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With unemployment running around 2.5 percent, the challenge for many New Hampshire businesses is finding employees. This means in many cases that New Hampshire-based companies can’t grow or companies with multiple locations will add positions in other states.

But it isn’t quite that simple. Many people in New Hampshire are actually still looking for work. Currently the state estimates that there are about 17,000 open positions in New Hampshire and about the same number of people looking for work. Unfortunately, in most of those cases there’s a skills mismatch.

Solving the skills mismatch won’t be easy.

Many of these openings require not only skills but experience in a field. But there is a lot that businesses and government can do.

For starters the state should collect skills needs from businesses over the next 12, 24 and 36 months through surveys sent to employers. Then the state should coordinate with high schools, community colleges, private training and certifying companies and universities to see how we are matching those potential openings with training and with the number of candidates. We should be watching this skills-and-people pipeline to see how we’re doing against estimated need. New Hampshire’s department of economic development could start recruiting outside the state for those skills if the gap grows too big.

Of course we also need to make sure that New Hampshire remains a great place to live to continue to retain and attract people. It’s no secret that New Hampshire has been aging.

How do we get more young people to move to New Hampshire?

For starters, keep doing what we’ve been doing. Be inclusive. Younger workers are more diverse and if we want to attract them we need to be open to them. This seems like a basic thing but there are states that are actively becoming less welcoming and less open.

This isn’t about being politically correct, it’s about attracting needed skills to our state (and, yes, it’s also the right thing to do).

We need to better promote what a great place New Hampshire is to live for younger people. Yes, we’re good for raising a family, but what about the years before that?

With cooler urban areas such as Manchester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire has the cities that younger people want. We also have numerous smaller cities with great qualities of life. We have a high standard of living, low crime, low taxes and fewer clogged roads. We truly are a better place to live than many of the top choices for young people today. We just need to promote it.

New Hampshire’s success will be determined by its ability to retain and attract residents. Now is the time to be proactive.

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ON THE COVER 12 HOME SWEET HOME Gingerbread houses are a quintessential part of the holidays for many, whether that means building a new one each year or hauling out and displaying carefully stored creations from years past.

If you want to try the sweet activity yourself, we talked to the pros to get their advice on everything from baking the gingerbread to jazzing up pre-made foundations with candy, frosting, marshmallows and more.

ALSO ON THE COVER, Nashua is home to a Medieval battleground, p. 26. Find out where to go for a special meal on New Year’s Eve, p. 34. And start 2018 with a good laugh, p. 52.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 An update on the pot legalization process. PLUS News in Brief.

8 Q&A 9 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 10 SPORTS THIS WEEK 18

THE ARTS: 20 ART Good Gaud Designs.

22 THEATER Listings Children’s community theater opportunities.

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Publisher 28 GARDENING GUY Jody Reese, Ext. 121 Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors. jreese@hippopress.com 29 TREASURE HUNT Associate Publisher There’s gold in your attic.

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Establishments licensed to offer Keno gaming held the first drawings ever in the state on Friday, Dec. 15, at 11:05 a.m.

According to a press release from New Hampshire Lottery, the new game is available in roughly 40 bars and restaurants so far. The drawings take place daily, every five minutes from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The release listed 18 establishments in Manchester and 13 in Nashua, with a few in Laconia, Somersworth, Franklin, Claremont and Berlin.

The first day of sales far exceeded New Hampshire Lottery’s expectations. With 5,823 tickets sold, players took in $22,292 in prizes. Charlie McIntyre, the executive director of New Hampshire Lottery, said he’s “thrilled” with the response from players on the first day and looks forward to introducing more players to the game as more establishments install Keno kiosks. The profits from the game will go into the state’s education fund and be used to to pay for full-day kindergarten programs. Cities and towns do not need to adopt Keno gaming in order to benefit from the kindergarten funding from the state.

The state’s Keno game is called KENO 603. Players can choose one to 12 numbers with wagers of $1 to $25 each game. Twenty winning numbers between 1 and 80 are randomly generated every five minutes. The more a player’s numbers match, the more they win.

Civil Rights Unit

Gov. Chris Sununu and New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald announced the formation of a Civil Rights Unit at the Department of Justice and the signing of an executive order to create the Governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion.

According to a release from the governor’s office, Rogers Johnson, the state coordinator of the New Hampshire NAACP, will chair the advisory council.

Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Lahey will lead the state’s first ever Civil Rights Unit. In a statement, Sununu said these

steps were historic. “If we really want to be the Live Free or Die State, we must ensure that New Hampshire is a place where every person, regardless of their background, has an equal and full opportunity to pursue their dreams and to make a better life for themselves and their families,” Sununu said.

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according to a press release.

If elected, Pappas, who is gay, would be the first LGBTQ person elected to Congress from New Hampshire. The Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to getting more LGBTQ people elected.

Enrollment deadline

The open enrollment deadline for individual health insurance on Healthcare.gov was on Dec. 15, but some folks may still be able to make a decision on their plan. For new enrollees or most people looking to change carriers offering plans next year, the window to enroll has passed, according to the New Hampshire Insurance Department. But the 20,000 residents who were enrolled in Minuteman Health this year will have a little more time to make a choice, since Minuteman announced it will not offer any plans in 2018. The special enrollment period for these customers lasts until March 1. If they don’t make a change by that time, they will be automatically enrolled in an Anthem plan.

CONCORD

Residents in Pittsfield voted against creating a village water district, the Concord Monitor reported. Most of the residents are on wells, but about 600 downtown customers are on a public system run by a subsidiary of Pennichuck called the Aqueduct Company. The proposal that failed overwhelmingly in the special town meeting would have had the town buy the company.

The Concord city council New Hampshire Democrats accepted the newest report Hooksett are supporting a bill known as from the city Parks and the RESCUE Act, which would Recreation Department on free up a portion of the state’s the proposal for Terrill Park Goffstown Rainy Day Fund under certain on Manchester Street. The Concord Monitor reported 32 declared emergencies. Accordparking spaces have been ing to a press release from Senate MANCHESTER added to the plans, bringing Democrats, the act, which stands the total to 187. for “Responding Effectively to a The Nashua Board of AlderSevere Crisis Using Emergency men has approved funding Bedford for a citywide drug recovery funds,” would allow a governor coach. NHPR reported Revive or state legislature to declare an Derry Manchester Mayor-elect Merrimack Recovery will hire the recovery Amherst in-state public health emergency, Joyce Craig has named her coach, at a salary of $42,000. city hall team. Manchester which would make it possible to Londonderry Milford Ink Link reported Ryan dedicate up to 10 percent of the Mahoney will serve as Craig’s Rainy Day Fund, which would chief of staff, Lauren Smith be about $10 million of the curwill be Policy and Strategic NASHUA rent $100 million fund, toward Outreach Director and Donald Stokes will be Community combating the opioid crisis and Engagement Director. similar public health emergencies. According to the release, only $57,000 came from the fed- Eversource dispute eral government in connection to The state’s largest electriciNew England customers between state’s startup accelerator prothe Trump administration’s pub- ty provider wants a study by a 2013 and 2016. The Environmen- gram. A small group of startups lic health emergency declaration. national environmental group to tal Defense Fund says it stands accepted into the accelerator will be taken down. NHPR reportby its research. Eversource says spend three months in an intened Eversource is demanding the Fluoridation the company didn’t artificially sive program designed to help The municipal water systems Environmental Defense Fund constrain capacity, and the study founders develop and grow their of several cities and towns in remove its study with a cease neglects to consider extreme businesses. The season ends with New Hampshire were recognized and desist letter, calling the study weather events during this time a pitch event called Demo Day by the Centers for Disease Con- a “complete fabrication.” The period that spiked demand for and two companies will receive trol and Prevention for their water study claims Eversource and natural gas. investments of $300,000 from fluoridation efforts. The water a company based in Connectthe Millworks Fund Series II. icut called Avangrid regularly departments of Concord, Dover, More information about applyDurham, Laconia, Lebanon, Lan- purchased natural gas pipeline Accelerate NH Alpha Loft announced the ing is available at alphaloft.org/ caster and Manchester were all capacity it didn’t need, causing recognized for excellence in rates to inflate unnecessarily, to incubator is accepting applica- accelerate-nh.

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Pappas endorsement

The LGBTQ Victory Fund announced its endorsement of Executive Councilor Chris Pappas in his 2018 bid for the state’s 1st Congressional District,

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Despite earlier concerns that a committee tasked with studying marijuana legalization was stacked mostly with legalization opponents, advocates say commission members are making goodfaith efforts to study the issue objectively.

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When House Bill 215 passed the Senate, it removed plans to include traditionally pro-legalization representatives from the study commission, including members of the Marijuana Policy Project, an advocacy group, and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire.

That left several lawmakers, all of whom had voted against legalization bills in the past, and representatives from state agencies who would be involved in regulating a legal marijuana market. One of the lawmakers, Sen. William Gannon, is arguably the most outspoken person against marijuana legalization in the legislature.

Matt Simon with the Marijuana Policy Project was not happy with the makeup of the committee and spoke out against the changes. But since then, he said, some changes have been made that put those concerns at ease.

Gov. Chris Sununu, empowered to appoint a member of the public to the committee, chose physician and former Republican state Rep. Joe Hannon. Hannon was a champion of moderate drug policies like needle exchanges during his time in office and Simon said he’s someone with “an open mind.”

And the New Hampshire Bar Association appointed attorney Paul Twomey,

someone Simon said has been an advocate for legalization.

“All the reservations expressed in the past are really no longer relevant,” Simon said. “This commission is going to be meeting and they seem sincere about learning everything they can, separating fact from fiction. So people like me are doing everything we can to help facilitate that learning experience.”

Rep. Patrick Abrami, a Republican from Stratham who is serving as chair of the committee, set the tone in its first organization meeting on Oct. 17. Abrami said he told members to leave their biases at the door and to approach the issue of marijuana legalization objectively.

He said the goal of the commission is not to recommend whether or not the state should pass legalization law, but what the best way to execute such a law would be.

“We want it to be done right if we do it,” Abrami said.

Whether the state legalizes marijuana is a question for lawmakers that comes up perenMATT SIMON nially and Simon is confident that eventually its bipartisan support will grow into the majority it needs to become law. Abrami said he just wants to be ready if that happens, and avoid repeating missteps by states that have come before.

...they seem sincere about learning everything they can, separating fact from fiction.

So far

There have been three regular meetings to date, the most recent occurring on Dec. 18. In initial meetings, the commission heard presentations from the National Conference of State Legislators (for an overview of what other states have done), a report by the state Department of Health and Human Services on how medical marijuana implementation has been

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Net neutrality suit

New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is calling on state Attorney General Gordon MacDonald to join other states in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission for repealing the so-called net neutrality rules, the AP reported. So far, 18 states including

New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and Rhode Island have joined the suit. Supporters of net neutrality say the rules would have provided an even playing field for online companies and a consistent online experience for users.

Opponents argue the rules are a form of unnecessary government overreach.

going in New Hampshire, as well as presentations by the Banking Department and the Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food.

Simon gave an hour-long presentation in a recent meeting, which included an update on what is happening in the region. Maine and Massachusetts legalized marijuana by referendum in the 2016 election and Vermont’s governor is poised to sign a bill in January that would legalize private cultivation, possession and sharing of cannabis, but no open retail market.

In the most recent meeting, the committee heard from Andrew Freedman, the former point-man in the Colorado governor’s office who implemented legalization there, via Skype. Freedman is now running a private consulting firm.

Abrami said he hopes to hear from Washington and Oregon when the committee reconvenes in January and start to meet twice a month. The spring will be spent hearing from rest of the states that have legalized marijuana, of which there are eight in total.

He expects that by May or June the commission will be focusing on more of the details, and sifting through various policies for regulation and taxation. He said some members might be of the position that they want to “tax the hell” out of legal cannabis, but he said that wouldn’t

accomplish some of the main goals of legalization, which include putting an end to the black market and thereby severing one of the ways people may transition from marijuana to hard drugs like fentanyl or cocaine.

An option that’s been floated occasionally in the public sphere has been selling marijuana at state-run liquor stores, but Simon and Abrami say that hasn’t been seriously considered at the study commission meetings.

“I’ll tell you right now, that’s not going to happen,” Abrami said.

For one, Abrami said, there are concerns that doing something like that would hurt liquor sales by scaring away customers. Simon also said there are legal problems.

“You would have state employees who are required by a state law to commit a federal crime. That would be a much stickier situation than if the state simply licenses or allows private actors to take that risk,” Simon said.

For now, Abrami said it’s too soon to speculate on what the final recommendations due on Nov.1, 2018, will include.

He said the committee is still trying to sift through the facts and let them speak for themselves.

“We’re rolling up our sleeves and getting into the weeds here, no pun intended,” Abrami said.

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Can you tell me a bit about the Pope Memorial SPCA and some of the programs you guys have there?

Sure. The Pope Memorial SPCA is located here at 94 Silk Farm Road in Concord. We do cover within the Merrimack County area and a few towns beyond that. We reach out to help animals in need, whether they’re homeless, abandoned by people or sometimes there [are] cruelty cases we are called to look into and see what we can do to help these animals.

We are their voice, so we’re their advocates for them, making sure that they’re being treated humanely. And some of the programs that we do have … we have a field service investigator who does cruelty investigations, we have a barn cat program. There are cats out there that prefer to live within their own colonies and not with people, because they have been out on their own. They’re considered almost wild. So we do have programs where people who have country homes offer them a place to sleep and be outside and, for that, [the cats] help them with their rodent population. We have a pet food pantry for those who are going through some hard times and they need a bag of food or litter to help their animals through, just so that they can keep them within their care. We also have lots of humane education programs, where we’re trying to teach our youth to be great pet owners, so when they grow up they’ll be great advocates for our animals that are in need.

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in and out of the organization on a monthly basis?

On a monthly basis, we normally have about 100 underneath our roof and in our care, and another 20 or so within foster care homes.

So, people can help out as a foster care home? How does that work?

Yes, some of our volunteers open a portion of their home — we usually ask them to restrict one room — to assist the animals. Normally it’s a mother cat and kittens. Sometimes it’s just kittens that need to be bottle-fed and need that extra attention. Occasionally, it can be another animal [like] a dog recovering from surgery, receiving medication for heartworm treatment. And occasionally, it can be our smaller animals. We just recently had a couple rabbits come back from foster care, as well.

What are some other ways people can help out with the organization?

We have about 150 volunteers within our organization that offer their time and services, just out of the kindness of their heart, which is fantastic, because we couldn’t do it without their help. … All of our food, all our supplies rely on generosity from the community, whether it’s supplies in the form of cat food, dog food, cleaning supplies because there’s so much to clean, or donating to our vet fund in case animals come to us in need of medical necessity. Sometimes [for] emergency care, we have to transport them to our vet to see them immediately. So all those are a great help.

Do all the animals come from the area, and do you occasionally get them from out of state?

The majority of our animals do come from within the area, so we would always tell people if you’re adopting, volunteering or donating, to think of the animals here, within your community and your neighborhood. We do transport programs as well, helping those What kind of offerings do you have right now from other states that are in need as well. That for adopting pets during the holiday season? happens maybe twice a month.

We had a full shelter here, not too long ago.

I think well over 100. We thought it would How many animals would you say come be great to have them home for the holidays, so about a week or so before Thanksgiving we offered 50 percent off our adult adoption WHAT ARE YOU REALLY fees.

Since Dec. 1, it’s been over 50 adopINTERESTED IN RIGHT NOW? tions. [Since the deal started], probably 55 I’m working with agility on my youngest or 60 have found their homes, which is realdog. He’s a one-year-old poodle mix. We ly what we would like to see and it’s been had him enrolled in part of our summer fantastic having all these people come in and camp program, where the children worked find that new furry family member to add to on agility, and he picked it up quickly, to their home. … We are hosting the 50 percent the joy of the children. And it’s something off all adult adoptions up until Dec. 30. … We that I’m looking to expand upon, as he do offer military and senior discounts as well. enjoys it as well.

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NEWS & NOTES

QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Prescription drug program failure A recent state audit conducted by the Legislative Budget Office revealed poor performance by New Hampshire’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, according to the AP. The 226-page report said the systems necessary for the program were either “misoriented, poorly structured or altogether absent,” and that the program failed to collect and utilize data, enforce participation by providers and outline how to spot and address the issue of “doctor shopping.”

QOL Score: -1 Comment: New Hampshire was the second-to-last state to implement a prescription drug monitoring program. It was approved in 2012.

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New wildlife management area In an effort to expand the state’s holdings in the southwestern part of the state, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department has purchased 672 acres of land in Rindge and Fitzwilliam, according to the AP. The $765,000 deal protects public access for hunting, fishing, trapping and other wildlife recreational activities in what will be known at the Pearly Lake Wildlife Management Area.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The area contains 50 acres of wetland, 50 acres of fields and land along a warm water pond that supports bass, perch and pickerel.

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N.H. ranked 47th in anti-tobacco spending A national report by a group of organizations advocating less tobacco use found that New Hampshire was close to last when it came to how much it spent on smoking prevention efforts. NHPR reported the state spends $140,000 a year on tobacco prevention and programs to help people quit smoking. But the state rakes in $42 million from the 1998 tobacco settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, all that money is supposed to be used for tobacco prevention efforts, according to the story.

QOL Score: -1 Comment: The state also takes in about $220 million in tobacco taxes.

Manchester VA partnership The Manchester VA Medical Center is teaming up with Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester for certain procedures. According to a press release from Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter, the new public-private partnership will ensure veterans in the Seacoast get access to gastrointestinal procedures. A similar partnership with Catholic Medical Center was the first of its kind when it launched in August, and Shea-Porter recommended expanding those partnerships to the Seacoast and North Country.

QOL Score: +1 Comment: The new partnership is expected to help serve 16,000 veterans living in Strafford and Carroll counties.

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Aging Giants QB and Patriots scourge Eli Manning – a copy of the Peyton Manning story, because it shows Act II in another locale can pay big dividends like it did for big bro in Denver.

The Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry – a big year from Giancarlo Stanton and major move by Dave Dombrowski to counter the Yanks’ big score to juice the great rivalry as it gets ready to enter its next great phase.

