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Welcome, spring Happy spring! This is our last bi-weekly issue; I hope you have enjoyed them! Starting April 11 the Seacoast Scene goes weekly.

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT MARCH 21 - APRIL 10, 2019, AND BEYOND Looking for artists

The New Hampshire Art Association will be jurying in new members in April. New England artists working in all media are invited to submit four works completed in the last three years that “should indicate a consistency of quality, style and expression,” according to a press release. Artists are strongly encouraged to submit works that would be viewed as a series or a cohesive body of work. New members will be juried by a jury of established NHAA artist members. NHAA is the oldest statewide artist association in the state and consists of around 300 members. Submissions will be accepted on Sunday, April 7, from 4 to 5 p.m., and Monday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St. Portsmouth).

Visit nhartassociation.org.

Reenacting Vietnam

The Strand in Dover has partnered with 2/8 1st Cavalry Division Vietnam Reenacting of New England to present the inaugural Good Morning Vietnam: Living History & Movie event on Sunday, March 31, from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets are $8 each, $20 for a family and free to vets.

The event showcases historical artifacts from the Vietnam war, educational booths, raffles, and children’s activities such as face painting.

After the history showcase has ended, a 4 p.m. showing of Good Morning Vietnam starring Robin Williams will be shown.Profits from this event will be donated to local veterans charities.

Photo collage from 2/8 1st Cavalry Division Vietnam Reenacting of New England.

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Join the Hampton Historical Society History Book Group on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m., to discuss Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic. The discussion will be held at the Tuck Museum of Hampton History, 40 Park Avenue, Hampton. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided.

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Summer 2019

It’s time to find the perfect place for your kids to play and learn this summer. There are all kinds of camps for all kinds of interests, so check out this extensive guide to some of the greater Seacoast area’s summer camps and find the perfect fit for your kids.

ANIMALS & NATURE

Coastal Discoveries Marine Education Program 20 Columbia Way, Newbury, 978462-2017, coastaldiscoveries.com What: A week of fishing, whale-watching, hauling lobster traps, discovering islands and more. Each week wraps up with a beach day celebration. Who: Ages 8 and up When: Weeklong sessions June 24 through Aug. 23 (some weeks have age restrictions; see website for specifics) Cost: $495 per week Joppa Flats Summer Camp 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, Mass., 978462-9998, massaudubon.org What: For children with an interest in and curiosity about nature. Kids will make friends as they discover North Shore habitats and wildlife through hands-on, place-based activities, such as wildlife tracking, orienteering, nature art and eco-engineering challenges. Weekly field trips provide full ecosystem immersion for an enhanced camp experience, while small group sizes ensure that campers stay safe and engaged. Who: Ages 6 to 14 When: A variety sessions from

June to August Cost: Ranges from $430 to $450 for nonmembers, depending on the camp New Hampshire SPCA New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Learning Center, 104 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, 772-2921, nhspca.org What: Campers will interact with animals and participate in service projects, crafts, games and more. Who: Ages 6 through 15 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (half days for ages 6 through 8 are 9 a.m. to noon, or 1 to 4 p.m.), offered various weeks from June 24 through Aug. 23 Cost: Ranges from $195 to $325 per week, depending on the number of days.

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Seacoast Science Center 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye, 436-8043, ext. 16, seacoastsciencecenter.org What: In Treks 4 Tots (ages 3 through 5) and Seaside Safari (grades K through 5), campers will explore the seven different habitats in Odiorne Point State Park as well as the live animal exhibits and handson exhibits in the center to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural world. Safari Stewards (grades 6 through 8) is a field trip program. Each session will have its own theme. See website for details.

Who: Pre-K through grade 8 When: Sessions for Treks and Seaside Safari run

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Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (half-day option available for Treks), dates offered June 17 through Aug. 23. First and last weeks have a single-day option; dates for Safari Stewards vary Cost: Varies depending on the length of the session and the camper’s membership status

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Camp ENCORE Prescott Park Arts Festival and partner Camp CenterStage, Downtown Portsmouth, 436-2848, prescottpark.org/event/camp-encore What: Aspiring actors can learn music, singing, dancing, acting, visual arts and technical theater. Camp features guest artist teachers, specialized workshops and community outreach experiences. Each session culminates with a performance of either Mary Poppins Jr. or Once on This Island Jr. New this year is a one-week intensive for teens ages 12 to 18 in which campers learn blocking, choreography and musical numbers and perform in a production of The Addams Family on the Prescott Park Festival stage. Who: Ages 8 and up When: Session 1 runs Monday, June 24, through Sunday, July 14; Session 2 runs Monday, July 15, through Sunday, July 28; One-week intensive for teens is Monday, July 29, through Sunday, Aug. 4 Cost: $825 for Session 1, $575 for Session 2, and $225 for the one-week intensive. Scholarships are available as well.

New Hampshire Theatre Project West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth, 431-6644, ext. 4, nhtheatreproject. org What: Campers at Youth Theatre Camp (ages 7 through 11) and Teen Theatre Camp (ages 13 through 17) will learn about various aspects of theater. Campers at Build Your Own Musical Camp (ages 8 through 12, held at Portsmouth Music & Arts Center) will study musicals, improvisation and group writing to create their own musical. Campers at Little Mermaid Camp (ages 10 to 17) will get a chance to perform in an original musical. Who: Ages 7 through 17 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday at various times (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for Teen Theatre Camp, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Little Mermaid Camp, Youth Theatre Camp and Build Your Own Musical Camp) offered various weeks from July 8 through Aug. 4 Cost: Ranges from $400 to $800, depending on the camp, when you sign up, and the camper’s residential status

