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A WORD FROM LARRY

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Get ready for a week of kid fun! Mid-August is perhaps the most exciting time for children to be at Hampton Beach as the Annual Hampton Beach Children’s Festival takes over the entire village during one week, from Aug. Larry Marsolais 13 to 17. This five-day festival is filled with all sorts of kid-friendly activities and events. Free ice cream and balloons are all ready and waiting for the kids. The festival is the family fun event of the summer, kicking off on Monday, Aug. 13, with a magic show by BJ Hickman on the famous Hampton Beach Seashell Stage at 10 a.m., and building up to a giant parade on Friday, Aug. 17. All kids are invited to be part of the huge festival costume parade that flows along almost the entire length of Hampton Beach’s Ocean Boulevard. Every kid in the parade gets a prize. Also on that

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day, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause will be appearing at Sand and Santa at 63 Ocean Boulevard. Kids-only events such as mini-golf competition, talent show and bumper sticker contest fill out the week. All of the events are free and guaranteed to keep the little ones busy, entertained and happy. The festival will provide kids with great memories that will last a lifetime. Check out next week’s Scene for a more in-depth look at the Children’s Festival as well as other kid-friendly fun around the coast! As always, I would love to hear from our readers. Feel free to call anytime at 603-9355096 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 AUGUST 2 - 8, 2018, AND BEYOND

Family-friendly theater

Seussical, the kid-friendly musical celebration of the works of Dr. Seuss, continues its run as the annual musical in the park with the Prescott Park Arts Festival (Prescott Park, 105 Marcy St. in Portsmouth; prescottpark.org, 436-2848). This weekend’s shows are Thursday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 4, at 1 and 8 p.m. See the website for the complete schedule, where you can also find pricing information for reserving blankets or tables. The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth) presents Xanadu Aug. 2 through Aug. 26, with showtimes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $16 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org.

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Watch a movie for free on the beach Monday at 8 p.m. Monday Night Movies on the Beach is located across from the playground on Ocean Boulevard. The movie will be selected on Wednesday or Thursday and posted to the Hampton Beach Facebook page. The event is weather permitting. Visit facebook.com/HamptonNHBeach.

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Doo Wop with DJ Ralphie B takes the stage at Salisbury Beach every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. On Saturdays, the concert series Bands on the Beach brings a wide range of musicians to the Seacoast. The B Street Bombers play this Saturday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. For a full schedule visit mysalisburybeach.com/bandsonthebeach.

The Lane Memorial Library’s Artist of the Month is Emily Kalina, who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 2003 with a degree in illustration and immediately entered the gallery world, where she has exhibited and sold her signature style of layered, textured, and patterned watercolors. Using her watercolors as a basis for her prints, she combines her sharp eye for trends with an innate sense of color and style to produce vibrant designs. Kalina transformed her 14 years of layered and textured watercolors into bestselling scarves and a variety of products for Nine West Dress, Michael Kors, Barney’s New York, Nordstrom, Anthropologie, Elie Tahari, Nordstrom, Target and TJX. You can view her artwork during the month of August at Lane Memorial Library in Hampton.

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GETTING INTO THE SPIRIT

Kevin Kurland of Smoky Quartz Distillery said his company started with an idea that formed in the back of his head in between skirmishes on the battlefield in Iraq in 2008. “I was doing a lot of reading and read something in the Wall Street Journal about distilleries,” he said. “When I got back, I did a business plan and opened up on Memorial Day of 2014. We have been open every day since.” His operation is entirely self-funded, and Kurland said business is booming. “I’m thriving,” he said. Success at Smoky Quartz Distillery has not come easy, though. “I’m out there and I’m hustling and selling,” he said. “”I do tours and tastings in the distillery. … It’s hard work.”

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES

Business is also good for Sea Hagg Distillery, although distiller Ronald Vars acknowledged there are challenges to their business model that result from the industry itself. Until January of this year, he said, one challenge for them was the excise tax, which was due every two weeks. “If only only receivables were like that,” he said. “Overall, the regulatory environment is challenging, as each state is different.” Kurland agreed with Vars while referring to the state itself, though, as “a great business partner.”

“The state has been great,” he said. “The state recently moved us into a full production buy, which puts us into 75 stores with our bourbon — that’s exciting.” In further elaborating on the “challenging” regulatory environment, Kurland commented on the “archaic nature” of the laws themselves. “They don’t fit modern practices,” he said. He cited laws surrounding signage as but one example. “I have a sign on Route 1 — it’s an LED matrix sign,” he said. “The state classifies that as an internally illuminated sign, and distilleries are not allowed to advertise on internally illuminated signs. There are also laws for the size of letters we can have on signs. Some of these rules are crazy.” Kurland said he doesn’t blame the people who work at the state who must enforce these laws. “They have to enforce them,” he said. “They are also trying to help our business grow, so we appreciate what they can do.”

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KEY INGREDIENTS

In order to make a great spirit, the best ingredients are needed. “As an industry, we are all striving to create a New Hampshire brand, something uniquely New Hampshire, and for us, that means using local, scratch ingredients,” said Kurland. “We want to make sure that products that say ‘Made in New Hampshire” are really made here in the state.” In the case of Smoky Quartz, Kurland said it does not hurt that his establishment is located very close to the ocean. “Marshes are behind my building,” he said. “We have the ocean air and ocean environment — it affects my product. Being here on the coast gives me a superior flavor to my spirits.” In order to make great products, though, proper equipment is essential, which, in the case of Tall Ship Distillery took 13 months to secure upon receiving all necessary permits. 8

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For a relatively small geographical area, the Seacoast has its fair share of distilleries — Smoky Quartz in Seabrook, Sea Hagg in North Hampton and Tall Ship in Dover — which means you have plenty of chances to make your own refreshing summer cocktails using locally made spirits. Here’s a look at how the coast’s distilleries came to be and how they make their products, plus tons of recipes that use these spirits so you can enjoy a local, homemade cocktail.

