Fall Guide 2022 — Seacoast Scene — 09/08/22

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seacoast scene | september 8 - 14, 2022 | page 2 september 8 - 14, 2022 vol 47 No 22 Your weekly guide to the coast. published every thursday (1st copy free; 2nd $1). seacoast scene po box 691 Hampton nH 03843 603-935-5096 | www.seacoastscene.net cover story 4 Fall Guide 2022 people & places 9 Star Island Gosport Regatta food 14 Lobster Roll Eating Competition pop culture 21 Books, art, theater and film Nite life 25 Music, comedy and more beach bum fuN 28 Puzzles, horoscopes and crazy news Advertising Staff Charlene Nichols seacoast scene advertising sales manager (603) 625-1855, ext.126 Charlene@seacoastscene.net EditorialEditorStaff Angie Sykeny editor@seacoastscene.net Editorial Design Jennifer Gingras Contributors matt Ingersoll, Fred matuszewski, ray magliozzi, amy Diaz, betty gagne, curt mackail, michelle pesula Kuegler, meghan siegler Production Tristan Collins, Jennifer Gingras Circulation Manager Doug Ladd, 625-1855, ext. 135 dladd@hippopress.com

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• The Art Center (1 Washington St., Dover, 978-6702, theartcenterdover. com) presents an exhibition, “Images of the Past …The Thom Hindle Col lection, ” now through Sept. 30. The collection includes photographs that Hindle, a photographer, reproduced from original glass negatives represent ing the works of never-before-exhibited local and Boston-area photographers. “An Evening with Thom Hindle” will take place on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. At the event, Hindle will pres ent and sign his newest book, Dover, New Hampshire Through Time Volume Two , which features the same collection of photographs on display in the exhi bition. Another exhibition, “Russia’s Illegal Invasion of Ukraine, ” is on view at The Art Center during September and October. It includes a collection of mixed media abstract paintings by Newmarket artist Barbara Mata that reflect the bru tality of war. An artist reception will take place on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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• The Seacoast Artist Association (130 Water St., Exeter, seacoastartist. org, 778-8856) has two “Body of Work” photography exhibitions on view during September. “Close to Home, ” an exhib it by Dennis Skillman of East Kingston, focuses on the flora and fauna of New Hampshire gardens as seen through a camera’s lens. Dave Saums’ exhib it, “The Seasons of Light and Color,” demonstrates what can be accomplished with film photography as well as dig ital imaging, focusing on light and shadow. The gallery features two new “Body of Work” exhibits by different artists each month. Additionally, it pres ents a monthly themed group show. The show for September is “Autumn Splen dor ” October’s show is “Mystery Kits,” which consists of works by artists who participated in the challenge of creating art using only the contents of a mys tery kit assembled by the gallery. During November and December, the themed show will be the gallery’s annual holiday show, “Big Gifts Come in Small Pack ages, ” which includes small works of art priced at $100 or less. The Seacoast Artist Association is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun day from 1 to 4 p.m.

• The New Hampshire Art Associa tion has a group art show, “Colors of Autumn,” on view now through Sept. 25 at the NHAA Robert Lincoln Levy Gal lery (139 State St., Portsmouth). Gallery hours are Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday through Sat urday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Visit nhartassocia tion.org or call 431-4230.

• See “My Year of Toys: An Art Jour nal” at Gallery 6, the art gallery at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover, childrensmuseum.org), on view now through Oct. 16. For this exhibition, author and illus trator Sandy Steen Bartholomew created a drawing of one toy from her large toy collection every day for a year. Gallery 6 is free and open to the public; paid muse um admission is not required to enter. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sat urday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon.

• Great Bay Philharmonic Orches tra’s fall concert will be held at The Music Hall Historic Theater (28 Chest nut St., Portsmouth) on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. The program will feature Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, George Walker’s Lyric for Strings and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade in C Major. Tickets cost $45 to $68. Visit themusi chall.org.

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• The art gallery at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, 766-3330, 3arts. org) has an exhibition, “Keeping Track of Time,” featuring the work of Philip Brou, on view now through Oct. 2. Brou created 197 drawings — a drawing for each time he went running during the pandemic — to examine the different ways in which people deal with isolation. Upcoming exhibitions at 3S Artspace include “Pun to in Aria: A Repairing Mend,” set to run Oct. 7 through Nov. 13, with an open ing reception on Friday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., and “Transmuting the Prosaic” and “Walking Out of the Shadows,” set to run Nov. 25 through Jan. 29, with an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. Gallery hours are Tues day through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

• Opera New Hampshire has announced that its annual “Arias and Aperitivo” will return in person this fall, with the date and location TBA. The fundraising event will feature an evening of live per formances, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a large array of silent auction items. Vis it operanh.org.

• The Portsmouth Symphony Orches tra’s fall concert will be held at The Music Hall Historic Theater (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) on Sunday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. The program will feature Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and George Walker’s Lyric for Strings. Tickets cost $20 for students, $30 for seniors age 60 and up and range from $25 to $35 for adults. Visit portsmouthsymphony.org.

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• The Lamont Gallery at Phillips Exeter Academy (11 Tan Lane, Exeter) has an exhibition, “Managing Miscellanea, ” on view now through Sept. 24. It features works from the gallery’s “undefined” col lection, including unseen works from the storage vault. Gallery hours are Tues day through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Visit exeter.edu/lamontgallery.

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• Internet and social media comedian Nurse Blake on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. Ticket prices range from $43 to $63.

• Blind Boys of Alabama, with special guest Charlie Musselwhite, on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $55 to $72. the Music Hall Lounge (131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 4362400, themusichall.org) presents:

• Rumors of Fleetwood Mac, a Fleet wood Mac tribute band, on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $166 to $266.

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• Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travel ers on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $48 to $60.

• The Mavericks on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. each night. Tickets start at $62.

• Taylor Ashton + Oshima Brothers on Friday, Sept. 9, at 9 p.m. Tickets are $35.

• The Struts on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $26.

• Brett Young on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50.

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For more live comedy events, see page 26. Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, 929-4100, casinoballroom.com) presents:

• Robert Cray Band on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $38 for regu lar seating and $45 for premium.

• “My Name is not MOM,” a come dy show featuring internet motherhood gurus Tiffany Jenkins, Meredith Masony and Dena Blizzard, on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $43.

• Sara Schaefer, performing her come dy show “Going Up” on Friday, Nov. 18, with shows at 6 p.m. and at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $20 when purchased in advance.

• Ari Hest on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $23.

CONC e R t S For more live music events, see pages 25 and 26. Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, 929-4100, casinoballroom.com) presents:

• Jake Owen on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $51.

• Led Zeppelin tribute band Get the Led Out on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $31. the Music Hall Historic theater (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 4362400, themusichall.org) presents:

• Nikki Glaser on Friday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $37.

• Vir Das on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30.

• Journey tribute band Voyage on Sat urday, Oct. 8, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $19.

• Melissa Ferrick on Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $26.

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The Blind Boys of Alabama. Courtesy photo.

• Colbie Caillat on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $47 to $84.

• Janice Ian on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $58.

• Actress, comedian and finalist on Last Comic Standing Fortune Feimster on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $27 to $58. the Music Hall Lounge (131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 4362400, themusichall.org) presents:

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• 311 on Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $59 for general admission and $134 for VIP admission.

• Paula Poundstone on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $32 to $45.

• Eddie B on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $40.

• Heather Maloney on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $30.

• Join DeMerritt Hill Farm (20 Orchard Way, Lee) for Pumpkinfest, happening on Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Event features include pumpkin rock painting and naming contests for the chance to win prizes, as well as face-painting and prepicked pumpkins available for purchase.

• John Smith on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25.

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• Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $18.

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• Sarah Blacker Band on Friday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $28.

• Black Bear Vineyard (289 New Road, Salisbury) is celebrating grape harvest sea son with its third annual Harvest Fest, on Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, beginning at 11 a.m. both days. Guests will have the chance to learn how wine is produced from grapes grown right on the vineyard, and each day will feature live music and food trucks onsite. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased through Eventbrite. Visit blackbearvineyard.com.

• Fathom Events (fathomevents.com) has several special screenings on the schedule at Regal Fox Run (45 Gosling Road, Newington) this fall. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (PG 1982) celebrates its 40th anniversary with screenings on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. Poltergeist (PG, 1982) will celebrate its 40th anni versary with screenings on Sunday, Sept. 25, at 4 p.m., and Monday, Sept. 26, and Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m. In the Heat of the Night (1967) celebrates its 55th anniversary with screenings on Sun day, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m., and Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) celebrates its 60th anniversary with screenings on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m., and Wednesday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.

