More Arts Calendar Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors and children. The Sound of Music is at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, tonight at 7 p.m. Following showtimes are Saturday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. Presented by the Riverbend Youth Company, tickets are $12. Visit svbgc.org. Friday, Nov. 15
The Majestic Theatre presents The Curse of the Hopeless Diamond tonight at The Chateau Event Center (201 Hanover St., Manchester) at 7 p.m. This dinner theater presentation continues on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 17, at 1:30 p.m. The Majestic’s 8th Annual Silent Auction will also run in conjunction with the dinner theater show. Tickets are $36 Fridays, $32 Sundays (which includes dinner; visit majestictheatre.net, call 669-7469 for more information). Friday, Nov. 22
The Community Players of Concord also show Monty Python’s SPAMALOT tonight at 7:30 p.m. Following showtimes are Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m., all of which show at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Tickets are $13 and can be purchased at the door or online at communityplayersofconcord.org. Art Friday, Sept. 6
Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center hosts its latest exhibit, “Postcards from New England: A Tribute to New England landscapes and Iconography,” starting today. The juried art show features paintings, drawings, photography and mixed media art that captures the beautiful (and sometimes quirky!) Yankee spirit of life in New England. The exhibit is on view through Oct. 26 and features a reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit wildsalamander.com or call 465-9453. The Sharon Arts Center shows “(con)TEXT” starting today at its 30 Grove St., Peterborough ,location. The exhibit, curated by Tim Donovan, is on view through Oct. 25, with a reception on Friday, Sept. 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. Also at the Sharon Arts Center is an exhibit featuring paintings by Ryan John Lefebvre from Oct. 24 to Nov. 2 (reception on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.) and “Coming of Age: Artists in the Northeast Under 30,” which is on view Nov. 1 through Dec. 28 (reception on Friday, Nov. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m.). Visit nhia.edu. Saturday, Sept. 7
Londonderry’s 9th Annual Art on the Common is today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by the Londonderry Arts Council, the event features artists from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Categories are in painting, drawing, sculpture, 3D, fine art photography, “eclecticco” (printmaking, collage, mixed media, found object art), and a new theme, “Spatium Illuminatio Negative: An Illumination of Negative Space.” The event is held on the corners of Mammoth and Pillsbury roads in Londonderry. Visit londonderryartscouncil.org. Wednesday, Sept. 11
The Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 Hopkinton Road, Concord, themillbrookgallery. com, hosts a Ladies’ Tea Party today from 1 to 4 p.m. The event was inspired by the “Fashion Statement” exhibit, and all are welcome to dress for the occasion. This is a free event. Friday, Sept. 13
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Derryfest takes place Saturday, Sept. 21, in downtown Derry. Courtesy photo.
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rants with downtown retailers with artists, live music and samples of wine and microbrews along the route. Tickets cost $20 in advance, or $25 on the day of the event. Purchase tickets online at thetasteofdowntown2013.eventbrite.com or at Intown Manchester, 1000 Elm St., Manchester, 6456285, intownmanchester.com. • Good times in Manchester: Glendi means “good times,” and the annual festival at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral (650 Hanover St., Manchester) will have that and more with Greek food and music. The festival runs on Friday, Sept. 20, and Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 22, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The dinner menu includes traditional Greek fare like barbecued lamb dinner, baked lamb shank, chicken, Greek meatballs, pastichio, gyros, kabobs, stuffed peppers, dolmathes as well as hamburgers, hot dogs and cotton candy. Save room for dessert with frappes, baklava, loukoumades, Greek custard, flogeres, koulourakia and other traditional pastries. Cooking demos, a Boston Lykeion Ellinidon Dance Troupe performance, Kostas Taslis and his Orchestra, DJ Meleti, kids’ activities, visits from mascots of local sports teams, souvenirs and gifts are also scheduled. Visit saintgeorgeglendi.com. Admission is free, but bring money for food and gifts. Credit and debit cards accepted. • Perfect for pie lovers: Imagine any kind of pie: chocolate, pumpkin, apple or rhubarb. Chances are it will be at The Great New Hampshire Pie Festival on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the New Hampshire Farm Museum (Route 125, White Mountain Highway, Milton, 6527840, fammuseum.org). Pies of all flavors, pie-making demonstrations, horse-drawn wagon rides, music, guided tours of the farmhouse and a kids’ apple pie eating contest are some of the festival highlights. The event runs from noon to 4 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $5 for children, but bring in a pie for the pie contest and you’ll receive free admission, and maybe even win the bestin-pie prize.
