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NOV 24 - DEC 7, 2016

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A WORD FROM LARRY

Happy holidays

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Welcome to our 2016 Holiday Guide! This issue is loaded with great deals and great articles throughout.

Many of our advertisers are having amazing sales, so be sure to check them Larry Marsolais out. In this issue the Scene went to downtown Exeter to check out the variety of stores — check some of them out on pages 28 and 29. You could plan a full day to visit this great town with plenty of choices for shopping and eating.

I would like to end with a great event that happened Nov. 15 at the Ashworth Hotel in Hampton Beach. Joe Higgins, The Old Salt Restaurant owner was presented with

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This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated excellence in his or her business or career and has made substantial contributions to the betterment of the Hampton/Hampton Falls/Seabrook/North Hampton community. The Seacoast Scene would like to congratulate Joe on this great accomplishment. Very well-deserved!

Thank you to our advertisers for a great Holiday Guide and from all of us at the Seacoast Scene, Happy Thanksgiving. Feel free to call me anytime at 603-935-5096 to discuss local issues or to place an ad.

Larry Marsolais is the general manager of the Seacoast Scene and the former president of the Hampton Rotary Club.

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If you like to partake in the “go out and drink on Thanksgiving Eve,” tradition, we’ve got a list of local bars, pubs and restaurants that are open for business.

See Drinksgiving listings on p. 7.

Warm up at Laney & Lu Cafe in Exeter. The cafe’s founder talks about what goodies you can get on p. 38.

Meet author Sy Montgomery at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye and hear her talk about her latest book, The Soul of an Octopus. See details on p. 42.

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Enjoy craft and demonstrations and food vendors along the way, in addition to fun kids projects and hot apple cider. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for children ages 5 to 17 and a maximum cost of $60 per family. Visit strawberybanke.org or call 433-1110.

• The 70th annual New Castle Village Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at New Castle Recreation Building (301 Wentworth Road). Enjoy handmade crafts, wreaths, gift baskets, jewelry and

scarves, and more, while sipping homemade coffee and eating homemade baked goods for sale. A lunch of fish chowder and lobster rolls will be served followed by desserts. You'll also have an opportunity to get your copy of the 50thanniversary edition of the New Castle Cookbook. Visit newcastlenh.org.

• Grace Ministries International (263 Route 125, Brentwood) returns with its 20th annual Christmas Tea event on Saturday, Dec. 3, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. The event features live 10

• Blue Mermaid (409 The Hill, Portsmouth, 427-2583) Joe Harding hosts an open mic; for this intimate Seacoast pub, it’s usually one of the busiest evenings of the year.

• CR’s (287 Exeter Road, Hampton, 9297972) Good to have Yamica Peterson and her extraordinary singing voice back on the East Coast. Mica-Sev Project, her duo with Don Severance, is the feature act.

• Chop Shop (920 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, 760-7706) Karaoke & Cocktails is a regular Wednesday night event at this Seacoast pub, turned up to 11 tonight.

• Dolphin Striker (15 Bow St., Portsmouth, 431-5222) Dave Gerard and Truffle perform an acoustic set. It’s a return trip to the Striker for the Seacoast favorites, who celebrated 30 years as a band in 2016.

• Dover Brickhouse (2 Orchard St., Dover, 749-3838) It’s hip-hop night as Nabo

Rawk, emcee of underground rap group Porn Theatre Ushers, performs with popular crew Granite State, Mr. Lif and Ape the Grim.

• Fury’s Publick House (1 Washington St., Dover, 617-3633) People Skills, led by gifted guitarist and singer Chelsea Paolini, is one of the Seacoast’s most beloved and energetic bands.

• Portsmouth Gas Light Co. (64 Market St., Portsmouth, 430-9122) Joe Sambo is a roots-rocking singer-guitarist usually seen fronting his band The Goonz; tonight he performs solo.

• Press Room (77 Daniel St., Portsmouth, 431-5186) Bob Halperin is a member of popular roots band Wooden Eye, now in their ninth year. He plays solo tonight.

• Red Door (107 State St., Portsmouth, 373-6827) It’s S.I.N. time (short for service industry night) as DJ Evaredy, a mainstay at this cozy upstairs pub known for inventive craft cocktails, performs on the turntables.

• Ri Ra (22 Market Square, Portsmouth, 319-1680) Erin’s Guild holds down its regular Wednesday night spot, playing lively traditional Irish music for the Guinness and Harp drinkers.

• Rudi’s (20 High St., Portsmouth, 4307834) Dimitri Solo Piano is a regular attraction at the downtown Portsmouth restaurant. He plays easy-going jazz and pop tunes.

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• Savory Square (32 Depot Square, Hampton, 926-2202) Max Sullivan has a solid following from the Seacoast to the White Mountains, playing rocked up covers with his eponymous band. He performs solo tonight.

• The Goat (20 L St., Hampton, 601-6928) Kevin White Open Mic happens, a regular weekly event at the funky bar with $1,000 in ones tacked to the ceiling.

• Thirsty Moose (21 Congress St, Portsmouth, 427-8645) Jamsterdam returns for a Pre-Thanksgiving party that’s turning into a tradition. The local band specializes in upbeat covers, rap mash-ups and catchy originals.

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• Reason for the Season returns to DeMeritt Hill Farm (66 Lee Road, Lee), on Saturday, Nov. 26, and Sunday, Nov. 27, Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. each day. Bring the whole family to the farm to pick out a Christmas tree for the season, listen to readings of Twas the Night Before Christmas from Mrs. Claus, enjoy hot apple cider and take home an apple ornament, candy canes and other keepsakes and treats. Admission is $110 for the family and registration is required. Visit demeritthillfarm.com or call 868-2111.

• The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce will host its 30th annual Holiday Open House in downtown Exeter on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m. The event features live music, shopping and photo opportunities with Santa Claus. Go to visitexeternh.com.

• The Candlelight Stroll returns to Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St., Portsmouth) for its 37th year. The festivities will be held during the weekends of Dec. 3 and 4, Dec. 10 and 11, and Dec. 16 through 18, from 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Visitors stroll from historic house to house as they are greeted by costumed role players and performers.

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by Pontine Theatre’s creative and unique holiday performance, A New England Christmas, on stage from Dec. 9 through Dec. 11 at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye. The show is made up of three stories, each one lending itself to the experience of Christmas in warming and sometimes comical ways.

“The [performances] are our interpretations of the Christmas stories,” Pontine Theatre Co-artistic Director Greg Gathers said.

One of those stories is Christmas Every Day, written by William Dean Howells and performed with a Victorian-style toy theater set and figures. It’s about a little girl making a wish to a Christmas fairy to have Christmas every day for an entire year. The first day of Christmas goes wonderfully, but as the days of Christmas continue people begin to grow weary from Christmas cheer. The comical story continues with people becoming poor and turkeys becoming so scarce that prices skyrocket to $1,000 per turkey.

“Everybody ends up [disliking] the little girl. … It’s a very funny story,” Gathers said.

Another story, Cap’n Eli’s Best Ear, written by Frank Stockton, is performed entirely with the Japanese bunraku-style puppets crafted by Gathers.

“There’s a good couple months’ worth of work that goes into [making the puppets and sets],” Gathers said.