• The Strand (20 Third St., Dover, 343-1899, thestranddover.com) hosts its second annual Creature Double Fea ture Festival, featuring two weeks of screenings of iconic horror franchises and Halloween-themed films from Sun day, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 15. Each night, the theater will host a dou ble feature — films will include Suspiria (R, 1977), Hocus Pocus (PG, 1993), The Witches (PG, 1990), Carrie (R, 1976) and many more.

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• Chris Trapper on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $26.

• The 20th annual New Hampshire Film Festival will take place from Thursday, Oct. 6, through Sunday, Oct. 9, in several venues around Portsmouth. The festival has recently been named an Academy Award-qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Festi val day passes start at $25, and attendees can watch screenings of films, attend panel discussions with filmmakers and celebrities and more. Visit nhfilmfesti val.com.

• Apple Harvest Day returns to down town Dover on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day-long family event features more than 300 vendors, food, a 5K road race, live entertainment and more. Vis it dovernh.org/apple-harvest-day.

• Jonatha Brooke on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. and at 8:30 p.m. Tickets at the door start at $41.

• Tickets are on sale now for the Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival, which returns to Swasey Parkway in Exeter on Satur day, Oct. 1, with two sessions, from noon to 2 p.m. and from 3 to 5 p.m. The event is presented by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and the Exeter Parks and Rec reation department, featuring hundreds of different beers, ciders and hard seltzers to taste from a variety of local vendors. Chili samples are also back this year for the first time since 2019. General admission tickets are $35 in advance and $45 at the door, and include a compostable tasting cup, access to unlimited beer and chili samples and live entertainment. Designated driver tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Visit powderkegbeerfest.com.

• The Stone Church Music Club (5 Gran ite St., Newmarket) will hold its annual Oysterfest on Sunday, Sept. 18, from noon to 5 p.m. in its outdoor courtyard. The event features options from several local oyster farms, along with craft beer and live music. Visit stonechurchrocks.com.

• The New Hampshire Brewfest returns to Cisco Brewers (35 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth) on Saturday, Oct. 8, with general admittance from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and VIP admittance beginning at noon. Admission ranges from $50 to $65 and includes access to tastings from a variety of New England-area craft brew eries, along with food trucks and other vendors that will be on site. Designated drivers are $20. Visit nhbrewfest.com.

• The Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall. com) will host the 23rd annual Telluride by the Sea film festival, featuring a series of six original films with international casts of both seasoned and newer actors.

• River Sister on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28.

• Tom Paxton and the Don Juans on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.. Tickets start at $48.

The festival is happening from Friday, Sept. 16, through Sunday, Sept. 18, with a seventh film available to passholders only. Individual film tickets start at $20, while weekend passes start at $105.

• Lucy Kaplansky on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $30.

• Willy Porter and Tom Pirozzoli on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $28.

• Ellis Paul on Friday, Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $31.

• Ben Sollee on Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $28.

Shane’s BBQ at past Powder Keg Beer & Chili Fest. Photo by Allie Burke Photography. Telluride by the Sea Film Festival. Courtesy photo.

• Anand Wilder on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $24.

FOOD & DRINK

• Beer for History returns to the Amer ican Independence Museum’s Folsom Tavern (164 Water St., Exeter) on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m., with pourings from Pipe Dream Brewing of Londonder ry. The series will continue with guest appearances from Earth Eagle Brewings of Portsmouth on Thursday, Oct. 20, and the University of New Hampshire’s Brew ing Lab on Thursday, Nov. 3. In addition to featuring pourings from a different local brewery during each event, Beer for Histo ry often features various colonial-inspired games and, occasionally, live music. Tick ets are $10 for Museum members and $15 for non-members. Kids and teens under 21 receive free admission. Visit indepen dencemuseum.org.

• Bernie’s Beach Bar (73 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach) will be home to the second annual Seacoast Oysterfest, happening on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 1 p.m. until the last oyster is slurped. Six local oyster farms are expected to participate, including Swell Oyster Co., the first and only oyster farm in Hampton Harbor. Purchase tickets online at berniesnh.com.

• The Granite State Fair (formerly the Rochester Fair) will be held from Thurs day, Sept. 15, through Sunday, Sept. 18, and from Thursday, Sept. 22, through Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Rochester Fair grounds (72 Lafayette Road). The fair features midway rides, a full schedule of live music, local vendors and exhibitors, a cornhole tournament, circus perfor mances and plenty of fair food. Advance tickets are $10 per person and are avail able through Sept. 14. Tickets at the door are $12 per person (free for kids ages 8 and under). Visit granitestatefair.com.

• TEAM Exeter will host its eighth annual Fall Equinox Festival on Satur day, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Swasey Parkway, featuring live music, artisan vendors, local food, children’s activities, dance performances and cultur al exhibits. There is a suggested donation of $10 per person or $20 per family. Visit teamexeter.com.

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• Huma Abedin, longtime political advisor and aide for Hillary Clinton, who will discuss her book Both/And on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and include a book voucher.

View of Central Avenue from the roof of Thompson Tavern on Apple Harvest Day in 2019. Photo by Lydia Williams Photography.

• A conversation and book signing with Sarah McCraw Crow, author of The Wrong Kind of Woman , and K.J. Dell’Antonia, author of In Her Boots , on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m.

t he Word Barn (66 Newfields Road, Exeter, theword barn.com) hosts:

• A five-session memoir writing workshop sequence with published writer Susan Geib. Sessions are sched uled for Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 p.m., dates offered Sept. 13 through Oct. 11. The workshop will culminate in sever al polished personal narratives for each participant. The focus will be on short forms that are complete in themselves but can also serve as springboards for longer pieces. Registration is $150, which includes all five sessions.

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• The Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, playersring. org) presents Seminar Sept. 9 through Sept. 25, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $27 for adults and $24 for students and seniors age 65 and up.

• Ashley Davis Bush, who will give a presentation on her book Light After Loss: A Spiritual Guide for Comfort, Hope and Healing on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m.

• The Great American Trailer Park Musical will be at the Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester, rochesteroperahouse.com, 335-1992) Sept. 16 through Oct. 2, with show times Thursday through Sunday. Tickets range from $28 to $34.

• NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., with her newly released memoir Dinners With Ruth , which chronicles her lifelong friendship and conversations with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Tickets are $43 and include a book voucher.

• E. B. Bartels with her book Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Here after on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.

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• Brendan Dubois with Blowback , a political thriller he co-wrote with acclaimed novelist James Patterson, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m.

• Triptych Together, Triptych Alone: A Poetry Reading on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 4 p.m. featuring Shelley Gird ner, Rebecca Hennessy and Kimberly Green. Tickets are $10.

• Novelist and Exeter native John Irving with his newest release The Last Chairlift on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Tickets are $49 and include a book voucher. Water Street Bookstore (125 Water St., Exeter, 778-9731, waterstreetbooks.com) presents:

• E. Carrington Heath, celebrat ing the book launch of Called Out: 100 Devotions for LGBTQ Christians on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.

• The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth; seacoastrep. org, 433-4472) presents three main stage productions this fall: Rent Sept. 8 through Sept. 10; Sweeney Todd Sept. 22 through Nov. 4 and A Christmas Story: The Musical Nov. 17 through Dec. 23. Showtimes are Thursday through Sunday, and tickets range from $27 to $54.

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According to the Star Island website, the first race was organized in 1874 by John Poor, president of the Stickney & Poor Spice Trading Co., to celebrate the grand opening of his Star Island Oceanic Hotel. People arrived by train and by sea to watch the sailboats race. Proud white sails billowed in the wind as hundreds of onlookers witnessed them from various ocean vessels. The boat named America took the prize, captained by General Ben jamin Franklin Butler of Ipswich, Mass.; his trophy was a huge silver punch bowl, and this was the yacht for which America’s Cup is named.

“I love the water, and I love boats,” Watts said. “The Isles of Shoals is such a natural New Hampshire wonder. This race is an opportunity for people to experience this amazing place — all are welcome, and we’re inviting people to visit and enjoy this treasure right in their own backyard.”