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Camp Invention Marston Elementary School, Hampton, 800-968-4332, campinvention.org What: A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Camp Invention is an exciting, week-long summer adventure with lessons that explore connections between

science, technology, engineering and innovation. Who: Children in kindergarten through sixth grade When: June 24 through June 28, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $230 Children’s Museum of New Hampshire 6 Washington St., Dover, 742-2002, childrens-museum.org What: Programs include three-day mini camps (ages 4 to 6), in which kids participate in hands-on science activities and art projects, and four-day discovery camps (ages 7 to 11), in which campers enjoy activities like sculpture, games, science experiments and team building. Themes include Wild & Wide Awake, Storybook STEAM, Tinkerers, Makers and Engineers and more. Who: Ages 4 to 11 When: Mini camps run for three-day sessions, Tuesday through Thursday, from 9:15 a.m. to noon, dates offered July 23 to Aug. 22. Discovery camps run for four-day sessions, Monday through Thursday, from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., dates offered July 22 to Aug. 15. Cost: Ranges depending on the camper’s membership status, from $90 to $100 per program for the mini camps and from $150 to $170 per program for the discovery camps LEtGO Your Mind STEM Program 11 locations throughout New Hampshire, 7318047, letgoyourmind.com What: Campers explore STEM subjects through activities with Lego bricks, motors, simple machine elements, robotics, stop-motion animation and programming Minecraft. Who: Ages 4 through 14 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., dates offered June 24 through Aug. 16. Half days from 9 a.m. to noon are also available for kids ages 4 and 5 Cost: Starts at $325 per week for a full day and $165 per week for a half day. Extended before- and after-school care is also available Project SMART University of New Hampshire, 46 College Road, Durham, 8623205, smart.unh.edu What: A residential summer institute

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where students will study math and science using resources at UNH. Topics include biotechnology and nanotechnology, space science, and marine and environmental science. Students who complete the program will earn four UNH credits. Who: Grades 10 and 11 When: Sunday, July 7, through Friday, Aug. 2; weekend stay not mandatory Cost: $3,900 including weekends; $3,400 for those not participating in weekend program Revolutionary Kids Camp American Independence Museum, 1 Governors Lane, Exeter, 772-2622, independencemuseum.org What: A full-day living history experience in which each child assumes the role of a real 18th-century Exeter resident, complete with colonial clothing. At the end of the week, campers are invited to show off what they learned at the American Independence Festival. Who: Ages 9 to 11 When: Monday, July 8, through Friday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: Ranges from $260 to $295 for the week, depending on the camper’s membership status Strawbery Banke Museum Camps 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, 433-1100, strawberybanke.org What: Campers will explore the 10-acre outdoor history museum and participate in activities led by professional crafters, archaeologists, character role-players, curators and historians. Who: Ages 5 to 17 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (9 a.m. to noon for half-day camps), offered various weeks from July 8 through Aug. 19 Cost: Ranges from $125 to $600, depending on the camp and the camper’s membership status. There is also a 10 percent Early Bird discount for each camp registration before March 1.

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Camp Lincoln 67 Ball Road, Kingston, 642-3361, ymcacamplincoln.org, hosted by Southern District YMCA, sdymca.org What: Activities at the traditional day camps include swimming, sports, nature exploration, arts and crafts, archery, boating, ropes courses, pottery and mountain biking.

Campers at overnight adventure trips camp (ages 11 to 15) will spend five days and nights visiting beaches, mountains and urban areas. Specialty camps (grades 4 through 8) are offered for cooking, jewelry-making, fishing, golf and more. Who: Age 3 through grade 9 When: Sessions run various days/ weeks from June through August. See website for details Cost: Sessions start at $255 per week Camp Seawood 350 Banfield Road, Portsmouth, hosted by Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, 888-474-9686, girlscoutsgwm.org What: Set among pine forests, wetlands and wildlife, this traditional day camp features archery, cooking out, horseback riding, day trips, nature hikes and more. Who: Girls in grades K through 10 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, dates offered July 8 through Aug. 16 Cost: $240 per week or $460 per two-week session Rye Recreation 55 Recreation Road, Rye, 964-6281, town.rye.nh.us What: a variety of summer programs for residents and nonresidents. Summertime Horyezons Day Camp is a theme-based day camp. Who: Grades K through 6. When:

This year’s camp runs June 24 through Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, with pre-camp drop-off 8:30 to 9 a.m. and post-camp pickup 4 to 4:30 p.m. at no additional charge.

There are also half-day camps from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Cost: The fees vary per week and range from $116 to $185 per fullday week and $64 to $80 per week half-day.

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Seabrook Recreation Department 311 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, 474-5746, seabrookrec.com What: Seabrook Summer Camp is 7½ weeks when campers are encouraged to try new things like cooking, dance, theater and more. Each camp week has its own theme and fun activities to go along with it. Who: Pre-K through grade 8, grouped into Little Campers (preschool-kindergarten), Junior Campers (grades 1-4), Senior Campers (grades 5-7) and Leaders in Training (grade 8). When/ Cost: June 24 through Aug. 14. Preschool is Monday Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 to 11 a.m., $20 per week. Kindergarten is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $40 per week. First through seventh grades Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., $50 per week. Eighth-grade (Leaders in Training) camp is Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. with extra off-site excursions, $42 per week (extra excursions included). Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge to K through eighth grade. The Seabrook Summer Camp also offers an extended day for kids in K through fourth grade from 3 to 5:15 p.m., $25 per week. Summer Camp registrations begin May 6, online or at the rec department

UNH Youth Programs and Camps University of New Hampshire, Thompson Hall, 105 Main St., Durham, 862-7227, unh.edu/ youthprograms What: More than 50 programs offered for academic enrichment, creative arts, athletics, STEM and traditional camp recreation.

See website for a full list. Who: Boys and girls ages 5 and up When: Various dates/ times from June through August Cost: Varies depending on the program

YMCA of the Seacoast Branch of The Granite YMCA, 550 Peverly Hill Road, Portsmouth, 431-2334, graniteymca.org/ camps What: Camp Gundalow (ages 5 to 13) features nature exploration, swimming, a ropes course, sports, creative arts, dancing, fortbuilding, team-building activities, archery and more. There is also a four-week Leader in Training program for teens, introducing them to becoming leaders through effective communication, team-building and behavior management techniques. Who: Ages 5 to 16 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, dates offered June 17 through Aug. 23 Cost: Varies; call for details 10

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YMCA of Strafford County Branch of The Granite YMCA, 35 Industrial Way, Rochester; Camp Coney Pine, 49 Lowell St., Rochester; 332-7334, graniteymca.org/ camps What: Camp Coney Pine (ages 5 to 12) includes archery, creative arts, dance, group games, a ropes course, swimming, sports, fort-building and more. Camp Cocheco (ages 5 to 14) includes sports, creative arts, games, STEM activities, dance, and field trips to Camp Coney Pine for swimming, the ropes course and more outdoor fun. There is also an Explorers Teen Trip Camp (ages 12 to 14) and a Counselor-in-Training program for young adults ages 15 and 16 that is designed to teach leadership skills Who: Ages 5 to 16 When: Sessions run Monday to Friday, dates offered June 24 through Aug. 23 Cost: Varies; call for details

