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It’s time to get your kids signed up for summer camp — check out this guide to Seacoast programs offering all kinds of fun, from art and theater to sports, water activities and more.

ANIMALS & NATURE

Coastal Discoveries Marine Education Program 20 Columbia Way, Newbury, Mass., 978-462-2017, coastaldiscoveries.com What: A week of fishing, hauling lobster traps, discovering islands and more. Who: Ages 9 and up When: Sessions offered between June 20 and Aug. 19 (some weeks have waitlists) Cost: $549 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 Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, from 9 a.m. to noon, and are offered between June 27 and Aug. 26.

Cost: $325 Seacoast Science Center 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, 436-8043, ext. 16, seacoastsciencecenter.org What: In Treks 4 Tots (ages 4 and 5) and Seaside Safari (grades K through 5), campSEACOAST SCENE | APRIL 21 - 27, 2022 | PAGE 4

ers will explore the seven different habitats in Odiorne Point State Park as well as the live animal exhibits and hands-on 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. A marine biology camp is also available for high school students. Who: Pre-K through high school When: Sessions for Treks 4 Tots and Seaside Safari run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (half-day option available for Treks 4 Tots, from 9 a.m. to noon), dates offered June 20 through Aug. 26. Dates for Safari Stewards vary, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 11 through July 15, Aug. 1 through Aug. 5, and Aug. 15 through Aug. 19. Marine biology camp runs Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., dates offered July 18 through July 22 Cost: Varies depending on the length of the session and the camper’s membership status

Upside Arts Day Camp, New Hampshire Theatre Project, West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth, 431-6644, nhtheatreproject.org What: During the two-week session, campers work together and with staff to put together an original musical to perform at the end of the session. Who: Ages 7 through 17 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dates offered between June 27 and Aug. 6. Cost: $650

EDUCATIONAL

sions run Tuesday through Thursday, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and are offered July 19 through July 21 (ages 4 and 5 only) and Aug. 2 through Aug. 4 Cost: $125 Kumon Math & Reading Center 95 Brewery Lane, No. 8, Portsmouth, 427-8456; kumon.com What: Each center offers an independent learning program for kids to freshen up their skills in math and reading. Topics covered in math include counting and number sequencing, fractions, order of operations, algebra, trigonometry and calculus. Topics covered in reading include vocabulary, phonics, sentence building and reading comprehension. Who: Grades preschool through the end of high school When: Open on Mondays from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5 p.m., Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost: Varies, see website or call for details.

Camp Invention 22 Roller Coaster Road, Strafford, 800-968-4332, invent.org What: Program immerses elementary school children in hands-on STEM activities that reinvent summer fun, led by local educators. Campers can choose a camp where they make their own robotic cricket, design and operate their own virtual park, invent things at a maker studio or test experiments ARTS in a lab. Who: Grades K through 6 When: LEtGO Your Mind STEM Program SeaPortsmouth Academy of Performing Monday, Aug. 1, through Friday, Aug. 5, coast locations in Dover, Durham, Portsmouth Arts, Seacoast Repertory Theatre 125 Bow from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day Cost: and Strafford, 731-8047, letgoyourmind.com St., Portsmouth, 433-4793, seacoastrep.org $245 What: Campers explore STEM subWhat: Various two-week programs in jects through activities with Lego bricks, which campers will learn theater skills and Children’s Museum of New Hampshire 6 motors, simple machine elements, robotics, prepare a show to perform for friends and Washington St., Dover, 742-2002, childrensstop-motion animation and programming family at the end of the session. Who: Ages museum.org Minecraft. Who: Ages 4 through 13 When: 8 through 18 When: Dates offered between What: Three-day mini camps include Sessions run Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.

June 27 and Aug. 19. Cost: $395 to $695, hands-on science activities, art projects to 3 p.m., dates offered June 20 through Aug. depending on the camp and more. Who: Ages 4 to 7 When: Ses-

12. Half days from 9 a.m. to noon are also available for kids ages 4 and 5 in certain locations Cost: Varies, depending on the location, the camper’s age and the length of each session; see website for details.

Reflective Patriots American Independence Museum, 1 Governors Lane, Exeter, 772-2622, independencemuseum.org What: Campers will get to discover what it meant to be a patriot or loyalist during the American Revolution by immersing themselves in hands-on 18th-century life. Each week, campers will dress in colonial clothing, participate in games and activities, create and make projects and eat a colonial-inspired snack.

Up to three sessions are available. Who: Ages 6 to 10 When: Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., dates offered July 14, July 21 and July 28 Cost: $55 per day or $195 for all three sessions for nonmembers; $45 per day or $170 for all three sessions for members 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, archeologists, character role-players, curators and historians. Who: Ages 6 and up When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., offered various weeks from June 27 through Aug. 19 Cost: Prices vary depending on the camp and the camper’s membership status; see website for details

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Camp Lincoln 67 Ball Road, Kingston, 642-3361, ymcacamplincoln.org, hosted by Southern District YMCA, sdymca.org What: During these four-week and twoweek sessions, campers have ample time to learn new skills, make lifelong friends, and experience growth on a personal level. Who: Boys and girls entering grades 2 through 9 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, dates offered June 20 through Aug. 26 Cost: $750 for the four-week sessions and $500 for the two-week sessions 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: Camp Seawood welcomes girls who have completed pre-K through grade 8 with one-week programs. Girls who have completed fourth grade and up can participate in two-week programs that include an overnight session. When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, dates offered July 11 through Aug. 19 Cost: Varies depending on the week and the camper’s grade level; see website for details

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 are offered in a variety of areas, from academic enrichment and creative arts to 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; Camp Gundalow, 176 Tuttle Lane, Greenland, 431-2334, graniteymca. org/camps What: Camp Gundalow activities include high and low ropes course, sports and games, creative arts, swimming, archery, fort building, farming, storytelling, field trips and more. Specialty camps and themes offered include Explorers, Trailblazers, Voyagers (trip camp), Mad Science, Lego, DIY Art and Leader in Training. Who: Ages 5 to 15 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., dates offered June 27 through Aug. 26 (no camp on Monday, July 4) Cost: Varies, depending on the week and the camper’s town residence.

