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Voting principles Being first in the nation for the presidential primary, we in New Hampshire take our politics seriously. Our residents generally take the time to educate themselves before heading to the polls and make a considered, thoughtful vote. The pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and restricted our freedom in many ways. Fortunately, it didn’t slow our desire or ability to vote in the primary on Sept. 8. With more than 90,000 absentee ballots cast, Secretary of State Bill Gardner reported a record turnout with total ballots cast of over 300,000. If you voted in person, there were mask requirements, social distancing, hand sanitizer, and for those who refused to wear a mask, outside voting stations were available in many towns. The months of preparation for a smooth and successful primary election were on display. In the “Live Free or Die” state we call home, our residents typically have strong convictions and principled views, making it sometimes nearly impossible to prepare for every circumstance during voting day. Just ask Exeter Town Moderator Paul Scafidi. After he informed a voter that she could not wear an antiTrump T-shirt inside the polling place, the woman surprised everybody by simply taking the T-shirt off and voting topless. In Portsmouth two individuals took exception with being asked to wear a mask to vote, or alternatively to vote in the tented area outside. Both individuals refused to comply with either request, necessitating a call to the police. Ultimately they were allowed to vote inside without a mask, with one noting they “stood up for the courage of our convictions,” according to media reports. There is an awful lot we don’t agree on these days — who to vote for, Covid-19, mask requirements, in-person or remote learning, and the list goes on. One thing our spirited residents do agree on is the importance of casting your ballot. Gov. Chris Sununu recently tweeted, “Make no mistake: the election will happen in New Hampshire on November 3rd. End of story. Our voting system in NH is secure, safe, and reliable. We have done it right 100% of the time for 100 years – this year will be no different.” Well said. May the Granite State tradition continue. Robin Milnes is a small business owner and advocate with more than 30 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, property management, sales, leasing, budgeting, fiscal oversight, human resources and administration. She can be reached at rmilnes@inex.com.
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Covid-19 news
On Sept. 4, Gov. Chris Sununu issued Exhibit Q to Emergency Order No. 29, which had been issued on April 9. Emergency Order No. 29 requires state agencies, boards and commissions to submit recommendations to Sununu if any regulatory deadlines should be adjusted in response to the state of emergency. Per Exhibit Q, all continuing education requirements for currently permitted New Hampshire septic system designers and installers who had been scheduled to renew their permits by Dec. 31 have been waived. Exhibit Q also extends certain renewal deadlines for those in the Department of Environmental Services’ Waste Management Division that hold tank operator certifications or hazardous waste coordinator certifications that have expired during the state of emergency. On Sept. 9, Sununu issued Emergency Order No. 68, an order that expands unemployment compensation to Granite Staters. The order was issued to broaden eligibility for New Hampshire residents collecting unemployment to receive an additional $300 in federal benefits from the Lost Wages Assistance Program, an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Aug. 8. The next day, during a press conference, Sununu announced that $81 million was paid out to about 57,000 people in New Hampshire through the program. During the same Sept. 10 press conference, state Department of Health & Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette provided an update on the phased reopening statuses of New Hampshire’s
long-term care facilities. She explained that long-term care facilities that operate for two weeks successfully in Phase 2 will get to move to Phase 3 if their counties drop below or maintain below 10 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 residents. Phase 3 allows up to two visitors for each resident at the facility, as well as communal dining and group activities with physical distancing. While long-term care facilities in Belmont and Coos counties were able to remain at Phase 3 of reopening, those in Grafton County fell back from Phase 3 to Phase 2. Facilities in Sullivan County were able to transition to Phase 3 of reopening for the first time, Shibinette said. Also on Sept. 10, Sununu announced a transfer of $7 million in federal CARES act funding to the New Hampshire Department of Education to support the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School, according to a press release. The public charter school provides online virtual instruction to elementary, middle and high school students in the state. The demand from the school has nearly tripled over the summer, according to the release, with nearly 6,000 students requesting enrollment in more than 18,000 courses. Details of Sununu’s Emergency Orders, Executive Orders and other announcements can be found at governor.nh.gov.
School funding
The New Hampshire Commission to Study School Funding recently released a report that shows that New Hampshire’s current system for funding schools “may not be working for large segments of students and taxpayers,” according to a
Covid-19 update
press release. The report was prepared by the American Institutes for Research and is meant to guide the commission as it creates a new school funding model. The commission and members of the Carsey School of Public Policy at UNH will examine the report as well as possibilities for more equitable school funding, according to the release, and the commission plans to release its final report later in the year.
Equity in voting
In a letter sent last week to Secretary of State William Gardner, the Manchester Mayor’s Multicultural Advisory Council has expressed concerns about access to voting in the general election. One issue, the letter said, is that immigrants are at risk of missing out on the voting process because materials that explain how to vote are only available in English. “Since expanded Covid-related absentee registration and voting is new and unusual, people who don’t speak English at an advanced level may have difficulty finding out how to exercise their right to vote,” the letter reads. It calls on the state to make the materials available in languages such as Nepali, Swahili, Spanish and French. The second issue is that ballot drop boxes outside of City Hall hours are not allowed. “If there were some drop-off boxes, perhaps at City Hall for a few days before the elections and at the polling places on Election Day, people could drop off their ballots without risk of contracting Covid-19 or having them get delayed or lost in the mail,” the council wrote. The letter invited Gardner to contact the council if he wanted to discuss the matters.
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The Solinsky Center for Cancer at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, which opened in August, received a $100,000 donation last week from Brady Sullivan Properties. The news center offers “state-ofthe-art cancer care and treatment,” according to a press release.
Concord is hosting its annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for Concord and PenaHooksett cook residents on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Everett Arena. Hazardous waste Goffstown includes cleaners, oilbased paint, pesticides, adhesives, polishes and MANCHESTER fuels, according to a post on concordnh.gov. Proof of residency is required. Bedford
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Aluminum tariff
In a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Sept. 8, Gov. Chris Sununu, along with Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, asked Trump to reverse the re-imposition of a 10-percent tariff on imports of non-alloyed unwrought aluminum from Canada, according to a press release. The letter said that the tariff will raise costs and reduce competitiveness for aluminum-consuming industries in New England, which would disrupt manufacturing and technical production supply chains. “Ultimately, artificially inflated costs will be passed on to consumers who are already struggling with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic,” the press release said.
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Change of pace for annual breast cancer fundraiser The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movement in New Hampshire is taking a different approach to its fundraising efforts this fall. Instead of its usual community walks, Making Strides will host a series of six socially distanced events, including “Drive-in Experiences” in Nashua, Exeter, Concord/Bow and Manchester and “Rolling Pink Car Rallies” in Laconia and North Conway. Chelsea Paradore, senior manager of community development for the American Cancer Society Northeast Region, talked about what the events will look like, how people can get involved and why fundraising for cancer research is important now more than ever. What will Makapproximately 1,000 staff positions ing Strides Against nationwide. The remaining staff Breast Cancer events have had reduced salaries. Our CEO in New Hampshire got a 25-percent reduction in salary. look like this year? … That’s just the immediate impact; We have four drive-in experiwho knows what the next couple of ences. At the largest one, which is years is going to look like? The scarin Concord and will be held in the iest part is the impact on our mission. evening, people can donate lumiOur hallmark is research funding, naries in honor or in memory of and right now that’s in jeopardy. someone who has been affected [Covid-19] is going to reduce our Chelsea Paradore. Courtesy photo. by breast cancer or has lost their ability to fund cancer research by 50 battle, and we’ll have those lumipercent in 2020, which is the lowest nary bags lit up as people drive in. There will be investment this century. a movie screen and a stage set up, so we’ll have a video ceremony; we’ll have survivor speakHow does the fundraising work? ers; we’ll hear from a researcher; we’ll hear from It’s actually super easy. When someone regsome of our sponsors and different team lead- isters on our website they get a “fundraising ers; and people will share their stories about how dashboard,” and right from that fundraising dashthey’ve been affected by breast cancer. Then, board they can email their friends and family, after inspiring people, we want to kind of light- and they can start a Facebook fundraiser, which en things up and have a little fun, so we’ll have we know is wildly successful. We also have a a live band that will play. We’re also asking peo- fundraising app … which connects them right to ple to deck out their cars in pink, so there will be their fundraising dashboard. They can take donaprizes for the most spirited car, and we’ll have tions by credit card, Google Pay and Apple Pay, some other fun games going on throughout the and they can take checks, which works just like evening. … Then, we have a couple car rallies, mobile banking. which are really more about spreading awareness. … People are asked to decorate their cars in How do small community events like these pink and have signs on the outside. … So, it’s not help ACS carry out its mission? Community events are volunteer-led, so we going to be the three- to five-mile walk alongside survivors and caregivers that we would normally have a group of volunteer committees at each of be doing, but I think we’ve figured out, this year these [event] locations in New Hampshire, and more than ever, that this isn’t just about a walk; they pour their heart and soul into planning these it’s about a movement. events. Volunteer-led events allow us to save money internally on staffing, and therefore more How has Covid-19 impacted Making Strides/ money is going to the cause. … The awareness piece of it is even bigger, in my eyes. It’s really American Cancer Society? It has severely impeded our fundraising activ- important to reach people in the community on a ity this year. We’re expecting a minimum of a local level, to let them know what the American $200 million shortfall, just in 2020. Essentially, Cancer Society can do, should they ever need to we have gone from a $700 million operating bud- call our number; and to make sure they are getget to $500 million operating budget, which we ting screened properly, talking to their doctors had to reduce between personnel and non-person- and taking control of their health. nel expenses. We were sadly forced to eliminate — Angie Sykeny Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Drive-in Experiences • Nashua South High School, 36 Riverside St., Nashua, Sunday, Oct. 4, 3 to 5 p.m. • FieldHouse Sports, 12 Tallwood Drive, Bow, Friday, Oct. 16, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. • McDevitt Trucks, 220 Frontage Road, Manchester, Sunday, Oct. 18, 1:30 to 4 p.m. • Lincoln Street Elementary School, 25 Lincoln St., Exeter, Sunday, Oct. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2020 | PAGE 6
Rolling Pink Car Rallies • Laconia Middle School, 150 McGrath St., Laconia, Sunday, Oct. 4, 10 a.m. arrival, 10:30 a.m. start • Stonehurst Manor, 3351 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, Sunday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. arrival, 10:30 a.m. start Find registration information for all drive-in and car rally events on Facebook.
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The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen announced in a press release on Sept. 14 that it will move ahead with its third annual Capital Arts Fest, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27, on South Main Street in Concord. The event will feature more than 20 craftsmen, food, and live music coordinated by the Capitol Center for the Arts. It will be held outside the League’s headquarters, across from the Cap Center, with tents spaced out up and down the street to allow for social distancing. Score: +1 Comment: “When we surveyed our members, our first and only real concern was their health and safety, but we were overwhelmed with people who are excited to show their work and be able to do something safely in person,” Miriam Carter, executive director of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, said in the release.
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New Hampshire saw a 1.5-percent decline in its unemployment rate from July to August, according to a Sept. 15 press release from New Hampshire Employment Security. The unemployment rate for August was 6.5 percent, an increase of 3,030 workers in the state’s labor force for a total of 737,420. “Today’s labor report shows that our approach has paid off and New Hampshire remains on track to returning to the historic economic highs we enjoyed prior to the onset of Covid-19,” Gov. Chris Sununu said in a statement following the release of the report. Score: 0 (+1 for the positive decline, -1 for the still-high rate) Comment: New Hampshire’s unemployment rate of 6.5 percent remains below the national average of 8.4 percent.
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New Hampshire is the third most vaccinated state in the country in 2020, according to a new study from personal-finance website WalletHub. According to the study, the Granite State ranks third for share of adults with tetanus vaccination; ninth for share of teenagers aged 13-17 with up-to-date HPV vaccination; 10th for share of adults aged 60 and older with zoster vaccination; 11th for share of children 19-35 months old living in poverty with combined 7-vaccine series; and 13th for influenza vaccination rate in children aged 6 months to 17 years old. New Hampshire was also in the Top 15 for flu vaccination coverage rate among adults and share of civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance coverage. Score: +1 Comment: According to WalletHub, 1 in 3 Americans have said they will choose not to get a Covid-19 vaccine once it is developed.
