News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
A couple of years ago a lovely young woman I worked with named Juli told me about a Danish custom called Hygge. I love to learn about various cultural observances and practices as I think the world has so many wonderful things in it, I want to learn as much as I can about all of it! If we learn and share together we can learn to respect and celebrate each other better.
Several skaters from “Disney On Ice Presents Frozen & Encanto” treated 25 skaters, ranging in age from 4 to 65, to an on-ice skating clinic at Manchester’s JFK Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 7.
If your New Year’s resolution is to get more active, there are plenty of chances to make good on it this weekend! Activities abound, with opportunities to get out of the house and join in on some real boogie nights. From spontaneous adult rollerskating, to a Latin dance social, to a Welcome to 2026 Party, or even a hip hop skate night, don’t miss out on a chance to get out and have some fun!
It’s never too cold to go out and warm yourself by the light of music and live entertainment.
Although our NH hometown favorite cast members Adam Sandler and Seth Meyers are not included in this first wave of SNL bobbleheads, National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar says you never know when an Opera Man bobblehead might roll off the assembly line.
This adventure on ice transports fans into two of the most popular Disney films as audiences can sing-along to their favorite songs while embracing world-class ice skating, aerial acrobatics and more when Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto skates into Manchester from January 8-11, at SNHU Arena.
Three Queen City cultural institutions have recently joined the national ‘Museums for All’ program, which offers discounted admission to visitors who receive federal food assistance.
Anticipation goes along with the dawning of every New Year. We wonder what will change, what will shift, where life will take us and whether the new year will be kind to us and those we love.
In the spirit of 2026 being yet unwritten we’ve decided to do the only logical thing: Check in with three local soothsayers who’ve earned their individual reputations for assessing what otherwise seems like the unforeseeable future: Astrologer Dorothy Morgan, psychic medium Raven Duclos, and spiritual guide/numerologist Angie D’Anjou.
Ring in the New Year with local music and entertainment.
The celebration began with a social hour and community meal at the downtown YWCA, which became a hub of fellowship, learning and gratitude. As it has, off and on, for the past 30 years in Manchester, the annual Kwanza celebration serves as a way to education the public about the history of the cultural celebration of the harvest while becoming a focal point of renewal for strengthening community in the coming year.