Using the handmade puppets, Cap’n Eli’s Best Ear is a heartwarming performance that tells the story of two bachelors on Christmas and their decision to spend the holiday with each other. After years of lonely Christmases, Cap’n Eli talks with another retired captain about creating a Christmas celebration they can spend with one another along with a widower from

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their seaside village and an orphaned boy.

The final performance, Once on Christmas, is a memoir written by Dorothy Thompson about a childhood Christmas in the 1900s. Thompson’s story is brought to life through co-artistic directors Marguerite Matthews’ and Gather’s storytelling skills. It’s a story of Christmas traditions and a lovely gift prized by Thompson. The story takes place in a rural village where Christmas is celebrated, carols are sung and trees decorated.

The Seacoast Science Center is located at 570 Ocean Boulevard in Rye. Performances take place on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 per person and can be purchased in advance online at pontinetheatre.com or in the 30 minutes before the night of the show based on availability.

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On Monday, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m. the Lane Memorial Library (2 Academy Ave., Hampton) will welcome back jazz guitarist TJ Wheeler and tap-percussionist Ayan ImaiHall for a special concert to benefit both the Hampton Food Pantry and the Haitian victims of Hurricane Matthew. Wheeler will bring his own bag of treats to the library in the form of blues and jazzified holiday classics as well as his favorite non-holiday songs that are still very poignant for this time of year.

He will again be joined by virtuoso tap dancer Ayan Imai-Hall, marking their 10th anniversary of working together.

Harvesting Hope for the Holidays is a free concert sponsored by the Lane Memorial Library and is open to all, with music for all ages. Last year was standing room only, so come a bit early to get a good seat. The concert will be downstairs in the Lane Room, with a collection area in the back reserved for those who wish to donate non-perishable goods and toiletries to the Hampton Food Pantry. A collection box will also be available for monetary donations to Wheeler’s chosen charity, Feed My Starving Children, which delivers meals directly to those in need after natural disasters.

7 music, short comedy skits, a 50/50 raffle and more. Dressing in formal attire is encouraged. The cost to attend is $25.

Visit gracemi.org or call 642-7848.

• Wentworth by the Sea's (588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, 603-422-7322) annual Illumination makes a festive occasion of lighting up the grand Victorian hotel, symbolizing the beginning of the holiday season in New Castle. This free family event will be held on Dec. 6, and will welcome strolling carolers, a horse-drawn carriage with Santa, the Portsmouth High School Marching Band Ensemble, costumed members of the Great Bay Ballet An 1836 Portsmouth Nutcracker cast, and complimentary holiday refreshments. There will also be crafts and games for children before the big unveiling of the giant gingerbread house. Toys will be collected for disadvantaged children on the Seacoast and can be dropped off on the night of the Illumination. During the month of December, members of the community and guests are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped stuffed bears to place under the lobby Christmas tree, where they will be collected and distributed by the New Castle Fire Department.

• On Thursday, Dec. 8, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., join your friends and colleagues at the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Christmas Celebration. Have a fun filled night with a buffet dinner, raffles, silent auction and so much more. Bring you staff and make it your holiday party.

It’s happening at the Blue Ocean Event Center (4 Ocean Front North, Salisbury Beach, 978-465-3581). Tickets are $35

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per person. RSVP by Dec. 3. Visit salisburychamber.com for details.

• The Children's Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover) will be bringing back Jingle Bell Express on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9 and 10, and Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16 and 17. The event features a reading of The Polar Express, followed by a trip to DeMerritt Hill Farm in Lee. Kids will get to enjoy hot chocolate and homemade cider donuts, and pajamas are encouraged. The cost is $25 per person and free for children ages 2 and under. A family keepsake photo is included in the price, as well as time to explore the museum and participate in a take-home holiday craft. Current open programs are on Friday, Dec. 9, and Friday, Dec. 16, from 3:45 to 6 p.m., but the Saturday trips are full. Visit childrens-museum.org or call 742-2002.

• Don't miss the annual New Year's fireworks display along the Sea Shell Stage (170 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach) on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Visit hamptonbeach.org.

Parading around

• The annual Exeter Holiday Parade will kick off from the Osram plant (131 Portsmouth Ave.) on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5:30 p.m. This year's theme is “Woodland Critters.” Visit exeterholidayparade. org.

• This year's Nottingham Holiday Parade & Party will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 10 a.m. The event also

features a children's craft workshop and photo opportunities with Santa Claus in the Community Center (139 Stage Road). Visit nottingham-nh.gov.

• Don't miss the Portsmouth Illuminated Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 6 p.m., which will travel down Islington Street and through Market Square. Student volunteers will also be pushing grocery carts to collect food donations. Visit portsmouthchamber.org or call 767-2697.

• Don't miss the Somersworth Christmas Parade & Winter Gala on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m., which will feature live performances and exhibitors on Main Street. Visit somersworth.com/celebrate or call 692-6310.

• The Rochester Holiday Parade kicks off on Main Street on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. The theme of this year's parade is “A Sporting Christmas.” More than 100 commercial and organization floats will appear this year. Visit rochesternh.org or call 332-5080.

• This year's Seacoast Toys For Tots Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m., and will feature a patriotic theme. The parade kicks off from the parking lot of the Chop Shop Pub (920 Lafayette Road, Seabrook) before continuing to the new Walmart center for the Christmas stroll, which will feature live bands, giveaways, hot chocolate, and a meet and greet with Santa. Visit chopshoppub.com or call 760-7706.

Tree time

• The annual Salisbury Christmas Tree Lighting will take place at the Green at Salisbury Center on Sunday, Nov. 27. An open house at the Salisbury Historical Society, directly across the street, will kick off the festivities from 4 to 6 p.m. (at 5 p.m. there will be a 15-minute lecture), with the tree lighting at 6 p.m. Visit salisburychamber.com.

• The 17th annual Exeter Festival of Trees will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. The fundraiser and silent auction will be held during the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce's Holiday Open House. More than 50 decorated live Christmas trees will be on display inside Exeter's Historic Town Hall on Front Street. Admission to view and bid on your favorite tree – as well as sampling Christmas cookies – is free. Go to visitexeternh.com.

• The Hampton Parks and Recreation Department invites the community to the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. Taking place downtown at the Gazebo in Marelli Square, the tree lighting will include refreshments offered by local vendors and organizations, jingle bell hayrides and songs of the season. The town 14

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The garlands have been ordered and the wreaths are ready for Exeter’s Ring in the Season. There is no shortage of holiday cheer during the four-day holiday celebration. Beginning on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. and ending Sunday, Dec. 4, around 5 p.m., Exeter’s seasonal event has plenty of options for the whole family to take part in and enjoy.

“If I were to describe the event, I would describe it in one word only: magical,” Exeter Chamber of Commerce Events and Marketing Director Lynn Dow said.

With activities like a vintage Christmas show, the Exeter Express Train, a live nativity, a craft fair and a bonfire, this is an event you will not want to miss out on.

All activities are free, and although there are many to choose from, a few notables are the Festival of Trees, the Gingerbread House Contest and the Pooch Parade.

“The Festival of Trees has been held for a good number of years to benefit the Chamber Children’s Fund, which provides warm winter clothing and vouchers to area kids in need,” Dow said.

The Festival of Trees is an event like no other starting on Dec. 1, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St.).