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A legally owned 40-pound African serval cat named Spartacus, owned by a family in Merrimack, has gained quite a following. After the Merrimack Police Department posted Sept. 10 on its Facebook page that Spartacus had gone missing from its owners’ home, thousands of people left comments and shared the post. A follow-up post two days later announced that the cat had been found. “It was trapped near its home and is in good health,” the post read. Score: +1 Comment: After several Facebook commenters said they want to know more about Spartacus, the cat’s owner, Dean King, posted that Spartacus is on Instagram @spartacustheserval.
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Shakespeare comes to the Fisher Cats Stadium By Angie Sykeny
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See Romeo and Juliet as you never have before during “Shakespeare in the (Ball)Park” on Sunday, Sept. 20, in Manchester. Cue Zero Theatre Co. will perform the bard’s classic tragedy at the Fisher Cats’ Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, with a baseball-themed twist. Though the concept seems like one that would be created with Covid safety and social distancing in mind, artistic director Dan Pelletier said, Cue Zero had actually planned the event pre-Covid as part of its Guerilla Shakespeare Series, a series of staged readings of Shakespeare plays done in unconventional venues. “‘Shakespeare in the Park’ is a regular theater staple all over, so I just thought ‘Shakespeare in the (Ball)Park’ would be something different and fun,” Pelletier said. “Then, when Covid hit, things were being canceled left and right, and we thought, ‘Can we still pull this off?’ and the Fisher Cats said, ‘If you still want to do it, we will.’” Actors will perform in the middle of left field facing the Stonyfield Pavilion, where the audience will be seated in tiered swivel seats normally reserved at games for private groups.
“They’re the best seats in the house, basically,” said Tyler Murray, Fisher Cats broadcasting and media relations manager. “It’s a cool and unique place to see a play.” “It’s kind of neat, because having the audience above the actors almost gives it that amphitheater feel, similar to how Shakespeare plays were traditionally performed at the Globe in England,” Pelletier added. The Pavilion, which has a total of 165 seats, will be able to safely accommodate around 100 people for the play, Murray said. Ticket holders from the same household will be seated together, with at least six feet of distance between them and the rest of the audience. Masks will be required while moving around the venue but can be removed while seated. “We’re expecting this to be a small event,” Murray said, adding that there are still a number of tickets available. The play will keep the original Shakespearean text, but in a comedic tone that is more in line with a farce than with a tragedy, Pelletier said, and portrays the play’s “extreme and emotional” characters more as “tragic clowns.” “When you really break down the plot of Romeo and Juliet, it’s kind of ridiculous,” he said. “A 16-year-old and 14-year-old meet on
Monday, think they’re in love, and by the end of the week, an entire town has been torn apart because two teenagers thought each other were cute.” Baseball iconography will be incorporated through the costumes and props. The play’s feuding families, for example — the Montagues and the Capulets — will be Boston Red Sox fans and New York Yankees fans, respectively, and will don fan apparel. Juliet’s suitor Paris will wear a New York Mets jersey; Prince Escalus, who seeks to keep the peace between the Montagues and the Capulets, will be dressed as a baseball umpire; and the Apothecary will Courtesy photo. be a ballpark vendor selling popcorn, peanuts “I think people will have a really good time and poison. seeing how many different ways we can cram Wiffle ball and Nerf bats and baseball gloves baseball things into this 400-year-old play,” he will be used as rapiers and daggers. said. “The stage combat style is a little bit Looney Tunes and a little bit Three Stooges,” Pelletier Shakespeare in the (Ball)Park – said. “We’re keeping everything as goofy and Romeo and Juliet fun as possible.” Since there will be no curtain, special lightWhere: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester ing or set changes, stadium music and baseball When: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m. sound effects “like what you would hear between Tickets: $10 innings at a baseball game or while a player is More info: Visit cztheatre.com or nhfisherwalking onto the field” will be used as a transicats.com, or call 606-4105. tion element between scenes, Pelletier said.
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• Musical comedy at the Palace: The Palace Theatre’s (80 Hanover St., Manchester) mainstage production of Nunsense is on stage now through Oct. 4. When a nun accidentally poisons and kills 52 of her sisters, she and the surviving sisters at the parish put on a variety show to raise funds for the burials. The musical features “tap and ballet dancing, audience participation and comic surprises at every corner,” according to the theater’s website. Showtimes are on Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays at noon and 5 p.m.; with an additional show on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $39 to $46 for adults and $25 for children. Visit palacetheatre.org or call 668-5588. • Outdoor violin concert: The Sunday Artists Series’ Concerts on the Green at Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road, Canterbury) continues with The Suzuki Strings on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 5 p.m. The Suzuki Strings is a group of about 25 violinists ages 4 through 17 from all over New Hampshire who have learned to play violin using the methodology of Japanese musician and music educator Shinichi Suzuki (1898 - 1998). The following concert will be The Wholly Rollers, a bluegrass band from Concord, on Sunday, Sept. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m. The concerts will be held on the lawn leading to and surrounding the Village’s Meeting House. Attendees should wear masks and follow the social distancing guidelines by sitting within the painted circles on the lawn. Seating is first come, first served. The concerts are free, with a suggested donation of $10. Call 783-9511 or visit shakers.org. • Portraits with social commentary: The Kimball Jenkins Estate (266 N. Main St., Concord) presents an exhibition, “Life’s Work: Occupations & Identity,” in its Carriage House Gallery now through Sept. 28. It features portrait
Art Exhibits • “SEARCHING FOR SOLACE: SACRED SPACES/ SACRED PLACES” Exhibit features paintings, sculpture, textiles and ceramics by 13 artists exploring the concept of sanctuary, with a focus on nature. Twiggs Gallery, 254 King St., Boscawen. On view now through Sept. 27. Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Call 975-0015 or visit twiggsgallery.wordpress.com. • “PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” Exhibit features photography from the Civil Rights protests in the 1950s and 1960s.
Portrait photography by Maundy Mitchell, featured in “Life’s Work: Occupations & Identity” at Kimball Jenkins. Courtesy photo.
photography by Maundy Mitchell that explores the evolution of trades and societal views on identity and jobs. Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Call 225-3932 or visit kimballjenkins.com. • Pandemic poetry reading: The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library presents a virtual reading event for COVID Spring: Granite State Pandemic Poems on Monday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The poetry anthology, edited by New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alexandria Peary and published by Hobblebush Books earlier this month, features original poems submitted by 54 New Hampshire writers. The poems “provide a thirty-day snapshot of what life was like in the Granite State in April of 2020” and explore topics like Covid-related “job loss, loneliness and love, masks, social distancing, surreal visitors, uncertainty, graduations deferred, grief, neighborly and less-than-neighborly acts, observing the beginning of the pandemic and making projections about the future, recalibrating or confirming what it means to be human, to be a resident of this region,” Peary said in the anthology’s introduction. Visit newhampshirepoetlaureate.blogspot.com for the Zoom link to the event, which will be posted on Friday, Sept. 18, and for updates on more upcoming readings TBA. The book is available to purchase at local bookstores, Hobblebush Books (hobblebush.com), Small Press Distribution (spdbooks. org) and Amazon, and the publisher will donate $2 from every copy sold to the New Hampshire Food Bank to support New Hampshire residents impacted by the pandemic. — Angie Sykeny
Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester. On view now. Museum hours are Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed Monday through Wednesday. Museum admission costs $15 for adults, $13 for seniors age 65 and up, $10 for students, $5 for youth ages 13 through 17 and free for children under age 13. Reserve in advance online. Call 669-6144 or visit currier.org. Markets & fairs • CONCORD ARTS MARKET Juried outdoor market features a variety of art and crafts by local artists and craftspeople. Bicentennial Square, Concord. Saturdays, 9
a.m. to 1 p.m., now through Sept. 26. Visit concordartsmarket.net. Tours • NASHUA PUBLIC ART AUDIO TOUR Self-guided audio tours of the sculptures and murals in downtown Nashua, offered via the Distrx app, which uses Bluetooth iBeacon technology to automatically display photos and text and provides audio descriptions at each stop on the tour as tourists approach the works of art. Each tour has 10 to 15 stops. Free and accessible on Android and iOS on demand. Available in English and Spanish. Visit downtownnashua. org/nashua-art-tour. HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2020 | PAGE 11
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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Store like a squirrel freezing it, which is recommended. I could freeze kale without blanching it if I were planning on eating it all in three months or so. But blanching also allows me to pack more kale in each bag. For the blanching of kale and other veggies, I use my big black tin pot that is sold for hot water bath canning — it is roughly 14 inches wide and 9 inches deep and will hold seven quart mason jars for canning tomatoes. I fill the canner half full and bring to a full, rolling boil. I have a special blanching pot that fits inside it — a metal pot with big holes in the bottom and sides, and a handle for putting it inside my canning pot and taking it out. You can buy a canner at any hardware store, but the inserts are harder to find — a restaurant supply store should have them. Then I drop in the kale; I do 15 leaves or so at a time. The water will just barely come to a re-boil in 60 seconds. Use a timer. If you use lots of water and not too many leaves, you can blanch for just 30 seconds. Next you want to cool the kale quickly. Some people prepare an ice bath, but I just fill the kitchen sink with cold tap water. I lift the blanching pot and let the water drain back into the canner. Then, with the lid of the canner under the pot, I move from stove to sink and drop the kale into the cold water. I stir, then scoop it out with a colander or slotted spoon, and put it into my salad spinner. The brand I prefer is Zylis, which has a pull
string, not a crank. Sometimes I squeeze the kale to get some of the water out before spinning it. Lastly, I dump the damp kale out of the salad spinner and onto a clean dish towel on the countertop. I pat it and roll it in the towel to remove more moisture. I fill bags, squeeze out some air, and then suck out as much air as I can with a straw inserted into the bag when it is closed right up to the straw. Still sucking, I pull the straw and snap the zipper shut. Other veggies I blanch include beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, corn, kale, peaches, spinach and Swiss chard. But not all veggies need blanching. Things I don’t blanch include apples, berries, pears, peppers, leeks and tomatoes. And I bake or steam winter squash, then freeze it. Summer squash for use as a side dish needs only 30 seconds of blanching, but squash for soup I don’t blanch at all. This week I put up 11 quarts of grated Romanesco zucchini for use in soups. Even big Romanescos are good, if you remove the seeds. I use the grater blade on my food processor to grate it — it would take forever by hand. One bag of grated zucchini with an equal amount of tomato (which I freeze whole), some onions or frozen leeks, vegetable bouillon and spices makes a great winter soup. I grow a lot of leeks, in part because they freeze so well. I wash them, take off a layer or so of outer leaves, cut off the tops and quarter them lengthwise. I chop them, put them in freezer bags and suck out the air. They last forever in the freezer. I store lots of onions, but always run out before next year’s crop comes in. And onions don’t last forever, even in cool storage, so I use leeks in soups and stews when I run out of onions. I’ll put
case that made it through all these years of playing should have a value. That, however, is not always the case. The first Barbie is still sought after. She can bring a very high value depending on condition. I think that other items such as outfits can be in demand as well. It all depends on how many of the items were made and their condition, and if the dolls are American-made.
Now let’s get to cases such as yours. They made so many and in different styles. Yours is a 1961 Ponytail Barbie carrying case and looks to be in fair (but faded) condition. I’m not sure how they could have ever made it through in excellent condition — who didn’t play with their Barbies every day? Because so many were made, the value on the cases seems relatively low, in the range of $15 to $25, depending on condition and whether the drawer is still inside. If it were me I would pass it down and let your niece enjoy an old case for new dolls.
How to prep your food for winter By Henry Homeyer
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Like a conscientious squirrel, I put away food for the winter in August and September. I freeze and dehydrate lots of vegetables and store some in my cool basement. Here are some tips on ways to save food for later. I grew about a dozen kale plants this year. The workhorses are those that end in “bor” — winterbor, redbor, starbor and others. I get seeds from Johnny’s Selected Seeds of Maine to start my own indoors in the spring, or find them at my local garden center growing in six-packs. Most of the kale I grow is for winter use because it freezes so well. This week I put up eight-quart freezer bags of kale, and I still have more I may process later. To freeze kale I wash it first and make sure it is free of (ugh) slugs and bugs. Then I either pull the leaves off the midrib or slice it off. I chop the kale into one- or two-inch squares prior to blanching in boiling water. To blanch the kale I submerge it in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds. This will kill the “aging” enzymes in kale, allowing me to keep it frozen and good to eat practically forever, if need be. Normally I eat all the kale within a year of
Blanching kale is worth the work. Photo by Henry Homeyer.
up a dozen quarts of leeks or more this year. I haven’t harvested potatoes yet. I plant mine in June to avoid potato beetles. Didn’t have a single one this year! But it also means my potatoes are still growing now and are not ready to harvest. I have “stolen” a few by reaching under a plant and grabbing a few but not disrupting the others. Potatoes store well in a spare fridge, or in a cement-block enclosure with a plywood lid in a cold space that stays in the 33- to 50-degree zone. Mice love them, so an old fridge really is best unless you are storing a lot of them. If I had to survive on what I grew, I’d grow a lot of potatoes and store them well. So get to work. No point in growing a lot of produce and letting it go to waste. Of course, it’s fun to share with friends and the local food pantry. Henry can be reached at henry.homeyer@ comcast.net or at PO Box 364, Cornish Flat, NH 03746. He is the author of four gardening books and is a UNH Master Gardener.
