 624-8668).

• JOLLY HOLIDAY Join St. Joseph Hospital for their Jolly Holiday Christmas event for a morning of festive live music, make-your-own crafts and ornaments, face painting, cookie frosting, games and refreshments all in the decorated atrium. Get a free picture with Santa. 172 Kinsley St., Nashua. Sat., Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visit facebook.com/ stjoesnh or call 882-3000.

Crafts Workshops • ALCOHOL INK CANDLES Using a variety of techniques, participants will create beautiful, personalized holiday candles perfect for housewarming gifts or holiday decorations.

The candles can be made into a variety of colors. Tuition $35, materials $15. Adults and teens 12 and older. League of N.H. Craftsmen Nashua Retail Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. Sat., Dec. 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visit nashua.nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• QUILLING Join local expert Leslie Kennedy at the Pelham

Public Library to learn about the little-known paper craft called quilling. Quilling is the art of curling and shaping narrow strips of paper and laying them on edge to form intricate filigree designs. Free to all. 24 Village Green, Pelham. Wed., Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. Email rmccaffery@pelhamweb.com or call 635-7581.

Miscellaneous • CHRISTMAS VILLAGE Laconia’s downtown community center will become a Christmas Village over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be visiting from the North Pole. Guests can get a professional picture with Santa for $3. Free to attend with donations accepted. 306 Union Ave., Laconia. Thurs., Nov. 30, and Fri., Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m., to Sat., Dec. 2, and Sun., Dec. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. Visit facebook.com/laconiachristmasvillage.nh or call 524-5046.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

Newer car safety features can prolong driver independence Dear Car Talk: I own a 2013 Honda Civic EX with 16,000 miles, which I really like. But I’m wondering, since I turned 81 this year, if I should think about upgrading to the

By Ray Magliozzi newer safety features, such as anti-collision, blind spot sensor, etc.

Since I turned 81, I’ve been thinking that maybe I should have all the help I can get, but I know the Civic probably would be fine until I’m ready to hang up my keys (or the kids take them away). I have been studying a lot of rating sources and like the features of the Subaru Impreza hatchback, which is in my price range and would hold my waterskis and kayak. Is it a good idea to make this change? Is there anything else I should consider? I really don’t want an SUV. — Shirley You absolutely should make this change, Shirley. Let’s face it: Our reflexes — along with our eyesight, our hearing and our tolerance for certain relatives — decline as we get older. What could be better than a car with reflexes of its own to make up for our deficiencies? That’s exactly what’s available to this current generation of senior drivers.

We now have cars that notice if a pedestri-

an walks out in front of you and will hit the brakes for you if you don’t react in time. We have cars that will notice if traffic in front of you slows down, even if you haven’t noticed, and if you fail to react, they’ll slow or stop themselves for you. We have cars that will tell you that you shouldn’t change lanes right now because there’s a car in your blind spot.

Normally, what happens to older drivers is that they drive until there’s “an incident.” You don’t notice something, someone cuts you off and you don’t react quickly enough, you mistake a statue of the Hamburglar outside a McDonald’s for your late husband and drive into some shrubbery. Then the kids conclude (probably correctly) that it’s time for you to give up the keys. These advanced safety features help you avoid those “incidents.”

At some point, if you can’t see or can’t operate the pedals, you’ll still have to give up the keys. But for now, the crucial technology to have, in my opinion, is city- and highway-speed forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning and rear cross-traffic alert. You can get all that stuff in a Subaru Impreza for less than $25,000.

I recently drove the new Impreza, and it’s probably the most comfortable small car I’ve driven. It’s practical, affordable and, unlike a

number of other affordable cars on the market, you can get it with all the good safety stuff.

I’d love to see a heads-up display in there, too (which projects information like your speed and navigation in front of the windshield so you don’t have to take your eyes off the road), but good heads-up displays are still slowly trickling down from higher-end cars.

But this is an excellent idea. Either trade in the Civic or bestow it on a grandchild, and buy yourself more safe years behind the wheel.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, and I am considering getting alloy wheels that are about 10 pounds lighter than the factory wheels. Would reducing 40 pounds of weight improve my mileage, reduce my stopping distance and improve the handling enough to justify such an upgrade? — Jesada I don’t know how much these new wheels would cost you, but unless you’re stealing them, I don’t see you making back your money in improved gas mileage in your lifetime.

You’d be reducing the weight of the car by about 1 percent. And while the relationship between weight and mileage isn’t direct, even if you got a 1 percent increase in mpg, you’re talking about half a mile per gallon. If you drive 15,000 miles a year with these new

wheels, you’d save $11.

In theory, the answer to all of your questions is “yes.” Reducing weight does improve fuel economy, reduce stopping distances and improve handling. But would it be enough for you to notice? You might notice that the handling feels a little spryer. And if you really wanted to believe it, you probably could convince yourself that you were sensing the other benefits as well. But I think most people would not notice much, if any, difference.

If your primary interest is increasing your mileage you’d be better off adding a few pounds of air to each of your tires. If, for instance, your tires call for 32 pounds of air per square inch (psi), fill them to 35 or 36.

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The downside is that it will make your ride stiffer. But you can take all that money you saved on those alloy wheels and buying yourself a helmet. That’ll keep you from getting lumps on your head if you hit the roof while driving around on your overinflated tires.

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Find holiday inspirations at professionally decorated Nashua and Hollis homes during the Friends of Symphony NH’s Holiday House Tours.

The tours will include performances by local musicians, and Fulchino Vineyard will have a special wine tasting.

The Abbot-Spalding house has been added to the list of homes this year in order to include a historical perspective on the tour, according to Friends of Symphony NH’s co-president Susan Laughlin.

“This year we have the historical society involved. You get to see [the Abbot-Spalding House] with a taste of the holiday season. It’s so nice that all these things have been preserved — it’s nice to see where the father of Nashua lived,” said Laughlin.

Normally tours of the historic house are by appointment only.

The other four stops on the tour are private homes that have been adorned by homeowners with a knack for design or by hired interior decorators.

“Everybody could use a little help to decorating their own house. I think they come [on the tour] to get ideas and get a taste of the holiday spirit,” said Laughlin.

Beth Kane’s home on Gilson Road is a New England saltbox-style house with a robin’s egg blue door. Kane worked in merchandising for years and now helps homeowners merchandise their homes using home decor techniques. Each room in Kane’s house will be decorated with a different theme, the family room filled with plaid as an ode to her late mother.

“If you look at nature, it’s all different

colors, and I think people get nervous about mixing colors. I change my decor all the time,” said Kane.

Laughlin said there will be a display of blooming orchids donated by members of the New Hampshire Orchid Society at a contemporary cape in Hollis. Owned by Robert Oot and Carol Robey, the house will use the orchids as the focal point of decorations. The home has an open floor plan suitable to host the Sinfonietta Strings, a youth musical group playing violins and viola to the tune of classic holiday music.

In fact, several of the houses on the tour will have musical performances for added holiday cheer. The musicians are not members of Symphony NH, but Laughlin said the volunteers represent the culture of music in the community. Performers include local musicians and students from Sinfonietta Strings and the Nashua Community Music School.

“We have to protect the culture that we do have in a Nashua. … It just makes it a better place to live,” said Laughlin.

Fulchino Vineyard will be hosting an event as part of the tour, where guests can sample fine local wines. Tours are selfguided and tickets are valid both days if participants want to make the tour a twoday event.

Symphony NH Holiday House Tour Where: Tickets on event days will be available at 9 Gilson Road, Nashua When: Saturday, Dec 2, and Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m.

Cost: Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door.

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• The 17th Annual Winter Craft Fair hosted by Southern New Hampshire Health (8 Prospect St., Nashua) is on Friday, Dec. 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The annual event showcases the work of local craftsmen and artists who have created handmade gifts that make wonderful holiday presents. Visit facebook.com/snhhealth or call 577-2000.

• Visit Highland-Goffe’s Falls Craft Vendor Fair (2021 Goffs Falls Road, Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be vendors and plenty of variety for all to sample and take home. Guests can enjoy shopping, kids crafts, raffles and more. Call 624-6334.

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• The Children’s Holiday Fair 2017 at Meelia Center (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester) will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are over 40 activity tables hosted by Saint Anselm students, featuring holiday crafts, games, free photos with Santa, and food. Call 641-7000 or email serviceevents@anselm.edu.

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• Join New England Vendor Events at Spare Time bowling center (216 Maple St., Manchester) for the Spare Time Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will have free samples and raffles. Visit newenglandvendorevents.com or call 625-9656.

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• Charlotte Avenue Elementary School (48 Charlotte Avenue, Nashua) will host their Holiday Shop on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Parent Teacher Organization’s Holiday Shop will have crafts to purchase for family Christmas gifts. Call 966-1940.

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Crafts sold at the event will help to provide student-athlete scholarships. Visit facebook.com/nhssathleticsboosters.

