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On Feb. 8 I attended the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting at The Ashworth by the Sea in Hampton. It was a night to honor Business of the Year (Middleton LumLarry Marsolais ber Supply), Faith in the Future (Shane Pine) and President’s Award (Pat & John Morgenstern).

great night listening to all the stories the speakers had to say about this amazing man and what he has done for local businesses and the community.

I know Doc pretty well and on behalf of the Seacoast Scene we want to thank him for his dedicated service and wish him the best with his retirement. Thanks for the memories. He leaves the chamber in great shape and with a new president who is just right for the position, John Nyhan.

But the main reason the banquet room was sold out (over 300 people) was the Celebration of Doc Noel. Doc has been the president of the Hampton Area Chamber for the past 17 years and retired at the end of 2017. The VIPs came out for this, including Gov. Chris Sununu. It was a

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.

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EVENTS TO CHECK OUT FEBRUARY 22 - MARCH 7, 2018, AND BEYOND Hunchback on stage

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth) presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame through March 4. The new musical combines the story from Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel of the same name with music from the 1996 Disney film. Sing along to classic songs like “Out There,” “Topsy Turvy” and “God Help the Outcasts.” Showtimes are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $16 to $22. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472.

Tastes of Haiti

The Farmer’s Dinner is introducing a new series of pop-up dinners called Roots, with the first one being on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Otis Restaurant (4 Front St., Exeter). Each dinner will feature a different chef, the food they grew up on and the dishes that helped inspire their careers. The series kicks off with Chef Chris Viaud and dishes of his Haitian heritage, including soup joumou, pan-seared red snapper, roasted pork loin with bean puree and fried plantain, pineapple rum cake and more. The cost is $65. Buy your tickets online at thefarmersdinner.com/event/chris-viaud-a-taste-of-haiti.

Lives of Consequence

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lane Library in Hampton, local historian Patricia Q. Wall present intriguing new information regarding the lives of enslaved blacks (Africans, Indians, and people of mixed African, white and/or Indian heritage) in farming communities and small towns of New England. Drawing upon findings in her recently published book, Lives of Consequence: Blacks in Early Kittery and Berwick in the Massachusetts Province of Maine, Wall not only banishes the old myth of colonial slavery’s scarcity and significance in that Maine region, she suggests that similar findings are likely still waiting to be discovered in many other New England farming and rural communities. The Lane Memorial Library is located in Hampton at 2 Academy Ave.

IGNITE: We Are All Human Head to the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St.) on Friday, March 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. for a night of dance, music and education to celebrate multiculturalism in New Hampshire, featuring Deo Mwano, founder of Movement From Above, and special guests.

Deo Mwano is a choreographer and dancer. He has been studying and training for over 10 years in the genres of fusion jazz, street jazz, African dance and a variety of hiphop styles. In 2010, Deo appeared in a TV special for the show Dancing with the Stars, where he choreographed and performed with his brothers and the professional dancers on the show. A daring escape from the Democratic Republic of the Congo led Deo Mwano to a life of freedom, inspiration, appreciation, and the desire to persevere to excel. Tickets for this event are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

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“These guys are colonial animals that are in a gelatinous material. So there’s many individuals that are in this sort of gelatinous material,” Dijkstra said.

The invasive sea squirts, known by the scientific name Botrylloides violaceus, look like orange, bumpy masses of brainlike tissue that can be found on rocks, docks and ship hulls. They reproduce sexually and asexually (when individuals duplicate themselves). The former process sends young into the water column to settle a new colony in a different area, while the latter allows existing colonies to spread across more surface area and increase in size.

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A species of tunicates, also known as sea squirts, from the Asian side of the Pacific Ocean, has been introduced to the Gulf of Maine and is reproducing quickly, which will likely have negative effects for local industry and the ocean ecology.

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The Pacific tunicates Dijkstra studied for her research likely came to the northern Atlantic Ocean by hitching a ride on the hulls or in the ballast water of ships that traveled from the other side of the planet.

Now that they’re here, like many other invasive species, they don’t have much standing in their way.

“They’ve lost a lot of the biological control mechanisms that they would have in their native ecosystems,” Dijkstra said.

And they now have an added benefit from increasing ocean water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine, Dijkstra said, which recent studies have shown is warming more rapidly than the rest of the planet’s ocean waters, and that warming is being caused Know about something fun going on?

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The warmer temperatures gives the sea squirts a longer reproduction season.

Dijkstra has already found sea squirts have expanded rapidly in ocean waters off the coast of New Hampshire. She predicts their reproduction will be able to double over the next few years.

That’s based on projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which expects a 2-degree Celsius increase (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in the coming years.

Short of addressing those increasing temperatures, there’s not much that can be done to curb the spread, Dijkstra said.

“Once they’re established in an area, it can be pretty challenging to try to control their populations,” Dijkstra said.

There are some snails and starfish that feed on them, but they don’t make much of a dent compared to how fast the sea squirts reproduce.

The spread can have a serious effect on the ecology.

“They tend to crowd out native species,” Dijkstra said.

Tunicates eat plankton, like other filter feeders. As they grow in number, they can start to take food away from other species.

The problem is particularly noticeable with mussels and oysters, which get covered by the orange goo.

Harvesters increasingly have to deal with the added weight when pulling them up, and the additional efforts to powerblast the shellfish to clean them off.

Some of those mussels and oysters have noticeably less flesh because they aren’t able to get as much food. — Ryan Lessard

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Whether you’re looking for your first pet or you want another furry friend to join an already-established menagerie at your house, there are a lot of things to consider, including species and breed. Your own family dynamic and individual personalities are important, too. Several animal and pet experts on the Seacoast share their advice on how to pick the perfect pet for you.

How to pick a pup

While it is tempting to make your choice on a dog based on breed alone, experts suggest otherwise.

“You need to look at individual personalities,” said Jen Frey, adoption counselor at NHSPCA in Stratham. “Some breeds — pit bulls, for instance — get a bad rap from the media, but you might be surprised that pit bulls can be some of the sweetest dogs out there.”

Alexandra Shimer, who works at Friendly Pets in Exeter, said while there are “definitely breeds that lend themselves well for families,” every dog is different.

“Their past could affect the dogs’ temperament,” she said. “Some dogs are coming from bad situations — from the Midwest, Puerto Rico, down south. We like to promote adoption, but with a newborn baby, for example, a dog with an unknown past might not be the best fit.”

Acknowledging that she, too, does not like to stereotype dog breeds, Dr. Jen Cornell of Epping Road Veterinary Hospital offered general guidelines for families who want to make the best choice given their respective lifestyles.

“For busy families, it is best to get a dog that doesn’t require much exercise — for example, a small breed such as a pug, shih tzu, Pomeranian or Maltese to name just a few,” she said.

