JULY 20 - 26, 2017
Comedy fest at Hampton Beach
P46
Old treasures for your home
P21 Mediterranean eats
P36
FRE E
Improve your game or learn to play, plus alternative golfing options MAP P . 20
A WORD FROM LARRY
Master McGrath’s
Country tunes in Amesbury
Rte. 107 Seabrook NH
Dining & Pub
ALL YOU CAN EAT HADDOCK FISH FRY $10.99
This week I want to talk about one of our neighboring Massachusetts cities: Amesbury, once known as the Carriage Center of America. This is a city of bold contrasts. It is both Larry Marsolais cosmopolitan and smalltown, vibrant and sophisticated, young at heart and yet full of history. Right over the New Hampshire border is a weekend of family fun waiting for you nestled in this coastal region. History is around every corner and you’ll discover over a dozen landmarks representing four centuries. If you love a local brew or live music this weekend road trip is worth it. The town is hosting Battle of the Country Bands performances in the Millyard on Saturday nights
in July (the two remaining shows are Saturday, July 22, and Saturday, July 29, and they run from 7 to 9 p.m.). These shows are free and open to the public. Bring your blanket or chair and enjoy built-in seating at the Al Capp Amphitheater in the Millyard (5 Market Square, Amesbury). The bands are battling for a spot at the first Amesbury Harvest Fair & Country Music Festival happening Sept. 22 through Sept. 24. Visit facebook.com/amesburymusicfest for more information. As always 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.
Fries & Coleslaw • Mon-Thur 2-5pm
JULY 20 - 26, 2017
Sandwiches • Burgers • Pizza Steaks • Seafood • BBQ
VOL 42 NO 20 Advertising Staff
Larry Marsolais Seacoast Scene General Manager 603-935-5096 larry@seacoastscene.net
Thursday Night Karaoke!
Friday Night Special Fried Clam Plate Saturday Night Prime Rib Special Seafood • • • • • • •
Shrimp Scampi Baked Haddock Surf & Turf Lobster Pie Fresh Scallops Jumbo Shrimp Seafood Saute
Hot Box
Marinated Steak Tips Petite fillet Mignon English Fish & Chips Basket of Fried Chicken Baked Luncheon Scrod Master’s Chopped Sirloin And more!
Steak Tips Fillet Mignon NY Sirloin Chicken Parm Pork Chops
Contributors Rob Levey Rebecca Walker Nicole Kenney Ethan Hogan Michael Witthaus
Production
Katie DeRosa, Emma Contic, Haylie Zebrowski
Circulation Manager
Doug Ladd, 625-1855, Ext. 135 dladd@hippopress.com
8am-2pm
Have an event or a story idea for the Seacoast Scene? Let us know at: editor@seacoastscene.net
Takeout Available | Visit our website for entertainment
603.474.3540
www.MasterMcGraths.com SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 2
8 Fore score
Editorial Design Ashley McCarty
Fresh Salad Bar w/Fresh Bread Breakfast Served Sat & Sun
Linda Kovalik 603-915-3027 linda@seacoastscene.net
Editor Meghan Siegler editor@seacoastscene.net
Steak & Chops • • • • •
6 Events from around the community
Editorial Staff
King Cut (16oz) • Queen Cut (10oz)
Unsolicited submissions are not accepted and will not be returned or acknowledged. Unsolicited submissions will be destroyed. 115189
COMMUNITY
Chris Karas 603-969-3032 chris@seacoastscene.net
COVER STORY MAPPED OUT
20 Beaches, restrooms, where to walk your dog and more
PEOPLE & PLACES
21 The coolest Seacoast dwellers and scenes
FOOD
36 Eateries and foodie events
POP CULTURE
42 Books, art, theater and classical
NITE LIFE
46 Music, comedy and more
BEACH BUM FUN
52 Puzzles, horoscopes and crazy news Your weekly guide to the coast. Published every Thursday (1st copy free; 2nd $1). Seacoast Scene PO Box 961 Hampton NH 03843 603-935-5096 | www.seacoastscene.net
JULY 22 JACKPOT sTArTs AT
17,400
$
Hourly drawings from 3:00pm to 8:00pm Entry is FREE and easy.
Pick your 6 lucky numbers at any promotional kiosk starting at 1:00pm.
Southern Maine’s Casino! OxfordCasino.com No purchase necessary. Must be present to select numbers and win. See Guest Services for complete rules and restrictions. Persons under 21 years of age may not enter the restaurant or casino unless licensed as employees. Gambling problem? Call 2-1-1 or (800) 522-4700 for help. 116080
July 20 - 26, 2017
The Cochecho Arts Festival in Dover is a summer long series that features Friday night concerts, children’s shows, theater, a dinner and a movie series and more. Check out what’s going on this week on p. 6.
Liz Sibley Fletcher brings a selection of stoneware clay sculptures to Prescott Park Saturday, July 22. Get the details on p. 44.
On Saturday, July 22, the third annual Seaside Brewfest will give beerlovers a chance to give back to the community while sipping brews on the boardwalk at Salisbury Beach. Find out more about it on p. 38.
TWO BARS
The Stratham Fair returns for its 50th year Thursday, July 20, through Sunday, July 23, with 4-H agricultural exhibits, fireworks, live entertainment, food and more. Get the whole story on p. 28.
FOUR PINES BREWERY WOOD FIRED PIZZA
NFL SUNDAY TICKET • 12 TV’s • ONSITE BREWERY & BAR • AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE EVENTS
NOT YOUR AVERAGE PIZZA PLACE...
BRICK OVEN PIZZA & MORE SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 4
603-601-6311
845 LAFAYETTE RD. HAMPTON, NH MON-SUN 11AM-CLOSE
110088
Celebrating Our
46th Season
The Best View of
Hampton Beach • BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER & COCKTAILS • INDOOR / OUTDOOR SEATING
Breakfast Served Daily 7am-11am
• HEATERS FOR OUTDOOR COMFORT • LIVE MUSIC DAY AND NIGHT OUTDOOR DECK • OCEANVIEW SEATING & MORE! COME CHECKOUT OUR EXPANDED MENU & NEWLY REMODELED DINING ROOM
OUTDOOR DECKS 115810
OCEANVIEW DINING
127 O C E A N B O U L E VA R D • H A M P TO N , N H • S E A K E TC H . C O M • 603 - 926 - 0324 SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 5
COMMUNITY
Movies, music and more
Cocheco Arts Festival has something for everyone Each summer, the Chamber of Commerce puts on the Cochecho Arts Festival Dover. This is a summer long series that features Friday night concerts, children’s shows, theater, a dinner and a movie series and more. Here’s what’s coming up this week:
keys and percussion. North River Band’s music is perfect for venues wanting live background entertainment for receptions, dining and private parties. They play at a wide range of venues from outdoor festivals like the Stratham Fair and Newburyport Yankee Homecoming to smaller indoor settings at local theaters and at house parties.
Dover Community Band
Thursday, July 20, 6:30 p.m., Rotary Arts Pavilion on Henry Law Avenue in Dover The Community Band was founded by Michele Boulanger in 1998 to revive traditional band music in Dover. The musicians and conductor are all volunteers, and the band survives on passing the hat at concerts to pay for music and supplies. Ages of the participants range from middle school to retirees, with lots of DHS alumni coming back each year to play. So head down to the park to hear the Dover Community Band concerts, dance and sing along.
Swing Rocket with Podunk Throwbacks
Friday, July 21, 6 p.m., Rotary Arts Pavilion on Henry Law Avenue in Dover Swing Rocket is a 5 piece, family swing jazz band from the New Hampshire Lakes Region. They perform swing jazz from the 1930s and ’40s, originals, blues and more. They’ll play live at the Rotary Arts Pavilion on Henry Law Avenue in Dover.
Children’s Series – Rob Duquette
Shark in the Park – On Tap Band
Wednesday, July 26, 6 p.m., Rotary Arts Pavilion on Henry Law Avenue in Dover On Tap Band members have been entertaining people for years in Maine and New Hampshire. Their musical variety includes covering popular rock favorites dating back to the Beatles and going forward to current Pop hits – providing a unique mix that creWhen Harry Met Sally will play as part of the Dinner & a Movie series July 25. ates a great time, with lots of dancing. They have performed at the Cross Arena in Portwe bring to the current and vintage pop land, Sea Shell Stage in Hampton Beach Dinner & a Movie Series – and folk songs we cover. The vocals are and at many other concerts, private parties When Harry Met Sally Tuesday, July 25, 7 p.m., Cocheco Mill backed by guitar, bass and additionally and weddings. Courtyard, 431 Central Ave, Dover Enjoy fine dining and cocktails outdoors provided by The Falls Grill & Tavern, in one of Dover’s most beautiful and picturesque areas, the Cocheco Mill Courtyard. Once dusk settles in, the movie of the night Hampton Beach Shell Stage provides free begins! Food and beverage service continnightly entertainment for the summer ues during the movie. To purchase tickets, months, with a variety of performers taking visit dovermovies.com. the stage each evening from 7 to 9:30 p.m.
MUSIC ON THE BEACH
Tuesday, July 25, 10:30 a.m., Rotary Arts North River Band
Pavilion on Henry Law Avenue in Dover Rob is a talented multi-instrument musician. He is a classically trained percussionist and has been playing drums since he was a small child. Now teaching music at The University of New England, Rob takes time out to also write children’s music. His goal was to write music that both kids and parents could enjoy together.
Wednesday, July 26, 3:30 p.m., Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 550 Central Ave., Dover North River Band performs as a trio and four piece acoustic group as well as a six piece band with the addition of a drummer and keyboard player, all from the Portsmouth area. The band has a classic three-part harmony sound that
Every Wednesday night, fireworks will follow the family-friendly musical performances on the beach. Here’s the lineup this week. Photo courtesy of New Legacy Swing Band.
Thursday, July 20: TBA Friday, July 21: Boston Skyline Chorus Saturday, July 22: Rico Barr Jump & Jive Review – Blues Sunday, July 23: B Street Bombers Monday, July 24: The Reminisants – Oldies Tuesday, July 25: New Legacy Swing Band Wednesday, July 26: Ayla Brown – Country
115792
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 6
115982
Improve your game or learn to play, plus alternative golfing options
115998
Want to play a little golf while you’re on vacation? Or maybe take it up as a full-fledged hobby? We talked to several local golf clubs to get their advice for first-time and novice golfers. But it’s not all about swinging a club anymore. Sagamore Golf Club in Hampton has created a soccer-inspired foot golfing phenomenon, Bellamy Park in Dover offers disc golf — and, of course, there’s always minigolf. Check out this guide to discover what kind of golf suits you to a tee, plus how to get started. Learning from a pro at Sagamore
Laura Shanahan-Rowe is a professional golfer who teaches golfing lessons at Sagamore Golf Club in North Hampton. As the resident expert, Rowe sees hundreds of golfers. From newbies to seasoned veterans, people come to her to get sound advice and a new sense of confidence in their technique. Rowe is a certified LPGA Class A Teaching Professional, and she competes at the highest levels of the game. She won the New England Women’s Open in Rhode Island in 2014 and was the runnerup in 2015. Her competitive carrier spans back to the 1990s and she’s still playing today. In fact, just last week she played in the LPGA Senior Championship in French Lick, Indiana. Rowe said her competitive background gives her a unique set of skills that she brings into the classroom — also known as “the green.” She said she can often tell instantly whether her new pupils have the desire and drive to compete. “Anyone who is competitive, they know what that’s like,” Rowe said. Even if you’re not looking to become a competitive golfer, Rowe can get you on track to improve your game, or even just get started. She said that most people who come to her have taken up some interest in the sport and are ready to commit to at least a few lessons.
Rowe said that as with any field of study, her lessons start with the basics and then progressively work up to some of the finer techniques. She said that the foundation of a golfer’s technique is the most crucial element to get right. “We don’t want to have to get them to change habits they have gotten into,” Rowe said. It is best when Rowe can work with a new golfer before they have had the chance to develop their own bad habits, like bad posture, swinging too hard or overthinking the game. “To make it simple for new golfers: You get the ball in the hole in the ground,” Rowe said. The biggest hurdle for most first-time golfers, according to Rowe, is the rhythm and timing of swinging down at the ball. Equipment, such as clubs, bags and balls, is usually another intimidating factor for new golfers. For that reason, Rowe provides some of her own used clubs so beginners don’t have shell out money for expensive clubs — especially, she said, because it’s hard to know what kind of clubs a golfer would need without a few lessons anyway. “There is no reason to go invest in clubs if they don’t know what they are looking for,” Rowe said. With her clubs, Rowe will teach you the proper form with which to swing at the ball on one of the many practice areas at Sagamore. You can practice long-range 10
Hampton River Marina offers quick five minute access to the ocean and to great fishing. No need for a car - walk from the marina to the ocean beaches and State Parks. Enjoy access to area restaurants, miniature golf and The Casino, all within walking distance from your boat.
144 Boat Slips • Rack Storage • Valet Service • 25 Ton Travelift • 8 Ton Fork Lift Dockside Water & Electric • Cable TV & Wireless Internet Available • Showers and Laundry Ice and Soda Machines • Eligibility to Join Nearby Waters Edge Yacht Club
Hampton River Marina
55 Harbor Road, Hampton, NH • info@hamptonrivermarina.com • (603) 929-1422
114745
Do we need to say anything else?
Award Winning:
Lobster Bisque, Hot & Cold Lobster Rolls, Montauk Seafood Salad & Fluffy Chowder. *Call ahead for cooked lobsters and steamers*
Rye Harbor Lobster Pound Mon - Sun 10-7 • 603-964-7845 RT 1A Ocean Blvd, Rye State Marina, Rye, NH 03870
115676
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 9
Do you want to Buy- Sell - Trade? Rare Coins • Bullion Gold & Silver • Diamonds Scrap Gold Pre-Owned Rolex Watches Gold Jewelry Metal Detector Rentals
SEACOAST
We are New Hampshire’s only full time whale watch! Our vessel is clean, safe, and specifically designed for whale watching.
COIN & JEWELRY (603) 926-7771 scjjewelry@rcn.com
Rye Harbor
Serving New Hampshire, Maine & Massachusetts for 34 years!
