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It’s happened again — you’ve wasted a perfectly good year enjoying the bounty of New Hampshire.

We’re lucky enough that many many many many of you take the time to fill out our annual poll to tell us what is so special about this place where we live (other than snow in late March).

This is our 16th year doing this survey and, as it always has, it excludes national chains and most franchises. We do this to focus on what really sets New Hampshire apart from the rest of the nation.

One of those things is ice cream — 77 percent of you think that it’s a year-round food (and I agree). Interestingly, New Hampshire eats more ice cream per capita than almost any other state in the country.

We even beat out Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, big ice cream states.

Responses to “the best thing about living here” are always interesting. Most are related to our four seasons, though not everyone agrees on which seasons. Winter doesn’t get a lot of votes.

People also like that we’re close to lots of great places to hike, boat, swim, bike and ski. That comes in two flavors — that we’re surrounded by the great outdoors in a way other places aren’t, and that we’re close to those places — everything is an hour away.

We did get a few “more trees than people” votes and quite a few for “no sales tax.”

Local involvement too got some votes.

We’re small enough that if you want to you can pull up a chair and make a difference in your town or the entire state.

Voters kept their sense of humor too. “Not Massachusetts” was a popular answer, as were “not Maine” and “not Vermont.” Someone said “when the M*ssh*les go home.” I think they must have been stuck at one of the toll plazas. Another referenced New Hampshire’s vote against Donald Trump in the presidential election, though to be fair, Trump won the New Hampshire Republican Primary.

Under best date place, Manchester Airport got a vote (maybe a best last date place?) as did a few playgrounds (maybe a play date?). For best place to take relatives someone thought Tens in Salisbury was a good spot (you can look that one up); I guess that really depends on what family is coming to visit.

You can find out more about how people voted in our annual magazine Cool Things About New Hampshire, where we use the votes in certain categories to dig deeper into your list of favorites. It’ll be out on stands May 11.

Thank you for voting and please continue to enjoy our awesome state.

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ON THE COVER 12 HIPPO BEST OF 2017 You voted, and the results are in! Once again our annual Best of readers’ poll has highlighted some of the best people, places and things in southern New Hampshire, from cocktails and bagels to public art and places to take kids on a rainy day. Check out the winners to see if your favorites made the list, or find some new ones — there’s certainly no shortage of ideas for things to do and see right here in southern New Hampshire!

ALSO ON THE COVER, don your kilt for an indoor Scottish festival, p. 38, or expand your style options at New Hampshire’s Fashion Week, p. 32. It’s also New Hampshire Craft Beer Week, where it probably doesn’t matter what you wear — it’s all about brews and DRAFT, a new addition to the week that’s pairing craft beers and indie movies, p. 46.

INSIDE THIS WEEK

NEWS & NOTES 4 The full-day kindergarten funding debate; PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 30 THE ARTS: 32 ART New Hampshire Fashion Week.

34 CLASSICAL New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble.

37 THEATER Bad Boy. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 39 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend.

40 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors.

41 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic.

42 CAR TALK Automotive advice.

CAREERS: 44 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a...

FOOD: 46 NH BEER WEEK AND DRAFT FEST Restoration Cafe; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables.

POP CULTURE: 54 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz would have needed a lot more Peanut M&Ms to enjoy Life and CHIPS. NITE: 60 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Penuche’s Music Hall; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more.

62 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD A puzzle for the music-lover.

63 MUSIC THIS WEEK Live music at your favorite bars and restaurants.

ODDS & ENDS: 68 CROSSWORD 69 SIGNS OF LIFE 69 SUDOKU 70 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 70 THIS MODERN WORLD

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NEWS & NOTES House budget

The House is working on the finishing touches of its version of the state operating budget for the next biennium. This is the last week for the House Finance Committee to make tweaks to the budget it has crafted so far before it goes to the full House for a vote. NHPR reported the House made a number of significant changes to Gov. Chris Sununu’s proposed budget.

Given the much leaner revenue estimates produced by the House Ways and Means Committee, the budget represents $59 million less than Sununu’s budget unveiled in February. New revenue estimates are expected soon, which will likely give Senate budget writers more money to work with. The Senate will begin drafting its version of the budget after the House passes its budget bill. One of the major initiatives Sununu called for that got cut by the House was $9 million for targeted full-day kindergarten funding. Increased infrastructure spending was also axed in the House budget.

Natural gas

Electric and natural gas utility company Liberty Utilities announced it’s received regulatory approval to expand its natural gas distribution service into the towns of Windham and Pelham. According to a press release, Liberty filed for the right to serve those two towns with the state Public Utilities Commission in 2015. Marc Kovacs with the Windham Local Energy Committee said in the release that Windham and Pelham are the only towns in this area of the state that don’t currently have access to natural gas. The project is expected to lower energy costs for residents. Construction of new distribution lines is set to begin in late summer 2017 and start with serving commercial and industrial customers and adjacent residential neighborhoods before expanding into more residential areas over a four- to five-year period.

Fire unions

Negotiations between two Manchester firefighter unions and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with the help of a mediator failed to reach new labor contracts, resulting in the start of a lengthy

fact-finding process, according to a press release from the unions.

The two unions representing rank and file firemen and supervisors have been trying for the past year to secure raises in the new contracts. The points of contention are concerning compensation and healthcare benefit concessions.

According to the unions, the city historically used a pay scale that was pegged to the consumer price index, but they say the city is reluctant to use this same pay scale.

SEA negotiations

Talks between state government officials and the State Employees Union broke down and the two parties are blaming each other for walking away. After the SEA filed an unfair labor practice complaint against the governor’s office for allegedly refusing to negotiate, the governor’s spokesperson, David Abrams, issued a statement saying the governor’s office never left the bargaining table and the unions are arguing with themselves. The SEA represents about 10,000 state workers.

Ellison visit

In his first public appearance since being appointed Democratic National Committee deputy chairman, Minnesota U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison came to New Hampshire to attend a state committee meeting at the Saint Anselm College Institute of Politics on March 25, according to the NH Democratic Party website. Later, he spoke at a Seacoast fundraiser. The AP reported Ellison told Democrats at the event that they can’t spend their energy focusing on President Donald Trump, but instead should focus their efforts on grassroots campaigns for local office. Ellison ran for the chairmanship and had the backing of New Hampshire Democratic party Chairman Ray Buckley before losing to Tom Perez.

Child protection

Lawmakers are considering ways to enhance state laws governing the protection of children in the wake of a report that illuminated several systemic holes in the child protective services assessment process.

Late last year, the report indicated one troubling trend by the Division of Children, Youth and Families

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was to mark cases with evidence of abuse as “unfounded” due to a high legal bar to prove such cases and internal policies. NHPR reported a special legislative commission is recommending a middle step in determining which cases are founded or unfounded. During an assessment, if a social worker has concerns or recommendations in a case that is nevertheless marked as unfounded, the department will issue a confidential letter to the subject of the report that would identify problem areas and recommendations that would enter the case record.

CONCORD

Manchester School Superintendent Bolgen Vargas proposed a plan to deal with a $5 million budget shortfall at a recent board of aldermen meeting. NHPR reported the plan includes selling the district’s Millyard office space and eliminating 47 staff positions.

Vargas’ tax-cap-compliant budget totaled $165 million; an alternative $170 million budget would allow the district to hire more elementary reading teachers.

A nurse pulled her car over when she saw a barn fire in Boscawen and saved a 27-pound bunny named Duff from certain death, the Hooksett Concord Monitor reported.

The nurse, Denise Bailey, is the school nurse at Salisbury Elementary School. Goffstown

Casino gambling

The full Senate voted 13 to 10 to legalize casino gambling in the state, NHPR reported. Specifically, the bill would enable two casino gambling locations in the state with a total of 5,000 slot machines and 240 table games. The state Lottery Commission estimates the state would rake in $194 million in the first year of both casinos operating, according to the story. Unlike past bills that attempted to legalize expanded gambling with specific locations like Salem’s Rockingham Park in mind, this bill has no prescription on casino locations.

A bill last year that would allow one casino in Salem was tabled by the Senate. Over the past several years, the Senate has passed a form of expanded gambling legalization only to have it fail in the House.

Kickbacks

According to a press release from the office of acting U.S. Attorney General John J. Farley, Christopher Clough of Dover was

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arrested and charged with conspiracy and receiving kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company for prescribing a powerful fentanyl spray.

Clough is facing federal prosecution for the scheme, in which drug manufacturer Insys allegedly paid Clough more than $41,000 for speeches he never gave at dinner events. Clough, who is a physician’s assistant formerly employed

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The Nashua school board has selected Dr. Jahmal Mosley as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Nashua School District. According to a press release, he will begin in his new role July 1. Mosley said in a statement that he was honored to be selected. “I’m looking forward to working with and meeting parents, teachers, students, staff, and all stakeholders of the Nashua community,” Mosley said. He’s worked in a number of administrative roles in Massachusetts schools since 2002, including as principal for Somerset Berkley Regional High School, which received the highest level of academic recognition a school can attain in the Bay State during Mosley’s tenure. He will be relocating to Nashua with his wife and children.

A Bedford school foodservice worker was diagnosed with theDerry MRSA virus, Merrimack which is caused by a staph infection, the Union Leader Londonderry reported.

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NHPR previously reported Clough was the state’s third most prolific opioid prescriber in the Medicaid program from 2010 to 2013. Eight of the top 10 prescribers on that list were employed by PainCare, according to the story. The arrest is part of a larger investigation into Insys.

ASCENTRIA EMPLOYEES

Ascentria Care Alliance, a community social services organization that helps relocate refugees entering New Hampshire, has cut its staff by one-third due to slowing arrivals, the Concord Monitor reported. Formerly Lutheran Social Services, Ascentria’s Concord offices laid off or cut hours for employees in the New Americans program. While the two executive orders from the Donald Trump administration banning Muslim refugees were largely blocked by judges, there is still a stipulation in force to reduce incoming refugees by 64 percent. Roughly half the number of refugees arrived in Concord in February and March this year compared to the same period last year, according to the story.

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NEWS

Full-day debate

State considering kindergarten funding When Gov. Chris Sununu unveiled his budget proposal, it included a $9 million funding scheme for full-day kindergarten.

That’s unusual for a Republican governor.

“I think it’s really significant. Gov. Sununu campaigned on this, as did his Democratic opponent, so I think that’s been an important shift,” Watters said.

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While historically it’s been Democrats leading the charge to expand and fund kindergarten programs in the state, more Republicans are now backing the movement, including the governor himself.

Advocates say the shift can be partly explained by mounting research showing History the benefits of full-day kindergarten, as Right now, about 70 percent of districts well as significant support among voters (about 80 percent of students) have adoptand businesses. ed full-day kindergarten programs but the state only pays what the adequacy funding Recent developments formula for a half-day program calls for.

A Republican alderman in Nashua is Sununu’s plan wouldn’t cover the full reportedly against a plan to expand full- cost of the more than 100 districts that day kindergarten to all the elementary are currently paying the difference on schools there, and House lawmakers in a their own dime, but it’s designed to target budget-writing subcommittee have voted communities with the greatest need based to strip the governor’s kindergarten funds on economic indicators like communiin a party-line vote. But, for the most part, ty property wealth, free and reduced lunch advocates believe these are the exceptions program participation rates and percentage to the rule. Support for full-day kindergar- of English language learners. ten is growing stronger, they say, and more Another bill in the Senate, sponsored by Republicans are on board.

Watters, would fully fund the existing fullDemocratic Sen. David Watters’ bill day communities to the tune of $14.5 million. in the Senate that would fully fund full“So his covers about 75 percent of what day kindergarten was tabled, but that was mine does,” Watters said. after the full Senate, which has a RepubWatters said New Hampshire was the last lican majority, passed the bill 22-1. There state in the union to fund half-day kinderare four Republican co-sponsors on Wat- garten, which it did in the late 1990s. ters’ bill, two senators and two House “In New Hampshire, it was a long strugrepresentatives. gle to get half-day kindergarten,” Watters Despite the recent vote in the House, said.

Watters said the Senate showed clear supIn 2008, the state made it mandatory for port in more kindergarten funding, and each community to provide kindergarten. the House usually crafts a more conserva- These new proposals would not make fulltive budget. When it’s the Senate’s turn to day kindergarten a requirement but would take up the budget, they usually have more ensure some or all funding is available to money to play with from more generous the communities that choose to adopt it. revenue estimates.

“I do have some optimism that we’re Research going to get there … in one form or anothWatters said he’s observed the issue er,” Watters said. of full-day kindergarten funding become

increasingly bipartisan in recent years.

“I think the consensus has been shifting toward the value of doing this regardless of party,” Watters said.

So, why the shift?

One reason could be the growing number of studies that have demonstrated a number of significant benefits of early childhood education in general and full-day kindergarten specifically. Watters said full-day kindergarten has been proven to have farreaching effects that might improve not just the outcomes for individual children, but the local economy as a whole.

“You’re more likely to complete high school, you’re less likely to get pregnant, you’re more likely to go on to college,” Watters said of students who attend fullday kindergarten.

MaryLou Beaver with Every Child Matters said long-term data show increased reading and math skills among full-day kindergarten students that extend well into third grade.

There’s also a benefit for working parents, who won’t have to balance work and child care if their kids are in school for the whole day.

Support

Lindsay Hanson at the Save the Children Action Network is pleased by Sununu’s proposal and calls it a “wonderful first step.”

She thinks Sununu’s support is a good sign that more Republicans are getting on board.

The most recent polling in the state, in fall of 2016, showed 70 percent of registered voters think full-day kindergarten should be a high budget priority, according to Hanson.

“As that’s been more of an issue locally, it’s been bubbling up to the state level more and more,” Hanson said.

Watters said more members of the business community have begun to express their support, though the Business and Industry Association is neutral on the issue.

Christine D’Allesandro, the state director of MomsRising, said her members overwhelmingly support full-day kindergarten funding.

“If there’s one point that comes across in this it’s that funding for full-day kindergarten is a bipartisan issue. The support that we have seen is broad, it’s on both sides of the aisle. If anything, it might have a slight generational difference,” D’Allesandro said.

Anecdotally, she’s seen more young people supporting it than older folks, though she admits her 6,000 members skew younger.

“And I think it’s not any accident that we have a younger governor who has got young children himself,” D’Allesandro said.

Still, she points to notable exceptions, such as Republican Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas, who supports full-day kindergarten funding. If Sununu’s plan passes, the city could stand to gain close to $2 million in additional funding, according to the Union Leader. But Watters said there are still too many unknowns when it comes to Sununu’s funding formula to arrive at an exact number.

And if the House committee vote is any indication, there is still a philosophical divide between the parties on this. Watters acknowledges this and says the Senate may have to persuade the House to get behind the effort.

Watters said more members of the business community have begun to express their support. While the Business and Industry Association is neutral on the issue, Watters said the New Hampshire Coalition for Business and Education supports full-day kindergarten, as do the leaders of Delta Dental, Hypertherm and Kocher & Company.

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I was hired in August of 1993 as a support services director, which was kind of like the assistant town administrator title today, except that it also did welfare.

My undergraduate degree was in social services, so that was useful in getting that job.

Also, I had a business doing typesetting before starting here and that was useful for them also because they were looking for someone to publish their annual report. I think those two things are what got me the job in 1993. I did that job for about six years and in 1999 I was promoted to town administrator, and I completed my master’s degree in May of 2000.

Road all the way to the cemetery — Westlawn Cemetery. … Goffstown Village Water precinct will also be replacing all their waterlines, which is great, and wherever sewer has connections across Main Street, they’ll be replacing those. And then Courtesy photo. they’ll be reclaiming the street, doing some streetscapes, improving the sidewalks and the aesthetics of the downtown area. It’s a big undertaking. … We are also increasing off-street parking. There will probably be a few less spaces on Main Street but with what we’re picking up off of Main Street If you had to sum it up, how would you there should be a net gain in parking spaces. describe your tenure as Goffstown’s town administrator?

Are there other issues that came up over Very eventful. I think a lot of great things the past few decades?

A lot of projects had been done. The one have gotten done in this town as a team effort.

I wouldn’t call them my accomplishments that’s underway and should be completed in because I think it really takes a team to work the month of May is the fire station rehabilitaon any projects. Probably the largest accom- tion project and expansion on Church Street. plishment, as I look back over the years, is … They’re moving right along and they hope the purchase and development of the rail trail. to be done probably in the first week of May. It’s still in development, but getting everyone … The road reclamation project that was on the same page to support the purchase of instituted in town so that our streets are all that, and the state was involved with that pur- passable [was a big project]. chase and then we purchased it from the state.

What advice do you have for Adam And the committee and the friends of the rail trail have all been working diligently to finish Jacobs, your successor? the development of this 5.9-mile trail. And I think my advice for any town administrait’s just wonderful in the spring, when I go tor is basically to … before you act, be able to out there walking, to see all the people in the know what … law gives you the authority or community who are using it. the selectmen to do something. And to weigh all possible outcomes before you make a deciWhat were the biggest lessons you learned sion. … I think it’s just good practice. We’re not a home-rule state, so it’s good practice to know in the role?

I think the biggest lesson was the impor- what laws are behind giving you that authority tance of communication with everyone, to do whatever you’re trying to do and accomfrom your staff to your elected officials plish. And making sure everyone is aware of it and appointed officials to the general pub- and all getting on the same page with it. lic. I think if you can keep an open flow of communication with all stakeholders your What are the town’s greatest assets?

I think it’s our natural resources. We have projects will be successful. all the hiking trails up in the mountain and What are some of the newest development a lot of the land up there is owned by the conservation commission. We have Mount projects that you’ve been working on?

The one that … [in] the budget just passed Uncanoonuc Pond, we have Glen Lake, we at town meeting that we’ll be working on this have the river that runs through the town. So summer [is] … the village area and doing a we have a lot of recreational opportunities as whole reclaim of Main Street from Mountain well as the rail trail.

WHAT ARE YOU REALLY INTO RIGHT NOW? Right now, I’m into researching all the national parks we want to visit in retirement. We’re making a bucket list.

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QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX First a plaza, now a trail?

According to a recent NHPR report, the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation wants to build a new, universally accessible trail near The Old Man of the Mountain Profile Plaza, which was dedicated to the famous icon in 2011. The proposed trail will travel between this viewing place and the Profile Lake boat launch along Franconia Notch Parkway. The project would be funded by the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund; the parks division presents plans April 6 at the Franconia Notch State Park headquarters, according to the story.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: That’s good news for New Hampshirites like QOL who were saddened when the 40-foot Old Man of the Mountain collapsed and fell 1,200 feet to the ground in 2003.

Moose numbers continue to decrease Only 51 moose hunting permits are being issued this year, by far the fewest since moose hunting started up again in New Hampshire in 1988, according to a recent story in the Concord Monitor. The reason: dwindling moose populations, which are declining due to parasites and diseases. And, for the first time, part of the state is off-limits to hunters — Cheshire and Hillsborough counties.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: Permits are handed out via a lottery system. Applications cost $15 for state residents and are available online at huntnh. com, due by May 26.

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QOL Score: +1 Comment: Kentucky was the most dependent in the country, and Maine was the most dependent New England state, at ninth place overall.

Veteran homelessness ended in Nashua The city of Nashua received certification from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Veteran Affairs and the United States Interagency Council for effectively ending veteran homelessness in the area. According to a press release, Mayor Jim Donchess and Sen. Maggie Hassan announced the status update at Harbor Homes, the organization that has spearheaded the effort to end veteran homelessness in Nashua and beyond.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: Veterans can still become homeless in Nashua, but “effectively ending” homelessness means enough resources are in place to quickly provide shelter and services.

QOL score: 69 Net change: +2 QOL this week: 71 What’s affecting your Quality of Life here in New Hampshire? Let us know at news@hippopress.com.

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News Item: The Resting NBA Players Debate It didn’t go unnoticed when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told team owners in a memo last week Gregg Popovich’s practice of resting San Antonio players in mass is of “extreme concern.” Some say Pop’s job is to win and a rested team for the playoffs is part of that. But sorry, he works for a league whose compact with fans is guaranteeing a legit product in return for the considerable bucks they spend. And to arrogantly ignore that says fans don’t matter while basically giving them the finger.

The catalyst for the memo was Popovich and Golden State’s Steve Kerr holding back their best eight players in a highly anticipated match-up two Saturdays ago. Since it was on national TV, you have to either be incredibly stupid or have the kind of arrogance that comes with having the NBA’s version of Bill Belichick’s job security not to think that would catch the attention of Madison Avenue and the powers that be at the networks.

Fortunately the TV networks are actually on the fans’ side for once, because given my healthy dose of skepticism, they, not fan outrage, are behind Silver’s memo, as paying $24 billion to a league guarantees your complaints get attention. The real hero in this then is Houston point guard Patrick Beverley, who called the practice “a disgrace,” “disrespecting the game,” while saying “the fans deserve better.” Two thumbs up for him.

News item: 70 Reasons the NCAA Tournament Isn’t as Good as Back in the Day In case you missed it, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker dropped 70 points on the Celtics to pass Elgin Baylor’s record of 63 for most by an opponent against the Cs. Aside from all the cheesy timeouts and fouls to extend the game in the final minute, it was quite an accomplishment. Especially when you consider he’s just 20 years old and joined four other NBA giants in

the NBA’s 70 club. But it’s also a reminder that if this was back in the day — he’d have gone for 70 as a junior at Kentucky.

Which is my way of saying, while great for those who came to the tourney after the one-and-done days, the competition level in the NCAA Basketball Tournament is not close to what it was then. In those days you saw Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, Danny Ainge and many others play in three tournaments before they went to the NBA. Now for the just out of AAU freshman stars it’s one and goodbye. You can’t blame kids for going for the money, nor college basketball or the NBA for it. It’s just the way things are. But it makes it less enjoyable knowing what the one-and-done Kentucky sixth man freshman of two years ago would be doing if he were still in college today.

New Item: Ball Deflated at NCAA Tournament It’s good thing for LaVar Ball Booker wasn’t playing for Kentucky on Friday.

Because it would driven his feet deeper into his mouth than they currently are after Kentucky’s current freshman backcourt destroyed his apparently not better than Steph Curry son Lonzo in the Wildcats’ win over UCLA. Which should slow down ratings-starved Jerry Springer-like shows putting the trash-talking doofus on TV as ESPN’s First Take did for an embarrassing joust with Stephen A. last week.

News Item: An Idea for the World Baseball Classic Here’s how to improve the World Baseball Classic and save the tired MLB All-Star game at the same time. Instead of deciding the winner in March, why not make the March version a tourney to determine the countries that will play in a Final Four style during a three-day festival at the All-Star break. Do the home run derby and skills events on Day 1 with a single elimination tourney played on Days 2 and 3 to determine the winner. That would bring much more attention to the WBC itself, and

bring pride back to a game that lost that a long time ago.

News Item: NBA Most Valuable Player Race You may recall this reporter being very critical about the choice of Mike Trout of the last-place L.A. of Anaheim and the world as American League MVP over Mookie Betts. The gist was, since his team played no meaningful games after being out of contention by April 15 he can’t possibly be the most “valuable” player of any league. But, in the latest victory for the clueless stat geeks, he did win over Betts, who played in 160 meaningful games.

Somehow a better OBP trumps Betts’ 12 more extra-base hits, 13 more RBI, 41 more hits and out-hitting Trout .318 to .315 while being the best all-around player on the team that won the AL East. However, that doesn’t mean an MVP’s team has to win it all. It just means they have to have a significant impact on a league while said player is doing great things. Exhibit A is the incredible season Russell Westbrook is having out west, where he’s on track to average a triple double in an entire season for only the second time in NBA history.

And while that’s nice, it’s being done as he carries his under-manned team, which lost the league’s second best player last summer, on his back into the playoffs. Now he may not win the MVP because James Harden is having a monster season for a team outperforming expectations in compiling the league’s fourth-best record. But Westbrook is a nightly nightmare while having a real impact on the NBA season in general. As opposed to a guy on a last-place team being given the award because of his OBP. The only thing I can say about that is it demonstrates the depth of understanding the stat geeks lack that valuable and winning are inextricably tied.

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Irish eyes smiling at SNHU The Big Story: The big score of the weekend for the University of Notre Dame at the NCAA Hockey Regional at the SNHU Arena was 3-2, as that was the final in both Saturday’s comeback win over top seed Minnesota and Sunday’s OT game vs. UMass-Lowell. Sunday’s final score came on Andrew Oglevie’s one-timer 2:44 into OT to send the Irish to their first Frozen Four since winning the Regional at the same arena in town under a different name. Lowell got to the Final with an easy 5-0 win over Cornell on Saturday.

Sports 101: After Sunday’s dramatic loss to UNC, Kentucky will have to remain content with a second most ever eight NCAA basketball crowns. Name the five people to coach UK to at least one NCAA title.

Out-of-Town Scores: The freshman year at Kentucky ended for Wenyen Gabriel with a thud in a scoreless weekend with 10 minutes of playing time in a win over UCLA and the aforementioned loss to North Carolina. But overall it was a year of learning for the Manchester native, who scored 4.6 points and grabbed 4.9 rebounds in 18 minutes a game as a freshman at the highest lev-

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5 – goals on just nine shots by Saint Anselm laxster Anthony Busconi when the Hawks downed Post 18-11.

