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Fall GUIDE 2019

Find fun on the Seacoast all season long

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A WORD FROM LARRY

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A day at the Seafood Festival New Hampshire’s largest seaside festival, the Seafood Festival, happens this weekend, from Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 8. The event really extends the summer season for one more week at Larry Marsolais Hampton Beach.

With over 150,000 people expected to attend, there is plenty to do. A free shuttle and parking are available at more than a dozen intown parking lots.

This is your opportunity to try some foods that perhaps you never had before. Here’s my typical experience: It starts on Saturday morning, when I don’t eat breakfast. I park at the town parking lot on High Street and take the free shuttle right to the North Gate of the festival. (Don’t try to park at the beach; it’s expensive).

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The first thing I do after paying admission is grab a breakfast sandwich at North Hampton Fire Fighters booth — it’s so good. Then I check out the 80 plus art and crafts vendors, and along the way I stop at one of the two stages of entertainment and listen to some great bands. Lunch is scallops wrapped in bacon at Saint James booth, and then I grab a drink at the Sea Ketch on the rooftop level overlooking the crowds. After checking out the end of summer sidewalk sales, it’s time for a delicious fried clam roll from Brown’s Seabrook Lobster Pound. Fireworks go off at 9:30, and then it’s time to take the shuttle back to the parking lot.

Come hungry and spend the whole day — there are plenty of things to do.

As always, Ifeel free to call me anytime at 603-935-5096 to discuss local issues or place an ad.

Larry Marsolais is the general manager of the Seacoast Scene.

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MAPPED OUT 18 Beaches, restrooms, where to walk your dog and more

PEOPLE & PLACES 19 The coolest Seacoast dwellers and scenes

FOOD 26 Eateries and foodie events

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT SEPTEMBER 5 - 11, 2019, AND BEYOND Hurricane talk

On Thursday, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m., the Hampton Falls Free Library will host Michael Maler, from Historic New England, who will explain in an illustrated lecture what made the Hurricane of 1938 unique. The program is free and open to the public.

For the birders

Get a crash course in the world of birdwatching with Beginner Bird Walks on Sunday, Sept.

8, from 8 a.m. to noon at Pickering Ponds in Rochester. The walk is geared toward the beginner birder, but birders of all levels of expertise are encouraged to participate. Children are welcome with an adult. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, water, insect repellent and sunscreen. Walk is free and open to the public.

Visit nhaudubon.org.

Island feasts

Hampton artists

The Hampton Arts Network is hosting an Art Show running all of September in the Weston Gallery at the Lane Memorial Library in Hampton. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; refreshments will be served.

The seventh annual Somersworth Indonesian Fair is happening on Main Street in downtown Somersworth on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Each year, the fair is a celebration of Indonesian cultures through authentic foods, live music, dancing and a parade. Popular food options during past fairs have included nasi kuning, a yellow rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric; rendang, a spicy beef curry dish; and lemper ayam, a rice and chicken dish wrapped in banana leaves. Chicken, beef or pork satay is one of the biggest draws as well, with different sauces and spices that are dependent upon which island nation of Indonesia it originates from. Admission to the fair is free, while foods are priced per item.

Visit indonesianconnect.org.

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Fall

GUIDE 2019

There’s all kinds of fun to be had on the coast this season. Check out the fairs, festivals, concerts, comedy shows and more happening now through Thanksgiving.

AT THE BEACH

• More than 50 Seacoast restaurants will be serving up a variety of seafood, including chowder, lobster, lobster rolls, fried clams, shrimp and muscles, at the 30th anniversary of the Seafood Festival at Hampton Beach, happening Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept.

8. For its 30th year, festival organizers have added more time for seafood. Saturday’s hours are the same as past years (10 a.m. to 9 p.m.), but on Friday and Sunday the gates will open even earlier.

Friday’s hours are now 1 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Sunday the festival will start at 9 a.m. and end at 6 p.m.

The festival will also feature fried food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and desserts, and there will be more than 60 arts and craft dealers, two stages of entertainment, a 200-foot beer tent, sidewalk bargain sales, a new 5K road race, eating contests, cornhole tournaments and more. Fireworks will be set of Saturday night at 8 p.m. on the beach. Parking for the festival is free, and shuttles will be available.

• Gather on the beach on Saturday, Sept. 14, at

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8 p.m. next to the playground and let the Boston Circus Guild’s fire performers delight and amaze you with a fully choreographed, high-energy, live display of fire arts, featuring flame-wielding, fire-eating performers who spin, juggle and dance with blazing props.

• Take part in the Granite State Wheelman Seacoast Century on Sept. 21 and 22, two days of bike riding with scenic 25-, 50-, 63- and 100-mile routes using the Hampton Beach State Park South Pavil-

ion as the start and finish. Riders will receive a Century tee shirt, soup and a roll at the ride’s end, support from our well-stocked rest stops, ride mechanics, and support vehicles and Hot line as well as a Bike EXPO on Saturday. One registration fee covers two days of riding.

Early registration is $50 for adults and $25 for 15 and under. Visit bikereg.com/ seacoast-century.

• Get ready to rock at the 11th Annual Smuttynose Rockfest Half Marathon & 5K, returning to Hampton Beach on Sunday, Oct. 6, for another day of rocking and running! Join thousands of runners and spectators at New England’s

fastest, flattest, and most scenic road race where you celebrate your finish with a huge party featuring Smuttynose craft beer, Stonyfield yogurt, lobstah rolls, clam chowdah, and live music.

• Head to Blue Ocean Music Hall at Salisbury Beach on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. for the Halloween by the Sea Costume Ball, featuring live music and dancing, an adult costume contest, psychic readings and more. Reserved seating and general admission is $25 ($3 more day of show). The event is hosted

by Salisbury Beach Partnership.

FAIRS & FESTIVALS

• The Somersworth Indonesian Fair returns to Main Street in downtown Somersworth on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will feature authentic Indonesian food items, music, dancing and more.

Visit indonesianconnect.org.

• The Rochester Fair returns for another year of back-to-back weekend festivities at the Rochester Fairgrounds (72 Lafayette St., Rochester) running from Thursday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Sept. 22, with the fair closed Monday through Wednesday of both weeks.

Events and activities will include the Miss Rochester Fair Pageant, monster trucks, a school bus and trailer demolition derby, animal encounters, games, rides, exhibition rides and assorted food vendors. Hours for both weekends are 3 to 11 p.m. on each Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on each Saturday and Sunday. General admission is $8 throughout the length of the fair and $35 for a season pass.

Children under 8 are free and prices for veterans and seniors vary depending on the day.

Visit rochesterfair.com.

• The Stone Church Oyster Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 14, from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at The Stone Church Music Club (5 Granite St., Newmarket). The event will feature local oyster specials, live music and more. Visit stonechurchrocks.com.

• Liar’s Bench Beer Co. (459 Islington St., No. 4, Portsmouth) is hosting Oysterpalooza on Monday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 6 p.m., an event that will feature shucked oysters, shucking competitions, craft beer, music and more. Visit foxpointoysters.com.

• It’s Apple Harvest Day in downtown Dover on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day-long event features hundreds of local vendors, plus food, live entertainment and more. Apple Harvest Day has been a staple of Dover since it was first held in 1985, today drawing more than 60,000 people downtown. Admission is free. Visit dovernh.org/appleharvestday.

• Head to Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St., Portsmouth) for the 30th annual WHEB Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, Oct 13, at noon. Attendees will be able to sample chilis prepared by dozens of local restaurants and vote on their favorites. First-, second- and third-place winners will be declared in both Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice categories for the best chili. The cost to attend is $15 for adults and $7 for children. Visit prescottpark.org/ event/30th-annual-wheb-chili-cook-off.

• Sample several locally made pizzas and vote on your favorite during the 11th annual PizzaFest and auction, happening at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover) on Saturday, Nov. 2. A panel of judges gives awards for several categories, like Best Pizza, Best Crust and Most Creative. Visit childrens-museum.org or call 742-2002 for more details.

BEER-CENTRIC FUN

• Sample from more than 20 local craft beers paired with foods prepared by local chefs at the annual Passport Craft Beer and Food Pairing Tour at Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St., Portsmouth), as the event returns on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 general admission and $35 for designated drivers.

Visit nhpbs.org/passport.

• Smuttynose Brewing Co. (105 Towle Farm Road, Hampton) is holding a 25th birthday celebration on Saturday, Sept.

21, from 3 to 6 p.m. featuring pourings from dozens of breweries across the state, plus food, music, games and more. Smuttynose is also brewing a special commemorative beer release that will be available by October. Tickets to attend the celebration are $35 general admission, $45 for VIP attendees (admittance is one hour early) and $10 for designated drivers. Visit smuttynose.com.

• The Beer for History event series will return to the American Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern (164 Water St., Exeter) for the fourth year, with a different featured brewer at each event. The 2019 event dates are Thursday, Sept. 26, with von Trapp Brewery of Stowe, Vt.; Thursday, Oct. 10, with Throwback Brewery of North Hampton; Thursday, Oct. 24, with Sea Dog Brewing Co. of Exeter; Thursday, Nov. 7, with Tilton Brothers Brewing of Hampton; and Thursday, Nov. 21, with Bad Lab Beer Co. of Somersworth. All event times are from 6 to 8 p.m. on their respective days, during which there will be beer pourings, food and different programming each night, from scavenger hunts to trivia and colonial-themed games. Tickets to each night are $5 for museum members, $20 for

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• The Seacoast Microbrew Festival will return to Henry Law Park (1 Washington St., Dover) on Saturday, Sept. 28, from noon to 4 p.m. and will feature local brewery pourings, food from local restaurants and live music. Tickets are $40 general admission (21+ only) and $10 for designated drivers.

