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Giving thanks — and remembering

As we are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, my thoughts are still on Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead, an annual Mexican holiday celebrated earlier this month. It’s actually a three-day event, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, and is intended to coincide with Christianity’s All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Despite being brought up Roman Catholic, I don’t know anybody who celebrates those Christian holidays. My guess is that All Saints and All Souls days are actually celebrated by less than 1 percent of Americans. Dia De Muertos is celebrated by a huge percentage of Mexicans, most of whom also happen to be Roman Catholic. The Mexican people have hit upon something very important. Once a year, families gather together to honor family members and friends who have passed away. I love the notion of this holiday. It should be a national tradition in the United States that we follow Mexico’s lead on this beautiful celebration. Imagine families coming together once a year and actually building homemade shrines with candles, pictures and other remembrances of those who were and still are important to them. Following in Mexico’s steps is not new to the U.S. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5 all over America. It commemorates the day that the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The day is celebrated at Mexican restaurants and private parties all over the United States, largely, in my opinion, as an excuse to drink margaritas and consume chips and salsa. My guess is that less than 1 percent of Americans have any idea of why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated other than that it’s a Mexican holiday. Last year Disney had a huge hit with the animated film Coco, which focused on Mexico’s tradition of honoring the dead. How come Cinco de Mayo has caught on in the U.S. but not Dia de Muertos? Does it have to do with the marketing power of America’s 60,000 Mexican restaurants, primarily as an excuse for millions of more than willing Americans to have a party and consume alcohol? Americans don’t care about Mexico’s victory over the French in 1862, but Americans do care about family and friends. Mexico is showing us the way to bring family and friends closer together. We need this. Any thoughts on how to make this happen will be greatly appreciated. Fred Bramante is the past chairman and member of the NH State Board of Education. He speaks and consults on education redesign to regional, state and national organizations.

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ON THE COVER 14 2018 HOLIDAY GUIDE If the early snowfall has you in the holiday spirit — or even if you’re more of a Grinch — this guide has something sweet for everyone. There are holiday-themed art shows, concerts, theatrical performances and runs, plus kids’ activities, craft classes and more. Fill your calendar with fun from the night before Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day. ALSO ON THE COVER, If the kids are restless during the long holiday weekend, find something for them to do in Kiddie Pool, p. 53. For the grown-ups, discover which wines work well with Thanksgiving eats, p. 64. And the night before Turkey Day, head out for drinks and live music, p. 14. Find music that’s happening after the holiday in Music This Week, starting on p. 78.

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NEWS & NOTES 4 A look at the state’s marijuana legalization report; Child and Family Services rebrands; PLUS News in Brief. 8 Q&A 10 QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX 12 SPORTS THIS WEEK 46 THE ARTS: 48 ART Debbie Auclair. 50 THEATER Curtain Call. 50 CLASSICAL Listings for events around town. INSIDE/OUTSIDE: 53 KIDDIE POOL Family fun events this weekend. 54 GARDENING GUY Henry Homeyer offers advice on your outdoors. 55 TREASURE HUNT There’s gold in your attic. 56 CAR TALK Automotive advice. CAREERS: 58 ON THE JOB What it’s like to be a... FOOD: 60 MARYANN ESPOSITO Homeward Bound Food & Beverage Fest.; In the Kitchen; Weekly Dish; Wine; Perishables. POP CULTURE: 66 REVIEWS CDs, books, TV and more. Amy Diaz suggests taking the adults to Widows and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the awards season completists to A Private War and nobody to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. NITE: 74 BANDS, CLUBS, NIGHTLIFE Michelle Lewis; Nightlife, music & comedy listings and more. 76 ROCK AND ROLL CROSSWORD A puzzle for the music-lover. 78 MUSIC THIS WEEK Live music at your favorite bars and restaurants. ODDS & ENDS: 84 CROSSWORD 85 SIGNS OF LIFE 85 SUDOKU 86 NEWS OF THE WEIRD 86 THIS MODERN WORLD

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Mental health lawsuit

Last week, the ACLU-NH announced it filed a federal class action lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire for its practice of “psychiatric boarding.” The ACLU claimed that individuals experiencing a mental health crisis have been held in hospital emergency room without contest for up to three weeks. As of Oct. 31, the organization reported that approximately 46 adults and four children were being involuntarily “boarded” in emergency rooms while waiting to be transferred to an approved facility. According to state law under Title X, involuntary emergency admission is allowed through a “certificate of a physician or APRN … who is approved by either a designated receiving facility or a community mental health program.” Additionally, the law states that this certificate must be provided “within 3 days of the completion of the petition the physician or APRN has conducted.”

Domestic violence funds

New Hampshire received an additional $2.4 million from the U.S. Office on Violence Against Women, according to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s office. This brings the grant funding awarded to New Hampshire in Fiscal Year 2018 to roughly $2.9 million. Grants include $14 million to the State of New Hampshire, $238,112 to the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and $299,090 to the Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success. In her statement, Sen. Shaheen wrote, “Our community partners in New Hampshire provide life-saving support and care for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, so boosting investments in their programs is critical.”

WIC cards

The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services rolled out statewide use of Electronic Benefits Transfer to individuals enrolled in the Women, Infants and Children’s Nutrition Program, according to a press release. WIC provides pregnant women, new mothers, infants and preschool children with access to healthy foods and education about nutritious diets. In July the Granite State tested the new eWIC card during a 90-day pilot period in Strafford and Carroll counties. The program was fully implemented in all 10 counties last week. The eWIC card allows individuals to use their benefits like a debit card and purchase food as needed, rather than making a single larger purchase as was required with the state’s former paper voucher. According to the division, the eWic card provides a more “private and discreet transaction” that’s also “faster, easier and more secure.”

evaluated nor treated specifically for their disorder. The ED Connect study will look at whether or not emergency departments can successfully screen patients, begin treatment and refer them to ongoing treatment support. Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont and Bellevue Hospital in New York City are also participating in the study, which is being run by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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The AP reported that Anheuser-Busch is moving the training facility for its Budweiser Clydesdales from Merrimack to a breeding facility in Missouri so the horses can begin training at a younger age. The company will still keep a team of Clydesdales at its brewery location in Merrimack, though the horses will leave to tour other parts of the country throughout the year.

The Pearl Manor Fund AdvisoNorth Branch Construction broke ry Committee awarded $490,000 ground on a $6.4 million addition Goffstown and renovation project at Lonto 12 local nonprofits to help donderry Central Fire Station on over 20,000 local seniors, accordMammoth Road, according to a ing to a news release. The fund news release. Funding for the projMANCHESTER was created in 2005, when the ect was approved in March 2018 assets of the Women’s Aid Home by town vote. were transferred to the Mary and Bedford John Elliot Charitable FoundaThe New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources announced tion. Money overseen by the fund Derry that the Amherst Armstrong Memorial Merrimack is distributed to local nonprofBuilding in Windham was added its who provide services for the to the National Register of HisLondonderry Milford elderly population in Manchestoric Places. Completed in 1899, ter and surrounding communities. the building was the first in town constructed specifically to be a Since 2005, the fund has distriblibrary and is one of the few New NASHUA uted nearly $2.5 million to assist Addiction treatment Hampshire public libraries built Catholic Medical Center in Man- thousands of local seniors. with local fieldstone. chester announced it is one of three sites in the Northeast testing “ED Connect,” a new substance use disorder treatment program. Patients ... for ... for in the program will start using medDONATING WINTER CLOTHES MANCHESTER CAR AND HOUSE OWNERS ication-assisted treatment in the Granite Recovery Centers announced it will The Manchester Police Detective Unit anemergency department. Typically, collect new or gently used hats, gloves, jacknounced it is investigating a “rash” of criminal these individuals receive treatment ets and blankets to help disadvantaged Granite mischief cases reports in the Queen City. Befor immediate medical needs in Staters stay warm during the winter. The nontween Friday, Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Nov. 13, profit will distribute donations to area shel50 incidents were reported to the department the emergency department before ters and local homeless people. Items can be across multiple locations. While the bulk of being referred to outside resourcdropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Friday, the damage occurred to motor vehicles, seves for substance use treatment. Nov. 30, at the Pritts Recovery Center (6 Maneral houses were also damaged. According to According to CMC, many individor Parkway, Salem). city detectives, the damage was likely caused uals struggling with substance use by either a bb/pellet gun or a slingshot. As of disorder use the emergency departpress time, the department hadn’t announced ment as their primary source of any potential suspects. health care, and they often aren’t

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Legislative commission outlines cannabis legalization

into drug dealers’ profits and influence. “Today’s drug dealers might sell cannabis and introduce their customers to any number of Last year, the New Hampshire Legislature other substances,” said Simon. “Nobody will be formed the Commission to Study the Legaliza- introduced to heroin at a retail [cannabis] store.” tion, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana to create a potential outline for future legislation. Seeing green State law enforcement officials aren’t as conThe commission released an extensive, 264page report on Nov. 1, with recommendations vinced that marijuana will boost public safety. Andrew Shagoury, chief of the Tuftonboro on how the state might approach legalization. Police Department and president of the New No leaf left unturned Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police in The commission conducted research and Derry, said there would still be a black market interviews, including meetings with representa- for individuals who want to buy higher quantives from states that have legalized marijuana. tities than the state allows. He added that states Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and six oth- that have legalized marijuana have seen increaser states have legalized recreational marijuana es in DUIs, car accidents and auto deaths. for adults. In its report, the commission sug“The ‘high’ effect of THC is shorter than gested restricting legal use to individuals 21 and the impairment effect of THC,” Shagoury said. older; limiting home growing to six plants per “You’ll have people [driving] who think they’re individual; and creating a regulatory “Cannabis OK but are really impaired still.” Commission” with a full-time executive direcThe commission’s report estimated that the tor and three part-time members. The report also state could generate $15.3 to $57.8 million called for funding to conduct research on the annually from taxing marijuana sales, on top of public health and social impact of legalization. revenue from grower and retail license fees. “Our role was to strictly fact-find … based “Granite Staters are spending hundreds of on unbiased research,” said Rep. Patrick Abra- millions of dollars buying cannabis from an mi (R-Stratham), chair of the commission and unregulated market,” said Simon. “Tax revevice chair of the House Ways Means Commit- nue is something that can certainly be used to tee. “We only looked at peer-reviewed papers or … educate the public on cannabis and drugs reports from … institutions of high regard.” generally.” That argument didn’t convince commission Grass is always greener? member Richard Mello, chief of the Lebanon A recurring point of contention was the Police Department. potency of modern marijuana. According to “[Other states] spent the first two-thirds of the report, the average concentration of THC their testimony talking about all the negative in marijuana plants has grown from 3 percent consequences … but at the end, they always by volume in the ’80s to as high as 30 percent reverted back to tax revenue,” Mello said. “It today. Abrami also pointed to the heightened showed me how much states are willing to overpotency of “edibles,” or cannabis-infused foods. look the negative aspects of [legalization] just to “We didn’t hear anything new to assuage realize tax revenue, and I think that’s an enorour concerns,” said Kate Frey, a member of the mous mistake.” commission and vice president of advocacy for New Futures in Concord. “If anything, we heard Where there’s smoke that states that have legalized [marijuana] are Simon agreed that revenue is not the main still struggling with those issues.” argument for legalization, but he maintained Matt Simon, New England political director that prohibition is a “failed public policy” that for the Marijuana Policy Project, said that points disregards public opinion. In a poll released in to the need for properly labeling marijuana February 2018, the UNH Survey Center found strains and edibles. He said a regulated market 56 percent bipartisan support for legalizing allows consumers to know the exact concentra- marijuana in New Hampshire, compared to 25 tion of the products they buy. percent opposed and 20 percent being neutral or “If people were trying to drink responsi- unsure. bly but didn’t know whether the beer in front Abrami anticipated that a legalization bill of them was 3 or 12 percent alcohol, that’s not would be introduced during the next legislative helpful for getting your dosage correct,” Simon session, as did commission member Sen. Bette said. “Not everybody who wants to use canna- Lasky (D-Nashua). bis is trying to get extremely stoned. … Being “I think we’re isolating ourselves, and we’re able to find an appropriate dose is a big part of not being realistic if we don’t realize it’s here being able to enjoy cannabis responsibly.” and on our doorstep,” Lasky said. “[Marijuana] Simon said bringing marijuana purchases off is going to be coming here through our neighbor the streets could increase safety for consumers. states … and if [the legislature] doesn’t comHe said regulations would ensure retail marijua- pletely legalize it, we need to look at how we na isn’t laced with harmful chemicals and cut will handle [that].”

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Turning point

Child and Family Services becomes Waypoint By Scott Murphy

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Since launching as the Manchester City Missionary Society in 1850, Child and Family Services of New Hampshire has gone through several name changes and mergers. The statewide nonprofit rebranded once again last week as “Waypoint” in an effort to better convey the types of programs it offers to children, families, seniors and other populations. “What [waypoint] means is … a turning point in someone’s life. It’s both a destination and a time to change,” said Borja Alvarez de Toledo, president and CEO of Waypoint. “[Individuals] come to us, and they stop, and they get services from us. … Hopefully, they’ll find a new path, and then they might find us a little later at another waypoint in their life.”

What’s in a name?

Though still headquartered in Manchester, Waypoint now provides services at 14 locations throughout New Hampshire, reaching about 10,000 individuals per year. The programs offered at these locations have expanded to include services for adoption and foster care, early child development, family and parent support and education, school-based assistance and home care for seniors. “Dec. 27 will be our [50th] anniversary of the name change to Child and Family Services,” Alvarez de Toledo said. “Since then, a lot has happened. … [The old name] doesn’t really represent the 28 services that we provide.” Seniors in particular weren’t reflected in the name “Child and Family Services.” Not only has the nonprofit been serving seniors for over 30 years, its largest program right now is home care for elderly Granite Staters. Last year, Waypoint helped about 945 seniors in the Concord, Laconia, Manchester and Nashua corridor, providing everything from homemaking services to coordinating Meals on Wheels drop-offs to transportation for appointments. Alvarez de Toledo said the program is aimed at keeping the seniors in their home for as long as it’s safe, which saves the state an “enormous amount of money” by preventing them from requiring care in nursing homes. On a more practical note, Alvarez de Toledo said, people frequently confused “Child and Family Services” with the state-run Division for Children, Youth and Families. He said almost 30 percent of the people who contact the agency’s call center are attempting to contact the state to report abuse and neglect. “It’s not good for our call center to be fielding all those calls, and it’s really not good for the [callers],” said Alvarez de Toledo. “We have to redirect them and give another number ... and in some situations, it’s a crisis situation.”

New populations

Alvarez de Toledo said there are some groups the agency serves now that it didn’t 50 years ago, including runaway and homeless youth. He said this specific youth population often has a negative association with the word “family,” because they’re not with one. And since many sleep on the streets and have to fend for themselves, he said, they don’t consider themselves “children.” With grandparent caregivers, challenges like the opioid crisis have increased the need to provide support for what Alvarez de Toledo described as “Parents a Second Time Around.” He said a larger number of grandparents have had to take on a parental role for their grandchildren because their parents are incarcerated, dead or otherwise unable to care for them. “Suddenly you have kids, young kids, that have probably spent their years in life with their own birth parents in situations that were not optimal, to say the least,” said Alvarez de Toledo. “You have kids with trauma, with behavioral issues, with problems in school, and these are difficult situations for these grandparents.”

Moving forward

The agency’s biggest change over the last decade is the shift from being office-based to being home-based. He said 80 percent of all the services Waypoint provides are done in the community where clients live. “We’ve had to be more mobile, which has some expenses, because everyone needs a laptop and everyone needs a cell phone to be able to do their work and comply with all the regulations and paperwork,” Alvarez de Toledo said. More recently, Waypoint received a $1.3 million federal grant in 2016 to combat human trafficking. The agency has collaborated on the project with the Manchester Police Department, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Give Way to Freedom, a nonprofit supporting survivors of human trafficking. As of last month, the initiative has identified 70 cases of trafficking in New Hampshire. For now, the name change won’t be accompanied by any other new services. Alvarez de Toledo said new programs “come when there’s funding, when there’s a social need [and] when there are opportunities.” In the meantime, Waypoint is focused on continuing its efforts to spread the word about its rebrand. Alvarez de Toledo said the agency has spent the last six months building “anticipation and momentum” within its network of clients, donors, vendors and partners. “It is a process, but we feel well-prepared,” he said. “It’s certainly an opportunity to convey who we are and what we do.”

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What interests you about trivia? I’ve enjoyed it all my life. It’s just that it’s the unknown, and [you learn] interesting stuff you don’t end up coming across in normal life; random interesting things.

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QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX Fewer hate crimes The number of hate crimes reported in New Hampshire fell significantly between 2016 and 2017, according to new data released by the FBI. Individual offenses reported to the FBI dropped from 40 to 16 in the state during this timeframe. The Granite State also had the secondfewest hate crimes reported in New England, ranking behind Rhode Island (11) and ahead of Vermont (36), Maine (40), Connecticut (122) and Massachusetts (486). QOL Score: +1 Comment: The FBI defines a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender or gender identity.” Nationally, hate crimes increased about 15 percent, from 7,321 occurrences in 2016 to 8,437 in 2017.

Break out the ice scrapers and snow brushes WMUR reported that after the season’s first big snow storm New Hampshire State Police Troop B wrote tickets to 56 drivers for not clearing snow and ice off their cars, which is a violation of Jessica’s Law. QOL Score: -1 (specifically, a negative score for the cars who had to dodge the ice and snow flying from other cars) Comment: According to WMUR’s story, fines start at $250 for a first offense — a good incentive to brush off those cars.

Tobacco prevention shortfall New Hampshire is underfunding tobacco cessation and prevention efforts, according to the American Lung Association. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that New Hampshire spend $16.5 million annually to combat tobacco use. However, the association reported that the state has only allocated $140,000 for these efforts in FY 18. QOL Score: -1 Comment: The association also claimed that New Hampshire generates $261 million in tobacco-related revenues each year from excise taxes on tobacco products and annual payments from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

Gross Domestic Product Between the first and second quarters of 2018, New Hampshire had the eighth-highest GDP growth in the country, according to data released last week by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The state’s total GDP in the second quarter was $85.5 billion, or 0.4 percent of the country’s total GDP. QOL Score: +1 Comment: New Hampshire had the highest GDP growth in New England during this timeframe, followed by Massachusetts (4 percent), Maine and Vermont (3.4 percent), Connecticut (3.1 percent) and Rhode Island (2.8 percent). Both Connecticut and Rhode Island had two of the lowest growth rates in the country, ranking 43rd and 47th, respectively. QOL Score: 95 Net change: 0 QOL this week: 95 119189

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Annual Thanksgiving sports awards

It’s time for our annual tradition of giving thanks and pointing out the current turkeys in sports in my Thanksgiving Day column, where some are awarded based on personal quirkiness and pet peeves that would only bother a goof like me. On the menu: Thanks – Dwight Evans: I know, he retired in 1991 so this isn’t exactly current. But the dumb Facebook fight, er, debate I got into over this is. I told you, I’m quirky. This one with a homer Sox fan saying Dewey should be in baseball’s Hall. I said NO WAY! But the brass should give thanks for his outstanding Red Sox career by ditching their stupid “you’ve got to be in the Hall of Fame” rule to retire his number because he did far more for them than Carlton Fisk, whose number is retired despite spending more than half his career wearing socks of a different hue. Here’s the peeve. Turkey – Using Roman Numerals to Identify The Super Bowls: It was cute in the beginning when you could tell what it actually meant. But I guess no one thought it through that once you hit SB 38 no one would have a clue which game it is when you write XXXVIII. So just think of what it will be like when it reaches SB LXXVII. Only those who ran the Roman Empire would know which one that was, and look what happened to them. Thanks – The Patriots: They haven’t once succumbed to the “year after playoff” hangover that has caused so many playoff rivals to crumble the next year, as Philly and Jacksonville have in 2018. You’d think their fans would take a look at history before they commence woofing so. Turkey – Philadelphia Eagle Fans: That it took just 30 minutes into the first game to boo Nick Foles since he came out of nowhere to first save their season and then be the hero

of the Eagles’ first title in 58 years tells you all you need to know about the worst, most unappreciative fans in sports. Thanks – Alex Cora: Anyone who spits in the eye of baseball’s many ridiculous conventions and has the guts to go against the LaRussa Manual as he did with his creative manipulation of the pitching staff in the playoffs gets my thanks and vote for Manager of the Year. Thanks – Dave Roberts Ain’t Boston’s Manager: Hate to pick on a guy who made such a huge play in 2004, but he cost the Dodgers Games 1, 2 and 4 in the series with push-button, ’fraidy-cat managing and embodies everything I hate about how baseball is managed today. In other words the anti-Cora. Turkey – WAR-Loving Baseball Writers: This stupid stat is now a determining factor in MVP voting by dimwit writers. But it’s just baseball’s equivalent to the NFL quarterback rating. Alex Smith was last year’s leader – does that make him more “valuable” than Tom Brady, who actually was the MVP? If you don’t get that “valuable” means “most indispensable to the battle to win the pennant” and not “having the best numbers in some stupid formula,” you don’t deserve to have a vote. Ditto for those giving Cy Young votes to a guy who made 32 starts and won just 10 times, as they just did Jacob DeGrom. Nothing against Jake’s fabulous 1.71 ERA but that’s ridiculous. Thanks – Gordon Hayward: For the still finding his way back Celtic player’s stated unselfish willingness to come off the bench if that’s what it takes to kick-start the Celtics into gear. Turkey – The Three-Point Shot: Earth to Brad, I know it’s a three-point-loco game these days and you should give shooters the rope to shoot their way out of slumps. But not everyone should have carte blanche to shoot them at every second of every game, because (1) some guys just can’t do it well enough, like Marcus Smart, (2) sometimes it’s just a

bad shot, which no one seems to realize these days, (3) it’s why your team never gets to the foul line, and (4) it becomes the first thing and guys like Jaylen Brown and Al Horford apparently forget the bombs should be down on the to-do list behind inside scoring, getting some free throws and the occasional offensive rebound only Daniel Theis seems to get these days. Thanks – Mookie Betts: Only WAR-loving imbeciles can’t love or see the value added benefits that come from the way he plays with such joy and the fun he has while doing it. That he’s a top five player in baseball is just icing on the bowling ball. Turkey – Manny Machado: I keep hearing about his immense talent, but what I see is a guy who’ll squander much of it by being a dirty player who doesn’t hustle. Giving him $300 million is insane, because guys like that always break your heart at the moment of truth. In other words, he’s the anti-Mookie. Thanks – Chris Sale: Forget the talent. It’s the attitude. When he loses 2-1 he says he needs to pitch better, not, as so many writers say, the hitters let him down. That says he has the mental toughness to look in the mirror for real answers, understands it’s his job to pitch better than the other guy and has respect for the job that guy did when he loses 2-1. Turkey – Bryce Harper: I absolutely love Machado compared to this overrated, ah, turkey, who’s already turned down $300 million. Giving a 10-year deal to an underachieving dog with just one 100-RBI season makes even his best bud Jonathan Papelbon seem sane. Thanks – Fenway Park: It might be an aging, cramped, uncomfortable dump. But it’s our aging, cramped uncomfortable dump and with all the green the most beautiful, unique and coolest ballpark in history. I love that place — especially when I’m home on the couch watching on TV — because the Red Sox wouldn’t be the Red Sox without Fenway. Happy Thanksgiving to all.Email Dave Long at dlong@hippopress.com.

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The Big Story: Bedford finished off its perfect 12- 0 season with a 28-14 win over tradition laden Pinkerton Academy on Saturday to earn its second Division I football title. Quarterback Thomas Morgand and Ryan Toscano led the offense while a stingy Bulldog defense held the Astros to 230 total yards. Morgan threw for 149 yards and a TD and Toscano ran for 185 and another TD while Harrison LeGoullon and Gannon Fast scored twice for Bedford and Pinkerton respectively. Sports 101: The top three greatest numbers of times a quarterback has thrown five TD passes in a game are 10, seven and six. Name those three QBs and match them to the number of times they’ve thrown for five TDs. Hot Ticket: Tickets are now on sale for the NCAA Northeast Hockey Regional to be played at the world famous SNHU Arena on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Manchester Historic Association Note of the Week: Who besides MHA Director John Clayton knows that Gill Stadium, where Central faces West on Thanksgiving is the fourth-oldest concrete-and-steel stadium in the United States? The only ones older than the stadium built on Valley Street in 1913 are Harvard Stadium (1903), Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama (1910), and Fenway

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3 – goals scored by Jake Cox for his first hat trick of the year in leading SNHU to a 4-1 hockey win over Stonehill. 21 – points scored by Central alum Jaylen LeRoy and by ex-West star Joe Simpson when Plymouth State opened its season with a 99-91 win over St. Joes of Maine when a third local, Manny Alisandro out of

Park (1912). Question of the Week: How bad does the condition of a field have to be for the NFL to move its high-profile game out of Mexico City into a town like L.A. suffering from the catastrophic effects of an unprecedented level of wildfires just north of the city? Sports 101 Answer: The all-time leader in throwing five TD passes in a game is Drew Brees with 10 such games, followed by Peyton Manning with seven and Ben Roethlisberger at six. On This Day – Nov. 22 in 1963: It’s the day that lives in infamy for baby boomers when John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. It stunned the nation and all in the sports world canceled all events through the president’s funeral on Monday after the news broke at 3 p.m. on Friday in the East except the NFL. That put the Cowboys in the crosshairs of Cleveland fans, who booed them relentlessly just for being from Dallas, Texas, where the president was killed. Weirdly, the eyes of a still mourning nation were riveted again on Dallas five weeks later when Heisman Trophy winner (and future Cowboys QB) Roger Staubach led No. 2 Navy into the Cotton Bowl to face No. 1 Texas for the unofficial college football championship game on New Year’s Day.

Memorial, chipped in with 13 off the bench. 32 – points scored by Concord’s Cassidy Emerson as the Plymouth State women’s basketball team opened its season with backto-back wins over New England College and Green Mountain College. 639 – wins remaining for Jack Perri to tie predecessor Stan Spirou for all-time basketball wins at SNHU after picking up his first

win in Game 1 on North River Road with an 83-65 thumping of New York Tech behind a game-high 22 points from Daquaise Andrews. 4,578 – rousing early afternoon mid-week Education Day crowd on hand that brought kids from some 40 local schools to the world famous SNHU Arena when your Manchester Monarchs were 4-1 winners over the Adirondack Thunder.