She said the worst dog breeds for busy families with small children would be just about any large breed dog due to their requirement for a lot of exercise and activity. She cited several examples, including Labrador retrievers, border collies, Rottweilers, Dobermans, and German shepherds.

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Shimer said Friendly Pets spends a lot of time educating families on how to find a dog that is the right fit. She said that while a lot of people may want to get that “cute, little puppy,” it will not work if people cannot dedicate the commensurate amount of time required to take care of it.

“A lot of times, an older dog is per- 10 Nutrition for dogs and cats According to experts, proper nutrition is very important for any pet.

For dogs, including her patients and for her own pets, Cornell recommends the “big three,” which are Purina, Hill’s Science Diet, and Royal Canin.

“The reason why I like these foods is because they adhere to high standards and research even though they are not required to do so by any governing body,” she said.

“It’s important to not fall for scams and gimmicks when it comes to pet food as well.”

Shimer added, “The way we feed our pets has a huge impact on health and wellbeing…. We are the same way — if we eat healthy and exercise, we will have a better lifestyle, too.”

For those looking for guidance on how to select higher-quality pet food without necessarily choosing based on brand alone, Frey said to look at the ingredient label.

“If you see corn or byproducts, those are just fillers,” she said. “There is no nutritional value. You will see better products at an actual pet store rather than a grocery store.”

For cats, Shimer acknowledged they tend to be very picky with their food.

“It comes down to taste, texture and temperature,” she said. “Cats are imprint eaters — they don’t have a distinguished palate.

When kittens leave their mother, they don’t know what is food, so you have to work to find what they will eat.”

Regardless of what they eat, however, Shimer stressed the importance of water.

“Cats are naturally dehydrated,” she said.

“They are meant to eat their water, not drink it, so you want to get that moisture into them.

Filtered water is important, too. Get a fountain system for your cat. Just add moisture whenever you can — it’s especially important for kittens. … I always add bone broth to their water, too.”

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“While individual dogs can be different, some breeds really are better suited to a lifestyle where they will be alone most of the day. … Be honest with yourself about your lifestyle.”

If you elect to go to a breeder rather than to a local shelter, Shimer said it is critical to “go to a reputable one.” She said reputable breeders will have no problem supplying you with contact information of those who have purchased a dog from them.

“Knowing the breeder and doing some background research is super important,” she said.

Consider a cat

According to Shimer, cats are “really easy,” although she acknowledged they do tend to exhibit odd quirks that vary from individual to individual.

As a general rule, she said, Bengal cats are an excellent choice for families who want a more exciting animal. In addition to liking water, she said, this breed likes to have a lot of attention and tends to be quite vocal.

Other cat breeds that tend to work well with families include the American short hair and long hair, with the latter variety perfect for those interested in a “mellow” breed.

“They eat and sleep and occasionally get excited about catnip,” she said.

There are designer breeds, too, such as the Savannah cat, which Shimer said tends to have a lot of energy and requires a significant amount of attention.

“They love water and love being up high,” she said. “You have to lock the bathroom door or they will jump into the shower.”

According to Frey, the Maine Coon is another great breed.

“They are more like dogs and will follow you around,” she said. “Like dogs, though, not every cat fits the mold of their breed.”

For folks looking to add another cat into the mix, Shimer suggested some caution,

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as she noted they are creatures of habit and tend to have difficulty adjusting to changes. With some planning and forethought, however, multiple cats can co-exist quite well together.

“You can have multiple litter boxes around the house,” she said. “You can also have multiple water bowls, too.”

Small animal selections

Of course, there are many other kinds of pets besides dogs and cats, such as gerbils, hamsters, Guinea pigs and more. Acknowledging that these sorts of pets generally require less of an investment of time, Tom Sadowski, owner of Pet City in Seabrook, did cite other considerations.

“If it’s a younger child’s pet, then it will be the parents’ responsibility for the care,” he said. “With small animals, the larger the pet the more frequently the cage will need to be changed.”

Noting hamsters do not require a large cage, Sadowski said they should ideally be placed into one that is at least partly made out of wire with either different levels or things upon which they can climb.

“They can initially be hard to handle since they will want to jump out of your hand but will usually calm down after some time,” he said. “For a small child, 3 to 6 years old, it might not be as easy as a Guinea pig to pet and handle. One of the cool things about Guinea pigs is they

squeak, squeal and coo when they are excited, happy or trying to let you know they want a treat.”

Sadowski said they are also less likely to bite than a hamster, but they do require more space and more cage cleaning.

Rabbits need even more space, he said, and he noted their care depends on the breed.

“Most people prefer dwarf varieties, which are better suited as an indoor pet but still require a decent size cage and frequent cage cleaning depending partly on their size,” he said.

According to Shimer, some rabbit varieties are becoming very popular as house pets.

“They have a cage at night and wander around the house during the day,” she said.

“They are easier to care for than a cat and are similar to a dog in terms of their care.

Rabbits are very interested in what is going on around them. They are great for younger kids and a lot of fun.”

Sadowksi agreed and added, “Rabbits can be trained to come when their name is called and allowed to roam outside of their cage as long as the area is rabbitproofed. They like to chew, so anything that shouldn’t be chewed needs to be cordoned off.”

In selecting a small animal as a pet, Shimer said it is important that families understand the lifestyle of the animal.

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For example, “Is it nocturnal?” she asked.

In the case of a hedgehog, it is nocturnal, which means “these guys run on their wheel all night long.” Gerbils are also nocturnal, as are many other varieties of small animals.

“They won’t be happy if you wake them in the middle of the day, and they might wake you at night,” said Shimer.

Cleaning is another consideration.

“You will need to take care of the animal every day,” she said. “Rabbits, for instance, require a lot of care while a hamster won’t make as big of a mess.”

For those looking at small pocket or exotic pets, Cornell urged some caution, as not many veterinarians are trained in exotics.

“It can be a challenge to find care when you need it,” she said. “This is not something that is covered in vet school. There is also a steep learning curve with the precise husbandry and nutrition needed for these pets.”

A range of reptiles

For most children, Sadowski would not recommend a water turtle unless the parent is going to be in charge of the care.

“They require more maintenance and equipment than people often realize,” he said. “Tortoises and box turtles are easier but usually cost more for the animals themselves.”

For those looking for reptiles that require less maintenance, he cited bearded dragons and leopard geckos as great choices.

“Both are easily handled and require less maintenance than a lot of other animals,” he said. “Snakes are also fairly low-maintenance and easily handled depending on species — great beginner varieties are corn snakes and ball pythons.”

Referring to the reptile world as “vast and exciting,” Shimer said reptiles make great pets for all ages and families.

“Some reptiles get really huge — like the bearded dragon, which is pretty cool,” she said. “Reptiles are super adorable 12

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Owning a pet is not necessarily cheap; Frey said it costs around $1,000 annually to care for a cat or dog.

