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With college and high school graduations coming up fast on the calendar, it’s a good time to look at how New Hampshire is doing recruiting and retaining younger people.

In our annual Best of Hippo, out in early April, many readers praised New Hampshire for being a good place to raise a family, for being a safe place and for its proximity to the White Mountains, the ocean and Boston. All good things — but few said it was because New Hampshire was a hip place to live.

There’s no doubt that New Hampshire and its largest city, Manchester, are not seen as being as cool as Portland, Maine, or Burlington, Vermont, for various reasons (some having to do with geography). Manchester, like New Hampshire in general, is better known for being the center of business for northern New England. We can see this continue with the rise of the Millyard in Manchester as a tech center and in the city’s bustling downtown.

All that business, however, needs people to function and grow. And with one of the nation’s lowest unemployment rates, “people” is a resource that is in short supply. That’s why it’s so important to work to keep those younger people here (and that includes those entering the trades).

This is one of those areas where government’s role is limited. So what will keep more of those younger people coming back and staying? Lots of jobs is one thing. Having a growing and dynamic economy is probably the biggest attraction. But right along with that is culture. And that doesn’t mean the opera (though that is helpful); no, it means a vibrant, creative youth-oriented culture where younger people feel comfortable.

This presents an opportunity for entrepreneurs. Those entrepreneurs can help foster culture by creating spaces (bars, restaurants, cafes and other activities) for people to gather (which, of course, won’t just attract twentysomethings). These businesses add not just to the social scene but to the job market as well and to the vitality of the city and the region.

This is happening in Manchester with the opening of the Bookery, a bookstore and gathering space on Elm Street, and, to brag a little, with events such as the Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge (happening Thursday, May 3, in downtown Manchester; hippodemayo.com).

We need more of that. And more is coming.

Fun events that draw a crowd and businesses that serve as a place for the community to come together can help foster a sense of energy and optimism about a community and that optimism is, perhaps, the biggest single factor in attracting and retaining young workers.

If we’re all in it together, all working to make where we live a better place to live, more people want to join us.

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ON THE COVER 12 FOR THE LOVE OF CHURROS This week brings Manchester’s Taco Tour (Thursday, May 3) and other fun Cinco de Mayo celebrations, so why not top it all off with a sweet Spanish pastry?

You can find them at several local eateries, and we talked to some of those places about the history of the churro and what you can expect when you order them in the Granite State.

ALSO ON THE COVER, before you try those churros, take the Taco Tour! The annual event takes place in downtown Manchester, where you can get $2 tacos from dozens of eateries that are vying to win the Hippo’s Taco Challenge.

See the map of participating restaurants on pages 36 & 37. This weekend, head to a local comic shop to celebrate Free Comic Book Day with fun events and activities and, yes, free comics, p. 50.

INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 Nashua’s needle exhange; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 16 THE ARTS: 20 ART Nu Muse Festival.

24 THEATER Listings for events around town.

24 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 28 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

30 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

31 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

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FOOD: 38 MOTHER’S DAY EATS Derry Food Truck Fest; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Beer; From the Pantry.

POP CULTURE: 48 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz is all about Avengers: Infinity War. NITE: 58 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Rockapella; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

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

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NEWS & NOTES

Bills passed

Several bills on Gov. Chris Sununu’s legislative agenda were passed by the House and Senate, but one of his key initiatives died in the House, and Sununu promises to veto a bill supported by lawmakers.

According to a press release from the governor’s office, Sununu praised the passage of SB 564, which would provide tax breaks and a workforce development initiative for businesses in the burgeoning regenerative manufacturing industry, a number of environmental bills such as SB 309, which directs the Department of Environmental Services to set quality standards relative to perfluorochemical contamination in groundwater, and HB 1101, which regulates groundwater pollution caused by air emissions. Sununu also praised the passage of HB 1103, which restores voluntary services through the Department of Children, Youth and Families. He called it a “critical piece of our efforts to reform our child protection services.” Recently, the director of the Office of the Child Advocate said the absence of voluntary services contributed to the death of a young boy in Derry.

Sununu expressed his disappointment with the House’s failure to pass a constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, which would have codified a victim’s bill of rights. “I’ve spent too much time with victims and their families to know that New Hampshire has missed an incredible opportunity to do what’s right,” Sununu said.

Meanwhile, the House passed a bill repealing the state’s death penalty with a vote of 223-116, NHPR reported. The Senate previously passed the bill by 14-10.

Sununu has vowed to veto the bill.

Family leave

The Senate voted along party lines to send HB 628, a bill that would establish a statewide paid family leave fund, to interim study. The move effectively kills the bill this session. Earlier this year, the bill enjoyed bipartisan support, including support from Gov. Chris Sununu. But the Republicans in the Senate decidHIPPO | MAY 3 - 9, 2018 | PAGE 4

ed to vote against it. Sununu also announced he had concerns about the way it was funded. Democratic Senate Minority Leader Jeff Woodburn expressed frustration that the bill didn’t pass in a statement, saying “in the 11th hour the Governor caved to the wishes of special interest groups and corporate donors, and ordered Senate Republicans to torpedo this popular piece of legislation.”

Water filters

More than 700 residents of Merrimack have signed a petition asking manufacturer Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics to pay for water filters in the town’s schools, the AP reported. Saint-Gobain is suspected of contaminating the groundwater with perfluorochemicals, which have been linked to certain types of cancer. Saint-Gobain says the chemical levels in the district’s water supply were well within Home grow A Senate committee recom- safety standards. mended HB 1476 be sent to interim study. The bill would Rail study allow qualifying medical mariLawmakers in the Senate juana patients to grow their own Transportation Committee have cannabis plants at home, NHPR stripped funding for a passenger reported. Supporters say it would rail study from the state’s Ten solve some access and affordabil- Year Transportation Improveity issues. Meanwhile, the House ment Plan, according to a press passed a bill that would permit release from a business group two additional therapeutic can- pushing for commuter rail nabis dispensaries in the state. expansion. The $4 million for There are currently four. the analysis previously passed the House and had the vocal support of Gov. Chris Sununu.

A business intervenor group It would have been funded by in the Northern Pass hearings, a federal grant at no cost to the which includes an electrical state. worker union, has called for the recusal of two members of the Judge pleads guilty Site Evaluation Committee for According to a press release the appeals process, according from the Attorney General’s to NHPR. Northern Pass, a prooffice, former Nashua District posed project that would deliver Judge Paul Moore is scheduled Canadian hydropower via new to plead guilty to a felony comtransmission lines through the plaint that Moore made false state, was killed by the SEC after statements in order to defraud years of deliberation and planthe judicial retirement system. ning. Northern Pass has requested Moore stepped down from the a re-hearing in their appeal. The bench about weeks ago after it SEC plans to meet in May to diswas discovered he was padding cuss it.

A large wedding reception at the Bektash Temple in Concord ended with a riot and four arrests. The AP reported that around 1:30 a.m. on April 29, numerous fights broke out, a gun was fired and a car was intentionally crashed into another. The four men arrested were from out of state.

A former town manager from Maine has been selected to be the next town administrator for Allenstown, the Concord Monitor reported. Derik Goodine has agreed to a three-year contract with a starting salary of $80,246.

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his evaluation scores by sub- selecting gender based on envimitting evaluations on himself ronmental conditions. According anonymously online. to a press release, researchers were surprised when they found a ratio of 1.03:1 of males to females Sparrow research Researchers at the University of over five years at various study New Hampshire have discovered sites. While they couldn’t find any that saltmarsh sparrows control link to environmental conditions the gender of their offspring in such as tidal flooding, the annual such a way that there is rough- ratio variations showed a pattern ly an equal number of males to of mirroring the adult gender ratio females on average, rather than of the previous year.

Binge-Free 603

The state Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services is sending out a call for video submissions from young adults as part of a prevention campaign called “Binge-Free 603: What’s Your Reason?.” The health department is hoping to get over 100 submissions for the video contest, which officially kicked off on May 1. Young adults between the ages of 21 and 25 must share in the video their reasons for not binge drinking.

The videos will be posted online where residents can vote on their favorite. To submit a video, go to bingefree603.org.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE

According to a press release, Saint Anselm College is officially opening a newly built center on the campus called the Roger and Francine Jean Student Center Complex on May 4. It connects with the Stoutenburgh Gymnasium and houses the Center for Intercultural Learning and Inclusion, the Meelia Center for Community Engagement and more.

The building was constructed after the school received the largest ever financial contribution ($6 million) from the Manchester couple after which the building is named, Roger Jean and his wife, Francine Jean.

RABID RACCOONS

Police are warning New Hampshire residents about a growing concern regarding rabid raccoons. The AP reported police in Brentwood noted a number of cases where individuals came into contact with raccoons that were likely experiencing symptoms associated with rabies, such as an overly aggressive demeanor. Officials say residents should keep their distance. Rabies is fatal but vaccines can be administered to anyone recently infected before symptoms develop.

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Even though needle exchanges have been legal in New Hampshire since June 16, 2017, southern New Hampshire didn’t have one up and running until Feb. 1. That’s when the Nashua area needle exchange officially kicked off, and so far it’s provided syringe services to about 120 clients, and five people from the program have entered treatment.

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Of the roughly 120 people who are taking the clean needles made available for the program, about half are repeat customers.

“Which is what we want,” said Wendy LeBlanc, vice president of the Southern New Hampshire HIV/AIDS Task Force and the person who oversees the Nashua area needle exchange.

The purpose of the program is to make sure people who are injecting drugs are doing so with clean needles and properly disposing of used needles. The idea is to prevent the spread of harmful infections through re-used, contaminated syringes.

The program in Nashua is fairly small so far. Aside from her own office at 77 Northeastern Boulevard, which LeBlanc said is filled with boxes of clean syringes and other material, there is no physical location for the exchange. Mostly, exchanges are handled out in the community at several ad hoc rendezvous points.

It’s staffed by public health workers employed by the Nashua Public Health Department and peer coaches who work with the Revive Recovery Center. Between the two organizations, there are fewer than 10 volunteers in the program. Drug users can call the Google phone number 978-743-9636, which will connect them to one of the volunteers during normal business hours.

For the public health workers, it’s a natural add-on to their existing responsibilities, which involve outreach and education to prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C. LeBlanc said staff members go as teams to places where drug users congregate and set up meetings with individuals (at locations that are more than 1,000 feet away from a school zone, as required by law).

Staff members provide printed educational material, clean needles and sharps containers for the people to discard the used needles.

When they meet again, the sharps container filled with used needles is returned, and staff members dispose of the sharps containers at one of the two area hospitals. LeBlanc said the city is working on obtaining the proper licensing so the public health department can dispose of the needles themselves.

LeBlanc said they don’t use the term “needle exchange” to describe the program, usually.

“We call it a syringe program or syringe services,” LeBlanc said.

That’s because it encompasses a broader array of services. Aside from clean needles, they also provide naloxone kits to use in case of overdose, condoms, HIV and Hep C testing and more.

One of the biggest things they provide is education. Since the law is so new, there are still many who don’t realize they can return used needles without fear of being arrested and charged for possession.

“It’s also a culture shift that we have to educate people who inject drugs that having a used needle is no longer a crime,” LeBlanc said. “So once you use it and you’re done with it, you don’t have to throw it on the street to get it out of your possession.”

While the immediate goal is to prevent the spread of serious infections, LeBlanc hopes the program will establish a foundation of trust so it may seen as a viable resource to the drug users when they are ready to seek treatment.

The future

Eventually, LeBlanc hopes to expand the program to neighboring communities in the greater Nashua area and perhaps eventually create a brick and mortar center for the exchange. She also hopes they can use a mobile van once a week to create a pop-up exchange at spots within the community.

The program was funded by two $15,000 yearly grants from the AIDS United Syringe Access Fund and $5,000 from Orasure, an HIV testing company. Orasure also provided a number of test kits. The state is providing naloxone kits and condoms.

LeBlanc said the New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition was instrumental in setting up the exchange with training and technical support. The coalition is operating the state’s only other needle exchange in the Seacoast area.

Ultimately, LeBlanc hopes that some of the controversy around the program will subside as people learn more about how it works.

“We know there are community members that look at this as enabling somebody or whatever, but there’s so much research that disproves that. This is a harm reduction program, a public health intervention,” LeBlanc said. “Of course we would prefer that nobody was injecting drugs but that’s not the reality.

The reality is people are doing this and we want to do what we can to make that happen more safely to reduce infections in our community and also to have less contaminated needles on the street.”

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NEWS & NOTES Q&A

Manchester Connects City organization looking for more volunteers

Sarah Jacobs of Manchester is co-chair of Manchester Connects, along with Harry Malone. The organization is a grassroots community action group working to reshape downtown Manchester with placemaking and other projects. She is also the director of strategic initiatives at UNH Manchester.

Can you tell me a bit about who you are and your background?

I have been living in Manchester for almost 20 years. I’m a Massachusetts native who certainly calls New Hampshire home now. I originally came to New Hampshire for my first job out of grad school to work at then-New Hampshire College and worked there for many years before coming here to UNH Manchester as the director of strategic initiatives.

How did you first get connected with Manchester Connects?

UNH, when we moved to our new location at 88 Commercial St., had [seen] across the street from us that there was this empty lot [Gateway Park] that was sort of just neglected a little bit, and saw a great opportunity to create a greenspace for the businesses, students and residents down at this end of Commercial. … We were connected to Southern New Hampshire Planning [which was] at the very early stages of bringing a group called Civic Moxie to Manchester to do a multimodal transportation study that was going to be really focused on the Millyard and downtown. So seeing that that effort was going to start, we realized it was a great opportunity to collaborate, versus doing the project on our own.

Since then, what has become some of the sort of tentpole initiatives of the organization and its goals for the city?

The planning effort that was undertaken by Civic Moxie led to the publication of a comprehensive plan, but also four action kits that really were to help us drive the work that we could do with some of the opportunities that they identified. So those action kits are really focused on … the Loop and the Riverwalk, the land use and parking, placemaking and organization. And within those kits were a variety of different efforts that they recommended. So, one of those major projects related to placemaking is really thinking about Gateway Park, the project that I already mentioned to you. So, that is one of the efforts that is underway now. … Other projects that are underway are the Loop, which we launched last fall. The Loop is a walking path that connects Elm Street, Granite Street, Commercial What are you really into right now?

I bought a home in Manchester back in the late fall. … I have been ... muddling through being my own general contractor and trying to navigate [renovation] projects.

Street and Stark Street. And the idea is to help promote walkability between downtown and the Millyard that can also be expanded on over time to the adjaSarah Jacobs. Courtesy Photo. cent West Side, to really start promoting walking through these areas and cycling through these areas, not just driving from place to place. … One of the really sort of big projects that was recommended was creating a sort of iconic pedestrian bridge to connect the east and west sides of the river.

Although we know that will be a really longterm project, there’s been a lot of enthusiasm around that.

You recently put out a call for volunteers for a lot of these projects. Why now?

The … kits were published [last] summer, and from that, one of the kits was the organization kit. At that time, there was a small group of individuals who just sort of stepped up to try to shepherd the initiative forward, and we called ourselves the organizing committee.

That group … decided that we would build organizational capacity, so we would build a structure for an organization. So, for several months, that’s what we’ve been doing. … We finally have that all put together. The website is up. There’s a way for people to share their interest in getting involved.

How many volunteers are you hoping for?

The steering committee structure has 10 roles, so I imagine there being some co-chairs in different focus areas if the capacity and interest is there. But likely, eight individuals plus the two co-chairs, who are Harry Malone and myself. But once those co-chairs are in place, we imagine there will be lots of other committees that will be pulled up to focus on projects. … There are opportunities for many people to get involved.

For someone who is interested in volunteering, what should they do?

Go to our website, mhtconnects.org, and ... under the “Get Involved” tab … [they can] take a look at the different roles so they can understand what they might be getting into, and then click on any one of them to say that they’re interested. — Ryan Lessard

NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Overdose death count unchanged year to year While officials had been predicting a decline in overdose deaths in 2017, the latest numbers show that may not be the case after all.

According to an update from the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s office, there were 483 confirmed overdose deaths last year, with six more cases pending toxicology. The overdose death toll in 2016 was 485.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: It may not be a decline, when the final numbers come out, but it’s still a slowdown.

N.H. leads nation in fatal commutes According to an analysis of data from Fatality Analysis Reporting Reporting System at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Hampshire had the highest percentage (29.6) of fatal car crashes that occurred during regular commuting hours. The data covered the period from 2012 to 2016 and were analyzed by Injuryclaimcoach.com. South Dakota had the second highest percentage of commuter crashes (29.2) and Connecticut had the lowest (20.8) QOL Score: -1 Comment: Significantly more crashes happen in the evening commute (62 percent) from 4 to 7 p.m. than in the morning commute (38 percent) from 7 to 10 a.m.

Bright future for the Statehouse dome People should not be alarmed this week if they don’t see the Statehouse dome glow, NHPR reported. The dome will be temporarily dark as crews work to update the electrical system so that LED lights can be installed over the summer. The lights will be more energy-efficient, cheaper to run, and will provide better light than the current incandescent light bulbs.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The new lighting is part of a $2.4 million dome restoration project launched in 2016 in anticipation of the 200th anniversary of the opening of the capitol building in June 2019.

Video game pioneer to visit NH The New Hampshire High Tech Council has announced that it will welcome a video game pioneer as the keynote speaker at its 30th Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony, to be held on June 13 in Nashua, New Hampshire Business Review reported. Steve Golson is the inventor of Ms. Pac-Man, one of the most popular arcade video games in U.S. history, and is considered a founding father of the Golden Age of the gaming industry, having laid much of the groundwork for advancements in gaming technology today.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The awards honor people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of technology-based businesses in New Hampshire.

QOL score: 82 Net change: 0 QOL this week: 82 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire?

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By scoring more than usual to fill the Kyrie Irving-less void, along with all the things below-average Lou mocks — stellar defense, passing, setting picks, moving the ball, bringing it up court as needed — Horford was anything but average in this series.

And he closed the in-control most of the way Game 7 with a 26-point, 8-rebound 3-assist, 13 for 17 from the field effort. If that’s “average,” I’ll take it.

A few more thoughts on what has been an interesting playoff run to date: After a healthy dose of Embiid and 6’10” point guard Ben Simmons the next 10 days I bet folks come out of this series with Magic-Kareem flashbacks. Been saying all year they’re a 21st-century update of that Lakers duo.

With them going one and done vs. Utah in Round I, the Russell Westbrook-Paul George-Carmelo Anthony experiment didn’t work for the Thunder. Now, free agentto-be George is likely headed to L.A. With Melo a disaster due $28 million next year and already saying he won’t come off the bench, good luck getting rid of him. Finally, with Westbrook being paid the super max their cap is strangled. So a major Thunder storm is headed for Oak City this summer.

Thumbs up to one-time presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for trolling Westbrook during Game 4 of that series. Baseball Mitt waved four fingers at Westy after he picked up an unusual fourth first-half foul. Whether it’s the latest example of Mitt’s never-ending political pandering in front of potential Utah voters for the senatorial candidate, or a real fan moment, I’m for anyone giving the truculent Westbrook a little, ahh, jazz in Utah.

