News on the arts, music, dining, restaurants and all things that make our city a cultural mecca on the rise.
As we’ve made our way to the middle of September, some of New Hampshire’s favorite events are coming back around. Take a look at the list we curated to spend some time at your favorite annual event, or attend one you haven’t been to before. There’s something for everyone!
Thursday and Friday, Sept 15-16, are the last two days to take advantage of downtown Manchester’s free Mini-Mural Monster Search. The brainchild of Monica Leap, founder and director of Studio 550, this free activity popped up as a new twist on this 10th anniversary year of Studio 550’s Monster Hunt.
Brookside Congregational Church today announced its fall program offerings for families including music programs by new co-directors of music Kim and Ken Clark and spiritual art classes by Unchartered Tutoring, LLC, featuring Amber Nicole Cannan. These programs are free and the public is welcome.
Find out what’s happening where for the inaugural Citywide Arts Festival.
Adam Sandler will take the big stage live – and is promising “a surprise guest” when he lands at the SNHU Arena on Oct. 22. For Sandler fans, this will be a delightful romp. There are just a few things about this I’d like to point out:
We began with a conversation about what is diversity and what are the elements that make up our cultures; our everyday experiences, as well as things that are important to us. We realized that, despite our differences, we all had some connection to nature. This link came in part from simply being human, it makes us automatic participants in the world’s biodiversity. It also stemmed from our personal interests and experiences.
It’s 9 p.m. on a Saturday as Becca Myari finishes tuning her guitar and starts her first set for a tipsy crowd at The Strange Brew Tavern in downtown Manchester.
Manchester is home to a diverse and thriving art scene, and you may have noticed mini monsters around the city over the past weeks. These are just the beginning of what will kick off a vibrant display of all types of expression and art next week as the Manchester Citywide Arts Festival unfolds from September 12 – 18.
“Be so good they can’t ignore you.” – Steve Martin
September is here! Hay rides, apple picking and falling leaves will be here before you know it, however we are still enjoying the last bits of summer while we still have them. Check out the list of events we gathered for you to get you out and about, there’s plenty to pick from!
This academic year marks the first time since COVID-19 shut down the world in March of 2020 that educators have experienced anything that resembles normalcy in our schools. There are no mask requirements, unless a person has recently contracted the virus; there is no social distancing; there is no remote learning—synchronous or asynchronous—no spraying down student desks between classes, and no COVID-19 PowerPoint presentations from the school nurse.
It’s a thank you to movie-goers who turned out this summer for several blockbuster movies.
The place is cozy and local-minded and we walked right up to the bar and grabbed a seat which was easy to do at 6 p.m. My tequila on ice with lime was perfect and hubby’s Manhattan was as he likes it.
“Deep Water is a true story with all the elements of a classic Agatha Christie mystery,” says author Kenneth Sheldon. “It has multiple suspects, red herrings, and enough plot twists to keep you guessing until the end.”
“Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” – Victor Hugo
After a long pandemic pause, Howie Mandel is finally back in circulation and bringing his live show to Manchester on Sept. 11, at the Palace Theatre.
The Springfield, VT, Selectboard voted unanimously to adopt their Cannabis Control Resolution. The town of Springfield voted to approve the retail sale of cannabis earlier this year after the state of Vermont passed a law that allowed the regulation of sale. Applications for retail licenses will become available on September 1, 2022, and the state will issue retailer licenses on October 1 of this year.
If you live in or near Manchester, but you have not yet been to To Share brewery, then I am overcome with sympathy for you, mixed with a healthy dollop of outright pity. No, wait, maybe it’s just plain puzzlement. What the Hefeweizen, man? It’s not like they’re hard to find. Head north on Union Street then you really have to work to miss them.