725 Lafayette Road • Hampton, NH 03842 SeacoastCoin.com
114746
1860 Ocean Blvd (rt. 1a) Rye, NH 03780 (603) 964-5545 | (800) 964-5545 granitestatewhalewatch.com
115714
9 shots at their driving range or short putts on their putting range. “It’s really the fear factor when people start anything new. They usually get very excited when they do hit it well,” Rowe said. Sagamore also has a par-3 practice course Rowe uses when she feels her new golfers are ready for a trial run. A par-3 is a course where it takes the average expert three swings to get the ball in each hole. When you are ready for a real full game of nine or 18 holes, Rowe will take you out and see how your newfound skills will translate to a real game. She said it’s often easier to swing the club properly when you
have been practicing the same repetitive motion during practice. Once you are out on the green, it could be harder because of the variety of shots you have to make. “The difference between practicing and playing is not being able to get in the groove; there is a difference in rhythm,” Rowe said. When you are playing a nine-hole game of golf, you can expect to be out on the green for about 2 hours and 15 minutes. “There is a pace of play that they have to maintain because there are other golfers out there. So it’s fun; it isn’t just hitting the ball over and over again. You have 12
Alternative golfing options Minigolf The Seacoast is home to several minigolf courses that can be easy and inexpensive alternatives to the real thing. Captain’s Cove Adventure Golf in North Hampton is known for its nautical-themed obstacles and its large central waterfall. If you want to work on your putting skills, the sand traps and water hazards could prepare you for a real game. Captains Cove is located at 814 Lafayette Road in North Hampton. It is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through the summer, and a round of minigolf costs from $3.75 to $7.25 depending on age. For more information call 603-926-5011 or email captain@smallgolf.com. Buc’s Lagoon is right on the Hampton Beach boardwalk just seconds from the sand. You may have seen their giant Tony the Tiger or pirate statue during your last visit to the beach. A round of minigolf costs $7 per person. For more information call 603-9260888 or find Buc’s Lagoon on Facebook.
Seabrook Beach, NH
Dine inside or outside on our Marsh View Deck SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH Full Liquor Service • Credit Cards Accepted
186 Ocean Blvd Seabrook Beach, NH 603-474-2618 SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 10
115730
Open Daily | 7am-2pm
Foot golf If you are better with your feet than your hands, foot golf might be for you. Using the same basic rules as golf, Sagamore Golf Club in North Hampton has a game that has players kicking full-sized soccer balls around a golf course.
The sport started in California, and now there are more than 100 accredited courses across the country. Sagamore is one of only two courses in New England that offer the unique sport. You can play nine holes just like regular golf, but instead you are kicking a soccer ball for each turn and trying to get it into an oversized golf hole. Adults pay $19 and juniors pay their age. You can rent a ball for $5 or bring your own. If you are also renting a golf cart it is $30 per person. Fling golf Sagamore offers one more take on the traditional game of golf. Fling golf is a sport that uses a club similar to a golf club, but instead of hitting the golf ball on the ground you put it into a slot at the end of the specialized club and fling it across the green. You can fling the ball sideways, overhand, underhand or any other way that gets the ball closer to the hole. Once you are at putting range, you can hit the ball just like a regular golf club. The game is similar to golf but offers a fun alternative that lets you send the ball across the green with a satisfying fling. Fling golf is played Tuesdays and Saturdays only at Sagamore and rates are $27 for nine holes and $45 for 18.
L L A
W E N R
E T N
E G A ST
CE
Thursday - Sunday July 20, 21, 22 & 23 www.StrathamFair.com
Route 33, Stratham, NH
Rides, Games, Food, Lobster Bake, Chicken BBQ, Daily Entertainment, Horse and Oxen Pulling, Fireworks, and MORE! Daily Admission/2017: (See our website for discount wristband info) Standard (age:13-64)...$10.00
Ages 6-12 & 65 and over...$5.00
Thursday: Gates open at 3pm! Midway: 4-10pm Saturday: Gates open at 10am! Midway: Noon-10pm
Under 6 years of age...FREE
Friday: Gates open at 10am! Midway: Noon-10pm Sunday: Gates open at 10am! Midway: Noon-10pm
Center Stage Headliners
JIMMY LEHOUX Friday 7:30pm
CRAZY ON YOU Saturday 7:30pm
LINDT.COM
FIREWORKS on THURS. & SUN NIGHT!
116085
Smoky Quartz Distillery 894 Lafayette Road (Rte. 1) Seabrook, NH 03874
(603) 474-4229 • smokyqd.com facebook.com/smokyquartzdistillery Located on Route 1 in Seabrook, NH. We are an artisan ‘grain to glass’ craft distillery using only the highest quality ingredients to distill truly exceptional “Small Batch” spirits.
10 to maintain a pace. That keeps everybody moving,” Rowe said. A round of nine holes at Sagamore costs $27 and a round of 18 holes is $45 on weekdays. Early birds get a round of nine for $20 and a round of 18 for $32. Weekends after 1 p.m. the fee is $29 for nine holes and $54 for 18 holes. Golf cart rentals are also available.
From private to public at Pease
Local grain. American made.
Smokey Quartz is a Veteran Owned Distillery Visit us and tour our distillery in person & enjoy a complimentary sample of our Vodka, Whiskeys and Rum.
Available for purchase at our location, NH liquor stores, or your favorite bar or restaurant! SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 12
108084
Tim Riesse teaches golf lessons at Pease Golf Course in Portsmouth. The history of the course is rooted in the military presence on the coast. From 1901 into the 1950s, the golf course was owned by the Portsmouth Country Club until the Air Force came in and bought the area. The course was still used for golfing by military personnel until the State of New Hampshire created the Pease Development Authority in 1991 to oversee the tradeport.
The property then became Pease Golf Course and is now open to the public for golfing and other outings. Riesse teaches all levels of golf and he has a five-session program that he believes is the most effective in getting new golfers into the swing of things. Individual lessons with Riesse cost $50 for 40 minutes and the five-lesson program costs $225. “The five-lesson pack is usually the way to go because it can take more than one lesson to get them where they want to be,” Riesse said. A growing number of Riesse’s customers are women who want to learn golf for company outings and meetings with their co-workers. He said he has seen a recent uptick in women who are interested in golf for this reason. “They see it as something that is going to help them with work,” Reisse said. When Riesse is working with new golfers, he finds that the first and most crucial hurdle they have to get over is the swinging technique. “Most golfers are just trying to swing too hard,” Riesse said. Pease Golf Course has driving ranges, two practice greens and a bunker, which Riesse said is a sand trap that usually sits by a hill and acts as a no-man’s zone for golf balls. Instead of the lush green grass on the majority of the coarse, sand traps are patches of sand that add an extra challenge for golfers. Pease Golf Course is the only facility in the area with 27 holes; even at its most busy, Riesse said, the course is able to spread people out and avoid crowding. For rainy days, or during the winter season, Riesse recommends using one of the three indoor golfing simulators at Pease. The simulators have a digital screen that shows the path of your ball as well as all the measurements related to the performance of your stroke. Reisse said one reason he enjoys 14
August 18-20, 2017
Sugar Shack Campground, Thornton, NH
Winner of the 2012 KBA Award Best US Blues Festival
OUR DECK IS NOW OPEN! COME ONE COME ALL & DINE DELICIOUSLY GREEK FOOD WHILE ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS
DANCING • MUSIC • & FOOD!
CHUCK & ROSS
GREEK MUSIC
TRAVEL IOU
Jonny Lang
ACOUSTIC MUSIC
Honey Island Swamp Band • Mannish Boys All Stars • Dawn Tyler Watson Ghost Town Blues Band • New Orleans Suspects • Angel Forrest • Quinn Sullivan Frank Bang and the Cook County Kings • Southern Avenue • Paul DesLauriers Band Blackburn Brothers • Chris O'Leary
SATURDAY, SATURDAY, July 22nd from 8-11 pm July 29th from 6-9 pm
On-site Parking • Food & Craft Vendors • Fireworks Saturday Night • Kids under 12 FREE!
Cafe Nostimo, Deliciously Greek!
Joe's-Seacoast_Layout 1 6/20/16 2:46 PM Page 1 72 Mirona Road • Portsmouth, NH
Buy Tickets on-line at NHBlues.com or call 603-726-3867
603.436.3100 • CafeNostimo.com
115413
116000
Lee’s Seafood
at
Year Round Fun for the Whole Family!
Visit us at our two Salisbury Beach locations! 978-465-8311
Serving Fresh Seafood, Chicken & Onion Rings… All Made to Order! • Call Ahead Available 978-462-1359
15 Broadway • Salisbury, Massachusetts • joesplayland.com • Visit us on 108571
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 13
12 the game of golf is that playing a round with his long-time best friends is slowly becoming a special occasion. He said it is not often he can get all of them out on the green, so when he does, it’s an opportunity for them to catch up and talk about life. Reisse said that when he is playing with his friends, it’s not always about winning. “For me it’s more about competing against myself and trying to get better,” Riesse said. Prices for a round of golf range from $17 to $50 depending on the time of day. For more information and to reserve a tee time, go to peasegolf.com.
The best coffee in town All natural ingredients
Famous breakfast sandwich Thomas’ English MufFIn, local eggs and North Country bacon
CD Special Replication 1-1,000 pcs Full Color Graphics Included Call for complete details
113513
Women Friendly Lingerie & Novelty Shop
A newer club
Breakfast Hill Golf Club in Greenland,
which opened at the turn of the millennium in 2000, offers a friendly public experience to all levels of players. Nate Bridges, the director of golf at Breakfast Hill, said he likes to consider the club a family-run organization. The Sewall family has owned the business since its inception. “It’s been a family dream realized,” Bridges said. The course was built on abandoned farm land during the height of Tiger Woods’ popularity, which Bridges said got younger people interested in the sport. The course is open to the public and the club’s website has a simple tee-time reservation system. Lessons are also available for anyone from the public who is 16
Disc Golf
ADULT BOUTIQUE M-Sat 8-8 SUN 10-6 Philbricksfreshmarket.com
114702
Adult DVD’s for Rent 116059
Portsmouth - 775 Lafayette Rd, Rt 1 422-6758 N. Hampton - 69 Lafayette Rd, Rt. 1 379-2500
Open Daily at 10am
Route 1 Seabrook NH (Across from Home Depot) • 603-474-5759 Like on Facebook. Adult Boutique and Shop at adultboutiqueshop.com
603-964-9591 alsseafoodnh.com 51 Lafayette Rd. (Rt. 1), North Hampton, NH (just north of Home Depot) Try Our Market For: Lobster Meat • Swordfish • Haddock Scallops • Premium Shrimp • Organic Salmon • Sand-Free Steamers • Prepared Foods and More! 115205
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 14
At Bellamy Park in Dover, there is a growing community of people who use the basic game of golf to compete in a totally different way. Disc golf is a sport that uses elevated metal baskets instead of holes and specially shaped plastic discs instead of balls. Disc golf players throw discs through the woods of Bellany Park at high speeds toward the metal chained baskets that absorb the discs’ impact. You can rent the discs for a dollar a day at Walter’s Disc Emporium, located right at Bellamy Park. Chris Baker, owner of Walter’s Disc Emporium, said the disc golf community has been growing in the area since the baskets were installed in 2002. “The general rules parallel regular golf, or what we call ‘ball golf’ in the disc world,” Baker said. Instead of a ball you use a plastic disc that differs significantly from your backyard frisbee. Baker said the discs come in different shapes and weights, just like golf clubs. And each disc has a specific purpose, not unlike the putter and drivers at the golf course. Some discs are heavy while others are light. The heavier discs are typically for experienced players, according to Baker, who said the discs’ specific purposes can
only be utilized at high speeds. The heavier discs can actually fly in an S-shaped curve. Baker said this is possible when the heavier discs are spinning at a certain speed that shifts their momentum, like loaded dice. Expert disc golfers use this phenomenon to get around trees in the woods. And they will need it, too; Baker said Bellamy Park is full of trees and turns that makes for an exciting course. Beginners should use lighter discs because most people just starting out would not be able to get the heavier discs up to speed. Baker said he shows everyone who rents a disc the proper form so they start off on the right foot. He said that similar to regular golf, the key to control is in the hips. He said as long as your technique is off, the disc will never go where you want it to go. But if you can get a good handle on the technique, disc golf could be your new favorite sport. “Give it 18 holes and I guarantee you are going to be hooked,” Baker said. Bellamy Park is a welcoming place for all levels of disc golf players, according to Baker. It is free and open to the public. “The community at Bellamy is phenomenal. We do it just to get away,” Baker said.
NOW OPEN WORLD FAMOUS Seafood Chowder 12 Ocean Blvd. Seabrook Beach New Hampshire Call for take out: 603-760-2182 Order to go add .50 per item
Appetizers: Sandwiches & Wraps, Sides, Salads Charbroiled Burgers, Soups, Flatbreads & Lobster Entrees: Stir Fry, Mac N Cheese, Tips, Seafood, Children’s Menu, Desserts, Daily Beer & Wine Specials
Seabrook Beach Sports Connection Open Daily at 11am
HOME OF THE $6.99 LOBSTER ROLL
Weekly Specials Mon - BURGER NIGHT Tues – MEATLOAF SERVED ALL DAY
Wed - STEAK NIGHT Thurs – WING NIGHT Fri – FISH & CHIPS Sat- PRIME RIB Sun- FUN DAY
Free Wi-Fi 31 TV’s Same fine quality of food, drinks & fun as our other Restaurant “The State Street Saloon” in Portsmouth, NH! 115814
“Service Beyond Your Expectations” Prom • Concerts • Birthdays • Weddings • Airport Transfers Dinner & Theaters • Night’s On the Town
603-431-6490 www.GreatBayLimo.com
113537
Luxury Vinyl Plank Installed
Starting at $3.50 per square foot 14 interested in learning the basics.
Wholesale Flooring 603-964-8023 | 10 Lafayette Rd., North Hampton, NH
114958
FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED SINCE 193
8
“There’s a lot of basic things in a swing that most people have a hard time grasping. We know there’s a perfect swing out there but it’s really hard to discover. There’s very few people that have it,” Bridges said. Instead of trying to reshape a casual golfer into an expert, Bridges said he is more interested in getting people onto the golf course so they can have fun. “We want them to hit the ball straight and enjoy the game as much as possible,” Bridges said. If you are dedicated to making golf a part of your life, Bridges recommends getting fitted for a club, but if you are a casual player, the rentals at Breakfast Hill will do the trick. The course has an 18-hole layout that
Bridges said never gets old. The greens are on 170 acres in the pine and oak forests and Bridges said no two shots are exactly the same. The energy at Breakfast Hill is welcoming and the opportunities for new golfers are there. Their golf simulators can help you with your swing and the practice facility will build up your confidence before play. “The best round and the most fun times I’ve ever had have been with my dad. Just going out and not even bringing a scorecard,” Bridges said. Breakfast Hill also has a junior golf clinic with its members’ kids and with Seabrook’s recreation department. Tee time prices range from $25 to $100 with peak times like noon on weekends being more expensive. To book a tee time go to breakfasthill.com.