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YMCA of Strafford County Branch of The Granite YMCA, 35 Industrial Way, Rochester; Camp Coney Pine, 63 Lowell St., Rochester; 332-7334, graniteymca. org/camps What: Camp Coney Pine includes archery, creative arts, dance, group games, a ropes course, swimming, sports, fortbuilding and more. There is also a new camp for teens this year, as well as specialty camps dabbling in activities like coding, Legos and DIY art. Who: Ages 5 to 16 When: Sessions run Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., dates offered June 27 through Aug. 26 (no camp on Monday, July 4) Cost: Varies, depending on the week and the camper’s town residence. See website for details.

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Challenger Sports Soccer Camps Exeter Parks and Recreation, 4 Hampton Road, Exeter, 800-878-2167, ext. 280, challengersports.com What: Campers will develop core soccer skills and understanding of the game as well as sportsmanship and leadership skills. Who: Ages 6 to 15 When: Session runs Monday, Aug. 15, through Friday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon for a halfday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a full day. Cost: $158 for a half-day week, $207 for a full-day week 137051

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Nike Basketball Camps 95 Drakeside Road, Hampton, 800-645-3226, 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: Boys and girls ages 7 to 16. When: Sessions offered June 27 through July 1, and July 25 through July 29, and run Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cost: $299 Soccer Sphere Summer Soccer Camp Various NH locations, soccersphere.org What: Programs include day and residential soccer camps, high school preseason training, goalkeeper training and more. Who: Boys and girls ages 5 and up When: Four-day sessions run at various days and times, dates offered June 20 through Aug. 5 Cost: Ranges from $120 to $265, depending on the camp’s location and the number of sessions taken per week Seacoast United Soccer Club Seacoast locations in Hampton and Portsmouth, seacoastunited.com What: Campers are introduced to the Seacoast United Soccer Club’s developmental approach to the sport of soccer through competitive games and clinics with fun technical challenges and gameplay. Who: Ages 6 to 14 When: Sessions are offered various weeks between June 27 and Aug. 5 and run Monday through Friday, with half-day and full-day options Cost: Ranges from $120 to $245, depending on the week Summer Sessions Kids Surf Camp Sawyer Beach, Rye, 319-8207, newhampshiresurf.com What: The camp is designed to introduce kids to surfing in a safe and fun environment. No experience necessary and all equipment is included Who: Ages 6 through 16 When: Sessions offered between June 20 and Aug. 22, with morning and afternoon options available. Cost: $185 to $295, depending on the program

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UNH Wildcats Camps University of New Hampshire, 145 Main St., Durham, 862-1850, unhwildcats.com What: Programs offered for basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, track and field, football, soccer, volleyball and more. Day and overnight options are available. Who: Boys and girls entering kindergarten through 12th grade When: Sessions run various days/weeks, beginning the week of June 20 (some dates TBA; see website for the full up-to-date schedule) Cost: Varies depending on the camp

OVERNIGHT

Camp Birch Hill 333C Birch Hill Road, New Durham, 859-4525, campbirchhill.com What: Campers can choose their own schedule from more than 50 activities, including land sports, boating, arts and crafts, zip-lining, rock-climbing, ropes courses and more. Who: Boys and girls ages 6 to 16 When: Two-, four- and six-week sessions run various days/weeks from Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, Aug. 6 Cost: Starts at $3,600 for a two-week session Camp Foss 242 Willey Pond Road, Strafford, 269-3800; hosted by the Granite YMCA, 232-8642, graniteymca.org What: Campers enjoy a traditional camp experience with arts and crafts, archery, various sports, swimming, whitewater rafting, ropes courses and more. Who: Girls ages 8 through 15 When: One-week sessions offered each week from Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, Aug. 13; two-week sessions are offered from Sunday, June 26, through Saturday, Aug. 6 Cost: $1,200 for one week and $2,100 for two weeks; discounts are available for New Hampshire residents and YMCA members Camp Gottalikeachallenge Brewster Academy, 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro; Lions Camp Pride, 180 Lions Camp Pride Way, New Durham; 868-2140, campgottalikeachallenge. org What: Camp Gottalikeachallenge is a one-week overnight creativity camp.

Campers dabble in plenty of handson learning and challenging activities, from muscle-stretching games to programs focusing on critical thinking, leadership skills, problem-solving and teamwork. Who: Ages 10 to 14 (going into grades 5 to 9) When: Overnight sessions run Sunday through Friday, dates are offered from July 24 to July 29 and Aug. 7 to Aug. 12 Cost: $350 for the day camp and $775 for the overnight camp; financial assistance is available.

Water Monkey Camp 298 Merrymeeting Road, New Durham, 617-855-9253, watermonkeycamp.com What: Campers will enjoy wakeboarding, waterskiing, wakesurfing and wakeskating on Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham. Who: Ages 10 through 17 When: Sessions run Sunday through Saturday, dates offered June 19 through Aug. 6 Cost: $2,500/ week, all-inclusive. Sibling discounts of $300 are also available.

PEOPLE AND PLACES

Running the rules

NHLC welcomes first female deputy chief of enforcement, licensing Meet Danielle Ellston, the new deputy chief and deputy director of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission’s Division of Enforcement and Licensing, and the first woman to assume the role.

What does your job as deputy chief and deputy director entail?

Within the Division of Enforcement and Licensing, we have field operations, which [consists of] all of our sworn police officers — their official title is ‘investigators’ — who provide our regulatory function throughout the state, [with] a primary mission of preventing youth access to alcohol and tobacco. We also have our administrative services, which includes our licensing, help desk, auditing and direct shipping units, as well as our training units, which provide training to our licensees and our store employees.

I’m second in command to the chief, who runs the whole operation. I’m kind of the middleman; I’m a support for the chief … and I also oversee some of the day-to-day operations of the division, making sure that we’re staying on track with our mission to ensure that we’re complying with our policies, rules and regulations.

What is your background in this kind of work?

I have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Endicott College. I was hired right out of school by Liquor Enforcement in September 2008. … In January 2009, I received my police certification from the New Hampshire Police Academy, representing the [liquor] division at the academy. I’ve been here [in New Hampshire] for my entire adult career, and that’s something that’s important to me. … There’s a lot that has happened in the amount of time I’ve been here.

It’s really cool that I got to see and be a part of the agency’s development and progression.

What are some of the biggest challenges you’re up against?

