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...

At the Statehouse

News –

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

Film –

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

Music –

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

Art –

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

News –

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...

From the pulpit to the pub

Lifestyle –

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

Art –

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

Music –

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...