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GRANITE VIEWS JODY REESE

A compromising compromise Most New Hampshire public school districts are expected to go to a hybrid school model in the fall. This will mean kids go to school for a few days a week in smaller groups. When not in school, those kids will be remote learning. It’s a compromise intended to reduce potential transmission of Covid-19 by reducing the contact kids have with each other and staff while acknowledging that remote learning has its limitations. In most districts, class sizes will be limited so kids can sit six feet apart. Though I’m sure it’s well-intentioned, I wonder if this hybrid plan is actually counterproductive. The challenge here more than anything else is the logistics of caring for kids and reducing potential transmission. First there is the issue of getting these kids to school. How many kids will be allowed on buses? How do we make sure the kids wear masks? Do we have the buses and drivers to do that in a way that won’t completely undo the measure being taken to reduce class size? Once at school, can we reasonably expect kids to socially distance themselves? It sounds as if recess and other activities like that could be eliminated or curtailed. What impact will that have on learning? After all that, kids will still be expected to be remote learning for two to three days a week. Who is going to be at home with them to keep them on task and to watch over the younger ones? As more parents go back to work, will caregivers be friends, grandparents, day cares or a patchwork of those? Will these kids be exposed to even more people thereby increasing their exposure to Covid? If parents have to stay home, who is going to pay them? On top of all that, women, in many cases, will end up being the primary caregivers for kids’ remote learning. What is the impact to them? Are we furthering the longtime earnings gap between men and women? These are all issues greater than our public school districts, but federal and state governments have essentially laid all of these problems and concerns at their feet without giving those districts the resources to adequately deal with them. As tough as it is, state and federal governments need to take an active role in helping districts make in-school learning as safe as possible for kids and staff. If this means extending the day, then do it. If this means putting more buses on the road, then do it. If this means bringing in more teachers, paying teachers for extended days or offering hazard pay, then do it. If this means bringing in portable classrooms then do it. There are no easy solutions — no silver bullet. But with more assistance and coordination from state and federal governments schools (or other buildings turned into schools) could be made more safe. But we can’t expect public schools to solve this on their own.

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ON THE COVER 14 ON-THE-GO DELICIOUSNESS More and more food trucks featuring all kinds of eats are popping up in locations throughout southern New Hampshire. Find out where to get everything from egg rolls and vegan ice cream to tacos and chicken wings. ALSO ON THE COVER, find Uncommon Art on the Common in Goffstown, p. 6, and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual fair online, p. 10. And there’s a series of outdoor music happening in Concord this summer, p. 26.

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INSIDE THIS WEEK NEWS & NOTES 4 News in Brief. 6 Q&A 7 SPORTS 8 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX

THE ARTS: 10 VIRTUAL FAIR League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair goes virtual. 11 ARTS ROUNDUP The latest arts news. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 12 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors. 12 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic. 12 KIDDIE POOL Find fun for the family. 13 CAR TALK Automotive advice. FOOD: 14 FOOD TRUCKS KEEP ROLLING In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Try This At Home; Beer. POP CULTURE: 22 BOOK, MUSIC AND FILM REVIEWS Amy Diaz could go for some oily cakes after First Cow. NITE: 26 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Regional concert series in Concord, Nite Roundup, Music This Week. 30 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD Puzzles for the music-lover. ODDS & ENDS: 30 KENKEN, WORD ROUNDUP 32 SUDOKU 32 CROSSWORD 33 SIGNS OF LIFE 33 7 LITTLE WORDS 34 NEWS OF THE WEIRD

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Governor’s updates

On July 17, Gov. Chris Sununu issued Executive Order 2020-15, extending the state of emergency in New Hampshire due to the Covid-19 pandemic for another three weeks through at least Aug. 7. It’s the sixth extension he has issued since originally declaring a state of emergency on March 13. On July 21, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 59, an order that temporarily halts premium and signature requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries until 90 days after the termination of the public health emergency. On July 22, Sununu released the Governor’s Covid-19 Equity Response Team’s report, offering immediate, short-term and longterm recommendations. The report includes recommendations to increase community testing, to assure testing sites have written protocols for community outreach and demographic identifier data, to assure healthy food access, to deploy Covid-19 response community health workers and to provide isolation and quarantine housing support. During a July 23 press conference, Sununu announced the launch of the Empowering Youth Program as part of the Invest in the Future Fund, which allocates about $4.5 million of federal CARES act funding to ensure kids in New Hampshire have programs available to them that traditionally exist in the summer. About $2 million of that $4.5 million will be used for the Empowering Youth Program. “The goal … is just to provide funding for things like day camps, or recreational sports and other recreational programs, so we’re not just taking the summer in an isolat-

ed chunk,” Sununu said. “We want to create a continuum of opportunities for these kids that extend, as we finish out the summer and then move into the next year.” Now through Aug. 17, organization leaders can file an application by visiting goferr.nh.gov. To be eligible for funding, programs must serve youths, at least 75 percent of which are New Hampshire residents. On July 27, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 60, rescinding the state ban on reusable shopping bags in grocery stores, which had been in place since March 21. “We looked at the latest data, consulted with officials at public health and ask individuals to be courteous and respectful to retail/grocery workers by cleaning your reusable bags,” Sununu wrote in a tweet. Details of all of Sununu’s Emergency and Executive Orders can be found at governor.nh.gov.

Laws and vetoes

Gov. Chris Sununu has signed into law and vetoed several House bills in the past week. Here are some of the highlights, according to press releases from the Office of the Governor. HB 1135 was signed into law. Among other things, this law declares June 6 as D-Day Remembrance Day and Aug. 31 as Overdose Awareness Day, and it makes Holocaust education compulsory in New Hampshire schools and establishes a commission to study best teaching practices for the subject. HB 731 was vetoed, relative to raising the minimum wage. In his veto statement, Sununu said that when minimum wages increase, employees often end up with fewer hours, or jobs are eliminated. “Now

is exactly the wrong time to pursue policies that will reduce the chances of Granite Staters being able to get back to work and that will further hinder our employers who are already struggling in this global pandemic,” Sununu said in his statement. “This bill would have meant fewer jobs and fewer available hours for our workers who are unemployed or underemployed.” HB 1454 was vetoed, relative to alternative education. In his veto statement, Sununu said the bill would have “effectively killed” the Learn Everywhere program, which “empowers parents to find the best educational paths for their children, and allows students to access a broader range of courses than their schools could provide on their own.” He said the bill would restrict parents’ ability to find alternatives to their children’s education. SB 124 was vetoed, relative to the minimum electric renewable portfolio standards. In his veto statement, Sununu said the bill could potentially cost electric ratepayers $300 million in new subsidies each year, and the state would need to use 20 square miles of land to achieve the solar energy goal set forth in the bill.

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The Goffstown Main Street Program will host its 12th annual Uncommon Art on the Common Saturday, Aug. 1. The art show and sale has been scaled back but will feature the same variety of handcrafted items by local and regional artists. Nina Duval has participated in the show as an artist every year since its inception, and in recent years also as a volunteer. Now she is leading the organizing committee and talked about what the show will look like this year. this spring and summer, and those What is Uncommon events are where they make a good Art on the Common? bit of their income. It’s an art show and sale where local and fairly local artists come into town for the How did artists feel about particday, pitch a tent and set up their disipating in the show this year? plays, sell their art and interact with Pretty much all of the artists who the fairgoers who come around. … are participating have been indocOne of the other things we do ... is Nina Duval. Courtesy photo. trinated that [following Covid-19 guidelines] is what they have to do the Uncommon Bling Project. It’s now, and most of them have been a voluntary project where artists, if they want to, can create little items that can be very cool with it. They understand what’s expectstrung on a cord, kind of to show a little example ed of them. … Of course, we didn’t really expect of what they do. People go around to each tent that we would get our normal number of appliand put [the artists’ bling] on a cord and wear it. ... cants. Normally we get roughly about 50, but We try to do little things like that to get the com- right now we’re at 25. … For some artists [the Covid-19 guidelines are] a problem because of munity involved. the media they work in. For example, we have a woodworker who was concerned about having to What has been your involvement? I’ve been a part of the show every year since use disinfectant wipes on her products because it the beginning. I started off as an artist, and then would absolutely toast the finishes. I started volunteering, doing ancillary jobs, nothWhat is the event committee doing to make ing really big. This is the first year that I’ve gotten to spearhead the Uncommon Art Committee on sure that the show is safe? In other years we’ve had different things, like the [Goffstown] Main Street Board of Directors. face painters, but for obvious reasons we’re not What kinds of arts and crafts will be repre- really doing that this year. We’re also limiting the number of artists so that social distancing will be sented at the show? We have oil painters; acrylic painters; artists easier to do. … We have brightly colored mats who do watercolors, pastels and pen and ink; that we’re going to set in front of the tents for woodworkers. We have one person who works social distancing, and we’ll ask people, ‘If you with leather and metal, as well as some digital art. see two or three guests inside a tent, please wait We have potters; jewelry makers; stained glass outside until they leave.’ … We’ve purchased artists. Sometimes we also have writers from a a lot of masks, and the artists are told to wear local writers group, and sometimes even pub- masks and have hand sanitizer on hand for their guests. A lot of artists, especially ones like jewlished authors who sell their books. elry makers, want you to be able to handle their What kind of art do you do? items and look at their items up close, so we tell I started out doing multimedia, like painting them to make sure that people use hand sanitizer and photography and things of that nature, and before they touch anything. They’ll also be using then, seven years ago, I kind of branched out into disinfectant wipes to wipe down tablets, phones, jewelry creation. Most of what I do is chainmail pens and things like that. and wire wrapping beadwork; that’s become the bread and butter for me as far as sales. … I try to What makes Uncommon Art unique? get into different media, too. I have a lot of ideas I think it’s the scale of it. It’s kind of like a mini for new things that I want to do. This year I’m version of the [Craftsmen’s] Fair at Sunapee; it’s actually branching out into upcycled plastic, like not huge, but we still get pretty good traffic. It’s rugs, mats and totes that are created from plastic a good place for a lot of [art fair] beginners to get shopping bags. their feet wet and start doing outdoor fairs. — Angie Sykeny Why did Goffstown Main Street decide to move forward with Uncommon Art this year? 12th annual Uncommon Art on the This event was probably just as close to not Common happening as it was to happening. 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For more than 300 artisans in and around the Granite State, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s annual Craftsmen’s Fair — traditionally held for nine days in August at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury — is the highlight of their year and their biggest opportunity to display, demonstrate and sell their crafts. Drawing more than 20,000 paying attendees, the fair also provides 80 percent of the League’s yearly operating income, executive director Miriam Carter said, so when Covid-19 made it impossible to host the fair in person, organizers had to think outside the box. From Saturday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 9, the public will be able to “attend” the 87th annual Craftsmen’s Fair virtually through the League’s website, where there will be links to more than 140 League members’ online shops, plus a virtual exhibition tour and exclusive video content including demonstrations by the artisans, musical performances and guided craft projects for all ages. “We’ve tried to create an environment of engagement and excitement — not just another website — that mirrors the live event, where you

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Art by Andy Hampton, featured artist at this year’s Craftsmen’s Fair. Courtesy photo.

on the site,” she said. “I was always reluctant to [sell online] … but now that I am, I have a feeling this is going to be a new mode of business for me.” While the League hopes to bring the live Craftsmen’s Fair back to Mount Sunapee next summer, Carter said, all future fairs will have a virtual component. “The beauty of the internet is that we can build on the 20,000-plus people coming to the live event,” she said. “We can expand our reach in the arts community to be nationwide and even worldwide.” 87th annual Craftsmen’s Fair Where: Online at nhcrafts.org When: Saturday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 9 Cost: Free to access; donations appreciated

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My garden is the place I go in times of sadness, worry or stress. It makes me feel better. I took a few moments one morning recently to really look at what was in my garden to see what made it so special. I saw that in addition to the plants (and who cannot be happy snacking on red raspberries or Sun Gold cherry tomatoes?), I have many things that remind me of friends and of good times. Let’s take a look at my garden, and perhaps you’ll get some inspiration for yours. I’ve been working on my gardens for about 40 years and have created some nice stone projects. As a young man I built a low 80-foot stone retaining wall to create a terrace that would allow me to plant some fruit trees — most of my full-sun space was near a small stream with a high water table, which is not good for fruit trees. I worked with my stepson, Josh Yunger, who was a young teenager at the time. It was fun working with him, finding stones on the property and from a tumbledown wall a neighbor, George Edson, had allowed me to pick through. I knew little about walls but had the basics. One stone INSIDE/OUTSIDE

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over two. We mostly found stones with rounded shapes, not flat stones. And I didn’t know to use crushed stone, not round pebbles, to act as drainage and support for the wall. So those round stones sitting on round pebbles, over time, moved and the wall has slipped and fallen in places. But now it is mostly hidden by plants, and its ramshackle appearance doesn’t bother me. And I feel good when thinking about the work Josh and I did. If building a stone wall is too much for you, how about placing a long, thin stone standing vertically as an accent in the garden? I have a few of those, and they look great all year round. Just stand up a 36- to 60-inch-long pillar of a stone in a hole 18 to 24 inches deep. Add some loaf-ofbread sized stones in the bottom, and dump in a bag of dry concrete mix. Fill in the rest with soil and pack it well. I have three nice Japanese red maples that bring fond memories. Two came from my parents’ home in Connecticut, another from a friend. I dug two of them as foot-tall saplings, one bigger. One of these I planted in the early 1970s and it is now 10 feet tall and wide with a 6-inch-diameter trunk at the base. I see it and often think of the 60-foot-tall “mother plant” I climbed as a boy. Other things are easier than stone projects. I have two nice blue ceramic bird baths. They conthey’re offering a different free comic book every day (with a teen-rated and all-ages rated option each day as well), according to their website. They are also selling bags of 10 Free Comic Book Day or other special or promo comics for $7 each week, with either an all-ages or teen-and-mature option (the bags are available for pickup or for mail order for an extra $7).

