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Hippo the APRIL 30 - MAY 6, 2009 LOCAL NEWS, FOOD, ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT DORK VS. DORK RETURNS: SUMMER BEGINS WITH WOLVERINE FREE COLLECTING Are comic books a good investment? How to choose the tattoo for you + Free Comic Book Day INSIDE: FOOD & WINE EVENTS Cyan Magenta Yellow Black INK Inside ThisWeek BY Jeff Rapsis pUBLISHER’S NOTE Saving the Ioka 716 106) 603-856-0110 Tues-Sat 10-5:30pm Sun 11-4pm [email protected] www.hilltopconsignments.com Sunday-Monday 11:00am-7:00pm Tuesday-Saturday 10:00am-9:00pm WWW . MYGARDENIAS . COM Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 11 Birch Street, Derry 432-3977 A M E RI C A N YAN KEE WROUGHT IRON FENCING • RAILINGS • HOME DECOR Facing Foreclosure? Need Help Working with Your Lender? We Can Help... Call for a Free Consultation Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page You have about two weeks to help save one of southern New Hampshire’s cultural treasures from being lost forever. The cultural treasure is Exeter’s Ioka Theatre. Built in 1915, it survived as a single-screen movie theater for nearly a century. Anchoring the town’s downtown area, the Ioka showed films of all types. Over the years, it also functioned as a club, a music venue and a community magnet. That is, until this past December. That’s when current owner Roger Detzler, faced with the huge cost of installing a modern fire suppression system, had no choice but to shut the theater down. The marquee went dark on Christmas Eve. Since then, the Ioka has lain in limbo. Detzler, who did his best to keep the place going for the past decade, hoped to sell it to someone — a community group, a non-profit, anyone — who could continue to keep the place open as a theater. But winter turned to spring, and in a bleak economy, no one stepped forward. So Detzler went ahead with plans to market the property to buyers for any purpose — perhaps even as a parking lot. Equipment began to be removed from the Ioka to prep it for sale. Faced with the theater’s imminent demise, a community effort to preserve and reopen the Ioka has finally emerged. It’s led by Marc Michael Murai, a local video producer and arts supporter who last week signed a preliminary intent to purchase the property, which he hopes to turn into a community cultural center. Based on that agreement, the theater remains intact. All demolition of the interior has ceased — for now. Murai has until Thursday, May 6, to raise a good-faith deposit of $10,000, which he says will buy enough time to develop a business plan and proceed with saving the theater. Is the effort worth supporting? Visit www.savetheioka.com, a Web site Murai recently set up to coordinate efforts and spread the word. Can it succeed? I hope so, for several reasons. Restored and brought up to code, theaters such as the Ioka can function as invaluable assets to a community and region. They mean economic activity today, in the form of bringing people to town, and also in the long run, in terms of being a quality-of-life asset that makes a community unique and attractive to future entrepreneurs and businesses looking to grow or relocate. Need proof? Look at Manchester’s Palace Theatre or Concord’s Capitol Center for the Arts. Both were big theaters left for dead at one point, but were restored by community leaders who saw the potential long-term value they offered. Today, both are major players in each city’s cultural scene. Contrast that with, say, Nashua, where no one bothered to save or restore any of the city’s downtown theaters. Though the city has many good qualities, it’s worse off for not having a large venue to serve as a focal point for the city’s arts scene. Exeter is close enough to the Merrimack Valley for the Ioka to count as an important cultural asset. So check out www.savetheioka. com, and consider helping out before the property becomes yet another parking lot. 4 News Getting the neighborhood out and gardening; Women in charge; more news in brief 12 Ink Comics, tattoos and pens — all ink-related and all collectable. In honor of Free Comic Book Day (Saturday, May 2), we look at how to collect comics, how to pick a tattoo that’s right for you and the collectors of those pre-Blackberry communication devices — pens. Cover photo of Kyle Schwotzer (Manchester resident and Marvel comics fan) at Double Midnight Comics, 245 Maple St. in Manchester (www.dmcomics.com) by Gil Talbot (Gil Talbot Photography, www.giltalbotphoto.com) HippoStaff Editorial Executive Editor Amy Diaz, [email protected], ext. 29 Contributing Editor Lisa Parsons, [email protected] Production Manager Glenn Given, [email protected] Listings Coordinator ([email protected]) Heidi Masek, [email protected] (arts) Doran Dal Pra, [email protected], ext. 14 Book Editor Lisa Parsons (send listings to her e-mail; books for possible review via mail attention Lisa — books will not be returned) Staff Writers Arts: Heidi Masek, ext. 12 News: Jeff Mucciarone, [email protected], ext. 36 Music: [email protected] Contributors John Andrews, Cameron Bennett, John Fladd, Rick Ganley, Henry Homeyer. Dave Long, Peter Noonan, Marianne O’Connor, Linda A. Thompson-Odum, Tim Protzman, Katie Beth Ryan, Eric W. Saeger, Gil Talbot, Rich Tango-Lowy. To reach the newsroom call 625-1855, ext. 29. 5 Q&A 9 Quality of Life Index 10 Sports 19 THIS WEEK the Arts: 20 Theater A show for the mothers; Curtain Calls, listings. 23 Art Local Color, listings. 24 Classical Events around town in listings. Inside/Outside: 25 Gardening Guy Henry Homeyer helps you with your greenery. 26 Kiddie Pool Weekend events for the family. 27 Car Talk Click and Clack give you their advice. 28 Treasure Hunt There’s gold in them there closets. Other listings: Clubs, page 25; Dance, page 28; Nature & Gardens, page 28; Sports & Rec, page 30. 32 Food Chefs show off at Taste of the Nation PLUS Manchester’s new international market offers halal meats and foods from around the world; Weekly Dish; Food listings; Rich Tango-Lowy helps you shop in Ingredients; Wine with dinner; listings. Pop Culture: 38 Reviews Dorks return! Reviews of CDs, TV, games, DVDs & books. 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The bill would also allow police to stop drivers solely for not wearing seat belts. According to the Concord Monitor, the Senate Transportation Committee is proposing an amendment that would make a violation a secondary offense — a move that would still allow officers to ticket offenders, but only after they were pulled over for another offense. A bill that would repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire is also scheduled to hit the Senate floor soon, but proponents for repeal may have to hold up. A Senate committee recommended studying capital punishment rather than repealing it. Gov. John Lynch has said he’ll veto any bill that repeals the death penalty if it gets to his desk. The state House of Representatives voted 193-174 for repeal last month. The state hasn’t executed anyone in 70 years, but this past fall a jury sentenced Michael Addison to death for shooting and killing a Manchester police officer. He is currently the only inmate on death row in the Granite State. Citing the passage of civil unions last year, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 last week to squash a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the Granite State. The House approved a bill recognizing same-sex marriage last month, 186-179. Committees only provide recommendations, but according to reports, it was unlikely the same-sex marriage bill would gain momentum on the Senate floor, along with a bill that would expand the rights of transgender residents. A Senate committee voted 4-1 last week to recommend passing a bill that would legalize medicinal marijuana for seriously and terminally ill patients. The bill passed the House 234-138. After 23 years, Lew Feldstein, president of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, announced last week he will retire in June 2010. The 67-year-old Hancock resident has had a varied career; Feldstein worked with the civil rights movement in Mississippi and served in a stint as John Wayne’s personal assistant. WMUR-TV named Alisha McDevitt its news director last week. McDevitt has been the station’s assistant news director since 2003. She replaces Andrew Vrees, who took the news director position at WMUR’s sister station, WCVB in Boston, according to a WMUR press release. Clean it up The Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program’s trash clean-up efforts are in full swing after a successful clean-up at Maxwell Pond this past weekend. Clean-ups are scheduled for Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to noon at Stevens Pond and Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to noon at Nutts Pond. Prizes will be awarded for the most interesting or most unusual piece of trash found. Visit www. manchesternh.gov/urbanponds. Send an e-mail to urbanponds@ gmail.com. Green power The Environmental Protection Agency recognized Southern New Hampshire University as the 2008-2009 Individual Conference Champion for purchasing more green power than any other school in the Northeast-10 Conference. Twenty-two conferences and 44 schools participated in the energy challenge. SNHU purchased 12 million kilowatt-hours of green power, which represents 100 percent of the school’s annual electricity usage, according to a SNHU press release. The EPA estimated 12 million kilowatt-hours was enough electricity to power nearly 1,200 average American homes. Visit www.epa.gov/grnpower/initiatives/cu_challenge.htm. Changes at the malls The Mall of New Hampshire in Manchester is going through some changes. Regina Pizzeria will open in the Mall’s food court. The Mall of New Hampshire will now also feature remodeled Aeropostale and GameStop stores, a mall press release said. Coming soon is Sanrio, which sells Hello Kitty items, and Zumiez, a surfboard and skateboard shop. Bare Escentuals, which features the bareMinerals line of cosmetics, opened at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua Friday, April 24. Nashua News was expected to open Tuesday, April 28, also at the Pheasant Lane Mall. 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Of the 40 profiled, 17 are from New Hampshire, including New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Maggie Hassan, current state Senate President Sylvia Larsen, Political Chowder talk show host Arnie Arnesen, Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and Executive Councilor Debora Pignatelli. Della Fera, a former classroom teacher, is online at www.mdellafera.com. When did you start working on it? About two years ago. It took about a year to write and six months to get published. It came out Nov. 1. What’s the response been to the book so far? It’s been exceptional. Way beyond anything in my wildest dreams that I could have thought of…. The response has been phenomenal. Q: That’s quite a mix of people you talked to. I can’t believe how accessible these women were to me. Not one of them knew me. They were so gracious and so willing to open up. What is the underlying message of the book? On some level, I wanted it to be an inspirational book for young girls. When I’m old, these are the women that are going to be the backbone of the country. … Sylvia Larsen became interested in politics in high school, though it didn’t come to fruition until much later. You need that germ of interest when you’re young in order for it to materialize. … How did you build up your base of subjects? When I was finished, I got referrals from the first three or four. … Debora Pignatelli referred me to a few people. Then I decided to go off on my own. I developed a letter of introduction. I started sending out letters and I started getting responses. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black What were some things that struck you about the women you interviewed? Well, there were some commonalities. These women sort of don’t get up in the morning and all of a sudden decide to run for Congress, or state [Representative], really anything beyond school committee. Usually they go for more local or town positions, if they’re going to run at all. Usually it’s with the PTA to help make education better for their kids. Someone in the party will see them or knows of them. Women need lots of support and encouragement. A man will wake up in the morning and say “I’m going to run for whatever,” and they just go ahead and do it. …. Once they make that decision, they are very determined and they really do go at it strategically. And that’s been repeated over and over again. And their leadership styles are different than men. They’re not as authoritarian, not as direct. They’re very collaborative. They want to include everyone. It’s almost like they’re afraid of hurting everyone’s feelings. They try to get all the input and suggestions and take the best of them and go on from there. I found it all so interesting. Fascinating book, fascinating people. Were there any politicians you didn’t get to talk to that you wish you had? Just as I was finishing, Lisa Wong, the mayor of Fitchburg. She’s 27 and it was her first time running. Originally I was only going to do 25 women, but I got to 25 and I said, “I’m having way too much fun.” Then I got to 30, 35 and I got to 40, and I figured this has to stop or I’ll need a wheelbarrow to carry the book around. There are many, many more women. I’m thinking of doing a second volume. I am working on another book. I’m so hooked on politics now it’s unbelievable. We have a female majority in the state Senate. So I’m doing a book just on the Senate. ... I think all 13 [senators] are going to take part. When did the women you talked to first start thinking about politics? There is a pattern with that. Once they were out of college, they’d typically work a year or two and then settle down and get married, have kids. They would typically wait … at least until children were of independent age, or out of the house, before they really run. Women, obligations are first to their family and kids. That’s different. Men don’t need to make the same considerations. What are some obstacles women politicians face? Their party, the backing of their party. Most of the time they’re more willing to back males than females, still to this day. A woman will even write a bigger check to a male than a woman. The other issue is still the press in some ways, the way they carry a woman’s message. Women have to deliver it in a different way. The media and the press is still hung up on clothes and hair and shoes. I guess nobody asked McCain or Obama about their clothes. Right, nobody asked where Barack got his clothes. They were all hung up on Sarah [Palin]’s clothes. Do you think the environment in the Northeast is getting better for women politicians? New Hampshire, on some level, is one of the easiest states. It has one of the biggest Houses, one of the biggest bodies, 424 people. That makes for a lot of openings. Maine has term limits so every year there are empty seats. But it’s still difficult to run against an incumbent, and the odds are already stacked against you. —Jeff Mucciarone Page | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Green thumbs needed Gardening efforts grow in southern New Hampshire New Hampshire. By Heidi Masek Julia Steed-Mawson could use your expertise this growing season. Mawson is an extension educator in 4H youth development for the UNH Cooperative Extension. The Extension’s Common Ground Garden Project includes the 4H Green Thumb Team, in which between 150 and 300 inner city kids visit Massabesic Audubon Center weekly in the summer to learn gardening. The Green Thumb Team garden started in 1998 at the Goffstown County Complex, Mawson said, but then “they needed the land for an agricultural program for the inmates. So we moved to the Massabesic Audubon Center” about three years ago. “In exchange, we’re providing the educational component” and all of the labor at Massabesic in Auburn, Mawson said. Common Ground partners with after-school programs; children come from the Manchester Housing Authority, Salvation Army in Nashua, the Merrimack and Nashua Boys & Girls Grow your own The New Hampshire Food Bank started growing some of its own food last year. It cultivated a quarter acre on the grounds of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services on North River Road, and will expand to a half-acre this year, Helen Costello of the Food Bank said. The garden was started to bring in more nutritious food and because food donations are down, Costello said. “In season, we always get some fresh food donations from local gardeners and local farmers, but we wanted to try and expand that,” Costello said. Last year the Food Bank harvested about 2,700 pounds of vegetables, including tomatoes, squash, cabbage and green beans. The garden comes under the umbrella of Recipe for Success, which started last year and includes a culinary training program and Operation Frontline nutrition education. Those programs usually take about 10 or 15 percent of the garden’s harvest, and the rest goes to the Food Bank’s distribution floor. The Bank has funding for a part-time gardener, who is supported by volunteers. About 80 will help with the May 13 planting. Youth leadership groups and the New Hampshire Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers programs help. The Division of Juvenile Justice is a “great community partner,” Costello said. Its workers provide water and are turning up the ground this year, and some of their youth built a tool shed. The Extension “gave us tremendous technical support to help us get started,” Costello said. Its workers even grow seedlings for the Food Bank. “So we don’t do it alone,” Costello said. “There seems to be a lot of interest from gardeners to plant an extra row or donate excess from their gardens,” Costello said. However, it doesn’t make sense for someone who is not near the Food Bank in Manchester (6699725) to donate there. Instead, they can look for a local agency that accepts fresh produce (the Food Bank keeps a long list of agencies it serves at www.nhfoodbank.org), and call ahead when bringing produce, Costello said. Return to the land Common Ground used to operate five community gardens throughout Manchester but had to “pull back” when it moved from Goffstown to Massabesic, Mawson said. Now in its fourth season with Audubon, there’s a “lot more to do” but Common Ground is better situated. “Eventually, we’d like to be able to be back working at other sites throughout the city,” Mawson said. A lot of it has to do with dollars and the availability of volunteers, Mawson said. One year a grant allowed her to hire seasonal staff to run an evening gardening program for kids; without the dollars, that doesn’t happen. FOR LEASE CAT SHOW Adjacent to Hillsborough County Courthouse Individual Professional Offices from $475/mo. 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Calling themselves the “Neighborhood Garden Coalition and Network,” they aim to find more space and help community gardens acquire the necessary infrastructure “so that people can be successful,” Mawson said. “It all sounds so simple,” Mawson said, but “gardening is hard. You can get overwhelmed and end up with weedy, discouraging places.” A good garden relies on nearby water supplies, shade and a place to park. Bathroom access is something to consider. The gardens need an element of security and “some understanding among people who [use the garden] of how they should be together,” Mawson said. One coalition member is Teena Hayden, Refugee Agriculture Specialist at the International Institute of New Hampshire in Manchester (www.iiboston.org/iiNH.htm, 647-1500). The Institute is a refugee resettlement agency, Hayden said. An agriculture component was added because so many clients come from agrarian backgrounds. The Institute has found many clients don’t want to farm for a living here — it’s difficult to do in New Hampshire anyway — but they do want kitchen gardens, which for apartment dwellers usually means community gardens. The Institute worked with Extension on a garden at the Brookside Church in Manchester, “but that can only accommodate about a dozen families and we bring in about 200 people per year,” Hayden said. With a network, resources (tools, seeds and information) could be shared, Hayden said, “so everyone isn’t reinventing the wheel.” About a dozen people met in February, including private business owners, the U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Extension, Hayden said. Later, close to 50 interested people met at Massabesic including people from apartment complexes and churches, and individuals with land available near urban areas, she said. A good community garden is one where the gardeners are learning from each other, Mawson said. Hayden is asking people (even those who don’t plan to garden) to fill out a survey at tinyurl.com/nhgardens. It’s short but will provide an idea of where people would like community gardens, Hayden said. Seacoast Cat Club Downtown Manchester Cyan Magenta Yellow Black [email protected] 053827 Zarina Makhatdinova, who moved to Manchester from Russia in 2006, at the Brookside Congregational Church on Elm Street in Manchester in 2008. Katie Berube photo courtesy International Institute of Clubs, Girls, Inc., in Manchester and Massabesic’s Camp WildSide, to participate. “All of these children are 4H-ers,” Mawson said. 4H is the youth development arm of the UNH Cooperative Extension, she said. For the coming season, Common Ground is seeking volunteers for four areas. For volunteer garden teaching docents, they need “people that love gardening and love children,” Mawson said. Volunteers on the garden crew work on issues like irrigation, garden design, and tending and harvesting. Action committee volunteers help with brochure design, public relations, volunteer recruitment, fundraising and Web site efforts. Common Ground also needs volunteers for two “special projects.” “We would love a compost master or team of them,” Mawson said, and “We’d love to ... have a teen entrepreneurship project tied to it.” Adult mentors could help teens coordinate compost sales to benefit the garden. The other special project would be a horticultural science team, which would set up experimental science plant beds with the kids. Common Ground also coordinates “Elders on the Grow” at the Hillsborough County Nursing Home. There a master gardener works with the elders, and families sometimes join in. “Rooting for Families” includes the Pine Street community garden in Manchester. “Shared Harvest” is an effort to encourage people to plant and grow for the hungry. At Massabesic, produce goes to the kids and excess to the New Hampshire Food Bank. Last year they sent about 1,000 pounds, Mawson said. Common Ground has developed practices for youth gardening over the years. “I’m now state coordinator for the Junior Master Gardener program,” Mawson said. She uses a curriculum from Texas A&M University augmented by Common Ground’s field experience. Mawson is advising four or five communities that want to create youth gardens. To volunteer or inquire, contact Mawson at 660-6373 or [email protected]. Help the local shelters - bring a food donation Directions: From South: RT 93N to Exit 14/RT9 (Loudon Rd). Right at end of ramp. Cross over the bridge, turn left into arena parking. From North: RT 93S to Exit 14. Left at end of ramp. Cross over the bridge, turn left into arena parking. 0 The Black Wedding Suit George’s Tuxedo Rental Tux Packages P Package includes tux, shirt, ties, vest, cuff links & studs. 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Page | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 10 love food? love exploring the world of food? then you’ll love d Foo for Though t with The Taste “Buds” every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on WTPL 107.7 www.tastebudsradio.com 10 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Your Leader in Quality Late Model Recycled Auto Parts Dave Long’s Hippo Sports LONGSHOTS Yanked from the headlines, the Fenway series yanks it back What a weekend for sports. I suppose it depends on your particular interest — but the Yanks and Sox was just the third most compelling match-up going in and it turned out a series with great drama and results for the Nation. Anyway, here’s my take on some things that stood out. News item: Weirdest box score ever? Aside from the major daily newspapers under siege, one of the biggest casualties of the Internet is the box score. I have loved looking at box scores since as a kid I read them in the Sporting News, two weeks old by the time they arrived. Things are a bit quicker these days, but not in reading them on the Web — which takes a lot longer with having to click from one to the next. It takes out the glance factor, which is big for a box score reader like me. So instead of reading them all, now it’s just the Sox and maybe to see if anything bad happened to the Yankees. But I did see the one for Saturday’s 16-11 win — which may be the weirdest I’ve ever seen. First can anyone explain how the Sox could get 13 hits and 16 runs while leaving 16 on base and still have just six official at bats over the minimum 27? The Yankees, who scored five fewer runs, while stranding an astonishing 27 runners, had 42 official at bats? Then there was lead-off man Jacoby Ellsbury, who played the entire game and did not have a walk or a sacrifice, batting four times when Jason Varitek, who hit eight, somehow had five at bats. How is that possible? And how about Mark Teixeira going 0-1 with three runs scored — thanks to being given a whopping five walks! Of course why you’d walk anyone five times when he’s hitting .233 is another story. And there was Mike Lowell on his way to a horrible day knocking in six in his last two at bats to take over the AL lead in RBI. On the mound, where Josh Beckett is looking more like the 2006 version of himself by the day, he threw 116 pitches in five innings as he gave up 10 hits and eight earned runs to leave with a 6.00 ERA. Ditto for A.J. Burnett’s five innings when he also gave up eight runs in sending his ERA to 5.47. And those numbers were low compared to the really ugly ones coming out of the bullpen, like José Veras’ 6.30, Hideki Okajima’s 7.00, Edwar Ramirez’s 7.30 and Friday’s loser Damaso Marte’s 15.19 — which, believe it or not, is not even the worst on the team! That belongs to Chen Ming Wang, who is at 34.50. A final thought from that game may explain why Ellsbury stole home with the bases loaded on Sunday. With JD Drew leaving six on base Saturday and 13 over two days, maybe he figured he’d die on the vine if he didn’t go. My conclusion — a nutty game even for YankeesRed Sox standards. News item: Patriots wheel and deal on Draft Weekend While they still need a linebacker to replace Mike Vrabel, in theory I like what Coach B did on draft day. First was the wheeling and dealing that saw him wind up with 12 picks and add two more second-rounders for 2010. And given the money going to first-round guys, it appears second-round picks are now like the new first-rounders in terms of salary cap value. And he finally realized, conceded or just gave in on the notion that the secondary needs to be completely rebuilt. It actually started in free agency with the signing of Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden and concluded with trading Ellis Hobbs to Philly for two lateround picks. In addition to hearing him talk a lot, he leaves me with the image of Plaxico Burress shooting the Patriots’ dream season down with that TD over Hobbs, and the notion that while he played hard and hurt, he was kick-returner, nickel back and not the number one corner he was last year. In between, they may have gotten the big hitter at safety to replace Rodney Harrison in Oregon’s Patrick Chung and in Darius Butler a highly rated corner to go along with the young’ns drafted last year. And pieces taken along the lines to provide depth for an aging team. The only thing missing is the dynamic pass rusher at LB — which could come in a trade with all those extra picks on hand. News item: The Bruins sweep Montreal out of the playoffs Think about it: the local nine and local six each swept their historic tormentors in a series in the same week! And while the Bruins’ feat was certainly more significant, because it happened in the playoffs, the uniqueness of it certainly is cool — that can’t have ever happened before, can it? Beyond that, since I’ve been on sabbatical from hockey since Mark Messier led the Rangers to the Cup in 1994, I’m not really in position to dissect and analyze just how the Bruins have gotten to where they are. But I will say three things without embarrassing myself. They have me watching again, which is a feat akin to hitting 756 without steroids. They can score, as a look at the stats reveals seven guys with 20 or more goals. Not sure what the record is, but that’s a lot. And finally GM Peter Chiarelli has done a job on par with what Danny Ainge did last year — with more pieces to put in place. The only question left is who’s the best GM in town — him, Danny, Coach B or Theo? News item: The Cs and Bs battle for the A The crucial Game Five will have been played by the time you read this, so I’m not sure who’s leading the series. But I’ll tell you one thing. This Chicago team is better than the Hawks team that gave the Kevin Garnett-led Celtics such problems last year. While they don’t have anyone as good as Joe Johnson, I’ll take their back court of Derek Rose, Andrew Toney play-a-like Ben Gordon and the versatile Kirk Hinrich over Johnson, Mike Bibby and who? And up front — while leaping Tyrus Thomas looks to have a little Dennis Rodman in him and isn’t quite as explosive getting off the ground, he’s going to be a better player than Josh Smith. And even though Al Horford’s very good, the Bulls’ twoheaded monster at center is better, as Brad Miller is physical and can score and Joaquim Noah is a defensive force with the best ability to chase sideline to sideline for double teams and still back to the paint to block shots and rebound since, I think, Dave Cowens! The Cs had better watch out, because this team is trouble and will be in the future. Dave Long can be reached at [email protected]. He hosts Dave Long and Company from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday on WGAM – The Game, 1250-AM Manchester, 900-AM Nashua. 