14 – combined goals from Kristin Wilder (6), East Hampstead’s Kennedy Daziel (5) and Londonderry’s Alexa Bedell (3) to go along with five assists in leading SNHU’s 18-9

el of college basketball in the land, which ain’t bad.

RIP: The Manchester sports community was saddened last week by news of the death of state senator and one-time Memorial football coach Scott McGilvray of Hooksett.

Sports 101 Answer: The five championship coaches at Kentucky are Adolph Rupp, who won four times in the ’40s and ’50s, and Joe B. Hall (1978), Rick Pitino (1996), Tubby Smith (1998) and John Calipari (2012), who each won one.

On This Date – March 30: 1970 – Arguably the greatest ever thoroughbred race horse is born to start Secretariat on the path to being the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years, which he finished off winning the 1973 Belmont stakes by an astonishing 33 lengths. 1981 – In a game of coaching legends Bobby Knight and Indiana beat Dean Smith and North Carolina 63-50 after the NCAA elects to play its national championship game even though President Ronald Reagan had been shot by John Hinckley Jr. earlier in the day. 1990 – Jack Nicklaus makes his debut on the Seniors Tour less than four years after he was still good enough to win the Masters in 1986.

rout of Saint Anselm in the spring lacrosse version of the crosstown rivalry between the schools.

35 – years Brian O’Reilly will have been on the job as Pinkerton lacrosse (and football) coach following the announcement last week that he will return in 2018 for that 35th season.

10,934 – fans on hand at SNHU Arena for the NCAA

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500,000 – The value in dollars given by the Houston police to Tom Brady’s jersey stolen at the Super Bowl before it was recovered in Mexico last week, turning a “hey that seems like a good idea” mini-heist into a felony that could give the thief serious time in the slammer.

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The Jerry Springer Show: A TV talk show version of a 20th-century Wild, Wild West saloon without spittoons or any of the charm. The one-time mayor of Cincinnati was the ring leader for a show whose “talent” scouts searched far and wide for trailer park trash and IQ-challenged dimwits willing to be humiliated in the worst possible way just so they could say they were on national TV. Stephen A: Real name Stephen A. Smith. Over-the-top ESPN know-it-all who thinks the louder you shout the more it makes you right. Somehow he’s weaseled his way to the top of ESPN with that lame talking-from-the-street act, with the real gravity-defying question being, with hundreds of ESPN-ers rumored headed for the streets in major cost-cutting moves, how can he not be one of them?

Gregg Popovich: Pompous San Antonio Spurs head man who goes out of his way to put reporters in the lurch with monosyllabic answers to end those pesky in-game sideline interviews he apparently detests. His No. 1 target to chop-bust was the late TNT sideline guy Craig Sager, whose treatment of him through his battle with leukemia suggests he’s not really as bad a guy as he wants the media to think.

LaVar Ball: Delusional dimwit sports parent living his life through the accomplishment of his three boys likely in hopes of becoming a basketball-playing version of the Kardashian Klan.

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The Arts Best Performing Arts Venue Best of the Best: The Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org (The 890-seat venue is more than 100 years old and is best known for its mainstage professional productions and Palace Youth Theatre company. In addition, it hosts musical and comedy acts and film screenings. The next mainstage musical is Saturday Night Fever April 14 through May 6.)

Best of Concord: Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com (The arts venue contains the 1,304-seat Chubb Theatre, Governor’s HIPPO | MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 | PAGE 12

Hall and the adjacent Kimball House. The venue sees Broadway national shows; concerts; and HD screenings of the Met, the National Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet. The next big production is Pippin Thursday, May 11.)

Best of Manchester: Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry, 437-5100, tupelohall. com (The recent move from Londonderry enables tiered seating but with dancing and tables on the lowest level. It sees concerts and comedy events every weekend. Melissa Etheridge performs April 26.)

Best of Nashua: The Amato Center for the Performing Arts, 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, 672-1002, svbgc.org (Built in 2005 around the former home of the

American Stage Festival, the 460-seat theater houses the Riverbend Youth Company and the Riverbend School of Theater Arts plus productions by the Milford Area Players; the next big one is Seussical May 4 through May 7.)

Best Art Gallery Best of the Best: McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord, 225-2515, mcgowanfineart.com (The contemporary gallery features work by New England artists of various media, styles and price ranges. Owner and director Sarah Chaffee celebrates her 20th year as the gallery director with a show, “Twenty Years of a Singular Vision,” on view through April 28 and a reception

Friday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m.)

Best of Concord: Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 Hopkinton Road, Concord, 226-2046, themillbrookgallery. com (It’s perhaps best known for its summer outdoor sculpture exhibit, but owner Pam Tarbell also curates several indoor exhibitions each year with work by New England artists in all media, including sculpture, paintings, jewelry, etc. It opens for the season May 4.)

Best of Manchester: Studio 550 Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester, 2325597, 550arts.com (It’s primarily a ceramics studio for beginner and advanced artists, but the space sees monthly rotating curated or non-curated shows. On view

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Hippo’s readers’ poll results are tabulated from votes cast by readers during our online survey in February. Readers typed in their picks — no drop-down menus or preselected choices. As with all of the Hippo’s coverage, there is no connection between the editorial content and advertising. Winners come from the votes cast by Hippo readers and were not chosen by Hippo staff. The Best of 2017 is a celebration of all things local. Large chains were not included in the count. Smaller chains with at least two-thirds of their locations in New Hampshire are eligible, as are businesses with two locations, one of which is in New Hampshire. All results are final. The “Best of the Best” designation goes to the person, place or thing that receives the most votes in the category. “Best of Manchester,” “Best of Nashua” and “Best of Concord” are awarded to the top entries located in those areas after the “Best of the Best.” In categories that award “Best,” “Runner-Up” and “Honorable Mention,” those are the top three vote-getters in that category.

Geography Here, roughly, is the designation of “Manchester,” “Concord” and “Nashua” areas: • Manchester area includes Manchester, Goffstown, Auburn, Candia, Bedford, Hooksett, Raymond, Litchfield, Derry, Londonderry, Windham, Salem, New Boston, Francestown and towns to the east along Route 101 to include towns on Route 125.

• Concord area includes Concord as well as Bow, Pembroke, Contoocook, Dunbarton, Hopkinton, Loudon, Boscawen, Chichester, Weare, Henniker, Suncook and some towns in the Lakes Region.

• Nashua area includes Nashua as well as Merrimack, Amherst, Milford, Hollis, Brookline, Hudson, Mason and Wilton.

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Best of the Best: Downtown Concord (The newest pieces include the sculpture of a boy with a turtle by Beverly Benson Seamans on South Main St. Other downtown art includes the Eagle Square gateway tree sculpture, the new Haley Rae Martin mural created by local high school students, located on the CVS on Main Street, and the statues and memorials on the State House lawn, including Gen. John Stark, Daniel Webster and Franklin Pierce, among others.)

Best of Concord: Concord Arts Market, Bicentennial Square, concordartsmarket. net (It happens almost every Saturday from June 3 through Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Bicentennial Square, hosting local artists selling art, crafts, jewelry and more.)

Best of Manchester: Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org (Outside are four sculptures: “Fusion II,” a stainless steel piece by George Sherwood, “Thank You Silence” and “Bench #XIII,” both by Gary Haven Smith, and “Origins,” a bright red and black piece by Mark di Suvero. Inside are permanent and rotating art exhibitions; on view now are “Deep Cuts: Contemporary Paper Cutting” and “Soo Sunny Park: BioLath.”)

Best of Nashua: Downtown Nashua (Downtown contains a variety of murals and sculptures courtesy of Positive Street Art, City Arts Nashua and the Nashua International Sculpture Symposium. The most recent addition is a mural on Main St. honoring famous Hollywood flicks, like It’s A Wonderful Life and The Blob; you can find all the city’s downtown murals and sculptures at downtownnashua.org/live/ cultural-groups/. Three artfully-decorated downtown pianos will also be installed for the spring season starting May 6, one confirmed for Bicentennial Park, the other locations TBD.)

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Best Makeup Artist

Jaci Lee, 5 Diamond Salon, Manchester

By Angie Sykeny

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Jaci Lee has had a fascination with makeup for as long as she can remember.

As a young child, she would watch with tenacious curiosity as her grandmother put on makeup, wondering why she opened her mouth while applying mascara and smiled a big smile while sweeping on blush.

When it came time for her first year of high school, Lee set out to explore the world of makeup and start answering some of those questions for herself.

“I would just sit in my room and do my own makeup and play around with different looks,” she said. “There wasn’t access to all the makeup tutorials online like there is today, so I just expressed myself however it felt right, and over the years, I started to get more artistic with it.”

After high school, she got a job at a beauty salon in Manchester, where

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Best Florist Best of the Best: Cobblestone Design Company, 89 Fort Eddy Road, Concord, 228-5980, cobblestoneflorist.com Best of Concord: D. McLeod Florist, 49 S. State St., Concord, 225-3721, dmflowers.com Best of Manchester: Chalifour’s Flowers, 46 Elm St., Manchester, 623-8844, chalifours.com Best of Nashua: Fortin Gage Flowers & Gifts, 86 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 882-3371, fortingage.com

Best Independent Clothing Store Best of the Best: Gondwana & Divine Clothing Co., 13 N. Main St., Concord, 2281101, clothingnh.com (More than 100 lines of women’s clothes, jewelry and accessories, made in the U.S. or purchased fair trade.)

Best of Concord: Indigo Blues & Co., 902 Main St., Contoocook, 660-9290, indigobluesandco.com (Women’s jeans boutique with other clothes, jewelry and accessories.)

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she started her apprenticeship program toward earning her cosmetology license.

After a couple years there, one of the stylists Lee had worked with in the past invited Lee to be part of her team at 5 Diamond Salon, a new salon she was opening in Manchester. Lee agreed and made the move, completing her apprenticeship at 5 Diamond shortly after.

Now in her third year at the salon, Lee fills a variety of roles, including working the front desk, assisting other stylists, tending to her own clients and going with the salon owner to do hair and makeup at off-site photo shoots a couple times a week.

Lee works with all kinds of clients, from brides and bridal parties to working professionals and regulars who come in for a simple face of makeup or quick false eyelash application before a special event or fancy night out.

When she meets with a client, the first thing Lee does is look at their skin type, skin undertones and eye color and talk with them about what type of makeup they use at home, what outfit they’ll be wearing and what kinds of colors and styles they’re open to.

Her signature technique, she said, is centered around skin with a clean, nomakeup look and eyes with dramatic

Best of Manchester: Alapage, 25 S. River Road, Bedford, 622-0550, alapageboutique.com (Contemporary upscale women’s boutique with clothing, jewelry, accessories and a “jeans bar,” with an extensive denim selection.)

Best of Nashua: Fresh of Nashua, 178 Main St., Nashua, 821-9888, freshofnashua.com (Upscale women’s fashion apparel and accessory boutique.)

Best Independent Jewelry Store Best of the Best: Capitol Craftsman & Romance Jewelers, 16 & 18 N. Main St., Concord, 224-6166, capitolcraftsman.com Best of Concord: Speer’s Fine Jewelry, 24 N. Main St., Concord, 224-1582,

Jaci Lee, above and left. Courtesy photos.

speersfinejewelry.com Best of Manchester: Bellman Jewelers, 1650 Elm St., Manchester, 625-4653, bellmans.com Best of Nashua: Scontsas Fine Jewelry & Home Decor, 169-173 Main St., Nashua, 882-3281, scontsas.com

Best Independent Shoe Store Best of the Best: Alec’s Shoes, 1617 Southwood Drive, Nashua, 882-6811, alecs-shoes.com Best of Concord: Joe King’s Shoe Shop, 45 N. Main St., Concord, 225-6012, joekings.com Best of Manchester: Benton Shoe Co., 814 Elm St., Suite 102, Manchester, 6442550, bentonshoeco.com Best of Nashua: The Shoebox, 17 Route 101A, Amherst, 672-6570, shoeboxnh. com

Best Secondhand Store Best of the Best: Mother & Child Clothing and Gifts, 135 Route 101A, Amherst, 886-6727, mothersays.shoprw.com Best of Concord: OutFITters Thrift Store Boutique, 20 S. Main St., Concord,

eyelashes that make the eyes pop.

“I know contouring is a huge trend right now, but I really like to keep the focus on the eyes and make them stand out as much as possible while keeping the skin more natural and dewy looking,” Lee said.

While she enjoys doing regular beauty makeup, Lee said her favorite kind of work is doing hair and makeup for photo shoots of fashion models from Boston.

“I love to do those editorial looks, like the type you would see on the cover of a magazine,” she said. “It’s a lot different from beauty makeup, because you can get really artsy with different colors and shapes and create abstract looks.”

Lee is currently expanding her skill set by learning how to do eyelash extensions and airbrush makeup.

As for winning the “Best” title as Best Makeup Artist in the Hippo Best of’s Best Thing We Forgot to Ask About category, Lee said she never saw it coming but is touched by the support of all those who voted for her.

“I think people can see how passionate I am about [doing makeup] and how much I love what I do,” she said. “It’s pretty surprising, to be honest, but so awesome.”

219-0027, outfittersnh.org (Its second OutFITters Thrift Store is in Manchester at 394 Second St.) Best of Manchester: Deja Boutique, 553 Mast Road, Goffstown, 222-7000, dejaboutiquenh.simpl.com Best of Nashua: Dress 2 Impress Consignment, 650 Amherst St., Nashua, 589-9536, dress2impressconsignment.com

Fitness Best Gym Best of the Best: Get Fit NH, 287 S. Main St., Concord, 344-2651, getfitnh. com (In addition to its coached workouts, the gym offers nutrition coaching, sportspecific training and small group training.

Its second location is in Epsom at 167 New Orchard Road.)

Best of Concord: Concord YMCA, 15 N. State St., Concord, 228-9622, concordymca.org (Membership comes with classes like spinning, yoga, pilates and Zumba, water exercise courses for adults and seniors and exercise machinery.)

Best of Manchester: Executive Health & Sports Center, 1 Highlander Way, Man-

chester, 668-4753, ehsc.com (It has a second location in Hooksett at 1328 Hooksett Road.)

Best of Nashua: Dynamic Strength and Conditioning, 115 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, 882-2348, dynamicsc.com (Private group training facility aimed at training everyone from beginners to athletes, with everything from fitness to nutritional training.)

Best Workout Class Best of the Best: “Small Group Training” at Get Fit NH, 287 S. Main St., Concord, 344-2651, getfitnh.com (Onehour class occurs most mornings and evenings during the week and comprises strength and metabolic training.)

Best of Concord: “Jeremy’s Boot Camp” at Jeremy’s Boot Camp, 153 Manchester St., Suite 3 and 4, Concord, 721-2830, jeremysbootcamp.com (Combination of strength and high-intensity interval training.)

Best of Manchester: “Jazzercise” at Jazzercise Manchester Fitness Center, 32 Hayward St., Manchester, 624-9122, jcls. jazzercise.com/facility/jazzercise-manchester-fitness-center (Jazzercise classes are based in jazz and aerobics and occur earlyand mid-morning and most evenings during the week.)

Best of Nashua: “Adult Group Training” at Dynamic Strength and Conditioning, 115 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, 882-2348, dynamicsc.com (The one-hour sessions occur Monday through Friday in the early morning, mid-day and evening, plus Saturday mornings, and focus on all aspects of fitness, from mobility to strength training.)

Best Yoga Studio Best of the Best: YogaBalance, 135 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 625-4000, yogabalance.info Best of Concord: Ohana Yoga, 44 Cedar St., Contoocook, 748-1539, ohanayoganh.com Best of Manchester: Mountain Base Yoga, 3 Church St., Goffstown, 660-0823, mountainbaseyoga.com Best of Nashua: NH Power Yoga, 704 Milford Road, Merrimack, 594-2494, nhpoweryoga.com

Fix It Best Car Repair Shop Best of the Best: Duncan’s European Automotive, 3 Liberty Drive, Londonderry, 434-5769, duncansauto.com Best of Concord: Weed Family Automotive, 124 Storrs St., Concord, 225-7988, weedfamilyautomotive.com Best of Manchester: Black Widow Customs, 51 Kosciuszko St., Manchester,

624-0400, blackwidowcustoms.com Best of Nashua: Gurney’s Automotive Repair, 83 Broad St., Nashua, 886-5800, gurneysautomotive.com (Gurney’s Automotive has a second location in Milford at 419 Elm St.)

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Best of Manchester: Handsome Devil’s Barber Shop & Shave, 1100 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 232-7024, handsomedevilsnh.com Best of Nashua: Wilfred’s Barbershop, 90 W. Pearl St., Nashua, 880-8805, wilfredsbarbershop.com

Best Salon Best of the Best: Salon K, 18 Pleasant St., Concord, 225-0099, salonkconcord.com Best of Concord: Creative Color & Cuts Salon and Day Spa, 259 S. Main St., Concord, 228-1158, creativecolorandcuts.com Best of Manchester: 5 Diamond Salon, 915 Holt Ave. Suite 4, Manchester, 4593367, 5diamondsalon.com Best of Nashua: Fancy Nancy’s Elite Hair Designers Salon & Day Spa, 295 DW Highway, Nashua, 891-0202, fancynancyssalon.com

Best Spa Best of the Best: Serendipity Day Spa, 23 Sheep Davis Road, Pembroke, 2290400, serendipitydayspa.com Best of Concord: Salon K, 18 Pleasant St., Concord, 225-0099, salonkconcord.com Best of Manchester: Renew MediSpa, 29 Indian Rock Road, Windham, 8940070, renewmedispa.com Best of Nashua: Innovations The Salon & Spa, 228 Naticook Road, Merrimack, 880-7499, innovationsnh.com

Best Tattoo Shop Best of the Best: Spider-Bite Tattoo & Body Piercing, 179 Elm St., Manchester, 645-1449, spider-bite.com Best of Concord: Arrows & Embers Tattoo, 117 Manchester St., Concord, 988-6067, arrowsandemberstattoo.com Best of Manchester: Tattoo Angus, 1279 S. Willow St., Manchester, 935-9398, tattooangus.com Best of Nashua: Precision Body Arts, 3 Elm St., Nashua, 889-5788, precisionbody16 arts.com

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Best Dog Groomer Sarah’s Paw Spa

By Ryan Lessard

news@hippopress.com

About two years ago, Sarah Archambault decided it was time for a change.

“I’ve been bartending for most of my adult life and I just … wanted more of a career,” Archambault said.

So she considered her interests.

“I always had a huge passion for dogs. I’m known as a huge dog lover. I have three dogs myself that I rescued,” Archambault said.

That and the fact that she’s somewhat artistic led Archambault to pursue a career as a dog groomer. After looking up grooming classes, she attended a 16-month training program under Hooksett groomer Jan Waldo. Soon after that, Archambault hit the ground running to start her own business, which is now located at 8 Birch St. in Derry. She found the space, which used to be a dog salon, on Craigslist.

“I went to go look at it and loved it instantly,” Archambault said.

Sarah’s Paw Spa opened on Feb. 1, 2016.

At first, Archambault started out with about five to 10 dogs per week, but the business grew at a rapid pace due to high demand in the Derry area. She said she now sees

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Best restaurants

Best Restaurant Overall Best of the Best: The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com. The menu features traditional American pub fare with a modern twist and a focus on fresh ingredients. Favorites include their burgers, mac and cheese and steak tips.

Best of Concord: The Barley House, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com. Known for their burgers and french fries, The Barley House offers upscale pub cuisine and comfort food favorites with a wide selection of craft beer and whiskeys.

(The Barley House also has a location at 43 Lafayette Road in North Hampton.)

Best of Manchester: Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com. The cafe features eclectic Mediterranean cuisine with a farm-to-table, seasonal focus. Menu items include paninis and flatbreads, unique vegan and vegetarian dishes, creative cocktails and more.

Best of Nashua: MT’s Local Kitchen & Wine Bar, 212 Main St., Nashua, 595-9334, mtslocal.com. MT’s offers fine dining in a casual atmosphere and features a menu of HIPPO | MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 | PAGE 16

A polished pup poses at Sarah’s Paw Spa; Sarah Archambault grooms a dog. Courtesy photos.

about 40 dogs per week and is scheduling appointments about a week and a half out.

She believes her success is due in part to her business model, which goes against that of the large-scale chain operations that keep dogs in crates and groom multiple dogs at the same time.

Sarah’s Paw Spa is all about one-on-one attention. Each dog has the run of the shop without any other furry customers to compete with.

“They’re only here for the grooming process, they’re not crated, there’s no other dogs or people here. So it’s just me and the dog and they have the whole place to themselves while they’re being groomed,” Archambault said.

She goes out of her way to make sure even the most nervous dogs are comfortable.

That’s where she thinks she really specializes. She creates a comforting space and lets the dogs acclimate to their environment and

New American cuisine with a variety of entrees, wood-grilled pizzas and wines.

tember 2016. Serves globally inspired small- and medium-sized plates and handcrafted classic cocktails with a twist.

Best of Nashua: Bar One, 40 Nashua St., Milford, 249-5327, facebook.com/baronenh.

Opened June 2016. The gastropub features New American and elevated tavern cuisine centered around unique craft cocktails.

Best New Eatery Best of the Best: Gale Motor Co. Eatery, 36 Lowell St., Manchester, 232-7059, galemotoreatery.com. Opened April 2016.

The menu features culinary fusion cuisine with tapas and shareable plates and inventive craft cocktails. (A new Gale Motor Co. “Pit Stop” location is set to open at Mel’s Funway Park in Litchfield in early April.)

Best of Concord: Revival Kitchen & Bar, 11 Depot St., Concord, 715-5723, revivalkitchennh.com. Opened January 2017. Revival presents reimagined New England and Old World classic dishes with a farm-to-table focus.

Best of Manchester: The Birch on Elm, 931 Elm St., Manchester, 782-5365, facebook.com/thebirchonelm. Opened Sep-

Best Fine Dining Restaurant Best of the Best: Hanover Street Chophouse, 149 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-2467, hanoverstreetchophouse.com Best of Concord: Granite Restaurant & Bar, located at The Centennial Hotel, 96 Pleasant St., Concord, 227-9000, graniterestaurant.com Best of Manchester: Copper Door Restaurant, 15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, 4882677, copperdoorrestaurant.com (a second Copper Door location is set to open later this year at 41 South Broadway in Salem) Best of Nashua: Buckley’s Great Steaks, 438 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 424-0995, buckleysgreatsteaks.com

Best Pub Best of the Best: The Shaskeen, 909 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0246, theshaskeenpub.com

relax even before the grooming begins.

She designed the space to be comforting for the human owners too.

“It’s basically one room. I designed it more with a spa look,” Archambault said. “It doesn’t look industrial and cold-looking. It’s cute.”

Because of this, she has been able to groom dogs that other places have had to turn away because they were too skittish and nippy.

“I haven’t turned down a dog yet for that reason,” Archambault said.

Archambault said she serves all breeds, from 180-pound Newfoundlands and Great Danes to tiny, 3-pound teacup Yorkies.

Each pup receives a bandana free with every grooming.

Archambault offers other services, like nail polishing, as well.

“It’s nail polish designed for dogs so it dries pretty fast and it’s not toxic,” Archambault said.

Fun fact: Archambault, who still works part-time at the Wild Rover in Manchester, also won Best Waitress for Manchester (see page 28). As with the rest of our winners in all categories other than “Best thing we forgot to ask about,” that win will be a surprise when she reads about it here.