The Gosport Regatta happens to take place on the last day of the Oceanic’s sea son, but participants and spectators for the race will have the opportunity to get a feel for the island and consider an overnight visit for next season. There will be a mix of sailboats in four different classes of competition, with sim ilar boats in each class. It’s cruisers versus racers, large versus small. The winner of the large racing class will get their name etched into the bowl, along with bragging rights. The bowl will be kept on display throughout the year in various places. Tickets are on sale now and cost $65 per person. Your ticket includes round-trip travel to Star Island, with live commen tary as you follow the race; non-alcoholic refreshments, along with a barbecue meal; a kite festival and the awards ceremony. You’ll also be getting a dose of history as you watch the race just as the spectators did in 1874, and the opportunity to explore Star Island territory. Betty Gagne le and Places Star Island Gosport Regatta. Photo by Sean D. Elliot.

The Oceanic Hotel still stands on Star Island in all its historic marvel and contin ues to welcome guests today. People can stay there as part of a retreat group or a pro gram or just book a room at the hotel as an individual. The rate also includes meals.

The highly anticipated Star Island Gos port Regatta is taking place on Sunday, Sept. 18, and this year’s race promises his tory, fun and excitement for everyone.

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Moreonlineinfo: starisland.org/regatta Schedule 9:45 a.m. Check-in at the Isles of Shoals Steamship Co. 10:25 a.m. M/V Thomas Laighton departs 11Portsmoutha.m.Sailing race begins 12:30 p.m. M/V Thomas Laighton arrives at Star Island 12:45 p.m. Appetizers, soft beverages, live music, kite festival 3 p.m. Buffet-style BBQ dinner opens at Brookfield lawn, racers begin to arrive 4 p.m. Awards Ceremony at Brookfield 6:45Hall p.m. M/V Thomas Laighton departs Star Island 8 p.m. M/V Thomas Laighton arrives in Portsmouth

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Joe Watts, CEO of the Star Island Corp., said he is very enthusiastic about the regat ta as it brings back a historically significant event that everyone will enjoy.

The regatta is a sailboat race that starts in Portsmouth Harbor and ends up at Gosport Harbor on Star Island. The public is invit ed to board the M/V Thomas Laighton for an all-day excursion that includes watch ing and following the race from the vessel and all post-race activities. The regatta is a fundraiser for the Piscataqua Sailing Association and the Star Island Corpora tion, two nonprofit organizations whose missions include promoting community, sailing and the New Hampshire seacoast.

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Where: Aboard the M/V Thomas Laigh ton, from Portsmouth Harbor to Star Island When: Sunday, Sept. 18 Cost: $65 per person; purchase tickets

It’s not known how many races took place after 1874, but some believe that the regatta may have diminished due to the passing of the grand era, along with the Industrial Revolution and the invention of cars. The regatta was revived in 2009, and this year is the 13th annual race.

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5. Tomatoes. They’re America’s favorite backyard crop. Count me in on that. So I do everything possible to get the most out of my tomato plants when fall arrives. Once daytime temperatures dip below about 50 degrees, I go ahead and pull the plants and ripen the remaining fruit indoors. To encourage ripen ing, put your tomatoes in a paper bag with an ethylene-producing fruit like a banana, peach, melon or pear. I’ve tried the old-school meth od of pulling the whole plant, roots and all, and hanging it upside down in the basement. Never had much luck with that approach. Instead, if I have leftover green tomatoes, I use them in different ways. Fried green tomatoes, a delicious hallmark of the South, are just as tasty here on the Seacoast. Corn bread coating and a sauté in canola oil works for me. Remoulade sauce makes a crowning touch. Or use green tomatoes in salsa, pasta sauce, chutney, roast them and puree for soup, or make them into a pie or pastry filling. Now that’s really going green!

Tomatoes are America’s favorite backyard garden crop. With protection from light frost, you may extend their harvest season. Photo courtesy of UNH Cooperative Extension Service.

The first Seacoast light frost arrives around the beginning of October. That’s approxi mate, of course, depending on your exact location and the climate. Even though night time temperatures will fall below freezing, it doesn’t mean gardening activities must come to a crashing halt. In fact, there’s plenty to do now until the really hard frosts occur later, signaling it’s time to start reading seed cata logs again, another seasonal ritual. Here are five things to do now.

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2. Lawns. Aerate, fertilize, top-dress with a light application of compost, and then overseed to give your lawn a booster shot. Fertilizer companies hammer home the mes sage that it’s time to “put the lawn to bed” for the winter. But that doesn’t have to mean chemical lawn foods. I live directly across from a tidal river and don’t use synthetic fertilizer at all because of the potentially haz ardous runoff. The better option is organic lawn food derived from farm byproducts and natural sources. It’s available in bags at gar den centers. While you’re at it, test your soil to see what needs adjustment in the spring. UNH Cooperative Extension in Durham offers a comprehensive analysis with recom mendations from their soil testing lab for $20. Or you can use a simple test kit from a garden center and do it yourself if you want only the basic indicators like soil acidity.

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1. Trees and shrubs. In September, I plant new shrubs or trees or move those that need relocating. Get this done the sooner the better so new roots have time to establish before the gr ound freezes. Most nurseries will plant their trees and shrubs for you if you wish. Me, I love my little orange diesel tractor with a backhoe and front loader. Dig ging is not a problem. With planting complete, I spread organic mulch about 4 inches deep in a large circle around newly installed greenery. Mulch helps insulate tender roots against the cold temper atures and reduces soil erosion. Mulch made with some combination of hardwood bark, wood chips and compost, available bagged in many varieties at garden centers, works well. I believe the gold standard for garden mulch is salt marsh hay. It’s native to the Northeast, free of weed seeds, doesn’t compress much so the plants won’t smother, and it’s slow to rot. Salt marsh hay is not widely available, how ever. About the only local option is a short ride to Colby Farm in Newbury, Mass. (col byfarmsalthay.com), where the family has harvested salt marsh hay for a century. Bales cost around $8 at the farm or delivery is avail able for a fee. It’s a beautiful place to visit.

3. Bulbs. Plant bulbs that bloom next spring like crocus, daffodils, tulips, Dutch iris and hyacinth. Bulbs should go in the ground now so roots grow a bit before heavy frost. This is also a good time to dig up, divide and replant bunching perennials, giving them more room to spread. Daylily, Shasta daisy, amaryllis and coreopsis are some examples.

4. Vegetable gardens. Many fall vegeta bles do fine through mild overnight frosts. You can also extend their season with just a little effort. Cover plants during cold nights with anything breathable. I’ve used old tow els, sheets, blankets and commercial row covers. (Dirty T shirts work great too.) Cov ers trap heat from the ground, fending off frozen foliage. Definitely remove coverings when the temperature rises above freezing in the morning so you don’t inadvertently smother or overheat your produce.

Curt Mackail was formerly an agricultural communication specialist with the UNH Coop erative Extension Service in Durham. He’s been a backyard gardener whenever he’s had a back yard, numbering some 40 years cumulatively. His favorite homegrown crop is tomatoes and his least favorite bug is the tomato hornworm.

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And if you do that every day say your daily commute to work is three minutes long that water can theoretically make your exhaust sys tem corrode faster, and, if there’s enough of it in the oil, diminish the quality of your lubrication. But, moving the car from the garage to the driveway once in a while is not going to cause theseSo,problems.yourhusband has taken a kernel of truth, and turned it into near divorce. Impressive. Here’s what I would suggest, Erika: Tell him that from now on, you’ll be moving the car whenever you want with no restrictions. And, if he feels really strongly about his approach, hand him the keys and say “Go ahead, move the car and then drive around for 10 minutes. And while you’re out, pick up my dry cleaning and get me a latte.”

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Dear Car Talk: Do you have sug gestions for cars with really great headlights? I currently drive a 2011 Toyota Prius and have difficulty driving this car at night. I’ve cleaned the plastic light coverings and replaced the bulbs with LED bulbs.Ithought it was my eyes, but when I drive my mom’s Mercedes or my 1995 Honda Odyssey, I have no problem as the head lights work great. I’m thinking along the lines of the Kia Niro or Subaru Crosstrek; I prefer a hybrid or electric. Please help me (and several of my friends who drive Priuses) drive at night again! Open to suggestions with much appreciation! — Melissa You’d think a headlight is a headlight, right? Wrong. The government sets minimum standards for headlights, but, within those standards, there’s a lot of variation. And, some cars just have better headlights than other cars.

Dear Car Talk: Help! My husband and I have an ongoing debate. I have a 2015 Toyota RAV-4. My hus band insists that it’s harmful to drive the vehicle very short distances. For example, if I need to move my car out of the garage for any reason and park it in the driveway (say, for example, a contractor needs access to the garage), my hus band wants me to drive around for 5-10 minutes before parking again. I don’t see why I need to waste gas and time driving the car around. Surely modern cars are engineered well enough that you can move them 100 feet. Or, are they? Is there a reason I can’t just back my car out of the garage and park it in theI’vedriveway?beenmarried 22 years, and my husband and I still go around in circles on this topic. It’s slowly making me crazy. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but I at least want a solid reason why. — Erika My late brother’s wife told him that he had to drive his car for two hours every time he moved it. Then, she kept asking him to move it, just to get rid of him for another two hours. Tell your husband that the era of driving around after moving the car is over, Erika.

