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During Black History Month in February, there will be many efforts to recognize the contributions of African-Americans throughout our nation’s history. Despite our reputation as an “all-white” state, New Hampshire has a long history of black leadership.

Most of us have heard the story of Paul Revere riding horseback to warn about the British invasion. A lesser-known narrative is that during Revere’s ride in Portsmouth, Wentworth Cheswell accompanied him.

Wentworth’s path to New Hampshire went back two generations to his grandparents. His grandfather was an enslaved black man who bought his freedom and then purchased land in Newmarket. Cheswell is recognized as the first African-American elected to public office in the United States, a role he assumed when he won the election as town constable.

Travel down Route 101 and you’ll end up in Milford, where you’ll find a large statue in Bicentennial Park. The memorial is of Harriet Wilson, the first African-American to ever publish a novel in North America, and the author of the first novel by an African-American female. Wilson was born and raised in Milford in servitude to Nehemiah Hayward and his family. Her book is the story of a young black girl growing up in servitude to a white family who mistreated her.

Just a few miles away from where I grew up, there is a large statue commemorating the life of Hannah Dustin. Just a few towns over, in Andover, there is only a relatively small plaque recognizing the work of another famous black person from New Hampshire, Richard Potter. Potter was born to an enslaved woman from Guinea before beginning his performing career in Portsmouth. His work was regarded as some of the best of his time and he is recognized as America’s first black magician. In addition, he was one of the first black illusionists, a hypnotist and a ventriloquist. He traveled extensively before settling down in what is now known as Potter’s Place in Andover.

The list of famous black people from New Hampshire continues but there is still more to be done to fully recognize their contributions.

In February, our shortest month, there are several opportunities to learn more about who these folks were and the role they played in the state, across the country, and even in the world. Further your own understanding by picking up a book by a black author, attending a screening of Shadows Fall North (or watch it on PBS on Feb. 21 at 8 p.m.) or taking a tour on the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail (blackheritagetrail.nh.org). Most importantly, find your own meaningful way to understand this often-overlooked history throughout the year.

Allyson Ryder serves in numerous capacities for statewide nonprofits. She can be reached at almryder@outlook.com.

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10 Q&A 11 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 12 SPORTS THIS WEEK 18 THE ARTS: 20 THEATER Rio Hondo.

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Legislators introduced two bills aimed at retaining college students and Granite Staters approaching retirement. Sen. Jay Kahn (D-Keene) announced that the Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee unanimously voted that SB 12 “Ought to Pass.” The bill would allow New Hampshire employers to post available positions on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ Live Free website, which would be marketed by the New Hampshire College and University Council’s 22 member schools. In exchange, these employers would agree to pay recent New Hampshire college graduates they hire an annual $1,000 bonus for up to four years of employment. In a statement, Kahn said the program addresses a “lack of state retention incentives.” Meanwhile, Sen. Chuck Morse (R-Salem) introduced SB 191, which would double the exemptions for taxes on interest and dividends for residents who are blind, disabled or ages 65 and older. Morse wrote in a statement that the bill is meant to help persuade “people near retirement to stay in the New Hampshire workforce rather than retire to Florida” or “other states with more favorable tax codes.” He added that roughly a third of New Hampshire’s citizens will be over 65 years old by 2030.

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Last week, Gov. Chris Sununu and inventor Dean Kamen traveled to the United Arab Emirates for an announcement regarding FIRST Global, according to a news release.

Kamen founded FIRST in Manchester in 1989 to promote science and technology activities and education among students, including robotics competitions. FIRST Global was

established in 2016 to promote STEM education around the world. The governor’s office announced Tuesday that during the trip, Sununu, Kamen and Energy Secretary Rick Perry revealed that Dubai would host this year’s FIRST Global Competition in October, an annual robotics competition.

The event was held in Washington D.C. in 2017 and Mexico City in 2018. During the trip, Sununu’s office reported, he also attended a “gathering of global government leaders and private-sector entrepreneurs” to discuss global inequality.

Childcare merger

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central New Hampshire and Lakes Region Child Care Services announced they are exploring a merger. Based in Concord, the Boys & Girls Club runs four early childhood centers and 12 before- and after-school programs.

Lakes Region Child Care Services, the second-oldest child care nonprofit in New Hampshire, also runs four child care centers. Together the organizations would offer services to more than 2,600 children from over 30 cities and towns. According to a joint news release, the organizations anticipate the merger will be complete by Jan. 1, 2020, and “additional staff will be needed once the partnership is complete.” Both organizations would continue to operate under their existing names.

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Sen. Martha Fuller Clark (D-Portsmouth) announced a lactation room for new mothers opened in the Health Services department at the Statehouse in Concord. Fuller wrote that the state’s Advisory Council on Lactation is looking for “an equally suitable place in the Legislative Office Building so we can better serve the mothers who come to testify at our public hearings.”

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Edward Picard, chief of the Auburn Police Department, announced he will retire on Feb. 14, as a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife Norma.

They’ve been married for 33 years, nearly as long as Picard’s 38 years as a police officer for the town. He was promoted to chief in 1990.

Hooksett Mary Allquist, a 97-year-old resident of Bow, received the Boston Post Cane from town’s Board of Selectmen, according Goffstown to a news release. Bow has presented the cane to its oldest resident since 1909, when the now defunct Boston Post newspaper MANCHESTER started the tradition. Allquist has lived in Bow for 40 years.

Trinity High School in Manchester proposed a two-year $4.2 million development of the athletic field at Derryfield Park on Bridge Street, according to a draft plan submitted to Bedford the city’s board of mayor and alderHarbor Homes in Nashua men. The first phase of the project, received $2.1 million from the Derry Merrimack proposed to start this year, would Amherstof Health and U.S. Department Human Services, according to a add lighting to the field and improve Londonderry news release Milfordfrom Sen. Jeanne the turf. Phase 2 would involve Shaheen’s office. The money building a new multi-purpose facilwill fund support services for ity with a locker room, showers and low-income, homeless and disconcession stand. According to the NASHUA abled Granite Staters. report, Trinity would pay for 60 percent of the project and have the right der of the project cost. Don Pinard, confirmed that the board of mayor to “manage and operate” the park. chief of the Manchester Parks, Rec- and aldermen approved the project The city would pay for the remain- reation and Cemetery Division, last week.

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Gov. Chris Sununu and Democratic lawmakers each introduced plans to offer family and medical leave insurance to New Hampshire workers. The proposals have a few similarities and several differences, and are being developed independently of one another.

Sununu first introduced his proposal on Jan. 16, during a joint press conference with Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont. Their proposal, called the “Twin State Voluntary Leave Plan,” would offer 60-percent wage replacement for six weeks to public- and private-sector employees in both states. The voluntary program would be available to all businesses, and workers could choose to purchase coverage separately.

Two weeks later, Sen. Dan Feltes (D-Concord) introduced SB 1, or the “Granite Caregiving Act of 2019.” The program would offer workers 12 weeks of paid leave, also at 60 percent of their average wages. According to the bill, the Department of Employment Security would manage the program and collect a quarterly insurance premium from employers equalling 0.5 percent of their employees’ weekly wages.

Both programs establish similar guidelines for how the insurance can be used. Employees can take leave for the birth, adoption or foster care of a child; to care for themselves or a spouse, parent or child with a serious health condition; or if their spouse, child or parent is in the military and has a qualifying condition or situation.

Both Sununu and Feltes expressed similar motivations in their announcements. Sununu wrote in a statement that the Twin State program would help workers “meet the demands of the workplace while also meeting the needs of their families and their own health.”

In his own statement, Feltes wrote that establishing paid family and medical leave would “help New Hampshire attract and retain the workforce of tomorrow” and “meet the caregiving needs of our aging population.” Feltes did not respond to multiple interview requests.

Sen. Cindy Rosenwald (D-Nashua), a co-sponsor of SB 1, said family and medical leave would help new parents defray the cost of child care. According to the Living Wage Calculator created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, annual child care costs in New Hampshire can range from $9,025 for one child to $15,386 for three children.

“The stress of having to go back to work right away, given how expensive full-time child care is, it’s really hard,” said Rosenwald. “We are not really a state where, in most families, both parents don’t need to be working.”

Additionally, Rosenwald said paid family and medical leave adds a competitive advantage for attracting talent to New Hampshire.

“If we want to retain our labor force, [paid leave] is a very important ingredient for providing individuals the opportunity to do what they have to do in terms of their family,” said Sen. Lou D’Allesandro (D-Manchester), a co-sponsor of SB 1.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Rhode Island launched a paid leave program in 2014, while Massachusetts established the groundwork for its own program that will take full effect in 2021.

“I think there’s a general consensus in Concord that we need to do something about this,” said Rosenwald. “It’s going to make us less competitive if we don’t have a program in place.”

Business burden

Sen. John Reagan (R-Deerfield) agreed with the “general idea” of paid leave but said that SB 1 would be “terrible for New Hampshire” businesses. From both an administrative and financial perspective, Reagan said, the program would “become a burden” for most small businesses.

“If [business owners] want to have a program like this for their business now, they can do it,” said Reagan. “I don’t think it’s up to the legislature to award benefits to somebody else’s employees.”

The bill text for SB 1 estimated the program would generate $156.6 million from private employers and $1.4 million from state government employers. Employers can either pay the program’s quarterly insurance premium themselves or withhold up to 0.5 percent of each employee’s weekly wages.

The initial draft of SB 1 exempts businesses with fewer than 15 employees. However, during debates with the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Bob Giuda (R-Warren) said that threshold has been increased to 20 employees.

Still, Giuda agreed with Reagan that the program would present a burden for small businesses. He added that the program would essentially create an income tax and a program outside of the purview of what the government should oversee.

“I’m not opposed to family medical leave, but I’m opposed to it being a government institution,” said Guida. “This is something that interjects the state into the working relationship between a business owner and his employees, and that’s just not New Hampshire.”

Clashing approaches

However, Rosenwald said she doesn’t think the program is an income tax, comparing it to the unemployment insurance tax. She said the program has a sustainable model and would have a big enough risk pool to be viable long-term.

Additionally, Rosenwald said “no one has seen” Sununu’s proposal for the Twin State plan, something Reagan also acknowledged.

The governor’s office didn’t respond to multiple interview requests to discuss the proposal.

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The University of New Hampshire at Manchester launched the Millyard Scholars Program to continue its focus on bioscience education. Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology can apply to the program, which will offer scholarships along with special research opportunities and class options.

“This is a key part of what UNH needs to do to provide the tissue engineering sector in Manchester with a steady stream of qualified workers,” said Mike Decelle, dean of UNH Manchester. “We needed capacity and a scholarship fund to attract highly qualified students here as opposed to somewhere else.”

Selling it to students

The groundwork for Millyard Scholars began last year, when UNH Manchester invested in student housing. The UNH Downtown Commons includes 38 rooms for students, which allowed the school to broaden its recruiting efforts beyond a 30-mile radius, according to Decelle.

UNH Manchester also prioritized building a financial incentive into the program. Decelle said the goal is to offer between $5,000 and $15,00 a year to accepted students. Exact amounts will depend on fundraising efforts, according to Decelle.

“We needed residential housing capacity and we needed a scholarship program that [will] compete for the best and brightest outside of our traditional radius,” said Decelle.

“We wanted to offer them an academic experience that would cause them to conclude that spending four years in Manchester, New Hampshire, was a better way to go.”

Decelle estimated 40 students would participate in the program over its first four years.

He said accepted students will complete their biotech degrees in “cohorts,” which will include special, advanced sections of science courses and additional seminars along with their regular degree requirements.

The school is currently accepting applications for the program, after what Decelle described as a “soft launch” to prospective students. For the fall semester, he said, the

school has received “many more applications already than spots to award.”

Industry infusion

Decelle is also chief workforce officer for the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute in Manchester, which is developing artificial tissues and organs. The launch of ARMI last June coincided with Gov. Chris Sununu’s signing of SB 564, which aimed to boost bioscience in New Hampshire by offering student loan forgiveness for workers and tax exemption for manufacturers.

According to Decelle, the Boston-Cambridge area in Massachusetts and North Carolina have been the main hubs for biotech research on the East Coast. He said the local sector in Massachusetts and here in New Hampshire has benefitted from companies looking to balance business costs with a steady talent pool.

“Certain aspects of the New Hampshire advantage really help us,” said Decelle. “We offer a much more cost-effective option for companies while still keeping them within range of … a large talent pool [in Massachusetts].”

New Hampshire’s quality of life is another advantage Decelle highlighted, especially for biotech workers looking to escape the “city experience” of “too much traffic and long commutes.” However, he said long commutes from Massachusetts to New Hampshire might also prove prohibitive, which was one of the reasons for the Millyard Scholars Program.

“Ultimately, I think we need to build our own organic workforce,” said Decelle. “That’s what university systems are here to do: contribute to the state’s workforce.”

To help achieve that, Decelle said, UNH is aiming to offer students “engaging and compelling internships” while also continuing to support the industry. That includes connections with manufacturers like ARMI as well as biomedicine labs at hospitals like Catholic Medical Center and Elliot Health System.

“The demand for workers here in New Hampshire goes beyond the fledgling industry of tissue engineering,” said Decelle. “We have a vibrant biomedical devices industry here.

We see a lot of biotech students end up working in labs in places like hospitals.”

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Giuda has worked with the governor’s office on the plan and said the program will “take its anchor in the state unions,” which will negotiate contracts. While he said the “structure is there,” Giuda added that the “particulars are not yet developed.”

On Jan. 30, Sununu announced that he released an official Request for Information to “enhance conversations between prospective private insurance carriers.”

Giuda said three insurance companies have “actively” engaged with the proposal request, while five others have “expressed strong interest.”

In the meantime, Rosenwald said the Senate Finance Committee voted that SB 1 “Ought to Pass” last Tuesday, Feb. 5. She said a full Senate vote on the bill could come as early as this week, though no vote was scheduled as of press time.

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How will Safe Stations work with Doorway-NH [the state’s new substance use resource network]?

