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Tell your story

Everyone has a story to tell. As a doctor, people share their stories with me related to their health and their lives — often about sickness, suffering and loss, and also about celebration and wonderful things. I’m a receiver of stories — and it’s an incredible honor to be entrusted with such a privilege.

Lots of people are now telling their stories on social media platforms, sharing to larger and larger audiences, where stories are often rewarded with “likes” and going “viral.” Thanks to Covid-19, we have been living through historic times that will be remembered like the Black Death of 1350 or the Spanish Flu of 1918 — “history” in the making!

A new storytelling initiative in New Hampshire offers an opportunity for all of us to tell our own stories from this unprecedented time we’re living through. Our Story: Reflections from the Pandemic and Beyond (ourstorynh. com) is a forum to create, share and collect stories across New Hampshire via multiple media and from multiple sectors of life, experience, feelings, hopes and thoughts of life during and before the pandemic and in anticipation of a post-pandemic reality.

Storytelling is transformational. Research has revealed that storytelling benefits both the person sharing and the listener. In fact, listening to other people’s stories has been shown to activate parts of the brain as though we were experiencing the events ourselves, creating a powerful connection to both the narrative and the storyteller. Stories can inspire and motivate and be uniquely memorable as they engage both head and heart.

Perhaps this is why storytelling has existed in every culture across time.

What most inspired me to volunteer to help bring the Our Story NH project to fruition is its grounding in an ethical framework that intentionally centers equity. The primary goal is to create a space for self-expression, healing and an opportunity to be heard where participants tell their own stories on their own terms and where the storytellers completely own their stories. There is a therapeutic dimension to telling our stories via whatever medium we choose. Our Story NH will offer a number of ways to capture people’s experiences and personal histories including listening stations around the state as well as digital storytelling workshops. And a community council to inform and guide the project is in development — perhaps you might be interested?

For now, I invite you to share your story via the website (ourstorynh.com) — in text, audio, video, photo or artwork form. We all have stories to tell. Won’t you join us in telling yours?

Dr. Trinidad Tellez is a family physician and health equity strategist, community advocate, and consultant.

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20 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

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POP CULTURE 32 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz visits Ireland with Belfast and Italy with House of Gucci.

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Covid-19 news

During the state’s weekly public health update on Nov. 23, state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan reported that New Hampshire averaged nearly 1,000 new infections of Covid-19 per day over the previous week. “We’re currently experiencing the highest level of Covid-19 in our communities that we’ve seen at any point during this pandemic,” he said.

Later during the press conference, Gov. Chris Sununu announced a new executive order to address hospital capacity across the state due to record numbers of Covid cases. The order directs state health officials to help hospitals set up “internal surge centers” within the campuses of individual hospitals, similar to those that were in school gymnasiums and fieldhouses last year. “We’re adding flexibilities to increase bed capacities at rehabilitation facilities, [and] we’re asking the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification and other boards that license our health care professionals to streamline licensing and to increase eligibility to assist the health care system in the coming months,” Sununu said. As of Nov. 29 there were 377 active hospitalizations statewide attributed to Covid, a record high since the start of the pandemic.

Sununu also announced a new “booster blitz” initiative to encourage people to get their booster shots before the holidays. On Dec. 11 the state will host more than 20 popup community sites where booster doses will be administered. Appointments can be booked online through the state Department of Health and Human Services website. Booster shots can also be scheduled at participating local pharmacies or doctor’s offices — go to vaccines.nh.gov to make an appointment and check availability.

A French teacher at Pembroke Academy is the 2022 Janis Hennessey World Language Teacher of Excellence for New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers’ Board of Directors recently announced that Adriana Cauley won the honor as “an excellent, creative and innovative World Language teacher … [and] a leader of World Languages within her school and community,” according to a press release.

As of Nov. 29, Granite Staters are now able to order free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests through DHHS’s website. About 100,000 free PCR tests are also going to be available to schools, as well as federally qualified health centers, homeless shelters and other locations throughout the state’s Public Health Networks.

the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. while a Snow Emergency is in effect. Snow Emergencies are indicated by flashing beacons at traffic intersections throughout the city. Residents and visitors may also sign up to receive Snow Emergency alerts via text or email at manchesternh.gov/snow, or CONCORD call the Department of Public Works for updates at 624-6444. Drivers can park for free during set hours during Mandate on hold The mandate issued by the Cen- a Snow Emergency at Victory ParkFormer Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to ters for Medicare and Medicaid ing Garage, Pearl Street Parking Lot come to Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 8, to speak at Hooksett Services requiring that workers at and behind West Side Arena. a New Hampshire State Senate Republicans fundraishealth care facilities receiving Medier. According to a report from WMUR, Senate President Chuck Morse confirmed Pence as the headliner for the care or Medicaid benefits be fully Warming station Goffstown event.

Pence is being considered a possible presidenHope for New Hampshire Recovvaccinated against Covid-19 will not tial candidate in 2024, according to the report. be enforced for the time being, Gov. ery, in partnership with 1269 Cafe, is Chris Sununu and Attorney Gener- offering an overnight warming station MANCHESTER al John Formella announced on Nov. at 1269 Cafe on Union Street serving 29. New Hampshire, along with nine people experiencing homelessness. other states, challenged the mandate Every night from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., Bedford The daughter of astronaut Alan Shepon Nov. 10, requesting a preliminary now through March 31, the station ard of Derry is going to space. On injunction. The United States District will be staffed, providing warmth and Derry Dec. 9, Laura Shepard Churchley is Merrimack Court for the Eastern District of Mis- coffee to those in need of its services. scheduled toAmherst join five other passensouri has granted the injunction so “Hope and 1269 Cafe want people to gers aboard a Blue Origin flight on a Londonderry spacecraftMilford named New Shepard after that the mandate is not enforceable in stay alive and be healthy this winter,” her father, according to a report from the 10 plaintiff states, pending a trial Keith Howard, Executive Director WMUR. One of the other passengers for Hope for New Hampshire Recovor an order of the Court. is Good Morning America anchor ery, said in a press release. The two and former NFL player Michael Stra- NASHUA nonprofits are asking for the commuhan, the report said, and the flight is Winter parking expected to last 10 minutes — five The odd/even overnight win- nity’s support in raising $65,000 to minutes less than the 1961 Mercury ter parking ban is in effect in fund the warming station. More than flight that Alan Shepard was on.

Manchester now through April $5,000 had been raised as of Nov. 26, 15, the city’s Department of Pub- according to the release. lic Works announced. Between 1 and 6 a.m. all motor vehicles must Covid-19 update As of Nov 19 As of Nov 29 be parked on the odd-numbered Total cases statewide 150,813 160,287 side of a street during odd-numbered calendar months, and on the Total current infections statewide 7,604 7,078 even-numbered side of the street Total deaths statewide 1,662 1,694 during even-numbered calendar New cases months. On streets on which park3,979 9,474 (Nov. 16 to Nov. 19) (Nov. 20 to Nov. 29) ing is only typically available on one side, drivers may continue to park on Current infections: Hillsborough County 2,368 2,124 that side. Overnight parking on the Current infections: Merrimack County 846 751 circular portions of dead-end cul-desacs is not permitted and there is no Current infections: Rockingham County 1,386 1,251 parking on any city streets between Information from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.

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Theater company teaches kids healthy social behaviors After a year of virtual programming, Plymouth State University’s TIGER (Theatre Integrating Guidance, Education and Responsibility) theater company is back on the road, bringing its social-emotional educational performances to K-through-8 schools across the state. The group, which consists of graduate students and professional actors, is led by artistic director Trish Lindberg. Lindberg talked about the program and how it addresses the challenges kids are facing today.

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What is TIGER? How is performance art It’s a program that an effective way to communideals with social-emocate with kids about difficult tional learning and subjects? helping kids process difficult Theater, music and dance helps traumatic events that happen to kids to see themselves in scethem using theater, music and narios that they’ve experienced dance. … I started it 17 years themselves while being able to ago with colleagues at Plymouth take a step back and watch it hapTrish Lindberg. Courtesy State. … It started as a program photo. pen to someone else. … They’re that dealt exclusively with bullysafe; it’s not actually happening ing. There was a lot of trauma around bullying to them, but they can see the scenario played happening in schools, and there still is today. I out. … It helps them understand what they’re thought, I’m not a psychiatrist or psychologist going through from another perspective … and or a school counselor, but why don’t I use my in a deeper way, and that can be a real catharsis talents [in the performing arts] to partner with for them. … I think one of the most powerful people [who are] to help kids who are being things about the arts is that it has the ability bullied. to touch hearts and minds and really resonate with people on a very deep, emotional level.

What kinds of issues does TIGER address?

We try to stay very current and in the heartHow do you keep yourselves and the kids beat of what kids are feeling now. … We send safe while visiting schools? out writing prompts to get writings from kids Some districts have mandates where they’re to inform the piece … with actual stories about not having any assembly programs of any things that kids have gone through. … Kids kind, but many districts have been willing to are dealing with so many things right now that have us. … Schools have chosen to do differwe really wish they didn’t have to [deal with]. ent [safety precautions]; some are comfortable … One of the biggest things is, with people having us do a regular performance in the gym. being so frustrated with the pandemic … peo- Others have us perform for a smaller audiple are choosing not to be kind. That’s why we ence or live-broadcast into the classrooms. … thought it was really important to do a show We’re willing to follow whatever protocols the about kindness … and the importance of kind- schools have, in addition to [the safety precauness in our lives. … We’re all in this pandemic tions] we’re already doing ourselves. … All together. We all have difficult things going on of our actors are fully vaccinated and tested and things that we’d like to do but can’t do. But every week … and we wear these wonderful we can still be kind. That’s something that we face masks … that are made for performers. want to help kids understand — that even in They’re full-face masks, and they’re clear so this crazy world, where there are a lot of things the kids can see our expressions and energy. they don’t have control over, they can always control how they act, and even if [a situation] What impact has TIGER had on kids’ is really hard, they can still choose kindness. lives?

We had [a mother] call us … and tell us What does a performance look like? that her son came home from school [after a Each show teaches five concepts … rep- TIGER program] and burst into tears; he had resented by each letter [in ‘TIGER’]. … been bullied for three months at school and For example, [when teaching about] how had never told anyone. He said that TIGER important it is for kids to take care of them- taught him that he needed to tell an adult, so he selves, ‘T’ stands for ‘Take care of you;’ ‘I’ told his mom, and the mom went to the school, stands for ‘Imagine;’ ‘G’ stands for ‘Grow and they were able to get help. … That’s what your confidence;’ ‘E’ stands for ‘Empa- we’re all about — making a difference in kids’ thy;’ and ‘R’ stands for ‘Respect yourself lives, even if we’re performing for a school and others.’ … Then, we have songs and with 500 kids and we’re able to help just one skits around those concepts. … It’s really kid. — Angie Sykeny cool, because at the end, when we ask the kids what each letter stands for, they always Learn more about TIGER and how to bring remember … because they’ve had it taught them to your local school at campus.plymouth. to them in multiple ways. edu/tiger.

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“Who’s better than whom” arguments are part of the fun of sports. You know how they go. In Indy, Peyton is better than Tom, while we correctly say, sorry, it’s Tom. But the truth is I’ve yet to see anyone frame the “Brady or Belichick” debate correctly. Many already say it’s Brady because he won the SB in Year 1 away. But there is more to this than just a one-year hot take.

Here’s how I frame the debate.

It’s Always the Player: That’s the way the adage correctly goes because coaches can only do so much, even in football, where they have the biggest impact. Here are three notable examples.

Paul Brown and Otto Graham This coachQB duo went to 10 straight title games between 1946 and 1955 with the Cleveland Browns (winning seven times). But after Otto retired in 1955 the innovative Brown never even went to a title game again before retiring in 1975.

George Seifert He had the best winning percentage in NFL history after succeeding Bill Walsh while winning two SB’s in San Francisco with Joe Montana and Steve Young. But after leaving them behind he was 16-32 in Carolina before being fired.

2011 Colts When Indy lost Peyton Manning for the entire 2011 season after neck surgery they lost their first 14 games of the year and finished 2-14.

But when the same thing happened to the Pats when Brady went down in the first quarter of Game 1 in 2008, they still won 11 games because they had Coach B wearing the headset instead of Jim Caldwell. Point goes to Coach B. Which raises the point I dislike about this debate. It’s how disrespectful it is to all the guys Brady won his rings with because it makes it seem like he won them on his own. While he was the catalyst, if there are no blockers, there’s no Brady. No receivers, no Brady. No defense, especially for the SB wins in 2001, 2003, 2004, no Brady. No Adam V., noooooo Brady legend.

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The Queen City is encouraging residents to decorate their homes with its second annual Manchester Holiday Lights Contest! Register online at manchesternh.gov by 5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and your lights display will be included in the public Manchester Holiday Lights Map, according to a press release. The public will have a chance to vote for their favorites, and prizes will be awarded to the top vote-getting displays.

Score: +1 Comment: Manchester residents are really getting into the holiday spirit: Within a day of the Manchester Transit Authority announcing that it is hosting free Holiday Lights Trolley Tours for families on its Molly Trolley for two weekends in December, all the tickets were scooped up.

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By replacing garnishes like sour cream with non-fat Greek yogurt, you’ll reduce fat and increase protein.

Winter weather already causing woes on the road

On Nov. 26 and Nov. 27, when most of the state got anywhere from a dusting to several inches of snow, multiple crashes and spin-outs were reported, according to a report from WMUR. State police were called to about 50 accidents across the state, the report said, prompting troopers to remind drivers to stay home if possible during winter storms, and to drive safely if you must go out. “You’re not going to get to where you’re going as fast as you would normally in the summer months and you’re going to go slower and you need to be prepared for that, so give yourself enough time,” State Police Staff Sgt. Daniel Baldassarre told WMUR. Score: -2 Comment: According to the report, police also want to remind people about Jessica’s Law, which requires drivers to remove snow and ice from their roofs before driving or risk being fined anywhere from $250 to $1,000.

Sweet Potato and Pear Latkes Serves: 8 Ingredients: 2 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and coarsely grated 2 Bosc pears, peeled and coarsely grated 1 onion, coarsely grated 4 egg whites 1/3 cup whole wheat breadcrumbs 1/4 tsp. McCormick® Ground Cinnamon Pinch of salt McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper, to taste Optional garnishes: Stonyfield® Organic 0% Fat Plain Greek Yogurt or Hannaford Unsweetened Applesauce

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When QOL went to sayyescovidhometest.org to order free at-home Covid testing kits on the day the state announced they were available, it was so easy that it was almost unbelievable. The process took maybe a minute — far less time and hassle than ordering anything online on Cyber Monday. QOL’s order was confirmed, with a message saying the tests would arrive in about a week from Amazon. Of course, it is possible that something could go wrong and the tests might not arrive on time or at all — but for now, QOL is relieved that it was so simple.

Score: 0 (+1 for QOL, -1 for anyone who didn’t have the same experience) Comment: Two of QOL’s coworkers tried to order the tests with mixed results; one got them just as easily as QOL, and one tried about 8 hours later and the tests were gone. Here’s hoping they’re restocked and available again soon.

Directions: 1. Place two nonstick baking sheets in the oven and preheat to 450°F. 2. Combine grated sweet potatoes, pears and onion. Remove as much excess liquid as possible by pressing into a strainer. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together egg whites, breadcrumbs, cinnamon, salt and black pepper. Stir in potato, pear and onion mixture.

4. Using oven mitts, remove the hot baking sheets from the oven and spray with cooking spray. Be sure to evenly coat the entire pan with spray to avoid sticking.

