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And in the late-afternoon on June 19—a day before the solstice and the official demarcation of the summer season—a passionate group of hungry-hearted musicians took to the stage at The Shaskeen Pub to pay tribute to a true American musical icon.
‘One thing I would like the community to take away from this year’s celebration is that this isn’t a trend.’
Now a federal holiday, Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is a “day of action,” according to President Biden, who signed the June 19 holiday into law yesterday. “We can’t rest until the promise of equality is fulfilled for every one of us in every corner of this nation. That to me is the meaning of Juneteenth. That’s what it’s all about.”
Get ready for this year’s Queen City Pride Festival at Arms Park along the riverfront June 19 from noon to 6 p.m.
The Youngsters, a well-known Manchester classic rock trio, come together with folk legends Decatur Creek at The Rex Theatre on 6/17 @ 7:30 p.m. in support of 10,000 Candles for New Hampshire. Tickets are only $20 to help support the cause and are available through the Palace Theatre box office.
Celebrate Pride Month with a key lime gose, toast your own weirdness by trying a glitter-bombed sour, or twirl your mustache with a bougie Belgian aged in your choice of pinot or bourbon barrels.
You might think getting through a pandemic while running a buffet restaurant when buffet-style dining is off the menu would be the hardest part of what he’s had to do since opening his doors in August of 2020. But Lenny Abreu says finding enough staff to keep his Golden Corral Buffet Restaurant at full tilt is the biggest challenge he’s encountered in 30 years of foodservice.
On Monday popular children’s author Jerry Pallotta will hold a book signing at Manchester City Library. The book signing, which is being arranged by Manchester School District and hosted by the library, is open to all.
The Uptown Boys, a concert experience featuring the songbook of Billy Joel will premiere at the Palace Theatre as venue welcomes back patrons for the first in-person event, post-COVID-19 shutdown!
Get out there and enjoy some live music.
Of the approximately 20 residents of the Bucket, we helped about 16 of them move somewhere else in the woods, three of them still have no idea where they’re going, and one of them took a shelter bed with special conditions. If the city’s goal was to move these residents into a shelter, and only 5 percent of them did so, I’d say the city failed. If the city’s goal was to make the lives harder for 19 residents, I’d say they succeeded. As a consequentialist, the city’s intent doesn’t matter to me, only the results, which was more pain and suffering.
Cue Zero Theatre Company announces auditions for open roles in their October production of Heathers the Musical.
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.
Try some German bocks, experimental sours and summer ales to welcome the warm weather.
The book is Rob Greene’s second with award-winning, UK-based science-fiction and fantasy publisher Angry Robot Books. In America, the book will be distributed by Penguin Random House.
No competitor ever wants to hear Padma Lakshmi say, “Please pack your knives and go” but that is exactly what Milford chef Christopher Viaud was told during Thursday night’s episode of the hit reality cooking show, ending his dream of becoming this season’s Top Chef.