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safe ty represents insurance companies the guys who pay the bills for everybody’s acci dents. So, they’d like to see us all driving cars with better headlights. So, in 2016, they started rating headlights on cars they evaluate. A car’s headlights get either a “good,” “acceptable” or “poor” rating.You want a car with a “good” headlight rating, Melissa. Those cars have 19% few er nighttime, single car accidents than cars with “poor” headlights. There are also other headlight improve ments you can look for in a new car, like adaptive headlights. Adaptive headlights swivel (or in the case of some LEDs, use additional lights) to “bend” and light up the curve you’re steering into. Those cut down on accidents, too. And more cars now have automatic high beams. That feature switches on the high beams in low light situations when there’s no oncoming car and then switches them off when it detects oncoming headlights. So go to IIHS.org, and check out the rat ings of some of the cars you’re interested in, Melissa. Look for a car with a “Top Safe ty Pick +” rating (the “+” is important) for overall safety, and a “good” rating for head lights in particular. And, make sure the inside of your windshield is always clean.

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As usual, there’s a grain of truth to your hus band’s argument. And, as usual, he probably got it from me and my brother. Here’s what happens. When you combust gasoline and air, you get a bunch of stuff, includ ing good old water. When your car is hot, that water evaporates as it makes its way out the hot tailpipe. And, if any of it gets past your piston rings into the oil, the heat causes it to evaporate and be purged from there, too. But, if you just start the car and don’t let it ful ly heat up, that water can sit there in the exhaust system. Or, mix with the oil.

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The Lobster Roll Eating Competition is part of the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival, a weekend of food and drinks, culinary demonstrations, live entertain ment, a cornhole tournament, a road race, an artisan fair and more. Where: Ocean Boulevard (Route 1A North), Hampton Beach. Street will be closed to vehicle traffic and transformed into a pedestrian mall. Free parking at des ignated locations is available, with shuttle service to the festival. When: Friday, Sept. 9, noon to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: $24 for full weekend, $8 per day. Digital tickets can be purchased in advance online under the “Admissions” section of the website. More info: seafoodfestivalnh.com Courtesy photo.

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f coodhow down Hampton Beach hosts Lobster Roll Eating Competition

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Imagine eating 22 lobster rolls in 10 minutes. Impossible, you say? Not for Manny Cambra, the winner of last year’s Lobster Roll Eating Competition at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. This voracious lover of food — lobster rolls, anyway — will be returning to the festival this year to defend his title at the contest, happening Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. on the Seashell Stage. Contestants for this competition are by invitation only, and this year there will be eight competitors. They are invited based on past participation and their placement in other eating compe titions. The first place winner at this year’s contest will receive $600, while the second and third place winners will get $250 and $150 each, respective ly. The original winner’s belt is being retired this year, so the champion will receive a brand new belt and bragging rights along with the top prize. The rules for the competition are what’s known as “picnic style,” which means the lobster rolls must be eat en in their original form — no dipping, dunking or mashing is allowed, and the lobster cannot be eaten separately from the bread. Each 5-inch hot dog roll con tains 3.5 ounces of lobster meat. All the lobster rolls for the con test are provided by McGuirk’s Ocean View Restaurant, located on Ocean Boulevard. McGuirk’s is known for its delicious lobster rolls, and, according to owner Tom McGuirk, they will be preparing 160 of them for the contest. Besides being the supplier of the lob ster rolls, McGuirk is a big fan of the competition.“Ilovethis event,” he said. “It’s so much fun to watch. Kind of gross, but still a lot of fun.” There are designated members of the Seafood Festival team responsible for setting up for the contest and coordi nating the lobster roll pick up. Look for members of the Miss Hampton Beach entourage providing stage support as well.“This is a great community event,” said Vicky Poland, entertainment man ager for the festival. “Many of the participants are from the Seacoast area.” The crowd of onlookers grows larg er every year. These competitors are serious eaters, and watching them do what they do best is a definite highlight of the festival. Expect to see a lot of chewing, stuffing, gnawing and scoff ing, among lots of cheering and some loud and lively background music. Good table manners are not part of this competition; however, if watching peo ple devour huge quantities of food is entertainment for you, the Lobster Roll Eating Competition is an event you won’t want to miss.

Competitors Manny Cambra Molly Schuyler Nate Gayman

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Oven-broiled fried pickles Serves 4 4 whole dill pickles ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 egg ⅓ cup cornflakes 1 teaspoon garlic powder SliceSalt pickles into ¾-inch rounds. Place on paper towels; cover with another paper towel. Press gently. Allow to sit for at least an hour. Preheat broiler and move oven rack to top row. Place a metal cooling rack inside a rimmed baking sheet. Coat cooling rack thoroughly with nonstick cooking spray. Place flour in a small bowl. Beat egg in a second small bowl. Puree flakes until the size of cornmeal; place in a third small bowl. Add garlic powder to cornflakes and mix to Coatcombine.each pickle slice in flour, then in egg, then in cornflakes. Place coated pickle slice on cooling rack; repeat with remaining slices. Sprinkle all of the slices with salt. Place pan on top oven rack; broil for 1 to 2 Flipminutes.and broil the other side for an addition al 1 to 2 minutes. Serve with ketchup or ranch dressing.

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Air fryers have been all the rage for several years, but maybe, like me, you have resisted buying one. The recipes do look delicious and healthy, but I also wonder if I need another sizable kitch en appliance that may not be used all that often. While I delay purchasing an air fryer, I have been thinking about ways to make crispy healthy foods. That brings us to this recipe, which features nicely crunchy “fried” pick les that are made without a single bit of oil. You may wonder how they possibly could have the correct texture, and the answer is all in the process. The first thing you need to do is let your pick le slices rest on paper towels to remove excess moisture. Don’t skimp on the time allocated for that. Second, you need to use all three coatings. The flour is key to getting the egg to adhere, and the egg is the reason you can get lots of crushed cornflakes to stick. Outside of following the directions, the other important item is using the cooling rack. If you set the pickles directly on a baking sheet, the bottom side will become mushy. The cooling rack allows air to circulate, which gives the “fried” pickle all of its texture. Give this recipe a try for some of the crunchiest, healthiest “fried” pickles you can make at home!

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

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What is an essential skill to running a restaurant? I’d say probably a combination of things, like maybe some ambition and determination. … Just grinding it out [and] having the ambition and drive to do that every day, no matter what’s happening. What is your favorite thing about being on the Seacoast? I like the fact that the beach is right here, and you can go anytime. … I just like knowing that I can walk to the beach from my store if I really want ed to.

A quick-service eatery in downtown Hampton offering fresh smoothies, smoothie bowls, salad bowls, sandwiches, teas and organic coffees, Hamp ton Nutrition (13 High St., Hampton, 601-7404, hamptonnutrition.com) is the brainchild of David Burns, who opened up shop in the site of a former sticker cabana store about two years ago. Burns, who launched the business on “kind of a whim” while passing through the area and noticing the vacant storefront, said he envisioned bringing a more health-conscious option to the downtown area. Menu options run the gamut from smoothies and smooth ie bowls — including the option to build your own with a choice of a variety of ingredients — to salad bowls, egg sandwiches, toasts, coffees and “mega teas,” or various fruit-flavored iced teas. The Scene recently caught up with Burns to talk about some of his favorite items available at Hampton Nutrition and what visitors ought to try. HAMptON NUtRItION

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I signed the lease, I think, in March of 2020, and then, I think, I opened my doors in late August of 2020. What makes Hampton Nutrition unique? We strive to use the best ingredients. We don’t skimp on quality. … We make everything fresh daily — nothing’s pre cut. We even grind our own peanut butter. I wasn’t happy with any of the peanut butter out there, and it was hard to get the ones I did like consistently. So I went the extra mile to get a machine so that I could grind up my own pea nut butter to put in the bowls. … I’ve actually had people buy the peanut but ter from me. What is your favorite thing on your menu? I would have to say probably the Basic Beach. That’s a smoothie bowl. It [has] the organic acai blend that we use, with our freshly made peanut butter and organ ic gluten-free granola that we put on it. Then, it also has bananas, strawberries and honey. … I’d say that’s probably my favorite, and then I’d also say maybe the Chunky Monkey, which is a smooth ie [with] banana, organic cacao powder, peanut butter and oat milk.

