Christopher Volpe might change how you feel about local landscape paintings. The difference is in really feeling something. His paintings often start outside, en plein...
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“The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” 20th Century-Fox, 1964 Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Nino Castelnuovo, Ellen Farner, Marc Michel Director: Jacques Demy The plot: It is the late...
Executive Council meets in Dover
A group of local business people, elected officials, and others want to establish a ferry service between Portsmouth and Provincetown, Mass. The group, called Promote...
Keeping watch
with Type 1 diabetes The American Diabetes Association estimates that 1 to 3 million people in the United States have Type 1 diabetes, and more...
Somersworth passes panhandling ordinance
City councilors in Somersworth voted 6-3 in favor of an ordinance that limits panhandling in the city. The new ordinance prohibits passing items to or...
Durham sells former town hall
Town administrator Todd Selig announced last week that the town has closed on the sale of the former Durham town hall for $650,000. According to...
The feminine side
Terie Norelli was a state legislator in the late 1990s when New Hampshire lawmakers passed a bill “without any hoopla” requiring insurance companies to provide...
A long, happy trip
For even the hardiest touring superstars, playing over 100 shows in a year is a test of endurance. For Baltimore’s transcendent psych-drone duo Darsombra, every...
Saving summer
Thwop. It’s the sound that is the only barrier between you and summer in the middle of a snowstorm. Thwop. It’s the sound that is...
Style Queue
For info on Style Queue Magazine, click here. /stīl/ /kyo͞o/ noun 1. a sequence of people with a distinctive appearance 2. A style column for...
Tear down the wall
According to Parma Recordings CEO Bob Lord, the mission of the Parma Music Festival is essentially the same as the company’s mission: “To combine different...
Back and forth
words and photos by Chloe Kanner The way we move together, through, and around a Kirsten Reynolds installation is a kind of dance. It’s not...
Come together (again)
When we profiled five of Portsmouth’s citizens groups in our July 29 issue, we expected to get feedback from readers. What was surprising, though, was...
Making connections
When it’s time to hit the town and see a show, there are plenty of options — check out a new band, visit a local...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
“StarTropics” (Nintendo, 1990) When people ask me what my favorite video game is, I usually don’t hesitate: “Kid Icarus.” There you go. Easy as that....
Photo Contest to End Sept. 22!
Some spectacular photos have been sent in for the summer of 2015 photo contest. Keep'em coming! Three winners will receive gift certificates ($25-$75) good at the Franklin Oyster House, which serves oysters (naturally), progressive dishes and cocktails from the very spot where the Franklin House shucked and served oysters to locals 150 years ago. Submit your photos here.
Here to stay
Permaculture is a growing way of life in the Seacoast by Larry Clow, photos and artwork by Alyssa Grenning People like to ask Leslie Stevens...
Back to the future
Hip-hop luminary Ishmael Butler, frontman of Shabazz Palaces, is always content to let the experimental group’s astral soundscapes and lyrical dualities speak for themselves. However, the...
In pursuit
In January 2014, Sasheer Zamata joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” halfway through its 39th season. Her addition was a long time coming for...
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
In 2001, “Wet Hot American Summer” was the 252nd most successful movie of the year. “Corky Romano” bested it by 158 spots and $25 million...
By any other name
Estimates vary, but since opening its doors two and a half years ago in Portsmouth, Earth Eagle Brewings has brewed somewhere around 75 beer varieties....
Power on
With horns blaring and percussion booming, the Leftist Marching Band greeted the crowd as they entered the South Church on State Street for a July...
Now Read This
“Smaller and Smaller Circles” by F.H. Batacan Two Jesuit priests investigate a serial killer in Manila who is murdering poor, young boys living on the...
Crayon time
Coloring books for adults aren’t a fad or a new phenomenon (and, despite the name, aren’t raunchy), but they have had a recent surge in...
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“All That Jazz” Columbia Pictures and 20th Century-Fox, 1979 Starring: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, and Ann Reinking Directed by: Bob Fosse The plot:...
