FEATURED FOOD – * COVER STORY * Your Guide to Local Farms, Markets & Farmstands Written By Hippo Staff (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photos Community Supported Agriculture programs provide a weekly allotment of a variety of foods — typically in-season produce, but also meats, eggs and dairy products — that come directly from a … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Gourmet Food Festival Features 20 Local Vendors Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo A cocktail party-style event featuring samples of food, wine and spirits from about 20 local restaurants and beverage vendors, the 29th annual Gourmet Festival will be held on Sunday, March 19, at Nashua Country Club. The … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Where Have All The Fishers Gone? Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo The state’s population of fishers — the weasel often mischaracterized as a “fisher cat” — has dwindled significantly in recent years and wildlife experts say there are multiple factors behind the shift, from disease to a losing … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Concord’s Junior Service League performs The Bremen Town Musicians Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Most members of Concord’s Junior Service League have little to no theatrical experience, but that doesn’t stop them from producing a spring play every year. Their inspiration is their mission: to raise money for … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC – * COVER STORY * How Local Bands are Bringing Old-School Music Back to Life Written By Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Off stage, local musician Stephen Murray is a fan of John Lennon and The Beatles. But catch him on stage with his band Studio Two and you’ll find … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Jewish Film Fest includes For the Love of Spock Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Most non-Trekkies can probably recognize the “live long and prosper” Vulcan salute from Star Trek; what’s not common knowledge is its Jewish origins. Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock and grew up in a Boston … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Queen City Kamikaze Returns to Manchester Written By Matt Ingersol (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Compete in tabletop and video game tournaments, get your nostalgia fix on with retro video games and discover dozens of local art, comic book and anime-themed vendors at the eighth annual Queen City Kamikaze. The one-day convention … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORY * A Look at the Road to Stardom for Granite State Performers Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Caroline Burns made her national television debut last March as a contestant on The Voice — a whirlwind experience not only because she worked with pop stars … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Logan (R) Written By Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Movie Screenshot In a dark future for mutants, Wolverine and Professor X are chased (as always) by anti-mutant bad guys in Logan, allegedly the final Hugh Jackman outing as the X-Men’s Wolverine. It’s the year 2029 and while Logan (Hugh Jackman) … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC St. Patrick’s Day Around The Region Written By Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy/Stock Photo Every St. Patrick’s Day, there are two kinds of taverns. Most offer corned beef dinner specials and stock extra Guinness and Harp Lager. The rest serve Jameson-braised short ribs and Irish nachos year-round, and go deep on … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS NHIA Hosts 15th Monumental Show this Weekend Written By Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo The New Hampshire Institute of Art’s 15th Annual Minumental Exhibition and Art Sale is all about access — for both artists and buyers. It’s on view at the school’s Emma B. French Gallery March 10 through … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS New Hampshire’s Link to the Recent Space Missions Written By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo If you watched the live feed of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 19, you might have heard the commentator talk about data coming in from New Hampshire. That … [Read more…]