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Washington, D.C., is a mess and has been for quite some time as elected officials continue to put politics over people. Compromises are not sought and too many of us are suffering from the narrow-focused agendas of our two-party system.

Over the past few years we have seen that kind of rigidity take hold at our Statehouse and begin impacting our lawmakers. This may come as no surprise as an overabundance of information fills our news feeds on a daily basis. Far too few of us are equipped to understand the “big picture” of many proposed bills, and we are left putting our trust in elected officials whose intentions may not be purely selfless. More recently, I have seen this kind of environment begin to infiltrate our local communities. There is a group in my town that has been sharing misleading statements about the effectiveness of our town government. They claim there is a lack of transparency among elected and appointed officials, and they take hours at each meeting to scrutinize every detail from the cost of one new photocopier to the content of meeting minutes. When the town makes an extra effort to articulate the intentions of a warrant article through descriptive language, members of the group refuse to support that measure because the wording, not the principle, doesn’t meet their standards. These mixed messages make it difficult to identify ways to work together to meet our shared goals of safe and enjoyable living.

The voices at the table who highly doubt government may have good reason in Washington but it’s certainly unfounded in our towns. The municipalities across the state offer barrier-free access to all local government officials, from town managers to zoning board to police officers. I’m disheartened at the notion that, even with the small nature of our state, we are losing our ability to work civilly with our fellow townspeople.

We cannot allow complacency and divisive politics to enter into our local cities; this is simply unacceptable as this should be the one place where we work to seek common ground with our neighbors and friends. Our communities define us, especially here in New Hampshire, and we have to have faith that those we have put into elected roles are working to put people over politics. Do not allow the negative rhetoric to shape your opinion of your town’s government; go meet with them and learn more about what they do with the resources they have. You may be surprised by the work they can accomplish to keep our systems running efficiently and successfully.

Allyson Ryder serves as the associate director at Leadership NH and sits on several statewide nonprofit boards and committees. She can be reached at almryder@outlook.com.

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INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 Sea squirts invade; Amazon pitch being used to attract businesses; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 18 THE ARTS: 20 ART “East & West.”

22 THEATER Grease.

23 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 26 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

27 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

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29 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

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NEWS & NOTES State of the State

Gov. Chris Sununu delivered his State of the State address Feb. 15 before lawmakers, touting recent accomplishments and calling for more progress in the areas of education, drug addiction and deregulation. He praised recent efforts by lawmakers to pass Marsy’s Law, which establishes rights for victims of crimes and their families. And, in light of the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, he pointed out that a new Public School Infrastructure Fund he advocated for is investing $20 million in state funds directly to communities for things like secure entrances, door card readers and upgraded school surveillance systems. Sununu also said the establishment of Education Savings Accounts will give parents and students more choice when it comes to the school they attend. He touted the additional $4.4 million in funding for child protective services, the addition of 20 new case workers and the creation of a new office of the Child Advocate. On the opioid addiction front, Sununu said the state must do more to battle addiction.

He announced that on March 1 the state will be launching an effort called Recovery Friendly Workplaces, an initiative that aims to get employers involved as allies as part of the array of resources available to people suffering from substance use disorder. Sununu said he wiped off 1,600 regulations last year by executive order and a steering committee has recommended additional reforms that have been introduced in the House. He called upon the legislature to pass the reforms.

Granite Shield

New Hampshire State Police along with state, local and federal law enforcement conducted a “massive” Granite Shield operation in multiple jurisdictions statewide on Thursday, Feb. 15.

According to a press release, it resulted in the arrests of 151 suspects and the seizure of 551 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 24 weapons and $37,000 in cash.

The drugs had a street value of about $22,000. The operation collaborated with 88 law enforcement agencies to disrupt opioid and other drug trafficking in the state.

Rainy Day Fund

After an effort by Democrats to tap into the state’s Rainy Day Fund to help fight the opioid epidemic, the state Senate voted down the legislation, the AP reported. The bill would have allowed the governor or legislature to declare a public health emergency and free up 10 percent of the fund, which would have amounted to about $10 million.

Democrats said the need was urgent since the state is ranked third in overdose deaths, according to the CDC. But Republicans said Democrats failed to provide a plan for how the money would be spent carefully, according to the story.

Van Ostern out

The Democratic nominee for governor in 2016, Colin Van Ostern, announced he will not be running again in 2018, the Concord Monitor reported. He is currently vice president of workforce solutions for Southern New

Hampshire University. Previous primary contender Democrat Steve Marchand started to run again as early as last year. And Libertarian Jilletta Jarvis will also be running.

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Medicaid expansion

Republicans unveiled their bill to reauthorize Medicaid expansion, which insures about 50,000 low-income individuals in the state mostly with federal dollars through private insurers, the AP reported. The bill would reauthorize the program for the next five years, use liquor commission funds to help pay for the program, restructure it to a managed care model and require able-bodied recipients put in 100 hours of work or community engagement a month. The bill would also create a program called Granite Workforce, which would use federal welfare dollars to incentivize hiring Medicaid recipients and provide aid for child care and transportation. The program will end by December if lawmakers fail to authorize it.

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NEWS

Business outreach

Amazon pitch being used to entice new businesses

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When state leaders unveiled their pitch to Amazon to locate its second headquarters in Londonderry last fall, it was a “long shot,” according to the governor. But it was a shot heard around the region, as officials say it’s proven effective at attracting other businesses to consider relocating to the state, or existing businesses to expand here.

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Commissioner Taylor Caswell, the head of the state Department of Business and Economic Affairs, said the Amazon HQ2 pitch, an online multi-page document, was a comprehensive outline of all the reasons any company might want to locate in the state.

And it got a lot of media coverage after its reveal in October.

“We were getting a lot of coverage in the Northeast, particularly in the Boston and Massachusetts market,” Caswell said.

Some companies reached out to the department, and others were flagged for visiting the website to check out the document, which Caswell said is a marketing technique they use to generate potential leads.

“We saw a definite uptick in that kind of activity,” Caswell said.

In all, he said there were dozens of companies in the Northeast who have contacted the department as a direct result of the Amazon bid and the publicity surrounding it.

Caswell said the case made in the document showcases the state’s tax friendly environment, especially by virtue of having no broad-based income or sales tax. It highlighted the state’s academic institutions, high quality of life, the first-in-the-nation presidential primary and the existing tech industry, including biotech and medtech.

“A lot of those types of industries are really flourishing here, and one of the reasons they’re flourishing — and one of the things I think businesses picked up on when they saw this — was our access to a highly qualified workforce,” Caswell said.

The document also outlines the potential for a new commuter rail corridor connecting the state’s urban centers to Boston.

Caswell said that’s proven to be a popular idea among the tech companies they’ve spoken to so far.

“It certainly comes up a lot,” he said.

While he said it may not be the primary factor, it is seen as a “significant value add” to a growing number of companies.

Gov. Chris Sununu reversed course and began supporting commuter rail efforts earlier in January, when he backed a proposed

$4 million in project development funding.

Attracting businesses from out of state has long been one of the governor’s top priorities.

The Amazon bid also identified a shovel-ready site in Londonderry, which would be right off Interstate 93 with its own new exit. Since Amazon passed on New Hampshire, that site, which is part of the Woodmont Commons property, is up for grabs.

Caswell said putting it in the proposal certainly raised the profile of the site, which is big enough to accommodate multiple companies, has already been zoned, has a single owner and is very close to the highway.

“It’s all the things that people who do site selection for a living really like to see,” Caswell said.

Overall, the proposal made the case for New Hampshire and educated several companies about what kinds of opportunities exist here.

“They learned something, and I think it’s different on a case by case basis, about New Hampshire and its business environment, from this,” Caswell said.

At the table

So far, Caswell has personally spoken with a handful of companies about what New Hampshire has to offer, and there is a whole team of individuals in his department dedicated to doing just that.

The Amazon proposal has also been instrumental in reminding existing New Hampshire companies about the benefits of doing business here, Caswell said.

“It’s working for us on both sides of the border,” he said.

In one particular case, a CEO or president of a yet-unnamed company, which already has a location in the state, has met with Gov. Sununu, Caswell and other key agency heads to discuss the possibility of relocating the company’s headquarters to the Granite State.

That’s something that usually only happens when a deal is further along, Caswell said.

But being a smaller state means easier access to government heads.

While he can’t say for certain that the publicity surrounding the Amazon bid triggered the interest, the meeting did take place earlier in January, a few months after the pitch was made.

New doc

The Amazon report proved successful at putting the state on the radar of other companies, but as Sununu recently put it in a statement, it was also “the most comprehensive business marketing plan our State has ever produced.”

Currently, Caswell and his team are working to revamp the report so that it can 7

NEWS

Invasion of the sea squirts

Marine species infestation spreading in warmer waters

By Ryan Lessard

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What are they?

The Atlantic Ocean is no stranger to tunicates, which are gooey filter-feeding blobs that latch onto hard surfaces and spread.

Jenn Dijkstra, a research assistant professor at the School of Marine and Ocean Engineering at the University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, recently published a study that predicts a rapid expansion of an invasive species of tunicate from the Pacific Ocean.

“These guys are colonial animals that are in a gelatinous material. So there’s many individuals that are in this sort of gelatinous material,” Dijkstra said.

The invasive sea squirts, known by the scientific name Botrylloides violaceus, look like orange, bumpy masses of brain-like tissue that can be found on rocks, docks and ship hulls. They reproduce sexually and asexually (when individuals duplicate themselves). The former process sends young into the water column to settle a new colony in a different area, while the latter allows existing colonies to spread across more surface area and increase in size.

Invasion

The Pacific tunicates Dijkstra studied for her research likely came to the northern Atlantic Ocean by hitching a ride on the hulls or in the ballast water of ships that traveled from the other side of the planet.

Now that they’re here, like many other invasive species, they don’t have much standing in their way.

“They’ve lost a lot of the biological control mechanisms that they would have in their native ecosystems,” Dijkstra said.

And they now have an added benefit from increasing ocean water temperatures in the

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strategy and the primary tool for extolling the state’s economic virtues.

“We’re taking that report and we’re deAmazoning it,” Caswell said.

Pretty soon, Caswell said, the department will be unveiling a new document — based on the Amazon bid but without all the Amazon-specific references — and posting it on

Botrylloides violaceus

Gulf of Maine, Dijkstra said, which recent studies have shown is warming more rapidly than the rest of the planet’s ocean waters, and that warming is being caused by climate change.

The warmer temperatures gives the sea squirts a longer reproduction season.

Dijkstra has already found sea squirts have expanded rapidly in ocean waters off the coast of New Hampshire. She predicts their reproduction will be able to double over the next few years.

That’s based on projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which expects a 2-degree Celsius increase (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in the coming years.

Short of addressing those increasing temperatures, there’s not much that can be done to curb the spread, Dijkstra said.

“Once they’re established in an area, it can be pretty challenging to try to control their populations,” Dijkstra said.

There are some snails and starfish that feed on them, but they don’t make much of a dent compared to how fast the sea squirts reproduce.

The spread can have a serious effect on the ecology.

“They tend to crowd out native species,” Dijkstra said.

Tunicates eat plankton, like other filter feeders. As they grow in number, they can start to take food away from other species.

The problem is particularly noticeable with mussels and oysters, which get covered by the orange goo.

Harvesters increasingly have to deal with the added weight when pulling them up, and the additional efforts to powerblast the shellfish to clean them off.

Some of those mussels and oysters have noticeably less flesh because they aren’t able to get as much food.

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The move may capitalize on the existing momentum but also put all the arguments for why a company should move to the state in one easy-to-find place.

Caswell said he has been reviewing the draft PDFs and hopes to finalize the document soon.

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NEWS & NOTES Q&A

Professor on Trump Academic and former prosecutor

Seth Abramson of Manchester is an assistant professor of communication arts and sciences and a writing specialist at UNH Manchester and a former criminal investigator for a federal public defender in Washington, D.C., who has become known nationally for sharing his theories on Donald Trump and Russia on Twitter. He tweets daily, with an average of about 40 tweets and retweets a day, and has 454,000 followers.

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Let’s talk about your sort of strange role that you’ve taken on here. If someone were to criticize you for over-speculating or playing a kind of pundit role based on limited information, would you concede this is all to be taken with a grain of salt? Is there a way to balance that out?

If Bob Mueller were conducting this investigation in a public fashion, or if Congress had decided to permit a bipartisan probe of what happened during the 2016 election, I wouldn’t be doing any of what I’m doing now on social media. … So, I think it was necessary for a number of people in public to be developing a theory of the case in real time. As with any investigation or any theory testing, sometimes you have to update your theory as you get new information. That’s not irresponsible, that’s exactly the opposite.

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With what we know now, what is your current theory about Donald Trump and Russia?

I think there is evidence to suggest that Donald Trump and members of his campaign traded U.S. foreign policy toward Russia in exchange for specified and unspecified assistance from Russian nationals during the 2016 presidential campaign. I think Russian nationals began to operate in a way that implicitly aided the Trump campaign before members of the campaign were necessarily aware that that was happening, but once the campaign became aware of what was happening, they continued to offer inducements to the Russian government in the form of unilateral sanctions disengagement. … Keep in mind that for any of the propositions that I have put out there, there is significant evidence in the public record. My role here is not simply to spin theories, but to illuminate what investigative theories are encoded within the evidence we have in the public realm.

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Do you view yourself as a sort of investigative journalist or something else?

I consider myself a meta-journalist or a curatorial journalist, which is a type of investigative journalist. I use my expertise and experience to collate, curate, narrativize and frame information in the public record to develop a theory of the case for an investigation that ... is happening out of sight in the offices of the special counsel.

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY INTERESTED IN RIGHT NOW? I have been watching the show Vikings.

What were some of your motivations getting into this, and why choose this Russia investigation as a focus?

I think this is the most complex, far-ranging, Courtesy photo. influential federal criminal investigation of my lifetime, and due to its particular circumstances, it has been underreported in certain respects in major media. And the Congressional and FBI investigations are happening largely outside the public view, so what’s needed is a public accounting of what’s occurring in real time, and how the disparate parts of this story connect to one another.

What is your research process? How do you find sources and how do you vet them for what’s true and what’s not?

I use almost exclusively major media reporting from known, reliable media outlets.

Sometimes I encounter their reports through my own internet research and sometimes I’m directed to various reports from readers of my Twitter feed. I get hundreds and hundreds of tips per week and those tips are simply in the nature of people directing me to major media reports that might illuminate something about the stories of the day. … I’m a trained criminal investigator and a trained criminal attorney and so I have a lot of experience in reading reports and seeing how reports collected over a long period of time connect to one another and develop a theory of the case.

Do you have any concerns that after theorizing and forming possible narratives that it might take steam out of or harm the credibility of the final, authoritative version of events once those become public?

I will, and I hope others will, accept and abide by whatever the findings of the special counsel are. My work is not intended to replace the work of federal investigators, but to help members of the public understand the likely course of the investigation as it unfolds. … I think that as long as people read the feed understanding what it transparently represents itself to be, there’s no danger that people will decide to supplant the results of Bob Mueller’s investigation with what I have written over the … years that I will have been following the story. — Ryan Lessard The Q&A above is the product of two separate interviews on Jan. 26 and Feb. 13, edited and condensed.

NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX

Performing arts center approved

The Nashua Board of Aldermen voted last week to approve plans for a new $15.5 million 500-seat performing arts center to be built in the space formerly occupied by Alec’s Shoes on Main Street in Nashua, NHPR reported. Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess also endorsed the resolution. The city will now begin issuing bonds to pay for the theater.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Nashua residents voted in a non-binding referendum for the city to move forward with the proposal in November.