What is something that everyone should try? Other than the bowls, [for] which you’ve really got to try to appreciate all of the ingredients, I would probably say the Stan dard Egg Sammy. It’s a simple sandwich [with] organic sourdough bread that gets cut to order, and then we toast it, fry up an egg and put the organic cheddar on there. A lot of people like it once they try it. What celebrity would you like to see eat ing at Hampton Nutrition? Keanu Reeves. … From all the stories you hear about him, he seems very admira ble and down-to-earth. Someone that didn’t let the fame get to his head.

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Our second zinfandel is a 2019 Neal Family Vineyards Rutherford Dust Vineyards Zinfandel (also available at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets, originally priced at $32.99, and reduced to $29.99). This wine hails from the Ruther ford District of the Napa Valley floor. With only 500 cases produced, it is a blend of organically grown zinfandel grapes, with some petite syrah added. 2019 was an excellent year for this wine, with this vin tage rating better than any other year. The color is a deep ruby red. To the nose there are cherries, pomegranate and raspberries. These continue to the tongue along with nutmeg and white chocolate adding surpris ingly complex layers of taste. This wine has the sophistication of a cabernet sauvignon, in part because it is aged in 40 percent new Hungarian oak. It is to be savored because, unfortunately, the fires of 2020 resulted in Neal’s not having a harvest, but the next vintage, 2021, will be available in March 2023.These are two exquisite zinfandels, com ing from different locations but sharing much in their very low production and high quality. They are to be enjoyed over that casual barbecue, and perhaps finished over the firepit. Enjoy the season, the warm days and cool nights; enjoy the barbecue with some excellent zinfandels.

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Barbecue, the quintessen tial way to entertain, to dine, to enjoy family and friends, can extend well into Septem ber and October. The fare is important, second only to your choice of company. In this season of sunny days and cool nights, it is a treat to set up the patio for a late afternoon repast, followed by a gathering at the firepit (always monitored in these dry conditions). The food can be chicken, bathed in a rich sweet and sour sauce; sausages, ribs or simply hamburgers, all prepared with appropri ate sides, but let’s not forget the wine, the perfect wine to span this array of flavors: zinfandel. Zinfandel can be described as Ameri can. It certainly has a long history on the American landscape. Those of us “of a cer tain age” remember the big bottles of Gallo, but the history of zinfandel in Europe and America goes deeper than Gallo. The grape appears to have its origins in Croatia and was introduced to the United States in the 1820s, as “Black Zinfardel of Hungary.” The grapes made their way to California in the 1850s, and by the end of the 19th cen tury it was the most widespread variety in California. The Great Depression hit the wine industry hard, and the grape slowly crawled out of obscurity by the middle of the 20th century, with some variants, such as the rose-colored, slightly sweet white zinfandel. Thankfully that variant went the way of big hair and gold chains! Today California is planted in almost 40,000 acres from Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County to Napa and Sonoma counties, to San Joaquin County and Mendocino Coun ty. Each of these regions produces its own signature zinfandel, owing to their different climates, soils, elevations — their respec tiveThereterroirs.are many zinfandels to choose from, but I live by the axiom “life is too short to drink mediocre wine” so am very selective. The beauty of zinfandel is that there are many bottles to select from that are well within reach, or under $30 a bottle. I have selected two for this column. Our first zinfandel is a 2019 Bedrock Wine Co. Old Vine Zinfandel (available at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets, originally priced at $25.99, and reduced to $23.99). Bed rock Wine Company is in Sonoma, and this wine is a creation of Morgan TwainPeterson. The production of this wine is small, just 4,000 cases. The vines are at least 80 years old, coming from Sonoma, Alexander Valley, and the San Joaquin Valley. The color is a deep ruby red. To the nose there are black berries and plum. These carry through to the tongue with additional notes of vanilla, with some tobacco. It has a slightly more than medium finish to it, benefiting from some aeration. It is not as bold as a cabernet sauvignon; it isn’t supposed to be. However, this bottle can be set aside for another five to 10 years to be enjoyed in future September evenings!

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Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba tell each other stories in Three Thousand Years of Longing, a vividly realized bittersweet fairy tale for grown-ups.

Well past the halfway point of this movie I realized that most of the pres ent-day action takes place in a hotel with robe-clad Swinton and Elba just talking to each other. I mean, just on its face, there are worse things in the world than Swinton and Elba just hanging out. But I also liked how their conversation about the nature of stories weaves in and out of these sumptuously lovely flashbacks to the Queen of Sheba’s palace and the court of Suleiman the Magnificent. It’s the tart note that brings balance to the richness of the fairy tale-inflected historical settings and magical visuals. Three Thousand Years of Longing feels like the sort of movie where if I picked apart the story (particularly its final third) I’m not entirely certain it would all make sense but as a whole it hangs togeth er so nicely and is such a pleasure (at times a sort of melancholy pleasure) to sit through that I’m also not inclined to pick it apart. It’s beautiful, sweetly nerdy (one person’s heartfelt desire is to, basi cally, know more STEM) and has a kind of mature kindness. Or, if that sounds “blah,” it has shim mery magic, a bloodthirsty ruler, the delightful Swinton telling off some rac ist neighbors and the otherworldly attractiveness of Idris Elba. And, with spiritual cousin Everything Everywhere All At Once, it proves that badass fanta sy can revolve around the emotions and adventures of middle-aged ladies. B+ Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity and brief violence, according to the MPA on filmratings. Directed by George Miller and written by George Miller & August Gore (based on an A.S. Byatt short story called “The Djinn in the Nightin gale’s Eye,” Three Thousand Years of Longing is an hour and 48 minutes long and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-May er Pictures. d I

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“Bless your heart” Abilene’s mother, Sharon (an excellent J. Smith-Cameron), says to Ben when she first hears about his project, which if you speak Texas (or Southern or Midwestern — it’s a handy phrase useful across a wide swath of the middle and south of the country) you know means very much the opposite. So we know early on that the Texas characters, though they let Ben stay with them and are given a certain amount of folksiness, kind of understand the score of who and what Ben is. And the mov ie definitely harvests the low-hanging fruit of a not-quite-fully-adulting Brooklyn writer whose desire for Importance makes him something of a myopic schmuck. But the movie never quite seems to land on whose side we’re supposed to be on, or is maybe a little too neat about how it decides that we’re on Ben’s side. It’s maybe at its most fun when it’s skewering podcast-iness (and presenting a fun little voice cameo near the end). B- Available via VOD. easter sunday (PG-13) Jo Koy, Lydia Gaston. Comedian Jo Koy plays a version of him self called Jo Valencia who is a comedian with a big Filipino family, a sullen teenage son called Junior (Brandon Wardell) and a shot at land ing the lead in a sitcom pilot. Jo is having hard time balancing co-parenting Junior with giving his all at his audition, where they knock him off balance by asking him to give his character a Filipino accent. He’s wrestling with this angle to the job opportunity and trying to help Junior figure out his teenage life when his mom, Susan (Gaston), asks him to travel from the L.A. area up to the Bay Area for Easter. It’s a whole todo — church, a big meal, family drama — and Jo decides to go and drag Junior along. Family and work becomes even harder to balance as Jo tries to make a surprise second audition a fivehour drive away and deal with family nuttiness that includes a half-baked gangster, a stolen pair of Manny Pacquioa’s gloves and local pride of the Filipino community, Lou Diamond Phillips.

Easter Sunday has a lot of good ideas but it still has some very rough draft-y qualities, like an impromptu comedy set Jo Valencia does at his church and some of the sillier gangster stuff.

There is a subplot about Junior’s not quite fit ting in with the wider community of his Filipino family that makes for some good “first- and sec ond-generation American kids in an immigrant family” stuff, but it is never quite as fully real ized — more a pitch for a thing that could be a part of Jo Valencia’s story than something the movie fully Ultimately,examines.Ihopethat’s what Easter Sunday turns out to be — a starting point for a stronger, more fully filled in story that Jo Koy gets to tell in some future vehicle. C+ Available on VOD.

Prey (r) Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers.

