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“There is no such thing as a victimless crime.” I remember hearing those words echo throughout the room in a seminar I attended a few years back.

Before that, I had a very specific impression of the term “victim” and never really understood the full breadth of it.

Right now, in New Hampshire, we have a bill that claims to strengthen victims’ rights. CACR 22, also known as Marsy’s Law, has passed the Senate and is now on to the House with Governor Sununu putting the weight of his office behind it. As someone who fully supports protecting those who have been significantly harmed by the acts of others, I was, at first blush, ready to support this constitutional amendment.

Because this is an effort that originated outside New Hampshire, we have the privilege of evaluating its impact in states that have already enacted this constitutional amendment. Looking at the ambiguous language throughout the CACR and its track record in other states, I now fear there is good reason to believe that problems will arise if this amendment passes. I worry that constitutional rights against the defendants, particularly those envisioned by Marsy’s Law, will result in strengthening the hand of government in the courtroom. I do not believe that benefits our criminal justice system, or anyone in it.

There is also potential for the State to incur significant costs as the amendment would place financial responsibility on the State for the right to full and timely restitution. Analysis on this figure in New Hampshire hasn’t fully been determined but other states have reported hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution and legal payouts under Marsy’s Law. Where will this money come from? Likely, the taxpayers.

Finally, I asked, how did the bill define victim? The current definition of a “victim” in this bill seems too broad, including identities such as natural persons, corporations, and associations, who are directly or even “proximately” harmed. This lack of specificity could end up diverting critical resources away from the individuals who have been harmed by violent and sexual crimes.

Amending the constitution is a big deal and deserves significant time and analysis to determine the full impact. Now is the time to hit the pause button and study this issue much more deeply; it does not warrant a constitutional amendment but we do need to find ways to better protect victims of domestic violence and sexual crimes. We can start by providing stronger financial resources and housing stabilization. We can and always should work to create a more equitable justice system — just not at the expense of the civil liberties that our nation was built upon.

Allyson Ryder is on the board of the ACLU of NH. Email het at almryder@outlook.com.

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ON THE COVER 14 BOLDLY GO TO SUMMER MOVIES Movie fans, this one’s for you! The Hippo talked to William Shatner in advance of his appearance at the Capitol Center for the Arts on May 18. Read that fascinating interview, then check out a list of the summer’s most anticipated movies, as well as local theater events like film festivals and summer-long kids’ movies series.

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ALSO ON THE COVER, it’s Taco Tour time! Check out the story on p. 44 to see what’s new this year (including the closure of Elm Street and the addition of non-Manchester eateries, which will be setting up taco stands at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium for the event), then see the taco map on pages 24 and 25 so you can plan your taco-eating route. For non-foodie fun, create an iron tile at the Andres Institute of Art’s annual iron melt on April 28.

INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 Amphibians; MS treatment; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 10 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 12 SPORTS THIS WEEK 22 THE ARTS: 26 THEATER 8 by Eight.

29 ART People in pencil.

30 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 33 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

34 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

38 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

40 CAR TALK Automotive advice.

CAREERS: 42 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a...

FOOD: 44 TACO TOUR Cheddar & Rye; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables.

POP CULTURE: 52 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz feels I Feel Pretty needed a few edits and some different styling.

NITE: 58 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Ike Willis; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

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

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

ODDS & ENDS: 68 CROSSWORD 69 SIGNS OF LIFE 69 SUDOKU 70 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 70 THIS MODERN WORLD

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NEWS & NOTES Energy strategy

Gov. Chris Sununu and the New Hampshire Office of Strategic Initiatives released the state’s 10-year energy strategy, following months of drafting and feedback from lawmakers and the public, according to a press release.

Sununu said the plan is designed to lower rates and make environmental efforts more effective. The plan outlined 11 goals including prioritizing cost-effective energy policies, and adopting all-resource energy strategies while minimizing government barriers to innovation.

The plan would also encourage the market to select energy resources based on cost-effectiveness and ensure the infrastructure is secure and reliable, with recommendations to modernize the grid and update its cybersecurity. “Whether it’s the family working hard to make ends meet or the business that has to put off hiring new employees, high electricity costs weigh down on everyone,” Sununu said in a statement. The New England Ratepayers Association released a statement in support of the plan, calling its focus on reducing rates “refreshing.”

press release, he’s giving away the $12,000 over the course of 2019 with no strings attached as a way to start the conversation about a universal base income, what he terms a “Freedom Dividend.”

Yang says automation is eating up jobs and wants to ensure future generations have a base income of $1,000 per month for everyone age 18 to 64. He was set to visit Concord on Wednesday, April 25, to make a formal announcement of the giveaway initiative.

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cials are sharing more documents with the Disabilities Rights Center. The AP reported the advocacy organization sued the department in February after they failed to turn over records related to the case. The center’s lawyer argued the delays may have irreparably harmed the investigation as individuals’ memories have grown unreliable over time, according to the story.

A group of eighth-graders and high schoolers in Concord organized a walkout to protest gun violence as part of a national effort on Friday, April 20, NHPR reported. The event coincided with the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

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A constitutional amendment that would create a victim’s bill of rights did not get approval from a joint House committee panel, the AP reported. Lawmakers from the Criminal Justice and Judiciary committees voted 24 to 11 to recommend the full House not pass the amendment, known as Marsy’s law. It passed the Senate overwhelmingly and will need the support of two-thirds of the House before it can appear on the November ballot.

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The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources’ summer archaeology field school is returning and will take place at “the Hollow” at Livermore Falls in Campton.

The site will focus on a foundation from a 19th-century mill and features that may be signs of a Native American settlement. Sessions will take place July 9 through July 20 and July 23 through Aug. 3. Advance registration is required by June 4 at nh.gov/nhdhr/SCRAP.htm.

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Former state Sen. Molly Kelly, a Democrat from the Keene area, has collected some key endorsements just weeks after announcing her run for governor. Congresswoman Annie Kuster gave her endorsement of Kelly, saying she made a real difference by expanding economic opportunities for Granite State families while serving in the state senate. “Molly has shown the leadership we need to bring together Granite Staters from across the political spectrum to get the job done,” Kuster said.

Kelly has also received endorsements from Emily’s List, and the Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate. Steve Marchand is also running for governor on the Democratic ticket. Political newcomer Jilletta Jarvis is running as a Libertarian.

The state Department of CorEric Holder will be speaking rections has announced that 147 at a Politics & Eggs event at St. Anselm College in Manfemale inmates have been moved MANCHESTER chester on Friday, June 1. through a series of secure transHe’s currently the chairman ports from the women’s prison in of the National Democratic Bedford Goffstown to the women’s prison Redistricting Committee.

A company called Granite in Concord, officially opening the Apollo has entered into a Derry lease agreement with the new facility. According to a press Merrimack Amherst town of Londonderry to build release, the move was conducted a solar array on 200 acres of with the aid of the Massachusetts Londonderry Milfordsite, according an old landfill Department of Corrections and to a press release. Granite New Hampshire State Police.

Apollo was founded in 2017 Officials said there would be a by former Manchester school NASHUA board member Chris Stewart minor disruption in visitation as Union deals and Dyn founder Jeremy part of the move but they plan to According to a press release Hitchcock. recommence visitation soon. from the governor’s office, Gov. Chris Sununu has reached tentaChild advocate tive agreements with all four state officers. The first three organiza- ure as a New Hampshire Lottery A House committee unani- employee unions. The deals will tions will see a 1.5-percent raise commissioner, according to a mously backed a bill that would provide cost of living increas- after the final contract and anoth- press release. He succeeds David give the new Office of the Child es and make changes to sick er 1.5-percent raise in January Gelinas who ended his term in Advocate more reach and author- leave and bonus leave that will 2019. Corrections officers will June 2017. The three-person lotity. The AP reported the governor reduce the administrative bur- get a 9.1-percent increase effec- tery commission is rounded out

by Debra Douglas, chairman, and is watching the bill closely but den on the state. The unions are tive July 1.

Paul Holloway. Williams was the reserving judgment for now. The the State Employees Associafounding director and former coagency was created to provide tion, the New England Police Lottery commissioner J. Christopher Williams, for- chairman of Stay Work Play and needed oversight of the state’s Benevolent Association, the New child protective services. Under Hampshire Troopers Associa- mer CEO of the Nashua Chamber a former board director of the the bill, anyone from the pub- tion and Teamsters Local 633, of Commerce from 2006 to 2015, New Hampshire Forum on the lic will be able to bring forward which represents corrections has begun his first three-year ten- Future. a complaint that might trigger an investigation. The law currently authorizes a handful of top state officials to initiate investigations.

HOME FIRE SURVIVOR MARINE LAB The bill would also authorize the office to share information with The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal A fire has damaged the University of New presented a youngster from Monroe with its Hampshire’s Coastal Marine Lab, the Portsteachers, health care providers Award of Excellence in Fire & Line Safemouth Herald reported. The lab, located at the and others to help prevent abuse ty on April 23. The recipient is 7-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Station next to Fort Constiand neglect, and share information MaKenzie Sheehan, who, at about 4:45 a.m. tution in New Castle, was empty at the time. with the public in certain circumon March 17, alerted her family of a house It took about 50 minutes to get the fire under stances without needing the health fire by screaming. She and her sister Mackcontrol on the morning of Saturday, April 21. commissioner to sign off on it. enna knew not to touch the doorknob beThe initial investigation indicated the cause

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Biologists believe small amphibians will make their yearly trek to their breeding grounds en masse this week, in a tradition known colloquially as the “Big Night.”

While that’s a little later than usual, the extended cold weather that’s characterized this spring in New Hampshire is not likely to have any long-term negative effects on frogs and salamanders.

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Usually the Big Night happens between mid-March and mid-April. While biologists have recorded some “pulses” of amphibian migration activity, the bulk of it isn’t expected until there’s an evening in mid40-degree temperatures with some rain.

“This time of year the frost starts to melt, the weather starts to warm up a bit and salamanders will come out of the ground and will come out of muddy substrate or underwater, and they’ll be moving to breeding pools,” said Fish and Game biologist Joshua Megyesy. “And frogs like spring peepers and wood frogs will do the same thing.”

This activity is most noticeable on roadways. Often, motorists will report seeing several frogs and salamanders crossing the street, some not lucky enough to make it to the other side.

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This spring has seen a tiresome series of false starts. But Megyesy said the thawfreeze cycle is pretty common in the spring.

And even though Concord saw all-time record low temperatures on April 15, they were still within a tolerable range for hearty amphibians.

If anything, it’s slowed them down a little, but Megyesy said they will not be deterred from their mission to reach vernal pools for breeding.

“They’re pretty well adapted to it. Wood frogs can almost freeze solid,” Megyesy said.

Wood frogs have a natural glucose in their blood that acts as a sort of antifreeze and prevents cell degradation.

Other species, like spotted salamander, blue spotted salamander and the state endangered marbled salamander, will burrow into soil or leaf litter and go underwater. This time of year, water bodies are not freezing solid, so even if it gets cold enough to freeze the surface, the deeper water is a thermal refuge, Megyesy said.

In some extreme cases, individual frogs

Fire salamander crawling on the snow. Courtesy photo.

and salamanders may run the risk of fatally freezing or drying out, or for eggs in vernal ponds to freeze and die if they’re close to the surface. But it hasn’t happened in any large numbers.

“We don’t ever see any mass die-offs or anything like that from the freeze-thaw cycle,” he said.

While a slightly postponed breeding season is nothing to be concerned about, a fast rate of land development has proven to be one of the drivers hurting amphibian populations. The cold-blooded critters are increasingly cut off from their hibernation spots and their breeding grounds by roads and buildings.

Climate change is also playing a more gradual role in threatening amphibian species.

Another thing that Megyesy said would have long-term consequences is if spring became unseasonably warm and the Big Night happened far too early.

“The only thing that’s a concern is the timing of some of these things,” he said.

That could mean migratory predator species that rely on eating amphibians and their eggs during the breeding season could miss the lunch bell by arriving after those eggs have already hatched.

That could affect species like mink, wood ducks and some rare and endangered turtle species such as Blanding’s turtle or spotted turtle, which rely heavily on salamander and frog eggs.

The public can help biologists track amphibian activity by reporting sightings, peeper calls or known vernal pools at nhwildlifesightings.unh.edu. “[Conserving amphibians] is sort of a multi-pronged approach but we’ll just have to keep working at it, keep learning, and public input is a big part of that,” Megyesy said.

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Improving MS care

Study looks at streamlining care, improving outcomes group where nothing changes, researchers are going to compare two interventions at the same time.

A new nationwide research project out of “The field has not done that before,” OliDartmouth-Hitchcock aims to identify some ver said. ways health care centers can change how they deliver care to patients suffering from multi- Changes ple sclerosis in order to improve outcomes The smallest intervention they will be without increasing costs. experimenting with is getting centers to

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First of its kind

This is the first time researchers have studied MS using collaborative data-sharing between health centers to come up with best practices that have the potential to make life better for patients everywhere, according to principal investigator Brant Oliver.

“From the public health perspective, MS is one of the most common and disabling neurologic diseases in the United States,” Oliver said.

The disease, which is incurable, affects 2.6 million people worldwide, with progressive symptoms ranging from fatigue and depression to chronic pain.

Oliver, also an assistant professor at Dartmouth College’s Department of Community and Family Medicine, said the idea is to find ways to either incrementally tweak or vastly remake the way existing treatments are administered in a clinical setting with the hope of finding better and more efficient processes. Even a small change, when implemented systemwide, can have far-reaching ripple effects for a patient population.

“Instead of treating an individual patient with a drug and tracking their progress, in this case, they’re treating the whole population that is served by the clinic as the system,” Oliver said.

Oliver has worked on similar process improvement studies for conditions like cystic fibrosis, inflammatory bowel disease and cardiovascular surgeries. In each of those cases, a new intervention or change was compared to existing practices. The IBD project is ongoing, but in the case of cystic fibrosis, researchers found that a simple, low-cost change resulted in improved life expectancy by 10 years.

“So, really dramatic progress of which improvement efforts were a big part,” Oliver said.

Kids with cystic fibrosis were found to be malnourished because they weren’t metabolizing all the nutrients they would eat. So the intervention was to provide them with nutritional supplements and have the patients visit with a nutritionist four times a year.

The MS study is doing something similar but taking things a bit further. Rather than comparing just one intervention to a control

increase the share of patients receiving FDAapproved disease-modifying therapies. Oliver said that can mean any evidence-based treatment or medication that helps with MS symptoms. It’s based on a plan developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.

Studies have shown that an increased use of those therapies has reduced relapses on aggregate.

“Relapses are exacerbations of MS that can be quite disabling,” Oliver said.

One of the participating centers, of which there are currently four including Concord Hospital, has only 50 percent of its MS patients on some kind of disease-modifying therapy. So, Oliver said, there is plenty of room for improvement.

The other thing they hope to experiment with is a complete system redesign of the clinical structure. Oliver uses a metaphor to describe how radical a change it is.

“We’re going to knock the house down and make a whole new house and see what happens with that,” he said.

The three-year study has just completed its second quarter in its first year. Out of the four initial participating centers, about 5,600 patients will be involved. By the summer, they will double the scope of the study to eight centers and about 10,000 patients.

The initial phase of the study has been funded by Biogen, an industry sponsor, to the tune of $1.8 million.

Researchers will be collecting data on process performance, such as the percentage of patients getting disease-modifying therapies, clinical outcomes such as relapse rates, the number of patients on disability benefits and related symptom severity, as well as costs.

That information will come from electronic medical records.

They will also measure patients’ quality of life, ability to function in relationships and at work, sense of empowerment and patient experience through online surveys.

Participating centers will be given quarterly updates on the researchers’ findings throughout the study period.

Ultimately, Oliver hopes to pin down and recommend some best practices that can be adopted by centers everywhere.

“The more centers that participate, the more patients we can help,” Oliver said.

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QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Painting to benefit artist retreat

A valuable painting stolen in an art heist more than 30 years ago has been recovered and may be auctioned to benefit the MacDowell Colony, the Union Leader reported. “Othello and Desdemona” by Marc Chagall was stolen from the New York City apartment of Ernest and Rose Heller, who were lifelong patrons of the arts and very involved with the MacDowell Colony at the time. The Hellers have since died, but the painting is now in the hands of their estate. If it’s authenticated, the estate plans to auction the piece for what is expected to be hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit the prestigious Peterborough artist retreat.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The MacDowell Colony offers a rural setting for artists of all kinds to work on their creative projects. Composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland and author Thornton Wilder are among the many notable artists who have held residencies there.

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Several New Hampshire bookstores including Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord and the Toadstool Bookshops in Milford, Peterborough and Keene will participate in Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 28. As part of the national celebration, bookstores will feature festivities such as author readings and book signings, free cake, scavenger hunts and giveaways, and will sell special merchandise available exclusively on Independent Bookstore Day. QOL Score: +1 Comment: This year’s exclusive items include the flash fiction collection A Book on the Table, a special edition of Ungrateful Mammals with a cover hand-drawn by the author Dave Eggers, and more.

$1 million for Veterans Home

Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen have announced the Veterans Administration is awarding $1 million for renovations to the New Hampshire State Veterans Home in Tilton. “By renovating these core areas of the facility, the Tilton veterans home will be able to provide improved care to our service members,” Shaheen said in a statement. The money will be used to renovate the laundry, kitchen, heating pumps and wanderguard at the facility.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The funds came from the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant program.

N.H. led nation in reducing Rx opioids

In a press release, the New Hampshire Medical Society said the state saw the largest reduction in opioid painkiller prescriptions in the nation last year. According to a new report by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science, New Hampshire providers reduced opioid prescriptions by 15.1 percent in 2017, the largest drop among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state also experienced the third highest reduction (33.2 percent) between 2013 and 2017. West Virginia saw the biggest drop (37.6 percent) over the past five years, followed by Rhode Island (33.6 percent).

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Experts say addicts who use heroin or fentanyl often begin by misusing prescribed opioids like oxycodone.

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rely on the defense far more than they have since about 2006. Not to mention he threw for 500-plus and they still lost. That’s a clue to fortify the defense even with Brady, and if I haven’t mentioned it already, that starts with the pass rush.

A few more thoughts on the draft and the lead up to it: Prediction: Coach B returns to wheeling and dealing with four picks in the first 64.

Manch Vegas has the over-under at turning those four into seven current and future picks Trades Made Already: I’m all in on the Brandin Cooks trade. He played hard, rarely missed a play until the Super Bowl and was the key to a few wins. But he disappeared far too often, didn’t get much after the catch, and blocking wasn’t his thing, which made him not worth a first-round pick it cost to get him. So nice recoup on that with this trade.

Trade Up for the Future QB: To all the folks saying the Patriots should use a move up to get a QB, tell me what these names have in common: Tim Couch, Jamarcus Russell, David Carr, RGIII, Vince Young, Akili Smith and Mark Sanchez. And now these names: Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Joe Montana and a fella named Brady. The first group are QB busts taken in the top six.

The second are Super Bowl winners taken after the first round. I also expect secondround pick Jimmy Garoppolo to add to his total before Brady retires, and while Aaron Rodgers went in Round 1 at 20, that’s in range of their first pick at 23. Translation: Don’t need to trade up where major QB mistakes are regularly made by desperate teams.

Which is why I’m betting three of Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen and Baker Mayfield are gonna bust.

Dumbest Mock Draft Comment I Saw: One mock draft had the Patriots taking wide receivers with two of their first three picks.

That’s so unlikely that if it happens I’ll vote for Donald Trump in 2020.

Coach B’s Best Pick: Richard Seymour

was pretty good, but that was at No. 6. The aforementioned Brady was spectacular, but he was passed over 198 times by others and six times alone by Coach B before becoming his what-the-heck-I’ll-take-him pick at 199. So we’ll go Rob Gronkowski because he had major back issues, and he first traded out of the first round to low in the second and then sent the 44th overall pick and a sixth-rounder to Oakland for the 42nd to get the future Hall of Famer.

Patriots 2000 Draft Revisited: With their first pick gone for signing Bill Belichick, here are the guys he gave greater draft “value” than the scrawny QB from Michigan: (2) Adrian Klemm — guard (46); (3) JR Redmond — RB (72); (4) Greg Randall — tackle (127); (5) Dave Stachelski — tight end (141) and Jeff Marriott — D-tackle (161); (6) Antwan Harris — DB (187) and Brady (199). It should be noted Harris had a gigantic TD in the AFC title game vs.