“You have to look at this over the span of 15 to 20 years, too, so it’s quite a commitment,” she said.

Cornell, though, uses a higher number to estimate the costs associated with caring for a cat or dog.

“It can cost $2,000 or more per year to provide proper health care, and for food and supplies,” she said. “You have to be prepared to make arrangements when you need to travel, do the proper obedience training, and be realistic about the costs.”

Cornell also suggests pet insurance.

“Purchasing pet insurance coverage at the start when your pet is young is very important and can save you a lot of heartache and financial distress,” she said.

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“It is a consideration,” she said. “Where a dog or cat can eat canned food, most reptiles are going to eat some form of other creatures — crickets, worms, mice, rats. A lot of people get nervous about needing to have live animals on hand.”

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According to Dr. Cornell, the standard rule of thumb for visiting your vet is at least every six months.

“Pets age much more quickly than humans do and they are very good at hiding disease,” she said. “It is best to have preventive checkups twice per year for these reasons.”

pretty expensive.

“For reptiles, you have to have constant heat on them,” she said. “If a bulb goes out, you need to stop what you are doing and buy a bulb or have extra on hand. You want to understand the initial and ongoing costs of caring for these animals.”

Lifespan is another consideration when trying to figure out costs. Mice and rats tend to live about three years. Guinea pigs live about six to 10 years, while domestic rabbits can live up to 12 years.

Noting many reptiles have long lifespans, Shimer said tortoises can live an especially long time, which is another important consideration, as is the upkeep of their environments. She cited African sideneck turtles as particularly in need of constant care and time.

“They are freshwater turtles, so they need big tanks that are 40 gallons or more,” she said. “They eat live fish, so their tanks get very dirty very fast. You need to do three to four hours of cleaning every week.”

For those thinking about a bird, Shimer cited longevity as an important consideration.

“Some birds can live 100 years, so it’s something you might pass on to others,” she said. “You really want to think through what sort of animal makes sense for you based on many different factors.”

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Mandy Lancaster works on New Hampshire’s Seacoast helping homeless and at-risk youth.

Lancaster is the program manager for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program at Child and Family Services in Dover.

What is the street outreach team and what do you do?

The street outreach program is one program within a continuum of services that we offer and provide to youth experiencing homelessness on the Seacoast. We support youth between the ages of 12 and 24 that are unaccompanied, are disconnected, are homeless or are at risk of homelessness. Our street outreach project allows us an opportunity to do some boots-on-the-ground outreach to talk to youth in the community with the hope of connecting with at-risk youth. We also provide case management support to youth that decide that they want some additional support moving through their circumstances.

As part of that program we also provide gateway services, which would be basic needs: clothes, food, laundry, showers.

What are some of the ways that you interact with the youth?

Youth come to us, we go to youth. But we do a lot of going to youth. Young people generally don’t self-refer and they can be leery of proper systems. Maybe they have had some really poor experiences with police departments — and that’s not

to bash police departments — or other formal systems. We definitely pay attention to mentoring and the relationship part of the work. Research tells us that young people that have positive connections with at least one positive, supportive, safe adult can really alter a person’s outcomes. Sometimes we only have that to offer a young person, to be a safe supportive adult, but that can’t be minimized. That is really critical and crucial to the work that we do.

Did you need any formal training to get this job?

I moved through schooling and have a master’s in social work.

What made you decide you wanted to do this with your life?

The begining interest was something that came from my own life experiences.

Having an intimate experience with similar circumstances to the young people that I serve and really knowing how critical one person can be in your life … I’ve always known that I would be in the helping profession so I persevered and moved through difficulty, which has guided my career. It has always been something that I’ve known.

I didn’t know per se that I would work with this population. I ended up in a really different place than where I thought I would be.

I’m glad that I was open to the process and ended up here because it’s something that I’m just so passionate about.

What are some problems that homeless youth on the Seacoast face?

When I think about the Seacoast I think about barriers to programing and gaps in services, which can certainly prevent a young person moving through their challenges.

Just by way of programs not necessarily being developmentally appropriate … and the Seacoast community operates between two counties so the distance and the space can present challenges. The lack of transportation, the lack of affordable housing and also misconceptions about youth that are struggling can certainly present challenges.

What are some new problems you have seen crop up recently?

The obvious is the opioid epidemic. … It’s not necessarily that I’m seeing young people are using more but that young people’s housing and stability and family system is disrupted because a caregiver is using. The cost of living on the Seacoast makes it nearly impossible for a young person to obtain market-value housing, so that leaves them at risk. So many youth are bouncing from couch to couch or place to place, even those that are employed or those that are leaving our transitional living programs. It makes it nearly impossible for them to secure their own housing.

What are the big misconceptions people have about the homeless youth population?

That they’re bad kids, that they’re lazy, that they’re entitled. If we allow ourselves to understand them from another perspective or worldview … so many of these kids have experienced trauma — and complex trauma, so not just an acute situation that altered their trajectory but traumatic events piling on top one another, which is so profound and can alter a person’s experience and their course. We know from brain science that the onset of trauma at a young age can be really detrimental. When you think about youth homelessness I would love for people to know that it does exist on the Seacoast and that young people are really good at being invisible. I believe that it happens at a rate much more than I am even aware of.

What would you recommend someone do if they wanted to get involved with helping the homeless youth?

I think a first step would be to educate

yourself, and the best way you can is to talk to people that might be working with people experiencing homelessness. Volunteer. Take stock of your own assets and consider the ways that you can contribute, whether that is through volunteering, donating goods, benevolent and charitable giving if you are able to do that. Read the news, seek out resources to educate yourself as to the prevalence of homelessness not only in our own communities but the United States. Seek ways of understanding and ways of having compassion for others.

And that could be how you meet a person in your community — it could be a smile and a hello.

Are you from the Seacoast originally?

I’m not. I moved to the Seacoast, I want to say around 2002, and it’s my home. I moved to New Hampshire to live on a farm and I did that for about a year and a half and decided that I needed to finish my undergraduate degree. The farm was on the western side of the state. I applied at UNH, was accepted, finished my BSW and then put down roots here. I love the Seacoast.

I got a bachelor’s in social work and then got a master’s in social work from UNE.

When you are not working, what other types of work or hobbies help you feel fulfilled?

There are ways that I volunteer in my communities. I spend a lot of time outside, I have dogs, I love hiking, I love my family. I volunteer for the PTA. ... There’s part-time work that I do as an independent contractor working with families that have youth in risk, facilitating a support group. I’m pretty busy and active in my communities.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Professionally, I see myself connected to this work, maybe another iteration of it. I’m definitely interested in leadership goals, just pushing this forward — awareness and advocacy around youth homelessness.