Visit seacoastmicrobrewfest.com.

• Swasey Parkway (316 Water St., Exeter) will be home to the eighth annual Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. General admission is $35 and grants you all-you-can-eat access to the chili and beer samples that will be offered. Designated driver and youth tickets are $17.

Visit powderkegbeerfest.com.

• The annual New Hampshire Brewfest returns for its 11th year to Cisco Brewers (35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth) on Saturday, Oct. 12, with two general-admission sessions from 1 to 4 p.m. and from 5 to 8 p.m., and a VIP session that begins at noon.

Admission is $30 per person (21+ attendees only) and includes beer samples from dozens of local breweries, plus live music, food trucks and more. VIP admittance is $55 and designated drivers receive a reduced admission cost of $15. Visit nhbrewfest.com.

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• Get a crash course in the world of birdwatching with Beginner Bird Walks on Sept. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at Pickering Ponds (374 Pickering Road, Rochester).

Although these walks are geared with the beginner birder in mind, birders of all levels of expertise are encouraged to participate.

Children are gladly welcome with an adult.

Unless otherwise noted, walks start promptly at 8 am. Saturday and Sunday trips end around noon. Participants are encouraged to bring binoculars, water, insect repellent and sunscreen. Walks are free and open to the public. Visit nhaudubon.org.

• Go for a Bird Walk on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge (29-1 Merrimac Drive, Newington). This program will include access to areas of the refuge that are normally closed to the public, including Stubbs Pond and Woodman Point, where we will be on the lookout for fall migrants. People with all experience levels are welcome, but group size will be limited to 15 people and pre-registration will be required. Meet in the refuge parking lot 10 to 15 minutes prior to the program start time. Call 978-4655753 to preregister, or visit nhaudubon.org.

• Learn how unmanned drones are opening up doors for naturalists at the Drone Technology for Natural Resource Man-

agement seminar on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Seacoast Science Center (570 Ocean Blvd., Rye). Learn how this exciting technology is being used for natural resource management, from monitoring bird nesting colonies to measuring erosion on beaches. Presenter will be Sue Bickford, Stewardship Coordinator for the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in Wells, Maine, as well as owner of drone consulting company New England UAV. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. and the doors will be locked at 7:45 p.m. Attendance is free. Visit nhaudubon.org.

RUN ON

• Don’t miss out on the Harpoon Brewfest 5K on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m. at Applecrest Farm (133 Exeter Rd, Hampton Falls). The race features a rural course that starts and finishes on Applecrest Farm, traversing both paved and dirt roads alongside pumpkin patches and apple trees. After the race, runners are welcome to the Harpoon Brewfest after-party, featuring free apples, fresh-baked pie, local ice cream, cold-pressed cider, flavored water and Harpoon beer for 21+. Registration is $35 per person. Visit brewfest5k.com.

•Honor those who gave all at the Run for the Fallen 12 mile run on Sunday, Sept.

15, at 9 a.m. at Odiorne State Park in Rye. There is no cost to register and no prizes for the winners. Visit runforthefallennh.com.

• Don’t miss out on the New England 5K on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 9 a.m. at Applecrest Farm (133 Exeter Rd, Hampton Falls). Participants will receive a Tech hoodie, a finisher’s medal, apple cider and a small pumpkin. Registration is $49 per person until Sept. 20 and $50 on race day. Visit thegreatpumpkinrun.com.

• Support your local first responders at the Greenfield Fire Department’s annual Hot Foot 5K and Fire Trail 10K Walk and Kids Fun Run on Saturday, Sept.

21, at 9 a.m. at Oak Park (971 Forest Road, Greenfield.)

Registration is $25 per adult and $5 per child for the Kids Fun Run. Visit gfdroadrace.webs.com.

• Enjoy a swimmingly satisfying race at the Salmon Run 5K on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. at Rollinsford Grade School (487 Locust St, Rollinsford). This road & trail combo heads though quiet neighborhoods, into the wooded Scoutlands, along the Salmon Falls River, under a railroad trestle and through the historic Salmon Falls Village. A kids race on the same day as the Salmon Run. Registration is $20 per person until Sept. 9 and $25 on and after Sept. 10.

For students 19 and under, the cost will be $15. The cost for the kids race will be $5.

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• Go up, up and away at the Superhero 5K and Kids Fun Run on Sunday, Sept.

22, at 10 a.m. at Throwback Brewery (7 Hobbs Road, North Hampton). The race is a family friendly event in which superhero costumes are highly encouraged, as the best adult and child costume will win a prize. After the race, attend a brunch and beers courtesy of Throwback Brewery. There will be games and crafts, music, magic and balloon animals, face painting and of course, the Kid’s Fun Run where every kid gets a real race bib and ribbon for running. Registration for the 5K is $25 and registration for the Kids Fun Run is $15. Visit rettsroost.org.

• Do your part in the Seacoast Cancer 5K on Sunday, Sept. 22, at 9 a.m. at Wentworth-Douglas Hospital (789 Central Avenue, Dover). Registration is $35 per adult through Sept. 18. Children 12 and under are three, but still must register.

Visit seacoastcancer5k.org.

• Reserve your space for the Bottomline Technologies Race for a Cause on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10:30 a.m. at Bottomline Technologies Headquarters (325 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth). A Kids Fun Run for children 5 and under will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the same location. The cost is $25 prior to race day, and $30 on the day of. Participation in the Kids Fun Run is free. Visit btrace4acause.org.

• Get ready to jam out at the Smuttynose Rockfest Half Marathon & 5K on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 8 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. at 54 Ashworth Avenue in Hampton. Packet pick-up will be held at 54 Ashworth Ave on Saturday, Oct. 5th from1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 6th from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

After the race, runners are treated to lobster rolls, clam chowder, Stonyfield Yogurt, granola bars and Smuttynose beer for those 21+. The cost is $99 per person for the half marathon and $69 per person for the 5K. See hamptonrockfest.com.

• Join in the scenic fun at the Great Island 5K on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 10 a.m. at the Great Island Common (301 Wentworth Road, New Castle). The race itself starts and finishes at the same spot and winds around the scenic roads of New Castle. A Kids Fun Run will occur at the same location at 10:45 a.m.. The registration cost for the 5K is $30 per person, and the cost for the Fun Run is $10. Visit greatisland5k.org.

• Honor a man who gave all at the James W. Foley Freedom Run on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Rochester Community Center (150 Wakefield Street, Rochester).

The registration cost is $25 per person.

Visit jamesfoleyfoundation.org.

•Don’t miss out on the Great Bay 5K on

Saturday, Oct. 26, at 9 a.m. at Stratham Hill Park (270 Portsmouth Avenue, Stratham).

This point-to-point race starts on Sandy Point Road in Stratham, goes left along Route 33, through neighborhoods and finishes at the Great Bay Discovery Center (89 Depot Road, Greenland). There will be a free Kids Fun Run, complimentary postrace beer for those 21+, a costume contest and cash awards for top finishers and top finishers in age groups. Until Sept 30, the cost is $30 for runners 16 and over and $15 for runners 15 and under. On or after Oct. 1, the cost goes up to $35 for 16 and older and $20 for 15 and younger. Visit greatbay5k.org.

• Prepare to get a little crazy and try your hand at qualifying for the Boston Marathon with the Loco Half & Full Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 8 a.m. at the Rockingham Ballroom (22 Ash Swamp Road, Newmarket). The course offers runners a 13.1-mile loop course along winding country roads through Newmarket, Lee, Epping, and Newfields. Half marathoners run one loop, while marathoners run two. The afterparty will take place in the Ballroom and will include free soup, Stonyfield yogurt, Cliff Bars, Hint flavored water and Smuttynose beer for those 21+.

Registration $99 for the full marathon and $79 for the half through Oct. 23.

Visitlocomarathon.com.

• Race for the cure at the United in Wellness Cancer Walk & Trick-or-Treat-Trot on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. at Exeter Hospital (4 Alumni Drive, Exeter). This 5K course is geared towards participants of all skill levels.

Prizes to top individual and team fundraisers, 5K division winners and best costume.

Enjoy-post race snacks, kids activities, gift bags for kids and more. Children ages 10 or under may also participate in the Creepy Crawler Fun Run, a short distance, non-competitive run. Prior to Oct. 1, registration is $25 for adults, $15 those 18 and under and $5 for those 10 and under in the Creepy Crawler Fun Run. On Oct. 1 and after, the cost will be $30 for adults. On the day of the race, the cost will be $35 for adults and $20 for those 18 and under. Visit unitedinwellness.org.

• Show your patriotic spirit at the Dean Healy Memorial 5K on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. at the Daniel R. Healy Outdoor Pool (4 Hampton Road, Exeter). Proceeds will go to support scholarships to area students entering the military or a trade school, veterans and local single parents.

Award will be given to the overall male and female winner as well as the 1st and 2nd male and female in multiple age categories.

Registration is currently $30 for the 5K and $30 for an adaptive 5K. Costs will increase after Sept. 30. Visit runsignup.com.

