FEATURED FOOD Distiller’s Showcase Returns to Manchester Written by Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Distiller’s Showcase Courtesy Photo From peach pecan whiskey to blueberry rum, more than 400 spirits will be featured at one of the largest spirits tasting events on the East Coast. The Distiller’s Showcase of Premium Spirits is happening Thursday, Nov. 10, … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Tasting Has Food, Beer & Wine from Derry & Beyond Written by Angie Sykeny (asykeny@hippopress.com) Images: Stock A new tasting event in Derry invites you to eat, drink and be merry as you explore the best local food, wine, beer and spirits for the holiday season. The Holiday Food and Drink Extravaganza, … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Rule & Snyder Team Up for N is for New Hampshire Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Scott Snyder Photography N is for New Hampshire shows off New Hampshire in a way you probably haven’t seen before. The alphabet book was written by Rebecca Rule with photos by Scott Snyder, and it’s … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Weekly Film Review: Keeping Up With The Joneses (PG-13) Written by Amy Diaz (adiaz@hippopress.com) Images: Screenshot of Keeping Up With The Joneses A suburban couple learns their new neighbors are not what they seem in Keeping Up with the Joneses, a weak-sauce comedy. Or actually, Tim (Jon Hamm) and Natalie Jones … [Read more…]
FEATURED MUSIC Kishi Bashi & More Written by Eric Saeger (news@hippopress.com) Images: Album Art Kishi Bashi, Sonderlust (Joyful Noise Recordings) The greatest gift a recording artist can give is making an album after they’ve loved and lost, because it usually kicks ass. There are exceptions, of course, and we went over one of those the … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Jewel Music Venue Emerges Written by Michael Witthaus (music@hippopress.com) Images: Eric Gales, Courtesy Photo Though the sign on the building remains, the rest of Jewel Nightclub in Manchester is very different these days. The name will also change soon; for now, it’s Jewel Music Venue. New ownership at the Canal Street club brings … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * A Traditional NH Battle over Independents Colored by Outside Influences By Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Tony Luongo Illustration The matchup between Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan and Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte has been seen as one of the few swing-state races that could determine which party … [Read more…]
FEATURED ARTS Mount Washington’s Subject of New Currier Exhibition Written by Kelly Sennott Images: John Frederick Kensett For a pocket of time, Mount Washington was at the center of the art world. Artists traveled from afar to North Conway to capture the Northeast’s tallest mountain in pencil, ink or oil, and as a result, … [Read more…]
FEATURED NEWS – * COVER STORY * Halloween Treats, From Mummy Dogs to Frankenstein Pops By Kelly Sennott Images: Liz Barbour There’s only so much candy corn you can eat, so why settle for traditional Halloween treats? Spice up your fare by adding a little scariness to your entrees, hors d’oeuvres, sweets and … [Read more…]
FEATURED FOOD Tasting Features Four Season of Food, Wine & Beer Written by Angie Sykeny Images: YMCA Courtesy Photo It may be the time of year for pumpkins and apple cider, but you can get a taste of all four seasons at the Granite YMCA’s Seasonal Sips event on Thursday, Oct. 27, in … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP Halloween at the Theater, Cinema & Art Center Written by Kelly Sennott Images: Stock photo Ghosts, vampires and haunted houses have been inspiring art for centuries. You can get a taste of this at a variety of New Hampshire events, from haunted ghost stories and performances to screenings of The Rocky Horror … [Read more…]
FEATURED FILM Film Review The Accountant (Rated R) Written by Amy Diaz Images: Screenshot of The Accountant A man with near-superhuman mathematical and focusing abilities gets tangled up with the finances of all flavors of sketchy characters in The Accountant, a strange thriller starring Ben Affleck, still in Batman mode. Christian Wolff (Ben … [Read more…]