It’s very tough for the licensees right now. They were just getting their footing back from everything that happened during Covid. At the end of last year and even last summer, we saw people out and about, feeling comfortable going to public places again. Now, with some of the inflation issues … people are going out less and spending less money … and the industry is starting to feel the impact of that. The industry is also still dealing with staffing issues. Covid created a lot

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of job opportunities for people to work remotely, which is good, but the industry is feeling the impact of people … moving on to different jobs. We feel that on our end, too, because they’re trying to manage more patrons with less staff. The way we combat that is through our educational platform; education … is a primary function of our investigators. They’re out there educating these licensees, giving them ways to run their business with less staff and ways to be more diligent with checking IDs and over-serving. … We have to look at what’s going on around us and really change the way we [communicate] our goals to the licensees. It’s a partnership where we have to listen to them and hear what their issues are, then educate them on what the best ways to stay in compliance are. It really is a give and take.

How can we make our processes more efficient for the licensees? How can we make our internal procedures more efficient for our employees? … There’s a mentality to say, ‘This is the way we’ve always done things,’ … but there are so many opportunities for us to partner with the industry and our coalition groups to really step forward.

What does being the first woman in this position mean to you?

I’m very honored and grateful. It’s a very cool situation to be in. … Going back to [the idea of] being progressive, we’re seeing … a movement throughout law enforcement of more females getting into the profession. I’m the first female deputy chief, but we have a pretty Danielle Ellston. Courtesy photo. big group of females working here, and we have some female supervisors. …

If I can help show that [women] can be such an outstanding mission they’re tryWhat do you hope to accomplish successful in it, then that’s a very cool ing to achieve, and they like including us in that. We get to work with local law as deputy chief and deputy director, opportunity. enforcement agencies and help them be short-term and long-term?

What do you find rewarding about successful in establishing their business My big goal here is to keep us movrelationships with their licensees. We get ing forward and to be progressive … this work?

The cool thing about our agency is to interact with youth. For me, that’s the and to really try to streamline everything that there are so many people you get best part — getting to interact with all we do, to work with the industry and to to interact with.

We’re interacting with these different people and to really be a make it a great, very successful relationlicensees who are just trying to have a part of their mission and bring them in to ship. … When I say ‘be progressive,’ it’s [referring to] everything — tech- successful business. We’re interacting be a part of our mission.

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AT A SOUTHERN GIRL BAKERY Romonia Daniel has been baking for more than three decades. A native of Lawrenceville, Georgia, a suburb about 30 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta, she credits her knowledge and love of the craft to her grandmother. “I used to sit in the kitchen with her every weekend and watch her bake,” Daniel said. “I was always watching her and absorbing what she was doing without really knowing it at the time … [and] come to find out, once I was older, I realized that I loved to bake just like she did.” Daniel, who moved to New England in 2013 and now lives in Portsmouth, runs A Southern Girl Bakery (10 Fourth St., Suite 102, Dover, 343-1708, sgirlbakery.com) with the help of her daughter, Courtney. The bakery features a wide variety of authentic Southern treats, many of which she has enjoyed making for her friends and family over the years. Grab-and-go cases are regularly stocked with freshly baked cookies, brownies, blondies, lemon bars, cupcakes and more.

Daniel accepts custom cake orders for all types of occasions, as well as orders for other items, like banana pudding, milk chocolate rum balls, and Southern-style cobblers with flavors like peach, blackberry, apple and cherry. She keeps many flavors of vegan and gluten-free cakes and cupcakes on hand and has recently introduced various “booze-infused” cupcake flavors. The Scene recently caught up with Daniel to talk about how she’s bringing her traditional Southern recipes to the Seacoast, and about some of her top picks for must-try items at the bakery.

How long has A Southern Girl Bakery been around?

Officially, A Southern Girl Bakery has been in existence for two and a half years, [but] we only got the storefront in the last eight months or so, I think, so September-ish. … I’ve always wanted to have my own bakery, so we went ahead and started putting stuff in the works so that we could get it done.

What is an essential skill to running a bakery?

Patience and persistence. … You just have to roll with the punches and keep a positive attitude to keep going, because you’re not going to have a successful bakery overnight. It’s going to

Photos courtesy of A Southern Girl Bakery.

What is your favorite item that you take some work, you have to want to be there, and you’ve just got to hang in offer?

I really like the lemon bars. It’s a there and stay with it. bright dessert with the sunshine yellow What makes A Southern Girl Bakery color and buttery flavor. That has got to be my top favorite thing to make. unique?

We’re holding true to authentic SouthWhat celebrity would you like to see ern recipes … and we’ve got a really good following for those. … I’ve kind of kept to ordering from A Southern Girl Bakery?

If I were to get an order from First the traditional way for the most part, even though I’ve tweaked some and come up Lady Michelle Obama, I would probwith some of my own … but the ones I ably just lose my marbles. Even if she got from my grandmother still hold true to were to just come by, that would make the way that I bake today. Our vegan and my whole year, my decade, my millengluten-free recipes are also staples. My nium, however you want to call it. … I daughter’s two youngest sons have severe would ask her what she would like, and allergies, so I started working on recipes to then I would probably give her, like, 25 find stuff that they would be able to enjoy. of those, so she could never run out!

What is something that everyone should try?

The lemon bars, or, the next thing I’d suggest to them after that would be the red velvet cupcakes. Not to toot my own horn, but they really are a wonderful cupcake.

What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast?

The seasons that are not winter [laughs]. Besides that, I love that the people here are very welcoming. …

I’m really loving the warmth and the positivity that I’m getting from our customers.

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I’m talking about pork carnitas and while we’re at it, let’s make them with beer. Beer adds complexity and flavor to the meat as it cooks slowly, tenderizing in its own juices. Also, I think, and I can’t promise this is accurate, beer actually aids in the tenderization process, helping the meat get where you want to go faster.

Making carnitas, which translates to “little meats” in Spanish, is really more process than recipe. First you braise chunks of pork until tender, and then you crisp up the tender chunks. My understanding is that traditionally the meat is fried in its own fat until tender before it is deposited into tacos.

I’ve followed a bunch of different recipes and I’ve never been disappointed. I’ve made them with a variety of seasonings and braising liquids, including chicken broth, beer, white wine, cider, and a mixture of orange and milk — they’re all winners.