In some ways, I think this is just another access point to those services. We’ve shown it, and we’ve proven this access point to be effective. ... The Space Station program is now in other cities across the country. I do a lot of speaking on this across the country, about how other communities can start this kind of program. …

In the first month, I think most if not all of the people that come to the doorways are from Safe Station, at least in Manchester and Nashua. … We’re making those connections to the hubs, and the hubs are doing those services, which is great. The hubs are great, especially up north where they don’t have full-time departments and those types of things. I think they’re getting more services, certainly.

What do you expect from Safe Stations going forward?

As far as our access point goes, I think we’re doing a pretty good job of getting people in and out. We’re getting people in and out and into an ambulance or into a Lyft car, starting that journey to get better, and it only takes about 10 minutes every time someone comes in. I think the faceto-face thing is huge when you’re dealing with this population. ... I’m pretty passionate about this, and I really feel that we have a good handle on what’s going on in Manchester. I would like to see this system we have here repeated all over the state. I think that would be a great process and a great adjunct to the hubs.

— Scott Murphy

NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Sustained economic health

Over the last decade, New Hampshire’s economy has been the healthiest in the nation, according to a study from Ohio University. The school measured each state’s level of “economic distress,” based on three-year averages for unemployment rate, per capita market income and poverty rate. New Hampshire received overall scores of 70.8 in 2009 and 68.8 in 2019, ranking lowest in the nation for economic distress in both years.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Massachusetts (79.2) was the second-healthiest New England state, ranking sixth overall for least economic distress. Connecticut (81) ranked eighth, while Vermont (81.8) tied with Wyoming and Colorado for ninth.

Spike in hepatitis

The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services reported a “significant increase” in Hepatitis A diagnoses across the state. The virus, which causes potentially fatal liver inflammation, is contagious and spread by contact with contaminated objects, food or drinks. A total of 13 new cases have been documented in New Hampshire over the last three months, including seven in January alone. That already matches the average number of cases reported annually over the last five years.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: In a statement, the division wrote that the increase is “concerning for the beginnings of an outbreak.” The division added that “Hepatitis A is preventable” and encouraged people “talk with their health care provider about obtaining the vaccine.”

LGBTQ equality

The Human Rights Campaign praised New Hampshire’s efforts for LGBTQ rights in its annual State Equality Index. The organization rates states by reviewing statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families. New Hampshire was one of four states to be classified as “Solidifying Equality,” with the organization praising the Granite State for banning conversion therapy as well as discrimination based on gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The “Solidifying Equality” designation was the report’s second-ranking category, for states with “several basic measures of equality.” Sixteen states, including the rest of New England, were considered to be “Working Toward Innovative Equality,” the organization’s highest designation. These states have a “broad range of protections to ensure equality.”

Barely burglarized

New Hampshire has one of the lowest burglary rates per capita, according to a new study from 24/7 Wall Street, a financial news site that covers topics related to the stock market, government policy, industry trends and other news items that affect the economy. The study is based on the FBI’s most recent Crime in the United States report from 2017.

In New Hampshire, there were 192 burglaries for every 100,000 residents, the second-lowest rate in the country. The Granite State also had the third-lowest total number of burglaries overall with 2,574.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Nationally, the FBI reported 1.4 million burglaries in 2017, causing $3.4 million in property loss. The highest burglary rates were reported in southern and western states.

QOL Score: 50 Net change: +2 QOL this week: 52 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.

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SPORTS DAVE LONG’S LONGSHOTS

Reeling Celtics looking for answers In every imaginable way it was a terrible week for your Boston Celtics. The misery included infuriating on-court debauchery impacting their immediate future and playoff prospects; trades by conference rivals that likely will make their playoff path much tougher even if they straighten out their problems; and major chinks put into the value of their stockpiled draft assets, which will impact any future off-season trade plans.

Making matters worse (and richly deserved) was their on-court lack of mental toughness, which was made more obvious coming on the heels of the Patriots’ sixth Super Bowl title. The Pats once again were the epitome of a team being able to find a way to win, while the highly touted but overrated Celtics have somehow become the opposite by continually finding ways to lose games they should not.

That trait has the natives more than restless, as their in-and-out shooting, mental tenacity issues and overall inconsistency, especially on defense, has been ongoing from the jump. Particularly frustrating is that they appear at times to have solved the problems before sliding back into the same unacceptable nonsense like losing at home to the Lakers and Clippers after winning eight of nine. It started with the 10-10 start and has been decidedly up and down since. Most bafflingly to green-teamers is the 360-degree change from the gritty team they’d been previously under Brad Stevens. The problems are many, but the biggest most likely is they’re simply sagging under the outsized expectations many of us had for them after a terrific showing in last spring’s playoffs.

Here’s a look at the deflating week’s issues.

Personality Change: The hallmark of the Brad Stevens era was being an endearing little engine that could, battlers who were never out of games no matter who they were

playing. I can’t tell you how many times I switched to another channel when they fell way behind, before going back later to be astonished that somehow they’d climbed back in the game. They’ve been just the opposite this year.

Maddening Inconsistency: By far the most alarming thing is their inconsistency.

And it’s not from week to week, or game to game. It’s quarter to quarter. Exhibit A is how often they blow gigantic leads as they did again last week in crushing losses to the Lakers and Clippers after letting 18- and 28-point leads slip away. The Clips debacle was particularly egregious as they wound up losing by nine for an incredible 37-point swing. It’s been happening all year in the form of both blowing big leads and slow starts that repeatedly put them in deep early holes.

The Coach: People usually blame the coach when it goes bad. I tend to look at players first. Though I do wonder if Stevens can drive under-achievers as effectively as he makes lesser talent better. But two obvious things need to be fixed. I’ve been harping on shot selection forever, though as the level of his shooters improved it’s a bit different now. When the shots aren’t falling for this overly 3-ball-dependent team they never adjust and continue to bomb away.

I’d rather see them take it inside for easier shots or getting to the line. Yes, I get 3-ball math. But in my old-fashioned understanding of arithmetic two points is better than the zero they’re getting for bricking shots all night when threes aren’t falling. Ditto for points at the foul line. Second, they get killed night in and night out by weakside threes. He’s got to adjust the D to not have weakside help defenders drift as far to middle because they can’t recover to make those shots more difficult.

Other Developments: Through a series of trades the Celtics took a competitive hit and saw their future trade ammo likely devalued by the following; Toronto Gets Marc Gasol: Another bold move by their brass in trading in a double

whammy move. In giving up banger Jonas Valanciunas, CJ Miles and Delon Wright they gave up depth, but Gasol makes them better offensively and defensively. It also guarantees Memphis will finish in the bottom eight to let them keep the protected to eight first-round picks they could have owed the Celtics in June.

The Buck Don’t Stop Here: Getting Nikola Mirotic from the tanking Pelicans gives Milwaukee added size and another 3-baller to space the floor to open the floor for the Freak to operate. This is the best of all the trades.

Philly Gets Tobias Harris: Another double whammy. By adding a quality scorer to help their depth issues it makes Philly better.

It also signals by dumping Harris the Clippers are also tanking, putting in danger the lottery-protected draft pick they could owe the Celtics.

Harrison Barnes Anointed a King: With the Clippers tanking and surprising Sacramento adding a solid player, the Kings have a real shot at the playoffs. If that happens the pick they owe Boston slides to the 16 to 19 range, not the Top 5 slot originally hoped for.

The Anthony Davis Non-Trade: Since Boston couldn’t trade for him until July, AD staying put is a win for now. But AD Sr. made clear last week he didn’t want junior playing in Boston because of its lack of loyalty to Isaiah Thomas. Plus agent/LeBron James gofer Rich Paul put out a list of teams he’s willing to go to and the Celtics weren’t on it.

Bottom Line: If things fell as originally expected the Celtics would’ve gone to the off-season with a Top 5 draft pick, two in the mid-teens and their own. When combined with some of its young talent they could top almost any offer for Anthony. But now with just two picks likely within the Top 10 the team could get gutted by the more players needed in any AD deal, further increasing the risk of trading for a guy who can walk in a year.

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Astros blast off The Big Story: It’s the comeback by the Pinkerton girls, who roared back from a 16-point third-quarter hole to win their showdown game with Manchester Memorial. Defense was behind the improbable comeback as they held the Crusaders to just two points over the final 12 minutes while scoring 26 themselves to turn a 48-32 deficit into the 58-50 final. Brooke Kane had a game-high 28 points, as she and Madison Mahoney keyed the second-half surge by scoring 25 combined points in the second half. Jennessa Brunette had a team-high 19 for Memorial, who dropped to 12-2 while the Astros improved to 13-1.

Sports 101: Who was the first African-American to be named captain of an integrated team in any of the professional sports?

Knick of Tyme Award: Mike Judd for draining the last-second three-pointer that sent the Goffstown-Central hoop affair to OT, where his Grizzlies prevailed in a 76-69 win.

Who’s Hot: That would be the aforementioned Brooke Kane, who followed up that 28-point effort vs. Memorial with

The Numbers

2 – goals each from Owen Roberto, Brett Niland and Jake Sanclamente in Bedford’s 8-3 win over Bishop Guertin as the Bulldogs moved to 12-1-1, while BG slipped to 7-7 in NHIAA hockey play.

13 – wins without a loss for the defending state champion Bishop Guertin girls after thumping Central 66-38 when Erin Carney had a game-high 20 points for the Cardinals.

18 – points scored by all-name teamer Gustav

32 more in a 58-38 runaway over Windham to make it 60 for the week.

Broken Record of the Week: Windham’s Sarah Dempsey had a huge night on Friday when she threw in a single game a school-record 32 points in a 61-51 win over Nashua North.

Sports 101 Answer: The first African-American to be named captain of a professional sports team was the late Celtic Willie Naulls. He was named captain of the New York Knicks in 1956.

Naulls, who died in November at 84, helped the Celtics win three NBA titles after coming to Boston in 1964.

On This Day – Feb. 14: 1951 – In a battle depicted in the Academy Award winning film Raging Bull the great Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta for the middleweight title. 1966 – Wilt Chamberlain breaks Bob Pettit’s NBA career scoring record with 20,884 points, which grew to 31,419 before he retired in 1973. 1995 – The Houston Rockets get Portland Trailblazer star Clyde Drexler in a tradeline deal that pays immediate dividends when they go on to win the NBA Championship.

Suhr-Jessen and Cody Ball of the Londonderry bouncing Balls as St. Anselm continued mowing down all in their way by crushing Franklin Pierce 96-64.

21 – game-high points for Shawna Lesmeries as 12-5 Derryfield School was a 55-45 winner over Mascenic while Queen Isabella King had the same leading 11-2 Bedford by Merrimack 63-45.

25 – saves from net minder Emily Senko as she led Bishop Brady-Trinity-West to a 2-0 shutout win over

Berlin-Gorham.

31 – game-high points scored by Ethan May, which including draining the game-winning bucket with 8 seconds left, to lead 9-2 Londonderry to a 54-52 win over 8-3 Winnacunnet.

44 – saves for Hanna Paradis as Pinkerton was a 5-3 winner over Bedford in NHIAA hockey action.

46 – combined points by Will Spencer (27) and Tom Fraser (19) to make the Green Giants jolly as Bishop Brady ran over Manchester West 72-49.

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Sacramento Pick Owed to the Celtics: The extra pick gained when the Celtics flipped the first overall pick in 2017 to Philly so they could get the coveted Markelle Fultz. It dropped the C’s to third, where they took Jayson Tatum and a hoped for/expected from past Kings experience Top 5 pick, which now ain’t gonna happen.

Markelle Fultz: Object of Celtics Nation’s lustful eyes until he wasn’t. Dumped last week by exasperated Philly for a protected first-round pick and second-round pick in a deal that will be Magic for Orlando if he finds his way after escaping the pressures of being the latest bust in the less than productive “Process.”

The Process: Ballyhooed strategy by now fired GM Sam Hinkie to tank for five years to produce an uber team in Philly with high-end draft picks. By getting Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons it sorta worked, but it would’ve been much better if they hadn’t whiffed on three of their five high-end picks in Nerlens Noel, Jahlil Okafor and the aforementioned Fultz.

Anthony Davis Sr.: Father of Anthony Jr. who doesn’t want his son playing for Boston because of their disloyalty to Isaiah Thomas. Hard to disagree with that. Except how is junior walking out on his team at mid-year by demanding a trade any different after the gigantic contract the Pelicans gave him still has a year and a half left? So why is it OK for the player to do it, but not the team?

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All about

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By Scott Murphy

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While some reach for hot cocoa to warm up in the winter, many beer fans instead pour themselves a comforting glass of stout — a classic beer style with bold, roasted flavors reminiscent of chocolate and coffee. Nowadays, the style has become a blank canvas, with many breweries aging stouts in spirit barrels and adding ingredients like vanilla, spices, fruit and bacon (yes, bacon).

About stouts

Like any beer, the story of stouts starts with water. Dave Stewart, owner and head brewer at Blasty Bough Brewing in Epsom, said the water available to early brewers in Great Britain favored darker malts, or grains used to make beer.

“Stouts evolved in response to what could best be brewed based on the water they had,” said Stewart. “Pilsners came from Pilsen, [Czech Republic], where they had water that was more favorable to paler malts that could make those classic, light-colored lagers.”

Along with the traditional water, hops and yeast, using a darker malt is a defining feature of a stout. Cheryl Parker, manager of UNH’s Brewing Science Laboratory, said dark malts like roasted barley are the underlying theme that gives stouts their distinct color and flavor.

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Initially, early brewers using this process created “porters,” a similar but lighter style of dark beer. Steve Bradbury, director of brewery operations and co-owner of Lithermans Limited in Concord, said the term “stout” was originally used to describe a stronger version of a porter with bolder flavor and more alcohol.

The style eventually branched out and took off. Bradbury said your typical modern stout has a dark brown or black color and full-bodied flavor, most frequently compared to chocolate and coffee.

“When I think of stouts, I think of dark, roasted flavors and a big mouth feel, almost such that you can chew it,” said Geoff Hewes, co-founder and general manager of 603 Brewery in Londonderry.

Many stouts available on draft are infused with nitrogen instead of carbon dioxide, according to Peter Telge, owner of Stark Brewing Co. in Manchester.

While carbonated beverages have larger bubbles that can cause a burning feeling, Telge said nitrogen has smaller bubbles that give stouts a smoother finish.