5. Spoon latke mixture onto sheets and flatten into 2-inch patties. Be careful, as pan will be hot.

6. Bake latkes until golden brown, flipping once, about 12 to 15 minutes per side.

7. Serve hot with garnishes, as desired.

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New Hampshire will have the country’s 2nd-lowest health insurance premiums in 2022, and those premiums will be less than they were in 2021, according to a new analysis from valuepenguin.com by Lending Tree. The report said that the average cost of an ACA health insurance plan in the Granite State in 2022 will be $4,320 a year, which is 33.41 percent below the national average and 1.37 percent less than last year.

Score: +1 Comment: Nationally, health insurance premiums will increase an average of 0.67 percent in 2022, according to the report.

Nutritional Information (Optional garnishes not included) Amount per serving: Calories 170; Fat 2 g; Saturated Fat 0 g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Sodium 130 mg; Carbohydrate 36 g; Fiber 6 g; Sugar 10 g; Added Sugar 0 g; Protein 4 g We’re committed to supporting your health and wellness goals. Our team of registered dietitians offer free nutritional services online and in-store.

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This Week Saturday, Dec. 4

Manchester’s Christmas parade returns! The Manchester Holiday Parade will take place today at 4 p.m. on Elm Street. The event follows the BASC Santa Claus Shuffle, a 3-mile road race presented by Millennium Running. The main race — which features samples of “Santa’s four major food groups,” milk & cookies, maple, chocolate and candy — starts at 3 p.m. A 100-yard Lil Elf run starts at 2:30 p.m. Register by Friday, Dec. 3, at millenniumrunning.com/santa.

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Friday, Dec. 3

Need a little naughty mixed into your holiday celebrations? Join Fright Kingdom (12 Simon St., Nashua) for its Krampus-themed holiday event, “The Fright Before Christmas,” tonight through Sunday, Dec. 5, from 7 to 10 p.m. each night, featuring a

The BASC Santa Claus Shuffle. Photo courtesy of Millennium Running.

runs in December, including the Jingle Bell Run scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 5, at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester in the Nov. 11 issue of the Hippo, where Meghan Siegler looks at charitable runs in a story that starts on page 10. costume contest, scary winter wonderland and more. Tickets are $29 and must be purchased in advance. Visit frightkingdom.com or call 809-1173.

Saturday, Dec. 4

There are several art gallery shopportunities today (find more details on

BIG EVENTS DECEMBER 2 AND BEYOND these and other holiday events in Hippo’s Holiday Guide, starting on page 10 of the Nov. 25 issue; the e-edition is available at hippopress.com).

Studioverne Fine Art Fused Glass and Creative Framing Solutions (81 and 83R Hanover St., Manchester; facebook.com/ verneorlosk) host a Holiday Open House from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Picker Collaborative Artists (3 Pine St., Nashua) host their Holiday Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. See pickerartists.com.

The Concord Arts Market hosts a Mini Holiday Arts Market at the Kimball Jenkins Estate (266 N. Main St., Concord) from noon to 3 p.m.

See concordartsmarket.net.

Art Gallery 46, at Remember This Antiques and Collectibles (46 Route 101A, Amherst) has its Holiday Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; see facebook.com/ artgallery46.

Saturday, Dec. 4

More holiday fairs today!

Arlington Street United Methodist Church (63 Arlington St., Nashua;

asumc.org, 882-4663) holds its Holly Town Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring vendors with handmade items, baked goods, to-go lunches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and more.

The GFWC Hudson Women’s Club hosts its fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Hudson High School; in addition to crafts, the event features gift baskets, food, a penny raffle and more. See facebook.com/ GFWCHWC. The Amherst Lions Club holds its Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Amherst Middle School (14 Cross Road). See e-clubhouse.org/sites/ amherstnh.

Christmas in Strafford, an event featuring 17 stops and pieces from more than 50 artists and craftspeople, runs today; see the map at christmasinstrafford.com.

A Holiday Craft Fair at Somersworth High School (11 Memorial Drive) runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; see nhfestivals.org.

Save the Date! Saturday, Dec. 11

Save the date for delicious cookies: on Saturday, Dec. 11, you can find two cookie tours in New Hampshire. The Currier & Ives Cookie Tour will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and feature nearly a dozen businesses in the Monadnock region. Tickets cost $15 per person; see currierandivescookietour.com. On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12, the Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at participating inns in the White Mountains region.

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By Angie Sykeny

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For many local crafters, the holiday season is one of the busiest and most profitable times of the year. They’ve been hard at work, creating unique, gift-worthy items like upcycled sweaters-turned-mittens, jewelry made with real flower petals, painted wood peg dolls and more. Over email, we asked 15 crafters from across the state to tell us about their chosen craft, what the past year has been like for their business, what they’re working on now and where you can find their products. (Find more craft fairs happening this weekend on page 9).

David and LeeAnn Fay-Ellis

Gilford, facebook.com/smittensmeanlove, sweatermitten.com Describe your craft.

We craft mittens from upcycled and repurposed materials, mainly sweaters. We then line them with new fleece, making a super warm and cozy mitten. With so many sweater patterns most mittens are one of a kind, but at times [one] may have a twin.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

Ten years ago I bought a pair of sweater mittens. I thought they were so fun and unique.

Unfortunately they didn’t fit well. They felt like I was wearing an oven mitt. My husband suggested I make my own, so I modified a pattern and made my own. From there we made dozens and started selling at a local craft fair and sold out quickly. Since then we have made thousands and have expanded our retail outlets. We enjoy the process of creating mittens, from choosing the sweaters at thrift stores [and] matching with other sweaters. … We also enjoy working with our customers to create mittens from their own sweaters or a loved one’s, making an heirloom-quality gift.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Our line of mittens includes sweater mittens, fleece hats and mittens and scarves in trendy patterns, including New England sports teams.

We also repurpose new cashmere scarves, making them into mittens, then lining them with cashmere and pairing them with a matching scarf for a great luxurious gift set.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 has been an incredible year for us.

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Upcycled sweater mittens by David and LeeAnn Fay-Ellis. Courtesy photo.

Acorn ornaments by Julia Swierz. Courtesy photo.

craft; however, we create all year. It has been wonderful getting back to events to see our customers.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire; Gilford Country Store (1934 Lake Shore Road, Gilford); and LOCAL (1009 Upper City Road, Pittsfield). We will also be at the Gilford High School Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Julia Swierz

Candia, divinedesignsbyjulez.com Describe your craft.

I use acorn caps, pine cone leaves, fallen birch bark and other materials found in my New Hampshire backyard to make little critter magnets and ornaments, [like] birds, cows, frogs and ladybugs, just to name a few.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

This craft stemmed from an overabundance of acorns that had fallen one year. I thought … there just had to be something I could do with all these acorns. I didn’t want to take a food source away from the local wildlife, so I focused on the acorn caps that always seemed to be left behind. My first critter was a snowman. … I love the challenge of trying to make something new out of found objects. Who would have thought you could make a cow out of acorn caps and pinecone pedals, or a butterfly out of fallen birch bark?

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I like to make unique seasonally themed items in addition to my regular offering. …

I am currently working on a Christmas manger scene. … Other items in stock right now are snowmen, Santas, angels, Christmas trees, white doves, cardinals and more. I have limited-edition winter cows painted ... with tiny glittery snowflakes. … Ornament sets of four

Polymer clay figures by Darleen Bellan.

Courtesy photo.

will be [available], as well as a Mrs. Claus to keep Santa company.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 has been another challenging year. …

I sell my work at the Manchester Craft Market … and I’m hoping the holiday season brings more people into the [store]. … I hope that my work, in my own small way, helps it to grow and thrive in the future.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

Year-round at the Manchester Craft Market, located in the Mall of New Hampshire near Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Darleen Bellan

Hollis, etsy.me/2cszygc, search “Darbella Designs” on Facebook Describe your craft.

I work primarily with polymer clay and painting. I love sculpting on a small scale — things like figures, focal beads and charms. I have a line of custom pet ornaments I sculpt … where folks can send me pictures of a loved pet and I replicate it as a comically sculpted roly-poly ornament. I also make pet portraits on canvas, ornaments or most any material that can take paint.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

These forms of crafting are very therapeutic. I could be having the worst day and then decide to … work on something, and all the stress just disappears. … What satisfies me the most is when a customer picks up their order, looks at it, and I see either a big smile or tears of joy because of happiness or a memory that a pet brings them.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Pet portraits this time of the year are always

Personalized printed pillow by Brandi Wallace. Courtesy photo.

popular. They are the perfect gift for the person that has everything and is hard to shop for. … The sculpted ornaments are also popular because not only is it an ornament for the tree, but they are actually small, one-of-a-kind works of art, embellished with beds, Swarovski crystals and designs that can be displayed year-round.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 has been a bit slow. I think Covid and the increasing prices on necessities are making it difficult for most people. … It’s hard to be in a joyous, festive mood, especially when fairs and markets had Covid restrictions, and now, with the new threat of the virus, I think people will be hesitant to physically go to shops and fairs. I am hoping to have some online sales.

Regardless, I will continue to create and at least build up inventory for better times to come.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

Online through my Facebook or my Etsy page.

Brandi Wallace

Londonderry, forevermemoriesnh.com, facebook.com/forevermemoriesllc, @forevermemoriesnh on Instagram Describe your craft.

We custom print personalized photo gifts.

We take the customer’s vision, design it and print it on … apparel, drinkware, jewelry and more.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

I’ve always loved creating. I started making my own T-shirts because I wasn’t happy with the “do it yourself” transfers that you would buy in the store. Friends started … buying from me. From there I invested in equipment to create a better product. … It makes me so happy when a customer receives their prod-

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Resin letters, a tactile learning aid for children by Elizabeth Dickerson. Courtesy photo.

uct and the response is, ‘This is so much better than I thought it would be.’ I’m not sure what they were expecting, but it feels great when you exceed a customer’s expectations.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I have been creating fall and winter scenes like owls, Christmas trees, snow and even ballerinas dancing on diamonds and ice. I put one scene of carollers inside a shadow box with lights.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Our popular items for the holidays are coffee mugs, tumblers, photo canvases and T-shirts. In most instances [when shopping online], someone will see a T-shirt [with] ‘Papa’ in the design, but their grandpa is called Pepere, Grumpy, Grampy, Pepe, Puppy, etc. We custom-make the design to their specifications.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

This year has been interesting. We are starting to see more and more people who prefer to shop local and support local small businesses than we have in the past. … I’m hoping to be able to provide keepsakes and gifts for thousands of people. I would also like to see sales growth over 2019, because 2020 was not great.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

We have a retail store in the Mall of New Hampshire, near Macy’s and next to Eastern Mountain Sports. I also have ready-made products at the Manchester Craft Market, which is also in the mall.

Doris Massetti

Nashua, facebook.com/fawnscraftcloset Describe your craft.

I am a multimedia artist. I create mostly using resin and make glass art windows and frames. I also combine sea glass, crushed glass and painting on some, with many added scenes and embellishments to give it life. I also use old recycled windows to create some of the glass art.

I paint and embellish bamboo utensils for wall decor and mini jars as spice or snack jars.

I do ornaments as well, and fill those with joyful beachy scenes. ... I do custom work as well.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

My sister taught me [the craft]. She has been doing well in Florida as a glass artist. … I enjoy the scene-making and the joy it gives to people when they look at it and say things like, ‘Wow, I have never seen this type of art, and it’s so lifelike and beautiful.’

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 was a learning curve as I just started [crafting] this spring. … What I hope to get out of the holiday season is more attention to this type of art and people appreciating local artists … and, of course, [seeing] joy in the eyes of the people that take home a piece of art.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

I am currently in the Manchester Craft Market at The Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester, and in Locally Handmade at the Merrimack Premium Outlets. I will be part of the Holly Jolly Craft Fair at the DoubleTree Hotel in Nashua on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Elizabeth Dickerson

Derry, roolamoms.square.site Describe your craft.

I use resin, silicone molds, sprinkles and sometimes glitters to create one-of-a-kind pieces, mostly focused on letters, numbers and play.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

My sons are both neurodiverse. … My youngest has sensory processing disorder and needs a more hands-on approach to help make learning connections. I made a set for him, then a friend, and it just grew.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I have Christmas and winter sprinkles for letters and numbers. Our two most popular items have been our I Spy coasters with winter bundle buttons and sprinkles, as well as our resin gingerbread house with a glitter roof and small gingerbread men and candy canes with sprinkles to give the coloring.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

This year has been so much fun. I have

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Macrame keychains by Dasha Randlett. Courtesy photo.

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arranging sola wood flower arrangements. I receive loose white wood flowers, dye or paint them different colors, allow them to dry for at least 24 hours, stem the flowers, and arrange the flowers into centerpieces and other decor items.

I have made pieces that have six flowers, and I have made pieces that have over 100 flowers.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

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Describe your craft.

I enjoy many crafts. I’m mostly known for my macrame plant hangers, but I also do a variety of crochet, decoupage and cards.

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Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

It’s very meditative and really cool to see the outcome. I grew up in a crafty and artistic family, so it’s cool to bring my work to others. …

Surprisingly, not a lot of people do macrame, so it’s cool to bring the art form back.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Plant hangers, soap savers, decoupage vases and cards.

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What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

It was actually a great year to grow as a maker. I have always enjoyed crafting, but 2021 was the year I started getting serious about seeing if I could turn it into a micro-business. My hope for this year is to keep growing and developing as a professional.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

All of the Locally Handmade locations (The Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem; The Mall at Fox Run in Portsmouth; and Merrimack Premium Outlets); the Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire; and Goffstown Green Thumb Landscaping and Garden Center.

Christine Rathje

Londonderry, christinescreationsco.com, search “Christine’s Creations Co.” on Facebook, @xtinescreationsco on Instagram Describe your craft.

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Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

When I discovered what sola flowers were, I thought, ‘Well, that’s different.” I ordered a bunch and just started to make arrangements as a stress relief tool as I was dealing with some health problems. It soon became so much more.

I transformed my hobby into a small business and haven’t looked back. My favorite part … is that I know that these flowers last forever, and hopefully bring a smile to whoever buys them.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

For the holiday season I like to focus on different shades of red and green flowers as well as winter colors like whites, silvers and blues.

I try to add different fillers to my items, such as mini presents, mini ornaments and mini pine cones to make the arrangements more festive.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

I didn’t start my business until the end of 2020, so 2021 was the first full year of my business. I honestly did way better than I was expecting. I had more orders than I anticipated, and I even booked a few weddings. This holiday season I’m just hoping to grow the awareness of my business.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

I have ready-to-go arrangements at the Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire. I also accept custom orders through my website.

Irene Kravtsova

Londonderry, facebook.com/bluett-jewelry, @ bluett_jewelry on Instagram Describe your craft.

I create jewelry, accessories, decor with premium Japanese seed beads, natural stones, vintage beads and original Austrian crystals. … I work in many beading techniques, such as seed bead crochet, bead embroidery and bead weaving.

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Beaded Frida Kahlo brooch by Irene Kravtsova. Courtesy photo.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

It’s very challenging and gives endless opportunities for growth as a master. It’s so meditative and calming. When we relocated to the United States from Belarus it was a huge life-changing event, so crochet and beading helped me to beat all the anxiety and depression during adaptation. Creating boosts my creativity, brain activity, motor skills and brings me joy.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I prepared a variety of colorful jewelry, [including] dangle earrings with Swarovski elements, coffee bean stud earrings hand-sculptured with polymer clay, … sparkly seed bead crochet pieces with crystal montees and Czech fire-polished beads, infinity necklaces that can be styled in more than 20 ways, … pendants [made with] bezel natural stones, … seed bead crocheted and embroidered ornaments, … and brooches and pins with beaded butterflies and embroidered flowers.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

Despite all the obstacles, 2021 was pretty successful for me. I realized it’s very important to develop your business in different directions and use every opportunity. I started to post more of my goods online and directed lots of my energy to spreading the word about my craft. … I also launched beading parties, where I bring all my materials to the customer and run a beading class at their location. This holiday season I hope to get good sales so I can invest more in my beading classes, spread the word about my jewelry and obtain more experience running a small business.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

The Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester; the Framers Market art gallery (1401 Elm St., Manchester) and Coffeeberries coffee shop (4 Orchard Dr., Londonderry).