KATY EASTERLY MARTEY - BOYS & GIRLS CLUB Katy Easterly Martey first set foot in the Boys & Girls Club after moving to Manchester, NH at the age of six. She quickly fell in love with the organization, and enjoyed all of the activities and freedom offered at both the Boys & Girls Club and Camp Foster. She took particular pride in her swimming, and enjoyed showcasing her knowledge and abilities during safe swim testing. Following her time as a camper, Katy became a counselor-in-training, then one of Camp Foster’s summer counselors. She spent her time guiding kids in the “life principles” taught there: order, responsibility, and hard work. After graduating from Central High School, she attended Syracuse University, where she majored in public policy and geography with a minor in architecture. This led to a career in public service, which eventually brought her to her current role as Executive Director of the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority.

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I sensed early on there was a progression for kids at the Club. Where over time you could go from campers and Boys & Girls Club kids, to CIT’s and eventually counselors and full time staff, which had to be earned. It taught me that accepting responsibility, making good choices, hard work and doing your job the right way led to opportunity. That’s true in what I see in my professional life as an adult today. So that’s a great lesson for kids to learn and something that always stayed with me.

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Dwight Evans vs. Carlton Fisk Boston Numbers: Evans – 2,505 games, 2,446 hits, 1,470 runs, 483 doubles, 73 triples, 379 homers, 1,349 RBI, .272 average and was the best right fielder of his generation playing in the toughest right field in baseball. Fisk – 1,078 games, 1,079 hits, 627 runs, 214 doubles, 33 triples, 214 homers, 568 RBI, .285 average and a Game 6 three-inches-from-being-a-loud-strike homer in the ’75 World Series. Red Sox Number Retirement Policy: Must be in the Hall of Fame. But why? Shouldn’t impact on the franchise matter more than Hall numbers accumulated in multiple places? Icing on the Bowling Ball: Prop used in Mookie Betts’ second-best sport, where he’s had several 300 games, which (for the mathematically challenged) is a perfect score, and competes in national level tournaments. Jonathan Papelbon-Bryce Harper Love Affair: Happened when Harper dogged it down the line the day in September 2015. Pap yelled to run it out, then choked him when it escalated in the dugout. But Harper was the spoiled star, so Pap went packing. Roman Empire: No relation to ’60s ex-Sox journeyman Roman Meijis, but ancient warmongering civilization everyone’s heard of but knows little about beyond what they saw in the major Hollywood film Gladiator.

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2018

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THERE ARE COOKIES, PIES AND GINGERBREAD HOUSES EVERYWHERE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT THERE ARE TONS OF SWEET EVENTS HAPPENING TOO. WHETHER YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR THE ARTS — THINK THE NUTCRACKER, CLASSICAL CONCERTS AND SEASONAL ART SHOWS — OR YOU WANT TO SAMPLE SOME HOLIDAY

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30 Rock into the season 32 Classical sounds 33 For kids and families 37 Festive tastes 40 Crafty happenings 40 Sights of the season 43 DIY gifts and decorations 44 For gifts galore

TRADITIONS LIKE PARADES, TREE LIGHTINGS AND CRAFT FAIRS, THERE ARE BOUNTIFUL EVENTS FOR ALL AGES. FROM FOOD-CENTRIC FUN LIKE COOKIE TOURS AND BREAKFAST WITH SANTA TO COOL EVENTS FOR KIDS, THIS GUIDE IS FULL OF TREATS, FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE THANKSGIVING UNTIL NEW YEAR’S DAY.

The night before

Meet for a pop ahead of Mom and Pop By Michael Witthaus

mwitthaus@hippopress.com

For the regional pub scene, Wednesday night prior to Thanksgiving Day is bustling, as school pals meet up and everyone steels themselves for the inevitable election conversation with Uncle Scott. Some call it Drinksgiving; to others it’s Friendsgiving. Whatever the name, the evening provides a good excuse to party. Here are a few locations with events planned. HIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 14

• 603 Bar & Lounge (368 Central Ave., Dover, 742-9283) Wings & Karaoke is a regular midweek offering, with a bit of holiday spice thrown in — Buffalo and cranberry sauce? • Area 23 (State Street, Concord, 8819060) Gardner Berry hosts open mike at this restaurant and tap house, which has a weekend long slate of original live music following Turkey Day. • Boston Billiard Club (55 Northeastern Boulevard, Nashua, 943-5630) A Thanks-

giving Eve Party features Flights & Bites, a selection of craft beers for $8 and $5 tapas selections. • Cara (11 Fourth St., Dover, 343-4390) Nashua folk singer Derek Russell Fimbel, a member of indie group The Doodads & Don’ts, performs solo. • Chop Shop (920 Lafayette Road, Seabrook, 760-7706) Rockin’ Thanksgiving Eve has DJ Matty hosting Karaoke & Cocktails and no doubt fending off requests for Talking Heads’ “Naive Melody”

• Club Manchvegas (50 Old Granite St., Manchester, 860-1949) Wize Crackaz, a band that brags that they’re not your dad’s cover band, but your mom loves them, performs rock classics. • Coach Stop (176 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, 437-2022) Multiple Best of Hippo winner Brad Bosse performs covers. • Common Man (1 Gulf St., Concord, 228-3463) Rock House Rangers performs; the duo play acoustic covers of ’80s, ’90s and country tunes.

• Common Man (88 Range Road, Windham, 898-0088) Karen Grenier has a songbook that’s thicker than the Encyclopedia Britannica, so don’t be shy with the requests. • Copper Door (15 Leavy Drive, Bedford, 488-2677) Area favorite Chad LaMarsh performs at 3 p.m., followed by country rocker Eric Grant playing solo at 7 p.m. • Copper Door (41 S. Broadway, Salem, 458-2033) At the restaurant’s other location, soulful singer Pete Peterson plays at 3 p.m., followed by Mark Lapointe at 7 p.m. • Country Spirit (262 Maple St., Henniker, 428-7007) Local heroes Beechwood perform rock and blues music. The five-piece band is a mainstay at this woodsy restaurant and bar. • Country Tavern (452 Amherst St., Nashua, 889-5871) Enjoy Irish folk music on six-string guitar from solo singer The Old Sod. • Crow’s Nest (181 Plaistow Road, Plaistow, 974-1686) Bite The Bullet returns again to play rock covers. • Derryfield (625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, 623-2880) Mugsy, a rock cover band featuring some of the area’s best musicians, including Sully Erna sideman Chris Lester, performs. • Dolly Shakers (38 E. Hollis St., Nashua, 577-1718) With over a century of musical experience between its members, Granite Street Rhythm plays funk, groove and soul covers. • Dolphin Striker (15 Bow St., Portsmouth, 431-5222) After Pete Peterson finishes his afternoon set in Salem, he heads to Portsmouth to jam with bassist Ben Butterworth & Brian P. • Element Lounge (1055 Elm St., Manchester, 627-2922) It’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time” as Karaoke with George Cox – You Are the Star returns with a low-risk chance to do your The Voice thing. • Ember Wood Grill (1 Orchard St., Dover, 343-1830) Female duo Two Tined Fork plays covers; the night also features a tap takeover by Dover’s Garrison City Beer Works. • Fody’s (9 Clinton St., Nashua, 5779015) Pass the time playing trivia or jump on stage for open mike. • Fratello’s (155 Dow St., Manchester, 624-2022) Stephen Decuire, who does a credible cover of Steely Dan’s “Only a Fool Would Say That,” plays solo acoustic. • Fratello’s Italian Grille (194 Main St., Nashua, 889-2022) Ty Openshaw, a singer-songwriter with a few EPs under his belt, plays a solo set of cover songs. • Fury’s Publick House (1 Washington St., Dover, 617-3633) Boston-based alternative rock band The Womps continue its month-long Wednesday night residency. • Getaway Lounge (157 Franklin St., Manchester, 627-0661) The Bars promise a “Ruin yer mother’s Thanksgiving Eve

Bash.” The four-piece band has been a thing since the late 1980s. • Giuseppe’s (312 Daniel Webster Highway, Meredith, 279-3313) Justin Jaymes plays solo, with DJ Dancing in the Grotto. • The Goat (142 Congress St., Portsmouth, 590-4628) Rob Benton is ubiquitous at the newest location of this country-themed bar. He plays solo. • Harlow’s (3 School St., Peterborough, 924-6365) Thanksgiving Eve Party open mike is scheduled. • Harold Square (226 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, 432-7144) Houdana the Magician does tableside magic. • Hermanos (11 Hills Ave., Concord, 2245669) Mike Morris performs, perhaps with support from his Family Band – you’ll have to go and find out. • Homestead (641 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 429-2022) Playing contemporary music with shades of reggae, jazz, country, blues and funk, Clint Lapointe performs solo.

• Latchkey (41 Vaughan Mall, Portsmouth, 427-8150) Undercover is a Boston area band with female and male singers, playing a wide variety of upbeat “new and used” Top 40 dance songs. • Lilac City Grille (103 N. Main St., Rochester, 332-3984) Tim Theriault holds down his regular Ladies’ Night gig with a holiday difference. • The Local (2 E. Main St., Warner, 4566066) Eric Lindberg, Brad Myrick and his friends from Italy crowd into the corner for what promises to be an inspired night of music. • Mama McDonough’s (5 Depot St., Hillsborough, 680-4148) A Fifth Year Anniversary bash has Matt Beaudin, and the Dan Morgan Band playing country rock. • Murphy’s Taproom (494 Elm St., Manchester, 644-3535) Off the List Off plays classic and hard rock, country and pop with punk style. • Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House (393 Route 101, Bedford, 488-5975) Nate & D-Comp Trio entertain at this no-cover event.

• Pasta Loft (220 E Main St., Milford, 378-0092) Exeter-based Whatsername performs ’90s, ’00s and new alt rock; they’re also New England’s top Green Day tribute band. • Penuche’s Music Hall (1087 Elm St., Manchester, 206-5599) Formed in 2010, Room to Move plays “all the good songs most cover bands forget and ... eclectic original music.” • Portsmouth Book & Bar (40 Pleasant St., Portsmouth, 427-9197) End 68 Hours of Hunger benefit features hip-hop from New Fame, Uncle Sam and Stay on Mars. • Portsmouth Gas Light (64 Market St., Portsmouth, 430-9122) Dancegiving w/ DJ Koko P in the upstairs lounge. • Press Room (77 Daniel St., Portsmouth, 431-5186) The Mallett Brothers play a rescheduled show – the venerable music room’s reopening took a bit longer than expected. • Ri Ra (22 Market Square, Portsmouth, 319-1680) Erin’s Guild continues its permanent Wednesday residency with Irish music and Celtic charm. • Shaskeen (909 Elm St., Manchester, 625-0246) DJ Myth plays everything from Top 40 to old-school hip-hop and R&B to house and disco. • Stone Church (5 Granite St., Newmarket, 659-7700) Locals Reunion has the guitar duo of Chris O’Neill (Amorphous Band) and Bryan Killough (Hot Club of Portland) and high school buddies from back in the day. • Strange Brew (88 Market St., Manchester, 666-4292) Jesse’s Open Extravaganza is again offering a backline and the chance to show your chops. • Telly’s (235 Calef Highway, Epping, 679-8225) Karaoke with DJ Sean O Brien is the evening’s entertainment. • Thirsty Moose (21 Congress St., Portsmouth, 427-8645) Pop Disaster plays everything from Katy Perry to Blink 182 and AC/DC to Elvis, Bryan Adams and Zac Brown. • Toll Booth Tavern (740 Second NH Turnpike N, Francestown, 588-1800) Northern Stone plays an assorted mix of rock ’n’ roll favorites, from the ’60s to what’s on the radio today. • Tower Hill Tavern (264 Lakeside Ave., Laconia, 366-9100) DJ Tim Parker hosts a T-Day pre-game party with popular dance music. • Village Trestle (25 Main St., Goffstown, 497-8230) Award-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Bruce Marshall has performed music full time since 1974. His band is an annual tradition at this bend-in-the-road bar. • Whiskey Barrel (546 Main St., Laconia, 884-9536) Jodie Cunningham rocks it up country style with her talented band. • Wolfeboro Inn (90 N. Main St., Wolfeboro, 569-3016) Get Basted Pre-T Day Party offers mirth, if not live music.

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Dash, prance and blitz Bundle up for seasonal races By Scott Murphy

smurphy@hippopress.com

Burn off Thanksgiving calories, celebrate the Christmas season or ring in the new year with these holiday-themed runs in southern New Hampshire. Along the way, enjoy everything from Santa’s “four major food groups” to complimentary craft beer.

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• Wake up early on Thanksgiving for the Turkey Trot 5K Road Race, starting at 8 a.m. at Merrimack Middle School (31 Madeline Bennett Drive, Merrimack). Registration starts at 7 a.m. on race day and costs $25 for adults and $15 for kids. All proceeds will benefit Coats for Kids, Merrimack Food Banks and holiday gifts for less fortunate families. Canned food donations are also encouraged. Visit merrimack5k.com. • Start your turkey day off with the Fisher Cats Thanksgiving 5K, starting at 9 a.m. at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium (1 Line Drive, Manchester). The 3.1-mile course heads out of the Stadium to Commercial Street and loops through the Manchester millyard. Bib pickup is available from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. on race day. Cost on race day is $35 for adults and $15 for kids ages 11 and younger. Participation is based on availability. Visit millenniumrunning.com/ thanksgiving. • Join the Greater Derry Track Club for the Turkey Trot 5K Road Race, starting at 9 a.m. at Galliens Town Beach on Beaver Lake (Route 102, Derry). The 3.1-mile course runs around the scenic residential roads of Beaver Lake. Bib pickup runs from 7 to 8:30 a.m. on race day. Cost on race day is $20 for adults and $10 for kids ages 12 and younger. Donations of non-perishable canned goods or dry food items are requested. Visit gdtc.org. • Warm up your appetite at the Great Gobbler 5K, starting at 8 a.m. at Nashua High School South (36 Riverside St., Nashua). The 400-meter Little Gobbler Fun Run will start at 7:30 a.m. and is open to kids ages 2 to 10. Bib pickup will be available from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. on race day. Cost is $25 for adults, $20 for youth ages 17 and younger and free for the fun run. Race-day registration is based on availability. Canned goods will be collected for the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. Visit greatgobbler.com. • Runners and walkers are welcome at the Bow Police Association 5K Turkey Trot, starting at 8 a.m. at Bow High School (55 Falcon Way, Bow). Cost is $30 for adults and $10 for kids ages 6 to 12. Visit runreg.com/ bow-police-association-5k-turkey-trot.

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• Support hunger relief at the Free Fall 5K, starting at 8:30 a.m. at the Rochester Community Center (150 Wakefield St., Rochester). Race-day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. and costs $15 for adults and $10 for kids ages 12 and younger. Proceeds will benefit the Homeless Center for Strafford County, Jerry’s Food Pantry, End 68 Hours of Hunger and SOS Recovery. Visit freefall5k.com. • Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities can enjoy the Dover Turkey Trot 5K, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Shaw Lane near Garrison Elementary School (50 Garrison Road, Dover). Race-day registration will be held between 7 and 8:15 a.m. Cost is $25 for adults and $15 for children in fourth grade or younger. Food will be available inside the school after the race. Visit doverturkeytrot.com. • Gear up for the Seacoast Rotary Club Turkey Trot, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Peirce Island in Portsmouth. Race-day registration runs from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. Cost is $30 for adults, $20 for teens ages 13 to 19 and $10 for youth ages 12 and younger. Proceeds will benefit Seacoast Pathways and Veterans Martial Arts Training. Visit seacoastrotary.org. • Bring the whole family to the GYC Turkey Trot 5K Race & Family Walk, starting at the Gilford Youth Center (19 Potter Hill Road, Gilford). The course is considered flat and fast and is ideal for runners and walkers of all ages. Pets and strollers are welcome. Race begins at 8:45 a.m. for walkers and 9 a.m. for runners. Cost is $26 per person or $90 for a family of five or fewer. Visit gilfordyouthcenter.com. • Start your Thanksgiving morning off right with the Thanks for Giving 5K, starting at the Talbot Gymnasium (40 Linden St., Exeter). Both 5K and 10K races will start at 8:30 a.m., and the Kids Fun Run will start at 7:45 a.m. Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m. and costs $35 for an individual and $80 for a family for the 5K, and $45 for an individual for the 10K. Cash and check only on race day. Pro- 18

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• Start your post-Thanksgiving fitness plan with the Trot Off Your Turkey 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run at the Amherst town green (11 Church St., Amherst). The fun run will begin at 9 a.m., followed by the 5K at 9:30 a.m. Race-day registration will be available on the town green beginning at 8 a.m. Cost is $10 for the fun run and $25 for the 5K. Payment on race day must be either cash or check. Visit trotoffyourturkey.wordpress.com.

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• Have a jolly good time at the Santa Claus Shuffle, starting at 3 p.m. in Veterans Park (889 Elm St., Manchester). The three-mile out-and-back course starts and finishes at the park and travels through downtown Manchester. There will also be a 100-meter Lil’ Elf Fun Run held for children ages 8 and younger at 2:30 p.m. A Santa suit is provided to all adult and youth registrants. New this year is a chance to try samples from Santa’s “four major food groups” (milk and cookies, maple, chocolate and candy) at four sweet stops along the route down Elm Street. Adult runners can also redeem a beer ticket at participating bars after the race. Cost through Friday, Nov. 30, is $30 for adults, $25 for youth

ages 12 to 20, $10 for kids ages 11 and younger and free for kids 8 and younger participating in the fun run. On race day, prices increase by $5 for adults and youth and to $10 for the fun run, and participation is based on availability. Visit millenniumrunning.com/santa.

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• Enjoy scenic New England running at the Jingle Bell Half Marathon and 5K, starting at the Atkinson Resort and Country Club (85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson). Packet pickup starts at 7:30 a.m., and both races kick off at 9 a.m. After the race, celebrate your finish with an after-party hosted until 1 p.m. Enjoy craft beer, hot soup, cocoa and plenty of snacks. Registration runs through Wednesday, Dec. 5, and costs $35 for the 5K and $79 for the half-marathon. Visit jinglebellhalf.com. • If you can brave the cold, Yule Light Up the Night starts at 4:30 p.m. at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1122 Route 106 N., Loudon). Run through the 2.1mile “Gift of Lights” course on the grounds of the speedway, passing by over 2 million lights in more than 60 holiday scenes and over 400 light displays. Enjoy the light display while running around the infield during the “Magic Mile.” Cost through Saturday, Dec. 8, is $25 for adults, $15 for youth ages 4 to 11 and $10 for kids ages 3 and younger. On race day, prices increase by $5 for adults and youth, and participation is based on availability. Visit millenniumrunning.com/lights. • Be festive and raise money for arthritis research at the Portsmouth 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk, starting at 10 a.m. at the Little Harbour School (50 Clough Drive, Portsmouth). Registration and check-in starts at 9 a.m. on race day. Prices range from $35 to $85 for different participation packages. All registration fees and fundraising efforts benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Visit events.arthritis.org, or contact Erica D’Agostino at edagostino@ arthritis.org or 857-327-5688.

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• Celebrate garish Christmas knitting at the Ugly Sweater Race, starting at 9 a.m. at Backyard Brewery (1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester). The four-mile course will start and finish at the brewery. All participants must be 21 or older. Runners will receive an etched pint glass and a drink ticket for a Tito’s Handmade Vodka signature cocktail. A post-race party at the brewery will include breakfast items, raffles, prizes and more. Bib pickup starts at 8 a.m. on race day. Registration costs $35, and all proceeds will be donated to the Manchester Animal Shelter. Visit totalimagerunning.com/events. 20

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The annual Holiday Stroll in downtown Nashua is one of the most popular traditions in southern New Hampshire. What started as a small parade of a few hundred people has grown to a full-scale community celebration along Main Street that attracts tens of thousands of visitors. “When we ask people why they come out to the stroll … the biggest answer is tradition,” said Paul Shea, executive director of Great American Downtown in Nashua. “People are coming back home for Thanksgiving, and they make it a point to stop down in downtown Nashua to see a lot of familiar faces. … It’s sort of a homecoming for the city.” In the event’s 25th year, Shea is expecting over 30,000 people to make their way to Main Street for a variety of festivities on Saturday, Nov. 24. Chief among those is the annual tree lighting at the evergreen outside the Hunt Memorial Building (6 Main St., Nashua). The street will be shut down for a candlelight processional to the tree, departing at 5 p.m. from City Hall (229 Main St., Nashua). After the main event, attendees can peruse a variety of entertainment options on Main Street. Shea said festivities will include 50 live performances and demonstrations and various street food vendors. Music will range from brass quartets to rock ’n’ roll bands to carolers, and special

events like robotics demonstrations and dance groups are also on the schedule. Kids can enjoy rides and an have opportunity to sit with Santa at the new Santa’s Village at 30 Temple St. The village will also be open for an afternoon session from 1 to 4 p.m., which will include an appearance from Mrs. Claus as well. “We initiated it last year, and this year we’re establishing it and building it up with more activities,” said Shea of the village. “Folks wanted to see more of that afternoon and daytime activity.” Also new this year is a holiday gift market open from 10 a.m to 10 p.m. at 201 Main St., the former location of Alec’s Shoes. The market will feature about 50 artists and artisans offering various locally made items, such as locally roasted coffee beans, jams and jellies, local wine, handmade quilts, art, photography and more. While parents shop, kids can enjoy crafts, activities and face painting. “There’s lots to do and see, whether that’s waiting in line for Santa or grabbing a beer with a friend or checking out some of our great shops,” said Shea. “There’s something for everyone.” Parking and shuttle buses will be available at Rivier University (420 S. Main St., Nashua) and Holman Stadium (67 Amherst St., Nashua) starting at 4 p.m. Downtown business and restaurants will also be open during the stroll. Visit downtownnashua. org/live/our-programs/holidaystroll.

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• Be festive and raise money for arthritis research at the Concord 5K Jingle Bell Run/Walk, starting at 10 a.m. at Rundlett Middle School (144 South St., Concord). Registration and check-in starts at 8:30 a.m. on race day. Prices range from $35 to $85 for different participation packages. All registration fees and fundraising efforts benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Visit events.arthritis.org, or contact Erica D’Agostino at edagostino@arthritis.org or 857-327-5688.

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• Celebrate New Year’s Day with the P’nut Butter Chip Chase 5K Walk or Run, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Route 45 and West Road in Temple. Race through the rolling hills of Temple and enjoy the rural, community atmosphere. This race is sponsored by the Souhegan Lions, who use the proceeds to help residents of Greenville, Mason, New

Ipswich and Temple with sight and hearing needs, as well as with emergencies. After the event, stick around for homemade soups, bagels and cookies. Cost is $20. Visit runsignup.com/Races/NH, or contact Michele Siegmann at godspeed@ myfairpoint.net. • Ring in the new year with the Millenium Mile, starting at 2 p.m. at the Londonderry High School Gymnasium (295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry). The point-to-point downhill one-mile course is for all ages and abilities. Start on Mammoth Road and run to the corner of Mammoth and Peabody Row. After the race, redeem your beer ticket at Backyard Brewery (1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester). Bib pickup will run from noon to 1:45 p.m. on race day at the gym. Cost through Saturday, Dec. 8, is $25 for adults, $15 for youth ages 4 to 11 and $10 for kids ages 3 and younger. On race day, prices increase by $5 for adults and youth, and participation is based on availability. Visit millenniumrunning.com/millenniummile.