If you choose a lighter brew like a Mexican lager, such as Revuelta by Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. in Merrimack, it will impart some pleasing funkiness. A hard cider, such as Wild Thing by Contoocook Cider Co. in Contoocook, adds a little fruitiness and acidity that helps balance a pretty rich final product. A stout would impart more richness but I’d lean toward a drier stout so it doesn’t overpower the dish.

For carnitas, you need to use pork butt, which is actually pork shoulder. The meat is quite fatty and filled with connective tissue, which requires long cooking times to break down.

Start by searing the meat in a big Dutch oven, add the seasonings you like, add your braising liquid, and then either slowly simmer it on the stovetop, or cook it covered in the oven or in a crockpot until the meat is tender.

Once the meat is tender, you drain off the braising liquid and either fry up the tender chunks until crispy on the stovetop or, and this is what I prefer, crisp up the meat in a screaming hot oven or under the broiler. It’s just easier, more consistent, and less messy.

Smash your crispy bits of pork into a warmed tortilla and top with whatever you want: salsa, fresh lime juice, sour cream, cheese, lettuce, pickled onions, and so on. I do think less is more when it comes to toppings here.

Make pork carnitas. Photo by Frankie Lopez.

Here’s just one way to make carnitas.

Pork Carnitas

3 to 4 pounds boneless pork butt, cut into 2-inch cubes 1 Tablespoon ground cumin 1 Tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 or 4 garlic cloves, smashed 1 Tablespoon kosher salt, probably more 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 12 ounces beer, preferably craft-brewed in NH Vegetable oil, for searing Heat a pot with a heavy bottom over high heat. Once hot, add a tablespoon or two of vegetable oil. Sear chunks of pork in batches, don’t crowd, until browned all over. Add all ingredients and bring to a simmer. Maintain a simmer, either over low heat on the stovetop or in a 350-degree oven, for about 3 hours until the meat is fork tender. Strain meat and remove garlic cloves and bay leaf. Arrange meat in a broiler-safe pan, drizzle over a few tablespoons of the braising liquid, and broil on high heat for about 10 minutes, turning halfway, until the meat is richly browned and crispy. You could also do this last step in a super-hot oven if you don’t have a broiler. Smash 2 or 3 chunks into a warm tortilla and top however you like.

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But don’t worry, it’s the same delicious Blackberry Cello made by hand right here in Meredith using a generations-old secret family recipe, with 3/4 LB of anti-oxidant rich blackberries in every bottle. It’s just dressed a bit more formally.

Warm butternut and apple salad Salad season is almost here! Yes, I know salads are all-year food items, but the warmth of summer makes them so much more enjoyable. As we navigate the transition from cold winter to hot summer, this is the perfect salad to serve. It’s veggie-centric but served warm, making it a good choice for a warm spring day and cool evening.

This salad does require a bit more prep time than your typical salad recipe.

First, you have three different ingredients that require dicing. Then you have roasting time for the squash, onions and apple. Finally, you need to cook the pancetta. This is not meant as a deterrent; rather this info is shared so that you plan adequately. From start to finish, you need about 45 minutes to an hour.

The time and effort are well worth it. This salad has a nice mix of textures and flavors.

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1 small sweet onion Drain pancetta on a paper towel-lined 1½ Tablespoons olive oil plate.

4 ounces pancetta Dice apple into 1-inch cubes.

1 apple, core removed Drizzle apple cubes with remaining 1/2 salt & pepper tablespoon oil, and toss to coat.

After baking for 15 minutes, remove tray Preheat oven to 400 degrees. from oven.

Combine vinegar and maple syrup in a small Add apple to tray, return to oven, and bake saucepan; bring to a boil. for an additional 5 minutes.

Reduce heat slightly, stirring occasionally Transfer squash, onion and apples to a until reduced by half. large bowl.

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CAR TALK

There’s no harm in keeping your car in eco mode

By Ray Magliozzi

Dear Car Talk: Does running a car constantly in “eco” mode do any harm? And if not, why don’t manufacturers just program the car in eco mode permanently? — Don

Dear Car Talk: I have a 2013 Honda Accord with 80,000 miles on it. I went to a local tire dealership and had a rear tire replaced. Right afterward, all my service engine lights on the dashboard were on.

I took it to the Honda dealership, and they told me that the rear sensor wire had been cut, probably when the tire was replaced, but they said I would have trouble proving the tire guys did it. They said that it would cost over $2,000 to have it rewired. I’ve been driving around with a Christmas-tree-light dash, and it is bothering me. Could there be a cheaper way to fix the wire without rewiring the whole car? — Cathy I certainly hope so. Two thousand dollars sounds crazy to me, Cathy. It is suspicious that your dashboard lit up at the exact same time you had the rear tire replaced.

If the tire guys are at fault, it’s because they somehow cut your antilock braking system wiring to that wheel. That would take an impressive feat of clumsiness, since it’s intentionally kept way out of the way of the wheel, but I suppose it’s possible.

What I don’t understand is what the dealer wants to do for $2,000. Do they want to replace your whole ABS system? I think you need a second opinion from a non-dealer Honda repair shop. If you need help finding one, enter your

ZIP code in www.mechanicsfiles.com and see what comes up near you.

Usually, there are only a few wires in that ABS cable. And if you came into my shop, I’d at least try to patch the wire. It would have to be conscientiously, because those wires are sensitive to electronic noise.

So I’d carefully solder the wires to help maintain good, clean electrical contact — rather than just twist them together and put a wire nut on them. And if the wiring harness was mangled, I’d solder in a whole new ABS sensor, which costs about $40. Then I’d use shrink tubing around the patch to insulate the wires from dirt and moisture.

It’s worth a try. It could save you $1,800. And you won’t have to just “hope” you now have a working ABS system. You’ll know right away if the patch worked because the dashboard warning lights will go off. And if it ever fails someday, you’ll know that, too, because the lights will come back on.

So a second opinion is clearly called for here, Cathy. A good, independent shop can tell you whether the wire and sensor can be fixed, rather than replaced. And they might also be able to tell you if the tire shop is at fault — and give you enough evidence to go back and ask them to pay for it. Good luck.