Best of Concord: The Barley House, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com (The Barley House also has a location at 43 Lafayette Road in North Hampton) Best of Manchester: The Wild Rover, 21 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, 669-7722, wildroverpub.com Best of Nashua: The Peddler’s Daughter, 48 Main St., Nashua, 821-7535, thepeddlersdaughter.com

International cuisine Best Asian Restaurant Best of the Best: Lilac Blossom, 650 Amherst St., Unit 22, Nashua, 886-8420; 385 E. Dunstable Road, Nashua, 8889588, lilacblossomrestaurant.com Best of Concord: Siam Orchid Thai Bistro, 12 N. Main St., Concord, 2281529, siamorchid.net Best of Manchester: Asian Breeze, 1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 621-9298, asianbreezenh.com Best of Nashua: Sweet Ginger, 6 Dobson Way, Merrimack, 424-8035, sweetgingerthai.com

Best Italian Restaurant

Best Restaurant for Kids

Best of the Best: Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano, 11 Depot St., Concord, 228-3313, angelinasrestaurant.com Best of Concord: Fratello’s Italian Grille, 799 Union Ave., Laconia, 528-2022, fratellos.com (Fratello’s also has locations in Manchester and Nashua) Best of Manchester: Fratello’s Italian Grille, 155 Dow St., Manchester, 6242022, fratellos.com Best of Nashua: Fratello’s Italian Grille, 194 Main St., Nashua, 889-2022, fratellos.com

Best of the Best: Tucker’s, 1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 206-5757, tuckersnh. com (Tucker’s also has locations in Concord and New London) Best of Concord: Tucker’s, 80 South St., Concord, 413-5884, tuckersnh.com Best of Manchester: Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 6696890, puritanbackroom.com Best of Nashua: Tiebreakers Family Grille/Wickets on the Green, located at Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road, Milford, 673-7123, hampshirehills.com (Wickets is outdoor dining open May through September)

Best Mexican/Latin American Best of the Best: La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, 1875 S. Willow St., Manchester, 623-7705; 545 Daniel Webster Highway, Manchester, 628-6899, lacarretamex.com (La Carreta also has locations in Derry, Nashua and Londonderry) Best of Concord: Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave., Concord, 2245669, hermanosmexican.com Best of Manchester: La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, 35 Manchester Road, Suite 5A, Derry, 421-0091, lacarretamex.com Best of Nashua: La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, 139 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 891-0055, lacarretamex.com

More eateries Best Barbecue Best of the Best: KC’s Rib Shack, 837 Second St., Manchester, 627-7427, ribshack. net Best of Concord: Smokeshow Barbeque, 89 Fort Eddy Road, Concord, 227-6399, smokeshowbbq.com Best of Manchester: Goody Cole’s Smokehouse, 374 Route 125, Brentwood, 679-8898, facebook.com/goodcoles Best of Nashua: Riverside Barbeque Co., 53 Main St., Nashua, 204-5110, riversidebarbeque.com

Best Diner Best of the Best: Red Arrow Diner, 61 Lowell St., Manchester, 626-1118, redarrowdiner.com (Red Arrow also has locations in Milford and Londonderry; a new location in Concord is set to open this year) Best of Concord: Tilt’n Diner, 61 Laconia Road, Tilton, 286-2204, thecman.com/ restaurants/tilton-diner Best of Manchester: Airport Diner, 2280 Brown Ave., Manchester, 623-5040, thecman.com/restaurants/airport-diner Best of Nashua: Red Arrow Diner, 63 Union Square, Milford, 249-9222, redarrowdiner.com

Best Seafood Restaurant Best of the Best: Surf Restaurant, 207 Main St., Nashua, 595-9293, surfseafood. com (Surf also has a location at 99 Bow St. in Portsmouth) Best of Concord: Makris Lobster & Steak House, 354 Sheep Davis Road, Concord, 225-7665, eatalobster.com Best of Manchester: Hooked Seafood Restaurant, 110 Hanover St., Manchester, 606-1189, hookedonignite.com Best of Nashua: The Lobster Boat Restaurant, 453 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 424-5221, lobsterboatrestaurant.com (Lobster Boat also has locations at 273 Derry Road in Litchfield and 75 Portsmouth Avenue in Exeter)

Best Steakhouse Best of the Best: Hanover Street Chophouse, 149 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-2467, hanoverstreetchophouse.com Best of Concord: O Steaks & Seafood, 11 S. Main St., Concord, 856-7925, magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/osteaks (O Steaks & Seafood also has a location at 62 Doris Ray Court in Laconia) Best of Manchester: The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com Best of Nashua: Buckley’s Great Steaks, 438 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 424-0995, buckleysgreatsteaks.com

Drinks Best Beer Selection Best of the Best: New England’s Tap House Grille, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 782-5137, taphousenh.com Best of Concord: The Barley House, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com (There’s another location at 43 Lafayette Road in North Hampton) Best of Manchester: Thirsty Moose Taphouse, 795 Elm St., Manchester, 7922337, thirstymoosetaphouse.com (Also has locations at 21 Congress St. in Portsmouth and 83 Washington St. in Dover) 18

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Best Karate Studio Manchester Karate Studio

lessons with every new student, another feature he said makes the Manchester Karate Studio stand out. The studio is also active in the community, visiting area public schools and holding fundraising events for the Manchester school district, as well as other local organizations like Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Boy Scouts of America.

He said families are welcome to take classes together.

“I don’t hear of a lot of martial arts centers or schools that generally allow adults to train simultaneously in another class,” he said. “We do get frequent calls about that. … It might be a child with older siblings or Mom or Dad, or we’ve even had grandparents participate with their children as well.”

By Matt Ingersoll

mingersoll@hippopress.com

In 1984, after earning his black belt in high school and serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve for six years, Steven White opened the Manchester Karate Studio on Bridge Street.

Today, he’s an eighth-degree black belt in kenpo karate and continues to train, serving as the studio’s chief instructor.

The studio offers a variety of family, children and adult karate programs for ages 3 and up.

Current program director and instructor Lee MacDonald, who has been with Manchester Karate Studio for 20 years, said a number of factors make the center unique, including being the only certified training center for Gracie jiu-jitsu in the Granite State, and one of only two such centers in all of New England.

Gracie jiu-jitsu techniques were originally developed for members of the U.S. Army in the 1920s by Brazilian martial

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Best Beer Shop Best of the Best: Bert’s Better Beers, 1100 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 413-5992, bertsbetterbeers.com Best of Concord: Concord Craft Brewing Co., 117 Storrs St., Concord, 856-7625, concordcraftbrewing.com Best of Manchester: Lazy Dog Beer Shoppe, 27 Buttrick Road, Londonderry, 434-2500, lazydogbeer.com Best of Nashua: The Beer Store, 433 Amherst St., Nashua, 889-2242, thebeerstorenh.com

Best NH Brewery Best: Able Ebenezer Brewing Co., 31 Columbia Circle, Merrimack, 844-223-2253, ableebenezer.com. The Ale Room is open for tasting and tours Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m. Beers are offered at numerous southern New Hampshire restaurants and bars and at select specialty beer stores.

Runner-up: 603 Brewery, 12 Liberty Drive, Londonderry, 630-7745, 603brewery.com. The brewery has an on-site tasting bar with a view of the brewing area open Thursday and Friday, 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 8 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Tours are offered on Saturdays. Beers are available at select food markets, conHIPPO | MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 | PAGE 18

A scene from Manchester Karate Studio. Courtesy photo.

artist Helio Gracie and today focus on grappling and ground fighting for people of all ages and abilities.

“The Gracie jiu-jitsu program that we have is actually a little newer; it’s only

about six years old,” MacDonald said.

“It’s a very specific brand of jiu-jitsu.”

In addition to many administrative and managerial tasks, MacDonald’s duties also include one-on-one introductory private

venience stores and specialty beer shops in Derry, Londonderry and Manchester.

Honorable Mention: Henniker Brewing Co., 129 Centervale Road, Henniker, 428-3579, hennikerbrewing.com. The tap room is open Monday through Friday, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Tours are offered on Saturdays. Beers are available at many bars and restaurants, specialty beer shops, food markets and convenience stores in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine.

There are also specialty margaritas substituting other liquors for tequila, including the citrus vodka-based Citrita (with triple sec) and Aligarita (with Alize), the limon rumbased Limonrita and the Key Lime, which has vanilla vodka and a splash of club soda.

Best of Manchester: Moroccan OldFashioned, Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com.

The drink has straight rye, Berber spiced syrup and orange oil.

Best of Nashua: Espresso Martini, Giorgio’s Ristorante & Bar, 707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 883-7333, giorgios. com. (Giorgio’s also has locations at 524 Nashua St. in Milford and 270 Granite St. in Manchester.) The drink is made with Giorgio’s secret blend.

Best Cocktail Best of the Best: Mudslide, Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 669-6890, puritanbackroom.com. The original Mudslide has Baileys Irish Cream, Kahlua Coffee Liqueur and vodka. Variations include mudslides with other flavors (Almond Joy, cherry, churro/cinnamon, espresso, Milky Way and Snickers) and ones highlighting other liquors (Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s Whiskey and Jack Daniel’s Honey Whiskey).

Best of Concord: Margarita, Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave., Concord, 224-5669, hermanosmexican.com. The original Hermanos Margarita has white tequila and triple sec. Variations include margaritas with different flavors (pomegranate, amaretto, raspberry, orange) and ones highlighting different brands of tequila (Cuervo, 1800, Horni, Patron, Sauza).

Best Cup of Coffee Best of the Best: True Brew Barista and Cafe, 3 Bicentennial Square, Concord, 225-2776; 45 S. Main St., Concord, 7155833, truebrewbarista.com Best of Concord: Schoodacs Coffee

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& Tea, 1 E. Main St , Warner, 456-3400, schoodacs.com Best of Manchester: Cafe la Reine, 915 Elm St., Manchester, 232-0332, cafelareine.com Best of Nashua: A&E Coffee Roastery & Tea, 135 Route 101A, Amherst, 5783338, aeroastery.com (A&E also has a cafe location at 1000 Elm St. in Manchester)

Best NH Hard Liquor Best: Flag Hill Distillery & Winery, 297 N. River Road, Lee, 659-2949, flaghill.com. Visiting and tasting hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours offered on Saturdays and Sundays. Flag Hill spirits include General John Stark Vodka, Karner Blue Gin, Flag Hill White Rum, Flag Hill Spiced Rum, Sugar Maple Liqueur, Cranberry Liqueur, Blueberry Liqueur, Raspberry Liqueur, White Mountain Moonshine, Graham’s Grappa and Josiah Bartlett Barrel Aged Apple Brandy. Liquor is available at select NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations and New Hampshire restaurants and bars.

Runner-up: Stark Vodka by Stark Brewing Co., 500 Commercial St., Manchester, 625-4444, starkbrewingcompany. com. Tours are offered by appointment.

Vodka is available at select NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations and New Hampshire restaurants and bars. Stark is also currently aging a bourbon which will be released later this year.

Honorable Mention: Djinn Spirits, 2 Townsend West, Suite 9, Nashua, 2621812, djinnspirits.com. Visiting hours and tours are held Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Djinn liquors include Krupnik Spiced Honey Liqueur, Single Malt Whiskey, Beat 3 White Whiskey, Beat 3 Reserve Whiskey and Distilled Gin. Liquor is available at select NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations and New Hampshire restaurants and bars.

Best NH Tasting Room Best: Able Ebenezer Brewing Co., 31 Columbia Circle, Merrimack, 844-2232253, ableebenezer.com. The Ale Room is open for tasting and tours Monday through Friday, 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

Runner-up: LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinerynh.com. Visiting and tasting hours are Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours offered on Saturday and Sunday.

Honorable Mention: Great North Aleworks, 1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester, 858-5789, greatnorthaleworks. com. The tasting room is open Thursday and Friday, 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., with tours offered on Saturdays.

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from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wines are available at NH Liquor & Wine Outlet, Hannaford, Shaw’s and Market Basket stores as well as independent food markets and wine shops throughout the state.

Honorable Mention: Flag Hill Distillery & Winery, 297 N. River Road, Lee, 659-2949, flaghill.com. Visiting and tasting hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours offered on Saturdays and Sundays. Wines are available at NH Liquor & Wine Outlet stores and select New Hampshire food markets, bars and restaurants.

Delicious dishes Best Bagels Best of the Best: Bagel Cafe, 373 Hanover St., Manchester, 647-2233, nhbagelcafe.com (Bagel Cafe also has a location at 19 S. River Road in Bedford) Best of Concord: The Works Bakery Cafe, 42 N. Main St., Concord, 226-1827, worksbakerycafe.com (The Works also has locations at 5A Mill Road Plaza in Durham and 9 Congress St. in Portsmouth) Best of Manchester: Brooklyn Bagel House, 11 Manchester Road, Derry, 4323300, brooklynbagelrestaurant.com Best of Nashua: Bagel Alley, 1 Eldridge St., Nashua, 882-9343, find them on Facebook

Best Breakfast

Best of the Best: Bedford Village Inn, 2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, 472-2001, bedfordvillageinn.com Best of Concord: O Steaks & Seafood, 11 S. Main St., Concord, 856-7925, magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/osteaks (O Steaks & Seafood also has a location at 62 Doris Ray Court in Laconia) Best of Manchester: Cask and Vine, 1.5 E. Broadway, Derry, 965-3454, caskandvine.com Best of Nashua: MT’s Local Kitchen & Wine Bar, 212 Main St., Nashua, 5959334, mtslocal.com

Best of the Best: Tucker’s, 1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 206-5757, tuckersnh. com (Tucker’s also has locations in Concord and New London) Best of Concord: Tucker’s, 80 South St., Concord, 413-5884, tuckersnh.com Best of Manchester: Purple Finch Cafe, 124 S. River Road, Bedford, 2321953, purplefinchcafe.com Best of Nashua: The Riverhouse Cafe, 123 Union Square, Milford, 249-5556, theriverhousecafe.com (The Riverhouse also has a location at 4 Slip Road in Greenfield)

Best NH Winery

Best Burgers

Best: LaBelle Winery, 345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinerynh.com. Visiting and tasting hours are Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with tours offered on Saturday and Sunday. Wines are available at NH Liquor & Wine Outlet, Hannaford, Shaw’s and Market Basket stores as well as independent food markets and wine shops throughout the state.

Runner-up: Zorvino Vineyards, 226 Main St., Sandown, 887-8463, zorvino. com. Tastings and tours are offered daily

Best of the Best: The Barley House, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com (The Barley House also has a location at 43 Lafayette Road in North Hampton) Best of Concord: Vibes Gourmet Burgers, 25 S. Main St., Concord, 856-8671, vibesgourmetburgers.com Best of Manchester: The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com Best of Nashua: Papa Joe’s Humble Kitchen, 237 South St., Milford, 672-9130, papajoeshumblekitchen.com 20

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Best Burrito Best of the Best: Dos Amigos Burritos, 26 N. Main St., Concord, 410-4161, dosamigosburritos.com (Dos Amigos also has locations at 286 Central Ave. in Dover and 107 State St. in Portsmouth) Best of Concord: Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave., Concord, 2245669, hermanosmexican.com Best of Manchester: La Carreta Mexican Restaurant, 1875 S. Willow St., Manchester, 623-7705; 545 Daniel Webster Highway, Manchester, 628-6899, lacarretamex.com (La Carreta also has locations in Derry, Nashua and Londonderry) Best of Nashua: California Burritos, 101 Factory St., Nashua, 718-8745, facebook.com/californiaburritosnh

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Best of the Best: Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com Best of Concord: The Barley House, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com (The Barley House also has a location at 43 Lafayette Road in North Hampton) Best of Manchester: Caesario’s, 1057 Elm St., Manchester, 669-8383, caesariospizza.com Best of Nashua: Tiebreakers Family Grille/Wickets on the Green, located at Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road, Milford, 673-7123, hampshirehills.com

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Best of the Best: Collins Brothers Chowder Co., 59 Temple St., Nashua, 8832347, collinsbrotherschowder.com Best of Concord: Newick’s Lobster House, 317 Loudon Road, Concord, 2252424, newicks.com (Newick’s also has a location at 431 Dover Point Road in Dover) Best of Manchester: Lobster Tail Restaurant, 4 Cobbetts Pond Road, Unit 2, Windham, 890-5555, facebook.com/lobstertail Best of Nashua: Surf Restaurant, 207 Main St., Nashua, 595-9293, surfseafood. com (Surf also has a location at 99 Bow St. in Portsmouth)

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Best of the Best: Chicken Tenders, Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 669-6890, puritanbackroom.com Best of Concord: Garlic Chicken Nachos, Hermanos Cocina Mexicana, 11 Hills Ave., Concord, 224-5669, hermanosmexican.com Best of Manchester: Fat Boy Steak Tips, The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com Best of Nashua: Carmen Fries, Tiebreakers Family Grille/Wickets on the

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Best Mac & Cheese Best of the Best: Mr. Mac’s Macaroni & Cheese, 497 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 6061760, mr-macs.com (Mr. Mac’s also has a location at 2600 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth) Best of Concord: O Steaks & Seafood, 11 S. Main St., Concord, 856-7925, magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/osteaks (O Steaks & Seafood also has a location at 62 Doris Ray Court in Laconia) Best of Manchester: The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com Best of Nashua: The Homestead Restaurant & Tavern, 641 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-2022, homesteadnh.com (The Homestead also has a location at 1567 Summer St. in Bristol)

Best Pizza, Takeout Best of the Best: Alley Cat Pizzeria, 486 Chestnut St., Manchester, 669-4533, alleycatpizzerianh.com. Delivery available.

Best of Concord: Constantly Pizza, 39 S. Main St., Concord, 224-9366; 108 Fisherville Road, Penacook, 227-1117, constantlypizza.net. Delivery available.

Best of Manchester: The Pizza Man, 254 W. River Road, Hooksett, 626-7499, thepizzamandelivers.com. Delivery available. (The Pizza Man also has a location at 850 E. Industrial Park Drive in Manchester) Best of Nashua: Espresso Pizza, 85 Main St., Nashua, 889-9826, find them on Facebook. Delivery available.

Best Pizza, Dine-In Best of the Best: 900 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria, 50 Dow St., Manchester, 641-0900, 900degrees.com (900 Degrees also has a location in Brickyard Square at 24 Calef Highway in Epping) Best of Concord: Tilton House of Pizza, 298 Main St., Tilton, 286-7181, find them on Facebook Best of Manchester: The Pizza Man, 254 W. River Road, Hooksett, 626-7499, thepizzamandelivers.com. Delivery available. (The Pizza Man also has a location at 850 E. Industrial Park Drive in Manchester) Best of Nashua: Pig Tale Restaurant, 449 Amherst St., Nashua, 864-8740, pigtalerestaurant.com 22

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Best of the Best: The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 2242431, thetuckaway.com Best of Concord: Concord Beef & Seafood, 75 S. Main St., Concord, 226-3474, find them on Facebook.

Best of Manchester: Mr. Steer, 27 Buttrick Road, Londonderry, 434-1444, mrsteermeats.com Best of Nashua: The Flying Butcher, 124 Route 101A, Amherst, 598-6328, theflyingbutcher.com

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Best of the Best: Korean Pork Tenderloin Burrito, Wellington’s Marketplace, 124 N. Main St., Concord, 715-1191, wellingtonsmarketplace.com Best of Concord: Roast Beef, Beefside Restaurant, 106 Manchester St., Concord, 228-0208, beefsidenh.com Best of Manchester: Steak and Cheese Sub, Sub Station, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 625-1800, substationhooksett.com Best of Nashua: Big Poppy, Nashua Garden, 121 Main St., Nashua, 886-7363, facebook.com/thenashuagarden603. Hot sandwich includes turkey, pepperoni and Muenster cheese.

Best of the Best: Sully’s Superette, 10 N. Mast Road, Goffstown, 497-8176, sullyssuperette.com Best of Concord: Quality Cash Market, 11 Eastman St., Concord, 225-9661, qualitycashmarket.com Best of Manchester: Angela’s Pasta and Cheese Shop, 815 Chestnut St., Manchester, 625-9544, angelaspastaandcheese.com Best of Nashua: Jeannotte’s Market, 2 Courtland St., Nashua, 882-0161, find them on Facebook.

Best Subs Best of the Best: Nadeau’s Subs, 776 Mast Road, Manchester, 623-9315; 100 Cahill Ave., Manchester, 669-7827; 805 Canal St., Manchester, 644-8888; 1095 Hanover St., Manchester, 606-4411, nadeaussubs.com (Nadeau’s also has locations at 81 S. Main St. in Concord and 48 Portsmouth Avenue in Exeter) Best of Concord: Cimo’s South End Deli, 250 South St., Concord, 856-8020, find them on Facebook Best of Manchester: Sub Station, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 625-1800, substationhooksett.com Best of Nashua: Bill Cahill’s Super Subs, 8 Kimball Road, Hudson, 882-7710

Food shops Best Bakery Best of the Best: Bread & Chocolate, 29 S. Main St., Concord, 228-3330, find them on Facebook.

Best of Concord: Crust & Crumb, 126 N. Main St., Concord, 219-0763, thecrustandcrumb.com Best of Manchester: Klemm’s Bakery, 29 Indian Rock Road, Windham, 4378810, klemmsbakery.com Best of Nashua: Buckley’s Bakery & Cafe, 436 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 262-5929, buckleysbakerycafe.com 113409

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Sweets Best Candy/Chocolate Shop Best of the Best: Granite State Candy Shoppe, 13 Warren St., Concord, 225-2591, granitestatecandyshoppe.com Best of Concord: Kellerhaus, 259 Endicott St. North, Weirs Beach, 366-4466, kellerhaus.com Best of Manchester: Van Otis Chocolates, 341 Elm St., Manchester, 627-1611, vanotischocolates.com Best of Nashua: Nelson’s Candies, 65 Main St., Wilton, 654-5030, nelsonscandieswilton.com

Best Cupcakes Best of the Best: Queen City Cupcakes, 790 Elm St., Manchester, 624-4999, qccupcakes.com Best of Concord: Concord Food Co-op, 24 S. Main St., Concord, 225-6840, concordfoodcoop.coop Best of Manchester: Carina’s Cakes, 38 Crystal Ave., Derry, 425-9620, find them on Facebook.

Best of Nashua: Frederick’s Pastries, 109 Route 101A, Amherst, 882-7725, pastry.net

Best Desserts Best of the Best: Bread & Chocolate, 29 S. Main St., Concord, 228-3330, find them on Facebook.

Best of Concord: Crust & Crumb, 126 N. Main St., Concord, 219-0763, thecrustandcrumb.com

Best of Manchester: Carina’s Cakes, 38 Crystal Ave., Derry, 425-9620, find them on Facebook.

Best of Nashua: Buckley’s Bakery & Cafe, 436 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 262-5929, buckleysbakerycafe.com

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Best Locally Made Donuts Best of the Best: Klemm’s Bakery, 29 Indian Rock Road, Windham, 437-8810, klemmsbakery.com Best of Concord: Brothers Donuts & Deli, 426 Central St., Franklin, 934-6678, find them on Facebook.

Best of Manchester: The Local Moose Cafe, 124 Queen City Ave., Manchester, 232-2669, thelocalmoosecafe.com Best of Nashua: Crosby Bakery, 51 E. Pearl St., Nashua, 882-1851, crosbybakerynh.com

Best Ice Cream Best of the Best: Hayward’s Homemade Ice Cream, 7 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 888-4663, haywardsicecream.com Best of Concord: Arnie’s Place, 164 Loudon Road, Concord, 228-3225, arniesplace.com Best of Manchester: Puritan Backroom, 245 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 6669893, puritanbackroom.com Best of Nashua: King Kone, 336 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 420-8312, find them on Facebook.

Best Whoopie Pies Best of the Best: Crust & Crumb, 126 N. Main St., Concord, 219-0763, thecrustandcrumb.com Best of Concord: Gould Hill Farm, 656 Gould Hill Road, Contoocook, 746-3811, gouldhillfarm.com Best of Manchester: Carina’s Cakes, 38 Crystal Ave., Derry, 425-9620, find them on Facebook.

Best of Nashua: Buckley’s Bakery & Cafe, 436 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 262-5929, buckleysbakerycafe. com

Locally grown Best Farm Stand Best of the Best: Lull Farm, 65 Broad St., Hollis, 465-7079, livefreeandfarm.com Best of Concord: Dimond Hill Farm, 315 Hopkinton Road, Concord, 496-8218, dimondhillfarm.com Best of Manchester: LaValley Farms, 1801 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 485-3541, lavalleyfarms.com Best of Nashua: Fitch’s Corner, 182 Center Road, Milford, 801-8368, find them on Facebook.

Best Farmers Market Best: Concord Farmers Market. It begins Saturday, May 6 and is open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Capitol Street, Concord Runner-up: Salem Farmers Market. It is open year-round every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 14 Main St., Salem, until Sunday, May 7, when it moves to 224 N. Broadway, Salem.

Honorable Mention: Bedford Farmers Market. It begins June 6 and is open every Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at 190 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford.

Best NH-Made Food Product Best: Laurel Hill Jams and Jellies of Bedford, available at their home address at 47 Birchwood Circle, Bedford, Bedford Fields Garden Center & Home Decor, the Farm & Flower Market in Manchester, several other stores and online at laurelhilljams.com. Check the website for more locations and call 472-5388 for more info.

Runner-up: Blackwater Mustard of Contoocook, available at local farm stands, small markets and delis around southern New Hampshire. You can also purchase at blackwatermustardco.com. Contact blackwater.mustard@gmail.com or call 746-2349 for more info.

Honorable Mention: Parker’s Maple Barn of Mason maple syrup, available at their gift shop at 1316 Brookline Road, Mason, or online at parkersmaplebarn.com.

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Honorable Mention: New Hampshire in the Morning, 95.7 WZID-FM, airs mornings from 5 to 10 a.m., hosted by Neal White and Marga Bessette, wzid.com

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Runner-up: Chunky’s Cinema Pub, 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua, 880-8055, chunkys.com. A unique movie-viewing experience offering leather reclining seats from Lincoln Town Cars with food and drink table service during first-run major motion pictures.

Honorable Mention: Wilton Town Hall Theatre, 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com. An arthouse theater located in an old town hall building that shows a combination of modern indie flicks and classics.

Best Bookstore/Comic Book Store Best of the Best: Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com Best of Concord: Main Street BookEnds of Warner, 16 E. Main St., Warner, 456-2700, mainstreetbookends.com Best of Manchester: Double Midnight Comics, 245 Maple St., Manchester, 6699636, dmcomics.com Best of Nashua: The Toadstool Bookshop, 614 Nashua St., Lorden Plaza, Milford, 673-1734, roadbooks.com

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Best: Market Days Festival, held in downtown Concord every summer, features food, shopping and free entertain-

ment. This year’s festival is Thursday, June 22, through Saturday, June 24. Hosted by Intown Concord, intownconcord.org.

Best of Concord: Warner Fall Foliage Festival, held in downtown Warner every fall, is a free, family-friendly event that highlights rural life and colorful foliage.

The Festival features live entertainment, parades, a 5K, amusement rides and food.

This year’s event goes from Friday, Oct. 6, through Sunday, Oct. 8, wfff.org.

Best of Manchester: Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge, held in downtown Manchester, is the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in New England. Dozens of restaurants create their own unique tacos that visitors can try for $2 each. This year’s event will be on Thursday, May 4 (always the first Thursday of May). Hosted by the Hippo, hippodemayo.com.

