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Why am I talking about an Oktoberfest in August? So you have time to make plans and purchase your tickets. The 401 Tavern in Hampton is holding this charity event on Sunday, Sept. 11, Larry Marsolais from noon to 6 p.m. This Oktoberfest is expected to be huge, and all proceeds are benefiting the following: Run for the Fallen NH, the Wounded Warrior Project, scholarships for the local high school, Boy Scout Troop 177 and Healy’s Heroes. If you have never been to an event at The 401, this is the one to attend. Bring your family and enjoy a Sunday afternoon with German-style dishes, great beers and live music. Tickets are $15 per person and include
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Take a walk through some of Portsmouth’s historic sites at dusk during the special Twilight Tour on Friday, Aug. 19. See story on p. 6.
Something’s bound to burst at Bubble Palooza 2016 in North Hampton on Thursday, Aug. 18. The event will feature a bubble-filled dance party for kids and local bites for adults. See p. 8 for more info on this and other community happenings.
Take a Sunset Ghost Cruise on Friday, Aug. 19, and learn about the Seacoast’s ghoulish history. The M/V Granite State will leave from Rye Harbor State Marina. Find out what you can expect on p. 30.
Get inspired at PechaKucha Night Portsmouth Vol. 26 on Thursday, Aug. 18. For more on what this event is all about, see p. 48.
Check out Hookfest, featuring Houndmouth, Ghost of Paul Revere, Jon King, Gretchen & the Pickpockets, Saturday, Aug. 20, at Redhook Brewery and Pub in Portsmouth. See story on p. 54.
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Portsmouth’s historic sites are joining together for a special Twilight Tour on Friday, Aug. 19. The Twilight Tour will take place from 5 to 9 p.m., so visitors can see the historic houses at a time of day when they are seldom seen. The sites will be decorated to portray what dining would have looked like during their respective time periods. “It’s a great opportunity to [see] all the historic sites in Portsmouth,” said Barbara Ward, “and to have a special evening viewing with special dining scenes. All the houses will be decked out in a way that they are not usually.” The USS Albacore and the Wentworth-
Coolidge Mansion will have free parking throughout the tour and there will be a shuttle to take visitors between the historic sites. “You can park at the Albacore if you’d like and jump on the shuttle and see all the houses on your way through the tour,” Ward said. Each site will have experts on hand to answer questions and to help show visitors what life was like in different time periods. Each house will simulate candlelight lighting, and the “dining through history” theme will cover the 19th and 20th centuries. “It’s a tour through time,” Ward said. According to Ward, the tickets are a great deal. For $18 advanced sale or $20 the night of the tour, visitors will not only get to participate in the tour but will be able to visit the
historic sites throughout the rest of the 2016 season. Tickets for children under 12 cost $8 in advance or $10 the night of the tour. The first free shuttle will depart from the Albacore Park at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at the Strawbery Banke website (strawberybanke.com) or in person at Discovery Portsmouth (10 Middle St., Portsmouth, N.H.) and at each of the historic site museums. Visit portsmouthhistoricsites.org for more information about the historic sites. Proceeds from the tour benefit member sites of the Portsmouth Historic Sites Association and PHSA joint programming. “It’s just a fun and special way to see the sites as they are not usually open in the evening,” Ward said. Warner House Candlelight. Courtesy photo.
TWILIGHT TOUR SITES Warner House (1716) – 150 Daniel St. The site will feature simulated candlelit dining decor from the 18th through the early 20th century and light refreshments will be offered. Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion (1710) – 375 Little Harbor Road. Light refreshments will be provided and three families will be represented on the first floor of the mansion.
John Paul Jones House (1758) – 43 Middle St. The site will feature historic place settings as they were in the 18th century. There will also be live music and refreshments. Wentworth-Gardner House (1760) – 50 Mechanic St. This site will feature Colonial Revival style in a Georgian home. Chase House (1762) – Strawbery Banke Museum. The site will feature a costumed
role player in a formal 18th-century dining room and kitchen helping to educate visitors on the history of the house. Moffatt-Ladd House (1763) – 154 Market St. The site will have light refreshments and a modern view of dining from the perspective of local businesses. Governor John Langdon House (1784) – 143 Pleasant St. The house will showcase
historic place settings and light refreshments. Rundlet-May House (1807) – 364 Middle St. The house will also showcase historic place settings and light refreshments. USS Albacore (1953) – 600 Market St. The site will feature the theme “Eating Underwater,” with historic naval place settings and submariner fair aboard the U.S. Navy submarine.
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The Seacoast Birth and Family Connection (165 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, N.H., 603-9640060, sbfconnection.com) will host Bubble Palooza 2016 on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. The event will feature a bubble-filled dance party for kids and local bites for adults. Main Event Entertainment will provide child-friendly music all evening. Seacoast Soups, The Juice Box and Cakes by Elizabeth will provide food to purchase and eat picnic style. Tickets are limited to 120 people and must be purchased at the Seacoast Birth and Family Connection website. Children under 6 months old are admitted free. The Hampton Falls Band Stand will host Joppi, who performs rock ’n’ roll, R&B and more, on Thursday, Aug. 18. The Uncommon Concerts are put on by the Friends of the Hampton Falls Band Stand every Thursday throughout the summer from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., with an artist meet-and-greet if possible after the show. The concerts are free and open to all ages. Donations to the Friends of the Hampton Falls Band Stand are encouraged but not required. Themed food and beverages will be available for purchase. The Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage will host Walkin’ the Line on Thursday, Aug. 18. Thursday nights at the Sea Shell Stage feature country music. The Sea Shell Stage hosts nightly shows from 7 to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Sea Shell Stage shows are free and open to all ages. The Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage will host The Continentals during the Children’s Day Parade on Friday Aug. 19. That evening, The Old B’s will take the stage. The Sea Shell Stage hosts nightly shows from 7 to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free and open to all ages.
The Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage will host The Brandy Band on Saturday, Aug 20. The Sea Shell Stage hosts nightly shows from 7 to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free and open to all ages. A cappella Tuckermans at 9 will be performing Cafe Nostimo (72 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, N.H.) on Saturday, Aug. 20, 7 to 9 p.m. There is no cover charge but reservations are recommended. The band has performed contemporary a cappella versions of popular songs from the 1960s through today. Visit tuckermansat9.com for more information. The Salisbury Beach Center Stage will host Freevolt on Saturday, Aug. 20. Freevolt is a roots, rock, americana, jam, reggae, funk, rock and pop act from Massachusetts and recognized for their high energy and dynamic performances. The concert will be from 7:30 to 10 p.m., followed by fireworks at 10:15 p.m. The Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage will host the Tony Mack Band on Sunday, Aug. 21. The band performs a mix of blues and rock. The Sea Shell Stage hosts nightly shows from 7 to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Sea Shell Stage shows are free and open to all ages. Prescott Park (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, N.H) will show Gremlins (PG) on Monday, Aug. 22. The park opens at 7 p.m., and the movies begin at dusk. Visit prescottpark.org for more information or to reserve a table or blanket or to order a pizza. The Hampton Beach Sea Shell Stage will host the Kelly Shepard No Mad Stories on Monday, Aug. 22. The Sea Shell Stage hosts nightly shows from 7 to 8 p.m. and from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Sea Shell Stage shows are free and open to all ages. The Hampton Beach Sea
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The popularity of oysters is rising all around, especially on the Seacoast, and is showing no signs of slowing down. With plenty of oyster beds, oysters farms, oyster bars and even oyster-based events around here, there are many ways to satisfy that oyster craving.
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Local oyster farms make their homes along the Great Bay of the Seacoast. The Great Bay’s natural oyster beds make for prime oyster growing and harvesting, says
Chris Phillips of Dover Point Oyster Co., who turned a recreational hobby into a career on the shores of the Great Bay. “When I began, there were probably only around one or two farms out on the Great Bay,” Phillips said. “They were kind enough to show me the ropes.” Brian Gennaco of the Virgin Oyster Company started off at UMaine studying marine biology and environmental science, followed by managing a shellfish hatchery in Maine, then a finfish hatchery for several years. He eventually settled into oyster farming on the Seacoast. “I saw an opportunity,” he said, “and started my own farm.”
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Farming oysters is a very hands-on process, according to both Gennaco and Phillips. First, the oyster farmers receive their seeds, which are about the size of pepper flakes. Gennaco uses a nursery and a floating dock with a powered pump to pump the water across the oysters. The oysters feed on algae in the water. “That’s usually how my day starts, and I’m off to the farm to work with my other ag classes,” Gennaco said. “It takes about three years to grow an oyster to market size, and in New Hampshire it’s usually a shorter season. The water is cold and they don’t grow particularly fast.” Dover Point Oyster Co. leases three acres of Little Bay. Phillips starts his seeds in a similar nursery system for about two months until they grow to be about the size of a thumbnail. “From there we take them out and put them in a cage on the farm,” Phillips said. “Then you clean them and you want to add a certain amount of oysters to your farm to get you to harvest.”
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Stone Church Oyster Fest If you’re willing to travel a little bit outside of the seacoast, the Stone Church (5 Granite St., Newmarket, N.H., 603-6597700) will be hosting its own Oyster Fest on Saturday, Sept. 17, from 3 to 7 p.m., featuring music from the Barn Burners String Band. Like the Oysterpalooza, the Stone Church Oyster Fest has a mission to raise awareness of the oyster conservation efforts in the Great Bay. Admission to the Oyster Fest free and the event will feature food, music, beer and of course, oysters. Visit stonechurchrocks.com for more information.
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According to Amy Broman, chair of the Piscataqua Oysterpalooza, the oyster recycling program is the biggest program that the Coastal Conservation Association of New Hampshire is involved in. The New Hampshire chapter was established in 1992 when the depletion of oyster beds in the Great Bay became a concern. Oysters are very important to the environment, according to Broman, as they filter water, helping to provide a clean environment for the fish and everything else is their area. “Fun fact, one oyster can filter up to 40 gallons of water per day,” Broman said. “That’s pretty important, as well as oysters tasting so good.” Partnering with Jackson Labs at UNH, the CCA came up with a program where oyster shells are picked up from local restaurants and recycled back into the Great Bay oyster beds. “We pack up shells once a week from participating oyster bars and restaurants,” Broman said, “and we bring them to Jackson Labs. It’s all volunteers who go and pick up the smelly oyster shells and bring them to the lab to have them dry aged, to
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The Coastal Conservation Association of New Hampshire, The Nature Conservancy, Red Hook Brewery and various local restaurants and oyster farms will be teaming up for the sixth annual Piscataqua Oysterpalooza. The event will happen on Friday, Aug. 19, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Red Hook Brewery. Admission costs $5 and children under 12 are admitted for free. One of the main missions of the event is to educate the public about seacoast conservation and the oyster shell recycling program. “At its core, the event is a fundraiser for the CCA of New Hampshire,” said Amy Broman, chair of the Oysterpalooza. “It’s also a place to gather restaurants and farmers who participate in the recycling program and to give the general public an idea of why it’s important for the seacoast in general.” Along with valuable information about conservation efforts, the event will feature local Great Bay oyster farms and restaurants showing off their best oyster dishes, all of whom participate in the oyster shell recycling program. In attendance will be Fox Point Oysters, Row 34, Dover Point Oyster Company, The Franklin Oyster House, Cedar Point Oysters, Jumpin’ Jay’s Fish Cafe and the Virgin Oyster Company. The
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According to Gennaco, the oyster community in Great Bay, Little Bay and the connecting rivers is made up of about a dozen farms that work without much competition. “We’re not competing for resources. People tend to work together very well,” he said. “It’s a good group of people and we’re all just concerned about the bay’s health and quality of the water. I haven’t met another farmer that I don’t like. It’s just a good group.” Gennaco said that because farmers work in public space, the sense of community is a big part of the success of oyster agriculture and the industry most likely would not exist without the support of the community. “When you’re in a public [space] and trying to do something that’s a commercial enterprise,” Gennaco said, “it’s important that you get a lot of community support.” Executive Chef Francisco Millan of Row 34 describes that what he calls “aquaculture” as the future of the seafood industry. The small communities that sustain oyster
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Millan of Row 34 said that oyster popularity seems to come in cycles. “Oysters are definitely on the rise,” he said. “Oyster bars have spread out. Many years ago, oysters were very popular and then died down and then probably in the last 10 years or so you have a lot of restaurants just placing oysters on their menu.” Gennaco echoed those thoughts. “Thirty or 40 years ago, people used to go to the bar after work for a beer and a dozen oysters,” he said. “It has a microbrewery feel to it. People are really connoisseurs for beer, and I’m starting to see that with oysters. It’s grown quite a bit.” Millan attributes this in part to a shift in how the public views locally grown food and agriculture. With the public perception of what is healthy and sustainable being a priority, there is a great atmosphere for the rise of oysters again. “People are informed as to what is happening in the food world,” Millan said. “Also, I think that many of the local oyster farmers have a done a great job of marketing themselves. There is a cult-like following for certain brands of oysters.” Phillips agrees. “I think it's attributed to the fresh local movement that seems to be happening,” he said. “Everybody wants to eat what’s made or grown nearby.”