TREASURE HUNT Dear Donna, This was mine when I was young and now I have no need for it. Can you tell me if it has value or should I pass it on to my niece? Claire Dear Claire, Barbies have evolved drastically since the first one was created and signed by Ruth Handler in 1959. My thoughts are that any doll or
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Dear Car Talk: Should I repair or replace my 2004 BMW 325xi with less than 24,000 miles on it? It’s red and the body and exterior are in excellent condition. But the following repairs have
been suggested: — Replace the power steering reservoir, which is leaking, and flush the system. — Fix leak in rear differential cover. — Replace rear brakes (3mm, rotors, sensors). — Replace original tires. — Four wheel alignment. The estimated cost is $7,000. Should I sell it or do the repairs? I’m 75, and I did not get another estimate. — PD The first thing you should do is lose the address of this repair shop, PD. That sounds, to me, like an outrageous amount of money for that work. I’ll give you an idea of what it would cost in our shop. Replacing the power steering reservoir and flushing it out should cost a few hundred dollars. Replacing the differential seal should cost no more than $150. For a fourwheel alignment, let’s say another $150.
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FOOD Ready to pick
Your guide to finding farm fresh apples and pumpkins By Matt Ingersoll
News from the local food scene
mingersoll@hippopress.com
By Matt Ingersoll
As Kris Mossey of McLeod Bros. Orchards in Milford was getting ready for the farm’s 75th season of pick-yourown apples, she was curious about what the turnout would be like. One week into its season, Mossey said, the orchard had its “busiest Labor Day ever,” and she couldn’t help but surmise it was due to more people staying close to home during the holiday weekend. “We were pleasantly surprised,” she said. “I think everyone was just so happy to be able to get out with their families … [and] the blessing of pick-your-own apples is that we have plenty of space on the orchards for people to socially distance.” September is prime apple and pumpkin picking season in New Hampshire, and even though some orchards and farms have had to do things a little differently, like eliminating samples and encouraging pickers to make reservations, there are still dozens of spots in the state to visit. Local apple and pumpkin growers talk about what the season has been like and what you should know when you come to the orchard.
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• Milford extends outdoor farmers market: The Milford Farmers Market has extended its outdoor season through Nov. 21, market manager Adrienne Colsia confirmed. The outdoor version of the market was originally scheduled to end Oct. 10, with the indoor market kicking off a few weeks later, but Colsia said the decision was made to extend the outdoor market to promote social distancing among vendors and shoppers. Whether there will be an indoor market in Milford this winter “is up in the air at the moment,” according to Colsia; if there is not, she said, then the outdoor market will likely open earlier in the season than normal next year. The outdoor market is held every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 300 Elm St. in Milford (across the street from the New Hampshire Antique Co-op). Visit milfordnhfarmersmarket.com. • The Packie reopens: After several months of being open for pickup and delivery only, local craft beer shop The Packie (581 Second St., Manchester) reopened to in-store shoppers on Sept. 11. In June, The Packie relocated from South Willow Street to a new larger space in the Second Street Shoppes plaza, allowing for more added space for inventory, owner Jon Pinches said. Masks and six-foot social distancing are required when in the shop, which is now open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curbside pickup also continues to be available. Visit thepackienh.com. • Soup’s on: The Collins Brothers Chowder Co. (59 Temple St., Nashua), which offers homemade hot soups and chowders in addition to prepared meals, will reopen for the season on Sept. 23. The takeout-only eatery usually features several soups and chowders that are available daily, in addition to different specials that will run depending on the day. Homemade comfort meals to go like shepherd’s pie, chicken pot pie and American chop suey, in addition to sweet treats like brownies and cookies, have also been available. The restaurant will be open Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., through about the end of May. Find them on Facebook @collinsbrotherschowder or call 883-2347. HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2020 | PAGE 14
Flavors of fall
According to Mossey, apple picking at McLeod Bros. Orchards began on Aug. 29 with Paula Reds, a mildly tart and juicy early season variety, before the McIntoshes and Cortlands, two of the most popular varieties, arrived about a week later. The McIntosh apple is known for its dark red color and very crisp flavor, making it a great apple for straight eating, while Cortlands have a firmness that makes them great for baking in pies and cakes. As the season moves through the end of September and into October, varieties like Galas, New orchard directory For the first time this season, you can visit the New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association’s website to look for a local orchard. The directory has been reimagined to provide information on farms and orchards in the state offering pick-your-own, as well as those offering fresh fruits, vegetables and other items out of their farm stands. Visiting nhfruitgrowers.org and clicking on the “find an orchard” tab brings you to a map of the state with corresponding markers for each farm. Links to the farms’ websites and social media pages are also provided, as well as recipes and general harvesting facts about fruits in the state.
McLeod Bros. Orchards in Milford. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.
Mutsus, Jonagolds and Roxbury Russets usually become available. A new feature to the orchard this year, Mossey said, is that pickers are encouraged to make reservations online if they plan to come in a group of six or more people. Simply visit the website and choose an allotted time slot at least 24 hours in advance. Masks are also required at the booth. “It’s actually been very handy for us, because we know who is coming,” she said. “We’re also asking that just one person from each group comes up and gets their bag.” In Merrimack, Currier Orchards opened for the season on Sept. 4. Joy Currier said about eight to 10 varieties are available throughout the season — they started with Honeycrisp, a very juicy and sweet variety, while others include Macoun, Gala, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious. Samantha Fay of Sunnycrest Farm in Londonderry said the orchard is also currently picking Honeycrisp, Gala, McIntosh and Cortlands. During the week, pickers can purchase half-peck, peck or half-bushel-sized bags at the
farmstand, while an outdoor booth is serviced on the weekends. Fay said apples can last several weeks when refrigerated, or you can store them in a dry, cool area, though they will tend to soften up over time. If you’re going to be using them for baking at a later time, Fay said, they can be sliced and frozen. Apple Hill Farm in Concord, which grows up to around 30 varieties of apples, according to co-owner Diane Souther, opened for apple picking on Sept. 5 with McIntoshes. Cortlands also became available last weekend and dozens more varieties will be ready come October. Masks or face coverings are required when entering Apple Hill Farm’s store and interacting with staff, but once you purchase your bag and head out in the orchard, you’re allowed to take it off. The farm also features around 20 different varieties of pumpkins in all sizes. Souther said the smaller, sweeter varieties — known as sugar pumpkins — do not tend to be as meaty or fibrous, and are thus better suited for baking and cooking. Most pumpkins you’ll see at a farm or orchard that are labeled “field” or “carv-
Apple cake Courtesy of Kris Mossey of McLeod Bros. Orchards in Milford 1 cup oil 1½ cups sugar 3 eggs 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups sliced apples
1 cup raisins 1 cup nuts Mix oil, sugar, eggs, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a bowl, then add apples, raisins and nuts. Pour mixture into two greased 8-inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes.
15 ing” pumpkins are larger and work better if you’re making jack-o’-lanterns with them. “Field pumpkins are the larger ones that are used for livestock feed … and then the sugar pumpkins are an edible pumpkin,” said Kitt Plummer of Hazelton Orchards in Chester, which opened for the season on Sept. 12 and offers all varieties of apples and pumpkins. “The field pumpkins are too stringy for [cooking]. Cows like them. People don’t.” Rossview Farm in Concord, according to owner Don Ross, was scheduled to begin offering pumpkin picking out of its own patch this week. On Thursdays and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors will be able to enter
the pumpkin patch and collect pumpkins from exactly where they grew. “We do cut it off the vine for people, but otherwise the pumpkins are not moved,” Ross said. “I usually stay open until Halloween. …We do have a wash station right next to the farm stand where we ask people to wash their hands before they go into the patch and touch the pumpkins.” If you’re keeping a watchful eye on them, Ross said pumpkins can easily last several months. “As soon as it gets compromised by something, like one night of good frost, it’s going to slowly start decaying,” he said, “so if you have it out on your doorstep and you know there is frost coming, you can throw a blanket over it or bring it inside.”
Kimball Fruit Farm in Hollis. Courtesy photo.
Hazelton Orchards in Chester. Courtesy photo.
1 teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Diane’s pumpkin apple crisp Courtesy of Diane Souther of Apple Hill Farm in Concord Peel and slice three to four medium-sized tart apples (enough to make three cups worth). Apple layer: ⅓ cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup water (or sweet cider) 2 tablespoons butter Stir the first five ingredients above and then
add the two tablespoons of butter. Place on burner and bring to a slow boil, then add apples and cook and stir for four minutes. Turn off heat and let cool slightly while mixing up pumpkin mixture. Pumpkin layer: ¾ cup pureed pumpkin (fresh or canned) ¾ cup heavy cream (or evaporated milk) ⅓ cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix together above ingredients until smooth. Crisp topping layer: 1 cup flour 1 cup dark brown sugar ½ to ¾ stick margarine or butter, slightly softened
Mix above ingredients in a separate bowl until crumbly. In a 9-by-13 lightly sprayed pan, spread out the apple mixture from the saucepan. Pour the pumpkin layer over the top, then add the crisp topping. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately one hour, or until mixture is bubbly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream on top.
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With the entire state experiencing either moderate or severe drought conditions as of Sept. 11, according to data from the U.S. Drought Monitor, New Hampshire apple and pumpkin growers have been faced with challenges that threaten to stunt the growth of their harvest. It was also a very hot summer — in some communities, record-breaking. The city of Concord experienced its warmest summer in 144 years of record keeping this year, according to the National Weather Service, with 24 days of 90 degree or higher temperatures. Warm and dry months of August are usually to be expected, but the extreme heat combined with the abnormal drought conditions has caused problems for some growers. “We’ve had to irrigate a lot more than ever, because it’s been so dry, so a lot of the apples are much smaller than they usually would be,” Fay said of Sunnycrest Farm. “Some of the apples have been falling off the trees a lot quicker, which has also been an issue for us.” Ross said although he too has had Crockpot apple cider beef stew Courtesy of Diane Souther of Apple Hill Farm in Concord 1½ to 2 pounds lean stew beef 2 slices of bacon 8 carrots, sliced thin 6 medium potatoes, sliced thin 2 apples, chopped (Cortland or Northern Spy varieties work well) 2 teaspoons salt ½ cup chopped onion 2 cups fresh apple cider Cook the bacon slices in a saute pan, then remove and pat dry with a paper towel. Preserve bacon fat and saute the beef and chopped onion in it. Pat the beef dry and add to crockpot with remaining ingredients. Stir to mix, cover and cook on low for eight hours. Thicken juices with a flour and cold water mixture (about 1½ to 2 tablespoons of flour and 2 tablespoons of water).
to perform a lot more irrigation on his pumpkins, his crop this year is still relatively healthy. “I’m incredibly fortunate to have a very large water supply on my farm,” he said. “The amount of gallons of fuel I’ve had to use, though, has been astronomical compared to normal years.” Overnight low temperatures moving forward usually determine how late in the season apple picking can last — for McLeod Bros. Orchards, this is usually around Oct. 20, according to Mossey, though if it continues to be warm enough, it can go a little bit longer. “It’s always different,” she said, “but it’s normally later than the middle of the month, but not right at the end … and then it also depends on if we get picked out.” Hazelton Orchards in Chester. Courtesy photo.