• Get ready for a brisk run by the water at the Seacoast Half Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 8:30 a.m. for runners and 8

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a.m. for walkers at Portsmouth High School (50 Andrew Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth). The course is fast, composed of mostly flat terrain with rolling hills and includes local and town roads through urban Portsmouth, rural Rye and New Castle. Participants can expect longsleeve shirts, post-race food and refreshments and medals presented to each of the race finishers. Registration is $85 per person and will support Haven and the Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County, with organizers warning those intending to participate to register ASAP, as the race sells out each year.

Visit seacoasthalfmarathon.com.

• Get your gobble on at the Dover Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 8:30 p.m. at Garrison Elementary School (50 Garrison Road, Dover). The race is specially designed for runners and walkers of all abilities. Awards will be made available for the 1 st, 2nd and 3rd place overall male and female, the 1st male and female for each grade K through 4th and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place male and female ages for eight separate age groups. Registration is $20 per person and $10 for children grades 4 and under. Race day registration will cost an additional $5. Visit doverturkeytrot.com.

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• The Seacoast Artists Association hosts its second annual Community Arts Exhibit at the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St., Exeter) now through Sept. 22, open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will feature a variety of area artists doing 2D and 3D art. A reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. in the SAA gallery (130 Water St., Exeter). On Sunday, Sept. 8, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. featured artist Todd Bonita will demonstrate plein air painting. Visit seacoastartist.org.

• New Hampshire Art Association artists Ellen Sidor and Lisa McManus team up for an exhibit, “Finding Form in Stone and Paint,” on view now through Sept. 29 at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St., Portsmouth). There will be an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery (10 Middle St., Portsmouth) presents an exhibition, “New Hampshire Folk Art: By the People, For the People,” now through Sept. 29, with a companion exhibition featuring the work of members of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, “Contemporary NH Folk Art.” Visit portsmouthhistory.org.

• New Hampshire Art Association member Mary Carolyn Webber will showcase her Japanese woodblocks, mezzotints, drypoints, etchings, monoprints

and collographs in an exhibit, “Poetry of Movement,” on view now through Sept.

29 at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St., Portsmouth). There will be an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• The New Hampshire Art Association hosts its “Body of Work: Series III” exhibition, featuring the works of nine artist members, now through Sept. 29 at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St., Portsmouth). There will be an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• Roger Cramer is the artist of the month during September at Exeter Fine Crafts (61 Water St., Exeter). Cramer does pottery. A reception will be held on Saturday, Sept.

21, from noon to 3 p.m. Visit exeterfinecrafts.com.

• “Orly Cogan: Children of Eden” is on view now through Oct. 12 in the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire (30 Academic Way, Durham).

Cogan uses embroidery to transform vintage printed textiles that explore sexuality, feminism, domesticity and the evolving role of women in society. There will be a reception on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit unh.edu/moa.

• The exhibit “American Mortal” will be on view in the Lamont Gallery at Phillips Exeter Academy (20 Main St., Exeter) now through Oct. 19, with an opening reception on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and an artist talk on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. It will feature works by two artists who use common domestic items to explore themes of patriotism, war and commemoration in American culture.

Visit exeter.edu/lamontgallery.

• The annual TEAM Fall Equinox Festival will take place along Swasey Parkway in downtown Exeter on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will feature live music and dance performances, artist vendors, cultural exhibits, yoga, local food and activities for kids. Visit teamexeter.com.

• Victoria and Lawrence Elbroch, a printmaking and photography duo, are the featured artists during the month of October at Exeter Fine Crafts (61 Water St., Exeter). A reception date is TBA. Visit exeterfinecrafts.com.

• 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth) presents “Elvis Room 20: A Retrospective” featuring photography, archival media and journals from patrons, musicians, writers and artists that were part of the Elvis Room community, from Oct. 4 through Oct. 27. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 4, from

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• 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth) presents “Devolve,” an exhibition featuring the work of visual artist Andy Mauery, Oct. 4 through Nov. 11. There will be an opening reception on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. It’s free and open to the public. Visit 3sarts.org.

• The Pastel Society of New Hampshire’s 11th annual national juried exhibit, “It’s Pastel,” is Oct. 25 through Nov. 30, at the Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery (10 Middle St., Portsmouth). More than 80 paintings from artists across the country will be on display. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Visit pastelsocietynh.com.

• The New Hampshire Art Association hosts its 20th annual open juried Joan L. Dunfey exhibition from Oct. 30 through Dec. 1, at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery (136 State St., Portsmouth). There will be an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit nhartassociation.org.

• Susan Mulvey is the artist of the month during November at Exeter Fine Crafts (61 Water St., Exeter). Mulvey is a jeweler. A reception date is TBA. Visit exeterfinecrafts.com.

• Rosemary Conroy will be the featured artist of the month during November at Valerie’s Gallery (117 Market St., Portsmouth). Conroy does vibrant and colorful acrylic paintings of wildlife using many different techniques and tools to create unique textures and layering effects. Visit valeriesgalleries.com.

• Artist Pam Tarbell will have an exhibition at the Durham Public Library (49 Madbury Road, Durham) Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. Visit pamtarbell.com.

• 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth) presents an exhibition, “Room for Memory,” featuring the work of Heather Morgan, Nov. 22 through Jan. 5, 2020.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m., and another reception on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Both are free and open to the public.

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• Dawn Huebner presents Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with Events in the News on Thursday, Sept.

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• Betsy Sholl presents House of Sparrows on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

• Victoria Riskin presents Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m.

• Poet Shira Erlichman presents Odes to Lithium on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m.

• Poets Mimi White and Marie Harris will do a poetry reading on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m.

• Karen Howe and Denise Brown present How Chubby the Cat was Found: A True Story! on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m.

• Matt Tavares presents Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m.

• Kate McQuade in conversation with Courtney Sender presents Tell Me Who We Were on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m.

• Jason Tandon presents The Actual World on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m.

• Water Street Bookstore in Exeter hosts its annual Banned Book Night in celebration of Banned Books Week on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. A group of community members will read passages from their favorite banned books. Visit waterstreetbooks.com.

BOOK TALKS

• The ConcordTV Youth Video Camp Film Festival is on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 10 a.m. at Red River Theatres (11 S. Main St., Concord, 224-4600, redrivertheatres. org). Youth Video Campers ages 8 through 14 created more than 25 short films, which will be shown on the big screen. The event includes live interviews on the red carpet and Creative Achievement Awards in many categories including Audience Choice,

At Water Street Bookstore in Exeter • Tammi J. Truax presents For to See the Elephant on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m.

• Ashley Davis Bush presents The Art & Power of Acceptance on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m.

• Jennifer Militello presents Knock Wood on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.

• Yasmine El Rashidi presents Chroni-

Other book talks • Stephen Chbosky presents Imaginary Friend at The Music Hall Loft (131 Congress St., Portsmouth) on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $44. Visit themusichall.org.

• Michael Connelly presents The Night Fire at The Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.

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• Campbell Harmon presents a celebration of the work of Edgar Allan Poe, including a reading of “A Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven” at the Jackson House (76 Northwest St., Portsmouth) on Wednesday, Oct. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25. Call 436-3205.

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• Nine films that debuted at the 46th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado will be screened at The Music Hall’s (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall. org) 21st annual Telluride by the Sea​ three-day film festival happening Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22. Tickets cost $20 per film, or a weekend pass can be purchased for $100.

• Film lovers will vote for their favorite short films in the 22nd annual Manhattan Short Film Festival, screening 10 films in more than 400 cinemas around the world. In New Hampshire, the films are playing at New Hampshire Technical Institute’s (31 College Drive, Concord) Sweeney Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $10. Visit msfilmfest.com.

• The 19th annual New Hampshire Film Festival​ will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, through Sunday, Oct. 20, with more than 100 independent films screened at

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• Seattle musician Chris Staples will perform at the Music Hall Loft on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $12.

• See alternative indie band Rainbow Kitten Surprise at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $38 in advance and $43 at the door.

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• See reggae act Steel Pulse at the Historic Music Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $36 to $49.

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SST is a phenomenal school and the postWhat was the first job you ever had? ing was well-known with educators, so I’m Accordion and guitar instructor at Rosita not sure where I first heard of it. However, the reputation of the district as being Lee Music Center. committed to exceptional and innovative What are you into right now? opportunities for kids was a significant I’m reading at a rate that I haven’t in years factor for me. In addition to knowing the superintendent and his philosophy being and I’m finding my way back to photograstudent-focused, I knew it was a communi- phy. Most of all, I’m into being grateful for ty that cared about kids and wanted to work the opportunities I have in this life and trying together as a community to provide the best to share whatever I can with others. opportunities.

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By Caleb Jagoda Where I went: MetroRock, 40 Parker St., Newburyport, metrorock.com/ newburyport What is it: MetroRock is an indoor rock climbing facility that offers belay, boulder and auto belay climbing walls for beginners and experienced climbers. They have several classes, such as “Intro to Climbing 101,” and offer monthly and annual memberships.

What I did: My experience with rock climbing going into my time at MetroRock was extremely little to none. To be completely honest, I thought indoor rock climbing was nothing more than a good way to pass a few minutes of free time.

My experience with climbing was what you often find at small-town carnivals, where they have the one- or two-person climbing walls that cost a couple of tickets each. Thus, I had no idea what to expect going into my MetroRock experience, but I was excited by the mystery of my evening.

