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The Community College System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees has voted to freeze tuition costs for all seven of the state’s community colleges for the fourth consecutive year. According to a press release, the tuition cost is currently at $215 per credit — which comes to $6,450 for a full-time course load — for New Hampshire-residing students, and has been so since 2018. Since 2011, the cost has increased a total of $5 per credit; factoring in inflation, tuition costs at New Hampshire’s community colleges are approximately 24 percent lower now than they were a decade ago, and community colleges remain the most affordable higher education offered in the state. “CCSNH has worked aggressively to control costs and keep higher education financially within reach, as part of its mission to ensure New Hampshire residents have affordable opportunities to remain in the state for college and careers,” Katharine Bogle Shields, chair of the CCSNH Board of Trustees, said in the release. Enrollment at New Hampshire’s community colleges is open and ongoing now through Aug. 29 for the fall semester, which will include on-campus and online course options.
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Dartmouth Health continues its year-long monthly webinar series about mental health, “Heads Up: A Year-Long Mental Health Awareness Journey,” with a segment on the effects of social media on youth mental health. According to a press release, “Social Media and Youth — How do we strike a healthy balance?,” the third webinar in the series, features a panel consisting of Dartmouth Health Children’s child psychiatrist Steven Schlozman, MD; Heather Inyart, executive director of the Manchester-based youth development organization Media Power
Youth; and Kenny Olibrice, a junior at Manchester Central High School and a youth advisor for Media Power Youth. The panelists discuss the ways in which social media can be emotionally constructive and destructive for youth; ways in which young people can de-escalate conflicts and create a more positive space online; and ways in which parents and caregivers can have open communication with teens about their social media activity and encourage healthy online habits. “What we do know, and what has stayed consistent across multiple platforms, is that teens are much more susceptible to the messages — both positive and negative — that are put out across social media platforms,” Schlozman said in the webinar. For more information on the “Heads Up” series, visit dartmouth-health.org/mental-health.
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responsibility for already overburdened teachers and staff,” Graduation Alliance CEO Ron Klausner said in the release. “We’re excited to promote school engagement and high school completion in the state of New Hampshire through this partnership.”
Return of the Yellowbirds
The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will host a “Return of the Yellowbirds” event in Manchester, inviting former employees, family members, passengers and fans of Northeast Airlines to gather in celebration of its 50th anniversary. The pioneering Boston-based Northeast Airlines, which brought the first passenger air service to New England in the 1930s, is remembered for its famous 1960s “Yellowbird” pop art imagery and jingle. “You still hear it today — people who worked for Northeast loved the airline. They thought of it as one big family,” Aviation Museum Executive Director Jeff Rapsis said in a press release. “This summer’s reunion is a chance for Northeast veterans, as well as family, friends and the airline’s many fans, to celebrate a special company, renew old friendships, and also carry the Yellowbird legacy into the future.” The event will take place Sunday, July 31, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Manchester (700 Elm St.) and will include a gourmet buffet-style dinner, special guests, live music, a display of more than 250 historic Northeast Airlines artifacts and uniforms, the premiere of a video honoring Northeast Airlines and more. Tickets cost $75 per person. Call 6694877 or visit aviationmuseumofnh.org.
The New Hampshire Department of Education announced in a press release that it has partnered with Graduation Alliance to implement a school attendance recovery program in New Hampshire through September 2024. The $936,000 program, which is being funded with federal Covid-relief funds, will be offered to 2,000 secondary and middle school students throughout the state who are considered to be disengaged, chronically absent or at risk of not obtaining their high school diploma. Outreach counselors will provide personalized support to enrolled students and their families to help students improve their school attendance and academic performance. “New Hampshire, like most of our nation, has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, and ENGAGE New Hampshire will allow USNH Trustees chair school districts to provide students Joseph G. Morone, former presiwith additional layers of academic and dent and CEO of Albany International social-emotional support and adult Corp., has stepped down from his mentorship without creating more position as chair of the Universi-
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A tornado, categorized as an EF-1, touched down in Chesterfield during an active Tornado Warning on Monday, July 18, the National Weather Service reported. The NWS defines EF-1 as a tornado having wind gusts between 86 and 110 miles per hour. This is the second tornado confirmed in New Hampshire this year; an EF-1 tornado touched down in CharlesCONCORD town in May, according to a press release from the New Hampshire Department of Safety’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Hooksett
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How and why was PHAST created? The Manchester Police Department had been receiving a lot of calls … and many of those calls were [about] something that has nothing to do with what law enforcement [handles] … and usually nothing to do with violence. The city realized that maybe it could have another team of people respond to those Biram Saidybah calls, and that’s how the idea for a Public Health and Safety Team was conceived. … The intention is for us to partner with the police and to inherit those calls that are not law enforcement [issues] … freeing up maybe up to six or eight police officers to be able to concentrate on violence issues.
may be people who have mental health challenges, people who are just lonely and need to talk to somebody, or people who are having issues, like they’re about to be evicted or they don’t know how to apply for health insurance, things like that. Many of those calls are also from seniors who are living by themselves and don’t have anyone there to help them with things in their day-to-day life, so anytime they’re confronted with something [they need help with], they call the police. … Another type of call is for what’s referred to as ‘hotspots,’ neighborhoods that the police receive a lot of calls from or that may have a lot of crime going on.
What qualifications do PHAST workers have? They all have training to be a community health worker, and some have years of experience working as a community health worker. … Some of us have also lived the same experiences that the people we are serving are currently living, and we want them to also be able to achieve their dreams in America. … It’s also a multilingual and multicultural team. We felt that hiring people who can speak more than one language would be the best way to reach out to a wider community. … Everybody has a unique skill that the others don’t have, so the team has a combination of unique skills. … Anytime we receive a call, we’ll look at who is the best person [to respond to] that call, based on their character and skills here, so that we can address it in the best possible way. … Finally, everyone has a story about why they joined this team. Every one of us on this team is dedicated and loves this community, loves the job that we’re doing and loves to serve people.
In addition to responding to those calls, what else does PHAST do? Part of our partnership with the Police Department [involves] the Community Response Unit; if someone in the city overdoses, we will go with two police officers 72 hours after the overdose to do a condition check on the individual and to give them resources. … Another activity we’ve been engaged in is, whenever we go to a ward, we see if there’s something like a broken sidewalk or a broken electrical pole or a branch of a tree that’s fallen, things like that, and we take a picture of it using the SeeClickFix app, which then goes … to the department responsible for addressing that issue.
What types of calls does PHAST respond to? One type is what’s called wellness checks or condition checks. … If someone goes to an individual’s house, knocks at the door and nobody answers and they aren’t able to get in communication with that individual, typically they call the police to come check on that individual. … Then, there are people who are repeat callers, who will call the police department three, four, five times in a month. They
How is PHAST better-equipped than the police to handle certain issues? The Community Response Unit is a good example. When we go to check on a person, we don’t normally allow police officers to do the talking. We’ll ask them to stand back, close enough to provide some security to us, but far enough to give some privacy to that individual, because many people are more interested in talking to us than to the police. … We also have the language skills to communicate with people … and sometimes it’s not just about language, but about culture. If I go to the house of an individual, and we look the same, and we speak the same language, and maybe we’re even from the same country originally, then that individual may be able to trust and open up and communicate with me better. — Angie Sykeny
SPORTS DAVE LONG’S LONGSHOTS
Time to sell, Mr. Henry I don’t make U-turns very often. But I have made one in recent days and it’s a major-league about-face. It concerns Red Sox owner John Henry, whom I’ve always defended amid all the whining that goes on around here. I defended him for two reasons. First: All I heard in the first 30 years since I moved behind enemy lines was the whining about bad luck as the Sox World Series streak kept growing until it reached 86 years after the cruelest loss of all to the Yanks in 2003; that ended the next year in glorious fashion and was followed by titles in 2007, 2013 and 2018 to give them four in his first 16 years on the job, yet after a short abatement the whining started all over again. So with the knowledge that no other team has won as much as during his time on the job, I’ve always been willing to stand up for him and ask the question, what more do you ingrates want? The second reason is obvious: John I. Taylor notwithstanding, he is the best owner in franchise history. It’s been a time when they have mostly spent big on payroll and made the wise decision to save/reinvest in their landmark ballpark, all while ending the curse and delivering some of the most exciting moments in franchise history. Not the least of which was climbing out of an 0-3 hole to finally beat the Yanks in 2004. But, sadly, I’ve come to the conclusion It’s time for Henry to sell the Red Sox. Here’s why, and I’ll start with the little things. It Just Feels Old: There is no vitality in the ownership group. It’s a long way from when Henry pulled up at the Sports Hub to defend his team after listening to the endless negativity of Michael Felger and Tony Mazz while tooling around town in his car. Pretty unusual, but I liked the fight. Not Dealing With the Media: I’m sure team president Sam Kennedy is a fine fellow. But since the owner deigns to speak to the nuisance media once a year he seems like a lap dog when he constantly is answering for the owner. I get it – the media can be obtrusive. But sorry, pal, it’s part of the job and I shouldn’t have to tell that to the guy who owns the Boston Globe. The Nation wants to hear from the boss. It’s Become Just an Investment: Again I defended him when Fenway Sports Group bought the soccer team. But now there is an auto racing team and the Pittsburgh Penguins along with soccer, and the team seems like just part of the investment portfolio. The Tampa Bay Way: I have pointed out many times that over the last few years Tampa Bay has won more than the Red Sox while spending millions less. But it wasn’t in support of how they conducted business. It was to show that it’s not what you spend, it’s how you spend it. Like wasting $170 million on Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez as an overreaction to fan discontent after a last-place finish in 2014.
Or losing Jon Lester thanks to a ludicrous lowball offer and then having to spend $8 million per more the next year to bring in the soon to be hated David Price to replace him. I’m Chaimed Out: I not only hate his stat geek, cookie-cutter, bargain basement vision of baseball, but I also find it insulting that one of the great franchises in sports history is copying the ways of one of the worst franchises in baseball history, one that barely draws 10,000 a game while the Sox had a 10-year sellout streak. I thought he was going to come in to do what his Tampa Bay boss Andrew Friedman did when he landed in L.A.— clean up the payroll, build a farm system and then when he was done use their big market financial clout to fill out the line-up with big-time players like Mookie Betts and now NL home run leader Kyle Schwarber. But that has not materialized, as it looks more like his place in Red Sox history will be as the 21st century’s answer to Harry Frazee by giving Raffy Devers and Xander Bogaerts insulting (idiotic) lowball contract offers on top of already dumping Betts. Which brings me to the point of this diatribe. I was OK with not giving Betts what he wanted based on the risk of giving a 12-year contract. And I’m right about that. But more deals like that have followed, and with Juan Soto (somehow) turning down a 15-year, $550 million deal last weekend it’s not likely going to go in the other direction. So if you don’t want to play that game it’s time to leave. Plus while the overall record is good, amid constant turnover at GM and manager there appears to be no real plan, which might be why they’ve finished last three times and missed the playoffs seven times since 2010. Take The Money and Run: The team is now worth $3.9 billion, which is a 459 percent return on the $700 million you bought it for in 2002. For the mathematically challenged that’s $187 million appreciation per year or a $3.2 billion profit before whatever they made in annual profits. So at the risk of understating the case: You have made your money. How much more do you need? Bottom Line: While you technically own the team, Patriots owner Bob Kraft gets it right when he says teams are a public trust owned by fans who’ve been here longer than any owner ever was or will be. So unless you still have the passion and energy to lead, along with the willingness to invest at today’s rate, take your $3.9 billion and ride into the sunset. Yankees fans would never accept anything less. And neither should the fans who you are asking to pay the highest ticket prices in baseball while letting Chaim Bloom turn the Sox into baseball’s version of TJ Maxx. Email Dave Long at dlong@hippopress. com.
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This year’s Weare Rally begins today and will run through Saturday, July 30, in the area behind Center Woods Elementary School (14 Center Road, Weare). The Weare Rally, which is the largest military
Friday, July 29
Lakes Region Art Association is hosting a dance party celebration today to celebrate winning “Best in the Lakes Region – Art Gallery.” The party will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at their gallery in the Tanger Outlets, (120 Laconia Road, Suite 300, Tilton). There will be live
vehicle event in New England, will feature vehicle displays, scenic rides, demonstrations, food and more. The Merrimack Valley Military Vehicle Collectors Club organizes the event. Admission is free. Visit mvmvc.org for more information. music, line dancing lessons from 360 Line, a 50/50 raffle, and local artists to meet. The event is free to attend. Visit lraanh.org.
Friday, July 29
This is the last chance this season to see fireworks at Holman Stadium (67 Amherst
BIG EVENTS JULY 28 AND BEYOND St., Nashua), after the Silver Knights take on the Pittsfield Suns. The game starts at 6 p.m. with the fireworks starting after. Tickets cost $10 for the game; fireworks are free to attend. Visit nashuasilverknights.com.
show, according to the website. The event is free; $20 donations are suggested. Find more live music this weekend in our Music This Week listing, which starts on page 38.
Saturday, July 30
Latinos En Vivo and First Gen Multimedia are hosting Latin Festival 2022 today starting at noon at La Parc de Notre Renaissance (23 Water St., Nashua). The festival will celebrate all walks of Latin life and will have programs set up to help educate
The juried outdoor artisan and fine arts market, Concord Arts Market, is running today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rollins Park (33 Bow St.). Vendors sell everything from pottery to chainmail. The market runs one Saturday each month from June through October. Visit concordartsmarket.net.
others about the variety of Latin culture. The event is free to attend. More information can be found on the event’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ events/1018177678801039.
Sunday, July 31
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ARTS Bubble Boy, the musical Road trip love story goes pop
musical by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio (whose body of work includes DespicaPerhaps years ago, nobody ble Me and Schmigadoon!) would have expected that and received far more favorJake Gyllenhaal’s most able reviews than the original timely work would not be film. Brokeback Mountain, nor While largely allegorical at Nightcrawler, nor Donnie the time, the idea of a plasDarko, but instead Cinco tic bubble used to protect an Paul and Ken Daurio’s 2001 immunocompromised boy film Bubble Boy. The large- Jake Gyllenhaal in Bubble Boy from viral infection seems ly critically panned film (the far less unrealistic to today’s movie has a 31 percent rating audience. on Rotten Tomatoes), part late-night comThe Hatbox Theatre is presenting Bubedy, part road trip flick, part heavy-handed ble Boy, the musical, in Concord from social commentary on the constraints of Aug. 5 through Aug. 14, produced by Dive being raised in a religious household, part In Productions. surrealist fever dream, follows Gyllenhaal “When I initially signed on to do the playing Jimmy Livingston, a boy born project, I don’t think I quite realized just with no immune system, whose devout- how on-the-nose it really was,” said Jordan ly Christian mother forces him to live in Formichelli, director of the production. an airtight plastic bubble throughout his “I was drawn to the characters. They’re adolescence. funny, they’re ridiculous, but ultimately, Later, Bubble Boy was adapted into a at the core of the show, it’s a love story. Yes, it’s about how far you’re willing to Bubble Boy go for love, but it’s more so about what you’re willing to risk, and about stepping Where: Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, outside of your comfort zone to be with Concord someone you care about,” Formichelli Bubble Boy. Graphic courtesy of The Hatbox Theatre. When: Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. said. 14, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., SunFormichelli hopes the audience will For Formichelli, the bubble is somedays at 2 p.m. find something to laugh at — of which thing that’s relatable. Tickets: $25 for adults; $22 for students, there are many options including a sing“We all have bubbles we’re trapped seniors and members; $19 for senior members ing cult, a biker banned from the state of inside,” she said. Visit: hatboxnh.com Nebraska, and of course, a boy in a giant
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Exhibits • SUMMER MEMBERS SHOW Two Villages Art Society presents a mixed-media art show at the Bates Building (846 Main St., Contoocook) through July 30. Visit twovillagesart.org or call 413-210-4372. • “ARGHAVAN KHOSRAVI”
Artist’s surrealist paintings explore themes of exile, freedom and empowerment; center female protagonists; and allude to human rights issues, particularly those affecting women and immigrants. The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester). On display now through Sept. 5. Museum admission costs
$15 for adults, $13 for seniors age 65 and up, $10 for students, $5 for youth ages 13 through 17 and is free for children age 12 and under and museum members. Current museum hours are Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Monday through Wednesday. Call 669-6144
ZOE BROOKE’S ART IN EXETER A new exhibit will run at the Seacoast Art Association (130 Water St., Exeter) from Aug. 3 through Aug. 28. Zoe Brooke, a self-taught artist whose work can be found in galleries across New England, presents an exhibition with a sense of urgency. Diagnosed last year with a rare genetic eye disease, Brooke will eventually lose her central and color vision. For now, she has set out to create as many works as possible. Her exhibit, called “Wellspring,” is available to be seen during regular gallery hours, Wednesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. A public reception will be held to celebrate the collection on Friday, Aug. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visit seacoastartist.org. HIPPO | JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2022 | PAGE 10
or visit currier.org for more information. • “THE PEOPLE’S SCULPTOR: THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ROGERS” Exhibit celebrates the art of American sculptor John Rogers, who came to Manchester in 1850, and explores the influence that Manchester had on Rogers’ life and work. Presented by the Manchester Historic Association. On view now through September. Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St., Manchester). Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission costs $8 for adults, $6 for seniors age 62 and up and college students, $4 for youth ages 12 through 18, and is free for kids under age 12. Call 622-7531 or visit manchesterhistoric.org/millyard-museum. • “WOOL: CONTEMPORARY FIBER ART EXHIBITION Twiggs Gallery (254 King St., Boscawen) through Sept. 2. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Visit twiggsgallery.wordpress.com or call 975-0015.
plastic bubble. But most of all, she hopes the love story shines through. “I think everyone will find something about the show to fall in love with,” she said.