Where to get farm fresh apples and pumpkins Most of these southern New Hampshire farms will offer pick-your-own apples through the middle or the end of October, depending on weather conditions and availability. Some also offer a few varieties of field or sugar pumpkins, either pick-your-own or for sale at the farmstand. Do you know of a farm offering pick-your-own apples or pumpkins that isn’t on this list? Let us know at food@hippopress.com. Apple Annie 66 Rowell Road E, Brentwood, 778-3127, appleannienh.org What: Apples Cost: $10 per half peck and $20 per peck Days/times: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (by reservation only; visit the website) Applecrest Farm Orchards 133 Exeter Road, Hampton Falls, 926-3721, applecrest.com What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $30 per peck and $40 per half bushel; pumpkins are sold by the pound Days/times: Daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Apple Hill Farm 580 Mountain Road, Concord, 224-8862, applehillfarmnh.com
What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $15 per peck and $25 per half bushel; pumpkins range from 59 cents to $2, depending on the size and variety Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
to $10, depending on the size Days/times: Daily, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Currier Orchards 9 Peaslee Road, Merrimack, 881-8864, find them on Facebook @currierorchards Appleview Orchard What: Apples 1266 Upper City Road, Pittsfield, 435-3553, Cost: $15 per 10-pound bag and $30 per applevieworchard.com 20-pound bag What: Apples Days/times: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. Cost: $1.50 per pound to 5 p.m. Days/times: Daily, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. DeMeritt Hill Farm Brookdale Fruit Farm 20 Orchard Way, Lee, 868-2111, demeritthill41 Broad St., Hollis, 465-2240, brookdalefruit- farm.com farm.com What: Apples and pumpkins What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $5 per quarter peck, $17 per Cost: Apples are $30 per half bushel or $1.50 per peck and $30 per half bushel; pumpkins range pound; pumpkins vary in cost depending on the from $5 to $15, depending on the size size and the variety Days/times: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to Days/times: Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Elwood Orchards Carter Hill Orchard 54 Elwood Road, Londonderry, 434-6017, 73 Carter Hill Road, Concord, 225-2625, carter- elwoodorchards.com hillapples.com What: Apples Cost: $8 per half peck, $14 per peck and $24 per What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $6 per half peck, $12 per peck half bushel and $24 per half bushel; pumpkins range from $4 Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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McQuesten Farm 330 Charles Bancroft Highway, Litchfield, 424-9268, find them on Facebook @ Hackleboro Orchards mcquesten.farm 61 Orchard Road, Canterbury, 783-4248, What: Pumpkins (Pick-your-own pumphackleboroorchards.com kins from the hayrides will likely begin the What: Apples week of Sept. 26; masks will be required for Cost: $6 per half-peck, $10 per peck and $20 all riders) per half-bushel Cost: Ranges from 49 cents to $2 per pumpDays/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. kin, depending on its size and variety Days/times: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to Hazelton Orchards 4 p.m. 280 Derry Road, Chester, 493-4804, find them on Facebook @hazeltonorchardschesternh Meadow Ledge Farm Cost: Apples are $18 per peck and $28 per 612 Route 129, Loudon, 798-5860, meadowhalf-bushel. Pumpkins range from $3.50 to ledgefarm.com $8.50 apiece. What: Apples and pumpkins What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $1.55 per pound; pumpkins Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. are 59 cents per pound Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. J&F Farms 124 Chester Road, Derry, 437-0535, find Rossview Farm them on Facebook @jffarms 85 District 5 Road, Concord, 228-4872, rossWhat: Pumpkins viewfarm.com Cost: By the pound What: Pumpkins Days/times: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. Cost: Varies, depending on the size and the varito 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. ety of the pumpkin (starts at 50 cents per pound) to 5 p.m. Days/times: Thursday and Friday, noon to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to Kimball Fruit Farm 4 p.m. Route 122, on the Hollis and Pepperell, Mass., border, 978-433-9751, kimballfruit- Scamman Farm farm.com 69 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, 686-1258, What: Apples scammanfarm.com Cost: $1.25 per pound What: Pumpkins Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cost: Ranges from 60 cents to $1 per pound, depending on the size and the variety of the Lavoie’s Farm pumpkin 172 Nartoff Road, Hollis, 882-0072, lavoi- Days/times: Tuesday through Friday, noon to esfarm.com 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to What: Apples and pumpkins 2 p.m. Cost: Apples are $1.59 per pound; pumpkins are 59 cents per pound Sullivan Farm Days/times: Daily, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 70 Coburn Ave., Nashua, 595-4560, find them on Facebook Lull Farm What: Apples 65 Broad St., Hollis, 465-7079, livefreeand- Cost: $1 per pound farm.com Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. What: Apples and pumpkins Cost: Apples are $15 per peck and $30 per Sunnycrest Farm half bushel; pumpkins are sold by the pound 59 High Range Road, Londonderry, 432Days/times: Daily, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 7753, sunnycrestfarmnh.com What: Apples and pumpkins Mack’s Apples Cost: Apples are $8 per half peck, $15 per 230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 432- peck and $30 per half bushel; pumpkins vary 3456, macksapples.com in cost, depending on the size and variety What: Apples and pumpkins Days/times: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: Apples are $15 per peck, $25 per half bushel and $45 per bushel (may be subject Trombly Gardens to change); pumpkins are 50 cents per pound 150 N. River Road, Milford, 673-0647, tromDays/times: Daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. blygardens.net What: Pumpkins McLeod Bros. Orchards Cost: Costs are by weight, depending on the 735 N. River Road, Milford, 673-3544, mcle- size and variety of the pumpkin odorchards.com Days/times: Sunday through Thursday, 9 What: Apples a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 9 Cost: $15 per peck and $26 per half-bushel a.m. to 9 p.m.
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GARDENS, FARMS AND VINEY Whether picking your own or just picking up, this map will guide you to some of NH’s best agricultural and scenic places- get out and enjoy the bounty! 1. Ancient Fire Mead & Cider Flights, By the Glass & Retail 8030 S Willow St Unit 1-7, Manchester ancientfirewines.com 203-4223 2. Applecrest Farm Farmstand, Pyo, Petting Zoo, Dining, Live Music On Weekends 133 Exeter Rd (Rt. 88), Hampton Falls applecrest.com 926.3721 3. Apple Hill Farm PYO Fruit, Farmstand, Market 580 Mountain Rd, Concord applehillfarmnh.com 224-8862 4. Averill House Vineyard Wine Tasting, Wine Slushies & Icecream, Nh Made Shop 21 Averill Rd, Brookline, NH averillhousevineyard.com 244-3165
5. Brookdale Fruit Farm Pyo Apples & Raspberries, Ice Cream, Baked Goods, Farm Store 41 Broad St, Hollis brookdalefruitfarm.com 465-2240 6. Carter Hill Orchard PYO Fruit, Farmstand, Market 73 Carter Hill Rd, Concord carterhillapples.com 225-2625 7. Concord Farmer’s Market Over 40 Vendors Every Saturday, 8:30-Noon thru Oct. Capitol St, Concord concordfarmersmarket.com 8. Coppal House Farm Corn Maze, Farmstand, Chicken, Meat & Eggs 118 North River Road, Lee nhcornmaze.com 659-3572 9. Elwood Orchard Pyo Apples, 15 Acre Corn Maze, Farmstand 54 Elwood Road, Londonderry elwoodorchards.com 434-6017
10. Grasshoppers Garden Center Garden Center, Landscape, Made in NH Market 728 River Road, New Boston grasshoppersgardencenter.com 497-5788 11. Hermit Woods Wine Tasting, Dining, Shopping 72 Main St, Meredith, NH hermitwoods.com 253-7968 12. J&F Farms 124 Chester Rd, Derry 437-0535 13. Lavoies Farm Hayrides, PYO and Corn Trails 122 Nartoff Rd, Hollis lavoiesfarm.com 882-0072 14. Mack’s Apples U-Pick Apples and Pumpkins, Walking Trails and Picnicking by Our Ponds 230 Mammoth Rd, Londonderry macksapples.com 434-7619
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Rajen Thapa of Hooksett and his family took over ownership of Cafe Momo (1065 Hanover St., Manchester, 623-3733, cafemomonh.us) in early 2019. Since opening in the early 2000s, the restaurant has offered traditional Nepali cuisine with a modern American flair — featured menu items are the momos (fillings include goat, chicken, buffalo, lamb, wild boar and vegetable) as well as several curries, chilis and stir-fried noodle options. Originally from Lalitpur, Nepal, Thapa came to the United States more than two decades ago. Cafe Momo resumed operations on June 23 after closing in mid-March, using a takeout window out of the restaurant’s adjoining space.
Rajen Thapa. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.
What is your favorite thing on your What is your must-have kitchen menu? item? If I’m going to Cafe Momo to eat … I A frying pan … and a knife. would choose the lamb chili. What would you have for your last What is the biggest food trend in New meal? I love all food, basically. … I like a Hampshire right now? When people are health-conscious … good curry. they always think about fat, and what What is your favorite local ingredients are in it, and they might say, you know, ‘don’t put this’ or ‘don’t put restaurant? Actually, I’m not really a restaurant … that.’ … We are able to do that, because person. I can eat anything, but whenev- we make it right then, whatever they er I’m hungry, usually I come home and order. eat. What is your favorite thing to cook at What celebrity would you like to see home? I like to cook goat curry. ordering from your restaurant? — Matt Ingersoll Tom Cruise [or] … Dwayne Johnson.
ingredients slowly and evenly. Add a little bit of water so it’s not dry (mixture shouldn’t be liquid, but softer than meatball meat). Knead the flour so it becomes a dough and cut out circular pieces, using a small cookie cutter about the size of the top of a drinking glass. Take the ground meat and veggie mixture and make a small ball with your hands to be placed inside the dough. Make sure that the wrapper is thin in shape and that it is closed tightly — thick dough will take longer to cook and will not give you a consistent cooking temperature for the meat inside. Place the wrapped momos in a three-layered steaming dish with water at the bottom layer. The momos take about 20 to 25 minutes to cook, depending on the size of the steaming pot and the meat consistency (tightly sealed momos with thinner wrapping keep the moisture in, making the taste better). Remove from the steamer and serve with your favorite sauce.
Steamed chicken momos Courtesy of Rajen Thapa of Cafe Momo in Manchester (makes about 50 momo pieces enjoyed as a meal or an appetizer) 1 pound ground chicken 1 red onion, chopped 1 cup chopped cabbage 1 bunch cilantro 1 tablespoon garlic paste 1 tablespoon fresh ginger paste 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 to 4 tablespoons salt Flour Water Mash the ground chicken with chopped veggies and season with the pastes. Add fresh chopped scallions and salt as desired. Add mixtures of
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TRY THIS AT HOME Caramelized Onion & Bacon Mini Tarts I am amazed at how a small amount of cooking can transform an ingredient. Take an onion. If I offered you a serving of raw onion you’d probably decline, understandably. However, place that raw onion in a frying pan with a little olive oil over a low heat and it becomes this unctuous, flavorful item. A serving of caramelized onion? Yes, please. When I was creating this recipe I considered using just the caramelized onion as the filling but decided to go for more flavor and texture. Enter crispy bacon. Crispy bacon is the perfect foil for caramelized onions. As the onions lean Caramelized Onion & Bacon Mini Tarts Makes 12 4 strips thick cut bacon 1/2 tablespoon olive oil 2 1/2 cups sliced sweet onion 2 tablespoons maple syrup, divided 4-6 tortillas or wraps 2 ounces cream cheese, softened (optional) Black pepper HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2020 | PAGE 20
toward sweet, the bacon balances that with its saltiness. While the onions are tender, the bacon is full of crunch. Combined, they provide all sorts of stimulation for your palate. But wait, there’s more! At the bottom of each tart is the tiniest smear of cream cheese. It is so little that you may wonder why it is added. The answer is simple: more texture. Now you have creamy, tender and crunchy. Finally, there’s a drizzle of maple syrup on the top of each tart. It’s just enough to add a tiny bit more sweetness to round out the dish. These tarts are small. I suppose they could
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake bacon for 10 minutes, then flip. Bake for another 10 minutes or until very crisp. Remove bacon from oven, and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. While bacon is cooking, heat large nonstick frying pan over medium-low heat. Add olive oil and onions. Sauté for 10 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon maple syrup, and
be considered one-bite, but in actuality they’re two to four bites, depending on the diner. This recipe makes a dozen tarts. Think wisely about how many people you offer to share them with. You may need to double the recipe, as you’re definitely going to want more than one. 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. reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from heat. Dice or crumble bacon into small pieces. Combine bacon with onion in its pan. Reduce oven to 350°F. Using a 3- to 4-inch biscuit cutter, cut 12 rounds out of tortillas. Spray one side with nonstick spray or brush with oil and push tortilla rounds into a muffin pan. Bake for 8 minutes.