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According to Millan, oysters also make for a great “going-out” meal or activity, comparing oysters to locally brewed craft beers or wine. As with wine or craft beer, the terroir of the oyster fundamentally changes the taste of the oyster. “Terroir” is a French term for the environmental factors that make a wine, craft or even oysters taste or feel different based on the environment they were grown or made in. “It’s similar to the wine world,” Millan
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There’s often an intersection between legend, history and personal anecdotes when it comes to the pirates, ghosts and pirate ghosts who call the Seacoast their home. Local paranormal investigator Ron Kolek and lighthouse historian Jeremy D’Entremont will host a Sunset Ghost Cruise on Friday, Aug. 19, to shed light on the Seacoast’s ghoulish history, traversing the waters long after sunset. The two men first met through Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, a nonprofit that D’Entremont founded and for which Kolek now serves as chairman. Lighthouse history and photography has been a hobby for D’Entremont for three decades, and he embraced it as a full-time venture 15 years ago. He’s owned and operated New England Lighthouse Tours for the past nine years and offers various van tours of the region, too. “Part of what attracted me to lighthouses is their beauty and beautiful surroundings, as well as how interesting the human history of lighthouse keepers and their families,” D’Entremont said. “But they also have symbolic value. They’re built for entirely good reason — to save life and property. Organizations use them all the time to symbolize guidance, safety and hope.” For years, there have been numerous accounts of bizarre activity at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, typically revolving around sightings of former lighthouse keeper Joshua Card. He was the longestserving keeper when he retired in 1909 at age 86 after spending 35 years at his post. Though Card died in 1911, people swear they’ve seen him on the property in uniform and heard unexplainable footsteps and voices in the lighthouse.
Left: Jeremy D’Entremont. Right: Ron Kolek. Courtesy photo.
Kolek first investigated Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse with his team at the New England Ghost Project, for which he is also executive director and lead investigator, in 2005. “We’ve had many investigations at Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse over the years, and something interesting happens every time,” said D’Entremont, who became interested in the paranormal after a near-death experience. “There’s always plenty of results that support the believers but never enough to support the skeptics. To some degree, it’s personal belief.” After the first investigation, Kolek expressed interest in volunteering for Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses, and he and D’Entremont have since partnered to put on occasional nighttime tours on the grounds of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse.
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This year’s cruise on the Motor Vessel Granite State will leave from Rye Harbor at 7 p.m. and sail along Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, Whaleback Lighthouse in Maine and White Island Lighthouse on the Isles of Shoals before returning to harbor around 9:30 p.m. D’Entremont said these locations all have their resident ghosts, noting that the Isles of Shoals in particular are teeming with ghost and pirate lore. One of Kolek’s favorite stories from the Isles is the female pirate from Boston who used to loot the coast with her husband. They would pretend their boat was in distress and wave for help, then proceed to rob the ships that “rescued” them and kill everyone aboard. After the couple experienced a legitimate shipwreck, she was saved by a passing ship while her husband perished. After she returned to Boston to steal from
ships in port, authorities caught and hanged her, making her the last person hanged in Massachusetts, according to Kolek. Legend has it that her spirit still resides at the Isles of Shoals. Despite all the stories of murder and mayhem derived from the region, Kolek said they’re “not there to do any boogieboogie stuff. We tell you our stories and experiences and try to make it as fun as possible.” D’Entremont agreed, adding that the “idea isn’t to scare people, but to have a fun evening out on the water where we tell people some good, thought-provoking stories.” Kolek plans on dressing like a pirate and encourages attendees to do so as well, with prizes being awarded for the best costumes and for anyone who shares a good ghost story of their own. Tickets cost $29 and usually sell out, according to D’Entremont, with this year’s boat being able to accommodate 100 passengers. Tickets can be purchased at newenglandlighthouses.net/new-englandlighthouse-tours.html. Volunteers for Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse also run regular tours of the lighthouse every Sunday from Memorial Day weekend through Columbus Day weekend from 1 to 5 p.m., with a suggested donation of $4 for adults and $2 for children 12 and under, which benefits restoration and maintenance efforts. D’Entremont said between 200 and 300 people take tours every Sunday, adding up to more than 5,000 visitors each season. For more information, visit portsmouthharborlighthouse.org.
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Hampton Beach Parasailing and SUP, directly across from Hampton Beach State Park on Ocean Boulevard, specializes in making high-flying dreams come true. Touting almost 60,000 happy passengers since its sister company in Dennis, Cape Cod, opened in 2003, the Hampton location has been in operation since 2012. According to Hampton Beach Parasailing General Manager Shantia Phillips, “The experience is like the thrill of skydiving, speed boating and hot air ballooning all at once,” which is why more and more people are opting for this bird’s-eye view of not only the beach below but on a clear day over to the Isle of Shoals. “This will be our fifth year, and we’ve definitely seen an increase in popularity. Our biggest way of getting noticed is being out on the water every day possible,” she said. Owner Michael Tarantino knows that safety is paramount for the passengers and the company. Ongoing technical training and emergency drills are taken seriously, such that their crew, headed by Brandon Bradshaw, has flown almost a quarter million customers, with a 100 percent passenger safety record since 2003. Additionally, specially designed boats, Ocean Pro 31s, constructed by Commercial Watersports, of New Jersey, are U.S. Coast Guard certified, which ensures they’re equipped to meet the high standards of pulling and flying. “Frayed Knot is the bright green iconic symbol for Hampton beach. The Ocean
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With one-, two-, and three-person chair capability, you can opt for a mere 500-foot lift or go full-on for the 1,000-foot view, replete with photo packages and GoPro video options. “We’re one of the only parasail companies that allows 1,000 feet of line. It’s not every day you parasail, and like they say, go big or go home. Guests are allowed to change their minds from 500 feet to 1,000 feet on the boat and actually when they are in the air, using hand signals with the cap-
tain,” Phillips said. They use seated harnesses specially designed for parasailing. “It’s basically a big swing in the air. The harnesses are attached to a bar that can comfortably sit up to three people that is then attached to the parachute. We have certain parachutes for specific weather and weight conditions. And, yes, everyone wears a life jacket,” Phillips said. A lot of people say they’d like to find work doing what they love, and at Hampton Beach Parasail, every day is truly an adventure. “I’ve been with the company since we opened in 2003 and both the owner, Michael Tarantino, and our captain, Thomas Brown, have been in the watersport industry, mainly parasail, for decades. Everywhere from Hawaii to the Caribbean to the Northeast coast. This is just who we are,” Phillips said. From July 1 through Labor Day, the business is seasonal for apparent reasons. And if you don’t have the guts for the glory, it’s still intriguing to watch from the boat. “The reactions are priceless,” Phillips said. “This is what makes our work so special, and that is bringing excitement mixed with fear to make amazing memories that last a lifetime.” For more information, visit hamptonbeachparasail.com or call 603-929-4386.