Dave Dombrowski – a plea to not make that counter move be unloading the farm system for Manny Machado, because (1) after solid trades it badly needs to regenerate, (2) Manny’s never driven in 100 runs even once, and (3) he’s a year away from free agency where you can get him for nothing, or after paying a huge price, lose him if he doesn’t like Boston.

The Red Sox – good health to David Price and Chris Sale, a Rick Porcello comeback along with a reminder that great pitching always beats great hitting because no matter who Dombo gets they ain’t gonna outhit the Yankees.

The Patriots – an elite pass rusher who gets to the QB on a regular basis, although to be fair, that’s actually a gift to me, as the spot where I bang my head on the coffee table

while the bad guys repeatedly have 4, 5, 6, 7 seconds to throw it is starting to get a little soft.

NFL Referees – after seeing Jacob Hollister clearly wrapping up a Steelers defender in a bear hug on Rex Burkhart’s short TD run, Robert Gilmore doing everything but asking Martavis Bryant to the prom while holding his left hand in full view of everyone on that one-handed TD catch right before the half ended, and the less obvious Jesse James TD being overturned on replay – gift certificates for eye exams at LensCrafters because once again the zebras missed a few more big calls in Sunday’s big Steelers-Patriots game.

Steeler Nation – the ever-whiny yellow towel-waving crew gets a rulebook, a picture of David Tyree making his incredible helmet catch to show that to beat the Patriots in the big moment you have to hold onto the ball when you hit the ground, and a copy of JuJuSmith-Schuster’s simple “we’ll be back” tweet, because that’s how to act in the face of a bitter defeat — which you should be used to by now don’t you think?

Deshaun Watson and (Johnny) Carson Wentz – a full and speedy recovery to the QBs whose ACL tears ended exciting seasons way too early, robbing all of a chance to see the young fellas develop as the year went on.

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons – ditto on the health thing for two guys who look to be on the verge of becoming the 21st-century version of Magic and Kareem, which should help the long dormant greatest rivalry in NBA history between (sorry L.A.) Boston and Philadelphia re-emerge.

The Boston Celtics – one more bit of luck in the NBA lottery to have the L.A. Lakers pick they own wind up at No. 2, because being able to get a big like DeAndre Ayton or Marvin Bagley III gives them the young power player to score on the inside and play Embiid on D it needs without having to give up the farm to get a player like Anthony Davis would tie the ribbon on the bow off

Danny’s rebuild to set them up for a five-year run at the top at least.

Avery Bradley – a major financial bonanza in free agency this summer and thanks for the memories, because in being a hardworking class act here he’s earned a big playday.

LeBron James – A first-class one-way ticket to L.A. in free agency to clear the way for a meeting in the 2019 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics and a seven-gamer for the Cs in the Eastern Conference Finals with Embiid, Simmons and the rest of Philly, just like the good old days.

The Lords of Baseball – the wisdom to not do things they way they always have, to install a pitch clock, limit the number of pitchers allowed per inning, make batters stay in the box once they get in, tell guys to swing on the first pitch when it’s down the middle and to let Shohei Ohtani do what they should have done with the Babe because watching a pitcher bat fourth on the day he’s pitching would be cool.

Patriots Safety Duron Harmon – greater local appreciation for his continued knack for making those end of the game picks to close out wins like on Sunday and for the thing no one is talking about, making the game-saving tackle on that incredible run by JuJu right before that interception.

Patriot Nation – don’t be greedy. It already came when victory was snatched from the jaws on Sunday via the latest “I Don’t Believe What I Just Saw” Patriots win.

Finally, to me – A Houston Astros hat, not because I’m jumping on their bandwagon, but because those black with the star and orange throwback numbers are way cool. Plus, a new coffee table for the den, because that spot on my forehead where I’ve been banging my head over the missing pass rush is not the only thing that’s been taking a beating.

Happy and safe holiday to all.

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Down goes Portsmouth Win of the Week: It wasn’t quite Notre Dame taking down UCLA to end the Bruins’ record 88- game winning streak in January 1994, but Central ending the 43-game winning streak of Portsmouth on Friday night was nice, especially since after last year’s rare down season it’s a signal that they are back. It came thanks to a massive 39-16 second-half blitz by the Green leading to a 63-46 win. With no runaway scorer it was more of a team effort where Yansel Reyes led the way with 12 points and Antoine Revere was next high with 10.

Sports 101: After getting his 60th on Saturday night vs. the Jazz Lebron James just moved by Larry Bird in sixth place on the all-time list for most NBA triple doubles. Name the five players ahead of LBJ on that list.

Alumni News: Even with the annual wave of freshmen brought on board by one-and-done specialist John Calipari things are trending up for local lad Wenyen Gabriel at Kentucky. After a seven-point and nine-rebound submission in Saturday’s 91-86 win over Virginia Tech the overall averages 6.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and a block and a half in 21 minutes of PT per game for the Wildcats.

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7 – combined goals from Ben Peterson (3), Patrick Madden (7) and Ryan Flynn (2) as Bishop Guertin thumped Trinity 10-1 in the season opener for both clubs.

18 – game-high points scored by Kylie Lorenzen to lead the SNHU women to a 66-53 win on the road over Concordia.

25 – game high points

All Name Team: The first nomination to the 2017-18 winter sports All-Name Team is West hoopster Gob Gob, who threw in 16 in the Blue Knights’ 66-58 opening night win over Goffstown. And since the teammate he tied for game high honors shares the same name as Richie Cunningham’s mom on Happy Days, Marion Ross joins the All-Name Team as well.

Sports 101 Answer: Oscar Robertson has the most triple doubles with 181 and he’s followed by Magic Johnson (138), Jason Kidd (107), Russell Westbrook (89) and Wilt Chamberlain (78) in the Top 5.

On This Day – Dec. 21: 1891 – the first game of basketball created by James Naismith is played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts. 1918 – the Red Sox start the parade of pitchers (Herb Pennock, Waite Hoyt, Red Ruffing, Babe Ruth) they’ll send to the Yankees over the next several years by sending Ernie Shore and his 2.22 ERA south for the porn starsounding Slim Love and others. 1941 – Legendary St. Anselm football star Ray (Scooter) McLean makes the last NFL drop kick for an extra point while playing for Chicago until Doug Flutie turns the trick with the Patriots in 2006.

from Central alum Jaylen LeRoy as Plymouth State downed Green Mountain 63-60 as Nashua’s Mike Osgood chipped in 15 more for the Panthers.

37 – points on the week from Haleigh Shea as Memorial remained undefeated with wins over Merrimack (69-59) and Nashua South (57-48) when she had 18 and 19 points in those games.

39 – combined points from Kelly Walsh (21) and Livi Brannen (18) as Goffstown got its first win of the year with a 56-48 decision over Laconia.

50 – combined points for Derryfield School by Jake Levert (20), Cody Bournival (17) and Max Kartawich (13) as the Cougars moved to 2-0 with a 77-67 win over Wilton.

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Philly-Boston Rivalry: The media regularly revises history to say the Lakers and Celtics are the NBA’s great rivalry. We’ll let the president call that what it is — fake news. Sorry, Wilt vs. Russell, ah, trumps all, including West and Baylor. While in the heyday of Bird and company, it was Philly, not L.A., who Celtics fans wanted to see croaked most painfully between those two. Of course, as Danny Ainge says, “everybody hated the Pistons,” so that goes into another category altogether.

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Local bakers and gingerbread house-making instructors shared their tips to help you build the house of your dreams.

By Matt Ingersoll

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Creating a gingerbread house is one of the holiday’s tastiest creations, no matter how you go about doing it — starting from scratch by baking a gingerbread foundation, jumping in a bit further along in the process by painstakingly “gluing” premade walls together with icing, or just digging right into decorating with peppermints, marshmallows, gumdrops and other colorful candies.

“Kids always enjoy coming up with new beautiful creations to take home … [and] adults have a wonderful time being a kid again and getting to decorate and just have fun,” said Sandy Whipple, adult services and outreach coordinator for the Goffstown Public Library, which held a series of HIPPO | DECEMBER 21 - 27, 2017 | PAGE 12

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Gingerbread house making at the Goffstown Public Library. Courtesy photo.

family and adult gingerbread house decorating workshops earlier this month.

There’s still time to put together a delicious house of your own, whether you

There are many ways to get your foundation (the house’s main pieces will come pre-baked in most kits), but you can go all in and make the cookie yourself, rolling and baking the gingerbread and then applying icing to create its roof, walls and door.

“If you’re actually making the gingerbread, it’s not something you want to do in a day,” said Susan Lozier Robert, proprietor of Frederick’s Pastries in Amherst and Bedford. “It’s best to let the house sit overnight once you bake it and glue it [together] with icing.”

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According to Courtney Wason, reference librarian and gingerbread house workshop instructor and baker at the Derry Public Library, you need to make sure all the moisture is taken out of the dough by baking it for at least 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the dough’s thickness. This allows it to achieve a long-lasting quality.

Royal icing, which Wason said is made up of sugar, meringue powder and water, is most often used to put up each of the house’s walls, the roof and the front door, because of its cement-like structure.

Linda Ducharme of Eaton’s Cake & Candy Supplies in Hooksett said the royal icing works best when you mix it the same day you’re making your house. Decorating classes held at Eaton’s earlier this month used pre-baked gingerbread and homemade royal icing.

“What we like to do is take all of the pieces [of the house] flat, and put it up with the icing first front to back and then the two sides with windows in them,” she said.

“It’s also good to let the icing sit for about five minutes after you mix it to let it get to Royal icing for gingerbread house Courtesy of Linda Ducharme of Eaton’s Cake & Candy Supplies in Hooksett 2 pounds confectioners sugar 6 tablespoons meringue powder ¾ cup warm water Recipe #1 Cookie foundation and roof for gingerbread house Courtesy of Courtney Wason, reference librarian and gingerbread house workshop coordinator for the Derry Public Library (adapted from the 1999 book Gingerbread Houses by Nonnie Cargas) 1 cup all-vegetable shortening 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt

the right airy consistency.”

Lozier Robert said she recommends not exposing the house to extreme temperature changes, keeping it at room temperature and especially not refrigerating. It should not be exposed to high levels of humidity either, so that the icing gets a chance to harden.

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Recipe #2 Courtesy of Linda Ducharme of Eaton’s Cake & Candy Supplies in Hooksett 5 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons ginger 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cloves 1 cup vegetable shortening 1 cup sugar 1¼ cup unsulphured molasses 2 eggs, beaten

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Thoroughly blend flour, soda, salt and spices, then set aside. Melt shortening in a large saucepan. Add sugar, molasses and eggs. Mix well. When mixture is cool, add four cups of the blended dry ingredients and mix well. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Once you have your house’s foundation ready, the fun part of decorating can begin — and the possibilities for customizing your creations are endless.

“It becomes really interesting to see what you are able to do with different textural kinds of things,” said Sarah Hydorn, head of children’s services and gingerbread house workshop instructor at the Amherst Town Library. “Gumdrops and Necco candies are obviously really popular things, but then you have other great stuff like square pretzels and rice cereal pieces you can use as windows, marshmallows for snowmen, and coconut pieces for snow.”

Wason said some of the more unusual things she has seen include using Frosted Mini Wheats cereal pieces on the house’s roof to make it look like a roof stacked with a fresh coating of snow, a piece of bent fruit-stripe gum on a peppermint stick made to look like a tiny mailbox, and multicolored candies like M&Ms and Skittles to stick inside the frosting to simulate 16 Spray cookie sheets with vegetable oil spray or grease with vegetable shortening.

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Even leftover Halloween candy you might have around can come in handy for gingerbread house decorating, said AnneMarie Guertin, program coordinator for the Bow Parks & Recreation Department.

She said this proved to be useful at the gingerbread house workshops held at the Bow Community Center earlier this month.

“We used to give instruction to people on how we had them built ourselves, but now we pretty much have everything ready and set to go [for decorating],” she said.

“Parents seem to especially love it because they see it as an activity they can do with their kids.”

If you want to decorate a gingerbread house but don’t have time to bake the cookie or make the icing, several supermarkets and local bakeries — like Frederick’s Pastries in Amherst and Bedford, and Love + Flour Bakery in Salem — offer gingerbread house making kits that provide everything you need.

Lozier Robert said the kits available at Frederick’s Pastries, which can be bought through Christmas Eve, contain eight previously baked pieces of gingerbread, a ready-to-use red, green and white royal peppermint frosting, a list of instructions, and even a “chef’s hat,” in addition to the dozens of assorted candies you’ll use to decorate your house.

“It’s everything you can think of, so candy canes, gum drops, Hershey’s kisses, licorice, M&Ms and chocolate chips. [The kit] is loaded with candy,” she said.

For other ways to “cheat,” consider making your house with graham crackers.

Workers at the Amherst Town Library used crackers in place of gingerbread cookie for workshops this year. Hydorn said it usually takes about six individual crackers to make one house — four for each wall and two for the roof — so four graham cracker houses can be built using one full regular-sized box of crackers.

“I do find that using graham crackers is a great option if you want to build houses with the kids but aren’t as into baking, and it’s especially a really low-stress way to do it with young children,” Hydorn said.

Where to see a gingerbread house display There’s still time to see some unique individual creations of gingerbread houses before the holiday season is over. Some are storefront or in-store displays, while others are exhibits from gingerbread house contest participants.

• Discover Portsmouth (10 Middle St., Portsmouth, 436-8433, portsmouthhistory. org) is holding its annual gingerbread house contest exhibit through Dec. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the first-floor gallery. Each house was created by local businesses, artists, families and kids. The deadline to vote for your favorite house has passed, but the display is still free and open to public viewing as part of the Portsmouth Historical Society’s Vintage Christmas celebration.

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• Frederick’s Pastries (109 Route 101A, Amherst, 882-7725, pastry.net) has its annual Gingerbread Village on display now through the holidays. This year’s theme is golf carts.

• Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center (26 Main St., Peterborough, 924-4555, mariposamuseum.org) has a gingerbread house display now through Jan. 2 that is made up of creations from participants in its first annual gingerbread house competition, which was held earlier this month. Regular museum admission applies to view the display (free for members, $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for children).

• Rodgers Memorial Library (194 Derry Road, Hudson, 886-6030, rodgerslibrary. org) is displaying gingerbread houses in its children’s room now through the end of December that are part of its annual contest. Visitors of all ages are welcome to vote on their favorites, with prizes awarded for favorite house and judge’s choice.

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For Good Gaud Designs owner Allisen Lemay, the best part of making jewelry is shopping for the stones.

“I’m a sucker for stones. I often tell people, ‘I’ve never met a stone I didn’t like,’” she said. “I’m not an outdoorsy person at all, but I like the idea of making nature more accessible and taking something that was created naturally by the earth and turning it into something people can wear.”

Lemay makes most of her jewelry at home in Wilton, in a studio she set up in her basement. There, she has a big work desk with her pliers, hammers and other tools, and multiple shelves and racks to sort all of her stones. A couple times a year, she rents out a studio space to do the soldering and metalsmithing needed for some of her jewelry, which requires equipment that she doesn’t have at home.

The name Good Gaud, Lemay said, describes her style of jewelry, which is “gaudy, but a good kind of gaudy.” Her work consists mostly of precious stone focal pendants and large statement pieces, which people can put on a necklace chain they already have or on one of the sterling chains or colored cords that she sells.

She also has a line of regular and geometric stone earrings and bracelets and crystal energy bracelets that pinpoint the metaphysical attributes of the stones.

Local Artist Series: Good Gaud Designs Where: Tangled Roots Herbal, 95 W. Pearl St., Nashua When: Saturday, Dec. 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Pendants from Good Gaud Designs. Courtesy photo.

“It’s not my job to choose for people; I try to have a little of everything, all shapes and sizes and colors, something that appeals to everyone,” she said. “A lot of them are bigger pieces, but people are usually surprised once they try one on and actually love how big it is.”

Lemay sells her work primarily at arts and crafts shows, which she attends sporadically throughout the spring and summer and nearly every weekend from October through December. At many shows, she gives demonstrations of her craft.

“People are usually interested in seeing the process of how I work and how my stuff is created,” she said, “and it allows me to build my inventory at the same time.”

That process starts behind the scenes, with Lemay shopping for stones in bulk at mineral shows and from stone suppliers in the Southwest, where she goes periodically to visit family. Her staples include jasper, various agates and her favorite stone, labradorite, which she loves for its versatil-

ity and ability to change color in different kinds of lighting.

Lemay buys the stones pre-polished and with a hole already drilled. Her first step is choosing which sides of the stone will be the front and back, and which will be the top and bottom, based on which is the most visually interesting. Then, she does the wire work, running a single piece of silver wire through the hole and using pliers to form a loop for hanging the piece.

“I try to make the stone the focal point,” she said. “I let the stone speak for itself without changing or embellishing it too much.”

She does, however, add her signature silver spiral to each piece for a “touch of whimsy.”

“Every jewelry designer has their own thing. Mine is that little spiral squiggle in the front of the stone,” she said. “When people see that, they recognize that jewelry as mine.”

Lemay is currently starting work on a new line of bracelets for next year that will

be less stone-centric and feature more intricate metalwork.

“I wanted to branch out and try something different,” she said. “I wanted to go back to some of those metalwork techniques that I did a little in my jewelry classes, but never explored much.”

Lemay has a degree in graphic design and worked in the printing business before she started experimenting with jewelrymaking as a hobby. It’s been nine years now since she started Good Gaud Designs.

Her next appearance will be at Tangled Roots Herbal in Nashua on Saturday, Dec. 23, where she will display and sell her work as part of the shop’s Local Artist Series. Lemay’s work is also for sale at a number of local retail locations, including Marketplace New England (7 N. Main St., Concord), HollyHawk Flowers (196 Bradford Road, Henniker), Fresh Threads (515 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack), and the pop-up holiday shop Concord Handmade (18 S. Main St., Concord).