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12 trast nicely with the flowers around them, even though no birds ever bathe there. But I love the water in them, and that my wife Cindy Heath floats cut flowers in them. (Yes, my longtime partner and I finally got married July 1 in a Zoom wedding attended by loved ones all over.) I have a lovely high-temperature fire urn in the garden, a birthday present from Cindy this year. It makes me happy every time I see it. It has a drainage hole and the potter, Stephen Proctor of Brattleboro, Vermont, tells us that it can stay outside all year. Always a bit of a worrier, I will bring it inside before Christmas. It’s too nice to risk having it crack. A new garden this year is just an oval 7 by 10 feet. I put in a Y-shaped path so it looks like a peace sign from the 1960s. One section is dedicated to milkweed plants for the monarch butterflies. The milkweed will, I suspect, eventually take over the entire garden. But for now? I love seeing the peace symbol —‌it reminds me of my activist youth. Then there is my 16- by 20-foot barn. I had a barn raising event in the late 1990s and had more than 30 friends show up. My late friend Bernice Johnson, then in her eighties, showed up with a little hammer in her hand. It makes me happy when I think of that day, and that we got the walls up and rafters on in one day. And now Cindy keeps it tidy inside —‌something I never managed to do. Speaking of Cindy, this year she built a gravel walkway down that 80-foot terrace I built for fruit trees in the ’90s. She did an amazing job, lining the path with old bricks I had salvaged from

chimneys I removed. The path has a crushed stone base, landscape fabric and then a pea stone layer on top. And of course, Cindy has removed the weeds along the sides, and mulched the beds nicely. It makes me happy to walk along it. I love the perennials I have gotten from friends and from gardeners I have interviewed. I remember every plant given to me, who gave it to me, and often when I got it. It’s part of what makes my garden so special to me. Now I tend to add little white plastic tags labeled with that information so it will be available even if I am not always around to provide that information. I recently saw two Doric-style white wood columns free by the side of the road. I stopped. Garden art? Sure. I was in my old green truck, so I loaded them in, and now I have a new project. Not sure how I’ll use them, or where. But they’ll make me happy and remind me of traveling through Europe back when I was a young man. Gardens are good that way. Mine provide plenty of happy memories. Henry’s website is Gardening-Guy.com.

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TREASURE HUNT Dear Donna, Can you help with an approximate value on old 1930s to 1940s Christmas cards? I just don’t want to put them in the trash. Could you give me some advice and possibly let me know of someone who would want them? Cecile Dear Cecile, I understand why you wouldn’t want to throw them away. So many have such sweet graphic designs. Some holiday cards can bring a value for age, designs, content (like antique Valentine’s Day pop-up cards, for example). The ones that are worth the most would be from before the 1900s, so the earlier the better, and condition is very important. People kept cards over the years so they are not as uncommon to find, especially from after the 1900s.

I have seen many cards from the same era as yours. They usually are in a shoe box or small bags for around $20. If the cards were unused it would be a bit more (they are not as common). No matter what they are worth they are such a fun piece of nostalgia and can be fun for framing, repurposing, etc., so no, they are not trash. 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 391-6550 or 624-8668.

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Your car doesn’t have a favorite gas station Dear Car Talk: Back in the ‘70s, we were often told it was best for a car’s engine to always use the same brand of gas. Some sources even said to always use the same gas station or By Ray Magliozzi even the same pump. Have engines evolved now to the point where this doesn’t matter anymore? It would be nice to no longer have to maintain a mental list of acceptable gas stations in my area, or to stress over finding one before my tank runs dry on a road trip. Is this still true? Was it ever true? — John Not and never, John. It is not still true. And it was never true. Your car’s engine was designed to run on any brand of EPA approved gasoline, and the idea that it “got used to” a certain brand or a certain station or pump is an old father’s tale. Here’s the more or less part: Modern fuel injected cars run best (over a long period of time) on what are called Top Tier gasolines. Those are gasolines that have a higher level of detergent additives than the EPA requires. The whole Top Tier thing was started by a group of manufacturers that felt that gasolines weren’t doing enough to keep their advanced engines clean. So they pestered a bunch of major oil companies into raising their standards. And that’s how Top Tier Gas got started.

Top Tier gas has extra additives, especially detergents, that reduce deposits in the fuel system and help keep expensive parts like fuel injectors clean. And today, the vast majority of major brand gasolines sell only Top Tier gas. Those include well-known brands like 76, Arco, Amoco, BP, Citgo, Chevron, Exxon, Mobil, Philips 66, Shell, Sunoco, Texaco, Valero and others you’ve heard of, plus some you may not see advertising, like Kirkland Signature Gas from Costco. To see a full list of all the brands that sell only Top Tier gas — or to print out the list and stick it in your glove box — go to toptiergas.com/ licensed-brands. And that’s all you need to consider when buying gas. It doesn’t matter which of the Top Tier gasolines you buy or if you mix them. It doesn’t matter what grade you use (use the grade recommended in your owner’s manual). It doesn’t matter which pump or which particular station you buy from. We recommend you buy from the station with the lowest prices and the cleanest restroom, and use the pump that no car is currently parked in front of. And as long as it’s one of the Top Tier gasolines, your car will be happy. Dear Car Talk: I’ve always loved the columns by you and your brother! You recently answered a reader who wanted to know why his Prius’ mileage dropped

after he got new tires. You suggested his new tires may have been “higher rolling resistance” than his original tires. I agree that’s possible. But I would also add a “measuring error.” I do not believe the Prius is able to adjust the calculated MPG for tire wear (or tire size, for that matter). If my calculations are correct, 3/16 inch of tire wear decreases the circumference of the tire, and results in 2% “higher” MPG. When you buy new tires, you “lose” that advantage. For most cars, you would hardly notice this because of their lower MPG, larger tires, less precise displays, etc. But we Prius owners are obsessed with our fuel numbers, so your reader noticed it. — John I think you have it backward, John. You’ve always hated the columns by me and my brother. Actually, I think it’s the “mileage error” that works the other way. When your tire’s circumference gets smaller due to wear (or due to compression from excess weight in the car, or other reasons), you travel less distance with each rotation of the axle. That lowers the “miles” part of your miles per gallon. Think of an extreme case. Let’s say you had huge tires on your car — tires that had a circumference of 1 mile. OK, it’d take you a year to fill them up with air at the gas station, but just imagine it for a minute. For every rotation of the car’s axle, you’d go 1 mile. Wow. All else being equal, you’d get incredible mileage with those tires, right?

On the other extreme, if you had little, 1-inch roller-skate wheels on your car, the axle would turn and turn and turn, and you’d go very little distance, and get poor mileage. So, in theory, a larger tire should increase your mileage, not reduce it. However, if you’re relying on the car’s internal computer to measure your mileage (rather than, say, mile markers and actual fuel measurements), you might be right, John. The car’s computer may show decreased MPG on newer, larger tires. Here’s why. The computer is programmed to calculate distance based on how many times the axle rotates with the factory wheels and tires. So let’s say Toyota calculated that it takes 1,000 turns of the axle for that Prius to go 1 mile. When your tires wear down, it takes less fuel to turn the axle 1,000 times. Why? Because you’re not actually going as far. So the car’s dumb computer thinks you’ve gone a mile (even though you haven’t), and it says: “Hey, we’ve used less gasoline to go a mile! Yippee!” Then, when you replace the tires and make the car’s factory calculation correct again, you may actually see your car computer’s mileage decrease a bit. I would argue that, in real life, once you get into overdrive, you’d get better mileage with newer, larger tires. But we may need Nobel laureates in physics to resolve this for us with any degree of certainty. It’s very confusing. So, John, whatever you do, please don’t write to us again with any more questions. Visit Cartalk.com.

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FOOD On-the-go deliciousness

How food trucks are finding new ways to serve up their eats By Matt Ingersoll

mingersoll@hippopress.com News from the local food scene

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• Jewish food festival goes virtual: The New Hampshire Jewish Food Festival, normally held in July at Temple B’nai Israel in Laconia, has transitioned this year into a takeout event only, according to a press release. Now through Aug. 10, orders can be placed online and picked up curbside by appointment at the temple at 210 Court St. in Laconia. A drive-through system will be used and masks are required for all customers. The online takeout menu features many of the popular items that have been staples at past festivals, including blintzes (lightly fried crepes filled with cheese), matzo ball soup, homemade traditional brisket with gravy, New York-style knishes filled with ground beef brisket or seasoned potatoes, challah (hand-braided honey-sweetened egg bread) and more. All items are sold frozen and include instructions for heating. Place your order now at tbinh.org. • On the Cooking Channel: Mr. Mac’s Macaroni & Cheese was one of several restaurants across the country that was featured on a July 22 episode of the Cooking Channel’s popular series Food Paradise, according to a press release. Content for the episode, titled “Seafood — Eat Food!” was shot in November at the Mr. Mac’s location in Tyngsboro, Mass. According to the release, the restaurant was transformed into that of a movie set for a day of shooting, featuring Mr. Mac’s VP of Corporate Operations Mark Murphy and Tyngsboro store franchisee Harry Cheema. Visit cookingchanneltv.com for details on future air dates.

• The Foundry burglarized: The Foundry Restaurant in Manchester is open for business again after having to close for several days last week due to damages from a burglary on July 21. According to a press release from the Manchester police, the restaurant sustained around $250,000 in damage during the burglary including multiple broken windows and broken items, including liquor bottles, inside the restaurant. Police arrested Michael Grove of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who police say they found inside the restaurant when they responded to the report of a burglary in progress, and charged him with burglary, reckless conduct, criminal mischief and resisting arrest, the press release said. According to the Foundry’s Facebook page, the restaurant reopened for dinner service on Friday, July 24. HIPPO | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2020 | PAGE 14

It’s a hot afternoon in July as Tony Elias begins gearing up his new food truck, The Spot To-Go, for dinner outside Manchester Firing Line. You’ll find him there every Monday during the range’s Cruise Night car shows, in addition to other spots throughout the week, serving up Puerto Rican foods he grew up eating, from empanadas to jibaritos. Even though he’s in the middle of his first season behind the wheel of The Spot To-Go, Elias is no stranger to food trucks — he’s also owned Made With Love 603 since 2014, a food trailer offering a similar menu of Puerto Rican eats. He took about two years off from the business, getting a day job while working with different recipes under what would be a new, rebranded concept. Earlier this year, Elias was all ready to get out there and cook — but then the pandemic arrived, forcing the closure of city government offices and temporarily preventing him from getting his licenses. He eventually was able to open for business, albeit several months later than planned, during the first week of June. “I had the food truck custom-made and everything … and it must have been like three days after I got the truck that everything started getting shut down,” he said. “At that time, I had already given my notice at my job. So everything was kind of stuck in limbo, and I had no choice but to ride it out, but I did have time to come up with a menu and imagine everything I wanted to do.” Indeed, the pandemic came to New Hampshire as the state’s food truck industry was continuing to boom. Currently, there are 199 licensed mobile cook units in the state, according to Colleen Smith of New Hampshire Food Protection — an increase of nearly 50 percent since April 2016. Now, as the virus has all but wiped out the already short window of time for food truck festivals in the Granite State, many truck and trailer owners already licensed with the state have chosen to sit out the season, while those who are carrying on have sought out other avenues to make up for lost business.