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Kevin Kurland at Smoky Quartz Distillery. Courtesy photo. 7 Standing over 11 1/2 feet tall, a handmade 250-gallon all-copper still and condenser tank, built by the owner himself, is the centerpiece and workhorse of Tall Ship. “We welded the stills ourselves. It took a year to put it all in place,” said Tall Ship owner John Pantelakos. “We had to have everything in place before we got our license. … It was a slow process to get it up and going, but you have to crawl before you walk.” At Tall Ship, this “walk” has led to a lineup with distinctive rums highlighted by its award-winning White Island Rum. “Our white rum is smooth-tasting with very little burn,” said Master Distiller Mathew Witham. “We take our time

with all our products. We don’t rush into anything.” The distinctive flavors of their rums result from a very methodical process. “You take a tank of the rum you want to flavor and add the ingredients,” said Witham. “It all starts with our White Island Rum.” For their Appledore Rum,which is their best seller, fresh apples and maple are added to White Island Rum. “The apples contribute to the smoothness while the maple flavoring gives it a unique twist of flavor,” Witham said. For those who may be unfamiliar with spirits in general, or think they are all the same, Kurland said that’s not the case. “There is a lot of personality you 10

Recipes from Smoky Quartz Distillery Dark Quartz (variation of dark and Combine all (except pomegranate juice) stormy) and pour over ice. Next strain into a marti2 ounces Granite Coast Anejo Rum ni glass. Float the pomegranate juice on top. 2 ounces Granite Coast White Rum Garnish with a lime twist. 6 ounces Squamscott Ginger Beer (or other ginger beer) Granite Cherry Bomb 2 ounces of Granite Lightning Moonshine V5 Smoky Mojito 6 ounces lemon-lime soda 1.5 ounces of V5 Granite Coast Rum 1 ounce lime juice 1 ounce amaretto 1/2 ounce grenadine 2 ounces simple syrup maraschino cherries and lime slice 4 ounces club soda Mix rum, soda and lime juice in glass with lime slices ice. Splash grenadine on top and garnish fresh basil with cherries and lime slice. Lightly muddle 2 basil leaves and 2 lime slices in large rocks class with simple syrup, add rum and amaretto with ice. Garnish with a fresh basil leaf and lime slices.

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Local restaurants are starting to catch on to these local spirits, too. At Tinos Kitchen + Bar in Hampton, products crafted by Sea Hagg Distillery are served. “We serve Sea Hagg Rum and Ice Pik Vodka,” noted bar manager Michael Gehron. “Our Hurricane drink has Sea Hagg Rum, which is a classic Hurricane with orange juice, grenadine and passion fruit,” he said. For Gehron, the fact that Sea Hagg Distillery is local was important in why they selected their products. “I like that they are local,” he said. “I also really like their style. The molasses they use comes through in a really good

way.” Noting they have included Sea Hagg on their drink menu since the restaurant opened in December 2015, Gehron said they plan to carry more of their products in the future, including a Blueberry Rum and Rocky Peak Cinnamon Whiskey. The distillers themselves like to be able to sit down for a good drink at a local restaurant. “The gratifying part is sitting at an establishment while enjoying a cocktail made from your spirits,” Vars said.

CONTINUING SUCCESS

According to Kurland, the only thing that may be missing for distillers on the Seacoast is awareness that the region is home to “great local distilleries.” “Sea Hagg and Tall Ship are great. We are all trying to put out a great product that is local and proud to be made in New Hampshire,” he said. He encourages people to stop by and try their spirits. “People know about local brewers and ask for their products, but people don’t know as much about local distillers and their products,” he said. “Until consumers start to ask for local spirits, there is no necessity for restaurant owners to stock them. … I hope more people learn about us and start asking because that will help drive growth in the industry.” Sea Hagg Distillery is branching out a bit to grow their business; their success has led them to offer their services to contract brands for others. “We have a lot of folks who have ideas but no way to get them into market,” said Vars. “We have a great program from idea to bottle to market.”

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Recipes from Tall Ship Distillery New England Breakfast The Sweet Spot 1.5 ounces Appledore Rum 1.5 ounces White Island Rum 0.5 ounces butterscotch schnapps 1.5 ounces pomegranate juice Top with orange juice 0.5 ounces lemon juice Garnish with a Cedar Island Spiced pine0.5 ounces simple syrup apple wedge 1 ounces cherry juice (optional) Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add Appledore Combine all ingredients in shaker over ice and butterscotch schnapps. Top with orange and shake vigorously. Transfer to rocks glass juice and stir. Garnish with a Cedar Island and add ice as needed. Garnish with a cherry. Spice Rum soaked pineapple wedge. Short Game Changer Tall Ship Strawberry Sunrise 1 ounce Tall Ship White Island Rum 1.5 ounces White Island Rum 0.5 ounces strawberry-rhubarb 1 ounces strawberry liqueur simple syrup 1 strawberry, sliced Fill with Sprite Combine White Island Rum, strawberry Pour 1 ounces White Island Rum over a full liqueur and strawberries in a shaker over glass of ice. Top with Spite and a swirl of ice and shake vigorously. Strain into an iced strawberry-rhubarb simple syrup. Stir genrocks glass. Garnish with strawberry or lime tly and garnish with a lemon wedge and/or slices. strawberry slices.

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Tall Ship Peach Piña New England Mojito 1.5 ounces White Island Rum 1.5 ounces White Island Rum 1 ounces peach schnapps 2-3 mint leaves Top with coconut milk 2 blackberries or black raspberries Combine Appledore Rum and peach 3-4 ounces cranberry juice schnapps in shaker over ice and shake vigTop with soda water orously. Transfer to rocks glass and top with In a shaker, muddle mint leaves and berries. coconut milk. Garnish with peach and/or Add ice, White Island Rum and cranberry lemon slices. juice to glass and shake vigorously. Strain into a tall glass and top with soda water. Garnish with mint sprigs, blackberries and black raspberries.

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Recipes from Tall Ship Distillery continued Duffer Camouflage 1 ounce Tall Ship White Island Rum 1/2 fresh squeezed lime 3 fresh mint leaves 1.5 ounces watermelon juice Top off with Sprite Combine White Island Rum, juice of 1/2 a lime, 3 spanked mint leaves, and watermelon juice over ice and shake vigorously. Strain over a full glass of ice and top off with Sprite. Garnish with a few fresh mint leaves.

over ice and shake vigorously. Strain over a full glass of ice and fill glass with watermelon juice if needed. Garnish with a cherry and a couple of basil leaves.