1-800-258-3215 54 Basin Street, Concord, NH 03301 www.centralautorecyclers.com Clarion Hotel SAT, MAY 2ND ROBBIE PRINTZ RETURNS! 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Sports 101: Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are first and second on the all-time pro basketball rebounding list. Who is third? Below-the-Tarrier Line e-mailer of the Week: It goes to Ray from Lowell, who wrote to say the Knicks-Celtics game I spoke of a few weeks back where I bought tickets 20 minutes before the game was in 1973, not ’74. He was wrong; it was 1974. But his thorough recall pointed out three things. It was actually the elimination game of a series which ended with the Cs on top four games to one. He’s still ticked over the legendarily bad officiating in the famous 1973 Easter Sunday game at MSG when John Havlicek somehow still scored 17 or 18 points after playing with a separated right shoulder. And finally, the detail shows he is a serious NBA scholar of the period. The Bonner Update: With San Antonio on the brink as I write this, it seems appropriate to The numbers: 1 – even minute it took Central’s Meggie Donovan to cover the distance in taking first-place honors in the 400-meter dash. 5 – consecutive wins to start the season for the Trinity baseball team after the Pioneers downed Spaulding 11-3 behind winning pitcher Garrett Cole, who struck out 12. 6 – goals scored by Kayla Green to go along with four assists as she led Londonderry to a 16-0 win over free basic Hours of Operation: 7:30am-6:00pm (M-F) 7:30am-1:00pm (SAT) Complete Auto Repair Service Brake Service, Suspension Service Exhaust, Complete Tune-up Oil Changes, Lube led the way with a double, two triples and a homer in the wins. 12 – blown saves the great Mariano Rivera has against the Red Sox after last Friday night’s 5-4 grinder by the Red Sox, which is the most he has against any team in the majors. 39 – combined hits, including 14 for extra bases, in the aforementioned KSC-PSU baseball tilt — an actionpacked game that also saw 11 errors committed. Look no Further Than the Derryfield Country Club when you buy your parts from us see www.glennsappliance.com Glenn’s AppliAnce NOW OPEN WANT THE BEST DEAL IN GOLF IN SOUTHERN NH service advice for specials 151 Elm Street Manchester, NH 03101 mention the banner year of one Matt Bonner. He hit personal highs in all per-game category averages including points (8.2), rebounds (4.8) and minutes (23.8) as well as in threepoint shooting at 44.0 percent — eighth best in the NBA. And most importantly the Spurs were 52 and 23 since he moved into the starting line-up, whereas they were just 2-5 before it happened. Out-of-Town Score of the Week: The match-up won by Keene State over Plymouth State 28 to 11. It’s note worthy in this space not only for the outrageous score but because Jeff Perkins out of Goffstown was 5 for 6 with a homer and four runs batted in for the Owls and Kyle Morrill (of the story) who played at Memorial, had a grand slam and knocked in five. Thumbs Up: To New England Sports Network for its history of the Bruins that aired last week. It’s one of those evergreen shows, so it’ll mostly likely air again. If you simply are a Bruins fan or a person like me who likes the high flying Orr-Espo era and the O’ReillyRick Middleton one that followed, you have to see it. The footage, the story it tells, the writing and even the voice-over guy are superb. Sports 101 Answer: Third on the rebound list is another semi-Celtics enemy, old fo, fo, fo himself, Moses Malone, who grabbed 17,834. Kareem was fourth with 17,440. For the record, Russell has 21,620 while Wilt had 23, 924. Memorial in lacrosse action at the start of the week. 10 – runs scored by Central as they shut out cross-town rival West when Tanya Robidoux hit two doubles and a homer and threw the shutout for the Green. 11.6 – runs average per game as the 5-1 Derryfield baseball team is off to a fast start, scoring in double digits four times including 16-6 and 12-3 decisions last week over Sunapee at F-Cat field and Moultonboro respectively when slugger Steve Burke Glenn Krull Owner Glenn’s Appliance & More & More Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. • 297 S. Willow St., Manchester • Tel: 603-641-0334 WEEKDAY OR WEEKEND PRICING GOLF CARTS 18 holes $37 per person 18 holes 9 holes 9 holes $22 per person $14 per person $ 8 per person Located in the heart of the City of Manchester this eighteen-hole municipal golf course is complete with Pro Shop, restaurant and lounge. Call the Pro Shop for available tee times at 669-0235 or visit www.derryfieldgolf.com for more information. 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester 0 Page 11 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Andrew Toney: Cold-blooded Celticskiller from days gone by when the Sixers and not the Lakers were Enemy Number One in these parts. It wasn’t the points per game, which peaked at 20.4; it was how he got them — in bunches and generally coming down the stretch with guys hanging on him, like with Ben Gordon vs. the Cs this year. He’s the reason the Celtics traded for Dennis Johnson — they needed someone who could slow him down. A Celtics Villain maybe, but people respected what he was. Sadly was done by 30 after a series of foot problems led to an early retirement. Celtics Villains: While Toney may be one, he’s way down the list of Garden bad guys from that era. On the Sixers there were World B. Free, lefty hacker Steve Mix and man-child Darryl Dawkins. A little later was the dirtiest player in NBA history, Bill Laimbeer, and rugged Ricky Mahorn, who earlier in his career in Washington along with Jeff Ruland was part of the duo dubbed by the less than restrained Johnny Most as Mcfilthy and McNasty. Dave Cowens: Deranged in a basketball sense Celtics destroyer who played with the same abandon Pete Rose did in baseball. Roamed sideline to sideline and as the trailer on the Celtics fast break. Best part of his game was his ferocious rebounding. Greatest play ever was the strip of Oscar Robertson and zero-to-60 chase with him sliding out of bounds after diving headlong for it. Best battles were with Bob McAdoo — though nobody played Kareem any better. Was corookie of the year in 1971, league MVP two years later, played in seven straight All-Star games and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991. My favorite player ever. Wilt Chamberlain: The most amazing statistically dominant player in history. High marks were averaging NBA records 50.4 points in 1961-’62, 27.2 rebounds a year earlier, shooting 72.7 percent from the field in 1971-72 and 8.6 assists a game in 1967-’68, though his 7.6 won the assist crown a year earlier. Individual highs were scoring 100 points vs. New York in 1962 and pulling in 55 rebounds against Bill Russell in 1960. Greatest feat was not missing even ONE second in 1961-62 while averaging 48.5 minutes — .5 minutes more than there actually are in a game! Although never fouling out in 1,045 NBA games ain’t bad either. 12 12 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black For wearing, reading and writing Into ink? To celebrate Free Comic Book Day (a national celebration of comics that happens this year on Saturday, May 2), we decided to look at collectors of all things inked — from comic books to tattoos to those old-fashioned ink-holders, pens. Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 12 13 Is that comic book worth something? Everyone’s heard the story about the baby boomer who had years of Superman comics or the very first Spider-Man comic, but then left home and learned their mother threw them away. But if you start collecting now, are you making and investment or just creating an action-filled but not terribly valuable library? Depending on the condition the comic book is in, issues that have the most collector value are typically ones published between 1938 and 1979, particularly the superhero ones. Brett Parker, owner of Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, says certain factors make certain comics more valuable than others. “First and foremost, ones that have any type of event that’s considered a milestone,” Parker said. “A death, or the first appearance of a new character. Even when a new writer or artist takes over who’s not known for comic book work. Take Joss Whedon — he did shows like Firefly and Buffy and then did a stint writing for some X-Men comics that was beyond-belief hot.” “Spiderman, X-Men, Batman — they stick around for a reason,” said Paul Lofaso of Chris’s Cards & Comics in Salem. “It’s all about supply and demand. If there’s a short supply, the demand is going to be high, but even that’s not going to ensure that down the road that comic is going to significantly increase in value. People would buy limited editions by the case in the ’80s, on the hopes that they would be worth something down the line, but then they find that the value for them hasn’t really increased much. Most people who buy comics now buy them to read, to enjoy.” “I get literally thousands of comic books coming in every week from people wanting to sell,” said Ralph Gibernardo, owner of Jetpack Comics in Rochester. “The common misconception is that comic books are worth a lot of money. I’ll have someone bring in 300 comic books, and I’ll tell them that I suggest selling 85 percent of those at a yard sale for 50 cents apiece. There is only a select amount that have real value.” It’s important to know the grading method used to rate a comic book’s physical condi- 626-1207 1000 Elm Street Hampshire Plaza Photo on cover, above and on page 14 of Kyle Schwotzer of Manchester, who describes his comic book tastes thusly: “I’m pretty much a Marvel guy.” His tattoos (including the Indiana Jones on his left arm) are by Chris Flanagan at 603 Tattoo Company in Salem. Photos were taken at Double Midnight Comics in Manchester by Gil Talbot (Gil Talbot Photography; www.giltalbotphoto.com). “There’s a relatively new box breakthrough that’s just come out called the drawer box,” Parker said. “It’s like a regular comic book box, but since it has a pull-out drawer in front, you don’t have to unstack them to get at the comics you want, plus its extremely strong. It’s about three times more expensive, but it’s just too good not to invest in. We’ve all kind of smacked ourselves in the head for not thinking of that sooner.” Additionally, it’s important to have clean hands when working with comics (old comics in particular are susceptible to deterioration because of the paper and inks used in the past). But if you still want to read those comics without contributing to their wear and tear, there are ways. Free Comic Book Day! “DC Comics has something called Showcase and Marvel has Essential,” Parker said. “These are anthologies that allow collectors to re-read a comic that’s 30 years old without having to crack open their own. Also, sometimes people will buy junky editions of ones they already own, so they can read them and not worry about damaging them. But there are some people that take reading their comics to a crazy degree — putting on gloves, stuff like that.” While it’s up to the collector how condition-conscious they want to get, experts agree that even the basic steps of care will help preserve a comic book’s condition and will ensure a higher comic book grade on a universal scale used to determine value. The scale has levels of Mint, Near Mint, Very Fine, Fine, Very Good, Good, Fair, and Poor. For comic lovers, the first Saturday in May is now a national holiday — Free Comic Book Day, held this year on Saturday, May 2. Many area comic book stores will offer specials and hold special events. Double Midnight Comics in Manchester, for example, will feature local comic book artists on the day who will do free sketches for fans, and the store will host a Magic the Gathering tournament (see www.dmcomics.com for all their Free Comic Book Day plans). Some of the comics that will be free include a reprint of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book (by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman, who were living in Dover at the time), Blackest Night (featuring the Green Lantern and other DC characters), The Avengers from Marvel, a book featuring Dark Horse Comics characters and comics featuring The Simpsons, Sonic, Cars and Transformers. A full list of the Free Comic Book Day events and a list of the scheduled free comic books are at www.freecomicbookday.com. CALL TODAY! 603-645-8510 Page 13 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black tion, since that’s a key factor in its worth. There are several resources to help you determine the value of what you have. “There’s the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide that comes out in April each year,” Parker said. “It’s huge, probably the size of a dictionary, and it’s got everything. It gives you cool comic info about the Golden Age and Silver Age of comics, and how the grading system breaks down.” If you don’t want to consult a book, consult an expert. Many comic book stores will do appraisals or point you to a professional appraiser. “We try and find out first if that person wants us to appraise them for their own knowledge or if it’s so they can turn around and ask us to buy it from them,” Parker said. He recommends bringing in a list and setting up an appointment in order to get an accurate appraisal. Comic book experts agree that getting the most out of your collection’s value lies in careful storage of it. The three keys to ensuring a comic’s value are bags, boards and boxes. Moisture, dirt and oils can all cause excess wear and damage and can also lead to serious deterioration. “It’s all about condition,” Lofaso said. “Take care of your books, especially if where you keep them is prone to moisture or flooding. You also want to make sure to keep them out of prolonged sunlight as well.” Experts recommend storing your comics in polyethylene, Mylar or polypropylene bags, as well as using acid-free, archival-safe boards to provide extra support. “Everyone has their own degree for how serious they want to do it, but if they want to be active in their collections, each comic should be bagged and boarded,” Parker said. Storage is also an important element, so purchasing storage boxes is an important measure for serious comic collectors to take. Though they come in a variety of materials, including cardboard, plastic and metal, most collectors opt to use traditional acid-free cardboard boxes since they are inexpensive and easy to stack. Even how you lay your comics in those boxes will affect their value. “You want to stand comics up in boxes,” Lofaso said. “Laying them flat will cause the spines to bulge and roll, but standing them up preserves the edges.” By Dana Unger [email protected] 13 14 14 “There’s a big spread in Mint condition or Near Mint versus Good,” Lofaso said. “In the past if you have a comic that’s worth $100 Mint, Fine would be about half that value, then Good would be half of that again. The spread now is more like five to ten percent between Fine and Good.” If you are new to buying or selling comics, what can you do to avoid getting ripped off? “Do your homework,” Parker said. “Make sure you know what you have. A lot of times there can be issues that had a tiny print run, like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but they’ve reprinted that issue 40 times. We’ve had people bring in something they thought was a valuable issue but find out it’s a 37th printing. Always know what you have and be prepared to learn that it may not be what you think it is.” “If you’re buying comics strictly for investment purposes, go before the 1970s,” Lofaso said. “But do your homework. It’s like buying antiques — you need to know the value. Buy the magazines and read up on what they’re worth.” There are several genres of comics that are popular for collectors right now. “I would say that the movie-based titles with successful followings are becoming big for people who are new to collecting comics,” Parker said. “But that’s just one side of the coin. Anything goes, really. Heroes, the big ones, are always popular. Some people only collect what’s hot, and what’s hot is different to each person.” “Watchmen is getting pretty popular these days,” Gibernardo said. “Those are selling in the $15-to-$25 range, but with those kinds of comics, it’s like the housing bubble — it’s only going to have value as long as the movie hype lasts.” As for future trends in collectible comics, there are a few that stand out. “Well, right off the bat, there’s something out now called Kick-Ass,” Parker said. “It has an amazing artist and an amazing writer, it’s already been optioned for a movie, been cast, and is filming, and it’s only up to issue five. That was a whirlwind thing I haven’t seen in a while, and I don’t think I’m going to see again. The Wolverine comics are going to get popular, because there’s a lot of renewed interest with the movie coming out.” “Unfortunately with comics, it’s a crapshoot as to what will be of value down the line,” said J.R. of Shadowgear Comics in Bedford. “Brian Michael Bendis is sort of the current go-to guy. He’s permeating a lot of the Marvel comics right now, and his stuff has been pretty big. Obviously Frank Miller’s stuff — anything he touches has been turning to gold lately. Alternate or variant covers are getting big, because they’ll print one in 25 or one in 50 of them, so they’re the ones that seem to be jumping up in value lately.” “Comics nowadays don’t hold their value as much,” Gibernardo said. “It’s so few and far between. Even the first printing of the Spiderman Obama comic, which was huge, will probably only be worth about $20 by this time next year. I tell people that speculating in new comics isn’t worth it. I’d recommend buying ones from the 1950s.” Wayne Harrison from the Comic Store in Nashua concurred. “It’s impossible to guess what’s going to be of value in the future,” he said. “If I knew, I’d buy them all. The Obama cover of Spiderman has been popular, but if he does a bad job, no one will care in four years. Really, it’s the comics before 1980 that are going to hold their value.” Comic book stores You can find comics at places like Barnes & Noble, Borders and (not surprisingly) Newbury Comics. But there are also several local stores specifically devoted to serving the comic book-lover. • Chris’s Cards & Comics, 341 S. Broadway in Salem, 898-4151; 919 Lafayette Road in Seabrook, 474-2283; www.chriscardscomics.com When comic collecting, experts agree that knowledge is your best asset, but keep in mind there’s still the element of chance involved. “As popular as X-Men and Iron Man are, doesn’t mean that they’ll be worth a ton of money down the line,” Lofaso said. “There was a company called Valiant that showed up in the ’90s, printing small runs that everyone wanted to buy — a lot of their titles were selling for $50 or $100 each, which is quite a bit for comics. But then they went out of business in 2000, and though there is still a little bit of interest for those, the value isn’t what it used to be because there’s virtually no demand.” “Like anything you do in life, collecting is a gamble,” Parker said. • Collectibles Unlimited, 25 South St. in Concord, 228-3712, www.collectiblesunlimited.biz • The Comic Store, 300 Main St. in Nashua, 881-4855 • Double Midnight Comics, 245 Maple St. in Manchester, 669-9636, www. dmcomics.com • Jetpack Comics, 112 Portland St. in Rochester, 330-9636, www.jetpackcomics.com • Larry’s Comics, 68 Lakeview Ave. in Lowell, Mass., 978-459-5323, larryscomics.net • Neo Tokyo, 168 Amherst St. in Manchester, 666-0214, www.neotokyo.biz • Shadowgear Comics, 39 S. River Road in Bedford, 935-9211, www.shadowgearcomics.com Cyan Magenta Yellow Black What to know before you go By Dana Unger [email protected] Tattooing wasn’t always as widely accepted as it is now. Now tattoos have become a million-dollar industry, with studios in almost every city, national conventions (New Hampshire’s Live Free or Die Tattoo Expo will take place July 10 through July 12 this year at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester) and even reality TV shows like Miami Ink and L.A. Ink. If you are dying to get that “I (heart) Mom” tattoo, here’s what you need to know before getting inked. Cleanliness is next to godliness Hygiene and safety should be key factors in your decision. Hygienic conditions are mandatory for licensed tattoo studios. In New Hampshire, those conditions are strictly regulated by the Board of Health. All tattoo artists should use fresh needles and ink for their tattoo guns, should clean the area they are going to tattoo with a sterilizing agent, use latex gloves, and have a proper disposal unit for used needles. Tattoo-goers need to make sure to check for the studio’s sterilization certifications, and the artists need to be vaccinated for Hepatitis B. “We need to have a license, a doctor’s note, everything,” said Kat, also an artist at Spider-Bite. “You have to be healthy.” Tattoo artists are also not obligated to ink you if you show any signs of being intoxicated or using drugs, or have any open sores, wounds or other skin conditions. If you see any of these signs on the artist himself, leave. Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 14 Customers “need to look at the artists’ stations — make sure everything is clean. Cleanliness and artwork are the key things,” Poch said. “There are butchers out there who will tear you up. Look into everything before you get it — at the studio, how long they’ve been open, who they tattoo. Ask questions, a lot of questions.” Patience is rewarded You are really hot to trot to get that tattoo, but before you do, put some research in. “I say plan,” said Poch, a tattoo artist at Spider-Bite Tattoo Studio in Manchester. “Know the tat you want, placement, how much it means to you. That’s key.” Having seen his fair share of tattoo impulse buyers, Poch says they often end up with buyer’s remorse. “We have people who come in off the street and get that done and then two months later come back in and want it changed,” Poch said. “I suggest you plan for it.” The pain of removal is worth considering. “Laser removal is more painful than a tattoo, so that is a factor that people need to consider,” said Donald Rainone, owner of Smoothskin Cosmetic Laser Center in Londonderry. “We use topical cream and cold ice compresses to offset the pain, so we can do things to see to the person’s comfort, but among other cosmetic procedures, it’s one of the most painful ones because you’re not asleep.” This is going to take a while Enthusiasts looking to do a large-scale tattoo design should be prepared to spend a lot of dough and a lot of time. And on Kyle Schwotzer’s right arm... Photo by Gil Talbot “How long a tattoo can take to do depends on the amount of design,” said Linda Florin from Gothic Tattoo in Concord. “A wholebody piece can take years. If you just want a sleeve done, it can’t all be done at once — most artists will do the outline, have that heal up and then color it in.” “The intricate nature of the design dictates how long it will take,” said tattoo artist Gary LaRoche from Good Times Tattoo in Manchester. “Celtic designs are the longest because of all the detailed knot work.” “An average-size tattoo can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half,” said Becky Benson, owner of Radical Ink in Barrington. “If it’s one that takes up the entire back, we set up an appointment with them — if they can sit for four to five hours, we’ll do that and get as much done as we can at once. The tattoo on my back took about 12 trips and 64 hours to do.” It’s art Every tattoo artist is different, and so is their handiwork. Artists suggest looking for someone whose work is going to best serve the design you desire. “People mostly want custom work nowadays,” Florin said. “They’re not going in and just picking something out of the portfolios. They want the tattoo to mean something to them.” Different artists specialize in different types of art. 15 Skulls and roses in the workplace Though the rules on having visible tattoos in the workplace have relaxed in recent years, and though about a third of 18- to 25year-olds say they have at least one tattoo (according to a Jan. 7, 2007, Pew Research Center survey), many employers maintain strict guidelines about visible body art. Before getting inked, make sure to check your employee handbook. Rainone says most of the removals he sees are on people looking to join the military where visible inking is not permitted. “Different military branches disqualify for tattoos, so with the Iraq War, military recruits for branches like the Air Force are being disqualified for having visible tattoos.” If you already have tattoos and are concerned that your body art may hinder future employment opportunities, there is hope. The Web site ModifiedMind.com provides a database of the body modification policies of businesses around the world. Try on a tattoo If you are not sure about taking the plunge into permanent inking, there are plenty of My melancholy ink You weighed the pros and cons, chose a design, researched the artists, learned the risks, maybe tried a temporary, and finally got inked. There’s just one problem: you don’t like your tattoo. Dissatisfaction is the most common reason for tattoo removal, and reasons for dissatisfaction can range from poor artwork by the artist, to discoloration or distortion of the tattoo, to outgrowing your personal like for it. “The most common reason is a ‘responsibility’ factor,” Rainone said. “We get that word a lot — ‘I have children now, I have a professional job, I’m going to law school, my child keeps asking, ‘What’s that, daddy?’ So it’s a life phase transition where they feel that the tattoo is no longer a part of who they are, what their life is now, as opposed to when they first put it on.” Names are also a popular reason for removal, but perhaps not as much as people tend to think. “A very small percent are the people getting names removed,” Rainone said. “A lot of people think that’s the majority, but it’s not. I’ve had some people come in and the name was misspelled by the tattoo artist or one person had the memorial date of their friend done and it was the wrong date. The consequences of a mistake like that are horrific.” “We do get a lot of people covering up girlfriends’ names, husbands’ names,” LaRoche said. “With kids’ names it’s different — people will always keep those.” If “Jane and Joe Forever” really meant “Jane and Joe, Four Months,” there are several tattoo removal solutions available. • Laser removal: One of the most effective and popular methods, laser tattoo removal is available at clinics throughout the state. The procedure involves using intense light emissions and the treatments last from 10 to 20 minutes. Though it is effective at removing tattoos, laser specialists warn that your skin will still never look exactly the same as it did before the tattoo. “The procedure itself in the office is anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, and it’s about eight treatments to remove a tattoo, so you’ve got to dedicate a good four months to a year — more if you’ve got NATURAL & SAFE PRODUCTS FOR TEETHING Organic Baby B On the Oval in Milford NH 00 alternatives that are cheaper and much less painful than the real thing. Temporary tattoos are a useful tool for those deciding on a permanent one and can help you find out what colors and placement will work best for your body. One of the most popular is henna — a temporary tattoo is applied to the skin using crushed henna leaves along with natural ingredients like cloves, lemon juice, turmeric and black tea. Not only is henna not permanent; it doesn’t use chemicals. Even though it is all natural, it is recommended that you know exactly what is in your henna mixture before it is applied, since there could be allergic side effects for some. Along with temps, there are now Waterslide tattoos, for people who want to design their own ink. Waterslide tattoos use special decal paper that can be printed through ink jet or laser printers and applied to the skin with a medical-grade adhesive. 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Donald Rainone, whose Smoothskin Cosmetic Laser Center in Londonderry specializes in laser tattoo removal, said many of his clients got tattoos with poor artwork that they never liked right off the bat. “They told the artist what they wanted but it didn’t come out, or it didn’t sit right on their body compared with the picture,” Rainone said. “It was bad art, and there is that out there. Not everybody’s a great tattoo artist.” Tattoo artists recommend taking several factors into consideration before settling on the final design. Rainone advises care in choosing colors. “Aquamarine blues, vibrant greens like Kelly greens — bright greens and blues are meant to be very stable, so they’re very resistant to the laser,” Rainone said. “You need special wavelengths to attack them. Black is the easiest color to remove, so a straight-up black tattoo is no problem. Browns and purples are easy too.” “Since they’re going to be married to this thing, my advice is to take your time and pick something that you can live with forever,” Florin said. “There’s no divorce court for tattoos.” Designs that continue to be popular include tribal symbols, stars, wings, flowers, crosses, animals, and cultural symbols and characters (including Celtic, Tibetan and Chinese designs). “Women are getting a lot of butterflies, roses, dolphins and stars,” Benson said. “Tribal stuff is very much out,” Florin said. “It was popular 10 years ago, but we’re not doing as much of those anymore. Honestly, now it’s a lot of stars — I do at least one star tattoo a week. Another thing that’s been popular is trees as well. The way things are going in the world right now, people seem to be looking towards nature.” 15 1 Hour Massage • Deluxe Spa Pedicure • Foot Sculpting Customized Facial • Body Glow • Spa Cuisine Order your Mom the “Queen for the Day” Spa Package today and it will be hand delivered in Black Tie to her home or work on May 7th, 8th or 9th, complete with a single rose and a premium box of Granite State Gourmet Chocolates! Page 15 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 16 someone with a full sleeve or with a lot of dark ink and colors,” Rainone said. “It’s a process. It’s not instantaneous.” • Intense Pulsed Light Therapy: Intense Pulsed Light Therapy, or IPL, is one of the newest methods of tattoo removal and one of the least painful. The treatment involves a special wand that emits intense light pulses to remove the ink. Though it requires fewer treatments than laser tattoo removal, it is more expensive, running from $300 to $600 per treatment (four to six treatments are needed for best results, according to Derma Network.com). • Removal creams: The effectiveness of topical tattoo removal products is heavily debated, and many promise results that tattoo professionals deem too good to be true. One of the most popular is Doc Wilson’s Wrecking Balm, which touts itself as an effective method of tattoo faderemoval. The product’s Web site says “this unique system safely combines three technologies and two simple methods of skin exfoliation and removal,” utilizing a gel, cream and a “DemoMatic” wand. The product can be more expensive than the actual tattoo, with 24 applications of the Balm running about $150. When used over a long period of time, some creams may fade the tattoo but will not likely remove it permanently. • Cover-ups: Many are opting to use cover-ups instead of removal methods to alter their tattoos. Most tattoo artists offer tattoo Why I got my tattoo alterations, Sometimes a mom’s advice is best When you tell people you want to get a tattoo, you tend to get a lot of advice, from the tattooed and non-tattooed alike. “Make sure they wear gloves,” one inked friend said to me. “It should smell like a dentist’s office,” another remarked. But when I was finally ready to get my tattoo, perhaps the best piece of advice came from my steadfastly non-inked Lutheran mother: “Whatever you get,” she said, “make sure it’s something you won’t be embarrassed to have when you’re 80 years old and in a nursing home.” As a nurse for more than 40 years, she had seen her share of saggy Tweety Birds and paunched and wrinkled hiss- for those who still want ink but want to change the artwork. A cover-up tattoo is less painful and less expensive than most removal options and usually doesn’t require a lengthy time commitment. Cover-ups are limited — dark inks can only be covered with dark inks, and they can only really be done once or twice per tattoo. ing scorpions. Most people who get tattoos think about it for a long time before they take the plunge. I had been thinking about it since I was a teenager. I approached the prospect with the mindset of someone contemplating having children or getting married. This was not something I would rush into. I had to make sure that I was ready and that it was the right tattoo for me. I finally settled on the Triple Goddess Symbol, often attributed to the Celtic goddess Bridget. The simple design incorporates a waxing moon, a full moon and a waning moon, each representing a stage of a woman’s life — maiden, mother and crone. Yes, to most people it sounds “witchy” or “New Agey,” but that’s the thing about tattoos. The only “I can tell you if someone has tried to cover a tattoo that they didn’t like or recolor it in some way,” Rainone said. “Tattoo artists tend to be very heavy-handed when you go back to get something re-colored or re-covered — those can be very difficult to remove.” thing that matters is what it means to you. All of my life, I’ve been surrounded by incredibly strong, beautiful and accomplished women — my mother, my aunt, friends, professors, bosses, even myself — each of whom have taught me invaluable lessons, and I wanted to honor all of them and all women in a tangible way. I had done all the research, checked out the studios and artists, and finally got my tattoo done at Midnight Moon Tattoo in Chichester. I had a great experience. Perhaps the question I get asked the most is “Did it hurt?” As someone who has been afraid of needles all her life, I think I was probably the last person I thought would actually get a tattoo (my mom thought so — and I’m sure was counting on that). Most people will tell you that the level of pain depends on the location of the tattoo — I got mine on my ankle, and it wasn’t so much pain as discomfort. But ultimately, the minor pain was nothing compared to getting something that was a symbol of deep resonance for me. My design was nothing remarkable in the artistic or creative sense, it didn’t have any intricate detailing or impressive coloring, but it was something that held deep meaning for me — a piece of my personality and history made visual. And, thanks to the advice of my mother, it is something I know I won’t be embarrassed to have when I’m 80 and in that nursing home. —Dana Unger 16 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Pen collectors serious about ink By Dana Unger [email protected] Pen collecting is a huge industry. Vintage pens fetch big bucks depending on their condition, and even modern pens go for serious dough, sometimes costing several hundred dollars each. Though most of us may relegate buying that non-click pen to Father’s Day or someone’s high school graduation, there are plenty of buyers out there keeping the nostalgic appeal of pens alive. “Obviously at Christmas there is a bigger push on pens,” said Steve Larochelle, manager of Pearson’s Jewelers in Manchester. The Elm Street store specializes in the high-end Montblanc brand. “Each year [Montblanc] comes out with a Writer’s Edition in the fall, which they started in 1994 or 1995, and it’s now become a collectible market. I have people that come in for each one, saying, ‘I want the next series’ — people won’t even open them either, because they are worth more that way. Just look at places like eBay — there’s a huge market for this.” “Pen collectors buy anytime,” said Richard Binder, a repairer and restorer of fountain pens in Nashua. Binder is also a collector of vintage pens and runs the on-line store Richard Binder Fountain Pens. “Non-collectors buying for gift-giving do make a bump in sales around special occasions.” Like stamps, comic books, or even tea cups, pens are personal to the collector, who is likely to focus on characteristics like color, brand, materials, time period or country of origin. The value of a pen depends on several factors, notably “condition, rarity Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 16 and cachet,” Binder said. “Unlike other antiques, a fountain pen should be in the best possible condition consistent with its age and the material of which it’s made. Wear and other signs of age reduce the value, sometimes by an amazing amount. Obviously a rare pen is more desirable than one that’s dirt common, but rarity needs to be coupled with cachet.” When all of those conditions are met, pens can command serious money. “Pens at the very top end can go for prices well into five figures,” Binder said. “A red hard-rubber Waterman 420 in collectible condition, for example, can easily command $25,000 or more.” But a high price of a pen doesn’t necessarily indicate good quality, and vice versa. “You can buy a Lamy Safari for about $30,” Binder said. “It’s not fancy, but the Safari writes well and is virtually bulletproof — you can carry it with you everywhere. For less than $100, you can get a really nice pen like the Bexley Simplicity.” Though many pens remain affordable, people are taking a stand on some high prices, particularly in this economy. “Montblanc have overpriced themselves out of the marketplace,” Larochelle said. “They just kept raising the price. When we first started carrying their classic pen, they went for $90 — now it’s $375. Some come in looking for the same pen they bought 15 years ago, only to find out how much it costs now. People are saying enough is enough.” What is it about pens that makes them appealing to collectors? “A lot of people are collecting to make money,” Larochelle said. “Ultimately they are just finding a different way to invest money, rather than putting it into an IRA or the stock market. It’s a way of diversifying. There are others that are just passionate pen lovers, but you don’t run across too many of those.” “You probably don’t know very many people who have no collection of something,” Binder said. “Whether it be comic books, hats, Pez dispensers or whatever. Pens are small and easy to collect. There’s no particular age range, social stratum, profession or geographical area that has a lock on the hobby. Some collect vintage pens that have never been — and will never be — used, some collect vintage pens and use them daily, some collect modern limited-edition pens and don’t use them, some collect modern pens and use them.” With many people now working and playing in an increasingly paperless world, Binder says there are many who prefer to stay low-tech (himself included). “Part of why people are buying good pens in increasing numbers is a reaction against the growing isolation and depersonalization that people feel,” Binder said. “Computers are turning us into captive automatons, chained to our keyboards and monitors. Handwriting, with a tool as pleasing to use and as intimate as a fountain pen, helps to counteract this.” So what would be his pen of choice? “The Parker ‘51’ was a technological marvel at its 1941 introduction and is still, in my opinion, the best fountain pen ever designed,” Binder said. 17 Mother’s S u n Day d a— y Sunday, B r u May n c 10 h th aMake n eYour w Reservations t r a d i t iNow on Grand Buffet: 2 Seatings - 11:00am & 1:00pm also serving Lunch, Mon - Fri and Dinner, Mon - Sat Brunch: 10:30am-2:30pm M oo dd ee rr nn H H ii ss tt oo rr yy M Ninety Six Six Pleasant Pleasant Street, Street, Concord Concord Ninety 603.225.7102 www.graniterestaurant.com 603.225.7102 www.graniterestaurant.com TREAT MOM OR JUST TREAT YOURSELF! Cyan Magenta Yellow Black WE’RE OPEN MAY 10TH ALWAYS PRIVATE PEDICURES & MANICURES 40 CLASSIC PEDICURE $ 50 SIGNATURE PEDICURE $ 60 CLASSIC PEDI & MANI $45 1 HOUR BASIC FACIAL OR SWEDISH MASSAGE Valid M-F New clients only. 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Rick Ross, Deeper Than Rap 10. Lacuna Coil, Shallow Life dvd According to Hollywood Video 1. The Day the Earth Stood Still (PG-13, 2008) 2. Marley & Me (PG, 2008) 3. Bedtime Stories (PG, 2008) 4. The Spirit (PG-13, 2008) 5. Seven Pounds (PG-13, 2008) 6. Slumdog Millionaire (R, 2008) 7. Yes Man (PG-13, 2008) 8. Quantum of Solace (PG-13, 2008) 9. The Tale of Despereaux (G, 2008) 10. Role Models (R, 2008) Friday, May 1 Hugh Jackman is back as comic book hero Wolverine for a fourth time. X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens today, focusing on how Wolverine came to be a mutant warrior. For more about film, see page 42. Saturday, May 2 Today is National Astronomy Day. To celebrate, see the Wright Flyer, watch rocket launching and take a helicopter ride at Spacetacular Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center, 2 Institute Drive in Concord. Admission costs range from $6 to $9. Visit www. starhop.com or call 271-STAR. For more ideas for family activities, see page 26. Wednesday, May 6 National Public Radio’s Only a Game host Bill Littlefield is coming to the Amherst Town Library. Hear him tonight at 7 p.m., at 14 Main St. in Amherst (www. amherst.lib.nh.us). The Yale graduate is a humanities professor and writer-in-residence at Curry College in Milton, Mass. It’s free, but call 673-2288 to register. For more about libraries, see page 40. Sign up NOW for Summer Courses at NHTI! Classes begin June 1 Sunday, May 3 Craig Howard and Lisa Owen perform as Max Bialystock and Ulla in the Actorsingers production of Mel Brooks’ The Producers. The community company stages it today at 2 p.m. at the Keefe Auditorium at Elm Street Middle School (Elm and Lake streets) in Nashua. Tickets cost $15 and $18; visit www.actorsingers.org or call 3201870. (Courtesy photo.) For more about theater, see page 20. Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 18 Weeklong Intensive, Day, Evening, Online and Distance Learning Courses Available. Visit www.nhti.edu/continuingeducation/ or call (603)271-7122. www.nhti.edu • (603) 271-6484 00 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black FILM Top movies at the box office April 24-26 (weekend/cumulative) 1. Obsessed, Sony ($28.5 million/$28.5 million) 2. 17 Again, Warner Bros. ($11.7 million/$40 million) 3. Fighting, Universal ($11.4 million/$11.4 million) 4. The Soloist, Paramount ($9.7 million/$9.7 million) 5. Earth, Disneynature ($8.5 million/$14 million) 6. Monsters vs. Aliens, Paramount ($8.5 million/$174 million) 7. State of Play, Universal ($6.9 million/$25 million) 8. Hannah Montana The Movie, Buena Vista ($6.4 million/$65 million) 9. Fast & Furious, Universal ($6 million/$145 million) Friday, May 1 Pretend you are at a Led Zeppelin concert when Get the Led Out comes to the Capitol Center for the Arts tonight at 8 p.m., at 44 South Main St. in Concord (225-1111). Ticket-holders of age can pre-party at The Draft in Concord with free apps starting at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $35 and $45. 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They started listening to Broadway songs, and found ones that could apply to motherhood when taken out of their original context. Roberge started working with director Wayland Bunnell of Community Players of Concord, who gave her musical revue a storyline. “He really helped me If you go 20 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black What: Musical Mom, a musical revue of motherhood, performed by Marisa Roberge Benefits: In His Steps Learning Center When: Saturdays, May 9 and May 16, at 8 p.m. Where: Goffstown Christian Fellowship, 67 Henry Bridge Road, Goffstown Tickets: $10 reserved, $12 at the door Contact: 497-4508 fine-tune it,” Roberge said. Musical Mom takes you through motherhood from the moment you learn you are pregnant through letting go. It has been staged about five different times, including in Concord and Louisville, Ky., but never in the Manchester area until now. Roberge performs it as a fundraiser for In His Steps Learning Center in Goffstown in time for Mother’s Day. (Her son Beckett attends the preschool.) A fellow mom said after a show, “I feel like you’ve taken my journal and put it on stage,” Roberge said. Musical Mom is general enough that you can interpret it in the way that touches you, Roberge said. Roberge said it’s hard to market an original one-woman show, but it won best original musical revue in the 2007 New Hampshire Music Awards, the same year she won best actress in a community musical for performing in Hot Mikado with New Thalian Players. It’s been about two years since Musical Mom has been staged. Her children are seven years old and three and a half, and Roberge said the time has given her a little more insight for the show: “definitely the child-rearing part ... I have much more experience with that now,” Roberge said. 20 Theater Marisa Roberge in Musical Mom. Courtesy photo by Brett Mallard. Kevin Roberge co-produces. Jed Holland helped develop the show as their original music director, and Joel Mercier is the current musical director; both are well-known in the area. “Jed is fantastic — he really helped us link all the songs together... there’s really no dialogue,” Roberge said. 23 Art Songs that are used include pieces from contemporary shows as well as some obscure ones, like “Where is Me?” from New Faces of 1968. Bunnell has an antique sheet music business, Roberge explained. “Some are very clearly related [to motherhood] ... some are totally not,” Roberge said. 24 Classical Includes listings, shows, auditions, workshops and more. For information on Includes listings for gallery events, ongoing exhibits, classes and workshops. Includes listings for symphony and orchestral performances and choral shows plus features and reviews of performances, see past stories on hippo- For more information on exhibits, see past stories on hippopress.com. Send events. To get your event some press, write [email protected]. To get press.com. To get listed, send information to [email protected]. information to [email protected]. your event listed, send information to [email protected]. THEATER Listings • The Acting Loft 516 Pine St., Manchester 666-5999, actingloft.org • Actorsingers 219 Lake St., Nashua, 889-9691, actorsingers.org • Adams Memorial Opera House 29 W. Broadway, Derry, 437-0505, derryarts.org • Amato Family Center for the Performing Arts at Souhegan Valley Boys & Girls Club 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, 672-1002 ext. 2, svbgc.com • Andy’s Summer Playhouse Wilton, 654-2613, andyssummerplayhouse.org • Anselmian Abbey Players Dana Center, 641-7700 • Bedford Off Broadway Meetinghouse Road, Bedford, 557-1805, bedfordoffbroadway.com • Bedford Town Hall 70 Bedford Center Rd., Bedford • Belle Voci bellevoci.org, 848-7986 • Capitol Center for the Arts 44 Main St., Concord, 225-1111, ccanh.com • Concord Chorale 224-0770, concordchorale.org • Concord City Auditorium 2 Prince St., Concord, 228-2793, concordcityauditorium.org • Concord Community Players 224-4905, communityplayersof concord.org • The Dana Center 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, 641-7700, anselm.edu • The Majestic Theatre 281 Cartier St., Manchester, 669-7469, majestictheatre.net • Manchester Community Music School 2291 Elm St., 644-4548, mcmusicschool.org • Manchester Community Theatre and Second Stage Professional Co. 698 Beech St., Manchester, 627-8787 • Milford Area Players 673-2258, milfordareaplayers.org • Music and Drama Company (MADCo.) Londonderry, madco.org • My Act myact.org, 429-3950 • Nashua Theatre Guild PO Box 137, Nashua, 03061, 320-2530 nashuatheatreguild.org • New Thalian Players newthalianplayers.org, 666-6466 • Nashua Community College Performing Arts Club (PAC) 505 Amherst St., Nashua, 428-3544 • The Palace Theatre 80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588, palacetheatre.org • Peacock Players 14 Court St., Nashua, 886-7000, peacockplayers.org • Phoenix Academy 25 Front St., Suite 501, Nashua, 886-2768, phoenixacademynh.com • Profile Chorus Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 20 profilechorus.org • School of Theater Arts at The Amato Center for Performing Arts 56 Mont Vernon St., Milford, 672-1002 ext. 20 • Seacoast Repertory Theatre 125 Bow St., Portsmouth, 433-4472 • SNHU Drama Club 2500 North River Rd., Hooksett • Yellow Taxi Productions yellowtaxiproductions.org • THE ALTOS ... Like the Sopranos Only Lower, Murder & Mayhem dinner theater production Sat., May, 2, 6 p.m., to benefit the Nashua YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign, at the YMCA, 17 Prospect St., Nashua, 577-9530, www.nmymca.org, $35. • ARTSFEST Showcase 2009 includes hip-hop, reggae, Broadway, African drumming, visual arts, modern dance, comedy sketches and more Fri., May 8, at 7 p.m., at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, 335-1992, rochesteroperahouse.com, artsfest.us. • THE BOY FRIEND presented by Riverbend Youth Company, Fri., May 8, Sat., May 9, and Fri., May 15, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sun., May 10, Sat., May 16, and Sun., May 17, at 2 p.m., at the Amato Center. • BURN THIS, by Lanford Wilson, presented by Yellow Taxi Productions May 7-May 16 at YTP, 5 Pine St., Extension, Nashua, $10-$25, www. theatermania.com, 791-4558. • CORDIALLY COLE PORTER A Tribute to a Great American Composer dinner or dessert theater May 1-May 3, at the Majestic Theatre, $20-$32. Reservations required. • DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN Sat., May 9, at 8 p.m., at the Capitol Center for the Arts, $37.50-$42.50. • DUNNET LANDING STORIES presented through puppetry by Pontine Theatre through May 10 at West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St., Portsmouth, www.pontine.org, 4366660, $20-$25. Original stage adaptation of Sarah Orne Jewett’s series. • FULL MONTY presented by Concord Community Players, Thurs., April 30-Sat., May 2, at 8 p.m., and Sun., May 3, at 2 p.m., at the Concord City Auditorium, $12-$15. • HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, by Paula Vogel, presented by Theatre KAPOW, directed by Matthew Cahoon Fri., May 8, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sat., May 9, at 2 & 7:30 p.m., at the Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy, Bypass 28 in Derry, 4375210, www.tkapow.com, $12-$15. • JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT presented by Peacock Players May 8May 17 at the 14 Court St. Theater in Nashua. • LOWELL FIVE Performing Arts Series at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium: Movin’ Out, May 7, at 8 p.m. • LUNA NEGRA DANCE THEATER of Chicago Wed., April 29, at 7 p.m., at the Dana Center, $5-$25. • MURDER AT THE CAFE NOIR mystery dinner theater presented by Mayhem & Murder Productions, Sat., May 9, at 7 p.m., at Milly’s Tavern in Manchester, $35, to benefit Manchester West Theatre Knights’ performance