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“Gratitude” is a word that gets used a lot this time of the year. The things that I am grateful for have changed considerably over the years. My family, my physical health, my mental health — these things sustain me and allow me to live a happy and successful life. If just one of these things is out of balance, the house of cards can come tumbling down. While people are generally sympathetic if you are struggling with family issues or physical illness, there is frequently still a stigma associated with a mental health issue. Yet our mental health is as critical to our well-being as our physical health. Just like physical illness, mental illness can strike at any time in one’s life. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults struggle with mental illness, and 1 in 6 youth experience a mental health disorder every year. As of late October, there were about 35 people on the waitlist for admission to New Hampshire Hospital, most being held in emergency departments or psychiatric wards of hospitals around the state. Fellowship Housing Opportunities is a Concord-based nonprofit that provides transitional and permanent housing for individuals suffering with mental health issues. Because of the work this organization has done for more than 30 years, 63 individuals have the opportunity to live independent, successful lives in a safe and supportive environment. Recently, Fellowship Housing Opportunities hosted a viewing of the documentary God Knows Where I Am at the Red River Theatres. This documentary tells the story of Linda Bishop, a New Hampshire native who was diagnosed with mental illness as an adult. Homeless, after being released from the New Hampshire Hospital, Linda took up residence in an abandoned farmhouse outside of Concord and, sadly, died there alone of starvation. The film helps us to understand the flaws in the mental health care system and the ongoing struggle between patient liberty and patient safety. Good mental health care is a critical component of a healthy community and a healthy state. After months of budget negotiations between the governor and the legislature, some funding remained for a new secure psychiatric unit and to expand capacity at New Hampshire Hospital, albeit at a fraction of what the governor originally proposed. Reading, understanding and funding the “New Hampshire 10-Year Mental Health Plan” released in January 2019 must become a priority for our legislature. Continuing to short-change this budget line is sure to bring down the house of cards. Robin Milnes is a small business owner and advocate with more than 30 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, property management, sales, leasing, budgeting, fiscal oversight, human resources and administration. She can be reached at rmilnes@inex.com.
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ON THE COVER 12 ALL TOGETHER If you love to sing — or hear others sing — there is no shortage of opportunities to make and listen to beautiful music across southern New Hampshire. The state is home to all kinds of choral groups, from those that accept singers of all ages and abilities to those that hold auditions for more advanced vocalists. Find out what groups to join if you want your voice to be heard, plus what to expect as a choral group member. And if you’d rather be in the audience, there are plenty of concerts — holiday and otherwise — coming up soon. ALSO ON THE COVER, Majestic Theatre Studios in Manchester presents a holiday variety show, p. 22. See Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks one last time, p. 50. And find holiday fun this weekend, from shopping events to a Holiday House Tour in Nashua, in This Week, p. 20; at a Starry, Starry Weekend in Hopkinton and Contoocook, p. 26; and with family-friendly celebrations in Kiddie Pool, p. 27.
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NEWS & NOTES 4 More growth for New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets; PLUS News in Brief. 7 Q&A 8 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 20 THE ARTS: 22 THEATER Judy’s Scary Little Christmas. 23 CLASSICAL Curtain Call; listings for events around town. 24 ART Local Color; listings for events around town. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 27 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend. 28 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors. 29 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic. 30 CAR TALK Automotive advice. CAREERS: 34 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a... FOOD: 36 MADE IN NEW ENGLAND EXPO Candy Cane demonstrations; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Beer; Try This at Home. POP CULTURE: 44 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz enjoys Queen & Slim and Knives Out almost as much as that second piece of pie. NITE: 50 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more. 52 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD A puzzle for the music-lover. 54 MUSIC THIS WEEK Live music at your favorite bars and restaurants. ODDS & ENDS: 60 CROSSWORD 61 SIGNS OF LIFE 61 SUDOKU 62 NEWS OF THE WEIRD
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Save the date
New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner has formally set the date for the 2020 presidential primary. In a Nov. 25 news release, Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan announced that Tuesday, Feb. 11, would be the date when voters head to the polls to cast the first primary ballots in the 2020 presidential election cycle. The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3. Following the conclusion of the Nov. 15 New Hampshire primary filing deadline, the state ballot has been set with a total of 33 Democratic candidates and 17 Republican candidates.
Granite Pathways
State officials have terminated a contract with Granite Pathways Youth Treatment Center following the Nov. 25 hospitalization of five of the facility’s patients due to drug overdoses. In a Nov. 27 news release, Gov. Chris Sununu announced that Granite Pathways’ contract to operate its Manchester-based Youth Treatment Center in Manchester will be terminated effective Dec. 27 and that all new admissions to the facility have been temporarily suspended. The release goes on to note that the state will act to install a new management team led by director of the New Hampshire Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services Annette Escalante to oversee the facility’s operations as well as the placement and eventual transition of the remaining youths residing at the center. More
action may be taken by the state at the conclusion of a 30-day review of all contracts New Hampshire had made with Granite Pathways.
Fentanayl overdoses
New data from the state Attorney General indicates that fentanyl has become public enemy No. 1 in the Granite State’s ongoing effort to combat the nationwide opioid crisis. In a Nov. 25 Summary of 2018 New Hampshire Drug Overdose Deaths, the Department of Justice Office of Chief Medical Examiner detailed that 88 percent of all 435 accidental overdose deaths investigated by the office in 2018 were from fentanyl alone (202) or a mix of fentanyl and other drugs excluding heroin (180.) During the same period, heroin alone only accounted for just two deaths, a mix of heroin and fentanyl accounted for three deaths and all other opiates accounted for 30 deaths.
Residency law
According to the Associated Press, a controversial 2018 law that amends the definition of “residency” in New Hampshire will remain in effect for the 2020 presidential primary despite a legal challenge aimed at blocking its implementation. The law, HB 1264, ended the previous discrepancy between “residency” and “domicile” by making out-of-state citizens residing in New Hampshire who register to vote subject to residency requirements like obtaining a driver’s license
Politics This Week • Pete Buttigieg: South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is scheduled to return to New Hampshire Thursday, Dec. 5, beginning the day with an 11:30 a.m. town hall at New England College’s Simon Center in Henniker before traveling to Milford for a town hall at the Milford Town Hall at 2:30 p.m., according to the campaign. at 7 p.m., Buttigieg will hold a town hall at Exeter High School. On Friday, Dec. 6, Buttigieg will take his turn on NHPR’s 2020 Candidate Forum on the Exchange at 9 a.m in Concord at NHPR’s studio (2 Pillsbury St). He will then attend a house party in Concord at 10 a.m. Visit peteforamerica.com. • Marianne Williamson: Author Marianne Williamson will be in the Granite State for several events, according to the campaign. On Thursday, Dec. 5, at noon Williamson will stage a meet and greet at the Art in the Age Cafe in Tamworth followed by a 3 p.m. event at the White Mountain Cafe & Bookstore in Gorham and a 6:30 p.m. meet and
greet at Plain Kate’s Riverside Saloon in Franconia. Visit marianne2020.com. • Tulsi Gabbard: Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will stage multiple events in the state this coming week, according to the campaign. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Gabbard will hold a town hall at the Community Oven in Hampton at 4:30 p.m. On Friday, Dec. 6, Gabbard will be in Jaffery for a town hall at 5 p.m., and on Monday, Dec. 9, she will hold a 6 p.m. town hall at the Arbor Restaurant in Nashua. Visit tulsi2020.com. • Michael Bennet: Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet will be in the state for a town hall on Friday, Dec. 6, according to information from the campaign. The town hall will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the Highland Lake Inn in Andover. Visit michaelbennet.com. • Joe Biden: Former Vice President Joe Biden will be in New Hampshire for an unspecified event on Sunday, Dec. 8, according to the campaign. Additionally, former second lady Dr. Jill Biden will be in New Hampshire for unspeci-
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4 and/or registering a vehicle. While representatives from ACLU NH and the state Democratic Party sought a preliminary injunction against the law on the grounds that state officials were unclear on how the law would impact voters, Judge Joseph Laplante, Chief Justice of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, denied the request on Nov. 27, citing a failure by plaintiffs to put forward witnesses who failed to register to vote due to confusion about the law. According to the AP, attorneys with ACLU NH will continue to fight against the law.
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Hooksett gun seller Riley’s Sport Shop abruptly ended 70 years of continuous operation last week. In a notice on the establishment’s door and a Nov. 24 post on Riley’s Facebook page, the business announced it was closing its doors and ceasing all operations. Riley’s offered no comment on the reason for the closure. CONCORD
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Manchester’s Parker-Varney Elementary School assistant principal Michael Beaulac will take over as the head principal of the Queen City’s Green Acres Elementary School following his Nov. 25 appointment by the Board of School Committee, according to a video recording of the meeting. With current Green Acres principal Richard Norton slated to step down at the end of this month, Beaulac will take over in time for the student body’s return from the holiday break.
Drivers will be able to pass Goffstown through the Merrimack tolls at Exit 11 on the Everett Turnpike for free as of Jan. 1. Following a transportation commission report that found the tolls placed an unfair burden Bedford on Merrimack residents, the Executive Council voted on Nov. 25 to eliminate Amherst the 30-year-old toll station, according to a video recording Milford of the meeting.
Four rural development projects aimed at expanding broadband access, MANCHESTER upgrading first responder equipment and helping low-income homeowners make energy efficiency improvements will receive over $300,000 in federal funding. The grant funding, totalling Derry Merrimack $316,047 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was announced in a Nov. Londonderry 27 joint news release from Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan Raymond superintendent of schools Tina McCoy has announced plans to reloand Rep. Annie Kuster, NH-02. As NASHUA NASHUA cate fourth-grade and preschool classrooms within the district, allowing the per the release, $188,547 will go to town to permanently shutter the portable classrooms at Lamprey River Elementhe Northern Forest Center in Concord tary School, according to a Nov. 26 news release from the Raymond School for broadband expansion and digital District. All fourth-grade classrooms will be moved from Lamprey to Iber Holmes literacy development for the town of Gove Middle School and the preschool program will be moved out of Lamprey Lancaster; $17,500 will be used to purand into Raymond High School next summer in time for fall 2020. chase a new vehicle for the Lancaster Police Department; Northumberland low-income residents make safety and shouldn’t let Washington bureaucrats threaten to take that away.” Thet will receive $50,000 for Bluetooth and energy efficiency repairs. Federal Highway Administration regWi-Fi enabled defibrillator equipment ulation would have states renumber and Southwestern Community Ser- Exit renumbering vices in Keene will get $60,000 to help Despite the looming threat of loss exits so they correspond to the mileage of federal highway dollars, Gov. Chris marker at each location by 2022 or risk Sununu says he is against a federally losing federal highway funds. Despite mandated plan to renumber the exits the Facebook post, Sununu has made fied events on both Sunday, Dec. 8, and on the nation’s highways. In a Nov. 7 no formal threat to veto the provision if Monday, Dec. 9. According to the campost on Facebook, Sununu said that it reaches his desk in the 10-year highpaign, additional details on the events exit numbers were a point of pride way transportation plan that the state are TBA. Visit joebiden.com. for some Granite Staters and that “we legislature will take up in 2020. • Elizabeth Warren: Massachu-
setts Sen. Elizabeth Warren will return to New Hampshire for a string of events later this week, according to the campaign. On Friday, Dec. 6, Warren will hold a community conversation in Peterborough at 2:15 p.m. at Bowling Acres (32 Elm St) followed by a 5:30 town hall in Henniker at New England College (98 Bridge St.) On Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11:15 a.m., Warren will hold a community conversation in Rochester at the Governor’s Inn (78 Wakefield St) before ending the day with a town hall in Rye at 3 p.m. at Rye Junior High (501 Washington Road.) Visit elizabethwarren.com. Find out where to see the 2020 presidential primary candidates each week in Politics This Week. If you know of a candidate meet-up or other event, let us know at politics@hippopress.com.
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On Nov. 26, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education announced that Sanbornton Sant Bani School fifth-grader Suzy Brand was selected to serve as the 2020 Kid Governor. The second year that the contest has been held, Brand was selected in a statewide election by over 1,000 New Hampshire fifth-graders. According to a news release from the two organizations, Brand plans to spend her one-year term of office to raise money for outdoor gear, share outdoor challenges on her blog and work on a real bill to grant Granite State students more time outdoors during the school day.
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Wine-lovers and cocktail mixologists traveling through the Interstate 95 corridor in Hampton could soon be able to shop at one of two new 20,000-plus-square-foot New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets. The new stores, whose opening dates are to be determined, will be the latest in the string of 32 newly opened or newly renovated outlets by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission since 2012. The commission, which oversees all wine and liquor sales in the state, is undergoing an agency-wide expansion and modernization initiative in an effort to increase revenue and compete with out-of-state liquor sellers, according to Commission spokesman EJ Powers. “We started with this renovation process because of the changing environment in Massachusetts and the increased competition throughout the region,” Powers said. “For many years, New Hampshire Liquor and Wine Stores were not necessarily prominently featured; they were in the corners of strip malls and places like that. One of the things that the leadership of the commission has done [is] worked to create a nationally recognized brand that can provide consumers with a better shopping experience and, by doing so, increase the amount of sales at the stores.”
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On Nov. 14, the commission announced plans to update the two existing 9,000-square-foot Hampton stores in a manner similar to the Hooksett Welcome Centers on both sides of I-93. The Hooksett Welcome Centers, built in 2015 in a partnership between the commission and Granite State Hospitality, each feature 16 gas pumps operated by Irving, retail shopping and a Common Man Roadside eateries food court. Powers called the expansion of the Hampton locations on I-95 — already among the Commission’s top five stores in terms of sales, he said — a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to promote liquor and wine sales among out-of-state customers, who account for 50 percent of the Commission’s sales. “We would use Hooksett as a good blueprint for how a successful partnership could work,” Powers said. The Commission is currently in the process of putting together a request for qualification in order to identity a real estate agent to help market the property for potential partners.
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The proposed Hampton stores join a handful of recently renovated and constructed stores, including locations in Epsom, Somersworth and West Lebanon. “We must make every effort to stay at the forefront of beverage alcohol industry trends, while maintaining the flexibility to quickly maneuver to sustain and grow our market share,” Commission Chairman Joseph Mollica said of commisson’s
rebuild strategy. “Our ongoing effort to renovate and relocate New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets is certainly a big part of our response to that growing competition.” He said the state is competing with online sellers and big box retailers like Maryland-based Total Wine and More, which operates six locations throughout the Boston metro area. “They are watching our every move and are aggressively working to divert our customer base,” Mollica said. While Mollica did not provide specific data on how all remodeled stores perform in comparison to their unrenovated counterparts, he pointed to recently renovated store No. 38 at the Portsmouth traffic, which he said has seen sales increase by 20 percent year over year since construction ended in May. Overall, the state has seen increased revenue in its stores. In each of the last five years, the Commission’s total sales have set new records, with fiscal year 2019 coming in at $723 million compared to $700 million in fiscal year 2018, according to data from the Commission.
Gross versus net
Net profits, however, have remained stagnant due to ballooning operating expenses that in large part are due to the costs associated with the expansion and renovation strategy, including the additional staffing and overhead costs for the new facilities. Despite this year’s record-breaking sales, the commission is reporting $16 million less in net profits than in fiscal year 2018’s. According to Powers, debt that the commission has accrued over the course of its construction and renovation phase will begin to subside over the next few years as principal and interest on project-related bonds begin to decrease. Powers went on to project that the downturn in debt would drive an increase in net profits by 2022. In 2018, total in-state liquor sales generated $149.2 million in revenue for the New Hampshire General Fund, which TransparentNH, a state New Hampshire Department of Administrative Services administered website, estimates as making up 1 percent of the entire General Fund. The falling net revenues have caught the attention of the state’s Executive Council, which made the rare decision in February of this year to delay pay increases for the commission’s management until the Commission provides a more detailed look at its Fiscal Year 2019 financial information, which will happen when the audited state financial report is available later this month. The delay, supported by Democratic Councilors Andru Volinsky, Debora Pignatelli and Mike Cryans, hinged largely on the Commission’s failure to meet the legislature’s revenue targets, with Volinsky pointing to falling net profits during the Council’s deliberation. The Liquor Commission also faced criticism from District 2 Councilor Volinsky, who is currently running to be the 2020 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, in February 2018. Volinsky called for an investigation into out-of-
state individuals making bulk liquor purchases at stores. In November 2018, the Department of Justice said the Liquor Commission had not violated any laws and ruled that there was no credible evidence that the commission had encouraged workers to skirt rules relating to large-volume cash sales. Volinsky also said he sees cause for a “management overhaul” at the Commission, citing his disagreement with the strategy of renovation and expansion of existing stores and construction of new stores in parts of the state that are not typically associated with high-volume sales. “I don’t trust the decision-making being done there,” Volinsky said of the Commission. If it were left up to him, Voinsky said, he would convene a panel of experts to launch a nationwide search for new leadership, specifically to find a chief executive officer, chief operating officer and marketing director that are “experienced in this business and of unquestionable ethics.” Overall, Volinsky said the commission’s leadership should be better experienced with the sale of regulated products in a retail environment, as well as with leveraging other in-state assets, suggesting the sale of ski tickets and park passes at liquor store locations. Powers declined to directly comment on Volinsky’s critique but cited over 100 years of experience in wine and spirit sales, hospitality and big box retail among the commission’s senior leadership, as well as recent accolades like the commission’s 2019 recognition as one of the top 100 Retailers for off-premise retailers by Beverage Dynamics magazine. “Anyone that understands business, especially the highly competitive beverage alcohol industry, will attest to the liquor commission’s vision,” Powers said.
Location, location, location
Mollica said the new locations and investments in existing ones were “sorely needed” in order to “compete against a changing environment in Mass. and to appeal to a sophisticated customer base,” while still keeping an eye toward the bottom line. Appealing to that “sophisticated customer base” entails a substantial makeover from the runof-the-mill liquor store, Mollica said. All newly constructed outlets boast features like expanded beverage selections, LED light fixtures, more shopping space and iPad kiosks to check product inventory and look at wine and food pairings. The criteria for where to build a new store or which stores to remodel involve a number of variables, Mollica said, including population trends, traffic counts, and proximity to other retailers and major highways. “What we’re doing is recognizing that there’s competition on all sides,” Powers said. “That’s why the commission is taking a very strategic approach in terms of renovating its brick and mortar locations and laying the foundation to sell wine and spirits in other ways.”