Best of Nashua: Winter Holiday Stroll, held in downtown Nashua, features music, food, shopping, live entertainment and a candlelight stroll down Main Street. This year’s stroll is on Saturday, Nov. 25. Hosted by Great American Downtown Nashua, downtownnashua.org.

Best Food Event Best of the Best: Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. With more than 150,000 annual attendees, it’s the largest seaside festival in New England and features seafood from more than 60 restaurants, plus family activities. This year’s festival is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 10, at Ocean Boulevard on Hampton Beach, hamptonbeachseafoodfestival.com.

Best of Concord: Market Days Festival, held in downtown Concord every summer, features food, shopping and free entertainment. This year’s festival is Thursday, June 22, through Saturday, June 24. Hosted by Intown Concord, intownconcord.org.

Best of Manchester: Hippo de Mayo Taco Challenge, held in downtown Manchester, is the largest Cinco de Mayo celebration in New England. Dozens of restaurants create their own unique tacos that visitors can try for $2 each. This year’s event will be on Thursday, May 4. 26

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Best of Nashua: Rock’n Ribfest. A celebration of ribs and barbecue food made by nationally renowned smokers and local restaurants. The festival, put on by Rotary Club of Nashua West, also features live concerts, a road race, hot air balloon rides and more.

This year’s event is scheduled for Friday, June 16, through Sunday, June 18, at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 221 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, ribfestnh.com, rotarynashuawest.com.

Best Place to Take Your Kids Best of the Best: Cowabungas, an indoor inflatable playground. 1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 625-8008, mycowabungas.com Best of Concord: Krazy Kids, an indoor play center and party venue, 60 Sheep Davis Road, Pembroke, 228-7529, gokrazykids.com Best of Manchester: SEE Science Center, an interactive science museum modeled after the Exploratorium in San Francisco, 200 Bedford St., Manchester, 669-0400, see-sciencecenter.org Best of Nashua: Nuthin’ But Good Times!, an indoor playground and party venue, 746 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-2200, nuthinbutgoodtimes.com

Best Place to Take Kids on a Rainy/Snowy Day Best of the Best: Cowabungas, an indoor inflatable playground, 1328 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 625-8008, mycowabungas.com Best of Concord: Krazy Kids, an indoor play center and party venue, 60 Sheep Davis Road, Pembroke, 228-7529, gokrazykids.com Best of Manchester: SEE Science Center, an interactive science museum modeled after the Exploratorium in San Francisco, 200 Bedford St., Manchester, 669-0400, see-sciencecenter.org Best of Nashua: Nuthin’ But Good Times!, an indoor playground and party venue, 746 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-2200, nuthinbutgoodtimes.com

Best Place to Take Visiting Relatives Best: Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org.

An art museum founded in 1929 that features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculptures, including works by Picasso, Monet, O’Keeffe and other notable artists.

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Best of Manchester: The Barking Dog Ltd., 208 Londonderry Turnpike, Hooksett, 222-2275, thebarkingdog.com (There are also locations in Derry at 210 Rockingham Road and Exeter at 7 Beech Hill Road.)

Best of Nashua: Superdogs Daycare, 637 DW Highway, Merrimack, 424-1515, superdogsdaycare.com

Best Place to Walk Your Dog and distribution for brands like Budweiser and the home of the famous Budweiser Clydesdales. Tours are available Thursday through Monday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., after April 14, tours are available daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between September and December tours are offered daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Biergarten is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Honorable Mention: Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, 7839511, shakers.org. A museum preserving an original Shaker village built in 1792 that includes 25 restored and four reconstructed buildings where visitors can learn about Shaker life. Museum exhibit and tours open this year on May 6 and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 27. Guided tours are available on Oct. 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on weekends in November from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (including Friday Nov. 24). The museum store is open April 1 through May 5 Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From May 6 through Oct. 27, the store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between Oct. 28 and Dec. 23 it’s open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving.

Pets Best Pet Store Best of the Best: Woof Meow Family Pet Center, 19A Manchester Road, Derry, 965-3218, woofmeownh.com Best of Concord: Sandy’s Pet Food Center, 141 Old Turnpike Road, Concord, 225-1177, sandyspetfood.com Best of Manchester: Friendly Pets, 40 Concord Road, Lee, 868-1800, friendlypets.com (Its second location in Exeter at 81 Portsmouth Ave. at is set to open later this spring.)

Best of Nashua: Pet’s Choice, 454 DW Highway, Merrimack, 424-7297, petschoicenh.com

Best Doggie Day Care Best of the Best: Woof Woof Doggie Daycare Boarding & Training, 47 Rockingham Road, Windham, 890-6239, woofwoof.net Best of Concord: Paws on Pine, 913 Pine St., Contoocook, 568-4022, pawsonpinenh.com

Best of the Best: Benson Park, 19 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson (Formerly the site of Benson’s Wild Animal Farm, it’s a 166acre municipal park in Hudson housing trails, a 9/11 memorial, dog park and Little Free Library.)

Best of Concord: White Park, 1 White St., Concord (In the winter, the 20-acre park houses a sledding hill and skating rink, and in the summer, visitors come for its baseball field, basketball court, picnic shelter, playground equipment, pool, soccer field and walking trails.)

Best of Manchester: Livingston Park, Hooksett Road, Manchester (It houses a baseball diamond, playground, pool, soccer field, running track, picnic shelter and Dorr’s Pond, which you can fish in during the summer and skate on during the winter.)

Best of Nashua: Mine Falls Park, Whipple St., Nashua (The 325-acre park includes forest, wetlands and open fields and is bordered on the north by the Nashua River.)

Nightlife Best Bar For Live Music Best of the Best: The Shaskeen, 909 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0246, theshaskeenpub. com Best of Concord: True Brew Barista, 3 Bicentennial Square, Concord, 225-2776, truebrewbarista.com (It also has a location inside Concord’s Gibson’s Bookstore at 45 S. Main St.) Best of Manchester: Strange Brew Tavern, 88 Market St., Manchester, 666-4292, strangebrewtavern.net Best of Nashua: Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua, 578-0200, riverwalknashua.com

Best Bar With Outside Deck Best of the Best: The Derryfield Restaurant, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-2880, thederryfield.com (The deck opens when the adjacent golf course is open — typically in April, when the ground is dry.)

Best of Concord: Downtown Cheers Grille & Bar, 17 Depot St., Concord, 2280180, cheersnh.com (It opens when the weather warms up.)

Best of Manchester: Murphy’s Taproom, 494 Elm St., Manchester, 644-3535, murphystaproom.com (The deck opens when the weather is consistently warm.)

Best of Nashua: The Pasta Loft, 241 Union Square, Milford, 672-2270, pastaloft.com (Its deck will open once the snow has melted. Pasta Loft also has another location in Hampstead at 220 E. Main St.)

Best Sports Bar Best of the Best: Billy’s Sports Bar and Grill, 34 Tarrytown Road, Manchester, 622-3644, billyssportsbar.com Best of Concord: The Draft Sports Bar and Grill, 67 S. Main St., Concord, 2271175, draftsportsbar.com Best of Manchester: Thirsty Moose Taphouse, 795 Elm St., Manchester, 7922337 (Thirsty Moose Taphouse also has locations in Portsmouth at 21 Congress St. and Dover at 83 Washington St.) Best of Nashua: Tilted Kilt Pub, 345 Amherst St., Nashua, 204-5531, tiltedkilt.com

Best Pub Trivia Night Best of the Best: Monday nights at The Shaskeen, 909 Elm St., Manchester, 6250246, theshaskeenpub.com (Trivia starts at 7:30 p.m., with a maximum of six to a team.)

Best of Concord: Tuesday nights at Area 23, 254 N. State St., Concord, 5520137, thearea23.com (Trivia starts at 7 p.m., no team size limit.)

Best of Manchester: Wednesday nights at The Farm Bar & Grille, 1181 Elm St., Manchester 641-3276, farmbargrille.com (Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m., with a maximum of six people per team.)

Best of Nashua: Tuesday nights at The Peddler’s Daughter, 48 Main St., Nashua, 821-7535, thepeddlersdaughter.com (Trivia starts at 8:30 p.m.; there’s no team size limit, and you can sign up the night of.)

Best Karaoke Night Best of the Best: Yee Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, 830 S. Willow St., Manchester, 625-5500, yeedynasty.com (Karaoke is seven nights a week from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; sign up is at the door.)

Best of Concord: Beijing & Tokyo, 61 S. Main St., Concord, 228-0888, beijingtokyoconcordnh.com (Karaoke is Friday and Saturday night at 9 p.m.)

Best of Manchester: McGarvey’s Saloon, 1097 Elm St., Manchester, 6272721, mcgarveysnh.com (Karaoke is every day except Monday night at 9:30 p.m.)

Best of Nashua: Grand Buffet, 350 Amherst St., Nashua, 881-9799, 350grandbuffet.com (Karoake is Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.)

Best Date Place Best of the Best: 815 Cocktails and Provisions, 815 Elm St., Manchester, 782-8086, ivotewet.com

Best of Concord: Angelina’s Ristorante Italiano, 11 Depot St., Concord, 228-3313, angelinasrestaurant.com Best of Manchester: Mint Bistro, 1105 Elm St., Manchester, 625-6468, mintbistronh.com Best of Nashua: Stella Blu, 70 E. Pearl St., Nashua, 578-5557, stellablu-nh.com

Outdoors Best Local Hiking Trail Best of the Best: Mine Falls Park, Whipple Street, Nashua, 589-3400, ext. 5005, nashuanh.gov. A 325-acre park that includes about eight miles of walking trails in the forest, as well as wetlands and open fields, in the heart of the Gate City, near the Nashua River.

Best of Concord: Marjory Swope Park, Long Pond Road, Concord, 225-8515, concordnh.gov. A two-mile loop near Penacook Lake.

Best of Manchester: Lake Massabesic, Route 101, Exit 2, Bypass 28, Manchester, 624-6444, manchesternh.gov. Several marked trails that range in length from a half mile to more than three miles.

Best of Nashua: Beaver Brook, 117 Ridge Road, Hollis, 465-7787, beaverbrook.org.

Features 35 miles of trails along more than 2,000 acres of forest, wetlands and fields.

Best City Park Best of the Best: White Park, 1 White St., Concord, 225-8690, concordnh.gov.

A 20-acre park with features that include White Park Pond, an ice skating rink during the winter months, and the Monkey Around Playground, the largest playground in the Capital City.

Best of Concord: Rollins Park, 116 Broadway St., Concord, 225-8690, concordnh.gov (parking is at 33 Bow St., Concord). Features walking trails, a fullsized playground, baseball, softball and field hockey fields, and the city’s largest public pool, open during the summer months.

Best of Manchester: Livingston Park, Hooksett Road, Manchester, 624-4444, manchesternh.gov. The park features a baseball diamond, a soccer field, walking paths, a running track and two playgrounds.

A recently constructed swimming pool is also available during the summer months.

Best of Nashua: Benson Park, 19 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson, 880-1600, hudsonnh.gov. Features more than 150 acres of land and includes ponds, walking trails in the woods, a playground and a dog park.

Best State Park Best: Bear Brook State Park, 61 Deerfield Road, Allenstown, 485-9869, nhstateparks. org. The largest developed state park in New Hampshire, with more than 10,000 acres of land and 40 miles of trails.

Runner-up: Pawtuckaway State Park, 128 Mountain Road, Nottingham, 8953031, nhstateparks.org. Features more than 5,000 acres of land and hiking trails.

Honorable Mention: Wellington State Park, 614 West Shore Road, Bristol, 7442197, nhstateparks.org. Features volleyball and horseshoe courts, and a peninsula nature trail with picnic areas, fishing areas and more.

Best Sledding Hill Best of the Best: Derryfield Country Club, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 669-0235, derryfieldgolf.com. A popular hill for sledding next to the golf course.

Best of Concord: White Park, 1 White St., Concord, 225-8690, concordnh.gov. A sledding hill is located within the park.

Best of Manchester: Mack’s Apples, 230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 434-7619, macksapples.com. Multiple hills around the property are available for sledding.

Best of Nashua: Roby Park, Spit Brook Road, Nashua, 589-3370, nashuanh.gov. A large hill behind the park is often used for sledding.

Best Local Ski Hill Best: Pats Peak Ski Area, 686 Flanders Road, Henniker, 428-3245, patspeak.com.

Features 28 trails and slopes, 11 chair lifts, and one of the highest capacity computer-controlled snowmaking systems in the Northeast.

Runner-up: McIntyre Ski Area, 50 Chalet Court, Manchester, 622-6159, mcintyreskiarea.com. Features 200 vertical feet of terrain, nine skiing trails and an eight-lane snow tubing park.

Honorable Mention: Crotched Mountain, 615 Francestown Road, Bennington, 588-3668, crotchedmountain.com. Features 100 acres of skiing terrain, with 25 trails and three terrain parks.

Best Golf Course Best: Derryfield Country Club, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 669-0235, derryfieldgolf.com. Derryfield is a public golf course. Rates are $43 for 18 holes everyday and $27 for 9 holes. Additional fees apply for golf carts.

Runner-up: Beaver Meadow Golf Course, 1 Beaver Meadow Drive, Concord, 228-8954, beavermeadowgolfcourse.com.

Beaver Meadow is open to the public and offers walk-in rates and seasonal memberships. 2017 rate information TBA. Honorable Mention: Manchester Country Club, 180 S. River Road, Bedford, 624-4096, manchestercountryclub. com. Manchester Country Club is open to the public but requires memberships to use the facilities. A variety of memberships are available that include access to golf courses and events, player development and 28 indoor simulator and more.

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Favorite Farm Best: Lull Farm, 65 Broad St., Hollis, 465-7079, livefreeandfarm.com, grows a variety of fruits and vegetables, like apples, kiwi, potatoes, carrots, zucchini and more.

Runner-up: Sunnycrest Farm, 59 High Range Road, Londonderry, 432-7753, sunnycrestfarmnh.com, has pick-your-own apples, strawberries, blueberries and cherries, as well as a farmers market with fruits, vegetables, milk, honey, syrup and more.

Honorable Mention: J&F Farms, 108 Chester Road, Derry, 437-0535, jandffarms.com, produces fruits, vegetables, beef, eggs and more.

Food Personalities Best Bartender Best of the Best: Jack Wholey, Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com Best of Concord: Jonathan Emmons, The Barley House Restaurant & Tavern, 132 N. Main St., Concord, 228-6363, thebarleyhouse.com Best of Manchester: Patrick Graham, Romano’s Pizza, 27 Colby Road, Litchfield, 424-0500, romanosnh.com Best of Nashua: Michael Day, Giorgio’s Ristorante & Bar, 707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 883-7333, giorgios.com

Best Chef Best of the Best: Bobby Marcotte, The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery, 58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com Best of Concord: Corey Fletcher, Revival Kitchen & Bar, 11 Depot St., Concord, 715-5723, revivalkitchennh.com Best of Manchester: Edward Aloise, Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 6663723, republiccafe.com Best of Nashua: Kimmy Lavoie, Bar One, 40 Nashua St., Milford, 249-5327, find them on Facebook at facebook.com/baronenh

Best Waiter/Waitress Best of the Best: Josee Bilodeau, Republic, 1069 Elm St., Manchester, 6663723, republiccafe.com Best of Concord: Bill Wishart, Revival Kitchen & Bar, 11 Depot St., Concord, 715-5723, revivalkitchennh.com Best of Manchester: Sarah Archambault, The Wild Rover, 21 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, 669-7722, wildroverpub.com Best of Nashua: Amanda Hudon, Tiebreakers Family Grille, Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road, Milford, 673-7123, ext. 232, hampshirehills.com HIPPO | MARCH 30 - APRIL 5, 2017 | PAGE 28

Health & Beauty Personalities Best Fitness Instructor Best of the Best: Nancy Carlson (who coaches Athlete Academy), Get Fit New Hampshire, 287 S. Main St., Concord, and 167 New Orchard Road, Epsom, 3442651, getfitnh.com Best of Concord: Jeremy Woodward (who coaches boot camp), Jeremy’s Boot Camp, 153 Manchester St., Concord, 7212830, jeremysbootcamp.com Best of Manchester: Nancy Brodeur, Jazzercise Manchester Fitness Center, 32 Hayward St., Manchester, 624-9122, jcls.jazzercise.com/facility/ jazzercise-manchester-fitness-center Best of Nashua: Matt Skeffington, Dynamic Strength & Conditioning, 115 Northeastern Blvd., Nashua, 882-2348, dynamicsc.com

Best Hair Stylist Best of the Best: Kae Mason, Salon K, 18 Pleasant St., Concord, 225-0099, salonkconcord.com Best of Concord: Denise Jewell, Salon K, 18 Pleasant St., Concord, 225-0099, salonkconcord.com Best of Manchester: Samantha Courtois, 5 Diamond Salon, 915 Holt Ave., No. 4, Manchester, 459-3367, 5diamondsalon.com Best of Nashua: Erin Crowley, Fancy Nancy’s Elite Hair Designers, 295 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 891-0202, fancynancyssalon.com

Best Barber Best of the Best: Rick Lindof, The Polished Man, 707 Milford Road, Unit 3A, Merrimack, 233-8685, thepolishedmannh.com Best of Concord: Josh Craggy, Lucky’s Barbershop & Shave Parlor, 50 S. State St., Concord, 715-5470, luckysbarbershop.biz Best of Manchester: Josh Smith, Handsome Devil’s Barbershop & Shave, 1100 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 232-7024, handsomedevilsnh.com Best of Nashua: Hannah Coleman, The Polished Man, 707 Milford Road, Unit 3A, Merrimack, 233-8685, rlcuts.com

Friendliest Dentist Best of the Best: Dr. Elizabeth Spindel

(Elizabeth Spindel, D.M.D.), 862 Union St., Manchester, 669-9049, elizabethspindel.com Best of Concord: Dr. Ray Orzechowski (R. Orzechowski Jr. D.M.D. General Dentistry) 280 Pleasant St., Concord, 228-4456 Best of Manchester: Dr. John J. Ahern (Ahern, Nichols, Ahern, Hersey & Butterfield Family Dentistry), 30 Pinkerton St., Derry, 432-5039, ahearn-nichols.com Best of Nashua: Dr. Harvey Weener (Landmark Dental Care), 283 Broad St., Nashua, 882-7312, landmarkdentalnashua.com

Notable Locals Best Mechanic Best of the Best: Justin Lemay, Black Widow Customs, 51 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, 624-0400, blackwidowcustoms.com Best of Concord: Ryan Arsenault, Pellerin Motorsports, 219 Pembroke St., Pembroke, 210-1637, pellerinmotorsports.com Best of Manchester: Ralph Brutus, Brutus Auto Repair & Service, 148 Merrimack St., Manchester, 624-8881, brutusauto.com Best of Nashua: Nathan Fogg, Nathan Fogg’s Auto, 475 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 670-4986, nathanfoggsauto.com

Best Teacher Best of the Best: Carole Bilodeau (first grade), Epping Elementary School, 17 Prospect St., Epping Best of Concord: Emily Crompton (physical education), Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, 907 1st New Hampshire Turnpike, Northwood Best of Manchester: Jeffrey Normandin (English), Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester Best of Nashua: Amanda Eaton (first grade), Clark-Wilkins Elementary School, 80 Boston Post Road, Amherst

Entertainers Best Local Band Best: Miketon & The Night Blinders (folk-country), miketon.net Runner-up: Pat & the Hats (rock-pop), patandthehats.com Honorable Mention: enCircle (alternative-progressive rock), encircleband.com

Best Local Solo Performer Best: Brad Bosse of Milford (acoustic-rock), facebook.com/bradbossemusic.

Next local show is at Fratello’s in Nashua on Friday, March 31, at 6:30 p.m.

Runner-up: Ryan Williamson of Concord (acoustic-rock), rwilliamsonmusic. com. Next local show is at Telly’s in Epping on Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.

Honorable Mention: Tristan Omand of

Manchester (Americana), tristanomand.com.

Next local show is at The Country Spirit in Henniker on Friday, March 31, at 8:30 p.m.

Best Local Comedian Best: Nick Lavallee, theotherdude.com.

Next local show is at the Shaskeen in Manchester on Wednesday, April 26, at 9 p.m.

Runner-up: Juston McKinney, justonmckinney.com. Next local show is at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord on Saturday, May 6, at 8 p.m.

Honorable Mention: Greg Boggis of Milford, facebook.com/GBoggis. Boggis is the host of The Boggis Hour, which airs on Access Nashua (Channel 96 in the Nashua area). He also appears at the Thursday Comedy Nights at Fody’s in Nashua; the next one is Thursday, March 30, at 8 p.m..

Best Local Radio Show Host Best: Greg Kretschmar from Greg and the Morning Buzz, Rock 101 WGIRFM/100.3 WHEB-FM, morningbuzz.com.

Show airs weekdays from 5:30 to 10 a.m.

Runner-up: Laura Knoy from The Exchange, New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR), 89.1 FM Concord/Manchester/88.3 FM Nashua, nhpr.org. Show airs weekdays from 9 to 10 a.m. and re-airs at 7 p.m.

Honorable Mention: Nazzy from Morning Wake Up, 98.3 WLNH-FM, wlnh.nh1media.com. Show airs weekdays from 6 to 10 a.m.

Best Local NH Sports Team Best: New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Manchester-based AA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team, miilb.com. The 2017 season home opener is Thursday, April 6, against the Binghamton Mets. Home field is Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, 1 Line Drive, Manchester.

Runner-up: Manchester Monarchs, Manchester-based East Coast Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, manchestermonarchs.com. The next and final two home games of the season are Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2, against the Elmira Jackals. Home ice is at the SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester.

Honorable Mention: Nashua Silver Knights, Nashua-based Futures Collegiate Baseball League team, nashuasilverknights.com. The 2017 season home opener is Friday, June 2, against the Pittsfield

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Local Attractions Best Historical Site or Museum Best of the Best: Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, 669-6144, currier.org. An internationally renowned art museum founded in 1929 that features American and European paintings, sculptures, photographs and more.

Best of Concord: Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, 783-9511, shakers.org. One of the original Shaker museums that has since turned into a museum preserving several of the original buildings.

Best of Manchester: Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St., Manchester, 622-7531, manchesterhistoric.org/millyard-museum.

This museum is operated by the Manchester Historic Association and features exhibits pertaining to the Queen City’s history.

Best of Nashua: Monson Center, Federal Hill Road, Milford, 224-9945, forestsociety.org/property/monson-center. The site of an early colonial settlement in the mid1700s that has since been preserved.

Coolest-looking Building Best of the Best: New Hampshire Statehouse, 107 N. Main St., Concord, nh.gov.

The oldest statehouse in the United States in which the state legislature still sits in its original chambers, the capitol building first opened in 1814. Tours for the NH State house can be booked online at gencourt.nh.state.us or by calling the Visitor Center at 271-2154.

Best of Concord: Gasholder House, South Main St., Concord, concordnh.gov.

One of 11 known gasholder houses in the United States built in the 1800s to store gas surrounded by an iron gasholder, the Gasholder House is a round brick building that was used from 1888 to 1952 and is the last structure of its kind in the U.S. still con-

taining its original gasholder. It has not been in service for decades.

Best of Manchester: Black Widow Customs, 51 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, 624-0400, blackwidowcustoms.com.

A family-owned company selling Jeep and off-road parts, the brick building features the back of a car jutting out from above the garage door entry.

Best of Nashua: Hunt Memorial Building, 6 Main St., Nashua, nashuanh.gov, is a former library that was recently renovated for office space and event rentals.

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Runner-up: Seasons, yes all four of them.

Even winter had its supporters — “winter and snow,” said one reader specifically. (Here’s another recipe for winter contentment: “Snow, fireplace, birds, wildlife, reading.”) “The scenery of the four seasons,” and comments praising not just the seasons themselves but the transition of seasons were common. Of the individual seasons, fall and the fall foliage probably received the most praise.

Honorable mention: Quality of Life.

“Live free or die, baby!” and “Freedom” were popular answers, as were variations on “awesome friggin people.”

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ton Elementary School Community Center (20 Robert Rogers Road) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The gymnasium will be full of vendors coupled with topical workshop sessions and educational games related to energy for children. The expo is sponsored by the Dunbarton Energy Committee, the Bow Energy Club and Transition Dunbarton. Admission is free. Visit transition-dunbarton.org/projects/energy-expo.

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The Samaritans 5K Run and Walk, a race being held to raise awareness for suicide prevention, kicks off at Veterans Memorial Park (737 Elm St., Manchester) at 10:30 a.m. Following the race, participants and their families can enjoy refreshments and a small party at Club ManchVegas (50 Old Granite St.).

Registration is $20. Visit samaritanshope.org or lightboxreg.com to register.

Wednesday, April 5

Stevie Nicks of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame multi-platinum-selling band Fleetwood Mac performs at the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester) at 7 p.m. Nicks has sold more than 140 million records worldwide collectively with Fleetwood Mac and in her solo career. The Pretenders are also expected to perform.

Visit snhuarena.com or call 644-5000 to buy tickets.

EAT: locally grown food Join the YMCA of Greater Nashua’s Merrimack building (6 Henry Clay Drive) for the fourth annual Indoor Farmers’ Market on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A variety of vendors will be on hand selling fresh eggs, beef, jams and jellies, bread and more. A catered lunch will also be available for purchase prepared by Texas Roadhouse.