Maternity unit closures

Two New Hampshire maternity units have recently announced plans to close labor and delivery services this year, according to NHPR. Lakes Region General Hospital, operated by LRGHealthcare in Laconia, will start sending expectant mothers to Dartmouth-Hitchcock in mid-July, and Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon will close its Family Birthplace at the end of May and is working with Concord Hospital to provide alternate labor and delivery services to existing patients within their coverage area.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: The closures come during a years-long trend of maternity unit closures in New Hampshire and across the country, NHPR reported, with cited reasons including financial losses, shifting demographics and difficulty recruiting qualified staff.

CMC grants for women health

Catholic Medical Center has received several grants that it says will be instrumental to the hospital’s mission of providing health care, particularly to low-income women, expectant mothers, new infants and women in recovery. According to a press release, the grants total more than $250,000. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation gave $65,000 for the hospital’s recovery program for pregnant women and new mothers. A grant of $100,000 from Digital Federal Credit Union will help to construct a new community education conference center.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The state Department of Health and Human Services, the Oleanda Jameson Trust and DCU for Kids Foundation also gave thousands in grants.

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The Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire in Concord is expanding soon thanks to a volunteer-led project and private donations.

Concord Monitor reported the shelter, which serves families who are fleeing domestic violence, will be able to grow from 13 beds to 24 by late May. The shelter will be gutted and completely renovated by Building on Hope, a volunteer organization that’s been called the “Extreme Home Makeover” for nonprofits, according to the story.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The shelter is full most nights. It served 1,184 people in 2017. But it had to turn away 180 women and 159 children in need.

QOL score: 62 Net change: +2 QOL this week: 64 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire?

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Even though most teams have played at least 55 of their 82 games before the All-Star break — which is about 67 percent of games played — the NBA kicks off what it calls the “second half” of the season tonight. But with Charles Barkley having told all during the break that only four teams have a shot to win the NBA, maybe we should just flip on Alabama spring football.

I don’t know that I actually disagree with him, but I’m interested to see what lies ahead for various reasons. And here are some of the stories I’ll be keeping my eye on.

One of the teams that can’t win according to Chuck is Oak City, where the Russell Westbrook - Paul George - Carmelo Anthony recipe has had mixed results.

After a rugged start, they’re now seven games over .500, but only a game and a half from being out of the playoffs and basically on the same pace Westbrook had them on by himself a year ago.

One of those teams Barkley thinks can win is Cleveland, who appears has rejuvenated after a trade deadline team makeover that sent six guys out of town, including Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder. In came four younger, more athletic, defensive-minded guys, and while they’re only three games in, the early returns have been good with road wins over Atlanta and Oak City and a 22-point beatdown of your Boston Celtics.

The interesting sidebar of Cleveland GM Koby Altman’s being lauded for this dramatic reshaping of his team on the fly is that he inadvertently gave the Lakers the cap space that could be used to steal LeBron James away this summer. Earlier in that week there were stories everywhere that L.A. had put off their quest to get two major free agents until 2019 because they couldn’t clear enough cap space. Then came the opportunity to send the contracts of Jordan Clarkson and Larry

Nance Jr. to Cleveland to let Magic Johnson now make a play for LeBron and Paul George this summer. And it gets worse. True, they got younger and more athletic with two ex-Lakers along with Rodney Hood and George Hill. But if James leaves, they’ll start the rebuild after giving the Lakers their own first-round pick as well as the expiring contracts of Thomas and Channing Frye. Then again, they still have the Nets picks from the Kyrie Irving deal and if the makeover works maybe LeBron stays put. That’s what you call rolling the dice.

Another one of Sir Charles’ can-win teams is Houston. While I’m not surprised at the insane season James Hardy is having, they’ve been better than I thought. But with Chris Paul a regular first-round casualty and never been of the second round to date, it’s all about what happens in the playoffs that matters. With the Rockets having the best record starting the, ahem, second half, maybe that changes this year. Time will tell.

If that works out, a Houston-Golden State playoff matchup could be a dandy. Here are my questions for that: (1) Who covers Harden? (2) What’s the over-under for Game 3 — 302? (3) Who will Draymond Green kick in the groin this year?

Incidentally one of Houston’s nice complementary pieces around Hardy and Paul is Clint Capela, who’s a strong inside defender averaging 11 rebounds and 14 points per.

He went 25th overall in the 2014 draft, when Danny Ainge let him slide by at 17 to take James Young. To pile on a bit, Gary Harris (19), Denver beast Nikola Jokic (41) and two of those four new Cavs, Hood and Clarkson, were also taken after Young.

Speaking of draft news, it’s more likely by the day the extra Top 5 pick the Celtics got to drop down to 3 last summer will come next year. The Lakers have the eighth-worst record but are trending up, while others like the Kristaps Porzingis-less Knicks are sinking. And after an early spurt, Brooklyn’s also trending down and looking like the Top

5 lottery pick I expected them to be.

Did Fox News nitwit Laura Ingraham really tell LeBron and Kevin Durant to “shut up and dribble” last week? Really? I’m not sure which is most egregious from the Dartmouth alum: (1) her stunning arrogance to imply no one besides political pundits should speak about policies or actions they don’t like, (2) her ignorance to suggest athletes don’t have the chops to do it, when the likes of Steve Largent, JC Watt, Jim Bunning and Bill Bradley among others have been elected to national office after stellar playing careers, or (3) her off-the-charts hypocrisy given that Curt Schilling, Johnny Damon and Bobby Knight have been welcomed to pontificate at will because they say what Fox/she wants to hear. I’ll be more polite to her and just go “click.”

To those who say what a “hard” job NBA officials have: Please stop. They’re beyondbelief bad. Consider the early January play at Madison Square Garden when Manu Ginobili’s off-the-mark pass accidentally went in the basket and none of the three officials saw it! The Knicks proceeded as if it were a rebound and headed down court, and until Gregg Popovich went nuts all was a-OK with the crew. I get it was a surprise, and that someone watching something off the ball could miss it. But all three, no way.

Plus, after reviewing it, they gave Manu two points instead of the three it should have been. Adam Silver, unlike David Stern arrogantly saying there is no problem, please do something about this, would ya!

Danny Ainge did a great job in the Celtics remake, but if trends continue he could finish fourth at best in GM of the Year voting behind Altman, if the Cleveland makeover works, his former assistant Daryl Morey with Houston and leader Masai Ujiri, whose trades to fortify a strong starting five have made the Raptors for real.

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Bulldogs keep hopes alive The Big Story: The undefeated basketball season of Bedford and Derryfield stayed on track. The 17-0 Bulldogs kept hopes alive by taking a bragging-rights-for-now showdown with 14-2 Pinkerton Academy 47-43.

It wasn’t easy, as the Astros jumped out to a 9-4 first-quarter lead and they needed a Claire Driscoll block in the final minute to lock down the win. Aly Fillion (15), Lizzy Stevenson (13) and Mia Roy (10) combined for 38 Bedford points while Pinkerton’s Brooke Kane had a game-high 19. The path was no easier for D-Field, as it took a Cody Bournival buzzer-beater off a dime from Trent Henrich to earn the 56-55 win over Newmarket to be 15-0, which they followed up with an easier 57-35 verdict over Portsmouth Christian.

Sports 101: Who is the only pitcher during his career to do the following in both the American and National Leagues — win 100 or more games, strike out over 1,000 batters and pitch a no-hitter?

Rough Week of the Week: It was a rough go for SNHU vs. St. Anselm last week. It was doubleheader sweep for the Hawks when basketball returned to the (now) SNHU Arena for the first time since 2003. Bedford alum Ali Glennon and Londonderry product Cody Ball had big games

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3 – goals by Memorial’s Patrick Goren and Sam Hebert for West/Central as the Crusaders were 8-4 winners vs. West/Central at JFK Arena.

5 – Pinkerton goals scored

by Tyler Whiting and Patrick Hare in a 9-4 victory over Bishop Brady when

by scoring 17 and 20 points in their respective 61-54 and 68-59 wins. Two days later it was a Hawks hockey sweep with the women winning 3-2 and the men 4-2 win with seven different St. Anselm players getting a goal in the wins.

Nick of Tyme Award: To Antoine Revere, who drained a make-or-break three as time ran out to give Central a 53-51 win over 10-4 Exeter. It was the Green’s fourth straight win and moved them to 9-5 in Division I basketball standings.

Sports 101 Answer: Jim Bunning won 100 games, struck out 1,000 and pitched a no-hitter in the AL for Detroit and NL after a trade to the Phillies with no-no being the first regular season perfect game since 1918 vs. the Mets on Father’s Day 1964.

On This Date – Feb. 22 in 1980: The U.S.A. “college kids” beat U.S.S.R. 4-3 in the Miracle on Ice at the Lake Placid Olympics. Mike Eruzione’s game-winner came halfway through the final period, leaving 10 agonizing minutes to hold the famed Red Army hockey team scoreless until ABC’s Al Michaels perfectly encapsulated the sentiment as the final seconds ticked away in the greatest upset in American sports history by saying, “Do you believe in miracles?”

Whiting picked up the hat trick for the Astros.

10 – goals scored in the last three games for Trinity’s Anthony DiZillo after he potted four as the 8-6 Pioneers hockey team stretched their winning streak to five with a 7-1 verdict over Salem.

40 – points scored by Kelly Walsh in back-to-back

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basketball wins for Goffstown over Hanover (59-50) and West (60-28) when she had 24 and 16 respectively.

55.6 – percentage of 18 shots taken from three-point land in a bounce-back 99-66 win for the SNHU men vs. rival Franklin Piece when Japanese import Ryogo Sumino was 5-8 on threes in scoring 19 off the bench.

Steve Largent: Retired as the NFL’s all-time pass reception leader with 819 after a 14-year, seven- Pro Bowl career with Seattle. Later an eight-year GOP congressman representing Oklahoma.

J.C. Watt: Top 5 all-time wishbone quarterback with the cool full name of Julius Caesar Watt. Played at Oklahoma when the Sooners won three straight Big 8 titles, three straight Orange Bowls while going 32-4 under bad boy coach Barry Switzer. After a five-year CFL stint and becoming a Baptist minister, it was off to an eight-year run in the House, where he was the rare African-American conservative.

Bill Bradley: From the time he was an All-American at Princeton everyone knew he was headed to the Senate, which is exactly where he wound up from New Jersey. That came after a heady 10-year career as a passer, shooter, defensive plugger with New York’s Knickerbockers, when he was a one-time All-Star, two-time NBA champ and a worthy adversary covering the great John Havlicek in the supreme ’70s battle with Boston.

Jim Bunning: See Sports 101 to see how good he was, but in being sent to the House and Senate by voters in Kentucky, he’s the only MLB Hall of Famer elected to Congress.

Laura Ingraham: Nasty Fox News host with the Dick Cheney conservative vision, where things are bad until it turns up in their own family. In their case, being gay was bad, until her brother and his daughter came out of the closet, then, hey, it’s all good.

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Pick your next pet, from canines and felines to parakeets and fancy fish If you’ve been thinking about welcoming a new pet into your life, there are plenty of things you’ll want to consider, from looks to personality to ease of care. Picking out a pup? Mixed breeds are an option — but you don’t always know what you’re going to get. Felines on your

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Mixing it up

Why dog breed mixes are in vogue

By Ryan Lessard

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Over the past decade or so, humans have been drooling over newly created crossbred dogs.

For many, they offer the best of both worlds: a good personality and temperament from one breed with the hypoallergenic nature of another. Sometimes, people just like how certain combinations look.

Popularity

Helen St. Pierre, a dog trainer and the owner of No Monkey Business Dog Training in Concord, said she sees more and more dog mixes all the time.

“In the last five years, the amount of goldendoodles, labradoodles, cockapoos, schnoodles, bernedoodles that I’ve seen have skyrocketed,” St. Pierre said.

She sees about 175 dogs every week and she estimates about 10 percent of those are doodles or mixes of some kind.

“So, that’s a lot,” she said.

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sor at Cornell University Adam Boyko said designer dogs, as they’re sometimes called, have grown in popularity over the past decade.

“We see a lot of doodles; so, cockerdoodles, labradoodles, maltipoos, schnoodles.

Those are some of the most popular ones.

But we also see things like boxadors and soft coated goldens,” Boyko said.

St. Pierre said that in New Hampshire, she finds doodle varieties (such as labradoodles) to be the most common designer dogs.

St. Pierre said part of the reason why people breed doodles stems from the belief that one can effectively get a golden retriever or labrador variety that doesn’t shed or cause allergies (though she pointed out that is often not the case).

“And it rose in popularity because it was cute and it was … a little bit smaller in size. Then you just saw it take off,” St. Pierre said.

Shih poos (a shih tzu crossed with a toy poodle) and a German shepherd malinois mix, which have been used by some police departments, are also popular designer dog mixes, according to St. Pierre.

staff have observed that they generally see mixed breeds — though not necessarily of the “designer dog” variety. The most common ones seen in the shelter there are lab mixes, followed by hound mixes, pit mixes and chihuahua mixes. Jen Frey at the New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham echoes this.

Boyko said dog breeds shift in popularity based on cultural trends.

“Certain breeds today like French bulldogs and chihuahuas are much more popular than they were like 20 years ago.

And breeds like chow and doberman that were really popular 20 or 30 years ago are less popular now,” Boyko said.

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“Other mixes that I see a lot of are puggles. Puggles are pugs mixed with beagles,” she added.

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Many of the common breeds we see today have been around since the 19th century, Boyko said. These new mixes fall into two categories — what Boyko calls F1 and F2 crosses. An F1 crossbreed is a dog that has a parent from two different pure breeds. An F2 is a dog that has one parent that is an F1 mix and another that is a pure breed of one of the original two pure breeds.

The results from F2 mixes are more

variable, Boyko said, since you are dealing with an uneven ratio of alleles, or genetic markers, between the two breeds.

While these mixes have been more popular lately, Jerold Bell, adjunct professor of genetics the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, said people have been making mixes like these for at least the past 20 years.

He thinks the main reason people have experimented with the mixes was in the hope of making healthier dogs. Though, with the benefit of research over the past several years, scientists now know that mix breeds are not any healthier or unhealthier than pure breeds. The main factors that determine the health of a dog, pure breed or mix, is whether the parents have any genetic health issues or not.

“The bottom line of improving the genetic health of dogs is to select … for healthy parents and breeding them together,” Bell said.

Bell said poor breeding practices by amateurs or people trying to achieve extremes like the shortest face possible are causing more health issues or indiscriminately perpetuating existing ones.

And doodle mixes are not always the hypoallergenic breeds they are marketed to be. Many mistakenly believe it’s the shedding fur that causes allergies, St. Pierre said.

“In the saliva, there are proteins that can

draw. But generally speaking, wire-coated or curly-haired dogs don’t produce that kind of dander.

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produce allergies, that people can be allergic to,” Bell said.

Though Bell said the allergy-causing proteins found in saliva and dead skin often correlate with the types of dogs that shed fur, some dogs can shed and not cause allergies and vice versa.

Whether a doodle has that allergy-causing protein or not is really a luck of the

Not much can be reliably said about mixed-breed dogs generally except for the size. Labs are usually on the medium to large range, while hounds and pits are mid-sized and chihuahua’s are small.

Temperament, personality and hypoallergenic properties vary by individual, though oftentimes doodle mixes or other breeds with curly hair or wiry hair don’t cause allergies.

St. Pierre said the personalities of goldendoodles and labradoodles are similar to those of golden retrievers and labradors, respectively.

“Very easy-going, very sweet-natured, very easy to train, very people-oriented.

They really do want to please,” St. Pierre said. “But I see personalities very similar to the dogs that they’ve been mixed with. … Poodles are a very intelligent breed.

They love water.”

She said the goldens and labs thrive in a more active household that doesn’t mind a dog with energy, especially in the early years. Cockapoos can make for really nice apartment dogs, given their smaller size. But they also love to run and are very smart, she said.

Smaller varieties like maltipoos and puggles can naturally fit in any living space but owners need to be careful with them when they are puppies because they are so small and fragile.