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one way down in southern New Jersey and it’s pretty darn close to an Applecrest peach. We had to question whether or not we could have the festival without our own peaches and the answer was yes, the show must go on.” While there may not be pick-your-own peaches this year, the farm and festival are still offering pick-your-own blueberries and early pick-your-own apples with jersey macs, and they are hoping to have pick-your-own fall-bearing raspberries. There will also be hordes of peaches all over the farm, and you will still be able to take home great farm-grown peaches along with peach treats such as peach pie, peach turnovers, peach-raspberry pie, peach cakes, peach muffins, peach cider and peach ice cream, all made from scratch. Along with the peach-themed festivities, the festival will feature live bluegrass music, face painting, tractordrawn hayrides through the orchards, an animal barnyard and the farm’s famous corn roast, which features hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, chowder, fennel sausages and of course roasted corn. The farm bistro will be serving its traditional Sunday brunch as well. “It’s a great way for the community to come out and sort of celebrate the peach and everything about it.” Wagner said. “It’s a pretty wholesome and fun way to spend a couple of hours in a beautiful setting.” You can learn more about Applecrest Farm and its various festivals and events by visiting applecrest.com.
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What is a dish that you recommend that everyone try? We’ve got a lot of different and unique dishes here. A lot of people come in and they love the chicken and waffles and we actually serve that all day long. If it’s not chicken that you’d like, we have a great steak and cheese. So if you don’t want chicken, I say go with the steak and cheese. What is an essential skill when running a restaurant? You have to remember to always put the customers first. If you could serve any celebrity, who would it be? I would probably say Dan Aykroyd. I think he’d be really fun to serve.
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A home for inspiration Murder mysteries set in Hampton Beach By Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer news@seacoastscene.net
Danger, murder and mystery — Dan Marlowe is back again to solve yet another mystery lurking in Hampton Beach in Jed Power’s fifth novel of the Dan Marlowe series, Murder on the Island. In the story, Marlowe is tasked with investigating a local murder and soon discovers the body is just a few footsteps from his door. Combating his own inner demons while trying to find the truth of the murdered woman and prove his own innocence, Marlowe must confront dark characters, some lying within the corners he once visited regularly to purchase drugs. Dan Marlowe’s character may be conflicted and mysterious on his own account, but he’s not entirely fictional, Power said. “Dan Marlowe was my father’s best friend,” Power said. “And he was a fairly Jed Power at his home in Hampton. Right, his Hampton home. Photos by Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer. famous writer.” York City YMCA until he was able to peel acter in the whole book is named Jed.” After publishing The Name of the Game himself away from his own darkness. He Who is Dan Marlowe? Power’s father and the real Dan Marlowe turned to writing as a means of putting him- is Death, Marlowe became unlikely friends with the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted bank grew up together in Woburn, Massachu- self back together again. Later signing with Fawcett Gold Medal robber, Albert Nussbaum. After reading setts. Marlowe later got married and moved out to Washington, D.C., with the love of Books, Marlowe wrote crime and mystery Marlowe’s book, and admiring Marlowe’s his life, where he worked as an accountant. fiction novels and is most known for his writing, Nussbaum wrote the author. Nussbaum wanted to become a writer himself, Unexpectedly, Power said, Marlowe’s wife novel The Name of the Game is Death. “For that one book he came back to and he and Marlow bonded over their writgrew ill and died, leading Marlowe to dark times filled with loss, despair and no chil- Woburn, Massachusetts, to write the book,” ing and developed a close friendship. The Powers said, explaining that Marlowe had pair sent several letters to one another while dren to care for. According to Power, Marlowe left his D.C. to leave the temptations of the big city. “He Nussbaum was imprisoned, encouraging home to rot, never selling the place he had used my name for a character. Now, my each other to keep writing, offering advice lived in with his wife. Fueled by grief and mother was a straight-laced Catholic and and collaborating when they could. Nusscopious amounts of alcohol, Marlowe fled to a school teacher. She said she liked [Mar- baum was able to add a level of authenticity New York City to start a new life, where alco- lowe], but she didn’t know if she wanted to some of Marlowe’s work that only an her son’s name in [Marlowe’s novel],” experienced bank robber and criminal hol and poor decisions consumed him. Marlowe began to stay at the local New Powers said. “Just about the only nice char- would have knowledge of. Years later, after Nussbaum was released from prison, Marlowe developed a serious case of amnesia, its source unknown. Marlowe had complained of headaches and developed symptoms similar to a stroke, though the cause was never diagnosed. Nussbaum moved in with Marlowe to offer his care during his friend’s recovery. Marlowe was never able to write as well as he had prior to the episode, Power said; the books he published at this time were largely children’s books or books for early readers. “It’s sad,” Power said. “His potential never really flowered all the way. He was a really interesting guy.” Marlowe died at age 69.
