Game night

Friendly competition

Test your trivia knowledge, perform a song or enjoy some laughs at these popular weekly events at New Hampshire bars.

1. ruBy room comeDy BesT of The BesT

Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. at The Shaskeen Pub and Restaurant, 909 Elm St., Manchester, rubyroomcomedy.com The comedy series, founded in 2021, showcases up-and-coming comics from around the country.

2. opeN mic NighT wiTh NaTe comp aND paul cosTley

Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. at KC’s Rib Shack, 837 Second St., Manchester, 627-7427, ribshack.net The Open Mic series invites musicians to bring and play their own instruments or sing, with or without musical backup from the hosts. A different featured artist performs with the hosts each week.

3. heaTher aBerNaThy: Trivia Bee

Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. at The Farm Bar and Grille, 1181 Elm St., Manchester, 641-3276, farmbargrille.com, and Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. at Chunky’s Cinema Pub, 707 Huse Road, Manchester, 206-3888, chunkys.com; facebook.com/ manchestersbesttrivia Heather Abernathy is a Manchester-based trivia host. She hosts themed trivia nights at Chunky’s and, at The Farm, general knowledge trivia, with one themed trivia night a month.

4. Trivia wiTh sTeve

Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. at The Alamo Texas Barbecue & Tequila Bar, 99 Route 13, Brookline, 721-5500, alamobarbecue.com, and Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at The Pasta Loft Restaurant & Brewing Co., 241 Union Sq., Milford, 672-2270, pastaloft. com; facebook.com/triviawithsteve Steve Erdody hosts general knowledge trivia with song clues two nights a week.

Heather Abernathy hosts themed trivia Thursday nights at Chunky’s.

Photo by Jennifer Gingras.

5. Trivia NighTs wiTh Bill seNey

Thursday nights at 7 p.m. at The Hop Knot, 1000 Elm St., Manchester, 232-3731, hopknotnh.com; facebook.com/trivianightwithbillandcody Bill Seney hosts the weekly general knowledge trivia night at this craft beer and gourmet pretzel bar in downtown Manchester.

6. famous friDay ruBBer chickeN Toss

Friday nights at 7 p.m. at The River Casino & Sports Bar, 52 High St., Nashua, 8819060, therivercasino.com. Players get three rubber chickens. Sink one rubber chicken into the pot and win a six-piece chicken tenders dinner; sink two, win a 12-piece chicken tenders dinner; sink all three, win $200.

7. corNhole

Game Changer Sports Bar & Grill, 4 Orchard View Drive, Londonderry, 216- 1396, gamechangersportsbar.com. Opened in May 2020, the 6,000-square-foot facility includes a sports bar and grill and eight indoor regulation cornhole courts where local cornhole leagues gather for weekly games and tournaments.

8. musical BiNgo

Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. at Backyard Brewery & Kitchen, 1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-3545, backyardbrewerynh.com The game is played like traditional bingo, where the letters and numbers are replaced with song titles and musical artists. Players mark their bingo cards when they identify a match with the song or artist that the DJ plays.