Did you Rondo haters out there notice Rajon Rondo go 15 assists, 8 rebounds and 10 points per in New Orleans’ sweep of Portland?

More on the Pelicans. If you’re still thinking Danny Ainge will pull a rabbit out of his hat to somehow bring Anthony Davis to Boston, forget about it. Even if you haven’t given up that fantasy, that went up in smoke after his dominant effort vs. Portland. Even if he’s not the NBA’s best player, he’s the one everyone would take first if starting a team today for the next 10 years, ’cause that dude is great and getting better.

Even in the age of the three-ball dominance, AD and Embiid could become the best match-up of bigs since Russell vs. Chamberlain. Hyperbole, you think? Outside of Duncan vs. Shaq — which really wasn’t head to head — name another pair better.

When LeBron finally goes, they’ll be the league’s two best players.

One final Nola note: Anyone else notice the Pels got better after Demarcus Cousins went down? It’s partly because twin tow-

ers rarely work, and because Cousins ain’t a winner. But mainly it forced AD to play center where he’s always belonged. If the rocket scientists who made him a Four couldn’t see his Russell-like sideline-to-sideline defensive quickness and shot-blocking ability at Kentucky, they shouldn’t be working in the NBA. Throw in his Bob McAdoo-like offensive game and it all should have built around him in the middle from the start.

Is Jaylen Brown the only one in the NBA without tattoos? That’s so anti-21st-century for those under 21.

Dreamed I was at a séance the other night and asked the woman running it to reach out in the great beyond to connect with Johnny Most to see what he thinks about some of the less than cordial Bucks during the now completed series. He offered the following.

Eric Bledsoe: a thug who can’t make a shot when it matters. Thon Maker: a promising shot-blocker and cheap shot artist. Giannis Antetokounmpo: gets almost every call and whines in the rare event he doesn’t.

I’ll throw in: While immensely talented, the Freak walks constantly and illegally moves into defenders every time he sets a pick, which, if the officials don’t know, is supposed to be a foul.

After seeing what he did with Cleveland on the ropes in Game 4 and Game 7 vs. Indiana are you still betting against LeBron taking them to the Finals?

Finally, having won 20 of 21 coming in the 76’ers are favored over the C’s. But, while I’m sure I’m gonna sports hate Joel Embiid before it’s over, welcome back Philly. The national media waxes on about L.A.-Boston during the Bird/Magic era, but locals back in the day thought Philly was a more hated rival till about 1985. It was easy to hate Kareem and Byron Scott, but the seven-game Eastern Conference finals of 1981 was the pinnacle.

Now the great rivalry is back for the foreseeable future.

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The Big Story: The Babe Ruth lifetime achievement award goes to Candia pitcher/ slugger Sarah Lavallee, who set an SNHU career mark for most homers in school history last week. It came on the Manchester Central alum’s 11th homer of 2018 in a 9-0 win over Assumption to give her 36 lifetime bombs.

Sports 101: On this day in 1991 Bruins all-timer Cam Neely is hit with the famous cheap shot that permanently altered the trajectory of his Hall of Fame career. Name the goon who did it.

For the Record: The Saint Anselm women’s softball team set an all-time school record 34 wins to go against 9 losses and a tie. It came amid an 11-game winning streak that included 6-2 and 4-2 wins over Assumption and Stonehill last week.

Identical Twins Award: To the Derryfield duo of Emmah Nolan and Anna Welch, who each were an identical 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs in the Cougars’ 9-6 win over (the) Nute (Gingriches).

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2 – hits allowed by Olivia Baldyga as she struck out 12 while throwing doughnuts at Bow in a 12-0 Goffstown win.

4 – hits by Concord’s Kurtis Stadnicki, which included a solo bomb, in a 15-5 thumping of Merrimack when Zach Miles and Alex Buteau each knocked in three RBIs. 9 – goals scored by Connor Glosner in leading Derryfield to 14-7 and 16-1 wins over John Stark and

really look like a no-no (Nanette), but that’s what Goffstown’s Connor Hujsak threw while striking out 11 Plymouth hitters in a 4-2 no-hitter to keep G-town undefeated at 4-0.

Sports 101 Answer: The cheap shot on Cam Neely came from sinister Pittsburgh Penguin goon Ulf Samuelsson during the 1991 playoffs. The devastating blow held Neely to just 22 games the next two seasons and 162 overall before he retired five years later.

On This Date - May 3 in 1936: In a career ending in Cooperstown, Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut with a three-hit day in a 14-5 Yankees win over the St. Louis Browns. He follows with another three-hit day in an 8-2 over the Browns in Game 2 and two more in a 14-3 Game 3 over Detroit. After that it was 1941’s famed 56-game hitting streak, two titles each for batting (’39 and ’40), home runs (’37 and ’48), RBI (’41 and ’48), a lifetime .325 average, three MVP awards (’39, ’41 and ’47) and the 1955 Hall induction.

Keene as they moved to 7-0 in NHIAA lacrosse play.

8 – straight wins to start 2018 for the Pinkerton lax team after 19-4 and 14-2 wins over Keene and Londonderry when Caroline Daizel (5) and Kiley Davis (3) combined for eight goals in the former, while Davis (5) and Meghan Michaud (4) had nine combined in the latter.

11 – strikeouts in a sixinning effort by Taylor French as he got the win for Goffstown in a 5-3 over Oyster River.

16 – hits and runs scored

by Pinkerton Academy in a 16-1 softball win over Manchester Central when the Hannahs Frazier and Sundberg led the offense with three hits each.

51 – gigantic number of saves made by Charles Williams as the Manchester Monarchs remained undefeated in the playoffs by surviving being outshot 54-28 in a 5-3 win over Adirondack in the opening game of Round II of the ECHL playoffs.

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Sports Glossary

No, No, Nanette: Broadway smash hit that legend says was funded by selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees by Red Sox owner and No, No, producer Harry Frazee.

Johnny Most: One-of-a-kind “Havlicek Stole the Ball”-screeching Celtics broadcaster. Perched high above courtside he never saw a play he couldn’t slant in the Cs direction. Especially when it came to opposing enemies like the physical 76ers duo of Jeff Ruland and Ricky Mahorn, dubbed McFilthy and McNasty, and don’t bring up Ralph Sampson, who was called “a gutless …” after the 7’4” center’s fistfight with six-footer Jerry Schiting during the ’86 Final.

Havlicek Stole the Ball: With all due respect to the great Hondo, Johnny Most called it incorrectly. The tape shows Havlicek deflecting, not catching, Hal Greer’s in-bounds pass to Chet the Jet Walker and Sam Jones then coming up with the loose ball to run out the clock — meaning Sam actually stole it.

Hal Greer: All-time 76ers guard and NBA Famer who died last week, most noted for taking a jumper on his foul shots.

Bob McAdoo: Gazelle-like big who could run the floor like a guard during his heyday with the Buffalo Braves and later off the bench in L.A. Not so much in the middle during stops in New York, Boston and Detroit. But in Buffalo he averaged over 30 points and 14 rebounds per while winning three straight scoring titles in the ’70s, when his battles with Dave Cowens were the greatest.

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By Matt Ingersoll

mingersoll@hippopress.com

What better way to finish off a meal of tacos than with a churro? The versatile treat with Latin American roots is on the menus of Mexican restaurants across southern New Hampshire. Local chefs and restaurant managers talk about the origin of the sweet pastry and how it might be presented differently depending on where you go.

What’s in a churro?

Christopher Boulanger, a manager at Lorena’s Cantina in Manchester and El Colima Mexican Restaurant in Nashua, described a churro as a cross between fried dough and a cruller doughnut.

“It’s essentially a pastry that’s extruded, and then it’s deep fried and rolled in cinnamon and sugar,” he said.

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ros include flour, water, salt and sometimes milk and eggs to make the dough.

Shawn Barton, director of culinary for Margaritas Mexican Restaurant (which has several locations in New Hampshire including Concord, Dover, Exeter, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth and Salem), said churros are often made with a pastry tip you would use to ice cakes with.

Boulanger said churros can come in a variety of sizes and with all kinds of dipping sauces. At both Lorena’s and El Colima, for example, churros come in five per order at about six to eight inches long, with two sides of raspberry and caramel.

Spanish origins

The actual origin of churros is unclear, but they are widely believed to have come from Spain before becoming popularized in Mexico and other Latin American nations, according to Gregg Sessler, chef

and co-owner of Cava Tapas & Wine Bar in Portsmouth. A frequent traveler to Spain, Sessler worked under numerous Spanish chefs before opening Cava in 2008, which focuses on Spanish and Mediterranean small-plate dining.

“Traditionally, churros are served as a sweet pastry around breakfast time,” Sessler said. “It’s fairly common just to walk

into any cafe throughout central Spain and see them stacked in a display case, and you can … order a churro and sit down with a cup of coffee that goes with it. You’ll see them both either plain or rolled in cinnamon and sugar. … The other thing is that they’re not served hot in Spain, but at room temperature.”

Boulanger said churros were like-

More Mexican cuisine For more local Mexican options — and some unique tacos you aren’t going to find anywhere else — be sure to check out the eighth annual Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge along Elm Street in Manchester on Thursday, May 3, from 4 to 9 p.m. Elm from Bridge to Merrimack streets will be closed to traffic during this time, giving taco lovers the opportunity to sample as many $2 tacos as they want — no admission charge! Tacos include everything from traditional beef,

chicken and carnitas options to more innovative creations like dessert tacos. Check out the latest taco vendor map on pages 36 and 37 of this issue, which lists every participating restaurant, a taco description and the charity organization they are competing for.

For more information, you can also read the story on page 44 of the April 26 edition of the Hippo; access it online by visiting hippopress.com, clicking “Past Issues” and then “Taco takeover.”

Have it your way

According to Hernandez, dipping sauces served with churros on the side are much more standard in the United States than in Mexico — and in New Hampshire, there are all kinds of options.

“There really is no traditional topping for churros,” Boulanger said. “They are often treated like as if you were ordering ice cream, and you get what toppings you want, like hot fudge, hot caramel or whatever the case is.”

An optional feature available at La Herradura is a scoop of vanilla ice cream to go with your four churros per order. Oth-

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Churro recipe Courtesy of Chef Gregg Sessler of Cava Tapas & Wine Bar 1½ cups water ½ cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1½ tablespoons sugar 1½ cups all-purpose flour ½ tablespoon kosher salt ⅛ teaspoon baking powder 3 eggs In a five-quart sauce pot, add water, butter, sugar and vanilla and bring to a simmer.

Sift the flour and mix in the salt and baking powder. Bring the liquid to simmer and mix in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon to form a dough. Mix until a ball forms and a small film covers the bottom of the pot. Transfer the hot dough to a stand mixer. In the stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add the dough and mix on low speed for one and a half minutes to release steam. Continue to mix while adding one egg at a time to the dough until it’s incorporated. Divide into two plastic pastry bags. Pipe the dough with a star pastry tip into 350-degree fry oil. Cook for six to eight minutes until golden brown. Roll the hot churro in a mixture of cinnamon and granulated sugar to coat.

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When it comes to making them on your own (see recipe in box), Barton said the sizes of the churros and how much dough can vary depending on your personal preference.

“You can easily make them as long as you want or have the dough as thick or as thin as you want, so it allows people to be creative,” he said.

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ly brought over to Mexico by Spanish colonists, due to the trade popularity of cinnamon and sugar at the time.

“Cinnamon was being traded from Asia, where it was originally grown, to Spain, and Mexico was used as kind of a trade port between the Pacific and the Atlantic [oceans],” he said.

It was in Mexico that churros gained popularity as desserts. Sugei Hernandez is the owner of La Herradura Mexican Restaurant in Derry, which opened April 9 and is one of the newest places in the Granite State where you can find fresh churros.

Hernandez said churros have become so popular throughout Latin America that they even have full-scale eateries dedicated to them. They’re known as churrerias, or “churro shops,” where you can order the treat and oftentimes a cup of hot chocolate to go with it.

“You really have to go to these kinds of places with an empty stomach,” Hernandez said. “In Mexico, you’ll find churros in all kinds of sizes and shapes. They can be really big, or really long, or curly.”

Churros with fillings are also more common in Mexican communities.

“Oftentimes in Mexico, you’ll find that churros will be injected with chocolate or cream or fruit fillings, or they’re left plain,” Boulanger said.

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Cava Tapas & Wine Bar (10 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth, 319-1575, cavatapasandwinebar.com) offers four homemade churros per order – known on the menu as “Kristin’s Famous Churros,” named after chef Gregg Sessler’s wife – that are served with a spiced hot chocolate dipping sauce.

El Colima Mexican Restaurant (116 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 889-8226, elcolima.com) offers six- to eight-inch churros as a dessert item topped with cinnamon and sugar and served with two sides of dipping sauces that include raspberry and caramel.

El Rincon Zacatecano Taqueria (10 Lake Ave., Manchester, 232-4530, elrinconzt.com) has churros on its dessert menu with cinnamon, sugar and honey or chocolate syrup as topping options.

El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant (22 Loudon Road, Concord, 224-9600, el-rodeonh.com) has churros on its dessert menu with cinnamon, sugar and honey.

El Tapatio (707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 262-5801, nheltapatio.com) has churros on its dessert menu topped with cinnamon and sugar.

La Carreta Mexican Restaurant (139 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 8910055; 545 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 628-6899; 1875 S. Willow St., Manchester, 623-7705; 35 Manchester Road, Derry, 421-0091; 44 Nashua Road, Londonderry, 965-3477; lacarettamex.com) offers churros on its dessert menus. At the Manchester restaurant on Hooksett Road, you get two per order with chocolate sauce drizzled on top and whipped cream on both sides. At the other restaurants, you get three per order topped with cinnamon, sugar and honey.

La Fiesta Mexico Restaurante & Cantina (300 S. Willow St., Manchester, 518-5830, lafiestamexico.com) has churros on its dessert menu with cinnamon, sugar and honey.

La Herradura Mexican Restaurant (158 Rockingham Road, No. 5, Derry, 216-1259,

find them on Facebook) is a new Mexican restaurant that opened on April 9. La Herradura makes its churros from scratch with cinnamon, sugar, honey and an optional scoop of vanilla ice cream. You get four per order.

Lorena’s Cantina (860 Elm St., Manchester, 935-9285, lorenascantina.com) offers six- to eight-inch churros as a dessert item topped with cinnamon and sugar and served with two sides of dipping sauces that include raspberry and caramel.

Margaritas Mexican Restaurant (1 Bicentennial Drive, Concord, 224-2821; 1037 Elm St., Manchester, 647-7717; 1 Nashua Drive, Nashua, 883-0996; 1 Keewaydin Drive, Salem, 893-0110; 23 Members Way, Dover, 743-6363; 93 Portsmouth Ave., Exeter, 772-2274; 775 Route 1, Portsmouth, 431-5828; margs.com) serves churros on its dessert menu at all of its locations, according to director of culinary Shawn Barton. You get six miniature churros per order, topped with cinnamon and sugar and the option of chocolate sauce or honey for dipping on the side.

Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Restaurant (791 Second St., Manchester, 782-8762, vallartamexicannh.com) has churros on its dessert menu with cinnamon, sugar and honey.

Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant (865 Second St., Manchester, 935-9182, vallartamexicannh.com) has churros on its dessert menu with cinnamon, sugar and honey.

Shorty’s Mexican Roadhouse (1050 Bicentennial Drive, Manchester, 625-1730; 48 Gusabel Ave., Nashua, 882-4070; shortysmex.com) offers six stacked churros per order on its dessert menu that are served with a homemade hot fudge dipping sauce and topped with whipped cream.

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For the first time in the event’s history, this year a section of Elm Street in the heart of downtown will be closed for the event. Get more details at hippodemayo.com, in last week’s story (go to hippopress.com and click on past issues; the story is on page 44 of the April 26 issue) and from the map with a list of who will be serving which tacos on page 36.

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And there’s more “de mayo” fun. Families in Transition will hold its annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. At Southern New Hampshire University (2500 N. River Road in Manchester). Tickets cost $50 ($75 for VIP tickets).

See fitnh.org/cinco. On Saturday, the actual 5th of May, Marguerite’s Place will hold a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta from 6 to 10 p.m at the Nashua Country Club (35 Fairway St. in Nashua). Tickets cost $60 per person. See margueritesplace. org or call 598-1582.

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If the return of birds and their tweets has you wanting to know more about our avian neighbors, head to Beaver Brook Nature Center (117 Ridge Road in Hollis; beaverbrook.org, 465-7787) tonight for a two-part “Intro to Birdwatching” class. Tonight, learn about the birds of New England and bird-watching techniques. Return tomorrow, Saturday, May 5, for some bird-watching at Brown Lane Barn from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The cost is $60. Call or go online to register.

Eat: Farmers market goodies The Concord Farmers Market, that purveyor of cookies, donuts, cheese, bread, local wine and coffee (and, sure, fresh produce and healthy stuff like that), returns for the season on Saturday, May 5, from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Capitol Street next to the Statehouse.

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The pop-rock band Beneath the Sheets will play The Peddler’s Daughter (48 Main St. in Nashua; thepeddlersdaughter.com, 821-7535) tonight starting at 9:30 p.m. Find more live music at area bars and restaurants in our weekly Music This Week listings, which start on page 62.

Drink: Tea with mom It’s a Mother/Daughter/Friendship Afternoon tea on Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Cozy Tea Cart Shoppe and Cafe (104 Route 13 in Brookline; thecozyteacart. com, 249-9111). Dine on a special menu of pastries, sandwiches and other treats while enjoying tea. The cost is $34.95 per person and reservations are required. The menu accommodates all ages, according to the website.

Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road in Canterbury; shakers.org) opens for the season with its annual opening day festivities including a parade of cows. Heifers from a local farm will parade to the fields at the village, starting around 11 a.m. The day will also include maypole dancing, food, outdoor barn dancing, making head wreaths and May baskets and more.

The celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free.

Guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Costs $10 per person.

Be Merry: With the songs of Mamma Mia! Get ready for this summer’s movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! by catching the Palace Theatre’s (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) production of the original Mamma Mia!. In its final weekend, the musical featuring the songs of ABBA runs Friday, May 4, at 7:30; Saturday, May 5, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. Find about more about the Palace’s staging of this play in our story in the April 12 issue. Go to hippopress.com and click on past issues; the story is on page 31.

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By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

The Nu Muse Festival, a day-long celebration of experimental music and art, returns to downtown Nashua for its second year on Saturday, May 5. It features more than 40 musical acts across seven venues as well as Art Olympics, the unveiling of the Nashua street pianos, an arts market, street performers and interactive demonstrations, food trucks and a Gallery Pop Up. The name of the festival was inspired by “nu” as a term used to describe musical genres that fuse elements of multiple different genres.