• The 28th Annual Beaver Meadow School Craft Fair (40 Sewalls Falls Road, Concord) will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.The craft fair features many local crafters selling their American-made works including knitted items, quilts, Christmas decorations, woodworking, candles and more. Visit bms. sau8.org or call 225-0857.

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• Join the Somersworth Festival Association at Somersworth High School (11 Memorial Drive, Somersworth) for their Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair features work from 150 New England artisans and crafters. Volunteers will be offering breakfast and lunch for a reasonable price.

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I’m a practicing veterinarian and I own Hooksett Veterinary Clinic in Hooksett, where we treat cats and dogs and pet birds and occasional exotic animal pets. ... We do lab work, we do X-rays, we try to get to the bottom of what a pet’s problem is and treat it appropriately. We do surgeries, and try to educate clients on the best ways to take care of their pets.

How long have you done this?

I’ve practiced since [around] 1979.

up and I used to go out and catch frogs and snakes and deal with them, as well, and try to patch them up if they didn’t seem healthy.

And then, after high school, I went to college, got a bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and decided after working in the field of conservation, which was my major, for a couple of years, that I really wanted to either go to veterinary school or go to art school. …

Decided on vet school and was accepted to Colorado State University and went to veterinary school there. … I’ve practiced in several areas of the country.

What do you wish you’d to biology or medicine or pre-vet. known at the beginning of your And then there would be a fourcareer? year professional school to get the I guess I wish I would’ve veterinary degree. …. More so known that ... back when there these days — not so much when I were not the number of emergraduated — oftentimes there are gency clinics and specialities that internships or residencies. Many there are now, that this job was people go on to specialize in some a pretty much round-the-clock particular aspect of vet medicine. job, because we pretty much did So there are general practitioners, Courtesy photo. all our own emergency work, so like what I am, but there are also specialists in pretty much every discipline were were pretty much on call all the time. that is in human medicine, [like] opthalmolo- … These days, things are better than they gy, surgery or neurology, or oncology to treat were. cancers or orthopaedics and animal behaviors What is your typical at-work uniform? as well.

I would dress in … business casual clothing and then, typically, with a … conHow did you find your current job?

I had been practicing in other parts of the sultation jacket, a doctor’s jacket over the country, in Colorado and Washington state top of that. And of course, if I were in surand in Minnesota. At the time, I was married gery, that would involve scrubs. … and my husband at the time and I were What was the first job you ever had? were looking for a practice to buy and to just The first job I ever had was working in settle down. We wound up buying a practice in Hooksett. I had grown up in Massachusetts the candy department of a Sears Roebuck store. — Ryan Lessard so this was close to home for me.

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What kind of education or training did How did you get interested in this field?

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I love gardening. I love reading, especially classic novels. … Right now, I’m reading Gulliver’s Travels.

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FOOD Bite-sized indulgences New caterer offers mini pies and pastries

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• New board game cafe: Boards & Brews, a board game cafe that plans to serve a variety of foods, coffees, beers and cocktails, is tentatively set to open at 941 Elm St. in Manchester in January. In a Nov. 19 Facebook post, the owners announced the official signing of the lease for renovation of the space to begin. “We’ve been working on this concept for a number of years and have been hard at work renovating our awesome downtown Manchester location since summer,” the post read. A Kickstarter campaign is also expected to be launched in the coming weeks.

• Season’s eatings: Hayward’s Homemade Ice Cream (7 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua) is dishing out a limited winter menu during its Christmas tree sale, which started Nov. 24 and is expected to last about three weeks. The menu includes cinnamon eggnog ice cream, a new seasonal flavor made with eggnog and a cinnamon glaze swirl. About a dozen other classics are available on the winter menu, including vanilla, chocolate, black raspberry, cookie dough, chocolate chip and salted caramel Oreo. Hayward’s will also be selling soft drinks, hot chocolate, coffee and cider, as well as hot dogs and homemade cider donuts. Finally, pints of soup are available in three flavors: corn chowder, minestrone and chicken noodle. Visit haywardsicecream.com or call 888-4663.

• Tea time: Grace Ministries International (263 Route 125, Brentwood) will host its 21st annual Christmas Tea on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. The event includes food, tea, live entertainment, fundraising and more.

The theme this year is “Be Our Guest.” Proceeds will go to Pastor Stephen Mwangi of Nairobi, Kenya, for his work with Orphans in Africa. The goal is to raise $10,000 to help build a medical clinic. Tickets are $25 per person or $140 per seven seats. Visit gracemi.org or call 657-0259.

• Holiday brews: Join Incredibrew (112 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua) for its Hoppy Holidaze Ale Split-a-Batch event on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 9 a.m. Incredibrew will be unveiling Pilgrim’s Christmas, a hearty red IPA ale that is perfect for the hop lover who is looking for more color and body in their beer with undertones of holiday spice.

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A new local caterer of bite-sized pies, tartlets and breakfast pastries has set out to prove that bigger doesn’t always have to be better — in fact, the smaller sizes often allow for a larger variety of flavors that will please everyone.

Liz McCarthy-Martin left her career as a divorce attorney to start the Manchesterbased Pretty Little Pie Co. earlier this year.

Since launching the company in March, the Tennessee native has partnered with several local organizations like Moonlight Meadery and Great North Aleworks to present her products — including apple pies, maple bourbon pecan tarts and dark chocolate sea salt ganache tarts — at beer, mead and cider tastings.

In addition to making appearances at the seventh annual Homeward Bound Food & Beverage Festival in Nashua on Nov. 30 and the Made in New England Expo in Manchester on Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, Pretty Little Pie Co. is currently accepting orders for dessert and breakfast trays for holiday parties and other events.

“I had always loved baking, but it was always just for fun,” McCarthy-Martin said. “My husband, who had started his own food company a couple of years back, really encouraged me to try to figure out how to transform a love of baking into something that I could make money doing.”

While she does not have a retail store, McCarthy-Martin operates out of a rented kitchen space at Creative Chef Kitchens in Derry, using local ingredients to make her products and delivering to most of southern New Hampshire.

“I use muffin tins for the pies, mini muffin tins for the mini muffins and cinnamon rolls,” she said, “and I use little tiny tartlet pans for my tartlets, [which] are like two inches in diameter.”

Flavors of pies include New England apple made with a variety of freshly ground spices and an oatmeal and brown sugar topping, New England blueberry, dark chocolate truffle with a shortbread shell Pretty Little Pie Co. Visit website, email or call for information on how to place an order. Orders must be placed at least three days in advance to ensure delivery prior to your event or occasion.

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Holiday Spiced Cherry Pies. Courtesy photo.

and a whipped cream topping, and seasonal items like spiced pumpkin or spiced cherry pies, which are accented with nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves to give them a holiday touch. Prices are $26 for 12 pies, $48 for 24 pies or $72 for 36 pies.

Tartlets and brownie bites are priced at $24 for 12, $44 for 24 or $64 for 36. For tarts, there’s lemon curd, dark chocolate sea salt ganache, oatmeal cookie cream and maple bourbon pecan. For brownie bites, choose from sweet and salty, raspberry dark chocolate and classic chocolate chunk.

If you want a variety of flavors or of pies, tartlets and brownie bites, they can also be ordered as assorted trays, for $44 for a Recipe: Mini pumpkin pies Courtesy of Liz McCarthy-Martin of Pretty Little Pie Co. (makes 12) Crust 2½ cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted Organic Valley butter ¼ to ½ cup ice water Whisk together the flour and salt. Dice butter into small cubes. Work into the flour until it is well-distributed, but not fully incorporated. Larger, pea-sized pieces will be scattered throughout the mixture. Tossing with a fork, drizzle in the ice water.

Stop adding water when the dough starts to come together. Gather the dough into a ball and divide it in half. Gently pat/shape each half into a rougher disk. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling. Spray muffin tin with baking spray. Roll dough into ⅛-inch thickness. Cut circles with large biscuit cutter. Quickly place dough circles into muffin tin, ensuring that there is no air between dough and pan, and crimp edges. Place pan in refrigerator and chill for at least 30 more minutes before filling and baking.

24-piece, $82 for a 48-piece or $122 for a 72-piece.

Similarly, breakfast pastries can also be ordered either as individual or assorted trays. They include mini cinnamon rolls, Nutella stuffed banana bread muffins, New England blueberry muffins, raspberry stuffed double chocolate chunk muffins and cinnamon swirl coffee cake muffins.

Seasonal selections are the apple cranberry harvest muffins and cranberry dark chocolate chunk biscotti bites.

Orders can be placed either online or by phone. McCarthy-Martin said customers are required to place orders at least three days prior to the date of their event or occasion. A small delivery fee also applies and increases the farther away you are from Manchester.

This is McCarthy-Martin’s first holiday season since launching the company, but she said she has already been gaining exposure and positive feedback through word of mouth, social media and the pairing events she has appeared at.