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Camp Kool Dover Arena, 110 Portland Avenue, Dover, 516-6060, dover.nh.gov What: A summer day camp with activities that include various sports, swimming, ice skating, outdoor adventures, arts and

crafts, weekly trips, games and team-building. Camp Kool is held in the Dover Arena and Guppey Park. Who: Children ages 6 through 12 residing in Dover and surrounding communities. 2019 dates and times TBD. Visit the dover.nh.gov/government/ city-operations/recreation/arena/camp-kool/ index.html for up-to-date information

Challenger Sports Soccer Camps Various NH locations, 401-864-8880, challengersports.com What: Campers will develop core soccer skills and understanding of the game as well as sportsmanship and leadership skills.

Programs include British Soccer Camp and Tetra Brazil Camp. Who: All ages When: Sessions run Monday to Friday Cost: Varies, depending on the type of camp and the location

Nike Basketball Camps Locations in Hampton, Manchester and Nashua, 800645-3226, ussportscamps.com/basketball/ nike What: Camp for basketball players who want to improve their skills. Includes lectures, team games and daily emphasis on fundamental development. Who: Co-ed ages 8 through 16 When: Sessions run Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a full day, and Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon for a half day, dates offered June 24 through Aug. 9 Cost: Ranges from $145 to $295, depending on the session and location

Ramp Camp Rye Airfield, 6 Airfield Drive, Rye, 964-2800, ryeairfield.com What: Day and overnight camps for kids looking to improve their skills in riding skateboards, bikes and scooters. Instructors teach tricks, run drills and work with each camper individually. Who: Ages 6 through 17 When: Three- and five-day sessions run Monday to Wednesday or Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (8:30 a.m. to noon for half-day), dates offered TBA but typically run from mid-June through the end of

August. Cost: Starts at $99 for three halfdays of camp; rates increase depending on the length of the sessions and the camper’s membership status.

Soccer Sphere Summer Soccer Camp Various NH locations, abcsportscamps.com/ sssoccer What: Programs include day and residential soccer camps, high school preseason training, goalkeeper training and more. Who: Ages 5 through 18 When: Four- and fiveday sessions run various weekdays and dates from Monday, July 8, through Friday, Aug. 9 Cost: Ranges from $75 to $565, depending on the camp Summer Sessions Kids Surf Camp Sawyer Beach, Rye, 319-8207, newhampshiresurf.com What: The camp is designed to introduce kids ages 6 through 16 to surfing in a safe and fun environment. No experience necessary and all equipment is included Who: Ages 6 through 16 When: Dates and times TBD; see website to sign up for camp newsletter to get email updates Tri-Star Gymnastics & Dance 66 Third St., Dover, 749-5678, tristargymnh.com What: Camp features gymnastics, gym games, swimming, arts and crafts, reading/ movie time and field trips. Who: Ages 6 to 13 When: Camp days run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., dates offered June 25 through Aug. 24 Cost: $185 per week, $50 per day. There is a 10-percent discount for siblings and for registrants who sign up for four weeks or more. Free extended care options are available from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

UNH Wildcats Camps University of New Hampshire, 145 Main St., Durham, 8621850, unhwildcats.com/camps/index What: Programs offered for basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, track and field, football, soccer, volleyball and more. Day and overnight options. Who: Ages 5 and

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Where is your business located and where do you live?

I live in Rochester. My business is online only at the moment, but I prefer working face-to-face rather than remotely and hope to have a local outlet for that in the near future.

What is the most gratifying part about your work?

I enjoy the opportunity to work closely with clients to help them gain situational awareness and insights about emerging trends in their lives.

In the business, this is known as empowerment, which gives seekers information to help them make informed choicWhat do you do in your Wayne Limberger. Courtesy photo. es, take appropriate action and line of work? avoid unforeseen pitfalls. “Forewarned is I’m what is known in broad terms as forearmed” is the governing principle. a “cartomancer,” which is literally “divination with cards.” I work with several What is the most challenging aspect of systems — tarot, Lenormand and, more your work? recently, Kipper. The last two are EuroThe diviner’s art is one of choosing the pean oracle cards. I also perform horary most probable future scenario from a range of astrology, mainly in the areas of election, possibilities as shown by the selected method which is selecting the best time to begin an undertaking, and finding lost items. of inquiry. These can range from pragmatic When I’m not reading for clients, I spend to psychological to more abstract or universal time exploring New Hampshire missing- — some say “spiritual.” It’s crucial to receive person cold cases and posting the results the client’s input regarding which approach is the most relevant to their circumstances. In on my blog. my experience, a reading is most effective as a dialogue rather than a monologue.

How long have you been doing this?

I’ve been involved with tarot and astrology since 1972 and have been a moderator Are you from the Seacoast originally? If on worldwide divination forums as well as not, where from and why move here? having been published in two international I’m from Connecticut originally, but lived quarterly journals, The Cartomancer and the in West Chesterfield, N.H., from 1979 until American Tarot Association’s magazine.

December of 2018. My wife and I moved here to be near family members and also to What don’t people know about tarot take advantage of the more robust cultural and astrology? Any misconceptions you and social opportunities in the area. can dispel?

These arts are not your grandmother’s forWhat do you love the most about living tune-telling. Since the rise of the New Age here on the Seacoast? in the late 1960s, they have taken on a psyApart from the family, cultural and social chological slant based on the work of Carl aspects I mentioned above, we enjoy living Gustav Jung and his successors. While peernear the ocean and also close to the many ing into the future to spot challenges and outdoor activities that are available within a opportunities is still a vital aspect of their short drive. Boston and Portland are nearby appeal, the cards and the zodiacal position of as well. the planets in astrology can act as “mirrors” of the personality that can be used for selfAny big changes planned for you in analysis and self-understanding. While they 2019?

What’s next for you? can have the appearance of therapy or counI previously read tarot at the Dragonfly seling, it’s important to note that any insights Shop in Keene and did some astrological obtained are informal and advisory in nature. work out of my home.