When I got to MetroRock in Newburyport, I was greeted by Matt, the general manager, who directed me to fill out a waiver and try on some climbing shoes.

I quickly began to understand how serious climbing really is, especially when I heard Matt refer to it as a sport. Peeking inside the gym while I filled out my waiver, I saw the rows and rows of walls draped in climbers and realized this was no joke, but rather a legitimate sport that people train for and dedicate their lives to. As I laced up my climbing shoes, I was excited to see what the sport was all about.

Matt broke down all the basics of climbing for me and I tried to absorb as much as I could. This was tough, as I was pretty distracted by the walls of colorful, protruding rocks and found myself eager to get started. He explained the difference between the three different walls I could find in MetroRock: There were boulder walls, which are done without a harness and don’t go that high but make up for their lack of vertical thrill with grips that exhaust your forearms

and challenge your climbing know-how; auto belay walls, which are what you see at carnivals, with the harness that lowers you down once you reach the top; and belay walls, which are meant for those seriously into climbing and have a harness but are done with two people and a pulley-type system where the person not climbing holds down on the rope for the climber.

Soon it was my time to show my stuff on the auto belay wall. I strapped myself in, and Matt told me to go up and then drop down just to see how it would be coming down from the wall. As I did so, I held onto the rope on my harness, banged up against the wall and slowly landed on my butt on the ground. Matt, with a deadpan expression, looked at me and said, “That was terrible.” In my defense, it was my first time. In his, it was true.

After getting up and attempting it once more, I learned how to properly descend down the auto belay wall and no longer felt like a complete novice. After one more time to the top, Matt told me that I pretty much had the hang of it and that he was going to head out; the entire climbing gym was mine to explore for as long as I wanted.

As I ventured from wall to wall, I soon found how difficult some of the walls could be and how many options there were at each one. Each wall had a variety of colored rocks that indicated a path to the top with varying difficulties. As I ventured about, I found many of the

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climbs to be ridiculously far beyond my skill level. This was my first time climbing, and although I consider myself to be in shape and pretty athletic, I was still on Hour 1 of a sport that many at this gym had probably spent hundreds if not thousands of hours practicing and participating in. This isn’t to say MetroRock isn’t well-suited for beginners, as there were plenty of walls that I was able to climb all the way to the top, just that this is a serious activity that takes real training to develop solid skills in.

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before becoming interested in the bouldering walls. While on the auto belay walls there seemed to be a good variety of people ranging from pretty small children to adults, the bouldering walls seemed to be full of experienced climbers who looked like they knew what they were doing. As they sprang from rock to rock without a harness, pulling off impressive acrobats, I thought there was no way I would be able to do even the easiest of colors on the wall. Yet I went up to attempt it, hoping not to snap my neck and end up in the hospital.

I soon found out how much fun the bouldering walls could be. While I could only complete the pink and some of the yellow rock paths, which were the two easiest levels, I found them to be extremely fun ways to challenge my grip strength and climbing ability.

Before long, a voice came on in the gym’s intercom saying it would be closing in an hour. As I stepped down from the walls, my forearms were tired, my body was sweaty and I was happy to have learned the basics of a truly fun sport.

Who should try it: Anyone interested in a unique form of physical activity or looking for a new hobby. It’s definitely physically challenging, but not excessively so; people of any age can climb, and MetroRock invites climbers of all skill levels to their gym. It’s also a great gateway for outdoors-lovers who are looking to eventually rock climb in the wilderness. Climbing is a fun take on fitness with the potential to blossom into a new passion for those looking to get serious with it.

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Having fun while being active is the idea behind the Healthy Kids Running Series, which will get started in Hampton on Sunday, Sept. 8, and continue for the next four Sundays.

This nationwide event has four active races in New Hampshire, in Hampton, Dover, Nashua and Plaistow. Jennifer O’Brien is the community coordinator for the series in Hampton. She found out about the series while researching running events for her young daughter.

“She started expressing the desire to run in her own races,” O’Brien said. “We had been pushing her in a stroller while we ran 5K races since she was a few months old. She loved running and the environment of running events, especially the people cheering at the finish line.”

The event started at Tuck Field in Hampton in 2016, where O’Brien’s daughter participated for the first time. She loved it, and after the community coordinator moved out of state, O’Brien stepped in to continue the local program.

“There are four of us that work to keep the program running and an even larger group of volunteers that make it possible to keep going,” she said.

The event has a five-week series in both the spring and the fall on Sunday afternoons. Kids age two to 14 can sign up and run an age-appropriate distance. Kids age 2 and 3 have a 50-yard dash, and 4- and 5-year-olds run a 75-yard dash.

Kids in kindergarten and first grade participate in a ¼-mile race, and second- and third-graders run a ½-mile race. Kids in fourth through eighth grade run a full mile.

“It’s a cross-country style run, where everyone finishes at the same finish line. The starting lines are staggered around the park to make the appropriate distances for each race,” O’Brien said. When the series started in Hampton, there were 23 registered runners. During the spring 2019 event 152 runners signed up. O’Brien said their largest group is usually the kindergarten-

ers and first-graders, but she’d like to see more participants in the one-mile race.

O’Brien said that she has seen a community develop at the series, where runners cheered each other on, gave high fives and took group pictures.

“Jeff Long [founder of Healthy Kids Running Series] started it to combat increasing rates of childhood obesity, and he designed a running program that provides a fun environment and builds self-esteem,” she said. “This is something we’ve witnessed on the local level.

I’ve had parents remark to me about the series providing an environment for their child to be active in, outside of organized team sports.”

All runners receive medals for participating in the five-week series. They can also earn a Healthy Kids Award, given to one runner who exemplifies all the core values behind the series.

“Each season we have difficulty picking just one runner because there are so many that fit the bill!” O’Brien said.

The Healthy Kids Running Series in Hampton will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 8, Sept.

15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29, and Oct. 6. Sign-up costs $40 for the entire series, and online registration ends on Sept. 22. Tuck Field is located at 38 Park Ave. in Hampton. Email O’Brien at hkrshampton@gmail.com with questions or for more information.

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CAR TALK

Put your Tesla to the test Dear Car Talk: I recently bought a Tesla Model 3.

My previous car was a 2008 Mini Clubman S. I enjoyed the Clubman immensely, mostly for its legendary “GoBy Ray Magliozzi kart handling.”

Occasionally, I would enjoy punching the accelerator to experience the full effect of the turbocharger. The turbo would, at times, even be important for avoiding dicey traffic situations.

I know that driving a gasoline engine hard can shorten its lifespan, especially over time.

My question is whether hard acceleration has the same effect on electric cars. It’s not that I plan to drive like a drag racer, but punching the Tesla can be so darn fun (within the posted speed limit, of course!).

What’s your take? — Jim

I don’t think electric motors really care how hard you “punch” them, Jim. They’re designed to go from zero to 100% in an instant, and don’t experience the same kind of mechanical stresses that internal combustion engines do.

There are no moving pistons, no rings, no crankshaft, no connecting rods or bearings. That’s one of the great advantages of electric motors. Many fewer moving parts.

Of course, the engine (or electric motor in the case of your Tesla) isn’t the only thing that can be harmed by hard acceleration. Every part of the car’s suspension gets stressed from all that force, along with every nut and bolt that holds the car together.

So, it’s not pain-free. And if you drive an electric car hard, you’ll eventually develop squeaks, rattles and failed suspension parts like you would on any other car. But it is a heck of a lot of fun!

I think you have it about right, Jim. Once in a while, it’s fine to punch the accelerator if that makes you smile.

And if you’re concerned about the longterm ramifications, put a dollar in the console between the seats every time you floor it. That’ll help pay for the wheel bearings, struts, ball joints and tie rods you’ll eventually need.

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In March 2019, I bought a 2019 Lexus ES350. I was told by the salesperson that I should use regular unleaded gasoline (also noted on fuel cap).

But the salesperson, and later a service adviser from Lexus, were not able to clearly explain why this new Lexus ES350 should use regular unleaded rather than premium unleaded gasoline.

I am hesitant to use regular unleaded gasoline. Do I continue to use premium unleaded gasoline, or do I save money by using the regular?

I enjoy reading your column every Saturday morning while I drink my cup of coffee.

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You save the money, Lucy. And with the money you save, you’ll more than pay for every one of those Saturday morning cups of coffee, maybe even a few bran muffins.

In 2009, Lexus wanted more power from the ES350’s six-cylinder engine. One way to get more power is to increase what we call the engine’s “compression ratio.” Basically, the compression ratio measures how much pressure is created in the cylinders when the air and fuel mix is compressed.

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“high-compression engine.” The problem with high-compression engines is that they can cause the fuel mixture to detonate too early — before the spark fires — just due to the high pressure. That’s called pre-ignition, which causes knocking and pinging that are bad for the engine.

To combat that, the manufacturer requires you to buy a high-octane fuel. The primary characteristic of high-octane fuel (other than a high-octane price) is that it has a higher ignition point. That eliminates the pre-ignition problem.

But it costs you an extra 25 cents or so a gallon. And if you drive 15,000 miles a year, that’s an extra $150 in fuel costs. Or $1,500 over 10 years.