“We wanted to focus on music and art that’s a little outside-the-box and would cater to a wide audience,” said Paul Shea, executive director of Great American Downtown, the Nashua community organization hosting the festival. “The goal is to inspire those in attendance.”

The main stage, located on Main Street between Temple and Pearl Streets, will feature eight regional and nationally touring acts, including And The Kids, House of Waters, Ava Luna, The Go Rounds, Soulsha, Mammal Dip, People Like You, and Slam Kitchen.

“Part of the objective for the main stage was to find bands that don’t fit perfectly into a specific genre, that try to push the boundaries of musical performance,” Shea said. “Some bands could be described as avant-garde. Some have stylings of progressive rock, funk, electronica. It’s a really eclectic array.”

New this year, the main stage will include a beer garden hosted by downtown restau-

Nu Muse Festival. Photo by Deb Venuti.

rant and microbrewery Martha’s Exchange.

The six smaller stages located throughout downtown will feature local acts ranging in genre, from R&B and hip-hop to rock and blues.

This year’s Nashua street pianos will be unveiled at 11 a.m., ready to play, with several planned performances by local music students. There are three pianos: one designed by Nashua arts organization Positive Street Art; one by artist Karen Elizabeth Wolfe that pays tribute to Amber Lee Carroll, a young woman who died of a fatal epileptic seizure; and one by artist Lauren Mae with a unicorn theme. They will be set up along Main Street through September.

Also at 11 a.m., local nonprofit Beauty Beyond Borders will host its Art Olympics, an obstacle course-style race that invites

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participants to create and perform their way through a series of artistic challenges.

“People will get into everything from sculpture to painting to singing, and they can win some great prizes,” Shea said.

The race is open to individuals and teams of up to six people. Unique and artistic attire is encouraged, and there will be face painting at the starting line on Walnut Street starting at 10:30 a.m.

In the mainstage area, there will be an arts market with more than 30 artists selling wood etchings, paintings, jewelry and other handmade items.

Live art demonstrations will include the painting of a temporary mural by artist Eric Escobar at the intersection of Factory and Main streets, and the kickoff to Positive Street Art’s Our City Live Art Battle, a series of competitions in which artists are

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given a blank canvas and a set amount of time to create a work of art in front of a live audience. Finalists will go on to compete in the championship battle at Positive Street Art’s Downtown Arts Festival in September.

Lastly, there will be a Gallery Pop Up at 201 Main St., in the space that is Nashua’s future performing arts center, featuring more than 200 oil and acrylic paintings by local artist Timothy Michael Foley on display and for sale.

“His paintings range from various kinds of landscapes to impressionist and more abstract subjects,” Shea said.

Attendees can share their festival experience with a series of augmented reality photo and video filters on Snapchat. The filters will allow the user to apply some of Foley’s paintings as if they were face paint, and pose with the mascot character for this year’s festival, a muse playing a guitar.

“We thought it would be interesting to see what we could do with those [filters],” Shea said. “It’s kind of in line with the experimental and artistic nature of the event.”

Nu Muse Festival Where: Downtown Nashua When: Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cost: Free admission. The mainstage area is ticketed due to space limitations.

Tickets are available on eventbrite.com (search “2nd Annual Nu Muse Festival”).

More info: downtownnashua.org/ numuse.

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Art Events • 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 New London ., Visit centerfortheartsnh.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.

• SEEDS OF HOPE FASHION SHOW Show highlights outfits and designs from unique Southern New Hampshire clothiers. Fri., May 4, 7 p.m. Manchester Downtown Hotel, 700 Elm St. , Manchester. $50. Visit seedsofhopefashion.org.

• ART IN ACTION Artists will demonstrate 2-dimensional fine art in a “working studio” envi-

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ronment. 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.

• 2018 SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM 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. May 10 through June 3. MakeIt Labs, 25 Crown St., Nashua. Visit nashuasculpturesymposium.org.

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 special-

ties, 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.

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.

In the Galleries • “VIEWS OF WONDER”

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NH art world news

• Artists at work: The Londonderry Arts Council hosts its 14th annual Art in Action weekend at Mack’s Apple Farm and Market (230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry) on Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Watch as artists demonstrate how they create 2-dimensional fine art in a working studio environment.

The event is free and open to the public.

Visit londonderryartscouncil.org or email info@londonderryartscouncil.org.

• Sell your art: Amherst artist Dick Fischer will present “So, You Want to Sell Your Artwork?” at Creative Ventures (411 Nashua St., Milford) on Friday, May 4, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., as part of the gallery’s First Friday series. He will offer tips for artists about how to locate and apply to art shows, how to set up an art display and how to converse with buyers, and he will discuss the differences between juried and non-juried shows and more. The event is free and open to all, and light refreshments will be served. Fischer’s work will be on display at the gallery during the month of May. Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500.

• Three days of printmaking: The Andres Institute of Art (106 Route 13, Brookline) hosts the New Hampshire Printmakers Show from Friday, May 4, through Sunday, May 6, with an opening reception on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Ten printmaking artists will be featured. Additionally, on Saturday and Sunday, there will be three printmaking workshops: In “Andikra Textile Printing,” use pre-made stamps with

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.

• “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

Dick Fischer art. Courtesy photo.

African symbols to print a banner; in “Styrofoam Printing,” use simple materials to create contemporary works on paper; and in “Foil Monoprints,” use easily found materials to create beautiful designs in either color or black-and-white. Saturday workshop times are 11 a.m., for “Andikra Textile Printing” or “Styrofoam Printing,” and 2 p.m., for “Styrofoam Printing” or “Foil Monoprints.” On Sunday, all three workshops will be offered at 1 and 3 p.m.

Register online. Call 673-8441 or visit andresinstitute.org.

• Exhibit at the library: The Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) is looking for artists to exhibit in its Image Gallery between July 1 and June 30. Each exhibit will run for one month. Artists must be based in the greater Nashua area and will be selected on a competitive basis by library staff. Painting, drawing, pastel and other media will be considered. All artwork must be professionally framed, wired for hanging and, if possible, protected by glass or Plexiglas. Fill out the application online at tinyurl.com/exhibitform2018 by Thursday, May 10. Direct questions to Rachel Gualco at rachel.gualco@nashualibrary.org or 589-4633.

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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. River Road, Manchester. Call 629-4622 or visit snhu.edu.

• “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

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Notes from the theater scene

• A different kind of Shakespeare: The Community Players of Concord present Shakespeare in Hollywood at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord) on Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. The comedy, written by Ken Ludwig, centers on two fairies from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oberon and Puck, who magically come to life and wander onto the Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s 1934 film adaption of the play. By a humorous twist of fate, the two are mistaken as substitute actors and are cast to play themselves. Tickets cost $18 to $20. Visit communityplayersofconcord.org or call 344-4747.

• Brass for all ages: Symphony NH hosts a “Pizza and Pistons” show on Sunday, May 6, at 4 p.m., at First Church Nashua (1 Concord St., Nashua). A brass quintet of Symphony NH musicians led by principal trumpet player Richard Watson will perform brass music spanning four centuries that caters to younger audience members.

Works by Bach, Gabrielli, Joplin, John Williams and others will be featured. The show will be followed by a pizza supper for all attendees. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for students under age 21. Purchase at the door or over the phone.

Visit symphonynh.org or call 882-4861.

• High school rockers: The Manchester Memorial High School Drama Team will perform Rock of Ages High School Version

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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.

• “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

The Community Players of Concord present Shakespeare in Hollywood. Courtesy photo.

at the school (1 Crusader Way, Manchester) Thursday, May 10, through Saturday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. The musical homage to ’80s glam rock features 28 classic hits by Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison and other music icons. It tells the story of a “small town girl” named Sherrie and a “city boy from South Detroit” named Drew who go looking for fame and fortune in Hollywood but end up finding love. Tickets cost $5 for high school students, $3 for middle school students and $8 for adults. Email rnice@mansd.org.

• Short comedies: Rye playwright G. Matthew Gaskell’s newest production 8 By Eight is at the Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) now through May 13.

This The Muppets-style show features eight short comedic plays performed by eight actors, including Gaskell himself. They center on a variety of subjects and characters like truckers, aliens, gangsters, time travel, a “real housewives” radio show and more. Tickets cost $17 for adults, $14 for students, and $12 for seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com or call 715-2315.

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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.

• “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 Pol-

lock, 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.

• “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.

The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its 20th Anniversary Spring Concert Series, “Celebrating 20 Years: A Generation of Music,” with performances on Saturday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at First Baptist Church (121 Manchester St., Nashua); Sunday, May 6, at 4 p.m., at the Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester); Saturday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m., at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord); and Sunday, May 20, at 4 p.m., at South Church (292 State St., Portsmouth). The concerts will feature all-time favorite songs that the chorus has performed over the years, as well as special guests including Women Singing Out and the Unitarian Universalist Church Choir on May 6, the Unitarian Universalist Church Choir on May 19, and the Maine Gay Men’s Chorus on May 20.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors age 65 and over and veterans, and free for children age 12 and under. Purchase online or at the door. Call 263-4333 or visit nhgmc.com.

• “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.

• MARGARET FEMIA Artist uses graphite pencils to draw people she sees in everyday life.

On view through May. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

• JURIED EXHIBIT The Nashua Area Artists Association presents. On view May 3 through June 23. ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua.

Visit NashuaAreaAreaArtistsAssoc.org.

• “BEAUTIFUL MESS” Solo exhibition by Sarah Meyers 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.

• CALL FOR ARTISTS Artists are invited to apply for the opportunity to exhibit in the library’s image gallery between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.

Each exhibit runs for one month.

Artists should be based in the greater Nashua area. Applications are due May 10. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary.org.

• “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.

Submission deadline is June 15.

Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St. , Manchester.

Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com/call-for-entries.

• 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 • JURIED EXHIBIT RECEPTION The Nashua Area Artists Association presents. Sat., May

5, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ArtHub Gallery, 30 Temple St., Nashua.

Visit NashuaAreaAreaArtistsAssoc.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.

• 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.

• 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

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More than 125 local crafters and artisans will gather at the Hampshire Dome (34 Emerson Road, Milford) for the Great New England Spring Craft & Artisan Show, to be held on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors will be showcasing their products, which will include jewelry, pottery, fabrics, scarves, cards and more, and the show will also feature live music, raffles, demonstrations and fun gift ideas for mom this Mother’s Day. The cost is $5 at the door. Visit hampshiredome.com or call 321-9794 for more details. 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.

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Theater Productions • 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Visit playersring.org.

• ROCK OF AGES HIGH SCHOOL VERSION Manchester Memorial High School Theatre presents. May 10 through May 12. Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester. $5 for high school

students, $3 for middle school students and $8 for adults. Email rnice@mansd.org.

• 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.

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

Visit peacockplayers.org.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 AMAZING 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.

Classical Music Events • GRANITE STATE RINGERS Handbell choir concerts. Sat., May 5, 7 p.m., in Danbury; and Sun., May 6, 3 p.m., in Bow. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 335 Smyth Road, Manchester. Milford United Methodist Church, 327 N. River Road, Milford. Blazing Star Grange, 15 North Road, Danbury.

Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Visit granitestateringers.org.

• PIZZA AND PISTONS Symphony NH Brass Quintet, featuring Richard Watson, principal trumpet of Symphony NH, presents works by Bach, Gabrielli, Joplin, John Williams, and others. Sun., May 6, 4 p.m. The First Church, 1 Concord St., Nashua. $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $5 for students under age 21. Visit first–music.org.

• MOTHERS DAY AND CAREGIVERS CONCERT The Elliot Hospital Associates Voluntaires perform. Fri., May 11, 2 p.m. Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. $5 donation. Call 668-2045.

• HAYDN’S “THE SEASONS” The Manchester Choral Society presents. Fri., May 11, 7 p.m., and Sun., May 13, 3 p.m. Ste. Marie Parish, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. $25, $15 for mothers.

Visit mcsnh.org.

• “THE VOYAGER: SONGS OF JOURNEYS NEAR AND FAR” Souhegan Valley Chorus presents its spring concert with special guest Brielle Letendre.

Sat., May 12, 7 p.m. Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, free for ages 12 and under.

Visit souheganvalleychorus.org.

• FAMILY CONCERT BROADWAY AND MOVIE HITS Symphony NH presents, with guest conductor Scott Parkman, featuring the Peacock Players. Sat., May 26, 2 p.m. Court Street Theatre, 14 Court St. , Nashua. Youth tickets are $8 and adult tickets are $20. Visit symphonynh.org or call 595-9156.

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AerospaceFest celebrates astronomy and STEM

By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

Bring the family for a day of science and engineering fun at AerospaceFest, happening Saturday, May 5, at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord.

Originally called Astronomy Day, the 26th annual event has evolved into a celebration of all things STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), with activities and presentations related to astronomy, natural science, meteorology, aeronautics and more.

“Our mission at the Discovery Center focuses on astronomy and space science, but this is a day to explore and celebrate all areas of STEM, and to bring those other kinds of science into the Discovery Center in a way that we don’t normally get to do,” director of education Sarah Hoffschwelle said. “People will be able to interact with a variety of science subjects in a fun way.”

This year’s special guest will be New Hampshire astronaut Dr. Jay C. Buckey Jr. Buckey is a neurologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and a professor of medicine, science and engineering at Dartmouth College. In 1998, he was selected

by NASA to go aboard the Neurolab Mission STS-90 as a payload specialist. The mission was to study the physiological and psychological effects felt by humans during extended periods in microgravity. Buckey has continued to do critical research on the topic and is regarded as a known expert.

At the festival, he will give a keynote presentation, after which attendees will have a chance to meet him, ask questions and grab a copy of his featured book.

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Children & Teens Art classes & programs • KIDS AFTER SCHOOL CLAY CLASSES All classes will work with clay, but students over 10 years old will focus on wheel work/ pottery and younger kids ages 7 to 9 will be sculpting by hand. The themes for students ages 7 to 9 are “Monsters & Myth” and “Under the Sea.” Monday, through Friday, 4 to 5:15 p.m., from May 21 to June 22. Studio 550 Community Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester. $75 per person; includes all materials and instruction for the full 5 weeks. Visit 550arts.com or call 232-5597.

AerospaceFest. Courtesy photo.

“He’ll talk about his time living and working in space and how his research will contribute to humanity’s future in space,” Hoffschwelle said. “We’re excited to give people a chance to learn from a real astronaut and to interact with him.”

Buckey will also present the Alex Higgins Memorial Space Camp Awards, scholarships awarded to three New Hampshire kids that cover the tuition costs for them to attend Space Camp in Alabama, where they will do simulated astronaut training.

The Discovery Center will show a few different planetarium shows throughout the day, including the premiere of its newest show, From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA.

“It really delves into NASA’s more famous projects, looking at how curiosity and engineering have helped them solve some of their greatest problems and helped them learn about the universe and the world,” Hoffschwelle said. “It really goes with that [festival] theme of celebrating STEM.” There will be a number of STEM activity stations throughout the Discovery Center hosted by various organizations. Raytheon will have engineering experiments; Squam Lakes Natural Science Center will have live nature specimens on display; the Plymouth State University Meteorology Department will give a demonstration and talk about weather balloons and how they are used to study Earth and what they can

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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.

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 Children events • 5TH ANNUAL TOSHOCON: Dr. Jay C. Buckley, Jr. Sat., May A FANDOM CONVENTION 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. McAuHIPPO | MAY 3 - 9, 2018 | PAGE 26

liffe-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.

Clubs Garden • CREATING A POLLINATOR HABITAT This program will be presented by New Hampshire Master Gardener and Natural Resource Steward Donna Miller of Petals in the Pines in Canterbury. Mon., May 7, 6:30 p.m.

Sandown Recreation Center, 25 Pheasant Run Drive, Sandown.

Free and open to the public. Visit sandowngardenclub.org.

• MILFORD GARDEN CLUB MAY MEETING Rachel Maccinni from the UNH Cooperative Extension will be speaking on methods for identifying insects/ arthropods and safe controls and treatments. Mon., May 14, 10:30 a.m. First Congregational Parish House, 10 Union St., Milford.

Free. Visit milfordnhgardenclub. org.

• CANDIA GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE There will be a large selection of annuals, vegetables, herbs and hanging baskets, as well as many hardy perennials dug from members’ gardens. A raffle table will be available with many garden and non-garden related items. Proceeds from the sale support the club’s various projects and beau-

tell us about the weather on other planets; Project Management Inc. NH Chapter will have an activity for kids to create a detailed plan for colonizing Mars; The NH Astronomical Society will be outside on the lawn with telescopes observing the sun and Concord skyline and looking for sunspots and solar flares (weather permitting); the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will have aviation simulators and a paper airplane activity; and engineers from Southern New Hampshire University’s new College of Engineering, Technology and Aeronautics will be onsite answering questions.

Additionally, there will be two special presentations: a live show by Mad Science about the principles of aerodynamics, and a virtual Q&A session via video conference call with observers from the Mount Washington Observatory. A local artist will also be there, showing and demonstrating his solar system artwork.

“Our goal is to show people, especially people who think science isn’t for them, that science is integral to everyday life, and that it can be a lot of fun,” Hoffschwelle said.

AerospaceFest Where: McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive, Concord When: Saturday, May 5, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: $15 for adults, $13 for students and seniors, $10 for children ages 3 through 12, and free for children ages 2 and under.

More info: Call 271-7827 or visit starhop.com.

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tification and education endeavors in Candia. Sat., May 19, 9 a.m. to noon. Masonic Hall, 12 South Road, Candia. Free admission. Email akhmun@gmail. com.

• NASHUA GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE Sat., May 19, 8 a.m. to noon. Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott St., Nashua.

Free admission. Visit nashuagardenclub.com.

Continuing Education Certificate/degrees • PLANNING FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL Participants in this workshop will get a chance to learn more about extended learning opportunities and competency based learning, and their roles in preparing

for life after high school. Sat., May 5, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst St., Nashua. Free. Visit bit.ly/planningforlife or call 2247005.

Crafts Fairs • 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.

Free. Visit nhfestivals.org or call 692-5869.

SEE CATS!

Join the Seacoast Cat Club for its 40th annual Cat Show on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Douglas N. Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road, Concord). The event features several local vendors and presentations of several cat breeds, plus face-painting, a cat agility ring with obstacles, jumps and tunnels, a “pet me cats” area with owners who will answer various questions about different cat breeds and more. Kids are also invited to participate in the “Kitty/ Kiddie Parade” on Saturday at 1 p.m., during which they can dress up as their favorite cat and walk around the venue. A concession stand offering food and drinks will also be available. The cost to attend the show is $7 for adults and $5 for children, but you can get $1 off if you bring a pet food or a non-perishable food item to donate to the New Hampshire Food Bank. Visit seacoastcatclub.org.

• APPLE COUNTRY CRAFT FAIR Featuring more than 70 juried crafters as well as food provided by the church. Sat., May 19, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 3 Peabody Row, Londonderry. Free.

Visit stpeterslondonderry.org or call 437-8333.