Admission is free and vendor fees range from $30 to $50. Visit nmymca.org or call 881-7778.

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Wednesday, April 5

UNH Manchester (88 Commercial St.) will hold its next law and graduate school information session from 5:30 to 7 p.m. An admissions representative from the UNH Law School in Concord will be on hand to talk about J.D. and law graduate programs, and there will also be opportunities to meet with the school’s educational program director. Admission is free. Visit gradschool.unh.edu or call 8623000 for more details.

DRINK: wine Incredibrew (112 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua) will hold a Limited Wine Tasting, Making and Bottling event on Thursday, March 30, at 6 p.m. Participants will join in a wine tasting and a hands-on winemaking and bottling experience, featuring a small variety of limited-edition wines from Incredibrew’s supplies. Each participant will take six bottles home. No winemaking experience is necessary. The cost is $60 per six bottles.

Visit incredibrew.com or call 891-2477.

Wednesday, April 5

The Nashua Garden Club hosts its monthly program at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church (121 Manchester St., Nashua). The meeting will feature perennialist Kerry Mendez and will focus on low-maintenance, high-impact gardens.

Light refreshments will be served. Admission is $5 for non-members. Visit nashuagardenclub.com.

BE MERRY: for the NH Hill Climb Challenge Don’t miss the NH Hill Climb Challenge at Pats Peak (686 Flanders Road, Henniker) on Saturday, April 1, with demo snowmobile rides and a vintage snowmobile show kicking off the event at 8 a.m. Race registration starts at 6 a.m. with the challenge taking place at 10:30 a.m.

The event benefits the Weare Winter Wanderers Snowmobile Club. Admission is $15 per person and free for kids 5 and under. Entry fees for the race are $25 per person on race day. Visit wearewinterwandererssc.org/nh-hillclimb for details.

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ARTS Granite State style Fashion shows hit NH this April

By Kelly Sennott

ksennott@hippopress.com

No need to rely on Project Runway to see what’s in style; over the next couple weeks, New Hampshire becomes a fashionista’s paradise, with runway shows all over the state featuring local and national designers.

Spring into Chic

The Merrimack Chamber of Commerce presents its second annual Spring into Chic Fashion Show and Expo Thursday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Nashua.

“The board came up with the idea last year, and everyone agreed, not knowing how it was going to turn out — but it was such a success, it is now one of our signature events,” said Patti Maccabe, marketing and event coordinator with the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, via phone last week.

The event is a two-hour fashion showcase featuring spring and summer clothing, shoes and accessories from local and corporate New Hampshire stores — like David’s Bridal, Fresh of Nashua, Downtown Nashua Boutique, Pastiche Boutique, Robin’s Egg Baby Bird Boutique and George’s Apparel. Mary Kay Cosmetics is designNew Hampshire Fashion Week Saturday, April 8: Radisson Hotel, 11 Tara Boulevard, Nashua, designer showcase from 7 to 10 p.m. (VIP party from 6 to 7 p.m.)

Sunday, April 9: Radisson Hotel, from noon to 4 p.m. (Student designers compete for scholarships and other awards) Admission: $15 for general admission to one show, $25 for both shows, $50 for VIP party Contact: nhfashionweek.com

From the 2016 Spring into Chic Fashion Show. Scot Langdon photo.

ing makeup, and Michael’s School of Hair Design and Esthetics will do hair.

Models are ages 1 to adult. Some are local celebrities, like Merrimack Police Chief Mark Doyle and Merrimack Parks and Recreation Director Matt Casparius, while others are high school seniors competing for a $500 scholarship. Kevin Skarupa from WMUR emcees.

New Hampshire Fashion Week

New Hampshire Fashion Week runway shows are Saturday, April 8, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, at noon at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua. The event, also in its second year, features both regional and national designers. Director Cynthia Hud“Spring into Chic” fashion show Where: Courtyard by Marriott, 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua When: Thursday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Admission: $15, $35 for VIP Contact: merrimackchamber.org

son conceptualized it years ago because she felt there was a void in the Granite State; it needed its own fashion week.

“Connecticut has one. Boston has one.

Why not New Hampshire?” Hudson said via phone last week. “It’s a big production. There’s a lot that goes into this.”

One of the designers is Laconia artist Wanda Van Norden, whose jewelry is made from California healing crystals.

Van Norden has sold at craft shows locally and nationally, traveling as far as Florida and Texas to sell, but there’s something incredibly exciting about seeing your work travel down the runway.

Last year, her models wore black clothing to emphasize the large, sparkly pieces.

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“It gives designers a chance to get their names out there and get people to see their work,” Van Norden said.

During intermission Saturday night, there will be performances by local singers and dancers and Shane’s Anti-Bullying Program, and the New Hampshire Brigade football team will throw footballs and promotional items out to the audience.

Other featured designers include CYNTHIA HUDSON Jewelinga, Chances R Designs, Jarfette, Alternative Designs, Takeiya Perry Designs, Nellie Designs, Nina Designs, Maritha Designs, Vermont Fashion Arts Collective and LuLaroe. Lord & Taylor and Gap dress the models Sunday.

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• Abstract art: Twiggs Gallery at Cornerstone Design, 254 King St. Boscawen, hosts “A Little Abstracted” April 1 through May 14, with a reception Thursday, April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. The show contains abstract paintings and mixed media works

by New Hampshire artists Kate Higley, Ethel Hills, Lotus Lien and Marcia Santore, who were inspired by color, nature, mark-making and patterns. Hours at the gallery are Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Visit twiggsgallery.wordpress.com or call 975-0015.

• New Hampshire and yoga: Artist, writer, blogger and educator Kathryn Costa teaches a workshop, “Creating Mandalas for Relaxation and Self Expression,” at YogaBalance Yoga Studio, 135 Hooksett Road, Manchester, Saturday, April 8, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Costa created 100 mandalas in 100 days in 2014, and within a year her online following grew to include thousands. The workshop features an introduction to mandalas (origins, meanings, examples, uses), and afterward students will make mandalas of their own. Tuition is $45 per person.

Visit yogabalance.info, email mail@yogabalance.info or call 625-4000. That same day, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., Christine Keenan hosts a workshop, “Walk on the

Art Events • DARCIE DENNIGAN Visiting artist lecture on how to start an artistic or literary community.

Thurs., March 30, 6-7:30 p.m.

NHIA Emma B. French Hall Auditorium, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Free.

• ALEC LONGSTRETH Artist lecture. Fri., March 31, at noon.

NHIA, French Hall, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Free.

• EMPTY BOWLS THROWDOWN Sat., April 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Studio 550, 550 Elm St., Manchester. Make bowls to fight hunger. Clay provided. Email info@550arts.com to reserve a wheel; space limited.

Openings • 2017 SPRING EAST ART SHOW Youth art exhibition, ages 6 to 18, hosted by Nashua Area Artists Association. Sat., April 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ArtHub, R.J. Finlay Building, 30 Temple St., Nashua. Visit nashuaareaartistsassoc.org.

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“Summer Garden” by Ethel Hills, on view at the new Twiggs Gallery show, “A Little Abstracted.” Courtesy image.

Wild Side,” at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Nashua Retail Gallery, 98 Main St., Nashua, which involves creating New Hampshire-themed mixed media pieces with paint, paper, ink and stencils.

Call 595-8233. Tuition is $32 plus $15 for materials.

• Celebrating women: The Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash St., Manchester, hosts a Currier After Hours event themed “Celebrating Women” Thursday, April 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. There will be live music

by Lauren Miller, tours that highlight women in art and henna tattoos provided

by ShrenikahennArt. There will be a cash bar and full menu available at the Winter Garden Cafe. Admission to the museum is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for students, $5 for youth ages 13 to 17. In other news at the museum, the Zimmerman House opens for the season April 13. Tickets for the tour are $25. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144.

— Kelly Sennott

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by Marcia Santore, Kate Higley, Ethel Hills, Lotus Lien. On view April 1 through May 13. Opening reception Thurs., April 6, 5-7 p.m.

Twiggs Gallery, 254 King St., Boscawen. Visit twiggsgallery. wordpress.com. Call 975-0015.

• “DUELING LANDSCAPES: TRADITIONAL VS. INDUSTRIAL” Show featuring work by Hollis oil painter Stephen Previte.

On view April 1-April 22. Reception Fri., April 7, 6-8 p.m. Wild Salamander Arts Center, 30 Ash St., Hollis. Visit wildsalamander. com.

• 11th ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBIT Featuring work by SNHU graphic design students.

April 6-May 6. Southern NH University, 2500 N. River Road, Manchester. Visit snhu.edu. Reception Thurs., April 6, 5-7 p.m.

• “CARBON BASED LIFE FORMS” Art show with work

by Kris Ebbeson. On view at the Franklin Gallery at RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 N. Main St., Rochester, 812-1488. Reception Thurs., April 6, 5-7 p.m.

Theater Productions • VIOLET Seacoast Repertory Theatre, March 10-April 2. Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Prices vary. Visit seacoastrep.org.

• THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Saint Anselm Abbey Players production. Fri., March 31, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester. $15. Visit anselm. edu, call 641-7700.

• EAT YOUR HEART OUT Pittsfield Players production.

Fri., March 31, at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 2, at 2 p.m. Scenic Theatre, 6 Depot St., Pittsfield. $15.

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New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble founder Ellen Carlson has a photo of her great-grandfather that her family suspects was taken at one of these competitions; it gave her an idea for an upcoming concert.

“I got to thinking it would be fun to have our ensemble do a show at a car dealership,” said Carlson, who started the group eight years ago to encourage music in New Hampshire. “Henry Ford’s idea was to promote fiddling, and that’s the same thing I’m trying to do, just in a different way.”

Carlson partnered with Amanda Grappone Osmer, a banjo player and owner of Grappone Toyota, for a concert at the Bow dealership last spring. Cars disappeared from the showroom and made way for fiddlers and more than 100 audience members. It went over so well, they’re partnering again in 2017 for the group’s spring performance series.

New Hampshire shows occur Saturday, April 1, at Grappone Toyota; Saturday, April 8, at Exeter Town Hall; and Sunday, April 9, at the Franklin Opera House. All proceeds go to charities, including the New Hampshire Children’s Trust, the Franklin Opera House and the Maine Irish Heritage Center.

The ensemble comprises 80-plus players of all abilities, ages 5 to 85. They’ll play a variety of genres, including country, bluegrass and folk, plus music with mariachi, Canadian, Scottish and Irish origins. Rehearsals occur every other week starting in November, though some practice remotely with help from Carlson’s fast and slow fiddle recordings, which they must learn by heart.

“The hardest thing for people in the ensemble is that there are no music stands on stage; you just have to memorize it,” said Carlson.

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Saturday, April 1: Grappone Toyota, 594 Route 3A, Bow, at 7 p.m., to benefit the NH Children’s Trust Saturday, April 8: Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St., Exeter, at 7 p.m., to benefit the NH Children’s Trust Sunday, April 9: Franklin Opera House, 316 Central St., Franklin, to benefit the Franklin Opera House Contact: nhchildrenstrust.org, franklinoperahouse.org, fiddleheadscamp.com Tickets: $12

This weekend, the New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble performs at a Toyota dealership in Bow. Courtesy photo.

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Carlson’s goal in forming the ensemble was to create a way for people to learn different styles and play with other fiddlers.

“They’re standing there with 80 other people, so it’s a little more comforting,” Carlson said. “There’s a lot of fiddling in New Hampshire and New England. A lot of people think it’s just contra and Irish dancing, but fiddling is involved in so many different styles of music. … They get to experiment and see what they like.”

Within the group are a handful of families — like Paul and Valerie Smith, and their daughters Audrey and Shelby Smith, who live in Lee. The girls have played in the ensemble five years, their parents about two.

The family likes that it offers them an opportunity to work toward something together.

“I think we all enjoy getting together and practicing at home. A few hours go by, and we realize nobody’s been watching TV or on their phones. We’re creating together,” said Valerie Smith, who only began playing a few years ago. “I’m not going to be the best one on stage, but I can still participate. And that’s the beauty of it. Ellen constructed it in such a way that the music as an ensemble is impressive to listen to, but you can learn the tunes and participate even if you don’t have years and years of experience.”

Another ensemble family includes teen siblings Brennan, Declan and Fiona Adams from Concord, who’ve been playing the fiddle since age 3.

“Ellen really puts together a good show with people from all different levels of proficiency. There will be some 60-year-olds who’ve only played for a year and 10-yearolds who’ve been playing for seven years,” Brennan Adams said.

Organizing this massive assemblage of fiddle players is a lot of work, but Carlson perseveres because she believes in music.

“I taught middle school math for a long time. I quit my job eight years ago because I wanted to pursue my passion. I’m a really big believer in thinking the world would be a better place if we all brought music into our lives,” Carlson said.

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• Pastoral music: The Nashua Choral Society begins its spring performance season Saturday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Nashua High School North, 8 Titan Way, Nashua, by performing a selection of songs by three British composers — Ralph Vaughan Williams, Charles Villiers Stanford and Benjamin Britten — plus Paul Hindemith’s “Six Chansons,” set to poetry

by Rainer Maria Rilke; selections of Bernstein’s “Candide;” and Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” set to Robert Frost’s poetry.

Tickets are $10 to $20. Visit nashuachoralsociety.org or call 998-0443.

• Robots: The Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord, becomes home to R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots directed by Harry Domin March 31 through April 16, with shows Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. The classic science fiction play was written in 1920 by Czechoslovakian playwright Karel Capek and takes place in a time when humans have lost their way and robots do all the work. Tickets are $16.50. Visit hatboxnh. com or call 715-2315.

• Intelligent theater: The New Hampshire Theatre Project presents its 2017 Intelligent Theatre Festival this weekend with the theme, “Matters of Importance.”

Each script follows social, political and cultural issues that prompt difficult conversations. Kate Kirkwood directs Throw Away People by Mary Ellen Hedrick Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m., followed by The New Abnormal by high school students Josh Goldberg, Ella McGrail, Colleen • THE SECRET OF COMEDY The Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth. March 31-April 16.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. $15. Visit playersring.org, call 436-8123.

• THE WIZARD OF OZ Matthew Thornton Elementary School Drama Club. 275 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. Fri., March 31, at 7 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at noon and 7 p.m. Tickets $10.

• ROSSUM’S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS March 31-April 16, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. $16.50. Visit hatboxnh.com.

• MURDER IS A GAME Majestic Theatre dinner theater presentation. Fri., March 31, at 7 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 7 p.m.; Sun., April 2, at 1:30 p.m. $42 Friday/Saturday, $38 Sunday. Call 669-7469.

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The Nashua Choral Society. Courtesy photo.

Spear and Natalie Viebrock, directed by Crystal Gould. Genevieve Aichele directs Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People, adapted by Arthur Miller, on Saturday, April 1, at 7 p.m., and C.J. Lewis directs Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m. All shows are at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth.

Admission is $10 per show. Visit nhtheatreproject.org or call 431-6644, ext. 5.

• Murder games: The Majestic Theatre presents a dinner theater production of Murder is a Game by Fred Carmichael on Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, at 7 p.m.; and Sunday, April 2, at 1:30 p.m., at the Executive Court Banquet Facility, 1199 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester. The play follows a successful married mystery-writing team whose publisher houses them in an old mansion for a weekend in hopes to spark some creativity. Kelsey Domeny directs. Tickets are $42 for Friday and Saturday performances, $38 for Sunday, which come with dinner (sauteed chicken breast roasted with red pepper, asparagus and capers, finished with a light lemon wine sauce, served with chef’s choice of vegetable and starch, plus creamy cheesecake with raspberry coulis dessert).

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• 2017 INTELLIGENT THEATRE FESTIVAL Presented by NH Theatre Project. Throw Away People and The New Abnormal Fri., March 31, at 7 p.m.; Enemy of the People Sat., April 1, at 7 p.m.; Other Desert Cities by Jon Robin Baitz Sun., April 2, at 2 p.m. West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth. $10 per show. Visit nhtheatreproject.org, call 431-6644.

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Classical Music Events • MERRIMACK VALLEY FLUTE CHOIR Concert at Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Sun., April 2, at 2 p.m. Call 589-4610. Visit nashualibrary.org/visit/directions.

• SMETANA AND DVORAK Symphony NH concert. Fri., April 7, at 8 p.m., Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord; Sat., April 8, at 8 p.m., at Keefe Auditorium, 117 Elm St., Nashua; Sun., April 9, at 3 p.m., Lebanon Opera House. Tickets $18-$49. Visit symphonynh.org.

BAD BOYS, BAD BOYS Pontine Theatre presents its original staging of The Story of a Bad Boy, a semi-autobiographical story by American writer, poet, critic and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich, at the Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, Friday, March 31, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, at 4 p.m.; Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m.; Saturday, April 8, at 4 p.m.; and Sunday, April 9, at 2 p.m. The play is about a boy and his companions in mid-19th-century Portsmouth, where Aldrich lived as a kid under the watchful eye of his grandfather. Aldrich’s wife, Lillian Aldrich, established the Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial in 1908 within the home Aldrich grew up in, designing it to appear as it did in his book, down to the wallpaper design.

Its opening was celebrated with an event at The Music Hall featuring speaker Mark Twain, who some historians believe was inspired by Aldrich (who also edited Atlantic Monthly for almost 10 years) to write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Pontine Directors Greg Gathers and Marguerite Mathews first performed The Story of a Bad Boy in 2008 but are bringing it back in honor of their first year as the museum’s resident theater company. They use traditional storytelling, puppets, masks and shadow puppetry to tell the narratives within Aldrich’s book, and after each performance the Thomas Bailey Aldrich House (which is part of the museum) will be open for audiences. “We just became part of this Strawbery Banke community this year, and we feel like we’re in our element,” Mathews said via phone. “We’re also working with a curatorial staff, who are [creating] a short presentation for the tour that will follow the performance at the house.” Tickets are $24 and can be purchased at pontine.org or at the door a half hour before the show based on availability. Visit pontine.org.

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Bagpiping and drumming competitions, Highland dancing and fiddling will take over Nashua High School South for the 17th annual New Hampshire Indoor Scottish Festival.

The festival is happening on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will feature ongoing activities all day as a way to celebrate Scottish culture. The deadlines to enter in the competitions have passed, but general admission to listen in on performances, visit with vendors and participate in instrument and dance tryouts will still be available at the door. “[The festival] is very community-oriented, so we encourage kids and families of all ages to come, and especially anyone interested in learning about Scottish culture,” said Pat Edwards, a board member of Scottish Arts, which sponsors the event each year.

Ongoing festivities will be taking place throughout the day in several areas of the school, including the cafeteria and several of the classrooms.

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down the halls of the high school and hear drums or pipes in every corner of the building as the band’s warming up,” Edwards said. “There will be plenty of seating in each of the classrooms as well for people who want to listen.”

Edwards said the Scottish Arts group is also associated with the New Hampshire School of Scottish Arts, which teaches all things Celtic, including bagpiping, pipe drumming and ceilidh dancing. Music students at the school will be performing in some of the competitions, and amateur-level performances will be held as well. She said performers are of all ages and from several other states in addition to New Hampshire.

Among the performers will be the New Bedford, Mass.-based Stuart Highlanders, a competitive pipe

band with more than 80 members that has appeared at events worldwide since 1964.

More than a dozen New England and Northeast-based vendors selling Celtic-themed jewelry, scarves, kilts and more are expected to attend, including Kiltmaker Judith Sullivan of Keene, Celt Wares, Class Act Imports and Designs by Design.

The Salem-based St. Andrews Society of New Hampshire, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to students pursuing endeavors in Scottish performing arts, will also be on site at the festival to answer visitors’ questions about Scottish heritage in the Granite State, and lunch will be available for purchase.

New to this year’s festival will be opportunities to try out several instruments and dances for partici-

pants of all ages, Edwards said.

“We wanted to let people try a little beginner class with a fiddle or drums or ceilidh dance, as a way to make [the festival] more interactive,” she said.

The fiddle workshops and jam sessions, features that were introduced to the festival for the first time last year, are returning. Registration for a small fee is required, but the jam session is free and included with admission. Both are open to competitors and non-competitors.

The festival has grown over the years to attract several hundred visitors and more than 15 different bagpipe bands and competitors.

“People of all cultures and who play all different types of instruments … are welcome to come and find out what we do,” Edwards said.

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Join Millcreek Dairy (217 Chester St., Chester) for its Welcome Spring! Open Farm and Craft Fair on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be live music, crafts and other family-friendly activities, including opportunities to meet the farm animals and to see how cheese is made on the farm. Browse the farm store, sample cheeses or shop with some guest vendors. Admission is free. Visit millcreekdairy.com or call 887-6455.

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Join the Amherst Town Library (14 Main St.) for a Books in Bloom creative playshop on Saturday, April 1, from 1 to 3 p.m., that reimagines the book and transforms it into a centerpiece of art. Participants will Keep swimming learn step-by-step techniques to create their The YMCA of Greater Nashua (24 Stadiown masterpieces. Admission is free and um Drive) will host the 2017 Swim for the all materials will be provided. Visit amherSpirit on Saturday, April 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. stlibrary.org or call 673-2288. for participants of all swimming abilities.

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Mix 10 quarts dry peat moss, 3 quarts sand and ¼ cup agricultural limestone (powdered, not pelletized is preferred, but either is OK) Add ¼ cup each of and mix in: Dried blood Rock phosphate Green Sand Granite dust or Azomite (optional) OR

1 cup Pro-Gro (or other) organic fertilizer Add and mix in: 10 quarts peat humus 10 quarts fine compost (your own or purchased) 10 quarts top soil (your own is preferred, but purchased is OK) Place 4 quarts dry mix in a plastic basin or flat-bottomed container, and add about 1 quart water. Mix until gooey but firm, not watery.

I use a 2-quart plastic juice container for measuring out the dry ingredients. I mix the wet ingredients in a storage container, the kind people use for storing sweaters. The block maker produces cubes that are about an inch and a half on a side, and have a small divot on the top where you can place a seed.

A standard plastic tray or flat used for sixpacks of plants. The flat will hold 32 cubes. I push down hard on a big pile of the wet mix to make a nice dense cube.

Why bother with all this? As you know, seedlings left in a six-pack will develop roots that become tangled and encircle the space they are growing in. When planting, you need to tease the roots apart so they can grow into the

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soil. This disturbance breaks roots and causes a plant to stop growing and rest for a while. In extreme conditions — such as big marigolds already blooming in a six-pack — you can lose over a week before the plant recovers.

In a soil block when the roots come to free air they stop growing. When you put the block in the ground, the roots can take off and start stretching on Day 1. Not only that, soil blocks are full of great organic nutrition. Most potting mixes are mostly peat moss, which has little nutritional value to a plant. In general, plants growing in soil blocks do better than the same seeds started in a sterile potting mix.

There is a popular myth that plants started indoors need a sterile potting mix. There is a fungal disease called “damping off” that is fatal to seedlings and that most gardeners know about — and fear. We learned not to use garden soil because of the possibility of damping off, but in years of using soil blocks that contain garden soil, I have never encountered it. I think having good rich growing medium promotes healthy plants, though I would never use pure soil as it compacts too much.

I planted celeriac (celery root) in midMarch. The seeds are tiny and hard to handle.

I used a little plastic planting device I got from Johnny’s Selected Seeds. They call it a hand seed sower and sell it for $4.25. It holds seeds, and allows one to jiggle and tap it to get seeds to drop off the tip of the device. I like it.

Whether using soil blocks or plastic six-packs, I plant two seeds per unit. That generally ensures me of getting at least one plant since most seeds germinate at a 90 percent rate or better, assuming that you don’t let them dry out. I use plastic covers over the top of the flats — they are clear domes sold for the purpose. I remove them once most of the seeds have germinated. And I snip off one of the two seedlings if both germinate.

I’ll plant my tomatoes this year on April 7 or 8. Both are “fruit days” on the Stella Natura calendar, which advises me on the proper phase of the moon and location of the stars and planets. Call me woo-woo, but it works!

Planting seeds indoors is a lot of work, but it keeps me sane during the rainy days of spring.

Read Henry’s blog at dailyuv.com/gardeningguy or email henry.homeyer@comcast.net.

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I recently decided to collect these miniature jugs. My question is, does the paint cause any harm to the value?

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around. My advice to you would be to go for what you like first. Then purchase ones in good condition and detailing in the paintings. This one looks like a sweet find. The value even painted would be in the $100 range. I hope you found a treasure and would love to see your collection in a year or so.

Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years in the antiques and collectibles field and owns From Out Of The Woods Antique Center in Goffstown (fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com).

She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

To find out about your antique or collectible, send a clear photo of the object and information about it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Woods Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffstown, N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@ aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, 6248668).

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Open houses • AVIATION EDUCATION COURSE OPEN HOUSE The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will be holding this open house for prospective students, interested faculty, school administrators or parents to learn more about the its aviation education program, which is open to all New Hampshire high school juniors and seniors. Wed., April 5, 3 to 6 p.m. Aviation Museum of New Hampshire, 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry. Free. Visit aviationmuseumofnh.org or call 669-4820.

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Dear Kim, I have to say, welcome to the world of antique collecting. If this is just the beginning for you, I must say I love your choice.

Collecting anything from our past is not just educational but a part of our history. Most will still be here long after we have left and provide others with information and fun.