Some mix breeds are more “confused” than others, St. Pierre said. She thinks this happens more when you cross breed purposes, like hounds and lapdogs.

This is often true of puggles.

“You either get a puggle that is very much a beagle or you get very much a pug,” she said.

The ones that lean on the beagle side often exhibit more predatory instincts that make them chase squirrels or have a more baying bark.

But ultimately, St. Pierre said, you can’t always predict personality based on breed alone. Each dog is an individual, she said.

“I don’t tend to look at what a dog is. I look more at who a dog is,” St. Pierre said.

“Yes, there are characteristics that can go along with a certain mixed breed, but you can say that about any breed of dog. I really wait until I meet the dog and see who that dog is to define what it is that I’m dealing with.”

For example, she said, you can pick two dogs from the same litter of seven puppies and one can be an excellent hiker, while the other is more of a couch potato.

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All kinds of kitties Finding the perfect feline for you

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Naomi Stevens, director of operations at the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire in Bedford, said the most common reason people choose a full breed cat over a mixed breed cat is that they prefer a certain look.

“They may have had that kind of cat in their past or during their childhood, and that’s what they’re used to,” she said, “or it could be a status thing. Some people are very proud of their purebred animals.”

Since most cats taken in by shelters are strays or were born outside, most of them are mixed breed, but shelters do occasionally get a full breed cat when the owner, for whatever reason, can no longer care for the cat.

Most people don’t purposefully seek out a mixed breed cat but get one simply because they want to rescue a homeless cat and mixed breed cats are what the shelter has, Stevens said. In some cases, it may be easier to adopt a mixed breed cat than to buy a full breed one from a breeder because, unlike many shelters, breeders don’t always spay or neuter and microchip the cats before they’re purchased.

As far as health, Stevens said, mixed breed cats tend to have fewer health problems than full breed cats, but the benefit of getting a full breed cat from a breeder as opposed to adopting is that there is a record of the cat’s genetic history, and you know exactly what you’re getting.

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One of the ways in which cat breeds are classified is by the length of their coat: long-haired, medium-haired, short-haired and hairless. Coat length alone doesn’t contribute to the personality of a cat, but there are some similar personality traits seen between cat breeds of the same coat length.

Marilyn Conde, Seacoast Cat Club member and publicity coordinator and a breeder of British Shorthair cats, said many longhaired cats tend to be more laid back while short-haired cats tend to be more active.

“A Siamese cat, for example, is very vocal and likes to talk a lot, and a Burmese cat can be 10 years old and still act like a

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kitten; they’re all over the place,” she said.

“That might not be right for some people. It depends on your personality and what you like.”

“A Persian cat is one that has a gorgeous long coat, but is more of a pillow cat,” added Sharon Roy, a Cat Fanciers’ Association judge who judges the Seacoast Cat Club’s annual all-breed cat show. “They’ll sit on your lap for hours, but they won’t play for hours.”

A cat’s coat length can be a significant factor for people with allergies, with long-haired cats having the highest level of allergens and hairless cats, such as a Sphynx, having little to none.

The biggest thing to consider with a cat’s coat length, Roy said, is the amount of maintenance required.

“It depends how much work you want to put into grooming,” she said. “If you want a long-haired cat, be prepared to brush it and bathe it regularly.”

Nature vs. nurture

While there are certain personality traits associated with certain cat breeds, there are always exceptions, and much of a cat’s personality depends on how it was raised.

“A lot is formed in the early weeks of socialization,” Stevens said. “If a cat was trapped outside at four months old and didn’t get proper socialization, it may take longer to gain their trust, regardless of the type of cat it is.”

That’s why it’s important to take the time to interact and familiarize yourself with a cat before buying or adopting, rather than assuming it fits the mold of its breed. The cat’s unique personality and how well the cat will fit your lifestyle should carry the heaviest weight in your decision.

“Don’t get a playful cat if you just want a cat to sit with you. Don’t get a cat that likes to be around people if you’re gone a lot of the time,” Stevens said. “Get a cat that will thrive in your home. Breed can play a part in your decision, but it shouldn’t be high on the priority list.”

Small animal selection Birds, reptiles, small mammals and fish

By Matt Ingersoll

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It’s not all hamsters and goldfish. Local breeders and pet store owners discuss some of the more unusual animals that can be kept as pets here in the Granite State, plus what you need to take care of them..

Reptile: Crested Gecko

Dave Yao has a selection of reptiles, amphibians, tarantulas, turtles, tortoises and more from regions all over the world at Dave’s Dragons (679 Mast Road, Manchester, 606-2120, davesdragons.com).

One of the more unusual species of reptiles Yao said make great pets for beginner reptile owners is the crested gecko, a small animal that reaches a size of around eight inches in length. The species is originally native to New Caledonia, a French island territory in the southwestern Pacific Ocean between Australia and Fiji.

“They are pretty low-maintenance, which makes them a good beginner pet,” Yao said. “They only require between 65

Crested Gecko from Dave’s Dragons in Manchester.

and 80 degrees for a temperature, though they do like high humidity, so you should spray their terrarium with water a couple times a day.”

Yao said the crested gecko’s diet consists largely of small insects, worms and a special formula called Repashy that is also available for purchase inside the store.

“They can actually be fed on Repashy alone,” he said. “It’s a powdered formula that you mix with water and leave it for them to come down and lick it up. … They are nocturnal, so they usually like to be fed

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The best size for a terrarium for the crested gecko, according to Yao, depends on the age of the animal. Baby crested geckos do well in 12x12x18-sized, while older and larger geckos require an 18x18x24.

“They don’t run really quickly, but they’re kind of a jumpy little critter and are very good climbers,” Yao said, “so you don’t want to let them run around loose too much.”

Crested geckos typically live for about 10 to 12 years and Yao said the animals he has in stock at Dave’s Dragons are about a few months old.

Bird: Bourke’s Parakeet

Allen Fox is coowner of Bird Supply of New Hampshire (522 Amherst St., Nashua, 882-4737, birdsupplynh.com), which has been in business since early 2005 and is southern New Hampshire’s oldest exotic bird specialty shop. His shop carries a variety of canaries, parrots, parakeets, lovebirds, cockatoos, cockatiels and more.

The Bourke’s parakeet is, according to Fox, one of the more unique species of bird

Bourke’s Parakeet from Bird Supply of New Hampshire in Nashua.

available. It grows to about 10 to 12 inches in length and has a distinct color mutation of grey and blue with a little bit of pink.

“Any parakeet you’ll find in the U.S. is domestically bred, but the Bourke’s parakeet originally comes from Australia,” Fox said. “They are very quiet, laid back and easy-going birds, for the family that doesn’t necessarily want that intense personality. … They’re not as chatty or active as some other kind of parakeets.”

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“It’s the type of bird you can get where you don’t have that lifetime commitment,” he said. “You’d have it as long as you might have a dog or a cat.”

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Think of a cross between a small possum and a flying squirrel, and you’ll get a sugar glider. These small critters are mostly native to regions in Oceania — especially in Australia, New Guinea and some Indonesian islands — but are available as pets from breeders and sanctuaries in a few areas of New England as well.

Erik Hammarstrom and his wife Jen of Our Sugar Gliders of New Hampshire have been breeding sugar gliders and taking in rescues at their Raymond home since 2010.

They work with local veterinarians and other breeders for treatment of the animals, which tend to live for about up to 15 years.

Hammarstrom said sugar gliders make great exotic pets but do require new owners to do their research before seeking one out.

“When they’re little babies, they’re called joeys and they’re only about the size of your thumb,” he said, “and even when they’re full grown, they can still fit in the palm of your hand.”

According to Hammarstrom, state laws vary on the legality of sugar gliders as pets. They are legal in most U.S. states — including New Hampshire, Maine and, as of 2014, Massachusetts — but are not in Alaska, California and the five boroughs of New York City.

“State laws change all the time, so if someone out of state is buying from us, we say that it’s their responsibility to call the state Fish and Game [department] where they live,” he said.

Sugar gliders enjoy all types of fruits and vegetables, especially apples, bananas, carrots and celery.

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comes up they go back to sleep,” Hammarstrom said.

A 4x4 foot cage is generally good for sugar gliders, but Hammarstrom said the bars should be no more than about a halfinch width apart from each other.

“The rule of thumb is if you can put your full finger in between two of the bars, then the gliders can get out,” he said.

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Fish: Moorish Idol

Fish come from all over the world at Aquatic Creations (100 Route 101A, Unit B, Amherst, 8097733, reefdelivery. com), a retail shop and aquarium installation company owned by Myk Gillespie.

One of the more sought after species he has available is the Moorish idol, a disk-like fish with black, white and yellow stripes, small fins and a long dorsal filament.

According to Gillespie, Moorish idols come from oceans all over the world, but most of the ones he gets for his store come from the central Pacific Ocean near Hawaii.

“They tend to come in from Hawaii in the best condition, and it’s just easier because that’s technically U.S. water and the chain of custody is shorter than, say, if it came from the Philippines,” he said.

The Moorish idol can live in aquariums for about 10 to 25 years, Gillespie said, and reach a size of about six to eight inches in length.

“It’s a beautiful fish,” he said. “They are challenging to care for, mainly because they need a lot of room to graze in an aquarium and they also like to be in pairs, but people seem to like the challenge of something more difficult.”

They will eat almost anything, according to Gillespie, including seaweed, mysis shrimp, clams, plankton and squid.

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Head just a bit south for Lowell’s annual Winterfest, which starts tonight and runs through Saturday, Feb. 24, at locations throughout downtown Lowell, Mass. Events include a craft beer showcase, live music and a fire show on Friday and, on Saturday, a soup competition, a chocolate festival, live music, carriage rides through the downtown and a kids’ fun zone. Winterfest will also feature an ice rink. See lowellwinterfest.com.

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Catch Nellie McKay (whose new album, Sister Orchid, is scheduled for release in May) tonight at 8 p.m. in the Spotlight Cafe at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St. in Concord, ccanh. com, 225-1111). Tickets cost $15 to $20. Find more concerts in our listing on page 51.

Eat: Food, wine, dessert and craft brews Enjoy tastings of wine, craft beers and spirits and desserts and other eats from area restaurants at the Samples Against Stigma event on Thursday, March 8, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Falls Event Center (Front Street in Manchester). The event benefits The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester. Tickets cost $35 in advance, $40 at the door. See mhcgm. org.

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Improv gets competitive at tonight’s Granite State Theatre Sports show at 7:30 p.m. at the Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road in Concord, hatboxnh.com). Tickets cost $17 for adults. See exactly what goes into the show in our story in the Dec. 28, 2017, issue of the Hippo. Go to hippopress. com and click on “past issues”; the story is on page 16.

Drink : Local and regional craft beer The 6th Annual Seacoast Winter Brewfest is Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co. (64 Market St. in Portsmouth, portsmouthgaslight.com) and will feature tastings of more than 100 local and regional craft beers as well as eats from Portsmouth Gas Light. Sessions are at noon and 5 p.m. (or 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for VIP sessions, which, in addition to the extra hour, include specialty VIP-only tastings). Admission is $50 ($75 for VIP sessions).

Catch the Nashua Chamber Orchestra Winter Concert, called “Carnival of Animals” and featuring pieces from SaintSaëns and others, today at 7:30 p.m. at the Judd Gregg Hall at Nashua Community College (505 Amherst St. in Nashua) or tomorrow, Sunday Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at the Milford Town Hall (1 Union Square in Milford).

Tickets cost $20 for adults (students under 18 get in free) and are available at nco-music.org.

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Be Merry: With art and a cash bar The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org) will highlight an exhibit of Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculptures at this month’s Currier After Hours, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 1. Dr. Henry Duffy, curator at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, will be in the galleries to discuss SaintGaudens, the museum will screen a short film about the sculptor, and there will be tours and drawing-in-the-galleries programs. The evening will also feature live music and a full menu and cash bar in the Winter Garden Cafe.

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Art Events • PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION Damian Kane demonstrates the ancient technique of woodblock printing. Fri., March 2, 6:30 p.m. Creative Ventures Gallery, 411 Nashua St., Milford.

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New England landscapes while still doing some western landscapes during visits to see family.

Her New England pieces reflect forests, farm land and coastal scenes, often set in the winter.

“I like the winter a lot because you can see more variety because of the snow,” Wadlington said, “whereas in the summer, everything is too green and it’s hard to differentiate stuff.”

Wadlington did much of her past work with pastels but has recently veered away from pastels to focus on oil painting and col-

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or woodblock printing. She uses a Japanese method of woodblock printing called “hanga” in which she carves each block of wood based on where the colors and shapes are needed and prints each color individually in layers using a water-based pigment or ink, creating a watercolor-like effect.

“There are certain landscapes — ones with something atmospheric that fades away, like clouds or fog or a mist — that I think, ‘Wow, this really lends itself to be a good woodblock print,’ because with woodblock, you can control the amount of ink you put on the block,” Wadlington said.

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For Bradford landscape artist Sandy Wadlington, it’s difficult to pinpoint what attracts her to a particular scene. Having lived in both New England and the western part of the country, she has a portfolio that includes everything from flatland to rural farm landscapes.

“I look at color, light, composition and atmosphere and paint things that for whatever reason [are] impossible to define, catch my eye and are exciting or interesting to me,” she said.

From Feb. 20 to April 13, McGowan Fine Art in Concord will showcase Wadlington’s work in a solo exhibition titled “East & West.” It will include around 20 of her recently created oil paintings, charcoal drawings and color woodblock prints depicting western landscapes in Texas and California and eastern landscapes from around New England.

Growing up in Massachusetts, Wadlington discovered her passion for art at a young age and studied art at the Museum School in Boston and Massachusetts College of Art. Later, she moved west and spent time in Texas and California, where she created art inspired by the western landscape.

She moved back east to New Hampshire 28 years ago and has continued her work doing

One of the larger pieces in the show, “Near the Border,” depicts a large red farm on a hill, which Wadlington came across during a trip to Canada, close to the border.

“Something about it just struck me,” she said. “Something about how beautiful the colors and shapes of it were.”

Other pieces in the show include “MidWinter Evening,” which depicts a Concord farm, nestled in a grove of trees, and “A Trip to Fort Davis,” a twilight mountainscape in west Texas.

Wadlington said she hopes her art will spark a desire in others to create art of their own.

“It’d be nice if people saw my work and felt like they wanted to go home and try painting for themselves,” she said. “I like when people get inspired. Inspiring each other is what life is all about.”

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• Warmer days: The Kelley Stelling Contemporary art gallery (221 Hanover St., Manchester) will have a new art exhibition, “Fast Forward,” on view Feb. 22 through March 24, with an artists reception on Thursday, Feb. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. It showcases five female artists’ whose work is inspired by spring and summer. Jessica Brilli’s paintings reveal the beauty in ordinary scenes and objects in a style that encompasses American realism and 20th-century graphic design aesthetics. Carol McMahon creates humorous and thoughtful small-scale sculptural paintings and 3-D objects. Lisa Noonis uses color fields, broad brushstrokes and underpainting in her paintings, which are a cross between abstract and landscape. Alison Palizzolo’s work is both organized and chaotic — a reflection of the fast-paced and technology-driven modern-day life. Cindy Rizza’s art features iconic representations of ordinary subjects in a way that provokes feelings of comfort, loneliness and nostalgia. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• New programs for teens: The New Hampshire Institute of Art Youth Arts program is launching a series of new after-school art programs for Manchester teens ages 12 to 18. In the ARTLAB program, teens are challenged to step outside their comfort zone, experiment with various mediums and develop personal style while exploring themes through various independent and collaborative 2-D and 3-D projects. Session options are Wednesdays, March 7 through April 4; Thursdays, March 8 through March 29; Tuesdays, March 6 through March 27; Tuesdays, April 3 through May 1; and Thursdays, April 5 through May 3,

pretations of love. On view Jan. 31 through Feb. 24. NHAA’s Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St., Portsmouth. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• NASHUA NEIGHBORS PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT Long-time Nashuans, and newcomers to the city, will be showcased with an exhibit of their portraits and personal stories.