Since its beginning in 1998 with just 15 trees, the festival has expanded, displaying 52 trees colorfully and creatively decorated by families and businesses. Not only are the rows and rows of trees a beautiful sight to gaze on, but they are also auctioned in a silent auction the evening of the event.

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months. Using a voucher system, gift cards are also given to families to purchase other necessities at certain stores like Walmart.

Since the festival’s beginning, $250,000 has been raised to benefit the fund. This year, the goal is to raise $25,000 to add to the Chamber Children’s Fund.

“It has truly become the kick-off for the holiday season and a tremendous community event,” the Festival of Trees website says.

The Gingerbread House Contest is another fundraiser part of the Children’s Chamber Fund. At the Congregation Church (21 Front St.), families can get their creative juices flowing as they create their one-of-a-kind gingerbread houses.

Don’t forget to bring your sweet tooth.

House-builders are divided into categories like children, youth group and business.

Last year there were a total of 21 original gingerbread houses. Visitors can admire and vote on their favorite colorful houses.

Another entertaining event throughout the long weekend of festivities is the fourth annual Pooch Parade, hosted by the Pet Pantry and ECM Design. Get ready for a cuteness overload as dogs of all ages and sizes will strut their doggie stuff while they parade around downtown Exeter and onto Swasey Parkway.

“It’s kind of like we have something for the kids, something for the adults, well let’s have something for the pups too.”

Dow said. Watch out for the pups dressed in their festive attire from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as they show off their cuteness to the town.

A list of all the events, locations, descriptions and times can be found on ringintheseason.info.

— Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer

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Thursday, Nov. 24 The Annual Rochester Runners Free Fall Classic 5K starts at Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield St., at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $10 to $15 ($5 for ages 12 and under) and shirts cost an additional $10.

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The Dover Turkey Trot 5K at Shaw’s Lane begins at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $20-$25 ($10-$15 for kids in grade 4 and under).

Proceeds benefit the Garrison School PTA. Visit doverturkeytrot.com. Contact doverturkeytrot@gmail.com for information.

Make your way from Peirce Island to Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth for the 8th Annual Seacoast Rotary Club Turkey Trot starting at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $30 ($10 for ages 12 and under, $20 for teens 13 to 19). See seacoastrotary.org and register at runreg.com. Contact seacoastrotary@gmail.com or call 512-1976.

Sunday, Dec. 11 Participate in the Portsmouth Jingle Bell Run for arthritis at 10 a.m. at Little Harbour School, 50 Clough Drive, Portsmouth. Registration costs $35 to $40.

Register at jbr.org. Contact Tom Bringle, 724-6080, tbringle@arthritis.org.

Sunday, Jan. 1 The fifth annual Great Bay Services New Year’s Resolution 5K takes off at 11 a.m. at Portsmouth Middle School, 155 Parrott Ave. Cost is $25 ($15 age 13 and under). Register at runreg.com.

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• Rochester's Holiday Tree Lighting will be held on Friday, Dec. 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m in the city’s central square.

The evening will also feature activities like a reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas from Rochester Mayor Caroline McCarley, cookie decorating at the chamber office, live dance performances by local organizations, a visit with Santa and much more. Visit rochesternh.org or call 332-5080.

• More than 30 locally decorated trees will be featured on display at Dover's Festival of Trees, to be held on Friday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Rivermill at Dover Landing (2 Washington St.) The trees will be auctioned and raffled off to benefit the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce's City Lights Committee. The evening will also feature live choir performances, kids' activities, refreshments and more Visit dovernh.org or call 742-2218.

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• The Rockingham Choral Society, directed by Andrew Gaydos, presents its Christmas concert Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m., at Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter. General admission is $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Visit rockinghamchoralsociety.org.

• The Strafford Wind Symphony hosts a holiday pops concert on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester. On the menu are holiday favorites, new and old, a special narrated piece and a gift basket raffle. Tickets are $12 or $7 for attendees 12 and younger. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com.

• The Sandpipers Seacoast Children’s Chorus presents its Winter Concert Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at the Stratham Community Church, 6 Emery Lane, Stratham, and Sunday, Dec. 16

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• Con Tutti presents an event with brass, giant puppets and singing Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth. This year, 120 performers, directed by Joanne Connolly, sing a range of music, from French to South African carols and songs. Tickets are $15. Call 207-451-9346.

• There’s an opera evening concert, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” at Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter, on Friday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

• Rock My Soul presents a Rockin’ Holiday Concert at St. John’s Methodist Church, 28 Cataract Ave., Dover, on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m. Tickets are $15.

• Amare Cantare performs an a cappella program featuring Christmas carol arrangements at the Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer St., Portsmouth, on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m.; at Saint Joseph’s Church, 150 Central Ave., Dover, on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3 p.m.; and at Christ Church, 43 Pine St., Exeter, on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $15 at the door or $12 in advance. Visit amarecantare.com.

• The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra’s Family Holiday Pops concert is Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m., and Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m., with special guests Taylor O’Donnell and Chris Claxton, where audiences will hear holiday favorites old and new. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400 for tickets, which are $12 to $25.

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• Learn some tips for the holidays at the Chez Boucher Cooking School’s (32 Depot Square, Hampton) “Holiday Hits” workshop on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 9 a.m. The menu includes maple

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roasted squash, crispy Brussels sprouts, creme fraiche mash potatoes, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, glazed ham, various deviled eggs and mushroom orzo. The cost is $99. Call 926-2202 or visit chezboucher.com.

• Wear your ugly holiday sweater to Jewell Towne Vineyards (183 Whitehall Road in South Hampton) on Sunday, Dec. 11, and get a special discount.

Anyone who wears an ugly holiday or Christmas sweater to the winery that day will receive a 10-percent discount on wine purchases. The winery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day.

• If you’re looking for the perfect hostess gift to bring to a holiday party, Chez Boucher Cooking School (32 Depot Square, Hampton) is having a holiday quick breads workshop on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 9 a.m. Learn to make delicious breads in an hour or less, including beer bread, popovers and Irish soda biscuits. The cost is $99. Call 926-2202 or visit chezboucher.com.

• The 26th annual gingerbread house contest exhibit on view at the Discover Portsmouth Center (10 Middle St., Portsmouth) as part of Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth from Friday, Dec. 2, to Friday, Dec. 23, daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The display includes entries made by kids, families and local businesses.

Visit vintagechristmasnh.org.

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• The final productions of Ye Merry Gentlemen, a Christmas pageant directed by Todd Hunter and written by G. Matthew Gaskell, happen at the Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, Friday, Nov. 25, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 26, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 27, at 3 p.m.

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• Home for the Holidays – a Seacoast Musical Celebration is happening at The STAR Theatre in Kittery, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 16 at 8 p.m., Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Dec. 20 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.

It’s the biggest ugly holiday sweater party you will see on stage. This holiday production has become a Seacoast favorite and sells out. It will be the Seacoast’s largest holiday musical, featuring a cast of over 50 local performers and musicians joined by special guests.

True to a Broadway production style, with full set, costumes and dance, this high-energy, fast-paced show includes original vocal arrangements and medleys appealing to all ages. The show takes place in a simpler time with families coming together for an Ugly Holiday Sweater Party at a City Loft. So, get your ugly holiday sweater out of mothballs or don your holiday best and join the festivities.