Caramelized Onion & Bacon Mini Tarts. Photo by Michele Pesula Kuegler.
Remove from oven. Place 1 teaspoon of cream cheese in bottom of each cup.* Add heaping tablespoon of bacon and onion mixture to each cup. Return to oven, and bake for 2 minutes. Remove from oven, and d rizzle remaining tablespoon of maple syrup over cups and season with black pepper. *Remove cup from pan to make it easier to spread cream cheese.
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DRINKS WITH JOHN FLADD The Jungle Bird He stumbled in off the street, leaving the dust and noise behind. “Afternoon, Mr. Peterson. The usual?” “Hi, Charlie. I think I need The Bird today.” Charlie mixed the drink and slid it to Peterson without a word. He knew from long experience that on days like this, words were like razors to the older man. Peterson stared at the pink depths of his drink for a minute, then for a minute longer, then closed his eyes and took a long pull. For a moment — just the fraction of a breath The Jungle Bird. Photo by John Fladd. — he was back in Kuala Lumpur. He didn’t even remember her name anymore. All he had ... was this. easily pop each pre-measured pineapple puck into a zip-close bag for future use withThe Jungle Bird was first created at a lux- out it sticking to the mold like it might in ury hotel in Kuala Lumpur* in the 1970s as a a traditional, metal ice cube tray. Just make welcome drink for arriving guests. It is often sure to thaw your juice before adding it to referred to as a tiki drink, but I think that is your cocktail; frozen juice won’t melt any a bit misleading. Yes, this cocktail is built faster than the ice in your shaker and might around rum and fruit — in this case, the clas- throw your drink proportions off (30 seconds sic combination of pineapple and lime — but in the microwave is just about perfect to melt it isn’t at all kitschy; it has an elegance about two ounces). it. It dances on the edge of being almost too sweet, but is pulled back from the brink at The Jungle Bird the last moment by the addition of CampaIngredients: ri, which adds bitterness and emphasizes the • 1½ ounces dark rum – preferably Myers’s alcoholic taste of the rum. It announces to or Pusser’s the world, in a quiet way, that you have hid• ¾ ounce Campari den depths. • ½ ounce simple syrup (* The capital of Malaysia. I had to look • 1½ ounces pineapple juice it up.) • ½ ounce fresh lime juice Pour all ingredients over ice in a cocktail A brief rant about pineapple juice: shaker, including the spent half of a lime that In theory, you could juice your own pine- is left over from juicing it. (Why? I feel like apple, and if you were to find yourself it adds depth to the fruit flavor in the backsomewhere with a ready supply of great, ground of the drink. Can I prove it? Not even fresh pineapples, that would be an excellent remotely.) idea. But for most of us the most consistent Shake the cocktail until it is very cold. and convenient source of pineapple juice is You will know that it is cold enough when from a can. That’s fine. There’s no shame the outside of your shaker isn’t just wet with in canned pineapple juice — except per- condensation but visibly frosts and your haps from a historical colonial perspective, hands start to burn with the cold. Pain is the but let’s set that aside for the moment — but price you pay for excellence. there is a problem with it. Most cans of pinePour into a rocks glass, discarding the lime apple juice are enormous — generally 46 rind, which at this point has given everything ounces. Even if you think ahead enough to it has to this operation. buy a six-pack of tiny six-ounce cans of it, Historical purists will tell you to garnish six ounces of pineapple juice is enough for a Jungle Bird with pineapple fronds carved four Jungle Birds, which means that either into the shape of a bird. I feel like that was you are blessed with friends or you’ve set- appropriate in the lobby of the Kuala Lumtled in for the evening. pur Hilton, but is a bit too precious for I get around this by using a silicone baby anywhere less exotic. Drink it ungarnished. food freezer tray — basically an ice cube Peterson would not tolerate a paper tray designed to allow parents to freeze neat umbrella. one-ounce pucks of baby food for future use. Mine came with a snap-on lid, which means John Fladd is a veteran Hippo writer, a that I don’t spill the juice on my way to the father, writer and cocktail enthusiast, living freezer. Because it’s made of silicone, I can in New Hampshire.
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It may not officially be fall, but in some places the trees are beginning to blush and the evenings are now calling for jeans and sweatshirts. The air is crisp and “pick your own” ventures have changed from berries to apples. It is a beautiful time of the year and the perfect time to relish those opportunities to gather around a campfire or backyard firepit after the sun goes down. Break out the graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey chocolate bars and create that sublime evening treat. And what do we want to sip with such fare? Port, of course! Port is the perfect drink to pair with fruit, cheese and everything in between — even s’mores! Port can stand on its own, sipped slowly, bundled up while gathered around the firepit in the backyard. Port is a fortified wine at 20 percent alcohol. It is simply wine produced from grapes that are fermented, with the addition of some spirits, typically brandy, which stops the fermentation process. Port is produced wherever wine is made, including the United States, Australia, India, Argentina, Canada, and South America, but authentic port is unique to Portugal. It all started over the wars that the British and French were constantly engaged in. The British needed a source outside of France for their table wines. They turned to Portugal, but these wines were unstable and not favored as much as the French wines. It was already a common practice to add some spirits to lesser wines to fortify the mixture to extend its life while traveling; wines like Madeira come to mind. Port wine takes its name from the city of Oporto, where the Douro River meets the Atlantic. The Douro River valley was and still is known as the home of some great vineyards upriver, and these grapes along with the added brandy give port wine its unique flavor. In fact, only Portuguese-made port can carry the identifying term “Porto” on the label. And, as is obvious from reading the labels on the bottles, the British became involved in the exportation and sale of this marvelous product, hence the port labels of Taylor, Warres, Graham’s and others! Port is a red wine, with one notable exception — white port, which is made from white grapes. Ruby port is a young, inexpensive wine, deep red in color and aged for only about three years. Vintage port is a blended harvest, placed in oak casks for several months, then bottled and aged for 20 or more years. Late bottled vintage port is made from grapes grown in a specific year, aged in oak for four to six years, then bottled. Tawny port with a reddish-brown color is aged in casks for several years, some for up to 40
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years! Port wine labels carry a lot of information, so much so that an entire column could be devoted to it. But let us begin our tasting of port wines! Taylor Fladgate 2014 Late Bottled Vintage Port (originally priced at $19.99 and reduced to $16.99 at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets) has a beautiful ruby-colored rim sitting atop a deep purple-black body. On the nose there are rich jam-like notes of currants and blackberries, along with light spice. To the tongue, the same fruit comes through with light tannins of leather, followed by a long finish. This is a superlative “entry-level” port at an appealing price. According to the Taylor Fladgate website, it is blended from some of the best ports produced from the 2014 harvest. By all accounts this is a young port that has been in oak casks for six years and is ready to drink now. Our second port is Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto (originally priced at $27.99, and reduced to $24.99 at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets). It has a slight amber cast to its rich reddish brown color. To the nose there are notes of dried cherries and hazelnuts, all coming from its time within oak casks. It is ripe, rich and full to the mouth, with a silky palate of chocolate and butterscotch. Its long finish is to be savored. So bundle up, light those firepits, roast some marshmallows to make s’mores, and savor these wonderful ports made for these moments. Pick up a bottle of each and send your reviews to the Hippo! Fred Matuszewski is a local architect and a foodie and wine geek, interested in the cultivation of the multiple strains and varieties of grapes and the industry of wine production and sales. Chief among his travels is an annual trip to the wine-producing areas of California.
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Allegra Levy, Lose My Number: Allegra Levy Sings John McNeil (SteepleChase Productions ApS)
You may have noticed that not a lot of jazz vocalists’ albums make it into this space, or maybe not, but I’ll tell you that the main reason for it is that I’ve heard too many that sound too academic-fixated. Luckily this isn’t like that at all, nor is it the usual Great American Songbook suspects; it’s actually a rather daring collaborative project between rising New York City vocalist Levy and trumpet player McNeil, who wrote and originally recorded this set of songs as instrumentals at various times between the 1980s and the early Aughts. Since they weren’t written with vocals in mind, Levy’s task was to add lyrics and scatting and rearrange things a bit, a tall order indeed, but because the material is lighthearted, fluffy ballroom jazz in the first place, the result is more than listenable: her scatting is never nerve-jangling, and McNeil’s modal tradeoffs with acoustic pianist Carmen Staaf are pretty stellar. High-class stuff. A — Eric W. Saeger VAR, The Never-Ending Year (Spartan Records)
If you want to see me run for the hills from a record, make sure it lists Sigur Ros as a “RIYL” comparison. But since I’m at the Gandalf The Grey stage of my music-critic life, when the smallest pleasant surprises can make my day, this was a nice departure. I assume the Sigur Ros name-check is PR shorthand mostly appointed by some need to rope in hipsters who’ll bite on any band that’s from Iceland (which this foursome is), but it wasn’t necessary (matter of fact, the fact they’re from Iceland almost drove me away, for whatever that matters). No, this is a rumbling, emotive typhoon of shoegaze-math, to slap a genre on it; imagine if Silkworm didn’t suck at their instruments, had a singer who could karaoke 1970s Bread, had a cool drummer with a chainless snare, and whose sole mission was to slow-emo a crowd into rapt stillness. That’s this, and it’s uniquely good. A — Eric W. Saeger
PLAYLIST A seriously abridged compendium of recent and future CD releases • Sure, why not, let’s see if the new CD releases of Sept. 18 can shake us out of our doldrums — it couldn’t hurt! I mean, at the very least, talking about new albums will make us feel more connected, as we will at least enjoy the schadenfreude (the German word for “sucks to be them, and I like it”) that comes from knowing that even rich rock stars and whatnot are having to deal with the misery of the ‘rona, and they have to eat their bowls of ultra-rare coelacanth chowder not in the company of hottt groupies but instead with the captured Pizza Hut delivery guys they keep in cages, for company. I’m almost glad I’m not a rich celebrity, except just forget it, I’m totally lying. Anyway, where were we, you people really need to stay focused, even though we are all lonely, miserable and insane — ah, yes, it’s a new album from Yusuf, who used to be known as Cat Stevens, back when all shipping in the United States was done by trains and all commerce was handled by Gringotts goblins with quill pens and uncomfortable wooden chairs. Our boy Yusuf is apparently completely out of ideas, as this new album, Tea for the Tillerman², is a “reimagining” of the 1970 album of the basically same name, but without the 2. Of course, he’s “72 years old” (that’s according to Wiki, meaning he’s probably 90, but whatever), so — oh, who cares, let’s just get this over with, the title track sounds just like the old 1970 version, droopy piano, some gospel choir, blah blah blah, “reimagining” indeed, may I go now? • When last we left San Francisco garage-punks Thee Oh Sees, they’d changed their name to OSees, so hey, copy guy, make sure “Osees” is in bold and “Thee Oh Sees” isn’t, otherwise you will commit rock ’n’ roll heresy and we’ll all have to run for our lives. It’s not the first time they’ve made a slight change to their name, which may be the stupidest move I’ve ever seen from a band that’s trying to sell albums, but I have no control over these people, I really don’t, so try to keep up, or just skip this part, it’s all good. The forthcoming new album from these dummies is Proteen Threat, and the single is called “Dreary Nonsense.” (Disclaimer: I didn’t tell them to use that title, they did it on their own, in a display of rare honesty.) No, wait, calm down, this sounds like early Wire, spazzy, dissonant, artsy and crazily punky. Why is this band being awesome? Stop it this instant! • Whatever, here’s that New York City band, Cults, again, with a new album called Host! They are on Sony Records in the U.S., and Lily Allen’s personal imprint elsewhere (Note for beginners: That does not automatically make them hip). “Trials,” their new single, has a slow, sexytime beat, with the usual bee-stung singing from whatsername. It’s OK, if a bit uneventful. • Lastly, let’s talk about Canadian analog-drone lady Sarah Davachi and her new album, Cantus Descant. I don’t usually like drone, and that should wrap things up here; the leadoff single, “Stations II,” is slow and gloomy and weird, like a funeral march for a well-respected Martian accountant or something. Yup, yes, that’ll wrap it up. — Eric W. Saeger Local bands seeking album or EP reviews can message me on Twitter (@esaeger) or Facebook (eric.saeger.9).