Got milk?

According to Telge, there are two classic categories of stouts. Dry stouts like Guinness have a stronger, more bitter flavor, while sweet stouts commonly use lactose for a creamier finish. Telge said that Mil-

ly’s Oatmeal Stout, Stark’s flagship sweet stout, is brewed with 150 pounds of oatmeal flakes to add texture.

“If you think of a smooth, creamy candy bar, that’s what lactose will bring to the table,” said Kate Rogers, owner and founder of Breakaway Beerworks in Manchester. “It’s appealing to a lot of people trying to round out the bitterness of the roast of the grain.”

However, modern stouts have become much more than your father’s Guinness.

Since Telge started entering beer festivals 25 years ago, he’s seen “all kinds of stouts” hit the market. That includes local beers like The Roast, a coffee stout from Henniker Brewing Co. brewed with locally roasted coffee beans. Devin Bush, head brewer for Henniker, said stouts’ natural “roasty” flavors offer a platform for brewers to play with.

“A stout without anything else done with it can have coffee notes or chocolate notes,” said Bradbury of Lithermans Limited. “There are so many different flavors that play well with that.”

For Valentine’s Day, Lithermans brewed a stout called “Hot Sex on a Platter” with dark chocolate, strawberries and cacao nibs. Bradbury said the goal was to mirror chocolate-covered strawberries, with smooth chocolate undertones and fruit aromas complementing the roastiness of the malt.

Other breweries are creating dessert or culinary stouts as well. Brian Parda, sales and marketing manager for Great North Aleworks in Manchester, highlighted the brewery’s new beer, Cerveza de Leche.

The milk stout is brewed with vanilla, cinnamon and chili peppers, along with raw cocoa powder sourced by Dancing Lion Chocolate in Manchester and cold-brew coffee from A&E Coffee Roastery & Tea in Amherst.

Breweries haven’t stopped with sweet ingredients, though. Hewes of 603 Brewery pointed to nearby Pipe Dream Brewing in Londonderry, which periodically offers sour stouts. Even just five or six years ago, Hewes said, brewers “would have never dreamed” of adding that variation to their taplist.

“Brewing has been around for thousands of years, and there are brewers willing to take any style … and do something different with it,” Hewes said.

Savory stouts have also gained traction, like the flagship Belly of the Beast bacon imperial stout at Rockingham Brewing Co. in Derry. Co-owner Ali Leleszi said the beer is on tap year-round and pairs just as well with barbecue as it does with a nice chocolatey dessert.

“It’s super smoky, but also well-balanced with sweetness and saltiness,” said Leleszi. “It’s also just a fun beer. Not many people have had bacon beer.”

“Stout” indeed

Leleszi said Belly of the Beast is barrel-aged, another popular practice among brewers looking to make a stronger stout.

Concord Craft Brewing Co. ages its stout in bourbon barrels for a special annual release.

“Bourbon complements stouts really nicely and creates a nice flavor profile,” said Doug Bogle, head brewer at Concord Craft Brewing. “A stout is a big beer that has a lot of alcohol, typically. So it can handle time hanging in a [bourbon] barrel.”

Stewart said stouts aren’t always heavy.

The brewery’s upcoming St. Patrick’s Day release, called John Dwyer’s Irish Stout, will have an ABV around 4 percent, similar to Guinness.

However, barrel aging or adding more malt can make for a significantly stronger stout. Vendel Imperial Stout, the “lightest” stout at Kelsen Brewing Co. in Derry, clocks in at 9.4 percent ABV. The brewery’s limited release Vinátta Russian Imperial Stout is a hefty 12 percent ABV. “You can really get a big, thick, creamy flavor with a higher ABV,” said Paul Kelly, co-founder of Kelsen. “I think it’s a little bit harder to get that level of creaminess out of a lighter malt.”

When people order the Indulgence Belgian imperial stout at White Birch Brewing in Nashua, owner David Herlicka recommends they drink it slowly to accommodate the 10 percent ABV. On top of that, he said that’s the best way to enjoy the beer’s complex flavors.

“If you’re drinking a really nice bottle of red wine, you’re not going to slam it down in 30 minutes,” said Herlicka. “It’s very similar

Cerveza de Leche by Great North Aleworks. Courtesy photo.

with stouts. If you drink it fast and don’t let it roll over your tongue and your mouth, you’re going to miss a lot of the flavor profiles.”

To enhance a stout’s flavor, Bush said to leave it sitting out for a bit until it’s a bit colder than room temperature. As a stout warms up, Herlicka said, different characteristics and aromas will start to shine through more clearly.

Having the right glass helps with this. Parda said a goblet, tulip glass or even a wine glass with a narrower opening and wider bottom helps concentrate a stout’s aromas.

But he stressed that a good stout will be good regardless, and people should do what they prefer “If you’re looking for rich, roasty flavors, especially in the wintertime, then get next to a fire, open [a stout] up and sip and enjoy it,” said Aaron Share, co-owner of To Share Brewing in Manchester.

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Shout-out to stouts Throughout February you’ll find a celebration of stouts at Bad Lab Beer Co. (460 High St., Somersworth). The brewery’s second annual Stout Month includes guest taps with stouts from across the Granite State, along with three speciality collaborations showcasing different shades of the dark beer style.

“There’s been a huge renaissance [for stouts] in the winter all throughout America,” said Brett Lister, head brewer at Bad Lab. “Especially in the cold moths in New England, these dark beers just catch on.”

Lister went to college in Colorado, where a local brewpub holds a stout month every year.

He reached out to them last year to ask if he could bring the tradition to New Hampshire and received an enthusiastic yes.

Throughout the month, Lister said, Bad Lab has tried to “pull in as many New Hampshire beers as we could.” Visitors will find guest taps from fellow Seacoast breweries as well as other Granite State brewers like 603 Brewery in Londonderry, Henniker Brewing and White Birch Brewing in Nashua.

Bad Lab also worked on collaborative beers with local brewers and distillers that have been released throughout the month. For their first release, Blue Lion Dark Ale, Lister soaked oak spirals with Tamworth Distilling’s Blue Lion Chicorée Liqueur and infused it

in the beer during the brewing process. The liquor added notes of chicory root, rye seeds and cinnamon.

For the brewery’s other two special releases, Lister aimed to celebrate the roots of stouts and dark beers. Last week Bad Lab released a traditional German Schwarzbier (“black beer,” or a dark lager) brewed with Woodland Farms Brewery in Kittery, Maine. On Feb. 15 the brewery will tap a classic Irish dry stout made with Liar’s Bench Beer Co. in Portsmouth, which Lister said is comparable to Guinness.

“I wanted to actually step away from trying to make something weird and just make something very classic and true to a historical dark beer,” said Lister. “There’s so many people experimenting with things, so let’s give examples of what started this whole thing.”

While Lister said many people still view stouts as a universally heavy beer, he noted how many variations breweries make these days. And since craft breweries offer small sample sizes alongside full pints, Lister said there’s no better time for stout skeptics to give the style a try.

“That’s part of what makes the craft beer movement great,” said Lister. “You can try things versus buying something at a store and not knowing whether you’ll like it.”

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UNH BeerLab. Stormy Sea Kelp Oatmeal Stout. Courtesy photo.

Scout out stouts Laughing Crow Beer (Amherst), facebook. com/LaughingCrowBeer Liquid Therapy (14 Court St., Unit B, Nashua), liquidtherapynh.com Lithermans Limited (126B Hall St., ConSouthern New Hampshire cord), lithermans.beer 603 Brewery (12 Liberty Drive, No. 7, LonLong Blue Cat Brewing Co. (298 Rockingdonderry), 603brewery.com ham Road, Londonderry), longbluecat.com Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. (31 Columbia Martha’s Exchange Restaurant & Brewing Circle, Merrimack), ableebenezer.com Co. (185 Main St., Nashua), marthas-exAigean Ales (250 Commercial St., Unit 2001, change.com Manchester), aigeanales.com Millyard Brewery (25 E.Otterson St., NashBackyard Brewery (1211 S. Mammoth ua), millyardbrewery.com Road, Manchester), backyardbrewerynh.com Northwoods Brewing Co. (1334 First Blasty Bough Brewing (3 Griffin Road, NH Turnpike, Northwood), facebook.com/ Epsom), blastybough.com northwoodsbrewingco Border Brewery (224 N. Broadway, Salem), Oddball Brewing (6 Glass St., Suncook), borderbrewsupply.com oddballbrewingnh.com Breakaway Beerworks (Manchester; on tap Out.Haus Ales (442 First New Hampshire at Great North Aleworks), breakawaybeerTurnpike, Northwood), outhausales.com works.com Pipe Dream Brewing (49 Harvey Road, LonCandia Road Brewing Co. (840 Candonderry), pipedreambrewingnh.com dia Road, Manchester), facebook.com/ Rockingham Brewing Co. (1 Corporate Park candiaroadbrewingco Drive, Unit 1, Derry), rockinghambrewing.

Canterbury Aleworks (305 Baptist Hill com Road, Canterbury), canterburyaleworks.com Spyglass Brewing Co. (2 Townsend West, Concord Craft Brewing Co. (117 Storrs St., Suite 8, Nashua), spyglassbrewing.com Concord), concordcraftbrewing.com Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St., From the Barrel (1 Corporate Park Manchester), starkbrewingcompany.com Drive, Unit 16, Derry), facebook.com/ Swift Current Brewing Co. (Manchester; FromTheBarrelBrewery on tap at Stark Brewing), swiftcurrentbrewGreat North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Unit ing.com 14, Manchester), greatnorthaleworks.com To Share Brewing Co. (720 Union St., ManHenniker Brewing Co. (129 Centervale chester), tosharebrewing.com Road, Henniker), hennikerbrewing.com White Birch Brewing (460 Amherst St., Kelsen Brewing (80 N. High St., Derry), Nashua), whitebirchbrewing.com kelsenbrewing.com CONTINUED ON 17 You’ll find stouts from most New Hampshire breweries either in the taproom or at local beer stores. Here are breweries currently pouring or distributing in the Granite State.

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More NH breweries Southern NH 1766 Brewing Co. (61 Main St., Plymouth), 1766brewing.com Ashuelot Brewing Co. (101 Old County Road, Richmond), facebook.com/ashuelotbrewing Bad Lab Beer Co. (460 High St., Somersworth), badlabbeer.com Beara Brewing Co. (2800 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), bearairishbrew.com Belgian Mare Brewery (207 Gilsum Mine Road, Alstead), belgianmarebrewery.com Big Water Brewery (24 Robie Road, Salisbury), bigwaterbrewery.net Branch and Blade Brewing (17 Bradco St., Keene), babbrewing.com The Brewers of Nye Hill Farm (250 Middletown Road, Roxbury), nyehillbrewers.com Burnt Timber Brewing (96 Lehner St., Wolfeboro), burnttimbertavern.com Chapel + Main (83 Main St., Dover), chapelandmain.com Cisco Brewers (35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth), facebook.com/CiscoBrewersPortsmouth Coös Brewing Co. (13 Merrill St., Colebrook), facebook.com/coosbrewing Copper Pig Brewery (1 Middle St., L ​ ancaster), copperpigbrewery.com The Dam Brewhouse (1323 Route 175, Campton), dambrewhouse.com Deciduous Brewing Co. (12 Weaver St., Suite B, Newmarket), facebook.com/deciduousbeer Earth Eagle Brewings (175 High St., Portsmouth), eartheaglebrewings.com Elm City Brewing Co. (222 West St., Keene), elmcitybrewing.com Empty Pint Brewing Co. (17 Second St., Dover), facebook.com/emptypintbrewing The Flying Goose Brewpub (40 Andover Road, New London), flyinggoose.com Frogg Brewing (108 Main St., Marlborough), froggbrewing.com Garrison City Beerworks (455 Central Ave., Dover), facebook.com/GarrisonCity Granite Roots Brewing (244 N. Main St., Troy), graniterootsbrewing.com Great Rhythm Brewing Co. (105 Bartlett St., Portsmouth), greatrhythmbrewing.com Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. (2415 NH

Route 16, West Ossipee), hobbstavern.com Iron Furnace Brewing (115 Main St., Franconia), ironfurnacebrewing.com Kettlehead Brewing Co. (407 W. Main St., Tilton), kettleheadbrewing.com Liar’s Bench Beer Co. (459 Islington St., Portsmouth), liarsbenchbeer.com Loaded Question Brewing Co. (909 Islington St., Suite 12, Portsmouth), loadedquestionbrewing.com Lone Wolfe Brewing Co. (36 Mill St., Wolfeboro), thelonewolfe.com Moat Mountain Smoke House & Brewing Co. (3378 White Mountain Highway Route), moatmountain.com Muddy Road Brewery at Line Hill Farm (213 Middleton Road, New Durham), www.facebook.com/Line-Hill-Farm-1540874086219173 One Love Brewery (25 S. Mountain Drive, Lincoln), onelovebrewery.com The Outlaw Brewing Co. (215 Scotland Road, Winchester), theoutlawbrewingcompany.com Polyculture Brewing Co. (3 Camel Hump Road, Croydon), polyculturebrewing.com Portsmouth Brewery (56 Market St., Portsmouth), portsmouthbrewery.com Post & Beam Brewing (40 Grove St., Peterborough), postandbeambrewery.com Rek-Lis Brewing Co. (2085 Main St., Bethlehem), reklisbrewing.com Schilling Beer Co. (18 Mill St., Littleton), schillingbeer.com Smuttynose Brewing Co. (105 Towle Farm Road, Hampton), smuttynose.com Squam Brewing (118 Perch Pond Road, Holderness), squambrewing.com Stoneface Brewing (436 Shattuck Way, Newington), stonefacebrewing.com Throwback Brewery (7 Hobbs Road, North Hampton), throwbackbrewery.com Tuckerman Brewing Co. (66 Hobbs St., Conway), tuckermanbrewing.com White Mountain Brewing Co. (50 Winter St., Ashland), whitemountainbrewingcompany.com Woodman’s Brewery (195 Peaked Hill Road, Bristol), facebook.com/WoodmansBrewery Woodstock Inn Brewery (135 Main St., N. Woodstock), woodstockinnbrewery.com

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There are so many ways to say I love you: roses, chocolates, a handmade guitar. If you’re still looking for Valentine’s Day gift ideas, check out our list of classes and venues to help couples make fun stuff (chocolate strawberries, art, robots) together in last week’s issue (Feb. 7). Go to hippopress.com and click on “Read the Entire Paper: See Our Flip Book on Issuu,” where you’ll find complete issues that can be read on any device. The story is on page 14. Or head to the Jan. 31 issue, page 42 for a list of restaurants offering special Valentine’s Day meals.