Pittsburgh off a Troy Brown lateral following a blocked field goal. The 147 combined games played by all these picks are 143 less than Brady’s 290. And the final irony is that the second-best player they got in their crazy 2000 draft was valuable role player on three SB winners Patrick Pass, taken after Brady at 239 in the seventh round!

2000 Draft Retrospective: Three of the first four selections busted: Courtney Brown (Browns — who else), LaVar Arrington (Washington’s Politically Incorrect Skins) and Peter Warrick (Bengals).

It produced just one Hall of Famer, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, and no other possibles besides Brady. One other MVP (Shaun Alexander) and two ex-convicts (Jamal Lewis, pot trafficking, and Plaxico Burress, for shooting himself in the leg).

Prediction II: Don’t want to bum you out, but I see Gronk getting traded, maybe as early as today.

And David Price — I say yuck to that.

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With the Patriots about to go on the clock with two picks in Round 1 of the NFL draft, my motto is, if you can say something two billion times, why not say it two billion and one. And that would be, Earth to Bill: I’m begging you, for once, target a difference-making pass rusher. My forehead and coffee table can’t take the pounding anymore from watching the bend-but-don’tbreak approach that settled in with this team sometime in 2006 season. Especially when it’s harder to fake mental clarity with the new concussion protocols now in place.

OK, Richard Seymour. But that was 17 years ago. And, OK, he did take 2017 NFL sack leader Chandler Jones, though unfortunately it was for Arizona and not the folks in Foxboro. No, I want the Lawrence Taylor-led ’87 Giants. If not them, I’ll take the fearsome foursome L.A. Rams or even the (gulp) 2007 G-Men — I’m sure you recall how they won that Super Bowl. In short, I want a defense that plants the QB regularly and puts that terrified look in their eyes Tony Eason had facing the ’86 Bears.

I agree there’s a major need at left tackle and after trading two last year they need a QB to eventually replace you know who.

But if you missed the Super Bowl, they lost after getting torn apart by a backup quarterback. No disrespect intended. Nick Foles played great. But that was gigantically helped because the D didn’t lay a glove on him all day while being manhandled by Philly’s O-line.

Many pundits push for a QB. But I say they need defense and that starts with the pass rush. So think 2001, when the Patriots won three SBs with a raw but improving young QB thanks to a defense filled with play-makers. And since they’re highly unlikely to find anyone as good as Brady no matter where they pick, they’ll need to

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Local declares for NBA draft The Big Story: It’s local lad Wenyen Gabriel declaring for the NBA draft after sophomore season with a major uptick in playing time and statistically. However, 6.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game are not numbers generally attributed to one who’ll go high in the draft. Thus, if it happens, it’s likely on the potential offered by a late-blooming primo athlete who raised just his three-point shooting to 39 percent.

He’s also keeping his options open, as by not hiring an agent he can return to Kentucky if the vibes are not there for being taken.

Sports 101: On this day in 1983 Stanford QB John Elway is taken first overall in the NFL draft but refuses to play for the team that chose him, forcing a trade to Denver instead. Name the team that made the original choice.

Tebow, Tebow, Tebow Note of the Week: By collecting two wins in the threegame series, advantage to the F-Cats in Tim Tebow’s first visit to town with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. As for the one-time Heisman Trophy winner, he had a pair of doubles in a 3-for-11 in the series and left town hitting .222 overall.

4 – players who scored two goals each — Robbie Dowst, Connor Glosner, John Anderson, Gunnar Senatore — to go along with a hat trick from Matt Weimer as undefeated Derryfield blasted Manchester Memorial 20-3 in NHIAA lacrosse action.

5 – goals scored by Catie Derhak in Londonderry’s 19-2 lacrosse win over

Dover when Meghan Jackes chipped in four more scored for the Lancers.

8 – hits in nine at-bats as Londonderry scored 30 runs in back-to-back 15-6 and 15-2 wins over BG and Concord respectively for Lauren Misiaszek as she knocked in seven runs as well.

12 – goals scored by Cali Bishop in back-to-back Derryfield wins when she had 7 in an 18-6 thumping of

Bishop Brady and five more in a 16-3 win over Belmont as the Cougars moved to 3-1 in NHIAA lacrosse action.

140 – two-day score carded by Manchester’s Garrett Oliver to finish second in the SNHU Spring Invitational Golf Tournament at Concord’s Beaver Meadow. Penmen teammate Matt Paradise of Hooksett was the first-round leader at 69 before finishing fourth at 144.

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The Walking Man: Nickname given to ’40s-’50s-early ’60s mostly with the Washington Senators third baseman Eddie Yost. Got the moniker for his uncanny ability to draw walks despite being a lifetime .256 hitter. Ranks 11th all-time in free passes, more than far better hitters like Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and all-time hits leader Pete Rose. He’s the record-holder for lowest batting average (.231) with an OBP of over .400 (.412), which he did in 1956 when he had 151 walks.

Fearsome Foursome: Nickname given to the legendary mid- to late 1960s front four of George Allen’s L.A. Rams. It included Hall of Fame all-timers Merlin Olsen (14 Pro Bowls) and head slap artist Deacon Jones (five-time All-Pro), along with 6’8” Lamar Lundy and 300-pounders (like 400 today) Rosey Grier and later Roger Brown.

1986 Bears: If it wasn’t the scariest defensive ever, it was close, bboth because the talent was incredible and because coordinator Buddy Ryan was pass rush nuts. Consisted of Famers Richard Dent and Danimal Dan Hampton, along with DT Steve McMichael and cultural phenomenon Refrigerator Perry.

Buddy Ryan: Father of Rex. Ornery defensive coordinator of the upset Jets in SBIII, and while feuding with Mike Ditka as the terrifying Bears D trampled all in their way to a 46-10 win over the Patriots in SB XX. Also head man in Philadelphia and Arizona, and finally a DC in Houston where sucker-punched Oilers OC Kevin Gilbride on the sideline during a game.

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The Royal Treatment Note of the Week: Three was the big number for the Monarchs in Round 1 of the ECHL playoff, where they gave Reading the royal treatment with a 3-0 sweep. The closeout game was a 3-0 win as top scorer Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman had a hat trick.

Eddie Yost Walking Man Award: Named for the famed Washington Senator OBP impresario and given to Bedford slugger Grant Lavigne for getting hit by a pitch twice and walking two more times as he scored three runs in the Bulldogs’ 13-0 win over Nashua North.

Sports 101 Answer: The Baltimore Colts took Elway first overall before flipping him to Denver for guard Chris Hinton, QB Mark Herman and their 1984 first-round pick.

On This Date – April 26 in 1931 & 1961: Strange homer days for Babe Ruth, as in ’31 Lou Gehrig’s base-running blunder disallows his homer, which eventually gives the Babe a share of the home run title when they each wind up with 46. In ’61, on his way to breaking the Babe’s single-season record of 60 Roger Maris hits his first of 61 homers.

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Concord is about to become KHAN!-cord.

William Shatner, known to Star Trek fans as Capt. James T. Kirk, is coming to the Capital Center for the Arts on May 18 for a special screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and a Q&A. Michael Witthaus talked to Shatner about his long career, including Trek and new projects.

And the Wrath of Khan screening is only one event in the coming weeks for movie lovers to get excited about. We take a look at some other special screenings on the horizon and at some of the summer movies on the release schedule.

Fire up the warp drive and get ready to boldly go to the movies.

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By Michael Witthaus music@hippopress.com

Is William Shatner the most interesting man in the world? Well, his resume certainly reflects it. Born in Canada, one of his earliest roles was on a weekly religious show that included a young George Lucas on camera. He starred in one of the most popular Twilight Zone episodes, delivered a welcome home greeting to the crew of the final Space Shuttle, wrote multiple books of fiction and nonfiction, and made records backed by everyone from heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde to reggae star Toots Hibbert.

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Concord soon. On Friday, May 18, Shatner will appear following a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a film he stars in, to tell stories and take audience questions about his long career in movies, television and stage.

In advance of the event, Shatner spoke to me by telephone on March 12.

New England is being graced with your presence for a nine-city tour, including a stop at Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, where fans will be treated to a screening of Wrath of Khan and a talk by yourself afterward.

Yes, a talk. I don’t know how to characterize what I’m going to do. I am going to get on stage and be as informative and as amusing as possible.

Will you be taking questions from the audience?

Oh, absolutely, that’s what I will be doing. Questions about anything. The film was made many years ago and so the specifics about who went to the bathroom and who didn’t I’m not sure I’ll remember, but certainly some of the major events about the film and everything else.

Let’s start with Star Trek: Wrath of Khan. What is special about that film in particular that you would show and be talking about?

Well, it seems to be the most popular one, it seems to be the one that everybody considers to be one of the best of a series of Star Trek films. And so there was an appetite for it — and I had done

it once before. It had played in theaters and did very well; I did a filmed interview with somebody and they played it, either before or after, and it was very successful, and so it occurred to a group of people to — why not try it and go to individual cities and see if there was a market for it, and apparently there is.

Absolutely — I can’t imagine a Trekkie that would not want to see it. Your memories of the film? I read that the set nearly burned down one day?

Yeah. I walked in — I don’t know how much to tell you in that if I tell you everything, what will I talk about when I walk out on stage? I’ll tell you in stark terms and then the details might be more interesting. Yes, the set started to burn

Heroism has its priorities, apparently.

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I also read at the end of a Star Trek series the set would be stricken and burned and there was a sense that after the first movie, when Khan came around, there was a sense that it would be the last Star Trek movie, but it wasn’t.

What you are doing right now are the questions that people will be asking exactly. So this gives me a chance to think out what the answers to these questions might be. Good for you, Michael!

Robert Wise directed the first film and he was a famous director and a very creative one who had been in the business for a long time and was convinced by his wife to direct the Star Trek film. And it lacked something; it probably lacked a better script. But it was done so hastily for $100 million, and it probably would have been a better film if Bob had had more time with it, to edit it more carefully. But he didn’t have the time so the film wasn’t all that good and was not successful and Paramount was going to close the whole shebang down, that was it. We made a film of Star Trek and that was the end of it. But the head of the studio — Paramount — his wife was a fan and said, ‘You’ve got to make one more.’ So, very cleverly, they turned it over to the television arm of Paramount and the television people thought they could make a good film for one third the money, and they did. It became this film.

And it’s exceptional because the longevity of the Star Trek franchise from the multiple films that you were in and then multiple incarnations of Star Trek.

What is the secret of that for you? What is the reason it has such staying power?

You’re asking why do I think Star Trek has continued to be this extraordinary phenomenon for 50 years?

Yes. Well, that question of course is asked all the time, and I’m not sure I know the answer. But this much I know: In my association with science fiction, there is a mystery to space that supersedes any kind of mystery that we have anywhere else. That in writing science fiction all by itself, imagining what is out there, you can imagine anything because nobody can prove you right or wrong. But the

great scientists, the great cosmologists, who also imagine what’s out there and trying to do it in truth, work as much in fiction as the writers of fiction do. The scientists imagine what they think is out there, and it approaches fiction as much as the fiction writers do. So there is such speculation about space and about what constitutes the universe that anything is possible, whether it’s little green men or some of the more quantum discoveries of things appearing when you examine them and then disappearing when you stop examining them. The truth is the scientific principles that we are discovering that operate in the universe are so out there that they beggar anything that fiction writers write.

Let’s talk about William Shatner, actor and performer. I think that you must have the longest IMDB resume in the world. You’re still acting and in all kinds of different projects. I just watched The Indian Detective, which you had a really critical role in, and really enjoyed that. And I wondered what is ahead for you as an actor and what gives you that urge to keep on working at it.

I guess the urge is breathing. Just this little tickle; keep breathing and get out of bed and keep walking. I am working on a lot of things that are advanced as well as traditional pieces. Let’s see; I’m doing documentary films — writing, directing, acting — various kinds of documentary films. I’ve obligated myself to do a potential series out of Canada. I’ve connected myself with three advanced companies: Solar Alliance in solar power, Pedigo with electric bikes and Ziva in virtual reality. I’m making two albums this year, a country music album with Jeff Cook of Alabama and an offbeat Christmas album involving me and a variety of other ... artists, which is nearly completed.

Your recording projects are so much fun.

And I am having so much fun with it.

I commissioned a poem by a serviceman who came out of the Marines, a wonderful poet. It’s about Christmas during war — ‘how’s it going, because over here there’s no Christmas.’ I put music to it.

It’s stunning, I think. Put music to ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas as well as many of the traditional Christmas songs in an offbeat way, like a mariachi band 16

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I read your book, Shatner Rules, and I love the fact that your whole career has really been fueled by the word yes, and no fear of saying yes to a project as crazy as it might be. It began with The Transformed Man and after came all of these records we’re talking about. That was that moment that you said yes.

Good observation.

Thanks. I had one question about saying yes. If you could take one of those back, is there one that you would take back?

Any one of those projects? I think there are many of them that didn’t do as well as I had hoped. I can’t think of them, now. All I’m thinking is that when I come to Concord, people like yourself will be in the audience and ask equally intelligent questions.

Thank you. ... One of the most interesting elements in your biography was that after the Star Trek television series in the early ’70s, you had kind of a lot of struggle in life, divorce, financial and difficulty finding work and you lived in your truck for a while. I wondered how much that experience informs what came after.

Gee, that is really good! Who do you work for, Michael?

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That’s a really good question and something that I have thought about over the years. Yes, an actor’s life can be a life of desperation. You finish a job and then you’re out of work and you’re waiting for someone to call; and you’re helplessly waiting for the phone to ring and there is a sense of not being able to guide your own fate. So that pursues you your lifetime and it never really had happened to me. Coming out of Canada, I had worked in Canada, all my time had been — although I didn’t get paid very much, I was occupied. Then occupied again when I came to the States. But traditionally, coming off a series an actor usually goes through a period of time where you’ve been identified with some-

thing, and people casting a role say ‘no, he’s too much like’ whatever it was he was known for. That happened to me.

And I had never been out of work for that length of time. And it was only months, but to me, with three children gnawing away on the furniture, it was desperation.

As you know, I put that all together when I was trying to make a living. And that fear that works all the time became very real. So I don’t think I made a conscious decision like avoiding that which you fear the most; you don’t climb a mountain if you fear heights, or go in the water if you’re afraid of sharks. So I must have subconsciously thought, ‘I cannot be out of work like this again.’

Set the controls for KHAN-cord City gets in on the Star Trek fun To help celebrate William Shatner’s special appearance at the Capitol Center, Concord Mayor Jim Bouley has declared May 18, 2018 to be KHAN!-cord Day. Working with city’s Chamber of Commerce, the CCA is inviting local businesses to participate in an entirely grassroots effort aimed at tying in special offers wth the event. There’s also a “KHAN!ned Goods Drive” to benefit the Friendly Kitchen.

Mayor Bouley’s statement begins “Whereas, Long ago, in the depths of the Cold War, Gene Roddenberry provided the world with a vision of the future that was so filled with hope and so compelling that it has indelibly marked the imaginations of mankind ever since and whereas the Star Trek franchise boldly went where none had gone before and spoke of a utopian future where race, gender, and national origin no longer divided people or impeded achievement.”

It concludes with a local observation that’s quite likely true: “‘KHAN!!!!’ is one of Mr. Shatner’s iconic lines in the movie. Were he asked to pronounce ‘Concord,’ he’d undoubtedly nail the local dialect better than most.”

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Even if it snows, April 27 is the start of summer — at least at the movies.

After pushing its release date up a week, Marvel is putting Avengers: Infinity War in theaters starting Friday (or, if you can’t wait, Thursday starting at around 7 p.m. at many area theaters; see you there!). I’ll admit to being jaded, all “oh, great, more Thanos or whatever” at some of the various Marvel post-credits sequences and I have completely forgotten some of those Phase Two movies (Thor: The Dark World — like, I know I saw it but...) but Avengers: Infinity War is The Movie the past 10 years of Marvel movies have been building toward. If you liked any of the Marvel movie characters since 2008’s Iron Man then this is your movie because nearly all of them will/may/ could show up. And, even though this thing has been hyped since forever and I thought I was past being excited about Marvel movies, (1) Black Panther reminded me that, no, I very much am not and (2) I legitimately got chills when I first saw the trailer in a theater.

But, of course, Infinity War isn’t all this summer movie season has going for it. Here are some of the other movies I’m looking forward to (with the caveat that dates may change): • Tully (R, May 4) From screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman (the same line-up as Juno and Young Adult) comes this movie starring Charlize Theron as a mother with a newborn and several small children. I’m not sure if it’s the scene in the trailer where she accidentally drops a cell phone on her baby she’s finally gotten to sleep or the look she gives her husband (played by Ron Livingston) when he makes a comment about her serving frozen pizza again but I am in with this movie.

• Deadpool 2 (R, May 18) “Overly jokey and too meta” are only criticisms if they aren’t funny. Ryan Reynolds found his superhero speed with the first Deadpool, which was able to integrate the humor into a solid superhero story, and the trailers suggest that this second outing isn’t just R-rated rat-a-tat turned up.

• Solo: A Star Wars Story (May 25) Am I excited about this Han Solo origin story from director Ron Howard and starring Alden Ehrenreich? Eh. But am I willing to tolerate whatever this turns out to be in exchange for getting to watch Donald Glover play a young Lando Calrissian? Why, yes, yes I am.

• Ocean’s 8 (June 8) I get the argument that movies need fresh ideas, not just remakes of the same old but, forgive me for

Avengers: Infinity War. Courtesy photo.

squealing, this movie looks so fun! Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Paulson, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna are the top billed ladies of this caper film wherein Debbie Ocean, sister of Danny, pulls a heist.

• Incredibles 2 (June 15) After some 14 years, one of Pixar’s very best animated movies gets a sequel, written and directed

by Brad Bird and featuring all of the voices you remember from the first movie. Pixar has had a bumpy go of it lately but trailers appear promising.

• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (PG13, June 22) I don’t know if I’m looking forward to this so much as I feel obliged to mention it but I am generally a fan of Chris Pratt. Plus, Jeff Goldblum!

• Sicario: Day of the Soldado (R, June 29) The original Sicario was one of the best overlooked movies of 2015 and while this sequel doesn’t have the very best thing about that movie (Emily Blunt), it does have Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro as well as writer Taylor Sheridan, who also penned the first movie.

• Ant-Man and the Wasp (July 6) I enjoyed the 2015 introduction of this character, as well as his Captain America: Civil War appearance, so I’m genuinely excited about the return of Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly in a fancy new The Wasp suit and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym. The idea of a lower-pressure part of the Marvel universe complementing the operatic Infinity War is kind of fun. And most important, IMDB has Michael Peña on the cast list.

• Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again!

(PG-13) Lily James and Cher join Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard and Julie Walters for this sequel that may or may not include Meryl Streep? Trailers make it seem like her overalls-wearing Donna character is no longer with us but

she’s still listed on the IMDB. • The Equalizer 2 (July 20) Denzel Washington returns to the role of Robert McCall in this sequel to the 2014 adaptation of the TV show. Because it’s Washington and based on the trailer, one senses that, even if this movie isn’t great, it has the potential at least to be fun.

• Mission Impossible: Fallout (July 27) Trailers for this movie suggest that Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt is ! Going! Rogue!

Which, isn’t he always going rogue? To me, this movie is most famous for being the reason Henry Cavill had a mustache that

required the terrible, distracting CGI of Justice League. But Simon Pegg’s back, so I’m still plenty excited.

• Christopher Robin (Aug. 3) The boy of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories grew up to be Ewan McGregor and the bear is now CGI in this continuation of Disney’s live-action-ification of its classic properties.

• The Meg (Aug. 10) Already a grabbag of weirdness, August’s movie schedule seems the least set in stone so I’ll finish off with this movie about Jason Statham and a giant shark. This could be terrible or it could be this-is-awful-see-it-now terrible.

Summer film events Local cinemas host special screenings

By Angie Sykeny

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From kids’ summer series to film festivals and live opera screenings, local cinemas are hosting all kinds of special events this summer.

• O’Neil Cinemas (24 Calef Highway, Epping, 679-3529, oneilcinemas.com) will host a special premiere event for Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13, 2018) with Double Midnight Comics on Thursday, April 26, from 5 to 7 p.m., featuring characters, free comics, prizes and more.