Retro Playlist Now that Covid seems to have moved in for good, many of us are spending way too much time on Facebook, Instagram, whatever your poison. I was on Twitter a lot and got quite addicted, then had to stop for a lot of reasons, but now I’m back on it, as well as Facebook. With Facebook, I’m mostly there just to support the friends who seem to need a good laugh or a pat on the back, which seems to be everybody. This thing has taken its toll on people’s sanity, it really has. Yesterday, someone posted a Facebook thingie about “What Would Your Entrance Song Be?” I immediately said mine would be Iggy Pop’s “Lust For Life,” which for some reason was the national anthem of Toys R Us before they went
under. I was lying of course; if I ever wind up talking about my book on Bill Maher’s show, I’m thinking I’d want to walk in with Black Sabbath’s “Trashed” playing. But regardless, it got me thinking about ultimate coolness, and can we talk here, no one can out-cool Iggy. No one. He was as punk as a human can get. During his live shows, the guy used to dive onto broken glass. I talked about his appearance on the song “Punkrocker” 14 years ago when I reviewed the Teddybears’ Soft Machine album, a record that single-handedly saved the Aughts from being the worst decade of music ever. I mean, I love that album. Until one of my friends mentioned it yesterday on the Facebook thread, I’d totally forgotten
about Iggy’s collaboration with Underworld on the 2018 EP Teatime Dub Encounters, which I mentioned in one of the Playlist pieces. It’s no “Punkrocker,” but the beat to that record’s “Bells & Circles” is so filthy you need a rubber ducky bath after listening to it, and all the while you have Iggy free-associating about smoking butts on a plane while trying to get a date with a girl. I mean, never mind Black Lips being rad, it’s simply too late to be as awesome as Iggy, because his world is just plain gone. Now, no discussion on ultimate badassness would be complete without mentioning GG Allin, New Hampshire’s dirty little secret during the punk years. None of his song or album titles
can be printed here, but he was beyond Iggy, into the realm of — oh, just trust me. If you have Showtime, you should check out the 2017 documentary The Allins, about his life and legacy. Actually, you shouldn’t. His mom, who died last year in Franconia, was a nice lady, let’s just leave it at that. 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. HIPPO | SEPTEMBER 17 - 23, 2020 | PAGE 23
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Here She Is, by Hilary Levey Friedman tion of women, beauty pageants, she argues (Beacon Press, 225 pages) “trace the arc of feminism.” It’s easy to heap criticism upon pageants and the women and Mark Zuckerberg, as it turns out, wasn’t the girls who compete in them. “Yet, winning first entrepreneur to gather pictures of women means something,” Friedman says. “Many and ask people to rate them. That distinc- dismiss beauty pageant contestants, until tion belongs to P.T. Barnum, the 19th-century someone they know wins.” showman. Few, of course, do. Just 92 women and girls In 1854, not long after he started his Nation- have been Miss America (the first two winal Poultry Show, Barnum proposed a contest ners were 16); it is said that parents are more that would judge America’s “Handsomest likely to have a son win the Super Bowl than Lady.” That didn’t get much traction, so the to have a daughter become Miss America. But next year he launched the “American Gallery pageants are intimately entwined with Ameriof Female Beauty,” a collection of daguerre- can history in the past 100 years, in surprising otypes (the first, crude forms of photographs) ways. that he believed would show that “specimens Take the “Miss Whatever” sash, for examof American beauty will compare favorably ple. Friedman explains that sashes were with any that the Old World can produce.” borrowed from parades advocating for womThe pictures would be displayed at Barnum’s en’s suffrage, which in turn borrowed them New York museum and visitors would vote to from the military. They may seem silly today, decide who was the most beautiful. but they have noble origins. And “Miss AmerAlas, we will never know the winner, since ica” itself is a much more respectable title the images were destroyed by a fire that view- than some of the earliest pageants; be grateful ers of the movie The Greatest Showman will we no longer have an International Pageant of remember. But as Hilary Levey Friedman Pulchritude or baby parades, which later gave writes in Here She Is, a history of the Miss way to a “Juvenile Review,” judging of specAmerica Pageant, Barnum had a sizable hand imens of children over the age of 5. In 1932 in what would evolve to be pageant culture in the Pennsylvania State Board of Health had America (if not “The Facebook”). to condemn this “deplorable exploitation of Friedman, a sociologist at Brown Universi- childhood,” but baby pageants and parades ty, comes naturally to the topic, having grown continued in force until a polio outbreak in up steeped in pageant culture. Her mother, 1950 slowed them down. Pamela Eldred, was Miss America in 1970, You can’t talk about child pageants without and shelves in their home contained not just thinking of JonBenet Ramsey, the Colorado books but crowns. She remembers reading child found murdered in her basement in 1996 books in the audience as a child while her just weeks after having been crowned “Little mother was emceeing pageants or judging Miss Christmas.” Although child pageants them. Friedman, however, was not a contes- had existed throughout the century, it was this tant; she writes frankly of not being “pageant child’s death that made the nation horrified by material.” them. JonBenet became a “reverse ambassa“Like most nine-year-olds in the 1980s, dor” for child beauty pageants (even though I was in desperate need of orthodontia and she herself had just participated in 10 pagperhaps some better corrective eyewear. But eants). Though an admitted fan of pageants I would have been able to overcome these in general, Friedman also describes herself a (temporary) impediments had I been physi- third-wave feminist, and she is sober in her cally beautiful — which I am not.” assessments, writing, “I have found, like most Still, she says “sequins and rhinestones parents, child beauty pageant moms seem to were in my DNA” and she loved pageant- have the best intentions for their daughters’ ry, and especially the Miss America Pageant, long-term success in life. But those intenwhich celebrates its 100th anniversary next tions come with a high price tag and lasting year. Rather than being a wholesale denigra- implications.”
BOOK NOTES A new children’s book called Yorick and Bones (HarperAlley, 144 pages) stirs thought about how many books have been published under the influence of Shakespeare, and also about the phenomenon of parent authors who write books with their children. Yorick and Bones, comically billed as “The Lost Graphic Novel by William Shakespeare,” is written and illustrated by Jeremy Tankard (author of the Grumpy Birds series) with his daughter Hermione. It’s about a dog that digs up a skeleton, Yorick, that has been animated by a spilled magic potion that seeped underground. Yorick, Shakespeare fans might recall, is the court jester in “Hamlet” whose skull is exhumed in Act 5. (“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy!”) At first the skeleton is thrilled about being freed from the earth; he has been longing for friends, and for a sausage. But there is a potential problem: the dog, of course, wants bones to eat. It is a delicious story made even more appetizing by the fact that it is written — because all genius has a touch of madness — in iambic pentameter, because why not? Not being age 8
through 12, and not having children this age, I’m not the target audience for this book, but I still want to read it and many sequels. Here’s hoping the dog finds other skeletons to dig up. As for other Shakespeare-inspired books, there are at least three others this year: Christopher Moore’s Shakespeare for Squirrels, reviewed here last month (William Morrow, 288 pages), James Shapiro’s Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future (Penguin, 320 pages), and Kathryn Harkup’s Death by Shakespeare, Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts (Bloomsbury Sigma, 368 pages). For parent-child collaborations, what comes first to mind is Stephen King and Joe Hill’s short story “Throttle,” and novelist Lisa Scottoline and her daughter Francesca Serritella, who have written five humorous books together. There is, of course, also Mary Higgins Clark, who writes with her daughter Carol Higgins Clark, and closer to home, New Hampshire’s Jodi Picoult, who has written two books with her daughter Samantha van Leer. As for Shakespeare, he reportedly had three children, none of whom authored any books of which we know. — Jennifer Graham
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Friedman also casts a skeptical eye on the promotion of pageants as launching pads for professional success. While it’s true that the Miss America organization has been the largest provider of scholarship money for young women since the 1940s, the winners have not (yet) become neurosurgeons, jet pilots, investigative journalists, coders and CEOs, as promotional material for the 2020 pageant (canceled, of course) imply. “No recent Miss America winners have done any of those things professionally,” Friedman writes, adding that “this brings into stark reality that it is unclear how Miss America is preparing the world for great women.” Hers is a refreshing take on a surprisingly complicated story, and Friedman is an engaging writer and serious thinker who frames the history of Miss America in a portrait that even people uninterested in beauty pageants can enjoy. A — Jennifer Graham
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Mulan (PG-13)
A young woman becomes a warrior in Mulan, a very pretty, vaguely unsatisfying live-action remake of Disney’s 1998 animated movie.
From the time she is a little girl, the Force is strong with Mulan (Liu Yifei), who is expected to do girly things like be calm and put up with the matchmaker but would prefer to ride horses and sword fight. Her father (Tzi Ma) sees that Mulan has a strong life force (treated here as near superhuman agility and dexterity) but tells her to hide it because these skills aren’t something anybody has on their wife-qualities wish list. But then invaders attack the empire and the emperor (Jet Li) tells his army to conscript one man from every family. This means Mulan’s dad must march into battle, since his only children are Mulan and her sister (Xana Tang). Mulan’s mother (Rosalind Cho) tells the girls that their father, who still has a leg injury from his previous military service, won’t live through this battle, so Mulan takes his sword and his armor and sneaks off herself, posing as a boy and immediately volunteering for nighttime guard duty so she can avoid showering with the guys, especially friend and competitor Honghui (Yoson An). The invaders they’re training to fight are led by Bori Khan (Jason Scott Lee), a jerk, and Xianniang (Li Gong), a witch who is
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helping Bori Khan despite the fact that he is a super jerk to her, a witch, with all sorts of powers that would seem to make Bori Khan unnecessary to her goals. And as I’m writing this, “super-soldier versus witch” sounds like a fun fantasy action tale but that pared down description is way more interesting than the movie we are given. Mulan is beautiful to look at — eye-catching color and detail-rich when it comes to costumes, cinematography and production design. There are so many moments when I was ignoring the story and just taking in the shot of the Imperial City or a lone rider in the desert. This movie’s visuals are Oscar-worthy work and it will be interesting to see if
top shelf work that went the home viewing distribution route gets the same award season consideration as theatrical releases. Mulan’s visuals and my total lack of a connection to the 1998 animated movie probably resulted in my enjoying the experience of watching this movie more than I would based on story alone. This movie reminded me a bit of 2017’s Beauty and the Beast, where you could feel it trying to update-for-2020 elements of the story with mixed results. Mulan pushes romance to the very edge of the story (which is fine) and sets up a theme of “take your place” versus “know your place,” a promising idea that at times is presented clunkily, as though there is still some first-draft-iness that needs
to be worked out. Xianniang and Mulan become the center of the story’s struggle and they meet a few times and trade extremely straightforward dialogue on their respective motivations. I feel like the movie hadn’t totally figured out what it wanted to say with these two characters and their different (sort of?) approaches to being powerful women in a man’s world. The result is an arc for Mulan that feels underwhelming and not as well developed as I’d expect for such an established character. That said, the viewers Mulan is meant for (probably kids of about age 10 to 15 or 16; Common Sense Media gives it an age 11+) will be getting a decent, non-gory action movie in exchange for their $30. Liu Yifei is a solid enough lead who carries off the acrobatics of her fight scenes well; they are probably the most joyful scenes of the movie. And, while not quite the experience of seeing, say, a battlefield avalanche on the big screen, the movie is visually stunning enough to transcend even the limitations of a medium-sized TV. BRated PG-13 for sequences of violence, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Directed by Niki Caro with a screenplay by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver and Elizabeth Martin & Lauren Hynek, Mulan is an hour and 55 minutes long and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures via Disney+, where it costs $29.99 for subscribers.
