Summer Rocks

FEATURED MUSIC  –  * COVER STORY * 23 Festivals for Fans of all Kinds of Music Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy & Stock Photos     From songs of the sea to the jams of Jerry Garcia, New Hampshire music festivals offer something for every kind of music lover. There are about two … [Read more…]

Spreading Art

FEATURED FILM Rochester Kicks off Busy Summer with Inaugural Film Fest Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo     “Art is for Everyone” is the slogan for the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, and it plays out in everything the organization does — including its inaugural Rochester Independent Film Festival, with screenings at … [Read more…]

World Voices

FEATURED POP Dozens of Nations Represented at Multicultural Festival Written By Matt Ingersol (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     New Hampshire’s Capital City will once again celebrate its ethnic diversity at the Concord Multicultural Festival, with live performances and international foods, plus, new this year, a flag parade and “Artisan Alley.” The 11th annual event … [Read more…]

Snakes in a Den

FEATURED NEWS How Timber Rattlesnakes Can Help Stop Lyme Disease Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo     New Hampshire’s timber rattlesnakes are endangered, but that’s not a good thing, biologists say. Despite the venomous snakes’ stigma, they’re more likely to help people than harm them, by interfering with the process through which … [Read more…]

Play On

FEATURED ARTS Pianos Arrive in Downtown Manchester Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     Every morning at 7 a.m. last summer, passersby at Victory Park were treated to music, courtesy of the painted piano that Intown Manchester placed there in June. “There was a gentleman who went and played pretty religiously,” said … [Read more…]

Berry Delicious

FEATURED FOOD Strawberry Festival Returns to Hollis Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo     Fifty quarts of whipping cream, 39 gallons of ice cream and 370 quarts of strawberries will be used at this year’s Hollis Strawberry Festival, happening at the Town Commons on Sunday, June 25. The festival is hosted by … [Read more…]