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Preserving the Granite State $3.5 million for natural and historical projects
The New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program has announced the 33 natural and historic resource projects that will receive $3.5 million in grant funding. Including everything from $100,000 to permanently protect the 133-acre Koerber Family Forest in Dunbarton to $12,250 earmarked for repairs to Bow’s circa 1832 Crossroads Community Church, the 2019 award funds cover projects in all 10 Granite State counties and correspond with LCHIP’s mandate to help preserve natural, cultural and historical resources that are relevant to the “economy, environment and quality of life in New Hampshire.” LCHIP executive director Dijit Taylor spoke about the program, the project selection process and LCHIP’s overall mission of preservation. What is the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program? LCHIP is a state program that provides matching grants to help communities and nonprofits protect and conserve natural, cultural and historic resources.
resource side, where we’re helping them with historic preservation activities, it’s quite frequent for someone that we’ve helped to come back ... and look for money to do something else to that same building. On the natural resource side, it doesn’t generally happen because it’s permanent protection that’s placed on the propHow does the matching part of these grants erty, and once it’s done it’s done. Sometimes people will come back to request funds for an work? Winners are required to provide at least $1 for adjacent parcel. every dollar we give them, and they often provide a lot more than that. Is there any sort of common theme that each of this year’s 33 winning projects share? The common theme is the value of the What supplies the funds for these grants? The funding comes from a $25 fee that is paid resource, the interest, enthusiasm and skill of at the Registrant of the Deed in each of the 10 the local project proponents and the passion counties of the state. Every time you register a that the project proponent has for their valuable deed, mortgage, mortgage release or plan, you resource. pay that $25, and that’s where our $3.5 million You mention that the review project involves comes from. a lot of traveling around the state — are there How does LCHIP select the winning any experiences from this year that stand out? projects? We went to two different farms where a It’s very complicated. People submit an exten- younger generation of farmers is just doing an sive application to us that’s due each year at the incredible job. In both cases, we walked around end of June after they attend a workshop about there saying “This feels like I’m in the middle how to do a good job [on the application]. Over of that movie The Biggest Little Farm.” And the summer, we read and review all of the appli- the fact that there were two of those with these cations, and go out and do site visits to almost dynamic and knowledgeable young farmers was all of them with a group of professional review outstanding. panelists who help us with the decision making. ... Then there are review panels ... and they each More than most states, I feel like New Hampmeet for a whole day to compare and evaluate all shire’s identity and livelihood are inexorably of the applications. Their comments and evalu- tied to our natural and historical resources. Do ations go to our 18-member board of directors, you see LCHIP as playing any role in that? who ... make the final decisions. The challenge We really feel that we help protect the things this year was that we had over $7 million in that define the state. That’s pretty much what requests for funding and $3.5 million to give out. Gov. Sununu said last year at our announcement event; he said, “LCHIP defines the 603.” Does the ability of the public to visit and interact with a project have any bearing on the If an individual or organization is reading board’s process for choosing winners? this and wants to apply, what should they do? Every property that’s protected with the help It starts with a 10-plus-page application that of LCHIP is required to make themselves avail- we have on our website of LCHIP.org that able to the public. That can mean different things explains the whole process. We usually open in different situations, but the buildings are, gen- the grant round in April, the application is due erally, publicly accessible during business hours at the end of June and training workshops take or on some regular schedule. ... Natural resource place in April and May for people who are interprojects are required to allow the public to walk ested in applying. New this year, we’re doing on the parcels with limited exceptions. some training workshops outside of our normal grant round schedule. We just did one over Can a project receive more than one LCHIP in the southwestern part of the state and we’re grant? planning on another one soon, possibly in the The types of projects are quite different on southeast. the two sides of the program. On the historic — Travis R. Morin
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New Hampshire will remain open for business for nonprofit agencies and local authorities looking to resettle refugees in the United States. On Nov. 27, Gov. Chris Sununu issued a notice of consent in response to Presidential Executive Order 13888, which was signed by the Trump administration last September with the intention of giving state and local governments the ability to reject the resettlement of refugees in their respective communities. With Sununu’s signature, each city’s mayor can now decide whether or not they want their municipality to accept refugees being resettled. In a statement, Sununu said his administration will work closely with area agencies to “ensure those who are resettled in New Hampshire have the opportunity to become hardworking members of our local communities.” QOL Score: +1 Comment: While this Executive Order impacts where refugees can be resettled, refugees are still entitled to move anywhere in the country after their initial resettlement. We have 1,000’s of Products to Support Your Healthy Lifestyle
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Somehow it’s December already. To much going on I guess, so it just snuck up on me. That means there’s a lot to talk about as we count down the final four weeks of the howcan-it-be-already second decade of the 21st century. Here’s a preview. I learned this one a long time ago watching how run-of-the-mill Archie Griffin became playing for the Bengals after being the only one ever to win back-to-back Heismans while playing at Ohio State in the 1970s. Great offensive lines can make mediocre players look like they’re great, and terrible offensive lines can make great players look mediocre. That’s why I have said many times in this space: Offensive line is the most underrated thing in all of sports. Anyone want to argue that after what we’ve seen in Patriot-land this season? Now that the rematch is over, I had a big mis-remember from a similar incident to Cleveland’s Myles Garrett conking Steelers QB Mason Rudolph on the head with Rudolph’s own helmet. It came in the 1985 playoffs when I clearly remembered Oakland linebacker Matt Millen doing the same to Patriots GM Pat Sullivan during a trash-talking-filled walk-off after the Pats’ upset win. But a little research showed Millen actually just hauled off and belted him in the jaw. No helmet involved. That wrecks a great story I’ve been telling for years. Four early Celtics thoughts: (1) You can clearly see the offensive improvement in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Particularly at and around the basket. (2) Brad Wannamaker is turning into a very reliable third guard. (3) They need reliable scoring help off the bench. (4) I know they’re on pace to win 60, but with nine of 14 wins against sub-.500 teams I’m sticking with my 50-ish win prediction. The smartest thing the Lakers did after
Anthony Davis was dropped in their lap was signing Rajon Rondo. I know the shoot first point guard is in vogue, but when you have AD and LeBron why would you want a PG looking to shoot instead of giving it to them? Plus, I bet Rondo comes up big as usual in the playoffs. The year’s caustic media sports quote has to be from New York Post baseball writer Ken Davidoff recently saying most likely to join (Derek) Jeter in this year’s Hall of Fame class “is his old Red Sox nemesis and general embarrassment to the species Curt Schilling.” Having “just” 216 career wins makes Schilling candidacy marginal, but at 11-2 with a 2.23 ERA overall, 4-1 in the Series and having the bloody sock game on the resume, he’s the best post-season pitcher ever and that counts triple for me. So, blowhard or not, he’s got my vote. Speaking of great World Series moments. How about that two-fisted fan who blocked the ball Houston’s Yordan Alvarez hit into the left field stands during Game 5 with his stomach and chest because catching it would have required dropping one or both of the beers he was holding? I always thought both were good, solid players but never Hall of Fame material, but with the veterans vote coming up, if Harold Baines is in, Dwight Evans should be too. Baines was the better overall hitter — average (.289 -.272), hits (2,866-2,460), RBI (1,628-1,384) — but the power numbers were nearly identical and Dewey had him in runs (1,299-1,470), walks (1,0621,391) and OBP (.356-.370). Plus, with eight Gold Gloves not only was Evans the best right fielder of his era, but along with Roberto Clemente, Roger Maris, Mookie Betts and a few others he’s in the conversation for best RF ever, while Baines was mostly a DH after turning 30. The cherry on top is Evans was one of the few guys who was better in his 30s than his 20s. Even with the Patriots not being the most sturdy 10-2 team we’ve ever seen,
with the 5-6 Eagles dropping like a rock after losing to Miami on the best trick play ever, wonder if (stay in your) Lane Johnson is still having more fun playing football in Philly than they are at Gillette. What’s most impressive about the Patriots’ 20-year run is how all the up and comer “it” teams predicted to pass them by at the top failed to do so. Just mentioned Philly — one SB win and now on the way down. Ditto for the Jaguars, who are 9-19 since the Pats rallied to beat them in the 2017 AFC title game. Anybody seen Denver, Rex Ryan, or the Colts lately? In the early days Tennessee, Denver, Indy and Pittsburgh in the AFC and the Rams and Eagles in the NFC were on top. All except the Pennsylvania teams went under .500 for extended times. Even the G-Men, who beat them twice in the SB, have been in the playoffs just once in the last eight years. How can you be called “America’s Team” when you haven’t even made it out of the divisional playoff round in 23 years? As Fran Tarkenton used to say back in the day, “That’s incredible.” So how in the name of Chuck Howley did Cowboys owner Jerry Jones get in the Hall with an inept record like that? Or said another way, how can he be in and Bob Kraft not be when his team has been to 10 SBs to JJ’s three (which really were Jimmy Johnson’s doing)? Really? With impeachment in the news, I say forget D.C., they should do it to Jerry in Canton. Finally, how about that three-year ban the Korean Golf Tour gave leading money Bio Kim after he gave the bird to a heckler in the gallery? I’m hoping the Shaw’s in Hooksett does that to the lady who did the same thing to me in their parking lot the other day. She cuts me off, and I get sign language! And given how quick she was on the draw, I’m pretty certain it wasn’t her first rodeo either. Email Dave Long at dlong@hippopress. com.
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Turkey Day had football The Big Story: For some it came after a long rest and for some, like Trinity, it was a three-day turnaround to play in the annual Thanksgiving morning football game. Trinity closed out its state championship winning season with a 35-15 win over St. Thomas Aquinas in the first ever Bishop’s Bowl. For Central it was a fourth straight Turkey Day win over Memorial, 14-0, and Nashua South beat rival Nashua North 27-13 in the 16th rendition of the game since Nashua divided its high school into North and South. Sports 101: The last of Notre Dame’s seven Heisman Trophy winners was named winner of the award on this day in 1987. For the ND lovers in the crowd: Who was that winner? In Case You Missed It: If you skipped town early for the holiday you missed a barn-burner of a basketball game between Saint Anselm and SNHU when they scored a whopping 197 points. It was the highest-scoring game in the history of the storied rivalry. The win went to the Hawks 104-93 in OT after the somehow outscored the Penmen by 11 points (21-10) in the five-minute extra period. Game-high honors went to (the other) Chris Paul with 29 points to go along with his game-high 16 rebounds, while mates Tyler Arbuckle and Danny Evans added 24 and 21. All-
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name teamer Jacari Sanders had 27 off the bench for the Penmen. Sports Question of the Week: That we have another recruiting scandal for alleged financial assistance to a top recruit at the University of Memphis basketball program is not surprising. The question we have is, is the law firm arguing against the 12-game NCAA suspension of freshman and likely top NBA pick next spring James Wiseman really named Ballin, Ballin, Fishman, Farest, Farese & Farese? Sports 101: Wide receiver/all-purpose return man Tim Brown wins the last Heisman Trophy won by a Notre Dame player in 1987, which for distraught ND lovers and the mathematically challenged is a how-can-that-be 31 years ago. On This Day in Sports – Dec. 5: 1970 – L.A. Ram Willie Ellison sets NFL single-game record by running for 247 yards from scrimmage. 1970 – In Canada’s heist of the century at the Hockey Hall of Fame bandits make off with the Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterton Trophy. 2008 – days from the 40th anniversary of his winning the Heisman Trophy while playing for USC, former NFL running back, broadcaster and actor O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in the can for kidnapping and armed robbery.
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University of Memphis: A regular in the college basketball recruiting violations game over the years with two of three Final Four appearances vacated for RVs. Including the 2008 national runner-up club over bogus grade issues and someone else likely taking star Derrick Rose SAT. The best are from the era of ’80s coach Dana Kirk, who went to the joint for racketeering charges related to the program. Chuck Howley: Hall of Fame ’60s-’70s Dallas Cowboys linebacker and only Super Bowl MVP from a losing team. That came in the dumpster fire of 1971, won 16-13 in OT on a FG by Baltimore Colts receiver/kicker Jim O’Brien. Dumpster Fire of 1971: Official name, Super Bowl 5. Historically awful game most notable for SB 3 goat (that’s lowercase) Earl Morrall not blowing it, two years after his four-pick day made the 18-point favorite Colts somehow lose to the Jets in SB3. This time he replaced injured starter Johnny Unitas, so he only had time for one pick. But inept Dallas QB Craig Morton made him look like the uppercase G-O-A-T during a 12-25, 127-yard, three-pick, 34.1 QB rating day, as Dallas converted once in 13 tries on third down. Fran Tarkenton Quote: “That’s Incredible” tag line and name of horrible 1980s TV show that had to be the inspiration for David Letterman’s Stupid Pet Tricks, only with humans. After someone did something really dumb, cohosts Tark and terrible made-for-TV-movie actors John Davidson and Cathy Lee Crosby would say in unison, “That’s incredible.
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Hear your neighbors sing in this and every season — and how to join in By Angie Sykeny
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Every week, hundreds of singers in choral groups across southern New Hampshire meet in schools, churches and community centers to practice for their next big performances. There are groups that accept singers of all ages and abilities, as well as auditioned groups for advanced, serious singers, but one thing is true of all the groups: Their members love to sing. “Anyone can sing. The question is, do you want to sing? And our members really do,” Kathy Crouse, president of the Nashua Choral Society said. “They love music and they love singing and are so excited to show off what they’ve learned.”
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Currently, many choral groups are preparing for their holiday concerts happening this month. Some, like the Nashua Choral Society, are sticking to the classics: Vivaldi’s Magnificat, excerpts from Bach’s Cantata No. 140 and Handel’s Messiah, plus a rendition of Ave Maria by the group’s smaller a cappella chorus. “We tend to do a lot of classical — Mozard, Beethoven, Bach,” Crouse said. “We branch out a little, but for our Christmas concert especially, we like to do the classics and spirituals — things to get you in the Christmas spirit.” The Souhegan Valley Choir takes its Christmas concert in a different direction with pop and jazz classics from the 1950s and 1960s. “Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Harry Simeone — the type of music people would play on their albums while decorating cookies and trees,” director Jennifer Erdody said. Generally, Souhegan Valley Choir does little classical music and more American standards and Broadway tunes. For its spring concert, Erdody said, they’re thinking of doing a theme like “Hits of Stage and Screen.” “Our music is very accessible to our audience,” she said. “We feel like the audience HIPPO | DECEMBER 5 - 11, 2019 | PAGE 12
likes to hear different arrangements of songs they know, sprinkled with a few songs they don’t know.” Other groups, like the Manchester Choral Society, are basing their Christmas shows around a particular theme. For Manchester Choral Society, it’s “A Season of Light,” and includes contemporary classical, including a work by American composer Morten Lauridsen and the debut of a work composed by New York-based composer Michael Bussewitz-Quarm. “Manchester audiences will be the first to hear this exciting new music,” Manchester Choral Society director Dan Perkins said. For the instrumentals, choral groups may hire area symphonies or orchestras or recruit a collective of area musicians. “It gives [the music] a much fuller sound,” Crouse said. “You can sing with just a piano or an organ, but when you sing with an orchestra, it brings everything together to get that sound that you’re looking for.” New Hampshire also has several barbershop choirs, which consist of one or more quartets or sectionals singing a cappella music in four-part harmonies. One of these choirs is the Concord Coachmen Chorus, a group of around 20 men, which will perform several Christmas concerts featuring everything from classic Christmas carols to more modern pop tunes from the 1950s and 1960s, like “(Everybody’s Waitin’ for) The Man with the Bag.” “We do some of the really traditional barbershop songs that go back to the 1890s to 1920s, but we also do these nice, classic rock ’n’ roll kinds of things that don’t fit the style, but we make them work [in barbershop style], like ‘My Girl’ and ‘Bye Bye Love,’” Concord Coachmen Chorus membership VP and member Keith Beasley-Topliffe said. For the audience, Crouse said, a choral concert is an opportunity to “sit back, relax, and let the music fill you.” “That’s the goal of our concerts,” she said. “To give people a chance to break away from the hustle and bustle and enjoy an hour or two of good music and just enjoy the sounds.”
Behind the scenes
Every choral concert begins with the director choosing the theme and the music. For Erdody and others who choose to do more modern works, that means traveling to yearly “music reading sessions” sponsored by music publishing companies and sifting through dozens of new pieces. Directors may also access new pieces and listen to samples online. “It’s a really long process to find pieces that are exactly right for my singers,” Erdody said. “I usually start by searching for music based on the theme we’re doing. Then I get a long list and narrow it down from there to decide what pieces flow best together and ... what suits my singers best.” Perkins said that he, too, establishes a theme first, then works from there, attending many concerts and conventions to “find new and interesting music.” “I’m always listening and searching for ideas and inspiration,” he said. There are many factors to consider when choosing the right music, Nashua Choral Society director Dan Roihl said, such as the scope, difficulty, instrumentation, availability and cost of the performance materials. “My hope is to both indulge and edify our audience,” he said. “To both reward and cultivate their curiosity about classical music … with well-known favorites [and] with lesser-known hidden gems.” Most choral groups rehearse for a couple hours once a week. Different directors may take different approaches to their rehearsals, depending on the type of choral group and whether it is a more social, non-auditioned group or a more serious, auditioned or competing group. The Concord Coachmen Chorus, for example, will often practice in their sectionals first before practicing all together as a group. Erdody, however, likes to have the whole choir start by singing through the pieces all together a few times to get acquainted with the pieces. “That helps them get the idea of the sounds in their minds and get comfortable with the pieces,” she said. “Then, in the second rehearsal, [we’ll break up into] sectionals.”
Many choral groups have “section leaders” who help each sectional work on their sections individually. If new singers aren’t sure what section they belong in, the director will work with them to help them discover where their vocal range lies. Rehearsals typically also entail vocal warm-up exercises and lessons in breathing, diction and dynamics techniques. “That helps people get into good singing habits,” Erdody said. “[We incorporate] tips about vocal technique, breathing and musical gesture every step of the way,” Roihl added. Less experienced singers or singers who don’t know how to read music may find it helpful to sit in on early rehearsals first, just to observe, or to bring home “practice tracks” so that they can practice the music at home. That may be especially helpful for singers in groups with more experienced singers where the rehearsals are more fast-paced. “Our rehearsals are … lively and energetic,” Roihl said. “We begin working on musical nuance even in the early stages of note-learning. … We often sing in foreign languages, and we take the time to carefully review the pronunciation. … Given that some of the music we learn can be challenging, some previous experience is helpful, [but] less experienced singers [can] do extra preparation outside of rehearsal in order to feel comfortable with the pace of rehearsals.”