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• Dine in Nashua: Find dining deals during Downtown Nashua Fall Restaurant Week from Monday, Sept. 23, through Sunday, Sept. 29. Participating restaurants will feature prix-fixe menus and discounts throughout the week. See downtownnashua.org, or call 883-5700. • Eat like King Arthur: Holy Grail Restaurant (64 Main St., Epping, 679-9559, holygrailrestaurantandpub.com) is holding a royal feast for its next Camelot Beer Dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The five-course meal will pair East Coast Beers vs. West Coast Beers. Tickets are $38, and reservations must be made by Monday, Sept. 23. • Malbec and mystery: Come aboard the Pirate Ship at the Bounty Room at the Holiday Inn in Nashua (9 Northeastern Boulevard) on Friday, Sept. 27, for a social evening with WineNot Boutique. The event will feature a blind tasting of four Malbec wines with hors d’oevres like aged Stilton cheese with cranberry and blueberry, sausage-stuffed mushrooms and fudge brownie with a red wine dessert sauce. Colla Voce, an 18-person voice ensemble of the Symphony of New Hampshire, will perform. The evening runs from 5 to 9 p.m., and tickets cost $45. A portion of the proceeds benefit Nashua Youth (h)EARS. See winenotboutique. com or call 204-5569. • An evening of enchantment: CHaD’s Storybook Ball fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 28, takes flight this year in private hangars at Wiggins Airways in Manchester. The evening features a buffet-style dinner from Tidewater Catering Group, a cocktail hour with culinary partners like Mint Bistro, Great N.H. Restaurants and others and a themed storybook dessert table from Frederick’s Pastries. Attendance is limited to 400 guests, and tickets cost $100 per person or $2,500 for a table. The deadline for ticket sales is Friday, Sept. 6. Local businesses and organizations design tables based on children’s stories, including Harry Potter, Winnie the Pooh and The Avengers, and the evening runs from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m., with live music, dancing, an auction and a CHaD Giving Tree. Visit chad-
storybookball.org. • Empty bowls, full stomachs: Buy a unique, hand-crafted bowl, fill it with soup and help eliminate hunger in New Hampshire all in one day. The 11th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser benefits New Horizons for New Hampshire and will be on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Brookside Congregational Church (2013 Elm St., Manchester). The NH Potters Guild creates one-of-a-kind pottery bowls for guests to take home as they sample soups from participating restaurants like Airport Diner, Bertucci’s, Cactus Jack’s, Cotton, Fratello’s, Puritan Back Room, Red Arrow Diner and more. Bowls (and soup sampling) cost $20, and $5 for a child’s bowl. Soup quarts to go cost $10. See newhorizonsfornh.org. • Time for cider: Learn all about apples and preserving the fall fruit into something yummy at the Seacoast Permaculture Group Food Preservation Series: Everything Apple. Homesteaders Lauren Winterholder and Craig Stephan will discuss topics like tree pruning and apple preservation techniques from apple cider vinegar, apple pie jam, sweet cider and hard cider on Sunday, Sept. 29, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Winterholder/ Stephan Homstead (14 Moss Lane, Madbury). Tickets cost $10 to $20. Space is limited, so email amyla44@juno.com to register. • Vampires run in fear: Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Hampshire will hold a flavorful program for Grow More Garlic! on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. Jim Ramanek of Warner River Organics will discuss garlic production from the soil to the harvest at St. Paul’s School (325 Pleasant St., Concord). After the discussion, guests will plant garlic and enjoy a picnic potluck. See nofanh.org.
Artisan Festival
The Canterbury Artisan Festival at Canterbury Shaker Village takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, featuring artisan crafts like woodworking and blacksmithing, as well as a farmers market. Courtesy photo.