This week’s round-up of live entertainment in and around Manchester is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals. Email your entertainment events to rob@majestictheatre.net for consideration. Be sure to add your events to the InkLink community calendar for possible inclusion in the live radio report on WMNH 95.3 (The Morning Show with Peter White – “World of Entertainment” LIVE every Thursday at 8 a.m.).
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23
- Alli Beaudry / Currier (Manchester) / 5pm
- Paul Lussier / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Clint Lapointe / Fratello’s (Nashua) / 5:30pm
- Justin Cohn / Homestead (Merrimack) / 5:30pm
- Pete Peterson / KC’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Brian James / Village Trestle (Goffstown) / 6pm
- Trent & Jake / To Share Brewing Company (Manchester) / 6:30pm
- Rob & Jody / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 7pm
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24
- Nate Comp / Copper Door (Bedford) / 4pm
- Phil Jakes / Copper Door (Salem) / 4pm
- Bird Friend / To Share Brewing Company (Manchester) / 4:30pm
- MB Padfield / The Goat (Manchester) / 8pm
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25
- MERRY CHRISTMAS!
- Mikey G. / Chen Yang Li (Bow) / 7pm
- MB Padfield / The Goat (Manchester) / 8pm
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26
- Mike Forgette / The Goat (Manchester) / 10am
- Steve Prisby / Copper Door (Bedford) / 11am
- Steve Aubert / Copper Door (Salem) / 11am
- Colin Hart / Concord Craft Brewing (Concord) / 3pm
- Elijah Clark / Sawbelly (Exeter) / 3pm
Always be sure to check a venue’s website or Facebook page for last minute changes.
The Majestic Theatre
880 Page Street ~ www.majestictheatre.net (603)669-7469
The ROCKIN’ DADDIOS / January 8th at 7pm (Manchester)
- The Rockin Daddios, a vocal group from the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, are gaining popularity in New England. They are well known for their great harmonies and are known to include audience participation along with their stage antics. This is a fun group of guys! Join them (and their band) for an amazing night of Doo-Wop music that will keep your toes tapping as we stroll down memory lane! The Rockin Daddios will NOT disappoint!
WEEKEND COMEDY / January 21-23 (Manchester)
- A couple in their late forties and a couple in their twenties have accidentally rented the same cottage for a weekend by mistake. They decide to share it and we watch the comedic clash between generations. Its home-spun humor strikes chords regardless of a viewer’s age and the laughter it kindles is as warm and spontaneous as the play’s dialogue and situations.
The Palace Theatre
80 Hanover Street ~ www.palacetheatre.org (603)668-5588
NH SCHOOL OF BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER / December 26th at 6pm
- NH School of Ballet presents “The Nutcracker Suite”. Full ballet production with a cast of over 60 students! Come enjoy this Holiday Ballet classic and enjoy the tradition based on the story by E.T.A. Hoffman and music by Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Follow Clara’s journey as she and her Nutcracker Prince travel to the land of sweets to be entertained by the Sugar Plum Fairy and friends! With falling snow and a growing Christmas tree this ballet will entertain all ages!
RECYCLED PERCUSSION / December 27-January 8
- You may have seen them impressing the judges on America’s Got Talent, or even seen them perform in Las Vegas or maybe as they opened the 2017 Super Bowl or on their Emmy Award Winning TV show “Chaos & Kindness”! Maybe, just maybe, you are one of the few that have not seen this amazing show. Whether it is your first time or your tenth, a Recycled Percussion show always rocks! Don’t miss this show packed full of surprises and crowd favorites in an incredible turbo-charged performance. Be part of a one of a kind show that took these guys all the way to the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas!
The Rex Theatre
23 Amherst Street ~ www.rextheatre.org (603)668-5588
CHRISTMAS WITH THE SPAIN BROTHERS / December 23rd at 7:00pm
- Join Manchester’s own Spain Brothers for an evening filled with traditional and original Christmas songs, as well as the blend of Irish and American folk music that the duo is best known for. Joining Mickey and Liam on this special evening with the super talented multi-instrumentalists Green Heron.
JUSTON McKINNEY’S YEAR IN REVIEW / December 31st & January 1st at 8:00pm
- End the year with laughter as NH’s Juston McKinney brings his one of a kind must-see show to the Rex Theater! Using multi-media Juston dishes on his New England life and looks back at the year that was!
- Juston has multiple appearances on the Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien, both a half-hour special and a one-hour special on Comedy Central. He also has two one-hour specials you can currently see right now on Amazon Prime! Throw in some appearances at the TD Garden for Comics Come Home, a Showtime special with Rob Gronkowski, and you can see why NH Magazine named him “Best of New Hampshire” and the New York Times called him “destined for stardom.” Have the last laugh of 2021 with Juston at the Rex!
FEATURED EVENTS:
EXHIBIT: EMILY NOELLE – NYC ARTIST / Dana Center (Manchester) / through January 9th
- The Dana Center for the Humanities at Saint Anselm College has a special exhibition featuring the paintings and sculpture of New York City artist Emily Noelle Lambert on view. Lambert has shown her work nationally and internationally in solo exhibitions in New York City, Chicago and South Korea.
- Info: www.anselm.edu/dana-center-humanities or call 641-7700
LIGHTS: LaBelle Holiday Lights (Derry) / Through February 26th
- Approximately 15 light features will comprise LaBelle Lights, including meteor lights, a spritzer tunnel, large gift boxes, light tunnels and carpet lights.
- Tickets: www.labellewinery.com
EXHIBIT: QUEEN CITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME / Millyard Museum / through
- The Manchester Historic Association’s Millyard Museum (200 Bedford St., Manchester) celebrates Manchester’s sports history from 1989 through 2009 with a special exhibit, “Queen City Athletic Hall of Fame.” The exhibit features original photos depicting many of the 240 Hall of Fame inductees, as well as trophies, artifacts and memorabilia from the city’s sports community during those two decades.
- Tickets: www.manchesterhistoric.org
MOVIE: WHITE CHRISTMAS / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / December 28th at 10am
- Part of their “Senior Movie Morning” series.
- Tickets: www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588
Email your entertainment events to rob@majestictheatre.net for consideration. Be sure to add your events to the InkLink calendar for possible inclusion in the live radio report on WMNH 95.3 (The Morning Show with Peter White – “World of Entertainment” LIVE every Thursday at 8 a.m.).