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There are two major national pageants for women, Miss America and Miss USA. Both have statewide competitions whose winner goes on to the national stage.

Make no mistake about it, they see themselves as competitors. One, Miss America, has just removed their swimsuits from the competition. Their ad shows a bikini vanishing in a puff of smoke. Wow! Is this a good decision or a bad one?

I guess that depends on one’s perspective. Is the goal to make the competition more successful or more politically correct? I get the political correctness part, that young ladies should be judged more by their brains, talents, character, etc. than by how they look parading across the stage in swimsuits. The organization is even making rules about the winners being seen in public wearing swimsuits. Does anyone think that these young ladies don’t like going to the beach and want to look great doing so? Is this another case of political correctness going too far? Could this move hurt the Miss America pageant?

So, what are the Miss USA (which is affiliated with Miss Universe) folks thinking about this move by Miss America? Will they follow suit (no pun intended) or see it as an opportunity for a competitive advantage?

I’ve been looking online to see the reactions of both men and women, and so far it seems to me that the majority of women like the idea, but it seems far from unanimous. Conversely, and not surprisingly, the guys don’t seem to like the move.

So, what will this do to the pageant’s national audience? One guy commented that this “will be the end of Miss America.” For the organization’s sake, I hope that it’s not. Miss America is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit that raises millions of dollars in scholarships for young women across the nation, and the benefits for participating in the Miss America competitions are often long-lasting in helping to shape who the participants will become as adults. For the sake of the thousands of young ladies who will benefit from participating in Miss America, I hope that this courageous, but risky, move works.

Fred Bramante is a past chairman and member of the NH State Board of Education. He speaks and consults on education redesign to regional, state and national organizations.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 Troubles with recycling; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 30 THE ARTS: 32 THEATER Barefoot in the Park.

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FOOD: 40 AMHERST FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL Hollis Strawberry Festival; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables.

POP CULTURE: 46 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz is underwhelmed by Incredibles 2, appropriately whelmed by Tag. NITE: 52 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Barry Goudreau; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

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

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

ODDS & ENDS: 60 CROSSWORD 61 SIGNS OF LIFE 61 SUDOKU 62 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 62 THIS MODERN WORLD

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Governor files

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu filed for re-election to serve a second two-year term, the AP reported.

Sununu, who defeated former Democratic Executive Councilor Colin Van Ostern in the 2016 gubernatorial election, is unopposed in the state primary on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Steve Marchand, former mayor of Portsmouth, and Molly Kelly, a former state senator, both filed to run as Democrats. Jilletta Jarvis, previously a compliance and regulatory training project manager for JPMorgan Chase in Salem, filed as a Libertarian.

Child marriage

Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation updating New Hampshire’s child marriage laws, according to a news release. Cassandra Levesque, a 19-year-old Girl Scout from Barrington, lobbied for the bills for her Gold Award service project. The bills were sponsored by Rep. Jacalyn Cilley (D-Strafford) and Rep. Amanda Gourgue (D-Strafford).

HB 1587 raises the minimum age of marriage to 16 for girls and boys.

New Hampshire previously allowed girls to marry at 13 and boys at 14, with the permission of a judge. HB 1586 addresses a forced marriage that would constitute sexual assault, and HB 1161 requires a judge to grant permission for a marriage of someone 16 or 17 years old. Otherwise, the legal age for marriage is 18 for both genders.

Tuition increases

The Community College System of New Hampshire will raise tuition at the state’s community colleges by 2.4 percent next year, according to The Concord Monitor.

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Tuition will cost $215 per credit for resident students and $490 for outof-state students. According to the Community College System, a fulltime course load requires 15 credits per semester, or 30 per year, putting tuition at $6,450 a year for resident students and $14,700 for out-ofstate students. The system said the tuition hike would be partially offset by an increase in college, state and federal financial aid programs and scholarships, including various merit- and need-based awards and program-targeted awards.

Medicaid funds

A group of treatment providers urged New Hampshire lawmakers to revisit state funding for treatment to prevent cuts to services available through Medicaid, according to a news release from Easterseals New Hampshire. The estimated funding shortfall for the upcoming fiscal year will be $10 million. If the rate isn’t increased by the end of 2018, the group of providers said they will be forced to reduce services, including cuts to jobs and available beds.

In their statement, the providers said they have met with Gov. Chris Sununu and state officials to discuss potential solutions.

Child welfare

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services will receive technical assistance from the Government Performance Lab at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, according to a news release.

The partnership will help the department transform the State’s child welfare system. According to the release, the lab will assist the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth and Families with provid-

ing services to children and families that need protection or are at risk of future harm. The lab will also help the division strengthen the recruitment and retention of foster family resources.

Veteran care

Acting U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Peter O’Rourke announced his support for veteran care improvement recommendations from the Manchester VA Medical Center, according to a news release. Published in a report from the Manchester VA’s Special Medical Advisory Group, the recommendations included establishing an advisory council to oversee accountability, conduct master planning and economic analyses and run an education and awareness campaign to communicate ideal veteran care in the state.

According to the report, the VA task force was convened in response to a July 2017 story from the Boston Globe Spotlight team regarding concerns for patient safety and access to care at the Manchester VA Medical Center.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalized 31 candidates for citizenship at the American Legion - Henry J. Sweeney Hooksett Post #2 in Manchester. The new U.S. citizens originated from 18 different countries.

The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources announced that a Historical Highway Marker has been installed to commemorate the Gerrish Depot in Boscawen. Constructed in 1855 to replace the original station, the building is the oldest remaining depot on the former Northern Railroad.

Goffstown

The 19th Annual Elliot Hospital Golf Classic held at Passaconaway Country Club in Litchfield raised over $191,000 for Elliot MANCHESTER Health System, according to a news release. The funds will benefit the expansion of programs Bedfordand services at the new $29 million Elliot Regional Cancer Center, to be located Amherst in Manchester.

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James C. Vara, chief of staff and associate attorney general at the New Hampshire Department of Justice, received the 2018 Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship, according to a news release from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The annual fellowship honors an extraordinary elected or appointed official in New Hampshire state or local government. Recipients attend the three-week Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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A New Hampshire legislative committee issued a preliminary objection to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department regarding a proposal to change state rules for trapping snowshoe hares, the AP reported.

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From half-cleaned food packages to dirty diapers, New Hampshire cities and towns have always had to pick up the slack from residents who throw anything and everything in their recycling bins.

This pass-the-buck mentality has worsened over the past few years and left local municipalities with major headaches and costly bills amid a “market crisis.”

That’s according to Michael Durfor, executive director of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association in Epsom. While several factors have presented challenges to New Hampshire Derry Transfer Station. Courtesy photo. public works departments, Durfor said the major cause of this global recycling tamination, where two different types of crisis is China’s “National Sword” policy. recyclables are accidentally grouped and shipped together or leftover residue from food and chemical containers ruins recyThe “National Sword” cled paper, for example. problem “One message we’ve heard again In 2017, a complex web of environmen- and again from recycling contractors tal, political and social issues prompted is the issues they have getting goodChina to crack down on its recycling quality recyclables,” said Todd Moore, agreements with other countries. Beijing administrator for the Solid Waste Manimplemented stricter standards for what agement Bureau of the New Hampshire recyclables it would accept and began Department of Environmental Services. rejecting shipments that failed to meet “Anything that’s not acceptable has to be these new requirements. pulled out, because if it remains in there With over 130 million tons of materials it devalues the materials they’re trying recycled in the U.S. annually accordto sell.” ing to the Northeast Resource Recovery Contamination is forcing waste faciliAssociation, Durfor said China’s new ties to charge more to cover the extra time policies have dealt a significant blow to and labor required for proper sorting. the U.S. recycling pipeline. According to “Pricing for single-stream has gone a report from the association, about 30 through the roof because of increased percent of recyclables collected in the prices for processing and having to disU.S. are exported, with 69 percent of pose of contaminated product, and as all plastic (other than No. 1 PET) being space starts running out in the landshipped to China and Hong Kong. The fills, the price of municipal solid waste U.S. International Trade Commission is going to double,” said Durfor. “We’re reports a similar number for recycled going to get to a point where we have to paper, with 60 percent of U.S. exports choose between paying our teachers and heading to China. firefighters and paying our trash bill.”

“It’s just like a plumbing system,” Higher prices have put pressure on said Durfor. “If you get a plug sometowns like Hooksett with single-stream where down the line, you’re going to get recycling. According to Diane Boyce, a backup.” director of the Hooksett Department of Public Works, the town sends its waste Impact on New Hampshire trucks to Casella Waste Systems in AllenMeeting China’s new requirements stown because the facility is in the next is proving difficult for New Hamp- town over. shire cities and towns with single-stream While Casella’s per-ton cost for recycling, where residents throw all recy- recyclables used to be “in the $30s,” clable items into a single bin that’s later Boyce said that price has more than tribrought to a facility for sorting and the pled to about $103 per ton due to the materials are eventually shipped out by heightened strain put on sorting out the ton. Improper recycling makes it contaminated product. more difficult to separate recyclables into Since Hooksett doesn’t generate any specific categories. This leads to con- income from recycling, according to

Boyce, that rate hike is particularly steep, especially when compared to the town’s $70-per-ton cost for trash.

“We want to do the right thing and be responsible for the Earth, but budget-wise, we might need to change what we’re doing,” said Boyce. “We have curbside recycling right now, and people keep putting trash in their recycling barrel; some people are even throwing in things like dirty diapers. That’s part of the reason costs are going up so high.”

“Glass is trash”

Hooksett and other municipalities have sought ways to cut costs wherever possible. In March, Hooksett stopped collecting glass for recycling, and Laconia followed suit in May. Laconia said “it is not economically viable to recycle glass” in its May 18 newsletter, telling residents to remember “glass is trash.”

In a statement, Hooksett said glass “has always been hard to find markets for but with local glass disposal sites closing down we have no markets at all.”

On top of that, Boyce said, even the recycling facilities that did accept glass were just disposing of it in landfills.

“Glass has a lot of weight to it,” said Boyce. “Why would we pay more when we’re being charged by the ton and they’re just throwing it out anyway?”

Durfor of the NRRA said there are other means of recycling glass that cities and towns should consider, including substituting glass for gravel. He noted that the town of New London has used recycled glass for its road construction projects for decades.

In a statement released after Laconia’s announcement, the NRRA also said glass is “detrimental for both incinerators and single-stream processing plants and its disposal as waste will only accelerate the loss of landfill capacity.”

Finding solutions

According to Moore of the state’s Solid Waste Management Bureau, New Hampshire doesn’t have any statewide recycling guidelines. This has forced local municipalities to figure out what might work for their specific city or town.

Derry was one of the first towns in the state to make recycling mandatory and has had a high participation rate from the start, according to public works director Mike Fowler.

“I believe we made some good decisions starting in the 1990s to embrace recycling,” said Fowler. “Our residents who drop off are really well-informed about what we’re doing. One of the things we’ve been very lucky with is our product is very clean and we don’t have a lot of contamination.”

Derry opened a new recycling facility in January 2016 with separate bunkers designated for individual recyclables. The facility recycles a variety of materials, including cardboard, mixed paper, aluminum, tin cans, plastics, scrap metals and construction and demolition debris.

Though market values shift regularly, Fowler said, the town has been able to generate an overall annual revenue between $400,000 and $700,000 from selling recyclables.

“We look at it not only as a source of revenue, but also as a benefit from not having to throw it in the trash stream,” said Fowler. “Derry recycles about 5,000 tons of materials annually, and there’s a significant cost reduction when you can turn around and sell that instead of throwing it out.”

Ultimately, Moore said, it comes down to individual residents recycling properly in the first place.

“When people bring in their recycling or put it out on the curb, they need to understand what’s accepted and not accepted,” he said. “If they haven’t started already, I think we’re going to see cities and towns trying to make sure residents know the guidelines of their specific service provider.”

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Extremely humbling would be the best way to put it. To not only be recognized for what we do … but also to be recognized by our peers as a company that’s a leader on the technology side really does validate that we have the best of both worlds. We get to have a business where we contribute to the community and also make a huge impact in the lives of people who’ve had amputations.

You wear many hats at Next Step, being a business owner, health care provider and inventor. How do you balance it all?

The balance really comes from the results we get to not only witness, but be a part of.

For example, Noelle Lambert, a college athlete [from Londonderry] who lost her [left] leg above the knee in a moped accident, returned to the college lacrosse field after we designed a running prosthesis for her that allowed her to compete on a Division I collegiate level. A month ago, I got to witness Noelle scoring a goal in a game. She didn’t think she’d make it back on the field, but through technology and [Next Step] caring and motivating her, it became obvious that not only could she make it back on the field, but make an impact as well. Those kinds of events help me maintain the balance that’s needed so we can continue to create those events for the people we serve.

You’ve watched the design and functionality of prosthetic limbs evolve for over 20 years. What have been some of the most significant developments in the industry, and what’s coming next?

I think the most significant thing that’s happening in the world of prosthetics is the ability to tap into an amputee’s nervous system to use those muscles to operate an advanced prosthesis. For example, we can now pick up the signals from the muscles in somebody’s amputated limb and use those signals to operate an electric hand in the same way they would have operated their biological hand. We’re able to connect people to their limbs where the function and operation is very natural. And to have an extension on your body that acts as close to natural as your What are you into right now?

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Can you talk about your relationship with DEKA and Dean Kamen?

When DEKA Matt Albuquerque [Research and Development in Manchester] received funding for the Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program [in early 2007] ... Dean was passionate about designing an upper extremity prosthesis for the men and women that were being hurt in our conflicts. When he received the grant and realized he needed somebody to help him fit the prosthetic on the people he wanted to do clinical trials with, Dean tells the story of doing a national search trying to find who was providing advanced prosthetic care for amputees. The story is somewhat comical, because as Dean asked more and more questions about where to look for this expertise, he was told there’s not only someone in New Hampshire, but someone right down the street in the [Manchester] Millyard which has garnered a national reputation for the exact type of help he was looking for.

That’s when we got the call to help fit the first person in the clinical trial. That relationship has lasted ... and we’ve provided 2,000 hours of clinical time during the clinical trials. This allowed us to gain expertise that no one else had because we were only one of two private companies that Dean had as prosthetic consultants for the development of the LUKE arm. Dean won the first [Entrepreneur of the Year] award 30 years ago, and here I am winning the award for work we’re doing with him. It puts a focus on this small little place called Manchester, New Hampshire, and all the great things that are happening here.

Sorry for the pun, but what’s the next step for Next Step?

I think the next step is to further investigate how to create more natural connections between man and technology. The more natural and seamless those connections are, the more amputees will be able to function with the ultimate goal someday of outperforming biological limbs. I believe there will be a robotics Olympics one day where people with powered artificial limbs will be faster than their biological counterparts. That’s the future. — Scott Murphy

NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Fifth-safest state New Hampshire was ranked the fifth-safest state in the country and third-safest in New England, according to a study from WalletHub. The Granite State was ranked safer than Connecticut (sixth), Rhode Island (seventh) and Massachusetts (ninth) but behind Vermont (first) and Maine (second). Of the indicators used for the study, New Hampshire was found to have the fewest murders and non-negligent manslaughters per capita.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The report highlighted some areas of concern for New Hampshire, however. The Granite State ranked 19th for sex offenders per capita, and 15th for both fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 full-time workers and fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles of travel.

Apartment affordability Rent prices increased by 1.8 percent in New Hampshire in 2017, according to a report from Apartment List. The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,015 in the Granite State, with the median two bedroom apartment costing $1,294 a month.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: Manchester renters saw their monthly rent increase 2.5 percent, while apartments in Nashua only saw a 0.8-percent monthly rate hike . The most expensive median New Hampshire rent published in the report was $1,417 a month for a two-bedroom apartment in Nashua.

Opioid relief New Hampshire will receive $22.9 million for the remainder of the 2018 fiscal year through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s State Opioid Response Grant Program, according to a joint statement from Congresswomen Annie Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter. The administration changed the program’s funding formula to ensure states like New Hampshire, with small populations and high drug death rates, are not put at a disadvantage in terms of the federal aid distributed for drug relief efforts.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: New Hampshire received $3.1 million from the program for fiscal year 2017, according to a news release. The new bump in funding represents a 639-percent increase in federal spending on opioid relief in New Hampshire.

Unemployment increase New Hampshire’s unemployment increased slightly to 2.7 percent in May, according to a report from New Hampshire Employment Security. The seasonally adjusted rate increased by 0.1 percent from April, which was 2.6 percent. The state did add 2,300 jobs in May, however.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: This small bump in New Hampshire’s unemployment was the first rate increase in several months, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate had stayed at 2.6 percent since September 2017.

QOL Score: 87 Net change: 0 QOL this week: 87 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire?

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Raise your hand if you know who Yoko Ono is.

I ask because given the reported turmoil between Tom Brady and Coach B, it’s possible TB-12’s personal trainer Alex Guerrero may become to the Patriots what Ono was to the Beatles – their downfall. Or, in football speak who’d have ever thunk a “body coach” with a shaky past might wind up doing more damage to the Patriots than the Steelers, G-Men or even Roger Goodell have done over the last 18 years?

If you believe what you read, Coach B saw Guerrero as meddling with his team, by reportedly advising players beyond Brady to ignore team trainers in favor of his methods. As observers of Bill Belichick can tell you, from Adalius Thomas to Eric Mangini, it ain’t a good idea to cross Belichick on issues relating to his football team. So Guerrero was stripped of access inside the stadium to all but Brady, and lost his seat on team flights and his field pass at Gillette. That didn’t sit well with Brady, who credits Guerrero for his longevity.

At least that’s how it’s being portrayed (or vastly overblown) by the media, in the form of constant yakking on talk radio and Dan Shaughnessy calling Guerrero’s hold on TB-12 “cult like” more than once in the Boston Globe.

Adding fuel to the raging storm has been Coach B’s perplexing (and still unexplained) SB benching of Malcolm Butler and his usual obstinance, Brady chafing at being unnecessarily nitpicked by the coach 18 years into their relationship, and Guerrero devotee Rob Gronkowski joining in solidarity to also miss the same off-season workouts.

Though it also should be pointed out

Gronk’s dual motives of wanting more say in his training regimen and his desire for a new contract to rectify his correct belief he’s vastly underpaid complicate this mess further.

The cherry on top was Julian Edelman getting popped for a four-game PED suspension. Seemingly seconds after that announcement came Guerrero’s statement saying his methods had nothing to do with his client’s positive test, and the prince of darkness (Shaughnessy) filing one of the “cult like” columns pointing the finger at Guerrero and taking Coach B’s side in the rift.

For his part, Brady says his priorities have changed and he wants to spend more time with his family. Which, after spending time in L.A. for a speaking engagement with the school year still in progress and a weekend spin in Monaco for the Grand Prix, he continued doing last week, this time on the east end of Long Island with passing game OTAs in progress, playing golf with Phil Mickelson just before Phil’s U.S. Open meltdown at Shinnecock Hills on Saturday. He also found time for a sit-down interview with Oprah.

Now that we’re all caught up, what does it all mean?

As someone who stills holds a grudge against Yoko, I’m not sure. But I would hate to see the decline of Rome happen because of an outsider instead of Father Time. Especially after trading their Aaron Rodgers to San Francisco in October as Brady hedges on his “play till 45” mantra.

I’m also a raging Guerrero methods skeptic. Sorry, I think Brady’s still playing has to do with him being like Carlton Fisk, who played at a very high level into his 40s at a position history shows is far tougher on longevity than QB. Both are physical freaks of nature, helped by extreme competitiveness and diligence at

working on their physical readiness.

Name me the QB who stopped playing for bad hamstrings. Football is a game of collective abuse, and the pliable muscle thing had nothing to do with downfall of Peyton Manning, for instance. He lost arm strength after serious neck injuries. Ditto for Aaron Rodgers, who missed major parts of 2013 and 2017 with broken collarbones. Roger Staubach, Steve Young and Troy Aikman – concussions. While they’ll never be totally avoided, Coach B’s passing game of timing and short drops reduces the number of major hits guys take when they throw down field or run. Plus after seeing neither Jimmy G nor Jacoby Brissett survive a stinking four games without injuries during Brady’s 2016 suspension, you know his superior instincts, mental reactions and smarts help avoid debilitating injuries.

However, while his ways have had a great deal to do with the 18 years of sustained excellence, people at 41 are different than at 26. So maybe Coach B can lighten up on nitpicking Brady. And has it occurred to anyone that after 18 years young Tom has a pretty good handle on how to get himself ready for the season? I mean he is the MVP and threw for over 500 yards last time we saw him play.

We don’t know exactly how this will play out. But what I do know is it would be a shame if it came to an end as badly as it did for The Beatles, six short years after their U.S. debut on the Ed Sullivan show. Or for Montana in San Francisco, Favre in Green Bay, Manning in Indy and Bradshaw in Pittsburgh. All those wounds took a long time to heal.

No one wants that. So, if it helps, take a lesson from the Fab Four as they sing, “We can work it out.”

Email Dave Long at dlong@hippopress.com.

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Keefe out, Lett in at Central

Coming and Going: This is the season for filling sports roles and it will be Sudi Lett who’ll replace the stepping aside Dave Keefe as Central High varsity basketball coach. He’s a 2003 Central grad who has spent the last three seasons as head man for Campbell High, where they were 14-4 and Division III runners-up.

Sports 101: Since the World Cup began in 1930, which country has won the most cups with five and name the two countries tied for the second most wins with four.

Coming and Going: On the heels of Coach/GM Richard Seeley’s promotion to GM of the Ontario Reign farm team, the Manchester Monarchs have named Doug Christiansen to succeed him in both roles.

The Milwaukee native comes to Manchester after four seasons as Director of Player Development & Recruitment for the USHL. Before that he was a head coach for seven seasons in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom where he was EIHL Coach of the Year twice.

Alumni News: Fisher Cats fans from back in the day no doubt took notice that the Red Sox signed the best of the early F-Caters Adam (gone with the) Lind to a minor-league contract recently. Which

The Numbers

4 – weeks on the DL is the revised timetable for F-Cat star Vlad Guerrero after his “strained knee” was diagnosed as a strained patellar tendon in his left knee. He went to the sevenday DL 10 days ago hitting .407 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs in 53 games.

could make him the first F-Cat alum to play for the Sox if he gets the call to Fenway.

Sport 101 Answers: Brazil is the all-time World Cup winner with five. Its star Pele is the only player ever to play on three WC winners in 1958, ’62 and ’70. Next most are by the World War II starting twins of Germany and Italy with four. America with 300 million people has never come close to winning and did not even qualify for the 2018 tourney, while tiny Uruguay with 3.4 million has two titles, as does Argentina.

Spain, England and France won the other three..

On This Day – June 21 in 1939: The baseball world is saddened when the Yankees announce the great Lou Gehrig’s retirement not long after his famed iron man streak of 2,130 consecutive games ended.

Word soon leaks out he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, the fatal illness that will carry his name after it kills him two years later. The illness cost the 36-year-old Gehrig up to six years on his career which could have taken his lifetime 493 home runs and 1,995 RBI well over 600 and 2,500, which is nearly 300 more than Hank Aaron’s alltime record.

5 – wins on the year against two losses for Fisher Cats hurler TJ Zeuch after he held Akron to just two hits and a walk while striking out four in a 4-0 F-Cat win on Thursday.