Divot Decider 1 ounce Tall Ship White Island Rum 3 fresh basil leaves fresh cherry halves 1 ounce strawberry puree Fresh raspberries 0.5 ounce simple syrup Top with coconut water The Gimme 1 ounce Tall Ship White Island Rum Combine White Island Rum, basil leaves, cherry halves, strawberry puree, raspberries 1 ounce fresh cherry puree and simple syrup over ice and shake vigor2 fresh basil leaves ously. Strain over a full glass of ice and top 1.5 ounces fresh watermelon juice with coconut water. Garnish with a fresh 0.5 ounce simple syrup Combine White Island Rum, cherry puree, raspberry. 2 spanked basil leaves and watermelon juice

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the rum to rest for more than two weeks to ‘breathe’ and develop its full taste. The final cut to 80 proof is achieved by using pure New Hampshire Monadnock spring water. No charcoal filtering is required. Granite Coast Anejo Barrel Aged Rum Gluten-free: Yes Age: Yes, in barrels that previously held our Award winning V5 Bourbon Mash: 100 percent Grade A Molasses distilled to make our Award Winning Granite Coast White Rum Proof: 80 (40 percent ABV) Color: Gold Aroma: Sweet molasses note, light oak and vanilla. Taste: Sweet, flavorful, light butterscotch, good oak and vanilla. Slight spice with cinnamon. Finish: Warm and slightly sweet. Very little burn. Overall impression: A wonderful barrelaged rum easily drunk neat, straight or as a mixer.

Granite Coast Rum Winner of the 2016 American Craft Spir- V5 Bourbon Winner of the 2016 American Craft Spirit it Associations Silver Medal, Granite Coast Rum is made with 100 percent American Associations Silver Medal Gluten-free: Yes molasses and fermented at a high temperaAge: in 15-gallon white oak barrels ture with a Champagne yeast. It is distilled Mash: 100 percent locally sourced organonly once in their eight-plate still and only the ‘heart’ of the rum is used. They allow ic corn (no wheat or rye in mash)

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Products from Seacoast distillers continued Proof: 90 (45 percent ABV) Color: Burnt orange/gold Aroma: Rich, sweet note, grain with a slightly heavier wood. Taste: Sweet, flavorful, creamy, mild, good oak and vanilla. Slight spice. Finish: Warm, rich and long. Very little burn.

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This is our initial and flagship product. It’s made from molasses, brown sugar and water, fermented, then distilled in our all-copper 250-gallon pot still. This rum is smooth and delicious on its own and is the basis for our flavored rums.

Pirate’s Cove Coconut Rum Tall Ship has launched a new flavor. Our first seasonal rum, Pirate’s Cove Coconut Rum, is available for a limited time only at SEA HAGG DISTILLERY the distillery, located at 32 Crosby Road. We Sea Hagg Silver Rum Crafted in small batches from sugar cane took our award winning White Island Rum molasses grown and produced in the United and infused it with a sensational coconut flaStates. Their rum is distilled in a tradition- vor to create the best of both worlds. al copper alembic pot still, aged in custom toasted barrels, and bottled by hand at their Cedar Island Spiced Rum We start with our White Island Rum, then distillery. This product is a full-bodied clear rum ideal for sipping slightly chilled or add lemon extract, orange zest, cinnamon sticks and cloves. We let these spices soak cocktail mixing. into the tank of rum for up to two weeks. The result is a fine and flavorful spiced rum that Sea Hagg Blueberry Rum A fresh rum flavored with wild Maine makes fine cocktails. blueberries. It is outstanding as a floater on an Ice Pik Mule or mixed with mango lem- Appledore Rum Tall Ship’s most popular rum. This too onade for the perfect summer boat drink. begins with White Island Rum, and is then flavored with fresh apples and maple. The Ice Pik Vodka apples contribute to the smoothness, while A gluten-free super smooth vodka. the maple flavoring gives this rich, dark rum a unique maple twist. Rocky Peak Hard Cinnamon Whiskey Real cinnamon-flavored whiskey that Malaga Island Golden Barrel-Aged Rum tastes exactly like the old fireball candy. Only available for purchase directly from the distillery. This fine sipping rum is made Japanese Style Whiskey This is their next release, which Vars by aging White Island Rum in mediumdescribed as “a beautiful two-year-old aged charred American white oak barrels. whiskey.” 260 Vodka This premium vodka is in honor of fallJimmy John’s Grappa Di Groveland A 90 proof grappa that retains the taste of en Greenland, N.H., Police Chief Michael Maloney, deriving its name from the chief’s grape skins and earth. badge number — 260. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this product benefits the Chief Michael Maloney Fund. Made TALL SHIP DISTILLERY with molasses and distilled four times. White Island Rum

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Do you want to Buy- Sell - Trade? ple feel they are able to do because they do not fit into that description. In reality, yoga is so much more than just a series of physical poses. The physical exercise is only one of eight limbs of a full yogic practice. Everyone can ‘do yoga’ just by being alive! There is no requirement to be able to ‘do yoga.’ It is not a competition where we try to perform a better pose than the person on the next mat. Yoga is about meeting yourself where you are today. It is about acknowledging that your yoga is different than anyone else’s yoga — it belongs only to you. We learn to come inward and talk with ourselves so that we can truly listen. We learn to take a moment to be quiet, to pause. For many of us, it is not the physical exercises of an active yoga practice that we truly need, it is the quiet sitting that meditation and self-study provide. Yoga tends to be more of a work ‘in’ than a work ‘out’ for many.

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How long have you been open? We have been open in Amesbury for four and a half years.

What styles do you teach? Mostly we teach a blend of hatha and vinyasa yoga as well as quite a few gentle and restorative yoga classes.

