Friday, November 20, 2009

Mini holiday show

PETERBOROUGH – Sharon Arts will host the return of its annual Holiday Miniatures Show, with hundreds of miniature and small works of art to choose from. These small works range …

Friday, November 20, 2009

A Celtic Christmas

NASHUA – Boston-based Irish music duo of Matt and Shannon Heaton will perform “Fine Winter’s Night at Studio 99 115 Main St., Nashua, on Dec. 20. …

Friday, November 20, 2009

Literary awards

MANCHESTER – The New Hampshire Writers’ Project honored the 2009 New Hampshire Literary Award Winners at a reception and ceremony on last month at Southern New Hampshire University. The New …

Friday, November 20, 2009

Local screenplay in NY

MONT VERNON – “Fool’s Gold – The Legend of Pickax Phil,” a screenplay written by Brandt McGuire has been selected as one of the top ten finalists for this year’s …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

The Weekend Roundup: Live music rocks in Nashua

Here’s the weekend roundup. . . …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Currier holiday celebration

MANCHESTER – The Currier Museum of Art celebrates the holidays with the sounds of the season from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Kilduff joins NSO

NASHUA – On Saturday, Dec. 19, the Nashua Symphony Orchestra & Chorus will team up with soprano Barbara Kilduff for its family-friendly Holiday Concert. The program, which includes traditional favorites …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Granite Statesmen

MILFORD – The Nashua Granite Statesmen will present its 20th annual Christmas Cabaret at Hampshire Hills Sports & Fitness Club, 50 Emerson Road, on Dec. 19. There will be two …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

‘Fashions of the Fifties’ brings back old-time glamor

NASHUA – There was a time when women took shorthand from the men in power. During that time, one woman born to Italian immigrants decided she wasn’t going to sit …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Community Council and art society team up

NASHUA – The walls of the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center at Community Council have taken on a vibrant feel as artwork on display from the Hollis Arts Society brings …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

So, how realistic are those ninja movies anyway?

MILFORD – With the director of “The Matrix” trilogy, a Korean pop star who has sold millions of records and a high-action trailer, the upcoming movie “Ninja Assassin” has action …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Teresa Santoski

Making the best pumpkin pie is no easy feat

Every family has traditional foods they make for the holidays, and mine is no exception. Every year on the night before Thanksgiving, my parents, my siblings and I gather in …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Bon Jovi circles back to Jersey stadium rock

THE CIRCLE, Bon Jovi. Island. The fiddles and banjos have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen. …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Open house

LONDONDERRY – The White Birch Fine Art Gallery will hold a Holiday Open House from 10 a.m.-7 p. …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Local art in Boston

BOSTON – Five New Hampshire artists will see their art hang in Logan International Airport. The artists hail from different native countries and will present an eclectic and colorful collection …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Playwriting contest

MILFORD – The Riverbend School of Theater Arts at the Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley is holding its fifth annual Student One-Act Playwriting Contest. Entries must be original …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Benefit concert

Benefit concert MANCHESTER – The University of New Hampshire at Manchester will hold a winter benefit concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Rockin’ Santa Fund

Rockin’ Santa Fund NASHUA – The J House 7 Band and Martha’s Exchange are joining forces for the second snnual Rockin for the Santa Fund at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A ‘Scary Christmas’

A ‘Scary Christmas’ NASHUA – Music and Drama Company, of Londonderry, will bring the New England premiere of “Judy’s Scary Little Christmas” to the Janice B. Streeter Theater on Dec. …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A ‘Christmas Dream’

A ‘Christmas Dream’ NASHUA – Northern Ballet Theatre will showcase its first full holiday performance with “Clara’s Christmas Dream,” “Clara’s Christmas Dream” puts a different spin on the classical ballet …

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

‘Harvey’

‘Harvey’ NASHUA – Nashua Theatre Guild continues its 49th season with a special holiday presentation of Mary Chase’s classic comedy “Harvey,” which will be performed at the Janice B. Streeter …

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Local film

NASHUA – When J. Brian Turk, of Nashua, began writing his screenplay three years ago, he embraced the universal themes of love and redemption. What more appropriate setting for a …

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

NHPTV recognized

DURHAM – New Hampshire Public Television received a first place and five merit awards during the recent New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters annual Golden Mike Awards ceremony in Concord. NHPTV …