On view starting Feb. 2. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit tinyurl.com/npllectures.

• “ART EXHIBIT WITH A CONSCIENCE” Featuring the oil and pastel artwork of Emily

Shelby Girl, “It’s a Girl!,” featured in “Representing Feminism(s).” Courtesy photo.

from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Each session will end with a pop-up gallery reception for the teens to showcase their work to family and friends. The cost is $59 for one session and $50 for each additional session. In the CoLAB program, teens will learn about the creative process and communication while developing a shared vision to create an original collaborative art piece. Sessions are on Fridays, Feb. 9 (mural drawing), March 9 (installation sculpture), April 6 (screenprinting) and May 11 (relief print T-shirt design). The cost is $38 for one session and $35 for each additional session. Call 836-2119 or visit nhia.edu/youtharts.

• Exploring feminism: Lamont Gallery (Frederick R. Mayer Art Center, Phillips Exeter Academy, 11 Tan Lane, Exeter) has an exhibition, “Representing Feminism(s),” on view Feb. 23 through April 21, with a reception on Friday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a gallery talk on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 10 a.m. The exhibition showcases more than 30 contemporary artists whose work explores feminism’s impact and potential and represents more diverse and inclusive feminisms. Featured media include silkscreen, watercolor, fiber arts and video.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit exeter.edu/lamontgallery or call 772-4311.

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Moore. On view Jan. 20 through March 2. Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• “SYNDICATES” Andrew Witkin’s work involves aggregating, arranging, collecting, and/or fabricating everyday ideas, images and objects to investigate systems and frameworks of information and their intellectual and psychological effects in the world. On view through March 31. Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit library.unh.edu/

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• “TREES” Exhibition features the photographs of New Hampshire Art Association artist Carol Van Loon. On view through April. The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, 49 S. Main St., Concord. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• “SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED ... I’M YOURS” A show of envelopes embellished by artists, students, hobbyists, scrapbookers and more with paint, collage, drawings, calligraphy, etc. On view Jan. 27 through Feb. 28. Studio 550

Attendees will enjoy an unlimited assortment of food, dessert, wine and local NH craft beverages Save $5.00 off event-day rate by pre-registering at www.mhcgm.org

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HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) presents Grease Feb. 23 through March 18. The musical centers on a group of high schoolers in the 1950s and the romance between a hot-rodding gangster, Danny, and the innocent new girl in town, Sandy. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., with an additional show on Thursday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $39 to $46 for adults and $25 for children ages 6 to 12. Visit palacetheatre.org or call 668-5588.

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, 550 Elm St., Manchester. Visit 550arts.com.

• “PRINTS OF THE YEAR” Exhibition showcases prints by regional printmakers working in lithography, intaglio, and printmaking techniques, both new and old. On view Jan. 31 through Feb. 24. NHAA’s Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St., Portsmouth. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• “LONG EYE” Featuring contemporary works of art created in response to the colors, shapes sounds, and climate of both the Arctic and Antarctica.

On view through March 31.

Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Visit library.unh. edu/museum.

• “FIRST & AGAIN” Exhibit features the work of painter Nicole Ellis. On view Feb. 16 through March 16. Main Street Art , 75 Main St. , Newfields .

Visit mainstreetart.org or call 580-5835.

• “I HAVE A DREAM” Local fabric artist Nancy Morgan will be exhibiting her fabric art quilt. On view through February. Nancy Morgan Art Gallery , 238 State St., Portsmouth. Call 427-8611.

Openings • PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION RECEPTION The New Hampshire Institute of Art Alumni Association and Photography class of 2018 present their first photography alumni exhibition, featuring work of all photographic media by NHIA Certificate, BFA and MFA Photography alumni. Thurs., Feb. 22, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cabbonay restaurant, 55 Bridge St., Manchester. Visit nhia.edu or call 623-0313.

• “FAST FORWARD” RECEPTION Exhibition features works by five female artists: Jessica Brilli, Carol McMahon, Lisa Noonis, Alison Palizzolo and Cindy Rizza. Thurs., Feb. 22, 5:30 to 7 p.m. The Kelley Stelling Contemporary art gallery, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• “EAST & WEST” RECEPTION Featuring oil paintings, woodblock prints and charcoal drawings by Sandy Wadlington. Fri., Feb. 23, 5 to 7 p.m.

McGowan Fine Art , 2 Phenix Ave., Concord. Visit mcgowanfineart.com.

• “MINUTE PARTICULARS” RECEPTION Features works of realism and surrealism focusing on both everyday items executed in exquisite detail and the phantasmagoric. Thurs., March 29, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• 2018 SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM OPENING RECEPTION Annual community event designed to elevate appreciation and involvement in public art in Nashua. Sculptors are invited from around the world to spend three weeks in Nashua creating public art. Thurs., May 10.

Nashua Airport, 93 Perimeter Road, Nashua. Visit nashuasculpturesymposium.org.

Workshops/classes • PENDANTS Learn several easy techniques to apply to large glass stones using a variety of materials to create your own stunning glass pendants. Each participant will bring home three beautiful pieces. Sat., Feb. 24, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $23 tuition, plus a $10 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• WALK ON THE WILD SIDE Get your wild on and let go, using paints, papers, inks and stencils to create a mixed media piece. Sat., Feb, 24, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $35 tuition, plus a $15 materials fee payable to the instructor at the start of class. Visit nhcrafts. org or call 595-8233.

• PASTEL PAINTING WORKSHOP The Pastel Society of New Hampshire hosts a one-day workshop with Dave

Kaphammer, who will teach the art of pastel painting. Sat., Feb. 24, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, 106 Lowell St., Manchester. Visit pastelsocietynh.com.

• WALK ON THE WILD/ WINTER SIDE Use paints, papers, inks and stencils to create a unique mixed media piece.

Sat., Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. League of NH Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $35 tuition, plus a $15 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Theater Auditions/open calls • FRINGE SEACOAST Seeking performers for a new summer arts festival. Applications accepted through March 1.

Dover, NH Dover., Visit fringeseacoast.org.

• HAPPY DAYS, THE MUSICAL AUDITIONS Tues., Feb. 27, 6 to 10 p.m. Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 N. Main St. , Rochester. Visit rochesteroperahouse.org.

• SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD AUDITIONS Community Players of Concord production. Sun., March 11, and Mon., March 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Community Players Studio, 435 Josiah Bartlett Road, Concord.

Visit communityplayersofconcord.org.

Productions • RIPCORD The Peterborough Players present. Feb. 15 through Feb. 25. 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. $39. Visit peterboroughplayers.org.

• THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. Feb. 9 through March 4. 125 Bow St. , Portsmouth. Tickets cost $16 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472.

• BLACK TUESDAY - A WHIMSICAL LOOK AT THE GREAT DEPRESSION A musical comedy by George Hosker-Bouley. Feb. 23 through March 11. West End Theater, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth.

Tickets are $22 for adults and

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• Shopkins show: The popular kids toys Shoppies and Shopkins come alive on stage in Shopkins Live: Shop it Up! at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord) on Wed., Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. Fashionista Shoppies like Jessicake, Bubbleisha and Rainbow Kate will join the grocery store-themed mini Shopkins like Apple Blossom, Strawberry Kiss and Lippy Lips in this new, original musical featuring urban style music, song and dance. Tickets cost $35 to $75. Call 2251111 or visit ccanh.com.

• Seniors do battle: The Peterborough Players present the New Hampshire premiere of Ripcord Feb. 15 through Feb. 25 at their theater (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough). The new comedy by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire follows two women — the cantankerous Abby and the overly cheerful Marilyn — who are paired as roommates in a sunny upper-floor room of Bristol Place Senior Living Facility.

After a seemingly harmless bet, they find themselves engaged in a hilarious struggle to one-up each other as Abby tries to drive Marilyn out and claim the room for herself. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30

$18 for students, seniors and military. Call 978-683-7745.

• GREASE The Palace Theatre presents. Feb. 23 through March 18. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. $25 for children ages 6 through 12, $39 to $46 for adults. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• GRANITE STATE THEATRE SPORTS Competitive improv theatre show. Sat., Feb. 24, April 21, and Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets are $17 dollars for adults, $14 for members, seniors and students, Visit hatboxnh.com.

• LEADING LADIES Bedford Off Broadway presents. March 9 through March 18. Bedford Old Town Hall, 2 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. $10 to $12. Visit BedfordOffBroadway.com.

• MADAGASCAR - A MUSICAL ADVENTURE JR. Kids Coop Theatre presents. Fri., March 9, 7 p.m., and Sat., March 10, 1 and 6 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry.

Starting from $1999 Free Consultation

Shopkins. Courtesy photo.

p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $39. Visit peterboroughplayers.org or call 924-7585.

• Going places: A Manchester Community Music School student has been selected to be a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America. Roric Cunningham has been studying cello at the school under the direction of Harel Gietheim since 2012 and is also a member of the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony Orchestra. The National Youth Orchestra brings together promising young musicians from across the country, who must undergo an extensive and highly competitive audition process. It includes a three-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians and a tour that kicks off with a show at Carnegie Hall and continues with shows in Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul and Daejeon. Visit mcmusicschool.org.

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$14. Visit kids-coop-theatre.org.

• KEARSARGE CONSERVATORY OF PERFORMING ARTS A celebration of dance, drama, music, acting, and musical theatre by Award winning students and talented instructors.

Sat., March 10. Whipple Hall, 25 Seamans Road, New London.

Visit centerfortheartsnh.org.

Classical Music Events • NASHUA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WINTER CONCERT Featuring VaughanWilliams: The Wasps; Haydn: Symphony No. 83; Vivaldi: The Goldfinch Concerto, with piccolo soloist Linda True; and SaintSaëns: Carnival of the Animals, featuring pupils of Mila Filatova’s Piano Academy. Sat., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., in Nashua, and Sun., Feb. 25, 3 p.m., in Milford.

Judd Gregg Hall, Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst St., Nashua. Milford Town Hall, 1 Union Square, Milford. Visit nco-music.org.

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• UNH WIND SYMPHONY UNH Music presents. Mon., Feb. 26, 8 p.m. Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, 30 Academic Way, Durham. Free.

Visit unh.edu/music.

• CONCORD CHORALE 50TH YEAR CELEBRATION Concert will feature Mozart’s “Great Mass” in C minor and the “Paris” Symphony. Sat., March 3, in Exeter, and Sun., March 4, in Concord. Phillips Exeter Academy, 20 Main St., Exeter.

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St. , Concord. Visit concordchorale.org.

Open calls/workshops • GILBERT’S AND SULLIVAN’S PATIENCE A Piccola Opera production. Singers are asked to bring a resume and headshot and should prepare one song in English. Sat., March 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sun., March 4, 3 to 6 p.m. 124 Hall St., Studio F, Concord. Visit piccolaopera.net.

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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.

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A lack of snow won’t mean a lack of activities at the 26th annual Merrimack Winter Carnival, happening Saturday, Feb. 24, in Wasserman Park. The family-friendly event will feature all kinds of indoor and outdoor fun, including games, demonstrations, food, performances and more.

“It started as a way to get people outdoors and doing fun, active things in the winter,” event coordinator and director of Merrimack Parks and Recreation Matt Casparius said. “The weather this year is a little iffy and there might not be snow, but we’ll make sure it’s still a fun day with a variety of things to do.”

Carnival activities will be hosted by numerous local business and community groups, including board games with Simply Fun, a craft with Toys R Us, a winter game with Liberty Mutual Insurance Bedford, a toss game with Gate City Charter School, an activity table with the Merrimack Public Library, a mascot and giveaways with Launch Trampoline Park, and sand art and face painting with Merrimack Parks and Recreation.

Merrimack Winter Carnival Where: Wasserman Park, 116 Naticook Road, Merrimack When: Saturday, Feb. 24, noon to 3 p.m.

Cost: Free More info: merrimackparksandrec.org, 882-1046

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Attendees will also find some new activities this year, like a photo booth with Movement Christian Church, a scavenger hunt with Merrimack High School Robotics and spinal screenings with Live Free Chiropractic.

“We try to add new, different things each year to change it up so that it still draws people,” Casparius said. “It gets a little bigger every year.”

Check out demonstrations like live ice carving by Ice Breakers New Hampshire ice sculpting artists, a robot demonstration by Merrimack High School Robotics, a pet CPR demonstration

with Training Done Right and a dance performance by Broadway Bound.

Grab some lunch from Merrimack Friends & Families, which will have hot dogs, chips, hot chocolate and water for sale, or satisfy your sweet tooth with s’mores over the fire, free ice cream from Friendly’s or cookies from the Merrimack Girl Scouts.

If you’re hungry for some competition, you can enter the doughnut eating contest run by Merrimack High School Robotics.

The carnival’s traditional cardboard sledding contest is not on the agenda this year due to the

probable lack of snow, but should the weather allow, there will be outdoor winter activities like sledding and snowman building, snowshoeing with Eastern Mountain Sports Manchester and an ice fishing derby with the Merrimack Lions Club.

Snow or no snow, Casparius said it will be a fun day with something for everyone.

“Not a lot of things are free anymore, and this is a whole day of free activities,” he said. “It’ll be a great time to socialize, get outdoors during the winter and have fun without spending a lot of money.”

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If you want to become a great gardener, you can. Here are 10 things you can do that will help you achieve that goal.

Take classes. The flower shows are starting up, and they all have classes with speakers who have been selected for their knowledge and life experiences. Yes, it’s great fun to wander up and down the aisles buying things and ogling flowers. But take a break: get off your feet, sit down and attend a nice talk.

Bring a notebook and take notes.

Read gardening books. Yes, the internet has millions of people who want to tell you things. But real books that are published by reputable publishers are dependable in ways the internet may not be. Go to a bookstore on a cold day and spend an hour in the gardening section. Buy a book and bring it home.

Improve your soil. OK, you can’t work on this one now. But, come spring, think about what you can do to improve your soil. Adding compost or aged manure is a great way to improve your soil. Chemical fertilizers are, at best, a quick fix. Decades ago I turned a field of brambles and alders by my brook into a vegetable garden. I cut down the brush by hand, mowed it, and dug out roots. But most importantly, I had a farmer bring in truckloads of aged manure. I worked it into the soil, and then did it again the next year. And the next.

And so on. Now my soil is rich and black, and my potatoes voted me their favorite gardener many years running!

Pay attention. Being a great gardener means, in part, that you spend lots of time in the garden, and that you really look at what is happening. Are there insects laying eggs on the underneath side of leaves? If so, are they good bugs or bad bugs? Are new tomato transplants showing signs of dehydration on Day 2 in the garden? Of course you may not know the signs of dehydration. But gardening is not rocket science. You can figure it out.

Go on garden tours. Most garden clubs sponsor a tour of their best members’ gardens in the summer. Join a garden club; you can do this now and attend lectures and slide shows.

Then, come summer, go to as many “Open Garden” events as you possibly can. See what a mature specimen of a tree looks like. Ask questions. Find out who did their stonework, or what local nursery has the best perennials.

Need someone to help you in the garden? Ask your host if she can make a recommendation.

Learn to plant seeds. Start seedlings indoors in flats and nurture them until you can plant them outdoors in late spring. Starting from seeds does a couple of things: First, success at this gives one great confidence.

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See that tomato? I grew it from a seed. You really feel like a serious gardener, which is important. Second, starting plants from seeds allows you to have many more plants. Starting an English cottage garden from scratch can be expensive if you buy every plant as a mature perennial at $10 each. Last year I planted a packet of hollyhock seeds and got 100 percent germination. I then had 32 hollyhocks to fit in my flower beds for about $3.

They bloom in their second year, and I can’t wait to see them.