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• Holiday fun: The Place Studio & Gal- Road, Bedford). Browse unique handmade lery (Concord Community Arts Center, 40 gifts including jewelry, tree ornaments, home Thorndike St., Suite 2B, Concord) will host decor and more created by juried artisans. two holiday art activities. On Thursday, Dec. Call 472-8109 or visit sites.google.com/site/ 21, from 6 to 8 p.m., it’s a needle felted orna- craftworkersguild. — Angie Sykeny

Art Events • “A WALK IN THE WOODS” One-day show. Jaclyn Hodgkins’ work represents her love for the outdoors and is rich in color. Meet the artist; enjoy music and refreshments. Art Happens Creative Art Studio (37 Wilton Road, Milford).

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• ART POP-UP SHOW Handpainted ornaments and handmade holiday gifts. Wayfarer Coffee Roasters (626 Main St., Laconia) Sat., Dec. 23, 8 a.m. to noon. 5278313, wayfarerroasters.com.

Fairs •5TH ANNUAL CUP SHOW & SALE A curated collection of functional and beautiful cups and mugs on display and for sale, priced $25 to $65. Nov. 9 through Jan. 6. Studio 550 Art Center, 550 Elm St., Manchester. Visit 550arts.com or call 232-5597.

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•CRAFTWORKERS’ GUILD HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOP Features handmade goods by juried artisans. Open through Dec. 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Oliver Kendall House, 5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford. Visit Facebook.

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Aspiring young actors who want to take their talents beyond school productions have plenty of opportunities to do so in southern New Hampshire, with kid-centric community theater programs and productions that feature both adults and children.

A. Robert Dionne, artistic director for The Majestic Theatre in Manchester, said there’s a big difference between school and community theater productions. School productions typically have a large cast and assign parts to every kid who wants to participate. The sheer number of kids and the other extracurricular commitments that many kids have often mean frequent rehearsals and rehearsal periods that go on

for months. Community theater, however, is smaller and more selective, gives the actors more individualized attention and has more focused rehearsals, usually held a few times a week for around four to eight weeks.

“It’s good for kids who are looking for theater opportunities where they aren’t going to be one of a hundred kids, because not all kids who audition make it,” Dionne said, “and what happens is, you tend to be with a group of kids who really want to be there and are serious about [the production] because they made the effort to be there and audition.”

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• Bedford Youth Performing Company (155 Route 101, Bedford, 472-3894, bypc. org) has several productions a year for kids in grades 1 through 12. The next one is Peter Pan Jr., opening April 13. Audition dates are TBA. • Community Players of Concord Children’s Theatre Project (Concord, 753-6653, communityplayersofconcord.org) is for kids ages 8 to 17, puts on one production every fall.

• Kid’s Coop Theatre (Londonderry, 4370505, kids-coop-theatre.org) has productions every other month for kids ages 8 to 18. The next one is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Audition dates TBA. Membership required to participate.

• The Majestic Theatre (880 Page St., Manchester, 669-7469, majestictheatre.net) has up to 10 youth shows a year for ages 7 to 15 and adult shows open to ages 15 and up. The next is Are We There Yet? opening Feb. 2. Audition dates TBA. • NH Theatre Factory Stage Setters Youth Program (Londonderry, 635-4445, nhtheatrefactory.org) is open to kids ages 8 to 19. The

next production is TBA. • Palace Theatre Youth Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org) is open to kids ages 8 to 18 and puts on six to 10 productions a year. The next one is High School Musical Jr., opening Feb. 7. Audition dates are TBA. • Peacock Players (14 Court St., Nashua, 889-2330, peacockplayers.org) has productions almost every month, open to various age groups. The next one is Hairspray opening May 11, which is open to kids ages 12 and up and adults. Auditions are on Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Wednesday, Feb. 14, from 6 to 9 p.m.

• The Riverbend Youth Company at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, 672-1002, svbgc.org/amato-center) has regular productions open to various age groups. Upcoming productions include The Tempest and 42nd Street.

Audition dates are TBA. • Teen Actorsingers (219 Lake St., Nashua, 889-9691, actorsingers.org) puts on a spring and summer production for ages 13 to 19.

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• The Christmas story comes alive: Bedford Presbyterian Church (4 Church Road, Bedford) hosts its annual Living Nativity on Saturday, Dec. 23, at 6 p.m., in the sanctuary. There will be a carol sing and handbell ring accompanied by organ, piano and a chamber orchestra, followed by a theatrical retelling of the Christmas story beginning on the steps of the church and leading to the nativity scene. There will be hot chocolate and refreshments afterward.

Call 472-5841 or visit bedfordpresbyterian.org.

• Two holiday classics: The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) presents A Christmas Carol on Thursday, Dec. 21, and Friday, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 23, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for children ages 6 through 12 and $39 to $46 for adults. Then, on Thursday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m., the New Hampshire School of Ballet will present The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre. Tickets cost $18. Visit palacetheatre.org or call 668-5588. Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth) presents A Christmas Carol on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 23, at 3 and 8 p.m.

Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors and $12 for children under age 12. Visit playersring.org.

• Cult classic on Christmas: The Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth) does The Rocky Horror Picture Show at midnight on Christmas night, Monday, Dec. 25, and on New Year’s Eve night, Sunday, Dec. 31. The campy cult classic follows a couple who, after getting a flat tire during a storm, winds up in the mansion of a transvestite scientist and his eccentric comrades. Tickets cost $20 to $25. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472.

• Festive music: The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra presents its family pops show at The Music Hall Historic Theatre (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $25 for adults, $12 for students and $22 for seniors. Visit themusichall.org.

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“I think children’s theater is wonderful, but it’s always beneficial to work with people who are older than you and have more experience. You learn more than if you are just working with your peers,” she said.

“Having Daddy Warbucks in Annie be a man instead of another child gives children that full theater experience.”

Dionne said there are also benefits to joining a community theater program that produces kids-only shows, the main one being that it usually has a greater focus on theater education. “[Performing with adults] is a different experience,” he said. “Sometimes the kids are just a garnish to the show. It’s not tailored to kids. They’ll have a good time, and you should still definitely look for any plays that have kid parts in them, but you can learn more valuable skills in a youth production, especially if you’re new [to theater].”

The best way to find audition opportunities is to check local theater company websites or, better yet, sign up for their email list to receive announcements about upcoming auditions. Depending

on the kind of show they’re auditioning for, kids may be asked to read from a script, recite a prepared monologue, sing a prepared song or follow directions for a simple dance routine. The most important thing for a kid to do to have a successful audition, Gatchell said, is to know what’s expected of them and come prepared.

“You’d be surprised at how many kids don’t prepare at all,” she said. “You have to have your number rehearsed, and you should research the show you’re auditioning for and be familiar with it. You’re still going to be nervous, but if you’re prepared, it will go much better.”

Gatchell’s advice to kids is to stay positive, regardless of the casting results. If they didn’t get a part, they should look at the audition as good experience that will help them improve for their next audition.

If they got a small part or a part in the chorus line, she said, that’s still something to be celebrated.

“Don’t be devastated or insulted,” she said. “Every person on that stage is necessary, and sometimes being in the chorus is the most fun part to have. If you get a small part, go for it. Never turn it down.”

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Nashua’s millyard is home to a medieval armored combat league that pits teams of three against each other in full-contact, last-manstanding, steel-weapon melees.

The Knights Hall Armored Combat Training Systems is a medieval entertainment hub that hosts monthly battles and offers regular fitness programs. The hall’s founder, Jaye Brooks, said participation in the combat sport is intense, and witnessing it is humbling.

“Folks are attracted to it because it will fulfill that medieval fantasy dream of growing up to be a knight or to be Conan. And it’s all real; there’s no acting here. … They are full-on metal. So when you’re hitting someone with a four-and-ahalf-pound axe, you’re hitting them with a four-and-a-half-pound axe,” said Brooks.

Fighters can choose from a trove of regulation steel weapons including swords, axes, glaves, masses, long swords and falcians. Their armor is either imported from an armor manufacturer or made at The The Knights Hall Armored Combat Where: The Knights Hall, 55 Lake St., Nashua When: The next battle is Saturday, Dec. 30 Cost: $15 to attend an arena battle, $100 for a month of training classes Visit: theknightshall.com or facebook.com/knightshall

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Weapons are dulled, so victory over an opponent comes after knockdown or forfeit from blunt force and fatigue.

Winning a battle takes nerve and endurance. Group melee battles are won by reaching 11 points. A point is given out at the end of each round to whichever team is left standing.

That means the minimum number of rounds played is 11, with some battles lasting up to 24 rounds.

Timed duels, between two fighters, are won by points, which are earned by the number of times your opponent is struck, much like karate. Referees and judges count the blows and the winner is declared at the end of three rounds.

Teams from 60 U.S. cities travel to compete at The Knights Hall.

The teams are made up of fighters from all walks of life. Doctors, lawyers, students and gas station workers have all been known to take up arms.

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The rigorous training and family comradery is therapeutic for some veterans with PTSD, according to Brooks.

“It’s almost like beer league softball except it’s just brutal,” said Brooks.

Teams are distinguished on the battlefield with garments bearing unique sigils or heraldic insignias.

Brooks said the three teams that make up New Hampshire’s local scene each have their own style of fighting. The team captain of the Manchester Monarchs likes speed on his team while the captain from the Boston Dark Knights likes fighters with physicality and brute strength.

“The captain from [The Nashua Knightmares] likes striking power.

He likes to see how hard people hit each other. And he himself is a really hard hitter. Every year there’s a fight between the three captains, to submission, to see who gets the first pick,” said Brooks.

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Spectators can see the battles with a $15 ticket, which Brooks said sell out weeks in advance.

“They can’t believe what they’re seeing, they can’t believe how hard the fighters are fighting, they can’t believe it’s real. They come in and they say, ‘Oh this can’t be’ and then they go ‘oh my god this isn’t choreographed, this is people really beating the heck out of each other,” said Brooks.

The Knights Hall is breeding the next generation of fighters with 56 training and fitness programs held each month. Brooks developed a training program called Knight Fit, for would-be and competitive warriors.

The hall offers much of the same equipment as a boxing or mixed martial arts gym but with equipments specific to their sport.

After competing successfully in armored combat tournaments oversees representing the U.S., Brooks decided to pioneer the sport on his home soil in 2011, opening a gym to train in at the millyards.

Brooks left his job as a senior project manager at a financial services company to expand The Knights Hall in 2014, and today the hall acts as a hub for the sport in the U.S. In January, Brooks will expand to another 3,000 square feet of space in the millyard.

The next event is Saturday, Dec. 30, and will feature one-versus-one matches for men and women. The five-round matches will pair opponents based on weight class and weapon type.

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Christmas in Concord will be held Sunday, Dec. 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). The Christmas celebration will feature a gathering of families singing the songs of the season. Guests will relive the Christmas story with family and friends in a multicultural setting. Participating churches will be making a donation to three worthy causes for every person that attends. Free. Register at facebook.com/christmasinconcord or christmasinconcord.com.

Enjoy Christmas at the Forgotten Farm (23 Goffstown Road, Hooksett, 540-3577) on Friday, Dec. 22, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Families can visit four of the farm’s decorated rooms, which each host a different Christmas tree.

Children get cookies and hot cocoa or apple cider. They can also make their own bag of reindeer food for Santa’s reindeer. Each child will take home a small toy farm animal as a reminder of their visit. Cost $5. Visit forgottenfarm.weebly.com or call 540-3577.

Join the Goffstown Public Library for a preschool holiday movie showing of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas on Friday, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m. The 25-minute, G-rated movie tells the story of the excitement of Christmas Eve. No registration required. Free. Visit goffstownlibrary.com or call 497-2102.

Children & Teens Children Events • MOVIE MARATHON The Rodgers Memorial Library is having a Christmas movie marathon for kids age 4 and older.

Parents can drop their kids off to holiday shop or stay and watch the movies. Lunch of cheese pizza provided. 194 Derry Road, Hudson. Sat., Dec. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration required at rodgerslibrary.org/events or call 886-6030.

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The River Guild (254 N. State St., Unit E, Concord) is hosting its Wiggle Waggle Storytime on Friday, Dec. 22, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for story-loving families that can’t sit still. Teacher Cheri Haire will lead the class in a movement and yoga-inspired storytime. Cost is $5.

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Miscellaneous Events • GINGERBREAD HOUSE Portsmouth Historical Society is hosting the 27th annual Gingerbread House Contest, which features handmade dessert homes built by local businesses, artists, families and kids competing for best designs, as part of Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth. The display will be on view from then until Saturday, Dec. 23, daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Monday, Dec. 18, the People’s Choice Award will be announced at noon via FaceBook Live. 10 Middle St., Portsmouth.Visit vintagechristmasnh.org.

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Sugar cookies and hot cocoa are available for everyone to enjoy around a bonfire alongside holiday performances and activities.

Tickets are $19 per person. 774 High St., Candia. Sat., Dec. 2, Sun., Dec. 3, Sat., Dec. 9, Sun., Dec. 10, Sat., Dec. 16, Sun., Dec. 17, and Sat., Dec. 23. Call 483-5623 or go to visitthefarm. com.

• WINTER WONDERLAND The Lighted Winter Wonderland at Charmingfare Farm will be held held Fridays and Saturdays from Dec. 1 through Dec. 23, plus Sundays, Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 21, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The event includes a horse-drawn ride through thousands of lights on your way to the little North Pole. There, guests will find Christmas light displays, a Nativity scene with live animals, costumed characters like the Grinch, a petting zoo, Santa and reindeer, and Christmas trees available for purchase. Bring your letters for

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This is a time of year when little is happening in the garden. Weeds either have been pulled, or won’t be until next spring. I’ve cut back most flowers, both perennial and annual. The ground is starting to freeze and we’ve had some snow. It’s a good time to be lazy.

But … I don’t like to be lazy.

So what can a gardener do? Prune. Trees and shrubs are dormant now, and it is fine to do some pruning. You can see the structure of deciduous woody plants easily now, as their leaves have dropped.

Before you start hacking away, be advised that shrubs that bloom in spring or early summer already have their flower buds ready and waiting for spring. So if you prune heavily, you will lose blossoms. On the other hand, if you have the time now and the plants need work, get to work.

In fact, most shrubs and fruit trees have both their leaf and flower buds. A few exceptions exist, of course: hydrangeas, summer sweet clethra, seven-sons flower tree, witch hazel and franklinia come to mind as woody plants that set their blossom buds on new wood in the spring for summer or fall blooming.

On a recent day I went out to do some radical pruning. I have a white lilac that had gotten too tall. It was 15 or 20 feet tall, and the blossoms were out of reach and largely out of sight when blooming. It was like that when I bought my house, eons ago, and I cut it right to the ground back then, every bit of it.

I didn’t care if it died. In fact I kind of hoped it would because it was so out of control. But the roots sent up new growth and if was a nice-sized shrub a while. But life gets busy and all of a sudden it was too tall again. This time I was a bit more controlled.

I have been observing old lilacs to see what others have done with them, and how the plants have responded. At Saint Gaudens National Park I saw that the groundskeeper had cut back old lilacs to about 5 or 6 feet above ground, and that new branches had sprouted from dormant buds on those stems.

I’m sure they looked pretty gawky for a year or two, but vigorous new growth had filled in.

I decided to try the same.

So I cut back the lilacs, reducing their height to 4 to 6 feet. There will be no blossoms this year, and probably not next year.

But there are a few root sprouts that have stems an inch thick, and those may produce blossoms. I just have to make sure those stems don’t reach for the sky.

You might wonder why my lilacs have gotten so tall. I think the answer is that they don’t get enough sunshine. There is a row of sugar

Young plane tree in France right after pollarding.

maples only about 25 feet away from them, and these create more shade on my lilacs every year. Plants tend to grow tall and lanky if they are sunshine-deprived. They reach for the sun.

Elsewhere on my property that day I cut back my seven sons flower tree. This is a very vigorous fall-blooming tree I’ve had for 15 years or more. It can grow a shoot six feet in a year, once established. It is within eight feet of my house, and some of the branches were acting like voyeurs, trying to peek in my bedroom window. They needed some attention.

On one 10-foot stem I cut off all the branches. I am experimenting with a pruning technique called pollarding. This technique is commonly employed with English plane trees in Europe, and I like the look. Every few years trees are cut back to their trunks. The branch locations get scarred, and develop big lumps that then produce multiple new, vigorous branches.

Pollarding is particularly good for fast growing, weak-wooded trees. If those English plane trees were not cut back from time to time, the branches would likely break off from their own weight. That would be dangerous, as they are commonly planted along town streets and in parks. They are great shade trees.

I wouldn’t recommend cutting off all limbs on a tree and leaving just the trunk until you have tried pollarding part of the tree to see how it responds. I have read, for example, that one can pollard maples, oaks and beeches, but I wonder if they would perform well.

They don’t grow as fast as some trees, and might take too long to develop an interesting appearance. Or try pollarding a small tree in a not so prominent place to see how it does.

Fruit trees are most often pruned in late winter or early spring, but you can prune them now if you wish. We have some snow now, which makes ladder work more difficult, but a well-pruned apple tree can be a pleasant sight all winter. So have at it!

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Dear Donna,

I have had this for many years. Why I am not sure, but maybe you could shed some light. Is there any value to this pocket knife? It’s only 1” and is functional. As I stated, I’m not sure where I got it or why I have held onto it for so long.

The downside to this all is there are still a lot of them around because they were easily tucked away in a drawer. So this means Dear Dave, the value is low for them, around $10 posIt was easy enough to get these when I sibly. Now if it’s not a prize and it’s a charm was young, in gumball machines, or more it could be worth a bit more (though not like prize machines. Put a dime or a quar- much).

Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years ter in the machine and if you were lucky enough you got a prize. Your miniature in the antiques and collectibles field and owns pocket knife was one of many prizes in From Out Of The Woods Antique Center in the little plastic cups. They were even in Goffstown (fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com).

She is an antiques appraiser and instructor.

Cracker Jacks as well.

Or yours could maybe even be a charm To find out about your antique or collectible, from a bracelet again from the 1960s. send a clear photo of the object and information about it to Donna Welch, From Out Of The Imagine nowadays letting small children Woods Antique Center, 465 Mast Road, Goffsplay with miniature knives. I think not, but town, N.H., 03045. Or email her at footwdw@ I can remember having several — for what aol.com. Or drop by the shop (call first, 624or why, as you said, I’m not sure, but if you 8668). got one you saved it.