A special place to play
COME BACK FOR A LATE NIGHT BREAKFAST AFTER 10PM EACH NIGHT. LOCATED ON SALISBURY BEACH 18 BROADWAY 1-976-462-SUBS (7827) WWW.CARMELOS.PIZZA SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 16
114907
For a premier golfing experience, you can try your luck at getting a tee time at the Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland. “Tee time” is a term used to signify the starting time of a game of golf that you reserve at a club — and at the Portsmouth Country Club tee times are highly coveted. Head Golf Professional Bill Andrews said the club is usually filled with registered club members but golfers from the public will want to secure a time at least once this season to experience what the course has to offer. Designed by legendary golf course architect Robert Trent Jones in 1957, the Portsmouth Country Club is considered the only course in the area that qualifies for championship play. The Portsmouth Country Club was moved out of the Pease Air Force Base when the military bought it in the 18
Salisbury
Our 48th Year! As Your Beach General Store
Discount House
WE ARE NOT JUST SWEATSHIRTS & SOUVENIERS! Thousands of Beach Items Summer Dresses | Hats | Designer Sunglasses | Blankets
Jewelry Lottery
Clothing
Beach Chairs
Beach Toys
Skim & Body Boards
Kites
978-465-5796 | www.salisburydiscounthouse.com | On Broadway, next to Cristy’s Pizza, at Salisbury Beach
115334
100353
Openr Yea ! d n u o R
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 17
16 1950s. It was re-established in 1957 in Greenland, a town bordering Portsmouth. The country club was built on oceanfront farmland that looks out into Great Bay. Andrews said the course offers unique range. Most New England courses run into problems with hills of granite or deep pine woods but, according to Andrews, this course is 7,200 yards of unfettered green. Several areas of the course become surrounded by water on three sides when Great Bay reaches high tide. “If you can get a tee time, it’s a pretty
specially place to play,” Andrews said. The waiting list to become a member of the country club is anywhere between five and 15 years, according to Andrews. While tee times and memberships might be hard to secure, golf lessons are available for everyone and there are many openings, Andrews said. Prices for a one-hour session range from $60 to $100 and you can bring friends with you for the same price. So if you are nervous about a one-on-one lesson with a golfing professional, Andrews urges people to bring a friend.
1677 Ocean Boulevard (Rt. 1A) • Rye, NH • Take Out or Dine In • (603) 436-2280
Even the police horses like to catch some rays at the beach. Photo by Ethan Hogan.
1677 Ocean Boulevard (Rt. 1A) • Rye, NH • Take Out or Dine In • (603) 436-2280
LIVE CHIC LOBSTERS
TWIN 1LB
LOBSTER DINNER
$19.99
$5.99 LB
With this coupon only • 1 Coupon per customer
With this coupon only. Expires 7/30/17
Expires 7/30/17 116083
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 18
HOT TO TROT
116084
The
#1
Miniature Golf Course
on the
Entire Seacoast!
up to $4 SAVE $$$ $$$
COUPON
1 DOLLAR OFF PER PLAYER • Must present coupon at time of admission • Cannot be combined with other offers Coupon Expires 9/30/17
2 for 1 Tuesday COUPON$$$
$$$
BUY 1 ROUND,
GET 1 ROUND
FREE
Valid Any Tuesday For 2 People • Must present coupon at time of admission • Cannot be combined with other offers Coupon Expires 9/30/17
Great Family Fun For All Ages Open Daily, 10am to 10pm (Weather Permitting) From Memorial Day to Labor Day
Look for the Waterfalls
Route 1, 812 Lafayette Rd, Hampton, NH 113527
603-926-5011 • www.smallgolf.com
Pizza & Golf for 4 COUPON$$$
$$$
4 GAMES OF GOLF FOR AND A PIZZA, ONLY $39 • Must present coupon at time of admission • Cannot be combined with other offers Coupon Expires 9/30/17
The Scene’s
Coastal Map
1
1A Portsmouth
Public beaches, parks and walking trails. Brought to you by:
Pierce Island
South Mill Pond
New Castle
Great Island Common
1A
95
Odiorne Point Rye
101 111
Rye Town Forest Wallis Sands
111 101
27
Rye Harbor
North Hampton
Jenness Beach Fuller Gardens
Exeter
1
Gilman Park
Sawyers Beach
Hampton
27
North Hampton State Beach
1A
North Beach
108
150
101E
Burrows-Brookside Sanctuary
Plaice Cove Hampton Beach State Park
Seabrook
Hampton Harbor Seabrook Beach Salisbury Beach Ghost Trail
286 Salisbury
286
Salisbury State Reservation
Eastern March Trail
Key
Places to walk your dog Scenic Overlooks Public Restrooms Beaches
95
Plum Island
Harbor
Newburyport
Boardwalk
1
Come One, Come All for the
HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS!
Open for Food & Drinks
EVERY DAY TIL 1AM!
4PM-6PM • $6 Appetizers • $6 Wines • $5 Cocktails • $4 Craft Beers • $2 Beers
We also serve food till 1am 7 days a week
GO CLIPPER PRIDE!!
75 PLEASANT ST. | PORTSMOUTH, NH | 603.501.0109 | CLIPPERSTAVERNPORTSMOUTH.COM | FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM! SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 20
115345
SUNDAY BRUNCH 10AM-8PM
PEOPLE AND PLACES GET TO KNOW
LINDA QUINN OWNER OF HOME: RENEWED IN HAMPTON What do you offer at your business? We specialize in finding new homes for gently loved, high-quality home furnishings. We have items and prices to fit every budget and a great eclectic mix of items. We feature items from local artisans and have many kinds of unique pieces of decor.
Do you have consigned items? Yes, and our consignments have been coming in every day practically. We typically have several new items arriving daily. How did you get into this line of work? Well, George Carlin said it best: Everybody’s got to have a place for their stuff. When we moved here two years ago, we had come from an area where there were several furniture consignment shops. Like many of our customers, we downsized from a larger family home and had no place for our stuff in our new condo, so we saw an opportunity here. What is your mission, so to speak? We help people get rid of their stuff so they can buy more stuff. The consigner makes some money back on their items and customers buying things get great quality at reasonable prices. What is your biggest business challenge? As a start-up, the biggest challenge has been and will continue to be getting name recognition. We have taken advantage of local media and social media to get the word out. So far, so good, though? Yes, definitely. Even being open just a short time, we have had a lot of repeat customers and referrals from others that have been in. We have also joined the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce and have been blessed by the support we have received from other local business owners.
ALL for under $30,000!
2009 CHEVROLET TAHOE
White, 4WD, LTZ, LMB 6 Speed A/T
B3646B
How long have you been open? We just opened and celebrated our grand opening on July 1. How has business been? We are truly thankful for the tremendous response we have received from our customers. Our greatest compliment so far has been when someone walks in and says, “Is this new furniture?”
Used car-truck-suv summer sale event
$9,995
2015 CHEVROLET CRUZE
Red, 4 Dr Sedan, Automatic, Great Gas Mileage! 51,586 miles
$12,800
61673
Linda Quinn in her shop. Courtesy photo.
Do you see many tourists? Our customer base is primarily local residents looking for home furnishings, but we have had tourists come in as well. What is funny, though, is that we do get some people who are still looking to buy boots and tack from Brumby Saddlery — they were the previous tenant here. What is the most fun part about owning this business? Helping customers find just the right piece for their homes. I love working with people who are sometimes overwhelmed by the moving or downsizing experience. Because we have been lucky enough to attract consignors at this early stage, the store and its inventory is constantly changing, which means we get to mix and match and decorate creatively every day. It’s a lot of fun and a workout to boot. What do you love the most about the Seacoast? Are you originally from here? Everything. It truly is a great place to live. My husband and I moved to Hampton Beach from Dunstable, Massachusetts, two years ago and just wish we had done it sooner. Looking out at the future, any changes on the horizon for your shop? I’m sure there will be. Like in any business, we are going to have to adjust as things progress. We will need to learn about our customers and their wants and likes. We’ll learn what is difficult for consigners to sell. We look forward to the future, though, and hope to expand the business as time goes on. We feel there is a need for a shops like ours. — Rob Levey
2013 HONDA ACCORD
Red, 2.4L 4cyl, 4 Dr EX-L CVT Sedan, 63,117 miles B7040A
$15,880
2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS S550 4 MATIC Silver, Sedan, 101,507 miles, 5.5L 8cyl 4DR
C1077A
$18,995
USED 2014 GMC ACADIA
Red, AWD, 4 Dr, LLT 3.6 SIDI
61550B
$27,880
2006 HUMMER H2
Black, 4DR WGN 4WD SUV, 6.0L 8cyl, 4 Speed A/T C2699A
$28,995
2011 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Silver, 4DR, Sedan, Signature Limited, 78,156 miles
$11,995
B7079A
2011 CADILLAC CTS SEDAN
Black, Luxury, 3.0L V6 LFI, AWD 92,989 miles
$14,695
C2706A
USED 2013 BUICK LACROSSE FWD, Leather, 4Dr, Sedan, LFX 3.6L SIOI, 6 Speed A/T 59,557 miles
$16,995
61682A
USED 2016 GMC TERRAIN
White, FWD, SLE 2, 2.4L 4cyl, 19,761 miles 61639
$23,980
USED 2014
TOYOTA VENZA
Black, 4 Dr WGN V6 AWD (SE) 3.5L 6cyl 6 speed A/T 38,726 miles G4357A
$27,995
CERTIFIED 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500
White, Extended Cab Standard Box, 4WD SLE, Eng. Vortec 5.3L SFI 25,597miles
G4313A
$29,995
Holloway Buick GMC Route 1 Bypass South. 1st light on left. Portsmouth, NH www.HollowayGM.com | 603.436.1700 | 1.800.779.3298 116098
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 21
PEOPLE AND PLACES GET OUTSIDE
The Crazy Bike Man Eats at Farr’s
Adventures in fitness
Sometimes it’s all about location
Open Daily for Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Beer & Wine
Hampton proudly prese e c nts en e ri
e th
Exp
Corner of C st. & Ashworth Ave. Hampton Beach, NH 603-926-2030 • FarrsHamptonBeach.com
115983
Like us on Facebook @FarrsFamousChicken
Hampton Golf
Tournament - AUGUST 14, 2017 -
8am at Pease Golf Course • Portsmouth, NH All proceeds go to fund the 2017 Hampton Christmas Parade
WANT TO HELP? We are looking for supporters, raffle prizes and especially Golfers. Sponsorships start at $100 Green Sponsor, $200 Tee Sponsor and other opportunities available. If you want to play golf, the cost is $125 per person and Foursome Special that includes a Tee Sponsorship $700. The day includes Continental Breakfast, Golf and a BBQ Lunch. For more info about sponsorships or player info, contact:
John Nyhan at (603) 502-5411
115846w
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 22
The most important part about getting or staying fit is to try and make it feel fun. Honestly, we all are going to experience lulls in our energy levels and fitness can sometimes feel like a real chore. When fitness stops feeling fun, that is exactly when you should consider switching things up. One idea is to treat your fitness routine like an adventure. Luckily, we have some beautiful places nearby that can help us ignite or rekindle that sense of adventure. For inspiration on some adventure spots, I turned to Jennifer Desrosiers, founder of Wild Adventurous Life. For her, adventure is not just a fitness principle but a way of life. Fitness can be fun — and it really does start with a mindset. With that said, here are some of her suggestions for adventures throughout the greater Seacoast. Located in Nottingham, Pawtuckaway State Park is a 5,000-acre preserve and one of the largest state parks in the Granite State. In the words of Desrosiers, it is also “a great place for camping adventures.” “You can hike to the fire tower, play around on the boulder fields, or paddle to the lake,” she said. “You can also rent kayaks on site.” For more information about Pawtuckaway State Park, visit nhstateparks.org. Just over the border in southern Maine, Mount Agamenticus is a fantastic place for an adventure. “I suggest skipping First Hill, which attracts most of the crowds, and adventure over to the Second and Third Hill summits,” Desrosiers said. “It’s a bit of a longer hike, but the trail maps are easy to follow and the trails are well-marked. This mountain has great payoff for not a lot of effort.” She said these trails are as great for mountain biking as they are for hiking, so you have options here. “Mount A” is part of the larger Mount Agamenticus region, which covers nearly 30,000 acres. Visit agamenticus.org for more information. She cited Lubberland Creek Preserve as a lesser-known place in which to hike. She said it is one of her favorite places, however, especially at the end of the day. “You can hike the Sweet Trail, which is 4.2 miles long and very easy to follow,” she said. “There are several access points, but I like to park on Bay Road in Newmarket. You can follow the trail to Durham, or take a short walk down to Great Bay — but no dogs are allowed on that side.”
Courtesy photo.
Lubberland Creek Preserve is composed of nearly 400 acres and features a unique salt marsh and upland forest, which provides great habitat for deer, wild turkey and fisher. To learn more, visit nature.org and search for ‘Lubberland Creek Preserve.” Kayaking is another great activity with a sense of real adventure. While there are many places from which you may launch your craft, Desrosiers suggests heading to the public boat launch on Water Street in Newmarket. It is easy to reach and it offers paddlers a beautiful 20- to 30-minute paddle to Great Bay depending on the tide. “There is typically little to no boat traffic as well,” Desrosiers said. For those in need of a kayak rental, she suggests contacting 7 River Paddle Co., which may be found at sevenriverspaddling.com. More experienced and adventurous paddlers may be more inclined to enjoy the Peirce Island boat launch in Portsmouth. From Little Harbor you can access the Piscataqua River, Great Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Located on the south side of Peirce Island, the boat launch features a floating dock for easy accessibility of water craft. “There are so many nooks and crannies to explore there — it’s wonderful,” she said. — Rob Levey
7/31/17
$10 off $35
m o n d ay, t u e s d ay, w e d n e s d ay, & t h u r s d ay
or
(SS)
$5 off $25 F r i , S at & S u n
Appetizers, entrees, desserts or any combination of the three! You choose any food item(s) on the menu totaling $35/$25 or more and we’ll take $10/$5 off! Liquor and tax not included. Cannot be used in combination with group packages or holiday dinners TOGO. Maximum of 3 coupons/ discounts may be used. $35 per coupon must be spent. Please present coupon before ordering. Coupon valid only at time of purchase. Expires 7/31/17 (SS) Manager Signature Required________________
115815
Upcoming local fun runs and races
! g n i k r a P Free
Ocean View Dining
Weds. Burger Night- Great Burger from our Burger Menu
Sat. & Sun. BUCK-A-SHUCK AND HAPPY
HOUR from 4:00pm to 6:00pm on our Outside Deck
Sun. BLOODY MARY SUNDAY - Create your own Bloody Mary from our Menu Selection.