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Whether you’re an experienced singer looking for a more advanced choral experience or a newbie singer just looking to have fun and enjoy fellowship with other singers, there is a choral group for you. “You just have to be someone who has some time to devote to it and someone who likes to sing,” Beasley-Topliffe said. “You don’t have to have a great voice or lots of training. You can come, sing and just have fun hanging out with the guys every Thursday night.” If you are new to singing, joining a chorus can also be a way to improve on your music CONTINUED ON PG 14
Liz Sheil, member of the Manchester Choral Society tion does for the surrounding What is your background community and youth in the with music and singing? area is a worthy cause. I have I got involved with music enjoyed being a part of that at a young age. I’ve been community and educational playing the piano since I outreach. was about 6 years old and I grew up singing at church. What is your favorite I started band in elementasong and/or concert that ry school, playing the flute. I you have ever done with the played instruments and sang chorus? throughout high school and My favorite concert was college. Once I graduated, I probably our spring perforjoined local choirs wherever we lived. We moved around Courtesy photo. mance of 2016, “Requiem: a bit with my husband being Learning to Fall.” MCS in the military. I have sung in community often gets the unique opportunity to perchoirs in Alaska, Ohio and now with the form pieces that have never been heard Manchester Choral Society. before. This was one of the more profound and emotional performances/experiences Why did you want to join a chorus? that I have had with MCS. The theme of Music has had such a profound impact that concert was to promote a sense of union my life. My dad has always said that he ty and peace, to join communities, and to could tell when I was stressed out because raise awareness for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s I would sit down at the piano or sing along disease, a fatal neuromuscular condition. with my headphones on. Joining a chorus We collaborated with Peggy Johnson and has been a major stress-reliever for me and the Yeoman’s Fund for the Arts and New really serves as a grounding mechanism Hampshire composer Jonathan Santore that amongst the chaos of being a busy work- paraphrased Philips Simmons’ book Learning mom. Those 2.5 hours every week is a ing to Fall, which was a reflection of his break from reality and a chance to engage experiences with ALS and the art of livand build friendships with others. I live for ing. This performance really hit home for the “take your breath away” moments when so many of our members because one of all of our voices come together in harmony. our own was suffering and has since passed You know, the ones that give you goose- from ALS. He was able to sing his last perbumps or bring tears to your eyes. formance with us during that concert. Why did you decide on the Manchester Choral Society? When we moved to New Hampshire in the fall of 2012, I had done some online research of choirs in the area. I sat in on some rehearsals, including the Open Sing for the Manchester Choral Society. I knew that MCS was the chorus I wanted to be in because of the instant connection I made with music director, Dan Perkins. Dan is one of a kind. I really appreciate how he looks for themes and inspiration that come from real, everyday experiences and cultures. He challenges us to be a part of more than just the notes on the page, to really find ties and connections to the music that are meaningful to us. How long have you been with MCS? I joined MCS in the spring of 2013. What part/sectional do you sing? Soprano. What has your experience been, being part of the chorus? I have made so many wonderful friends in my time with MCS and some of those friendships extend outside of rehearsal time. I look forward to my Monday nights because it provides such a break from the everyday routines of work and motherhood. But even beyond the singing aspect, I have served on the board, including president, over the last six years. What this organiza-
How about one of your favorite moments as a member? There are so many wonderful experiences and moments in this chorus, but nothing beats having 65 people sing you “Happy Birthday” in six-part harmony. What is the most rewarding thing about being part of the chorus? The most rewarding part of being in the chorus is that is offers a sense of belonging to something bigger than ourselves. Yes, there are personal benefits, there are strong contributions that unite our surrounding communities, but the most rewarding for me are the moments of transcendence that occur that shift our focus from our own narrow view to that of our common humanity. Singing makes us all more optimistic, mindful and resilient. Why should someone join? MCS is like having your own community of like-minded individuals all passionate about singing, all seeking those personal moments. Singing in a chorus is more fun when we are surrounded by friends. You don’t have to have the best voice or even sing as a profession to be a part of MCS. We have such a wide demographic of singers in the organization. We have so much fun together, and together we bring wonderful music to our audiences. It is a uniting passion not just for those who sing, but also for those listening.
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and singing skills. There are also often opportunities to increase your involvement in the chorus by participating in smaller quartets or a cappella groups within the chorus, or to try out for a solo part. “I have a better understanding now of how to make certain sounds, and it has helped me with my voice a lot,” Crouse said. For Erdody, the fellowship with other members is a big part of joining a chorus. She said that members bring food and enjoy social time during rehearsals, and that many members
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What is your favorite song and/or concert that you have ever done with the chorus? The “Uniquely American” concert in the spring of 2012 was a favorite, with several songs that the chorus did really well: “Earth Song” by Frank Ticheli, the folk song “O Shenandoah” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” A more recent favorite song was from our 2017 holiday concert when my husband joined us on stage to play guitar for “Happy Xmas (War is Over).” I was so proud.
How about one of your favorite moments as a member? SVC has given me the opportunity to form a quartet with chorus members who have become What part/sectional do you sing? dear friends. Desperate Measures [the quartet] Second soprano, but as the Section Leader, I will be singing “Coventry Carol” at the holiday have to know both the first and second sopra- concert. no parts. What is the most rewarding thing about What has your experience been, being part being part of the chorus? of the chorus? There is something magical about a group of If you only look at the music during rehears- people weaving their voices together to make als and don’t work on it by yourself during the beautiful music and share a message or tell a stoweek, then being with a chorus could be frus- ry to the audience. trating or even intimidating. Practice tracks are made available on the chorus website to pracWhy should someone join? tice on our own so that rehearsals can be more If you can carry a tune and want to sing with a productive, but there is always time to review group of new friends, give SVC a try. How long have you been with SVC? I joined in 2006. Thirteen years.
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passages that are giving any section difficulty. Jenn (director) and Kim (accompanist) are wonderfully patient professionals who are very adept at making musical concepts understandable to a group with varying degrees of experience. There is a feeling of mutual support and working towards a common goal, and you make friends easily within the group.
Why did you want to join a chorus? It’s more fun singing with a group of people than by yourself!
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What it is: An auditioned vocal ensemble for professional and amateur New Hampshire vocalists, performing music ranging from Renaissance to contemporary. Listen: Next performance is the holiday show “O Sing Joyfully,” featuring seasonal pieces and arrangements by Arnesen, Batten, Christopher, Culloton, Finzi, Hayes and Narverud, on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at South Congregational Church (27 Pleasant St., Concord). Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors in advance, and $25/$20 at the door. Join: First, attend an Open Sing. The next one is in January, date TBA, at Concord High School (170 Warren St., Concord). You can sign up for an audition at the Open Sing. More info: concordchorale.org
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What it is: Non-auditioned chorus performing Broadway tunes, folk songs from around the world and well-known classical works. Listen: Next performance is a Broadway-themed show happening Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26. More information is TBA. Join: Spring registration is at the first spring rehearsal on Sunday, Jan. 19, beginning at 3:15 p.m. at the First Church Congregational (63 S. Main St., Rochester). Rehearsals run from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Annual dues are $100. More info: gschoralsociety.org
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What it is: Men’s a cappella group and Nashua chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Listen: Next performance is the “Christmas Cabaret” with New England Voices in Harmony on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at Saint Joseph the Worker Church (777 W. Hollis St., Nashua). Tickets cost $5 to $20. Join: Attend three rehearsals to express your interest in joining. Then, you will be given an application for membership. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., at the Nashua Senior Center (70 Temple St., Nashua). More info: granitestatesmen.org
Manchester Choral Society
What it is: Auditioned community choir for serious choral singers. Listen: Next performance is “A Season of Light” on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m., at First Congregational Church (508 Union St., Manchester). Tickets cost $20 to $25. Join: Complete a registration form and sign up for an audition online. Dues are $150 annually or $100 per semester and $75/$50 for students. More info: mcsnh.org
Merrimack Concert Association Chorus
What it is: Musical ensemble open to all ages and abilities. Listen: Next performance is Saturday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m., at Merrimack High School (38 McElwain St., Merrimack). Tickets cost $14 for adults, $12 for seniors 60+ and $8 for students. Join: Stop by a rehearsal; they’re held on Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., at John O’Leary Adult Community Center (4 Church St., Merrimack). There is no audition to join. There is a $60 yearly membership fee, no cost for students. More info: merrimackconcert.org
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Listen: Next performance is “Hope for the Holidays: Music from Around the Globe” on Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at the Peterborough Townhouse (1 Grove St., Peterborough). Tickets $20; free for students. Join: Register online. Seasonal membership dues are $60. Rehearsals are Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the UCC Church (33 Concord St., Peterborough). More info: monadnock-chorus.org.
Nashua Choral Society
What it is: Non-auditioned choir presenting classical and contemporary music. Listen: Next performance is the holiday program “Awake! It’s Christmas!” on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua), with an orchestra and organ featuring Vivaldi’s Magnificat, excerpts from Bach’s Cantata No. 140 and Handel’s Messiah, plus caroling with the choir. Join: The first three rehearsals of each semester are open to prospective singers for free. The next open rehearsals are Mondays, Jan. 6, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, at 7 p.m., at at Nashua Community College (505 Amherst St., Nashua). More info: nashuachoralsociety.org
New England Voices in Harmony
What it is: Women’s barbershop a cappella chorus Listen: Next performance is the “Christmas Cabaret” with the Granite Statesmen Barbershop Chorus on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at Saint Joseph the Worker Church (777 W. Hollis St., Nashua). Tickets cost $5 to $20. Join: If interested, attend a rehearsal. Rehearsals are held weekly on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Nashua Senior Center (70 Temple St., Nashua). More info: newenglandvoicesinharmony.org
New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus
What it is: Auditioned men’s choral group providing opportunities for wholesome social interaction among and presenting a positive image of the gay community in New Hampshire. Listen: Next performances are the holiday concert series “Amid the Winter’s Snow,” with shows on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Nashua (121 Manchester St., Nashua); Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. at
South Church (292 State St., Portsmouth); Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord), and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at The Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester). Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors 65+ and veterans and free for children age 12 and under. Join: Membership is open to all men and male-identifying individuals ages 18 and older who are gay or straight and gay-friendly. The next open rehearsals are Tuesdays, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 7 p.m., at First Congregational Church (508 Union St., Manchester). More info: nhgmc.com
Northern Voices A Cappella
What it is: A women’s a cappella show chorus Listen: Next performance is at the Made in New England Expo at DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester (700 Elm St., Manchester) on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2:30 p.m. Join: Start by visiting a rehearsal. They are held at Holy Family Academy (281 Cartier St., Manchester) on Thursdays from 6:45 to 9:15 p.m. RSVP at meetup.com/northern-voices-ac. More info: northernvoicesac.org
Portsmouth Pro Musica
What it is: A 60-voice mixed chorus performing sacred and secular works from centuries of choral music Listen: Next performance is “Christmas Music for Voices and Brass,” featuring pieces from Handel’s Messiah as well as works from noted composers like Heinrich Schutz and John Rutter. The Portsmouth Brass Quartet will join. Performances are Friday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church (25 Chestnut St., Dover), and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 3 p.m. at North Church Market Square (2 Congress St., Portsmouth). Tickets $13 for adults and $11 for students and seniors. Join: Private auditions are offered as openings occur, and there is a waiting list. Annual dues, if accepted, are $100 per semester. More info: portsmouthpromusica.org
Rock Voices
What it is: Non-auditioned rock chorus Listen: The winter concert season is Jan. 4 through Jan. 12. More information is TBA.
Join: Pre-register online to see where rehearsals are held. The cost to participate for one season is $260. More info: rockvoices.com
Rockingham Choral Society
What it is: An auditioned choral group presenting classical and contemporary works, with a focus on featuring members as soloists and small ensemble singers. Listen: Next performance is the Christmas concert featuring two sacred masterpieces of the baroque, Marc Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de minuit pour Noël and Buxtehude’s Magnificat, with vocal soloists from the choir as well as a guest instrumental ensemble on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at St Christopher’s Episcopal (187 East Road, Hampstead) and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3:30 p.m. at Christ Church (43 Pine St., Exeter). Join: Auditions are held during open rehearsals, held the first three weeks of each semester. The next three open rehearsals are on Tuesdays, Jan. 7, Jan. 14, and Jan. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Cooperative Middle School (100 Academic Way, Stratham). Dues are $50 per semester, waived for high school students. More info: rockinghamchoral.org
Rhythm of New Hampshire Show Chorus
What it is: A four-part a cappella harmony barbershop-style chorus. Listen: Next performance is TBA. Join: First, visit a rehearsal, held every Thursday from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m., at the Marion Gerrish Community Center (39 W. Broadway, Derry). More info: rnhchorus.org
Songweavers
What it is: A women’s community chorus Listen: Next performance is TBA. Join: Register online or by calling 228-1196. The cost is $125 per semester, plus an annual registration fee of $30, or $225 for both semesters and includes up to two rehearsals a week. More info: ccmusicschool.org
Souhegan Valley Chorus
What it is: Non-auditioned choir performing pops to light classics. Listen: Next performance is the holiday
concert “Sing We Now of Christmas: Music of Harry Simeone, Bing Crosby, and Louis Armstrong” on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at Souhegan High School (412 Boston Post Road, Amherst). Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Join: Join an open rehearsal on Tuesdays, Jan. 14 and Jan. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Milford Middle School music room (33 Osgood Road, Milford). More info: souheganvalleychorus.org
Sounds of the Seacoast
What it is: A women’s a cappella barbershop chorus Listen: Next performance is the annual “Holly Jolly Christmas Cabaret” on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Jarvis Center at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (40 Andrews Jarvis Drive, Portsmouth). It will feature a number of seasonal favorites, standards and modern tunes. Bring a nonperishable food item for the local food pantry. Join: Join a rehearsal; they’re held on Mondays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (22 Fox Run Road, Newington). More info: soundsoftheseacoast.org
Suncook Valley Chorale
What it is: Non-auditioned community chorus performing classical, pop, Broadway and folk music. Listen: Next performance is “A Grand Time for Singing” with the New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus and the New Hampshire Master Chorale at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord) on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $23. Join: Register online. Dues $50 per semester. More info: svcnh.org
Vocalocity
What it is: Non-auditioned community chorus focused on a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Listen: Next performance is its 11th annual winter concert “Stormy Weather” on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. at the Cooperative Middle School (100 Academic Way, Stratham). Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for kids and seniors 65+. Join: There is a registration form online. More info: vocalocitychorus.com
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See bands, floats and, of course, Santa Claus today on Elm Street in downtown Manchester during the 2019 Manchester Christmas Parade, which starts at 4 p.m. This year’s theme is “Christmas Around the World,” according to the organizers at Intown Manchester in our story in last week’s paper. Find more about the parade (and many of the events listed here) in our Holiday Guide, where you’ll find events running through New Year’s Day. Go to hippopress.com and click on “Read the Entire Paper: See Our Flip Book on Issuu,” where you’ll find complete issues that can be read on any device. Or, from our home page, click on “past issues” to find the PDFs. The holiday guide starts on page 12; the parade story is on page 20. Before the parade, check out the annual Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center Santa Claus Shuffle, which starts at 3 p.m. in Veterans Park. The Shuffle is three miles long; the 100-yard Lil Elf Runs start at 2:30 p.m. Registration is $30 for adults, $25 for youth ages 12 to 20, $10 for kids ages 11 and younger and free for children age 8 and below who would like to participate in the 100-yard Kids Elf Run. See millenniumrunning.com/santa for registration information. Want more parade? Head to Merrimack on Sunday, Dec 8, at 3 p.m. for the Merrimack Holiday Parade, which starts at the Commons Shopping Plaza and runs down Daniel Webster Highway to the center of the town. This year’s theme is superheroes. See merrimackparksandrec.org/holiday-happenings.
Amahl and the Night Visitors December 6 & 7, 2019 Amahl and the Night Visitors is a unique opportunity to revisit a classic Christmas Story as presented on NBC’s Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951 - 1963). The “Night Visitors” are the three Wise Men following the Christmas star toward Bethlehem. They stop to rest for the night encountering Amahl, an impoverished and crippled shepherd boy who lives with his widowed mother. Villagers bring food and dance for the Kings. Sleep is interrupted by an attempted theft, but a miracle provides a joyous resolution. St. Catherine’s School | 207 Hemlock St., Manchester NH Fri. Dec. 6 @ 7:30pm | Sat. Dec. 7 @ 2pm & 7:30pm
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Shop at Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market (which runs for the next three Thursdays as well as the two Saturdays before Christmas). The market features more than 50 local vendors with handmade goods and runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St. in Manchester).
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Shop the night away at Intown Concord’s Midnight Merriment tonight starting at 5 p.m. along Main Street in Concord (intownconcord.org). The night will feature music, carolers, the Concord Arts Market’s Winter Giftopolis, a S’mores Station, a visit with Santa and more. See our story about the Midnight Merriment on page 19 of the Nov. 28 issue.
EAT: With your sweetie Take a break from holiday prep and events with the couples cooking classes at The Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry) will be Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Learn to make potato gnocchi in a vodka cream sauce, arugula and pecorino salad with lemon vinaigrette and chocolate hazelnut mousse for dessert. The cost is $160 per couple. See culinary-playground.com or call 339-1664.
The Squirrel Nut Zippers Holiday Caravan comes to Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall. com, 668-5588) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $27 and $42. Looking for more musical celebration? Tomorrow, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. it’s the Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at American Legion (24 Maple St. in Wilton, 654-9996) with music from Bat Magoon Band at this annual event. At Jupiter Hall (89 Hanover St. in Manchester, 289-4661) it’s the Hickory Horned Devils Holiday Concert at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15.
DRINK: Beer with chocolate Learn what beers to pair with fudge on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Local Baskit (10 Ferry St., Suite 120A in Concord; localbaskit.com, 219-0882). The event will feature entries from several local breweries including Lithermans Limited Brewery of Concord, 603 Brewery of Londonderry, Henniker Brewing Co. and more. Wed., Dec. 11, 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free on a firstcome, first-serve basis. VIP entries are $8 per person and include a take-home package of fudge and 5 percent off in-store purchases for that night.