• The Phillips Exeter Academy presents its inaugural Climate Action Day Film Festival: The Three Ecologies at its Lamont Gallery (11 Tan Lane, Exeter, 777-3461, exeter.edu/lamontgallery), with a premiere event on Thursday, April 26, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., and film screenings on Friday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival features short films that explore various aspects of environmental issues including different interpretations of The Three Ecologies by Felix Guattari.

• Cinemagic Theaters (1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240; 2454 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, 319-8788; cinemagicmovies.com) features a Metropolitan Opera series with live screenings Saturdays at 12:30 or 12:55 p.m., and encore screenings (Portsmouth theater only) Wednesdays at 1 and 6:30 p.m. The next screening is Cendrillon on April 28 and May 2.

• The Wilton Town Hall Theatre (40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com) will show the silent film Siegfried (1924) with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis on Saturday, April 28, at 4:30 p.m.

The event is free, but donations are accepted.

• The Wilton Town Hall Theatre (40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre. com) will show the silent film Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) with live musical accompa-

Still from Siegfried. Courtesy photo.

niment by Jeff Rapsis on Sunday, April 29, at 4:30 p.m. The event is free, but donations are accepted.

• Cinemagic Theaters (1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240; 2454 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, 319-8788; cinemagicmovies.com) features a Fathom Events series which includes screenings of pre-recorded concerts, world class opera, sporting events, comedy acts, original programming and more. Upcoming screenings include Like Arrows: The Art of Parenting (2018) on Tuesday, May 1, at 7 p.m., at all locations; Labyrinth (PG, 1986) on Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m., in Hooksett; and The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island (2018) on Tuesday, May 8, at 4 p.m., at all locations.

• The NH PBS Indie Lens Pop Up Series will feature Served Like a Girl (NR, 2017) at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) on Tuesday, May 1, at 6:30 p.m. The documentary film follows five female veterans as they compete for the title of Ms. Veteran America and try to help the rising number of homeless women veterans. There will be a discussion after the film. The event is free.

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• The film Theo’s Choice / Le Choix de Théo will be shown following the FrancoAmerican Centre Video Contest awards on Friday, May 4, at 6 p.m. at the Dana Center (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, 641-7700, anselm.edu). Visit facebook.com/ choixdetheo.

• The Music Hall will have a sing-along showing of Grease at its Historic Theater (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org) on Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. The event begins with a vocal warm-up, instruction on how to use the free interactive prop bags during the film and some suggestions for appropriate heckles and accompanying actions. Lyrics to the songs will be shown on screen. Dressing up is strongly encouraged.

Tickets are $15.

• Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) will have a “Super Saturday Morning” screening of The Lego Batman Movie (PG, 2017) on Saturday, May 5, at 10 a.m., as part of a Free Comic Book Day celebration with Double Midnight Comics. Come early for costumed characters, a coloring contest, trivia and free comics. Tickets are $5.

• Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) will have a “Family Friendly Classics” screening of Kiki’s Delivery Service (G, 1989) on Saturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6 for children and students.

• The Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com) will host the premiere screening of Dan Habib’s new film Intelligent Lives on Monday, May 14, at 5 p.m. The event will include a VIP reception before the screening, attended by Habib and actor Chris Cooper and his wife and actress Marianne Leone Cooper, and a Q&A and discussion after the screening with Habib, the Coopers and other actors in the film. Tickets are $20 for the screening and $50 for the screening plus the VIP reception.

• The New Hampshire Film Office presents the New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival premiere at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) on Saturday, May 19, at noon.

The three-hour event will feature 27 short films created by New Hampshire high school students followed by an awards ceremony.

Tickets cost $7. Visit nhstudentfilm.com.

• Regal Cinemas (45 Gosling Road, Newington, 431-6116, regmovies.com) has a

Studio Ghibli series every month. Upcoming films include Porco Rosso (PG, 1992) on Sunday, May 20, at 12:55 p.m., and Monday, May 21, and Wednesday, May 23, at 7 p.m.; and Pom Poko (PG, 1994) on Sunday, June 17, at 12:55 p.m., and Monday, June 18, and Wednesday, June 20, at 7 p.m.

• The Wilton Town Hall Theatre (40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre. com) will show the silent film The Perfect Clown (1925) with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis on Sunday, May 20, at 4:30 p.m. The event is free; donations accepted.

• The Flying Monkey (39 S. Main St., Plymouth, 536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com) will show a western double feature of Hell’s Hinges (1916) and The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) on Thursday, May 24, at 6:30 p.m., as part of its Silent Film Series, with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. Tickets are $10.

• The Crossroads International Film & Discussion Series: The Final Year will be at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) on Wednesday, May 30, at 7 p.m. The film is a unique insiders’ account of President Obama’s foreign policy team during their final year in office. Tickets are $10.

• The Thing in the Spring, an arts festival in Peterborough, will include a film series at the Peterborough Community Theatre (6 School St., Peterborough, 924-2255, pctmovies.com) Thursday, June 7, through Sunday, June 10. The films are Instructions on Parting on Thursday at 2 p.m.; Chasing Trane on Friday at 2 p.m.; Milford Graves Full Mantis on Saturday at noon, and Further Beyond on Sunday at noon. All screenings are free. Visit thethinginthespring.com.

• Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org) will show its Spring “Step Up to the Plate” Membership Campaign film, A League of Their Own (PG, 1992), on Wednesday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. The event celebrates, but is not restricted to, those who have become Red River members for 2018. Enjoy baseballthemed snacks and family fun. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $11 for students and children and $10 for members.

• The Wilton Town Hall Theatre (40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre. com) will show the silent film Haldane of the Secret Service (1924) with live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis on Sunday, June 24, at 4:30 p.m. The event is free, but donations are accepted.

• O’Neil Cinemas (24 Calef Highway, Epping, 679-3529, oneilcinemas.com) will host its Summer Kids Series with a different movie each week, starting the first week of July with Despicable Me 3 (PG, 2017).

Screenings will be held on Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. (The Wednesday, July 4 screening will be moved to Thursday, July 5 to accommodate the holiday.)

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The Hannah Dustin Quilters Guild 29th Annual Quilt Show starts today from noon to 7 p.m. and continues tomorrow, Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Ave. in Hudson.

See quilts of all sizes and designs, shop the vendors, enter a raffle for baskets or a specially crafted quilt and more.

Admission costs $8; kids under 12 get in free. See hannahdustinqg.org. And if the show puts you in a fair mood, head to the NH Wellness & Artisan Fair on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wild Woman Wellness Center, 160 Dover Road in Chichester. Find crafts, jewelry, children’s items, crystals, herbal products, art and more. See wildwomanwellness.center.

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Catch the likes of trucks Grave Digger, Hurricane Force, Jailbird, Monster Mutt, Nitro, Stinger Unleashed and Storm Damage at Monster Jam today at 1 and 7 p.m. and tomorrow, Sunday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St. in Manchester). Tickets start at $15.

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The Nashua Choral Society and members of the Symphony NH will present Beethoven’s Mass in C Major today at 7:30 p.m.

At Immaculate Conception Church (216 East Dunstable Road in Nashua). Tickets cost $20 ($10 for children and students) and are available at nashuachoralsociety.org or at the door.

Enjoy Mexican-themed eats and cocktails as well as games, music, a silent auction and more at Marguerite’s Place’s annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at the Nashua Country Club (25 Fairway St. in Nashua). Tickets for this event on Saturday, May 5, 6 to 10 p.m., cost $60 and help fund this organization that provides housing for children and women in crisis. See margueritesplace.org or call 598-1582.

Celebrate your local purveyors of literature today during Indie Book Store Day. Find books and booklover items specially produced for the day at area bookstores including Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord and The Toadstool Bookshops in Milford, Peterborough and Keene. Find more details in our story in last week’s Hippo. Go to hippopress.com and click on past issues; the story is on page 32 of the April 19 issue.

DRINK: Spanish wine

Cava de Vino (14 B Canal St. in Nashua; cavadevino.com, 718-1086) will hold a tasting of Spanish wines on Friday, April 27, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 28

Enjoy some trivia and help some animals at the Salem Animal Rescue League’s animal trivia night tonight at 6 p.m. at the Windham Country Club, 1 Country Club Road in Windham. Admission costs $40 per person or $200 for a team of six. Tickets include a light dinner and two drinks.

Visit sarlnh.org or call 8933210, ext. 203. Find more nightlife fun, including music, comedy and other area trivia nights, in our Hippo Nite section, which starts on page 58.

BE MERRY: With fashion

The fifth annual “Seeds of Hope” Fashion Fundraiser for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Care Center will feature clothes from a variety of southern New Hampshire shops (with models including current Dartmouth-Hitchcock cancer patients and survivors). Get some ideas for spring at the fashion show Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Downtown Hotel (700 Elm St., Manchester) and enjoy desserts, live music and a silent auction. Tickets cost $50. See seedsofhopefashion.org or call 703-6955.

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ARTS Quick laughs

Local playwright debuts eight short plays

By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

Rye playwright G. Matthew Gaskell has made a name for himself in the local theater scene with original plays like As Time Goes By, premiered by the Seacoast Repertory Theatre last November, and Ray of Light, premiered by The Players’ Ring in January. Now he’s bringing something new to the Hatbox Theatre in Concord. 8 By Eight, opening Friday, April 27, is a show featuring eight short comedic plays, performed by eight actors.

“I had a collection of about 20 [short plays] that I have been working on over the last five years,” Gaskell said. “I always thought it would be fun to put some of them together and make a coherent show out of them, and the Hatbox has given me that opportunity.”

8 By Eight is “a show within a show,” Gaskell said, comparable to Saturday Night Live or The Muppets. In it, he plays a heightened version of himself as a stressed-out playwright who is trying to make his show a success.

“If it’s like The Muppets, then I’m like the ‘Kermit,’” he said.

The plays center on a variety of sub-

Eight short comedic plays will be featured in 8 by Eight at the Hatbox Theatre. Courtesy photo.

jects and characters, such as truckers, aliens, gangsters, time travel, a “real housewives” radio show and more.

“There’s one with a wannabe Wild West bank robber who assembles a crew

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that could not be more inept at bank-robbing,” said Kelsey Domeny, Gaskell’s co-director and an actor in the show. “The boss is trying to get them on the same page about what to do, but they can’t remember the order they’re supposed to walk into the bank. It’s really funny.”

Even though there are eight distinct plays, all of the characters exist within the same universe and may be connected in some way, but you’ll have to see the show to find out, Domeny said.

As a director, Domeny has been eager to work on one of Gaskell’s plays. His comedic style is easily recognizable, she said, by its wit and cleverness.

“The stories that his characters tell and the twists that his plots can take are surprising and unexpected,” she said. “They look at the world in this ridiculous way.

It’s a lot of controlled chaos.”

Gaskell, Domeny and the six other actors play more than 30 characters throughout the show. It was a challenge, Domeny said, to find actors capable of taking on such a wide range of roles.

“But I think we nailed it. We got an awesome cast,” she said. “The audience is going to be really impressed with their energy and the variety in their delivery and the creativity that they bring to each character.”

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The fast-paced nature of the show — each play is 10 to 15 minutes long — and the fact that it has eight different settings made it impractical for Gaskell and Domeny to create a detailed set or incorporate complex lighting and sound effects.

Instead, they’ve limited the set to bare essentials like tables and chairs and focused their energies on costumes, props and quality acting.

“It’s interesting to see the actors take over the space and make it what they need it to be for 10 minutes without some huge spectacle,” Domeny said. “They’re really paring down theater to its most basic form: the interaction between the actors and the audience.”

8 By Eight Where: Hatbox Theatre, Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord When: April 27 through May 13, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $17 for general admission, $14 for students, and $12 for seniors More info: Visit hatboxnh.com or call 715-2315

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Theater Productions • SMALL ENGINE REPAIR Players’ Ring Theatre presents.

April 13 through April 29. Players’ Ring Theatre, 105 Marcy St. , Portsmouth. $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors. Visit playersring.org.

• MAMMA MIA! The Palace Theatre presents. April 6 through May 6. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. $25 for children ages 6 through 12, $39 to $46 for adults. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• THE CHRISTIANS Theatre KAPOW presents. April 27 through May 5. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry.

Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors. Visit tkapow.com.

• 8 BY EIGHT Eight short comedic plays by G. Matthew Gaskell. April 27 through May 13. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon

Road, Concord. $17 for general admission, $14 for students and members and $12 for seniors.

Visit hatboxnh.com or call 7152315.

• HAMLET Seven Stages Shakespeare Company presents.

April 27 through May 5. Historic Barn at Wentworth Lear Historic Houses, 50 Mechanic St., Portsmouth. Free. Visit 7stagesshakespeare.org.

• “A CHILD’S VIEW OF THE HOLOCAUST” Ballet presented by the New England Dance Ensemble. Wed., May 2, 7 p.m.

Etz Hayim Synagogue, 1-1/2 Hood Road, Derry. Visit nede. org/a-childs-view.

• SHAKESPEARE IN HOLLYWOOD Community Players of Concord present. May 4 through May 6. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. , Concord. $16 to $18. Visit communityplayersofconcord.org.

• THE GRADUATE Oz Produc-

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tions presents. May 4 through May 20. The Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. $18.

Visit playersring.org.

• HAIRSPRAY Peacock Players present. May 11 through May 19. Court Street Theater, 14 Court St. , Nashua. $12 to $19.

Visit peacockplayers.org.

• THE WEDDING SINGER Majestic Theatre teens present.

May 11 through May 13. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors age 65 and above, and $12 for youth age 17 and under. Visit majestictheatre.net.

• SISTER ACT The Actorsingers presents. May 11 through May 13. Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua. $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and students. Visit actorsingers.org or call 320-1870.

• STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE

Chesterton Stage Productions’ Teen Troupe presents. Fri., May 11, 7 p.m., and Sat., May 12, 1 and 7 p.m. Strand Ballroom , Third Street, Dover. $10. Visit ChestertonSP.com.

• THE PRODUCERS The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. May 11 through June 10.

125 Bow St. , Portsmouth. Tickets cost $16 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472.

• DORKS IN DUNGEONS Fantasy improv troupe performs.

Sat., May 12, 8 p.m. Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 N. Main St., Rochester. $15.

Visit rochesteroperahouse.com/ rpac or call 948-1099.

• TITUS ANDRONICUS Players’ Ring Theatre presents. May 25 through June 17. Players’ Ring Theatre, 105 Marcy St. , Portsmouth. $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors. Visit playersring.org.

• JOSEPH AND THE AMAZ-

ING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Kids Coop Theatre presents. Fri., May 25, 7 p.m., and Sat., May 26, 1 and 7 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Tickets cost $14. Visit kids-coop-theatre.org.

• 42ND STREET The Palace Theatre presents. June 1 through June 23. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. , Manchester. $25 for children ages 6 through 12, $39 to $46 for adults. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• THE WHO’S TOMMY The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. June 29 through July 29. 125 Bow St. , Portsmouth.

Tickets cost $16 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 4334472.

• GRANITE STATE THEATRE SPORTS Competitive improv theatre show. Sat., 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.

Art Events • SPRING IRON MELT Participants will create their own cast iron sculptures. Sat., April 28, 1 p.m. Andres Institute of Art, 98 Route 13, Brookline.

The cost is a donation of $35 per mold for non-members, and $25 for members. Visit andresinstitute.org, call 673-8441.

• “MY EPIC 2017 SAFARI” Photographer Chris Bower presents images taken during his safari in Africa. Wed., May 2, 6:30 p.m. ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua. Visit NashuaAreaAreaArtistsAssoc.org.

• SEEDS OF HOPE FASHION SHOW Show highlights outfits and designs from unique Southern New Hampshire clothiers. Fri., May 4, 7 p.m. Man-

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• A test of faith: Theatre Kapow presents The Christians April 27 through May 5 at the Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry). The play, written by Lucas Hnath and winner of the 2016 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, tells the story of Pastor Paul, who shakes the foundation of his church’s beliefs when he starts to question the existence of hell. The Christians is the third and final production in Theatre Kapow’s 10th anniversary season “Faith and Story” series. The plays chosen for the series explore faith in humanity or a higher power and provide insight on how storytelling contributes to the human experience.

Showtimes are on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Visit tkapow.com.

• Handbell concerts: The Granite State Ringers Handbell Choir presents its spring concert series, “Americana,” with shows on Saturday, April 28, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church (335 Smyth Road, Manchester); Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at Milford United Methodist Church (327 N. River Road, Milford); Saturday, May 5, at 7 p.m. at Blazing Star Grange (15 North Road, Danbury), and Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. at Bow Mills United Methodist Church (505 South St., Bow). The series celebrates American music and will feature selections like “America the Beautiful,” “All American Hometown Band,” “A Tribute to Gershwin,” “Good Vibrations” and “Stars and Stripes.” Now in its

chester Downtown Hotel, 700 Elm St. , Manchester. $50. Visit seedsofhopefashion.org.

• NH PRINTMAKERS SHOW Multi-artist show and workshops. Fri., May 4, 5 to 8 p.m.; Sat., May 5, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with workshops at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; and Sun., May 6, noon to 4 p.m., with workshops at 1 and 3 p.m. Andres Institute of Art, 98 Route 13, Brookline.

Visit andresinstitute.org, call 673-8441.

• GALLERY STROLL Stroll the Center for The Arts New London MicroGalleries, The New London Inn, Lake Sunapee Bank, Whipple Hall and New London Hospital Galleries. Meet the artists, listen to local music and and enjoy some refreshments. Fri., May 4, 5:30 to 7 p.m. New London , NH

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Theatre KAPOW presents The Christians. Courtesy photo.

10th season, the choir includes ringers from throughout New Hampshire, performing on five octaves of Malmark handbells and seven octaves of Malmark handchimes. Visit granitestateringers.org.

• All about ABBA: Mamma Mia! is running now through May 6 at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester). The jukebox musical, written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, pays homage to the music of 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA with 28 ABBA songs, including hits like “Dancing Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me” and “Mamma Mia.” The story, set on a Greek island, follows a young woman named Sophie, who is engaged to be married and dreams of the perfect wedding at which her father walks her down the aisle.

The only problem is she doesn’t know who her father is. After looking through her mother’s old journals, Sophie invites three of her potential fathers to the wedding, but the identity of her real father is not as clear as she thought it would be. Showtimes are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., with an additional show on Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $44 to $51 for adults and $30 for children. Visit palacetheatre.org or call 668-5588.

— Angie Sykeny

New London ., Visit centerfortheartsnh.org.

• ART IN ACTION Artists will demonstrate 2-dimensional fine art in a “working studio” environment. Sat., May 5, and Sun., May 6. Mack’s Apple Farm and Market, 230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. Free and open to the public. Email events@londonderryartscouncil.org.

• NU MUSE FESTIVAL Festival will feature live music, food trucks, live art, “Art Olympics,” Nashua Street Pianos unveiling, interactive demonstrations, local artisanal vendors and more. Sat., May 5. Downtown , Nashua.

Visit downtownnashua.org.

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Fairs • THE CRAFTWORKERS’ GUILD SPRING CRAFT SHOP Over 50 Guild member artisans and craftspeople will offer one-of-a-kind seasonal décor, photography, fine art and prints, cards, gourmet treats, woodworking, fiber and fabric, sewn and knitted specialties, stained and fused glass art, mixed media, jewelry in several medias, doll clothes and more.

Thurs., May 3, through Sat., May 12, open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kendall House, 5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford.

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• Wax art and pottery: There are two new art exhibitions at Epsom Public Library (1606 Dover Road, Epsom) on display April 28 through June 9, with an opening reception on Friday, April 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “Abstraction” is a collection of abstract art by Valerie Long. Long uses encaustic wax to capture depth and luminosity, movement and texture in her work. “Small Objects: Forms Inspired by the Natural World” is a collection of nonfunctional pottery by Teresa Taylor of Salty Dog Pottery. The exhibitions can be viewed during regular library hours, which are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Call 736-9920 or visit epsomlibrary.com.

• Local artist solo exhibit: The work of Nashua artist Madeleine LaRose is on view now through April 30 at ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua). LaRose creates with pastels and acrylics and is inspired by the New England landscape and life in New Hampshire. She is a volunteer coordinator for the gallery and a member of the Nashua Area Artists Association, Hollis Arts Society, Arts League of Lowell and the Pastel Society of NH. “I love expressing the joy and wonder I find in the world around us in my artwork,” she said in a press release.