Watch the Fireworks displays from our decks! After Dinner sit by our Firepits and enjoy the Sunset
Great View! Wonderful Food! Beautiful Dining Room, Comfortable Bar 7 Days a week, 11:30am to Close 209 Ocean Blvd., Seabrook, NH
(603) 760 7500
www.castawayseafoodandgrille.com 115552
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 24
Hit the pavement during the 44th annual Stratham Fair Road Race on Saturday, July 22, at 8:30 a.m. at Stratham Hill Park on Route 33. The 5.7-mile course has remained unchanged for 44 years. Registration costs $23 and the first 200 runners to register get a free tech shirt. Visit runreg.com for more info. 10Ks are normally 6.2 miles long but because this course was designed before modern standards were set. The odd length makes it a unique challenge for runners. The course runs along gently rolling country roads, and runners can expect neighborhood sprinklers and hoses to cool them down throughout the course. There will also be four water stops along the route so runners can keep hydrated. The first 150 registered runners get a tech shirt, and those who get to race day early get a better size selection. Day-of registration costs $30 and comes with free admission to the Stratham Fair, which is happening the same weekend. The fair has barbecue and entertainment for after the race.
the grueling 10K lengths. The race is perfect for runners who are training to get ready for a 10K. The views are also great. The course will take runners through the scenic village roads of Newington.
Run in the SIX03 Summerfest 10K and 5K Race on Sunday, July 30, at the Dover Ice Arena, 110 Portland Ave., Dover. The races start at 9 a.m. and registration is $30 for the 10K, $25 for the 5K. There will be fun, music and drinks to follow. Visit six03endurance.com for more info. This is the only 10K in the Dover race series, so runners who have been participating all season should get ready to pull out all the stops. And if you missed the other races in the series, make it up to yourself with this challenging course. The first-place male and female runners will win $100, second place will win $75 and third will win $50. Following the race there will be beer available for runners who want to quench their thirst with New Hampshire’s own Smuttynose. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jenny Pound the ground at the Pease 7K Thompson Outdoor Pool, which is owned Road Race/Walk on Sunday, July 23. and operated by the City of Dover. Head out for an 8 a.m. start at Langdon Public Library, 328 Nimble Hill Want to see your photo in the Scene? Road, Newington. It also features a halfIf you have a great photo that mile Kids Fun Run and a 100-yard dash shows off the cool people, places at 7:45 a.m. The race costs from $20 to or things in the communities $30, and kids run or walk for free. Visof Hampton, Rye, Seabrook or it pease7k.org or email pease7k@gmail. Salisbury, send it to the Scene com for more info. and we could run it in a future The event is held every July and raises issue! Email your photo to editor@ money for The Minuteman Fund and The seacoastscene.net, along with a Pease Kids Corps, which help to better description of the photo and the the morale and welfare of the members name of the photographer and then of the Air National Guard. The course look for it in an upcoming issue of length sits between the average 5K and the Seacoast Scene!
603-926-6633 C H I N E S E R E S TA U R A N T
DAILY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS we provide authentic szechuan cuisine OPEN YEAR ROUND
OPEN DAILY! Sun-Thur 11:30am-10pm Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm
926-6633 | 7 Ocean Blvd. Hampton Beach
Located at Seabrook/Hampton Bridge on RT 1A www.oceanwok.com
• Authentic Stir Fried • Classic Sichuan noodles Appetizers • Authentic Vegetarian Spicy \ or not 114698
FULL BAR
539 Ocean BLVD., Hampton Beach New Hampshire Open 7 Days Per Week | 11am-9pm 107876
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 25
Q&A’S
We talked to people on the beach and asked them some tough questions... What animal do you wish could talk with and why? “A dolphin because they are really friendly and they’d just say, ‘I want to be your friend.’ I just saw dolphins at a show in Florida.” JULIANNA LABRIE OF CONCORD, N.H.
Have you ever experienced supernatural activity? “No, but my mom told me a ghost story that involved me. When I was a baby and my mom was home alone with me listening to the radio, she went into the other room to check on me and when she came back, the radio was off.”
JENNIFER LABRIE OF CONCORD, N.H.
Do you consider a hot dog a sandwich? “No. I have never considered a hot dog a sandwich, because it comes in a bun, not bread, right? And you don’t boil sandwiches in a pot.” MATT LABRIE OF CONCORD, N.H.
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 26
If a book were written about your life, what would the chapter you are in now be called? “It would probably be ‘This Too Shall Pass’ because I have a lot going on in all sectors of my life.” MARYSA MAGGIO OF BOSTON, MASS.
If you had to perform in front of thousands of people, what would you perform and why? “Oh god, I would probably crack a few jokes. Definitely not sing because I am for sure tone deaf.” BRIANNA BONNELL OF DERBY LINE, VERMONT
If a song were written about the time in your life you are living now, what would it be titled? “This is the most awkward part of my life ever so let’s call it ‘Awkward.’ I just don’t know what to do with my life!” MONICA MORSE OF CHARLESTOWN, N.H.
HAMPTON FALLS FASHION OUTLET Always New • Always for Less Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Retail! We are an Outlet
We are an experience Outlet Shopping Shopping experience featuring featuring everything from housewares, everything from crafts, greeting cards, housewares, crafts, greeting tools, clothing and cards, tools, and team wearclothing and team wear & in specializing in specializing woman’s upscaleupscale clothingclothing. women’s FAMOU S s rd a C e Tree Fre at Outle BRANDS t Prices s rt o p S s n e M ! & s Manage Ladie
rs Special $15 each o f 2 for $24
ems It t if G & l re a p p A
!
NEW
Department! K-Cup Pick Wall
Children’s Books & MORE!
Full Figured Ladies!
Up to
% OFF
0 8 . M.S.R.P Like us on
to see our current hours!
34 Lafayette Road | Hampton Falls, NH Outlet | 603-929-1146 Please visit out Sister Store: Wells Fashion Hannaford Shopping nextDays to Reny’s | Route 1, Wells, ME | 207.646.7786 OpenPlaza, Seven A Week | 9am-6pm
115351
Bargain Outlet 34FORMERLY Lafayette Road Seacoast | Hampton Falls, NH | 603.929.1146
115816
DRINK
Fair share
Stratham Fair celebrates 50 years LowellSummerMusic.Org No Ticket Fees
Friday, July 21
Saturday, July 22
The Stratham Fair, one of the oldest and largest country fairs in New England, is returning for a landmark anniversary this year, adding two more stages of entertainment and more rides to the traditional favorites to make it bigger than ever before. The fair, which has grown over the years to attract more than 20,000 people, will celebrate its 50th anniversary from Thursday, July 20, through Sunday, July 23, at Stratham Hill Park. What started as a simple chicken barbecue and lobster bake to commemorate the town’s 250th anniversary in 1966 today includes 4-H agricultural exhibits, fireworks, live entertainment, food and more. The families of the original fair founders even remain involved half a century later. Today, it remains a major fundraiser for the Stratham Volunteer Fire Department and other local community organizations. “One of the biggest things that we are doing to change it up a bit for the 50th is that we’re going to start with the fireworks on Thursday night,” said Vicky Poland, the fair’s entertainment coordinator. “We usually wait until the very end to do the fireworks on Sunday, but this year they will be a part of the opening ceremony.” If you have attended the fair in the past,
Fri-Sun, July 28-30
LOWELL FOLK FESTIVAL Friday, August 4
AMOS LEE Sunday, August 6
DAWES Saturday, August 12
LYLE LOVETT & HIS LARGE BAND Friday, August 18
50th annual Stratham Fair When: Thursday, July 20, through Sunday, July 23. Fairgrounds are open from 3 to 10 p.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Where: Stratham Hill Park, 270 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages 6 to 12 and seniors 65 and up, free for kids under 6 Visit: strathamfair.com Dogs are not allowed on the fairgrounds unless they are service dogs.
BUDDY GUY Saturday, August 19
DAVID GRISMAN SEXTET Sunday, August 20
STEPHEN STILLS & JUDY COLLINS Saturday, August 26
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: SGT. PEPPER Thursday, August 31
BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS Friday, September 1
ROSANNE CASH 114290
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 28
Courtesy photo.
other notable changes you may notice this year will include an expanded Center Stage, with a full schedule of live performances that include New England-based rock, blues and country acts. “We have an unbelievably fun lineup this year on the Center Stage,” Poland said. “The Jimmy Lehoux Band will perform on Friday night, and on Saturday night we’ll also have a Heart tribute band called Crazy On You.” Other local acts to perform on the Center Stage will include the Portsmouth Music and Arts Funk Band on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Crab Shack Band at 7:30 p.m., 16-year-old Stratham resident and singer Lydia Barnes on Friday at 3 p.m., Granite Planet at 4:30 p.m., Sound Decision on Saturday at noon, and several others. Poland said two new stages with full entertainment schedules of their own are being introduced to the fair, including an acoustic-themed stage inside the fair’s common dining and beer tent. Kicking off the events at that stage on Thursday at 4 p.m. is the Mike Dunbar Duo. Dunbar is a Hampton native who has performed at the fair in the past with his rock band Black
Agnes, she said. “There’s also going to be a Family Fun Stage … dedicated to magic shows, storytelling and other kid- and family-friendly activities,” Poland said. Local favorites like magician B.J. Hickman and puppeteer Diane Kordas will be on the Family Fun Stage at various times throughout the days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Dozens of local vendors are expected to set up shop for the duration of the fair, offering food, arts, crafts, home improvement products and more. Many old favorites are returning to this year’s fair as well, like the 4-H exhibits, which include animal parades, shows and more, plus all of the midway carnival rides courtesy of Fiesta Shows. Kids can play in the pig scramble, in which they put their names in a lottery and get put in a pen with baby pigs. If they can catch a pig, they get to take it home. “The 4-H part of the fair has a tremendous amount of things going on … like cow shows, dog shows and sheep shows,” Poland said. “It’s kind of the nucleus of what we do.” — Matt Ingersoll
Schedule of events Midway carnival rides: Thursday, 4 to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. Fair opening ceremony: Thursday, 6:30 to 7 p.m. Fireworks: Thursday, 9:30 p.m. 4-H action exhibits: Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m., Friday, 1 to 3 p.m., Saturday, noon to 3 p.m., Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m. Pie-eating contests: Friday and Saturday, 1:30 to 2 p.m. Center Stage schedule Exeter Musical Arts: Thursday, 4 to 5 p.m. Portsmouth Music and Arts Funk Band: Thursday, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Crab Shack Band: Thursday, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Felicia Berry: Friday, noon to 1 p.m. Cedar Mountain Bluegrass Band: Friday,
1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Lydia Barnes: Friday, 3 to 4 p.m. Granite Planet: Friday, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Jimmy Lehoux Band: Friday, 7:30 to 9 p.m. The Groove Tones: Saturday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sound Decision: Saturday, noon to 1 p.m. Anna Madsen Band: Saturday, 3 to 4 p.m. Bad Prom Date: Saturday, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Crazy On You (Heart tribute band): Saturday, 7:30 to 9 p.m. The EXP Band: Sunday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mammoth Steppe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. New Englanders Band: Sunday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dance Innovations: Sunday, 3 to 4 p.m. Stray Dogs: Sunday, 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Beer Tent Stage schedule Mike Dunbar Duo: Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m. Joel Glenn Wixson: Friday, noon to 2 p.m. Tom Pirozzoli: Friday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Muddy Ruckus: Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. Kacie Grenon: Saturday, noon to 2 p.m. Jerry Short: Saturday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Nick and Sherry Pangaro: Saturday, 5 to 7 p.m. Joel Cage: Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. RC Thomas: Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Double Take: Sunday, 5 to 7 p.m. Family Fun Stage schedule Magician BJ Hickman: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m. Puppeteer Diane Kordas: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Wh
o
Summer Fun Fo
Life at the Beach r
olD
A lovely, well-stocked boutique filled with ladies beach clothing & accessories
&Y
ou
? nG
eD er
Great o F or G u Yo
neW at the Beach!
BZ
The newest spot on the boardwalk is on the corner of D St. & Ocean Blvd! Eat in or take out from the all day options at JB’s Seafood, a family friendly restaurant with fresh seafood, beignets, drinks, & all your beach favorites!
SPORTS STOP
Doug h Exp ress Ice C
★ Right Acr oss Fr om T he B eac h
rea m
★F ried Do
ugh ★ Co
★
ld Drinks
GIFTS
HAMPTON FRIED DOUGH & Other Food Delights
BZ
CASINO PARKING
BEACH SUPPLIES
Visit Us Online: www.HamptOnBeacHcasinONH.cOm
116094
The hearT of The Beach Since 1899 ★ 169 ocean Blvd ★ hampTon Beach nh ★ acroSS from The Sea Shell STage
IN/OUT CAR TALK
Suggestions for topics to teach in automotive history class Dear Car Talk: I have been an automotive instructor for 24 years, and recently the college I teach at approached me to teach a course on the “history of the automobile in By Ray Magliozzi America.” I’ve always taught the vocational side of cars (auto-body repair) and maintenance courses for beginners, but this course intrigues me. The good news is that the topic is huge, with almost 2 billion sites and pages on the internet. The bad news is that the topic is huge, with almost 2 billion sites and pages on the internet! How would you lecture on a topic this big, covering it in about six to eight talks? By the way, I love your column. — Russ As you might guess, there are 2 billion ways to approach this topic. So I’ll just give you one way you could potentially organize the lectures. Your first lecture or two could be about automotive technology. Keep in mind that the most interesting stuff happened in the early days of cars and in the past 30 or 40 years. Early on, you had the internal-combustion engine, the production assembly line, hydraulic brakes and the automatic transmis-
sion. And then there was a long period of time with very little meaningful innovation. Then in the past few decades, spurred by the EPA and by higher gas prices, computerization and fuel injection have transformed fuel economy, emissions and reliability. From there you can lecture on safety innovations over the years, which also have been revolutionized by computers. Tucker and Volvo had some early safety advances, which were mostly ignored. Then, in the 1960s, Ralph Nader started complaining about all the people getting killed in cars. That started a push for some amazing safety improvements, from mandatory 3-point seat belts to crumple zones, air bags, ABS, electronic stability control and, most recently, today’s pre-autonomous driving technologies. Another lecture could be on our most popular cars. You could spend one session on big hits: the Model A, the late-’50s Chevy sedans, the Mustang, the VW Bug, the Honda Civic, the Toyota Camry. You can try to figure out why (styling? design? competitive advantages?) those cars were so popular — and why some, like the ’60s Mustangs, are still popular, even though they’re horrible cars compared with even a modern Kia Rio. You also could lecture on big flops, like the Edsel, the Pacer and the Aztek. You could talk
about what the manufacturers thought they were improving, and why they were wrong. And then your last lecture could be a look to the future, with fully autonomous cars and vehicle-to-vehicle communication to prevent accidents. And by the way, if all that autonomous driving stuff works, it could put you auto-body guys out of business. So it’s good you’re branching out into academia. Dear Car Talk: My 1997 Mercedes E420 leads a very leisurely life, sitting in the garage for months before being called on for the occasional road trip. Lately, I’ve been experiencing a rough idle condition, where the engine rpm varies between 550 and 700, like a bad engine miss. Acceleration, driving around town or driving on the highway doesn’t create a miss, with the car performing as normal. No check engine light has ever appeared, although it does illuminate at startup, so I know it works. When I had an OBD scan, two codes came up. One code is an oxygen sensor, and the other a secondary air-system code. Can you provide any insight about how to get my baby running well again? — Martin I had to take a wild stab at it, I’d say you need an oxygen sensor and some work on your secondary air system, Martin.