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Celebrating the season with trees and lights By Scott Murphy

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• Enjoy the annual Fez-Tival of Trees from Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Bektash Shrine Center (189 Pembroke Road, Concord). See an array of full-size and mini Christmas trees and wreaths and enjoy a raffle, refreshments and an appearance from Santa. The festival will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. most days, with shortened hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 25. The center will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22. General admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and kids and free for kids ages 12 and under. Visit bektashshriners.org/feztival.php. • Mark your calendars for the Plaistow Festival of Trees held at the Plaistow Fish and Game Club (18 May Ray Ave., Plaistow). The Plaistow Lions Club will run the festival on Friday, Nov. 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raffles will be drawn at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A craft fair will be running during all three days of the event, and other activities will include breakfast with Santa, holiday stories, Santa’s workshop, caroling for children, snack bar and more. The club will collect nonperishable food items for the local food pantry, or gift cards that will be used for local children. Entry to event is free. Visit facebook.com/PlaistowNHLions. • Enjoy a community event for the whole family at the Southern New Hampshire Festival of Trees, held at Sherburne Hall in the Pelham Municipal Building (6 Village Green, Pelham). Along with a mini-forest of decorated trees, the festival will include a Polar Express Experience and raffles. The event will run on Friday, Nov. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 25, from noon to 5 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 26, through Friday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is

$5 for adults and free for kids ages 11 and younger. Multiple day passes are available. Visit pelhamcommunityspirit.org. • Head out to the Hudson Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 23, starting at 4 p.m. at Library Park in Hudson. The park is at the intersection of Route 111 and Route 102, right over the bridge from Nashua. Santa will throw the switch to light up the park. In previous years the event has included appearances from members of the Fire and Police departments, as well as the Alvirne High School Band. Visit hudsonnh. gov/departments/hudson-recreation. • Enjoy the Antrim Festival of Trees on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Tuttle Library (45 Main St., Antrim). Take in a delightful display of trees, wreaths and exhibits, with more than 150 trees and displays adorning all three floors of the library. Entertainment will feature a variety of talented local musicians and groups. Throughout the day, children of all ages can enjoy the challenge of completing the annual scavenger hunt and earning a prize. At 4 p.m., revelers can gather outside for the annual community tree lighting and visit with Santa, led by seasonally attired carolers. The jolly old elf himself arrives by fire truck and leads the children in song before lighting the outdoor tree and leading all inside for individual visits and a treat for each child. Visit antrimfestivaloftrees.org. • Get ready for A Very Derry Holiday on Saturday, Nov. 24, starting at 2 p.m. in downtown Derry. Enjoy free crafts and activities 2 to 5 p.m. at the Derry Recreation Department (31 W. Broadway, Derry), including cookie decorating, face painting, wooden toy painting and balloon art. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus from 3 to 5 p.m. at Adams Memorial Opera House (29 W. Broadway, Derry). Visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus are free, and photos can be purchased for $5 (cash only). The tree lighting ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Broadway Pocket Park (One W. Broad-

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way, Derry). A countdown to the tree lighting will take place at 7 p.m. Cocoa and treats will be available, and a chorus will be singing holiday carols. Visit derrynh.org/ parks-recreation. • Check out Deerfield Holiday Lighting and Sit with Santa on Sunday, Nov. 25, in Deerfield. Visit with Santa from 2 to 4 p.m. at the town hall (8 Raymond Road, Deerfield). The holiday lights will be unveiled at 4 p.m. at town’s Gazebo Field. During the day’s events, enjoy hot cocoa, baked goods and holiday activities. Baked good donations are encouraged. Visit facebook.com/DeerfieldParksandRec. • Ring in the holiday season at the Bow Holiday Tree Lighting and Santa Visit on Sunday, Nov. 25, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bow Gazebo (1 Knox Road, Bow). After a holiday sing-along, Santa will arrive at 5:15 p.m. to light the tree. Bring your camera for a picture with Santa after the ceremony. Visit bownh.gov. • The Exeter Festival of Trees will be held on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St., Exeter). Proceeds from the event will benefit the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce’s Children’s Fund, which provides vouchers for warm winter clothing to local families in need. Visit facebook.com/ ExeterFestivalofTrees. • LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst) will host its first annual Christmas Tree & Vineyard Lighting to benefit SHARE Outreach on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., on the vineyard overlook area. Enjoy refreshments and caroling as the Arboleda Vineyard and a large evergreen tree are lit. Bring a canned food item or piece of winter apparel to donate. Visit labellewinerynh.com. • Stay up for the Salem Night of Lights tree lighting event on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Salem town hall (33 Geremonty Drive, Salem). The tree is located at the Town Hall. Festivities will take place

Santa at Windham Tree Lighting. Courtesy photo.

across the street at Salem High School (44 Geremonty Drive, Salem). Visit townofsalemnh.org/recreation-division. • Bring the whole family to the Light the Tree Holiday Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Atkinson Resort and Country Club (85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson). There will be many free activities, events and treats for all ages, including hayrides, caroling, arts and crafts, music, ice carving, hot chocolate, holiday cookies and more. Both the Stagecoach Grille Restaurant and Merrill’s Tavern will also be open to the public. The country club will also be collecting unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and nonperishable food items for those in need. Visit atkinsonresort.com/ upcoming-events. • Head out to the Dover Festival of Trees on Friday, Nov. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m. at City Hall Auditorium (288 Central 22

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Ave., Dover). The festival will feature over 30 trees, elaborately decorated by local businesses and organizations, to be auctioned and raffled off to benefit the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce City Lights Committee. The event will also include live choir performances, children’s activities, holiday carols, refreshments, Santa and more. Visit dovernh.org/festival-of-trees. • Kick off the holiday season at the Rochester Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 30, starting at 5:30 p.m. at Central Square in downtown Rochester. The evening will also include a reading of The Night Before Christmas, cookie decorating, hot chocolate and cookies, caroling, dance performances and a special visit from Santa. Visit rochesternh.org. • Celebrate the spirit of the season with Olde Fashioned Christmas on Saturday, Dec., 1, starting at 8 a.m. in downtown Hillsborough. The day will include fun family activities and holiday shopping, with many specialty items and holiday sales at downtown merchant locations. Experience an old-fashioned feel of the holiday season with entertainment, crafts and food. In the evening, Santa will cap off the day by lighting the Christmas tree in Butler Park next to the Hillsborough Historical Society (5 Central St., Hillsborough). Visit hillsboroughpride.org. • Check out a Lee Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 4 p.m. at the intersection of Mast Road and Lee Hook Road in Lee. The concert will be held immediately following at 4:30 p.m. at the Jeremiah Smith Grange (1 Lee Hook Road, Lee). Visit leenh.org. • Enjoy Windham Tree Lighting Festivities on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 2:45 to 5 p.m. at the Windham town hall and commons (3 N. Lowell Road, Windham). The event will include a performance by the Windham Community Band, raffle baskets, animals in Town Hall, a DJ, cookies, hot chocolate, carols and a bonfire. Santa will arrive by fire truck and will be available for photos. The night will be capped off by the lighting of the tree. Visit windhamnh.gov/177/Recreation-Department. • Spend your afternoon at the Loudon Christmas Celebration Tree Lighting on Sunday, Dec. 2, at Charlie’s Barn behind the Town Clerk’s office (29 South Village Road, Loudon). A local vendors market will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. The tree lighting and caroling will start at 4:30 p.m. Hot chocolate and light refreshments will be served. The Loudon Historical Society will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Loudon Food Pantry. Visit facebook.com/LoudonHistory • Enjoy the Merrimack Christmas

Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3:45 p.m. in Abbie Griffin Park (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack). Festivities will begin with the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will light the tree. Both will be available afterward for photos, and Mrs. Claus will invite children to gather around the bandstand as she reads “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Entertainment will include a DJ playing holiday music and performances from Miss Merrimack Sophia Lovis, Broadway Bound and the Merrimack High School Marching Band. Visit merrimackparksandrec.org/ holiday-happenings.

• Join the Francestown Improvement and Historical Society for its annual Tree Lighting Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 2, starting at 4 p.m. inside the town hall (27 Main St., Francestown). Start the night with refreshments and a carol sing-along. The tree on the Town Common will be lit at 5 p.m. Visit francestownhistory.info. • Kick off the holidays and Light up Main Street on Sunday, Dec. 2, starting at 4:30 p.m. at Henniker Community School (51 Western Ave., Henniker). As you wait for the school to light the tree, enjoy some hot chocolate, caroling and a visit from Santa. Henniker PTA will be collecting donations of unwrapped toys or food to help local residents in need. Visit facebook.com/hennikerpta.hcs. • Celebrate the Christmas season with the Rivier Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Rivier University (420 S. Main St., Nashua). Enjoy holiday cheer and a special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus as the school lights the campus. Visit facebook. com/RivierUniversityAlumni. • Help local arts throughout December at the Franklin Festival of Trees at the Franklin Opera House (316 Central St., Franklin). Enjoy a myriad of trees, cookies and hot cocoa on Friday, Dec. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon; and Saturday, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Purchase raffle tickets to win trees, wreaths and other items. Buy 25 raffle tickets for $5. Visit franklinoperahouse.org.

• Celebrate the holidays at the Amherst Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 7, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. on the Village Green across from town hall (2 Main St., Amherst). After songs and readings by local groups and residents, Santa will arrive to light the tree. Snack on popcorn, homemade cookies, cocoa and roasting chestnuts provided by Village Bible Church and Scout Troop 22 (donations accepted). Across the street at the Brick School, the Amherst Garden Club will present the Memory Tree, decorated with the names of individuals who have passed away. Money raised by the tree will be used to fund a worthwhile community cause. Following the ceremonies, a spaghetti supper will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Congregational Church of Amherst (11 Church St., Amherst). Donations are accepted, and no reservations are needed. Santa will also make an appearance to pass out candy canes. Visit amhersttreelightingfestival.weebly.com. • Check out the Epsom Christmas Tree Lighting Event on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Webster Park (27 Black Hall Road, Epsom). More details to be announced. Visit epsomnh.org.

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• Come see the first lighting of a new glimmering tree at the Jackson Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. in Jackson Village. The Da Capo Singers will delight with Christmas caroling. Santa will do the honors of lighting the tree at exactly 4:30 p.m. Immediately following, there will be an open house at the Christmas Farm Inn and Spa (3 Blitzen Way, Jackson). Celebrate the beginning of the festive season with a roaring fire in the historic barn. Enjoy hot chocolate and homemade cookies by the Christmas tree. Santa will make an appearance. Visit jacksonnh.com/event/330/ Christmas-Tree-Lighting-Ceremony. • Enjoy the holidays in the Lakes Region at the Wolfeboro Festival of Trees, hosted on weekends in December at the Wright Museum of World War II (77 Center St., Wolfeboro). The display will be open to the public on Saturdays, Dec 8 and Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sundays, Dec. 9 and Dec. 16, from noon to 3 p.m.; and Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Music, dancing and other entertainment are scheduled for each day. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for kids ages 8 and younger and $12 for families. A preview gala will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. It features a cocktail reception with wine, beer and food from local caterers and restaurants. Admission is available by advanced reservation only. Visit wolfeborofestivaloftrees.com.

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Knock out your holiday gift list and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Capital City during Midnight Merriment. The annual holiday shopping and community event will return to downtown Concord on Friday, Dec. 7, from 5 p.m. until the clock strikes midnight. “For people who’ve never been, we like to describe it as one of those Hallmark Christmas card moments,” said Matt Jalbert, events and communication coordinator at Intown Concord. “It’s a very family-oriented event. People can have great holiday experiences.” To help set the mood, Jalbert said, the city pipes in Christmas music around downtown to get people in the holiday spirit. Festive stops include a s’mores station and bonfires outside the New Hampshire Statehouse (107 N. Main St., Concord) and an appearance from Santa downtown. Granite State Candy Shoppe (13 Warren St., Concord) will be presenting a unique event celebrating a scruffy, wintery staple. Organizers of Midnight

Merriment’s annual-beard growing contest will once again pass out awards for noteworthy facial hair, including prizes for length, style and creativity. Yet shopping is the real reason for the season at Midnight Merriment. Jalbert said downtown shops and vendors try to shake up their specials each year. Previous installments have seen shop owners offer things like discounts, wine tastings and food tastings. Jalbert noted there’s a reason the event includes “midnight” in its name. Throughout the evening, Intown Concord will be raffling off “downtown dollars,” or gift certificates shoppers can use anywhere in downtown Concord. These certificates will start out at $25 early on and increase in value as the night goes on, until the clock strikes midnight. “[Midnight Merriment] highlights what great shopping opportunities we have in downtown Concord,” said Jalbert. “We have a vibrant community downtown. We try to get [visitors] into the Christmas spirit with great shopping and holiday experiences.” Visit intownconcord.org/index.php/ event/midnight-merriment.

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Miracle on Elm Street

Family tradition at the Manchester Christmas Parade and a look at other area parades By Scott Murphy

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More than 80 different organizations, marching groups, floats and marching bands are slated to hit Elm Street for this year’s Manchester Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. “It’s a simple event, and I think people and families really enjoy that,” said Sara Beaudry, executive director of Intown Manchester. “It’s kind of the basics, coming back to the community and everyone getting together. … It’s just a nice evening to spend together.” This year’s theme is “Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas,” according to Beaudry. She said it will be “fun to have that rock ’n’ roll element,” especially for the dance groups that will be performing in the parade. Alongside them will be other fun groups and floats, including the New England Brethren of Pirates and different action figures. The parade route will run from Brady Sullivan Tower (1750 Elm St., Manchester) down Elm Street until just beyond Merrimack Street. Right before the parade, spectators can enjoy a different kind of procession with the annual Santa Claus Shuffle, starting at 3 p.m. in Veterans Park (889 Elm St., Manchester). The three-mile race travels through downtown Manchester. Notably, a Santa suit is provided to all adult and youth registrants. New this year is a chance to try samples from Santa’s “four major food groups” (milk and cookies, maple, chocolate and candy) at four sweet stops along the route down Elm Street. Beaudry added that other downtown shops and restaurants are also open during the day’s events, offering opportunities for holiday shopping and some goodies of their own. “I always think one of the best aspects … are the different restaurants and shops downtown that put out hot chocolate,” said Beaudry. “I try to have everything spaced out so people have time between floats to go grab [one].” Elm Street will be closed to traffic for the day’s festivities. Parking is available at public lots and private parking garages around downtown. Visit intownmanchester. com/christmas-parade.

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• The Derry Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24, starting at 1 p.m. in front of the Adams Memorial Building (29 W. Broadway, Derry). The parade is one of the largest in the area and features the sights and sounds of more than 80 marching bands, festive floats, comical clowns HIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 24

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and costumed characters. The route will run along Broadway through downtown Derry, then down Crystal Avenue, and end at Hood Commons (55 Crystal Ave., Derry). Visit gdlchamber.org. • The Nashua Winter Holiday Stroll will be held on Saturday, Nov. 24, starting at 5 p.m. on Main Street. The evening kicks off with a candlelight procession up Main Street from City Hall to Railroad Square for the lighting of the city’s official Christmas tree. Much of the downtown is closed to traffic for the evening, so strollers can enjoy live entertainment, sample offerings from street vendors, dine in downtown restaurants and shop at the city’s specialty shops and boutiques. Visit downtownnashua.org. • The Dover Holiday Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25, starting at 2:30 p.m. The Dover route will start at the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce (550 Central Ave., Dover) and will continue down Central Ave. through downtown ending at CVS (118 Central Ave., Dover). Visit facebook.com/doverholidayparade. • The Light-Up Laconia Holiday Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25, starting at 3:30 p.m. The route will run from Wyatt Park (22 Champlin St., Laconia) and end at Veterans Square across from the Laconia B&M Railroad Station (13 Veterans Square, Laconia). A treelighting will take place at 5 p.m. Visit lakesregionchamber.org. • The Deerfield Fireman’s Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25, starting at 4 p.m. at the Deerfield Community School (66 North Road, Deerfield). The procession will head up Meetinghouse Hill Road, through the four corners onto Mt. Delight Road, then onto Haynes Road and Ridge Road to Cole Road and Raymond Road. The route will then turn around at the south

split and go back onto Raymond Road before ending on Church Street. Visit facebook.com/DeerfieldParksandRec. • The Salem Holiday Parade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 25, starting at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Main and Policy streets in Salem. The route will run down Main Street to Geremonty Drive and end at Salem High School (44 Geremonty Drive, Salem). Free parking is available along the parade route, and a free shuttle will bring spectators from the high school to the parade staging area on Northeastern Boulevard. Visit salemnhparade.org. • The Nottingham Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 10 a.m. Groups walking the parade will line up at the Nottingham Community Center (139 Stage Road, Nottingham). The event will also include a children’s gift-making workshop. Visit nottingham-nh.gov/ recreation-department. • The Experience Hampton Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 1 p.m. The parade starts on Lafayette Road and ends at Winnacunnet Road. Visit experiencehampton.org/ christmasparade. • The Tilton Christmas Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at the Union Sanborn School (5 Elm St., Northfield). The procession will form at 3:30 p.m. and depart at 4:15 p.m., heading down Elm Street and on through Cannon Bridge and Main Street until ending at Winnisquam Regional High School (435 W. Main St., Tilton). A fireworks show will cap off the night at 6 p.m. Visit tiltonnh.org. • The Exeter Holiday Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Osram Sylvania Plant (131 Portsmouth Ave., Exeter). The parade will continues to the end of Portsmouth Avenue and then makes a right onto High Street,

continuing straight onto Water Street and ending at the entrance to Swasey Parkway (316 Water St., Exeter). Visit exeterholidayparade.org. • The Merrimack Holiday Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. starting at the Commons Shopping Plaza (515 Daniel Webster Hwy., Merrimack). The route will travel along Daniel Webster Highway, Baboosic Lake Road and McElwain Street before ending in front of Abbie Griffin Park at the town hall parking lot (6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack). Visit merrimackparksandrec.org/holiday-happenings. • The Rochester Holiday Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec 2, starting at 3 p.m. in downtown Rochester. The parade will include marching units; youth, organization and commercial floats; VIPs; color guard and decorated mobile units; equestrians; and marching bands. There will also be a special visit from Santa Claus. Visit rochesternh.org. • The Hollis Holiday Luminaria Stroll will be held on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 4 to 7 p.m. starting at Monument Square next to the Hollis Public Library (2 Monument Square, Hollis). Make the town glow with candles in the town center to light the way for Santa’s procession to Lawrence Barn (28 Depot Road, Hollis). Enjoy refreshments at the barn while Santa greets the children, followed by the Hollis Town Band’s holiday concert at Hollis Brookline High School (24 Cavalier Court, Hollis). Visit holliswomansclub.org. • The Hampstead Firemen’s Association Christmas Parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 9, starting at 2 p.m. on Main Street in Hampstead. Santa will appear in the parade on a fire department float. This year’s theme is “Charlie Brown Christmas.” Visit facebook.com/HampsteadFireDepartment.

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• Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater presents The Nutcracker at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) on Friday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 24, at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 25, at noon and 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $43 to $49 for adults, $35 for seniors and veterans at matinees and $25 for kids. Visit palacetheatre.org. • Delvena Theatre presents A Christmas Carol at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 5:45 and 7:10 p.m. Visit nashualibrary.org. • New England Dance Ensemble presents The Nutcracker on Saturday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 25, at 4 p.m. at Seifert Performing Arts Center (44 Geremonty Drive, Salem). Tickets cost $25 to $35. Visit nede.org. • Gerald Charles Dickens, the greatgreat-grandson of Charles Dickens, will perform a one-man show of A Christmas Carol on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. at Nashua Community College (505 Amherst St., Nashua). Tickets cost $30. Visit fortingage.com. • Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) presents A Christmas Carol Nov. 29 through Dec. 16. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com. • The Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester) presents A Christmas Carol Nov. 30 through Dec. 23. Showtimes are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at noon and 5 p.m., with additional shows on Thursday, Dec. 13, and Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $43 to $49 for adults, $35 for seniors and veterans on matinees and $25 for kids. Vis-

it palacetheatre.org. • Epping Community Theatre (38C Ladd’s Lane, Epping) presents A Christmas Carol Nov. 30 through Dec. 10, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children under age 12. Visit facebook.com/ EppingTheater. • Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth) presents A Christmas Carol Nov. 30 through Dec. 23. Showtimes are Thursday at 7 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors and $12 for children age 12 and under. Visit playersring.org. • Portsmouth School of Ballet presents The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., at Exeter High School auditorium (1 Blue Hawk Drive, Exeter). Visit psb-nh. com. • Eastern Ballet Institute and the Concord High School Orchestra present The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord). Tickets cost $18 to $23 in advance and $26 the day of the show. Visit ccanh.com. • New England School of Dance presents The Nutcracker on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. at Bedford High School (47 Nashua Road, Bedford). Tickets cost $20 for adults and $17 for kids age 12 and under in advance and $25 at the door. Visit newenglandschoolofdance.com. • Northeastern Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at Kingswood Arts Center (396 S. Main St., Wolfeboro), and Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. at Oyster River High School (55 Coe Drive, Durham). The cost is $20 for adults, $17.50 for seniors and children under age 18, and a $60 maximum for a family of four in advance, and an additional $5 at the door. Visit northeasternballet.org. 27

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From classics like It’s a Wonderful Life to more modern productions like Elf the Musical, these local theater shows will get you in the holiday spirit. • Players’ Ring Theatre (105 Marcy St., Portsmouth) presents The Gift of the Magi on Friday, Nov. 23, at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 24, at 3 and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 25, at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $18 for adults, $14 for students and seniors and $12 for children age 12 and under. Visit playersring.org. • The Robert Dionne Christmas Cabaret comes to The Majestic Studios (880 Page St., Manchester) on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $12. Visit majestictheatre.net. • The Ogunquit Playhouse presents Elf the Musical at The Music Hall Historic Theatre (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) Nov. 28 through Dec. 16. Showtimes are Wednesday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. (no 2 p.m. show on Nov. 28), Thursday at 7:30 p.m. (additional 2 p.m. show Nov. 29), Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at noon and 4:30 p.m. Tickets cost $45 to $95. Visit themusichall.org. • The Windham Actors Guild produces A Christmas Story at Searles School (3 Chapel Road, Windham) on Thursday, Nov. 29, and Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12.50 for adults and $10.50 for students and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com.

• Fruitcake!, a comedic mashup of A Christmas Carol, The Nutcracker and other classic holiday shows, will be at the Hatbox Theatre (270 Loudon Road, Concord) Nov. 30 through Dec. 16, with showtimes on Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $17 for adults and $14 for students and seniors. Visit hatboxnh.com. • The Concord Dance Academy presents its Holiday Spectacular on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 and 6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 1 p.m., at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). Visit concorddanceacademy.com. • The Peterborough Players present It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Dec. 6 through Dec. 16, with showtimes on Wednesday and Sunday at 2 p.m., Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $42. Visit peterboroughplayers.org. • The Stranger Than Fiction Series at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre (125 28

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2 p.m., and Thursday, Dec. 13, and Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $24 to $28. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com. • Dance Visions Network presents Nutcracker Suite on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Dana Center (Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). Visit dancevisionsnetwork.com. • Turning Pointe Center of Dance presents The Nutcracker on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m. at Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). Tickets cost $18 in advance and $20 at the door. Visit turningpointecenterofdance.com. • New Hampshire School of Ballet presents The Nutcracker on Friday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord), and Thursday, Dec. 27, at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester). Tickets cost $18. Visit concordcityauditorium.org and palacetheatre.org.

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8, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $20. Visit majestictheatre.net. • Prescott Park Arts Festival and Exeter Hospital present Miracle on 34th Street, a live musical radio play, Dec. 7 through Dec. 16, with showtimes on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m., at the Exeter Town Hall (10 Front St., Exeter). Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for kids age 12 and under, and $40 for VIP. Visit prescottpark.org. • Carpe Diem presents A Dickens of a Christmas at the Old Salt Restaurant (490 Lafayette Road, Hampton) Monday, Dec. 10, through Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. The evening includes a gourmet three-course dinner, live music, holiday carols and the show. Tickets are $39.99 for adults and $19.99 for children. Call 926-8322. • Cirque Dreams Holidaze comes to the SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester) on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $35. Visit snhuarena.com. • Rockapella Holiday comes to the Stockbridge Theatre (5 Pinkerton St., Derry) on Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15 to $35. Visit stockbridgetheatre.com. • The New Hampshire Theatre Project presents It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at West End Studio Theatre (959 Islington St., Portsmouth) Dec. 14 through Dec. 30, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for adults and $26 for students, seniors and veterans. Visit nhtheatreproject.org. • The Peacock Players present Christmas On Broadway, a holiday music revue, at the Court Street Theater (14 Court St., Nashua) on Thursday, Dec. 20, and Friday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $12 to $19. Visit peacockplayers.org.

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From Celtic to honky tonk holiday music, there’s a wide variety of entertainment on offer this season. Check out these options. • Christmas with The Celts at Flying Monkey (39 Main St., Plymouth, 536-2551) on Friday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. $39 and up. Combining ancient Irish carols, contemporary Christmas standards, humor and thrilling Irish dancing. The lineup features founder Ric Blair on vocals, guitars, bodhran and piano, Laura McGhee on vocals and Scottish fiddle, plus an ensemble of world-class musicians playing uilleann pipes, whistles, drums, mandolin and banjo, along with Irish step dancers. • Jim Brickman: A Joyful Christmas at Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 6685588) on Friday, Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. $45 and up. Brickman’s distinctive piano style and captivating live performances have revolutionized the popularity of instrumental music, making him a driving force behind modern American music. • Trans-Siberian Orchestra at SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000) on Friday, Nov. 23, 3 and 8 p.m. $47 to $79. “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve” and more are promised, as the arena rock holiday favorites play greatest hits and their most beloved album. • Merrimack Valley A Cappella Presents Holiday Style at Stockbridge Theatre (44 N. Main St., Derry, 437-5210) on Saturday, Nov. 24, 4 p.m. $10. Four-part a cappella, barbershop style, which lends itself to many musical genres and eras. The evening’s repertoire reflects this diversity, with carols and classic holiday favorites. • Granite State Ringers at City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord, 228-2793) on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Be a part of the Christmas tradition of telling stories by the fireplace on Christmas Eve. Find your inner child with classics from A Charlie Brown Christmas and ‘Twas the Night before Christmas. Also Nov. 25 at Milford United Methodist Church, Dec. 2 at Bedford Public Library, Dec. 8 at First United Methodist Church in Rochester, and Dec. 9 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Manchester. • Annual Holiday Pops Concert at Manchester Community Music School (2291 Elm St., Manchester, 644-4548) on Friday, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. $40 ($350 for a table of 10) The New Hampshire Youth Jazz and Wind Ensembles, the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony and Concert Orchestras and the Flute Choir celebrate the sounds of the season. There will also be a holiday photo booth comHIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 30

plete with props, plus raffle prizes perfect for holiday gift giving, and Santa might stop by if everyone has been really good. • Community Toolbox 3rd Annual Holiday Disco Ball at Rivermill at Dover Landing (2 Washington St., Dover, 343-2192) on Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. $40. Motor Booty Affair, the ultimate disco tribute band, urges guests to break out their platform shoes, put on holiday polyester and get on down to have a funky good time with friends and family. Cash bar, silent and live auction, and prizes for best costumes, with proceeds supporting Seacoast and Community Toolbox. • Ed Gerhard at Historic Belknap Mill (25 Beacon St., Laconia, 524-8813) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. $22. Renowned acoustic guitarist performs a pre-holiday concert with a mix of non-holiday and Christmas favorites. Annual food drive at concert for the Laconia area food pantry. • Gary Hoey’s Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Show at Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 437-5100) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. $30 to $40. Gary’s annual Ho Ho Hoey Rockin’ Holiday Tour has become a tradition with radio stations and families coast to coast. Hoey’s live show encompasses everything from his holiday music to the older hits like “Hocus Pocus” to new songs from his latest album, Dust & Bones. • Rockmare Before Christmas at Bungalow (333 Valley St., Manchester, 792-1111) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 5 p.m. $10. All-ages rock show featuring Dead Harrison, The Humans Being, Driven Sane, Luxury Deathtrap, Grace Drive, MinaMize and Almost Got Caught. • Seacoast Santa Jingle Bell Jam at Elks Lodge 97 (500 Jones Ave., Portsmouth, 3434390) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 7 p.m. $10. Fourth annual event, as Saxx Roxx and Tuesdays at Gregg’s perform to help Seacoast families keep the magic of Christmas alive for their little believers. There’s an Ugliest Christmas Sweater contest, and light appetizers will be provided, along with a cash bar. • The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus presents its holiday concert series “Don We Now Our Gay Apparel,” with shows on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Nashua (121 Manchester St., Nashua); Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. at South Church (292 State St., Portsmouth); Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church (79 Clinton St., Concord); and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. at The Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester). Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors and veterans and free for children age 12 and under. Visit nhgmc.com. • Susie Burke & David Surette with Ken Allyn at Universalist Fellowship (20 Madbury Road, Durham) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 7