How did you get into yoga? I began taking yoga classes when my boys were in preschool and quite rowdy. Prior to becoming a mom, I had a strong Type A personality and enjoyed being in charge of all things and keeping a tight schedule. Life with small, active boys threw me into a tailspin with the realization that I could no longer have such control over my life. Growing up, my generation of girls was told we could do and become whatever we wanted. We could “bring home the bacon and fry it up in the pan,” as the famous perfume commercial told us. In reality, once I was out in the world as a wife and mother with a master’s degree trying to keep a full-time job, I realized that I had been sold a bill of goods. This was hard, I thought. I also felt there was way too much judgment going on

about motherhood and who was doing it better. So exercise and fitness became a new outlet for you? Exercise and fitness has been part of my life since a very early age with sports as a child all the way through college. After graduation I was an avid aerobics girl and loved a good high-energy workout. Once I became a mommy I realized that I needed more calm than active, and that’s where I found yoga at my local YMCA in Framingham. On the days I went to yoga class everyone noticed that Mommy was in a much better mood. Learning more about all aspects of yoga helped me to accept that I didn’t have to be supermom and that everyone is doing their best and there is no need to judge. The need is actually for support of each other. For people who don’t know a lot about yoga, what is it really? What isn’t it? Wow, this is a very big question to answer here with just a few words! Many people think yoga is an exercise routine for skinny, bendy, vegan 20-somethings who they see on social media posts. As a result, it is not something many peo-

Do you see a lot of drop-ins in the summer? A lot of tourists? Over the summer months, our studio does see students dropping in to our classes, especially Yoga by the River on Sundays mornings. However, [it’s] not so many tourists as college students home for a few weeks and visiting parents and friends. What do you love about yoga the most? Personally, what I love most about yoga is the space my practice allows me to come inward and breathe — like a snowglobe of stillness in the center of a swirling world. Are you from this area originally? If not, what drew you here? I’m originally from Ohio but have been in Massachusetts since I came to Cambridge for graduate school in 1994. I’m truly an inland girl at heart, however, and still not used to living so close to the ocean. Looking ahead, any exciting changes in your future? My favorite addition to our schedule is Yoga by the River along the Merrimack on Sundays in the summer months. We have been offering these special classes for a few years now and many people love to greet the morning with us each week. — Rob Levey

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having some prior knowledge of the Blue Ocean Society and its association with the center, I knew this would be the perfect place to hide out during the rain. I have always had an interest in marine life; having grown up with role models like Steve Irwin and Jeff Corwin — and to this day I have never missed a year of Shark Week — I was excited to see what the center had to offer. Along with a couple other families seeking a place to lay low during the rain, I made my way past the host and paid my donation. Once we got inside, we were greeted by two other smiling faces eager to show us around and answer any questions that we might have. In all honesty, the Discovery Center was not the largest of museums that I have ever been to, but that is not really the point because the space is used to The Blue Ocean Discovery Center. Photos by Andrew Clay. the fullest extent, chock full of a wide variety of interacery Center. tive, educational and fun exhibits to help While the children that I had entered teach children and adults what it is that with ran off to play with the Asian shore needs saving and how everyone can get crabs, hermit crabs, periwinkles, barnainvolved in conservation efforts to help cles, green crabs and blue mussels in the protect these animals. touch tank with the assistance of their The first thing that I did was introduce parents and well-educated employees, I myself to Paula, one of the employees of wandered from exhibit to exhibit seeing the center, where I was met with a smile if I could find the handful of lobsters hidand told about the history and mission of den and camouflaged in one of the tanks, the Blue Ocean Society and the Discov- and reading about the history of the beach and the marine life found there. “This is so hard! They’re so hard to find,” I heard a child call out and I looked across the way to find the young girl playing an interactive game in which you use a net to sift through the sand to find minute granules of plastic, or “microplastics,” in a box of sand. The child’s mother came to help, reading to her the sign above the activity that talks about these microplastics and the damage they can do to our ecosystem and how to keep these harmful scraps off our beaches and out of our oceans. This, if nothing else, emphasizes the objective of the Blue Ocean Society. The Discovery Center is there to educate and provide fun, interactive ways to get people, especially children, engaged and to raise the awareness level of the damage that can be caused by the accidental carelessness of something no

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greater than leaving your plastic water bottle on the beach when you leave. Who else would enjoy this? The Blue Ocean Discovery Center has something for everyone. Whether you are looking to hide out during a passing rain shower or beat the heat, the place to do so really is at the Discovery Center. Learn about a wide variety of marine life and play with animals in the touch tank, take in the history of the Hampton waters and make a small donation to help keep the beaches and waters off the coast of New England clean and accessible for both humans and animals for generations to come. Although catered through interactive activities toward children, there are historical and visual aspects of the museum that are designed to keep everyone entertained and educated. You can also volunteer for one of the many beach cleanups put on by the association throughout the year. Know about something fun going on? If you have an upcoming event in the Seacoast area that you want people to know about, send the details to editor@seacoastscene. net and we may publish the information in an upcoming edition!

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From Aug. 15 to Aug. 18 there will be a four-team softball tournament with one team made up of local firefighters and a second of police officers. “We’re trying to get [other] people involved in it and give them the chance to beat the police and fire department,” said Carter. There will be two seatings for a lobster and clam bake on Thursday, Aug. 16, held at Seabrook Harborside Park, with one beginning at 5 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. for a $35 charge. A banquet and grand ball at the American Legion on Friday, Aug. 17, from 6 to 11 p.m will wrap up the two-week-long festivities. The banquet will charge $45 and there is a colonial through World War I theme. After that celebration winds down, there’s still a whole day of fun ahead in Seabrook, as Old Home Day will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18. There will be a musket shoot, turkey hunt, food booths, rides, a band, a DJ and fireworks. “I like seeing people get involved in the community and to show off the town of Seabrook,” said Carter. “If you’re interested in baseball we have the town softball tournament. If you like going out and getting something to eat and dance we have the grand ball. We’re trying to get a little bit of everything and something for everybody.” Throughout the length of the two-week celebration, an exhibit will be on display in the Old South Meeting House that was originally constructed in 1764 and now serves as the home to the Seabrook Historical Society. T-shirts will be sold that feature the symbol of the Old Man of Seabrook and the symbol of the town for $15 with proceeds going toward the festivities, and a commemorative coin is expected to be for sale as well. “We want everybody to show up and have a good time,” Carter said. “We’re hoping to have a good turnout.” — Andrew Clay

