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GRANITE VIEWS ROBIN MILNES

Paid family leave

In today’s political climate it is unusual to find agreement on much of anything, but there does seem to be a common desire to offer paid family leave as an employee benefit in New Hampshire. What is the best way to accomplish this, and who should pay for it?

Currently there are two competing proposals moving forward in New Hampshire. One, a government-driven mandatory plan, has passed the House and Senate. SB1 (Granite Caregiving Act of 2019) is headed to Gov. Sununu’s office, where he has promised a veto, calling the bill an income tax. The other is being developed directly by Gov. Sununu in conjunction with Vermont Gov. Scott (Bi-State Family Leave Plan). It is a voluntary plan with the risk assumed by insurance companies, although likely more expensive due to adverse selection.

Should paid family leave be an entitlement benefit managed and mandated by the government, or should it be a voluntary benefit? SB1 calls for a .5-percent charge to be collected by the employer on all employee wages. It is up to the employer to decide how it wants to pay the charge (employer, employee, or shared). The Commissioner of the Department of Employment Security is given the authority to increase the rate, decrease the benefit, or a combination thereof in order to maintain solvency of the fund. Employees may receive up to 12 weeks of paid leave at 60 percent of their wages. The governor’s plan would enroll all state employees at no cost to the employee, with others enrolling subject to market rates. His plan provides paid leave for up to six weeks at 60 percent of wages. So far, seven insurers have expressed interest in providing coverage.

Looking at the details of SB1, it is hard to characterize the mandatory charge as anything other than a tax, similar to Social Security and Medicare. The governor’s plan will need work and buy-in from the unions, legislature and others. Might it be time for the legislature and the governor to recapture the long-lost art of compromise?

Meanwhile, with only six other states and D.C. currently offering a plan, New Hampshire is not so far behind in the game. Given our low unemployment rate, employers who want to hire today are already working to offer better benefits to recruit talent without being mandated to do so. More generous sick leave, flex time and short/long-term disability are all benefits that help address this issue. It’s worth taking the time to review all options before rushing through a piece of legislation that may or may not be right for New Hampshire.

Robin Milnes is a small business owner and advocate with more than 30 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, property management, sales, leasing, budgeting, fiscal oversight, human resources and administration. She is Executive Vice President at INEX Capital & Growth Advisors and can be reached at rmilnes@inex.com.

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ON THE COVER 12 THE BUZZ ON BEES Bees are a big deal when it comes to helping with food production. Find out why they’re vital, how they’re doing in New Hampshire and how you can help support the bee population, from planting wildflowers to becoming a beekeeper.

ALSO ON THE COVER, two new restaurants are coming soon; one features Southern eats and craft beer in Concord (p. 32) and one will offer Spanish tapas and cocktails in Nashua (p. 34). For book lovers, the first ever Exeter LitFest will highlight the town’s literary history — including a keynote speech from bestselling author Dan Brown — this weekend (p. 42), and Derry AuthorFest returns (p. 43). And if you’re looking for something for the kids to do during April vacation, there are all kinds of camps to choose from (p. 24).

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INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 A look at plastic straw legislation; PLUS News in Brief.

8 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 18 THE ARTS: 20 ART Bra art.

22 THEATER Curtain Call; listings for events around town.

22 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town.

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

27 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

28 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

29 CAR TALK Automotive advice.

CAREERS: 30 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a...

FOOD: 32 GEORGIA’S NORTHSIDE Tostaos Tapas Bar; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables.

POP CULTURE: 40 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz does not believe she really saw an elephant fly at Dumbo but does believe in the awesomeness of Gloria Bell.

NITE: 48 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Paul Reiser; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

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

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

ODDS & ENDS: 56 CROSSWORD 57 SIGNS OF LIFE 57 SUDOKU 58 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 58 THIS MODERN WORLD

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Lifting pot prohibitions

In a 14-6 vote, the New Hampshire House Ways and Means Committee recommended passage of a bill that would legalize marijuana and regulate cannabis use for adults as part of HB481, according to a press release from the Marijuana Policy Project, a group that advocates for marijuana policy reforms. The bill allows adults who are 21 or older to possess or give away up to one ounce of cannabis, 5 grams of concentrated cannabis, and infused products with 500 milligrams of THC outside of the home. The bill would also allow adults to “securely” cultivate up to six plants, three of which could be mature (with a household limit of a dozen), and to possess cannabis produced by plants at home. However, smoking pot in public is punishable by a civil fine of up to $100. Drivers can’t consume pot while driving.

Marijuana can’t be grown where it is visible from an adjoining or public property. The full House must approve the bill with revisions before April 4, the crossover deadline for it to be considered by the Senate.

85 years of cheers

The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is celebrating its 85th anniversary with a year-long campaign, “85 Years of Cheers,” according to the commission’s website. In an online giveaway, NHLC will randomly award two customers with 85 percent off their purchases of $1,000 and 83 customers with 85 percent off their purchases of $250 (see 85thAnniversary.com).

NHLC has generated $3.6 billion for the New Hampshire general fund through its liquor sales, according to the commission’s website. In FY2018, NHLC set a record $707.7 million in total sales and $155.7 million in net profits, according to the Commission.

Drug-exposed infants

In 2018, 466 New Hampshire children were born drug exposed and five drug-exposed children died, according to a briefing released by New Hampshire Office of the Child Advocate. The office plans on releasing a broader, systemwide review of how the Division of Children, Youth and Families responds to infants who are born exposed to illegal drugs and Medicaid requirement A day after federal lawsuits raised the resources available. The sysdoubts about the Medicaid work temwide review is expected to be requirement, the New Hampshire completed around July 1.

Senate voted 14-10 to change the state’s new work requirement, the Death penalty Concord Monitor reported. Currently, The New Hampshire Senate Judi50,000 low-income residents receiv- ciary Committee is considering ing Medicaid must fulfill 100 hours House Bill 455, which would repeal per month of work or community state’s death penalty, according to volunteerism, according to the Mon- the NH Senate website which lists itor’s March 28 story. Failure to meet the bill’s status as still in committhat requirement can lead to terminat- tee. The House last month passed the ed health insurance coverage though bill, which sent it to the Senate. Gov. are a number of exemptions. Senate Chris Sununu has publicly stated he Bill 290 expands who is exempt and would veto the bill if it were passed adds self-employment to those who by the Senate. Testifying before the qualify, the Monitor reported.

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week, Laura Briggs, wife of slain Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs, urged the Committee to vote against the bill, according to multiple media reports.

CONCORD

The New Hampshire Department of Transportation announced that starting on Monday, April 1, road construction would resume on Route 106 in Loudon.

Hooksett This phase of road work includes widening a 3.5mile section of the highway just north of the New Goffstown Hampshire Motor Speedway’s south entrance.

Water rates in Merrimack MANCHESTER will rise after residents overwhelmingly voted to have the Merrimack Village District spend more than $7.7Bedford million to design and construct BAE Systems in Nashua a water treatment system Derry Merrimack announced it contribto reduceAmherst perfluorooctanouted $1.1 billion to the ic acid and polyfluoroalkyl state’s economy last Londonderry substances, a group of comMilford year and boosted the pounds resistant to heat, state’s employment water and oil, according to figures by hiring 1,100 the town’s website. people in New HampNASHUA shire, according to the Associated Press.

Fair chance hiring

The amended New Hampshire Senate bill SB100 was passed last week by the Senate, according Senate voting records. The bill would prohibit employers from discriminating against people with criminal records. It now moves on to the House. Senate Bill 100 states that a potential employer is prohibited from asking about a criminal record on a job application, unless screening for a criminal record is a necessary requirement for the job.

Inquiring about a criminal record can be made once the applicant has reached the interview stage. Potential employers are prohibited from conducting a criminal background check prior to the interview, according to the bill’s language.

to the Senate and, if passed, to Gov. Chris Sununu, who has said he supHouse Bill 480, passed the House ports regulated sports betting, the by a vote of 269-82 last week, would release said. give the New Hampshire Lottery Commission the authority to oversee Tech jobs increase Technology-related jobs in New sports gambling in the state, according to a press release from Sen. Lou Hampshire increased by 2,800 in D’Allesandro. The bill now heads 2018, a 4.2-percent increase over

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The last straw

State legislature debating bill to restrict plastic straws

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More than a year ago, the owners of Cotton restaurant in Manchester quietly eliminated the use of plastic straws, substituting them with plant-based, biodegradable straws.

“We didn’t advertise it. We switched over because we wanted to be environmentally friendly,’’ said Cotton co-owner Peaches Paige.

“Most people didn’t even notice.’’

Cotton is one of several local restaurants, including 900 Degrees Neopolitan Pizzeria in Manchester, that has already switched to biodegradable straws. A bill that is working its way through the state legislature is putting the pressure on all local eateries to do the same.

An amended version of House Bill 558, drafted by state Rep. Judith Spang (D-Durham), restricts the use of plastic straws by requiring food service businesses to provide plastic straws only if a customer explicitly asks for one. The House passed the bill by a 50-vote margin, 196-146.

Behind the bill

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Plastic straws have become the nemesis of environmental groups that say the straws pollute the environment and add millions of pounds to the plastic that is already in landfills or discarded on roadways and waterways each year.

“Some people say straws are no big deal, but plastic straws are so small they slip through the recycling machine and go out with the waste,” Spang said.

Many eateries have voluntarily joined the effort to reduce plastic waste, according to Mike Somers, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association.

“A lot of restaurants have already adopted an internal Skip the Straw policy or they have begun to provide a straw only upon request,” he said.

At 900 Degrees, for example, the servers will provide a straw if the patron requests one, but the straws are paper.

While supporting the idea behind the bill, the Association has “some concerns” about it because it mandates adherence instead of allowing restaurants to voluntarily comply.

“A server should be able to automatically provide a straw to a child or handicapped customer without embarrassing them by asking if they need one,’’ Somers said.

Somers added that it is “not clear” what fast food restaurants should do.

“What happens when you go through the Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru?” he asked.

Spang said fast-food drive-thru windows are included in the bill.

“When you drive up to the drive-thru for your coffee or soda, you can ask for a straw, but the hope is it won’t be a plastic straw,” she said.

Straw options

Food service providers have the option of providing non-plastic straws made out of materials like paper, pasta, sugar cane, wood or bamboo.

Paige said she tried several different biodegradable straws at her restaurant, and some worked better than others.

“We had to try different types because some fell apart in [alcoholic] drinks, and Coca-Cola just destroys everything,’’ she said.

She said they finally settled on a straw that “sort of’’ feels like plastic but is biodegradable.

Nicole Queena, owner of Cremeland Drive In in Manchester, said she is still using plastic straws because as a small business owner she needs to use up her existing stock of plastic straws first. She is aware of Spang’s bill but worries about the cost of paper straws versus plastic.

“I understand the environmental stuff and I’m not opposed to customers requesting a straw, but I have used paper straws and they fell apart,’’ she said.

For now, she is taking a “wait and see’’ approach to Spang’s bill. Meanwhile, “I’m going to put out feelers about what else is available.’’

In an interview with CNBC news, Adam Merran, CEO of the New York-based PacknWood, a food services products company, estimated the cost of a plastic straw is about a half cent while a paper straw costs about 2½ cents.

There are other options besides paper straws, such as the customer buying a reusable metal straw or going strawless. But Queena said customers expect a straw with a to-go cup.

Tougher than California

House Republican Leader Dick Hinch, who voted against the bill, noted that New Hampshire’s bill is more stringent than California’s ban.

“If this bill becomes law, and you’re driving away from receiving your drive-thru milkshake or iced coffee realizing you forgot to ask for a straw, just remember that even your friends in California have more straw freedom than you do here in the Live Free or Die state,” Hinch said.

After passing a bill last year, California now bans sit-down restaurants from providing customers with plastic straws, but the law does not apply to to-go cups. Violating the law in California can cost a restaurant $25 per day.

Enforcement is one of the association’s concerns, Somers said.

“The way the bill is drafted, it appears that law enforcement can question a guest about whether they were given or asked for a straw,” he said.

“That’s just nonsensical.”

Spang said there was some confusion about enforcement, but the amended version of the bill eliminates enforcement and fines. She speculates there won’t need to be any because customers will do their own policing. Her intent with the amended bill is to “start with a soft touch without ramming it down people’s throats.”

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NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Return of the ribs

The Rock’n Ribfest may have come to an end last year, but the Great American Ribfest & Food Truck Festival will be held in its place for the first time, continuing the Father’s Day weekend tradition of ribs, live music and more, according to a recently issued press release. The event will be held on Friday, June 14, from 4 to 10 p.m., Saturday, June 15, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine, at Anheuser Busch Brewery Tours (221 Daniel Webster Highway in Merrimack). With the addition of food trucks, the new festival will feature more barbecue options, and will also include beer, live music, games and other family-friendly activities. Advance tickets are available now and cost $8 for attendees ages 16 and up, $4 for children ages 2 to 15, free for children under 2, and a $25 rate for families of two adults and three or more children. See greatamericanribfest.com.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Prepare the bibs and hand wipes.

St. Patrick’s Parade

Despite the rain on Sunday, March 31, WMUR reported that thousands of people lined Elm Street for 24th Manchester St. Patrick’s Parade. In addition to the parade featuring civic groups, school groups, Manchester police and fire and more, the day featured the two-mile Shamrock Shuffle and the 100-meter Leprechaun Run for children. This year’s Grand Marshals were John and Marilyn Cashin.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Parade organizers also collected canned goods and non-perishable food items for the New Horizons Food Pantry, according to the parade website.

UNH discovers key to manage roundworms

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire in Durham have discovered the key to creating an environment-friendly pesticide that will kill roundworms, which cause $100 billion annually in global crop damage, according to a UNH press release. The researchers discovered that certain enzymes in roundworms, called nematodes, behave differently than the same enzymes in humans, with amino acids potentially playing a key role, the press release states.The findings are important because they advance scientific efforts to develop new, more environment-friendly pesticides to manage nematodes and reduce worldwide damage to agricultural crops such as corn, cotton, wheat, soybean, rice and potato, according to the release.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Chemical pesticides used to kill nematodes are highly toxic to humans. The UNH researchers have discovered the key to making “next-generation” nematicides that lack adverse effects on agricultural workers and the environment.

$75,000 for food bank

The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, recently received a $75,000 Healthy Food Fund Grant from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, according to a press release.

The grant will be used to for weekly seasonal food pantries in Manchester, to increase distribution of locally grown produce to those in northern New Hampshire and to host two mobile food pantries in the western part of the state.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: During 2018, the New Hampshire Food Bank distributed more than 14 million pounds of food to its partners statewide, the release said.

QOL Score: 58 Net change: +4 QOL this week: 62

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First things first.

Repeat after me: After winning 108 games and their fourth World Series this century, there is no way the Red Sox can top 2018. They might repeat, but not with the smoothest season-long ride since the ’84 Tigers, who I think clinched the pennant on May 15 after jumping out to a 35-5 start.

So expect 2019 to be more of a grind. And losing three of four in Seattle to start behind absolutely awful starting pitching may set the tone for that thought. But baseball is a marathon, not a sprint, giving every team oodles of time to recover no matter how badly they start.

Still it put a bit of a dent in the sky-high enthusiasm most have. Though that’s tempered seeing Houston lose three of four to Tampa Bay and the Yanks somehow losing two of three to the moribund Orioles, who are expected to be worse than their 115-loss 2018 edition. So the Sox aren’t the only team with issues. Now, as they all sort things out, here are the big stories that should play a role in how things unfold as 2019 rolls on.

Expectations – Can They Do It Again: Some teams can deal with them and live up to expectations, while some, like the local hoop squad, melt under them. The last Red Sox team to repeat came in 1915 and 1916.

That’s 103 years ago, for the mathematically challenged. The question is do they have the fire, or will it be the hangover of 2014 all over again? If you’re like NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs and don’t believe in coincidences, what does the 12-17-1 record compiled this spring that’s nearly identical to 11-17-1 from the (gulp) 2014 spring say to you?

Can Mookie Repeat as MVP: It’s been done 13 times. Miguel Cabrera is the last in 2012-13. Barry Bonds did it twice, once when he became the only one to win three straight years. He’s entering his prime and

not the type to relax, so give him a 1 in 5 chance.

Biggest Worry – The Bullpen: The brass bet Joe Kelly will return to his inconsistent self after a stellar postseason and Craig Kimbrel’s awful postseason was the future. I’m also guessing Kimbrel preferring not to pitch in the eighth rankled the unconventional thinking of Alex Cora as well. Having said that, they’re going out on a limb not having a designated closer.

No one’s done that since the ’60s. Closer by committee can work, provided you have quality pitchers in the committee, so are Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Tyler Thornburg and company good enough to make it work? The gut says no and they’ll need to find help eventually.

Front Office Maneuvering: From dumping Hanley Ramirez to getting Nathan Eovaldi when everyone was screaming for bullpen, every button pressed in 2018 worked. No coincidence either, Leroy.

Dave Dombrowski is great at making trades. I expect that again.

Andrew Benintendi: Will he evolve into a 25-homer guy as he physically matures or (I’ll show my age here) stay a dependable Lou Piniella-like line-drive-hitting 15-homer guy?

Rafael Devers: It seems nuts batting him third. Why put that pressure on a guy who underwhelmed hitting .240 in 2018?

Wouldn’t it be better to start lower in the order and if he delivers move him up as a promotion, rather than demoting him if he doesn’t? Then there’s making errors in his first two games, which doesn’t calm fears after a shaky 24-error 2018. I’m guessing he’s a first baseman next April.

Eduardo Rodriguez: He’s mostly been an injury waiting to happen amid a few tantalizing teases. Last year’s 13-8 3.82 with 143 k’s in 129 innings was nice. But there was also the early July sprained ankle and going on the Kelly Olynyk rehab program to miss nearly two months. So the question is will he continue to be a tease, or deliver

close to 200 innings with similar numbers to ease the pain of free-agent-to-be Rick Porcello when the spigot shuts off to the recent flow of big money deals?

Blake Swihart: He’s better all around than Christian Vasquez but needs to show it to get more PT or with Sandy Leon waiting in AAA increase trade options if a reliever is needed.

Chris Sale: His usual second-half-slide issues were compounded by last year’s major shoulder woes. And getting whacked around on opening day doesn’t calm those fears. We’ll see if that was just a product of not being season-ready sharp from a light spring training load to remedy the second-half fatigue issues. But with a new five-year deal in place they’d better figure it all out.

Dustin Pedroia. Anybody know what to expect? Two years removed from surgery, will he be his old self, a small guy whose body has worn out or a productive 110-game guy capably backed up by Brock Holt and Eduardo Nunez? Sadly, my gut thinks he’s done.