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Where I went: Granite State Growler Tours (nhbeerbus.com) What it is: A guided bus tour to some of the Seacoast’s most notable breweries My experience: I brought my friend Beccy on this adventure. The bus picked us up in downtown Portsmouth and slowly filled up with the day’s group. Our crew leader and co-owner of Granite State Growler Tours was David Adams, who, with some help from his partner, became an expert on New Hampshire’s history of beer. Between each of the three breweries we visited, David shared his wealth of knowledge.

Our first stop was Earth Eagles Breweries in downtown Portsmouth. We entered through the “gift shop,” where they had all the supplies needed to brew beer at home. Out back we found a cozy bar and the pub manager, Sarah Bryan. Before getting a flight of sample beers Sarah took us on a private tour of their modest brewing digs. The brewery opened as a one-barrel brewery but has since grown to five barrels. Sarah walked us through their brewing process and eventually led us back to the bar.

Their size and independence lets them try exciting techniques. Their Boar Warp, for example, uses boar meat during the mash process. The Boar Warp turned out to be the most tame beer we got to try.

Beccy liked their Sour Mash Gruit, which was made with hibiscus. We agreed its taste resembled kombucha, a type of fermented tea with a vinegar flavor. Beccy and I don’t like the heavy, IPA beers but we were open to anything on account of its locally brewed nature. The cozy bar kept us for quite a while and no one seemed to want to leave.

We filed back on to the bus and headed for the next brewery. On our way to Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, David gave us more beer stories from New Hampshire’s past. The punishment for public intoxication during the country’s early years went like this: First offense was a fine and a slap on the wrist; second offense was getting rotten garbage thrown at you in the stocks;

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Ethan and friend Beccy on the tour.

third offense was promising you would never do it again, and the fourth offense was getting publicly whipped in the town center. This was before baseball, so they hadn’t figured out the “three strikes, you’re out” rules.

The Throwback Brewery lives in a renovated 1860s gentleman’s farmhouse and has been fully equipped with beermaking and production equipment. This brewery was larger than the first we visited and I realized that would be the point.

Each brewery would be bigger than the last. Our group got to go into the offlimits brew barn to see where the local establishment crafts its beer.

Co-founder and director of brewing operations Annette Lee brought out a flight of beers for us to try. One of their darker beers tasted to me like a fresh cup of coffee and I joked about how it might be good for breakfast. Beccy again liked their lighter, gingery beer, which had a strong bitter taste.

Every tank at the brewery sits in the high-ceilinged barn. Each of the tanks was named after a Muppets character.

Above and behind the tank area was a lofted function area where Beccy decided she was going to get married, once she’s found someone to marry.

Throwback Brewery has an exceptional food menu (that I’ve pried into before) but we were back on the bus before we could grab any. Luckily, David was waiting with his mother’s famous pretzels and a new canine friend; Wubi is David’s boxer mix who waited patiently at the front of the bus. The pretzels had been made fresh for our tour and were delicious.

As we ate, David told us the truth about the Shot Heard ’round the World.

“The shots not heard around the world were fired right here in New Hampshire and it happened in a tavern,” he said.

He told us about a tavern full of beercourageous men who stormed a British military base in Portsmouth two nights in a row, making their late-night maraud the first conflict in the revolution.

Our last stop was Smuttynose Brewery, by far the largest brewery on the tour. The bus pulled up beside two massive tanks performing a step in the brewing process that couldn’t fit inside. While Smuttynose was much larger, it was similar to Throwback in that it was built on an old property with a barn and a house. The house had been moved to the edge of the property to make room for the brewery and there are plans for the barn to be a function space.

The house is now a restaurant that sits one the other side of the parking lot with a banner hanging from it that reads “EAT.” Inside the brewery we joined the public tour, which gave us the most scientific and thorough brewing lesson of the tour.

Smuttynose prides itself on its history in the state and its energy conservation during the production process.

We got to scoop a handful of malt seed as we toured the facilities. After, we got to choose four beers from the bar, though I only tried two. Beccy got her hands on more.

The brewery will be up for auction in the spring, which will mark the end of an era for the company.

Leaving Smuttynose, we all piled back on the bus and headed back to where we started, full of beer, insight into the three breweries’ inner workings, and newfound knowledge of some of the coolest parts of the state’s beer history.

Who should try this: This tour is great for people who like beer, history, comradery or all of the above. A ticket on the bus is a great gift. One of the groups on our tour was taking their dad out for his birthday.

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There are better ways to charge a phone than accessory mode Dear Car Talk: I propose to leave my iPhone 4 permanently plugged into my car’s cigarette-lighter socket, engine running or not.

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By Ray Magliozzi would be turned to the “accessory” position. My questions: Would this keep my phone always charged? Could this cause my car’s battery to discharge completely and be unable to start the car, or cause any other problem? — Mark Yeah. The “other problem” is that your car could get stolen. If the key is in the ignition, and it’s set to accessory, you’ll light up a few dashboard lights, which will be a neon sign that says “Steal me!” to any passing car thief or delinquent teen.

And they’ll take your iPhone, too.

Although an iPhone 4 is borderline — you might get lucky, and they might unplug it and toss it out the window as they pull away.

In terms of the battery, I’m not so worried about your iPhone, on its own, draining your car’s battery, Mark; the car battery is huge compared to your iPhone’s battery. But without knowing what kind of car you have, I don’t know what else gets powered when

you put the key in the accessory position.

In the old days, accessory mode basically powered up the radio and the cigarette lighter — which is what counted as sufficient entertainment back in the day. But now, when you put the ignition in the accessory position, depending on the car, the blower motor may kick in, the instrument panel may light up and the infotainment screen may come on. So I think you’d be better off circumventing the accessory position.

Ask your mechanic to safely wire up one of your power ports so that it stays hot even when the car is shut off. And make sure it’s still fused. You don’t want a car fire, either.

Some cars have power ports wired that way, but lots — including, we assume, yours — don’t. But you can change that.

Then all you’ll be drawing is the about .08 amps your phone will use, plus whatever the car usually draws when it’s turned off (alarm, emissions computer, keyless entry sensors, etc). And, crucially, you’ll be able to take your key with you.

And if the phone is all you’ve got plugged in, and your battery and charging system are in good working order, you shouldn’t have any problem starting the car the next day.

And your Sleepy LaBeef playlist will always be charged up and ready to go, Mark.

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Dear Car Talk: I just bought my wife a new Honda and inherited her old 2005 Volvo S80 T6. My “new” ride has 182,000 miles on it, a killer stereo and an odd problem I’ve never seen before: When making a left turn while moving, the engine will rev, as if in neutral, when I step on the accelerator. Once I take my foot off the gas, the car finds a gear and I can accelerate normally. This doesn’t occur when making a right turn, and it doesn’t happen if I come to a stop before turning left. Have you seen this issue before, and is it anything to be concerned about?