“I strive to bring this sense of awe to my audience. When someone expresses their appreciation for my artwork by purchasing it, I feel that my mission is accomplished.”

Visit craftworkersguild.org.

• CRAFTSMEN’S FAIR Nineday craft fair features work by juried League of NH Craftsmen members. Sat., Aug. 4, through Sun., Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. Mount Sunapee Resort, 1398 Route 103, Newbury. Visit nhcrafts.org.

• GREELEY PARK ART SHOW Outdoor show hosted by Nashua Area Artists Association featuring a variety of artwork for sale. Sat., Aug. 18, and Sun., Aug. 19. Greeley Park Art Show, 100 Concord St., Nashua. Free.

Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.

• CONCORD ARTS MARKET Handmade arts, crafts and goods by local craftspeople and artists. Saturdays, June 2 through Sept. 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bicentennial Square, Concord. Visit concordartsmarket.net.

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Madeleine LaRose art. Courtesy photo.

Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 405-698-1951 or visit naaa-arthub.org.

• Call for colorful art: The Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center (30 Ash St., Hollis) has a call for artists for its spring group art show, “For the Love of Color.”

The show will feature bright, bold and colorful art that celebrates the human spirit.

All media will be accepted, up to two pieces per artist, and all work must be for sale.

Two-dimensional art should be 20 inches or under and wired to hang. Drop-off times are Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Tuesday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. There is a $10 entry fee for the first piece and a $5 entry fee for the second piece. Artwork will be judged by a public ballot and artists panel. The first-place winner will receive their choice of $50 or a chance to be a featured artist in a onemonth semi-private show at the gallery.

Second- and third-place winners will also receive cash prizes. Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com — Angie Sykeny

Exhibition features work by New Hampshire Art Association artists Marilu Arkett and Mary Crump. On view through June.

2 Pillsbury St., Concord. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• FACULTY ART EXHIBITION Features painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography and graphic design by Fine Arts faculty. On view Feb. 1 through May 12. Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main St., New London. Visit colby-sawyer.edu.

• PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 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.

On view Feb. 22 through April.

Cabbonay restaurant, 55 Bridge St., Manchester. Visit nhia.edu or call 623-0313.

• “FRACTALS AS A MATHEMATICALLY AIDED ART FORM” Exhibition explores the unique intersection between mathematics and art that can be seen in fractals. It consists of primarily original 2-D works and 3-D printing sculpture works of fractal and generative art, as well as representations of other fractal art pieces used to inspire the original artwork. On view through May 5. McIninch Art Gallery, SNHU, 2500 N. River Road, Manchester. Call 629-4622 or visit snhu.edu.

• 12TH ANNUAL GRAPHIC DESIGN EXHIBITION Exhibition features the best work from the SNHU Graphic Design and Game Design departments, including logo design, magazine layouts, illustrations, web design, package design, character design and animation. On view through May 5. McIninch Art Gallery, SNHU, 2500 N.

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• “IMPRESSED” Printmaking exhibition features a wide range of printmaking techniques including monoprint, linoleum covers, embossed and raw wood surfaces. On view April 17 through May 25. McGowan Fine Art , 2 Phenix Ave. , Concord.

Visit mcgowanfineart.com.

• THE 100 WINTER/SPRING EXHIBITION Featuring the works of artists from New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. On view through May 18. 100 Market Gallery, 100 Market St., Portsmouth. See “100 Market Gallery” on Facebook.

• “A PARTIAL INVENTORY OF TOTALLY USELESS OBJECTS” Exhibition features a quirky, high-spirited, and intensely colored assortment of minimal and abstract 3D paper objects, or “gestures,” organized in a loose grid suggestive of an alphabet of shapes or a hypothetical collection of imaginary artifacts. On view March 9 through June 17. Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery, 30 Grove St., Peterborough. Visit nhia.edu.

• “NEW WORKS ‘18” A show and sale of art created by the artists whose work is represented in the MainStreet Gallery. March 23 through June 15. MainStreet BookEnds, 16 E. Main St., Warner. Visit mainstreetbookends. com.

• JEANNIE MOTHERWELL Exhibition features abstract work drawing inspiration from the sea and celestial bodies. On view April 7 through June 2.

Rochester Public Library, 65 S. Main St. , Rochester. Visit rochestermfa.org.

• “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.

• “LOOKING BACK: VINTAGE WORKS” The New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association presents an exhibition featuring fine furniture that is at least 25 years old. On view April 6 through June 11. 49 S. Main St., Concord. The furniture in the exhibit is not for sale but represents what can be made or commissioned from a Furniture Master. Visit furnituremasters. org.

• “WINDOWS TO THE WOODS” Exhibition features work by local artists Nancy French and Tamara Gonda, inspired by the natural world, the forest and the lyrical landscape. On view April 6 through May 5. The Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com.

• “MINUTE PARTICULARS” Features works of realism and surrealism focusing on both everyday items executed in exquisite detail and the phantasmagoric. On view March 29 through April 29. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• “TRANSCENDING THE ORDINARY: ABSTRACT, ASSEMBLAGE & COLLAGE” Exhibition features bold paintings, collage and other modern works forged from paper, paint, wood and metal by artists including Joseph Cornell, Varujan Boghosian and Louise Nevelson, and Monadnock region contemporary artists Roz Park, Chris Myott, Jessie Pollock, Peter Sandback and others.

On view March 17 through June 30. New Hampshire Antique Co-op, 323 Elm St., Milford.

Call 673-8499 or visit nhantiquecoop.com.

• MADELEINE LAROSE Featured artist of the month. On view April 4 through April 30.

ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua. Visit marilenesawaf. com.

• JACQUI HAWK Acrylic and mixed media work explores joy, hope, peace, renewal, enlightenment and self-awareness. On view through April. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

• “EMOTIONS, CAPTURED IN FABRIC” Quilt art exhibition. On view through April.

Nancy Morgan Art Gallery , 238 State St., Portsmouth. Call 4278611.

• “FAIRY TALES & FANTASIES” The League of NH Craftsmen presents an exhibition featuring work by juried members who were asked to submit work with a whimsical theme. On view April 6 through June 15. Exhibition Gallery, 36 N. Main St., Concord. Call 2243375 or visit nhcrafts.org.

• “CONSCIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT: THE LIFE OF NELSON MANDELA” Exhibition displays 51 quilts created by members of the Women of Color Quilters’ Network that pay tribute to Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy. On view April 14 through July 1. The Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough. Visit mariposamuseum. org or call 924-4555.

• “ABSTRACTION” Encaustic art by Valerie Long. On view April 28 through June 9. Epsom Library , 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• “SMALL OBJECTS: FORMS INSPIRED BY THE NATURAL WORLD” Nonfunctional pottery by Teresa Taylor. On view April 28 through June 9. Epsom Library , 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• “BEAUTIFUL MESS” Solo exhibition by Sarah Meyers

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The Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) will feature the work of Hudson artist Margaret Femia in the Image Gallery for the month of May. Femia uses graphite pencils to draw people she sees in everyday life on the subway, in her travels, at libraries and at cafes. “I observe the details of a person’s posture, hair, the placement of hands, the shape of a foot or shoe,” Femia said in a press release. “Other details, like the way clothing falls and folds on bodies or the tilt of a head, also capture the spirit of the moment.” Femia attended art school in New York City and has taken art classes in Cambridge and Boston. Her work can often be seen at the Museum of Fine Art in Boston. She also contributes to the Sketchbook Project at Brooklyn Art Library and exhibits at the Arts League of Lowell Gallery. The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours. Call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org.

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Tenor Craig Sanphy will perform at Concord Community Music School (23 Wall St., Concord) on Sunday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m., accompanied

by Kathryn Southworth on piano. The concert will feature show tunes from Dear Evan Hansen, Les Miserables, Bridges of Madison County, Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre Dame, and other Broadway hits. Sanphy is a Concord native and an alumnus of Concord Community Music School. An accomplished vocalist and voice instructor, he has performed as a featured classical soloist in a number of music festivals and symphonies and has played lead roles and danced in music theater productions across the country. The concert is free to attend.

Call 228-1196 or visit ccmusicschool.org.

Brent. On view May 10 through June 17. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• “FOR THE LOVE OF COLOR” Spring group show features bold and colorful art.

On view May 11 through June 9.

The Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis.

Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com.

• STACY TOPJIAN SEARLE Pen and ink artist works in black and white. On view May 12 through May 31. ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua.

Visit inkhatchings.com.

• NHIA BFA STUDENT EXHIBITION Features over 1,000 works of art in a variety of media and includes paintings, illustrations, prints, ceramics, sculptures, graphic design, photography, comic arts, and creative writing. On view May 19 through June 2. NHIA, 148 Concord St., Manchester. NHIA, 77 Amherst St., Manchester. NHIA, 88 Lowell St., Manchester. Visit nhia.edu/AnnualBFA. Open calls • “FOR THE LOVE OF COLOR” Seeking artists for spring group show featuring bold and colorful art. Submit up to two pieces. All media is welcome. Drop off dates are Sat., May 5, Sun., May 6, and Tues., May 8. The Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Submission fee of $10 for first piece, $5 for second piece. Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com.

• “EVERYTHING HAPPENS SO MUCH” Seeking submissions for exhibition featuring works by contemporary artists reflecting on living in the Age of Everything. The exhibition runs Aug. 9 through Sept. 17.

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• GREELEY PARK ART SHOW Seeking artists working in 2D, 3D and mixed media for juried art show in Nashua on Aug. 18 and 19. Application deadline is July 1. Nashua, NH, 03060 Nashua., $20 jury fee.

Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.

Openings • “SMALL OBJECTS: FORMS INSPIRED BY THE NATURAL WORLD” RECEPTION Non-functional pottery by Teresa Taylor. Fri., April 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Epsom Library , 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• “ABSTRACTION” RECEPTION Encaustic art by Valerie Long. Fri., April 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Epsom Library , 1606 Dover Road, Epsom. Visit epsomlibrary. com.

• 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.

• “BEAUTIFUL MESS” OPENING RECEPTION Solo exhibition by Sarah Meyers Brent. Thurs., May 10, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

• STACY TOPJIAN SEARLE RECEPTION Pen and ink artist works in black and white. Sat., May 12, noon to 2 p.m. ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua.

Visit inkhatchings.com.

• NHIA BFA STUDENT EXHIBITION OPENING Features over 1,000 works of art in a variety of media and includes

paintings, illustrations, prints, ceramics, sculptures, graphic design, photography, comic arts, and creative writing. Sat., May 19, 6 to 9 p.m. NHIA, 148 Concord St., Manchester. NHIA, 77 Amherst St., Manchester. NHIA, 88 Lowell St., Manchester. $25.

Visit nhia.edu/AnnualBFA.

Workshops/classes/ demonstrations • CURLY NUNO FELT COVER Make a nuno felt collar with hand dyed wool, silk and teeswater wool locks. Previous experience with wet felting a plus. Sat., May 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $62 tuition, plus a $35 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• “IMPRESSED” DEMO Mark Johnson, featured artist in “Impressed” printmaking exhibition, will give a printmaking demonstration. Sat., May 19, 11 a.m. McGowan Fine Art , 2 Phenix Ave. , Concord. Visit mcgowanfineart.com.

• CREATIVE LANDSCAPES AND FLOWERS IN WATERCOLOR Students will focus on color, light and dark contrast, perspective bold and loose and dramatic passages that will encourage them to feel an emotional connection to the subject matter. Thurs., April 26 through May 31, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $138. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• COMMUNITY EDUCATION For adults, teens, and children at NH Institute of Art. Disciplines include ceramics, creative writing, drawing, metalsmithing, photography, printmaking, fibers, and more. NH Institute of Art, 148 Concord St., Manchester.

Prices vary depending on type of class and materials needed. Call 623-0313. Visit nhia.edu.

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Things are going to get hot during the Spring Iron Melt, happening at the Andres Institute of Art Sculpture Park in Brookline on Saturday, April 28. For this popular event, the public is invited to the Institute’s studio space, where they can create an iron tile of their own design.

AIA has hosted an iron melt once or twice a year for the last seven years. It is always very well-attended and has become a tradition for many families.

“We’ve had kids with their parents, kids with their grandparents. We’ve had people from 4 or 5 years old to people in their 80s,” AIA director of publicity Nancy Reinbold said. “It’s a wonderful family thing, and anyone can do it.”

Participants will receive a mold that was pre-made by filling a 6-by-6-inch wooden block with sand that is dampened and held together by a diluted glue. Then, they will scratch their design into the sand mold using a provided nail, or their own tools, should they choose to bring some.

The grainy texture of the sand makes it difficult to create designs with fine detail, so participants should stick to something simple, like a pattern or shape, letters, numbers or symbols.

The most important thing to remember when scratching a design, Reinbold said, is

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Children & Teens Children events • 5TH ANNUAL TOSHOCON: A FANDOM CONVENTION FOR TEENS The event will include raffles, panels, games, vendors, food, anime showings, and a cosplay-friendly environment. Sat., May 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham. Free.

Visit pelhampubliclibrary.org or call 635-7581.

Nature • 2018 FISH FESTIVAL: FEATURING DASH AND SPLASH Line up and cheer on biologists when they deliver fish to stock the fish passage at 10 a.m. Featuring fish crafts, fish hats, fish games and fishy fun throughout the day.

Thurs., April 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. $3 per person and $6 per family; no registration

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that the design will be reversed when it is cast.

“The first one I ever did was a landscape.

I put the sun at the top and the fields at the bottom, and it turned out with the sun on the bottom and fields at the top,” she said.

“We’ve had people practically in tears because they tried to do a name and it came out backward, so I constantly remind people that it’s a mirrored image.”

Once they scratch their design, participants will coat the mold with a liquid graphite. Then, everyone will head outside to observe from a safe distance as molten iron, acquired from recycled materials, is poured into their molds.

“The guys that do the pouring are in leather suits and masks and safety equipment, and when they pour the iron, sometimes

it will go over the edge and there will be smoke and sparks and things will catch fire,” AIA treasurer Peter Cook said. “It’s all very dramatic. The people love it.”

After it solidifies, the tile is released from the mold and placed in cold water to set. Because the edges of the tiles can come out very sharp, they are cleaned up and smoothed with grinders. Then, the tile is complete and ready to take home.

People have used the tiles as garden ornaments, door stoppers, wall decor or house numbers or given them as gifts, Cook said.

“People get the satisfaction of bringing something home that they made,” he said, “and it’s something that they wouldn’t normally be able to do in their own backyard or kitchen.”

“Some people will come saying they

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required. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

• BUTTERFLIES: HABITS & HABITATS Jerry Schneider, creator of the award-winning Butterfly Game, will present this slide show, teaching attendees the difference between butterflies and moths, where to find butterflies, how to attract butterflies to the gardens and more. After the slide show, children will create their own butterfly tee-shirts using a combination of fabric dye sprays, plants and butterfly cut outs. Thurs., April 26, 1 p.m. Hollis Social Library, 2 Monument Square, Hollis. Free; registration is required. Visit hollislibrary.org or call 465-7721.

• SATURDAY NATURE SEEKERS: PEREGRINE FALCON FOCUS Mini-programs with fun and playful peregrine falcon nature-based activities. Sat., April 28, 11 a.m. to noon. Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors

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Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. Donation of $5 family; no registration required. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 6263474.

• SPRING ON THE FARM Enjoy family-friendly activities, face painting, historic games, farm animals and more.

Sat., April 28, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. $10 for ages 11 and up, $5 for ages 5 to 10 and free for ages 4 and under. Visit remickmuseum.org or call 3237591.

Science • AEROSPACEFEST Known as New Hampshire’s annual aerospace festival, this event features a whole day of hands-on science and engineering activities, including opportunities to see the Discovery Center’s newest planetarium show and a chance to meet an

astronaut, New Hampshire’s own Dr. Jay C. Buckley, Jr. Sat., May 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, Concord. $15 for adults, $13 for students and seniors, $10 for kids ages 3 to 12 and free for Discovery Center members and children ages 2 and under. Visit starhop.com or call 271-7827.

don’t have an artistic bone in their body,” Reinbold added, “but once they do it, they are surprised at what they can create, and are excited to take it home and show everyone.”

Spring Iron Melt When: Saturday, April 28, starting at 1 p.m.

Where: Andres Institute of Art Sculpture Park, 98 Route 13, Brookline. Parking is available at the kiosk parking lot with shuttles to the studio running from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Cost: $35 per mold. Register and pay in advance.

More info: Visit andresinstitute.org or call 673-8441.

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Free admission. Visit nashuagardenclub.com.

Toastmasters • TOASTMASTERS SPEECH CONTESTS Hear some of the best public speakers in the Manchester-Concord area compete in Toastmasters Speech & Table topics contests. Listen to a variClubs ety of motivational and inspiraGarden tional speeches. Sat., April 28, 9 • GARDENING WITH KIDS to 11:30 a.m. Eversource AudiParents, friends and grandpar- torium, 780 N. Commercial St., ents can learn motivational tips Manchester. Free. Call 315-4743. and ways to engage children in a rewarding outdoor activity. ValContinuing Education erie White of Earthscapes will Certificate/degrees be the presenter. Tues., May 1, • UNH GRADUATE SCHOOL 7 p.m. Weare Public Library, 10 PROGRAMS INFORMATION Paige Memorial Lane, Weare. SESSION This session will proFree. Email wearegardenclub@ vide participants with an opportugmail.com. nity to meet with a representative • NASHUA GARDEN CLUB from the Graduate School to disPLANT SALE Sat., May 19, 8 cuss study opportunities available

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Wed., May 2, 6 p.m. UNH Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester. Free. Visit gradschool. unh.edu/manchester or call 6414313.

Open houses • EMS OPEN HOUSE AND JOB FAIR AT NHTI Learn about NHTI’s paramedic emergency medicine program, how to get started in EMS, and the expanding job market for paramedics. Fri., April 27, 9 a.m. to noon. NHTI, Concord’s Community College, 31 College Drive, Concord. Free. Visit nhti.edu/ ems-job-fair.

Crafts Fairs • HANNAH DUSTIN QUILTERS GUILD’S 29TH ANNUAL QUILT SHOW Featuring quilts of all sizes and designs, as well as vendors, refreshments,

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Vacation week at the museum

Looking for some activities to round out your vacation week?

The SEE Science Center (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; see-sciencecenter.org, 669-0400) has special events scheduled for Thursday, April 26, and Friday, April 27. On Thursday, learn about tastebuds — how they work and why food tastes the way it does — with Chef Nicole and Chef Megan from T-Bones and Cactus Jack’s at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. On Friday, make a weather wheel, also at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Admission to SEE costs $9 per person ages 3 and up.

At the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.org, 742-2002), the week’s activities include an appearance from representatives from Atlantic Gymnastics who will offer movement and balance challenges from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 27. Admission to the Children’s Museum costs $10 per person over 1 year of age.

At the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 6696144) enjoy free admission from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, for “Free Nights at the Currier: A Family Affair.” The evening will feature games, art activities, raffles, a performance by children’s musician Steven Blunt (half-hour shows at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.) and a showing of the movie Red Balloon from 7:15 to 7:45 p.m.

Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs are not the best party planners or guests, so suggests the sample pages of the fun, bright picture book Don’t Ask a Dinosaur, by Deborah Bruss and Matt Forrest Esenwine, which was released on April 17. The authors will present their book Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m. at Main Street BookEnds (16 E. Main St. in Warner; mainstreetbookends.com). If you can’t make it to Warner this weekend, save the

raffle baskets, a boutique and premade quilt blocks to get you started to make your own quilt.

Fri., April 27, noon to 7 p.m., and Sat., April 28, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Ave., Hudson. $8 general admission and free for kids under 12. Visit hannahdustinqg.org.

• NH WELLNESS & ARTISAN FAIR This fair will focus on sharing talents, products and

Don’t ask a Dinosaur. Courtesy photo.

date for Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m., when the duo will appear at Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord.

Tea with Snow

Have a tea party with Snow White on Sunday, April 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kimball Jenkins School of Art (266 N. Main St. in Concord, kimballjenkins.com).

Registration is required and tickets cost $10 person. The afternoon will include refreshments and a craft; costumes are encouraged.

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Nature excitement

The Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St. in Manchester; amoskeagfishways.org, 626-3474) will hold its 2018 Fish Festival on Thursday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will feature fish crafts, fish hats, fish games and an opportunity to see biologists stock the fish passage. The cost is $3 per person, $6 per family.