Gabrielle Laplante

Bedford, lovemeknotstreasures.etsy.com, @ lovemeknotstreasures on Instagram Describe your craft.

I crochet mostly baby and child items. I focus a lot on amigurumi creations, creating stuffed toys and teething ring rattles. I also make hats, blankets and home decorations.

Crocheted snowman hat Craft by Gabrielle Laplante.

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I use everything from acrylic to natural fiber yarns, depending on the project.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

I started crocheting when I was on maternity leave with my first child. I quickly found that I enjoyed the process of creating during nap times and was able to put my project down and come back to it when I was able. Now that my children are older I’m able to bring my projects with me to work on while we are at games and practices or while they play at the park.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I will have my usual collection of teething ring rattles as well as snowmen and reindeer rattles available only during the winter season. I also have children’s hats in a variety of animals and snowmen [designs] as well as an adult-sized light-up Christmas tree hat.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

The beginning of 2021 was tough. A lot of the craft shows I had signed up for ended up being canceled. Once the weather became nice and outdoor shows started up, things picked up. … This holiday season I’m hoping to expand my business and get more of a following. I’m seeing a lot more people supporting small business … and I’m hoping that continues.

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Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

I can be found at the Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire. I will also be at the Mini Holiday Arts Market at Kimball Jenkins (226 N. Main St., Concord) on Saturday, Dec. 4, from noon to 3 p.m.

Erin Neller

New Boston, etsy.com/shop/alliandmocraftco, @alliandmocraftco on Instagram Describe your craft.

I hand paint and hand cut all of the fabric for little wood peg dolls and accessories … [made with] wood, paint and fabric.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

I’ve always enjoyed crafting. These particular wooden peg dolls really struck a chord with my 4-year-old daughter, so I thought, why not make some for more kids out there to play

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What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 was busy. I did several art shows over the summer and still taught online classes.

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What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Christmas peg dolls and accessories. My style is simple and clean, adding a little sparkle wherever I can. They’re great for play or your holiday decor.

Describe your craft.

I am a quilt artist. I work in 100 percent cotton fabrics. Color is my passion, combining it in layers, often using unexpected combinations. … I pull fabrics that make me happy, then pull a few more that complement them. … My favorite style is bargello, something I learned as a needlepoint pattern many years ago. Then I discovered people were doing bargello quilts, and I was in love.

I design all my own; working from patterns is not something I’m good at.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 has been a good year for me. I launched my Etsy shop in September and have had good success. I also sold at a few local craft fairs and farmers markets. I’m hoping to be able to make someone smile with these peg doll cuties, now and in any season.

Cathii LaPierre

Penacook, cathiilapierreart.com, beacons. page/cathiilapierreart Describe your craft.

I’m a resin artist and teacher. I work with liquid resin to create functional and beautiful art pieces.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

As a stay-at-home mom to an autistic child, I needed something fun and unique that I could do from home. I found some YouTube videos and I was hooked.

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with? However, I have found that adults like them just as much.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

I am exclusively selling on Etsy for the winter season. I hope to sell at some craft fairs in the spring.

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Resin flower jewelry holder by Cathii LaPierre. Courtesy photo.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

I sell coasters, trays, serving boards, ornaments, jewelry and more.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

I enjoy the complete freedom of quiltmaking. Yes, [quilts should] have neat seams and precise corners, but within that structure the possibilities are endless. The color combinations are endless. The actual hand quilting is both time-consuming and relaxing.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

Cozies — bowl cozies have been my big seller … and I’ve added dinner-size cozies — as well as Christmas masks, fabric boxes and table toppers. I recently added a New Hampshire print and a firefighter print.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

In 2021 I tried to come up with new items. … I’ve tried to listen to shoppers as far as what fabrics they might want to see. Fun and unique prints are still something I look for.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

Year-round at the Manchester Craft Market in the Mall of New Hampshire and online.

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Pendant made with real flower petals by Hillary Flanders.

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Describe your craft.

Our flower petal jewelry is made from real flower petals through a unique process. … It takes over six months from start to finish, starting with plucking the petals right off the flowers and going all the way to the finished wearable art. It requires multiple steps and lots of drying time. Only certain flowers work — sunflowers, black-eyed susans, daffodils, cosmos, pansies and coreopsis. We are constantly trying more varieties, with most not being successful.

Describe your craft.

Stickers are my primary product and feature a wide array of mandala designs and intricate patterns. I draw all of my images on my iPad. … I recently started branching out by offering canvas iron-on transfer bags, buttons, magnets and greeting cards. My current portfolio features a wide array of colors and patterns ranging from moon phases to floral designs to patterned animals and more.

Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

This craft came about because of a huge love of nature, combined with a huge love of science, along with a huge desire to capture nature’s true beauty. There have been many trials and many, many errors that have gone into the development of this jewelry. Fortunately everything has come together in the best way. It has become the best combination of science, nature and jewelry.

What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

We have earrings … in brass, sterling silver and 14k gold-filled varieties; necklaces in sterling silver and 14k gold-filled, … and bracelets and more styles coming soon. They are bright, colorful, lightweight and completely unique. No two petals are the same.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 was great to get back out to some events. We have some really amazing customers and venues, and it was great to see them again. We hope to have a wonderful holiday season, spreading as much sunshine as we can.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

My jewelry can be purchased anytime online. Earrings are available year-round at the Sweet Beet Market (11 W. Main St., Bradford). We will also be at the Concord Arts Market Holiday Market at Kimball Jenkins (226 N. Main St., Concord) on Saturday, Dec. 4, from noon to 3 p.m.

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Why this type of craft? What do you enjoy about it?

What started out as a fun doodling project has become my form of meditation. I don’t particularly like to plan out many of my designs as I enjoy drawing from the heart. I get lost in the lines and find a lot of joy in making patterns that are complex and bold in design.

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What items are you creating and selling for this holiday season?

For this holiday season I have been focusing more on holographic stickers as they make fabulous stocking stuffers, along with these adorable coin pouches … that are perfect for sharing a gift card and adding a bit of personality for the recipient.

What was 2021 like for you as a crafter?

What are you hoping to get out of the holiday season?

2021 has been very busy. … My shop started out as a very small production with only 10 sticker designs and now I am currently closing in on 700 orders with over 100 listings. I have also been doing more custom digital pet portraits, which have been a wonderful holiday gift. … I am hoping that this season of life will show others how wonderful it can be to support a small business, and the joy you can find in gifting a unique handmade item for your loved ones.

Where in New Hampshire can people find and purchase your work?

I will be at the End 68 Hours of Hunger Monadnock Holiday Craft Fair at the Monadnock Regional High School (580 Old Homestead Way, Swanzey) on Saturday, Dec. 11, starting at 9 a.m., and I will be at Santa’s Workshop Craft Fair at the VFW (18 Railroad Ave., Derry) on Sunday, Dec. 12, starting at 12:30 p.m.

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After a year without Merriment, shoppers looking for unique, local gifts are invited to return to downtown Concord’s traditional Midnight Merriment event for a night of shopping along with holiday festivities like caroling, s’mores and photos with Santa.

Happening Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 p.m. to midnight, the event has been Covid-modified to keep it safe. The Concord Arts Market Winter Giftopolis, for example, is typically held in the atrium at Eagle Square, but this year the artists will be stationed at businesses in and around downtown. And Santa will be there, but he’ll be wearing a mask, and photos will be taken from afar to allow for social distancing.

Midnight Merriment When: Friday, Dec. 3, 5 p.m. to midnight Where: Downtown Concord Holiday activities: Shopping and the Winter Giftopolis Art Walk will be open throughout the event. From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., DJ Nazzy will host his Holiday Dance Party. S’mores and hot cocoa stations will be open from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Santa will be at New Hampshire Federal Credit Union for socially distanced photo opportunities from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All activities are free.

Art Exhibits • “WPA IN NH: PHILIP GUSTON AND MUSA MCKIM” Exhibit features a pair of 14-foot monumental murals painted by artist Philip Guston and poet and painter Musa McKim for the Federal forestry building in Laconia, New Hampshire, in 1941. The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester).

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“We definitely took into consideration where we’re at right now with Covid,” said Jess Martin, Director of Intown Concord.

“But a lot of the businesses depend on this event. … The real highlight is the shopping.”

Martin said a lot of downtown stores will be offering sales and specials that night.

“We’re really trying to encourage people to shop local, especially after last year … [and we’re] trying to create a festive shopping experience,” she said.

The event officially starts at 5 p.m., and there will be strolling carolers and piped-in holiday music. At 5:30 p.m., the hot cocoa and s’mores stations will open up, DJ Nazzy’s Holiday Dance Party will begin, and Santa will set up shop at New Hampshire Federal Credit Union for socially distanced photo opportunities. Santa’s helpers will be there to collect gift cards and homemade holiday cards for the Santa for Seniors donation drive, which will go to seniors in the local community.

Throughout the event, visitors can participate in the Winter Giftopolis Art Walk, which takes the place of the Winter Giftopolis in Eagle Square that typically sees large crowds in the confined space.

“We were always just packed to the gills. … It didn’t seem Covid-safe,” said Christa Zuber, producer of the Concord Arts Market.

“So we changed it to an art walk around the

$15, $13 for seniors age 65 and up, and must be booked online.

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• “AROUND NEW HAMPSHIRE” On exhibit at the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Visitor Center, 49 S. Main St., Concord, on view now through Dec. 16. Featuring the work of New Hampshire Art Association member Elaine Farmer, the exhibit features her oil paintings embodying New Hampshire’s iconic views and

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• CRAFTWORKERS’ GUILD HOLIDAY FAIR Features seasonal decor, photography, fine art and prints, cards, gourmet treats, woodworking, fiber and fabric, stained and fused glass, mixed media, jewelry and more by juried local artists and craftspeople.

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top Consignment, has been taking part in Midnight Merriment since it started almost 30 years ago and is looking forward to the event’s return.

“It was just strange not having it [last year],” she said. “It’s fun to come downtown when there’s bustling crowds. … It’s also fun when people aren’t in a hurry.”

McCoo said the Halloween Howl was very well-attended, so she said as long as the weather is OK, it should be a good night for businesses.

“The holiday season is always fun just across the board,” she said. “Midnight Merriment always, to me, feels like you’re waiting for Jimmy Stewart to show up.”

shopping at the historic Kendall House (3A Meetinghouse Road, Bedford), open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and an online shop. Visit craftworkersguild.org.

• “SMALL WORKS — BIG IMPACT” Creative Ventures Gallery presents its annual holiday exhibit in-person at the gallery (411 Nashua St., Milford) and virtually on the gallery’s website (creativeventuresfineart. com/product-category/smallworks-show). The exhibit fea-

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• “LET IT SNOW” The New Hampshire Art Association presents its holiday exhibition. Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St., Portsmouth). Now through Jan. 2. Features works

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• “SLEIGHBELL STUDIO” Annual holiday showcase at Twiggs Gallery featuring a wide selection of fine art, jewelry, cards, books, honeys, soaps and more, all locally made and priced affordably for gift buying. Now through Dec. 18. 254 King St., Boscawen. Gallery hours are

city, on Main Street [or nearby].”

She said some artists will be set up in busier retail locations, like Gondwana, while others will be at places like the Concord Chamber of Commerce office — “not your typical shopping spot,” Zuber said.

There are a couple dozen vendors this year, about the same as usual, Zuber said.

“We have everything from jewelers to … homemade personal care, soaps, paintings, traditional holiday crafts … a knitter who makes her own yarn … a little bit of everything,” she said.

Zuber is hopeful that the change in format will introduce new customers to the Concord Artists Market, since the artists will be more integrated into the community this year. She said people going to Concord Craft Brewing Co. for a beer, for example, might not be thinking about Christmas shopping or art, so having an artist there could inspire them; likewise, someone who’s never been to Concord Craft Brewing might go in to see the artist and decide to grab a drink.

“I think the biggest challenge is just making sure people know where to find our artists,” Zuber said.

Each of the vendors will have a map, and there’s one on the Concord Arts Market’s Facebook page too.

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• Three weekends of Nutcracker: The Nutcracker will be performed at the Dana Center (Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Dr., Manchester) for the next three weekends by different local dance companies. Bedford Dance Center will perform on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $25. Then, Dance Visions Network will perform on Sunday, Dec. 12, with shows at 12:30 and 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $22. Finally, Ballet Misha will perform on Saturday, Dec. 18, with shows at 1 and 6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 19, with shows at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets cost $26. Visit anselm.edu/ dana-center-humanities.

• Experiential dance: Manchester art gallery Kelley Stelling Contemporary presents an experiential dance performance in partnership with the New Hampshire Dance Collaborative on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. at the Kimball Jenkins Estate (266 N. Main St., Concord). There will be four featured dancers — Kelly Diamond, Alyssa Desruisseaux, Anthony Bounphakhom and Sallie Werst — with catered hors d’oeuvres and drinks, complimentary with admission.

The performance is an extension of Kelley Stelling’s new exhibit, “The Dysfunction of Social Practice,” which is on view in the Jill C. Wilson Gallery of the Estate now through Jan. 14. Tickets cost $50 and are available on the Kimball Jenkins website.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated. Visit kelleystellingcontemporary.com and kimballjenkins.com, or call 225-3932.

• Open for the holidays: Several local studios and galleries are hosting holiday open houses this weekend. Stop by Studioverne Fine Art Fused Glass and Creative Framing Solutions (81 and 83R Hanover St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., where you can browse and purchase work by local artisans and make your own fused glass snowman ornament for $15. There will be refreshments and live music. Visit facebook.com/verneorlosk.

The Picker Collaborative Artists (3 Pine St., Nashua) have a holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Browse handmade items including stained glass, jewelry, woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, pottery and more, and meet the artists. Visit pickerartists.com.

Visit Art Gallery 46, located at Remember This Antiques and Collectibles (46 Route 101A, Amherst) on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and browse paintings by seven local artists, who will be on site to talk about their work. Visit facebook. com/artgallery46.

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Make a holiday boxwood tree centerpiece, a folded star book ornament or a wintry balsam door-hanging wreath at Twiggs Gallery. Courtesy photo.

• Festive projects: Twiggs Gallery (254 King St., Boscawen) will have a series of holiday craft workshops on Sunday, Dec. 5.

From 10 a.m. to noon visitors can make a holiday boxwood tree centerpiece and decorate it with their choice of color theme, holiday decor and fresh flowers. The cost is $70. Then, from noon to 3:30 p.m., make a tiny book ornament that, when opened, transforms into a three-dimensional star.

The cost is $75. The final workshop of the day, which runs from 1 to 3 p.m., is a wintry balsam door-hanging wreath. The cost is $70. Visit twiggsgallery.wordpress.com.

• Joyful chorus: Get in the holiday spirit with some choral music this weekend.

The Nashua Choral Society performs its holiday concert, “Season of Lights,” on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua). Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for students. Admission is free for children. Visit nashuachoralsociety.org.

The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its holiday concert series, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Londonderry United Methodist Church (258 Mammoth Road, Londonderry), and Sunday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord). Tickets cost $20 for adults; admission is free for children ages 12 and under. Visit nhgmc.com. — Angie Sykeny

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• EMILY NOELLE LAMBERT Solo exhibition by New York City artist Emily Noelle Lambert. Dana Center for the Humanities at Saint Anselm College (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). On view now through Jan. 9. Masks required inside the gallery. Visit anselm. edu/dana-center-humanities or call 641-7700.

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Theater Shows •​ PETER PAN The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth) presents. Now through Dec. 23, with showtimes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $32 to $50.

