News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
Framed around the “milestone” anniversaries, couples celebrating 5, 10, 25, 50, and 60+ years of marriage were invited to participate in the annual Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral, although any couple interested in participating was welcome – including sharing anniversary cake afterward, in the church basement.
Mixing powerful songs and beautiful projected images, “The Year to Save the Earth” takes us from celebration to grieving, protest to positive vision for the planet.
Roric Cunningham, a 2019 graduate of Central High School, is among the newest additions to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Cunningham, a cellist, will make his first performance with the BSO this summer before departing on a European tour.
For the opening reception on Thursday, May 11, the artist will activate the galleries by means of a live performance. UÝRA will then return to Manchester in July 2023 to perform and run a workshop during the Currier’s annual Summer Block Party event on July 15 from 4 to 9 p.m.
Some 71 New Hampshire residents lost a state record $2.6 million to romance scams in 2022 – at least that’s what was reported to law enforcement and agencies that the FTC gathers data from. The number was likely much more, industry experts say.
It’s the last weekend of April vacation. Time to get out of the house and enjoy the spring weather! Check out the mix below to figure out how to spend some time with the family this weekend.
Live music and lively arts abound. Go get yours.
Online poker is illegal in New Hampshire, and most of the rest of the United States. But many find ways to do it anyway, experts say.
This is a story about the rich and unexpected history that hides in unassuming towns and cities all throughout the country, including Manchester. In this case, how you can find links to some of the biggest cultural and historical phenomena in the smallest of places – like a forgotten hospital storage room.
Gail Walsh Chop and Margaret Corbett Wiley grew up in a city stricken by the murders of two teenage girls and five decades later, they’ve turned it into the coming-of-age novel ‘Flashbulb Memories.’
On Wednesday, May 3, the American Independence Museum (AIM) will open its doors for 2023, a season in which visitors will be introduced to the museum’s new three-year inclusivity and diversity theme, We Are One. Launched earlier in 2023, We Are One represents AIM’s organizational focus on developing programs, exhibits, and tour experiences that honor many perspectives, including those often marginalized in history.
This weekly round-up of live entertainment in and around Manchester is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals.
Welcome to the start of April vacation in NH! Although it may be a damp weekend, there’s still plenty of do to get you out and about. Take a look at the mix below.
For millennia mankind has searched for meaning behind our dreams. Mystics, shamans, theologians and psychiatrists have delved deep into the bizarre scenes and disjointed scenarios that play out as alternative lives all occurring while we appear to be unconscious.
Now in its second year on the docket of signature events offered by the Greater Manchester Chamber, the event will feature 100 participating restaurants and businesses. This solidifies Taco Tour Manchester as the “World’s Largest Taco Tour” and one of the largest single-day food festivals in the world.
NEC President Wayne Lesperance cited “COVID-19 depressed participation in the arts and arts education nationally” for a downward trend in enrollment and said it would “maintain its presence in Manchester” by holding events at its galleries and French Hall while seeking “to collaborate with educational institutions and other neighbors in maintaining an active presence in the neighborhood.”
