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More Arts Calendar featuring violinist Caroline Goulding, who left the symphony “breathless” when she played in Nashua in 2011, as described by the symphony website. Visit symphonynh.org, call 882-4861 for admission details. The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra performs today at 3 p.m. at The Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, themusichall. org). The show consists of Festive Overture by Shostakovich; Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Bernstein; and Symphony No. 7 by Beethoven. Tickets are $24; visit portsmouthsymphony.org, call 436-2400 Saturday, Nov. 23
Symphony NH presents “Got Rhythm?” tonight at 8 p.m. at the Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St., Nashua, symphonynh.org, 5959156. This event features soloist George Lopez. Veterans and active duty military personnel will be admitted free of charge. Tickets are $12-$48. 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
Julia Glass visits Nashua in October to talk about her book, The Widower’s Tale, the 2013 Nashua Reads: One City, One Book title. Courtesy photo.
Friday, Sept. 6 Holly Black visits the Milford Toadstool at Lorden Plaza today at 7 p.m. to talk about her book, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. Saturday, Sept. 7 Lorrie Thomson visits Milford Toadstool at Lorden Plaza, toadstool. indiebound.com, 673-1734, today at 11 a.m. to talk about and autograph her debut novel, Equilibrium. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Ashley Davis Book talks about 75 Habits for a Happy Marriage at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, today at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 The Nashua Public Library and the Rivier Institute for Senior Education organize a five-session class relating to the title for Nashua Reads: One City, One Book, The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass. These classes, which are free and are open to all ages, are held Wednesdays, from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., today through Oct. 9, at the library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashuareads.com for more information, tinyur.com/nashuareads to register, call 589-4610. Thursday, Sept. 12 Ilie Ruby presents her novel The Salt God’s Daughter today at 7 p.m. at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562. Friday, Sept. 14 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Harding talks about his latest book, Enon, at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-
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0562, today at 1 p.m. Author Michael Urban visits Milford Toadstool at Lorden Plaza, toadstool. indiebound.com, 673-1734, today at 2:30 p.m. to talk about Ironsides’ Peril. Sunday, Sept. 15 Martha White discusses E.B. White on Dogs today at MainStreet BookEnds, 16 E. Main St., Warner, mainstreetbookends. com, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 An author event for Cathryn J. Prince, author of Death in the Baltic, is today at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, waterstreetbooks.com, 778-9731, at 7 p.m. William Kent Krueger visits Milford Toadstool at Lorden Plaza, toadstool. indiebound.com, 673-1734, today at 7 p.m. to talk about Tamarack County. Wednesday, Sept. 18 Poetry Society of New Hampshire members Kyle Potvin and Pamela Harrison read at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, gibsonsbookstore. com, 224-0562, today at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 Mike Lupica visits Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, today from 4 to 6 p.m. to sign his latest book, QB1. He’ll also talk about his book at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562, on Friday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. Betsy Woodman will speak about her latest Jana Bibi adventure, Love Potion Number 10, at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, waterstreetbooks. com, 778-9731, today at 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 20 Author Roland Smith appears at the Nashua Library, 2 Court St., Nashua, 5894610, to talk about his Storm Runners and I.Q. series., today at 7 p.m. Registration is required; visit tinyurl.com/nplteen. Monday, Sept. 23 Jasper Fforde visits Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, waterstreetbooks.com, 778-9731, today at 7 p.m. to talk about The Song of the Quarkbeast. Thursday, Sept. 26 Tomie dePaola launches his latest book, Strega Nona Does it Again, at Red River Theatres, 11 S. Main St., Concord, today at 6 p.m. Presented by Gibson’s Bookstore, the event costs $5 (but may be redeemed off your $15 or more purchase at Gibson’s Bookstore at or after the event). Children’s tickets are $2. Call 224-0562. New Hampshire residents Ilona Reinitzer and her father, Julius Reinitzer present a lecture and book signing at the Manchester City Library auditorium, 405 Pine St., Manchester, to talk about Ilona’s book, The Nine Lives of Julius, which tells the story of Julius, a teenager when taken by the Nazis to work in a labor camp outside of Auschwitz. Call 624-6550. Sunday, Sept. 29 Jeff Michaud visits Barnes & Noble in Nashua (235 DW Highway, Nashua, 8880533) to talk about Eating Italy: A Chef ’s Culinary Adventure on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Joan Ryan presents Scholarship Matters: A Parent’s Guide to College and Private Scholarships at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562, today at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 Phyllis Edgerly Ring shares her novel, Snow Fence Road, today at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, waterstreetbooks.com, 778-9731, today at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 Edie Clark visits MainStreet BookEnds, 16 E. Main St., Warner, mainstreetbookends.com, today at 1 p.m. to talk about What There Was Not to Tell. Monday, Oct. 7 Carol Rifka Brunt visits Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, today at 7 p.m., to talk about Tell the Wolves I’m Home. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com, call 224-0562. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Lauren Grodstein visits Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter, waterstreetbooks.com, 778-9731, today at 7 p.m. to talk about her book, The Explanation for Everything. Thursday, Oct. 10