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Good question, Don. It doesn’t do any harm at all. Engines and transmissions are all controlled by computers now. So, for instance, the point at which your transmission shifts is determined by what code gets programmed into the transmission computer.

Well, since it’s so easy to change, most cars now come with multiple sets of parameters for the engine and transmission. And you get to select which one you want.

Generally speaking, those settings change when the transmission shifts and with how quickly the engine responds to the gas pedal. Most new cars these days have some combination of eco, normal (sometimes called comfort) and sport.

Normal is the default setting. That’s what the engineers think most people will prefer.

Normal balances fuel economy with reasonable performance.

Eco tries to maximize fuel economy by lowering the transmission shift points (making the transmission shift sooner) and sometimes making the gas pedal slower to respond.

Sport does the opposite. It raises the shift points and prioritizes acceleration over fuel economy.

None of these settings are harmful, Don. And, in fact, eco might be the most beneficial in the long run, since it leads you to drive more gently.

So, why don’t manufacturers just set the car in eco permanently? Because they’re afraid nobody would buy it.

While some people take great pleasure in saving fuel and money, there are apparently more people who take greater pleasure in beating the Nissan Sentra in the next lane when the light turns green.

And if a car is only modestly powered to begin with, it will often seem underpowered in eco mode. At least to an important fraction of drivers.

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FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

The Lost City (PG-13)

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum are accidental explorers seeking ancient treasure and running from a petulant Daniel Radcliffe in The Lost City, a movie that should have kept its original title, The Lost City of D.

Why “of D”? The movie has an “ancient tribe of D-yada yada” answer but mostly it’s exactly why you think it’s “D” and for that reason the movie also should have gone for an R rating. This is a “ladies meeting up for a movie” kind of movie and it should have gone to town with its female-friendly bawdy comedy goofiness. As it is, it’s more like the movie went to the end of the driveway, maybe a bit down the block, but then decided, eh, maybe not all the way to town this time.

Loretta (Bullock) is a successful author of a series of romance novels about Angel Lovemore and Dash, two adventurers who find themselves in situations like being menaced by a villain in a temple full of snakes while professing their love, all heaving chests and throbbing other things. But real-life Loretta isn’t feeling the love for her characters; still mourning the loss of her husband, she’s having a hard time writing her latest book and when she finally finishes it it’s not wellreceived by the public.

To try to gin up sales, publisher Beth (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) sends Loretta to a romance convention and pairs her with Allen (Tatum), the cover model who has posed as Dash all these years. Loretta doesn’t have much patience for conventions, Q&As or Allen and suffers through it until her car arrives to take her home.

Or, at least, she thinks it’s her car. It turns out to be what she describes as a low-key Taken scenario, more of a whisking-away, really,

by Abigail Fairfax (Radcliffe), the very rich, very indignant son of a media family. His younger brother has just been given the family business and Abigail is looking to one-up him by discovering a priceless ancient treasure. Since she worked some real-world archaeology into her books, Loretta is the perfect person to help him on his quest, Fairfax thinks, whether she wants to or not.

The Lost City.

Allen, who wants Loretta’s respect and maybe more, sees her being taken-ed and decides to rescue her. Or at least he decides to participate in her rescuing: He calls in his trainer, named, naturally, Jack Trainer (Brad Pitt), to help him free Loretta.

Some 15 or so years ago, I think The Lost City would have really annoyed me, with its dumb plot and its sharp-as-a-butter-knife-ormaybe-a-spoon humor. But now, saying a movie is “a goofy premise filled with dumb jokes” feels like more of a recommendation and Bullock and Tatum know exactly what they’re doing here and exactly how to do it. Bullock presents a variation on the smart-but-prickly characters she’s been playing over the last decade in comedies and Tatum knows how to mix the “beefcake with a meathead but a sweet heart” cocktail and serve up a character who — OK, every way I could think of to finish that metaphor sounds dirty. Basically, Tatum knows what he looks like and knows how to make that guy funny. Even though The Lost City isn’t as smart as it could be, isn’t as big-dumb-laugh as it could be, it is pretty dumb and it is pretty fun.

It uses Radcliffe and Randolph well, even if both could probably have done more. And it’s a good time, if not right now in theaters

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Celebrate Earth Day with the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, screening Friday, April 22, at 7 p.m. at the Music Hall (28 Chestnut St. in Portsmouth; themusichall. org). “Considered one of the nation’s premier environmental and adventure film festivals, this year’s films combine exceptional filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation,” according to the Music Hall website. The event runs until 9 p.m. and tickets cost $20. See a trailer for the festival at wildandscenicfilmfestival.org, where you can also find descriptions of the 10 films that will be screened.

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Infinite Storm.

definitely in the near future in your living room. B Rated PG-13 for violence and some bloody images, suggestive material (though not nearly suggestive enough), partial nudity (ditto) and language, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Directed by Aaron Nee and Adam Nee with a screenplay by Oren Uziel and Dana Fox and Adam Nee & Aaron Nee, The Lost City is an hour and 52 minutes long and is distributed by Paramount Pictures in theaters.

Infinite Storm (R)

Naomi Watts plays Pam Bales, a former Granite Stater who rescued a man from a particularly stormy Mount Washington, in Infinite Storm.

Pam heads out for a hike on Mount Washington on a day that, based on a conversation with ex-husband Dave (Denis O’Hare), is already heavy with some kind of grief for her.

As she hikes, the weather gets colder, clouds roll in and a storm starts. She finds the hike harder, she falls and has to climb out of the snow and then she comes upon a man just sitting on the mountain. John (Billy Howle) is what she calls him when he declines to give his

name or say anything about why he’s sitting in a blizzard in what appears to be shorts and sneakers. She tells him they’re leaving, going down the mountain, and they begin the slow, painful trek down, with John often giving up and Pam essentially ignoring that and keeping him going, even when it’s clear she’s putting her own life at risk.

At points, this movie reminded me a bit of 127 Hours, with Watts’ Pam frequently either talking to herself or talking to John, who doesn’t really answer her. Watts’ performance is a solid one that the whole movie is basically hung on. It’s a strong enough performance that the movie probably doesn’t need the flashbacks to Pam and her young daughters or the movie’s final 15 or so minutes that do a lot of unnecessary telling after Watts has spent a good deal of the movie showing us Pam’s inner turmoil and her determined personality. Infinite Storm is ultimately a thin but interesting watch about this slice of recent New Hampshire history. BRated R for some language and brief nudity, according to the MPA on filmratings.com.

Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska with a screenplay by Joshua Rollins, Infinite Storm is an hour and 37 minutes long and is distributed by Bleecker Street.

WILD SYMPHONY New Hampshire native and bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown will join the University of New Hampshire Wind Symphony for the world premiere of the wind ensemble version of his debut classical work Wild Symphony on Sunday, April 24, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the university’s Johnson Theatre (30 Academic Way, Durham). The work is based on the musical album, released in conjunction with a corresponding children’s book of the same name, which pairs short poems and illustrations of animals with classical music. Brown will narrate the book while the symphony performs the music. The event is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. Visit unh.universitytickets.com.

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The Tobacco Wives,

by Adele Myers (William Morrow, 344 pages)

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Is there any good reason for a parochial New Englander to read trade fiction set in the South?

I’d argue yes, although the stories need to be extra compelling, such as Kathryn Stockett’s The Help, a book about Black maids in 1960s Mississippi that turned out to also be a decent movie. However, novels that draw much of their oxygen from a particular setting have to work harder to appeal to readers in distant regions.

Adele Myers tries to do that in Tobacco Wives, a story set in her home state of North Carolina, where the tobacco industry reigned in the years after World War II. It’s the story of a teen, Maddie Sykes, who goes to live in a town, Bright Leaf, where almost everyone, from field hands to executives, gets their money from tobacco and worships it like a god.

Tobacco was for more than cigarettes, Maddie was told. “Farmers and gardeners misted their plants with tobacco-soaked water to keep moles and gophers away.”

Doctors prescribed it for asthma attacks, “and, of course, we all used tobacco poultices to calm a croupy cough or beat back a bad cold.”

Maddie is an aspiring seamstress like her aunt, with whom she goes to live after her widowed mother decides a teenager in the house is inhibiting her hunt for a new husband. Aunt Etta, who lives alone, makes good money by outfitting the glamorous wives of tobacco executives, and Maddie dives eagerly into that world.

But she soon learns (cue ominous music) that there is an unseen danger in the community, something that seems to be afflicting everyone in the tobacco community.

There is, alas, no opportunity to be shocked at what the villain is ultimately revealed to be, not with Maddie coming home from her first visit to a tobacco factory with grainy black specks all over her hands and body. “My calves, my ankles, even between my toes, were caked in a sticky brown dust that smelled of tobacco.

We couldn’t have been in the factory more than fifteen minutes and I looked like I’d been there all day.”

If that wasn’t enough of a spoiler, while Maddie was at the factory, she noted a “tall, forbidding fence covered with yellow and orange signs: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY. NO TRESPASSING. RESTRICTED AREA. VIOLATORS

WILL BE PROSECUTED. I didn’t know there were so many ways to say ‘Keep Out.’” Anyone who’s ever visited an Amazon warehouse has seen similar signs, but I digress. The point is, this is not so much foreshadowing as it is hitting us over the head with a shovel.

Tobacco: Bad. Maddie: Good. We get it.

This sort of heavyhanded narration follows Maddie throughout the book, as she gets to know the people of Bright Leaf and starts to be concerned about seemingly unrelated health problems that dog them, from lost pregnancies to chronic asthma. At the same time, a local tobacco company is unveiling a new cigarette called MOMint, targeted for women. The mint-flavored cigarette is to be marketed as something that will calm nerves, ease indigestion and control appetite.

This sets up what little bit of tension there is in the novel: what Maddie should do about her increasing alarm about the effect of tobacco, given the impact it will have on the lives of the people she has grown to care about.

Tobacco Wives seems, in some way, a fictionalized knock-off of Kate Moore’s The Radium Girls, narrative nonfiction of 2017 that exposed the terrible impact of radium on young women who worked with it early in the 20th century, when the element was seen as a miracle substance, not a killer. Their story was also told in a movie and play, and I suppose Tobacco Wives is also headed to a big or small screen, although it feels stale compared to the radium story. To be fair, this is partly because the demonization of the tobacco industry is relatively new, owing to whistleblowers like Jeffrey Wigand (whose efforts were also made into a movie, The Insider, which starred Russell Crowe).

Tobacco Wives is a perfectly serviceable, middle-brow novel, and Myers adds a layer of interest by adding details about the war-related rationing that was going on at the time it was set. (Everyone knows about the tin foil, but I was interested to learn that fabric was also rationed.) But it suffers from a predictable villain made even more predictable by a debut novelist’s overenthusiastic foreshadowing. It might be a laborious read for the people of New England, particularly if they happen to smoke. The good people of North Carolina, however, will surely love the book, unless they happen to grow tobacco. C — Jennifer Graham

POP CULTURE

Vinyl destination Record Store Day returns

Each year thousands of people gather at independent record stores worldwide to celebrate the now unique pastime of collecting vinyl records. This holiday is known as Record Store Day — the festivities return on Saturday, April 23, and will often include barbecues, parades and performances from internationally known artists.

Store to store, record lovers also have the opportunity to purchase limited-edition vinyl records of their favorite bands. This holiday was created as an annual event to help maintain and boost sales at local independent shops.

There are 15 in New Hampshire that participate in Record Store Day, and more than 1,000 across the country. Chris Brown, chief financial officer of Bull Moose, proposed the idea in 2007. The indie music store chain has three locations in New Hampshire, in Portsmouth, Salem and Keene.

“The general feeling out in the public, but also in the record industry itself, was really negative,” Brown said. “Chain stores had been closing and CD sales were down, but what was different was the independent stores were doing really well, and I felt that everybody should know. I also thought that we needed to do something for our customers.”

Brown never thought that RSD would be so attention-grabbing right away, but he hoped it would push the celebration of local and major bands, therefore ensuring music of all genres to be very much alive. It also seemed to have brought back the public’s interest in vinyl records, as CDs were at that time much more prevalent. The first RSD had signings

Chris Brown’s most anticipated Record Store Day releases • Sandy Denny, Gold Dust Live At the Royalty

• Larry Jaffee, Record Store Day: The Most Improbable Comeback of the 21st Century (book and record set) • The Proclaimers, Sunshine on Leith • Shankar Family & Friends, I Am Missing You • Various artists, Hillbillies in Hell: 13 Dark and Old School Country Songs

by Metallica in the band’s hometown of San Francisco, which was just the start of this global celebration.