“I wanted to be able to cater to events … where you don’t necessarily want to be slicing entire pies, and everybody can just get their own thing out of a variety,” she said.

“The events I’ve been doing have been really helpful. … It’s really just about getting out there and trying to get people to see your face and learn about your product.”

Filling ¼ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ½ tablespoon all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves 2 large eggs, beaten 1 cup mashed pumpkin ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup cream In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugars, flour, salt and spices. In a large measuring cup, beat together the eggs, pumpkin, vanilla extract and cream. Whisk wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Cover and refrigerate the filling overnight before baking; allowing the flavors to combine overnight yields a much more flavorful pie. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Pour the filling into the chilled shells.

Shells should be full. Bake for 18 to 24 minutes, until the filling just begins to puff and is set nearly to the middle; be careful not to overbake to prevent cracks. Remove the pie from the oven and cool on a rack.

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Since opening Murphy’s Taproom in Manchester in 2007 as a 120-seat pub, owners Keith and Kelleigh Murphy have gradually added on to the space, introducing an adjoining diner, a function room and more. The Murphys decided to build on that success by adding a second location. They built a larger restaurant with private dining facility on the site of the former Weathervane restaurant on Route 101 in Bedford, with brand new menu options.

Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House, which opened in late August, encompasses more than 22,000 square feet and includes a restaurant, banquet facility, bridal suite and two outdoor patios.

Despite being under the same ownership and featuring some of the same staff members who have worked at its Manchester counterpart, the lunch and dinner menus at the new Bedford location are almost entirely different, according to Keith Murphy.

The couple brought in Amherst resident Tom Reaney, who formerly worked as a chef at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston, to be executive chef in Bedford.

“Because the restaurant in Manchester is across the street from the [SNHU] Arena, the menu has to be built for speed. …

The focus there is on [being] quick,” Murphy said. “Here, we’re not tied to that … [but] if you live in this area and you want to go out to eat, you’re going to be getting in your car and driving for 10 minutes. So people expect quality.”

Some new menu options that have been hot sellers so far — like the fried calamari, served with Tabasco aioli in a marinara sauce, and the General Tso’s fried cauliflower — will likely be making their debuts at the Manchester location in the near future, Keith Murphy said.

The lunch menu also includes several new burgers and sandwiches, like the beef chorizo burger with roasted peppers, candied jalapenos, havarti cheese and fried onions, the pork belly reuben with Swiss cheese and Russian dressing, and the Thanksgiving sandwich, made with turkey breast, cranberry sauce, sourdough stuff-

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ing, cheddar cheese, sour cream and turkey gravy on pumpernickel bread.

Popular items on the dinner menu have been the bacon-wrapped meatloaf, the beef stew with sour cream mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and Guinness port gravy, and the pappardelle pasta with mushroom ragout and a creamy herb ricotta. Both the lunch and dinner menus offer various pizzas, soups and salads as well.

Murphy said some of the appetizers – like the nachos and the buffalo wings – are available at both the Bedford and Manchester restaurants, but are prepared differently.

“What we have here is this carefully created tower of nachos and cheese and toppings, and each one takes three or four minutes to execute,” he said. “That would never fly in Manchester, because we don’t have three or four minutes to spare on a single dish. Everything is sort of made on a platter and put in the oven and out it goes.”

For drinks, the Bedford restaurant includes 18 new specialty cocktails on its menu. Kelleigh Murphy said that while the beer selection is not as broad as in Manchester, the focus in Bedford is more on craft beers.

“Our biggest seller on draft in Manchester is Bud Light,” she said, “but here it is Stoneface IPA. I guarantee you that that’s not even in my Top 10 sellers in Manchester, but it sells like crazy here … because people seem to just prefer craft beer here.”

The new location also features four private dining areas, each named after counties or towns in Ireland. Since its opening, the rooms have been used for all kinds of occasions, like cocktail parties, wedding receptions, corporate events, birthday parties and bridal showers.

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The repeal of Prohibition in the United States may have occurred several generations ago — Dec. 5, 1933, to be exact — but local speakeasies are throwing parties as though it just happened.

Both CodeX Books. Antiques. Rarities. in Nashua and 815 Cocktails and Provisions in Manchester will be commemorating the anniversary of the historic event on Saturday, Dec. 2, with each venue offering special features.

“This will be our third annual party,” said Crystal Decoteau, manager of CodeX. “Part of the reason why we want to promote parties for [the anniversary] is we actually find it kind of funny that Americans celebrate big drinking days for other nationalities, you know, like St. Patrick’s Day or Cinco de Mayo, but we don’t seem to ever really celebrate the end of Prohibition in America.”

CodeX will host its party during its normal Saturday hours, from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

There is no cost of admission, but Decoteau said it’s important to know how to get in if you’ve never been before.

“We try to be as authentic to an actual 1920s-era speakeasy as possible,” she said.

“We’re disguised as a bookstore, and you need to pull the right book off the shelf [to get in].”

A variety of special foods and craft cocktails will be available for purchase during the party, according to Decoteau. The menu will include deviled eggs with smoked paprika and caviar, tenderloin carpaccio with horseradish mustard and brie foam, roast pork loin with butternut squash puree and roasted asparagus, and pineapple cake with a butter rum drizzle.

Ragtime piano player Phil DeVille will be performing, and a costume contest for best 1920s attire will be held, with prizes to be awarded to the winners. A photo booth will be available for people in costume to get copies of photos as well, and raffles will be given out to all participants for a chance to win other prizes. “[The contest] is going to be separated between male and female, so there will be two winners,” Decoteau said.

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, CodeX will be hosting a screening of the documentary Prohibition on its projection screen on the actual anniversary day of the repeal. The special menu that will be unveiled during the party will also be available during this screening.

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sions in Manchester — known as the first speakeasy to open in the Granite State — is kicking off its own Prohibition party at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, with tickets being sold at the door for $10.

According to Sarah Maillet, who co-owns 815 with her boyfriend Ryan McCabe, visitors are required to give a password through a phone booth intercom to enter. Passwords are posted on social media every Monday and change weekly.

“We’re going to clear out chairs at the bar … and create more of a flow of people cycling through and hanging out than a sitdown scenario,” she said.

Door prizes will also be given out, including for a night’s stay at the Samuel O’Reilly House Bed & Breakfast in North Conway.

In addition to a charcuterie board and hors d’oeuvres, 815 will be offering its regular food menu, featuring various appetizers like shrimp cocktails and shucked oysters, and flatbreads, tacos, desserts and more.

“There are also going to be about 10 or 12 classic cocktails on the menu plus some fun twists on them that aren’t as common,” Maillet said.“It’s more or less an ode to bartending and all about celebrating the return of the American bartender.”

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What is your must-have kitchen item? excellent. It’s half a lobster, with New EngTongs, [but] we used to use the big chef’s land scallops, clams, mussels and Jonah crab, forks. and it’s done in a tomato trinity with white wine. It’s a nice variety of everything and it’s What would you choose to have for your delightful [to eat] during cold weather. last meal?

Prime rib and fried scallops, and to drink, What is the biggest food trend in New it’d have to be a Michelob Ultra.

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A lot of restaurants today are doing What is your favorite local restaurant? smaller versions of meals to a variety of Probably the Gas Lighter Restaurant [in appetizers, and it seems to be that the shortConcord]. I’d go for the pork souvlaki. er the menu, the more volume and variety there is. … Like here, people used to just What celebrity would you like to see eat- get a clam plate, but now they like to get ing in your restaurant? ribs with fried clams and a small cup of I’m a huge football and Nascar fan. I chowder. … I think people being able to would love to meet Bill Belichick. … He’s assemble a menu on their own is the trend one of the smartest coaches and I just love of the future. his mannerism. I would like to just be able to talk to him for an hour and hear his What is your favorite thing to cook at history. home?

I’m a pretty big pasta guy. I love anyWhat is your favorite thing on your thing that’s quick and easy-cooking, so it menu? can be scampi or it can be mac and cheese.

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Beer, wine & liquor festivals & special events • 3RD ANNUAL PROHIBITION PARTY Join 815 in celebrating repeal day and the return of the American bartender. 815 will be releasing its new barrel select whiskey from Old Forrester. Plus photobooth and more. Sat., Dec. 2, 8 p.m.

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Visitors will participate in a wine tasting, a hands-on winemaking experience and take six bottles home at the end of the event. No winemaking experience is necessary. Thurs., Dec. 21, 6 p.m. Incredibrew,

The price for each participant is $5. Half of the proceeds will benefit Easter Seals of New Hampshire. Visit vanotis.com or call 627-1611.

• A festive breakfast: Enjoy breakfast with Santa at Jutras Post (56 Boutwell St., Manchester) on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 8 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $5 per person or a maximum of $20 per family and include a full pancake breakfast and a chance to get your picture taken with Santa Claus. A small donation for Santa is also encouraged. The event is presented by the Manchester Lions Club. Visit manchester.nhlions.org.