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Now there are things called “torque sticks” that help prevent overtightening. Each torque stick is rated for a certain amount of torque. It goes between the air wrench and the lug nut. And once it reaches its maximum torque, it starts to slip, which limits the amount of force that can be applied to the lug nut. Torque sticks work well — as long as the mechanic uses them. And as long as he doesn’t keep hammering away at the lug nut after the stick starts slipping. Our guys often will put a torque wrench on a couple of random lug nuts after they’re tightened, just to check that they’re tightened correctly. A torque wrench measures how tight the lug nuts are. So if a lug nut is supposed to be tightened to, say, 85 foot-pounds, and the torque wrench says it took 300 foot-pounds to remove it, the mechanic knows that something’s wrong. But we see less of that these days, because we’ve actually switched over to batterypowered tools. The great advantage of battery-powered tools, at first, was that you could reach into places that a bulky air wrench just couldn’t reach. And you didn’t have to worry about dragging the air hose into

these little spaces along with you. But we also discovered that it’s much easier to control the torque on a battery-powered impact wrench. They’re not perfect. If we come across a lug nut that’s been really overtightened by some animal at another shop (or by one of the animals at our shop), sometimes the battery-powered wrench just doesn’t have enough torque to get it off. Then we have to drag out the air wrench to remove it. But we use battery-powered wrenches exclusively for lug nuts now. And you’ll be glad to know we haven’t sheared off a lug bolt in days, Theresa! Dear Car Talk: My Honda dealer says the valves on my 2013 Honda Accord should be adjusted. As I write this, the car is about to hit the 100,000-mile mark. Do I really need to pay $150-$200 to adjust the valves? And how come my dealer also says I don’t have to replace the timing belt (not that I’m complaining)? Thanks. — Steve Yes, you do have to adjust the valves, Steve. And $150 to $200 is the right price. This is a problem that seems to be unique to Honda: Honda’s valves have a tendency to get too tight. On most cars,

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AT GLUTEN FREE TERRITORY CEO Barbara Freedman, also known as “Barbara Brownie,” and her daughter Arielle Freedman have been creating recipes and baking together for years. Together they started the wholesale bakery Gluten Free Territory (830 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 978-457-2603), which now sells more than a dozen products to restaurants and shops throughout the Seacoast and beyond. Check out their gluten-free and nut-free desserts at Flatbread Company, Sturbridge Coffee Roasters, Hampton Natural Foods, Wildflower Pantry and other local establishments. How long has Gluten Free Territory been around? Arielle: Almost four years now. Barbara: I started baking for Flatbread Company, just to make extra money, when they had one location in Amesbury. At one point, I [realized] that gluten-free was getting pretty big and I emailed the owners and said, “Listen, I’m working on a glutenfree brownie. Are you interested?” They emailed back immediately and said “Yes!” I said to my husband, “I just did this,” and he said, “You’re not [working on a glutenfree brownie], though!” and I said, “Well, now I am!” So we did a gluten-free brownie and then they wanted it vegan, so we started this brownie for them and we realized what we had to go through to get the house gluten-free was ridiculous. Everything was washed down, ovens were taken apart. We needed another location. We found another location and decided we were going to keep it gluten- and nut-free. It’s been a very organic process. But when you realize that these children — you can make children sick. This is really, really serious. This isn’t about someone like me who feels a little better when they’re not eating wheat; this is serious. We do bake for the children. And we’ve always believed that no one should ever feel deprived. That brownie better be as good as a regular brownie. So that’s how we work.

One product led to two, led to three — I think we now have 13 or 14. What makes Gluten Free Territory unique? Barbara: Everything about our product is Photos courtesy of Arielle Freeman. small-batch; we make it ourselves, we scoop Arielle: I like the pound cake. it ourselves, we package it ourselves. We use Barbara: I can’t name a favorite. In the only real ingredients. We use unsalted butter, morning I like the cowgirl cookie, which we use fresh eggs that we crack ourselves. is an oatmeal cookie with toasted pumpkin It’s really a wonderful product. We’re not seeds, sesame seeds and Craisins in it. I think manufactured. It’s not a health food; we’re that’s breakfast. The raspberry cheesecake looking for a treat. They are not healthier or brownie is beautiful; I love the look of it and less calories. I love the flavors of it. And the coconut macArielle: We’re not adding protein powder aroon sandwich cookie filled with dulce de to anything. It’s a really, really good dessert leche. Oh, and we have a new blondie. I like that people who aren’t gluten-free steal from that too. It has nice crunchy edges. the gluten-free people. Barbara: And there are a couple resWhat is a product everyone should try? taurants that just use that as their brownie Arielle: Just the brownie. dessert: River House and Atlantic, right on Barbara: Probably just the brownie. The the water. All of our products are baked, plain brownie. wrapped and frozen immediately, and we Arielle: Our raspberry cheesecake is seriship frozen. We deliver frozen. They go in ously to die for, it’s so good, but I feel like a freezer. We don’t sell to people who won’t people should [try] a brownie first. put them in a freezer, because you have to Barbara: The brownie is the base and says maintain the integrity of the product. it all. That’s how it started. Arielle: And they refreeze really well. What is your personal favorite product? Barbara: [It] depends on the day and the time of day.

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What is an essential skill to running a bakery? Barbara: Passion. Tenacity. Obsession — we are obsessed, we admit it.

Arielle: We used to be just foodies, before all of the baking, and now not only do I want to know every food that’s out there but every dessert that’s out there. Barbara: We really are obsessed, down to the point where our chocolate chips no longer have soy lecithin in them; they now have sunflower lecithin [because] people are allergic to soy. … And we discovered that being celiac isn’t [the worst of the allergies] when you’re looking at that world and the allergies that are out there for these children. We’ve actually [seen] children tremble at the thought of eating something; it’s horrible.

What is your favorite part of being on the Seacoast? Arielle: Everything! Coming home to the Seacoast, you can just breathe. And dressing Seacoast-y is always the best. Barbara: We’ve lived a lot of places, but ending up in Hampton was really a nice thing. … It’s beautiful. There are times it’s like living in a postcard. — Alison Downs

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Here are my three favorite things to do with medjool dates these days: • Slice them, pit them, smear peanut butter some granola and plain yogurt for a really on them. These are the tastiest and easiest great breakfast or afternoon snack. This is treats even your kiddos will love. Feeling a great alternative to sugar or sweeteners. like a Snickers bar? Drizzle some choco- • Add them to your cheese plate! Be the fanlate over them. ciest host by adding some quartered dates • Use as a sweetener. Does your smoothto your cheese platter. If you like sweet ie need a little taste boost? Throw in a jams with your cheeses, why not try dates date. Skip the raisins in your oatmeal and instead? I love a medjool date with some add chopped dates instead. Mix it in with goat or blue cheese.