I hope to establish a They should not be considered actionable, similar small practice here at the Seacoast, especially in the realm of medical, legal or ideally connected with a local shop or meetfinancial matters where the guidance of a qualified and licensed professional should be up group. As a retired professional, I want to keep to a manageable schedule that lets me sought. offer a personal touch.

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CAR TALK

Fuel economy requires advanced mathematics degree Dear Car Talk: We own a 2018 BMW X5 40e gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid. According to BMW, using the 3.5 kWh charger on a standard household outlet (which I have read uses 1,440 watts) takes 3 hours and 45 minutes to charge the car from a depleted state. With that charge, I get 14-19 miles of all electric power before the car turns into a regular hybrid.

Where I live in (expensive) Rhode Island, electricity costs 22.67 cents per kWh, including taxes and fees. So I’m trying to do some calculations. Would the correct formula be: The watts (1,440 per kWh) divided by 1,000, times the hours (3.75), times the cost per kilowatt hour (.2267)? Would that tell me how much it’s costing me to charge my battery? If so, this equals about $1.23 per charge. That would be great for a range of 14-19 miles on a charge, less than half the cost of a gallon of 91 octane fuel.

The alternative would be to multiply the kilowatt hours (3.5) times the hours (3.75), times the cost per kilowatt hour (.2267). That would mean it’s costing me $3.17 a charge, which would be awful, because it would be more expensive than premium gasoline.

Is one of my formulas right? Or is there an easier way to calculate the cost of running my car on electricity? — Thanks, Rick

You know what’s worse than spending an afternoon screwing up a complicated math problem, Rick? Finally figuring it out and realizing that your car costs more to run on electricity than on gasoline.

Forget your formulas, Rick. The easiest way to calculate your cost per mile is to start by looking up how many kWh (kilowatt hours) your car requires to travel 100 miles. That’s a standard measure for electric cars, and you can find it by going to the EPA’s consumer website, fueleconomy.gov.

You bought a big SUV, and it takes 59 kWh to push that BMW X5 100 miles. That’s on the high side. Just for comparison, the Chevy Bolt requires 28 kWh to go 100 miles. Anyway, you then multiply your car’s kWh/100 miles (59) times your cost per kW (0.2267, which is on your electric bill), and you find out that it costs you $13.38 to run your car 100 miles on electricity. If you divide that by 100, you get your cost per mile, which is about 13.4 cents To compare that to gasoline, take the local cost of a gallon of gas (the X5 requires premium fuel).

Let’s call that 3 bucks a gallon.

According to the EPA, your X5 hybrid gets 24 mpg on gasoline, so you’d need 4.17 gallons to go 100 miles. Multiply the number of gallons times the price per gallon, and you learn that you need $12.51 worth of fuel to go

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100 miles, or 12.5 cents a mile.

So it costs you a penny more per mile to run on electricity. Doesn’t that frost your shorts?

The problem, as you seem to understand in your letter, is that the cost of electricity is pretty high in your state, and the price of gasoline is pretty low. In many parts of the country, running a car on electricity costs quite a bit less than running on gasoline. But it’s worth doing the calculations before you buy.

Of course, with a plug-in hybrid, you get the best of both worlds. You can plug in your car at night in your own driveway, let the car charge up while you’re sleeping, and drive around feeling good about helping the environment.

Dear Car Talk: My Volvo 740 GLE’s timing belt just broke and my valves are bent, according to my mechanic’s diagnostic test. Is there any way that I can just inexpensively have the valves fixed or replaced, instead of buying a whole new engine? My car has over 150,000 miles on it. Thanks. — Gloria There’s no inexpensive way to fix the valves, Gloria. Bent valves are not like a gate latch that you can straighten out with a hammer and pair of pliers. Valves have to fit precisely in the openings made for them in the cylinder head.

And once they’re bent, they’re ruined, whether

you bent one of them or all 16.

However, you don’t have to buy a whole new engine. You can simply buy a replacement cylinder head. And by “simply,” I still don’t mean “cheaply.” You’ll either need a used cylinder head from a junkyard (aka auto recycling center), or you’ll have to buy a remanufactured one from a company like Jasper.

If you can find a good used one, there’s no reason not to try it. After all, the rest of the car has 150,000 miles on it. By the time you find it, have it checked out, clean it up, install it and put on a new gasket and timing belt, you’re probably in for at least $1,000. A factory remanufactured cylinder head will probably cost you twice that much when it’s all done.

But you’ll get a warranty.

I’m guessing you don’t have a mechanic you love. If you did, you would have asked him these questions. So try searching for a great mechanic in our Mechanics Files database (mechanicsfiles.com). Put in your ZIP code and search for a highly rated Volvo mechanic in your area. Someone like that will probably be more willing than the dealer to work with you, look around for a good used cylinder head and try to save you some money.

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This year marks the silver jubilee of the Seacoast Home Show — 25 years of helping New Englanders keep their homes and gardens well-maintained and full of fresh ideas. It’s being held Saturday, April 6, and Sunday, April 7, at the Whittemore Center Arena in Durham.

Much like last year, attendees can expect to find themselves walking through an elaborate labyrinth of home goods, decorative house items, remodeling, gardening and landscaping products and more from more than 200 exhibitors. There will also be plenty of seminars as well as featured chefs to feed your mind and your body.

Some of the exhibitors displaying this year include Seacoast Stone of Seabrook, a kitchen and bathroom design company that specializes in stone, designing, fabricating and installing everything from kitchen countertops to walk-in showers. They’ve been going to the show for the last four years.

“It’s the only show we do, and we plan to keep coming back every year,” Theresa from Seacoast Stone said. “Lots of people, lots of serious buyers interested in what the show has to offer. Lots of variety at the show, quality companies covering all interests in remodeling, landscaping, counters and such.”

New England Biscuit Co. of Portsmouth produces “the finest Scottish shortbread,” according to their website, and their secret is a more buttery butter. This year will be the Biscuit Company’s second year, and they are more than excited after a rewarding first-year experience.

“If you haven’t attended, I would encour-

age you to do so,” said Laura Brown, president and CEO of the New England Biscuit Co. “The Whittemore Center is easily accessible, and it’s a unique mix of vendors.”

Brown also noted that the atmosphere was conducive to both buyers and sellers.

