News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
Gail Durant saw the signs, wrote the book, and now, she’s hoping the public will buy it and help her donate all the profits to a charity that helps orphans.
A annual look back at celebrities who passed in 2018.
The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce will host a solo exhibition presented by the New Hampshire Art Association of oil paintings by Daryl D. Johnson titled “New Hampshire Landscapes in Motion” from January 3 through March 21, 2019.
Low unemployment, rising costs of food and doing business, saturation in cities like Manchester and possible increase in minimum wage will make for a challenging New Year for restaurateurs.
Interactive Shakespeare Jan. 18 at The Bookery.
theatre KAPOW continues the ARTiculate Playreading Series in partnership with the Currier Museum of Art on Sunday, January 13 at 2 p.m. The Bakelite Masterpiece by Kate Cayley will be read in relation to several paintings in the museum’s collection by Dutch Masters.
The Majestic will present its first of four dinner theatres of the 2018-19 season, starting with Plaza Suite, A Comedy by Neil Simon, Jan. 4-6 at The Executive Court, 1199 South Mammoth Road.
If you’re like most people this holiday season, you get overloaded with Korean dramas playing 24/7 and need a healthy dose of Japanese reality programming to recharge your battery.
Registration is now open for NHIA’s Community Education Course Winter / Spring term.
The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The show presents more than two dozen Beatles tunes performed exactly as they were originally recorded.
Share a drink and immerse yourself in the beauty of local art.
This concert program will feature jazz works by American pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Monk is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time and one of the first modern creators of modern jazz and bebop. The concert will feature MCMS faculty members Jared Steer (drum set), Scott Kiefner (bass) and Tom Robinson (piano).
Art on the Wall @CityHall: Celebrating the work of local printmakers, Dec. 11 0 Jan. 30.
A holiday-themed presentation featuring music and theater at Jupiter Hall.
Kelley Stelling Contemporary presents a special two-night pop-up at To Share Brewing at 720 Union St. in Manchester featuring the art of Shaina Gates. Earlier this year Gates painted a contemporary mural on the exterior of the space, now it’s your chance to see her works on paper and canvas.
As a fan of classic film, I must confess that I have never seen It’s a Wonderful Life until researching for this article. Of course, as we all have, I’ve seen the advertisements for the film during the typical holiday line-up, but had no desire to actually watch it.
Cirque du Soleil has scheduled a return to the SNHU Arena in 2019 with a one-of-a-kind circus arts show on ice, taking the audience on a journey into a whimsical frozen playground where figure skating mingles with acrobatics and aerial feats.
Playing for Peace brings people together from conflict areas around the world to teach them how to play chamber music together.
Three performances of this beloved holiday classic by Majestic Theatre players.
Pick up a free turkey Monday or Tuesday at Penuche’s!