The Predator franchise gets a fun new entry with this story that takes us to a Pred ator’s hunting trip to Earth in 1719 in the northern Great Plains. When Naru, a young Comanche woman who is a good tracker and has solid healing skills but really wants to be a hunter, first sees a Predator space ship, she takes it as a sign from the heavens that she’s ready to prove herself on a hunt. In this particular case, she and the young men from her tribe, including her brother Taabe, are hunting a mountain lion. But Naru quick ly becomes convinced that something else is out there, something bigger than a bear and with the ability to skin a snake. Naru has to convince the dismissive boys that she is wor thy of being with them and that she knows what she’s talking about when she measures footprints and estimates the size of what must have made Midthunderthem.is often carrying scenes on her own, making squinting into the woods or tensing at a light rustle suspenseful enough to keep your attention glued to the screen. She does an excellent job of making Naru a believable person — both capable and scared, eager to prove herself and occasionally uncer tain. We can believe that Naru can put up a real fight against the Predator. I found myself thinking that this movie could have been a cracking thriller even without the Predator aspect but the folding of this lore into a more Earth-bound story works. It has vibes of the highly enjoyable 2004 Alien Vs Predator, with a game-sees-game aspect to the humanPredator faceoff. A Available on Hulu.

Literature professor Alithea (Swinton), who describes herself as content in life and alone by choice, travels to Istanbul to talk narratives with other academic liter ature types. Stories and mythology aren’t just a professional pursuit for her; early on we see her spot otherworldly beings in the airport and lecture hall and later we learn that she had a long childhood friendship with a boy who wasn’t quite there but also was something more than imaginary. Perhaps this makes her the perfect per son to unleash a djinn when she cleans a small bottle she has purchased as a sou venir. The Djinn (Elba), who is at first giant but makes himself more Elba-sized to better blend in with humans, is desper ate for her to make three wishes. Three wishes will free him from being tethered to the bottle and this realm and he will be able to return to the land of the djinn. But Alithea is well aware of the monkey’s paw-like effect of making wishes. It nev er works out, not in any story, she tells him. I’m not that kind of djinn, he tries to convince her. In the process of arguing with each other over the wisdom of mak ing wishes and how it can be done without leading to disaster, the Djinn tells Alithea his story, which starts during his long-ago infatuation with his half-djinn cousin She ba (Aamito Lagum), his imprisonment in a bottle and the times when he attempted to be Alitheareleased.meanwhile explains her life as a person who is “solitary by nature” and how it has led her to look for emotional connection through stories.

Three Thouasand Years of Longing. at the sofaplex vengeance (r) B.J. Novak, Ashton Kutcher. Novak writes, directs and stars in this quirky dark dramady that thinks it’s a little quirkier and cleverer than it is. Ben (Novak) is a writer with aspirations to be the next big thing in podcasts. He goes to Texas for the funeral of a half-forgotten hookup and decides to accept her brother Ty’s (Boyd Holbrook) suggestion that the two of them seek vengeance for the death of his sister/ Ben’s “friend” Abilene (Lio Tipton). Officially Abilene’s death is an overdose, but Ty is certain it’s murder. Ben is certain it’s the basis of a pod cast series that is “a story about America” and his podcast editor friend Eloise (Issa Rae) thinks true crime is hot and OKs his work on a series that they call “dead white girl.”

Over the years, though, that work is compli cated by emotions and miscommunications, deep love and unrequited romantic love, outside forces and other people, like Sam’s roommate, Marx, and Sadie’s professor/lov er, Dov. These characters are what make Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow the compelling story that it is, and they’re a big part of the reason why people who don’t like video games can still appreciate this book. These are characters that readers can care about, and get mad at, and grieve with.

I haven’t considered rereading a book in years — who has the time when there are so many new books waiting to be read — but this is one that I’m definitely going back to again, to savor the prose, spend more time with the characters and possibly get a better handle on what a graphics engine does — not that it really matters. Meghan Siegler

‘Before. I shouldn’t have said that,’ Sadie apologized. ‘I mean, in case you are actually dying. This being a children’s hospital.’

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

The boy nodded. He continued to play, and Sadie continued to watch.

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“Without looking over at her, he said, ‘You want to play the rest of this life?’ Sadie shook her head. ‘No. You’re doing really well. I can wait until you’re dead.’

Zevin’s writing is exquisite; there are so many passages and sentences in the book that are worth reading more than once — an especially good thing when time jumps and perspective shifts get a little confusing and you need to stop for a moment and reread to make sure you know what’s going on.

There are some people who are not going to be able to get past all the video game ref erences, because there are a lot. There are references to old-school games, and there are some technical aspects related to the behind-the-scenes work of creating a game, like design and programming and graph ics engines (I’m still not quite clear on what such an engine does or why it can seeming ly make or break the quality of a game, but those details don’t take away from the abil ity to understand what’s going on). There’s also a whole section that takes place in a video game called Pioneers, and while it wasn’t my favorite part, I can appreciate the depth that it adds to the storyline, as the game becomes an essential part of Sam and Sadie’s relationship.

The boy, piloting Mario, climbed up a vine that led to a cloudy, coin-filled area. ‘This being the world, everyone’s dying,’ he said. ‘True,’ Sadie said. ‘But I’m not currently dying.’ ‘That’s good.’ ‘Are you dying?’ the boy asked. ‘No,’ Sadie said. ‘Not currently.’ ‘What’s wrong with you then?’ ‘It’s my sister. She’s sick.’ ‘What’s wrong with her?’ ‘Dysentery.’ Sadie didn’t feel like invoking cancer, the destroyer of natural conversation.”Thusbegins their relationship, though it’s derailed after 14 months when Sam finds out that Sadie has been counting the time she spends with him at the hospital as a com munity service project: “Their friendship amounted to 609 hours, plus the four hours of the first day, which had not been part of theSamtally.”and Sadie reconnect in their college years after a chance meeting at the subway station. They end up collaborating on a vid eo game, Ichigo, which is a huge success and propels them toward future collaborations.

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If a great writer is someone who can take a subject like video games — loved by some, maligned by others, inconsequential to the rest — and use it to weave together a story that even the latter two categories of people can appreci ate, then Gabrielle Zevin is a great writer. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomor row is about love, friendship and, yes, video games. That might sound like the premise of a young adult novel written to entice mid dle school gamers to put down the controller and pick up a book, but no; this is a beauti fully written, emotionally complex story that unravels over the span of 30 years through various characters’ points of view — though mainly protagonists Sam Masur and Sadie Green’s — and in settings that range from hospitals to living rooms that serve as cre ative epicenters and offices, to inside the world of a video game that Sam creates. Sam and Sadie met as kids in a hospi tal, where Sam was recovering from a car accident that killed his mom and Sadie was visiting her sister, who had cancer. Their very first interaction drew me in, with some of the best dialogue I’ve ever read. Sadie walks into the hospital’s game room, where Sam is playing Super Mario Bros. She sits down next to him and watches him play.

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Because of everything happening in the world today and the polarization that you’re seeing with people financially, politically, spiritually, I really wanted to say something.

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What is your winning song about, and why did you choose to submit that one?

Bill Fee of Nashua, also known by his artist name Fee the Evolutionist, won first prize in the R&B/Hip Hop category at this year’s New England Songwriting Compe tition with his song “Ain’t No Love.” Visit newenglandsongwritingcompetition.com/ winners to listen to it and the other winning songs. What is the New England itmadeCompetition,Songwritingandwhatyoudecidetoenterthisyear?

I’ve been involved in music forever. My whole family is involved in music; my brothers and sisters and grandparents all play instruments, so I’ve always been writ ing songs for as long as I could speak. I was scatting to the jazz music that my par ents would play. My grandfather was in a big band where he played trumpet, and my brother Mark played piano and my broth er Mike played drums. I love all different types of music. I was really passionate about poetry and hip-hop just [because of] the way that you could express yourself. I started getting involved in that and put a few records out in my teens and met up with a guy who produced Jay-Z. I was just getting involved right when he was able to get going, and I was able to see that whole thing take off. It was great being a part of that. That let me know that, hey, you can make a living doing this. If you work hard, you can be successful. I think that was the turning point for me and when I really got serious about it. Since then, I’ve just been writing songs. I have some songs licensed out to HBO, Amazon Prime, the NBA. It’s been fun.

What would you like people to take away from your song? Even though it’s an edgy song, it’s got that meaning of hope in there, as well. I just want people to be conscious of how they’re treating each other and have some empathy and some compassion. What’s next for you? I have a bunch of shows coming up, and I have some projects that I’m recording. …

What is your background in music?

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• Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 p.m. at Fody’s Tavern (9 Clinton St., Nashua). Free admission.