The Seacoast’s Newest Consignment Shop Where it’s all about the thrill of the find
Unique treasures arriving daily eclectic mix of old and new Have items to consign? Email us! sell@homerenewed.net
HOME: ReNewed LLC A Consignment Shop
Quality Home Furnishings & Accessories
Open Tuesday thru Thursday 11-5 • Friday 11-6 • Sat 10-6 • Sun 12-5 826 Lafayette Road, Rte.1 Hampton, NH | 603-601-8633 | homerenewed.net
115797
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 30
111355
Actually, even though the scan identified those two problems, they may not be responsible for your rough idle. Of the two, a rough idle is more likely to be related to the secondary air system, which is responsible for maintaining the right fuel-to-air mixture when the engine is cold. But the rough idle could be caused by something else entirely. And since you drive the car so infrequently, it could be that your injectors are just gummed up. That can come from not driving it enough, and having the same tank of gas in there for six to eight years at a time. So I’d start by trying a fuel-system cleaner. We use a product in the shop called 44K, which is made by BG. But if you can’t find that, try Chevron Techron, which is widely available. Use it for a few tanks of gas in a row and see what happens. If that helps, then try driving the car more often and not filling the tank before you store it — so you can add fresh gasoline 11 months later, when you fire it up for the Fourth of July parade. You’ll still have to take care of those emissions codes that came up during the scan if you want to pass inspection. And without an inspection sticker, you won’t be able to drive the car, and your injectors will gum up again. Visit Cartalk.com
115942
Beach Scene Photos by Ethan Hogan.
Private functio Party n With Outs room Holds up t ide Deck! o $100. Plea 75 people. se call reserve! to
Voted Best Local Sports Bar! Daily Events Mondays- Free pool, open-close Tuesdays- Free Stand Up Comedy 8pm Wednesdays- Bag Toss (win cash) 8pm Thursdays- Trivia (win up to $100) 9pm Fridays- freebies! Free munchies (4pm-5:30pm)
Keno | Pool | Darts | Scratch Tickets | Jackpot Poker | Pull Tabs | Mass Lottery Located at the intersection of I-95 and Route 110 (Next to “VisionMax”) Salisbury, MA | (978) 462-8994 SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 32
107054
FAMILY FRIENDLY BAR & GRILL FRESH SEAFOOD DECK & PATIO
CALL OR VISIT US:
HAPPY H
MON - TH O U R 3 P M - 6 PU R S M
603-294-0111
115 Mirona Road Portsmouth, NH TheShanty.com
ON THE WATERFRONT!
58 CERES STREET • PORTSMOUTH, NH 603.294.9902
DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR SECOND LOCATION ACROSS FROM RYE BEACH
SPECIALS MON - 50 CENT WINGS TUE - 2 FOR $20 FRI - $11. 99 FISH & CHIPS (ALL YOU CAN EAT)
RED SOX GAME DAY SPECIALS $5 BURGERS • $5/2 HOT DOGS $8.99 PITCHERS OF BUD LIGHT
we deliver! SEAFOOD • BURGERS PIZZA • ICE CREAM-FRIED DOUGH • & MORE
115735
YES, WE ARE KID FRIENDLY. YES, ATTIRE IS CASUAL.
YES, YOU WILL HAVE FUN.
OPEN 11A-9P EVERY DAY! • (603) 373-8477 1215 OCEAN BLVD RYE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
To Portsmouth, Rye & New Castle
115679
115735
Beach Scene Photos by Ethan Hogan.
i e r ns B ' O General Store
Family Owned Restaurant & Pub!
Same cutting edge technology, same low cost, new location.
Groceries | Sundries Freshly Made Pizza Full Deli | Beer & Wine Fine Cigars | Cigarettes
Save 40-70% on a MRI, CT Scan, X-ray and more.
We Deliver 7 Days!
Breakfast Time!
Bedford
160 S. River Rd., Ste 2100 Bedford, NH
3 locations, same phone number • Derry
• Windham • Bedford
603-537-1363 OBriensGeneralStore.com
099129
8 Batchelder Rd, Seabrook | 474-2722 856 US Rte 1 Bypass, N. Portsmouth | 431-8280
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 34
www.DerryImaging.com
A part of
We offer Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at exceptional prices!
MEDICAL SERVICES 116053
1500 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth, NH 603-431-5882 • 114500
Beer, Wine, Lottery Tickets & Tobacco
Large Selection of Craft Beers+Wine LOW LOW CIGARETTE PRICES ON ALL BRANDS! 621 Lafayette Rd (Rte. 1) | Seabrook NH | Open 6 Days 8am to 9pm Sun 8am to 8pm | 603 474 5337 114340
FOOD
AT OCEANFRONT CONVENIENCE STORE Jimmy and Lola Khalil are a married couple who own Oceanfront Convenience Store at Hampton Beach (339 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, 603-601-7528). Despite the store’s name, the shop is about more than just convenience — it’s also about offering homemade Mediterranean food. Jimmy handles most of the customers while Lola is busy making the many homemade specialties that are available at the store. Their menu is rooted in Mediterranean flavors with some Italian and American options as well. Jimmy took a few moments to chat with the Scene while he was busy making fresh sandwiches for customers who come of the beach hungry and ready eat. How long have you been located at Hampton Beach? We’ve been here for three years now. We wanted to bring our ethnic food to the people here.
every individual the same. I did work in the restaurant [industry] before, so I know how to handle food, but it is different running your own store. Who is one celebrity you wish you could serve? We did serve a celebrity before. He was here for two weeks and he had a meatball every day. He had a show about fishing on Channel 5 I think. I would like to serve Shakira ... because she is half Mediterranean and she would appreciate the food. But we serve everybody the same.
What do you think makes Oceanfront Convenience unique? They don’t have anybody on the beach with Mediterranean food. Lola does most of the cooking from her family recipes and we sometimes have her cousin help too. But nothing here is bought from the store so it all comes from family recipes. What is your personal favorite dish? Falafel. We put a different spice in it that brings out a unique flavor. Lola makes it herself and the spice we add is a secret.
What is your favorite part about being located on the Seacoast? It’s a busy summer and after five months you get to go home. I love the beach. Who doesn’t love the beach? — Ethan Hogan
What dish do you recommend everyone try? We have what they call a Mediterranean platter. It’s a mix of everything, grape leaves, cabbage, tabbouleh. It’s all different flavors that are brought together. It is a perfect mix.
Give props to your favorite restaurant! If you love a local eatery and want to see it featured on this page, send your suggestion to editor@ seacoastscene.net. Seacoast Eats highlights restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops and anywhere else you can get great food in Hampton, Rye, Seabrook and Salisbury.
What is an essential skill when running a restaurant? You have to be able to try and help
Photos by Ethan Hogan.
The best online resource for:
Hampton Beach’s
Seacoast Hotels Real Estate Hampton Beach Events & More!
parasail company!
S
ea c
bring in this ad for $10 off high ride or paddle board rental
Open 7 Days a Week | 9am-5:30pm 603.929.4386 | One Ocean Blvd. | Hampton, NH
116097
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 36
oa s
m .co tBeachInfo
For more info, contact: Larry Marsolais
603.935.5096 or larry@seacoastscene.net
115087
ONLY
Girls Night Out! Thursday, July 20th Receive a FREE PANDORA TOTE BAG with $125 Pandora purchase. While supplies last. See store for details.
29 Lafayette Road | Seacoast Village Mall North Hampton, NH | 603.964.6541 115999
113682
115313
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 37
FOOD
Brewing up fun
B R OW N S
Get beer and give back at Seaside Brewfest
SEABROOK LOBSTER POUND RT 286, Seabrook Beach, NH “A New England Favorite since 1950”
Eat your dinner in our scenic dining room or over the water on our open deck! OPEN Year Round Call Ahead Take Out Service 603-474-3331
April 1st - November 15th every day / November 15 - April Fri, Sat, Sun & Holidays 099132
Brewfest. Courtesy photo.
EST. 1973
Antiques, Collectibles, Arts & Vintage Treasures
115526
115923
132 PORTSMOUTH AVE • STRATHAM, NH • 603-772-6205 (INSIDE THE STRATHAM CIRCLE) OPEN 7 DAYS MON-SAT 10-5 • SUN 12-5 • LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 38
On Saturday, July 22, the third annual Seaside Brewfest will give beer-lovers a chance to give back to the community while sipping brews on the boardwalk. The Brewfest will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Ocean Front South Boardwalk at Salisbury Beach. Attendees will get to enjoy 12 fourounce glasses of beer, which will be available from a variety of distributors, including Wachusett Brewing Co., Nauti Seltzer, Goose Island, Downeast Cider House, Allagash Brewing Co., Shock Top and Blue Point Brewery. In addition to beer, the Brewfest will host food vendors, and there will be a DJ and music provided by Evolvement Radio. Yard games like cornhole will be set up for attendees. The Salisbury Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting the event with the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Merrimack Valley to raise funds for the new Partridge Brook Park. In the event’s first year, Salisbury Parks and Rec hosted it solo with the goal of matching the $400,000 in funds provided by the state for the creation of Partridge Brook Park. Once completed, the park will comprise more than 17 acres of land behind Salisbury Elementary School. The park is intended for use by sports teams, kids in school and the general public. For the past two years, the Boys & Girls Club of Lower Merrimack Valley has received half of the funds raised, which they use for a variety of their own outreach programs. In past years the Brewfest has attracted about 150 to 200 people, according to organizer Angelica Medina, but this year organizers are anticipating a larger crowd, which would be in line with their goal to increase attendance a little
bit every year. “I hope there’s high attendance because high attendance means we’ll have some funds for the park,” Medina said. Advance tickets are $30 and are available for purchase online up through the night before the event. Tickets can also be purchased at the door for $35 per person. For non-drinkers, there are $10 tickets available to give back to the community. Aside from this money raised, the organizers of the event emphasize the satisfaction of the Brewfest attendees. “I’m hoping everyone has a fun and a safe, enjoyable time,” Medina said. For Salisbury Parks and Rec, the Brewfest is about more than just beer. It is also very much about building community and appreciating the surroundings. “I hope that people see all that Salisbury has to offer, especially now that we have our beautiful brand new boardwalk,” Medina said. Medina also noted that she is especially excited for the Brewfest this year because of the entertainment along the recently constructed boardwalk at Salisbury Beach. The fun in Salisbury should not end when the Brewfest ends, she said. “We really want to increase attendance down at Salisbury Beach because there have been a lot of improvements in the past few months,” Medina said. “I think it would be great if people could stick around after and hop into the local businesses, stay for the fireworks, the live music.” Assuming all goes as planned, the Brewfest this year will simultaneously promote the parks, Boys & Girls Club missions, local businesses, the new boardwalk and the happiness and unity of the Salisbury community as a whole. — Rebecca Walker
The Seacoast’s Craft Beer Headquarters
-Wide Selection of Craft BeersCheck out our climate controlled wine room!
Mon-Sat, 10am-8pm • Sun, 12pm-5pm
Voted #1 Beer Store
On the NH Seacoast in the 2015 Readers Choice Awards.
We promise to provide the best selection of Beer & Wine, and always give you the best service!
CRAFT BREWS FROM THE SEACOAST, NEW ENGLAND, AMERICA AND BEYOND. Whether you’re looking for an American Black Ale, or a Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic, chances are that Prost! has what you’re looking for. Our collection of beer and wine in New Hampshire boasts selections from all over the country and even beyond. Not sure what you want? Let us know and we’ll be happy to help you make a choice.
FINE WINE FROM AROUND THE WORLD We may house our beer & wine in NH, but our unique selections come from all over the world. Come to one of our wine tasting events here at Prost! to see what our selection is all about.
109632
FOOD
perishables Tasty food from fresh ingredients
Sugar Snap Peas It’s immensely satisfying to grow your own vegetables. What starts from small seeds turns into the most beautiful and delicious food. It’s safe to say that this food, because I grew it, is tastier than any I can purchase at the market. Some of that is mental (the satisfaction!) while much of it is reality (not mass-produced, soaked in pesticides, etc.). No one is more surprised by all of these revelations than me! I was never a green thumb and to this day refuse to water our indoor plants (because if I touch them, they die). Yet, I can grow vegetables! It’s astounding. One of the easiest and most miraculous vegetables to grow is the sugar snap pea. For one, they are hardy and can handle the unpredictable New Hampshire spring. Even I can’t seem to mess them up. For another, they climb and climb up any surface you provide for them. Their vertical nature gives me such a feeling of accomplishment. They’re also quite delicious and my two young daughters often swipe
NH Lottery Tickets Available
Come As A Stranger, Leave As A Friend! Lunch & Dinner Daily 11am-10pm Ribs - Barbecue - Steaks - Fresh Seafood Burgers - Sandwiches - Daily Specials
Everyday
1/4 lb Burger & Fries Basket - $5
Everyday
$1.25
Chix Drum
Easy Roasted Sugar Snap Peas — 3 Ways 1st Way 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper, to taste
Family Friendly! • Take-Out Available
Happy Hour! Mon-Fri 3pm-5pm
2nd Way 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed 1 tablespoon coconut oil 2 tablespoons brown or coconut sugar
$2.50 Domestic Beers
Specialty Drinks
Frog Punch • Fish Bowl • Sex With The Devil
Live Entertainment Nightly Just Steps From Hampton Beach
17 L. Street Hampton beach (603) 967-4777 | MilliesTavern.com SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 40
114695
Sit & Relax On Our Outdoor Patio!
ripe peas off the vines. Even they can see how cool it is that there is something edible where there used to be just dirt. I’m grateful my daughters love these peas because they are so good for them. The crunch is so satisfying, even kids can get behind this vegetable. They are high in fiber, low in calories and even have some protein. According to LiveStrong. com, a ½-cup serving of cooked sugar snap peas contains 2 grams of protein. Particularly for my little ones who don’t eat much meat, this is wonderful news. While we consume most of our sugar snap peas raw right off the vine, we most recently had a surplus. Going away for a few days meant coming back to weigheddown vines filled with ripe snap peas. We harvested them and now enjoy our bounty. I love eating them raw the most but needed to find a different option to make sure we would eat all our crop! — Allison Willson Dudas
3rd Way 1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed 1 tablespoon sesame oil Sea salt, to taste Preheat oven to 450 degrees and prepare a baking sheet (I like to cover with parchment paper for ease of cleanup and lack of sticking). Mix sugar snap peas in oil and seasoning. Lay over baking sheet and roast 12 to 17 minutes, flipping halfway through. Enjoy!
