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When it comes to food, fall is all about heartier meals, and there’s nothing quite like a bowl of chili to warm the soul. Whether you’re tailgating at a local football game or sampling one of countless bowls at a local chili festival, autumn is the perfect time of year to enjoy the dish. “I think it has a lot to do with the time of the year. It’s fall and chili is a really warm fall comfort food so it’s just a good pairing in and of itself,” said Jessica Martin, marketing and events director at the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival, along with Exeter Parks & Recreation, on Oct. 6.

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A big weekend is fast approaching for chili-loving Seacoastians with two of the largest festivals and competitions of the year taking place this weekend. Get your fill of chili and cool the spice with over 50 beer brands offered at The Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival in Exeter — but save room for the 29th annual WHEB Chili Cook-Off the following day at Strawbery Banke. “We’re excited about getting out and participating in the community and being able to bring our chili to a bunch of different people,” said Nick Wright, general manager of restaurant, retail and events at Cisco Brewers Portsmouth. Cisco will be in attendance at both the Powder Keg and the WHEB Chili Cook-Off and will be serving a secret protein recipe chili.

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The seventh annual Powder Keg Beer and Chili Festival will return to Exeter’s Swasey Parkway on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy all-you-can-eat chili from 17 different vendors and more than 150 different types of bottomless beer samples. “We are looking forward to having a really good balance. We have beer, [and] we have increased our cider order because not everybody likes or can drink beer. We have some food vendors and food trucks there so if you’re chilled out you can go get a burger from Lexie’s Burger or a sausage sandwich or fried dough,” said Martin. “We really try and have something for everyone. Obviously the beer and the chili are the highlights in what we are trying to allow shine, but we will have something for everyone there.” This year’s Powder Keg Festival will incorporate, for the first time, the use of the app Untapped. “It is a popular mobile sharing app that people use to ‘check in’ their beers so that way all of the beers and not just the breweries that we are having will be listed on Chili Cook-Off. Courtesy photo. Untapped,” said Martin. “We are also 7

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Gov. Chris Sununu will be in attendance as one of this year’s special guest judges. A charity component will be incorporated for the first time at this year’s festival with the inclusion of a ducky derby race at 3 p.m. in the Squamscott River behind Swasey Park. Ducks may be purchased on the Powder Keg website (powderkegbeerfest.com) and participants do not need to be in attendance at the Powder Keg Festival in order to take part in the derby. Proceeds will go toward supporting the Chamber Children’s Fund. On top of the support that the festival hopes to bring to the Chamber Children’s Fund, Martin said that the other goal of this year’s event is to help bring new customers to the Exeter region as a whole. “We really like all of the different people that this festival brings to the greater Exeter area,” said Martin. “We are shooting for 5,000 people. That means 5,000 people that are coming into downtown Exeter and the surrounding areas that might never have been here before participating in the different businesses around the area. Not only is it exciting for us to have them at the festival, but we are really looking to impact area businesses as a result of the festival.” Guests are welcome to bring folding chairs, blankets, warm coats and whatever else might help them enjoy the day, but Martin says the one thing that it’s absolutely necessary to bring is an appetite. “We have asked our vendors to bring more chili than ever before. We want to make sure that we don’t run out so we are working to increase our chili output,” she said. General admission tickets are being sold online for $32, and will be $40 at the door, which include an Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Fest souvenir tasting glass, unlimited beer samples, all-you-can-eat chili sample tickets and live entertainment. Designated Driver tickets are available for $17 online and $20 at the door. These tickets will include unlimited chili sample tickets and access to live entertainment. Children under the age of 7 are free unless they want to sample chili, in which case youth 8

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Help support the local arts, bring a spoon, and enjoy a day of chili, beer and musical entertainment at the 29th Annual WHEB Chili Cook-Off Sunday, Oct. 7, on the grounds of Strawbery Banke. The gates open at 11 a.m. with chili being dished out a half hour into the festival. Over 14 different restaurants will be competing in this year’s competition. Beer will be provided by Cisco Brewer’s Portsmouth, formerly Red Hook Brewery, with proceeds going toward the Prescott Park Arts Festival. “We definitely want sun,” said Angela Greene, the director of operations for the Prescott Park Arts Festival. “We got absolutely hammered with bad weather this summer so this fundraiser is more impor-

tant now than ever. We really need to raise funds to build an incredible season next summer. The last two years we also got slammed with hurricane-like winds and rain during this event so I feel like at this point we are due for some sunny weather.” The competition will allow for the top three people’s choice, judge’s choice and vegetarian chilis. With many returning top finishers from last year’s competition, Greene says that the chili will be better than ever. “It’s a point of pride that is carried around throughout the Seacoast and people can keep going after it year after year,” said Wright. “It’s fun seeing different people taking trophies home. It gets you fired up for next year to come back and really go big. That’s what drives some of the fun aspects of it too. People want to see that variation. Everyone gets competitive about it.” Last year’s people’s choice top three consisted of The Farm, Portsmouth Brewery and Nibblesworth. Judge’s choice awards went to The Farm, Hayseed and The Thirsty Moose. The vegetarian chili champion was the Hayseed. Judges of this year’s chili cook-off will be “local legends” 10