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With the very hot summer weather still here, I have been enjoying white wine only lately. I know before long fall will be here and I will bring out the red wine again, so I am enjoying the season. Here are a few white wine picks for summer you will want to enjoy well-chilled. The first is Blanc de Bleu Cuvee Mousseux, which is a sparkling wine from California. This is a wine you need to see to appreciate, as it has a bright blue hue that is almost electric. It is made with chardonnay and blueberries, which give it this distinct color. If you are expecting blue raspberry notes, you’ll be disappointed. I liked this wine. I didn’t find it to be that different from other sparkling wines on the palate and did not taste blueberries either, but found it to be crisp, dry and easy on the finish. However, the bottle is very nice and the wine in the glass is very pretty, so it would make a great gift. While it sounds fancy, you can purchase it for under $20, so it is not only kind of unique, but also affordable. It pairs well with light appetizers and sushi. I had it with cheese and crackers. You can purchase it at New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets. In contrast, I next tried The Seeker, a riesling from Mosel, Germany. The Seeker wines are from all over the world, named for the winemakers’ quests to find the best grapes. Germany is known for riesling, but they vary in styles from very dry to sweet. This riesling was grown in fine, mineral-rich slate soil where the growing conditions are prime for grapes. According to The Seeker website, a husband-and-wife team makes this wine using traditional winemaking methods. It is produced in stainless steel and large neutral oak casks. The result is a wine that is lively and complex. This wine encompasses what I love most about a good riesling: it’s vibrant and slightly sweet, with citrus and apple notes. It is pleasant on the finish with just a touch of effervescence. I would definitely buy this wine again or give it as a gift because the label is very pretty. I purchased it at a local Hannaford for under $15. Finally, pinot grigio is always my standby white wine and my “go to” wine when I can’t find anything else I like. There are many, many different pinots out there, and several that I like for under $10 a bottle. But when I am looking to splurge a little, I reach for Santa Mar-

gherita Pinot Grigio from Italy. This wine is everything I like in a pinot grigio: crisp and dry, yet not too dry; has nice fruit notes of apples and just enough complexity to make it interesting, with a nice finish. According to Santa Margherita, the grapes for this wine are grown in the Italian Alps and then picked by hand when ripe. They are soft-crushed and then fermented in steel tanks. Don’t hang on to a bottle of this wine too long, as it is recommended to be enjoyed fresh within one to two years. Enjoy this wine with cheese, seafood, pasta or rice dishes, or even white meats and soufflés. This wine is about $20 and available at many local grocery stores, as well as New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets. — Stefanie Phillips 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!

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POP CULTURE There There, by Tommy Orange (Knopf, 304 pages) There are two prevailing images of Native Americans in popular culture: one of the past, where they share an allegedly peaceful meal with the Pilgrims, and one of modern day, where they sit dejectedly on a reservation. These images have been supplied to us from the winners of history — white people. Tommy Orange never saw a reflection of his own experiences as someone who is half Native and grew up in urban Oakland. His Native community had either never lived on a reservation or had chosen to move away for lack of opportunities. But since there is little representation of Native Americans in literature to begin with and exactly zero novels about modern urban Native Americans, instead of writing a novel from just one point of view, Orange chose to write There There from 12 different points of view. When reading There There, one would never know that Tommy Orange is a debut novelist. He captures the unique voices of a dozen different characters with distinct experiences and manages to overlap their stories seamlessly. Some point-of-view characters are nested in previous chapters as side characters, and their significance becomes larger and more obvious as the novel progresses. The links could be as tenuous as distant coworkers or as close as siblings, and Orange provides a healthy variety. Readers will have fun guessing which characters will intersect next and how. There is Tony Loneman, who was born with fetal alcohol syndrome and has spent a lifetime trying to embrace his differences, living in spite of them. There is Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield, whose mother moves her and her halfsister Jacquie to the island of Alcatraz in protest of the treatment of Native Amer-

tainly not unique to this one demographic of people. In another chapter, Orange creates a little levity when describing the intense frustration Edwin feels about constipation. Who knew a bathroom break could be turned into a lyrical metaphor for feeling stuck and uncertain about the future? The characters’ paths all converge at a powwow toward the end of the novel. For some of them, this is their first real contact with Native American culture. Many of them have been wrestling with the idea of what it means to be Native over the course of the novel, and this is where it all comes to a head. If they didn’t grow up on a reservation or if their parents didn’t teach them Native customs, do they have any right to don regalia, to dance, or to beat on the icans, but only after they can’t ignore their eviction notices anymore. There is Jacquie Red Feather, years in the future, who works with substance abuse and suicide prevention programs but is only 11 days sober herself. There is Edwin Black, who has been raised by his white mother and tracks down his Native father on Facebook. There is Dene Oxdene, who inherits a documentary film project from his uncle to capture a collection of different Native voices. (Sound familiar?) Orange addresses the oppression, the stereotypes and the ordinary problems Native Americans face every day with a poetic flourish. Opal and Jacquie’s mother conjures the image of a spider web being both a home and a trap, which Jacquie likens to drinking. But at the same time, Jacquie’s Alcoholics Anonymous leader tells her, “There’s not some special relationship between Indians and alcohol.” Alcohol serves as a cheap and legal coping mechanism for intergenerational pain and unfortunate lots in life, but that is cer-

ceremonial drums? But if they don’t go through the motions to preserve their history, will their ways of life be further lost to future generations? The perspectives get shorter and shorter to convey simultaneous and quick passages of time. Tension builds masterfully as the climax of the novel is hinted at, set up and unfolded. Every character is revisited. Their stories wrap up from their own point of view, their stories wrap up from the other characters’ points of views. They are all together; they are all on their own paths. They all meet under the guise of being Native American, but each of them has their own interpretation of what that means. And these depictions barely scratch the surface of all the voices out there. A — Katherine Ouellette