New England
Fried Seafood
Hole in one on first hole at Captain’s Corner, WINS dinner at Lena’s
7 Days a Week - 11am to 9pm 131 Rabbit rd., Salisbury, MA www.lenasseafood.com 978-465-8572
Open 7 Days | Sun-Thurs 10am-9pm Fri-Sat 10am-10pm 75 Main st., Salisbury, MA www.captainscornerminigolf.com 978-465-5700
Glow Golf opens this Saturday!
115731
Mini Golf, Go Carts, Batting Cages Ice Cream & Fried Dough
POP CULTURE
Recovering stories forgotten
Seacoast author recounts the stories of Lt. W.H. Jaques
Full Service Public Retail Seafood Market
The Freshest Lobsters, Crabs & Fish Direct from our fishermen to the public!
Lobsters • Clams • Fillets Whole Fish • Live Crabs • Shrimp We will steam your lobster & crabs - By request.
Open Year Round 603.474.9850 ext. 6
Wednesday-Sunday 10am-6pm Located across the Hampton Bridge going into Seabrook/right side of the street 110123
114103
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 42
Local author Tom Clarie has penned another book for history-lovers, this one a look at the fascinating life of Lt. W.H. Jaques. Subs, Guns, Honor; Lt. W.H. Jaques of Little Boar’s Head, Tom Clarie NH was published in the spring, a 232-page book that includes 40 illustrations and countless tales of Jaques as he made his way through school, the Navy and numerous industries. When working on his last book, Oceanside History at Rye Beach and the Farragut, Clarie stumbled, metaphorically, upon Jaques. “I was doing that Oceanside book and I just bumped into him,” Clarie said. After delving further into the life of Jaques, Clarie spent five years cultivating research on the historian’s life to create his latest novel. “He was born in Pennsylvania ... and then he moved to Jersey, so he has a lot of connections [in that area],” Clarie said. “There’s a lot of shipping down there, and so he started there and then maybe because of the shipbuilding in the area he got interested in Annapolis and applied and got [accepted].” From there, Jaques quickly made connections with various captains and admirals that led to his involvement in the gun business. “People were worried after the Civil War we’d let our Navy go and we didn’t have good ships and good weapons, so he was sent abroad and became friends with William Chandler, who became secretary of the Navy,” Clarie said. “[Jaques began] running this huge gun division [for Bethlehem Steel], which was a big responsibility … [then he] went into the Naval militia,” Clarie said. Jaques delved into the submarine industry until the early 1900s. After the sub business tanked, he got involved with Hampton Water Works, became secretary for the New Hampshire Historical Society and joined the board of directors of the St. Andrew’s School near the Farragut Hotel. “He was involved in the area as well as being internationally famous. Why there’s not a Wikipedia page for him, I don’t know,” Clarie said. This collection of untold stories was not easy to piece together. “Since there’s no books [on Jaques], I did it all online and searched through a
couple newspaper archives … so it was an adventure for me, just like I think Jaques’s life was an adventure.” What kept Clarie driven to gather more information was his fascination with Jaques’ connections. “I like the fact that he’s involved in the Navy and then [for] the Navy at that time ... really the center of the world was at Portsmouth. That was their main spot and a lot of people don’t realize but back 100 years ago everyone in the world knew Portsmouth, New Hampshire, [because of] the Naval [shipyard],” Clarie said. “So I guess I found the whole story intriguing, but I guess I liked the fact that it shows the importance of the Navy and I like that he was really dedicated to the Navy.” Clarie said he hopes locals will read his book and be inspired to learn more about what’s right in their own backyard. “I’d like them to learn more about the Navy, which is right in our area,” he said. “We have a huge sub, Albacore, up there and I just like them to see what a great area it was and has been.” Plus, he said, any history buff will appreciate learning about Jaques’ life. “It’s a really fascinating story of a famous person no one knows, and he didn’t just desert the area — he was very involved,” Clarie said. “I keep bumping into things that [make me think] ‘Maybe he’s more important than I thought!’” Clarie holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Connecticut in addition to a master’s degree in library science from Southern Connecticut State University. Through his writing, Clarie sets out to preserve the lives of forgotten people and places. “I love bringing [back] hidden people that were major and did great things that vanished — totally vanished,” he said. In terms of future novels, Clarie hopes to uncover stories of even more people from Little Boar’s Head. “There’s so many famous people up here,” he said. “A lot of people, especially in Rye, would say, ‘Oh, you’re not talking about the farmers, you’re not talking about the people who ran the mills, [instead] you’re talking about these outsiders that came in,’ and I find to me that [those outsiders] enriched the area [with] their spirits and I just want to show that.” Subs, Guns, Honor; Lt. W.H. Jaques of Little Boar’s Head, NH can be purchased on Amazon, at Petey’s Red Roof Market in Rye and at the Albacore Submarine Gift Shop in Portsmouth. — Nicole Kenney
Knights of Columbus Proudly Presents
Seacoast Charity Golf Tournament Players of all abilities, men and women, are invited to our Seacoast Charity Golf Tournament at Pease Golf Course. Come join us for a day of golfi ng enjoyment at the area's most pristine championship golf course.
Sign-up and pay early! Limited space. DATE: Friday, September 15, 2017 (Rain Date Sept. 22) TIME: Registration 7:30am • Play starts at 8am PLACE: Pease Golf Course • 200 Grafton Dr. Portsmouth, NH FORMAT: Shotgun Scramble APPROPRIATE DRESS: Collared shirt, no jeans or metal spikes. FEE: $145 per individual player $580 per foursome Includes greens fee, cart, complimentary tees, balls, prizes, snacks throughout the day, & a full dinner following the event under the tournament tent at Pease Golf Course. Golf Pro, Tim Riese, 2009 NHC PGA Teacher of the Year, will be available throughout the tournament.
This tournament will directly help the following charities: 40 DAYS FOR LIFE • ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION • BOY SCOUTS - NH • COATS FOR KIDS • CROTCHED MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION • DAY OF HOPE • EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS • EXETER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM • FAMILY FARE • FUTURE IN SIGHT • HEALING TRUST • KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS • LIBERTY HOUSE • LITTLE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS - DANVILLE, NH MANCHESTER MISSION • NET MINISTRIES - CHRISTIAN OUTREACH • NEW GENERATION SHELTERS • NEW GENERATIONS - PORTSMOUTH • NEW HAMPSHIRE CATHOLIC CHARITIES NH SPECIAL OLYMPICS • RETIREMENT FUND FOR PRIESTS & RELIGIOUS • RICHIE MCFARLAND CENTER • RICHIE MCFARLAND CHILDREN’S CENTER • RIGHT TO LIFE ROCKINGHAM VNA AND HOSPICE • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NURSING HOME • SACRED HEART SCHOOL - HAMPTON SEACOAST BIRTHRIGHT SEACOAST FAMILY YMCA KINDERCARE • SEACOAST RIGHT TO LIFE - PORTSMOUTH • SEGWAY FOR VETS • SEMINARIANS • ST CHARLES CHILDREN’S HOME ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PANTRY - EXETER & HAMPTON • ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOUP KITCHEN - HAMPTON • STATE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KIDNEY FUND • STEUBENVILLE EAST
Sponsorship Opportunities Available! • Donations Gladly Accepted Any Questions? Please let us know
Send registration form & check, payable to:
Steve Barbieri Johnathan McCoy Dave Drolet Rain Date Info
Knights of Columbus Council 5093
603-401-1430 603-380-0834 603-781-4016 603-433-1331
Register Online Today! www.SeacoastGolfTournament.com
PO Box 2052, Hampton NH 03842 Only full payment will qualify play
SPONSORED BY HAMPTON COUNCIL 5093 • SUPPORTED BY EXETER 2179 & PORTSMOUTH 140 COUNCILS 115988
POP CULTURE
Saints for All Occasions, by J. Courtney Sullivan (Alfred A. Knopf, 335 pages) The characterization of any novel as “sweeping” is usually code for “pass this one up if you’ve got a life.” “Sweeping” novels aim to thrust readers across generations and realms; they may do so, but in the process they also often invite a more literal interpretation of the adjective: that the editor lacked a broom, or the courage to use one, to whisk unnecessary passages away. The latest from J. Courtney Sullivan, Saints for All Occasions, shoots up this “sweeping” warning flame, aside a couple of lesser concerns: The author majored in Victorian literature at Smith yet wrote a book called Dating Up: Dump the Shlump and Find a Quality Man. Her later offerings, which include the commercially successful Maine and The Engagements, seem penitent about that. And the first few chapters of Saints duly wear sackcloth. Clipped, unadorned sentences beg for a dab of lipstick or a string of fake pearls. The dialogue is sparse; the pace, lethargic. Not until our heroes – or anti-heroes, as the case may be – bid farewell to their father and grandmother in Ireland and reluctantly take up residence in Boston do any parades of remarkable sentences show up. When they do – as in a couple of paragraphs describing an incessant rain at an abbey – it’s as if Publishers Clearing House arrived with balloons, or a dormant cluster of cells in a test tube Want to see your photo in the Scene? If you have a great photo that shows off the cool people, places or things in the communities of Hampton, Rye, Seabrook or Salisbury, send it to the Scene and we could run it in a future issue! Email your photo to editor@ seacoastscene.net, along with a description of the photo and the name of the photographer and then look for it in an upcoming issue of the Seacoast Scene!
moved for the first time. It lives! Here is the story: Nora and Theresa are the sisters, 21 and 17, who sailed from Ireland to America in 1957. Their stay in the States was supposed to be temporary. Nora was betrothed to an Irishman working there; Theresa was the sister she couldn’t live without. In Boston, where everything but the Catholicism was strange, “Her sister was so familiar, the one familiar thing” in Nora’s new life. After settling in, Theresa, who is both vivacious and naïve (a dangerous combination) finds herself pregnant by a dashing Bostonian who thereafter becomes unavailable. Nora, congenitally bridled by duty, concocts a plan wherein she gets married quickly, pretends to be pregnant, and then adopts the child (born shockingly early) and raises him herself. Nora justifies it by saying that Theresa can still be part of the boy’s life, and he’s better off with family than with strangers, even good Catholic strangers hand-selected by money-grubbing nuns. This is a scheme that even a janitor filling in for an advice columnist on vacation would pronounce sketchy. But all of Theresa’s options were bad, and she agrees to her sister’s plan.
Fresh Merchandise Coming In Daily!
POP-UP IN THE PARK You might see some interesting additions to the Prescott Park landscape if you’re around Portsmouth this weekend. New Hampshire Art Association member Liz Sibley Fletcher brings a selection of her stoneware clay sculptures to the park this Saturday, July 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. near the Sheafe Warehouse. Fletcher has been creating sculptures in the woods of her Mason home for more than 30 years, plus more functional work through the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. These ones she calls “Strange Beasts.” Visit nhartassociation.org. Courtesy photo.
Pizza, Lunch, Dinner, Sandwiches, Seafood Eat In Or Take Out
• WE’RE JUST TEN MINUTES FROM THE BEACHES •
Over 5,000 sq. ft of glassware, china, vintage post cards, fabric, art, books, jewelry, furniture and so much more!
Full Service Bar
Get a 20% Discount by using the code SALTY BREEZE at checkout. exp. date 7/31/17 Just 3 Doors Down From The Stratham Circle Lots Of Free Parking In Tax Free NH MON-SAT 10-5 • SUN 11-4
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 44
a fraud because he’s a Democratic strategist who got a Mormon Republican elected governor. (Knopf claims this is fiction, but well, who knows?) Also, you might know someone like Nora’s grown children. Nora never sees them without phones in their hand, but they are mysteriously never able to pick up when it’s Nora who’s calling. In her deft skewering of assorted cultural failings, Sullivan is spot-on. Sullivan borrowed from her own family’s experience when crafting the story. Her own grandmother emigrated from Ireland to Boston, alone, at age 17 (the same age that Theresa is when the fictional sisters arrive). As part of her research, she visited her grandmother’s hometown, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, and interviewed women there. She also spent time at the Abbey of Regina Laudis (not in Vermont, but in Connecticut) to learn about what cloistered life would have been like for Theresa. Saints for All Occasions is exhaustive and occasionally exhausting; don’t believe the Amazon reviewer who said she read it all in one sitting. Sullivan is an accomplished storyteller; her readers finish each chapter wanting to know what happens next. But a perplexingly clipped ending and too many characters with more flaws than virtues make this a book mostly beloved of lapsed Catholics in Southie. B— Jennifer Graham
Greg’s Bistro
V INTA GE • ANTIQUE DECOR • COLLECTI BLES
1 5 1 P O RT S M O U T H AV E . S T R AT H A M , N H | 6 0 3 . 7 7 2 . 2 7 8 0
Don’t Forget To Like Us On Facebook!
But wait. This novel is sweeping, meaning that we cannot start at the beginning, but 50 years later, when that baby, now a mustachioed bar owner, smashes his car into an overpass wall in south Boston. Sullivan then bats the story around like a tennis ball between time zones, gracefully connecting the complicated dots that led up to Patrick’s death, and the fresh complications that his funeral presents. For reasons not yet disclosed, the sisters are estranged, and Theresa, now living in a Vermont abbey where she is called Mother Cecilia, hasn’t talked to Nora in decades. When Nora calls the monastery and leaves a message that Patrick is dead, she’s expecting to hurt her sister, not summon her to the funeral. But Theresa decides to come. It’s complicated, yes, and sweeping with all of the baggage, but also surprisingly engrossing. Surprising because this is a cast of people broken in different ways, and it’s hard to know whom to like, or if you’re supposed to like any of the characters at all. (Except the cute lesbian couple that rescues abandoned animals.) Like them or not, you know these people, from Nora, a literal mother superior, whose sense of self-worth is linked to the number of homemade dishes she can put out for a funeral, to John, now the eldest surviving son, who lives in a six-bedroom McMansion in the suburbs of Boston and wonders if he’s
WE DELIVER! • 603.926.0020 445 Lafayette Road, Hampton NH 115733
111674
U T B U N S OU O S N T! U S and try one of our tasty burge r down n o e Granite State Burger C s this J me time for th u halle o C st in nge ly . ju
“To Live in the Hearts of Those We Love is Not to Die” 45 Alden Avenue - Greenland, NH
603•766•4774
4 Essex Dr. Raymond, NH • 603-244-1573 • CorknKegGrill.com
www.SeacoastPetCrematory.com
WEEKEND BREAKFAST FEATURING A BLOODY MARY BAR
109961
115845
Family owned and operated, providing the same friendly atmosphere since we opened, 56 years ago, in 1960.