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and a beer tent will be set up for the adults, and various games and face painting will be available for children. The Strawbery Banke Museum will also be open for exploration throughout the length of the festival. “You can come and just hang out for a few hours as opposed to rushing through and standing in line just to eat chili. It’s a community event,” said Greene. The event, Greene says, is a way of giving back to a community that has supported the Prescott Park Arts Festival over the years. “It’s a great way to say thank you to the community at the end of the season,” she said. “It’s an excuse to have the community come together to celebrate the end of summer and then build up and look forward to next summer.” Greene said another aspect of the festival that she enjoys is the idea of bringing customers together with chefs in a unique environment. “People can expect to have a really great experience in terms of meeting a lot of the owners and managers of these restaurants,” she said. “Having that face to face with the chef is really cool because you normally don’t get that experience. We have so many incredible restaurants in the area, it’s a great way to partner with and highlight them.” The competition, Greene said, is an opportunity for restaurants that have had their names engrained in the culture of the Seacoast for years, as well as newer local restaurants and breweries, to get their names out to the public and meet in a different type of environment. “For us, having the new brand that started back in June, we’re really excited just to continue being a part of everything that goes on in this area,” said Wright. “We’re excited to get out there. We’ve worked with WHEB for years and they’re a great partner of ours so we can’t wait to participate with them. We’re really excited about being able to bring something unique and a little bit different to the table than what most other people will be.” Tied in with the WHEB Chili CookOff is the Memorial Bridge 5K Road Race; participants get free admission to the cook-off. The race is put on as 11

What makes chili so popular, especially for tasting competitions, is the simple general base with seemingly endless options of minor tweaking that result in a completely unique end product. The open-endedness of the Texan concoction, defined by Merriam-Webster as “a thick sauce of meat and chilies,” allows for major alterations of a final meal caused by the smallest of variations in ingredients. Even the definition of chili is up for debate; with the widespread growth of vegetarian chilis, and with the vagueness of the label of “sauce,” the options are essentially endless for the development of one’s own signature “chili” recipe. This also allows for easy alterations to the product to consistently improve on the signature recipe. “What I think is really unique and fun about the chili is it’s a great base that anyone can create, but there are so many different options of what you can put into it. So the different recipes, even with just a little tweak, the product can end up coming out so differently,” said Wright. “There are a whole bunch of different ingredients that you can play around with that can make a huge impact. That’s what makes it fun is that everyone can bring something similar, or it can be completely different, but they all sprout from that same base and same original idea.” As a result of the undefined limits surrounding the popular dish comes the dispute over what qualifies a meal as being chili or not chili. Both the Powder Keg Festival and the WHEB Chili Cook-Off reward and promote creativity and avoid the limitations and rulings of a strict definition dictating what is a chili and what is not. “We’ve never really restricted our entries,” said Greene. “Last year we had Mr. Mac’s in

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tell us they have been coming back since the tour and it’s their new favorite place, that’s the best part. We love to see our guests find a new style of beer they didn’t know they liked, to find a brewery they will go back and visit, to share the things we love about this area with out-of-towners. We have met so many great people in the beer community. They have been so supportive and there is no way we could have maintained this business without their support and hard work. Being able to essentially ‘grow up’ with the breweries has helped us develop very good relationships which allows us to offer some very special events. What is the most challenging? Trying to stay current and relevant to travelers is tough. Trying to figure out why one month was down and another was way up while trying out different tour combinations, themes and times. As a very small business, we don’t have a big marketing budget, so finding the most effective ways to get the word out has been challenging. There’s a lot of trial and error, but we do get some input from other tour bus companies who have been very helpful over the years.

When did you open? Our first official tour was March 20, 2013. The month before, we had been running focus group tours for free with friends and people who overheard us talking to the brewers to see if we had a product our guests would love. And things are going well? Business has been good. We’re growing every year and adding new tours, new stops and trying to come up with different experiences for our guests. We run a lot of corporate tours, bachelor and bachelorette parties, birthday parties, family get-togethers, baby showers, even divorce parties. There are lots of good reasons to get your friends together and enjoy some fun history, sample local beers and have a great time. Five years later, we still have our original stops plus many more. That is great. I would say we got into beer tourism at the perfect time in New Hampshire. There were brewery buses in Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts but nothing in New Hampshire. I don’t think we could have been successful in New Hampshire much earlier simply because there weren’t a lot of stops available.

So what do you do on these tours? When we started, we weren’t sure what we would do on the bus. We weren’t brewers and still learning about craft beer, so my friend, Mark Chag Jr. … came up with talking about New Hampshire history. We both loved growing up in New Hampshire and thought we could share that. Mark, a historian and journalist, researched the history of beer and brewing in New Hampshire and came up with some really educational, funny and entertaining stories about beer in the Granite State. Turns out it’s very popular with our guests. The brewers can tell them about the beer, but we can tell them about New Hampshire. It’s fun to share the stories with out-ofstate visitors but even more fun to have a local come up and tell us they had no idea the largest ale brewery in the world was in Portsmouth. What is the most fun part about your business? When we see someone who had been on the tour before at a brewery and they

What was your background before starting this business? I’m a mechanical engineer and I’ve worked in product design — industrial design firms — for years and, most recently, medical device design here in Exeter. All of the marketing, business, website design, ticket sales, DOT details I’ve picked up on the job. I’ve definitely learned a lot starting this business. Looking ahead toward the future — any big plans for you guys or changes? We are always looking for new stops, new experiences for our guests and new ways to support the community. — Rob Levey Know someone awesome? If you know someone in the community who is doing great things, the Scene wants to know! Send your suggestions to editor@ seacoastscene.net and your favorite cool person might end up on this Get To Know... page!