Learn how to divide perennials. This is a way to create more plants for free. But you must do your homework and know which ones can be divided, and when. Go back to No. 2 and read up. A book like Tracy DiSabato-Aust’s The Well-Tended Perennial Garden will give you that information.

Learn to prune trees and shrubs. This is a skill you must have if you want to be a great gardener. Trees and shrubs are the bones of a garden. But an un-pruned tree is as messy as an unmade bed. Think of pruning as sculpting. There are some very basic rules that you can learn from a book, or you can take a class.

Trees and shrubs are healthier and more beautiful if you prune them. And anyone who tours your garden will compliment you if you’ve done a good job pruning. Pruning season will soon be upon us.

Take chances. Not every plant I buy will survive in my climate, or with the soil that I have. But if I love a plant, I will buy it, and see if I can make it flourish. I use the baseball guide: if I kill a perennial three times, it’s out!

Trees and shrubs, I often give just two tries. I have had two peach trees die in cold winters, and I have given up on the idea of growing my own peaches. One lived five years before a bad winter killed it.

Give away plants and vegetables. I think of my grandfather as a great gardener. He had a regular vegetable route — as a widower he visited the widows in town each week in the summer, sharing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and flowers. They all loved him. Give plants to friends and acquaintances and they will sing your praises every time those flowers bloom!

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Dear Donna, I just acquired several pieces of old jewelry from a family member. This piece, I was told, was possibly bakelite plastic. It’s very heavy and carved at the top but there are no marks to tell me anything on it. I assume it’s from the 1940s to 1950s timeframe. Anything you could tell me would be helpful.

Elizabeth from Concord Dear Elizabeth, Judging from your timeframe and the look of your photo, I would say it could very well be bakelite.

Bakelite has been around a lot longer than the 1940s but the jewelry era for the plastic was hot from the 1930s to even now.

Prices for pieces have dropped so much over the years though, and as usual, reproductions have been made. So that becomes an issue when pricing.

First let’s determine if it is bakelite plastic. You can use any paste jewelry cleaner and apply a small amount onto a cloth. Now rub an area on it that doesn’t show like the inside of the bracelet (even though the polish won’t hurt it). If the cloth turns a bright

Clubs Garden • CANDIA GARDEN CLUB TALK ON DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES Pamela Hunt, avian conservation biologist, will present this program on the biology and ecology of damselflies and dragonflies. It will include their life cycles, diversity and a few of New Hampshire’s notable species will be highlighted. Wed., Feb. 28, 6:30 p.m. Smyth Public Library, 55 High St., Candia. Free and open to the public. Visit smythpl.org or call 483-8245.

• HOOKSETT GARDEN CLUB FEBRUARY MEETING This first monthly meeting of 2018 will include a Yankee Swap and a Seed Swap. Wed., Feb. 28, 4 p.m. Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett. Free. Visit hooksettnhgardenclub.org.

• NASHUA GARDEN CLUB MARCH PROGRAM: PROVEN WINNERS Featuring Russ Knowles of Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon as the presenter.

Wed., March 7, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, 121 Manchester St., Nashua. Free for members and $5 for non-members. Visit nashuagardenclub.com.

yellow then you know you have bakelite.

Any other color means it is just plastic.

Now to give it a price. If it is bakelite it would be in the $200 range. If it is just plastic and carved it’s possibly around $20.

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

She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

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

Continuing Education Certificate/degrees • UNH GRADUATE SCHOOL PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION This session will provide participants with an opportunity to meet with a representative from the Graduate School at UNH Manchester to discuss study opportunities.

Wed., March 7, 6 p.m. UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester. Free. Visit gradschool.unh.edu/manchester or call 641-4313.

Open houses •MILL FALLS CHARTER SCHOOL LOTTERY INFORMATION SESSIONS These events give attendees the opportunity to learn more about Mill Falls Charter School and the charter school model. Sat., March 10, 10 a.m. Mill Falls Charter School, 100 William Loeb Drive, Manchester. Free. Visit millfalls. org or call 232-5176.

Crafts Fairs • AMOSKEAG QUILTERS GUILD QUILT SHOW This show features more than 150 quilts, vendors, raffles, technique demonstrations, hand-

made boutique items, refreshments, and a raffle quilt to benefit St. Joseph Community Services’ Meals on Wheels program. Sat., March 24, and Sun., March 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester. $8 multi-day admission.

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Workshops • EARRING-MAKING WORKSHOP Tools, techniques and guidance will be provided to create 2 to 3 pairs of earrings in this introductory jewelry class. Sat., March 17, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $23 registration, plus a $20 to $25 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

There are better ways to charge a phone than accessory mode

Dear Car Talk: I propose to leave my iPhone 4 permanently plugged into my car’s cigarette-lighter socket, engine running or not.

When the car is not running, the ignition key

By Ray Magliozzi would be turned to the “accessory” position. My questions: Would this keep my phone always charged? Could this cause my car’s battery to discharge completely and be unable to start the car, or cause any other problem? — Mark Yeah. The “other problem” is that your car could get stolen. If the key is in the ignition, and it’s set to accessory, you’ll light up a few dashboard lights, which will be a neon sign that says “Steal me!” to any passing car thief or delinquent teen.

And they’ll take your iPhone, too.

Although an iPhone 4 is borderline — you might get lucky, and they might unplug it and toss it out the window as they pull away.

In terms of the battery, I’m not so worried about your iPhone, on its own, draining your car’s battery, Mark; the car battery is huge compared to your iPhone’s battery. But without knowing what kind of car you have, I don’t know what else gets powered when

you put the key in the accessory position.

In the old days, accessory mode basically powered up the radio and the cigarette lighter — which is what counted as sufficient entertainment back in the day. But now, when you put the ignition in the accessory position, depending on the car, the blower motor may kick in, the instrument panel may light up and the infotainment screen may come on. So I think you’d be better off circumventing the accessory position.

Ask your mechanic to safely wire up one of your power ports so that it stays hot even when the car is shut off. And make sure it’s still fused. You don’t want a car fire, either.

Some cars have power ports wired that way, but lots — including, we assume, yours — don’t. But you can change that.

Then all you’ll be drawing is the about .08 amps your phone will use, plus whatever the car usually draws when it’s turned off (alarm, emissions computer, keyless entry sensors, etc). And, crucially, you’ll be able to take your key with you.

And if the phone is all you’ve got plugged in, and your battery and charging system are in good working order, you shouldn’t have any problem starting the car the next day.

And your Sleepy LaBeef playlist will always be charged up and ready to go, Mark.

Dear Car Talk: I just bought my wife a new Honda and inherited her old 2005 Volvo S80 T6. My “new” ride has 182,000 miles on it, a killer stereo and an odd problem I’ve never seen before: When making a left turn while moving, the engine will rev, as if in neutral, when I step on the accelerator. Once I take my foot off the gas, the car finds a gear and I can accelerate normally. This doesn’t occur when making a right turn, and it doesn’t happen if I come to a stop before turning left. Have you seen this issue before, and is it anything to be concerned about?

Thanks! — K.C. It’s not a problem, as long as you’re willing to make three right turns every time you want to go left, K.C. Actually, this sounds like a classic case of a bad motor mount.

There are four mounts that attach the engine and transmission to the frame of the car. These mounts serve two purposes: They hold the engine and transmission in place, and they provide cushioning to isolate the engine’s vibrations from the rest of the car — so your teeth don’t chatter while you drive.

If one of your motor mounts is broken, the engine will be able to move out of place,

and depending on which mount is bad, it could be at its worst when you’re making a left turn. My guess is it’s the mount closest to the firewall.

And when the engine moves, it’s probably pulling on the transmission’s shifter cable, and momentarily putting the transmission into neutral — just as if you had shifted into neutral yourself. When you lift your foot off the gas and the engine returns to its proper position, the problem corrects itself.

So ask your favorite mechanic to check for a bad motor mount. At our shop, we open the hood, put the car in gear, plant a foot firmly on the brake pedal, and then step on the gas — bringing the engine speed up to roughly where it is when you experience the problem.

By the way, don’t do this with the car facing anything, or anybody, you care about. If a motor mount is bad, you’ll actually see the engine lift up out of its cradle. And I’m guessing yours will lift up a lot. So stand back.

That test will tell your mechanic if a motor mount is bad, and, if so, which one.

And if you get the mount fixed, this thing ought to run like a dream again, K.C. At least for another week. Good luck.

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For most New Hampshire students, February vacation is next week (Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2). If you’re still Currier “Build a Sculpture Park”. Courtesy photo. looking for something to get your kids off Hunt Veterinary Consulting will talk about the couch for the week, check out our list of animal teeth and pet tooth health. vacation week camps at hippopress.com.

Go to past issues; the story is on page 26 of More day trips the Feb. 8 issue.

Looking to play tourist during the vacation week?

Currier Museum of Art The Aviation Museum of New HampThe Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash shire (27 Navigator Road in Londonderry, St. in Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org) 669-4820, nhahs.org) is celebrating vacawill celebrate vacation week with a special tion week with free admission on Friday, admission price: $5 for adults and all chil- March 2. The museum is open Friday and dren 17 and under can get in free Monday, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 26, and Wednesday, Feb. 28, through 1 to 4 p.m. Admission costs $5 for adults, Friday, March 2. (Admission is usual- $2.50 for kids ages 12 to 16, and is free for ly $15 for adults and $5 for children ages kids under 12.

13 through 17; kids 12 and under are free.)

The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery In addition to its vacation camp, the Curri- Center (2 Institute Drive in Concord, 271er has programs such as “Storytime in the 7827, starhop.com) is open daily, 10:30 Gallery” on Monday at 11:30 a.m. Listen to a.m. to 4 p.m., through March 4 for FebDuck for President, by Doreen Cronin, and ruary vacations (the center is normally then make a campaign sign. On Wednes- open only Friday through Sunday during day, check out the Creative Studio for a the school year). Go online for a schedule “Build a Sculpture Park” project from 11 of planetarium shows, which include “The a.m. to 1 p.m.

Little Star That Could,” “Wildest Weather in the Solar System,” “Black Holes,” Children’s Museum of NH “Tonight’s Sky”and “Ice Worlds.”

The Children’s Museum of NH (6 Amoskeag Fishways (4 Fletcher St. in Washington St. in Dover, 742-2002, child- Manchester, 626-3474, amoskeagfishways. rens-museum.org) has lots of events on the org) is open Mondays through Saturdays schedule for the next week. Both Friday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 5 p.m. after Feb. 23, and Friday, March 2, it’s Pajama March 1). On Saturday, March 3, the FishDay. Kids are invited to wear pajamas and ways will hold a program on backyard listen to nighttime-themed stories, learn birds from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn about nocturnal animal sounds and make an about how local species survive the winowl craft in the studio. On Friday, March ter and create a bird feeder from recycled 2, the museum’s admission is $3 after 3 materials. The cost is $8 per family (regisp.m. (admission is $10 per person normal- tration in advance is required). ly, including earlier in the day on Friday) The See Science Center (200 Bedford as part of their First Friday program, which St. in Manchester, 669-0400, see-sciencecorresponds with the monthly Dover Art- center.org) is open Monday through Friday Walk (doverartwalk.com). from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and The museum also has STEAM Lab Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission drop-in activities scheduled daily Mon- costs $9 per person ages 3 and up. day, Feb. 26, through March 2. Projects The Millyard Museum (200 Bedford include making a Velcro car (Monday), a St. in Manchester, 622-7531, manchesdinosaur skeleton (Tuesday) and a roller terhistoric.org), which features a look at coaster (Wednesday). See the website for Manchester history from 11,000 years ago more projects and for times. to the present, is open Tuesday through On Wednesday, Feb. 28, the museum will Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Manalso host special dental-related activities. chester Historic Association will host a Goodwin Dental Health Clinic will offer family fun winter skiing event at Dorrs free dental screenings to museum guests Pond in Livingston Park on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 March 3, with popcorn, hot chocolate and p.m., veterinarian Dr. Timothy Hunt from other snacks for sale.

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Rich Pizzi of Bow is an architect and the CEO of Lavallee Brensinger Architects based in Manchester.

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My day-to-day work as CEO is kind of two-fold. One is the management of our firm. We are a 70-person architectural firm with offices in Manchester, Boston and Portland. We operate as one firm and between the 70 people we’re distributed between all three offices. And the other part of what I do is I’m an architect, so I am engaged in multiple health care and medical education projects, and my role in the project focuses on programming and design. I do a lot of other stuff, but that’s kind of, in a nutshell, my two primary goals.

How long have you worked there?

I’ve been here since 1994, so 23½ years.

How did you get interested in this field?

I wrongly assumed, when I was in high school, that if you were good in math and liked art and [were] good in art, that somehow that meant architecture. That was a mistake because, although math is important and certainly art is good, there’s a lot more to this profession than math and art. … What’s really key with architecture is it’s multi-faceted. It’s being able to be a creative thinker, it’s being able to think spatially, and, candidly, being able to work with people. This is a very complex and dynamic profession where every project has dozens of … individuals engaged in the project.

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The very first job was working with my What’s the best piece of work-related dad, who was an electrician. advice anyone’s ever given you?

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FOOD New Italian eats

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A new chef-owned and -operated ItalianAmerican restaurant on the north end of Elm Street in Manchester is now open. North End Bistro, which held its grand opening on Jan. 26 in the former space of The Way We Cook, offers lunch and dinner five days a week and will soon be expanding to include more menu options, co-owner Becky Carlson said. “[The former owners] were actually only open for 16 hours a week before, so a lot of people are still learning that we’re doing lunch in addition to dinner,” said Carlson, who worked in retail management for seven years prior to owning the restaurant. “Eventually we want to go to seven days a week and maybe do brunch on Sundays, too.”

The space is small — about 46 seats plus an additional 10 at the bar — but Carlson described it as a great family-friendly option for lunch or dinner.

“You can come in here with family, friends, or by yourself for a nice quiet lunch,” she said. “For food, we kind of have a variety going on. We’ve heard a lot of positive feedback about our burgers so far.”

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• Meals made easy: The Harvest Market of Bedford (209 Route 101) has a new meal-kit program called Harvest at Home, in which four meals are available to order each week.

Orders are accepted from Monday through Friday, and if you place your order by 1 p.m. it will be ready by 4 p.m. that same day. Just visit myharvestmarket.com and click the “Harvest @ Home” link at the bottom of the page to see what meals are available for the week. The cost is $19.99 for a meal for two and $29.99 for a meal for four. Each meal comes with ready-to-make instructions. Past options have included Asian-inspired chicken tenders with rice and green beans, teriyaki pork tenderloin, pan-seared haddock and more. Call the Bedford store at 472-7075 for more details.

• Kids eat free at 110 Grill: Visit any of the three 110 Grill locations in New Hampshire (27 Trafalgar Square, Nashua; 136 Marketplace Boulevard, Rochester; 19 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham) from Monday, Feb. 26, through Friday, March 2, during which kids ages 12 and under eat free with the purchase of an adult entree. The offer applies to lunch and dinner dine-in service only. Visit 110grill.com or call your local restaurant for more details.

• Cotton appears on the Cooking Channel: Manchester fine-dining restaurant Cotton was recently featured on an episode of the Cooking Channel’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on Jan. 22. According to owner and chef Jeffrey Paige, the Steak Diane was the chosen dish that was featured on the show – an all-natural nine-ounce 34 Looking for more food and drink fun? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play and hipposcout.com.

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lic crostinis; and the bruschetta, which has tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, garlic and basil on grilled bread. Dinner entrees like the stuffed haddock fillet with shrimp, scallops and crab have especially sold well, according to co-owner and chef Andy Retaleato, as well as the chicken saltimbocca, the macaroni and cheese, the Bolognese pasta and other Italian favorites.

