Festivals, fairs and other fun
Enjoy the crisp air with the family in tow. • Pumpkins, big ones: The 56th annual Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair will take place Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 8, at the New Boston Fairgrounds, 15 Hill Dale Lane in New Boston. Get ready for the giant pumpkin weigh-in, which could include pumpkins exceeding 1,000 pounds, along with a falconry presentation, music, live animals and food. Admission costs $10 per day. Visit hcafair.com. • In with the old: Take in the oldest house in
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Saturday, Sept. 7 It’s four shows in one at the 2013 New Hampshire Community Theatre Festival, and it occurs this afternoon starting at 1 p.m. at the Old Bedford Town Hall, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. At this annual event, community theater companies from all over the state will perform shortened oneact shows. Windham Actor’s Guild performs Godspell, Bedford Off Broadway performs The Genuine Article, Ghostlight performs An Adult Evening of Shel Silverstein and the Nashua Actorsingers’ show is TBD. Full tickets are $20, single shows $15. Visit the NHCTA Facebook page for more information.
northern New England, the Jackson House, 76 Northwest St. in Portsmouth, during Jackson Hill Cider Day on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guests enjoy music, crafts, games, farm animals and dramatic readings of several apple stories. Admission costs $6. Call 436-3205. Visit historicnewengland.org. • Apple crisp: St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Mammoth Road in Londonderry, will host its 25th annual outdoor Apple Country Craft Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9:30 a.m. to
Sunday, Sept. 8
Not Your Mom’s Musical Theater presents Something Wonderful I Missed: The Musicals of 1993 at 4 p.m. at the Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, to which admission is free (but donations accepted). The last of the fivepart series is on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m., Something Wonderful I Missed: The Musicals of 2003, also at the Derry Opera House. Visit notyourmomsmusicaltheater.com, email notyourmoms@gmail.com. Friday, Sept. 13
The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) presents RENT starting today at 7:30 p.m. The show continues through Oct. 5, with showtimes on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are between $15 and $45.
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4 p.m. and Sunday Sept. 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will feature more than 60 juried crafters from all over New England. Enjoy baked goods, grilled foods, coffee, baked potatoes, apple crisp and craft raffles. Send email to stpeterscraftfair@gmail.com. • Corn Dogs!: The Rochester Fair is back for its 138th year with plenty of fun for the whole family, including racing pigs, animals of all kinds, fair food, music, live entertainment and a giraffe park. The event will take place Friday, Sept. 13, through Sunday,
This is also the opening night for theatre KAPOW’s sixth season, whose theme is “awake!” The company will perform The Burial at Thebes by Seamus Heaney on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at the Nancy S. Boettiger Theater at the Derryfield school, 2108 River Road, Manchester. Tickets are $20; visit theatrekapow.com. Sunday, Sept. 15
Today is Concord Auditorium’s 109th GALA Season Opener, which will feature an ice cream social, a gala variety show (which includes a 90-minute preview of the Audi’s coming attractions), music, comedy, film, theater, and the gala raffle, whose combined value is more than $3,000. The event starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5, available at the UPS store,
Gibson’s Bookstore and at the door. Call 344-4747. Thursday, Sept. 19
M&M Productions presents the South Boston-based show Good People tonight at 8 p.m. at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St., Nashua. Tickets are $15 at the door. Visit mandmp. com, call 320-1431. Following showtimes are Friday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22
Aquila Theatre Company presents Twelfth Night today at 3 p.m. at the Stockbridge Theatre, 5 Pinkerton St., Derry. Tickets are $15-$30; visit stockbridgetheatre.com. Monday, Sept. 23
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Sept. 22, at the Rochester Fairgrounds, 72 Lafayette St. in Rochester. Call 332-6585. Admission costs $14. Visit dev.rochesterfair.com. • Skateboards, fireworks and a parade: The 10th annual Antrim Home & Harvest Festival, which features a skateboard race, arts & crafts, a “home-grown” parade, fireworks, live music and plenty of food, will take place Friday, Sept. 13, through Sunday, Sept. 15, throughout downtown Antrim. THe festival kicks off with a skateboard slalom on Friday at 2 p.m. Visit homeandharvest.org. • Antiques: The Historical Society of Amherst will host the 18th annual Antiques on the Green show on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Village Green. Admission costs $5. Visit hsanh.org. • Pelham parade: For the 107th year, the First Congregational Church, 3 Main St. in Pelham, will host Old Home Day in Pelham on Saturday, Sept. 14. Patrons enjoy a parade, a pie contest, plenty of food and crafts. The celebration kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with the 2013 Old Home Day 5K Race and Walk. Visit pelhamoldhomeday.org. • Gnome house building: Kids might have all the fun, but not this time. The Beaver Brook Association will host a gnome house building class for adults looking to build a miniature home for their own home or garden. The class will take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Maple Hill Farm, 117 Ridge Road in Hollis. Participants can bring any embellishments they like, such as polished stones or shells. Send email to celestepbarr@gmail.com. Admission costs $15. • Halfway there: The Halfway to St. Patty’s Day 5K Road Race and Celtic Fest will take place on Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Wild Rover Pub, 21 Kosciuszko St. in Manchester. Enjoy food, drink and Irish entertainment. The race will begin at 10 a.m. at Wild Rover. Call 669-7722 or visit wildroverpub.com. • Movies by the sea: Telluride By the Sea, which features films from the 40th Telluride Film Festival in Colorado, will take place at The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St. in Portsmouth, on Friday, Sept. 20, through Sunday, Sept. 22. Films to be announced. Visit themusichall.org. • Old Home Days: The annual Hollis Old Home Days celebration at Nichols Field, 28 Depot Road in Hollis, will take place Friday, Sept. 20, through Saturday, Sept. 21. The celebration features a parade, music, rides and fireworks. Visit hollisoldhomedays.org. • Harvest Moon: Celebrate the season at the Harvest Moon Festival at the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road in Warner, on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 456-2600. Visit indianmuseum.org. • Celebrating Derry: The annual Derryfest is back this year on Saturday, Sept. 21, in downtown Derry, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.