Miniature jugs have a wide range of history and origins, so you have an open pallet for collecting. In general many were made were in the mid-late 1800s to present. Some were for advertising, others for alcohol, etc. Many were made down south but some were produced up here in the Northeast.

Yours is most likely a salt glaze jug that someone painted along the way. It’s tough to tell if the painting was from the 1800s or later, unless it was marked and could be identified as being done by a certain artist.

So let’s go with a general appraisal for the miniature jug and painting on it. I don’t feel that the paint does it any harm. Yes, you could remove it and possibly there could be script or blue decoration but if it’s there it is safe for now. And if there is none, you lost the charm of the painting. So it would be your choice.

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Health & Wellness Parenting • EARLY CHILDHOOD FAIR Families with children ages birth to 5 are welcome to attend. Visit tables for local child care centers and preschools, with family activities, demos and giveaways. The City of Nashua’s Division of Public Health will offer immunizations for $10 and free lead screenings. Sun., April 9, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free. Visit nashualibrary.org/visit/directions or call 589-4610.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

Did tire place just forget to replace hubcaps?

Dear Car Talk: I went to a big-box store to replace my tires.

They removed my hubcaps and placed them in my back seat. I did not notice until I was home.

I am going back to have

By Ray Magliozzi them added to my new wheels. Is there a reason why they would not put my hubcaps back on? Thank you. — Pat There are a couple of possibilities, Pat. One is that they forgot. They’ll typically put the wheel covers in the back seat when they remove them so they don’t lose track of them or confuse them with the 78 other wheel covers lying around on the garage floor. It’s possible that whoever was working on your car just spaced.

You would think he (or you) would have noticed the absence of the wheel covers, because the car looks pretty unfinished without them. But maybe he was daydreaming about finding a rare, first-edition 1963 AMC Rambler Shop Manual in a barn somewhere?

The other possibility is that they sold you new wheels that don’t use wheel covers. You mention getting both tires and wheels. If you bought a set of alloy wheels, for instance, you wouldn’t need wheel covers at all.

Alloy wheels, which are forged out of aluminum alloys, are designed as “one-piece” wheels. The design of the wheel itself is part of its appeal. And they look good just the way they are.

In that case, the mechanic may have tossed your wheel covers in the back seat just to return them to you: He figured they were yours, and rather than throw them away, he’d let you decide how to dispose of them, or include them in your estate planning.

There’s a small possibility that the store sold you a new set of wheels that your wheel covers don’t fit. But there’s only about a 1 percent chance of that.

So take a walk around your car. If you look at the wheels and see a big, black, industrial-looking steel maw in the middle of each wheel, then they probably forgot to put your wheel covers back on. But if the wheels look good, and they look shiny and finished, then you probably bought alloy wheels.

Dear Car Talk: I have a 1986 Toyota two-wheel-drive pickup with a four-speed manual transmission, no power steering and a carburetor. To start, the old beast requires cranking for at least two minutes before it will fire up. Usually, I need to jump the battery, as the old battery doesn’t

last long enough. After starting, it runs fine, so a tune-up is not needed. If I stop the engine and restart it, it’ll start right up. Is the gas in my carburetor evaporating? There’s never any gas smell or gas on the ground. Any idea what else could be causing the need to crank the engine so much? — Dave This sounds like a beauty. I’m surprised the Pebble Beach Concourse d’Elegance folks haven’t been hounding you for it.

You could be right about the gasoline evaporating. But before you go down that road, make sure it’s not just a weak battery.

If the battery is weak, or your starter motor is drawing too much current, then maybe the engine just isn’t cranking fast enough to start.

That could explain why it’ll crank for two minutes without starting, and then start up after you give it a jump from a healthy battery.

So don’t crank it first with your existing battery. Try jump-starting the engine right away next time, and see what happens.

If you still can’t get the truck to start, then the gasoline probably is evaporating. It’s likely leaking out of the float chamber into the intake manifold, and evaporating overnight while you’re dreaming of 2017 Tundras.

Then, when you try to start it the next day, there’s no fuel left in the reservoir. So the mechanical fuel pump has to draw fuel all

the way from the gas tank at the back of the truck. That takes a while. Especially with the starter motor turning the engine at 100 rpm (versus 1,000 rpm when the engine is idling).

Here’s how you test this theory: You are fortunate to have a carburetor so old that it has a glass observation window in it, so you may be able to see if there’s gasoline in there in the morning. When the truck is cold, remove the air cleaner, locate the glass window in the carburetor, and push down a little bit on the fender. If there’s gasoline in there, you often can see it sloshing around. My guess is you won’t see any.

Then crank it for a couple of minutes until the truck starts, shut it off and check again.

Once you know there’s gasoline in the float chamber (because the truck has just been running), shake the fender and look again. If you see gasoline sloshing around, you have your answer.

Then you’ll have two options: You can either visit some local assisted-living centers and see if you can find someone who remembers how to rebuild an ‘86 Toyota carburetor, or you can buy yourself a new one.

It’ll probably cost you a few hundred bucks, but thanks to the miracle of the worldwide web, you can order it in your pajamas.

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IN/OUT

A slam dunk

Record-holding Globetrotters return to Manchester

By Matt Ingersoll

You don’t have to follow the Harlem Globetrotters or even be a basketball fan to enjoy their shows, which are filled with acrobatic basketball tricks, comedy skits and more.

The comedic entertainment-oriented basketball team will be stopping at the SNHU Arena on Friday, March 31, as part of its current tour, playing an exhibition game against its traveling opponent, the World All Stars.

Tip-off is at 7 p.m.

The Globetrotters are currently playing their 91st consecutive season and have racked up several Guinness World Records for basAntony ‘Ant’ Atkinson during a game. Courtesy photo. ketball over the years.

“What we do is focus basketball with entertainment,” said Harlem Globetrotters player basketball hook shot, recorded at 72 feet by Orlando “El Gato” Melendez, the first and Nathaniel “Big Easy” Lofton, the longest only Puerto Rican-born player in the team’s basketball shot while blindfolded, recorded at 73 feet by Anthohistory. “We used ny “Ant” Atkinson, to play competitiveand the most individly, but [the shows] ual basketball slam have sort of evolved dunks in one minute, into what you see We’re always open to with 16, by Julian nowadays.”

“Zeus” McClurkin.

Globetrotters play- trying new things. ...

The team as a whole ers use each game to We’re trying to break the has claimed 15 Guinshow off acrobatic ness World Records basketball tricks they record for the highest since the year 2000. rigorously practice, “We’re always which may include shot in North America. open to trying new shots from halfthings. …

We’re court, slam dunks, ORLANDO MELENDEZ trying to break the alley-oop dunks, record for the highball-spinning tricks and more. This is also the first season the Glo- est shot in North America,” Melendez said. betrotters are debuting the four-point line shot “When I first went to training camp, I didn’t — behind the traditional NBA free throw line know any of the tricks, but you get together and about 30 feet from the basket — which with some of the older players and work on the basic routines to get the flow of things, will be integrated with some of their tricks.

But the shows are about more than acro- and you practice and eventually get better.”

This year’s show in Manchester is one of batic basketball techniques. Melendez said short family-friendly comedic skits like play- more than 250 planned for the 2017 tour, in ers pantsing each other in the middle of free more than 30 countries worldwide. Melenthrows, chasing the referee around and other dez said the team regularly appears at mischievous behaviors can also be expected, hospitals and charitable events with other and you never know what you might see at organizations.

“We really enjoy building experienceach individual show. es that people can share from generation to “The comedy always happens while we’re generation, from bringing their kids, to their playing,” Melendez said. “[Players] might grandchildren, and even in some cases their even go off the court and interact with people and kids in the stands, so it’s really cool.” great-grandchildren,” Melendez said.

Usually at some point during the show, Harlem Globetrotters players will invite kids in the audience to join When: Friday, March 31, 7 p.m. them on the court for a closer view at some of Where: SNHU Arena, 555 Elm St., their tricks, and even to participate in a short Manchester activity or shot.

Cost: Tickets start at $23.50 Among the world records some of the Visit: harlemglobetrotters.com current team players hold are the longest

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CAREERS

Patrick Malfait

Owner of Contoocook River Canoe Co. Patrick Malfait and his wife Lisa of Concord are the owners of the Contoocook River Canoe Co. in Concord, which specializes in canoe, kayak and paddleboard rentals and sales and instruction. The company’s opening weekend for the 2017 season is Saturday, April 1, and Sunday, April 2.

Explain what your current job is.

My wife and I run the business and the customer base we serve is everyone from people who want to rent or purchase kayaks, canoes or paddleboards, to people who want instruction and guided trips. … We serve recreational canoers and kayakers, members of the fishing community, and we also work with the touring and sea kayaking community. … Our clientele is from all over the Northeast.

How long have you been in your career?

1997 was our first season.

How did you get interested in this field?

I grew up canoeing and I’ve always enjoyed paddling as well. … [The company] was a canoe rental business originally, and then from there we eventually decided to try kayak rentals, and then our customers also wanted to buy rental boats, which gave us the idea of trying retail, so that’s sort of how we grew to where we are.

vice, because you are the What kind of education or training did you people that are the ones need for this job? making it work.

We have a number of seasonal employees that What do you wish we hire, so it depends you’d known at the on their job. … If they beginning of your are involved with traincareer? ing on the water then they I guess early on, I wish have to be CPR and first I had more of a business aid certified. … If they background. are paddleboard instructors then they have to go What is your typical through a paddleboard at-work uniform? instruction class … and We all have compawe also have manufacturny attire. … The shirts ing representatives come can be different [for our in to help train our retail Patrick Malfait, owner of the Contoocook employees] dependemployees on the products River Canoe Co. in Concord ing on what position they we sell. … As for me, I have a degree in phys- are in, between a button-down shirt or a ical education from Keene State College.

T-shirt.

How did you find your current job?

What was the first job you ever had?

It was a combination of [wanting] the chalI taught scuba diving during my junior lenge of starting a business and the passion and senior years at Keene State, and did of being on the water. … We are right on the it for years after that.

Contoocook River, and we thought, this is — Matt Ingersoll a beautiful river that runs through Concord, why not allow others the ability to enjoy it?

What’s the best piece of work-related advice anyone’s ever given you?

To have good personal customer ser-

What’s something you’re really into right now?

Spending time with my family and just having them all together.

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From a beer and chocolate pairing to bendand-brew yoga sessions, there will be all kinds of things for craft beer enthusiasts to do and see during the third annual New Hampshire Craft Beer Week, happening Friday, March 31, through Saturday, April 8 — plus a new indie film festival created specifically to coincide with the nine-day brew celebration.

Craft Beer Week highlights New Hampshire’s craft beer industry and culture with more than 70 events statewide, including tastings, brew nights and tap takeovers at bars and restaurants, beer dinners and food pairings, brewery tours and demonstrations, workshops, discussions with brewers and more. There will also be a few breweries having special beer releases and anniversary parties, and New Hampshire’s newest brewery, Aigean Ales in Manchester, will celebrate

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• Statewide dining deals: New Hampshire Restaurant Week is going on now and will continue through Friday, March 31, with over 100 restaurants and lodging locations statewide offering menu specials and dine-and-stay packages. Participating restaurants are offering food specials for either lunch and dinner or dinner only in three price categories, ranging from $10 to $25 for lunch and starting at $15 for dinner. Specials may include three-course prix fixe menus, a la carte menu items or both. Prix fixe meals typically consist of an appetizer, entree and dessert and may be a set meal or have a few different options for each course. Visit restaurantweeknh.com to see the full list of participating restaurants and their specials. To read the full story about the New Hampshire Restaurant Week that ran in the Hippo, visit hippopress.com and click on “past issues,” then click on the March 23 pdf and look for the story on p. 38.

• New noodles: A new restaurant serving international cuisine and specializing in Asian noodle dishes recently opened in Londonderry. Crazy Noodle House, located at 44 Nashua Road, Unit 6, offers a variety of noodle soups including the popular pho (a Vietnamese-style noodle in clear soup with bean sprouts, onion, basil and a choice of chicken, beef for pork) and ramen (Japanese-style ramen in miso soup with char siu pork or beef stew and dried seaweed), stir-fry noodles, dried noodles, salads, appetizers and combo plates, desserts like the churro bowl (bowl-shaped churro deepfried and served hot with ice cream, hot fudge and caramel), and drinks including Thai ice tea with or without boba. Restaurant hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. Call 965-4914 or visit crazynoodlehouse.wordpress.com.

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the grand opening of its tasting room.

“New Hampshire is in between two of the larger-known states for beer, which are Vermont and Maine, and we often get bypassed,” said Renee Vannata of Brew NH, which is presenting NHCBW in partnership with the Granite State Brewers Association. “We’re trying to showcase the beer we have here with different events and hopefully encourage more people to stop in New Hampshire.”

The events have a variety of hosts, including craft breweries, restaurants and bars, home brewers, distributors, taprooms and bottle shops. Participating establishments are widespread across the state, making it easy for beer lovers in any New Hampshire region to take part in NHCBW. “We try to have at least one event in every area so people don’t have to travel far and can still participate in some way and celebrate New Hampshire craft beer,” Vannata said.

While breweries are the focus, many brewers will be collaborating on events with chefs

and restaurants, bottle shops and other beerrelated businesses so that every sector of the industry is represented.

CJ White of the Granite State Brewers Association said unity within the state’s craft beer scene is part of what makes it unique.

“The majority of the businesses have a similar [goal]. They all tend to be focused on the local community and doing their part in the community,” she said. “That isn’t always true in other places and with the large corporate names in the beer industry.”

NH Craft Beer Week Schedule of events When: Friday. March 31, through Saturday, April 8 Where: Various locations statewide Cost: Admission and tickets vary by event For the full updated list of events visit facebook.com/pg/nhcraftbeerweek/events.

• #Rockin603North Scavenger Hunt is Sunday, April 2, from noon to 5 p.m. Visit Great North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester, 858-5789, greatnorthaleworks. com), Rockingham Brewing (1 Corporate Park Drive, Unit 1, Derry, 216-2324, rockinghambrewing.com), and 603 Brewery (12 Liberty Drive, Londonderry, 630-7745, 603brewery. com) in one day for a chance to win prizes.

• Aigean Ales (250 Commercial St., Unit 2001, Manchester, 518-8550, aigeanales.com), New Hampshire’s newest brewery, celebrates the grand opening of its tasting room Friday, April 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., featuring four beers on tap.

• Area 23 April Fool’s Celebration (254 N. State St., Unit H, Concord, 552-0137, thearea23.com) is Saturday, April 1, from 7 to 10 p.m., with live music and eight taps of New Hampshire brews.

• Concord Craft Brewing and Lithermans Limited brewers visit True Brew (3 Bicentennial Square, Concord, 225-2776, truebrewbarista.com) Tuesday, April 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., to meet consumers and talk about beer.

• Dreams Heard Comedy Brew Ha-Ha is Saturday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m., at Martha’s Exchange (185 Main St., Nashua, 883-8781, marthas-exchange.com), featuring a beer and wine tasting and comedy show. Tickets cost $30.

• The Foundry (50 Commercial St., Manchester, 836-1925, foundrynh.com) hosts a

five-course beer and wine pairing dinner prepared by five local chefs Thursday, April 6, at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $75.

• Four Corners at Cask & Vine (1.5 E. Broadway, Derry, 965-3454, caskandvine.com) showcases the regions of New Hampshire on tap with beers from Kelsen, Schilling, Stoneface and Martha’s Exchange, Friday, March 31, through Saturday, April 8.

• Great North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester, 858-5789, greatnorthaleworks. com) offers a first taste of its new summer seasonal Northbound and spring seasonal Tragically Hopped IPA on Friday. March 31, from 3 to 7 p.m.; RVP and Chocolate Milk Stout ice cream floats Saturday, April 1, from noon to 6 p.m.; a beer and chocolate pairing with Master Chocolatier Richard Tango-Lowy of Dancing Lion Chocolate on Monday, April 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. (tickets $25); a Cooking with Craft demo and tasting, featuring four dishes prepared with beer as an ingredient, Tuesday, April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. (tickets $30); and the official release of Northbound on Friday, April 7, from 3 to 7 p.m., and Tragically Hopped on Saturday, April 8, from noon to 6 p.m.

• Hop Talks Brunch is Sunday, April 2, from 2 to 6 p.m., at The Flight Center (97 Main St., Nashua, 417-6184, flightcenterbc.com), featuring an educational tasting and pairing session with stories behind the beer, plus a talk with one of the state’s biggest distributors and a panel of women from the New Hampshire beer industry. More details TBA. • Incredibrew (112 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 891-2477, incredibrew.com) has a split-a-batch brewing event Saturday, April 1, at 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $40.

• Lithermans Limited Brewery (126 B Hall St., Concord, lithermans.beer) celebrates its first birthday Saturday, April 8, from noon to 5 p.m., with the return of Saisonapalooza, featuring a number of beers on tap.

• Martha’s Exchange (185 Main St., Nashua, 883-8781, marthas-exchange.com) hosts a sixcourse tapas-style beer dinner featuring recipes infused with their beer Tuesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $50.

• Millyard Brewery (25 E. Otterson St., Nashua, millyardbrewery.com) celebrates its first birthday with music, food and beer Saturday, April 8, from noon to 8 p.m.

• Oddball Brewing (6 Glass St., Suncook, 210-5654, oddballbrewingnh.com) has a VIP NHCBW kick off party/release party for its collaboration beer with Swift Current, Fathers Libation, Saturday, April 1, at noon. Tickets cost $30 and include a pint glass, a flight of six never-before-seen beers, a brewery tour and more. Oddball also has a tasting at Lazy Dog Beer Shoppe (27 Buttrick Road, Londonderrry) Friday, March 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., and a Fathers Libation tasting with Swift Current at Bert’s Better Beers (1100 Hooksett Road, Hooksett) Tuesday, April 4, from 4 to 8 p.m.

• WMUR’s Cook’s Corner features Schilling Beer Co. on Friday, March 31, and Woodstock Inn Brewery on Monday, April 3, on Channel 9 during the noon broadcasts. Both breweries will demonstrate how they make the food at their brewpub and pair it with their beer.

• Woodstock Inn Brewery visits O’Brien’s (118 Main St., Nashua, 718-8604, obrienssportsbar.com) Friday, March 31, from 5 to 9 p.m., for a special deal with 16 wings and four Woodstock beers for $25.

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Schedule of events • Sunday, April 2, from 5 to 7 p.m., Pipe Dream Brewing (49 Harvey Road, Londonderry, 404-0751, pipedreambrewingnh. com) hosts the Opening Night Social & Red Carpet Event with a cash bar, film previews, meet-and-greet opportunities with some of the filmmakers and red carpet photo ops.

Admission is free; no ticket is required.

• Monday, April 3, at 7 p.m., 603 Brewery (12 Liberty Drive, Londonderry, 630-7745, 603brewery.com) features six film shorts with a paired beer flight.

• Tuesday April 4, at 7 p.m., Kelsen Brewing Co. (80 N. High St., Unit 3, Derry, 965-3708, kelsenbrewing.com) features six film shorts with a paired beer flight.

• Wednesday, April 5, at 7 p.m., Rockingham Brewing Co. (1 Corporate Park Drive, Unit 1, Derry, 216-2324, rockinghambrewing.com) features six film shorts with a paired beer flight.

• Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m., Moonlight Meadery (23 Londonderry Road, Unit 17, Londonderry, 216-2162, moonlightmeadery. com) features two film shorts, each paired with a mead sample, followed by a time to learn about mead and sample two more.

The second half of the event takes place at the neighboring brewery From The Barrel (15 Londonderry Road, Unit 9, Londonderry, 328-1896, drinkfromthebarrel.com) with four film shorts and a paired beer flight.

• Friday, April 7, at midnight, Cask and Vine (1.5 E. Broadway, Derry, 965-3454, caskandvine.com) will host a late-night screening of feature film The Witch, paired with a pint of beer.

• Saturday, April 8, Cask and Vine (1.5 E. Broadway, Derry, 965-3454, caskandvine. com) will host three feature film screenings at 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Events are ticketed separately and include food and a pint of beer. Between films, brewery reps from around the state will showcase specialty beers. At 7 p.m., The Halligan Tavern (32 W. Broadway, Derry, 965-3490, halligantavern.com) will host a closing event with an awards ceremony, a classic beer-related film and a beer voucher for each guest.

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This year’s New Hampshire Craft Beer Week will be accompanied by a new event celebrating independent film and local craft beer. The Derry Regional Ales & Films Together Festival — DRAFT Fest — will run concurrently with NHCBW from Sunday, April 2, through Saturday, April 8, with events in Derry and Londonderry.

“Derry and Londonderry have a lot of craft breweries, and a lot of great films are made in New Hampshire, so we wanted to tie those two things together with a unique event,” said Jay Doherty, executive director of SNOB Film Festival, which is presenting DRAFT Fest in partnership with NHCBW and local businesses.

Around 30 films will be shown, more than half of which were locally produced. They range from full-length features to shorts and span a variety of genres including comedy, drama, horror and documentary. The diversity of the films, Doherty said, is meant to mirror the diversity of local beer.

Each film will be paired with or include a voucher for a local craft beer to drink during the screening. The pairings were constructed by a film/beer selection team and the head brewer at each brewery.

“A film that’s happy and light-hearted like a comedy might be paired with [a beer] that’s hoppy and light and has citrus flavors, whereas a drama that’s darker and more intense might be paired with a richer beer like a stout,” Doherty said. “It’s just like how you’d pair a fine wine with a meal, except we’re doing it with beer and film.”

Monday through Wednesday, three breweries will each screen a block of six film shorts, paired with a flight of six beers. On Thursday, there will be four beer-paired shorts at a brewery and two shorts at a meadery, paired with meads and followed by a time to learn about mead and sample additional varieties.

As part of their pairing flights, each participating brewery will also introduce one special beer, which could be a new one-off, a flagship with a recipe twist, a rarity or something they haven’t brewed in a long time.

Since the brewery events are intended to be more intimate gatherings, space is limited to a crowd of 30 to 50 people; buying tickets as early as possible is advised.

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“I think the two cultures are very likeminded and mix together well,” he said.

“The independent spirit of a brewer crafting a unique beer is a similar characteristic of a filmmaker who is crafting a film that’s unique and different.”

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Vannata’s tips for making the most of NHCBW are to try something new each night of the week, and to engage with the craft beer community via social media by sharing photos of your beer adventures with the hashtag #NHCBW2017.

If you’re looking to plan your own tour of New Hampshire breweries and beer destinations, White suggests utilizing the New Hampshire Beer Map available at nhbeer. org/beer-map.

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Chicken korma. It’s an Indian chicken dish in a creamy cashew and curry sauce. You What is the biggest food trend in New usually have it with rice and a garlic naan. Hampshire right now?

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The cherry bomb. It’s a real black cherry surrounded by a chocolate blend of almonds, What is your favorite thing to cook at dates, coconut, flax, chia and spirulina. I’ve home? been selling a lot of those. There are even I make this really great vegan, raw, glupeople who don’t like cherry but after they ten-free, dairy-free chocolate ganache pie. try [the cherry bomb], they love it.

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1. Put the dates into a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the coconut shreds, almond flour, cacao powder, coconut oil, and water (if needed) and process until it is a dough consistency.

2. In a pie sheet lay a strip of wax paper or parchment paper down for lifting the pie out of the pan later.

Spoon the dough into the pie pan and form your to the pan to make the crust. Place the dish in the freezer while you make the filling.

3. In a double boiler heat up the dark chocolate (300 grams) Once the chocolate has melted completely, add ¾ of the can of coconut milk (400 ml can) 4 tablespoons of maple syrup, 1 teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch of salt. Stir well until combined.

4. Take out your pie crust from the freezer and add the filling to it. Refrigerate your pie for 2 hours and enjoy. The rest of the can of coconut milk can be used to make a marble effect on the top of your pie. Also save coconut shavings to top if you want a garnish.

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After closing his Elm Street restaurant Z Food & Drink a few years ago, Chef Tom Puskarich wanted his next venture to be a greater reflection of his own culinary tastes.

“I’ve always been interested in the healthy aspects of food and making different juices, smoothies, fresh salads,” he said.

“I started thinking about the old pharmacies of the 1890s and the days when everyone had their own little healthy concoctions, and I wanted to bring that idea into a modern place, like an homage to another time.”

Puskarich opened Restoration in December on the ground floor of The Flats at Hanover Commons, where it has become a community center of sorts for residents of the Elm Grove micro-living concept apartments in the building. But the cafe has remained relatively under the radar to the general public, and Puskarich is hoping to change that with a grand opening event on Saturday, April 1, which will feature samples of various menu items plus samples from some of the local businesses that the restaurant sources from.

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The menu features “beans-and-leaves elixirs”; local coffees and teas, including nitro and cold brew coffee; cold-pressed “Dr. Tom E’s juice tonics” like the Relax juice, made with pineapple, papaya, cucumber, ginger and coconut water; and all-natural “snake oil smoothies” such as the MauxMaux, made with almond milk, baby kale, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon and agave. There are also add-ins for the smoothies, including spirulina, hemp protein, flaxseed and yogurt.

For food items, there are breakfast bowls like a PB & J bowl and a Thai bowl; egg sandwiches; soups; lunch sandwiches like the Cuban pork loin and the curried chicken salad; and greens-and-grains selections like sesame noodle lettuce wraps and a chicken and egg quinoa bowl.