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Get into the holiday spirit at five seasonally decorated Nashua homes and enjoy a wine tasting at Fulchino Vineyard in Hollis and music and refreshments at the Hunt Community in Nashua as part of the Friends of Symphony NH’s Holiday House Tour today and tomorrow, Dec. 8, from noon to 4 p.m. both days, according to the website. Tickets cost $17 in advance, $20 at the door. See symphonynh.org.
BE MERRY: With historic holidays Celebrate Christmas like the Shakers with Christmas at Canterbury on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 14, 3 to 8 p.m. at the Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road in Canterbury; shakers.org). The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for ages 6 and up and free for kids 5 and under. Or head to Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St. in Portsmouth; strawberybanke.org) for its Candlelight Stroll, which runs weekends, Saturday, Dec. 7, through Sunday, Dec. 22, from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12.50 for kids 5 and up, $60 per family (which covers two adults and two kids ages 5 and up) and free for kids under 5 as well as active-duty military, veterans and their families.
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Old-fashioned holiday variety show comes to Manchester By Angie Sykeny
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Judy Garland makes her big comeback in Judy’s Scary Little Christmas, opening at the Majestic Theatre Studios in Manchester on Thursday, Dec. 5. The original musical, co-written and directed by Jim Webber of Manchester, is modeled after a holiday variety show from the 1950s or 1960s and “stars” Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Liberace, Ethel Merman, Richard Nixon, Lillian Hellman and Joan Crawford. The show takes a “dark and edgy turn,” Webber said, when an unexpected guest joins the party and forces the celebrities to face “the lies behind their legends.” “It has elements of A Christmas Carol and The Twilight Zone,” Webber said. “It becomes metaphysical and has to do with the afterlife and with people’s personal redemption and people confronting their issues during the holiday season.” In the musical, the audience itself plays the participatory part of the live studio audience for the television special. “There are even ‘Laugh’ and ‘Applause’ signs when the celebrities come on, like there would be for an audience at a real TV studio,” Webber said. “It’s an intimate, fun experience for the audience, because it’s like they are in on the joke.” Webber said that while he was not a “big fan of Judy Garland and these people, per se,” the musical is an “affectionate tribute”
Sheree Owens stars as Judy Garland. Photo by Michael von Redlich. Courtesy photo.
to them. “They were all enormously talented artists, politicians, writers, and they contributed to our lives,” he said. “They weren’t perfect people, but I think it sends a nice message for the holidays that you don’t have to be perfect, you just have to show up and face the truth about your life.” No auditions were held to cast the show, but rather Webber invited actors that he has been in contact with over the years
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Includes listings, shows, auditions, workshops and more. To get listed, e-mail arts@hippopress.com. Theater Productions • ANNIE The Ogunquit Playhouse presents. The Music Hall Historic Theatre (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) Nov. 27 through Dec. 22. See website for showtimes. Tickets cost $45 to $99. Visit themusichall.org. • THE NUTCRACKER at on Wed., Dec. 4, at 10 a.m. and noon; Thurs., Dec. 5, and Fri. , Dec. 6, at 7 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 7, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sun., Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $24 to $28. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com. • THE NUTCRACKER Sole City Dance presents. Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester). Wed., Dec. 4, 10 a.m. and noon; Thurs., Dec. 5, and Fri., Dec. 6, 7 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 7 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. • A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A LIVE RADIO PLAY The Wind-
ham Actors Guild produces, on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at Searles School (3 Chapel Road, Windham). Tickets cost $12.50 for adults and $10.50 for children and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com. • A TUNA CHRISTMAS The Peterborough Players (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough) present a holiday comedy. Dec. 5 through Dec. 15. See website for showtimes. Tickets cost $43. Visit peterboroughplayers.org. • HERE COMES MR. DICKENS! Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, presents the story. Nashua Senior Center (70 Temple St., Nashua). Fri., Dec. 6, at 12:30 p.m. Tickets cost $18. Visit fortingage.com. • A CHRISTMAS CAROL Ger-
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whom he thought would suit the roles. For the part of Judy Garland, that actor was Sheree Owens of Concord. “Jim asked me last summer if it was a project I would be interested in, and it sounded fun and unique, so I said, absolutely,” Owens said. “Plus, I had an idea of what other actors might be involved and knew it would be a marvelous cast.” Owens, who stands at around 5’0” (Garland was 4’11”), said she feels honored to
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portray such “an incredible performer and person.” “Even though there were things about [Garland’s] life that were incredibly tragic, she never gave up,” she said. “She was one of the greatest of all time, and through my research, the more I learned, the more I admired and respected her and her immense talent, and her sincere love for her children.” This is the first production in which Owens has played a nonfictional person, she said, so preparing for the role required some outside research. Owens, for example, listened to Garland’s CDs and watched YouTube videos and DVDs of Garland’s films and the short-lived Judy Garland Show. “It’s been hard to find the balance between taking on her mannerisms and unique way of speaking or singing and what my voice can actually do, all while being careful not to slip into caricature,” Owens said. “Judy and her celebrity guests are real people with real histories.”
Judy’s Scary Little Christmas Where: Majestic Theatre Studios, 880 Page St., Manchester When: Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Tickets: $20 adults, $15 seniors 65+ Visit: majestictheatre.net
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Includes listings for gallery events, ongoing exhibits and classes. To Includes symphony and orchestral performances. get listed, e-mail arts@hippopress.com. To get listed, e-mail arts@hippopress.com. ald Charles Dickens, the greatgreat-grandson of Charles Dickens, will perform a one-man show on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at Nashua Community College (505 Amherst St., Nashua). Tickets $30. Visit fortingage.com. • A CHRISTMAS CAROL Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) presents Dec. 6 through Dec. 15. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., plus a Saturday matinee on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m., and a Thursday show on Dec. 12 at 12:30 p.m. Tickets $18 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com. • A CHRISTMAS CAROL The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) presents A Dec. 6 through Dec. 22. Showtimes are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at noon and 5 p.m., with additional shows on Thursday, Dec. 12, and
Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 to $46. Visit palacetheatre.org. • AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS The Manchester Community Theatre Players present AT St. Catherine Church (207 Hemlock St., Manchester). Fri. , Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 7, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. Visit manchestercommunitytheatre.com. • HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR Concord Dance Academy presents. Sat., Dec. 7, at 1 and 6 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 8, at 1 p.m. Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord) Tickets are $15. Visit concorddanceacademy.com. • A NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS Pontine Theatre (1 Plains Ave., Portsmouth) presents. Fri., Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 7, at 3 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. Tickets $24 to $27. Visit pontine.org.
• THE NUTCRACKER The alumni of the Eastern Ballet Institute of Concord present on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. at Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord). Tickets cost $18 to $26. Visit ccanh.com. • THE NUTCRACKER Portsmouth School of Ballet presents on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at Exeter High School auditorium (1 Blue Hawk Drive, Exeter). Visit psb-nh.com. • THE NUTCRACKER Northeastern Ballet Theatre presents on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at Dover High School (25 Alumni Drive, Dover) and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m., at the Kingswood Arts Center (396 S. Main St., Wolfeboro). The cost is $20 for adults, $17.50 for seniors and children under age 18, and a $60
maximum for a family of four. Visit northeasternballet.org. • ROCKAPELLA HOLIDAY Stockbridge Theatre (5 Pinkerton St., Derry). Fri., Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $35. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com. • ELF THE MUSICAL The Majestic Theatre presents at the Derry Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry) on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $15 for seniors 65+ and $12 for youth age 17 and under. Visit majestictheatre.net. • ELF THE MUSICAL Prescott Park Arts Festival and Exeter Hospital present Dec. 13 through Dec. 22, with showtimes on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St., Exeter). Tickets cost $5 for veterans and military, $10 for children ages 12
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• All kinds of Christmas Carols: If you’re looking for a more unique take on the A Christmas Carol story, check out these upcoming performances. The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth) presents A Christmas Carol The Musical now through Dec. 21, 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 $44. Visit seacoastrep.org. The Windham Actors Guild produces A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play on Thursday, Dec. 5, and Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 2 p.m., at Searles School (3 Chapel Road, Windham). Tickets cost $12.50 for adults and $10.50 for children and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com. Finally, Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, will perform a one-man show of A Christmas Carol on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at Nashua Community College (505 Amherst St., Nashua). Tickets cost $30. Visit fortingage.com. • An Americana and bluegrass holiday: Symphony New Hampshire presents An Americana Holiday with Act of Congress on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the Keefe Center for the Arts (117 Elm St., Nashua), and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m., at the Dana Center (Saint Anselm College,
and under, $20 for seniors 65+, $25 for adults, and $40 for VIP. Visit prescottpark.org. • DISNEY’S FROZEN JR. The Peacock Players present Dec. 13 through Dec. 22, with showtimes on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 10 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Visit peacockplayers.org. • THE SANTALAND DIARIES Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) presents on Thursday, Dec. 19, and Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 21, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com. • IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO SHOW The New Hampshire Theatre Project presents at West End Studio Theatre (959 Islington St., Portsmouth) Dec. 20 through Dec. 29. See website for showtimes. Tickets cost $30 for adults and $26
The Windham Actors Guild produces A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play. Courtesy photo.
100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). Tickets cost $18 to $52. Visit symphonynh.org. First Congregational Church (508 Union St., Manchester) presents its “Bluegrass Christmas” concert featuring the Chancel Choir, soloists and bluegrass instrumentalists on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. The show is free. Visit facebook.com/fccmanchester. • Holiday hilarity: The Peterborough Players (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough) present A Tuna Christmas, a holiday comedy, Dec. 5 through Dec. 15. Showtimes are on Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m.; and Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The comedy by Ed Howard, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams stars Players’ favorites Tom Frey and Kraig Swartz, who portray more than 20 different characters in the tiny, tight-knit and irreverent town of Tuna, Texas. Tickets cost $43. Visit peterboroughplayers.org. — Angie Sykeny
for students, seniors and veterans. Visit nhtheatreproject.org. Art Events • MADE IN NEW ENGLAND EXPO Organized by Millyard Communications, this event features a variety of New Hampshire-made farm and food products available, among other regionally made items. Sat., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St., Manchester. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors over 65, $2 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for children under 2. Tickets are available at the door, cash or check only. Visit eventsnh.com. In the Galleries • “THE SHAKERS AND THE MODERN WORLD: A COLLABORATION WITH CANTERBURY” Special exhibition.
Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester). Oct. 12 through Feb. 16. Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for students, $5 for youth. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144. • ROOM FOR MEMORY Featuring the work of Heather Morgan. 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth). Nov. 22 through Jan. 5, 2020. Visit 3sarts.org. • FALL EXHIBITION The New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association presents. Furniture Masters’ Gallery (49 S. Main St., Concord). Now through Dec. 9. Visit furnituremasters.org. • SLEIGHBELL STUDIO 2019 Twiggs Gallery (254 King St., Boscawen) presents a curated collection of fine art and crafts affordably priced for holiday gift giving, on view now through Dec. 14. Visit twiggsgallery. wordpress.com. • FLOOR VAN DE VELDE: VARIATIONS ON COLORFIELDS Features light sculp-
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• Holidays on Hanover: The Hanover Street Holiday Art Stroll takes place in Manchester on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 8 p.m. Take a stroll on and around Hanover Street to see local artists and galleries. Participating locations include Diane Crespo Fine Art Gallery (32 Hanover St.), Silver Sunbeam Studios (83 Hanover St., No. 31), ARGH Gallery (416 Chestnut St.), and the Palace Theatre’s Spotlight Room (96 Hanover St.), which will feature artist Kevin Kitner, K. Denis Art Creations, David Cote Art, Turnwood Fine Art and others. Check in at Diane Crespo Fine Art Gallery. Additionally on Hanover Street that day, Studioverne Fine Art Fused Glass and Creative Framing Solutions (81 and 83R Hanover St.) will host their annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Browse and purchase work by local artisans and make your own fused glass snowman ornament for $15. There will be refreshments and live music. Visit facebook.com/verneorlosk. Finally, Muse Paintbar (42 Hanover St., Manchester, muse paintbar.com) will host winter- and holiday-themed paint nights almost every night throughout December. Costs vary. See website for dates and projects. • Open studio: The Picker Artists Holiday Open Studio Event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 3 Pine St. in Nashua. Meet the artists in their studios and check out handmade gifts such as stained glass, jewelry, woodworking, quilting, mixed media arts, clothing, fiber arts, photography, photo restoration, specialized printing, fine art and painting (as well as classes and gift certificates), according to the event listing. The event will feature live music in the afternoon and Santa all day, according to the group’s Facebook page. See pickerartists.com. • Small giving: Give the gift of small works
tures that explore energy in color. McIninch Fine Art Gallery at Southern New Hampshire University (2500 N. River Road, Manchester). Oct. 31 through Dec. 21. Visit snhu.edu. • “JOYFUL GIVING: BIG AND SMALL ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua) presents a show, now through Dec. 21, featuring works of art in various media, priced for holiday gift giving. Call 405-698-1951 or visit naaa-arthub.org. • “GOOD THINGS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES The Whitty Gallery at Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center (30 Ash St., Hollis) presents its holiday gift-giving show now through Dec. 22. The show features unique and affordable small works in various media by local
Diane Crespo Gallery. Photo by Angie Sykeny.
of art at these upcoming art shows and sales. ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua) presents a show, “Joyful Giving: Big and Small,” now through Dec. 21, featuring works of art in various media, priced for holiday gift giving. Call 405-698-1951 or visit naaa-arthub.org. The Whitty Gallery at Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center (30 Ash St., Hollis) presents its holiday gift-giving show “Good Things Come in Small Packages” now through Dec. 22. The show features unique and affordable small works in various media by local and regional artists. Call 465-9453 or visit wildsalamander.com. The Seacoast Artist Association (130 Water St., Exeter) has a show, “Big Gifts Come in Small Packages,” on view now through Dec. 27, with a holiday open house on Friday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. It features small works of art, all priced under $100 for holiday gift giving. Visit seacoastartist.org. Creative Ventures Gallery (411 Nashua St., Milford) has a holiday show, “Small Works - Big Impact,” on view now through December, with small works of art in various media, priced affordably for gift buying. Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500. — Angie Sykeny
and regional artists. Call 4659453 or visit wildsalamander. com. • BIG GIFTS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES The Seacoast Artist Association (130 Water St., Exeter) has a show on view now through Dec. 27. It features small works of art, all priced under $100 for holiday gift giving. Visit seacoastartist.org. • SMALL WORKS - BIG IMPACT Creative Ventures Gallery (411 Nashua St., Milford) has a holiday show on view now through December, with small works of art in various media, priced affordably for gift buying. Visit creativeventuresfineart.com or call 672-2500. • BRUCE MCCOLL: NEW PAINTINGS Labelle Winery in Portsmouth (104 Congress St.).
Now through Jan. 6, 2020. Visit sullivanframing.com. Openings • ROOM FOR MEMORY RECEPTIONS Featuring the work of Heather Morgan. 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth). Fri., Dec. 6, 5 to 8 p.m. Visit 3sarts.org. • BIG GIFTS COME IN SMALL PACKAGES HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The Seacoast Artist Association (130 Water St., Exeter) has a show on view now through Dec. 27. It features small works of art, all priced under $100 for holiday gift giving. Fri., Dec. 6, 4 to 7 p.m. Visit seacoastartist.org. Markets & fairs • ANNUAL CUP SHOW AND
HANDMADE MARKETS Support local artists and do your gift shopping at these arts and crafts markets, going on now. The Craftworkers’ Guild’s Holiday Craft Shop is open now through Dec. 22, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Oliver Kendall House (5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford). There will be a variety of handmade goods by juried artisans. Visit facebook. com/CraftworkersGuild. The Concord Arts Market presents its Holiday Arts Market every Sunday in December from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Eagle Square, Concord, and its Winter Giftopolis on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 11 p.m. Shop a variety of handmade gifts by local artists and artisans. Visit concordartsmarket.net. Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market will be open at Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St., Manchester) on Thursdays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, and Dec. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop a variety of artwork and crafts by local artisans. Visit intownmanchester.com New England College Institute of Art and Design (148 Concord St., Manchester) has a Holiday Maker Fair on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students, alumni and others will present handmade items. Visit nhia.edu/makerfair. Craftworkers’ Guild’s Holiday Craft Shop. Courtesy photo. SALE. Studio 550 Art Center (550 Elm St., Manchester). Now through Feb. 28. Browse mugs by clay artists from around the country to find the perfect Christmas or Valentine’s Day gift. Visit 550arts.com. • THE CRAFTWORKERS’ GUILD HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOP More than 60 Guild member artisans and craftspeople will be participating, offering a wide variety of high quality crafts. They’ll include seasonal decor, photography, fine art and prints, mixed media, jewelry and more. The shop will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 29 through Dec. 22. Kendall House, Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. Visit craftworkersguild.org. • INTOWN MANCHESTER’S DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY MARKET This ongoing downtown craft fair features more than 50 local vendors with handmade goods. Thursdays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays, Dec. 14, and Dec. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brady Sullivan Plaza, 1000 Elm St., Manchester. Free admission. Visit intownmanchester.com/holiday-market. • GREAT HOLIDAY SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA More than 75 juried artisans will offer a variety of products, such as scarves, candles, metal arts, ornaments, specialty foods, jewelry and more. Fri., Dec. 13, 5 to 9 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Road, Milford. Free admission and parking. Visit gneartisancraftshows.com. Workshops/classes • DIY HOLIDAY GIFT EXTRAVAGANZA In addition to decorating gift bags, there will be jewelry, felt bookmarks, bath salts, pet toys and more. Wed., Dec. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broad-
way, Derry. Free; registration is required. Visit derrypl.org or call 432-6140. • RISOGRAPH 101 PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP This three-hour workshop is an introduction to the risograph printing process. Attendees will learn the basics of how the machine works, and leave with their own edition of 20 two-color prints, plus one print each from everyone else in the group. Fri., Dec. 13, 6 to 9 p.m. Directangle Press, Goffstown. Classical Music Events • AN AMERICANA HOLIDAY WITH ACT OF CONGRESS Symphony New Hampshire presents Sat., Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the Keefe Center for the Arts (117 Elm St., Nashua), and Sun., Dec. 8, at 3 p.m., at the Dana Center (Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). Tickets cost $18 to $52. Visit symphonynh.org. • MONT VERNON MESSIAH SING Mont Vernon Congregational Church (4 S. Main St., Mont Vernon) presents. Sat., Dec. 7, at 6 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. The show is free. See “Messiah Sing - MVCC” on Facebook. • O SING JOYFULLY The Concord Chorale presents its holiday show “O Sing Joyfully,” featuring seasonal pieces and arrangements by Arnesen, Batten, Christopher, Culloton, Finzi, Hayes and Narverud, on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at South Congregational Church (27 Pleasant St., Concord). Tickets cost $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors in advance, and $25/$20 at the door. Visit concordchorale.org. • CHRISTMAS CONCERT The Rockingham Choral Society presents its Christmas concert featuring two sacred masterpieces of the Baroque, Marc Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de minuit pour
Noël and Buxtehude’s Magnificat, with vocal soloists from the choir as well as a guest instrumental ensemble on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at St Christopher’s Episcopal (187 East Road, Hampstead) and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3:30 p.m., at Christ Church (43 Pine St., Exeter). Visit rockinghamchoral.org. • AMID THE WINTER’S SNOW The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its holiday concert series “Amid the Winter’s Snow,” with shows on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Nashua (121 Manchester St., Nashua); Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. at South Church (292 State St., Portsmouth); Saturday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord); and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 4 p.m. at The Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester). Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors 65+ and veterans and free for children age 12 and under. Visit nhgmc.com. • AWAKE! IT’S CHRISTMAS! Nashua Choral Society performs its holiday program, “Awake! It’s Christmas!” on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua), with an orchestra and organ featuring Vivaldi’s Magnificat, excerpts from Bach’s Cantata No. 140 and Handel’s Messiah, plus caroling with the choir. Visit nashuachoralsociety.org. • PEMI CHORAL SOCIETY The Pemigewasset Choral Society is at the Silver Center for the Arts (17 High St., Plymouth, 535-2787) on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. Admission by donation to the annual concert by beloved singing group known affectionately as “Pemi” by its members. Also Dec. 5 at Gilford Community Church and Dec. 6 at St. Gabriel’s Roman Catholic Church, Franklin (both events 7:30 p.m.).