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image in my head as I first wrote about this ship. I was absolutely awestruck as I saw this beautiful, historic and absolutely massive submarine held mid-air within a carved out canyon as if it were still bobbing up and down amongst the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. I made a mental note ensuring that this had to be the next place that I chose to visit for my adventure, because photos truly do not do it justice. I made my return and entered in through the visitor’s center, where I paid my fee and was given a brief overview of the grounds and was introduced to the historical significance of the vessel in the museum portion of the park, at the rear of the welcome center. There, I learned that the ship was built and constructed right here in the town of Portsmouth before taking its maiden voyage. The groundbreaking ship was among the first of its kind to be designed in the now-signature teardrop shape of modernday submarines. This aerodynamic shape led to its being the fastest in the world at the time. Post-decommission, the sub was held in Philadelphia until 1984 when she was moved to her rightful home and place of birth, Portsmouth. I made my way into the ship itself for a self-guided tour, where I was confused about the lack of weaponry aboard the vessel. This was the case until I was educated through the various interactive speaker systems located around the inside of the ship that the Albacore was designed exclusively as a research vessel, thus providing no need for weapons such as torpedos and other underwater weaponry. Now I am not the type to be labeled as claustrophobic, I have never had an issue with small spaces, and I was not sur-

prised at how enclosed the submarine was from the inside. That being said, the tight and cramped spaces, the metallic smell and industrial interior of the submarine combined with the idea that this craft was designed to spend the majority of its life deep beneath the water’s surface must have been an extremely difficult task to any who have opted to spend their lives within its walls during her time of commision. I was absolutely fascinated by the stories of these sailors telling their stories about their time aboard the Albacore that were playing at various locations around the ship. The sleeping quarters were the most eye-opening aspect of this for me. With bunks, as you might expect, tight and close together all packed together in one small, windowless room, I could not imagine nights at sea and going days without seeing any form of sunlight. This tour, overall, and the open-door self-guided tour of this historic ship provided a new insight into the sacrifices and risks that men and women around the world and around our nation are taking to keep us safe. We can look back at the USS Albacore and those who have spent time serving within her walls, with a newfound admiration and respect for those who fight to keep us all safe. Who else would enjoy this: As one might expect, a walkthrough of a submarine from the 1950s is not handicap accessible. The grounds around the park, however, are. With a memorial to sailors who have lost their lives aboard United States submarines and a garden around the outside of the park, there are handicap accessible options within the facilities. Besides that, the park as a whole and the size and impressive stature of the Albacore are too fantastic to be able to put into words. Anyone with a yearning to learn more about the history of the United States military or the science of submersible sea vessels, or a general admiration for engineering marvels, would love their time spent venturing the halls of the Albacore. With interactive and educational tools around the ship, there is enough to keep children of all ages entertained as well. Anyone suffering from severe claustrophobia, however, I would advise to stay in the park and outside of the submarine.

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Dear Car Talk: I enjoy your column very much; it’s good info and funny. Do I need a new car? I have a 2004 Cadillac CTS with rust issues and soon-to-need new tires. It has 105,000 By Ray Magliozzi miles on it. My trusted mechanic says there is nothing wrong with the CTS, and since I really like it, there is no need to buy a new car. My friends mostly have SUV-type vehicles. But I can borrow my husband’s truck, if needed, for hauling. My biggest dislike of the CTS is that it’s rear-wheel drive. This can be a problem in the winters when it snows (I already use snow tires). So ... do I get rid of the CTS before troubles start? Do I get an SUV? Or do you recommend another car? Thanks so much. Keep up the good work! — Mary Mary, I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I think I can tell when somebody wants a new car. I think you’ve fallen out of love with your CTS. You want a new car, and what you want from me is positive reinforcement. So skip over this next paragraph. Purely as a matter of economics, it

makes sense to keep your old car. Your trusted mechanic, who knows the car, says it’s in good shape. And even after buying new tires and doing some expected and unexpected repairs, your cost to keep the old car would almost certainly be less than a monthly new-car payment. (That’s the practical answer, but that’s not what Mary wants to hear). Mary, this CTS is on the verge of falling apart. You should dump it immediately. These things usually last about 106,000 miles. How many miles do you have? 105? Wow. Good thing you wrote to us today. Is the dealership open right now? Actually, there are legitimate reasons for getting a new car, Mary. Older cars are inherently less reliable than new cars. And if you live where it snows, rear-wheel drive is less than ideal, as you know. All-wheel drive probably would allow you to run allseasons tires year-round and avoid getting stuck. And perhaps most important, there are awesome new safety features available on new cars. You can get automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning and rear cross-traffic alert. And don’t forget Bluetooth. And, fortunately for you, there are a ton of all-

wheel-drive vehicles to choose from now. Many more than there were in 2004. You can get an all-wheel-drive sedan, an SUV or, the flavor de jour, a crossover (built like a car but looks like an SUV). You even can get a new, all-wheel-drive CTS if you want. So go shop around, and pick something that makes you happy. As long as it doesn’t create economic hardship for you, you have my full blessing to upgrade. And ask your mechanic if he knows anyone who wants to buy your CTS. Since he can vouch for its condition, I’m sure someone will be very happy to have it. Dear Car Talk: I have a 2006 Volkswagen Touareg with a “sealed for life” transmission. I bought it used with 136,000 miles, and now it has 150,000. As far as I can tell, the transmission has never been serviced. VW keeps saying the transmission is sealed for life, but 150,000 miles with the original fluid makes me nervous. I’m also not sure about opening it for service, as it could end up causing more problems. The transmission isn’t giving me any issues yet. Should I just leave it alone until it dies? What do you suggest? — Peter

You can change the transmission fluid if you want to, Peter, but I wouldn’t. The transmission was not one of the major trouble spots for this car. I can’t remember replacing any Touareg transmissions. Of course, we’ve seen only nine of these in the shop over the past two decades. They didn’t sell a ton of them. And all the guys at the garage run and hide in the bathroom whenever they see one of these driving in. There is a way to change the transmission fluid if you want to, even though it’s “sealed for life.” A mechanic has to have a way to drain and replace the fluid in case a repair is needed. How else would you fix a leak, or refill the transmission after fixing a blown seal? Even if you don’t go to the VW dealer, your mechanic can find the instructions in one of the major service reference guides, like Mitchell or All-Data. So if you’re willing to spend a few hundred bucks, and it would make you sleep better, I’m sure you can have the transmission fluid drained and replaced. But if it were my Touareg, I think I’d save my money for repairs on the fuel system, the exhaust, the electronics and the power window motors. Good luck, Peter. Visit Cartalk.com.