“All the attendees were in very good spirits overall, and we got a lot of foot traffic at our booth,” she said. “Lots of sampling, lots of happy biscuit-buyers.”

You can find other food exhibitors at the event as well, along with the Meet the Chefs series, presented by Taste of the Seacoast, the Portsmouth-based food and drink magazine. It’s an opportunity for attendees to watch demonstrations from world-class chefs and get to taste samples of their work. Participating chefs this year include Executive Chef Corey Lemieux from the Martingale Wharf in Portsmouth and Mark Segal, former owner of the Pesce Blue and currently managing partner at the La Casita, just across the river, on the Circle in Kittery, Maine.

Throughout the event there will be seminars where you can learn all sorts of tips and tricks to home improvement and getting your garden to really bloom. See the full schedule of shows at seacoast.newenglandexpos.com.

The Seacoast Home Show will run Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 7, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Whittemore Center Arena, 128 Main St., Durham. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for ages 6 to 16, and kids under 6 get in free.

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FOOD

AT THE BLACK BIRCH A menu of modern comfort foods that has no definitive cuisine — but does have constantly evolving local twists — is what you’ll find when you step into The Black Birch (2 Government St., Kittery, Maine, 207-7032294, theblackbirch.com), an eatery with about 30 seats and another 13 at the bar in a casual and rustic farmhouse-style atmosphere. Dinner is available five nights a week, with a menu made up of first-course appetizers, small, shareable plates, and larger entree options, plus dozens of draft beers, wines and craft cocktails. Current appetizer options include deviled eggs made three ways (with beet and blue cheese, with roasted fennel and date, and with apple and candied walnuts); akara fritters with black bean, shito, whipped chevre and toasted almonds; and a poutine with fresh cheese curds and duck gravy. The entree menu features blackened catfish with rice, sauteed spinach and lemon; beer-battered fish and chips; and panko fried pork chops with Maine mashed potatoes, cherry peppers and a garlic and lemon brown butter. The Scene caught up with co-owner Gavin Beaudry, who opened the restaurant with business partners Jake Smith and Benjamin Lord, to talk about The Black Birch’s concept and some new items that recently made their debuts on the menu.

How long has The Black Birch been around?

We opened in December of 2011, so a little more than seven years now. There were three of us — Ben, Jake and myself — that originally opened this place, and right off the bat we decided to come at it by designing a place that we ourselves would want to go to. We didn’t want to just be locked into serving one type of cuisine.

One of the fun things about the nature of our menu is that it’s a no-rules type of menu. We serve a Moroccan-spiced lamb meatball dish with homemade pita, and we just put a potato cake dish with olive vinaigrette and fried capers, so those are some great examples of things we do. The room feels very casual when you walk in

Banoffee donuts (above), deviled eggs and akara fritters . Photos by Adam Clear of Clear Photography.

too, just like walking into a really warm pub.

with tartar sauce, a beautiful crunchy slaw and fries that are perfectly seasoned.

What makes The Black Birch unique?

I definitely think it’s that we appeal to a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. There isn’t just one demographic that we’re hitting, but rather it’s … all ages in the community. Our menu is very accessible to people, but we also have a hospitality-driven approach that is part of our focus.

What is a dish everyone should try?

A lot of people ask about our deviled eggs. The actual preparation on them has changed throughout the year, but there are always three preparations to an order.

They are meant to be like a little snack, but they are incredibly popular and fun.

People love them.

What is your personal favorite drink or dish?

Our fish and chips are a great representation of what we’re all about. Everything is made from scratch. [The dish] comes

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What is an essential skill to running a restaurant?

Certainly patience, as well as understanding how lucky you are to have people in your space when they come in and that you don’t take that for granted.

At the end of day, they’ve chosen your place to enjoy their night out, and I think that’s important. As long as we remember that and are confident in what we do, then I think we are going to be successful in facilitating a great experience for people.

What is your favorite part of being on the Seacoast?

The obvious answer is the general geography and beauty of the area, of course being near the water, but also being able to hit a major city either going north or south. But furthermore, it’s the fact that we have a really wonderful yearround community of people that live and work here.

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I just about died when I took the first bite: Everything I knew about brownies was a lie. The box wasn’t the best. Maybe Betty Crocker didn’t have it all figured out.

Life changing.

Yet, here’s the thing. If there’s one theme present in this beginning stage of my foray into baking, it’s this: It can’t be too hard. If I find myself longing for the days of brownies from a box, I’ve gone too far. My three small children already keep me in the kitchen all day, and bak-

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Fudgy Brownies Courtesy of tastesoflizzyt.com 1 cup unsalted butter (I only had salted butter and therefore used ½ tsp. of salt instead) 2 1/4 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups flour 2 cups milk chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x13 pan with parchment paper. Melt butter and add to sugar, mixing on medium with a hand mixer.

In another bowl, beat eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder and vanilla until well blended. Combine with sugar mixture and stir until smooth.

Add the flour and chocolate chips. I’ve seen recipes where the chocolate chips are melted but, again, that’s just more dishes to wash so I didn’t melt them. Mix everything together and pour into your baking dish. Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

DRINK

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of the firm. This is a classic, full-bodied wine with wonderful richness. It has a dark red color, with a nose of ripe plums and cherries. It is full, but soft on the palate with notes of ripe fruit and a long finish. As it is not aged in casks, it lacks the slight tannins and notes of leather one gets from a tawny port.

Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto (regularly priced at $27.99, on sale at $24.99) is a rich tawny port that is fully matured in seasoned oak casks for 10 years, with each cask holding 630 liters (about 150 gallons) of wine.

Aging in barrels brings delicate wood notes to combine with mature fruit. It is bottled for immediate drinking. It has a deep brick color. Its nose is of ripe dried fruit with a slight nuttiness and chocolate secondary notes. It is smooth and silky with rich jammy flavors with a long finish.

Burmester White Port is available at WineNot Boutique in Nashua for $21.99. White port was first created in the 1930s, principally from white fruit.

White port is more plentiful in the private wine shops located throughout the state. It is served chilled — cooler as an aperitif, and slightly warmer as an afterdinner port. With this port, the brandy is added later, when much of the sugar has been converted into alcohol, producing a slightly dry wine. It has a pale straw color, with a slight green cast. Its nose is of bright citric with hints of oak. Like the tawny, it has a smooth silky feel to the tongue, but with notes of apricot and citric not found in the tawny port.