The Pennant Race – Biggest Threats: If they don’t beat the Yanks in the AL East, it’s a one-game playoff likely vs. Oakland or Tampa to make the ALDS. That’s daunting. So worry about the Astros later. As for the Yanks, I don’t get a team that hit a record 267 homers batting 18-homer, 53-RBI, .186-average Gary Sanchez fourth. Seems dumb to me. There are also potential injury issues everywhere on the pitching staff and at SS at least. They’re also already worried about Aroldis Chapman’s declining velocity. But that bullpen is deep, they hit bombs like no one else and who expects Aaron Judge to miss 45 games again? Plus there’s pesky Tampa to cause troubles even if no one else seems concerned about them.

In any event, outside of the bogus July series with the Yanks in London and there’s no signs of the dreaded hangover, an interesting season should lie ahead.

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Hawks’ great fight ends

The Big Story: The overall mission ended a bit short last week, but what a basketball winter at St. Anselm. The women finished with a 71-61 Elite 8 loss to 34-1 Southwestern Oklahoma when Sharon Ryan had an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double, while for Peyton Steinman it was 17 and 9. The men advanced to the national semifinal with a 91-81 win over Nova Southeastern University led by 31 from Tim Guers followed by 16 apiece from Cody Ball and (the other) Chris Paul. It ended there with a 76-53 loss to top-ranked Northwest Missouri State as Guers closed out his record-breaking career with 23 points. It closed the greatest season in school for the 25-6 men and 22-10 women. Well done.

Sports 101: Name the only time in major-league baseball history when all the averages on all the players on a losing or winning team stayed exactly the same as they were when the game started.

Best Local Show of the Week: Nice showing in the NCAA Northeast Hockey Regional at the SNHU Arena last weekend when goalie Filip Lindberg and the UMass defense put up back-to-back 4-0 shutouts over Harvard and Notre Dame to earn a trip to the Frozen Four. ND advanced to the final via a 3-2 win in OT over Clarkson. UMass defenseman Cale Makar was the tourney’s MOP. Close But No Cigar Award: We

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Close But No Cigar Award - II: Local trivialogist Mark Ferdinando e-mailed that last week’s Sports 101 answer was wrong, that in addition to Hakeem Olajuwon, Howard Porter also was a finals MOP from a losing team since 1966. That came when Villanova lost to UCLA in 1971. True, but it was vacated after it was discovered he had signed with the ABA’s Pittsburgh Condors earlier that winter.

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On This Day – April 4: 1937 – Golf all-timer Byron Nelson Jr. wins the first of his five major championships by beating Ralph Guldahl by two strokes at the Masters. 1974 – the great Hank Aaron hits his 714th career homer in the season opener in Cincinnati to tie Babe Ruth for the more home runs hit all-time. 1989 – After 20 seasons Kareem Abdul Jabbar plays his (then) record 1,560th and final NBA game by scoring 10 points in a win over Seattle.

the teams that knocked the St. Anselm men and women from the NCAA’s Elite 8, where the Northwest Missouri State men were 37-0 while the Southwestern Oklahoma women 34-1.

28 – saves by Charles Williams as the Monarchs blanked the Brampton Beast

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643 – career wins now for St. Anselm headman Keith Dickson, which ties him for most in NE-10 history with Saint Rose’s Brian Beaury.

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If you like food, you have bees to thank for much of it. They make honey, of course, but they also play a vital role in the production of many other crops. Here’s

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Bees are often associated with honey, but honey is only one of the numerous foods we have to thank bees for. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the commercial production of more than 90 crops and about one-third of the food consumed in the U.S. relies on pollination by bees. In New Hampshire, those crops include blueberries, cranberries, apples and others, says Sandra Rehan, bee expert and assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire.

“Most people know that bees give us honey but don’t understand all the work that bees do for us,” she said. “Our food security and our landscapes and green spaces — wildflowers, trees, gardens, parks — are all heavily dependent on bees. They’re the unsung heroes of the pollinator world.”

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Lab, a wild bee research lab at the University of New Hampshire. The lab’s research concluded that of 119 local species of bees studied, 14 are declining in numbers. One variety of bumble bee native to New Hampshire hasn’t been seen since 1992 and is estimated to have declined by 98 percent.

“It sounds depressing, but it’s a mixed bag,” Rehan said. “There are certainly bees that we need to pay more attention to, but there are also ones that are quite stable and are doing quite well.”

Every year, the New Hampshire Beekeepers Association surveys the state’s beekeepers to generate statistics about honey bee populations and hive loss. In the 2016-2017 season, hive loss in New Hampshire was 65 percent. In the 2017-2018 season, it was 58 percent.

“It’s better, but still too high,” said Heather Achilles, who is on the bee research committee for the association.

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Help the bees Heather Achilles, member of the New Hampshire Beekeepers Association research committee, and Sandra Rehan, bee expert and assistant professor of biology at the University of New Hampshire, shared some things you can do at home to help boost bee populations.

• Stop or limit the use of pesticides on your property. “Pesticides are really harmful to plants and animals and do a lot of damage to pollinators,” Rehan said.

• Plant a wide variety of wildflowers.

“Try to pick ones that blossom as early as possible and as late as possible and throughout the year,” Achilles said.

• Let the wildflowers and weeds grow.

“Try mowing every other week instead of every week, or, if you have a large property with areas that you don’t actively use, leave those areas unmowed,” Rehan said.

• Leave the piles of sticks and brush...

“When we clean up everything, we’re doing

a disservice to the bees, because they live in piles of dead sticks and logs,” Rehan said.

• ...or build your own “bee hotel.” “If you don’t want to leave scrap piles and you want something that looks nicer, take some old sticks and wood and build a structure, like a birdhouse-type thing, that wild bees can live inside,” Rehan said.

• If you have an unwanted hive on your property, call a local beekeepers club.

“They’ll connect you with a beekeeper who can extract as many bees as possible without killing them and set them up in a new hive,” Achilles said.

• If you’re a beekeeper, limit the number of hives. “A lot of people who get into beekeeping mean well, but don’t understand that honey bees are just more competition for wild bees and can carry a lot of diseases into the wild bee community,” Rehan said. “It can be a great hobby, but do it in moderation. Having one hive won’t have a huge negative effect.”

Bees you’ll see There are more than 400 bee species found in New England according to a field guide on wild bees of New England produced by The Rehan Lab, a bee research program at the University of New Hampshire led by bee expert and assistant professor of biology Sandra Rehan. Here’s a look at a few species of bees most commonly found in New England, provided by Rehan and outlined in the field guide.

Mining Bee (Adrena)

colder temperatures than other bees can and are often found at higher elevations and emerge early in the spring.

• Nest in abandoned burrows made by other animals • Social, with colonies consisting of one queen and fewer than 50 bees.

• Will travel long distances to collect pollen and will often revisit the same flowers daily • Forage on blue giant hyssop, butterfly weed, milkweed, brown knapweed, wild carrot, eastern purple coneflower, buckwheat, sunflower species, honeysuckles, black-eyed Susan, Canadian goldenrod, red clover and dandelion • Are sometimes used commercially to pollinate crops such as tomatoes and blueberries

• Part of the Andrenidae family, along with the Mining Bee (Calliopsis) and the Miner Bee (Protandrena).

• Nest underground in sandy soil around shrubs • Solitary, but sometimes nest in aggregations • Lay their eggs on a ball of pollen and nectar, which the larvae feed on after hatching Large Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa) • Fly for only six weeks and are some• Also part of times the first bees to emerge in early spring the Apidae family • Forage on butterfly weed, milkweed, • At around 1 nipplewort, eastern purple coneflower, inch long, it’s the smooth oxeye, Canadian goldenrod, Italian largest bee found clover, white clover and dandelion. in New England • Has thick yelHoney Bee (Apis mellifera) low hair and is • Part of the often mistaken for Apidae famithe Bumble Bee ly, along with • Nests in dead the Bumble Bee wood, bamboo and man-made wooden (Bombus), Small structures Carpenter Bee • Mostly solitary, but sometimes have (Ceratina), Cuck- simple social nests oo Bee (Nomada) • Only the females are capable of stinging and Large Carpen• Forage on blue giant hyssop, buckter Bee (Xylocopa) wheat, lupin, wild bergamot, rose species, • Not native to Canadian goldenrod, gloxinia, dandelion North America. They were brought to the and iron weed United States by European settlers in the 1600s.

Mason Bees (Osmia) • Commonly domesticated by beekeepers • Part of the and used commercially to pollinate crops Megachilidae • Eusocial, forming colonies consistfamily, along ing of one fertile female (the queen) and with Leaf-Cutter thousands of drone bees (fertile males) and Bee (Anthidielworker bees (sterile females). lum), Mason Bees • Live and store their honey in nests made (Anthidium), Cuckof wax, built by the worker bees. oo-Leaf-Cutter • Unlike native bees, they live through Bee (Coelioxthe winter ys), Leaf-Cutter • Have a barbed stinger and die after stingBee (Megachile), ing. They are also the only species known to Mason Bee (Heriades), Mason Bee (Hoplicause allergic reactions in humans. tis) and Cuckoo Bee (Stelis).

• The only species in the U.S. that pro• Build nests in the soil in underground duces honey burrows or in crevasses in wood, stone or • Forage on a wide range of flowers concrete, using clay and mud for materials.

• Used commercially to pollinate blueberBumble Bee (Bombus) ries, cranberries and other fruits and nuts.

• Also part of the Apidae family • Solitary • Large and densely covered in hair • Emerges in early spring and dies by the • Because they can generate heat by end of June vibrating their muscles, they can survive • Forage on clover

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Keeper of the bees

Beekeeping clubs and classes in New Hampshire

By Matt Ingersoll

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If you’ve thought about becoming a beekeeper for the honey or just the fun of it, local beekeepers say you get all that and then some.

“Honey bees pollinate our plants and are responsible for two-thirds of the food that we eat, so many people will have bees on their property to pollinate gardens to grow vegetables,” said Spencer Lovette, president of the Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association. “I find that most beekeepers, too, are interested in giving honey away and really just the pleasure of keeping bees. It’s fascinating to just sit outside and watch the beehives doing their thing.”

If you want the buzz on beekeeping in New Hampshire, the best resource is your local beekeeping club. There are currently 10 clubs across the state, almost all of which meet once a month either throughout or for a portion of the year. The Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association, for example, meets on the first Saturday of every month at St. James Methodist Church in Merrimack from September through June.

Most meetings are free to attend, and even if you’re interested in signing up for an annual membership for access to a regular newsletter and help with operating equipment, the fee is a low cost of $10 to $15 per year. The clubs will also hold annual Bee School programs, most of which begin in either January or February and are held weekly for varying durations thrugh March or early April.

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The survey also looks at the location of the hives, when the hives died, and the beekeeping management practices and treatments the beekeepers used, to help the Association identify trends and find solutions to lower the number of hive losses.

“We only look at honey bees, but many of the things that affect honey bees are the same things that affect the native bees and are causing their populations to go down,” Achilles said.

One of the biggest problems bees face, Rehan said, is climate change.

“The [environmental] changes attributed to climate change are significant and dramatic,” she said. “Because of those changes, bees have had to shift their range. They can no longer live at sea level. They’ve had to move to alpine habitats.”

Another major factor is the decline of wildflowers and habitable spaces due to expanded agricultural and urban development, landscaping and the use of pesticides.

“Not only are there less wildflowers, but there is less variety of wildflowers, and

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Beekeeping basics

According to Stephanie Green, president of the Capital Area Beekeepers Association in Concord, the biggest misconception people have about beekeeping is its commitments.

“You can’t just put a bunch of bees in a box and walk away. It requires a lot of analysis,” she said. “You need to be able to go into your hive, evaluate what you are seeing, and know what you need to do or not do in order to keep the bees going.”

Depending on the club, beekeeping programs may last four to six weeks. The Capital Area Beekeepers Association has also provided the option in the past for students to people to take a two-day weekend intensive course.

“The first class is all about bee biology and foundational information you need to know as a beekeeper, so things like how long it takes for an egg to hatch, how to identify the queen, and how many eggs are laid in a day,” Green said. “Then from there, we move on to equipKEEPER OF THE BEES CONTINUED ON 16

variety is important for the bees’ nutrition,” Achilles said. “It would be like if you ate nothing but steak and potatoes every day.

You could do it, but it wouldn’t be very healthy and nutritious.”

The New Hampshire Beekeepers Association’s initiative for the 2019-2020 season is to prevent hive loss due to the varroa mite, a parasite that feeds on the bees and their larvae and carries viruses that infect and kill the hive.

“Every hive has them. It’s just a matter of managing them,” Achilles said. “Hopefully in the future, the bees will have the proper nutrition and be stronger and able to manage [the mites] on their own.”

Research on bees in New Hampshire, particularly wild bees, is still very limited.

Rehan said she’s the only wild bee expert that she knows of in the state, and that The Rehan Lab’s research is the only research on wild bees being done in the state.

“Before [The Rehan Lab], we knew nothing about how the bees were doing in New Hampshire,” she said. “There is still a lot of work to do to establish more knowledge about wild bees and to look into the species at risk in more detail.”

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Join a local beekeeping club

This list includes clubs in the southern New Hampshire area where you can attend monthly meetings and obtain more information on beekeeping and class opportunities from others in the community (source: New Hampshire Beekeepers Association, nhbeekeepers.org) • Capital Area Beekeepers Association (capitalareabeekeepers.org) meets on the second Friday of every month at 7 p.m. at South Congregational Church (27 Pleasant St., Concord). Annual memberships are $15 per person or $20 per family. The club offers a six-week beekeeping school, usually from February through April, and a two-day weekend intensive course in early March.

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Lovette said representatives from local suppliers of beehives, honey extractors, suits, veils and other equipment will sometimes attend the classes, which also include handouts of mail order catalogs from others.

Much of the program is dedicated to hive management, especially when it comes to parasites like nosema and varroa mites.

“We talk about how to detect outward symptoms of pests getting into your beehive,” Green said. “You might see a lot of brown spotting on the outside, or you can see bees that are totally black in color and don’t have that traditional striping. … For the risks of transferable diseases, we don’t recommend that people buy used equipment, because you constantly have to test the mite levels and you’re never going to get them all.”

Woodland animals like bears and skunks are a constant nuisance for your beehive as well, according to Karen Eaton of Eaton Hill Farm Honey & Bees.

“Bears are attracted to the protein of young bees, and they will tear apart your hive for the honey, but there are electric fences you can buy that do help,” said Eaton, who is also a longtime member of the Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association in Deerfield.

• Kearsarge Beekeepers Association (kbanh.wordpress.com) meets on the second Saturday of every month at 9 a.m., except December, usually at the Pillsbury Free Library (18 E. Main St., Warner), unless otherwise specified. Annual memberships are $20 per person. The club offers a four-week beekeeping school that runs from either January to February or from February to March, depending on the year.

• Merrimack Valley Beekeepers Association (mvbee.org) meets on the first Saturday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at St. James Methodist Church (646 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack), from September through June.

Annual memberships are $15 for individuals or families. The club offers beekeeping school on most Tuesdays in March.

• Pawtuckaway Beekeepers Association (pawtuckawaybeekeepers.org) meets on the third Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at Deerfield Community Church (15 Church St.). Annual memberships are $15 per person.

The club also offers a six-week beekeeping school, usually from late January through early March.

• Pemi-Baker Beekeepers Association (pemibakerba.org) meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. the American Legion Hall, Post 15 (39 Main St., Ashland).

Annual memberships are $10 per person. The club also offers a beekeeping school, usually running in January and February.

• Seacoast Beekeepers Association (seacoastbeekeepers.com) meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at Jeremiah Smith Grange Hall (1 Lee Hook Road, Lee). Annual memberships are $15 per family. The club also offers a beekeeping school in the fall.

• Winnipesaukee Beekeepers Association (winnibee603.wixsite.com) meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Tuftonboro Town House (247 Middle Road).

Annual memberships are $15 per person or $20 per family. The club also offers a beekeeping school that usually begins in late January.

Because honey bees pollinate a variety of plants throughout different seasons, from apple blossoms and lilacs in the spring to black-eyed Susans and milkweeds in the summer, and asters and goldenrods closer to the fall, wildflower honey comes in several shades of color and degrees of flavor in New Hampshire.

“We have honey bees foraging on whatever they can find within a few miles, and it depends on what is in bloom at certain times,” Green said. “Spring honey, for example, is lighter in color and not quite as strong, while fall honey tends to be stronger in flavor and much darker in color.”

Even though honey bees will generally only live between four and six weeks, some can survive for the entire winter

with proper management of your hive, which includes leaving enough food and ventilation.

It’s not the cold of the winter, but rather moisture and starvation during that prolonged period that will kill them. Eaton said it’s important for beekeepers when prepping their hives for the winter to only take any excess honey out and leave enough for the honey bees to survive.

“All the nectar the honey bees bring in throughout the spring, they use to produce more honey bees, so you’ll have maybe 10,000 in March to around 60,000 by the end of June,” she said. “For each hive that produces 100 pounds of honey, I’d leave anywhere from 60 to 80 pounds for them to survive all winter long, but that judgment has to be learned by the beekeeper.”

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It’s a great week for film in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival starts today with screenings (of the films Chewdaism, Double Date and Wendy’s Shabbat) at Webster Hall at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. See nhjewishfilmfestival.org for a schedule of the festival, which runs through Sunday, April 14, and find our story about the festival in last week’s paper. 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 starts on page 53.

At Wilton Town Hall Theatre (Main Street in Wilton; wiltontownhalltheatre.com, 654-3456) on Sunday, April 7, at 4:30 pm., catch Beyond the Wall, a documentary about five men attempting to rebuild their lives after leaving prison, according to a press release. Admission is free but donations are accepted. After the screening of the movie, there will be a Q&A with Louie Diaz, who is featured in the film and is a re-entry specialist and former prisoner who works with the men to help them maintain sobriety and freedom, the release said. See a trailer and more about the film at beyondthewallfilm.com.

Catch the documentary Charm City before it airs on PBS (starting April 22) at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St. in Concord; redrivertheatres.org, 224-4600) on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. The documentary looks at violence in Baltimore and the screening is free (though the theater recommends reserving a ticket) and will be followed by a discussion, according to the website.

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by Alli Beaudry, poems from the Traveling Poetry Emporium, an opportunity to contribute to the communal beading project, a docent-led tour of female imagery and artists in the museum’s collections and a brief talk on female empowerment, according to the Currier’s website. Admission to the evening is the general museum admission: $15 for adults, $13 for 65+, $10 for students, $5 for youth (ages 13 to 17) and children under 13 get in free.

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More than 85 artisans will display a wide variety of fine arts and crafts, including spring wreaths and decor, Easter chocolate and fudge, ceramics, bird houses, handcrafted olive oil, jewelry, wood, paper crafts and more at a Spring Craft Fair today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Windham High School (64 London Bridge Road in Windham). Admission is free.

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Warner poet Deborah Brown will celebrate the release of her new book, The Human Half, at MainStreet BookEnds (16 E. Main St. in Warner; mainstreetbookends.com) today at 1 p.m. The event, which also celebrates Poetry Month, will also feature New Hampshire state poet laureate Alice Fogel and New Hampshire state youth poet laureate Cate Dixson, according to the bookstore website.