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AT TINOS KITCHEN + BAR In business for over three years now, Tinos Kitchen + Bar (325 Lafayette Road, Hampton) has become a popular Seacoast stop for Mediterranean eats. With live music, a four-season deck — complete with a fire pit and heaters in the winter — and special events like Happy Hour, Ladies Night, and Industry Night, there are plenty of reasons Tinos keeps guests coming back for more. Tinos’ general manager Michael Gehron sat down with The Scene to talk about the combined experience of the staff, some of his favorite dishes, and what makes their grill extra special. How long has Tinos Kitchen + Bar been around? Tinos opened in December of 2015. It was opened by my boss, John Tinios. He also owns and operates the two Popovers in Epping and Portsmouth, as well as Grille 28 and, of course, the Galley Hatch. I [also] come from a restaurant background — I have worked in the industry since the age of 15, starting in Philadelphia, then on to New York City, where I worked at various establishments from The Raccoon Lodge (a raucous neighborhood spot) to the bustling Carmine’s in Times Square to the James Beard-nominated restaurant ‘Cesca, with chef Tom Valenti and, at the time, Chef de Cuisine Amanda Freitag. I have been [working] in restaurants [on] the Seacoast since 2004, in management positions in some form or another. Starting with the sadly long gone 43 Degrees North, to the One Hundred Club, and now Tinos. What makes Tinos Kitchen + Bar unique? Tinos is unique for several reasons. We have the area’s only all hardwood-fired

grill. The hardwood grill is special in that it imparts flavors that can’t be replicated by any other natural means. It lends a smokiness that only real fire can give. [We use it] to cook all of our a la carte items. We are also blessed with an amazingly talented kitchen team and a dedicated and caring staff. Tinos Kitchen and Bar is a unique experience, especially for Hampton. There are a lot of wonderful dining experiences, but Tinos is an altogether different place. We have an amazing culinary team, and, to my knowledge, the only European-trained chef in the area. We also put a lot of care and thought [into] our bar program, from original creations with handcrafted ingredients, to our craft draught selections and our just-launched new wine list that I personally curate to fit with the amazing food from the kitchen. What is your personal favorite dish? It’s honestly hard to choose one. I eat off the menu every night. Our chef, GJ Overmars, and his crew are phenomenal at what they do, so I don’t have one single favorite. That being said, I do find myself having

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any one of our homemade pasta options often, particularly the Short Rib Ragout … or the new Mussels and Chorizo. What is a dish everyone should try? The eight-ounce grilled Filet Mignon with the Oscar option — grilled on the wood-fired grille with a bed of asparagus, warmed crab meat, and GJ’s awesome béarnaise. It’s such a classic and I have not had a better version anywhere. What is an essential skill to running a restaurant? Knowing your staff’s strengths and weaknesses. Knowing when to step in

and help them grow and knowing when to get out of the way while they do their thing. Also, knowing when to let the mistake happen; the best learning tool is when a mistake happens and they can improve from that mistake. What is your favorite part of being on the Seacoast? This whole area is just amazing. We live in Kittery, get to hang out in Portsmouth, go to any number of wonderful beaches, and [have] short travel to Boston, Portland, and the lakes and mountains. I really couldn’t ask for a better home base. — Alison Downs

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German science blogger Florian Freistetter presents Isaac Newton as a Guy Like Other Guys You Might Have Met, except for his revolutionary accomplishments, in this short, conversational sketch of the great scientist’s career. It’s no secret that Newton was demanding, driven and self-centered. Freistetter’s title gets it out of the way at the outset and reminds you that maybe you, too, could reinvent the universe, or if not you then Dave in Accounting, or in any event you don’t have to be jealous of Newton because even though he came up with the universal theory of gravity no one liked him. We’re all just ordinary folks here. Freistetter doesn’t dive into why Newton had such a prickly personality — it was 350 years ago and who’s to say? But it’s kind of impossible to dive into Newton’s work without his personality showing up. It’s there in the letters he exchanged with collaborators, asking for the measurements so he can check the math, demanding things be done his way, refusing to release his own secrets and expose himself to their judgment. It couldn’t have helped that he was so often right about many things. And he wasn’t always right. There was the mysticism, the alchemy, the lame argument that the Holy Trinity couldn’t be correct because one rectangle on top of two other rectangles really only makes one force. But he was trying. Newton was always only trying to make sense of the universe every which way he could, hewing to no one’s standards but his own. That included analyzing prisms, the Bible, the path of the Moon, and his own eyesight, which he studied by inserting a needle between his eyeball and eyelid to press on the back of his eye. And, hey, at the time alchemy wasn’t such a crazy idea; you wouldn’t know until you tried. Microscopes and telescopes had only just been invented — Newton himself doing some of the inventing when it came to mirror telescopes — and much of the information we now take for granted about the world was unknown, partly because no one had yet seen it through microscopes and telescopes and partly because Newton hadn’t figured it out yet. Florian gives all due credit and admiration, even calling Newton “the greatest genius ever to have lived.” He seems to