Restoration seats 40 people inside with wooden high-top tables and a lounge area with a couch and chairs, and it seats another 40 seasonally on its outdoor patio.

It’s currently open weekdays for breakfast and lunch and Saturday for brunch, but after the open house, hours will be extended and Sunday brunch will also be served.

The plan, Puskarich said, is to expand into dinner service with tapas and small plates

by May 1, and to introduce a new beverage menu with Manchester area craft beer brands like Great North Aleworks and Able Ebenezer, and apothecary-inspired cocktails crafted with cold-pressed juices and New Hampshire-distilled liquors like Djinn and Sea Hagg.

“If you look at the ingredients for the old apothecary potions and brews and snake oils, it’s like, ‘a little of this, a little of that,’” Puskarich said. “You could make an argument that some of the people making those things were 19th-century versions of today’s bartenders.”

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• Young chefs compete: On Saturday, March 11, the New Hampshire Lodging and Restaurant Association hosted its annual high school competition for ProStart, a twoyear technical program that teaches culinary skills and the basics of restaurant management, at the University of New Hampshire dining hall in Durham. This year’s winning team was from Pinkerton Academy of Derry. Students were tasked with preparFood & Drink Beer & wine tasting classes • OLD WORLD VERSUS NEW WORLD WINES Compare a grape varietal grown in the “Old World” (Greater Europe) style with the same varietal grown in the “New World” style (The Americas, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia). Learn about two fundamental winemaking philosophies for creating complex wines: the art of blending and the art of the single vineyard as well as how to differentiate the two. Thurs., April 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WineNot Boutique, 170 Main St. , Nashua. $30. Call 204-5569.

• PAIRING WINE WITH FOOD Class will cover the do’s and don’t’s of food and wine pairing and how to select the perfect wine for any meal.

Thurs., April 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WineNot Boutique, 170 Main St. , Nashua. $50. Call 204-5569.

• PAIRING WINE WITH EXOTIC CHOCOLATE AND ARTISAN CHEESE Class will explore the elements of wines, cheeses and chocolates from various parts of the world and how to pair them. Thurs., April 20, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. WineNot Boutique, 170 Main St. , Nashua. $50. Call 204-5569.

Beer, wine & liquor festivals & special events • NH BEER CLUB Monthly meetings feature a Granite State brewer, plus a limited edition or unique brew. Mon., April 17, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. New England’s Tap House Grille, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett. Cost is $30 per event. See nhbeerclub.com.

• WINES OF THE WORLD TOUR Each dinner party focuses on a different wine region of the world. Top-picked wines will be paired with five regional-influenced tasting courses.

Menu will be local farm-to-table driven. See website for “Tour

ing a three-course meal in one hour using only two butane burners and no running water or electricity, and they were judged by local chefs and culinary instructors based on taste, skill, teamwork, safety and sanitation. Pinkerton Academy was one of seven school teams competing for the chance to go to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s National ProStart Invitational in South Carolina April 28 through April 30 to compete against the winning teams from other states. For more information visit nhlra.com.

Schedule.” Third Thurs., 6:15 p.m., Nov. 17 through Oct. 19.

Colby Hill Inn , 33 The Oaks St., Henniker. $115 for first class, $95 for additional classes. Registration is required. Call 4283281 or visit colbyhillinn.com/ wines-of-the-world-dinners.htm.

Chef events/special meals • FARM-TO-TABLE DINNER CLUB Monthly fourcourse dinners prepared with local food and paired with wine or beer samplings from local wineries and breweries. Monthly, last Thursday, 6 p.m. Roots Cafe at Robie’s Country Store , 9 Riverside St., Hooksett. $40.

Call 485-7761, or visit rootsatrobies.com.

Church & charity suppers/bake sales • FREE HOT MEALS The church’s Sonshine Soup Kitchen serves a free hot meal five days a week. Mon. through Fri., 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, 2 Crystal Ave., Derry. Visit freemealsinderry.blogspot.com.

• MONTHLY HAM AND BEAN DINNER Menu features ham, two kinds of beans, potato salad, cole slaw, bread, a drink and pie. First Sat., Oct. through May, 4:30 to 7 p.m. Main St. United Methodist, 154 Main St., Nashua. $9 for adults, $8 for seniors (60+), $4 for kids ages 6 to 12, kids under age 6 are free.

Call 882-3361.

• FREE MONTHLY DINNER Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Second Sun., 5 to 6:30 p.m., through April. Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 1 Hood Road , Derry. Call 432-2130.

• FREE MONTHLY DINNER Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Third Thurs., 5 to 6 p.m., through May. West Running Brook Middle School, 1 W. Running Brook Lane, Derry. Call 432-1350.

• FREE MONTHLY DINNER Free, family-friendly meals

served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Third Sat., 5 to 6:30 p.m., through May. St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 63 E. Broadway, Derry.

Call 434-4767.

• FREE MONTHLY DINNER Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Third Sun., 5 to 6:15 p.m., through May. Etz Hayim Synagogue,, 1-1/2 Hood Road, Derry. Call 432-0004.

• FREE MONTHLY SPAGHETTI DINNER Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Fourth Fri., 5 to 6:30 p.m., through May. First Parish Congregational Church, 47 East Derry Road, Derry. Call 4340628.

• FREE MONTHLY BREAKFAST Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Fourth Sun., 9 to 10 a.m., through May. Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 1 Hood Road , Derry. Call 432-2130.

• FREE MONTHLY LUNCH Free, family-friendly meals served in a relaxed and inviting community setting. Last Sun., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., through May. The Lions Club, 256 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. Call 4323333.

Classes/workshops • COUPLES COOKING: MARCH MADNESS GAME DAY GRUB Three hour class teaches how to create a meal from start to finish. Bring tupperware for leftovers. Event is BYOB. Menu includes buffalo chicken egg rolls with ranch dipping sauce, mini burger sliders, and Boston cream cupcakes.

Fri., March 31, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The Culinary Playground, 16 Manning Street, Suite 105, Derry. Cost is $155 per couple.

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• SPRING CAKE CLASS Create a 6” vanilla or chocolate cake learning the Ruffled Design using butter cream and creating various buttercream flowers.

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Spatchcock Chicken We spent this last Christmas in Pennsylvania with my husband’s family. We stayed up late one night playing Balderdash with some of the cousins. One of the words was “spatchcock” and the fake definitions were as hilarious as you might imagine. Ranging from the fowl to the obscene (see what I did there?), no one had the slightest clue what “spatchcock” meant. I recently came across a recipe online for spatchcocking a chicken and was reminded of this fun night. I had to look further.

One of my favorite things to cook is a whole chicken. Depending on the manner of cooking, it can be an incredibly easy way to set yourself up with a ton of protein for the entire week. It’s the perfect Sunday meal when you’re preparing for the week ahead. I’ve heralded the slow cooker and the roasting pan for cooking a whole Easy Spatchcock Chicken with Potatoes 1 whole chicken, about 4-5 pounds Olive oil, sprayed 2 russet potatoes, washed and chopped Desired spices (I used Crazy Jane’s Mixed Up Salt because it’s easy and good) Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Using kitchen scissors, cut out the backbone of your

Sat., April 1, 6 to 8 p.m. 528 Meadow Pond Road, Gilmanton. $45. Visit ooolalacreativecakes.com.

• GLOBAL COOKING WITH LOCAL INGREDIENTS Classes include hands-on cooking instruction, monogrammed apron, take-home recipes and a three-course dinner party with wine pairings. Mon., 5:30 p.m., April 10, June 12, July 10, Aug. 7 and Sept. 11; and Sun., May 14, 3 p.m. Colby Hill Inn , 33 The Oaks St., Henniker. $115 for first class, $95 for additional classes. Registration is required.

Call 428-3281 or visit colbyhillinn.com/cooking-classes.htm.

• COOKING WITH THE COURVILLE CHEFS Interactive cooking class taught by award winning chefs, Chef Rejean Sheehy and Dennis Hickey. Mon., April 10, and May 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sessions cover different material. Nashua

chicken and now I sing the praises of the spatchcock method. This is, by far, the easiest and most delicious way to cook a whole chicken. Period. I don’t know how long I lived my life without it!

Often called butterflying, spatchcocking a chicken means removing the backbone so it can flatten to cook. Butterflying often means to remove or break the sternum but this isn’t implied in spatchcocking. For me, I’d like to do as little deboning as possible. If you’re happy to get your chickens at local butcheries, they’ll do all the dirty work for you! Spatchcocking reduces grilling and roasting time significantly and makes my life so much easier. While I’ve only tried it roasting thus far, you’d better believe I’ll throw some spatchcocks on the grill this summer!

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Enjoy!

Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St., Nashua. This seminar is free for members and $10 for non-members. Registration is required. Call 889-6155.

Fairs/festivals/expos • 4TH ANNUAL INDOOR FARMERS’ MARKET Featuring a variety of vendors selling farm fresh eggs, beef, hand crafted candles and soap, jams and jellies, bread, handmade jewelry, homemade pet treats and vegetable and flower seedlings. A catered lunch will be available for purchase prepared by Texas Roadhouse. Sat., April 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Merrimack YMCA, 6 Henry Clay Drive, Merrimack. Vendors fees range from $35 to $50. Admission is free. Visit nmymca.org.

Kids cooking classes & workshops • PARENT/CHILD DINNER DATE: BRUNCH Teams will

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Last week’s column was all about the red grapes listed in “The Noble Grapes Challenge,” part of a Wine Folly article I found recently by sommelier Madeline Puckette. The article contains a list of 18 noble grapes, which are those that are international varietals, or planted in the majority of wine regions around the globe.

This list can be considered a go-to of sorts for anyone who wants to learn about wine. “Once you master this list, you will intuitively understand the major flavor profiles of most red and white wines in the world,” Puckette says. She also notes that the list does not contain sections on dessert, sparkling or rosé wines.

This week is all about the white grapes on the list, organized from lightest to darkest. If you are anything like me, you trade reds for whites during the spring and summer months when the temperatures get warmer. Here’s Puckette’s list of noble grapes and my take on them.

Pinot grigio: This is probably one of the most common grapes out there and what I would call a good standby. Pinot grigio is typically light, zesty and high in acidity.

Riesling: This grape can be dry to sweet, and typically has aromas of lime, honey, pineapple or apricots. It has high acidity and is a great match for spicy foods.

Sauvignon blanc: Like many whites, sauvignon blanc can vary depending on where it is from. It is typically green and herbaceous, with interesting aromas of bell pepper, jalapeno and even grass. I find New Zealand sauvignon blanc to be the most herbaceous compared to others. This wine usually has flavors of lime, green apple, pear, kiwi and nectarines. Acidity is medium to medium-high.

Chenin Blanc: This wine is similar to pinot gris and sauvignon blanc. It is light and often has aromas of flowers and lemon.

In France, winemakers stop the fermentation early to reduce the amount of alcohol in the wine, make it sweeter and allow it to be aged. South African versions are typically drier, zesty and lightly oaked.

Moscato: If you like sweet wine, then moscato is for you. It is a wine I find that many people start by drinking when they aren’t sure what else they like. This wine tastes like peaches, nectarines and orange blossoms and can be slightly fizzy. Low in alcohol, it pairs well with desserts but can also be enjoyed at brunch. There are three kinds of moscato: sparkling moscato d’Asti from Italy, still moscato and dessert mosca-

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to. Pink moscato has the addition of merlot for color.

Gewürztraminer: This wine can be sweet like moscato or off-dry, with aromas of ginger and honey. Puckette says, “it is like the grown up version of moscato.” It has higher alcohol, lower acidity and more aromas. Typical flavors include grapefruit, pineapple, peach and apricot. I like to enjoy this wine nice and chilled.

Sémillon: This is the third most planted white variety in France after sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. It typically tastes like lemon, apple, pear and papaya. However, it can range from being zesty like sauvignon blanc to creamier and oaky like chardonnay.

Viognier: This French wine is full-bodied with aromas of peach, tangerine and flowers. Sometimes it is oak aged, which results in a creamier taste with hints of vanilla. It can be dry on the palate, and may sometimes even feel viscous in the mouth.

Some drier styles are less fruity but may be slightly more floral.

Chardonnay: Last, but not least, is chardonnay. This grape is a chameleon of sorts, as many people only know the oaky, buttery California oak aged version of this grape. But did you know that you can get it unoaked too, and that it is responsible for the bubbly deliciousness that is Champagne? If you are not a fan of the oaked version, try an Italian chardonnay, which is completely different and may remind you more of a pinot grigio, among other whites.

When it is unoaked, the flavors include lemon, apple, pear and passion fruit. Oaked chardonnay has flavors of vanilla, butter, coconut and praline.

This concludes the noble grapes list. It is quite a good one, and is a great resource to have when you are learning about wine.

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Mississippi girl Gloeckner is making inroads into the mainstream after having signed a deal for movie/TV placement for her wetwork chill tunes, until now mainly characterized by acoustic guitars and Massive Attack programming. There was a lack of depth to earlier records that seems to have been solved here, first evidenced by opening acid-jazz-ish track “Blowing Through” and its seemingly endless layers of reverb-drenched flute, booze-drowned guitars and from-the-heavens backing voices. “Breathe” is even cooler, a swirling, lost-sounding Goldfrapp-imbued goth-swirl deal with a singularly impressive guitar solo break. “Colors” finds her circling back to the Americana from whence she originated, but here again we find some superb Tina Dico-esque layering, her pleas sweeping gently across the plains. “Firefly (War Dance)” floats goth-glitch under a subtly menacing trance-inducing tribal rhythm. And so on and so forth, very impressive — I’d queue a lot of this stuff up for someone with a Massive Attack fetish if I were Pandora, sure. A — Eric W. Seager Wire, Silver/Lead (Pink Flag Records)

Some critics and fans like their Wire unhinged (their first two LPS and/or the Drill EP) and some like it (for lack of a better word) accessible (A Bell is a Cup, Manscape). Lump me with the latter; I wasn’t big on Pink Flag, much less Drill, although it could be said that Drill was a set of entirely new tunes, whether or not the “drill drill drill” mantra remained the same. The fact that this new album revisits the wacko-noise ethos is a testament to Baby Boom punks worldwide trying to stay relevant (regardless of punk’s demise way before Green Day showed up), but as a devotee of their more college-chart-friendly stuff (the coda of “Kidney Bingoes” still give me chills), I’m probably not the guy to talk to about this record’s few good points, sad to say. Architecturally it’s the usual formula, with Graham Lewis’s beloved, dippy baritone not showing up until Track 4 (“Forever and a Day”) but past that, it’s as though they’ve thrown their rules out the window, rough noise-rock sketches trying to distract fans from the formulaic, plain-vanilla rawk-rock that takes up too much space. “Sleep On the Wing” boasts a neat time signature, but elsewise it, and everything else here, sounds like it was hurriedly written on the plane to the studio. No, it’s not enough that their alien art-pop-rock mutations of old were stunning, one can’t let them get away with this. Skip this one, sad to advise. C+ — Eric W. Seager

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• Atlanta thrash/stoner metal hairballs Mastodon are releasing their seventh album, Emperor of Sand, imminently. It’s a conceptual deal where a “desert wanderer” gets handed a death sentence and has to fight sand-worms or whatnot, all in the name of metaphoric congruity, as all this stuff represents battles against cancer.

The kickoff single is “Sultan’s Curse,” a song that’s a lot more technical than when they first hit the big time and got boring. And the singer sounds like Ozzy quite a bit here and there. Wait, this week’s segment just got a unifying thread: What’s with the 1960s flower-power organ here?

• Bob Dylan is the Star Wars of music fandom, like everyone says he’s awesome, and of course I’m expected to say the same simply because I’m a multiple-award-winning music critic. That would be fine, but I don’t care about Bob Dylan. I don’t. Which brings us to his upcoming new LP, Triplicate, a three-disc set of Dylan covering a bunch of songs from the American Songbook, the book the band at your great-aunt’s anniversary party used so you’d be bored. These “numbers” include “Sentimental Journey,” “Stardust”and “As Time Goes By.” What’s that? No, there’s no hip-hop or aggro-industrial, and no, that wouldn’t make me care about it more.

• PR booted the ball getting me the new Goldfrapp album, Silver Eye, so they can go jump in the lake, and we’ll instead talk about Mental Illness, the new album from Aimee Mann. Supposedly this is supposed to be a bunch of slow bum-out songs, but “Goose Snow Cone” isn’t that much of a bummer, just basic Americana stuff with some jingle bells. I don’t like bummer songs, so that’s all fine with me, the fewer the merrier.

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His family recently participated in the “Read 4 Refugees” campaign, encouraging participants to stay in and read, donating the money you would have spent on dinner to RefugePoint. (He read Memoirs of Hadrian

by Marguerite Yourcenar; his wife read The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama; and his sons were all about Calvin and Hobbes

by Bill Watterson and The Dog Stars by Peter Heller.)

Another project is underway, but Doerr wouldn’t talk much on it.

“You never really know until it’s done if it’s going to work! So you’re filled with doubt. I’m anxious all the time thinking about the projects, because I’m never sure it’s not going to cave in. You could spend two to three years on a project, and it could just kind of melt in your hand,” he said.

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It’s been three years since the release of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, but the Idaho writer is still on the ride, about to head out on a month-long tour promoting the paperback version. One of his first stops is at The Music Hall April 9, part of its Writers on a New England stage series.

The book weaves together stories about two teenagers — a blind French girl named Marie-Laure LeBlanc and a German soldier and radio genius named Werner Pfennig — during World War II. Since its 2015 Pulitzer win, Doerr’s schedule has become busier, and his home has seen more unexpected visitors, but many things haven’t changed.

Writing remains hard and uncertain. His kids still haven’t realized how cool he is.

“They’d think I was [cooler] if I could slam dunk or get LeBron James to come over. I’m their dad. I drive them around to see their friends,” Doerr said, laughing, via phone last week.

But every so often, he’s overwhelmed by the support; he referenced a book festival he attended in Saint-Malo, France, where the book is set.

“That was an extremely emotional experience. The mayor gave me this medal on the roof of the château of Saint-Malo, and people would come up to me who had an uncle or greatuncle or aunt who died in the war. Meeting these people was really, really emotional.

For them, it was not just history — it was memory,” Doerr said.

All the Light We Cannot See was a massive project, requiring much research, detail and planning. During the 10 years he worked on it, he published three other books — About Grace, Four Seasons in Rome and Memory Wall. Even on the most challenging days, something kept him going.

“There is usually some seed, some gem at the core of the project that’s fascinating for me. For All the Light, radio was my fascination. Radio and its power as a technology, and thinking about how these new technologies — like YouTube, Twitter and Instagram — are being used. That idea, that fascination never goes away,” he said. “In this case, it was a historical novel, but you know it’s relevant somehow when you see Trump the candidate using Twitter, sometimes extremely effectively, and so the way people used radio during the war will seem relevant.”

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Here is 2016 as it was supposed to be if an impulsive time-traveler hadn’t mucked everything up in Elan Mastai’s debut novel, All Our Wrong Todays: To get from one place to another, you can fight traffic 20 stories above every street, or climb into a cozy pod that opens like a clamshell and contains screens and speakers to enable your traveling entertainment.

Fashion, recycled nightly, is projected onto your body; you can change your look every hour. Flying cars and teleportation, got ’em. Food is synthesized and never goes bad, and the world exists for its inhabitants’ entertainment.

“In the absence of material want, the world economy transitioned almost exclusively to entertainment,” explains Tom Barren, the protagonist and narrator. “…

It’s the only thing you really need in a world where almost nothing is asked of you. Other than paying for that entertainment.”

A world such as this demands not just time travel, but time-travel tourism. This is a twist that seems plausible enough to contemporaries of Elon Musk, who just announced that his SpaceX company is sending two tourists around the moon next year. Let’s hope that goes better than what transpires in All Our Wrong Todays, when Barren, crazed with grief and rage over the loss of a woman he loves, sends himself from 2016 to 1965, with catastrophic results.

This may sound drearily familiar if you’ve watched Back to the Future too many times, and early in the book, Mastai, a Canadian screenwriter, gives an obligatory nod to Marty McFly. But this is a far more sophisticated time-travel scheme, born in a hyper-technological world that is light-years beyond ours because of the invention, on July 11, 1965, of a miraculous kind of energy — “clean, robust, boundless” — that is emitted from something called the Goettreider Engine.

Like Lionel Goettreider the late inventor of the world-changing engine, Tom Barren’s father is a genius with three Ph.Ds. He’s also a work-obsessed jerk who only wanted a child to entertain his wife, and now that she’s dead — pulverized by a malfunctioning hover car — he’s been even colder to his adult son and takes every opportunity to tell Tom what a loser he is.

When Tom, at age 12, tells his father that he’s thinking about running away from home, Victor Barren, Ph.D., looks at him hard, and says, “You should.”

Tom has internalized all this. His self-

esteem is on par with his organic waste disposal module. He considers himself a world-class failure, and as such, he frequently makes bad decisions, such as having sympathy sex with all his old girlfriends after his mother dies, and getting obsessed with the beautiful, brilliant woman who was supposed to be among the first people to travel back in time.

Until Tom Barren co-opted the job and, in doing so, destroyed the shining, perfect world that was 2016.

It’s not a spoiler to tell you all this — Tom tells us this repeatedly as he unspools the story in colloquial, intelligent banter, the sort you can hear at any bar near Harvard Square, or near any intellectual center possessed of people who can rattle off the number of cells in a human body (37 trillion) and the No. 1 problem with time travel (the planet isn’t in the same place as it is when you’re preparing to launch).

As Tom explains it, “Marty McFly didn’t appear thirty years earlier in his hometown of Hill Valley, California. His tricked-out DeLorean materialized in the endless empty blackness of the cosmos with the Earth approximately 350,000,000,000 miles away. Assuming he didn’t immediately lose consciousness from the lack of oxygen, the absence of air pressure would cause all the fluids in his body to bubble, partially evaporate, and freeze. He would be dead in less than a minute.”

Had that happened to Tom on his timetraveling trip, would the world have been better? He seems sure of that at first; in fact, one terse chapter — a half page in length — is composed of two expletives repeated over and over, with occasional italics for emphasis.

But when he comprehends the 2016 in which the Goettreider Engine had not worked so beautifully 50 years earlier — in essence, the 2016 in which we all live now — he realizes that there are different versions of better. He must grapple with what version of the world he truly prefers: the utopia where he started out, or the radically different, carbon-clogged and existentially messy place where familiar lives are now playing out much differently (as well as some that aren’t familiar at all).

All Our Wrong Todays is a smart, fluid novel that is science fiction dabbling in philosophy. It’s set in Canada but will one day be on America movie screens; Mastai is already writing the screenplay. Time travel is a well-worn plot line, so it’s a credit to Mastai’s skills as a storyteller that he can get us on board for yet another trip. B+ — Jennifer Graham

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• Doubtful: New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alice Fogel releases her latest collection of poems in A Doubtful House, published by Bauhan Publishing, on Tuesday, April 4. The collection explores what happens to boundaries (psychological, emotional, physical, formal) when people live together for a long time in one house. Visit the poet’s website, alicebfogel.com, for more on Fogel and her new book.

• Dinner tables: The Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua, invites all New Hampshire residents, from Greater Nashua or otherwise, to write about the meaning of the kitchen table and illustrate the essays with photographs for the Comeback Kitchen Table Photo-Essay contest. The contest is part of ARTventures’ Comeback Kitchen Table public art project, in which 10 kitchen tables painted or decorated by Nashua locals will be installed downtown. For more information on how to submit, visit tinyurl.com/nplessay or call 589-4633.

Entries are due by April 5 and will be curated for display in the library’s Image Gallery. — Kelly Sennott Books Author Events • LAURA PIAZZA Author talks about Recipes for Repair. Thurs., March 30, at 7 p.m. Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead. Call 3296411. Visit hampstead.lib.nh.us.

• DAVID ELLIOTT Launch party for author’s new book, Bull. Fri., March 31, at 6 p.m.

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• MICHELE MCPHEE Author talks about Maximum Harm. Sun., April 9, at 1 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 235 DW Highway, Nashua.

• CYNTHIA MARTIN Author talks about new book on history of Henniker’s New England College. Wed., April 12, at 5:30 p.m.

Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

• JANE DRISKELL FAIRCHILD Author talks about The Last Laugh. Thurs., April 13, at 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562.

• MARIA KAY SIMMS Author talks about Astrology and the Power of Eight. Sat., April 15, at 10 a.m. Astro Computing Services Bookstore, 68a Fogg Road, Epping. Call 734-4300.

• RANDY SUSAN MEYERS Author talks about The Widow of Wall Street. Mon., April 17, at 5:30 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

• BRIANNA DIAZ Author talks about The Stranger Maiden. Sat., April 22, at 12:15 p.m. Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham.

• DAVID WIESNER Author talks about graphic novel, Fish Girl. Sun., April 23, at 1 p.m.

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• TOM RYAN Author talks about Will’s Red Coat: The Story of One Old Dog Who Chose to Live Again. Fri., April 28, at 7 p.m. Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord.

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Life (R)

Alien organisms turn deadly in Life, a movie that asks the question “should all hope for life on Earth be pinned on the durability of one pair of really thick gloves?”

