“Frank Chance’s Diamond: The Baseball Journalism of Ring Lardner,” edited by Ron Rapoport. Globe Pequot/Lyons Press. 360 pages. $24.95.
Don’t go into the water, but do catch Richard Dreyfuss chatting about his award-winning career and then take in a screening of the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws” at the Music Hall in Portsmouth at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24.
Keeping politics personal is the focus of a free exhibit, "First in the Nation: New Hampshire Presidential Primaries -- 1920 to 2020,” which opens Friday, Feb. 16, at the Portsmouth Athenaeum.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
With a stream of concert announcements sweeping across the Granite State, there’s one pressing question: Do you prefer a head-banging, fist-pumping frenzy or would you rather sway and gently wave a cell phone overhead?
Free exhibit puts the people in the primary
Get a rare opportunity to see Vincent van Gogh’s first outdoor painting, “Beach at Scheveningen in Calm Weather,” painted in 1882 and on loan from a private collection.
Friday, February 09, 2024
TOKYO — Japan’s Seiji Ozawa, one of the best-known orchestra conductors of his generation, died on Tuesday of heart failure at the age of 88, public broadcaster NHK announced on Friday.
Portsmouth wasn’t quite ready to part with its towering Christmas tree just yet. So they turned it into a Tree of Love — just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Thursday, February 08, 2024
The 95th World Championship Sled Dog Derby Race has been canceled, Jennifer Hollows, Lakes Region Sled Dog Club president, said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
It may be called the Endless Summer Gold Tour, but The Beach Boys and their Southern California sound will be catching an early wave into the Lakes Region in spring.
Grammy- and Emmy-winning comedian Kathy Griffin remembers the moment she “got canceled, personally and professionally.”
Creativity comes in all shapes and sizes, and this trio of exhibits is a great example of the wide scope of artistic perspectives in the Granite State.
SnoFest to spotlight vintage snowmobiles
Thursday, February 01, 2024
Billy Joel released his first song in nearly two decades Thursday morning, resuming a highly successful songwriting career that many considered to be all but over.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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A Portsmouth couple, Amy Greene and Chris Stinson, has spent a lot of time on the film festival circuit over the years, but last week was especially rewarding.
Capitol Center for the Arts to host former ‘Idol’ star
HANOVER — The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College is going for gold with “Gilded: Contemporary Artists Explore Value and Worth.”
The Impractical Jokers — better known as the extreme dare-challenging trio Brian “Q” Quinn, James “Murr” Murray and Sal Volcano of truTV — have announced a Drive Drive Drive Tour stop at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford at 8 p.m. Friday, July 26.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
REO Speedwagon has made a second career of teaming up with other rockers for successful concert tours.
Friday, January 26, 2024
DOVER — The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire announced that Service Credit Union is sponsoring year-round admission discounts for military families in 2024.
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Justin Timberlake is back, and he wants you to know he’s a little self-centered.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
PORTSMOUTH — Advika Govindaraju, a flute player and sophomore at Bedford High School, makes a guest appearance at Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra’s next Family Matinees chamber series performance at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 Chapel St.
Colonial celebrates 100 years with ‘Hunchback’
The Granite State is ditching its gray hues for landscapes of winter white.
GILFORD — A trio of top-notch favorites have announced tour stops at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion.
NASHUA — Boston Ballet dancer Sage Humphries will perform in the Be BRAVE Gala at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Nashua Center for the Arts along with contemporary and ballroom dancers, martial artists and musicians from New Hampshire and beyond.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Lisa Marie Presley‘s posthumous memoir will hit shelves later this year, thanks to her daughter Riley Keough.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Milford Winter Festival offers ice skating, bonfire
PLYMOUTH — The Educational Theatre Collaborative (ETC) at Plymouth State University will perform the musical “Gypsy: A Musical Fable” at The Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center through Sunday.
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The Mosaic Art Collection, 66 Hanover St., Manchester, is the latest to showcase Jozimar Matimano's work in a group exhibition titled “This is Us Plus Some” through Jan. 29. The gallery features work by board members and guest artists.
”She’s a Badass: Women in Rock Shaping Feminism,” Rowman & Littlefield, $34.95
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
‘Kristina Wong for Public Office’ mixes art, politics
This isn’t your typical Sip and Paint party with drinks and landscapes.
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Taylor is not in the building, but Swifties and their own besties are heading out in big numbers.
Wednesday, January 03, 2024
Houston’s legacy shines in ‘Greatest Love of All’
Putting one foot in front of the other is a good start, but there’s another technique that’s always been integral to Disney on Ice skater Taylor Steele.
Sunday, December 31, 2023
Most readers associate the Little Golden Book series, which began more than 80 years ago, with “The Poky Little Puppy” and “The Little Engine that Could.”
Thursday, December 28, 2023
EXETER — “Looking Back at Landscapes,” a retrospective by Durham artist Anita Freeman, goes on display Wednesday, Jan. 3, at the Seacoast Artist Association, 150 Water St.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Here’s a refresher on some of the New Hampshire theaters where you can catch a movie this weekend:
PORTSMOUTH — You don’t have to feel — or eat — these works of art to make a connection.
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It wasn’t a snowy Christmas, but Newmarket comedian Juston McKinney is still in the midst of a year-end flurry of shows.