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Port wine has an incredibly interesting and complex history, both long and rich, and very recent. It is once again regaining popularity as something more than a quiet and proper sip for quiet and proper ladies; it has a vast array of colors, noses and tastes, the result of a growing diversity of wine varietals and growing regions.

Port wine originated in Portugal, famous for producing it for hundreds of years; its production has also moved onto the international market, including a number of American wineries.

According to publications by Taylor Fladgate, a respected Port wine house, grapes have been grown along the banks of the Douro River in Portugal (where port is produced today) since the Romans arrived in the 200s BC. In the 17th century, the thin red wine imported from Portugal by the English was “fortified” with brandy after fermentation to keep the wine from spoiling. Later, the portmaking technique evolved, with brandy added during fermentation, which kept the wine’s sweetness and added robust qualities. In the 18th century, the bottle shape changed to help the wine age in the bottle. Port pioneered aging vintage productions.

The six most widely used grapes for red Port wine are Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão and Tinta Amarela. Port is a blended wine and therefore the blend is subject to change with each vintage.

These grapes are principally Portuguese, unique to the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the fascinating aspects of port wine is its variety of different styles, each with its own characteristic flavors, from the intense berry fruit flavors of a “reserve” or a “late bottled vintage” to the rich mellowness of an “aged tawny” or the sublime complexity of a “vintage port.” Traditionally, it is served at the end of a meal with cheese, as a dessert wine or an after-dinner drink, although some styles — like white port — can be enjoyed as an aperitif.

Warre’s Warrior Porto, Finest Reserve (regularly priced at $17.99 at New Hampshire Wine & Liquor Outlet, on sale at $14.99) is a superb ruby port.

Per their website, Warre’s, established in 1670, was the first British company founded in Portugal, and a pioneer in the tradition of port wine. This port is sourced from two of the finest estates in the Douro valley. The name Warrior was branded on the casks of Warre’s finest reserve ports since the earliest days

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Whether the Merrimack or the Thames, rivers have a smell, and they keep secrets. Moreover, they infiltrate us in ways most people never stop to consider.

British novelist Diane Setterfield considers.

“For one thing,” she writes, “the river that flows ever onwards is also seeping sideways, irrigating the fields and land to one side and the other.

It finds its way into wells and is drawn up to launder petticoats and be boiled for tea.

It is sucked into root membranes, travels up cell by cell to the surface, is held in the leaves of watercress that find themselves in the soup bowls and on the cheeseboards of the county’s diners.”

The river is a character in Setterfield’s fantastical third novel, and its title, Once Upon a River, forecasts what’s to come: a story. It’s a story vaguely reminiscent of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Tales of a Wayside Inn, both in the celebration of fanciful stories and the lyrical voice in which it is told.

Since you’ve probably not laundered a petticoat in this lifetime, you realize that the story is not contemporary, but set in the 19th century. It begins with a death, and a resurrection, in a riverside inn in which working-class people gather to drink their cares away and tell stories that add excitement to their hard lives.

One was just about to begin when a grotesquely injured man staggers into the inn holding what appears to be a puppet “with waxen face and limbs and and slickly painted hair.” The man collapses, unconscious, and the odd puppet is thrust into the arms of the innkeeper’s son, who sits holding the figure until he realizes that the puppet is actually a child — a drowned child, the horrified onlookers conclude.

But a little later, after the boy has kissed her, and a local nurse has come to say prayers over the body, the cold, drenched girl breathes again.

It is unclear — to the community, and to readers — whether the child was actually dead and a miracle has transpired, or she had been alive all along, just with no pulse or other visible sign of life. It’s also unclear where she came from, and how she came to be in the arms of the injured.

She doesn’t speak.

Word of the momentous event spreads quickly among people who live in the community, many of whom had been hav-

ing premonitions that “Something is about to happen.”

For some it’s just an interesting story, but the happening has special, urgent resonance for four people, all of whom who have lost a child about the same age as the mysterious puppetchild. One couple’s child had been kidnapped two years earlier. A farmer was looking for a grandchild that he had reason to believe had been thrown in the river.

And a housekeeper at a local parsonage believed the child could be her long-dead sister.

The mystery unfolds slowly in lyrical language that is a pleasant departure from the predictable prose of so many of today’s formulaic novels. For example, when debating where the unconscious, wounded stranger came from, the innkeeper and his customers debate where “he came to grief.” And, horrifically, a remote, swampy corner of the river, Setterfield writes, is a good “place to drown dogs.”

The language signifies the vastly different time and place (remember the petticoats) but also serves to transport the reader to a more magical word, where it’s conceivable that a drowned child could suddenly breathe again.

An interesting side story is the farmer’s loss of a special pig, Maud, “the most intelligent and kindly pig he had known in 30 years of farming.” Years later he still aches and wonders why someone would steal a breeding pig like Maud, whose flesh would be “tough and bitter” instead of “table pigs” stabled around her.

“His heart contracted in pain at the most unbearable thought of all: anyone ignorant enough to take the biggest pig instead of a sweet-tasting small one was bound to be clumsy with the slaughterer’s knife.”

Once Upon a River feels long in parts, as if Setterfield succumbed to “book inflation,” the term assigned to books whose authors get more verbose with every book they write. But it’s an engaging world she’s created, which some readers may be reluctant to leave for real life. As one character thinks toward the end, “the world might easily stop turning without the girl in it.” Like a river, it takes quite a while to get to the end, but for most people who stick with it, the end will justify the journey. B+ — Jennifer Graham

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First Exeter LitFest highlights town’s rich literary history

For a first-time event, the two-day Exeter LitFest is starting strong. Listed in the midst of a huge schedule of events that highlight the town’s literary history is a keynote speech by bestselling author Dan Brown.

Exeter LitFest will be held Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6, with events throughout each day at several locations in town. Events include talks and readings from more than two dozen Exeter-raised authors, plus book discussions, a cosplay literary-themed ball, youth events, film screenings and more.

According to LitFest founder Renay Allen, the idea for the festival came from her general interest and curiosity about local authors. After moving to Exeter around 10 years ago, the self-described bookworm began to investigate some of the town’s local authors and discovered a gold mine of history.