There will be a handful of limited-edition releases at each of Bull Moose’s stores, such as a remastered version of Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody on a vinyl LP, as well as David Bowie’s Brilliant Adventure and a deluxe two-sided vinyl release of Stevie Nicks’ Bella Donna. The Salem shop will likely receive a relatively diverse stock of limited vinyls, although it’s unclear yet which shipments are going to which locations. Collectors should intend on browsing on the earlier side in order to stand a better chance at seeing the records they may wish to buy. The store will open on Record Store Day at 8 a.m., according to its website. It is estimated that only one to seven copies of each vinyl will be available, and the store will not reserve anything for customers — everything is first come, first served.

Another spot taking part in RSD is Metro City Records, on Somerville Street in Manchester. Owner Bill Proulx has been in business for 35 years, originally starting out as a record label before moving into retail wholesale distribution. Proulx said he is now down to strictly retail, due to economic factors.

“I watched, right here in this store, vinyl go away and come back again,” he said.

“Trying to get the few releases that are available to our side of the country … there are a lot of these releases, [but] they sometimes only make 100 or 1,000 [vinyl copies].

Some … make as many as 15,000, but many are in very, very small quantities. Sometimes we don’t always get what we order.”

Proulx added that this year there should only be around 350 releases, as opposed to previous years, when there tended to be up to 900. For this RSD, however, Proulx believes that he will receive most of what he has requested. A special release he is looking forward to, and one he said will be very popular among record collectors, is the Grateful Dead’s live vinyl box set.

— Jack Walsh

Record Store Day When: Saturday, April 23 • Music Connection (1711 S. Willow St., Where: Various participating stores statewide Manchester, 644-0199, musicconnection.us) More info: Visit recordstoreday.com • Newbury Comics (310 Daniel Webster Hwy., Nashua, 888-0720; 777 S. Willow St., Participating stores Manchester; 99 Rockingham Park Blvd., • Bull Moose (419 S. Broadway, Salem, Salem, 890-1380; newburycomics.com) 898-6254; 82-86 Congress St., Portsmouth, • Pitchfork Records (2 S. Main St., Concord, 422-9525; bull moose.com) 224-6700, pitchforkrecordsconcord.com) • Defiant Records & Craft Beer (609 Main • Skele-Tone Records (50L N. Main St., St., Laconia, 527-8310, defiantnh.com) Rochester, 948-1009, skeletonerecs.com) • Metro City Records (691 Somerville St., • The Toadstool Bookshop (12 Depot Square, Manchester, 665-9889, metrocityrecords.com) Peterborough, 924-3543, toadbooks.com)

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Few tribute acts embody the object of their devotion quite like Dean Ford & the Beautiful Ones as they launch into “Let’s Go Crazy,” “1999” and other songs from the Prince catalog. With his wild curls, flowing shirts and signature carved guitar body, front man Ford resurrects the Purple One and recreates his stage show down to lights, backing band and set cues.

Ford approaches his task as a fan; becoming a doppelgänger was an accident that begat a career. A little over a decade ago the Mainebased singer and guitarist was writing his own music and did a couple of cover shows as a lark — one, where he played Prince’s Purple Rain album from start to finish, and the other, a battle of the band doubles dubbed Clash of the Titans.

“I chose Prince because, out of all the artists I’ve ever listened to, I wanted to do something that had a huge impression on me as a musician,” Ford said. “It went so well that I wanted to do it again, and then it just slowly turned into a regular thing.”

The precision Ford brings to the act is what sets it apart. “A lot of bands either focus on recreating the studio recordings or the live performances,” he said. “I try to blur the line between the two, and end up with a sort of Frankenstein of all of the elements. … I spend all my time at home mapping out the intricacies [to] get close to what people know as his music.”

There was a time when an artist either stopped playing or died before someone else stepped in to carry on the legacy — think Elvis or The Beatles. Nowadays, everyone from Billy Joel to Pearl Jam has tributes, and each act must consider how to deal with a death.

When Prince died in April 2016, Ford figured his act was also over.

“My immediate gut reaction was … emotionally, I can’t do this,” he said. “When a celebrity dies, somebody always puts together a tribute. Sometimes, it comes from the heart; other times, it’s a cash grab. My first thought was, ‘Oh, no. People are going to think that I’m doing it just to cash in.’”

Ford recalled initially hearing the news.

“I got all these text messages and missed phone calls from people basically acting like a family member of mine had passed away, and that’s how it felt,” he said.

He had three shows booked for the coming week, and each venue was adamant that he perform. “They said, ‘We just sold all of the tickets. Everybody wants this; you have to do it.’”

For tried as best he could to check his emotions. Those three dates, he said, were “probably the toughest shows I’d ever done.”

“When we got to ‘Nothing Compares to U’ on the first night, I just broke down crying on

Dean Ford. Courtesy photo.

stage.” he said. “It was really hard.”

The audience responded in kind.

“It became a whole new thing — extremely cathartic,” Ford said. “Everybody I spoke to seemed so grateful for any opportunity to experience his music. … To be able to give that to people is what’s cool.”

Even some people personally connected to Prince are aware and supportive of Ford’s efforts. Keyboard player Doctor Fink, who performed with the Revolution from its earliest days, has joined Ford on stage a few times, the first at an annual Halloween show.

“On impulse, I tweeted him asking if he might be available, and his response was, ‘Absolutely,’” he said, “so we flew him out from Minneapolis.”

The devotion of Prince’s fans continues to fuel Ford’s energy.

“I’ve been a performer for the majority of my life,” he said. “It wasn’t until I started doing this show that I really felt a connection with the people that come to it. Just being able to share your love with those who clearly have that same love and admiration … [and] to look around the room, especially while playing a song like ‘Purple Rain,’ and see people having an emotional experience — it’s amazing.”

Ford never attended a Prince concert himself, but enjoys hearing memories from fans who did. “Whether it’s about their experience as a listener, or if they met him or saw him live,” he said, “to just talk about how they were going through something in their life and this experience brought them some kind of happiness — to be able to have that connection with a complete stranger on stage — I think that’s my favorite part.”