60 – number of World Cup matches that will be held in the U.S. when North America will jointly will host the tournament in 2026 after

being named last week with the winning bid by FIFA. 748,872 – number of votes Mookie Betts got to start in the All-Star game to make him the top vote-getter ahead of the Astros’ Jose Altuve (701,236) and Mike Trout (639,822) in MLB’s first fan voting results announcement.

Sports Glossary Yoko Ono: Second wife of John Lennon and symbol to most of a certain age of the evil female interloper. To them she’s the vixen who drove a wedge between Lennon and Paul McCartney leading to the (boo! hiss!) demise of The Beatles. True or not, an act not forgotten or forgiven by Fab Four fans.

Alex Guerrero: Body coach, business partner and best bud to Tom Brady. His method involves extensive water hydration and stretching for more pliable muscles, which Brady credits with extending his career. According to a Boston Globe expose the past includes once being on the radar of federal regulators for “falsely presenting himself as a medical doctor in a promotional video and deceptively promoting nutritional supplements.” There’s also the drink he once sold claiming to protect your brain from sports-related traumatic injuries.

Phil Mickelson’s meltdown: With time slipping away for his dream to finally win his first U.S. Open and become the sixth to win golf’s grand slam, Phil pulled an all-time bonehead move by letting frustration get to him after a bad putt to hit his ball while still sliding down a treacherous slope on the 13th green at Shinnecock Hills. Two-stroke penalty, 81 for the day – dream probably over.

Eric Mangini: Defrocked ex-Patriots Defensive Coordinator who came up through the ranks of the tutelage of Bill Belichick after being his ball boy first while coaching the Browns forever scorned ratting out Coach B in the spy-gate incident while HC of the NYJs.

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Kids’ GUIDE TO

Summer VENTURE D A D IN F O T E R E H W T WHEN SCHOOL’S OU

There is no reason to be bored this summer.

From library programs and town celebrations to a schedule of festivals that runs nearly every weekend, there is oodles happening during the school-less weeks of June through August. What follows are some of the events that are either specifically designed to appeal to kids or have fun potential for the whole family. Look for more ideas for what to do with kids each week in our Kiddie Pool column, which runs in the Inside/Outside section (preempted this week because the whole cover story is a source of kid-fun.) And if your favorite family event isn’t listed here, let us know at listings@hippopress.com.

INSIDE THE GUIDE Page 12 Fairs & festivals Page 13 More spots for summer fun Page 16 Neighborhood happenings Page 22 Summer at the library

Season of festivals Find food and other fun at area fairs The summer months are full of events that offer family fun, from food festivals for the adventurous little eaters to fairs with rides and games especially for the younger crowd.

June

• Intown Concord’s annual Market Days Festival returns to Main Street in Concord from Thursday, June 21, through Saturday, June 23. The three-day street HIPPO | JUNE 21 - 27, 2018 | PAGE 12

festival features hundreds of vendors, performers and exhibitors, plus free concerts, family-friendly activities and more. Visit intownconcord.org or call 226-2150.

Find Hippo’s previews of the event in the June 14 paper by going to hippopress.com and clicking on “past issues.” Our Market Days stories are on pages 22 and 44.

• The Hollis Woman’s Club will host its annual Hollis Strawberry Festival on Sunday, June 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Hol-

lis Town Common (7 Monument Square, Hollis). The festival will feature strawberry shortcakes and other strawberry desserts for sale, plus a performance by the Hollis Town Band. Visit holliswomansclub.org.

• The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (18 Highlawn Road in Warner; indianmuseum. org, 456-2600) will hold The Strawberry Festival Celebration: The Ripening Fruit featuring a raffle for a strawberry planter with wild strawberries, plus food samples with

indigenous strawberry dishes, an herbal talk about strawberries and other summer plants on Sunday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free.

FESTIVALS CONT. ON 14 Fun for everyone Many of the events listed here are also in our guide to summer fun for all ages, which appeared in the May 24 issue of the Hippo. Find it at hippopress.com. Click on “past issues”; the story starts on page 14.

Summer adventures

STAY COOL THIS SUMMER WHILE HAVING A SIZZLING FUN TIME AT SKY ZONE!

Where to look for a day of fun You don’t have to travel to see the sights. From museums to farms, baseball games to theaters, there are lots of places to have kid-friendly fun this summer without having to pack an overnight bag. Here are some of the locations offering opportunities for some summer fun you don’t necessarily have to reserve months in advance (though many of these locations also offer camp and classes if you’re looking for more structured amusement).

Museums & attractions

• Canobie Lake Park (85 N. Policy St. in Salem; canobie.com, 893-3506) is open daily most days through Labor Day (and then weekends into the fall). See the website for times on specific days. In addition to the park’s many rides and games, Canobie offers daily live entertainment including music and magic (see website for schedule). The park’s new Castaway Island Rain Fortress waterpark is open daily, weather permitting. General admission tickets cost $39 (with discounts for people over 60 years old or under 48 inches tall) and kids 3 and under get in free.

Wednesday, July 11, is Salem and Windham appreciation day when residents of those towns can get in for $15 per person for all ages with proof of residency.

• Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com, 483-5623) is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., June through August. 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. The farm will hold a teddy bear picnic Saturday, July 7; bring a teddy for bear-related games, a parade, stories, teddy bear clinic, pony and tractor train rides and a cookout where food will be for sale. On Saturday, Aug. 4, it’s Reptile Day with a reptile show from New England Reptile Distributors.

• The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.org, 742-2002), is open daily during the summer from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission to the Children’s Museum costs $10 per person over 1 year of age. In addition to its kid-friendly exhibits, the museum offers STEAM Lab drop-in activities many days (see the calendar online for activities on specific days).

Special events during the summer include the Teddy Bear Picnic & Clinic on Friday, Aug. 3, with sessions at 10 a.m. and noon (kids can bring in their stuffed friends for a check-up and then have a picnic) and NH

Maker & Food Fest on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (where kids can see and play with robots, participate in craft activities and more).

• Chuckster’s Family Fun Park (9 Bailey Road in Chichester, 798-3555, and 53 Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett, 2101415; chucksters.com) features mini-golf, batting cages, go-karts, a ropes course, bumper boats for kids ages 2 to 8 and other attractions at the Chichester location. The Hooksett location is focused on miniature golf with two 18-hole courses. Go online for prices (at Chichester, prices include a-la-carte pricing for individual attractions as well as packages and day passes) and hours (which can depend on weather).

An ice cream barn at the Hooksett location offers scoops, sundaes and shakes.

At Chichester, find ice cream as well as snacks such as hot dogs, chicken tenders and wings, fries and more.

• The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 669-6144) is open six days a week (it’s closed on Tuesdays) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and opens at 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Admission costs $15 for adults, $13 for seniors (ages 65+), $10 for students, $5 for kids ages 13 to 17, and children under 13 get in free. On the second Saturday of the month, New Hampshire residents get in for free between 10 a.m. and noon. The current exhibit “Beyond Words: Book Illustrations by David M. Carroll, Tomie dePaola, and Beth Krommes” features the work of these New Hampshire illustrators (dePaola’s books include Strega Nona and The Knight and the Dragon; Carroll’s work includes the recently released Swampwalker’s Journal: A Wetlands Year, and Krommes’ illustrations appear in books such as The Night in the House and Before Morning). Upcoming family events include “Storytime in the Galleries: I’ll Follow the Moon,” which includes an art activity on Monday, June 25, at 11:30 a.m. and a creative studio craft inspired by Krommes’ illustrations on Saturday, July 14, at 10 a.m.

• Mel’s Funway Park (454 Charles Bancroft Highway in Litchfield; melsfunwaypark.com, 424-2292) offers go-karts, mini-golf, batting cages, a laser tag arena and more. The park is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. You can pay for the attractions individually (for example: single go-kart rides cost $8.50, mini-golf costs $8 for ages 13 and up) or get a day pass. In addition to a stand serving Gifford’s Ice Cream, Mel’s Diner also serves sit-down meals.

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July

• The New Hampshire Farm Museum (1305 White Mountain Highway, Milton) will once again host Fourth on the Farm on Wednesday, July 4, from noon to 3 p.m.

There will be strawberry shortcake, flag coloring for kids, a reading of the Declaration of Independence and more. Visit nhfarmmuseum.org.

• The annual Raymond Town Fair features food, live music, carnival rides, family-friendly events and more Thursday, July 5, through Sunday, July 8, at Raymond Town Common, Raymond. Free admission and parking. Find them on Facebook.

• The annual Jewish Food Festival at Temple B’nai Israel (210 Court St., Laconia) will return on Sunday, July 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival features a variety of home-cooked Jewish foods such as blintzes, knishes, stuffed cabbage, pastrami, corned beef, tongue, matzo ball soup and more. Admission is free. Visit tbinh. org.

• This year’s Hillsborough Balloon Festival & Fair is Thursday, July 12, through Sunday, July 15, at Grimes Field (29 Preston St., Hillsborough). The event features balloon and amusement rides, food, music and wholesome family fun. Visit balloonfestival.org.

• The 28th annual American Independence Festival is happening on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the American Independence Museum (1 Governors Lane, Exeter). The festival features a day of historical re-enactments, children’s activities and more. Visit independencemuseum.org.

• The Stratham Fair returns for the 51st year to Stratham Hill Park (270 Portsmouth Ave.) on Thursday, July 19, from 3 to 10 p.m., and Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids ages 6 to 12, and free for kids under 6. Visit strathamfair.com.

• Stop by the 60th annual Canterbury Fair on Saturday, July 28, in the town green near the Canterbury Country Store (3 Center Road, Canterbury). The fair will kick off with the Woodchuck Classic 5K Road Race and 2K Chipmunk Classic Kids Run. Stick around after and enjoy displays from local artisans and craftspeople, food, traditional Morris dancing, children’s games on the green, a What-Not “tag” Sale, a used book sale, live music, an antique tractor display including a Farmall for the kids to climb on, canoe polo on the fire pond and more. The official schedule will be published at canterburyfair.com.

August

• Catch the 75th annual Belknap County 4-H Fair, happening on Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. HIPPO | JUNE 21 - 27, 2018 | PAGE 14

12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 174 Mile Hill Road in Belmont. The festival features animal shows, demonstrations, exhibits and more, plus live entertainment and food.

Admission is $7 for kids and adults ages 10 and up and free for kids under 10. Visit bc4hfair.org.

• The Hampshire Dome (34 Emerson Road, Milford) will host a food truck festival on Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., featuring more than 20 food trucks, beer, cider and wine tastings, artisan vendors, children’s activities and more. Admission is free.

Email northeastballoonfestival@gmail. com for more details.

• The annual Hampton Beach Children’s Festival will run the week of Monday, Aug. 13, through Friday, Aug. 17, during which there will be a magic show, mini-golf, dancing, storytellers, balloons, a kids’ bumper sticker contest and more.

Visit hamptonbeach.org.

• The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are hosting a food truck festival at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive, Manchester) on Friday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 10 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival will feature several local food truck vendors gathering at the park, such as the Lunch Lady Food Truck of Concord, Clyde’s Cupcakes of Exeter, The Poutine Co. of Old Orchard Beach in Maine and several others. Presale tickets are $5. Visit nhfishercats.com.

• Join Our Lady of the Cedars Church (140 Mitchell St., Manchester) for its annual Mahrajan Middle Eastern Food Festival, as it returns on Friday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 19, from noon to 5 p.m. The festival features appetizers like tabbouleh salad, entrees like barbecue lamb, beef and chicken kabobs, and desserts like baklava, almond butter cookies and more. Admission is free and all foods are priced per item. Visit mahrajan-nh.com.

• Hillsborough’s annual Living History event returns on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., across various locations in Hillsborough. The event features historical re-enactments, food, live music, artisan craft vendors and more. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for kids ages 6 and up. Visit livinghistoryeventnh. com.

• Ujima Collective will present the annual We Are One Festival on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park (889 Elm St., Manchester).

The festival will feature ethnic food vendors from a variety of Latin American and African nations, plus live music performances, local clothing and artisan vendors and more. Admission is free. Visit ujimacollective.mysite.com.

• The sixth annual Gate City Brewfest & Wing Competition will be held at Holman Stadium (67 Amherst St., Nashua) on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. The festival is presented by the Bellavance Beverage Co. and the Nashua Parks & Recreation Department and features tastings from dozens of local craft breweries, a chicken wing competition by several local restaurants, live music and more. For kids, the day includes a bounce house, face painting, a kids zone activities area, a balloon artist and games. The cost is $25 in advance, $35 on the day of the event, $10 for designated drivers and attendees under 21, and free for kids ages 12 and under.

Visit gatecitybrewfestnh.com.

• The Greeley Park Art Show (100 Concord St., Nashua) will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, and Sunday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., each day. The annual outdoor art show hosted by Nashua Area Artists Association features a variety of artwork for sale.

As well as the competition for adults, the show features a competition for artists ages 6 to 8 and there is a “Come Paint with Us” program for kids, according to the website.

Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.

• Taste from a variety of locally made chilis and vote for your favorite at the Henniker Rotary Club’s 15th annual Fire on the Mountain Chili Fest, at Pats Peak Ski Area (686 Flanders Road, Henniker) on Sunday, Aug. 19, from noon to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $12 per person, $6 for kids ages 10 and under and free for infants and toddlers; your ticket grants you access to sample as many of the chilis as you want, plus all of the KidsZone activities, access to the craft vendor and Car Cruise In areas, and the live music that will also be featured. Visit chilinewhampshire.org.

• Formerly known as the Dover Mini Maker Faire, the New Hampshire Maker & Food Fest is happening at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover) on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event features more than 60 local artisans, scientists and garage tinkerers who will be there to show hobbies, experiments and projects to attendees, all as they enjoy good food. Visit childrens-museum.org.

• The annual Greekfest at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (111 Island Pond Road, Manchester) is happening on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and will feature several specialty Greek foods, live music and other activities. Visit assumptionnh.org.

• As a Labor Day weekend tradition, the Hopkinton State Fair returns to the fairgrounds (392 Kearsarge Ave., Contoocook) on Friday, Aug. 31, and Saturday, Sept. 1, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 2, and Sunday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The fair features local vendors, classic fair food, live music, carnival rides, agricultural exhibits and more. Visit hsfair.org.

September

• The Exeter UFO Festival returns to downtown Exeter on Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 2. The event commemorates the anniversary of the Incident in Exeter (an alleged UFO sighting on Sept.

3, 1965), by featuring a variety of educational lectures on the subject, intergalactic children’s games, food and more. It’s all to benefit the Exeter Area Kiwanis Club. Visit exeterufofestival.org.

Track stars in the making Does your kid love to run? Many of the 5Ks and 10Ks throughout the season also feature kid runs or are otherwise familyfriendly. Find a listing of some upcoming races in our “5 Great Runs” story at hippopress.com. Click on “past issues”; the story is in the May 17 issue and starts on page 12.

Film & books

• Barnes & Noble bookstores offer storytimes throughout the week. Nashua (235 DW Highway; 888-0533) has storytimes every Saturday at 11 a.m. Manchester (1741 S. Willow St.; 668-5557) holds storytimes Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Fridays at 11 a.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. And the Salem store (125 S. Broadway, Route 28; 898-1930) offers storytimes Fridays at 11 a.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. See barnesandnoble.com.

• Cinemagic cinemas (1226 Hooksett Road and 11 Executive Park Drive in Merrimack, 423-0240; cinemagicmovies.com) offer sensory-friendly screenings of current family films on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. See the website for a lineup of films. Older kids might be interested in the theaters’ one-night screenings of cult classics. Upcoming movies include The Last Unicorn (G, 1982) at Cinemagic Hooksett on Thursday, July 5, and, at Cinemagic Merrimack, The Princess Bride (PG, 1987) on Thursday, June 21, and Dirty Dancing (PG-13, 1987) on Thursday, July 19. Shows start at 8 p.m. and tickets cost $8.75.

• O’Neil Cinemas (24 Calef Highway, Epping, 679-3529, oneilcinemas.com) will host its Summer Kids Series with a different movie each week, starting the first week of July with Despicable Me 3 (PG, 2017). Screenings will be held on Monday and Wednesday at 10 a.m. (The Wednesday, July 4, screening will be moved to Thursday, July 5, to accommodate the holiday.) Tickets to the screenings cost $1 for kids 11 and under, $2 for adults. Kids’ popcorn and drinks will also be on sale for $2.50 each.

Sports

• The Nashua Silver Knights play home games at Holman Stadium (67 Amherst St., Nashua). Upcoming games include Thursday, June 21, at 7:50 p.m. against the Pittsfield Suns; Saturday, June 23, at 6:05 p.m. versus the Brockton Rox, and against the North Shore Navigators on Sunday, June 24, at 5:50 p.m., and Monday, June 25, at 7:05 p.m. Their last home game of the regular season is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, at 6:05 p.m. against the Pittsfield Suns. Visit nashuasilverknights.com.

• The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (nhfishercats.com, 641-2005) play home games at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive in Manchester) through Monday, Sept. 3 (1:35 p.m. game against the Hartford Yard Goats). In addition to the games themselves, the schedule features a variety of upcoming special days and promotions. Catch fireworks after many Friday and Saturday night games, according to the schedule. Kids run the bases after every Sunday day game. Other special events include a summer reading nights (July 16 and July 31), camp color wars (July 18 and Aug. 1), a bobblehead giveaway (July 20), Star Wars night (July 21), baseball glove giveaway (July 22), Comic-Con night (Aug. 3) and a kids’ backpack giveaway (Aug. 26).

Nature

• Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St. in Manchester; amoskeagfishways.org, 6263474) offers programs for nature-loving families throughout the year. On Saturdays, July 7 through July 21, at 11 a.m. it’s “Saturday Nature Seekers: Beautiful Bugs.” A $5 per family donation is encouraged; no registration required. On Thursdays, July 5, through July 26, there will be a Fishways Family Adventure (meet at the Fishways and caravan to a local destination) from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

Registration is required; the cost is $10 per family.

• The trails at Beaver Brook Nature Center (117 Ridge Road in Hollis; beaverbrook.org, 465-7787) are open daily from dawn to dusk. Go online to see maps. The Maple Hill Gardens are open daily to the public; drop in between 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays to volunteer. In addition to camps and workshops, guided hikes and walks on the schedule may be of interest to some older kids. Call for registration information.

• Visit the animals (including horses, ducks, chickens, bunnies, goats, sheep, pigs and more) of the Educational Farm at Joppa Hill (174 Joppa Hill Road in Bedford; theeducationalfarm.org, 4724724) daily between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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Admission costs $11.50 for adults, $8.50 for children 3 to 12 and free for kids age 2 and under. Planetarium shows are an additional $5 per person.

• The SEE Science Center (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; see-sciencecenter. org 669-0400) features hands-on science exhibits and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to SEE costs $9 per person ages 3 and up.

• In addition to camps and classes, Studio 550 Community Art Center (550 Elm St. in Manchester; 550arts.com, 2325597) offers pottery workshops and, on the third Friday of every month, Artsy Kids’ Night Out for children ages 5 and up (kids do an art activity, eat snacks and watch a kid-friendly movie while parents have the night, 6 to 9 p.m., off). See reservation and sign-up information online.

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• Massabesic Audubon Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon.org, 668-2045) is open Wednesday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sanctuary trails are open dawn to dusk daily. There is no admission but donations are welcome.

• New Hampshire Audubon’s McLane Center (84 Silk Farm Road in Concord; nhaudubon.org, 224-9909) offers all-ages fun such as Raptor Feeding and Bald Eagle Bath (Friday, July 13, at 10:15 a.m.) and Meet NH’s Raptors (Monday, July 16, at 11 a.m.); programs that older nature-loving kids can enjoy such as Birding for Beginners (for ages 12+; Wednesday, July 1, at 8:30 a.m.), as well as family programs such as “Family Ponding” (Tuesday, July 24, at 10 a.m.).

See the website for a complete list and pricing and registration.

• Seacoast Science Center (570 Ocean Boulevard in Rye; seacoastsciencecenter. org, 436-8043) is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10 per person (discounts for seniors, military and kids ages 3 to 12; kids under age 3 get in free); additionally, admission to Odiorne Point State Park is charged through Columbus Day. In addition to its exhibits, the center offers a variety of programs and tours each day on ocean-nature themes. See a detailed schedule for the upcoming week online.

Camp season Looking for a few weeks of summer camps? While many may fill up when snow is still on the ground, some area camps still have openings or spots on wait lists. Find our guide to day camps offering not just child care but a chance for kids to have fun, make new friends and learn new skills at hippopress.com. Click on “past issues”; the camp story is in the Feb. 15 issue.

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Theater

• Prescott Park Arts Festival (Prescott Park, 105 Marcy St. in Portsmouth; prescottpark.org, 436-2848) will present Seussical for its annual musical in the park. This kid-friendly musical runs Friday, June 22, through Sunday, Aug. 19, most Thursdays through Sundays (Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.). The show will also have some 1 p.m. matinees; see the website for the complete schedule, where you can also find pricing information for reserving blankets or tables.

• The Peterborough Players (55 Hadley Road in Peterborough; peterboroughplayers.org) Second Company will present two plays for children this summer: The Wind in the Willows June 23 through July 21 and Pippi Longstocking Aug. 18 through Aug. 25. Tickets cost $11 for adults and $9 for children.

• The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 6685588) Teen Apprentice Co. will present Footloose on Tuesday, June 26, and Wednesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for kids.

Then, starting on Tuesday, July 10, the Palace’s 2018 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series will begin, running Tuesdays through Thursdays with shows at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The shows are designed with young children and families in mind, are performed by professional actors and run about 45 minutes to an hour, according to the website. The schedule includes Beauty and the Beast (July 10-July 12), Cinderella (July 17-July 19), Aladdin (July 24-July 26), The Little Mermaid (July 31-Aug. 2), The Wizard of Oz (Aug. 7-Aug. 9), Peter Pan (Aug. 14-Aug. 16) and The Jungle Book (Aug. 21-Aug. 23).

• The Windham Actors Guild presents Wonderland at Windham High School (64 London Bridge Road, Windham) Friday, July 20, through Sunday, July 22. Tickets Cost $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com.

• The Kids Coop Theatre presents High School Musical at the Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry) on Friday, July 27, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 28, at 1 and 7 p.m. Visit kids-coop-theatre.org • The Riverbend Youth Company presents Hello, Dolly! Friday, Aug. 3, through Sunday, Aug. 5 and Junie B. Jones The Musical at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford) Friday, Aug. 17, through Sunday, Aug. 19. at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford). Visit svbgc.org/ amato-center.

Recreational activities

Parks and rec departments offer a summer of fun If you’re looking for family-friendly fun, you might not have to look any further than your town or city’s Parks and Recreation Department. Many offer sports programs, camps, swimming, free concerts and more.

Amherst

Several summer camps, including Outdoor Discovery, Wild About Science and Adventure Teen Camp, are held throughout the summer at Peabody Mill Environmental Center (66 Brook Road, Amherst). Camps are for ages 4 to 18.

Visit amherstnh.myrec.com.

Enjoy free summer concerts every Tuesday through Aug. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Amherst Village Green (2 Main St., Amherst). Bring a picnic and a blanket or chairs to enjoy the entertainment. Visit amherstnh.myrec.com.