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AT AT CAVA TAPAS & WINE BAR Exeter native Gregg Sessler is not of Spanish descent, but after traveling to Spain and working with a Spanish chef in the San Francisco Bay area for many years, he fell in love with the cuisine. In 2008 Sessler returned to the Seacoast with his wife Kristin and a vision in mind — to open a Mediterranean tapas restaurant with more than 40 international wines available by the glass. Featuring Sessler as chef and his business partner, John Akar, running the front of the house, Cava Tapas & Wine Bar (10 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth, 319-1575, cavatapasandwinebar.com) is a quaint spot in the heart of downtown Portsmouth, just steps from Market Square. While not claiming to create a strict authentication of Spanish tapas, Sessler described the menu as more of a modern interpretation of the cuisine that aims to be both approachable and respectful. The menu will often change seasonally, but you’ll encounter regular staples, like the paella de Cava (Sessler’s version of the classic Spanish rice dish), plus char-grilled baby octopus, daily fresh empanadas, tomato and garlic bocadillo, and churros dipped in chocolate.

The Scene recently spoke with Sessler about Cava’s concept and some of his personal favorite dishes.

How long has Cava Tapas & Wine Bar been around?

We opened in November of 2008, so almost 11 years now.

What makes Cava Tapas & Wine Bar unique?

The level of consistency in what we do is super important to me. There are many other places doing small plates and tapas nowadays, but being consistent as far as the quality and the level of service is what we do to try and focus on being our own place. It’s important to stay true to your concept.

What is your personal favorite dish?

Our paella is fantastic. I love it because although it’s a challenging dish to make, it’s kind of like an art. We don’t do seafood in our paella, because we try to show people that there can be many versions. We prepare it with our fresh chorizo made in house, and with chicken and different vegetables, depending on what is in season. There are a lot of layers to it, and so many variables, but at the same time it’s a pretty simple comfort dish that resonates with people.

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What is a dish that everyone should try?

It really depends on what you like, because [our menu] goes across the board. The paella and the churros are two huge staples that we are really known for. The churros are actually my wife’s recipe. The baby octopus also does really well.

What is an essential skill to running a restaurant?

Having been here now for as many years as I have, I can say that without a doubt you’ve got to be motivated and passionate about what you are doing. You

can’t take any day for granted. With every guest that walks through the door every single day, you have to stay on point with your consistency, quality and passion.

What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?

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Tomatoes are nature’s way of telling you you don’t have to cook in late summer.

From as early as mid-to-late July through whenever the first frost hits, fresh local tomatoes are available at area farm stands and farmers markets and require little more than a knife and some salt to constitute a good meal.

Or, like Kris Mossey, co-owner of McLeod Bros. Orchard, perhaps you prefer the Capresestyle combination of tomato, mozzarella, olive oil and balsamic. Mossey sells her farm’s tomatoes at the Bedford farmers market, her CSA and the farm’s farmstand. The farm does pickyour-own apples (her season began on Aug. 31; see mcleodorchards.com for her variety schedule and picking times).

Mossey said this year her tomatoes started coming in a little later than usual — 10 days to two weeks — and cited the cold, raining spring as the reason. Now that they’re here, she said it’s been a good crop and any farmstand or market is likely to have an abundance. Her farm grows a variety of bigger tomatoes — beefsteak, brandywine, striped German, Mossey’s favorite yellow tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes — as well as cherry and grape tomatoes. Mossey said the yellow tomatoes are her favorite because of their vibrant color, their sweetness and their lower acidity.

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tempting boxes of multi-colored tomatoes represent different varietals from different bushes, each with different flavors. Next time, I’ll slow down and try to enjoy not only the effort of getting pale golds and purply tomatoes in the same box but the flavor diversity of the different fruit.

Mossey recommends that you enjoy tomatoes now: “Even a light frost and you’re done with tomatoes.” Depending on the region in the state, she said, tomatoes can run until early October.

As you’d expect with someone who grows tomatoes, Mossey has a lot of advice on how to use them. She makes salsa and tomato sauce with her tomatoes, in addition to eating them straight. One of her CSA customers suggested an oven-roasted cherry-tomato sauce: Roast cherry tomatoes (whole, drizzled with olive oil) in the oven until they start to roast and split. Put the roasted tomatoes into a sauce pan on the stove (over low-ish heat, is my guess) and then blend with an immersion blender. The resulting sauce could be used for pasta or zucchini (or, I’m guessing, bread).

And sure, that recipe and the one below do require a tiny amount of cooking. But the effort is still low and the tomato is still the star.

— Amy Diaz the onion. Add the cider vinegar.

If you like fresh salsa, stop here, Mossey said, but she prefers hers cooked. So...

Add the tablespoon of tomato paste and put the salsa in a pan and cook until the juice is reduced down. She recommends bringing the mixture to a boil and then cooking on low for 10 to 15 minutes.

Then she puts it in a glass jar with a lid and it will last in the refrigerator for a few days.

Mossey said she doesn’t tend to add a lot of salt to things but you could add salt or parsley or cilantro to taste. To really fancy it up, you could add a peach or add cooked corn and/or black beans.

Mossey said her recipe is meant to be eaten fairly quickly and recommends checking food preservation references if you’re looking for a salsa that can be canned (amounts of vinegar and salt will likely need to be changed).

This salsa is a good way to use imperfect tomatoes — what farms might sell as “seconds” because of cracks or other imperfections.

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Summer is not officially over until Sept. 23, and the weather early in the month is generally an extension of August. The days are warm, and the nights cool down — the perfect time to enjoy your favorite white wines.

When we think of Italian wines, often the first ones to come to mind are Chiantis for red wine and proseccos for white wine.

However, the wines from Italy offer far more variety than most are accustomed to. Chianti comes to us from Tuscany, prosecco from Veneto, just northwest of Venice. But just as there are other provinces in Italy, there are other wines. For example, the wines from the Piedmont region of northwest Italy are notably very different from the wines of just a couple hundred kilometers south in the country.

Soave is a small community of the Veneto region in the province of Verona, northern Italy, with a population of roughly 6,800 people. It is approximately 23 kilometers east of Verona, which in turn is approximately 425 kilometers north of Rome.

We all remember Verona from high school English as the setting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and “soave,” when used as an adjective in Italian, translates to gentle, sweet, soft — equally romantic.

Soave is a dry white wine originating from this region. The soils of the region contain a high percentage of limestone, which retains the warmth of the afternoon sun and helps produce fuller and more fruit-forward wines. Garganega is the principal grape variety though trebbiano di soave and chardonnay are permitted in varying percentages, added to the mix. While most soave is a dry, still wine, a sparkling spumante style is also produced in the region. Soave saw a peak of popularity during the mid20th-century Italian post-WWII wine boom, driven by large producers like Bolla. It even surpassed Chianti as the largest selling Italian wine during this time, but by the end of the century its share of U.S. sales was eclipsed by pinot grigio and other new wines from southern Italy.

Folonari Soave (1.5L), available at the NH Liquor and Wine Outlets at $14.99, speaks to the name of soave.

It has a light straw color and is smooth

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and soft with notes of lemon and pear and just a touch of grass. It is perfect for a hot day. It is a blend of garganega and trebbiano grapes, steel aged. It is light, fresh and clean on the palate, showing delicate, dry citric flavors with a crisp, albeit short, finish. This is a wine to be paired with food such as shellfish, chicken, salads and antipasto.

Pieropan Soave La Rocca (750mL), available at the NH Liquor and Wine Outlets at $39.99, is a wine produced by a family steeped in the history of winemaking. According to their website, the location and microclimate of the vineyard from which this wine is produced gives the wine a unique perfume and distinctive taste. The grapes are picked when very ripe, into October, giving tremendous complexity and aromatic qualities to the wine. It is made of 100 percent garganega grapes of vines that range from 10 to 50 years old. The grapes are de-stemmed and crushed in a short maceration with skin contact in large barrels. The wine is then racked into barrels ranging from 500 to 2,000 liters for a year. The wine remains on the fine lees (wine sediment), where it acquires its complexity and rich bouquet.

Then, it is turned into bottles, where it is again held for some time before release. The color is light golden, with a

hint of bright green. To the nose, there is a touch of almond, alongside citric and sweet fruit. To the palate there are hints of spice, added to those citric notes. The finish is long and elegant.

This wine can be paired with complex dishes, even with strong flavors such as risottos of porcini, celery or squash. It can also be paired with salt cod, salmon, scallops and crab. It certainly can span a vast spectrum of food pairings.

So enjoy the waning warm summer sun with these rediscovered wines.

Serve them chilled on your deck or patio alongside wonderful seafood, chicken or risottos. After all it isn’t fall until the 23rd!

Fred Matuszewski is a local architect and a foodie and wine geek, interested in the cultivation of the multiple strains and varieties of grapes and the industry of wine production and sales. Chief among his travels is an annual trip to the wine-producing areas of California.

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Wild and Wooly Designs on display at Seacoast Artist Association gallery For as long as she can remember, art in all forms has been a part of Christine Blomquist’s life.

Growing up in Bedford, Massachusetts, with a professional artist for a mother, Blomquist was exposed to various forms of art from a young age.

“When [my mother] realized I had a creative desire, she taught me some basics like perspective and composition and drawing. I fell in love with with drawing, and later photography,” she said.

For years Blomquist made photography, along with needlework and quilting, her primary focus. It wasn’t until she had an unusual painting request from a customer that she stumbled across the ancient textile art form known as felting.