Lunch and dinner specials are continuously updated via the restaurant’s Facebook page, as well as updates on new items that make the regular menu, like the butternut squash soup, the Monte Cristo sandwich (served on French toast style bread with a side of maple syrup) and the steak Gorgonzola alfredo served over linguine.

“We’re probably going to aim toward even more of an Italian direction with the menu in the future,” Retaleato said, “so other things that aren’t on the menu right now but will make the menu may be stuff like classic meatballs and chicken Parmesan. We’re trying to gear more toward gluten-free and vegan options, too.”

Carlson said the drink menu features a combination of domestic beers on tap and craft beers from local breweries. You can also call ahead to place take-out orders.

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This week, if you were to order a meal from Gourmetish, you would pick up your kit from Concord Beef & Seafood and find the ingredients for a Moroccaninspired meal: chicken seasoned with paprika, cinnamon, red pepper flakes and ginger and served with tomatoes and chickpeas over an orange-mint couscous.

Each week the new local meal kit service offers a new meal using fresh meat or fish, vegetables and more. All the ingredients come sliced, chopped and diced, so the cooking process is easy.

Co-owner Julie Darling said what makes Gourmetish unique is the partnership it has with Concord Beef & Seafood, where all of the meal kits meats come from and where pickups are currently available. She and business partner and longtime friend Jill Pelletier started the business out of a love for cooking and sharing recipes together.

“We had both tried meal kits before … and I think what makes us different is the fact that we do the prepping for all of the ingredients, so you have that extra layer of convenience,” said Darling, whose husband is one of the owners at Concord Beef & Seafood.

After presenting several dishes during its Preview Week in early December, Gourmetish began offering weekly meals for two about a month later. They’re available for order from Monday through Saturday, and ordering your meal is simple; while Gourmetish does not yet offer subscription packages, you can go online for details on the current meal available and the menus for the next few weeks.

After you place your order, you can pick up your meal anytime during Concord Beef & Seafood’s business hours, except on Sunday, during the interim period when the meals get switched. Each order comes with prepping instructions and ingredients.

Darling said she and Pelletier try to regularly rotate out proteins like chicken, beef and fish so that they don’t repeat themselves in consecutive weeks. The next Meal of the Week will be a soy-ginger glazed salmon with wilted spinach and shiitake mushrooms.

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Some meals may follow themes depending on the time of year. Last week’s Valentine’s Day meal, for example, was a surf-and-turf dinner that included filet mignon and scampi butter shrimp with Parmesan-herb roasted potatoes and bacon shallot green beans.

“Right now it’s just one meal a week, and what we’re trying to do is always have a vegetable, a starch and a protein,” Darling said.

Since there are no subscriptions yet, Darling said the prices vary per meal and are approximated online when you order.

“The reason we do that is because the price … depends on the actual protein sizes,” she said.

Gourmetish has received positive feedback so far, according to Darling, and has largely been promoted via social media, word of mouth and flyers at Concord Beef & Seafood.

“I do think that people gravitate toward [meal kits] because of the convenience,” she said. “They enjoy cooking and trying new recipes, and we offer all of that, plus the convenience of having a meal ready to go.”

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What would you choose to have for your last meal?

What is the biggest food trend in New I like seafood, especially salmon, grilled Hampshire right now?

I think more people are looking for placwith some nice vegetables. es like cafes and restaurants to go to to What is your favorite local restaurant? enjoy food and live music at the same time.

I like Spanish food. Probably my two In Derry, we definitely need more of those. favorite places would be La Carreta and What is your favorite thing to cook at Gauchos. home?

I like to make arepas with potatoes and What celebrity would you like to see eatcilantro, and I’ll put an egg on top. ing at your restaurant?

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• Chowder time: Join the Amherst Farm and Craft Market (305 Route 101, Amherst) for its second annual chowder cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors will get a chance to sample chowders and vote on their favorites. Advance tickets are available now, or you can pay at the door. The event runs during the regularly scheduled farm and craft market, which has free admission and also includes live music and kids’ crafts. Tickets to sample the chowders are $5 per person.

Visit facebook.com/amherstfarmandcraftmarket or call 465-1863.

• Tastes of Haiti: The Farmer’s Dinner is introducing a new series of pop-up dinners called Roots, with the first one being on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Otis Restaurant (4 Front St., Exeter). Each dinner will feature a different chef, the food they grew up on and the dishes that helped inspire their careers. The series kicks off with Chef Chris Viaud and dishes of his Haitian heritage, including soup joumou, pan-seared red snapper, roasted pork loin with bean puree and fried plantain, pineapple rum cake and more.

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The recipe even let me dust off some of my less frequently used pantry ingredients like turmeric and white pepper, which both added big flavor, even in small amounts. The egg noodles were just what the doctor ordered, and the thyme and parsley flakes rounded out the flavor of this delicious dish. The onions, carrots and celery again proved that simple ingredients can make the most flavorful dishes, and more than a hint of salt tied everything together.

Neither my patience, nor my patients, liked me being in the kitchen this week, so it was nice that I could do a few things and walk away while the stove did all the heavy lifting. This recipe also made a big batch, which proved helpful over a few days with picky eaters. I can’t prove it, but I think this meal brought my family back to health. The warm aromas and hearty flavors helped bring everyone around the table for the first time in more than a week, and kept them coming back for more. — Lauren Mifsud

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Ree Drummond, a.k.a. the Pioneer Woman, can be found online and on The Food Network. Some of my favorite recipes have come from her kitchen, and this one is no exception. I wanted something thick and hearty but with subtle flavors that would be easy for my entire family to eat while they were convalescing. This recipe for chicken and noodles seemed to be just the thing — and then I screwed it up.

How could I possibly screw up something so simple? As it turns out, two kids with the flu can be very distracting. Granted, my mistake was nominal depending on who’s eating; I neglected to add enough flour to thicken the broth, so I ended up with something more along the lines of chicken noodle soup than thick chicken and noodles. Regardless of my mess up, this recipe still hit the spot. My husband went back for seconds and both kids finished their entire bowls — a small

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As the craft beer movement has expanded and evolved, there is more and more pressure on brewers to produce fresh, unique and taste-budpopping concoctions. They must master today’s most popular styles while also providing their own take and keeping an eye on how the market might shake out down the road. No easy task.

But that begs a question: What are brewers drinking right now? When the work day ends and they reach into the cooler or for the tap, what are they reaching for? I asked a handful of New Hampshire brewers for their picks.

Pete Beauregard, owner and brewer, Stoneface Brewing Co.

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Pino pointed to pilsners as his current go-to brew, noting Throwback Brewery Love Me Long Time Pilsener, Industrial Arts Brewing Metric German Pilsner and Great North Aleworks Northbound American Pilsner.

“Pilsners have a uniquely simple flavor profile while still maintaining complex subtleties,” Pino said. “The combination of traditional Bohemian/Czech pilsner malt and yeast with American hops can really make a knockout blend. … You can have honey and sweet malt character with a bitterness that slightly coats the tongue and adds a fruity aroma and finish. It makes for an incredibly drinkable beer.

Besides that, pilsner also represents a style that showcases simplicity.”

Pilsners are characterized as light, slightly Mike Frizzelle, co-founder and head sweet and mildly bitter, Pino said. brewer, Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. “Where we are in this flavor volume craze “While the very flavorful beers of the craft with IPAs and [New England] IPAs, pilsners beer movement are awesome, I kept finding give your palate room to breathe and really myself wanting something easy to drink once explore the beer,” Pino said.

I got home after work,” Frizzelle said.

To fit the bill, he reaches for Mexican Ryan Maiola, marketing director, Lagers — light, crisp and refreshing.

Henniker Brewing Co. “And while I love the Mexican Lager style, Another interesting choice and a brandevery time I drink one I think about what I new offering, Maiola said, is Henniker’s would change for my personal preference smoked golden ale called Splitter.

— just a little more flavor without needing a “When people hear of a smoked beer they lime,” Frizzelle said. normally think of a German Rauchbier,” In 2011, when Frizzelle was living in San Maiola said. “These are super smoky beers, Diego and starting out as a home brewer, he which often are too much smoke for people was exploring yeast strains and the Mexican to enjoy. Splitter uses the same yeast strain Lager yeast stood out for him as a favorite. as our Kolsch, is lighter in body, color, and He vowed to use it one day. That day is com- is surprisingly drinkable. There’s just enough ing as Able Ebenezer has plans for a Mexican smoke on the back end for you to know it’s Lager in the works. there but not to overpower the beer.”

You’ll have to get it while you can as What’s in My Fridge Henniker only brewed 30 barrels of this limited offering.

Springdale by Jack’s Abby Brewing “BriBeauregard has been enjoying Stoneface’s Steinhaken, a Munich-style dunkel (dark) lager.

“It’s got a lower ABV than a lot of the beers we brew here at Stoneface, so you can have a couple and still have a conversation. It’s a great companion for the colder winter months and a nice change of pace from porter and stout.”

Beauregard described the brew as clear and light brown/ruby in color.

“The aroma is toasty and bready, like fresh baked bread crust. The flavor is malty and a little sweet with very little bitterness and very little hop character. It is a super easy drinker and goes great with hearty comfort food.”

gadeiro” Breakfast Stout: This beer literally knocked my socks off. Seriously, I can’t find my socks and my feet are cold. That’s how good this beer is. So rich. So smooth. So much great coffee flavor. Cheers!

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There’s a certain irresistible smoothness to saxophone jazz, as you know, whether your tastes run to small combos or big conglomerates like this, wherein this Hawaiian sax-player and composer, who’s written for the Brent Fischer Orchestra, is joined by them here. Aranita switched his preference to alto after seeing Gabe Balthazar play at a Burt Bacharach show, and that’s very much the feel of this breezy, relaxed, sometimes tumultuous collection, but with a bit of a twist, especially at the second tune, “Coração da Natureza,” which follows a “Girl from Ipanema” bossa nova formula and adds some chromatic anything-goes-ness to it. Big loud brass pocks “Epifanio,” a salsa-infused romp that’s over-inflated but perfect for what it is. This stuff is too big for casual background and really deserves full attention; Aranita’s nuanced work on here is often smart and subtle. A — Eric W. Saeger

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I was trying to escape this desk and go back to binging on Black Mirror, and the roulette wheel stopped here, with a Boston-based band who’s gotten some love at Revolver magazine for this debut. The professed angle here is doom-metal, which should make you think of Sabbath and Candlemass and all that happy stuff, but the riffing on opener “Burning Dark” is more like a mix of High on Fire and (my go-to black-metal reference, because they were awesome) Bathory — matter of fact, singer Justin Doucette does a Quorthon imitation that’s bang-on, and, as you see, the logo and cover are right out of that meme about black-metal bands with unreadable logos. They bite on this riff like a dog with a squeaky chicken and don’t let go, and then … well, then we move on to “Eviscerate the Light,” and all Venom breaks loose, chaotic buzzsaw mayhem and all that, with some Cookie Monster growling and such. It’s pretty hard-ass, but, of course, nothing new whatsoever. B — Eric W. Saeger

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• You know Fever Ray — in other words, weirdo Swedish producer and artist Karin Elisabeth Dreijer — from the song “If I Had a Heart,” the theme from the TV show Vikings, a droning weirdo song that fits pretty well when you think of slow-motion footage of usually unemployed actors chasing each other around with axes, all bearskin-kilted and such. I vaguely remember her selftitled 2009 album, which had me at “When I grow Up,” another wingnut droner that made Bjork look normal — it’s super-cool if you haven’t heard it. Regardless, it took eight years, but her second album, Plunge, came out in digital-only form last October, and will finally be out in CD and vinyl form on Feb. 23. The leadoff song “Mustn’t Hurry” is uncharacteristically raw at the beginning but eventually forms a dance groove as it moves along.

I’m not a fan of the goth slam-synth effects, but it’s a good, trancey thing.

• New Jersey punk-ish rockers Screaming Females were off to a great start in 2006 with their debut LP Baby Teeth, a careening train wreck of Weezer-ized no-wave, and plus, they ripped off the old Flipper logo from the 1980s except it was a shark and not a crazy dolphin. Cut to now, and All At Once, their seventh full-length, is once again on the basement-band-loving label Don Giovanni Records. We should probably saunter over to YouTube and see if they’re still worthy of being considered cool, even though I’m sure they are. So, OK, the first single is “Glass House,” a stop-and-start garage-rawk thing with the same guitar sound as Black Sabbath’s “Fairies Wear Boots.” Singer Marissa Paternoster looks really serious on the video, as the three of them stand around looking hypnotized by this random servant walking around. It’s OK — imagine Throwing Muses trying to be grunge and you’re mostly there.

• New York singer Caroline Rose is this generation’s answer to Cyndi Lauper, Weird Al and Lil Jon all wrapped into one, and if you haven’t heard of her yet, you should probably prepare yourself for her new album Loner, coming out any minute now.

The first single off this is “Money,” where she does a Flo-fromthe-Progressive-Insurance-commercials bit, playing the part of 90 different characters while her crunk-infused-rockabilly tune moves along. This LP looks like it’ll be a lot of fun, and you can see her live; she’ll be at Great Scott in Allston, Mass., on April 4.

• Bon Iver drummer Sean Carey struck out on his own in 2010 as S. Carey, and promptly became a big-buzz touchstone with the CMJ crowd. Hundred Acres, his — wow — sixth LP already, packs the single “Fool’s Gold,” an acoustic-guitar Americanafolkie number with the usual pure-grain Bon Iver-ish floatiness.

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“I had to overcome a lot of adversity and hurdles, but I was able to use that experience to give back to my community, be a mentor to my children and do what I love to do,” Ulibarri said.

Ulibarri is one of 15 people who will share their stories during the Nashua Public Library’s first Human Book Festival on Sunday, Feb. 25.

At the event, attendees will have a chance to “check out” one of the “human books” for a 15-minute one-on-one conversation.

“It’s always interesting to hear about a life that’s different from your own,” library outreach coordinator Carol Eyman said.

“We hear about these big-picture issues in our society, but this is an opportunity to talk with real people, your neighbors, who are involved with those issues, in a way that’s building empathy and community.”

Short bios of the human books are available now on the library website. Attendees can choose up to two human books and reserve conversation slots starting one hour before the event begins. When the conversations are over, everyone will gather in the library theater for refreshments and a brief discussion of what they learned.

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“We all have struggles, but the more we’re able to talk about those struggles, the more we realize we aren’t alone,” said Mary Johnson, another human book. “I’ve had my ups and downs, and I’ve learned some interesting lessons, so I’m happy to be able to share them, and hopefully they’ll be helpful to someone else.”

Johnson was a nun and served with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity.

After 20 years, she left the convent, got married, published a memoir and helped found a national nonprofit community for women writers. Now, she’s a Humanist Celebrant and has been recognized as New Hampshire’s top wedding officiant.

“I’ve been continually reinventing myself and finding new things to do,” she said. “Changes are opportunities — that’s what life has taught me — and I hope that after talking with me, people will come away feeling ready MARY JOHNSON to take on their own life-changing opportunities.”

Ulibarri said her goal for the event is to inspire people to follow their passions, even when faced with adversity.

“A lot of people get stuck in the cycle of everyday life, and that holds them back from their dreams and aspirations,” she said. “We’re only on this planet once, and if you have a dream, you should go for it.

Don’t wait. Don’t be afraid.”

Eyman’s advice to attendees is to be open minded and choose a human book who will challenge the way they think and live.

“Talk to someone you’ll disagree with, who has a different viewpoint and different experience from your own,” she said.

“That’s what will stimulate meaningful conversation and create a sense of community.”

Human Book Festival When: Sunday, Feb. 25, 1 p.m.

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It’s been quite a year for debut author A.J. Finn, or, as the world now knows, a heartthrob wordsmith named Dan Mallory.

This time last year, the 38-year-old Mallory was editing the work of others as a senior vice president at William Morrow while, on his off time, tinkering with a novel he was writing about an agoraphobic woman in New York who believes she has witnessed a crime.