p.m. $15. Featuring a number of selections from their holiday CD release Wonderland, along with folk and acoustic fare from their standard repertoire, with influences and styles ranging from folk to jazz, Celtic to rock, blues to Broadway and beyond. Also at Concord Community Music School (Wall Street, Concord) on Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Del Rossi’s Trattoria (Route 137, Dublin) on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. • The Mavericks “Hey! Merry Christmas!” Tour at Colonial Theatre (95 Main St., Keene, 352-2033) on Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. $49 to $75. In support of their upcoming album, Hey! Merry Christmas!, The Mavericks are bringing holiday cheer to Keene and other locations across the country. • Chanukah at the Palace at Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588) on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. $8 to $14. Featuring music by Pella, an award-winning a cappella group from New York, and magic by Jay Mattioli, with synced music, audience interaction, live animals and levitating audience members. • Mannheim Steamroller at Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111) on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. $49 and up. A favorite holiday tradition for the past 30 years, Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features the beloved Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. • Celtic Christmas at Dana Center (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, 641-7700) on Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. $40 and up. John Whelan, legendary Irish accordion champion, the American roots band Low Lily, and Scottish-style fiddler Katie McNally ring in the holiday season with an evening of traditional Celtic and modern string band music and harmonious vocals, from masterfully played high-energy reels to classic carols. • Dan Fogelberg Holiday Tribute at Castle on Charles (19 Charles St., Rochester) on Thursday, Dec. 6, 6 p.m. $16. Don Campbell

performs songs in tribute to Dan Fogelberg, along with holiday favorites. This a very uplifting event, presented in an old Episcopal church renovated for private events and entertainment. • Charlie Brown Christmas with Heather Pierson at Pitman’s Freight Room (94 New Salem St., Laconia, 527-0043) on Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. $20. The Heather Pierson Quartet (Heather Pierson, piano and vocals; Joe Aliperti, alto and tenor saxes; Shawn Nadeau, bass; Craig Bryan, drums) perform the music from Charlie Brown Christmas, as composed by Vince Guaraldi, plus other holiday favorites and classics. • Eric Mintel Quartet’s Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas at Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588) on Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. $29. Held in the new event space, Spotlight Room at the Palace. From the White House to the Kennedy Center and beyond, the Eric Mintel Quartet has been thrilling audiences with its electrifying jazz performances. • First Fridays! Holiday Concert at Whipple Hall (25 Seamans Road, New London, 526-4444) on Friday, Dec. 7, 5 p.m. Santa, tree lighting, and holiday music for all ages, featuring The KRES Chime Tones, the Sunapee flute choir, and a community sing-along. • Merrill Sings – Holiday Edition at Rochester Performance & Arts Center (32 N. Main St., Rochester, 948-1099) on Friday, Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m. Featuring Chris Bradley with Miles Burns and Patrick Dorow in a night of banter, drag and holiday cheer. • Nashville Christmas Concert at St. Mary Church (182 Main St., Newmarket, 659-2034) on Friday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. Enjoy the fun and sounds of the season with MARK209. Fun for the whole family, with a love offering taken at concert. • Bluegrass Christmas Concert at Pilgrim United Church (197 Route 111A, Brentwood, 778-3189) on Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. $15. Now in its 15th season, this one-of-akind show features traditional, contemporary

and original Christmas music performed with acoustic instruments and vocals. The cast of performers include some of the most talented musicians, vocalists and songwriters in New England: Amy Gallatin, Karen Lincoln Wilber, Dave Dick, Roger Williams, Ken Taylor, Krissy Dick, Bob Dick and Rick Lang. • Bodacious Babes Holiday Concert at Rochester Performance & Arts Center (32 N. Main St., Rochester, 948-1099) on Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. $15. Known for their bawdy humor, booming voices and sparkling personalities. Along with many other honors over the years, The Babes are proud to represent the New Hampshire Country Music Association. • Christmas at Canterbury at Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, 783-9511) on Saturday, Dec. 8, 3 and 8 p.m. $18 ($8 for children 6 to 17). Christmas at Canterbury is a chance to experience Christmas in a simpler era. Go inside the historic Shaker buildings to watch an old-time 19th-century magic show, meet Santa, make Christmas crackers, decorate cookies, admire a toy train display or listen to fiddlers. Also Dec. 15. • Nicole Knox Murphy at The Bar (28 Burnham Road, Hudson, 943-5250) on Saturday, Dec. 8, 1 p.m. All-day Toys for Tots drive features live music all day, with country singer performing from 1 to 3 p.m. Bring unwrapped toys. • An Irish Christmas at City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord) on Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. $32 to $52. Irish Christmas with Symphony NH featuring the songs, stories and dance music of Ireland and its Celtic influences around the world, all in celebration of the holiday season, featuring Ciarán Crilly, conductor; Ciarán Nagle, Irish tenor; Tara Novak, violin and vocals, with Ishna, Dan Myers, Uilleann pipes and Irish whistles, Bjorn Wennas, guitar, Brian O’Neil, bodhrán and percussion. Also Dec. 8 at Keefe Auditorium in Nashua. • NH Gay Men’s Chorus at Derryfield School (2108 River Road, Manchester, 2634333) on Sunday, Dec. 9, 4 p.m. 21st annual holiday concert series, “Don We Now Our Gay Apparel.” Bring your friends and family to hear your favorite Christmas, Hanukkah, and holiday songs in beautiful harmony and featuring talented guest soloist soprano Sarah Chadwick, as well as some fun surprises from the stage. There are three other concerts: Nashua (Dec. 1), Portsmouth (Dec. 2) and Concord (Dec. 8). • Christmas Revels: A French-Canadian Celebration of the Winter Solstice at Hopkins Center (2 E. Wheelock St., Hanover, 646-2422) on Thursday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. $8 to $48. The Upper Valley’s most enduring holiday tradition, with every year bringing with it a once-in-a-lifetime performance sure to get audiences singing along and dancing in the aisles. This year, a young girl in search of her heritage is drawn into the mystical

tales of her ancestors in this Nordic celebration of the season. Her quest unfolds through gorgeous traditional songs, dances and pageantry performed by a cast of talented locals and thrilling guest musicians and dancers. Through Dec. 16. • Eighth Annual Buzz Ball at Capitol Center (44 S. Main St., Concord, 225-1111) on Thursday, Dec. 13, 7 p.m. $45 and up. Annual benefit featuring Morning Buzz crew and Velvet Elves, an all-star band supporting area celebrities and musical guests. • Funky Divas of Gospel Holiday Concert at Castle on Charles (19 Charles St., Rochester) on Thursday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m. $8. A blend of gospel, bluegrass and traditional Christmas music. This year the Divas are joined by Seacoast area a cappella singing group Mixtape for a Christmas celebration strong on harmonies and the spirit of the season. • Alumni Band of the New Hampshire National Guard Christmas Concert at Merrimack Valley Baptist Church (517 Boston Post Road, Merrimack, 595-0955) on Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. Music includes a selection of traditional Christmas songs like “Feliz Navidad,” “Sleigh Ride” and “Fantasy on a Bell Carol,” patriotic tunes and a Christmas sing-along. Also Dec. 10 at Sweeney American Legion Post 2, Manchester. • Austin French and Ben Laine Joyful Christmas at Grace Community Church (57 Wakefield St., Rochester, lighthouseevents. com) on Friday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m. $12 to $15. Austin French brings the Freedom Hymn Christmas Tour to New England. French is best-known for his radio hit “Freedom Hymn.” • Ed Gerhard at UU Church (292 State St., Portsmouth, 664-7200) on Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m. $28. One of the country’s finest acoustic guitarists, Gerhard performs wellloved carols and his own concert favorites. Annual Food Drive to benefit Seacoast Family Food Pantry. Some Proceeds Benefit ACT ONE: Artists’ Collaborative Theatre of New England. • Jingle Jam at Big Kahuna’s Cafe & Grill (380 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, 494-4975) on Friday, Dec. 14, 7 p.m. Bring an unwrapped toy and enjoy Sam Robbins, Ty Openshaw, Justin Cohn and The Revolutionists. Free admission with donations appreciated. Raffle, drinks and more. • Matthew Lister - A Christmas Concert at Red & Shorty’s (4 Paul St., Dover, 767-3305) on Friday, Dec. 14, 8 p.m. $10 at elysiumarts.com. A classical guitarist from Dover, New Hampshire, with over a decade of professional experience, Lister studied classical guitar at the University of New Hampshire under the guidance of Professor Chris Kane and was a member of the University of New Hampshire Classical Guitar Ensemble. • Rockapella Holiday at Stockbridge Theatre (44 N. Main St., Derry, 32

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• Manchuka at Village Trestle (25 Main St., Goffstown, 497-8230) on Saturday, Dec. 15, 5 p.m. Holiday feast from 5 to 8 p.m. with appetizer station, ham, turkey, seafood, chicken and pasta entrees, side dishes, desserts and drink specials, all for $14.95. Live music by Manchuka from 8 p.m. to midnight. Semiformal dress encouraged but not required. • Not So Silent Night Tour featuring Phil Vassar & Lonestar at Lowell Memorial Auditorium (50 Merrimack St, Lowell, Mass., 937-8688) on Saturday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. $39 and up. Country music hitmakers Phil Vassar and Lonestar’s Not So Silent Night Tour feature their new Christmas single “Not So Silent Night” and traditional favorites, country style. • Tiffany Colston at Flight Coffee (478 Central St., Dover, 842-5325) on Saturday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. $15. Doing her first concert in New Hampshire, singing holiday classics accompanied by tasty food and drink selections. • Uncle Steve Band at Back Room at the Mill (2 Central St., Bristol, 744-0405) on Saturday, Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. $15. Christmas party benefit with The Uncle Steve Band playing holiday rock, soul and blues. Bring your own beer and wine. All proceeds go to Bristol Community Services. • Bill Kirchen’s Holiday Honky Tonk at Red & Shorty’s (4 Paul St., Dover, 767-3305) on Sunday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. $25 at elysiumarts. com. Forget the Nutcracker and Handel’s Messiah; they’re so overdone. For a taste of

real holiday cheer, nothing says joy to the world and peace on Earth like Bill Kirchen singing “Daddy’s Drinkin’ Up Our Christmas” and a sleigh-full of rarely heard holiday numbers from blues, rock ’n’ roll and honky tonk. • Broadway Holiday at Rochester Performance & Arts Center (32 N. Main St., Rochester, 948-1099) on Sunday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. $10. Holiday songs from stage and screen, featuring Kathy Fink on keys, with performances from Rochester favorites and several acclaimed New England performers. Proceeds of this event will go to the center’s education & event programming. • Harvey Reid & Joyce Anderson at Flying Goose Pub & Restaurant (Corner of routes 114 and 11, New London, 207-3631886) on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. $25. Also Dec. 20. Seacoast acoustic music luminaries intertwine their voices with Reid’s guitars, autoharp and mandolins and Andersen’s violin ann viola for an evening of warm and brilliant holiday music at this 25th annual holiday concert. • Festivus at Area 23 (254 N. State St., Concord, 552-0137) on Friday, Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Join for dinner, drinks, the Airing of Grievances, and Feats of Strength, as well as music from the Eric Lindberg Trio. • 5th Annual Brad Myrick Christmas Extravaganza at The Local (2 E Main St., Warner) on Saturday, Dec. 22, 8 p.m. Brad and his merry band of brilliant musicians play all the classics in their distinctive style. It’s a great celebratory sing-along good time.

• Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at Derryfield Restaurant (625 N. Mammoth Road, Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. Never in Vegas and DComp perform at the 14th Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Party, “the party that keeps growing and growing.” Approximately $140,000 has been raised for charity since it became a charity event in 2010. Last year raised $40,000; this year’s goal is $50,000. • Alex Preston Christmas Show at Pasta Loft (241 Union St., Milford, 672-2270) on Saturday, Dec. 22, 8 p.m. $20. American Idol star performs seasonal favorites and other songs. • Wizards of Winter at Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St., Derry, 536-2551) on Saturday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. $40 and up. Featuring former members of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and some of the mid-Atlantic’s finest rock and progressive musicians, Wizards of Winter perform a holiday rock opera titled “Tales Beneath a Northern Star,” a story based on the music of their self-titled CD and their new album The Magic of Winter. • Juston McKinney’s Year in Review at the Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400) on Friday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m. (also Dec. 29) $26. End the year with laughter as comedian McKinney performs two nights. He’s been a guest on the Tonight show and performed in two Comedy Central specials, including his own one-hour show. Enjoy Juston as he dishes on New England life and looks back at the year that was.

S. Main St., Mont Vernon) presents its “Messiah” Sing concerts on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. The show is free. See “Messiah Sing - MVCC” on Facebook. • The Rockingham Choral Society presents its Christmas concert featuring “Shout for Joy,” a piece by Robert DeCormier, and “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” by R. Vaughan Williams, on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church (187 East Road, Hampstead) and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Exeter Congregational Church (21 Front St., Exeter). Tickets cost $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors in advance, and $15/$12 at the door. Kids under age 12 are admitted free. Visit rockinghamchoralsociety.org. • Nashua Choral Society presents “Sing We Now of Christmas” featuring Handel’s “Messiah” and selections from Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church (216 E. Dunstable Road). Visit nashuachoralsociety.org. • First Congregational Church (508 Union St., Manchester) presents Handel’s “Messiah - Part 1” on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m. The

show is free. Visit fccmanchesternh.org. • There will be a Celtic Christmas concert at the Dana Center (Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester) on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., featuring Irish accordionist John Whelan, American roots band Low Lily and Scottishstyle fiddler Katie McNally. Tickets cost $40 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Visit anselm.edu. • The Eric Mintel Quartet performs “Charlie Brown Jazz Christmas” in the Spotlight Room at the Palace Theatre (96 Hanover St., Manchester) on Friday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $29. Visit palacetheatre.org. • The Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra performs its holiday pops concert featuring guest vocalists Seraphim Afflick and Michael Gallagan on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 10, at 3 p.m. at the InterLakes Community Auditorium (Route 25, Meredith). Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for students. Visit lrso.org. • The Souhegan Valley Chorus performs its holiday concert “Christmas Favorites” on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at Souhegan High School (412 Boston Post Road,

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There are all kinds of classical music concerts happening this holiday season featuring classics like Handel’s “Messiah,” Christmas carols, Celtic tunes and more. • The Symphony New Hampshire Chamber Players brass ensemble will perform holiday music at the Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Visit nashualibrary.org. • New England Voices in Harmony, an all-women a cappella chorus, will perform holiday music on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7:10 p.m., at First Church Congregational (1 Concord St., Nashua). Visit newenglandvoicesinharmony.org. • The Granite State Ringers handbell choir presents its holiday concert series “Once Upon a Christmas Time,” with concerts on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 2:30 p.m. at Milford United Methodist Church (327 N. River Road, Milford); Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m. at Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord); Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2:30 p.m. at Bedford Public Library (3 Meetinghouse Road, BedHIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 32

ford); Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church (34 S. Main St., Rochester); and Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m. at St. Paul’s UMC Manchester (335 Smyth Road, Manchester). Visit granitestateringers.org. • The Manchester Community Music School (2291 Elm St., Manchester) presents its Holiday Pops Concert on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. The New Hampshire Youth Jazz Ensemble, the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony and the New Hampshire Youth Concert Orchestra will perform. Tickets cost $40. Visit mcmusicschool.org. • The Saint Anselm College Choir performs “December Song” featuring holiday a cappella music on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Abbey Church (100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester). Admission is free. Visit anselm.edu. • The New Hampshire Philharmonic presents its Holiday Pops concert on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Seifert Performing Arts Center (44 Geremonty Drive, Salem). Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $8 for students. Visit nhphil.org. • Mont Vernon Congregational Church (4

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Amherst). Visit souheganvalleychorus.org. • The Manchester Choral Society will perform holiday carols at the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from noon to 1:30 p.m. It’s free with general admission to the museum. Visit currier.org. • Symphony New Hampshire presents “An Irish Christmas” featuring holiday songs, stories and dance music of Ireland and Celtic influences on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at the Keefe Center for the Arts (117 Elm St., Nashua), and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. at Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord). Tickets cost $18 to $52 for adults, $18 to $47 for seniors, $10 for students and free for children. Visit symphonynh.org. • The Granite Statesmen barbershop chorus presents its annual Christmas Cabaret show on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. at Saint Joseph the Worker Church (777 W. Hollis St., Nashua). Visit granitestatesmen.org. • The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra performs its Holiday Pops concert at SNHU Arena (555 Elm St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $23. Visit Snhuarena.com. • The New England Irish Harp Orchestra will perform its holiday concert at Concord Public Library (45 Green St., Concord) on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The program is free. Visit concordnh.gov. • The Strafford Wind Symphony presents its holiday pops concert on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Opera House (31 Wakefield St., Rochester). Tickets cost $12 for adults and $7 for children under age 12. Visit rochesteroperahouse.com. • Boston Pops Holiday Concert at Lowell Memorial Auditorium (50 Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass., 937-8688) on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m. $48 and up. Capturing the magic of the Christmas season and the win-

ter charms of New England, the Boston Pops will perform their signature “Sleigh Ride” as well as other holiday classics and new arrangements of seasonal favorites. • The Milford United Methodist Church Chancel Choir performs its Christmas concert at the church (327 N. River Road, Milford) on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. Visit milfordumc.org. • The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra presents its family pops concert at The Music Hall Historic Theatre (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth) on Tuesday, Dec. 18, and Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and $15 for students. Visit themusichall.org. • Piccola Opera’s The Dickens Carolers performs a “A Dickens Christmas,” a Victorian caroling concert, at the Concord City Auditorium (2 Prince St., Concord) on Saturday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. Admission is free. Visit piccolaopera.net. • Brassy Baroque Christmas at South Church (292 State St., Portsmouth, brownpapertickets.com) on Saturday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m. $12. The PSO Brass will play an uplifting and audience-pleasing concert with of all your holiday favorites, mixed in with glorious baroque selections. The PSO Brass Quintet is comprised of key brass players from the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra • The Capital Jazz Orchestra performs its holiday pops featuring guest vocalists C.J. Poole and Laura Daigle at the Capitol Center for the Arts (44 S. Main St., Concord) on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $27.50 to $47.50. Visit ccanh.com. •​​The First Music Concert Series presents its Christmas concert featuring Antonio Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” at The First Church (1 Concord St., Nashua) on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 9 and 11 a.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Visit first-music.org.

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your local store for details. • The Hooksett Public Library (31 Mount Saint Mary’s Way) will host its annual Santa Party on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For a donation of $1, your kids can get their pictures taken with Santa Claus and printed straight away. Also featured will be children’s games and crafts. Visit hooksettlibrary.org or call 485-6092. • Make your own holiday decorations this season out of natural materials at the Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St., Manchester) during its Saturday Nature Seekers series for December. Each Saturday from Dec. 1, through Dec. 15, from 11 a.m. to noon, participants are invited to come to the center to make ornaments and other crafts using materials such as fir, spruce, berries, pine cones and popcorn. A donation of $5 per family is encouraged, but no registration is required. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474 for more details. • The Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St., Manchester) is holding its annual American Girl Doll Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your doll along for a guided tour of the museum through the eyes of an American Girl, which will be followed by a tea party with refreshments and crafts. Tickets are $10 and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Visitmanchesterhistoric.org. • Roast S’mores with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the New Boston town common (5 Meetinghouse Hill Road, New Boston). Enjoy a “make your own ornament” station, fire pits for roasting marshmallows, s’mores fixings, hot chocolate and Christmas carols and hymns. Santa will be in the Old Engine House next to the gazebo from 4 to 5:30 p.m., when he will head out onto the common to be ready for a tree lighting at 6 p.m. Children can take their ornament home or place it on the town tree. Visit newbostonnh.gov/recreation. • Join the Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway) for its annual elf training programs on Thursday, Dec. 6. Three sessions are offered, from 1 to 2 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Elves-in-training will create special hats and ornaments, decorate cookies, sing songs and play reindeer games. Admission is free but pre-registration is required. Visit derrypl.org or call 431-6140. • Join the Goffstown Public Library (2 High St.) for a storytime featuring The Polar Express on Friday, Dec. 7, at either 5:15 or 6 p.m., complete with festive music and hot chocolate. Admission is free but registration is required. Visit goffstownlibrary.com or call 497-2102. • There will be a pajama storytime featuring the 30th anniversary edition of The Polar Express at each of the four Barnes & Noble stores in southern New Hampshire (1741 S. Willow St., Manchester; 235 Daniel Webster Highway, 36

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Nashua; 125 S. Broadway, Salem; 45 Gosling Road, Newington) on Friday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. Kids are invited to attend in their pajamas and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate. Admission is free. Visit stores. barnesandnoble.com or contact your local store for details. • Santa & His Workshop returns to the Bessie Rowell Community Center (12 Rowell Drive, Franklin) on Friday, Dec. 7, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The event will feature make-and-take holiday crafting for kids, photos with Santa Claus, holiday face painting, cookie decorating, music and more. Admission is free and registration is not required. Visit franklinnh.org/parksrecreation or call 934-2118. • Join the YMCA of Greater Londonderry (206 Rockingham Road, Londonderry) for a candy cane hunt on Friday, Dec. 7. Attendees can decorate their candy cane bags and then grab their flashlights, ready to go on the hunt for hidden candy canes scattered around the YMCA’s grounds. Groups will be split by age for the hunt, and will include ages 2 to 4 from 6 to 6:30 p.m., ages 5 to 8 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. and ages 9 to 12 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $5 per child and attendees must bring their own flashlights. Visit graniteymca.org or call 437-9622. • The Kelley Library (234 Main St., Salem) is hosting a holiday dough workshop on Friday, Dec. 7, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Kids under four are invited to make holiday ornaments out of dough. Admission is free but registration is required. Visit kelleylibrary.org or call 898-7064. • Santa Claus visits the Rodgers Memorial Library (194 Derry Road, Hudson) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for a photo opportunity. Admission is free. Visit rodgerslibrary.org or call 886-6030. • Join St. Joseph Hospital (172 Kinsley St., Nashua) for its Holly-Jolly Christmas Event on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, which will feature festive live music, multiple activity stations like make-yourown crafts and ornaments, face painting, cookie frosting, games and photo opportunities with Santa Claus (one photo per family). Visit facebook.com/stjoesnh or call 882-3000. • Meet Santa Claus at Van Otis Chocolates (341 Elm St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. He’ll be taking photos with kids and accepting Christmas lists. Admission is free and registration is not required. Visit vanotischocolates.com.

• The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover) will present its annual Jingle Bell Express events on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 15, with sessions from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., noon to 1 p.m., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and 3 to 4 p.m. During each session, guests take C&J’s double-decker bus to the Cochecho Country Club to hear a reading of The Polar Express. The cost is $25 per person; kids under 2 years old receive free admission. Visit childrens-museum.org or call 742-2002. • The Friends of Griffin Free Public Library will hold their annual Santa Breakfast at the Auburn Village School (11 Eaton Hill Road) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 to 11 a.m. Visit griffinfree.org or call 483-5374. • See Santa Claus at Benson Park (19 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson) in the Elephant Barn on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 1 p.m. A small donation of $5 per professional photo taken is requested, and light refreshments will be provided as well. Visit friendsofbensonpark.com. • The West Branch of the Manchester City Library (76 N. Main St.) will host a Polar Express party for kids in grades 1 through 5 on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., which will feature stories, crafts, snacks and more. Admission is free and registration is required. Visit manchester. lib.nh.us or call 624-6560. • Visit the Smyth Public Library (55 High St., Candia) for a pajama storytime and visit with Santa Claus on Friday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. No registration required. Visit smythpl.org or call 483-8245. • Santa Claus will visit the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire (27 Navigator Road, Londonderry) for a storytime and photos on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 10:30 a.m. Santa Claus will read to the kids, and staff members will be providing cookies and holiday music. Regular museum admission of $5 applies, but members and children under 12 receive free admission. Visit aviationmuseumofnh.org or call 669-4820. • Enjoy holiday bedtime stories at the Hampstead Public Library (9 Mary E. Clarke Drive) on Wednesday, Dec. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. Kids of all ages are invited to the library to wear their favorite pajamas, make a craft, sing songs, and listen to holiday stories from different cultures. Visit hampsteadlibrary.org or call 329-6411. • The Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center (4 Fletcher St., Manchester) is hosting its annual open house on Thursday, Dec. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring multiple live presentations, crafts, 37

Festive tastes

Holiday food tours, dinners and more By Matt Ingersoll

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Experience the tastiest of what the holiday season has to offer in New Hampshire, with festivals, cookie swaps and walks, classes, food tours and more. • More than 25 local restaurants will offer their own food and drinks to sample at the eighth annual Homeward Bound Food & Beverage Festival on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Nashua Radisson Hotel (11 Tara Boulevard). The festival is presented by the AnneMarie House in Hudson and also features a silent auction, games, music, holiday gift baskets and more. Tickets are $75. Visit annemariehouse.org or call 883-7338. • Smith Memorial Church (30 W. Main St., Hillsborough) will host its annual Cookie Walk on Saturday, Dec. 1, beginning at 9 a.m. and lasting until the thousands of homemade cookies are gone. A variety of gently used Christmas items and decorations will also be available for sale. Visit smithmemorialucc.org or call 464-3529. • Bring your appetite for Revolutionary War-era holiday dinners in the William Pitt Tavern at the Strawbery Banke Museum (14 Hancock St., Portsmouth). Enjoy four courses of a festive colonial feast and local libations while experiencing live music in the spirit of the season. Seatings are available at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. every night of the museums’ Candlelight Stroll. The stroll will be held Thursday and Fridays from Thursday, Dec. 1, through Friday, Dec. 16, as well as on Thursday, Dec. 22. Cost is $75 for adults 21 and older, and $35 for children. Visit strawberybanke.org/pickwickholiday.cfm.

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door prizes and more. Admission is free for all ages; no registration necessary. Visit amoskeagfishways.org or call 626-3474. • The Derry Public Library (64 E. Broadway) will host its annual Noon Year’s Eve Party on Monday, Dec. 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join the library staff in ringing in the new year at noon with a dance party, a countdown and a balloon drop. Admission is free and no registration is required. Visit derrypl.org or call 432-6140. • Join the Hampstead Public Library (9 Mary E. Clark Drive) for its New Year’s at Noon celebration on Monday, Dec. 31, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Visit hampsteadlibrary.org or call 329-6411. • Help the Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester) ring in 2019 a bit early with its Noon Year’s Eve Party, to

be held on Monday, Dec. 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include bubblewrap “fireworks,” a balloon drop, arts and crafts, face-painting, a dance party and live entertainment from the kid-friendly juggling act Peter Panic. Tickets will be available Nov. 23. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144. • The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St., Dover) will hold its annual Family New Year’s Eve Celebration on Monday, Dec. 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids and their families can welcome in 2019 with three “countdowns” at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m., while enjoying crafts, games and more. The event is included in standard paid museum admission and free for all members. Visit childrens-museum.org or call 742-2002.