Dave

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Museums & Tours Events • NOON YEAR’S EVE The Currier Museum of Art is hosting their Noon Year’s Eve celebration, Northern New England’s biggest family-friendly New Year’s Eve event. The event features art-making, outdoor activities, face painting, live entertainment, kid-friendly food, and more. Cost $20, $15 for kids under 17. 150 Ash St., Manchester. Sun., Dec. 31, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. visit currier.org/ events.

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Gardening Events • ART AND BLOOM The Concord Garden Club joins forces with The League of NH Craftsmen for the 16th annual Art and Bloom exhibit. The event will pair a floral arrangement with a piece of craftsmen ship that inspired its creation. 40 S. Main St., Concord.

Thurs., Jan., 18, at 5:30 p.m. Visit facebook.com/concordgardenclubnh.

Nature Photography • GREATER CONCORD PHOTOGRAPHY The Greater Concord Photography Club’s 4th annual show will feature the work of outdoor photographers from the area. There will be a door prize of a framed photograph of the winner’s choice. Free admission.

Kimball-Jenkins School of Art, 266 N. Main St., Concord. Thurs, Jan. 4, and Fri., Jan. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. Call 225-3935.

Outdoors • CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT All interested birders are welcome to help N.H. Audubon with their annual bird count. Organizer Robert Quinn will give Concord volunteers a designated section of the 15-mile circle, in which they will count birds. The data collected will be part of the National Audubon Society’s bird count. Twenty one other towns in N.H. are participating. Visit nhaudubon.org or call 224-9909.

• FULL MOON NIGHT HIKE Take a snowshoe hike or walk with a Beaver Brook Association naturalist around the trails of Beaver Brook under the full moon.

Snowshoes will be provided for those who don’t have any. Return to Maple Hill Farm for warm beverages and cookies. Cost $15. 117 Ridge Road, Hollis. Sat., Dec. 30, 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Visit beaverbrook.org or call 465-7787.

• WILD WINTER WALK Take a guided tour of the Squam Lake live animal trail to learn about the animals that live at the science center during the winter. A staff naturalist will lead a guided walk on the live animal exhibit trail to see the animals dressed in their winter coats and discuss how these native animals are welladapted for winter in New Hampshire. Cost $8 for members and $10 for non-members. 23 Science Center Road, Route 113, Holderness. Sat., Jan., 6, 1 to 3 p.m. Visit nhnature.org or call 968-7194.

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IN/OUT CAR TALK

The moral of this story: Salesmen don’t always know Dear Car Talk: I recently purchased a 2017 Honda CR-V Touring Edition with a four-cylinder turbo engine. The salesman said to let the car run for a full two minutes

By Ray Magliozzi before and after driving it, to let the turbo heat up and cool down. My brother-in-law is a mechanic. He’s worked on cars all his life, and he said he’s never heard of this. I don’t want to hurt the car by not following the dealer’s instructions; however, I don’t like adding unnecessary gas emissions into the atmosphere either. Not to mention wasting my time. Since my drive to work is half a mile and most of my driving is in town within a two-mile radius of home, I feel the car is idling more than I’m actually driving it.

For longer trips, I don’t have a problem with the two-minute cool downs. What is your take on this? I look forward to your comments. — Bonnie You need to go to a hypnotist and forget you ever met this salesman, Bonnie.

All dealership employees are not equally knowledgeable. And salesmen are hired because they’re good at getting people

to buy cars, not because they necessarily know a lot about them. This guy had his headlight firmly implanted in his taillight socket.

In the very early days of commercially available turbos, in the 1970s and ‘80s, you were advised to let the car idle after it was run hard. That would allow the oil to circulate through the turbo and continue to cool it off before you shut off the engine.

The danger, in those days, was that if the turbo was too hot when you shut off the engine, the oil that was in it might dry up and get “coked,” blocking those oil passages like heart disease blocks your arteries. We did replace a bunch of coked turbos with 75,000 miles on them back in those days.

But that’s just not the case anymore.

Turbos are better and, perhaps more importantly, oils are better — particularly synthetic oils. And idling to cool the turbo just isn’t necessary at all now.

I mean, if you just finished climbing Pike’s Peak with two mothers-in-law in the back seat and a trunk full of rocks you stole from the National Parks, you might want to let the car idle for a minute before shutting it down. But for the other 364 days a year, just start the car and drive away,

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So no more idling, Bonnie. Get out there and enjoy your life.

Dear Car Talk: Decades ago, when I took driver’s education, we were taught to carefully adjust each mirror before getting underway. I’ve noticed that on long trips, my rearview mirror eventually will move out of adjustment. This is something of a mystery to me.

Does my spine compress, or does the car just shake things out of adjustment? Or is there something else at work here? The same problem occurs on all cars I drive: The side mirrors are always OK, but the rearview mirror needs readjustment. This has bothered me for a while, and thought you might have some insight. Thank you!

— Brent Hm. You might have a case of “Mirror Droop,” Brent. This affects older cars where the ball and socket that hold the rearview mirror in place begin to fail and loosen up, and before you know it, you’re looking at that coffee stain on your right

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But I’m guessing there’s another factor at work here, because I experience this too, even in newer cars. So I think the problem is related to FBSC — Fat Butt Seat Compression.

Here’s what happens: You get in the car, you’re alert, you’re sitting up straight, you set the mirrors and you drive off. And then ... you relax. You slouch a little bit. The seat compresses a little bit. And 10 minutes into your trip, the rearview mirror is adjusted too high, and you have to fix it.

The same thing is happening to the sideview mirrors, but you don’t notice the change there because they’re adjusted primarily for a side-to-side view, not up and down.

With the rearview mirror, you’re aiming more precisely to see out of one little sweet spot: the rear window. That’s a much narrower target. So when you drop down into your seat half an inch, or an inch, you really notice it.

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In the wooded trails of Charmingfare Farm, guests will find lighted holiday scenes and live animals during the farm’s Lighted Winter Wonderland and Santa’s Big Party events.

Each adventure takes families through the woods on a sleigh ride and gives them a chance to meet Santa. The Lighted Winter Wonderland is at night, with an emphasis on the lighted scenes, while Santa’s Big Party is during the day and ends with a party, with music and characters in costume.

For each event, while guests wait for their horse and sleigh, they can feed the goats and sheep at the Oakhurst Farm area. Linda Ellis of Charmingfare Farm said guests will see many of the farm’s animals in petting pens or roaming the grounds during the sleigh ride.

The farm’s Percheron horses will take arrivals from the Oakhurst Farm petting area through the woods to Santa’s hangout spot.

“They are going to see some of the different buildings and scenes along the way and it’s in the middle of a really pretty forest. It looks like it might be in the olden days,” said Ellis.

In previous years, the scenes depicted traditional holiday moments like gingerbread houses and holiday decorated churches. Ellis said this year’s scenes are a secret but will continue the theme of idyllic holiday displays that the farm has been known for for decades.

“They are very much a tradition in a lot of homes. I’ve been with them for 24 years

and now we’re seeing that those kids are now parents and they’re bringing their kids,” said Ellis.

At the end of the trail, Santa waits at a decorated cottage. Kids are encouraged to bring letters to give to Santa and will be treated with hot cocoa and s’mores. Other costumed characters will be at Santa’s Big Party, including gingerbread men, snowmen, Rudolph and, lurking in the woods, the Grinch.

While kids enjoy activities, parents can shop for Christmas trees from the farm’s selection of balsam and Fraser firs. The reindeer petting pen and feed area will be open for guests to meet Santa’s favorite animals.

“It’s kind of an old-fashioned Christmas — it’s coming out to the country and having a slay ride and seeing the animals. It’s nice to get [the kids] outside and walking around in nature,” said Ellis.

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“One of our goals is to open people’s eyes to our surroundings. Even here in Manchester, it’s really amazing the predatory birds we get to see,” said Groh.

There will also be craft activities and raffle prizes throughout the day. Guests can drop in at any time to catch one of the presentations, which will be held every 30 minutes during open house. The center’s regular exhibits will be open with live animals including fish, reptiles and amphibians native to southern New Hampshire. An exhibit that teaches guests about the history of the Merrimack River and the turbine will also be open. Admission is free. No registration necessary. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474.

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CAREERS

Victoria Spindel Rubin Dentist

Victoria Spindel Rubin of Bedford is a dentist at Spindel General and Cosmetic Dentistry in Manchester.

Explain what your current job is.

I’m a general dentist. I treat adults and children and my main job is to help educate patients about oral hygiene and the health of their teeth and how their teeth are related to the overall health of their body. I treat patients when they’re in pain or want to improve the appearance of their smile. ... Every day at our job is pretty different. Each patient is different from the last one, so our days are challenging and interesting and we’re always faced with new … challenging procedures and situations. … I run the office, which entails all the day-to-day business and behind-the-scenes insurance

and billing and scheduling and everything like that.

How long have you done this?

I’ve been working for about three and a half years.

How did you get interested in this kind of work?

My mom is a dentist. She’s been working in Manchester for about 30 years, and she is, like, the happiest dentist. She loves her job more than anyone I know. … So I have been exposed to dentistry my whole life and I actually worked in her office when I was younger. I used to assist her on patients and … I would file charts for

her when I was super little. … I went to art school … and studied art and biology. … There’s a very artistic aspect of dentistry, so combining the arts and science together, I figured I would just give it a try.

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

I would say the best advice I got was to always treat the patients as if they were my family.

What do you wish you’d What kind of education known at the beginning of or training did you need for your career? this?

I did not realize when I Photo by Eva Lin photography.

I went to Carnegie Melstarted how much I would be lon for four years and I studied art and thinking about dentistry all day long. I go to biology. You can pretty much major in work, I work on patients, I work on teeth, anything but you have to take the required but when I get home, sometimes I dream science courses. And I went to Tufts den- about my patients or I dream about work in tal school for four years after college. … the middle of the night.

In dental school, I had to study more than I ever thought I could study, but we took What is your typical at-work uniform? courses in anatomy, biology, medicine, Scrubs. Like medical scrubs. Very compharmacology. We learn the whole body, fortable, easy to work in. we don’t just learn about the teeth. And in the third and fourth years of dental school, What was the first job you ever had? you basically run your own practice withI worked as a production assistant in the in your school. art department on the movie The Longest Yard. … My name is in the credits, so it’s How did you find your current job? pretty cool. — Ryan Lessard My mom had this amazing office that she built in Manchester for I’d say about 30 years. She just … invited me to join her What are you really into right now?

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• Eat Greek: Athens Restaurant (31 Central St., Manchester) reopened its doors for lunch and dinner on Dec. 9 after being closed for months for the remodeling of its kitchen, it announced in a recent Facebook post. Co-owner Elias Kourtis said the menu is the same as it was before and features several types of authentic Greek dishes, like broiled lamb, pork, strip sirloin steak and chicken, as well as house specialties like spanakopita (spinach pie), pastitsio (baked macaroni casserole), moussaka (baked eggplant casserole) and more. A small menu of appetizers and salads is also available. Kourtis said the new hours of the restaurant are Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday until 9:30 p.m.

The restaurant will now be closed on Mondays. Visit athensnh.com or call 623-9317.

• Out for the holidays: Join Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St., Manchester) for its 25th annual Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. The event will feature complimentary appetizers, a silent auction, and raffles with opportunities to win gift certificates from several local restaurants. Live acoustic music from Jordan Levesque and Lauren Miller will also be featured. The cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door, with each ticket serving as a donation to New Horizons for New Hampshire. Visit starkbrewingcompany.com or call 625-4444.

• Celebrate out: Join Auburn Pitts (167 Rockingham Road, Auburn) for its annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday, Dec. 23, from 3 to 8 p.m. There will be a free buffet, drink specials and live music from the Blacklite Band. Visit auburnpitts. com or call 622-6564.

• Crafty sweets: Local Baskit (10 Ferry St., Suite 120, Concord) will be hosting holiday food craft fun classes for kids on Friday, Dec. 22, at 1 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. Make your own hot chocolate snowmen, peanut butter cup trees and elf donuts for the holidays. The cost is $12 per child (recommended to ages 3 to 14) and free for all parent helpers. Visit localbaskit.com or call 219-0882.

• Naturally sweet: Enna Chocolate (131 Main St., Epping) held the grand opening of its new factory on Dec. 16.

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• 900 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria (50 Dow St., Manchester, 641-0900; 24 Brickyard Square, Epping, 734-2809; 900degrees.com) will be open its regular hours on New Year’s Eve at both locations, until 9 p.m.

• Alan’s of Boscawen (133 N. Main St., Boscawen, 753-6631, alansofboscawen.com) is taking reservations for its New Year’s Eve gala buffet, which will be served from 4 to 10 p.m. The menu will include an assortment of domestic and imported cheeses, crackers, fresh fruit, garden and pasta salad, baked stuffed haddock with crab stuffing, spinach and roasted red pepper fettuccine alfredo, baked ham with raisin sauce, prime rib and more. The cost is $22.99 per person.

• Backyard Brewery & Kitchen (1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-3545, backyardbrewerynh.com) will be serving its regular food and drink menu, with live music

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• Bedford Village Inn (2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford, 472-2001, bedfordvillageinn.com) will be serving a four-course prix fixe menu from 5 to 9:30 p.m., with items that include a variety of appetizers like mushroom bisque, Colorado lamb tartare, prosciutto and wagyu meatballs and grilled Gulf shrimp; salads like romaine and watercress salads; entrees like grilled filet mignon, Scottish salmon fillet and truffled ricotta ravioli; and desserts like pear upside-down cake, vanilla crème brulee and double chocolate cheesecake. The cost is $75 per person and reservations are required. The lobby bar will also be open from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve. • The Birch on Elm (931 Elm St., Manchester, 782-5365, thebirch.restaurant) will hold its first annual New Year’s Eve Birch Bash at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 and include Chinese foods, two cocktail tickets and a complimentary Champagne toast at midnight.

• Buckley’s Great Steaks (438 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 424-0995, buckleysgreatsteaks.com) will serve its regular menu, with specials, from 4 to 10 p.m.

• Campo Enoteca (969 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0256, campoenoteca.com)

will be serving its regular menu with specials until 10 p.m. Reservations of any size will also be accepted.

• Canoe Restaurant (216 S. River Road, Bedford, 935-8070; 232 Whittier Highway, Center Harbor, 253-4762; magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/canoe-restaurant-and-tavern) will serve a five-course menu with seatings until 9 p.m. Specials TBA. • Cask & Vine (1½ E. Broadway, Derry, 965-3454, caskandvine.com) will celebrate its fifth anniversary with an ‘80s Prom Night themed party, beginning at 5 p.m. This year’s tap list will include brews from Dogfish Head, White Birch Brewing, Founders Brewing Co. and more. Reservations are recommended.

• Chez Vachon (136 Kelley St., Manchester, 625-9660, chezvachon.com) will be open during its regular hours, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Cava Tapas & Wine Bar (10 Commercial Alley, Portsmouth, 319-1575, cavatapasandwinebar.com) is taking reservations for its annual eight-course New Year’s Eve dinner, which will have seatings at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. The cost is $95 per person.

• Colby Hill Inn (33 The Oaks St., Henniker, 428-3281, colbyhillinn.com) is taking reservations for a three-course dinner on New Year’s Eve, with seatings at 5, 6 and 8 p.m. The menu includes your choice of one soup or salad (consomme with duck and porcini dumplings, potato chestnut soup with rum-soaked cherries, winter greens salad or mixed greens salad), one appetizer (seafood cocktails, a trio of local cheeses and cured meats, truffled rabbit rillette or sweet potato and leek pierogies with maple sour cream), one entree (pan-roasted pheasant, lobster and scallop shepard’s pie, pan-seared filet, New Hampshire mushroom tartlet or pan-seared Arctic char), and one dessert (chocolate fondue, apple strudel, and a dessert trio that features a mini maple crème brulee with walnut praline, chocolate truffle and blood orange sorbet). The cost is $85 for adults and $35

for kids under 12.

• The Common Man Inn & Restaurant (21 Water St., Claremont, 542-0647, thecman.com) will hold a New Year’s Eve’s celebration in its Grand Ballroom with a DJ, dancing, appetizers, a cash bar, a dessert buffet, beginning at 9 p.m., and a champagne toast and fireworks at midnight. Tickets are $50 per person and reservations are required.

• The Common Man Restaurant (25 Water St., Concord, 228-3463, thecman. com) will be open with its regular menu and specials until 9 p.m.

• Copper Door Restaurant (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, 488-2677; 41 S. Broadway, Salem, 458-2033; copperdoorrestaurant. com) will serve a New Year’s Eve menu with options for two-course ($69), threecourse ($79) or four-course ($89) meals.

The menu includes appetizers like seared scallop, shrimp cocktails and bahn mi rangoon; soups and salads like fish chowder, mushroom bisque and spinach salad; entrees like pecan-crusted short ribs, brick chicken marsala, and roasted vegetable ravioli fra diavolo; and desserts like salted caramel tart, winter fruit crumble and snowman cupcakes.

• Cotton (75 Arms St., Manchester, 6225488, cottonfood.com) will serve a special prix fixe three-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m., with your choice of one starter, one entree and one dessert.

• CR’s The Restaurant (287 Exeter Road, Hampton, 929-7972, crstherestaurant.com) will be hosting brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner with an a la carte menu from 5 to 6:30 p.m. A four-course dinner with a Champagne toast, party favors and live music will also be offered from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The cost is $95 per person.

• The Derryfield Restaurant (625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-2880, derryfieldrestaurant.com) is holding a New Year’s Eve celebration beginning at 7 p.m., with party favors, live music, a Champagne toast and more. Tickets are $10.

• Downtown Cheers Grille & Bar (17

Depot St., No. 1, Concord, 228-0180, cheersnh.com) will be open with its regular menu and specials.

• Epoch Restaurant (The Exeter Inn, 90 Front St., Exeter, 778-3762, epochrestaurant.com) will be serving its regular menu with specials.

• The Everyday Cafe (14 Maple St., Contoocook, 746-6041, theeveryday.cafe) is serving a New Year’s Eve pre-party dinner, with seatings at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. The menu features shrimp remoulade, creamy white bean and smoked garlic soup, pickled beet salad, braised short ribs as the entree and pumpkin cheesecake as the dessert. The cost is $35 per person. A cash bar is also included.