Return to the Fishways on Saturday, April 28, for a program on peregrine falcons from 11 a.m. to noon. The cost is a $5 donation per family. No registration is required for either event.

Also on Saturday, April 28, it’s Spring on the Farm at the Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm (58 Cleveland Hill Road in Tamworth; remickmuseum.org, 323-7591). From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., check out family-friendly activities, face painting, historic games, a chance to meet farm animals and more. Admission is $10 per person for ages 11 and up, $5 for ages 5 to 10 and free for ages 4 and under.

services from wellness professionals, healers, intuitives, crafters and artists in the community.

There will be crafts, jewelry, handmade children’s items, card readings, crystals, metaphysical offerings, herbal products, essential oil wellness products, art, bath bombs and more. Sun., April 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wild Woman Wellness Center, 160 Dover Road, Chichester. Free.

Visit wildwomanwellness.center.

• 26TH ANNUAL SOMERSWORTH FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION CRAFT FAIR This craft fair will feature more than 100 of the best crafters in New England, with food served by Festival Association volunteers offering breakfast and lunch.

Sat., May 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Somersworth High School, 11 Memorial Drive, Somersworth.

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Woodchucks, alas, are out and about.

Fortunately I don’t have lettuce or green beans growing in my garden yet, as I saw my first one lounging in the sun on April 11 in a neighbor’s field. It was looking relaxed and happy. If you’ve had woodchucks in the past, now is the time to take action to remove or repel them — before they have a litter of babies to join in the carnage of our gardens. They know danger and are willing and able to relocate — at least as far away as the next-door neighbor’s house.

When my corgi, Daphne, was a youngster I was working in a garden in Woodstock, Vermont, when I saw a woodchuck sunning by my client’s barn. I let her out of the car and told her to “Go get it.” That was a new command, but she got the idea immediately and took off at a dead run.

The woodchuck was not paying attention and barely made it down its hole before Deadly Daphne got there. Daffy tried to go down the hole and got her front end in, but then perhaps a turn in the tunnel blocked her way. But I could hear the terrified woodchuck squealing inside the hole. My client reported that she never saw a woodchuck again. Not that summer, not the next.

Perhaps, like 1930s hoboes, the woodchuck left an “X” on the barn to warn the next marauding woodchuck that the place was not safe.

Woodchucks have two to six babies, which are usually born in April or May. Females generally have one litter in their second summer, but occasionally they will have young their first year of life. It is important to encourage woodchucks to relocate now, before they have babies.

If you’ve had woodchucks in the past, you should check to see if their dens are active. Put strips of newspaper or stuff some hay in the openings, loosely plugging them, and check them daily. Each den will have two to five openings, each hole about 8 inches across. The back door(s) may be well hidden. I once saw a woodchuck disappear into a stone wall, but that may have been a temporary move — my dog was chasing it.

Once a mother woodchuck has had babies, it will be hard or impossible to get her to leave her den. For humane reasons you should defer relocating woodchucks until three weeks after the babies are born.

So how do you evict a woodchuck?

According to the Humane Society website, you can scare it away by partially digging out the opening and cutting away any vegetation near it. Or you can put urine-saturated

Woodchuck in Havahart trap. Courtesy photo.

cat litter down the hole, and then shovel some dirt in to loosely seal the burrow.

They also suggest reflective Mylar strips hanging near ground level in the garden.

To keep woodchucks from returning to their burrow, close off the entrances with wire mesh screening with openings no bigger than 3 inches across. Cut a 3-foot square and stuff it into the entrance. Woodchucks have been known to return to a good home up to several years later.

What other options do you have? You can fence your garden with 3 to 4 feet of metal fencing such as chicken wire. Leave the top 18 inches floppy so that even an ambitious groundhog will find it hard to get over the top. Bury the bottom in the soil, and pin it down with landscape staples.

If you’ve tried everything else and want to use a Havahart trap to catch one, bait the trap with something fruity and fragrant. Sliced apples or watermelon can work, though I know someone who used green beans. It makes sense to use something not available outside the trap. And place the trap along the pathway from the den to the garden.

According to Vermont naturalist Ted Levin, catching a rodent (woodchucks included) in a Havahart trap and moving it away is generally a death sentence. When they land in new territory they are likely to fall prey to a fox, coyote or other predator.

Food is uncertain, too, especially if yours is dependent on your garden produce. So please, only use Havahart traps as a last resort. In some communities trapping wild animals is prohibited, so check with your town clerk or animal warden before investing in a trap.

I happen to like woodchucks. They remind me of fuzzy little bears. I love seeing them standing up and looking around like miniature grizzlies. I just don’t want them on my land. So if one turns up, I’ll try to scare it away. Daphne can earn her kibbles!

Read Henry’s blog posts at dailyuv.com/ gardeningguy. His email address is henry. homeyer@comcast.net.

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Dear Dave, Your Hessian soldiers are an important piece of our history of 1776. The stories that you can research are very interesting and informative about your set and many others that were made. (And they are still being made today.) Your set was made around the late 1800s, so it would be more of a commemorative set (reproduction).

Again, if you go to do research you will see many sets of Hessian soldiers and many different styles as well. Look closely for the fine detailing and then compare your set to them. Your set still would be around $200.

In fact, the more common sets still around today are all in this same late 1800s bracket.

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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).

p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $46 tuition, plus a $35 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Other craft events • FABRIC COLLAGE Using hand-dyed cottons and batiks, participants will explore an improvisational approach to making fabric collages using a raw edge machine applique technique. Sat., April 28, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $69 tuition, plus a $35 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• CURLY NUNO FELT COLLAR WORKSHOP Participants will make a nuno felt collar with hand-dyed wool, silk and teeswater wool locks. Previous experience with wet felting is a plus.

This class requires standing all day. Bring three towels, scissors, a camera (optional), pen and paper for note-taking and wear comfortable shoes. Sat., May 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $62 registration, plus a $35 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts. org or call 595-8233.

• ALL WRAPPED UP/WIRE WRAPPING Sea glass, seashells and stones will be twisted and tamed with the basic wire wrapping techniques learned

in this workshop. Glass pieces, shells and rocks will be available, or you can bring your own. No experience necessary. Sat., May 12, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $28 tuition, plus a $15 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Dance Other dance events • MOTHER’S DAY DANCE PARTY In addition to the dance party, there will be prizes and games, including a bean bag toss and a three-legged race. There will also be concessions provided by Sweet Peaches Candy & Confections and a cash bar with beer and wine for mom and dad.

Sat., May 12, 1 to 4 p.m. Rochester Performance & Arts Center, 32 N. Main St., Rochester. $3 per person. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com/rpac or call 948-1099.

Special folk dances • 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONTRA DANCE Performers from across the decades will call and play music, including Harvey Tolman, Mary DesRosiers, Don Primrose, Dave Eisenstadter, Roger Treat, Lloyd Carr, Ken Segal and more. Sat., April 28, 7 p.m. Nelson Town Hall, 7 Nelson Common Road, Nelson. $5 per person. Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 762-0235.

EDUCATIONAL DAY Join the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for Educational Day during their game on Wednesday, May 2, at 10:35 a.m. at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive, Manchester) against the Reading Fightin Phils. Several local vendors will be on hand providing games, demonstrations and more, including Wildlife Encounters, LetGo Your Mind, the Blue Ocean Society, New Hampshire Audubon, the Mount Washington Observatory and many others. All festivities are included with your price of admission to the game, which is $12.

Visit nhfishercats.com or call 641-2005.

Festivals & Fairs Events • CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA Featuring food, games, music, a silent auction and more, all to benefit Marguerite’s Place in Nashua. Sat., May 5, 6 to 10 p.m.

Nashua Country Club, 25 Fairway St., Nashua. $60 per person.

Visit margueritesplace.org or call 598-1582.

• NEW HAMPSHIRE RENAISSANCE FAIRE The Faire features knights, belly dancers, games, jousters, music, unicorn rides, comedy acts and more. Saturdays and Sundays, May 12 and 13 and May 19 and 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brookvale Pines Farm, 80 Martin Road, Fremont. $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, veterans and kids ages 5 to 12, and free for kids 4 and under. Visit nhrenfaire.com.

• HUDSON LIONS CLUB SEMI-ANNUAL PSYCHIC FAIR Several psychics, with a variety of skills and talents, will be in attendance. Readings are individual and are 15 minutes long. In addition to psychics, numerous vendors will be on site, plus a light lunch at the snack bar.

Sat., May 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Ave., Hudson. Call 3203614.

Health & Wellness Disease-focused workshops & seminars • MANAGING SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA This event will be presented by Alicia Seaver, a certified memory impairment specialist for the National Institute on Aging. Tues., May 8, 6 p.m. Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church St., Deerfield.

Free. Contact Kelly Adams at The Inn at Deerfield at kelly@ innatdeerfield.org or 463-7002.

Events • AGE OF CHAMPIONS HEALTH FAIR This free health fair is hosted by the Center on Aging and Community Living and is held to raise awareness of and promote healthy aging from

a holistic perspective. The event will feature assessments, raffles, demonstrations and movement exercises. Sat., April 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. UNH Field House, Main Street, Durham. Free. Visit agingandcommunityliving.org.

• CONCORD PILATES OPEN HOUSE Held to celebrate Pilates Day, this open house is an opportunity for anyone interested in pilates to visit the studio and sample the method at no cost. Teachers will be present and will guide you through exercises on the Reformer, Chair, Trapeze Table and Spine Corrector. All ability levels are welcome. Sat., May 5, 9 to 11 a.m. Concord Pilates, 2 1/2 Beacon St., Concord. Free.

Visit concordpilates.com or call 856-7328.

throughout the state. Wed., May 2, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord. Ranges from $85 to $295, depending on the attendee’s membership status.

Visit nhbsr.org.

Miscellaneous Trivia • TRIVIA NIGHT WITH THE SALEM ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE Test your animal trivia knowledge with the Salem Animal Rescue League. Sat., April 28, 6 p.m. Windham Country Club, 1 Country Club Road, Windham. $40 per person or $200 for a team of 6. Visit sarlnh. org or call 893-3210 ext. 203.

Video game events • ADULT VIDEO GAME NIGHTS AT THE NASHUA LIBRARY Compete in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, or bring your own system and get others to play. Wednesdays, May 2 and May 9, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free; no registration required.

Visit nashualibrary.org or call 589-4610.

Wellness workshops & seminars • BREAKING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS Presented by Judge John T. Broderick, former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, who is now an advocate for Change Direction NH. Thurs., April 26, 7 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua.

Free. Visit nashualibrary.org or Workshops call 589-4610.

• JUST VISITING: A FORUM CONCERNING COUNTY Marketing & Business JAIL INCARCERATION IN Other NEW HAMPSHIRE Topics • STARTUP NASHUA: include: who goes to jail in NH? LAUNCH, GROW, PROSPER Why are they in jail? What proStartup Nashua is a celebration grams are available to them in of Greater Nashua’s small busi- jail? What helps people not return nesses, to coincide with National once they leave? How to volunSmall Business Week. Through- teer? Sat., April 28, 12:30 to 3 out the week, programs will be p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, offered in all areas of business 21 Centre St., Concord. Free. entrepreneurship with commu- Visit nhchurches.org. nity leaders and business con- • BEGINNER’S HARMONIstituents. Mon., April 30, through CA WORKSHOP The workFri., May 4. Multiple locations, shop will be open to adults and Nashua. Visit startupnashua.com children ages 9 and up and will for a full calendar of the week’s be taught by master harmonica events. player Mike Rogers and his wife • NH BUSINESSES FOR Beverly. Sat., May 5, 1 to 2:30 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY’S p.m. Rodgers Memorial Library, 17TH ANNUAL SPRING CON- 194 Derry Road, Hudson. $3 fee FERENCE This annual event for the harmonica, which paraims to convene, inspire and sup- ticipants will get to keep. Visit port NH businesses and organiza- rodgerslibrary.org/events or call tions to lead sustainability efforts 886-6030.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

Reader wants an SUV, wonders about turbo engines Dear Car Talk: I like to drive small SUVs and want to get a new one. It seems like most of the engine offerings are turbo models (better gas mileage for the government). Are

By Ray Magliozzi turbos reliable for the long term (120,000-plus miles)? I heard that they require special maintenance, like cool-down periods after a hard drive, but my mechanic says they resolved that issue.

Have they? Are they still expensive to repair?

Would you recommend them? — Doug Yes, yes, yes and yes. A turbocharger is a turbine fan powered by the car’s escaping exhaust gases. When the exhaust gases blow past the turbo, it spins at a ridiculously high speed and forces fresh air into the cylinders. That increases power, but increases fuel consumption only while you’re demanding that power rather than all the time, as a larger engine would.

In the early days of turbos, they tended to last about 75,000 miles before failing in a dramatic cloud of black smoke. That was great for those of us in the repair business, and helped me put my kids through college.

Turbos usually failed, because they ran so hot that oil would get dried up in the small

oil passages and eventually constrict those passages and prevent the turbo from being lubricated. That’s why it was recommended that, after a hard drive, you allow the turbo to cool down before shutting off the engine.

But your mechanic is right that that’s no longer recommended, nor necessary.

Both turbos and oils (particularly synthetic oils) are a lot better now, making turbos infinitely more reliable. We’ve seen very few turbo failures lately. Thank goodness my kids have already graduated. Almost every manufacturer is using turbos now. And they’re doing exactly what they promise to do: They provide more power from a smaller engine, reducing weight and, therefore, increasing fuel economy.

Will a turbo you buy today go 120,000 miles? Probably. It could go 220,000 miles.

But like any mechanical part of an engine, there’s no guarantee. And any major engine component — a cylinder head, a timing chain or a turbo — will be expensive to repair if it does fail. So if you’re uncomfortable with the idea, don’t get one. But I wouldn’t hesitate to buy a car or small SUV with a turbo these days.

Dear Car Talk: My 1998 Lexus ES300 has only about 65,000 miles on it. I inherited it from my

elderly dad a few years ago. It has never had any major engine problems. But starting about a year ago, it occasionally stalls right after I start it, before I put it in gear.

When this happens, it restarts easily and runs smoothly as long as I give it a little gas, but as soon as I take my foot off the accelerator, the tachometer drops to zero and it stalls.

I can drive it, as long as I keep the gas pedal slightly depressed all the time, even when I’m braking or stopping. After a short time, the problem corrects itself, and it might not happen again for months. I am assuming that something like a governor is sticking. Do you know what it is? Is this likely to happen when I am already driving (it never has yet)? Is it going to be difficult to diagnose, since it is very intermittent? And how expensive is it going to be to fix? — Bruce I don’t think it’s a governor, Bruce. More likely, it’s a lazy or dirty idle air control valve.

Back in the prehistoric days, when car engines had something called “carburetors,” they also had devices called “chokes.”

Chokes were mechanical flaps that choked off the air supply when the engine was cold, so that the fuel-air mixture contained extra fuel. That kept the engine from stalling until it warmed up. Now everything is fuel-injected, computerized and controlled by electronic

sensors. And the choke has been replaced by something called an “idle air control valve.”

When the engine is cold, the IAC sends air past the air-flow sensor, fooling the computer into thinking you have your foot on the gas.

So the computer sends in more fuel. But if your IAC is dirty, sticking or broken, the cold engine won’t get the extra fuel it needs, and the car will stall ... until it warms up. Once it’s warmed up, the IAC is no longer needed, so the car runs fine.

To answer your questions, it won’t happen when you’re “already driving,” because the IAC is relevant only when you’re idling and the engine is cold. Once the engine is warm, it won’t happen even if you do stop and idle again.

I’d start by asking your mechanic to put his scan tool on your car. If a code was stored, that could confirm that the IAC is at fault. But even if there’s no code, have your mechanic start by cleaning the IAC. That may cost you $150 or so. If that doesn’t fix it, and you need a brand-new IAC, that could be a few hundred bucks more.

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CAREERS

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What kind of education or training did you need for this?

As far as the whole specWhat do you wish you’d trum, I did the athletic known at the beginning of training. … And you need your career? the four years of bachelor’s.

I guess I wish I would It doesn’t need to be in athlethave known the specific ic training because it can be things to prepare for. … any variety of things, and usuIt kind of took me until Ryan LaBelle of Derry is a physician assistant specializing in sports medicine at ally some work experience my junior and senior year Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Portsmouth. … dealing with patients and of undergrad to decide I being able to talk to and man- Ryan LaBelle wanted to be a physician age patients. … And then the assistant.

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This is the second week. my four years of undergrad. … That included What is your typical at-work Day-to-day responsibilities one year of just classroom time and one year uniform? include seeing patients and evalHow did you get interested in this field? of clinical, where I had direct patient care I wear a nice collared shirt and a tie as uating patients for any range of orthopedic I have always been a very math- and sciunder the supervision of a preceptor. well as a white coat that I wear over that. problems covering the entire body from ence-oriented person. Even in high school And when I’m in surgery, just scrubs. head to toe and making treatment plans as I had an interest in anatomy and how the How did you find your job? well as, throughout the week, attending and body worked and how to make it work corI was applying for orthopedic jobs in the What was the first job you ever had? assisting the physicians that work here in rectly. I did athletic training in undergrad, sort of Boston and Portsmouth, southern New The first job I ever had was scooping the OR. … So on any given day I may be which was very orthopedically inclined, Hampshire area just through different links ice cream at an ice cream stand in the ordering X-rays, reading and evaluating and sort of gave me the best background I that were online for potential job openings. [Salem] mall. these X-rays and seeing 20 to 30 patients a could get before going to school for physiAnd I was actually contacted by a recruiter — Ryan Lessard day — pre-op patients, post-op patients — cian assistant. I already sort of knew that I and this job opening had just opened up. … and just trying to continue the continuity of wanted to be working in orthopedic pracI came in for an interview, it was actually the What are you really into right now? care between us and … the doctors and the tice once I was a P.A. And I would stay day after I graduated, which was funny. surgeons. that started pretty much in high school, that As far as activities, golfing and skiing.

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FOOD Taco takeover

Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge returns

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By Matt Ingersoll

Get your fix of some of the most unique taco creations you will ever encounter for $2 apiece during the eighth annual Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge, which returns to downtown Manchester on Thursday, May 3, from 4 to 9 p.m. Nearly 50 restaurants along Elm Street — which will be closed for this event for the first time, from Bridge to Merrimack streets, from 3 to 9 p.m. — and in the city’s millyard area will be selling tacos they’ve created specifically for the occasion in what has garnered a reputation as the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in New England.

For the first time this year, taco tourists will also have the chance to sample creations from several other restaurants in other New Hampshire cities and towns; those will be available at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium – the New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ home field – during the same times.

“The taco is really the perfect canvas for food. It’s down and dirty, it’s quick … and it allows you to do all kinds of not too complicated, but interesting, stuff,” said Hippo Publisher Jody Reese, who started the event in 2009 with his staff. “So in talking with restaurant owners and chefs in the area, they were like, ‘That’s so cool.

We would love to do that.’”

There is no required price of admission; you can simply come down to Elm Street or to the Fisher Cats ballpark anytime during the five-hour period of the tour, taste tacos for $2 each and vote on your favorite. Two winners are declared every year – for the People’s Choice Award and the Judge’s Choice Award – and both of them receive $1,000 to donate to a charity organization of their choice.

You don’t even have to be a regular taco eater or a lover of Mexican food; Reese said part of the fun is seeing what kinds of interesting creations some of the restaurants will produce.

“There have been everything from dessert tacos all the way over to things like a macaroni cheese taco or a Korean fusion pork bulgogi taco,” he said. “So it’s not only an

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• Culinary challenge: Join the Nashua Senior Activity Center for the sixth annual Fire & Fusion Executive Chef Competition, to be held on Wednesday, May 2, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Alpine Grove Banquet Facility (19 S. Depot Road, Hollis). Nine executive chefs will be tasked with showcasing their culinary creativity using five “mystery” ingredients sourced from local farms. This year’s theme is “A Taste of the Islands.”

Each chef will compete for the “People’s Choice” award and for the coveted “Top Chef” title from several local judges.

Tickets are $45 per person and include appetizers, coffee and dessert in the admission price. All proceeds benefit the Nashua Senior Activity Center. Visit nashuaseniorcenter.org or call 889-6155.