Have fun at the beach at Baboosic Lake (25 Broadway, Amherst), open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends until Saturday, Sept. 1. The beach will be staffed on weekends. Daily admission costs $2 or $4 for residents and $4 or $8 for non-residents, depending on age.

Children ages 2 and under and Amherst residents age 65+ are free. Visit amherstnh.myrec.com.

Elementary and middle school kids can learn to play disc golf on Monday, July 9, at Birch Park (11 Baboosic Lake Road, Amherst). Classes will be held for kids in grades 1 to 4 from 9 to 10 a.m. and for kids in grades 5 to 8 from 10 to 11 a.m.

Cost is $40 for residents, $45 for non-residents. Visit amherstnh.myrec.com.

Stay for a free family movie after the summer concert on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m. at the Amherst Village Green (2 Main St., Amherst). Watch The Parent Trap starting at dusk and grab some popcorn from the Amherst Lions. Visit amherstnh.myrec.com.

Auburn

The “Fast Track” summer running program is back for another year at the Auburn Safety Complex (55 Eaton Hill Road, Auburn). Student athletes entering grades 5 through 8 for the 2018-2019 school year will experience workouts for stretching, conditioning drills, nutrition information, running workouts and active games. Fast Track will be held from 8 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursday in August, from Thursday, Aug. 2, through Thursday, Aug. 23, as well as Wednesday, Aug. 22. The cost is $129 per student. There is a limit of

25 participants, with a final registration deadline of July 9. Register at auburnnh. us/parks-and-recreation/pages/forms-0.

The Auburn Parks and Rec Department is offering “Camp Adventure,” its first summer day camp, from Monday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Aug. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting at Auburn Village School (11 Eaton Hill Road, Auburn). Campers will meet at AVS and travel throughout the state on fun adventures to lakes, beaches and even a water park. Camp Adventure costs $259 per camper and is open to students entering grades 5 through 8 for the 2018-2019 school year. Register at auburnnh.us/ parks-and-recreation/pages/forms-0.

Bedford

In the Nets Sports Academy holds several summer sports programs from June through August. Sports include volleyball, golf, skateboarding, soccer, lacrosse, tennis and more. For schedules and registration, visit inthenetsportsacademy.com.

Go swimming from mid-June to midAugust at Bedford Memorial Town Pool (20 County Road, Bedford). The pool is open to the public daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. on weekends. For summer pool pass cost and and rules, visit bedfordreconline.com.

Enjoy free concerts Wednesdays at 6 p.m. from June 27 through Aug. 15 at Bedford Village Common (15 Bell Hill Road, Bedford). Bring a picnic, bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the music. Visit bedfordreconline.com.

Bring the whole family down for archery classes on Wednesday from July 11 through Aug. 1 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Benedictine Park (341 Wallace Road, Bedford). Anyone age 7 or older can learn to improve their shooting abilities in a fun and safe environment. Cost is $70 per person for Bedford residents and $80 per person for non-residents. Visit bedfordreconline.com.

Boscawen

Children of Boscawen can enjoy fun in the sun with the town’s summer youth program, running from Monday, June 25, through Thursday, Aug. 16, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Jamie Welch Memorial Field (13 Depot St, Boscawen). Children must be at least 6 years old to participate. Cost is $50 per child and up to $100 per family.

Visit townofboscawen.org/home/news/ summer-camp-2018.

Bow

Have some girl-powered fun at the 11th annual Princess Camp, held at Bow High School (55 Falcon Way, Bow) from Monday, June 25, through Friday, June 29, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Girls ages 4 to 9 will enjoy princess-themed crafts, games, stories and activities. Cost is $25 per day or $100 for the week. Call 228-2222 to register.

The Bow Recreation summer day camp will provide campers with a variety of activities and field trips from Tuesday, June 26, to Friday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily starting at Bow High School (55 Falcon Way, Bow). Along with weekly activities, students will enjoy trips to the beach, Mel’s Funway in Litchfield, Gunstock Adventure Park in Gilford, Whale’s Tale Water Park in Lincoln and more. The cost for the summer camp is $325. Additional costs and age requirements vary by field trip. Register at the Bow Community Building (3 Bow Center Road, Bow), as space allows.

Brookline

Max Cohen Grove (3 Mason Road, Brookline) at Lake Potanipo is open for the season from Saturday, June 23, through Sunday, Aug. 26. The beach is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Cost is $4 a person for residents and $6 a person for non-residents. Visit brookline.nh.us/recreation-commission.

Bring your child to Lake Potanipo in Brookline for swimming lessons for one of two sessions, running from Monday, July 9, through Thursday, July 26, and Monday, J​ uly 30, through Thursday, Aug. 26. Classes are 35 minutes each and will be held Monday through Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m., with each child placed in a class based on their age and ability level. Cost is $70 per child per session and $35 for a parent-and-baby class for children 1 to 3 years old. Contact Emily at mcmgpotanipo@gmail.com to register.

Candia

Enjoy fun in the park at Moore Park next to the Candia Town Hall (74 High St., Candia). The park contains an athletic field, playground, skateboard park and basketball court. Visit candianh.org/ parksandrecreation.

Chester

Have fun at toddler play time Mondays from to 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chester Multi-Purpose Room (84 Chester St., Chester). Use toys provided or bring your own.

Visit chesternh.org/activities-programs.

Join the walking club on Mondays at 10 a.m. at Wason Pond. Meet at the Wason Pond Community Center (603 Raymond Road, Chester). Visit chesternh.org/ activities-programs.

Concord

Go swimming at one of Concord’s many public pools from now until the end of the season on Friday, Aug. 10, at 4 p.m. Most pools are open for public swimming from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Swimming is free for Concord and Penacook residents and costs $113 per family for non-residents. For full pool hours, locations and rules, visit concordnh.gov/pools.

Come down to the Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road, Concord) for public roller skating from Friday, June 22, through Sunday, July 29. The rink is open to the public Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is $5, with quad skate rentals available for an additional $5.

Visit concordnh.gov/rollerskating.

Enjoy two free movies in the park this summer, including Sing on Wednesday, June 27, and Zootopia on Wednesday, July 11, from 8 to 10 p.m. in Rollins Park (116 Broadway St., Concord). Parking is available on 33 Bow St. Before Sing, come to the Rollins Park Pool for a Splash Bash from 6 to 8 p.m. Kids ages 10 through 14 are welcome. Limited to first 100 participants.

Bring your favorite stuffed animal to a teddy bear picnic on Wednesday, July 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at White Park (1 White St., Concord). There will be music, juice and Teddy Grahams. Children ages 3 to 6 years old are welcome. Admission is $3, with no cost for parents.

Don’t miss the National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Rollins Park (116 Broadway St., Concord). This year’s festivities include food, prizes, K9 demonstrations, the Touch-ATruck Program, a zoo exhibit, a rock climbing wall and much more. This is a free event.

Derry

Cool off at the Splashpad, open now at Don Ball Park (14 Humphrey Road, Derry).

The park features various sprinklers, splashing and a dumping apparatus open to the public. Visit derrynh.org/parks-recreation/ pages/derry-splashpad-don-ball-park.

Hang out at the Gallien’s Town Beach (39 Pond Road, Derry), open for the season until mid-August. The beach features a fishing dock. Cost is $2 for adults, $1 for children 12 and under and free for children 3 and younger. Cost is $4 for non-residents. For season pass costs and hours, visit derrynh.org/parks-recreation/pages/ galliens-town-beach.

Enjoy Derry’s free summer concert series Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. until Aug. 14 at MacGregor Park (64 E Broadway. Derry). Bring a picnic, bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the music. Visit derrynh.org/parks-recreation/ pages/2018-summer-information.

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Enjoy free weekly summer activities from Monday, June 25, through Friday, Aug. 10, starting at 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at Don Ball Park (14 Humphrey Road, Derry). Head down to the park for a variety of arts, crafts, games and events during Superhero Week, National Treasure Week, Science Spectacular Week and more. Visit derrynh.org/parks-recreation.

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Enjoy the Dunbarton Old Home Day celebration on Sunday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Dunbarton Town Common (1011 School St., Dunbarton).

This year the will include a new interactive period craft village, where people of all ages will get to see how typical household items were produced by hand in the 17th and 18th centuries. Special exhibits include basket making, blacksmithing, pottery, rock splitting, woodworking and more. Visit dunbartonnh.org/index. php/editions-a-pricing/committees/ old-home-day.

Hooksett’s Parks and Recreation Department suggests several recreation hotspots in town, including athletic fields, trails and other natural amenities. Visit hooksett.org/ parks-recreation-cemeteries-division.

Have some Fun in the Sun with Hooksett’s summer day camp from Monday, June 25, through Friday, Aug. 24. Children ages 5 to 13 will participate in fun daily activities. Cost for residents is $125 for the first child and $100 for each additional. Cost for non-residents is $150 for the first child and $125 for each additional child. For more information and to register, visit hooksett.org/parks-recreation-cemeteries-division/slideshows/ fun-sun-summer-camp.

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Spend the afternoon with the family at Merrifield Park next to The Bar Food & Spirits (2B Burnham Road, Hudson). The park offers a regulation-size sand volley-

ball court, playground equipment for the kids, picnic tables and barbecue grills.

There are some walking trails behind the park for those interested in a nature walk. Visit hudsonnh.gov/departments/ hudson-recreation/facilities.

Check out historic Benson Park (19 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson), open 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily until Friday, Aug. 31. The renovated animal park includes extensive walking trails, park benches and a playground. Be sure to stop by the Old Lady in the Shoe, the elephant house and the gorilla house from the original park. For off-season hours, visit hudsonnh.gov/ boards/bensons.

Litchfield

Litchfield Recreation offers several youth sports programs, including leagues for baseball, basketball, flag football, lacrosse, soccer, softball and wrestling.

Visit litchfieldrec.com/youth-rec-leagues.

Londonderry

Londonderry runs several youth summer sports camps for children ages 6 and older, running from late June through late August. Camp schedules and locations vary and include basketball, baseball, softball, wrestling, football, golf, lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball and soccer. Visit londonderrynh.org/Pages/ LondonderryNH_Recreation/youth.

Loudon

The Loudon Recreation Committee is planning free, weekly community summer fun nights, tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 18, through Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Loudon Recreation Field (53 S. Village Road, Loudon).

For final confirmed activities and dates, visit loudonnh.org/recreation-committee.

Manchester

Manchester children ages 6 to 12 can have Fun in the Sun from Monday, July 9, through Friday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This free program includes swimming lessons, playground games, field trips, tennis, free swim, reading lessons, arts and crafts and more. Breakfast and lunch will be served each day. Registration is on Tuesday, July 3, at 8 a.m. at the site you want your child to attend. Sites include JFK Coliseum (303 Beech St., Manchester), Livingston Park (156 Hooksett Road, Manchester) and Piscataquog River Park (1 Electric St., Manchester).

Visit manchesternh.gov/Departments/ Parks-and-Recreation.

Cool off at the DuPont Splash Pad (207 Mason St., Manchester) daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Manchester residents and 5:30 to 7 p.m. for non-residents. Manchester’s other community pools are expected to open for the season on Monday, June 25.

Residents can swim from 1 to 4:45 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. daily, and non-residents can swim from 3 to 4:45 p.m. and 7 to 7:30 p.m. Crystal Lake is now open to residents from 10 to 7:30 p.m. and to non-residents from 4 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit manchesternh.gov/Departments/ Parks-and-Recreation/Parks-Facilities/ Swimming-Pools.

Children and their families are invited to laugh and learn at the free summer music series from Thursday, July 19, through Friday, Aug. 3, from 10 to 11 a.m. at UNH Manchester (88 Commercial Street, Room 201, Second Floor, Manchester). Events last approximately 45 minutes to one hour. An RSVP is requested for all of the events. Visit manchester.unh.edu/blog/campus-news/ free-kids-summer-music-series.

Enjoy free summer concerts in the park Thursdays from July 20 through Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. in Veterans Park (723 Elm St., Manchester). Visit intownmanchester.com/ td-bank-concerts-in-the-park.

Merrimack

Merrimack’s free summer concert series is now in full swing, running from Wednesday, June 27, through Wednesday, Aug. 15, starting at 6 p.m. at Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack).

Enjoy local music ranging from oldies, swing, R&B and classic rock. Visit merrimackparksandrec.org/summer-concerts.

Enjoy free movie nights throughout the summer at Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack). Grab your blankets and head to the park to see Back ​​​​​ to the Future on Friday, July 13, at 8:30 p.m.; The Lion King on Friday, July 27, at 8:15 p.m.; Despicable Me 3 on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 8 p.m.; and Boss Baby on Friday, Aug. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Visit merrimackparksandrec.org/ summer-movies.

Join the New Hampshire Astronomical Society for a free skywatch on Monday, July 23, from 8 to 11 p.m. in the function hall at Wasserman Park (116 Naticook Road, Merrimack). After a brief indoor presentation, participants of all ages will

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Before seeing Despicable Me 3, don’t miss the Merrimack Police Department’s annual National Night Out Against Crime event on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 6:30 pm. at Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack). The night will be filled with free activities like face-painting, water balloon toss, time to meet Merrimack Police officers and more.

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Come down to Touch-a-Truck on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Access Road, with parking at Milford Middle School (33 Osgood Road, Milford). Cost is $5 for children 12 and under and free for children over 13 years old. Visit milford.nh.gov/recreation.

Hear the sound on the Souhegan with a free summer concert series Wednesday from July 4 through Aug. 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Emerson Park next to the post office (12 Mont Vernon St., Milford). The concert on Wednesday, July 4, will be held at Keyes Park (45 Elm St., Milford). Visit milford.nh.gov/recreation.

Open swim is available for the season from 12:30 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 7 p.m. on weekends at Keyes Park (45 Elm St., Milford). Daily pass cost is $5 per person. For season pass prices, visit milford.nh.gov/recreation/pages/pool-membershipprograms.

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The Nashua Parks and Recreation department hosts several summer camps, clinics and leagues for a variety of interests during the summer. For more information and to register, visit nashua.recdesk.com.

Nashua’s public pools have a soft opening tentatively scheduled for Friday, June 22. The city’s pools are open for public swimming from 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Visit nashuanh.gov/549/ Swimming-Pools.

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Enjoy free weekly concerts from Tuesday, June 27, through Monday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at the bandshell in Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua).

For full dates, visit nashuanh.gov/546/ Summer-Fun. Prepare for Independence Day with “Let Freedom Ring” community picnic a patriotic sing-along on Sunday, July 1, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Rotary Common (315 Main St.. Nashua). Come down with the whole family and bring a blanket and picnic basket. Visit nashuanh.gov/546/Summer-Fun. Enjoy a free movies this summer, including Despicable Me 3 on Friday, July 13, in the bandshell at Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua), and Coco on Friday, Sept. 14, at Nashua Airport (93 Perimeter Road, Nashua). Movies start at dusk. Visit nashuanh.gov/546/ Summer-Fun. Dress up as your favorite fairy tale character and come to the Fairy Tale Festival on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua). There will be music, performances, book reading, snow cones, bounce houses and fairy art school, and every child gets a free book. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for Meals on Wheels. Visit nashuanh.gov/546/ Summer-Fun. Get in shape with a free fitness series hosted by the YMCA on Wednesdays July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the bandstand in Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua). Bring the family for exercise, refreshments and giveaways. Each class will run for 45 minutes. Visit nashuanh.gov/546/Summer-Fun. Rock out at the Merrimack Valley Battle of the Bands on Saturday, July 21, from noon to 8 p.m. at Railroad Square next to Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar (35 Railroad Square, Nashua). Vote online for your favorite local talent and then watch the top 15 bands compete for a chance to win a

professional EP recording. Visit downtownnashua.org/mvbob.

Nashua Theatre Guild presents Shakespeare in the Park with a performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the bandshell in Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua). The company will present matinee performances at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29, as well as Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5.

Visit nashuatheatreguild.org.

Stop by the 62nd annual Nashua Area Artists Association Show on Saturday, Aug. 18, and Sunday, Aug. 19, on the West side of Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua). Exhibits will be shown all day. Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.

There’s fun for the whole family at the sixth annual Gate City Brewfest on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Holman Stadium (67 Amherst St., Nashua), including a wing eating contest, a kids fun zone, music and beer sampling.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $35 the day of the event. Tickets cost $10 for designated drivers and entrants under 21, and children 12 and under are free. Visit gatecitybrewfestnh.com.

Check out Wheels & Wings on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at Nashua Airport (93 Perimeter Road, Nashua). Explore big trucks and planes and see how they work.

There will also be a bounce house and magician. Please bring non-perishable food donations for 68 Hours of Hunger. Visit nashuaairport.com.

New Boston

Bring your blanket or chair and enjoy free summer concerts Tuesdays from June 26 through Aug. 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the New Boston Town Common.

Parking is available at the New Boston Town Hall (7 Meetinghouse Hill Road, New Boston). Support Rails to Trails by purchasing burgers, hot dogs, snacks and beverages from the concession stand.

Visit newbostonnh.gov/Pages/NewBostonNH_Recreation/special/concerts.

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Stop by the beach at Pelham Veterans Memorial Park (109 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Pelham), open daily from Saturday, June 23, through Labor Day weekend from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information on day and season passes as well as Pelham’s other town parks, visit pelhamweb. com/pelham-parks-and-recreation/pages/ parks-town-beach.

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Enjoy free concerts every other Saturday this summer from Saturday, June 23, through Saturday, Aug. 18, starting at 6 p.m. at Memorial Field in Pembroke near Pembroke Village School (30 High St., Pembroke). Visit pembroke-nh.com/ recreation-commission.

Raymond

Enjoy free concerts on Thursday from June 21 through Aug. 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Raymond town common in Lyman Memorial Park near Raymond Town Hall (4 Epping St., Raymond). Bring your dancing shoes, a lawn chair or blanket and bug spray, and plan on a great evening.

Visit raymondnh.gov/recreation.

Salem

Hedgehog Park (53 Lowell Road, Salem) is now open for the season for swimming and skateboarding. Kids can enjoy a pond, play area and skate park from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Parking costs $5 a day and $25 for the season for residents, $10 a day and $50 for the season for non-residents. Visit townofsalemnh. org/recreation/pages/hedgehog-park.

Enjoy free concerts on Thursdays from July 12 through Aug. 23 starting at 6:30 p.m. at Field of Dreams (48 Geremonty Drive, Salem). Don’t miss out on more free music at the field with JamFest 2018 on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Families will also enjoy food, games, raffles and a scavenger hunt. Visit fieldofdreamsnh.org.

Weare

Visit Chase Park (361 Reservoir Drive, Weare), now open for the season. Take a swim in Horace Lake and play on the park’s playground. For park hours, visit weare. nh.gov/parks-recreation-commission/ pages/chase-park-hours.

Check out the summer programs provided by the Boys & Girls Club of Weare held at Weare Middle School (16 East Road, Weare). The club offers summer camps for children in kindergarten to Grade 8, which run from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday until Friday, Aug. 24.

Registration costs $175 per child. Visit centralnhclubs.org/copy-of-camp-kearsarge.

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Wilton

Goss Park (475 Forest Road, Wilton) is now open for season, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. Facilities include a basketball court, tennis court, playground, baseball field, beach waterfront, volleyball court and deep water slide. Weekly events include crafts under the pavilion on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visit gosspark.org.

Practice your basketball and soccer skills during summer sports camps at Goss Park (475 Forest Road, Wilton). Basketball camp for kids in grades 1 through 6 will be held from Wednesday, July 18, to Sunday, July 22, from 3 to 5 p.m., with free swim available immediately after from 5:15 to 6 p.m. Soccer camp is available for kids in grades 1 through 8 from Wednesday, Aug. 1, to Sunday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 6 p.m. Tennis lessons are also available and can be set up on an individual basis. Cost is $50 per child. Visit gosspark.org/camp.

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Windham

Multiple summer concerts are available in Windham, starting off with Judy Pancoast and Crew on Monday, July 2, at 4:15 p.m. at Griffin Park (101 Range Road, Windham). Also check out fireworks and Souled Out Show Band on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:15 p.m. at Windham High School (64 London Bridge Road, Windham). Finally, check out concerts in the park on Tuesday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Griffin Park, as well as Tuesday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. at Searles School and Chapel (3 Chapel Road, Windham). Visit windhamnh.gov/177/Recreation-Department.

Check out weekly summer sports camps, including jump rope camp starting on Monday, July 9; multi-sport camp starting on Monday, Aug. 23; and flag football camp starting on Monday, Aug. 9. Tennis lessons are also available in June and July at Griffin Park (101 Range Road, Windham). For more information and to register for camps and tennis, visit windham.recdesk.com.

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Summer at the library

Storytimes, movies, game nights and more at local libraries (all ages). Aug. 2: Movie Night at the Library.

• Peak of the Perseids, look at the Perseid meteor shower through the library’s telescope, Saturday, Aug. 11, 8:30 p.m. at the town ballfield, registration required.

• Library Ice Cream Social, Thursday, Aug. 16, 6 p.m.

Note that some events and activities may only be open to town residents, library cardholders or kids who are signed up for the summer reading program. Check with the library beforehand to make sure that you are permitted to participate.

Aaron Cutler Memorial Library

(269 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, 424-4044, cutlerlibrary.blogspot. com) • Weekly storytimes: Book Babies Story Time (age 18 to 35 months), Friday, 10:30 a.m. (newborn to 18 months); Tiny Tales Story Time, Friday, 11:30 a.m.; Preschool Story Time (age 3 to kindergarten), Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.

• Kids’ Tabletop Game Night, monthly, third Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m., ages 8 to 13.

Allenstown Public Library

(59 Main St., Allenstown, 485-7651, allenstownlibrary.org) Summer schedule TBA.

Amherst Town Library

(14 Main St., Amherst, 673-2288, amherstlibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes (geared toward ages 3 to 6 unless otherwise noted): Stories at Joshua’s Park (42 Courthouse Road, Amherst), Monday, 9:30 a.m., now through Aug. 6; Rockin Afternoon Storytime, Monday, 2 p.m., now through July 23 ; Family Storytime, Wednesday, 10 a.m., now through Aug. 8; Stories at Baboosic, Baboosic Lake picnic area, Thursday, noon, now through Aug. 9; Little Listeners (babies), Friday, 10:30 a.m., now through Aug. 10.

• Yoga for Busy Bodies, weekly, Thursday, July 19 through Aug. 23, 10 a.m., ages 3 and up, registration required.

• Libraries Rock Music Exploration Fun, weekly, Tuesday, now through Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., all ages • Libraries Rock Sing-Along Sessions, weekly, Thursday, now through July 12, 10 a.m., all ages.

• Matinee Movies, weekly, Thursday, now through Aug. 10, 2 p.m., and Tuesday, Aug. 14 through Aug. 28, 2 p.m., all ages.

• Paws for Reading with Brook and Monica, Friday, June 29, July 13, July 27, Aug. 17 and Aug. 31, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

• Wonderful Wednesdays: Trashcan Lid Productions, percussion program, June 27, 3 p.m. (ages 5 and up); Steve Blunt and Friends concert, July 11, 4 p.m. (all ages); Pet Show, July 18, 10:30 a.m. (all ages); Magic with Mike Brent, July 25, 3 p.m. (ages 4 and up); Reptiles on the Move, Aug. 1, 3 p.m. (ages 5 and HIPPO | JUNE 21 - 27, 2018 | PAGE 22

Chester Public Library

up, registration required); Ice Cream Social, Aug. 10, 3:30 p.m.