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The show will run 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets cost $16 to $18. See communityplayersofconcord.org.

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Tuesday, Feb. 19

Take a snowshoe walk by the light of the full moon tonight at 7 p.m. at Massabesic Audubon Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon. org, 668-2045). Bring your own shoes or rent a pair for $5 for the walk led by Jake King of Thrive Outdoors. The cost is $15 or $30 for families.

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EAT: Soup Enjoy soup and bread from local restaurants in ceramic bowls made by the students of the Nashua High School Art Honor Society at the 24th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nashua High School South cafeteria (36 Riverside St. in Nashua). Tickets to this fundraiser for the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter cost $15 and are available at nsks.org.

The evening also features a silent auction and a performance by the school’s jazz band.

Take a break from Oscar-nominated movies and check out “a collection of short, fun films featuring outdoor places and activities in New Hampshire” as part of the Five Rivers Film Festival according to the Five Rivers Conservation Trust Website (5rct.org). The film fest — which will feature films on farming, cross-country skiing, nature, canoeing, fishing and more — will screen today at 5:30 p.m. at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St. in Concord; 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org).

Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased through 5rct.org.

DRINK: Local craft beers More than 30 local and regional breweries will have beers at the Seacoast Winter Brewfest at Portsmouth Gas Light Co. (64 Market St. in Portsmouth) on Saturday, Feb. 23. Sessions are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (VIP session 1), noon to 3 p.m. (General admission session 1), 4 to 8 p.m.

(VIP session 2) and 5 to 8 p.m. (General admission session 2). The event also will feature food, and VIP sessions include special samples of beers as well as scotch, bourbon, whiskey and Champagne for tasting. Ticket prices range from $50 general admission to $75 VIP admission. Visit seacoastwinterbrewfest.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

“The Granite State Bigfoot” is the theme of a discussion with filmmaker and researcher Aleksandar Petakov at the Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway in Derry; derrypl.org, 432-6140) tonight at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will include a screening of his documentary short Shyman of the White Mountains. Register online or call. Photo courtesy of the Derry Public Library.

BE MERRY: With a few of my favorite things Catch a production of The Sound of Music on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com/events). Tickets cost $45 to $110.

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ARTS Saddling satire

Majestic Theatre performs a Western parody

By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

Gunfights, cowboys and saloon girls abound in the Majestic Theatre’s latest production, Rio Hondo, premiering for the first time in New Hampshire at the company’s studio in Manchester on Friday, Feb. 15.

The Western comedy parodies spaghetti Western films from the ’60s and ’70s.

“Every Western cliche is uttered in this play,” director Joe Pelonzi said. “It’s like binge-watching six or seven Westerns, because everything you’ll see in those Westerns in condensed into this one play.”

Bert McGraw, a retired marshal with a dark past, is determined to hang up his gun for good. After his brother dies, leaving his sister-in-law, Clementine, defenseless against the corrupt new sheriff, Diego Sanchez, and his posse, who threaten to let a railroad run through the family ranch, McGraw must pick up his gun one last time.

“It’s a melodrama with a comedic tinge — a lot of good-guy-versus-bad-guy, a love interest, a lot of gunfights, but it’s all tongue-in-cheek,” Pelonzi said. “There’s a snarkiness between the characters and an absurdity to what’s going on.”

Part of what makes the play comedic, Pelonzi said, is the deadpan style in which the actors deliver their lines.

“They’re playing the character straight, and that’s where the absurdity comes in,” he said. “It’s funny because they’re playing it like it’s not funny.”

The cast consists of 15 actors playing 43 different roles, including some female actors playing male roles. Playing multiple roles can be difficult, particularly when the actors have little time to change costumes between appearances, Pelonzi said, but most of the actors have embraced the challenge.

“From an acting perspective, it’s fun to be in a play like this where you get a chance to be several different people,” he said. “You can really push your boundaries.”

Pelonzi’s approach as a director, he said, is to refrain from forcing his ideas of how the characters should be onto the actors, and rather, let the actors “find their own character.”

“I give some general parameters and help them tweak things a bit, and I make the ultimate decisions, but they usually have a lot of good input,” he said. “The most important thing for me is that [their character portrayal] is something they’re comfortable with.”

Since having live animals on stage wasn’t an option, special effects and stage tricks are being used to indicate the presence of animals, such as horse sound effects and an actor pretending to lasso a calf behind some bales of hay. Sound effects will also be used

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for the gunshots, as opposed to firing blanks, to keep the noise level during the gunfight scenes from getting too loud. Because the set is minimal, a projector will display words informing the audience of the setting for each scene.

Pelonzi said that when he read the script for the first time, he laughed the whole way through, and that it brought back fond memories of growing up seeing Western films at the movie theater and playing cowboys with his friends.

“I think older people from my generation who were fans of the Clint Eastwood and John Wayne movies from the ’60s and ’70s can really enjoy this show,” Pelonzi said.

“For younger people, it gives them something to dream about. Instead of being on their computer, they can dream about being a cowboy and fighting the bad guys. It really appeals to all.”

Rio Hondo Where: The Majestic Theatre Studio, 880 Page St., Manchester When: Friday, Feb. 15, and Saturday, Feb. 16, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m.

Cost: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $12 for kids age 17 and under Visit: majestictheatre.net

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Majestic Theatre presents Rio Hondo. Courtesy photo.

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• STAGE STRUCK The Peterborough Players present. Feb. 7 through Feb. 17, with showtimes on Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. 55 Hadley

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Road, Peterborough. Tickets cost $42. Call 924-7585 or visit peterboroughplayers.org.

• BILLY ELLIOT The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. Feb. 8 through March 9, with showtimes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $16 to $44. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472.

• IN THE HEIGHTS Goffstown High School Performing Arts presents. Fri., Feb. 15 and Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, at 2 and 7 p.m. Goffstown High School, 27

Wallace Road, Goffstown. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students and are available at the high school main office during school hours and at the door. Call 497-4841 or email GHS_Music@sau19.org.

• RIO HONDO The Majestic Theatre presents. Fri., Feb. 15,

and Sat., Feb. 16, 7 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m. The Majestic Theatre Studio, 880 Page St., Manchester. $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $12 for kids age 17 and under. Visit majestictheatre.net.

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•​ High schoolers perform: Goffstown High School Performing Arts presents In the Heights at Goffstown High School (27 Wallace Road, Goffstown) on Fridays, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., and Saturdays, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23, at 2 and 7 p.m. The musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda follows a vibrant community of first-generation Hispanic immigrants in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood. “We aren’t just playing a Disney character dealing with an evil witch,” Paul Rescigno, who is playing the lead role, said in a press release. “Instead, we are telling a story that many people can relate to. … People in the world struggle, they deal with death, mental breakdowns, family problems, racism, vandalism, assault. It is our job to tell the story that Lin-Manuel Miranda conceived, but we also need to make sure we communicate how real these situations are.” Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and students and are available at the high school main office during school hours and at the door. Call 497-4841 or email GHS_ Music@sau19.org.

•​ Calling all playwrights: Cue Zero Theatre Company will host a monthly Playwright’s Circle for local playwrights looking to improve their craft, beginning on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Jupiter Hall (89 Hanover St., Manchester). Playwrights of all ages and experience levels are invited to bring 10 pages of an Concord present. Feb. 15 through Feb. 17. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Tickets are $16 to $18. Visit communityplayersofconcord.org.

• ON THE COUCH Feb. 15 through March 3. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $25 for adults, $23 for seniors, students and military.

Call 978-683-7745.

• BYE BYE BIRDIE Salem High School Theatre Arts presents.

Fri., Feb, 15, and Sat., Feb. 16, 7 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m.

Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem. $13 for adults, $10 for students, staff and seniors, and $5 for kids under age 10. Visit ssd.booktix.com.

• TALK RADIO Players’ Ring presents. Feb. 15 through March 3. 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. $18. Visit playersring.org.

• THE SOUND OF MUSIC Wed., Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts , 44 S. Main St., Concord. $45 to $110. Visit ccanh.com/events.

• PROOF The New England College Theatre Department pres-

Goffstown High School Performing Arts Department presents In the Heights. Courtesy photo.

original work, which the circle will read aloud and offer feedback on while discussing the process and philosophy of playwriting. Bring at least one copy of your scene for every character. The circle will meet every third Sunday. Visit facebook. com/CZTheatre.

•​ Stravinsky music: The Southern New Hampshire University Concert Series presents Igor Stravinsky’s L’histoire du soldat, performed by the University of New Hampshire Chamber players, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. in the SNHU Dining Center Banquet Hall (2500 N. River Road, Manchester). The 20th-century neoclassicism work is a Faustian tale told through narration and music. “L’histoire du soldat tells the story of a young soldier in World War I and is a unique blend of music, theater and dance,” Sophia Santerre, SNHU director of choirs, said in a press release. “The piece is full of the wit and humor of Stravinsky, with the rhythm always shifting and changing, and incorporating elements of jazz, Viennese waltz, and ragtime.” The concert is free and open to the public. Call 6294626 or visit snhu.edu.

— Angie Sykeny

ents. Feb. 21 through Feb. 24.

Mainstage Theatre, 58 Depot Hill Road, Henniker. $7 for adults, $5 for seniors. Visit nectheatre.com/ box-office.html.

• SHIPWRECKED: AN ENTERTAINMENT - THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (as Told by Himself) Theatre KAPOW presents.

Feb. 22 through March 2. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Visit tkapow.com.

• CABARET Feb. 22 through March 17. Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• WOMEN WHO MOVE AMERICA Tales Told Productions presents. Sat., Feb. 23, and Sun., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord.

Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com or call 715-2315.

Art Events • COMMUNITY MURAL The public is invited to participate in a community mural in the gal-

leries. The 7-by-24-foot mural will reflect the natural and urban spaces of Manchester, engaging aspects of the city’s mill history and aspirations for the future.

Visitors can represent their experiences and vision through collage, colored and patterned papers, large and small crayons, pencils and glue. Through March 4. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier. org or call 669-6144.

• POP-UP EXHIBITION Featuring five visual artists who spent a week last summer living and working at the Village. Their work is inspired by their residency at the Village. Sun., Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. Call 783-9511 or visit shakers.org.

• EMPTY BOWLS Over 700 clay bowls have been made by students and staff of Nashua High School as well as by community members and artists from the greater Nashua area. Participants choose their personal bowl from the many on display, then fill it

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•​ Community art: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester) invites the public to participate in a community mural in the galleries now through March 4. The 7-by-24foot mural will reflect the natural and urban spaces of Manchester, engaging aspects of the city’s mill history and aspirations for the future. Visitors can represent their experiences and vision through collage, colored and patterned papers, large and small crayons, pencils and glue. “This is a rare opportunity for the public to add to the artist legacy in our galleries and to create art in the museum space,” Bruce McColl, director of art education, said in a press release. “We know this will be a beautiful creation that our community can feel proud to have worked on, and the Currier can feel proud to have led.” Visit currier.org or call 669-6144.

•​ Art at the Village: Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road, Canterbury) presents a pop-up art exhibition on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring five visual artists who spent a week last summer living and working at the Village. Their work is inspired by their residency at the Village. “Showcasing the arts is a growing focus for Canterbury Shaker Village,” Nicole Laurin, special events and adult programs manager, said in a press release. “We had terrific artists last summer, and we’re planning to invite new artists for this coming summer too. We encourage people to attend this event and experience the beauty and peacefulness of the Village in winter.”

An opening reception will be held on Saturday,

with a soup from a local restaurants and listen to the Nashua High School Jazz Band perform.

Bowls will be cleaned and sent home with their owners. Wed., Feb. 20, 6 to 8 p.m. Nashua High School South Cafeteria, 36 Riverside St., Nashua. $15 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Visit nsks.org.

Open calls • 33RD ANNUAL OMER T. LASSONDE JURIED EXHIBITION This year’s theme is “Fresh View — A New Perspective.” It’s open to NHAA members and non-members, and to art of all media. The cash prizes will be awarded for the top three submissions. Submission deadline is Sun., Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. The exhibit will run April 3 through April 27 at NHAA’s Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, with an opening reception on Friday, April 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit nhartassociation.org.

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“Heeling Over,” an oil painting by Debbie Mueller, considered for the Omer T. Lassonde juried exhibition. Courtesy photo.

Feb. 16, from 3:30 to 6 p.m., in addition to a series of family-friendly workshops led by the artists, including a palette knife painting workshop at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., and a clay tile workshop at 1:30 and 2 p.m. The cost for the workshops is $10, and registration is required.

Call 783-9511 or visit shakers.org.

•​ Call for art: The New Hampshire Art Association is accepting submissions of art for its 33rd annual Omer T. Lassonde juried exhibition. This year’s theme is “Fresh View — A New Perspective.” It’s open to NHAA members and non-members, and to art of all media.

The submission deadline is Sunday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. The exhibit will run April 3 through April 27 at NHAA’s Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, with an opening reception on Friday, April 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three submissions.

Visit nhartassociation.org.

— Angie Sykeny

Openings • POP-UP EXHIBITION RECEPTION Featuring five visual artists who spent a week last summer living and working at the Village. Their work is inspired by their residency at the Village. Sat., Feb. 16, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury.

Call 783-9511 or visit shakers. org.

Workshops/classes • PALETTE KNIFE PAINTING WORKSHOP Sat., Feb. 16, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. $10, and registration is required. Call 783-9511 or visit shakers.org.

• CLAY TILE WORKSHOP Sat., Feb. 16, 1:30 to 2 p.m.

Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury. $10, and registration is required. Call 783-9511 or visit shakers.org.

• ZENTANGLE - BLOOMS OF BLUE Work with the larger Opus Tiles (10.5”) using blue

microns and colored pencils to create a beautiful blue garden.