“I could just tell you so many books that you won’t have room to write them all down — it’s just huge,” Allen said. “You’ve got John Irving and [A Prayer for] Owen Meany. … Even [former] national poet lau-

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

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

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

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

BREAK THE BOREDOM Dan Brown. Photo Courtesy Dan Courter.

course, keynote speaker Dan Brown, author of bestsellers that include The Da Vinci Code, Inferno and Angels & Demons.

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

A full schedule of events and a walking tour guide featuring some of Exeter’s literary landmarks can be found at ExeterLitFest.com.

— Caleb Jagoda

Friday, March 22nd 7pm Movie Club: Clerks

Saturday, March 23rd 8pm Dueling Pianos

Saturday, March 30th 7pm Movie Club: Big Trouble in Little China

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

Friday, April 5 1 p.m. Joe Hill Movie Screening Watch a film adaptation of one of Joe’s bestselling horror books (Exeter Public Library) 6 to 9 p.m. LitFest Cosplay Celebration Tickets available at TeamExeter.org, $5 children and seniors, $10 adults in advance / $8 & $13 at the door (Town Hall) 6 to 8 p.m. Family-Friendly Costume Party Dress as an author, in the style of any historical period, or as a literary or film character, or just come as yourself. Costume not required. Live and DJ music, dance performances, kids’ activities, costume contest, photo booth (Main Hall) 7 to 9 p.m. Joe Hill & Bitter Pill (SecondFloor Gallery) Joe will do a short reading, Q&A and book signings. Literary readings and an open mike will follow. The band Bitter Pill plays a dark and anachronistic combination of bluegrass, country, vaudeville and psychobilly.

9 to 11 p.m. After party & Literary Trivia Contest at Sea Dog Brewery. Immediately following the Cosplay event, featuring Literary Trivia Contest and live music from critically acclaimed Exeter singer-songwriter David Drouin

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

1:30 p.m. Dan Brown Movie Screening Watch a film adaptation of one of Dan Brown’s bestselling Robert Langdon books (Exeter Public Library) 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. Brendan Dubois Talk & Signing Mystery series author Brendan DuBois is the award-winning author of 16 novels and more than 120 short stories and is the co-author of two forthcoming James Patterson thrillers (A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words Shop) 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. NH Youth Poet Laureate Cate Dixson Teen Poetry Share Teens ages 11 to 18 are invited to join Dixson for a poetry share (Exeter Public Library) 3:30 to 4:15 pm Poetry reading with Mark DeCarteret, Jessica Purdy and Michael Brosnan Three local poets will share a few poems each, followed by an open mike (Water Street Bookstore) 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Conversation with J.D. Landis and Denise Landis Denise Landis, publisher of the digital magazine Cook’s Cook, and novelist and former William Morrow editor J.D. Landis share their insights into writing, publishing and wine (Town Hall) 4:30 p.m. James Monroe Whitfield Talk & Poem Reading LitFest founder Renay Allen will give a brief introduction to black abolitionist poet James Monroe Whitfield, born in Exeter in April 1822, followed by a reading of a Whitfield poem (Exeter Town Hall) 7 p.m. PEA Poetry Reading event finale $5 ticketed event via the Word Barn. Bar (wine, beer, cider) available. RSVP for one of only 90 seats at brownpapertickets.com/event/4056058 (The Word Barn)

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Spring has sprung, and the name to an acronym; this with it the return of live music brought another shift. to Casino Ballroom in Hamp“We wanted to make something that was more universal,” ton Beach. The calendar is Hemphill said. “You didn’t filling up quickly, and some have to sign up for a certain dates have already sold out. group or a way of thinking.

Coming up soon are Eddie When you’re young you think Money (April 12), Vermont you’ve got all the answers; then jam band Twiddle (April you get older and say, ‘Wait a 13), tribute acts Dark Desert minute, I don’t know anything.’

Eagles (April 26) and Get The Life isn’t about having all the Led Out (April 27) and Black SOJA. Courtesy photo. answers; it’s about finding truth Label Society (May 9).

The summer brings double bills — Rob- and finding the way to move forward; finding ert Cray & Marc Cohn (June 9), Buddy Guy the commonality between people instead of & Kenny Wayne Shepherd (June 20), Jonny focusing on their differences. That was when Lang & JJ Grey and Mofro, and the Happy the message became a change-the-world Together 60s showcase (June 23). Comedians scenario.”

Songs like “Life Support” and “Bad News” booked include the female duo #MomSoHard (June 28), Terry Fator (June 30), Vic DiBitet- — both from SOJA’s most recent album, to (July 20), with two shows each from Tom 2017’s Poetry in Motion — may sound radSegura (Aug. 10 and Aug. 14) and Jim Jeffer- ical, but Hemphill is always talking about ies (both on Aug. 16). There’s also Jay Leno unity, harmony.

“I think the problem with our civilization is (May 31), but that one’s sold out.

The first concert of the year stars SOJA, we swing so hard left and then so hard right, a reggae joint with a strong commitment to and there are good things that come out of activism. As high schoolers in the 1990s, that,” he said. “I’m glad my dad got to see a singer Jacob Hemphill and bass player Bobby black president before he passed away. I was Lee Jefferson played hip-hop, famously cov- very happy because I know it was a dream ering Wu-Tang Clan at one talent show. When of his. But then we come back and swing so hard right.” they discovered Bob Marley, that changed.

Yet he remains hopeful.

“He’s like Martin Luther King had a band,” “To me, it seems like the secret that we Hemphill once said of the reggae icon.

SOJA broke through in 2012 with Strength don’t get is the middle,” he said. “I go to small to Survive. Propelled by its title track, a call towns in Europe that are thousands of years to action on climate change, the album hit old and haven’t changed a lot. People take No. 1 on the Billboard reggae charts, even care of each other and make sure everyone entering the overall Top 40, and elevated the has a job and gets an education. They grow eight-man group to headliner status. But with their own food, build some houses. It seems success, what he sang mattered more, Hemp- to me they’re going right down the middle, and I feel like the future of the world is going hill conceded in a recent phone interview.

“My dad always told me that with the to be smaller communities, where people take care of each other.” microphone comes responsibility,” he said.

SOJA has a new album in the works.