at the Edinburgh International Fringe Fes- Classic O’Neill Gordon Joseph Weiss, as Phil Hogan, and Kate Udall, as Josie Hogan, appear in Eugene O’Neill’s last finished play, A Moon for the Misbegotten. (Meghan Moore photo). Merrimack Repertory Theatre produces it in conjunction with Norfolk Virginia Stage Company. “Set on a Connecticut farm in the 1920s, it is a stark look at humanity in its basest and loveliest form,” according to MRT. See it Wednesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4:30 or 8:30 p.m., or Sundays at 2 or 7 p.m. through May 17. There’s a post-show forum April 30, at 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell, Mass. (978-654-4MRT, www.merrimackrep.org). Ticket costs range from $26 to $56 with discounts available. tival, theatreknights.com, 582-1253. • MUSICAL MOM Saturdays May 9 and May 16, at 8 p.m., at Goffstown Christian Fellowship, 67 Henry Bridge Rd., Goffstown, 497-4508, $10-$12. Musical revue of motherhood, featuring Marisa Roberge benefits “In His Steps Learning Center.” • PLAY BALL! A Celebration Of Our National Pastime in Song and Story conceived, produced and directed by Gary Locke through May 3 at the Players’ Ring, 105 Marcy St., Portsmouth, 436-8123, playersring.org, $10-$12. • THE PRODUCERS Mel Brooks musical presented by the Actorsingers Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., May 1-May 9, and Sun., May 3, at 2 p.m., at the Keefe Auditorium, Elm Street Middle School, 117 Elm St. in Nashua, www.actorsingers.org, $15-$18. • SLEEPING BEAUTY through April 26, Saturdays and Sundays at 1 p.m. at Seacoast Repertory, 125 Bow St. in Portsmouth, www.seacoastrep.org, 4334472, www.seacoastrep.org, $8-$10. • SWEET CHARITY May 8-May 23 at the Palace Theatre, $25-$40. • URINETOWN May 8 – May 31 at the Seacoast Repertory, 125 Bow St. in Portsmouth, www.seacoastrep.org, 433-4472, $24-$28. • WHAT A WAY TO GO, first public reading of a new play by Jay MacNa- sek Casey Preston portrays “Pale” in Burn This. Courtesy photo. TION through June 29 at New Hampshire Institute of Art’s Amherst and French Building galleries (77 Amherst St. and 148 Concord St., Manchester), 836-2573, nhia.edu. Reception Tues., May 17, at 3:30 p.m. • ABSTRACTIONS, COULEURS – MES HISTOIRES, The Abstract Paintings of Dominique Boutaud at the Beliveau Gallery in the FrancoArT LISTInGS American Centre, 52 Concord St., Manchester, 669-4045, www.franGallery Events • ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBI- coamericancentrenh.com. mee, Sun., May 3, at 5 p.m. at the Portsmouth Pearl, $10 donation to Seacoast Hospice, [email protected], 918-0764, www. WhatAWayToGo-ThePlay.com. • YOLANDA FARINA, one-woman cabaret Fri., May 1, & Sat., May 2, at 8 p.m., at Yellow Taxi Productions, $12 at the door or at cityartsnashua.com. 603-624-8668 0 • ART IN ACTION ~ Artists at Work presented by Londonderry Arts Council, free, Sat., May 2-Sun., May 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Grange Hall No. 44, 260 Mammoth Rd.; Higgins Barn, 87 Pillsbury Rd.; and White Birch Fine Art, 8 Mohawk Dr. Nutfield Sessions musicians perform at the Grange Hall 1-3 p.m., both days. Visit www.LondonderryCulture.org or call 432-2447. • ART ’ROUND TOWN gallery walk, Portsmouth, Fri., May 1, 5-8 Want save to Earn Money & the environment? New and Recycled for Baby to Teen and Mothers-To-Be www.mothersays.com T-Shirts from Zehn Naturals Available 603-886-6727 Greystone Plaza, Rte 101-A 0 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • Burn This: Yellow Taxi Productions’ artistic director, Suzanne Delle, plays Anna in Lanford Wilson’s Burn This for YTP. Anna’s promising dance partner has just died when his brother, Pale, shows up at Anna’s New York apartment. The 1987 play “is an exploration of grief, friendship and lust,” according to YTP. Casey Preston plays Pale, YTP regular Doug Chilson plays Anna’s boyfriend, and Shawn Crapo plays Anna’s roommate. Burn This runs Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., from May 7 through May 16, with a matinee on Sunday, May 10, at 2 p.m. Ticket costs range from $10 to $25 (www. yellowtaxiproductions.org, 791-4558). • The End: Rye’s Jay MacNamee says of his new play, “There may be a couple of lumpin-the-throat moments, but it’s primarily a comedy,” according to a press release. What a 0 idi Ma By He Way to Go is a collection of eight short plays about the end of life. Area actors perform the first public staged reading of it Sunday, May 3, at 5 p.m., at the Portsmouth Pearl, 45 Pearl St. in Portsmouth. Admission is a $10 donation for Seacoast Hospice. MacNamee is a Dartmouth College alum, with an MFA in Playwriting from Catholic University. See www.WhatAWayToGo-ThePlay.com or call 918-0764. • Male-female relations: One-man comedy Defending the Caveman, written by Rob Becker, comes to the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main St. in Concord (ccanh. com, 225-1111), Saturday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $37.50 and $42.50. • Big spender: The Neil Simon musical (originally directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse) Sweet Charity closes the Palace Theatre’s professional 2008-2009 season “Citizens Bank Performing Arts Series.” Sweet Charity starts Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. and runs mostly Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. through May 23 at the Palace, 80 Hanover St. in Manchester. There are matinées at 2 p.m. Sundays, May 10 and May 17, and Saturday, May 23. Ticket costs range from $25 to $40 (www.palacetheatre.org, 668-5588). • More causes: Help out the Nashua YMCA’s Annual Strong Kids Campaign. They host Murder & Mayhem Productions’ The Altos… Like the Sopranos Only Lower, for a dinner theater benefit and silent auction Saturday, May 2, at 6 p.m., at the YMCA, 17 Prospect St. in Nashua. The show is a comedy spoof of a mob boss’s wake. Tickets cost $35 and include dinner; call 577-9530 or visit www.nmymca.org. The Strong Kids Campaign helps provide financial assistance for children, adults and families to use YMCA services. Murder and Mayhem can be seen at another fundraiser the following weekend when they perform their Murder at the Café Noir. That mystery dinner theater show is Saturday, May 9, at 7 p.m., at Milly’s Tavern in Manchester and benefits Manchester West Theatre Knights’ performance at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival (www.theatreknights. com, 582-1253). Tickets also cost $35. 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The tragic is juxtaposed with some dark humor. “It’s a dark comedy at times,” Cahoon said. It does lead to a lot of questions, and Theatre KAPOW is planning a post-show talk-back. The main character, Li’l Bit, ranges in age from 11 to 35 in the performance. “We get to see her in present day talking about what happened to her as a child,” Cahoon said. Scenes jump between time periods. “They clearly have an inappropriate relap.m., artroundtown.org. • ART STROLL in Rochester first Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. artstream, Jenny Wren Gallery, Robert Ortiz Studios, and Barrington Editions on North Main Street and Ben Franklin Gallery, Granite State Art and Timeless Framing on Wakefield Street participate, artstreamstudios.com, 335-3577. • BUSINESS IN THE ARTS AWARDS Gala, Mon., May 11, at 6 p.m., at the Center of New Hampshire - Radisson Hotel in Manchester, $75, 224-8300, [email protected]. • CHARLES GRAY oil painter featured in May at the Sharon Arts Downtown Galleries in Depot Square, Peterborough, www.sharonarts.org, 924-2787. tionship,” Cahoon said. The play talks about the depth of that relationship and “the ways that it’s affected her life,” Cahoon said. One thing some people take issue with is the forgiveness that factors in, Cahoon said. “[Peck’s] not vilified in a way one would expect,” which goes back to the “thought-provoking nature of the piece,” Cahoon said. (Vogel told the Boston Phoenix in their May 14-21, 1998, issue that Vladimir Nabokov’s Lolita was indeed on her mind while developing this play.) “You get to meet the rest of her family,” Cahoon said. While they aren’t physically abusive, it’s clear that they shaped her character, and not in the best way. Rachel Follien and Brian Kennedy play Li’l Bit and Peck. Joel Breen, Carey Cahoon and Jane Hogan play the rest of the characters. The play is written for two characters and a “Greek chorus.” The “male Greek chorus” plays teenage boys, a grandfather and a waiter, among other things. The “female Greek chorus” plays Li’l Bit’s mother and Peck’s wife, “a ridiculously difficult part,” Cahoon said. The “teenage Greek chorus” plays Li’l Bit at 11 as well as a grandmother and other roles. The range is immense, Cahoon said. They perform at the Stockbridge Theatre, but Theatre KAPOW isn’t using the 881-seat auditorium. As with most of their other shows, the audience will be seated on the stage. This production will seat about 44 in an “L” or “V” format, Cahoon said. That’s one reason that Theatre KAPOW is letting people know this is for mature audiences. “This show honestly and truly has nothing you couldn’t see on primetime television,” Cahoon said. However, he thinks what could make people uncomfortable is the proximity to the actors, subject matter and scenes intended for older audiences. Theatre KAPOW started last summer, a project of Brian and Rachel Kennedy and Carey and Matt Cahoon. They knew each other at Saint Anselm College, then worked together at the Palace Theatre. If you go What: How I Learned to Drive, by Paula Vogel, presented by Theatre KAPOW When: Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, May 9, at 2 & 7:30 p.m. Where: Stockbridge Theatre at Pinkerton Academy, Bypass 28 in Derry Tickets: $12 to $15 Contact: 437-5210, www.tkapow.com Note: For mature audiences. • COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE senior student art exhibition at the through May 9 at the Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery at the Sawyer Fine Arts Center, 541 Main St., New London, 526-3000, www.colby-sawyer.edu/academic/art. • CONTEMPORARY PAINTING EXHIBIT through May 10 at Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden, 236 Hopkinton Rd., Concord, 226-2046. Features work by Megan Bogonovich, Marsha Hewitt, William McLane and James Rappa. • DAN BROWN photography series, “Frost,” thru mid-May at DesignWares, 206 Main St., Nashua, 882-5535. • DIVERSIONS through June 12 at Art 3 Gallery, 44 W. Brook St., Man- chester, 668-6650. • FRIENDS FINDING FRIENDS annual Charity Art Auction 10th Anniversary–Kick Off with a proclamation by Mayor Jim Bouley in front of the State Capitol, Thurs., April 30, at 9 a.m. A sampling of previous work, plus some of this year’s functional work will be shown, and then displayed at downtown businesses through the auction, Fri., May 29, at 5 p.m., at the Grappone Conference Center. Call 228-1193 or see www. Friendsprogram.org. • FREE CURRIER MUSEUM admission for all during spring school vacation, April 27-May 1 (museum is closed Tuesdays). • GIFTS OF GRACE miniature oil 23 Local Color SOPHA members show off to help Food Bank paintings by Roger Croteau at Hatfield Gallery, 55 S. Commercial St., Manchester, www.syncrecity.com. • INTERPRETATIONS 3 features work by Dale Begley, Susanna Ries, and Sally Gordon Shea through May 23 at East Colony Fine Art, 55 South Commercial St., Manchester, 6248833, www.eastcolony.com. Reception Sat., May 2, 2-5 p.m. • JERRY MACMICHAEL “LakesRegion ArtWork” through May 7 at OSSIAN’s Loft, 118 Beck Rd., Loudon, 783-4383, [email protected]. • JORDANA KORSEN sculptural glass in May at Sharon Arts Fine Craft Gallery, Depot Square, Peterborough, www.sharonarts.org, 924-2787. • JURIED ‘09 Fine Arts Student Exhibition through May 2, at the the Chapel Art Center, Saint Anselm College, 100 Saint Anselm Dr., Manchester, 6417470, www.anselm.edu/chapelart. • KATHY TANGNEY exhibit of watercolors through May 16 at the Framers Market, 1301 Elm St., Manchester, 668-6989. • MILL TOWN MEMORIES: Views of the New England Landscape, drawings and watercolors by Marian Cannon Schlesinger at the Museum of New Hampshire History through May 3, 6 Eagle Square, Concord, nhhistory.org, 228-6688. • MONIQUE SAKELLARIOS oil painting demonstration Wed., May 6, 7-9 p.m., at Gallery One, 5 Pine St. Extension, Nashua, 883-0603, www.naaasite.org, free. • MONTY WHITFIELD watercolors and acrylics thru June, Nashua Library, 2 Court St., 589-4610. Reception Sun., May 17, 3-4:30 p.m. • NASHUA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM “Future,” the second “Footprints: International Sculpture Symposium” to create public artwork for Nashua May 17-June 7 at Ultima NIMCO, 1 Pine St., Extension, Nashua. Call 882-1613. • NEST paintings, drawings, and mixed media art from Cassandra Warren, Kay Kelley & Leah Creates through June 1 at ellO gallery & shop, 0 0 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • Art working: Artists will be demonstrating as well as showing and selling their work during “Art in Action,” Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, presented by the Londonderry Arts Council. Venues include the Grange Hall No. 44 at 260 Mammoth Road, Higgins Barn at 87 Pillsbury Road and White Birch Fine Art at 8 Mohawk Dr. in Londonderry. Nutfield Sessions musicians perform at the Grange Hall both days from 1 to 3 p.m. The artists are from Londonderry, Derry, Windham, Pelham and Salem. Visit www.LondonderryCulture.org or call 432-2447. • Helping out: The first SOPHA Members’ Photography Show is Thursday, April 30, from 7 to 10 p.m. Local businesses are donating samples for the event. Some are also sending canned tuna — which SOPHA is collecting from visitors that evening for the New Hampshire Food Bank (it’s their canned tuna month). Part of the proceeds from photo sales will also go to the Food Bank. The Studio of Photographic Arts is at 941 Elm St. in Manchester (584-1492, www.thesopha.com). • Latest at East Colony: Artwork by Dale Begley, Susanna Ries and Sally Gordon Shea, including stained glass and landscapes, is featured in “Interpretations 3” through May 23 at East Colony Fine Art, 55 South Commercial St., Manchester (624-8833, www.eastcolony. com). Meet them at a reception Saturday, May 2, from 2 to 5 p.m. • Demo: See Monique Sakellarios demonstrate her unique oil painting technique Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m., at Gallery One, 5 Pine St. Extension in Nashua (883-0603, www. naaasite.org). She’s a signature member of Oil Painters of America and of the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society. Her gallery, Maison de l’Art, is at 57 East Pearl St., in Nashua, and she’s represented at 15 others. • Student work: E.W. Poore holds its annual students’ exhibit between May 5 and May 23, with a reception Thursday, May 7, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The E.W. Poore Art Studio is at 531 Front St. in Manchester (622-3802, www.ewpoore.com). 00 Susan Monty at a past “Art in Action” event in Londonderry. John Sweeny photo. • Beer at the museum: Learn “The Way Beer Works” with an expert from New Hampshire’s Smuttynose Brewing Co. after a tour of the exhibit “The Way Things Work: The Art of David Macaulay.” The Currier Museum of Art is open late one evening per month, with themed “First Thursday” events. “The Way Beer Works” is May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and yes, there’s beer tasting. Tickets cost $12 for Currier members, $22 for non-members, and are available to those 21 and older. Reservations are required; visit www.currier.org or call 669-6144 ext. 108. The Currier is at 150 Ash St. in Manchester. By the way, you can still make use of free admission for spring school vacation at the Currier April 30 and May 1 (underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation). This helps out adults — youth under 18 always enter for free. There’s a special family performance from musician Mike Morris on Friday, May 1, at 1 p.m. There’s more – visit Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m. (admission is no longer free, though) for a public lecture, “ARTalk - The Way Painting Works,” from Currier Art Center director Bruce McColl and associate curator Kurt Sundstrom. The May theme is “The Art of Architecture” for the “Family Studio” art activities Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Currier. Hear live music at the Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned Zimmerman House and tour the home, and enjoy wine and cheese at the Currier on Thursday, May 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. “The Four Seasons” event costs $17 for members, $27 for nonmembers, and reservations are needed. Finally, check out the Currier if you are searching for Mother’s Day ideas. They have tours, family activities and a concert from the Manchester Choral Society going on. Check their Web site or call for details. Also, the Currier Art Center at 180 Pearl St. is offering a session between May 11 and June 15 of art courses for children and adults. • Teach art: The New Hampshire Institute of Art has been approved by the New Hampshire State Board of Education to offer a five-year program to prepare art teachers, according to a release from the school. Students in the program will pursue a Bachelor of Fine Arts along with a teaching certification. “What makes us unique is that we offer an art education certification to supplement their Bachelor’s degree in any offered concentration. This gives them the confidence to enter the classroom with a strong foundation in studio practice along with the traditional theory of education,” NHIA Art Education chair Suzanne Canali stated in the release. The students will also have to take classes in the other concentrations to ensure they are versatile. Call 866-241-4918. 23 Page 23 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 24 Need a frame? 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Reception Thurs., May 7, 5-7:30 p.m. • TOM DRISCOLL paintings, “Speaking in Marks,” through May 8 at McGowan Fine Art, 10 Hills Ave., Concord, 225-2515. • TYPOGRAPHICA III: Annual Student Exhibition from the Southern New Hampshire University graphic design program through May 3 at the McIninch Art Gallery, SNHU, 2500 North River Rd., Manchester, 629-4622. Classical Listings • NEW HAMPSHIRE PHILHARMONIC “Spring Pops” Sat., May 2, at 8 p.m., at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588, www.nhphil.org, $25$50. Featuring Broadway works by Rodgers and Hammerstein and 19th century pops. • A WORLD OF MUSIC Nashua Flute Choir Spring Concert Sat., May 2, at 7:30 p.m., featuring Norm Dobson, harmonica soloist, in the world premiere of “Music Taking it off A father will lose any custody of his son if he can’t come up with child support, and his friends have been laid off from the steel mills in Buffalo, yet wives are working. The guys think they’ve found an answer when the women pay top dollar for a Chippendales show. Actors Jerry Smith, Ron Bourque, Michael McCarthy, Kevin Roberge and Shawn Leach rehearse The Full Monty with music director Joel Mercier (seen here). The Community Players of Concord produce the Broadway musical version of The Full Monty Thursday, April 30, through Saturday, May 2, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m., at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. in Concord. Ticket costs range from $12 to $15 (www.communityplayersofconcord.org, 224-4905). This is recommended for mature audiences. (Courtesy photo.) for Harmonica and Flute Choir,” at First Church of Nashua, 1 Concord St., Nashua, nashuaflutechoir.com, 888-1741. • MONADNOCK CHORUS spring concert, Verdi “Requiem” with chorus and orchestra, Sat., May 2, at 7:30 p.m., at Keene State College, and Sun., May 3, at 3 p.m., at the Peterborough Town House, 532-7914. Tickets $17 at Steele’s, Toadstool Bookshops or www. monadnock-chorus.org; $20 at the door; $10 for those under 18. • SUNDAY CONCERTS at the Bedford Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road: Soulhouse presents “Rhythm and Blues Review” May 3, www.bedford.lib.nh.us, 472-2300. • BACH’S LUNCH LECTURES Thursdays, 12:10–12:50 MAKE YOUR VEHICLE A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT! 10 O F F Transmission Tune-Ups Winter conditions are responsible for many transmission failures! See our website for helpful winter driving tips: W W W. R U S S E L L A U T O I N C . C O M Imagine having options and deductibles to choose from. From our top-selling traditional plans, to our innovative Lumenos consumer-driven plans, to our Tonik plans that include basic dental, we’ve got a plan that fits you. April is National Car Care Month. Mention this ad for a FREE safety inspection! 0 247 So. 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The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. BRKNH-S1 25 inside/outside In this section: Activities for children and families, workshops, volunteer opportunities, events to keep you healthy and more Gardening Early spring treats Guy Rhubarb, parsnips and more show up early in the garden and on your plate Sorrel. Henry Homeyer photo. By Henry Homeyer [email protected] Clubs Hobby • GATE CITY CORVETTE CLUB meets on the second Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at MacMulkin Chevrolet in Nashua. See www.gatecitycorvetteclub.com. They will be sponsoring a car show at the Anheuser-Busch brewing plant in Merrimack on Sun., May 24, (rain date June 21). The event will feature music, food, tours of the brewery and the Budweiser Clydesdales. A $10 donation is being accepted. Call Carol Whittier at 437-3803 or Dean Gagne at 472-3524. to harvest in early May. They are “ephemerals,” meaning that the leaves disappear and the plants go dormant when the leaves of the forest appear. Another spring tonic that I harvest but do not plant are fiddleheads. These are the early, unfurled shoots of ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris). Ostrich fern tends to grow in wet, shady places — often along streambeds. The fern gets to be three to four feet tall when mature. It will grow anywhere with slightly moist, rich soil — even if full sun. I sauté fiddleheads in olive oil with a little garlic and slivered almonds, though the almonds are optional. I had read that one needed to boil them first to remove bitterness, but found that boiling ruins the flavor. A few words of caution: do not eat anything you pick in the wild unless you have had it identified by a qualified person. Reading up on the Internet is fine as a start, but go out with someone who has been eating wild foods for years and is sure what is edible. And always start with small portions. By the way, if you are planning your vegetable garden now, you may wish to have a look at a vegetable encyclopedia I wrote that tells how to grow and use 32 common vegetables. You may see it at www.gardeners.com — click on Kitchen Garden Planner on the top left side of the home page, and then click on Vegetable Encyclopedia. It doesn’t cover parsnips and the lesser-known things, but offers helpful tips for growing most standard veggies. Spring is an exciting time for gardeners. It makes me happy to plan and to plant. And it’s nice to eat a few spring treats before even my earliest spinach is ready to eat. Henry Homeyer is a gardening coach and the author of three gardening books. You may reach him at P.O. Box 364, or henry.homeyer@comcast. net; his Web site is www.Gardening-Guy.com. • MANCHESTER STAMP CLUB meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Villa Crest Nursing Home (1276 Hanover St., Manchester). Call Bob Dion at 625-5082. • MYSTERY CLUB at Pollard Memorial Library (401 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass., 978-970-4118) Learn how to examine a crime scene, techniques to analyze handwriting and read great mystery stories. The club meets from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Library’s ground floor meeting room. Visit pollardml.org for a schedule of meeting dates. 25 Clubs Hobbies, nature... 32 Dance Ballroom, belly dancing... 28 Nature & Gardens Astronomy, gardening... 30 Sports & Rec Spectator sports, team sports... Features 25 The Garden Guy Advice on your outdoors. 26 Kiddie pool Family activities this weekend. 27 Car Talk Click and Clack give you car advice. 