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Chef events/special meals • HEARTHSIDE DINNER The evening begins with costumed museum interpreters guiding guests “back in time” to learn about 19th century kitchens and food preparation, seasonal farming and foods, and historic cooking recipes and tools. Guests then assist in preparing, seasoning, cooking, roasting and baking foods using traditional means and tools - all in the process of creating an authentic, seasonal farmstead meat. Sat., Dec. 9, 4 to 8 p.m. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. $50 per person; reservations close on Dec. 1. Visit remickmuseum.org or call 323-7591.

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Church & charity suppers/bake sales • GRACE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL CHRISTMAS TEA This event is an elegant evening of food, entertainment and fundraising. The theme this year is “Be Our Guest.” Sat., Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m. Grace Ministries International, 263 NH-125, Brentwood. Visit gracemi.org/ christmas-tea or call 657-0259.

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Beef stew If you’ve read or even skimmed this column over the past few weeks, you’ve likely noticed a trend: slow-cooker comfort food. I love when it’s finally cold enough out to not leave the house and just fill up the kitchen with the aromas of soups, stews and baked goods — lots and lots of baked goods.

At least twice a week I’m scouring cookbooks and food blogs looking for new recipes to try, but sometimes the classics work the best. This recipe for beef stew, for example, is simple, savory and straight out of grandma’s cookbook. Plus, it’s pantry-friendly and perfect for those days in between the holidays when you can’t muster up the energy to spend any more time in the kitchen.

I don’t have many memories of my maternal grandmother cooking. My grandfather was a very meat-and-potatoes type of guy, so that’s what my grandma made. Every.

Day. There were few herbs in the house, no vegetables, and you’d be hard pressed to find anything even remotely resembling a spice. So, this recipe is unique, in a sense, because it wasn’t for my grandfather; it was for the grandkids when we would visit.

Certain smells instantly transport me back to the kitchen at my grandparents’ house, and this beef stew is one of them.

Slow-cooker beef stew Recipe adapted from All Recipes (and Grandma) 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes (available precut at the grocery store) ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

It was quick enough that my grandmother could throw it together and still find time to make dinner for my grandfather, and pantry-friendly enough that it didn’t require a lot of forethought. With a few root vegetables and stew meat, this recipe can be thrown together in a flash, and left to cook all day.

My grandmother’s recipes were never precise. She rarely wrote things down and the few recipes she did have been lost to time. I tend to make beef stew in the way I remember her making it, but admittedly it turns out a bit different every time. This recipe, adapted from All Recipes, is identical — ingredient-wise — to the stew my grandmother would make, although the amounts of things certainly varied. I added more salt, more celery and an extra carrot than this recipe calls for, but the flavors are the same and the aromas are just as tantalizing as I remember. This simple stew is hearty and comes together in no time, plus it’s delicious, making it the perfect excuse to stay in with a warm bowl on a chilly night. — Lauren Mifsud

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I am not going to name names but I know someone (not me) who waited in line for more than three hours a couple Saturday’s ago for the opportunity to purchase India pale ales (IPA) from Treehouse Brewing Co. in central Massachusetts. That is mindboggling, of course, but certainly indicative of how the IPA style continues to drive the craft beer movement with gusto.

What is it about this style that just drives people wild? This is obviously an oversimplification, but a great IPA bursts with exciting flavors while boasting a decidedly “fresh” taste. Perhaps no other beer style benefits as greatly from being enjoyed fresh than an IPA. Thankfully, as the craft beer scene expands in New Hampshire, you can go to your local brewery and enjoy IPAs at their absolute freshest.

With IPAs still on the rise, I asked some New Hampshire brewers what they thought made a great IPA. But really, that was not a fair question.

“It is sort of a loaded question because I liken the term IPA to what the term craft beer was 10 years ago, because there are so many styles under the umbrella now,” said Paul St. Onge, brewmaster, Backyard Brewery in Manchester.

If you tried an IPA 10 to 15 years ago, the beer was probably distinctly bitter, golden and a little earthy — more a European-style IPA. You can still find IPAs in that mold today, I think, but the IPAs dominating the craft beer movement are decidedly different beers, many characterized more by their lack of bitterness and exciting hop flavors.

As St. Onge noted, the variation within the style is vast. You can have a white, black or red IPA, a New England-style IPA, a West Coast-style IPA, and so on. And what makes a great one might depend on your mood, what you’re eating or the time of year.

Stoneface Brewing Co. in Newington brews some of the most sought-after IPAs in New Hampshire. Peter Beauregard, cofounder and head brewer at Stoneface, said he likes regional IPA styles, ranging from the hazy fruitiness of the New England-style IPA to the crisp, clean, hoppy boldness of West Coast-style IPAs. “I tend to like [IPAs] that have a lot of complexity but where one thing sticks out,” Beauregard said. “I like the fruit-forward flavor and the heavy yeast character of the New England style. Then on the West Coast style, you can put your finger right on the unmistakable hoppiness, where the flavor

The hazy and juicy New England-style IPA is becoming more and more prevalent.

is clearly derived from the process of hopping beers.”

Despite how far the style has come, IPAs still make many people think bitter. Some beer drinkers still seek out the most bitter beers, but the style is becoming more and more welcoming.

“I think the gateway has been restrained bitterness, lots of aroma, a little sweetness,” Beauregard said.

In particular, the New England-style IPA, with its hazy complexion, mild bitterness and its apparent juiciness, is driving the market and appealing to a wider range of beer drinkers.

While you might have picked up on some very limited citrus character in a traditional European-style IPA from a decade ago, the IPAs of today are bursting with citrus flavors, along with more tropical notes, such as pineapple and mango. If you stick your nose in a New England-style IPA, the aroma is almost certain to be more inviting, St. Onge said.

“The whole style has opened up an entire avenue and pathway to explore and expand the craft beer enthusiast market,” St. Onge said.

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Believe it or not, the clarinet can truly blow doors in the right hands. This reissue of the four-piece jazz collaboration from a November 1988 gig at New York’s Village Vanguard features early work from Eddie Daniels, who was trying to keep clarinet jazz happening in a world that Benny Goodman had departed two years previously. He’s joined by composer/pianist Kellaway in a meeting of virtuoso minds that’s astonishingly friendly, intimate and, of course, brimming with wildly creative and complicated runs. “Wolfie’s Samba” sneaks in a few bars from Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, which I’m sure is one of Daniels’ casual workout pieces, but that’s what you’d expect. What you wouldn’t is all the whiz-bang innovation clearly demonstrating that Daniels is a different, more advanced animal than Goodman was, at least in his own way. Where Goodman was like a lead guitarist, Daniels is an experimentalist, stretching his boundaries but still avoiding stealing the spotlight from Kellaway in these back-and-forth conversations. A masterpiece. A+ — Eric W. Saeger

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The thing I liked the most about Shamir Bailey’s 2014 Northtown EP was that it reminded me I’d had some pretty cool deep-house laying around here and there. Apart from velvet-rope clubs, the only way to hear that stuff anymore is to visit Express at the mall, unless they’ve been assimilated by the trap borgs and all is lost — you know what, don’t even tell me. This guy paints himself as an outsider, which is OK if he insists; he’s a gay black man who’s barely into his 20s, after all, but when the tunes are this interesting, it’s hard to see him as anything but a male Pebbles, that sort of thing. In this one, though, he’s gone in a sock-hop direction, and the samples are pure gold, even if the vocal caterwauling he dumps onto “Games” goes a bit too far in ignoring the key. “You Have a Song” is a mangled lo-fi look at beach-surf, which always works; “Blooming” is 1960s girl-group.

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• It’s literally impossible to keep up with every extreme-metal band that pops up, so I don’t feel all that bad admitting I’d never heard of Encino, California-based quartet The Faceless until, well, just now. Their resume is interesting, indicating they’ve toured with A-list bands like Meshuggah, Lamb of God — basically anyone who’s any good — so you’d figure these guys would have become listenable just through osmosis, but that’s not even the case, being that they’ve been around since 2004, categorizing themselves as “technical death metal,” which is always better than “regular death metal.” In Becoming a Ghost is their upcoming fourth LP, let’s go see if I shouldn’t have just ignored this in the first place. Hmph, maybe I should have — “Black Star” sounds like In Flames but with more of a Meshuggah rubber-band sound and Depeche Mode vocals. Some pretty cool technical stuff but no new ground really broken, let’s move on.

• Southern rock/bluegrass-meister Chris Stapleton is an oldish songwriting hack who’s been involved with The SteelDrivers and The Jompson Brothers. His third album, From a Room: Volume 2, is on the way to your stores as we speak, and it will include the single “Millionaire,” a laid-back, unplugged, Rod Stewart-ish anthem that’d make a great soundtrack for a Dodge Ram commercial. The guy deserves a successful album, after writing 150-odd songs that have appeared on records by such names as Adele, Tim McGraw and Dierks Bentley. He sounds a little like Gregg Allman but without the random drunkenness.