• ROBIN CORNWELL The New Hampshire Boat Museum will feature local artist Robin Cornwell in the museum’s gallery (399 Center St. in Wolfeboro; nhbm.org) in July. Cornwell produces art quilts as well as bark paper paintings and woven placemats and rugs. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. To learn more about Cornwell, visit robincornwellembellishments.com. • ART ON MAIN The City of Concord and the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce present a year-round outdoor public art exhibition in Concord’s downtown featuring works by professional sculptors. All sculptures will be for sale. Visit concordnhchamber.com/creativeconcord, call 224-2508 or email tsink@concordnhchamber.com. • “PIXELS, WOOD, CLAY” Two Villages Art Society presents an exhibition of work by artists Tony Gilmore, Rick Manganello and Caren Helm. The Bates Building (846 Main St., Contoocook). Aug. 12 through Sept. 9. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, from
noon to 4 p.m. There will be an opening reception on Sat., Aug. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. Visit twovillagesart.org or call 413-210-4372. Fairs and markets • CONCORD ARTS MARKET The juried outdoor artisan and fine art market runs one Saturday a month, June through October, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Market dates are July 30, Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15. Rollins Park, 33 Bow St., Concord. concordartsmarket.net. The first market will be held on Saturday, June 11. Visit concordartsmarket.net/summer-arts-market.html for more information. • CRAFTSMEN’S FAIR The annual nine-day outdoor craft fair hosted by the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen features hundreds of craftspeople with vendor booths, plus special craft exhibitions, demonstrations, hands-on workshops and more. Sat., Aug. 6, through Sun., Aug. 14. Mount Sunapee Resort, 1398 Route 103, Newbury. Call 224-3375 or visit nhcrafts.org for more information. • GREELEY PARK ART SHOW
ARTS The annual outdoor juried art show hosted by Nashua Area Artists Association features a variety of artwork for sale. Greeley Park, 100 Concord St., Nashua. Sat., Aug. 20, and Sun., Aug. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit nashuaarts.org/greeleyparkartshow. Tours • NASHUA PUBLIC ART AUDIO TOUR Self-guided audio tours of the sculptures and murals in downtown Nashua, offered via the Distrx app, which uses Bluetooth iBeacon technology to automatically display photos and text and provides audio descriptions at each stop on the tour as tourists approach the works of art. Each tour has 10 to 15 stops. Free and accessible on Android and iOS on demand. Available in English and Spanish. Visit downtownnashua.org/ nashua-art-tour for more information. Workshops and classes • ART CLASSES Art classes for teens and adults, including Pottery, Stained Glass, Intermediate Watercolor and Clay Hand Building. Studio 550 Art Center (550 Elm St., Manchester). Five-week sessions. Classes met for two hours a week. Call 232-5597 or visit 550arts.com for the full schedule and cost details. • DRAWING & PAINTING CLASSES Art House Studios, 66 Hanover St., Suite 202, Manchester. Classes include Drawing Fundamentals, Painting in Acrylic, Drawing: Observation to Abstraction, Exploring Mixed Media, and Figure Drawing. Class sizes are limited to six students. Visit arthousestudios. org or email arthousejb@gmail. comfor more information. • GENERAL ART CLASSES Weekly art classes offered for both kids and adults of all skill levels and cover a variety of two-dimensional media, including drawing and painting with pastel, acrylic, watercolor and oils. Classes are held with small groups of three to eight to five students. Diane Crespo Fine Art Gallery (32 Hanover St., Manchester). Kids classes, open to ages 10 and up, are held on Thursdays and Fridays, from 4:15 to 5:45 p.m. Adult classes are held on Thursdays, from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuition is pay-as-you-go at $20 per
student per class, due upon arrival. ater Company at the Capitol Center Call 493-1677 or visit dianecrespof- for the Arts Chubb Theatre (44 S. ineart.com for availability. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com) on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for Theater adults, $12 for students and seniors Classes/workshops • STORYTELLING WORK- (plus fees). SHOPS Monthly workshop series • CINDERELLA presented by the hosted by True Tales Live storytell- 2022 Bank of New Hampshire Chiling showcase. First Tuesday (except dren’s Summer Series at the Palace November), from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchesvirtual, via Zoom. Registration is ter; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) required. Visit truetaleslivenh.org Tuesday, Aug. 2, through Thursday, Aug. 4, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., for more information. and Friday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. Shows • FOOTLOOSE Prescott Park Arts • RETURN TO OZ presented by Festival (105 Marcy St., Ports- North Country Center for the Art’s mouth; prescottpark.org , 436- IMPACT Program, a Touring Chil2848) presents this outdoor musical dren’s Theatre Troupe, Tuesday, through Aug. 14, with showtimes Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. at the Bank of on most Thursdays and Sundays at NH Stage (16 S. Main St. in Con7 p.m., and most Fridays and Satur- cord; ccanh.com). Tickets are free days at 8 p.m., with some matinee but must be reserved online. showtimes TBA. General admission • JACK AND THE BEANSTALK costs $5, and reserved seating tick- presented by Palace Youth Theatre summer camp at the Palace Theatre ets cost $55 to $150. • THE EMPEROR’S NEW (80 Hanover St., Manchester; palCLOTHES, presented by the Peter- acetheatre.org, 668-5588) on Friday, borough Players at their new out- Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 door space, the Elsewhere Stage, for adults and $12 for kids. on the grounds of the Players (55 • BEAUTY & THE BEAST presentHadley St., Peterborough; peter- ed by the 2022 Bank of New Hampboroughplayers.org), will run on shire Children’s Summer Series Friday, July 29; Saturday, July 30; at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover Saturday, Aug. 6; Wednesday, Aug. St., Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 10; Friday, Aug. 12, and Saturday, 668-5588) Tuesday, Aug. 9, through Aug. 13, all shows starting at 10:30 Thursday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. and a.m. The show is performed by the 6:30 p.m., and Friday, Aug. 12, at Players Second Company, which 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. features young professionals and is • JACK AND THE BEANSTALK geared toward a younger audience. presented by North Country Center Tickets are $15 each for adults, $10 for the Art’s IMPACT Program, a each for children, available online or Touring Children’s Theatre Troupe, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. at the at the door. • PETER PAN presented by the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St. 2022 Bank of New Hampshire Chil- in Concord; ccanh.com). Tickets are dren’s Summer Series at the Palace free but must be reserved online. Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manches- • NUNSENSE, the musical that has ter; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) been updated with new jokes, will through Thursday, July 28, at 10 be presented by the Majestic Thea.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday, July atre (880 Page St. in Manchester; majestictheatre.net, 669-7649) on 29, at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. • MARY POPPINS JR. presented Fridays, Aug. 12 and Aug. 19, at 7 by Palace Youth Theatre summer p.m.; Saturdays, Aug. 13 and Aug. camp at the Palace Theatre (80 20, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 21, Hanover St., Manchester; palacethe- at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $20. atre.org, 668-5588) on Friday, July • SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN 29, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 30, DWARFS presented by the 2022 at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series at the Palace Theatre and $12 for kids. • LEGALLY BLONDE JR. musical (80 Hanover St., Manchester; palpresented by RB Productions The- acetheatre.org, 668-5588) Tuesday,
PLAYERS PREMIERE The Peterborough Players (55 Hadley Road, Peterborough) introduce the U.S. premiere of Marcia Johnson’s Serving Elizabeth now through July 31. The play follows the story of a Kenyan restaurant owner who is vehemently anti-monarchy but is given the opportunity to cook for Princess Elizabeth in 1952. At the same time, it follows a Kenyan-Canadian film student in 2015 as she reckons with the history of colonialism. Single tickets for Serving Elizabeth are $47 and can be purchased at peterboroughplayers.org or by calling the box office at 924-7585.
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The latest from NH’s theater, arts and literary communities
• Unwind with art: At this week’s Art After Work at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St. in Manchester; currier.org, 6696144) catch live music from Halley Neal during the weekly event, which features free admission from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Also on Thursday, July 28, the exhibition tours are of the newly installed second floor east galleries (at 5:30 p.m.) and of the Arghavan Khosravi exhibit (6:30 p.m.), according to the website. In addition to live music and free admission, during Art After Work, the museum’s cafe offers happy hour drink specials and the full menu available for purchase, the website said. Next week, the jazz group Causeway Collective will play the Art After Work on Thursday, Aug. 4. • Midsummer’s night theater: The Dana Center for the Humanities at Saint Anselm College (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester) will finish up its presentation of Shakespeare on the Green this weekend. Catch A Midsummer’s Night Dream on Thursday, July 28, and Saturday, July 30, at 7:30 p.m. Or (and?) see Romeo and Juliet on Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $25 per person and can be purchased at tickets. anselm.edu. • Reports from ‘Little America’: Author Ken Kalfus will discuss and sign his new novel, 2 A.M. In Little America, at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough (12 Depot Square; toadbooks.com, 924-3543) on Saturday, July 30, at 2 p.m. The novel “imagines a future in which sweeping civil conflict has forced America’s young people to flee its borders” according to the Toadstool website, which describes the book as “brimming with mystery, suspense and Kalfus’s distinctive comic irony.” • Book signing in Tilton: Poet and artist Jeff Mellin will sign copies of his new book, Player Piano (Dream 19), on Tuesday, Aug. 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Book Warehouse at Tanger Outlets (120 Laconia Road in Tilton; 286-7880). According to a press release, the book “features Mellin’s ‘hopeful dream-ballad’ illustrated with images he adapted and collages from a painting by pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Coley Burne-Jones and a 16th-century Book of Flower Studies, courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.” • Under the sea: Tickets are on sale now for the Peacock Players’ production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., which will run Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday Aug. 7, and Friday, Aug. 12, through Sunday, Aug. 14, at the Court Street Theater (14 Court St. in Nashua). Shows on Fridays are at 7 p.m., Saturday shows are at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday
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shows are at 2 p.m. The show is “our first ever student produced title,” according to the Peacock Players website (peacockplayers.org), where you can buy tickets, which cost $15 to $18 (plus fees) for adults and $12 to $15 (plus fees) for kids. Or call the box office at 886-7000. • Never too early for celebratory trees: The League of NH Craftsmen’s Meredith Fine Craft Gallery (279 Daniel Webster Hwy. in Meredith; meredith.nhcrafts.org/classes, 2797920) will host a Wool Feather Tree Class with instructor Jean Reed on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Use wire stems and felted wool to make 18-inch trees and decorate with decorative berries, lighting and ornaments, according to a press release. The class costs $130 per student; call for advance registration (which is required). • August art: The New Hampshire Boat CONTINUED ON PG 13
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ARTS Aug. 16, through Thursday, Aug. 18, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday, Aug. 19, at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. • LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL JR. presented by Palace Youth Theatre summer camp at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) on Friday, Aug. 19, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m., and Friday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $12 for kids. •THE GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC SHAKESPEARE COMPANY presented by Granite Playwrights at the Hatbox Theatre (inside the Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon Road, Concord; hatboxnh.com, 715-2315) from Aug. 19 through Aug. 28, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $22 for adults, $19 for stu-
dents, seniors and members and $16 for senior members. • DISNEY’S FROZEN KIDS presented by the 2022 Bank of New Hampshire Children’s Summer Series at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) Tuesday, Aug. 23, through Thursday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday, Aug. 26, at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10. • LES MISERABLES presented by the Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 Bow St., Portsmouth; seacoastrep.org, 433-4472) teen company from Aug. 25 through Sept. 4, with showtimes on Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for students and $30 for adults. • CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE ’90s MUSICAL presented by the
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Museum (399 Center St. in Wolfeboro; nhbm.org) will feature the works of local artist Jessica Kelly in August and hold a reception for the exhibit on Friday, Aug. 5. Kelly, a photographer and local kindergarten teacher, will present works with coastal scenes, nature, sunsets and more, according to a press release. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. Admission costs $9 for adults, $7 for ages 14 to 21 and for 65+; kids 13 and under and active military and their family get in free. • An evening with Gen. John Stark: The Manchester Historic Association (manchesterhistoric. org) will hold “An Early Glimpse of Manchester” walking tour of Stark Park on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event, a collaboration with the Majestic Theatre, will feature an actor-led tour with Gen. John Stark and his wife Molly (along with contemporaries Samuel Blodget, Robert Rogers,
Actorsingers at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre (14 Court St., Nashua; actorsingers.org) Friday, Aug. 26, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 28, 2 p.m. TIckets cost $20 for adults, $18 for 62+ (plus fees). • SHREK THE MUSICAL presented by the Riverbend Youth Company at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts (56 Mont Vernon St., Milford; svbgc.org/ amato-center) from Friday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 28. • TITANIC THE MUSICAL Presented by the Manchester Community Theatre Players. Manchester Community Theatre Players Theatre, located at the North End Montessori School (698 Beech St., Manchester; manchestercommunitytheatre.com, 327-6777). Showtimes on Fri., Oct. 14 and Oct. 21, and Sat., Oct. 15 and Oct. 22.
Samantha Plantin and Elizabeth Stark) giving first-person accounts, according to the website. Registration costs $15 and is required in advance. Go to the website or call 622-7531. • Save the date for animal knowledge: Author Susie Spikol, a naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, will come to Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St. in Concord; gibsonsbookstore.com, 224-0562) to “teach your kiddos how to find critters in their neighborhood” on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. with her book The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for an Owl, Make Snail Slime, and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed, according to a press release. The book, which is slated for release Sept. 13, features “50 hands-on activities and adventures that bring you closer to wild animals than you’ve ever been,” the release said. Spikol will also bring supplies to do one of the crafts from the book.
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The Canterbury Fair is back after its pandemic pause and will once again highlight local artisans, feature a popular barbecue chicken dinner and offer shopping with its used book sale and the What Not sale, a type of white elephant and antique market. Rick Crockford, a co-chair of the fair, said that this fair is meant to celebrate small towns and communities. “It started out in the ’50s as a way to get people excited mid-summer about smalltown life,” Crockford said. “It’s remained largely, crafty and agricultural. It’s much more low-key than [fairs at] other places.” The reason the fair started was to help pay for a new parish house at Canterbury United Community Church after a fire had destroyed the original one in 1943. In 1959, a chicken barbecue was added to
61st annual Canterbury Fair Where: Baptist Road, Canterbury When: Saturday, July 30, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost: Free admission Visit: canterburyfair.com
the fair’s normal activities and, according to the Canterbury Fair’s website, the fair raised close to $2,000. In addition to the barbecue, there will be regular grilled foods, like hot dogs, burgers, sausage grinders and veggie burgers, Crockford said. He said his personal favorite part of the event is the frappe bar from Jordan’s Ice Creamery. After the food comes the entertainment and local artisans. Children’s entertainers and musicians will perform throughout the day, and Crockford said that the Morris Dancers, a group that performs a traditional British style of dancing, is a longtime fair favorite. “They have cymbals on their feet and sticks and they do old English dancing,” he said. “There’s a caller who runs the dance; it’s very cool. They’ve been at probably every fair for the past 15 years.” For new entertainment, Crockford said that he was especially excited to welcome drummers from the Native American Abenaki tribe. As for local artisans, Crockford said there will be everything from jewelry to leather goods. Even a local guitar maker will be showing off his instruments.
“We have an unwritten rule that the vendors we rent space to have to produce something themselves,” Crockford said, adding that they didn’t want people to be reselling items they had purchased. Crockford said that the used book sale, which will be at the Old Town Hall, and the What Not sale, at the elementary school, are among the biggest draws for most visitors. The proceeds from both sales will be used to raise money for the Canterbury Fund, which gets donated back to the town’s schools. While the vendors are exciting for adults, kids will get the chance to have their face painted and play different games. Kids of all ages can enjoy spending time with the animals at the petting zoo. Crockford said that the fair isn’t a big fancy shindig, but it is still special and can attract people from as far away as Maine and Vermont. “We don’t have any rides, and there’s no fried dough,” Crockford said. “[The fair’s] mostly people who want to appreciate local craftspeople and support them financially. See a little bit of the old-timey fair before everything got all rushed.”
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Manchester’s night out will be at the JFK Coliseum parking lot (303 Beech St.), will begin at 5 p.m., and will have a K-9 display, as well as many of the first responder vehicles. The night out in Nashua will be at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua (1 Positive Place) from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and will have food, games and demonstrations.
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• Join the Lost Boys in Neverland for the Palace Theatre’s (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588) next Children’s Summer Series play, Peter Pan. Watch the magical journey of Wendy, John and Michael Darling and their guide, Peter Pan, as they fight pirates, rescue Native American princess Tiger Lily, and cause mischief with the Lost Boys in Neverland. The show runs through Friday, July 29. Show times are Tuesday through Thursday at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10 each. • It’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! The Palace Youth Theatre Summer Camp in Manchester (palacetheatre.org, 6685588) will present Mary Poppins Junior on Friday, July 29, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 30, at 11 a.m. The show follows the two young Banks children, Jane and Michael, and their practically perfect nanny, Mary Poppins. The show is performed by campers entering grades 2 to 12. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for kids. • Don’t forget your shoes for the classic fairy tale Cinderella, which is following Peter Pan in the Palace Theatre’s Children Summer Series (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588). The show will run Tuesday, Aug. 2, through Friday, Aug. 5. Show times are Tuesday through Thursday at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., and Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $10 each.
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• The Peterborough Players continue their presentation of The Emperor’s New Clothes at their new outdoor space, the Elsewhere Stage, on the grounds of the Players (55 Hadley St. in Peterborough; peterboroughplayers.org) on Friday, July 29; Saturday, July 30; Saturday, Aug. 6; Wednesday, Aug. 10; Friday, Aug. 12, and Saturday, Aug. 13, with all shows starting at 10:30 a.m. The show is performed by the Players Second Company, which features young professionals and is geared toward a younger audience. Tickets are $15 each for adults, $10 each for children, available online or at the door. • The North Country Center will present Return to Oz for the Art’s IMPACT Program, a touring children’s theater troupe, Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. at the Bank of NH Stage (16 S. Main St. in Concord; ccanh.com). Tickets are free but must be reserved online.
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Manchester; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua, and 150 Bridge St., Pelham) for a sensory-friendly showing of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022, PG) on Thursday, July 28, at noon. Paws of Fury follows Hank, a down on his luck hound in a land filled with cats, who goes on an epic journey to become a fierce samurai to defeat the evil that threatens his new home. The theaters will keep the volumes low and the house lights turned up for this showing, according to the website. Tickets are $5.99 each and can be purchased at chunkys.com. • Super pets will take over the screen at O’neil Cinema (24 Calef Hwy., Epping) for a sensory-friendly showing of DC League of Super-Pets (2022, PG) on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. The movie follows Superman’s dog, Krypto, and a group of other animal heroes as they work to save the Justice League after the group has been kidnapped. O’neil Cinema will have the volume be softer and the lights on for this showing. More information can be found at oneilcinemas.com.
and fire departments are giving families a chance to get up close and personal with the police officers and firefighters who protect local towns. Twenty towns in the Granite State participate in this event. Visit natw.org to learn which towns in New Hampshire are participating. Concord’s night out will be at Rollins Park (33 Bow St.) from 5 to 8 p.m. and will have touch a truck, arts and crafts, music, a rock climbing wall, and more. Goffstown’s night out will be more of a block party with food and entertainment. It will run from 5 to 8 p.m. at 27 Wallace Road.
• The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.org, 742-2002) will reopen its Cochecosystem Nature exhibit, which has been reimagined and celebrates the wildlife along the Cocheco River, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, according to a press release. “Visitors will be immersed in the sights, sounds and activities of the animals and people who make their lives along New Hampshire’s rivers,” the release said. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the exhibit space overlook the actual river, the release said. On Aug. 3, kids will also be able to make their own beaver paw track at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Reserve a time spot for admission online in advance; admission costs $12.50 for everyone over 12 months old, $10.50 for 65+. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays with times from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to noon.
Playing in the park
• Princesses and knights in shining armor will turn Greeley Park (100 Concord St., Nashua) into a real-life picture book. The Nashua Summer Fun program is bringing back the annual Fairy Tale Festival on Saturday, July 30, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will feature fairy tale characters, a costume parade around the park at 12:45 p.m., a bounce house, vendors and more. Visit nashuanh.gov. • Keach Park (9 Newton Ave. in Concord) is being taken over by the Friends Program for a Friend-a-Palooza on Saturday, July 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. There will be family-friendly activities ranging from face paint and giant bubbles to Zumba classes and a read-athon. The event is free and will include special outreach to at-risk youth in the local area. Visit friendsprogram.org.
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• Meet some of your local first respond• Get ready for some super-pet fun at ers during National Night Out on Tuesday, Chunky’s three locations (707 Huse Road, Aug. 2. Across New Hampshire, police
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INSIDE/OUTSIDE THE GARDENING GUY
Plants to avoid if you can Wild parsnips burn and buttercups run rampant By Henry Homeyer
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This is the time of year when wild parsnips are in full bloom. They stand anywhere from 2 to 6 feet tall and are topped with clusters of tiny flowers facing upward and arranged in a flat cluster called an umbel. The blossoms are similar to those on Queen Anne’s lace, but yellow. Avoid wild parsnips because you can get terrible burns from the sap of this plant. When the sap on you is hit by bright sunshine, most people develop painful blisters. This is unfortunate, as this common plant is spread by seed, often creating large patches in fields and along roadsides. If you get sap on you, wash it off with soap and water immediately, cover the area, and stay out of direct sunshine for 48 hours. How can you get rid of wild parsnips? Wild parsnips are biennials, meaning they die after blooming in their second year. I’ve read that mowing a patch of them right after they bloom (but before they produce seeds) will get rid of them, but only if you do this for three to five years. Presumably the repeated mowing is needed to kill plants that come back from seeds that did not germinate in Year 1. Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzia-
Goutweed will outcompete any other plants and is difficult to eradicate. Photo by Henry Homeyer.
num) is in the same family as parsnips but is bigger, harder to get rid of and even more toxic. I saw it for sale some 20 years ago and was intrigued by its size (6 to 12 feet tall) and blossoms that are up to 3 feet across. I bought it and planted it, having been told that it was not a perennial, though it is. Even though I didn’t know its sap could cause burns, I quickly decided that giant hogweed was not a plant I wanted. It popped up 50 feet away from where I planted it, and could grow in full sun or full shade, wet soil or dry. I decided it had potential to take over. At first I just cut off the flower heads before they produced seeds, but in Year 2 or 3 I decided to pull it by the roots. I was lucky
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Even so, Cam, the value is in the range of $60+ depending on the condition. No dents or crinkling etc. I’m just not sure these days how to refer you to a buyer. Silver is a lot of work to use or display these days. Try going to a local antique shop to see what they might offer. Remember always, though, they won’t Dear Cam, pay the full value because What you have is a piece of hollo- they will have to find a buyer for it. ware made right here in New England, in I hope this helps and you do find a new Providence, Rhode Island. The Gorham home for this compote. Manufacturing Co. story is an interesting Donna Welch has spent more than 30 years one if you cared to do more research. For now, though, let’s help with what in the antiques and collectibles field, appraisyou have. Gorham was known for sterling ing and instructing, and recently closed the flatware, holloware and many other sterling physical location of From Out Of The Woods Antique Center (fromoutofthewoodsantiques. and silver-plated useful items. Holloware feels heavy because it is com) but is still doing some buying and sellweighted but the sterling is actually thin ing. She is a member of The New Hampshire almost like a foil. This makes it more frag- Antiques Dealer Association. If you have ile than a solid sterling piece. It also makes questions about an antique or collectible send a clear photo and information to Donna at the plain and simple ones like your comfootwdw@aol.com, or call her at 391-6550 pote less valuable. Hello, Donna. I have a piece of this silver. It’s marked Gorham on the bottom and sterling. It’s 8 inches tall and the bowl is 9 inches. I don’t have any use for it so I’m wondering if you could suggest a new home and selling value. Thank you for the effort. Cam
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that I was able to get out the roots, which can go down 2 feet or more. And even more fortunately, either I did not get sap on me or I am not allergic to it. It is not widely distributed in New England, though it is a real pest in parts of California and elsewhere. I was less fortunate when it came to getting rid of the Japanese butterbur (Petasites japonicus) I purchased long ago. I was told that yes, it could run, but it was easy to contain with a lawnmower or a stream. Not so. This plant can send roots 20 feet or more, then send up new plants. It is an aggressive plant that will smother almost any other. It likes moisture, and does well in shade as well as sun. Depending on the variety, this plant can produce clumps of huge leaves that stand up to five feet tall. It has small flowers that erupt from the soil before the leaves. The roots go down deep and break easily, making it tough to remove. In its native Japan it is considered an edible, but I have no interest in eating it. I have lost control of our Japanese butterbur. It crossed the stream and has gone under the lawn to other beds, and generally become a pest. Even though it is interesting to look at, enough is enough! I wish I had never bought it! Another pest I have will surprise you, perhaps: buttercups (Ranunculus repens). Like some of the others mentioned above, at first I welcomed this bright harbinger of spring that displays cheerful yellow blossoms. But it has become a problem because it spreads not only by root but by seed, and once established it is difficult to weed out. And it will choke out other plants. It is glorious in bloom, but very tenacious. If you have moist, rich soil in part shade, watch
out. I’d advise removing it early before it starts crowding out other plants. This one is native to Europe, but there are native species that are not a problem, I am told. Years ago a friend gave me some iris that had the roots of goutweed (Aegopodium podagraria) tangled in with the iris roots. It quickly took over the iris bed, choking out everything else. A native of Asia and parts of Europe, it can form a dense mat that outcompetes everything else. The roots are brittle, and thus hard to remove. Even a scrap of root can start a new plant. I dug out all the goutweed, took away the soil down to 12 inches and replaced the soil after putting down a heavy weed mat. Still, five years later it crawled out from under the mat. If you have it, accept you will probably always have it, though with persistence and a good weeding tool, it is possible to control. But I wouldn’t buy a house that has it! A variegated form of goutweed called “Snow on the Mountains” has green and white leaves and was sold as a groundcover in the past. But sometimes it reverts back to the more aggressive all-green form and tries to take over the world. So avoid both forms. Let’s face it: Plants take advantage of us if they can. We like good-looking, interesting plants, so they put on a good show. But among the good ones, there are those aggressive thugs that deserve no mercy. All you can do is be attentive and act quickly when a new plant starts to take over your gardens. Henry is the author of four gardening books and a lifetime UNH Master Gardener. Reach him at PO Box 364, Cornish Flat, NH 03746 or by e-mail at henry.homeyer@ comcast.net.