General admission is $27 for adults, $25 for seniors and $20 for students. Specialty seating on the Home for the Holidays set is $40 per seat. Tickets can be purchased at (207) 439-3800 or online at patrickdorowproductions.com • Dickens of a Christmas, written and produced by George Hosker-Bouley, returns for its 14th year at the Old Salt Restaurant, 490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, for performances Monday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 6:30

p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 6:30 p.m.; and Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6:30 p.m.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the evening includes a gourmet three-course dinner, live music, holiday carols and the show; tickets are $39.99 for adults, $19.99 for children. Call 926-8322.

• Kent Stephens’ The Ragpicker’s Dream makes its annual stop at The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m.; tickets are $15. The annual play reading — no sets, no costumes — comprises poignant tales that feature bits of Kenneth Graham’s The Wind in the Willows, poetry by Robert Frost and Lawrence Ferlinghetti and comedy by David Sedaris. Visit themusichall.org or call 436-2400.

• The Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, hosts It’s a Wonderful Life: A Musical Dec. 2 through Dec. 23, with showtimes Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Tickets range in price, from about $17 to $30. Visit seacoastrep.org.

• The Players’ Ring presents Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Dec. 2 through Dec. 23 at the theater, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, with direction by Whitney Smith. The adaptation is by Ring founder F. Gary Newton and Christopher Savage. Donations for the End 68 Hours of Hunger will be accepted. Showtimes are Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Visit playersring.org.

• Northeastern Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m., at the Oyster River High School, 55 Coe Drive, Durham, and at the Kingswood Arts Center, Wolfeboro, Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. Visit northeasternballet.org.

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• The Portsmouth Crafts Show and Sale is Saturday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Frank Jones Center, 400 U.S. Highway, Route 1 Bypass, Portsmouth. There will be pottery, clothes, toys, bath products, home decor, prints, stained glass, blown glass and more.

• Frisella Fine Art celebrates 10 years in business with a show, Home for the Holidays, a curated mix of fine art, jewelry, fused glass art and home accents, with an open house and reception Saturday, Nov. 26, from 2 to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m., at 87 Lafayette Road, Suite 6, Hampton Falls.

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• The Prescott Park Arts Festival hosts its take of A Christmas Carol Friday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m., at the Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St., Exeter. Tickets are $10 to $20, depending on age and proximity to the stage. Visit prescottpark.org.

• Sole City Dance presents The Nutcracker at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, Saturday, Dec. 10, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, Dec. 16, at 7:30 p.m.

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• The UNH Makers Expo, a creative good fair exclusively featuring UNH faculty, staff and student work (fine arts, jewelry, etc.), is Friday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the UNH Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St., Durham.

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• The Somersworth Winter Craft Fair is Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Somersworth High School, 8 Memorial Drive, Somersworth. It typically attracts more than 150 of New England’s best crafters.Visit nhfestivals.org.

• The Langdon Place of Dover Holiday Craft Fair is Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Langdon Place of Dover Retirement and Rehabilitation Center, 60 Middle Road, Dover. There will be all sorts of items for sale, including jewelry, soaps, clothing, organizers, photography, wreaths, novelties, etc.

• The 122nd annual Durham Churches Christmas Fair is Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Festive events and gift buying opportunities for all ages including crafts, jewelry, evergreen decorations, photos with Santa, a silent auction, felt birds, a cookie walk, lots of baked goodies, raffles, and holiday craft-making for kids in The Santa Shop. St. Thomas More RCC, St. George Episcopal, The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and The Community Church of Durham are located in the village of Durham, near the intersection of Main Street and Madbury Road. For more information email Rose at rmam23@comcast.net.

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• Funky Divas of Gospel Holiday Concert features special guest Perfectly Mended on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at The Castle on Charles (19 Charles St., Rochester). Tickets are $7 at www.castlenh.com.

• Gary Hoey’s Ho-Ho-Hoey Rockin' Holiday Show is on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. at Blue Ocean Music Hall (4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury, Mass., 978462-5888) Gary's annual holiday tour has become a tradition with radio stations and families coast to coast. His live show encompasses everything from his holiday music to older hits like “Hocus Pocus” and new songs from his latest album, Dust & Bones. Tickets are $30-$40.

• Strafford Wind Symphony performs a holiday pops concert on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester, 335-1992). The concert features favorite tunes, old and new, a special narrated piece and the famous gift basket raffle. It’s great holiday entertainment for the whole family.

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• Relish, Moon Colony and Some Kind of Sugar perform at the Seacoast Santa Jingle Bell Jam on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. at Red Hook Brewery (One Red Hook Way, Portsmouth, 343-4390) as part of a benefit for Seacoast Santa. Tickets cost $10. There is a contest for the ugliest

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• Hear about homecomings, holiday heroes and miracles in Kent Stephens' annual holiday play reading (no sets or costumes) of The Ragpicker’s Dream on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at The Music Hall Loft (131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 436-2400). Tickets are $15.

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• End the year with laughter at Juston McKinney's Last Laugh 2016 on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 8 p.m. at The Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400). The Seacoast’s own favorite comic performs one night only; the show has become a tradition and almost always sells out, as Juston dishes on New England life and looks back at the year that was. Tickets are $24.

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North Pole Gift & Candy Shoppe The Festival’s North Pole Shoppe will be filled with delectable holiday candies, festive ornaments — including the 2016 commemorative Sea Festival of Trees ornament, and holiday gifts for purchase.

Seaside Winter Wonderland Ice Skating Rink Blue Ocean Event Center’s indoor synthetic skating rink, Seaside Ice, offers free public skating with Festival admission.

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Photos with Santa + North Pole Post Office Donning his big red suit in a big red velvet chair, Santa poses for holiday photos at various times on Friday, Nov. 25, and the following Saturday and Sunday. Visit with Santa and receive a candy cane. Children are also invited to write their wish list on the Festival’s special Santa stationary and mail the letter in the authentic North Pole Express mailbox.

Holiday Stage Entertainment Regional musicians, dance troupes, choirs and artists will perform on stage in Blue Ocean Music Hall at various times throughout the Festival. Entertainers include New Hampshire Academy of the Performing Arts Dance Troupe, Bracken School of Irish Dance, Kadee’s Tumbleweed, choral groups and more.

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Rockin’ Into the Holidays Dance Party with Don’t Call Me Shirley On Saturday, Nov. 26, from 9 p.m. to midnight, kick off the holidays with the region’s most sought after and unbelievably fun dance band. DCMS brings the party every time playing the classics and hits of today. For tickets ($10), call the Blue Ocean box office at 978-462-5888.

Santa & The Grinch Holiday Brunch + Santa Arrival by Fire Truck Santa arrives at brunch by fire truck on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 10 a.m., courtesy of the Salisbury Fire Department. The jolly old fellow joins the fun inside for a Naughty and Nice brunch filled with music, activities, tableside visits and photos with Santa and the Grinch, a scavenger hunt, big-screen movie, a Sweet & Sour Sundae Bar and more. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Blue Ocean Music Hall Box Office at 978-462-5888.

The Artist Bar presents Holiday Paint & Sip Party As seen on Chronicle, The Artist Bar is the North Shore’s premiere “paint and sip” experience. Led by Lowell fine artist Jennifer Clement, participants will paint an original winter wonderland scene surrounded by sparkling festival trees. The class, happening Monday, Nov. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m., includes hands-on instruction, canvas, paints and art supplies. Space is limited. Reservations can be made online at theartistbar.com.