The Dinnerhorn
Love it here. The home of familiar favorites
The Brätskellar Pub
603-436-0717 | 980 Lafayette Rd • Route 1, Portsmouth NH www.DinnerHorn.com • www.bratskeller.com
105065
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 45
NITE
Invitation only
Jimmy Dunn & friends at Hampton Beach Comedy Festival The Hampton Beach Comedy Festival has grown from modest beginnings into a pretty big deal. Jimmy Dunn created the four-day event to entice his comedy pals to hang out at his summer home. “Make a little money at the beach and have a fun couple of nights,” he said in a recent phone interview. Lately, agents are pitching him comics, which is problematic. “They’ll say, ‘How do I get him on?’ I tell them, ‘w\Well, if he’s not my buddy, that’s gonna be a long shot.’” The festival’s second night is a perfect example. Dave Rattigan, Mark Riley, Dan Crohn, Graig Murphy, Mike Whitman, Jesse Bickford and PJ Thibodeau appear with Dunn, who hosts each show. “That lineup would blow the room away at any comedy club in the country,” he said. “These guys just happen to play poker at my house every week.” Thus, what goes on away from the stage is just funnier than the comedy shows. “Last year, we ended up at Playland until Hampton Beach Comedy Festival When: Thursday, July 20, through Sunday, July 23, 8 p.m. Where: Ashworth by the Sea, 295 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach Tickets: $20 at brownpapertickets.com Lineup Thursday, July 20: Kelly MacFarland, Dave Rattigan, Kerri Louise, Will Noonan, Jesse Bickford Friday, July 21: P.J. Thibodeau. Mark Riley, Dan Crohn, Graig Murphy, Mike Whitman, Dave Rattigan Saturday, July 22: Matty Blake, Carolyn Riley, Dave Rattigan, Lamont Price, Mike Prior, Steve Calechman Sunday, July 23: Lenny Clarke, Carolyn Plummer, Dave Rattigan, Dan Miller Jimmy Dunn hosts all shows
closing. We had the race cars eight lanes wide,” Dunn said. “It’s a beach party, and a comedy show breaks out. Everybody ends up eating lousy pizza.” The festival is returning after a one-year hiatus forced when Dunn underwent back surgery. “When you can’t walk, you can’t do standup,” he said with a laugh. “That’s part of the definition of the gig.” This year’s lineup includes new faces, like Boston’s Kerri Louise, and many returning comics. Kelly McFarland headlines opening night; Lenny Clarke tops the bill for the festival’s final show. Dave Rattigan is there for all four, and Dunn acts as emcee throughout. Will Noonan now has television credits, an envious social media presence and a popular podcast, but was relatively new when he first played five or six years ago. “Everyone was talking about him;, and we had him up — he blew the roof off,” Dunn said. “We’ve had him back every year. The first time he came ... he showed up in a suit! I said, ‘Who the heck is this kid?’ I love that kind of stuff.” A first-timer in 2015, Carolyn Riley is a local comic who gained attention when she was named Funniest Person at UNH a few years back. “She’s really clever, and smarter than the rest of us idiots … too good for us, frankly,” Dunn said. “She’s got smart comedy for a younger audience. She was a huge hit last year, and we had to have her back. That’s kind of how I book it.” Dunn is a comedy veteran, with decades of standup and television experience. Most recently, he was in the cast of the CBS sitcom The McCarthys. “It was the best year of my life, what every standup comedian dreams about,” he said. “That sitcom on the soundstage with seven million people watching every week.”
Jimmy Dunn. Courtesy photo.
This fall he’ll appear on a currently topsecret Netflix show. “I’m not allowed to talk about it,” Dunn said when pressed for details. He auditions during the late winter months, which fits both his and Hollywood’s schedule. “I’m in the game now that I have a track record with The McCarthys; they give me these auditions, and I’d be a fool not to go out there.”
Dunn auditioned without success for I’m Dying Up Here, the Showtime series about standup’s 1970s golden era. Comedy is a hot commodity now; Dunn is a fan of HBO’s Crashing for its honest depiction of his profession. “I tell people this is the life of a standup comic,” Dunn said, recounting a typical comic’s Twitter feed. “Wednesday it’s, ‘United Airlines sucks’ and Thursday it’s, ‘Hey, Cleveland, I’m on with Johnny and the Jackass tomorrow; make sure you tune in.’ Friday morning you’re talking about two big shows at the Chuckle Hut coming up, and by Sunday it’s, ‘Thanks for coming out, people,’” he said. “On Monday again it’s, ‘United Airlines sucks balls.’ That is our life.” Dunn ended the interview by teasing possible surprise festival guests, mentioning one famous local comic who “likes to protect his brand, but if I tell him there’s 250 people in a room on a Friday night he’ll come over for sure; it’s like a drug,” Dunn said, adding he’ll be playing with Jeff Foxworthy at a casino gig next week. “Who knows what could happen?” — Michael Witthaus
A LITTLE LESS Andrew Sean Greer visits Portsmouth part of The Music Hall’s Writers in the Loft series this Monday, July 24, at 7 p.m., at The Music Hall, Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, to talk about his latest novel, Less. It follows a failed novelist named Arthur Less who escapades through Paris, Morocco, Southern India and the Arabian Sea to escape the reality of turning 50. Greer is the bestselling author of five works of fiction, including The Confessions of Max Tivoli, and he’ll discuss the his character’s misadventures with Michelle Aldredge, founding editor of the online arts and culture journal, Gwarlingo, as the evening’s guest moderator. Tickets are $40 and include a reserved seat, book copy, bar beverage and book signing meet-and-greet. Call 436-2400 or visit themusichall.org.
Steve’s Diner Best breakfast on the Seacoast!
Open Daily
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 46
100 Portsmouth Ave • Exeter, NH 03833
Call ahead for take-out!
(603) 772-5733
102177
108622
6am-3pm
R E N N WI TÂ S E B ! R E G R U B THE BEER THE PEOPLE THE BARLEY HOUSE
THE BARLEY HOUSE SEACOAST 43 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, NH 03862 www.thebarleyhouse.com
Text BARLEY43 to
603-379-9161
THE BARLEY HOUSE SEACOAST 43 Lafayette Road, North Hampton, NH 03862 5 1 6 6 0 f603-379-9161 o r G R E A thebarleyhouse.com T MONEY SAVING
OFFERS
Msg & data rates may apply. May receive up to 4 msgs/mo. To unsubscribe, reply 'STOP' to 51660. Text STOP to 51660 to opt-out. Text HELP to 51660 for assistance or call 800-211-2001.
112950
BEACH BUM FUN JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES
“Bo Knows” — so, do you know five Bos? Across 13 When some night owls go to bed 1 Std. tee size 15 Dove noise 4 Mild cheddar cheese 16 Overly 9 “Cheers” and “The Good Place” 17 First Family of the 1980s network 18 Tails do it 12 Uru. neighbor 19 Musical subgenre for Waylon Jen-
nings and Merle Haggard 22 German magazine, with “Der” 23 Restaurant reviewer’s website 26 “___ la vie” 27 2000 World Series MVP 32 Pianist Rubenstein 34 Gillette razor brand 35 “That can’t be right!” 36 Exhibitions seen through a small hole 40 “Washboard” muscles 43 Conspire 44 Daytime programming, once 48 Gene Chandler doo-wop hit that starts with a solo bass voice 52 Ball of thread (whose name lent itself to a word meaning “hint”) 53 Cookbook instruction 54 “The House at Pooh Corner” author
7/13
THE PERFECT
RAINY DAY
56 “Running on Empty” singer 61 “Shine On ___ Crazy Diamond” 63 Beryl ___, head cook on “Downton Abbey” 64 Nibble on 65 Nightmarish street 66 Park, Fifth, and Q, e.g. 67 Coldplay’s label 68 Rally feature 69 Santa ___, Calif. 70 Barbie’s on-again, off-again boyfriend Down 1 Sardou drama on which a Puccini opera is based 2 Another word for sea bass 3 Self-absorbed person 4 Sank your teeth into 5 Divine counselor 6 Company that’s built brick by brick? 7 Jeff Bridges’s brother 8 “Life of Pi” author Martel 9 “Treasure Island” illustrator, 1911 10 Flamboyant scarf 11 Gear tooth 13 “Hamlet” genre, for short 14 Clock setting in most of AZ 20 Abate 21 Swirly bread variety 24 Spider-Man co-creator Stan 25 Get leverage, in a way
28 Reggae Sunsplash attendee, maybe 29 Numerical suffix 30 Marvel shapeshifting supervillain, leader of the Deviants 31 1975 Spielberg hit 33 Defaulter’s risk 37 Middle Earth being 38 Rue Morgue chronicler 39 Economic start 40 Halftime fodder 41 “Everything ___ the kitchen sink” 42 Winter Olympics structure 45 Frequently over an extended time, maybe 46 Robert Galbraith, e.g. 47 Jodie of “Full House” 49 “It’s the end of an ___!” 50 Expired 51 California’s ___ Tar Pits 55 G.I. rations 57 H&R Block worker 58 Intoxicating Polynesian beverage that rhymes with something flowing out of a volcano 59 WWII submachine gun 60 Defunct sci-fi magazine 61 Nope’s opposite 62 “Bravissimo!” ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)
ON THE COAST BUT
WEATHER NOT COOPERATING?
SEE SCIENCE CENTER
ADVENTURE! TO THE RESCUE! • Open seven days a week all summer, Manchester’s SEE Science Center is the perfect family day trip for those days that aren’t beach weather! • Less than an hour from the coast, you’ll find our hands-on activities and exhibits will fill your day with amazing memories. • Plus we’re home to the amazing Lego® Millyard Project, built with more than 3 million Lego® bricks! • And you’ll get to explore all that Manchester’s Millyard and Downtown have to offer.
HOUR1S0:a-4p
ri Mon-F un 10a-5p S Sat & :
ION ADMPISeSrson
$9/ & up. Ages 3
200 BEDFORD ST. IN MANCHESTER’S HISTORIC MILLYARD WWW.SEE-SCIENCECENTER.ORG / (603) 669-0400 SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 48
114783
115812
Helicopter Tours Starting at $69 Rate per person - 2 person minimum.
GREAT FAMILY FUN FOR ALL AGES!
Isles of Shoals tours now available!
603-373-8743
www.seacoasthelos.com | 44 Durham St, Pease Tradeport, Portsmouth NH Home of the Red Helicopters! 113468
The Fifth
Wheel
• Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A long-term effort will produce twice the results you expected. Unfortunately, the effort was to measure your basement’s radon levels.
Adult Super Store
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
24 HOUR TOWING & ROAD SERVICE
HOURS
7:30 - 5 7:30 - 5 7:30 - 5 7:30 - 5 7:30 - 5 8:00-12
Closed Sundays
HUGE SELECTION New Items Added Weekly
MAJOR & MINOR REPAIRS
• Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will have an amazing stroke of good fortune today. Oh wait, I’m sorry — today you’ll actually just have a stroke.
Comfortable, Relaxed Adult Shopping
*FOREIGN & DOMESTIC*
• Aries (March 21-April 19): Today you should just put one foot in front of the other. Just be sure to take it out of your mouth first. • Taurus (April 20-May 20): You have a marvelous imagination. So why don’t you just go make up your own horoscope and leave me alone for a change?
Sunday-Saturday: 10am-10pm
7 Days a Week!
603-926-6354 321 OCEAN BOULEVARD HAMPTON BEACH, NH
851 US Route 1 Bypass, Portsmouth 603-436-1504 fifthwheeladultsuperstore.com 113522
111876
Make Tonight’s Dinner
3
Dinner doesn’t get much easier! Award Winning Macs Cool Mac Salads Fresh Garden Salads Desserts, Drinks and More!
5
Easy pickup at our Drive-thru! We Have Gluten Free!
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 50
• Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You should stay away from water in all forms today. Judging by your appearance, you’ve had plenty of practice with that. • Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today you realize that grandma was right about just about everything, except for her views on the Irish and the Italians. • Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. Still, feel free to curse all you want, anyway.
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Answers will appear in next week's paper.
9 1
Order online and pick it up HOT or Take & Bake when you’re ready!
mr-macs.com
• Cancer (June 21-July 22): My horoscope machine is broken, but give me a minute while I look for my Magic 8 Ball.
• Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your powers of concentration are excellent today, giving you an unparalleled opportunity to think about how your life is a complete joke.
SUDOKU
Cheezy!
Order Online!
• Gemini (May 21-June 20): Today is the day your ship finally comes in, but due to a typo you’ll need a lot of toilet paper.
• Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): You may soon overhear some very important information.
Easy &
603-380-7916
• Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you were born on this date, you must be charming, intelligent, charismatic and successful. So, obviously, you were born on some other date.
2600 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 113814
3
4 9 2
Difficulty Level
By Dave Green
5 1 6 9
6
2
2 9
8 2
7
8
7 3
4 5 7/20
7/13 1 6 2 5 4 9 3 7 8
4 8 3 7 1 6 9 5 2
Difficulty Level
5 9 7 8 3 2 4 6 1
2 4 8 3 9 5 7 1 6
6 3 5 1 7 8 2 4 9
9 7 1 6 2 4 8 3 5
8 5 4 9 6 7 1 2 3
3 2 9 4 5 1 6 8 7
7 1 6 2 8 3 5 9 4
7/13
2017 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
AUTO SALES & SERVICE
Unfortunately, you have a heavy buildup of ear wax.
By Holly, The Seacoast Area's Leading Astrologer
2017 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
DAVE’S GARAGE
BEACH BUM FUN HOROSCOPES
BEST SEAFOOD ON THE SEACOAST!
From our Boat to your Plate!