• Wine and dine: Birch Wood Vineyards (199 Rockingham Road, Derry) will host a Sip Into Spring wine dinner on Thursday, May 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. The four-course dinner will include shrimp scampi tartlet, heirloom tomato salad, balsamic rosemary flat iron steak and a blackberry sorbet for dessert. All will be paired with wines. The cost is $75 and includes both the food and the wine, but reservations are required. Visit birchwoodvineyards.com or call 965-4359.

• A slice of the pie: On the heels of the success of its first annual chili cook-off earlier this month, Pipe Dream Brewing (49 Harvey Road, Londonderry) will hold a pie bake-off on Sunday, April 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. for people to either enter their recipes or come as tasters. There is a $10 entry fee per pie, and a $10 fee to come and taste test as much pie as you want. The first-place winner will receive the money from the entry fee, a trophy, a four-pack of Pipe Dream brews and a gift certificate. Visit pipedreambrewingnh. com or call 404-0751.

• Highland Pub opens: A new eatery inside the recently renovated lodge at the Highland Mountain Bike Park (75 Ski Hill Drive, Northfield) is now open, according to a press release. The Highland Pub offers a menu of appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, salads 42 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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8th annual Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge When: Thursday, May 3, 4 to 9 p.m.

Where: Participating restaurants in downtown Manchester, and at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester Cost: $2 per taco Visit: hippodemayo.com

event to bring people downtown and help local businesses downtown, but also one where we can really let the chefs shine.”

Taco Challenge participants encompass a variety of cuisines and include a combination of restaurants, ice cream parlors, pubs, delis and cafes, with a few newcomers, like Moe’s Italian Sandwiches on Elm Street. Even though Moe’s doesn’t offer tacos on their regular menu, owner Matt Field will be serving a slow-roasted barbecue pork taco he created that will be available for one night only.

“I’ve actually never been to the event, so I don’t know what to expect other than by what others have said to me,” said Field, who purchased Moe’s last October.

“I know the taco will be totally different from a Moe’s sandwich, so I hope we do well and that we can put them out fast.”

Other participating restaurants this year are more seasoned Taco Challenge competitors. Campo Enoteca, for example, will be rolling out their popular eggplant polpetti taco – the same one that took home the Judge’s Choice award in 2016.

Peter Macone, operations manager of Campo Enoteca and of Republic Cafe – which will also be offering a dosa potato taco of its own – said the staff of the two restaurants have adjusted their techniques to approach the event in ways that make sense for them.

“We wanted to do these tacos in order to have more vegetarian options for people that might have a limited choice as it is,” Macone said. “The other thing we’ve learned is to come at it from a greater good perspective.

We’re not doing this to make a profit ourselves but rather to market our downtown and to raise money for good causes. We nev-

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er last selling tacos for the entire day [of the event] but we don’t try to because we focus on putting out a good product and we have fun with it.”

Some vendors are even taking their tacos a step further by creating a product consistent with their overall theme.

Boards & Brews, which recently opened on Elm Street as New Hampshire’s first board game cafe, is offering the “Settlers of Carnitas” taco, a play on the popular board game Settlers of Catan.

“It’s a carnitas style pork with onions and cilantro, and then there’s going to be

More tacos, plus the Hippo de Mayo “After Party” In a feature new to this year’s taco tour, a few participants from New Hampshire communities outside of Manchester will be joining in for the first time, courtesy of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

Restaurants like New England’s Tap House Grille in Hooksett, Live Juice in Concord and Gabi’s Smoke Shack in Londonderry will be among a few others that will have tables set up near the main entrance of Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive, Manchester) to sell tacos during the same 4 to 9 p.m. time frame.

“I had actually attended the first two Taco Tour events and absolutely fell in love with it,” said Stephanie Fournier, director of hospitality and special events for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. “We had wanted to

participate and the stars kind of aligned this year that we didn’t have a home game on the same night.”

The Fisher Cats will be offering their own taco as well, a ground Italian sausage taco with Sam Adams ’76 beer cheese and chopped scallions the food and beverage team is preparing for the event. The team will be competing to benefit for their charity, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats Foundation.

From 9 to 11 p.m., taco tourists can return to the stadium’s recently renovated Sam Adams Brewhouse & Pavilion overlooking left field for the Hippo de Mayo “After Party,” during which there will be live music and samples of Altos tequila and Absolut Lime vodka.

first time. Bark City, a doggy daycare on Hanover Street, will be serving up the “El Barko Taco,” a grain-free tacoshaped treat with coconut, carob, yogurt and cinnamon.

Reese said you can pick up a copy of the May 3 edition of the Hippo for a map of where all of the participating restaurants will be.

“What I would do is take that and I would pick like six places that you want

to go to,” he said. “That would be the easy way to do it, to strategically pick the coolest ones to you. You might be in line for a while, but then part of the charm to me is just some of the most fun conversations you will have with other people who are there for the same reason that you are.”

Voting will be available through a link that can be accessed at hippodemayo. com. Reese said votes will be accepted through the following day.

This year’s participants 900 Degrees (50 Dow St.) TBA A&E Coffee & Tea (1000 Elm St.) Fire & Ice Chai Taco: house chai mixed with real New Hampshire maple syrup, a milk of your choice and a dash of cayenne pepper Backyard Brewery & Kitchen (1211 S. Mammoth Road; will be in front of Gentle Dental, 801 Elm St.) Notorious Pig Taco Baked Downtown Cafe & Bakery (1015 Elm St.) Baked Apple Pie Taco: cinnamon sugar taco with apple pie filling, with white chocolate and streusel Bark City (259 Hanover St.) El Barko Taco: a soft, taco-shaped grain-free treat made with coconut, carob, yogurt and cinnamon.

Ben & Jerry’s (940 Elm St.) Totally Taco: waffle taco shell stuffed with Totally Baked Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, topped with chocolate sauce and optional sprinkles or crushed potato chips The Birch on Elm (931 Elm St.) Pulled Pork Taco: Pulled pork shoulder in a flour tortilla with roasted corn and tomatillo salsa, and charred tomato crema.

Boards & Brews (941 Elm St.) Settlers of Carnitas: traditional pork taco with vegetables and an optional Scoville expansion hot sauce Bonfire Restaurant & Country Bar (950 Elm St.) Bonfire Bacon Taco: Bacon, lettuce and tomato on a taco shell.

Cafe la Reine (915 Elm St.) Cafe Breakfast Taco: corn tortilla taco with eggs, bacon, salsa, queso and cilantro Campo Enoteca (969 Elm St.) Eggplant Polpetti Taco: eggplant polpetti with artichoke Central Ale House (23 Central St.) Pollo Al Fuego Taco Club Manchvegas Bar & Grill (50 Old Granite St.) Breakfast Taco: floured tortilla dipped in egg, cinnamon and vanilla, grilled and stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and blended cheeses, and drizzled with fresh maple syrup Consuelo’s Taqueria (36 Amherst St.) Zitacuaro: Grilled chicken on guava sauce with roasted potatoes, caramelized onions and a hint of habanero Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St.) Coconut Curry Chicken Taco: served on a flour tortilla with pineapple salsa, napa cabbage and toasted coconut Doogie’s Bar & Grill (37 Manchester St.) Taco Taco: hamburger and corned beef with salsa, melted cheddar, jalapenos and ranch dressing Edible Arrangements (1000 Elm St.) Frutaco: taco filled with fruit salsa El Rincon Zacatecano Taqueria (10 Lake Ave.) Taco Poblano: beef, grilled onions and a green sauce on a taco shell The Farm Bar & Grille (1181 Elm St.) Pulled

Pork Taco: pulled pork on a flour tortilla with coleslaw and barbecue sauce Firefly American Bistro & Bar (22 Concord St.) Bacon Me Crazy Taco: seasoned chicken, bacon, cheddar and chipotle-lime cream with a build-your-own table setup Food Trucks for CASA (will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester) Apple Crisp Taco: Belgian Acres Farm apple crisp served with cinnamon sugar “churro” chips.

The Foundry (50 Commercial St.) Pork Belly Taco: pork belly, red cabbage, pickled onion slaw and avocado yuzu Fratello’s Italian Grille (155 Dow St.) Italian Braised Short Rib Slider Taco: Cotija cheese, caramelized onions, avocado mayonnaise, charred tomatoes and crispy pommes frites Gabi’s Smoke Shack (217 Rockingham Road, Londonderry; will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester) Pulled Pork Taco: flour tortilla with pulled pork and coleslaw Granite State Candy Shoppe (832 Elm St.) Banapple Crisp: cinnamon apple and banana ice cream, with granola and honey The Gyro Spot (1073 Elm St.) Opa Barbacoa Taco: savory barbacoa beef in warm tortilla, topped with zesty tzatziki and Greek pico de pallo Hilton Garden Inn (101 S. Commercial St.) Fried Green Carnitas Taco: pork in salsa verde, black beans, roasted corn, cheddar jack cheese and avocado ranch slaw on a crispy flour shell Hooked Seafood Restaurant/Ignite Bar & Grille (110/100 Hanover St.) Costa Rican Fish Taco: a soft-shell taco with fried haddock, fresh greens, pico de gallo and creole tartar sauce LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst; will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium) Sweet Cannoli Taco: sugared taco shell with sweetened ricotta and mini chocolate chips Lala’s Hungarian Restaurant (836 Elm St.) Transylvanian Taco: crepes filled with apricot, cherry, blueberry or Nutella Live Juice (5 S. Main St., Concord; will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium) Mango Chicken Tango Taco: made with barbecue chicken and mango salsa Lorena’s Cantina (860 Elm St.) Street Tacos: Shredded chicken tacos with cilantro and onions on street-style corn tortillas.

Madear’s (175 Hanover St.) Cajun Taco: fried pork butt with red bean hummus, spring salad of spicy cucumber and radish in a flour tortilla Manchester Fire Department (100 Merrimack St.) Smoke Showing: a corn tortilla filled with pork, cabbage, cheese, cilantro and spices Margaritas Mexican Restaurant (1037 Elm St.) Fish Tacos: tortilla-encrusted fish, roasted corn salsa, shredded red cabbage and chipotle

aioli on a white corn tortilla Matbah Mediterranean Cuisine (866 Elm St.) Taco Fala: vegetable falafel taco Midtown Cafe (814 Elm St.) Chicken Kabob Taco Mint Bistro (1105 Elm St.) Bahn Mi Tacos: slow-cooked pork shoulder, pickled vegetable, jalapeno, cilantro and sesame-ch ili mayonnaise Moe’s Italian Sandwiches (796 Elm St.) Smoky Barbecue Pulled Pork: slow-roasted pork with red onions and spices, barbecue sauce lettuce, tomatoes and cheese New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett; will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium) Mojo Pork Taco: pork on flour tortilla, marinated in orange and lime juice with cumin, garlic, onion and cilantro, with queso fresco, lime wedge and cilantro New Hampshire Fisher Cats (will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium) Bodacious Brewhouse Brat Taco: ground Italian sausage, Sam Adams ’76 beer cheese and chopped scallions New Hampshire Job Corps (will be at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium) TBA Noodle Bar (36 Lowell St.) Crispy Chicken Taco: crispy pulled chicken, Korean barbecue sauce and soy slaw Penuche’s Music Hall (1087 Elm St.) TBA Pho Golden Bowl (12 Lake Ave.) Chicken Taco Piccola Italia Ristorante (815 Elm St.) Chicken Parm Caesar Taco The Pint Publik House (1111 Elm St.) Jerk barbecue pork taco Portland Pie Co. (786 Elm St.) Chicken Waffle Taco: chicken tenders, bacon and maple syrup in a hard shell, topped with whipped cream Red Arrow Diner (61 Lowell St.) TBA Republic Cafe (1069 Elm St.) Dosa Potato Taco: made with Middle Eastern slaw and Tahini Restoration Cafe (235 Hanover St.) Breakfast Taco: a corn tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, chorizo, potatoes and queso fresco Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St.) Fish Taco: haddock, wasabi and coleslaw Strange Brew Tavern (88 Market St.) TBA Taj India (967 Elm St.) Chicken Tika Taco: chicken taco with tomatoes and masala sauce The Thirsty Moose Taphouse (795 Elm St.) The Winnah: House smoked pulled pork, citrus chipotle barbecue sauce, tart apple slaw and smoked apple aioli.

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A new sandwich shop in downtown Manchester is inviting you to get the full experience of reliving the simplicities of childhood, with classic video games, comic book strip countertops, and custom-built grilled cheeses just like mom used to make, with more than 10 cheeses and five breads to choose from.

Cheddar & Rye opened on March 21 in the former space of Milk & Honey + Cafe on the corner of Hanover and Elm streets, offering a meticulous take on a simple concept. Dozens of add-ons and cheese combinations are available to make your own grilled cheese, in addition to a rotating menu of specials.

According to co-owner and general manager Andrew Thistle, these options will also soon be available at a speakeasy-style whiskey bar currently under construction directly next door where Tiya’s Restaurant used to be, with the goal to have that up and running by mid-summer.

Thistle, who refers to the grilled cheese eatery as “Cheddar” and the whiskey bar as “Rye,” said he took over the space shortly after Milk & Honey closed in November and redesigned the interior himself with the help of some friends, repainting the walls, bringing in new tables and chairs and redecorating.

“We wanted to offer people comfort food that would remind them of their childhood and still be affordable,” he said. “I’ve lived all over southern New Hampshire, and I thought something like this would be really cool, because it’s quick and it’s easy.”

But Cheddar & Rye is about more than just melted cheese between two slices of bread, he said.

“We didn’t want it to be categorized as a place where people will say, ‘Well, I can make that at home,’” he said. “So, for example, we do a house-made pulled pork grilled cheese that we braise overnight in PBR, and we’ve

got some really high-quality deli meats that we do, like a hot mustard pastrami on top of a melted cheddar cheese, and I also have a red pepper romesco sauce that I make. … I’m not saying you can’t do that at home, but we wanted to be the one-stop shop for all of that and to let people know we’re a little bit different.”

Other signature creations include “The Peter Parker” (with peanut almond butter and housemade maple jam), “The Ghostrider” (with maple Sriracha chicken, cheddar cheese and ranch dressing) and “The Hawkeye” (with Swiss cheese, pastrami, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing), on your choice of white, wheat, rye, five-grain or oatmeal molasses bread.

The menu is extensive too, with options to pick your own breads, cheeses, meats, sauces and other add-ons like apple slices, pesto, roasted red peppers, sauerkraut, hummus, pickles, mushrooms and more. Gluten-free bread and coconut oil as a replacement for butter are also available, as well as breakfast options in the morning, like breakfast grilled cheeses with eggs and bacon.

“If someone comes in and they don’t necessarily like any of the specialty menu items, then they can custom build it to how they like it,” Thistle said. “We really wanted to kind of let the customer be the king of the place, so if you don’t like Gruyere cheese for example and you want American, that’s totally fine, we can throw American on that.”

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Updates on the status of the whiskey bar will be made via social media, but Thistle said he’s hoping that the two storefronts will complement each other.

“When we saw that we could do something with this space, it was almost a no-brainer that we would want to be here,” he said, “and then when we realized that the space next door was for rent too, it was like a match made in heaven.”

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“We use mayonnaise on our grilled cheeses, unless they’re vegan — then we use coconut oil,” Thistle said. “But there are people who will swear by butter, and that’s great too. So we’re happy to use whatever the customer would like, whether it’s butter or something else.”

Side options include chips, fruit cups, salads, yogurts and more. Thistle also added amenities to the space like a television set in a corner of the eatery where classic video games are available to play, and comic book strip countertops along the window that you can check out while waiting for your food.

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If you’re looking to purchase some tequila for Cinco de Mayo, for another occasion or just to have on hand, you’re in luck. The NHLC and the Mexican government have created a first-of-its-kind partnership, which means some exclusive craft tequilas are now available in New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets.

According to an NHLC-issued press release, they have been working on this partnership for the past year to identify tequilas that are rare, are ultra-premium and have limited or no United States distribution. NH Liquor & Wine Outlets is actually the first retailer in the country to carry these exclusive products. That is pretty cool, when you think about it.

In addition to some single-barrel tequila offerings, there are 23 tequila products from eight distilleries that you can’t buy anywhere else.

I had a chance to try some of these tequilas at a recent Tequilas of Mexico tasting event and overall I was quite impressed. I attended a Herradura tasting last year, which was a good primer, but I never thought I would actually enjoy taking a small sip of just tequila.

The event gave me another chance to learn more about tequilas, too. I used to only know tequila as silver (clear) and gold and something that just goes into margaritas. But through these events I have learned that it can be blanco or plata (clear and typically unaged); reposado (rested and aged for a time period); añejo (extra aged) or even extra añejo (even more aged).

My favorite tequila of the night, hands down, was Tierra Azteca Anejo. A little ice and lime and I could sip that on a hot summer night and be OK with it. I also tried their version of an Old Fashioned. I did not realize you could make that drink with tequila, but it was very good. And the bottle is only $34.99, which seems like a steal for something this delicious.

I learned about organic tequila at the Cobalto table, with the representatives

A representative from Tierra Azteca makes an old fashioned with tequila at the Tequilas of Mexico tasting event. Photo by Stefanie Phillips.

explaining that the tequila is certified organic because it is “completely chemical- and additive-free from the field to the glass.” I was also told that you could drink half the bottle of this tequila and not get a hangover because it is organic.

I don’t think I will test that out anytime soon, but I would enjoy it in a margarita.

They had two kinds — blanco and reposado — available to taste in a very simple margarita recipe. I preferred the reposado version, which has notes vanilla, spice, cinnamon and orange blossom.

At the Patrón table I learned about their Roca tequila, a small-batch, high-proof, 100-percent agave tequila. It is made using an ancient “tahona” process. According to some Patrón literature, a tahona is a giant two-ton volcanic stone wheel that is traditionally used to crush cooked agave. This process inspired “roca,” which means rock in Spanish. This tequila is clear and has spiced notes of pepper, cooked agave, citrus, pumpkin and herbs. Each bottle is hand numbered and hand finished. While it is a bit pricier at $89.99, it is made in small batches, so this price tag makes sense.

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Index ALBUMS

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• We Are Scientists, Megaplex B • Yonatan Gat, Universalists A+ BOOKS

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• Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself A • Book Report Includes listings for lectures, author events, book clubs, writers’ workshops and other literary events. To let us know

We Are Scientists, Megaplex (100% Records)

When last we left this New Yawk-by-way-of-Claremont, California, band, they still weren’t all that bad, even if you were one of those fans who insisted on abandoning ship owing to their moving away from the punkish-metalish roots-emo jerky that put them on the map. Yeah, they ripped off Wang-fricking-Chung, of all the bands in the world, in “Buckle,” a tune from their last LP, 2016’s Helter Seltzer, if you’ve lost track, but it was still OK by me, sort of like a brain-damaged Superdrag, what with the buzzy, low-rent guitars, or a less aggressive Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. You can throw all that in the rubbish, though, as this record heads in a different direction, with no looking back, namely the throwback-synthpop space.

The single, “One In One Out,” is 1980s-centric Thomas Dolby, which will scare off oldbie fans, and then it’s pure un-brain-damaged Superdrag (“Notes in a Bottle”), then, um, boyband-ified pseudo-jazz (“Heart is a Weapon”) and midcareer Wire “No Wait at Five Leaves.” No idea why they did this, not that it’s bad; Pandora won’t categorize it effectively I’m sure. B — Eric W. Saeger

Yonatan Gat, Universalists (Joyful Noise Records)

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Whoa, me likey. This guy here was the guitarist for Tel Aviv garage-rock lunatics Monotonix, whose rep was rife with crazy Iggy Pop stunts, not just the easy stuff, like grabbing drinks out of the hands of audience members, I mean stuff like literally setting themselves and their equipment on fire. Cut to now, where Gat is riding a wave of widescreen recognition that began in 2013, when Village Voice voted him New York’s Best Guitarist.

This stuff is just absolutely filthy — “Cockfight” sounds like Physical Graffiti-era Led Zeppelin after being run through a woodchipper; “Cue the Machines” is a ferociously chopped jumble of sampled Morricone-esque mayhem, stubbed-toe outbursts and Hendrix-level lead guitar trying to be heard over it. Any interest in Native American singers chanting over Boris-ish noise-rock?

