There are all kinds of craft fairs and other holiday sales events happening between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Here are a few of the highlights coming up this long weekend, offering unique gifts from local businesses and artisans.
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Holiday food safety
Whether it’s turkey or ham, veggies or sweets, it’s important to understand and follow good food-safety practices at your Thanksgiving potluck. The UNH Cooperative Extension has some tips to help avoid holiday illnesses.
Top five things to do
Events coming up around the Seacoast this weekend include theater, storytelling, live music, a food discussion, and more. Check out some of the highlights.
What are these worms in my broccoli?
UNH Master Gardener Rebecca Briccetti shares tips for eliminating cabbage worm, a pest that can remain active deep into fall and can be destructive to many garden vegetables.
Growing great garlic
Now is the time to plant garlic on the Seacoast, and Jeremy DeLisle of the UNH Cooperative Extension has some planting tips.
Ghosts of Halloween past
With the 22nd annual Portsmouth Halloween Parade drawing nigh, Grand Marshals past and present share the stories behind their costumes and reminisce about the revelry of their years at the helm.
Fall gardening reminders
With October winding down, Jeremy DeLisle of the UNH Cooperative Extension shares tips on how to get your garden ready for the cold season.
Ten deadly events
In the Portsmouth area, Halloween dominates the entire month of October, offering events related to music, theater, film, literature, visual arts, and more. Here's our top-10 roundup of pre-Halloween events happening on the Seacoast over the next two weeks.
Apple season in full swing
Jeremy DeLisle of the UNH Cooperative Extension shares tips for local apple picking, how to grow apple trees in small spaces, and the importance of apples to U.S. history.
Top-five things to do
We’re unveiling our top-five weekend events a day early this week, as the 16th annual New Hampshire Film Festival gets underway tonight in Portsmouth. We’ve also got local options for theater, art, music, food, and beer. Lots of beer.
Top-five things to do
The weekend is mere hours away. You can make it. And when you do, you’ll have numerous options for entertainment, including great music, theater, and art events. Here’s a roundup of highlights.
Top-five things to do
A motorcycle show, a punk-rock show, a cabaret show. Artwork and apples. These are among the diverse options for entertainment coming up this weekend. Prepare your itinerary now.
Moto madness in P-town
In advance of the third annual Welcome East Motorcycle Show in Portsmouth, area motorcyclists share tales of heroic restoration efforts, glorious cross-country trips, and other experiences.
On Location: Surf Re-Evolution
Sights and scenes from the sixth annual Surf Re-Evolution event, presented by Grain Surfboards in York, Maine, on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Top-five things to do
The first weekend of fall brings options for live music, theater, food, and more to the Seacoast. Here's our weekly roundup of entertainment highlights coming to a venue near you.
TBJ: Blue brewing
Blueberry beer has long been a popular option on summer tap lists in New England. But regional breweries are doing increasingly innovative things with this native berry.
TBJ: Brew masters
Since launching in 2008, the Cicerone Certification Program has churned out servers trained in best beer-service practices and cherry picked a handful of top beer professionals that are being compared with the Master Sommeliers of the wine world.
TBJ: The paradox of choice
The wealth of beer options on the Seacoast and across the country can have negative consequences for small brewers, especially when Big Beer gets in the game.
TBJ: The town that beer could save
Berwick, from the old Norse, translates to “Barley Village.” It’s fitting, then, that this small Maine town’s plan for revitalization centers around a craft beer brewery.
TBJ: Classic cocktails with a twist
Unusual liquors, house-made ingredients, and multiple layers of flavor are bringing fresh life to cocktails, but Seacoast establishments are doing so with a heavy nod to old-school bar classics.
TBJ: Brewers caught on camera
Local photographer Michael Penney reveals the people behind the beer with his regional brewer portraits.
Craft brewing 101
The University of New Hampshire has announced plans for a slate of beer programs, as well as a testing lab and on-site pilot plant.
TBJ: Have some apps with that beer
It’s 2016. Shouldn’t you have access to all things beer right from your smartphone? Here are some of the best beer apps on the market today.
Season extension greens
For many vegetable gardeners, peak harvest season has passed. Luckily there is still time to try seeding some cool-season crops that can handle colder temperatures and actually taste better once cool weather arrives.
Top things to do
As usual, the Seacoast boasts numerous options for live music, theater, visual arts, food, and more this weekend. Here are a few of the highlights.