Keeping hope alive

Music

On a recent afternoon, John Fullbright was at home on his family farm in Bearden, Okla., walking around the same little town where he grew...

Hit the trails

Outdoor

In northern New England, we like to walk in the woods. There are more than 4,000 miles of hiking trails in New Hampshire, plus tens...

War wounds

Stage

In the annals of matrimony, few pages are more dog-eared and annotated than those on Ernest Hemingway, whose four marriages — and numerous flirtations and...

First Fridays

Art

This Friday, June 5, there are two opportunities to get overwhelmed by just how much local galleries have to offer. This preview will help you...

Now Read This

Books

In the Country: Stories by Mia Alvar Several countries are represented in this dazzling debut collection of stories that explore borders both real and imagined. A...

The next step

Music

It’s hard to imagine Natalie Cressman as anything but a musician. The daughter of two West Coast jazz musicians is in her early 20s, with...

Style Queue

Lifestyle, 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...

Have guitar, will travel

Music

In March, 22-year-old Mike Dunbar, frontman of the Portsmouth-based band Black Agnes, was awarded a grant from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.,...

Skate or die

Outdoor

It’s a weeknight in mid-May, and the women of Seacoast Roller Derby (SRD) are gathered for one of their three weekly practice sessions at the...

Fresh air and full glasses

Lifestyle

The only thing more popular than Portsmouth right now is talking about how popular Portsmouth is. Yes, we’re all annoyed with limited parking and can’t...

Talking music at PMAC

Music

A guest lecture at the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) will explore the origins of country music, jazz, hillbilly, blues, ragtime, pop ballads, rock...

A new conversation

News

The opening of Portsmouth’s African Burying Ground memorial on May 23 was the culmination of a decade-long community project. Savannah, Ga.-based artist Jerome Meadows joined...

Play on

Stage

When Dan Beaulieu directed a production of “Twelfth Night” at the University of New Hampshire 10 years ago as part of his senior project, he...

The playing field

Art

It’s the bottom of the ninth. Two outs. Three balls, two strikes. But the pitcher’s mound and the bleachers are empty. Tyler Lafreniere, a Brooklyn-based...

Video Vault

Film

“Alice in Wonderland” 20th Century-Fox, 1976 Starring: Kristine DeBell, Larry Gelman, Bradford Armdexter Director: Bud Townsend The plot: This X-rated musical comedy opens when Alice...

Gerhard strums for the Grange

Music

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Ed Gerhard will perform his annual benefit concert for the Bow Lake Grange Hall in Strafford on Saturday, June 6. Catch him...

No Longer Forgotten

News

Kathy Wheeler wasn’t surprised to hear her phone ring on the morning of Oct. 7, 2003. She knew construction crews were working on a sewer...