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Have a Starry, Starry Weekend in Hopkinton and Contoocook Contoocook) • Creative Angels Bazaar & Cookie Walk - Contoocook United Methodist Church (25 Maple St., Contoocook), Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Contoocook Artisans 42nd Annual Juried Craft Fair - St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church (354 Main St., Hopkinton), Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Shopping Extravaganza, Maple Street School (194 Maple St., Contoocook), Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Craft Sale, Slusser Center (41 Houston Drive, Contoocook), Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Hopkinton and Contoocook will be filled with shopping and dining opportunities, art and holiday fun during the 16th annual Starry, Starry Weekend, happening Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8. There will be 25 locations with festivities, including restaurants and shops with special deals and promotions, arts and craft pop-up shops and community special events. “It’s about holiday shopping, of course, but it’s also about celebrating Christmas and the holiday season and letting more people know about Contoocook and how cool it is and all the great places we have to eat and shop here,” LeeAnne Vance, president of the Contoocook Chamber of Commerce, said. Vance said the whole community comes together that weekend to offer something special to residents and visitors. “Pretty much all the stores and restaurants participate, in addition to the community centers and the artists in town,” she said. “This is a great venue for them to be able to [get business] right in the town that they live.” Starry, Starry Weekend provides a more relaxing alternative to holiday gift shopping at the malls and big box stores and gives people an opportunity to shop locally alongside their neighbors. “You don’t have to fight all the people at the malls,” Vance said. “Everyone is warm and inviting, and you get to see people that you haven’t seen all year, and there are lots of hugs.” Even if you don’t want to spend money at the shops or restaurants, Vance said, the villages during Starry, Starry Weekend are a magical place to be at Christmastime. 27 Kiddie pool Family activities this week. Children & Teens Children events • ELF TRAINING PROGRAMS Elves-in-training will create hats and ornaments, decorate cookies and more. Thursday, Dec. 5; three sessions available: 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Admission free but pre-registration required. Visit derrypl.org or call 431-6140. • SANTA LAND This annual event will feature games, arts and crafts, cookie decorating, bounce houses and more. Fri., Dec. 6, 5 to 7:30 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to noon. Gilford Youth Center, 19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford. Admission is free. Visit gilfordyouthcenter.com or call 524-6978.
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“You walk the square, and there’s music, cook) Gift card purchases 10 percent off. there’s decorations,” she said. “It’s all very festive and inviting and gets you in the hol- Community events iday spirit.” • Tree lighting and town band concert, Friday, 4 p.m. Food and drink • Mr. Vinny and the Toe Jam Puppet Band • Lakehouse Tavern (157 Main St., Hop- - Hopkinton Library (61 Houston Drive, kinton) Bring in a same-day receipt of $10 or Contoocook), Friday, 6 p.m. more from one of the participating shops and • Gingerbread house workshop, Hopkinget 50 percent off an appetizer. ton Recreation, Saturday. Space is limited. • Gould Hill Orchard/Contoocook Cider Register at hopkintonrec.com. Co. (656 Gould Hill Road, Contoocook). • Reading of The Polar Express, Depot, The cider room will be open late until 8 p.m. Saturday, 6 p.m. on Friday for cider tasting. Cut your own Christmas tree on Saturday and Sunday. Fine arts and crafts • Covered Bridge Restaurant (16 Cedar • The House of Art (846 Main St., St., Contoocook) Contoocook) • Everyday Café (14 Maple St., Contoo• Hopkinton Historical Society (300 Main cook). Quick-bite specials, fun drinks for St., Hopkinton) kids and craft cocktails for adults. Gifts from • Annual Art Show & Sale “Last Chance local artisans. Night,” Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. • Dimitri’s Pizza (14 Park Ave., Contoo• Holiday Artist Pop-up (8 Maple St.,
28 The Gardening Guy Advice on your outdoors. • AMERICAN GIRL DOLL TEA PARTY Attendees can bring their dolls for a guided tour of the museum, which will be followed by a tea party with crafts and other refreshments. Sat., Dec. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St., Manchester. Tickets are $10 and all children must be accompanied by adults. Visit manchesterhistoric.org. • KIDS’ CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL Kids of all ages can enjoy photos with Santa Claus, carnival games and other activities. Sun., Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kid’s World Indoor Playground of Salem, 288 N. Broadway, Salem. Tickets are $14.99 general admission. Visit kidsworldsalem.com.
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Storytimes • HOLIDAY STORYTIMES The story sessions are geared toward kids ages 3 to 6 and also feature sing-along songs and crafts. Mondays, 11:30 a.m., now through Dec. 16. Whipple Free Library, 67 Mont Vernon Road, New Boston. Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Visit whipplefreelibrary.org or call 524-6978. Clubs Toastmasters • CONCORD TOASTMASTERS PUBLIC SPEAKING FORUM This open house will include many of the elements of a regular Toastmasters meeting; impromptu speaking, timed
29 Treasure Hunt There’s gold in your attic. speeches and tips on how to organize a speech. It will showcase the organization that stars in Animal Planet’s North Woods Law, New Hampshire Fish & Game. Tues., Dec. 10, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire Fish & Game, 11 Hazen Drive, Concord. Visit concord.toastmastersclubs.org.
• 3 on Main Mercantile (905 Main St., Contoocook) • Christmas at the Depot (896 Main St., Contoocook) • Contoocook QuiltWorks (906 Main St., Contoocook) • Der Markt at Marklin (28 Riverside Drive, Contoocook). Offering candle-making factory tours. • Indigo Blues & Co. (902 Main St., Contoocook) • Karpets by Ketty (190 Pine St., Contoocook) • Ohana Yoga (44 Cedar St., Contoocook) • Union House Oddities (53 Maple St., Contoocook) Starry, Starry Weekend When: Friday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Hopkinton and Contoocook Cost: Free admission Visit: contoocookchamber.com
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Printing workshop • RISOGRAPH 101 PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP This three-hour workshop is an introduction to the risograph printing process. Attendees will learn the basics of how the machine works, and leave with their own edition of 20 two-color prints, plus one print each from everyone else in the group. Fri., Dec. 13, 6 to Crafts 9 p.m. Directangle Press, 19 Main Holiday craft workshops St., Goffstown. Visit directangle• DIY HOLIDAY GIFT EXTRAV- press.com. AGANZA Decorate gift bags or make jewelry, felt bookmarks, bath Dance salts, pet toys and more. Wed., Dec. • FIRST SATURDAY CONTRA 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Derry Public DANCE Featuring Dave Langford Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. calling, with Jeremiah McLane and Free; registration required. Visit der- Eric McDonald. Sat., Dec. 7, 8 p.m. rypl.org or call 432-6140. Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove
St., Peterborough. $10, $7 for students and seniors. Visit monadnockfolk.org or call 762-0235. Fairs & Festivals Expos • MADE IN NEW ENGLAND EXPO Features a variety of New Hampshire-made farm and food products available, among other regionally made items. Sat., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St., Manchester. Tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors over 65, $2 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for children under 2. Tickets available at the door, cash or check only. Visit eventsnh.com.
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From productions of the Nutcracker to massive light displays, we’ve entered the season of wall-to-wall events, many of them geared at kids or an all-ages audience. Find our listing of holiday events in Hippo’s Nov. 28 Holiday Guide issue. Go to hippopress. com and click on “Read the Entire Paper: See Our Flip Book on Issuu,” where you’ll find complete issues that can be read on any device. Or, from our home page, click on “past issues” to find the PDFs. The holiday guide starts on page 12.
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There will be many opportunities to meet and get a photo with Santa this weekend: • Charmingfare Farm’s (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com) Santa’s Big Party features horse-drawn rides, visits with Santa Claus, sugar cookies, hot cocoa, costumed characters and holiday performers. The event runs weekends at various times, from Saturday, Dec. 7, through Sunday, Dec. 22. Tickets cost $22 in advance and $25 at the door. Go online to check available times. • Santa Claus will visit the Rodgers Memorial Library (194 Derry Road, Hudson) on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to take photos and Christmas wishes from kids. Admission is free. Visit rodgerslibrary.org or call 886-6030. • The Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St. in Manchester; manchesterhistoric.org, 622-7531) will hold its annual holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will feature guest appearances from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus from 10:30 a.m. to noon. There will also be children’s holiday crafts, raffles, old-fashioned board games, cookies and cider, holiday shopping and more. Admission is free. • For a donation of $1, kids can get their pictures taken with Santa Claus and printed right away at Hooksett Public Library’s (31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way in Hooksett; hooksettlibrary.org, 485-6092) Santa Party on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will visit the Londonderry Access Center (281 Mammoth Road in Londonderry; lactv.com) on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. Kids can visit with Santa on live TV and get photos; admission is free. • Enjoy s’mores with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the New Boston town common (5 Meetinghouse Hill Road, New Boston). The event will also feature marshmallow-roasting over fire pits, hot chocolate and cider, plus a make your own
ornament station for kids. Visit newbostonnh.gov/recreation. • Christmas in Litchfield will run from 5 to 8 p.m. at Roy Memorial Park in Litchfield and feature live performances and local vendors in the Talent Hall, a craft and letter to Santa activity, a snack shack (tacos are mentioned) and make your own Christmas ornaments, according to christmasinlitchfieldnh.com, where you can also find parking information. The tree lighting will start at 7 p.m. with help from Santa Claus, who will light the tree, the website said. The event is cash only.
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• Amherst’s tree lighting festival runs Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8, and will feature festivities around town, like a German Christmas market, visits with Santa Claus, live music, food and more. The tree lighting itself will be on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 6:30 p.m., at the Village Green across from Amherst Town Hall. See amhersttreelightingfestival.weebly.com for a full schedule of events. • New Boston’s holiday tree lighting will be held on the town common on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. (rain/snow date is Dec. 8). There will also be light refreshments and holiday songs. See newbostonnh.gov. • Windham’s holiday tree lighting will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Town Hall. See windhamnh.gov. • Henniker’s tree lighting will be on Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 4:30 p.m., at Henniker Community School (51 Western Ave.) • Lee’s tree lighting ceremony will be on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. at the Lee Triangle on Mast Road. See leenh.org. • Merrimack’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony is happening on Sunday, Dec. 8, at Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack) at 3:45 p.m. There will be live entertainment, visits with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, refreshments and more. See merrimackparksandrec.org.
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• The Southern New Hampshire Festival of Trees will feature daily scavenger hunts for children, visits with Santa Claus and more. See the trees Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sherburne Hall (6 Village Green in Pelham). Admission costs $5 for adults except on opening night, which is $1, and is free for kids under age 12. Visit snhfestivaloftrees.pelhamcommunityspirit.org. • The Raymond Festival of Trees runs Friday, Dec. 6, from 3 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at New Life Church (84 Nottingham Road in Raymond). Admission is free, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there for pictures. See facebook.com/ raymondfestivaloftrees or call 231-8772.
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• Join Intown Manchester for the return of its annual Downtown Holiday Market, on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., from Dec. 5 through Dec. 19, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, at the Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St., Manchester). The ongoing downtown craft fair features more than 50 local vendors with handmade goods. Visit intownmanchester.com/holiday-market. • Don’t miss the Pine Hill Holiday Fair, happening at Pine Hill at High Mowing School (77 Pine Hill Drive, Wilton). An adults-only shopping event will be held on Friday, Dec. 6, with live music, desserts and handcrafted gifts, followed by a daylong family-friendly fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, with food stations, a cake walk and performances from the Flying Gravity Circus. Visit pinehill.org/holidayfair. • Join First Baptist Church (121 Manchester St., Nashua) for its Olde-Fashioned Christmas Fair, happening on Friday, Dec. 6, from 3 to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a make-your-own cocoa bar, a penny raffle, a 50/50 raffle, visits with Santa Claus, a Christmas cookie walk and more. Visit fbcnashua.org or call 882-4512. • Arlington Street United Methodist Church (63 Arlington St., Nashua) will host its annual Holly Town Fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature handcrafted items by local vendors, plus baked goods, canned goods, candy, a cookie walk and a soup and sandwich lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit asumc.net. • The GFWC Hudson Junior Women’s Club is hosting a craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Hudson Memorial School (1 Memorial Drive). Visit facebook.com/GFWCHWC. • St. Patrick’s Parish (12 Main St., Pelham) will host its annual Christmas craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition to local craft vendors, there will be a homemade baked goods table, a coloring contest and raffles. Call the church office at 635-3525 for details. • Join the Amherst Lions Club for its 39th annual craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Amherst Middle School (14 Cross St.). The annual event will feature more than 100 crafters, plus a silent auction and food for sale. Visit e-clubhouse.org/sites/amherstnh/page-7.php. • The Brookstone Holiday Fair, happening at Brookstone Park (14 Route 111, Derry) on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will feature local crafters and artists, photo opportunities with Santa Claus, a cookie decoration and a hot cocoa bar. Visit brookstone-park.com. • The annual holiday craft fair at Unitarian Universalist Congregation (20 Elm St., Milford) on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature handcrafted gifts, ornaments, jewelry, baked goods and more. Visit uucm.org. • There will be a holiday craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the cafeteria of Nashua High School South (36 Riverside St.). There will be homemade crafts, local vendors, raffles and more. Visit nashuasouthathletics.com. • The 38th annual Holiday Craft Fair and Family Festival is happening on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Thorntons Ferry Elementary School (134 Camp Sargent, Merrimack). There will be local crafts, a cake walk, raffles, silent auction items and photo opportunities with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Visit pttf-events. com. • The Greenland Christmas Fair, to be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Greenland Parish House (44 Post Road), will feature crafts, a cookie walk, visits with Santa Claus, children’s activities, a luncheon with soups and sandwiches, a silent auction and more. Visit communitychurchofgreenland.org or call 436-8336. • The New Castle village Christmas fair, happening on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the New Castle Recreation Building (301 Wentworth Road), will feature unique crafts, many with a nautical theme, including ornaments, mittens, sea glass artwork and more. There will also be gift baskets, a bake sale and a heritage treasures table. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be visiting from the North Pole from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 373-8088 for more details. • The annual Christmas in Strafford Craft Fair will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Dozens of crafters sell their handmade items at various homes and other locations across town. Visit christmasinstrafford.com to access a map. • The Somersworth Festival Association is hosting its 27th annual holiday craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Somersworth High School (11 Memorial Drive). The fair will feature more than 150 crafters, plus food for sale. Visit nhfestivals.org.