• Firefly American Bistro (22 Concord St., Manchester, 935-9740, fireflynh.com) will serve its regular menu and specials on New Year’s Eve from 3 to 11 p.m.

• Fratello’s Italian Grille (155 Dow St., Manchester, 624-2022, fratellos.com) will host its New Year’s Rockin’ Eve event at 7 p.m., which will feature a two-entree buffet dinner with carved prime rib and turkey, games, prizes, a Champagne toast, an espresso bar and Viennese sweets station, dueling pianos, a DJ and more. Semi-formal attire is recommended. The cost is $70 per person and reservations are required.

• Giorgio’s Ristorante (524 Nashua St., Milford, 673-3939; 707 Milford Road, Merrimack, 883-7333; 270 Granite St., Manchester, 232-3323; giorgios.com) will serve its regular menu and specials until 12:30 a.m.

• Granite Restaurant & Bar (96 Pleasant St., Concord, 227-9005, graniterestaurant.com) will serve a four-course meal on New Year’s Eve, beginning at 5 p.m. The first course will include cheese and charcuterie for two, truffled deviled eggs, an oyster flight or seared foie gras.

For the second course, enjoy roasted apple, brie and walnut salad, Caesar salad or lobster bisque. Options for the third course are grilled tenderloin, panko-crusted roasted cod loin, pan-seared chicken statler or mushroom risotto. Desserts for the final course include pumpkin tarts, Champagne layer cake, flourless chocolate cake, and Tahitian vanilla bean crème brulee. The cost for the dinner is $70 per person and reservations are required.

• Granite Tapas & Cocktail Lounge (1461 Hooksett Road, Suite A6, Hooksett, 232-1421, granitetapas.com) is taking reservations for its first annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The event will include a four-course meal, with items like roasted butternut squash bisque, mixed baby spinach and beet salad, your choice of seared dayboat scallops or steak au poivre, and a New York style cheesecake for dessert with either fresh macerated strawberries or salted caramel, as well as classic crème brulee with real Madagascar vanilla bean.

The cost is $95 per person and will also

include live music, passed hors d’oeuvres from 10:30 p.m. to midnight and a bottle of Champagne for two people or two glasses of Champagne per person.

• Hanover Street Chophouse (149 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-2467, hanoverstreetchophouse.com) will be serving a special four-course menu from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $195 per couple.

• Heritage Restaurant (91 W. Broadway, Derry, 260-6756, facebook.com/ nhheritagerestaurant) will open at 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve with a special fourcourse meal. The cost is $35 per person and includes a caprese and cheese sampler plate and a house salad, your choice of prime rib or baked stuffed scallops as the entree, and your choice of a dessert off of the restaurant’s current menu board. Reservations are required.

• Hooked Seafood Restaurant (110 Hanover St., Manchester, 606-1189, hookedonignite.com) will serve its regular menu, specials and complimentary Champagne toasts from 4 to 10 p.m. Reservations will also be accepted.

• Ignite Bar & Grille (100 Hanover St., Manchester, 644-0064, hookedonignite. com) will serve its regular menu, specials and complimentary Champagne toasts until 1 a.m. Reservations will also be accepted.

• LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst, 672-9898, labellewinerynh.com) will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day. • La Caretta Mexican Restaurant (545 Hooksett Road, Manchester, 628-6899; 1875 S. Willow St., Manchester, 623-7705; 139 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua, 891-0055; 35 Manchester Road, Derry, 421-0091; 44 Nashua Road, Londonderry, 965-3477; lacarettamex.com) will be open during its regular hours on New Year’s Eve at all locations. The Nashua restaurant is open until 9 p.m. The Derry, Londonderry and both Manchester restaurants are open until 10 p.m.

• Madear’s (175 Hanover St., Manchester, 206-5827, madears603.com) will be holding a pajama brunch from noon to 4 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. • Martingale Wharf (99 Bow St., Portsmouth, 431-0901, martingalewharf.com) will be serving a special menu on New Year’s Eve. Live music performed by Rhythm Method will also be from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. A $20 cover charge will include music, noisemakers and a full Champagne toast at midnight.

• Mile Away Restaurant (52 Federal Hill Road, Milford, 673-3904, mileawayrestaurant.com) is serving a special menu from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve only.

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• Mint Bistro (1105 Elm St., Manchester, 625-6468, mintbistronh.com) will serve a special menu with seatings at 4:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 9 or 9:30 p.m. Call for reservations.

• MT’s Local Kitchen & Wine Bar (212 Main St., Nashua, 595-9334, mtslocal.com) will be serving a New Year’s Eve menu with specials from 4 to 10 p.m. Reservations will also be accepted.

• Murphy’s Taproom (494 Elm St., Manchester, 644-3535, murphystaproom.com) will be serving its regular menu until 1 a.m.

• Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House (393 Route 101, Bedford, 488-5975, murphystaproom.com) will be featuring a gourmet buffet and carving station, as well as dancing and a midnight Champagne toast. The menu includes various entrees like honey thyme roasted breast of chicken, miso-marinated cod, lobster white truffle macaroni and cheese and more. The cost is $75 per person, $150 per couple or $750 for a table of 10. Reservations are required.

• New England’s Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 782-5137, taphousenh.com) will serve a New Year’s Eve brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., which will feature an oyster bar, a made-to-order omelet station, a carving station with prime rib and other meats, a bloody mary bar and more. The cost is $24 for adults and $13 for children and tickets are sold at the door. The restaurant will also be serving its regular menu from noon to 10 p.m. Call-ahead seating is available as well.

• Nibblesworth Wood Fire Grill (409 The Hill, Portsmouth, 427-8022, nibblesworth.com) is offering a special five-course meal on New Year’s Eve, with seatings at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. The meal includes parmesan consomme (with your choice of tofu and chestnut mushroom or scallop and house chorizo), multiple entrees to choose from like spit roast lamb roulade, surf and turf, chicken forestiere and collard green wraps, and desserts like white chocolate and vanilla bean crème brulee with hazelnut glaze or house made peppermint ice cream. The cost is $75 per person and reservations are recommended. The jazz band Pork Low Mainers will also be performing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• O Steaks & Seafood (11 S. Main St., Concord, 856-7925, magicfoodsrestaurantgroup.com/osteaks) will serve a five-course menu with seatings until 9 p.m.

Specials TBA. • The Old Salt (490 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 926-8322, oldsaltnh.com) will be serving brunch from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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• Paradise North Restaurant (583 Daniel Webster Highway, Unit 3, Merrimack, 262-5886, paradisenorthnh.com) will hold its first annual New Year’s Eve celebration, beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35 per person and include complimentary appetizers and a glass of prosecco from 6 to 7 p.m., your choice of prime rib or baked haddock, with two sides, a salad and dessert choices (dinner will be served from 7 to 8 p.m.), live acoustic entertainment, a DJ, a cash bar, a complimentary Champagne toast and more.

• Piccola Italia Ristorante (815 Elm St., Manchester, 606-5100, piccolaitalianh. com) will be open from noon to 10:30 p.m. with its regular menu and food and liquor specials.

• Pig Tale Restaurant (449 Amherst St., Nashua, 864-8740, pigtalerestaurant.com) will be serving its regular menu until 8 p.m.

• The Red Blazer Restaurant & Pub (72 Manchester St., Concord, 224-4101, theredblazer.com) will be serving a breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to noon (cost is $13.99 per person), as well as a lunch menu from noon to 4 p.m. and a dinner menu with specials from 4 to 8 p.m. Reservations and walk-ins are both accepted.

• Republic (1069 Elm St., Manchester, 666-3723, republiccafe.com) will serve its regular menu with specials until 10 p.m.

• Restaurant Tek-Nique (170 Route 101, Bedford, 488-5629, restaurantteknique.com) will serve a special six-course menu from 4 to 9 p.m. for $75 per person, plus wine flight pairings at an additional cost of $30 per person. Reservations are required. Brunch a la carte will also be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Revival Kitchen & Bar (11 Depot St., Concord, 715-5723, revivalkitchennh.com) will be hosting its first annual New Year’s Eve wine dinner at 7 p.m., a multi-course dinner with each course paired with a different wine. Creative hors d’oeuvres and Champagne will also be served. Tickets are $129.

• Roundabout Diner (580 Portsmouth Traffic Circle, Portsmouth, 431-1440, roundaboutdiner.com) will host its annual New Year’s Eve Sock Hop at 7 p.m. This year’s menu includes a buffet with a cheese and cracker platter, barbecue meatballs, smoked chicken wrapped in bacon, clam chowder, baked stuffed haddock, assorted salads and more, as well as prizes, a Champagne toast, a DJ and dancing. The cost is $39.99 per person.

• Row 34 (5 Portwalk Place, Portsmouth, 319-5011, row34nh.com) will be open until midnight and will be serving Krug Champagne and caviar alongside its regular menu, with specials.

• The Shaskeen Pub & Restaurant (909 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0246, theshaskeenpub.com) will host its annual New Year’s Eve Bash at 8 p.m. Tickets are $65 and 40

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Plans are currently in the works to have the Rise & Shine Bakery Cafe up and running by the spring of 2018, but Sharon Gooch and her daughter Ivy are already showcasing a variety of its sourdough breads, doughnuts, cookies, danishes and other pastries at the Cole Gardens Winter Farmers Market in Concord.

Gooch is currently the bakery manager at Johnson’s Seafood & Steak in Northwood; the Rise & Shine Bakery Cafe will adjoin the restaurant, giving her opportunities for more experimentation and a more extensive menu, thanks to new resources and a bigger kitchen space.

Gooch, who has been baking at Johnson’s for 17 years, said selling her made-fromscratch products at the farmers market has been a great way to promote the new bakery and to give people a preview of what types of things will be available. Rise & Shine Bakery Cafe is part of the expansion of a 10,000-square-foot barn at Johnson’s that will also house a craft brewery and a venue space for functions, as well as a deck for outdoor seating. “[Johnson’s] is not open for breakfast, so the farmers market is great because it helps us practice and work on recipes,” she said. “We can bake stuff in the morning and bring it to the farmers market, because people are in breakfast mode, and then we can promote our new bakery and see what is popular or not popular.”

Baked goods currently available at Johnson’s include several types of whoopie pies and cookies, and cream, custard and fruit pies made to order. But there will be other new menu items the restaurant simply did not have the resources or space before to bake.

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Sharon Gooch said popular sellers at the farmers market so far have been the honey pecan sticky buns and the French cruller donuts, which can include either a honey or fruity glaze with a hint of alcohol, with flavors such as raspberry Chambord or lemon rum.

Other offerings will be individual-sized breakfast focaccia breads, which can be baked either plain or with oven-roasted Yukon gold potatoes and onions, and miniature cakes and brownies, like lemon cheesecakes made with goat’s cheese.

In addition to pastries, the cafe side of the bakery is also going to feature coffee and espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches, breakfast burritos and more.

“We want to keep the favorites, but we don’t want it to be stagnant at the same time, so it will keep evolving,” Sharon Gooch said.

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Rick Korn is the owner and chef of Rick’s Food & Spirits (143 Main St., Kingston, 347-5287, rickskingston.com), which serves lunch, dinner and dessert five days a week. Popular lunch menu items include shepherd’s pie, chicken Parmesan and steak tips, according to Korn, as well as an extensive burger menu that includes signature creations like the short rib burger (braised short rib on top of an 8-ounce burger with goat cheese, oven-dried tomatoes and bourbon demi-glace) and the steak and cheese bomb burger (an 8-ounce burger mounded with shaved steak, American cheese, sauteed onions and mushrooms).

Korn, who studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I., and later at Newbury College in Brookline, Mass., said the restaurant’s focus is on preparing good-quality food to pair with the more than 15 craft cocktails available on the menu.

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Breweries • 2ND ANNUAL BREWERY LIGHTS now through Dec. 30, Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours, 221 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack. Visit brewerylights. com or call 314-552-6726.

• 603 BREWERY Tasting room open Thurs. and Fri. from 4 to 7 p.m., Sat. from 1 to 5 p.m. 12 Liberty Drive, Unit 7, Londonderry. See 603brewery. com.

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36 include a buffet from 8 to 10 p.m., a Champagne toast at midnight, music by Chris Bennett and more.

• Stark Brewing Co. (500 N. Commercial St., Manchester, 625-4444, starkbrewingcompany.com) is throwing a ‘50s-themed party beginning at 5 p.m., with a photo booth, prizes for best costumes and more.

• Surf (207 Main St., Nashua, 595-9293, surfseafood.com/menu/nashua) will be open from 4:30 to 10 p.m., with specials and wine suggestions.

• Tino’s Greek Kitchen (325 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 926-5489, galleyhatch. com) will have a prix fixe menu, with options that include assorted dips and spreads, mixed Greek olives, grilled oyster, grilled Rouget, harira soup, duck confit, pistachio macarons and more. The cost is $110 per person and reservations are required.

• The Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery (58 Route 27, Raymond, 244-2431, thetuckaway.com) is rolling out its annual “Out with the Old, In with the NEW” themed beer list and matching menu. Chef

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• BLUE LOBSTER BREWING CO. Tasting room and tours offered Thurs. from 4 to 6 p.m. and Fri. from 5 to 7 p.m.

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• BORDER BREWERY Sun., Wed., Thurs., Fri., and Sat. 224 North Broadway, Salem. See borderbrewsupply.com.

• CANDIA ROAD BREWING CO. Contact to schedule a visit.

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• EARTH EAGLE BREWING CO. Tasting room open daily from noon to 9 p.m. 165 High St., Portsmouth. Call 8172773 or 207-475-609. Visit eartheaglebrewings.com.

• ELM CITY BREWING CO. Mon. through Thurs. from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. from 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m.; Sun. from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Colony Mill Marketplace, 222 West St., Unit 46, Keene. Call 355-3335. Visit elmcitybrewing.com.

Bobby Marcotte will introduce 12 previously unreleased kegs for the tavern’s tap lineup and then throw in some aged beef and other specials to pair.

• The Village Trestle (25 Main St., Goffstown, 497-8230, villagetrestle.com) will have dinner specials, party favors, a 10-piece horn band, party favors and more, beginning at 8 p.m., as well as a Champagne toast and a midnight buffet.

• Wild Rover Pub (21 Kosciuszko St., Manchester, 669-7722, wildroverpub.com) will be open until 1 a.m. with its regular menu and specials.

• Wentworth by the Sea Hotel & Spa (588 Wentworth Road, New Castle, 373-6566, wentworth.com) will serve a four-course dinner beginning at 7 p.m. and an open bar until midnight. The cost is $179.95 per person.

• The XO on Elm (827 Elm St., Manchester, 560-7998, xoonelm.com) will be open for lunch and dinner with a full menu, plus specials. Reservations for large parties are also being accepted.

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I realize blue cheese is quite divisive. It’s a strong, stinky cheese that is blue because of the mold in it. It doesn’t exactly sound appetizing, does it? Yet, I adore it! It’s flavorful, it’s interesting and I cannot get enough. Add Buffalo sauce to it and I am lost for good. There are several kinds of blue cheese all over this world, but for this column’s purpose you can just reach for the easiest to grab in your grocer’s freezer.

Gorgonzola, Roquefort and Stilton are the most popular types. When you’re traveling the world and offered amazing blue cheese or you’re at a fancy restaurant and order charcuterie, be sure to get the good stuff!

Blue cheese is interesting because the mold has actually been grown in it purposefully. The cheese is perforated with needles that allow the mold to grow in the spaces.

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• GREAT RHYTHM BREWING CO. See website for tasting events. Portsmouth, NH, 03802 Portsmouth., Visit greatrhythmbrewing.com.

• HENNIKER BREWING CO. Sat. tours offered at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Tap room open Mon through Fri. from noon to 6 p.m., Sat. from noon to 4 p.m.

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The mold is called penicillium and is related to the better-known penicillin that gave rise to the first antibiotics (thank you, Fine Dining Lovers’ website).

I love to add blue cheese to salads as a complement to something sweet like candied walnuts or dried cranberries. It’s also great on burgers with bacon or with crackers and sweet preserves. I love it. As I alluded to above, I wave the white flag when it’s combined with Buffalo sauce.

While it’s not the classiest way to eat blue cheese, it sure does fit football season well!

— Allison Willson Dudas Combine everything but the shredded cheese in a bowl, mixing together well.

Taste to see if the combo is right for you.

If you want it spicier, add more Buffalo sauce. If you’re overdosing on blue cheese, use ranch dressing instead! Pour into baking dish, probably a 9x9, and top with shredded cheese. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with celery sticks, tortilla chips, carrots or crusty bread. Enjoy!

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• MILLY’S TAVERN Lunch and dinner Mon. through Sat. from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sun. brunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 500 Commercial St., Manchester.

Call 625-4444. Visit millystavern.com.

• MOAT MOUNTAIN SMOKEHOUSE AND BREWING CO. Restaurant open Mon. through Sun. from 11:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. 3378 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. Call 356-6381. Visit moatmountain. com.

• ODDBALL BREWING COMPANY 6 Glass St., Suncook. See oddbrewing.com.

• REDHOOK BREWERY Daily from 1 to 5 p.m. Red Hook Brewery , 1 Red Hook Way , Portsmouth. $5 per person. Visit

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• ROCKINGHAM BREWING COMPANY Tap room open Thurs. and Fri. from 3 to 7 p.m., Sat. from 1 to 7 p.m., 1 Corporate Park Drive, Derry. See rockinghambrewing.com.

• SEBAGO BREWING CO. BREWPUB Mon. through Fri. at 2 p.m. 65 Portland Road, Kennebunk. Call 207-985-9855, or visit sebagobrewing.com.

• SEVEN BARREL BREWERY Tavern open daily from 11 to 1 a.m. Tours from noon to 2 p.m. on second Sat. of each month. 5 Airport Road, West Lebanon. Call 298-5566, or visit sevenbarrel.com.

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I have found that all three of these have affected me more intensely as I get older. Heartburn, especially, plagues me and sometimes it is so bad that it feels like my stomach is just a tube of acid the next day. For a wine lover like me, this is sad, and I started to worry that I may have to give up wine completely. But what I didn’t know is that certain wines are better than others, especially when it comes to headaches and heartburn. Plus, a little prevention can go a long way. Many people swear that expensive wine doesn’t give you as much of a hangover, but really any wine can make you question your choices the next day if you drink too much of it.