New trucks rolling in

Launching a food truck is hard enough, Elias said, never mind maintaining a regular schedule during a pandemic. That’s why he jumped on the opportunity when he was contacted earlier this year about parking The Spot To-Go at the Firing Line every Monday. He can also be found on the Beech Street side of the JFK Arena and in the parking lot of Titan Auto Repair on Elm Street, depending on the day. His menu is similar to that of the Made With Love 603 trailer, featuring favorites like beef and chicken empanadas, combo plates with pork, rice and beans, and jibaritos, or fried plantain sliders with pork, cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayo ketchup. But Elias has also added a number of new items — his tacos, for instance, have been a huge hit. “I call them Puerto Rican tacos. I do them differently with the seasoning in the meat and on the shell,” he said. “You bite into this taco and it’s just an explosion of flavor in your mouth.” He has also introduced canoas and mofongo “cones.” Canoas feature a roasted yellow sweet plantain sliced all the way down the middle and stuffed with beef, melted cheese and cilantro, resembling the shape of a canoe. Mofongo traditionally consists of fried plantains mashed up and stuffed with meat, cheese and seasonings. Elias takes his creation a step further by shaping the mashed plantains into a cone and wrapping it in foil. You can get it with roast pork, fried pork or chicken. “I actually came across a video on Facebook of a place in Puerto Rico doing it, and I said, ‘Man, that is a great idea,’” he said. “So we shape [the mofongo] into a cone, and then we fry it a second time, so it’s a nice crunchy outside with a soft inside, and a bang of flavor.” A plant-based comfort food truck known as The Hungry Caterpillar also launched last month, owned by Christy and Nick Ortins of Geary Farms in Chester. Christy Ortins said the couple’s original plan for the truck was to secure bookings at festivals. But once all of the festival cancellations were set in motion, she said, they began contacting nearby business owners inquiring about possible parking spots. “We reached out basically to anybody we

Licensing and permitting All food trucks and trailers must have a mobile food unit license from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. If a truck is operating in any one of the state’s 15 self-inspecting cities and towns — Bedford, Berlin, Claremont, Concord, Derry, Dover, Exeter, Keene, Manchester, Merrimack, Nashua, Plaistow, Portsmouth, Rochester and Salem — its owner must additionally have a hawkers and peddlers license issued by that municipality. Additional single-day permits are also required for a truck to participate in an event such as a festival. Some food truckers, either

to save money on fees or because an event in a self-inspecting city or town has been canceled, have chosen not to renew their hawkers and peddlers licenses. Earlier this year a bill had been introduced in the New Hampshire Legislature calling for the establishment of a committee to study food truck regulation, with the goal to streamline the licensing process. SB 479 was passed in the Senate with amendment on March 5 before it died in the House, but Sen. Harold French of Franklin, the bill’s prime sponsor, said he plans to raise the issue again during the next legislative session.

Fried zucchini from The Hungry Caterpillar food truck. Courtesy photo.

could think of that had commercial property,” she said, adding that The Hungry Caterpillar can now be found at Hampstead Health & Fitness most Mondays and at Sue Padden Real Estate in Sandown most Wednesdays and Fridays. “Our next step is to contact some breweries and wineries.” Popular items at the truck include a homemade black bean burger, fried cauliflower bites, “plant-a-rella” sticks, or plant-based cheese sticks that are breaded and deep fried, and a tempeh sandwich with sliced tomato plantbased mayo and local greens on bread from the Portsmouth-based Me & Ollie’s Bakery & Cafe. Christy Ortin said the truck has also recently begun offering a few flavors of vegan ice cream from Memories Ice Cream of Kingston, while specials may include fried zucchini slices or summer squash they grow themselves on the farm. In Concord, a 20-foot food trailer called Wander Roll made its debut earlier this month, serving several types of locally inspired Vietnamese-style egg rolls. Co-owner Andrew Weakly of Bow said he and his wife Inga were supposed to receive the custom-built trailer from M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks in Florida in April — but due to the pandemic, it didn’t actually arrive until mid-June, delaying the couple’s licensing application process. Once they were ready to go, they had what they called a “soft launch” on July 11 outside a friend’s South End home. “I think, short of having actual events, one of our strategies is going to be around … pop-up neighborhood events, and then also some private events,” Andrew Weakly said. Wander Roll is starting with five types of egg rolls, named after places the Weaklys have lived, are from or have traveled to — a traditional pork roll (the “Can Tho”), a Buffalo chicken roll (the “Brighton”), a sweet potato black bean roll (the “Bristol”), a honey ginger tofu roll (the “Concord”), and a cake puff dessert roll topped with powdered sugar and homemade chocolate sauce. Andrew Weakly said the trailer also

Call to pre-order your doughnuts for Saturday or Sunday! Dessert egg rolls from the Wander Roll food trailer. Courtesy photo.

Loaded Cajun fries from the Winni Wagon in Laconia. Courtesy photo.

offers fresh limeade and is in the process of collaborating with downtown Concord’s Revelstoke Coffee to introduce a Vietnamese iced coffee. Wander Roll’s next public appearance will be on Sunday, Aug. 2, at Lithermans Limited Brewery in Concord. Also recently serving its first customers in the Capital City is The Food Abides, a new food truck named after a play on words from the famous quote “the dude abides” in the ’90s film The Big Lebowski. The Lunch Lady food truck, as it was formerly known, was sold to Jesika Belair, owner of Umami Farm Fresh Cafe in Northwood, in February. Now, Umami chefs Patrick Harris and Max G. Dowling are a two-man team, bringing The Food Abides to several local breweries. The truck served a special Jamaican-themed menu on July 26 at Lithermans, but Harris said the menu will feature all kinds of creative takes on sandwiches, tacos and salads. The Food Abides is scheduled to appear at Henniker Brewing Co. on Saturday, Aug. 15, according to Harris, and will be available to rent for private events later this fall. “We definitely want to alternate [menu items] depending on where we go, and if we’re at a brewery then we want to use that brewery’s beer in our cooking … to give people a full culinary experience,” Harris said. The Gyro Spot in downtown Manchester recently announced it has built a food truck. According to owner Alex Lambroulis, the plan is for the truck to offer catering services and to be at various breweries in the area in the near future. In Loudon, the Whisked Away Cafe food truck is also in the middle of its inaugural season. You can find it most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at a dirt turnaround road on Route 106 in Loudon, steps away from the Cascade Campground. The truck is run by sisters Korrie Garland and Crystal Hopkins, along with their mother, Louise Cloutier, who owned the Bonne Femmes restaurant in downtown Pembroke about 15 years ago.

Dan DeCourcey is the owner and pitmaster of Up in Your Grill, a barbecue food trailer based in Merrimack. He said he initially had to pivot his operations to roadside vending only because every fair, festival and catering event he had booked at the onset of the pandemic was canceled. But by the end of June, “the catering floodgates seemed to open,” he said — now he gets at least one and oftentimes multiple catering inquiries a day. “People are looking for good social distancing alternatives to traditional catering buffets and summer barbecue buffet-style events. Food trucks are very well positioned to fill the need,” DeCourcey said in an email. “We can provide individual meals from the window and folks can have socially distanced outdoor events.” Lately, DeCourcey said he’s seen an increase in requests for “treat the team for lunch” company parties and gatherings. When he’s not catering for an event, he can be found in the parking lot of Vault Motor Storage in Merrimack on weekends, offering several items that can be ordered as combo plates or sandwiches, like pulled pork, pulled chicken and beef brisket. Windham chef Adam Wactowski of Walking Gourmet, a food truck converted from an old church bus in Ohio, is at a few public locations in New Hampshire during the week, while his weekends have mostly been devoted to private events. He said rescheduled weddings and rehearsal dinners from months ago have been some of the most common. “Brides and grooms had to scramble when everything shut down, so they’re being creative and having a lot of fun with their menus,” said Wactowski, who will often create personalized menus from the truck for his clients. For instance, he said he recently did a breakfast-themed menu for a wedding with made-to-order crepes, croissants and hash brown “egg nests.” When he’s parked at a public spot, he’ll usually dabble in his own gourmet burgers, chicken sandwiches and rangoons with a variety of fillings. The Winni Wagon food truck, which appears at several spots in Laconia, has also been getting attention from couples looking to have a caterer at their rehearsal dinners. Owner Janine Geddis started the Winni Wagon last year in a former FedEx truck. She serves all kinds of comfort options from burgers and hot dogs to a Buffalo chicken grilled cheese and a cheesesteak sand-

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Pork tacos from B’s Tacos in Londonderry. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.

Bubble waffle from Baked Brewed and Organically Mooed. Courtesy photo.

wich with peppers and onions, many of which are named after an island on Lake Winnipesaukee. “People have changed their plans from this big wedding to a small backyard wedding where they can’t necessarily take a large group to a restaurant, so they’ll contact me and say, ‘Hey, you can come to my backyard rehearsal?’” Geddis said. “I’ve had them do what they want [with the menu]. They’ll pick maybe three or four items from my main menu and a couple of sides.”

summer. Fuel features several upscale comfort foods like its own ground burgers, hand-cut fries and dry-rubbed chicken wings and, as of earlier this month, fried seafood and buttered lobster rolls. Goldberg said the trailer is expected to provide food options for the upcoming Station 101 craft beer and wine bar opening next door. Breweries also continue to be popular spots to enjoy food trucks. Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. in Merrimack, Lithermans Limited in Concord, Henniker Brewing Co. and Twin Barns Brewing Co. in Meredith all have regular schedules of food trucks and outdoor patio seating.

Safe gatherings

Like Elias’s weekly appearances at the Cruise Night car shows, food truck owners are still finding ways to serve their customers in safe environments. Last month the Derry-Salem Elks introduced food trucks to its outdoor pavilion on Shadow Lake Road in Salem every Tuesday through Thursday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., rain or shine. “[The pavilion] is normally private, but during these times we’ve allowed the public to come sit at the picnic tables by the gate,” Derry-Salem Elks member Melissa Levesque said. “We’re trying to plan something like a small festival at the lodge, since we have a huge parking lot.” Every Tuesday you can find B’s Tacos outside the pavilion gate. Owner Kenny Spilman launched the Londonderry-based truck in 2013, serving Tex-Mex-style tacos, burritos and other items using fresh ingredients. He has a second trailer that you can also find every Tuesday through Saturday outside the BP Gas Station on Mohawk Road in Londonderry. On Wednesdays the Walking Gourmet takes over cooking duties at the gate, and Wactowski will often have at least one burger, one chicken sandwich and one rangoon option in addition to a few sides and children’s meal items. Then on Thursdays it’s all about the barbecue as Doug Loranger of the Nashua-based Ranger’s BBQ comes around to serve several meats and sides. The pavilion, according to Levesque, features eight tables that seat up to six diners each that are first-come, first-served and regularly sanitized. In Milford, owner John Goldberg of The Riverhouse Cafe has put together his own outdoor seating area for his recently launched food trailer, Fuel — complete with a full-service craft cocktail bar, covered seating and live local music acts every Friday and Saturday throughout the HIPPO | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2020 | PAGE 16

Where to find local food trucks and trailers

Even though there are almost no annual food truck festivals this year, dozens of New Hampshire-based food trucks, food trailers and mobile caterers are still actively operating across the state. Here’s a list of them with information on what they offer, as well as where and when you can find each one. Know of an active food truck or trailer in New Hampshire that’s not on this list? Let us know at food@hippopress.com.

• B’s Tacos (nhtacotruck.com, find them on Facebook) offers a menu of fresh Tex-Mex options like tacos, burritos and rice bowls prepared using family recipes. Find them outside the BP Gas Station (3 Mohawk Drive, Londonderry) every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. A second truck regularly appears at several locations across New Hampshire. On Tuesdays, for example, you can find them at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge (39 Shadow Lake Road, Salem) from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Follow them on Facebook for updates. • Baked, Brewed & Organically Moo’ed (bakedbrewed.com, find them on Facebook @organicallymooed) features a menu of organic ice cream, locally roasted coffee and baked goods, like the “bubble waffle,” made to order with a scoop of ice cream, maple syrup, freshly made whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles. Find them at 915 Suncook Valley Road in Alton (hours

vary) and at the Gilmanton Community Farmers Market (1385 Route 140) on Sundays from noon to 3 p.m. • Dulces Bakery (dulcesbakerynh.com, find them on Facebook @dulcesbakerynh) launched a dessert truck earlier this year, offering its own assorted cookies, cupcakes and other pastries and treats, including more than two dozen flavors of tres leches. Find them at 16 Walnut St. in Nashua on Saturdays, from 1 to 8 p.m. • Flaco’s Mexican Street Food (find them on Facebook @flacosmexicanstreetfood) offers a variety of made-to-order Mexican options, like tacos, burritos and quesadillas, with fillings such as asada (grilled steak), al pastor (marinated pork), chicken, slow-cooked pork and Mexican sausage. Find them at 185 S. Main St. in Newton every Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m., weather permitting. • The Food Abides (find them on Facebook @thefoodabidestruck) is a new food truck run by Patrick Harris and Max G. Dowling of Umami Farm Fresh Cafe in Northwood. It held its first public event on July 26 at Lithermans Limited Brewery in Concord, offering creative takes on sandwiches, tacos, salads and more. The truck is scheduled to appear at Henniker Brewing Co. on Saturday, Aug. 15. • Fuel (damngoodgrub.com/fuel, find them on Facebook @fuelnh) is a new food trailer offering scratch-made options like its own ground burgers, hand-cut fries and hand-breaded chicken tenders, along with more than a dozen original sauces, or “fuel,” to choose from. Find them outside The Riverhouse Cafe (167 Union Square, Milford) every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. Live music begins at 6 p.m. outside the truck on Fridays and Saturdays. • The Gyro Spot (thegyrospot.com, find them on Facebook @gyrospottruck) recently announced a food truck that is available for catering, according to owner Alex Lambroulis. He said they also plan to park at local breweries weekly in the near future. • The Hungry Caterpillar (gearyfarmsnh.squarespace.com/foodtruck, find them on Facebook @thehungrycaterpillarnh) is a new food truck offering plant-based comfort items like black bean veggie burgers, hand-cut fries, fried cauliflower, fried zucchini and summer squash and more, owned and operated by Christy and Nick Ortins of Geary Farms in Chester. Find them on Mondays from about 4 to 8 p.m. at Hampstead Health & Fitness (45 Danville Road, E. Hampstead), and on Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sue Padden Real Estate (346 Main St., Sandown). • Island Bowls (islandbowlsllc.com, find them on Facebook @islandbowlsllcnh) is a mobile food wagon offering organic açaí bowls, spirulina bowls and Hawaiian shaved ice. Find them at 589 Elm St. in Mil-