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I know people who say we shouldn’t be cutting down trees just to brighten our homes for the holidays. Trees are, after all, sequestering carbon and making our environment cleaner, greener, and all that. I disagree and will cut a fresh tree from my neighborhood tree farmer. I consider Christmas trees a crop like corn: planted, then harvested and then more are planted the next year. If you want to have a live tree inside the house and plant it outside afterward, you can. I’ve never done it, but I’ve talked to people who have. Here’s what I’ve learned. First know that chances of survival are only 50-50 or thereabouts. Planting a tree in New England in January is not easy. For starters, the ground will probably be frozen. And keeping a tree hydrated and happy in the house is a challenge, even for an attentive tree steward. But let’s see how you can improve your odds Want success? Think small. A six-foot tree will have a big, heavy rootball, and will be harder to move and harder to plant. Think three to four feet tall, maximum, and even smaller if you can. The best? A tabletop tree. Buy a fir or spruce that has been grown in a plastic container, not one that is recently dug up or wrapped in burlap. Place the tree in the coolest part of the house — and never near a radiator or woodstove. I suggest that you think where the tree will be planted after the holidays before you buy one. Too many times I’ve seen a huge blue spruce towering over a nice little ranch house, blocking out the sun from the big picture window. Why? Because the tree was small and cute when the owner of the house bought it, and he never thought about its ultimate size. Balsam fir is one of the classic Christmas trees. In the wild it will grow to be 45 to 75 feet tall with a spread of 20 to 25 feet. This is not the tree to place close to the house. There are a few cultivars that are supposed to stay small, but mostly such trees just grow slower than the standard varieties. In 40 years, a dwarf may no longer be a dwarf. Blue spruce is another good-sized tree in the wild, 30 to 60 feet tall with a spread of 20 to 30 feet. There are spruce that stay small, I have read. Blue Kiss is one that, after 40 years growing in Ohio, is reported to be only 8 feet tall and 10 feet wide. But that’s still enough to block most windows. So choose the location well. Fat Albert is one that is designed to stay low and wide. One thing you could do to keep the ground from freezing solid would be to buy a bale of hay or straw now and spread a thick layer of it over the soil at the site where you will plant your tree to serve as insulation. Between now and January it is likely we will have some
Think small when you select a living tree. Photo by Henry Homeyer.
very cold days. And unless we have a thick layer of snow, the top few inches of soil can be frozen solid by the time you want to plant your tree outdoors. Yes, you can break up frozen soil with a pick ax, but do you want to? Or you can dig the hole when you buy your tree. I would also buy a few bags of topsoil now and store them in a warm basement. Then if the soil is frozen when it’s time to plant, and you hack out a hole, you can backfill the hole with soil that is not in frozen chunks. You will want some bark mulch or wood chips to spread over the soil once the tree is planted, too. Instead of keeping a live tree in the house for a month, the way many of us do with cut trees, think about having it indoors for just a week or 10 days. That will reduce the stress on the tree considerably. Keep the soil lightly moist, but not soggy. When the time comes to plant your tree, be sure that you dig the hole the appropriate depth. Never plant a tree in a hole that is deeper than necessary. Look for the trunk flare, that part of the tree that would be above ground if growing in the wild. Keep the trunk flare above ground and do not cover it with bark mulch. To do so is to consign your tree to an early death. The bark will rot if covered with soil or mulch, and the tree will decline in six to 10 years. Many trees come in the pot with the trunk flare covered with soil, so you may have to expose it when you plant. And don’t forget to water your tree after you plant it, even if it is below freezing outdoors. One nice thing about buying a cut tree that reaches the 10-foot ceiling in my house is this: after the holidays I will cut off all the branches and use them to provide some protection for less hardy plants that might be harmed by cold winter winds. I will layer them over perennials that are “iffy” in my climate, or use them to protect roses or other shrubs that might be damaged by the cold. So go ahead and buy a live tree for the house if you wish, but please don’t hold your nurseryman responsible if your tree doesn’t survive the winter. Henry is the author of four gardening books. You may reach him at henry.homeyer@comcast.net.
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Dear Donna, We were cleaning out my mom’s home and came across this AM radio. We put batteries in it and it worked — sounded so 1960s! Does it have any value? Joann from Allenstown Dear Joann, The history of Arvin radios goes back to the late 1920s, even though you are right, yours is from the 1960s era (you can tell by the Arvin mark in red and that it is a transistor radio). Arvin Industries was located in Columbus, Indiana. The history of them is an interesting one and many of the radios from the 1940s to 1950s can bring some high values. If you’re really interested, you can do more research, just to read some fun facts and to see some of the wild radios they produced. Your radio would end up in the $50 range since it is working. It’s tough to say what a collector would pay so sometimes it could be lower or a bit higher. Today your radio could
Health & Wellness Workshops & seminars • ALZHEIMER’S & EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Presenter Charlie Zoeller will talk about how communication takes place when someone has Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as how to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia. Mon., Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m. Derry Public Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry. Free. Visit derrypl.org or call 4326140. • CELESTIAL SOUND BATH & FULL MOON MEDITATION Thurs., Dec. 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Moth & Moon Studio, 173 S. River Road, Suite 4, Bedford. $25. Visit higherheartshealing.com. • BREATHWORK MEDITATION WORKSHOP Mon., Dec. 16, 7 to 9 p.m. Moth & moon Studio, 173 S. River Road, Suite 4, Bedford. $25. Visit higherheartshealing.com. Misc Holiday events • SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE FESTIVAL OF TREES Trees, miniature trees and wreaths will be raffled off. There will be a variety of entertainment throughout the festival, including daily scavenger hunts for children, visits with Santa Claus and more. Thurs., Dec. 5, and Fri., Dec. 6, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sherburne Hall, 6 Village Green, Pelham. Admission is $5 for adults except on opening night, which is $1, and is free for kids under age 12. Visit snhfestivaloftrees.pelhamcommunityspirit.org. • LACONIA CHRISTMAS VILLAGE Crafts, visits with Santa Claus, North Pole decorations and
easily fit into a modern decor room. And the fact that it is working is a bonus. Donna Welch has spent more than 30 years in the antiques and collectibles field, appraising and instructing, and recently closed the physical location of From Out Of The Woods Antique Center (fromoutofthewoodsantiques. com) but is still doing some buying and selling. She is a member of The New Hampshire Antiques Dealer Association. If you have questions about an antique or collectible send a clear photo and information to Donna at footwdw@aol.com, or call her at 391-6550 or 624-8668.
more. Thurs.,, Dec. 5, and Fri.,, Dec. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Sat., Dec. 7, and Sun.,, Dec. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m. 306 Union Ave., Laconia. Visit laconiachristmasvillage.org. • RAYMOND FESTIVAL OF TREES Fri., Dec. 6, 3 to 8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. New Life Church, 84 Nottingham Road, Raymond. Admission free; Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there for pictures. Visit facebook.com/raymondfestivaloftrees or call 231-8772. • STARRY, STARRY WEEKEND Returning to downtown Contoocook for the 16th year, the event features more than 20 holiday shopping destinations around town. Fri., Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit contoocookchamber. com. • INTOWN CONCORD’S MIDNIGHT MERRIMENT This community event will feature downtown shopping opportunities, children’s activities, live entertainment and more. Fri., Dec. 6, 5 p.m. Main Street, downtown Concord. Visit intownconcord.org or call 226-2150. • WILMOT LADIES AID SOCIETY COOKIE WALK The annual cookie walk will be held as part of the Wilmot Community Association’s holiday craft fair. Sat., Dec. 7, 9 a.m. New London Outing Club’s indoor center, 114 Cougar Court, New London. Visit wilmotwca.org. • LIGHTS ON THE HILL Enjoy hundreds of luminaries and activities happening in historic 19th century buildings, from the corner of Route 27 (High Street) and South Road in Candia. Other features include performances from the
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32 INSIDE/OUTSIDE CAR TALK
Covering the nuts and bolts of lug nuts
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Dear Car Talk: My problem is that my lug nuts have some kind of cover on them. And the covers are turning instead of the lug nuts themselves. How do I get the lug nuts off? — Sidney
Ah, the scourge of decorative nuts, Sidney. Lots of cars and trucks use chrome covers over their lug nuts. It gives the lug nuts a nice, shiny finish, because who among us wants dull-looking lug nuts? But the downside is that they can corrode. Water and salt eventually get in between the chrome cover and the nut itself, and the nut swells up and you can’t get a socket on it. Or if you can get a socket on it, the chrome has separated from the nut, and the chrome moves but the nut doesn’t. What we do is chisel off the chrome cover. The chrome is only about a millimeter thick, and once you remove it, what’s left is just the lug nut. You’ll then need a smaller socket. So, if the lug wrench that comes with your car is a 21 millimeter, you might need a 19 millimeter wrench now to remove the lug nuts. Then you have a decision to make: Do you want to drive around with your lug nuts
exposed? Or do you want to spend the money to replace them with new, chrome-covered lug nuts? The downside of leaving them exposed is that eventually they’ll rust and corrode and be hard to remove. The other downside is that your lug wrench will no longer work, so you’ll have to buy a new one that fits your pared down lug nuts and toss it in the trunk. But if the car is 15 years old, and you’re not sure how long it’s going to last, leaving the lug nuts exposed might be a reasonable choice. You might be unpleasantly surprised to see how much a new set of chromed lug nuts costs. If you get them from the dealer, you could easily spend between $5 and $25 a nut depending on the car. And you need 20 of them. You might find some at parts shops or online for about half that. But it’s still a lot to pay for something that really should last the life of the car — but doesn’t. Good luck with these monumental decisions, Sidney. Dear Car Talk: Can you tell me why tire sizes are designated as they are? If I understand correctly, we have metric, English and a ratio. Like, a “235-75R15” tire is 235 millimeters wide, has a 15-inch hole
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in the middle for the wheel, and the sidewall height is 75 percent of the tire’s width. Can you explain the rationale behind all these different measurement systems? It seems like a Brit, an American and a statistician walked into a bar ... — John Great question, John. And not an easy one to answer definitively. The general answer is that the U.S. has stubbornly held onto its beloved feet and inches while the rest of the world has been trying to nudge us into meters and millimeters. And because that nudging has been only partly successful, we’ve ended up with a mish-mosh. That’s the technical term for it. One key fact is that the U.S. has traditionally been a dominant world market for tires. We have a lot of people, and have always had a lot of cars. So, the U.S. Department of Transportation got to set the original nomenclature for tires. That’s why, until the 1960s, the wheel size was in inches, the tread width was in inches and there was no sidewall height information (the percentage known as the “aspect ratio”). Back then all tires had the same aspect ratio, which was 90. But then, technologically superior radial tires were invented in Europe, and the Europeans wanted to sell their tires in the huge U.S. market. And since the only legal require-
ment for selling tires in the U.S. was that the wheel size be stated in inches (because consumers didn’t care back then how wide a tire was), the Europeans just had to change that one number on their tires, and bingo! They had access to the world’s largest tire market at the time. That’s when you started seeing radial tires with their widths listed in millimeters, because that’s mandated by the Treaty of Versailles. Or maybe it’s the Geneva Convention. Of course, eventually, radial tires were manufactured here, too, and then U.S. tire makers wanted to sell U.S. tires in Europe, so they also adopted the millimeter rating for tread width. Radial technology also allowed for wider tires and shorter sidewalls. That’s when you started seeing aspect ratios on tires. And I’m guessing that, at some point, the U.S. and the U.K. were such dominant car markets that the European manufacturers just said “OK, Uncle!” and started using inches for wheel size in Europe, too. Because if you check out tires sold in Europe, the vast majority have the same nomenclature that we use here. So, it’s really a story of the mashup of globalization. And prepare yourself, John. In 50 years, you’ll probably see Chinese characters on the side of your Goodyear. Visit Cartalk.com.
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• Wine wonderland: New Hampshire Wine Week 2020 is right around the corner, with tickets available now to the 17th annual Easterseals Winter Wine Spectacular, happening on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St.). Acclaimed winemakers from all over the world come to the Granite State for this expo-style event, which has become the largest gathering of wines in northern New England with more than 1,600 types to taste. In addition, more than 20 local restaurants serve up food options to go with the wines. Tickets to the Grand Tasting are $65 per person. Tickets for access to even more wines at the Bellman’s Cellar Select room are extremely limited and cost $135 per person. Visit nhwineweek.com. • Beer and fudge: Join Local Baskit (10 Ferry St., Suite 120A, Concord) for a fudge and beer pairing event on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. Attendees will get to vote on the best fudge and beer pairing; beer entries will come from several local breweries, like Lithermans Limited Brewery of Concord, 603 Brewery of Londonderry, Henniker Brewing Co., Hobbs Tavern & Brewing Co. of West Ossipee and others. Admission is free on a first-come, first-served basis. VIP entries are $8 per person and include a take-home package of fudge and 5 percent off in-store purchases at Local Baskit for that night. Visit localbaskit.com or call 219-0882. • Festive eats: The next event of The Winemaker’s Kitchen Cooking with Wine class series at LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst) is happening on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The theme of this month’s class is “Christmas favorites.” Participants will enjoy cranberry punch and learn to make bacon pecan cheese logs, herb-roasted potatoes and carrots, maple mustard roasted chicken thigh, and eggnog pudding for dessert. Wine will be paired with each item. General admission is $25 per person. Visit labellewinerynh.com or call 672-9898. • A full-course meal: The Jingle Ball Holiday Party returns to Birch Wood Vineyards (199 Rockingham Road, Derry) on Friday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 11 p.m. The evening will feature a four-course holiday-themed dinner, a cash bar, music and dancing. Courses will include creamy crab bisque with chestnut brown butter; roasted local squash and baby arugula salad with pomegranate, goat cheese, toasted pecans and aged sherry vinaigrette; slow-roasted Angus short rib and grilled jumbo prawns with a root vegetable puree; and gingerbread creme brulee with spiced 40 HIPPO | DECEMBER 5 - 11, 2019 | PAGE 36
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From cooking spices to gourmet snacks and sweets, there will be all kinds of tasty gift-giving opportunities to discover at the annual Made in New England Expo. The two-day event returns to the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown for its third year on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8. More than 100 exhibitors from New Hampshire and across other New England states will be on hand throughout each day to sell their products, which will include all types of specialty foods, as well as everything from photography and prints to crafts, clothing and toys. The event was conceived a few years ago after the success of the Made in New Hampshire Expo, held every year in March for more than two decades, according to organizer Heidi Copeland, publisher of Business NH magazine and owner of EventsNH. “I would say around 50 percent of the companies we have are New Hampshire-based, and then the others of course come from places in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont,” Copeland said. As with that event, many of the food booths at this one are following the “try it and buy it” tagline by offering samples to visitors. Heidi Jo’s Jerky, a Dunbarton-based producer of beef jerky and hot sauces, will be there, as well as Earthy Crunchy Snacks of Middleton, Mass., offering vegan chips made with farm fresh kale.
Made In New England Expo. Photo by Matthew Lomanno Photography.
Also at the expo will be ChocolateU, a company out of Quincy, Mass., that offers “hot chocolate balls,” or chocolate confections in a variety of flavors from milk and dark to mocha and salted caramel. “They are balls of chocolate that you drop into hot water or milk and it makes hot chocolate,” Copeland said. “They are actually new to the expo this year.” Other food-based newcomers will be Chrismix Candy, a Concord-based company offering sweet and salty chocolate toffees with organic extracts; Back Roads Granola of Brattleboro, Vt., which will have various flavors of granola like dark chocolate pecan and coconut ginger; and CB Stuffers of Swampscott, Mass., offering several flavors of peanut butter cups and chocolate “pizzas.” There is a small overlap of businesses that have appeared at the Made in New Hampshire Expo, so there is a chance you may see a few familiar faces if you have attended that event before. Thistle’s All Natural out of Loudon, for example, will be there to offer samples and jars for sale of its zucchini salsas and some of its new products like sweet and spicy zucchini relishes. Other returning vendors will include Loon Chocolate, a Derry-based producer of small batch bean to bar chocolate, and Cucina Aurora of Salem, which offers all natural herb-infused olive oils, cookie mixes and risotto seasonings. In recent years, the Made in New Hampshire Expo had also introduced a “Libation Station,” or a designated area in the corner of the room for attendees ages 21 and over to sample locally pro-
duced wines, meads and spirits. You won’t find that to the same degree at this event, due to liquor regulations among each of the New England states, but a few New Hampshire beverage purveyors like Sap House Meadery of Center Ossipee and Fulchino Vineyard of Hollis will be there to pour samples of their offerings. In addition to food and drinks, other products you’ll find at the expo will include jewelry, clothing like T-shirts and hats, sunglasses, CBD oil, books, photo prints, textiles and some Christmas decorative ideas. Chichester’s Live and Let Live Farm will also have a booth where attendees can meet with and pet ponies, rabbits and other rescue animals. The expo’s busiest time, according to Copeland, is typically in the morning on Saturday. “If you want to come check it out but would like it to be a little mellower, I would say you may want to come after 1 o’clock in the afternoon or so on Saturday,” she said, “and then of course, Sunday is the less busy of the two days.” Made in New England Expo When: Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, (Expo Center), 700 Elm St., Manchester Cost: $8 admission for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65 and over, $2 for children ages 2 to 12 and free for children under 2 (tickets are available at the door, cash or check only) Visit: madeinnewenglandexpo.com
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If you’ve ever wondered how candy canes get their shape, color and flavor, you can get an up-close look at the process this weekend at Van Otis Chocolates in Manchester. On Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, the shop will host live demonstrations of how to make the popular holiday confection by hand in its upstairs kitchen. This is the second year that the shop has extended the demonstrations from one day to two days, according to Emily Lazzar, sales and customer service manager for Van Otis. Each session lasts about 40 to 45 minutes and will kick off on the hour from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “You get to watch our chocolatiers make them basically from start to finish,” Lazzar said. “It’s a fun thing for families to do together that doesn’t take up the whole day … and it’s also nice to involve the community in the process of making our candy.” Van Otis kitchen staff members will talk about each step and answer questions from attendees on candy cane making. The process involves heating a mixture of sugar, water, corn syrup and different flavor extracts, cooling it down until it has melted enough to become moldable, and then using a big metal hook hanging from the wall to stretch it out. This, Lazzar said,
helps to ensure that all of the candy’s flavor is distributed evenly. The stripes are formed by hand-rolling colored pieces into the mixture. Depending on which session you sign up for, you may get to see the candymakers create different flavors; peppermint is the most common, but Lazzar said they’ve also made others like blueberry, butterscotch and cherry. When the candy is finished rolling, you will be given a little piece to make your own shape with — but you have to act fast. “The candy takes a very short time to harden, so people only have maybe 10 to 15 seconds to stretch it into whatever shape they want,” Lazzar said. “Some people like to make them into hearts, or you can just bend the tip like a traditional cane.” Half of the proceeds from the candy cane demonstrations will benefit Easterseals New Hampshire. A large Santa Claus made of milk chocolate is also going to be raffled off in the store by the end of the weekend.
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Combine flour, salt, rosemary and Parmesan in the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine. Cut butter into tablespoon-sized slices. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time, pulsing each time to combine. Process until dough comes together and is well-combined.
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Transfer dough to a floured work surface. Shape dough into a log. (I made mine rectangular, about 1-1/4” x 1” x 12”) Wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice chilled log of dough into 1/4”-thick slices. Place slices on prepared baking sheet, leaving an inch between each. Bake for 12 minutes. Flip crackers, and bake for an additional 12 minutes or until crackers are golden brown and firm in the center. Transfer to baking rack to cool. Makes 48 crackers.
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Combine all ingredients except salad oil in a food processor or immersion blender and blend until smooth. Slowly add in salad oil and a little bit of water to thin out the black beans. Season with salt.