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• DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Hatbox Theatre (Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord). Dec. 3 through Dec. 19. Showtimes are on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $19 for students, seniors and members and $16 for senior members. Visit hatboxnh. com.

• THE TOYMAKER’S APPRENTICE The Players’ Ring Theatre presents. 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. Dec. 4 through Dec. 19, with showtimes on Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. and noon. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $22 for students and seniors age 65 and up and $15 for kids under age 12. Visit playersring.org or call 436-8123.

• CONEY ISLAND CHRISTMAS The Pinkerton Players present. Stockbridge Theatre (5 Pinkerton St., Derry). Fri., Dec. 10, and Sat., Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com.

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• SCROOGE IN LOVE The Majestic Theatre presents. Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry). Fri., Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 11, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for seniors age 65 and up and students age 17 and under. Visit majestictheatre.net.

•​ RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER The Palace Youth Theatre presents. Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester).

Tues., Dec. 14, and Wed., Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $15. Visit palacetheatre.org or call 668-5588.

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• MARY & ME Produced by Glass Dove Productions. The Hatbox Theatre (Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord). Jan. 28 through Feb. 13.

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Classical • GRANITE STATE RINGERS Handbell choir presents its holiday concert series. Shows on Sun., Dec. 5, 2:30 p.m., at St. Paul’s Methodist Church (335 Smyth Road, Manchester); and Sat., Dec. 11, 2 p.m., at 320 Main St. in Sandown. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for kids age 10 and under for the Nov. 28 show and $10 in advance and $12 at the door for the Dec. 5 show. The Dec. 11 show is free, but reservations are required. Visit granitestateringers.org.

• HOLIDAY POPS The New Hampshire Philharmonic performs holiday music. Sat., Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 19, 2 p.m.

Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $8 for students. Visit nhphil. org.

• “IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR” The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its holiday concert series. Shows on Sat., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., at Londonderry United Methodist Church (258 Mammoth Road, Londonderry); Sun., Dec. 5, 4 p.m., at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord); Sat., Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (22 Fox Run Road, Newington); and Sun., Dec. 12, 4 p.m., at The Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester). Tickets cost $20 for adults; admission is free for children ages 12 and under. Visit nhgmc.com.

• HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra performs. Fri., Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., at Colonial Theatre of Laconia (617 Main St., Laconia); and Sat., Dec. 11, at 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 12, at 3 p.m., at the Inter-Lakes Community Auditorium (Route 25, Meredith). Tickets cost $10 to $20 for students and $20 to $30 for adults for the Dec. 10 show, and $10 for students and $25 for adults for the shows on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. Visit lrso.org.

• HOLIDAY POPS Symphony NH performs. Sat., Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Keefe Center for the Arts (117 Elm St., Nashua); and Sun., Dec. 12, at 3 p.m., at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). Tickets range from $20 to $60 for adults, from $18 to $55 for seniors age 65+, and are free for children.

Visit symphonynh.org.

• “A CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS” The Souhegan Valley Chorus performs its holiday concert. Sat., Dec. 11, at 7 p.m.

Souhegan High School (412 Boston Post Road, Amherst). Tickets are available at the door and cost $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. Visit souheganvalleychorus.org.

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The Granite State Ringers handbell choir returns with its holiday concert series, “Who Has Seen the Wind?” with shows on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Methodist Church (335 Smyth Road, Manchester), and Saturday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Sandown Town Hall (320 Main St., Sandown). Tickets cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door for the Dec. 5 show. The Dec. 11 show is free, but reservations are required. Visit granitestateringers.org or call 647-7322.

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE Hoe hoe hoe Gifts for the gardener

By Henry Homeyer

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Every time I turn on the radio or open a newspaper, there are articles about supply chain issues. Even the reliable old U.S. Postal Service is saying deliveries may well be delayed. So share some garden produce this year or shop at a local, family-owned business when you can.

Food is a great gift. You don’t need fancy fruit shipped from Oregon if you made plenty of tomato sauce or quince jelly this year.

Share the harvest. A quart of dried cherry tomatoes contains a lot of love and work.

You had to grow, harvest, wash and dehydrate. Only people dear to my heart will rate such a gift.

My dream gift? A friend, loved one or reader sending me a nice card, along with a homemade certificate for four hours of weeding in my garden. Or two hours. Working in the garden with a friend or relative can be a great way to strengthen a friendship.

Politics don’t matter in the garden. I might suspect my brother-in-law didn’t vote the way I did in the last election. But if he will bring his chainsaw and help me take down and cut up a 12-inch-diameter box elder I want removed, send me the gift certificate!

Books are great gifts, and books printed in the United States should be readily available at your local bookstore. My first choice for a book to give? Doug Tallamy’s Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. It explains how what we plant can affect the planet, especially our pollinators and birds. And all of us, really.

I’ve re-printed my last gardening book and will be selling it at a discount directly to you, signed. It’s a collection of my best articles organized around the calendar year. It’s titled

Organic Gardening (not just) in the Northeast: A Hands-On, Month-by-Month Guide.

Signed and mailed to you for just $19. Send a check to Henry Homeyer at PO Box 364, Cornish Flat, NH 03746. I will try to figure out how to reduce the price on my website, Gardening-Guy.com where it is currently for sale at $21 if you want to use PayPal. What else at the bookstore? Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States by Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridge is a great companion for Doug Tallamy’s book. Michael Dirr has written lots of great tree books. He is informative and opinionated. Allan Armitage is just as opinionated and thorough about flowers as Dirr is about trees. Or get a gift certificate and let your gardener pick her own books at the local bookstore.

If deer are a problem in the garden of your loved one, I find nothing better than Fend Off Deer and Rabbit Repellent Odor Clips, available at Gardener’s Supply and other retailers. A package of 25 sells for about $20. I use one or two per shrub to keep deer away all winter. They clip on with a clothespin-style attachment. They contain just garlic and soy oil, no chemicals.

I recently wrote about using hardware cloth (wire screening) to keep voles from chewing off bark and killing young trees.

Since then I have used plastic spiral tree guards that are easy to install and will protect against sun scald in winter, too. They are inexpensive and can be reused (I will remove them in the spring). They are sold as Rainbow Professional LTD White Spiral Tree Guards at OESCOinc.com or by calling them at 413-469-4335. They sent my order out the very day I called.

Also available from OESCO are some pruners that I like a lot. OESCO is a small company based in Conway, Massachusetts, catering to orchard professionals. The pruners are made by a German company, Löwe (not to be confused with the American retail-

Courtesy photo.

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er Lowe’s). The pruners are of the anvil type, designed and manufactured well. They sell a size nice for small hands (Löwe 5.107) and a larger size, too. OESCO sells replacement blades and parts.

Of course every gardener needs a good weeding tool. The CobraHead is my favorite and has been for years. They now have a mini-Cobrahead designed for smaller hands.

Available from CobraHead.com or 866-9626272 or at your local garden center. It has a single curved tine like a steel finger that will tease out roots from below while you tug a weed from above. I emailed the owner, Noel Valdes, who told me there are plenty in stock.

I found a wonderful shovel for digging in tough areas with lots of roots. It’s called the Root Slayer and is available from Gardener’s Supply and a few other retailers. I’ve used mine all summer and love it! Great for cutting though sod, too. It has a sharp blade and teeth along the sides for slicing roots.

Lastly, think about a gift certificate at your local nursery or garden center for plant purchases in the spring. Plants are always good.

Henry lives, writes and gardens in Cornish Flat, NH. His e-mail is henry. homeyer@comcast.net. He is the author of four gardening books.

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Last week’s Hippo (the Nov. 25 issue) was our Santa’s Christmas at Charmingfare Farm. Courtesy photo. big Holiday Guide issue, packed full of Christmas/winter/general holiday-themed events year’s parade is Hawaiian-themed. See hamphappening through the end of the year. You can stead.nhlions.org.

• The Merrimack Parks & Recreation Departfind the e-edition at hippopress.com. Here are ment will present its 28th annual holiday some of the events happening this weekend. parade and tree lighting on Sunday, Dec. 5, at Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road in Winter wonderlands • Charmingfare Farm (774 High St., Candia) Merrimack). The parade begins at the Commons has combined its Santa’s Big Party and Lighted Shopping Plaza (515 Daniel Webster Hwy.) at 3 Winter Wonderland events into one celebration, p.m., with the tree lighting at 3:45 p.m. immediSanta’s Christmas. Individual tickets are not ately following the parade’s arrival at the park. being sold; only packages are available, for $249 See merrimackparksandrec.org. (one package is good for up to 10 people), with various times available to visit the farm on Fri- More chances to meet the big guy • Goffstown’s annual Friday Night Under days, Saturdays and Sundays, starting Dec. 3 through Dec. 5 (and running through Thursday, the Lights will take place on Friday, Dec. 3, from Dec. 23). Horse-drawn wagons are divided into 5 to 8 p.m. in Goffstown Village, featuring the two sections of 10 passengers each. Attractions town tree lighting by Santa, caroling, holiday hay include a live animal Nativity; visits with Santa, rides, cocoa, cookies and more. See goffstownMrs. Claus and live “reindeer,” and hot cocoa mainstreet.org.

• The Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St. in and sugar cookies provided by Mrs. Claus. See Manchester; manchesterhistoric.org) will hold its visitthefarm. com for available times.

• Santa Land returns to the Gilford Youth annual holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. Center (19 Potter Hill Road in Gilford) on Fri- 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring children’s day, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. 4. Kids can enjoy holiday crafts, raffles, photo opportunities with games, arts and crafts, cookie decorating and Santa Claus and more. All are welcome free with bounce houses. In small groups they’ll also be museum admission. The museum is also hosting invited to Santa’s room for photo opportunities. its annual American Girl Doll Tea Party from Admission is free. Santa Land hours are from 5 to 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; the cost for that is $10 7:30 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to noon on per person (register online).

• St. Joseph Hospital (172 Kinsley St. in NashSaturday. See gilfordyouthcenter.com. ua; stjosephhospital.com) will hold its Christmas Around the World event on Saturday, Dec. 4, Everybody loves a parade!

In addition to Manchester’s Christmas featuring free photo opportunities with Sanparade (see page 9 for details) other parades on ta Claus, holiday-themed activities for all ages, sweet treats, live multicultural performances and the schedule this weekend include these: • The Town of Nottingham’s Parks & Rec- more. Attendees can sign up for one of two time reation Department is hosting a holiday parade slots, either from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 1 to 3 Saturday, Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. at the community p.m. Admission is free.

• Windham’s annual tree lighting is happencenter (Stage Road). See nottingham-nh.gov.

• Experience Hampton will present its annu- ing on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. on the Windham al Hampton Holiday Parade on Saturday, Town Common. Santa Claus will be in the gazeDec. 4, at 1 p.m., which will kick off at the bo for photos; there will be a bonfire and carolers Hampton-North Hampton town line and end at from 4 to 5 p.m. See windhamnh.gov.

• Visit Santa Claus at Greeley Park (100 Winnacunnet Road. See experiencehampton.org.

• Portsmouth’s illuminated holiday parade Concord St. in Nashua) for a socially distanced and tree lighting will be held on Saturday, Dec. photo opportunity on Sunday, Dec. 5, from noon 4, at 5 p.m. at Market Square in Portsmouth, to 2 p.m. All kids will also receive a free gift. See with remarks from the mayor and music from nashuanh.gov.

• The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire the Portsmouth Holiday Ensemble. The parade will then kick off from the Goodwin Park area on (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.

Islington Street at 6 p.m. See cityofportsmouth. org) will hold its Jingle Bell Extravaganza on Sunday, Dec. 5 (and Sunday, Dec. 12), with time com.

• The Exeter Holiday Parade returns on Sat- slots available from 1 to 2:30 p.m. or from 3 to urday, Dec. 4, beginning on Portsmouth Ave. at 4:30 p.m. The event includes a socially distanced 5:30 p.m. and ending at Swasey Parkway. Visit meeting with Santa Claus, readings of The Polar Express, hands-on holiday craft activities, a magexeterholidayparade.org.

• The Hampstead Christmas Parade returns ical science experiment and more. Pajamas are for its 57th year on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. This welcome. Tickets are $20 for non-members (free for ages 12 months and under).

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INSIDE/OUTSIDE CAR TALK

Leaking carburetor may be to blame for disappearing gasoline Dear Car Talk: I have a 1957 Chevy Nomad with a small block V8, performance intake and carburetor, etc. If I don’t start it for a couple weeks, it seems like the gas tank sucks

By Ray Magliozzi all the fuel back. I tried installing a check valve, but that didn’t help.

I’ve owned this for 48 years. Other than installing an electric fuel pump, do you have any input on what may cause this? Thanks, and stay safe. — John That’s the built-in anti-theft device, John.

Actually, your theory is logical, John. But also wrong. Just like lots of my theories.

Your problem is not that gasoline is flowing out of the carburetor and back down the fuel line to the gas tank. The problem is that gasoline is leaking out of the float bowl and evaporating.

Here’s how it all works. When you shut off the engine, your carburetor stores a bunch of fuel in the float chamber. That’s the fuel that’s used next time you start the car.

In fact, if you severed the fuel line that comes from the tank, your car would still run for a good minute or more just on the fuel stored in the carburetor. But then you’d have

to write me about how to replace a fuel line, so don’t do that.

Anyway, it takes the fuel pump many seconds — all while you’re cranking and cranking the starter — to get enough new fuel to the carburetor to run the engine.

Normally, that would be no problem, because, as I said, you’ve got plenty of fuel sitting in the carburetor until the fuel pump catches up.

But in your case, during those few weeks that the car sits, fuel is leaking out of your carburetor, perhaps into the intake manifold, and evaporating. So, when you go to start the car, the float chamber is dry.

Now, you could, I suppose, install an electric fuel pump with a switch on the dashboard. And you could turn on the switch a few seconds before you want to start the car.

And that would fill up the carburetor.

But you’d be smarter to just replace the carburetor. It may have a crack or some other problem that’s causing gasoline to leak out.

And if you eliminate that leak, who knows, you may go from 9.4 miles per gallon up to 9.5.

Dear Car Talk: Several weeks ago, I was waiting in a parking lot and I was asked if I had any jumper cables. I did.

The guy who asked said an approaching pickup truck offered him a jump but didn’t have cables. While the pickup was being positioned, I attached the cables to the dead car’s battery — properly (red to positive, black to negative).

When Pickup Driver took the other end of the cables, I said “be sure to put the red clamp on the positive terminal.” He retorted, “I know what I’m doing!” Well, he didn’t. When he put them on, the red clamp on the dead car literally fried, melted part of it and popped off — he had reversed them.

He got really irate when I told him he had them on the wrong terminals, instead of owning up to his mistake. When he did put them on the correct terminals (I checked), I was able to put the damaged clamp back onto the positive terminal of the dead car’s battery, and the car started.

The owner of the dead car volunteered to buy me new jumper cables, which I refused.

But it left me curious. So far as I could tell, the only damage was to the cable clamp on my jumpers. It was minor enough that when I got home, I fixed it with my Dremel, and it’s still very usable.

But did that mistake likely cause any damage to either the dead car or the pickup? If so, which one was likely damaged? — Cary

Either one could have been damaged, Cary, but it sounds like neither one was (sorry, I know you were rooting for the pickup to be fried).

My guess is that the spark that occurred when the pickup guy hooked up the final wrong cable blew the clamp off the battery before any electronics could be damaged.

Of course, that’s a guess on my part. For all I know, the pickup truck driver may be setting his seat heaters to “char” every time he turns on his windshield wipers now. And the other guy’s AM radio may be coming through his heater vents.

While it’s certainly possible that electronic damage can show up later if an electronic module was damaged, it often reveals itself right away. So, I’m going to remain hopeful that your jumper cables were the only victims here.