ford every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Jayrard’s Java Cafe (jayrardsjava.square.site, find them on Facebook @ jayrardsjavacafe) is a mobile coffee shop specializing in Costa Rican coffees, organic teas and more. The trailer appears at several locations throughout southern New Hampshire. Its next event will be during the Village Green Summer Concert Series in Pelham on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. • Just Like Meme’s (find them on Facebook @justlikememes) is a Rumney-based food trailer offering comfort items like doughnuts, burgers, steak tips and more. On select dates in August you can find them at the Heritage Harley-Davidson in Concord (142 Manchester St.). • Mama’s On the Run (find them on Facebook @mamasontherunn) is a Hillsborough-based food truck brought to you by the owners of Mama McDonough’s Irish Pub, offering a selection of American-style foods with an Irish twist. Their featured locations vary week to week, including at Twins Smoke Shop (80 Perkins Road, Londonderry) and at the Henniker Brewing Co. (129 Centervale Road). Follow them on Facebook for the most up-to-date details. • Messy Mike’s Barbecue & Catering Co. (messymikesbarbecue, find them on Facebook @messymikesbbq) is launching a 30-foot mobile food trailer in the coming weeks that will soon be in the parking lot of Rockingham Acres Greenhouse (159 Rockingham Road, Derry). The menu, according to owner Michael “Messy Mike” Massiglia, will include various meats sold by the pound, sandwiches and sides, including cornbread provided by Cheryl Holbert of Nomad Bakery in Derry. Details on days and times are still to be determined, but Massiglia said the trailer will likely be there at least every Thursday through Sunday. • Pressed for Time Mobile Cafe (pressedfortimecoffee.com, find them on Facebook @pressedfortimemobilecafe) offers all kinds of specialty coffees, creative takes on breakfast sandwiches, bagels, crepes and more. Find them at Seacoast Sport Cycle (129 Rockingham Road, Derry) every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., on Fridays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Ranger’s BBQ (rangers-bbq.com, find them on Facebook @rangersbbq17) is a food trailer specializing in a variety of styles of barbecue, including North Carolina-style pulled pork and slow-cooked Memphis-style ribs, as well as smoked brisket, pulled chicken and several sides, like homemade macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, cornbread and smoked baked beans with bacon. Find them at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge (39 Shadow Lake Road, Salem) on Thursdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., and at 324 Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua (near the Tyngsboro, Mass., state line)

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(pictured on the cover of this issue), for example, features fried chicken breast with Swiss cheese, Brussels sprout and radish slaw, garlic dill pickles, black pepper aioli and maple Dijon. Find them on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Derry-Salem Elks Lodge (39 Shadow Lake Road, Salem), and on Fridays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Griffin Park (101 Range Road, Windham). • Wander Roll (wanderroll.com, find them on Facebook @wanderroll) is a new mobile food trailer launched by Andrew and Inga Weakly of Bow, specializing in Vietnamese-style egg rolls. They also offer fresh limeade and are in the process of introducing Vietnamese iced coffee in collaboration with Revelstoke Coffee in Concord. They’ll be at Lithermans Limited Brewery (126 Hall St., Unit B, Concord) on Sunday, Aug. 2, from 2 to 6 p.m., and will likely appear at other venues and pop-up events later this summer. • Whisked Away Cafe (find them on Facebook @whiskedawayfoodtruck) offers a diverse menu of sandwiches, wraps, chicken fingers, empanadas, sides, salads and more. Find them at 485 Route 106 South in Loudon, near the Cascade Campground, most Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (hours vary). • Winni Wagon (winniwagonfoodtruck. com, find them on Facebook @winniwagon) offers a menu of fresh comfort foods, many of which are named after different islands on Lake Winnipesaukee. The Cow Island, for example, features a four-ounce Angus patty topped with macaroni and cheese and a drizzle of barbecue sauce, while the Mark Island is a cheesesteak sandwich with peppers and onions. The menu also includes sides like loaded cajun fries and drinks like homemade strawberry lemonade. Find them most Mondays at Trustworthy Hardware (1084 Union Ave., Laconia) and Thursdays at the Irwin Hyundai dealership (446 Union Ave., Laconia), from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on both days. If the truck does not have a private event booked on Fridays or Saturdays, it will sometimes appear at Trustworthy Hardware on those days as well, according to owner Janine Geddis.

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most Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Follow them on Facebook for the most up-to-date information, as owner Doug Loranger will sometimes cater for private events on the weekends. • The Rolling Stoves (find them on Facebook) is a new Meredith-based food trailer offering menu items like burgers, hot dogs, wraps, french fries and more. They appear at several different locations, but most regularly at Twin Barns Brewing Co. (194 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith). • Smoke N’ Butts BBQ (smokenbuttsbbq. com, find them on Facebook @smokenbuttsbbq) offers several barbecue options like pulled pork tacos and burritos, seasoned pork spareribs and smoked chicken wings. Find them at The Farmer’s Wife (20 Main St., Candia) on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. • The Spot To-Go (find them on Facebook @thespottogo603) offers a variety of Puerto Rican options, like beef or chicken empanadas, pinchos (chicken kebabs), tostones (fried plantains), canoas (roasted yellow plantains stuffed with beef and cheese) and mofongo cones, or cone-shaped plantains, fried and stuffed with your choice of fried pork, roast pork or chicken. Follow them on social media for the most up-to-date details on their whereabouts, but they’re most often found at the Manchester Firing Line (2540 Brown Ave.) on Mondays from about 5 to 8 p.m. during the shooting range’s weekly Cruise Nights; at the JFK Memorial Coliseum (303 Beech St.) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from about 3 to 8 p.m.; and at Titan Auto Repair (151 Elm St., Manchester) on Thursdays and Fridays from about 3 to 8 p.m. • Taco Time (find them on Facebook @ tacotimenh) offers authentic Mexican cuisine like tacos, quesadillas, nachos and occasional specials, like tres leches, coconut rice pudding, three-bean chili with cornbread and fresh fish tacos with haddock or shrimp. Find them at 244 Elm St. in Milford (in front of the former Lefty’s Lanes bowling alley) every Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Up In Your Grill (upinyourgrill.com, find them on Facebook @upinyourgrill) is a Merrimack-based barbecue food trailer offering pulled pork, pulled chicken, beef brisket, sausage, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, cornbread and more. Find them at Vault Motor Storage (526 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack) most Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., except for when the trailer is hired for a private event. Hours for the week are always posted to the Facebook page. • Walking Gourmet (find them on Facebook @walkinggourmetnh) is a food truck converted from an old church bus from Ohio, offering an ever-changing menu of comfort foods. Popular items include unique takes on burgers, chicken sandwiches and rangoons. The Sunday chicken sandwich

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What is your perWhat is your must-have kitchen item? A pair of tongs. It’s like an extension of your sonal favorite thing to hand. Nothing beats a good solid knife either. cook at the shop? The passion is there What would you have for your last meal? for everything I do, but I would do a Dijon-crusted rack of lamb any time I get to venture and a big glass of merlot. I’m really passionate off into something that I about good food and wine together. haven’t [done before], I get into it incredibly. A Michael Simmons. Photo What is your favorite local restaurant? few weeks back I did by Matt Ingersoll. My favorite restaurant hands down, I would a braised duck arancisay, is the [Hanover Street] Chophouse [in ni, which had a raspberry compote sauce and Manchester]. I really enjoy a nice rib-eye with crumbled goat cheese on it. It was awesome. a glass of wine there. It’s a phenomenal place. The Crown [Tavern] is great too. In fact, they What is the biggest food trend in New buy our sausages from us for their pizzas. Hampshire right now? Farm to table and locally sourced produce What celebrity would you have liked to see are huge. A lot of grain salads and heart-healthy trying something that you’ve made? things like quinoa and avocado are too. I would have taken Jerry Garcia [of the Grateful Dead] in a New York minute. I just What is your favorite thing to cook at home? think his influence and his outlook on life were I like to seek out the freshest swordfish I can very unique. find and grill it with some rice and a vegetable. That would be my go-to. I’m a big seafood lover. —‌ Matt Ingersoll

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special. You start with a Granny Smith apple. The type of apple is key, in that these apples are sour. Now you have a flavor that adds zing. Next you add a sprinkle (how heavy or light is up to you) of blue cheese. This adds a tangy, funky flavor to your toast. Already your palate should be much more excited. Finally, a drizzle of honey and the tiniest dusting of flaked sea salt finish the toast. You now have multiple textures and flavors to be enjoyed. Crunchy, creamy, crisp and tender ingredients delight your palate. Plus, you have yeasty, savory, tart, tangy, sweet and salty flavors awakening your appetite. Even better than all of the culinary delights you’ll enjoy with this toast is the absolute simplicity of making this dish. From start to finish

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it takes maybe 10 minutes, and then it’s time to dive in and enjoy Dressed up avocado toast. Photo your snack, by Michele Pesula Kuegler. breakfast, etc. Yes, it is so simple that you really don’t need a recipe. However, I’d suggest giving it a try. Then you’re probably going to want to keep a copy of the recipe for future meals. Michele Pesula Kuegler has been thinking about food her entire life. Since 2007, the Manchester resident has been sharing these food thoughts and recipes at her blog, Think Tasty. Please visit thinktasty.com to find more of her recipes. Sprinkle apple slices with remaining lemon juice; toss to coat. Place bread in toaster until golden brown. Spread smashed avocado on toast. Layer with apple slices, and sprinkle with blue cheese. Drizzle honey over the toast. Add a dusting of sea salt. Eat immediately.

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& Blackberries, a Berliner weisse brewed with “copious” amounts of blackberries and raspberries and which “strikes the perfect balance of sweet and tart,” says the brewery. 603 Brewery produces its own take on a refreshing lime-flavored sour with its Margarita Gose, pairing the flavors of lime, salt and bit of orange. Henniker Brewing Co.’s Sour Flour is an exciting dry-hopped brew boasting bright, tropical fruit flavors with the flavor of tart lemon. Poppy’s Moonship, a brew by Schilling Beer Co., is another interesting Gose featuring a “gentle salinity” and which is brewed with Schilling’s own house culture. Basically, what I’m trying to say is if a brewery wants to toss a bunch of fruit, some salt and some crazy bacteria and yeast into a brew, don’t sprint in the opposite direction. Dive in face first. Jeff Mucciarone is a senior account manager with Montagne Communications, where he provides communications support to the New Hampshire wine and spirits industry. What’s in My Fridge Evil 3 Triple IPA by Heretic Brewing Co. (Fairfield, Calif.) Full disclosure: This beer was just too much for me. I’m not ashamed to admit it. This ultra-aggressive triple IPA comes in at 11.5 percent ABV — full stop. I woke up the next morning after having a single beer wondering what exactly happened the previous evening. I think others will probably disagree but I just felt like the alcohol made it hard for me to fully appreciate the other characteristics of this beer. But I could also be a big baby. I do look forward to trying this again to see if I feel any different about it. Cheers!

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I often talk about sour beer as if it’s simply its own category of beers, just like IPAs or stouts or Pilsners. But that’s not really accurate. The category, if we can even call it that, is much, much broader. Sour beers run across styles. They vary greatly in both flavor and color. Some are so bright and tart that you have to pucker up. Others are much, much more mellow, featuring more earthy tones and layers upon layers of complexity — and everything in between. Lambics, Gose, Berliner weisse and wild ales are all styles that can qualify as sours. Regardless of the style, sours are unified, in my mind, by an extremely vague standard that I will describe as: they taste funky. See, not a whole lot of science behind that analysis. Bacteria creates the tart acidity most have become accustomed to with sours, and wild yeast adds the earthiness; admittedly, this is a pretty dramatic oversimplification, but that’s what we’re going with. On a hot day, a tart, crisp, salty Gose is perfect and a Berliner weisse, which is a variant of a wheat beer, is a perfect summer brew, thanks in part to its super-low alcohol level. A lambic can be heavier and and downright syrupy and wild ales can sprint across the spectrum. In the summer I want brews that are crisp, refreshing and on the lighter side but still have plenty of flavor. What I’ve really started to enjoy about lighter sours, particularly Goses and Berliner weisses, are the unique combinations of flavors sours can bring together. The SeaQuench Ale by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, for example, is “a session sour mash-up of a crisp Kölsch, a salty Gose and a tart Berliner weiss brewed in sequence with black limes, sour lime juice and sea salt.” I don’t know what black limes are and I’m scared to ask, but the resulting brew is super light and refreshing, extremely tart and crisp, but still overflowing with big flavor. Ballast Point Brewing Co. features a Citrus Cove Gose that boasts a similar salty-lime profile. Both of these brews are approachable and eminently drinkable but the tart acidity coupled with fruity flavors adds a new dimension to the drinking experience. Here in New Hampshire, breweries are not ceasing to experiment. Throwback Brewery in North Hampton currently features a Plum Luck Sour, a Gose brewed with salt and plums. Stoneface Brewing Co. in Newington offers All the Raspberries

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POP CULTURE

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• Boris, NO A+ • The Clientele, It’s Art Dad A

BOOKS

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• Porkopolis B • Book Notes To let us know about your book or event, email asykeny@hippopress. com. To get author events, library events and more listed, send information to listings@hippopress.com.