That’s “Medicine.” Do not be too late to this party, boys and girls. A+ — Eric W. Saeger

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• The last time we talked about Okkervil River was in October 2016, upon the release of this indie-folkie band’s eighth full-length record, Away. If you remember anything about that review — and I certainly didn’t at all, until I ran a search on my entire hard drive — then you might recall that bandleader Will Sheff used to hang out in Meriden, New Hampshire, and his — I mean the band’s — stuff kind of sounds like the Eels, if the Eels like Ryan Adams a lot. Wait, don’t go, there won’t be a test on this, here, I’ll talk about the new album, In the Rainbow Rain, due out on April 27. The single, “Don’t Move Back To LA,” has a nice big 1970s sound, like it probably cost Sheff $1,000 to get the mikes set up on the drums. Falsetto chill is on top, and man, the guitar sound is huge too. Totally ’70s, except for the jokey Eels-like lead vocal, which is actually pretty cool, whatever. I don’t mind these guys at all.

• Geez, look at the time, country-stoner-folkie Willie Nelson is 84 years old, which must mean another album! Yup, there it is, Last Man Standing, said to be continuing on the themes of mortality explored in last year’s God’s Problem Child. What do all the serious words and symbols on this page mean? It means he is still happy to be alive, and that he misses his friends, except for constant homeboy Buddy Cannon, who co-wrote and produced this record. The title track has a shuffley, smoky honky-tonk feel, you know, choo-choo train music, and he can still basically sing, if that matters to you people anymore.

• Grouper is California singer-songwriter Liz Harris, who grew up in a Fourth Way commune, meaning she’s into meditation and whatnot. Grid Of Points, her 11th album, is on the way to your Pandora as we speak, and the first single I could find to blab about is titled “Parking Lot,” a mournful, maudlin piano-weeper about spaces in people’s lives, you know, the stuff Instagram helps us ignore. She has a high, doe-eyed voice; I’d probably like the song more if it weren’t such a total bummer.

• Like “Grouper,” Twin Shadow is just one person, namely George Lewis Jr., a “Dominican American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor” whose hobbies include a reluctance to admit that he’s not a “twin shadow” but a “George.” Do you think that someday it will be cool again for musicians to tour and make records using their own names, or is this just going to go on forever? Well, whatever, I can call him whatever I want, since it’s my newspaper column and not his, so George’s new album is called Caer, which George is releasing on April 27. The single from George’s new album is “Saturdays.” He sings like a cross between Lenny Kravitz and Bruno Mars. Haim is guesting here. It sounds like 1980s-era Bowie but with nothing interesting going on. It would fit perfectly as music for K-Mart loudspeakers. Remember, I listen to this stuff so you don’t have to.

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It took Wolf about a year to finish the book.

He would write sporadically; inspiration came in waves, he said, sometimes during mundane tasks like shaving, making oatmeal or sitting in traffic.

“I didn’t try to force it,” he said. “I found that, to some extent, I had to wait for ideas to emerge. A lot happened at the subconscious level. Some of the plot components were completely revelatory, and I could not have anticipated them.”

Wolf had the book reviewed by two professional editors before self-publishing through a service called Draft2Digital, which formats and distributes books on a digital platform.

If there is enough public interest in the book, he said, he may have paper copies printed in the future. He left the story open-ended for the possibility of a sequel, and at the encouragement of his readers he decided that he will write one. He’s currently working on the story outline.

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As a biotech research scientist for more than 30 years, Fred Wolf of Hudson did a considerablet amount of scientific and technical writing. It wasn’t until he retired, however, that he decided to pursue his interest in creative writing, and specifically in writing a dystopian novel.

“I wanted to take it on sort of as a bucket list challenge,” Wolf said. “As a scientist you’re constrained by facts, but I wanted to do something that would allow me to exercise my imagination and create my own epic adventure in my own fantasy world.”

In March, a digital version of his completed book, Feenix Mission, was made available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other digital book purveyors.

The story takes place 300 years in the future after a series of pandemics wipes out much of the world’s population. Washington, D.C., or what’s left of it, anyway, relies on dated technology as it struggles to defend itself against barbarian invaders. Two scouts, Zefir Hawkes and his mentor Flint Coalwood, and a scholar, Sid Toth, embark on a journey to locate an elusive enclave known as “The Complex,” which is rumored to have sophisticated technology that could help the city. Through an ironic twist of fate, they reach their destination, only to find themselves caught in the middle of a biological war that could determine the fate of humanity.

“There’s the overarching theme of what constitutes progress. What price are we willing to pay for progress?” Wolf said. “I’m still asking myself that same question, in view of technological developments and their potential consequences for the future.”

Wolf always had an affinity for the science fiction, fantasy and dystopian genres and was inspired by books and films such as Metropolis, Dr. Strangelove, Mad Max, On the Beach, Homer’s Odyssey and The Lord of the Rings.

He often contemplated what the world would look like after an apocalyptic event.

“If our civilization was obliterated, what would evolve from the remnants? It could be something quite different from what we have now,” he said. “It’s all open to the imagination, and that is a large part of what intrigues me about post-apocalyptic and dystopian

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POP CULTURE BOOKS

Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself, by Mark Epstein M.D. (Penguin Press, 192 pages) Mark Epstein is a psychotherapist and a practicing Buddhist. Although he uses many of the Buddhist philosophies in his practice, he does not force 10 am - 2 pm them on his patients. In the introduction Sat, April 28, to Advice Not Given, he recalls an experience he had with one patient. Epstein ALL DAY! ALL 3 STORES! was tired, stressed, and after listening to the young man during the first session he Join us in the impulsively gave the patient a medical 452 Amherst St. Nashua, NH nation-wide diagnosis and immediately pointed him CountryTavern.org celebration to references and medication.

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Instead of telling (advising) his patients, Epstein wrote this book to give them some thoughts on the matter from which they could then make their own decisions to create their own paths.

Advice Not Given is a slim volume and yet it packs a powerful and lasting punch.

Each chapter covers a step on the path of Buddhism: Right View, Right Motivation, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. Using information from his training (both Eastern and Western) along with patient stories, Epstein clearly explains each step on the path, how it affects our lives, and he gives us the tools and insight to Double patty fresh Certified Angus Beef burger proceed on our own journey. with caramelized garlic aioli, lettuce, tomato Although the book is clearly about & homemade dill pickles served with fries.

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can call it a contemplation — a meditation of sorts. The approach Epstein offers is to try it out, see if it fits, and if it does to then consider using it in your life.

There is absolutely no pressure to do anything; there is only the suggestion that you might want to think about your path and your ethics.

Right livelihood asks us to pay attention to the eight worldly concerns and to try to find a place of balance within them. Do we chase praise, profit, pleasure, and fame as if they were the most important things in the world — as if once we corral them, they will last forever? Do we make our failures the linchpins of our low self-esteem? Do we judge ourselves on whether we can avoid pain and loss? If we allow our identities to rest only on such things, we are destined for disappointment.

Epstein has already written seven books. He’s not new to this. He is clearly a gifted writer and teacher. A story told is a powerful lesson and Epstein is a fantastic storyteller. It’s his anecdotes that breathe life into these eight lessons.

It’s one thing for someone to pontificate about his beliefs; it’s another for someone to show how those beliefs can be incorporated and used by way of example.

Advice Not Given is a relatively short read, but it’s the kind of book that as soon as you finish, you’re going to feel like you need to start it all over again. Epstein provides substantial bites for the reader to chew on. The result is a powerful and enlightening discussion that anyone who is interested in a living an ethical, nonjudgmental life would appreciate and learn from.

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• Tips for unconventional writers: Author and writing coach Annalisa Parent will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) Thursday May 3, at 5:30 p.m., presenting a mini writing workshop inspired by her book Storytelling for Pantsers: How to Write and Revise Your Novel Without an Outline. The book provides tips for “fly-by-the-seat-of-yourpants” writers, or any writer who is stuck writing the first chapter of the same book over and over; writes chapters out of order; develops the story as they go along; is lost in the revision process because different portions of their book are at different stages, or feels like they make their writing more complicated than it needs to be. The workshop is free and open to the public. Bring a laptop or pen and paper to take notes. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• Kids book duos: Local children’s authors Deborah Bruss and Matt Forrest Esenwine will be at MainStreet BookEnds (16 E. Main St., Warner) on Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m., to read and sign copies of their new collaborative book, Don’t Ask a Dinosaur. The book is about a party that goes wildly awry when a pack of dinosaurs with unique physical attributes tries to help set up. Call 456-2700 or visit mainstreetbookends.com. Children’s authors Dave and Susan Bastien will be at J&F Farms (108 Chester Road, Derry) on Sunday, April 29, at 1 p.m., to read and sign copies of two of their latest books. Tiger Pants is about a girl who finds a pair of tiger pants that she believes will help her achieve her dream of becoming a dancer. Hannah’s Beautiful Hair is about a girl whose hair turns into a bird’s nest after she refuses to brush it. Call 437-0535 or visit jandffarms.com. — Angie Sykeny 53 Hidden Life of Life. Sat., May 19, 2 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

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• REEVE LINDBERGH Author presents Two Lives.

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

Book sales • BOOK SALE Thousands of hardbacks and paperbacks including fiction, non-fiction, mystery, and a large variety of children’s books, as well as DVDs, CDs, vinyl and puzzles will be for sale. $5 per bag from 2 to 4 p.m. Sat., May 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ANNEX, 4 Main St., Brookline. Visit brookline. nh.us/fbpl.

Lectures & discussions • SPRING BOOK RETREAT Discuss The Age of Innocence. Sat., June 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

Other • LONG STORY SHORT: CHANGES Storytelling event. Wed., June 13, 7 p.m.

3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. $5. Visit 3sarts.org.

Poetry events • POETRY WORKSHOP Derry’s Poet Laureate Robert Crawford will give tips on writing poetry for beginner and experienced poets. Mon., April 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Register online. Call 4326140 or visit derrypl.org.

• HOPE JORDAN Poet presents The Day She Decided to Feed Crows. Thurs., April 26, 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• EVENING OF POETRY Poetry reading. Mon., May 21, 6:30 p.m. Dover Public Libary, 73 Locust St. , Dover. Visit library.dover.nh.gov.

Writersworkshops&classes • WRITING WORKSHOP

Author and writing coach Annalisa Parent leads a workshop based on her book Storytelling for Pantsers: How to Write and Revise Your Novel Without an Outline. Thurs., May 3, 5:30 p.m.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. To register, email annalisa@datewiththemuse. com. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com or call 224-0562.

• NATURE JOURNALING Four-part nature journaling series provides an introduction to nature journaling through art and writing. Participants will look at various types of nature journals and ways others create unique and personal journals recording their experiences with nature.

Instruction will be given in drawing and painting with watercolor.

For ages 15 and up. Fridays, May 18, June 15, July 6, and Aug. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. New Hampshire Audubon McLane Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord. $180 for members and $220 for non-members for the full program; optional materials are $21.

Visit nhaudubon.org.

Book discussion groups • MORNING BOOK GROUP Monthly discussion.

Fourth Wed., 10:15 to 11:30 p.m.

Kimball Library, 5 Academy Ave., Atkinson. Visit kimballlibrary.com.

• AFTERTHOUGHTS Monthly book discussion group.

First Tues., 7 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua.

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• EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Monthly discussion. First Thurs., 7 p.m.

Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson. Visit rodgerslibrary.org. Call 886-6030.

• BOOKENDS BOOK GROUP Monthly discussion group. First Sun., 4 to 5 p.m.

MainStreet BookEnds, 16 E. Main St. , Warner. Visit mainstreetbookends.com.

• GIBSON’S BOOK CLUB Monthly discussion group. First Mon., 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore , 45 S. Main St. , Concord.

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• NASHUA NOVEL READERS Monthly book discussion group. Second Thurs., 7 p.m.

Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary. org.

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I Feel Pretty (PG-13)

A woman suffers from a head injury and then has a major personality change and maybe needs some medical assistance in I Feel Pretty.

Renee Bennett (Amy Schumer) manages the website of a cosmetics company she loves but she wishes she could work in the main office with the beautiful people, such as founder Lily LeClaire (Lauren Hutton) and her granddaughter and current head Avery LeClaire (Michelle Williams), not the cramped basement with only sullen IT guy Mason (Adrian Martinez). Renee is so deeply insecure about her appearance, however, that she is too afraid to apply for the receptionist job at headquarters.

During a spin class, Renee falls and bangs her head really hard, hard enough that she loses consciousness. Most gyms would be all “ambulance” and “did you sign that liability waiver” but not here.

When she comes to, Renee looks at herself in the mirror and magically sees what she has always wished she could see: a beautiful woman. She is shocked and delighted, and gleefully runs off to begin her new life as an undeniable stone-cold knockout.

She tells her friends Vivian (Aidy Bryant) and Jane (Busy Philipps) not to worry, that inside this beautiful new shell she’s still Renee. They give her the wide eyes, smile and slow nod that one gives to a small child discussing an imaginary friend or an adult who has slid off the deep end. They don’t explain that she looks perfectly lovely — the same but lovely — but is talking like maybe she’s had too much coffee or is in the early stages of cult membership.

New Renee decides that she is exactly the kind of swan-like beauty who can get the receptionist job. And, when nice guy Ethan (Rory Scovel) talks to her at the dry cleaners, of course he’s hitting on her because that’s what guys do to hot women.

She exchanges numbers with the baffled Ethan, who, when he meets her for a date, is charmed by the outgoing, completely

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secure Renee.

Confidence wins Renee this new relationship with Ethan and confidence and luck get her the receptionist job too — turns out she applies just as Lily LeClaire is trying to launch a new line specifically aimed at the Target shopper, whom Renee seems to have some insight into. Confidence and diligence at her job even catch the eye of Grant LeClaire (Tom Hopper), the tall hunky slice of blandness who is Avery’s not particularly talented-seeming brother.

Will Renee stay with Ethan or try to “trade up” to totally blah Grant? Will she alienate her buddies now that she is one of the “hot girls”? Will somebody please get this woman the medical assistance she so obviously requires?

I mean, no kidding, taken at face value, Renee, from her head injury to her deeply held and crippling belief that her worth as a person is based entirely on appearance, needs some help, a fact Avery points out in a line that’s kind of a joke at the end of the movie. But, OK, this movie doesn’t want us to take Renee at face value. So here’s the best possible reading of this movie: Renee is an exaggerated symbol of what society can do to women when it comes to their feelings about their appearance, the

stars in a movie Krasinski also directs about a family trying to stay alive after civilization has essentially fallen under the threat of monsters who hunt and eat whatever they can hear. Excellent performances and story construction all around. A-

group, even whoever is supposed to be charmed by all the 1980s nostalgia. C+

Blockers (R) Leslie Mann, John Cena.

And also Ike Barinholtz, bringing the weird. This movie about parents trying to stop their daughters from Ready Player One (PG-13) having a, ahem, memorable Tye Sheridan, Mark Rylance. prom night actually has a lot This story about a dystopof smart things to say about ic future where people’s best female agency, tells a sweet lives are lived in a video coming out story and gets to *A Quiet Place (PG-13) game could have been a fun the bittersweet transition of John Krasinski, Emily Blunt. kid adventure but somehow parents sending kids out into This real-life married couple feels satisfying to no age the world. B HIPPO | APRIL 26 - MAY 2, 2018 | PAGE 56

belief that beauty is something only They, the 20-year-old six-foot models in her spin class, have and she does not and is therefore not worthy of happiness and success.

(Renee seems to exist entirely in a world of six-foot models, which may be the movie showing us what Renee sees, which if so is clever, since we in the audience can see people of various ages and body types all around her.)

What happens to Renee post-head-injury is an exaggerated version of what the movie seems to argue most women truly need to “be beautiful,” which is the belief that they just are, as they are right now, beautiful. Not, if you had a makeover or lost 30 pounds or whatever is on your list of things that need fixing about yourself. (And if you don’t have a list then I salute you, ma’am; you are made of sterner stuff than I.) So this is the thought experiment of that — what if I just stopping worrying about X and Y and decided I was beautiful — played out to the extreme.

So that’s all fine — who among us couldn’t use the reminder that we’re enough just being us, as the movie states at the end? I just wish it were a better, funnier movie giving us this message.

My frustration with this movie is that *Black Panther (R) Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan.

Additional awesomeness is provided by Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o and especially Danai Gurira. This movie is so much more than the words “Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero movie” imply. T’Challa, new king of Wakanda (the African nation whose vibranium riches make it the most technologically and possibly socially advanced country on Earth but which has hidden this fact for centuries), considers that it’s time

it isn’t nearly as smart as the message it’s delivering but it is smart enough to have moments that show its potential for betterness. For example, this movie gets so close to saying something interesting about the beauty industry, something about how it can make women feel crappy about themselves but it also can be a means of self-care or an opportunity for actual artistic expression, especially for those like Renee who nerd out about this season’s colors versus last season’s colors. Part of what makes Renee good at her job is not just the loony confidence but a kind of fandom for the brand. This movie gets so close to making Renee’s interest in the beauty industry something more than just another example of her appearance obsession but don’t quite close the connection.

Likewise, there is something notquite-there about the way Renee (who is supposed to be 36-ish like Schumer? Five years younger? 10 years younger?) relates to her appearance. It feels very stuck in a kind of high school student mindset, from the idea that there is one kind of beautiful to the sense that everybody is looking at you and your flaws. Again, if we are supposed to read her as an exaggeration of how many women feel on the inside, this kind of works but only kind of. I constantly found myself thinking that if the comedy had just been smarter, more nuanced, I would have enjoyed this movie more, particularly the moments of physical comedy when the joke seems to be about how different Schumer’s body is from the bodies of the more conventionally hot girls she so admires.

I Feel Pretty is probably fine, a mostly average comedy with nice heartfelt moments, but disappointing, if you, like me, were pulling for it to be more. C+ Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some partial nudity and language, according to the MPAA. Written and directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein, I Feel Pretty is an hour and 50 minutes long and distributed by STX Entertainment.

for his kingdom to reevaluate its isolation and deals with a threat from a political rival in this movie that (thanks, Captain America: Civil War) skips most of the origin story business and gets right to awesome fights. If this doesn’t get at least three Oscar nominations next year... A

is probably a good indicator of whether you should see this movie or not, as the movie is exactly that deep and no more. C+

*Love, Simon (PG-13) Nick Robinson, Keiynan Lonsdale.

The sweetest of sweet teenage rom-coms, this movie tells Pacific Rim Uprising (PG-13) the story of Simon, a wellJohn Boyega, Rinko Kikuchi. liked suburban kid who can’t Monsters vs. robots vs. yet bring himself to come out to family and friends, and his robot-monsters! Whether your response is “pass” letter-based romance with a or “yes, thank you” your fellow student in a similar situation. B+ response to that description

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• Served Like a Girl (NR, 2017) Tues., May 1, 6:30 p.m.

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• Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924) Sun., April 29, 4:30 p.m.

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By Michael Witthaus

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• Roots route: With seven Top 10 singles already, Brett Eldredge is overdue for his first national headlining run, dubbed The Long Way Tour after the latest hit from his eponymous 2017 album. With a singing style that one critic calls “more Americana lilt than down-home twang” and solid songwriting chops to boot, he’s still a country boy at heart. Go Thursday, April 26, 7:30 p.m., Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach. Tickets are $85 to $200 at ticketmaster.com.

• Helpful ha-ha’s: A benefit for the wife of late comic Barry Crimmins, Comedy for a Cause brings together a bevy of local talent, including Ian Clark, Cher Lynn, Jay Chanoine, Tyler Morrow and Nick David, with hosts Ben Davis and Tim Pitts of the weekly Laugh Attic open mike. All money raised will go to Helen Crimmins for help with her cancer treatment.

Friday, April 27, 8:45 p.m., Strange Brew Tavern, 80 Market St., Manchester. Admission $5.

See facebook.com/laughattic.

• Fly guy: Raised in New Hampshire, singer-songwriter Zak Trojano has a laid back musical style that evokes old-school bards like Jesse Winchester, John Prine or Robert Earl Keen. He’s a former member of Rusty Belle, a band that also included Matt Lorenz, a.k.a. The Suitcase Junket. Trojano is also an inveterate fly fisherman; his solo show is part of NEC-Concord’s ongoing Listening Room series. Go Saturday, April 28, 5:30 p.m., New England College, 62 Main St., Concord. See zaktrojano.com.