One-time jewelry-making workshops • DICHROIC GLASS PENDANT WORKSHOP In this 2-day class, participants will be using Bullseye glass to create several glass pendants. Sat., May 5, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and Sun., May 6, 1 to 4 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Meredith Gallery, 279 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith. $115; includes all glass materials and several silver chains. Visit meredith.nhcrafts. org or call 279-7920.

• EARRING MAKING WORKSHOP Tools, techniques and guidance will be provided to create 2 to 3 pairs of earrings in this introductory jewelry class. Sat., May 12, 2 to 4 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $23 tuition, plus a $20 to $25 materials fee.

Visit nhcrafts.org or call 5958233.

• INTRODUCTION TO METAL CLAY This introductory class is for people who are not familiar with metal clay.

Metal clay consists of microscopic particles of silver, gold, copper and base metals combined with an organic binder.

It can be worked with carving tools, molds, shapes and textures. Participants will have their choice of creating pendants, charms or earrings. Sat., May 19, 10:30 a.m. to 3 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 • 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.

• NEW ENGLAND QUILTS & THE STORIES THEY TELL Learn about antique quilts and quilting, courtesy of presenter Pam Weeks. Sun., May 20, 2 p.m. Deerfield Town Hall, 8 Raymond Road, Deerfield. Free.

Visit nhhumanities.org.

Dance Other dance events • FIRST SATURDAY CONTRA DANCE Presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society and featuring Dereck Kalish calling with the band InTentCity. Sat., May 5, 8 p.m. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St., Peterborough. $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.

Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 762-0235.

• 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.

• ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE Presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society with the theme “Dance Around Monadnock.” Beginners and singles are welcome and all dances are taught throughout the session. Sun., May 20, 2 to 5 p.m. Nelson Town Hall, 7 Nelson Common Road, Nelson. $10 admission. Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 876-4211.

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.

• DANDELION FESTIVAL Celebrate the dandelion plant, explore the health benefits through exhibits and sampling bitters, cordials, wine, root beer and tea. Understand honey bee

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Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, May 5, is not just for serious long-time comics readers. The issues created for the day include comic books for new fans or casual comic readers — as well as comic books that are all-ages-friendly. Area comic book stores participating in the day include Double Midnight Comics in Manchester and Concord; Neonbomb in Manchester; Merrymac Games and Comics in Merrimack; Midgard Comics and Games in Derry; Collectibles Unlimited in Concord; Pop Culture Cards, Comics and Collectibles in Raymond; The Comic Store in Nashua, Jetpack Comics in Rochester and Newbury Comics throughout the area. Find out more details about local celebrations and how your kids can get involved in our story that starts on page 50.

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The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.org, 742-2002) will hold its annual 5K Road Race and Kidventure Course on Saturday, May 5, from 9 to 11 a.m. The race includes a Kid-venture Course, which is shorter (and sillier, according to a press release). Registration for the 5K costs $22 in advance, $25 on the day; registration for the Kid-venture Course is $8 in advance, $10 on the day.

See the website for details.

Storytime with Llama Llama

Llama Llama of Red Pajama fame is the star of a new book, Llama Llama Loves to Read by Anna Dewdney, which hit shelves on Tuesday, May 1. Area Barnes & Noble bookstores will celebrate this new book with a storytime on Saturday, May 5, at 11 a.m. at stores in Nashua (235 DW Highway; 888-0533), Manchester (1741 S. Willow St.; 668-5557) and Salem (125 S. Broadway; 898-1930). See barnesandnoble.com.

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care and how important the dandelion is to their survival.

Sat., May 19, 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 323-7591.

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Tea with wings

Kimball Jenkins School of Art (266 N. Main St. in Concord; kimballjenkins. com) will hold a Fairy Tea Party on Sunday, May 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. The afternoon includes story time, crafts and treats. Registration is required. Tickets cost $10 per person.

Garden with gnome

Make a gnome to hang out in your family’s garden at the clay garden gnomes family workshop on Saturday, May 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Currier Art Center (180 Pearl St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144). Registration is required and the cost is $25 (for child age 5 and up plus an adult). Projects will be fired and ready for pick-up two weeks later; all supplies are included.

Fun with nature

Families looking to learn more about our feathered friends can sign up for a morning of “Birds and Bagels” on Saturday, May 5, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Massabesic Audubon Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon.org, 668-2045). The cost is $15 per person or $30 per family. Take a walk to see and hear birds and enjoy bagel snacks (which will be provided). Call or go online to register in advance (which is required).

More interested in fins? Head to the Amoskeag Fishways (4 Fletcher St. in Manchester; amoskeagfishways.org, 6263474) for their fish season tours, Saturday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to noon. A $5 donation is encouraged.

Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com, 483-5623) opens for Saturdays and Sundays in May, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come see farm animals, ride a pony, explore wildlife exhibits and more. Admission costs $19 per person. See the website for purchasing information and a zoo map.

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 320-3614.

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It occurred to me as I walked up from my vegetable garden recently with a dozen fat parsnips that gardening has something in common with fishing: you never know if you’re going to come home with something for dinner or not. Those parsnips, which were planted last summer, had spent the winter in the garden. Mice or voles might well have eaten them up — but they didn’t.

Parsnips, carrots and potatoes can spend the winter in the ground without injury, other than the risk of rodent damage. In fact, I leave most of my parsnips in the ground each fall because they taste sweeter in the spring. I mulched them well with straw in the fall.

Once the soil has dropped below 50 degrees some of the carbohydrates turn to sugars. That’s why commercial potato growers store their spuds in temperature-controlled places that are above 50 degrees. McDonald’s and other big buyers of potatoes don’t want potatoes with high sugar content — they burn, or darken, when frying. So they carefully monitor temperatures, ensuing they stay a little above 50 degrees.

It’s not time to plant parsnip seeds yet, but I bought my seeds this week. Parsnip seeds are only good the year you bought them, so if you have leftover seeds from last year, toss them out and buy new seeds.

Parsnip seeds take forever and a day to germinate — I have been known to wait a month to see them appear, even though the seed package might say they’ll start growing in 2 weeks. Wait until the soil warms up well before planting, late May or even early June.

Plant parsnip seeds half an inch deep and an inch apart in rows that are 6 inches apart. In a wide raised bed you can plant multiple short rows across the bed. Then, after your parsnips are a couple of inches tall, thin them to 3 to 4 inches apart. Even though they tend to grow straight down into the soil, they send tiny roots laterally and don’t like to be crowded.

If you are not familiar with parsnips, go to your local food co-op and buy a few and cook them up. After you’ve tasted them, you’ll know if you want to grow them or not. They are related to carrots, but have their own distinct flavor. You can steam or boil them like carrots, and serve with butter and a little hot maple syrup if you like.

Another recipe I like uses potatoes, parsnips and sorrel, an early-season green. Just peel and chop a pound of potatoes and 3/4 pound of parsnips; boil them until soft. Cut up a cup of sorrel and sauté in 2 ounces of butter until soft and mushy. Mash the root crops when cooked, add the sorrel and some heavy cream. Yum!

Rhubarb from April 2017. Photo by Henry Homeyer.

My sorrel is up now, and will be ready to harvest in early May. Sorrel is a great favorite of French cooks who make a soup with it.

Although I grow it, I sometimes forget it’s there and overlook it. It’s a bright leafy green that comes back, year after year. It has a sharp lemony flavor, a bit like wood sorrel.

My problem with it is that when you cook it, it practically disappears. It has little substance. But it’s easy to grow, and adds a unique flavor if added to a salad or even a sandwich. Plants are often sold at garden centers in the herb section.

What else is coming up in the garden? Rhubarb. This sharp-flavored perennial stalk is a favorite of mine. Some varieties have deep red stems, others are green with just a hint of red. All will make you pucker up if you take a bite raw. The leaves contain oxalic acid, and are said to be poisonous.

I love rhubarb pie, strawberry-rhubarb pie, rhubarb sauce and rhubarb tea. You know the pies and sauce, I suppose, but the tea?

It’s easy to make. Chop up a few stems and boil in an equal quantity of water. Once it gets mushy you can strain it and add more water and some sugar until you have a nice drink. I just use a little sugar – I like the tea plenty tart.

I like to use red stems for the tea, as it looks so nice in a glass or cup. I drink it cold, too.

Chives are another perennial vegetable or herb. Mine are just up now and a couple of inches tall, despite the snow nearby in the same bed. This tasty fellow is best known as a garnish for baked potatoes, along with sour cream. It is one of the few things that will winter over easily in a pot on the kitchen window sill. But look for yours now, when there is little fresh in the garden to harvest.

I also grow garlic chives, but mine aren’t up yet. Garlic chives are bigger than chives and the flavor is bolder. I like them for their fuzzy white flowers that appear in early summer. The leaves are not hollow like chives, but flat. They are commonly used in Asian cooking. They’ll be along shortly.

I wish I had more perennial vegetables.

Wouldn’t it be great if our tomatoes and squash came back year after year?

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

IN/OUT TREASURE HUNT

Dear Donna, This primitive whirligig was bought in an antique shop in Sanford, North Carolina. It is signed E. Cahoon, and the subject appears to be a soldier, handcrafted. The paint is in excellent condition, and he measures 25 inches. I’m hoping this is a good find. Your expertise would be most appreciated.

Glenn Dear Glenn, Your whirligig is interesting but not old enough for me to give it an antique appraisal. I did try to find the maker and came up empty. That’s not to say it isn’t wonderful or has no value, but it would be more appreciated in the modern folk art world.

When doing research I found similar one to yours with prices around $200 to $300. It all depends on the maker, designs, craftsmanship, paint, condition, etc. It’s not uncommon to find newer versions of loved older items.

So not knowing what you paid for it, I would say you have a nice piece but just a modern one. You had to like it to buy it, so that counts for something!

Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years in the antiques and collectibles field and owns

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She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

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

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.

Religion-related events • NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Thurs., May 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 14 Mammoth Road, Hooksett. Free. Visit nationaldayofprayer.org or call 668-6473.

Events 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.

Video game events • ADULT VIDEO GAME NIGHT AT THE NASHUA LIBRARY Compete in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, or bring your own system and get others to play. Wed., 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.

sages about your organization or business quickly, clearly and concisely. Fri., May 11, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, 749 E. Industrial Park Drive, Manchester. $50 registration; includes lunch. Visit loebschool.org or call 627-0005.

• MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY: TIPS, TRICKS & STORAGE Learn how to take better photos with your smartphone or tablet, use filters or edit images, save photos and share them online.

Bring your charged phone or tablet. Tues., May 15, 2 to 3 p.m.

Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst. Free. Visit amherstlibrary.org or call 673-2288.

Workshops • BEGINNER’S HARMONICA WORKSHOP The workshop will be open to adults and children ages 9 and up and will be taught by master harmonica player Mike Rogers and his wife Beverly. Sat., May 5, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson. $3 fee for the harmonica, which participants will get to keep. Visit rodgerslibrary.org/events or call 886-6030.

• NEWS RELEASE WRITING WORKSHOP Instructors Stacy Milbouer and Tom Long will offer proven suggestions on how to stand out by delivering mes-

Yardsales/fundraisers/auctions • MERRIMACK COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNUAL SPRING TREE & SHRUB FUNDRAISER This year, there will be a mixture of old favorites, as well as exciting new varieties of trees, shrubs, fruit trees, small fruits, composting items, bulbs and NH grown plants. Orders will be taken through March 15. Pickups will be available at Carter Hill Orchards on Fri., May 4, from 3 to 6 p.m., and Sat., May 5, from 9 a.m. to noon. Carter Hill Orchards, 73 Carter Hill Road, Concord. Visit merrimackccd.org or call 223-6020.

Miscellaneous Pet events • GARDEN PAW-TY The event is an annual dinner and auction, also featuring the “Pet’s Choice Awards,” to benefit the Humane Society for Greater Nashua. Sun., June 3, 5:30 p.m. Courtyard Marriott Event Center, 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua. $65 per person.

Visit hsfn.org or call 889-2275 ext. 27.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

How best to treat a car kept at a vacation home Dear Car Talk: I’m planning on keeping a vehicle at my vacation home in Oregon. I will travel there by public transportation, and then have a vehicle waiting for me in the

By Ray Magliozzi garage. It may be sitting there for a month or two, not being driven.

What vehicle would be reliable under those circumstances? Is a hybrid a good choice, or gas or electric? — Cindy I think I’d probably stay with something simple, Cindy, rather than a hybrid. But really, anything will do. Your situation is not a difficult one for a car to handle. The battery is the only issue. If you’re gone for a month or two, the battery likely would drain down while you’re away. But there are several easy ways to deal with that. One is the way you suggest: You get a battery charger, and put it on the car as soon as you arrive.

Another option would be to buy what’s called a “trickle charger” or “battery tender.”

You can get one for well under $100. You hook that up before you leave, and it monitors the battery and adds juice whenever the battery needs it, so it’s fully charged when you get back.

The simplest of all the options is to disconnect the battery while you’re away. You just loosen up the cable to the negative terminal of the battery and remove it, then reconnect it when you get back. Your mechanic can show you how to do it so you feel confident.

Keep in mind that disconnecting the battery would cause you to lose your radio presets. But mechanically, the car won’t suffer at all for sitting for a month or two.

And any car that’s reliable on an everyday basis will be reliable on a bimonthly basis, once you deal with the battery. Unless the bears decide to hibernate in it, Cindy. So keep the garage door locked.

Dear Car Talk: Is my local Subaru dealer trying to help me, or get his freebies back and then some?

We bought a new Outback, and the dealer said to bring it back every 5,000 miles for free service for two years. The first four times, we brought it back without reading the fine print, and we got free oil and filter changes ($69 with synthetic oil), tire rotation ($20), multipoint inspection and state inspection ($16/year where we live). So here’s the problem: We brought it back again before the two-year period was up, and the dealer took the car in, and never said a word. When we

came back to pick it up, the bill was $545!

The service manager said it was because the odometer had passed 30,000 miles and we had already gotten our “four free services.” The bill was for a 30,000-mile service, a brake flush, front and rear differential fluid change, an air filter and a cabin air filter.

Did we get taken, or is Subaru trying to get the car to go the distance without problems for us? — Lee I think that was sneaky, Lee. You have some responsibility here, but the dealership has more. For your part, you should have been aware of the limits on the “free service” you were getting. And you could have confirmed it when you dropped off the car. You could have said, “This is all free, right?”

But at the same time, the dealership absolutely should have given you an estimate as part of the check-in process. If they had told you right then that the service was going to cost between $500 and $600, you could have had a heart attack and dropped dead at the service counter, eliminating the need for that expensive 30,000-mile service.

And not only did they fail to give you an estimate, they also gave you the “gold-plated” service and then charged you up the exhaust bearings for it. The consequence for you is that you’re out $545.

The truth is, you could have gone to an independent mechanic for your regular service, and probably paid half as much. As long as you save the repair receipts that prove that your oil and filter were changed and key maintenance was done at the appropriate mileage intervals, your warranty will remain in full force. The consequence for the dealer is that he’s lost a regular customer. By taking advantage of you and doing everything short of flossing the tire tread, he’s lost your trust, and your scheduled service business.

You still can go to the dealer for warranty work, and for complicated problems that your independent mechanic can’t figure out.

But, as you now know, you’ll need to get an estimate upfront with these guys, and request that they call you to authorize any further repairs before proceeding.

If you’re interested in repairing this relationship, you can try writing a letter to the dealership’s owner, explaining why he’s losing a previously loyal customer. If he’s a decent guy, he’ll refund half of the money, apologize on behalf of his service adviser and ask you to please try them again. If he doesn’t, you’ll know that he considers all things to be fair in love and Subaru service, and you can take your business elsewhere.

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• AMHERST JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB COMMUNITY YARD SALE This communitywide yard sale will take place at several residences throughout Amherst between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sat., May 5, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Several locations, Amherst. Visit ajwcnh.org.

HAMPTON UNITED • METHODIST CHURCH SPRING RUMMAGE SALE There will be spring and summer clothing, toys, books, games, furniture, shoes, small appliances and household items for sale.

Free. Sat., May 5, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hampton United Methodist Church, 525 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Call 926-2702.

• ANNUAL YARD SALE Sat., May 5, 7 a.m. to noon. First Church Congregational, 63 S. Main St., Rochester. Free admission. Visit first-ucc.net or call 332-1121.

Museums & Tours Genealogy events • NEW HAMPSHIRE SOCIETY OF GENEALOGISTS SPRING MEETING Featuring presenter Blaine Bettinger, known as “The Genetic Genealogist.” His lectures combine traditional technologies and modern genealogical research in DNA. Sat., May 19, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Ave., Concord. $35 registration for members and $50 for nonmembers. Visit nhsog.org.

History & museum events • CANTERBURY SHAKER VILLAGE OPENING DAY HEIFER PARADE This annual celebration marks the opening day for Canterbury Shaker Village and honors the return of spring. Maypole dancing, food, outdoor barn dancing and make-your-own head wreaths and May baskets are all included in the festivities. Selfguided exhibits will be open throughout the day and guided tours are available at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for $10 per person.

Sat., May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Shaker Road, Canterbury. Free admission. Visit shakers.org or call 783-9077.

• LIVING IN THE JETSON ERA: UAS TECHNOLOGY: CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE Rita Hunt, pilot and project lead of Commercial UAS Services, will present. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been used by the military since the 1960s but only recently have become mainstream and created their own commercial market. Sat., May 12, 11 a.m. Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. Regular museum admission applies; members receive free admission. Visit aviationmuseumofnewhampshire.org or call 669-4820.

• INDIAN WARS OF NEW ENGLAND New York Times best-selling author Michael Tougias will take participants on a historic journey as the colonists and Native Americans fought for control of New England from the Pilgrims’ first arrival to the closing days of the French and Indian Wars. A book signing will follow the program. Tues., May 15, 7 p.m. Merrimack Public Library, 470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack. Free. Visit michaeltougias.com.

• HOMESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Join the NH Historical Society for a different program every half hour between 1 and 4 p.m. Hear stories about the Old Man of the Mountain, New Hampshire’s state symbols and how the colonists lived. There will also be arts and crafts, games, and opportunities to explore the “Discovering New Hampshire” exhibition at the museum. Tues., May 15, 1 to 4:30 p.m. New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord. Free. Visit nhhistory.org.

• SWEDISH HISTORY COMES ALIVE: THE LIFE & DEATH OF KING CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN This program will be presented by local historian Mike Glaeser. Learn about the exploits and the mysterious death

of King Charles XII of Sweden.

The year 2018 is the 300th anniversary of his death. See artifacts from the period, including a full Swedish infantry uniform. Sat., May 19, 2 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry.

Free. Visit derrypl.org or call 4326140.

Nature & Gardening Animals/insects • WILDLIFE ENCOUNTERS This live animal presentation will feature a diverse selection of ambassador animals. Participants will get a chance for a “handson” experience with some of the animals guided by a well-trained wildlife educator. Sat., May 5, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett. Free. Visit bearpaw.org.