When he submitted it to publishers in the fall, Mallory used a pseudonym because, as he told one interviewer, “It would have been embarrassing for me had the book not been acquired, which was what I expected.”

It was acquired all right, setting all sorts of records for a first novel. Having won the lottery of publishing, Mallory soon quit his day job and commenced work on his second novel.

Universal acclaim should invite skepticism, but in this case, you can believe the hype. The Woman in the Window is a taut, engrossing thriller worth the investment of time. And you’ll need time, not only because the book exceeds 400 pages, but also because you’ll want to read it again when you’re done to connect the dots you missed the first time.

Anna Fox is a child psychologist who narrates her own story, which mostly takes place over three weeks within her graciously appointed five-level Manhattan brownstone. Like the author, she is 38: “Wrinkles like spokes around my eyes. A slur of dark hair, tigered here and there with gray, loose about my shoulders; stubble in the scoop of my armpit.

My belly has gone slack. Dimples stipple my thighs. Skin almost luridly pale, veins flowing violet within my arms and leg.”

Although Fox is chatty about some things — for instance, the black-andwhite movies she spends her time watching — she is reticent about why a tenant occupies the basement of her home while her husband and 8-yearold daughter live elsewhere. Or why her only visitors are a physical therapist and

a psychiatrist, and the occasional deliverer of groceries, wine and medication.

Woman can not live on Hitchcock movies alone, so to pass the time Fox also plays online chess, counsels other agoraphobics, drinks heavily and watches her neighbors through the zoom lens of her camera, “swollen with stolen images,” since no one in the neighborhood draws their curtains or blinds.

“I think of everyone and everything I’ve caught on camera: the neighbors, the strangers, the kisses, the crises, the chewed nails, the dropped change, the strides, the stumbles. … The young Motts, in the dying days of their marriage, bellowing at each other from opposite ends of their Valentine-red parlor, a vase in ruins on the floor between them.”

A sympathetic character, she’s not, and if Finn/Mallory weren’t so skillful a writer, we’d leave Anna to her sloshy voyeurism and frequent phone chats with the MIA husband and daughter.

Except — we really need to know why the husband and daughter aren’t there, and why Anna, who once had a thriving practice working with troubled children, is now psychologically hobbled herself, taking double doses of the drugs that are meant to help her, drinking alcohol when she knows it’s not allowed with the medicine.

Then we have to know what’s happening with the family across the street — the mother, father and teen that she has been watching, and accidentally (the teen and the mother, anyway) befriended. And when Anna witnesses something shocking on her sloshy watch, we’re in for the finish, knowing that we can’t trust Anna to have seen what she tells everyone she has seen.

This book will break you, in a good way, and make it impossible to mull any trouble of your own since there will come a point when you’re too absorbed in Anna’s troubles to worry about your own petty life. There are several plot twists — only one of which I kind of saw coming — and the dialogue and construction are seamless, effortless, as if the author had worked all his life in publishing or something.

The title may make you yawn, but The Woman in the Window will keep you awake. Whatever historic amount of cash Mallory pocketed for this gripping story, it was a payout deserved. A — Jennifer Graham

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• Personal experience: Cheryl Richardson will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 5:30 p.m., to present her latest self-help book, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife.

The book offers guidance for reexamining one’s life during a turning point or life change, told through the lens of Richardson’s own experiences with memoir and excerpts from her personal journals. Richardson will talk about the book and do some live coaching with the audience, answering questions and offering tips about what actions people can take to improve their lives. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com or call 224-0562. To read more about Richardson, visit hippopress.com, click on “past issues” and click on the Feb. 15 edition. The story is on p. 47.

• Military story: Barnes & Noble (1741 S. Willow St., Manchester) welcomes Debbie Curtin on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m., as she presents her latest book, Today is the Day. The military mystery thriller tells the story of a young man named Pete who forms a friendship with his elderly neighbor, a shortwave radio enthusiast. After the two overhear conversations about impending terrorist plots in the U.S. over the radio, Pete becomes the target of an unknown enemy and forgoes his college plans to join the Marine Corps and help protect and defend the U.S. Visit debbiecurtin.com.

• Dark magic: E.C. Ambrose presents the fifth and final book of The Dark Apostle series, Elisha Daemon, at the Toadstool Bookshop (614 Nashua St., Milford) on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. The historical fantasy series is set in a magical reimagining of 14th-century England and follows Elisha Barber, a barber-surgeon with a dark supernatural ability. In Elisha Daemon, Elisha, who has gone from a barber-surgeon to a powerful sorcerer, struggles to save England from a deadly plague unleashed by an evil cult of sorcerers who draw their power from people’s fear. Visit toadbooks.com or call 673-1734. — Angie Sykeny

Books Author Events • CHERYL RICHARDSON Author presents Waking Up in Winter. Thurs., Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• DEBBIE CURTIN Author presents Today is the Day. Sat., Feb. 24, 1 to 3 p.m. Barnes & Noble , 1741 S. Willow St., Manchester. Visit debbiecurtin.com.

• LINDA BUSSIERRE Author presents Promise to the South.

Sat., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. The Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square, Peterborough. Visit toadbooks.com.

• JOHN A. HODGSON Author presents Richard Potter: America’s First Black Celebrity. Tues.,

Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• GENEEN ROTH Author presents This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide. Thurs., March 8, 7 p.m. The Music Hall , 28 Chestnut St. , Portsmouth. Tickets cost $40. Visit themusichall.org.

• ANTHONY SAMMARCO Author presents Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store.

Tues., March 13, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford. Visit wadleighlibrary.org.

• CHRIS BOHJALIAN Author presents The Flight Attendant.

Fri., March 16, 7 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com

or call 224-0562.

• TY GAGNE Author presents Where You’ll Find Me: Risk, Decisions, and the Last Climb of Kate Matrosova. Sat., March 24, 2 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• MARTA MCDOWELL Author presents All the Presidents’ Gardens. Sat., April 7, 2 p.m. Hollis Brookline High School, 24 Cavalier Ct., Hollis. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. See “All the Presidents’ Gardens” on Eventbrite.com.

Book sales • BOOK SALE Books, puzzles, games, CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes for sale. All items are 50 cents. Sat., Feb. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Church Congregational, 63 S. Main St., Rochester. Visit facebook.com/firstchurchrochester.

Other • TALK TO A HUMAN BOOK Visitors will be able to “check out” people with interesting stories to tell for a one-on-one 15 minute conversation. Sun., Feb. 25, 2 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

• LONG STORY SHORT: FRIENDS & ENEMIES Storytelling event. Wed., March 14, 7 p.m. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. $5. Visit 3sarts. org.

Poetry events • NH POETRY OUT LOUD SEMI-FINALS Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation program open to all high school and homeschool students in grades 9 through 12. Top students will compete for the opportunity to represent their schools at the state championship in Concord on Friday, March 9. Thurs., Feb. 22, 6 p.m., in Manchester; and Mon., March 5, 6 p.m., in Lincoln.

New England College, 98 Bridge St., Henniker. Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St. , Rochester. Southern New Hampshire University , 2500 N. River Road, Manchester. Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Paper Mill Drive, Lincoln. All events are free and open to the public. Visit nh.gov/nharts.

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Black Panther (PG-13)

T’Challa, the prince turned king and superhero introduced in Captain America: Civil War, gets his solo outing with Black Panther, a movie whose review herein will contain many instances of the word “awesome.”

And if you’re not seeing an “awesome,” it’s probably implied.

T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) returns to Wakanda, the mostly unknown-to-theoutside-world African nation of which he became king after the death of his father.

(Remember? In Civil War? Sokovia Accords something something UN explosion not Bucky Barnes yada yada?) An official ceremony will secure T’Challa’s title and give him the powers of the Black Panther, the inherited position of Wakanda super-protector that comes with super strength given to him by a locally grown flower and, in his case, also some super cool tech designed by Shuri (Letitia Wright), his sister who I found myself thinking of as Princess Q (though, she sees your pen-gun or whatever, James Bond, and she raises you an entire super-suit concealed inside a sleek and stylish necklace). On the way home, he stops to pick up Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), a Wakandan special agent currently on a secret mission to rescue a group of women in another African country. Since T’Challa’s general, Okoye (Danai Gurira), reminds him not to freeze up when he sees her (and then he, of course, does), we get that these two have history.

T’Challa has the support of his fellow Wakandans and of elders such as his mother, Queen Mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett), and the head ceremonial priest type, Zuri (Forest Whitaker), but in a dream his father warns him that it will not be easy for him to be a good man and be king.

The first test of his leadership is Ulysses Klaue (Andy Serkis), an international criminal long sought by Wakanda. Decades earlier, he stole a small amount of vibranium (the secret-sauce metal that has powered Wakanda’s technological advances and, according to the internet, is also what Cap’s shield is made of) and in the process killed several Wakandans, including the parents of W’Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya), one of T’Challa’s close friends and military leaders. Wakandans have a tip about Klaue’s whereabouts and the sale of some vibranium and this is their chance to bring him back to Wakanda to stand trial. The mission is complicated when CIA Agent Ross (Martin Freeman) is spotted at the meetup — Ross knows T’Challa and getting Americans tangled up in Wakandan business increases the chance that the world will learn that Wakanda is not the “nation of farmers” it pretends to be.

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they also run into Erik Stevens (Michael B. Jordan), a former American special ops agent who knows a lot about Wakanda and sports a ring very similar to the ring worn

by T’Challa, a ring T’Challa’s grandfather gave to each of his sons.

At the core of nearly every superhero story — including many of the Marvel stories — is the way in which that hero deals with the “with great power comes great responsibility” ruling principle of superness. This has been most overt in Spider-Man movies, of course, but it is also a big part of the arcs of Thor, Iron Man and the Avengers as a group. (And, outside of Marvel, it is a part of movie Wonder Woman’s story as well.) What Black Panther does so excellently is to consider not just Black Panther’s “great responsibility” but the duties and responsibility of all the people in his orbit.

Everybody here has to make choices, hard choices, that frequently had me thinking of NBC’s sitcom The Good Place and its repetition of “what do we owe each other” as the moral guidepost of that show’s central characters. Here, I feel like the movie frequently asks, what do all the people in Black Panther owe each other — the “each other” that is their family, the “each other” of their country and then the people of the world.

One question that nearly every character in Black Panther wrestles with is what does Wakanda owe for its good fortune?

As early exposition tells us, Wakanda’s vibranium riches allowed it great technological advancement as well as peace, which Wakanda protected by essentially walling itself off from the world, even as around it Africa was robbed of treasure and people by colonizers. Is the country now strong enough to reach out and help the world, specifically help the people of Africa and of African descent all over the world? Can it do this without destroying its own way of life? And what does that help mean? Refuge? Carefully provided humanitarian aid? Military support for revolution?

The result is that everything here has weight and stakes that feel far greater than, say, whatever the stakes were in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The movie also sets up a villain whose villainy is far more complex than your average “take over the world/ultimate power”-motivated villain (which actually is, sorta, this villain’s aim).

The ultimate conflict is not between good and evil, per se; it’s between deliberation and vengeance, between “work for a better world” and “burn it all down.”

Don’t worry, though, this isn’t a twohour Chidi philosophy discussion. Black Panther is a smart, thoughtful movie but it’s also a total comic book blast.

This movie is chock full of awesome characters you find yourself rooting for.

Okoye is simply one of the most delightfully badass characters I have ever seen on film (not surprising since Gurira’s Michonne on The Walking Dead is pretty badass herself). She is an entire Themyscira of female strength in one eye-catching suit of armor who has a boyfriend she unironically calls “my love” without sounding weak. I can’t adequately describe how rare and cool that is — a woman in a movie getting to be strong and romantic, simultaneously.

Nakia and Shuri are equally confident and clearheaded but each woman is allowed to portray a different kind of strong womanhood, which, again is shocking and wonderful. Women in movies still so frequently get maybe one or two ways to be — weak like this or strong like this. To see a movie with women who are unique in their personalities and abilities but all confident in the way they carry themselves and approach the world is so rare that it wasn’t until I saw it here that I realized it wasn’t something I saw that often.

While the women really shine in this movie, there is plenty of good work being done by the men, including Kaluuya and Jordan.

Boseman’s T’Challa is a very solid modern superhero. He’s not a Nolan brooder (oy,

thankfully) or an Iron Man-style jokester.

He’s earnest and thoughtful without seeming naive. It’s a calmer variation on the Marvel hero character and allows for a more laid back approach to humor as well. Boseman is able to sell both the physicality of this kind of hero and the heaviness of the character’s sense of duty and justice and still be fun.

And, yes, as many reviewers and excited movie-goers have pointed out, it is awesome to see a cast made up mostly of black actors (especially in a genre movie) getting to show character range where race, though always a part of the story, is not anyone’s sole defining characteristic.

The movie is also aesthetically beautiful — to look at (glorious colors and costumes) and to listen to (the score is just, I don’t know how else to describe this, fun).

As with the better parts of the Thor movies, Black Panther creates a world for us to become invested in. Though I like the reality-tethered Spider-Man: Homecoming-style Marvel movies, I also like this more fantastical approach when it is done as well as it’s done here. And, though it clocks in at more than two hours, the movie is nicely paced.

Even in the past year of action movies, many of which have been more nuanced and thoughtful than the “serious films” that get all the award buzz, Black Panther stands out as a smart movie that is able to mix artistry, interesting core principles and serious, awesome fun. A Rated PG-13 for prolonged sequences of action violence and a brief rude gesture, according to the MPAA. Directed by Ryan Coogler and written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole, Black Panther is two hours and 14 minutes long and distributed

by Walt Disney Studios.

Early Man (PG)

The cave people of, one assumes, prehistoric England challenge those Bronze Age swells to a soccer match in Early Man, a claymation-style movie from Aardman Animation, the makers of Wallace & Gromit.

Sorry, yes, I meant “football.”

Dug (voice of Eddie Redmayne) is a member of the fur-wearing, rabbit-hunting tribe living in a lush forest valley surrounded by volcanoes and badlands. He wonders if maybe they shouldn’t try hunting something a bit bigger than rabbits, one at a time, what with rabbits being small and the tribe being more than a dozen people. The chief (voice of Timothy Spall) assures him that they should do as they’ve always done.

But then trouble appears in the valley in the form of Lord Nooth (voice of Tom Hiddleston, doing kind of a French by way of Monty Python accent) and his bronze ore mining machines. He and his Bronze Age henchmen kick the cave people out. Dug,

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briefly separated from his tribe, meets Bronze Age gal Goona (voice of Maisie Williams), who becomes a kind of soccer coach for the tribe when Dug, unfamiliar with Bronze Age ways but recognizing their favorite pastime from cave paintings in his valley, winds up challenging the Bronze Agers to a soccer game, winner take the valley.

I suspect that if you kept saying “football, it’s football!” throughout that description then maybe this cute take on the British (and, basically, the rest of the world’s) love of soccer is for you. For me, I recognized there were moments where the movie was being funny but I didn’t always get the joke

(an “early man, united” joke from some color commentators is one of the few “I get that!” moments for me, vis-á-vis soccer humor). But the movie doesn’t ever break through and become about something more than this particular sport.

Early Man is charming in its visuals, sweet in its overall tone, but ultimately never more than “just fine.” BRated PG for rude humor and some action, according to the MPAA. Directed

by Nick Park with a screenplay by Mark Burton and James Higginson, Early Man is an hour and 29 minutes long and distributed by Summit Entertainment.

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• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (R, 2017) Thurs., Feb. 22, 7:55 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 23, and Sat., Feb. 24, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 25, 3 p.m.; and Mon., Feb. 26, through Thurs., March 1, 7:55 p.m.