• Parent-Child Ukulele Play Shop, Tuesday, July 10, 2:30 to 4 p.m., ages 7 and up, registration required.

• Make Your Own Instruments, Wednesday, July 18, 2 p.m., ages 5 and up, registration required.

• American Girl Summer Tea Party, Tuesday, July 24, 2:30 p.m., ages 6 and up, registration required.

• Summer Breeze Story and Craft Program, Monday, July 30, 2 p.m., ages 5 and up, registration required.

Baker Free Library

(509 South St., Bow, 224-7113, bowbakerfreelibrary.org) • Summer Reading Kick-off, Friday, June 22, 4 to 7 p.m.

• Movie, weekly, Monday, June 25 through Aug. 20, 2 p.m.

• Weekly Craft, Wednesday, June 27 through Aug. 15, 3 to 5 p.m.

• Weekly storytimes: Drop-in Family Storytime, Tuesday, June 26 through Aug. 21, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.; Drop-in Active Listeners, Thursday, June 28 through Aug. 23, 10:30 to 11 a.m.

Bedford Public Library

(3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, 4722300, bedfordnhlibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes (registration required for 7-week sessions): Mother Goose (age 0 to 24 months), weekly, Tuesday, June 26 to Aug. 7, 10 to 10:45 a.m.; Toddler 2’s (age 24 to 36 months), weekly, Wednesday, June 27 to Aug. 8, 10 to 10:45 a.m.

• Wildlife Encounters, Friday, July 6, 11 to 11:45 a.m., and 1 to 1:45 p.m., all ages, registration required.

• Hokuto Taiko Dojo Drum Show,

Monday, July 9, 4 to 4:30 p.m. (all ages), and 4:30 to 5 p.m. (age 6 and up), registration required.

• Norman Ng, magician, Wednesday, July 18, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., all ages, registration required.

• Keith Munslow, comedian-storyteller, Tuesday, July 24, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., age 6 and up, registration required.

• Songwriting Workshop with Keith Munslow, Tuesday, July 24, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m., grades 2 to 6, registration required.

• Touch a Truck, Friday, July 27, 1 to 2 p.m., all ages.

• Rockin’ Fun Faire, Thursday, Aug. 2, 10:30 a.m. to noon, all ages, registration required.

• Ben Rudnick concert, Friday, Aug. 10, 1:30 to 2:15 p.m., all ages, registration required.

Boscawen Public Library

(116 N. Main St., Boscawen, 753-8576, boscawenpubliclibrary.org) • Preschool Storytime & Crafts, weekly, Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

• Kids Movement & Yoga, Wednesdays, June 27, July 4 and July 11, 11 a.m. to noon, ages 4 and up.

• Music & Games, Tuesday, July 10, 6 to 7 p.m.

Brookline Public Library

(16 Main St., Brookline, 673-3330, bplnh.weebly.com) • Weekly special activities, Thursday, 5:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

Registration required. June 28: Crafting Message Rocks (all ages). July 12: Early Evening Storybook Hike, 6:30 p.m., at Andres Institute of Art (98 Route 13, Brookline, all ages). July 19: Kitchen Cabinet Science (age 6 and up). July 26: Meet Our Hometown Heroes, 6 p.m.

(3 Chester St., Chester, 887-3404, chesternh.org/chester-public-library) • Storytime, weekly, Tuesday, 11:15 a.m., and Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

• Lego Club, monthly, third Saturday, 11 a.m. to noon, all ages.

• Family Movie Night: Early Man, Monday, June 25, 6 p.m., registration required.

Chichester Town Library

(161 Main St., Chichester, 798-5613, chichesternh.org) • Preschool/Kindergarten Story Hour, weekly, Thursday, 10:30 a.m.

• Messy Art Day, Thursday, June 28, 10:30 a.m., all ages.

Concord Public Library

(45 Green St., Concord, 225-9670, onconcord.com/library) • Paws for Pages, read to therapy dogs, monthly, second and fourth Wednesday, first and third Tuesday, and first and third Thursday, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

• Family Storytime, weekly, Wednesday, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., all ages.

• Music with Mr. Aaron, Tuesday, June 26, 3 to 4 p.m., ages 0 to 10.

Derry Public Library

(64 E. Broadway, Derry, 432-6140, derrypl.org) • Weekly storytimes: Mother Goose on the Loose (ages 12 to 36 months), weekly, Thursday, June 21 through Aug. 9, 10 to 10:45 a.m.; Stories and Snowcones (all ages), Friday, June 22 through Aug. 3, 1:30 to 2 p.m.; Preschool Storytime (ages 3 to 5), Monday, June 25 through Aug. 6, 10 to 10:45 a.m.; Bedtime Stories (ages 2 to 7), Tuesday, June 26 through Aug. 7, 6:30 to 7 p.m.; Infant Storytime (birth to walking), Wednesday, June 27 through Aug. 8, 10 to 10:30 a.m.

• Step into Music, weekly, Tuesday, June 26 through Aug. 7, 10 to 10:45 a.m., ages 3 to 5.

• 1, 2, 3, Explore!, sensory playtime, weekly, Friday, June 22 through Aug. 10, 10 to 10:30 a.m., ages 1 to 3.

• Special Tuesday events, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. June 26: Kindness Rocks, inspira-

tional rock painting (all ages, registration required). July 10: Parachute Games (ages 4 to 8, registration required). July 17: Density Rocks, STEM activity, (ages 6 to 11, registration required). July 24: Tinkergarten, activity based on the story “Stone Soup,” (ages 18 months to 8 years, registration required). July 31: Scott Jameson, magician (all ages). Aug. 7: Intro to Rock Band (all ages).

• Special Thursday events, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. June 21: Hoedown with Farmer Ray and Peeps (all ages). June 28: CactusHead Puppet Theater (all ages). July 12: Mind Blowing Matter Rocks with Children’s Museum of NH (ages 5 to 10, registration required). July 19: Rockin’ Luau (ages 3 to 11, registration required).

July 26: Fiesta! Make Ma-Rock-as! (all ages, registration required). Aug. 2: Bagrock Style, dancing and games (ages 8 to 11, registration required).

• Campfire Stories, Thursday, Aug. 2, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., all ages.

• Cupcake Wars, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., ages 10 to 18, registration required.

• End of Summer Party, Thursday, Aug. 9, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all ages.

Dudley-Tucker Library

(6 Epping St., Raymond, 895-7057, raymondnh.gov/dudley-tucker-library) • Story Time, weekly, Tuesday, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., and 1:15 to 2 p.m., and Friday, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., ages 3 to 6.

Dunbarton Public Library

(1004 School St., Dunbarton, 774-3546,dunbartonlibrary.org) • Touch a Truck, Wednesday, June 27, 10 a.m., all ages • Summer Story Times, weekly, Wednesday, July 11 through Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m., ages 18 months to 4 years.

• Read to Dogs, Thursday, June 28, July 12, July 26 and Aug. 2, 3 to 4 p.m., kindergarten to grade 4, registration required.

• Kindness Rock Painting, Tuesdays, June 26 and July 3, and Thursday, July 5, 1 p.m.

• Judy Pancoast concert, Friday, June 29, 1 p.m.

• Ukulele Class, Tuesdays, July 10 and July 17, 2 p.m., grade 4 and up, registration required.

• Lego Party, weekly, Wednesday, July 11 through Aug. 1, 2 p.m.

• Michelle’s African Menagerie Animal Show, Tuesday, July 24, 2 p.m.

• Dan’s Awesome Balloons, Friday, Aug. 3, 1:30 p.m.

Elkins Public Library

(9 Center Road, Canterbury, 783-4386, elkinspubliclibrary.org) • Monthly storytimes: Story Hour (babies, toddlers and preschoolers), first

and third Tuesday, 10 a.m.; and Rock N’ Read (babies and toddlers), second and fourth Tuesday, 10 a.m.

• Lego Club, monthly, first and third Tuesday, 4 p.m., all ages.

• Young Readers Club, monthly, fourth Monday, 3:15 to 4 p.m., ages 9 to 12.

Goffstown Public Library

(2 High St., Goffstown, 497-2102, goffstownlibrary.com) • Weekly storytimes (registration required): Preschool Story Time (age 2.5 to kindergarten), Tuesday, July 10 through Aug. 14, 10 a.m., and Wednesday, July 11 through Aug. 15, 11 a.m.; Reading with Charlie the therapy dog (kindergarten to grade 5), Tuesday, July 10, July 17, Aug. 7 and Aug. 14, 15-minute time slots from 6 to 7:15 p.m.; Mother Goose on the Loose (age 1.5 to 2.5), Thursday, July 12 through Aug. 16, 9:30 a.m.

• Kids Movie Matinee, weekly, Monday, June 25 through Aug. 20, 2 p.m., grades 1 to 5.

• Kindness Rocks, inspirational rock decorating, weekly, Tuesday, June 26 through July 31, 2 to 4 p.m., grades 1 to 5.

• Lego Block Builders, Thursday, June 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Wednesday, July 18, 5 to 7 p.m.; and Thursday, Aug. 23, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., all ages.

• Simple STEAM, weekly, Monday, July 2 through Aug. 20, 10 a.m. to noon, kindergarten to grade 5.

• Fairy Party, Thursday, July 5, 10 a.m., kindergarten to grade 5, registration required.

• Cooking Rocks, Wednesday, July 11 (no-bake summer berry icebox cake) and July 25 (homemade dessert waffles), 2 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Rock Star Party, Wednesday, July 11, 6 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• STEAM Programs, Bartlett Elementary School (689 Mast Road, Manchester), Thursdays, July 12 (Keith Munslow, comedian-storyteller), July 19 (Exploring Sound), July 26 (Building Bridges) and Aug. 2 (Cat Art), 11 a.m., grades 1 to 5, registration requested.

• Concerts in the Park, Thursdays, July 12 (Ross Arnold & Friends and Goffstown Pickers) and Aug. 9 (Judy Pancoast), 6 p.m. at Roy Park (Rosemont Street, Manchester); and July 26 (Daniel Wray Bergeron), 6 p.m., and Aug. 16 (Taiko Drumming), 6:30 p.m., at Barnard Park (Barnard Lane, Goffstown).

• Wii Dance Party, Wednesday, July 18, 2 to 3:30 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Outdoor Family Movie in the Park, Thursdays, July 19 (Barnard Park, Barnard Lane, Goffstown) and Aug. 2 (Roy Park, Rosemont Street, Manchester), dusk, all ages.

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• Performances at Barnard Park (Barnard Lane, Goffstown), Fridays, July 20 (Bryson Lang, comedian-juggler) and Aug. 10 (Peter Boie, magician) 10 a.m., kindergarten to grade 5.

• Annual Sky Watch, Wednesday, July 25, presentation at 7:30 p.m., at the library, followed by the sky watch at 8:30 p.m., at the Goffstown Water Precinct Field (Route 114).

• Wild About Turtles, Friday, July 27, 10 a.m., ages 3 to 10, registration required.

• STEAM Drop-in, Friday, July 27, 2 to 4 p.m., kindergarten to grade 5.

• Mosaic Art Experience, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Mind-Blowing Matter Rocks with the Children’s Museum of NH, Friday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m., ages 5 to 10, registration required.

• Lindsay and her Puppet Pals, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1 to 2 p.m., ages 3 to 8, registration required.

• Family Game Night, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6 p.m., kindergarten to grade 5, registration required.

• Forensics Mystery: A Scooby Doo Mystery, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Working with Clay, Friday, Aug. 10, 1 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Stuffed Animal Sleepover, storytime and snack, then leave stuffed animal at the library overnight, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 6 to 7 p.m., with stuffed animal pickup and recap of the night on Thursday, Aug. 23, at 9:15 a.m., ages 5 to grade 3, registration required.

Griffin Free Public Library

(22 Hooksett Road, Auburn, 483-5374, griffinfree.org) • Infant/Toddler Storytime, weekly, Tuesday, 11 a.m., and Friday, 1 p.m.

• Rockin’ Sing-along with Steve Blunt, Saturday, June 23, 1 to 2 p.m.

• STEM on Saturday, July 7, 1 p.m.

• Skywatch, Wednesday, July 11, 8:30 to 11 p.m.

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(2 Monument Square, Hollis, 465-7721, hollislibrary.org) • Preschool Storytime, weekly, Thursday, 10 a.m.

• Music with Miss Jackie, monthly, second Friday, 11:30 a.m., ages 0 to 5, registration required.

• Kids’ Chess Club, monthly, third Tuesday, 4:30 p.m., ages 5 and up, registration required.

• Parents & Kids READ Book Club, monthly, third Wednesday, 4 p.m., ages 6 and 7 • Grades 3 & 4 Book Club, monthly, last Wednesday, 4 p.m.

• Family Lego Night, monthly, last Thursday, 6 p.m., all ages, registration required.

• Summer Reading Pancake Breakfast Kick-off, Friday, June 22, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Lawrence Barn (28 Depot Road, Hollis), registration required.

Hooksett Public Library

(31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett, 485-6092, hooksettlibrary.org) • Drop-in Little Movers, Friday, June 22, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., age 3 and under.

• Drop-in Storytime, Friday, June 22, 11 a.m. to noon; Wednesday, June 27, 1 to 2 p.m.; and Tuesdays, July 17 and Aug. 7, and Wednesdays, Aug. 15 and Aug. 22, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., all ages.

• Touch a Truck, Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

• Yoga for Kids, seven-week sessions, weekly, Monday, June 25 through Aug. 6, or Tuesday, June 26 through Aug. 7, 4 to 4:45 p.m., ages 4 to 7, or Thursday, June 28 through Aug. 9, 4 to 5 p.m., ages 8 to 12; 6-week session, weekly, Monday, July 2 through Aug. 6, 11:30 a.m. to noon, crawling/walking toddlers, registration required for full sessions.

• Special storytimes: Evening Storytime (all ages), Monday, June 25, Tuesday, June 26, and Wednesday, Aug.1, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; and Pajama Storytime (age 2 and up), Thursday, July 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• Bubble Party, Tuesday, June 26, 10 to 11 a.m., all ages.

• Music Maker Morning, Wednesdays, June 27, July 11, July 25 and Aug. 1, 10 to 11 a.m., age 3 and up, registration required.

• Meditation: Family meditation, Wednesday, June 27, 6 to 7 p.m., and Fridays, July 13 and Aug. 3, 10 to 11 a.m., all ages; and Meditation for middle schoolers, Tuesdays, July 10 and July 24, 6 to 7 p.m.

• Lunch and a movie, weekly, Thursday, June 28 through Aug. 9, noon, all ages. June 28: Coco. July 5: Sing. July 12: The Music Man. July 19: Annie. July 26: Enchanted. Aug. 2: Hairspray. Aug. 9: The Wizard of Oz. • Special performances (all ages): Toe Jam Puppet Band, Friday, June 29, 11 a.m. to noon; Tim Goyette, Saturday, July 14, 10 to 11 a.m.; and Mr. Aaron, Saturday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m. to noon.

• Drop-in summer crafts, Saturday, June 30, 10 a.m. to noon, all ages.

• Minecraft, Mondays, July 2 and July 30, 6 to 7 p.m., age 7 and up.

• Playtimes: Baby Rhyme and Playtime, weekly, Monday, July 2 through Aug. 6, 10 to 11 a.m.; and Drop-in Open Playtime (all ages), Tuesdays, Aug. 14 and Aug. 21, 10 a.m. to noon.

• Drop-in Crafternoon, weekly, Monday, July 2 through July 30, 1 to 2 p.m., ages 3 to 6.

• Dance party, Fridays, July 6 and July 27, and Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1 to 2 p.m., and Tuesday, July 10, 10 to 11 a.m., all ages.

• Music Movers, Fridays, July 6, July 27 and Aug. 10, 10 to 11 a.m., and Fridays, July 6, July 13, July 27, Aug. 3 and Aug. 10, 11 to 11:30 a.m., age 3 and under.

• Drop-in Lego Creation Station, Saturday, July 7, 10 a.m. to noon, all ages.

• Science Lab, Monday, July 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m., age 6 and up.

• Drop-in Coding Club, Friday, July 13, 1 to 3 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to noon, ages 8 and up.

• Family karaoke, Tuesday, July 17, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

• New Hampshire’s State Flower: The Purple Lilac, presentation for families, Wednesday, July 18, 10 to 10:45 a.m.

• Science of Sound, Wednesdays, July 18, July 25 and Aug. 1, 1 to 2 p.m., age 4 and up.

• Painting Mandala Stones, Wednesday, July 25, and Thursday, Aug. 2, 6 to 7 p.m., ages 8 to 12, registration required.

• Tie Dye Day, Friday, July 20, 10 a.m. to noon, all ages.

• Rockin’ Sock Hop, Tuesday, July 24, 10 a.m. to noon, all ages.

• Harry Potter Day, Tuesday, July 31, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., all ages.

• Frozen movie sing-along, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m.

• End of Summer reading party, Saturday, Aug. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., all ages.

Kelley Library

(234 Main St., Salem, 898-7064, kelleylibrary.org) • Music & Movement, weekly, Friday, June 22 through Aug. 3, 10 to 10:30 a.m., ages 2 to 4.

• Play Group, Mondays, June 25, Aug. 13 and Aug. 27, 9:30 to 11 a.m., ages 3 months to 3 years.

• Drop-in Imagination Stations, ​weekly, Monday and Tuesday, now through July 31, all day.

• Coding for Kids, weekly, Tuesday, now through July 31, 1 to 2 p.m., grades 1 to 3. ​• Storytime, weekly, Wednesday, June 27 through Aug. 1, 9:30 to 10 a.m. for 1st Step Storytime (ages 9 months to 2 years) and 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. for 2nd Step Storytime (ages 3 to 5).

• Art & Music Rock!, Thursday, June 28, and weekly, Thursday, July 12 through Aug. 2, 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., grades 2 to 5.

• Pajama Day, Thursday, July 5, all day • Decorate a Book Bag, Wednesday, July 11, 2 to 3 p.m., grades 3 to 5.

• Kindness Rocks, inspirational rock decorating, Session 1 is Monday, June 25, through Friday, June 29, and Session 2 is Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27.

• Vertical Dreams Climbing Wall, Wednesday, July 18, 1 to 3 p.m., ages 4 and up.

• Steve Blunt concert, Tuesday, July 24, 6 p.m.

Leach Library (276 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 432-1132, londonderrynh. org) • Story Time, weekly, Tuesday, June 26 through July 31, 10 to 10:30 a.m., all ages.

• Craft Days, weekly, Thursday, June 28 through Aug. 2, 10 to 10:45 a.m., and 1 to 1:45 p.m., registration required.

• Music Makers, share something musical and receive a small gift, weekly, Friday, June 22 through Aug. 10, all day.

• Scavenger Hunt, weekly, Saturday, June 23 through Aug. 11, all day.

• Monday special events, 11 a.m. to noon, registration required. June 25: Animal Book Bingo. July 2: Parade Day March. July 9: I’m with the Band, learn about rock ’n’ roll. July 16: This Land is Your Land, learn about places in the U.S. July 23: Birds of a Feather, learn about birds. July 30: Summer Fun Book Bingo. Aug. 6: Hide and Seek.

• Wednesday special events, 11 a.m. to noon, registration required. June 27: Mad Science: Air & Ice. July 11: Turtle’s Wetland Quest Puppet Show. July 18: Animal Communicators, a Wildlife Encounters program. July 25: Big Ryan’s Tall Tales. Aug. 1: Family Fun Magicpalooza. Aug. 8: Avian Adventure, an Animal Adventures program.

• Island Breeze, tropical program, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 11 a.m. to noon, registration required.

• Yo-Yos, Music and Dance, Brett “Ooch” Outchcunis performance, Thursday, Aug. 9, 11 a.m. to noon, registration required.

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(8 Route 129, Loudon, 798-5153, maxfieldlibrary.com) • Teddy Bear Picnic, Thursday, June 21, 10:30 a.m.

• Storytime, Thursdays, July 5, July 12 and July 19, 10:30 a.m.

• Tween Craft Class, begins Wednesday, July 11, 5 to 6 p.m., ages 10 to 12, registration required.

• Magic, Music, Readin’ and Rockin’ with George, Saturday, July 21, 10:30 a.m.

• The Geography of Sound, Thursday, July 26, 10:30 a.m.

• Mind Blowing Matter Rocks with Children’s Museum of NH, Tuesday, July 31, 10:30 a.m.

Manchester City Library

(Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 624-6560, manchester.lib.nh.us) • Family Game Night, Main Branch, weekly, Tuesday, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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(24 Village Green, Pelham, 635-7581, pelhampubliclibrary.org) • Friday Fun Day: Building, June 22, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 2 to 5.

• Friday Fun Day Dance Party, weekly, starting June 29, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 2 to 5.

• Tunes for Tots, Monday, June 25, Wednesday, June 27, and weekly, Monday and Wednesday, Aug. 1 through Aug. 29, 10:15 to 11 a.m., age 4 and under, $5 per child.

• Weekly storytimes: Rising Readers Story Time (ages 3 to 5), Monday, 11 a.m to noon.; Baby Time (age 0 to 18 months), Tuesday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Totally Twos Storytime (ages 2 to 3), Wednesday, 11 a.m. to noon.

• Kids Construct, building activities, weekly, Thursday, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., ages 4 and up.

• Friday Flicks Family Movie, biweekly, June 29 through Aug. 10, 2 p.m. June 29: Peter Rabbit. July 13: Despicable Me

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(194 Derry Road, Hudson, 886-6030, rodgerslibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes: Books & Babies (ages 0 to 16 months), Friday, 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Family Storytime, Thursday, 10 to 11 a.m.

• Build It Saturdays, July 7, July 21 and July 28, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Sensory Playtime, weekly, Wednesday, July 11 through Aug. 8, 10 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 5 • Free Family Film, monthly, fourth Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon • Special storytimes: Toddler Time, Monday, July 2, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Yellow Submarine Musical Storytime, July 9, 2 to 3 p.m.; Shake It Up Baby Musical Storytime, July 16. 2 to 3 p.m.

• Crafts: Letterboxing, Friday, June 22, 3 to 4 p.m.; Recycled Book Craft, Monday,

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(8 Fellows Road, Windham, 432-7154, nesmithlibrary.org) • Toddler Time, weekly, Monday, now through Aug. 13, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 18 months to 3 years.

• Summer Reading Kick-off Party, Thursday, June 28, 1 to 3 p.m., all ages.

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(2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes: Open Storytime and Puppet Show, Monday through Wednesday, 10 to 10:40 a.m., and Thursday, 7 to 7:40 p.m.; Babies and Books Storytime, Thursday, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. (ages 13 to 30 months) and 11 a.m. to noon (ages 0 to 12 months).

• Weekly special activities, Tuesday, 2 to 3 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

(313 Pembroke St., Pembroke, 4857851, pembroke-nh.com/library) • Story Time, weekly, Tuesday, July 3 through July 31, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., ages 0 to 5, registration required.