Garden events • SPRING OPEN HOUSE AT MOULTON FARM Featuring food samples, demonstrations, gardening workshops and more.

The farm’s garden center and greenhouses will be open throughout the day with knowledgeable staff available to answer questions about the many flowers and early season vegetable plants the farm is growing for your home gardens and window boxes. Sat., May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Moulton Farm, 18 Quarry Road, Meredith. Free.

Visit moultonfarm.com or call 279-3915.

Gardening&farmingevents& workshops • SUCCULENT ARRANGEMENT WORKSHOPS All materials for one basic terrarium will be included (a glass piece, drainage stones, soil, directions for plant care, and three small succulent or sedum plants). Plant enthusiasts, beginners and serial plant killers are welcome. Saturdays, May 19, June 16 and July 21, 4 to 5 p.m. Studio 550 Community Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester. $35 per person; workshops are limited to 12 participants. Visit 550arts.com or call 232-5597.

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Kids are invited to follow the page-signs around the garden, reading as they walk through the woodland trails before they reach the Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom for more activities that include tree identification, hands-on crafts and more. The cost is $10 per adult and child, $5 for each additional child and free for infants, or a maximum cost of $20 per family. Visit petalsinthepines.com or call 783-0220 to learn more.

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CAREERS

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DOT Safety Compliance Officer Wende Giorgi of Loudon is the safety compliance officer in the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Explain your current job.

My current job is evaluating rules and regulations. It’s to help to develop and maintain employee safety and health standards for the entire DOT. And it’s not just … DOT [rules]. There’s so much more involved in it. It’s the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the U.S. DOT, Department of Labor, etc. We don’t exactly fall under OSHA, but we have to follow the OSHA standards because … we kind of rely on OSHA to provide … guidance. Part of that is developing and conducting training, coordinating consultants when we need them, performing compliance evaluations, writing programs and policies. But at the end of the day, it’s really about keeping our employees safe.

How long have you worked there?

I’ve only been here about two and a half years. I was with General Mills … for 15 years before they closed my plant.

What kind of education or the guards and I asked one of my training did you need for this? highers-up at ... General Mills and I went to work for a general she said, ‘Wende, a good guidecontractor when I was about 18 line is, would you feel comfortable and I … was encouraged, though with your son working out there?’ there wasn’t money for me to go to school, I could take the time What do you wish you’d known and study the OSHA standards. at the beginning of your career?

Wende Giorgi And then I went to work for GenI wish I had known how imporeral Mills and they had the means tant that paper degree is. … I to send me to school … to get my bachelor’s finished my degree when I was in my 40s with degree in occupational safety along with a laun- two kids at home and a full-time job and a husdry list of certificates. band. And I wished I had realized a lot sooner how important it was.

How did you find your job?

What is your typical at-work uniform?

When General Mills closed the plant, they … brought in people from all over. They did job It’s business casual but ... if I got a call where fairs, they encouraged us to work with resume- I needed to go out into the field for something, I writers and that kind of thing. But I actually also have to dress for that. … If I’m heading out found this through NH Works. I typed ‘safe- to the field, I have my steel toes, I have my PB, ty’ into their database and out spit some coded my hard hat, my reflective vest. job with New Hampshire DOT. When I read it closely it said it was for a Safety Auditor TrainWhat was the first job you ever had? er position, which was right up my alley. So I I worked in the pit concession stand in Star applied and I was hired. Then, this current posi- Speedway … in Epping, New Hampshire.

— Ryan Lessard tion, my manager who was my manager when I started here took another position and I applied for this one and got it.

How did you get interested in this field?

My sister, she’s ... a bit clumsy. ... If she hurt herself doing something — maybe she would wash knives in the sink and she’d have the sharp knives in the soapy water and she’d cut herself.

And I’d say, ‘You know, if you set the knives on the edge of the sink and then … pick them up one at a time and wash them….’ It’s always been a lifelong thing of always watching out for What’s the best piece of work-related advice my sister and saying ‘Hey, there’s a better way, anyone’s ever given you? there’s an easier way, there’s a safer way to do When I was evaluating machine guarding out things.’ on the plant floor, I had a question about one of

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FOOD Dine for mom

Brunches, dinners and more for Mother’s Day

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News from the local food scene

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• New nanobrewery on the way: There’s a new nanobrewery coming to the Queen City later this year. Construction has begun for To Share Brewing Co., a seven-barrel brewery that is on track to open at 720 Union St. in Manchester by late summer. According to co-owner Aaron Share, he and his wife Jenni are planning to start out with 10 lines on tap with a small selection of foods also available. “About five beers will be [in a] rotation of seasonal beers that we’ll be experimenting with, and then the rest of them people can expect to see every time when they walk in,” Aaron Share said. “We’re going to focus on ales to begin with, but eventually want to do all sorts of styles of beer.” Share added that a game room with features like board games, puzzles and card games is also in the works.

The Shares moved to New Hampshire from the Washington, D.C., area about five years ago but have been homebrewing since 2003. Visit facebook.com/tosharebrewing for updates on the status of the brewery’s opening as they become available.

• Tucker’s coming to Manchester: On the heels of winning several 2018 Hippo Best Of awards that include Best Breakfast and Best Place for Gluten-Free Eats, Tucker’s recently announced that it will open a new location in Manchester later this year, according to the Union Leader. This will be the fifth Tucker’s eatery in the Granite State – the others are in Hooksett, Concord, New London and Dover – and will be in the plaza at 725 Huse Road. Hale Cole-Tucker and his wife Erica opened the first Tucker’s at 1328 Hooksett Road in Hooksett in 2014 and have opened one new location per year since then. Each location offers breakfast and lunch, with options that include omelets, sandwiches, salads, soups, wraps, bowls and more. The newest restaurant is on track to open by either late summer or early fall. Visit tuckersnh.com for updates.

• Meals made easy: Join the Dunbarton Public Library (1004 School St., Dunbarton) for Mediterranean Meals in Minutes, a cooking demonstration on Thursday, May 10, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. that will be sponsored by Concord Hospital’s Center for Health Promotion. Registered dietitian Michelle Smith from Concord Hospital will teach participants how to simplify meal planning and how to prepare 45 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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Make your reservations now to celebrate mom’s special day at one of these local restaurants serving buffets, brunches, special menus or dinners. All meals take place on Mother’s Day — Sunday, May 13 — unless otherwise specified.

• 110 Grill (27 Trafalgar Square, Nashua, 943-7443, 110grill.com) will serve Mother’s Day specials from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. like huevos rancheros, chicken and waffles, steak and eggs benedict and more, in addition to its regular menu and some brunch cocktails.

• Airport Diner (2280 Brown Ave., Manchester, 623-5040, thecman.com) will be open from 5 a.m. to midnight, serving its daily menu with specials.

• Alan’s of Boscawen (133 N. Main St., Boscawen, 753-6631, alansofboscawen.com) will serve a brunch buffet from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring items like fresh fruit, assorted cheeses and crackers, scrambled eggs, muffins, home fries, bacon, sausage and more, plus traditional plated meals like honey baked ham, roasted leg of lamb, prime rib and baked stuffed haddock. The cost is $23.99 per person, with a $2 discount for seniors and half price for children. Dinner specials will also run from noon to close. Call for reservations.

• Alnoba (24 Cottage Road, Kensington, 855-428-1985, alnoba.org) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet with seatings at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Options include a made-toorder omelet station, a carving station with roasted turkey breast and slow-roasted herb-rubbed sirloin of beef, assorted pastries, shrimp cocktails, salads, bacon, sausage and more. A children’s buffet with all-natural chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, malted waffles and assorted desserts will also be available. The cost is $42 for adults, $27 for kids ages 4 to 12 and free for kids ages 3 and under.

• Atkinson Resort & Country Club (85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson, 3628700, atkinsonresort.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch in its Legacy Ballroom, with options that include prime rib, pork loin, hand-carved ham, omelets and waffles made to order, haddock, tequila lime chicken, fresh salads, a fruit display, a dessert table and more. The cost is $47 for adults, $20 for kids ages 3 to 10 and free for kids under 3. Reservations are required.

• Averill House Vineyard (21 Averill Road, Brookline, 371-2296, averillhousevineyard.com) will offer tours with your choice of four wines per flight to enjoy with snacks. One-hour time slots at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. are available for you to select. The cost is $25.

• Bedford Village Inn (2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, 472-2001, bedfordvillageinn.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with options that include salads, assorted pastries, a Belgian waffle station, an omelet station, a carving station, desserts and more. The cost is $49 for adults and $22.95 for kids ages 10 and under. The Bedford Village Inn will also host a four-course pre-fixe dinner menu from 2 to 7 p.m.; those options include your choice from several options of an appetizer, a salad, an entree and a dessert.

The cost is $65 for adults and $29.95 for kids ages 10 and under (full menu is available online). Reservations for both the brunch and the dinner are required.

• Belmont Hall & Restaurant (718 Grove St., Manchester, 625-8540, belmonthall.net) will serve a breakfast buffet in the functions hall with seatings at 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The cost is $16.49 per person. Call for reservations.

The regular menu will also be available for walk-ins (no reservations).

• Birch Wood Vineyards (199 Rockingham Road, Derry, 965-4359, birchwoodvineyards.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet with seatings available at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m.

There will be a made-to-order omelet station, a carving station, salads, fruits, a dessert station and more. The cost is $42 for adults, $18 for kids ages 4 to 12 and free for kids ages 3 and under. Reservations are required.

• Brookstone Park (14 Route 111, Derry, 328-9255, brookstone-park.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch with reservations available between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The menu will include assorted pastries, locally made cheeses and fruits, a prime rib carving station, breakfast options like crepes, eggs benedict, bacon, sausage and homefries, lunch options like chicken Marsala, haddock Newburg, smoked salmon, slow roasted turkey breast and more. The cost is $39 for adults, $17 for kids ages 3 to 12 and free for kids under 3.

• Carriage Shack Farm (5 Dan Hill Road, Londonderry, 432-3442, carriageshackfarm.com) will serve a Mother’s Day breakfast from 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., featuring fresh fruit, homemade biscuits, French toast, pancakes, sausages, home fries, scrambled eggs, coffee, tea, milk, juice and more. Reservations are required. The cost is $12 for adults, $10 for kids ages 1 to 15 and free for kids under the age of 1. Moms will be admitted free with the purchase of one paid admission.

• Cello’s Farmhouse Italian (143 Raymond Road, Candia, 483-2000, cellosfarmhouseitalian.com) will serve a special Mother’s Day menu from noon to 6 p.m., featuring appetizers like aragosta mostro and bruschetta; entrees like seafood lasagna, prime rib, chicken picatta and classic eggplant Napoleon; and a family-style salad, selected appetizers like aragosta mostro and bruschetta, and desserts like creme brulee and tiramisu.

Reservations are recommended.

• The Coach Stop Restaurant & Tavern (176 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 437-2022, coachstopnh.com) will serve a Mother’s Day dinner menu with seatings

at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The menu includes a variety of appetizers, like shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, French onion soup and bacon-wrapped scallops; and entrees like chicken Marsala, roast prime rib of beef, seafood linguine alfredo and more. Call for reservations.

• Colby Hill Inn (33 The Oaks, Henniker, 428-3281, colbyhillinn.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch with seatings from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The three-course pre-fixe menu will feature your choice of options that include creamy lobster bisque, grilled asparagus salad, pan-seared salmon, spring lamb pot pie, desserts like white chocolate cherry cheesecake, strawberry rhubarb crisp parfait with whipped cream and more. The cost is $36 per person.

• The Common Man (25 Water St., Concord, 228-3463; 304 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-3463; 88 Range Road, Windham, 898-0088; 10 Pollard Road, Lincoln, 745-3463; 60 Main St., Ashland, 968-7030; 21 Water St., Claremont, 542-6171; thecman.com) will serve a dinner buffet at its Concord and Claremont restaurants from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $26.95 for adults and $12.95 for kids ages 12 and under. At the Windham, Lincoln, Merrimack and Ashland restaurants, the regular menu will be available, with specials, from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Copper Door Restaurant (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, 488-2677; 41 S. Broadway, Salem, 458-2033; copperdoorrestaurant.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch menu from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring items like blueberry cinnamon baked French toast, raspberry white chocolate pancakes, steak and eggs, hash and eggs and vegetarian frittatas. The Copper Door will also serve a prix fixe menu from 2 to 10 p.m. with multi-course options. Choose two courses for $59, three courses for $69 or four courses for $79. The menu items include shrimp cocktails, sirloin spring rolls, slow-roasted prime rib, seafood carbonara, asparagus and ricotta ravioli, limoncello cupcakes, Butterfinger cheesecake and more.

• Cotton (75 Arms St., Manchester, 622-5488, cottonfood.com) is taking reservations now for Mother’s Day, during which it will be open for extended hours from noon to 6 p.m.

• The Crown Tavern (99 Hanover St., Manchester, 218-3132, thecrownonhanover.com) is accepting reservations and walk-ins from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will serve its regular dinner menu, with specials, from 2 to 6 p.m. The outdoor patio may also be open, weather permitting.

• Crowne Plaza Nashua (2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua, 886-1200, cpnashua. com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch

with seatings from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu features a made-to-order omelet station, breakfast options like cinnamon French toast, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and red potato roasted home fries, lunch entrees like chicken saltimbocca, lemon dill salmon and roasted wild mushroom ravioli, and a dessert display with options like caramel apple pie, salted caramel cheesecake, chocolate fudge mousse torte and more. The cost is $34.95 for adults, $28.95 for seniors, $15.95 for kids ages 5 to 10 and free for kids ages 4 and under. Call for reservations.

• The Derryfield Restaurant (625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-2880, derryfieldrestaurant.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet with seatings beginning at 9:30 a.m. The buffet will include an omelet station, a carving station, bacon, sausage, corned beef hash, French toast, scrambled eggs and more.

The cost is $27.95 for adults, $25.95 for seniors ages 65 and over, $17.95 for kids ages 5 to 12 and free for kids under 5. Call for reservations.

• Epoch Restaurant & Bar (The Exeter Inn, 90 Front St., Exeter, 7725901, epochrestaurant.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., featuring a fruit display, assorted pastries, a chef’s carving station with slow-roasted pork loin and garlic and herb-rubbed leg of lamb, a dessert station and more. The cost is $49.99 for adults and $14.99 for kids ages 12 and under.

Call for reservations.

• Executive Court Banquet Facility (1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester, 626-4788, executivecourtbanquet.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch with seatings from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 1 to 2 p.m. The cost is $23.95 for adults and $18.95 for children. Reservations are required.

• Firefly American Bistro & Bar (22 Concord St., Manchester, 935-9740, fireflynh.com) will serve its full brunch menu from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and its full dinner menu from 4 to 10 p.m., with several seasonal specials. Reservations are strongly recommended.

• The Flying Goose Brew Pub & Grille (40 Andover Road, New London, 526-6899, flyinggoose.com) will serve brunch specials from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner specials from 3 to 8 p.m. Reservations are recommended.

• Fody’s Great American Tavern (9 Clinton St., Nashua, 577-9015, fodystavern.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch menu from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., featuring items like avocado toast, French onion soup, steak and eggs, ricotta pancakes, huevos rancheros, various side dishes and more. Items are priced a la carte. Call or visit the website for reservations.

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• Foster’s Boiler Room (The Common Man Inn & Spa, 231 Main St., Plymouth, 536-2764, thecman.com) will serve a brunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $26.95 for adults and $10.95 for kids under 12. The regular dinner menu with specials will also be available from 4 to 10 p.m.

• Fratello’s Italian Grille (155 Dow St., Manchester, 624-2022, fratellos.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch at its Manchester location only, with seatings at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The menu will feature assorted pastries, a carving station, an omelet station and more. The cost is $31.95 for adults, $19.95 for kids ages 4 to 11 and free for kids 3 and under. Reservations are required.

• Fulchino Vineyard (187 Pine Hill Road, Hollis, 438-5984, fulchinovineyard.com) will serve a Mother’s Day buffet dinner from 4 to 6 p.m., featuring options like seafood lasagna, stuffed chicken breast with fontina, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes, desserts like handfilled cannolis and chocolate cups filled with zabaglione and more. A cash bar of Fulchino wines will be paired with each course. The cost is $49 per person.

• Giorgio’s Ristorante & Bar (707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 883-7333; 524 Nashua St., Milford, 673-3939; 270 Granite St., Manchester, 232-3323; giorgios. com) is taking reservations for Mother’s Day at its Manchester and Milford locations only, during which several chef’s specialty dishes will be available. The Merrimack location will also be open but will be serving its regular menu.

• The Granite Restaurant & Bar (The Centennial Hotel, 96 Pleasant St., Concord, 227-9000, graniterestaurant.com) will serve a brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with items that include fresh baked muffins and croissants, assorted fruits, scrambled eggs, French toast, soups and salads, baked haddock, cheese tortellini, rosemary and garlic prime rib of beef, roasted pork loin with maple demi-glaze,

and desserts like house-made cupcakes.

The cost is $45 for adults, $38 for seniors ages 65 and older, $20 for kids ages 6 to 12 and free for kids 5 and under. Call for reservations.

• Hanover Street Chophouse (149 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-2467, hanoverstreetchophouse.com) is taking reservations for its regular dinner menu from 2 to 6 p.m. A credit card is needed for reservations; call to make them.

• The Hilltop Restaurant (Steele Hill Resorts, 516 Steele Hill Road, Sanbornton, 855-706-7233, steelehillresorts.com) will host a Mother’s Day brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with offerings like roasted sirloin and roasted leg of lamb, a fruit and berry display, assorted pastries, salads, shrimp cocktail and more. The cost is $29.95 for adults, $16.95 for kids ages 5 to 10 and $6 for kids ages 5 and under.

Call for reservations.

• The Homestead Restaurant & Tavern (641 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-2022, homesteadnh.com) will serve a special Mother’s Day menu with seatings at noon, 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Options include appetizers like jumbo shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, chicken tenders and steak and cheese spring rolls, and entrees like roast prime rib of beef, chicken Marsala, bacon stuffed shrimp, vegetarian ravioli and more. Call for reservations.

• Italian Farmhouse (337 Daniel Webster Highway, Plymouth, 536-4536, thecman.com) will be serving its regular dinner menu, with specials, from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Killarney’s Irish Pub (Holiday Inn Nashua, 9 Northeastern Boulevard, Nashua, 888-1551, find them on Facebook) will host a Champagne brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring an omelet station, bacon, turkey sausage, assorted pastries, lunch entrees like lobster macaroni and cheese, baked haddock, roasted rosemary potatoes, balsamic glazed carrots, a carving station with prime rib, turkey and more.

The cost is $34.95 for adults, $31.95 for seniors over 62 and $17 for kids under 12.

Call for reservations.

• LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinerynh. com) will host a brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring a fruit and breakfast pastry display, bananas Foster crepes, cinnamon roll casserole, an omelet station, bacon, sausage, home fries, seared chicken with crispy prosciutto button mushrooms, a carving station with ham and prime rib and more. The cost is $49 for adults, $19 for kids ages 4 to 12 and free for kids ages 3 and under. Call for reservations.