Had the cable remained on there even a little longer, there are plenty of electronics that are sensitive to voltage surges. Most modern cars now have 30, 40 or 50 computer modules that have a hand in everything from engine management to power windows.

That’s where the damage would be found.

But I think you all got a lucky break, Cary.

Pass along our get-well-soon wishes to your jumper cables.

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What was it like starting this business during the pandemic?

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Justin Tanner is the owner of Rustic Cabin Designs, a laser engraving business the delivery times are just so unpredictthat does custom engraving on wood and sells engraved wooden signs at the able right now, and that’s if [the lumber] the tooling for the machines, and the finKearsarge Business Center in Warner. is even available at all. It’s been taking ishing process, so there’s a lot that goes two or three times longer than it should into making a final product from scratch.

Explain your job and what What led you to this career field and to get here. it entails. your current job?

What was the first job you ever had?

We’re a graphics design shop I had gotten laid off from my previWhat do you wish you’d known at the I was a dishwasher at Colby-Sawyer that does custom graphics and ous job … as a machinist. I was tired beginning of your career?

College. logos with a laser engraver. Basically, of the shop life, anyway. I was tired of Try to learn as much as you can, and on an average day, I’m taking people’s punching a clock every day, working for take any advancement opportunities that What’s the best piece of work-related orders, doing the programming for the someone else. I started looking for some- present themselves. advice you’ve ever received? machines, doing the design work, work- thing different that I could do. I already Never give up. — Angie Sykeny ing hands-on with the materials, cutting had the skills, and I had just bought my What do you wish other people knew and sanding the wood, doing the actu- own machine, so I figured, why not work about your job?

Five favorites al laser engraving and then whatever for myself? I decided to take a leap and I wish people realized the amount of sanding or staining is involved in the start my own business. time and work it takes. There’s the logis- Favorite book: The Dark Tower by Stephen finishing process. tics of getting the materials; doing the King What kind of education or training programming and design work; the fix- Favorite movie: Happy Gilmore How long have you had this job? did you need? turing and workholding to actually get Favorite music: hard rock We are only four months old; we just Formally, my education is only [the wood] into the [engraving] machine; Favorite food: pizza Favorite thing about NH: the history started in July. through high school, but I learned a lot

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FOOD Gourmet flavors

Delicious eats and more at Made in New England Expo News from the local food scene

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By Matt Ingersoll

lowing the success of the Made in New Hampshire Expo, a similar multi-day show typically held in late March, said organizer Heidi Copeland, publisher of Business NH magazine and owner of EventsNH. “We actually do have quite a bit of new vendors this year, because a lot of people at the beginning of the pandemic … were thinking about what they were going to do to make a living, and they ended up starting new businesses,” Copeland said.

One such company is Mixed Up Nut Butter out of Vermont, which offers a line of craft nut butters made from different tree nut blends with pecans, cashews, almonds and more. Two new small-batch coffee roasters based in the Granite State will be there too — Critical Mass Coffee, which has multiple bagged blends of organic fair trade coffee; and Hato Viejo Coffee, a purveyor that sources its beans from the Dominican Republic.

Other newcomers to this year’s expo include Sunshine Baking, a New Hampshire company offering freshly baked shortbread cookies that launched earlier this year, and Pumpkin Blossom Farm, which has several lavender-infused products like a lavender honey and a lavender blueberry drink mixer, as well as soaps, lotions, bath sprays and more.

If you’ve attended the event previously, you’ll likely encounter some familiar faces.

Chrismix Candy of Concord, for instance, will be back with its sweet and salty toffees, while Thistle’s All Natural, based in Loudon, will be selling its homemade zucchini salsas.

There is also a small overlap of businesses that have participated in the Made in New Hampshire Expo in past years, like Sap House Meadery of Ossipee, which will have canned selections of its craft meads; Loon Chocolate, a producer of small-batch beanto-bar chocolates; and Smokin’ Tin Roof, a Manchester husband-and-wife team offering specialty hot sauces, jellies and mustards.

According to Copeland, food exhibitors are not required to offer samples, but per pandemic guidelines, those who do must provide them in individually wrapped or closed containers.

In addition to specialty foods and drinks, companies will be selling everything from jewelry, clothing and personal care products to candles, wildlife photography and various home decor. Copeland said the expo is a great opportunity for attendees to get some holiday shopping done while supporting local businesses.

“There’s always that chance that people are not going to be able to find things they want to order online, or they may be delayed,” she said. “Here, you can go pick something up that’s unique and locally produced, and the money you spend stays here and goes back into the local economy.”

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From artisan chocolates, baked goods and other sweet treats to spice mixes, hot sauces and locally roasted coffees, there will be plenty for foodies to discover at the Made in New England Expo. More than 80 vendors from across New Hampshire and its neighboring states will be selling their products under one roof during the two-day show, which returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown for the fourth year on Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5.

The event was originally conceived folMade in New England Expo When: Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (Expo Center), 700 Elm St., Manchester Cost: $9 admission for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65 and over, $2 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for children under 2 ($2 per child under 2 if bringing a stroller into the hall). Tickets are only available at the door (cash or check only).

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• Lamb dinners to go: Join St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (1160 Bridge St., Manchester) for its annual baked lamb dinner, a takeout-only drive-thru event happening on Sunday, Dec. 12, from noon to 2 p.m. Now through Tuesday, Dec. 7, orders are being accepted for meals featuring baked leg of lamb au jus, with rice pilaf, Greek-style green beans, a salad and bread for $20 per person. Contact Barbara George at the church office at 623-6115 or via email at bitos1254@yahoo.com to reserve your dinner, which will be ready for pickup at the church.

• A piece of the pie: The Nashua Public Library will present a virtual event about savory pies and tarts on Monday, Dec. 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. featuring Chef Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast in Hollis. Barbour will demonstrate her favorite pie dough recipe and prepare a meat pie, with vegetarian options, and a seasonal vegetable tart. Visit nashualibrary.org to register and receive a Zoom invitation link to the event.

Barbour has a full schedule of other virtual cooking events throughout the month of December. Visit thecreativefeast.com for more events.

• Brunch with Santa: Get your tickets now before they’re gone to Polar Express brunch at LaBelle Winery in Amherst (345 Route 101) on Saturday, Dec. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to assorted scones, muffins and rolls, the menu will feature a multi-course food offering and holiday-inspired cocktails. The event also includes a screening of The Polar Express and photo opportunities with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Admission, after taxes, is $41.31 for adults and $23.09 for kids ages 3 and up.

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Farmhouse artisan The Utopian now open in Amherst

By Matt Ingersoll

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Adam Parker’s culinary journey has taken him from upstate New York all the way down to Boca Raton, Florida, with multiple stints in New Hampshire in between.

Now the seasoned chef and Nashua native has his own new spot — a cozy bistro in Amherst specializing in scratch-made small plates, entrees and monthly wine dinners.

The Utopian, now open in the MC Square plaza on Route 101A, is Parker’s first restaurant as owner. He learned about the vacant space that was previously used as A&E’s coffee roastery through a friend and said the pandemic ended up being the ultimate driving force for him.

“It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, [but] with the pandemic I looked around and I said to myself that at any given point everything can come to a screeching halt and I’d rather be in charge of my own destiny,” said Parker, who studied at the Culinary Institute of America and most recently served as the corporate chef overseeing operations at Fratello’s Italian Grille and The Homestead Restau-

rant & Tavern. “From there it just slowly started coming together.”

Parker said The Utopian’s concept can best be described as “farmhouse artisan,” with tabletops made from repurposed wood and an always changing selection of locally sourced options. The eatery’s name is a nod to Sir Thomas More’s 16th-century book Utopia, a word he coined for a perfect world or place in which people can come together to live in commonality.

The menu combines Parker’s own favorite foods to eat and cook with items his guests have responded well to over the course of his career. There’s a base offering of shareable plates like Parmesan chicken egg rolls, meat and cheese platters, artichoke or Buffalo chicken dips, and porcini ricotta meatballs with sage cream. But Parker has dabbled in a variety of other dishes out of the gate, from beef stroganoff and chicken Marsala to a vegan butternut squash risotto.

He has even added items to his regular menu that originated as individual customer requests.

“I just kind of listen to the environment that’s around me and I try to be in touch with what’s going on. That seems to help,”

Photo courtesy of The Utopian.

Photo courtesy of The Utopian.

he said. “Everything’s made fresh and cooked to order, and I really love being able to individually create food for each person.”

For the last decade, Parker has owned New Hampshire Hot Sauce, a purveyor of four signature hot sauces that can be found across 50 different locations across the state, including The Utopian.

Desserts are fresh too, like chocolate peanut butter pie, Key lime pie, chocolate mousse “bombs,” and cannolis with homemade filling. The Utopian also features

a full lineup of both local and imported wines, and has begun holding ticketed wine dinners, usually on the first Tuesday of each month. The next available wine dinner is scheduled for Jan. 11.

The Utopian Where: 135 Route 101A, Unit A1, Amherst Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 5 to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

More info: Visit theutopiannh.com or find them on Facebook and Instagram

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WITH GABE DISAVERIO

Gabe DiSaverio combined his two greatest passions — spicy food and sharks — with the launch of The Spicy Shark (570-2604, thespicyshark.com, and on Facebook and Instagram @thespicyshark), a line of products that includes craft hot sauces, wing sauce, Sriracha, hot honey and hot syrups using all natural ingredients. Since the first bottle of hot sauce was sold in February 2019, the Portsmouth-based company has gone on to win multiple national awards, and DiSaverio and his team have participated in various festivals and shows all over the country. Born in Manhattan and raised in northern New Jersey, DiSaverio attributes his love of spicy food to his family’s introducing him to a variety of ethnic cuisines from a young age. His love of sharks, meanwhile, stems from being a lifelong fanatic of the film Jaws — today The Spicy Shark works with and donates to Save the Sharks and several other nonprofits that focus on shark conservation and education. The Spicy Shark will be a featured vendor at both the Made in New England Expo on Saturday, Dec. 4, and Sunday, Dec. 5, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St.) and the Great New England Holiday Shopping Extravaganza on Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club (50 Emerson Road, Milford). DiSaverio is also organizing a new event, the first annual New England Hot Sauce Fest, to be held at Smuttynose Brewing Co. in Hampton in July 2022. Proceeds from that festival will benefit the Blue Ocean Society and the Seacoast Science Center. Visit newenglandhotsaucefest.com.

What is your must-have kitchen item?

What is your personal favorite sauce that A Vitamix blender. One thing that’s really key you make? to our sauces is the texture. We [blend] every Each one is so near and dear to me, but if I had single one of our sauces to get that consistency to say just one it would be the Hammah Gatah. that they have come to be known for.

I love blazing hot heat, and this sauce is my hottest. I put it on everything.

What would you have for your last meal?

My wife’s Thanksgiving pizza. We take a What is the biggest food trend in New HampPortland Pie Co. pizza dough and essentially shire right now? throw all of our Thanksgiving leftovers on it.

Eating local and knowing where your food is coming from. … This is something that’s What is your favorite local restaurant? been going on for a long time but still continThat’s an easy one. That would be Petey’s ues to pick up more and more speed. I see a lot [Summertime Seafood & Bar] in Rye. more people being part of CSAs now, my family included.

What celebrity would you like to see trying one of your sauces?

What is your favorite thing to cook at home?

Richard Dreyfuss. … Out of the original trio This changes all the time, but I would say in Jaws, he’s the only one of the three who is still right now we’ve been perfecting vegan lasagna. alive. He played Matt Hooper, the marine biol- We make our own cashew cream and our own ogist. I actually got to meet him at SharkCon in homemade marinara sauce.

Tampa earlier this year.

— Matt Ingersoll Hot honey lemon chicken From the kitchen of Gabe DiSaverio of The Spicy Shark ⅓ cup The Spicy Shark hot honey ¼ cup lemon juice 5 to 7 sprigs fresh rosemary (or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary) 1½ pounds chicken breast tenderloins ½ Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or nonstick cooking spray) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat or spray

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tenderloins with the olive oil or cooking spray and place in an 11x7-inch baking dish. Combine hot honey, lemon juice and rosemary into a small bowl and mix well until all ingredients are fully incorporated (if using fresh rosemary, do not put in bowl; add to baking dish in between tenderloins). Pour the sauce over the tenderloins and make sure it gets underneath. Place the baking dish in the oven uncovered and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until the thermometer reaches 165 degrees. Flip the tenderloins halfway through cooking (optional: brown both sides in a hot pan on the stove if desired).

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TRY THIS AT HOME Roasted beet terrine Beets. They definitely were a vegetable that I did not appreciate nor enjoy as a kid.

Now that I am an adult, they have moved quite high on the list of ingredients I enjoy cooking (and eating). I have noticed that they appear on many more restaurant menus as well, so I am not alone in my thinking.

If you are intrigued by beets or want to start using them in your cooking, this is a great recipe. It allows the beets to shine, it has an elegant look and the effort to make it is minimal. The entire recipe does require many hours, but the majority of that time is spent roasting, cooling and setting. Active cooking time is only 30 minutes or so.

The trickiest part of this recipe is the peeling of the beets. I have done this multiple times and have a few tips: (1) Let the beets cool a little bit, so they are easier to handle.

(2) Have a generous supply of paper towels, as they aid in removing the skin and they keep your hands from turning purple. (3) If you don’t want a residual pink hue, wear gloves.

Once you have the beet peeling under

Roasted beet terrine. Courtesy photo.

control, the rest of the recipe is a simple mix of slicing, mixing and layering. From that effort you will have a delicious and beautiful appetizer.

Michele Pesula Kuegler has been thinking about food her entire life. Since 2007 the New Hampshire native has been sharing these food thoughts and recipes at her blog, Think Tasty. Visit thinktasty.com to find more of her recipes.

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Roasted beet terrine Serves 6 4 small beets 5½ ounces soft goat cheese 4 Tablespoons plain Greek yogurt Freshly ground black pepper Honey 2 Tablespoons sliced almonds Flaked sea salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Wrap each beet in foil and place in oven; roast for 45 minutes or until fork tender.

Remove beets from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.

Using a paper towel, remove skin from beets; allow to cool fully.

Slice beets thinly.

Combine goat cheese and Greek yogurt until blended. Season to taste with black pepper.

Line a 9″x5″ loaf pan with plastic wrap.

Place a single layer of beets on the bottom of the pan.

Top beets with half of the goat cheese mixture.

Repeat with another layer of beets followed by remaining goat cheese mixture.

Top with final layer of beets.

Wrap plastic wrap around top of beets; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Unwrap terrine and transfer to a serving plate.

Sprinkle almonds on top of terrine, drizzle with honey, and finish with a sprinkle of salt.

Cut into slices, and serve.

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I go into most weekends with high expectations for my own productivity.

Gunner’s Daughter with Generally speaking, though, Coffee by Mast Landing my expectations rarely prove to Brewing Co. (Westbrook, be anything other than unrealisMaine) tic. I have visions of yard work, The original Gunner’s cooking elaborate meals, tackDaughter boasts huge notes of ling some long overdue painting, peanut butter, chocolate and cleaning out the garage and any coffee and the “with Coffee” Coffee and beer together as one number of other chores and tasks. version — you guessed it — Aside from the fact that my features an even bigger coffee kids have dizzying weekend schedules sending presence. Decadent doesn’t seem to cover this my wife and me criss-crossing town for the bulk beer. This is dessert in a glass. of the day, I am also just one person.

By 3:30 p.m. or so most Saturdays or Sundays, Gepetto by Schilling Beer Co. (Littleton) I find myself in a familiar spot: tired, maybe a The brewery makes the late addition of little frustrated and probably stressed — and whole-bean coffee in this brew, which results in probably having made minimal progress on my a slightly sweet brew that features not only cofto-do list. A cup of coffee would pick me up but fee but also sweet chocolate and marshmallow. maybe amplify my stress. A beer might nudge me It’s kind of like drinking a glass of coffee milk, toward completely giving up on my productive which my mother reminded me was my favorgoals. ite childhood drink.