You will be guided through the relaxing Zentangle process, creating organic flower patterns and leaves along with fun little adornments that can bring your garden to life. Sat., Feb. 16, 10 a.m. to noon. Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center, 30 Ash St. , Hollis . $35. Visit wildsalamander.com.

• PAINT THE FEAR OUT OF HERE Painting workshop. Sat., Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Red & Shorty’s Studio, 4 Paul St., Dover. $150. Visit dawnboyer. com/classes-workshops.

Classical Music Events • L’HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT The Southern New Hampshire University Concert Series presents. Performed by the University of New Hampshire Chamber players. Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. SNHU Dining Center Banquet Hall, 2500 N. River Road, Manchester. Free and open to the public. Call 6294626 or visit snhu.edu.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE See it in writing

Historical Society presents New Hampshire signage through the years

By Angie Sykeny asykeny@hippopress.com

A new exhibit at the New Hampshire Historical Society provides a look at the signs that have marked New Hampshire’s history, culture and landscape.

“Sign of the Times” opened Jan. 26 and will remain on display on the first and second floors of the museum through October. It features 35 signs that the Historical Society has been collecting for more than a century.

“We recognized that we had this large collection of signs, and people had seen bits and pieces of it through different exhibitions, but we never had an exhibition with a focus specifically on signs and what they tell us about New Hampshire history and communities and how they continue to play a part in people’s lives,” Wesley Balla, director of Collections and Exhibitions, said.

The signs are divided into five sections.

“Trades and Professions” features storefront signs, like an 1845 sign for M.C. Herbert Millinery & Fancy Goods in Concord, an 1870 sign for Lanes’ Book Store in Dover and a circa-1800 sign for Benjamin Kimball Hatter in Concord.

In the “Travel and Location” section, visitors will find an Alan B. Shepard Jr. Highway traffic sign from 1961, a circa-1920 Ashuelot Railroad depot sign, a circa-1910 Loudon/Concord directional road sign and, the newest sign in the 24 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors.

collection, a New Hampshire Interstate 93 traffic sign from 2000.

“Politics and Electioneering” features an Alfred Landon and Frank Knox campaign button and a Come to Sunapee Landon-Knox Victory Rally poster from 1936, campaign signs for Frank Knox and Edward Steichen from 1942 and a League of Nations Rally poster from 1920.

The “Product and Advertising” section contains the oldest sign in the collection: a circa-1770 sign for General Wolfe Tavern, a Rochester tavern named after British military hero General James Wolfe. Other signs include a “USA Work Program WPA” sign that was up from 1935 to 1943; a 1950s “We Visited Dog Town” souvenir license plate topper, commemorating a person’s visit to the Chinook dog kennels in Wonalancet; a Contoocook Honest Underwear & Hosiery sign from 1920 and more.

Finally, the “Information and Warnings” section has signs like a circa-1900 sign for the Monadnock Sportsman’s Club in Peterborough, a Cornish bridge “rate of toll” sign from 1796 and a forest fire notice from 1915.

Many of the signs were donated by various state departments, community organizations and individuals and families.

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Dance Special folk dances • CONTRA DANCE Featuring caller Byron Ricker with music by Audrey Budington and Dan Faiella. All dances taught.

Beginners, singles and families welcome. Sat., Feb. 16, 8 to 11 p.m. Boscawen Town Hall, 12 High St., Boscawen. $9 for adults, $5 for ages 15 to 25 and free for under 15. Visit concord-

nhcontra.wordpress.com or call 225-4917.

• ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE Chris Levey will teach, with music provided by performers Kate Barnes on piano and Eleanor Lincoln on violin. Sun., Feb. 17, 2 to 5 p.m. Monadnock Center for History and Culture, 19 Grove St., Peterborough. $10.

Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 876-4211.

Festivals & Fairs Events • AUBURN WINTER CARNIVAL Presented by Auburn Parks & Recreation Department, event will feature open skate time with a DJ, the annual burning of Christmas trees and marshmallow roasting, as well as hamburgers, hot dogs and hot chocolate. Sat., Feb. 16, 4 to 7 p.m. Auburn Safety Complex, 55 Eaton Hill Road, Auburn. Free. Visit auburnnh.us.

to museums and historical societies because they want to preserve them, so that they can be shared with the next generation.”

The Historical Society did, however, seek out a few signs specifically for the exhibition.

“The I-93 signs, for example, we felt had a tremendous impact on New Hampshire and illustrate the geography and people’s lives, so we went searching for those,” Balla said.

Balla said the exhibition holds interest for tourists looking to learn about New Hampshire history and culture, as well as for natives who want to see relics from their own communities.

“There are more than 200 towns in New Hampshire, and each has its own particular signs and culture and landmarks, some of which are no longer there, and people are interested in seeing that,” he said. “It resonates with people and really gets them thinking about their own lives and communities and experiences.”

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Miscellaneous • HILLTOP CIRCUS Middle schoolers at High Mowing School’s Pine Hill Campus will showcase their circus skills such as juggling, acrobatics and unicycling to solve the case of the missing candy. Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m., and Sat., Feb. 16, 10:30 a.m. High Moving School, Pine Mowing School, 77 Pine Hill Drive, Wilton. Free admission; bring a donation to Wilton’s food

Signs featured in “Signs of the Times” exhibition.

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“Sign of the Times” Where: New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St., Concord When: On display now through October Cost: Admission is $7 for adults and free for children, students and active military.

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pantry and get a free bag of popcorn.

Nature & Gardening Visit pinehill.org or call 654-6003.

Animals/insects • SEED SWAP & GARDENReligion-related events ING TALK The Nashua Public • ASK A MUSLIM ANYTHING Library’s annual seed swap will be Robert Azzi, an Arab-American followed by a series of short talks and New Hampshire native, will on sustainable food cultivation. share his experiences as a Muslim Thurs., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Nashua in America. Wed., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Public Library, 2 Court St., NashSmyth Public Library, 55 High St., ua. Free and open to the public.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE GARDENING GUY

Landscape studies

Take a close look at trees and shrubs

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ing you need to learn to identify the trees on your property, another good winter project. A Guide to Nature in Winter by Donald Stokes is a wonderful book that will help you with that. Because there are no leaves on most trees out there now, the Stokes book is great; it identifies trees by their bark, shape, branching and buds.

Stokes notes that if you learn a few common trees, you will be able to identify 80 percent of all trees in the New England landscape. Those trees are oak, maple, ash, beech, birch and poplar, along with hemlock and white pine. It also teaches much about all the other living things out there in the woods, from snow fleas to deer and everything in between.

Trees that I cull from my woods include poplars, boxelder and alders. These are fast-growing trees that are short-lived and that produce lots of seedlings. They lack majesty.

Trees that I revere are sugar maples, oaks, beech, birches and hophornbeam. I would think long and hard about cutting down one of them. But trees need plenty of space to do well, so sometimes it is necessary to remove a young one.

Invasive shrubs I remove include bush honeysuckle, barberry and burning bush.

Those are on the list of invasives in most New England states. All of those can choke out native shrubs and even many native wildflowers. I work on eliminating those two every spring, but they are still ahead of me. Learn to identify them and tag them for spring removal.

So put on your snowshoes and get outside. And if you can get a copy of the Stokes Guide to Nature in Winter, you’ll learn much and have a grand time.

Winter is a good time to look at the trees and shrubs on your property. Even though the snow may keep you from working on your trees, study your landscape now to see if you need to do some judicious tree removal or pruning before summer.

In nature trees grow willy-nilly. Where a seed lands is largely determined by chance. It is unable to know if it is 6 inches or 6 feet from another tree. If it germinates and grows it might be in a good place, or it might be smack-dab next to another tree — or your house.

If you have a wooded area on your property, it probably needs some help from you if you haven’t done any thinning or grooming of trees in recent years.

Here’s what you can do: Go outside and really look at the trees growing on your property with a critical eye. Take note of spacing in particular.

Ask yourself these questions as you walk around your property (or look out the window) at your trees: what is the future of this tree? How big do examples of this tree grow to be? What will this one look like in 10 years? In 50? Is it too close to its neighboring trees or to the house?

Are there trees crowding it that you need to remove?

I’m a tree-hugger but I have no problem with cutting down trees when judicious thinning is beneficial. Now is the time to plan on some careful thinning of trees, and marking those that need to be removed to improve the health of others.

A roll of bright colored surveyor’s tape to tie around trees will help you find any that you plan to remove.

Henry lives and gardens in Cornish Flat.

Before you start tagging trees for cull- His email is henry.homeyer@comcast.net.

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Family fun for the weekend

Winter fun

The Auburn Parks & Recreation Department will present the Auburn Winter Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Auburn Safety Complex (55 Eaton Hill Road in Auburn; auburnnh.us/ parks-and-recreation). The event, which was rescheduled from last weekend, will feature open skate (the ice had thawed before last weekend, according to the website), the annual burning of Christmas trees and marshmallow roasting as well as hamburgers, hot dogs and hot chocolate.

Learn how to ice fish with “Let’s Go Ice Fishing,” a two-part program with staff and volunteers of New Hampshire Fish & Game, on Friday, Feb. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St. in Manchester; amoskeagfishways.org, 626-3474). Friday will feature information on ice safety, fish ecology and equipment; Saturday will feature a field trip to ice fish, according to the website. Parents and participants over 16 don’t need a fishing license during the trip.

The event is free, open to ages 8 and up, and registration is required.

Science & Nature

The SEE Science Center (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; see-sciencecenter.org, 6690400) will hold a drop-in science activity in its family workshop this Saturday, Feb.

16, and Sunday, Feb. 17, from 1 to 2 p.m.

The self-guided activities are geared for kids ages 6 to 10 and take about 15 to 45 minutes to do, according to the website.

The activities are free with admission, which costs $9 per person for ages 3 and up. The center is open Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The month-long look at river otters during the Saturday Nature Seekers program continues this Saturday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St. in Manchester; amoskeagfishways.org, 626-3474). A donation of $5 per family is encourage and no registration is required.

Stories

The Good Egg and The Bad Seed, two books by Jory John and Pete Oswald, will be the focus of the storytime at area Barnes & Noble stores this Saturday, Feb. 16. The storytime starts at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble stores in Manchester (1741 S. Willow St., 668-5557), Salem (125 S. Broadway, 898-1930), Nashua (235 Daniel Webster Highway, 888-0533) and Newington (45 Gosling Road, 422-7733).

The middle schoolers of the Hilltop Circus from High Mowing School’s Pine Hill Campus (77 Pine Hill Drive in Wilton; pinehill. org/circus, 654-6003) will show off their circus skills including juggling, acrobatics and unicycling while telling the story “The Case of the Missing Candy” on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10:30 a.m.

The show is billed as for all ages and admission is free, according to the website, which also said that if you bring a donation to Wilton’s Open Cupboard Food Pantry you’ll get a free bag of popcorn.

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Dear Donna, I have unearthed cases of this soap in my mom’s basement. Not sure why she kept this, but do you know of anyone who might be interested? Is there any value?

Shirley from Salem Dear Shirley, I was laughing when I read your email.

To ask why anyone saves what they do is a great question. But we all seem to save certain things. I actually have several bars of this soap along with old Ivory soap bars and even some Fels-Naptha as well. So I can at least help you with why I have them; I display them in my bathroom and washroom.

They are just fun pieces of memorabilia from the past.

Now as far as a value goes, I think you would be safe to say they would be worth at least $1 each if the wrappers are in good condition. Then if the boxes are wooden or even cardboard with some graphics on them, they

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too would have value.

I’m not sure why your mom saved them, but they are now a tiny treasure for you.

Donna Welch has spent more than 30 years in the antiques and collectibles field, appraising and instructing, and recently closed the physical location of From Out Of The Woods Antique Center (fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com) but is still doing some buying and selling. She is a member of The New Hampshire Antiques Dealer Association. If you have questions about an antique or collectible send a clear photo and information to Donna at footwdw@aol.com, or call her at 3916550 or 624-8668.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE CAR TALK

There’s only one way to cheap out on car AC

Dear Car Talk: I am cheap. Starting out on a hot day, I turn the air conditioner on. I set the AC to “max,” I turn the temperature all the way down, and I set the fan on “high.”

By Ray Magliozzi When it gets too cool, I first turn off “max.” And then when it gets too cool again, what should I do? Remember, I AM CHEAP! Should I turn down the fan? Is the AC still running full blast and I’m just not getting all that I’m paying for? Or should I turn up the temperature and set it a little warmer? Is the AC cutting in and out as needed, like the AC in my house? Or are they just mixing in a little hot air if I turn up the temperature? What should I do? I love your old show, which I still listen to every week. Thanks. — Ken You should go out and buy yourself a pair of Egyptian cotton Bermuda shorts, Ken. And drive around with the AC off.

Actually, the answer to your question is it doesn’t really matter. In terms of what it’s costing you (which is the essence of your question), none of the actions you list here are going to save you any money.

The AC in your car does cycle on and off, like the AC in your house. That happens regardless of how you set the temperature.

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AC works. It just blows softer or harder and changes how much cold air you feel blowing on you.

Turning off the “max” setting doesn’t save you anything either. When you set the AC to “max” (also called “recirculate” on some cars), it simply recirculates more of the air in the cabin that it has already cooled, and draws in less warm air from outside the car.

That helps to cool the cabin faster, but doesn’t change the power demand.

If you turn up the temperature setting, that won’t save you any money either. It’ll just blend in some warm air to raise the temperature while the AC pumps away. In fact, that’s what automatic climate control systems in cars do. To maintain your chosen temperature, they’ll run the AC and blend in more or less warm air to keep the temperature constant.

I’m sure you don’t have an automatic climate control system in your car, Ken, because you’re what? Cheap! So the only way you’ll save any money is by turning off the AC entirely. That will reduce the demand on the engine, which will increase your mileage a bit, which will ultimately save you a few bucks at the pump.

Oh, but I almost forgot to mention: You can’t open the windows. If you open the windows at moderate to high speeds, you’ll mess up the airflow around your car and make it less aerodynamic. That’ll more than wipe out any

increase in mileage you get by turning off the air conditioning.