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breweries pouring some of their best taps for you to sample. This is a 21+-only outdoor event, so dress accordingly. Tickets are $20. Visit backyardbrewerynh.com or call 623-3545. • Get Breakfast with Santa at the Milford Town Hall (1 Union Square, Milford) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Enjoy pancakes and sausages with Santa. The cost is $9 per person and free for kids under 2. Register online at milfordrec. com by Dec. 3. • The Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry) is hosting a cookie bake and share workshop on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to noon. Kids will make a few varieties of Christmas cookies for donation to Kindness & Cheer Through Cookies, which collects cook-

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gourmet chocolate will be raffled off. Visit vanotis.com or call 627-1611. • Join LaBelle Winery (345 Route 101, Amherst) for a holiday-themed cooking class, the next in The Winemaker’s Kitchen Cooking series, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Participants will be making an eggnog cocktail, croissant bread pudding and two other surprise holiday-themed family recipes from LaBelle staff members. The cost is $25 per person. Visit labellewineryevents.com or call 672-9898. • Backyard Brewery & Kitchen (1211 S. Mammoth Road, Manchester) will host its second annual Backyard Winterfest on Friday, Dec. 7, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will feature nearly a dozen local

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Local gingerbread house workshops, con- a Child and People’s Choice. Visit nashuaseniorcenter.org or call 816-2649. tests, exhibits and more • The Slusser Senior Center (164 Houston • Registration is now open for family gin- Drive, Hopkinton) will host a gingerbread gerbread house decorating workshops at house workshop on Saturday, Dec. 1, with the Goffstown Public Library (2 High St.), time slots from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to which are taking place on Saturday, Nov. 1:30 p.m. The cost to assemble houses is $15 24, at noon; Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 per house for Hopkinton residents and $20 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 6, at 3:30 p.m.; Satur- for non-residents. Registration is required by day, Dec. 15, 11 a.m., and Wednesday, Dec. Nov. 26. Visit hopkintonrec.com. • There will be a gingerbread house 19, at 6:30 p.m. Friends of the Goffstown Public Library will provide all the mate- workshop at the Rodgers Memorial Library rials. Admission is free but registration is (194 Derry Road, Hudson) on Thursday, required. Visit goffstownlibrary.com or call Dec. 6, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., using graham crackers, frosting and decorative candies. 497-2102. • The Culinary Playground (16 Manning Visit rodgerslibrary.org or call 886-6030 to St., Derry) will host parent-child ginger- sign up. bread house decorating workshops on • Frederick’s Pastries (109 Route 101A, Sunday, Nov. 25, from 10 to 11 a.m., 11:30 Amherst) will host two gingerbread house a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 2 p.m.; Saturday, decorating classes for kids on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 4 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 Dec. 6, and Monday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; and Friday, Dec. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. p.m., and one class for adults on Thursday, and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. All materials will be Dec. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $60 provided and hot cocoa and cookies will be per person and registration is required. Visit served. The cost is $42 per parent-child team pastry.net or call 882-7725. and registration is required. Visit culinary• Join the Amherst Town Library (14 playground.com or call 339-1664. Main St.) for a family gingerbread house • Portsmouth Historical Society will host workshop on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 6:30 its 28th annual Gingerbread House Con- to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 test, which features handmade dessert to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. Library staff will homes built by local businesses that com- be providing the graham crackers, frosting pete for the best design. The event is part of and music – all you have to do is bring a Vintage Christmas in Portsmouth, with the bag of candy and your imagination. Admiskickoff happening on Friday, Nov. 30, from sion is free, but registration is required. Visit 5 to 8 p.m., at the Discover Portsmouth Cen- amherstlibrary.org or call 673-2288. ter (10 Middle St.). The display will be on • The Smyth Public Library (55 High St., view from then until Dec. 23, from 9:30 a.m. Candia) will host a holiday gingerbread to 5 p.m. and is free for public viewing. The house making party on Saturday, Dec. 8, People’s Choice Award will be announced at 11 a.m. for all ages. Visit smythpl.org or on Dec. 14. Visit vintagechristmasnh.org. call 483-8245. • The Nashua Senior Activity Center (70 • Atkinson Farmhouse (3 Main St.) will Temple St.) will hold its annual gingerbread offer four gingerbread house decorating house contest on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 to workshops on Saturday, Dec. 15, and Sun11 a.m. Local businesses, groups and indi- day, Dec. 16, from noon to 2 p.m. and 2 to 4 viduals can submit an entry for a chance p.m. There is a $45 fee per workshop, with to win in categories such as Best in Show, expert instruction and refreshments to be Most Elegant, Most Festive, Most Scrump- served. Visit atkinsonfarmhouse.com or call tious, Best Fire Station Entry, Best Entry by 489-5669.

ies from local bakers and distributes them to local homes. The cost is $30 per person. Visit culinary-playground.com or call 339-1664. • The Currier & Ives Cookie Tour returns for its 14th year on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than a dozen businesses in the Monadnock region participate in this guided tour, providing visitors with homemade treats, refreshments, recipes and more. Tickets are $15 per person and will be available for purchase at The Inn at East Hill Farm, The Little River Bed & Breakfast, The Monadnock Inn and the Woodbound Inn, beginning Dec. 1 (cash only). Visit currierandivescookietour.com. • Sample foods, wines and more from local vendors at Fulchino Vineyard’s fifth annual Christmas Open House at the vineyard (187 Pine Hill Road, Hollis) on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Visit fulchinovineyard.com or call 438-5984. • The More the Merrier Holiday Celebration returns to Brookstone Park (14 Route 11, Derry) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 7 to 11:30 p.m., and will feature hors d’oeuvres, a salad station, a pasta station, a carving station, desserts, a cash bar and more. The cost is $52.95 per person. Visit brookstone-park.com or call 328-9255. • Join St. John’s United Methodist Church (28 Cataract Drive, Dover) for a turkey supper on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. In addition to turkey, the menu will include cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, peas and pearl onions, cranberry sauce, gravy, rolls and homemade desserts. The cost is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and veterans and $4 for children. Visit stjohnsdover.org or call 742-3046. • Enjoy Breakfast with Santa at Carriage Shack Farm (5 Dan Hill Road, Londonderry, 716-0629, carriageshackfarm.com) on Saturdays, Dec. 9, Dec. 16 or Dec. 22, or Sunday, Dec. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. The breakfast menu will include fresh fruit, French toast, pancakes, home fries, sausage, coffee, tea, milk and juice. Each child attending the breakfast will receive a special bell from Santa’s sleigh. The cost is $12 for teens and adults ages 16 and over and $10 for kids ages 15 and under. Visit carriageshackfarm.com or call 716-0629. • Don’t miss the 22nd annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9, a self-guided tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Visit inns in various White Mountain region towns to taste cookies and candy and even get holiday recipe and decorating tips. The

tour stretches across 11 inns, with each no more than 15 minutes from each other. Advance tickets come with reserving a lodging package at one of the participating inns. Remaining tickets are $35 from Dec. 1 through Dec. 7. Visit countryinnsinthewhitemountains.com. • Enjoy holiday afternoon tea at The Cozy Tea Cart (104 Route 13, Brookline) on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $34.95 per person. Visit thecozyteacart.com or call 249-9111. • Longmeadow Congregational Church (4 Wilsons Crossing Road, Auburn) will host a Junior Chefs cooking class for kids ages 7 and up on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 4 to 5 p.m., presented by the Auburn Parks & Recreation Department. Participants will have the opportunity to create holiday-themed homemade edible gifts. The cost is $22. Visit auburnnh.us. • This year’s Jingle Ball Holiday Party at Birch Wood Vineyards (199 Rockingham Road, Derry) is happening on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 11 p.m., and will feature a four-course dinner with tortellini minestrone, cranberry almond spinach salad, tenderloin Wellington and crab cake and pumpkin bread pudding. Also included will be a cocktail hour with assorted hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, live music and more. Visit birchwoodvineyards.com or call 965-4359. • Kids ages 3 to 6 can learn to make a snowman pizza at The Culinary Playground (16 Manning St., Derry) on either Thursday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m., or Friday, Dec. 21, at 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. The cost is $18 per child. Visit culinaryplayground.com or call 339-1664. • The fifth annual Christmas cookie swap at the Smyth Public Library (55 High St., Candia) is happening on Saturday, Dec. 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring five dozen homemade holiday cookies to share and mingle while you swap. Participants must sign up by Dec. 11 and drop their cookies off at the library on Friday, Dec. 21, between 5 and 7 p.m. “Library elves” will box up an assortment for you to pick up the next day during the swap. Visit smythpl.org or call 483-8245 for more details.

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Crafty happenings Find unique gifts at holiday fairs By Matt Ingersoll

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Find unique gifts for the people on your list (and maybe a few things for yourself) at area craft and holiday fairs, many of which can also warm up your weekend with baked treats. For fairs this weekend, see page 57. • The New Castle Village Christmas Fair is happening on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the New Castle Recreational Building (301 Wentworth Road) and will feature craft vendors, a bake table with homemade baked goods for sale and more. Call 373-8088 for more details. • Don’t miss the Amherst Lions Club Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Amherst Middle School (14 Cross Road). The fair will feature nearly 100 juried crafters offering unique gift and decorating ideas for the holidays. The Lions Club will also have a snack bar, raffles, a silent auction and more. Email amherstlionsclub@gmail.com. • Join the Pilgrim United Church of Christ

(197 Middle Road, Brentwood) for its Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will feature crafters on the second floor of the church, plus a luncheon, a cookie walk, a white elephant sale, a bake sale, and an appearance from Santa Claus on the first floor. Visit pilgrimucc-nh. org or contact Cheryl Nesbitt at c.l.nesbitt@ comcast.net. • More than 35 local crafters will appear at the Highland Goffes Falls PTA Holiday Fair on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Highland Goffes Falls Elementary School (2021 Goffs Falls Road, Manchester). Contact Karly Gaudette at karlygaudette@gmail.com for more details. • There will be a holiday craft fair at Unitarian Universalist Congregation (20 Elm St., Milford) on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring handcrafted gifts, ornaments, jewelry, laurel wreaths and baked goods. Visit uucm.org. • The Christmas Craft Fair at St. Patrick Parish (12 Main St., Pelham) will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature local crafters, a baked

goods table, a coloring contest and raffles. Visit stpatricks-pelham.com. • The GFWC Hudson Woman’s Club will present its 42nd annual holiday craft fair at Hudson Memorial School (1 Memorial Drive) on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Laurie at hudsonnhjuniors@ gmail.com for more information. • Smyth Road Elementary School (245 Bruce Road, Manchester) will host a craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring handmade holiday crafts, local vendors and more. Email Smyth Road Elementary School PTO Treasurer Courtney Sanchez at sanchezc1018@gmail.com for more details. • The 9th annual Christmas in Strafford Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 55 crafters will sell their handcrafted items at 30 different homes, studios and other locations around Strafford. Visit christmasinstrafford.com for a map. • The Holly Jolly Craft Fair is happening on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at DoubleTree Nashua Hotel (2 Som-

erset Parkway) and will feature more than 80 exhibitors presenting unique holiday gift ideas. Visit joycecraftshows.com or call 528-4014. • The McLane Audubon Center (84 Silk Farm Road, Concord) will host a holiday craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., which will feature handmade crafts by local artisans, a raffle, children’s activities, refreshments and more. Call Michelle Varga at 224-9909, ext. 318, for more details. • The Made in New England Expo returns to DoubleTree Manchester Downtown hotel (700 Elm St., Manchester) on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The expo features unique gifts, specialty food items and other products created in New England. Admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and $2 for kids age 12 and under. Visit businessnhmagazine.com/ events/made-in-new-england-expo.

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Find seasonal fun for celebrants of all ages as towns and area attractions hold special strolls and other events. • For the third consecutive year, Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours (221 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack) will be transformed into a destination for holiday festivities during the annual Brewery Lights, which returns with a tree lighting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. Festivities will continue every Thursday through Sunday, from 4 to 9 p.m., through Dec. 30 (closed on Thanksgiving), and will include thousands of holiday lights and decorations across the brewery, as well as gingerbread house decorating for families, hot cocoa, s’mores, and a variety of seasonal beers available. The brewery’s onsite restaurant, The Biergarten, will also feature a holiday menu. Photo opportunities with the Budweiser Clydesdale will also be offered every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Admission is free to see the lights. Packages are also available, including $10 for a guided brew tour and $40 if you want a VIP package, which includes a s’mores kit, a pint glass, and photo with the Clydesdale. Visit budweisertours.com. HIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 40

• The Gift of Lights returns to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1122 Route 106 North, Loudon) starting Friday, Nov. 23, from 4:30 to 9 p.m. and running every night through Monday, Dec. 31 (except for Tuesday, Dec. 25). Guests can drive through more than two miles of light displays and on a portion of the speedway’s NHMS Road Course. Admission is $20 per car at the gate. Visit giftoflightsnhms.com. • Join the Exeter Chamber of Commerce for its annual Holiday Open House on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 4 to 8 p.m., when Santa Claus will be in downtown Exeter upon his arrival via the Exeter Express and will “magically” turn on the holiday lights illuminating Water and Front streets with a wave of his hand. Take a stroll downtown to view a sweet display of gingerbread houses or the Exeter Town Hall for a display of more than 50 decorated trees. All events are free. Visit exeterarea.org. • Laconia’s Christmas Village returns to the city’s downtown community center (306 Union Ave.) on Thursday, Nov. 29, and Friday, Nov. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2, from 2 to 5 p.m. Enjoy North Pole decorations, visits with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and more. Visit facebook.com/laconiachristmasvillage.nh. • Starry, Starry Weekend returns for its 15th year to downtown Contoocook on Friday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec.

1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 20 holidaythemed pop-up shops will be featured, plus a cookie walk at Contoocook United Methodist Church, a pantry table with homemade food and gift items, local artisan vendors and more. Visit explorecontoocook.com or call 660-9290. • Hillsborough’s Olde Fashioned Christmas returns downtown on Saturday, Dec. 1, starting at 8 a.m. Throughout the day, downtown shops and merchants will be open for holiday shopping and there will be crafts, food and entertainment available at multiple locations. The evening ends with Santa Claus and the Christmas tree lighting in Butler Park. Visit hillsboroughpride.org. • Visit the Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St., Manchester) for its annual holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will include a special guest appearance from Santa Claus from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Also featured will be children’s holiday crafts, holiday storytelling, raffles, old-fashioned board games, cookies, cider and more. Admission is free. Visit manchesterhistoric.org or call 622-7531. • The town of Milford’s annual Winter Snowflake Family Dance will be held at the Town Hall (1 Union Square) on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be food, music, games, door prizes and more. Formal attire is

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• Canterbury Shaker Village (288 Shaker Road) will host its annual Christmas at Canterbury events on Saturday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 15, from 3 to 8 p.m. Each event is an opportunity to experience Christmas in an old-time, simpler era, with a 19th-century magic show, a visit with Father Christmas, holiday-inspired craft making, a toy train display, fiddlers, hot cider, Christmas carols and more. The cost is $18 for adults, $8 for kids and teens ages 6 and up and free for kids ages 5 and under. Shaker Village members receive a half-off discount. Visit shakers.org. • Pats Peak (686 Flanders Road, Henniker) will host its annual New Year’s Family Celebration on Monday, Dec. 31, with festivities starting at 6 p.m. The event includes a night of skiing, snowboarding and tubing, plus a comedy show, raffles, tasting stations, a Champagne toast and more, culminating with a fireworks display at midnight. Tickets are $95 for adults, $55 for kids and teens ages 6 and up and for seniors over 65. If you don’t want to ski, tickets for the party are $75 for adults and $40 for kids ages 6 and up and seniors over 65. If you just want to ski, tickets are $44 for everyone. Just tubing is $22. Visit patspeak.com. • Visit Hampton Beach for its special annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Show at the Sea Shell Stage (169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach) on Monday, Dec. 31, at 8 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. Visit hamptonbeach.org.

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• Christmas at the Castle is hosting its final weekend of events at Castle in the Clouds (455 Old Mountain Road, Moultonborough) on Friday, Nov. 23, Saturday, Nov. 24, and Sunday, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the rustic Luckow estate. The event features a weekend of holiday-themed decorations, music, family craft activities, games and more. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 5 to 17 and free for kids ages 4 and under. Friends of the Castle members receive a discounted price of $15 for adults and $8 for kids ages 5 to 17. Visit castleintheclouds.org or call 476-5900. • Don’t miss the Gilford Village Candlelight Stroll on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Stroll the village lit by more than 1,000 candlelights along Potter Hill and Belknap Mountain roads in Gilford. The event will also feature costumed characters, warm cookies, carolers, hot cider and art displays. Admission is free. Visit gilfordnh.org. • Join the New Hampshire Farm Museum (1305 White Mountain Highway, Milton) for a Victorian Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tour the historic Jones Farmhouse, which will feature holiday-themed decorations, costumed role players and more. The cost is $10 for adults, and $6 for seniors over 64, kids and active military service members. Visit nhfarmmuseum.org.

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cord) on Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 6 p.m. Learn to make upcycled holiday lanterns and wreaths. Registration is required. Visit concordpubliclibrary.net/registration. • Manchester City Library (405 Pine St., Manchester) has a holiday decorating workshop on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 6 p.m. Learn to do roping, make holiday wreaths, make centerpieces and more. There will also be an evening holiday craft on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6:30 p.m. Visit manchester.lib.nh.us. • St. Joseph Hospital (172 Kinsley St., Nashua) will host a mason jar snowman class on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $10. Visit stjosephhospital.com. • Firefly Pottery (72 Mirona Road, Suite 7, Portsmouth) will have a BYOB snowman family plate painting class on Friday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $45. Visit fireflypotterynh.com. • Concord Handmade (15 Pleasant St., Concord) will have a needle-felted ornaments workshop on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 2 p.m. The cost is $25. It will also have an embroidery ornaments workshop on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. The cost is $15. Visit concordhandmade.com. • Gilford Public Library (31 Potter Hill Road) will host a DIY Holiday Garland workshop on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m. Supplies including popcorn, paper stars, yarn tassels, felt flags, glitter bottle caps, mini presents and more will be provided for the craft. Visit gilfordlibrary.org. • Wild Salamander Creative Arts Center (30 Ash St., Hollis) will have a mandala ornament workshop on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Learn the basics of creating a mandala and painting to create your ornament. No previous experience is required. The cost is $35. Visit wildsalamander.com. • Hammer & Stain DIY Workshops will offer a sled- and tree-painting workshop at LaBelle Winery (104 Congress St., Portsmouth) on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. The cost is $75. Visit thecanvasroadshow.com.

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• Studio 550 Art Center (550 Elm St., Manchester) has its Handmade Holiday Market & Cup Sale on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local artisans will sell and demonstrate their crafts. The Cup Sale, featuring mugs by more than 30 potters from around the country, will remain on display through Jan. 22. Visit 550arts.com. • Rolling Green Nursery (64 Breakfast Hill Road, Greenland) hosts its annual Holiday Artisan Market on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit rollinggreennursery.com. • Intown Manchester’s Downtown Holiday Market will be open at Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St., Manchester) on Thursdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Shop a variety of artwork and crafts by local artisans. Visit intownmanchester.com. • The Contoocook Artisans host their Holiday Fair at St. Andrew’s Parish Hall (354 Main St., Hopkinton) on Friday, Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The juried fair features handcrafted items by 35 local artisans. See “Contoocook Artisans” on Facebook. • Main Street Art (75 Main St., Newfields) presents its annual Holiday Small Works Show Nov. 30 through Jan. 1. It features small works in a variety of styles and media created by local artists and artisans and priced for holiday gift shopping. Visit mainstreetart. org. • The Picker Collaborative Artists (3 Pine St., Nashua) host their Holiday Open Studio Event on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be handmade gifts including jewelry, fiber arts, photography, fine art, mixed media arts, woodworking and more. Visit pickerartists.com. • New Hampshire Institute of Art (148 Concord St., Manchester) has a Holiday Maker Fair on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. NHIA students, alumni and others in the NHIA community will present handmade items such as ceramics, graphic design art, illustrations, jewelry, paintings, photography and more. Visit nhia.edu/makerfair. • The Concord Arts Market hosts its Winter Giftopolis on Friday, Dec. 7, from 6:30 to 11 p.m. in Eagle Square, Concord. Shop a variety of handmade gifts by local artists and artisans. Visit concordartsmarket.net.

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EAT: A sweet taste of the holidays Van Otis Chocolates (341 Elm St. in Manchester; vanotischocolates.com, 627-1611) will hold candy cane making demonstrations on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2, from 9 am. to 3 p.m. The cost is $5 per person with half the proceeds benefiting Easterseals NH. After the demonstration, attendees will get a sample to be shaped.

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Get into the holiday spirit with the Jim Brickman — A Joyful Christmas concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Tupelo Music Hall (10 A St. in Derry; tupelomusichall.com, 437-5100). Tickets start at $45. Find more live music in our Music This Week listing of performances at area bars and restaurants (starting on page 78). Find a listing of nightlife excitement on Wednesday, Nov. 21, (or, as some know it, Drinksgiving) starting on page 14.

DRINK: Tea with a feast … or chocolate The Cozy Tea Cart (104 Route 13 in Brookline; thecozyteacart.com, 249-9111) will hold an Irish Harvest Supper and Storytelling event with singer, harper and storyteller Kate Chadbourne and an Irish-themed autumn feast including Guinness stew, oat farls, a cheese board, apple sweet and tea followed by Irish stories and songs, according to the website. The feast will be Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The cost is $36.25 per person ($10 for entertainment only with tea a la carte). On Friday, Nov. 30, at 6:30 p.m. there will be a class on pairing tea with chocolate. The cost is $25 per person. For either event, call to register.

The Gift of Lights display at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1122 Route 106 North in Loudon; nhms.com) opens tonight from 4:30 to 9 p.m. and operates many nights through Monday, Dec. 31. (See the website for a schedule and to buy tickets, which cost $20 per car or bus with up to 15 people from Nov. 23 through Dec. 14 and $25 per car from Dec. 15 through Dec. 31.) The 2.5-mile drive-through light show includes a Tunnel of Lights, 400 displays and 60 different scenes (and pictures with Santa Claus through Dec. 23), according to the website.

BE MERRY: With very classic film comedy Catch a selection of Charlie Chaplin short comedies with live music accompaniment from Jeff Rapsis on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 4:30 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre (Main Street in Wilton; wiltontownhalltheatre. com). The show is free but a $5-per-person donation is encouraged.

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Auclair classifies her work as “abstract expressionism or impressionism.” While the forms and colors in her paintings aren’t deliberately representational of objects in nature, she said, it’s often apparent to viewers that nature is her primary source of artistic inspiration. “People tend to see things like flowers or clouds or mountains, even without a literal interpretation of them,” she said. “I don’t

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plan for it. It’s only when people point out to me what they see that I say, ‘Oh, yeah, that does look like a tree.’” Auclair has experimented with a few different media. When she first started painting, she used watercolor. Recently, she did some mixed media pieces using decoupage, gold leaf and various gels. But acrylic paint, she said, best suits her serendipitous style of creating. “It’s a very forgiving medium,” she said. “I like the fact that it dries quickly, so I can keep building layers and adding textures. I’ve taken many old paintings that I didn’t like anymore and painted on top of them and turned them into a whole different painting.” The smallest piece in Auclair’s current exhibition is on an 18x24 canvas, but most of her pieces are square, ranging from 24x24 to 36x36. In the future, she’d like to work on even larger canvases, which she feels have “more potential,” as opposed to smaller canvases, which are “more limiting,” she said. Her color palette often includes shades of green, pink and yellow, and a lot of her favorite color, blue, which she said reflects her optimistic spirit and her desire to bring joy to the people who view her work.

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“I’m not one of those artists who makes social commentary with their art or puts their angst into their paintings,” she said. “Even people who don’t like abstract art have said that my paintings make them feel happy and uplifted, and that is my goal.” Auclair said she will continue to expand her body of work to include more mixedmedia pieces as well as a series of paintings that are more monochromatic than the paintings currently on display. “To me, painting is all about playing and creative expression,” she said. “I don’t want to get boxed in. I want to keep experimenting and growing as an artist.” Debbie Auclair exhibitions November: ArtHub (30 Temple St., Nashua, 405-698-1951, naaa-arthub.org). Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. December: Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4610, nashualibrary.org). Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., closed Dec. 23 through Dec. 25. More info: sunbluestudio.com

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4 p.m. 3 Pine St., Nashua. Visit pickerartists.com. • WINTER GIFTOPOLIS Shop a variety of handmade gifts by local artists and artisans. Hosted by the Concord Arts Market. Fri., Dec. 7, 6:30 to 11 p.m. Eagle Square, Concord. Visit concordartsmarket.net.

Fairs • NHIA HOLIDAY MAKER FAIR Students, alumni and others in the NHIA community will present handmade items for sale. The event is the perfect place to purchase ceramics, graphic design, illustrations, jewelry, paintings, photography and more

just in time for the holidays. There will also be demonstrations in a variety of areas, including screenprinting, collaborative painting and drawing, open jewelry and metalsmithing. Sun., Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. New Hampshire Institute of Art, French Hall, 148 Concord St., Manchester. Visit nhia.edu/holidaymakerfair.

Openings • “ROCK/PAPER/SCISSORS” RECEPTION Featuring the works of Juliet Karelsen and Dylan Metrano. Fri., Nov. 30, 5 to 8 p.m. 3S Artspace, 319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth. Visit 3sarts.org.