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his office houses a framed photograph of the real Dan Marlowe among books, posters, writings and his trusty paper dictionary. Having lived in his current Hampton Beach cottage for over 35 years, staying there months at a time and vacationing in the beach town ever since he was a boy, Power is no stranger to Hampton and all it has to offer. Between the many vacationers coming and going, the sometimes wild and unpredictable characters that hang around at the local bars, and the beautiful oceanview aesthetic, inspiration is just footsteps from Power’s frontdoor. “I love people-watching at the beach,” Power said. “I get lots of ideas from that all the time.” The setting of Murder on the Island is right outside of Power’s cottage. The cover art of the book paints the view from the porch of Power’s cottage, the body to be found just feet away in the dunes parallel to the water. “The Island is this area right here,” Power said gesturing to his cottage. “It’s bounded by the state park, the ocean, Ocean Boulevard and the state parking lot. They call this little area, about six to seven streets, The Island, and that’s … where this idea came from because I’m right here in the middle of The Island.” Power is already working on the sixth book of the Dan Marlowe series, which he plans to publish by Labor Day 2017. Coming up on Sept. 10, from 1 to 5 p.m., Inspiration is everywhere Power will be signing books during the Still, Dan Marlowe lives on as a Hampton resident within the pages of Power’s Hampton Beach Seafood Festival on Ocean novels. Upstairs in Power’s Woburn home, Boulevard.
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Mike Teixeira started PechaKucha Night Portsmouth about six years ago after reading about the presentation format in Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery by Garr Reynolds. The style is framed with about 20 images, shown for 20 seconds each. Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture devised the format in 2003 in Tokyo because architects talk too much, according to pechakucha.org. (“Give a microphone and some images to an architect — or the most creative people for that matter — and they’ll go on forever!” it reads under the website’s FAQ section.) Teixeira saw it as a more accessible TED Talk. He noticed other cities worldwide had picked it up, and not just for architectural or professional means — creatives were using the PechaKucha style to share their latest projects in music, art, design and film. So he decided to bring PechaKucha to Portsmouth. He emceed the first at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel in 2009. “They took a chance on this really wacky event, and it made me realize PechaKucha was not meant for the kind of meeting or PechaKucha Night Portsmouth Vol. 26 Where: 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth When: Thursday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. (presentations start at 7:30 p.m.) Admission: Free, reservations recommended, space limited Contact: 766-3330, 3Sarts.org, pechakucha.org
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conference room setting,” he said via phone last week. “Right after that, I started moving into more bars and club-type atmospheres, and that’s really where it excelled.” The next PechaKucha Night Portsmouth meetings happened in restaurants like Portsmouth Gas Light, Flatbread and Street Food 360 but found its permanent home at 3S Artspace when it opened in 2015. The next — PechaKucha Night Portsmouth, Volume 26 — happens there Thursday, Aug. 18. When Teixeira first started the series, he’d just begun working at Calypso (where he still works) doing corporate design and communication. He said he’d been subjected to many awful PowerPoint presentations, crammed with bullets and slides and speakers who essentially turned their backs to the audience and read from the screen.
He thought, at the very least, PechaKucha offered an opportunity to meet new creative people and show another way to present, forcing people to get to their points fast. “I had always worked in collaborative arts — theater, filmmaking — and when I started thinking about it, I said, this is where it’s going to be exciting — when artists of all disciplines and collaborations share with each other,” he said. “Coming from the corporate side of things, I thought this would be an amazing place for people to discover how to present.” According to pechakucha.org, regular PechaKucha Nights happen in more than 900 cities worldwide. Some focus on specific topics, and in the beginning, Teixeira tried that, hosting themed meetings on taking chances, being home for the holidays and getting great gifts. One series sur-
rounded the elements — earth, wind, water and fire — and another featured energy professionals. “It was awesome,” Teixeira said. “They spoke from the heart, and they spoke about the love of it, and what they want to do, and you were transported by their passion. … That’s what I really love at the end of the day, and that’s why I keep coming back.” Today, the focus at PechaKucha Night Portsmouth is open-ended. It asks, “What are you passionate about?” About seven or eight speakers are featured at each quarterly event. People have presented about everything. One talked about raising tree frogs in his basement. Another talked about his hiking excursions with his dog, and another showcased a woman who loves crafting bowties. “The hidden secret of PechaKucha is that it’s not about the slides. It’s about the passion,” Teixeira said. “The biggest challenge is finding new speakers to come.” Cora Paradiso, a photographer who’s designed the 2016 PechaKucha Night Portsmouth posters, said she likes the format because it’s interesting to watch people of all walks of life — ages 20 to 80 — talk about the things they love. “I think that’s what’s awesome about it, and what draws people,” she said via phone. “You have 20 seconds for 20 slides. You need to be confident. You need to pick something poignant and interesting in order to impact people in a quick way.” And when you go in, you never know what you’ll see or who you’ll get to meet. “Normally, every night I go, there’s at least one speaker whose brain I want to pick after. I’ve met some really amazing people,” she said. “And as an audience member, you learn about seven different subjects you may have never otherwise heard of.”
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Author Sherrie Flick will be at the River Run Bookstore (142 Fleet St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-431-2100, riverrunbookstore.com) to read from her new collection, Whiskey, Etc., on Friday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m. Local musician Guy Capecelatro will also be in attendance performing live music. Pre-order a signed copy of Whiskey, Etc. by visiting the River Run Bookstore website. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Lane Memorial Library (2 Academy Avenue, Hampton,
N.H., 603-926-3368, hampton. lib.nh.us) will be hosting Reading Buddies at 2:30 p.m. The reading buddies program has teeangers reading oneon-one with younger children every week. Teens and children read books together, play games, write stories and more together. Tuesday, Aug. 23, will be the last session of the summer. Teens reading have taken a short training session in June. To sign a child up to read with a teen, contact Stacy Mazur at smazur@hampton.lib. nh.us or call 603-926-3368.
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Jed Power, author of the five Dan Marlowe, Hampton Beach mystery series, will be at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1 to 5 p.m., for a book signing at Ashley’s Gift Shop in the Hampton Beach Casino Boardwalk (169 Ocean Boulevard). Rain date (if it pours) will be on Sunday, Sept. 11, from 1 to 5 p.m.
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The Hampton Arts Network gallery (365 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, N.H.) will host
Monday Adult Coloring, an art class, on Monday, Aug. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. Artist Barbara Behan will be leading the class. Class fee is $7 and includes supplies. RSVP by calling 603997-2742. On Thursday, Aug. 25, The Hampton Arts Network gallery (365 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, N.H.) will host the Zentangle art class from 6-7:30 p.m. Artist Ann Radwan will be leading the class. Class fee is $10 and includes supplies. RSVP by calling 603926-8359.
