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...
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Laugh lines
Seacoast comedians have built a scene on community, friendly competition, and unexpected laughs By Adam D. Krauss Photos by Michael Behrmann An elemental fixture of the Seacoast’s music scene, Steve Roy...
New roots
Taylor O’Donnell has been living and making music in the Seacoast since 2011. But based on her long list of gigs and collaborations and a...
Jupiter Ascending
2015, Rated PG, 127 minutes Jupiter Ascending” poses one unique challenge: nearly any description of this flick invariably makes it sound way better than it...
Charting a course
It was the day before a big show at The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine, and Drika Overton was frustrated. The director of the nonprofit...
Valentine dancing and romancing
If you haven’t yet made plans to sweep your Valentine off her feet this weekend, there’s still time. Several concerts taking place around the Seacoast...
Lucky break
At the Seacoast Rep, an impressive staging of “Guys and Dolls” marks a new beginning by Minta Carlson It’s fitting that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s...
The perfect drug
Chocolate is a romantic gift, a tasty treat, and a mind-altering food By Charlie Weinmann There are few foods more versatile than chocolate. Centuries before...
Life during wartime
An exhibit of combat photojournalism shows the realities of war By Larry Clow, photos by Nathan Webster The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq lasted some...
At the Statehouse
Right-to-work hearing scheduled for Feb. 17 On Tuesday, Feb. 17, legislators will hold a public hearing in Representatives Hall at 1 p.m. on HB 402,...
Citizen Cope to headline Singer Songwriter Fest
The first Portsmouth Singer Songwriter Festival took place in the spring of 2012. The multi-day event featured legends like Merle Haggard and Rosanne Cash alongside...
Dover man wins big at Grammys
Sound engineer Joe Visciano has worked with several major musical acts over the last two years — Coldplay, U2, Mary J. Blige, Arcade Fire, Buddy...
Eight-Bit Junkyard
Rediscovering video games of the past “The Battle of Olympus” (Brøderbund, 1989) When “The Legend of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link” was released in...
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,...
Walking the line
Homelessness is declining in New Hampshire, but many families are on the brink by Larry Clow, illustration by Alyssa Grenning Sara Stevens has been “pretty...
The price of popularity
High retail rental costs in Portsmouth have officials and business owners concerned by Leslie Modica Portsmouth has been called “perfect” by the Chicago Tribune. It...
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...
Author’s note
Nicholson Baker discusses writing, Seacoast-based characters, and saving newspapers by Craig Robert Brown Nicholson Baker made his mark on the literary scene with his debut...
The play’s the thing
Seacoast actors and playwrights hone their craft with play reading series by Charlie Weinmann, photos by Jasmin Hunter Actors don’t often momentarily pause a Shakespearean production...
At the statehouse
The issue of when lawmakers can tap into dedicated funds will be before senators on Thursday, Feb. 5. The Senate’s finance committee will hold a...
Outside the gates
Neil Novello explores the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard prison in “The Castle” by Larry Clow It’s been more than a century since the prison at the...
TEDxPiscataquaRiver returns in May
The Seacoast’s own version of the TED talks series returns for a third year on May 8. TEDxPiscataquaRiver is a community-organized series of short talks...
Inch by inch
Enormous Tiny Art makes the most of Nahcotta’s space The 17th bi-annual Enormous Tiny Art show opens at Nahcotta on Friday, Feb. 6, with a...
Now read this
“Get in Trouble: Stories” by Kelly Link Brace yourself for unabashed fangirling: Kelly Link is one of the most amazing writers working today, and hopefully...
Video Vault
Get Carter Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971 Starring: Michael Caine, John Osborne, Ian Hendry, and Britt Ekland Director: Mike Hodges The plot: When Jack Carter’s (Caine) brother dies...