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Gary Hoey’s Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Show Get into the Christmas spirit by rocking the Christmas classics with famed guitarist Gary Hoey on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m.

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How many Citizen Voices did you present to legislators last year?

I think last year we did about 10, but to

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We are definitely going to continue to find new and better ways to harness technology to further our mission. We might expand our app or create a new one. This is all in the sandbox here, but we might provide ways for people to subscribe to issues that interest them. It’s all on the table.

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With my work here, I get to research the facts behind political issues, so we can help inform people in a nonpartisan way. That’s a lot of fun. With Citizen Voices, it’s a lot of fun to read people’s responses and see where people are coming from and what their values are — it is very surprising and enlightening and not always what you expect.

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We have this great initiative called Citizen Voices, which takes policy debates and brings them to where people actually are: social media. We take issues discussed in Concord and post them on Facebook. Sometimes we will have thousands of people weigh in on that. We summarize the discussion and bring it to Concord and present it to elected officials. We want to serve as a bridge between citizens who have busy lives and the government. We make it easy to participate and make sure their voices are heard.

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Winnacunnet High School senior Rayenold Perkins was never too keen on academics, but welding? That’s a different story. Perkins discovered a love of welding at Seacoast School of Technology. It is a joy that he plans to turn into a career, and he cites rigors associated with the Welding Technologies program that will help him get there.

“The welding I can learn here, I can take it anywhere I want,” he said. “I’m coming out of here with OSHA training and I plan to enter Great Bay Community College for advanced training. I am more qualified because of this program at SST than some people already in the field today.”

Perkins’ connection with — and belief in — Jonathan Theberge, SST’s teacher in Welding Technologies, has helped to foster his appreciation and interest in welding.

“My teacher is a really good guy,” he said. “He doesn’t talk to us like we are kids. He talks to us like a foreman does to an employee. He is teaching you what he knows and has done out in the field. It’s all in his head.”

In his second year in the program, Perkins said his experience at SST has helped him think more globally about his future. He said welding has “gotten into [his] brain.”

“It’s gotten me thinking about the future — a lot of my life is figured out now,” he said. “Welding has opened up opportunities for me.”

He said just the fact that he is pursuing his learning at Great Bay Community College immediately after high school is something he would not have believed was possible just a few months ago.

“If you asked me if I was going to college, I would have said no,” he said.

In addition to his schooling and taking nearly every extra opportunity to advance his welding knowledge at SST, Perkins said he works a lot. He is currently employed at David’s Fish Market in Salisbury and drove a delivery truck for them this past summer. He said that job underscores his general love of the outdoors and working with his hands.

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He said his experience at SST helps to reinforce something he had always heard but had not experienced himself.

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Dear Car Talk: I have a dealer repair bill for $3,751 for replacing 12 hydraulic valve lifters in the sixcylinder, 200-cubic-inch engine in my 1966 Ford Mustang. The dealer’s

By Ray Magliozzi shop people insist that the head was taken off, for $1,100 labor. The rest was for new gaskets, antifreeze, engine oil and filter. The problem is, I don’t believe they ever removed the head from my car — so the work was never done. I complained, and finally the owner of the dealership sent to me a check for $315 for reducing the labor cost. I took it to several other mechanics, who all agreed that the head on this engine has never been removed. I’ve thought about going to small-claims court, but what chance do I have of recovering my money? — Don It’s unusual for the hydraulic lifters on this engine to need replacing. Normally, they’re self-adjusting. But they can get to the point where they require some manual adjustments, or they can fail and need to be replaced altogether.

If your mechanic wanted to be dishonest, he could have told you that the lifters needed to be replaced when in fact all they needed

was adjusting. To adjust them, the mechanic would remove the valve cover, which is a very simple job. Then he’d tighten down one adjusting nut at a time until they were all nice and quiet. Once they were all quieted down, he’d put the valve cover back on and send you on your way. That’s probably a $200 job, at most. So it’s possible that that’s all they did. That would be unfortunate, because it would perpetuate the image of car mechanics as unscrupulous sleazebags.

The only way to actually replace the lifters in this car — if, in fact, they needed to be replaced — is to remove the cylinder head.

So if you have several independent mechanics who will swear in writing that they’ve examined your car and that there is clear evidence that the cylinder head has never been removed, then you absolutely should go to small-claims court and ask for your money back. That evidence would include looking for the edges of the new gasket where the cylinder head meets the block.

If the gasket is clearly old and dirty, the cylinder head probably was not removed.

More-definitive evidence would come from removing the valve cover and looking at the head bolts. If they’re covered in 50 years of undisturbed sludge, then the head was not removed. Any professional will be

able to see right away if the head bolts have been removed and replaced recently. And pictures of that should serve as definitive proof.

It’s possible that there was a misunderstanding, Don. Maybe your mechanics, upon removing the valve cover, will see that the cylinder head was indeed removed. Or maybe they forgot to mention that the bill also included a $3,000 contribution to your 401(K). For the sake of mechanics’ reputations, we hope so. But if not, you should take the bloody glove to small-claims court and get your $3,700 back.

Dear Car Talk: My son, who is going to college, purchased a 1997 Nissan Altima for $5. The car will stall, and then you can restart it and it’s fine. But this can be a problem, because people waiting behind him tend to be impatient. It does this especially in cooler weather. We had the distributor replaced. Someone advised us that it was the EGR valve, but we replaced that, and it seemed to make things worse. So we put the old one back in, and it now runs better, but it still will stall. Now when it stalls, if you put the car in park and floor the gas, it seems to make the engine run better after that. Do you have any suggestions as to what it might be? — Sarah

Sounds like your son overpaid, Sarah.

I think you may have been on the right track with the EGR valve. Here’s a possible scenario: Let’s say your existing EGR is gummed up and doesn’t open all the way.

The EGR shouldn’t be doing anything when the car is at idle. If the EGR opens up when the car is at idle, it’ll make the car stall.

So let’s say your EGR valve IS getting an errant vacuum signal. It’s opening up as much as it can, causing the car to stall. And when you put in a new, working EGR valve, it opens up all the way at idle (i.e., it actually works), and makes things even worse.

One possibility is that there’s vacuum going to the EGR when there shouldn’t be.

That could be the result of faulty EGR solenoid, or vacuum hoses that are improperly routed. You can experiment by temporarily taking the EGR valve out of the equation.

Disconnect the vacuum line that goes to it, and try driving the car without it. If the car doesn’t stall, that’ll be a huge hint. Then you’ll have to track down the cause and fix it. You don’t want to leave the EGR disconnected, because the EPA fines for that cost slightly than a four-year college education.

If that doesn’t work, maybe your son can sell the car for $4.

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Delicious gifts and where to find them While you won’t find any cacao trees near the Seacoast, throw a bean anywhere in a 5-mile radius of the Atlantic and you’ll hit upon myriad bakeries, chocolate shops and cafes that offer enough of the cocoa confections to warm any winter day. Here are just a few.

Kilwins Chocolates

“Treat others as you want to be treated. Do your best. And have fun.” This is the mission statement of Kilwins Chocolates, which since 1947 has been doling out kind service and quality creations with the original recipe of founders Don and Katy Kilwin.