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•​ Appropriated images: ARGH Gallery (416 Chestnut St., Manchester) has a new exhibition on display now, featuring “appropriation” paintings by Mark Ruddy. Ruddy appropriated historical, artistic, commercial and personal images that he thought had some kind of connection to one another and painted them into canvases in a way that is thoughtprovoking for the viewer. Works by other artists, including Segun Olorunfemi, Zachary Aikens, Taylor Novia and others, are also on display. Gallery hours are Thursday through Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m., and by appointment. Visit arghgallery.com or call 682-0797. •​ Renaissance art talk: The Currier Museum of Art (150 Ash St., Manchester) hosts “Renaissance Afternoon with our Director” on Sunday, Nov. 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. Alan Chong, museum director and co-curator of the museum’s current special exhibition “Myth and Faith in Renaissance Florence,” will share insights about the exhibition and give a focus tour, followed by a wine and cheese reception. The exhibition examines the sculpture of Montorsoli, a key member of Michelangelo’s circle, and is based on a newly acquired sculpture, “John the Baptist.” The cost is $35. Visit currier.org or call 669-6144. •​ Group show: Now through the end of November, the Nashua Area Artists Association is displaying art by 15 of its artists in the historic landmark of the former Alec’s shoe store located at 201 Main St. in Nashua. A variety of media is represented, including oils, oil with gold leaf, watercolor, acryl-

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ic, colored pencil, pen and ink, fractal print, fused glass and photography on canvas and metal. Visit naaa-arthub.org. •​ Mixed media and paper cuttings: “Rock/Paper/Scissors,” an exhibition featuring the work of Juliet Karelsen and Dylan Metrano, will be on display at 3S Artspace (319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth) Nov. 23 through Dec. 30, with an opening reception on Friday, Nov. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. Karelsen’s work includes a miniature 3D environment called “Universal Forest” which incorporates painting, embroidery, fantasy and science. She was exclusively a painter until a couple years ago, when she made the shift to mixed media. “I don’t know where I’m going and I just start. It lets me circumvent my painter’s brain that was holding me back,” she said in a press release. “I never thought I’d make something like this. It’s so freeing.” Metrano’s work includes layered paper cuttings depicting animals, the Maine landscape and portraits. He is especially drawn to birds. “They’re so beautiful and so varied,” he said in the press release. “I could do birds for the rest of my life and never repeat myself.” Visit 3sarts.org or call 766-3330. — Angie Sykeny

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•​ ​Courtroom comedy: Lend Me a Theater presents Contempt of Court, an interactive comedy dinner theater event, on Friday, Nov. 30, and Saturday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown hotel (700 Elm St., Manchester). Judge Judy’s People’s Night Court has been having trouble finding qualified jurors and has come up with a new way to try cases. Audience members will become plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses and jury in some of the most outlandish lawsuits to cross the bench. Tickets cost $38 and must be purchased in advance. Visit lendmeatheater.com. •​ A capella winners: New England Voices in Harmony, a Nashua-based women’s a cappella chorus, took home the gold medal after competing against 22 other choruses at the Harmony, Inc., International Convention and Contest in Orlando, Florida. They won with performances of “I See the Light” from the Disney movie Tangled and “That’s How You Know” from the Disney movie Enchanted. “The win was unexpected because we were trying something new, performing without the director standing in front,” director Renée Tramack said in a press release. “I knew in the long run it would pay off. It allows each performer to engage directly with the audience.” See the chorus perform holiday music at Nashua’s Winter Holiday Stroll on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7:10 p.m. at First Church Congregational (1 Concord St., Nashua). They

2, at 2 p.m. Searles School, 3 Chapel Road, Windham. Tickets cost $12.50 for adults and $10.50 for students and seniors. Visit windhamactorsguild.com. • ANNIE The Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. Nov. 30 through Dec. 23. 125 Bow St. , Portsmouth. Tickets cost $16 to $38. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472. • HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR The Concord Dance Academy presents. Sat., Dec. 1, at 1 and 6 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 2, at 1 p.m. Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord. Visit concorddanceacademy.com. • CHRISTMAS AT HOGWARTS The Stranger Than Fiction Series at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre presents. Mon., Dec. 3, and Tues., Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. 125 Bow St., Portsmouth. Tickets cost $12 to $15. Visit seacoastrep.org or call 433-4472. • RUDOLPH THE RED-

New England Voices in Harmony. Courtesy photo.

are always looking for new members; stop by a rehearsal, held Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the Nashua Senior Center. Visit newenglandvoicesinharmony.org. •​ Historical account: The New Hampshire Theatre Project presents Jaclyn Backhaus’ Men on Boats now through Dec. 2, with showtimes on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the West End Studio Theater (959 Islington St., Portsmouth). Men on Boats tells the tale of John Wesley Powell’s famous 1869 expedition down the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon. It is historically accurate, even using direct quotes from Powell’s lyrical journal descriptions, but the twist is that all of the men in Powell’s crew are portrayed by female actors. “John Wesley Powell was an extraordinary man, a passionate self-taught geologist, teacher, military leader and explorer,” director Genevieve Aichele said in a press release. “Audiences will find the story of Powell’s adventure resonates with many contemporary environmental issues.” Tickets cost $30 for adults and $26 for students and seniors. Visit nhtheatreproject.org or call 431-6644, ext. 5. — Angie Sykeny

NOSED REINDEER - THE MUSICAL Tues., Dec. 4, at 6:30 p.m. Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. Tickets cost $35 to $85. Visit ccanh.com. • AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS The Manchester Community Theatre Players present. Fri., Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., and Sat., Dec. 8, 2 and 7:30 p.m. in Manchester, and Fri., Dec. 21, and Sat., Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 23, 2 p.m., in Concord. Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm St., Manchester. Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets cost $10 to $17. Visit manchestercommunitytheatre.com. • IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE The Majestic Theatre presents. Fri., Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 8, at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. Derry Opera House, 29 W. Broadway, Derry. Tickets cost $12 to $20. Visit majestictheatre.net.

Classical Music Events •HOLIDAY POPS NH Philharmonic presents. Sat., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Seifert Performing Arts Center, 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $8 for students. Visit nhphil.org. •HOLIDAY POPS The Manchester Community Music School presents. The New Hampshire Youth Jazz Ensemble, the Dino Anagnost Youth Symphony and the New Hampshire Youth Concert Orchestra will perform. Fri., Nov. 30, 7 p.m. 2291 Elm St., Manchester. $40. Visit mcmusicschool.org. •HOLIDAY POPS The New Hampshire Philharmonic presents. Sat., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Seifert Performing Arts Center , 44 Geremonty Drive, Salem. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $8 for students. Visit nhphil.org.

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they shop. Other festivities will include a guessthe-candy-canes contest, where visitors can try to guess the number of candy canes in a jar for a chance to win a $100 New Hampshire Antique Co-op gift card; a food drive for the SHARE Outreach food pantry in Milford; and a scaven-

ger hunt in which visitors of all ages are challenged to find around a dozen items located around the shop and win a prize upon completion. In addition to the regular dealers, Beverly Weir Longacre, an expert antique collector and dealer specializing in antique holiday ornaments, decor and memorabilia, will present a special holiday exhibit, as she does at the open house every year. The theme for the exhibit this year is “Candy Cane Forest.” “Antiques make great gifts, because you know you’re getting something truly unique that you can’t find anywhere else, and that won’t be duplicated by anyone else,” Hackler said. Two special art exhibitions with art for sale will coincide with the open house event: “Art: Salon-style” will feature more than 50 antique and contemporary paintings from the 1800s to the present, including oil paintings, watercolors, unsigned 19th-century American and European paintings with original giltwood frames, modernist paintings and more, all affordably priced with holiday gift shopping in mind, and hung floorto-ceiling in the gallery in the style of

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Those looking to skip the malls and big-box stores this Thanksgiving weekend can do their holiday shopping in a more relaxed atmosphere at the New Hampshire Antique Co-op’s 10th annual Holiday Open House event, happening Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25. The group antique shop, located in Milford, spans nearly 20,000 square feet and features more than 200 dealers from New England and beyond who will be selling holiday decor and gifts and offering discounts off select items during the open house. “People can take a break from the shopping frenzy at the mall and come do their holiday shopping here, in a more welcoming, old-fashioned, family-friendly atmosphere, where they can have some refreshments and relax,” Marketing Director Rebecca Hackler said. “It’s a much more enjoyable shopping experience.” Patrons can enjoy cookies and the shop’s traditional homemade punch while 53 Kiddie pool Family activities this week. Children & Teens Nature • SATURDAY NATURE SEEKERS: NATURAL CREATIONS Make ornaments and other crafts using fir, spruce, other greens, berries, pinecones and popcorn. Saturdays, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to noon. Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. $5 donation per family is encouraged; no registration

Last year’s Holiday Open House at New Hampshire Antique Co-op. Courtesy photo.

required. Visit amoskeagfish- erences. Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m., beginning Dec. 7. Nashua Public ways.org or call 626-3474. Library, 2 Court St., Nashua. Free and open to the public; no regisClubs Events tration required. Visit nashuali• POLISH DISCUSSION brary.org or call 589-4610. GROUP AT THE NASHUA LIBRARY A new Polish discus- Garden sion group will meet to talk about • CANDIA GARDEN CLUB Polish culture, literature, history, WREATH SALE The Candia current affairs and other topics. Garden Club will be selling Attendees will speak in Polish or hand-decorated wreaths in conEnglish, depending on your pref- junction with the Candia Volun-

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teer Fire Department Christmas tree sale. Two sizes will be available, in 10 and 14 inches. The sale continues weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., until all wreaths are sold. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of Christmas gifts from Candia’s gift tree. Sat., Nov. 24, noon. Candia Fire Department, 11 Deerfield Road, Candia. Email akhmun@gmail. com.

traditional 19th-century French salon exhibitions. “The Cape Ann School & Rockport Art Tradition” will feature fine art by Cape Ann School artists from the late 1800s. Hackler’s advice for antique gift shopping is to come ready with a list of people you need to buy for and look for items that are personal and reflect who they are. “You may find something based on the person’s interests or a certain collection or hobby they have, or you may find something nostalgic that triggers a memory that you have with the person,” she said. “The best thing to do is to go with your first instinct. If something speaks to you as something the person would like, act quickly and get it, because if you don’t, the next person will.” New Hampshire Antique Co-op Holiday Open House Where: 323 Elm St., Milford When: Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day Cost: Free admission Visit: nhantiquecoop.com

56 Car Talk Ray gives you car advice. Continuing Education Open houses • GATE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS INFORMATION SESSION The session will feature a presentation about the school followed by a tour, during which families will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet staff members. Gate City Charter School For the Arts utilizes arts integration as a way to connect learners

with core content areas. Wed., Nov. 28, 6 to 7 p.m. Gate City Charter School for the Arts, 7 Henry Clay Drive, Merrimack. Visit gatecitycharterschool.org or call 943-5273.

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Season’s stories

A hedgehog misses his winter hibernation “bedtime” and gets a peek at all the goings-on during the cold season in The Snowy Nap, a book by Jan Brett (who is also the author of The Mitten, The Hat and other children’s books). Brett will be at Gibson’s Bookstore (45 Main St. in Concord; 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com) on Friday, Nov. 23, at 5 p.m. for a drawing demonstration and book signing. Mickey Mouse Goes Christmas Shopping is a 1953 Little Golden Book reissued this year and the focus of the Saturday, Nov. 24, storytime at area Barnes & Noble stores. The storytime starts at 11 a.m. at Barnes & Noble stores in Manchester (1741 S. Willow St., 668-5557), Salem (125 S. Broadway, 898-1930), Nashua (235 Daniel Webster Highway, 888-0533) and Newington (45 Gosling Road, 422-7733). Do you have a ballerina in the family? Check out the Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater’s production of The Nutcracker Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25, at the Palace Theatre (80 Hanover St. in Manchester; palacetheatre.org, 668-5588). The show will feature a live orchestra and will run at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and noon and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. See website for ticket prices and seat availability.

Make art, buy art

Studio 550 Community Art Center (550 Elm St. in Manchester; 550arts.com, 232-5597) will hold a “Kids’ Keepsake Ornaments Workshop” on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Make three handmade ornaments for $15 per person. There is also a drop-in holiday ornament workshop from 3 to 6 p.m. The Hand-

made Holiday Market also runs at Studio 550 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., so you can add a bit of gift shopping to the crafting session. And the “6th Annual Cup Show and Sale” continues, with pieces from more than 30 artists from around the country. Go online for the signup information for the workshops.

Outdoors

Take an evening walk outside at the Beaver Moon Hike on Friday, Nov. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Massabesic Audubon Center (26 Audubon Way in Auburn; nhaudubon.org, 668-2045). The cost is $15 for individuals and $30 for families. Hike under the full moon to Battery Point and enjoy a campfire, cocoa and a telescope for star- and moon-gazing. Call or go online to register (which is required in advance. Charmingfare Farm (774 High St. in Candia; visitthefarm.com, 483-5623) is holding its Christmas Tree Spree Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 25 (as well as next Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2). For $69 get four admissions to the park plus a 6- to 8-foot Fraser or balsam tree. (Admission by itself is $10 per person). Spend the day at the farm and then pick a tree. For an additional fee, enjoy s’mores and hot cocoa. See the website for tickets.

Children’s Museum

At the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire (6 Washington St. in Dover; childrens-museum.org, 742-2002) you can get ready for Thanksgiving by making a paper gratitude banner to take home on Wednesday, Nov. 21, between 11 a.m. and noon as part of the STEAM Lab. On Saturday, Nov. 24, it’s Book Character Party from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kids are invited to come dressed up as their favorite book character and enjoy special storytimes. The museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. (the museum is closed on Thanksgiving). Admission costs $10 for everyone age one year and over (seniors get in for $9; children under one year old get in free).

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I recently visited my friend Alicia Jenks of Green Dragon Farm in Weathersfield, Vermont, to take a look at her houseplants – some 50 or more of them. Alicia considers them her “indoor garden,” her plant friends that keep her gardening all winter. She doesn’t think houseplants are hard to maintain, but asserts, “You have to pay attention to them. They can’t take care of themselves.” Good point. Alicia does not put her houseplants outside in the summer. Instead she keeps them on a covered screen porch. This allows her to regulate how much water they get, keeps them away from pests like earwigs, and keeps them from getting sun scald. Before she brings them into the house in September, Alicia gives her houseplants a good shower – outdoors, with a hose. Aphids and other pests can often be knocked off with a stream of water, avoiding the need to use a soap solution to kill them later. Of course you must get the underside of leaves, too, and rinse the surface of the potting soil, too. Water, too much or too little, is what kills most houseplants. Alicia does not follow a set schedule such as watering every Sunday. Instead she regularly checks her plants by placing a finger on the soil surface. If it is slightly moist, she does not water. If it is dry, or if the leaves are losing some of their turgidity and wilting, she waters. Alicia gives a deep watering each time she waters, enough so that a little water will seep through the pot’s holes in the bottom and into the saucer it sits on. In the summer when it is hot, she might have to water some plants every two to three days. In winter once a week may be enough. What about fertilizer? Alicia gives some liquid fish emulsion fertilizer once a month from April to September. Fish or seaweed fertilizers are good for houseplants because they have a wide variety of nutrients, including many micro-nutrients that are not found in chemical fertilizers. During the winter? Most plants are not doing much growth then and should not be fertilized, she told me. Most houseplants do not need much direct sunshine. Before you buy a houseplant, read the tag to see what it needs. Bright indoor sunlight is fine for most plants. Cyclamen, begonias, Christmas cactus, poinsettias, oxalis and many others will do well in a brightly lit room, without direct sunshine. I have read that the direct sunshine diminishes exponentially with the distance from the glass. That means that sunshine two feet from the glass is 4 times weaker than sunshine a foot from the window, and at 3 feet away, it is 9 times weaker. Keep that in mind when

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you place a plant. Rosemary, which appreciates strong sun, should be as near the window as possible – without touching it. No plant leaves should touch the glass in winter. Books and websites are full of advice. Still, I find the very best information about houseplants is found in my 1969 edition of Thalassa Cruso’s book, Making Things Grow: A Practical Guide for the Indoor Gardener. Although this book was written nearly 50 years ago and is long out of print, I have never visited a used bookstore that didn’t have it. And it is available online. What I like about Ms. Cruso’s book is the practical nature of it. It covers pretty much any houseplant you can buy. She has grown it, figured out what makes it happy, and will save you the trouble of experimenting with – and killing – houseplants yourself. Success is often in the details. Take those bright red zonal geraniums we often grow in pots in summer to adorn a sunny location. Did you know that they do best when the potting mixture is well patted down in the pot, compressing it? I didn’t. Or that geraniums can be made to flower beautifully indoors in winter by pinching them back regularly in summer, frustrating their attempts to blossom until winter? Ms. Cruso taught me that. Alicia Jenks does not re-pot her plants very often. She believes that many bloom better if the roots are a little crowded, but if the roots are pushing out the top or through the drainage hole, it might be necessary. Thalassa Cruso warns against “potting on” a root-bound plant into a much larger pot. She explains that using a pot more than an inch in diameter larger than the pot a plant is growing in can cause root rot. Why? The excess soil material will not easily dry out – because the roots will not reach it. I never think of myself as a houseplant kind of guy, though when I counted up my houseplants for this article I saw I had 43 plants, including a Crown of Thorns that is over 100 years old, a banana tree, a fig, an 8-foot hibiscus and an even bigger plumeria that bloomed all last winter! Henry is a UNH Master Gardener and the author or four gardening books. His email is henry.homeyer@comcast.net.

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Dear Donna, Would you have any information on this 6-inch bowl for us? It has a mark on the bottom but it isn’t a clear one. I believe it came from my husband’s family but he says he’s not sure. Any help would be appreciated. Cecile and John from Dover Dear Cecile and John, Don’t you love it when you can have something forever but not remember where it came from? That is how my life is. I’m chuckling as I write this. Your bowl is a piece of Dedham Pottery with the rabbit pattern. The company operated right in Dedham, Mass., from 1896 to 1943. It was a stoneware with what you can clearly see is a very fine crackle glaze with cobalt blue designs. I want to thank you for the measurements because it really does help in valuing. Your bowl being a small one was most likely used for rice or mush. If it is in good condition with no cracks or large chips I would say the value is in the $150+ range. The size being small brings the value. I believe yours is an original piece, but they do reproduce them and other animal patterns as well. You can see why; they are sweet. But if you now want to add

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Strange wiper behavior gets the brush-off from dealer Dear Car Talk: I know my car intimately. We’re on a first-name basis, and I am quite familiar with what is working correctly and what is out of whack. So when I took By Ray Magliozzi my Ford Fusion to the dealer, telling him that there was something wrong with the timing of my intermittent wipers, of course he found nothing amiss. I told him that it didn’t happen every time I turned the wipers on, but every now and then the timing of the wipes was weird. That was three years ago. It’s only gotten gradually worse since then. Now, when I turn off the wipers, they sometimes stop midwipe, in the center of the windshield. That’s not good. Also, sometimes the intermittent setting works, and sometimes the wipers just keep wiping continuously regardless of the setting. — Marge We believe you, Marge. The problem is most likely a bad wiper motor. The wiper motor contains the circuitry that’s supposed to make the wipers finish their current wipe, and park themselves at the bottom of the windshield, no matter where they are when you turn them off. But it also could be a bad wiper

switch. The switch (the multipurpose switch on the steering wheel stalk) sends a current to the motor. And if the current is inconsistent, that could cause strange wiper behavior. The best way to test the switch is to have the wipers misbehave when the mechanic has the car at the shop. That way, he can test the current at the wiper motor. If the current doesn’t change while the wipers misbehave, then the switch is fine. That means it’s almost certainly a bad wiper motor. Either way, it’s going to “wipe” a few hundred bucks out of your checking account, Marge. And you may want to consider searching for a mechanic who is more inclined to believe you. While a wiper motor might not be a life-or-death issue, you’d like to know that if you came in complaining of something potentially serious, your mechanic wouldn’t brush you off as “that wacky Marge who’s on a first-name basis with her car.” You want him to say: “Oh, that’s wacky Marge. She’s on a first-name basis with her car, but she knows what she’s talking about.” Dear Car Talk: My 2018 Subaru Forester recently suffered the effects of a small, flying, hard object hitting the windshield while I was driving on the freeway at freeway speed.

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What started as a small ding at the bottom of the glass eventually became a vertical crack one-third of the way up the windshield. My Subaru is equipped with the EyeSight safety system, which includes automatic emergency braking. In order to guarantee the system’s performance, Subaru insists that the replacement windshield come from Subaru and that the EyeSight system be recalibrated to the new windshield. My dealer said the cost of the calibration was based on three hours of labor for a total of $405. This seems awfully expensive, since the factory likely didn’t spend three hours calibrating it when the car was assembled. What do you think? Is this for real? The car is great to drive, and I do like the idea of having the additional safety provided by the EyeSight camera system, but don’t want to get ripped off. — Greg Yeah, it seems to be real, Greg. The EyeSight system uses two cameras that look out of the windshield from either side of your rearview mirror. They operate like eyes with stereo vision, in order to judge distance. We checked with Subaru, and they tell us that cars with the EyeSight system use a specific windshield glass, so you do need to use a Subaru replacement. They say that after the windshield is replaced, the set-

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THIS WEEK’S CRAFT FAIRS • The annual Jingle Bell craft fair returns to DoubleTree Nashua Hotel (2 Somerset Parkway) on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will feature more than 80 exhibitors. Visit joycecraftshows.com. • Head down to Saint Patrick Parish (29 Spring St., Nashua) for a craft fair during the Gate City’s annual Winter Holiday Stroll on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 3 to 9 p.m., when dozens of local crafters will be featured. Call 882-2262 for more details. • Concord Christian Academy (27 Regional Drive) will host its annual Christmas craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit concordchristian.org. • Don’t miss the annual Kingston holiday craft fair at Sanborn Regional High School (17 Danville Road, Kingston) on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 642-3341. • Intown Manchester’s annual downtown holiday market returns on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Brady Sullivan Plaza (1000 Elm St., Manchester). Visitors will find a variety of different styles of grafts to make great holiday gift ideas, including fine artwork, glass ornaments, jewelry, clothing, accessories and more. The market continues on Thursday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 8, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Visit intownmanchester.com. • The Crafterworkers’ Guild’s seasonal holiday craft shop opens on Friday, Nov. 23, and will continue daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 22, at the historic Kendall House (5 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford). More than 70 juried artisans and craftspeople participate in this shop. Visit thecraftworkersguild.org.

Yoga and the Arts, 95 Albany St., No. 14, Portsmouth. Ranges from $5 to $15. Visit portsmouthyoga. com/vlt6082.htm. • TOGETHER OF NH SINGLES DANCE Sat., Dec. 1, 8 p.m. to midnight. Radisson Hotel, 11 Tara Blvd., Nashua. $15 admission. Email togethernh@ msn.com. Festivals & Fairs Events HANOVER STREET • BLOCK PARTY In addition to the outdoor dining provided by Madear’s there will be Restoration Cafe and Antojitos Colombianos. Kelley Stelling Contemporary Gallery will be available for viewing, and Bark City and Canine Commitment of New England will bring some pups to adopt and play with. Family and Thanks will be the theme of the Nov. 24 event, featuring a Gumbo cook off and a pie contest. Sat., Nov. 24, 4 to 8 p.m. Hanover Street, from Pine to Union streets, Manchester. Free; tickets are required, but available online through Eventbrite or from a fellow supporting organization. Participation in the Gumbo cook off is $10 per entry. Visit madears603.com or call 2065827. Expos • MADE IN NEW ENGLAND EXPO The expo features unique gifts, specialty food items and other products from all over

New England, making for a great opportunity to meet thousands of buyers and holiday shoppers. Sat., Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St., Manchester. $8 for adults, $7 for seniors ages 65 and older, $2 for kids ages 2 to 12 and free for kids under 2. Visit businessnhmagazine.com. Health & Wellness Workshops & seminars • EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONCUSSIONS & TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES Presenter Emily Bourque of Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital will go over how concussions occur and the areas of the brain that are impacted, plus how to tell the signs and symptoms of a concussion, prevention and recovery. Mon., Nov. 26, 7 to 8 p.m. Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham. Visit pelhampubliclibrary.org or call 635-7581. • EVERYDAY MINDFULNESS FOR A MEANINGFUL LIFE Presenter Helen Dalbeck will model and teach participants how to bring awareness to their breath and our movements while sitting and walking. Fri., Dec. 7, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Amoskeag Fishways Learning & Visitors Center, 4 Fletcher St., Manchester. $10 per person for NH Audubon members, and $15 per person

for non-members; registration is required. Call the McLane Audubon Center at 224-9909. Miscellaneous Holiday events • CHRISTMAS AT THE CASTLE Featuring holiday crafts, a visit with Santa Claus, cookies and hot cocoa, an artisan fair and much more. Fri., Nov. 23, through Sun., Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Castle in the Clouds, 455 Old Mountain Road, Moultonborough. $20 for adults, $10 for kids 17 and under. Visit castleintheclouds.org or call 476-5900. • HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE The holiday open house will feature hayrides, balloon animals, face-painting, crafts for the kids, warm refreshments and treats, and a visit from Santa Claus at 11 a.m. Sat., Nov. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Loon Center, 183 Lees Mill Road, Moultonborough. Email info@loon.org or call 476-5666. • HOMESTEAD CHRISTMAS Go on a tour of the festively decorated Captain Enoch Remick House, sample holiday treats, take a wagon ride, interact with costumed interpreters, try your hand at a craft and watch cooking demonstrations at the open hearth and wood stove. Sat., Dec. 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm, 58 Cleveland Hill Road, Tamworth. $5 general admission and free for kids ages 4 and under. Visit remickmuseum.org or call 323-7591.

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it was a few college courses I took. Also, while I was in college, I was a store manager at a fast food restaurant, which taught me about managing. I also worked for a CPA firm for six years, where I learned a lot about bookkeeping itself. I go to a lot of seminars, and I do independent training and reading.

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Jeff Thomas is founder and principal of New Hampshire Bookkeeping Services rent job? in Bedford. Along with bookkeeping, the company also provides payroll and tax I found [that I was interested in] becomservices. ing self-employed within my business What is your typical at-work uniform? Can you explain what your current job is? My company strives to provide peace of mind to any business owner. … The majority of business we do is bookkeeping and payroll. We do full-service payroll, where we take care of everything from quarterly tax filings to setting up direct deposit and making sure paychecks are received on time. Bookkeeping is more or less making sure each business is on top of how they’re performing financially.

network. By starting my own company, September of 2018. I’ve been doing [book- I could be more proactive and hands-on keeping] now for just over six years. with my clients to provide greater individual service. [It was] a lot of work trying How did you get interested in this field? to figure out what software to use, what When I was a kid, I had a natural love of was going to be most efficient for me and numbers. I spent a lot of spare time practic- my clients as well. Once I was able to nail ing and fine-tuning my math skills. Once that down, it was more or less working on I went to college, I took a few accounting exploring my professional network to find classes and realized business and finance clients. was a career for me. I love helping people with my bookkeeping services. What’s the best piece of work-related

advice anyone’s ever given you? What kind of education or training did Never settle, because there’s always room you need for this job? for growth. With effort and persistence, you How long have you worked there? I went to UNH Manchester and gradu- can pretty much achieve anything you put My company is new. We started in ated with a degree in finance. … Most of your mind to.