• Lakehouse Grille (281 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, 279-5221, thecman.com) will hold a buffet from 10

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $29.95 for adults and $14.95 for kids under 12. The regular dinner menu, with specials, will also be available from 4 to 9 p.m.

• Mile Away Restaurant (52 Federal Hill Road, Milford, 673-3904, mileawayrestaurant.com) is taking reservations now for a special Mother’s Day menu. The cost is $30.95 and includes dinners with your choice of an appetizer, a salad, an entree and a dessert.

Options include fresh fruit cups with sorbet, shrimp cocktails, Caesar or tossed salads, pork or beef tenderloin, baked eggplant Parmesan, chicken Marsala and much more.

• New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 7825137, taphousenh.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring options like omelets, oysters, shrimp cocktails, a carving station, a cannoli bar and more. The cost is $21 for adults and $12 for kids.

• North End Bistro (1361 Elm St., Manchester, 232-3527, find them on Facebook) will be open on Mother’s Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• The Peddler’s Daughter (48 Main St., Nashua, 821-7535, thepeddlersdaughter.com) will offer a Mother’s Day brunch menu with seatings beginning at 10 a.m. Complimentary mimosas will be provided to all mothers, and other options will include salads, omelets, a bourbon-glazed ham dinner and more.

Call for reservations.

• Presidential Oaks (200 Pleasant St., Concord, 724-6111, presidentialoaks. org) will serve a Mother’s Day breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., featuring items like scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, buttermilk pancakes and waffles, French toast, home fries, baked beans and more.

The cost is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for kids ages 10 and under. Call for reservations.

• The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub (72 Manchester St., Concord, 224-4101, theredblazer.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., featuring a roast prime rib carving station, baked stuffed shrimp with crab stuffing and lemon cream sauce, a salad bar, and breakfast items like bacon and sausage, pancakes, an omelet station and more. The cost is $28.99 for adults, $13.99 for kids ages 6 to 12 and $6.99 for kids ages 3 to 5. Reservations are encouraged.

• Roots Cafe at Robie’s Country Store (9 Riverside St., Hooksett, 4857761, rootsatrobies.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring menu specials and wine, beer and sangrias on hand for moms. The cost is $23 for adults, $16 for kids ages 4 to 10 and free for kids under 4.

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• Stonebridge Country Club (161 Gorham Pond Road, Goffstown, 4978633, golfstonebridgecc.com) will serve a Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Menu items include assorted pastries, fruits, scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, honey baked ham and more. The cost is $24.99 for adults, $19.99 for seniors ages 65 and older, $12.99 for kids ages 2 to 10 and free for kids 2 and under. Call for reservations.

• Tilt’n Diner (61 Laconia Road, Tilton, 286-2204, thecman.com) will serve its daily menus, with specials, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. A breakfast buffet from 7 to 11 a.m. will also be available.

• Town Docks Restaurant (289 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, 2793445, thecman.com) will be serving its dinner menu, with specials, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Winter Garden Cafe (The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org) will hold a Mother’s Day brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring made-to-order omelets, pancakes, French toast, waffles and other breakfast and lunch offerings, plus live music. The cost is $24.95 for adults and $8.95 for kids ages 10 and under. Call for reservations.

• XO on Elm (827 Elm St., Manchester, 560-7998, xoonelm.com) will be open on Mother’s Day from noon to 8 p.m.

• Zorvino Vineyards (226 Main St., Sandown, 887-8463, zorvino.com) will host a Mother’s Day brunch buffet with seatings at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

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The success of having three food trucks at Derry’s annual downtown trick-or-treating event last year has prompted a new event: the first annual Spring Food Truck Festival, happening at Hood Park on Sunday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Festival co-organizer Christina Gossel, who serves as a member of the Derry Economic Development Advisory Committee, said the event was capped at six trucks with each showcasing a variety of cuisines.

“They each have their own flair,” she said.

“It’s a great culinary experience with so many diverse food options that you wouldn’t typically find at most restaurants.”

Hickory Stix BBQ, for example, offers a menu of fresh barbecue options like smoked brisket, pulled pork, dry rubbed St. Louis ribs, and smoked chicken sandwiches with pineapple, in addition to more traditional favorites like hamburgers, hot dogs and grilled cheese for the kids. Another truck that will be there is Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen, which owner and chef Chris

Kozlowski said focuses on authentic Cajun, Creole and Caribbean food.

“We usually have about eight to 10 items for our normal menu, and we’ll have the whole menu available for this particular event,” Kozlowski said. “So we do black and red fish and blackened shrimp tacos with fish that we get shipped directly from New Orleans … and then our hottest sellers are the Cajun chicken jambalaya and the crawfish monica. … We’ve also got kids’ hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cream sandwiches.”

Talks to bring a food truck festival to Derry have been in the works since last year, Gossel said, as a way to promote the local businesses downtown. The opportunity eventually arose to have a few local trucks appear during the trick-or-treating event in October. Kozlowski’s truck was one of the three that was there, and was on board when the town began moving forward with a fullscale festival.

“We choose different places to go now based on how we feel about the area, and Derry definitely has a great hometown vibe to it,” he said.

According to Gossel, Hood Park was chosen as the venue because of its proximity to the many shops on Broadway and Crystal Avenue. A 3-on-3 single elimination basketball tournament will be held concurrently at the park. Admission is free to watch as a spectator and $100 per team. There will be cash prizes for first-, second- and thirdplace teams, with 50 percent of the money being split among the top finishers and the remaining amount to benefit the Hood Park Revitalization Fund.

Gossel said the hope is that the food truck festival will provide more foot traffic to several of the other areas in downtown Derry.

“There are lots of great restaurants and cool shops on Broadway, and we want people to be able to see all that Derry has to offer,” she said. “Food trucks are growing in popularity, and so we saw it as a great way for people to get outside and become engaged in the community.”

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While I typically relegate hot breakfasts to the weekend, these pancakes took only minutes to make and would be perfect for a quick breakfast that feels more substantial than a piece of toast or a glass of juice.

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Spring is finally here, and that means weekends spent doing yard work.

It’s time to grab a rake or a saw or a wheelbarrow and pretty the heck out of your home and yard. You might be trying to avoid it but I have good news: Very few things go better with yard work than beer.

What’s better than dethatching your lawn?

Dethatching your lawn with a beer close by, reminding you there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

But there are some general rules you must follow when yard working and drinking. For starters, if you’d like your wife or your husband to continue to want you around, you can’t overdo it. Seriously, you need to be able to complete the task. Drunk yard work is not OK. The beer is only there to add a bit of pleasure to your pain and sweat.

So, you don’t want to drink too much and, given your ambitious yard work goals, you’ll want to choose something with both a lower ABV and a little less heft. You don’t need to choose a light beer — not that that would be wrong — but I’d stay away from heavy porters and stouts, as well as double IPAs. You want something clean and crisp, that refreshes your palate, without weighing you down. You need to be able to wield that rake after all.

Here are four beers I reach for when I’m taking back the yard: • All Day IPA by Founders Brewing Co.: This beer is made for yard work. You get the crisp, hoppy brightness of an IPA without the high alcohol content. Refreshing, inviting and flavorful: this is a beer you can drink while you’re doing.

• Auburn American Red Ale by Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. (Merrimack): In co-founders Michael Frizzelle and Carl Soderberg’s initial market research, they identified a quality red ale as missing from New Hampshire’s craft beer landscape.

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• Dead Guy Ale by Rogue Ales: I developed a strong appreciation for this brew more than 10 years ago when I lived in

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West Virginia — at the time Rogue was not available nationwide or at least not to my knowledge. But I seemed to be able to find Dead Guy Ale and a myriad of other Rogue offerings at just about every establishment in college town Morgantown, W.V. Go figure. At 6.8 percent, you might wait until after the yard work is complete before grabbing a Dead Guy Ale. But this is a welcoming, flavorful German Maibock, boasting big flavor without the heft of a “big beer.” A perfect reward for your efforts.

• Kolsch by Portsmouth Brewery: Tasks like raking and weeding are simply just hard work. When the sun is shining, even on a relatively cool spring day, your taste buds are going to be calling for something light, crisp and pleasant. This is perfect choice for when you just want a beer.

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Well this is a lot better than I would have expected. After years of being slightly disappointed by the first few CDs by A-Trak and — oh, basically every euro-house newbie producer, and mind you, this is going back to the early Aughts, when those guys seemed really hopeless — the thought of some new guy on a small record label pitching some new techno gave me flashbacks I really wasn’t ready for. But this Hungarian, Gábor Tokár, uses actual reverb to accentuate his synth-bombs, subatomic blasts, circuit-bending and Nintendo hand-claps, which gives a depth and well, serenity to these tantalizingly post-robotic pieces. He’s done time as a session guy, contributing to bands like tape-loop bizarros Gonsofus, and there’s a YouTube of him playing drums to the Jose Gonzalez cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop,” a.k.a. the theme song to the old House TV show. I mention those factoids only to point out that he’s not only technically edgy but also possessed of a very good ear; these five peaceful tunes will hopefully gain a sizable audience. A — Eric W. Saeger J Cole, KOD (Dreamville/Interscope Records)

Whipped out in two weeks — about the same amount of time it would take Industrial Light & Magic to cook up the graphics to an entire year of the SyFy channel — the North Carolina rapper went, once again, with a “no feats” approach, which is always helpful to us genre-neutral critics, who absolutely do not have the time or patience to catch up with the latest five flashes-in-the-pan, which always results in “reviews” that look more like Buzzfeed blurbs than actual writing. What’s even better, though, is that this time Cole is relatively serious about Doing Something About Something, which he executes by leaning a bit to the Kendrick Lamar side of the fence and admitting that there are things that aren’t so great about today’s hip-hop environment: all the hideously tired neo-gangsta toasting, the idiocy of selling little kids on the dream (the video for the Gatling-spat “ATM” combines the optics of Barney the Dinosaur and Casino), all those white people, the endless Groundhog Day procession of Generation Adderall rappers (he thinks they’re hopeless). I emphatically agree; there really are actual reasons this column doesn’t look like a day in the life of HipHopDX. A — Eric W. Saeger

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• I didn’t agree with Spin magazine that Damien Jurado’s 2016 album Visions of Us on the Land was “grandiose” in any way; it was more like a solo project from Tunde Adebimpe of TV on the Radio trying to be shoegaze, or, if it makes more sense, Bon Iver with lower wimpiness. Nowadays, though, I’d say anything as long as it means I don’t have to try dissecting anything else off his new LP, The Horizon Just Laughed, due on May 4. The single, “Over Rainbows and Rainier,” is a slow-strummed laconic musing about — oh, who cares, the wonderfulness of hanging out on Mount Rainier petting squirrels or whatever. It’s just this guy, his unplugged guitar and some girl singing a few harmonies, and no, I don’t care who she is, don’t even tell me unless it’s Siouxsie Sioux. It’s nice and all, if you like gather-round-the-cooking-pit Burl Ives music but not his distinctive voice. That’s what the world needs, more cookie-cutter folkies who pet squirrels on mountains and don’t have distinctive voices like Burl Ives. You know it’s true, just accept it. (Oh, fine, it’s the greatest ever, even though there are literally 50,000 people on YouTube doing the same thing, just not on Mount Rainier. Can we just stop pretending the state of Washington is cool and just sell it to Vancouver?)

• If you’re too lazy to seek out the gorillion local bands that make their own Dylan-esque folk music, shame on you, get off your Facebook and get some air already. If you have a good excuse not to do that, like you’re on the waiting list for a leg transplant, you could always just be a normie and download the new Trampled by Turtles album, Life is Good on the Open Road, which is coming out in like 24 hours from this newspaper’s street date. Maybe you heard their cover and went “This. Is. Awesome.” Or, like everyone else, you hit the Next button on your Spotify 30 seconds into it. Regardless, the speedy new cowboy single, “Kelly’s Bar,” sounds like Neil Young in Hee Haw mode. That’s what I’ve got on this musical release, you’re welcome.

• Oh boy, what kind of band name is Black Moth Super Rainbow? It’s not as cool as The Orb, but that’s what my screen says here, that they’re an experimental electronic act, like The Orb. Let’s trudge over to the computer thing and find out if Panic Blooms, their upcoming new LP, is as cool as The Orb. Hmf, the album cover looks like a cheap knockoff of Led Zeppelin III. One of the tunes is called “Baby’s in the Void,” and the “experimentation” is just a Bon Iver nick with a quirky “record player needle skipping” glitch effect. Pass.

• Uh-oh, it’s an alt-rock band called Peace, with a new album called Kindness is the New Rock And Roll! They’re from the U.K., so the Guardian compared them to Vampire Weekend because they haven’t heard of any other bands. (Let me stop here and remind readers that it’s OK if you haven’t even heard of Vampire Weekend — just picture a twerpy Paul Simon — because none of this is mandatory, especially forcing yourself to “enjoy” new bands whose tunes don’t grab you within the first five seconds). In this case, the song rips off Ozzy Osbourne but the band sounds like Oasis, meaning not like Vampire Weekend. Does this portend a new “pop invasion” from across the pond? Stay tuned! — Eric W. Saeger

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From superheroes like Spider-Man and the Avengers to TV cartoons like Bob’s Burgers and Spongebob Squarepants, this year’s Free Comic Book Day will have a comic for everyone.

The annual, worldwide event, set for Saturday, May 5, brings comic book

enthusiasts and the comic book-curious to participating comic book shops where they can choose from an exclusive selection of free comic books and enjoy comic-related fun like costume contests, door prizes, special guests and more.

“The ultimate goal is to create a better awareness and understanding of comic books,” said Ralph DiBernardo, owner of participating comic book shop Jetpack

Comics in Rochester. “They aren’t just for kids, they aren’t just for teenagers, and they aren’t just for adults. They’re for everyone, and everyone can find [a free comic book] they like.”

There are 50 Free Comic Book Day titles this year, including 12 “gold” titles, which are available at all participating shops, and 38 “silver” titles, of which certain ones are available at select shops.

Some are independent, stand-alone stories while others are stories that are part of an existing anthology series or samples of existing or upcoming comic books.

“It’s a great way to see where all these pop culture phenomena that we see in other media, like the Avengers, actually come from,” said Chris Proulx, co-owner of Double Midnight Comics, a participating comic book store with locations in Manchester and Concord. “It’s a different way to experience those characters and to learn more about them.”

Every shop does things a little differently; they may allow a limited number of titles per person, or they may let people take as many titles as they want. Shops may also put out leftover free comic

books from previous years, if they have them. The only rule is that the comic books have to be free.

“There are no strings attached. It’s not like you get a free comic book if you spend a certain amount of money. You just walk in and take it,” Proulx said.

“At some shops, you can leave with a big handful of stuff.”

DiBernardo said many comic book readers look forward to the event all year as a way to explore new series and genres without spending the standard $3 to $5 per comic book.

“Our regular customers have paid their dues. They’re always in here buying comic books,” he said. “Free Comic Book Day is their chance to be on the receiving end.”

The free comic books are just one part of Free Comic Book Day. Many stores also host comic con-esque events and activities.

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Comics to look for Proulx: Amazing Spider-Man (silver). “It’s a good entry point for new readers,” he said.

Ralph DiBernardo of Jetpack Comics and Chris Proulx of Double Midnight Comics share their recommendations to help you find the perfect comic.

Most anticipated comic?

DiBernardo: Amazing Spider-Man (silver).

“Everyone is psyched for superstar artist Ryan Ottley to take the helm,” he said.

Proulx: Avengers (gold). “It’s the perfect tie-in for fans of the movies, plus it has a preview of July’s new Captain America,” he said.

Best comic for first-time comic book readers?

DiBernardo: For children, Comics Friends Forever (gold). For adults, The Mall (silver).

Best comic for kids?

DiBernardo: Star Wars Adventures (silver).

“It’s going to be on every child’s and adult’s must-have list,” he said.

Proulx: Pokémon Sun & Moon (gold) or SpongeBob Freestyle Funnies (silver).

Best comic for teens?

DiBernardo and Proulx: Overwatch (gold).

“It’s an insanely popular game series,” Proulx said.

Best comic based on a television show or film?

DiBernardo: Riverdale (gold).

Proulx: Star Wars Adventures (silver).

Funniest comic?

DiBernardo: Bob’s Burgers (silver) or Bongo Comics (silver), based on The Simpson’s. “It’s as funny as the TV show,” he said.

Proulx: Starburns Presents (silver). “It features stories by comedians Patton Oswalt and Dan Harmon, who did Rick and Morty,” he said.

Best fantasy or sci-fi comic?

DiBernardo and Proulx: Relay (silver).

“Zach Thompson delivers some off world excitement,” DiBernardo said.

Scariest or best horror comic?

DiBernardo: The Only Living Boy (silver).

Proulx: Shadow Roads (silver). “It’s a new horror western series,” he said.

Comic with the best art?

DiBernardo and Proulx: Barrier (gold).

“It tells a vibrant story using pictures and words,” DiBernardo said.

Best superhero comic?

DiBernardo: Avengers (gold). “With the new Marvel movie dropping this week, everyone will want to read the Avengers,” he said.

Proulx: Amazing Spider-Man (silver).

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The largest celebration in the state is the Rochester Free Comic Book Day Festival, a partnership between the city of Rochester and Jetpack Comics. Festivities will take place at Jetpack as well as numerous downtown businesses and venues. You can see what’s happening where and plan your route with the scavenger hunt map, available now on Jetpack’s website.

One of the biggest attractions is the cosplay competition, where participants dress up as a character from a TV show or movie, anime, comic book or video game. There will also be special guest cosplayers, cosplay workshops and cosplay vendors.

Double Midnight Comics claims to have the largest Free Comic Book Day costume contest in the country, usually with more than 100 participants.

Cash prizes or store gift certificates will be awarded for the best costume overall and the top three men’s and women’s costumes. There’s a kids costume contest, too.

“You could just put [the free comic books] out on the table, but that’s not engaging or exciting,” Proulx said. “We try to make it like a big party. We love comics, and we want to share that with everyone and get people excited about reading comics.”

Some stores, including Jetpack and Double Midnight, will have special guest comic book creators and artists. Headliners at Jetpack will include Jeff Kline, co-developer and executive producer of Transformers: Rescue Bots and G.I. Joe: Renegades; Ed McGuinness, who has done work on Superman, Superman and Batman, Deadpool, and Hulk comics; Jim Lawson and Steve Lavigne, best known for their work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series; and Tom Sniegoski, writer of Vampirella Strikes.

Headlining at Double Midnight will be Ben Bishop, who has done cover art for Batman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers and G.I. Joe comics and developed Split Decision Comics, a new kind of interactive comic that lets readers decide the direction of the narrative; and Babs Tarr, best known for her work on the Batgirl series.

While much of Free Comic Book Day is geared toward comic book fans, DiBernardo said, it’s also the perfect opportunity for comic book non-readers to see what the world of comics is all about.