LIVE LOBSTERS HARD AND SOFT SHELL
BAKED I FRIED I BROILED I GRILLED I BLACKENED SEAFOOD STEAKS I CHICKEN & MORE I HARD & SOFT ICE CREAM!! 1323 Ocean Blvd, Rte 1A, Rye, NH 603.433.1937 www.peteys.com ON THE WATER I OPEN YEAR ROUND I OCEANVIEW DECK MAY-SEPT, WEATHER PERMITTING 107886 SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 51
BEACH BUM FUN ROCKANDROLLCROSSWORDS.com BY TODD SANTOS
I’M DONE WITH SERGIO 15. Dixie Dregs ‘Unsung ___’ 16. Mighty Mighty Bosstones ‘Someday __ __’ (1,7) 18. Godsmack ‘Straight Out __ __’ (2,4) 19. Soundgarden ‘Live To __’ 20. Jane’s Addiction ‘__ __ Lo Habitual’ (6,2) 22. ‘Cuts Both Ways’ Gloria 26. Treble Charger song that gives you a
Across
1. Jackson 5 smash 4. Vernon of Living Colour 8. Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown’s singing daughter 13. Jane’s Addiction “She’s gone __ away” 14. John Williams music follows this Harrison Ford character (abbr)
DONE WITH SERGIO 1
2
3
4
13
6
17
23
24
25
27 34
38
Lo
at
n'
50
57
7/13 S L O T
45
51
52
58
53
54
59
61
65
66
67
68
69
70
62
63
64
42. Alice In Chains hit '__ __ Away' (1,4)
61. Madness wears 'Baggy' ones
44. 'Stand Up' rapper/Hustle & Flow actor
65. Live '91 album '__ Jewelry'
46. __ Big Fish
66. What Ted Nugent does for classic bow & arrow stage antic
51. Johnny Cash 'You're The __ Thing To Heaven'
ld-
32
41
60
49. All-American Rejects '__ Back'
e
31
48
47. Sting '___ Head' (1,4,2)
g
30
GOT A DEVIL'S
40
44 47
49
_'
29
39
43
56
12
26 28
46
55
11
36
37
es
10
21
35
42
9
18 20
22
_'
8 15
19
33
7
14
16
by
5
55. '88 Janes Addiction smash (4,4) 59. Devildriver 'Bear Witness __' 60. Death/Power metalers from Finland
clue? 27. Mark of Screaming Trees/Queens Of The Stone Age/Gutter Twins 29. ‘02 Unwritten Law ‘Seein’ Red’ album 33. Aussie’s Architecture in __ 36. Like eyes once sad song ends 37. R&B singer/Fresh Prince Of Bel Air star Tatyana 38. What store will do to soldout CD 41. ‘Movies’ Alien __ Farm 42. Alice In Chains hit ‘__ __ Away’ (1,4) 44. ‘Stand Up’ rapper/Hustle & Flow actor 46. __ Big Fish 47. Sting ‘___ Head’ (1,4,2) 49. All-American Rejects ‘__ Back’ 51. Johnny Cash ‘You’re The __ Thing
C A F E
A N N A
R E A S O I N H A L T E E T
S T I R I T U P
T I R O N E T O N S S U E N T L A T H A T H E S S T A T H H E R I O A S P R T Y H A N R E A T A L I V E A N D S O M T O S E E O P U C L I N T N E D O A S I S
P R O S P E O A S E S A A D S E N N O E W S S
To Heaven’ 55. ‘88 Janes Addiction smash (4,4) 59. Devildriver ‘Bear Witness __’ 60. Death/Power metalers from Finland 61. Madness wears ‘Baggy’ ones 65. Live ‘91 album ‘__ Jewelry’ 66. What Ted Nugent does for classic bow & arrow stage antic 67. Beatles’ Maggie’s last name 68. How you get into a sold out show (w/”in”) 69. Gym site, for Village People 70. South African rockers Henry __
Down
1. Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ ‘Build __ __’ (1,4) 2. Fireparty song about the foundation of something? 3. Sarcofago song about the end of a pizza slice? 4. Sick Puppies ‘Tri-Polar’ hit ‘__ Tide’ 5. ‘Ambient 1: Music For Aiports’ Brian Need them for “over 21” shows PUZZLE 6.IN MY MIND 7. Led Zep ‘__ Mak’er’ L U T O 8. Farewell ‘Isn’t This Supposed To __ I P E N __?’ (2,3) F O N E 9. Grass Roots ‘Sooner __ __’ (2,5) E N D S 10. What you do at sweltering festival 11. Donavan Frankenreiter ‘__ In The H A M E Road’ A S E L S I T S 12. Jane’s Addiction “What a happy A R E ending __ __” (1,3) O M E 15. Billy Idol ‘__ __ The City’ (3,2) S 17. Dead Milkmen was ‘Smokin’ T I M E Banana’ ones A T E R V E T O 21. ‘Let It Come Down’ Smashing A M O S Pumpkins James
23. Tale told in New York by Pogues 24. Mrs Robinson-__ Bancroft 25. Alt-country singer Case 28. Purposely misspelled ‘80 Devo hit ‘__ __ Want’ (4,1) 30. What Rollins Band was, on ‘94 hit 31. Hives hit album ‘__ Vidi Vicious’ 32. Dance and song, e.g. 33. Nazareth ‘__ Of The Dog’ 34. Jane’s Addiction “She just don’t know...what __ to do about it” 35. ‘World Clique’ Deee-__ 36. Groups that stay together are usually __-free 39. Bassman Donald “Duck” __ 40. AC/DC ‘Razor’s ___’ 43. Nickelback is from this western Canadian province 45. ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ Billy Ray 47. Sammy Hagar ‘Winner Takes __ __’ (2,3) 48. Train ‘__ Soul Sister’ 50. ‘Can’t Do A Thing (To Stop Me)’ Chris 52. Blink-182 hit album ‘__ Of The State’ 53. Classic rock guitar model (abbr) 54. Van Halen ‘Learning __ __’ (2,3) 55. Wails 56. Ben Harper ‘__ Omen’ 57. Aesop Rock ‘__ Shall Pass’ 58. “Oh won’t you __, just a little bit longer” 62. What you hit when you’re signed, then shelved? 63. ‘How Bizarre’ one-hitters 64. Clash ‘I’m So Bored With The __’
67. Beatles' Maggie's last name 68. How you get into a sold out show (w/"in") 69. Gym site, for Village People 70. South African rockers Henry __
Al Gauron’s
Deep Sea Fishing & Whale Watching
Family Owned & Operated for over 75 Years All Day Fishing • 1/2 Day Fishing • Whale Watching • Night Fishing Kids Pirate Cruise • Spectacular Fireworks Cruises on Wednesday Charters for all occasions • One 90 Foot & One 75 Foot All Weather Boats Restaurant & Hampton Harbor Tackle
FO R R E SERVA TI ONS & INFORMATION ( 6 0 3 ) - 9 2 6 - 2 4 6 9 • 1 O C E AN BL V D . S TA T E P I E R A T T H E B R I D G E HAMPTON BE ACH, N H • 1 - 8 0 0 - 9 0 5 - 7 8 2 0 • w w w .AL GAURO N . c o m SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 52
116104
The Biggest Waterslide At Hampton Beach!
Peace, Love, & Shopping!
2017 Summer SpecialS
Try IT onCe!
10
5
$
$
.00
sIngle rIDe
.00
rIDe all afTernoon!
Half Day speCIal!
Half Day speCIal!
15.00
Hats • Scarves • Tapestries • Jewelry • Bags Body Care • Essential Oils • Gemstones Smoking Accessories • & Other Cool Stuff
THree rIDes
rIDe all mornIng!
$
Fair Trade & US Made Items
Try IT THrICe!
We Also Display Work From Local New England Artists!
15.00
$
rIDe all Day!
25
$
.00
Half Day combo Special
★ ride FOr halF a day only ★ Get One snaCk FrOm One OF
$
these PartiCiPatinG Businesses:
HoT Dog or HamBurger
With Fries and a drink
20
one BIg slICe — Cheese Pizza sliCe Only —
anD a DrInk
.00
one large ICe Cream
Special DealS!
In Case We Close Due To sTorms: You will get a pass good for any date in the future!
raIny Day Deals:
Two For The Price Of One! CasCade Waterslide is OPen summers, 9 am - 9 Pm Please call for early & late season hours
group raTes are avaIlaBle!
Derry Location: 10 Manchester Rd.
Please note: There is a 42 inch height requirement to ride the slides alone. No diapers allowed. The Cascade waterslide will CLOSE during Thunderstorms. Some Restrictions May Apply
Follow Us Online: www .H ampton B eacH c asino nH. com
115656
Call: 603-926-4541 ToDay!
NEW! North Hampton: 44 Lafayette Rd.
TheHappyHippy.co | 603-216-1977 (Derry) 603-379-9957 (North Hampton) | info@thehappyhippy.co 115156 114007
SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 53
NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY CHUCK SHEPHERD Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, burned his garage to the ground on July 3 when he used smoke bombs to try to rid the structure of a bees’ nest. When firefighters from three townships arrived, fireworks stored in the garage were shooting into the sky. “We really weren’t going to celebrate the Fourth of July so much,” Tingley said. His home, which was not attached to the garage, was not damaged.
Oops!
FROM CONCORD TO THE COAST Adam Gruat visited from Concord, N.H., to see what he could catch on the jetty at Hampton Beach. Photo by Ethan Hogan.
Oh, Canada
What could go wrong? Canadian company Bad Axe Throwing announced in June it is bringing its unusual entertainment concept to Denver. It’s “like darts, but on steroids,” says founder Mario Zelaya. Customers provide their own food and beer and learn how to throw axes at targets. “We’ll be bringing along the competitive league side as well. That means that folks in Denver can sign up ... and compete at a global level,” Zelaya said.
Smooth reactions
• Did you say french fries or FRESH fries? Eiram Chanel Amir Dixson, 25, made a point of ordering fresh french fries at a Coon Rapids, Minnesota, Wendy’s drive-thru in May. When the exchange between the dissatisfied Dixson and a Wendy’s worker escalated, the employee threw a soda at Dixson, and Dixson fired back by spraying Mace through the drive-thru window. Police charged Dixson with one count of using tear gas to immobilize. • Rachel Borch, 21, of Hope, Maine, was out for a run in June when a raccoon attacked her. Thinking quickly, Borch grabbed the animal and, despite being bitten, ran to a puddle on the trail and held its head underwater until it drowned. (BONUS: Borch’s father retrieved the dead raccoon and delivered it for rabies testing in a Taste of the Wild dog food bag.)
arrived at the hospital Jelks was taken to, they added possible firearms charges to his pain after discovering Jelks had a prior conviction for cocaine possession.
Why not?
A driver in Zhenjiang, China, took drive-thru service to the next level on June 10 when he carefully pulled his tiny automobile through the front doors of a convenience store, requested a package of potato chips and a bottle of yogurt, paid for his purchase and reversed through the doors with the cashier’s guidance. Surveillance video shows the cashier waving and saluting as the car pulls away. He posited that the driver might have been avoiding getting out of his car in the rain.
body loves avocados.”
Fashion emergency
• To beat June’s record heat, male students at Isca Academy in Exeter, England, protested the school’s no-shorts rule by wearing the same uniform skirts the girls wear. One boy said the skirts were “quite refreshing.” Another enjoyed the “nice breeze.” • And farther south, in Nantes, France, bus drivers adopted the same skirt-wearing strategy to oppose the bus company’s strict no-shorts policy. Temperatures in the region have reached record highs this year, and female drivers are allowed to wear skirts. The company responded by allowing “shorts that correspond to the uniform’s color scheme of black and beige.”
Jerry Lynn of Ross, Pennsylvania, is continually haunted by the result of a minor mishap 13 years ago while drilling a hole in the wall of his living room. During his project, an alarm clock fell through the hole and to the floor behind the wall. Since then, the alarm sounds dutifully at 7:10 p.m. (standard time) every day. News that sounds like a joke The entrepreneurial spirit The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy Ventura County, California, sheriff’s offi- reported in June that as many as 16.4 milcers charged three produce workers with lion Americans believe that chocolate milk grand theft fruit after they were caught mak- comes from brown cows. In fact, the center’s ing unauthorized cash sales of avocados from most frequently asked question on its website a ripening facility. Joseph Valenzuela, 38, is, “Does chocolate milk come from brown Carlos Chavez, 28, and Rahim Leblanc, 30, cows?” (The answer is no.) Almost half of liquidated up to $300,000 worth of off-the- respondents to the center’s survey weren’t books avocados. “It’s a big product here in sure where chocolate milk comes from at all. California,” said Sgt. John Franchi. “EveryVisit weirduniverse.net.
Finer points of the law
• A restaurant owner near Florence, Italy, was ordered to pay 2,000 euros in fines in June after judges in Italy’s highest court declared it illegal to keep lobsters on ice in restaurants because it causes them undue suffering. “The suffering caused by detaining the animals while they wait to be cooked cannot be justified,” the judges ruled. • In a fit of law abidance, a resident of Yorkshire, England, called that country’s emergency phone number to report that Queen Elizabeth II was not wearing her seatbelt as she departed the Palace of Westminster on June 21 after delivering her traditional speech at the State OpenInsult to injury It was dark in the wee hours of June 30 ing of Parliament. Police warned that the in Jacksonville, Florida, and Cedric Jelks, 999 system is meant to be used only for 38, probably never saw the loaded gun emergencies. on the driver’s seat of his car as he got in, but he certainly felt it after the gun went Bright ideas off, wounding his manhood. When police Smoke bombs aren’t just for celebratinvestigating the report of a gunshot wound ing our nation’s birth! Mike Tingley of SEACOAST SCENE | JULY 20 - 26, 2017 | PAGE 54
PETS OF THE WEEK The New Hampshire SPCA has many wonderful small animals looking for loving homes. If you are considering adding a small animal to your family, please look to adopt at the New Hampshire SPCA first. Three-year-old guinea pigs Penny, Lexi and Hannah are companions that are looking to find a home together! They are super cute and friendly and love to be held. Did you know that guinea pigs make wonderful family pets? They are very gentle animals and can be a great choice for a first pet for a child, with parental help of course. Guinea pigs are social animals and usually do best with a buddy. They will keep you entertained with their cute squeaks when they are hoping for a veggie snack and their sweet purrs when they are being snuggled by their human family. To help these deserving animals find homes, and to encourage adoption, we have reduced adoption fees by 50 percent on all small animals throughout the month of July. The true value comes from saving the life of a homeless animal in need. Adopt today! Visit the NHSPCA in Stratham or call 603-772-2921 or visit nhspca.org.
115951
A Hampton Beach Tradition for 43 41 Years A Hampton Beach Tradition for 41 Years
Breakfast Served DayWeekend Weekend 7:15 -11:30 am BreakfastBreakfast Served Memorial Father’s 7:15-11:30am Served Day Daily 7:15-11:15am Dishes Starting startingat at$4.50 3.75 •Specials 9 Breakfast Breakfast Dishes Specials Too!! Too! Favorite Family Re—Opening for our Hampton’s Priced Family Restaurant 10.95 41st Season on Re—Opening for our Fri, 22nd. 41stMay Season on Fri, May Join Us22nd. for Join Us for Breakfast and Breakfast and Dinner this Dinner this Memorial Day Memorial Day Weekend. Weekend. Ocean Boulevard 113 113 Ocean Boulevard 113 Ocean Boulevard At the corner of H Street
the cornerof ofH HStreet Street AtAt the corner 603-926-5576
603-926-5576 603-926-5576
Www.Ilovemamaleones.com
www.ILoveMamaLeones.com Www.Ilovemamaleones.com
Dinner Dinner Thurs.Fri, 4:30Sat, - 8:00 PM& Mon Sun Friday 4:30 HOURS - 8:45 pm 4:30 - 8:45 pm Saturday 4:40 8:45 pm Breakfast: 7:15am-11:15am Daily Breakfast Sunday 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Dinner:Sat, 4:30pm-9:00pm Sun, & Mon Daily
7:15 - 11:30 am 108075 115672