28 Treasure Hunt Hit paydirt in your old stuff. Food 32 Another Taster Taste of the Nation offers chefs a chance to show off and raises money for anti-hunger groups PLUS A new international foods market in Manchester; Meals, festivals, cooking classes and more in food listings; Go Ingredients shopping with Rich TangoLowy; Weekly Dish; wine tastings and beer making classes in Drink listings; Wine with Dinner. Get Listed! [email protected] From yoga to pilates, cooking to languages to activites for the kids, Hippo’s weekly listing offers a rundown of all area events and classes. Get your program listed by sending information to [email protected] at least three weeks before the event. Cyan Magenta Yellow Black My rhubarb is awake, and showing its colors. Starting in early April when it first showed little red nubs pushing through half-frozen soil, rhubarb has become more active as the spring’s sun gains strength. It comes back every year without much help from me — I just top dress it with a little composted manure each fall or spring. But it’s not ready to eat yet — although there are edibles that I am harvesting in April and May. Fresh parsnips are my first spring treat most years. They are not perennials, but a root crop planted nearly a year ago. I plant them by seed each year in May and resist the urge to pull them in the fall. Parsnips are not daunted by our cold winters and improve in flavor over the winter. I plant parsnip seeds half an inch deep in rich soil well amended with compost and a little bagged organic fertilizer. Parsnip seeds are large enough for easy handling and seem to germinate well, so I space them two to three inches apart and don’t bother to thin them later. Like carrots and other root crops, they do best in soil that stays lightly moist and is free of large rocks that might inhibit their growth. If you haven’t grown parsnips before, you can eat them in salads raw like carrots, or cook them in stews, or bake them with a maple glaze. Most old-timers I know (myself included) consider them a healthy spring tonic, and worth growing. I grow two types of perennial early spring greens: sorrel and Good King Henry. Sorrel is a lemon-flavored leafy green that, like spinach, cooks down to almost nothing, so I prefer to use it in salads. It really is early, and has a lovely tangy flavor. If you can find them, buy plants at a garden center; I recommend doing so as I had a hard time getting seed to germinate. I grow anything/everything with Henry in the name, so I had to try Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus). Related to the edible weed lamb’s quarters (Chenopodium alba), the leaves can be used raw in salads, or steamed. Once established, it produces reliably without any work on your part. Like sorrel, it tends to bolt and flower quickly, but if you cut either one back right to the ground they will re-grow and produce tender new leaves. If you have a hardwood forest of maples, beeches or ash, you have the potential for growing another spring treat: ramps, or wild leeks. For me they are the best and tastiest of all the spring perennials; they are in the onion family with a mild garlic-onion flavor. Both the leaves and the bulbs have a strong leek or onion scent and are very tasty. In the wild, ramps tend to develop huge colonies, often with plants numbering in the thousands — or millions. But those large colonies are easily depleted if commercial pickers find them to sell to restaurants because they are slow to reproduce. Each year I harvest and re-plant in my woods a few dozen plants. It is only now, after five years of planting without harvesting my own, that I am thinking of picking from my woods. I estimate that it will be another five or 10 years before I am self-sufficient in ramps because one needs to pull the entire plant to harvest it. I sauté ramps in olive oil as a side dish, or mix them into a stir fry. For me they are ready Listings Page 25 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 25 26 Classic Italian-American Cuisine with Brick Oven Pizza Events for the family this weekend 17 West Main St. Hillsborough, NH 603.464.6766 255 Newport Road New London, NH 603.526.2265 172 North Main St. (in the Holiday Inn) Concord, NH 603.224.0400 www.nonnisitalianeatery.com 26 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black New Online MBA inTechnology & Innovation Leadership Reach Higher. • It’s the return of the Monthly Creature Feature • NASHUA CAMERA CLUB is meeting at Cameraland, 211 Main St., Nashua in the rear entrance. The club meets on the first Tuesday of each month. Visit www.nashuacameraclub.org or call Dave Marden at 305-7036. • RADIO CLUB Nashua Area Radio Club meets first Mondays at 7 p.m. at Nashua Public Library. Start a degree, earn an MBA, or enhance your skills with a certificate and be ready for the post-recession economy. Rise above the rest by earning an undergraduate degree, MBA or certificate from Daniel Webster College. Instructors with real-world perspective, small classes and convenient online courses, and motivated colleagues in a team atmosphere make it possible to step up your career—and your life in any economy. Open House May 19th at 6:00pm Call 866-458-7525 to speak with an Admissions Specialist, or learn more at www.dwc.edu. Nashua / Portsmouth / Online Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 26 • Magician and New Hampshire native Steve Thomas will be hosting a family fun night at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. in Manchester, on Friday, May 1, starting at 7 p.m. Thomas will perform magic and comedy with audience participation. Robb Preskins from the Big Apple Circus will provide comedy juggling. Tickets cost $8 per person, with a family four-pack of tickets available by calling the box office at 668-5588 or visiting www. palacetheatre.org. • On Saturday, May 2, Double Midnight Comics (245 Maple St., Manchester) is participating in the Eighth Annual Free Comic Book Day (www.freecomicbookday.com) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pick up select comic books for free, and check out local artists who will be present working on free sketches. Nature • GRANITE STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY (GSAVS) meets first Thursday of the montth at 6:30 p.m. (except January and July) at the Marion Gerrish Community Center in Derry. Group holds regular workshops, plant and leaf sales and swaps. New members and visitors welcome. Call 887-3154. • THE NASHUA GARDEN CLUB will hold its May meeting “Planting a Recession Garden” with Connie Campbell, on Wed., May 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Baptist Church (121 Manchester St., Nashua). Free. • NASHUA GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE at the at the Peabody Mill Environmental Center in Amherst this Saturday, May 2, from 2 to 3 p.m. Tickets cost $1 per person. Enjoy this program that features a different animal every month and offers the opportunity to see live animals up close and personal. Visit www.pmec.org or call 673-1141 to register. • Wolves: Beyond the Myth is a family program taking place at the Hopkinton Town Library community room (61 Houston Drive, Contoocook, 746-3663) on Saturday, May 2, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Join Myrtle Clapp from the Loki Clan Wolf Refuge in Conway, who will present a program on wolves including how they live and how the community can help support them. Myrtle has worked at the Refuge for 10 years and has studied wildlife behavior for nearly 40 years. The program is free, but donations will be accepted at the door. • Friday Frolics at the Beaver Brook Association in Hollis take place every Friday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Each week will have a different theme, and be sure to bring rain gear, insect repellent, walking footwear and other weather-appropriate clothing as you check out the Association and the environment around it. The cost is $5 per person. Call 465-7787 to register; see beaverbrook.org. • Astronomy Day at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (2 Institute Drive in Concord, www.starhop. com) is Saturday, May 2, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors can participate in solar observing, lunar observing, viewing of Venus, telescope displays, slide shows and more. All the exhibits and activities are free and open to the public. At 7:30 p.m., the NH Astronomical Society will bring telescopes in for a public skywatch. • The Londonderry Fish & Game Club (626-5835, londonderryfishandgameclub. com) will be holding a free youth fishing derby on Sunday, May 3, at its location on Albuquerque Road in Londonderry. From 9 a.m. to noon, children ages 14 and under can fish in the Club’s pond, which will be freshly stocked by the Club and the State of New Hampshire with various types of fish. There will be prizes awarded in several different categories. Refreshments will be available. Bring your own worms and tackle. • The Seacoast Cat Club Cat Show will be at the Everett Arena (15 Loudon Road, Concord) all this weekend on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cats from all over the Northeast will be competing at the show for a panel of eight judges. There will be a range of vendors with catrelated products. Tickets to the show cost $6 for adults, $4 for children and seniors. Call 228-2784 or visit www.seacoastcatclub.org. Mother’s Day cruise The M/S Mount Washington will be running for cruises on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10. As part of the cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee, the Mount Washington will also be having a Champagne Brunch and live entertainment onboard the boat. The cruise leaves at 10 a.m. from the harbor at Weirs Beach and will last for two and a half hours. Cost for the cruise is $38 for adults, $19 for children ages 5 through 12, and children four and under ride free. Call 888-843-6686 and visit www.cruisenh.com for discounted advance cruise sign-ups and more information. Nashua Historical Society (5 Abbott St., Nashua). From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., May 16. Raffle tickets for items donated by Wild Birds Unlimited & BJ’s. Gardening items will also be for sale. Visit www.nashuagardenclub.org. • NH ORCHID SOCIETY meets 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on second Saturday of each month at the Bedford Town Hall, located at the intersection of Meeting House Road and Bedford Center Road. Refreshments are available and visitors are welcome. • PAREI ENERGY EXCHANGE meets monthly to discuss renewable energy. Visit plymouthenergy.org or call 536-5030. Continued on page 28 27 CAR TALK By tom and Ray Magliozzi Loose spark plug might have cheaper fix the insert is secure enough that they can tighten the spark plug to the required torque, the head will be as good as new. So, find another mechanic who specializes in VWs, and get a second opinion, Micah. Ask him if an insert might work for you. Good luck. Dear Tom and Ray: If a mechanic is not wearing a wedding ring, is that a true indication of his marital status? I think my mechanic is HOT, but I’m wondering if he doesn’t wear a ring because working on cars would destroy it. Depending on your response to the ring issue, I’m also concerned that if he took me up on a date offer, but found he didn’t really like me, I’d be out an awesome mechanic. What do you think? Should I go out on a limb and risk losing both my pride and my great mechanic? — Rachel TOM: Absolutely! You can’t pass up the possibility of a lifetime of happiness just because you might have to find a new mechanic! RAY: How about an evening of happiness? TOM: That would be a tossup. RAY: You’re right about the ring, though. Most mechanics don’t wear wedding rings when they work. Mostly because it’s unsafe. TOM: A ring can get caught on things under the hood. And then, when you need to yank your hand away quickly to avoid getting your fingers chopped off by a moving fan blade, you can be in big trouble, like the guy at our shop we call “Ocho.” RAY: The other reason mechanics don’t wear rings is because they get all scuffed and banged up from working on cars. Most of us take them off when we get to work, and put them in a safe place in our toolboxes. TOM: I’ve got a whole drawer full of wedding rings in my toolbox. RAY: So, you need a different way to determine whether your HOT mechanic is available, Rachel. Here’s what I’d do ... TOM: Does it involve deception? RAY: Of course! Tell him you’ve been hearing a little creaking noise when you go over speed bumps. Tell him it’s been worrying you. And when he reassures you that it’s nothing serious, just a creaky bushing or something, you say, “So, you’d feel safe letting your wife drive this car?” TOM: And if he says, “Well, I don’t have a wife,” then you say, “OK, would you feel safe letting your girlfriend drive this car?” RAY: And if he says, “I don’t have a girlfriend,” you say, “Want one?” Keep your car on the road and out of the repair shop by ordering Tom and Ray’s pamphlet “Ten Ways You May Be Ruining Your Car Without Even Knowing It!” Send $4.75 (check or money order) to Ruin, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Get more Click and Clack in their new book, Ask Click and Clack: Answers from Car Talk. Got a question about cars? E-mail Click and Clack by visiting the Car Talk Web site at www.cartalk.com. AUTOSERV OF CONCORD KIA BUYBACK PROGRAM Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Dear Tom and Ray: Last night, my car, a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, was in perfect working order when I parked it at the movie theater. When I came out two hours later and started the car, I heard a “pop” sound, and the engine sounded like a really loud lawnmower. It was also shaking violently. I had it towed to the Volkswagen dealership. They called me back with a quote of more than $2,000, saying that one of the spark plugs is loose and the entire head needs to be replaced. What do you think happened? Does this sound right to you? — Micah TOM: It sounded like a lawnmower, and was shaking violently? And what alerted you that something was wrong, Micah? RAY: It sure sounds like one of your spark plugs popped out. The loud bang you heard was the spark plug launching itself into the underside of the hood. And then, because that spark plug was missing, the engine shook violently, because it was running on only three cylinders. TOM: When you remove a spark plug, you hear the unmuffled noise of the combustion chamber. That was the lawnmower sound. RAY: So the diagnosis sounds correct. The treatment, however, is another matter. TOM: Sometimes, spark plugs just work their way out over time. If a plug wasn’t tightened properly when it was replaced, it could have just loosened up over time until it finally popped out. If that’s what happened, all you need to do is screw it back in. That’s two bucks, not 2,000. RAY: More likely, when someone installed that spark plug, he stripped the threads in the head that hold it in. It held for a while, but because it’s under extremely high pressure, eventually it gave way. TOM: That’s why the dealer wants to replace your head. We’ve wanted to replace my brother’s head for years, but every time we try it, he wakes up and makes us stop. RAY: Replacing the head might not be necessary in your case, Micah. There’s a thing called an “insert” that’s designed for exactly your situation — when the threads in a cylinder head are stripped but the head is otherwise fine. 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I have over 65 pieces. Can you tell me, is it in demand? Would you know anywhere that I could find older pieces? I am looking for covers to jars that I have broken in particular. Thanks. Carol in Milford Dear Carol, The Salmon Falls Pottery Co. has been around since the 1980s right here in Dover, N.H. The company is still producing a traditional salt glaze pottery today. Salt glaze is a process that creates the shine on the finished product (by throwing salt into the kiln). This process is done today as it was done in past centuries. The pottery isn’t old enough to fall into the antique category, but I would say it has a collectible secondary market. I think that to find the older pieces would be a hunt. Try going to flea markets, yard sales, and, as a last choice, the Internet. I think the search is half the fun, and I also like to touch what I am buying before purchasing it. I would also bet that you could contact the company directly for some kind of a wish list directory. There must be collectors like yourself who are looking for just certain pieces. I don’t even know where to begin on a value for these pieces. I would say that I would want to find older pieces myself, because I would think they would have a higher value. But if you are collecting mod- Continued on page 30 ern collectibles or antiques, you should try to acquire the best. Remember rarity and condition is where the value is. While I was researching, I was so pleased to see that the Salmon Falls Pottery is still being made for everyday use. There’s something nice about a warm loaf of bread coming right out of the oven in a traditional piece of salt glaze pottery. Donna Welch has spent more than 20 years in the antiques and collectibles field and owns From Out Of The Woods Antique Center in Goffstown (www. fromoutofthewoodsantiques.com). She is an antiques appraiser, an instructor, a licensed auctioneer and a member of the N.H. Antiques Dealers Association. 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QOL BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL PRINTING 49 Hollis St, Manchester, NH 03101 603-625-1855 ext. 23, FAX: 625-2422 www.hippopress.com • Seacoast Science Center 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye, 436-8043, seacoastsciencecenter.org • Society for the Protection of NH Forests 224-9945, spnhf.org • Squam Lakes Science Center Holderness, 968-7194, nhnature.org Hikes & walks • EARLY MORNING BIRDING WALKS Sat., May 2, from 8 to 11 a.m.; Wed., May 6, from 7 to 9 a.m.; Wed., May 13, from 7 to 9 a.m., all through the Massabesic Audubon Center. Open to adults and families. Cost is $5 (free to NH Audubon members). • GUIDED HIKE on the Tudor Richards Natural History Trail on Wed., May 6, through the Beaver Brook Association in Hollis. Participants will meet at Brown Lane Barn parking lot at 10 a.m. The event is free but you must call to register. 465-7787. Each attendee will receive a guidebook for the trail. Learn to identify trees and shrubs. • MANCHESTER CEDAR SWAMP conservatory area on Hackett Hill Road in Manchester offers a 602-acre ecological preserve with established trails. Follow Hackett Hill Road to Countryside Boulevard and watch for the trailhead. SPORTS & RECREATION • Bow Recreation Department 2 Knox Road, Bow, 228-2222, bowparksandrecreation.com • Candia Woods Golf Links 313 South Rd., Candia, 483-2307, candiawoods.com • Concord Recreation Dept. onconcord.com/recreation • Granite State Senior Games 11 Stagecoach Way, Manchester, 622-9041,nhseniorgames.org • Granite State Wheelmen 215 S. 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Visit www.breathenh.org/biketour or call Kelly Sicard at 800-835-8647. at 9 a.m., and a 5K race at 11 a.m. Roughly 1000 runners are expected to compete. Both courses start and end at the new Bedford High School. Awards will be presented to all top runners. E-mail the Race Director at [email protected]. Register at www.rotarybedfordnh.com. • MARCEL’S WAY MILES FOR MITO 5K RACE/WALK takes place on Sat., May 9, at Arms Park in Manchester. Registration is $20 per person. Register on-line at www.marcelsway.org or www. active.com. Raise $100 and have your registration fee waived. Arrive at registration no later than 9:15 a.m., race begins at 9:30 a.m. • MEDICAL CENTER 6K race Sun., May 10, at 9:30 a.m. at the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (8 Prospect St., Nashua). Online registration available at www.medicalcenter6k.com. Proceeds will benefit the Patient Transportation Fund at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for local cancer patients. • THE BOBCAT BOLT 5K and 10K run walk and the Oyster River Festival is Sat., May 9, around Durham. The 5K and 10K races are USA Track & Field sanctioned and certified. Registration is $35 and can be completed online at www. bobcatbolt.com. Spectator • MANCHESTER FREEDOM Womens tackle football team and is part of the Independent Women’s Football League. Home games are played at the West High School football field. The next home game is Sat., May 9, vs. New England Intensity. Visit www.manchesterfreedom.com. • MANCHESTER WOLVES (Verizon Wireless Arena, 555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000). Professional Arena football team. The next home game is Sat., May 9, at 7:30 p.m. against the Quad City Steamwheelers. 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To register or become Team sports a sponsor call 800-464-6692. • BASKETBALL Concord Recreation Department (www. Runs/running ci.concord.nh.us/recreation) offers • BEDFORD ROTARY MEMO- pick-up basketball for ages 18+ at RIAL ROAD RACES is Sat. Green Street Community Center May 16, with 12K race beginning on Tuesdays and Thursdays year round from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 8 to 10 p.m. The cost is $4 per person per session or $65 for a 25-visit pass. • BASKETBALL New Boston Recreation Department (487-5504, www.new-boston.nh.us) offers men’s and women’s basketball and adult softball. • DODGEBALL league at Greater Manchester Family YMCA for ages 18+. See www.gmfymca.org, call Chris Webster at 232-8632. • NH ROLLER DERBY (www. nhrollerderby.com) competitive team for women 21+. See rules and game footage online. The team holds an open skate at Roller Kingdom at Skate 3 in Tyngsborough, Mass. • NH SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB (www.nhssc.com, 4136632) offers kickball, dodgeball, volleyball, softball, football, basketball, hockey and darts at locations across the southern section of the state to men and women 21+. After games, members usually meet at a nearby pub. Call to join. • SOCCER CO-ED ADULT LEAGUE Concord Recreation Department’s Adult Co-Ed Soccer League is looking for additional women to sign up. Cost to join is $42 for residents, $52 for nonresidents. League games are held at Keach Field on Sundays starting at 1 p.m. Contact Karen Billings at 2258690 or [email protected]. • SOFTBALL New Boston Recreation Department (487-5504, www. new-boston.nh.us) offers men’s and women’s softball. • VOLLEYBALL Bow Parks and Recreation (2 Knox Road, Bow, 2282222, www.bowparksandrecreation. com) offers adults a weekly chance to prove themselves on the volleyball court on Wednesdays, 8 to 11 p.m. throughout the year at Bow Elementary School. The program is free but you must fill out a waiver to participate. Call Pete at 228-5227. 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Tickets can be purchased on the Capitol Center’s Web site, ccanh.com. • J’s Specials: J’s Tavern, 63 Union Square in Milford, has specials for both Red Sox fans and hospitality employees. During Red Sox games, the tavern offers 16-ounce draft beers for $2. And on Mondays, customers who are employed in the hospitality industry will get a 25-percent discount. Just show your badge, shirt, pay stub or apron. • Pesce di Mayo: In Italy, Pesce d’aprile is the equivalent of April Fool’s Day, but instead of making a fool of someone, fish is involved. Since April is almost over, Pasquale’s Ristorante Italia, 145 Raymond Road in Candia, will host a Pesche di Mayo instead on Monday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Attendees will be treated to a four-course Italian meal accompanied by a professionally matched wine. Prior to the meal, there will be a reception in the lounge, where guests will taste two additional wines from the restaurant’s wine list. The dinner costs $55 per person and reservations are required. Call 483-5005 for reservations and visit www. pasqualeincandia.com to learn more. • New menu alert: It’s that time of year — when restaurants debut new menus for the warmer weather. The Saffron Bistro, 80 Main St. in Nashua, 883-2100, has released new bar and dinner menus. Some of the dinner highlights include rosemary and sea salt crusted lamb rack; cast iron seared duck breast, and caramelized New Bedford sea scallops. The bar menu features a lobster salad club sandwich and chick pea frites. View both complete menus at www.thesaffronbistro.com. • A taste of France: Unums, 47 E. Pearl St., Nashua, 821-6500, www.unums.com will host a wine dinner on May 20 featuring a tour of France. The menu will be available on the Web site shortly. Reservations are recommended. • A taste of spring: Butter’s Fine Food & Wine, 70 N. Main St., Concord, will hold a spring wine and food tasting on Thursday, May 7, with Otto Sheridan of F & F Wines, and Nancy Gilman of Provisions International. • Culinary demonstrations: WilliamsSonoma (Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem, 890-3506) will hold three cooking demonstration classes in May. The first is Frittatas, Continued on page 33 Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 32 20th anniversary benefit for Share Our Strength allows chefs to show off By Linda A. Thompson-Odum [email protected] The 20th anniversary of Manchester’s Taste of the Nation will take place Wednesday, May 6, at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire (700 Elm St.). This event will benefit Share our Strength, whose goal is to end childhood hunger. The proceeds go to three local organizations — The NH Food Bank, Children’s Alliance of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Farm to School Program — and the funds are perhaps more important this year than in any previous year, because the need is so great. “Share our Strength’s mission is to provide healthy, nutritious food to children,” event co-chair and Commercial Street Fishery coowner Quentin Keefe said. “One hundred percent of the ticket sales go to the local beneficiaries. All the overhead and costs are covered by the sponsors. I have to be honest: we lost some key sponsorships this year and did not raise as much money as we did last year. However, we have a much larger venue, so we hope to sell more tickets to make up for the lost sponsorships.” A ticket will allow a guest to enjoy food from approximately 50 of the state’s bestknown restaurants. Along with the culinary delights, local sponsor Martignetti Companies of New Hampshire will bring in wines from more than 25 of California’s best-known wineries, such as the Hess Collection, Grateful Palate, and Don Sebastiani & Sons. Beer lovers can enjoy selections from Woodstock Brewing Company, Magic Hat, Guinness, Sam Adams and Budweiser. And a silent auction will showcase such items as a chef’s table for six at Commercial Street Fishery, a Tourneau watch valued at $750, and lots of New England sports memorabilia. Restaurants such as the Barley House in Concord use the event to showcase new dishes. “We’re introducing our house-cured applewood bacon with honey-mustard glaze, molasses-whiskey smoked salmon, and homemade sage banger sausage with mash. We’re doing more in-house curing and smoking,” said Barley House owner Brian Shea. Pam Kelley, the other owner of Commercial Street Fishery, said her restaurant will serve a popular dish from their specials board: white cheddar cheese and chorizo grits topped with grilled American shrimp and garnished with Matt Lee, chef at the Granite Restaurant in Concord, will participate in Taste of the Nation for the first time this year. Gil Talbot photo. a tomatillo salsa verde. She noted that it can be difficult for a restaurant to choose which event to be involved with from the wide selection that takes place each year. “This is absolutely a cause we support wholeheartedly to help support the needy in our own region. Taste has always been such a fun event. We get to be out with people, and see people in our industry that you don’t get to see all of the time,” Kelley said. Ben Mercuri of the Saffron Bistro noted, “Last year was our first year at the event. We like this it because not only is it a highly trafficked event for the state, but also the proceeds benefit the state on a local and state level.” First-timer Chef Matt Lee from the Granite Restaurant in Concord will serve tuna tartare tossed with house-made chili oil, chervil, cilantro, mint and fresh lime juice and served on a crispy wonton with pickled cucumber and ginger-hoisin sauce. “I’m very excited about this event because it represents a great cause. It’s recognized by great chefs across the U.S. and in New Hampshire. It’s also significant because it’s specifically about food and chefs supporting a great cause,” Lee said. A complete list of participating restaurants can be found at www.strength. org/manchester. For an organization such as the Children’s Alliance, the evening means being able to continue the fight against poverty in the state. “Poverty is linked to adverse educational, health and other outcomes for children that limit future productivity,” Children’s Alliance President Ellen Fineberg said. “According to recently released census bureau data, in 2007, 8.3 percent of New Hampshire’s children live in poverty. Another measure of the need is the free and reduced lunch program offered in schools to children whose families have incomes below 120 percent of the federal poverty level. From 2005 to 2006, 18.2 percent of the state’s children were enrolled in the lunch program. In 26 New Hampshire schools more than 50 percent of the children were enrolled in the program, with Manchester and Nashua school systems earning the highest enrollment numbers.” Manchester’s Taste of the Nation is typically a sell-out each year. General admission tickets, good from 6:30 to 10 p.m., cost $50 for advance purchase and $65 at the door. There are also VIP tickets available, which entitle guests to a 5:30 p.m. early admission, exclusive access to seating in the VIP lounge, a free piece of Riedel stemware ($12 value), exclusive admission to cooking demonstrations by premiere local chefs, a martini tasting compliments of Martignetti Companies of NH, a goodie bag and more. VIP tickets cost $75 in advance, $100 at the door. To purchase tickets, call 877-26-Taste (82783) or go to www.strength.org/manchester. Tea in the Sahara New market offers halal food and more By Linda A. Thompson-Odum [email protected] Adventurous food lovers will enjoy the new Sahara International Market in Manchester. Situated in the former Cheapo Depot location, on Massabesic Street, the new market offers the unique ingredients necessary for curries, hummus, baba ghanouj, tabbouleh and other exotic dishes that are often hard to find in regular supermarkets. And area immigrants will find the foods of their homelands. Owner Omar Abouzaid opened the store a few weeks ago to meet the food needs of the city’s growing Middle Eastern and African populations. “We have the international groceries that people use on a regular basis. People like it because it’s from their home country at reasonable prices. Cheaper than in the supermarkets,” Abouzaid said. Sahara is a large, bright, wide-open market. Flags hang from the rafters to signify the places represented — Pakistan, India, and countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Long aisles have shelves filled with cans, bottles, boxes and bags of flours, nuts, grains, legumes, olives, rice, teas, candies and other foodstuffs. There is a large freezer section filled with frozen vegetables and prepared foods, a dairy section with a variety of cheeses, eggs and other dairy products, and 33 THE HEALTHY BUFFALO FOOD a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables. A meat counter displays fresh beef, veal, lamb, goat and organic chicken prepared to halal standards. Much like kosher standards to the Jewish faith, halal means that the meat is handled and butchered by rules set in Islamic law. “Muslims must use this meat,” Abouzaid noted. Abouzaid works full-time as an accountant and then works in the market in the evenings. He came from Morocco nine years ago because of the opportunities this country could offer him. His wife, Ibtisam Azri, is the store’s manager. She is also from Morrocco, though they didn’t meet until three Manager Ibtisam Azri helps customers at Sahara International years ago while they were Market. Linda A. Thompson-Odum photo. both students at Southern hold items the store also sells. Azri said she New Hampshire University. Abouzaid has an MBA and a master of will soon offer take-out prepared foods, and science degree in finance, and Azri has a she is happy to answer any questions a cusbachelor’s degree in international business. tomer may have, or point out where to find Azri walked through the market and a specific product in the store. pointed out some of the items she remembers from her home country such as pudding, gelatin mixes and packaged nuts. She noted the silk scarves, beauty products and house- Healthy Meals Start with Healthy Meats! Samples offered on Sat & Sun reat & Good For You! Tastes G Bison, Venison, Elk, Ostrich Quail, Duck, Wild Boar, Alligator Thurs & Fri 12pm-6pm, & Sat & Sun 10am-4:30pm. 258 Dover Rd ( Rt.4 ) Chichester, New Hampshire 1 mile East of the Weathervane Restaurant. www.healthybuffalo.com 603-369-3611 Let’s Celebrate… …Graduations! After all that hard work and no more college loans – it’s time to commemorate! …Anniversaries! 