“It came about quite by accident. I was asked to paint something that was unusual and I didn’t quite know how to do that. I Googled it and something about wool came up. I researched it more and became very interested. I was intrigued by the process,” said Blomquist, whose work is being displayed at the Seacoast Artist Association gallery throughout September.

After working with wool for a while, Blomquist discovered she was able to manipulate the fabric in such a way that images she created appeared to have been made with paint.

“I realized I could actually paint with it, make a two-dimensional piece of art,” she said.

Wool fibers have scales, and when they’re rubbed together they catch and lock into place to create a denser material called felt. There are two methods Blomquist uses to create her pieces. The first is wet felting, which is when hot water and soap are applied to the layers of wool. Through repeated agitation and compression the fibers then re-fuse together to make a single piece of fabric.

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ing, barbed wire is used to interlock the wool fibers to create a more condensed material.

“It’s a very forgiving medium, and since I was already comfortable with textiles, it became second nature and it was fun. The images that I could get from it were very pleasing,” Blomquist said.

The materials Blomquist uses might be unusual, but the scenes she creates are more traditional. Her exhibit this month at the Seacoast Artist Association will feature up to 18 different works with subjects ranging from animals to flowers to peaceful fall scenes. The majority of her work depicts serene landscapes and sweet images of wildlife and foliage that are often based on Blomquist’s own photographs.

The pieces themselves range in size from 11 by 14 inches to 16 by 28 inches.

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known throughout the local artist community for her unusual art form. Aside from the freedom she feels she has while working with wool, she also enjoys the reactions her work elicits from people.

“When you look at it, you know there’s something different about it, and as you get closer you realize, ‘OK, it’s not paint. What is it?’ It’s unusual and it’s unique and I think that’s what draws people,” she said. “It’s something they haven’t seen before and they say, ‘What is that? Do you dye it yourself?’ They asked a lot of questions. It’s intriguing. That’s what actually got me interested in it myself because I like unique. I love things that are different. It drew me in for the same reason that it draws other folks in. I think it’s the uniqueness of it, you don’t see it very often.”

To Blomquist, though, using wool to create her art is more than just a way to draw people in

and surprise them.

“I fell in love with it. It’s like any medium.

Art is a journey. You discover and learn new things as you go along. And I think I discovered that it just fit me as an artist. Like watercolor with other people, or oils, you just find something that you’re very comfortable with,” she said. “I can’t call myself an artist but I have always loved to dabble in different mediums my whole life. Finally, at 62 years old, I found something that I’m very, very happy with that.”

Anyone interested in viewing more of Blomquist’s art can find her under her name on the website Fine Art America, or follow her work on Instagram at wildandwoolydesigns.

For inquiries, email Blomquist at christineblomquist1@gmail.com. Her work is on display at the Seacoast Artist Association gallery in Exeter throughout September.

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City of Girls, by Elizabeth Gilbert (Riverhead Books, 466 pages) I may be one of the few people in the world who did not like Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love. I thought it was predictable and a cop-out at the end of her “self-finding” journey when she met another man to replace the man she had originally left.

And I also didn’t like Gilbert’s selfhelp book Big Magic — Creative Living Beyond Fear — just yawn and yuck.

So I wasn’t really excited about reviewing City of Girls. I mean, how many times are you going to give an author a chance?

The answer is, you never know what kind of writing an author is capable of.

While I wasn’t a fan or her more personal reflections, City of Girls is a fictional story of an elderly woman reflecting on her life and how it turned out.

And I loved it. Every single page.

The story starts with an irresistible hook. “His” daughter, Angela, has reached out to Vivian now that her mother has died and asks Vivian what her relationship to her father was.

What follows is the recounting of a life of determination and experimentation well-lived.

Vivian, now 90, recounts her life to Angela in a series of letters. She begins retelling her story starting when she was 19 in 1940. Depressed at the death of her grandmother and a bohemian at heart, Vivian is sent to live with her Aunt Peg in New York City after she flunks out of her first year at Vassar.

Vivian has a keen sense of what’s going on around her and she acknowledges all with a sharp sense of humor.

She quickly becomes a good and trusted friend of the reader. We like her. We trust her views.

I’d never found my place at Vassar, although there were places to be found there. All different types of girls and clichés existed at the school, but none of them stirred my curiosity, nor did I see myself reflected in any of them.

When Vivian arrives in New York she is introduced to the theater family her aunt manages and, well, let’s just say that Vivian’s world turns from black and white to technicolor.

Anyway, I arrived in New York City safely, a girl so freshly hatched that there was practically yolk in my hair.

Vivian’s story is one of finding oneself — finding one’s power and then embracing it. Protected and accepted by the theater people, Vivian tries on different personas. She is free to be whomever she wants to be with this tribe and they respect her for it.

She also makes mistakes. Lots of them. Vivian experiments sexually. She

eventually finds her inner power. Not a menial task for any young woman.

City of Girls is a story about life, loves, friendships, death, wars and ultimately personal empowerment.

At times it is difficult to like Vivian’s behavior (like when she falls in love with her reflection on the train to New York due to her beauty) but the fact that it is the older Vivian recounting these events unapologetically is what makes it work. Many of us have had undesirable behavior when we were younger, but it is a wise person who understands that like it or not everything we have done in our lives has led to where we are now. It simply is what it is and that’s how Vivian writes about it.

You never know what anyone else’s story and circumstances are. That’s a central message in City of Girls: We don’t know what others have been through, so we shouldn’t judge. Bad behavior does not necessarily mean a bad person. Vivian is a good person, warts and all.

This is not a quick read. Instead it’s a slowly progressing story that reveals what it needs to on its own timeline. Part of the slowed pace is due to the plethora of details about New York City and the theater. I have to say that I enjoyed every description.

If you haven’t liked Gilbert’s work in the past (or if you have) consider trying this book. It’s a well-written story with a compelling character who will grab your interest. Vivian will take you through a complicated life filled with love, laughter, heartache and passion, ending with her own personal final encore curtain call.

Well worth the read.

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they snack and further enrich the ground. The farm has successes (eggs from the chickens sell like hotcakes!) and difficulties (coyotes considerably thin the chicken ranks) but the love letter to this style of old-fashioned farming is lovely — both enchanting to those who have ever thought “if only I could have a few chickens and some bees” and realistic about how much work goes into every element.

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Sword of Trust (R) Marc Maron, Jillian Bell.

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These summer 2019 releases are avail- With the help of a traditional farming expert named Alan, they start by first attempting to able for home viewing. revive the soil and laying out the plans for their farm, which, he tells them, will evenThe Biggest Little Farm tually be able to “surf” on the ecosystem it (PG) creates. Tree diversity in the orchards keep Los Angeles couple John, a cameraman blight from wiping them out and ground covfor nature shows, and Molly, a private chef er helps keep nutrients and topsoil in, and, and food blogger, decide to farm on a dusty while it attracts all manner of pests, the, for plot of near-wasteland north of the city in example, snails that attack the citrus grove are this documentary about Apricot Lane Farms. food for the farm’s ducks, which then poop as

Jon Bass and Michaela Watkins round out a quartet of people who attempt to sell a Union Army sword that proves that the Confederacy actually won the Civil War. Or, perhaps it’s just a sword some Confederacy Truthers will pay up to $50,000 for and Maron, a pawn shop owner, is both tempted by the money and intrigued by the craziness of it all. This movie homes in on the feeling of things not working out as you expect — relationships, inheritances, life arcs — and how people compensate, set against the backdrop of the ultimate “can’t let it go.”

The movie is surprisingly sweet and layered in how it sketches the four people, but par-

ticularly Maron’s character, at the center of the film, which is a laugh-out-loud comedy in addition to a bit of commentary about this cultural moment. (Released July 19.) B+

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Tom Berenger, Beau Bridges.

Elya Baskin, Louis Gossett Jr. and Fionnula Flanagan join them as former world-saving superheroes (and one villain who turned CIA mole) who are spending their golden years at a specialized retirement home in Ireland where the supers who are too feisty have their powers “downwardly managed.” The movie has a fun setup and some cute moments but the comedy and the characters are ultimately too broad and slight. There are nods at saying something about society’s view of aging but the movie isn’t nearly as clever as it could have been. Nor is the plot — what exactly happens when powers are “downwardly managed” — all that well-crafted. And the climactic special effects — oof. If the “old guys do a heist” films of the last 10 years are a favorite, this very B-movie variation is not a terrible thing to have on while you fold the laundry but that’s about it. (Released July 19.) C

10 reasons to get excited about fall A countdown to fall film fun

By Amy Diaz

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I deeply enjoy summer at the movies — all explodey and full of quips.

But by September I’m ready for the next season, the blend of crowd-enticing fare and awards hopefuls that is the hallmark of this season. While everything coming out in the next four months doesn’t have me jazzed (the existence of It Chapter Two, coming out Sept. 6, was the scariest part of 2017’s It for me), here are the 10 reasons I’m excited about this new season. (All release dates are according to IMdB and may change.)

10. Frozen II (Nov. 22) We get the continuing adventures of Anna and Elsa in feature-length form (they’ve appeared in two pre-movie shorts) with Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff returning.

Because finding entertaining PG movies will be important to my indoor-weather sanity, I am also excited about animated films Abominable (Sept. 27), whose trailers about a Yeti trying to return home seem cute, and The Addams Family (Oct. 11; though that one looks to be for the older edge of the PG crowd).