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Giant hogweed is an invasive that can burn you with its sap. Photo by Henry Homeyer.
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Gas savings not worth risking damage to fuel injectors Dear Car Talk: Four years ago, I scrapped my gas lawn mower for an EGO battery mower. I have some gas left that I would like to dispose of. Could I just put By Ray Magliozzi this old gas in my car where it would be diluted with fresh gas and not damage my engine? — Dave If you have a neighbor who’s always bragging about his great gas mileage, sneak over and put it in his tank, Dave. Then you can laugh when he starts bragging about getting 60 miles to the gallon — and then has to replace all his injectors. Untreated gas that’s been sitting for years will slowly turn to varnish, a substance gummier than gasoline. And that’s not great for your fuel injection system. Given that your fuel system is very expensive and a few gallons of four-yearold gasoline is not very valuable, I don’t think it’s worth the risk, Dave. If you’re really determined to use the stuff, I’d recommend you do it a little at a time. Put 8 or 10 ounces in a full tank of fresh gas and repeat that process until your old gas is used up. That’ll reduce the chanc-
es that the gummy, old gas will plug up your injectors and increase the likelihood that the detergents in your fresh gasoline will wash away any of that crud as you drive. I think you’d be better off just disposing of it. Most communities have hazardous waste recycling centers where you can drop off gasoline, oil and paint. Or, if you have a regular mechanic, he might be willing to take it and toss it in with his petroleum waste products for you. If that sounds like too much work, I bet if you put an ad on Craigslist that reads “Free Gas,” explain that it’s for a lawn mower you no longer own and you disclose its age, within minutes someone will be heading over with their gas can to claim it. Probably several people.
Dear Car Talk: Oh, how I look forward to reading your column each week! Here’s my question: My 2004 Buick LeSabre is the perfect car for me, but, in the past year, the right front tire has gone flat six times. One of the AAA guys who came out to rescue me said that the axle is probably “bowed,” something that happens on older Buicks. My mechanic just shook his head and filled up the tire today when I stopped by. I’ve done all the normal stuff — new tire,
repaired tire, cleaned rim. I’m a little old lady who puts all of 1,500 miles a year on the car. Is the bowed axle an actual thing? — Carlene
I’ve never heard of a bowed axle. I’ve heard of bowed legs. But I don’t think your LeSabre has those. It’s also interesting that your name is Carlene. Because a car lean is exactly what you get when one of your tires goes flat. I’m going to assume that when you had the tire replaced, they also replaced the valve stem. If not, I’d recommend trying that. That’s a part that can fail and allow air to leak. It used to be standard practice to replace the valve stem when you replaced a tire, but in modern cars, the tire pressure monitor is embedded in the valve stem, making the part more expensive. That’s why it’s no longer done routinely. If the valve stem was replaced or if you
replace it and still have the leak, then I’m going to suggest that it’s the rim. I know you had the rim cleaned. And most likely, after cleaning rust off the rim and mounting the new tire, the tire shop would have submerged the tire/wheel combination in water to check for leaks. And they obviously didn’t see a leak. But sometimes a leak won’t show up unless the weight of the car is on the tire. All that weight deforms the tire and can expose a spot on the rim that allows air to escape. The rim could be bent, or it could just have 18 years’ worth of built-up corrosion on it that RAY MAGLIOZZI prevents a tight seal with the tire, despite some cleaning and sanding. So, I’d replace the wheel itself. It might cost you a few hundred bucks, but I think that’ll eliminate your car lean, Carlene.
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Kurt W. Strandson (NMLS# 22202) is a mortgage broker and lender and the owner and president of Pinnacle Mortgage Corporation (NMLS #1323739 Equal Housing Opportunity), which is based in Manchester and licensed in 12 states. Explain your job and what it entails. We help buyers and homeowners with residential and mixed use and commercial refinance and purchase mortgages. As a broker, we work with over 30 investors to offer a multitude of products not always offered at larger national retail lenders or small community banks or credit unions. How long have you had this job? I started my career in the mortgage industry in March of 2003. I opened Pinnacle in April of 2015. We’ve grown from three people to almost 50 and are continuing to grow as we move into more states and look to open more offices throughout the country.
What led you to this career field and your current job? I graduated from Bentley University in 2000 and thought I was destined to work as a financial planner and stockbroker. I soon realized the mortgage industry allowed me to utilize my bachelor of science degree in economics and finance … and help people achieve the ‘American dream’ of homeownership, which was rewarding and something I quickly became passionate about.
tion for me to succeed both as a mortgage broker and a business owner. I found that in the MBA program, I learned as much if not more from my fellow classmates sharing their knowledge and experiences from their careers. I also earned my Certified Mortgage Professional designation.
feel like a job. I’ve also been blessed with a beautiful wife and family of six children, which I’m grateful for every day.
What do you wish other people knew about your job? Many people don’t know or understand the amount of inforKurt Strandson mation and data that’s required to What’s your typical at-work be collected and verified throughout uniform or attire? the mortgage application process. Technology Normal business attire is business casual. has made it more efficient but there’s a lot done behind the scenes to get an application to a closHow has your job changed over the course of ing table. the pandemic? Prior to the pandemic, a large percentage of What was the first job you ever had? our applications were taken in person. The panMy first official job was at 15 years old, workdemic expedited the use and development of ing at Giant Pizza in Danielson, Connecticut. new technology in our industry to accommodate working remotely. We’re now paperless, and a What’s the best piece of work-related advice majority of the process is done online or via tech- you’ve ever received? nology. We still offer in-person appointments for Surround yourself with good people. We care those who prefer it, but the use and development about each other and want to support each team of technology … has made the process simple, member in every way we can. We win as a team. straightforward and fast for our borrowers. The — Angie Sykeny pandemic brought record loan volume as mort- Five favorites gage rates hit historic lows, creating a very high Favorite book: Winning by Tim Grover demand for homes.
What kind of education or training did you need? What do you wish you’d known at the beginI was fortunate to obtain a bachelor of science ning of your career? degree from Bentley University and an MBA Patience. Sometimes you have to wait for the from UNH in 2012. I do feel both experiences right situations, relationships and opportunities. provided the knowledge, education and founda- I’ve been very blessed with a career that doesn’t
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A LOOK AT THE SPICY WORLD OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S CRAFT HOT SAUCES
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Growing up in an ethnically diverse community in northern New Jersey, Gabe DiSaverio was introduced to spicy foods at a young age. “A lot of my friends growing up were Asian and Indian … and I was eating hot food before I was even 10 years old. I remember always going to a fast food place in New York City that was called Curry in a Hurry,” he said. “Even as teenagers in high school, my friend group and I were doing all these eating challenges, like who could eat the hottest, spiciest, most unique foods.” DiSaverio originally started making his own hot sauces “kind of casually” before eventually, with the help of his culinary-minded sister, Adriana, deciding to jumpstart his passion into a business. Today he owns The Spicy Shark, a line of products that includes seven craft hot sauces, a wing sauce, a Sriracha, a hot honey and two hot maple syrups using all natural ingredients. A self-described
“Jaws fanatic” since the age of 8, DiSaverio said the “shark” part of the business comes from combining spicy foods with his other lifelong passion, shark conservation. Since selling its first bottle in early 2019, the Portsmouth-based company has gone on to win multiple national awards for its sauces, and DiSaverio and his team have participated in various hot sauce festivals and expos all over the country. But all the while, these experiences led him to a pivotal question: Why wasn’t there such an event anywhere in New England? “These festivals are awesome, and I kind of said to myself that since I’ve heard nothing of someone putting one on around here anytime soon, then the heck with it. I’ll do it,” he said. The inaugural New England Hot Sauce Festival, happening on Saturday, July 30, at Smuttynose Brewing Co. in Hampton, has already generated substantial buzz among its participating vendors. Nearly 30 New England and Northeast-area hot sauce companies will be there, and that doesn’t include
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the more than 20 others that had to be placed on a waiting list. Food challenges, including hot pepper and hot wing eating contests — and a world record attempt by Canadian competitive eater Mike Jack — are planned throughout the day, along with live music, food trucks and more. DiSaverio is a regular proponent of Save the Sharks and several other nonprofits that focus on shark conservation and education. In keeping with his passion, proceeds from the festival will benefit the Blue Ocean Society in Portsmouth and the Seacoast Science Center in Rye. For DiSaverio, the festival’s immense anticipation is a testament to a growing culture. “I think it’s an understatement to say that New England is not exactly known as a ‘spicy’ region, and that’s fair, up until the last five years or so,” he said. “But as I’ve gotten more entrenched in the hot sauce community, the amount of new hot sauce companies that have popped up in New England is unbelievable. … I think a lot of it has to do with the ethnic diversity that continues to grow within our country … and
New England Hot Sauce Festival Combine ingredients in a slow cooker and set on high for 7 hours.
Where: Smuttynose Brewing Co., 105 Towle Farm Road, Hampton When: Saturday, July 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $10 in advance online and $15 at the door; kids ages 10 and under are free Visit: newenglandhotsaucefest.com
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there’s this growth of more people seeking out those cultures.” With New England’s first hot sauce festival right around the corner, we took a deeper dive into New Hampshire’s growing hot sauce scene. Here’s a look at how some companies turn up the heat and enhance the flavor of their products, as well as what their top suggestions are for how you should use them.
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Dandido Sauce dandidosauce.com, @ dandidosauce Try this sauce: The Dandido Black This “extremely hot” sauce, the company’s newest product, blends Carolina Reaper peppers with wasabi, hot cinnamon and ginger, among other fresh ingredients.
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“You go into any beer store now and there’s craft beer that’s falling off the shelf onto your head,” he said. “Where we were around 10 to 15 years ago with craft beer [is] where I feel like we are now with craft hot sauces. You’re starting to see this huge explosion.” Phil Pelletier of Manchester, for instance, got into making his own sauces in 2017 when his wife, Melissa, bought him a ghost pepper plant. Her goal? She wanted to see if her husband, an avid lover of spicy foods, could handle the intense heat of the peppers. “Every time we’d go out to eat … she’d always try to get me to get the spiciest thing to try,” Pelletier said. “So when I got that plant, I had to figure out what the heck I was going to do with all those peppers, because each plant will produce up to 200-plus ghost peppers, easily.” The Pelletiers are now the husband-andwife team behind Smokin’ Tin Roof, a specialty sauce company also offering items like a hot pepper jelly, a bacon stout mustard and a spiced pumpkin butter. All of their products, Pelletier said, are created
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using ghost peppers that are dehydrated and pulverized into a powder. He adds them in different amounts to control the heat level. Smokin’ Tin Roof’s sauces include the Smoky Peppah, made with roasted red bell peppers; Grow a Pear, a sweeter pear-based sauce; and Burnin’ Raspberry, a raspberry-based sauce. “The way I developed all of them was by creating a flavor first … and then I would
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Here’s a snapshot of various peppers most commonly used in New Hampshire’s craft hot sauces. Peppers are ranked using a method known as the Scoville Scale; each is assigned a range of numbers, or Scoville Heat Units (SHU), based on the amount of capsaicin, the active ingredient in the pepper. The more units assigned, the hotter the pepper is.
their simplicity. “They [contain] vinegar, mostly cayenne or tabasco peppers, and salt. That’s it, three ingredients,” he said. “They’re very vinegar-y, [but] that’s what Louisiana-style is.” Chef Adam Parker, who founded NH Hot Sauce nearly 15 years ago, said he set out to make his own products after growing disenchanted with what was available on the market at the time. For each of his four sauces, he likes to individually roast and concentrate the peppers that are used. “What that does … is it really starts to bring out the natural flavors that are in those peppers, as opposed to [the sauce] just being something spicy that you put on your food,” said Parker, who has most recently served as the owner of The Utopian, a cozy scratchcooked bistro in Amherst. Kevin Taillon, another chef by trade with his own craft hot sauce company on the side, bottled the first of what would become Naked Hot Sauces in 2015 — a green chile pepper-based sauce called Garden Variety. The sauce received such a positive reaction that it inspired Taillon, who co-owns Fire and Spice Bistro in Newfields with his wife, to make more. Eventually, he began experimenting with other types of sauces and started to sell them at local farmers markets.
Scale of spiciness
In 1912 a pharmacist named Wilbur Scoville created what he called the Scoville
Organoleptic Test. Now more commonly referred to as the Scoville Scale, it’s used as a measurement method to determine the pungency of different types of peppers, with each being assigned a range of numbers, or Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The more units assigned, the hotter the pepper is. “The Scoville Scale goes from zero to 16 million. It’s the scale of the amount of capsaicin, which is the portion of the pepper that causes the heat,” DiSaverio said. “So you’ve got this scale of 16 million, which is pure capsaicin, and even the hottest peppers are in the 1 to 2 million range. … That’s a measure of the pepper itself, and basically CONTINUED ON PG 28
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Nurse Shark, Thresher Shark or smoked maple Sriracha breakfast egg bake Courtesy of The Spicy Shark, thespicyshark.com 12 eggs ½ of a bottle of Nurse Shark (jalapeno hot sauce), Thresher Shark (chipotle hot sauce) or smoked maple Sriracha 5 ounces baby kale 5 ounces baby arugula 1 small Vidalia onion, thinly sliced 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (optional) 2 three-finger pinches each of salt and pepper Extra virgin olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of a large skillet) Preheat the oven to bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat eggs in a large bowl and set aside. Heat oil in a large skillet on medi-
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add the ghost pepper powder to give it the amount of heat that I wanted to have,” Pelletier said. “We don’t want the flavor to get destroyed with the amount of heat that we add to it, which is key for us.” Marshall Irving of the aptly named Hots Hoss, a small-batch producer of countless flavors of craft hot sauces, similarly began dabbling in his own unique flavors late last year. “I’ve always been the spicy guy, even as a kid,” he said. “Last October, my mother came up from Florida and went to the Concord Farmers Market. I work in Concord, and so she visited me and handed me a bag of some ghost peppers she got from the farmers market. … Then literally that night, I went home and I looked up probably 10 or 20 different hot sauce recipes online.” Since then, Irving has gravitated toward all types of other peppers, experimenting with other ingredients to create his own flavor profiles. He’s done everything from a strawberry carrot habanero hot sauce to a black truffle sauce with Fresno and habanero peppers. New flavors are regularly posted to Hots Hoss’s social media channels and when they’re gone they’re gone. “I haven’t repeated a batch yet,” Irving said. “I’ve been working on making a bunch of different new recipes and just kind of seeing what sticks and what the crowd favorites are.” According to DiSaverio, most of the bigger mass-market hot sauce brands — think Tabasco, TexasPete or Frank’s — are considered Louisiana-style and are known for
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and form,” Parker said. “I like using it on eggs. … Sometimes I’ll mix some into a sour cream or even some yogurt and use that as a dipping sauce.” Depending on the flavor, Pelletier said, his sauces are great for everything, from ingredients in tacos and nachos to their use as salad dressings or chicken or pork marinades. A regular client even purchases his raspberry sauce by the half-gallon to use as an ice cream topping. “We get more ideas as people talk to us and come back to buy more when they see us at a show,” he said. “They’ll go, ‘Oh, yeah, I put this sauce on this and, boy, did that make a difference!’” Most of Dandido’s sauces are also great when incorporated into your cooking — or even as ingredients in shrimp cocktail sauces, co-owner Ed Baroody said. “It’s not just something to put on top,” Renaud said. “You can build a chili off of it, [or] you can add it to your baked potato in your sour cream. … I’ve even scrambled it into my eggs.” Irving’s best friend, Rylan Hill, is the head chef of New Hampshire Pizza Co. in Concord — the eatery has incorporated Hots Hoss into its specials, notably using a blackberry hot sauce Irving made for a Delmonico steak pizza special that was topped with chimichurri, pickled red cabbage, leeks, mozzarella and Gouda. “I put my hot sauce on everything,” Irving said. “That’s the thing about hot sauce. It’s a topping, it’s a condiment, it’s a dipping sauce. … You can do anything with it.”
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what it means is how many drops of water it would take to dilute that drop of capsaicin so that you wouldn’t be able to feel the heat.” Even bell peppers without a trace of heat in them, Irving said, are technically on the Scoville Scale, but at zero units. As you move your way up the scale, you encounter different types of peppers assigned to different tiers based on their Scoville units — a jalapeno, for instance, sits at a range of about 2,500 to 8,000 units, while a much hotter habanero pepper is about 100,000 to 350,000 units. Ghost peppers are even higher, from 855,000 to just over 1 million units. The hottest pepper on the Scoville Scale, ranked at about 1.4 million to 2.2 million Scoville units, is known as the Carolina Reaper. In fact, in 2017 Guinness World Records declared it the hottest pepper in the word, citing tests that were conducted by Winthrop University in South Carolina. Ed Currie — a.k.a. “Smokin’ Ed” — of the PuckerButt Pepper Co. in Fort Mill, South Carolina, is the creator of the pepper. He also happens to be a friend of DiSaverio’s and will be supplying Carolina Reaper peppers for the New England Hot Sauce Festival’s pepper eating contest. “There are so many more different peppers available now in the United States to buy because of the demand … and now you’re seeing people like Ed who are cross-pollinating and cross-breeding to make new peppers … and experimenting, just like with beer,” DiSaverio said. The Carolina Reaper is used as a base pepper in several of Taillon’s sauces, like the Reaper Madness, and the Red Reaper, which blends them with red Fresno peppers. Dandido Sauce, based in Manchester, also offers its “extremely hot” Dandido Black — its newest product, according to sales consultant Jennifer Renaud. The sauce blends Carolina Reaper peppers with wasabi, hot cinnamon and ginger, among other fresh ingredients.
Dubbed the “Oscars of hot sauce” by Gabe DiSaverio of The Spicy Shark in Portsmouth, the annual Scovie Awards recognize the most acclaimed fiery foods and spicy products from around the world. The awards ceremony is held every year at the Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico, usually the first weekend in March — a panel of judges rates all applicable submissions in various categories like appearance, aroma, texture, originality, flavor and overall impression. To date, The Spicy Shark has taken home a
total of 11 Scovie awards in either first, second or third place categories for its products. DiSaverio said he is most proud of two of those awards in particular: winning first place last year for his Hammah Gatah 7 Pot Primo pepper sauce, and winning Best in Show, the grand prize award, in 2020 for his hot maple syrup. Manchester’s Smokin’ Tin Roof has a Scovie Award of its own — its Smoky Peppah sauce, made from ground ghost pepper and some pineapple and sweet red bell peppers, was awarded second place in 2021.
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Greg Gately of Root Awakening Kava Bar in Nashua prepares ground kava root for two single-serve premium raw kava drinks. Photo by Matt Ingersoll.
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“What I like to say is that it slows down that 9-to-5 tick. It calmly relaxes you,” Gately said. “It’s definitely something that you want to finish off in two or three big gulps, like a shot … [and] instead of saying ‘Cheers,’ in the islands we say ‘Bula.’ It’s the celebration of life.” Gately, whose mother is from the South Pacific, was born and raised in California’s Bay Area before moving east to New England for college. He said he first became introduced to the Fijian root and its properties through a friend, who owns several kava bars out on the West Coast. “I really started drinking it heavily when I started going for my MBA program,” he said.