Thanks! — K.C. It’s not a problem, as long as you’re willing to make three right turns every time you want to go left, K.C. Actually, this sounds like a classic case of a bad motor mount.

There are four mounts that attach the engine and transmission to the frame of the car. These mounts serve two purposes: They hold the engine and transmission in place, and they provide cushioning to isolate the engine’s vibrations from the rest of the car — so your teeth don’t chatter while you drive.

If one of your motor mounts is broken, the engine will be able to move out of place,

and depending on which mount is bad, it could be at its worst when you’re making a left turn. My guess is it’s the mount closest to the firewall.

And when the engine moves, it’s probably pulling on the transmission’s shifter cable, and momentarily putting the transmission into neutral — just as if you had shifted into neutral yourself. When you lift your foot off the gas and the engine returns to its proper position, the problem corrects itself.

So ask your favorite mechanic to check for a bad motor mount. At our shop, we open the hood, put the car in gear, plant a foot firmly on the brake pedal, and then step on the gas — bringing the engine speed up to roughly where it is when you experience the problem.

By the way, don’t do this with the car facing anything, or anybody, you care about.

If a motor mount is bad, you’ll actually see the engine lift up out of its cradle. And I’m guessing yours will lift up a lot. So stand back.

That test will tell your mechanic if a motor mount is bad, and, if so, which one.

And if you get the mount fixed, this thing ought to run like a dream again, K.C. At least for another week. Good luck.

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AT THE NICE The Nice (107 State St., Portsmouth, 603-294-9941) is a new addition to the blooming craft cocktail scene on the coast. Owners and operators Brian Emerson and Kevin Walsh saw an opportunity to breathe new life into an old establishment — it was formerly The Red Door. As with its predecessor, you might walk right past the front door without knowing that a lively escape awaits just one floor up. This time, that red door is painted black, with an unassuming “cocktails” sign giving you a clue. But the new interior is nothing like its former space. The Nice oozes with mid-century tiki charm. The decorative wallpaper, wood-beamed ceilings and low lights add to the intimate feeling — and the cocktails will have you feeling toasty in no time. The curated cocktail menu offers something for everyone, whether you’re a classics kind of person or feeling more adventurous. With a limited but fun bar food menu, you can refuel between tasty liquid treats. The Scene sat down with Kevin to find out why this new spot is so nice.

How long has The Nice been around?

We’ve been around for about seven weeks. We opened back in December, so we’re pretty new. The idea for The Nice came about when Brian and I were working at the Red Door, and we decided that it was time to update it to better fit the vibe we wanted to create in downtown Portsmouth.

What makes The Nice unique?

We definitely have a different vibe.

We’re mid-century mod with a Polynesian, tiki theme. We have live music here, with DJs, performers, and a different flavor. We’re not playing top 40s like a lot of other nightlife venues.

What is your personal favorite dish?

My personal favorite is the Right-oRen with bourbon and Punt e Mes, which is an Italian vermouth. It’s got lavender and balsamic in there so really interesting. I also really love the Blushing Milk Punch, with rum, brandy and bourbon.

We milk wash that in house, which gives it a really nice mouthfeel — and it’s just a beautiful drink too. Staying with the mid-century theme, we looked to the cocktail party platters of the ’50s and ’60s as inspiration for our food menu, and we have these pigs in a blanket that are awesome, definitely one of my favorites and a crowd-pleaser. Little weiner dogs in pastry puff and some pickled garnish on top. Really delicious.

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What is a dish everyone should get?

The Pearl Harbor is definitely up there.

I think the name can scare some people off, but it’s a great classic cocktail. It’s vodka-based, with jalapeno-infused green Chartreuse, pineapple and melon.

What is an essential skill to running a restaurant?

You have to have passion and love what you do. We’re very lucky to have a great team here that exemplifies that. Everyone that’s here is great at what they do and they love doing it.

What is your favorite part of being on the Seacoast?

My favorite part of being on the Seacoast

is being surrounded by all the talented people here. There’s so much passion and creativity going on in our industry. It’s exciting to be a part of that. So come on in and try us out — everyone deserves something nice.

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Cold and flu season is kicking my family’s behind, and not toward the kitchen.

With two sick kids and one sick husband, I’ve been running on fumes trying to make sure everyone is hydrated, medicated and, of course, fed. The latter is easier said than done. For more than a week my kids ate next to nothing, and what little they did eat consisted of some gummy vitamin bears and crackers. Desperate to get them to eat something with a little more substance, I turned to my onestop source for all things comfort food: the Pioneer Woman.

Ree Drummond, a.k.a. the Pioneer Woman, can be found online and on The Food Network. Some of my favorite recipes have come from her kitchen, and this one is no exception. I wanted something thick and hearty but with subtle flavors that would be easy for my entire family to eat while they were convalescing. This recipe for chicken and noodles seemed to be just the thing — and then I screwed it up.

How could I possibly screw up something so simple? As it turns out, two kids with the flu can be very distracting. Granted, my mistake was nominal depending on who’s eating; I neglected to add enough flour to thicken the broth, so I ended up with something more along the lines of chicken noodle soup than thick chicken and noodles. Regardless of my mess up, this recipe still hit the spot.

My husband went back for seconds and both kids finished their entire bowls — a small victory for the week.

Chicken and Noodles Recipe courtesy of the Pioneer Woman 1 whole cut up fryer chicken 2 whole carrots, diced 2 stalks celery, diced 1/2 whole medium onion, diced (optional) 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 1/4 teaspoon white pepper (more to taste) 1/4 teaspoon ground thyme 2 teaspoons parsley flakes 16 ounces frozen egg noodles 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour Cover chicken in 4 quarts water and bring to a boil before reducing heat to

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The recipe even let me dust off some of my less frequently used pantry ingredients like turmeric and white pepper, which both added big flavor, even in small amounts. The egg noodles were just what the doctor ordered, and the thyme and parsley flakes rounded out the flavor of this delicious dish. The onions, carrots and celery again proved that simple ingredients can make the most flavorful dishes, and more than a hint of salt tied everything together.

Neither my patience, nor my patients, liked me being in the kitchen this week, so it was nice that I could do a few things and walk away while the stove did all the heavy lifting. This recipe also made a big batch, which proved helpful over a few days with picky eaters. I can’t prove it, but I think this meal brought my family back to health. The warm aromas and hearty flavors helped bring everyone around the table for the first time in more than a week, and kept them coming back for more. — Lauren Mifsud low and letting it simmer for 30 minutes.

Remove chicken from pot with a slotted spoon, and with two forks, remove as much meat from the bones as possible, slightly shredding meat in the process.