• Cindy Wilson is one of the bee-stung singer girls from the B-52’s, and her new album Change is due out Dec. 1! The rollout single, “Mystic,” well, I don’t actually have a problem with it, but it’s weird that anyone, even an ’80s icon like Wilson, would do something as anachronistic as this, a slow-ish workaday pubdance number with synths that have that 1950s-sci-fi-UFO-movie sound, like “Weird Science” reborn. Eh, I suppose it’s branding and all, and for that I can’t blame her. Anything to stand in the way of the grunge rebirth, I always say! — Eric W. Saeger

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By Angie Sykeny

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For more than a decade, Gretchen Steidle has been developing the idea of Conscious Social Change, a methodology she coined that advocates mindfulness as a tool for bringing about positive change in the world. On Thursday, Dec. 7, at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, Steidle will share those ideas and present her new book, Leading from Within: Conscious Social Change and Mindfulness for Social Innovation.

Steidle is the founder and president of Global Grassroots, a Portsmouth-based nonprofit organization that helps give women and girls the resources and training to be leaders of Conscious Social Change in their communities.

She starts the book with an introduction to mindfulness, the neuroscientific evidence for its benefits and how to practice it in everyday life.

“Mindfulness is a way of training the brain to have greater levels of awareness of yourself and what’s around you,” she said. “Essentially, it’s paying attention on purpose to the present moment, and doing so with curiosity and without judgment.”

The best way to start practicing mindfulness, she said, is to set aside a time to focus on your breathing. If you’re out walking, you can focus on how your feet feel on the ground or on the things around you like the sounds of birds or traffic.

With regular practice, mindfulness can help you react and respond to emotional triggers in a more conscious way and with less impulsivity.

“I’m sure many of us have had those moments where we react to something and speak too quickly or send an email too fast,” Steidle said. “But when you’re more aware of things, you can stop yourself from your autopilot way of behaving and express yourself better and handle conflict with less negative emotions and emotional variability.”

The book then talks about how personal growth achieved through mindfulness translates to interpersonal and leadership skills. Becoming more aware of how

you feel in certain situations can help you have greater empathy and understanding for others, Steidle said, which in turn builds stronger relationships and better equips people to bring about positive change in their communities.

“What I’ve realized is that if we do not invest in mindfulness and wellbeing for ourselves, our work will be distorted,” she said. “It’s an integral part of developing as a leader and being able to solve problems in a way that’s more compassionate and sustainable and impactful.”

Throughout the book, Steidle cites case studies from her personal experiences in which mindfulness has brought about real change, particularly her work in Africa, where she helped empower women to start grassroots social ventures of their own and solve problems in their communities.

The book is applicable to leaders and social entrepreneurs of all kinds, Steidle said, whether they’re working for change on a local level or a global level, and to people interested in well-being practices and improving their personal and professional relationships.

At the event on Dec. 7, Steidle will read an excerpt from her book, discuss the Conscious Social Change concept and share stories about her experiences working in Africa. The goal, she said, is simply to start a conversation, which she hopes will raise awareness about the idea and help her continue to grow and develop it.

“I really believe there is a movement here that is building,” she said. “I hope that by giving it a name and putting it out there, we can inspire more people to go about their work more mindfully and see the importance of it and how it can apply in different environments.”

Gretchen Steidle presents Leading from Within Where: Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter When: Thursday, Dec. 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

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The Outer Cape is a story about a dysfunctional family where the parents struggle to figure out who they are and try to identify how their priorities have changed with age and illness. It is also about the couple’s two adult sons who, after receiving a fateful diagnosis, return to the family home on the Cape.

This book is a complex story of parental vs. individual identity, examining the parent-child and parent-parent relationships. It’s also a story about desires, regrets and wasted chances.

Irene and Robert Kelly have a successful contracting and building company on Cape Cod. In the ’70s they were the darlings of everyone. The wife is artistic and adored, the husband is a successful business owner. They had everything they ever wanted. But when you are at the top, it takes work to stay there. And if you can’t stay there, then you put all your energy into pretending you can. Cracks begin to form in the marriage from the stress of “always wanting more.”

Then Irene and Robert decide to have children — seen as nothing more than acquiring yet another possession.

Children have a way of making their demands come first. Creativity is stunted and spending time with anyone other than the children becomes difficult if not impossible. A previously strained marriage becomes even more strained.

Poor choices are made, and values are compromised for profit and personal gratification.

As the children get older, Irene and Robert also mature and their relationship fails, resulting in an inevitable divorce.

The Kelly boys, Nathan and Anthony, are now grown. Nathan was always the bigger and stronger of the two sons.

He was supposed to go to college on a football scholarship, but a last-minute injury changed his plans and he joined the military, where he fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now that he’s out of the military he’s not much more than a drifter, living on mood-altering and pain meds.

Nathan’s life has spiraled out of control.

“Nathan needs to stamp out the fire in his head.

Iraq, Afghanistan, the heat, the cold, it all runs together now. He never meant to be a lifer. He never quite felt he was in the right place. He was killing time waiting for the bigger purpose. Then he was killing people. Now he’s killing time again. But he gets a check from the government, free medical, no dental, now that he’s out.”

Anthony is in finance. He’s well-off but is having relationship problems with his

wife. Like his brother he is also a drifter in his life, not really knowing where to go or what to do.

It seems that everyone has gone in their own direction in this deeply flawed family, that is until both sons come home to their childhood house on the Cape when they learn that their mother has a terminal brain tumor.

What follows is an examination of relationships, past secrets, priorities, and how to create a family from any pieces that might be left.

This is not a story where you’re going to identify with or even like many of the characters. Everyone in the family is selfish and makes bad decision after bad decision. Instead this is a story where you get a chance to peek under the covers of other people’s complicated lives.

You begin to understand why some of the characters act the way they do. You begin to have compassion for some pretty rotten people.

This book is written from a male perspective and some of the language and sex scenes are graphic. If you’re looking for a feel-good, light beach story, this one isn’t it (despite the beautiful beach scene on the cover). Instead it’s a well-written piece on how families can slowly fall apart and how they can, if enough work is put into it, rebuild what remains into something new.

At times painful to read, The Outer Cape is a smart and thought-provoking examination of family relationships, expectation, disappointments, regrets and ultimately perseverance of acceptance. B+ —Wendy E. N. Thomas

Book Report

• Vermont story: Author and environmentalist Bill McKibben will be at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord) on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., presenting his debut novel Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance. It follows the story of a 72-year-old radio broadcaster and a young computer prodigy who team up to advocate for the secession of Vermont from the United States. NHPR’s Virginia Prescott will moderate the discussion. Tickets cost $35 for one or $48 for two and include one copy of the book. Visit ccanh.com or call 225-1111.

• Hiking experience: Theresa Fersch will discuss and sign copies of her book Sunrise in Spain: Finding the Good Life Hiking the Camino de Santiago at the Concord Public Library (45 Green St., Concord) on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The book is based on Fersch’s personal daily blog that she kept during her 38-day solo hike of the Camino de Santiago in Spain in 2015. Visit theresascamino.com.

• Heavenly tale: Local author Maura O’Leary will sign copies of her new book When Angels Play Poker at Barnes & Noble (125 S. Broadway, Salem) on Saturday, Dec. 2, from noon to 3 p.m. The book follows a seasoned con artist named Jimmy who dies and goes to heaven shortly after moving into a new high-end senior living complex. In heaven, he’s tasked with watching over a woman on earth whom he never knew before.

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• WWI book discussion: Hopkinton Town Library (61 Houston Drive, Contoocook) will have a community book discussion of Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce by Stanley Weintraub on Wednesday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 2 p.m. The discussion will be led by historian and law professor Dick Hesse. The book recounts a Christmas Eve during the early months of World War I when men on both sides of the trenches formed an unofficial truce to lay down their arms in recognition of the holiday. Visit hopkintontownlibrary.org or call 746-3663. — Angie Sykeny Books Author Events • MICHAEL G. LEWIS Author reads and signs The Great Pirate Christmas Battle and Battle for the Knotty List. Thurs., Nov. 30, 5 p.m.

Barnes & Noble, 235 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua. Visit barnesandnoble.com or call 888-0533.

• THERESA FERSCH Author presents Sunrise in Spain: Finding the Good Life Hiking the Camino de Santiago. Thurs., Nov. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Concord Public Library, 45 Green St., Concord.

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• DAN BROWN Open house featuring local author Dan Brown and release of Robert Langdon’s thriller Origin. Thurs., Nov. 30, 6

of Resistance. Tues., Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. Tickets cost $35 for one or $48 for two and include a copy of the book. Visit ccanh.com or call 225-1111.

