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Based in the capital city of Richmond, Virginia, Carbon Leaf has been exhibiting a blend of indie rock, country, folk, bluegrass, and Celtic styles ever since they started out in the nearby campus of Randolph-Macon College during the early ‘90s.
Saint Joseph Cathedral, located on the corner of Pine and Lowell Streets, will host its annual sacred music concert on Friday, December 12 at 7 p.m.
Don’t miss out on all the holiday merriment this weekend! From the Annual Manchester Holiday Parade on Elm, to the Liberty House Christmas Tree Jubilee Fundraiser, to Merrymaking on West Merrimack St, there are countless ways to paint the town red… and green! So don’t be a Grinch. Make the season bright!
If you’ve grown up in public schools, or attended a history class in college since the ‘90s, chances are that you’ve seen a documentary made by Ken Burns. The same can be said if you’ve ever tuned into your local PBS affiliate, which has been the central outlet for the Brooklyn, New York, native and current Walpole resident since his documentary on The Civil War first came out in 1990.
Santa Claus is coming to town, and he’s arriving by chopper!
Many may practice the customary snow day traditions such as wearing pajamas inside out and backwards, putting a spoon under their pillow, performing a snow dance, flushing ice cubes down the toilet, and placing a white crayon in the freezer or on every windowsill. Although, where did these rituals come from?
Students from McDonough Elementary will have their artwork featured on the New Hampshire state tree beside the National Christmas Tree in President’s Park in Washington, D.C.
ArtLab is a grassroots presence in Manchester’s creative community, spearheaded by its founder, Carolina Davidson.This group is defined by the simple belief that people need art and they need each other. Over the years, Davidson has watched strangers meet at her free workshops, become friends, and start supporting each other’s artistic growth.
The Manchester Choral Society (MCS) presents a festive winter concert series featuring Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert, alongside a heartwarming selection of Holiday Family Pops. The concerts are scheduled for December 13th at 7 PM and December 14th at 3 PM at Manchester Memorial High School, 1 Crusader Way, Manchester, NH.
Here are six albums that came out in New Hampshire this year that are perfect for that music enthusiast either in your family or in your close group of friends.
You can’t miss the big red heart at the entrance of the Currier’s newest exhibition, Embellish Me: Works from the Collection of Norma Canelas Roth and William Roth. Titled Atrium of Flowers, it’s a work by artist Miriam Schapiro, one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement in the 1970s.
This weekend provides a smorgasbord of ways to celebrate Thanksgiving with your community! There are also plenty of opportunities to support your local businesses by shopping small this weekend – not to mention a whole host of holiday activities to make it merry and bright.
You get an extra day off from work and an extra day of music!
This annual holiday tradition features your Christmas favorites, complete with an afternoon of interactive sing-along fun that will make you remember fond times growing up with the holiday music of your life (with a few surprises).
A reboot of Frankenstein, directed by Guillermo del Toro, hit Netflix this month. After living in his mind for years, del Toro’s masterful reimagining of this classic sci-fi horror film finally came to life. In his take, Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel gets reanimated in a way that marries both Shelley’s poetic vision and del Toro’s distinctly dark style of filmmaking.
A new survey of young people in New Hampshire shows that most Granite Staters between the ages of 18 and 25 are satisfied and optimistic about living in New Hampshire. But those rosy feelings drop for the next age group: 26 to 35-year-olds. The survey comes from Stay Work Play, a nonprofit working to attract and retain young people in New Hampshire.
UNH’s BrewLab produced two offerings this fall, a fine pumpkin ale and an excellent porter brewed with wild mushrooms foraged near Mt. Chocorua.
The man credited with turning the Palace Theatre from a debt-strapped local stage into a thriving multi-venue cultural institution will step down in 2027. Peter Ramsey, President & CEO of the Palace Theatre, confirmed his retirement plans to the board last week, concluding a 27-year era that reshaped downtown Manchester’s arts and economy.
I’m talking about James Garfield, and on Nov. 6, Netflix dropped a captivating four-episode series titled “Death by Lightning” that examines Garfield’s unexpected rise to the highest position in the land and his quick demise, as well as exploring the demented mental unraveling of his assassin.