• DIY Craft Club, weekly, Tuesday, July 3 through July 31, 2 to 3 p.m., ages 6 and up, registration required.

• Family Night, weekly, Wednesday, now through Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m., registration required.

• Knitting and Crochet Group, weekly, Monday, 11 a.m. to noon, ages 7 and up.

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(470 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 424-5021, merrimacklibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes: Preschool Power (ages 3 to 6), Monday, June 25 through Aug. 17, 10:15 to 11 a.m.; Itty Bitty Storytime (age 0 to 36 months), Tuesday, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Storytime in the Park (age 0 to 6), Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack), Friday, June 29 through Aug. 17, noon to 12:45 p.m.

• Song and Dance Around the World, Wednesday, June 27, 2 to 3 p.m., ages 8 to 11, registration required.

• Kids Pokemon Club, Mondays, July 9 and Aug. 13, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

• Rockin’ Sing Along with Steve Blunt, Tuesday, July 10, 6:30 to 8 p.m., all ages.

• Tween Cupcake Wars, Tuesday, July 24, 6 to 7 p.m., ages 10 to 12, registration required.

• Creatures of the Night with Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Thursday, July 26, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., registration required.

• Libraries Rock: A Family Performance of Stories and Rhythm, Thursday, Aug. 2, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., all ages, registration required.

• Slime Time for Kids, Friday, Aug. 3, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., ages 8 to 12.

• Teddy Bear Picnic, Monday, Aug. 6, noon to 1 p.m., registration required.

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3. July 27: Early Man. Aug. 10: The My Little Pony Movie.

• Quilling for Kids, Tuesday, July 10, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ages 4 and up, registration required.

• Wednesday special activities, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 11: Rock Cactus Craft.

July 18: Pop Rock Science. July 25: Pet Rocks. Aug. 1: Volcanoes Erupt. Aug. 8: Slime Time.

• Wildlife Encounters, Monday, July 23, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

June 26: Visit with Mark Parisi, author of the Marty Pants books (ages 4 to 11, tickets required). July 3: Annual Read, White, and Blue Parade (all ages, registration required). July 10: Talent/Karaoke Contest (ages 4 to 11). July 17: Songwriting Workshop (ages 6 to 11, registration required). July 24: DIY Tic Tac Toe Game (ages 4 to 11). July 31: Harry Potter Day, 4 to 8 p.m. (all ages). Aug. 7: Rock Star Party (ages 4 to 11). Aug. 14: Rocks and Minerals (ages 6 to 11, registration required).

• Summer Reading Wrap Party, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2 to 4 p.m., all ages.

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• Luau Party, Main Branch, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 10 to 11 a.m., all ages, registration required.

• Let’s Play Music, West Branch, Friday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to noon, all ages.

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June 21, July 5, July 19 and Aug. 2, and Wednesdays, July 11, July 25 and Aug. 8, 3 to 5 p.m., ages 3 to 12, registration required.

• Weekly storytimes: Family storytime, West Branch, Friday, June 22 through Aug. 3, 10 to 11 a.m.; Toddler storytime (ages 2 to 3, registration required), Main Branch, Monday, June 25 through Aug. 6, 10 to 11 a.m.; Lapsit storytime (age 23 months and under, registration required), Main Branch, Friday, June 29 through Aug. 3, 10 to 11 a.m.

• Science Afternoons, Main Branch, Fridays, June 22, July 27 and Aug. 10, 3 to 5 p.m.; and West Branch, Mondays, June 25 and July 23, 3 to 4 p.m., grades 1 to 5, registration required.

• Children’s Summer Crafts, weekly, Tuesday, June 26 through Aug. 7, 10 to 11 a.m., at Main Branch, and 3 to 4 p.m., at West Branch, preschool to grade 5, registration required.

• Preschool Dance Party, Main Branch, weekly, Wednesday, June 27 through Aug. 1, 10 to 11 a.m., ages 3 to 5.

• Afternoon at the Movies, Main Branch, weekly, Wednesday, 1 p.m. June 27: 1776. July 11: Coco. July 18: Philadelphia. July 25: Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

Aug. 1: Despicable Me 3. Aug. 8: Wonder.

Aug. 15: Remember the Titans. Aug. 22: Neverending Story.

• Maker Mondays, West Branch, Mondays, July 9 and Aug. 13, 3 to 4 p.m., all ages.

• Family movie, Thursdays, July 12 (West Branch) and Aug. 9 (Main Branch), 3 p.m.

• Dan Grady and his Marvelous Marionettes, Main Branch, Thursday, July 19, 6 to 7:15 p.m.

• Let’s Rock Around the World, music program, Main Branch, Thursday, July 26, 11 a.m. to noon, ages 2 to 7, registration recommended.

• Lego Evening, Main Branch, Thursday, July 26, 5 to 8 p.m.

• Wildlife Encounters, live animals program, Main Branch, Thursdays, July 26 and Aug. 2, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

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June 25, 2 to 5 p.m.; Library Bag Craft, Tuesday, June 26, 1 to 7 p.m.; Celebrate America Craft, Tuesday, July 3, noon to 7 p.m.; and Drop-in Craft, Friday, July 6, 2 to 4 p.m. • Music: Percussion Obstacle Course, Wednesday, July 11, 1 to 1:45 p.m.; Family Fun in Folk Music DCU Free Concert, Friday, July 13, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Campfire Songs, Monday, July 23, 2 to 3 p.m.; Bucket Blast recycled percussion workshop, Wednesday, July 25, 2 to 2:45 p.m.; Superhero Song Extravaganza, Monday, July 30, 2 to 3 p.m.; African Drumming Experience, Thursday, Aug. 2, 10 to 10:45 a.m.; Instrument Petting Zoo, Saturday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. to noon; and Music Through the Decades DCU Concert, Friday, Aug. 10, 6:30 to 8 p.m. • Musical Movie Marathon, Wednesday, June 27, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. • Pokemon Saturday, July 24, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ages 6 to 12. • Locked in the Library Sleepover, Friday, June 29, 6 p.m., to Saturday, June 30, 9 a.m., ages 7 to 12, registration required.

Smyth Public Library

(55 High St., Candia, 483-8245, smythpl. org) • Storytime, weekly, Thursday, 10 a.m., babies and preschool age. • Odds Bodkin Family Rhythm and Stories Show, Wednesday, July 11, 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday special activities, 3 p.m.: July 11: Make a Pet Rock. July 18: Make Maracas. July 25: Gratefulness Rocks. Aug. 1: Musical Instruments. Aug. 8: Fairy Houses. Aug. 15: Marble Maze. • The Lumberjills Summer Reading Finale Concert, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. • Magic the Gathering Club, monthly, first Wednesday, 4 p.m. • STEM Club, monthly, second and fourth Thursday, 3 p.m., grades K through 2. • Monthly book clubs: Magic Tree House Book Club (grades K through 2), third Thursday, 3 p.m.; Dear America Book Club (grades 3 and 4), first Wednesday, 3 p.m.; 5th Grade Book Club, second Wednesday, 3 p.m.; 6th and 7th Grade Book Club, third Thursday, 3 p.m.

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(49 Nashua St., Milford, 249-0645, wadleighlibrary.org) • Special Storytime, Monday, 10 to 10:30 a.m. • Baby Lapsit, Wednesday, 10 to 10:30 a.m. • Little Explorers, Friday, 10 to 11 a.m. • Special Monday events (for grade 5 and up): Aaron Jones concert, June 25, 10 to 11 a.m.; Fourth of July Crafts, July 2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Rock Art, July 9, 2 to 4 p.m.; Amy Conley concert, July 16, 10 to 11 a.m.; Recycled Wind Chimes Craft, July 23, 2 to

4 p.m.; Legos, July 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Special Wednesday events (for grade 5 and up): Magic by George, June 27, 1 to 2 p.m.; Musical Jeopardy, July 11, 4 to 5:30 p.m. (registration required); CactusHead Puppets present The Bremen Town Musicians, July 18, 2 to 3 p.m.; Family Book Bingo, July 25, 6 to 7 p.m.; Ice Cream and Games, Aug. 1, 2 to 3 p.m.

Weare Public Library

(10 Page Memorial Lane, Weare, 5292044, wearepl.wordpress.com) • Summer Reading Kick-off Lawn Party, Thursday, June 28, 6 to 8 p.m. • Weekly storytimes: Summer Storytime, Monday, June 18 through July 30, 11 a.m.; and Stories at the Lake, Chase Park (Reservoir Drive, Weare), Wednesday, July 11 through Aug. 1, 11 a.m. • Summer Chess, weekly, Tuesday, June 26 to July 31, 5 to 6 p.m., all ages. • Beginner Guitar Group, weekly, Wednesday, 5 to 6 p.m., ages 8 and up.

Whipple Free Library

(67 Mont Vernon Road, New Boston, 4873391, whipplefreelibrary.org) • Weekly storytimes: Rising Stars (ages 3 to 5), Monday and Wednesday, June 25 through July 30, 10 a.m.; Tappin’ Toddlers (age 0 to 3), Friday, 10 a.m. • Movies (all ages unless otherwise noted): Muppet Treasure Island, Tuesday, June 26, 6 p.m.; Aristocats, Tuesday, July 3, 6 p.m.; Coco, Friday, July 13, 1 p.m.; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets interactive movie event, Wednesday, July 19, 1 to 4 p.m. (grades 1 to 6); Cars 3, Friday, July 20, 1 p.m. • Making Music, Wednesday, June 27, 1 to 2 p.m., grades 1 to 6, registration required. • Maker Mondays and Whimsical Wednesdays, STEM activities, weekly, July 2 through Aug. 1, 11 a.m. to noon • Rock Around the World, Monday, July 2, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., grades 1 to 6, registration required. • Recycled Percussion, Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., grades 1 to 6, registration required. • Mind-Blowing Matter Rocks with the Children’s Museum of NH, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1 to 2 p.m., grades 1 to 6, registration required. • Karate for Kids, Wednesday, July 11, 1 to 2 p.m. (grades 4 to 6) and Tuesday, Aug. 7, 10 to 11 a.m. (grades 1 to 3), registration required. • Summer Reading Program Finale Ice Cream Party, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2 to 6:30 p.m.

Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library

(7 Forest Road, Wilton, 654-2581, wiltonlibrarynh.org) • Family Storytime, weekly, Thursday, 10 a.m., ages 5 and under.

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Thursday, June 21

Head to downtown Concord for the annual Market Days Festival, which runs today through Saturday, June 23. The three-day street festival held by Intown Concord (intownconcord.org) features hundreds of vendors, performers and exhibitors, plus free concerts, family-friendly activities and shopping at downtown stores. See stories about the festival (page 22) and musical line-up (page 44) in last week’s issue of the Hippo. Go to hippopress.com and click on “Past Issues”; the stories are in the June 14 issue.

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American Stonehenge (105 Haverhill Road, Salem) is open sunrise to sunset today for the Summer Solstice.

Explore a maze of man-made chambers and walls, likely the oldest man-made construction in the U.S. Admission is $12.50 for adults, $10.50 for seniors 65+, $7.50 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children 4 and under. Visit stonehengeusa.com or call 893-8300.

Thursday, June 21

The Kelley Stelling Contemporary art gallery (221 Hanover St., Manchester) presents “Collage: Clay, Paper, Cloth,” June 21 through July 29, with an opening reception on today from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It’s a solo exhibition featuring ceramic artist Al Jaeger, known for his distinct organic, monochromatic, wood-fired ceramic wall pieces. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

EAT: Strawberries In the thick of strawberry season, the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (18 Highlawn Road in Warner; indianmuseum.org, 456-2600) will hold “The Strawberry Festival Celebration: The Ripening Fruit” on Sunday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.The festival is free (donations accepted; admission to the museum and an educator tour is $9) and will feature a raffle for a strawberry planter with wild strawberries, plus food samples with indigenous strawberry dishes and more. Hollis also hosts a strawberry festival this weekend; learn all about it on page 41.

Catch Studio Two, a Beatles tribute band, at 4 p.m. It’s the first concert of the Friends of the Stark Park Summer Music Series in Manchester, which will run every Sunday at 4 p.m. Other concert series starting this week include New Boston’s, which runs every other Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Town Common gazebo. In Concord, Presidential Oaks Summer Concerts on the Green (200 Pleasant St.) runs Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. The Meetinghouse Park Summer Concert Series (11 Main St. in Hampstead) runs Tuesdays at 6 p.m. The Pelham Concerts on the Village Green run every other Wednesday at 6 p.m.

DRINK: Italian Wine Sample from more than 40 Italian wines from all over Italy, plus 10 made-fromscratch Italian comfort food items, at the Phantom Gourmet Italian Wine & Food Phest at Tuscan Kitchen (67 Main St., Salem) on Saturday, June 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 day of, if available. The event is 21 plus, no minors, infants or pets, according to the registration website. Visit tuscanbrands.com or call 952-4875.

Tuesday, June 26

The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) Teen Apprentice Co. presents Footloose today, June 26, and Wednesday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for kids.

Visit palacetheatre.org. Find more fun for kids from baby through teen each week in the Kiddie Pool column, which runs in the Inside/Outside section (preempted this week by our kid-extravaganza cover).

When school’s out, Kiddie Pool finds family- and kidfriendly fun all week long.

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Prescott Park Arts Festival’s (Prescott Park, 105 Marcy St. in Portsmouth; prescottpark. org, 436-2848) annual summer musical is Seussical this year and opening night is Friday, June 22. The show runs through Sunday, Aug. 19, most Thursdays through Sundays (Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.). The show will also have some 1 p.m. matinees; see the website for the complete schedule, where you can also find pricing information for reserving blankets or tables.

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Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park comes to Derry

By Angie Sykeny

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The Majestic Theatre takes on a relatable romantic comedy with Barefoot in the Park, which opens Friday, June 22, at the Derry Opera House.

Written by Neil Simon, who also penned The Odd Couple, the play is set in the 1960s and follows a newlywed couple, Corie and Paul Bratter, during their first week of marriage, living together in a top-floor New York City brownstone apartment.

They are confronted with their personality differences; Corie, a free spirit, wonders why Paul, a strait-laced lawyer, can’t be more carefree and do things like running barefoot in the park.

When the director Brett Mallard, a big fan of Neil Simon’s work, heard that the Majestic Theatre planned to produce Barefoot in the Park, he jumped at the opportunity to direct it.

“The comedy in his writing is just brilliant,” he said. “The dialogue and situations are things we can relate to and picture happening to us. It’s something everyone can laugh at.”

The play features 1960s pop culture references and period costumes and props, bestowing on Mallard the challenge of executing the play in a way that is still relatable to people who did not live through the ’60s — including its two young lead actors.

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a tendency to go overboard,” McPherson said, “Later in the play, you find out that that part of his personality may be a wall that he’s put up towards meeting other people, so while he’s eccentric, I still have to hold back a bit and be careful not to go overboard.”

McPherson said he has enjoyed developing a character who is very different from himself.

He considers himself a “cautious and conservative type person,” while Victor Velasco, he said, is “a man of the world,” well-traveled, flirtatious, wearing garish suits and kimono robes and often referencing his varied occupational background, having allegedly been a gourmet chef and an interior decorator.

“You have to find a small part of your personality that matches the character, then expand on it and create a whole person out of it,” he said. “I don’t know The Majestic Theatre presents Barefoot in the Park. Courtesy photos. about many of these things that Victor knows about, but it’s fun to pretend and some of that stuff,” Mallard said, “so of the lines is crucial,” Mallard said. “If to expand on those parts of myself that I’ve had to bring my age and my under- you haven’t learned all the little nuances are a little more out-there.” standing of that stuff to help them get the in [Neil Simon’s] writing, it’s easy to not writer’s perceptions and observations and get it right.”

Barefoot in the Park the intent that he had when he wrote it.”

For actor Allan McPherson, the chalThe entire play takes place in the cou- lenge of this play is to refrain from being Where: Derry Opera House, 29 W. ple’s apartment and is driven by dialogue. too over-the-top. He plays the characBroadway, Derry In rehearsals, the cast reads through the ter Victor Velasco, the Bratters’ neighbor When: Friday, June 22, and Saturday, script repeatedly so that they are pre- who lives in the attic of the building and June 23, 7 p.m., and Sunday, June 24, 2 pared to deliver the dialogue in a way that can only enter his apartment by climbp.m. sounds natural and conversational. ing through the Bratters’ window, and the Cost: $10 for kids under age 18, $13 for seniors age 65 and over, and $15 for “The jokes aren’t presented as jokes; love interest of Corie’s mother Ethel. adults they’re presented in the dialogue itself, “He’s a very eccentric guy, and with Visit: majestictheatre.net so the timing and pacing with the delivery the way his character is written, there’s

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• Making it on Broadway: Catch one of the final performances of 42nd Street, presented by the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) on Thursday, June 21, and Friday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 24, at 2 p.m. The musical tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, who goes to New York City in hopes of becoming a star. She lands a spot in the chorus of a legendary Broadway director’s new show Pretty Lady, but when the star of the show is injured Peggy finally gets the opportunity she was waiting for. Tickets cost $39 to $46 for adults and $25 for children ages 6 through 12. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• Chorale music with a message: The New Hampshire Master Chorale presents a concert, Time in our Voices, on Saturday, June 23, at 7 p.m., at First Congregational Church (177 N. Main St., Concord) and Sunday, June 24, at 4 p.m., at Plymouth Congregational Church (4 Post Office Square, Plymouth). The concert will feature the 30-voice Master Chorale and chamber orchestra under the direction of Dan Perkins, performing a wide range of contemporary music that speaks to the resilience of the human spirit struggling with time and existence. It will include the preArt Openings • “COLLAGE: CLAY, PAPER, CLOTH” RECEPTION Solo exhibition featuring ceramic artist Al Jaeger, known for his distinct monochromatic, wood-fired ceramic wall pieces.

Thurs., June 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 345-1779.

NH Master Chorale. Courtesy photo.

miere of a commissioned work by Boston composer Oliver Caplan titled “We Exist,” a plea for a universal humanity composed in response to the 2017 racial violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, with words by contemporary American poet, novelist and journalist Naseem Rakha. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $15 per person in groups of 10 or more, and are free for undergraduates and students in grades K through 12. Visit nhmasterchorale.org.

• All kinds of performers: The Lakeside Players present A Dam Good Variety Show at Bow Lake Grange Hall (569 Province Road, Strafford) on Friday, June 22, and Saturday, June 23, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, June 24, at 3 p.m. The variety show will feature Ukes of Hazzard, award-winning singer Melissa Pelchat Sousa, dancer Ryan Moyer and members of the Bow Lake Community Club. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors.

Call 905-9635 or visit bowlakecc.org. — Angie Sykeny

• MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION RECEPTION Features thesis work from NHIA students in photography and visual arts.

Sat., June 30, 5 to 7 p.m. Sharon Arts Center Exhibition Gallery, 30 Grove St., Peterborough. Call 623-0313 or visit nhia.edu.

Workshops/classes • PAINTING/COLLAGE MIXED MEDIA WORK-

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SHOP Produce your own painted materials and deconstruct them by tearing them or cutting them up. Reconstruct them as lively compositions with added materials such as oil, pastel, charcoal, pencils, fabric, printed material, stamping and stenciling. Sat., June 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ArtHub, 30 Temple St., Nashua. $53, plus supplies.

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• An artist’s point of view: Art 3 Gallery (44 W. Brook St., Manchester) has its summer show, “Through the Artist’s Eyes,” on display now through Sept. 14, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 21, from 3 to 7 p.m. It features work by more than 90 regional artists that focuses on the perspective of the world as seen through an artist’s eye. “I am always in awe of the artwork we have here at the Gallery, and this show explodes in a kaleidoscope of color,” Joni Taube, owner and curator of Art 3 Gallery, said in a press release. “Visual language allows the viewer to explore the artist’s imagination, providing insight into life and to transform moments, memories and the mundane into a work of art.” Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends and evenings by appointment. Call 668-6650 or visit art3gallery.com.

• City life: Catch the exhibition “Street Wise” at McGowan Fine Art (2 Phenix Ave., Concord), on view now through July 27. It features the work of Marblehead, Mass., artist John Bonner, which consists of oil paintings of urban and suburban scenes, such as commuters maneuvering public transportation, construction workers, traffic lights, school and city busses, clusters of traffic, intersections and street crossings, fast food restaurants and cafes, storefronts and government buildings. “I Theater Productions • 42ND STREET The Palace Theatre presents. June 1 through June 23. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. $25 for children ages 6 through 12, $39 to $46 for adults. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• MISS JULIE The Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents. June 13 through June 23. 33 Footlight Circle, Meredith. Tickets cost $20 to $34. Visit winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org.

• RICHARD II Phylloxera Productions presents. June 15 through July 1. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. The show is 18+ and BYOB. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• A CHORUS LINE One Light Theatre presents. June 15 through June 23. Rome Theater at Hamilton Hall, Tilton School, 30 School St., Tilton. Tickets cost $18 to $20. Visit onelighttheatre.org.

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John Bonner art. Courtesy photo.

don’t want to paint things that other people have painted,” Bonner told the Hippo earlier this month. “I like to paint things that are a part of people’s daily lives, that may be overlooked or taken for granted, that may be considered ugly by some people.” Call 225-2515 or visit mcgowanfineart.com. To read the full story about “Street Wise” visit hippopress.com and click on “past issues,” then click on the June 7 issue pdf and look for the story on p. 18.

• Mixed media fun: ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua) will have a painting and collage mixed media workshop on Saturday, June 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Produce your own painted materials, then deconstruct them by tearing or cutting them and reconstruct them into lively compositions using added materials such as oil, pastel, charcoal, pencils, fabric, printed material, stamping and stenciling. It’s open to adults and teens age 16 and up of all skill levels. The cost is $53, plus supplies (see the supplies list online). Visit naaa-arthub.org.

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CAPOTE The Peterborough Players present. June 20 through July 1. 55 Hadley Road, Peterborough. Tickets cost $42. Call 924-7585 or visit peterboroughplayers.org.

• NEW HAMPSKETCH Klemmer Productions presents an evening of original sketch comedy. June 22 through July 1. Players’ Ring Theatre, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $14 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors.

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• BAREFOOT IN THE PARK The Majestic Theatre presents.

Fri., June 22, and Sat., June 23, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., June 24, 2 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Tickets cost $10 to $15. Visit majestictheatre.net.

• FOOTLOOSE The Palace Theatre Teen Apprentice Co. presents. Tues., June 26, and Wed., June 27, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for kids. Visit palacetheatre.org.

Classical Music Events • HALCYON MUSIC FESTIVAL Two-week series of chamber music performances featuring international musicians. Thurs., June 21, and Wed., June 27, 7:30 p.m., in Durham; Fri., June 22, Sat., June 23, Thurs., June 28, and Sat., June 30, 7:30 p.m., in Portsmouth; Bratton Recital Hall, Paul Creative Arts Center, University of New Hampshire, 30 Academic Way, Durham. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $25 per show. Package deals include three concerts for $65, four for $88, five for $100, six for $130 and all seven for $150. Visit halcyonmusicfestival.org.