DRINK: Mead with dinner Meads from Ancient Fire Mead & Cider will be paired with each course of a dinner on Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road in Hooksett; taphousenh.com, 7825137). The cost is $55 per person. Register online.

Jen Valentine of Valentine & Sons Seed Co. and Heritage Poultry will explain how to raise chickens in your backyard, including rearing chicks, flock management, coop design, predation prevention and basic medical issues, today at 7 p.m. at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St. in Nashua; nashualibrary.org, 589-4610). Information will also be available about the new law allowing backyard chickens in Nashua.

BE MERRY: With a spring run The Spring is in the Air Walk/Run Fundraiser is Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at the North School Rail Trail in Londonderry.

Registration costs $10 and benefits Colombia Outreach Mission Team at Manchester Christian Church. Contact Lorraine Arbore at msldukie@ aol.com. On Sunday, April 7, at 1 p.m. it’s the 26th annual NSKS Run/Walk for Food & Shelter benefiting the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. The event is at the Muldoon Fitness Center at Rivier University (440 Main St. in Nashua). Registration costs $30 for individual registration and $10 for students. Visit nsks. org/run-and-walk-for-food-and-shelter.

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ARTS The next breast thing Exhibition features multimedia art bras

By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

A new exhibition at Twiggs Gallery in Boscawen posed a unique challenge for artists: Turn a bra into a work of art.

“Busting Out: Powerful Women,” on view now through May 5, is a collaboration between the gallery and the Women’s Caucus for Art/NH. It features 35 pieces created using bras, corsets and bustiers as a canvas and representing feminist themes such as women’s power, strength and resiliency, feminist history, heroines and female role models, leaders and legends.

“I think women over history managed to survive a lot of discrimination, and we have a lot more freedom today, and this [exhibit] is something to celebrate that,” exhibition coordinator Heather Lord said. “Some of it is serious and has a feminist message, and some of it is light and funny, so we can just laugh and have fun.”

The artists incorporated a variety of media into the bras, including embroidery and fabric art, photography, collage and sculpture.

Some artists, rather than creating on a single bra, created art pieces using cut fragments of a bra or by grouping multiple bras together. One of those pieces is, as the artist Kimberly J.B. Smith calls it, a “brandala”

Brandala! Art by Kimberly JB Smith. Courtesy photo.

Homage to Gloria Steinem. Art by Rhonda Urdang. Courtesy photo.

— multiple bras arranged to form a mandala design.

Other pieces include an embroidered van Gogh-inspired bra, a collaged bra that pays homage to feminist and political activist Gloria Steinem, and a sculptural bra that incorporates items representing construction work, like a tape measure and orange traffic cones.

“There are all kinds of conceptual things you can do with a bra,” Lord said. “I’m really impressed with the creativity of the artists and what they came up with. Many [of the bras] are really imaginative and

cleverly done. It’s really something to see.”

The artists come from a range of art backgrounds that don’t all include fabric art. Donna Catenzaro of Windham, for example, is a digital collage artist and has done very little work with fabric, but when she heard about the call for art for the exhibition, she felt that it was too intriguing to pass up.

“I had never heard of anyone doing artwork with bras,” she said. “There’s this idea that underwear is something you aren’t supposed to look at, that’s supposed to be hidden, so creating artwork with

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Art Events • YART SALE Find paintings, ceramics, photography, mixed media, silk screened tees, papercutting, pyrography, printmaking, marine life wood carvings, and more by local artists. Sun., April 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth .

Visit 3sarts.org or call 766-3330.

Fairs • SPRING CRAFT FAIR More than 85 artisans will display a wide variety of fine arts and crafts, including spring wreaths and decor, Easter chocolate and fudge, ceramics, bird houses, handcrafted olive oil, jewelry, wood, paper crafts and much more. Sat., April 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Windham High School, 64 London Bridge Road, Windham.

Free. Visit womansserviceclubofwindham.org.

In the Galleries • “NEON WILDERNESS” Group show features work by Megan Bogonovich, Michael

Andrew Phillips and Preta Wolzak. On view March 28 through April 26. Kelley Stelling Contemporary, 221 Hanover St., Manchester. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com or call 3451779.

• “THE NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE: WORKS FROM THE 19TH - 21ST CENTURIES” New Hampshire Antique Co-op presents an exhibit and sale of paintings spanning more than 200 years of artists’ interpretations of the timeless and iconic views unique to New England. On view through Sept.

10. Tower Gallery, 323 Elm St., Milford. Visit nhantiquecoop. com.

• “THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES: PARTY DRESSES PIECING IT TOGETHER” Multimedia exhibit by the High Season Artists. On view through April 13. Epsom Public Library, 1606 Dover Road, Epsom . Visit epsomlibrary.com.

• “FIELDWORK” Exhibition features the new oil paintings of Strafford artist Molly Doe Wens-

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berg. Her work is inspired by rural New Hampshire and focuses on the emotion of a place and the patchwork quality of distance and space. She creates color, texture and atmosphere with a signature style of soft brushwork and rough blocks of color applied with a palette knife. On view through April 6. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sullivan Framing & Fine Art Gallery, 15 N. Amherst Road, Bedford. Call 471-1888 or visit sullivanframing.com.

• MANCHESTER ARTISTS ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION Members of the Association are presenting three original works for a raffle to benefit the Audubon Center and the Association’s scholarship fund. On view now through April 20. Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. Visit nhaudubon. org.

• “CHROMATIC” Collaborative art exhibition features work

by Linda Behar that explore rep-

resentations of women’s bodies and gender identity, inspired by floral and geometric designs in coloring books. After creating the black and white prints, Behar invited women of various backgrounds, cultures, education levels and nationalities to color in the prints. On view through April 7. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth . Visit 3sarts.org or call 766-3330.

• “THE POETIC MOMENT: LAND, SEA & SKY” Hollis artist Christopher Volpe exhibits oil paintings, including large and small landscapes, seascapes and nature-inspired abstract pieces, as well as a number of monochromatic tar paintings from his Moby Dick-inspired series, “Loomings.” March 22 through May 18. Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center,, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Visit wildsalamander. com.

• “UBUHLE WOMEN: BEADWORK AND THE ART OF INDEPENDENCE” The exhibition features a contemporary form of bead art called ndwan-

underwear just seemed like it would be a fun and exciting challenge.”

Catenzaro submitted two pieces for the show. The first, called “Hot Flash Bra,” is a conceptual invention — a bra that could circulate water for a cooling effect. The sculptural piece consists of leftover plumbing pipes and fixtures and broken stove and meat thermometers, which Catenzaro soldered together.

“It looks very steampunk,” she said.

The second, called “Alluring Bra,” is also a sculptural piece, made with fishing nets, fishing lures and a fishing rod. A play on words, the bra represents the idea of “trolling for a mate and luring them in.”

“Once you catch the mate, what do you do with them? Do you keep them or is it catch-and-release? You’re in control of what happens,” she said. “That’s what I was trying to create with my pieces — the element of control and giving a woman power.”

“Busting Out: Powerful Women” Where: Twiggs Gallery, 254 King St., Boscawen When: On display now through May 5.

Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m.

Visit: twiggsgallery.wordpress.com

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Includes symphony and orchestral performances.

To get listed, e-mail arts@hippopress.com. go, developed by a community of women living and working together in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The multidimensional pieces are created by applying Czech glass beads onto plain black cloth and can take more than 10 months to complete. Open March 23 through June 10. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144.

• “NEW ENGLAND POTPOURRI” An exhibition of watercolor paintings by New Hampshire Art Association member Susan Peterson. The paintings depict realistic landscapes, florals and common sightings celebrating New England. On view through June 20. Viewing hours at the Chamber are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, 49 S. Main St., Suite 104, Concord.

Call 224-2508 or visit nhartassociation.org.

• “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” Theme show of the month.

During April. Seacoast Artists

Association, 130 Water St., Exeter. Visit seacoastartist.org.

• “BUSTING OUT - POWERFUL WOMEN” The N.H. Women’s Caucus for Art is collaborating with Twiggs Gallery to feature an exhibition of art bra pieces that are thought-provoking and visually challenging. Each piece is guaranteed to feature a bra, corset or bustier as their canvas and will address such themes as feminist history, heroines, role models among others.

On view March 30 through May 5. Twiggs Gallery , 254 King St., Boscawen. Visit twiggsgallery. wordpress.com.

• JOHN BAUMANN Artist of the month exhibits. During April.

Seacoast Artists Association, 130 Water St., Exeter. Visit seacoastartist.org.

• VICKIE ELLEN WOLPER Wolper teaches complex computer graphic programs using an easy-to-follow building-block teaching style and owns and operates a successful photograph restoration business in Manchester. On view through April.

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NH art world news

• Computer graphics talk: Creative Ventures Gallery (411 Nashua St., Milford) will feature Vickie Ellen Wolper at its monthly First Friday Art Talk series on Friday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m. An educator and Adobe Photoshop master, Wolper teaches complex computer graphic programs using an easy-to-follow building-block teaching style. She has written several books and owns and operates a photograph restoration business in Manchester. At the talk, she will present a PowerPoint demonstrating various techniques to achieve visual enhancements.

Her work will hang in the gallery through April. The event is free and open to all, and light refreshments will be served. Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500.

• Pastel and photography: Two members of the New Hampshire Art Association are featured in an exhibition, “Beyond First Glance,” on view at the lobby at 2 Pillsbury St., in Concord, now through June 20.

The exhibition reflects each artist’s personal view and love of landscapes. Chris Reid, a pastel artist, is known for intense colors, masterful use of light and powerful abstract elements in her landscapes and still life paintings. She is a juried associate of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire. Her work is also exhibited at The Stan Fry Gallery in Peterborough and the Shaker Style in Chesham. Dan Soucy is a self-taught landscape photographer with more than 20 years

Creative Ventures Gallery, 411 Nashua St., Milford. Vickie Ellen Wolper Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500.

• “EQUINOX” Spring group show. On view through April 19.

ARGH Gallery , 416 Chestnut St., Manchester. Visit arghgallery.com.

• “PATTERNS” Juried members present baskets, fiber (wearable and decorative), wood, printmaking, metal, pottery, photography and glass based on different themes. On view April 5 through June 14. Exhibition Gallery, League of NH Craftsmen, 49 S. Main St. , Concord. Visit nhcrafts.org.

• COMMUNITY ARTS EXHIBIT The exhibit will feature a variety of area artists in a range of 2D and 3D mediums and styles. On view April 12 through April 21. Exeter Town Hall Gallery, 10 Front St., Exeter. Visit seacoastartist.org.

• “ETHAN MURROW: HAULING:” Exhibition includes two large-scale works on paper and

Chris Reid art. Courtesy photo.

of experience. His work features landscapes throughout New England and the Southwest.

He works with software programs to develop and print the photographs, then puts them in frames he makes himself from old barn boards, old windows and other materials.

Visit nhartassociation.org.

• Women’s art: Catch “Chromatic” at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth) before it’s gone on April 7. The collaborative art exhibition features work by Linda Behar that explores representations of women’s bodies and gender identity, inspired by floral and geometric designs in coloring books. “I am calling attention to the attitude and behaviors society requires of a woman.

To be a lady, to be pleasing to society continues to be defined in a way that forces women into a small, short box — and fashion trends and social media don’t help,” Behar said in a press release. “I don’t feel comfortable about the mold society has created.” After creating the black and white prints, Behar invited women of various backgrounds, cultures, education levels and nationalities to color in the prints. Visit 3sarts.org or call 766-3330.

— Angie Sykeny

a 52-foot-long scroll drawing animated by a kinetic sculpture, inspired by the history of the Manchester region and its people, with an emphasis on labor and collaboration. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester.

Museum admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65+, $10 for students, $5 for youth ages 13 through 17, free for children under age 13. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144.

• “GOING BAROQUE: DRAMA AND GESTURE IN THE 17TH CENTURY” Includes never-before-seen, recent acquisitions including the sculpture, Saint Peter of Alcántara, and the painting, The Judgment of Solomon, by Dutch artist Matthais Stom. Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester.

Museum admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 65+, $10 for students, $5 for youth ages 13 through 17, free for children under age 13. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144.

• “BEYOND FIRST GLANCE” Two members of the New Hampshire Art Association are featured. The exhibition reflects each artist’s personal view and love of landscapes. Chris Reid, a pastel artist, is known for intense colors, masterful use of light and powerful abstract elements in her landscapes and still life paintings.

She is a juried associate of the Pastel Society of America and a member of the Pastel Society of New Hampshire. Her work is also exhibited at The Stan Fry Gallery in Peterborough and the Shaker Style in Chesham. Dan Soucy is a self-taught landscape photographer with more than 20 years of experience. His work features landscapes throughout New England and the Southwest. He works with software programs to develop and print the photographs, then puts them in frames he makes himself from old barn boards, old windows and other materials. Through June 20.

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

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Notes from the theater scene

• First time on stage: New World Theatre presents the fourth production in its series, “Putting It Together: New Works,” at the Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) on Sunday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m.

The series features staged readings and workshop script-in-hand performances of new works currently part of the company’s ongoing play development program. The performances have minimal staging, costumes and props. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students. Visit hatboxnh.com or call 715-2315.

• Small town tale: The Manchester Community Theatre Players present Our Town at the MCTP Theatre at The North End Montessori School (698 Beech St., Manchester) April 5 through April 14, with Openings • “PATTERNS” OPENING RECEPTION Juried members present baskets, fiber (wearable and decorative), wood, printmaking, metal, pottery, photography and glass based on different themes. Fri., April 5, 5 to 7 p.m.

showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. The 1938 play

by Thornton Wilder tells of love, life and death in the fictional small New Hampshire town of Grover’s Corners. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $10 for kids under age 18. Visit manchestercommunitytheatre.com.

•​ Jam session: Million Dollar Quartet comes to the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord) on Thursday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. The Tony Award-winning musical is inspired by the legendary recording session that brought together, for the first and only time, rock ’n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. Tickets cost $35 to $85. Visit ccanh. com or call 225-1111.

•​ Theater for kids: Bring the family to one of these kid-friendly shows happening this week.

The Riverbend Youth Company presents Peter and the Starcatcher at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford) on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.;

Exhibition Gallery, League of NH Craftsmen, 49 S. Main St., Concord. Visit nhcrafts.org.

• COMMUNITY ARTS EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION The exhibit will feature a variety of area artists in a range of 2D and 3D mediums and styles. Sat.,

April 13, noon to 4 p.m. Exeter Town Hall Gallery, 10 Front St., Exeter. Visit seacoastartist.org.

• “THE NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE: WORKS FROM THE 19TH - 21ST CENTURIES” OPENING RECEPTION New Hampshire Antique

Million Dollar Quartet. Courtesy photo.

Saturday, April 6, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $8 for kids and seniors.

Visit amatocenter.org.

The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) presents Les Miserables School Edition on Thursday, April 4, and Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $14 for adults and $11 for children. Visit palacetheatre.org.

Your Alien comes to the Stockbridge Co-op presents an exhibit and sale of paintings spanning more than 200 years of artists’ interpretations of the timeless and iconic views unique to New England.

Sat., April 13, 1 to 3 p.m. Tower Gallery, 323 Elm St., Milford.

Visit nhantiquecoop.com.

Theatre (5 Pinkerton St., Derry) on Tuesday, April 9, at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $7 for students. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

Finally, if you’re up for a drive, The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show comes to the Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester) on Saturday, April 6, at 1 p.m.

Tickets cost $24 to $26. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

— Angie Sykeny

Workshops/classes/ demonstrations • BEGINNER DOT MANDALA WORKSHOP Learn step by step how to make a painted dot mandala on a 6x6 canvas using acrylic paint and basic tools.

No experience is necessary.

All materials will be provided.

Thurs., April 4, 6 to 8 p.m. Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center , 30 Ash St., Hollis. The cost is $35, and registration is required.

Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com.

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• JOYFUL COLLAGE Participants will make their own papers and use found materials to create their own collages. Sat., April 6, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $25 registration, plus a $12 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• PAPER COLLAGE EARRINGS Create wearable works of art using pre-cut forms that are provided along with instruction for layering, assembly and preserving your work. Participants will be able to make ready-towear earrings during this class.

Sat., April 6, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $38 tuition, plus a $8 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Theater Productions • THE WEDDING SINGER The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. March 21 through April 13, 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.

• SHUSH Generic Theater presents. March 29 through April 14, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Players’ Ring Theatre, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $14 for seniors and students. Visit playersring.org.

• URINETOWN THE MUSICAL The Anselmian Abbey Players present. March 29 through April 6, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Dana Center, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $15 for students. Visit anselm.edu.

• LES MISERABLES SCHOOL EDITION Thurs., April 4, and Fri., April 5, 7 p.m.

Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Tickets cost $14 for adults and $11 for children. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• OUR TOWN Manchester Community Theatre Players present.

April 5 through April 14. North End Montessori School, 698 Beech St., Manchester. Visit manchestercommunitytheatre. com.

• PETER AND THE STARCATCHER The Riverbend Youth Company presents. Fri., April 5, through Sun., April 7.

Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. Visit amatocenter.org.

• PUTTING IT TOGETHER: NEW WORKS New World Theatre presents. Sun., April 7, June 9 and Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• YOUR ALIEN Tues., April 9, 10 a.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $7 for students.

Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• LITTLE BITS OF LIGHT April 11 through April 20, with showtimes on Thursday at 10 a.m., Friday at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Rochester Performance and Arts Center, 32 N. Main St., Rochester. Tickets cost $15. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

• THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO The Nashua Theatre Guild presents. Fri., April 12, 8 p.m., Sat., April 13, 2 and 8 p.m., and Sun., April 14, 8 p.m. Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St. , Nashua. Visit nashuatheatreguild. org.

• A CHORUS LINE April 19 through May 12, with showtimes

on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., and an additional show on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. Tickets cost $39 to $46 for adults and $25 for children ages 6 through 12. Visit palacetheatre.org.

• GUYS AND DOLLS The Windham Actors Guild presents. Fri., April 26, and Sat., April 27, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., April 28, 2 p.m.

Windham High School, 64 London Bridge Road, Windham.

Visit windhamactorsguild.com.

• ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Tues., April 30, 10 a.m. Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $7 for students. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

• MAMMA MIA The Actorsingers present. May 3 through May 5. Keefe Center For The Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua. Tickets are $18 to $20. Visit actorsingers.org.

Classical Music Events • HARIMAYA ADHIKARI, SAGAR KHATIWADA AND FRIENDS Indian and Nepali classic music. Fri., April 12. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• JAZZ TRIO CONCERT Featuring pianist Frederick Moyer.

Sat., April 13, 7:30 p.m. Concord City Auditorium , 2 Prince St. , Concord. Visit concordcommunityconcerts.org.

• RONAN TYNAN Ronan Tynan is a vocalist and member of the Irish Tenors known for the versatile range of his repertoire, which includes selections from the operatic, and pop music genres. Mon., April 15. Nashua High School North, 8 Titan Way, Nashua. $25. Visit nasnuacommunityconcerts.org.