So you can only open the windows in stopand-go traffic, when there’s no breeze. How’s that sound, Ken? But that’s how you can save money. Turn off the AC and keep the windows rolled up. Just be aware that your wife’s going to divorce you due to the way you smell every time you get home, so don’t forget to subtract alimony from all of your savings. Good luck, brother.

Dear Car Talk: Do I really have to replace all four tires on an all-wheel-drive 2007 Ford Fusion when one tire is destroyed?

— Nathaniel You might. The problem is that all-wheeldrive cars have something called a center differential. A center differential is a box of gears that allows power to be transmitted to all four wheels, while at the same time allowing the wheels to turn at different speeds when they need to.

When do they need to? When you turn.

Whenever you turn left or right, your inside wheels always turn slower (and travel less distance) than your outside wheels. If you don’t believe me, steal one of your kids’ Hot Wheels cars and turn it in a tight circle on the kitchen table.

Here’s the problem: If you have one new tire that’s larger than the other three, that new

tire will always be turning more slowly, forcing the center differential to work. And the center differential is not designed to be in use all the time — like when you’re driving at 75 mph down the interstate.

If you think tires are expensive, Nathaniel, go out and price a differential. That said, there are a couple of situations in which you might not need four new tires.

If you bought the other three tires recently, you might get away with buying one new one. Every manufacturer has a limit to how much difference they allow in tread. So if the difference in the tires is 3-4/32nds of an inch, check with your manufacturer and see if that’s allowable.

If not, and if your tires still have a lot of life on them, you can consider buying a shaved tire. No, that’s not a new manscaping term you haven’t heard of yet, Nathaniel. A shaved tire is a new tire that has its tread shaved down with a special machine to match the amount of wear on your other tires.

You might be able to find a tire shop locally that does it. If not, go to tirerack.com. They’ll sell you the matching tire, shave it for you for $30 of so, and deliver it to you or to a local installer. Even though it seems a bit wasteful, that might be the most cost effective solution of all, short of stealing all four tires from your neighbor’s Fusion.

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

Probably all the stuff I do in my educational programs. I tell the students that, when I was your age, we didn’t have comics artists come in and teach us how to make comics. … We had teachers who encouraged creative writing and How did you find your current job? teachers who encouraged drawing I was teaching part-time, and Marek Bennett. … but I would’ve loved to have I was doing comics programs in the evenings or on the weekends or in the sum- a cartoonist or a graphic novelist come in and mer. Then the classrooms I was working in at the share their process. school closed down, and suddenly a big part of my regular employment disappeared. … I just What is your typical at-work uniform?

When I’m at a school, I wear a button-up realized this is my chance, actually, to take all that stuff I’m doing on the weekends and evenings shirt, nice pants and my Converse All-Star and all that stuff I think of as extra and just move sneakers. it into the center and focus on that. … For schools that want to host really challenging, interesting What was the first job you ever had?

I bused tables at the League of New Hamparts-based programs for their students, I realized I have something to offer there. Ever since then, shire Craftsmen Fair at Sunapee. … Right around that same time, I got a job at the used I’ve had a really busy schedule. book store here in Henniker, the Old Number What’s the best piece of work-related advice Six Book Depot.

— Scott Murphy anyone’s ever given you?

The first thing that comes to mind is my grandfather, when I was probably in my preteens or What are you into right now? something, taking me aside and saying, “It’s I am into formatting archival images for really good that you draw and you have this crepublication — looking through old Civil ativity.” … He really encouraged me to hold on to that and practice that, and that’s something War lithographs and posters and maps from that’s very, very valuable. Not everybody is lucky the 1860s, and then figuring out how to print them on newsprint and books to go along enough to get that kind of message. homework done each night, I drew a daily [comic] strip for the local paper. That was just the single best education you can have as a cartoonist, having a deadline and an audience that’s going to read your stuff.

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Marek Bennett Cartoonist

Marek Bennett is a cartoonist, musician and educator based in Henniker. He writes and illustrates graphic novels and hosts comics workshops at local schools.

Can you explain what your current job is?

I dig up stories, or I make up stories, and I either represent them in sequences of images or sequences of sound, sometimes both. I do a lot of drawing, or what a lot of people would think of as doodling or visual daydreams. … That for me has turned into my career path. I’m also a teacher. I went back to school 15 years ago to get a teaching degree.

For several years I taught, and now I still teach with my art.

ent parts of the world, I learned that if I traveled as a tourist, that’s one thing. ... If I traveled as an artist, making art in response to whatever happened to me, I had a totally different, much deeper, much more interesting experience. I started doing travel comics for that, and then when I came back to New Hampshire … I got really interested in local history. That led me to local historical societies ... and [I started] drawing comics from other people’s stories that were recorded long ago. That’s what I do mostly nowadays. I either travel or I travel into the past … and create stories out of that.

How long have you worked there?

I went full-time probably around 2009 or 2010. What kind of education or training did you need for this job?

How did you get interested in this field?

In college, I studied mathematics, and I also In traveling around and getting to know differ- double-majored in music. … After I got all my

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FOOD Bowls for the soul

Brookline Chili/Soup/Chowder cook-off returns News from the local food scene

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If you’re starting to get a case of the winter blues, warm up with a bowl of steamy comfort food at the fifth annual Brookline Chili/Soup/Chowder Cookoff on Sunday, Feb. 17. It will feature more than a dozen entries from amateur and professional chefs in a friendly competition for the best bowl, as voted by three official judges and members of the public.

Valerie Rearick, cook-off organizer and Brookline town planner, said the event was started by the town’s Economic Development Committee as a way to promote local businesses. It has grown significantly over the years, with this year’s cook-off featuring the largest number of entrants — 14 — in the 4.69”wide entry x 2.6” high event’s history. For a one-time fee, HIPPO and Horizontal 1/8 each page tasters can go around sample option. Rearick said past entries have included smoked brisket chilis, tortilla soups and more. Participating restaurants will include Chrysanthi’s, Juanita’s Mex-

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ican Restaurant and The Alamo, all of Brookline, plus residents from neighboring towns like Milford, New Ipswich and Chelmsford, Mass.

“This year, we’re going to have a shrimp chowder that is just to die for,” she said. “We’ve also got a venison chili, a scallop and corn chowder, and even a double baked potato soup, so people definitely do get very creative.”

The official judges panel consists of town residents and members of the Lions and Rotary clubs. Judging will begin at noon and winners receive bragging rights and certificates.

“We’ve changed the categories a little bit this time for judging,” Rearick said.

“This year, there will be one category for chilis and the other will be for soups and chowders.”

In addition to the chili, soup and chowder tastings, the Friends of the Brookline Library will have two tables set up to sell homemade brownies, cookies and other treats, and the Brookline Acoustic Jammers will provide live music for the duration of the afternoon.

This year is also the 250th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Brookline, according to Rearick, and to commemorate it, the town’s historical society will be selling an updated version of the official book on the town’s history during the cook-off. Other items like gift baskets and prizes will also be featured.

The cook-off is the final event of Brookline’s annual three-day Winter Festival, from Feb. 15 to Feb. 17, which includes a spaghetti dinner, a family skate night, an ice fishing derby and more.

5th annual Brookline Chili/Soup/ Chowder Cook-off When: Sunday, Feb. 17, noon to 2 p.m.

Where: Brookline Event Center, 32 Proctor Hill Road, Brookline Cost: $8 entry fee for adults, $5 for seniors ages 62 and up and for kids under 12 (includes access to tasting all entries and eligibility to win prizes) More info: See “Brookline Chili/Soup/ Chowder Cook-Off” on Facebook, or call 673-8855, ext. 215

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• Local eats: The fourth and final date of this year’s winter market at Bedford Fields Home & Garden Center (331 Route 101) is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than a dozen local farms, artisans and other vendors are featured, like Paradise Farm of Lyndeborough offering its grass-fed meat, poultry, beeswax and honey; Laurel Hill Jams and Jellies of Bedford selling tea jellies, wine jellies and fresh fruit jams; and Rub Me Tender Spices of Bedford offering gourmet coffee and tea spice rubs. Visit bedfordfields.com or call 472-8880 for a full list of vendors.

• Downtown flavors: Early-bird tickets are available for the Taste of Downtown Nashua, a tasting event to be held on Wednesday, June 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Through April 1, tickets cost $30; after that the price is $35.

More than 25 restaurants across Main Street and surrounding areas in the Gate City provide samples encompassing a variety of cuisines.

The event also includes music, prizes, giveaways and raffles. Visit downtownnashua.org.

• Dinner and beer: Join Revival Kitchen & Bar (11 Depot St., Concord) for a four-course beer dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., featuring items paired with beers from Lithermans Limited Brewery. The cost is $65 per person. Visit revivalkitchennh. com or call 715-5723 to make reservations.

• Brunch at the Tap House: New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett) is serving a special Sunday brunch on Sunday, Feb. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The brunch will include a “sweetheart” breakfast, plus a meat carving station with options like prime rib, an omelet station, crepes a la carte, a bloody mary and mimosa bar, a fresh fruit and cheese platter, shrimp cocktails, and a dessert “avalanche.” The cost is $24 for adults

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A new farm-to-fork food trailer has become a weekend staple at a local brewery, offering dishes like loaded french fries topped with grain-fed meats and beer-infused sauces.

Let’s Get Loaded, which officially launched on Feb. 1, is now parked every Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the grounds of Henniker Brewing Co., offering a unique concept co-owner Shawn Grissom describes as completing the “circle of beer.” Spent grains from the brewery are fed to pigs and cows at Bardo Farm in Croydon, the same farm its beef, pulled pork and bacon are sourced from to create its unique dishes. Several products from Henniker Brewing Co. are also used in the food preparation; all of the pulled pork is beer-braised with the brewery’s Henniker Kolsch, for example, while the sausages are made with the Hop Slinger IPA, and the gravy infused with the Working Man’s Porter.

“It gives us a good twist, because you can taste the flavors of the beers. They come through and infuse really well,” said Grissom, who co-owns the trailer with his wife Cassandra. “Some things like the gravy took three or four different beers to get the flavor just right.”

The Grissoms had owned a concession business for a number of years selling old-fashioned soda and Dragon’s Breath dessert at fairs in New Hampshire, Maine, their native Las Vegas and other areas of the Northeast and Southwest. With two young children, a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old, Grissom said, it had been growing harder to travel across the country, leading them to consider starting a food trailer. They even already had a friendly relationship with Bardo Farm, taking their kids to its Farm Fridays events to meet and feed the animals.

Then he learned that the brewery was looking to bring in a food trailer, and the concept was born.

“We wanted a menu that would go along

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with sitting at the bar or at the brewery, so that was where we went with the loaded fries,” he said. “It’s fun, it’s whimsical, and you can really go crazy with fries and put anything on top of them. But at the same time, it’s something that sits well when you’re sitting down, having a beer and just enjoying yourself.”

Loaded french fry options include slow-roasted barbecue pulled pork topped with coleslaw and jalapenos; the pork extravaganza, which has cheese curds, brown gravy, pulled pork, sausage and bacon chunks; bacon cheese fries; a classic poutine option with cheese curds and brown gravy; and the opa Greek fries, which have basil oil, mozzarella pearls, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes and a sweet balsamic glaze.

For sausages, there’s a traditional option with onions and peppers, plus a sausage Parmigiana with garlic marinara and provolone cheese, a pulled pork sausage with coleslaw and jalapenos, and a bánh mi sausage, with pickled vegetables, fresh cilantro, jalapenos and mayonnaise, inspired by the traditional Vietnamese bánh mi sandwich.

Regular french fries, onion rings and mozzarella sticks are also available for purchase, as well as a few sodas, bottled water and coconut water. Specials will be added to the menu soon too.

“We also want to work together with the brewery to do food pairings, and incorporate new menu items based on what they are doing,” Grissom said.

He said Let’s Get Loaded will likely be offering catering services on weekdays soon, and he would like to do business at local brewery festivals in the future.

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Dan DeCourcey of Merrimack is the owner and pitmaster of Up In Your Grill (493-3191, upinyourgrill.com), a year-round barbecue food truck he launched last summer after several years of participating and winning awards in local and regional barbecue competitions. The menu features several items that can be ordered individually or as combos, like pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef brisket, sausage, macaroni and cheese, cornbread and coleslaw. The truck appears regularly at several locations across Merrimack, including Vault Motor Storage (526 Daniel Webster Highway), Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. (31 Columbia Circle) and the Merrimack Premium Outlets (80 Premium Outlets Blvd.), and also provides catering to events like graduation parties, birthday parties and more. Up in Your Grill will next be at Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. on Friday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 9 p.m. Find the truck on Facebook @upinyourgrill for its most up to date schedule.

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The Fat Pig sandwich with sweet Thai chili-barbecue sauce. It was a 2 a.m. creation.

I was starving during a long overnight, cooking for a barbecue competition, and I built this monster sandwich with pulled pork, piled on slices of sausage fatty [ground sausage that’s rolled into a log shape, usually served sliced What would you have for your last meal?

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Guy Fieri. He seems like a genuinely nice guy who is passionate about food. I admire his What’s your favorite thing to cook at home? positive attitude and what he has done to help I love cooking steak, just classic cuts like so many small businesses in the food industry. N.Y. strip, rib-eye and filet mignon.

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• Backyard Brewery recognized: Manchester’s Backyard Brewery & Kitchen was recently ranked No. 13 out of the Top 15 Best New Brewers in the World, according to reviewers of RateBeer (ratebeer.com). Thousands of breweries around the world that collected their first ratings from RateBeer from late 2017 throughout the year 2018 qualified to make the list. Nearby, Goodfire Brewing Co. of Portland, Maine, also made the list at No. 8, while breweries from as far away as Luxembourg and the Czech Republic were recognized.

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I’m not a huge breakfast person; often I’m happy with just an energy bar or some peanut butter on toast. While I like eggs, I never want them first thing in the morning — so I started moving them to my lunch. So good! Whether I throw them on top of a salad or make

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I reached for things I seem to always have in my fridge: onions, peppers, cheese and eggs.

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Robert the Bruce, presumably named after the former “King of Scots,” stood out for me as one of the best new beers I’ve tried in a long time. Brewed with juniper and heather tips and coming in at 5.5-percent ABV, the flavor is malt and rich, but not heavy. This brew is incredibly approachable; goodness, I could drink a lot of this.