Return bones to broth and simmer on low, covered, for 45 minutes. Remove bones from broth.

Add the carrots, celery, and onion to the pot, followed by the herbs and spices.

Stir to combine and simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Increase heat and add frozen egg noodles and chicken. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, mix flour and a little water. Stir until smooth. Pour into soup, stir to combine, and simmer for another 5 minutes, or until broth thickens. Adjust seasonings to taste.

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Tasty food from fresh ingredients

Eggs When it comes to perishables ingredients, I keep coming back to eggs. Eggs are the perfect food all in one package.

And I’m not just talking about the whites!

In fact, I would advocate the white part of the egg is the least valuable part of the egg. The yolks have essential fatty acids and several vitamins including A, E, B12 and K. Over the years egg yolks received quite a bad rap, but they are absolutely worth including in any balanced diet, in my humble opinion. Plus, just egg whites are so tasteless!

I recently gave birth to my third daughter and eggs are saving my life right now.

Every Sunday I prepare eggs. Hardboiled eggs are a great go-to but they’re not the only staple I swear by. Recently I’ve been making egg casseroles that I can enjoy throughout the week. Much to my surprise, an egg casserole saves and reheats really nicely, making it an easy and nutrition-dense food to grab when I have a free moment. And I don’t have too many of those right now! This would be a great option for someone who loves a bigger breakfast but doesn’t have the time to make it each morning. It’s also Classic Egg Casserole Ingredients, makes 6 servings 8 eggs 1 cup milk 6-8 pieces bacon, cooked and chopped (I love to cook mine on a sheet for 15 minutes at 400 degrees) 1 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped 1 Tablespoon olive oil ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese salt and pepper

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a great choice for families or special events. Depending on the size you work with, this casserole can feed a crowd and be quite festive.

Below I’ve included my favorite recipe for an egg casserole. Let it be a loose guide. You can go Greek with feta, tomato and spinach. Love breakfast burritos?

Pour those ingredients in the casserole dish, bake and serve on a warmed tortilla.

This is the perfect mix and match, throwit-all-in dish that is giving me life right now! —Allison Willson Dudas Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and pepper until onions are translucent. I always throw in the onions a couple minutes before the peppers.

In large bowl, whisk eggs and add in milk.

Add in bacon, pepper, onion and cheese.

Throw in salt and pepper, seasoning to your taste. Pour into large greased glass dish (or I recommend lining with parchment paper). Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a knife comes out clean and the top is browned. Store leftovers in fridge and reheat in microwave.

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What are brewers drinking?

Some answers might be surprising

As the craft beer movement has expanded and evolved, there is more and more pressure on brewers to produce fresh, unique and taste-bud-popping concoctions. They must master today’s most popular styles while also providing their own take and keeping an eye on how the market might shake out down the road. No easy task.

But that begs a question: What the heck are brewers drinking right now? When the work day ends and they reach into the cooler or for the tap, what are they reaching for?

I’m going to kill the suspense right now because I asked a handful of New Hamp- Splitter, by Henniker Brewing Company, is a smoked golden ale. Courtesy photo. shire brewers that very question.

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Pete Beauregard, owner and brewer, Stoneface Brewing Co.

Beauregard has been enjoying Stoneface’s Steinhaken, a Munich-style dunkel (dark) lager.

“It’s got a lower ABV than a lot of the beers we brew here at Stoneface, so you can have a couple and still have a conversation. It’s a great companion for the colder winter months and a nice change of pace from porter and stout.”

Beauregard described the brew as clear and light brown/ruby in color.

“The aroma is toasty and bready, like fresh baked bread crust. The flavor is malty and a little sweet with very little bitterness and very little hop character. It is a super easy drinker and goes great with hearty comfort food.”

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Pino pointed to pilsners as his current go-to brew, noting Throwback Brewery Love Me Long Time Pilsener, Industrial Arts Brewing Metric German Pilsner and Great North Aleworks Northbound American Pilsner.

“Pilsners have a uniquely simple flavor profile while still maintaining complex subtleties,” Pino said. “The combination of traditional Bohemian/Czech pilsner malt and yeast with American hops can really make a knockout blend. … You can have honey and sweet malt character with a bitterness that slightly coats the tongue and adds a fruity aroma and finish. It makes for an incredibly drinkable beer. Besides that, pilsner also represents a style that showcases simplicity.”

Mike Frizzelle, co-founder and head Pilsners are characterized as light, slightly sweet and mildly bitter, Pino said. brewer, Able Ebenezer Brewing Co. “Where we are in this flavor volume craze “While the very flavorful beers of the craft beer movement are awesome, I kept find- with IPAs and [New England] IPAs, pilsners ing myself wanting something easy to drink give your palate room to breathe and really once I got home after work,” Frizzelle said. explore the beer,” Pino said.

To fit the bill, he reaches for Mexican Ryan Maiola, marketing Lagers — light, crisp and refreshing.

“And while I love the Mexican Lager director, Henniker Brewing Co. Another interesting choice and a brandstyle, every time I drink one I think about what I would change for my personal pref- new offering, Maiola said, is Henniker’s erence — just a little more flavor without smoked golden ale called Splitter.

“When people hear of a smoked beer they needing a lime,” Frizzelle said.

In 2011, when Frizzelle was living in San normally think of a German Rauchbier,” Diego and starting out as a home brewer, he Maiola said. “These are super smoky beers, was exploring yeast strains and the Mexican which often are too much smoke for people Lager yeast stood out for him as a favor- to enjoy. Splitter uses the same yeast strain ite. He vowed to use it one day. That day as our Kolsch, is lighter in body, color, and is is coming as Able Ebenezer has plans for a surprisingly drinkable. There’s just enough smoke on the back end for you to know it’s Mexican Lager in the works. there but not to overpower the beer.”

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POP CULTURE BOOKS

The Woman in the Window, by A.J. Finn (William Morrow, 427 pages)

Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn called it astounding, Fox started production on the movie before the book was released, and it was already published in 35 other languages when The Woman in the Window landed in U.S. bookstores in January.

It’s been quite a year for debut author A.J. Finn, or, as the world now knows, a heartthrob wordsmith named Dan Mallory.

This time last year, the 38-year-old Mallory was editing the work of others as a senior vice president at William Morrow while, on his off time, tinkering with a novel he was writing about an agoraphobic woman in New York who believes she has witnessed a crime.

When he submitted it to publishers in the fall, Mallory used a pseudonym because, as he told one interviewer, “It would have been embarrassing for me had the book not been acquired, which was what I expected.”

It was acquired all right, setting all sorts of records for a first novel. Having won the lottery of publishing, Mallory soon quit his day job and commenced work on his second novel.