His father worked for the International “I don’t want to say too much about it Monetary Fund in Monrovia, Liberia, when Hemphill was a child. “He always made it because at this stage it’s tough to really nail sound like that mattered, the imprint ... I could anything down; we’re in the beginning of sing about a lot of crap that doesn’t matter, or making the thing, but it feels really good,” I could sing about something that could make Hemphill said. “Making music is something that if you’re having fun while you’re doing a difference, however small. it, you’re probably doing it right, or close to it, Their approach isn’t didactic.

“What I loved about reggae, with my and we’re having a lot of fun. We’ve got four favorite writers, there’s not a lot of periods on down, and maybe 10 to go. It’s awesome; stuff. It’s more like dot dot dot — a music that we’re excited.”

— Michael Witthaus let me come to my own conclusions,” Hemphill said. “I don’t really want to teach anyone anything, because I feel out of all the people I SOJA with Passafire and Iya Terra know, I may be the person who has the most When: Tuesday, April 2, 8 p.m. to learn ... but if you can say something that Where: Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean sparks a change, that’s kind of the deal, you Blvd., Hampton Beach know?”

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Brewery worker Del Hall of Newtown, Ohio, is taking an unusual approach to fasting for Lent this year.

Hall, who works at the Fifty West brewery in Dayton, is going on an allbeer-only-beer diet until Easter. He told WKRC-TV that monks from the 1600s inspired him. “(T)hey would take a popular style of beer in Germany, bock beer, make it extra hearty and that would be their liquid bread, and that’s what they call it,” Hall said. He is, however, including all types of beer in his Lenten fast. “(T)his seems very daunting,” Hall noted. “I’m just curious if I’m up to the challenge.” He is planning to check in with his doctor during the fast.

Going out in style

Drivers along southbound Interstate 880 in Hayward, California, were pleasantly surprised on March 4 when they saw $20 bills flying through the air. Some motorists stopped to collect as many as they could, but the mystery lay in where they came from. The next day, members of a family, who wished to remain anonymous, admitted to KTVU that they tossed $500 worth of bills into the air as they drove back from a funeral; the unexpected windfall was intended to honor their deceased family member. It’s an “Oakland thing,” one person explained.

Scrooge report

As Clayton Lucas, 25, was being transported through East Deer Township, Pennsylvania, from a halfway house to a treatment class on the morning of March 4 (69 days after Christmas), the van driver regaled him with Christmas songs. Turns out Lucas isn’t a fan of holiday tunes, so he allegedly reached into the front seat and began choking the unnamed driver, who was strangled almost to the point of losing consciousness, according to police.

KDKA reported that another driver flagged down a state trooper and alerted him about an altercation happening on the shoulder of the highway. After a struggle to get handcuffs on Lucas, the officer deposited him in the Allegheny County Jail, where he will face multiple charges.

Let’s make a deal

In Granville County, North Carolina, Melissa Anne Godshall, 31, and her boyfriend, Robert J. Kennerley, 46, were minding their own business, panhandling at the side of the road, when a car pulled over and Godshall received

an unusual proposal: Levan Lomtatidze, 44, from the nation of Georgia, would pay her $12,000, give her a car and make rent payments for her if she would marry him so he could stay in the United States. She agreed, according to U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr., and Kennerley served as a witness at their nuptials. Alas, this romantic partnership was not to be: On March 7, Godshall and Lomtatidze were indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud, marriage fraud, visa fraud and making false statements in immigration proceedings, the Raleigh News and Observer reported. If convicted, the two face 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Best man Kennerley also faces prison time and fines for aiding and abetting marriage fraud.

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Alvord spent what would have been his wedding night in the Palm Beach County Jail and faces charges of aggravated battery and criminal mischief. He and his fiancee married the next day, shortly after his release from jail.

Crime report

Elysia Johnson, 21, apparently needed some alone time on March 9, so she took a full cart and a six-pack of Stella Artois beer into a dressing room at Target in Lathrop, California, where she hunkered down for more than an hour, according to police. Johnson finished all the beer and left the store — allegedly with about $200 worth of unpurchased merchandise. A loss prevention officer stopped her and she was taken to the San Joaquin County Jail, where she was held on $60,000 bail.

Idiom in action Johnson also had three outstanding In Ljubljana, Slovenia, an unnamed warrants, reported KTXL News.

21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old relative were arrested for insurance fraud, police announced on March 11, after the young woman cut off her hand in order to collect almost 400,000 euros in insurance payments. Two other relatives were released in the case.

The four had recently signed up with five different insurance companies for life and injury coverage. “With one of her accomplices, she intentionally amputated the hand at the wrist with a circular saw, hoping to stage it as an accident,” said police spokesman Valter Zrinski, according to the Daily Mail. The group left the hand behind when they went to the hospital, intending to ensure a permanent disability, said police, but doctors at the Ljubljana University Medical Center were able to retrieve and re-attach it. The woman and her accomplice face up to eight years in prison.

Bright idea

Looking for a way to banish evil spirits? Check in to The Lighthouse, near Frome, Somerset, England, where a group called Universal Medicine will help you burp your troubles away. The Mirror reports that the group, founded by Serge Benhayon in 1999, ran up against the law last year in Sydney, Australia, where a civil court declared it a “socially harmful cult” and found that it makes false claims about healing. Members are told what to eat and who to associate with. A girl named Kasha told the BBC her mum joined the cult when the girl was 12. “She started burping ridiculously and she said, ‘I’m just burping out bad spirits,’” Kasha said. “She’s still my mum and I love her. But she’s never going to be the person that she was.”

Benhayon, a failed tennis coach who claims to be the reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci, still lives in Australia but visits The Lighthouse twice a year.

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Anger management

As a wedding party of 30 guests gathered on the beach at Oceanfront Park in Ocean Ridge, Florida, on March 3, Jeffery E. Alvord, 27, and his bride posed for photos before the ceremony. Trouble erupted instead when a 24-year-old man would not move from his spot on the beach to make way for the photos, the Palm Beach Post reported. In fact, Alvord told police, the man wouldn’t relocate even after being offered $50 and became “very belligerent,” so Alvord punched him in the nose. The victim told Ocean Ridge police a groomsman held him while Alvord punched him three times, and the police report noted that the victim’s “nose appears to be out of place sitting more to the right of

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