“It’s not like any other form of entertainment,” he said. “It’s not for everyone, but if you find a comic that you really enjoy, you’ll see that it can be a great escape.”

Participating comic book stores • Chris’s Cards & Comics, 341 S. Broadway, Route 28, Salem, 898-4151, and 919 Lafayette Road #8, Seabrook, 474-2283, chriscardscomics.com • Collectibles Unlimited, 25 South St., Concord, 228-3712, collectiblesunlimited.biz • The Comic Store, 115 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, 881-4855, find them on Facebook • Double Midnight Comics, 245 Maple St., Manchester, 669-9636; 67 S. Main St., Concord, 669-9636, dmcomics.com.

Special activities will include a costume contest, special guest comic book artists and door prizes.

• Jetpack Comics, 37 N. Main St., Rochester, 330-9636, jetpackcomics.com. The store partners with the city of Rochester to host the Rochester Free Comic Book Day Festival. Special activities including a cosplay competition, cosplay workshops, special guest comic book creators and artists, vendors and more will take place at the store and at various downtown locations.

• Krypton Comics And Pop Culture Emporium, 103 Water St., Exeter, 6582667, kryptonantiques.com • Merrymac Games and Comics, 550 DW Highway, Merrimack, 420-8161, merrymacgc.com. Several special guest

comic book artists will be at the store.

• Midgard Comics and Games, 55 Crystal Ave., No. 21, Derry, 260-6180, midgardcomicsandgames.com. Special activities will include cosplayers, a costume contest and special guest comic book creators and artists.

• NeonBomb, 260 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 505-8098, neonbomb.com.

Special activities will include a costume contest, a coloring contest, free snacks, door prizes and a Magic: The Gathering card game open house, where new players can learn the game and get a free, fullsized deck.

• Newbury Comics, 777 S. Willow Plaza, Manchester, 624-2842; 310 D.W. Highway, Nashua, 888-0720; 436 S. Broadway, Salem, 890-1380, newburycomics.com • Nex-Gen Comics, 122 Bridge St., Unit 3, Pelham, 751-8195, nexgencomics. wordpress.com • Pop Culture Cards, Comics, Collectibles, and Gaming, 66 Route 27, Unit B, Raymond, 244-1850, facebook.com/ popculturenh • Stairway to Heaven Comics, 105 Gosling Road, Newington, 319-6134, stairwaytoheavencomics.com. Several special guest comic book artists will be at the store.

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In last year’s The Lost City of the Monkey God, journalist Douglas Preston took a trip to a Mayan ruin deep in the jungle of Honduras. Now British writer Ned Beauman ventures there in fiction with a madcap tale that would be brilliant but for its exasperating and unnecessary complexity.

Here’s the premise of Madness is Better than Defeat: A quirky, inexperienced filmmaker bankrolled by a paranoid mogul is dispatched to an ancient temple in the Honduran jungle to make a film.

Arriving there, he finds another group of Americans is already encamped on site, directing a small army of natives who are dismantling the temple. They are led by the son of a morally dubious businessman, who has been directed to bring every last stone of the temple back to New York, where it will be reassembled.

Neither group will leave.

So far, so good. Beauman displays comic genius in setting up this quandary, and his description of the two leaders meeting for the first time — which he likens to two snarling dogs on a city street — is a fine example of his gorgeous, fresh writing: “ ... no negotiations, just straight to war, running on the spot, claws practically sparking on the sidewalk, as if they didn’t know they were on leashes and all they had ever wanted in the world was to drag themselves a quarter of an inch closer to the other dog’s jugular vein — sometimes just a preposterous little meringue of a dog, a poodle or a Pekingese or a Pomeranian like Scofield, up against a Doberman, and yet neither bothered to acknowledge the imbalance — this hatred so total that you’d think one dog must have murdered the other dog’s father or raped his wife or forced his department store into bankruptcy, when in fact they’d probably never seen each other before in their lives, and the only explanation was that each had scented in the other a terrible incommensurability at the deepest levels of dog music, dog mathematics.”

Unfortunately, it’s also a fine example of why a book that is bejeweled with fresh, gorgeous writing is also exasperatingly painful to read. That’s just part of the sentence, mind you.

It’s not so much that Beauman, who studied philosophy at Cambridge, is so eye-glazingly smart, and makes the common man fumble for a dictionary on almost every page.

The bigger problem is that Beauman writes like a man who has to include where every Dunkin’ Donuts is on the route when

he’s giving directions. Yes, it may be interesting to know, but it’s not really necessary; just get me from here to there.

Alas, Beauman will not, and he not only identifies where the doughnut store is, but he stops inside and recites everything that’s on the menu, introduces you to who’s pouring the coffee at the drive-through window and tells you what she’s wearing and her shoe size before getting you back on the road.

Sometimes this is knee-slappingly funny, as when he describing the scholar who’d visited the Hondurans and returned to announce that they were “the happiest, wisest, sincerest people in the world.”

“They had no gods, no kings, no wars, no private property, and, above all, no rules of sexual conduct. They spent most of their waking hours having strenuous intercourse with one another, often in trios or quartets, pausing only to pluck fruit from the trees or scoop fish from the stream. … he had come back to England only because he believed it was his duty to alert his countryman to what they were missing.”

But Beauman’s determination to include every detail makes for an overly detailed world that has a whiff of George R.R. Martin and every other commercially successful writer that cowering editors fear to offend. Worse, the wonderful heart of this novel — the long-term encampment of two warring tribes at the ruin — is but a part of this story, which is unreliably narrated by a CIA agent, Zonulet, who is writing a book about the temple’s secrets 30 years — and a life-altering fungus infection — later.

Beauman’s writing has been called Pynchonesque, but that’s not necessarily a good thing, as Thomas Pynchon is an acquired taste that many of us are still waiting to acquire. I slogged through this book wishing he were more like Christopher Buckley, whose equally smart humor doesn’t make the reader feel quite so exhausted at the end of each chapter.

One note on the title: Madness is Better than Defeat is a line from a screenplay

by Orson Welles that was an adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. The movie the film company wants to make in the Honduran jungle, if only the squatters would leave, is called Hearts in Darkness.

Things were complicated before we even got to page 1.

The best books make you think; the worst ones make you take notes. Madness is Better than Defeat is a disappointment because its pages glitter with semantic diamonds, but most of us won’t have the will to perform the necessary excavation. Outside a campus, reading shouldn’t be so much work. B- — Jennifer Graham

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• REBECCA RULE Humorist and author joins Mason’s 250th anniversary celebration. Sat., May 5, 3 p.m. Mason Town Hall , 7 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Mason.

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• RICHARD RUSSO Author presents The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life. Wed., May 9, 7 p.m. The Music Hall Loft , 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. $40. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400.

• DAVID MOORE Author presents Small Town, Big Oil. Thurs., May 10, 6:30 p.m. RiverRun Bookstore, 142 Fleet St., Portsmouth. Visit riverrunbookstore. com or call 431-2100.

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Writers workshops & 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.

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• A writer’s essays: Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Everybody’s Fool, will visit the Music Hall Loft (131 Congress St., Portsmouth) on Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m., to present his first essay collection, The Destiny Thief: Essays on Writing, Writers and Life. The personal essays provide insight into Russo’s life as a writer, teacher, friend and reader. The event will feature an author presentation and moderated Q&A, a book signing and a meet-and-greet. Tickets cost $40 and include a reserved seat, a copy of the book and a bar beverage. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400.

• Durham history: RiverRun Bookstore (142 Fleet St., Portsmouth) welcomes David Moore on Thursday, May 10, at 6:30 p.m. Moore will present his book, Small Town, Big Oil, which tells the true story of three women who fought against Aristotle Onassis’ bid to build an oil refinery in Durham, New Hampshire, and ultimately won. Visit riverrunbookstore.com or call 431-2100.

• Exploring the Underground Railroad: The Black Heritage Trail of NH holds its annual spring symposium on Saturday, May 5, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at St. John’s Church’s Thaxter Hall (101 Chapel St., Portsmouth). The program will begin with a guided walking tour of sites that may have been part of the Underground Railroad in Portsmouth, followed by a panel presentation on the theme, “Bridging the Past to the Present: Stories of the Underground Railroad in Our Region.” After a catered lunch, there will be a living history performance based on the life of Ellen Garrison Jackson, an early social justice activist born in Concord, Mass. The event concludes with an interactive workshop, “Mapping the Underground Railroad in Your Town.” Tickets cost $35 for the tour and symposium, $25 for the symposium only and $20 for the tour only. Visit blackheritagetrailnh.org. — Angie Sykeny

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POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

Avengers: Infinity War (PG-13)

All the heroes assemble in Avengers: Infinity War, a solid part one of a two-part story that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building to for 10 years.

When we last left our heroes … actually, this movie picks up at roughly the end of some five or six heroes’ movies. Most immediately, I suppose, we see what happened to Thor (Chris Hemsworth) after the end of his movie. The massive ship carrying the remnants of Asgard is boarded by Thanos (Josh Brolin, somewhere under all that purple CGI; it’s either Peter Quill or Tony Stark who calls him Grimace – I feel like it’s more if Grimace and the Devil’s Tower formation from Close Encounters of the Third Kind had a baby who got really into Highland games-style heavy sports). Thanos is now, no kidding, not messing around, collecting those Infinity Stones we’ve been hearing about for so long. The Asgardians, you remember, had one of them and he’s come to pick it up.

It is from this scene that Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) is bifrosted away to Earth, where he meets Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). All Banner-ed down to human size at the end of his journey, Bruce warns Dr. Strange that Thanos is coming to Earth, where two of the Infinity Stones — the one Strange wears around his neck and the one in Vision’s (Paul Bettany) head — are currently located. Dr. Strange portal-travels with Bruce to find Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and they are all in New York City when Thanos’ henchmen arrive in a spacecraft. Seeing the trouble from a

REVIEWLETS In theaters

Opening Friday, May 4: Overboard (PG-13) The 1987 inretrospect-quite-creepy comedy gets a remake with Anna Faris in the Kurt Russell role and Eugenio Derbez as the Goldie Hawn; Tully (R ) Charlize Theron is a new mom being crushed under the weight of momdom who receives the gift of a night nanny.

Reviewlets

* indicates a movie worth seeing. For reviews of graded films, go to hippopress.com I Feel Pretty (R) Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams.

Maybe if you’re not desperately hoping for smart humor and big ideas from this comedy about a woman who sudden gains unshakeable confidence you can enjoy it more. C+

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school bus on the bridge, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) quickly changes into Spider-Man garb and swings off to lend a hand.

Meanwhile, another set of Thanos henchmen is going after Vision, who is having a romantic getaway with Wanda/Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) in Scotland. The baddies very nearly have Vision until help arrives. Soon, both sides of the fractured Avenger family come together — Natasha/ Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans), James Rhodes/War Machine (Don Cheadle), Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie) — and head to Wakanda for some technical assistance in disabling the stone in Vision’s head without killing Vision. King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is happy to help, even providing Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) with a new arm, even if

Rampage (PG) Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris.

Of course this movie about Dwayne Johnson fighting giant genetically modified animals is stupid. It was always going to be stupid. It could have been a lot more fun, though. D+

but somehow feels satisfying to no age 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 having a, ahem, memorable prom night actually has a lot of smart things to say about female agency, tells a sweet coming out story and gets to the bittersweet transition of parents sending kids out into the world. B

*A Quiet Place (PG-13) John Krasinski, Emily Blunt.

This real-life married couple 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 *Black Panther (R) story construction all around. Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. AJordan.

Additional awesomeness is proReady Player One (PG-13) vided by Angela Bassett, Lupita Tye Sheridan, Mark Rylance.

Nyong’o and especially Danai This story about a dystopic Gurira. This movie is so much future where people’s best lives more than the words “Marvel are lived in a video game could Cinematic Universe superhero have been a fun kid adventure movie” imply. T’Challa, new

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Okoye’s (Danai Gurira) idea of Wakanda being more active in the world was less “welcome the Avengers and the trouble they bring” and more “send a team to the Olympics.”

But back to Thor. After Thanos departs, Thor is left for dead with the wreckage of the Asgard ship. He is picked up by one Star-Lord/Peter Quill (Chris Pratt). You’ll recall that his crew also has some experience with Thanos, especially Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Peter’s squeeze and Thanos’ adopted daughter. Thor’s plan is to go find a weapon that can kill Thanos, a quest that Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper) and Groot (voice of Vin Diesel) agree to participate in while Peter, Gamora, Drax (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) head to Knowhere, another known Infinity Stone location.

Other stuff happens too but that’s prob-

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 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 Pacific Rim Uprising (PG-13) John Boyega, Rinko Kikuchi.

Monsters v. robots v. robot-monsters! Whether your response is “pass” or “yes, thank you” your response to that description 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+

ably already too many plot details and any more surely come with spoilers.

There are a lot of moments I found particularly enjoyable in this sprawling movie: • The discussions of Thor’s manly handsomeness and the observation that he is like, to paraphrase, “a pirate had a baby with an angel.”

• The Tony/Spider-Man relationship — Peter always calls him “Mr. Stark” — which actually gives the movie one of its most impactfully emotional moments.

• Dr. Strange as an arrogant counterweight to Tony’s arrogance. The “lotta chefs in the kitchen” result of putting a bunch of alpha superheroes in one story could have ended up in something like a catch-phrase-off but I actually think the movie juggles all these team-leader characters fairly well.

• Plus Dr. Strange is a more enjoyable character than I remember.

• Teenage Groot is fun in small doses.

• I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of “Wakanda forever” or the sheer bad-assery of the Wakandan warriors.

This movie has so much ground to cover, so many people to include, so many stories to lace together that I think it can’t help feeling like it bulges with stuff. Though not sleek and tight, I do actually think this movie pulls all its elements together fairly well and keeps the show going. Though long, the movie really is using its 149 minutes well — there wasn’t a lot of what felt like filler. The action sequences have energy and there are memorable fighting moments (a scene where Black Widow and Okoye team up to take on a Thanos

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

The sweetest of sweet teenage rom-coms, this movie tells the story of Simon, well-like suburban kid who can’t yet bring himself to come out to family and friends, and his letter-based romance with a fellow student in a similar situation. B+

completely remember it now.

(Tesseracts? Charles Wallace?

You remember-ish.) The movie’s inherent sense of decency and its pushing of a “believe in yourself” message make it a good movie (if a bit “good for you”) for the 10-year-old and up in your life. B

Red Sparrow (R) Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton.

Tomb Raider (PG-13) Jennifer Lawrence rides the Cold Alicia Vikander, Dominic West. War nostalgia wave in this overThis very discount Raiders of the long, unfun bit of spy versus spy.

Lost Ark-style action-adventure C movie does a decent job rebooting the Lara Croft character and Game Night (R) is entertaining while you watch it Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdif forgettable immediately there- ams. after. BThis silly, low-pressure comedy features a trio of couples taking A Wrinkle in Time (PG) a friendly game night way too Storm Reid, Her Majesty Oprah. seriously, with highjinks ensuDirector Ava DuVernay offers a ing. If you need a “whatever visually dazzling and otherwise starts at 7:30” date movie now satisfactory telling of the popular or a movie to watch when you’re book you totally read in elemen- home sick in, say, July, this fits tary school even if you can’t the bill nicely. B

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lackey, for example) mixed in with all the CGI smash-bam.

We get the comic patter, as usual with a Marvel movie, but having watched it done so awkwardly in Justice League, I appreciate how organic to the characters and the tone it is here. And I think it gives the movie lightness and helps us from getting weighed down by this massive cast and the overarching threat of the annihilation of trillions of the universe’s inhabitants.

At points in this movie I did try to consider whether this is a movie you could see without having seen a previous MCU movie. I’m sure there will be people showing up to Game of Thrones finale parties for the pizza, having never spent a minute in Westeros, but similarly I think if this is your first experience with Marvel characters you will have a lot of questions that the movie isn’t going to bother answering. But you don’t have to be an MCU expert to have fun here.

If you caught, say, one Iron Man and one other movie, say the first Avengers movie or Guardians of the Galaxy, that is probably enough information to get you through. There are some moments of exposition that could help casual fans find their way and provide people who have seen all the movies some refreshed context for all that the characters have been through.

While not among the very best of the Marvel movies, Infinity War is quite good, even above average among movies in the wide sci-fi/comic book/superhero/ action “genre” category. For fun (during the wait for the post-credits scene, of which there is one at the very end of all the credits) I found myself wondering if this is an achievement in film-making, say, of the Oscar nomination variety. This movie sews together half a dozen other characters’ sagas and weaves in several significant characters as supporting players, all with their own backstories and musical cues and many with their own home-base settings. It

pulls together 10 years of story reasonably well. It has some believable stakes.

It has a decent villain whose villainous plan is a more interesting answer to the “what will you do with absolute power and why” question than most of the comic book movie villains’.

I get that this movie has jokes and characters in colorful supersuits but how is this not a massive filmmaking achievement? Or, put another way, how is The Darkest Hour a better movie than this? (Answer: It’s not. Don’t even get me started on Infinity War versus Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.)

I’m not saying this should definitely be on next January’s Oscar list (Black Panther, on the other hand, should definitely be on the best picture list) but this movie really juggles a lot (much like, say, Dunkirk). And while it might not have all the artistry of the “serious fil-um”-type films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, when you stand back and look at it, is impressive and wasn’t a pre-ordained success. I hope its accomplishments don’t get lost in all the vibranium gadgets and otherworldly creatures.

Ultimately, Avengers: Infinity War is not quite as knock-your-socks off awesome as Wonder Woman or Black Panther — it has too many characters and stories to keep going to be able to have quite that impact. But it keeps all those plates spinning well, leaves the right amount of plot threads dangling for next time and tells a story that is able to balance humor, action and genuine emotion and keep up the energy for the two-and-a-half-hour runtime. It is a solid chapter that hangs together and has me very eager to tune in to the conclusion in about a year. B+ Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references.

Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, Avengers: Infinity Wars is an hour and two minutes and distributed by Walt Disney Studios.

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MOVIES OUTSIDE THE CINEPLEX RED RIVER THEATRES 11 S. Main St., Concord, 2244600, redrivertheatres.org • The Death of Stalin (R, 2018) Thurs., May 3, 2:10, 5:35 and 7:45 p.m.; Fri., May 5, through Sun., May 6, 1:15 and 5:45 p.m.; and Mon., May 7, through Thurs., May 10, 5:35 p.m.

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• Lean on Pete (R, 2018) Thurs., May 3, 2, 5:30 and 8 p.m.; Fri., May 4, and Sat., May 5, 2:45 and 7:30 p.m.; Sun., May 6, 2:45 p.m.; Mon., May 7, and Tues., May 8, 2:05 and 7:40 p.m.; and Wed., May 9, and Thurs., May 10, 2:05 p.m.

• Tully (R, 2018) Fri., May 4, and Sat., May 5, 1, 3:15, 5:30 and 7:45; Sun., May 6, 1, 3:15 and 5:30; Mon., May 7, through Thurs., May 10, 2, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m.

• Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool (R, 2017) Fri., May 4, and Sat., May 5, 3:30 and 8 p.m.; Sun., May 6, 3:30 p.m.; and Mon., May 7, through Thurs., May 10, 2:10 and 7:50 p.m.

• The Lego Batman Movie (PG, 2017) Sat., May 5, 10 a.m.

• The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) Thurs., May 10, 7 p.m.

• Resilience (2016) Wed., May 9, 5:30 p.m.

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• From paradise: In the 1990s, rappers didn’t come much bigger than Coolio.

Albums like It Takes a Thief and Gangsta’s Paradise, the latter with its Grammy winning title song, made him a force in those early boom years. Weird Al parodied him and Nickelodeon tapped him for the theme song for Kenan & Kel. He’s coming to town for an intimate club show. Go Thursday, May 3, 8 p.m., Wally’s Pub, 144 Ashworth Ave., Hampton Beach. 21+. Tickets $30 at ticketweb.com • Genre bending: The inventive chamberfolk trio Harpeth Rising holds an album release show. Blending their classical training with singer-songwriter traditions, mountain folk and bluegrass, it’s a heady stew of harmonies, foot stomping and breathtaking musicianship. Against All Tides, their latest, is “an exploration of spirituality in place of fundamentalism.” Go Friday, May 4, 8 p.m., Riverwalk Cafe, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua.

Tickets $12 ($15/door) at riverwalknashua. com.

• Cinco de cryo: Movable feast of mope Live Free or Cry is an emo music night growing in popularity, with a steady supply of Pinkerton era Weezer, Morrissey and the odd Sunny Day Real Estate or Jawbreaker deep cut, courtesy of Boston band The White Belts.

Also appearing is The Early 2000s, mining Good Charlotte, Blink-182 and New Found Glory for all the tears. Go Saturday, May 5, 9 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester. See facebook.com/LiveFreeOrCryNH. • Blues off: Performers of all ages and configurations compete in the Granite State Blues Challenge. Winners will attend the international event in Memphis in early 2019.

Bands, duos, solo artists and youthful talent are all encouraged to bring their best to the event, sponsored by the Granite State Blues Society, which also present the summertime Barnful of Blues fest. Go Sunday, May 6, 1 p.m., Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market St., Manchester. See granitestateblues.org.

• All day music With more than 30 local performers over 12 hours, the JTG Music Memorial Extravaganza honors Joe “Giuseppe” Gnerre and raises money for the late pizza cherf’s favorite cause, arts in education. Enjoy music from George & Louise Belli, No Limitz, Paul Hubert, Mary Fagan, Tim Theriault, Pocket Change, Joel Cage, Mantra and others. It’s the charity event’s 24th year. Go Sunday, May 6, at noon, Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante, 312 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith. See bit.ly/2HLsVG5.

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Rockapella. Courtesy photo.

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Before Straight No Chaser, Pentatonix and the Pitch Perfect movies, Rockapella was bringing contemporary a cappella into many music fans’ lives. The New York vocal group had forebears, but as the house “band” on the PBS series Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? its brand of human beatbox-driven harmonizing entered the mainstream.

When they were offered the job, Rockapella was virtually unknown, busking on Upper West Side street corners and using word of mouth to land gigs playing parties. Scott Leonard, now the group’s frontman but a new member in those days, recalled jumping at the opportunity but not taking time to appreciate the unique kids show as the experience unfolded.

“At 6 a.m. the limo would pick you up, you’d go and knock it out — it was a lot of work,” he said by phone recently. “I really should have cherished the quality of the art that these people made … the set, the writing and the concept. I don’t see stuff like that on TV now. It was a really good thing we did it, because people still talk about it and love it, and we’re still living off it 25 years later.”

After the show wrapped in 1995, Rockapellas found success in Japan, with help from Leonard’s connections in the country. He began his career as a Disney cast member and worked at Disneyland Tokyo, learning the language along the way. Working for Disney gave him an appreciation for polished entertainment.

“I’m always striving to match a certain level of pixie dust quality,” he said.

Leonard pitched Rockapella to a Jap-

anese label he’d worked with previously on solo projects, and they were all in right away.

“I showed the record company [and] they fell in love with the concept,” he said. “It was really big, and it’s been this simultaneous career that’s lasted ever since.”

I’m always striving to match a certain level of pixie dust quality.

SCOTT LEONARD Today, the group consists of Leonard on high tenor, Jeff Thacher on vocal percussion, tenors Calvin Jones and Mitchell Rains, and Bryant Vance singing bass.

The group just returned from another Japan tour.

“They love the idea,” Leonard said about their popularity over there.

“It’s kind of like five Beatles-type personalities.”

They’re popular in America, too.

Locally, annual Christmas shows at Londonderry’s Stockbridge Theatre routinely sell out. But a non-holiday performance will be Rockapella’s first at the new Tupelo Music Hall.

This means fans will hear material like “Rock Around the Clock” mashed up with Rufus’s ’70s soul classic “Tell Me

Something Good” and a lush version of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take.”

Leonard notes that the upcoming concert will be a big departure from Rockapella’s holiday events.

“They are going to get a completely new show,” he said, adding that the group’s been adding new versions of songs at a steady clip via social media.

“We make a video like every other week or so, our version of a new hit or something like that ... everything from the Mills Brothers to Bruno Mars and beyond. ‘Despacito’ might be there. It’s a variety hour of genres, Rockapella style.”

Regarding the current interest in singing groups, Leonard has seen the ebbs and flows, recalling a Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in the early 2000s that included N’Sync and 98 Degrees.

“They were like a cappella, man,” he said, “but it seems more legitimate now.

The kids get it; my daughter sings in a group at school, and the quality of singers now is great.”

He credits the high level of performance to, of all things, Auto-Tune.

“They have never heard an out of tune note … it’s perfect, and they repeat it back,” he said. “It’s my theory that AutoTune has greatly enhanced the quality of natural singing. … In a cappella, that’s the hurdle you have to get over, because if you’re not in tune, it’s just not pleasant to listen to.”

Rockapella When: Sunday, May 6, 7 p.m.

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Nashua Agave Azul: Cody Pope Boston Billiard: DJ Anthem Throwback Country Tavern: Charlie Christos Dolly Shakers: Crave w/ HellenKella Fratello’s: Marc Apostolides Haluwa: Rock City O’Shea’s: Three Old Guys Peddler’s Daughter: Beneath the Sheets Riverwalk: B3 Kings, Dave Dicenso

Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Bureaux Cats/The Serfs Newport Salt hill Pub: John Lackard Northwood Umami: Tony DePalma Plaistow Crow’s Nest: Bite The Bullet Racks: Slick Sharks, True Dilemma, Average Joel

Bedford Murphy’s: Chris Powers /Max Sullivan Concord Hermanos: Mike Alberici Dover Cara: Irish Session Sonny’s: Sonny’s Jazz Goffstown Village Trestle: Wan-tu Blues Band & Jam Hampton CR’s: Gerry Beaudoin Sea Ketch: Ray Zerkle Hudson River’s Pub: Acoustic Jam Manchester Murphy’s: Chris Lester / Ryan Williamson Shaskeen: Rap, Industry night Strange Brew: Blues Challenge Wild Rover: DJ Dance Night Meredith Giuseppe’s: JTG Memorial Show Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Rich Riverwalk Cafe: 2120 South Michigan Avenue

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Salem Copper Door: Marc Apostolides

Wilton Local’s Café: Too Slim and The Taildraggers

Windham Old School Bar & Grill: Chad LaMarsh Monday, May 7 Bedford Murphy’s: Amanda Cote Concord Hermanos: Paul Bourgelais Hanover Salt hill Pub: Hootenanny Manchester Central Ale: Jonny Friday Duo Fratello’s: TBD Murphy’s: Brad Bosse Meredith Giuseppe’s: Lou Porrazzo

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Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones Wednesday, May 9 Bedford Murphy’s: Johnny Angel Concord Hermanos: Paul Donahue Dover 603 Bar & Lounge: Rock the Mic w/ DJ Coach Falls Grill & Tavern: Rick Watson Fury’s: Stop Tito Collective Dublin DelRossi’s Trattoria: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session

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Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam w/ Dave Talmadge

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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 • Gary Hoey Friday, May 4, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Robben Ford Friday, May 4, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey • Jim Gaffigan Saturday, May 5, 8 p.m. SNHU Arena • Frank Sinatra Tribute Saturday, May 5, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Rockapella Sunday, May 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Art Garfunkel Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. Concord City Auditorium • Michael Glabicki & Dirk Miller (Rusted Root) Thursday, May 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey • Robben Ford Saturday, May 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Arlo Guthrie Wednesday, May 16, 7:30 p.m. Lebanon Opera

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

Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com SNHU Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester 644-5000, snhuarena.com Stockbridge Theatre Pinkerton Academy, Route 28, Derry 437-5210, stockbridgetheatre.com Tupelo Music Hall 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com

House • Arlo Guthrie Friday, May 18, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre • Lenny Clarke Friday, May 18, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Matthew Logan Vasquez Friday, May 18, 8 p.m. Music Hall Loft • Eaglemania Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey • Indigo Girls SOLD OUT Friday, May 18, 8 p.m. Music Hall • Dennis DeYoung Saturday, May 19, 8 p.m. Cap Center • Séan McCann (Great Big Sky) Saturday, May 19, 8 p.m. Music Hall • Jesse Colin Young Saturday, May 19, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Séan McCann Saturday, May 19, 8 p.m. Music Hall Loft • Mersey Beatles Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey

• Under the Streetlamp Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m. Lebanon Opera House • Tom Rush Sunday, May 20, 8 p.m. Cap Center • Indigo Girls Sunday, May 20, 7:30 p.m. Lebanon Opera House • Keb’ Mo’ Tuesday, May 22, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Lonestar Friday, May 25, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Terrapin – Grateful Dead Tribute Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m.

Tupelo Derry • Adam Ezra Group Friday, June 1, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Marc Cohn Saturday, June 2, 7:30 p.m. Flying Monkey • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Sunday, June 3, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry • Moondance - Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Friday, June 8, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House HIPPO | MAY 3 - 9, 2018 | PAGE 67

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“Duty: Free” — here comes the freestyle puzzle quizzers often play for cash 1 Cart food served in a soft corn prizes 15 Oscar ___ Hoya tortilla 11 Former U.N. Secretary Gen- 16 Like some geometric curves 17 Nasty eral Hammarskjöld 14 Phone-based games where 18 St. Tropez summer 19 Inventor Whitney

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20 Obtrude 22 Solitary 24 “I’d like to speak to your supervisor,” e.g.

27 “Dallas” family name 29 Flip option 30 Recombinant stuff 31 They’re silent and deadly 33 “I Need a Dollar” singer Aloe ___ 35 Namibia’s neighbor 36 Calculus for dentists 40 Country east of Eritrea 43 Beethoven’s Third Symphony 44 Double-decker, e.g.

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57 “And many more” 58 “Caprica” actor Morales 59 Popular request at a bar mitzvah 63 “Okay” 64 Complete opposites 65 Rolls over a house?

66 Short religious segment on old TV broadcasts

15 Branch of govt.

21 Makeup with an applicator 23 “Hope you like it!”

25 Truck compartment 26 Feel unwell 28 Actor Johnny of “The Big Bang Theory” and “Roseanne” 32 TV host Bee and blues singer Fish, for two 34 Traverse 37 Golf club brand 38 Connection to a power supply 39 Uncommon example 41 Brian once of Roxy Music 42 Not quite improved?

Down 44 Minimalist to the max 1 Island where Napoleon died 45 Depletes 2 Be active in a game, e.g.

3 Going from green to yellow, 46 Takes an oath 48 Be way off the mark maybe 51 New Bohemians lead singer 4 The day before the big day Brickell 5 Cork’s country, in Gaelic 52 Almost on the hour 6 Word after coffee or time 56 Investigation Discovery host 7 Follower of Lao-tzu 8 ___.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas Paula 60 Hydrocarbon suffix member) 61 Open-reel tape precursor to 9 Cost-of-living stat VCRs (and similar, except for 10 Swing to and fro the letter for “tape”) 11 Lacking, with “of” 62 “I hadn’t thought of that” 12 Novelist Lurie ©2018 Jonesin’ Crosswords 13 Lead ore

SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from East Into Upper East: Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Again unlike Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi, many of the people she knew, Tammy never

by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, born May 7, 1927. really felt lonely or adrift; maybe because she was always either looking forward to or Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Last year looking for something, so what was actually on her birthday Dipti had cajoled Arun into happening in the present wasn’t of overriding coming to her house…. He had sat at the side concern to her. You can’t find it if you don’t watching the others dance, their friends from look for it. the college and some other friends she had Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) At that from prominent political families like her time it had been easy for them to enjoy themown. Dipti herself was a terrific dancer and selves and make everyone else happy too. she had often tried to teach him, but he stub- … Later, however, … just as she had to take bornly refused to have anything to do with it. pains over her appearance, she had to work You can dance if you want to. harder to be successful at these parties. It Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Yet their sit- may be a good time to adjust your goals. uation was hazardous — they really had to Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) ...and have a place, for they were under duress to although all their projects failed, one after vacate their present quarters, belonging to a the other, she was always starting new ones. friend who was no longer a friend. Uh-oh.

Elegantly dressed, meticulously made up, her Cancer (June 21 – July 22) It had taken jaw ... set, she went out each day in pursuit her many years to reach her present plateau of some business she had just thought up that of contentment, also to build up her own busi- was certain to pull them out of their predicaness, after having worked for other people. ment. New business is at hand.

You’re in a building phase.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) It was true, Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) He gestured into he didn’t often turn down his old friends, but the air, indicating that the matter was too del- that did not improve Farid’s feelings toward icate to be put into words. But she wanted him. Old friends meet new friends; good words and didn’t care if she appeared crude times ensue. and indelicate. Use your words.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Ludicrous, he Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) All the young thought. She might fool all the world, but she people Tammy knew in New York had odd couldn’t fool him. Or could she? He hadn’t family backgrounds, so it was not neces- seen her for twenty years. Nah, she can’t. sary for her to give much thought to her own.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) At first her And unlike many of her friends, she did have husband Harry accompanied her to all these a home, or a base…. You’re due for a home grand receptions. Tall and slim, handsome run. and educated, he was an asset to her, though Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Kuku was all he did was talk to the second secretary of a documentary film-maker and had late- some embassy or a cultural attache’s wife. ly obtained a grant from the Ministry of This became very boring for him, and after Information and Broadcasting to make a doc- a while he began to refuse to go with her … umentary about her grandmother Sumitra. It more and more he preferred to stay at home may already have been too late. Don’t wait to and cultivate his own interests. Your own ask questions. interests beckon.

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

Irony

At Pennsylvania State University, the Outing Club, founded in 1920, provided students with outdoor recreation opportunities such as hiking and camping. But no more. Penn State has announced that after this semester, the university will no longer allow the club to organize studentled trips because it is too dangerous out in the wilderness, according to the offices of Student Affairs and Risk Management.

Two other outdoorsy clubs, the Nittany Grotto Caving Club and the Nittany Divers Scuba Club, have also been restricted from club activities outdoors. Michael Lacey, president of the Caving Club, told the Centre Daily Times: “Penn State’s just been clamping down really hard on the nature of activities” since the Jerry Sandusky scandal. University spokesperson Lisa Powers said Penn State will offer school-sponsored outdoors trips, but students noted the cost will be much higher.

Unclear on the concept

In a perhaps unintentional bid for the worst criminal disguise of 2018, Kerry Hammond Jr., 22, broke into a GameStop store in St. Marys, Georgia, at 1:19 a.m. on April 13, where he was captured on camera wearing a clear plastic wrapper (of the sort that holds bundles of bottled water) over his head. Even with the plastic “mask,” WJXT reported, Hammond’s face is clearly visible in surveillance video, and St. Marys police quickly identified him and captured him on April 17.

Hammond already had two active felony warrants for his arrest for burglary and second-degree criminal damage to property.

Techno-weird

In Tokyo, women who have qualms about living alone may soon have a new security option. “Man on the Curtain” is a prototype smartphone app that connects to a projector and throws a moving shadow of a man onto a closed window curtain. The shadow man can be doing any of several different activities, such as boxing, karate, vacuuming, playing guitar or getting dressed. Keiichi Nakamura, advertising manager of Leopalace21 Corp., an apartment management company where the idea originated, told Reuters that eventually his company would like to “commercialize it once we add variety, such as releasing a new video every day.”

Bright ideas

• Resorting to a low-tech, but possibly offensive strategy, Largo, Florida, detectives visited a dead man at Sylvan Abbey Funeral Home in Clearwater and attempted

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Linus F. Phillip, 30, was shot and killed

by Largo police March 23 after he tried to drive away from an officer wanting to search him. As part of their investigation, police said they needed to access and preserve data on Phillip’s phone. Legal experts generally agreed the detectives had not broken any laws, but Phillip’s girlfriend, Victoria Armstrong, 28, was less forgiving: “Nobody even calling us ... to let us know detectives were coming there at all is very disturbing,” she told the Tampa Bay Times. “I’m very skeptical of all funeral homes now.”

• United Press International reports that in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the mayor has employed a clever way to keep his finger on the pulse of the city. When he goes out, he wears a fake beard so he’ll blend in and not be recognized as the capital city’s leader. Mayor Albek Ibraimov told Fergana, a Russian news agency: “I dress in old clothes ... take off my tie and I go and look, and see how things actually are.”

Entrepreneurial spirit

Over the last two years, Cameron County employee Gilberto Escamilla, 53, of Brownsville, Texas, has been accepting shipments of fajitas worth a total of $1.2 million at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center in Brownsville. The only trouble is, the inmates there aren’t served fajitas. Escamilla had been ordering the meat from Labatt Food Service in Harlingen and intercepting it to resell. “It started small and got bigger and out of control,” Escamilla told the court, according to The

Brownsville Herald. On April 20, he was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to theft by a public servant.

Oops

The Washington State Department of Transportation had to issue a mea culpa on the afternoon of April 17 after an electronic highway sign displayed the message “U SUCK” above Interstate 5 near Jovita.

WSDOT called the sign “an inappropriate message” that appeared due to a training error and was “clearly a mistake,” according to KCPQ TV.

Bad attitude

Timothy Hill, 67, of Grassington, North Yorkshire, England, having installed a laser jammer in his Range Rover, thought he was outsmarting law enforcement speed cameras. In fact, he was so sure of his scheme that he repeatedly raised his middle finger to the cameras — sometimes casually, sometimes aggressively — as he passed. What he didn’t realize was that the laser jammer, rather than hiding his identity, was only blocking police from determining his speed, so when they tracked him down, he was charged not with speeding, but with perverting the course of justice. “If you want to attract our attention, repeatedly gesturing at police camera vans with your middle finger while you’re driving a distinctive car fitted with a laser jammer is an excellent way to do it,” Traffic Constable Andrew Forth told Metro News. Hill pleaded guilty on April 23, and was sentenced to eight months in jail and prohibited from driving for a year.

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