Universal acclaim should invite skepticism, but in this case, you can believe the hype. The Woman in the Window is a taut, engrossing thriller worth the investment of time. And you’ll need time, not only because the book exceeds 400 pages, but also because you’ll want to read it again when you’re done to connect the dots you missed the first time.

Anna Fox is a child psychologist who narrates her own story, which mostly takes place over three weeks within her graciously appointed five-level Manhattan brownstone. Like the author, she is 38: “Wrinkles like spokes around my eyes. A slur of dark hair, tigered here and there with gray, loose about my shoulders; stubble in the scoop of my armpit.

My belly has gone slack. Dimples stipple my thighs. Skin almost luridly pale, veins flowing violet within my arms and leg.”

Although Fox is chatty about some things — for instance, the black-andwhite movies she spends her time watching — she is reticent about why a tenant occupies the basement of her home while her husband and 8-yearold daughter live elsewhere. Or why her only visitors are a physical therapist and

a psychiatrist, and the occasional deliverer of groceries, wine and medication.

Woman can not live on Hitchcock movies alone, so to pass the time Fox also plays online chess, counsels other agoraphobics, drinks heavily and watches her neighbors through the zoom lens of her camera, “swollen with stolen images,” since no one in the neighborhood draws their curtains or blinds.

“I think of everyone and everything I’ve caught on camera: the neighbors, the strangers, the kisses, the crises, the chewed nails, the dropped change, the strides, the stumbles. … The young Motts, in the dying days of their marriage, bellowing at each other from opposite ends of their Valentine-red parlor, a vase in ruins on the floor between them.”

A sympathetic character, she’s not, and if Finn/Mallory weren’t so skillful a writer, we’d leave Anna to her sloshy voyeurism and frequent phone chats with the MIA husband and daughter.

Except — we really need to know why the husband and daughter aren’t there, and why Anna, who once had a thriving practice working with troubled children, is now psychologically hobbled herself, taking double doses of the drugs that are meant to help her, drinking alcohol when she knows it’s not allowed with the medicine.

Then we have to know what’s happening with the family across the street — the mother, father and teen that she has been watching, and accidentally (the teen and the mother, anyway) befriended. And when Anna witnesses something shocking on her sloshy watch, we’re in for the finish, knowing that we can’t trust Anna to have seen what she tells everyone she has seen.

This book will break you, in a good way, and make it impossible to mull any trouble of your own since there will come a point when you’re too absorbed in Anna’s troubles to worry about your own petty life. There are several plot twists — only one of which I kind of saw coming — and the dialogue and construction are seamless, effortless, as if the author had worked all his life in publishing or something.

The title may make you yawn, but The Woman in the Window will keep you awake. Whatever historic amount of cash Mallory pocketed for this gripping story, it was a payout deserved. A — Jennifer Graham

COFFEE WITH A CATCH

Get reading and earn a free cup

As we begin our final month of winter in New England, the staff at the Lane Memorial Library would like to offer everyone in Hampton the chance to warm up with a free coffee at the Depot Café. Is there a catch? Of course there is, but it’s a great catch. Adults and teens who read four books between Feb. 20 and March 20 can visit the library, fill out a prize card and then redeem it at the Depot Café for one of their wonderful coffee creations.

For younger readers, the library staff encourages families and children to read together 20 minutes on four different days, and the prize will be an “I love to read” bracelet that children will receive from staff in the Children’s Room.

Library Director Amanda Reynolds Cooper said she’s excited for the library to host this first-of-its-kind winter reading program.

“We love to see new and familiar faces at our door, and the staff is always happy to help someone find a good book if they’re stumped,” Reynolds Cooper said. “We can find anyone four fantastic books to fill that prize card and get their coffee treat.”

She and children’s librarian Paulina Shadowens had a chance recently to sit down and talk to Kathy Faulkingham, who with her husband Stephen opened the Depot Cafe in August 2017. Kathy is a familiar face at the Lane Library, being a former staff member of the Children’s Room. She also fills in these days as a substitute staff librarian, and when she heard that the library was looking for a business partner to help sponsor the reading program prizes, she immediately volunteered.

Chatting with Reynolds Cooper and Shadowens over hot cups of coffee while the afternoon sun streamed in to the momentarily empty cafe, Faulkingham talked about why books and reading are so important in her life.

“I squeeze in time to read before I go to bed,” Faulkingham said.

“You have to make time, and make time for yourself. It’s a good time for me to be calm and not think about anything else. It’s a lot better for me than watching some show on TV.” She went on to remark about how often she winds up talking to customers about books.

“My friend Theresa Evans who works down in Boston as a nurse mentioned the other day that a co-worker had read and recommended the book Untangled by Lisa Damour about how to help teen-aged girls move into adulthood. I’m excited to read that.”

Reynolds Cooper said she hopes that people will take 20 minutes for themselves to read.

“Get the blanket, get the pillow, get snuggy and grab a book” Reynolds Cooper said. “If you would rather be tucked in and reading a book, make that choice and leave some of the other things behind for a while.”

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Art is a constantly moving target for composer, violinist, singer and songwriter Andrew Bird; each triumph sparks the impetus for something new. The juxtapositions are often startling.

“The next project tends to be a reaction to the last one, and you can’t help but disparage what you just did,” Bird said on the eve of an appearance in Portsmouth. “It takes a lot of focus to get one right.”

His upcoming Music Hall show promises no less than four of Bird’s personalities.

First, there’s esoteric improvisational jazz, accompanied by visual backdrops partially constructed from NASA geodata. He’ll then shift gears, playing with a drums, bass and piano configuration.

“The new thing I’m into these days is trying to get that live sound of that late ’50s-early 1960s jazz recordings,” he said.

“It’s a little more experimental.”

The instrumental section will give way to familiar songs like the brooding “Pulaski at Night” and “Capsized,” a raucous, lyrically dense number that kicks off Bird’s last singer-songwriter album, 2016’s Are You Serious.

“Then we have the usual one-microphone acoustic old-time segment,” he said. “It’s gonna be four to five songs, then switching to different sounds.”

Bird recently released Echolocations: River, the second installment in a fivepart series of outdoor recordings. The new album was recorded while Bird stood ankle-deep in the Los Angeles River; the first, Echolocations: Canyon, was done in Utah’s Coyote Gulch. Others come from Northern California’s Marin Headlands and an 18th-century aqueduct in Lisbon, Portugal. Standing apart from these naturethemed projects is Echolocations: City.

The idea for an urban setting came to Bird one year when he played the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago.

“I rode my bike around in the middle of the city and the sound was just bending around the buildings in really odd ways and it was really beautiful and strange,” he said.

“Probably not more beautiful and strange than the actual music. … I was interested in the canyons of cities as well.”

The experiment of melding natural surroundings with Bird’s hypnotic violin can be problematic.