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The classes are free and begin at 11 a.m. • New brew: Milly’s Tavern, 500 Commercial St. in Manchester, has a new beer — Bold Horizons. “Brewed similar in style to a Berliner Weisse, Bold Horizons has a crisp, tart flavor that is layered with an essence of fruit and a hint of spices,” according to a Milly’s press release. • Wine dinner: The Epoch Restaurant at the Exeter Inn, 90 Front St. in Exeter, 800-782-8444, will hold a wine dinner with Bill and Betsy Nachbaur of Acorn Winery on Thursday, April 30. A tasting seminar featuring six Acorn wines begins at 6 p.m. and a three-course dinner begins at 7 p.m. The cost is $69 per person. Call for a reservation. • New old eats: The Concord Monitor reported Monday, April 27, that a new Veano’s will open at Pembroke Crossing on Route 106. The old Veano’s (located in Concord on Loudon Road) closed in December 2007, the article said. The new restaurant will be opened by one of the owners of the former Veano’s (who were a group of four brothers), according to the article. 33 An Affordable Taste of Italy in downtown Nashua…since 1997 5 ~ 10 ~ 20 $5 Lunches $10 Sunday Brunch Discover budget-friendly Italian cuisine: $20 Dinners Quality is affordable! Everybody Mangia! Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 750 Massabesic St., Manchester, 232-9060 Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily Page 33 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 34 Ingredients Foodie Rich Tango-Lowy helps you search the aisles Buy local and organic… …by becoming a member of our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)! Our 16 week Summer Share runs from July into October. Members pick up weekly shares at our farm in New Boston on Wednesdays or Saturdays or at a satellite distribution site in Manchester, South Manchester, or Derry. Weekly shares contain herbs, salad & cooking greens, bunched veggies (turnips, beets, carrots, etc) and other seasonally available produce such as tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, melons, garlic, onions, shallots, broccoli, cauliflower, summer & winter squash and much more. Over an acre has been set aside for pick-yourown peas, green beans, edamame, herbs and cut flowers (included in share price). Members can also purchase our naturally raised grassfed beef, pastured pork, maple syrup and surplus vegetables for home canning, freezing and storage Share price is $465/farm pick up or $485/satellite pick up for the 16 week season. 34 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black MIDDLE BRANCH FARM 280 Colburn Road, New Boston, New Hampshire 03070 Tel: 603.487.2540 [email protected] 0 TWO GREAT RESTAURANTS ONE GREAT CAUSE! 900 & The Red Arrow will join forces to support 0 Contemporary Asian- American Fusion with Japanese Hot Pots and Full Sushi Bar Casual Fine Dining 5% of all food sales on Monday, May 4 will go to the Manchester School District. Prizes & Giveaways! Order any entree, receive your choice of a Red Arrow twinkie or 9000 cannoli 50 Dow Street, Manchester San Francisco Kitchen 133 Main St., Nashua www.900degrees.com 886-8833 Open 7 Days aWeek. 0 603.641.0900 (Located behind the former Dunn Furniture store on Canal St.) Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 34 FOOD Sun. 4-10 Mon.- Wed. 11-10 Thurs. - Sat. 11-11 Note from Rich: Gentle Readers, I’m away for a few weeks investigating foods, flavors and ingredients in a far off land. I’ll share my findings when I return, or if wi-fi connections are plentiful, from “on the ground.” You can also follow my adventures as they happen (if wi-fi connections are plentiful) on my Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/loveofchocolate. Meanwhile, I present you with that late-night bit of guilty pleasure, the rerun. Ciao! Sea Scallops The scallop gets around. Unlike Seared Scallops oysters and clams, which burrow Carefully rinse the scallops, pat them dry and into the sand or anchor themselves sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Heat a sauto some larger object, the scallop is té pan over medium-high heat until hot, then a mobile creature. It gets around by add just enough olive or vegetable oil to lightly opening and closing its shell, which coat the pan’s surface. When the oil is hot but works pretty well for the scallop. It is not quite smoking, place the scallops in the pan, also probably the reason that renais- making sure they sit flat and do not touch. After a sance artist Sandro Botticelli chose minute or when the scallop bottoms are caramel the scallop as the means for trans- brown, carefully turn each over with a thin spatuporting the goddess Venus from her la and cook until the flesh is just opaque, taking birth in the sea foam to the shores of care not to overcook them. Remove the scallops the island of Cyprus. to plates and drizzle with the barest hint of good The scallop gets around. Hence local honey that has been warmed slightly in the the large white tasty muscle that microwave until liquid. makes the bivalve the topic of this I like to serve this dish with a simple salad column. The muscle, or “nut,” of the of watercress, julienned raw beets and walnut sea scallop is often an inch or more halves tossed with a bit of sherry or riesling in diameter — the perfect size for vinegar, a drizzle of vegetable or nut oil, and a a perfect mouthful. Three scallops sprinkle of sea salt and freshly crushed black make an appetizer, five or six are a pepper. Enjoy! meal. Fish mongers often sell both “wet” and “dry” scallops. The wet ones have been treated with sodium tripolyphosphate to help them remain moist and improve shelf life. Dry scallops contain only their own natural water, making them sear better and taste better. Give all scallops a sniff before you leave the fish counter; if they don’t smell clean and sweet, don’t take them home. The best thing you can do to make a scallop taste good is almost nothing. I prefer a bit of salt, a bit of pepper, a hot sauté pan, and the faintest drizzle of a fragrant local honey. Serve them with something bright and fresh to contrast with the rich sweet creaminess of the tender meat. The above seared scallops recipe is one of my favorites. With a little practice, you can go from clean kitchen to elegant finished dinner (and messy kitchen) in less than 10 minutes. Pick the reruns! Do you have a favorite Ingredients column of Rich’s that you’d like to see run again while he’s away? Send your request to [email protected]. Food Listings Festivals/cook-offs/expos/ parties/book events • CHOCOLATE LOVERS The Caregivers, Inc. will present their 7th annual Chocolate Lovers Fantasy fundraising event on Sun., May 17, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester. Tickets cost $17 in advance, $19 at the door. The event will feature a variety of chocolate eats — sweet and savory Go to www.caregiversnh.org for the link to buy tickets. Contact The CareGivers at 19 Harvey Road in Bedford, 622-4948. • KITCHEN TOUR The Music Hall (104 Congress St. in Portsmouth, 433-3100, themusichall. org) will hold its 18th Annual Kitchen Tour on Sat., May 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 on the day. Take the self-guided of the homes of Rye and North Hampton — modern, historic and waterfront. •RUTH REICHL Ruth Reichl — author, former New York Times food critic, current editor of Gourmet magazine and star of Diary of a Foodie on PBS — will participate in the Portsmouth Music Hall’s Writers on a New England Stage series on Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. She will discuss her new book Not Becoming My Mother & Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way. Tickets are still available and can be purchased on the Music Hall’s Web site, www. themusichall.org. The cost is $17. • TASTE OF DOWNTOWN NASHUA Tickets are now on sale for the 15th annual Taste of Downtown Nashua which will be held Wednesday, June 3, at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $30 through May 15 and are available online at www. downtownnashua.org/taste. Tickets will go on sale at downtown retail locations the first week in May. See the Web site or call Great American Downtown at 883-5700. Chef events/special meals • PANCAKE BREAKFAST The Nashua Breakfast Exchange Club will host a pancake breakfast at the Nashua Senior Activity Center, 70 Temple St. in Nashua, on Saturday, May 16, from 7:30 to 11 a.m. Tickets cost $5; children under 3 eat free with the purchase of a full priced ticket. To buy tickets in advance and for more information, call Diane at 240-7800 or Lisa at 882-3000. Cooking classes/ workshops • BREAD MAKING Liz Barbour will hold a hands-on artisan bread and pie dough class on Wed., May 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Derry at 16 Manning St. The cost is $40. Required materials include two large mixing bowls, large cutting board, chef’s knife and a large baking sheet pan. Registration is required. See thecreativefeast.com, e-mail [email protected] or call 465-6929. 35 Free Healthy Living Classes at Hannaford Eat For Energy Eating For Healthy Bones Friday May 1 10:30am - 12:00pm or Thursday May 21 6:30pm - 8:00pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Thursday May 14 2:00pm - 3:30pm Bedford Hannaford, 5 Colby Court Call to register (603) 625-5431 What’s New In Gluten Free Eating? Friday May 1 4:30pm - 6:00pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Shop Smart For A Healthy Heart Tuesday May 5 10:30am - 11:45am Manchester Hannaford, 859 Hanover St Call to register (603) 624-4442 Enjoy The Health Benefit Of Nuts Food Label Overload: Read It And Feel Smarter Thursday May 7 6:30pm - 8:00pm or Friday May 29 1:00pm - 2:30pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Tips To Slip Nutrition Into Meals And Snacks Friday May 8 10:30am - 12:00pm or Thursday May 14 6:30pm - 8:00pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Parent And Child Weight Loss Challenge: Come To One Or All Six Sessions Thursday May 14 5:30pm - 6:45pm Manchester Hannaford, 859 Hanover St Call to register (603) 624-4442 “Designer Grocery Bags” Lower Your Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Or Your Waistline. 5 Dinner Ideas All In One Bag! Friday May 15 1:00pm - 2:30pm or Thursday May 28 6:30pm - 8:00pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Thursday May 7 2:00pm - 3:30pm Bedford Hannaford, 5 Colby Court Call to register (603) 625-5431 Basics Of Better Blood Sugars Good Fats, Bad Fats Tuesday May 19 5:30pm - 6:45pm Manchester Hannaford, 859 Hanover St Call to register (603) 624-4442 Go Vegetarian Thursday May 21 2:00pm - 3:30pm Bedford Hannaford, 5 Colby Court Call to register (603) 625-5431 Menu Planning Made Easy Tuesday May 26 5:30pm - 6:45pm Manchester Hannaford, 859 Hanover St Call to register (603) 624-4442 35 Spring Cleaning For Your Body Thursday May 28 2:00pm - 3:30pm Bedford Hannaford, 5 Colby Court Call to register (603) 625-5431 Fridays, May 8 - June 12 5:00pm - 6:15pm Manchester Hannaford, 201 John Devine Dr Call to register (603) 626-4567 Natural Beauty Thursday May 14 10:30am - 11:45am Manchester Hannaford, 859 Hanover St Call to register (603) 624-4442 FREE samples given out at every class. All classes are taught by a Registered Dietitian. For more information on our classes, go to www.hannaford.com Nutrition classes sponsored by Kashi, Fresh Express and Dannon Page 35 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 36 Be Hi st o pp f t o he 20 B 09 es ! t 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester NH 03104 (603) 623-2880 www.thederryfield.com WiFi Plenty of FREE Parking S -T 4-C 3 Course Dinner $9.99 IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UN UE Serving the complete Piccola Menu late into the night Soup or Salad, Entree and Dessert!! Featuring... 36 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black BEST OF 2009 Freshly prepared with all you favorite fillings $9.99 4pm til it’s gone! and Dancing Waffle Station- Homemade waffles with assorted hot toppings Carving Station- Slow-roasted Prime Rib and Oven-baked Ham Bread Station- Muffins, croissants, rolls and more Salad Station- Fresh assorted salads and toppings Dessert Station- Assorted mini pastries and more call for reservations 603-623-2880 Thurs 4/30: Karaoke! 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Oh Well, Ya Can’t win ‘em all KC’s BBQ • 837 2nd. St. Manch. 627-7427 • ribshack.net Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 36 37 Over 900 Varieties of hardy perennials flowering vines TIES climbing roses IE R A V EW OVER 100 N choice shrubs antique roses Wed-Sun 9:00-5:00 berry bushes unusual annuals What to drink when you’re eating Pan-seared scallops By Linda A. Thompson-Odum [email protected] r brands! many of our siste . Redeemable at t.com for a complete listing hGif Go to www.Fres Available now through May 10th Receive a FREE $25 gift card from 1-800 flowers.com for every $150 of Pandora product purchase 497-3975 Good While Supplies Last. Gift Card does not expire. Not to be combined with any other in store promotion J.M. PRINCEWELL ON THE MILFORD OVAL 452 Mountain Rd., Goffstown www.uncanoonucmt.com 0 open most days until 8pm-ish • 673-0611 00 Buy 1 CONE ICE CREAM Get 1 Free Expires April 24, 2008 With this coupon. NOBODY GIVEs BIGGER CONE O 13 Warren St., Concord, NH 03301 www.nhchocolates.com 225-2591 • VINTNER’S CELLAR WINERY — PORTSMOUTH Design and create your own highquality wine. At 801 Islington St. in Portsmouth. Open Mondays through Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sundays and evenings by appointment only. Call Gail at 431-5984. hold a Cinco De Mayo margarita tasting and four-course dinner on Friday, May 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The evening will feature a tasting of four different types of Margaritas — two classic and two creative — paired with a fourcourse Mexican meal. Cocktail and cheese hour will start at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 7:30 p.m. sharp. The cost is $50 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Classes/workshops on Go to www.zorvino.com to view beer/wine tasting the complete menu and make res• WINE APPRECIATOIN 101 ervations, which are required. IncrediBREW, 112 DW Hwy, Nashua, 891-2477, incredibrew. Special tastings com, will hold Wine Apprecia- • DOGFISH HEAD BEERS tion 101 with a free wine tasting, TASTING The Wine Society Thursday, April 30, at 7 p.m.. For (18 Pondview Place in Tyngsall events, space is limited and boro, Mass., 978-649-8993; 650 fills up fast so call for a reserva- Amherst St. #9 in Nashua, 883tion. You can also e-mail dave@ 4114; www.winesociety.us) on incredibrew.com with questions. May 1 is holding is a tasting of • WINE SOCIETY (18 Pond- Dogfish Head craft beers. The view Place in Tyngsboro, Mass., cost for that tasting is $10; call to 978-649-8993; 650 Amherst St. RSVP. #9 in Nashua, 883-4114; www. • SOUTH AFRICAN WINE winesociety.us) offers classes for TASTING The Wine Society wine lovers of all levels. New ses- (18 Pondview Place in Tyngssions start every few months. Call boro, Mass., 978-649-8993; 650 for upcoming schedule. Amherst St. #9 in Nashua, 8834114; www.winesociety.us). On Special dinners Friday, May 1, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. • FROG’S LEAP WINE DIN- there will be a tasting of South NER The Bedford Village Inn, African wines (sauvignon blanc, (2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford) chenin blanc, shiraz, pinotage and will hold a Frog’s Leap wine din- cabernet sauvignon) at the Tyngsner with winery owner Todd Wil- borough store. The cost is $10. liams on Wednesday, May 6. A • WINE TASTING Milly’s Tavfive-course dinner will be paired ern, 500 Commercial St. in Manwith wines. The event will start chester, will hold a wine tasting at 6 p.m. and the cost is $85 per on Thursday, May 7, from 7 to 9 person. Call 472-2001 to make p.m. to benefit the breast cancer a reservation, and go to www. three-day walk. Tickets cost $20 bedfordvillageinn.com to see the and include wine tastings and evening’s menu, which will be wine discussions with Horizon posted soon. Beverages, cheese and crackers, • MARGARITA TASTING & a chocolate fountain, raffles and DINNER Zorvino Vineyards more. Purchase tickets by calling (226 Main St., Sandown) will Milly’s at 625-4444. BEST OF 2006 2009 Hours: Sun. 12-5, Mon.-Wed. 10-6, Thur. & Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-6 We Deliver — The Cat’s MEOW!!!! NEW YORK STYLE PIZZA!! Discover the pizza that wins “Best Pizza” awards in both Manchester and across the entire state. We use only the highest quality cheeses and freshly prepared toppings on dough made fresh right here in the store. All of our pizzas are handtossed and cooked right on the stones in our ovens, ensuring our goal, to give you the finest in New York Style Pizza! Pizza • Calzones • Subs Salads • Appetizers Home of the 20” Pizza PORTUGUESE BUFFET 669-4533 Have you had your Moe Joe’s today? BEST OF 2008 668-0131 CALL US FOR DINE IN OR TAKE OUT &C 486 Chestnut St., Manchester P R D MON T Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Drink Listings Classes/workshops on wine/beer making • BEER & PIZZA NIGHT IncrediBREW, 112 DW Hwy, Nashua, 891-2477, incredibrew.com, will hold its beer and pizza night on Fri., May 29, at 6 p.m. (bottles and pizza included). Make lagers and pilsners for $30 per variety case and return in two weeks for bottling. For all events, space is limited and fills up fast so call for a reservation. You can also email [email protected] with questions. • BEER/WINE-MAKING classes and demonstrations on making beer, wine and soda at IncrediBREW, 112 DW Hwy, Nashua, 891-2477, incredibrew.com. Shop features fest-nights that focus on making a particular kind of beer. • SCOTTISH BREWFEST IncrediBREW, 112 DW Hwy, Nashua, 891-2477, incredibrew.com, will hold its the Scottish Highlander Brewfest, on Thurs., May 7, at 6 p.m. The cost is $50 for two variety cases (bottles not included) for beers like Scotch Ale, 60 Shillings Scotch Ale, Beam Me Up Scottish and Heather Ale. Return in two weeks for bottling. For all events, space is limited and fills up fast so call for a reservation. You can also e-mail [email protected] with questions. • VINTNER’S CELLAR CUSTOM WINERY — BEDFORD Vintner’s Cellar at Sebbins Brook Marketplace, 410 South River Road Route 3 in Bedford, offers a chance to taste and create custom wines. Call 627-9463 or go to www.vintnerscellarnh.com. • VINTNER’S CELLAR WINERY 133 Loudon Road in Concord, allows customers can make custom wines in batches of 24 to 28 bottles. Gifcatrd CONC Pan-seared scallops are a quick, easy, and healthy meal. Two of Hippo’s wine experts chose sauvignon blanc to go with this dish, but the other two each offered a different selection. • 2007 Chateau Valcombe Rosé — $14.99 (Recommended by Kristin Ryall from Butter’s Fine Food and Wine, 70 N. Main St. in Concord, 225-5995) Ryall said this rosé’s “fresh notes of tangerine and candied lemon offer a refreshing contrast to the fishy scallops. This wine is easy to sip and even easier to drink.” • 2007 Scagliola Casot dan Vian Chardonnay — $21.99 (Recommended by Marissa Bontatibus from The Wine Studio, 53 Hooksett Road in Manchester, 622-WINE (9463), and 27 Buttrick Road #3 in Londonderry, 432WINE (9463) Bontatibus said this Italian wine has a nice, wide floral bouquet, as well as being supple and well-balanced. • 2006 White Oak Sauvignon Blanc — $21.99 (Recommended by Paula Doucette of Bella Vino, 2 Young Road in Londonderry, 426-5212, www. bellavinonh.com) This sauvignon blanc has a lot of wonderful flavors of fruit, lemongrass, a slightly nutty quality, with a round mouth feel and a fresh, crisp finish. • 2007 ETC Sauvignon Blanc — $14.99 (Recommended by Marilyn McGuire from the Cracker Barrel, 377 Main St. in Hopkinton, 746-7777) This California white wine has aromas of pineapple, lime and lemon — a citrus palate with lingering mineral notes that complement the scallops’ seared sweetness. Available now through May 10th OR Wine with dinner Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials IT drink 2175 Candia Road, Manchester www.eatatmoejoe.com Page 37 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 37 POP CuLTurE Index CdS pg38 • Hot Day at the Zoo, Long Way MuSIC, BOOKS, GAMES, COMICS, MOvIES, dvdS, Tv And MOrE dork vs. dork: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Summer begins with the season’s first big potential blockbuster Home EP, A • DJ Hell, Teufelswerk, B BOOKS pg39 Includes listings for lectures, author events, book clubs, writers’ workshops and other literary events. To let us know about your book or event, e-mail Lisa Parsons at [email protected]. To get your author events, library events and more listed, send information to [email protected]. FILM pg42 X-Men Origins: Wolverine is set to usher in a great summer of popcorn gluttony by pushing aside blue Kelsey Grammars and frail old men in capes and zooming in on the only mutant that ever really mattered. And what better actor to star and produce than Hugh Jackman, who brought the feral badassery of Logan on screen not once, not twice but THRICE already? Pair him with actor’s actor Liev Schreiber as rival Sabertooth (a marked improvement in casting over X-Men’s pro-wrestler Tyler Mane). Some may call this a vanity project for Jackman, but was it vanity that put Orson Welles in both the starring and producing roles of Citizen Kane? Was it vanity that made Jackman out-song-and-dance Beyoncé at the Academy Awards? Was it vanity that saw Hugh shoot David Bowie down in cold blood on the set of The Prestige? I say NAY! Sure, they’ve tucked a will.i.am in here for some mind-boggling reason and, yes, a Snakes on a Plane alum is yukking it up as Gambit. Frankly, if you start arguing about comic book canon and staying true to the source material, you don’t really understand how comics work. There is no honor among comic scribes, whose bread and butter is flippant ressurection and remixing. No one stays dead, everybody secretly colluded with everyone else in some alternate universe and expectations of sense are a fool’s hope. Enjoy the pew-pew-pew bonk punch stab for an hour and a half. • The Informers, F Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • Fighting, B- • Obsessed, C- • The Great Buck Howard, B dAn rESPOndS GLEnn rESPOndS And here I foolishly hoped the long cold winter would frost-bite some of your fan-boy irrational hero worship. Jeez, why don’t you marry Hugh Jackman already and be done with it? Listen, retract your adamantium “claw” long enough to take a shot from your inhaler and consider this clunker-to-be rationally. Orson Welles? Seriously? Buddy, I knew Charles Foster Kane, Charles Foster Kane was a friend of mine. Wolverine is no Charles Foster Kane. Oh boo hoo, Amalgamated Dynamics is doing the primary special effects. Spare me the hot air, Szczesny, your mountain-hiking, slam poetry-disdaining schweppervessence wouldn’t know an ILM from a Digital Domain. Unknown directors are no less likely to craft good cinema than all but the most seasoned vets and Kickboxer 5 was awesome. • CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY PLUNGE • PIÑA COLADA • FLORIDA SUNSHINE • TURTLE • HEATH BAR • PINEAPPLE Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 38 Spring Hours 11a.m. - 10p.m. 7 days a week - Take out orders 250 Valley St., Manchester 6 6 9 - 4 4 3 0 The opening few weeks of any summer movie season are like the opening few weeks of the baseball season: the teams are still getting the bugs out, still testing untried players. In other words, stay home. The first amateur “blockbuster” to test the waters this time is X-Men Origins: Wolverine Wolverine. Let’s put the bastardization of the canon aside for the moment. Let’s also just forget the ridiculous progression of Wolverine in the three previous movies that essentially turned him into Superman. Instead