The play’s the thing

Stage –

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

News –

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

Film –

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...

Inch by inch

Art –

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

Books –

“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

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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...

Sharing the harvest

Lifestyle –

Though the snow is deep, Seacoast farmers are planning summer CSA offerings by Leslie Modica With a week’s worth of snowstorms dashing any chances of...

Turning the corner

Stage –

When Craig Faulkner resigned as artistic director of the Seacoast Repertory Theatre last October, it was the latest in a long line of difficulties for...

After the flood

Lifestyle –

When Jeff Roemer, owner of Blue Latitudes in Dover, got a call about a plumbing issue at the restaurant on Aug. 13 of last year,...

Challenges and changes

Music –

After nine years and almost 20 albums, The Poo Poo Platters look ahead to their next adventure — finishing high school by Chris Hislop Talk...

Walk on

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Urban planner and author Jeff Speck discusses how walkability saves cities by Gretyl Macalaster, photo by Chloe Kanner Jeff Speck has spent many years analyzing...

Inside out

Music –

Editor’s note: Dave Karlotski and Karen Marzloff are former co-owners of The Wire newspaper and co-organizers of the RPM Challenge. While gearing up for the...

Telling tales

Books –

Pat Spalding helps first-time storytellers discover their voices and refine their tales Words and photo by Craig Robert Brown Pat Spalding thinks the older woman...

Party on

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Somerville Symphony Orkestar brings folk-punk and dancing elephants to The Stone Church by Charlie Weinmann (photos by Rachel Leah Blumenthal) Five years ago, Joel Edinberg arose...

Matt, the trees, and Sundance

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Portsmouth Brewery’s Matt Gallagher makes his big-screen debut in “Bob and the Trees” by Larry Clow When audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival gathered...

Louie’s set to open this spring

Lifestyle –

Seacoast restaurateur James Woodhouse plans to open Louie’s, a new Italian restaurant, in the former Green Monkey space on Pleasant Street this spring. “We’re really...

Wonder walls

Art –

Lamont Gallery explores the curious impulse to collect objects Words and photos by Chloe Kanner On one wall of the Lamont Gallery, an impressive portrait...

At the statehouse

News –

State lawmakers this week will look at bills that would make it easier for residents to carry concealed weapons, allow landlords to ask for an...

Coming home

Art –

The aRtPM Challenge began as a direct response to the RPM Challenge. The original founders (myself, Alex Mead, Chloe Kanner, and Tristan Law) thought it...

Eight-Bit Junkyard

Film –

Rediscovering video games of the past “Yo! Noid” (Capcom, 1990) In 1982, “Fast Food” was released for the Atari 2600. Playing as a giant set...