It’s been around for more than 15 years. They have different judges every year, and they’re always accomplished musicians. Some of them are involved with really big names [in music] and have worked out at Nashville studios and have Grammy awards and accomplishments. It’s a different array of musicians from all different genres, which is great. This year, I think they had over 500 submissions. I submitted my song “Ain’t No Love” for the Best R&B/Hip Hop Song cat egory. I wasn’t even [planning] to actually enter because I thought it was a shot in the dark, but at the last minute I said, ‘Let me just enter and see.’ I remember when I got the email; it came through a few weeks lat er and I thought, ‘Oh, man, well, I wonder what this is,’ and I had ended up winning in that category. I was super happy about that. It comes with a cash prize, which I used to put toward studio time, and I had already had studio time booked, so it was great that I was able to put that [prize] back into my music.

— Angie Sykeny

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NH musician wins songwriting competition Fee the Evolutionist.

• Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Concord Multicultural Festival at Keach Park in Concord. Free admission.

I’m working with a live band. I’m working with a label out of Nashua called Hellhound Publishing, and we’re going to be releasing some projects. What advice do you have for other songwriters? Someone once gave me good advice. I didn’t take it until I got older because it’s hard to do, but it’s just a little piece of advice that’s easy to digest: write every day. Write a verse, even if it’s a small, little verse. Write every day, and you’ll get bet ter, and if you love it and you’re passionate about it, you’ll get better.

I wanted to put it out there how I was feeling. It’s a song about social justice and infla tion affecting the most vulnerable people in the community. … I wasn’t sure at first if I should enter that song, because it is kind of edgy and a little political, but it was an outlet to what I was seeing, and I want to be vocal and find ways to support my community.

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thursday, sept. 8 Exeter Sea Dog: Artty Francoeur, 6 p.m. Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m. The Goat: MB Padfield, 9 p.m. McGuirk’s: Sean Buckley, 8 p.m. Shane’s: live music, 7 p.m. Smuttynose: 603 Duo, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: MSF Acoustic, 4 p.m.; Scott Brown and The Diplo mats, 9 p.m. Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Swipe Right Duo, 7 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. friday, sept. 9 Hampton Bernie’s: Fat Bunny, 8 p.m.; Mike Forgette, 8 p.m. CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m. The Goat: Mike Forgette, 4:30 p.m. Smuttynose: Clandestine, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 4 p.m.; Small Town Stranded, 9 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Sum X$, 7 p.m.; Matt Luneau, 9:30 p.m. The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m. saturday, sept. 10 Hampton Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 1 p.m.; Chris Toler, 1 and 8 p.m.; 7 Day Weekend, 8 p.m. The Goat: Mike Forgette, 1 p.m.; MB Padfield, 8 p.m. L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. McGuirk’s: Pop Farmers, 7;30 p.m.; Sean Buckley, 8 p.m. Sea Ketch: Clint Lapointe, 1 p.m. Smuttynose: Max Sullivan, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: Russ Six, 4 p.m.; Dou bleShot Boston, 8 p.m. Whym: Matt Luneau, 6:30 p.m. GasPortsmouthLight: Jordan Quinn, 2 p.m.; Amanda Dane Band, 7 p.m.; Rebecca Turmel, 9:30 p.m. sunday, sept. 11 Bernie’s:Hampton Chris Toler, 1 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 1 p.m.; Justin Jordan, 7 p.m. CR’s: Just the Two of Us, 11 a.m. The Goat: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 7 p.m. L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Smuttynose: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m.; Zac New Bound Duo, 8:30 p.m. Wally’s: MB Padfield, 3 p.m.; Max Sullivan Group, 9 p.m. GasPortsmouthLight:Jamie Martin, 2 p.m. monday, sept. 12 Hampton The Goat: Brooks Hubbard, 7 p.m. L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Chris Lester, 7:30 p.m. The Goat: music bingo, 7 p.m. Seabrook Red’s: music bingo, 7 p.m. tuesday, sept. 13 Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. The Goat: David Campbell, 7 p.m. L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m. Wally’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.; Mike Forgette, 3 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Jodee Frawlee, 7:30 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. Seabrook Backyard Burgers & Wings: music bingo with Jennifer Mitchell, 7 p.m. Red’s: country night, 7 p.m. Wednesday, sept. 14 Hampton Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m. The Goat: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m. L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Newmarket Stone Church: Derek Russell Fimbel Trio, 7 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Max Sullivan, 7:30 p.m. The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. thursday, sept. 15 Exeter Sea Dog: Artty Francoeur, 6 p.m. Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m. CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m. Smuttynose: Family Affair, 6:30 p.m. Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Dapper Gents, 7 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.

STORYTELLING SHOwcASE

Gibb’s Garage Bar 3612 Lafayette Road The Goat 142 Congress St. 590-4628 Grill 28 Pease Golf Course 766-6466 Herbert’s Restaurant 1500 Lafayette Road 431-5882

seacoast scene | september 8 - 14, 2022 | page 25 exeter Sawbelly Brewing 156 Epping Road 583-5080 Sea Dog Brewery 9 Water St. Shooter’s Pub 6 Columbus Ave. 772-3856 Swasey Parkway 316 Water St. Hampton Bernie’s Beach Bar 73 Ocean Blvd. 926-5050

The Goat 20 L 601-6928St. Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage Events on southern stage L Street Tavern 603 17 L 967-4777St. Logan’s Run 816 Lafayette Road 926-4343

CR’s The Restaurant 287 Exeter Road 929-7972

Thirsty Moose Taphouse 21 Congress St. 427-8645 Tuscan Kitchen 10 Ledgewood Drive 570-3600 Rye Atlantic Grill 5 Pioneer Road 433-3000 Seabrook Chop Shop Pub 920 Lafayette Road 760-7706 Red’s Kitchen + Tavern 530 Lafayette Road 760-0030

Bogie’s 32 Depot Square 601-2319 Community Oven 845 Lafayette Road 601-6311

Sea Ketch 127 Ocean Blvd. 926-0324 Shane’s BBQ 61 High 601-7091St. Smuttynose Brewing 105 Towle Farm Road Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954

WHYM 853 Lafayette Road 601-2801 Newmarket Schanda Park off Creighton Street Stone Church 5 Granite St. 659-7700 North Hampton Locals Restaurant & Pub 215 Lafayette Road 379-2729 portsmouth Clipper Tavern 75 Pleasant St., 501-0109 The Gas Light 64 Market St., 430-9122

The Portsmouth-based True Tales Live presents live shows on the last Tuesday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Shows are held in person (Portsmouth Public Media TV Studio, 280 Marcy St., Portsmouth) and will be returning to the Zoom format for the winter, starting in November. Each month’s showcase is centered around a different theme. The series is free and open to all who want to watch or participate as a storyteller. Pre-registration for attendees is required for Zoom shows but not required for in-person shows. Visit truetaleslivenh.org and email info@truetaleslive.org if you’re interested in being a storyteller. Pat Spalding, 2019. Photo by Micheal Sterling.

KENNY BROTHERS BAND

The Press Room (77 Daniel St., Portsmouth; 431-5186, pressroomnh.com) has a big night of female-fronted punk on tap for Sunday, Sept. 11: New York trio Thick headlines a bill that includes the Oklahoma-based sister act Skating Polly and the Canadian quartet Bad Waitress. Tickets range from $15 to $20, plus fees. Photo by Jessica Gurewitz.

The New Hampshire-based Kenny Brothers Band bring their country folk sounds to the Stone Church (5 Granite St., Newmarket; 6597700, stonechurchrocks.com) on Friday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $20 plus fees.

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Duane Hansen, 60, has fulfilled a long-held dream of his: to paddle the Missouri River in a pumpkin, NBC News reported. On Aug. 27, Hansen set out in an 846-pound pumpkin for a 38-mile float on the Big Muddy to celebrate his 60th birthday. “I’ve been dreaming about this,” he said. “This has been a five-year journey to get a pumpkin that’s big enough.” Hansen grew the pumpkin himself; his wife named it Berta.

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Carol Lowe, restaurant manager of the Rose ‘n’ Bowl Pub where the event took place, said people came from “far and wide” and the atmosphere was “absolute ly bouncing.” Competitors are encouraged to don “fancy dress” and are also graded on entertainment value. “It’s very messy,” Lowe conceded. — BBC, Aug. 30 naked, not afraid Amanda Kean of Providence, Rhode Island, headed for work in the early hours of Aug. 22 with her ear pods in, listening to a true-crime podcast. On her 45-minute trip to Easton, Mass., she stopped for gas. It wasn’t until she arrived at her workplace, Honey Dew Donuts, that she discovered a stowaway in her back seat: “I hear moaning, like a moaning noise,” she told WJAR-TV. “I roll down my window [to] check outside ... I realized it was not coming from out side my truck, it was coming from inside of my truck.” On the floor in the back seat was a Prov idence man described as being mostly naked. Police said he was “extremely intoxicated” and he admitted later he had also consumed marijua na. He was charged with breaking and entering a vehicle. Kean was unhurt but “was so mad. If he had made noises or popped up while I was driving, I could’ve crashed.”