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• First Cow A

Boris, NO (self-released)

Already charter members of the cool kids club, the Japanese experimental bliss-metal trio are completely indie as of a year or so ago; this LP was released through the direct artist-to-consumer service Bandcamp. Not to get too inside-baseball with it, but that tells me they weren’t deliriously happy with Jack White’s Third Man Records imprint, but regardless, the band’s 27th album is up. As always a self-indulgent joint, NO’s obligato forked-finger-salute song-intro comes at the Motorhead-like speed-punk tune “Anti-Gone,” a welcome departure from album-opener “Genesis,” which treads a middle ground between Sunn(((O))) ringout-drone and singer-less Pelican riffing that had me wondering why I was bothering with the record. Don’t get me wrong, bandleader Wata still reigns as Japan’s answer to Iggy, but I was far more entranced by the absolutely spastic “Temple of Hatred,” the slow-mo black-metal dooming of “Zerkalo” and the Misfits-nicking “Fundamental Erorr” than that sad excuse for a leadoff track. Oh whatever, fine, it’s awesome, don’t mind me. A+ — Eric W. Saeger The Clientele, It’s Art Dad (Merge Records)

To hear Pitchfork tell it, this Monkees-twee band should have called it quits 10 years ago; it was a bit odd reading the ravings of the nerd who got assigned 2017’s Music for the Age of Miracles, who actually complained about that’s album’s overabundance of complacent cheeriness (I was like, now I’ve heard everything, literally). Forgive that segue, as there’s really not much to complain about here, particularly if your tastes run to Columbia House Record Club fodder from the 1960s, or if you ever wanted a more melodically astute Field Mice, but then again, this is composed of old tunes from the first half of the 1990s, which may mean that the band took such criticism to heart, one never knows. The crew does have, as alleged by critics, a dream-pop/shoegaze aspect, mostly due to the Alasdair MacLean’s Spacemen 3-level fetish for drowning his voice in reverb (sometimes he even plugs his microphone into a guitar amp for a modicum of extra weirdness), but other than that, it’s antique radio Britpop mellowness with quite a few hooks. A — Eric W. Saeger

PLAYLIST A seriously abridged compendium of recent and future CD releases • The next traditional CD release day is July 31, when, among several others, the new album from Creeper, called Sex Death & The Infinite Void, wings its way into the stores and Soundclouds. I wasn’t aware of the Southampton, England-based band, but I’d heard of AFI and Alkaline Trio, two bands they are usually compared to, which means we are dealing with some sort of emo concoction here. But — and here’s where you really need to stop paying attention — the boys of Creeper consider themselves a “horror punk” band, which means that they are not only emo but scary emo, which is actually an oxymoron, because there’s nothing scary about emo except when your little brother is playing it cranked to 11 and your mom won’t let you throw him and his stupid emo CD out the window. Oh, let’s just get this over with, because I’m still trying to find something decent on Netflix and have already wasted at least two hours by selecting a movie that looks cool but then, after I start it, I find out it has subtitles, because it was made in Turkey or Zanzibar, don’t you totally hate that? This new Creeper album has a single called “Annabelle,” and it isn’t “horror punk” or anything of the sort, it’s more like My Chemical Romance, in other words “listenable emo that isn’t completely awful.” Actually it’s more like old Cheap Trick than regular stupid emo, so maybe these guys are actually OK, but to be honest, my stomach is feeling really fragile from my last 10-hour binge of stuffing my face with random food as a way to cope with coronavirus boredom, like there’s no way my body could deal with a “decent emo” record while also trying to figure out what to do with some Saku takeout and Ruffles cheddar and sour cream chips and Stonewall Kitchen blackberry jam on Ezekiel sprouted grain bread, which can only be bought, apparently, at Whole Foods. Yes, I’m fragile right now, sorry. • The band Land of Talk is an indie band from Montreal, so I automatically hate them, but they have a girl singer, so maybe they aren’t awful, I just don’t know yet. The band’s new LP, Indistinct Conversations, has an annoying title, but other than that, I don’t know if the music itself is annoying, because for that, I will need to visit YouTube and see what the song “Compelled” is about. So the first two parts of the song are mellow, ’90s-ish and not terribly annoying, but there is of course, haha, nothing hooky, and then it goes into some messy chillout part that made me run for the bathroom. (Really man, does every indie band in Montreal suck this badly? Serious question for the floor. My God, my God.) • Steve Howe, the guitarist from arena-prog band Yes, may be 73, but he still makes albums, because he just must, you know? His 21st album, Love Is, contains a song called “The Headlands.” It starts off like some awful old Motels tune, but then he plugs in his guitar gizmos and it suddenly becomes rather awesome, and he does some solos, but after three minutes there’s no singing, so I gave up on it. • Our last target-bot this week is the new Fontaines DC LP, A Hero’s Death! The video for the title track stars tertiary Game of Thrones mandarin-dude Aidan Gillen as Conan O’Brien, while the singer babbles some stream-of-consciousness nonsense in a Cockney accent over art-punk guitars. It is OK. — Eric W. Saeger Local bands seeking album or EP reviews can message me on Twitter (@ esaeger) or Facebook (eric.saeger.9).

Retro Playlist Eric W. Saeger recommends a few of albums worth a second look. At this point, it doesn’t feel like we’ll ever see another blockbuster movie in an actual movie theater. And that stinks, at least for me; the wife and I have accumulated around $200 worth of free movie passes at last count, once-valuable swag that feels like worthless Monopoly money now. It’s unfair. The loss of big-screen escapism isn’t only felt by “cinema” nerds; music fans feel the void as well. After all, soundtrack albums have been a big sell for many decades, starting with the very first one, Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1938. And deservedly HIPPO | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2020 | PAGE 22

so —‌soundtrack albums allow us to relive awesome cinematic and theatrical experiences. I’ve only bought two, ever. The first one was the soundtrack to the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. Around 75 percent of the songs are still awesome: Lou Gramm’s “Lost In The Shadows” (in which the guys bomb around trails on motorcycles), saxophone hack Tim Cappello’s “I Still Believe” (the bit with the beach concert), the two Jimmy Barnes tunes, even Roger Daltry’s cover of Elton John’s “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” (if you can make it to the end, you’ll be treated to a solo guitar playing the riff to “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting,” which is so cool it makes me sweat just thinking of it).

The other one was a film score. I’m not big into scores, although The Hunt For Red October and The Usual Suspects had some great moments. My software-tech friends were all into The Lion King soundtrack in the early ’90s, which really made me worry for humanity. But yeah, I did buy one, the soundtrack CD to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Yeah, yeah, I know, “hurr durr, Jar Jar sucks,” but the version of the main theme on that album was and is the best one ever, loud, unabashed and relentless, a reckoning. The battle droid war theme is cool; the music to the “there’s always a bigger fish” scene is awesome, and so are several other pieces.

Now, as for “Duel Of The Fates” (the “Darth Maul vs. the two Jedi dudes” battle), I didn’t really like it. Too contrived. Like, why not just have the choir singing “Look! It’s the Devil!” (I’m anticipating hate mail for that last part, but don’t do it: You’ll only become more like me if you allow the Dark Side to grow in you.) If you’re in a local band, now’s a great time to let me know about your EP, your single, whatever’s on your mind. Let me know how you’re holding yourself together without being able to play shows or jam with your homies. Send a recipe for keema matar. Email esaeger@cyberontix. com for fastest response.

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Porkopolis, by Alex Blanchette (246 issue usually dominated by extremes: the “People gotta eat,” “They’re just stupid pages, Duke University Press) animals” and “There wouldn’t be a DixWhen Alex Blanchette first moved to on without hogs” chorus on one side; the “Porkopolis,” residents asked if he was “murderous, animal abusers” chorus on the pro-hog or anti-hog. “Neither,” he would other. say, with the earned detachment of an In fact, the plant where Blanchette academic. worked employed people who would someFor you and me, the question comes times try to smuggle a sick piglet out of the down to this: are we pro-bacon or anti-ba- building in their coveralls so it wouldn’t con? The average American is said to eat be euthanized, and who would resuscitate 18 pounds of it every year, despite occa- a stillborn pig with their own mouth and sional exposure (thanks largely to PETA) cheer when the piglet took its first breath. to the horrors of factory farming. That said, they willingly take jobs that But it is harder still to justify eating bacon involve sitting on a sow’s back while she and pork tenderloin after reading Blanch- is artificially inseminated so she will have ette’s clear-eyed account of the industrial babies we will eat in six months. Those on pig. Begun as a doctoral dissertation, the assembly lines are subjected to physical book is about as far from a PETA diatribe trauma that seems similar to the sufferas you can get; Blanchette applies a dispas- ing of the pigs, so much so that new hires sionate eye to “concentrated animal feeding are warned that they will endure a perioperations,” also known as CAFOs. He od of “breaking in,” which Blanchette moved to an town he calls “Dixon,” home calls “the agonizing process of molding to a massive meat-processing operation that the human body to the disassembly line’s manages all facets of a hog’s life, from the machine-driven repetition.” The psychoartificial insemination of its mother, to the logical toll of the work (some workers, for slitting of its throat, to its rendering and dis- example, spend six days a week wiping persal to not only our supermarket counters blood and feces from pig intestines) seems but largely unseen uses in our daily lives in secondary to its physical assaults. gelatin. (“I cannot write this book — it is It’s hard to write on the topic withpossible that I cannot type this sentence — out separating the players into heroes and without touching dead traces of industrial villains, Blancette says. “However, what pigs,” Blanchette writes. remains is something perhaps more honest: He was not there to sensationalize how people in this town, like so many of what goes within a plant that kills a hog us, struggle within and against things they every three seconds, about 7 million hogs are a constitutive part of but do not know every year, but to understand the ecosys- how to change.” tem of such an operation: the hogs, yes, That said, even Blanchette’s moral genbut also the 5,000 or so workers the com- erosity and even-handed treatment of the pany employs. To do so, he worked in the pork industry cannot powder and perfume plant and became friendly with the workers the everyday horrors contained within: the and other residents of the town, as well as sow (sow, because she’s not allowed to company officials. He enjoyed this extraor- be a mother) banging her head violently dinary access and trust because they knew against a metal enclosure because she canhe was writing a scholarly book, one that not nest, as is her instinct; the coolers in presumably would not make much of a which deficient piglets are enclosed to be splash. And it will hold little appeal for the gassed. And regardless of benefit, the praccasual reader, dense as it is with footnotes tice of feeding piglets plasma from older, and ten-dollar words. slaughtered pigs is something that the averBut that’s unfortunate, because Porko- age person eyeing a BLT would rather not polis is an even-handed exploration of an contemplate.

In the end, Blanchette does seem to take a side, however softly. He rues the pig’s lost right to be “an inefficient creature,” its every cell sucked into a capitalist chute applauded for making use of every part of an animal. The planet is full of chicken carcasses, he explains. This fossil record of chickens, whose bodies we grotesquely modify for the right to enjoy six nuggets for a dollar, may one day be studied in conjunction with human dominance during the anthropocene. But these future archeologists would find no pig skeletons preserved in amber. Like ethical hikers, we leave no trace. We are like mothers yelling at our children, “I gave you life, I can take it away.” Only by creating the need for factory farms with our excessive consumption, we really mean it. Blanchette may not have set out to write an argument for de-industrializing pigs, but he achieved it. B — Jennifer Graham BOOK NOTES If you’ve already read How Not to Die Alone, don’t get too excited about Something to Live For, a new paperback by Richard Roper that was published this week. It’s the same book. How Not to Die Alone, Roper’s debut novel, came out in hardcover in May 2019. It was generally well-received. It garnered a “meh” number of ratings on Amazon (161) but got a thumbs-up in The New York Times and USA Today. So why the new title? It’s not unusual for a book to have a different title in the U.S. and the United Kingdom (e.g., Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone vs. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone). Less common is an American title that is changed when a book goes from hardcover to paperback. As it turns out, we can blame the Brits and the pandemic. Roper wrote recently on his website that How Not to Die Alone was the original title but while “the U.S. loved it,” it was considered too dark for the U.K. So it was released there as Something to Live For, which is the title of a song that is meaningful in the book.

But then 2020 swaggered in, and now How Not to Die Alone is too dark in Covidian America. “And so, after all that, the book is now called Something to Live For everywhere,” Roper wrote on his blog. “Oh, apart from Sweden, and Germany, which both have different titles.” Meanwhile, on Reddit (r/books), there rages a debate on whether paperbacks or hardbacks are better. What’s most interesting in the thread is how many people say they have been literally injured by hardback books, usually while reading in bed. The mentioned assailants: The Lord of the Rings (“nearly cleaved my head in two”), The Count of Monte Cristo (1,488 pages), Oathbringer (1,248 pages) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (672 pages). But this has to be the best answer: “I carried around a really thick hardcover book while I was in jail. Mostly because I was reading it but it was nice knowing that I had something that could hold up to some damage should something crazy have happened. Hardcover better.” Now you know. — Jennifer Graham

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24 POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

First Cow (PG-13)

An enterprising duo finds money in baked goods in First Cow.