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Poetry Contest

FARMINGTON – The Poetry Society of New Hampshire is sponsoring two contests for New Hampshire students, one for students in grades 1-8 and one for high school students. Ten winners …

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Culture Cares

CONCORD – The New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources is pleased to announce Culture Cares, a program that uses a centralized Web site to promote community service projects undertaken by …

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Chris Campbell

‘Crack in Time,’ ‘Motorsport 3’ are big hits

As trilogies go, at least the build-up to this latest “Ratchet & Clank’’ game has more rewarding enjoyment and satisfaction than, say, “Star Wars Episodes I-III.” Gamers will appreciate that …

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Andrew Smith

Nightmarish walk through ‘Luna Park’

“Luna Park” will haunt you. A graphic novel by best-selling author Kevin Baker (“Dreamland”) and artist Daniel Zezelj (“Loveless”), “Luna Park” (Vertigo, $24.99) begins as a noir crime thriller but …

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Clarence Clemons keeps rockin’ with raw willpower

It’s a touching moment, increasingly familiar to fans watching the E Street Band make its entrance: As the audience howls in anticipation and the rest of the band stands at …

Thursday, November 12, 2009

George Pelletier

Thanksgiving: A cornucopia of things to be thankful for

This week I’m fighting a cold or the flu, so after reading this column, please wash your hands. I don’t want anyone to catch what I have. Like so many, …

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Carrie Underwood shows maturation

PLAY ON, Carrie Underwood. 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville. Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, “Cowboy Casanova,” a put-down of a playboy that slyly references a famous quarterback …

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Los Sugar Kings tips hat to Nashua for group’s birth

NASHUA – If it wasn’t for Nashua, Los Sugar Kings might never have found its sound. Lead singer Patino Vazquez, bass player Mikael Mersha and occasionally saxophonist/pianist Daniel Abreau gathered …

Thursday, November 12, 2009

With Actorsingers, ‘Anything Goes’

Fifty five years ago, a small, but focused, group of performers set out to bring quality musical theater to the people of Nashua. They call themselves The Actorsingers, and over …

Thursday, November 12, 2009

‘A Man of No Importance’ brings the old country to Manchester

MANCHESTER – It’s roughly 2,900 miles from Manchester to Dublin, Ireland. However, the two cities may soon sound a bit closer, thanks in part to the New Hampshire premiere of …

Friday, November 13, 2009

Grant awarded

BEDFORD – Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet has been awarded an Operating Grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. This competitive award will help SNHYB, a nonprofit …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Singers wanted

MONT VERNON – For the 22nd year, as many as 90 volunteers from 16 communities are preparing to sing selections from Handel’s “Messiah” on the first weekend of December. There …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Aponovich to study in Italy

NASHUA – James Aponovich, New Hampshire’s current artist laureate, as been accepted to the American Academy in Rome’s Visiting Artist program. In the spring, he will be at the Academy’s …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Repeta wins Photographer of the Year

BEDFORD – Madonna Lovett Repeta, of Photography by Madonna in Bedford, has earned a Silver Level Photographer of the Year Award from Professional Photographers of America. She will be honored …

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Pops in NH

Pops in NH MANCHESTER – The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra will return to the Verizon Wireless Arena for a holiday cocnert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Dickens in Nashua

NASHUA – Gerald Charles Dickens will perform his great-great-grandfather’s timeless classic, “A Christmas Carol,” on Dec. 3. Fortin Gage Fresh Flowers and Distinctive Gifts will host two performances at 1 …

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Visual Diary

MANCHESTER – The New Hampshire Institute of Art presents the photography exhibition “Cape Breton: A Visual Diary by Gary Samson” through Dec. 4. The opening reception will be from 5-7 …

Monday, November 9, 2009

‘Waiting and Listening’

NASHUA – Through Dec. 11,The Rivier College Art Gallery will display “L’Attesa e L’Ascolto” (“Waiting and Listening”), paintings, drawings and prints by Michelle Arnold Paine from a series on the …

Monday, November 9, 2009

Glass expo

MANCHESTER – This year five local flameworkers will be displaying their glass art at the Winter Glass Expo on Dec. 5-6. Kevin Engelmann, Jason Herring, Jeff Lamy, Scott Porter and …

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Big Bird’s still huge as ‘Sesame Street’ hits 40

NEW YORK – Big Bird is leaving Sesame Street! That’s what he decides on the “Sesame Street” season opener. A rapping real-estate agent pitches him on migrating to a new …

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