While Earth Eagle has made a name for itself with its gruits, that’s certainly not all it brings to the table. The New England Gangsta IPA is as good a New England-style IPA as you’ll find and the Nocturnal American Stout is a delicious stout, boasting big malty flavors of chocolate and coffee — it’s got a little umph to it at 7.6-percent ABV. Earth Eagle’s iteration of a Belgian tripel, Snare Trap, brewed with rye whiskey and soaked cherry wood, was off the charts.

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I didn’t walk into Earth Eagle Brewings in Portsmouth a few weeks ago with any intention of writing about it; this was strictly a pleasure trip with my wife. But that changed with my first sip of gruit.

First let me say that my experience at Earth Eagle served as a reminder that flights are awesome. Earth Eagle had 12 of its brews on tap when we arrived — by relying on flights, my wife and I tried every brew on the board. I didn’t love everything, nor should I have, but by sampling everything, you get to explore stuff you wouldn’t otherwise. If I’m being honest with myself and you, I probably wouldn’t have tried either of the gruits on tap had I not ordered flights.

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Gruits can essentially be any ale that relies on an “herbal mixture as a flavoring or bittering agent in place of hops,” according to AmericanCraftBeer.com. Gruits are brewed with botanical ingredients like ginger, juniper, heather, caraway seeds and whatever horehound is. Gruits, which are of German origin, are an extremely old style, dating back to ancient times — gruits started to go “out of style” in the 15th century. Simply put, this is beer before hops.

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I believe this is the first all-covers album from the typically avant-garde Norwegian jazz supergroup, which has been around since 2001.

This comprises a set of interpretations of tunes by Guiffre’ several artists, including French composers Olivier Messiaen and Edgard Varèse, and of course Brian Wilson, which you might have guessed if you’d looked at the title. We can start by saying that this isn’t easy-listening café stuff; it’s bonky, borderline dissonant at times, but always engaging. The band has a knack for producing bizarre wobbling movements, which we hear in the title track and on the rerub of Steve Lacy’s slow and hypnotizing “Art,” which, on the original 1987 version, had Herman Melville text serving as its lyrical font. As always, the record has a beyond-academic intricacy, resourcefulness and even playfulness to it; Fredrik Ljungkvist’s sax darts in and out of Carla Bley’s “Walking Woman” in whack-a-mole fashion. A+ — Eric W. Saeger Quiet Riot, One Night In Milan (Frontiers Music s.r.l.)

For our next exhibit, we have the skeletal remains of this once-mighty L.A. band, whose hits were mostly written by the Scottish band Slade, playing a show in Italy. The song “Bang Your Head” was theirs. That should pretty much cover any questions you might have; their older stuff pops up here and there for montages in Melissa McCarthy movies or whatever, so now you know. Last time I ran into any of these guys – well, I haven’t run into these particular guys, just Carlos Cavazo, the guitarist from their salad days, who had a massive toothache in 2004 or whenever it was, and he wasn’t very talkative. Save for drummer Frankie Banali, the lineup is completely bereft of original members, although bassist Chuck Wright, who’s been involved in the band since their big-shot period, is aboard. The singer is James Durbin, who was on American Idol during the 10th season, and his delivery of the crowd-jacking tag-line “I wanna hear you sing it!” is overdone, coming seemingly every few seconds, even if a few people did sing along. B- — Eric W. Saeger

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• Dum de dum, look at this new release list for Feb. 15, Avril Lavigne, blah blah blah. I’m all out of Avril Lavigne jokes, probably country-fied soccer-mom nonsense and she’ll be on the Today Show, bet you anything … wait, you know something, my thousands of faithful readers, I don’t know who Hayes Carll is, so by cracky I’m going to put on my journalist cabbie cap and go find out! Wiki-whatsis says he’s influenced by Townes van Zant, and it makes him basically hate himself. Meh, he sort of looks like Tom Savini on From Dusk Til Dawn.

What It Is, his sixth album, will include a song called “None’Ya,” which sounds like nice smooth Americana during the first part, then more like a bluegrass ballad. It’s likeable enough. And that’s that for that; if you like fun times on Twitter, next year, ask me who this person is in a tweet and I’ll tweet back a pic of Amy Poehler shrugging her shoulders in response.

• Not that anyone on this planet under the age of 35 cares about blues-rock anymore, but we do indeed have an album arriving into Ye Olde Record Store from Tedeschi Trucks Band called Signs! This married couple took the easily taken blues-rock world by storm a few years back, but will we hear marked, undeniably evolved accoutrements and BB King-redolent panoplies as they forge a brand new trail to a shining blues-rock nirvana? Let’s go find out! Ah, here we go, a single called “Hard Case,” that we can listen to, while we adjust our fedoras and order frosty, frothing lagers at the slime-covered bar! Hm, it sounds like a cross between Bonnie Raitt and — I dunno, 1960s-era Traffic. Did they really intend to put this on the album? Someone email their dog.

• We interrupt this multiple award-winning column for a breaking news report: Turns out Avril Lavigne’s new single is not Shania Twain-flavored microwaved mac and cheese, but a ripoff of a depressing Mumford’s song, done diva-style. We now return you to our regularly scheduled artistic apocalypse.

• Lastly, did you know that the Ephyra, the new LP from Woman’s Hour, will be their last? No? Did you know of this band to begin with?

Gosh, you do know that there are things called women, and hours, right? I guess they are — I mean were — a Goldfrapp-style sexytime techno act, at least going by the breathy single “Don’t Speak.” It would work as something to put on the overhead speakers at Forever 21, which you could enjoy while deciding if that green leopard-pattern jacket will attract potential mates.

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Alex Dehgan may have been the first American to go bird-watching with the Taliban. Maybe because of his work, he won’t be the last.

A conservationist and scientist based in Washington, D.C., Dehgan worked in Afghanistan for two years to help establish the country’s first national park, an enormous challenge given the country’s ever-present strife.

America has had national parks since Yellowstone opened in 1872; Afghanistan got its first national park in 2009.

But it’s remarkable that Afghanistan has one at all, as Dehgan explains in The Snow Leopard Project, his often harrowing account of conservation efforts in longtime war zones.

Part of the problem may be the unexploded land mines that still dot the country, a number estimated to be between 10 and 30 million, according to Dehgan. Then there’s the ongoing occupation and continued acts of terror, and the question of whether it’s ethical to spend precious resources — both domestic and international — to save decimated flora and fauna while much of the human population endures substandard, expensive housing, and dubious infrastructure and security.

In short, is it moral for foreigners to fret about the plight of snow leopards when the Afghan people have equally pressing needs? And is it right to put people in harm’s way for the purpose of counting wildlife and other tasks of conservation?

When Dehgan first entered Afghanistan, he and his colleagues were unsure whether the citizens of Afghanistan would get behind their work. But his encounter with a member of the Taliban, while counting wetland birds, appeared to show that there are no differences that can’t be resolved with a couple of tufted ducks in a swamp and a good pair of shared binoculars.

The incident, which Dehgan recounts in the book’s opening, of course, could have ended badly for Dehgan, in which case there wouldn’t be this book. And to his credit, Dehgan doesn’t romanticize Afghanistan or the challenges that conservationists face in hostile places, and the questions posed by their work. (Not the least of which is, how, exactly, do people obtain jobs for which they are paid to study lemurs in Madagascar or to research flying squirrels in Pakistan?

And how can we land one?)

First, a biology lesson: What is a snow leopard, and will I ever need to strangle one

with my bare hands like that Colorado runner did to a mountain lion recently? Answer: Snow leopards don’t live in the White Mountains or Presidentials; they prowl high elevations in northern and central Asia and are solitary cats that rarely, if ever, approach humans. They’re also endangered, and like the wild Marco Polo sheep, are diminishing in Afghanistan, killed by hunters and “bored militias looking to use their AK47s.”

Most Americans picture Afghanistan in shades of brown, dry and dusty, but the country also has thick forests, enormous blue lakes, the Amu Darya River and wetlands. “Take these fragile habitats and their denizens, add a quarter century of conflict, and stir furiously; the result is a serious disruption of the ecosystem,” Dehgan writes.

Dehgan’s writing is not always so engaging; at times he descends into bureaucrat-ese, and the opening, in particular, reads somewhat like a State Department briefing. But stay with him — readability improves as the words accumulate, and Dehgan’s experiences are simply remarkable, to include how he once escaped detention by convincing a border guard that the word “cancelled” meant “approved” in English, and once saw, on a video recorded on a phone, a plane full of endangered falcons strapped into seats with hoods on their heads, being smuggled into Afghanistan.

With a smattering of gorgeous color photos, The Snow Leopard Project will upend what you think you know about Afghanistan and give you a far better grasp of what’s going on there than a year of BBC reports. Dehgan, who has also spent time in Iraq, wrote that in Iraq, he always knew when he wasn’t safe, whereas, “in Afghanistan, I never knew if I was safe or not.” And in fact, some of his associates did not live to see this book published.

The United States is currently in talks with the Taliban, and President Donald Trump plans to pull American troops out of Afghanistan. How that will affect the snow leopards, Asiatic cheetahs and Afghanistan’s people is unclear, although history is not optimistic. As Dehgan notes, Alexander the Great deemed the country “easy to march into, hard to march out of,” and he died in 323 B.C. Thanks to the efforts of Dehgan and others, Afghanistan now has a national park, Band-e-Amir, but think carefully before booking a pleasure trip. B — Jennifer Graham

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Book Report

•​ Meet the poets: The Poetry Society of New Hampshire presents husband and wife poets Maggie Dietz and Todd Hearon at its monthly showcase at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m.

Hearon is the author of several poetry collections, including Strange Land (2018), which received the Crab Orchard Poetry Series in Poetry Open Competition Award, and No Other Gods (2015), which was a finalist for the Lexi Rudnitsky/Editor’s Choice Award, the May Swenson Poetry Award and the Vassar Miller Poetry Prize. Dietz served as assistant poetry editor for Slate and director of the Favorite Poem Project and co-edited numerous anthologies. Her debut collection of poems, Perennial Fall (2006), won a Jane Kenyon Award and a Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award. An open mike will follow the poetry reading. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St., Manchester) welcomes poet Hannah Dow on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., presenting her debut poetry collection, Rosarium. The poems in Rosarium are interrogations that engage the mysteries of faith as a catalyst for meditations on the contradiction of the human body and spirit. Dow is originally from Manchester but currently lives in southern California. Her poems have recently appeared or are forthcoming in a number of publications, including Pleiades, the Rumpus, North American Review, the Cincinnati Review and others. Call 836-6600 or visit bookerymht.com.

•​ Quirky killer: Tim Dorsey returns to Toadstool Bookshop (614 Nashua St., Milford) on Monday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m., to present No Sunscreen for the Dead, the newest book featuring his most popular character, a zany Floridian serial killer named Serge A. Storms.

Serge and his permanently stoned sidekick Coleman enact justice on sleazy salespeople who take advantage of the elderly residents at a retirement community. Call 673-1734 or visit toadbooks. com. — Angie Sykeny Books Author Events • TIM DORSEY Author presents No Sunscreen for the Dead. Mon., Feb. 18, 6 p.m. Toadstool Bookshop, 614 Nashua St., Milford.

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• LINDA POWERS Author presents Parenting Across the Life Span. Thurs., Feb. 21, 6 p.m.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. , Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com.

• PAM HOUSTON Author presents Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country. Tues., Feb. 26, 6 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. , Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com.

• CAROL LEONARD Author presents Bad Beaver Tales: Love and Life in Downeast Maine.

Thurs., Feb. 28, 6 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. , Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com.

• KATY BUTLER Author presents The Art of Dying Well. Wed.,

the New Hampshire Writers’ Project give verbal feedback and secretly record a score for each piece, awarding first, second and third place. The winner of the Derry contest goes on to compete in the state finals in Manchester.

Wed., Feb. 27, 6 to 9 p.m. Deja Vu Furniture and More, 113 Hillside Ave., Londonderry. Free.

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Poetry events • MACGREGOR POETRY CONTEST Looking for poets to compete in its second annual MacGregor Poetry Contest. All poems will be judged anonymously by Derry Poet Laureate Robert Crawford and staff members of the library. The first-place winner will receive $250 in cash. Poets can submit up to two poems, no more than two pages each. There are no restrictions on form or subject matter. Submissions can be emailed to macgregorpoetrycontest@derrypl.org, mailed to the library (address to “Derry Public Library Poetry Contest”) or dropped off at the library. Do not include anything in your poem that indicates your identity. Winners will be contacted by phone or email. Submissions will be accepted now through March 15, with contest results announced in April. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Call 432-6140 or visit derrypl.org.

• HANNAH DOW Poet presents debut poetry collection, Rosarium. Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. The Bookery, 844 Elm St., Manchester. Visit bookerymht.com or call 836-6600.

• MAGGIE DIETZ AND TODD HEARON Poets present. Wed., Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

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• BOOKS ‘N’ PUZZLES SALE Items 50 cents each. Sat., Feb. Writers groups 23, 8 a.m. to noon. First Church • WRITERS HANGOUT Bring Congregational, 63 S. Main St. , your work to share and meet other Rochester. Call 332-1121. writers who can lend their support and help you improve your craft.

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POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (PG)

Emmett and friends must once again battle forces that wish to destroy them in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.

In the years since the events of the first movie and the defeat of Lord Business (voice of Will Ferrell), Bricksburg has seen much destruction, initially meted out by the babyvoiced Duplo figures from the Systar System (realm of that dreaded destroying force, the younger sister). (To which Lord Business bravely responds by saying something like “great, you guys are playing together, I’m going golfing,” and splits.) Now, the city is an apocalyptic wasteland that is cooler and more mature, so explains Wyldstyle/Lucy (voice of Elizabeth Banks), who enjoys gazing out on this gritty, heck-ish landscape and brooding. Emmet Brickowski (voice of Chris Pratt) thinks her brooding is cool but he’s still happily getting coffee and singing about how everything is awesome and doesn’t understand why she’s so insistent on being more dark and grown-up.