Answer: No. An international crew on a space station in Earth’s orbit retrieves a craft carrying samples of ancient Martian life. Despite this seeming like one of those projects that needs a team, only one guy, Hugh Derry (Ariyon Bakare), really examines the samples, with oversight from Miranda North (Rebecca Ferguson), whose job is to constantly remind everyone of how dangerous it would be if the organism escaped. Maybe then have more than one thick pair of lab gloves standing between the cells, which Derry reanimates, and a room chock-ablock with vents leading all over the ship.

The revived single cells turn into a multicelled organism that starts to grow and react.

(And is named Calvin by some school kids.)

After a lab accident causes Calvin to go dormant, Derry electrically zaps it back to life, causing Calvin to squeeze Derry’s hand until it breaks and then cut its way out of its woefully flimsy containment box. It zips around the lab room until it finds a vent (after first squeeze-killing a lab mouse and growing bigger). Quickly, the crew (which also includes Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jake Gyllenhaal and Olga Dihovichnaya) begins a race to capture or kill Calvin before it can kill them.

Miranda explains that her specific mission also requires her to do whatever is necessary to prevent Calvin from reaching Earth.

This — we must protect Earth from the unstoppable killing machine of Calvin!

— is the movie’s central concern and everything not directly related to this task feels weak and hurried. The movie rushes to get to “unkillable blob,” which is fine, no reason to dilly-dally on the way to get to the central action. But the result is that I don’t care when the characters I never really got to know are, in classic horror-movie-in-space fashion, picked off one by one.

The way characters problem-solve about Calvin also seems strangely weak. These are

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not people sciencing the heck out of anything.

Instead, we get the sense that either this highly significant scientific mission has basically only one scientist or several of the crew members are scientists but are just bad at it.

And, as aliens go, Calvin isn’t particularly exciting. Its abilities are ill-defined and after a few early stages looking like a CGI translucent starfish Calvin begins to resemble a smaller, down-market alien from the Alien movies. Calvin regularly looks, well, silly.

I think I get what Life is supposed to be — heart-pounding space-based suspense thriller where the stakes are All Life On Earth — but it never rose to that level for me. Maybe it, like Calvin, needed a few more jolts of energy (more lively characters, more specific alien abilities) to really come alive. CRated R for language throughout, some sci-fi violence and terror. Directed Daniel Espinosa and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Life is an hour and 43 minutes long and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

CHIPS (R)

California Highway Patrol officers Ponch and Baker hit the mean streets looking for dirty cops in CHIPS, a surprisingly lackluster reworking of the TV show.

An FBI agent (Michael Peña) is assigned to go undercover in the California Highway Patrol to find the officers involved in a deadly

robbery ring. Given the name Frank Poncherello, Ponch is assigned to partner with Jon Baker (Dax Shepard), a former professional motorcycle rider. Baker is terrible at all aspects of policing — he can’t shoot anything, issues nuisance tickets, is far too injured from crashes in his pro sports days to meet physical fitness standards — but his motorcycle skills up the CHP’s cool factor.

Ponch can barely stand to work with Baker but drags him around, questioning witnesses to the robberies, which we know were committed by CHP officer Ray Kurtz (Vincent D’Onofrio). Weirdly, in this subtlety-free movie that has a hard time keeping track of its plot threads, Kurtz has a somewhat sympathetic backstory: Even though he’s killed people as part of the robberies, he appears to be doing all of this to raise money to get his son, a onetime motorcycle star himself (Justin Chatwin), help for his drug addiction.

Ponch and Baker attempt to figure out who is in Kurtz’s crew — and do so before Allen (Adam Brody), Ponch’s FBI partner, does. They are weirdly competitive about this investigation primarily because, I think, Shepard (who is also this movie’s writer and director) seems to think that there’s nothing funnier than an angry Adam Brody.

A few things occurred to me while watching CHIPS: • Dax Shepard really likes motorcycles.

• This movie could have worked.

• This movie could also have worked as a TV show (for example, Lethal Weapon on Fox, which is a laid-back bit of police procedural-ness with just the right twist of comedy and action).

• Michael Peña is a national treasure.

As the “could have” suggests, I do not think this movie, as is, works. CHIPS feels like a toy missing 17 percent of the parts and with instructions that are mostly in German. You’ve got a lot of pieces laying on the ground — some nifty motorcycle action, the not-terrible buddy chemistry of Peña and Shepard, some decent supporting characters — but you don’t have all of the parts or the clear road map needed to pull it together and make it come to life. (More on Peña: He’s not “good” here, because nothing is good here, but I feel like he’s doing the best a person could possibly do with the material given. He is a solid actor, especially in the kind of movie that needs to blend comedy and believable action. See also, Ant-Man.) CHIPS has a few (very few) jokes that land but it has neither a plot nor comedy that flows.

CHIPS feels like a collection of bits and “funny” moments (most of them unsuccessful), and a random selection of character traits — Ponch likes the ladies, Baker likes motorcycles. Especially with Peña and Shepard as the core duo and supporting characters played by the likes of Adam Brody, Kristen Bell (as Baker’s almost-ex wife), Ryan Hansen (as a fellow CHP officer), Jane Kaczmarek (as Baker and Ponch’s boss) and Maya Rudolph (in a one-scene cameo) and totally workable premise (odd-couple cops investigating corrupt officers), CHIPS could have been a solid, slightly winky, stupidly fun riff on the old TV series — think recent adaptations of 21 Jump Street or Starsky & Hutch.

Instead, CHIPS just sits there, not being fun or charming or silly, and by about 45 minutes it used up all the benefit of the doubt I had for it. D+ Rated R for crude sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, some violence and drug use. Written and directed by Dax Shepard, CHIPS is an hour and 41 minutes long and distributed by Warner Bros.

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WILTON TOWN HALL THEATRE 644-4629, cinemagicmovies.com Cinemagic Merrimack 12 11 Executive Park Dr., Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com Flagship Cinemas Derry 10 Ashleigh Dr., Derry, 437-8800 AMC at The Loop 90 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, Mass., 978-738-8942

O’Neil Cinema 12 Apple Tree Mall, Londonderry, 434-8633 Regal Concord 282 Loudon Road, Concord, 226-3800 Regal Hooksett 8 100 Technology Drive, Hooksett Showcase Cinemas Lowell 32 Reiss Ave., Lowell, Mass., 978-551-0055

Thurs., March 30, through Thurs., April 6, at 7:30 p.m.

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• The Salesman (PG-13, 2016) Fri., March 31, through Thurs., April 6, at 7:30 p.m. Additional screenings Sun., April 2, at 2 & 4:30 p.m.

• April Love (1957) Sat., April 1, at 4:30 p.m.

WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • Things to Come (PG-13, 2016, French with subtitles) Thurs., March 30, at 7:30 p.m.

• La La Land (PG-13, 2016)

KELSON BREEWING CO. 80 N. High St., Unit 3, Derry, 965-3708, kelsonbrewing.com, draftfestnh.com • DRAFT Fest Tues., April 4, at 7 p.m., six film shorts paired with beer flight

CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • Saint Joan (National Theatre London in HD) Fri., March 31, at 6 p.m.

MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY 405 Pine St., Manchester, 6246550, manchester.lib.nh.us; some films at the West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 6246560 • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13, 2016) Thurs., March 30, at 3 p.m.

• Lust for Life (NR, 1956) Wed., April 5, at 1 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629, cinemagicmovies. com/loc_Hookset.asp • Fever at Dawn (2016) Thurs., March 30, at 7 p.m., part of NH Jewish Film Festival NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY NPL Theater, 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • Eagle Huntress (G, 2016) Sat., April 1, at 2 p.m.

• Moonlight (R, 2016) Tues., April 4, at 7 p.m.

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• A United Kingdom (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., March 30, at 8 p.m.

• Who’s Gonna Love Me Now (NR, 2017) Thurs., March 30, at 7 p.m.

• Kedi (NR, 2017) Thurs., March 30, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri., March 31, at 1:15, 3 & 8 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 1:15, 3, 4:45 & 6:30 p.m.; Sun., April 2, at 1:15 p.m.; Mon., April 3, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:15 p.m.; Tues., April 4, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:15 p.m.; Wed., April 5, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:15 p.m.; Thurs., April 6, at 2:10, 5:35 & 7:15 p.m.

• The Eagle Huntress (G, 2016) Thurs., March 30, at 2:05 p.m.; Fri., March 31, at 2 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 1:25, 3:25 & 5:25 p.m.; Sun., April 2, at 3 p.m.; Mon., April 3, at 2:05, 5:25 & 7:25 p.m.; Tues., April 4, at 2:05 p.m.; Wed., April 5, at 2:05, 5:25 & 7:25 p.m.; Thurs., April 6, at 2:05, 5:25 & 7:25 p.m.

• The Zookeeper’s Wife (PG-13, 2017) Fri., March 31, at 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.; Sun., April 2, at 1, 3:30 & 6 p.m.; Mon., April 3, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Tues., April 4, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Wed., April 5, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Thurs., April 6, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.

• The Wild & Scenic Film Festival (NR) Fri., March 31, at 6 p.m.

• Moos (NR, 2017) Sat., April 1, at 8 p.m.

• Harold & Lillian: A Hollywood Story (NR, 2017) Sun., April 2, at 12:30 p.m.

• Fanny’s Journey (NR, 2017) Sun., April 2, at 3 p.m.

• On the Map (NR, 2017) Sun., April 2, at 5 p.m.

• 1984 (R, 1984) Tues., April 4, at 6:30 p.m.

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• I am Not Your Negro (PG-13, 2016) March 31-April 6, Wed., Sat. and Sun. at 2:30 & 7 p.m., Thurs. & Fri. at 7 p.m.

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• The Heroin Effect Thurs., March 30, at 7 p.m.

• La La Land (PG-13, 2016) Fri., March 31, at 7 p.m.; Sat., April 1, at 4 & 7 p.m.; Wed., April 5, at 7 p.m.; Thurs., April 6, at 7 p.m.

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• Comic relief: Fresh off a sold-out show at Nick’s Comedy Stop in Boston, Will Noonan headlines a fundraiser for the Hooksett Chamber of Commerce. Noonan tops a great double bill; the fresh-faced funny man has support from Jody Sloane, who got her start as a Duck Tour driver, when tourists suggested she do her irreverent schtick for a living. Go Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at New England’s Tap House Grille, 1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett. $50 tickets include buffet-style dinner. Go to quickclick.com/r/nyksb.

• Tweaked out: Synthesized, soulful and spacey, Thank God for Science plays jazz fusion that’s lit by a lava lamp. Bassist and leader Jeremy Moses Curtis’ resume includes Booker T. and post-Morphine band Twinemen; keyboard player James Rohr and guitarist Mike Castellana are in The Blue Ribbons, and drummer Peter MacLean has worked with Maceo Parker. Plus, there’s a viola and a turntablist.

Go Friday, March 31, 8 p.m. at Riverwalk Cafe, 35 Railroad Square, Nashua. Tickets $7 at riverwalknashua.com.

• Snow revoir: The Mount Sunapee Springfest features Adam Gardner and Ryan Miller from Guster playing an acoustic headlining set. Wonderful support is provided by singer-songwriter Brooke Annibale, who just released The Simple Fear. The moody new disc is reminiscent of Sharon Van Etten and Beth Orton and recently earned an Independent Music Award nomination. Go Saturday, April 1, 5:30 p.m. at Mount Sunapee Resort, 1398 Route 103, Newbury. Tickets are $35 at mountsunapee.com.

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Live music enthusiasts got some good news when Penuche’s Music Hall suddenly opened at 1087 Elm St. in Manchester.

Located in the former home of the Black Brimmer, the space boasts a lot of history, but recent efforts to capitalize on it have sputtered. New owner Chuck Kalantzis believes he can buck the trend by restoring the venue to its original mission.

“What I’m really trying to do is come back to what the Brimmer days were,” Kalantzis said in the midst of an eight-day renovation that included new signage, paint and polish. “I want live entertainment every day, just like it used to be.”

With plans that include an upgraded kitchen, improved furnishings and many familiar names from the club’s heyday, the formula is promising.

Jig’s Music, run by Manchester agent Jordan Paul, is booking the room. Paul promises a diverse array of talent, from jam bands to mainstream acts and hometown Penuche’s Music Hall Where: 1087 Elm St., Manchester More: facebook.com/penuchesmusichall Upcoming shows All shows 8:30 p.m. unless stated otherwise 3/30 The Mushroom Cloud w/ Towns 3/31 Big ol’ Dirty Bucket 4/1 Manchuka Live (9 p.m.)

4/2 Reggae Sunday (7 p.m.)

4/3 TBA 4/4 TBA 4/5 Lisa Guyer’s Wednesday Muse 4/6 TBA 4/7 West End Blend 4/8 Lichen (9 p.m.)

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favorites like Manchuka and Lisa Guyer; fittingly, the former Mama Kicks lead singer will hold down the same Wednesday night slot as her old band.

A word-of-mouth opening on March 17 with power rock trio People Skills filled the room to capacity.

“On St. Patrick’s Day, we had the biggest crowd in the city,” Kalantzis said. “On Saturday, we had another band and another big crowd.”

Some early bookings, like Lichen on April 8, are mainstays at Penuche’s on Hanover, opened in 2008. Other acts reflect the throwback vibe Kalantzis craves for his new location. Funk band Manchuka, playing April 1, was a regular at the Black Brimmer; ditto Chad Lamarsh, who played PMH’s grand opening on March 25.

The emphasis is on music that fills dance floors. The Mushroom Cloud, playing March 30, is a funk trio from Connecticut that blends elements of electronica and jazz into its rhythmic sound. North Shore 10-piece Big ol’ Dirty Bucket, appearing the following night, is a Paul favorite that he’s booked many times.

“Horns, funk, they have everything,” Paul said. “Got that hip-hop soul singing; they’re great.”

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“I will never tell anyone what to play; that’s what will make this place unique,” he said. “We’ll allow the bands to come in here and perform what they’re going to perform. ... I want them to have fun.”

Refreshingly, Kalantzis also promises to compensate musicians fairly.

“I want it out there for them to know that we’re going to try to bring the best music in here. In order to do that, we have to pay them; plus, they work hard,” he said. “I have a bigger room now, and I can do a lot more. I told [Paul] if it’s gonna fill the room and people will have fun, that’s my goal.”

Paul agreed.

“Chuck gives me more money when the bands do well,” he said, “and we’re going to reward the bands with more when they do well.”

As the weather warms up, PMH hopes to offer al fresco music. A downstairs sports bar may also be used for solo performers.

“We want to do the same thing as Hanover Street, but add to it,” Kalantzis said. “We want to connect more with the people we haven’t had before — not like the old ‘Nuche. When you hear a new band, you wait to hear what they’re going to do next. It’s exciting.”

Penuche’s on Hanover is staying open for now, and a few big shows are planned there.

Amorphous Band performs March 31, and Annie in the Water appears April 6. The Festival of Friendship happens April 14 and April 15, with two performances from longtime favorite Chromatropic, augmented by Ghost in the Groove and DJ SP1 on the first night and Trichomes with DOT.wav on the second.

Kalantzis is looking forward, however, to more space and better real estate.

“I outgrew the other place,” he said. “I’ve been trying to get downtown for two years, and I always wanted this location.”

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Portsmouth Blue Mermaid: Dana Brearley British Beer: Jimmy & Marcelle Grill 28: Truffle Hilton Garden: Pork Low Mainers Martingale Wharf: Rule of 3 Portsmouth Book & Bar: New England Bluegrass Group with special guest Joyce Anderson Press Room: Jazz Lunch/Lux Lives East Coast Ri Ra: Cover Story Rudi’s: Sal Hughes Thirsty Moose: Zeme Libre Salem Sayde’s: Angry Balls Project Seabrook Chop Shop: Higher Ground Sunday, April 2 Ashland Common Man: Chris White Solo Acoustic Barrington Nippo Lake Restaurant: Lunch at the Dump Bedford Copper Door: Joe Rivet Dover Cara: Irish Session w/ Carol Coronis & Ramona Connelly Sonny’s: Sonny’s Jazz Goffstown Village Trestle: Wan-tu Blues Band & Jam Hudson River’s Pub: Acoustic Jam Londonderry Pipe Dream Brewing: Supernothing (Draft Festival) Manchester Penuche’s Music Hall: Reggae Shaskeen: Rap, Industry night Strange Brew: Jam Wild Rover: DJ Dance Night Meredith Giuseppe’s: Open Stage with Lou Porrazzo Milford Union Coffee: Brad Bosse and Justin Cohn Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Rich - Smokin’ Sunday Riverwalk Cafe: Standard Fare Thirsty Turtle: All ages punk show – City Mouse, Time Out Timmy, Damned Nobody North Hampton Barley House: Great Bay Sailor

Peterborough Harlow’s: Folksoul Duo Portsmouth Press Room: Jazz Series - Trent Austin and Mark Zaleski Quartet Ri Ra: Irish Session Seabrook Chop Shop: Kim & Mike/ Donny plays Johnny Cash Monday, April 3 Hanover Canoe Club: Marko the Magician Salt hill Pub: Hootenanny Manchester Central Ale House: Jonny Friday Duo Fratello’s: Rob Wolfe or Phil Jacques Penuche’s Music Hall: TBA Merrimack Homestead: Doug Thompson Nashua Dolly Shakers: Monday’s Muse w Lisa Guyer Fratello’s Italian Grille: Ted Solovicos Newmarket Stone Church: Blues Jam w/ Wild Eagles Blues Band Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Old School Press Room: Ken Ormes Ri Ra: Oran Mor Tuesday, April 4 Dover Fury’s Publick House: Tim Theriault and Friends Sonny’s: Soggy Po’ Boys Gilford Patrick’s: Paul Luff hosts Goffstown Village Trestle: Tom Dixon Manchester Bungalow: Makari, Wvnder, Toluca Lake, Rainsound & The Long Year Fratello’s: Kim Riley Penuche’s Music Hall: TBA Shaskeen: James Keyes Strange Brew: David Rousseau Whiskey’s 20: Sammy Smoove & DJ Gera Merrimack Homestead: RC Thomas Nashua Fratello’s Italian Grille: Brad Bosse

Newmarket Stone Church: SpeakEazy: Church Street Jazz Band / Bluegrass Jam Late North Hampton Barley House: Traditional Irish Session Peterborough Harlow’s: Celtic Music Jam Portsmouth Press Room: Jazz Jam w/ Larry Garland & Friends Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones Wednesday, April 5 Dover Fury’s Publick House: People Like You Dublin DelRossi’s Trattoria: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session Gilford Patrick’s: Cody James - Ladies Night Hampton CR’s: Steve Sibulkin Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam w Jerry Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen Manchester Fratello’s: Chris Lester Great North Ale Works: Alli Beaudry Hosts Penuche’s Music Hall: Lisa Guyer Wednesday Muse Strange Brew: Open Jam - Tom Ballerini Blues Band Merrimack Homestead: Ted Solovicos Nashua Country Tavern: Charlie Christos Fratello’s Italian Grille: Clint Lapointe Plaistow Racks: DJ Sensations Portsmouth Ri Ra: Erin’s Guild Rochester Lilac City Grille: Tim Theriault - Ladies Night Seabrook Chop Shop: Guitar-a-oke & Cocktails

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Beach Boys Tuesday, March 28, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Robert Klein Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre Lez Zeppelin Friday, Mar 31, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Tom Rush Friday, March 31, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Another Tequila Sunrise: Tribute to the Eagles Saturday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. Palace Theatre One Night of Queen Saturday, Apr 1, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Simon Kirke Saturday, April 1, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Martin Barre Saturday, April 1, 8 p.m. Flying Monkey Capital Jazz Orchestra – Artie, Benny, Woody Sunday, April 2, 4 p.m. Cap Center Ann Wilson of Heart Sunday, April 2, 7 p.m. Tupelo Derry Stevie Nicks/Pretenders Wednesday, April 5, 8 p.m.

SNHU Arena John 5 & the Creatures Thursday, April 6, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Def Leppard/Poison/Tesla Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. SNHU Arena NH Fiddle Orchestra Sunday, April 9, 7 p.m. Franklin Opera House Peter Frampton Raw Tuesday, April 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Celtic Women Thursday, April 13, 7 p.m. SNHU Arena Del and Dawg Friday, April 14, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Adam Ezra Group Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Country Jamboree Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House Richard Thompson Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Squirrel Nut Zippers/Ozomati Thursday, April 20, 7:30 p.m.

Cap Center Dave Davies (Kinks) Thursday, April 20, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Almost Queen Friday, April 21, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Nile Project Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. Dana Center Melissa Etheridge Wednesday, April 26, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Kathy Griffin Thursday, April 27, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Martin Sexton Friday, April 28, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Eric Church Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m. SNHU Arena Gary Hoey Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Motor Booty Affair Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House Y&T Sunday, April 30, 8 p.m.

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JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES

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65 “That makes sense” 66 “Eso ___” (Paul Anka hit) 67 Fuss 68 City where Canada’s parliament meets 69 2.0 grades 70 Man cave, really Down 1 Early Tarzan actor Buster 2 “To be or not to be” soliloquist 3 Way shorter than 2-Down, say 4 The King of Pop, in tabloids 5 Aesthetic pursuit 6 “Doin’ the Pigeon” singer 7 Toyotathon, e.g.

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SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from stories in The Cost of and chasing each other around the house Lunch, Etc., by Marge Piercy, born March at night. I took a book out of the library on 31, 1936. cat behavior. It said cats could be trained, but I found that I could be trained far more Aries (March 21 – April 19) As for Dun- easily. Ask yourself, who’s training whom? can she could no longer afford his lasagna: Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) She flung she perceived he was her natural predator. down counters of words like rolls of dice The system supported him, and he supported — words used to mean whatever she chose: the system. In any attempt to make a deal, he “kind” applied from clothes to mounwas more powerful than she and would pre- tains; “nice,” a hard, almost spiteful moral vail. Can you really afford the lasagna? judgment hurled down and if not instantly Taurus (April 20 – May 20) But no, she accepted, hugged back into a silence now could not promise and promise anymore. large-eyed and accusing; judgments graShe would laugh, instead … she would tuitous, sharp as broken glass: “shoddy,” test herself and be loyal to her test like an “gross,” “ratty.” Try not to be judgy.

Indian at the sun dance, till her renegade’s Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Will she laughter puzzled the obedient stars. Have really have to go? Will she have to get on some laughs. that dirty bus and use up her last few dolGemini (May 21 – June 20) The books lars on a cheap motel? Probably.

I liked the best were animal stories because Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) I’m it didn’t matter if it was Lad or Lassie who not afraid of a scene, after this long. It’s was saving the drowning boy. Girl animals only that I have nothing to say, not even to could have real adventures and be heroes. myself. Isn’t it funny? If you say so.

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• Scientists at Columbia University and the New York Genome Center announced that they have digitally stored (and retrieved) a movie, an entire computer operating system and a $50 gift card on a single drop of DNA. In theory, wrote the researchers in the journal Science, they might store, on one gram of DNA, 215 “petabytes” (i.e., 215 million gigabytes enough to run, say, 10 million HD movies) and could reduce all the data housed in the Library of Congress to a small cube of crystals.

• An office in the New York City government, suspicious of a $5,000 payment to two men in the 2008 City Council elec-

tion of Staten Island’s Debi Rose, opened an investigation, which at $300 an hour for the “special prosecutor,” has now cost the city $520,000, with his final bill still to come. Despite scant “evidence” and multiple opportunities to back off, the prosecutor relentlessly conducted months-long grand jury proceedings, fought several court appeals, had one 23-count indictment almost immediately crushed by judges, and enticed state and federal investigators to (fruitlessly) take on the Staten Island case.

In March, the city’s Office of Court Administration finally shrugged and closed the case.

• News of the Weird has written several times (as technology progressed) about Matt McMullen’s “RealDoll” franchise the San Marcos, California, engineer’s richly detailed flexible silicone mannequins that currently sell for $5,500 and up (more with premium custom features). Even before the recent success of the very humanish, artificially intelligent (AI) android “hosts” on TV’s Westworld, McMullen revealed that his first AI doll, “Harmony,” will soon be available with a choice of 12 “personalities,” including “intellectualism” and “wit,” to mimic an emotional bond. A recent University of London conference previewed a near future when fake women routinely provide uncomplicated relationships for lonely men.

Ironies

A chain reaction of fireworks in Tultepec, Mexico, in December had made the San Pablito pyro marketplace a scorched ruin, with more than three dozen dead and

scores injured, leaving the town to grieve and, in March, to solemnly honor the victims with even more fireworks. Tultepec is the center of Mexico’s fireworks industry, with 30,000 people dependent on explosives for a living.

Economic indicators

(1) “Bentley” the cat went missing in Marina Del Rey, California, on Feb. 26 and as of press time had not been located despite a posted reward of $20,000. (A “wanted” photo is online, if you’re interested.) (2) British snack food manufacturer Walkers advertised in February for a part-time professional chip taster, at the equivalent of $10.55 an hour. (3) An Australian state administrative tribunal awarded a $90,000 settlement after a cold-calling telemarketer sold a farm couple 2,000 ink cartridges (for their one printer) by repeated pitches.

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American chef Dan Barber staged a temporary “pop-up” restaurant in London in March at which he and other renowned chefs prepared the fanciest meals they could imagine using only food scraps donated from local eateries. A primary purpose was to chastise First World eaters (especially Americans) for wasting food, not only in the kitchen and on the plate, but to satisfy our craving for meat (for example, requiring diversion of 80 percent of the world’s corn and soy just to feed edible animals).

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