Perhaps I could combine the two? Well, you know, a coffee stout isn’t going to provide a cafVelvet Moon by Mighty Squirrel Brewing feine boost but a slow-sipping brew featuring big Brewing Co. (Waltham, Mass.) notes of roasted coffee and dark chocolate might This brew is especially smooth and creamy be just what the doctor ordered for easing frus- and relies on a blend of Honduran, Nicaratration, while still allowing some modicum of guan and Ethiopian beans from Atomic Coffee productivity. Or maybe I just have a never-end- Roasters for its unique, amplified coffee flavor. ing ability to find ways to justify having a beer? This one hits you with waves of coffee.

I’ve written about coffee stouts and porters before and I’ll write about them again. These Coffee Cake Porter by 603 Brewery beers are like a coffee drinker’s dream: smooth, (Londonderry) creamy brews boasting rich flavors of decadent While this has plenty of rich coffee flavor, coffee. And, might I add, it’s the perfect time this brew goes beyond that with coffee flavors of year to explore darker beers. Picture yourself complemented by notes of vanilla, cinnamon spending the day Christmas shopping and run- and a little smokiness. This is perfect for the ning holiday-related errands, and then turning holiday season. to a deliciously smooth coffee-flavored brew as you shake off the edginess from navigating holJeff Mucciarone is a vice president with iday crowds.

Montagne Powers, where he provides commuIn the age of buying local, brewers are more nications support to the New Hampshire wine and more turning to local coffee roasters to flavor and spirits industry. their coffee brews as well, which is a great touch What’s in My Fridge resulting in unique, flavorful beers. And you can feel good about supporting your local economy.

Samuel Adams Old Fezziwig by Boston Thankfully, craft brewers have fully embraced Beer Co. (Boston) this style. Here are five coffee stouts and porters This is such a nostalgic choice for me, from the region to help you get through this busy as I have many memories of enjoying this brew during holiday get-togethers. What I and hopefully somewhat productive month.

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MUSIC, BOOKS, GAMES, COMICS, MOVIES, DVDS, TV AND MORE Naked Raygun, Over The Overlords (Wax Trax Records)

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This Chicago post-punk band never struck me as “post” anything, just punk, but whatever; half the time, reviewers and music pundits just make stuff up when they want to sound smart. If you’re young and confused, this is a legendary band; two of the guys were in Steve Albini’s seminal no-wave band Big Black (drop everything you’re doing and go listen to one of their records), and their cult following includes Dave Grohl and Blink-182’s Matt Skiba. If you’re not young and confused, you may know these guys from their decently produced tuneage of old, so, this being their first album in over 30 years, you’d be expecting better production along the lines of Ramones when they worked with Phil Spector and all that, and you’d be right: this is still basic punk stuff but it sounds better. I love all of it, starting with “Go The Spoils,” a typical three-chord complaint into the hopeless abyss. Can you possibly put away the emo albums already and get a little fed up, kids? A — Eric W. Saeger

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Josh Caterer, The Space Sessions (Pravda Records)

• Naked Raygun, Over The Overlords A • Josh Caterer, The Space Sessions B+ BOOKS

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Oh, hooray, more from the frontman of Smoking Popes, the glorified fedora band that was basically like Barenaked Ladies but without the money. You can take it from right there, to be honest; either you like bovine American pub-rock or you don’t, and, as you should know if you’ve ever once read this column in your life, I sure as shootin’ don’t. I mean don’t get me wrong, Smoking Popes could be a little edgy, almost ska-like at times, but Caterer’s fetish for writing melodies that were completely “I know I’ve heard this before but I’m way too busy hate-reading my Facebook to Google it” was their Achilles heel. That’s heard here as well; the songs are solid, Caterer’s uninspiring tenor is more hearty and robust than usual (think Frank Black with a couple of voice lessons), but man, this has been done and more compellingly. There’s a retread version of the classic bum-out song “I Started A Joke” on here for some reason, and no, I don’t know why. B+ — Eric W. Saeger

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The first single was “Fighting Gravity,” which evidenced that they’re going a little bit emo in the hope that some wrestler will pick one of their songs as an entrance theme, but this tune is all disjointed, running around like a drunk squirrel, a little Good Charlotte, then some screamo, then some Coheed & Cambria, and so on and so forth. If you’re going to give this to your monstrous high-schooler for the holidays, just tell them that it’s really horrible and in response they’ll probably listen to it at least once.

• Shrinkwrapped, inordinately famous country-pop star Blake Shelton will release album number who-cares this week, titled BodyLanguage! Shelton is now on three, count ’em, three different Hunger Games-style singing talent shows that are only watched by boomers and the billions and billions of record company-paid Twitter bots out there in fake-fandom land; all the shows are of course focused on finding singers who can do the the closest possible imitations of Adele or Adam Lambert, and if they fail to sound exactly like them they end up being sent back home to work on their karaoke skills for the entertainment of local drunks. Now that Shelton has found a new future-ex blonde missus in Gwen Stefani, he is gracing us, the little people, with the totally hot new single, the album’s title track, an OK song that sounds suspiciously like an amalgam of stolen pop songs from actual artists that were released over the last 30 years, but I can’t quite put my finger on what songs are being ripped off — wait, the hook is definitely from an old Human League song, that’s it. Let’s go, get this nonsense out of my sight this instant.

• If you like symphonic euro-metal and have been wondering where Angra’s singer Simone Simons has been, she’s the frontperson for Dutch band Epica these days, when she’s not busy working as a style influencer on her SwoonStyle blog. What all this adds up to is another band that would be Trans Siberian Orchestra right now if they’d only invented heavy metal and Christmas before those guys did, so let’s go look and listen to “Kingdom of Heaven Part 3” from the band’s new live album, Omega Alive! Ah, it’s Cannibal Corpse except with Simons’ opera-lady vocals, and there are flames and Flying V guitars and there’s a chandelier of contortionist hotties hanging from the ceiling. You know who’d like this is basically everyone, because it’s both super-classy and completely idiotic at the same time.

• Last but not least, it’s Chrome Sparks & Reo Cragun, with an EP called Void. Sparks is from Pittsburgh, Cragun is from Vancouver, Washington, and their collaboration mixes neo-soul with underground noise, as heard in the single “Blood,” which switches back and forth between Drake-ish chillout and floor-shaking cacophony. It’s interesting. — Eric W. Saeger

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You Can’t Be Serious, by Kal Penn (Gallery, 367 pages) You may know Kal Penn as a resident on the TV series House M.D. Or the stoner from the Harold & Kumar movie franchise.

Or the Hollywood actor who took a break from all that to work in the Obama White House.

Or, like me, you know nothing about Kal Penn at all. In that case, you may have zero interest in the actor’s memoir You Can’t Be Serious, and I’m here to change your mind about that. As Hollywood memoirs go, this one is surprisingly engrossing, in part because of Penn’s intelligence and his willingness to be vulnerable and open up about discrimination he encountered as the son of Indian immigrants.

Penn, whose real name is Kaplen Modi, does his best writing in the first chapter, in which he describes assorted indignities of growing up in New Jersey, where he wore clothes from Sears (that descriptive says so much) and was called a racial slur by a “devil child [who] resembled a splintered toothpick — skinny with tiny arms.”

Early on, Penn realized that his brain worked better than those of some of his classmates, and that it preferred imagination to analytics. By middle school he had aligned with other misfits in the drama club, and he had a breakout performance as the Tin Man in the school’s performance of “The Wiz.” By high school, however, his parents, who saw theater as impractical, intervened, insisting that he decline when offered a role in the ensemble of Godspell. It says a lot about his character, all good, that he writes, “I was more heartbroken than angry.”

Penn had great respect for his family, even though, early on, they were not thrilled about his career path. (In one of his recurring jokes, his family members say, “We don’t do that. We’re Indian.”) He lovingly recounts the history of his father, who arrived in the U.S. with $8 and little else but ambition, and his grandfathers, who told him moving stories about marching with Gandhi.

In writing about his early life, Penn reveals the challenges and even violence confronting immigrants from India. Unfortunately, even when he moved to California to study acting at UCLA, and then began to audition for work, the discriminatory insults continued. He was only considered for parts that were cartoonish portrayals of Asian American, always with a thick, cheesy accent. And while Penn could do a wide range of accents, he had none naturally, leading to many instances when people expressed surprise that he was so “articulate.”

At one point he considered quitting acting altogether, but he came to accept, “I’m brown, period, and this is a white boys’ game. If the best characters that writers,

as an actor, he’s also a first-rate comedian, and the one-liners come fast and furious.

That said, after a spate of extraordinarily thoughtful writing in the first few chapters, the book does tend to devolve into a more typical recounting of stories. By the time he wraps things up by introducing his now-fiance, a Southern man with a penchant for NASCAR, the book is feeling a bit long, like you know 100 pages more than you needed to know about this particular actor.

Whatever its blemishes, being overly partisan is not one of them. Yes, more than a third of the book contains anecdotes

about his work with President Obama, and obviously he’s a fan and a Democrat (he even spoke at the party’s 2012 convention), but there’s little here that would be offensive to Republicans. At heart, You Can’t Be Serious is a quintessential story along the lines of local-boy-makes-good, with the local boy being of Indian descent, smart and funny. There may be better memoirs about Hollywood or politics, or even growing up Indian in New Jersey, but it’s safe to say this is the best one about all three. B — Jennifer Graham

BOOK NOTES

producers, directors and casting teams can come up with are tired, unfunny stereotypes that we’ve seen a million times, it’s a reliable sign that the individuals I’m dealing with are seriously short on talent themselves. This reflects badly on them, not me.’

When he got work, he began to push back, suggesting script changes to writers and trying to dodge directors’ requests to make an accent more pronounced. All the while, he was being told how good an actor he was, and Penn explains how some of his early, unsatisfying work led to bigger opportunities later. In addition to House and Harold & Kumar, some of his other notable credits are the film The Namesake and the recent CBS series Clarice.

In the middle of all this, however, Penn diverts into a sort of shadow career as a White House aide to Barack Obama. This wasn’t a shocking development; in high school, he’d taken a test that was supposed to help him narrow down a career, and the results said, “Inconclusive. This student’s interests are too varied for us to provide tangible recommendations.” His guidance counselor said she’d never had a student get that result.

But Penn had seen Obama speak when he was still a senator and had been impressed enough to volunteer. And he was such an effective volunteer that Obama himself asked him to take a paid job with the campaign, and then to work in the White House.

(All of which explains why Penn’s character on House was written out of the show.)

At this point, the memoir stumbles slightly, revealing its central weakness: This is a book that doesn’t know exactly what it’s about. Memoirs, of course, are recollections, but often they have a theme, a sort of overarching wisdom under which the anecdotes collect. Penn’s memories don’t stand still long enough for that; they dart about like squirrels. They are funny squirrels, so there’s that. As skillful as Penn is

Every year I look forward to a new Christmas book, one that can join my collection of perennial holiday reads. Most years I am disappointed.

The last book to qualify for a lasting place on the holiday bookshelf was the late Stuart McLean’s Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe (Viking, 272 pages), which came out in 2017.

In fact, there just don’t seem to be that many Christmas-themed books other than cookbooks. This year I could only find a collection of remembrances by Fox News personalities — All American Christmas (Broadside, 272 pages) — and a historical novel that I missed in 2017, Samantha Silva’s Mr. Dickens and His Carol (Flatiron, 288 pages).

But then I realized I’d been looking in the wrong genre.

There are plenty of Christmas books available to readers if they’re interested in romance novels, with the occasional dog book thrown into the mix. They’re not my cup of holiday tea, but apparently are quite popular, given their prevalence (and also the popularity of Hallmark Christmas movies).

A sampling: Sleigh Bells Ring (HQN, 336 pages) by RaeAnne Thayne, billed as a “sparkling and heartwarming holiday romance,” released in both hardback and paperback on Halloween, and Christmas in the Scottish Highlands (Bookouture, 294 pages) by Donna Ashcroft, which looks to be a fairly predictable romance novel embellished with holly, mulled wine and mince pies.

Other new holiday romances this year include The Holiday Swap (Viking, 352 pages) by Maggie Knox, in which two young women who are identical twins trade places at Christmas, and Dear Santa (Ballantine, 272 pages) by Debbie Macomber, in which a recently jilted young woman returns home for Christmas and writes a letter to Santa that changes her life.

(In a bit of brilliant marketing, the illustration on this one shows a Santa-hat-wearing golden retriever holding a letter in its mouth.)

There’s also A Season for Second Chances (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 448 pages) by Jenny Bayliss, the author of last year’s The Twelve Dates of Christmas (also Putnam, 368 pages), and Santa’s Sweetheart (Kensington Publishing, 233 pages) by Janet Dailey. I could go on, but you get the picture, and my keyboard is getting gritty with all the sugar.

But I did promise dogs, so check out Best in Snow (Minotaur, 320 pages) by David Rosenfelt if only to get a rush of serotonin from the cover, and It’s a Wonderful Woof (Forge, 272 pages) by Spencer Quinn. — Jennifer Graham

Books Author events • BRENE BROWN Author presents Atlas of the Heart. Virtual event hosted by Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord. Thurs., Dec. 2, 8 p.m. Via Zoom. Tickets cost $30. Ticket sales end Dec. 2, at noon. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com or call 224-0562.

• ERNESTO BURDEN Author presents Slate. The Bookery (844

Elm St., Manchester). Thurs., Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m. Visit bookerymht.com or call 836-6600.

• JACK DALTON Kid conservationist presents his book, Kawan the Orangutan: Lost in the Rainforest. Toadstool Bookshop, 375 Amherst St., Nashua. Sat., Dec. 4, noon. Visit toadbooks.com.

• DAMIEN KANE RIDGEN Author presents Bell’s Codex and My Magnum Opus. Toad-

stool Bookshop, 375 Amherst St., Nashua. Sun., Dec. 5, noon. Visit toadbooks.com.

• MICHAEL J. FOX Author presents No Time Like the Future.

Virtual event hosted by Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord. Tues., Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Via Zoom. Registration required. Tickets cost $17.99, and include a copy of the book. Visit gibsonsbookstore. com or call 224-0562.

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34 POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

House of Gucci (R)

The family behind the Gucci fashion company faces scandal and murder in the 1980s and 1990s in House of Gucci, a movie that doesn’t live up to the promise of its trailer.

The trailer is great, buzzy, maybe just this side of camp, and gives you many of the best lines and displays the “all in” performance by Lady Gaga. The movie — really gave me an appreciation of whoever cut the trailer.

The movie starts in the 1970s, I think, with Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) meeting Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver), a law student whose father, Rudolfo (Jeremy Irons), owns half of Gucci along with his brother Aldo (Al Pacino).

Maurizio has grown up wealthy but otherwise doesn’t seem involved in Gucci. When Patrizia fails to make a good impression with Rudolfo, Maurizio breaks away from his father (and his money). He goes to live with Patrizia’s family, working for her father’s trucking company, and the two get married.

When Aldo calls Maurizio to congratulate him on his wedding, Patrizia sees an opening to get Maurizio back into the family fold — and possibly to connect with some of that Gucci wealth. Maurizio isn’t entirely comfortable with how Patrizia advises him to play Aldo and his son, Paolo (Jared Leto under so very much makeup), against each other but he seems OK taking advantage of the outcomes, which are more wealth and power in the family business. But the more Patrizia pushes, the more Maurizio seems to grow disenchanted with her.