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Thirsty Moose: Ripcord, 9 p.m.

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Red’s: Francoix Simard, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 23

Hampton Bogie’s: live music, 7 p.m.

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Whym: Jessica Olson, 6:30 p.m.

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Thirsty Moose: Tenderheds, 9 p.m.

Seabrook Chop Shop: Taylor Marie, 4 p.m.

Red’s: Boom Box, 7 p.m.

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Hampton Bogie’s: live music, 7 p.m.

Charlie’s Tap House: Pete Peterson, 4:30 p.m.

CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 4 p.m.

L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Wally’s: Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones, 8 p.m.

Whym: Phil Jakes, 1 p.m.

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Seabrook Red’s: Take 2, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 25

Hampton L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Portsmouth The Goat: musical bingo, 7 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 9 p.m.

Press Room: open mic, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26

Hampton L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.

Wally’s: musical bingo, 7 p.m.

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

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Hampton Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m.

L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m.

Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m.

Seabrook Red’s: Birch Swart, 7 p.m.

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The Goat: Alex Anthony, 8 p.m.

Wally’s: Something Else, 9 p.m.

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by Kal Penn, born April 23, 1977. out. A lot harder.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) It came Taurus (April 20 – May 20) I’m standing down to three actors for Harold and three in a lofty writers’ room on the third floor of a for Kumar. All of us would sit in a waiting modern glass building at the edge of the Uni- room together for an entire afternoon. We’d versal Studios lot, completely fulfilled. Enjoy get called in — in pairs — to see who had it while you can. the best chemistry: each choice for Kumar Gemini (May 21 – June 20) There was reading with each choice for Harold. You’ll fruit — but, like, nice fruit. Papaya and pome- meet your match. granate and stuff, not just plebeian oranges Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) That was and bananas. What you want is fruit salad. real life: I was living the dream, but I was Cancer (June 21 – July 22) There was no too recognizable to land a day job and too such thing as a typical day in the Office of financially strapped to know if I would make Public Engagement. It’s sort of like how no rent in a few months. You may be stuck in two subway rides are alike. And why would the middle, but the middle will shift. you want them to be?

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) All in all, Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) This was new I walked away from my NASCAR phase territory for me as a producer and creator! with three permanent things: a fiance, an Things moved fast. I needed to hire an assis- unironic appreciation for beer koozies, and tant to help juggle my different obligations. a recognition that stock car racing is, in Good idea. fact, an honest-to-goodness sport. You only Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) A good deal need one beer koozie. of life is knowing when and how far to push.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) I had the Yep. chance to meet and audition for a director Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) This first- who had influenced me since I was a kid. class cabin, man oh man, I had never seen Doing Van Wilder meant I got Harold & anything like it! The British Airways flight Kumar, and doing Harold & Kumar meant attendants had posh English accents like on I got to audition for Mira Nair. You can’t put The Crown and constantly came around to a price tag on that. Priceless. ask the passengers if we needed anything.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) The They’d also apologize for everything. ‘May prep period for the film [The Namesake] I take your coat, sir?’ ‘Oh, sure, thanks.’ stretched for weeks. This allowed us to ‘So sorry I didn’t come to take it earlier.’ rehearse and really research our characThis is how rich people roll? Sometimes. ters. When you’re working on a film based Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) When I first on a book, you have the entire expanded saw NASCAR on television, I thought, They world at your fingertips. Prep work is so drive cars. I drive cars. How hard could that useful.

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A birthday party for an employee at Gravity Diagnostics in Kentucky cost the company $450,000, but it wasn’t an expensive cake and decorations that ran up the bill, WLKY-TV reported.

The employee, whose birthday fell on Aug. 7, asked the office manager days before to forgo the usual celebration because such affairs trigger his anxiety disorder, and “being the center of attention” would cause him to suffer a panic attack. However, the manager went ahead with planning a lunchtime to-do in the break room, which caused the guest of honor to flee to his car to eat his lunch. The next day, the birthday boy was called into a meeting and scolded for his reaction and was later fired “because of the events of the previous week,” according to a lawsuit he filed against the company. In the suit, the former employee said the company didn’t accommodate his anxiety disorder and caused him to suffer a “loss of income and benefits and emotional distress and mental anxiety.” The Kenton County jury agreed and awarded him the six-figure amount.

The tech revolution

It may have been April 1, but it was no April Fools’ prank. A San Francisco police officer approached an idling car with its headlights off around 10 p.m. and saw that it was empty, SFGate reported. That’s when the car moved forward, crossed the intersection and came to a stop with its emergency flashers on. As it turned out, the AV, or autonomous vehicle, was operated

by Cruise, and was just trying to move into a safe position before yielding to officers. “An officer contacted Cruise personnel, and no citation was issued,” the company explained in a statement.

A maintenance team was dispatched to take control of the vehicle.

According to Washingtonian magazine, a five-bedroom house for sale in Fairfax, Virginia, listed for $800,000, will “go quickly” in a neighborhood where many homes sell for $1 million or more. It’s not in great shape, granted, but the biggest drawback? The home has “a person(s) living in lower level with no lease in place.” And prospective buyers can’t see the lower level. Listing agent Zinta K. Rodgers-Rickert said the basement resident has “weaseled her way in” and does not pay rent, and the current owners can’t “emotionally deal with the eviction.” Nevertheless, the house already had attracted at least one offer, with more expected. Rodgers-Rickert helpfully drew a picture of the basement for one potential buyer and said it’s in no worse shape than the rest of the house.

Now, where did I put that ...

On April 11, ITV News reported that a dead body had been left in a “side room” at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, England, for four days. Once discovered, the body was removed to the hospital’s mortuary, and the deceased’s family was notified. Officials, who did not reveal the identity of the body, have launched an investigation and offered their apologies to the patient’s family.

I’ll do anything for a Frosty

David Stover, 57, has been telling workers at the Bunnell, Florida, Wendy’s restaurant that he’s an undercover DEA agent ever since his buddy who worked there left, in an effort to continue getting a discount on food, ClickOrlando.com reported. The store manager told investigators Stover would even flash a badge when asked for proof. Unfortunately for the fast-food fan, the badge was a concealed-carry permit, and police were called to Wendy’s on April 11 because Stover was arguing with the staff. He was arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer.

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