9. The Irishmen (Nov. 27) and Cats (Dec. 20) — these films, Martin Scorsese’s latest (starring Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino) and Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the musical (star-

Frozen II

ring, like, everybody) have such deeply weird trailers I’m intrigued.

8. Just because it’s fall doesn’t mean there isn’t action: Gemini Man (Oct. 11) gives us real and CGI-ily youthened Will Smith. In Hustlers (Sept. 11), Jennifer Lopez leads a group of strip club workers in some kind of scam (also starring are Constance Wu, Keke Palmer, Cardi B, Lizzo and Julia Stiles). Black and Blue (Oct. 25) features Naomie “Moneypenny” Harris as a police officer on the run.

7. Jumanji: The Next Level (Dec. 13) Of all the “most-of-the-family-friendly action movies” in recent years, 2017’s reboot of the Jumanji story was perhaps the best. Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black return.

6. Zombieland: Double Tap (Oct. 18) Sure,

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it’s been 10 years since the original movie, but the trailers have me excited about the further adventures of Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin).

5. And speaking of sequels, I’m in for Downton Abbey (Sept. 20; tickets are on sale for an early screening at Red River Theatres in Concord on Sept. 12), Rambo: Last Blood (Sept.

20, a fun bit of counter-programming) and Terminator: Dark Fate (Nov. 1) if for no other reason than to see how those respective stories end. (Or, knowing how Hollywood loves a franchise, if they end.)

4. Just for kicks: Charlie’s Angels (Nov. 15) gets an intriguing reboot with Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska and Elizabeth Banks as Bosley. Writer-director Rian Johnson presents the bizarro-Agatha-Christie-ish-looking murder mystery Knives Out (Nov. 27) with Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Lakeith Stanfield and so many more.

3. It’s biopic season! Renee Zellweger is Judy Garland in Judy (Sept. 27). Matt Damon and Christian Bale star as real-life car designer and racer in Ford v Ferrari (Nov. 15). Tom Hanks is Mr. Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Nov. 22). Cynthia Erivo is Harriet Tubman in Harriet (Nov. 1).

2. It’s a season of big talent. To pull out two examples: Queen & Slim (Nov. 27) is direct-

ed by Melina Matsoukas (whose credits include music videos for Beyonce and others and episodes of Insecure) with a screenplay by Lena Waithe (writer of TV shows including The Chi and actress in Master of None and Ready Player One) and stars Daniel Kaluuya (of Get Out and Black Panther) and Jodie Turner-Smith (whose credits are mostly TV). Director Greta Gerwig’s take on Little Women (Dec. 25) features a script

by Sarah Polley and stars Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalamet, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Meryl Streep and Laura Dern.

1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker I know The Last Jedi had its detractors but I was not one of them. I overall like what this most recent trilogy has done with this beloved universe and am excited to see how it completes the arc.

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An upcoming show at The Grog in Newburyport will be a celebration on multiple fronts for Animals & Shapes. It’s an unveiling of the Salisbury quartet’s second album, Is This For Real Or Just Made Up, and it’s the first time new bass player Sam Jordan will perform live with them.

Finally, it’s Animals & Shapes’ first appearance since 2016.

“We’ve been looking forward to this for years!” singer and keyboard player Shawn Teal said in a recent phone interview.

The group — grade-school pals Teal and guitarist Matt Beevers, high school friend Brandon Almas and original bassist James Paone — came together in 2011 and began gigging almost immediately. So the recent long drought was hard for them — but also productive and evolutionary.

Stylistically, the band has moved away from the layered keyboards on 2012’s Wish Them Well to a more guitar-forward sound. Songs like “Freakazoid” and “Kowabunga” reveal the ’90s alt rock vibe infusing their creative process.

“That whole grunge rock scene is where I fell in love with music,” Teal said, adding Foo Fighters was his first concert and an ongoing inspiration. On the new disc, “Guitar is the backbone. … Everything we lay on top of that adds dimension.”

The songs on the new record began as a summer woodshedding exercise four years ago.

Literally — the band spent a week in a rustic Maine cabin thrashing out ideas.

“We just set up our instruments and recorded rough demos of each track,” Teal said. “We did most of what would become this album, all the structuring and figuring out.”

Paone departed in 2016, sidelining the project until Jordan came on board.

“He didn’t leave for any other reason other than he’s an adult and he has other responsibilities,” Teal said, adding that they’re still friends.

“That kind of threw a wrench in the works. We took some time to figure out what we wanted to do. We’ve realized that we still all want to play music and we love the tunes that we did. So we got together, and finished everything up.”

The title isn’t a reflection of the ordeal; rather it’s an acknowledgement of the album’s easiest song to write.

“On the first day, it came together in 30 minutes; Matt had the riff and then the track was done,” Teal said. “It’s one of the better songs we’ve ever put out. Doing it that quickly is pretty crazy. There’s definitely something to be said about a song with a mind of its own that basically writes itself.”

Is This For Real Or Just Made Up was produced by Tim Phillips, at his studio in Rowley, Mass. Phillips is now based in New York City; his band Keep Score is traveling back to the area to open the release show. Additional recording on the new disc was done by Chris Plante of The Brew, who helmed much of their debut album.

“I took lessons with Chris, and he’s always been super helpful and involved in what we’re doing,” Teal said.

The upcoming show happens where the band played its first ever gig.

“Thanksgiving Eve 2011 — so it’s definitely our hometown go-to,” Teal said. “We’ve played there dozens of times since then, and I actually worked there for years. They were very happy to help us kind of get our start and get our feet wet in performance. It’s an awesome room and there’s always a great crowd.”

For their part, the band is ready to break out the new disc’s eight songs in public for the first time.

“It’s definitely going to be a big exciting night for us, so we’re pretty pumped,” Teal said.

“We’ve been working toward this for a lot of months, trying to get back to where we were.

We rented a space and spent an entire weekend there, so we’re feeling very good, and ready to get back. … This is a great way to start.”

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“Choice Menu” — another option out there Across 1 Initials on a toothpaste tube 4 Where the TV show “Letterkenny” comes from 10 Watch readout, briefly 13 Accelerate

14 “Juno and the Paycock” playwright Sean 15 Clinton and Bush, e.g.

17 Waiting room welcome 20 School credit 21 ___ track

22 Gp. that publishes a scholarly style manual 23 Fortifies the castle, perhaps 26 Taiga feature 28 Put in service 29 Cup edge 30 Margin size, maybe 32 Juno’s Greek counterpart 34 Cup edge 36 “Lunar Asparagus” sculptor Max 37 Results of excessive stress 40 Japanese game sorta like chess 42 Key under Z and X 43 Stone who starred in 54-Down 47 Proposition to be proved 49 Portuguese colony in India 51 Archer’s necessity 52 Nomadic group 53 2004 movie with a screenplay by

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65 Sap source 66 “Casino ___” 67 Reverential feeling 68 Luxury ___ (Monopoly space) 69 Firecracker flashes 70 Alkali used in soapmaking

title 19 Away from a bow 23 Word that punctuates Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” 24 “Stranger Things” actress ___ Bobby Brown 25 Leave out 27 Washing machine cycle 31 “Principia Mathematica” author 33 In ___ (feeling bad) 35 Blackberry, back in the day 38 Exit, to P.T. Barnum 39 Korbut the gymnast 40 “Get bent” Down 41 Sister, in Seville 1 Unesco Building muralist 44 Word before status or bliss 2 Dom who voiced Pizza the Hutt in 45 In need of cleaning, for some bathrooms “Spaceballs” 3 Iron Man or Thor 46 Early times, casually 4 Marquee partner 47 Check for ripeness, as a cantaloupe 5 Get 100% on 48 1997 Hanson chart-topper 6 “I’m gonna pass” 50 Playing marbles 54 2010 comedy inspired by “The Scar7 Adjective on taco truck menus 8 Danny who plays Frank Reynolds let Letter” 9 Voice votes 55 Post-op area 10 “___ Miserables” 58 Mine alternative?

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Something for Every Season • Aries (March 21-April 19): You will be showered with good luck, which is good because it’s been way too long since you last showered.

• Taurus (April 20-May 20): A revolutionary idea will come to you in the middle of the night! But in the morning, you will realize the wheel has already been invented.

• Gemini (May 21-June 20): You will find new openings where you never saw them before, especially in your pants.

• Cancer (June 21-July 22): Prepare yourself for an unexpected fright, especially if you go shopping for vanities with large built-in mirrors.

• Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Your search for hope and meaning in life will expire ... right about now.

• Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will eventually discover you can’t burn the candle at both ends, in your case because you’re fresh out of matches.

• Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The way things are going, you clearly could use a lift — specifically, a face lift.

• Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A fantastic and wonderful thing is about to happen to you, or to someone who looks very much like you but is far more deserving.

• Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s hard to put a price on contentment, but $10 million would make for a nice start.

• Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s time you had a fresh outlook on life.

You can start by looking the other way.

• Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will have an amazing day this month, on Sept. 31.

• Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You will soon get more out of life. Specifically, more headaches.

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1. ‘If You Could Only See’ band that likes gin’s mixer?