This movie has some real “but why?” casting (Leto, definitely, but also Irons and Pacino) and some Joey Tribbiani School of Italian Accents accent-work. But Lady Gaga is giving 110 percent all the time, swinging at every pitch, throwing lots of stuff against the wall to see what sticks — all the cliches for just absolutely diving into this thing whether it’s any good or not. I don’t know that the result is a great performance but she’s great to watch. The movie is significantly less interesting when she’s not on screen. I don’t think the story does a particularly great job of making Patrizia into a fleshed out human and not just a cartoon but I think Gaga’s performance does paint a more complex — or at least just compelling — character.

House of Gucci had me thinking about two TV shows. One is Succession, for the way I didn’t actually root for any of the characters.

They all seem unlikable, dangerously selfish Film Venues Bank of NH Stage 16 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111, banknhstage.com Chunky’s Cinema Pub 707 Huse Road, Manchester; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, chunkys.com

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and the kind of people you’d just generally steer clear of (as portrayed in this movie, I know basically nothing about the real life Guccis). But that’s fine — the way this movie is built, I didn’t find myself needing a hero and got some good soap opera entertainment watching these screw-ups betray each other. If anything, this movie needed to lean in to the jerkishness of these characters more.

The other TV property is the Ryan Murphy-verse of American Crime Story — a series with reenactments of big public crimes and scandals (or Feud, with its focus on golden age of Hollywood gossip). I’ll admit, I’ve probably read more recaps of these shows than I have actually watched them but I found myself wondering why this project didn’t go that route. It would seem to have all the sudsy elements — business machinations, family betrayals, a rocky marriage — to sustain some six to eight episodes. Here, storylines feel like they are being truncated — Paolo and Aldo spend the last hour or more separated from the Patrizia/Maurizio action — even though the movie is more than two and a half hours long (and feels it).

I’m not sorry I watched House of Gucci, particularly for everything to do with Lady Gaga (her character’s so-of-the-times hair, her wonderful glamorous-tacky wardrobe). I kept waiting for the movie to really take off, really go for the moon with its general craziness, but it frequently felt bogged down. Lady Gaga and the trailer are a solid B+, everything is maybe generously a B-.

Rated R for language, some sexual content,

Red River Theatres 11 S. Main St., Concord 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org Regal Fox Run Stadium 15 45 Gosling Road, Newington regmovies.com Shows • House of Gucci (R, 2021) screening at Red River Theatres in Concord on Thursday, Dec. 2,

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and Thursday, Dec. 9, at 3:30 & 7 p.m. (vaccinated guests) as well as Friday, Dec. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 4, at noon, 3:30 and 7 p.m.

• Belfast (PG-13, 2021) screening at Red River Theatres in Concord on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3:30 & 7 p.m. (vaccinated guests) as well as Friday, Dec. 3, through Sunday, Dec. 5, at 1, 4 & 7 p.m.

• 21+ “Christmas Vacation Ugly Sweater Party” will be held on

and brief nudity and violence, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Directed by Ridley Scott with a screenplay by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna (based on a book by Sara Gay Forden), House of Gucci is two hours and 38 minutes long and distributed in theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures.

Belfast (PG-13)

Belfast of 1969 is seen through the eyes of a young boy in Belfast, a semi-autobiographical story written and directed by Kenneth Branagh.

The opening scene is an encapsulation of Buddy’s (Jude Hill) life in 1969: he’s a young boy — young enough to be learning multiplication tables, old enough to have a crush on the girl who is often the head of the class — whom we meet playing knights with a homemade sword and a trash can lid as a shield. He’s called home by his mother (Caitríona Balfe), a call that is repeated down the street by neighbors and cousins and a slew of people that have known the family as long as any of them can remember. Heading home in the middle of this busy street full of friendly hellos, Buddy suddenly finds himself stuck between two quickly approaching gangs about to battle and riot.

His mother rushes out to grab him, using his shield to protect them both from thrown rocks, and then pushes Buddy and his older brother Will (Lewis McAskie) under the table in their home as she crouches by the window watching the chaos outside. This neighborhood, as we learn, is a mix of Catholics and Protestants, and has lived peacefully, but now there Thursday, Dec. 2, at all Chunky’s locations. The event will start at 7 p.m. in Manchester and Pelham and 8 p.m. in Nashua. The PG-13 1989 movie will screen during the event, where people who wear ugly Christmas sweaters get extra prizes. Tickets cost $5.99.

(Take notes — there will be a 21+ Christmas Vacation trivia night on Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Manchester.)

are barricades, soldiers and a local gang that is pressuring Catholics to move out and Protestants (like Buddy’s family) to become active in their cause.

Buddy’s dad (Jamie Dornan) is eager to keep himself and his boys, particularly teen Will, out of all this and to try to exist in peace. But this task is harder because he is only home every other weekend, spending most of his time in England, where he works in construction. He sees no good future for the family in Belfast and wants them to move to England. Buddy’s mother, meanwhile, doesn’t want to leave everyone and everything she’s ever known and the community that she feels cares for and supports her boys.

We see all of this from a kid’s perspective, both figuratively (the attempts to talk to the girl he has a crush on are at least as important to Buddy as the social unrest) and literally, as many scenes show us the world (predominately in black and white) from Buddy’s height or peering-around-a-corner location. It works as a way to tell this story and helps to put us in Buddy’s situation — terrifying things are happening but this is also a rosy memory about childhood.

This also allows us to see Buddy’s story without always putting all the weight of a scene on child actor Jude Hill. The movie gives us a nice balance of Hill’s genuinely strong performance with the performances of the grownups around him, including his grandparents, played

by Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds. We get to see a slice of the prickly relationship between his parents, Dornan and Balfe, but we don’t know their whole story, in the way we seldom really know the story of our own parents’ relationship, particularly during our childhood.

I suppose I could quibble with some of the choices the movie makes with its use of black and white and occasional color (which appear when the family is watching a movie or live theater — a hint maybe that we’re seeing young Kenneth Branagh experience the world of acting), or its occasionally overwhelming, Van Morrison-heavy soundtrack. But these elements weren’t really flaws. This movie is fairly immaculately crafted, with the kind of compelling specificity that comes with someone telling their story. A Rated PG-13 for some violence and strong language, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is an hour and 38 minutes long and distributed by Focus Features in theaters.

• The Metropolitan Opera Live — Eurydice Saturday, Dec. 4, 12:55 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord. Tickets cost $26.

• Gremlins (PG, 1984) will screen at Regal Fox Run on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $5.

• National Theatre Live The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time A broadcast of a play from London’s National The-

atre, screening at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 ($12 for students).

• Elf (PG, 2003) A family-friendly screening will happen Wednesday, Dec. 8, at all three Chunky’s locations — 6 p.m. in Manchester and 7 p.m. in Pelham and Nashua.

On Thursday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at all three locations there will be a 21+ Elf screening.

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• Santa surfing: Sidelined by the pandemic last year, Gary Hoey is back on the road with his Ho-Ho-Hoey! Christmas tour.

It stops in Derry, on the way to a California finish. The Dick Dale acolyte first donned his Kringle hat over 25 years ago; the franchise now includes Hallmark greeting cards with his holiday favorites, and Hoey was also featured in the 2006 Danny DeVito film Deck The Halls. Friday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry, tickets $35 and $40 at tupelohall.com.

• Healing sounds: On her 2021 coming out song Becoming Untamed, singer-guitarist Kimayo chronicled her journey of “re-wilding … shedding expectations and old belief systems to awaken intuition, curiosity, and self-love.” The poetic songstress looks to music as her “confidante, dance partner, comforter … mood lifter.” A UNH alum, she shares a set of her originals at a Manchester brew pub. Saturday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m., Backyard Brewery & Kitchen, 1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. See kimayomusic.com.

• Christmas croon: Great American Songbook authority Michael Feinstein brings his Home for the Holidays show to the Granite State, drawing from his enduring 2014 release A Michael Feinstein Christmas, with selections from Irving Berlin, Meredith Wilson and Sammy Cahn. Get in the spirit with “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays,” “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” “Winter Wonderland” and more Saturday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m., The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, $55 to $65 at themusichall.org.

• Getting together: An evening of traditional and contemporary acoustic music, Flynn Cohen & Guests includes the guitarist and mandolin player known for his work with wife Liz Simmons in Low Lily, and multi-instrumentalist Matt Heaton, who also performs music for families, a genre he playfully calls toddlerbilly. History suggests the show will likely include contributions from the pair’s many collaborators over the years.

Sunday, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m., Spotlight Room, 96 Hanover St., Manchester, $19 at palacetheatre.org.

• Strong bonds: Since forming nearly a decade ago, The Ghost of Paul Revere has grown from its Maine origins into a national act on the strength of two long players, 2014’s Believe and 2017’s Monarch, and a pair of EPs, Field Notes, Vol. 1 & 2. The trio now curates its own summer festival, Ghostland, and have appeared with luminaries like Jason Isbell and Bela Fleck, as well as performing at the venerable Newport Folk Festival. Friday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage, 16 S. Main St., Concord, $22 and $32 at ccanh.com.

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From her debut album, a live tribute to Nina Simone, to recreating Joni Mitchell’s iconic Blue track by track a few years back, Morgan James relishes a challenge. Her guiding lights are interpreters like Simone and Aretha Franklin, who “get a hold of a song, and the original goes out the window,” she said in a recent phone interview.

In 2019 James set out to make a throwback soul record with vintage equipment, backing from a rhythm section used by Al Green, and a bevy of veteran session players.

Named for the studio where it was recorded, Memphis Magnetic is an R&B celebration.

Alas, it came out weeks before the pandemic hit, so a planned supporting tour had to be scrapped.

She responded by returning to Memphis to make the live-in-the-studio A Very Magnetic Christmas. Incredibly, it’s even more soulful than its predecessor, with skillfully curated nuggets like William Bell’s “Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday” and “Backdoor Santa,” the latter unearthed from the 1968 Atco Records holiday compilation Soul Christmas, along with some seasonal standards and a few winning originals.

The Clarence Carter track about a Santa with more on his mind than gift-giving — “I make all the little girls happy while the boys are out to play” goes the chorus — was memorably sampled in 1987 by Run-DMC for its “Christmas in Hollis” and is a standout track on an album already packed with them.

“I do straight-up classics like ‘White Christmas’ and ‘O Holy Night,’ of course,”

James said, “but I wanted to do a couple that people might not expect me to sing. I think that song turned out so great. It’s so fun to sing, and it’s so funky; we had the best time making that.”

James and husband guitarist-producer Doug Wamble co-wrote “Long As I Got You,” which she called “a little love song about winter,” adding, “when people are complaining about the weather, we’re not … we love being cozy.” Another delight from the couple is the bouncy “I Wanna Know,” which echoes Natalie Cole’s hit “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love).”

Idaho-born and California-raised, James set her sights on New York City after high school. She applied to Juilliard and was initially declined, but kept at it, eventually persuading the prestigious school to open up an extra vocalist slot for her.

“It tells you all you need to know about my personality,” James said with a laugh.

“I’m very stubborn, and if I have a vision for something I don’t really take no for an answer.”

Later she performed on Broadway, notably playing Teena Marie in The Motown Show, where she caught the attention of Berry Gordy Jr. He became her mentor and helped guide her to a major-label deal with Epic Records.

“He really encouraged me to write and have a stake in my own music,” James said. “The best advice he ever gave was he reminded me to always do my best work and always go with my vision, whether or not I’m reaping benefits from it. One day he said to me, ‘You know, Morgan, a star is a star even when it’s light out. When the sun goes down, we can see the stars, but that doesn’t

Morgan James. Courtesy photo.

mean they’re not there in the daytime. You are a star all the time, so act like a star.’”

James’s Magnetic Christmas tour stops in Manchester on Dec. 4 for a show at the Rex Theatre. How does she feel about being back on the road after a two-year break?

“We are getting all our ducks in a row, and there’s a lot to think about,” James said.

“We’re going to have to get used to the lifestyle again [but] we’re so excited to see everybody, and play music, and be in a different city every day. We start the day after Thanksgiving, and go all the way up until Christmas. It’s going to be so joyful and celebratory; that’s what we want from the shows.”

Morgan James - A Very Magnetic Christmas When: Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester Tickets: $25 and up at palacetheatre.org

COMEDY THIS WEEK AND BEYOND Venues

Capitol Center for the Arts 44 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111, ccanh.com Chunky’s 707 Huse Road, Manchester; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, chunkys. com Fulchino Vineyard 187 Pine Hill Road, Hollis 438-5984, fulchinovineyard.com Hatbox Theatre Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord 715-2315, hatboxnh.com The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org

Rex Theatre 23 Amherst St., Manchester 668-5588, palacetheatre.org

• Thursday Yankee Lanes, 8 • Lenny Clarke Chunky’s Manp.m. chester, Friday, Dec. 17, and Saturday, Dec. 18, 9 p.m.

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Theatre, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, • Chris D Chunky’s Manchester, 7:30 p.m.

Weekly comedy nights Friday, Dec. 10, and Saturday, • Paula Poundstone Cap Center, • Thursday Strange Brew, 9 p.m. Dec. 11, 8:30 p.m.

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• Paul Nardizzi, Paul Gilligan & Dave Russo Fulchino Vineyard, Saturday, Jan. 15, 6:30 p.m.

• Drew Lynch: Concussed The Music Hall, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, 7 p.m.

• Comedy Out of the Box Hatbox Theatre, Thursday, Jan. 20, 7:30 p.m.

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Manchester Angel City: D-Comp, 9 p.m.

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Newmarket Riverworks: Max Sullivan, 5 p.m.

Stone Church: Bus Stop Hill, 8 p.m.

Northfield Boonedoxz Pub: music bingo, 6:30 p.m.

Portsmouth The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues: The Blind Boys of Alabama, 7:30 p.m.

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Salem Copper Door: Lou Antonucci, 7 p.m.

Seabrook Red’s: live music, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 3 Auburn Auburn Pitts: Stuck in Time, 7 p.m.

Brookline Alamo: live music, 4:30 p.m.

Concord Area 23: Brian Munger & Side Peace, 7 p.m.

Penuche’s: live music, 7 p.m.

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Epping Telly’s: Almost Famous, 8 p.m.

Exeter Sawbelly: Chris Voss, 5 p.m.

Goffstown Village Trestle: Rose Kula, 6 p.m.

Hampton CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m.

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Hudson Luk’s: Island Fridays with Brett Wilson of Roots of Creation, 6:30 p.m.

Lynn’s 102: karaoke with George Bisson, 8 p.m.

Kingston Saddle Up Saloon: Jonny Friday, 8 p.m.

Derryfield: Off the Record, 8 p.m.

Fratello’s: Jeff Mrozek, 6 p.m.

Strange Brew: Jay Pardee & Friends, 8 p.m.

Meredith Twin Barns: Organized Chaos, 5 p.m.

Merrimack Homestead: Marc Apostolides, 6 p.m.

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Fratello’s: Chris Cavanaugh, 6 p.m.

Peddler’s Daughter: Joe Peck, 9 p.m.

New Boston Molly’s: Joe Birch, 7 p.m.

Laconia Tower Hill: Deja Voodoo, 9 p.m.

Newmarket Stone Church: Ms. Vee and A Bad Ass Band, 8 p.m.

Londonderry Coach Stop: Joe McDonald, 6 p.m.

Game Changer: Carter on Guitar, 7 p.m.

Stumble Inn: Jordan & Clint, 8 p.m.

Northfield Boonedoxz Pub: karaoke night, 7 p.m.

Manchester Angel City: musical bingo, 6:30 p.m.; Bite the Bullet, 9 p.m.

Backyard Brewery: Tim Kierstead, 6 p.m.

Bonfire: Isaiah Bennett, 7 p.m.

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Stumble Inn: Almost Famous, 8 p.m.

Manchester Angel City: Left In the Dark, 8 p.m.

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Portsmouth The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.

Salem Copper Door: Phil Jakes, 11 a.m.

Seabrook Red’s: live music, 8 p.m.

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Manchester Fratello’s: Phil Jakes, 5:30 p.m.