Otis Figowitz (John Magaro) is, as his nickname “Cookie” suggests, the cook for a hunting expedition in the Pacific Northwest in the 1800s (Wikipedia says 1820). While searching for mushrooms and other edible fare to add to the provisions for the hangry trappers, he meets King-Lu (Orion Lee), originally from China. When they first meet, KingLu is naked and hiding from a party of Russian trappers. Cookie gives King-Lu some food and takes care of him for a day or so while he recuperates from days on the run. Later, after Cookie has been paid for the hunting expedition, he meets King-Lu in the small town (a bar, some houses, a thoroughfare where people sell all manner of things). King-Lu takes Cookie to the small shack where he’s set up a home. They hang out for a while, talking about future plans (maybe a farm for King-Lu, maybe a hotel and bakery for Cookie) and eventually about food. A cow has recently been brought to the area by the local rich guy, Chief Factor (Toby Jones), and Cookie has seen it hanging out in the meadow. What’s the harm in borrowing a little milk late at

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night? Cookie makes a kind of fried biscuit with the first batch of stolen-milk-enhanced batter. King-Lu sees opportunity in these non-hardtack foodstuffs. Cookie makes a sweeter batch of what he calls oily cakes, which have kind of a doughnut-y appearance, and quickly sells out of them in the town’s thoroughfare, with King-Lu even helping along a bidding war for the last cake. They sneak in for another nighttime milking of the cow

and the next day produce even more oily cakes (cooked on the spot), leading to a line of eager customers and cake-embellishments like a shaving of cinnamon. The cakes are, I guess, the talk of the town and Chief Factor shows up to try one, leading Cookie to worry that he will eventually guess at the ingredients. Factor asks for Cookie to make an even more elaborate dessert for an upcoming tea party and King-Lu and Cookie find themselves trying to judge exactly

how far they can take their criminal baking endeavor: they want to sock away enough money to chase their dreams but get out before they are caught. There is a watchfulness about this movie — watching Cookie look for mushrooms or fry up oily cakes, watching other people in the town sell their goods, watching people go about their day. The movie takes the time to look around at the world this story is set in and what it maybe loses in momentum it gains in texture. There isn’t a lot to this movie in terms of events but there is a lot of richness, a lot of giving us the feeling of what a thing is like — a dirty bar, a spot in the woods or even the friendship between these two men, which is a truly lovely element of this story. This movie is the ultimate show-not-tell and it is able to immerse you in its world and in its characters without romanticizing the harsh realities of its time. A Rated PG-13 for brief strong language, according to the MPA on filmratings. com. Directed by Kelly Reichardt with a screenplay by Jon Raymond and Kelly Reichardt (based on the novel The HalfLife by Jon Raymond), First Cow is two hours and two minutes long and distributed by A24. The movie is available for rent or purchase.

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Concord concert series spotlights local music By Michael Witthaus

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• Stepping up: After a long pandemic-caused hiatus, Thirsty Thursday jam sessions return to Auburn Pitts. In a tradition for years now hosted by Oak Hill Music, singers are asked to bring a microphone, and masks are still required. Hats off to the first person who whips out a rendition of “Safety Dance” or “Don’t Stand So Close To Me” for the socially distanced, Purell-soaked fans. Thursday, July 30, 6:30 p.m., Auburn Pitts, 167 Rockingham Road, Auburn, facebook.com/ auburnpitts. • Healing laughter: A residency that began last week and runs through mid-August has Comedy at a Distance, with Juston McKinney & Friends keeping the mood light in dark times. The mechanics of standup makes doing shows challenging, but people want to laugh and the consensus is it’s working in the New Normal — events are selling out and comics are happy. Friday, July 31, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester. Tickets are $29 and can be purchased by calling 668-5588. • Plucky pair: Though it sounds like a bird, the moniker of rootsy acoustic folk duo Green Heron is actually a play on the last names of Scott Heron and Betsy Green, both members of modern bluegrass combo The Opined Few and the band Mama Ain’t Dead. They play guitar, fiddle and banjo and harmonize. Their afternoon show is free and open to the public. Sunday, Aug. 2,, 4 p.m., Blueberry Express Park, 16 School St., Allenstown. See facebook. com/greenheronmusic. • Guitar man: With a resume stretching from ’90s rockers Wild Horses to backing Godsmack’s Sully Erna on his solo records and playing Faux Walsh in Dark Desert Eagles, Chris Lester has earned a reputation for talent and versatility as guitarist, singer and producer. Most recently, his band Ghosts of Vinyl released a pair of songs, “Amnesia” and “Zero Gravity.” Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m., Stumble Inn, 20 Rockingham Road, Londonderry. See chrislester.com.

With big-name shows canceled throughout the state, local music is enjoying a welcome moment in the spotlight. In Concord, Capitol Center for the Arts and its smaller sister venue Bank of NH Stage are dark until close to Labor Day, but they’re keeping on by helping out with a series of concerts highlighting regional music, in nearby Fletcher-Murphy Park. Upcoming are JamAntics cofounder Lucas Gallo (Aug. 1), modern country artist April Cushman (Aug. 8), percussive guitarist Senie Hunt (Aug. 15) and fiddle wizard Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki with Matt Jensen (Aug. 22). Music in the Park is a collaborative effort between Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord Community Music School and the Concord Parks & Recreation Department, with sponsorship by Concord Pediatric Dentistry. Gallo, a tireless booster of the Concord scene for years as a musician and promoter, fits in perfectly with the series’ spirit. His show will celebrate the release of a new album, From the Attic. The all-acoustic CD was largely completed during the pandemic lockdown; many performers used the period of no gigs to focus on original projects. Gallo was spurred to pull out material he’d kept in storage for years and “open it up,” as he sings in the title song. “This album is all about taking those songs that have been kicking around for a while down from the attic,” he said in a recent phone interview. “Clear the dust, rejuvenate this older material in order to keep moving forward.” The oldest song, “Drown,” dates back 18 years —‌almost half a lifetime for Gallo, 37. The instrumental “Glude” and “It’s You,” a romantic shuffle with

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echoes of Jack Johnson written for Gallo’s wife, are the most recent tracks. “They’re maybe a year old,” he said. “The others range over the last 10 years; some are songs that I played live a bunch but don’t have on record.” Darlingside singer and guitarist Don Mitchell served as engineer, mixing and mastering the new record. “I have a pretty long history with Darlingside here in Concord,” Gallo said. “It was super cool to have him be in that position on the album.” Along with working on his own stuff, Gallo used the quarantine to check out friends in the music community, what he called a “silver lining” of lockdown for the father of three. “We don’t get out all that often at nighttime, being parents,” he said. “So it was really cool to all of a sudden see everybody doing livestreams. … Nobody really took a break; they just found a different way to do it.” Gallo also recognizes that Covid-19 offered an opportunity to performers like him. “It’s a little bit ironic that it’s a big win for the local musicians when all these huge shows can’t happen,” he said. “All the local shows happen in smaller venues or bars, and it’s just really cool that local music is the one that’s able to keep it going.” Music in the Park will happen rain or shine; if there’s inclement weather the show will be moved into Bank of NH Stage. “There’s only 50 tickets being sold,” Gallo said, “so there will be plenty of room to social distance within the venue.” All tickets include a copy of the new disc, a fact that may be most exciting to Gallo. “I wanted an incentive to come,” he

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said. “To me it’s just like holding a book —‌I want to hold a CD in my hand.” Gallo offered high praise for the Capitol Center team that spearheaded the show. “They’re smart people who are always looking for ways to pull in local music,” Gallo said. “It’s funny — I found out about Music in the Park because I’d emailed [marketing manager Sheree Owens] thinking that it would be so cool if they could do something out front, or close down part of Pleasant Street. Then she mentioned that they had this idea.” Lucas Gallo When: Saturday, Aug. 1, 6 p.m. Where: Fletcher-Murphy Park, 28 Fayette St., Concord Tickets: $10 at banknhstage.com

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Kingston Saddle Up Saloon Bonfire 92 Route 125 950 Elm St. 663-7678 Schuster’s Tavern McGuirk’s Ocean 369-6962 The music returns 680 Cherry Valley Road View Restaurant & These listings for live music are compiled Laconia Candia Road Brewing 293-2600 Lounge from press releases, restaurants’ webBoardwalk Grill and 840 Candia Road 95 Ocean Blvd. Bar sites and social media and artists’ websites 935-8123 Goffstown 45 Endicott St. and social media. Events may be weather Village Trestle Sea Ketch 366-7799 CJ’s dependent. Call venue to check on special 25 Main St. 127 Ocean Blvd. 782 S. Willow St. rules and reservation instructions. 497-8230 926-0324 Cactus Jack’s 627-8600 1182 Union Ave. Greenfield Amherst Smuttynose Brewing Cheers 528-7800 Derryfield Country The Hungry Goats Eat- 105 Towle Farm Road LaBelle Winery 17 Depot St. Club ery 345 Route 101 228-0180 Fratello’s 625 Mammoth Road 4 Slip Road 672-9898 Wally’s Pub 799 Union Ave 623-2880 547-3240 144 Ashworth Ave. Concord Craft Brew528-2022 Auburn 926-6954 ing Firefly Riverhouse Cafe Auburn Pitts 117 Storrs St. 4 Slip Road 21 Concord St. 167 Rockingham Road WHYM Craft Pub & Naswa Resort 856-7625 1086 Weirs Blvd. 547-8710 935-9740 622-6564 Brewery 366-4341 853 Lafayette Road Lithermans Hampton The Foundry Bedford 601-2801 126 Hall St., Unit B T-Bones Ashworth by the Sea 50 Commercial St. Bedford Village Inn 1182 Union Ave. 295 Ocean Blvd. 836-1925 2 Olde Bedford Way Henniker Derry 926-6762 528-7800 472-2001 Colby Hill Inn T-Bones Fratello’s 33 The Oaks 39 Crystal Ave. Bernie’s Beach Bar Londonderry 155 Dow St. Copper Door 428-3281 434-3200 73 Ocean Blvd. Coach Stop Restaurant 624-2022 15 Leavy Drive 926-5050 & Tavern 488-2677 Pats Peak Sled Pub Epping 176 Mammoth Road KC’s Rib Shack 24 Flanders Road 437-2022 Murphy’s Carriage The Community Oven Bogie’s 837 Second St. 888-728-7732 24 Calef Hwy. 32 Depot Square House 627-RIBS 734-4543 601-2319 Long Blue Cat Brewing 393 Route 101 Hollis 298 Rockingham Road 488-5875 McIntyre Ski Area Alpine Grove Telly’s Restaurant & Community Oven 818-8068 50 Chalet Ct. 19 S. Depot Road Pizzeria 845 Lafayette Road T-Bones 622-6159 882-9051 235 Calef Hwy. 601-6311 169 S. River Road Moonlight Meadery alpinegrove.com 679-8225 623-7699 23 Londonderry Road, Murphy’s Taproom CR’s The Restaurant No. 17 494 Elm St. Hudson Exeter 287 Exeter Road Candia 216-2162 644-3535 Fat Katz 929-7972 Candia Woods Golf Sawbelly Brewing 76 Derry St. 156 Epping Road Course 7-20-4 Lounge at Twins Meredith 298-5900 583-5080 The Goat 313 South Road Smokeshop Hart’s Turkey Farm 20 L St. 483-2307 80 Perkins Road 223 DW Highway Luk’s Bar & Grill Gilford 601-6928 421-0242 279-6212 142 Lowell Road Patrick’s Concord 889-9900 18 Weirs Road Instabar Area 23 Stumble Inn Town Docks 61 High St. 293-0841 State Street 20 Rockingham Road 289 DW Highway @instabar.nh 881-9060 432-3210 279-3445 Thursday, July 30 Auburn Auburn Pitts: Thursday open mic jam with Jay Frigoletto, 6 p.m.

Exeter Sawbelly Brewing: Todd Hearon, 5 p.m. (folk/bluegrass/blues singer-songwriter)

Bedford Copper Door: Justin Jordan, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: Andrew Geano, 5:30 p.m. T-Bones: Bob Pratte, 6 p.m.

Goffstown Village Trestle: Jim Nicoltera, 6 p.m.

Concord Cheers: April Cushman, 5 p.m. Derry T-Bones: Pete Peterson, 6 p.m. Epping Telly’s: Austin McCarthy, 7 p.m.

Hampton Ashworth: Pete Peterson, 4 p.m. (Sandbar) Bernie’s: Supernothing, 7 p.m. (main stage); Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m. (patio); Joe Sambo, 7 p.m. (patio) CR’s: Judith Murray, 6 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 8:30 p.m. Sea Ketch: Ross McGinnes, 1 p.m. Smuttynose: open mic with Max Sullivan, 6 p.m.