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A 3,000-year-old root indigenous to the South Pacific islands, kava is used in tea-like herbal beverages consumed socially at establishments known as kava bars. Around 200 such bars exist across the United States — and a new one has just arrived in New Hampshire. Root Awakening, now open on Main Street in Nashua, is being touted as “New England’s first kava bar” by owner Greg Gately. Kava, he said, is lauded for its relaxing effects on the body and mind, and it’s also a popular natural remedy for anxiety and muscle and joint pain.
“It helped me focus whenever I had a big milestone and had to put my head down and hit the books for four or five hours. … Kava really allows you to kind of focus in a really good, natural way.” Inspired by his kava bar-owning friend and looking for his next move in life in the wake of the pandemic, Gately began looking for spaces last year to launch his own kava concept. Root Awakening, he said, was built on the foundation of providing visitors with a “non-alcoholic alternative social experience” to traditional bars, using kava beverages as its vessel. Three kava root varieties — sourced from the Fijian, Vanuatu and Tongan Islands of the South Pacific — are currently available at Root Awakening. Premium raw kava drinks come in a single-serve 10-ounce “kava shell,” or a plastic cup made to resemble half of a coconut shell. You can also get them in larger serving bowls called tanoas — small and large-sized tanoas are respectively 80 and 120 ounces, serving two to three and four to six kava drinkers. “We chop down the roots, dry them out and then we grind them into a fine powder,” Gately said. “It’s going to then be brewed up almost like a tea. It gets rinsed in a giant tea bag, and then I squeeze out the active ingredient, which is called the kavalactones.” The result produces “an earthy and pungent” drink that Gately likes to top off with a customer’s choice of a pineapple or strawberry as a chaser. He also serves single-serve mango-fla-
vored kava shots that can be mixed with any beverage of your choice, as well as a total of five flavors of Leilo, a ready-to-drink canned kava product available in 12-ounce cans. So far, Gately has reported “literally 95 percent” of his patrons to be first-time kava drinkers. “I almost have an elevator pitch now about what kava is and what to expect,” he said. “A lot of folks are nervous about their first drink. They’ll look at the person they’re with and they’ll say to each other, ‘Are you ready? On three.’ … Usually my first-timers will drink two to three shells.” As an alternative to kava, Gately does also offer multiple flavors of East Coast kombucha on tap. He also carries drinks like cold brew coffee, ginger beer, coconut water and orange cream soda, and hopes to soon expand his menu to include small perishable food options. Community events like trivia nights, open mic nights and comedy shows are also being planned for the space.
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• Culture and community: A citywide celebration of cultural diversity through local food and music, the Lowell Folk Festival is returning in person for its 35th year, from Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31, across multiple areas of downtown Lowell, Mass. According to a press release, this year’s festival will feature 18 ethnic food stands operated by area nonprofits and community groups — each will offer a different traditional cuisine that showcases their heritage. Booths will be set up near three of the festival’s four stages, featuring everything from Greek, Filipino, Jamaican and Indian foods to Middle Eastern, African, Brazilian, Polish and Armenian options. There will also be two days of cooking demonstrations and discussions, taking place on Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m., at Lucy Larcom Park. According to the release, these will include moderated presentations with home cooks showing various comfort foods from their cultures, like Polish pierogi, Greek potato fries, Lithuanian vegetable and chicken stews, Vietnamese spring rolls and more. A full schedule of live music and dance performances hailing from all around the world are also planned across each of the festival’s four stages, while local art and craft demonstrations will take place in the courtyard between the National Historical Park Visitor Center and the Brush Art Gallery. Admission is free. Visit lowellfolkfestival.org. • Fresh food fast: The Common Man Roadside just opened its newest restaurant and cafe inside the Tru by Hilton Manchester Downtown hotel building in the city’s Millyard (451 Commercial St.), Bill Boynton, director of public relations and community engagement for Granite State Hospitality, which owns each store, confirmed. Similar to its sister locations in Hooksett, Plymouth and across town on South Willow Street, The Common Man Roadside features various made-to-order and grab-and-go items, with an emphasis on takeout and mobile and online ordering. All feature eclectic menus of appetizers, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, salads, pasta, pastries, ice cream and various hand-crafted coffees and other drinks. Among the already popular new offerings, Boynton said, are crispy cod and Nashville hot chicken sandwiches. The interior look of the eatery features an open kitchen with an homage to the past that includes reclaimed wood from New Hampshire barns and brick salvaged from the former Concord rail station. Extensive inside and outside seating is available, as well as a “live edge” wood bar. The Common Man Roadside Market & Deli’s Plymouth location, a restaurant within a convenience store, opened in October 2019, and the South Willow Street location arrived the following summer. Current hours on Commercial Street are Monday through Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit thecmanroadside.com or follow the company’s newest spot on Facebook @ thecmanroadsidenhmillyard. • Can it: Flag Hill Distillery & Winery (297 N. River Road, Lee) recently announced the release of Incognito, the company’s first canned wine. According to a press release, Incognito is a “wine disguised as summer,” featuring a blend of Flag Hill’s raspberry and Cayuga white wines that’s lightly carbonated, with one can equalling two-and-a-half glasses of wine. Cans are currently available at Flag Hill’s store and tasting room, and distribution to other stores is also expected. Visit flaghill.com or follow the Incognito pages on Facebook and Instagram @incognitocanwine for updates.
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Local farmers markets • Barnstead Farmers Market is Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 96 Maple St. in Barnstead, now through September. Visit barnsteadfarmersmarket.com • Bedford Farmers Market is Tuesdays, from 3 to 6 p.m., in the parking lot of Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House (393 Route 101, Bedford), now through Oct. 11. Visit bedfordnhfarmersmarket.org. • Candia Farmers Market is on the third Saturday of every month, from 9 a.m. to noon, outside the Smyth Public Library (55 High St., Candia). Upcoming dates are Aug. 20,
Sept. 17 and Oct. 15. Visit candiafarmersmarket.org. • Canterbury Community Farmers Market is Wednesdays, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., in the parking area adjacent to the Elkins Public Library (9 Center Road, Canterbury), now through Sept. 28. Visit canterburyfarmersmarket.com. • Concord Farmers Market is Saturdays, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, on Capitol Street in Concord, adjacent to the State House lawn. Visit concordfarmersmarket.com. • Contoocook Farmers Market is
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Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to noon, behind the Contoocook Train Depot (896 Main St., Contoocook). Find them on Facebook @contoocookfarmersmarket. • Derry Homegrown Farm & Artisan Market is Wednesdays, from 3 to 7 p.m., at 1 West Broadway in Derry, now through Sept. 28. Visit derryhomegrown.org. • Dover Farmers Market is Wednesdays, from 2:30 to 6 p.m., at the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce (550 Central Ave., Dover), now through Oct. 5. Visit seacoasteatlocal.com.
Justin Hoang of Nashua is the executive chef and co-owner of Luk’s Bar and Grill (142 Lowell Road, Hudson, 889-9900, luksbarandgrill. com) and Bellissimo Italian Steakhouse (194 Main St., Nashua, 718-8378, bellissimoitalian.com), the latter of which opened in the former Fratello’s space back on March 31. Born and raised in Nashua, Hoang worked his way up the culinary ranks at Luk’s, starting as a dishwasher before getting an opportunity to work as the chef and create menus for the restaurant. He followed suit at Bellissimo when that eatery opened earlier this year, bringing a number of signature dishes to the space that include filet oscar, saffron lobster risotto and steak tip Gorgonzola alfredo, as well as brick-oven pizzas, burgers, sandwiches, appetizers and more. Both Luk’s and Bellissimo are part of a restaurant group that also includes Joey’s Diner and The Black Forest Cafe & Bakery, both in Amherst. What is your must-have kitchen item? It’s a toss-up between a chef’s knife and a pair of tongs. I really don’t know which one I need more, but those are the two things that I absolutely need to be able to function in the kitchen.
I’ve had different interpretations of it at other restaurants and I kind of meshed together what I found I enjoyed, and now it’s one of our most popular dishes. … At Bellissimo, my favorite is probably the truffle risotto with scallops. It hits different palates and there’s so much depth in What would you have for your last meal? that dish. That would be Irish eggs Benedict. What is the biggest food trend in New What is your favorite local restaurant? Hampshire right now? The New Taj India I think we’re in in Nashua. … I get a transitional phase the makhani chicken, right now, but one which is basicaltrend that has just ly a butter chicken, passed was defiand then garlic naan nitely the sweet and and white rice. The spicy combination, sauce they have in and then the chickthat chicken is just en sandwich [trend] unbelievable. has also come in really hard. … One What celebrity of the most popuwould you like to see lar ones we have is eating at Luk’s or JUSTIN HOANG a hot honey chickBellissimo? en sandwich. It’s a Gordon Ramsay, panko-crusted chickbecause I watch just about every show that en breast and I make a hot honey sauce that he’s on. … As intimidating as he comes off takes me like three hours. It’s the perfect balas in those shows, I think he’s a phenome- ance of sweet and spicy. nal chef. What is your favorite thing to cook at What is your favorite thing on any of home? your menus? Basically anything that I don’t have to That’s a tough one. I love the steak Gor- cook. I cook all day long, so I’m a huge gonzola alfredo. It’s on both menus, but it advocate for DoorDash when I get home. started at Luk’s. I made that dish because — Matt Ingersoll
One trend that has just passed was definitely the sweet and spicy combination.
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Add the onions, bacon and brown sugar to a saucepan and simmer until the sugar is melted and incorporated. Add the water and coffee and reduce to a jam-like consistency. Take off the heat and stir in the balsamic vinegar. Season with salt to taste.
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• Durham Farmers Market is Mondays, from 2:30 to 6 p.m., at 66 Main St. in Durham, now through Oct. 3 (no market on Sept. 5). Visit seacoasteatlocal.com. • Exeter Farmers Market is Thursdays, from 2:30 to 6 p.m., at Swasey Parkway in Exeter, now through Oct. 27. Visit seacoasteatlocal.com. • Francestown Community Market is Fridays, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., at the horse sheds near the Francestown Police Station (15 New Boston Road). Find them on Facebook @ francestowncommunitymarket. • Franklin Farmers Market is Thursdays, from 3 to 6 p.m., at Marceau Park (Central Street, Franklin), now through Sept. 29. Find them on Facebook @franklinlocalmarket. • Gilmanton Community Farmers Market is Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Gilmanton Year Round Library (1385 Route 140, Gilmanton), now through October. Visit gil-
Peel mango and cut into small cubes. Dice red pepper. Finely dice jalapeno. Combine mango and peppers in a medium bowl. Add cilantro and season with salt and pepper; stir. In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice and honey. Pour lime juice mixture over salsa; toss. Can be served immediately, or covered and refrigerated.
mantonfarmersmarket.com. • Henniker Community Market is Thursdays, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Henniker Community Center Park (57 Main St., Henniker), now through Oct. 20. Find them on Facebook @ hennikercommunitymarket. • Milford Farmers Market is Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 300 Elm St. in Milford (across the street from the New Hampshire Antique Co-op), now through Oct. 8. Visit milfordnhfarmersmarket.com. • Nashua Farmers Market is Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at City Hall Plaza (229 Main St., Nashua), now through October. Visit downtownnashua.org/local. • New Boston Farmers Market is Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the New Boston Town Common (Route 13 and Meetinghouse Hill Road), now through Oct. 8. Visit newbostonfarmersmarket.webs.com. • New Ipswich Farmers Market is Saturdays, from 8:30 a.m. to noon,
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Last week we were baking; this week we are going to enjoy a cool kitchen. Take your protein outside to the grill, top it with this easy salsa, and serve it with a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery! This salsa is perfect for pairing with almost any protein I have considered. Whether you are grilling fish, chicken, pork, steaks, or even tofu, this is the topping you need. It is slightly sweet, very crunchy, and has a little bit of acidity and bite. What better way to excite your palate?! There are a few notes on the ingredients. For the bell pepper, you want sweet. If the red peppers don’t look good, go with orange or yellow. I like the color contrast of red, but flavor is more important. For the jalapeno, if you like heat, feel free to leave the seeds and/or ribs. I like a little less spice. For the cilantro, fresh is optimal, but you also can use dried. If you will use dried cilantro, add only one teaspoon. This simple recipe only requires peeling, dicing, juicing and mixing. It will take may-
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It is summer and we remain in an extended heat wave. This is the season of “summer whites”— those lightweight clothes of whiter-than-white to reflect the heat of the summer sun. It is also the season of light meals — salads, sandwiches, cool entrées and desserts! And it is the season to pair light, white wines, the color of a sun-shading straw hat, with those meals. We are always looking for something off the beaten track, wines other than chardonnays and sauvignon blancs, so we headed to the Loire Valley in France and, surprisingly, Napa Valley, to try a few whites made with other varietals. Our first wine, the Domaine Bourillon Dorleans Premium Vouvray Brut (available at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets, priced at $64.99, reduced to $23.99), is a delightful take on a crémant, which is sparkling wine not produced in Champagne and sometimes made with grapes other than chardonnay and pinot noir. It has a pale gold color; the bubbles are tiny and persistent. To the nose, there are citric notes with just a touch of yeast. To the tongue this bubbly is ripe with apple and honey while remaining crisp with acidity. The wine is made from 100 percent chenin blanc grapes from 30-year-old vines. It is made by the method Champenoise, with sur lie for 16 months, before being disgorged and re-corked. While crisp, this wine has a very subtle creaminess to it. Chilled, it is a perfect wine to be sipped, or joined to soft cheeses or a light meal. Our second wine, the 2021 Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier (priced at $17.99 but reduced to $15.99 at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets), is a blend of 80 percent chenin blanc and 20 percent viognier. This wine is interesting in that I tend to think of chenin blanc as coming from the Loire Valley, which has a climate decidedly cooler than that of California. Because of the terroir and heat of the Valley, this wine is more expressive with notes of rich honeysuckle, orange blossoms and citric. These carry through to the tongue. In the glass, the wine has the palest of a light straw, almost silver, color. The inherent creaminess of the chenin blanc is emboldened in this wine, making it a great accompaniment to a frittata or a seafood tostada. It is indeed interesting seeing this wine come from a winery such as Pine Ridge, located in Stag’s Leap, Napa Valley,
producing iconic cabernet sauvignons. This is a blend one would never see in France. The grapes for this wine come from the Sacramento River Delta, where 90-degree days are met with cool nights, producing a wine with lush flavors. Our third wine, the 2019 Domaine Long-Depaquit Chablis (priced at $29.99, reduced to $27.99 and available at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets), is a Burgundian chardonnay. This is a perfect wine to pair with grilled pork, salmon or tuna, shellfish, or mild cheeses if you cannot stand the prospect of cooking anything. The color is a pale greenish yellow. To the nose and tongue we find green apples, along with citric notes of lemon and lime with a slight trace of almonds, and that flinty earthiness that permeates the wines of Chablis. Chablis is the northernmost wine-growing region in Burgundy. The ancient soils of this region give its wines a distinctive minerality. This is a crisp, light wine that can make the summer heat tolerable. Our fourth wine, a 2020 Joseph Drouhin Pouilly-Fuissé (priced at $31.99, reduced to $29.99 at the New Hampshire Liquor & Wine Outlets), is another chardonnay, but coming from vineyards in the villages of Pouilly and Fuissé, in the Mâconnaise subregion of Bourgogne, where the only grape variety grown is chardonnay. This wine is different from the others in that there is some barrel aging, six to eight months in the case of this wine, giving the wine a more “full-mouth-feel.” The color is golden, along with a slight green tinge. To the nose, green grapes and almonds abound; this is then carried through to the tongue. These are pleasant notes, not to be considered heavy, but instead ethereal, and with a long finish. These are four wines that can satisfy every palate and yet are decidedly different from the mainstream everyday whites of chardonnay or pinot grigio. So, live dangerously! Try one of these alternative whites to pair with your summer evening meal. You will welcome the adventure! Fred Matuszewski is a local architect and a foodie and wine geek.
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NoSo, Stay Proud Of Me (Partisan Records)
Abby Hwong is L.A.-based non-binary Korean-American singer-guitarist NoSo, whose debut album — this one here — had a successful launch on Soundcloud. Seems to me they’re big into epic indie-techno like M83, but their trip is more of a songwriter thing, and what first struck me was Hwong’s vocal likeness to Sarah McLachlan. The songs are big and lush, pretty much yacht-rock but with a lot of blooping percolation running along the lowest deck; I know there’s been a big Kate Bush resurgence of late owing to Stranger Things, and that’s fortuitous for Hwong, who sets their sights on the usual targets that strike dread into the hearts of differented people trying to make peace with themselves: of course there’s a song called “Suburbia” here, steeped in mellow Goldfrapp steez. Beautiful stuff here, folks. A+ — Eric W. Saeger Trashed Ambulance, Future Considerations (Thousand Islands Records)
Today I learned that when Barenaked Ladies recorded the theme song to the TV show The Big Bang Theory, there were actually several other verses in the song, and most people have never heard them. I’m not suggesting you run right to YouTube and start memorizing those lyrics; it’s certainly not required listening for diehard fans, and the rest of the song isn’t that great anyway. This album — from an Alberta, Canada, punk crew that’s been around for eight years, if I’m reading their sloppy press materials correctly — is the same kind of stuff as that, geeky Hoobastank-splattered nerd-punk that couldn’t hurt a fly if it wanted to. But point of order, they’d probably prefer I leave names like the Barenakeds and They Might Be Giants out of it: They’re actually “inspired by the likes of Pulley, Face to Face, and The Flatliners,” names that I could have dug up with a little luck, but since you have no idea who those bands are, to save us all time, just expect a bunch of tunes in the vein of the Big Bang Theory theme song, and they’re mostly good. All set? B+ — Eric W. Saeger
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• Well isn’t that special, it’s July 29 already, how can this even be happening? Before you know it the summer will be gone, I mean, why don’t I just put all my winter stuff in my car, like my snowshoes and parka and my emergency survival bug-out bag with bear repellent and extra rations of Fritos and Devil Dogs in case I slide off the road and need rescuing from some crazy enchanted remote witch-filled forest in deepest, darkest Meredith, New Hampshire. OK, fine, I’m riffing mindlessly, and trust me, you’d do the same thing if you were supposed to be writing about Beyoncé’s new album, Renaissance, which comes out on Friday the 29th. Everyone knows that the only reason a critic of eclectic art would even mention the new Beyoncé album at all would be to demonstrate that said critic hasn’t been hiding under a rock, much as I’d much prefer that to trying to talk about an album that will instantly inspire one of only two possible reactions in people: They’ll either instantly decide to buy it, or they’ll yell “LOATHE ENTIRELY” like the Grinch and hope they never have to hear it playing at the Food Court. I’m sort of stuck in the middle myself, like my days of humming along to sexually baffling pop music ended when I turned 10, but in the meantime I still have to see what’s going on with Bee’s new single, “Break My Soul,” a tune she, ahem, “wrote” with like five other people, including her husband, Jay-Z, who’s credited as “S. Carter.” You know, I’m way too much of a punk to take royalty seriously, especially fake-royal cultural icons du jour, but since there are probably five of you who’ll actually buy this album just to irritate me, I’ll give this stupid song a whirl, why not, maybe it consists of more than the usual three notes that can be played on a Fisher Price toy xylophone. Nope, there’s only two notes, but the beat is kind of ’60s-James Bond-y overall but nothing more innovative than a ripoff of Young MC’s “Bust A Move” from back when Fred Flintstone drove a brontosaurus crane. Regardless, the success of that song gave her the distinction of being the first woman to notch at least 20 top 10 titles as a solo artist and at least 10 top 10 tracks as a member of a group on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Yay, super-lucky famous people, aaand we’re moving. • Ack, ack, it’s Groundhog Day, it has to be, wasn’t I talking about some other “Elephant 6 musical collective”-affiliated band last week (Austin group Elf Power, if I recall correctly) (yes, that was it), and saying how much I dislike that stuff? Well, no matter, because Of Montreal are here with a new album, the first two words of the title being Freewave Lucifer, whatever that means, and I have to go listen to their new single, “Marijuana’s A Working Woman.” Bulletin: There are festive, childish watercolors in the video. Oh boy, it wants to be Flaming Lips meets The Shins or some such, unlistenable analog-ish console noise and a barely discernible hook. Holy crow, folks, people are still listening to this kind of thing? • If you ever wondered where Billie Eilish got the idea to use barely-there techno bloops to build songs like “Bad Guy” around, it safe to say she was at one point really into the song “Alaska” by googly-eyed Maryland anti-diva Maggie Rogers, whose new LP Surrender will be out Friday. I like the teaser track “That’s Where I Am” a lot better than anything I’ve heard from Billie; her yodel-y singing goes well with the punk no-wave-ish groove. It’s cool, you’ll like it. • Finally it’s American singer-songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires, who’s in the country supergroup The Highwomen. Her new full-length, Take It Like A Man, features a title track that’s torchy and depressing if you like that sort of thing. — Eric W. Saeger NOTE: Local (NH) bands seeking album or EP reviews can message me on Twitter (@esaeger) or Facebook (eric.saeger.9).