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FOOD Flavors of Italy

Television chef presents culinary travels in new book By Matt Ingersoll

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• Winter wine: Tickets are available now for the 16th annual Easterseals Winter Wine Spectacular, which is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 24, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown (700 Elm St.). The event is part of New Hampshire Wine Week and features nearly 2,000 wines with winemakers all over the world, plus food samples of several local restaurants. The expo-style tasting is the largest event of its kind in northern New England and is presented by the New Hampshire Liquor Commission. Tickets are $65 general admission or $135 VIP admission, which grants you access to the Bellman’s Cellar select room for a chance to try even more different wines. Visit nhwineweek.com. • Sweet cider: Join the Toadstool Bookshop (614 Nashua St., Milford) in celebrating Cider Monday for the sixth consecutive year on Monday, Nov. 26, beginning at 10 a.m. Participating stores all over the country hold this celebration of cider on the Monday after Thanksgiving, also known as “Cyber Monday,” with a cup of cider for all guests made from squished “micro soft apple” products, as an initiative to promote local shopping. Visit toadbooks.com for more details. • Trees and treats: Hayward’s Homemade Ice Cream (7 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua) will unveil its winter menu on Friday, Nov. 23, which will be available throughout its Christmas tree sale and is expected to last about three weeks. In addition to about a dozen flavors of ice cream like vanilla, chocolate, black raspberry and salted caramel Oreo, 62

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Longtime television chef and author Mary Ann Esposito has made more than 50 trips to Italy, traveling across all 20 regions of the country. Now, Esposito is back in the Granite State to tell the story of her culinary expeditions through a new combination memoir and cookbook. Ciao Italia: My Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy, Esposito’s 13th book, took her more two years to write. The University of New Hampshire graduate will be holding several book signing and Q&A sessions across the state over the next several weeks, with the next scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 6:30 p.m., at the Bookery in Manchester. Other appearances to follow throughout December will include signings at Water Street Bookstore in Exeter, Gibson’s Bookstore in Concord and Tuscan Market in Salem. Esposito is the host of the PBS series Ciao Italia with Mary Ann Esposito, which debuted in 1989 and just finished the taping of its 28th season, which airs next spring, making it the longest-running cooking show in the country. In addition to preparing a different Italian dish on each 30-minute episode, she offers more than 1,000 recipes accessible on her website, and even hosts an annual trip to Italy for aspiring culinary arts students. Each of her books is meant to tie directly into her series, but she said additionally incorporating her travel experiences is what makes her newest release unique. “The book is kind of like a capstone of more than 30 years of travel,” she said. “Readers can discover a whole spectrum of different Italian foods I’ve examined. The recipes are all specific to a region of Italy.” She would keep journal entries of her

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experiences meeting with different cheese and bread makers, winemakers, farmers and other purveyors of some of the most prominent ingredients in that area for Italy as part of her writing process. This resulted in more than 160 Italian recipes and 60 food photos, she said, including everything from antipasti and soups to entrees and desserts. She added that she even tested each recipe herself before making the decision to feature it in the book. “These recipes are formulated so that people can do them and not spend three months in the kitchen to make something delicious,” she said. “The book is very user-friendly in that way.” A piece of short prose documenting Esposito’s travel experiences serves as a companion to each recipe. She shared the example of taking a group of students to a buffalo farm in Naples to show them how water buffalo mozzarella cheese is made. Other recipes featured in the book include balsamic glazed pork butt, a deconstructed eggplant Parmesan, various soups using a made-from-scratch chicken broth, spaghetti al puttanesca, zucchini meatballs, a kale salad with raisins, balsamic vinaigrette and toasted sesame seeds, a dried plum tart, and a cannoli recipe from one

TV chef Mary Ann Esposito will present her new book at several appearances in New Hampshire. Courtesy photo.

she encountered while in Sicily. For each recipe, she said she tries to stick to original ingredients imported from Italy as much as possible. In addition to her upcoming signing and Q&A events, Esposito will also appear at The Exeter Inn’s Epoch Restaurant & Bar on Dec. 12, when several dishes using recipes taken straight from her book will be served. “All of Italy is really unique,” she said. “My hope is that people will take away a better understanding of what Italian regional food is all about.”

Meet Mary Ann Esposito Mary Ann Esposito presents Ciao Italia: 10 Middle St., Portsmouth (visit portsmouthMy Lifelong Food Adventures in Italy. Vis- history.org or call 436-8433) it ciaoitalia.com. • Wed., Dec. 12, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Epoch Restaurant & Bar, 90 Front St., Exeter (tickets • Wed., Nov. 28, 6:30 to 8 p.m.: The are $60; visit epochrestaurant.com or call Bookery, 844 Elm St., Manchester (visit 778-3762) bookerymht.com or call 836-6600) • Fri., Dec. 14, 7 to 8:30 p.m.: Gibson’s • Sat., Dec. 1, noon to 2 p.m.: Water Street Bookstore, 45 S. Main St., Concord (visit Bookstore, 125 Water St., Exeter (visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562) waterstreetbooks.com or call 778-9731) • Sat., Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Tuscan • Fri., Dec. 7, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Portsmouth Market, 63 Main St., Salem (visit tuscanHistorical Society and Discover Portsmouth, brands.com or call 912-5467)

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The Homeward Bound Food & Beverage Festival, always held exactly one week after Thanksgiving Day, will return to the Radisson Hotel in Nashua on Thursday, Nov. 29, featuring food and drink offerings from more than two dozen local restaurants, silent and live auctions, music and games. Proceeds benefit the Anne-Marie House, a transitional housing facility in Hudson for working families that is part of Family Promise of Greater Nashua but has recently expanded its area of service to communities in Rockingham County. Anne-Marie House development and marketing director Amy Freise said the event is always a great opportunity to start thinking about gift ideas for the holiday season, not only through the items featured at the auctions but the foods offered as well. “The evening is very social. We focus on having all kinds of different styles and tastes, and people are constantly sampling what they just tried and sharing with their friends,” Freise said. “Guests receive a menu of the food and beverages for the evening when they come in, so you can circle things like wines if you know you want to serve that around the holidays.” A handful of food and beverage vendors are new to this year’s event in addition to many others, according to Freise. Newcomers include Butter N’ Jam of Nashua, which

will be offering a sweet crepe of mixed fruits and a savory crepe with ham, turkey and prosciutto; Hollis Country Kitchen, which will serve chicken carbonara; and Odd Fellows Brewing Co. out of Nashua, bringing pork and tuna tacos. Some other featured food options will be smoked chicken thighs with a white barbecue sauce from Riverside Barbeque Co. in Nashua; a corn chowder from Wicked Pissah Chowdah of Milford; a barbecue beef macaroni and cheese from The Homestead Restaurant & Tavern in Merrimack; and a vegetable korma and chicken tikka masala from Taj India in Nashua. Guitarist Bob Pope will also be returning to provide live music for the duration of the evening. Auction items include trips to Tuscany, Italy and St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as sports memorabilia like a New England Patriots jersey signed by Tom Brady, a Boston Celtics jersey signed by Larry Bird, a baseball signed by Boston Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts, and a variety of gift baskets. As with last year’s festival, people can bid on items through their phones via 501 Auctions. Guests who get outbid receive a text inviting them to continue bidding. “When people register and come in, they are sent a text that opens up … links to all of the items,” Freise said. “If you don’t have a smartphone, though, we’ll have assistants walking around the room to help people bid.”

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Thanksgiving Burritos: An alternative to the class “throw everything on a roll.” Take what you like and burrito it. Feeling crazy? Skip the cranberry and gravy and throw on hot sauce instead. My favorite combination is turkey, cheesy mashed potatoes, guacamole and salsa. Thanksgiving Bowl: Layer already heated mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, vegetables, turkey and gravy in a bowl. Dig in and enjoy! Top with cranberry. Perfect to pack for lunch — in which case, heat the ingredients of the bowl together rather than separately. Cover to ensure the middle gets hot, too! Thanksgiving Shepherd’s Pie: When I talked about eating Thanksgiving in February, this is what I had in mind. You can

take all of your favorite ingredients, layer them into a pie and freeze it to bake later. Very Martha Stewart. I even saw a recipe from The Pastry Chef Online that included instructions on how to make a proper stuffing crust for your pie! While that is a bit too fancy and time-consuming for me (once I’m done cooking Thanksgiving dinner, I need some time off!), I love the idea. Instead I’ll be layering stuffing, vegetables, turkey, cranberry sauce (I prefer it to gravy but use gravy or even both) and mashed potatoes. If I cook it straight away, I’ll place it on a baking sheet and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes. If not, I’ll wrap it tight in foil and freeze it for a couple of months. When I’m ready to bake it, I’ll take it out the day before and let it defrost before it goes in the oven.

EVENTS Author events/lectures • ANN HOOD AUTHOR EVENT Author Ann Hood and her husband, food writer Michael Ruhlman, will discuss Hood’s new book Kitchen Yarns: Notes on Life, Love & Food, a collection of personal essays and recipes. Tues., Dec. 4, 7 p.m. The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St., Portsmouth. $39. Visit themusichall.org. Chef events/special meals • CRAFT APPRENTICESHIPS, FAIR LABOR AND YOU: A DINNER AND PANEL DISCUSSION Free farmer mixer and panel discussion on fair labor

— or if you’ll have way too much food. I tend to err on the side of too much for one big reason: leftovers. Leftovers are the unsung hero of Thanksgiving, in my opinion. The gift of Thanksgiving can keep on giving even months after that third Thursday of November. No, I’m not recommending you keep that apple pie sitting on your counter until February (gross), but I am recommending you try out one of my ideas below for enjoying your fresh Thanksgiving meal again in the dead of winter. Whether you like stuffing the best or live for the turkey, there is a way to eat leftovers that can please just about anyone. Check out my ideas. — Allison Willson Dudas

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Classes/workshops • LEF FARMS LECTURE Learn about the hydroponically grown greens at Lef Farms in Loudon. Mon., Nov. 26, 2 p.m. Taylor Community, 435 Union Ave., Laconia. Free. Visit taylorcommunity.org or call 524-5600. • CANDY CANE MAKING DEMONSTRATIONS Customers will be able to watch Van Otis staff make handcraft candy canes the old-fashioned way. At the end of the demo you will get a sample for your final touch. Sat., Dec. 1, and Sun., Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Van Otis Chocolates, 341 Elm St., Manchester. $5 per person. Visit vanotis.com or call 627-1611.

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It can be daunting to try to juggle wine preferences and pairings for all the dishes that are served for Thanksgiving. Realizing the magnitude of my task, I called upon my friend, David Duhamel, of Perfecta Wine Company, distributors of wines and spirits. David offered some suggestions: the Gruet Brut, the Morgan Pinot Noir and the Washington Hills Late Harvest Riesling; I filled in with some of my favorites: the Neal Sauvignon Blanc, the Guigal Rose and the Chateau St. Jean Reserve Chardonnay. Let’s begin with the hors d’oeuvres. Champagnes, or sparkling wines, are the perfect wines to pair with these foods. These wines are frequently avoided or just misunderstood. The possibilities for pairing with food are endless. There are numerous sparkling wines, both domestic and imported, presently on sale in the state liquor stores. They are drastically reduced in price with the sole intention of inviting you to just try them. First of all, Champagne must come from the Champagne region of France. However, there are a number of French Champagne makers who have established vineyards here in the States that produce excellent wines that are reasonably priced, known as sparkling wines. Started in 1984 in New Mexico, one such vintner is Gruet Winery. Gruet specializes in Method Champenoise, which is the production of Champagne (or sparkling wine) using the same steps and technique originating in France. The Gruet Brut, a blend of 75 percent chardonnay and 25 percent pinot noir, has, at first taste, notes of green apples, which settle to citric and mineral tastes on the middle of the tongue, with a long finish of brioche or yeast at the end. An excellent starter, at $14.99, reduced from $18.99. It is well stocked in the stores. For the main course I offer a selection of four wines. The first, Neal Family Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc, is an excellent choice for those who wish for a dry white to accompany the turkey. Mark Neal has been a personal friend of mine for well over a decade. We visit during my trips to California and his annual trip to New Hampshire for Wine Week in January. Served chilled, this sauvignon blanc, which hails from the Napa Valley floor, differs from many others as it lacks that somewhat unappealing “grassy” nose and flavor of other sauvignon blanc wines. It has a tropical side with a slight pineapple taste to it, which overpowers any hint of grapefruit one usually encounters with sauvignon blanc. It is available at $17.99, reduced from $19.99. The second is a Cotes du Rhone Rose, produced by Guigal. This wine is a blend of grenache, cinsault and syrah grapes. As the name implies, it is from the south of France. It is clear, bright and fresh with notes of citrus,

raspberries and currant. It is a great counterpoint to the rich creamy dishes that accompany “the bird.” It is available at $13.99, reduced from $17.99. The third wine is a chardonnay. The 2013 Chateau St. Jean Reserve Chardonnay, Sonoma County, is a treat to be enjoyed not just at Thanksgiving but throughout the year. This wine is special, with complex aromas of lemon crème pie, nectarine and toasted almond and spiced tea. It is rich without being too creamy. It has a long, slightly citric finish to it. This wine is made from grapes grown on the Sonoma County coast, along with grapes from Alexander Valley, just inland from the Sonoma Coast. It is available at $19.99, reduced from $49.99. The fourth wine selected for the main course is a red. Pinot noir pairs well with poultry as it is light but also complex. This complexity allows this wine to pair with red meat as well. The 2014 Morgan Twelve Clones Pinot Noir is superb. This wine comes from grapes grown in the Santa Lucia Highlands, the foothills and mountains that overlook Carmel and the Monterey Peninsula. The grapes are picked and hand-sorted in the vineyard, de-stemmed and fermented with natural yeasts. It then spends a year in French cooperage before bottling. The wine has a nose of dark cherries, wood and herbs. Flavors include wild cherry, toast, light spice and raspberry. It is perfectly acidic for this meal. It is available at $28.99, reduced from $31.99. Now what to pair with all those pies? A wine worth consideration is a sweet riesling. The Washington Hills Late Harvest Riesling is perfect, produced from grapes grown in vineyards in the Yakima Valley and Columbia River Valley. These grapes are left on the vine into the fall, to concentrate their sugars to produce this delightfully sweet but light wine. It has the aroma of honeysuckle and orange blossoms, with subtle notes of clover honey, peaches or apricot, which last for a long finish. Its alcoholic content is only 9.79 percent. It is available at $9.99, reduced from $12.99. Fred Matuszewski is a local architect and a foodie and wine geek.

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Usually regarded as the baddest rapper in the Migos trio (or at least the least commercial, whatever that’s worth), Takeoff released his solo LP just three weeks after fellow Migos family member Quavo’s Quavo Huncho album. These are Georgia guys, and the trap is thick; if you can’t stand that stuff, you might be convinced by some of the effort here. Murda Beatz and 808 Mafia are along for the ride, which is compelling (Takeoff is big on the music itself, not just bragging for the sake of it, although a lot of his relatively peaceful messages lose their heft when he starts prattling on about pickup routines and the like). “The Martian” has some pretty cool space-cadet vibe going on before it starts loping into a rather rote spitting essay. In one of (surprisingly) two feats, Quavo himself steps up for “She Gon Wonk,” an AutoTuned slice that doesn’t improve upon things, which is just the way Billboard (which coordinated the free stream) likes it. B- — Eric W. Saeger The Prodigy, No Tourists (Take Me to the Hospital Records/BMG)

If you want the eleventy-billionth example of why people don’t count this London outfit as just another ’90s rave soundsystem, note that the up-comer hip-hop crew they partnered with on one song (“Fight Fire with Fire”) was none other than horror-core crossoverists and Gathering of the Juggalos survivors Ho99o9, who helped make the song so freaking sick it makes “99 Problems” sound like Adele. Yes, their seventh LP isn’t just the same “Smack My B**** Up” meeting of metal and techno that put them on the map, it’s a world-changing noise-fest that’s actually slightly more reserved than 2015’s The Day Is My Enemy, if only in the sense that the bursts are more controlled and their admiration for neo-industrial things like Death Grips is more obvious. No, these guys are still party trolls gone wild, from the crazily stomping breakbeats of opener “Need Some1” to the haunted house-meets-Slayer “Champions of London.” You need this. You do. A+ — Eric W. Saeger

PLAYLIST A seriously abridged compendium of recent and future CD releases • We’ll start off this week’s festivities with My Brightest Diamond, whoever they are. Oh, I see, it’s just Shara Nova, the New York crazy girl who blessed our ears with the crazy unlistenable experimental baroque-indie “opera” You Us We All, which had harpsichord, weird people and cellos, and then she went on, under this band name, to do hideously depressing songs like “I Have Never Loved Someone.” I’ll bet you’d never heard of this girl, but now you have, so at least you college students looking for new roommates will know who to avoid: fans of this. A Million And One is her new album, ready to be sobbed onto the indie scene on Black Friday, so let’s go get bummed, shall we, at the YouTube stream of whatever’s being passed off as the next single, specifically “It’s Me on the Dance Floor.” Cheesy keyboards abound, and she sounds like Annie Lennox after having her puppy stolen, like exactly like that. Is that what she’s supposed to be, the new Annie Lennox? Wait, why am I asking people who have no intention of checking out this album any further than this review? Question withdrawn. • Hmm, this might be OK, the new LP from German art-indie quintet Art Brut, called Wham! Bang! Pow! Let’s Rock Out! I liked these guys’ first record, Bang Bang Rock & Roll, back like 12 years ago or whatever it was, they were nice and irritating, a lot better than all that other nonsense that was coming out at the time — “Formed a Band” was a great tune, for example. Anyway, I am filled with hope that this album will be as irreverent as those of the past; the band members still have weird names, like “Freddy Feedback” and “Eddie Argos,” so it is with little trepidation that I proceed to the next step in this CSI, listening to the title track. Ha ha, this is awesome, it sounds like Sex Pistols with chill synthesizers and Ramones guitars! These guys are awesome, you seriously need to hear this. • You know all about British goth band Bauhaus if you’re a real goth, not one of those weekend vampires who gets sad when you run out of black eyeliner. Some would say that they’re completely awesome; I would not, but it’s OK, because they wrote a song called “Bela Lugosi’s Dead,” ironically, and then went off to form Love and Rockets and all those bands. Anyway, they’ve been broken up for 10 years now, but a new LP is on the way, titled The Bela Session. I suppose it’s for the benefit of Bauhaus completists — there’s very little info available on the stupid internet, so one has to assume it’s outtakes and whatever from when they were doing that one-off single, which ended up being nine minutes long. Enjoy, whoever! • Yes, I know about the upcoming new Kanye album but refuse to discuss it here. Seriously, you’re not done with that guy yet? • As all the bubblegummers know, Yugoslavian bubblegummer Rita Ora escaped from Roc Nation Records and will release her second album, Phoenix, on Nov. 23. It will include the song you’re already sick of, “Your Song,” the one that starts out all bloop-synth and finger-snaps for like the first two minutes, then becomes your basic cheerleader-pumping P!nk song. Gack. — Eric W. Saeger

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Cheryl Thibodeau of Chester had dreams of becoming an author, but it wasn’t until a few years ago, when her doctor recommended writing to help with her sleeplessness, that her dream was set into motion. “I started off just journaling about some of the different things in my head. It was a nice way to get some of my frustrations out on paper,” she said. “The more I did it, the more I realized that I loved being creative, and characters started coming to life.” She took a class on how to publish a book and joined a writers group for support. In September and October, she self-published The Gift and Saving Sarah, the first two books in her five-book young adult series Sighted. Both are available on Amazon and Kindle. The series follows Lindsay, who, on the surface, seems like a normal teenage girl with normal teenage girl problems. Her mom is overprotective, her best friend is an airhead and her boyfriend joined the Army. Her biggest challenge, however, is anything but normal; she has visions of things from the past, present and future, and they aren’t always pretty. Sometimes, her visions have to do with murders. “She’s been having these visions since she was little and has never understood it,” Thibodeau said. “She doesn’t know if they are things that are happening or are going to happen, and she has to try to make sense out of them.” The story is set in modern-day New Hampshire and includes scenes in Chester, Manchester, Rye and other New Hampshire towns. “I love New Hampshire. I love the season changes, the atmosphere, the smells, the cafes, and all of that is what goes into my books,” Thibodeau said. Having a teenage son of her own, Thibodeau said she tries to make her books genuine and relatable for teenage readers to help show them that they aren’t alone, and that others are facing the same problems that they are. “I constantly tell my son, ‘This is life, and sometimes it hurts, but you have to have the self-confidence to get yourself through it,’ and that’s what I want [readers] to know, too,” she said. Thibodeau is currently in the final stages of writing the third book in the series, which she expects to have published by early January. Each book continues the overarching storyline while presenting new scenarios and challenges for the main characters as they transition from high school to college.

Without giving too much away, Thibodeau’s publishing coach and editor Jenna Brooks expressed her excitement about the third book. “I’ve seen the outline, and it is so emotional and dramatic,” she said. “It deals with social issues that are really important, especially in New Hampshire, and deals with them so sensitively. It’s going to be a terrific book.” Thibodeau recently held her first book signing event at The Coffee Factory cafe in Derry, where she does much of her writing. She starts with an outline, then writes the scenes non-sequentially with pencil and paper before typing them onto the computer and putting them in sequence. While five books are slated for the Sighted series, Thibodeau is open to writing more, depending on where the story takes her. She has outlines done for several other books as well, all of which are geared toward young adult readers. “Now that that creative section of my brain is open, it’s overwhelmed with ideas,” she said. “I’ll definitely keep writing and will turn those ideas into something at some point.”

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A man and his wife split up, in part because of the woman’s infidelity. The man embarks on an aimless road trip to process the sudden change in his circumstance. Eventually, he winds up renting a mountaintop home of a friend, where unsettling things begin to happen, such as a bell ringing for an hour in the middle of the night, and a character in a painting coming alive. It may sound like a cheap knock-off of the Netflix series Stranger Things, but Killing Commendatore is much too smart for that. It’s Stranger Things for the literati. The novel is the latest from the Japanese sensation Haruki Murakami, who apparently got the memo that every serious writer needs at least one excruciatingly long book. According to the website Howlongtoreadthis.com, it takes 9 hours and 59 minutes to read Killing Commendatore, compared to 5 hours and 21 minutes for Moby-Dick, 11 hours and 32 minutes for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and 21 hours and 4 minutes for Les Miserables. Commendatore, however, feels longer, in part because Murakami’s matter-of-fact prose lacks the elegance of Melville and Victor Hugo and his characters lack the appeal of J.K. Rowling’s. Given a day and couple of pints of good beer, most anyone with an English degree could shave 200 pages off this doorstop of a novel without harming the plot. Told in first person by a narrator who is never named, the novel does not flow as much as it creeps. The protagonist, a commercially successful painter of portraits, packs a few belongings in his old Peugeot and moves out the same day that his wife of six years tells him that she’s had a disturbing dream and is no longer able to live with him. Numb, he embarks on a road trip through Japan, after which he moves into a cabin that had once been inhabited by a famous painter, now so enfeebled by dementia that he no longer knows “the difference between an opera and a frying pan.” Despite the quiet of the cabin and the natural beauty that surrounds it, he is listless and uninspired, in effect, suffering from artist’s block, if there is such a thing. But then he enters the attic to investigate an odd rustling, and finds there a horned owl and an odd painting by the previous resident, a work that apparently had never been seen. Meanwhile, the protagonist’s agent calls with word that a wealthy man who lives

across the valley has asked to sit for a portrait and is willing to pay an absurd amount of money for the painting. Curious and needing the money, the painter agrees, and as the men get to know each other better, the strange, white-haired client gets caught up in the mystery of the bell, and finances an excavation to discover the source of the sounds. He’s simply curious, he explains. It is at this point that Murakami seems to be channeling Edgar Allen Poe. The men uncover a mysterious pit with stone walls, and just when we think one will be bricking in the other one for eternity, the story takes off in another direction that is less horrific but equally cunning. The protagonist finds that his creativity is flowing again, perhaps a little too much, since the portraits that emerge on his canvas seem to have unusual power, though perhaps not the power of the cabin’s previous painter, given that its titular character, the doomed commendatore, is now 2 feet tall and following the narrator around. When the commendatore first appears, seemingly alive, he assures the narrator that although he can bleed, he is not a being, but an idea, at which point the typical reader will decide that this book is way over his head and abandon it for lighter fare, like an unabridged dictionary. In truth, it won’t get easier as the pages mount up; there is an underworld in here populated by doubled metaphors, and a complicated development that involves a winsome adolescent who may or may not be the biological daughter of the strange, white-haired neighbor. In short, Killing Commendatore is wickedly clever but at times a difficult read, not only because the heft of the physical book makes you feel like you’re reading a five-pound bag of flour. It makes you work to keep up. Opera fans will get the sly connections between Murakami’s commendatore (the word is Italian in origin, and means a middling officer) and the one in Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.” More blatant are the echoes of F. Scott Fitzgerald, which prompted one British reviewer to caustically write that Killing Commendatore is The Great Gatsby translated into Japanese. Actually it took two translators — Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen — to translate Killing Commendatore from Japanese to English. It’s hard to tell what we lose in reading the English, but Murakami’s clipped, almost monotone style has changed little from his previous novels and short stories and his 2008 memoir What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. His imagination, however, remains first-rate. A- — Jennifer Graham

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•​ ​Winter adventures: Children’s author Jan Brett visits Gibson’s Bookstore (45 S. Main St., Concord) on Friday, Nov. 23, from 5 to 7 p.m., for a presentation and signing of her new picture book The Snow Nap. The book is about Hedgie the hedgehog, who tries to skip his winter hibernation so that he doesn’t miss out on fun winter activities with his friends. Visit gibsonsbookstore.com or call 224-0562. •​ ​Family business: Wendy Walter will be at the Toadstool Bookshop (614 Nashua St., Milford) on Saturday, Nov. 24, at noon, signing and discussing her new book Being Pickity. The book tells the story of Pickity Place, a restaurant in Mason opened by Walter’s parents, David and Judith. It talks about where the name Pickity comes from, what it means to be Pickity, and the ups and downs of the Walters’ journey to create a magical place in the middle of nowhere. Visit toadbooks.com or call 924-3543. •​ ​A look at Little Women: Nashua Public Library (2 Court St., Nashua) will host a panel discussion about Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., in honor of the book’s 150th anniversary. The panel, consisting of Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess and four local educators, will discuss the characters in the book, New England in the 1800s, what makes a classic novel, the educational value of the book and the personal life of the author. Copies of the book will be available for use during the event. Call 589-4610 or visit nashualibrary.org. •​ ​Suspense novel: Mike Lupica will stop by Barnes & Noble (235 Daniel Webster Highway, Nashua) on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m., to present his book Robert B. Parker’s Blood Feud. The book follows P.I. Sunny Randall as she races to protect her ex-husband and his Mafia family from vengeance at the hand of a mysterious rival. Visit barnesandnoble. com or call 888-0533. — Angie Sykeny

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POP CULTURE FILM REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PG-13)

A fascist wizard, a supernatural naturalist and the genuine spark of magic that is Jude Law all appear in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, the second helping of pre-Harry-Potter-era Harry Potter universe story-telling.