• EGLE JARKOVA. Violinist performs. Part of the Bach’s Lunch Concert Series. Wed., June 27, noon. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Six picks A few beautiful summer flowers

By Henry Homeyer

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I love the song “Summertime” by George Gershwin. Yet I fail to comprehend why Gershwin didn’t include any flowers in the song. Yes, the cotton was high and the fish were jumping. So what? There’s no mention of peony or iris. Let’s look at some great flowers of summer he might have included.

Starting in late May, bachelor buttons adorn my landscape. Big, bold blue flowers, each a work of art. Actually, they now come in more colors than blue: white, purple, pink, bi-color and more. They love full sun but are not too fussy about their soil, though good drainage is important. Divide them in the fall every two or three years to keep them vigorous, and cut them back after blooming if you want a second show in the fall.

Bleeding heart is another early summer favorite. The stems are 2 to 4 feet long, arching over on hollow stems that originate in a central point and go in all directions. Pink heart-shaped blossoms hang down from the stems. Morning sun or part shade is best for this one, and rich soil. Hot afternoon sun will yellow the foliage early, so avoid it.

June is peony season for me. They come in pink, white, red and more. They come as singles (with just one circle of petals) or as doubles (with many petals). Yes, they flop when it rains, so I install stakes around them, and surround them with string to keep them upright. Singles can stand up to rain, most times.

Peonies last forever. I have one of my grandmother’s, and she died in 1953. If yours doesn’t bloom, you have buried the growing point, or eyes, too deep. They should be covered with just an inch of soil, not more. And keep back the mulch, which 35 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors.

will act as soil in discouraging blooming.

Peonies need lots of sun – eight hours or more for best results. Some of mine were getting shaded, so I removed a lot of branches from a nearby tree last summer, and this summer they are much more impressive.

Iris pair up well with peonies. Many types of iris will bloom with peonies, and their purples and blues go well with them.

There are several species including Siberian, bearded, and Japanese iris. Each has its own benefits and needs.

The Siberian iris I grow are very intense purples and blues, though whites are available. They have long narrow leaves that are 2 to 3 feet long and stay handsome all summer. They will bloom in part shade, but prefer full sun. Older clumps tend to die out in the middle, largely because the plants have used up all the nourishment in the soil.

To avoid this, sprinkle organic fertilize over the clump once a year, or divide and re-plant clumps in the fall.

Bearded iris (Iris hybrids) can produce very showy larger blossoms in a wide variety of colors, some of them quite flashy.

Their leaves are wider than those of Siberian iris, up to an inch and a half wide, and a lighter green color. When dividing or planting the rhizomes (roots), be sure not to bury the rhizomes or they will rot. Just settle the rhizomes into the soil with the top half above the soil line.

Japanese iris love moisture. They can grow in standing water, or moist soil in full sun or partial shade. These have wide flowers, up to 6 inches across. These are great cut flowers but do not last too long in a vase.

Two other summer beauties aren’t blooming yet for me, but will soon: hollyhocks and beebalm. Both are worth having.

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Left, bearded Iris. Right, Peony ‘Festiva maxima’ that my grandmother grew.

short-lived perennials. They are easy to start from seed – the seeds are large enough to handle individually, and I have found their germination rates near 100 percent. Last year I planted 32 seeds in four-packs, one per cell, and every one grew! I scattered the small plants around the flower garden, and this year they will reward me with 5-foottall stalks that bloom from bottom to top.

As biennials, hollyhocks should die after blooming in the second year. I have found that if you cut the stalks down after blooming is finished, you are much more likely to get the plants to come back and bloom again the following year. On the other hand, if you let the stalks stand, they will drop seeds – some of which will grow the following year.

Beebalm is another favorite of mine. I love the minty fragrance of the blossoms and the leaves, which can be used in herbal teas. Hummingbirds love them, too. Most of mine grow 4 or 5 feet tall and spread by roots that adventure off into nearby spaces.

Fortunately, the wandering plants are easily uprooted if you don’t want them.

Two years ago I discovered miniature beebalm. There is a trademarked series of beebalms; “Balmy Pink” is one. I also have purple, rose and lilacs miniatures. As trademarked plants, one cannot propagate them.

For me it has not spread by root, though each clump gets bigger across each year. It grows to be 12 to 16 inches tall. A nice, tidy plant. Other companies have trademarked miniatures, including the “Petite Delight” series.

It’s true that I want to try every new variety of perennial that appears on the market, but sometimes the old favorites are best. I still love my grandmother’s Festiva Maxima peony and feel lucky to have it.

Henry Homeyer is a gardening teacher, coach and public speaker. Reach him at henry.homeyer@comcast.net or P.O. Box 364, Cornish Flat, NH 03746.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE CAR TALK

Man’s driving habits grind wife’s gears Dear Car Talk: Lately, when my husband is behind the wheel, a couple of his habits have been driving me nuts (as a retiree, I have nothing else to think about when

By Ray Magliozzi we’re on the road). My husband puts the car in park, turns off the engine and then removes his foot from the brake. Then the car will roll slightly until the transmission is locked into place. Whereas I put the car in park, take my foot off the brake to engage the transmission and then turn off the engine. I think his way needlessly crunches the gears. He says either way is the same. Is there a correct way to turn off a car? Also, he will — albeit gently — bump into the concrete barrier at the end of a parking space before stopping. I stop before running into the barrier. Again, he says it doesn’t matter. Is there a right or wrong call on this issue? According to my husband’s opinion of my car knowledge, it is beyond reason that I am doing things correctly and he is not. However, I promise to let him read your response, even if it proves that he’s been right all along. — Sandy Oh, Sandy, you must be Fred’s wife. I

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got a letter from him last week complaining about your driving.

The truth is, neither one of you is doing anything terribly wrong.

When turning off the car, I actually recommend that you put the car in park, then apply the parking brake. And then take your foot off the brake pedal and turn off the ignition. That keeps the car from rolling those few inches while the transmission engages the parking pawl. Letting it roll until the parking pawl engages really isn’t harmful, but if you park on a steep enough hill, it sometimes can be hard to get the car out of park when you want to drive away.

If you start the car, put it in gear and then release the parking brake, you’ll never have that problem. So let’s call that one even, and maybe you both can adopt this new habit.

I can see how banging into the concrete curbstone can be annoying, but at very low speed, it also isn’t doing any real damage — no more than going over a small bump, which the car can easily handle.

But because you have better spatial awareness than Fred does, you’re able to stop the car short of the curbstone and spare him from bouncing forward in his seat. We prefer your way, but your husband is not harming the car by touching the curbstone.

I think the real solution, Sandy, is for you to tune out more while Fred is driving. I’m going to suggest that you look into meditation. And podcasts.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2017 RAM 2500 four-wheeldrive truck that started emitting a whining sound. I took it in to the dealer, and after two weeks they called and said that several techs drove my truck all over town and did in fact hear the whining, but in their opinion it is normal for “those heavy-duty differentials.” I bought the vehicle new, and it has just 11,800 miles on it. It started making the noise only about 3,000 miles ago. Should I accept their opinion, or take it for a second opinion? Have you ever heard of such a thing? — Joaquin Oh, I’ve heard of such a thing. And I know exactly what it is: It’s worn or mismatched ring-and-pinion gears in the differential.

It’s a common problem in older vehicles. The differential will make a whining or howling noise either on acceleration or on deceleration. Rarely on both. But we usually don’t see it until the car gets to 90,000 or 100,000 miles.

And once the noise starts, it tends to

drive the owners of those vehicles cuckoo.

Since you’re writing to me, I’m going to assume you have now met that definition.

Assuming that all of your differential fluid didn’t leak out, it shouldn’t happen on a brand-new truck, Joaquin. And while it’s possible that all 2017 RAM 2500s have whining differentials (and if they do, I think the public would like to know about it), it’s more likely that yours is faulty.

Here’s what you should do: Go back to the dealer and ask him if it’s his opinion that “they all do this.” If he says “yes,” ask him to take a ride with you in another RAM 2500 that he has on the lot.

I’m guessing that the other new RAM 2500 you drive won’t have a differential whine. In which case, they don’t all do that. And RAM owes you a differential.

If the other RAMs you drive do make a whining sound, then next time you should test drive a Ford, Chevy and Toyota to see if they also all do that (hint: they don’t), and buy one of those instead.

Be polite but firm. I think they’re trying to get rid of you, when the right thing to do would be to fix your brand-new truck, which has a warranty for exactly this reason. Good luck, Joaquin.

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Dear Donna, My friend hung this in her home and told me these nests are very collectible.

I’m sending a photo to show you in hopes you can verify that! If so we have a huge one in our yard. Come and get it.

Mary Lee from Hooksett Dear Mary Lee, I’m laughing because at this time of the year I would not want to be the one to come and get that nest from you.

Wasp nests are collectible — not in an antique way but rather in a decorative form. I have seen them in shops and on TV as well as out in the woods. The value on them is really what the person who wants it is willing to pay. I have seen some from $10 to $100. Not sure what I would be comfortable paying for one myself, though.

One thing for sure is that you want to make sure there are no residents inside it any longer. And keep in mind that if you pick yours in the winter you can bet it’s full and dormant, so come spring you could have company. I am sure they have special ways to get these without taking that risk.

So to answer your question, yes, people do like to decorate with themes that make these collectible. As far as the value: priceless to anyone who can get them

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without being stung. I hope this helped answer your question, and thank you for making me laugh.

Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years in the antiques and collectibles field and owns From Out Of The Woods Antique Center in Goffstown (fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com). She is an antiques appraiser and instructor. To find out about your antique or collectible, send a clear photo of the object and information about it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Woods Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffstown, N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, 624-8668).

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CAREERS

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For over 27 years, Phil Laplante has traveled throughout New England designing, building, remodeling and recycling barns and outbuildings. He owns Custom Barns in Hooksett.

Can you explain what your current job is?

I follow demolition companies and advertise for barns and buildings that need to be removed, and I go and salvage all the materials from it. If it’s a complete frame, we often get to put it up again and rebuild the barn. People like to have an antique barn frame if they have an antique house or just love old buildings. They want to have them next to them or live in them. A lot of them get built for people who love history. If the building isn’t something that can be rebuilt into what it was, we use the material to build furniture. I use the old finish that’s on it to create pieces that have a great vintage

look. I’ve made a lot of bookcases, cupboards, entertainment centers, tables, center islands for the kitchen and restaurant pieces and decor. I like to say that I offer the vintage look, whether you like 1840, 1940 or anything else. I can replicate any of that if I have the materials.

How long have you worked there?

I’ve been doing this for probably 30 years.

How did you get interested in this field?

I had neighbors of mine in Sandown and they were taking down an old barn, and I decided to help them. I advertised the material for sale. There was a lull in the economy. …

What do you wish you’d known at the beginning of your career?

What I didn’t know is where I was going to go. I took courses for building construction in high school, so I thought I’d be building houses forever. … When houses stopped selling, I didn’t know what I wanted to do. But even Phil Laplante. Courtesy photo. though the train goes in a different direction, it doesn’t mean you’re going What kind of education or training did you off the tracks. There’s a million people who can build houses, but there’s not a lot of peoneed for this job?

I took a drafting course in high school, so I ple who can work with old barns the way I do. can draw plans for the barns that I’ve built and the barns I move. And then of course, I have What is your typical at-work uniform?

Everything I can get at Goodwill and Salva30 years of building experience. Anything you spend 30 years doing is basically the equiva- tion Army. The clothes we wear will last two or three outings on the job, and then eventuallent of a master’s degree, in my opinion. ly they’re rags in the shop and then burn rags.

How did you find your current job?

Through launching my website and just What was the first job you ever had?

Cleaning floors at night [in department word of mouth. stores] in Derry.

— Scott Murphy What’s the best piece of work-related advice anyone’s ever given you?

It’s not advice anyone gave me, but it’s What are you into right now? something I learned while working in Northern Maine. Working together with different I am fascinated with the Atomic Age decor people and being harmonious and single- that was around in the late 1950s and early 1960s. I’m trying to recreate things from minded in your goal is a fantastic thing.

I was typically a house builder in Derry and the surrounding area. When the housing boom stopped I started dealing with barns and materials. This area of southern New Hampshire is a rich grounds for [antique barns] because there’s a lot of history here. I think Derry was settled around 1710 or 1720, so there’s lots of old places around.

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FOOD Food trucks roll in Amherst Food Truck Festival returns

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News from the local food scene

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• Hayward’s gets approval for new Merrimack shop: The Nashua-based Hayward’s Homemade Ice Cream recently became the newest addition to a growing list of businesses set to open as part of the new Merrimack 360 plaza later this year. According to Hayward’s owner Chris Ordway, plans are underway to break ground for the new location within the next week, with the goal to be up and running by January 2019. Hayward’s will still be open in Nashua, but unlike its counterpart, the new Merrimack shop will be open year-round, with around 10 indoor table seats in addition to four outdoor serving windows during the summer months, and it will also have a drive-thru.

“We’re calling it a person-to-person drive-thru, so you’ll actually be able to speak to the person directly in the window to place your order, and then you’ll go to the next window to pick it up,” Ordway said. The menu is expected to contain about 30 of Hayward’s most popular ice cream flavors – with others likely rotated into the mix weekly – in addition to more than a dozen flavors of soft-serve and a limited food menu featuring its signature hot dogs. Ordway said the shop will have its own retail pad in front of the new plaza and will also have around a dozen picnic tables. “We’ve always wanted to do another location … and Merrimack’s a perfect spot,” he said. “We wanted to be within our customer base.” Call the Nashua shop at 888-4663 or visit haywardsicecream.com for updates. (There is also a Hayward’s ice cream shop in Milford but is owned by different family members and not affiliated with the Nashua or Merrimack shops, according to Ordway.)

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Amherst resident Tim McGibbon had no prior communication with any local vendors before organizing the town’s first food truck festival last year. But for the second annual event, happening on Saturday, June 23, at the Amherst Garden Center, so many trucks wanted to be part of it that he had to create a waitlist in case a confirmed vendor can’t attend.

It’s a testament, McGibbon said, to the growing popularity of food trucks and food truck festivals in regions across the state.

While last year’s event featured nine trucks, this year’s Amherst Food Truck Festival will have 14 — the maximum capacity for the venue, according to McGibbon — plus three live bands performing throughout the afternoon and a craft beer garden with the Somersworth-based Bad Lab Beer Co. McGibbon, who studied culinary arts at Newbury College, and a good friend of Amherst Garden Center owner John Cochran, said he originally started the event as a way to give back to the local veteran community.

“I’ve always had a passion for food and noticed that food trucks were big on the West Coast and also popping up in bigger cities like Boston,” he said, “so that’s kind of when I thought, ‘Hey, let’s do a food truck festival here.’”

Almost all of the food trucks that appeared at last year’s festival are returning this year.

Among them are Chef Koz’s Crescent City Kitchen, which features a menu of Cajun, Creole and Caribbean dishes like chicken and andouille sausage jambalaya and blackened shrimp tacos; the Somerset Grille, which specializes in American comfort foods like cheeseburgers, hot dogs, french fries, onion rings and chicken tenders; Chez Rafiki’s, a Mediterranean halal food truck out of Lowell, Mass.; and Aunties Sweet Shop, which offers organic cotton candy and shaved ice.

A handful of newcomers will be joining the festival lineup this time around as well, like the Forking Awesome Food Truck, which features a build-your-own menu of tacos, gorditas and more; the Pomaire Chilean Food Truck, which its known for its fried empanadas; Boogalows Island BBQ, a truck offering authentic Jamaican food; and the Plymouthbased Tracy Girl Food Truck Co., offering a variety of flavors of Jake’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream.

“People are discovering more and more that it’s legit food and that these people are really good cooks,” McGibbon said. “So we try as much as we can to have a wide variety of … different types of food so that everyone can try something they’ve never tried before.”

The Amherst Food Truck Festival will also be the inaugural event of Benson Bakery & Cafe’s new food trailer. Cory Boutin, co-owner of the Hudson bakery, said he has been hard at work for the past year renovating a 1968 Shasta camper into a food trailer from which many of the products available at the bakery will be sold. He and his wife Emily opened the bakery in 2014, which specializes in made-from-scratch baked goods, coffee, espresso drinks and craft cocktails.

“We’re basically going to be pulling from the bakery all of the stuff that we can sell out of the trailer, so it’ll be stuff liked hand-filled cannolis, cupcakes, cake pops, brownies, cookie sandwiches, things like that,” said Boutin, adding that the new food trailer is also booked to appear at the Manchester Brewfest on July 28 at Arms Park.

Boutin is also working on building a 4.69”wide 2.6” high wood-fired oven pizza trailer that isx expected Horizontal 1/8Brick page to launch later this HIPPO summer, called the Oven Baking Co. “My goal with both [trailers] is to cater for weddings and also do bigger festivals, so I really can’t wait for this one,” he said.

Amherst Food Truck Festival When: Saturday, June 23; VIP admission is from 11 a.m. to noon. General admission is from noon to 4 p.m.

Where: Amherst Garden Center, 305 Route 101, Amherst Cost: $5 general admission in advance online or $10 on the day of the event. VIP admission is $10 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Veterans and military service members receive free admission.

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By Matt Ingersoll

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The dawn of summer means peak strawberry picking season in New Hampshire, and several communities across the state are marking the occasion with festivals to come together and enjoy locally made desserts using the sweet fruit as the centerpiece.

One of the most well attended events is the Hollis Strawberry Festival; traditionally held on the last Sunday in June, the event will return for the 72nd year on Sunday, June 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. on the Hollis Town Common.

Publicity chairwoman Cathy Gast of the Hollis Woman’s Club, which has organized the festival for the past 30 years, said the event originally started as a small fundraiser for the Hollis Town Band. Today it attracts thousands of people who get to choose from several homemade strawberry desserts and enjoy live music, craft vendors, games, face-painting, demonstrations and more.

Planning for the festival begins in January each year, but most of the work is performed in the last few days leading up to the event.

“The actual food process is a three-day preparation,” Gast said. “We get our strawberries from Lull and Brookdale [Fruit] Farms, and then on the Friday before the festival, we wash the berries, slice them and sugar them. The shortcake is also prepared and taste-tested by the club.”

Festival-goers have the option to order a traditional strawberry shortcake with or without whipped cream or Dr. Davis vanilla ice cream (gluten-free shortcake is also available, according to Gast), a strawberry sundae, just a bowl or cone of ice cream, or just a bowl of strawberries with or without sugar. Prices will vary depending on what you want — each attendee receives an order form to fill out and take to the cashier.

“It’s a fine-tuned machine,” Gast said.

“The tables are set up in kind of an assembly line, with runners that are putting strawberries on the shortcakes, then they gets passed down to the next person who might add whipped cream or ice cream.”

During the festival, the town common will feature appearances from photographers, jewelers and watercolor artists, and demonstrations from the FORCE 1073 robotics team at Hollis-Brookline High School. The Hollis Town Band will also perform several pieces in commemoration of its 75th anniversary, according to Gast.

Proceeds from the festival benefit several charities supported by the Hollis Woman’s Club.

72nd annual Hollis Strawberry Festival When: Sunday, June 24, 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: Hollis Town Common, 7 Monument Square, Hollis (in the event of rain, the festival will be held inside the HollisBrookline Middle School, at 25 Main St. in Hollis) Cost: Free admission and parking; strawberry treats are priced per item Visit: holliswomansclub.org More strawberry festivals this weekend For more chances to enjoy some locally made strawberry desserts and treats, check out these other smaller festivals happening across the state.

• There will be a strawberry festival at Northwood Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (881 1st New Hampshire Turnpike) on Saturday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The festival will feature a breakfast of sausage and pancakes topped with freshly picked strawberries, plus strawberry smoothies and homemade strawberry shortcakes with whipped cream or ice cream served all day long. A bake sale featuring creatively themed strawberry items will also be offered. Visit northwoodcongregationalchurch.blogspot.org.

• The First Congregational Church of Kingston (6 Church St.) will hold a strawberry festival on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring turkey salad, fresh strawberries and strawberry shortcakes. Visit kingstonfcc.org.

• The New London Recreation Department will hold its fourth annual strawberry festival on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Town Green on Main Street. The festival features local strawberries and strawberry shortcake for sale, plus craft and food vendors, live music and more. Visit nl-nh.com.

• Litchfield Presbyterian Church (259 Charles Bancroft Highway) will host its annual strawberry festival on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The festival will feature fresh strawberry shortcake, a bake sale, sausage grinders, burgers and hot dogs, plus local vendors, children’s activities and an open house at the Litchfield Historical Society. Visit litchfieldchurch.org.

• Join the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (18 Highlawn Road, Warner) for a strawberry festival on Sunday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., which will feature food samples of indigenous strawberry dishes, raffles, live Native American storytelling, and an herbal talk about strawberries and other summer plants. Visit indianmuseum.org.

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Beet chips I recently purchased a kitchen tool that is going to change my life. Am I being dramatic? Yes. Do I feel like this is absolutely appropriate? Of course.

For some weird reason I spent 35 years of my life without owning a proper mandoline. Now that I have this magical kitchen tool, I feel like the world is my oyster. Not only does my mandoline slice even the toughest vegetables in perfect, thin forms, but it also does a mean julienne. It saves my wrists from the effort and gives me back so much time! It’s also making vegetables that rarely appealed to me taste like the best things ever.

Beets are one of those vegetables I’ve never been into. They feel like a lot of work to prep and I’ve never been crazy about the taste. Until now. Do you know that you can make chips out of pretty much anything by using a mandoline, a little oil and your oven? I knew but I didn’t really know — because if I really had known I could make delicious chips out of every healthy vegetable ever, I would have gotten myself one of these magical tools way sooner.

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The moral of this story is, if you don’t like a certain kind of (really) healthy food, figure out a way to cook it so that you do like it. Slicing things up thinly and roasting them into chip form is about the easiest and tastiest way to enjoy just about anything — even beets!

— Allison Willson Dudas Preheat oven to 350. Using a mandoline, slice beets evenly into pieces about 1/16 inch thick. Lay in a single layer on oiled parchment paper. Bake in oven for about 20 minutes, being sure to check on them repeatedly as they can brown and burn easily due to their thinness.

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Continued from page 40 in the Lithermans Limited Brewery Presents series, which features special beer releases inspired by the work of local musicians, is expected to be unveiled next month, according a recent press release. The members of Nashua rock band Dead Harrison have been working with Michael Hauptly-Pierce and Doc Jones, owners of Lithermans Limited Brewery in Concord, to create an ale that borrows themes from the band’s song “End of the Bloodline” (from its EP All for None). The “End of the Blood-Lime” is a summer cream ale flavored with blood-orange and a hint of lime. “The beer, like the lyrical content of the band’s music, has depth of character and tells a story of bringing a positive light to the darkness,” according to the release. The beer will be released during the band’s show at Area 23 (254 N. State St., Concord) on Friday, July 13, at 7

p.m., during which there will also be art for sale, outdoor games and more. The show is free and open to all ages, and the beer will be priced separately. Visit lithermans.beer or call 818-9102 for more details on the series.

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“A light bulb went off in my head. We could use the juice from the zested lemons that we were just disposing of anyway to make a ready-to-drink Italian Margarita,” Phil said.

The canned Italian Margarita, made with limoncello, tequila and lemonade, has been very popular ever since it hit the market.