enjoy telling us about Newton and his squabbles, probably the most fun of which to read about is the long-term rivalry with Robert Hooke: “Somebody who said he knew every** thing, but wouldn’t say what exactly he knew or how he had attained this knowledge, was only likely to irritate somebody like Newton, who had after all stuck needles into his eyes in order to understand how light worked.” As far as I can tell, this book could have two audiences: people with a mild interest in the history of science, and science grad students. As one of the former I plucked it from a bookstore shelf and enjoyed reading it over a weekend. At a few points Freistetter asks whether it’s necessary, helpful or harmful to be an annoying person in order to be a successful scientist, and it seems like his comments are aimed at aspirants to the field. Things have changed since the 1600s. Nowadays it’s not uncommon for a single research study to have 100 authors from several countries; you’ll get nowhere if you can’t collaborate. But people still quibble over who gets the credit, who’s in charge and who owns the data. Freistatter gives a nice example with the Rosetta space probe of 2014, where there were legitimate competing claims to the highly specialized and hard-to-obtain data resulting from a publicly funded project. He also recounts an exchange between Newton and John Flamsteed, the royal astronomer, that went, and I paraphrase, “Give me the data,” “No, it’s not ready,” “You’re taking forever,” “Wait,” “Give me the data, I am the only one who can really understand it, why won’t you give me the data you’re ruining this whole project,” and so on. (Newton is the guy convinced no one else will properly understand the data.) Of all the many and huge advances Newton gave us, the hugest, Freistetter says, was his insight that gravity was a universal force, because that opened up the door for us to think about other things that could be universal, and in physics labs today the search for a Theory of Everything continues. Florian Freistetter is the author of several other science books as well as a blog, and he hosts a podcast, all of which I’d now like to follow up with but none of which are currently available in English. Maybe if this book succeeds, we’ll get more translations. A — Lisa Parsons

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Four days of film New Hampshire Film Festival returns to Portsmouth Thousands of film lovers and filmmakers will gather in Portsmouth for the 18th annual New Hampshire Film Festival, happening Thursday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Oct. 14. Screenings of around 100 films as well as filmmaker panels, filmmaking workshops, parties and other activities will be held at various locations throughout the city during the four-day event. “It started as a small, grassroots festival. Now, we’re a big, international festival, and the oldest, largest and longest running [in New Hampshire],” Festival Executive Director Nicole Gregg said. Selected by a screening committee, the film lineup includes short and featurelength films in a variety of genres, including documentary, drama and comedy. “People submit their films, and we watch them all and choose the ones that we think are the most outstanding and will be the most appealing to our audience,” Gregg said. The filmmakers come from all over the world, but there will be a separate New Hampshire series featuring films that are created by local filmmakers or affiliated with the state. Alfred Thomas Catalfo of Dover is one of the filmmakers. He’ll be showing his film Incandescent, a 15-minute science fiction drama about a young teacher and survivor of a school shooting who tries to hold on to her humanity after an alien race begins building a megastructure that will cut off the sun from the earth. “She’s forced to confront her fears and where she’s at in life and whether she wants to survive,” Catalfo said. “I think it confronts us all with the question of, despite how low humanity can sink, what gives us the motivation to keep on living?” Incandescent is Catalfo’s ninth short film to be featured at the New Hampshire Film Festival. Scott Millette of Portsmouth has been attending the festival for 12 years and has volunteered as a presenter, someone who introduces the films, for the last four years, but this year will be his first participating as a filmmaker. He’ll be showing two short films: Man Gets Revenge on Khloe Kardashian, a

documentary about his own weight-loss journey, and Teddy #Scarebear, a horror about a killer bear mascot, which he shot during last year’s Portsmouth Halloween parade. “Anytime you get your film on the big screen, it’s exciting, but I’m especially excited to be sharing it with the community here in Portsmouth, where I shot it,” Millette said. One of the most anticipated films, Gregg said, is ESPN Films’ new documentary Crossroads, which tells the story of a group at-risk African American teenagers who form a lacrosse team and defy the odds to become state finalists. Special guests involved with the film will be at the screening. New this year, the festival will showcase 360-degree films, for which the audience will wear virtual reality headsets. Those screenings will be very intimate due to the limited number of headsets. “We think that will be a really neat thing for people to experience,” Gregg said. Many film screenings will include Q&A sessions with the filmmakers. People will also have a chance to meet filmmakers at various panels, parties and special events. “That’s what really sets a festival apart from any other movie-going experience,” Gregg said. “It provides a whole other level of interaction between the audience and the filmmakers and really lets the audience engage and ask questions.” Catalfo participates in dozens of film festivals, but the New Hampshire Film Festival, he said, is always a highlight, not only because it is close to home, but because of how it is structured. “It’s really well-organized compared to other festivals, and the organizers truly know and care about film,” he said. “The other thing is the setting; Portsmouth is an almost perfect setting, because all the venues are in walking distance of each other. You don’t find that at many festivals.” Millette said part of the reason he moved to Portsmouth was to be more involved in the New Hampshire Film Festival and to be able to work on his creative projects in a community that is “always supporting the arts.” — Angie Sykeny