The Goat: live band karaoke, 8 p.m.

Merrimack Homestead: Chris Lester, 5:30 p.m.

Nashua Fody’s: karaoke night, 9:30 p.m.

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Portsmouth The Goat: Musical Bingo Nation, 7 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 9 p.m.

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Hampton Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.

Wally’s: Musical Bingo Nation, 7 p.m.

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Nashua Fratello’s: Josh Foster, 5:30 p.m.

Portsmouth The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues: Kat Edmonson, 7:30 p.m.

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• Thursday trivia at SmuttLabs (47 Washington St., Dover; 3431782, smuttynose.com) at 6 p.m.

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• Friday trivia at Gibb’s Garage Bar (3612 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, gibbsgaragebar. com) from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Mondays trivia at Crow’s Nest (181 Plaistow Road, Plaistow, 817-6670, crowsnestnh.com) at 8 p.m.

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The Strand 20 Third St., Dover 343-1899, thestranddover.com Tupelo Music Hall 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com

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The Word Barn 66 Newfields Road, Exeter 244-0202, thewordbarn.com Shows • Compaq Big Band Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre • Judy Collins Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey • The Musical Box (A Genesis Extravaganza) Thursday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Badfish — a Tribute to Sublime Thursday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord • Boston Brass Holiday Friday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Cap Center • Kris Delmhorst Friday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Word Barn • Gary Hoey Ho! Ho! Hoey! Friday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Top of the World — A Carpenters Christmas Saturday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Cap Center • Morgan James: A Very Magnetic Christmas Tour Saturday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre • Toxic Monkey Saturday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Flynn Cohen and Guests Sunday, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m., Spotlight Room in Manchester • Carbon Leaf Sunday, Dec. 5, 7 p.m., Tupelo • Celtic Thunder Ireland Sunday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., Cap Center • Chris Pureka with Anna Tivel Thursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Word Barn • Squirrel Nut Zippers Friday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey • Matt Nakoa Friday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage • Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet presents Charlie Brown Christmas Saturday, Dec. 11, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 12, at 1 p.m., The Spotlight Room in Manchester

• Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters Saturday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Zach Deputy Saturday, Dec. 11, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord • A Night of Frank Sinatra wih Rich DiMare Sunday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m., Rex Theatre • Blessid Union of Souls Sunday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Tupelo • Black Violin Sunday, Dec. 12, 7 p.m., Cap Center • Million Dollar Quartet Christmas Friday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Cap Center • Winter Solstice Mini-Fest Featuring Matt Flinner & Low Lily Friday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord • Wynonna Judd with the Big Noise Friday, Dec. 17, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Franco Corso Christmas at the Vineyard Saturday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m., Fulchino Vineyard • Rock This Town Orchestra (Brian Setzer Orchestra tribute band) Saturday, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre • Masters of the Telecaster Saturday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m., Tupelo • Ripe Saturday, Dec. 18, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord • Capital Jazz Orchestra — Holiday Pops Sunday, Dec. 19, 4 p.m., Cap Center • Christmas with the Spain Brothers with Green Heron Thursday, Dec. 23, 7 p.m., Rex Theatre • Adam Ezra Group Friday, Dec. 31, 5:30 & 9 p.m., Tupelo • New Year’s Eve Champagne Pops with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Friday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., Music Hall • Brooks Young Band Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord

A CARPENTERS CHRISTMAS The Carpenters tribute band Top of the World presents “A Carpenters Christmas Show” at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St. in Concord; 225-1111, ccanh.com.) on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $35.

MUSIC CROSSWORDS BY TODD SANTOS

NEVER SHINED THROUGH IN WHAT I’VE SHOWN guests?

63. 18-wheeled equipment mover 64. Godsmack “I’ve come face to face with the __”

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1. Christian group __ Revival 6. SteelDrivers ‘__ __ Hadn’t Been For Love’ (2,2) 10. Classical piece show divisions 14. ‘11 Teddy Thompson album for a pretty lady, perhaps 15. Seether ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left To __’ 16. Bahamian ‘Best Years Of Our Lives’ group __ Men 17. Gloria Estefan ‘__ __ Your Feet’ (3,2) 18. Music industry conference or this 20. ‘02 Coldplay album ‘A Rush Of __ __ The Head’ (5,2) 22. Sublime ‘__-Hand Smoke’ 23. Green Day album that means two in Spanish 24. This held Jerry Garcia’s painting canvas 25. The Band drummer/singer (5,4) 29. ‘Under My Skin’ Lavigne 33. Lonely Island ‘__ __ A Boat’ (2,2) 34. Jonas Brothers ‘Poison __’ 35. Willie Nelson couldn’t count w/’__ Row’ (3,2,1) 36. Stereophonics ‘T-Shirt Sun __’ 37. ‘No Regrets’ Midge 38. ‘Me And __ Jones’ Billy Paul 39. “A __ unto his own that never from this day his will they’ll take away” 40. Like Noel Gallagher to Liam 42. Aerosmith “Sleeping late and smoking __” 43. ‘Pleasure And __’ Bullet For My Valentine 44. Original ‘Come On Feel The Noize’ rockers 45. Tonic had a battering ram w/’Knock __ __’ (4,5) 47. Bellamy Bros ‘__ __ To You For Your Love’ (2,3) 49. Black Eyed Peas ‘Bridging The __’ 50. Modest Mouse “You __ life, why

wouldn’t you waste the afterlife?”

52. Matchbox 20 “Believe in ignorance as my best __” 56. Metallica ‘Load’ hit ‘__ Day’ (4,2,3) 58. How Zac Brown likes his ‘Chicken’ 59. Small Faces had a ‘Bun’ in one 60. Space Monkeys album ‘The Daddy Of __ All’ 61. Like composition paper 62. Donovan song for after-dinner

50. Bob Seger ‘__ Got Tonight’ 51. Stars sit in the VIP this 52. Acting sing/songer Lovato 53. ‘Death Magnetic’ was this # album for Metallica 54. POTUSA “You __ cool for a naked chick” 55. Legendary twangy guitarist Duane 56. Rod Stewart ‘__ Legs’ 57. Skirt’s edge on a groupie © 2020 Todd Santos

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1. NYC venue Ramones used to rock 2. Cylinder or this of tape 3. Like some winds 4. ‘97 Michael Jackson single ‘__ __ The Dance Floor’ (5,2) 5. Wings ‘__ __ The Run’ (4,2) 6. Atlas Genius song for “in that case”?

(2,2) 7. Primus ‘Frizzle __’ 8. Sean Penn film w/Beatles covers (1,2,3) 9. Nena had enough weirdos and wants ‘Normal __’ 10. The Contortionist song for a pardon 11. Journey/Bad English keyman Jonathan 12. Sound of amp falling over 13. ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ Cooke 19. Pearl Jam song for the seas 21. Might wear a vintage one (hyph) 24. ‘The Road Goes On Forever’ Texan Joe 25. 70s soul band Chi-__ 26. Metallica debut ‘Kill __ __’ (2,3) 27. ‘Can’t We Try’ Shepard w/Dan Hill 28. Metallica sang of ‘Dyers’ night or this 30. Long Beach rockers __ Sons 31. AC/DC “Let me cover you __ __” (2,3) 32. Front yard stages 35. XTC may have one w/a lemon 37. Black Keys ‘Things Ain’t Like They __ __ Be’ (4,2)

38. ‘No More Stories...’ Danish band for a cat cry?

41. Tesla ‘__ Medicine’ 42. Sean Paul ‘Head To __’ 43. ‘87 John Cougar Mellencamp hit ‘__ __ Fire’ (5,2) 45. P!nk ‘Where __ __ Beat Go?’ (3,3) 46. Sevendust song almost called “Pancake”?

48. Relient K ‘Two __ Don’t Make A Right..But Three Do’

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JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES

“All Rise” — it happens because it’s scientific Across 1 Polish-born author Sholem 5 Abrupt sound at the beginning?

10 Serpentine warning 14 Cut back 15 Make a court statement 16 “Inner” prefix 17 Pentagon figure?

18 High school divisions 19 Conflict of characters, in Greek drama 20 Run-down 22 24-hr. bank amenity 23 Some Crockpot meals

24 “Sesame Street” character who mainly tweets numbers on Twitter 26 “Muy ___!”

27 Prefix meaning “ear” or “gold” 28 Stop temporarily 32 Sea near Palm Springs 35 Time changers (abbr.)

36 Level of a stadium 37 Smart ___ 38 “Alter ___” (Fox singing competition show) 39 When you may have to be out of an AirBnB 40 Neighbor of Nevada

41 Bowen Yang’s show, for short 42 British insurance syndicate 43 Early Beatles hit 45 “La mer” contents 46 “30 for 30” cable channel 47 Upscale hotel offering 52 Met dos 54 Track placement 55 React like a superfan 56 Apple on a desktop 57 Influential industry person 59 “What have ___ to show for it?”

60 Initiation procedure 61 California mission founder Junipero 62 “___ Kleine Nachtmusik” 63 Stag or doe 64 “No Logo” author Naomi 65 Person with a vision Down 1 Secluded 2 Comedian Silverman

3 Largest of the Greek Islands 4 Exposes academic dishonesty, after the temperature conversion?

5 Observe covertly 6 Just-washed 7 Home of Shakespeare, after the temperature conversion?

8 Pleasant outside 9 YouTube interruptors 10 Old cereal slogan, after the temperature conversion?

11 Know-how 12 Store securely 13 People with Roman numerals after their names, usually 21 Concerned query 23 Snifter sample 25 “Ode on a Grecian ___” 26 “Butter” group 29 Response on the stand 30 Tournament placement 31 Seashore fliers 32 “Better Call ___” (AMC drama

series) 33 Part of a sax ensemble 34 Stick around, then go 38 Tight position?

39 Feeling of dissatisfaction 41 China’s Sun Yat-___ 42 “___ the Right One In” (2008 movie) 44 Ottawa VIPs 48 Pong platform 49 ___ Boogie (“The Nightmare Before Christmas” villain) 50 Frontiersman who crossed the Appalachians 51 Head into 52 Brace (oneself) 53 Friend, in France 54 Jessica of “7th Heaven” 57 Rebuking noise that sounds even more pretentious with an “I” sound 58 “I’ll Be Your Mirror” photographer Goldin © 2021 Matt Jones

R&R answer from pg 59 of 11/25

Jonesin’ answer from pg 60 of 11/25

Jonesin’ Classic answer from pg 62 of 11/25

NITE SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. See last week's puzzle answers on pg 46.

Puzzle A

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Puzzle C

SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from The Story of up her face and sits up, brushes it away.

Arthur Truluv, by Elizabeth Berg, born An ant. They’re amazing creatures, not Dec. 2, 1948. everyone knows how amazing they are.

Be amazed.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) What Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) All the years the kids can’t do with those computers! they’ve lived next to each other and so He’s seen what look like four-year-olds rarely do they cross each other’s threshseated at little computer screens at the olds. He liked it better when he was a library, intent on their business as air kid and he and his friends ran into and traffic controllers. The kids may know out of each other’s houses as though they a thing or two. lived in all of them. You can at least put Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) She out the welcome mat. wants to go inside. But he wants some Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) One thing company and so he says, ‘What have you she now knows for sure is that you can’t been up to?’ She looks at him in a kind tell people anything. No. People have of sideways way, as though considering lost their ability to concentrate, to pay something. Then she says, ‘Come and sit attention. They also have lost their manwith me. I’ll tell you.’ Tell people what ners. Hello? Have you ever heard of you’re up to. please and thank you? All you can do is Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Also, set a good example. she will be the best housekeeper Arthur Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) She’ll get has ever seen. She actually looked up more books. They’re really cheap at yard housekeeping tips online, including how sales, they practically pay you to take to iron. Online! Information is at your them. She’ll get more books … and she’ll fingertips. be the best student that art college has Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) He ever seen, they will never regret having hasn’t seen much of Lucille. Well, truth given her a scholarship. It’s a good time be told he hasn’t seen her at all. He has to learn something. no idea what’s going on over there, but Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) He tries it’s time to find out. Find out. not to look at the mess he passes on the Aries (March 21 – April 19) … way; he’s never known Lucille to be a Lucille did her usual and waved her hand messy person, but holy mackerel. Dishand said it was nothing. Well, it was not es on the living room floor. Wadded-up nothing! Twice-sifted flour, whole nut- Kleenex everywhere. Clothes tossed in meg grated on that irritating little grater the corner. Staying organized is easier that almost always scrapes her knuckles. than getting organized.

You think it’s easy making frosting marigolds? It’s not.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) Praise is hard for Maddy to hear; it makes her stomach tighten and blood rush to her head, it makes her overly aware of how tall she is. Just say thanks.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Across the way, she sees the light on in Arthur’s kitchen.

He’s probably eating packaged cookies.

She sneaks closer to the window and peers over. Yup. … just sitting over there eating Double Stuff Oreos that they never should have double-stuffed, what were they thinking? There’s an Oreo for everyone.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Maddy feels something crawling Last Week’s Answers:

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

High standards

tising something called the “Kyle Scheele Meal.” He then placed the cutout in a local gas station and waited to see how long his prank would last. But after the fake ad went viral on TikTok, convenience store chain Kum & Go made the Scheele Meal real. It included a Red Bull and a pizza sandwich, “which is just two pieces of pizza smashed face-to-face,” Scheele said. The promotion ran for about a week, with Kum & Go donating $2 of every $5 meal to the charity No Kid Hungry.

The 10-foot-tall artificial Christmas tree that the town council installed in the Grimsby town center in England left locals underwhelmed, Grimsby Live reported — to the point that the council had the expensive decoration removed. Snarky comments included one from a resident who said he had a bigger tree in his house, and another called it “an insult to Grimsby.” The council responded that the tree cost more than 1,000 pounds but said it had been installed too early, and the traditional live tree from a nearby farm would be installed on Lost and found Nov. 25. The fake tree will be reinstalled for a • A lost ring will soon find its way home — Christmas market. after 70 years. Kelly Stewart of Richfield, Utah, found the ring in 2019 while using his metal detector in the yard of an abandoned home. It’s Rock on Missouri man Kyle Scheele, with the help a 10-karat gold ring from the 1943 class of the of friends, made a cardboard cutout of himself Colorado School of Mines, inscribed with the “jamming out with a pizza guitar” and adver- initials “R.W.D.” Kelly found a 1948 yearbook

from the school on eBay, which revealed the ring’s likely owner: Richard William Deneke.

Deneke is nearing his 100th birthday at a nursing home in Georgia, and Stewart plans to mail the ring back to him. “I think it’s amazing,” Deneke told Stewart in a phone call.

• A special bear is back home where he belongs. Stuffed bear Teddy was the first gift Ben and Addie Pascal of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, sent to their daughter Naomi before adopting her in 2016. Naomi, now 6, brought Teddy on family trips to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Croatia, Greece — and, last October, to Glacier National Park in Montana. By the time the family realized Teddy was lost, snowfall had closed the higher elevations of the park for the season. Ranger Tom Mazzarisi found Teddy on a trail and couldn’t bring himself to throw out the toy, instead keeping it as a mascot on his dashboard all winter. Nearly a year later,

the Pascals’ family friend Terri Hayden visited Glacier and spotted a stuffed bear in a ranger’s truck. After confirming it was Teddy, Mazzarisi returned the bear — along with a junior park ranger badge and ranger hat.

Get down

Cable network BET broke a Guinness World Record in Harlem by recruiting 536 people to dance in the world’s longest soul train line. The line included original dancers from the “Soul Train” TV show, as well as a marching band and hundreds of local residents. A Guinness official was there to make sure participants followed the rules, including dancing “in pairs for at least 40 feet to qualify as a soul train.” The group took the record from Goodyear Ballpark in Arizona, which gathered a 426-person soul train line in 2014.

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