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A reading of The Wider Circle, an original play by local teacher and playwright Mary-Ellen Hedrick of Raymond, will be held at NHTI (31 College Drive, Concord) on Tuesday, April 9, at 7 p.m., and at Medallion Opera House (20 Park St., Gorham) on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m. The play focuses on opioid addiction as a family disease and follows a family in the aftermath of the opioid overdose death of their mother and daughter. “It really shows the devastation of the disease of addiction and how it impacts the wider circle — not just the addicts, but also their children, parents, grandparents,” Hedrick said last month. Following the reading, there will be a panel and open discussion about opioid addiction. The play is on tour as part of the New Hampshire Theatre Project’s Elephant-in-the-Room Series, which presents play readings followed by open discussions about subjects that are difficult to talk about. Admission is free. Visit nhtheatreproject.org. To read the full story about The Wider Circle, visit hippopress.com and click on “past issues,” then click on the March 28 issue pdf and look for the story on p. 32.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE School is out, camp is in Plan your April vacation fun

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. In the Going Global recreation camp (grades K through 8) campers will explore the continents through games, crafts and activities. In the Fandom Week specialty camp (grades 2 through 8), campers will do games and activities related to Star Wars, Legos, Pokemon and more. The trip camp (grades 3 through 8) includes field trips to Fenway Park, FunSpot, Cowabunga’s, Southwick’s Zoo and Benson Park. The cost is $46 to $59 per day (no single-day option for specialty camp) or $199 to $247 for the week, depending on the camp. Register by April 16.

By Angie Sykeny

asykeny@hippopress.com

April vacation week is just around the corner. Give your kids a week to remember at one of these day camps, where they can participate in art projects, sports, theater, outdoor adventures and more.

Arts and media

Concord TV (Heights Community Center, 14 Canterbury Road, Concord, 225-8690, yourconcordtv.org) offers a camp for kids ages 9 to 14. It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 12:30 to 5 p.m. each day. Campers will learn the basics of video production and create their own videos and short films.

The cost is $125 for Concord residents and $135 for non-residents.

Adventure Days at SkyVenture. Courtesy photo.

cost is $20 per person. Additionally, there will Currier Museum Art Center (180 Pearl be family pottery wheel workshops each day St., Manchester, 669-6144, ext. 122, currier. from 1:30 to 3 p.m., for kids ages 9 and up and org/art-center) offers an art camp for kids ages their parents. The cost is $30 per person.

5 to 14. It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, with a morning session from 9 a.m. General interest Children’s Museum of New Hampshire to noon, and an afternoon session from 1 to 4 p.m. In the morning session, campers will cre- (6 Washington St., Dover, 742-2002, chilate maps and artworks of the spaces they live drens-museum.org) offers three programs in, then reimagine them to be the spaces of during April vacation week for kids ages 5 their dreams. In the afternoon session, camp- and up and their parents. On Tuesday, April ers will create their own visual stories through 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., there is a Carp sculpture, painting, mask-making, bead-mak- Kites & Fish Prints workshop. On Wednesing and more. The cost for the week is $170 for day, April 24, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., there is Green Thumb Fun workshop. On Thursday, one session or $285 for both sessions.

April 25, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., there is a SciHammar’s Art Studio (71 Bridge St., Pel- ence Art workshop. The cost for each program ham, 751-8008, hammarsartstudio.com) offers is $15 per child-and-adult pair after the price an art camp for kids ages 5 and up and teens. of admission to the museum, and registration It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, is required. from 9 a.m. to noon each day. There will be Concord Family YMCA (15 N. State St., a different painting and drawing project each Concord, 228-9622, concordymca.org) offers day. The cost is $150. camp for kids in grades K through 6. It runs The Painted Turtle Art Studio (10 Gro- Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, ton Road, Nashua, 881-4815, tnotgroup.com/ from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day; drop-off painted-turtle) offers two camps from Monday, hours are 7 to 9 a.m. Campers will participate April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 in rock wall climbing, archery, swimming, p.m., each day. Minecraft Builds Come to Life cooking, and field trips to the New England is for kids ages 6 through 8. Campers will turn Aquarium and SEE Science Center. The cost their in-game Minecraft creations into real-life for Y members is $178 for the week or $65 per sculptures. Intermediate Stop-Motion Anima- day; for non-members it’s $188 for the week or tion is for kids ages 9 through 14. Campers will $70 per day. Register by April 12. create posable characters from wire armatures New Hampshire SPCA (NHSPCA Learnand design sets for stop-motion videos. The cost is $325 for the week. Register by April 15. ing Center, 104 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, 772-2921, nhspca.org) offers a camp for kids Studio 550 (550 Elm St., Manchester, 232- ages 6 to 12. It runs Monday, April 22, through 5597, 550arts.com) is offering family clay Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each workshops for kids of all ages and their par- day. There will be games and activities, crafts ents Monday, April 22, through Friday, April and time to visit the animals. The cost is $295.

26, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., each day. Projects will New Morning Schools (23 Back include a plant pot, an animal pinch pot, teacups and saucers, fairy houses and more. The River Road, Bedford, 669-3591, newmorningHIPPO | APRIL 4 - 10, 2019 | PAGE 24

YMCA of the Seacoast (Camp Gundalow, 176 Tuttle Lane, Greenland, 431-2334, ext.

2556, graniteymca.org) offers camp for kids ages 5 through 14. It runs Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Activities include swimming, arts and crafts, outdoor play and more. The cost for Y members is $46 per day or $206 for the week; for non-members it’s $70 per day or $250 for the week. Register by April 15.

schools.com) offers two camps from Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26. IMAGINE camp is for kids in kindergarten through grade 6 and features outdoor field games, fairy house building, fort building, STEM experiments and more. It runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Preschool camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features songs, Science and nature crafts, games and more. The cost is $60 per day New Hampshire Audubon (McLane or $250 for the week.

Audubon Center, 84 Silk Farm Road, Concord; Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown (116 Audubon Way, Auburn; 224-9909, nhauduGoffstown Back Road, Goffstown, 497-4663, bon.org) offers camp for kids ages 6 to 12. It ext. 2103, graniteymca.org) offers special runs Monday, April 22, through Friday, April family activities during April vacation week, 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Activities Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26. include outdoor excursions, games, crafts, stoMonday from 1 to 3 p.m. it’s Spring Outdoor ries, live animal visits, songs and conservation Fun. Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. it’s Camp projects. The cost is $54 per day.

Games and Climbing. Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. it’s Fun with Nature. Thursday from 6 Prescott Farm Environmental Educato 7:30 p.m. it’s Family Archery and S’mores. tion Center (928 White Oaks Road, Laconia, Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. it’s Splash and 366-5695, prescottfarm.org) offers Wildquest Sports. The activities are free for members and Spring Camp for kids ages 5 to 12. It runs $10 for non-members. Registration is required. Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Activities YMCA of Downtown Manchester (30 may include garden projects, ponding, hiking, Mechanic St., Manchester, 232-8670, gran- nature crafts and birdwatching. The cost is $47 iteymca.org) offers three camps, which all per day. Register by April 19. run Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, with care offered from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Seacoast Science Center (570 Ocean each day. Junior Chef Camp is for kids ages Blvd., Rye, 436-8043, seacoastsciencecenter.

7 through 12. Sport-a-day Camp is for kids in org) offers two camps: Treks 4 Tots for kids grades 1 through 8. The traditional camp is for ages 4 and 5, and Seaside Safari for kids in kids ages 5 through 12 and includes arts and grades K through 5. They run Monday, April crafts, swimming, gym games, STEM activi- 15, through Friday, April 19, and Monday, ties and more. The cost for Junior Chef Camp April 22, through Friday April 26, from 9 a.m. is $250 for the week. The cost for the Sport-a- to 3 p.m., each day (a 9 a.m.-to-noon option day and traditional camps are $39 per day or is also available for Treks 4 Tots). Camp$173 for the week for Y members, and $48 per ers will explore Odiorne Point State Park and day or $216 for the week for non-members. the center’s hands-on exhibits and participate in lessons, activities, art projects, games, stoYMCA of Greater Londonderry (206 ries and more. The cost is $65 per full day, $45 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, 437-9622, per half day, $225 for a full half-day week and graniteymca.org) offers several camps for $325 for a full full-day week. kids in grades K through 8. They run Monday, April 22, through Friday, April 26, from

Bedford Martial Arts Academy (334 Route 101, Bedford, 626-9696, bedfordmartialartsacademy.com) offers a vacation camp from Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., that includes karate, dodgeball, obstacle courses, indoor and outdoor games and activities, playground fun, swimming and more. Call for cost details.

Concord Parks & Recreation (Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow Road, Concord, 225-8690, concordnh.gov) offers a junior golf camp for kids ages 12 through 16. It runs Tuesday, April 23, through Friday, April 26, from noon to 5 p.m. each day.

Campers will learn how to take their skills from the range and practice area and apply them on a golf course. The cost is $275.

Global Premier Soccer New Hampshire (15 Camp Allen Road, Bedford, 488-1058, gps-newhampshire.com) offers soccer camp Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26. Campers will learn dribbling skills, ball control, shooting and more. For kids ages 7 through 14, it runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., each day, and costs $185 for the week. For kids ages 6 through 14, there is a half-day option from 9 a.m. to noon, which costs $130 for the week. Junior camp for kids ages 4 through 5 runs 9 to 10:30 a.m. and costs $80 for the week.

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester, 641-2005, nhfishercats.com) offers baseball and softball camps for kids ages 6 through 15. It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day.

Campers will learn the fundamentals of the game, including proper stretching and warmup routines, throwing and catching, infield and outfield drills, swing mechanics, pitching and base-running. The cost is $125 for the week.

SkyVenture Indoor Skydiving (100 Adventure Way, Nashua, 897-0002, skyventurenh.com) offers an Adventure Days camp for kids ages 7 through 17. It runs Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19, and Mon26 The Gardening 27 Treasure Hunt Guy There’s gold in your Advice on your attic. outdoors.

Children & Teens Children events • CONCORDTV’S 4TH ANNUAL EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA This three-day event features a raffle of more than 150 stunning Easter gift baskets donated by local businesses, nonprofits and individual donors, plus a silent auction, live music, activity tables and more. Fri., April 5, 3 to 8 p.m., Sat., April 6, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sun., April 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bektash Shriners of New Hampshire, 189 Pembroke Road, Concord. $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free for kids ages 12 and under (seniors are

day, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Campers will participate in bodyflight and indoor skydiving, STEM activities, surfing and bodyboarding, rock climbing and more. The cost is $165 for the week.

Tri-Star Gymnastics & Dance (66 Third St., Dover, 749-5678, tristargymnh.com) offers camp for kids in grade 1 through age 13.

It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Campers will participate in gymnastics, crafts, games and open gym playtime. The cost is $40 per day or $140 for the week. Register by April 19.

University of New Hampshire (105 Main St., Durham, 862-3266, unh.edu) offers Kool 2B Fit camp and Youth Tennis Clinic for kids in grades 1 through 6. They run Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to noon for the fitness camp and 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. for the tennis camp. In Kool 2B Fit, campers will participate in noncompetitive activities such as swimming, adaptive sports, group games, team-building, fitness classes and scavenger hunts. In Youth Tennis Clinic, campers will receive an introduction to competitive tennis.

The cost is $75 for the fitness camp and $25 for the tennis camp.

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Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org) offers camp for kids in grades 2 through 12. It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Campers will learn the basics of music, dance and acting as they prepare for a production of Seussical Kids to be held on Saturday, April 27, at 10 a.m. The cost is $250 for the week.

Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth, seacoastrep.org) offers camp for kids ages 7 to 15. It runs Monday, April 22, to Friday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., each day. Campers will learn theater terminology and history, improve their singing and acting skills and present a showcase for their families on the final day of camp. The cost is $350 for the week.

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• 11TH ANNUAL OUR PROMISE TO NICHOLAS FOUNDATION EGG HUNT FESTIVAL The Easter Bunny is ready with over 10,000 candy and prize-filled eggs.

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by Toe Jam Puppet Band, a magician, bounce houses, games, face painting and more. Sat., April 13, 8:30 a.m. to noon. New Hampshire Sportsplex, 68 Technology Drive, Bedford. $8 per person and $28 per family in advance; $10 per person and $32 per family at the door. Visit ourpromisetonicholas.com.

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Sports • NASHUA YOUTH FISHING DERBY Kids ages 3 to 12 are welcome to fish in the hatchery’s freshly stocked pond. This is a “keep what you catch” derby, with a limit of three fish per child.

Please bring your own rod, bait (no live bait except worms), cooler for fish, sunblock and bug spray. Register by April 26. Sat., May 4, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Nashua National Fish Hatchery, 151 Broad St., Nashua.

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Time to prune the fruit trees

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I love to prune. To me, it’s a way of creating sculpture — a tree, well-pruned, is a thing of beauty. I recently taught a homeowner how to prune his apple tree. It’s easy enough to do if you have the proper tools and understand the principles.

First, I explained, every leaf needs to get sunshine in order to produce the food for making fruits and for feeding roots and new branches. Clutter is bad. I like to say a bird should be able to fly through a well-pruned apple tree without getting hurt. An open, airy tree will also be less prone to getting fungal diseases like apple scab.

We began by walking around the tree and studying it carefully. Were there any dead or broken branches we needed to remove? It was a healthy 15-year-old McIntosh and had no deadwood. But the deer had done some pruning of the lower branches, so we cleaned up any stubs they left, cutting them back to their originating branches.

Next we looked at the lower branches to see if any branches impeded lawn mowing, as is often the case. There were two branches that qualified for removal. The first was 4 inches in diameter at the trunk, so we removed it with three cuts: First, a foot from the trunk I made an undercut that would prevent ripping bark to reach the trunk. Then 18 inches from the trunk I made a cut to sever the branch and take off the weight. That also helps to reduce chances of the bark ripping. Finally, I carefully cut off the stub at

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Events • NASHUA REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING Thurs., April 11, 7 p.m. Courtyard by Marriott, 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua. Free. Visit nashuagop. org.

Garden • AMHERST GARDEN CLUB APRIL PROGRAM: BOOT CAMP FOR YOUR SENSES Gardening expert and horticulturalist Tovah Martin will explore the garden on all levels by attuning your nose to its scents and training your ears to listen. Garden advice and ideas will be shared. Thurs., April 4, 10:30 a.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 303 Route 101, Amherst. Free.

Visit amherstgardenclub.org.

• MILFORD GARDEN CLUB APRIL MEETING: ATTRACTING HUMMING-

the branch collar.

The branch collar is the wrinkled, swollen part of a branch near the trunk (or a large branch) where the branch is attached. That is where healing occurs, so it’s important not to remove it by cutting flush with the trunk.

The shape of an apple tree can vary a lot, depending on how it has been managed.

The tallest branch produces plant hormones called auxins that control growth and fruiting. Generally a tree should have one tall branch, which is called the central leader, and competing branches should be cut back to a fork or side shoot. The tree we worked on had lots of competing branches, and we cut them back considerably to reduce competition.

It’s best if most of the fruit-producing branches are easily reached from the ground or from a short stepladder. Blossoms and fruit are produced on short twigs called fruit spurs. These spurs develop on mature branches that are not vertical. Vertical shoots, called water sprouts, don’t generally grow fruit and can be removed to reduce clutter. A branch at a 45-degree angle to the trunk will produce lots of fruit.

A bud will produce three to five blossoms and some leaves. Later, when apples are the size of cherries, you should hand pick many of those little fruits so each spur has just one apple. That will produce big fruits instead of tiny ones. Conventional orchards thin the fruit with chemical sprays.

I like to remove any extraneous large branches first. If a water sprout got away and is now 3 to 4 inches in diameter, shooting up

BIRDS TO YOUR BACKYARD Judi Burger of Wild Birds Unlimited will be this month’s speaker. All aspects of hummingbird feeding, nesting and migration will be discussed, including native plants that will aid you in attracting the hummingbird. Mon., April 8, 10:30 a.m. First Congregational Church Parish House, 10 Union St., Milford. Free. Visit milfordnhgardenclub.org.

• HOOKSETT GARDEN CLUB APRIL MEETING A half hour social time will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a program by Ash Street Photography Group member Jessica C. Trinh on Basic Floral and Plant Photography at 6:30 p.m. and then a business meeting. Wed., April 10, 6 p.m. Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way, Hooksett. Free and open to the public.

Visit hooksettnhgardenclub.org.

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FAIR Learn about the graduate programs offered at UNH’s Manchester campus, from Business Administration and Information Technology to Public Health, Social Work and Teacher Education. The fair will be held in Room 201, located on the second floor. Thurs., April 4, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. University of New Hampshire, Manchester, 88 Commercial St., Manchester. Free. Visit manchester.unh.edu.

Computer & tech classes • INTRODUCTION TO AMAZON ALEXA DIGITAL ASSISTANT Tues., April 9, 10:30 a.m.

Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free. Visit nashualibrary.org or call 589-4611.

Open houses • SPRING OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 13, 9 a.m. to noon (checkin starts at 8 a.m.) Lakes Region Community College, 379 Belmont Road, Laconia. Free. Visit

Fruit spur. Photo courtesy of Henry Homeyer.

Cut off branches damaged by deer. Photo courtesy of Henry Homeyer.

through the middle of the tree, I remove it as one of my first cuts.

In the past, orchardists took up to one third of the branches of a tree in a single year.

Now that estimate is smaller, say 20 percent to 25 percent in any given year. I keep the branches in a pile so that I can compare what we removed to what is still there.

You won’t kill a tree by taking off too much, but it can stimulate new growth in order to have enough leaves to feed the roots. Some varieties are more likely to produce lots of water sprouts than others.

When two branches are competing for the same sunshine, it is best to remove one of them. I look to see which has more fruit buds, and generally keep that one. Another question you can ask yourself is, “What will this branch look like in five or 10 years?”

If it is growing toward another branch, it is good to remove it.

I look for branches that are crossing or rubbing and remove one of them. I remove branches growing in toward the center of the tree. The tree we pruned was near the drive-

way, so any low branches growing into the driveway were removed, and even branches that might miss a car but hit a delivery truck.

Tools are important, too. I use sharp bypass pruners for smaller branches. These act like scissors. Don’t buy the cheapest pruners you can; get good ones and a holster so you don’t lose them or get them wet and dirty. I wear mine on my hip like a cowboy.

I like loppers for cuts up to an inch and a half in diameter. I prefer geared loppers for better mechanical advantage and easier cutting. I use Fiskars brand geared loppers with 24-inch handles. A good pole pruner can be helpful for tall trees. And I have saws of various sizes for bigger branches.

So prune! And don’t worry if you have an oops moment. Trees are resilient and will grow back a branch to replace the one you took off but wish you hadn’t.

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Fairs • SPRING CRAFT FAIR More than 85 artisans will display a wide variety of fine arts and crafts, including spring wreaths and decor, Easter chocolate and fudge, ceramics, bird houses, handcrafted olive oil, jewelry, wood, paper crafts and much more. Sat., April 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Windham High School, 64 London Bridge Road, Windham.