According to a company issued press release, they launched a pilot program for the canned version about a year ago, introducing sixpack cans to select at retail locations in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The result was a resounding success, as the majority of the 23,000 cans Fabrizia produced sold out in less than three weeks.

“We can’t make it fast enough,” Phil said.

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I’ve tried other pre-mixed margaritas and found them to have a fake lime taste, be too sweet or give me a bad stomach ache. But both the Fabrizia offerings are impressively unlike any others I have had (the bottle has 14 percent alcohol while the cans have a lighter 7 percent). I brought the bottled version to a party recently and it was a big hit. In fact, it went so quickly that I should have brought more. There are many things that make these products different, and it begins with the limoncello.

I sat down recently with Phil Mastroianni, who owns and operates Fabrizia Spirits with his brother Nick. He told me how he visited Italy at age 20 with his great-aunt and that trip ultimately changed the course of his life.

Phil was visiting family in 2007 and tried his cousin Angelina’s homemade limoncello, made with lemons from her property. Once he returned home, he started making his own. It was just a side gig at first, until his uncle Joe tried it and said it was “the best limoncello he had ever had.” From there, Fabrizia began to take shape, and the rest is pretty much history.

“I am obsessed with Italy and have a passion for limoncello,” he said, noting they use imported lemons from Sicily in their products, making them authentically Italian.

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Man, this is just filthy, a primal electro-punk project from Cop Shoot Cop’s Jim Coleman and Robert Leaver. There’s a Jim Thirlwell influence on board, not a surprise being that Coleman has been involved in some of his projects, so if you’ve ever gone down that dark, dystopian but beat-heavy corridor of gestalt madness you’ll feel right at home. There’s a Swans feel as well, which I hesitate to say in describing this, but it’s unavoidable, what with all the desolation and utter alienation in the air. If you need a translation for mainstream taste, think Jim Morrison’s ravings on the Doors’ “The End,” add a few sinister darkwave beats and you have the basic idea. Yes, there’s plenty of listenability to it, once you get past the loony-bin leadoff track “Full Time Woman,” after which they start adding elements of tribal house (“Almost X”) and other clever, complicated noises to the mix. Almost makes me want to visit the boroughs again, if I could stand the smell. A+ — Eric W. Saeger Yob, Our Raw Heart (Relapse Records)

Owing to the unmanageable wave of indie metal that washes over this desk on a daily basis, this doom metal band has remained an unexplored entity to me, until, well, a few minutes ago. I know, where have I been, etc., but you have to understand, it’s completely out of control at this point, seriously, five to 10 metal bands with albums sending me stuff every day. Had I known Yob were from Eugene, Oregon, the seat of Subgenius-associated anarchy back in the punk days of the late 1980s, that alone would have gotten them an automatic B-minus. But here we are, finally crossing this off my bucket list. The band leader went through a serious intestinal illness this year, and so these tunes focus on mortality, aiming their Sabbath vs. Pentagram vs. Deafheaven bliss-rinsing at the hopelessness of things. It’s OK, but honestly, I’m glad I’ve avoided this for the last 16 years. They’ll perform at Middle East in Boston on Saturday, June 30. B — Eric W. Saeger

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• Australian boy-band 5 Seconds of Summer got their start covering pop songs on YouTube, did you know that? Hello? Is anyone still reading, or did you see the hyphenated phrase “boy-band” and flip to the book reviews? I don’t blame you, of course, but you know, you could always just chill and give this “band’s” new album, Youngblood, a fair listen. Maybe it’s awesome, you know? You know what, maybe boy-bands have gotten great while I was listening to Al Jolson albums and watching Joel McHale make fun of all the Real Housewives shows. Come on, let’s go listen, whattaya say? OK, I’m sorry, it sounds like Marky Mark trying to be Usher, I’ll never do this to you again, ever, until the next section, I promise.

• Oy, speaking of boy-bands, look, it’s Vegas-based My Chemical Romance wannabes Panic! At the Disco, with a new “platter” called Pray for the Wicked! The single, “Say Amen (Saturday Night),” uses an old-style trumpet-filled DMX-ish beat, but instead of doing anything cool with it, they layer a bunch of boy-band singing over it, evoking memories of summer camp. When kids go to summer camp these days, do they have pinball and leech-plucking contests like in the olden days, or do they just sit in their bunks playing their Nintendos and complaining about not being able to post disgusting memes on 4chan?

• Wait, wait, we’re all done with the boy bands, I swear, and now it’s time for us to ponder Kazuashita, the new record from Manhattan-based neo-psychedelia foursome Gang Gang Dance! These guys, along with their weird singing girl Lizzi Bougatsos, use nothing but synths to make their intricate, chill beats, but they’re not considered trip-hop, like Massive Attack. I admire the single “Lotus” for the effort, and would like to say it’s like Orbital meets Sade, but the glissando-driven melody makes me want to get away from the song before it makes a nest in my ears. There’s good chill and really annoying chill, is what I mean, and this is Avoid At All Costs chill, frankly. — Eric W. Saeger

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The Nashua Public Library kicks off its summer reading program with comics and fandom during the Nashua Library ComicFest, happening all day Saturday, June 23.

The event features cosplay, gaming, entertainment, artists and comic book creators, food trucks and a variety of activities for all ages.

“Comic book culture and the whole idea of fantasy and fiction and stories of other worlds is very much what books and libraries are all about, and we like to encourage that,” event coordinator Carol Eyman said.

The library held its first ComicFest three years ago, when the theme for the year’s summer reading program was about superheroes and comic books. It was a hit, attracting around 300 people, and the library decided to make it an annual event. The second year, it drew around 500 people, and an equal or greater turnout is expected this year, Eyman said.

“There are many people, kids and teens, who aren’t inclined to read a typical novel but are inclined to read a comic book or graphic novel,” she said. “This [event] brings them into the library and gets them into reading.”

Festivities will take place throughout the library. Artists Alley will be housed in two large tents outside on the library plaza and will have 26 comic artists, producers and vendors. There will also be some artists inside.

Kids can take part in a superhero science experiment where they’ll create a tornado in a jar, or in the superhero costume design, where they’ll make a superhero mask and cuffs.

Shoot your own superhero photos or video at one of the green screens, where you can choose your own background design, or test your knowledge during superhero trivia.

For those who are feeling creative, there will be Lego building and open-play Minecraft. Game lovers can join a video game tournament for Super Smash Bros. on Wii U or play a board game, either their own or one from the library’s collection.

See if you can escape one of the two escape rooms, provided by Key to Escape of Nashua, where you’ll have to use hints, strategy and hidden clues to unlock the room and escape.

There will be two programs for Star Wars fans: a panel on Star Wars collecting with two avid local collectors, and a discussion about Solo: A Star Wars Movie.

Find out what it takes to write audio drama like War of the Worlds and Welcome to Night Vale during the educational program “Ear Stories: Writing the Audio Drama Podcast,” where Shannon Sawyer will talk about

Cosplay at the Nashua Library ComicFest. Courtesy photo.

the ins and outs of script-writing for audio.

Attendees are encouraged to dress up as one of their favorite characters from a comic book, TV show or video game. There will be a cosplay contest with a pre-judging session followed by a catwalk display and awards for cosplay craftsmanship. Kids can show off their cosplay during the kids’ costume parade while adults play the Cosplay Dating Game, a take on The Dating Game television game show, where the “bachelors and bachelorettes” are pop culture characters trying to win a date by answering questions about themselves.

There will be all kinds of entertainment, including musical performances by the New England Youth Choir, the Trash Talk percussion ensemble from the Nashua Community Music School, accordion players Melody Burrows and Madison Picard, and Nashua student Angad Singh, who was chosen as 92.5 The River’s 2017 Music Matters winner, and an Irish step dance performance by the McGonagle School of Irish Dance. Knights Hall Armored Combat Training Systems will be doing medieval armored combat demonstrations. New this year, Mark Pinksten will perform two magic shows, one inspired by Harry Potter and one that encompasses a variety of fandom with characters from Indiana Jones, Doctor Who, Jaws, Back to the Future, Star Wars and more.

For lunch, stop by one of the food trucks, Ranger’s Barbecue and Hazy Ice Cream, which will be on the library plaza in the afternoon, or grab some free ramen noodles inside while they last.

“There will always be something to do, all day long,” Eyman said. “It will be a great place to gather, be with friends and meet new people who are into the same fandom that you are.”

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The Parking Lot Attendant, by Nafkote Tamirat (Henry Holt and Co., 240 pages) When you picture what someone from Boston is like, you might think of someone who drops their “r’s” to “ah’s,” someone who’s passionate about the Red Sox and the Patriots, or someone who embodies the courage and compassion that makes them “Boston Strong.”

You probably also think of someone who is white. Media lets us root for working-class Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting and sympathize the oppressed Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale, but we don’t often get that same chance with black protagonists.

The novel The Parking Lot Attendant

by Nafkote Tamirat features an unnamed protagonist who is a first-generation Ethiopian-American. She and her father have always skated the outskirts of Boston’s Ethiopian community, but by age 15 she wants to become more fully immersed in it. Ironically, by trying to find her place in her community, she ends up on an enigmatic island, as excluded as ever.

The novel opens at the end of the story to provide a taste of the unnamed tropical island of B—, where the narrator is treated as a pariah among the island’s 20 inhabitants. They suspect she betrayed a man named Ayale, but Tamirat cleverly obfuscates how the narrator arrived under these circumstances. Tamirat teases out just enough details to pique the reader’s interest before jumping back a year or so previously to contrast the strangeness of the island with the familiarity of a small city like Boston.

The narrator was born in Fall River and grows up among Boston landmarks like Copley Square, the Coolidge Corner Theatre and the South Street Diner. Other Ethiopian-Americans recognize her on the street as her father’s daughter, but she’s confused about how they could know that when she and her father rarely socialize with anyone else.

For reasons that aren’t satisfactorily explained, the narrator does not have friends who are her own age, so she is eager to befriend the group of Ethiopian-Americans she always sees hanging out in a parking lot. At the center of this group is Ayale, the titular parking lot attendant, whom the reader can ascertain will later become the leader of B—. He’s one of the few adults in her life who treat her as a capable equal. He debates her on topics ranging from literature and movies to philosophy and politics,

but he also makes sure she finishes her homework and reads The Boston Globe.

Ayale is filling a paternal void for her disengaged father, so the narrator is stubbornly obtuse concerning her vulnerability when she befriends this middleaged man. In this regard, Tamirat successfully captures the self-assuredness of a teenager. The narrator even says, “I recognize that some might meet Ayale and not get swept up in his spell, might find him unkempt and horrible, especially in light of what happened later, but he remains the greatest man I’ll ever know, and unlike some, I’m not ashamed to say it.” Personally, I failed to see the charisma in Ayale that the narrator is so enamored by.

Tamirat strikes an intriguing balance of showcasing the Ethiopian-American experience in Boston while simultaneously turning one of the main characters into an antagonist, but the ending feels a little flat despite the dangerous stakes. Ayale is painted as the Whitey Bulger of the Ethiopian community, a threatening outlier who takes cares of his community, and the narrator is willfully ignorant of the incriminating happenings around her. When the plot is coming to a head, the police ask the narrator, “doesn’t it strike you as slightly weird that there are so many Ethiopians working there, hanging out there, presumably for the same reason, to be a part of the community?” The narrator responds, “Why weird? Italians own everything in the North End and no one seems to care.” This would normally be a salient point to make to an officer who had internalized prejudices, but that moment is undercut by the cryptic statements throughout the book that confirm Ayale’s wrongdoings. If we had more positive representations of black communities in Boston in the real world, perhaps real and fictional police officers would not jump to the conclusion that black friends hanging out in parking lots must be a gang.

Unfortunately, the group in this novel is not as innocent as the narrator hopes they are, which she finds out the hard way as her path accelerates to the island of B—.

The plot felt as though it would surely approach the edge of a cliff, but instead the plot just ends up scaling a hill that has been clearly laid out for the reader. What initially appears to be mystery thriller is really a literary examination of the malleability of a young woman’s identity. Nonetheless, the book is still an interesting journey. This is a strong debut novel and Tamirat’s potential as a writer is a mountain yet climbed.

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• A look at Mount Washington: Author and journalist Dan Szczesny will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) on Tuesday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m., for the launch of his new book, The White Mountain: Rediscovering Mount Washington’s Hidden Culture. The book documents Szczesny’s yearlong exploration of Mount Washington, its place in the collective consciousness of the country and how its rugged landscape has reflected a timeless history of humans’ obsession and passion for exploration and discovery. There will be a presentation and slide show, followed by a Q&A and book signing. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• Bestselling historical novel: Jennifer Egan will be at the Music Hall Historic Theatre (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) on Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m., as part of its Writers on a New England Stage series. She will present her New York Times bestseller Manhattan Beach. The historical novel follows Anna Kerrigan, the first female diver for the Brooklyn Naval Yard, as she meets a mysterious man who holds the key to her family’s secrets and follows him into a world of gangsters, sailors, divers, bankers and union men.

The event will feature an author presentation and onstage interview with Peter Biello of New Hampshire Public Radio’s All Things Considered and The Bookshelf. Tickets cost $13.75. Attendees who purchase a book ($17) will be welcomed backstage after the show for a book signing and author meet-and-greet. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400.

• Poet Laureate nominations: The search is on for the next New Hampshire Poet Laureate. The current Poet Laureate, Alice Fogel, will complete her term in March 2019, and nominations for her successor are being accepted now through July 20. The Poet Laureate serves as an ambassador for New Hampshire poets and works to raise the visibility and value of poetry in the state. It’s an honorary position appointed by the governor, with advice and consent from the executive council. Nominees must be New Hampshire residents and must have published at least one full-length book of poetry. They may nominate themselves or be nominated by a third party. Visit poetrysocietyofnewhampshire. org. — Angie Sykeny

Books Author Events • DAN SZCZESNY Author presents The White Mountain: Rediscovering Mount Washington’s Hidden Culture. Tues., June 26, 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• JENNIFER EGAN Author presents Manhattan Beach. Tues., June 26, 7 p.m. The Music Hall , 28 Chestnut St. , Portsmouth.

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• ERIN CALLAHAN Author presents The Art of Escaping.

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• EDWARD M. HALLOWELL Author presents Because I Come from a Crazy Family: The Making of a Psychiatrist. Tues., July 10, 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

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The Incredibles is definitely in my top five of Pixar films. I remember at the time thinking it wasn’t just a great superhero movie (I’ve heard many critics argue since that it’s the best ever and I definitely think there is a solid argument to be made) but a solid movie about marriage and family. It is one of the gold standard examples of how Pixar is able to work in really smart emotional beats with fantastical kid-accessible stories and onpoint visuals. Incredibles 2 more drafts off that goodwill than builds on it.

More or less exactly where we left them, Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible (voice of Craig T. Nelson) and Helen Parr/Elastigirl (voice of Holly Hunter) and their kids, teenage Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), speedy elementary-school-ish-aged Dash (voice of Huck Milner) and baby Jack-Jack (voice of Eli Fucile) are living in a hotel, their house having been destroyed in the first movie.

Though superheroing is still illegal, the Edna Mode (voice by Brad Bird)-outfitted family is trying to return to their calling, along with fellow super Lucius Best/Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson). But a tussle with the Underminer (voice by John Ratzenberger) — and the Man of Steel-like level of collateral damage — doesn’t have the world clamouring for supers’ return.

Winston Deavor (voice of Bob Odenkirk) wants to change all that. A billionaire telcom CEO, Winston is a longtime fan of supers.

He has a plan to get them back in the spotlight and back in society’s good graces. He thinks Elastigirl is the best bet for winning over the public. He hires her — a job that comes with use of a swanky new house for the family — to fight crime wearing a bodycam to help the public ride along with and appreciate the difficulty of her work.

To make this mission work, Elastigirl heads to the city, which means that Bob will have to hold down the homefront. Not only does Bob visibly chafe at not being in

Every May, Hoagie (Ed Helms), Bob (Jon Hamm), Chilli (Jake Johnson), Sable (Hannibal Buress) and Jerry (Jeremy Renner) play tag, specifically one game of tag that has been going since their childhood. Though they’re grown men who live in different cities and have families and jobs, they drop everything and use vacation days to travel to tag each other. Hoagie’s wife, Anna (Isla Fisher), plays along, though she can’t tag or be tagged herself because she is not part of the core group and, as a girl, not allowed in the game anyway, based on the laws crafted by the boys back in the girls-have-cooties day. Jerry is the reigning champion of the game, having never been tagged.

How far will the men go to score a “tag”?

Hoagie, a successful veterinarian, gets a job as a janitor at Bob’s company so he can sneak into a conference room and tag him when he least suspects. Though Bob is in the middle of an interview with Wall Street Journal reporter/audience surrogate Rebecca (Annabelle Wallis) he accepts the tag and even agrees to join in Hoagie’s quest to make this the year they finally tag Jerry. It has to be this year or never, Hoagie explains, because Jerry is marrying Susan (Leslie Bibb) and retiring from the game. Rebecca, deciding this insane story is better than a CEO profile, comes along as the guys round up Sable and Chilli (who is out of work, recently divorced and getting high with his dad).

Oddly, what I enjoyed most about this movie was its total lack of stakes. There is really nothing urgent about the tag mission; it is, as Anna describes, the players’ weird fun hobby that is both very important to them but not beyond rational understanding.

The guys themselves are also fairly stakesfree personalities. Bob, Hoagie, Sable and Jerry are fine — grown adults who are basically living an adult life. Chilli has hit bottom and knows it and that seems like it’s fine too.

Like, life has ups and downs and this is his

The Parr family of supers return after 14 of our years but just weeks for them in Incredibles 2, a Cars 2-ish sequel to the 2004 animated film.

Lifelong buddies continue a multidecades-long game of tag into their 40s in Tag, a comedy that is perhaps more good-natured than funny.

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the spotlight, he is not thrilled at being the main child caregiver, especially with Violet dealing with her first date, Jack-Jack’s increasingly dramatic powers manifesting themselves and Dash facing that greatest and most mystifying of horrors: modern elementary school math. As a frustrated Mr. Incredible complains, why would they change math?

I get what the movie is trying to do with Bob’s learning how to take care of his family and deal with his wife getting her moment in the spotlight but it is not great the way the movie does this. It has a very “cheap Father’s Day card” feel to the jokiness and Bob’s arc (Bob is really the only one who gets an arc) is fairly shallow. The Incredibles was so smart about relationships — parent and child, married couple, worker and soulless corporation employing them — but, while this sequel aims at something similar, for me it rather definitively missed the mark.

You know how when you haven’t seen someone for a while, someone you like and enjoy spending time with, and you’re eager to recapture the sparkle of your last meeting and you end up talking too loud, too fast and like an octave higher than you normally do? That is how this movie feels to me. Characters come off as shriller versions of the characters I remembered, less multi-dimensional, more one thing: Violet

is complainy, Dash is a troublemaker, Bob is a giant sour grape.

There are interesting ideas in this movie — the idea of rebuilding public trust in supers, the idea of a married couple learning to take on new roles, a new group of supers who have grown up in the shadows learning to act in public. But for me the movie never pulls these things together into an organic story that is both cartoon and superhero fun and has a meaningful core. I agree with the criticism I’ve seen that this movie is loud, not just volume loud but has the feel of loudness, of holding my attention by shouting at me rather than drawing me in with story and characters.

Perhaps most disappointing for me is that this is not, ultimately, a movie I plan to take my kid to. It feels dark in moments where the darkness doesn’t really add to the story, talky (or, really, shouty) in a way that could lose a younger kid’s interest and not nearly light or fun enough.

Incredibles 2 has moments that remind you why you liked the first movie but it doesn’t build on this universe or these characters. BRated PG for action sequences and some brief mild language, according to the MPAA. Written and directed by Brad Bird, Incredibles 2 is an hour and 58 minutes long and distributed by Walt Disney Studios.

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Tag is funny enough if “funny enough” is all you need to enjoy a comedy with this line-up. BRated R for language throughout, crude sexual content, drug use and brief nudity.

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WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • RBG (PG, 2018) Thurs., June 21, 7:30 p.m.

• Breath (2017) Fri., June 22, through Thurs., June 28, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., June 24, 2 and 4:30 p.m.

• Disobedience (R, 2017) Fri., June 22, through Thurs., June 28, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., June 24, 2 p.m.

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• Laugh night: A long list of talent and cool prizes mark Soho Funny Comedy Show & Fundraiser. Feature comic Scott MacNeil has support from Kennedy Richard, Marc Turcotte, Randy Williams, Joe Sylvester and at least seven more. The regular third Thursday event presented by Comedy on Purpose has massages, spa days and wine baskets among the raffle prizes. Go Thursday, June 21, 7 p.m., Soho Asian Restaurant & Bar, 49 Lowell Road, Hudson – bit.ly/2td8loI. • Brew’s two: Since launching in 2016, Pipe Dream Brewery has offered local music with its craft brews, so it’s fitting that an anniversary party features three bands that are favorites there – Joe Sambo & the Goons, Over the Bridge and Supernothing. Enjoy special barrel-aged beers, indoor and outdoor bars, food and furry friends – the sign on the door says “dogs welcome, children must be on leash.” Go Saturday, June 23, noon at Pipe Dream Brewing, 49 Harvey Road, Londonderry.

• Al frescountry: Time for twilight concerts on the green – see Eric Grant Band play original songs like “Do It Again,” “As Country as it Gets” and the touching “Who Would You See,” written for the band’s sound man who died from cancer in 2016. The outdoor shows continue through mid-August, with Brandy, Chad Lamarsh, Pony Express, Groove Alliance, Souled Out Soul Band and Beatlejuice all upcoming. Go Tuesday, June 26, 7 p.m., MacGregor Park, 64 East Broadway, Derry. See derrynh.org.

• In tribute: Here’s to You, the new album from Montgomery Gentry, was supposed to celebrate the country duo’s 20th anniversary, but last year Troy Gentry died in a helicopter crash. His partner, Eddie Montgomery, carries on. Opening are local favorites Martin & Kelly. Go Saturday, June 23, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey, 39 Main St., Plymouth. Tickets start at $9 at flyingmonkeynh.com.

The cover of Boston’s first album, a picture of an upturned guitar with rocket flames bursting from the sound hole, was an apt metaphor for what the band did to the music business. Sales were stratospheric; it broke all records for a debut and also turned a group of bar musicians into arena headliners overnight.

Because the record was made mostly in the basement studio of guitarist and production wizard Tom Scholtz, the band had not played live much before its release and didn’t have proper equipment. Guitarist Barry Goudreau recalls being caught off guard by instant success and scrambling to remedy the situation.

“We got the bargain hunter’s guide and jumped in [drummer] Sib Hashian’s van and went from place to place,” Goudreau said in a recent phone interview. “We bought amplifiers and drums and all the pieces of gear that we needed, and then we started rehearsals.”

Realizing they needed help setting up the stage, they recruited roadies from people hanging out in the Cambridge practice space.

“That is pretty much how we got our early personnel,” Goudreau said.

The growing pains were quick and harsh.

At their first arena show, they opened for Heart and Jeff Beck, using an untested mixer.

“We were literally auditioning somebody at the show,” Goudreau said.

Their onstage monitors sounded good; Beck watched from the wings and liked the results.

“He said, ‘You know, I heard your record and I was thinking how are these guys going to be able to reproduce this live, but yeah, you did a really good job,’ I couldn’t believe we pulled that off.”