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Two states can claim pianist, blues singer and songwriter Marcia Ball as their own. She grew up in Vinton, Louisiana, but because the small town didn’t have a hospital in 1949, she was born across the border in Orange, Texas. Ball’s music reflects both places, a rootsy mix of blues, soul and swamp pop, driven by barrelhouse piano and robust vocals. Fittingly, her latest album, Shine Bright, is a bi-state effort, recorded in her current hometown of Austin and at a studio near the Gulf Coast, in Maurice, Louisiana. The notion to work in both places came when she decided to cut Jesse Winchester’s “Take a Little Louisiana” for the album. “When I heard it, I knew that I wanted to get my friends down in Louisiana to sing on it,” Ball said recently by telephone, while cooking lunch in her kitchen. “In particular, Roddie Romero and Yvette Landry ... I thought, if I can go down there and get those two to sing on this record with me, it will be great.” With a goal in mind, Ball and producer Steve Berlin pulled together a band of Louisiana musicians and chose a few more tracks. “It didn’t make sense to just go down there and do one song,” she said, noting that they worked at famed Dockside Studio. “Buckwheat Zydeco recorded his Grammy-winning album [and] B.B. King recorded Blues on the Bayou there; it was a favorite studio of Dr. John’s.” With Romero on accordion and guitar, and Landry providing backup vocals, the studio band was rounded by by drummer Jermaine Prejean and B-3 player Eric Adcock, both members of Romero’s Hub City All-Stars, and bass player Lee Allen Zeno. They did “Take a Little Mardi Gras,” Ernie K-Doe’s “I Got to Find Somebody” and a soulful new Ball song, “Once in a Lifetime Thing.” Ball’s longtime band mate Eric Bernhardt and producer Berlin played sax. The Texas portion of Shine Bright rings with the energy that earned her the state’s Musician of the Year title for 2018. That’s not her only accolade; in October, Ball will be inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. She came to Austin in the early 1970s, well before the city cemented its reputation as the hub of Outlaw Country. Ball hadn’t intended to stay, but things worked out. “We stopped to visit on our way to San Francisco, and our car needed work,” she

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said. “We stayed later than we thought, and by the time the car was fixed, we just didn’t leave. We really fell in love. … Austin was an amazing little city at that time, and it was more than enough for me.” The new album’s title track is an upbeat plea for positivity. “Life’s a story, play your part ... choose your heroes, choose them well,” she sings, with a shout out to Martin Luther King, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Little Richard, Ken Kesey, Neil Armstrong, Stephen Hawking and several more. “Pots and Pans” was inspired by a quote from late writer Molly Ivins, and calls for more direct action. “We the people stand against injustice … we’re at a crossroads,” she sings. The song reflects a real-life demonstration Ball took part in a few years ago. “Molly used to say that nothing was going to change in this world until we got out in the streets, banging on pots and pans, and a few years ago a friend of mine and I actually organized a protest. Three weeks in a row of going out in front of the Texas state capitol ... to call attention to the legislature and the repressive government taking funding away from women’s health care.” She’s not afraid to take on controversial issues at her shows either. She figures if fans are bothered by the words, they can simply shake a tail feather until the next song. “I understand that people are there for a break, for relief from their day-to-day stress,” Ball said. “I would say that 90 percent of the time I’m just there providing dance music. … The rest is music with a message that you can dance to.” — Michael Witthaus Marcia Ball When: Friday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Where: Blue Ocean Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North, Salisbury Tickets: $25 & $30 at blueoceanhall.com

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17 Internet addict, slangily 19 Christmas tree sale site 20 Quirkily creative 21 Mess up 22 Bellybutton lint 23 “___, about that ...” 26 It’s picked in Maui

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28 Pacific salmon 31 Irish singer with the albums “O” and “9” 37 Isaac’s older son 38 “I ___ the opinion ...” 39 Email receptacle 40 ___ Soundsystem 41 Publisher within a publisher 43 Martinique, par exemple 44 Weird Al song that states “I don’t care if you’re full” 46 “___ & Roy” (2018 HBO kids’ show from Sesame Workshop) 47 Kingpin 48 Ate (together) 50 E, on a map 51 Cassowary’s kin 52 WWI battle river through Flanders 54 Bluish green

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57 Man-made (abbr.) 60 Hidden loot 64 Vehicle where the driver gets thanked 65 Short horror tales shared on the Internet 68 Mason jar’s topper 69 Petting zoo noise 70 Leaning type (abbr.) 71 Letter from Greece? 72 Atomizer amount 73 “The Godfather” composer ___ Rota Down 1 The middle-sized bear 2 Love, in Latin 3 Border (on) 4 Text to an s.o. while away on a trip, maybe 5 Mischievous one 6 Pigeon sound 7 “Laugh-In” comedian Johnson 8 Hitchcock’s “___ Window” 9 Trumped-up 10 Great Lakes’ ___ Canals 11 One of South Africa’s official languages 12 The whole thing 13 “The Girl From Ipanema” saxophonist 18 Evil ___ 22 Frond-bearing plant

24 Devine of “Pitch Perfect” 25 Laundry container 27 Like a brow, at times 28 Talk show guest, often 29 November follower? 30 Was forced 32 Colin Dexter’s crossword-solving inspector 33 “Excuse me, but ...” 34 Majorca’s neighbor 35 Fizzy drinks 36 Go all out 41 Couple, to tabloids 42 “Grey Cell Green” band ___ Atomic Dustbin 45 Furniture store to meander through 47 Sure 49 False accusation 53 Zener cards test for it 54 Up to it 55 Back out 56 Abbr. on meat packages 58 Coulrophobia, e.g. 59 Mazar of “Entourage” 61 ___ spumante (sparkling wine) 62 Obsessive fan 63 Xbox series since 2001 65 Network that’s now Les-less 66 “Wheel of Fortune” host Sajak 67 Nickname of a Red Sox Hall-of-Famer ©2018 Jonesin’ Crosswords

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BEACH BUM FUN HOROSCOPES By Holly, The Seacoast Region’s leading astrologer

• Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Your search for hope and meaning in life will expire ... right about now. • Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will eventually discover you can’t burn the candle at both ends, in your case because you’re out of matches. • Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The way things are going, you clearly could use a lift — specifically, a face lift.