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As a resident of Hampton Beach, comedian Jim McCue loves working close to home. “Whenever I can do a show and get back to my own bed at night, I’m a happy camper,” he said. McCue runs the venerable Boston Comedy Festival, now in its 19th year, and often invites the winners on an all-stars tour. Last year’s co-champ Drew Dunn will be part of a month-long residency at VASA Waterfront Kitchen in Salisbury. Dunn was the first New Hampshire comic to win the competition (he tied with Andrew Mayer), and he enjoys hitting the road to do showcases with McCue. He appears Wednesday, Aug. 8. The comedy shows happen weekly on Wednesdays through August. “I have done a couple of the festival road shows and they are great,” Dunn said recently. “We did one at the Rockwell in Somerville and it was one of the most fun shows I’ve done.” The fresh-faced comic, who began doing open-mike standup at age 21 at the Shaskeen Pub in Manchester, just completed a headlining stand at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Boston. “They gave me my first shot to headline last year so it was good to be invited to do it again,” Dunn said. Also on the bill are McCue and Josh Day. Day is a comic entrepreneur as well as a joketeller; he’s run the comedy night at Stone Church in Newmarket for the past five years. Before doing stand-up, Day was a competitive surfer, until he broke his neck in a devastating accident. McCue admires Day’s comic resilience. “He uses the same tools he used to become a good surfer,” McCue said. “Choke out the salt water, and paddle back out there.” McCue is always looking for new places to do his shows. VASA is a locally sourced restaurant with a raw seafood bar and rum tasting flight. “It’s one of the most intimate venues to catch professional comedians on the Seacoast,” he said, adding it was easy to convince management. “I told them, ‘You have a fantastic view of Newburyport from here, you should do some comedy shows,’ and it was off to the races.” McCue will appear at many of the weekly shows. “Audience is changing, which is always attractive for a comic,” he said with a laugh, “so I’ll probably be there for a lot of it.” Comedy – Drew Dunn, Jim McCue, Josh Day

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His comedy is inclusive; no audiencesplitting political jokes. “I do that once every four years during the New Hampshire primary — there are a lot of comics doing politics already, most of them not so well,” McCue said. “I’m doing family and relationship stuff and jokes about being Irish. I work cruise ships, and I’ve done USO tours, so I can work clean or nightclubby.” He draws from his family life to engage audiences. “I’m married to a crazy cat lady, I got four siblings and all that,” he said. “You don’t have to go further than the dinner table a lot

of times for comedy.” When that doesn’t work, McCue is an ace at dealing with any hecklers – he’s been called “Boston’s King of Crowd Work.” McCue has worked in comedy for almost 30 years, and launched the Boston Comedy Festival in 2000 as a way to draw attention to the city’s standup scene. “We were trying to get industry to come and see all the talent we had in Boston,” he said. “That’s how it started, and it’s been chugging right along.” He came at the tail end of the city’s first comedy boom, and has done it 38

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Now headliners, The Revivalists hit Hampton Rob Ingraham, saxophone player of The Revivalists, begins an interview about seven hours before taking the main stage at The Peach, a four-day event that includes all surviving Allman Brothers Band members, Phil Lesh, Umphrey’s McGee and Little Feat, among others. Ingraham notes his New Orleans-based group has played there before, but never two ticks away from the headliner. “[We were] a lot further down the poster, if we were on it at all,” he said. “It was a 2 p.m. slot somewhere, with a tiny font in the corner … the same thing with Bonnaroo this year, getting back after about five years and looking at that placement.” The band likes to joke it’s an overnight success that took 10 years. Formed in 2007, The Revivalists broke through when a song from their third album blew up the charts. “Wish I Knew You” wasn’t the first single from Men Against Mountains, but when alternative radio began noticing it in 2016, well past the LP’s release, it took off — along with their fortunes. It was a sleeper hit; “Wish I Knew You” wasn’t even among the first batch of songs recorded for the effort. “We were on a bridge, saying do we want to record more tracks,” Ingraham said. “[Lead singer David Shaw] said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this thing,’ and we were like, ‘Yeah, we should do that.’” When the band listened to the completed song, built track by track around Shaw’s demo, they sensed something special. “We got into our own rehearsal space and started going, ‘How are we going to play this live?’ That was the point where we all agreed,” Ingraham said. “It’s a three-and-a-half-minute song, but it’s one of those grooves that we can play forever.”

By that time the band was already doing over 150 gigs a year, steadily building a reputation for fiery live shows. Climbing the charts made them headliners; they’ll top the bill at Casino Ballroom on Aug. 10. The achievement also raised the stakes for a follow-up album, which they’ve been working on for the past several months. Though it’s mostly completed, Ingraham wouldn’t reveal a title or release date. “We’re getting close, but you can tell everybody I was tight-lipped about it,” he said. “We’re not quite at the point where we can really say a whole lot yet.” Much of the new album was done at Nashville’s Studio B with Dave Cobb, who’s produced Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile and many others. Ingraham reports that the mood while recording was loose. “One of the things we focused on a lot, especially in the comp sessions, was getting back to that vibe of many people crowded around together, vibing off each other’s experience,” he said. “Getting that organic performance and capturing those moments that if the tape’s not rolling are just gone forever.” “Organic” best describes the group’s forming. It began when guitarist Zack Feinberg biked past Shaw’s house while the singer was jamming on the porch, and stopped to listen. The two were soon playing open-mike nights in New Orleans with drummer Andrew Campanelli, who’d jammed with Feinberg at a Tipitina’s workshop, and bassist George Gekas. Ingraham was recruited for a couple of songs. He knew Feinberg from a psychology class at Tulane University. “They wanted to add sax on a couple of gigs to kind of make it bigger,” Ingra-

ham said. “They said, ‘Yeah, let’s stick with this guy.’ It was the same with how Ed got roped in. There was never a lot of planning. I think we just kind of grew.” The band now includes Michael Girardot on keys and trumpet and new percussionist PJ Howard, who joined in 2017. Most of the band moved to New Orleans from other places. Shaw is from Ohio; Ingraham came from Tulsa. Music was a big part of what lured them to the city. “It’s the place where jazz actually exists, a kind of museum where it breathes. That was a big draw for me,”

Ingraham said. “When I was a college student I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with myself. Once you spend enough time in New Orleans, it has a way of getting under your skin [and] the longer I was there I realized this is what I need to do … I got lucky, you know?” — Michael Witthaus

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He’s performed at clubs in Las Vegas, New York, Dublin, Montreal and Edinburgh. For McCue, it’s been a long, fun trip. “I moved here in 1990 … when all those Ding Ho guys were still kicking around, and I have just taken it all around the world,” he said. “There’s a lot of miles doing this show, including going to a lot of places I never thought [I’d go].”