Certainly you would like to be treated to chocolate, so head over to Congress Street to check out how to do your best at giving all your friends and family what they deserve. Portsmouth proprietor Janette Desmond took time amidst an onslaught of deliveries to tell us what’s hot for the cold season.

“Our best seller, well, we do a lot of different stuff, but the big draw for the holidays is our 22-pound chocolate Santa, which is on raffle to anyone who comes in the store,” she said.

And if that much chocolate may seem a bit overboard to give to your boss, there’s more on tap.

“Gift baskets are huge. ... We put a lot of care into them so we want to do them right, and oftentimes the orders require gathering products together,” she said. “All of our chocolate and caramel corn, for instance, is made on site. It’s still the Kilwins original recipe..”

The percentage of cocoa used in a bar

Courtesy of Kilwins Chocolates.

dictates how light or dark, just like the amount of milk or sugar added at the grinding stage dictates how creamy it will be.

Dark chocolate, especially with at least 70 to 80 percent cocoa, is a proven antioxidant with incredible health benefits and nutrients.

“We have a line of single-origin chocolate, which uses only cocoa beans from a specific plantation. So our Peruvian chocolate will only have ingredients from Peru in it,” said Desmond. “It’s kind of like grapes with wine; the beans grown in different regions will have different flavors, based on soil, climate conditions, the size of bean, and so forth, which means beans from the Dominican or Mexico are much different than those from Peru.”

GET A TASTE Perhaps a fun holiday addition to your party would be a chocolate tasting from La Belle Chocolat in Portsmouth. Owner Sally Baybutt’s clients, mainly pastry chefs and manufacturers, come for advice about what type of chocolate to buy or which chocolate would best suit a truffle versus a ganache, for instance.

“I talk to a lot of people about a lot of chocolate. Working in the industry for so long, I think I have a healthy bank of knowledge,” she said.

She also uses that knowledge to host chocolate and wine pairing tastings.

“What happens is I find it fascinating to see people as they try, say, a single-origin chocolate versus mainstream chocolate like Hershey. We import and as a company carry 12 to 16 different chocolate types, but for the tastings I use three or four brands. I often focus on Valrhona from France. I mean,

they’re all good, but this one is all about the bean and its flavor nuances,” she said.

Although La Belle is currently under construction, she is still hosting an open house every Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

“It’s a casual, help-yourself tasting. I usually like to highlight the Peruvian or Blonde; these are things pastry chefs use that can’t be found in stores. And while you’re tasting, you can also shop.”

For private tastings — ladies’ luncheons, corporate functions, fund-raisers, holiday outings — until the shop’s renovation is complete in January, Baybutt is happy to host at your home or another public venue.

It’s usually limited to around 12 people and costs $10 per person.

La Belle Chocolat is at 591 Middle St., Portsmouth; for tasting information, go to chocolatebysparrow.com/ la-belle-chocolat-2.

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Courtesy of Lindt.

For those looking for a more traditional enhance the shopping experience by smelling the deliciousness, or create fare, Kilwins has plenty of that, too. custom assortments online.

“Another huge hit around Also extremely busy, the holidays is at the owner Bob Cooper Portsmouth Christmas stopped for a moment Parade — I can’t to tell us about their even tell you how best sellers. much hot choco“We have such late we serve. It’s a large selection. real, high-qualiObviously for ty chocolate that the holidays our gets melted in the candy canes and hot milk. No powribbon candy are der, no water.” popular, but that’s And a bit of not chocolate,” he advice for those said. “After that are our who fancy themselves caramel turtles. Probably home chocolatiers, somethe most popular are peanut thing perhaps not often talked Courtesy of Sanborn’s butter cups. People love our about: “A lot of home cooking Fine Candies. peanut butter cups. I could go mishaps relate to the weather. We work with chocolate early in the on and on.”

Customized orders are a big hit at Sanmorning, and actually try not to on rainy days. People will come in on beautiful sun- born’s, including their one-of-a-kind ny days and leave the door open, and I gift baskets. “I would say for ordering, a say, ‘Close the door!’ Chocolate is one of week to 10 days in advance would be idethose things that’s really temperature-sen- al for baskets. For corporate orders, where sitive,” Desmond said. “For instance, when there’s, say, 50 to 80 boxes, we recommend we make fudge, we’re measuring the tem- putting in that type of order as soon as posperature to the exact tenth of a degree. It sible now,” he said.

From fudge and bark to chocolate-covcan be that sensitive. It changes with the barometric temperature and can very easi- ered buttercrunch and nonpareils, there’s ly — and quickly — end up mushy or hard no shortage of choice. Making half of their chocolate in-house in Hampton and as a rock.” half at their sister store in Plaistow, Cooper said they have a wonderful relationship Sanborn’s Fine Candies Down the road, in Hampton, you’ll with Merckens Chocolate, a manufacturing find another long-established candy giant, company that is merging with Cargill.

“So we’re in the process of making the Sanborn’s Fine Candies, family-owned chocolate with a combination of the two for and -operated since 1957. Stop by to now. We’ve been with Merckens for over

WINTER FARMERS MARKETS • Newmarket Farmers’ Market holds its winter markets at Newmarket Community Church (137 Main St., Newmarket) on the first and third Saturdays of the month, now through April, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A kids’ table is also featured. Visit facebook.com/NewmarketFarmersMarket, call 617-584-3292 or email newmarketfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

• Nottingham Farmers’ Market will continue every Sunday, now through Dec. 18, at the Old Town Hall (139 Stage Road, Nottingham). Visit facebook.com/ nottinghamfarmersmarket or email nottinghamfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

• Rolling Green Winter Farmers’ Market (64 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland) takes place on the first and third Saturdays of the month, now through March 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit rollinggreennursery.com, call 436-2732 or email wfmkt.rgn@gmail.com.

• Seacoast Eat Local Winter Farmers’ Markets take place on scheduled Saturdays, now through April, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Wentworth Greenhouses (141 Rollins Road, Rollinsford) and Exeter High School (1 Blue Hawk Drive, Exeter). Dates are Nov. 19, Dec. 3, Dec. 17, Jan. 7, Jan. 28, Feb. 25 and March 25 at Wentworth Greenhouses, and Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 11 and April 8 at Exeter High School. A winter craft market is held simultaneously with the markets at Wentworth Greenhouses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Special events include Meet the Farmers CSA information days on Feb. 11 and Feb. 25 and a Kids’ Day on March 11 with scavenger hunts, butter-making, taste testing and more. Visit seacoasteatlocal.org, call 888-600-0128 or email info@seacoasteatlocal.org.

50 years, so we and the customer know the quality will never change,” he said.

Lindt

And if you’re enchanted by those perfectly sized, glittery, foil-wrapped confections by Lindt, you’ll be happy to know that right in Stratham is a warehouse chock-full of the good stuff. The perfect stocking stuffer or addition to any gift basket, the ball-size truffle is a chocolate icon.

In 1845, David Sprungli-Schwartz started making chocolate, while in 1879 Rodolphe Lindt made the Swiss famous for chocolate with his Conche melting chocolate machine. The two geniuses partnered in 1899, and almost 50 years later the Lindor chocolate truffle was born in 1949. With its hard shell and melted center, we can all agree it’s a match made in heaven.

According to Core Communications

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press representative Lauren Soriano, the Lindt outlet is the perfect stop for creating your own gifts to cater to that special someone.