6. Kid Rock “__ __ your picture away, sat down and cried today” (1,3) 10. Static-X song for cell research?

14. Shakey Graves “You and __ __ know that the house is haunted” (1,4) 15. David & Stephen’s sidekick, Graham

16. Dr John ‘Right Place Wrong __’ 17. Sheryl Crow gave her heart away for nothing with this ‘08 single (4,2,4) 19. Willie Nelson ‘Let __ __ Me’ (2,2) 20. Band has to act as one 21. The Cult “You came to me, __ up like some alien queen” 22. Savatage will go to the opera house to see dancers do a ‘Gutter’ one

24. VH1 show where artists give the background to a song 27. Guided By Voices ‘__ __ A Scientist’ (1,2) 30. Lady Gaga’s hungry ex made her sing “He __ my heart” 31. Manowar might make a blood one 32. Firehouse ‘Don’t __ Me Bad’ 34. Cali capital Deftones started in (abbr) 35. Unwritten Law album that means eleven in Swedish 39. “I wish my life were a non-stop Hollywood movie show” Kinks classic (9,6) 43. An angry George Strait said ‘I __ Everything’ 44. Band crash spot on the road 45. Ian Astbury’s pre-Cult band Southern __ Cult 46. What journalist will do to you “over the coals”

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51. Sopranos cast member and Bruce Springsteen’s right hand man (6,6) 56. Aka Slim Shady 57. ‘Don’t Turn Around’ __ Of Base 58. Lionel Richie penned ‘81 Commodores ballad (2,2) 62. Chris Isaak will play a ‘Wicked’ one on you 63. Garbage ‘I Think __ __’ (2,8) 66. Johnny Cash ‘Rock Of __’ 67. Rick Astley ‘Whenever You __ Somebody’ 68. Temple Of The Dog ‘Say __ 2 Heaven’ 69. Blink-182 “The more I go on the __ I can face this” 70. Alternative Built To Spill song?

71. Missy Higgins song that will make you take the wheel?

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1. The Cult went ‘Full __’ when recording ‘Ceremony’ 2. Cousin of a bassoon 3. “Life is just a fantasy” Aldo __ 4. CDs in Amazon.com cart, for example 5. 70s ‘A Lonely Man’ soul band __-Lites 6. John Cougar Mellencamp ‘Paper __ __’ (2,4) 7. LMFAO ‘Sorry For __ Rocking’ 8. Katy Perry doesn’t care and just wants to ‘__ Your Love’ 9. ‘83 Fixx album ‘Reach __ __’ (3,5) 10. Vertical Horizon ‘I’m __ __’ (5,4) 11. A song needs this if you are going to call it something

12. Trivium ‘__ To Inferno’ 13. Boy __ Girl ‘Waiting For A Star To Fall’ 18. Band’s notch on festival list 23. Alternative rock, for short 25. ‘Not Gonna Get Us’ dance-pop Russians 26. __ The Wet Sprocket 27. Linkin Park ‘Cure For The __’ 28. Touring bands will hopefully cover a large one 29. Modern English ‘I __ With You’ 33. Bus driver must possess this on middle of night drive 34. The Cult “City of __, come and let me in” 36. Free carries a ‘Heavy __’ 37. Quash musician’s audition 38. Cornershop’s “Everybody needs a bosom for a pillow” song ‘Brimful Of __’ 40. Lou Rawls ‘You’ll Never Find Another Love __ __’ (4,4) 41. Grateful Dead spinoff band The Other __ 42. The Cult smash ballad off ‘Sonic Temple’ about model Sedgwick 47. Type of post-show pint, perhaps 48. ‘89 Duran Duran greatest hits package 49. The Fray ‘__ My Head (Cable Car)’ 51. Type of ‘Kill’ in a courtroom, to King’s X 52. Corporate sponsor wants star to have a squeaky clean one 53. Queensryche ‘Sign Of The __’ 54. 8-tracks 55. 9-person musical group 59. Catherine Wheel will take a shovel and dig one 60. Producer/Chic guitarist Rodgers 61. Tour bus “aroma” 64. Old schooler Tillis 65. Sighed sounds after “ohs” © 2019 Todd Santos

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Inexplicable

Jacob Pina, 20, of Westport, Massachusetts, can’t explain his physical oddity, but that’s not stopping him from firmly grasping his 15 minutes of fame.

Pina, recently dubbed “Thumb Boy,” unveiled his unusually long (5 inches) right thumb on the TikTok app on Aug. 24, reported Metro News. “There’s no reason it’s so big just an anomaly,” Pina posted. “I feel great about it. It’s always great to be different and embrace your own essence.” Pina has gained 145,000 followers on the app — and he’s never lost a thumb war.

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The Botox RN MD Spa in Sugar Land, Texas, was the scene of a breaking-and-entering caught on camera on Aug. 23, but police are still looking for the slim, youthful-looking culprit. Surveillance video shows a woman testing the locked doors of the spa that evening, the Associated Press reported, then returning in a Mercedes SUV with a battery-powered grinding saw. After cutting through the clinic’s front door, she took an undisclosed amount of antiaging products and drove away.

Weird science

A day of fishing on Lake Champlain became more memorable than most when Debbie Geddes of Plattsburgh, New York, reeled in a trout worthy of a social media storm: It had two mouths.

Geddes and her husband were fishing in mid-August when the unusual catch took the bait, WPTZ reported. Geddes’ co-worker Adam Facteau posted pictures to Facebook and said he’s heard many theories about what caused the fish’s deformity — including that it’s an offspring of the lake’s famed monster, Champy. Geddes threw the trout back after snapping some photos.

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Firefighters near Estacada, Oregon, rescued a woman on Aug. 20 who had been trapped in a septic tank on her rural property, possibly for two or three days. The unidentified woman, who lives alone, couldn’t alert neighbors of her predicament because they live out of shouting range. Her daughter found her after becoming concerned when she was unable to reach her mother for four days. Firefighters told KATU that work appeared to be being done on the tank — a hole had been dug exposing the tank, which had a rusted 2-by-2-foot hole in its lid. The woman had apparently fallen through the hole and was lying in sewage, with her face just above the surface, when rescuers got to her. They did not see any visible injuries on her, but she was transported to a hospital in Portland.

Crime report

• Nicholas Redmond, 32, of Philadelphia, had a productive August as an employee of Macy’s at the King of Prussia Mall in Pennsylvania. Not because he sold a lot of merchandise, but because, according to police, he told them he stole about $12,000 in cash from the retailer. His run came to a halt on Aug. 25 when a security system alerted police to an intruder in the store.

Around 4:30 a.m., authorities found Redmond hiding in the first-floor ceiling, clutching $7,000. Upper Merion Township police Lt. Brendan Brazunas told WPVI his officers “were very shocked ... they just couldn’t believe somebody had gone up to that length to hide from them.” Redmond was arraigned and held in jail, failing to post a $10,000 cash bond.

• A Pennsylvania state appellate court has ruled against Stephen Kirchner, who was convicted in a lower court for disorderly conduct in 2018 for pointing his finger like a gun at a neighbor. In June of that year, KDKA reported, Kirchner was walking past a neighbor’s home in Manor, Pennsylvania, when the neighbor made an obscene gesture with his hand. Kirchner responded by making a shooting gun gesture with his own hand.

A witness called 911, and the unnamed neighbor told police he felt “extremely threatened.” Kirchner argued that his gesture was not a hazard, but the appeals court disagreed.

About a dozen service dogs in Ontario, Canada, took in a performance of “Billy Elliot: The Musical” in August as part of their training through the K-9 Country Inn Working Service Dogs organization. When the actors took their curtain call, nary a whimper or a quiet woof could be heard -- music to the ears of head trainer Laura MacKenzie. During such a performance, dogs are trained to sit under the seat or at their handler’s feet, but MacKenzie told CNN that a few of the dogs peeked over the seats Bright idea If you’ve experienced one (or more) to see the action on stage. Dogs are also exposed to subways, zoos and crowded flat tires in Sherburne County, Minnesota, over the last few weeks, News of fairs during their training. the Weird is now able to tell you why.

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Jeffrey Scot Caouette, 63, of Elk River admitted to authorities in late August that he had purchased 55 pounds of sheetrock screws (that’s more than 12,000 screws) and scattered them on local roads to “slow down” a person he believed was in a relationship with his ex-girlfriend. Specifically, KSTP reported, he put the screws on the road where he believed the man lived and on the roads between that house and the ex-girlfriend’s house, among others. The arrest complaint notes that Big Lake police have received more than 100 reports of damage from the screws, including to three of their own vehicles.

Caouette was charged with first-degree property damage.

Great art!

In downtown Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, someone left a plate of macaroni and cheese, complete with fork, sitting atop a steel road barrier on Aug. 27, which caught the interest of a Reddit poster. No one knew where it came from or if someone would be back to retrieve it, but a day later an anonymous

citizen made it into an art installation, reported CTV News, by adding a museum-like tag beside it. “Abandoned Snack (2019) — Macaroni and sundried tomato on ceramic — Unknown Artist,” reads the placard. Christie’s, are you listening?

Anger management

In Hudson, Florida, Pasco County deputies arrested 46-year-old Keith Mounts on a felony aggravated assault charge after he allegedly threatened an unnamed man with a machete. A sheriff’s office spokesperson said the two men were at the victim’s home on Aug. 24 when Mounts used the bathroom and “didn’t flush, and when the victim called him on it, the suspect threatened” to “chop” him, according to Newsweek.

The arrest report said officers found the machete in the yard, and Mounts told them he was using it to defend himself, but he couldn’t say from what. He did provide a written statement saying simply, “S**t happened.” Touche!

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