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seacoast scene | september 8 - 14, 2022 | page 28 the entrepreneurial spirit Over the Labor Day weekend, former boxer Mike Tyson (now a cannabis mogul, according to NJ.com) was set to debut his “bitten-ear-shaped” edibles at three New Jer sey dispensaries. Tyson, you may remember, bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, then spit it out, 25 years ago this summer during a boxing match in Las Vegas. In an interview earlier this year, Tyson said the “bitten-ear” product is his way of controlling the nar rative about the infamous moment. “They fined me $3 million for biting his ear,” he said. The edibles are a “way to flip it to the positive side.” — NJ.com, Sept. 1 What we do for fun After a punishing two-year hiatus because of Covid-19, the World Gravy Wrestling Championships returned to Rossendale, Lancashire, England, on Aug. 29, the BBC reported. During the contest, entrants grap ple in a pool of gravy for two minutes to raise money for East Lancashire Hospice.

Good for a laugh • Deputy Casey Thrower, a 40-year veteran of the Madison County (Ala bama) Sheriff’s office, was making rounds on Aug. 26 to deliver civil docu ments when two goats started exploring his patrol car, Fox13-TV reported. Throw er found a goat inside the car, chewing on paperwork, and another on top of the vehicle. Fortunately he thought to make a video as he scolded them for their antics, ordering one to get out of the car. “Don’t eat that!” Thrower can be heard yelling. He explained that he often leaves his door open so he can flee from attacking dogs after he delivers documents. — Fox 13, Aug. 27 • The Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand is prepared for animal escapes. How do we know this? On Aug. 23, the zoo staged an annual drill to teach zoo workers how to respond to an escape, CNN reported. For the drill, one employee dressed in an ostrich costume, complete with tail feathers and a long neck and head, while others chased him through the zoo’s Afri ca Zone. Some couldn’t help giggling as the “ostrich” bobbed his head and body up and down to imitate the bird’s gait. When they caught the faux ostrich, they put a hood over its head and led it back to its enclosure. — CNN, Aug. 26

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Five-year-olds everywhere, rejoice! You can now scream “Poop!” at Alexa and she’ll respond with an actual song — or several — from Spotify or Amazon Music, BuzzFeed News reported. When Joey Helpish and his partner, Kristen Muir, realized the poten tial of such tunes, they went to work with their music students in Oregon. “We did a big songwriting session with these three kids,” he said. “I said, ‘Give me five syl lables to start,’ and the little 4-year-old girl screamed, ‘Poopy stupid butt!’” They add ed the song to Amazon Music and didn’t think much more about it until they were strapped for cash and Helpish checked his account with the online music provider. The couple made about $100 a month until COVID hit and kids were home more — to date, their income from “Poopy Stupid Butt” has amounted to about $10,000. The com posers of tunes such as “Poop Poop Poop Poop Song” by Matt Farley believe their hits are largely attributable to the preschool crowd because Amazon Music is the default music provider attached to Alexa. “It’s got ta be from Alexa,” Farley said. “Amazon Music isn’t something big music fans use.” — BuzzFeed News, Sept. 1 Sources according to uexpress.com. From the editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication. See uexpress.com/contact

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Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) I became obsessed with a new sport. Cross-country, or nordic skiing, was different from the down hill, alpine skiing my family did. You didn’t need a lift ticket. You could do it anywhere.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) On very rare occasions in my life, a new garment has felt instantly right, as if it had been tailored expressly for me. As if I’d already been wearing it for years. Such was the case with this no-nonsense black fleece cardigan. It’s out there.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) As tens of millions of people have discovered, keep ing track of how many steps one takes per day is revelatory. It’s probably either more or less than you expect.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Answers will appear in next week's paper. s udoku 8/25 beach bum fun HOROSCOPES All quotes are from The Secret to Superhuman Strength, by Alison Bechdel, born Sept. 10, 1960. Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) I prevailed upon Amy to let us stop in Freeport, Maine — location of the storied L.L. Bean outlet store. (It happened to be my birthday.) Cele brate responsibly. Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Being exhaust ed is one way to stop thinking, and as I already knew, not thinking was a perfor mance enhancer. It is! Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) The incontro vertible accomplishment of a concrete goal — what a feeling! Take your passion and make it happen. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) One day I ordered a shirt like one I’d had as a kid. It arrived accompanied by a portal [the L.L. Bean catalog] to another dimension, a dimension where life required balaclavas, anoraks, gaiters, and trousers made of mole skin. A hardy, unisex dimension where the air smelled of woodsmoke and impending snow. A dimension called ‘New England.’ Ahhh.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) We had one day to spend at Yosemite. We were strange ly traumatized by the intake of so much beauty in such a small span of time. Pace yourself.

Anywhere there’s snow.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) I suppose any quest for physical mastery would have done the trick. Tap dance lessons. Caber tossing. But for me it was the ‘poma’ lift. It laid a foundation for not just every athlet ic feat I’ve attempted since, but for every challenge of every kind. Finding the sweet spot between hanging on and letting go. Find the sweet spot.

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Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Those inno cent days! There was not yet a yoga studio on every corner, nor did we tote around individ ual yoga mats. We used communal ones and we liked it. Did we?

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) After mas tering the chin-up, I’d graduated to the much more difficult pull-up. Now, after months of practicing negatives … I was at last able to hoist myself to the bar…! I was literally pulling my own weight! Wooooo!

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) I consid ered myself quite active, but in fact, like most car owners, I rarely walked any where anymore. If you don’t want to walk, maybe you could roller skate.

seacoast scene | september 8 - 14, 2022 | page 30 beach bum fun JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS By MATT JONES “Point the Way” — it feels like a lack of direction. Across 1. Ragnarok deity 5. 11.PangDirector Duplass 14. Intentionally low-cost items at Costco or Trader 16.Joe’s Ab ___ (from the 17.beginning)Hands-on environmen talists, so to speak 18. “Stupid Flanders” 19. Hi-___ clothing 20. “Rashomon” director 22.Kurosawa“Pericles, Prince of ___” 25. “That’s ___” (“The chances are pretty low here”) 29. Events that are fairly suspicious 33. Data path to a satellite 34. Mind’s I? 35. Rural road sign 37.pictograph“The Pioneer Woman” host Drummond 38. Song you may have to distract yourself out of 41. 23andMe material 42. “Game of Thrones” actress Chaplin 44. Luau side 45. Region with an anthem 47. Stylish 50. Earn $200 in Monopoly, 52.51.possiblyLaspredecessorsTumbler 55. “Goodfellas” group 57. Tombstone letters 58. 1996 Travolta/Slater film (or what’s found in the theme 66.answers)Homebrew output 67. Cicero or Seneca, e.g. 68. Donut container 69. Praiseful poets 70. Boldly resist Down 1. Estadio cheer 2. Med school grad 3. “Equal” prefix 4. Sydney’s state, for short 5. Lois, in a 1990s series 6. Capital on the Vistula 7. Ugandan despot Amin 8. “The Matrix” character 9. Wolfhound’s warning 10. French “attempts” (where we get the literary form from) 11. “Big Yellow Taxi” sing er Mitchell 12. Affirm positively 13. Skywalker’s mentor 15. Cox of “Orange Is the New Black” 21. Britney’s ex, in 2000s 22.tabloids“My ___ Party” (Busta Rhymes song) 23. ___ Belova, one of the Marvel characters known as Black Widow 24. At-bat stat 26. Starting to form, like a 27.stormShakespearean “false 28.friend”“Buon ___!” 29. Cannes currency 30. Giraffes’ relatives 31. Try the number again 32. Guadalajara guys 36. Money in Johannesburg 39. Little joeys 40. What Snickers Almond replaced 43. Deadly slitherers 46. Points for a slam dunk 48. Mr. Potato Head maker 49. Stir up, as trouble 52. Take quickly 53. Stitch’s animated partner 54. ___ predator 56. John Lennon’s in-laws 59. TV host Serling 60. “Cheerleader” singer of 61.2015___ in “kilo” 62. ___ Racer (1987 Ninten do 63.game)Relative of a hwy. 64. “That can’t be good” 65. Bitingly ironic © 2022 Matt Jones 8/25 138203

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