consider the pedigree of this Hugh Jackman vanity vehicle — actually, there is no pedigree. The virtually unknown director, Gavin Hood, has no major motion picture experience and as best as I can tell is most famous for playing the German champion in Kickboxer 5. And writers David Benioff and Skip Woods have written the horrible screenplays for The Kite Runner and Swordfish, respectively. This is B movie stuff. These guys must provide Jackman with his cigars or something to have landed this project. Finally, Amalgamated Dynamics is the primary special effects company. If you enjoyed the Santa Clause series, the Alien vs. Predator movies or Elektra, well order yourself an extra large helping of popcorn and enjoy the grease. Trust me, folks, there are real, adult special effects companies whose work you’ll be enjoying in just a few weeks. On store shelves May 5 • Passione, by Paul Potts (Sony) • Star Trek, by Michael Giacchino (Varese Sarabande) • Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night), by Yusuf/ Cat Stevens (Virgin Records) • White Lies For Dark Times, by Ben & Relentless7 Harper and Ben Harper (Virgin Records) • Epiphany, by Chrisette CdS Michele (Def Jam) • Live at the Meadowlands, by Frank Sinatra (Concord Records) • Fantasy Ride, by Ciara (La Face) • In the Hands of God, by Newsboys (Inpop) • Fight for Love, by Elliott Yamin (Hickory Records) • Wavering Radiant, by Isis (Ipecac Recordings) • Outer South, by Conor Oberst (Merge Records) • ‘Cause I Sez So, by New York Dolls (Atco) • Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey, by Cracker (429 Records) • Family Time, by Ziggy Marley (Tuff Gong Worldwide) Sunday, May 10th, 2009, 10:00-2:00 Adults $16pp / Children $9pp Call 882-9051 to Reserve! For complete details see our website www.alpinegrove.com Playlist Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Hot Day at the Zoo, Long Way Home Kittin is still around, serving as the genre’s EP singing Twiggy. self-released, 2008 Why should you hate this stuff, aside Politely behaved from the endless posturing, which you can acoustic folkie-alkie- be sure a few too many of its players take country jam-band seriously? Well, any bug-eyed head-fake at HDATZ is from Low- the bouncers guarding the velvet ropes is ell, a fallen industrial good for the country, for one thing, so maywhistle-stop that’s be you shouldn’t, really. Wouldn’t matter to Hell, anyway, content now affectionately renowned as a giant biohazard teeming with in an over-the-top exercise in self-indulteenage gang-members from unlivable gence here — two CDs, 16 total songs, countries, pathologically hot-tempered you read it right. The things go on forevflakes, and 8-foot-long man-eating worms. er, and right when that’s starting to sink in, No wonder, given this environment, that holy hamburgers, it’s Diddy again, ramHDATZ are unplugged; what they really bling over all eight musky, bassy minutes are, deep down, in spite of all the subdued of “The DJ” about what a bummer it is that yee-haw bluegrass, is a cross between Bare- today’s jocks don’t play “18-minute vernaked Ladies and Phish, but the neighbors sions.” Jeez, Diddy, you try standing there are undoubtedly not the type upon which looking important for that long without any opportunity to pretend you just invented one would want to test loud things. Like anyone who’s ever gotten lost on the beat-matching. B — EWS way to Kimball’s Ice Cream and ended up in Lowell, the bandmembers are, to a man, permanently damaged, but A seriously abridged through art they’re able to compendium of recent cauterize their wounds: their banjo-bustin’ “Gypsy Moon” and future CD releases renders Lowell as Utopia as • Borderline-no-wave hipster-distraction Matt and imagined by Edgar Allen Poe (apparently they’re unfamil- Kim, whose sophomore album Grand probably has a iar with Lovecraft, a more couple of beret-wearing neo-beatniks whispering “Sonic Youth!” excitedly in some burned-down coffee shack apropos craftsman). Moving right along, “Lost” in Brooklyn, just released a video where they walk hits up Hank Williams III, and around Times Square taking their clothes off while nice “Outside Lookin In” rolls out old tourist ladies look away. Gotta admit, though, that’s the old-time Bob Dylan beer- one sure-fire way to boost sales in a depressed economy: goggles singalongs. For now, make Edith Bunker throw up on her way to see Regis. • Ben Harper, who tried unsuccessfully to get the the New Hampshire legs of their tour put them at Dover’s 20something hophead demographic to vote out the Barley House on May 2 and insanely violent Cheney junta in 2004, releases White Penuches in Manchester on Lies for Dark Times on Tuesday. As you’d expect from June 20. A — Eric W. Saeger someone who does a lot of Dave Matthews theft and dishwasher-safe folk, the first single, “Shimmer and Shine” sounds like Bad Brains and Molly Hatchet jamDJ Hell, Teufelswerk International Dee Jay ming in hell. No, seriously, Twitter on over to their Gigolo Records [import], MySpace interwebs and see for yourself. • Now that your generation’s poised to destroy Star April 28 If you Trek once and for all by using whatever cardboard WB teevee actors weren’t in rehab during filming of the new really want to movie, you may as well splurge on the soundtrack CD composed by Michael Giacchino, who did the music for get Lost and all your important video games, which have insobeen so helpful in turning you into a cat-food-eating lent, albino divorcee. you • Weird-toothed asexual folkie chick Jewel, rememcould pooh-pooh electroclash — the genre DJ Hell pio- ber her? For the last few years, her stock’s been sliding neered — as an oafish faster than a greased Freddie Mac, and her new release fumbling in the back seat Lullaby finishes off her cred in a blaze of purple-dinoinvolving disco, Devo, ‘80s saur glory, as she sings “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” Bowie and electro, ie art- and stuff like that, not out of the maternal goodness of punk music for technoids. It her heart but because the corporate war-bots at Fishhad its time, certainly; there er Price seriously couldn’t think of any crazier way to once was a Hell record that spend a little spare marketing money than re-inventhad a Ft. spot starring Puff ing Jewel as a flaxen-haired fire-god whose mission on Daddy, if that says anything, Earth is to frighten our toddlers into becoming good diabut let’s not start, and Miss betic citizens with 73 credit cards. — Eric W. 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Book & Lecture listings Libraries • Bedford Public Library 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford 472-3023, bedford.lib.nh.us • Concord Public Library 45 Green St., 225-8670, onconcord.com/library • Goffstown Public Library 2 High St., Goffstown, 497-2102, goffstown.lib.nh.us • Hills Memorial Library 18 Library St., Hudson, 886-6030, hillsml.lib.nh.us • Hollis Social Library 2 Monument Sq., Hollis, 465-7721, hollis.nh.us • Hooksett Public Library 1701B Hooksett Rd., Hooksett, 485-6092, hooksettlibrary.org • Manchester City Library 405 Pine St. (main branch) and 76 N. Main St. (West branch), 624-6550, manchester.lib.nh.us • Nashua Public Library 2 Court St., Nashua, 589-4610, nashualibrary.org Bookstores • Barnes & Noble 1741 South Willow St., Manchester, 668-5557; 235 DW Hwy, Nashua, 888-5961; bn.com • Borders 76 Fort Eddy Road, Concord, 224-1255; 281 DW Hwy, Nashua, 888-9300; borders.com • Gibson’s Bookstore 27 South Main St., Concord, 224-0562, gibsonsbookstore.com • MainStreet Bookends 16 E. Main St., Warner, 456-2700, mainstreetbookends.com • River Run Books 20 Congress St., Portsmouth, 431-2100, riverrunbookstore.com • Toadstool Bookshop 586 Nashua St., Milford, 673-1734, toadbooks.com. Other • Manchester Historic Association 200 Bedford St., 622-7531, manchesterhistoric.org • New Hampshire Writers’ Project SNHU, 2521 N. River Rd., Manchester, 314-7980, nhwritersproject.org • Rivier College 420 Main St., Nashua, 888-1311, rivier.edu. • UNH Manchester 400 Commercial St., Manchester, 641-4101, unhm.unh.edu Author events • RUTH REICHL discusses her BOOKS • Faith and Will: Weathering the Storms in Our Spiritual Lives, by Julia Cameron (Tarcher) • Franklin’s Thrift: The History of a Lost American Virtue, by David Blankenhorn, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, and Sorcha Brophy-Warren (Templeton Foundation Press) • Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity, and the ACLU, by Wendy Kaminer (Beacon Press) • The Years of Talking Dangerously, by Geoffrey Nunberg (PublicAffairs) • Red and Me: My Coach, My Lifelong Friend, by Bill Russell, Alan Steinberg (HarperCollins) • The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World’s Most Glorious—and Perplexing—City, by David Lebovitz (Broadway) • Prophecies: 4,000 Years of Prophets, Visionaries and Predictions, by Tony Allan (Duncan Baird Publishers) • War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars, by Richard N. Haass (Simon & Schuster) What are you reading? Karina Giordano, marketing assistant Concord Cooperative Market, 24 South Main St., Concord I am currently reading Dali on Modern Art, written by Salvador Dali himself. My opinion of it is that it is actually very humorous to me, he basically rips apart (now) well known artists, the prime example being Picasso. It has published letters, articles, essays etc. that Dali has written about how terrible he thinks modern art in general is. In many cases he actually sent and published these in reference to specific contemporary artists. I think it’s interesting to see his unadulterated opinion of modern art, and to see how strong those opinions were. Now in art history artists like Picasso are identified as progressive and innovative but Dali saw them as just an abomination of art in general. new book, Not Becoming My Mother: And Other Things She Taught Me Along the Way, on Fri., May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at The Music Hall (28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400, www.themusichall.org) as part of the Writers on a New England Stage series. $13, or $11 for members of The Music Hall or NHPR. • MARIANNE O’CONNOR discusses Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire on Sat., May 2, from 1 to 3 p.m. at MainStreet BookEnds. • SEAN CONWAY brings a multimedia book tour of Cultivating Life to Keefe Auditorium in Nashua on Sat., May 23, at 10 a.m. General seating tickets cost $10 and all proceeds will be used to beautify the school’s interior courtyards. A book signing and reception will follow. For tickets call 883-7435 or visit the Keefe Auditorium box office between 3 and 5 p.m. May 18 through May 22 or after 9 a.m. May 23. • ED TURNER co-author of Antique Sports Uniforms & Equipment 18401940, Baseball-Football-Basketball, signs books and appraises sportsrelated items on June 21 from 10 a.m. to noon at New Hampshire Antique Co-op, 323 Elm St./Route 101A, Milford, 673-8499, nhantiquecoop. com. Part of the Co-op’s fifth annual Father’s Day Fest. Bring items in for a history and free verbal estimate of their worth. Lectures and discussions • IS THERE VALUE IN YOUR OLD AND RARE BOOKS? Free and open talk by Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the nationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston, on Tues., May 5, at 7 p.m. at Chichester Public Library, 15 Main St., Chichester. Following the lecture and Q&A session he will give free verbal appraisals of those books that attendees bring with them. See www.brattlebookshops.com. • JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS impersonated by Chuck Annal and Janet Hertzberg on May 5 at 7 p.m. in the library living room at NHTI, free and open to the public, part of the Wings of Knowledge lecture series. • BILL LITTLEFIELD nationally known author and veteran sports commentator, host of NPR’s Only a Game weekly sports magazine, will speak on Wed., May 6, at 7 p.m. at Amherst Town Library. The event is free and open to the public; all ages are welcome. Please register by calling or e-mailing the library or via its online calendar. Book discussions • ANIME CLUB at Nashua Public Library for grades 8 to 12 meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. • BOOK GROUPS at Borders in Nashua include Armchair Globetrotters, mystery book group, science fiction book club and more. • BOOK GROUPS at Barnes & Noble in Nashua include kid lit for adults, sci-fi and more. See bn.com or call 888-0533 for times. Group for fiction readers meets third Thursdays at 7 p.m.; new members always welcome. • BOOK GROUPS at Barnes & Noble in Manchester include fiction book club; gay & lesbian readers; metaphysical book group and more. See bn.com or call 668-5557 for times. • BOOKS IN THE MILL discussion series at UNH Manchester is free and open to the public. Spring 2009 theme is time travel. Monthly discussions held first Thursdays in library mezzanine conference room at 6:30 p.m. May 7: The Plot to Save Socrates, by Paul Levinson. • BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY book discussion group at Barnes 41 POP CULTURE: & Noble in Manchester focuses on current literature on Buddhist topics, meets the second Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the bookstore’s café. Pre-registration is appreciated; anyone with an interest in Buddhist philosophy is invited to join. E-mail [email protected]. • MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY evening book discussion group meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. May 14: Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen. • MANCHESTER CITY LIBRARY Brown Bag Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. May 26: Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen. • NOW OR NEVER READING GROUP at the Learning Institute at New England College in Henniker offers spring classes April 23 through May 14 with exploration of Russian writers—short stories and plays of Chekhov and more. Open to all adult lifelong learners at a minimal fee. Visit www.nec.edu and follow links to LINEC to enroll or call the registrar at 746-6212. Writers’ groups • SPRING WRITERS CONFERENCE of the Seacoast Writers Association is Sat., May 16, at Chester College of New England, beginning with registration and continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the college’s Wadleigh Library. Your Spiritual Self-Worth A free talk open to the public. Summer school The New Hampshire Writers’ Project has scheduled its summer 2009 workshop series and you can register now, at nhwritersproject.org or by calling 314-7980. Membership in NHWP costs $55 (students/seniors $25) and gets you discounts on the workshops. Here are the offerings — all take place at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester: • “Crafting the Modern Whodunnit,” for all levels, four Wednesdays starting May 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $200 ($175 for members). Taught by Tom Eslick, author of Mountain Peril, Snow Kill and other mysteries. • “Write a Winning Screenplay: What Film Executives Really Look For,” for all levels, two-week intensive, Saturdays, May 30 and June 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $200 ($175 for members). Taught by Susan Kouguell, a Tufts University instructor who has worked with major film studios. • “Putting the ‘I’ into the Eye of Creative Nonfiction,” one-day workshop for all levels, Saturday, June 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $150 ($125 for members). Taught by Sandell Morse, author of many short stories and nonfiction and a Pushcart Prize nominee. • “Making the Match: Writing Successful Grant and Fellowship Applications,” for intermediate and advanced writers, Saturday, June 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $80 ($65 for members). Taught by poet Martha Carlson-Bradley. • “Social Media and the Writer,” for all levels, Saturday, June 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. Cost is $80 ($65 for members). Taught by Ann Kingman, a district sales manager for Random House, blogger of “Books on the Nightstand.” Keynote speaker is Marie Harris, former state poet laureate. Afternoon session offers a choice of one of four workshops: “Writing for Kids Who Won’t Read,” with Michael Sullivan, “Contents Under Pressure,” with Kimberly Cloutier Green, “How Disastrous is Your Adventure?” with Vicki Stiefel, and “Ear Whacks: Writing and Producing the Short Film,” with Alfred Thomas Catalfo. Costs vary from $40 to $70 depending on how early you register and whether you are a member of SWA. To register, visit seacoastwritersassociation.org or call 778-8182. • AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL The Book Report • New store for old textbooks: The Book Cellar is opening a textbook store in Manchester, next to Daddy’s Junky Music on South Willow Street. The Book Cellar already has a general bookstore in Nashua (34 Northwest Blvd., in Westside Plaza on Route 101A) and online operations connected with a warehouse in downtown Nashua; they buy and sell textbooks, even older editions, and donate unsellable books to teachers and schools around the world. The new store will offer used and new textbooks and professional books (reference books, technical manuals, etc.) at 10 to 40 percent off current-edition prices, and will buy all types of books from customers, according to a Book Cellar notice. The grand opening is scheduled for May 2. The Book Cellar is at www.book- WRITING WORKSHOP six weeks, Thursdays, May 21 through June 25, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Shapley Townhouse at 454 Court St. at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth. Cost is $25; scholarships are available. To register, call 433-0868 or e-mail [email protected]. Explore how prayer can open your thought to the wealth of God’s goodness. International speaker, Michael Pabst, is a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science healing and a member of the Christian Science board of Lectureship. Sunday, May 3rd at 3:00 p.m. The Radisson Hotel 700 Elm Street, Manchester Dartmouth Room We pay top dollar for textbooks Other • BOOK SALE at Blaisdell Memorial Library, 129 Stage Road in Nottingham, 679-8484, on Sat., May 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of books and digital material in good condition are welcome starting Mon., May 4 — no textbooks. cellaronline.com. • NASCAR + library: The Whipple Free Library Foundation of New Boston is auctioning off tickets to a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race to benefit its new library campaign. Four reserved race tickets and four pre-race pit passes will be auctioned, for the winner’s choice of a June 28 race or a Sept. 20 race. New Hampshire Motor Speedway (which donated the tickets) values the prize package at $750. Minimum bid is $450. Sealed bids will be accepted at the Whipple Free Library from Friday, May 1, through Friday, May 15, at 5 p.m.; bidgs must be submitted in writing in a sealed envelope with the bidder’s name, address, phone number and bid amount. Bids will be opened publicly at the Community Church of New Boston at 5:15 p.m. May 15. —Lisa Parsons New Location In Manchester Open May 2 for book buybacks nd Page 41 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Poetry • NH SLAM POETRY FINALS on Sat., May 2, in the French Building at NH Institute of Art in Manchester (next door to the Manchester Public Library). All ages, $5 cover charge. Doors open at 7 p.m., competition begins at 8 p.m. This will determine which of 10 poets will represent NH at the National Poetry Slam. For more info, contact Mark Palos at [email protected] or 858-3286 or see www.myspace. com/bridgepoetryopenmic. • POETS UNBOUND meets for weekly critique sessions. Manchester meetings are at 10 a.m. Sundays at Barnes & Noble in Manchester. Nashua meetings are at 7 p.m. at Nashua Public Library. Call Martha Deborah Hall at 672-0106 for details. BOOKS 41 FILM 42 REVIEWS BY AMY DIAZ • Battle for Terra (PG, wide release) • Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (PG-13, wide release) In theaters Friday, May 1 • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PG-13, wide release) • The Limits of Control (R, limited release) Fighting 42 Fighting (PG-13) Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Guys fight in Fighting, a movie so self-explanatory a review almost feels redundant. Not that that’s going to stop me. Much like scrappy Shawn MacArthur (Channing Tatum, campaigning hard for the position as his generation’s Sylvester Stallone), I’m not going to let anything stop me. Not even nonsensical plot points, like the fact that we meet him when he’s selling counterfeit Harry Potter books (Harry Potter and the Hippopotamus — there’s a market? Really?), will stop this triumphant tale of a kid on the streets, trying to make his way via underground fights. It’s when he’s on the streets trying to sell such a box full of nonsense that he comes across Harvey (Terrence Howard), a self-identified two-bit hustler who likes the way this hunk of chiseled abs and “huh” expression fights. He eventually convinces Shawn to take part in fights organized by men like Jack Dancing (Roger Guenveur Smith) and Martinez (Luis Guzman), underworld bigwigs who think that Harvey is small potatoes. These men bet on the fighters and place bets for wealthy uptown types who like the danger of these games. For Shawn, though, none of that matters — he’s in it for the mon- ey that he hopes will get him off the streets. Particularly when he meets Zulay (Zulay Henao), a sweet single mom who works nights at a club frequented by these men, he wants to prove his worth and make the money that makes a better life possible. The movie also contains an only half-developed plot about a rivalry with another fighter, Evan Hailey (Brian White). Evan and Shawn used to be on the same wrestling team in college and there was some kafuffle between Evan and Shawn and Shawn’s dad (the coach) and … well, and whatever. Their past and Shawn’s reason for leaving his Alabama home aren’t particularly well Reviewlets: Snack-sized movie reviews * Indicates a movie worth seeking out. Previously reviewed movies have grades. For full reviews of most movies here or movies previously released, go to www.hippopress.com. Adventureland (R) Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg. A lit major discovers that fancy book learning is no match for the soul-crushing nature of actual life in this darling, funny and wonderfully soundtracked movie about post-college life circa 1987. A- hour to live or something (this time, his heart has been replaced with a battery-operated version that needs constant recharging — for the record, this is not the exaggerate-y part of the reviewlett). C+ true meaning of blah-blahwhatever after being visited, A Christmas Carol-style, by girlfriends past. Opens wide on Friday, May 1. Hannah Montana: The Movie (G) Cyruses, Miley and Billy Ray. Not to be confused with the concert film from a while back, this movie is about the Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart character from the TV show. Oh, and about making lots of money. C defined and eventually the whole mess is just sort of dropped. The point seems to be to set up a reason for Evan and Shawn to dislike each other and to add a little extra tension to their Big Fight. This, like some of the uneven character development, makes the movie a bit shaggy, like somebody at the last minute decided it needed more. But if anything, Fighting is at its best when it’s doing less — scenes where the scrappy Shawn is trying to figure out how to beat a more skilled opponent or when Shawn and Zulay are engaging in the world’s aw-shucks-iest romance. Fighting is fun — it has a charming B-movie feel (Terrence Howard probably represents the biggest “star” in the movie) and it delights in its use of grimy New York City settings that could have come straight from a mid-1970s movie. BRated PG-13 for intense fight sequences, some sexuality and brief strong language. Directed by Dito Montiel and written by Montiel and Robert Munic, Fighting is an hour and 45 minutes long and is distributed in wide release by Universal Pictures. Obsessed (PG-13) Ali Larter flirts Fatal Attraction-style with Idris Elba in Obsessed, a giddily exploitative movie that really gets going in its final half-hour or so. SPOILER ALERT — (though all of this is pretty heavily suggested in the movie’s trailers) but after I Love You, Man (R) Paul Rudd, Jason Segel. Bromance, Paul Rudd — who can say no? Like any good rom-com (brom-com?), I Love You, Man has Rudd searching for the heterosexual man of his equally heterosexual dreams when he realizes that he’s been so concentrated on girlfriends that he’s never had any time to make dude friends. B+ spending an hour and something building up the creepy relationship between faithful family man Derek (Elba, the recently deposed branch manager on The Office) and attack-seducer Lisa (Larter), a temp who latches on to the idea that a relationship between Derek and herself is inevitable, the actual movie begins with a segment I think of as Beyoncé Kicks Ass. It starts with the scene you may have seen in the trailers when Sharon (Beyoncé Knowles), Derek’s wife, calls Lisa and leaves a message to the effect that “you think you’re crazy; I’ll show you crazy.” Lisa later shows up at their house for a romantic liaison with Derek, and Sharon proceeds to give Lisa a tour of the home — giving Lisa a really good look at the floor, the wall, some railings on their stairs. I know you can’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater but are you allowed to yell “girlfight” in one with a handful of other movie-goers? The pre-”Beyonce Kicks Ass” part of the movie isn’t bad. Derek does do a bit of casual flirting with Lisa when they first meet and then fails to see the warning signs of her being a little too interested (or sees them but thinks nothing will come of it and enjoys it a bit). When she finally does make a move, he’s firm about not being interested but she ignores his rejection, eventually giving him roofies and sneaking in to his hotel room on a business trip. Parts of how Derek and others handle the situation are improbable, though for this kind of movie Matthew Perry wishes to a carnival arcade fortune teller to be small (or something like that) and goes from a sad-sack 40something to Zac Efron, 17 and in high school with his kids. Sitcomy entertainment is improved by Efron’s weird charm and the talent of supporting characters (including Leslie Mann). B- around uncovering government conspiracy. It’s also the kind of movie where congressmen look like Ben Affleck, which, if they did, would make C-SPAN a lot more popular. C+ Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (PG-13) Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough. Kristin Kreuk, a.k.a. Lana The Soloist (PG-13) Lang on the latest TV Observe and Report (R) Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Superman series (who was Seth Rogen, Anna Faris. Fast & Furious (PG-13) Foxx only good when she was evil), Written and directed by Jody Vin Diesel, Paul Walker. A newspaper reporter writes a brings her crap acting and her Hill (of The Foot Fist Way, a As the ad says, new model, column about and then starts up unconvincing stunts to the Battle for Terra (PG) movie lots of people who are original parts. Zoom, kera friendship with a schizophrenic streets of Bangkok. D Luke Wilson, Amanda Peet. not me fell all over themselves blam! C+ The Haunting in man who once had the potential Surviving earthlings travel for to praise from last summer), this to be a great musician. B Connecticut (PG-13) X-Men Origins: Wolverine space in search of a new home Ghosts of Girlfriends Past comedy focuses on Seth Rogen, Virginia Madsen, Elias (PG-13) in this animated sci-fi. Opens security guard, and his attempt (PG-13) Koteas. State of Play (PG-13) Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber. wide on Friday, May 1. Jennifer Garner, Matthew Let’s all pause for a moment to to find love and a sense of pride Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck. How did Wolverine become at the mall. Equal parts “ha ha McConaughey. reflect on the talented Virginia It’s another one of those movies such an awesome combination Crank: High Voltage (R) heh” and “yikes, what’s wrong Apparently, the powers that Madsen before we plunge into where reporters look like Russell of razor-sharp claws and Jason Statham, Amy Smart. be thought we needed another this horror story where she is the with him.” C Crowe (we don’t, not on his attitude? Here’s how. Opens The bullet-headed, chest-baring Matthew McConaughey rom- mom to a family tormented by most rumpled out-of-shape wide (for reals, this time) on Statham is back as Chev Chelios com. In this one, a love-’em- spookiness in their new house. 