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Talking music at PMAC
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...
Ioka’s future still in doubt
The Ioka theater in downtown Exeter celebrates its 100th birthday this year, but it may have to keep waiting for its second act to begin....
A new conversation
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...
Local screenwriter wins Nashville competition
Dover screenwriter Alfred Thomas Catalfo and Morgan Webster Dudley walked away with top honors earlier this month at the 2015 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition...
Summer rocks at the Rochester Opera House
The Rochester Opera House is expanding its season with two new series. The Summer Rocks Series and the Summer Movie Series both kick off in...
Play on
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
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
“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...
The Sound’s Field Guide to Presidential Candidates
Editor’s note: Though it’s still 2015, the 2016 presidential campaign is underway. The field is already crowded, and to help you keep track, we’re compiling...
Gerhard strums for the Grange
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
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...
Field Guide to Presidential Candidates
Though it’s still 2015, the 2016 presidential campaign is underway. The field is already crowded, and to help you keep track, we’re compiling this guide...
At the Statehouse
In the N.H. Senate, budget writers are finalizing their version of the state’s two-year budget. The Senate Finance Committee met three times in the last...
Mad Max: Fury Road
There are many valid reasons “Mad Max: Fury Road” may not be the movie for you. In-world continuity is very important to you. You’ll need...
Apocalypse now
Taraka and Nimai Larson have an “apocalypse state of mind.” Since 2010, the sisters, under the guise of their band, Prince Rama, have been crafting...
Chases garage opens for season
Above: Stick Fort by Cait Guinta Chases Garage opens its gallery for the season with a reception for “Sticks and Stones” on Saturday, May 23,...
Calls for Guinta to step down
Last week, the Federal Elections Commission ruled that U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta illegally accepted $355,000 in donations from his parents during his 2010 campaign for...
The final pitch
and the Golden Age of Television Mad Men” concluded its storied run on May 17 after 92 episodes, thousands of cigarettes, hundreds of cocktails,...
From the pulpit to the pub
at Pub Theology meetings On a recent Friday evening, on the second floor of The Grog restaurant and bar in downtown Newburyport, Mass., a small...
Drink and Draw starts up at 3S
A new event, currently scheduled for the last Tuesday of every month, invites all creative types to Drink and Draw at Block Six, the restaurant...
Learning to rock
Performing music on stage is Meghan McPherson’s dream. She’s been playing piano since age 6 and guitar since she was 10. She started writing her...
FairPoint announces layoffs
On May 15, FairPoint Communications announced it will lay off 219 employees in northern New England. The layoffs come just three months after the communications...
Public hearing on budget
Portsmouth residents can offer feedback on the city’s proposed $101.4 million 2016 budget at a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m....
Dover preserves early records
If you’re wondering what was happening in Dover between 1657 and 1807, the city clerk’s office may be able to help you out. City records...