Free. Visit womansserviceclubofwindham.org.

Workshops • PAPER COLLAGE EARRINGS Create wearable works of art using pre-cut forms that are provided along with instruction for layering, assembly and preserving your work. Participants will be able to make ready-towear earrings during this class.

Sat., April 6, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire

You may reach Henry at henry.homeyer@ comcast.net. He is a UNH lifetime Master Gardener and the author of four gardening books.

Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $38 tuition, plus a $8 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

• JOYFUL COLLAGE Participants will make their own papers and use found materials to create their own collages. Sat., April 6, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua. $25 registration, plus a $12 materials fee. Visit nhcrafts.org or call 595-8233.

Dance • SPRING FLING DANCE Featuring music by the Windham Swing Band. Sat., April 13, 7 to 10 p.m. Warner Town Hall, 5 E. Main St., Warner. $15 per person.

Email James McLaughlin at jmclaughlin@mcttelecom.com.

Festivals & Fairs Events • EARTH DAY FESTIVAL This family-oriented event fea-

tures live music, games, a bonfire, face painting and raffles, plus opportunities to meet with live animals at the center. The theme of this year’s festival is “Be Water Wise.” Sat., April 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Massabesic Audubon Center, 26 Audubon Way, Auburn. $10 for individuals or $25 for families. Visit nhaudubon.org or call 668-2045.

Expos • SECURITY TRADE SHOW & PUBLIC SAFETY WORKSHOPS Discover the latest security solutions and state-ofthe-art technology to strengthen the protection of your property.

Expert guest speakers will be delivering a variety of public safety presentations throughout the day. Thurs., April 18, noon to 4 p.m. Executive Court Banquet Facility, 1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. Free and open to the public. Visit pelmac. com/2019-security-trade-show

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Dear Donna, I saw your recent article on a painting and thought I would try to find out about this one. I purchased it at a local antique shop years ago. I just liked it and now it hangs in my apartment.

Can you give me any information? It is 11” x 14” and there is no signature anywhere.

Carl from Manchester Dear Carl, Your oil painting is an interesting subject, and I like it too. As I have said many times before though, without a signature it is tough to attribute it to any one artist. It’s also tough to determine age. Sometimes you can tell with the canvas framing (nails or staples, but even that can be difficult). And it could be in an older frame but still be a newer painting.

So I think unless you know who the artist was by a signature or knowing yourself who did it, we will have to go by the subject and quality of the work. I think the subject is interesting but the work doesn’t look to be of professional artist quality.

Not knowing what you paid for it at the time, I think that your painting would depend on the buyer for a value (based on how much the person likes it.) You liked it, I like it, so I

Health & Wellness Support groups • BRIDGES: BUILDING RESPECT IN DIVERSE GROUPS TO ENHANCE SENSITIVITY Thurs., April 4, 7 p.m. Etz Hayim Synagogue, 1 1/2 Hood Road, Derry. Free. Visit etzhayim.org.

• MAY THE POLICE FORCES BE WITH YOU The Wilton Community Center will sponsor this Q&A discussion between Lyndeborough and Wilton teens, parents, adults and the police chiefs of the towns of Wilton and Lyndeborough. Wed., April 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wilton-Lyndeborough High School, 57 School Road, Wilton. Email wiltoncommunitycenter@gmail.com.

• ORIENTATION: BECOME A YOUTH MENTOR Sat., April 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Friends Program, 202 N. State St., Concord. Visit friendsprogram.org.

Misc Fundraisers • PLAY IT FORWARD ROCK CONCERT FUNDRAISER The fundraiser will feature live music from local artists, raffles, dancing and more. All proceeds will support the Nashua Community Music School. Sat., April 13, 7 p.m. Alpine Grove Banquet Facility, 19 S. Depot Road, Hollis. $20 advance tickets or $250 for a reserved VIP table of 10. Visit

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would think in the $150 range is a good estimate for a value. But as I said, it’s in the eye of the beholder.

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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Social gatherings • PRIDE POP UP A pop-up bar for New Hampshire’s LGBTQ community and allies. Sun., April 14, 6 to 10 p.m. Area 23, 254 N. State St., Concord. No cover charge. Just pay for your food and drink. Visit lgbtqnh.com.

Yard sales/penny sales • ST. PATRICK’S WOMEN’S GUILD PENNY SALE Sat., April 13, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sun., April 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

St. Patrick School, 16 Main St., Pelham. Email Therese Soucy at therese42852@comcast.net.

Museums & Tours History & museum events • AN EVENING WITH WALT WHITMAN Critically acclaimed actor and educator Stephen Collins will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman with a performance about the poet. Wed., April 17, 7 p.m.

Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst. Free and open to the public; registration is required.

Visit amherstlibrary.org or call 673-2288.

• PUTTING HUMAN FACES ON THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY: THE WORKERS OF THE AMOSKEAG MANUFACTURING CO. Local historian Robert Perreault will shed light on how people from a variety of European countries as well

as from French Canada made the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society and how that change affected families, cultures, the nature of work, and relationships among workers themselves. Tues., April 30, 7:30 p.m. Nashua Historical Society, 5 Abbott St., Nashua. Free and open to the public. Visit nashuahistoricalsociety.org.

Nature & Gardening Animals/insects • NEW HAMPSHIRE BLACK BEARS TALK Doug Whitfield, a volunteer New Hampshire Fish & Game steward, will give this talk on black bears in the Granite State. The black bear is the only bear species in New Hampshire, its population estimated to range from 4,800 to 5,000 statewide.

Tues., April 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

James A. Tuttle Library, 45 Main St., Antrim. Free. Visit jatuttlelibrary.org or call 588-6786.

• DISCOVER WILD NEW HAMPSHIRE DAY This free event is a fun way for the family to explore New Hampshire’s wildlife resources and legacy of outdoor traditions. It includes educational exhibits, opportunities to see live animals, and outdoor activities such as archery, casting, fly-tying and BB gun shooting. Sat., April 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. New Hampshire Fish & Game Department Grounds, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord. Free. Visit wildlife.state.

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Maryann Cocca-Leffler, author of the Janine books and former Amherst resident, will be at the Toadstool Bookshop in Milford (Lorden Plaza, 614 Nashua St.; 673-1734, toadbooks.com) on Sunday, April 7, to present her new book Growing Season, about two friends who grow at different rates, according to the website. The event starts at 2 p.m. in the Bookside Cafe.

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The Riverbend Youth Company presents Peter and the Starcatcher on Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 6, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford. Visit amatocenter.org.

Bedford Youth Performing Company presents Mulan Jr., based on the 1998 Disney movie, on Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, both days at 1 p.m. at Goffstown High School’s Heber Theatre. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $13.50 for students and seniors. See bypc.org.

And, for kids home during the week, Your Alien, a production based on the 2015 book by author Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Goro Fujita, will be presented on Tuesday, April 9, at 10 a.m. at Stockbridge Theatre (5 Pinkerston St. in Derry; stockbridgetheatre.com). Tickets cost $8 for adults and $7 for students. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

And while we’re mentioning next week, fans of PBS’s Wild Kratts can catch Kratt brothers Chris and Martin live at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com, 225-1111) on Tuesday, April 9, and Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. for Wild Kratts 2.0. The show combines live action with on-screen animation, according to the website, which lists general admission tickets as costing $25 through $45.

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(2 Institute Drive in Concord; starhop.com, 271-7827), this Friday, April 5. The program begins at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.).

The cost for the evening is $11.50 for adults, $10.50 for students and seniors and $8.50 for children 12 and under. If skies are clear, the observatory will be open and members of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society will be outside the center with telescopes for a free skywatch, according to the website.

Admission costs $3 per person after 3 p.m. as part of a “first Friday” program at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum. org, 742-2002). The museum is open until 7 p.m. on First Fridays, which corresponds with the monthly Dover Art Walk (see doverartwalk.com).

The Children’s Museum is also hosting its semi-annual consignment sale of children’s clothing and gear this weekend, Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, April 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hellenic Center (219 Long Hill Road in Dover). See the museum website for sale FAQs and information about a special new-parent pre-sale on Friday.

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ConcordTV’s fourth annual Easter Eggstravaganza featuring kids activities and a visit with the Easter Bunny (as well as raffles of more than 150 Easter gift baskets, a silent auction, live music and more) will run this weekend: Friday, April 5, 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 6, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, April 7, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Eggstravaganza takes place at the Bektash Shriners of New Hampshire, 189 Pembroke Road in Concord) and admission cost $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and free for kids ages 12 and under (seniors are free on Friday). See concordeaster.org or call 226-8872.

Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia, visitthefarm.com, 483-5623) kicks off its Egg-citing Egg Hunt, which runs Saturdays and Sundays from April 6 through April 20.

Kids ages 2 through 10 can bring an egg carton and hunt for 12 prize-filled eggs, take a picture with the Easter Bunny and meet the farm’s new baby animals, according to the website. Tickets cost $22 to $25 (children 23 months and younger get in for free). See the website for times and to register.

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Dear Car Talk: I have a 1994 Geo Prizm that has been reliable for four years. It was in a wreck before I got the car, so it has no airbags and a cracked

By Ray Magliozzi windshield.

I was told by a mechanic that I need to have the front axles replaced, which will be $788. I also know I should get my windshield replaced, which will probably cost around $200. Should I just get another car? — Joy Joy, your name stands in such stark contrast to your automotive circumstances. The answer is, yes, it’s time to get another car — and has been for a while.

The price for the axles sounds high to me — unless it’s for more than just axles. And the price for the windshield sounds low — unless you plan to install it yourself with mucilage.

But regardless, I’d be leery of putting any serious money into this particular car.

Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, you put $1,000 into the axles and the windshield. You’ll still be driving a 25-year-old wreck with no airbags.

At the absolute minimum — with so many enormous SUVs on the road these days — you should be driving a car with working air bags. And I’d prefer to see you in something a little more substantial than this Geo Prizm,

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too. Ideally, you’d also like to have antilock brakes and stability control, two very effective safety features.

I can tell you’re a frugal person, Joy. And I admire that. But not when it compromises your safety. So I’m going to suggest you move up to something from at least the second Bush administration.

If you can get something that’s 10 years newer, you’ll be able to take a big leap in safety, and, if you choose carefully, reliability.

If you have a mechanic you trust, ask him to keep his eye out for something reliable that another customer is getting rid of. If he’s worked on the car over the years, so much the better. He’ll know exactly what’s wrong with it, what needs to be fixed, and what you need to keep an eye on and be prepared to fix later.

Plus, you’ll know your favorite mechanic can work on it. And you might get really lucky and get something with electric windows and a working radio, Joy. We hope so.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2012 Prius V and was getting approximately 50-51 mpg. At 47,000 miles I had the tires replaced with Yokohama tires, and my mileage immediately dropped to 40-42 with the exact same driving habits.

I asked the dealership to look into it as I had never experienced this with a tire change in my two prior Priuses. They told me the

diagnostic was negative and this was a known effect of new tires.

If this was true, my mileage should have been lower when I first bought my car with new tires and gotten better with time as they wore down.

This doesn’t make any sense to me. The increased surface area and friction cannot account for such a decrease, and the car now feels sluggish, like it’s always in low gear. It just doesn’t want to speed up. — Anahat The question is whether you got the right Yokohama tires, Anahat. Cars like the Prius, which are driven by people who know their mileage down to the second decimal place, use special, low-rolling-resistance tires.

Low-rolling-resistance tires have specially formulated rubber that reduces rolling friction, and therefore, increases mileage.

The downside is that you give up a bit of traction (which relies on friction). But since most Prius V drivers aren’t going out for joy rides on twisty mountain roads, pushing .96 g of lateral acceleration while yelling “Yee haw!” most of them happily take the mileage over the traction.

What I’m wondering is whether your dealership gave you a tire with higher rolling resistance than your originals. If you got a standard Yokohama tire, because that’s what the dealer had in stock, it could be a tire that would be fine when replacing a similar tire

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on a Camry, but could noticeably reduce the mileage on your Prius.

Twenty percent is a big drop in mileage, but I suppose it’s possible, especially if they’re also a bit underinflated compared to your old set.

If you go to tirerack.com, enter your car’s information and then search under “Original Equipment,” you can find out which tires came with your car from the factory. Usually, there are several different tire models that manufacturers use on any given car, and that’s the case with the 2012 Prius V. In looking it up (we chose the higher trim level; the lowest trim level came with cheaper tires), we found that the 2012 Prius V came with either Michelin Energy Saver A/S, Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02, or Yokohama BluEarth 534 tires.

Have a look. If the Yokohamas your dealer sold you are not equivalent to your original tires, you should ask him to take them off and sell you a set of original equipment Prius V tires as replacements. And if he doesn’t have them, he can order them for you.

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along with my skateboarding. … Then I got a job at Daddy’s Junky Music [a former music store in Manchester]. … After a year working there they lost their speaker technician and asked me if I would do the speaker work.

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What kind of education or training did It is my fifth here and my 18th year in you need for this job?

I trained on the job. … They set me up the industry. with a master technician. For two years I How did you get interested in this field? learned how to clean electronics and then I decided to pick up an instrument late I did simple repairs. Then I took tests to be in life [at age 23]. I thought it would be certified to work on Fender [guitars]. cool. I was into music because it went

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FOOD Southern flavors

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Concord native Alan Natkiel has received national praise for his Southern barbecue — his former restaurant in New York City was once featured on the Rachael Ray show and ABC’s Good Morning America, as well as in The New York Times and countless other publications.

Now, Natkiel is back in his home state, with big plans to introduce a menu of authentic barbecue meats, tasty garden-fresh sides, Southern-inspired salads and more.

Georgia’s Northside, opening soon in the former Korner Kupboard general store on North State Street in the Capital City, will be a combination Southern kitchen and craft beer market strictly focused first on take-out, catering and delivery services.

Natkiel, who attended Emory University in Atlanta, said the kitchen’s name is also in reference to both his dog and the now-closed Georgia’s Eastside BBQ on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. He opened that eatery in the summer of 2007 and enjoyed more than a decade of success before deciding to close it down last year due to constant construction problems in the area.

For Natkiel, a good Southern meal isn’t just about the barbecue meats; the quality of the sides that accompany them is just as important.

“With Southern food, everybody thinks of the rock stars of the menu as the rack of ribs, the fried chicken plate, the brisket, things like that,” he said, “but there are garden-grown foods that complement those too, [like] your collard greens, your Texas caviar, your pickled beets. … What I’m very focused on here is having a menu that represents the classics, but also brings in much more diverse and healthy options.”

One portion of the menu will be Natkiel’s take on a meat-and-three meal, a concept made popular in Southern restaurants in which you pick one meat and up to three side dishes. Meats will include buttermilk fried chicken, barbecue chicken, grilled chicken, classic or Carolina style pulled pork, baby back ribs and smoked Texas brisket, using spice rubs and sauces made in house. For sides, there will be fresh coleslaw, red skin potato salad with dill, three-cheese macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, french fries cooked to order and baked beans with bacon.

You can even skip the meat entirely and create your own Southern veggie plate out of any four sides on the menu. Some sides will change often depending on the seasonal availability of produce, but healthier options may include collard greens stewed with brown sugar and molasses; pickled

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• New pop-up restaurant: Dancing Lion Chocolate (917 Elm St., Manchester) is hosting a series of locally sourced pop-up restaurant dinners every Friday night, featuring the creations of chef Angelina Jacobs, formerly of Cabonnay. Under the name Eterna, Jacobs will hold the next dinner on Friday, April 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a..m., offering a taco stand with three barbacoa tacos, onion, cilantro, lime and salsa verde; or three vegetarian barbacoa-style tacos with pulled jackfruit and avocado lime beans, served with street corn and refried beans. Visit dancinglion.us/cacao/eterna for a full list of Eterna’s remaining appearances.

• Splendid Sushi opens in Concord: Downtown Concord eatery Splendid Sushi held its grand opening March 12 in the former space of Off Main Pizzeria at 26 Pleasant St. The menu features sushi rolls and poké bowls with shrimp, crab, tuna and salmon; appetizers like pork, chicken, shrimp or vegetable dumplings, tempura shrimp or edamame; rice bowls with orange chicken, teriyaki chicken, sesame chicken or teriyaki beef; and salads like seaweed, calamari and avocado. Special orders for sushi platters are available to order at least 24 hours in advance.

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• New-generation owners: Crosby Bakery (51 E. Pearl St., Nashua) will hold a grand reopening event on Saturday, April 6, to celebrate its fourth generation of family ownership, according to a press release. In addition to free doughnut giveaways from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., there will be specials offered throughout the 36 Looking for more food and drink fun? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play and hipposcout.com.

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Chicken and rib combo. Courtesy photo.

Casey’s blackened chicken salad. Courtesy photo.

beets with cardamom, black pepper and mustard seeds; a spicy Mexican corn salad with Cotija cheese; and Texas caviar, a vegan black-eyed pea salad. Natkiel said he will have his own organic farm, where as many ingredients as possible will be drawn from.

Salads made fresh will be among the other healthier options, like Casey’s blackened chicken salad, which has grilled corn off the cob, carrots, pickled beets, blue cheese, radish and crispy bacon. Named after Natkiel’s longtime girlfriend, it was a menu favorite at Georgia’s Eastside BBQ. “She basically said, ‘This is amazing and it needs to go on the menu,’ and so I put it on and it sold like hotcakes,” he said. “It even sold to regular customers who loved our food and were already fans of what we did, but also maybe wanted to eat a little bit healthier.”

Other salad options will include Natkiel’s version of a classic Caesar, with house-made dressing and croutons; plus a kale Caesar with fresh Parmigiana, anchovies and bacon from Fox Country Smokehouse in Canterbury; and a mixed greens salad tossed with scallions, radish, carrots and toasted sunflower seeds.

Ribs can also be ordered a la carte, as half or full rack, and a menu of sandwiches will be featured, all of which will come with mixed greens, though you can substitute a different side. There is a traditional fried chicken sandwich with lettuce and tomato, and a classic pulled pork sandwich topped with coleslaw and extra barbecue sauce. Other signature creations will include Lauren’s Nashville hot chicken sandwich, topped with hot cayenne spice butter, honey and pickle chips on classic white bread, and the Brisket Melt, containing smoked beef brisket, melted American cheese, fried onions and barbecue sauce.

Natkiel said that he’s looking to introduce breakfast options about two weeks after the

kitchen is up and running, something he wasn’t able to do in New York on the same scale due to limited space. Those items will include egg and cheese sandwiches with bacon or sausage on a buttermilk biscuit, an English muffin or a wrap; fried chicken drenched in honey butter and hot sauce on a biscuit; and assorted pastries, coffees and teas.

On the craft beer side, he’s thinking of having local options as the focus, in addition to a few domestic beers, and he may look into collaborating with some New Hampshire brewers.