There are a few things you can try if you wake up with the wine flu or a hangover after a night of celebrating. To help settle the stomach, ginger ale or AlkaSeltzer may help, as ginger is a natural remedy that helps with nausea. Though you aren’t necessarily dehydrated if you have a hangover, some people swear by beverages like Gatorade or Powerade the morning after, or even a greasy, fast food breakfast sandwich if your stomach can handle it.

Coffee can either help you or make you feel worse; it is very acidic, but the caffeine can help with a headache.

Some people get caffeine withdrawal headaches, which may only add to your problems. Over-the-counter pain relievers can help with headaches. The only real, tried and true cure is time, allowing your body to recuperate, and maybe a nap. I find that taking a nice, hot shower or bath can be helpful, too.

Some people are sensitive to sulfites, which can result in headaches. It is not just white wines that contain sulfites; red wines do too. If you get headaches after drinking wine, even in small amounts, look for an organic or biodynamic wine, which contains a lower level of sulfites.

While they are naturally occurring, sulfites help stabilize the wine after it is bottled and keep it from fermenting.

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Since wines made from red wines spend a longer amount of time in contact with the skins, the histamines are naturally stronger. Histamines, though present in the stomach, can increase the amount of acid and cause heartburn as well.

Tannins are another culprit that can contribute to the triple H’s, mainly headaches, heartburn and acid reflux. Red wines have more tannins and although they are high in antioxidants, our bodies do not always agree with them.

It’s no surprise that acidic wines cause heartburn because they upset our stomachs. According to Tim Morral, the NY Wine Guy, wines that are produced in cooler climates typically contain higher acid levels than those produced in warmer climates. But low-acid red wines from warmer climates contain more histamines. So your best bet is to figure out which characteristics are causing you the most discomfort and then find wines that will minimize it.

Morral suggests taking an over-thecounter histamine blocker before or after you enjoy a glass of red wine to minimize heartburn and acid reflux. Drinking plenty of water and enjoying the wine with food are also recommended, so you are not drinking on an empty stomach.

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• Yes, I could simply phone in this week’s rundown by filling it with a bunch of onomatopoeia meant to signify the random death metal sounds that’ll be on the aforementioned three records, but forget about that. Remember how last year we made a deal that I could play a little catch-up when there are no new albums except for cookie-monster-metal ones? Like for instance, Panic at the Disco, which didn’t even announce its new live album, All My Friends We’re Glorious, until, what, last week? Recorded someplace or another, this album will remind you that the word “glorious” can be rhymed with “victorious” and “champagne pouring over us.” Is that hardcore or what?

• I’ll tell you what isn’t hardcore, is posturing vampire-cosplay dunces Avenged Sevenfold, whose new album, The Stage, is on its way to the Walmart, so that your little brother will have musical inspiration for when he larps as Count Chocula! Guess what, there’s a New Orleans brass band on one of the songs, “Sunny Disposition,” but past that, these guys claim it’s a totally “aggro” record, in other words it’s wicked heavy. I swear I’ll have a temper tantrum if it’s lame (if it’s awesome, I’ll do my “aggro dance,” which has all the same moves as my temper tantrums. #winning).

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A lot has changed in Manchester since the 1970s. Buildings have been built and demolished, businesses have opened and closed and people have come and gone. In Robert B. Perreault’s new book Manchester, which was released in October, the transformation of the cityscape is documented through 163 photographs taken by Perreault between 1971 and 2005.

Born and raised in Manchester, Perreault spent much of his childhood exploring the city on his bicycle.

“I’ve always been interested in seeing what was there,” he said. “I would go out and ride all over to see which things were on which streets and what buildings there were and this and that.”

As a young man in the 1960s, Perreault got a job as an usher at the now-defunct King Cinema on Amherst Street. There, he met a fellow usher and photography enthusiast, 17-year-old Gary Samson, who inspired him to start taking photographs and taught him how to use a camera.

During his junior year at Saint Anselm College, Perreault left Manchester to study abroad in Paris, but not before buying a 35-millimeter camera of his own. In Paris and during weekends and school vacations spent hitchhiking around France and other European countries, he took countless photographs, not just of the popular sites and tourist attractions, but of day-in-the-life scenes which reflected aspects of European culture that were different from what he was accustomed to in Manchester. One of his most transformative experiences, he said, was photographing the 800-year-old Parisian marketplace Les Halles, which was slated for demolition. That gave him a new perspective as a photographer, which he carried with him upon returning to Manchester.

“I started to look at Manchester in the same way that I looked at the European cities,” he said. “I started photographing whatever buildings I knew were going to be torn down and all buildings in general, just in case someday things changed. I thought, we have historical photographs taken by the people before us, but who’s doing it today? I wanted to be one of those people.”

Perreault never had it in his mind to com-

pile and publish his photographs until 2015, when he was approached by Arcadia Publishing to create a book about Manchester as part of its Images of Modern America picture book series. He agreed and spent the next year sorting through thousands of photographs to choose which would be featured in the book.

“It was difficult,” he said. “Basically, I just went through and picked ones that I thought would be interesting and that other people would find interesting — I probably had several hundreds of those — and then I went through the whole process again and narrowed it down until I had 163.”

The book has six chapters: Aerial and Bird’s Eye Views; Merrimack River and Amoskeag Millyard; Downtown Manchester; Elsewhere in the City; People, Organizations, and Events; and Eye-catching Images. It includes photographs of demolished and decayed buildings and structures, such as the State Theater on Elm Street, the Notre Dame Bridge and many of the mill buildings, as well as events such as demonstrations and protests, festivals and politician appearances.

“There’s a lot of before-and-after of the changes that have taken place,” Perreault said. “It’s a way for people who lived here back as early as the ’70s to reminisce, and for people who are new to the city or were born later to see the changes that occurred through photography.”

The other purpose of the book, he said, is to raise awareness about the cultural and architectural heritage of Manchester and to promote the preservation of historic buildings and structures that represent that heritage.

“My message is, think before you tear down a building,” he said. “There is too much demolition without considering the losses.”

Images of Modern America: Manchester The book is available for purchase at Barnes & Noble, the Millyard Museum gift shop (200 Bedford St., Manchester) and the Manchester Historic Association Research Center gift shop (129 Amherst St., Manchester). For more information, visit arcadiapublishing.com or email Robert B. Perreault at RPerreau@anselm.edu.

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Stuart McLean, where have you been all my life?

In Canada, alas, and alas even further, McLean died of melanoma earlier this year. r ou e Posthumously, Viking has se e m Co published a collection of holiday sweets!

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Shepherd, of course, was the author of In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, from

by Philip Pullman which the classic movie A Christmas Story (Knopf, $22.99) was extracted. The story of Ralphie Parker and his quest for a Red Ryder BB gun resonates and endures because it captured the sweet essence of the middle-class experience of Christmas and also because it is side-splittingly funny.

OPEN FOR BREAKFAST + LUNCH Christmas at the Vinyl Cafe is that, too, Lorden Plaza, Milford, NH | 673-1734 and the fact that you need a passport to get to MON-SAT. 6AM-2PM Visit our Bookside Cafe! its setting takes nothing away from the stoSUNDAY 6AM-1PM Find us in Peterborough | 924-3543 ries, which may as well be set in Manchester And Keene | 352-8815 Papa B’s Southside Diner or Denver or Topeka, but for the occasional 127 Rockingham Rd. Derry, NH reference to Boxing Day. toadbooks.com 603.216.2403 The 12 stories all stand alone, but they’re also all slyly connected. They focus on Dave and Morley, a Toronto couple who have two children, a dog and a cat. Dave owns the titular Vinyl Cafe, which is not a restaurant but a record shop with the motto “We May Not Be Big, but We’re Small.”

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Turkey” with the same sort of reverence that people in South Carolina have when they read St. Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth.

McLean’s wit is subtle, his style sparse, but his imaginative powers are dazzling. In one story Dave and Morley go to a Christmas party at which Dave is asked to set up one bowl of eggnog for the adults and one for the kids. He accidentally gives the one with the alcohol to the kids.

In another, son Sam smuggles in the class ferret over Christmas vacation. When the animal is found and banished to the basement, it escapes from its cage, then burrows into a coat, which Dave unwittingly puts in the clothes dryer for a few moments. When the door is open, the ferret shoots out “like a wolverine on steroids” and wreaks havoc in the house for the next several days.

Sam also figures prominently in “Christmas Presents,” in which Morley decides that each member of the family should make a gift for another, and Sam, who is 10, decides to knit his sister a coat. Let it be known that Sam does not knit, but he soon has a cabal of neighborhood boys huddled over their needles and yarn.

“Christmas at the Turlingtons’” comes close to besting “Dave Cooks the Turkey.”

This story involves Dave and Morley’s neighbor, Mary, who comes up with a different theme and color scheme for Christmas each year. On this year, her cinnamon-colored Christmas required a copper tree, which she had made by a local welder.

She poached scallops in saffron so Christmas dinner would match the tree. In a later story, “White Christmas,” Mary announces that Victorian Christmases are passé, and that hers would have an Elizabethan theme, which would require a meal of boar, venison and Scottish wood pigeons. (I think her husband was just kidding about the roasted heron.)

Each story here is a gem, not just for the comedy but for their heart. “Christmas gives you permission to say things out loud that you might otherwise not say,” McLean writes.

“As he pulled on his socks, Dave felt a surge of emotion. It was like love, except …. bigger. And it extended beyond his little house and family and included everyone.

Dave shook his head. He was feeling love for people he had never met. People he would probably hate if he got to know them.”

The Dave and Morley universe extends far beyond the scope of these stories, and readers of this collection will likely not stop here. The book deserves a “may be habitforming” warning. It’s the best Christmas book this year, maybe this decade. A+ — Jennifer Graham

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• Veterans’ stories: William R. Graser will discuss and sign his book Veterans’ Reflections: History Preserved, Friday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Dec. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Barnes & Noble (125 S. Broadway, Salem). The book reflects on the military service of 60 Americans and includes first-hand accounts of veterans who served during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom. Visit facebook.com/William.R.Graser.

• Brewer photos: Local photographer Michael Penney will be at Great North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester) on Friday, Dec. 22, from 3 to 7 p.m. to sign copies of his book Pioneers of Craft Brewing in New England. Penney has been photographing brewers from across New England. The book spotlights the hard-working men and women in the industry.

T-shirts and posters will also be for sale. Call 858-5789 or visit greatnorthaleworks.com.

• Teens read: Nesmith Library (8 Fellows Road, Windham) will have its sixth annual Teen Read-a-Thon on Wednesday, Dec. 27. Teens ages 12 through 19 can drop in anytime between 1 and 5 p.m. for fun, food and reading to raise money for the Shepherd’s Pantry.

Any kind of reading counts, including books, magazines, e-books and comics. Stay for anywhere from half an hour up to the full four hours. No registration is required. Bring a donation of a non-perishable food item or cash. Visit nesmithlibrary.org or call 432-7154.

• Holiday book shopping: The Bookery Manchester (844 Elm St., Manchester) will have a Holiday Pop-up Shop Thursday, Dec. 21, through Saturday, Dec. 23, from noon to 7 p.m. Browse books and other gifts and stocking stuffers and enjoy hot cocoa, activities and more. Visit facebook.com/bookerymht.

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Books Author Events • WILLIAM R. GRASER Author discusses and signs Veterans’ Reflections: History Preserved. Fri., Dec. 22, through Sun., Dec. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 125 S. Broadway, Route 28, Salem. Visit facebook.com/ William.R.Graser.

• MICHAEL PENNEY Photographer presents Pioneers of Craft Brewing in New England.

Great North Aleworks, 1050 Holt Ave., Unit 14, Manchester.

Fri, Dec. 22, from 3 to 7 p.m.

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Poetry events • SLAM FREE OR DIE POETRY OPEN MIC & SLAM Qualifying slam held by Slam Free or Die between September and April to help determine which poets will represent New Hampshire at the National Poetry Slam held next summer.

The poems are judged by five randomly selected members of the audience based on writing and performance. Doors open and sign-ups for the open mike start at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. There is a $3 cover for this all-ages show.

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Monthly discussion. Fourth Boscawen Public Library, 116 Wed., 10:15 to 11:30 p.m. Kim- N. Main St. , Boscawen.

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•AFTERTHOUGHTS Monthly book discussion group. First Tues., 7 p.m. Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua.

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•NASHUA NOVEL READERS Monthly book discussion group. Second Thurs., 7 p.m.

Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Visit nashualibrary. org.

•BROWN BAG BOOK CLUB Monthly discussion. Last Tues., 12:15 p.m. Manchester City Library , 405 Pine St. , Manchester. Visit manchester.lib. nh.us.

•ANIME & MANGA CLUB A new club seeks members to join.

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•CANDIA SMYTH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK GROUP Book discussion group meets for friendly one-hour discussion once a month. Held in the back meeting room. TBD. Candia Smith Public Library, 55 High St., Candia. Free. Call 4838245. Visit smythpl.org.

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POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (PG-13)

The First Order is on the verge of wiping out the Resistance in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, a wholly enjoyable entry in this saga.

Not perfect but wholly enjoyable, even in its shaggier moments. (A warning: this review won’t reveal the name of Kylo Ren’s childhood sled or anything but it’s not entirely spoiler free.)

As The Force Awakens left off, Rey (Daisy Ridley) finds reclusive Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and hands him his old lightsaber, which he promptly tosses. He is, as another reluctant hero might have said, not interested in your rebellion, sweetheart.

But Rey, with an assist from Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo), sticks around to try to convince Luke to serve as inspiration for the beleaguered forces of the Resistance.

Meanwhile, those beleaguered forces (this new triology’s version of the Rebellion from the original movies) are abandoning their current base as the First Order (an updated riff on the evil Empire) closes in.

Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), Resistance fighter we first met in The Force Awakens, leads an attack on a massive ship threatening the rebel forces. He has a victory but at a heavy cost. Poe spars with General Leia (Carrie Fisher) over the choices he made in battle. Also, for the first time I can remember in a Star Wars movie, the fleet has to worry about fuel. As the First Order chases them through the galaxy, the rebels have to balance the fuel cost of running versus waiting until they can contact allies for help.

The injured Finn (John Boyega) wakes up to find the Resistance in this precarious state. He realizes he can give the rebels a chance to make a clean escape. He befriends Rose (Kelly Marie Tran), a rebel engineer, and together they go searching for a code breaker who can get them on a First Order ship and disable a tracking device.

Over with the First Order, Kylo Ren/ mopey Ben Solo (Adam Driver) is still in turmoil over the death of his father. Though he still wants to be Supreme Leader Snoke’s

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(Andy Serkis) right hand man — and probably eventually rid himself of rival General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson, hilariously in a state of constant rage) — something else is pulling at him. We watch as Kylo finds himself less interested in out-Darthing Vader and more interested in telling all of his mentors to take a jump off one of those gangplanks over a bottomless chasm that seem to be built into everything.

This movie isn’t perfect. There are some fundamental questions I have about the Resistance and the First Order and what, exactly, everybody’s purpose and motivations are. This movie also isn’t stingy about doling out the screen time. Does every scene need to go on as long as it does?

There were a few moments when I thought “I get it, move on,” especially with so many characters in so many locales.

But, that said, this movie does a lot of things right.

Somewhere in the middle of the final third of this movie I realized I really didn’t know where this movie was going. Anybody could die, anybody could swap to the Light or Dark side. And because it’s the end of the second of three movies, it doesn’t even need a happy or uplifting ending.

There’s something kind of amazing about a 40-year-old franchise with eight movies

Perfect Pitch 3 (PG-13) The post-graduation Bellas go on a USO tour; Downsizing (R) Matt Damon stars in Alexander Payne’s latest movie about a newly discovered means of making your life grand by shrinking to action-figure size.

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At the movies with kids: Coco (PG) Voice of Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt.

A little boy who wants to be a musician finds himself in the Land of the Dead on Dia de los Muertos, where he searches for his ancestor, a famous musician. Fine, if talky, this movie possesses little of the visual or narrative sparkle I’ve come to expect from Pixar. Also, could not more of the

(nine, if you include Rogue One) where you still can’t say “OK, this character definitely doesn’t die in this movie.” There were some real stakes and moments of actual tension.

The Resistance here is also painted as representing not just some vague notion of Goodness but also the socioeconomicbased desires of oppressed people to throw off their oppressors. There is some talk about the economy of this universe, which, has sort of always been floating on the edges of the saga. Here, there are rich people profiting off the First Order (and maybe off the rebellion too). There are people selling arms, people racing giant rabbity things at a casino Finn and Rose visit and small children tending those rabbity things and probably growing up with chips on their shoulders about the stupid First Order and their stupid business associates who come to the casino. More people are being worked in to this universe, helping expand the story.

There is also a nice balance of humor here, some of it creature-y silliness, but a lot of it genuinely funny and properly bubble-bursting of the “sacred Jedi” stuff.

Who knew Bitter Luke would be such a great version of Luke? The humor feels very organic to this world, not Marvel-ness songs have been in Spanish in this Mexican-set movie? B-

shoved in sidewise (cough, Justice League, cough). And, it doesn’t get in the way of other actual emotions: things like regret and loneliness and a need to belong and a need to believe in something because of actual reasons, not just some general sense that you want to be on Team Light over Team Dark.

Human beings also get more humanity in this movie. After so much discussion about the dangers of fear and hate, this movie actually gives some practical examples of how giving in to revenge or hate is bad, tactically, and makes someone a weak leader.

Overall, The Last Jedi does a good job with relationships between characters, something I don’t recall thinking about a lot with many Star Wars installments. Rose and Finn, Finn and Poe, Poe and Leia, Leia and Luke, Luke and Rey, Rey and Ben/ Kylo, Kylo and Luke. Actually, Kylo/Ben’s relationship with anybody is great. The snotty interoffice rivalry between Kylo and Hux is super fun. They both vie for Snoke’s attentions and Hux actually seems to have the upper hand in the competency department but then again, Kylo can Force-choke people. The Kylo/Luke relationship is also good times. Full of self-loathing and other person loathing and a lot of irrational behavior on both sides (though mostly Kylo’s).