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MUSIC, BOOKS, GAMES, COMICS, MOVIES, DVDS, TV AND MORE Waterslide, Flicker EP (Wampus Multimedia)
By rough guesstimate, it’s been 14 years since I last talked about any releases from this defiantly indie company, which assuredly isn’t a reflection on their output, more a result of my trying to manage the flood of stuff that’s trashed three of my email boxes over the years. I’ve been amiss, I’ll admit, in not sticking with them from the beginning; label-runner (and this record’s driving force) Mark Doyon prefers to avoid being overly commercial, but his roots in well-structured, immediately catchy pop are clear. For this foursonger — the project’s first since 2012 — we have an eclectic but easy dissection: take Dire Straits, Simple Minds, a generous dollop of Luke Temple and a sprig of Depeche Mode and you have this remarkably creative set of Americana-tinged power pop songs, whose binding element is Doyon’s phlegmatic, low-slung twang. Opener “Skyglow,” with its epic backing vocals and swirling pedal steel, is like the soundtrack to a massive Kansan dust storm, while “Brownout” adds mandolin segues to spaghetti-goth guitar rumblings. Great stuff here. A+ — Eric W. Saeger
Sweet Lizzy Project, Technicolor (Mono Mundo Recordings)
I hesitate to label this as world music, but this band started out in Cuba, so if they’re able to get some traction in the U.S., it’s certain that they’ll be tagged as such by the tastemakers at South By Southwest and all that stuff. It’s a collaboration between Cuban-celebrated singer Lisset Diaz Guevara (the band’s titular Lizzy) and guitarist Miguel Alejandro Comas Damas, one of the country’s biggest producers. The short version is that they faced something of a glass ceiling in Cuba, and were urged by Mavericks front man Raul Malo to relocate to Nashville, where they’re based now. As for the “not world music” part, this album jumps off with the title track, to which Guevara applies her po-faced Kate Bush-ish voice to churn up sweeping, urgent millennial angst in the style familiar to fans of Arcade Fire, Foals, etc., all making for an above-average hayloft-indie time, but then — then — Damas steps in with an extended wide-screen, ocean-deep lead guitar bit that evokes nothing less than David Gilmour. Keep an eye on this crew for sure. A — Eric W. Saeger
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Manchester author and Chair of the New Hampshire Writers’ Project Masheri Chappelle recently received the 2019 New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Work of Fiction for her latest novel, The Oracle Files: Escape, the first of what will be a three-book series. The Oracle Files is a spin-off of Chappelle’s debut novel The Descendant, also the first in a planned trilogy. The series revisits the “Blue Vein Society,” a term used for African Americans whose skin is light enough to reveal blue veins, which enables them to pass as Caucasian. It follows a Blue Vein matriarch and psychic Elizabeth Beeson Chase, and her progression from slave, to Quaker, to socialite in 1850 New York. “Many people were interested in the Blue Veins and how they came to be,” Chappelle said. “It’s about colorism within the African American community, but as it turns out, other nationalities experience the same discrimination between light and dark skin in their cultural communities.” In the book, Elizabeth is tragically forced to give up her first love and first child because they are too dark to be Blue Veins, but at the end of the book, Elizabeth learns a secret tied to her psychic abilities and discovers that her purpose goes far beyond saving her own family. Chappelle revealed that in the second book, which will be called The Oracle Files: Freedom, Elizabeth will put her gift into effect, bringing about the Civil War, and will influence Lincoln and “build the bridge that will help end slavery.” “I’m keeping the story in the historical realm, but adding a lot of psychic and spiritual aspects to it,” Chappelle said, “so her psychic abilities really [give readers] a different way to look at what has happened and gives them more insight into racism and colorism during the time of slavery.” Chappelle has not only been busy writing the two trilogies, but also recently launched her own publishing company, My Portalstar Press, under which she published a second edition of The Oracle Files: Escape. “With the first edition that I did with [an outside publisher], there were tons of typos every time I got the book back, so I decided to fire them and end that
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If you live in New Hampshire you’ve probably heard about something called PFAS chemicals. These are Teflon-related chemicals that have found their way into our water and soil and that have been associated with harmful health impacts. PFAS chemicals (there are thousands in the class) have fluorine bonds that are very difficult, if not impossible, to break. These are the chemicals that coat your Teflon pans and they are also used to cover waterproof camping gear (tents, rain apparel, etc.) and firefighting gear. These chemicals are so universally used that they are also found in certain brands of dental floss. The problem with these chemicals is that because of the bond, they are considered “forever chemicals.” Once they are in your body, they will stay in your body. PFAS chemicals have been associated with various cancers (breast, kidney, etc.) and diseases (thyroid, cholesterol, and hormone disruption including fertility issues.) In short, PFAS chemicals are not good for human or animal health. Exposure is the story of the lawyer who sued DuPont in West Virginia over PFAS contamination. This story, written by the young lawyer who headed the investigation, mirrors the story told in The Devil We Know, a documentary on the impact of PFAS chemicals on the same West Virginia communities. Residents had been unaware that these chemicals were in their water and environment until Bilott exposed the situation. Let me be clear, Exposure is not a fun read. If you’re on blood pressure medication, you might have to take extra meds in order to get through it. It will make you incredibly angry. But let me also be clear that Exposure is a mandatory and important read for everyone who lives in New Hampshire. We have this situation here, right now. And it’s a big problem. Bilott chronicles his investigation into the chemical use and wrongful disposal into the communities. Originally, he agreed to take on a case of a farmer whose cows were all getting sick and were dying. He did this because his grandmother gave his name to the farmer. Bilott assumed that case would be quick work — it appeared that a chemical dump on the farmer’s property was leaching chemicals into the nearby water supply. Find out what the chemical was, get it remediated by DuPont and then all would be well. Instead Bilott fell down the rabbit hole of obstruction by DuPont. The more he investigated the company, the more information he discovered on harmful chemicals being used in the facility. Bilott discovered that DuPont had known about the health harms of PFAS chemicals for decades as documented in memos unearthed by legal request. DuPont then hid that information from the public knowing that it would impact the profit bottom line.
As a result, not only did the farmer’s cows get sick and die, but area residents also got sick with various illnesses and diseases associated with PFAS exposure. This is where the blood pressure medication comes in (and ironically, chronic PFAS exposure is associated with high blood pressure). Bilott meticulously documents the roadblocks that DuPont puts up over and over in order to obstruct the legal investigation. They hide documents, they wait until the clock runs out in handing over requested material. In short, they try their hardest not to be implicated in a situation that they know they created. But in the end Bilott manages to expose them and hold DuPont responsible. Exposure reads like a crime thriller. It is well-written and is documented with an extensive index. Much like the book A Civil Action — the true story where two of the nation’s largest corporations were accused of causing the deaths of children from water contamination — this is also the story of a David fighting a giant corporate greedy and health-impacting Goliath. Which all brings me back to New Hampshire. We currently have a similar situation in the southern part of our state by some PFAS using companies that have contaminated our water, soil, and environment, including our wildlife. If you live in New Hampshire, if you drink water in New Hampshire, if you garden, hunt or fish in our state, you need to read this book in order to understand the problem we are facing with PFAS contamination. It’s real. It’s here. And it’s a huge health problem. Exposure explains exactly why we should all be concerned. Hats off to Robert Bilott for both his work in prosecuting DuPont and for his ability to share this important story with others. Run, don’t walk to get your copy of this book. A — Wendy E. N. Thomas
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• Books and chocolate: Join Wilton Public & Gregg Free Library (7 Forest Road, Wilton) on Wednesday, Dec. 11, from 7 to 9 p.m., for Jolabokaflod, an Icelandic tradition in which books are given as gifts and the night is spent reading while enjoying chocolate. To participate, bring a new or like-new book, wrapped, with a short teaser about the plot on the outside. There will be spare books if you don’t have one to bring. All the books will be displayed and each person will get to choose one. If you choose a book you have already read, you can swap it. There will be soups, breads, desserts and chocolate, plus special guests with live music and stories. RSVP requested. Visit wiltonlibrarynh.org or call 654-2581. • Sci-fi thriller: Joseph Carrabis will read and sign his new book The Augmented Man at the Toadstool Bookshop (375 Amherst St., 9A, Somerset Plaza, Nashua) on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. The sci-fi military psychological thriller is set in a not-too-distant future, where the military, at war with South America, struggles because its soldiers are returning from combat too traumatized to function or continue fighting. Captain James Donaldson devises a solution to this problem: recruit children who have already suffered massive psychological trauma who would be unaffected by the horrors of war and genetically modify their bodies to turn them into the ultimate weapons. These “Augmented Men,” as they are called, are scheduled to be terminated at the end of the war, but one Augmented Man, Nick Trailer, survives. A physical and psychological monster, Nick goes into hiding in New England to avoid hurting humans, but things don’t go according to plan when he comes in contact with a woman, Karen, and falls in love. Visit toadbooks.com. • Magazine debut: Monadnock Underground, a new literary journal founded by Christopher DiLoreto and Zoë Wroten-Heinzmannwith of Peterborough with plans to issue quarterly print magazine issues, celebrates the debut of its first issue at a release party on Friday, Dec. 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Peterborough Town Library (2 Concord St., Peterborough). The issue, the culmination of more than six months of publication, features 15 original creative pieces from 10 authors, with a cover by local artist Hannah Ellingwood. At the event, there will be opportunities to meet the writers and editors, enjoy light refreshments and purchase copies of the issue. Visit medium.com/monadnock-underground. — Angie Sykeny Books Author Events • JOSEPH CARRABIS Author presents The Augmented Man. Thurs., Dec. 5, 6 p.m. The Toadstool Bookshop. 375 Amherst St., 9A, Somerset Plaza, Nashua. Visit toadbooks.com. • TERRY NELSON Author presents Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast. Sat., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter. Visit waterstreetbooks.com. • MARY ANN ESPOSITO COOKBOOK SIGNING Sat., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. Tuscan Market, 63 Main St., Salem. Visit tuscanbrands.com. • DANA HUNTLEY Author
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Knives Out (PG-13)
A murderers’ row of acting talent has a total blast in Knives Out, a comedy whodunit.
Daniel Craig and Chris Evans seem delighted to be playing outside their franchises (the James Bond movies and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, respectively). Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Toni Collette and the having-a-moment Don Johnson seem equally tickled; they all lean in to the prickly daffiness of their characters. LaKeith Stanfield gets some solid straight man moments, making up for what he lacks in minutes on the screen with impeccable timing. Katherine Langford, whom I guess I know from Love, Simon, has a small role but does enough with it that you notice her. Ana de Armas is great here — jumpy, funny and kind of the moral center of the movie. And then there’s Christopher Plummer, who just seems delighted — to be in this movie, to get to act so extravagantly ornery, to be (unlike his character Harlan Thrombey) alive. That Harlan Thrombey is dead and how he died and even who killed him are revealed relatively early (to us) in this movie, though of course those facts don’t provide the whole picture. His terrible family (Curtis, Evans, Shannon, Collete, Johnson and Langford — all playing children, in-laws or grandchildren) all seem to stand to gain from his death (or do they?) and most seem to have been on the outs with him before he died (or were they?). Somebody sent renowned detective Benoit Blanc (Craig, whose accent is as fantastic as his character’s name) an envelope full of cash to join the police (Stanfield, Noah Segan) in their investigation. Does Harlan’s mostly silent mother (K Callan) know something? What does Marta Cabrera (de Armas) have to do with any of this? Marta, Harlan’s nurse, has a condition that makes her useful to Blanc as a participant in the investigation: when she lies, she pukes. Knives Out makes the Clue comparison itself: Harlan’s house is a giant Clue board, somebody says. The movie captures a lot of that Clue sense of humor and fun while
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still telling a compelling mystery of the traditional “secret passages” and “why did the dogs bark at 3 a.m.” variety. And I cannot over-exaggerate how much fun the cast has playing this game. There is such a sense of lightness and delight in every detail, every mustache-twirling bit of devilishness or snippy bit of pettiness (Collette is a master of giving pettiness just the right spin). Chris Evans might be having the most fun of all, so gleeful to play against type that he almost giggles in each scene. Knives Out is a well-executed great time. A Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including brief violence, some strong language, sexual references and drug material, according to the MPA. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Knives Out is two hours and 10 minutes long and distributed by Lionsgate.
Queen & Slim (R)
A date turns into a run from the police in the beautiful and thoughtful Queen & Slim.
A couple goes to a diner for a not-terribly-promising first date — the man, played by Daniel Kaluuya, picked the diner in part because it’s black-owned. The woman, Jodie Turner-Smith, is not impressed (though at “black-owned” she says “touche”) and
Gaffigan, Daniel Radcliffe, tiful visuals but the movie Meghan Trainor and Kenan didn’t, like, dazzle me. HowThompson. ever, “me” is probably not the point, except as the person who In theaters now: drives the Frozen generation to Frozen 2 (PG) the theater. I do think the movVoices of Kristen Bell, Idina ie, particularly in it final third, Menzel. skews a little dark and might be The adventures of Elsa and more elementary school than Anna continue in this sequel preschool fare. B to the 2013 blockbuster. There are some cute songs — Olaf’s *A Beautiful Day in the “When I’m Older” and Krist- Neighborhood (PG) off’s 1980s power ballad “Lost Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys. in the Woods”) — and some Hanks is Mister Rogers in nice moments and some beau- this movie that isn’t so much
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admits she only contacted him because she wanted a distraction that evening. I don’t actually recall the movie using what Wikipedia says are the character’s names — Ernest Hines and Angela Johnson — nor Slim and Queen. Quickly, they become two people in a bubble and don’t really need names for each other. This happens on the way home from the diner, when Angela warms a little bit to Ernest and Ernest maybe sees the possibility of extending this date or setting up another. But then they are pulled over by a lone police officer and the stop quickly goes wrong. (That is an extremely simplistic description of what happens; maybe something slightly more accurate might be, like, “there are 400some years of North American history and then this traffic stop happens.”) The twitchy officer (Sturgill Simpson) shoots, grazing Angela in the leg, and Ernest tackles him, and eventually the officer is shot. The scene plays out in front of the patrol car’s dashcam but Angela, a lawyer, urges Ernest to run. As the pair runs — just “away” at first but later Angela suggests they head to the home of her Uncle Earl (Bokeem Woodbine) in New Orleans; the story starts in Ohio — they bumble through more crimes of the self-preservation sort: trapping an off-duty sheriff who recognizes them in the trunk of a biopic of the extraordinary Fred Rogers, children’s television host, but captures Rogers via the lens of a falling-apart journalist/new father tasked with writing a profile of him. The performances are excellent; the plot is I guess slightly above average. B *The Irishman (R) Robert De Niro, Al Pacino. An aging mob hitman recounts his life, to include his friendship with and ultimate assassination of Jimmy Hoffa, in this three-
their car so they can take his truck, attempting to stick up a gas station to fill up. But Ernest, who lives up to that name and has that “everyman trapped in a nightmare” feel, isn’t terribly good at “crime.” He suggests that maybe the sheriff really can help them. And the gas station attendant isn’t at all scared of Ernest’s stick-up attempts; he’s offers to buy their gas if he can just hold their gun for a little bit. Angela, who we earlier learn is a defense attorney dealing with a client’s execution, and is clearly having some feelings about the American justice system, just seems scared, desperate and maybe a little bit resigned to the idea that there will be no good outcome. As they run, they are sort of sheared of their normal facades — quite literally, even, since at Uncle Earl’s, both cut their hair and attempt to change their appearance. They learn early on that they have become famous; some in the African American neighborhoods they pass through see them as heroes. Their faces are on the news (from which we also learn that the officer had a history of shooting unarmed civilians) and law enforcement is conducting an extensive search for them. But, with each other, their “couple on a date” personas kind of melt into people getting real, getting real because they have little to lose (their best hope is finding a way to Cuba), getting real because these might be the final days of their freedom or even their lives. They tell each other what they want in a partner, they talk about the things that are important to them. They have one of the most genuinely romantic sex scenes I’ve seen on film in a while, which is intercut with a scene of heartbreaking violence. (And while I’m not sure how I feel about that story-telling choice, I continue to think about it.) This movie has several moments that are deeply, beautifully romantic. It also has moments of genuine humor. The cinematography is also beautiful, as the characters travel, often on back roads, through the southeastern corner of the country. But even in beauty or romance, the movie never lets you off the hook. The movie is throughout framed the way one scene unfolds with the
and-a-half-hour saga from director Martin Scorsese. This movie is now available on Netflix and I think that might be the best way to view this movie, with all its small moments and details and story detours. B The Good Liar (R) Helen Mirren, Ian McKellan. Mirren and McKellan have a great time in this meh movie about a con man, his rich-widow mark and the inevitable twistiness of their relationship. Is two actors having fun with
their roles enough to make up for some otherwise average movie-iness? With these two actors, yeah, maybe. B*Ford v Ferrari (PG-13) Matt Damon, Christan Bale. Damon and Bale are car racers/ designers working on behalf of Ford to build a car fast enough to be Ferrari in a 24-hour race in the mid-1960s. Both actors do good work making the processy work of building and racing a car interesting, even to the car novice. B+
49 couple driving through the country: It’s pretty here, Slim says; is it, Queen asks as they drive past prisoners (all or mostly African American) working in a field. That — beauty, love, warmth, happiness marbled with fear, ugliness, violence and the complexities of American history and society — feels like this movie’s medium, this is the clay it’s building its love story out of. And this is a love story first, I think, even though it goes to an extreme place with the course of events and even though it has bigger things to say. The movie never loses its two central characters in the mix of the action and the bigger issues. This is a credit both to the movie — which never cheats with anything, never feels like it’s using anything lightly — and to the actors, who are superb. The movie gives the characters flaws, prickly moments, dodgy judgment. They both have to, in all scenes, do a lot of big emotions at once while working through the immediate actions of any particular moment. I’ve never seen Turner-Smith before this (TNT’s The Last Ship is one of her bigger credits) and she is excellent. She plays the layers of the Queen character — a professional woman, a scared fugitive, a woman
in love, a person dealing (and not) with past trauma —masterfully. What’s one step above “masterfully”? That’s where Kaluuya is. In the scene where he cuts his hair, I felt like I was watching his character feel everything all at once — the weight of his situation, all his feelings about Angela so far, everything he’s ever believed about himself, the loss of his family. We see something like this again in a scene where he asks a kid to take his photo; he does so much without doing a lot. (Actually, not unlike the way Robert De Niro can make small moments have weight in The Irishman.) Kaluuya’s big roles have been in movies, Get Out and Black Panther, where it might be easy to lose some of what he’s doing in the action around him but I hope this movie gets him recognition (cough, Oscar nominations, cough) to push him even further into the territory of heavyweight young actors. ARated R for violence, some strong sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and brief drug use, according to the MPA. Directed by Melina Matsoukas with a screenplay by Lena Waithe, Queen & Slim is two hours and 11 minutes long and distributed by Universal Studios.