What the audience heard wasn’t close to that, though.

“It was terrible,” Goudreau said. “We were looking out in the crowd and they all

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had this look on their face like, what the hell is going on?”

As their LP raced up the charts, Boston worked out the kinks in their live sound.

“It was kind of like two different worlds,” Goudreau said. “Our small group trying to pull it together and put on a decent show, and the industry was talking about this biggest best thing that has ever happened. Kind of a dichotomy there.”

Beyond his time in Boston, Goudreau has played in a few different projects, beginning with a 1980 solo disc that included band mate Brad Delp on lead vocals. Orion The Hunter came in 1984, with Delp’s eventual replacement in Boston, singer Fran Cosmo. Delp and Goudreau reunited 1991, forming RTZ; the two released a duo album in 2003. Goudreau also made blues music with Ernie and the Automatics, and played lead guitar in Manchester singer Lisa Guyer’s band.

His latest project is Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room, which released Full Steam Ahead last year. It’s a throwback project, inspired by playing Jimi Hendrix covers with Jonny Lang a few years ago.

“It got a standing ovation and I thought, this is what I should be doing,” he said.

The group includes a trio of female vocalists.

“I was kind of looking back to late ’60s and early ’70s when acts like Delaney & Bonnie and Derek & the Dominoes were kind of recycling the American blues into a new form,” Goudreau said. “I loved the idea of the female voices so we made the girls a permanent part of the band, and it has worked out great.”

An upcoming Tupelo Music Hall show is career-spanning, an exciting prospect.

“The great part for me is this is the first time I’ve gone up and played music from all the different acts that I have had,” he said. “It’s especially compelling for me because most of that stuff I’ve never really performed live.”

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He’s enthused about the relocated Tupelo.

“It’s fantastic; they did such a great job,” Goudreau said. “The old venue was cool but this … the sight lines, sound and backstage are great.”

In recent years, tragedy has shattered the Boston alumni. Last winter, Sib Hashian died onstage as he was performing with Goudreau on a cruise ship.

“I met Sid back when I was 15, so we had 50 years of being best friends and musical band mates; that was really devastating,” he said, adding that doctor had cleared Hashian to travel after an earlier bout of cancer. “It was a chance for us to take our wives out and have a paid vacation, all the other acts on the tour were friends. … We really looked forward to doing it every year, and I didn’t see it coming at all.”

Lead singer Delp took his own life in 2007.

“Suicide is a real tough thing to deal with as survivors, because we all think back and wonder why we didn’t see it,” Goudreau said.

Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room When: Saturday, June 23, 8 p.m.

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Bristol Back Room at the Mill 2 Central St. 744-0405 Kathleen’s Cottage 91 Lake Street 744-6336 Purple Pit 28 Central Square 744-7800

Contoocook Covered Bridge Cedar St. 746-5191 Farmer’s Market Town Center 369-1790

Epsom Circle 9 Ranch 39 Windymere Drive 736-9656 Hilltop Pizzeria 1724 Dover Rd. 736-0027

Atkinson Merrill’s Tavern 85 Country Club Drive 382-8700 Auburn Auburn Pitts 167 Rockingham Rd 622-6564 Auburn Tavern 346 Hooksett Rd 587-2057 Barrington Dante’s 567 Route 125 664-4000 Bedford Bedford Village Inn 2 Olde Bedford Way 472-2001 Copper Door 15 Leavy Drive 488-2677 Shorty’s 206 Route 101 488-5706 T-Bones 169 South River Road 623-7699 Belmont Lakes Region Casino 1265 Laconia Road 267-7778 Shooters Tavern Rt. 3, 528-2444 Boscawen Alan’s 133 N. Main St. 753-6631

Deerfield Nine Lions Tavern 4 North Road 463-7374

Exeter Station 19 37 Water St. 778-3923

Derry Coffee Factory 55 Crystal Ave 432-6006 Francestown Drae Toll Booth Tavern 14 E Broadway 216-2713 740 2nd NH Tpke N 588-1800 Dover Claremont Cara Irish Pub Common Man Gilford 11 Fourth St. 343-4390 Patrick’s 21 Water Street Dover Brick House 542-6171 18 Weirs Road 293-0841 Taverne on the Square 2 Orchard St. 749-3838 Schuster’s Tavern Falls Grill & Tavern 2 Pleasant St. 680 Cherry Valley Road 421 Central Ave. 287-4416 293-2600 749-0995 Fury’s Publick House Goffstown Concord 1 Washington St. Area 23 Village Trestle 617-3633 State Street 881-9060 25 Main St. 497-8230 Sonny’s Tavern Barley House 132 N. Main 228-6363 83 Washington St. Greenfield 742-4226 Cheers Riverhouse Cafe 17 Depot St. 228-0180 Top of the Chop 4 Slip Road 547-8710 1 Orchard St. 740-0006 Common Man 1 Gulf Street 228-3463 Hampton Dublin Granite Ashworth By The Sea 96 Pleasant St. 227-9000 DelRossi’s Trattoria 295 Ocean Blvd.

73 Brush Brook Rd Hermanos 926-6762 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669 563-7195 Bernie’s Beach Bar Makris 73 Ocean Blvd 926-5050 East Hampstead 354 Sheep Davis Rd Boardwalk Inn & Cafe Pasta Loft 225-7665 139 Ocean Blvd.

220 E. Main St. Penuche’s Ale House 929-7400 378-0092 6 Pleasant St. Breakers at Ashworth 228-9833 295 Ocean Blvd. 926-6762 Epping Pit Road Lounge Cloud 9 Holy Grail 388 Loudon Rd 225 Ocean Blvd.

64 Main St. 679-9559 226-0533 601-6102 Popovers Red Blazer Community Oven 11 Brickyard Square 72 Manchester St. 845 Lafayette Road 734-4724 224-4101 601-6311 Telly’s Tandy’s Top Shelf CR’s Restaurant 235 Calef Hwy 1 Eagle Square 287 Exeter Road 679-8225 856-7614 929-7972

Thursday, June 21 Amherst LaBelle: Robert Allwarden

Boscawen Alan’s: John Pratte

Claremont Ashland Taverne: SoulFix Duet of Mike Common Man: Jim McHugh & Parker and Ali Turner Steve McBrian (Open) Concord Common Man: TJ Rushton Auburn Auburn Pitts: Open Jam w/ Granite: CJ Poole Duo Gordy and Diane Pettipas Hermanos: Craig Fahey Penuche’s: Fiesta Moon Bedford Dover Copper Door: Chad Lamarsh Murphy’s: Amanda McCarthy 603 Bar & Lounge: DJ Pez HIPPO | JUNE 21 - 27, 2018 | PAGE 54

Epping Telly’s: Joe McDonald Epsom Hilltop: Tapedeck Heroes Exeter Station 19: Thursday Night Live Gilford Patrick’s: Matt Langley Hampton CR’s: Last Duo Sea Ketch: Dave Gerard

Logan’s Run 816 Lafayette Road 926-4343 Millie’s Tavern 17 L St. 967-4777 Purple Urchin 167 Ocean Blvd.

929-0800 Ron Jillian’s 44 Lafayette Road 929-9966 Ron’s Landing 379 Ocean Blvd 929-2122 Savory Square Bistro 32 Depot Square 926-2202 Sea Ketch 127 Ocean Blvd.

926-0324 The Goat 20 L St. 601-6928 Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954

The Bar 2B Burnham Rd 943-5250

Derryfield Country Club 625 Mammoth Road 623-2880 Laconia Foundry 405 Pub 50 Commercial St. 405 Union Ave 524-8405 836-1925 Broken Spoke Saloon Fratello’s 1072 Watson Rd 155 Dow St. 624-2022 866-754-2526 Jewel Margate Resort 61 Canal St. 836-1152 76 Lake St. 524-5210 Karma Hookah & Naswa Resort Cigar Bar 1086 Weirs Blvd.

Elm St. 647-6653 366-4341 KC’s Rib Shack Paradise Beach Club 837 Second St. 627-RIBS 322 Lakeside Ave. Murphy’s Taproom 366-2665 494 Elm St. 644-3535 Patio Garden Penuche’s Music Hall Lakeside Ave. 1087 Elm St. 206-5599 Pitman’s Freight Room Salona Bar & Grill 94 New Salem St. 128 Maple St. 624-4020 527-0043 Shaskeen Tower Hill Tavern 909 Elm St. 625-0246 264 Lakeside Ave. Shorty’s 366-9100 1050 Bicentennial Drive Hanover Whiskey Barrel 625-1730 Canoe Club 546 Main St. 884-9536 Stark Brewing Co. 27 S. Main St. 643-9660 500 Commercial St. Jesse’s Tavern Lebanon 625-4444 224 Lebanon St 643-4111 Salt Hill Pub Strange Brew Tavern Salt Hill Pub 2 West Park St. 448-4532 88 Market St. 666-4292 7 Lebanon St. 676-7855 TGI Fridays Skinny Pancake Londonderry 1516 Willow St. 644-8995 3 Lebanon St. 540-0131 Coach Stop Tavern Whiskey’s 20 176 Mammoth Rd 20 Old Granite St. Henniker 437-2022 641-2583 Country Spirit Pipe Dream Brewing Wild Rover 262 Maple St. 428-7007 40 Harvey Road 21 Kosciuszko St. Pat’s Peak Sled Pub 404-0751 669-7722 24 Flander’s Road Stumble Inn 428-3245 20 Rockingham Road Meredith 432-3210 Giuseppe’s Hillsboro 312 Daniel Webster Hwy Tooky Mills Loudon 279-3313 9 Depot St. 464-6700 Hungry Buffalo 58 New Hampshire 129 Merrimack Hillsborough 798-3737 Homestead Mama McDonough’s 641 Daniel Webster Hwy 5 Depot St. 680-4148 Manchester 429-2022 Turismo British Beer Company Jade Dragon 55 Henniker St. 680-4440 1071 S. Willow St. 515 DW Hwy 424-2280 232-0677 Merrimack Biergarten Hooksett Bungalow Bar & Grille 221 DW Hwy 595-1282 Asian Breeze 333 Valley St. 792-1110 Tortilla Flat 1328 Hooksett Rd Cafe la Reine 594 Daniel Webster Hwy 621-9298 915 Elm St 232-0332 262-1693 DC’s Tavern Central Ale House 1100 Hooksett Road 23 Central St. 660-2241 Milford 782-7819 City Sports Grille J’s Tavern 216 Maple St. 625-9656 63 Union Sq. 554-1433 Hudson Club ManchVegas Pasta Loft AJ’s Sports Bar 50 Old Granite St. 241 Union Sq. 11 Tracy Lane 718-1102 222-1677 672-2270 Shane’s Texas Pit: Ken Macey Londonderry Wally’s Pub: Mechanical Shark Coach Stop: Marc Apostolides & Country Music DJ Londonderry Hanover Stumble Inn: Ayla Brown & Rob Salt hill Pub: Irish Trad’ Session Bellamy Randy Miller/Roger Kahle Manchester Hillsborough Bungalow: Electric Sensei/MisTurismo: Line Dancing taken for Strangers/25 Cent Habit Central Ale: Jonny Friday Blues Laconia City Sports Grille: DJ Dave Pitman’s: Alex Snydman Jazz Derryfield: Deck-D-Comp Whiskey Barrel: Djdirectdrive Foundry: DJ Marco Valentin Salt hill: Celtic Open Session Fratello’s: Jazz Night

Shaka’s Bar & Grill 11 Wilton Road 554-1224 Tiebreakers at Hampshire Hills 50 Emerson Road 673-7123 Union Coffee Co. 42 South St. 554-8879 Moultonborough Buckey’s 240 Governor Wentworth Hwy 476-5485 Castle in the Clouds 455 Old Mountain Road 478-5900 Nashua 110 Grill 27 Trafalgar Sq 943-7443 5 Dragons 28 Railroad Sq 578-0702 Agave Azul 94-96 Main St. 943-7240 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd.

943-5630 Burton’s Grill 310 Daniel Webster Hwy 688-4880 Country Tavern 452 Amherst St. 889-5871 Dolly Shakers 38 E. Hollis St. 577-1718 Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St. 577-9015 Fratello’s Italian Grille 194 Main St. 889-2022 Haluwa Lounge Nashua Mall 883-6662 Killarney’s Irish Pub 9 Northeastern Blvd.

888-1551 O’Shea’s 449 Amherst St. 943-7089 Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St. 821-7535 Pig Tale 449 Amherst St. 864-8740 Portland Pie Company 14 Railroad Sq 882-7437 Shorty’s 48 Gusabel Ave 882-4070 Stella Blu 70 E. Pearl St. 578-5557 Thirsty Turtle 8 Temple St. 402-4136 New Boston Molly’s Tavern 35 Mont Vernon Rd 487-2011

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Racks Bar & Grill 20 Plaistow Road 974-2406

Thirsty Moose 21 Congress St 427-8645

Chop Shop 920 Lafayette Rd. 760-7706

Portsmouth British Beer Co. 103 Hanover St. 501-0515 Cafe Nostimo 72 Mirona Road 436-3100 Demeters Steakhouse 3612 Lafayette Rd. 766-0001 Dolphin Striker 15 Bow St. 432-5222 Fat Belly’s 2 Bow St. 610-4227 Grill 28 200 Grafton Road (Pease Golf Course) 433-1331 Hilton Garden Inn 100 High St. 431-1499 Latchkey 41 Vaughan Mall 766-3333 Martingale Wharf 99 Bow St. 431-0901 Oar House 55 Ceres St. 436-4025 Portsmouth Book & Bar 40 Pleasant St. 427-9197 Portsmouth Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122 Press Room 77 Daniel St. 431-5186 Redhook Brewery 1 Redhook Way 430-8600 Ri Ra Irish Pub 22 Market Square 319-1680 Rudi’s 20 High St. 430-7834

Raymond Cork n’ Keg 4 Essex Drive 244-1573

Sunapee Anchorage 77 Main St. 763-3334 Sunapee Coffee House Rte. 11 & Lower Main St. 229-1859

Rochester China Palace 101 S. Main St. 332-3665 Gary’s 38 Milton Rd. 335-4279 Governor’s Inn 78 Wakefield St. 332-0107 Lilac City Grille 103 N. Main St 332-3984 Mel Flanagan’s Irish Pub & Café 50 N. Main St. 332-6357 Radloff’s 38 North Main St. 948-1073 Revolution Tap Room 61 N Main St. 244-3022 Smokey’s Tavern 11 Farmington Rd 330-3100

Warner Schoodacs Cafe 1 East Main St. 456-3400 Weare Stark House Tavern 487 S. Stark Highway 529-0901 Windham Common Man 88 Range Road 898-0088 Old School Bar & Grill 49 Range Road 458-6051

Seabrook Castaways 209 Ocean Blvd 760-7500

Wolfeboro Wolfeboro Inn 90 N Main St. 569-3016

Gaslight: Tim Theriault Duo The Goat: Jay Taylor

Nashua 110 Grill: Gregory Hamilton/ Johnnie James Agave: DJ K-Wil Ladies Night Country Tavern: Gary Nault and Susan Goyette Fody’s: Girls Night Out Fratello’s: Chris Gardner O’Shea’s: Mando & The Goat Riverwalk: Evan Goodrow Band w Sonic Avionics Shorty’s: Austin Pratt

Seabrook Chop Shop: Spent Fuel

Newmarket Stone Church: Jordan TirrellWysocki & Jim Prendergast

Bedford Murphy’s: Jonny Friday

Portsmouth 3S Artspace: Freeze-Thaw Beara: Weekly Irish Music Fat Belly’s: DJ Flex Martingale: Pete Peterson Book & Bar: Beat Night

Tilton Rio Burrito 276 Main St. 729-0081 Winni Grille 650 Laconia Road 527-8217

Salem Jocelyn’s Lounge 355 S. Broadway 870-0045 Sayde’s Restaurant 136 Cluff Crossing 890-1032

Milford J’s Tavern: Brad Bosse Pasta Loft: Shawn David Allan Union Coffee: Phileep & The Beat with Poor Eliza

Peterborough Harlow’s: Bluegrass Night La Mia Casa: Soul Repair

Suncook Olympus Pizza 42 Allenstown Rd. 485-5288

Salem Copper Door: Amanda Cote

Weare Stark House: Brien Sweet Windham Common Man: Jenny Lynn Friday, June 22 Auburn Auburn Pitts: Tim James, Incognito

Belmont Lakes Region Casino: DJ Mark Boscawen Alan’s: Matt Luneau Claremont Taverne: The Party Crashers Concord Area 23: Dead Harrison

Makris: Freddie Partridge Band Penuche’s: Cold Engines Pit Road: Stuck In Time Tandy’s: DJ Iceman Streetz Contoocook Covered Bridge: Lil Penny Derry Coffee Factory: Dave LaCroix Dover 603: DJ Music / Frisky Friday Fury’s: Alchemystics Top of the Chop: Funkadelic Fridays Epping Holy Grail: Mystical Magic Popovers: Adam Scharff Telly’s: Clint Lapointe & Paul Costley Gilford Patrick’s: Dueling Pianos Schuster’s: Dan the Muzak Man Goffstown Village Trestle: Plan B Hampton Bernie’s Beach Bar: Beneath The Sheets

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NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK

Boardwalk: Mystic River Trio CR’s: Last Duo Millie’s: Amanda McCarthy Old Salt: Mica Sev Ron’s Landing: Sonic Boomers Sea Ketch: Brad Bosse/Mike Mazola Shane’s: Thomasina Glenn The Goat: Jay Taylor Tinos: Barry Brearley Wally’s Pub: Stafanie Jasmine

Fody’s: Towns Fratello’s: Chris Lester Haluwa: Panache O’Shea’s: Peter Fogarty Peddler’s Daughter: Redline Riverwalk: Sirintip, Skunk Jesus Stella Blu: Chris Cyrus

Hanover Salt Hill Pub: Ryan Alvanos Skinny Pancake: Nina’s Brew

Newmarket Stone Church: Strange Days Festival Strange Machines/After Funk/The Trichomes

Henniker Country Spirit: Beechwood Hooksett Asian Breeze: DJ Albin Hudson The Bar: Gary Nault duo Laconia Whiskey Barrel: Casual Gravity

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

Wait, what?

Visitors to Merlion Park in Singapore on June 8 were startled to see Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump enjoying a casual walkabout, hand-in-hand. On closer inspection, however, they would have seen the two men were Howard X, a Kim impersonator, and Dennis Alan, a Trump impersonator, who traveled to Singapore in advance of the June 12 summit meeting between the two real leaders. Janette Warokka of Indonesia was fooled: “It’s so shocking for me. I don’t know why those two famous guys come here,” she told the Associated Press. Airport officials were less amused when Kim’s doppelganger, whose real name is Lee Howard Ho Wun, arrived at Changi Airport. Wun said police officers searched his bags and detained him for two hours before releasing him with stern warnings to stay away from the summit. Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said Wun was interviewed for about 45 minutes.

The litigious society

If you’ve ordered a Quarter Pounder recently and specified “no cheese,” you may be interested in a $5 million class-action lawsuit brought against McDonald’s on May 8 by Cynthia Kissner of Broward County, Florida, and Leonard Werner of Miami-Dade. According to the Miami Herald, the two are angry that they’ve been paying for cheese even though they ordered their sandwiches without it. The lawsuit contends “customers ... continue to be overcharged for these products, by being forced to pay for two slices of cheese, which they do not want, order or receive.”

Also, Kissner and Werner “have suffered injury as a result of their purchases because they were overcharged” and “McDonald’s is being unjustly enriched by these practices.” While attorney Andrew Lavin admits the mobile app ordering option does offer a Quarter Pounder without cheese, he notes in-store customers have no such choice.

Irony

Charlotte Fox, 61, an accomplished mountain climber who summited Mount Everest in 1996, met an unlikely death May 24 when she fell down the hardwood stairs at her home in Telluride, Colorado. Fox was part of the infamous 1996 Mount Everest expedition chronicled in “Into Thin Air” by Jon Krakauer, when eight climbers died. Friends called her fall “shocking,” according to The Aspen Times. Climbing partner Andrea Cutter said of the news, “It made me think, ‘Jeez, it’s just so wrong.’” San Miguel County Coroner Emil Sante said officials “have no reason to believe that it was suspicious at all.”

Armed and clumsy

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Things got wild on June 2 at Mile High Spirits and Distillery in Denver when an unnamed off-duty FBI agent accidentally shot patron

Tom Reddington, 24, in the lower leg. According to the Denver Post, the agent was dancing and did a backflip, which caused his firearm to come out of its holster and fall to the floor.

When he bent to pick up the gun, it discharged.

“I heard a loud bang,” Reddington said, “and I thought some idiot set off a firecracker. All of a sudden, from the knee down became completely red, and that’s when it clicked in my head, ‘Oh, I’ve been shot.’” A man at the bar applied a tourniquet to Reddington’s leg. The FBI agent was taken to Denver police headquarters and released to an FBI supervisor.

Mile High Spirits has promised “complimentary drinks forever” to Reddington.

Sweet revenge

In a bid to unseat his boss, Bon Homme County, South Dakota, Deputy Sheriff Mark Maggs thrashed Sheriff Lenny Gramkow in the June 5 Republican primary by a vote of 878 to 331. So Sheriff Gramkow didn’t waste any time: Less than a minute after the polls closed, he fired Maggs, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported. “As of this moment you are no longer an employee of Bon Homme County,” Maggs’ termination notice read. Maggs, a 31-year-old father of four, will not become sheriff until January, but he is confident the county commission “will stand with my family ... and insure that my family will not be left hanging without an income or insurance,” Maggs said. “We’re going to be fine.”

Just say no

On June 2, as two Jackson County, Oregon, sheriff’s deputies waited for a tow truck to remove a 2003 Toyota Camry from the side of a road, 23-year-old Anthony J. Clark,

of Grants Pass, walked up to the car and told the deputies he was going to steal it. He then got into the car and drove off, leading officers on a 40-mile chase through Ashland, Talent and Phoenix, Oregon, crashing into fences and driving the wrong way on several roads.

When officers finally stopped the car, The Oregonian reported, Clark ran into a mobile home park, where he was arrested trying to steal another car. The deputies reported Clark admitted taking LSD and said he thought he was inside a real-life version of the “Grand Theft Auto” video game. Among other charges, Clark was accused of driving under the influence of intoxicants and second-degree criminal mischief.

Think your job is bad?

Car salesman Brett Bland in League City, Texas, finally had enough and filed a lawsuit in May against his employer, AutoNation Acura Gulf Freeway, and Jeremy Pratt, a coworker. Pratt, the suit alleges, engaged in “constant taunting ... making extremely crass, vulgar and rude comments” and “reinforced dominance over his subordinates by regularly entering their enclosed offices, intentionally passing gas and then laughing,” as well as “pinching and touching his male subordinates’ nipples.” KPRC-TV reported Pratt was fired after sending a text to everyone at the dealership alleging Bland was a sex offender (which he is not). After the firing, however, Bland’s lawsuit alleges, AutoNation allowed Pratt to “loiter at the dealership” and continue harassing employees, and Bland was threatened with termination if he didn’t sell eight vehicles a month. Bland seeks damages and court costs.

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