The music returns These listings are compiled from press releases, plus artists’ and restaurants’ websites and social media. Call venue to check on special rules and reservation instructions. Are you a musician or do you work at a restaurant or other venue with live music? Let us know about upcoming shows at music@hippopress.com. HIPPO | JULY 30 - AUGUST 5, 2020 | PAGE 26

Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. Hudson Fat Katz: Social Distance Karaoke, 7 p.m. T-Bones: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m. Kingston Saddle Up Saloon: Karaoke with DJ Jason Whitney, 7 p.m. Laconia Cactus Jack’s/T-Bones: Sean Coleman, 6 p.m. Londonderry Moonlight Meadery: Amanda McCarthy, 6 p.m. Stumble Inn: Mugsy Duo, 5 p.m. Manchester CJ’s: Phil Jacques, 6 p.m. Derryfield: Jonny Friday Duo, 6 p.m. Firefly: Caroline Portu, 5 p.m. Fratello’s: Ralph Allen, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: The Little Kings, 8 p.m.

Meredith Town Docks: John Irish Duo, 5 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Josh Foster, 6 p.m. Nashua Fratello’s: Malcolm Salls, 6 p.m. Newmarket Stone Church: Chris O’Neil, 6 p.m. (solo guitarist) Rochester Governor’s Inn: Matty & the Penders, 6 p.m. Revolution: Tim Kierstead, 5 p.m. (acoustic) Portsmouth Gas Light: Gabby Martin, 8 p.m. The Goat: Sheldon Benton, 9 p.m. Salem Copper Door: Jae Mannion, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Lewis Goodwin, 6 p.m.

Twin Barns Brewing 194 DW Highway 279-0876 Merrimack Homestead 641 DW Highway 429-2022

Dolphin Striker 15 Bow St. 431-5222

Milford The Riverhouse Cafe 167 Union Square 249-5556 Nashua American Social Club 166 DW Highway 255-8272 Fratello’s Grille 194 Main St. 889-2022

Portsmouth Cisco Brewers 1 Redhook Way 430-8600

The Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122 The Goat 142 Congress St. 590-4628

Rochester Governors Inn 78 Wakefield St. Italian 332-0107 Revolution Tap Room 61 N. Main St. 244-3022

Liquid Therapy 14 Court St. 402-9391 Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St. 821-7535

Salem Copper Door 41 S. Broadway 458-2033 T-Bones 311 S. Broadway 893-3444

New Boston Molly’s Tavern & Restaurant Seabrook 35 Mont Vernon Road Chop Shop Pub 487-1362 920 Lafayette Road 760-7706 Newmarket Stone Church Stratham 5 Granite St. Tailgate Tavern 659-7700 28 Portsmouth Ave. 580-2294 Northwood Umami Windham 284 First NH Turnpike Castleton 942-6427 92 Indian Rock Road 800-688-5644 Plaistow The Crow’s Nest Old School Bar & Grill 181 Plaistow Road 49 Range Road 458-6051

Windham Castleton: Nicole Knox Murphy, 5:30 p.m. (country) Old School: John Plunkett, 6 p.m. Friday, July 31 Bedford BVI: Pete Peterson, 5 p.m. Copper Door: Jodee Frawlee, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: D-Comp Duo, 7:30 p.m. T-Bones: Lewis Goodwin, 6 p.m. Candia Candia Woods: Jillian Jenson, 5:30 p.m. Concord Area 23: Train Wreck, 5:30 p.m. Derry T-Bones: Chris Perkins, 6 p.m. Epping Community Oven: Brad Bosse, 6 p.m. Telly’s: The 603’s, 8 p.m.

Exeter Sawbelly Brewing: Dan Walker, 2 p.m. (soul/acoustic rock/pop favorites); Artty Francoeur, 5 p.m. (bluesy folk, bluegrass and acoustic rock) Gilford Patrick’s: Don Severance, 4 p.m. Goffstown Village Trestle: Gardner Berry, 6 p.m. Greenfield Hungry Goat: Skip & Jarvis, 7 p.m. Hampton Ashworth: Dean Harlem Duo, 4 p.m. (Sandbar); DJ, 8 p.m. (Breakers) Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 1 p.m. (main stage); Stephanie Jasmine Band, 8 p.m. (main stage); Mike Forgette, 8 p.m. CR’s: Rico Barr Duo, 6 p.m. The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 8:30 p.m. Sea Ketch: Leo & Co., 12:30 p.m.

27 NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK Smuttynose: Amanda Dane Duo, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: Mike Spaulding, 8 p.m.

Rochester Governor’s Inn: Terri Collins Band, 7 p.m. (classic rock)

Henniker Pat’s Peak: Mark Wydom, 5 p.m.

Salem T-Bones: Phil Jacques, 6 p.m.

Hollis Alpine Grove: Flinch, 5:30 p.m.

Seabrook Chop Shop: Brick House, 7 p.m. (timeless favorites)

Hudson Fat Katz: Social Distance Karaoke, 7 p.m. T-Bones: Amanda McCarthy, 6 p.m. Laconia Cactus Jack’s/T-Bones: Corinna Savlen, 6 p.m. Fratello’s: Paul Warnick, 6 p.m. Londonderry Coach Stop: Chris Gardner, 6 p.m. Moonlight Meadery: Garrett Partridge Acoustic Tribute, 6 p.m. Stumble Inn: Last Kid Picked, 7 p.m. Manchester Backyard Brewery: Justin Cohn, 5 p.m. Bonfire: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. CJ’s: Ralph Allen, 6 p.m. Derryfield: TMFI, 6 p.m. Firefly: Ryan Williamson, 6 p.m. Foundry: Brien Sweet, 6 p.m. Fratello’s: Henry LaLiberte, 6 p.m. KC’s: April Cushman, 7 p.m. McIntyre: Caroline Portu, 5:30 p.m. Murphy’s: Boss and the Sauce, 9:30 p.m. Meredith Hart’s: Johnnie James, 6 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Paul Luff, 6:30 p.m. Milford Riverhouse: Justin Jordan, 6 p.m. Nashua American Social Club: Ryan Dillon, 7 p.m. Fratello’s: Chris Powers, 6 p.m. Newmarket Stone Church: Dave Gerard, 6 p.m. Northwood Umami: Chris O’Neil, 5:30 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Jodee Frawlee, 12:30 p.m. The Goat: Jonny Friday Duo, 9 p.m.

Stratham Tailgate: Rich Amorim, 7 p.m. Windham Old School: Buckley Brothers, 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 Bedford Copper Door: Lewis Goodwin, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: Ryan Williamson, 7:30 p.m. T-Bones: Caroline Portu, 6 p.m. Candia Candia Woods: Matt Jackson, 5:30 p.m. Concord Area 23: Jam with Joe Messenio, 2 p.m; Jerry day celebration with Blue Light Rain, 5:30 p.m. Concord Craft Brewing: Walker Smith, 6 p.m. Derry T-Bones: Carl Chloros, 6 p.m. Epping Telly’s: Erika Van Pelt Duo, 8 p.m. Exeter Sawbelly: Alan Roux, 2 p.m. (seacoast bluesman); John Irish, 5 p.m. (acoustic guitar & vocals) Gilford Schuster’s: Dan Carter, 6:30 p.m. (pianist & vocalist) Goffstown Village Trestle: Tom Boisse (of Red Sky Mary), 5 p.m. Greenfield Hungry Goat: Stephen DeLuca, 6 p.m. (Hall of Fame artists ‘50s through today) Hampton Ashworth: Grim Brothers Band, 4 p.m. (Sandbar); DJ, 8 p.m. (Breakers)

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Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 1 p.m. (main stage); The Pogs, 8 p.m. (main stage); Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. (patio) Community Oven: Brad Bosse, 5 p.m. The Goat: Mike Spaulding, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Smuttynose: Rebecca Turmel, 1 p.m.; Troy & Luneau, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. WHYM: Andrew Geano, 4 p.m. Hudson Fat Katz: 2 of Us, 6:30 p.m. (Beatles acoustic duo) T-Bones: Jesse Rutstein, 6 p.m.

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Gilford Patrick’s: Josh Ritson, 4 p.m. Hampton Ashworth: Paul Warnick Solo, 4 p.m. (Sandbar) Bernie’s: Joe Sambo, 1 p.m. (main stage); Roots of Creation, 7 p.m. (main stage); Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. (patio) Bogie’s: Max Sullivan, 2 p.m. CR’s: Gerry Beaudoin, 4 p.m.

Londonderry Stumble Inn: Troy & Luneau, 5 p.m. Manchester Derryfield: Chad LaMarsh, 6 p.m. Firefly: Chris Powers, 4 p.m. Meredith Town Docks: Now Is Now, 5 p.m. (solo acoustic) Newmarket Stone Church: open mic with Dave Ogden, 5 p.m Northwood Umami: Bluegrass brunch with Cecil Abels, 11 a.m. Plaistow Crow’s Nest: Second Take, 4 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m. Goat: Rob Pagnano Duo, 9 p.m.

Nashua Fratello’s: Justin Cohn, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Tim Theriault, 8 p.m. The Goat: Musical Bingo Nation, 7 p.m.; Alex Anthony Band, 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 Bedford Murphy’s: Andrew Geano, 5:30 p.m. Hampton Bernie’s: Mike Forgette, 7 p.m.; Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m.; Ivory Tickling Tuesdays with Paul Wolstencroft of Slightly Stoopid, 7 p.m. (patio) The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 8:30 p.m. McGuirk’s: Brad Bosse, 7 p.m. Sea Ketch: Paul Lussier, 1 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Chris Powers, 5 p.m. Manchester Fratello’s: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m. KC’s: MB Padfield, 8 p.m. Nashua Fratello’s: Ryan Williamson, 6 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 3 Bedford Murphy’s: Clint Lapointe, 5:30 p.m.

Newmarket Stone Church: Wendy Jo Girven, 5 p.m.

Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 7 p.m. (main stage); Reggae Nights with the Green Lion Crew, 7 p.m. (patio) Goat: Shawn Theriault, 8:30 p.m. Sea Ketch: Ray Zerkle, 1 p.m. Wally’s: Adam Lufkin, 7 p.m.

Portsmouth Gas Light: Pete Peterson, 8 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

Londonderry Stumble Inn: Max Sullivan, 5 p.m.

Concord Area 23: open mic night, 5 p.m.

Manchester Fratello’s: Chris Gardner, 6 p.m.

Exeter Sawbelly Brewing: Kioea, 5 p.m.

Merrimack Homestead: Amanda McCarthy, 6 p.m.

Hampton Ashworth: Bob Pratte Band, 4 p.m.; Dean Harlem Solo, 8 p.m.

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Wednesday, Aug. 5 Bedford Murphy’s: Lewis Goodwin, 5:30 p.m.

• Dana Fuchs Friday, July 31, 6 p.m. Tupelo Drive-In • Pink Talking Fish Friday, July 31, 8 p.m., Drive-In Live in Cheshire Pitman’s Freight Room • Soulsha Friday, July 31, 8 p.m., 94 New Salem St., Laconia Bank of NH Stage in Concord Venues 527-0043, pitmansfreightroom.com • Ronnie Earl & the BroadcastAlpine Grove ers Saturday Aug. 1, 3 & 6 p.m. 19 S. Depot Road, Hollis Rex Theatre Tupelo Drive-In alpinegrove.com 23 Amherst St., Manchester • Recycled Percussion Saturday, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org Aug. 1, 3 & 8 p.m., Drive-In Live Bank of NH Pavilion in Cheshire 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford Stone Church • Lucas Gallo Saturday, Aug. 1, 6 293-4700, banknhpavilion.com 5 Granite St., Newmarket p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Con659-7700, stonechurchrocks.com cord (outdoors) Bank of NH Stage in Concord • Members of Bearly Dead play 16 S. Main St., Concord Tupelo Drive-In Jerry’s Birthday Bash Saturday, 225-1111, banknhstage.com Aug. 1, 6 p.m., Stone Church Outdoor venue: Fletcher-Murphy 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com • Ayla Brown with special guest Park (28 Fayette St. in Concord) Rob Bellamy Thursday, Aug. 6, 6 Shows p.m., Tupelo Drive-In Cheshire Drive-In Live • Ana Popovic Thursday, July 30, • The Wolff Sisters Thursday, Cheshire Fairground 6 p.m., Tupelo Drive-In Aug. 6, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre 247 Monadnock Hwy, Swanzey • Craig Jaster Quartet Thursday, • Brothers Osborne Thursday, drive-in-live.com July 30, 8 p.m., Pitman’s Aug. 6, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom Concerts Ticketed shows; schedule subject to change. See venues for safety procedures and information about rescheduled shows.

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29 NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK Bernie’s: Adam Lufkin, 7 p.m.; Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m.; Mike Francis of Soul Rebel Project, 7 p.m. The Goat: Emily Rae, 8:30 p.m. Sea Ketch: Leo & Co., 1 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. Kingston Saddle Up: Waterman Wednesday with Adam Fithian, 7 p.m. Laconia Naswa: Eric Grant, 4:30 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Chris Lester, 5 p.m. Manchester Fratello’s: Justin Cohn, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: MB Padfield, 6:30 p.m. Nashua Fratello’s: Josh Foster, 6 p.m. Newmarket Stone Church: Dan Minor and guests, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Paul Warick, 8 p.m. The Goat: Sheldon Benton, 9 p.m. Striker: Max Sullivan, 9 p.m. Windham Castleton: Ryan Williamson, 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 Amherst La Belle: Dueling Pianos with the

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Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m.

