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 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 POP – * COVER STORY * Comic Book Store Hosts “Geeky” Game Nights. Written by Ryan Lessard (news@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo While the video game industry has blown up in the past decade, it has not been to the detriment of classic real-world gameplay. In fact, in just the past few years, … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORY * Where to Go & What to Do to Get Some Energy Out Written by Matt Ingersoll (listings@hippopress.com) Photos: Launch Trampoline Center Courtesy Photo You don’t have to have a membership or be in a league to enjoy these indoor venues. From basketball courts and batting cages, to scaling rock … [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 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 POP Gofftstown Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off & Regatta Returns Written by Matt Ingersoll (listings@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo It was the year 2000 when Jim Beauchemin of the New Hampshire Giant Pumpkin Growers Association reached out to the Goffstown Main Street Program with a fun way to use the last of the pumpkins they’d grown that … [Read more…]
FEATURED POP – * COVER STORY * New Life for the Old School New England Dance Party Written by Kelly Sennott (ksennott@hippopress.com) Images: Courtesy Photo Some people hate Mondays. Naomi and Lydia Hannon love them. The 21- and 22-year-old sisters regularly attend the Monday night contra dance in Nelson Town Hall, a 150-year-old … [Read more…]