• GRETCHEN STEIDLE Author presents Leading From Within.

Thurs., Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Water Street Bookstore, 150 Water St., Exeter.

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• ANNE ELIZABETH O’REGAN Author presents Tamed: A Girl Walks from Mexico to Canada. Thurs., Dec. 7, 6 to 8 p.m. Phillips Exeter Academy, 20 Main St. , Exeter. $5 per person, $10 per family. Visit tinyurl.com/ SELT-signu.

• CYNTHIA COPELAND Book signing. Sat., Dec. 9, noon to 2 p.m. Water Street Bookstore, 150 Water St., Exeter. Visit waterstreetbooks.com.

• JEFF CIOLETTI Book signing. Sat., Dec. 9, 2 to 4 p.m. Water Street Bookstore, 150 Water St., Exeter. Visit waterstreetbooks. com.

• TOMIE DEPAOLA Local children’s author signs books. Sun., Dec. 10, 2 to 3 p.m. Der Markt at Marklin, 28 Riverside Drive, Contoocook. Visit facebook.com/ dermarktatmarklin.

• JOSH JUDGE Author presents Be Nice to the Weather Guy: A New England Christmas Story.

Tues., Dec. 12, 7 to 8 p.m. Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett. Visit hooksettlibrary.org.

• WARREN HUSE Author presents City on the Lakes. Wed., Dec. 13, 5 to 7 p.m. Laconia Public Library , 695 N. Main St., Laconia. Visit celebratelaconia.org.

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• MAURA O’LEARY Author signs When Angels Play Poker.

Sat., Dec. 2, noon to 3 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 125 S. Broadway, Salem. Visit barnesandnoble.com.

• JOSH JUDGE Author presents Looking for more book, Be Nice to the Weather Guy: A New film and pop culture England Christmas Story. Sat., events? Check out HipDec. 2, 11 a.m. Toadstool Bookpo Scout, available via shop, 12 Depot Square, Peterborthe Apple App Store, ough. Visit toadbooks.com.

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Coco (PG)

A boy gets stuck in the Land of the Dead and must find a famous ancestor to get home in Coco, a sweet but underwhelming Pixar movie.

The 12-year-old Miguel (voice of Anthony Gonzalez) loves music and reveres Ernesto de la Cruz (voice of Benjamin Bratt), a long dead but still hugely popular musician who hailed from the same Mexican town as Miguel. But Miguel’s family, the Rivera family of shoemakers, views music as a curse due to the great-great-grandfather who left greatgreat-grandmother Imelda (voice of Alanna Ubach) and their daughter Coco to pursue a music career. Coco (voice of Ana Ofelia Murguía) is now Miguel’s drowsy but loving great-grandmother who spends most of her time in a wheelchair getting talked at by the boisterous Miguel.

Miguel’s grandmother, Abuelita (voice of Renée Victor), is the iron-fisted head of the family now and keeps both the shoemaking and the no-music traditions alive. She wants Miguel to join his parents working in the shoemaking shop — leaving his work as a shoe-shiner out in the market, where he’s exposed to too many mariachis — and to focus on the family traditions surrounding Día de los Muertos such as honoring the departed pictured on the family ofrenda, a shrine featuring photos of Coco’s mother (but only part of Coco’s father, no face) and other relatives. After Abuelita breaks the guitar Miguel made for himself, he runs off to steal the guitar from the shrine of de la Cruz, whom he believes is his vanished great-great-grandfather after getting a closer look at a part of that photo of Coco’s parents.

The thinned veil between the living and dead on Día de los Muertos and Miguel’s theft of the guitar suddenly sends him into the Land of the Dead, where long deceased relatives and others, rendered in sugar skull skeleton form, exist in the afterlife. The ones whose photos are on ofrendas get to visit the Land of the Living on Día de los Muertos. The ones who are forgotten eventually fade into dust. With a blessing from Imelda or another ancestor, Miguel can go back to the Land of the Living — but he’d have to accept Imelda’s condition that he give up music forever.

Instead, he teams up with Héctor (Gael García Bernal), a skeleton trying to sneak a visit to the Land of the Living even though his photo is on nobody’s ofrenda. Miguel hears Héctor say he knows de la Cruz and Miguel thinks Ernesto will be happy to give his great-great-grandson his blessing to return home and to keep playing music.

And, because every quest involving a boy and a jokey adventurer who tries to sneak into the Land of the Living by dressing up as Frida Kahlo needs a dog, there

Coco

is a dog who may be a spirit animal of the winged and rainbow-colored variety that fill the land of the dead.

For a movie where most of the characters are skeletons, Coco can be, at times, brightly colored and boisterously scored.

This quality is at its best in the movie’s final 30-or-so minutes, when characters who have spent most of the movie apart are brought together for a final scramble to get Miguel back home. The movie’s final act is also the one time we get a song of significant length that is entirely in Spanish. For a reason I can’t totally put my finger on, this one minor detail makes a difference.

Despite the charm of 30 minutes, so much of the movie drags. So many plot twists are telegraphed from a mile away and then we seem to plod toward them. The visuals are bright and colorful but the more wondrous something is (like the almost neon-colored flying jaguar-type animal that is Imelda’s spirit animal) the less we seem to see of it.

And though the movie is named “Coco” it’s easy for stretches to forgot who that character is or why she’s important.

This is also one of those movies where you quickly realize that significant parts of the plot require people to willfully not mention basic information and not ask basic questions for the story to move forward as slowly and with as many manufactured twists as it does. There is a kind of fundamental storytelling cleverness I think I’ve come to associate with Pixar movies that just isn’t here.

The movie also felt uneven when it came to its level of kid entertainment. My kids are little, too little for a talky endeavor like this. The music and the adventure do not feel fun enough to pull kids through the slower stretches. I would put the audience for this movie at maybe 7 and up, with the skeleton faces potentially on the scary side for littler kids.

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zen short. And it’s not bad, exactly, even if the story setting of the Day of the Dead and a kind of fantastical version of Mexico was used with more originality in 2014’s The Book of Life. And this isn’t a hard fail, even by Pixar standards; this isn’t Cars 3 level disappointment or, shudder, The Good Dinosaur. It has moments of genuine emotion and sweetness and humor. But it also isn’t inventive, visually or with its story. It isn’t smart in that way Pixar conditioned us to look for from them and it doesn’t seem enough fun to make up for the lack of finer details. BRated PG for thematic elements, according to the MPAA. Directed by Lee Unkrich and co-directed by Adrian Molina with a screenplay by Adrian Molina & Matthew Aldrich, Coco is an hour and 49 minutes long and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Lady Bird (R)

A high school senior navigates her last year of all-girls Catholic high school in Lady Bird, an achingly familiar look at late teen life circa 2002.

Christine (Saoirse Ronan) insists she be called Lady Bird, sports bright red-orange hair and can’t wait to get out of Sacramento, preferably to New York or some East Coast place with culture, she says with heavy teenage weariness. Her mother Marion (Laurie Metcalf) seems hard-set against her daughter leaving the state, in part because family finances probably can’t support it and in part because she’s clearly sad at the prospect of her daughter’s leaving.

And in the great tradition of mothers and daughters everywhere, they express their deep love for each other and uncertainty over the future by fighting, fighting all the time about everything.

At school, Lady Bird seems to want to rebel against the strict order of Catholic schooling except, of course, the school isn’t all that strict and it seems like mostly she’s just a lousy student. She does, how-

ever, have a good friend in Julie (Beanie Feldstein) with whom she joins a student drama program. The girls participate in a school play together, which is where Lady Bird meets Danny (Lucas Hedges). A sweet boy who is sweet to her, Danny even has a grandmother in the upper-crust neighborhood Lady Bird has always dreamed of living in.

Later in the year, Lady Bird takes a shine to Kyle (Timothée Chalamet), a boy who is in a band, sits by himself at parties reading Howard Zinn and scoffs at the clove cigarettes Lady Bird was introduced to months earlier, saying he only smokes cigarettes he rolls himself. Because, of course he does.

Despite her mother’s insistence that she apply to in-state schools, Lady Bird gets her father (Tracy Letts), dealing with his own problems after being laid off from a tech job early in the school year, to help her secretly apply to the East Coast schools she’s certain are the place she truly belongs.

Here’s what I thought while watching Lady Bird: yep. Clove cigarettes, questionable hair choices, obliviousness. Yep, yep, yep. Fighting with your mom over everything. Thinking some other place will understand the uniqueness of you. Thinking a boy is super deep when just a drop of perspective would clue you in to how ridiculous you both are. Again, yep, yep and yep. Also, yikes. Also, ha! Also, thank god I’m not 17 any more. I will take income taxes, health insurance forms and discussions about the continued viability of a septic system any day over a return to high school.