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POP CULTURE BOOKS Nightcrawling, by Leila Mottley (Knopf, 271 pages) Promising young writers don’t always live up to their potential; they can collapse under the combined weight of heavy expectations and featherweight talent. In the interest of kindness, let’s not name names. Not so Leila Mottley, the young novelist that Oprah Winfrey has been gushing about. Mottley started writing Nightcrawling at 17; she’s now 20. Her novel is all Winfrey promised it would be, and then some. It’s based on actual events in Oakland, California: the sexual abuse of a young Black woman by police officers who trapped her into serving an ever expanding number of officers sexually. Mottley, who lives in Oakland, read about the case and the ensuing cover-up and couldn’t stop thinking about the young woman and the experience of growing up “vulnerable, unprotected and unseen.” From her imagination came Kiara, a 17-yearold in similar circumstances. Kiara and her older brother, Marcus, live in a run-down apartment complex where the pool is contaminated with feces. “Houses give away all their secrets at the door. Dee’s is full of scratches. Mine doesn’t even have a working lock no more,” Kiara muses in the first-person narrative which is both lyrical and devastating. Their father is dead; their mother long gone and currently living in a halfway house. Their only other family member is an uncle who is something of a rap star in L.A. and has no contact with them. Kiara carries the weight of their meager existence, since her brother spends his days recording rap music in hopes of hitting it big like his uncle. When the apartment complex is sold and they receive notice that the rent has been doubled, she is desperate, not only for herself and her brother, but also for Trevor, the young boy in an adjacent apartment whom she has been caring for in the absence of his mother. She tries to find work, but without a work history, she is repeatedly turned away. Even the third-rate bars to which she applies won’t hire her until she turns 18. One night, she has a sexual encounter that is more of a business transaction than romance, and the shock of receiving several hundred dollars for sex leads Kiara into selling her body more frequently. One night, she’s picked up by a couple of police officers who, in exchange for not arresting her, take advantage of her services. They soon begin calling her regularly and sharing her with other officers, to the point of her being the “entertainment” at police parties. Although Kiara does not know the officers by name, she knows them by their badge numbers, and they indulge in her services so much that she knows their preferences and habits; HIPPO | JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2022 | PAGE 34
she is paid both in money and also in a shabby form of protection. For example, once, when she is at a party, she gets a call from an officer who tells her that there are undercover officers in the house and there’s about to be a bust. An officer picks her up, preventing her arrest, but his “protection” involves taking her to his home for the night and sexual activities for which she is not paid. One day, police come to her home and take Kiara to the station for questioning. The administration has learned of Kiara’s existence and abuse through a suicide note left by a member of the force. Kiara denies any involvement with officers and is released, but from there, must confront more dilemmas that a teenager should never have to face. She has choices, but they’re all terrible. She feels she can trust no one; the institution that is supposed to protect her is corrupt. Her brother — who loves her so much that he had her fingerprint tattooed on his neck, who pierced her ears with a sewing needle as a gift for her 16th birthday — is in jail. And Kiara is unable to pay the rent and buy food without the money she receives from sexual encounters with the police. While Kiara’s experiences and life, even before she descended into sex work, are foreign to much of America, they will be painfully familiar to many. Mottley clearly knows something about the humiliation of poverty: of having nothing but cereal and ramen in a roach-infested pantry; of having to share a washing machine with someone else at the laundromat; of making your own birthday cake from a mix using syrup because you don’t have any oil; of never having slept in a real bed, or been invited to anyone’s house because your daily existence is limited to staying alive. In one moving scene, Kiara remembers going grocery shopping with her mother, before she disappeared. While her mother is trying to figure out how much credit was left on their EBT card, how much they could spend, young Kiara wistfully fills a carriage with frozen pizza and “fancy” cereal — things that, to her mind, were luxuries only rich people can afford. “I don’t think you can feel more trapped than in the center of food you’re not allowed to eat, waiting to go home, and not knowing if anyone will remember your existence,” Kiara says. While Nightcrawling takes us into a deeply depressing underworld of shame, despair and corruption, it is still a pleasure to read. Mottley’s voice is true and compelling, and she endows Kiara with unsettling wisdom that gives us hope that she will survive and move (both literally and figuratively) to a better place, with Marcus and Trevor in tow. A — Jennifer Graham
BOOK NOTES It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a year since the disappearance of Gabby Petito, the young woman traveling across the country in a van with her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, who the FBI has said claimed responsibility for killing her, according to a January story in the New York Times and other media reports. That case mobilized a nation of armchair investigators. We can all track down murderers now from the comfort of our living room, or at least come up with tips that might prove helpful. And there are plenty of unsolved cases out there, as Trailed by Kathryn Miles reminds us. Trailed (Algonquin, 320 pages) is the account of two women, Laura “Lollie” Winans and Julie Williams, who were found dead in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, and Miles’ personal investigation into their deaths. The case remains unsolved, but Miles, a science writer who lives in Portland, has evidently done a masterful job of telling this story; there are lots of “couldn’t put this book down” in reader reviews. The author explores not only the flaws that plagued the investigation, including charges that the National Park Service tries to bury cases like this so people feel safe on its property, but also the unique dangers that confront women and members of the LGBTQ community when in the wilderness. The “true crime” genre isn’t for everyone, but for those who enjoy it, there are plenty of offerings this summer. Another is When the Moon Turns to Blood (Twelve, 320 pages), journalist Leah Sottile’s account of the Idaho murders allegedly committed by Lori Vallow, a former beauty queen, and her husband Chad Daybell, a doomsday novelist. The couple are accused of killing two children and Daybell’s ex-wife. (The trial is scheduled for January 2023.) The subtitle promises “a story of murder, wild faith and end times.” Less sensational but equally dark is We Carry Their Bones (William Morrow, 256 pages) by Erin Kimmerle. The author is a forensic anthropologist who examines the crimes committed at the Dozier School in Florida, which operated from 1900 to 2011 despite reports of cruelty, abuse and unexplained deaths of young boys, many of whom were Black. School records show that about 30 boys were buried in a field on the property; Kimmerle found that there were actually twice the number of graves. And finally, those who enjoy true crime will appreciate Unmasked: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases (Celadon, 288 pages) by Paul Holes. Hole is the forensic detective whose obsession with the case of the Golden State Killer led to a former police officer’s arrest for 13 murders and 50 rapes in California between 1974 and 1986. — Jennifer Graham
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mht.com, 836-6600). The Bookery event is BYOD: bring your own dog. • PHIL PRIMACK presents Put It Down On Paper: The Words and Life of Mary Folsom Blair in a Literary Lunchtime event at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com) on Thursday, Sept. 8, at noon. Poetry • OPEN MIC POETRY hosted by the Poetry Society of NH at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com), starting with a reading by poet Sam DeFlitch, on Wednesday, July 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Newcomers encouraged. Free. • DOWN CELLAR POETRY SALON Poetry event series presented by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Monthly. First Sunday. Visit psnh.org.
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A horse training family encounters Something at their desert ranch in Nope, the latest film from Jordan Peele.
Nope absolutely hits the ground running with action and plot points and I’ll try not to spoil more than you could get from the trailers. Otis Haywood Jr. (Daniel Kaluuya), called OJ, seems uneasy about the sudden requirement that he take the lead in the family business of training horses for use in movies and TV. He seems to care about the animals and the family’s long legacy in film but he seems less than delighted with the salesmanship aspect of the business and the part where he has to deal with Hollywood people and their Hollywood attitudes. His sister Emerald (Keke Palmer, just radiating charisma) seems more comfortable with this element of the business but less interested in making it and the family’s rural ranch her whole life. To make ends meet, OJ has had to sell off some of the family’s horses to Ricky “Jupe” Park (Steven Yeun, doing a whole fascinating thing), a former child actor who now owns a small Wild West-y theme park. He’s eager to buy more of OJ’s horses but OJ tells Ricky he plans (or maybe just hopes) to buy back the ones he’s sold. Emerald is visiting the ranch when OJ,
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SOFAPLEX PERSUASION EDITION Persuasion (PG) Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis. Also starring Richard E. Grant, Henry Golding and Nikki Amuka-Bird. The mopiest of Jane Austen’s big four novels (the others being Emma, Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice; Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park have always seemed like the Austen B-team), Persuasion is the tale of Anne Elliot (Johnson), the sensible middle daughter of a titled but indebted family, who is still mourning the loss of Frederick Wentworth (Jarvis), the Navy man she was engaged to but then broke up with at 19. He was a poor sailor, and family friend Lady Russell (Amuka-Bird), who served as Anne’s mother figure after the death of her own mom, felt the match was all wrong for Anne. Lady Russell convinced Anne to give Wentworth up but Anne never got over him and never married anyone else. Now she’s in her late twenties and, as she tells us in some direct-to-camera chatter, still self-medicating with long baths and lots of wine. Anne is thrown back into the path of her ex when Wentworth, now wealthy and looking to marry, visits Anne’s sister Mary (Mia
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checking on a horse that isn’t where it’s supposed to be, sees something in the sky. Something big, something fast, something that really freaks out the horse. Emerald decides if there really is something out there, what they need to do is get clear video evidence of it, the kind that will earn them big bucks. Thus do they head to an electronics store for surveillance equipment, where the alien-conspiracy-enmeshed Angel Torres (Brandon Perea) offers to help them set up their cameras and sort of worms
his way into their plans. I don’t know that calling this movie a horror film would be exactly accurate, even though there are jump scares. It’s maybe more of a quirky suspense movie. Trite as it sounds, at some point while I was watching Nope I noticed that I had been leaning forward, literally sitting on the edge of the theater seat, for most of the movie. Nope just pulls you in and holds you there in the movie’s mix of creepy sounds and things that are just as mysterious when they’re seen as when
McKenna-Bruce, doing a lot of fun things as the whiniest Elliot sister) and her extended family, with whom Anne is staying now that her family has been forced to rent out their fancy manor house. Anne can’t figure out how Wentworth feels about her now and, despite being pretty mouthy in a way that is not exactly canon for this character, can’t seem to communicate her own feelings to him. Acerbic chattiness and excessive drinking are two of many ways this Anne doesn’t exactly jibe with the Anne Austen fans might know from the book or earlier movie adaptations. One of the others is that she is Dakota freakin’ Johnson and an obvious knockout whereas book Anne has always felt to me like someone who thinks of herself as a wallflower who blooms according to the circumstances. I get what this movie seems to be doing, with its “what if Bridgerton plus Dickinson to the power of Fleabag” approach, but for me Anne’s character just doesn’t work. The 2020 Emma highlighted what a jerk the Emma character could be, but it did this by making that existing element of the character bolder. Here, I feel like the movie invented a new Anne (someone maybe closer to an Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice) and then shoved her in book Anne’s story, with the two elements always in opposition. It’s never clear why this Anne let herself be “persuaded”
away from her bae in the first place and why she stayed that way all these years, even as she becomes a Regency-era Daria. That said, I didn’t hate it or at least I didn’t hate this Persuasion as much as headlines suggest other reviewers hated it. It’s the first Persuasion I’ve seen that dug a little more into the Anne/Lady Russell relationship. You understand how these two women could remain close in spite of the persuasion-ing that has made Anne so unhappy. I also liked everything to do with Mary and her in-laws, the comic-relief-y Musgrove family. They feel less goofy and more like full characters than in previous iterations. And this movie gets the tone of the William Elliot (Golding) character maybe better than any other movie I’ve seen. He is the right amount of “up to something” and charming and very open about all of it in a way that would be appealing to a brainy girl like Anne. And, for what it’s worth, the movie does a pretty good job of demonstrating how to cast actors of color in period stories that don’t include characters of color: you just do it. It works great here and allows this huffily received movie to at least get to be part of the “Henry Golding having fun on screen” film genre. Persuasion feels like a “for Austen completists only” product but, as just such a person, I’m not mad that I watched it. BAvailable on Netflix.
they’re half seen or mostly unseen. I’m not going to get into the whole “is it a Western” thing but there is a real “spooky things in the dusty West” quality to the movie; think X-Files meets campfire tales. And while I definitely wouldn’t call it a comedy or even funny, necessarily, it has a bounciness to it that can blend some sincere sibling emotions with lighter moments. I mean, I did laugh, and not just at the well-delivered “nope”s. This is a perfectly composed cast. Everybody is working their characters as though they are the center of the story, which gives even smaller parts depth. Kaluuya and Palmer have excellent brother-sister chemistry and Palmer is just crackling throughout. I don’t know that anybody is going the extra mile for DVD and digital movie purchases anymore but if Peele does a Kickstarter to do a prequel short about Yeun’s character let me know and I will contribute. There are lots of little elements in Nope that just tickled me and a few that I’m not sure what I think yet. I think we in the culture just all need to see it so we can spend the next few years talking and arguing about it until Peele delivers his next creation. B+ Rated R for language throughout and some violence/bloody images, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Written and directed by Jordan Peele, Nope is two hours and 10 minutes long and distributed in theaters by Universal Studios.
This newest Persuasion had me wanting to remember how other adaptations had approached the story. Here’s a look at some of the other Persuasion adaptations available for viewing. I’m not including Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, the novel of which claims a loose connection to Persuasion, for the carefully considered and scholarly reason that I don’t wanna. Modern Persuasion (PG, 2020) Alicia DeWitt, Bebe Neuwirth. Also Mark Moses (a “hey it’s that guy” from like everything on TV; maybe you remember him as Duck Phillips on Mad Men) and Liza Lapira (who is fun on The Equalizer) and Shane McRae as the love interest. Here, instead of the central family living at Kellynch Hall, Keller Keller-Lynch is the name of some kind of PR firm that has gone through hard times recently and had to downsize from offices in Manhattan to, gasp, Brooklyn. Wren Cosgrove (DeWitt), this movie’s Anne, is a loyal worker, giving her all to Keller-Lynch. Perhaps this is because she can’t get over her decision not to follow her college boyfriend Jasper Owen (I’m sure McRae is a nice person but he leaves absolutely no impression in this role) to San Francisco. Her aunt, Vanessa (Neuwirth), was insistent that Wren not give up her career for a man and while Wren HIPPO | JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2022 | PAGE 35
POP CULTURE FILMS agreed at the time, she has grown to wish she’d chosen differently. Jasper, now the CEO of a company that does some app thing, interviews KellerLynch to run his PR, putting him and Wren back in contact. The firm’s social media girls (Tedra Millan, Daniella Pineda) stand in for the Musgrove sisters as the young women Owen flirts with, and instead of a title-protecting cousin Wren gets her flirting action from Tyler (Chris O’Shea), a guy at a rival PR firm. This movie is incredibly lightweight and has that quickie rom-com feel of Hallmark movies and some of the more discount-y Netflix romances. It’s perfectly fine as “something that’s on”-level entertainment but it doesn’t offer much else in the way of romance or comedy or any fun twist to the original story. C- Available via Hulu and Amazon Prime and I guess you could pay money to buy or rent it but, like, I wouldn’t. Persuasion (NR, 2007) Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penny-Jones. Penny-Jones, this ITV movie’s Wentworth, was apparently the mayor in the recent The Batman, IMDb informs me. Also here are Tobias Menzies (of The Crown, Outlander and Game of Thrones, among many other things), as Wentworth’s romantic rival for Anne, William Elliot. And see Watcher Giles himself, Anthony Head. Head is pretty perfect as the vain and oblivious Walter Elliot, father of Anne (Hawkins), who believes himself to be much better than everyone despite having completely decimated his family financial-
ly. This very faithful, in story and in period, telling hits all the familiar points: Anne goes to stay with her sister Mary (Amanda Hale) and her family only to find herself reintroduced to Frederick Wentworth (Penny-Jones), the naval officer she loved but was persuaded to dump years earlier. What this movie offers that others don’t is more of a window on Wentworth and his feelings. He’s still angry when he first sees Anne again and it’s clearer here than in other tellings that his flirtation with another woman is more about his reaction to Anne than his genuine attempts to find a non-Anne wife. Coming in at just over 90 minutes, this adaptation is worth a watch for Austen fans — if you can find it. As far as I can tell, it’s not available for rent or purchase and only available to stream with BritBox, which I got a month’s subscription to just for this project and now excuse me while I go watch the eleventyjillion gardening-based shows that this service offices. B Available on BritBox. Persuasion (PG, 1995) Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds. This is my OG Persuasion, the one I can’t help but measure all other Persuasions against. Wikipedia says this movie appeared on TV in the U.K. and got a small theatrical release in the U.S. But I suspect it found most of its audience the way first I saw it, on VHS (ask your grandparents about ye olde video stores). Austen was having a bit of a moment in cinema — Sense and Sensibility would be released later in 1995 and the
Rex Theatre Film Movie screenings, movie-themed 23 Amherst St., Manchester 668-5588, palacetheatre.org happenings and virtual events Veterans Park Venues Cinemark Rockingham Park 723 Elm St., Manchester manchesternh.gov 12 15 Mall Road, Salem Wilton Town Hall Theatre 40 Main St., Wilton Chunky’s Cinema Pub 707 Huse Road, Manchester; wiltontownhalltheatre.com, 654151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua; 150 3456 Bridge St., Pelham, chunkys.com Shows • Minions (PG, 2015) will screen Fathom Events at O’neil Cinemas at Brickyard Fathomevents.com Square in Epping Monday, July 25, and Wednesday, July 27, at The Flying Monkey 10 a.m. as part of the Summer 39 Main St., Plymouth 536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com Kids Series. • How to Train Your DragO’neil Cinemas at Brickyard on (PG, 2022) will screen on Wednesday, July 27, at Chunky’s Square in Manchester, Nashua and Pel24 Calef Hwy., Epping ham at 11:30 a.m. as part of the 679-3529, oneilcinemas.com Little Lunch Date series. Tickets are free but reserve seats with a Park Theatre $5 food voucher. 19 Main St., Jaffrey • Encanto (PG, 2021) will screen theparktheatre.org on Wednesday, July 27, at 8 p.m. in Veterans Park (723 Elm St. in Red River Theatres Manchester) as part of the city’s 11 S. Main St., Concord Summer Series Movies in the 224-4600, redrivertheatres.org Park. See manchesternh.gov. HIPPO | JULY 28 - AUGUST 3, 2022 | PAGE 36
• Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (PG, 2022) will screen at a sensory-friendly screening at Chunky’s in Manchester, Nashua and Pelham on Thursday, July 28, at noon. Tickets cost $5.99. • Where the Crawdads Sing (NR, 2022) at Red River Theatres in Concord on Thursday, July 28, 4 & 7 p.m.; Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31, 1, 4 & 7 p.m; Thursday, Aug. 4, at 4 & 7 p.m. • Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (PG, 2022) at Red River Theatres in Concord on Thursday, July 28, at 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Friday, July 29, through Sunday, July 31, at 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 4, at 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. • Lightyear (PG, 2022) at Park Theatre in Jaffrey on Thursday, July 28, at 6:30 p.m. • DC League of Super-Pets (PG, 2022) at Park Theatre in Jaffrey on Friday, July 29, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, July 30, at 1 p.m.; Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31, at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 2, through Friday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 6, at 1:30 & 7 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 9, through Thursday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. • DC League of Super-Pets (PG,
BBC’s Pride and Prejudice (or, as you may know it, “the one with Colin Firth and the wet shirt”; kids, ask your moms) aired in the U.K. in fall 1995 and on A&E in early 1996, according to Wikipedia. Thusly, I don’t know if it’s nostalgia or some kind of imprinting or solely on the basis of the performance that Amanda Root is, for me, the just-right Anne. She isn’t a wimp but she isn’t outgoing. She’s smart and capable but she’s not some anachronistic trailblazer. Because she’s capable, she seems to get her family’s messiness plopped on her to deal with — closing up the house when the Elliots move to Bath to economize without, you know, looking like they’re economizing, and dealing with her aggrieved sister Mary (Sophie Thompson), who is always believing herself to be ill. (Is she bored with her life and illness is the only acceptable way to throw off the expected duty of a wife and mother? Or is she truly ill but society at the time sees women’s pain only as a sign of moral weakness? — Free essay ideas!) This Wentworth (Hinds) is more of a mystery; we are definitely looking at their relationship and its effects on Anne through her eyes. This movie might have the most malevolent-seeming group of Elliot family and associates. Whereas other Ladies Russell often seem to soften on Wentworth or at least seem to want a happy Anne more than they want to stick to their guns, this Lady Russell (Susan Fleetwood) really does not seem to budge, seeming to pressure Anne to consider the extra shady William Elliot (Samuel West). This Elizabeth (Phoebe 2022) at O’neil Cinemas at Brickyard Square in Epping as the Sensory Friendly Screening on Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m. • Studio Ghibli Fest 2022 from Fathom Events (fathomevents. com) continues with Hayao Miyazaki’s Kiki’s Delivery Service (G, 1989), which will screen at Cinemark Rockingham Park on Sunday, July 31; Monday, Aug. 1, and Wednesday, Aug. 3. Only Yesterday (PG, 1991) will screen Sunday, Aug. 28 (Cinemark Rockingham Park) and Monday, Aug. 29 (Cinemark Rockingham Park and O’neil Cinemas at Brickyard Square). • The Boss Baby: Family Business (PG, 2021) will screen at O’neil Cinemas at Brickyard Square in Epping Monday, Aug. 1, and Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. as part of the Summer Kids Series. • Wayne’s World (PG-13, 1992) — it’s party time! it’s excellent! — will screen at Chunky’s in Manchester, Nashua and Pelham on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. • Sing 2 (PG 2021) will screen at O’neil Cinemas at Brickyard Square in Epping Monday, Aug. 8, and Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 10
Nicholls), Anne’s snooty older sister, is a particular sour lemon of a person. These BBC Austens are not fast-paced laughs-a-minute but they are enjoyable adaptations, particularly if you know the books and enjoy seeing the smaller characters and details brought to life. I deeply enjoyed watching it again and, even after 27 years, I think it holds up. A Available to rent or purchase. Rational Creatures Kristina Pupo, Peter Giessl. OK, technically this one isn’t a movie but a web series. The first season is available at rationalseries.wixsite.com and a second season is scheduled to drop this summer, according to the website. Here, Ana Elias (Pupo) and Fred Wentworth (Giessl) are modern twentysomethings. Ana goes to stay with her sister Marisol (Gabriela Diaz) after the travel agency owned by her father, Guillermo Elias (Armando Reyes), can no longer pay her. Ana, who seems like a sweet and gentle pleaser, isn’t sure what to do with her life now and is still thinking about her high school relationship with Fred, now a travel writer/internet personality. Amanda Root might be the ur-Anne to me but Pupo perfectly captures the essential Anne qualities of being uncertain without being wimpy and being always predisposed to put others first without necessarily being a pushover. I found myself charmed at how the story unfolded and riffed on the source material. I am genuinely looking forward to the next season. B+ Available online.