• Aries (March 21-April 19): You will be showered with good luck, which is good because it’s been too long since you last showered. • Taurus (April 20-May 20): A revolutionary idea will come to you in the middle of the night! But in the morning, you will realize the wheel has already been invented. • Gemini (May 21-June 20): You will find new openings where you never saw them before, especially in your pants. • Cancer (June 21-July 22): Prepare yourself for an unexpected fright, especially if you go shopping for vanities with large built-in mirrors.

• Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): A fantastic and wonderful thing is about to happen to you, or actually to someone who looks very much like you but is far more deserving. • Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s hard to put a price on contentment, but $100,000 would make a nice start. • Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s time you had a fresh outlook on life. You can start by looking the other way. • Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If I could save time in a bottle, the first thing that I’d like to do is give you something to drink besides gin. • Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You will soon get more out of life. Specifically, more headaches.

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THE RAW AND THE PUZZLED Across 1. Guitars are put in gig ones 5. “She walked up to me and she asked me to dance” Kinks song 9. Joe Jackson ‘Is She Really Going Out __ Him?’ 13. Bad to the bone Stevie Wonder song?

14. Elton John ‘Where __ __ St. Peter?’ (2,3) 15. Bunnymen’s leader? 16. ‘99 Powerman 5000 album ‘__ Revolt!’ (7,3,5) 19. Gershwin’s biggest seller, sung by Al Jolson

20. Like rock star empire 21. Fine Young Cannibals ‘Don’t __ It Get You Down’ 22. Berklee midterm 24. Screws around on instument 26. Other beer type that goes w/Kim Mitchell’s ‘Lager’ 29. They get crossed, on world tour 31. Bassist Rob Derhak is in this Buffalo, NY jam band 32. He fronted the ‘Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (8,6) 37. Continent J-pop band usually tours first 38. Repeated word in ‘Slide’ band name 39. Like A Perfect Circle’s actual logo 41. NYC’s nu-disco ‘Take Your Mama’ band (7,7) 46. ‘Unforgettable’ __ King Cole 47. Melissa Etheridge ‘__ __ Am’ (3,1)

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48. Color of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Rain’ 49. ‘99 Smash Mouth hit that made the varsity team with ease? (3,4) 53. Basement Jaxx w/Santigold song about heroic tale? 55. ‘Take It On The Run’ __ Speedwagon 56. Like fresh career 58. Fine Young Cannibals “My back was turned __ __ was gone” (3,3) 62. ‘89 Fine Young Cannibals hit album ‘The __’ (3,3,3,6) 65. Billy Joel ‘Blonde __ Blue’ 66. Teena Marie ‘__ In The Fire’ 67. Guns N’ Roses ‘__ N’ The Bedouins’ 68. Killers ‘When We __ Young’ 69. __ The Wet Sprocket 70. Def Leppard ‘High __ __’ (1,3)

Down 1. Unseen Guest ‘Place Your __’ 2. What shady manager won’t make (1,3) 3. Schock of The Go-Go’s 4. Louisville ‘Spiderland’ band 5. Where you pre-party before arena show, for short 6. LFO ‘Girl __ __’ (2,2) 7. ‘A Little More Personal (Raw)’ singer/actress Lindsay 8. Tegan & Sara w/Lonely Island ‘Everything Is __’ 9. Jeff Scott Soto band that just got out of the shower? 10. A-ha ‘__ __ Your Name’ (1,4) 11. ‘Mama Told Me Not To Come’ __ Dog Night 12. They work the crowd at awards shows 14. Waterboys ‘This Is __ __’ (3,3) 17. Joshua James song about birds?

18. Daniel Powter ‘Lost On The __’ 23. ‘Psycho Cafe’ rockers Bang __ 25. ‘98 Jerry Cantrell debut ‘Boggy __’ 26. ‘72 Jethro Tull album ‘Thick __ __ Brick’ (2,1) 27. Ben Folds Five ‘Battle Of Who Could Care __’ 28. ‘Sounds Like This’ Hutchinson 30. Rod Stewart ‘Every Picture Tells A __’ 33. Hard rocking knobs on amps 34. Soundgarden might do Jesus Christ ones 35. Fine Young Cannibals’ Buzzcocks cover ‘__ Fallen In Love’ 36. ‘I Just Want To Celebrate’ __ Earth 40. Psychedelic drug used at shows, at times 42. Daniel Johnston’s devilish subject matter 43. Eric Clapton “I can’t __ __, you’re fooling around with my heart” (5,2) 44. Brock and Hayes 45. ‘87 Prince live concert movie ‘__ __ The Times’ (4,1) 49. Rush might use one to kill a snake 50. Yes 80s breakthrough video ‘__ It’ 51. Mom’s demand: “__ that racket!” 52. “Old fashioned” rock 54. Miguel song that will beautify? 57. Security “Hold your horses!” call 59. ‘In A Darkened Room’ rockers __ Row 60. Billy Holiday “I __ music, mighty fine music” 61. Hall Of Fame guitarist Duane 63. Josh Groban ‘To Where You __’ 64. Linkin Park ‘Waiting For The __’ © 2011 Todd Santos