I was surprised by the development of the Kylo/Rey relationship and how there is actual chemistry between them, chemistry that could develop in several different ways. There seems to be an appreciation for each other’s abilities and a sense that connection to the Force binds them together, even as opponents.

And, here in this sci-fi universe, there are also scenes, not a lot of them or anything but at least two that I remember, where two women talk to each other.

I know!

Perhaps the biggest accomplishment of The Last Jedi is the way it pushes the story forward. Both Luke and Kylo, separately, talk about letting go of all the Sith/Jedi stuff (though, with widely different ideas about what comes next). I kind of feel like this is

The movie has the same sense of looseness and playfulness that made the first GuardWith a PG-13 crowd: ians of the Galaxy such a treat *Thor: Ragnarok (PG-13) and even the Benedict CumChris Hemsworth, Mark Ruf- berbatch/Dr. Strange cameo falo. Plus Cate Blanchett, Tom made me feel good about the Hiddleston, Idris Elba, a very MCU. B+ awesome Tessa Thompson and peak Jeff Goldblum. The With fellow movie lovers: totally fun Thor movie you’ve *The Disaster Artist (R ) always wanted with the totally James Franco, Dave Franco. great Thor haircut this charac- And a host of actors who seem ter always should have had! to be just tickled to get a cam-

eo in this movie about the making of The Room, a cult classic from 2003 known for being one of the most awesomely terrible movies in recent history. You don’t have to have seen that movie, though, to laugh embarrassingly hard at this movie about a hopeful young actor and his weird friend (possibly a vampire?) whose age, country of origin and financial status are a constant mystery. A

the movie transitioning us from the original trilogy characters and prequel mythology to whatever this saga will become, with some of the same themes but the chance to tell new stories.

All this with fun action scenes — both army versus army battles and one-on-one fights — too! Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t the buoyant return to your youthful heroes that The Force Awakens was but it delivers on keeping this universe alive, energetic and full of potential. ARated PG-13 for sequences of scifi action and violence, according to the MPAA. Directed by and with a screenplay

by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is two hours and 32 minutes long and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Ferdinand (PG)

A happy, loveable bull wants no part of the bullfighting arena in Ferdinand, a sweet, somewhat forgettable animated movie with a nice message presented in a warm theater with comfortable chairs for mom and dad to snooze in.

I didn’t snooze, for the record, but over the next few weeks if you need to take your kids someplace that isn’t your house and want to sit in a comfy chair where you can let your mind wander while your children eat popcorn and laugh at animal goofiness, this fits the bill. Some might call this grading on a curve; I call it recognizing the reality of what this movie is probably meant to do.

Ferdinand (voiced as a calf by Colin H. Murphy and as a grown bull by John Cena) grows up at Casa del Toro, a ranch raising bulls for bullfighting. While all the other calves tumble around talking about how big and strong they will be when they’re older, Ferdinand tends to a flower growing in the yard. When his father leaves for a bullfight but doesn’t return, Ferdinand is ever more certain bullfighting isn’t for him and runs off, eventually finding a new home with Nina (voice of Julia Scarpa Saldanha in young scenes; voice of Lily Day in older ones) and her flower-growing father Juan (voice of Juanes).

Ferdinand is happy living among Nina’s many flowers and, as in the book, sitting under a tree and peacefully enjoying the smells and views of the bucolic village.

But he doesn’t realize that to the rest of the world, he has grown into a fearsome beast, all horns and massiveness. When a trip to the village flower festival goes haywire, Ferdinand is captured and taken back to Casa del Toro.

There, he is bullied by old friends/nemeses Valiente (voice of Bobby Cannavale), Guapo (voice of Peyton Manning) and Bones (voice of Anthony Anderson) and new fellow bull competitors Angus (voice of David Tennant) and Maquina (voice of

Tim Nordquist). But he befriends a goat, Lupe (voice of Kate McKinnon, who is unnecessarily turned up to 11 here), and a trio of hedgehogs (voices of Gina Rodriguez, Daveed Diggs and Gabriel Iglesias).

He attempts to convince his fellow bulls that they don’t have to fight (and that the battle may be rigged anyway) and to find a way off the ranch before the visiting matador (voice of Miguel Ángel Silvestre) picks him for an upcoming fight.

Just because society expects you to be macho doesn’t mean you have to be that way, says this movie, a solid and well-timed message. The movie presents it straightforwardly and with kindness, a quality I’ve become very appreciative of in children’s entertainment. “You be you” is a classic message in kid movies and this addition that you can be you and can stand your ground without fighting is very nice and delivered with enough nuance that your kids, at least the little ones laughing at all the animal-tush jokes, won’t feel lectured to.

I highlight the positive messaging because on its face, the movie is very heavily focused on animal pratfalls and general silliness — mostly in a kind, most-ages appropriate way — but it feels less “mom needs a break, look at the screen” if there’s something worthy backing all of that up.

The movie isn’t as emotionally deep as Coco but I’d argue that, in perhaps not aiming as high as that movie, Ferdinand actually hits its mark more often than that recent Pixar movie did.

The cast is more impressive than the work they do here, though Cena makes a nice case for himself as an alternate for Dwayne Johnson should the Rock not be available for one of the Ferdinand-esque characters he frequently plays. The movie isn’t particularly inventive with the visuals but they are pretty and make good use of the Spanish setting and storybook villages. And, as mentioned, the humor is the right amount of silly for all-ish ages of movie-goers, including those as young as the maybe kindergarten-age range, give or take your own kids’ sensibilities. (Though, as the chophouse is presented as the alternative for bulls who don’t go the ring, the movie might cause some uncomfortable conversations about that holiday roast beef.)

Ferdinand feels like one of those packages of cocoa that come with extra marshmallows: the perfect amount of comfort and sweetness and low-key enjoyment exactly when you need it. B Rated PG for rude humor, action and some thematic elements, according to the MPAA. Directed by Carlos Saldanha with a screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Tim Federle and Brad Copeland (based on the book by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson), Ferdinand is an hour and 46 minutes long and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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MOVIES OUTSIDE THE CINEPLEX RED RIVER THEATRES 11 S. Main St., Concord, 2244600, redrivertheatres.org • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (R, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 2:05, 5:25 and 7:55 p.m.

• Wonder Wheel (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 2, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m.

• Lady Bird (R, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 2:10, 5:35 and 7:35 p.m.; Fri., Dec. 22, and Sat., Dec. 23, 2, 4, 6:15 and 8:15 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 24, 2 and 4 p.m.; Mon., Dec. 25, 5:35 and 7:35 p.m.; and Tues., Dec. 26, and Thurs., Dec. 28, 2:10, 5:35 and 7:35 p.m.

• Darkest Hour (PG-13, 2017) Fri., Dec. 22, and Sat., Dec. 23, 12:30, 3:10, 5:50 and 8:30 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 24, 12:30 and 3:10 p.m.; Mon., Dec. 25, 5:25 and 8 p.m.; and Tues., Dec. 26, through Thurs., Dec. 28, 2, 5:25 and 8 p.m.

• The Shape of Water (R, 2017) Fri., Dec. 22, and Sat., Dec. 23, 12:45, 3:25, 6:05 and 8:40 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 24, 12:45 and 3:25 p.m.; Mon., Dec. 25, 5:30 and 8:05 p.m.; and Tues., Dec. 26, through Thurs., Dec. 28, 2:05, 5:30 and 8:05 p.m. ​ WILTON TOWN HALL 40 Main St., Wilton, 654-3456, wiltontownhalltheatre.com • The Square (R, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m.

• Lady Bird (R, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, through Sat., Dec. 23, and Mon., Dec. 25, through Thurs., Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 24, 2 p.m.

• Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri (R, 2017) Fri., Dec. 22, Sat., Dec. 23, and Mon., Dec. 25, through Thurs., Dec. 28, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 24, 2 p.m.

• The Bishop’s Wife (1947) Sat., Dec. 23, 4:30 p.m.

CINEMAGIC 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629; 11 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com • Coming to America (R, 1988) Thurs., Dec. 21, 8 p.m. (Merrimack only) • The Polar Express (G, 2004) Sun., Dec. 24, 10:30 a.m.

CAPITOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111, ccanh.com • The Metropolitan Opera: Hansel and Gretel (G, 2017) Sat., Dec. 30, 3 p.m.

MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Main Branch, 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624-6550; West Branch, 76 Main St., Manchester, 6246560, manchester.lib.nh.us • Disneynature: Born in China (G, 2016) Wed., Dec. 27, 1 p.m.

• Dunkirk (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 28, 6:15 p.m.

NASHUA PUBLIC LIBRARY 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4611, nashualibrary.org • The Polar Express (G, 2004) Sat., Dec. 23, 2 p.m.

• Logan Lucky (PG-13, 2017) Tues., Dec. 26, 6:30 p.m.

REGAL CONCORD 282 Loudon Road, Concord, (844) 462-7342 ext. 464, regmovies.com • It’s a Wonderful Life (PG, 1946) Sun., Dec. 24, 2 and 7 p.m.

THE MUSIC HALL Historic Theater, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth; Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, themusichall.org • Human Flow (PG-13, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 7 p.m.

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PETERBOROUGH COMMUNITY THEATRE 6 School St., Peterborough, pctmovies.com • Lady Bird (R, 2017) Thurs., Dec. 21, 7 p.m.

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RIVER STREET THEATRE 6 River St., Jaffrey, 532-8888, theparktheatre.org • The Littlest Angel (1969) Thurs., Dec. 21, 4:40 p.m.

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• LBJ (R, 2016) Thurs., Dec. 28, and Fri., Dec. 29, 7 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 30, and Sun., Dec. 31, 2 and 7 p.m.

REGAL FOX RUN STADIUM 45 Gosling Road, Newington, 431-6116, regmovies.com • Gremlins (PG, 1984) Sat., Dec. 23, noon • It’s a Wonderful Life (PG, 1946) Sun., Dec. 24, 2 and 7 p.m.

• Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time (PG, 2017) Wed., Dec. 27, 7 p.m.

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• Gremlins (PG, 1984) Thurs., Dec. 28, 8 p.m.

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• One off: Currently on hiatus, power trio People Skills plays a rare show. Drummer Andrew Paolini is studying at Berklee; his guitarist sister Chelsea spent several months this year in Colorado, while ubiquitous bass player Eric Reingold continues to anchor Cold Engines. There will be a lot of love in the room when they return to one of their favorite haunts for what is likely their last gig for a long time. Go Saturday, Dec. 23, 9 p.m., Penuche’s Ale House, 16 Bicentennial Square, Concord.

• Night before: The multi-denominational Christmas in Concord service blends traditional and contemporary music, the latter in the form of a guitar-bass-drums “praise band.” Along with a message about the 19thcentury carol “O Holy Night,” there will be a video montage of holiday movies, and a collection to raise money for a local charities. Go Sunday, Dec. 24, 6:30 p.m., Concord Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Seats can be reserved for $10 at christmasinconcord.com.

• Museum music: Enjoy singer-songwriter and NEMA nominee Ryan Williamson in a mid-day, mid-week performance. Using loop effects to accompany his guitar and vocalizing, Williamson creates a soundscape when he plays, a one-man band. Check out an impressive collection of original songs on his ryanwillliamson.com website to get a sense of what he’s brewing for 2018. Go Wednesday, Dec. 27, noon, Currier Museum of Art, 201 Myrtle St., Manchester. Call 669-6144.

• Ladies night: New England-to-Nashville’s Country Girls in Portsmouth showcase features acoustic sets from Krista Angelucci, April Cushman, Brianna Grace, Kathleen Regan, Paige Davis and Stefanie Jasmine, followed by full band performances from Jasmine and The Shifty Henrys. The event benefits Cradles to Crayons. Go Friday, Dec. 22, 6:30 p.m., Latchkey, 41 Vaughan Mall, Portsmouth. $15 at eventbrite.com.

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New Hampshire is a funny state. That’s not just because of national stars born here, like Seth Meyers, Sarah Silverman and Adam Sandler. Granite State native Drew Dunn won this year’s Boston Comedy Festival, for example, and the number of venues offering stand-up comedy is growing all the time. Chunky’s in Manchester, Portsmouth’s Redhook Brewery and Dover Brickhouse all added laughs to their menus in 2017. In Rochester, Curlie’s recently opened as the state’s first full-time comedy club.

No one’s booked comedy in New England longer than Rob Steen, and New Year’s Eve is always big for his Headliners franchise.

This year, events happen at five locations: Governor’s Inn in Rochester, Concord’s Holiday Inn, the Radisson Inn in Nashua and two Manchester venues, Fratello’s Italian Grille and the Radisson Inn. The latter event is the biggest of the four, with entertainment on multiple stages. A round robin of comedy in Showrooms One and Two has veteran Boston standup Mike Donovan, Rhode Island funny man EJ Edmonds, and two local comics, Matt Barry and Paul Landwehr.

Landwehr is having a breakout year, appearing as a feature comic on many bills.

Headliners New Year’s Eve Comedy Gala Happening at Radisson Hotel in Manchester and Nashua, Holiday Inn in Concord, Fratello’s Italian Grille in Manchester and Governor’s Inn in Rochester. Tickets are $30 and up, with dinner and hotel packages available. Full information at headlinerscomedyclub.com

Paul Landwehr. Courtesy photo.

He’s opened several opera house shows for regional star Juston McKinnney, and done shows at big rooms like Tupelo Music Hall and Vermont’s Engine Room. In November, he headlined at the Shaskeen, where he began doing comedy open mikes just a few years ago.

“It felt great to headline in the same room I started in,” Landwehr said. “All the writing, driving, good nights and bad are worth it when you can finally showcase your hard work paying off. It’s my hometown; I just want to make Manchester proud.”

Along with comedy, a dueling pianos team will entertain diners enjoying a threecourse meal in the hotel’s Armory Room, followed by DJ dancing and a midnight toast. Packages range from $30 for comedy only, to $316 for admission to all events and a hotel room.

Nick Lavallee, appearing at the Concord event with Steve Guilmette, is another Manchester comic experiencing a big year in 2017. In addition to telling jokes

about his French Canadian upbringing and strange obsession with nachos, he books weekly comedy at the Shaskeen Pub, frequently injecting a younger, hipper element into the city’s scene.

Lavallee was a late add to the Holiday Inn show, and he’s looking forward to working the room for his first time.

“This was such a fun, healthy and productive year for me,” he said. “I’ve been on stage this year more than any other in my eight years of being a stand-up. I look forward to ending 2017 strong and giving Concord a wicked funny night.”

Nashua welcomes Tom Hayes, who ran with Stephen Wright, Lenny Clarke, Bobcat Goldthwait, Denis Leary and others in Boston’s comedy heyday, chronicled in the documentary film When Standup Stood Out. Joining Hayes is Dennis Fogg, a comic who’s appeared on Restaurant Impossible and other shows. Dinner, dancing and room packages are also available.

Originally from Barbados and possessing a distinct island accent, Carl Yard appears at the Governor’s Inn. A $70 ticket includes an impressive buffet (prime rib, haddock with lemon-dill sauce, chicken Marsala) and late-night dancing. Over at Fratello’s in Manchester, Dueling Pianos also holds forth, with an equally sumptuous food spread and DJ music for $70.

The big action, of course, is at Headliners’ flagship location in downtown Manchester. The venue has big changes for next year, when the hotel’s affiliation changes to Doubletree. Comedy will expand from one night to two — Friday and Saturday.

Landwehr will appear Friday, March 16; Lavallee is also booked, for Feb. 16.

“We’re going to try it out until June,” Steen said, adding that he’ll be hosting it, showcase style, in the upstairs club. “If it works, we’ll resume after the summer.”

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Elm St. 647-6653 366-4341 KC’s Rib Shack Paradise Beach Club 837 Second St. 627-RIBS 322 Lakeside Ave. Murphy’s Taproom 366-2665 494 Elm St. 644-3535 Patio Garden Penuche’s Music Hall Lakeside Ave. 1087 Elm St. 206-5599 Pitman’s Freight Room Salona Bar & Grill 94 New Salem St. 128 Maple St. 624-4020 527-0043 Shaskeen Tower Hill Tavern 909 Elm St. 625-0246 264 Lakeside Ave. Shorty’s 366-9100 1050 Bicentennial Drive Hanover Whiskey Barrel 625-1730 Canoe Club 546 Main St. 884-9536 Stark Brewing Co. 27 S. Main St. 643-9660 500 Commercial St. Jesse’s Tavern Lebanon 625-4444 224 Lebanon St 643-4111 Salt Hill Pub Strange Brew Tavern Salt Hill Pub 2 West Park St. 448-4532 88 Market St. 666-4292 7 Lebanon St. 676-7855 TGI Fridays Skinny Pancake Londonderry 1516 Willow St. 644-8995 3 Lebanon St. 540-0131 Coach Stop Tavern Whiskey’s 20 176 Mammoth Rd 20 Old Granite St. Henniker 437-2022 641-2583 Country Spirit Pipe Dream Brewing Wild Rover 262 Maple St. 428-7007 40 Harvey Road 21 Kosciuszko St. Pat’s Peak Sled Pub 404-0751 669-7722 24 Flander’s Road Stumble Inn 428-3245 20 Rockingham Road Meredith 432-3210 Giuseppe’s Hillsboro 312 Daniel Webster Hwy Tooky Mills Loudon 279-3313 9 Depot St. 464-6700 Hungry Buffalo 58 New Hampshire 129 Merrimack Hillsborough 798-3737 Homestead Mama McDonough’s 641 Daniel Webster Hwy 5 Depot St. 680-4148 Manchester 429-2022 Turismo British Beer Company Jade Dragon 55 Henniker St. 680-4440 1071 S. Willow St. 515 DW Hwy 424-2280 232-0677 Merrimack Biergarten Hooksett Bungalow Bar & Grille 221 DW Hwy 595-1282 Asian Breeze 333 Valley St. 792-1110 Tortilla Flat 1328 Hooksett Rd Cafe la Reine 594 Daniel Webster Hwy 621-9298 915 Elm St 232-0332 262-1693 DC’s Tavern Central Ale House 1100 Hooksett Road 23 Central St. 660-2241 Milford 782-7819 City Sports Grille J’s Tavern 216 Maple St. 625-9656 63 Union Sq. 554-1433 Hudson Club ManchVegas Pasta Loft AJ’s Sports Bar 50 Old Granite St. 241 Union Sq. 11 Tracy Lane 718-1102 222-1677 672-2270

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Gilford Patrick’s: Eric Grant Acoustic

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City Sports Grille: DJ Dave Foundry: Marco Valentin Fratello’s: Jazz Night Manchvegas: Open Acoustic Jam w/ Jim Devlin Penuche’s Music Hall: College Night - DJ Stef Shaskeen: Dwarf Cannon, The Lily Tank, and The Doug Quaids Strange Brew: Quick Fire Whiskey’s 20: DJs Shawn White/ Ryan Nichols/Mike Mazz Meredith Giuseppe’s: Joel Cage

Shaka’s Bar & Grill 11 Wilton Road 554-1224 Tiebreakers at Hampshire Hills 50 Emerson Road 673-7123 Union Coffee Co. 42 South St. 554-8879 Moultonborough Buckey’s 240 Governor Wentworth Hwy 476-5485 Castle in the Clouds 455 Old Mountain Road 478-5900 Nashua 110 Grill 27 Trafalgar Sq 943-7443 5 Dragons 28 Railroad Sq 578-0702 Agave Azul 94-96 Main St. 943-7240 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd.