Auburn Auburn Pitts: Thursday open mic jam with Jay Frigoletto, 6 p.m.

Henniker Pat’s Peak: Bob Millard, 5 p.m.

Bedford Copper Door: Grace Rapetti, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: Jonny Friday, 5:30 p.m. T-Bones: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m. Concord Area 23: Vintage Vinyl, 5:42 p.m. Cheers: Corey McLane, 6 p.m. Litherman’s: Nate Cozzolino, 5 p.m. Derry T-Bones: Pete Peterson, 6 p.m. Epping Telly’s: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m. Exeter Sawbelly: Alan Roux, 5 p.m. Goffstown Village Trestle: April Cushman, 6 p.m. Hampton Ashworth: Pete Peterson, 6 p.m. Bernie’s: Harsh Armadillo, 7 p.m. (main stage); Sheldon Benton, 2 p.m. (patio); Joe Sambo, 7 p.m. (patio) CR’s: The Last Duo, 6 p.m. The Goat: Isiaah Bennett, 9 p.m. Instabar: Emily Rae, noon Sea Ketch: Austin McCarthy, 1 p.m. Smuttynose: open mic with Max Sullivan, 6 p.m.

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30 ROCKANDROLLCROSSWORDS.com BY TODD SANTOS

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69. “New Musical Express” UK mag (abbr) 70. Gets licked in battle of bands or does this 71. Evan of Lemonheads 72. Feather’s partner for horrendous opening band 73. The Who ‘Odds and __’

Down

1. Gains a member or does this 5. This “Delicious!” moment is hummed after a good bite of catering 8. Amount that gets drunk in lot, by some 13. Rancid ‘__ Radicals’ 15. Highball ingredient for backstage bar 16. Incubus asked their chess opponent to ‘Make __ __’ after thinking for too long (1,4) 17. Megadeth had their other foot stepped on and got ‘__ Again’ 18. Singer Foreman of Switchfoot 19. ‘03 Korn album ‘__ __ Look In The Mirror’ (4,1) 20. ‘06 Regina Spektor album that sees a light? (5,2,4) 23. Nine Inch Nails ‘Starsuckers, __’ 24. Kenny Loggins sang ‘Return To __ Corner’ to Piglet and Tigger, perhaps 25. Sitar player Collin 27. Acronymous ‘Decemberunderground’ band 30. ‘Lady Marmalade’ singer Hendryx 32. Metal band named after Norse law god 33. Bob Dylan’s rent was overdue when he wrote ‘__ Blues’ 35. Murder By Death ‘The Black __’ 37. Huge memorabilia show, aka 41. Bob Dylan “Hey __, play a song for me, in the jingle jangle morning I’ll come following you” (2,10,3) 44. Stage sweat turns into body this 45. Counting Crows “And __ begins to change her mind” 46. Bob Dylan ‘Don’t Fall __ On Me Tonight’ 47. James Murphy band __ Soundsystem 49. What Madonna tied w/Guy Ritchie 51. Eric Johnson song for Stevie Ray Vaughan 52. Usher places a concert sneak in his proper spot or does this 56. Primal Scream must have been watching The Jeffersons when they wrote ‘Movin’ __ __’ (2,2)

58. ‘Imperfectly’ DiFranco 59. Neil Diamond ‘66 classic that he wrote alone w/no one around? (8,3) 64. ‘A Thousand Years’ Christina 66. Came after ooh, perhaps 67. Toad The Wet Sprocket & friends asked ‘__ __ Afraid’ while debating the haunted house (3,2) 68. Bryan Adams “No more lies, I’m tired of hurtin’, I think you know what __ __” (1,4)

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53. Blink-182 ‘All The Small Things’ album ‘__ Of The State’ 54. Tori Amos song listened to in a loud ambulance? 55. What Pavement might do before they enchant? 57. Perry Farrell’s Porno For __ 60. Simon & Garfunkel “__ rock, I am an island!” (1,2,1) 61. Kenny Chesney ‘Grandpa Told __ __’ (2,2) 62. Blown away 63. Social Distortion’s Mike 65. To skater fans in the 90s, Minor Threat were cool or this © 2020 Todd Santos

Last Week’s Answers:

5-27-20

● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

● The numbers within the heavily

outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

Across

1. Bob Dylan “I yelled down to Captain __, I’ll have ya understand” 2. Pet Shop Boys ‘What Have I __ To Deserve This?’ (4,4) 3. Rapper Snoop Doggy __ 4. Danity Kane might do a risqué ‘__ Tease’ 5. ‘04 Clapton album ‘Me And __ __’ (2,7) 6. David Gray looked in wonder and sang ‘__ __ My’ (2,2) 7. Bob Dylan ‘Why Try To Change __ __’ (2,3) 8. Van Morrison ‘Have I Told You __’ 9. Monkees “Then I saw her face, now __ __ believer” (2,1) 10. ‘Monsoon’ __ Hotel 11. Big show, e.g. 12. What shock rockers want you to do at minimum 14. A lyrical word that’s exactly the same as another word 21. Bob Dylan ‘__ Much Of Nothing’ 22. Austin that sang ‘Baby, Come To Me’ w/James Ingram 26. ‘95 TLC #1 hit 27. Minus The Bear needs it to put in their ‘Guns’ 28. Black Crowes’ Marc 29. Neil Young “Out of the blue and __ the black” 31. ‘08 Vampire Weekend single (hyph) 34. ‘Guitar Town’ Steve

36. Blondie “One way __ __ I’m gonna find you” (2,7) 38. John Lennon ‘Happy __ (War Is Over)’ 39. ‘St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)’ John 40. Where you want to see your band when you’re flipping channels (2,2) 42. ‘82 George Thorogood album ‘__ __ The Bone’ (3,2) 43. Aretha Franklin “You make me feel like a __ woman” 48. A former big band play might play one now, right past the blackjack tables 50. Joseph Arthur ‘Out __ __ Limb’ (2,1) 52. Judas Priest uses ‘__ Fire’ to spray bullets

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32 JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES

“R-ationing” — it’s three for the price of one Across 1 “RuPaul’s ___ Race” 5 Twitch streamer, often 10 Ride around town 13 Drink brand with a lizard logo 14 San Antonio mission, with “the” 15 Rescue team, briefly 17 Pictures of surrealist Joan’s work? 19 Fortnite company 20 One way to sit by 21 “And here’s to you, ___ Robinson ...” 22 Arrange alphabetically 23 Mountaineer’s vocalization 25 Manzarek of The Doors 26 Stereotypical person who might demand to speak to the manager of this puzzle 27 End of Wikipedia’s URL 28 Sound from a meadow 30 “Hansel and Gretel” setting 31 Villain who only wears his purple suspenders and “W” hat two days at a time? 35 California city near Stockton 36 Muralist Rivera

R&R answer from pg 35 of 7/23

Jonesin’ answer from pg 36 of 7/23

Jonesin’ Classic answer from pg 38 of 7/23

37 “Won’t do it” 41 Comedy duo of scientist Marie and singer Burl? 44 It may be served in a spear 47 Bonding words 48 Sixth sense, supposedly 49 Got up 50 Baha ___ (“Who Let the Dogs Out” group) 52 Element #5 54 Cruise destination 55 Die maximum, usually 56 Rapidly disappearing storage medium 57 Actress Kendrick of the Quibi series “Dummy” 58 Program again onto an antiquated computer storage format? 62 Bank’s property claim 63 Last letter in the Greek alphabet 64 Rival of Visa or MC 65 Dishonorable guy 66 Intro show 67 Budget allocation

23 Feline wail 24 Cookie that released an eggshaped version for Easter 2019 25 Projections from a hub 26 Backyard pond fish 29 Tennis’s Agassi 30 Palm leaf 32 It does a hold-up job in the parking lot 33 Teensy 34 “Teletubbies” shout 38 Defeat 39 Chilean cash 40 “Pardon the Interruption” network 42 Glob or nod ending 43 “The Many Loves of ___ Gillis” 44 Vatican-related 45 Like some twists of fate 46 Pupil protector 50 Home of the Dolphins 51 Throw out 53 NATO alphabet vowel 55 Octagonal road sign 56 “Aw, fiddlesticks!” 59 Cause of conflict, maybe Down 60 Hang-out room 1 Psychiatric reference book, for 61 Abbr. after a telephone number short © 2020 Matt Jones 2 French monarch 3 Like smaller dictionaries 4 Crystal-filled cavity 5 No longer fresh, as venison 6 Pie ___ mode 7 Igneous rock, once 8 Abrasive manicure substance 9 Monica’s brother on “Friends” 10 Chef Boyardee product that had to be renamed for a “Seinfeld” episode 11 Ballpark figure? 12 “Whose Line ...” comic Ryan 16 What some dryer sheets have 18 “Well ___!” (“Fancy that!”)

NITE SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. See last week's puzzle answers on pg 37.

Puzzle A

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Puzzle C

33 SIGNS OF LIFE

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Puzzle B

Puzzle C

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34 NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

Bright ideas

• Commuters in Berlin, Germany, are required to wear masks on public transportation and are subject to fines if they don’t. Despite that, reports Deutsche Welle, so many people wear their masks incorrectly (covering the mouth but not the nose) that Berlin’s transport company, BVG, is now suggesting that riders skip deodorant when they’re getting ready for the day, in hopes that the body odor on crowded trains will keep those masks in place. “Given that so many people think they can wear their masks under their noses, we’re getting tough,” read a bright yellow posting from July 1 on Twitter. “The BVG is calling for a general deodorant waiver. So now do you still want to have your nose out?” • Farm families in Botswana living beside the Chobe River have long battled herds of elephants that often pass through their fields at night, trampling crops as they move toward the river. Barking dogs and fences have failed to stop the elephants, the BBC reported on July 7, but farmers are having remarkable success with a new weapon: disco lights. Scientists from Elephants Without Borders placed solar-powered strobe lights that flash color patterns along the sides of fields elephants are known to walk through, frightening the elephants away. One farmer reported that before he had lights, “I had more elephants raid ... but in these two seasons with lights I have harvested successfully.”

Sounds like a joke

A man attempting to elude police in a stolen Toyota Land Cruiser on July 5 in Newberg, Oregon, crashed into a woman driving a Buick Regal that had been reported stolen three weeks before, giving police a two-fer. Newberg-Dundee police said they arrested the driver of the Toyota, Randy Lee Cooper, 27, and then arrested the driver of the Buick, Kristin Nicole Begue, 25, too, KOIN reported. Neither driver was injured.

Least competent criminal

Wendy Wein, 51, of South Rockwood, Michigan, was arrested July 17 after officials said she offered an undercover state trooper $5,000 to kill her ex-husband and giving him money for travel expenses, WXYZ reported. Wein met the trooper after allegedly visiting the fake website rentahitman.com, where she completed a form requesting a consultation and named her ex-husband as the target. The owner of the website contacted Michigan State Police, who sent the undercover officer. “I’m very surprised that someone thought this website was a true website,” said state police spokesman Lt. Brian Oleksyk. The website owner said over the last 15 years he’s been contacted a number of times by people wanting someone killed, and he turns all of those requests over to law enforcement.

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Iceland is offering a stressed-out world a unique way to blow off some steam, reports Sky News — scream therapy. The country’s tourist board is inviting people worldwide to record their screams to be played over loudspeakers in one of seven remote locations. “You’ve been through a lot this year,” says the project website, “and it looks like you need the perfect place to let your frustrations out. Somewhere big, vast and untouched. It looks like you need Iceland.” Psychotherapist Zoe Aston approves: “Using a scream as a way to release pent-up emotion allows you to ... reclaim the power that is inside you.” Iceland has suffered relatively little during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1,905 cases of the disease and 10 lives lost.

Compelling explanation

What started as a report of a naked man running down a road hitting cars in Owensboro, Kentucky, on July 16, soon turned into a home burglary in progress, reports WFIE. Daviess County Sheriff’s deputies said they arrived at the home around 1:30 a.m. to find John Stefanopoulos, 41, standing inside, naked and covered with mud and blood. Authorities said the suspect rushed the officers while repeatedly telling them he had used “mushrooms with Jesus and that they were playing a virtual reality video game together.” Stefanopoulos was eventually tased and taken into custody.

Suspicions confirmed

Andrea Balbi, president of the Gondola Association in Venice, Italy, announced on July 22 that the organization is reducing the maximum capacity allowed on the iconic boats from six persons to five, CNN reported. The change comes not because of social distancing, but because “over the last 10 years or so, tourists weigh more,” Balbi said. He noted that heavier loads often mean the boats take on water, which makes it harder for the gondoliers to navigate in heavy traffic. “Going forward with over half a ton of meat on board is dangerous,” remarked Raoul Roveratto, president of an association for substitute gondoliers.

“Incorrigibel”

Robert Berger, 25, of Huntington, New York, was scheduled to be sentenced last October after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen Lexus and attempting to steal a truck, but in an effort to avoid jail, he tried faking his own death, prosecutors charged on July 21. The scheme, they said, unraveled when authorities discovered a spelling error and inconsistencies in the font styles and sizes on the fake death certificate submitted by his lawyer. Further, The Associated Press reports, while Berger was “dead,” he was arrested in Philadelphia for providing a false identity to police and stealing from a Catholic college. Visit newsoftheweird.com.

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