NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton is still working “9 to 5,” and doing what she loves as she celebrated her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. The 73-year-old actress, singer and songwriter, who first played the Opry when she was just a teenager, played ...
Tens of thousands of pumpkin peepers are expected to converge on Milford as the town celebrates its 30th annual Pumpkin Festival this Friday through Sunday. Hours for the fest are 5-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The event will take place in ...
NASHUA – Mary Ellen Brown is a pastel artist who will be showing at the ArtHub gallery as the Artist of the Month in November. Her reception will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. om Nov. 9. Now living in Southern New Hampshire, Brown studied fine art and digital photography at Salem State ...
NASHUA – Healing Through the Arts is a collaborative project between St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Nashua Area Artists Association ArtHub Gallery. The following artists will be showing a collection of their paintings at St. Joseph Hospital during the next three months – Debbie Auclair, ...
We knew our fridge was nearing the end of its life – we just didn’t know exactly how long and drawn-out its final illness was going to be. The fridge had lost its ability to keep anything frozen; but we have a small, free-standing freezer, so that wasn’t a problem. Things seemed to be ...
TORONTO (AP) — For Renee Zellweger, the task of becoming Judy Garland was too daunting to contemplate all at once. Such a character needed to be assembled piecemeal: a bit-by-bit metamorphosis starting with the voice, followed by workshopping the songs and then building in the mannerisms, the ...
NASHUA – Jesse MacMaster will exhibit a collection of watercolor paintings at the ArtHub Gallery in October. A reception is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 12. The reception is free and open to the public. MacMaster has been living in Nashua for 15 years with her musician husband ...
NASHUA – The Riverwalk Cafe & Music Bar will present An Evening with Kyle Carey – “Gaelic Americana” singer-songwriter. The show is set for 8 p.m. on Oct. 25. New Hampshire native Carey’s unique trans-Atlantic fusion of music includes influences of the American Folk ...
GOFFSTOWN – The New Hampshire Writers Project is hosting the 13th New Hampshire Literary Awards on Oct. 5. The event is taking place on the St. Anselm College campus in the new Roger and Francine Jean Student Center from 4 to 6 p.m. A panel of judges composed of teachers, non-competing ...
Technology makes our lives easier. It helps us to simplify complicated processes, saving us from drudgery and enabling us to spend our time on worthier matters. Who, for example, would want to return to the days of 35mm film when digital photography is so much more convenient? Um, I might. ...
Do you love the safe thrill of a good mystery book? Are you smarter than Hercule Poirot? Are you sure that the butler did it? Come to the Amherst Town Library at 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 to learn about making a mystery with authors Jeannette de Beauvoir, Kate Flora, Arlene Kay and Sarah Smith. In this ...
It’s probably a bit of a challenge for many music lovers from across multiple generations to try to recall a time when the Rolling Stones weren’t at the epicenter of rock and roll. If it feels as though the original bad boys of rock have been around forever, well, that’s because they ...
NEW YORK (AP) — When 20th Century Fox greenlit James Mangold’s “Ford v. Ferrari” — an original movie with a nearly $100 million budget — the director’s agent had some advice. “Enjoy this,” Mangold recalled him saying. “This will be the last one of these you ever ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix will give “The Irishman” an exclusive theatrical release for about four weeks, providing theaters most of November to play Martin Scorsese’s big-budget crime epic before it lands on the streaming service. “The Irishman” will open theatrically Nov. 1 and ...
I am a card -carrying Ferris Bueller fan. OK, it’s a signed photo and movie poster but the real point is, neither will fit in my wallet. There is a poem written by W.H. Davis, aptly titled, “Leisure Poem,” that was first published in 1911 and it’s said that this poem was inspired by ...
When I first moved to New England, decades ago, I was surprised to see stands advertising Fried Dough – that is, just big blobs of dough, deep fried, and sprinkled with cinnamon and confectioner’s sugar. It seemed like such an unlikely and literal description of the treat that I wondered ...
CONCORD – The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen recently selected the design for its 2019 Annual Ornament. Titled Tidings of Joy, the ornament was designed by Meggin Dossett of Lebanon, NH, a juried member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Each ornament will be handmade by Dossett in ...
GOFFSTOWN – Evergreen, the one-acre woodland garden with more than 400 mature rhododendrons, opens to the public without charge May 31 through June 2. Evergreen is always open on the first weekend of June because that’s when its 220 Catawba rhododendrons are at peak bloom, according to ...
CONCORD – The final, free Bach’s Lunches of the season take place June 6 and June 13 at Concord Community Music School, with a presentation about stories and moods in music, and a concert of classical music inspired by folk traditions. ••• June 6, 12:10 p.m. Bach’s Lunch ...
The Nashua Chamber Orchestra with music director, David Feltner, will present its season finale, “Sound the Trumpet!” on June 102, with a world premiere by David Feltner, Dreams and Awakenings”, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, and Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Trumpet ...