“The reverberance is really important,” he said, “I’m trying to make a sonic map of the place. I’m getting the feedback off the surfaces as a blind person would and getting a mental picture of that space in what I’m hearing. That’s the general principle of it. It would be cool to go to places that were culturally interesting, that have a story tell.

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But if it doesn’t sound evocative, it doesn’t work.”

The project hearkens back to a crucial time in Bird’s career. In the early 2000s, after making three albums with Squirrel Nut Zippers and leading Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire, he moved from Chicago to a family farm in a remote part of Illinois.

Many musicians call the creative process woodshedding, but Bird took it literally. He used the time to develop his first two solo records, Weather Systems and Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs.

“No one understood what I was doing,

said it would be bad for my career,” he said. “It was where I deprived myself of my record collection, and other people’s records, and really heard the music I had inside me. No other words describe it — it was a turning point … it was like a time/ space-deprivation chamber.”

Bird arrived in the middle of winter, and an early experience could be read as a harbinger for what followed. One day, he encountered a peacock wandering around in the bitter cold.

“I still wonder to this day whether that was a hallucination,” he said. “It was dusk, there were chickens in the chicken shack. It was sitting there on the back of my grandfather’s pickup truck making weird sounds in the snow. The chickens were really freaked out. It had these massive prehistoric claws. ... It stared at me for a long time and then just went back.”

In addition to his many solo and band projects, Bird is an inveterate collaborator.

Asked to name a few of his favorites, he singled out Will Oldham and My Morning Jacket. Lately, he’s been working with Boston treasure Jonathan Richman. The two became friends after Richman appeared on Bird’s Facebook show, Live From the Great Room.

“We’ve been playing a lot of classical music together, but we play it like folk music,” Bird said. “It’s just the frame of mind we’re in. We’re taking cultural pieces and using a nylon-string guitar; it’s been pretty cool.” — Michael Witthaus

WINE IN HAMPTON Baron Forrester is hosting two upcoming events. The first, Evening in Alsace, features Jean-Baptiste from Cave de Turckheim in Alsace, France on Thursday, March 1, at 6 p.m. for an evening of education, tasting and fun. He will share his passion for the delicate characteristics of Alsatian wines.

Each wine will be presented with a food course, showcasing the versatility and beauty of this region’s winemaking traditions. The cost for the evening is $30 per person, and reservations are required.

Then, on March 8 at 6 p.m., Baron Forrester explores five regions in Italy with George, an Italian wine expert working with Circa wine importers. Throughout the evening, guests will be sampling 5 amazing wines from beautiful terroirs, each paired with a small plate inspired by the wine’s region and its local food traditions. The cost for the evening is $30 per person, and reservations are required. Visit baronforrester.com register online. Baron Forrester is located at 446 Lafayette Road, Hampton.

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A Canada goose got its final revenge on Feb. 1 when, after being shot out of the sky by a hunter in Easton, Maryland, it struck Robert Meilhammer, 51, of Crapo, Maryland, seriously injuring the waterfowler. NPR reported that Meilhammer was hunting with a group when one of the large geese flying overhead was killed and fell about 90 feet, landing on Meilhammer’s head and knocking him out. It also dislodged two of Meilhammer’s teeth.

Adult Canada geese weigh about 12 to 14 pounds and can have a wingspan of 6 feet. At press time, Meilhammer was in stable condition after being airlifted to a hospital.

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• When the city gets to be too much for Jo and Lonnie Harrison of Houston, they escape to their pre-fab vacation cabin, nestled on a 10-acre plot in Madisonville, Texas. Having last visited the property in November, Lonnie set out on Feb. 2 to check on it. But when he arrived, he told KTRK-TV, “I didn’t see the house. All I saw were blocks and pipes sticking out. The whole house gone.” Sgt. Larry Shiver of the Madison County Sheriff’s Department later said, “I’ve never had a house reported stolen in my career yet.”

(Update: The house was found a few days later, having been repossessed from the previous owner.)

• Aaron Meininger, 29, of Hernando Beach, Florida, was arrested on Feb. 2 after Hernando County deputies caught him stealing items from the Demarco Family Funeral Home in Spring Hill. When officers arrived, Meininger was carrying a tub of formaldehyde out of the building. They also found makeup, nail polish, electric clippers, soap and other items used in funeral preparation in Meininger’s car. Curiously, the Tampa Bay Times reported, Meininger told deputies that he was “bored” and “messed up” and didn’t even know what kind of business he was burgling. He said he probably would have just thrown the stolen items away.

going inside, the performer called the school and reported a prank. Jenny LaCoste-Caputo, a district spokesperson, told the Austin American-Statesman the student jokester had used his cellphone to order the stripper and paid for it with his parents’ credit card. He is now facing disciplinary action.

The entrepreneurial spirit

Houston Realtor Nicole Lopez is sporting a new nickname these days: The Taco Lady. Since late 2017, Lopez has incorporated a novel incentive for buyers of homes she’s listed: $250 in free tacos with the purchase of a home. “Let’s be honest, everyone in Texas loves tacos,” Lopez told KHOU-TV. “And so, it’s really been this ‘taco the town,’” she laughed. Lopez cited as proof of her success a $170,000 home that’s under contract “and they are super excited for their taco party at the end of this month.”

News that sounds like a joke

Staff at an internet cafe in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China, had to call paramedics on Jan. 28 when a gamer lost all feeling in his lower limbs after playing the same game for more than 20 hours straight. Newsweek reported that the unnamed man didn’t realize he had become paralyzed until he tried to use the restroom and couldn’t move his legs. As he was being carried out on a stretcher, he was heard begging his friends to finish the game for him.

Wrong place, wrong time

A parking lot in Augusta, Georgia, became the scene of a nightmare for an unsuspecting motorcyclist and his 1982 Honda bike on Jan. 31. On his way to exchange some shirts at Target in the Augusta Exchange shopping center, Don Merritt told WJBF-TV, “I was going to go around the back to avoid the speed bumps,” but when he did, he and his bike fell into a sinkhole.

Firefighters were called to rescue Merritt, who suffered a skull fracture and a loose tooth as a result of the 15-foot fall. The bike was totaled.

“It’s not good customer relations,” Merritt said about the sinkhole. The center property manager reportedly is fixing the hole.

Smooth reactions

Sonny Donnie Smith, 38, of Clackamas, Oregon, was feeling snubbed in September 2016 when both his father and his brother were invited to a family wedding, but Sonny wasn’t. As revenge, Sonny made anonymous phone calls to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and the Midland International Air and Space Port in Midland, Texas, claiming that his father and brother were terrorists and would be traveling through the airports.

An FBI investigation revealed no terrorist threats, and after interviewing the father and brother, they were both released. On Feb. 1, Sonny Smith pleaded guilty to making the calls, according to The Oregonian, and will be sentenced May 10.

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