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• For the blues: New Hampshire is something of a blues Mecca, and the Road to Memphis fundraiser is an event that helps winners of the Granite State Blues Society Challenge make it south for the International Blues Competition. This year’s performers are Ms. Vee, known for singing that’s soulful and witty, and the raucous yet danceable Frankie Boy and the Blues Experience. Go Thursday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m., Area 23, 254 State St., Concord (Smokestack Center). More at granitestateblues.org. • In the round: The monthly High Street Coffee House hoot features Newfound Grass, an acoustic group that combines elements of bluegrass, soul, rock and jazz. Composed of Steve Abdu, Dave Shaw, Craig Engel and Ron Swisher, they’ll play a headliner set followed by the regular open mike format, which welcomes players, poets and comics to take the stage for two songs or 10 minutes, with pass the hat donations. Friday, Dec. 6, 7 p.m., Congregational Church, 12 High St., Boscawen. Call 848-2410. • Throw it back: Fans of Willie, Waylon and Townes will enjoy Country Classic Showdown, an evening of tributes to the genre, as a new downtown venue is transformed into Armadillo World Headquarters for a night. Presented by Granite State of Mind, the bill includes Dean Harlem, Dusty Gray, Rippin’ E Brakes, The Nightblinders, Meaghan Casey, John Zevos Band and Beechwood. Saturday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester. Tickets are $20 at palacetheatre.org. • Musical diplomats: Two years after forming in 2008, Alabama-based Act of Congress had performed five tours as U.S. Cultural Ambassadors. NPR calls them “one of the freshest sounding, exuberant brands in all of the known acoustic universe.” They perform Americana-flavored takes on holiday songs with Symphony NH. Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua. Also Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 p.m., Dana Center, Manchester. Tickets $18 and up at symphonynh.org.
A couple of Fridays ago, Nick David stepped to the microphone at Area 23 in Concord, said hello to a well-packed house and counted off his band into “Caught the Train,” followed by a rousing version of “Spoonful.” It was a night like many others, but with a bittersweet difference, as a chapter in his life was winding down. After a dozen years, Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks — David, guitarist Gus Carlson and the rhythm section of drummer Rick Rousseau and bass player Ted Bukowski — are set to wrap it up as a band. The Concord show was their third to last; the next evening, they said goodbye to another favorite haunt, Strange Brew Tavern in Manchester. The final show happens Saturday, Dec. 14, at Tupelo Music Hall in Derry. It’s shaping into a Last Waltz affair, featuring the cream of New England’s blues scene — or, as David terms it, a last hoo-rah. The long guest list includes a who’s who of musicians who both inspired and accompanied the broad shouldered singer and harmonica player over the years. During a set break, David talked about the upcoming show, memories of his band and plans for the future. Sharing the stage at Tupelo will be Duke Robillard, Sugar Ray Norcia, Monster Mike Welch, Brian Templeton, Racky Thomas, Willie J. Laws and Jerry Portnoy. All helped shape David’s musical direction, Portnoy in particular. “He was in the Muddy Waters band, and there’s not much of a bigger influence than Muddy,” he said. “There are guys that are as much of an influence, but he’s the top of the heap for me.” Roomful of Blues founder Robillard and harp ace Sugar Ray helped David understand the game early on. “I got to go out and see those guys over the years as a fan,” he said, adding that jamming with them was a bonus he never counted on;
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he’s grateful they’ll be joining him at Tupelo. “I don’t consider myself in that peer group, but I like that I can get my head into that peer group a little bit. That they all said yes and agreed to do it was awesome.” Since forming in 2007, there have been plenty of high points for the band. David curates the New England Winter Blues Festival every February in Salisbury Beach. Approaching its 10th year, the event has attracted a wealth of talent, including Muddy Waters’ son Big Bill Morganfield; the Dirty Tricks backed him in 2018. “I tell you what, I get goosebumps right now talking about it,” David said, “because that’s as close as I’ll ever get to playing with Muddy.” That same year Mr. Nick & the Dirty Tricks took home a New England Music Award for Best Blues Act. “I figured we had maybe a two percent chance of winning,” a surprised David said at the time, noting he hadn’t canvassed social media. “That makes it even more valuable … because it was voted by the public.” The show will be a retrospective; along with the all-stars, Brad Faucher, a guitarist who played in the band for its first few months, and bassist Tom Martin, a member for one and a half years, will sit in.
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Revolution Taproom: Rock- Northwood spring Ugly Sweater Party Umami: Bluegrass Brunch w/ Cecil Abels Salem Jocelyn’s: The Deviant Hiatus Portsmouth Holiday Show Press Room: Anglo-Celtic traditional folk/roots session + Jazz Seabrook ft. The Jason Palmer & Jerry BerChop Shop: Toys for Tots Fund- gonzi Quintet raiser w/Bite The Bullet Ri Ra: Irish Sessions Rudi’s: Jazz Brunch w/Jim Dozet Weare Stark House Tavern: Justin Cohn Rochester Lilac City Grille: Brunch Music Sunday, Dec. 8 Ashland Salem Common Man: Holly Furlone Copper Door: Steve Aubert/ Jodee Frawlee Bedford Copper Door: Phil Jacques/ Monday, Dec. 9 Gabby Martin Concord Hermanos: State Street Combo Bristol Bad Lab Beer: Sean Fell Hampton The Goat: Shawn Theriault Concord Hermanos: State Street Combo Manchester Penuche’s Ale House: Open w/ Central Ale House: Jonny Friday Steve Naylor Duo Tandy’s: Open w/ Mikey G Fratello’s: Rob Wolfe or Phil Jacques Dover Cara: Irish Session w/ Frank Meredith Landford Giuseppe’s: Lou Porrazzo Sonny’s: Sonny’s Jazz Merrimack Gilford Able Ebenezer: Ale Room Music Schuster’s: Dan The Muzik Man Homestead: Chris Cavanaugh
New Boston Molly’s Tavern: Rich and Bobby/ Goffstown John Chouinard Village Trestle: Wan-tu Blues Band & Jam Newmarket Stone Church: Rustic Overtones Hampton 8th Album Release party/Clandes- CR’s: Jazz Brunch w/John Irish tine The Goat: Nick Drouin
Northwood Hudson Umami: Gabby Martin/Open w/ River’s Pub: Acoustic Jam Island Mike Manchester Portsmouth Candia Road Brewing: Original Cafe Nostimo: Austin Pratt w/ Alli Beaudry Cisco Brewers: Bonus Cat Jewel: Saving Vice (NH Holiday Clipper Tavern: Pete and The Show!)/Ovtlier/Secret Eyes/LetRhythm Method ting Go/Attacking the Vision & Portsmouth Book & Bar: PMAC Hollow Betrayal Teen Songwriters in the Round/ Shaskeen: Rap night, Industry Bill Staines night Portsmouth Gaslight: Dave Zan- Strange Brew: Jam gri/Grace Repetti Press Room: Sojoy Meredith Ri Ra: DJ Scotty Giuseppe’s: Open Stage with Lou Rudi’s: Mike Harrison Porrazzo The Goat: Christie Ray Thirsty Moose: Alex Anthony Newmarket Stone Church: Andrew Polakow Raymond Cork n Keg: Gabby Martin North Hampton Barley House Seacoast: Great Rochester Bay Sailor Magrilla’s: Mica Peterson
Nashua Fratello’s Italian Grille: Dave Zangri Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Old School Earth Eagle Brewings: Modern Records Pop Up Ri Ra: Oran Mor Tuesday, Dec. 10 Concord Hermanos: Paul Hubert Tandy’s: Open w/ Mikey G Dover Fury’s Publick House: Theriault and Friends Sonny’s: Soggy Po’ Boys
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59 Meredith Giuseppe’s: Michael Bourgeois Merrimack Homestead: Brad Bosse Nashua Burtons Grill: Chuck n John Fratello’s Italian Grille: Amanda Cote Newmarket Stone Church: Rootin’ Tootin’ Acoustic Hoot hosted by Eli Elkus
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Manchester Fratello’s: Ted Solovicos Strange Brew: Jesse’s Open Extravaganza
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Concord Hermanos: Eugene Durkee Dover 603 Bar & Lounge: Rock the Mic w/ DJ Coach
North Hampton Barley House Seacoast: Traditional Irish Session
Dublin DelRossi’s Trattoria: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session
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Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam w Jerry Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen
Portsmouth Clipper Tavern: Tequila Jim Open Jam Press Room: Hoot Night w/Dave Gerard + Larry Garland Jazz Jam w/River City Jazz
Londonderry Coach Stop: Justin Cohn Harold Square: Houdana the Magician (Tableside Magic)
Nashua Country Tavern: Joel Cage Fratello’s Italian Grille: Phil Jacques Portsmouth Clipper Tavern: John Hollywood Dolphin Striker: Pete Peterson w/ Ben B. & Ben G. Press Room: The Glenn Wixson Family Holiday Extravaganza Ri Ra: Erin’s Guild The Goat: Beneath the Sheets Unplugged Rochester Lilac City Grille: Tim Theriault - Ladies Night Revolution Taproom: Hump Day Blues w/ Jeff Hayford
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Badfish - Tribute to Sublime Thursday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Hot Tuna Acoustic Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Marshall Tucker Band Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Squirrel Nut Zippers Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo Davina & the Vagabonds Friday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Granite State of Mind Presents Classic Country Showdown Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Palace Theatre Chris Pureka & Kris Delmhorst Sunday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage The Fixx Tuesday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Celtic Christmas Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre John Denver Tribute Christmas Concert Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Boat House Row - Yacht Rock Experience Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Tupelo Winterland Movie/Donaher Friday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Purging Sin Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage
Franklin Opera House 316 Central St., Franklin 934-1901, franklinoperahouse.org Hampton Beach Ballroom Casino 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton 929-4100, casinoballroom.com The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org The Music Hall Loft 131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org
Palace Theatre 80 Hanover St., Manchester 668-5588, palacetheatre.org SNHU Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester 644-5000, snhuarena.com Stockbridge Theatre Pinkerton Academy, Rte 28, Derry 437-5210, stockbridgetheatre.com Tupelo Music Hall 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com
The Tubes Saturday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Spain Brothers Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Farewell to the Dirty Tricks All-Star Blues Show Sunday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Tupelo Mini Solstice Fest w/ Matt Flinner & Low Lily Thursday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Christmas With The Celts Thursday, Dec. 19, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Sinatra Christmas w/ Rich Dimare Friday, Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Start Making Sense (Talking Heads Tribute) Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Samantha Fish Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Tupelo Simon & Garfunel Story Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Capitol Center Recycled Percussion Thursday, Dec. 26, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House Recycled Percussion (through 1/4) Friday, Dec. 27, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Matisyahu Saturday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m. Tupelo Enter The Haggis Sunday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage
Adam Ezra Group Tuesday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Tupelo Kashmir (Led Zeppelin Tribute) Saturday, Jan. 4, 8 p.m. Tupelo Lotus Land (Rush Tribute) – also 1/11 Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m. Tupelo Eggy Friday, Jan. 10, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage 1964 Beatles Tribute Sunday, Jan. 12, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre We Shall Overcome Saturday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Mallett Brothers/Dusty Gray Thursday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Apple Hill String Quartet Friday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Imagination Movers Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Tupelo Beatlejuice Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Tupelo The Machine (Pink Floyd) Sunday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Tupelo Fruition w/ Caleb Elliott Thursday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Tragedy: All Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees & Beyond Saturday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Bank of NH Stage Blue Oyster Cult Thursday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Eaglemania (also 2/8) Friday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m. Tupelo
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60 JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES
“I Before E?” — which way is it? Across 1 Fraud-monitoring agcy. 4 Deprive of weapons 9 Judge’s seat, in court 13 Boxer botherer 14 “London Warsaw New York” musician born in Poland
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All quotes are from poems by Christina RosCancer (June 21 – July 22) What would I setti, born Dec. 5, 1830. give for words, if only words would come; / But now in its misery my spirit has fallen dumb: / O, Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) There is one merry friends, go your way, I have never a word that has a head without an eye, / And there’s one to say. —What Would I Give? When you finalthat has an eye without a head. / You may find the ly think of the right words, you might want to answer if you try; / And when all is said, / Half the write them down. answer hangs upon a thread. —A Riddle You’ll Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) A hubbub, a squeak, be on pins and needles. a bustle! / Who cares to chatter or sing / With Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) I tell my secret? delightful breakfast coming? / Yet they whisper No indeed, not I: / Perhaps some day, who under the wing: / ‘So we may wear whatever we knows? / But not to-day; it froze, and blows, and like, / Anything, everything!’ —Freaks of Fashsnows, / And you’re too curious: fie! / You want ion You can wear what you like. to hear it? Well: / Only, my secret’s mine, and I Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) Robin says: ‘A won’t tell. —Winter: My Secret Some people can scarlet waistcoat / Will be all the wear, / Snug, keep secrets and others can’t. and also cheerful-looking / For the frostiest air, / Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Remote, each Comfortable for the chest too / When one comes single star / Comes out, till there they are / All to plume and pair.’ / ‘Neat gray hoods will be in shining brightly: how the dews fall damp! / While vogue,’ / Quoth a Jackdaw: ‘Glossy gray, / Setclose at hand the glow-worm lights her lamp / Or ting close, yet setting easy, / Nothing fly-away; twinkles from afar. —Twilight Calm And maybe / Suited to our misty mornings, / A la negligée.’ the glow-worms like to look at the stars. —Freaks of Fashion It all depends on your Aries (March 21 – April 19) Let us strike perspective. hands as hearty friends; / No more, no less: and Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Mix a pancake, / friendship’s good: / Only don’t keep in view ulte- Stir a pancake, / Pop it in the pan; / Fry the panrior ends, / And points not understood —No, cake, / Toss the pancake— / Catch it if you can. Thank You, John Hearty friendship doesn’t work —Mix a Pancake Then eat it, and share. with those who have ulterior motives. Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) What can lambTaurus (April 20 – May 20) How comes it, kins do / All the keen night through? / Nestle by Flora, that, whenever we / Play cards together, their woolly mother, / The careful ewe. / What you invariably, / However the pack parts, / Still can nestlings do / In the nightly dew? / Sleep hold the Queen of Hearts? / I’ve scanned you beneath their mother’s wing / Till day breaks with a scrutinizing gaze, / Resolved to fathom anew. / If in field or tree / There might only be these your secret ways: / But, sift them as I will, / / Such a warm soft sleeping-place / Found for Your ways are secret still. —The Queen of Hearts me! —A Chill You can build your own cozy nest. How many times until you decide to quit playSagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) All earth’s ing with Flora? full rivers cannot fill / The sea, that drinking Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Somewhere thirsteth still. / Sheer miracles of loveliness or other there must surely be / The face not / Lie hid in its unlooked-on bed: / Anemones, seen, the voice not heard, / The heart that not salt, passionless, / Blow flower-like; just enough yet — never yet — ah me! / Made answer to alive / To blow and multiply and thrive. —By my word. —Somewhere or Other There are the Sea There’s a whole world beyond your livfriends to be made. ing room.
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David Paul Wipperman, 61, of Largo, Florida, was taken into custody Nov. 21 in response to a road rage altercation a few weeks before, the Tampa Bay Times reported. According to arrest reports, during the incident, Wipperman left his truck and approached a woman driving a Kia sedan. She rolled down the window and apologized to Wipperman, who then spit the food he was chewing into her face, and some of it went into her mouth, the report said. Next, he allegedly opened her driver’s side door and began screaming at her, pointing his finger in her face. He was charged in Pinellas County with felony battery and burglary of an occupied vehicle and held on $12,500 bail.
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• Elementary and middle school students in Bandung, Indonesia, have been spending too much time with their smartphones, according to Mayor Oded Muhammad Danial, who has come up with a clever distraction. In mid-November, authorities began distributing 2,000 baby chicks in cages with signs that read: “Please take good care of me.” AFP reports the students will be required to feed their pets before and after school and can keep them on school premises if they don’t have space in their backyard. Danial said the chick project, dubbed “chickenisation,” is part of a larger endeavor by President Joko Widodo to broaden students’ education. “There is an aspect of discipline here,” said Danial. • Eighth-graders in the Payatas district north of Manila in the Philippines have come up with a way to help rid city streets of dog feces and maybe even lower local construction costs. The “bio-bricks” they’ve developed are made of 10 grams
of poop, which the students collect and air-dry, and 10 grams of cement powder, Reuters reported on Nov. 20. The students say their bricks can be used for sidewalk pavement or small structures, such as backyard walls. They admit the bio-bricks have a faint odor, but assert that it will fade with time.
Compelling explanation
In Bainbridge Township, Ohio, a 60-year-old man called police on Oct. 22 after firing two warning shots into his backyard, WOIO reported. The unnamed man told officers he was trying to scare an animal away, but when asked if it might have been a bear, he said, “It ain’t no ... bear because it was jiggling my doorknob.” The homeowner went on to tell police the animal had to be Bigfoot because it was 7 feet tall, and it comes to his home every night because neighbors feed it bananas. He also speculated that a woman who was missing from the area was taken by the “creature.” However, officers found no large animal tracks in his yard and suggested he call again if he witnesses anything suspicious.
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As college student Morgan Taylor got her nails done in a High Point, North Carolina, salon on Nov. 20, she was shocked when one of the nail technicians spread out a tarp on the shop floor and began butchering meat with what appeared to be a kitchen knife. “I asked them what it was, because just seeing them unload flesh and bones was a little bit shocking,” Taylor told WFMY. “They said it was deer meat, and they were splitting it up between the workers to take home. It had already been skinned; they were sectioning it.” Taylor reported the shop to the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, which told WFMY its “inspectors have not received a complaint within memory of butchering in a cosmetic shop.” It declined to comment further on the open investigation.
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Zhang Binsheng, 30, of Harbin, China, finally sought a doctor’s attention after three months of struggling to breathe through his nose, Metro News reported in early November. Zhang told doctors at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University that he couldn’t sleep and also had a constant smell of decay in his nostrils. X-rays revealed Zhang had a tooth stuck in his nostril. The tooth, which Zhang had lost when he was 10 years old after a fall from the third floor of a mall, had somehow rerooted and continued to grow in his nasal cavity. It was removed in a brief surgery, and Zhang is said to be recovering. Visit newsoftheweird.com.
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