Very much in the tragedy-plus-time sense, Lady Bird is a thoroughly enjoyable, deeply funny comedy, even when it is cringingly recognizable for how well it captures the feel of this part of the late-teen existence. All around Lady Bird there is difficulty and hurt and potential trouble and actual trouble for her friends and family but, to paraphrase a certain vampire slayer, she is utterly unaware of it because she is too busy with her own pain.

Ronan, who I don’t think I ever had strong opinions about as an actress, having mostly seen her in meh-ish child roles, is note perfect here, the exact mix of fear and sadness and hope and longing that you can recognize in your own teen self when you look back (especially from the perch of many years away) but can almost never really understand in the moment.

She has a great partner in many of her scenes in Laurie Metcalf, whose character’s constant needling is an obvious (well, obvious when you are no longer the Lady Bird and not quite yet the Marion) response to her desperation that her daughter live a better life than she has, her fear that Lady Bird’s choices will prevent that and her crushing sadness at losing the child ver-

Charles Dickens is bad at managing his finances and thus must quickly whip up the book that will become A Christmas Carol in The Man Who Invented Christmas, a holiday movie for lit majors.

In 1843, Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) is a popular author but also a man with a lot of children, Champagne tastes and a recent run of flops. Indeed, rather than handing over a residuals check, his publishers have some loans for a recent successful but not successful enough American tour they’d like him to pay off. Desperate for cash — and with his money-leeching father John Dickens (Jonathan Pryce) in town and his long-suffering wife Kate (Morfydd Clark) expecting another child — Charles tries to quickly write a new story, a Christmas story. Why write about a minor holiday nobody celebrates anymore, his publishers ask. Probably because it’s the first thing that occurred to Charles, but he quickly doubles down on the idea, even deciding to pay for the illustrations and printing himself, a task made difficult by his financial problems and by the fast-approaching Christmas holiday.

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While there is no real love story here — in fact, the relationship between Dickens and his wife sort of made me feel sad for her — this movie has that kind of TV holiday movie feel. Like a very adequate version of that but with English major pretensions and a solid performance by Christopher Plummer. Plummer is a good Scrooge and gives one of history’s most famous curmudgeons an acerbic, slightly meanly funny quality that gives him just a bit more depth than the last Scrooge I saw (which, not counting Bill Murray, I actually can’t remember when I last saw a Scrooge performance or who it was, but this still had the ring of something different). In one of the movie’s cuter moments, Scrooge, sensing this story isn’t sympathetic to him, tries to get Charles to include some discussion of the workings of the free market economy. Plummer is able to make that, some Scrooge hectoring of Dickens and some canon Scrooge scenes all work as part of the same character.

The rest of the performances — Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce — were more Christmas ham. The gimmick of having Dickens interact with his characters, as though they were creating the story with him or telling it to him, felt like a watered down version of, say, Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock and his mind palace shtick. In fact, Stevens’ performance in general felt a bit like a watered down Cumberbatch performance — look at the delightful madness that is the work of a bedeviled genius! Eh, was my reaction.

Stevens doesn’t have the weirdness or the magnetism to really make that work.

The movie also doesn’t do all that great a job at the “invented Christmas” part of the title. We’re told it’s a “minor holiday” but not really what that means. Is it like Flag Day? Just how minor are we talking and why does Dickens’ story resonant to such a degree that it — along with the German customs introduced by Queen Victoria and her husband the German Prince 50

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sion of her daughter to the adult Christine is about to become. We get these emotions, sometimes all of them, sometimes just in a look. Likewise, Ronan perfectly captures that late teen sense that the world is against you, the desire to be on your own, the fear of being on your own and the need for your parents to, at least once in a while, lay off the criticism and tell you they’re proud of who you are. So frequently, you sense the two could either scream at each other or weep in each other’s arms — that both emotions are possible at any moment.

Lady Bird is also full of some excellent supporting role performances. Feldstein is perfectly calibrated as Julie. She has her own whole swirl of stories happening around her, stories we can guess at but don’t really learn because, again, Lady Bird can’t focus on much of anything beyond herself.

Chalamet and Hedges are equally spot on as the boys Lady Bird longs for — longs for without really knowing.

The success of this movie isn’t just the luck of strong performances. Greta Gerwig, who wrote and directed here, really thought through every detail of this story.

The music, the clothes, the way fun looks at this age all ring perfectly true. Lady Bird is seamless, with everything feeling naturally a part of this smartly crafted movie. A Rated R for language, sexual content, brief graphic nudity and teen partying.

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The Man Who Invented Christmas is a minimal effort, non-taxing holiday entertainment that you could, if inclined, give a pass to for its many holes and underdeveloped characters due to its literary history sheen and the Plummer performance. C+ Rated PG for thematic elements and some mild language, according to the MPAA. Directed by Bharat Nalluri with a screenplay by Susan Coyne (from a book

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When he learns that his employer is unlikely to recover and that his family is closing the practice, Roman becomes

unmoored. His attempts to get work at a civil rights organization fail — though he does meet Maya (Carmen Ejogo), a civil rights advocate who is impressed by Roman’s passion for the cause.

Seeing the value of Roman’s in-office skill, George (Colin Farrell), a lawyer brought in to help close Roman’s old practice, offers him a job at George’s slick corporate practice. Roman declines, insultingly, at first but later resigns himself to taking the job. With his rumpled ancient suits and his lack of ability to read social cues, he does not fit in.

In a fit of frustration and despair, Roman makes a decision that is counter to his own moral code. Briefly freed from his careerlong drive to do good whatever the cost to his personal comfort, Roman tries out life as the sort of money-focused lawyer he has always despised.

I’m not sure what this movie is. It isn’t really a crime story or a legal drama. It feels like a character study onto which some plot is affixed. I’m not sure every action Roman takes makes sense with his character, but in each scene it does feel like Washington has a clear idea what he’s doing with the character.

Roman is presented as a man unable to calibrate his responses to life. Everything that is an injustice is a grave injustice that he calls out no matter the cost. Everyone who doesn’t conform to his ideal of an upright person he is rude to as a default.

And while I feel like Washington knows what he’s doing with Roman, I’m not entirely sure what I was supposed to think of him. Or about the actions he takes. Or about what happens to him.

Roman J. Israel, Esq. feels like an idea for a character whose story the writer could never quite make work. C Rated PG-13 for language and some violence, according to the MPAA. Written and directed by Dan Gilroy, Roman J. Israel, Esq. is two hours and nine minutes long and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

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• Traveller: When singer-songwriter Susan Werner went to Cuba a couple of years ago, she took very little – a notebook, a transistor radio. “I Jack Kerouaced it,” she told her Chicago hometown paper.

She returned with more than she packed, enough to make her new album, An American in Cuba. She celebrates the release at a favorite area listening room. Go Thursday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m., Flying Goose Brew Pub, 40 Andover Road, New London. Call 5266899 to reserve tickets.

• Returning: After living and playing in Colorado for a bit, Chelsea Paolini is back in town. With deft guitar chops and singing voice, her solo shows are scintillating.

Go Friday, Dec. 1, 9 p.m. at The Local, 2 E. Main St., Warner. See facebook.com/ chelseapaolinimusic.

• Revolutionary: Formed a decade ago around a common love for Prince, LoVeSeXy faithfully recreates the Purple One’s music and does a pretty convincing job with the look and energy of his shows.

Though not billed as an “experience” band, singer Kobie Alie channels the majesty of the late pop genius. Songs range from early (“I Wanna Be Your Lover”) to nuggets.

Go Saturday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Latchkey, 41 Vaughan Mall, Portsmouth. Tickets are $10 (21+); call 427-8150.

• Ubiquitous: Along with his breakout role on Parks & Recreation, Nick Offerman writes books and songs, and is a producer, voice actor and canoe-building woodworker. Soon, he’ll launch Making It with Amy Poehler, an arts and crafts reality series. He’s also an excellent standup comedian, and he brings his dry wit and erudite insights to Concord. Go Sunday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. Tickets are $39$59 at ccanh.com.

• Legendary: Though initially overlooked, the 1963 album featuring Darlene Love and others giving the Wall of Sound treatment to holiday music is now a classic.

Love sang four songs on the record, including the iconic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” Her Love-In for the Holidays tour features seasonal favorites and tracks from her recent Steven Van Zandt-produced LP. Go Wednesday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m., Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A Road, Derry. Tickets are $40-$55 at tupelohall.com.

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Amid the Christmas Carol productions and pops concerts, a pair of more contemporary events have solidified their hold on the region’s holiday imagination. Both are held at Concord’s Capitol Center for the Arts.

Christmas at Rocking Horse Studio began as an Emmy-nominated episode of New Hampshire Chronicle in 2013 and became a live concert the following year. After three sold-out years in the Cap Center’s intimate Spotlight Cafe, the show will move to the main stage for its fourth edition. This year’s show will mix new faces with old favorites, as a cross-section of the state’s music scene performs rocked up chestnuts, modern holiday songs and originals.