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• Laughs aplenty: A no-cover triple bill of comedy features Paul Landwehr, who recently won his first cash prize as a golfer. An aviation-themed, craft brew-centric venue is the latest to offer standup for promoter and veteran comic Rob Steen, who also hosts. The lineup is rounded out by Greg Boggis, a local hero who has long run a monthly comedy show down the street at Fody’s. Thursday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m., The Flight Center, 97 Main St., Nashua. See headlinerscomedyclub.com. • Double down: Enjoy acoustic rock from Venom & Mayhem, a pair of identical twins playing covers, from Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page” to “Zombie” from the Cranberries, mixed with originals like the sweetly nostalgic “Summer Haze.” On rare occasions the pair — Tanya on guitar, Tia tapping congas — mix the two by remaking Bon Jovi’s “You Can’t Go Home” into a song about calculus. Friday, Sept. 18, 7 p.m., Penuche’s Music Hall, 1087 Elm St., Manchester, facebook. com/venomandmayhem. • Jam on: Live music under the tent runs all afternoon, ending up with Andrew North & the Rangers playing originals. Piano ace and songwriter North recently released Allamagoosalum, a concept LP inspired by Phish’s Rift as well as Tommy and Dark Side of the Moon. Saturday, Sept. 19, 5:30 p.m., Area 23, 254 N. State St., Unit H (Smokestack Center) Concord, thearea23.com. An open acoustic jam session hosted by John Farese on guitar and banjo begins at 2 p.m. • Twang thang: Temperatures are cooler, but al fresco music is still a thing, as Sage & the Tumbleweeds play on an outdoor stage completed in late spring that’s perfectly suited for autumn in New England. The five-piece band’s music leans toward Southern rock and Eagles, with an interesting twist — congas and xylophone mix with soaring guitars and high lonesome sound. Sunday, Sept. 20, 5 p.m., Tooky Mills, 9 Depot St., Hillsborough, facebook.com/sageandthetumbleweeds.
Quarantine produced a variety of reactions from the music community. Some performers polished and completed projects long in progress. Others played nonstop on Facebook Live, while dreaming of an open bar. Some were too busy homeschooling their kids to write songs. And a few made creation a mission — like Stevens Blanchard, who decided to build a new record from scratch. The result, This Useless Thread, is one of the best things done by his band, The Conniption Fits. It’s full of the present moment, from the modern struggle to find harmony in “Harder Than It Is,” which leads things off, to “Forms in the Gaslight” and its complaints about lying leaders. It offers layered harmonies and majestic guitar swathed in sonic sheen evoking ’90s power rockers like Foo Fighters, Green Day and Muse. Blanchard echoes The Edge on “Slipping Jimmy” and crushes the crunch funk of “Money Goes” without being derivative. Ditto the double entendre pop of “White Lies” and the pulsing title song; the sound is all their own. This Useless Thread is their first album of all new material since 2012’s Friends With Benefits, though the “greatest hits” CD Misinformed Informant, released three years ago, contained a smattering of new songs. The band’s current lineup is Blanchard on guitar and vocals, bass player Jamie Hosley and drummer Jeff Samataro. In a recent interview, Blanchard talked about the process of creation and how it kept him going in a difficult, challenging time. “I made it a point that every morning I would get up and go into the studio and lay down some tracks,” he said. “It’s crazy; you do the work and you actually … are productive.” Blanchard returned from a trip to Switzer-
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land at the end of February “just in time for everything to shut down for three months,” he said. He had a lot of ideas kicking around. “All Conniption Fits albums start with me,” he said. “I come up with chords, melody, lyrics, then put it together in some sort of form.” Once he finished a rough track, it was sent off to Samataro. “Jeff put his drum input on it, his rhythm things, and that sometimes made us go back a little bit and retool,” Blanchard said. “Then we have the benefit of doing Jamie on bass last. … He can really lock in with whatever Jeff did. I always like to say he replaces my crappy tracks with real ones.” There’s a cohesive, well, thread throughout the new album. “That’s the really cool thing about doing things so fast; you’re very consistent in thoughts, and I was in a very specific head space,” Blanchard said. “I listened to a lot of stuff. ... Sometimes I want to do a song that leans more electronic or one that’s sort of rootsy and organic, then run it through the Conniption Fits mill. It sort of comes out being us, you know?” The band is usually one of the busiest in the state, a solid draw at places like Murphy’s Taproom in Manchester, Goffstown’s Vil-
lage Trestle and Stumble Inn in Londonderry. Since June, though, it’s been an average of just one gig a week. “That’s like a quarter of what we normally do through the summer, and we’re lucky to get one,” Blanchard said. “It’s usually decent money, but that’s all it is.” On Sept. 27 — Blanchard’s birthday — they’ll close out Rochester’s Porch Festival with an “afterparty” show at The Garage, adjacent to the Governor’s Inn, a venue the Fits have played for years. “They have been gracious enough to have us,” Blanchard said, adding that he energetically pitched his band for the event. “I was just thinking of all the venues possible that could do public shows,” he said. “Because we’ve been doing all these private shows, and while they’re great we still want to perform for fans, where people can attend and also feel safe and comfortable. I think that’s one of the best outdoor venues to try something like this.”
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The music returns These listings for live music are compiled from press releases, restaurants’ websites and social media and artists’ websites and social media. Events may be weather dependent. Call venue to check on special rules and reservation instructions.
Smuttynose: open mic with Max Sullivan, 6 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. Hudson Fat Katz: karaoke social distance style, 7 p.m. T-Bones: Jae Mannion, 6 p.m. Kingston Saddle Up Saloon: karaoke with DJ Jason Whitney, 7 p.m. Laconia T-Bones: Mitch Alden, 6 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Chad LaMarsh, 6 p.m. Manchester CJ’s: Ralph Allen, 6 p.m. Derryfield: Platinum Maddox, 6 p.m. Firefly: Austin McCarthy, 5 p.m. Fratello’s: April Cushman, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: Chris Perkins, 8 p.m.
Penuche’s: JigsMusic presents Lee Ross, 7 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Chris Gardner, 6 p.m. Nashua American Social Club: Matt Jackson, 7 p.m. Fody’s: Musical Bingo Nation, 8 p.m. Fratello’s: Henry LaLiberte, 6 p.m. Newmarket Stone Church: Wendy Jo Girven, 6 p.m. Milford The Hills: Brother Seamus, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Cisco: Brisket & Blues with Paul Nelson, 4 p.m. Gas Light: Lewis Goodwin, 7:30 p.m.
The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. The Striker: Matt Luneau, 9 p.m.
Bristol Kathleen’s: traditional music, 7 p.m.
Rochester 110 Grill: Austin Pratt, 6 p.m. Governor’s Inn: Amanda Dane Band, 6 p.m (groovin’ rock) Revolution: karaoke with DJ Dave, 7:30 p.m.
Brookline The Alamo: Jae Mannion, 4:30 p.m.
Salem Copper Door: Brad Bosse, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Joanie Cicatelli, 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 Auburn Auburn Tavern: Nicole Knox Murphy, 6 p.m. (country) Bedford Copper Door: Gabby Martin, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Rebecca Turmel, 6 p.m.
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28 NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK Greenfield The Hungry Goats: Bills Band, 7 p.m. Hampton CR’s: Rico Barr Duo, 6 p.m. The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. Instabar: Emily Rae, 6 p.m. Smuttynose: Mica Peterson Duo, 6:30 p.m. Tino’s: Max Sullivan, 7 p.m. Wally’s: Adam Lufkin, 8 p.m. WHYM: Jodee Frawlee, 5 p.m. Hooksett Big Kahunas: Dave Zangri, 6 p.m. Hudson Fat Katz: karaoke social distance style, 7 p.m. T-Bones: Jesse Rutstein, 6 p.m. Laconia Fratello’s: Paul Warnick, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Matt Langley, 6 p.m. Londonderry Coach Stop: Dough Thompson, 6 p.m. Stumble Inn: 21st and 1st, 6 p.m.
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Stratham Tailgate: Irish Whiskey Duo, 7 p.m. Wilton The Country Chef: Tyler Allgood, 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 Bedford Copper Door: Lewis Goodwin, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Corinna Salven, 6 p.m. Bow Chen Yang Li: Mickey G, 7 p.m. Brookline The Alamo: The Incidentals, 4:30 p.m. Concord Area 23: John Farese hosts the Saturday jam, 2 p.m.; Andrew North & the Rangers, 5:30 p.m. Cheers: Corey McLane, 4 p.m. Concord Craft Brewing: Hank Osborne, 4 p.m. Contoocook Gould Hill Farm/Contoocook Cider: Karen Grenier, 1 p.m. Derry T-Bones: Pete Peterson, 6 p.m.
Meredith Hart’s: Henry Laliberte, 6 p.m.
Epping Holy Grail: April Renzella, 7 p.m. Railpenny Tavern: Artty Francoeur, 10 a.m. (blues brunch with a side of bluegrass) Tellys’: Troy & Lueau, 7 p.m.
Merrimack Homestead: Joe Winslow, 6 p.m.
Exeter Sawbelly: Chad Verbeck, 5 p.m.
Milford Riverhouse: Marc Apostolides, 6 p.m. (solo acoustic)
Goffstown Village Trestle: Bob Pratte and Amberly, 6 p.m.
Nashua American Social Club: Matt Jackson, 7 p.m. Fratello’s: Andrew Geano, 6 p.m. Peddler’s Daughter: Lee Ross, 8 p.m.
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Seabrook Chop Shop: One Fine Mess, 7 p.m.
Pittsfield Main Street Grill and Bar: White Dog Duo, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Matt Luneau, 12:30 p.m. The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m. The Striker: Tim Theriault, 7 p.m.; Dave Gerard, 9 p.m. Rochester Governor’s Inn: Texas Pete Band, 7 p.m. (country/Southern rock) Salem Copper Door: Music from J-Z, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Brad Bosse, 6 p.m.
Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 1 p.m.; Adam Lufkin Band, 8 p.m. The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. McGuirk’s: The Pourmen, 8 p.m. Sea Ketch: Clint LaPointe, 12:30 p.m. Smuttynose: Malcolm Salls, 1 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 3 p.m. Hooksett Big Kahunas: Austin McCarthy, 5 p.m. Hudson Fat Katz: 3 of 6, 7 p.m. T-Bones: Ryan Bossie, 6 p.m. Kingston Saddle Up Saloon: Karma, 9 p.m. Laconia Fratello’s: Ralph Allen, 6 p.m.
Naswa: DJ Terry, 1 p.m. (NazBar); Henry LaLiberte Band, 3 p.m. T-Bones: Doug Thompson, 6 p.m.
Canterbury Canterbury Shaker Village: Suzuki Strings, 4 p.m.
Londonderry 7-20-4: Chuck Alaimo, 7 p.m. (pop/ rock covers) Coach Stop: Marc Apostolides, 6 p.m. (acoustic solo)
Chichester Flannel Tavern: Dave Graham, 4 p.m. (acoustic)
Manchester Backyard Brewery: Dwayne Haggins, 6 p.m. Bonfire: Eric Grant Band, 9 p.m. Cercle National Club: Brian Morse Musical Showcase — Brian M Duo, Channel 3 and Calienta Pistolas, 5 p.m. Club Canadian: Nicole Knox Murphy, 4 p.m. (country) CJ’s: Chris Powers, 6 p.m. Derryfield: Mugsy Duo, 7 p.m. Firefly: Justin Jordan, 6 p.m. Foundry: Walker Smith, 6 p.m. Fratello’s: Dave Zangri, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: MB Padfield, 9:30 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Brad Bosse: 6 p.m. Milford Riverhouse: Paul Lussier, 6 p.m. Nashua American Social Club: April Cushman, 7 p.m. Fratello’s: Malcolm Salls, 6 p.m. Liquid Therapy: Klipper, 6 p.m. (piano bar music show) Newmarket Stone Church: San Souci, 6 p.m. (Jerry Garcia Band tribute) Portsmouth The Goat: Alex Anthony, 9 p.m. The Statey: Woodland Protocol, 8 p.m. The Striker: Max Sullivan, 7 p.m.; Tom Boisse, 9 p.m. Rochester Governor’s Inn: Rob and Jody, 7 p.m. (favorite hits) Salem Copper Door: Phil Jakes, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Tim Kierstead, 6 p.m. Seabrook Chop Shop: WildFire, 6:30 p.m. Wilton The Country Chef: Stone Hill Station, 5 p.m. Windham Old School: Whiskey 6, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 Auburn Auburn Pitts: outdoor acoustic show with Craig and Ellen, 4 p.m. (feelgood music) Brookline The Alamo: Matt Borrello, 4:30 p.m.