“Lindor Create Your Own is the best seller year-round in the Stratham outlet.

Customers are able to create their own assortment of 75 Lindor truffles from 20 flavors,” she said.

More specific to the holidays, “Lindt chocolate shops are offering three vessels for customers to create a custom gift — Snowflake Felt Gift Bag, Snowflake and Tress Paper Gift Bag, and Delight Everyone Gift Box.” Soriano recommends the Limited Edition Seasonal Lindor Truffles 75-piece bag, the top-selling flavors of which, in order of popularity, are white chocolate peppermint, snowman milk and white chocolate and peppermint dark chocolate. — Jocelyn Humelsine

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How would you describe the cafe’s dining environment?

I think it’s just so cool how open our community is. They really embrace each other. One of our mantras is “choose love,” and customers, I think, see that we see them as people, we know their names, they know our names and then they get to know each other [as customers]. Because we are small, people will just go up to one another and ask if they can sit [at the same table] and then they’ll end up spending three hours together and trading information. It could be the most random people that wouldn’t have met otherwise. It’s just very heartwarming.

If you could serve any type of celebrity or political figure that is alive or dead, who would it be?

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It’s not always easy. It’s not always simple and life gets in the way. You have to just keep coming back to it because sometimes we get distracted. She is like a living example of that.

Does the menu change along with the seasons?

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What is the most popular menu item?

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How would you describe your crew of employees?

Oh, they’re amazing. One of our core values is “cherish the team,” and these folks come in every day and they just really show up in authentic, beautiful ways.

Something that really hit me this week is that our team has really experienced sickness, or family sickness like … cancer … and [death]. It’s intense real-life stuff that maybe I haven’t personally experienced, but now I am experiencing through their eyes. Just the way the team has stepped up and supported each other … [that] people can be open and honest and say that [they] need a little more help because [a loved one] is in the hospital is just something I had always hoped would happen. The 15 to 17 people we have on the team right now are just so in and believe in the mission and supporting each other.

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How to do a wine tasting I recently visited a winery with two friends, one of whom had never been to a winery for a tasting before. This being one of my favorite things to do, I forget that sometimes it is a new experience for some people. So for all of you beginner wine tasters, here is a little guide to visiting your first winery and attending your first wine tasting.

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1. Eat before you go. Wine tasting on an empty stomach isn’t recommended. I typically try to eat a decent meal before I go, as the little wine tasting crackers don’t really cut it. Some wineries allow you to bring your own snacks, but these are usually enjoyed after the tasting.

While you may not be consuming all that much wine during a tasting, you’ll probably feel better with some food in your stomach. I try to plan ahead by packing snacks if I know I am going to be visiting more than one winery in a day. I also bring water to stay hydrated.

2. Relax and take your time. There are times when wineries are not that busy and are fairly quiet. But a lot of the wineries I have visited, especially during events, are bustling with people and conversation. There are often people waiting for tastings because there is no more room available. It is easy to get caught up in the activity and atmosphere and feel rushed and stressed. Don’t! Wine tasting should be a relaxing, enjoyable experience. Don’t feel the need to drink your wine quickly either. Wine should be enjoyed and savored.

3. Ask questions and tell the staff what you like. The real purpose of tastings is to find out information and find wines you may like. Sometimes, tasting menus are set that day. But, if you have the opportunity to choose your own samples, don’t be afraid to tell the staff what you typically like and dislike, as they will be happy to make suggestions. And know it is OK if you don’t like everything poured into your glass. This is what the dump bucket is for and the reason you are at a tasting. The staff will not be insulted if you use it.

4. Don’t be afraid to try something new. Maybe you only drink whites, or think you don’t like fruit wines, or only drink merlot. Don’t be afraid to try something else, as you may actually find something you like. Maybe you don’t think you like reds because you have only ever tried wines that are too dry or tannic for your palate. A wine tasting is the perfect time to branch out; you may find a

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new favorite wine or varietal.

5. Be prepared to bring home some bottles. I like buying wine at wineries because it directly supports the winemakers, it is a nice gift, and it reminds me of the memories made there when I enjoy it later. I have often said that I would drink vinegar out of a wine glass if I were enjoying the atmosphere and experience.

That is what wine tasting is for me — time enjoyed with my boyfriend, friends or family. The wine is really secondary to that, but it is the reason we have all come together.

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Rye artist finds inspiration everywhere Eclectic, bold, and versatile — that’s Sam Malpass’ description of her intricate and unique artwork. The Rye resident lives and breathes art and creativity in every way. The 26-year-old has created artwork ranging from pieces like a mirrored mosaic surfboard to large murals scaling entire walls. Perhaps her serious case of wanderlust is responsible for the versatile works.

“There is nothing like the feeling of being in a new place,” Malpass said.

“Exotic tones, fresh energy and distinct atmosphere fill my mind. Whether it be a city or a beach, my aim is to emulate these vibes.”

Malpass is well-traveled, but her influence and inspiration come from her surroundings. Malpass spent her college years at various universities and artist communities in Spain, Australia and New York.

Today she continues to travel to places like Mallorca, Spain and Costa Rica. But her home location on the beach remains one of her favorite places.

Malpass’ business, Badway Creative, features paintings in different media and with a range of subjects, from abstract to wild jungles.

Malpass not only creates and sells her own works but offers painting classes as well. She and her sister Charly created Seaside Art Lessons.

Artist Sam Malpass of Badway Creative. Photos by Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer.

bring their favorite bottle of wine and paint in the relaxed environment where Malpass finds her own inspirations.

Malpass’ studio is also her home, a large refurbished barn that her parents renovated.

The barn has tall ceilings and large windows that let endless light stream inside.

The painting area has paint drops speckling the floor. Sam and Charly Malpass’ art decorates the walls, gallery style.

“Cozy furniture, throws and shag rugs make [the studio] hippie chic, plush and very inviting space,” Malpass said.

Malpass’ world radiates creativity that is present in her art works with their many intricate and complex details. Her pieces feature many layers, parts and shapes that combine to form one complete work. It is clear where Sam Malpass finds her creativity: everywhere.

Seaside Art Lessons cost $40 per class, $60 for a private lesson or $160 for a week package and can be purchased online at badwayroots.com. — Ashlyn Daniel-Nuboer

“Our aim is to inspire young kids on the er. Whether someone is looking for a fun Seacoast to cultivate their creative energy night out alternative or a chance to let their and exercise their creativity run loose, all are welcome to right brain,” Malpass said. “[Charly and I] do everything from drawing and painting to craft and sculpture work.”

The duo also offers a paint class The Seacoast Science Center and Rye for adults, in the Public Library will present An Evening with Sy form of a Bring Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus, SAM MALPASS Your Own Booze on Thursday, Dec. 8, 7-9 p.m. at the Seacoast (BYOB) painting Science Center (570 Ocean Blvd, Rye). event. The Malpass Sy will share her intimate encounters with Athena the octopus, through which attendees will sisters offer step-by-step direction on how discover the emotional and physical world of the octopus to create a masterpiece unique to the paint-

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Tickets are $50, which includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres, and two drink tickets (choice of beer or wine). Invite your friends and join in the fun of this annual charity event.