He said he hopes both the high-traffic area and the lack of other restaurants in the immediate area will be contributing factors to the kitchen’s success.

“Later on in the evening, we may shut the kitchen down but people can still come pick up beer, or whatever makes sense,” he said.

Despite his background in New York City, he did host a pop-up restaurant on Main Street in Concord a little more than a year ago for New Year’s Day and was pleasantly surprised with the feedback. The pop-up was centered around jalapeno cashew rice bowls with fresh pickled veggies, and meat or tofu.

“I definitely do think there has been an explosion of consciousness and a thirst for new ideas here when it comes to food,” he said. “Since I’ve kind of come on the scene here, the enthusiasm has been outstanding, so I’m really excited to get this thing going.”

Georgia’s Northside An opening date is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Visit the website or follow them on social media for updates.

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A new eatery coming to downtown Nashua will offer authentic Spanish tapas and cocktails, borrowing styles from Europe and across multiple Latin American nations for its menu featuring items like bruschettas, empanadas, clams, mussels and fried plantains with a variety of filling options.

On track to open in the coming weeks, Tostao’s Tapas – Bar is the project of Nashua couple Paula Noreña and Jonathan Laureano, natives of Colombia and Puerto Rico, respectively.

In December, the couple found the vacant space on Main Street next door to Fay’s Fine Cabinetry that once housed WineNot Boutique (which has since moved to a bigger space down the road at 221 Main St.). Since then, they have spent long hours there almost every day working on renovations, including the installation of a brand new kitchen.

“We’ve wanted [to open a restaurant] for years, and one day we just decided now was the time to do it,” Noreña said. “Every place we would visit, we would talk to each other about what we would like or what we would do differently.”

The 30-seat restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner six days a week, with a largely appetizer-driven menu, according to Noreña. Bruschettas, for example, may include tostones (fried plantains) instead of bread, or they may be made up of arepas, dishes popular in Colombia and Venezuela she described as having a similar appearance to a pancake, but made of corn.

Beef, chicken or pork will be served as fillings for empanadas with a house made avocado sauce; as pinchos (served individually on a skewer as a light snack) or as sliders either with fried plantains or arepas, meant to be similar to the larger jibarito

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sandwich, Laureano said. The menu will also feature yuca balls filled with mozzarella cheese and beef, as well as seafood options like drunken mussels with a white wine, arepas with shrimp and breaded clams. Desserts will include fried ice cream and tres leches.

Noreña said specials are expected to be offered weekly on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Once Tostao’s obtains its liquor license, a drink menu of mojitos, martinis, wines and some local craft beers will be available. The couple is also exploring the possibility of bringing in live musicians to play piano or acoustic guitar.

“We’re trying to [create] an atmosphere where you can come in, sit with your friends and talk and relax, and the music is not going to be too loud,” Noreña said. “We’ll have both Spanish music and a little bit of English contra music that fits with our style.”

The eatery’s name, Laureano said, has two meanings. Tostao means “toasted bread” in Spanish, a recurring theme throughout the menu with the bruschettas and arepas, but it’s also a colloquial term in many Latin American countries meaning “crazy.”

“Tostao’s came from two crazy people … [with] a dream, Noreña said. “We’ve put our love and our souls into this place. It was a lot of work, but we’re finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

Tostao’s Tapas – Bar An opening date is expected in the coming weeks. Find them on social media for updates.

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The Birch on Elm [in Manchester]. I always What is the biggest food trend in New try to get different things, but I especially love Hampshire right now? the fried octopus and the Brussels sprouts. I’m I feel like there has been a huge turn for farmgood friends with Joel [Soucy], the owner. to-table restaurants, and also for tapas. There are definitely a lot more people and restaurants What was your favorite thing you ever out there recognizing dietary restrictions too. baked for someone?

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Wheat germ? I was pretty awkward grocery shopping this week: I didn’t know where or what anything was! A more seasoned baker wouldn’t flinch at any of these ingredients, but I was in new territory.

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Beer, wine & liquor dinners • MEAD PAIRING DINNER Meads from Ancient Fire Mead & Cider will be paired with each course of this dinner.

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A trip to the New Hampshire Wine & Liquor Outlet is never complete without stopping to review what the “Price Busters” display has to offer — and it never disappoints. One can take a virtual trip through some of the more intriguing wine-producing countries in the world.

First stop, Italy’s Piedmont region. The Robert Sarotto Barbaresco Riserva, priced at $39.99, and reduced to $27.99, is a superb place to start. This location of Italy is famous for its Piemonte wines; Barolo and Barbaresco wines are among the best known. Barbera, dolcetto and moscato are among the grapes grown in this region, and this wine is made of 100 percent nebbiolo grapes. It is complex with a floral nose of roses, and a deep rubyred color. It offers ripe fruits of cherries and plums, along with a little licorice. The soft tannins impart a slight leathery note. Its long finish is velvety. It can be sipped, or paired with red meat and robust cheeses. This wine can be cellared and enjoyed for a few more years.

Next, we travel to the Columbia River Valley of Washington State. The DeLille Cellars Chaleur Blanc, priced at $34 and reduced to $17.99, is well-recognized as a special wine. Wine critic Robert Parker called this winery “The Lafite Rothschild of Washington State.” It has been given a score of 93 points by Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar, described as “a wonderfully rich, fine-grained white wine with sexy lees-y complexity.” This wine is a Bordeaux blend of 73 percent sauvignon blanc and 27 percent semillon. A nose of tropical fruits, figs and honeysuckle greets you. It is complex and smooth on the palate, with flavors of citrus, honey and herbs.

The addition of semillon quiets the grassy notes one usually encounters with sauvignon blanc. This wine has a soft minerality to it, which one finds with Bordeaux blends. The blending allows this wine to be cellared for a decade.

We take a turn to Sonoma County, California, where we find a Boisset Collection

wine in Buena Vista Sonoma Merlot.

Originally priced at $26.99, it is reduced to $13.99. This wine comes from one of the 24 wineries operated by Jean-Charles Boisset — yes, the same gentleman who, along with his wife, Gina Gallo, visited New Hampshire for Wine Week! This merlot benefits from the strong Sonoma County maritime climate of cool nights with layers of oceanic fog that creep into its valleys, and days that rarely get too hot. This wine has a deep red color. It is medium-bodied, well-structured and complex. It has a rich fruit nose and notes of black fruit flavors, with some spicy clove, and a bit of leather for a long finish. This wine is ideal for meats and red-sauced pasta.

Our last stop takes us back to Italy, this time to its northeastern region. The wine selected here is Danzante Pinot Grigio.

Originally priced at $12.99, it is reduced to $6.99. The grapes for this wine are sourced from Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli Venezia Giulia, the three northeastern regions that make up Tre Venezie. The pinot grigio grape is grayish purple in color. This grape was first planted in Burgundy, France, in the Middle Ages, and arrived in Italy in the 1800s. Today it is cultivated all over the country, but the high altitudes, cool summers and warm currents from the Adriatic allow this pinot grigio to fully express its potential and reveal intense perfumes and a silky sense to the tongue. The nose is fruity with citric notes, with some floral accents. Green apples and apricots are joined on the tongue for a fresh, crisp citrusy finish. This wine can be paired with a citrus, fruit and fennel salad or a shrimp risotto, or accompanied by soft, young cheeses.

Take in the “Price Busters” display and try something other than your usual chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon. Take a trip of thousands of miles and a variety of experiences in a glass, or two. You will be glad you did!

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There’s not a lot of easily accessible information to go on if you want to decode this Swedish singer; without running a 100th variation of a Google search, all I could find out is that she’s from Sweden, and that her self-professed genre is “doom gospel.” Since I’m an elite googler (50 percent of my day job is spent doing just that), I was in a foul mood as I approached this sophomore album of hers; mostly, like way too many Leggy Girls Who Sing Stuff, her social media presence is vacuous and trite, and her own website has an About page that looks like it was written by a Nylon intern who was limited to 35 words to be printed triple-spaced in needlessly minimalist font. Whatever. The deal here is interesting enough, if not to me; she’s teamed here with Sunn(((O))) producer Randall Dunn to create a bunch of power-ballads that combine Lorde’s dulled resignation with Adele’s sweepingly epic desperation. She’s a good singer, if no Adele; maybe that’ll come later, but for now I’m hearing Abba in Take Us Seriously mode. The tunes are interchangeable, thus no need to dig deep here.

B — Eric W. Saeger Las Robertas, Together Outrageously (Rogue Wave Records)

This trio will be the first-ever Costa Rica-based band to play Coachella in April, which may not be the most remarkable trivia-nugget you’ll ever hear, but it does speak to this trio’s underground-y tempered aggression.

See, they’re a cross between Au Revoir Simone (in the no-wave female-vocal department), Calexico (there’s some dusty jangle-indie there) and Amboy Dukes (’60s freak psychedelic stun guitar is used to good effect), but there are definite signs that they could go off on a Queens of the Stone Age tangent. There are hints of ’70s-arena epic-ness on “Pesadilla,” the final (and only Spanish-language) track on this three-song EP. It’s not their first record, they’ve been slugging it out on the Gorilla vs Bear-and such indie-media trenches since their debut LP Cry Out Loud in 2010, getting some traction on the strength of comparisons to bands like Black Tambourine, My Bloody Valentine and similar things, none of which I’m hearing, but I’m too chill to argue at the moment.

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• But back to the April 5 CD release dump-day, where we find Reba McEntire and her new record, Stronger Than The Truth, comin’ right atcha, get ready! Who could hate Reba McEntire, I ask? I don’t. She seems so nice, you know, like I’d reckon she spent her entire childhood hiding from tornadoes in her dad’s moonshine-making cellar, and when there weren’t tornadoes, it was Black Barts trying to take her family’s land, but through it all she persisted and decided to give the gift of MYOO-zik to us horrible East Coast orcs who mug people for fun on weekends. Tangent aside, sure, everyone loves Reba, so let’s go see if she’s decided to go noise-metal so I might actually want to pirate this new CD! Guess what, I swear you’ll die, no kidding, the title track is mellow Hallmark Channel fodder with weepy slide guitar, like maybe she’s going to take Lori Loughlin’s place on the next Hallmark Christmas movie, A Tornado Holiday Sexy Day. She so rocks, man!

• Wait, don’t turn to Amy’s movie reviews yet, I found an awesome djent-metal band from D.C. called Periphery! Djent is the style invented by Meshuggah, so I approve of them, as well as “Blood Eagle,” the single off their new album, Periphery IV: Hail Stan, their sixth. These guys are crazed and sick, like an accessible Dillinger Escape Plan. You will like them.

• Finally we have the new one from Scottish grunge-indie dudes Idlewild, called Interview Music! On the new single “Dream Variations,” we find some hard rawk, some Austin Powers drop-acid 1960s guitar and a hint of Scottish folk in the vocals. It is acceptable, in my opinion.

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“I think it can be safely said that Dan Brown is the most successful author to come out of Exeter,” said Stef Schmidt, Water Street Bookstore manager and Exeter Literary Festival Committee member. “He has also always demonstrated that Exeter is important to him, by speaking to the students at Phillips Exeter Academy and doing events with Water Street Bookstore.”

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Joseph Brodsky, who was a Russian exile, he was in Exeter at some point and wrote a poem from a coffee shop in Exeter. ... I mean, it’s just astounding the things we came up with.”

Allen and the rest of the steering committee drew up a schedule that ranges from historical lectures about both a female author of the early 1800s who originally published anonymously (Tabitha Gilman Tenney) and a black abolitionist poet of the mid-1800s (James Monroe Whitfield) complete with cake to celebrate their birthdays — which happen to both fall within days of the festival — to a Saturday evening poetry reading at the Word Barn.

“There’s a tremendous tradition in this town and I don’t think people realize it,” Allen said. “But when you see it all together at once like on the walking map we made or during the festival, you kind of understand this town has a very strong tradition of writing starting in the early 1800s.”

And then there are more modern authors, like comic book writer Joe Hill, mystery series author Brendan DuBois and, of course, keynote speaker Dan Brown, author

On Friday and Saturday, there will be a picture book scavenger hunt, teen book trivia and a chance to vote for your favorite Exeter author, all ongoing from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Exeter Public Library.

Friday, April 5 1 p.m. Joe Hill Movie Screening Watch a film adaptation of one of Joe’s bestselling horror books (Exeter Public Library) 6 to 9 p.m. LitFest Cosplay Celebration Tickets available at TeamExeter.org, $5 children and seniors, $10 adults in advance / $8 & $13 at the door (Town Hall) 6 to 8 p.m. Family-Friendly Costume Party Dress as an author, in the style of any historical period, or as a literary or film character, or just come as yourself. Music, dance performances, kids’ activities, costume contest, photo booth (Main Hall) 7 to 9 p.m. Joe Hill & Bitter Pill Joe will do a short reading, Q&A and book signings. Literary readings, open mike and music from Bitter Pill (Second-Floor Gallery) 9 to 11 p.m. After party & Literary Trivia Contest Trivia Contest and live music from critically acclaimed Exeter singer-songwriter David Drouin (Sea Dog Brewery)

Saturday, April 6 9 to 9:45 a.m. Breakfast with Owen Enjoy some coffee and snacks at this public book group discussing John Irving’s classic Exeter novel A Prayer for Owen Meany (Congregational Church) Ongoing 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Book swap table Bring gently used books to swap (Town Hall) 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dan Brown Keynote Brown’s talk is titled “Will God Survive Science?” Pre-signed copies of his books will be available for purchase (Town Hall) 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tabitha Gilman Tenney Talk with Gretchen McBride McBride has written leveled readers and grammar and writing guides and will introduce Exeter’s first novelist and her 1801 novel Female Quixotism (A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words shop) 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids’ Lit Panel Discussion with Paul Durham, Lisa Bunker, Gina Perry Three local creators who will share stories of their experiences in kid lit and their perceptions of the changing landscape (Town Hall) 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Lisa Bunker Talk & Signing Local author Lisa Bunker will read from her 2017 book Felix Yz, offer a sneak preview of her upcoming May release and take questions (Water Street Bookstore) 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Spirituality Panel Discussion with Rev. Emily Heath, Tom Simpson, Robert Azzi Three writers will discuss the challenges and rewards of writing about religion (Town Hall)

1:30 p.m. Dan Brown Movie Screening Watch a film adaptation of one of Dan Brown’s bestselling Robert Langdon books (Exeter Public Library) 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Brendan Dubois Talk & Signing Mystery series author Brendan DuBois is the award-winning author of 16 novels and more than 120 short stories and is the co-author of two forthcoming James Patterson thrillers (A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words Shop) 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. NH Youth Poet Laureate Cate Dixson Teen Poetry Share Teens ages 11 to 18 are invited to join Dixson for a poetry share (Exeter Public Library) 3:30 to 4:15 pm Poetry reading with Mark DeCarteret, Jessica Purdy and Michael Brosnan Three local poets will share a few poems each, followed by an open mike (Water Street Bookstore) 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Conversation with J.D. Landis and Denise Landis Denise Landis, publisher of the digital magazine Cook’s Cook, and novelist and former William Morrow editor J.D. Landis share their insights into writing, publishing and wine (Town Hall) 4:30 p.m. James Monroe Whitfield Talk & Poem Reading A brief introduction to black abolitionist poet James Monroe Whitfield, born in Exeter in April 1822, followed by a reading of a Whitfield poem (Exeter Town Hall) 7 p.m. PEA Poetry Reading event finale $5 ticketed event at the Word Barn. Bar available.

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Established and aspiring authors can learn tips for improving their writing and getting published during the Derry Author Fest, returning for its fifth year on Saturday, April 6, at the Derry Public Library. The free daylong writing conference features talks, panels, book signings and networking with local and regional authors and industry professionals.

“A lot of people have a manuscript in a drawer that they’ve forgotten about or don’t know what to do with,” said Erin Moulton, a featured author and organizer of the event. “Hopefully this [event] inspires them to pull it back out.”

The theme this year is “A Touch of Technique,” chosen by the organizers based on responses to a survey taken by attendees at last year’s event that asked them what aspects of writing they are most interested in learning more about.

“Last year was all about publishing, so I think for this year people were looking for information about the nuts and bolts of the writing process, like technique, brainstorming, structure, elements of style, how the [presenting] authors created their books,” Moulton said.

The day kicks off with an opening poem, written and read by Derry’s first poet laureate, Robert Crawford. Immediately following the reading will be the first talk, “Process,” in which Anita Diamant, author of the New York Times bestselling book The Red Tent, will share her writing process.

Learn how to land an agent or editor during the “Crash Course in Queries” talk with Lorin Rees of the Rees Literary Agency. Rees will cover what to write and what not to write in a query letter. An informal Q&A with him will follow the talk.

“Our audience often has very specific questions that they want to ask, so we try to build in a question-and-answer time at the end for most of the talks,” Moulton said.

After a lunch break, Boston Globe reporter Jenna Russell will lead a talk, “Narrative

Nonfiction,” about the specific elements that make a narrative nonfiction piece readable and interesting.

Then, Maryann Cocca-Leffler, author and illustrator of more than 60 children’s books, will present “Picture Books in a Flash,” a talk about the ins and outs of creating a picture book.

Though the conference is focused on technique, there will still be a panel on publishing, featuring published authors Mohini Durgampudi, Ginger Johnson, Ceara Comeau and Dan Szczesny, and moderated by Moulton.

The panelists will offer different perspectives on the publishing industry and discuss the various types of publishing, including independent, self- and traditional publishing.

As an author who attended the Derry Author Fest before getting published, Ginger Johnson said the opportunity to talk to published authors about their publication experiences is invaluable to an unpublished author “Everyone has a different path to publication. In my case, it took a long time, so I know it’s hard for an unpublished author to see that there will ever be an end, and that what they’ve been working on will come to fruition,” she said. “I hope that by contributing my personal experience to the conversation, I can offer them a sense of hope that they can [get published], even if it’s taking them a long time.”

Because authors often spend a lot of time alone with their writing, Moulton said, the conference also gives them a chance to socialize and form connections with fellow authors.

“It’s nice to be in a creative environment where you can sit and chat and get some facetime with other people in the industry,” she said. “Connecting is really important, and sometimes can even lead to opportunities and help your career.”

Derry Author Fest Where: Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry When: Saturday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Hyperbole happens. So forgive Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson for succumbing to it when naming their new book Empty Planet, the Shock of Global Population Decline.

Bricker and Ibbitson don’t really believe that the human race will soon be extinct, as some people think, and others wish.

But, contrary to United Nations projections, they believe that there will soon be a lot fewer of us and that for most of us this won’t be a good thing. Empty Planet is a manifesto of sorts, a call to action with a decidedly political slant (one of their solutions is more immigration), and it’s a surprisingly engaging read regardless of whether you think they are prophets or full of bunk.

For some time, demographers have been fretting about what’s called the “replacement rate,” the number that signifies how many children every woman should have in order to keep the population in a country stable.

For most countries, the replacement rate is 2.1 (the fraction accounts for mortality).