Through Saturday, Aug. 27, The Seacoast Artist Association (130 Water St., Exeter, N.H., 603-778-8856, seacoastartist.org) will display the theme show “Along the Coast,” in which artists capture images of the rugged, rocky seacoast during the summer via salty marshes, beach goers, lobsters, fishermen and the like. Theme shows are open to member and non-member submissions. All work must be framed in a professional manner. For Seacoast Artist Association
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The modern-day consumption of nature comes with the Thoreauvian impulse to capture the wild and confine it to paper. Wall Street stockbroker Sydney M. Williams, a Peterborough native, succumbs to this urge in Notes from Old Lyme, a collection of essays about his comfortable retirement in a sweeping old home at the mouth of the Connecticut River, with occasional departures of homage to New Hampshire. It’s an eclectic assortment, unfortunately ordered and uneven in eloquence, that occasionally totters around the fringed edge of the vanity press. That said, to quote Longfellow, when it is good, it is very, very good. While occasionally torpid, it’s never horrid. And now and then, there is the unexpected gift of a memorable phrase. To begin, Williams explains how, for the past 15 years, “a variety of essays have appeared like magic on my computer at home.” “For lack of imagination” he names them “Notes from Old Lyme,” the Connecticut town where he and his wife, Caroline, lived for 25 years, doing the sorts of things that Wall Street stockbrokers and their beautiful wives do. This would include golfing (“An Afternoon on the Golf Course,” July 24, 2003), rowing (“An Early Morning Row,” Sept. 28, 2003), and skiing in Vail (“Skiing in Vail,” Dec. 24, 2003) with the occasional trips to Vienna. He also has a “relatively small” library of about 4,000 books — but not to worry, they are not all in the house; some are in his New York apartment. At this point, the collection begins to alarmingly resemble the pre-island reflections of Thurston Howell III, but mercifully there is no “Late Afternoon Polo” or “An Evening of Bon Yachts” and Williams eventually settles into everyman reflections on Connecticut, Mount Washington, laughter, a good marriage and electronic books, from the vantage of his marsh-side home. The marsh, he says, is reminiscent of New York’s Lower East Side a century ago: “immigrants speaking multiple languages, practicing their own special religions, exhibiting their own customs, and wearing the clothes of their native lands.” “Nature, defined as the material world existing without man, is neither tran-
quil nor peaceful. The sounds from the marsh, especially in the evening and early morning, can be discordant — eerie and beautiful at the same time, like an orchestra warming up. One life depends upon taking another.” Lovely enough, as is Williams’ meditation on Hurricane Irene — “Storms such as Irene cannot be harnessed; we cannot alter their direction; a single storm possesses more energy than man has been able to muster since he exited the cave” — and an interesting reflection on why there were no drowned frogs in his swimming pool in May 2015. “Thirty-One Hours on Mount Washington” is an excellent telling of two similar hikes taken 34 years apart, father and son: “Indians native to the state knew Mount Washington as Agiocochook, home of the Great Spirit. As we pull out of the parking lot, taking a last look toward its cloudcovered peak, the name seems fitting. We view the mountain with respect. It draws hikers as a magnet does metal shavings. We, too, will climb it again.” Points subtracted, however, for writing, in all seriousness, the clichéd line “Freedom is not free” (twice), for calling Thomas Jefferson exacerbated when he was exasperated, and for beginning a chapter on the Fourth of July with a stanza of “God Bless the USA.” Beyond a surfeit of clichés, the book’s greatest failing is in its organization, which wanted chronology but was afflicted with generalized groupings: “The Great Outdoors,” “The World At Large,” “Books and Other Interests” and “Family and Friends.” This construct has us skiing in Vail before 9/11, even though the trip took place two years after the Towers fell. Elsewhere, consecutive essays jump from 2007 to 2009 to 2006, for no apparent good reason, and the effect is like picking up someone’s journal and randomly flipping from front to back to middle, with no sense of continuity or arc of personal growth. The reader is perpetually displaced. For a numbers guy, Williams knows his way around a dictionary better than most, and he has the heart of Thoreau, if not his Spartan ways. This book wanted to be better than it is; it beseeches as much from its best passages, but its aspirations ultimately lack wings. As they say in parts of Maine, magic always comes with a price. C — Jennifer Graham
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Points of View: 7 Artists, A Body of Work Show featuring work by Kristin Burchsted, Joe Flaherty, Sandra Keller, Bruce Parsons, Wen Redmond, Norm Ramsey and Rosalind Revilock-Frost. The East Gallery will feature New England Reflections by Jane Copp and the South Gallery will feature a member show. Visit the New Hampshire Art Association website for more information. Through Saturday, Sept. 3, the 3S Artspace Gallery will host On The Map: A Juried Exhibition with Christopher French. This is an open call exhibition featuring artists throughout New England. 3S is partnering with Long Islandbased artist, critic and curator Christopher French to select and display the strongest sampling of art in New England. There will be a reception on Friday, Aug. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Visit 3S Artspace website for more information.