• Big ’80s: With hits like “The Warrior” and “Goodbye to You” in hot rotation, Patty Smyth & Scandal were an MTV staple in the era of big hair and shoulder-pad blouses. Smyth also had a prodigious solo career, including a great duet with Don Henley, 1992’s “Sometimes Love Ain’t Enough.” Her backstory is interesting too – she was married to punk legend Richard Hell and to tennis star John McEnroe. Go Sunday, April 29, 7 p.m., Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry. Tickets $40 & $5 at tupelohall.com.

• Music brew: Frequently part of a duo, George Brown appears solo as part of a weekly songwriter series at a Portsmouth brewery.

With a soulful, spirited singing voice, he’s a lock for fans of Ryan Adams and Ben Harper (both cited by Brown as influences). With luck, he’ll break out an original; “Higher” and the gospel-inflected “On My Way” are both gems. Go Monday, April 30, 8 p.m., Earth Eagle Brewings, 165 High St., Portsmouth.

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Ike Willis performs Zappa and own music at Jewel

By Michael Witthaus

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Were it not for a late ’70s encounter with Frank Zappa, today Ike Willis might be a lawyer, instead of a musician with three-plus decades in the trenches, playing with the iconoclastic master and nearly a dozen Zappa-inspired bands formed in the wake of his passing — along with solo efforts like Ike Willis Project, which stops in Manchester on April 29.

When the Mothers of Invention played at Willis’s Missouri college, he wrangled a spot on the event crew. He begged for the job so he could watch, and maybe pick up a guitar trick or two. But after the sound check, he unexpectedly fell into conversation with his hero in the green room during the staff dinner. Pretty much everyone there was afraid to look Zappa in the eye, but for some reason Willis found him easy to talk to.

When Willis mentioned he was a guitarist, Zappa invited him back to his dressing room to chat while he set up for the show.

He asked if knew any of his songs; Willis nodded. Zappa handed him his guitar, and a surprised Willis played the best version of “Carolina Hardcore Ecstasy” he could under the circumstances. Zappa liked it, and he joined in singing. His band wandered in one by one, and an impromptu jam session ensued, leading to an audition invitation at tour’s end.

A little over a year later Willis joined the Mothers of Invention, and he would become the longest-serving member. His first appearance on record was as the title character in the 1979 triple album Joe’s Garage; he appeared on 20 more albums.

Willis’s ability to take instructions was a big reason for his longevity. Zappa was a famously demanding boss, a stickler for sidemen to articulate his musical vision.

A studious fan going back to his early Freak Out days, Willis fit right in.

“What I am best at is following directions, and they made perfect sense to me,” he said in a recent interview. “He beat the s*** out of me; he worked me hard, and as long as I was following directions, I had no problem.”

Right before Zappa died in 1993, he made Willis promise to carry his music on.

“He had me come down from Oregon at the time so he could give me my final instructions — to keep his music alive, and how to go about it,” he said.

“He always said, ‘Look, I’m not going to

Ike Willis. Courtesy photo.

be around forever, and I want you to be ready.’ He taught me everything he could teach me, and he was really good to me.”

A brief remission of Zappa’s prostate cancer brought a ray of hope and talk of a 25th anniversary remake of the movie soundtrack 200 Motels with ex-Mothers George Duke and Flo & Eddie.

“It was going to be a big band, with the London Philharmonic, but suddenly around early October, he called me and said ‘relapse’ — and that’s when he said I should get down there as soon as I could,” Willis recalled. “It was very sad, heartbreaking; he was in a lot of pain.

Frank was like a surrogate big brother, or father — but always a very dear friend.”

Since making his final promise, Willis has appeared with a myriad of Frank Zappa tribute bands, including ZAPPATiKA, Ossi Duri, Project/Object, Pojama People and Ugly Radio Rebellion. He’s also appeared with Brazil’s Central Scrutinizer Band and Elio e le Storie Tese, an Italian group.

There is another group that he didn’t appear with for a long time, the one led

by Zappa’s son Dweezil. Family matriarch Gail Zappa kept it from happening until her death in 2015.

“She hated my guts since I was 20 years old, but she was in charge — she held the money,” Willis said. “As soon as she was no longer with us, Dweezil called.”

Zappa was aware of his wife’s enmity toward Willis.

“He protected me from her,” he said.

“We were friends; according to her, musicians were not supposed to have close friends.”

The show in Manchester is devoted to Willis’s solo music, along with a healthy helping of Zappa selections. When he was in the Mothers, Zappa always encouraged his solo projects.

“Frank was my biggest fan and supporter; he loved my stuff, and he taught me a lot of valuable lessons,” he said.

Willis also recalled telling Zappa he wouldn’t leave the Mothers unless he was dragged away.

After he surpassed Duke’s tenure record, “Frank congratulated me; then he said, ‘OK, let’s get back to work.’”

Willis added he never had a problem toggling between two worlds.

“I didn’t think he was going to die, though. I still don’t get it. But we have to carry on.”

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• SEAN ROWE at Word Barn (66 Newfields Road, Exeter thewordbarn.com) on Friday, May 4, 8 p.m. $20. Sean Rowe’s voice, a room-rattling baritone, demands attention. The stories he tells with it are portraits that feel simple on the surface… they never are. This troubadour sings of roads not taken, regrets and the dreams that shake you awake at 3 in the morning.

• DAN ZANES at Concord Community Music School (23 Wall Street, Concord 228-1196) on Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. $10 & $20 – Joining Dan will be celebrated Haitian-American vocalist Claudia Eliaza, and world-renowned illustrator and author (and folk music hero) Donald Saaf. The trio will perform an interactive all-ages family show in the morning at 10am featuring music from Dan’s extensive catalog and an evening concert at 7:30pm for the older crowd celebrating the music of Lead Belly, The King of the 12-string Guitar. All proceeds will benefit The Friendly Kitchen.

• ART GARFUNKEL at Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord 228-2793) on Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Garfunkel was originally revered for his Grammy-winning, chart-topping songs and albums with partner and fellow NYC native Paul Simon.

• SLAID CLEAVES at Word Barn (66 Newfields Road, Exeter thewordbarn.com) on Thursday, May 10, 8 p.m. $25.

Originally hailing from just across the river in Maine, this now Austin songwriter might as well have been born in the Lone Star State. He’s got the Austin style songwriting reminiscent of Joe Ely or Townes Van Zandt, but a style and sound all his own.

• JAMIE LAVAL at Monadnock Center for History and Culture (19 Grove St., Peterborough) on Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. $20. Laval is recognized throughout the U.S. and Britain as one of the premier performers of traditional Celtic music on the international music scene today. Laval takes his audiences on an exciting musical journey through Scotland, Ireland, and Brittany as he seamlessly blends passion, virtuosity, uncanny imitation of Highland bagpipes, innovative arrangement style, and the recounting of atmospheric mythic tales.

• GURF MORLIX at Red & Shorty’s (4 Paul St., Dover 7673305) on Saturday, May 12, 8 p.m. $30. Visiting planet Gurf has always been an enlightening experience. After all, this Gurf Morlix fellow – Buffalo born, Texas bred – has provided us with countless indelible musical moments in the last 40-plus years.

• MUSIC OUT OF THE BOX at Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord hatboxnh.com) on Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. $17. Decatur Creek/Bradford Bog People Folk/Americana Singer-Songwriters/Historic Appalachian Music • ALEX SMITH at Andover Coffeehouse (Grange Hall, Route 11 & Chase Hill Road, East Andover 735-5135) on Friday, May 18, 7 p.m. Free – open mic followed by a wonderful poetic writer who captures words full of meaning, matching them with creative music that creeps quietly into the past at the same time as dancing with the present, and sneaking a peek at the future.

• THE KENNEDYS at Bass Hall (19 Grove St., Peterborough 318-9196) on Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. $17 - The Kennedys are an American folk-rock band, consisting of husband and wife Pete and Maura Kennedy.

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• STEEL WHEELS at Peterborough Players Theater (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough 827-2905) on Friday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. $20. Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, The Steel Wheels are familiar with the traditions of folk music and how a string band is supposed to sound.

In fact, they’ve been drawing on those steadfast traditions for more than a decade. Yet their name also evokes a sense of forward motion, which is clearly reflected in their latest album, Wild As We Came Here.

• RECYCLED PERCUSSION at New Hampshire Technical Institute (31 College Drive, Concord 271-6484) on Friday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. $15.

Since Justin Spencer formed Recycled Percussion in 1995, the band has been unstoppable.

Their junk rock music became a national phenomenon week after week during their smash hit performances on America’s Got Talent in 2009. Playing over 4,000 shows and over 400 corporate events in over 15 countries, the group has also done guest appearances on Carson Daly, The Today Show, China’s Got Talent and the Latin Grammy Awards.

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Dolly Shakers: Horizon Fody’s: Katrina Marie Band Fratello’s: RC Thomas Haluwa: Fatha Groove O’Shea’s: Hallorans Hanover Peddler’s Daughter: Stereo Love Salt Hill Pub: Better Days Skinny Pancake: Whiskey Geese Riverwalk: Dietrich Strause & The Blue Ribbons Stella Blu: Corey Brackett Hudson The Bar: Michael Spaulding New Boston Molly’s: Morgan & Pete/Dan Laconia Murphy Broken Spoke: Ghost Riderz Shane’s: Jon Waterman The Goat: Tequila Bonfire Wally’s Pub: Bailout

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Pitman’s: Swing Dance with the Newmarket Stone Church: The Breakfast Tall Granite Big Band Whiskey Barrel: Fred Ellsworth Newport Salt Hill: Newport’s Got Talent Londonderry Coach Stop: Gardner Berry Northwood Pipe Dream: Pints for Paws Umami: Dag Shaw Open Session Stumble Inn: Tom Dixon Portsmouth Loudon Hungry Buffalo: Jennifer Mitchell Beara Irish: George Brown British Beer: Rob & Jody Latchkey: Soul Jacker Manchester Backyard Brewery: Brien Sweet Martingale: Jimmy & Kristin Portsmouth Book & Bar: Jon Bonfire: Annie Brobst Ross’s Rockin’ Rhythm Review City Sports: Artie Francouer Portsmouth Gaslight: Austin Derryfield: Eric Grant Band Pratt/Chad Verbeck Foundry: Ethan McBrien Ri Ra: Jimmy’s Down Fratello’s: Paul Rainone Jewel: Last Band Standing Finals Rudi’s: Dimitri from New England Music Awards The Goat: Rob Benton Thirsty Moose: Closing Time ManchVegas: Never In Vegas Murphy’s: Jonny Friday Duo Penuche’s Music Hall: Mica’s Rochester Revolution: Jeff Hayford Groove Train Shaskeen: JigsMusic Presents: Salem WTFeX & Fiesta Melon Strange Brew: Johnny & The Sayde’s: Highway Chapel Two-Timers Whiskey’s 20: DJ Hizzy/Shawn Seabrook Chop Shop: Doubleshot Boston White Wild Rover: John Ridlon Somersworth Iron Horse: Northern Charm Meredith Giuseppe’s: Andre Balazs Weare Stark House: Tim Kierstead Merrimack Homestead: Sean Coleman West Lebanon Jade Dragon: DJ Laura Salt Hill Pub: Plush Foot Biergarten: Maddie Ryan Paradise North: Live Acoustic Sunday, April 29 Ashland Milford Common Man: Chris White J’s Tavern: Plan B Solo Acoustic Pasta Loft: Drag Queen Show Union Coffee: Brian George, Barrington Nick Zumbo, and Dean Harlem Nippo Lake: Mink Hills Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Roberto Tropical Bedford Copper Door: Chad Lamarsh Saturday Boston Billiard Club: DJ Concord Anthem Throwback Country Tavern: Joe McDonald Hermanos: Gerry Beaudoin

Dover Cara: Irish Session w/ Carol Coronis & Ramona Connelly Sonny’s: Sonny’s Jazz

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Manchester British Beer: Brad Bosse Bungalow: Heavy Hearts & In Good Nature with Letting Go & White Lights Jewel: Frank Zappa’s Ike Willis w/s/g Micki Shaskeen: Rap, Industry night Strange Brew: Jam Meredith Giuseppe’s: Open Stage

Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Rich Riverwalk: Will Evans, Carlin Tripp North Hampton Barley House: Great Bay Sailor

Northwood Umami: Bluegrass w/ Cecil Abels Portsmouth Martingale: Tom Emerson Ri Ra: Irish Sessions

Salem Copper Door: Amanda Cote Sayde’s: Jesse & The Hogg Brothers / Average Joel / Dark Rain Windham Old School: John Plunkett Monday, April 30 Concord Hermanos: Joel Cage Hanover Salt hill Pub: Hootenanny

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Homestead: Chris Cavanaugh Nashua Fratello’s: Kim Riley Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Old School Earth Eagle: George Brown Ri Ra: Oran Mor Tuesday, May 1 Bedford Murphy’s: Triana Acoustic

Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam w/ Dave Talmadge North Hampton Barley House: Traditional Irish Session Peterborough Harlow’s: Celtic Music Jam Portsmouth The Goat: Rob Benton Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones

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

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Manchester Backyard Brewery: Acoustic Tuesday -Ken Budka Fratello’s: Mark Huzar Jewel: Chelsea Paolini/Marbin Murphy’s: Austin Pratt Penuche’s: Battle in the Basement Shaskeen: James Keyes Strange Brew: David Rousseau Whiskey’s 20: Sammy Smoove & DJ Gera

Dover 603 Bar & Lounge: Rock the Mic w/ DJ Coach Falls: Rick Watson Fury’s: Stop Tito Collective

Merrimack Homestead: Brian Walker Nashua Fratello’s: Brad Bosse

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Dublin DelRossi’s Trattoria: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session Gilford Patrick’s: Cody James - Ladies Night Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam, Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen

Manchester Cabonnay: Piano Wednesday Edward Bemish Fratello’s: Amanda McCarthy Murphy’s: Chris Powers Penuche’s Music Hall: Tom Ballerini Jam

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

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71 “Sophie’s Choice” novelist William 72 Baker’s amts.

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Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Empa- Hands should be for holding the other end thy and respect are two of the most prized of an interactive toy — which is tons more Cat Mojo virtues that children could ever fun than having your hands scratched up learn when it comes to their relationship anyway, right? It’s play time.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) I was just with cats. Respect the cat and the cat will respect you. in a house yesterday where I asked the Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) There is another guardian, ‘What can I do for you?’ She cat living inside your cat. Meow. said, Well, I don’t want my cat walking on Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) It should the counter, on the dining room table, on go without saying that it’s important to do my desk, or on my head while I’m sleeping your research if you’re adopting a dog into at night.’ I had to ask, ‘Well, what do you want your cat to do? And have you consida home with a cat. Research pays off.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) … the day that ered a goldfish instead of a cat?’ Look for alien dog-being enters her life, it’s like you things you can say yes to.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Cats hand the cat a little note that says: ‘Dear Cat. Dog is a good thing. Love, Human.’ actually aren’t nocturnal. They live on a My point is that, from that moment on, and crepuscular rhythm, and naturally want to through the course of the introduction tech- get up at dusk and dawn when their prey niques, the monster can never appear from is most active. Rhythm is gonna get you. under the bed. All our positive associations Aries (March 21 – April 19) There is go straight out the window if the dog chases that moment when you will find yourself the cat, cornering her under a bed or on top opening a lot of cans of food to find the of the fridge. Dear Cat: Dog is a good thing. right one. But remember, this is about a Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) The Wall- relationship. When you start going out flower is a closet cat, an under-the-bed with someone, do you have any idea what cat, someone whose primary objective is to kind of food they like? No, so you ask remain unnoticed, safe from scrutiny. She is them. And if they say pineapples on pizza, the one who politely hopes you won’t notice well, you can reconsider.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

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In Dorking, England, Chris Hepworth and his partner, Tanisha Prince, both of London, dove across the finish line in one minute and 37 seconds, setting a course record and capturing the coveted U.K. Wife Carrying championship on April 8. Any adult couple can compete in the contest — married or not and regardless of gender — which consists of one team member carrying the other, most using the “Estonian carry,” with the “wife” upside-down, her legs over her partner’s shoulders and gripping him around the waist from behind. About 40 pairs competed over the quarter-mile course strewn with hay bales and mud, Reuters reported. Hepworth and Prince plan to move on to the world finals in Finland. “I think a Finnish guy wins it every year,” Hepworth noted, “so it’ll be good to go there and take them down.”

What’s in a name?

In Ohio in 2004, 6-year-old Alex Malarkey spent two months in a coma after a car accident, awaking as a quadriplegic and telling his family he had visited heaven, seeing angels and meeting Jesus. Alex and his dad, Kevin Malarkey, co-wrote a best-selling book in 2010, “The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven,” but in 2015, Alex admitted he had made up the story to get attention. “I did not die. I did not go to heaven,” Alex told The Guardian. In a recent effort to set the record straight, Alex filed a complaint April 9 in DuPage County, Illinois, against the book’s publisher, Tyndale House, alleging that “any reasonable person would have realized that it was highly unlikely that the content of the book was true.” The Washington Post reported that while Kevin Malarkey is not a party to the suit — which cites several Illinois statutes regarding the right to privacy, defamation, and financial exploitation of a person with a disability, among others — it does allege that Alex’s dad concocted and sold the story to Tyndale. The younger Malarkey did not receive any royalties from book sales.

The continuing crisis

Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield, Ohio, a family-oriented destination, just wanted to provide a seasonal attraction for kids who wanted to pose for a picture with the Easter Bunny. But Ladonna Hughett, 54, had other things in mind on March 24 when she plopped into the bunny’s lap, grabbed him in inappropriate ways and made lewd comments, reported Fox 8 Cleveland. She then moved on to ride a horse on the carousel, also in ways witnesses described as lewd. “As soon as you think you hear all,” said Mansfield Assistant Police Chief Keith Porch, “I’ve never heard of somebody performing those types of acts on the Easter Bunny.” Hughett was arrested for public drunkenness and is no longer welcome at the amusement park.

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McDonald’s drive-thrus are a chill place to be, if three recent events are any indication. On March 17, police officers called to a McDonald’s restaurant in Okeechobee, Florida, found Derril James Geller of West Palm Beach had passed out in his car while waiting in line. Geller was arrested for driving on a suspended license (a crime for which he had been charged three previous times).

But that’s just the tip of the ice cream cone: The Okeechobee News reported that in January, an Okeechobee woman was charged with DUI after passing out at a different area McDonald’s drive-thru, and in December, a Texas man also received a DUI for nodding off in the line at that same McDonald’s.

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1. An unnamed Chinese man “accidentally” swallowed a plastic and metal lighter 20 years ago. 2. He neglected to seek medical attention until recently, when he began experiencing stomach pains and other symptoms we’d rather not detail here. 3. In early April, using a camera inserted in the man’s body to locate the lighter, doctors at Dujiangyan Medical Center in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, performed not one, but two surgeries to extract the item.

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• Workers renovating the old Dayton’s The Global Times reported that the lighter had department store in downtown Minneapolis been severely corroded by gastric juices. came across an unusual find in early April: the mummified remains of a monkey. The My Weird Obsession store apparently had a pet department in the You may have read that the company that 1960s, and The Minneapolis/St. Paul Busi- makes Necco Wafers announced in March ness Journal reported that Steven Laboe, who that it would have to shut down in May unless worked in the building in the early 2000s, a buyer was found. Since then, crazed Necheard stories of a monkey escaping into an co fans have been stockpiling candy. “Necco air conditioning duct, where it may have met Wafers are up 150 percent,” Candystore.com its fate in the form of an exhaust fan. In fact, reported in a blog post. Katie Samuels, 23, the mummy does show an injury to the abdo- of Florida tried to strike a deal with Candysmen. “We continue to find pieces of history tore.com, a wholesaler. “I offered to trade my in the Dayton’s project as we redevelop the 2003 Honda Accord for all of their stock,” building,” Cailin Rogers, a spokeswoman for Samuels told the Boston Globe. “I don’t have the redevelopment team, told the Minneapo- much right now, so I was like, ‘I’ve got this lis Star-Tribune. car, and I want all that candy,’ so maybe they • At Bull City Burger and Brewery in Dur- would consider it.” Candystore didn’t accept ham, North Carolina, April is Exotic Meat her offer, but Samuels did buy 48 rolls of canMonth! This year, according to WTVD, the dy using her credit card. restaurant offered a tarantula challenge. CusVisit newsoftheweird.com.

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