I’m not sure what the point of this movie is. (OK, money, obviously. But aside from that.) Big picture, the movie reestablishes things we learned in the last movie: Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is a Good Guy who is kind to magical animals. Escaped super-criminal Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) is a Bad Guy looking to be a wizard dictator. The prejudices between the magic and non-magic worlds are not just wrong on their face but are also used by those of evil intent to stir up fears of the Other and use those fears to grab power. On a micro level, the same four central characters from the last film reunite here — Newt; his human American buddy Jacob (Dan Fogler); Newt’s crush/American magic police lady Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) and her mind-reading sister Queenie (Alison Sudol). Jacob and Queenie come to the U.K. to get married — which, because Jacob is a Muggle, would be illegal in the American magic community — but Queenie has actually bewitched Jacob to get him to agree to this. When Newt breaks the spell, Queenie and Jacob argue — not because Jacob doesn’t want to marry Queenie but because he’s afraid that their marriage would get her in serious trouble. She runs off to Paris, which is where Tina is at the moment searching for Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), a character I vaguely remember from the first movie. Actually, lots of people are searching for Credence, a young wizard whose magic was so oppressed that it became a dark force of extraordinary power. Credence seems to be viewed as an ultimate weapon and everybody’s fear seems to be that he’ll fall under Grindelwald’s sway again. The fresher material here involves a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law, who has a sparkle that is precisely what this endeavor needs). Dumbledore is a professor of the dark arts at Hogwarts, a former associate of Grindelwald and viewed as a troublemaker by the Ministry of Magic. He won’t go search for Credence or confront Grindelwald himself but he does send Newt to Paris to search for Credence. Additional new characters include Leta Lestrange (Zoë Kravitz), a school friend Newt still may have feelings for; Theseus Scamander (Callum Turner), Newt’s officious brother and Leta’s fiance; Nagini (Claudia Kim), a snake lady who has some future connection to Voldemort according HIPPO | NOVEMBER 22 - 28, 2018 | PAGE 70

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to the internet, and, briefly, a young Minerva McGonagall (Fiona Glascott). The Crimes of Grindelwald is very much a mile wide and an inch deep when it comes to story elements and characters. It reminds me of one of those late-series Harry Potter movies, when there seemed like a lot of waiting, spurts of really detailed exposition often with flashbacks and then a bangzoom ending. The ending here contains both a scene of fiery explosion and a big reveal, which I know was supposed to be “This changes everything!” but which felt to me more like a homework assignment. “Who?” was my reaction, sending me to the Wikipedia to try to figure out what the heck I was supposed to be surprised by. And I have seen all the Harry Potter movies and read (or, you know, skimmed with gusto) the core Harry Potter series books. Even Marvel and all those years of “Thanos what?” didn’t feel this dependent on previously conducted in-universe research. Here’s the thing: this movie isn’t thoroughly awful. I mean, it’s occasionally awful. I still don’t really understand what Redmayne is trying to do with his character — it feels like he has a few ideas who Newt is but hasn’t exactly picked one yet. The “fantastic beasts” feel like an afterthought, and not always a well integrated one. And there are just far too many things — characters, backstories, future stories, Easter eggs, things I wonder if they’re Easter eggs, everything to do with Johnny Depp — happening in each scene. But! But some of the characters clearly have the potential to be interesting —Theseus, Jacob and Queenie, Leta — if the movie had the time to focus on them. Some of the backstories are kind of fascinating — particularly the relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. There are also some interesting thought experiments: about magic and consent; about the magic world’s relationship with the Muggle world in regard to war, specifically World War II

(particularly when you consider that wizards can have Muggle family members); about using aggression (or the possibility of aggression) by the Other as an excuse for one’s own aggressive act. Those aren’t just wacky fantasy plots — all three of those have the potential to examine current real-world issues. And maybe they will? In future movies? But then why did we have to wade through this one? If Solo: A Star Wars Story taught us anything it’s that you can’t base a movie entirely upon pre-existing goodwill and the promise that one day we’ll get to the exciting stuff. C Rated PG-13 for some sequences of fantasy action, according to the MPAA. Directed by David Yates with a screenplay by J.K. Rowling (who, hey, points to her for all of this; I might not love this series but she seriously impresses), Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is two hours and 14 minutes long and distributed by Warner Bros.

Widows (R)

A group of ladies find themselves cleaning up the messes left by their dead husbands in Widows, a twisty heist movie based on a British TV show from the 1980s.

Veronica (Viola Davis) is bereft over the death of her husband Harry (Liam Neeson). Though they had difficulties (including a searing loss, as we eventually learn), they seemed very much in love and Harry provided a nice life with his career as a thief. But then a job goes wrong, the cops catch Harry and his crew mid-getaway and the crew’s van explodes, killing everyone inside. Not only does Veronica lose Harry; Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) loses the abusive Florek (Jon Bernthal), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) loses the gambler Carlos (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) and young mother Amanda (Carrie Coon) loses her husband as well. These women all find themselves in var-

ious financial straits because of the poor decision-making and general lousiness of their nonetheless much-missed husbands. Though Veronica seems to have the most going for her — nice apartment, fancy car and driver — she is also facing a pretty serious liability. The men died stealing money from Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry), a powerful local criminal in the middle of a political campaign (which the money was meant to fund). His plan is to win a seat as the alderman from Chicago’s 18th ward and thus secure for himself a life outside of crime. Manning and his brother Jatemme Manning (Daniel Kaluuya) give Veronica a month to find the $2 million that is now, they tell her, a bill she needs to pay. Though Jamal suggests Veronica sell the apartment and other proceeds from Harry’s criminal career, she decides to play the other card she’s left — using Harry’s blueprint for a future robbery. He’s detailed the job perfectly; all Veronica needs is a crew as desperate as she is to work it with her. She suspects desperation may be a quality shared with the other widows of Harry’s dead crewmembers. As Veronica plans her heist, Manning is working on his campaign, which would result in the ouster of the Mulligan family from the seat. The position is currently held by Tom Mulligan (Robert Duvall), forced to give up the seat early because of a heart attack (or something more nefarious and the heart attack just provided nice cover for a special election). He is pushing son Jack (Colin Farrell), who would be the third generation of Mulligan aldermen in the ward but who doesn’t exactly seem sold on the whole political dynasty thing. He is, however, in the game enough to offer a shady deal to Manning and have a past with Harry. Widows packs in a lot of story. I haven’t even touched on Alice’s toxic relationship with her mother (Jacki Weaver) and her reluctant foray into the sugar daddy life. Or Linda’s money and childcare woes, which is how she meets Belle (Cynthia Erivo, the best thing about the recent Bad Times at the El Royale). A woman constantly on the move to make ends meet for herself and her daughter, Belle has a story that weaves around Linda’s and bumps into the real source of Mulligan power. I can see how this could have easily been blown back out to prestige TV series length, but I’m so glad it wasn’t. In twoplus tidy hours, I can still luxuriate in the Davis performance. Enjoy the characters developed in a rather economical number of scenes by Rodriguez and Debicki. Have some fun with criminality in machine politics. And enjoy the movie’s final section, a darn good heist. Davis is excellent — I mean, of course she’s excellent, she’s Viola Davis. But she perfectly calibrates this role, 72

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Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) may be a talented writer but, as her agent Marjorie (Jane Curtin) points out, she’s bad at all aspects of dealing with people: she won’t do interviews or book signings, she drinks too much and alienates people generally, she’s let her romantic relationships crash and burn and she can’t even hold a job. Her only real moments of happiness seem to come when she hangs out with Jack Hock (Richard E. Grant), a drinking buddy in equally dire circumstances. During one research session at the library for her stalled book on Fanny Brice, she comes across original letters written by Brice. She swipes the letters and sells one to pay her overdue bills. It’s great, the buyer tells her, though it would sell for even more with better content. So Lee adds a PS with a joke to the second letter. She gets enough to pay some of her bills and starts looking for other ways to make money off literary embellishment. Soon she’s buying old typewriters, getting Dorothy Parker stationary printed and learning how to forge famous people’s signatures by using her TV as a light box. She’s not just recreating letters she’s seen elsewhere; Lee reads enough on her subjects that she learns how to mimic their writing voice, developing a weird pride of authorship for these criminal documents. McCarthy is always game, game to do whatever she needs to pitch her role perfectly to the setting and to make the movie

work. See not just Bridesmaids or Spy but The Heat and even smaller roles in Gilmore Girls or St. Vincent. Here, she lets Lee be awful — cruel, self-defeating, criminal to people who are being nice to her — while also being vulnerable. We see a real, rounded person, a person who is almost smug about how good she is at forgery while also still heartbroken about her sick cat. Lee knows she’s in a hole because she, to some degree, put herself there, but that doesn’t make it any easier to get out nor does that ever make her heart grow three sizes. McCarthy is able to give the character both a sense of mischievousness and a sense of grief and let both emotions play out in the same situation. We see her in two scenes with potential romantic partners — bookseller Anna (Dolly Wells), who clearly likes Lee, and former girlfriend Elaine (Anna Deavere Smith). In both scenes, we can see Lee want to reach out to these women — she clearly misses Elaine and clearly likes Anna. But we can also see her sort of give up at the futility of finding a way to what she wants. Can You Ever Forgive Me? is based on the autobiography of the real life Lee Israel and, aside from its central performance, might be the sort of movie that would feel better as a magazine article. But McCarthy gives the central character, and therefore the whole movie, its liveliness. B+ Rated R for language, including some sexual references, and brief drug use. Directed by Marielle Heller with a screenplay Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is an hour and 46 minutes long and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.

A Private War (R)

A foreign correspondent can’t escape the horrors of the wars she covers but she can’t bring herself to stop covering them in A Private War, a look at the life of real-life newspaper reporter Marie Colvin.

Chronologically, we first see Colvin (Rosamund Pike) covering the civil war in Sri Lanka, where she gets caught in the fighting and is injured, losing the use of one eye. And she feels this loss, just as we see her feel the loss when her ex-husband/ current it’s-complicated says he doesn’t think her idea of getting remarried and trying for a baby is a good idea. But even if she misses what she’s missing, she can’t stop seeking out war zones and, primarily it seems, the stories of the civilian people who live in them. As she covers the wars of the 21st century — Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria — she seems to lose pieces of her ability to cope with the horrors she’s seen on each outing. She drinks more, she takes risks, she even spends some time trying to treat her PTSD but she keeps taking the assign73

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• Welcome back: It’s been four years since East Is East played together, but the edgy alt rockers will reunite for Black Friday, with usLights and Sleepspirit. The four-piece band made a splash with 2011’s Provenance, opening on the Meadowbrook side stage for Bright Eyes, and was a regular part of the downtown scene when venues like The Jam Factory were happening. Friday, Nov. 23, 9 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 908 Elm St., Manchester. See tinyurl.com/y75lha2t. • Capitol comedy: Enjoy an evening of laughs with headliner Steve Bjork, a Boston standup who has a knack for connecting the craziest dots together, from elevator rides to cannibalism, while keeping his act clean and funny. Also performing is Alana Foden and Concord’s David Afflick. The show is presented by comic Greg Boggis. Saturday, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Concord. Tickets $17. Call 715-2315. • Voices rejoice: Combining elements of the spiritual and contemporary, Soweto Gospel Choir is a 30-voice group from the church community in and around Soweto, South Africa. This is a free show, part of the annual William H. Gile Trust Series, now in its 55th year. Sunday, Nov. 25, 5 p.m., Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St., Concord. Details at ccanh.com. • Guitar school: Aspiring metal stars can attend Shredders Guitar Clinic with local musician Jimmy Grillo. The event isn’t for beginners; as the clinic’s press release notes, the frenetic genre “takes precision and discipline.” Bring a guitar and amp. Monday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., Smash Music New England, 25 East Broadway, Derry. Tickets $10 – 432-7751. Want more ideas for a fun night out? Check out Hippo Scout, available via the Apple App Store, Google Play and online at hipposcout.com.

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There’s a line in the Joni Mitchell song “People’s Parties” that neatly sums up Michelle Lewis’s lyrical outlook: “Laughing and crying, you know it’s the same release.” Lewis writes a lot of songs that, frankly, make people cry. “Hooray!” Lewis responded to this thought with a laugh during a recent phone interview, from a tour stop in North Carolina. There’s beauty in sorrow, whether it be lost love or daily struggles, and the Massachusetts born, Berklee trained songwriter has a knack for gently tugging the heartstrings in her music. Take “Scars,” a song written about her late grandmother’s hard life that hinges on a searing detail. “I wear the same clothes every day now, just sit and stare at the TV,” Lewis sings. “I had them save my best blue dress for when they bury me.” On the title track of of her new album, she’s resigned to regret; the narrator of “How” has a lover gone and a baby on the way. But there are more happy tears than sad on All That’s Left, released in October. Lewis will showcase the 10-song collection at The Purple Pit in Bristol on Nov. 29. “You and Me” celebrates “the kind of love that’s perfect in the spring” and “None of That Now” tosses aside everyday troubles like broken door handles and unpaid bills. “All my worry disappeared the first time you smiled at me,” Lewis croons. “In Love Again” buoyantly celebrates the thin line between love and hate that marks many couplings. Lewis co-wrote the song with Robby Hecht, who also sings on the track.

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“We ultimately felt the right angle was to look forward, because it’s a song about hope,” Lewis said. “You don’t know what’s going to happen, but you need to keep looking ahead. ... I was humbled at how much runners connected with it.” The song caught on beyond Boston. “A man in Thailand asked me to use it; he was planning on running across America, from Santa Monica Pier to New York City, and wanted it to be the official song of his adventure. NBC Universal used it in their official Marathon broadcast,” Lewis said. “It was really exciting and fun to be on that ride.”

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“I’ve always wanted to do a duet, so we just made it happen,” she said. “It’s about the differences in the way that men and women think, and the best part was ... we were like arguing about it, kind of like living the song as we were writing.” She and Hecht write together frequently, including another standout on All That’s Left, the hopeful “Push On.” The song was turned into a sweet animated video, directed by Lewis’s husband, Nathan Laver. It stars a determined young girl and a whale, and it’s exactly as charming as it sounds. “We always collaborate. … He wrote the story and I had some input [and] Kathleen Gleason did the animation,” Lewis said. “It’s kind of a metaphor [for] all the things that are coming out with women — we’re fed up. I didn’t write the song about that per se, but we thought it was very poignant to have a little girl pushing on and overcoming obstacles.” A song from Lewis’s last album also took on new meaning, and became her most well-known in the process. “Run Run Run” was originally written for a documentary, and was completed a few days before the 2013 Boston Marathon. Lewis lived a few blocks from the finish line, and as the city struggled to deal with the aftermath of a terrorist attack, she played the song at a fundraiser for the Boston One fund. “It just clicked,” she said of the evening. “I realized we needed to make a video, to catch every season of people training for the marathon. It’s terrible to train in New England through slush and sleet and cold, so we wanted to capture that, the beautiful fall too and a little bit of summer.” Though born of tragedy, the clip’s optimism resonated with the running community.

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20. ‘99 Lit album (1,5,2,3,3) 23. ‘There Goes The Neighborhood’ Joe 24. Gene Simmons “I’m living in __, at Recordings the Holiday Inn” 16. Country guy Collin 25. ‘73 Humble Pie album that inspired 17. “Thunder” from the crowd Weird Al? (3,2) 18. Tribute band member? 29. Queen hit ‘Hammer __ __’ (2,4) 19. Imogen Heap ‘Can’t Take __ __’ 34. One-time The Who label (2,2) 37. Hall And __ 39. What Milli Vanilli was (1,3) 40. Cyndi Lauper classic ‘__ Have Fun’ (5,4,4,2) 44. Tarrus Riley ‘Soul __’ 45. Like some rockers, post-prime 46. ‘Miami Vice Theme’ Hammer 47. Love Is Here __ __ (2,4) 50. Indigo Girls ‘Hammer And __ __’ (1,4) 52. ‘Unforgettable’ King Cole 54. Groupies 58. ‘95 Sheryl Crow hit (4,3,7)

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Londonderry Coach Stop Tavern 176 Mammoth Rd 437-2022 Gilford Henniker Pipe Dream Brewing Patrick’s 40 Harvey Road 18 Weirs Road 293-0841 Country Spirit 262 Maple St. 428-7007 404-0751 Schuster’s Tavern Stumble Inn 680 Cherry Valley Road Pat’s Peak Sled Pub 24 Flander’s Road 20 Rockingham Road 293-2600 428-3245 432-3210 Goffstown Hillsborough Loudon Village Trestle Mama McDonough’s Hungry Buffalo 25 Main St. 497-8230 5 Depot St. 680-4148 58 New Hampshire 129 Tooky Mills 798-3737 Greenfield 9 Depot St. 464-6700 Riverhouse Cafe Turismo Manchester 4 Slip Road 547-8710 55 Henniker St. 680-4440 British Beer Company 1071 S. Willow St. Hampton 232-0677 Ashworth By The Sea Hooksett Asian Breeze Bungalow Bar & Grille 295 Ocean Blvd. 1328 Hooksett Rd 333 Valley St. 792-1110 926-6762 621-9298 Cafe la Reine Bernie’s Beach Bar 915 Elm St 232-0332 73 Ocean Blvd 926-5050 DC’s Tavern Central Ale House Boardwalk Inn & Cafe 1100 Hooksett Road 782-7819 23 Central St. 660-2241 139 Ocean Blvd. City Sports Grille 929-7400 216 Maple St. 625-9656 Breakers at Ashworth Hudson Club ManchVegas 295 Ocean Blvd. 926-6762 AJ’s Sports Bar 11 Tracy Lane 718-1102 50 Old Granite St. Cloud 9 The Bar 222-1677 225 Ocean Blvd. 2B Burnham Rd Derryfield 601-6102 943-5250 Country Club Community Oven 625 Mammoth Road 845 Lafayette Road 623-2880 601-6311

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Gilford Laconia Schuster’s: Dan The Muzak Man Whiskey Barrel: Sam Grow

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Shaka’s Bar & Grill 11 Wilton Road 554-1224 Tiebreakers at Hampshire Hills 50 Emerson Road 673-7123 Union Coffee Co. 42 South St. 554-8879 Moultonborough Buckey’s 240 Governor Wentworth Hwy 476-5485 Castle in the Clouds 455 Old Mountain Road 478-5900 Nashua 110 Grill 27 Trafalgar Sq 943-7443 5 Dragons 28 Railroad Sq 578-0702 Agave Azul 94-96 Main St. 943-7240 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd. 943-5630 Burton’s Grill 310 Daniel Webster Hwy 688-4880 Country Tavern 452 Amherst St. 889-5871 Dolly Shakers 38 E. Hollis St. 577-1718 Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St. 577-9015 Fratello’s Italian Grille 194 Main St. 889-2022 Haluwa Lounge Nashua Mall 883-6662 Killarney’s Irish Pub 9 Northeastern Blvd. 888-1551 O’Shea’s 449 Amherst St. 943-7089 Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St. 821-7535 Pig Tale 449 Amherst St. 864-8740 Portland Pie Company 14 Railroad Sq 882-7437 Shorty’s 48 Gusabel Ave 882-4070 Stella Blu 70 E. Pearl St. 578-5557 Thirsty Turtle 8 Temple St. 402-4136

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NITE MUSIC THIS WEEK

Stumble Inn: The Rock Blocks Loudon Hungry Buffalo: Brian Booth

Manchester Backyard Brewery: Alex Cohen Bonfire: The Hip Movers Club ManchVegas: Never In Vegas Derryfield: Eric Grant Band Fratello’s: Chris Cavanaugh Jewel: Mountain Pound, BeefStu & the Complete Unknowns Murphy’s: Almost Famous Penuche’s Music Hall: Canopy/ Kenny Brothers Band Shaskeen: Rockspring Strange Brew: Gravel Project Whiskey’s 20: DJ Hizzy/Shawn White Meredith Giuseppe’s: Putnam Pirozzoli Merrimack Big Kahuna’s Cafe: Andrew Polakow Homestead: Paul Gromley Jade Dragon: DJ Laura Milford J’s Tavern: Plan B Pasta Loft: Drag Queen Show

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Penuche’s Ale House: Open w/ Steve Naylor

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North Hampton Barley House: Great Bay Sailor

Seabrook Castaways: Barry Brearley Chop Shop: Stomping Melvin

Northwood Umami: Bluegrass Brunch w/ Steve Roy

Peterborough Somersworth Iron Horse Pub: Mica’s Groove Harlow’s: Jam Night with Great Groove Theory Train Sunday, Nov. 25 Ashland Common Man: Chris White Solo Acoustic Barrington Nippo Lake: Cordwood Bedford Copper Door: Paul Luff

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

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m. SNHU Arena Jim Brickman – A Joyful Christmas Friday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Hot Tuna Acoustic Saturday, Nov. 24, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry The Outlaws Thursday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Chris Botti Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Colonial Theatre Gary Hoey – Ho Ho Hoey Holiday Show Saturday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Dave Matthews Band Tuesday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. SNHU Arena David Crosby & Friends Tuesday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. Tupelo Derry Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. Capitol Center Cherish the Ladies – Celtic Christmas Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m.

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something parked in the middle) 28 Portrayer of Ned on “Game of Thrones” 29 Word after bad or Dad 30 Quiz option 33 Chicken giant 36 Controversial agribusiness letters 39 Place for avians to thrive (with something parked in the middle) 43 Tack on 44 “Stargate Universe” actress Levesque (OK, fine ... the mom from “Family Ties”) 45 No longer fooled by 46 Show starter? 48 Over again 51 “Darlin’” classic kids’ song (with something parked in the middle) 55 Biol. or anat. 58 “___ in every garage”

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD BY ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION

Bright idea

Another birthday staring you down? Perhaps you can follow the lead of a man in the Netherlands who has launched a legal battle in the town of Arnhem to change his age from 69 to 49. “(Y)ou can change your name and change your gender,” Emile Ratelband noted. “Why can’t I decide my own age?” The Dutch positivity trainer told BBC News that he feels discriminated against both in the career realm and on Tinder. “When I am on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer,” Ratelband said. “When I’m 49, with the face I have, I will be in a luxurious position.” He also describes himself as a “young god.” The arbiters of his case aren’t so sure, though: One judge wanted to know what would become of the 20 years that would be erased by such a change. “Who were your parents looking after then? Who was that little boy?” he wondered.

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Roxy Sykes, 33, of London, had a brainstorm that started when someone complimented her on her beautiful feet. “I was convinced to set up a social media account to show them off,” she told Metro News on Nov. 1. But that was just the ground floor for the pedo-preneur. “It wasn’t until I started getting thousands of followers and messages about selling used items that I realized I could profit from it,” she said. In her busiest month, she grossed more than 8,000 pounds peddling socks, shoes and videos to foot lovers. “Pairs of shoes that I would wear for two months would sell for 200 pounds, and a pair of socks that I wore for a day would sell for 20 pounds. Then a single video of me just wiggling my toes would make 100 pounds, so I was really raking in a lot of money,” she continued. Overall, she says she’s pulling down about 100,000 pounds a year. Sykes has also mentored fellow fetish models: “It’s great to be able to help others and teach people my apparent ‘talent,’” she said.

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Coming soon from the state-run news agency Xinhua in China: the first artificial intelligence anchorman. “Artificial Intelligence Anchor” debuted at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, on Nov. 7. The virtual host, based on images of human news broadcasters, can have real-time news typed into its system even while it’s on air. A synthesized voice reads the script. Xinhua told Time that its new anchor can work “24 hours a day ... reducing news production costs and improving efficiency.” But does it have a personal catchphrase, such as “Good night, and good news”?

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On Nov. 12, a group of cyclists in Hustopece, Moravia, Czech Republic, enjoyed a sunny afternoon of riding to a local landmark known as Lookout Tower, reported United Press International. Taking in the view from the top of the tower, they saw a drone flying around and took video of it, capturing the moment when the drone picked up one of their bicycles from the ground and flew away with it. One of the cyclists threw his helmet at the drone as it flew off, and the others ran down the tower’s steps to chase the drone on foot. Happily, the drone dropped the bike a few hundred feet from the tower.

In North College Hill, Ohio, on Nov. 6, Noel Hines’ criminal love for Thin Mints finally caught up with her when she was arrested for stealing “a large order of Girl Scout cookies” last March, Fox News reported. North College Hill police said Hines took delivery of the cookies, valued at more than $1,600 and intended for a local Girl Scout troop, and never returned or paid for them. When Hines showed up at the town’s Mayors Court on an unrelated matter, police arrested her, then posted on Facebook, “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.”

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Perhaps in an effort to escape its likely fate, a turkey in Shoshone, Idaho, was rounded up by police on Nov. 7 after “terrorizing the neighborhood” around North Fir Street. United Press International reported the bird was detained at a local petting zoo pending the owner’s coming forward to claim it. Shoshone police posted on Facebook that the claimer would have to do “an embarrassing dance” to get the bird back. Visit newsoftheweird.com.

A Jackson County sheriff’s deputy in Kansas City, Missouri, serving an eviction notice on Nov. 7, was startled to discover Katfish, a 7-foot-long, 200-pound alligator that tenant Sean Casey kept as a pet (along with three pythons, a rabbit and several cats). Casey told KSHB-TV that he’s had Katfish for four years. “He’s a big cuddly gator,” Casey said. “He wags his tail when I come home.” The gator could lounge in the home’s

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