Theater
The Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, N.H., 603-436-8123, playersring.org) will present the Late Night Series: Wild Roses from Friday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 28. Wild Roses tells the story of Rosie, a activist dealing with pressure to give up her cause from the people around her, including her family and husband. Visit the Players’ Ring website for information on show dates and times. Tickets cost $12 general admission and $10 for students, seniors and members. Improvised comedy meets fantasy role playing games with Dorks in Dungeons Season 4: Episode 12 at the 3S Artspace on Friday, Aug. 26, at 8 p.m. The show will follow the special delivery service and its quest to make deliveries despite challenges and danger. Tickets are $12 online and pay-whatyou-can at the door. Visit
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of Hookfest, and the full day of music will be raucous and rootsy. Three regional acts perform in advance of headliner Houndmouth. Soulful strutters Gretchen & the Pickpockets play the first set, followed by singer-songwriter Jon King and Maine-based holler-folk rockers Ghost of Paul Revere. The band closing out the night is at the tail end of a tumultuous year. On St. Patrick’s Day 2015, Houndmouth released Little Neon Limelight, their second album. Produced by Dave Cobb, fresh from Grammy-winning work with Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton, it was a critical smash. Huffington Post called them “the Best Little Indy Rock Band in Americana,” and they toured steadily. In early April, it all changed when founding member Katie Toupin quit to pursue other projects. Toupin was a big part of the band’s sound, but frontman, songwriter and guitarist Matt Myers saw her departure as an artistic shot in the arm. In short order, Myers and bandmates Zak Appleby (bass) and Shane Cody (drums) found three keyboard players to rotate between shows and recruited two horn players that Myers sang “Moonage Hookfest Featuring Houndmouth, Ghost of Paul Revere, Jon King, Gretchen & the Pickpockets When: Saturday, Aug. 20, at 3 p.m. Where: Redhook Brewery and Pub, 1 Redhook Way (Pease Tradeport), Portsmouth Tickets: $25 at hookfest.com
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Daydream” with at a David Bowie tribute concert in their hometown of Louisville. A potential existential crisis instead brought new love for an old record. “We’ve been touring this record for so long and we kind of got thrown into making it different and it kind of rejuvenated our passion for the same songs,” Myers said in a recent phone interview. “It gave us another boost of energy and allowed us to experiment and make it different every night.” That’s not to say the sudden shift from quartet to trio didn’t produce a nervous moment. “The first thing we realized was that
we were going to have some problems covering her powerful high harmony, but we got really good key players, and that was something we always wanted,” Myers said. “Katie was by trade a singer over a keyboard player; now it’s a lot more technically sound, I think.” Recording the second album in Nashville was a memorable experience, in many ways because expectations were set aside at the outset. When Houndmouth approached Cobb, his first response was, “I don’t want to make another f-ing Americana record.” This suited Myers just fine. “We always wanted to get out of the
country folk-ish kind of category even though we write folk songs, and I thought it was really funny to do with Dave because he’s like the best country producer alive right now,” Myers said. “How fun it was to make a record in that whole world but not of that world.” One of the best songs on Little Neon Limelight, however, is a tender ballad with a country heart. Myers wrote “For No One” shortly after meeting his fiancee. A reporter for Vice made her the subject of a story about experiencing the Kentucky Derby under the influence of LSD. “She gave her a hit of acid, took her to the derby, then documented the whole thing. ... That was pretty awesome. There’s no way I could ever do that. Like, I’ve taken acid but I could never do it in a public environment like that. She is just that kind of a person, her foundation very strong. For people to do that pretty intense thing I feel like you must have a lot of focus and still be very free at the same time. I just wanted to write a song about how much I appreciated her. ... It was kind of a testament of how strong my fiancee is.” Plans have begun to bring the new edition of Houndmouth into the studio. “We’re going to do ... festival dates [and] one offs, then start recording toward the end of the year,” Myers said. “We’re writing bits and pieces when we have time at home. There’s no producer or anything lined up right now, so it’s all very fun and undecided.” For the band, it’s just another example of steering with the skid. “It’s kind of like how we look at every situation,” Myers said. “It’s always an opportunity. Crisis is definitely good.”
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On Thursday, Aug. 18, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band will perform at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, N.H., 603-9294100, casinoballroom.com) at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $40 for gold, $27 for reserved and $22 general admission. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band is known for the hit songs “Deja Voodoo,” “Born with a Broken Heart” and “Shame, Shame, Shame.”
The Sea Ketch (127 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, N.H., 603-926-0324, seaketch. com) will have live music throughout the day on Thursday, Aug. 18. Matt Sullivan will perform from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Steve Tolley will perform from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Ross McGinnes will perform from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will perform at the Blue Ocean Music
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Hall (4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury, Mass., 978-4625888, blueoceanhall.com) on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 8 p.m. Standing room tickets cost $29, reserved seating costs $39 and VIP Gold Circle seating costs $49. There will be an additional $3 charge on the day of the show. The group performs ’70s soul with hits such as “I Don’t Want to Go Home” and “Love on the Wrong Side of Town.” Southside Johnny and the
Asbury Jukes will also be performing on Friday, Aug 18, at 7:30 p.m.; reserved seating costs $39 to $49. Judith Murray will perform at CR’s The Restaurant (287 Exeter Road, Hampton, N.H., 603-929-7972, crstherestaurant.com) on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. CR’s live music nights feature artists performing piano, acoustic, solo or duos every week on Thursdays and Fridays.
Burt Keirstead will perform at the Savory Square Bistro (32 Depot Square, Hampton, N.H., 603-926-2202, s av o r y s q u a r e b i s t r o . c o m ) on Thursday, Aug. 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Keirstead is a Seacoast singer and accomplished guitar player who plays a wide range of songs that you may not have heard in awhile. The Band Perry will perform at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
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Carbonaro will be performing at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, N.H., 603-929-4100, casinoballroom.com) on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $36 for gold, $31 for reserved and $26 for general admission. Carbonaro has appeared on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place, Grey’s Anatomy and his own show on TruTv, The Carbonaro Effect. On Sunday, Aug. 21, Great Bay Sailor will be performing at the Barley House (43 Lafayette Road, Hampton, N.H., 603-3799161, thebarleyhouse.com) from 5 to 8 p.m. Great Bay Sailor is a local folk band from Portsmouth, N.H., who play a mix of maritime, Irish, Scottish and British music. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, The Barley House (43 Lafayette Road, Hampton, N.H., 603379-9161, thebarleyhouse. com) will be hosting a traditional Irish session from 7 to 9 p.m. Features live Irish music during dinner and $2 off of Guinness beer. Max Sullivan will perform at Savory Square Bistro (32 Depot Square, Hampton, N.H., 603-926-2202, savor ysquarebistro.com) on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sullivan is a rock and blues singer who performs everything from Led Zeppelin to Stevie Wonder to the Pixies.
On Thursday, Aug. 25, The Mica-Sev Project will perform at CR’s The Restaurant (287 Exeter Road, Hampton, N.H., 603-929-7972, crstherestaurant.com) from 6 to 9 p.m. The Mica-Sev Project is a collaboration between popular local musicians Don “Sev” Severance and Yamica “Mica” Peterson On Friday, Aug. 25, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Rico Barr Duo will perform at CR’s The Restaurant (287 Exeter Road,, Hampton, N.H., 603929-7972, crstherestaurant. com). The duo’s performances range from classics such as Sinatra to Stevie Wonder to current pop hits. Joel Cage will perform at Savory Square Bistro (32 Depot Square, Hampton, N.H., 603-926-2202, savor ysquarebistro.com) on Friday, Aug. 26, from 7 to 10 p.m. Joel Cage is a Boston singer-songwriter and a regular at Savory Square Bistro as well as around the region. The Carl Reppucci Jazz Trio will perform at Savory Square Bistro (32 Depot Square, Hampton, N.H., 603-9262202, savorysquarebistro. com) on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 8 to 11 p.m. Carl Reppucci is a jazz pianist and New England native who has played for big bands and musicals and has recorded music for the upcoming Disney film The Finest Hours.