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a.m. as part of the Summer Kids Series. • The Goonies (PG, 1985) will screen at Chunky’s in Manchester, Nashua and Pelham on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. Doors open an hour before showtime for a treasure hunt. • The Wedding Singer (PG-13, 1998) will screen on Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m. in Veterans Park (723 Elm St. in Manchester) as part of the city’s Summer Series Movies in the Park. See manchesternh.gov. • The Goonies (PG, 1985) a 21+ screening and treasure hunt, at Chunky’s in Manchester, Nashua and Pelham on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m. Doors open an hour
before showtime for a treasure hunt. • Manchester International Film Festival will run Friday, Aug. 12, through Sunday, Aug. 14, at locations including the Rex Theatre and Palace Theatre in Manchester. The current schedule includes screenings of Four Pins (2022) at 6:30 p.m. and Slap Shot (1973) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, at the Rex. On Saturday, Aug. 13, Finding Sandler (2022) at 6 p.m. and An American Werewolf in London (1981) at 9 p.m. will screen at the Rex; “An Evening with John Lithgow” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Palace. On Sunday, Aug. 14, a kids movie is scheduled to run at 10 a.m. See palacetheatre.org/film.
NITE Countrified Local music news & events
By Michael Witthaus
mwitthaus@hippopress.com
• Gator rock: Formed in late ’60s Jacksonville, Florida, Blackfoot took a long road to their most well-known hits, “Train, Train” and “Highway Song.” They opened for The Who at the Silverdome and carved out a niche as a Southern rock band with a heavier edge while enduring multiple lineup changes. The current touring unit consists of “ambassadors” hand-picked by original lead singer Rickey Medlocke. Thursday, July 28, 8 p.m., Angel City Music Hall, 179 Elm St., Manchester, $20 at the door. • Getting down: With a member who sings, beatboxes and simultaneously plays up to four keyboards, Sophistafunk is a dance floor-filling powerhouse. They’ve worked with the late Bernie Worrell and Motley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, among others. In 2016 they provided the theme song for a game show hosted by Guy Fieri, a few years after Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives visited Funk ‘N Waffles, a Syracuse restaurant owned by the band’s Adam Gold. Friday, July 29, 9 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester, $20 at the door. • Twofer show: A pair of veteran singer-songwriters performs in Concord. Peter Mulvey and Mark Erelli both have new records coming. Mulvey and SistaStrings are set to release Love Is The Only Thing on Aug. 12, while Erelli’s fan-funded Lay Your Darkness Down drops later this fall. The latter was made as Erelli was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease that threatened to blind him. The Kickstarter effort brought in twice what he’d asked. Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage, 16 Main St., Concord, $25 at ccanh.com. • Country kid: A singer-guitarist who splits his time between Nashville and New England, Chris Dagnese brings a hybrid sound as well to his music. He’s down home on acoustic guitar, singing about smalltown life, but he’ll kick out the rock jams with his band Dags. The group’s new single “Sorry I Missed Your Call” is solidly in the wheelhouse of the current John Mellencamp-informed brand of country. Sunday, July 31, 4 p.m., Millyard Brewery, 125 E. Otterson St., Nashua. See @dagsmusicnow on Instagram. • World music: Touring in support of his new album Les Racines, Vieux Farka Touré is a guitarist who’s been called the “Hendrix of the Sahara.” Over five critically lauded records, he’s pushed the boundaries of traditional West African music. The new release explores the traditional Songhai music of Northern Mali, what Westerners call “Desert Blues.” He’s also collaborated with Dave Matthews and jazz guitarist John Scofield. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m., The Press Room, 77 Daniel St., Portsmouth, $28 at eventbrite.com.
On his latest, Albert Cummings shifts gears By Michael Witthaus
mwitthaus@hippopress.com
Though firmly rooted in New England, Albert Cummings has an affinity for the South. He made his 2003 breakthrough album, From the Heart, in Austin, Texas, backed by Stevie Ray Vaughan’s band Double Trouble. His longtime producer Jim Gaines is a Memphis native, and with him, 2019’s Believe was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Cummings’ latest, Ten, was done in Nashville, a city he admits is probably the only one that might pry him from his home in Williamstown, Mass. “I don’t have any plans on leaving,” he said on his way to a tour stop in Reading, Pennsylvania. “But if I do, I’d go there. I love the whole area. You’re in the music world, that’s a pretty good place to go and hang out.” For Ten, Cummings immersed himself in the spirit of Music City. He worked with producer Chuck Ainlay, whose credits include a who’s who of country royalty, from Conway Twitty and George Strait to Dolly Parton and Miranda Lambert. For a guitarist who once had plans to play bluegrass before shifting to blues, it was a dream come true. “Oh man, it was such a great experience,” Cummings said. “Chuck is just an amazing guy. He jokes around and says, ‘Well, I’m pretty good at turning knobs,’ but he’s a master of orchestrating everything … to work with him was an honor, and to watch him was just amazing.”
Albert Cummings When: Thursday, July 28, 8 p.m. Where: Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry Tickets: $30 at tupelohall.com
For the project, Ainlay recruited “all the first-call players down there, just the best musicians I’ve ever seen,” Cummings said. If that weren’t enough, Vince Gill was enticed to sing harmony on “Last Call,” a country rocker about a long night of drinking that’s one of the disc’s highlights. “It’s a pinch-me moment, you know what I mean? Vince Gill, talk about an idol,” Cummings said. “It’s just lightning; how does that happen? I really don’t have any words to describe it … an amazing experience, a beautiful human being.” Cummings says he dug deep for the songs on his most country-flavored record ever. “What I wanted to do was be honest with what was in my head,” he said. Not every tune was new. “Beautiful Bride” was the first song Cummings ever sang in front of an audience, in 1989. He’d done a spare version for From the Heart, but “I always wanted to have kind of a little bit bigger sound, a different flavor,” he said. “Give it a little boost … I knew once I was in Nashville I had to put that on the record.” “Sounds Like the Road” is a solid blues rocker inspired by a hotel lobby encounter with fellow guitarist Robben Ford — “I was checking in, he was checking out,” Cummings explained. It was during a period when he split time between working construction and performing, a late-blooming musician who hadn’t begun to play in public until age 27. When Ford asked Cummings what he was up to, “I told him, ‘I’m just trying to get things squared away, go out and play.’ He says, ‘Oh yeah? Where are you playing?’ I said, ‘We’re going here, we’re going there, and then we’re flying here.’ He looked at me and said, ‘Sounds like the road to me.’ I was like, ‘Bam, that’s a song.’ I knew it
COMEDY THIS WEEK AND BEYOND Venues Averill House Vineyard 21 Averill Road, Brookline 371-2296, averillhousevineyard.com Chunky’s 707 Huse Road, Manchester; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, chunkys.com Fulchino Vineyard 187 Pine Hill Road, Hollis 438-5984, fulchinovineyard. com Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach 929-4100, casinoballroom. com
Hatbox Theatre Rex Theatre Steeplegate Mall, 270 Loudon 23 Amherst St., Manchester Road, Concord 668-5588, palacetheatre.org 715-2315, hatboxnh.com Tupelo Music Hall Headliners Comedy Club 10 A St., Derry, DoubleTree By Hilton, 700 437-5100, tupelomusichall. Elm St., Manchester com headlinerscomedyclub.com Events LaBelle Winery Derry • Ron White Casino Ballroom, 14 Route 111, Derry Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m. 672-9898, labellewinery.com • Mike Koutrobis Averill House Vineyard, Saturday, Lakeport Opera House July 30, 5:30 p.m. 781 Union Ave., Laconia • Dave Russo Headliners, Sat519-7506, lakeportopera.com urday, July 30, 8:30 p.m. • Stephanie Peters Chunky’s The Music Hall Lounge Manchester, Saturday, July 30, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth 8 p.m. 436-2400, themusichall.org • Steve Bjork/Mike Koutrobis/Travis Libman Tupelo, Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m.
Albert Cummings. Courtesy photo.
right then.” Many years and tours later, “it just feels so good to be back playing,” Cummings said, particularly after Covid cut a swath through his livelihood; he released Believe just as the world shut down. “It never had a life; it died before it ever got the chance to even get out.” He’s buoyed by a new release that’s exciting fans, even drawing new ones. “I think this record has really brought me a lot of attention, because crowds are way bigger than they used to be,” he said. “I have a feeling that people are just loving to get back out; couple of years away from music made them realize how much they miss it … I really do love it, no matter how hard the road is.” Finally, though much of the buzz around Ten is it’s “Cummings Goes Country,” the fiery-fingered guitarist who’s shared stages with B.B. King and Johnny Winter and worked with Nashville’s A-Team isn’t tucking himself into any genre. He has opined that the difference between blues and country is beverages — one’s whiskey, the other’s beer. He still feels that way. “I told that to Vince Gill,” he recalled. “He said, ‘That’s a great analogy — the same three chords, just a different cocktail.’”
• Paul Nardizzi/John Fisch/ Dave Russo Fulchino Vineyard, Friday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m. • Ken Rogerson Rex, Friday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. • Dan Crohn Headliners, Saturday, Aug. 6, 8:30 p.m. • Mark Nizer Lakeport Opera House, Sunday, Aug. 7, 6 p.m. • Adam Ray The Music Hall Lounge, Sunday, Aug. 7, 8 p.m. • Queen City Improv Hatbox Theatre, Thursday, Aug. 11, 7:30 p.m. • Isabel Hagen The Music Hall Lounge, Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m. • Greg Fitzsimmons Chunky’s Nashua, Friday, Aug. 12, at 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8:30 p.m. • Kerri Louise Chunky’s
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Nashua, Friday, Aug. 12, and Saturday, Aug. 13, at 8:30 p.m. • Joe Gatto Casino Ballroom, Saturday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m. • Chris Zito Headliners, Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m. • Lenny Clarke LaBelle Winery, Derry, Thursday, Aug. 18, 6:30 p.m. • Christine Hurley Rex, Friday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.
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Sea Dog Brewing Co. 5 Water St. 793-5116 Swasey Parkway 316 Water St. Alton Foster’s Tavern 403 Main St. 875-1234 Alton Bay Dockside Restaurant 6 East Side Drive 855-2222 Amherst LaBelle Winery 345 Route 101 672-9898 Auburn Auburn Pitts 167 Rockingham Road 622-6564 Barrington Topwater Brewing Co. 648 Calef Hwy 664-5444 Bedford Copper Door 15 Leavy Dr. 488-2677 Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House 393 Route 101 488-5875 T-Bones 169 S. River Road 623-7699
Village Common Park Gazebo Bell Hill Road Bow Chen Yang Li 520 S. Bow St. 228-8508 Brookline The Alamo 99 Route 13 721-5000 Candia Smyth Public Library Gazebo 55 High St. 483-8245 Concord Area 23 State Street 881-9060 Cheers 17 Depot St. 228-0180 Concord Arts Market Rollins Park concordartsmarket.net Concord Craft Brewing 117 Storrs St. 856-7625 Courtyard by Marriott Concord 70 Constitution Ave.
Fody’s Tavern 187 Rockingham Road, 404-6946
Gilford Lake Shore Park Lake Shore Road
Shara Vineyards 82 Currier Road
LaBelle Winery 14 Route 111 672-9898
Patrick’s 18 Weirs Road 293-0841
Tandy’s Pub & Grille 1 Eagle Square 856-7614
MacGregor Park East Broadway 436-6136
T-Bones 404 S. Main St. 715-1999
Dover Cara Irish Pub & Restaurant 11 Fourth St. 343-4390
Goffstown Village Trestle 25 Main St. 497-8230
Hermanos Cocina Mexicana 11 Hills Ave. 224-5669
Uno Pizzeria 15 Fort Eddy Road 226-8667
Hampton Ashworth by the Sea 295 Ocean Blvd. 926-6762
Smuttlabs 47 Washington St. 343-1782
Bernie’s Beach Bar 73 Ocean Blvd. 926-5050
Sunrise Pointe Cafe 50 Pointe Place, No. 33 343-2110
Boardwalk Cafe 139 Ocean Blvd. 929-7400
Gould Hill Farm & Contoocook Cider Co. 656 Gould Hill Road 746-3811
Epping Telly’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 235 Calef Hwy. 679-8225
Bogie’s 32 Depot Square 601-2319
Deerfield The Lazy Lion 4 North Road 463-7374
Epsom Hill Top Pizzeria 1724 Dover Road 736-0027
Derry Amphora 55 Crystal Ave., 537-0111
Exeter Sawbelly Brewing 156 Epping Road 583-5080
Contoocook Contoocook Farmers Market 896 Main St. 746-3018
Charlie’s Tap House 9A Ocean Blvd. 929-9005 Community Oven 845 Lafayette Road 601-6311 CR’s The Restaurant 287 Exeter Road 929-7972
The Galley Hatch (Tino’s Kitchen is upstairs) 325 Lafayette Road 926-6152
Henniker Angela Robinson Bandstand Community Park, Main Street
The Goat 20 L St. 601-6928
Colby Hill Inn 33 The Oaks 428-3281
L Street Tavern 603 17 L St. 967-4777
Hudson The Bar 2B Burnham Road
Logan’s Run 816 Lafayette Road 926-4343
Lynn’s 102 Tavern 76 Derry Road 943-7832
McGuirk’s Ocean View Restaurant & Lounge 95 Ocean Blvd.
T-Bones 77 Lowell Road 882-6677
North Beach Bar & Grill 931 Ocean Blvd. 967-4884
Jaffrey Park Theatre 19 Main St. 532-9300
Sea Ketch 127 Ocean Blvd. 926-0324
Kingston Saddle Up Saloon 92 Route 125 369-6962
Shane’s Texas Pit 61 High St. 601-7091 Smuttynose Brewing 105 Towle Farm Road Wally’s Pub 144 Ashworth Ave. 926-6954 Whym Craft Pub & Brewery 853 Lafayette Road 601-2801
Boardwalk Grill and Bar 45 Endicott St. 366-7799 Fratello’s 799 Union Ave. 528-2022 High Octane Saloon 1072 Watson Road 527-8116 Naswa Resort 1086 Weirs Blvd. 366-4341 T-Bones 1182 Union Ave. 528-7800 Tower Hill Tavern 264 Lakeside Ave. 366-9100 The Wreck Yard 322 Lakeside Ave. Londonderry Coach Stop Restaurant & Tavern 176 Mammoth Road 437-2022
Laconia 405 Pub & Grill 405 Union St.
The Common 265 Mammoth Road
Bar Salida 21 Weeks St. 527-8500 Belknap Mill 25 Beacon St. E., No. 1 524-8813 Bernini Pizzeria and Wine Bar 1135 Union Ave. 527-8028
Manchester Angel City Music Hall 179 Elm St. 931-3654 Backyard Brewery 1211 S. Mammoth Road 623-3545 Bonfire 950 Elm St. 663-7678
Swasey Parkway: The Rampage Wally’s: MSF Acoustic, 4 p.m.; Christmas in July, 7 p.m. Trio, 6 p.m. Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m. Goffstown Village Trestle: Randy Hawkes, Hillsborough Amherst Butler Park: Eric Lindberg Band, 6 p.m. LaBelle: Moondance, 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Hampton Auburn Derry Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m.; Hudson Auburn Pitts: live music, 7 p.m. Fody’s: music bingo, 8 p.m. The Bar: Neeley Luna, 6:30 p.m. LaBelle: Zac Brown Tribute Band, Trevor Hall, 8 p.m. Lynn’s 102: karaoke w/ George Bogie’s: Redemption, 7:30 p.m. Bedford 6:30 p.m. Bisson, 8 p.m. Copper Door: Lou Antonucci, 7 p.m. MacGregor Park: Lexi James, 7 p.m. CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m. T-Bones: Pete Massa, 7 p.m. The Goat: MB Padfield, 8 p.m. Murphy’s: Malcolm Salls, 5:30 p.m. McGuirk’s: Lee Ross, 1 p.m.; T-Bones: Sean Coleman, 7 p.m. Epping Jaffrey Sean Buckley, 8 p.m. Telly’s: Pete Peterson, 7 p.m. Sea Ketch: Dave Gerard, 1 p.m.; Park Theatre: open mic, 8 p.m. Brookline Clint Lapointe, 8:30 p.m. Alamo: Justin Jordan open mic, Exeter Kingston 4:30 p.m. Sawbelly: Artty Francour, 5 p.m. Shane’s: live music, 6 p.m. Smuttynose: Everlovin Rosie, Saddle Up Saloon: karaoke with Sea Dog: Todd Hearon, 6 p.m. DJ Jason, 7 p.m. 6;30 p.m.
Thursday, July 28
Alton Foster’s: Dakota Smart, 6 p.m.
Concord Area 23: Paul Hubert, 7 p.m. Cheers: Jodee Frawlee, 6 p.m. Hermanos: Brian Booth, 6:30 p.m. T-Bones: Casey Roop, 7 p.m. Uno Pizzeria: Josh Foster, 6 p.m.
RETURN OF THE DIVA Comedy diva Stephanie Peters returns to Chunky’s (707 Huse Road, Manchester; chunkys.com) on Saturday, July 30, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20.
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Londonderry Mason Stumble Inn: Mugsy Duo, 7 p.m. Marty’s: Charlie Chronopoulos, 5 p.m. Manchester Angel City: Blackfoot, 8 p.m. Meredith Cactus Jack’s: Doug Thompson, Giuseppe’s: The Sweetbloods, 7 p.m. 5:45 p.m. City Hall Pub: Killian Venman Duo,7 p.m. Merrimack Currier: Halley Neal, 5 p.m. Homestead: Jordan Quinn, 5:30 Derryfield: Devin and Nate, 6 p.m. p.m.; D-Comp, 6 p.m. Elm House of Pizza: John Chou- Milford inard, 6 p.m. Pasta Loft: Mike Ordway, 7 p.m. Firefly: Dani Sven, 6 p.m. Riley’s: open mic, 7 p.m. Foundry: Hank Osborne, 6 p.m. Stonecutters Pub: Blues Therapy, Fratello’s: Tim Kierstead,5:30 8 p.m. p.m The Goat: LuffKiD, 4 p.m.; kara- Nashua oke with Cox, 8 p.m. Fody’s: DJ Rich karaoke, 9:30 KC’s: Justin Jordan, 6 p.m. p.m. Laconia Murphy’s: Mike & John, 5:30 Fratello’s: Ryan Williamson, 6 p.m. p.m. Ossipee Tower Hill: Luke Skyrocker & DJ Strange Brew: Frank Morey, 8 Hobbs Brew House: Kimayo, 7 Tim, 8 p.m. p.m. p.m.
Music, live and in person These listings for live music are compiled from press releases, restaurants’ websites and social media and artists’ websites and social media. Call the venue to check on special rules and reservation instructions. Get your gigs listed by sending information to music@hippopress.com.
Portsmouth Clipper: Max Sullivan, 9 p.m. Gas Light: Two Towns Duo, 7 p.m. The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. Press Room: Dueling Pianos, 8 p.m.
NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK City Hall Pub 8 Hanover St. 232-3751 Currier Museum of Art 150 Ash St. 669-6144
Stark Park Bandstand River Road Strange Brew 88 Market St. 666-4292
Tiki Tavern at Derryfield Country Club Executive Health Club 625 Mammoth Road 1 Highlander Way 623-2880 668-4753
Millyard Brewery 25 E. Otterson St. 722-0104 Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St. 821-7535 Raga 138 Main St. 459-8566
Elks Lodge 290 Granite St. 623-9126
To Share Brewing 720 Union St. 836-6947
Stella Blu 70 E. Pearl St. 578-5557
Elm House of Pizza 102 Elm St. 232-5522
Wild Rover 21 Kosciuszko St. 669-7722
Firefly 21 Concord St. 935-9740
Mason Marty’s Driving Range 96 Old Turnpike Road 878-1324
New Boston Molly’s Tavern & Restaurant 35 Mont Vernon Road 487-1362
The Foundry 50 Commercial St. 836-1925 Fratello’s 155 Dow St. 624-2022 The Goat 50 Old Granite St. The Hill Bar & Grille McIntyre Ski Area 50 Chalet Ct. 622-6159 KC’s Rib Shack 837 Second St. 627-RIBS
Newfields Fire and Spice Bistro 70 Route 108 418-7121
Meredith Giuseppe’s 312 Daniel Webster Hwy. Newmarket 279-3313 Stone Church 5 Granite St. Twin Barns Brewing 659-7700 194 Daniel Webster Hwy. 279-0876 Northfield Boonedoxz Pub Merrimack 95 Park St. Homestead 717-8267 641 Daniel Webster Hwy. 429-2022 Penacook American Legion Post Tomahawk Tavern 31 454 Daniel Webster Hwy. 11 Charles St. 365-4960 753-9372
Murphy’s Taproom 494 Elm St. 644-3535
Milford The Pasta Loft 241 Union Square 672-2270
Portsmouth Clipper Tavern 75 Pleasant St. 501-0109
Salona Bar & Grill 128 Maple St. 624-4020
Riley’s Place 29 Mont Vernon St. 380-3480
The Gas Light 64 Market St. 430-9122
Shaskeen Pub 909 Elm St. 625-0246
Station 101 193 Union Square
The Goat 142 Congress St. 590-4628
South Side Tavern 1279 S. Willow St. 935-9947 Stark Brewing Co. 500 Commercial St. 625-4444
Stonecutters Pub 63 Union Square 213-5979 Nashua Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St. 577-9015
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NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK Mcguirk’s: Dis N Dat, 1 p.m.; Rochester Governor’s Inn: Aunt Peg, 6 p.m. Sindicate, 8 p.m.; Beach Nights, 8 p.m. North Beach: Groove Cats, 8 Salem Copper Door: Dave Zangri, 7 p.m. Sea Ketch: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m. Smuttynose: Everlovin Roise, p.m. Shane’s: live music, 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Smuttynose: Truff;e, 6:30 p.m. Wally’s: Chris Toler, 4 p.m.; Strafford Independence Inn: Mikey G, 6 Clownshoe, 9 p.m. Whym: Pete Peterson, 6:30 p.m. p.m.
Merrimack Homestead: Doug Thompson, 6 p.m. Milford Pasta Loft: Bush League, 8:30 p.m. Stonecutters Pub: DJ Dave O with karaoke, 9 p.m.
Nashua Fody’s: Pop Rox, 10 p.m. Millyard Brewery: Brad Aiken & Hudson Windham Friends, 6 p.m. Common Man: Ken Budka, 6 The Bar: Steven Scott Haidaic- The Peddler’s Daughter: Take 4, huk, 7 p.m. p.m. 9:30 p.m. Lynn’s 102: karaoke w/ George Old School: Vere Hill, 6 p.m. Bisson, 8 p.m. New Boston Jaffrey Friday, July 29 Molly’s Tavern: Chris Perkins, 7 Park Theatre: Bob Jordan, 5:30 p.m. Alton Foster’s Tavern: Mike G and p.m. Trainwreck, 7 p.m. Newfields Kingston Fire and Spice Bistro: Chris Saddle Up: live music, 8 p.m. Bedford O’Neill, 5:30 p.m. Murphy’s: Ryan Williamson, 6 Laconia p.m. Newmarket Belknap Mills: Martin and Kelly, Stone Church: Aztec Two-Step 6 p.m. Brookline 2.0, 6 p.m. Fratello’s: Rebecca Turmel, 6 Alamo: live music, 6 p.m. p.m. Northfield Naswa: DJ Terry, 5 p.m.; Bill Boonedoxz Pub: karaoke night, Concord Area 23: Fern Family Band, 7 Scott, 6 p.m. 7 p.m. p.m.; Quint-E-Sential Band, 9:30 Tower Hill: karaoke DJ Tim, 9 p.m. p.m. Penacook Shara Vineyard: Kimayo, 6 p.m. The Wreck Yard: Leadfoot Sam, American Legion Post 31: 6 p.m. JMitch Karaoke, 7 p.m. Contoocook Contoocook Cider Co.: Joey Londonderry Portsmouth Clark & The Big Hearts, 4:30 p.m. Coach Stop: Jordan Quinn, 6 p.m. Portsmouth Feed Co: Max SulStumble Inn: Mike & John, 8 livan, 9 p.m. p.m. Derry Gas Light: Bob Pratte Band, 7 Fody’s: Pop Rox, 8 p.m. p.m.; Austin McCarthy, 9:30 p.m. Manchester The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m. Backyard Brewery: Tim Kier- Thirsty Moose: Business Time, Deerfield stead, 6 p.m. Lazy Lion: MKM, 6 p.m. 9 p.m. Bonfire: Country Roads, 7 p.m. Derryfield: Two Towns, 6 p.m.; Rochester Dover Neon Rodeo, 8 p.m. Smuttlabs: music bingo, 6 p.m. Governor’s Inn: Dancing Madly Sunrise Pointe: live music, 4:30 Elks Club: Jennifer Mitchell Backwards, 7 p.m. Acoustic, 7 p.m. p.m. Firefly: Liz Ridgely, 6 p.m. Salem Foundry: Ken Budka, 6 p.m. Epping Luna Bistro: Dani Sven, 6 p.m. Fratello’s: Joanie Cicatelli, 6 p.m. Smuttynose: music bingo, 6 p.m.; Telly’s: Rob & Jody, 8 p.m. The Goat: Russ Six, 4 p.m.; Truffle, 6:30 p.m. Inside Out, 9 p.m. Exeter The Hill: Casey Roop, 5:30 p.m. Windham Sawbelly: Chad Verbeck, 5 p.m. KC’s: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m. Sea Dog: Darien Castro, 6 p.m. Old School: Mo Bounce, 6 p.m. Murphy’s: Whatsername, 9:30 p.m. Goffstown Saturday, July 30 Village Trestle: Paul Lussier, 6 Shaskeen: Sophistafunk, 8 p.m. Alton South Side Tavern: Cox Karaoke, Foster’s Tavern: Jeff Mitchell, 7 p.m. 9 p.m. p.m. Strange Brew: Ken Clark Organ Hampton Ashworth: Fagan/O’Neill Duo, 4 Trio, 9 p.m. Alton Bay p.m. Bernie’s: Mike Forgette, 8 p.m.; Beach Nights, 8 p.m. CR’s: Bob Tirelli, 6 p.m. Logan’s: Redemption, 7 p.m.
Dockside: Frank McDaniels, 8 Meredith p.m. Giuseppe’s: Michael Bourgeois, 5:45 p.m. Auburn Twin Barns: Chris Lester, 6 p.m. Auburn Pitts: live music, 7 p.m.
MUSIC AT 3S ARTSPACE Berklee alum Halley Neal returns to New England in advance of her second album, Beautiful and Blue, which is set to release in September. She touches down at the 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth; 766-3330; 3sarts.org) on Friday, July 29, at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $15 to $125, plus fees.
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Barrington Hudson Topwater Brewing Co: Andrew The Bar: Redline Band, 8:30 p.m. Geano, 5 p.m. Lynn’s 102: Troublemakers, 8 p.m. Bedford Murphy’s: Austin McCarthy, 6 Laconia p.m. Fratello’s: John Chouinard, 6 p.m. Bow Naswa: Marlena Phillips, 6 p.m. Chen Yang Li: Eric Lindberg, 7 Tower Hill: line dancing, 7 p.m.; p.m. karaoke night, 9 p.m.; Deja Voodoo, 9 p.m. Brookline Alamo: live music, 5 p.m. Londonderry Coach Stop: Rebecca Turmel, 6 Concord p.m. Area 23: Mikey G Jam, 2 p.m.; Stumble Inn: Whammer Jammer Llava Llama, 8 p.m. Band, 8 p.m. Concord Arts Market: Amanda Adams, 12:30 p.m. Manchester Hermanos: Mark Bartram, 6:30 Backyard Brewery: April Cushp.m. man, 6 p.m. Derryfield: Mike and John, 6 Contoocook p.m.; The Far, 8 p.m. Contoocook Cider Co.: Tim Tiki Tavern at Executive Health Kierstead, 4:30 p.m. Club: Casey Roop, 6:30 p.m. Contoocook Farmers Market: Firefly: George Barber, 6 p.m. Scott King, 9 a.m. Fratello’s: Paul Gormley, 6 p.m. Foundry: Mary Fagan, 6 p.m. Deerfield The Goat: Small Town Stranded, Lazy Lion: live music, 7 p.m. 9 p.m. KC’s: Jonny Friday, 6 p.m. Epping Murphy’s: Steve Haidachuk, 5:30 Telly’s: Swipe Right Duo, 8 p.m. p.m.; Off the Record, 9:30 p.m. Strange Brew: Jam Tomorrow, Epsom 5 p.m.; Jake Pardee & Friends, 9 Hill Top Pizza: JMitch Karaoke, p.m. 7 p.m. Meredith Exeter Giuseppe’s: Andre Balazs, 5:30 Sea Dog: Rich Amorim, 6 p.m. p.m. Twin Barns: Kimayo, 3 p.m. Gilford Lake Shore Park: Blue Matter, Merrimack 9 p.m. Homestead: Joanie Cicatelli, 6 p.m. Goffstown Village Trestle: Joe Birch, 6 p.m. Milford Pasta Loft: The Bat Magoon Hampton Band, 8:30 p.m. Bernie’s: Chris Toler, 1 p.m.; MB Riley’s Place: Boondock Sinners, Padfield, 1 p.m.; Chris Toler, 8 8 p.m. p.m.; 7 Day Weekend, 8 p.m. L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; Nashua karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Fody’s: Joe Macdonald, 8 p.m. McGuirk’s: Mason Brothers, Millyard Brewery: Sippin’ Whis1 p.m.; Leads, 7:30 p.m.; Sean key, 4 p.m. Buckley, 8 p.m. Station 101: Allen James, 2:30 North Beach: Brickyard Blues, 8 p.m.; Rich & Robert, 6 p.m. p.m. Sea Ketch: Doug Mitchell, 1p.m.; New Boston Liz Ridley, 8:30 p.m. Molly’s: The Incidentals, 7 p.m. Smuttynose: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m.; Chris Fitz Band, 6:30 p.m. Northfield Wally’s: Fortune, 9 p.m. Boonedoxz Pub: live music, 7 Whym: Ralph Allen, 6:30 p.m. p.m. Henniker Colby Hill: Chases Campbell, 6 p.m.
Jamsterdamn Band, 7 p.m.; Doug Thompson, 9:30 p.m. The Goat: Mike Forgette, 9 p.m. Press Room: Golden Oak, 6:30 p.m. Thirsty Moose: Mattson, 9 p.m. Rochester Governor’s Inn: Undercover, 7 p.m. Salem Luna Bistro: Phil Jacques, 6 p.m. Smuttynose: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m.; OBD Project, 6:30 p.m.; Chris Fitz Band, 6:30 p.m. Salisbury Black Bear Vineyards: Johnny Friday, 2 p.m. Windham Old School: Fox & Flamingos, 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 31
Alton Bay Dockside: Chris O’Neil, 4 p.m. Bedford Copper Door: Steve Aubert, 11 a.m. Murphy’s: Clint Lapointe, 4 p.m. Brookline Alamo: live music, 12:30 p.m. Concord Cheers: Liz Ridgley, 5 p.m. Concord Craft Brewing: Dakota Smart, 2 p.m. Contoocook Contoocook Cider Co.: Matt The Sax, 1 p.m. Derry Fody’s: Self Care, 1:30 p.m. Goffstown Village Trestle: Bob Prette, 3:30 p.m.
Hampton Bernie’s: Eric Marcs, 1 p.m.; Chris Toler, 1 p.m.; Justin Jordan, 7 p.m.; Jimmy Kenny, 8 p.m. Charlie’s Tap House: live music, 4:30 p.m. CR’s: live music, 4 p.m. The Goat: Justin Jordan, 1 p.m.; Alex Anthony, 7 p.m. L Street: live music, 6:30 p.m.; karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. McGuirk’s: Sean Fell, 1 p.m.; Charlie Carrozo, 8 p.m. North Beach: Derek E Ville, 8 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Dave Clark, 2 p.m.; Sea Ketch: Ray Zerkle, 1 p.m.
COMEDY TRIPLE HEADER Local favorites Steve Bjork, Mike Koutrobis, and Travis Libman bring their comedy to the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry; 437-5100; tupelomusichall.com) on Saturday, July 30, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $22, plus fees.
NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK
Salem Copper Door: Phil Jacques, 11 a.m. Henniker Colby Hill: Eric Lindberg Band, 4 p.m. Luna Bistro: Steve Baker, 4 p.m. Seabrook Hudson Joey’s Place: Jennifer Mitchell The Bar: Tequila Jim, 2 p.m. Lynn’s 102 Tavern: Under Raps, 4 Acoustic, 4 p.m. p.m. Warner Café One East: Zak Trojano, 1 p.m. Laconia Bar Salida: Josh Foster, 1 p.m. Windham Belknap Mill: open mic, 2 p.m. Old School: Whiskey 6, 3 p.m. Bernini: Don Severance, 5 p.m. Fratello’s: Chris Perkins, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1 Naswa: Jimmy Buffett- style music, Bedford 4 p.m. Murphy’s: Rebecca Turmel, 5:30 p.m. Tower Hill: karaoke night, 8 p.m. Dover Londonderry Stumble Inn: Charlie Chronopoulos, Cara Irish Pub: open mic, 8 p.m. 4 p.m. Hudson The Bar: karaoke with Phil Manchester Backyard Brewery: live music, 5 Gilford p.m. Patrick’s Pub: open mic w/ Paul Derryfield: Joanie Cicatelli, 5 p.m. Elm House of Pizza: Rebecca Turm- Luff, 6 p.m. el, 2 p.m. Hampton Firefly: John Chouinard, 11 a.m. Bernie’s: MB Padfield, 7 p.m.; Pat Foundry: Brad Myrick, 10 a.m. Dowling, 7 p.m. The Goat: Mike Forgette, 10 a.m. L Street: Karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. KC’s: Ryan Williamson, 3 p.m. Murphy’s: Doug Thompson, noon; McGuirk’s: Sista Dee, 8 p.m. Sea Ketch: Ray Zerkle, 1 p.m. Austin McCarthy, 5:30 p.m. Stark Park: Another Tequila Sunrise, Wally’s: Eric Marcs, 4 p.m. 2 p.m. To Share Brewing: Molly & James, Laconia Fratello’s: Paul Warnick, 6 p.m. 4 p.m. Londonderry Mason Marty’s: Erin Harpe County Blues Stumble Inn: Lisa Guyer, 7 p.m. Duo, 3 p.m. Manchester Angel City: Fury In Few w/ Arcantica Milford & Empty Halls, 8 p.m. Pasta Loft: Rich & Bobby, 3 p.m. Fratello’s: Phil Jacques, 5:30 p.m. Riley’s Place: Eyes of Age, 1 p.m. Station 101: Steve & Mike, 2:30 p.m. The Goat: Dillan Welch, 4 p.m.; Dave Campbell, 8 p.m. Murphy’s: Liz Ridgely, 5:30 p.m. Nashua Millyard Brewery: Chris Dagnese, Salona: music bingo with Jennifer Mitchell, 6 p.m. 3 p.m. Stella Blu: KOHA, 3 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Clint Lapointe, 5:30 p.m. New Boston Molly’s: Joey Clark, 1 p.m. Nashua Fody’s: karaoke night, 9:30 p.m. Northfield Boonedoxz Pub: open mic, 4 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Andrew Geano, 7:30 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Sean McCarthy, 2 p.m.; The Goat: musical bingo, 7 p.m.;
Alex Anthony, 9 p.m. The Press Room: Speedy Ortiz, 8 p.m. Seabrook Red’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.
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Bedford Murphy’s: Justin Cohn, 5:30 p.m.
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Concord Hermanos: live music, 6:30 p.m. Tandy’s: open mic night, 8 p.m. Hampton Bernie’s: Chris Fritz Grice, 7 p.m.; Chris Toler, 7 p.m. The Goat: David Campbell, 7 p.m. L Street: Karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. McGuirk’s: Brian Richard, 8 p.m. Sea Ketch: Dave Gerard, 1 p.m. Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m. Wally’s: musical bingo, 7 p.m.; LuFFKid, 9 p.m. Henniker Henniker Commons: Not Fade Away, 6:30 p.m. Kingston Saddle Up: line dancing, 7 p.m. Laconia Bar Salida: Karen Grenier, 7 p.m. Fratello’s: Henry LaLiberte, 6 p.m. Londonderry Stumble Inn: Rebecca Turmel, 5 p.m. Manchester Fratello’s: Ryan Williamson, 5:30 p.m. The Goat: Joe Birch, 4 p.m.; Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. KC’s: Paul & Nate open mic, 7 p.m. Murphy’s: Lewis Goodwin, 5:30 p.m. Strange Brew: David Rousseau, 8 p.m. Wild Rover: Liz Bills, 8 p.m.
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Shane’s: live music, 11 a.m. Smuttynose: Jonny Friday, 1 p.m.; Dan Walker Band, 5:30 p.m. Wally’s: MB Padfield, 3 p.m.; Vegas McGraw, 8 p.m. Whym: Phil Jacques, 1 p.m.
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Mason Marty’s: open jam, 6 p.m. Meredith Giuseppe’s: Michael Bourgeois, 5;45 p.m. Merrimack Homestead: Austin McCarthy, 5:30 p.m. Milford Riley’s: open mic, 6 p.m. Nashua Fody’s: musical bingo, 8 p.m. Raga: karaoke, 7:30 p.m.
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Luke Bryan has worked his way from writing singles for country luminaries like Travis Tritt to recording his own material and judging on the latest iteration of American Idol. His shows at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford; 293-4700; banknhpavilion.com) on Wednesday, July 27; Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29, promise to make for raucous summer nights. Tickets range from $60 to $150, plus fees, and gates are at 5 p.m. for a 7 p.m. show.
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NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK Fratello’s: Tom Rousseau, 5:30 p.m. The Goat: MB Padfield, 3 p.m.; country line dancing, 7 p.m.; April Cushman Band, 7 p.m. Murphy’s: Rebecca Turmel, 5:30 p.m. Seabrook Stark Brewing: Cox karaoke, 8 p.m. Backyard Burgers & Wings: music Hampton Bernie’s: Brooks Hubbard, 7 p.m.; Strange Brew: Howard & Mike’s bingo with Jennifer Mitchell, 7 p.m. Acoustic Jam, 8 p.m. LuFFKid Trio, 7 p.m. Red’s: country night, 7 p.m. Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m. Meredith The Goat: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 L Street: karaoke with DJ Jeff, 9 p.m. Giuseppe’s: Don Bergeron, 5;45 Bedford Bedford Village Common: The Bel McGuirk’s: Steve George, 1 p.m.; p.m. Sean Buckley, 8 p.m. Airs, 6 p.m. Merrimack Sea Ketch: Lewis Goodwin, 1 p.m Murphy’s: Pete Peterson, 5:30 p.m. Homestead: Ralph Allen, 5:30 p.m. Wally’s: Jonny Friday Duo, 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Portsmouth Gas Light: Paul Warnick, 7:30 p.m. Exeter The Goat: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m. Press Room: Vieux Farka Toure, 8 p.m. Sawbelly: Chris Cyrus, 5 p.m. Sea Dog: Max Sullivan, 6 p.m.
Brookline Alamo: live music, 8 p.m.
Milford Kingston Saddle Up Saloon: Musical Bingo Stonecutters Pub: open mic, 8 p.m. Nation, 7 p.m. Candia Nashua Smyth Library: live music, 6 p.m. Raga: Bollywood karaoke, 7:30 p.m. Laconia Fratello’s: Eric Grant, 6 p.m. Concord Naswa: Paul Warnick, 4;30 p.m. Portsmouth Area 23: open mic, 6 p.m. Gas Light: Henry LaLiberte, 7:30 Courtyard Marriott: Justin Cohn, 5 p.m. Londonderry p.m. Londonderry Commons:, Raquel & The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m. Hermanos: live music, 6:30 p.m. The Wildflowers, 7 p.m. Tandy’s: karaoke, 8 p.m. Stumble Inn: Johnny Angel, 5 p.m. Rochester Governor’s Inn: Frank McDanDerry iel, 7 p.m. Manchester Amphora: Emily’s Garage Band, Porter’s: karaoke night, 6:30 p.m. Derryfield: Chris Lester, 6 p.m.