The second event also grew away from its original home. For three years, The Buzz Christmas Ball was held at the Palace Theatre in Manchester; it moved to Concord in 2014.

With the Greg and the Morning Buzz radio team and a steady parade of musical guests, it’s become a lot like the Newport Folk Festival in spirit; tickets typically sell out before most of the acts are known. That’s the case again this year (as of Nov. 28, there were only a couple hundred tickets left), and even the show’s producer wasn’t sure of the lineup.

“I wish I could tell you,” Jim Roach said three weeks before curtain time. “There are Buzz Ball 2017 When: Thursday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m.

Where: Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord Tickets: $30-$40 at ccanh.com Christmas With Rocking Horse Studio When: Saturday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m.

Where: Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St., Concord Tickets: $24.50 at ccanh.com

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Mike Girard at Buzz Ball. Courtesy photo.

a lot of tentatives that I’m trying to turn into commitment, and it’s crunch time.”

Roach confirmed that Fools lead singer Mike Girard will return, a benefit for food charity Lend a Helping Can. Also solid are comedians Jimmy Dunn and Tony V. Surprises like last year’s appearance by harmonica legend Magic Dick and Shun Ng are a big part of the concert’s appeal, though, which helps explain why only a few hundred tickets were left a few days before Thanksgiving.

The names of the Rocking Horse performers are not a mystery, having trickled out on social media over the past several weeks. Pat & the Hats will return after a one-year absence, along with perennial favorites Dusty Gray, Brooks Young and Steve Blunt’s kid rock act. The house band is led by studio owner Brian Coombes and guitar ace Myron Kibbe. Hank Osborne & Chas Mitchell will reprise their rendition of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”

New talent in this year’s lineups includes country singer Sophia Lee Davis, Ukrainian folksinger Adriana Melania, and modern pop singer Catherine White. The latter will perform “O Holy Night,” with a unique arrangement by Coombes.

Concord trio Sensitive Men will do an original.

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“It’s called ‘Tears For Christmas’ — as in, all I got for Christmas was tears,” Coombes said recently by telephone. “The song’s fun, funny, but also really heartfelt, and it kind of personifies what The Sensitive Men are all about.”

Collaborating with Pat & the Hats leader Patrik Gochez, Coombes wrote another original that could be the highlight of the show. Called “Everywhere Is Home,” it’s not a holiday song per se but has a gospel positivity that’s infectious. Justin Cohn sings lead, evoking Sam Smith and Darryl Hall. In mid-November, Coombes flew to England to add a choir to the track for future release, possibly under the band name Rocking Horse People.

The producer looks forward to adding a personal favorite song to the set list.

“Since we began doing this, I’ve wanted to do the Pretenders’ ‘2000 Miles’ and it always got pushed aside,” he said.

His wife Michelle will sing the 1984 hit, backed by a band that includes Kibbe on electric 12-string guitar, drummer Eric Wagley, bassist Joey Pierog and Coombes on keys.

Other performers appearing include Phil Butt of Duty Free, Noelle Boc, NEMA nominee Ryan Williamson, SPF3, Lizzy Marella, J Street Extension’s Kent Finemore and more, most of whom recorded at Rocking Horse during a busy year.

“An amazing lineup,” Coombes said.

“It’s an opportunity to enjoy favorites and introduce new talent to the tradition.”

Moving to the main stage also ups the game for the concert, which in part benefits advocacy group National Alliance on Mental Health New Hampshire.

“It will be an honor to play where Steve Hackett, Brian Wilson and other big acts have performed,” Coombes said. “It will be more of a concert, different from years past.

We’ll work harder to make sure there’s a connection, to break that barrier between audience and performers. It’s reinvigorated me.”

$15/door - Dave creates his own style from his love of New Orleans R & B, Pop, Blues, World Music, and Country-grass, bringing a wellrounded set of contemporary roots music to the stage.

• HARVEY REID & JOYCE ANDERSEN at Deb’s Chesham House Concerts (Call for venue, Harrisville 827-2905) on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m. $20 – Potluck at 1 p.m. A rare opportunity to see Harvey and Joyce together in a holi-

day-flavored concert. One of the most potent duo teams in acoustic music. They are gifted instrumentalists, strong and versatile singers, and prolific songwriters, and are comfortable in a dizzying array of styles of roots and Americana music.

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• Since Twitter announced that it would allow 280-character messages rather than its original 140, a whole new world has opened up for the game-addicted among us.

Gizmodo reports that tweeters are using the expanded tweetspace to play board games such as chess, Connect Four, Shogi and Go. Games are even being customized; one tweet enthuses about “Marine biology twitter-chess. With a new marine biology fact every time a piece is moved, and a scientifically accurate death scene when a piece is taken.” Uh, ok.

• A sharp-eyed Google Earth user from Leeds, England, searching for Longcross Studios in Surrey, came across a “Star Wars” fan’s dream: the Millennium Falcon, nestled inside a ring of stacked shipping containers and covered with a tarp. Andi Durrant tweeted about his find on Nov. 8. The spaceship was used in filming “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi” at Longcross; that movie is set for release Dec. 15.

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Becky Reilly of Omaha, Nebraska, was forced to call in a roofing company after discovering thousands of honeybees had invaded her home’s attic, producing so much honey that it was dripping down the side of the house. “We heard a loud and rhythmic buzzing, and it was somewhat terrifying because we knew what it meant,” Reilly told KETV. Jason Starkey of Takoda Green Roofing said he removed about 40 pounds of honey on Oct. 26 before moving the bees and tackling the damage, which he called “horrible.” Local beekeeper John Gebuhr moved the bees to his garage, but he is pessimistic about their survival through the winter. But Reilly’s friends and neighbors are thrilled: They’re getting honey for Christmas!

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An Indonesian museum, De Mata Trick Eye Museum in Yogyakarta, has been forced to remove an exhibit that encouraged visitors to take a selfie with a waxwork of Adolf Hitler. The figure, which stood in front of a giant image of the entrance to Auschwitz concentration camp, had been on display since 2014, and the museum said it was one of the most popular displays.

Metro News reported that the museum originally defended the exhibit as “fun,” but when the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in Los Angeles demanded its removal, the museum complied, taking it down on Nov. 10.

Sean A. Sykes Jr., 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, has discovered one way to avoid the justice system. Sykes was detained in a Sept. 1 traffic stop, but he denied any knowl-

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edge of the drugs and handguns found in the car, The Kansas City Star reported. As he was being questioned at the police station, the detective wrote in his report, Sykes was asked his address. In response, he “leaned to one side of his chair and released a loud fart before answering with the address. Mr. Sykes continued to be flatulent and I ended the interview,” the detective wrote. Charges were not filed at that time, but Sykes was pulled over again on Nov. 5 for allegedly being in possession of marijuana, crack cocaine and a stolen pistol. He was in custody awaiting a bond hearing.

Least competent criminals • A loss prevention officer at a Vero Beach, Florida, Walmart happened to catch 25-year-old Cheyenne Amber West and another woman as they carried out some complicated maneuvers in the electronics aisle on Nov. 6. The officer told the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office that West and her friend chose a computer, video game controllers and other items worth a total of almost $2,000, then covered the bar codes with stickers taken from less-expensive clearance items. They then moved to the self-checkout lane, where their loot totaled just $3.70. “I am just trying to get gifts for my son that I cannot afford,” West told officers. “The computer is for my husband. Since he just got me a Coach purse, I figured he deserved something nice as well.” Treasure Coast Newspapers reports that West was charged with felony grand theft and felony shoplifting and was released on $3,000 bail. The other woman was not charged.

• Rondell Tony Chinuhuk, 32, of Anchorage, Alaska, had the pedal to the metal on Nov. 7 when he nicked a motorized shopping cart from a Safeway store in Fairbanks. But the battery-operated Mart Cart tops out at 1.9 miles per hour, so even after a 10-minute joyride, he had barely left the parking lot. The Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner reported that Chinuhuk was charged with felony second-degree theft.

Yard work Council officers for the village of Blubberhouses in North Yorkshire, England, stumbled upon seven trash bags full of cannabis plants at the side of a road on Nov. 12, according to the BBC. They contacted the North Yorkshire Police, whereupon Constable Amanda HanuschMoore tweeted a photo of the bags and invited the owners to “come and speak to us at Harrogate Police Station, we’re more than happy to discuss!”

Voting woes Douglas Aaron Shuttlesworth, 34, was simply trying to exercise his civic duty when he reported to an elementary school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to vote on Monday, Nov. 6, the day before Election Day. Susquehanna Township police arrested Shuttlesworth for DUI after he appeared at the school intoxicated and admitted he had driven there to vote. The Associated Press reported that Shuttlesworth’s mother elucidated: Her son thought it was Tuesday.

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