943-5630 Burton’s Grill 310 Daniel Webster Hwy 688-4880 Country Tavern 452 Amherst St. 889-5871 Dolly Shakers 38 E. Hollis St. 577-1718 Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St. 577-9015 Fratello’s Italian Grille 194 Main St. 889-2022 Haluwa Lounge Nashua Mall 883-6662 Killarney’s Irish Pub 9 Northeastern Blvd.

888-1551 O’Shea’s 449 Amherst St. 943-7089 Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St. 821-7535 Pig Tale 449 Amherst St. 864-8740 Portland Pie Company 14 Railroad Sq 882-7437 Shorty’s 48 Gusabel Ave 882-4070 Stella Blu 70 E. Pearl St. 578-5557 Thirsty Turtle 8 Temple St. 402-4136 New Boston Molly’s Tavern 35 Mont Vernon Rd 487-2011

Merrimack Homestead: Chris Cavanaugh Milford Pasta Loft: Bandband Union Coffee: Tom Keating Nashua Agave: DJ K-Wil Ladies Night Country Tavern: Brien Sweet Fody’s: DJ Rich Padula Fratello’s: Chris Lester O’Shea’s: Mando & The Goat Riverwalk: Nick Goumas Quintet Shorty’s: Brett Wilson

Newbury Goosefeathers Pub Mt. Sunapee Resort 763-3500 Salt Hill Pub 1407 Rt 103 763-2667 Newmarket Riverworks 164 Main St. 659-6119 Stone Church 5 Granite St. 659-7700 Newport Salt Hill Pub 58 Main St. 863-7774 North Hampton Barley House Seacoast 43 Lafayette Rd 379-9161 Northwood Tough Tymes 221 Rochester Rd 942-5555 Peterborough Harlow’s Pub 3 School St. 924-6365 La Mia Casa (Wreck Room) 1 Jaffrey Road 924-6262 Pittsfield Main Street Grill & Bar 32 Main St. 436-0005 Plaistow Crow’s Nest 181 Plaistow Rd 974-1686

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Portsmouth British Beer Co. 103 Hanover St. 501-0515 Cafe Nostimo 72 Mirona Road 436-3100 Demeters Steakhouse 3612 Lafayette Rd. 766-0001 Dolphin Striker 15 Bow St. 432-5222 Fat Belly’s 2 Bow St. 610-4227 Grill 28 200 Grafton Road (Pease Golf Course) 433-1331 Hilton Garden Inn 100 High St. 431-1499 Latchkey 41 Vaughan Mall 766-3333 Martingale Wharf 99 Bow St. 431-0901 Oar House 55 Ceres St. 436-4025 Portsmouth Book & Bar 40 Pleasant St. 427-9197 Portsmouth Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122 Press Room 77 Daniel St. 431-5186 Redhook Brewery 1 Redhook Way 430-8600 Ri Ra Irish Pub 22 Market Square 319-1680 Rudi’s 20 High St. 430-7834

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Rochester China Palace 101 S. Main St. 332-3665 Gary’s 38 Milton Rd. 335-4279 Governor’s Inn 78 Wakefield St. 332-0107 Lilac City Grille 103 N. Main St 332-3984 Mel Flanagan’s Irish Pub & Café 50 N. Main St. 332-6357 Radloff’s 38 North Main St. 948-1073 Revolution Tap Room 61 N Main St. 244-3022 Smokey’s Tavern 11 Farmington Rd 330-3100

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Nashua Agave Azul: DJ Rich - Smokin’ Sunday Stella Blu: 80s Dance Party

Plaistow Crow’s Nest: Soundtrack To Monday

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Weare Stark House: Walker Smith

Newbury Salt Hill Pub: Tirade

Peterborough Harlow’s: An Acoustic Evening w/Brooks Hubbard w/Brother Seamus

SATURDAY THE 23RD

Warner The Local: Brad Myrick & Joey Pierog Holiday Show

Meredith Giuseppe’s: Open Stage with Lou Porrazzo

Newport Salt hill Pub: Ted Mortimer

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Seabrook Chop Shop: Going4Drinks

New Boston Molly’s: Morgan and Pete/John Chouinard

Newmarket Stone Church: Ollie & Them

ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK

Raymond Cork n Keg: Studio Two - The Beatles Tribute

Portsmouth 3S Artspace: Dreadnaught “Hard Charging” Album Release British Beer: Mica & Sev Project Dolphin Striker: Michael Troy and Matt Luno Latchkey: Dave Macklin Band Martingale Wharf: Jump Street Portsmouth Book & Bar: Abrielle Scharff Christmas Show Portsmouth Gaslight: Clint Lapointe/Joe Sambo Ri Ra: Reckless Rudi’s: Mike Effenberger Trio The Goat: Rob Benton Thirsty Moose: Beneath the Sheets

North Hampton Barley House: Great Bay Sailor Northwood Umami: Bluegrass w/ Cecil Abels Peterborough Harlow’s: Jam Night with Great Groove Theory Portsmouth Ri Ra: Irish Sessions Salem Copper Door: Phil Jacques Seabrook Chop Shop: Acoustic Afternoon Tuesday, Dec. 26 Concord Hermanos: John Franzosa Dover Fury’s: Tim Theriault and Friends Sonny’s: Soggy Po’ Boys Gilford Patrick’s: Paul Luff hosts

Manchester Fratello’s: Amanda Cote Shaskeen: Tristan Omand Strange Brew: Lisa Marie Whiskey’s 20: Sammy Smoove & DJ Gera Meredith Giuseppe’s: Michael Bourgeois Merrimack Homestead: Clint Lapointe Nashua Fratello’s: Brian Walker Newmarket Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam

North Hampton Barley House: Traditional Irish Session Peterborough Harlow’s: Celtic Music Jam Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Bob Halprin The Goat: Rob Benton Seabrook Chop Shop: Bare Bones Wednesday, Dec. 27 Concord Hermanos: John Franzosa

Dover 603 Bar & Lounge: Rock the Mic w/ DJ Coach Falls Grill: Rick Watson Fury’s: People Like You

Dublin DelRossi’s: Celtic and Old Timey Jam Session

Gilford Patrick’s: Cody James - Ladies Night

Hillsborough Turismo: Blues Jam w Jerry Paquette & the Runaway Bluesmen

Londonderry Coach Stop: Triana Wilson Harold Square: Houdana the Magician (Tableside Magic)

Manchester Cabonnay: Piano Wednesday Edward Bemish Fratello’s: Brad Bosse Penuche’s Music Hall: Tom Ballerini Jam Meredith Giuseppe’s: Paul Luff Merrimack Homestead: Justin Cohn

Get the crowds at your gig Want to get your show listed in the Music This Week? Let us know all about your upcoming show, comedy show, open mike night or multi-band event by sending all the information to music@hippopress.com. Send information by 9 a.m. on Friday to have the event considered for the next Thursday’s paper.

Nashua Country Tavern: Jeff Mrozek Fratello’s: Clint Lapointe Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Don Severance

Ri Ra: Erin’s Guild The Goat: Rob Benton

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Rochester Lilac City Grille: Tim Theriault - Ladies Night

NITE CONCERTS Capitol Center for the Performing Arts & Spotlight Cafe 44 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111, ccanh.com The Colonial Theatre 95 Main St., Keene 352-2033, thecolonial.org Dana Humanities Center 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester 641-7700, anselm.edu/dana The Flying Monkey 39 S. Main St., Plymouth

536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com Franklin Opera House 316 Central St., Franklin 934-1901, franklinoperahouse.org The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org The Music Hall Loft 131 Congress St., Portsmouth 436-2400, themusichall.org Palace Theatre 80 Hanover St., Manchester 668-5588, palacetheatre.org

Rochester Opera House 31 Wakefield St., Rochester 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com SNHU Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester 644-5000, snhuarena.com Stockbridge Theatre Pinkerton Academy, Route 28, Derry 437-5210, stockbridgetheatre.com Tupelo Music Hall 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com

Judy Collins Thursday, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Concord Civic Auditorium Oak Ridge Boys Friday, Dec. 22, 8 p.m. Cap Center Recycled Percussion Tuesday, Dec. 26, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House Recycled Percussion (4 & 7:30p) Thursday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m.

Colonial Theatre Recycled Percussion (through 1/1) Friday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m.

Palace Theatre NYE w/ Overdrive Horns Sunday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Changes In Latitudes (Jimmy

Buffet Tribute) Friday, Jan. 5, 8 p.m. Palace Theatre Who’s Bad: Michael Jackson Tribute Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m.

Palace Theatre Kashmir (Led Zeppelin Tribute) Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m.

Rochester Opera House Entrain Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m.

Tupelo José González Monday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m. Music Hall Noble Pedro feat. Max Grazier Tuesday, Jan. 9, 8 p.m. Music Hall Plain White T’s Thursday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Tupelo

Dar Williams Friday, Jan. 12, 8 p.m. Tupelo Beatlejuice Saturday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. Tupelo Get The Led Out Saturday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. Cap Center Hot Sardines Thursday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. Music Hall Garifuna Collective feat. Umalali Friday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Music Hall Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Music Hall Infamous Stringdusters Thursday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Rochester Opera House

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22 Dir. opposite of WSW 23 Get up (get on up!)

24 Lout 25 “Just a sec” 27 Homer Simpson exclamation 28 Scone topper 29 August, in Avignon 30 Frolicked 33 Mary, Queen of ___ 34 Kitchen gadgets that really shred 37 Faker than fake 38 Gadget 39 Bygone Italian money 40 According to 41 Marshawn Lynch and Emmitt Smith, e.g.

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48 Pickled vegetable 49 Fin. neighbor 50 Scale on a review site that determines if movies are “Certified Fresh” 53 Amateur broadcaster’s equipment, once 55 Treat table salt, in a way 56 Sherlock Hemlock’s catchphrase on “Sesame Street” 57 Shady tree 58 Grade that’s passing, but not by much 59 1040 IDs 60 Go slaloming 61 Collect together Down 1 Be able to buy 2 “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper 3 Monstrous, like Shrek 4 None of the ___ 5 Subdue, with “down” 6 “___ City” (Comedy Central series) 7 ‘Til Tuesday bassist/singer Aimee 8 Question of choice 9 Network merged into the CW in 2006 10 Sneaky way into a building 11 Racecar mishaps 12 Feels contrite 14 Monitor-topping recorders

19 “What have we here?”

21 Increased, with “up” 26 Tied, in a way 28 Baby kangaroo 30 “Same Kind of Different As Me” actress Zellweger 31 I strain?

32 “End of discussion” 33 Touchtone keypad button 34 Gossip sessions, slangily 35 BoJack of an animated Netflix series 36 Lymphatic mass near a tonsil 37 Some stuffed animals 41 Part of the eye with rods and cones 42 Ramona’s sister, in Beverly Cleary books 43 Put emphasis on 45 Flight info, briefly 46 Computer network terminals 47 “The Book of Henry” actress Watts 48 Make shadowy 51 Cereal partner 52 Home of Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans,” for short 54 Some city map lines, for short ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@jonesincrosswords.com)

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Gemini (May 21 – June 20) Anticipate the comfort of your guests. Chances are they will appreciate your well-trained pets, especially from afar. Cats will usually scamper off at the sound of the doorbell. Dogs may need some persuading. Luckily, you are persuasive.

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) Once your guests begin arriving, get thee out of the kitchen! And remember: avoid leaving your guests for longer than fifteen minutes. They have come to be with you, not your veal scaloppine, no matter how good it tastes. Anyway it only takes 15 minutes to devour the veal.

Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) There it is, the last potato chip, and it’s sitting in a bowl in plain view. You know you want that chip, yet you don’t want to seem as if you can’t control yourself and have everyone think you’re being piggy. On the other hand, why should someone else have the chip that you want? Before you do a stealth motion and bravely take that chip, stop and ask yourself, “Why is it there? What sort of person would take the last chip? Is this a metaphor about Life?” Now consider the dip.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) I’ve never met a moisture cream that could improve on the glow of soft lighting. Don’t ask moisture cream to do lighting’s job, or vice versa.

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) How to give something original is the eternal gift-giver’s challenge. Don’t feel as though you have to invent the wheel each time you select a gift for someone, but do think of that person and his or her interests. You may have success introducing someone to a new interest.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Back in the kitchen, your souffle didn’t fall, but it didn’t exactly rise, either. Just the same, all that chocolate tastes pretty good. Serve it in pretty soup bowls with spoons and a smile. Fall, rise — whatever, have a good time!

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All quotes are from Occasions, by Kate Spade, born Dec. 24, 1962.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) One of my favorite things to do is shop flea markets, wherever I am. It’s especially fun when we’re vacationing. Sometimes I find a really great old china pattern that I know will perfectly complement our silver at home. It comes down to trying to balance new and old. New and old are balancing well just now.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) Entertaining begins with a dream — and then quickly gets overtaken by reality, like the size of your living room! In truth, regardless of the ebb and flow of our homes, there have always been some steady currents along the way.

Hello, reality!

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Just as showers have come to replace long soaks in the tub, most of us settle for freshly laundered sheets rather than laundered and ironed. But if you can find the time, indulge yourself and your guests by taking up this near-forgotten art. Sleeping on ironed sheets is heavenly.

Better yet, if you can find the time and funds, have someone else iron your sheets for you.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) Most of us have stockpiled things over the years, and it’s not until we have a party that we “unearth” what we so carefully stowed away. Open your cupboards, bring down your boxes, and start counting. Practice a few mix and match combinations before your actual dinner party.

And then give away all the stuff you never really use. You can entertain and declutter at the same time!

Aries (March 21 – April 19) As a guest, before you even think of switching around the place cards, remember that a good guest is also a good sport: sit where you’re seated.

The best way to have a good seatmate is to be a good seatmate.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) QUESTION

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Nemy Bautista of Sacramento, California, will not be posting a five-star review to Amazon this holiday season following not one but two alarming experiences. On Nov. 28, Bautista returned home to find a pile of what he thought was dog poo at the end of his driveway. But after reviewing his security camera footage, he discovered the poop perp was in fact a contract delivery driver for Amazon, driving a U-Haul truck. Bautista watched as the female driver squatted by the side of the truck, partially concealed by the open door, and left her mark. Bautista called Amazon to complain, and a supervisor arrived hours later to bag up the evidence. The next day, Bautista got another package from Amazon, but the delivery person “tossed the package ... instead of walking up the driveway,” Bautista told FOX40. He said the package contained a “fragile porcelain figurine,” but it didn’t break. Maybe the delivery person was afraid of stepping in something?

The Naughty List

A mall Santa working the weekend shift in late November got more than he bargained for at Dufferin Mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when an unnamed woman unloaded a sleigh-full of obscenities on him, saying, “Do you have a sleigh? No? ... You’re not magic! You’re not even real! I heard about it when I was a young kid!” A bystander with a cellphone captured the tirade on video, reported the New York Post, and true to his spirit, St. Nick kept his composure and tried not to engage with the elf-hater.

A mall spokesperson said the woman left without further incident.

A message from God?

An 18th-century statue of the crucified Jesus that was removed for restoration from the church of St. Agueda in Burgo de Osma, Spain, held a surprise in a most unusual spot. As historians removed from Jesus’s backside a section of the carving meant to look like a cloth, they discovered two handwritten letters dated 1777 and signed by Joaquin Minguez, then-chaplain of the cathedral. Minguez details life in the community, including harvest reports and diseases, and tells about the sculpture’s artist, Manuel Bal. Historian Efren Arroyo told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo it appears Minguez intended his letters to be a sort of time capsule. The original letters were sent to the Archbishop of Burgos for archiving, but copies were returned to Jesus’s hindquarters to honor Minguez’s intent.

Awesome!

Chuck E. Cheese restaurants are undergoing an evolution of sorts, and employees at the location in Oak Lawn, Illinois, were only following company protocol when they took sledgehammers to the plastic head of the animatronic mouse on Nov. 28. In a video recorded by a reporter with the Oak Lawn Patch, two female employees half-heartedly strike Chuck’s head for several minutes before it finally breaks apart. Meanwhile, other workers load furniture and games into a moving van. The Oak Lawn location has closed after experiencing a particularly difficult period, as it became the scene of violent brawls and gang activity. But they won’t have Chuck E. to kick around anymore.

Inexplicable

A suburban parking lot in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been the scene of repeated crashes, as drivers there can’t seem to avoid the Sage Hill Rock, a large boulder surrounded by yellow cement curbs. At least three photos of cars that have collided with the rock — two hung up on it and the third tipped over on its side — were posted on social media over the weekend of Dec. 2, according to the CBC. “I don’t know how you miss this big rock,” said Brangwyn Jones, who lives in Sage Hill. An employee of a nearby business said the rock was placed in its spot to keep people from driving over the curb. The management company of the retail center had planned to remove it, but an uproar from community members (“It’s far too entertaining!”) may have stalled those plans.

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