But few developed nations are reproducing at that rate. Canada’s replacement rate, for example, is 1.6; China’s, 1.5, even having abandoned its one-child policy. And while Americans overall are reproducing at about the replacement rate, the birth rate for U.S. millennials is 1.0 — the same as South Korea’s.

Despite the math, the U.N. and some demographers are still moaning about overpopulation. With predictions about climate change becoming more dire, some people are even calling for an end to babies — the movement is called anti-natalism.

Enter Ibbitson and Bricker, who dispute the U.N.’s projection that population will surge from 7 billion to 11 billion in this century and then level off. They believe we could hit 9 billion, but then steadily decline, even in areas that currently have high fertility rates, like India and some parts of Africa.

The reasons: birth control, yes, but also women becoming more educated and independent, less dependent on men and families.

“Couples no longer see having children as a duty they must perform to satisfy their obligation to families or their god. Rather, they choose to raise a child as an act of personal fulfillment. And they are quickly fulfilled,” Bricker and Ibbitson write.

They begin with a “brief history of population” — how homo sapiens emerged from “the brink of oblivion” with only a few thousand of us foraging for food, multiplying

through famine and plague and war, and eventually bursting at the seams in some cities, all the while steadily tacking years onto our lifespans with advances in public health and medicine.

Then they packed their bags. They went to cities on six continents, Brussels, Seoul, Nairobi, Vienna, Canberra and Beijing, where they interviewed government statisticians and the young people who should be having all these babies. Also, they see alarmingly few babies in airports and shopping malls. This led them to the dire conclusion that the U.N. is catastrophically wrong and that we’re all going to be old soon with no kids to pay for our public services, and to manufacture our walkers and hearing aids, and to clean our rooms in our 105-and-older retirement communities.

It smells of catastrophizing, but the numbers that they present are sobering. Korea, for example, had a birth rate of 6 just a few decades ago. They’re half the replacement rate now, with one of the highest life expectancies in the world. By 2040, Ibbitson and Bricker write, there will be three old people for every one person in South Korea. Similarly, in Brazil, the birth rate has plunged from over 6 in 1960 to 1.8 today. Birth rates aren’t just falling. They’re falling fast.

So why should we believe these guys, who aren’t demographers or even statisticians?

Bricker heads a research firm, and Ibbitson is a journalist who writes for the Globe and Mail. Worse, they’re both Canadians, and their narrative is troublingly populated with “ifs.” There is also the occasional “Of course, we could be wrong, but we don’t think so,” enough to suggest that Empty Planet is a 200-plus-page educated guess, not a scholarly work.

That said, it’s a fascinating read, packed with facts, and rushes like a river to its conclusion, which, weirdly enough, summarizes all the reasons the authors think they could be wrong. Maybe a couple of generations of only children will decide that they want to experience “the messy joys of a home with lots of kids.” Maybe women will achieve full equality, and workplaces and nations will accommodate and even reward multiple children. Maybe there will soon be global cooling. “Of course, we could be wrong, but we don’t think so.”

They maintain that those of us alive in 30 years will begin to see that the U.N. was wrong. Meanwhile — “And Europe wanes.” Regardless of whether you buy their arguments, Empty Planet is genuinely compelling, and the unusual book on demographic trends that’s fun to read. A— Jennifer Graham

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•​ Poetry party: New Hampshire Technical Institute (31 College Drive, Concord) will host its 18th annual Celebration of Poetry on Thursday, April 11, from noon to 2 p.m.

This year’s featured poet is Domenic Scopa, a four-time Pushcart Prize nominee, two-time Best of the Net nominee and the 2014 recipient of the Robert K. Johnson Poetry Prize.

His debut collection of poetry, The Apathy of Clouds, was published in 2018. He is currently working on another collection of poetry and a book about the use of surrealism in poetry. The event will include a reading by Scopa, followed by a reception and open mike. It’s free and open to all. Visit nhti.edu.

•​ Runner bio: Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St., Manchester) welcomes Kim Chaffe for the launch and signing of her debut picture book, Her Fearless Run: Kathrine Switzer’s Historic Boston Marathon, on Saturday, April 6, at 11:15 p.m.

The book is a narrative biography of Katharine Switzer, who in 1967 became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon with official race numbers. It features collage art by illustrator Ellen Rooney. Call 836-6600 or visit bookerymht.com.

•​ Start freelancing: There is a freelance writing workshop at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications (749 E. Industrial Park Drive, Manchester) on Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Instructor Beth LaMontagne Hall will talk about how to target publications that use freelance work, how to approach editors, how to structure writing pieces to meet a publication’s needs and how to advance to larger publications. Students will receive links to online resources used by full-time freelancers to find work and will have the opportunity to present story ideas and receive tips on how to pitch them to editors. The cost is $60, which includes lunch. Visit loebschool.org or call 627-0005.

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• WILLIAM LOGAN Author presents Sproutlands: Tending The Endless Gifts Of Trees. Sat., April 6, 11 a.m. Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square.Peterborough. Visit toadbooks.com.

• DAVID YALOWITZ Author presents Journeying with Your Archetypes: The Search for Deeper Meaning in Daily Life. Sat., April 6, 2 p.m. Toadstool Bookshop, 12 Depot Square. Peterborough.

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• MARYANN COCCA-LEFFLER Author presents Growing Season. Sun., April 7, 2 p.m. Toadstool Bookshop, 614 Nashua St., Milford. Visit toadbooks.com.

• MIKE MORIN Author presents Lunch with Tommy and Stasia. Wed., April 10, 6 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com.

• THOMAS FARMEN Author presents Bessie’s Story: Watching the Lights Go Out. Thurs., April 11, 6 p.m.

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

• MARY ANN ESPOSITO Esposito will be signing copies of her newest book, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. Sat., April 13, 11 a.m. Tuscan Market, 63 Main St., Salem. Visit ciaoitalia.com.

• VIVIAN KIRKFIELD Author presents Pippa’s Passover Plate. Sun., April 14, 2 p.m. Toadstool Bookshop, 614 Nashua St., Milford. Visit toadbooks.com.

• GUNTIS GONCAROVS Author presents Convergence of Valor. Sat., April 20, 2 p.m. Toadstool Bookshop 614 Nashua St., Milford. Visit toadbooks.com.

• MATT OSGOOD Author presents Write Now: The Guide to Making It in Freelance Writing. Tues., April 23, 6 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com.

• MARY ANN ESPOSITO Esposito will be signing copies of her newest book, Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. Wed., May 1, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

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• EXETER LITFEST The new event celebrates the rich literary heritage of the town of Exeter with guest speakers, book launches, author talks, children’s programs, art exhibitions and more at downtown locations. Highlights will include a cosplay ball, a gala poetry reading, a walking tour and talks on notable Exeter writers Tabitha Tenney and James Monroe Whitfield.

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• POETRY SOCIETY OF NH: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL POETS Students read poems they have memorized or written. Wed., April 17, 5:30 p.m.

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• AN EVENING WITH WALT WHITMAN Critically acclaimed actor and educator Stephen Collins will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman with a performance about the poet.

Wed., April 17, 7 p.m. Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St., Amherst. Free and open to the public; registration is required.

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Dumbo (PG)

bummer of a movie just for the artistry or take my kids to a dreary movie just because it has a PG rating and a few children in the main cast (who needed some expanded story or more kid-ness or something). Dumbo is ultimately pretty but glum and further proof that these live-action reworkings of the Disney catalog need more reason to exist than just the dollars they make. BRated PG for peril/action, some thematic elements and brief mild language, according to the MPAA. Directed by Tim Burton with a screenplay

by Ehren Kruger, Dumbo is a hour and 52 minutes long and distributed by Walt Disney Studios.

A baby elephant with big ears learns to fly with the help of two plucky, affectless children in Dumbo, a live-action whimsical fairy tale about absent mothers, animal cruelty, bullying and greed.

Such fun!

When Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) returns to the Medici Brothers circus after his time in the army fighting World War I, he is eager to reunite with his children, Joe (Finley Hobbins) and Wednesday Addams, er, Milly (Nico Parker). They are happy to see him but still sad after the loss of their mother and several members of their extended circus family due to the influenza epidemic. Holt and the kids are also facing some economic difficulties as circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) sold all of Holt’s trick horses and anyway Holt would have to relearn his act after injuries during war led to the loss of one arm. For now, Max gives Holt a job tending to the elephants, including a new, recently purchased elephant who is about to have a baby.

The circus humans are alerted to the baby’s birth because Mrs. Jumbo, as the mama elephant is called, resists being dragged from her pen by Act I villain Rufus Sorghum (Phil Zimmerman).

But the caring Holt and his children discover Jumbo Jr. and tend to him kindly, even after Max is horrified to see that the animal has giant ears.

(People will think he’s a fake, he says, this is a disaster! Really? In 1919 the general public was well-acquainted with the standard appearance of a baby elephant? And/or couldn’t be sold on the idea that they were viewing a rare long-eared elephant from darkest wherever and that will be an extra 50 cents please?)

Jumbo Jr.’s initial moment in the big-top spotlight goes horribly, with the crowd taunting him because of his big ears and giving him the nickname “Dumbo” and Mrs. Jumbo causing mayhem when she tries to save him (spurred on

by Rufus). Max sells Mrs. Jumbo away and thus is sad baby Dumbo left at the circus in the care of the Farrier children.

While playing with Dumbo, the Farriers learn that Dumbo, when given a feather, will sneeze and flap his ears, which causes him to fly. Soon, they are able to teach him to do this during the circus act, hoping that if Max can bring in crowds and their dollars he will have the money to buy Mrs. Jumbo back and reunite baby and mom.

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Reviewlets * Indicates a movie to seek out. Find reviews for most films on hippopress. com.

Opening this week: Shazam! (PG13) Can DC Comics make a fun superhero movie? Zachary Levi suits up to give it a try; Pet Semetary (R) The Stephen King classic gets another movie adaptation, this one starring Jason Clarke and John Lithgow; The Best of Enemies (PG-13) Based on a true story about school integration, this movie stars Taraji P. Henson as a civil rights activist and Sam Rockwell as a KKK leader.

Gloria Bell (R)

Julianne Moore is a woman navigating her full life (a career where the future seems shaky, grown children and their needs, doofy men) in Gloria Bell, an Dumbo English-language remake of the 2013 Up in New York City, however, V. A. Vande- lovely set and costuming work throughout Dum- Spanish-language film Gloria.

vere (Michael Keaton, playing what feels like the Johnny Depp role with wacky hair and a showy accent), the owner of Dreamland (a sort of evil steam-punk version of Disneyland), has bigger plans for Medici’s wondrous find.

This movie has one truly fantastical scene, which is a reimagining of a scene from the 1941 cartoon when Dumbo gets drunk and sees pink elephants (Dumbo drinks Champagne that fell into a water bucket, according to Wikipedia; the scene itself I was reminded of when I watched the CinemaSins video about Dumbo). I vaguely remember that scene from when I saw the movie as a kid, and I remember enjoying it for the Fantasia-like artistry. Here, showgirls at Vandevere’s fancy big top hype Dumbo’s appearance with an act involving giant bubble elephants, which move and march along to the music before they pop. It uses CGI to push the limits of a plausible realworld thing (giant bubbles) and create something that is awe-inspiring to the movie-watcher and would be awe-inspiring in the movie’s version of the early 20th century. And the scene goes with the overall visual aesthetic of the movie, which actually I rather liked. “Wow, this is a really beautiful scene, framed in a way that is both visually captivating and referencing of the images of the era,” I thought during a scene of Vandevere and Max talking in a field with the Medici big top in the background.

There are all sorts of beautiful frames and

In theaters now: * Us (R) Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke.

A woman’s trip to the beach with her husband and children takes an unsettling turn and then spins off in to crazy town in this fascinating horror movie from Jordan Peele. Us gives you a lot to think about, moments of genuine creepiness, lots of laughs and even occasionally real terror.

That it’s not as perfectly honed as Get Out shouldn’t keep anyone from seeing it. B *Captain Marvel (PG-13) Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson.

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Larson’s Vers is a space warrior hero who is deeply unimpressed by 1995 Earth in this origin story for Marvel’s newest hero. With its showy 1990s soundtrack and its shades of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this movie might actually have been crafted in a Stark lab for me to love it but, well, success because I had a cracking good time despite some unsubtleness and some MCU-iness. B+ Five Feet Apart (PG-13) Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse.

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bo, including with the character of Colette (Eva Green), an acrobatic performer whom Vandevere bills as the “Queen of the Heavens” or something like that and who wants to ride Dumbo in his Dreamland act. And I suppose I’m grateful for all this prettiness, as it gave me something to look at while this movie inched along, feeling like a podcast played at half-speed. While thankfully not quite two hours, Dumbo feels like it drags, and not just because you would know the basic framework of the story even if you’ve never seen the 1941 cartoon. The movie plods with a kind of downcast feeling, all blue-gray in both the cast of some of the visuals and the tone — dead mom, bummed out dad, elephant mom sold away, cruelty-tinged everything. I feel like this is all supposed to give balance to the whimsy of a flying elephant — and, hey, look kids, it’s a wacky monkey! — but the movie is so dreary that the whimsy feels like it just flaps around, never getting off the ground. Just be whimsical, movie, was my feeling, and don’t worry about whether the movie is also cool enough to live in the same Hot Topic universe as The Nightmare Before Christmas.

The end of the movie is more hopeful and prettily fantastical than the rest of it but it still feels like it’s too much fancy visual sensibility stapled on to too much sad story without any real thought of who the audience is. Who is the target audience? I wouldn’t, for fun, check out a draggy

I didn’t catch the original Gloria (which, like this movie, was directed and co-written by Sebastían Lelio). Now it moves to the top of my “must watch” list so I can see how the original played with the same themes and story beats.

There’s just so much delight here, so much joy, even in moments of bleakness — a quality this movie shares with 2017’s A Fantastic Woman (also from Lelio and highly recommended; make a night of it!). Lelio does an excellent job of portraying his lead characters from the inside out.

There is something particularly wonderful about how he shoots Moore in scenes where Gloria is alone that make us feel like we’re in it with her.

The result is that there are moments when we can laugh at the absurdity with the characters, even remove ourselves a step and laugh or feel about the situation, without laughing at Gloria. It’s a neat trick and it both allows her to be a human being with flaws and lets us empathize with her.

Gloria is competent and caring at her job at an insurance company, but our glimpses of the woes of her friend and co-worker (Barbara Sukowa) suggest that there isn’t much stability there. At home, Gloria has to deal with the ranting of the man living in the apartment above her (though he is perhaps the reason that a bag of ultimately much-appreciated weed shows up at her doorstep). She helps her son Peter (Michael Cera), who seems to be somewhat drowning from the responsibilities of having an infant and a wife

with each other in this very shmoopy romance. I C+-ed, nearly entirely for the work done by Richardson who is solid even with smooshy material here. See her do an even better job in the comedy-dramady Support the Girls.

as the Hidden World before dragon trappers and hunters catch the many dragons who make their home with Hiccup’s Viking village. The story and characters are, as these have all been for me, “meh,” but the visuals are beautiful. B-

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG) Voices of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera.

The series comes, probably, to a close with the story of now-chief Hiccup and his dragon Night Fury, who are trying to lead the village to the dragon ancestral home known

*The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (PG) Voices of Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pratt.

Set some five years after the first movie, the Legos are now living in a “heck-ish” apocalyptic wasteland and fearing a disaster known as “ourmomageddon.” I loved the music,

loved the characters old and new and loved the way the movie touches on change (in interests, in sibling relationships, in friendships). A Isn’t It Romantic (PG-13) Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine.

A real-world woman is stuck in a movie-world romantic-comedy where all the streets are filled with flowers and all the sex scenes pan to fluttering curtains before the fade to black. A lot of this territory has been mined before, specifically

by Mindy Kaling in her The Mindy Project, but it is still light, cute fun. B

who has, as he says, gone to the desert to find herself. She also hangs out with her daughter Anne (Caren Pistorius), whose life is undergoing its own changes and who reassures Gloria about her choices just as Gloria reassures her mother (Holland Taylor) that she’s OK. And Gloria dances — regularly heading to a bar to dance to disco music and meet new people. One of the people she meets is Arnold (John Turturro), a recently single man whose attentions are understandably intriguing even if the more we see of him the more I wanted to yell “run, run from this unworthy goober!” at the screen.

What is the internet meme? Not all heroes wear capes? Gloria Bell feels like such an ordinary-but-extraordinary hero. She pushes through life, exhibiting genuine kindness and not letting the barrage of poo life can throw at a person (particularly a female person over a certain age) smother her to death. Or make her bitter. Or keep her from experiencing joy. Are there “WWJD”-style bracelets out there reminding one to

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by Sebastían Lelio with a screenplay adapted by Alice Johnson Boher (the 2013 movie’s screenplay was written by Lelio and Gonzalo Maza), Gloria Bell is an hour and 42 minutes long and distributed by A24.

MOVIES OUTSIDE THE CINEPLEX ​ ED RIVER THEATRES R 11 S. Main St., Concord, 2244600, redrivertheatres.org • Gloria Bell (R, 2019) Thurs., April 4, 2, 5:45 and 8 p.m.; Fri., April 5, and Sat., April 6, 1:10 and 7:45 p.m.; Sun., April 7, 1:10 p.m.; and Mon., April 8, through Wed., April 10, 7:45 p.m.

• Apollo 11 (G, 2019) Thurs., April 4, 2:05, 5:35 and 7:45 p.m.; Fri., April 5, through Sun., April 7, 3:25 and 5:35 p.m.; Mon., April 8, through Wed., April 10, 2:05 and 5:35 p.m.; and Thurs., April 11, 2:05 p.m.

• Transit (2019) Thurs., April 4, 2:10, 5:40 and 7:50 p.m.; Fri., April 5, and Sat., April 6, 7:55 p.m.; Sun., April 7, 5:45 p.m.; and Mon., April 8, Wed., April 10, and Thurs., April 11, 7:30 p.m.

• The Aftermath (R, 2019) Fri., April 5, and Sat., April 6, 1, 3:20, 5:40 and 8 p.m.; Sun., April 7, 1, 3:20 and 5:40 p.m.; and Mon., April 8, through Thurs., April 11, 2, 5:40 and 8 p.m.

• The Invisibles (NR, 2019) Fri., April 5, and Sat., April 6, 1:15, 3:30 and 5:45 p.m.; Sun., April 7, 1:15 and 3:30 p.m.; Mon., April 8, and Tues., April 9, 2:10 p.m.; and Wed., April 10, and Thurs., April 11, 2:10 and 5:25 p.m.

• Working Woman (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Thurs., April 11, 7 p.m.

• Shoelaces (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sat., April 13, 8 p.m.

• Budapest Noir (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sun., April 14, 1 p.m.

• Who Will Write Our History and Righting a Wrong: The Bialystok Cemetery Restoration Project (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sun., April 14, 3 p.m.

• Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sun., April 14, 5:30 p.m.

WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Stan & Ollie (PG, 2018) Thurs., April 4, 7:30 p.m.

• Apollo 11 (G, 2019) Thurs., April 4, 7:30 p.m.

• Arctic (PG-13, 2018) Fri., April 5, through Thurs., April 11, 7:30 p.m., plus Sun., April 7, 2 and 4:30 p.m.

• Gloria Bell (R, 2019) Fri., April 5, through Thurs., April 11, 7:30 p.m., plus Sun., April 7, 2 p.m.

• The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) Sat., April 6, 4:30 p.m.

• Beyond the Wall Sun., April 7, 4:30 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com • Red Sonja (PG-13, 1985) Thurs., April 4, 8 p.m. (Hooksett only) • Howl’s Moving Castle (PG, 2004) Mon., April 8, 7 p.m.

• Noah (G) Tues., April 9, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m.

• 93 Queen (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sun., April 7, 1 p.m. (Merrimack only) • The Samuel Project (New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival) Sun., April 7, 3:30 p.m. (Merrimack only) • The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (NR) Wed., April 10, 7 p.m.

• Ben-Hur (G, 1959) Wed., April 17, 6 p.m.

• Grease (PG, 1978) Thurs., April 18, 8 p.m. (Merrimack only)

CHUNKY’S CINEMA 707 Huse Road, Manchester, 2063888; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, 6357499; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua, 880-8055, chunkys.com • The Lorax (PG, 2012) Wed., April 10, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

• West Side Story (G, 1961) Wed., April 10, noon • Dumbo (PG, 2019, sensory-friendly showing) Wed., April 10, 4 p.m.

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MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 624-6560, manchester.lib.nh.us • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (PG-13, 2018) Wed., April 10, 1 p.m. (Main) • A Civil Action (PG-13, 1998) Wed., April 17, 1 p.m. (Main) NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • The Hate U Give (PG-13, 2018) Tues., April 9, 6:30 p.m.

• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG, 2018) Sat., April 13, 2 p.m.

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Paul Reiser brings standup act to Concord

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• New venture: Western swing’s the thing for Chris Hersch & The Moonraiders, a side project of the roots guitarist and Say Darling member. Fans of Commander Cody will love the group’s debut, Honky Tonk Trucker Jazz & Rock N’ Roll, with its soaring pedal steel, sweet saxophone soloing and home-onthe-road lyrics. Go Thursday, April 4, 8 p.m., Riverwalk Cafe, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.

Listen at chrishersch.bandcamp.com.

• Blues & ‘cue: A new-ish restaurant excelling in New Orleans food offers the tasty duet of Willie J. Laws and Evan Goodrow. Texas-born Laws is a soulful singer and guitarist who now calls New England home; Goodrow is a native Bostonian with an eclectic background in jazz, coffeehouse folk and blues – he won a Boston Blues Award – who once even jammed with Jimmy Buffett. Go Friday, April 5, 7 p.m., Dixie Blues Restaurant & Bar, 345 Amherst St., Nashua. Call 417-6909.

• Folk hero: A downtown Concord listening room series continues with Lara Herscovitch, a singer-songwriter and activist mixing jazz, blues and pop for a result Sound Waves Magazine calls “memorable ... compelling ... good for your ears AND your soul.” Much of her music is informed by humanitarian work in Latin America, Asia, African and here in the U.S. Go Saturday, April 6, 5:30 p.m., New England College, 62 N. Main St., Concord. Find out more at laraherscovitch.com.

• Kids power: A group of young performers from North Main Music School pay tribute to Nirvana and Foo Fighters for their seventh annual rock show. Drawing from a variety of songs, albums and eras, the students will switch roles and instruments throughout the event, which benefits the school’s scholarship fund. North Main’s a capella group Fever Pitch opens. Go Sunday, April 7, 1 p.m., Dolly Shakers, 38 E. Hollis St., Nashua. $5 suggested donation; call 505-4282 for more.

• Roots scene: Named obliquely after musical hero Gram Parsons, The Joshua Incident has a sound appealing to fans of Ryan Adams and Emmylou Harris, with rich harmonies and skilled acoustic playing. On 2018’s Ghosts in the Company Barn, Todd Thurlow brings a photographer’s eye to his songwriting, composing landscapes and vignettes that depict hard truths and burnished beauty. Go Sunday, April 7, 6 p.m, Nippo Lake Restaurant, 88 Stagecoach Road, Barrington. Call 664-2030 for more.

Though Paul Reiser has never performed in New Hampshire, an upcoming show at Capitol Center for the Arts won’t be his first time in the state. As a kid, he went to summer camp in Bristol, near bucolic Newfound Lake. “However, I have never been there in long pants,” Reiser said by phone from his Southern California home. “So it might be a different sensation.”

Of his show in Concord, Reiser quipped, “There’s no politics, no juggling, no music, no singing, no nudity — I can promise you that — but it should be great fun.”

Reiser spoke about his “serendipitous” career, including shows on the big three streaming platforms, an impressive movie and, of course, the long-running series he created, Mad About You, with its recently announced reboot plans. He also explained the reason that doing standup comedy, which he returned to five years ago, is still his favorite job.

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You didn’t do standup for a long while, then got back into it. Is the muscle always there?

No, the muscle is not there! Someone asked me if it’s like riding a bike. I said, “No, it’s like pushing a bike up a hill with your eye.” It’s much harder. A good analogy is, if you’re a good basketball player but you don’t play for 10 years, you know how to do it but the muscles don’t fire. So it was absolutely a re-entry and a relearning experience. I would say it took me about a year to be comfortable enough to go out and do a whole show. ... It was oddly and exactly similar to being 19 when I first went up in college — just as exciting and just as hard and just as exhilarating.

What about building material? You can’t talk about the things you did 30 years ago.

When I was doing Mad About You, all of my material was about being newly married, being coupled. That grew out of my act and into the show. Twenty-five years later, it’s still the same perspective, but [it’s that] of a guy who is now not a newlywed. … My life has changed, and suddenly you’re dealing with different stuff, like a marriage that is 25 to 30 years old [and] being 60 and not 25. There’s a lot of material there, a lot of eye-opening moments.

Helen (Hunt) and I [were] always really clear we would never want to go back because we were so happy with how we ended it. We did everything we wanted to do, we got out when we were really in our peak in terms of what we were doing.

When people started talking about a reboot we kind of joked, wouldn’t that be funny? [But] when my son left for college, my wife and I absolutely went through this moment of, “Wow, it’s just you and me again.” Which is how we started the kick off to Mad About You 25 years ago. ... However, it ain’t the same you and me; we are both older, tired, brutalized and exhilarated at having gone through this journey. But we are now sort of starting from scratch [and] that’s a really interesting and very rich place to write. ... You don’t have the same passion and energy at this age, 30 years in, as you do when you start. So when the kids leave and you have trouble and you have a moment of friction, there’s this part of you that goes, you know, maybe we’re just done, 25 years, nothing to be ashamed of, heads held high, we did well. Let’s walk away and call it a night. On the other hand you go, yeah, but we’re so close to death let’s just wait it out! That was a joke, but it really became sort of the launch pad of where we’re going to start from.

Your show Where’s Johnny recalls when network television was king. What are your memories of those days?

First of all, let me salute you and thank you for even knowing about There’s Johnny because that was the least-promoted show in the history of television. Hulu did a very good job of burying it. ... I was really proud of how it came out. We set it in 1972, when the show moved to L.A. [and] even though Burbank became a joke, as a 15-year-old in New York, I’m watching this going well that looks like the coolest party to go to every night. ...

I would watch mostly when comics were on and it was late at night so I’m staying up for George Carlin, Robert Klein; Steve Martin was just starting out. One of the things that struck me in going through the archive is [even though] I hadn’t seen them in 40 years, I remembered the appearances and the material. What also struck me is how much of a commitment we had to make to watch, because you didn’t even have a VCR so you could never watch something unless you stayed up — talk about appointment television.

Mad About You is returning — will You went from standup to acting pretty you be telling those kinds of stories? quickly. Was that the plan, or did the piv-

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ot surprise you?

No, there’s no plan! This is the least plan you can have. I literally got Diner because I went with a friend and accidentally walked into the wrong room and the casting director said, wait a second, come back. That’s how accidental and serendipitous it was. Because the film was so highly regarded [it] opened a lot of doors for me. But still in my head, I was always a comic. Any time I got an acting gig, that was great and cool, [but] that would be a week or two, then I would go back out on the road and perform. So to answer your question: No, there was never a plan, but when I look back on it, there actually seems to have been some sort of build. A really silly happenstance.

I ended up doing My Two Dads, which I didn’t mean to do [and] because of that, I was approached by a studio that said, how would you like to develop something for yourself? I thought, well, I don’t know if I want to do another television comedy but if I did, I kind of want to do what I’m doing in my act, which talked about relationships [and] they said, go for it, and that’s what Mad About You became [and it was] a hit. I can look back and go, gee, everything really did lead to this; but only by happenstance, not at all by design.

Because I’m not that clever.

Paul Reiser with Vance Gilbert When: Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m.

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Classic Stones Live Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry One Night of Queen Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m. Casino Ballroom Jon Anderson (Yes) Sunday, April 7, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Dave Davies (Kinks) Wednesday, April 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Million Dollar Quartet Thursday, April 11, 8 p.m. Cap Center David Bromberg/Livingston Taylor Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre LA Guns Thursday, April 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry One Night of Queen Friday, April 12, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Phil Vassar Friday, April 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Marc Cohn Friday, April 12, 8

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

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

p.m. Dana Center Eddie Money Friday, April 12, 8 p.m. Casino Ballroom Dancing Dream (Abba Tribute) Saturday, April 13, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Halfway to Highland Games Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Twiddle Saturday, April 13, 8 p.m.

Casino Ballroom Charlie Daniels Band Sunday, April 14, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Kris Kristofferson & the Strangers Thursday, April 18, 8 p.m. Cap Center Martin Barre (50 Years of Jethro Tull) Friday, April 19, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Tesla Friday, April 19, 8 p.m.

Casino Ballroom Uli Jon Roth Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Candlebox Wednesday, April 24, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Official Blues Brother Revue Thursday, April 25, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Piff the Magic Dragon Friday, April 26, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Dark Desert Eagles Friday, April 26, 8 p.m. Casino Ballroom Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m.

Tupelo Derry Get The Led Out Saturday, April 27, 8 p.m. Casino Ballroom Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage Sunday, April 28, 8 p.m. Cap Center

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JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES

“It’s an Honor to Be Nominated” — yet they never won Across 1 “Who’s there?” reply 6 Sitcom set in suburban Houston 10 Org. overseeing summer and winter competitions 13 NASCAR participant

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16 Maker of the 2600 17 Late arrival 19 “1984” actor with 7 Oscar nominations and no wins

21 President between Roosevelt and Wilson 23 “Carte” or “mode” preceder 24 “Watchmen” actor Jackie ___ Haley 25 Go to hell ___ handbasket 26 Jost cohost 27 Practice figures, for short?

29 Committed response 30 Chocolate source 32 Most negligible 34 Composer/lyricist of “Godspell” with 6 Tony nominations and no wins (not counting an honorary Tony) 40 Lacking enthusiasm 41 Lift with force 42 Brandenburg Concertos monogram 45 Freestyle, perhaps

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46 “Ballers” network 48 “All Songs Considered” network 49 Compensate 51 Mediterranean or Baltic, e.g.

52 Othello foe 53 “Back at One” R&B singer with 16 Grammy nominations and no wins 57 Involving both sides of the body 58 “Camelot” collaborator 61 Idyllic setting 62 Ride share amount, maybe 63 Distraught 64 Cranberry color 65 Go along with 66 Allots, with “out”

18 Milton Bradley game featuring facial features 20 “Yeah right!”

21 Muscular contractions 22 Art sch. class 26 Intelligible 27 12th of 12 28 Crowd noise 31 On point 32 Timothy Leary’s hallucinogen 33 ___ kwon do 35 Org. that’s supposed to be green 36 Little drink 37 Did some diagnostic work, maybe 38 “Modern Family” rating 39 One of many in a googol 42 Talk incessantly Down 43 Giant step 1 George Gershwin’s brother 44 Prepared, as water for pasta 2 Inked art, for short 46 “The End of the Innocence” sing3 1983 Pacino pic er Don 4 Raise reason 47 “The Crow” actress ___ Ling 5 “Tim and ___ Awesome Show, 50 Bread from a tandoor Great Job!” 51 Take to the rink 6 Consignment shop transaction 52 “Fingers crossed” 7 Especially 54 “Desus & ___” (2019 late-night 8 Part of the Woodstock logo Showtime TV show) 9 Run up ___ (drink at the bar) 55 Seafood dip ingredient 10 “Allow me ...”

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SIGNS OF LIFE

All quotes are from So Close to Being was traumatizing. … You’re probably thinkthe Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know, by Retta, ing it was in gym. Or maybe sewing. … Nope. born April 12, 1970.

It was in typing. TY-PING. Can you believe that…? I have never been so haunted by a Aries (March 21 – April 19) I’ve become grade as I was by that C in seventh-grade typthat person who can’t go to work without ing. It’s not the grade you get that matters; it’s bringing my own creamer. And not just any what you learn. creamer. It’s gotta be International Delight Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) There’s no comHazelnut coffee creamer. Not Coffee-mate. ment section in this book, haters! Save your Not Dunkin’ Donuts. INTERNATIONAL comments for the 6 a.m. meetup at Dunkin’.

DELIGHT. Not Butterscotch. Not Vanilla.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Everybody HAZELNUT. You want good creamer, bring was eating and jibber-jabbering and no one your own. even seemed to know I was on a stage perTaurus (April 20 – May 20) But even if forming comedy, except for one table of girls I don’t make as much money in the future, I who were trying to pay attention. I could tell have my family and my friends, my flat screen, they felt sorry for me because they kept giving my Netflix, and my membership to Amazon me encouraging smiles that said, You can do Prime. They make me happy. They bring the it. Don’t be afraid, li’l buddy! You can! joy. The things in your life don’t have to be Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) I’ve nevexpensive for you to thoroughly enjoy them. er really had a plan to deal with hecklers. I Less expense, more joy. still don’t. I probably should. You might have Gemini (May 21 – June 20) I graduat- to improvise. ed having fulfilled my pre-med requirements.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) I don’t know I was equipped to move on to the next lev- when or how it happened. I went to a good el, and had every intention of doing so, but school, graduated pre-med with ambitions the more time I spent at Duke finding myself, of becoming a neurosurgeon, but I somehow the more something in the back of my mind ended up with a job that allows me to sleep till reminded me there were other things to find. early evening. Things just work out.

There is so much to find.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Groups of Cancer (June 21 – July 22) I wasn’t guys, like frat boys, can be the most annoying. always the fashion plate the world knows me They spend the majority of their days trying to to be today. Wait, the world does think I’m a make each other laugh so by the time they get fashion plate, right? Quick question: What is to my show they think they’re the entertaina fashion plate, exactly? Wear what you like. ment. Keep the limelight where it belongs.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) I gotta tell you, Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I was so …

New York crowds are no joke. Storytelling the bored in my second-grade classes, I once fell way I do it can be hard there. … They would asleep and my teacher didn’t bother to wake stare up at me like, ‘What you got next?’ me up. She and I both knew that I knew two Tough crowd. plus two equals four, two times two equals Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) I think I got four and two divided by two equals one. It two, maybe three B’s in my grade school to was basic and I needed more of a challenge. high school career. But, once, I got a C. … It You have to challenge yourself.

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Along the Iroise coast in Brittany, France, residents have been puzzled by a mysterious phenomenon for more than 30 years.

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You don’t need to be celebrating a birthday to get a special cake these days. In Nashville, bakers at Signature Desserts made the news in early March when they filled an order for a woman trying to sweeten the deal for her husband, who was undergoing a vasectomy. FOX 17 reported the cake was decorated with lemons and read, “100% Juice, No Seeds. Happy Vasectomy!” The pleased recipient “loved it!” according to his wife. The news outlet also reports that doctors see a big spike in vasectomies during the NCAA basketball tournament, when men have a constant source of entertainment as they heal.

Seriously?

At Palapas Tacos in Anaheim, California, the menu is presented in English and Spanish, which proved to be a bridge too far for one customer on March 25. On that day, a Monday, the unnamed man saw a sign advertising “Fish Tacos for $1.99 All Day” under the heading “Especial de Viernes,” or Friday Special. He became upset when he found out he couldn’t get the Friday special on Monday, yelling, “That’s bull****! It says

it in Mexican. We’re not in Mexico. We’re in America! ... I’m an American!” Palapas’ owner Juan del Rio followed the man outside to talk with him, but the man pulled out his phone, saying he was going to call “Immigration! Because you’re not legal!”

“I just feel like it’s sad that there’s people [who] actually think like that,” del Rio told FOX 11. “But over a taco?”

Mistaken identity

Passengers on a Melbourne, Australia, commuter train dove under seats, cried and texted their loved ones on March 28 when police locked down the Flagstaff Station in response to a report of a man with a rifle case acting suspiciously, according to the Associated Press. As it turned out, Will Austin, a busker aboard the train, was performing breathing exercises in advance of playing his didgeridoo — an indigenous wind instrument that Austin was carrying in a long bag.

Oblivious to police wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles, Austin admitted “I probably looked pretty suspicious, I suppose, just waltzing around and slowly walking out” before officers stopped him to search his bag. Nothing to see here.

Suspicions confirmed

• Two employees of an Enterprise Renta-Car store in Arnold, Missouri, couldn’t figure out why they suddenly felt dizzy and shaky on March 14, but after visiting an urgent care, they were transferred to a nearby hospital, KMOV reported. Police Lt. Clinton Wooldridge said officers questioned an unnamed 19-year-old Enterprise employee who admitted he put LSD in the water bot-

tles of two of his co-workers, as well as in a third worker’s coffee cup, because they had “negative energy.” The two affected workers were fine after the drug wore off, and law enforcement is waiting for lab results before charging the young man, possibly with second-degree assault and possession of a controlled substance.

• The nerve! Solange Troncoso paid $1.99 for a bag of TGI Fridays Sour Cream & Onion Potato Skins at a Bronx convenience store in June 2018. On March 27, she filed suit against TGI Fridays in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, claiming that the company misleads consumers because the snacks contain potato flakes and potato starch — but no skins.

According to Reuters, Troncoso claims she and other consumers have been defrauded into buying an “inferior product.”

Awesome!

Along the border between Mexico and the United States, the battle over a wall rages on.

But one Los Angeles artist has taken matters into his own hands. Inspired to “Make America Grate Again,” Cosimo Cavallaro is repurposing blocks of expired cotija, a hard cheese from Mexico, to build his own wall in Tecate, California. Cavallaro’s wall is 5 feet high, and he hopes to make it about 1,000 feet long, he told the Los Angeles Times.

“To spend all this money to keep dividing the countries, I think is a waste,” Cavallaro said. “You see the waste in my wall, but you can’t see the waste in (Trump’s) $10 billion wall, which in time will be removed?

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