• I, Tonya (R, 2017) Thurs., Feb. 22, 2:05 and 5:25 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 23, through Sun., Feb. 25, 12:30 and 5:30 p.m.; and Mon., Feb. 26, through Thurs., March 1, 2:05 and 5:25 p.m.; • Phantom Thread (R, 2017) Fri., Feb. 23, through Sun., Feb. 25, 12:45 and 5:55 p.m.; Mon, Feb. 26, and Tues., Feb. 27, 2 and 5:30 p.m.; Wed., Feb. 28, 2 p.m.; and Thurs., March 1, 2 and 5:30 p.m.

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• Oscar Shorts - Live Action Thurs., Feb. 22, 7:20 p.m.; Fri., Feb. 23, and Sat., Feb. 24, 2:45 and 6:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 25, 5:45 p.m.; Mon., Feb. 26, Wed., Feb. 28, and Thurs., March 1, 7:20 p.m.

• Oscar Shorts - Documentary Sun., Feb. 25, 12:30 p.m., and Tues., Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m.

WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Call Me By Your Name (R, 2017) Thurs., Feb. 22, through Thurs., March 1, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 25, 2 and 4:30 p.m.

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CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • La Boheme (The MET) Mon., Feb. 26, 6 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com • La Boheme (The MET) Sat., Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m.

• Kirk Cameron: Connect (2018) Tues., Feb. 27, 7 p.m.

• The Dark Crystal (PG, 1982) Wed., Feb. 28, 7 p.m.

MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 6246560, manchester.lib.nh.us • Wonder (PG, 2017) Mon., Feb. 26, 6 p.m.

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• Fast & loud: Frenetic punkers The Burnouts share a bill that includes pirate rock from Jonee Earthquake Band and an opening set from Eric Ober. The Contoocook-based trio is influenced

by Green Day, Bad Religion and Rancid. With snarky songs like “Go Fund Yourself,” Earthquake is a local legend. Go Thursday, Feb. 22, 9 p.m., Penuche’s Ale House, 16 Bicentennial Square, Concord. See bit.ly/2BBaRuD. • Blues time: Harmonica-driven blues powerhouse Downtown Dave & the Deep Pockets perform a special set joined by guitarist Michael Vincent, who usually fronts his own high-energy band. Singer and harp player Dave Glannon mines the greats — the Three Kings feature prominently — and also has a few hard-driving original songs. Go Friday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m., DC’S Tavern, 1100 Hooksett Road, Hooksett. No cover, 21+.

• Moving target: With a wonderfully wideranging musical resume, Nellie McKay is a joy whether plucking ukulele, commanding the piano or singing with a range that reflects her opera background. McKay’s forthcoming album Sister Orchid is a quiet, more delicate affair that includes jazz standards like “The Nearness of You.” Go Saturday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. Tickets $22 at ccanh.com.

• Good laughter: A comedy fundraiser for girls softball features Richard McCabe (not the Tony winning actor), sharp observational comic Jim Bishop and local favorite Drew Dunn, with Alana Foden hosting. Bishop offers bits about things like getting a tattoo with his mother-in-law, and Foden is always a joy. Go Saturday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m., Valentino’s Restaurant, 142 Lowell Road, Hudson.

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The jam band classification typically denotes a freewheeling musical spirit, plus a fondness for open-ended exploration. For Slack Tide, however, this attitude helped build the group; it’s how a new horn player and keyboardist joined up.

“I was at a rehearsal ... and they just hopped in and started playing with us,” Chris Cyrus, founder, front man and guitarist, said recently. “I said, ‘Hey, you guys sound really good — want to be in the band? You start tomorrow.’”

Chris Dorsey’s energetic trumpet (in recent months augmented by sax player Simon Pajaro), coupled with Andy Sepe’s old-school organ chops, gives the group an extra burst of power. This is evident on the new release, Live in Harlem. Recorded at two venues in NYC, it captures the mojo Cyrus was looking for when he formed Slack Tide in 2015.

Cyrus cut his boogie teeth listening to performers like Jack Johnson, Sublime, and Reel Big Fish, but he’s also a big fan of ’60s psychedelic rockers like Cream, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors and, of course, the Grateful Dead.

“My two big influences were hippie rock and white boy reggae,” he said, “and to make the best party I can.”

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“It’s a term reflecting the space between low and high tide,” Cyrus said. “Finding that balance in the middle, where everything can kind of ... be at home.”

The six-piece band includes three Berklee graduates — Cyrus, Pajaro and Dorsel attended the Boston music school.

Cyrus grew up in a musical household; his father is a high school band instructor and his mom played violin professionally. They persuaded him to apply.

“I originally went to a school in Maine, but my parents were very convincing,” he said. “And you do get to meet a lot of very talented musicians and creative minds.”

He admits, however, that the musical direction he took wasn’t exactly what they had in mind.

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Slack Tide has appeared at some festivals, including Ziontific, where they will return in June. They’re currently vying for a slot on a battle of the bands for this spring’s Strange Creek gathering. Last year, they joined with a group of friends to put on their own Holifest.

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A New Hampshire native, Cyrus finds the regional music scene a cohesive one.

Slack Tide plays often at Seacoast venue Stone Church, and is making headway throughout the rest of the state. A Saturday, Feb. 24, show at Fody’s in Nashua is the band’s second, and Cyrus will precede it with a Friday solo set at Stella Blu, where he’ll play Grateful Dead covers.

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9th Circuit - Family Division - Nashua, 30 Spring Street, Suite 102, Nashua, NH 03060 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234 | TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964

9th Circuit - Family Division - Nashua, 30 Spring Street, Suite 102, Nashua, NH 03060 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234 | TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964

9th Circuit - Family Division - Nashua, 30 Spring Street, Suite 102, Nashua, NH 03060 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234 | TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

JUDICIAL BRANCH, NH CIRCUIT COURT http://www.courts.state.nh.us

TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

JUDICIAL BRANCH, NH CIRCUIT COURT http://www.courts.state.nh.us

TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

JUDICIAL BRANCH, NH CIRCUIT COURT http://www.courts.state.nh.us

CITATION BY PUBLICATION

To: Angela Westerhoff Case Number: 659-2017-TR-00065 659-2016-JV-00105; 659-2016-JV-00106; 659-2016-JV-00167; 659-2016JV-00168; 659-2017-TR-00066; 659-2017-TR-00067; 659-2017-TR-00068 FInal Hrg on Pet to Terminate Parental Rights Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

To: Angela Westerhoff Case Number: 659-2017-TR-00066 659-2016-JV-00105; 659-2016-JV-00106; 659-2016-JV-00167; 659-2016JV-00168; 659-2017-TR-00065; 659-2017-TR-00067; 659-2017-TR-00068 FInal Hrg on Pet to Terminate Parental Rights Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

To: MARIUXI VILLACIS-MACAS Case Number: 659-2017-TR-00043 659-2015-GM-00005; 659-2015GM-00043; 659-2017-TR-00042 Review Hearing

A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are herby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted.

Date: March 07, 2018 Courtroom 6 -9th Circuit Court- Nashua 30 Spring Street, Nashua, NH Time: 9:00am - Time Alloted: 6 Hours 30 Minutes

A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are herby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted.

Date: March 07, 2018 Courtroom 6 -9th Circuit Court- Nashua 30 Spring Street, Nashua, NH Time: 9:00am - Time Alloted: 6 Hours 30 Minutes

A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are herby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted.

Date: March 06, 2018 Courtroom 6 -9th Circuit Court- Nashua 30 Spring Street, Nashua, NH Time: 1:00 pm - Time Alloted: 1 Hour

A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted.

CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and you parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing.

IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS

A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted.

CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and you parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing.

IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS

TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of hearing or be defaulted.

CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and you parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing.

IMPORTANT RIGHTS OF PARENTS

THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY. VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN).

THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY. VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN).

THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/ CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY. VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN).

You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by the first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less than ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing.

Additional information may be obtained from the Family Division Court identified in the heading of this Order of Notice.

If you will need an interpreter or other accommodations for this hearing, please contact the court immediately.

Please be advised (and/or advise clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a Class B felony to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625.11, V in a courtroom or area used by a court.

You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by the first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less than ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing.

Additional information may be obtained from the Family Division Court identified in the heading of this Order of Notice.

If you will need an interpreter or other accommodations for this hearing, please contact the court immediately.

Please be advised (and/or advise clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a Class B felony to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625.11, V in a courtroom or area used by a court.

You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by the first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less than ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing.

Additional information may be obtained from the Family Division Court identified in the heading of this Order of Notice.

If you will need an interpreter or other accommodations for this hearing, please contact the court immediately.

Please be advised (and/or advise clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a Class B felony to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625.11, V in a courtroom or area used by a court.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 07, 2018 ______________________

BY ORDER OF THE COURT January 25, 2018 ______________________

BY ORDER OF THE COURT February 07, 2018 ______________________ Sherry L. Bisson, Clerk of Court

(888) C: Angela Maria Westerhoff; Darin Hood-Tucker, ESQ; KEVEN TIGHE, ESQ

Sherry L. Bisson, Clerk of Court

(888) C: Darin Hood-Tucker, ESQ; KEVEN TIGHE, ESQ

Sherry L. Bisson, Clerk of Court

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Nashua, New Hampshire 9th Circuit Probate Division

NOTICE TO ALLEGED FATHER TO: Michael Depiero Pursuant to RSA 170-B:6, 11, you are hereby notified that you have been named the alleged father of Blaize Martin, born on March 19, 2005, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

If you intend to claim paternity of this child, you must contact the court in writing stating your intention to claim paternity and request that a hearing be scheduled. At the hearing, you will have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that you are the legal father or the birth father of the child named above.

You must respond in writing to the 9th Circuit Court Probate Division, 30 Spring Street, Nashua, New Hampshire, 03060, within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice.

Your failure to request for hearing on your claim of paternity within said time will result in a forfeiture of all your parental rights regarding this child, and said child may be placed for adoption without your consent and without further notice to you.

DATED THIS 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2018.

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Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I know that there are many excellent people who object to the reading of novels as a waste of time, if not as otherwise harmful. But I think they are trying to outwit nature, who is sure to prove cunninger than they. … Let us not go about to make life duller than it is. It’s a great time to read a novel.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) The opening of a free public library, then, is a most important event in the history of any town. You may be invited to celebrate an opening.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) It is we who … are willing to become mere sponges saturated from the stagnant goosepond of village gossip.

Take a social media break if you need to.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Do not serious and earnest men discuss Hamlet as they would Cromwell or Lincoln? It might be a good time to catch up on your binge-watching.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) If we cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, neither can we hope to succeed with the opposite experiment. But we may spoil the silk for its legitimate uses.

Let silk be silk.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) Formerly the duty of a librarian was considered too much that of a watch-dog, to keep people as much as possible away from the books, and to hand these over to his successor as little worn by use as he could. Librarians now, it is pleasant to see ... are in the habit of preparing, for the direction of the inexperienced, lists of such books as they think best worth reading. All you have to do is ask.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) One is some-

times asked by young people to recommend a course of reading. My advice would be that they should ... choose some one great author, and make themselves thoroughly familiar with him. Dive in.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Subject catalogues again save the beginner a vast deal of time and trouble by supplying him … with ... the knowing where to look for what he wants.

It could be time to do some organizing.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) One boy shall want a chest of tools, and one a book, and of those who want books one shall ask for a botany, another for a romance. … and we are doing a grave wrong to their morals by driving them to do things on the sly, to steal that food which their constitution craves and which is wholesome for them, instead of having it freely and frankly given them as the wisest possible diet. As you follow your interests, knowledge falls into place.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) A public library … should be rich in books of reference, in encyclopaedias, where one may learn without cost of research what things are generally known. For it is far more useful to know these than to know those that are not generally known. Reflect on what you know.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) We are apt to wonder at the scholarship of the men of three centuries ago and at a certain dignity of phrase that characterizes them. They were scholars because they did not read so many things as we. They had fewer books, but these were of the best. Choose quality over quantity.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) … in order to understand perfectly and weigh exactly any vital piece of literature, you will be gradually and pleasantly persuaded to excursions and explorations of which you little dreamed when you began, and you will find yourselves scholars before you are aware. Your mind may wander, but you’ll learn things.

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It also dislodged two of Meilhammer’s teeth. Adult Canada geese weigh about 12 to 14 pounds and can have a wingspan of 6 feet. At press time, Meilhammer was in stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital.

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• When the city gets to be too much for Jo and Lonnie Harrison of Houston, they escape to their pre-fab vacation cabin, nestled on a 10-acre plot in Madisonville, Texas. Having last visited the property in November, Lonnie set out on Feb. 2 to check on it. But when he arrived, he told KTRK-TV, “I didn’t see the house.

All I saw were blocks and pipes sticking out. The whole house gone.” Sgt. Larry Shiver of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department later said, “I’ve never had a house reported stolen in my career yet.”

(Update: The house was found a few days later, having been repossessed from the previous owner.)

• Aaron Meininger, 29, of Hernando Beach, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 2 after Hernando County deputies caught him stealing items from the Demarco Family Funeral Home in Spring Hill.

When officers arrived, Meininger was carrying a tub of formaldehyde out of the building. They also found makeup, nail polish, electric clippers, soap and other items used in funeral preparation in Meininger’s car. Curiously, the Tampa Bay Times reported, Meininger told deputies that he was “bored” and “messed up” and didn’t even know what kind of business he was burgling. He said he probably would have just thrown the stolen items away.

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When a Texas stripper arrived at her 11:30 a.m. gig on Feb. 1, she smelled a rat: Her destination turned out to be Noel Grisham Middle School in Round Rock, Texas. Rather than going inside, the performer called the school and reported a prank. Jenny LaCosteCaputo, a district spokesperson, told the Austin American-Statesman the student jokester had used his cellphone to order the stripper and paid for it with his parents’ credit card. He is now facing disciplinary action.

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A parking lot in Augusta, Georgia, became the scene of a nightmare for an unsuspecting motorcyclist and his 1982 Honda bike on Jan. 31. On his way to exchange some shirts at Target in the Augusta Exchange shopping center, Don Merritt told WJBF-TV, “I was going to go around the back to avoid the speed bumps,” but when he did, he and his bike fell into a sinkhole. Firefighters were called to rescue Merritt, who suffered a skull fracture and a loose tooth as a result of the 15-foot fall. The bike was totaled. “It’s not good The entrepreneurial spirit Houston Realtor Nicole Lopez is sport- customer relations,” Merritt said about ing a new nickname these days: The Taco the sinkhole. The center property manager Lady. Since late 2017, Lopez has incorpo- reportedly is fixing the hole. rated a novel incentive for buyers of homes she’s listed: $250 in free tacos with the pur- Smooth reactions chase of a home. “Let’s be honest, everyone Sonny Donnie Smith, 38, of Clackamas, in Texas loves tacos,” Lopez told KHOU- Oregon, was feeling snubbed in September TV. “And so, it’s really been this ‘taco the 2016 when both his father and his brothtown,’” she laughed. Lopez cited as proof er were invited to a family wedding, but of her success a $170,000 home that’s under Sonny wasn’t. As a perfectly reasonable contract “and they are super excited for their revenge, Sonny made anonymous phone taco party at the end of this month.” calls to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and the Midland InternationNews that sounds like a joke al Air and Space Port in Midland, Texas, Staff at an internet cafe in Jiaxing, Zheji- claiming that his father and brother were ang Province, China, had to call paramedics terrorists and would be traveling through on Jan. 28 when a gamer lost all feeling in the airports. An FBI investigation revealed his lower limbs after playing the same game no terrorist threats, and after interviewfor more than 20 hours straight. Newsweek ing the father and brother, they were both reported that the unnamed man didn’t real- released. On Feb. 1, Sonny Smith pleadize he had become paralyzed until he tried to ed guilty to making the calls, according to use the restroom and couldn’t move his legs. The Oregonian, and will be sentenced on As he was being carried out on a stretcher, May 10. he was heard begging his friends to finish Visit newsoftheweird.com. the game for him.

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