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• Taurus (April 20-May 20): You will soon realize your full potential. More specifically, you will realize how limited your potential is. • Gemini (May 21-June 20): A change of pace might do you some good. Try something other than extremely slow. • Cancer (June 21-July 22): You have a very discerning eye. Unfortunately, you have a completely filthy mind.

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Infamous South Beach street artist Jonathan Crenshaw, 46, attracts a lot of attention in Miami among tourists, who watch him paint on a canvas — using his feet. Crenshaw does not have arms and is homeless. Profiled in a local newspaper in 2011, Crenshaw told of a difficult childhood (he also claimed Gloria Estefan had given birth to 200 of his children). He landed in the headlines again after stabbing a Chicago man with a pair of scissors on July 10. According to the Miami Herald, Cesar Coronado, 22, told police he had approached Crenshaw to ask for directions, when Crenshaw jumped up and, using his feet, stabbed Coronado. Crenshaw’s story is that as he lay on the pavement, Coronado punched him in the head — so he stabbed him, tucked the scissors into his waistband and walked away. Police found Crenshaw, who has a lengthy arrest record, nearby and arrested him.

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Faith Pugh of Memphis, Tennessee, had a date to remember on July 14 with Kelton Griffin. Her casual acquaintance from high school “just out of the blue texted me and asked me to go out,” Pugh told WREG-TV. They took her car and stopped at a gas station, where Griffin asked Pugh to go inside and buy him a cigar. But while she was inside, “He drove off. I came outside and my car was gone,” Pugh said. Shortly, Pugh received a text from her godsister, telling her Griffin had just asked her out on a date. He picked up the godsister in Pugh’s car and headed to a drive-in movie. “He didn’t even have any money,” Pugh said. “She actually paid their way to get in the drive-in just so I could get my car back.” Pugh alerted the police to the car’s location, and they arrested Griffin for theft of property. “I hope he’s in jail for a long time,” Pugh said.

in: “If it’s insensitive, maybe they should “Someone has obviously upset some- he still had his wallet and phone. Invesone,” he said, “and I am stuck in the tigators initially worked the case as a just have thicker skin.” middle of it.” homicide, but as they dug deeper into the man’s computer searches and purchases Revenge, Texas-style over the past nine years, a theory develThe Austin American-Statesman Mystery solved reported that on June 17, RV park neighOn Jan. 25, 71-year-old Alan J. Abra- oped: Abrahamson had tied a gun to a bors and longtime adversaries Ryan hamson of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, weather balloon filled with helium, shot Felton Sauter, 39, and Keith Monroe got went for his regular pre-dawn walk to himself, and then the gun drifted away to into a heated dispute about an undisclosed Starbucks. What happened on the way parts unknown. A thin line of blood on subject. Later that day, Monroe saw Sau- stumped police investigators until March, Abrahamson’s sweatshirt indicated to ter leaving Monroe’s RV and asked him reported The Washington Post, and on police that “something with the approxwhy he had gone in without permis- July 13 they made their findings public. imate width of a string passed through sion, to which Sauter replied, “You’ll see Images from a surveillance camera show the blood on the outside of the shirt,” why.” Going inside, Monroe soon spot- Abrahamson walking out of his commu- the final report says. As for the balted a 3-foot-long rattlesnake. “I freaked nity at 5:35 a.m. and about a half-hour loon, investigators said it would likely out,” he said. He used a machete to kill later, the sound of a gunshot is heard. Just have ascended to about 100,000 feet and the snake, which strangely was missing before 7 a.m., a dog found Abrahamson’s exploded somewhere north of the Bahaits rattles. Turns out Sauter had bitten off body, lying near a walking path. Police mas in the Atlantic Ocean. Visit newsoftheweird.com. the snake’s tail, with its signature warn- found no weapon, no signs of a struggle; ing sound. Sauter has been charged with deadly conduct and criminal trespass.

People and their pets

Tina Ballard, 56, of Okeechobee County, Florida, was arrested in North Carolina by Linville Land Harbor police on July 16 after fleeing there to “hide (her pet) monkey so that state officials could not take that monkey from her,” assistant state attorney Ashley Albright told WPBF News. Ballard’s troubles began in May, when the spider monkey, Spanky, jumped out of a shopping cart in an Okeechobee Home Depot and grabbed a cashier’s shirt, “leaving red marks on the cashier’s shoulder and back.” In June, Fox News reported, another Home Depot employee spotted Spanky in the parking lot, having escaped Ballard’s truck and dragging a leash. Spanky was spooked by the store’s sliding doors and bit the employee on the arm, grabbing her hair and running away. The employee gave chase and eventually caught Spanky, but not before suffering more bites and scratches. Spanky was in the car when Ballard was arrested and extradited back to Florida; the monkey will be placed in a primate sanctuary.

Bright idea

It’s time once again for minor league baseball promotion fun and games! This time, however, the Montgomery (Alabama) Biscuits managed to tick off a whole generation of baseball fans. The Biscuits announced Millennial Night on July 21, featuring participation ribbons just for showing up, a napping area, selfie stations and lots of avocados, reported Fox News. While some Twitter users thought the promotion was insensitive, others were more philosophical. Dallas Godshall, 21, said, “More than targeting millennials, it’s sort of targeting older generations who like to make fun of millennials.” Pitcher Benton Ross weighed

Mistaken identity

A man in Tameside, Manchester, England, is trying to figure out who painted “Pay your bill, you b****rd” on the side of his house, deflated the tires on his car and cut his brakes. “I was dumbstruck because I don’t owe anyone anything or have any problems with anyone,” the man, who wanted to remain anonymous, told Metro News. On the next night, July 20, someone set fire to his neighbor’s van and painted on his house again, this time: “Pay your bill, Donna.” But he doesn’t know who Donna is. The man has hung a sign over the vandalism saying, “Donna does not live here,” and he and his nephew are taking turns guarding the house.

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