News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
A newly created “forever wild” conservation area in Albany Township, Maine, is part of an effort that aims to have far-reaching conservation impact in both Maine and New Hampshire.
Me2/ (“me, too”) is the world’s only classical music organization created for individuals living with mental illness and the people who support them
Volunteers are needed for roles such as security, first aid, ticket booth support, front gate support, kids’ area operation, set-up, take-down and more.
As a historian for Manchester Historical Society, it is Stan Garrity’s job to dig through the piles and piles of records that jealously horde Manchester’s forgotten stories and secrets and decipher them for the rest of us.
I was quite surprised to learn that, in another example of the growing beer-ification of America (not that that’s a bad thing), UNH now offers a minor in beer brewing.
The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade should be the highlight of the weekend.
Today I read another article written by a chef/operator both bemoaning the state of the industry and forecasting either its doom or its transmutation. I am a serious newspaper addict and I have only great respect for the medium and for those serious journalists who work in it. As in all things, there is the good, the bad and the incompetent.
And up here where the Granite shines, an educated man named Tom Rush was cutting his own swath with a few more years under his belt than those other songwriters.
Anthony Clark may have been small of stature (5’3″) but he loomed large with his ability to play fiddle and call a dance. He ran week-long dancing classes at various halls and inns in western Merrimack County and was called a “dancing master.”
General ticket sales begin March 24 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. Pre-sales will begin Wednesday, at 1o a.m. local. For more info head to BillBurr.com/Tour.
Maple Weekend is an annual celebration put on by the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association between March 18 and 19 to spur interest in and support New Hampshire maple producers. People truly make a weekend out of it, trying to visit as many sugarbushes as they can; quite the challenge with 157 different sugar bushes in the state.
Celebrate HER is a night to truly appreciate and honor the women in our shared community and culture.
Mount Washington, which has a New Hampshire state park at its summit, is also at an existential crossroads, which has also made some news.
The Manchester Community College Art Gallery Committee is excited to announce the next art exhibition coming to Manchester Community College: “Crying in the Wilderness: An Immigrant’s Journey in Detention” featuring photos by Becky Field.
Studio 550 is hosting its annual spring cleaning sale from March 27-April 1 during open hours to benefit the International Institute of New England, the Clay for Kids Fund, and local makers.
Believe or not, Spring is almost here. Get out of the house this weekend for your St. Patty’s Day celebrations and think Spring!
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.