“The Rotary International theme for the 2016-2017 year, ‘Rotary Serving Humanity’ seems like the perfect tie in to an auction that happens to be our Club’s largest fundraiser,” says this year’s President, Rob Roy McGregor. “There will be plenty of items in our auction that will make exciting holiday gifts for your family and friends, and the gift will be double because all proceeds go directly to supporting service projects in the Exeter community.”

Some of the auction items this year include; two tickets to a live performance of Saturday Night Live in New York City, a private plane trip for two, a UNH Sports Package, three days and nights at the lake front Moose Head Lake Tomhegan Resorts, a week at YMCA Camp Lincoln and a get-away package that includes overnights at four different Hay Creek Hotel properties.

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In Gayle Forman’s book Leave Me, Maribeth is an overstressed working mom. She’s got twin 7-year-olds, works as an editor at a Manhattan magazine and juggles home responsibilities like a circus performer spinning plates.

The pain in her chest is not that bad — maybe she’ll have it checked out at her scheduled ob/gyn appointment.

The pain turns out to be a heart attack.

Maribeth is whisked to hospital where emergency open heart surgery is performed. She nearly dies.

Naturally Maribeth’s whole world is rocked off balance. She is confined to home, can’t go to work, can’t take care of her children, and as a result she doesn’t know who she is. It also turns out that Maribeth was adopted as an infant and while she had never wanted to find out who her biological mother was, she discovers it’s now an important missing puzzle piece to her new life post-heart attack.

Questioning her relationship to her job, husband, kids and mother(s), Maribeth leaves her home without telling anyone where she is going in order to find herself and her balance once again.

She moves into an apartment and has no contact with her family or friends.

We are supposed to feel empowerment for Maribeth. She is the typical “I can do it all” woman who eventually discovers that she is stronger when she accepts help. However, it’s difficult to warm up to her when she’s so angry about being adopted but then simply abandons her own children (who are old enough to know that mommy is gone).

Maribeth finds a new cardiac doctor, meets new friends and writes nightly letters (which she doesn’t send) to her children. It takes her weeks just to email her husband and let him know that she’s OK. I am supposed to be cheering Maribeth on in her quest for self-discovery.

But I can’t.

Trying to find yourself doesn’t need to be so hurtful to others or so selfish. And of course, the children — how could she have put her needs so much in front of theirs? I understand that there must be conflict in a story, but it has to be believable conflict. It is very difficult to like this main character and I’m not sure if it’s because I’m bumping up against the “mothers don’t leave their children” or the “people don’t have to be so selfish” schools of thought.

Perhaps it’s both.

Between her reaction to her heart attack (slow down, you move too fast)

and her wanting to resolve her feelings about her adoption (which she had never been interested in before), jealousy in a married friend who is childless, and the fact that she’s falling for her new doctor, well, it just seems like a bit much. I can see how the themes could conceptually work together, but I don’t think they really do in this book. It comes across as a hodgepodge of contrived concepts instead of a well-woven story.

Predictably, as Maribeth heals and gets stronger (and realizes who she really loves, finds her biological mother and learns how to swim!) she discovers her priorities in life. Nice clean ending for a complicated situation.

This isn’t to say that the book is not enjoyable. Forman is a good writer. Her last book, If I Stay, was a New York Times Best Seller. The book uses various formats — emails and reports — to break up the text, and her dialog is good.

Chapters are short and the pace is brisk.

It’s not a bad book if you don’t delve in too deeply.

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Back in the days of MTV, record stores often put purchases in bags with the words, “Give the gift of music” printed on them. Between LPs, cassettes and the emergence of CDs, business was booming. Of course, that all changed with the advent of digital files.

Chris Brown never stopped loving the feeling of owning music, however — particularly vinyl records.

“It’s a much more intentional experience than listening to stuff streaming on your phone,” he said. “They say people who read things printed on paper are more likely to retain the information … this is something similar.”

Brown came up with the idea of Record Store Day in 2007. It was a beleaguered time for independent stores like Bull Moose Music, where he worked.

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ty,” he said. “I thought, what we should do is have our own holiday.”

So Brown and RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz recruited over 600 stores to the cause. The effort has grown steadily ever since.

Record Store Day offers exclusive releases in limited supply from a wide range of artists. Held in early April, it often features performances from local bands and even the occasuperstar CHRIS BROWN sional act. Participating area stores include Bull Moose in Portsmouth and Dyno Records in Newburyport.

In 2010, a Black Friday version of the event was launched. For holiday shoppers, the exclusive music is mixed with bargains on Blu-ray discs and video games, audio gear and other tchotchkes.

“We can’t sell the Record Store Day releases until 8 a.m, but we open at 6 for the other things,” Brown said.

It’s a much more intentional experience than listening to something streaming on your phone.

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The annual post-Thanksgiving event doesn’t include live bands, though.

“Fans would be blocking the sidewalk for other businesses, and Black Friday is a bad day to be a bad neighbor,” Brown said with a laugh. “We all work together to try to get people to come downtown, and you want people to be able to go into multiple stores.”

This year’s Back to Black Friday includes a few holiday-themed offerings.

Jethro Tull’s Ring Out Solstice Bells is a 7-inch vinyl reissue of a 1976 single, with two unreleased bonus tracks.

SCTV veterans Bob & Doug McKenzie celebrate the 35th anniversary of “12 Days of Christmas,” their Canadian version of the seasonal classic, backed with their biggest hit “Take Off,” pressed on red vinyl.

Locally, Portsmouth power pop band The Connection offers A Christmas Gift For... It’s a 300-copy limited run of the 2014 album, on random green and red vinyl. The LP features nine holidaythemed tracks, including the charming “West Coast,” a song about celebrating Christmas in a place where the only blizzards come from Dairy Queen.

Brown mentioned a few releases he’s looking forward to, noting, “there’s cool for me, and there’s cool for other people.”

Unique on his list is a reissue of the soundtrack from Popeye, a Robin Williams movie that did poorly at the box office but features songs from the late Harry Nilsson. Other favorites include the three-LP Sun Ra & His Arkestra At Inter-Media Arts 1991 (also a two-CD set) and a reissue of the Jungle Brothers’ Done by the Forces of Nature.

Among dozens of Black Friday-only rarities are a 2,500 limited edition of the original Alice Cooper band performing their first single, “I’m Eighteen,” and its B side “Is It My Body” last year in a Dallas record store. Classic rock fans will also enjoy Becoming The Beach Boys: Highlights from The Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions, consisting of the earliest recordings from the band; a picture disc of The Cars’ first single, “Just What I Needed,” and The Kinks celebrating their 50th anniversary with three 7” single reissues and a gatefold edition of the 1977 album Sleepwalker, limited to 1,500 copies.

For more modern music enthusiasts, there’s a clear vinyl edition of James Bay’s Chaos and the Calm Live, an RSD exclusive version of the studio hit; it includes nine tracks and a digital download card linking to two more.

Another prize for country fans is Eric Church’s On the Rocks: Live and (Mostly) Unplugged, on 10-inch vinyl (limited to 2,500 copies). The Glory of Fruit Bats is a 1,350 limited-edition pressing of previously unreleased material from the folk rockers.

Brown believes he knows why shoppers will show up at dawn and keep the flame of record buying flickering.

“People still want to own a physical artifact,” he said. “It’s a very different experience … to listen to records.”

— Michael Witthaus Record Store Day When: Friday, Nov. 25, at various locations; RSD special items available starting at 8 a.m.

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