When the latest barrage from the Systar System shows up, the remaining heroes head out to fight. There’s Lucy, Batman (voice of Will Arnett), Unikitty (voice of Alison Brie), astronaut Benny (voice of Charlie Day) and the pirate Metal Beard (voice of Nick Offerman). But they can’t defeat General Mayhem (voice of Stephanie Beatriz), who takes them to the Systar System to participate in the matrimonial ceremony of Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi (voice of Tiffany Haddish). The glitter-filled Systar System exists in what one might call an “upstairs bedroom” section of the galaxy. When the gang arrives, Queen Watevra explains in song that she is totally not evil (in “Not Evil,” a song that calls to mind the “Poor Unfortunate Souls”-type Disney villain songs). She says she’ll give them anything they want — the spaceship of his dreams for Benny, infinite glitter for Unikitty — if they participate in the wedding.

Emmett doesn’t know about the queen, but he does feel his friends are in great danger and so he sets off in search of the Systar System.

Knocked off course, Emmett is saved by Rex Dangervest, a cool guy whose chiseled fea-

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

tures appeared from under his baby fat and who can train dinosaurs. Any guesses who voices him?

There is a horrible danger facing all in this universe. I don’t want to spoil too much other than to say that it is called “ourmomageddon” and it is what happens when you mess up the one more chance I am giving you two to share already, I mean it this time.

Where do we start? The music? I’m not sure what else will be hitting screens in 2019 but there are at least two solid “best original song” contenders here. That doesn’t even include the song that plays over the credits, which itself is a top-notch segment of visual artistry and fun.

As with those credits, the movie itself accomplishes what the best of the Lego animated movies have done which is to not only render this world in Lego but use the shape and features of the Legos as part of the movie’s humor. In addition to this visual playfulness, the movie has a rich and layered joke structure. It is laughs-dense. In one scene, we get jokes for all ages in the audience — silliness for the littles, more nuanced humor for the bigs.

But the movie goes deeper than that. There is a nice bit of examination of what it means to be yourself, how to deal with change and the relationship between siblings (and how

that changes as siblings grow up). There were elements of Inside Out in this movie, of genuine heart and emotional examination mixed in with the chirpy Duplo stars and the Lego spaceships. A Rated PG for mild action and rude humor, according to the MPAA. Directed by Mark Mitchell with a screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is an hour and 46 minutes long and distributed by Warner Bros.

What Men Want (R)

Taraji P. Henson can hear the inner thoughts of men in What Men Want, a remake of the 2000 Mel Gibson movie What Women Want.

Ali Davis (Henson), so named by her sports-loving boxer dad Skip Davis (Richard Roundtree), is a sports agent on the verge of making partner at her firm — or so she thinks. But on the day the big announcement is made, the partnership goes to a man junior to her. Her boss tells her that she’s good in her lane, which we’re left to believe is the female athletes whose paydays aren’t as big, but partner may be beyond her. To try to compete, Ali seeks to sign Jamal Barry (Shane Paul McGhie), a promising rising basketball star with a difficult father, Joe (Tracy Morgan).

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Frustrated about how to break through with Jamal and fighting off the competition of other agents at her firm, such as Kevin (Max Greenfield), Ali takes a break to go to a buddy’s bachelorette party. There she meets a fortune teller (Erykah Badu) who gives her a strange tea and seems to grant her a gift to help her deal with men. After a night of dancing (and a minor head injury), Ali wakes up and finds that she can hear the thoughts of all the men she passes — but only the men, not women.

At first this freaks her out — her and her assistant, Brandon (Josh Brener), the only other person who knows about her strange power.

But then she realizes it can give her an advantage in going after Jamal and dealing with Joe. It also gives her some insight into Will (Aldis Hodge), a man she starts spending time with.

There is a very 1990s-rom-com complication created in Ali’s growing relationship with Will that feels like a “take three accessories off” candidate in this movie that is overdressed with “wacky” elements but underdone when it comes to the central idea of the difference between what women think men are thinking and what men are actually thinking. There are moments when this movie seems to reach for real insight — the men with cool exteriors geeking out on the inside about meeting their sports heroes or the man exuding confidence whose interior monologue is a list of things he hates about himself. But these moments are not as frequent as you’d want them to be and the movie seems to pull back from any serious commentary about men and women, particularly men and women in the workplace. The movie leans too heavily on Henson and how much fun she is to watch. And she is! But the movie needs to give her more to do than just react with facial expressions to hearing a guy’s internal doofiness.

What Men Want has promise but it too often takes the easy, silly way out when its comedy could have been smarter and funnier. C Rated R for language and sexual content throughout and some drug material, according to the MPAA. Directed by Adam Shankman with a screenplay by Tina Gordon Chism and Peter Huyck and Alex Gregory, What Men Want is an hour and 57 minutes long and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

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WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Green Book (PG-13, 2018) Thurs., Feb. 14, through Thurs., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., plus Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m.

• The Upside (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Feb. 14, through Thurs., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., plus Sun., Feb. 17, 2 and 4:30 p.m.

• Gunfight in the O.K. Corral (1957) Sat., Feb. 16, 4:30 p.m.

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13, 2018) Tues., Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com • Gundam NT Tues., Feb. 19, 7 p.m. (Hooksett only) • My Fair Lady (1964) Wed., Feb. 20, 7 p.m.

• The Wedding Singer (PG-13, 1998) Thurs., Feb. 21, 8 p.m.

(Merrimack only) NEW HAMPSHIRE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 31 College Drive, Sweeney Auditorium, Concord, 271-6484, ext.

4115, nhti.edu • Trouble in Paradise (NR, 1932) Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m.

CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • The Tragedy of King Richard The Second (National Theatre Live) Tues., Feb. 26, 6 p.m.

MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 6246560, manchester.lib.nh.us • The Sister’s Brother (R, 2018) Sat., Feb. 16, noon (Main) • Overboard (PG-13, 2018) Wed., Feb. 20, 1 p.m. (Main) • Scooby Doo and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019) Thurs., Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m. (West) PETERBOROUGH COMMUNITY THEATRE 6 School St., Peterborough, pctmovies.com • Mary Poppins Returns (PG, 2018) Thurs., Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

• Stan & Ollie (PG, 2018) Fri., Feb. 15, 7 p.m.; Sat., Feb. 16, Sun., Feb. 17, and Wed., Feb. 20, 2:30 and 7 p.m.; and Thurs., Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

• Gasland (2010) Mon., Feb. 25, 7 p.m.

THE MUSIC HALL Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth; Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org • Oscar Nominated Shorts (NR, 2018) Thurs., Feb. 14, 7 p.m.

(Loft) • At Eternity’s Gate (PG-13, 2018) Thurs., Feb. 14, 7 p.m. (Theater)

• Ben is Back (R, 2018) Fri., Feb. 15, Sat., Feb. 16, and Tues., Feb. 19, through Thurs., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (Theater) • Miller’s Crossing (R, 1990) Tues., Feb. 19. 7 p.m. (Loft) • Border (R, 2018) Wed., Feb. 20, through Fri., Feb. 22, 7 p.m.

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• Mirai (PG, 2018) Mon., Feb. 28, 7 p.m.

• My Fair Lady (1964) Sun., Feb. 17, 1 p.m., and Wed., Feb. 20, 3 and 7 p.m.

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• If Beale Street Could Talk (R, 2018) Thurs., Feb. 14, 2:05 and 5:30 p.m.

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• Totally: Mullets, shoulder pads and big hair are back in vogue for one night as Jessie’s Girl reboots the MTV era with “Walk Like an Egyptian,” “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” and other hits. The NYC-based tribute act is fronted by singer Jenna O’Gara, and band members have toured with artists like Taylor Dayne, MC Hammer and Debbie Gibson. Go Thursday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Tickets $33-$39 at palacetheatre.org.

• Soulfully: Blues powerhouse Gracie Curran & the Hi Falutin’ Band are in the midst of a tour with four dates in New England, their old home region. Now based down South, they’re on the move constantly, doing a Florida-to-St. Thomas blues cruise in early February and a set at Buddy Guy’s Legends Club in Chicago this spring. Their sultry new song “Come Undone” is a winner. Friday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem St., Laconia. Tickets $20 at pitmansfreightroom.com.

• Nostalgically: Enjoy Prohibition-era cocktails as Piano Phil DeVille tickles the ivories at a speakeasy-themed bar – the books, antiques and rarities store in front is a ruse for the coppers. A veteran performer whose resume includes Bo Diddley and Freddy Fender, DeVille is inspired by legends like James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Willie “The Lion” Smith. He performs every Thursday at 6 p.m. and every Friday at Saturday at 9 p.m. CodeX B.A.R., 1 Elm St., Nashua. More at codexbar.com.

• Verbally: Winter weather in January postponed Rap Night feature sets from Bugout and Philly G & Baylen. A rescheduled event adds Boston MC Subtex (DEFCON, Grey Sky Appeal). The weekly hip-hop night is a blend of open-mike freestyle rappers, DJ sets and showcases. Bugout just released a four-track EP, One for the Money, on his BandCamp page. Sunday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester. More at facebook.com/RapNightManchester.

Breakout hit fuels rock band’s success

By Michael Witthaus

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Despite its roiling intensity, nuance is very important in heavy metal. Atlanta-bred, L.A.-based Tetrarch began as a product of its influences. They were, in a word, “thrashy,” guitarist Diamond Rowe said recently. “My favorite band is Metallica, I like Megadeth, Testament, Lamb of God,” “It showed in a lot of our early EPs.” For their first full-length record, they took a new approach, ditching indulgent riff-outs for a more vocal-centered sound that balanced heaviness with groove and melody.

“We served the song this time; we didn’t serve an instrument,” Rowe said, adding that this time they took cues from bands like Korn and Slipknot. “Big, hard rock and heavy metal, but really good, catchy songs that cross over.”

The nu-metalcore pivot paid off. “Freak,” the title cut from the new album, is in rotation at Sirius XM stations Octane and Liquid Metal, and they’re booked for the inaugural Epicenter Festival in May, which stars Foo Fighters, Tool, Korn, Rob Zombie and Judas Priest, among others.

Tetrarch is now in the midst of its first headlining tour in the Northeast, stopping at Bungalow Bar & Grill in Manchester on Feb. 15.

“We feel really accomplished,” Rowe said.

“Every goal we’ve had for this album we’ve hit. Festivals was the last big one, and we’ve got offers for others that I can’t announce yet.”

Though rising quickly in a short time, this is not a new band. Rowe and Josh Fore — singer, guitarist and main songwriter — were middle school pals; with bass player Ryan Lerner and a now-departed drummer, they formed Tetrarch in 2007. In 2015, they moved west, where they found Venezuelan drummer Ruben Limas.

Relocating had more to do with convenience than ambition.

“A lot of people think you move here and get discovered; that wasn’t it for us,” Rowe said.

“Every time we have any kind of meeting, it needs to be in L.A. We don’t have to fly in, we’re just there. We live in North Hollywood and we’re always 20 minutes from where we need to be. It’s really helped us [with] building and growing relationships we already had.”

Rowe is a woman, and a woman of color, in a male-dominated genre, but she doesn’t dwell on it.

“I always loved stuff that was out of my demographic, like motocross — I wanted to ride SuperCross so bad,” she said. “I like fast cars, weird stuff. When I got into guitar, I didn’t think about being different, I’d just go out and play. My parents said, ‘You know this is really cool — you don’t see anyone like you doing this,’ and I was like, whatever.”

It wasn’t until she got a bit older that Rowe realized her story is unique.

“It’s kind of cool to kind of be leading the charge in that sense, but I also kind of like the challenge too,” she said. “Before we had a crew, I set up myself. I’m so proud of that.

People see me get up on stage and they go, ‘Oh great; this isn’t gonna be good.’ It’s really cool for me to know that in 10 minutes, you’ll be alright, you know?”

The success of “Freak” surprised the band.

“It was actually the last song to come together on the record,” Rowe said. “It was like a year before we said let’s try and take this to radio.

We know nothing about it, we don’t have a label team behind us, nothing like that, but let’s see if we can do this [and] that’s when the song really picked up. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. We knew it was a good song, [but] we didn’t really know to what extent. Stations test it before they put it on, and every one had positive results – 90, 95 percent at every one.”

Despite unpredictable winter weather, the band is excited about its first foray into New England.

“We toured about 90 percent of the country, and this time we’re going to places we haven’t ever been,” Rowe said. “The only [state] left now is North Dakota.”

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A 19-year-old man from Nice, France, has received a four-month (suspended) sentence for a clever plot he hatched in September. The man, known only as Adel, removed a PlayStation 4 from a supermarket shelf on Sept. 17 and took it to the produce aisle, where he weighed it and printed out a price sticker for fruit. Then he used the self-checkout line to pay and left the store with a $389 piece of electronics for about $10. Adel sold the PlayStation for $114 to buy a train ticket. The next day, he tried the same scheme, but police caught him in the act.

He will only have to serve his sentence if he re-offends, reported Kotaku.com.

2, Maddie heard strange noises coming from her closet. She put her hand on the door and said, “Who’s in there?” “My name’s Drew,” answered the intruder, according to WFMY TV. Maddie continued talking with him, and when she opened the door, Drew was sitting on the floor of the closet, dressed in her clothing.

He also had a bag full of her clothes, shoes and socks. Andrew Clyde Swofford, 30, begged her not to call police, and she chatted with him for another 10 minutes, “everything about his life and basically how he got in my closet,” she said. Swofford left when Maddie’s boyfriend arrived, and police caught up with him at a nearby gas station, where he was arrested for misdemeanor breaking and entering. Maddie told reporters she thinks Swofford has been in her apartment before: “We always joke that there’s a ghost in here because I’ve been missing clothes since I’ve been living here.” She signed a lease for a new apartment a few days later.

• Sharisha Morrison of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and her neighbors have been the recipients since Jan. 1 of an odd gift: plastic grocery bags with slices of bread and bologna inside, delivered by an unknown man. At first, Morrison told KOB TV, she thought the food deliveries were acts of kindness, until she opened the bag and smelled the contents.

“It smelled like urine,” she said. Morrison said she can watch the man on her surveillance camera. “He’ll just walk up and drop it on the little doorknob and walk away,” she said. “I just want it to stop.” Police have told her they can’t do anything unless they catch him in the act.

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