Above, a still from The Ridge The Wild and Scenic Film Festival puts the natural world in a new perspective by Charlie Weinmann Tony Schmiesing...
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A joyful rhythm
Liz Fowler is building a community around West African dance and drumming Words and photos by Charlie Weinmann It’s late on a Thursday evening in...
Alpacalypse now
Breakfast with alpacas can be unpredictable. I work as a part-time farmhand for Andes Acres, an alpaca farm in Madbury. Part of my job is...
Applause for paws
Above, Christine Dulong and Rosie Stage Force’s latest production puts dogs in the spotlight By Charlie Weinmann Kent Stephens needed an idea. The artistic director...
Back in the game
Doug York and Brian “Bugout” Ladd, two of the three members of the Exeter-based hip-hop group Granite State, measure success in terms of being different....
Ballots and budgets
A look at what Seacoast towns will vote on at March town meetings By Charlie Weinmann On Tuesday, March 10, residents around the Seacoast will...
Band of brothers
Brothers Joe, Bill, and Taylor Kenny believe in the power of nature. The Stratham natives' debut album, “Walk in the Woods,” promotes an outdoor, carefree lifestyle channeled through relaxed, ’70s-inspired rock melodies and jammy guitar solos.
Buried
Four weeks of snowstorms have put a strain on the Seacoast Words and photos by Charlie Weinmann Nearly four weeks of back-to-back snowstorms have put...
Chelsea girl
Nico: Underground is coming to The Music Hall Loft this weekend.
Collaborate and listen
After six years, Avant Coast makes a comeback Artistic collaborations are not without their challenges. It’s something musicians Thom Keith and Tim Webb learned after...
Dover-based gem hunters rock the world
The new documentary Rockmen, premiering at The Strand Ballroom in Dover, follows Market Square Jewelers owner Peter Henry on his gem-hunting expeditions.
Family affair
Patrick Dorow steps into a hallway in the Kittery Community Center. It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon outside the building, but inside, the sound of children’s...
From sea to salad and beyond
Seacoast researchers and chefs are teaming up to put kelp on local plates By Charlie Weinmann, photo by Gabriela Bradt How you feel about kelp...
Getting colorful
In the video for their new song, “Sweet Sweet Love,” Gretchen and the Pickpockets lead singer Gretchen Klempa splatters paint and chucks glitter all over...
Good to go
Skip Brunette remembers his days as a grade-school teacher, when the only songs he wrote were about the Spanish words for colors and foods. Today,...
Home is where the hens are
Above, Rick Stanley of Chick Farm in Wells, Maine (photo by Charlie Weinmann) Raising backyard chickens is becoming more popular around the Seacoast and beyond...
Letting go
Happiness, emptiness, history — those are the first words of each stanza in Iska Dhaaf’s song, “Happiness.” The Seattle-grown, Brooklyn-based, indie psych-rock duo translates stories...
Literary legacies
New Hampshire Writers’ Project’s Literary Hall of Fame honors Granite State writers past and present By Charlie Weinmann The Granite State has its own halls...
Party on
Somerville Symphony Orkestar brings folk-punk and dancing elephants to The Stone Church by Charlie Weinmann (photos by Rachel Leah Blumenthal) Five years ago, Joel Edinberg arose...
Positive vibrations
The Raunchy Randos mark their first anniversary by heading into the studio Words and photos by Charlie Weinmann The Raunchy Randos are officially a year...
Pushing limits
When Todd Hunter directed his first play 17 years ago — “Merry-Go-Round” at The Players’ Ring — he might have thrown a prop, or maybe...
Riding on with She Rides Seacoast
She Rides Seacoast unites women cyclists from around the region. The group just celebrated its one-year anniversary at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton.
Slow Food Seacoast turns 10
It was in 2006 that the Seacoast launched its own chapter of the international Slow Food movement. Ten years later, the local organization has done a great deal to promote good, clean, fair food across the region, but much remains to be done.
Soul sanctuary
Ahmed Gallab has found a musical home in his band, Sinkane By Charlie Weinmann Taking things easy doesn’t come naturally to Ahmed Gallab. When The...
Strumming along
Above: String instrumentalists Susie Burke and David Surette. The March Mandolin Festival celebrates an instrument found throughout the world By Charlie Weinmann For David Surette,...
