FEATURED POP Starry, Starry Weekend Returns Matt Ingersoll (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo A unique holiday shopping experience that supports local businesses is what Starry, Starry Weekend is all about. The free event returns for a 13th year to the villages of Hopkinton and Contoocook from Friday, Dec. 2, through Sunday, Dec. 4, and will … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Amherst Resident On Hiking The Camino De Santiago Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo At age 66, Amherst resident Christy Day walked the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage that starts at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, and ends in Galicia, Spain. Why, she still doesn’t know. “I think it’s a little … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Written by Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Stock/Courtesy Photo Return to the Harry Potter universe, but many decades pre-Potter and this time in America, with Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, the first of a planned five — five! — film series from J.K. Rowling. Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Zach Deputy Is A Solo Dynamo Written by Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Unless you’re looking directly at Zach Deputy as he builds a tower of grooves, it’s impossible to believe he’s the only one on stage. At one point in his show, he might introduce a trumpet player, then no … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Get Inspired At Art Fairs & Shows This Season Kelly Sennott(ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It’s the most wonderful time of the year to check out locally made art. From art shows to craft fairs, New Hampshire has you covered. • The Portsmouth Crafts Show and Sale is Saturday, Nov. 26, from 9 … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS Anatomy Of An E. Coli Investigation Written by Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Stock Photo At least 14 people in New Hampshire and neighboring states became violently ill this past summer, with severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting, all following a meal they ate just a few days before. The cause? … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Get Festive With Holiday Food & Drink Events Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Eat, drink and be merry this holiday season with special dinners, classes, tastings and more. From winemaking and cookie tours to gingerbread house contests and workshops for kids, there will be plenty of foodie fun for all. … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Of This New World Explores The “Perfect” Societies Written by Matt Ingersoll (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It shouldn’t be surprising that Peterborough native Allegra Hyde’s debut book of short stories, Of This New World, contains tales linked by themes of utopia. The 28-year-old author has seen so many different ways to live during … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review Arrival (PG-13) Written by Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Screenshot of The Girl on the Train Amy Adams is a linguist asked to help communicate with a group of aliens who have appeared on Earth in Arrival, a chilly but slyly fun and emotional sci-fi. Aliens arrive on Earth … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Photographer Adds Depth to DSO Show Written by Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Every Dark Star Orchestra concert is a trip in the wayback machine, as the band recreates a Grateful Dead show, playing a complete setlist song by song. DSO’s appearance at Concord’s Capitol Center Nov. 22 offers even more for fans … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Master Chorale’s “Eve, Absinthe, Alice” Celebrates Women Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It’s all about women in the New Hampshire Master Chorale’s upcoming program, “Eve, Absinthe, Alice,” with events this weekend in Concord and Plymouth. The title comes from the concert’s centerpiece, a world premiere commissioned by the Master Chorale, with … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS What We Can Learn From the Early Data On How NH Voted By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo More Granite Staters voted in this presidential election than ever befores, and it just surpassed the record — previously held by President Barack Obama in 2008 — for the largest percentage of voters of … [Read more…]