Concord Cheers: Joanie Cicatelli, 4 p.m. Hermanos: Paul Donahue, 5 p.m. Contoocook Gould Hill Farm/Contoocook Cider: Kimayo, 1 p.m. Exeter Sawbelly: Dub Boat, 3 p.m. Hampton CR’s: Gary Beaudoin, 4 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. Instabar: Brad Bosse, noon; Dave Corson, 6 p.m. Sea Ketch: Ray Zerkle, 1 p.m. Smuttynose: Troy & Luneau, 1 p.m. Wally’s: MB Padfield, 2 p.m.; Adam Lufkin, 6 p.m. Laconia Naswa: Bob Pratte Band, 2 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Mike & John, 5 p.m. Manchester Firefly: Chris Powers, 4 p.m. Milford Trombley Gardens: Rockin’ on the porch with Crazy Cowz and Eyes of Age, 11 a.m. Newmarket Stone Church: open mic with Dave Ogden, 5 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Andrew Geano, 2 p.m. The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. The Striker: Pete Peterson, 7 p.m. Rochester 110 Grill: Michael Scharff, 3 p.m. Salem Tuscan Kitchen: Brad Bosse, 5 p.m. Wilton The Country Chef: Vere Hill, 1 p.m Windham Old School: PopRoks, 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21 Concord Hermanos: Paul Bourgelais, 5 p.m. Hampton Bernie’s: Citizen Cope, 7 p.m. The Goat: Shawn Theriault, 9 p.m. Instabar: Max Sullivan, 6 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Jodee Frawlee, 5 p.m. Manchester Fratello’s: Phil Jakes, 6 p.m.
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GOT A PUZZLE, FACT I’VE GOT TWO 64. AC/DC “Shake __ __, get stuck in” (1,3)
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Across 1. You play these watering holes when starting out 5. Ob-La-Di-, __ (hyph) 11. Replacements ‘85 ‘Dose Of Thunder’ album named after film director Burton? 14. What even the youngest star does 15. Nate Ruess label __ By Ramen 16. Ravonettes love the City Of Angels to wrote an ‘__ To L.A.’ 17. ‘89 Biz Markie smash (4,1,6) 19. Roll-call vote for new manager that is not nay 20. ‘Goody Two Shoes’ singer’s bandmate? 21. A sad Temptations wrote ‘Since I __ My Baby’ 22. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was broke so they ‘Took Out A __’ 23. ‘02 Nine Inch Nails double album ‘And __ Have Been’ (3,4,5) 27. Grammy-winning slide guitarist Trucks 29. Pearl Jam “One, two, three, __, five against one” 30. Ataris wrote the song ‘In This __’ for their discreet record book 31. Cream “In the __ __ with black curtains near the station” (5,4) 36. Was VHS’ nemesis for concert flicks 37. Paper Lace saw disaster and sang ‘Billy, Don’t Be’ this! (1,4) 38. Faces ‘__ __ Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse’ (1,3 39. Ben E. King classic that John Lennon covered & Rob Reiner named his ‘86 film after (5,2,2) 41. ‘Spin Spin Sugar’ Sneaker __ 42. Electronic ‘Swamp Thing’ band named after usage to define location on a map 43. Billy Paul ‘Me And Mrs __’ 44. Panic! At The Disco took a 26. Down from ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ with ‘__ Eyes’ 49. Guns N’ Roses ‘__ N’ The Bedouins’ 50. Alice In Chains ‘Down In A __’ 51. Quad City __ ‘C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train)’ 54. Universal Music Group (abbr)
Down 1. ‘96 Chris Isaak album had ‘Sessions’ on this Mexican peninsula 2. Pearl Jam “Got __ __, fact I got two” (1,3) 3. Namelessnumberheadman ‘__ Assured’ 4. One time Hüsker Dü label 5. Jim James played in supergroup Monsters __ __ (2,4) 6. Your favorite jam might give you a quick this of energy 7. Daisy Chainsaw’s Belinda 8. Green Day grabs a pint of a ‘Private’ one 9. Recording studio might feel like a cave after a while or this 10. System Of A Down song off ‘Steal This Album’ for attention deficit disorder? 11. Heart ‘All I Wanna Do Is Make Love __ __’ (2,3) 12. Like consummate rehearsal space 13. Kris Kristofferson ‘__ __ Bobby McGee’ (2,3) 18. Stevie Ray Vaughan ‘Tin Pan __’ 22. Scottish singer McIntosh of Deacon Blue 23. What producer did to scattered song parts before recording 24. Crooked Fingers told the campers ‘You Must Build __ __’ (1,4) 25. ‘Hold The Line’ rockers 26. Choreographer will give you this from side-stage to clue you in on the next move 27. Might go on Adkins one, pre-tour 28. 1972’s ‘__ __ Peach’ by Allman Brothers 30. Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington’s side project Dead By Sunrise (abbr) 31. Violent Femmes asked ‘__ __ Birds Sing?’ (3,2) 32. ‘Rabbit Songs’ band that is haw’s partner? 33. Pearl Jam debut ‘Vs.’ single “Please don’t go __ __” (2,2)
34. What Britney Spears says when she slips and falls 35. 80s R&Bers Force __ 37. Gets placed on Ebay for sought-after amp on sale (1,3) 40. Houston ‘4 Of A Kind’ thrash band 41. Sinéad O’Connor likes to tick off these bishops of Rome 43. ‘73 Dolly Parton classic about beauty that might steal her man 44. 80s rap movie __ Groove
45. Michael Penn’s wife/Til Tuesday’s Mann 46. Might drink this kind of beer post-show 47. Tom Jones ‘__ __ Lady’ (4,1) 48. Phish saw ‘Halley’s __’ go by in the night sky 51. Reba McEntire might be in car sales when singing ‘Have I Got A __ For You’ 52. Jane’s Addiction classic ‘__ Says’ 53. Like going to a concert alone 55. Kinky song meaning “more” in Spanish 56. Pearl Jam said just be ‘Who You __’ 57. Reid brothers of The Proclaimers, for example 58. “White Male American” Pearl Jam ‘Vs.’ song
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32 JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES
“Report Card” — How did we do? [#373, Aug. 2008] Across 1 It may be fatal 5 Disease contracted by Seal at an early age 10 Brand that pops up frequently in crosswords? 14 Sitar master Shankar 15 ___ ear and out the other 16 Get ready for surgery 17 Couturier Cassini 18 British pottery manufacturer known for bone china 19 City that represents a county 20 Helgenberger of “Erin Brockovich”
21 Less polluted 22 Rowboat need 23 ___-country (Drive-By Truckers’ genre) 25 “Damn, it’s cold out!” 26 “Ty Murray’s Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge” network 27 The Hulk’s catalyst 29 Food vendor’s requirement (abbr.) 30 Resource 33 Last name in riding lawnmowers 34 “___ bin ein Berliner” (famous JFK quote) 35 Desert landscape features 36 Spicy spread
37 ___ Na Na (group that preceded Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock) 38 It’s said coming and going 39 Kiddie lit web spinner who gets a B? 42 Fashion line? 43 Cartoonist who created Tintin 44 Insignia on Cardinals caps 45 Hathor or Hera, e.g. 47 Won back 51 John’s 2008 adversary 56 Gave high honors 58 “Out of Africa” author Isak 59 Element taken in supplements 60 Flea market event 61 Sets up tents 62 Brand with the discontinued flavor Grape Watermelon Down 1 “You’ll hear ___ my lawyer!” 2 “Ooh ___!” 3 Singer Cocker who gets a C? 4 Leeway 5 Cindy Brady’s impediment 6 Like private phone numbers
7 Billionaire Branson who gets an F? 8 Price at a dime a dozen, perhaps? 9 Fortune teller 10 They’re added to foot baths 11 “Dilbert” cartoonist Adams who gets an A? 12 Equipment 13 Makes a decision 24 Hot concept 26 Chocolate necessity 27 Sum up 28 It comes straight from the horse’s mouth 31 Fred’s wife, on “I Love Lucy” 32 ___ Maria (liqueur) 40 Get all emotional and teary-eyed 41 Part of GLAAD 45 Fade out, like a light 46 “We ___ song of sorrow ...” (lyric from Saves the Day’s “What Went Wrong”) 47 Beat too fast, like a heart 48 McGregor of “Angels & Demons” 49 Mineral that’s the softest on the Mohs scale 50 Killer whale
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52 Bodily system that includes the lungs (abbr.) 53 Acronym that sometimes means “right now” 54 Word after blood or fuel 55 Place to play horsey 57 Dungeons & Dragons game runners, for short 58 Withdrawal symptoms © 2008, 2020 Matt Jones
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Cynthia Lynn Teeple, 47, of Jacksboro, Tennessee, was charged with public intoxication after Campbell County Sheriff’s deputies found her topless in a LaFollette backyard with two miniature horses on Aug. 30, according to authorities. WLAF reported the homeowner told deputies Teeple had been eating grass and dirt from the horse enclosure, and also chewed on one of the horses’ manes. Teeple then volunteered that “the horse’s hair is made of Laffy Taffy and Airhead candy,” according to the arrest report, and admitted she had taken methamphetamine the day before.
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• In Botswana, cattle are left to graze and roam during the day, but that makes them vulnerable to attacks by lions, leopards and other carnivores, so two conservation biologists from the University of New South Wales in Australia have come up with an idea to allow both cattle and cats to co-exist, NPR reported. Because big cats hunt using the element of surprise, the biologists came up with a way to make the predators believe they’d been seen by their prey and then abandon the hunt. “We tested this by painting one-third of a cattle herd with artificial eye spots (on their backsides),” explained Cameron Radford, and over four years, “none of the cows that we painted with artificial eye spots were killed by ambush predators.” Village chiefs and native farmers “look
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forward to us coming back and painting more eyes on bums,” Radford said. • Conducting choir practice indoors was out of the question for Mark Potvin, instructor of music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, given the school’s Covid-19 protocols, and finding a space outside posed a challenge until, “I was driving past the city pool,” Potvin told KCRG, and “noticed they were draining the pool.” Officials at Decorah Park and Rec gave their blessing, and now choir members rehearse while standing in the empty pool, socially distanced and masked. Luther College has five choirs and one of the nation’s largest collegiate music programs.
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and use it at the state’s maximum-security prison in Parchman. • Three teenage girls in Clinton, Connecticut, have been arrested and charged with stealing a duck after photos of them surfaced on social media, according to police. WTNH reported the girls took a duck named Quackers out of a pen in mid-August at the Grove Garden Center Nursery, where it was recovering from a raccoon attack, and posted photos of themselves with Quackers at the town beach and a house party. The girls were charged with larceny and trespassing. Quackers is still missing.
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Brittany Keech of Belding, Michigan, got an unexpected bit of news with her mail on Sept. 8. “Sitting right on top of the mail,” she told WXMI, was a postcard dated 100 years ago: Oct. 29, 1920. “Yeah, that’s a little too slow,” Keech said. The Halloween greeting from young Flossie Burgess was addressed to her cousins: “I just finished my history lesson and am going to bed pretty soon.” A USPS spokesperson said, “In most cases ... old letters and postcards — sometimes purchased at flea markets, antique shops and even online — are re-entered into our system ... (and) as long as there is a deliverable address and postage, the card or letter gets delivered.”
• John Travis Ross, 33, and Joshua Ray Corban, 18, were charged with conspiracy and attempting to smuggle contraband into the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility in Pearl, Mississippi, after a drone officials say they used as a delivery device became tangled in a net above the prison fence, according to a Department of Corrections statement. The Associated Press reported the drone was caught on Aug. 26 and carried 2 ounces of marijuana, a cellphone, cigarette lighters, phone chargers and headphones, corrections commissioner Burl Cain said. Investigators say they were able to trace the drone’s flight and discovered security video showing the men launching it. Ewwwww Cain said officials plan to reprogram the drone • An unnamed 17-year-old girl in Bokaro,
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India underwent surgery on Aug. 31 to remove a 15-pound hairball from her stomach following years of obsessive hair-chewing, Metro News reported. A team of doctors led by Dr. G.N. Sahu initially thought the mass was a tumor, but discovered the hairball during the six-hour surgery. The girl was reported to be in stable condition following the procedure. • Doctors at a hospital in Dagestan, Russia, were shocked to discover the source of a woman’s stomach distress was a 4-foot-long snake that had apparently slithered into her mouth as she slept outside her home in Levashi village. In a video of the procedure, a doctor is heard to say, “Let’s see what this is,” Yahoo News Australia reported, as a tube is inserted down the anesthetized woman’s throat. Local residents say such incidents are not unheard of in the mountainous area.
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Akiko Obata, who lives in Chiba Prefecture in Japan, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Sampuru, the fake food restaurants use to promote their offerings. Sampuru is an important part of Japanese food culture, according to Oddity Central, and after 15 years of collecting, Obata now has more than 8,000 individual items filling an entire room in her house. “Replicas are not real food, but I truly respect how each of them are made to look so real,” Obata said. Visit newsoftheweird.com.
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