Trivia
Events • Gilmore Girls trivia night 21+ on Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Chunky’s Cinema Pub (707 Huse Road in Manchester; chunkys. com). Reserve a seat with a $5 food voucher. Weekly • Thursday Game Time trivia at Mitchell BBQ (50 N. Main St., Rochester, 332-2537, mitchellhillbbq.com) at 6 p.m. • Thursday trivia at Smuttlabs (47 Washington St., Dover, 343-1782, smuttynose.com) at 6 p.m. • Thursday trivia at Station 101 (193 Union Square in Milford, 249-5416) at 6:30 p.m. • Thursday trivia at Great North Aleworks (1050 Holt Ave., Manchester, 858-5789, greatnorthaleworks.com) from 7 to 8 p.m. • Thursday Game Time trivia at Hart’s Turkey Farm (223 Daniel Webster Hwy., Meredith, 279-6212, hartsturkeyfarm.com) from 7 to 9:30 p.m. • Thursday trivia Yankee Lanes (216 Maple St., Manchester, 625-9656, yankeelanesentertainment.com) at 7 p.m. • Thursday Kings trivia at Game Changer Sports Bar (4 Orchard View Dr., Londonderry; 216-1396, gamechangersportsbar.com) from 8 to 10 p.m. • First Thursday of every month trivia at Fody’s (9 Clinton St. in Nashua; fodystavern.com) at 8 p.m. • Friday Team Trivia at Cheers (17 Depot St., Concord, 228-0180, cheersnh.com) from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the lounge. • Friday trivia at Gibb’s Garage Bar (3612 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth,
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gibbsgaragebar.com) from 8 to 10 p.m. • Mondays trivia at Crow’s Nest (181 Plaistow Road, Plaistow, 817-6670, crowsnestnh.com) at 8 p.m. • Monday Trivia at the Tavern at Red’s (530 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, 760-0030, redskitchenandtavern. com), signup at 8:30 p.m., from 9 to 11 p.m. Hosted by DJ Zati. • Tuesday trivia at Reed’s North (2 E. Main St. in Warner, 456-2143, reedsnorth.com) from 6 to 8 p.m. • Tuesday trivia at Fody’s (187 Rockingham Road, Derry, 404-6946, fodystavern.com) at 7 p.m. • Tuesday trivia at Area 23 (254 N. State St., Concord, 881-9060, thearea23.com) at 7 p.m. • Tuesday trivia at Lynn’s 102 Tavern (76 Derry Road, Hudson, 943-7832, lynns102.com), at 7 p.m. • Tuesday Geeks Who Drink trivia at Peddler’s Daughter (48 Main St., Nashua, 821-7535, thepeddlersdaughter.com), from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at Community Oven (845 Lafayette Road, Hampton, 601-6311, thecommunityoven.com) at 6 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at Smuttynose (105 Towle Farm Road, Hampton, 436-4026, smuttynose.com) at 6 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at Main Street
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Grill and Bar (32 Main St., Pittsfield; 435-0005, mainstreetgrillandbar.com) at 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at Popovers (11 Brickyard Sq., Epping, 734-4724, popoversonthesquare.com) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. • Wednesday The Greatest Trivia in the World at Revolution Taproom and Grill (61 N. Main St., Rochester, 244-3042, revolutiontaproomandgrill. com/upcoming-events/) at 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday Kings Trivia at KC’s Rib Shack (837 Second St., Manchester, 627-7427, ribshack.net), sponsored by Mi Campo, in Manchester 7 to 9 p.m.. • Wednesday trivia at Millyard Brewery (125 E. Otterson St., Nashua; 722-0104, millyardbrewery.com) at 7 p.m. • Wednesday Game Time trivia at The Thirsty Moose (21 Congress St., Portsmouth, 427-8645, thirstymoosetaphouse.com) at 7 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at The Bar (2b Burnham Road, Hudson, 943-5250) at 7 p.m. • Wednesday trivia at Fody’s (9 Clinton St., Nashua, fodystavern.com) at 8 p.m. • Wednesday World Tavern Trivia at Fody’s Tavern (9 Clinton St. in Nashua, fodystavern.com, 577-9015) at 8 p.m.
Concerts
Venues Averill House Vineyard 21 Averill Road, Brookline 371-2296, averillhousevineyard.com Bank of NH Pavilion 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford 293-4700, banknhpavilion.com Bank of NH Stage 16 S. Main St., Concord 225-1111, banknhstage.com The Flying Monkey 39 Main St., Plymouth 536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com Great Waters 54 N. Main St., Wolfeboro 569-7710, greatwaters.org Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach 929-4100, casinoballroom.com
Zac Brown Tribute Band
Stone Church 5 Granite St., Newmarket 659-7700, stonechurchrocks.com Tupelo Music Hall 10 A St., Derry 437-5100, tupelomusichall.com The Word Barn 66 Newfields Road, Exeter 244-0202, thewordbarn.com
Shows • Pink Blazer/Five Feet/Big Zipper Wednesday, July 27, 6 p.m., Stone Jewel Music Venue Church 61 Canal St., Manchester • Sierra Hull and Kitchen Dwellers 819-9336, jewelmusicvenue.com Wednesday, July 27, 7 p.m., Prescott Park Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club • Jason Robert Brown/Georgia Stitt 135 Congress St., Portsmouth 888-603-JAZZ, jimmysoncongress. Wednesday, July 27, 7:30 p.m., Great Waters com • Moondance (Van Morrison tribute) Thursday, July 28, 6:30 p.m., LaBelle LaBelle Winery Winery, Amherst 345 Route 101, Amherst • Zac Brown Tribute Band Thurs672-9898, labellewinery.com day, July 28, 6:30 p.m., LaBelle Winery, Derry LaBelle Winery Derry • Thana Alexa Thursday, July 28, 14 Route 111, Derry 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s 672-9898, labellewinery.com • Mark Erelli & Peter Mulvey Thursday, July 28, 8 p.m., The Music Lakeport Opera House Hall Lounge 781 Union Ave., Laconia • Luke Bryan Thursday, July 28, and 519-7506, lakeportopera.com Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford Millyard Brewery • Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson trib125 E. Otterson St., Nashua ute) Thursday, July 28, and Friday, 722-0104, millyardbrewery.com July 29, 7:30 p.m., Lakeport Opera House The Music Hall • Albert Cummings Thursday, July 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth 28, 8 p.m., Tupelo 436-2400, themusichall.org • Aztec Two-Step 2.0 Friday, July 29, 6 p.m., Stone Church The Music Hall Lounge • Ten to One Friday, July 29, 6:30 131 Congress St., Portsmouth p.m., Jewel 436-2400, themusichall.org • Whiskey Treaty Roadshow Friday, July 29, 7 p.m., Word Barn Prescott Park • Maria McKee Friday, July 29, 7:30 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth p.m., Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club 610-7208, prescottpark.org • Billy Prine & The Prine Time
Band Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey • Blue Oyster Cult Friday, July 29, 8 p.m., Tupelo • The Rockzilla Tour Saturday, July 30, 6 p.m., Bank of NH Pavilion, Gilford • Dr. Acula/Curses/PS You’re Dead Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m., Jewel Music Venue • Dylan Earl/Tiger Saw/Carrie & Dani & Ed Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m., Word Barn • Ronnie Earl Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s Jazz and Blues Club • Mark Erelli/Peter Mulvey Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m., Bank of NH Stage, Concord • Boy Band Review Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m., Lakeport Opera House • Hanson Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom • Takénobu Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m., The Music Hall Lounge • Nth Power Saturday, July 30, 9 p.m., Stone Church • Matt Borrello Sunday, July 31, 1 p.m., Averill House • Chris Dagnese Sunday, July 31, 4 p.m., Millyard Brewery • Jim Prendergast & Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Sunday, July 31, 4 p.m., Stone Church • Spencer and the Walrus Sunday, July 31, 7 p.m., Prescott Park • Collective Soul/Switchfoot Sunday, July 31, 7:30 p.m., Casino Ballroom • RIVALS/You Me and Everyone We Know/Sleep Spirit/Josh Lambert Tuesday, Aug. 2, 6:30 p.m., Jewel • 96 Bitter Beings/Howling Giant Wednesday, Aug, 3, 6:30 p.m., Jewel • Caitlyn Smith Wednesday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m., Prescott Park • Funky Dawgz Wednesday, Aug. 3, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s • Burning Spear Wednesday, Aug. 3, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom • Adrian Belew Friday, Aug. 4, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
MIKE KOUTROBIS For the past 20 years comedian Mike Koutrobis has brought his stand-up act to the troops overseas, shot commercials for Burger King and Dell Computers, and worked in front of and behind the camera. Don’t miss his upcoming appearance at Averill House Vineyard (21 Averill Road, Brookline; 371-2296; averillhousevineyard.com) on Saturday, July 30, at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15, plus fees.
MUSIC CROSSWORDS BY TODD SANTOS
DREADLOCK RASTA
48. Statler Bros ‘What __ Care’ (2,1) 49. Rossdale of Bush 51. ‘This And That’ sing/songer Michael 52. Classic ‘77 Steely Dan album 55. Compilation album: ‘__ Bob Marley And The Wailers’ (6,3,4,2) 58. Beastie Boys ‘Ch-Check __’ (2,3) 59. Boz Scaggs classic (w/”Shuffle”) 60. Satirical horror-metal band 61. Libertines ‘What Became Of The
33. Albarn of The Good, The Bad & The Queen/Blur 34. Hans Zimmer soundtrack ‘Thin __’ (3,4) 37. The Verve grabbed a chair on ‘__ Wonder’ (3,3) Down 38. Drunk driving star might get one 1. RHCP “With a name like __ 43. Living End’s apocalyptic ‘Who’s California” Gonna __?’ (4,2) 2. Metal band __ Earth 45. What Ricky Martin told us to 3. They whipped it, whipped it good ‘Shake’ (hyph) 4. Ravonettes sang an homage or ‘__ 47. In perfect condition To L.A.’ 48. ‘01 STP album ‘Shangri-La __’ 5. Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson (3,2) ‘__ Find A Clean Shirt’ (2,1,3) 6. So-so band is only taken in small ones 7. Bruno Mars ‘When __ Your Man’ (1,3) 8. 70s prog-rockers (abbr) 9. ‘98 Aerosmith #1 ‘I Don’t Want __ A Thing’ (2,4) 10. Gord Bamford ‘__ Friday Yet?’ 11. Iconic ‘Under The Influences’ punk rocker Mike 12. Affirmative word to vote in new member 15. Bluesman Williams 17. ‘Sheena Is A Punk Rocker’ band 18. Blue Öyster Cult told us not to fear him 23. Honky Tonky Crabb 24. LA Guns ‘The Ballad Of __’ 25. Ed Sheeran debut hit ‘The __’ (1,4) 26. Bandleader Kyser 27. Village People ‘__ & Gomorrah’ 29. Slayer ‘Seasons In The __’ 30. ‘Do The Reggay’ __ & The Maytals 31. Major piece 32. Sing/songer Bill Callahan alias
49. Soul II Soul ‘__ Life’ (3,1) 50. ‘00 Vertical Horizon hit ‘You’re __’ (1,3) 51. Collins or Lesh 52. Kenny Chesney ‘Ten With __’ (1,3) 53. Springsteen ‘The Ghost Of Tom __’ 54. U2 bassist early bushy hairdo 55. The Cult ‘__ Devil’ 56. ‘CrazySexyCool’ girl-group 57. ‘Pepper’s’ title, to Beatles © 2022 Todd Santos
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● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.
● The numbers within the heavily
outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.
● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.
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Across 1. British ‘All You Want’ singer 5. Bon Jovi “I still have you, ‘til the day that __” (1,3) 9. Singer Yothers of TV’s Family Ties 13. Sailed, as through the audition 14. Hen Bob Marley sang of on ‘Who The Cap Fit’ 15. Scott of Saliva 16. Fiona Apple ‘Tidal’ single she meant? (5,2,1,7) 19. “Each time __ just the thought of you makes me stop before I begin” (1,2) 20. Motorhead’s ‘Spades’ & Kiss’ Frehley 21. Cuts recording down or does this 22. More, to Mana 23. ‘For The Love Of Money’ O’__ 24. ‘70 Cat Stevens album ‘Mona Bone __’ 27. Mellow Alice In Chains EP 28. Ozzy song off ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (abbr) 32. Evil dude that got behind White Stripes 33. Fan with dropper 35. Bob Seger ‘The Horizontal __’ 36. ‘75 Frankie Valli #1 (2,4,6,3) 39. Adelitas Way ‘Dog __ Leash’ (2,1) 40. ‘The Rhythm of the Saints’ Paul 41. What Kansas does before vacuuming? 42. ‘88 Aerosmith comp 44. Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival 45. PM Dawn ‘Set Adrift On Memory __’ 46. ‘What Makes __’ City and Colour (1,3)
Likely __’ 62. Dhani Harrison rocks ‘The Heart Gently Weeps’ by Wu Tang __ 63. Armor For Sleep ‘What __ When You Are Dead’ (2,2)
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JONESIN’ CROSSWORDS BY MATT JONES
“Almost Paradise” — they’re nearly anagrams, off by one letter. Across 1. Mettle 6. Fan ___ (writing collected on Archive of Our Own) 9. Glass part 13. Limber 14. ___Vista (Google rival, once) 15. Paris-area airport 16. Tabloid target 17. Roald who wrote “Matilda” 18. Malfunction 19. Made it to the bonus round? 22. Letters on a beach bottle 25. L.A. athlete
26. Expert on IRAs and the IRS 27. “Duck Hunt” console, familiarly 28. Plot point in some sci-fi horror films 32. “Project Runway” mentor Tim 33. Quarter-turn from NNW 34. At some future time 37. Aconcagua’s range 39. Hotel room fixtures 41. Comedian Will who played Kenny Rogers and Bill Clinton on “Mad TV” 42. Steers clear of, as an issue 44. The Jazz, on sports tickers
46. “Sharknado” star Tara 47. California’s fourth-highest mountain (and part of a chain sharing its name with a “Pacific” city) 50. Buenos Aires’s loc. 52. Stretch of history 53. Apprehend 54. Reaction to a funny TikTok video, maybe 55. “Weird Al” Yankovic’s stock-in-trade 59. Slurpee’s rival 60. Old-fashioned record player 61. Be eco-friendly 65. Top point 66. “I’m ___” (bakery-themed tune from “The Amazing World of Gumball”) 67. Email folder 68. Tom ___, “Animal Crossing” character based on the Japanese tanuki (raccoon dog) 69. Roulette wheel spaces, for short 70. Not for minors
Down 1. Carpet cleaner, briefly 2. Ripen 3. ___ Wayne 4. Couturier Cassini 5. Energized all over 6. Brouhaha 7. City with an Ivy League university 8. Jacques Cousteau’s ship 9. Movie-watching spot 10. Act that may specialize in balancing and horn-playing 11. Belgian tennis player Mertens, current world #1 in doubles 12. ___ Kennedy and The Conspirators (backing band for Slash) 14. Obstinate 20. VCR insert 21. Natural water falls? 22. Lengthy tales 23. Coin sound 24. “Just Keep Swimming” movie 29. Calendario opener
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Jonesin’ answer from pg 44 of 7/21
30. Race, as an engine 31. Fabric problems 35. “... say, and not ___” 36. High-altitude tune 38. Sore throat culprit, perhaps 40. Stunt double, e.g. 43. “The $100,000 Pyramid” host Michael 45. Jai ___ (indoor sport) 48. Manufacturer of Gummi Bears 49. Spain and Portugal’s peninsula 50. From former Formosa, for example 51. Elmo’s inanimate nemesis 56. ___ Squad (Best Buy support service) 57. “The Last ___” (apocalyptic video game series) 58. Drop in the mail 62. Dog at the end of “Family Ties” credits 63. Note after fa 64. Abbr. on an office business card © 2022 Matt Jones
NITE SUDOKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. See last week's puzzle answers on pg 44.
Puzzle A
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Puzzle B
Puzzle C
SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from The Story of the Uni- 20) What are stars made of? For thousands verse in 100 Stars, by Florian Freistetter, of years, the question remained unanswered. born July 28, 1977. Until 1925, when the British astronomer Cecilia Payne finished her doctoral thesis. Some Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) At a single stroke, things take a while to understand. Herschel’s discovery of Uranus doubled the Aries (March 21 – April 19) Despite their size of the known solar system and opened our name, shooting stars aren’t stars. They are mineyes to the many things astronomy still held in iature lumps of rock only a tenth of an inch store for us. Some things are bigger than you or so (roughly a few millimeters) wide, and thought. you can find them as space dust everywhere Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) The supposed- between the planets of our solar system. When ly empty sky has proved to be a veritable fount you wish upon a lump of dust, makes no differof knowledge about the young universe. Half ence who you are. empty, half full …. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) How big Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) Scientifically is a star? Very big, that much is certain. But speaking, the correct answer to the question astronomers, of course, would like to know ‘Do you know how many stars there are?’ is no. exactly how big. There are large stars and Nobody knows. Lots and lots, that much is cer- small stars…. Also medium-sized ones. Get tain. If you don’t know, you don’t know. out your ruler. Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) Regardless Gemini (May 21 – June 20) There’s no such of how you look at it, though, in the course thing as a green star. Deal with it. of the night you can see the stars climb highCancer (June 21 – July 22) The star with er and higher in the sky, and then, once they the designation KIC 11145123 is … the roundhave reached the highest point, start to descend est star we’ve ever seen. … Which begs two again. A star does this at a constant speed, questions: Why is it like that? And how, for equal to the speed at which the Earth rotates on heaven’s sake, can we measure something like its axis. Distance equals rate times time. this? First you have to define roundness. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) But what if you haven’t been granted permission to use the telescope? Then you use the stars that Hubble has to observe anyway. Make do. Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) The stars in our Milky Way are all moving around the center of the galaxy — it takes the Sun roughly 220 million years to do this, while other stars take less, or longer. Things are in motion. Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) Dust needs an image overhaul: washing machines, dusters, vacuum cleaners — we have developed an entire industry here on Earth to rid our homes, our cars and our clothes of it. Astronomers, however, love dust. When it’s far away out there in space, that is; down here they quite like to keep their instruments clean. Keep your instruments clean. Pisces (Feb. 19 – March Last Week’s Answers:
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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION
Oh, the humiliation
Bianca Chambers wasn’t going to leave the sleuthing to the Detroit police after her Mercedes Benz was stolen. Using social media tips, she tracked her car all over the city, but each time she’d call 911, police would be too late to nab the thief. On July 13, though, she got lucky: The man who was driving her car parked and went to get his dreads twisted, and Chambers pounced. She walked into a barbershop, Fox2 Detroit reported, and confronted him. When he denied stealing her car, Chambers took him down by his dreadlocks. Customers subdued the unnamed man while Chambers slashed her own tires: “I thought he was gonna take off and I didn’t know how long it was going to take for the police to pull up,” she said. Police said the man has a history of car theft. — Fox2 Detroit, July 13
The litigious society
Kent Slaughter of Springfield, Missouri, filed a class-action lawsuit against Bass Pro Shops this month, alleging that the outdoor equipment superstore is not honoring its lifetime guarantee on the Redhead All-Purpose Wool socks, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Slaughter says the warranty influenced his decision to buy the socks, and until 2021 he was able to return them when they wore out for another pair with the same promise. However, last year, the store changed the merchandise; the new socks feature a distinctive stripe design and offer only a 60-day warranty. Slaughter’s suit notes that the store’s
“The last sock you’ll ever need to buy” claim is Ewwww no longer true. Bass Pro Shops didn’t comment. In southwestern Idaho, an annual phenom— Springfield News-Leader, July 15 enon is creating slick spots on the highways, CBS2-TV reported. The Idaho Transportation Department headed out on July 21 with heavy Who knew? People in Gorakhpur, India, are struggling equipment to scrape Mormon crickets off Highwith record heat and a lack of rainfall, as are way 51. When the crickets are crushed by cars, many parts of the world. But according to the the resulting goo can become hazardous for Daily Star, they had a different solution — and it motorists. The department posted a video on its worked! “It’s a time-tested belief that frog wed- Facebook page, but warned viewers: “If you get dings are held to bring in rain,” said organizer queasy easily, don’t watch this with the volume Radhakant Verma. His group found two frogs on on.” Crunch! — CBS2-TV, July 21
July 19 and held a wedding ceremony for them, with hundreds of people watching and a celebra- News you can use It’s hot everywhere, but Texas is showing off tory meal afterward. Sure enough, on July 20, the India Meteorological Department called for with consecutive days above 100, or even 110. heavy rainfall in the area. — Daily Star, July 19 Some wild animals have a unique way of dealing with the heat, and it even has a fun name: splooting. WFAA-TV in Dallas reported on July Unclear on the concept Japan is famously known for its culture of 21 that squirrels are taking to the street, literally: overworking. Rather than try to change that cul- lying facedown with all their limbs spread out. ture, two Japanese companies have developed an The rodents don’t sweat or pant, so splooting in upright nap pod, where workers can sneak in a the shade helps them cool down. One little guy quick, private power nap without having to nod was even spotted splooting on a sidewalk vent. off in the restroom or at their desks. The box- — WFAA-TV, July 21 es have been compared to upright tanning beds, Oddity Central reported. They offer support for the head, knees and back, even as workers stay in the standing position. “It’s better to sleep in a comfortable location,” noted Saeko Kawashima of Itoki, the furniture company that collaborated on the product. — Oddity Central, July 19
Savor Summer!
do alleged that Hummel pointed it “in a waving motion, like he was scanning, first at the defense counsel, and then (placed) it on the bench and slowly (turned) it to make sure the barrel of it is pointed at me.” Because of the trial’s contentious nature, Varnado had a security detail, but Hummel wouldn’t allow them into the courtroom, saying, “I have bigger guns than they have.” Varnado said she is working with the FBI and the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission. “He cannot stay on the bench,” she said. — KDKA-TV, July 19
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