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Compelling explanations • While shopping at a Peoria, Illinois, Walmart on Sept. 20, an unnamed 30-year-old woman filled her cart but also added a few items to her backpack: leggings, pencils, a quart of oil and a “Jesus Calling” Bible. After she paid for only the items in her cart, a loss prevention officer stopped her before she left the store. Peoria police were summoned, reported the Peoria Journal Star, and the woman explained to them she was hoping the Bible could help her spiritually: “(She) told me that it sounds strange, but she was trying to be more Christian,” an officer reported. She was charged with misdemeanor theft. • After trying repeatedly on Sept. 12 to pull over a Toyota Prius driving with expired tags on I-5 near Marysville, Washington, a Washington State Patrol officer finally caught up to the car at an intersection and verbally instructed the unnamed 42-year-old woman driver to pull over, reported the Everett Daily Herald. “I will not. I drive a Prius,” was the woman’s reply. The officer then asked her to step out of the vehicle, which she also refused to do, so he forced her out. “I will own your bank account,” she told him. “I will own your house.” When he asked her name, she responded, “None of your business.” Finally, she was arrested for failing to obey instructions, failing to identify herself and obstruction.

No good deed Tammie Hedges of Goldsboro, North Carolina, founded the nonprofit Crazy’s Claws N Paws in 2013 to help lowincome families with vet bills and pet supplies, so it was natural for her to take in 27 animals displaced by Hurricane Florence in September. Hedges treated many of the animals, found in the streets or surrendered by fleeing residents, with antibiotics and painkillers for fleas, cuts and other ailments. For that, The Washington Post reported, she was arrested on Sept. 21 for practicing veterinary medicine without a license, after an official from Wayne County Animal Services visited the warehouse where the animals were housed. Kathie Davidson, a volunteer with Claws N Paws, said: “If she hadn’t done what she did, then they’ll be charging her with animal neglect and cruelty. What was she supposed to do?” Hedges was released on bond, and the charges were later dropped.

Bait and switch Ironman triathlete Jaroslav Bobrowski, 30, of Landshut, Bavaria, was banned Sept. 14 from Running Sushi, an all-you-caneat restaurant, for eating too much sushi. The Local Germany reported Bobrows-

ki, a former bodybuilder, ate close to 100 plates of sushi, which sent the restaurant into a panic and caused the owner and chef to tell him he was banished “because I’m eating too much.” “He eats for five people,” the owner complained. “That is not normal.”

PURITANS AND QUAKERS The Hampton Historical Society will host an author talk by Olga Morrill who will discuss her book, Vagabond Quakers: Northern Colonies, on Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Tuck Museum. Morrill’s talk follows a short HHS Annual Meeting at 6:30 p.m. “The book reveals the remarkable brutality inflicted on adherents to the Society of Friends by the Puritan authorities,” said Morrill. “Although the book is historical fiction, it is based on actual occurrences involving real people who lived in the seacoast towns of New Hampshire.” During her talk, Morrill will discuss why the Colonial era Puritans reacted so violently to the Quakers. She will also read from her book, and have copies available for sale. All are invited to attend this free event at the Tuck Museum at 40 Park Avenue in Hampton. Light refreshments will be served.

What was your first clue? Romance novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, 68, was arrested on Sept. 5 on charges of murdering her husband, Daniel Brophy, 63, in Portland, Oregon, after apparently following her own advice, written in a 2011 essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” In the essay, Crampton Brophy suggests that hiring a hit man is “never a good idea” and poison is traceable. Instead, reported The Oregonian, she allegedly shot her husband on June 2 at the Oregon Culinary Institute where Daniel was a beloved chef. Police did not release a motive, and a neighbor said Crampton Brophy “never showed any signs of being upset or sad.” On Sept. 17, she pleaded not guilty in Multnomah County Circuit Court, and her trial is set for Oct. 26.

Different from us The Martin County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office has received repeated calls about a man in a Stuart neighborhood who conducts chores around the outside of his house in the nude. “I came out Sunday night to put the trash out, and I look over and he is bent over, winding up his hose, and I’m like that is my view of the neighborhood,” huffed Melissa Ny to WPBF TV on Sept. 19. Other neighbors are taking a more measured approach. “Literally they are the nicest people you’ll ever meet; they would give you their clothes if they had them on to give them to you,” neighbor Aimee Canterbury told WPTV. The sheriff’s department says there is nothing they can do as long as the man is on his own property and not touching himself inappropriately. The nudist declined to be interviewed, saying he and his family are private people.

Weird science It’s been a banner year for the spider population of Aitoliko, Greece, according to the Associated Press. Fueled by a huge increase in the numbers of lake flies, which the spiders eat, the spiders reproduced unusually fast and have covered coastal trees, bushes and low vegetation with blankets of thick, sticky webs. The webs run along a few hundred meters of the shoreline in the western Greek town and, according to residents, have the unexpected advantage of keeping mosquitoes away. Visit newsoftheweird.com.

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PET OF THE WEEK Goonie was a stray who seems to have lived a rough life before he found his way to our shelter. He is recovering from some skin allergies/ flea bites. Regardless of his past, Goonie is a love with a big personality who is looking for his forever home. He loves people and loves to be petted. Goonie will quickly climb onto your shoulder to get closer to you. If you don’t mind a kitty that is a bit rough around the edges, but full of love, come ask to meet Goonie. Like all the animals available for adoption at the New Hampshire SPCA in Stratham, Goonie is neutered, micro-chipped, up to date on all shots and ready for a lifetime of love. Visit nhspca.org.

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