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Aries (March 21-April 19): You are the exception to the rule. Unfortunately, the rule is that everyone has dignity. Taurus (April 20-May 20): Don’t be afraid to take chances. And don’t be afraid to put them back, either. Gemini (May 21-June 20): What you lack is courage — well, that as well as personality, brains, and money. Cancer (June 21-July 22): Those vague premonitions of doom you had last week will prove to be well-founded. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): This week,
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(1) The Belton (Texas) Early Childhood (pre-kindergarten) School staged an “Enchanted Evening” prom in May and posted many photos on its Facebook page of little toddlers arrayed in tuxedos, gowns, corsages and of course, for some, limousines. (A Kansas City Star reporter suggested that this was just the beginning of an expensive parental trend.) (2) The village of Trecon was inducted recently into the club of French towns with silly names. “Tres con,” translated, is “very stupid.” Mayor Georges Leherle accepted the town’s membership, joining 38 incumbent members including “Mariol” (“Dumbass”).
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Arrested Recently and Charged With Murder: Cody Wayne Fish (Norman, Okla., August); Curtis Wayne Trexler (Salisbury, N.C., July); Daryl Royston Wayne Cook (Hobart, Australia, July); James Wayne Rodgers Jr. (Dallas, May); Bruce Wayne Cameron (St. Louis County, Minn., June 2015). Fugitive Murder Arrest Warrant Issued: Vernon Wayne King (Harrisburg, Pa., August). Pleaded Guilty to Murder: Stacy Wayne Brown (Wilmington, N.C., July). Sentenced for Murder: Christopher Wayne Hill (Harlan County, Ky., June) (a different Christopher Wayne Hill than reported years ago in “News of the Weird”). Killed Himself Resisting Arrest for Murder: David Wayne Campbell (Mason County, Wash., February). Granted New Sentencing Hearing: convicted murderer Michael Wayne Norris (Houston, June). Committed Suicide in Prison: convicted murderer Flint Wayne Harrison (Farmington, Utah, July). Executed for Murder: John Wayne Conner (Jackson, Ga., July).
Didn’t Quite Think It Through: The men who tried an armed carjacking at the Oasis car wash in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 20 were sent running by the car owner Michael Davis, who was holding a high-pressure hose at the time and casually directed the stream to one potential thief’s face while swinging the News of the Weird classic metal wand at the other.
Recurring themes
HUMAN PYRAMID Canadian college students building a human pyramid on North Beach in Hampton. Photo by Chris Karas.
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The late fashion designer Alexander McQueen (who dabbled in macabre collections himself), might appreciate the work of acolyte Tina Gorjanc: She will grow McQueen’s skin (from DNA off his hair) in a lab, add back his tattoos, and from that make leather handbags and jackets. Gorjanc, a recent graduate of McQueen’s fashion school alma mater, bills the project mainly as showcasing the meager legal protections for abandoned bits of human DNA and fears industrial use of such DNA on a much larger scale.
Compelling explanations
In June, Dieter Uchtdorf, a high official in the Mormon Church, said the historic narrative of Mormon founder Joseph Smith’s use of a “seer stone” to translate the “golden plates” that gave Smith ultimate worldly knowledge has been authenticated, basically, by the 2007 invention of the iPhone. “I can get the collected knowledge of the world through a few little inputs,” said Uchtdorf, and thus it is likelier than ever that God gave Smith something like a smartphone in 1823.
Scientific breakthroughs
• Friendly Bacteria: Plastics are wellknown to decompose slowly, but the most difficult is the polyethylene used for containers such as the omnipresent water bottles, and
despite recycling, tens of millions of metric tons wind up in landfills, where the plastic’s strong polymer bonds resist breakdown. Recently, however, two Japanese researchers, after tedious trial-and-error, identified a bacterium that views the polyethylene terephthalate as an efficient, tasty meal. A colleague of the two said further tweaking was necessary before using the bacteria industrially. • Room-Sized Bong? Samuel Oliphant, 35, was arrested on various charges in Scottsdale, Arizona, in June after police were called to a house to investigate a “strong and unusual” odor (which cops suspected to be drugs). Inside, they found a “laboratory,” necessitating use of their “hazmat protocols,” because Oliphant had allegedly built a “complex and elaborate” system apparently for the purpose of enhancing the smoking of marijuana.
Things That Have Happened Before: (1) An ambulance was called in July when jockey Chris Meehan was kicked in the face by a horse and knocked out cold after he fell during a race in Merano, Italy, but the arriving ambulance accidentally backed over his leg. He is recovering. (2) At England’s premier agricultural event (the Great Yorkshire Show), a winning show cow was stripped of her title, suspected of having artificially “enhanced” udders. The runner-up, of course, was promoted.
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Rapper Kasper Knight apparently shot himself in the cheek with a revolver on July 17 in Indianapolis as part of a staged music video according to raw footage of the incident posted on his Facebook page (and then of course seen by almost 2 million people). Knight, seen bleeding afterward, said he tried to recruit a shooter, but when no one volunteered, shot himself, anticipating (as in previous times he had been shot, by other people) “like a 4 out of 10 on the pain scale.”
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Dinner Thurs. 4:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner Friday 4:30 - 8:45 pm HOURS Dinner Thurs. 4:30 - 8:00 PM pm Saturday 4:40 - 8:45 Breakfast every day Thurs. 4:30- 8:45 - 8:00 PM Friday 4:30 pm Sunday 7:15-11:30 4:00 - 8:00 PM Friday 4:40 4:30 - - 8:45 8:45pm pm Saturday Dinner Saturday 4:40 - 8:45 Sunday 4:00 -Mon-Sun 8:00 PM pm Sunday 4:30-9:00 4:00 - 8:00 PM 108484