17 Again (PG-13) day do we, as a profession, Friday, May 1, and thus the and yet again he has only an Zac Efron, Matthew Perry. and-leave-’em type learns the Clook that together) and run summer begins. Earth (B) Baby animals occasionally get eaten, occasionally have fun romps in the snow in this view of our wild planet. B Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 42 43 POP CULTURE: FILM Continued A law school dropout gets his first taste of show biz as an assistant to a B-list legend in The Great Buck Howard, a sweet little movie starring Colin Hanks. That would be Colin, son of Tom, who also makes an appearance in this movie that reminds me of one of several Swingers-era movies about finding yourself, professionally and otherwise, in Hollywood. Troy (Colin Hanks) is in law school as the movie begins but he hates it. During the middle of a class, he decides he’s not happy and leaves — leaves all the way to Los Angeles, where he decides to become a writer. But, to pay for his chosen profession, he decides to take a job as the assistant to the Great Buck Howard (John Malkovich). Who, you might ask? Troy doesn’t especially know either. But it turns out Buck was a regular guest on the Tonight Show back during the Johnny Carson years. He is a mentalist (he scoffs at the term “magician”) and performs feats involving hypnotism and guessing numbers picked by members of the audience. His big finish is figuring out where the audience has hidden his money. It’s a very Ed Sullivan Show-ish act but it has appeal to small audiences in Bakersfield, Akron and other The Informers (R) The horrible children of privilege are crushed by their Londonderry, NH - 603-434-8633 Showtimes for May 1 - May 7 ADVANCE SHOWINGS - THURSDAY, 5/7 STAR TREK - 7:15PM & 10:00PM PRESENTED IN DIGITAL 3D 11:30, 2:00, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 BATTLE FOR TERRA B $2.00 surcharge for admission to all 3D films PRESENTED IN DIGITAL PROJECTION H X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE C 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 10:15 THOMAS & FRIENDS: THE GREAT DISCOVERY A 10:45 AM GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST C 11:10, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 9:40 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE C 11:00, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:30 FIGHTING C 11:20, 2:15, 4:40, 7:25, 9:50 11:25, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 10:00 OBSESSED C THE SOLOIST C 11:15, 1:55, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Fri to Wed: 11:05, 1:40, 4:00, 6:55, 9:20; EARTH A Thu: 11:05, 1:40, 4:00 17 AGAIN C 11:35, 2:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:25 Fri to Wed: 10:10 PM; Thu: STATE OF PLAY C HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE A Fri to Wed: 5:00, 7:35; Thu: 5:00 MONSTERS VS. ALIENS B 12:00, 2:35 www.oneilcinemas.com Stadium Seating • Dolby Surround • Beer, Wine & Sandwiches SHALL WE KISS (NR) 96 min. Fri. 5:30, 8:00, Sat. 1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, Sun. 1:00, 3:10, 5:30, 8:00, Mon. 5:30, 8:00, Tue. 2:00, 5:30, 8:00, Wed. 5:30, 8:00, Thu. 5:30, 8:00 AN AMAZING YEAR COLLECTION OF DVD’S AND VHS TAPES CHE: PART ONE (NR) 126 min. Fri. 5:35, Sat. 12:30, 5:35, Sun. 12:30, 5:35, Mon. 5:35, Tue. 2:05, 5:35, Wed. 5:35, Thu. 5:35 CHE: PART TWO (NR) 131 min. Fri. 8:10, Sat. 3:00, 8:10, Sun. 3:00, 8:10, Mon. 8:10, Tue. 8:10, Wed. 8:10, Thu. 8:10 EXAMINED LIFE (NR) 87 min. In the Screening Room Fri. 7:00, Sat. 2:00, 7:00, Sun. 2:00, 7:00, Mon. No Performance, Tue. 2:00, 7:00, Wed. 7:00, Thu. 7:00 OVER 16,000 TITLES ON SALE DURING THE MONTH OF MAY Many rare and out-of-print movies from the silent era to recent releases MAY 2-8 MAY 9-15 MAY 16-22 MAY 23-30 TOWN HALL THEATRE (603) 654-FILM (3456) Starts Fri — Amy Adams — Emily Blunt “ ” $6.99 $5.00 $3.00 $1.00 Every Evening 7:30 Sun mats 2:00-4:30 Starts Fri — Joaquin Phoenix — Gweneth Paltrow Cash or Check only “ ” CINEMA 93 VIDEO Every Evening 7:30 Sun mats 2:00-4:30 15 Pleasant Street Concord, NH Mon.-Sat. 10am-6:00pm Sun. Noon-6:00pm Saturday Afternoon Library Classic Film Irene Dunne — Rex Harrison — Linda Darnell “ ” (1946) Sat 4:30pm — free admission — donations to charity Admission Prices: All Shows Adults $6.00 Children (under 12) and Seniors (65 and over) $4.00 00 The Great Buck Howard (PG) cities on the B-list enterainment circuit. Troy’s job is to travel to these places and attend to Buck’s slightly diva-ish desires, helping him keep up the illusion that he is still a Tonight Show-level star. (Not that he’s been on the current Tonight Show and in one particularly wonderful scene he calls Jay Leno “Satan.”) Buck attempts to regain some past glory with a secret new stunt that he plans to unveil in Cincinnati. To help spread the word about this new trick he calls on an old friend in public relations. Naturally, that guy is busy but he sends Valerie Brennan (Emily Blunt), a publicist whom Buck immediately dislikes. Troy, however, likes her quite a bit and together they try to endure Buck’s attempt to make a comeback. One of the running jokes of Being John Malkovich is that the actor is regularly recognized but nobody can seem to remember any movies he’s been in. His performance in The Great Buck Howard suggests why — he melts into character studies like this. He vanishes beneath a game-show-host hairdo and facial express that (when Buck is off stage) suggest a man just barely holding back the words “don’t you know who I am?!” But Malkovich doesn’t let Buck become a caricature or a one-note character. While Troy is sort of a blank slate character who allows us entry into Buck’s world, Malkovich makes Buck a complex mystery of a guy who shows us only a part of his character while suggesting that there are all these other sides to him. The Great Buck Howard is a light, fun Hollywood story that isn’t about the fame and glamour of Hollywood but more about the show business part — specifically, the business part. Specifically, the grind of the business. Buck may preen and complain but he works it, showing up in small cities at half-full auditoriums to give unglamorous middle-aged audiences an evening of amazement. His story may not be legendary but it is delightful. B Rated PG for some language including suggestive remarks and a drug reference. Written and directed by Sean McGinly, The Great Buck Howard is an hour and 31 minutes long and is distributed in limited release by Magnolia Pictures. The movie is playing at least through Thursday, April 30, at Red River Theatres and is available on Comcast On Demand (under the “Magnolia” category) for $4.99. (603) 225-5650 EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE AUCTIONED ON JUNE 6TH AT 10AM. DETAILS SOON. Page 43 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black improbability isn’t a killer. What does make this movie less of a junk-food-ish guilty pleasure is that it doesn’t really have the kind of crazy energy and maniacal cheesiness you’d expect until it fully unleashes Beyoncé, and by then we’re already entering the last lap. Once Ms. Knowles is in control of the screen time, the movie is goofy silly fun — this isn’t a movie for showing off one’s acting chops; it’s all about chewing the scenery. But the movie doesn’t get us there soon enough. We spend too long plodding through Derek’s fumblings with whether or not he should go to human resources. If movie theaters allowed you to fast forward straight to the Beyonce ass-kicking, Obsessed might be worth heading to the cinema for. But, since you can’t, there’s always Netflix. CRated PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content. Directed by Steve Shill and written by David Loughery, Obsessed is an hour and 45 minutes long and is distributed in wide release by Sony Pictures. Obsessed 43 44 POP CULTURE: own ennui in The Informers, a sulky movie based on a collection of Bret Easton Ellis short stories. Walk-Ins Welcome • Gift Certificates Available 17 Freetown Rd #1, Raymond, NH 03077 (Located at Raymond Shopping Center) • Pink & White • Spa Pedicure • Hands Design • Pearls Gel • Manicure • Air Brush Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm Sat: 10am-6pm Sun: 10am-4pm Cyan Magenta Yellow Black if h i ’ A&E DIAMOND&GOLD,INC. 44 Pennichuck Square 707 Old Milford Rd, Merrimack (603)889-8182 w w w. a e d i a m o n d . c o m Celebrate with 0 • Acrylics Nails • Gel Liquid • Solar Nails FILM Continued The movie is a collection of short stories too — dreadful, dreary little stories that wind around each other like choking vines. Hollywood executive William (Billy Bob Thornton) and his fragile wife Laura (Kim Basinger) consider reconciling even though William is still in love with the newscaster Cheryl (Winona Ryder), with whom he’s been having an affair. William and Laura have two angry late teens/20something children, including Graham (Jon Foster), who is in love with the sexually adventurous Christie (Amber Heard). Graham and Christie regularly sleep with Martin (Austin Nichols), who is also (unbeknownst to Graham) sleeping with Graham’s mother, Laura. Christie and Martin also have some sort of relationship with Nina Metro (Simone Kessell), the ex-wife of lascivious rocker Bryan Metro (Mel Raido), who is always seen just about to or just having had sex with groupies who are probably criminally young. And then there’s Tim Price (Lou Taylor Pucci), a friend of Graham’s who goes to Hawaii for a vacation with his boozy, inappropriate father Les Price (a wonderfully sleazy Chris Isaak). At the edge of this pool of wealthy pathetic juvenile adults and their self-important depressed offspring is the poor, twitchy doorman Jack (Brad Renfro), whose “Uncle Peter” (Mickey Rourke), a man of dubious relationship to Jack and clearly evil intentions, shows up at Jack’s house with a drugged The Community Players of Concord present up, probably under-aged girl and proceeds to do one horrible thing after another. Seldom do movies this bad yet this flamboyantly convinced of their own greatness actually make it to movie screens. Think of the most pretentious, gag-worthy movie you’ve ever seen and I’m willing to bet this movie is worse. It is in love with how “artsy” it is, how important. It clearly thinks it’s offering up some brilliant social commentary. It is, in fact, offering a tour far up the recesses of its own intestinal cavity. The movie seems to want to examine in detail the motivations, morality and personalities of its trite, one-dimensional characters but as hopelessly self-involved as these characters are we actually get nothing about their inner lives (quite the feat for a movie that seems to be about inner life). The Informers also seems to be in love with the sound of its own archly self-conscious dialogue, and seems to revel in its 1980s badness as though there is some brilliant meta commentary in all the stupid hair and embarrassing fashion. There isn’t, though — there isn’t anything redeemable, enjoyable, entertaining or even darkly humorous about this movie. There is only a bog of self-absorption and self-importance slowly sucking in all characters and plot like dinosaurs sinking into tar. F Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, drug use, pervasive language and some disturbing images. Directed by Gregor Jordan and written by Nicholas Jarecki and Bret Easton Ellis (from his book), The Informers is an hour and 38 minutes long and is distributed in limited release by Senator Films. How far will a man go? April 30, 8:00 pm May 1&2, 8:00 pm May 3, 2:00 pm Concord City Auditorium Order tickets at www.communityplayersofconcord.org or 0--0 Partial nudity; suggested for mature audiences. Ready Your RV Now SPRING IS HERE! Lefebvre’s is your full service RV Repair Shop. FREE Pick-up & Drop off Available Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 44 202 Rockingham Rd. Londonderry 432-7132 • One mile north off Exit 5, I-93 00 00 45 POP CULTURE: FILM Continued Cinema locator AMC Tyngsborough 440 Middlesex St., Tyngsborough, Mass., 978-649-3980. Chunky’s Cinema & Pub Nashua 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua, chunkys.com Chunky’s Pelham Cinema & Pub 150 Bridge St., Pelham, 635-7499 Cinemagic Hooksett 1226 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, 644-4629, cinemagicmovies.com Cinemagic Merrimack 12 11 Executive Place Dr., Merrimack, 423-0240, cinemagicmovies.com Flagship Cinemas Derry 10 Ashleigh Dr., Derry, 437-8800 Entertainment Cinemas 6 192 Loudon Road, Concord, 224-3600 AMC at The Loop 90 Pleasant Valley St., Methuen, Mass., 978-738-8942 O’Neil Cinema 12 Apple Tree Mall, Londonderry, 434-8633 Regal Concord 282 Loudon Road, Concord, 2263800 Regal Hooksett 8 100 Technology Dr., Hooksett, 641-3456 Regal Manchester 9 1279 S. Willow St., Manchester, 641-3456 Showcase Cinemas Lowell 32 Reiss Ave., Lowell, Mass., 978-551-0055 Movies outside the cineplex WILTON TOWN HALL Main Street in Wilton. Tickets cost $6 ($4 for seniors and children) unless otherwise stated. wiltontownhalltheatre.com or call 654-FILM. • The Class (PG-13, 2009) Thurs., April 30, 7:30 p.m. • Adventureland (R, 2009) Thurs., April 23, at 7:30 p.m. • Sunshine Cleaning (R, 2009) Fri., May 1, through Thurs., May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Plus Sun., May 3, at 2 & 4:30 p.m. • Two Lovers (R, 2009) Fri., May 1, through Thurs., May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Plus Sun., May 3, at 2 & 4:30 p.m. NHTI • Anna and the King of Siam Sweeney Auditorium, 31 College (1946) Sat., May 2, at 4:30 p.m. Drive, Concord, 271-7185, nhti.edu • Silent Light (R, 2007, in GerMILFORD DRIVE-IN man, Spanish and French with Eng101A in Milford, 673-4090, milford- lish subtitles) Fri., May 8, at 7 p.m. drivein.com. Check Web site for Admission by donation. changes related to weather or screenings. Open Fridays and Saturdays; NASHUA PUBLIC movies begin at dusk. Admission is LIBRARY $20 per car (up to 6 occupants). NPL Theater, 2 Court St., Nashua, • Screen 1: X-Men Origins: 589-4600, www.nashualibrary. Wolverine (PG-13, 2009); Taken org. Call 589-4646 for the library’s (PG-13, 2009) film line, a schedule of upcoming • Screen 2: Paul Blart: Mall Cop movies. Films subject to change. (PG, 2009); 17 Again (PG-13, Seating is limited. Food and drink 2009) are not permitted in the theater. • The Wrestler (R, 2008) Fri., FRANCO-AMERICAN May 1, at 7 p.m. CENTRE • Hotel for Dogs (PG, 2008) Sat., 52 Concord St., Manchester, May 2, at 2 p.m. 669-4045, www.francoamerican centrenh.com THE MUSIC HALL • Inch’Allah Dimache (NR, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 4362001, French with subtitles) Tues, 2400, www.themusichall.org May 19, at 7 p.m. • This American Life — Live! Thurs., April 30, at 7 p.m. Aired MANCHESTER CITY in HD. LIBRARY • Gomorrah (NR, 2008) Sat., 405 Pine St., Manchester, 624- May 2, at 4 & 7 p.m.; Sun., May 6550, www.manchester.lib.nh.us 3 through Wed., May 6, at 7 p.m. • Murder on the Orient Express (PG, • The Audition a documentary by 1974) Wed., May 6, at 1 p.m. the Metropolitan Opera, hosted by • Pay It Forward (PG-13, 2000) soprano Renee Fleming. Sun., May Wed., May 13, at 1 p.m. 3, at 3 p.m. Broadcast in HD. WEST BRANCH OTHER COMMUNITY LIBRARY • THE HOLOCAUST: MEMORY 76 N. Main St.., Manchester, 624- AND LEGACY a documentary 6560, www.manchester.lib.nh.us film based on the 2005 book by • Bride Wars (PG, 2009) Fri., Susie Davidson I Refused to Die, May 1, at 3 p.m. screening Wed., May 6, at 6:30 • Marley & Me (PG, 2008) Fri., p.m. at Etz Hayim Synagogue, 1 May 8, at 3 p.m. 1/2 Hood Road in Derry. Admission by donation; refreshments to HOOKSETT LIBRARY follow. 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Main St., Concord, 2244600, www.redrivertheatres.org • Sunshine Cleaning (R, 2009) Thurs., April 30, 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m. • The Great Buck Howard (PG, 2009) Thurs., April 30, at 5:40 & 7:50 p.m. • Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (NR, 2008) Thurs., April 30, at 7 p.m. • Shall We Kiss (NR, 2009) Fri., May 1, at 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Sat., May 2, and Sun., May 3, at 1, 3:10, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Mon., May 4, at 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Tues., May 5, at 2, 5:30 & 8 p.m.; Wed., May 6, and Thurs., May 7, at 5:30 & 8 p.m. • Che: Part One (NR, 2008) Fri., May 1, at 5:35 p.m.; Sat., may 2, and Sun, May 3, at 12:30 & 5:35 p.m.; Mon., May 4, at 5:35 p.m.; Tues., May 5, at 2:05 & 5:35 p.m.; Wed., May 6, and Thurs., May 7, at 5:35 p.m. • Che: Part Two (NR, 2008) Fri., May 1, at 8:10 p.m.; Sat., May 2, and Sun., May 3, at 3 & 8:10 p.m.; Mon., May 4, through Thurs., May 7, at 8:10 p.m. • Examined Life (NR, 2008) Fri., May 1, at 7 p.m.; Sat., May 2, and Sun., May 3, at 2 & 7 p.m.; Tues., May 5, at 2 & 7 p.m.; Wed. May 6, and Thurs., May 7, at 7 p.m. THURSDAY NIGHT BINGO Page 45 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 46 Nite Roundup Local music & nightlife news By Katie Beth Ryan [email protected] 46 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • Folking you up: Folk-and-roots group The Wiyos will make a stop at Studio 99, 99 Factory St. in Nashua, on May 16 at 8 p.m., on the eve of the release of their new CD this summer. Originally street performers in New York and New Orleans, the group combines traditional folk music with various stage antics, and has been featured in the BBC documentary “Folk America - Hollerers, Stompers, and Old-time Ramblers. Tickets cost $15 at the door. • Spanking the tambourine: Local favorites The Buskers will hold a concert in celebration of their newest CD, Spank That Tambourine!, on May 2 at the Franklin Opera House, 316 Central St. in Franklin. The trio of Kathy Sommer, Paul Hubert and Craig Jaster will join guest drummer Tim Gilmore for an amped-up evening of fused folk, rock and jazz. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $8 for students, and can be purchased by phone at 934-1901 or online at www.franklinoperahouse.org/eventsschedule.htm. • Wine tasting at Millys: Normally the home to local and touring rock groups, Milly’s Tavern (500 Commercial St. in Manchester) will set aside May 7 as a winetasting fundraiser to benefit the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Tickets for the tasting are $20 and include cheese, crackers and a chocolate fountain, a wine discussion with Horizon Beverage, and raffles and prizes. Purchase tickets in person or by calling (603) 625-4444. • Look out Miley: Tween rocker Demi Lovato will roll into town Aug. 24 for a show at the Verizon Wireless Arena, with special guest David Archuleta. The star of the Disney Channel series Sonny With a Chance released her first CD, Don’t Forget, last September and opened for the Jonas Brothers last summer. Tickets are available by phone at 800-745-3000 or at ticketmaster.com. • Look who’s back: After a two-year hiatus, the band Secondface will play Shenanigan’s, 586 Nashua St. in the Shaw Plaza in Milford, at 9 p.m. May 9. The band is also one of the many local groups vying for the chance to open for Korn at the Rock On Festival at Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavillion on May 23. Tickets for that show can be purchased at meadowbrook.net or by calling 293-4700. • Comedy for the ladies: Bedford Foursquare Church, 12 Station Road in Bedford, will host a Women’s Comedy Night on Saturday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.). Tickets cost $8 in advance (and can be purchased at www.hopecommunity. info) and $10 at the door. The Skitzy Chicks (www.skitzychicks.com) will perform. Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 46 HIPPO NITE Bars, clubs, bands and other after-dark amusements The original Streamline On life on the road and their new CD By Katie Beth Ryan [email protected] Enter the term “Streamline” into the search fields at the iTunes Music Store, and you’ll stumble across a New Age group, evidently inspired by those CDs of waves crashing into the ocean and birds chirping that retail at Target for $9.99. There’s also a group from Louisiana that played a show in Boston at the same venue where the members of Manchester’s Streamline played just two weeks earlier. The mild-mannered members of the local Streamline tend not to mind that they share a fairly common band name, though it does cause confusion at times. “I’ve had people say to me… ‘Oh I can’t wait ’til you play this song,’ and I go ‘What?’” says Casey Myers, bassist of Manchester’s Streamline. As its members like to stress, theirs was the first band with the name “Streamline” to engage in interstate commerce, though their lawyer has told them that the name can’t be trademarked. Name mix-ups have been just one of the challenges surmounted by Streamline, currently recording a five-song EP scheduled for release in July. They’re also encouraging their friends, families and fans to purchase tickets for their set at the Rock On Festival headlined by Korn at Meadowbrook Farms on May 23, with the hope of receiving top billing next to Korn. Formed by then-16year-old Myers and drummer Nick Drouin seven years ago, and joined by lead vocalist Kevin Laurencelle and guitarist JT (who doesn’t give out his last name) in 2005, the band has invested thousands of hours and dollars into recording their first CD, Full Circle, and into touring. All the while, they have weathered the music business and the closure of music venues in Manchester and across New England. “People just think that we have fun and just write music and play, and they think that we’re living some kind of a special life,” Laurencelle said. The reality? “We’re driving six hours to New York and pulling a trailer, spending tons of money, stopping millions of times for gas, hoping we break even by the time the trip’s done, and looking at our wallet, and being like, ‘OK, we’ve gotta record next week’… We’re constantly throwing figures around.” The struggles of constant touring caught up with the band as they prepared to record Full Circle with producer Alex Hatziyannis of Boston, better known as “Alex the Greek.” Streamline entered the studio with a vague idea of how they wanted the record to sound, but lacking cohesion as a group. “This writing process compared to the first album has not been hard,” Drouin said. “On the first album we stressed out. I remember fighting, and a lot ... went wrong, and it was because of stress. Now since we have that out, the release of the first album is gone, the pressure of it.” Over the past three years, the band has also seen its influences broaden, and they’re not afraid to declare their admiration for groups as wide-ranging as Jewel, Rascal Flatts and Boyz II Men. “That’s probably the most known fact, and we don’t hide it either,” JT said. “We’re not, like, closet pop fans. We’ll tell everyone, and I think that is the little-known fact about us is that we take a lot of that type of music into our writing. I think that’s why we’ve been called the Backstreet Boys of this scene.” Although Laurencelle admits that he Streamline. Courtesy photo. wouldn’t mind seeing some of the cash that trademarked boy bands draw in, he said Streamline prides itself on the sound it has produced for its next release: “When you hear Nickelback, you know it’s Nickelback. You hear the guy’s voice. When you hear Breaking Benjamin, you know it’s Breaking Benjamin. When you hear it, you know it’s still Streamline, but you can see that we’ve grown musically.” Streamline Hear songs from the band at www.myspace. com/streamlineband. Upcoming shows include: • Friday, May 15, at Jillian’s in Manchester at 8 p.m. (with Prospect Hill) • Saturday, May 23, at Meadowbrook in Gilford at 1 p.m. (opening for Korn) Music as medicine Concord Hospital brings healing harmonies to patients By Katie Beth Ryan [email protected] The certified music practitioners in Concord Hospital’s Music for Healing and Comfort program want to be very clear about one thing: they are not music therapists. “The difference is that with music therapy you have a goal to change a patient’s behavior. They have goals the client needs to meet,” said Emily Mills, a CMP who plays piano to patients several times a week. “What we do as practitioners is focus on changing the environment to be more therapeutic. The only thing the patient has to do is be there and give permission.” Mills travels an hour from her home in Spofford to play for patients as part of the program, which began in April of last year at the hospital under the umbrella of its Arts in Healing program. Armed with a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, Alice Kinsler, director of the Therapeutic Arts and Activity Service at the hospital, set out to bring a therapeutic music program to patients. “We’d had volunteer musicians for quite a few years, having some extraordinary visits with patients that really made a huge difference,” she said. “I felt that the next level was being able to bring them something that was really meaningful and also very specifically designed for a Beverly Rush in the ICU. Photo by Katie Beth Ryan. clinical setting.” Mills, harpist Anne become a CMP through a training program at Bewley and guitarist Beverly Rush together Elliot Hospital in Manchester, followed by an bring a range of experiences to the program. internship in a medical setting. Mills is a retired special education teachKinsler said that patients are referred to er, Bewley a retired professor of psychology CMPs by doctors, nurses, case workers and cliat Colby-Sawyer College, and Rush is a pro- nicians in situations where it is believed that a fessional musician with several CDs for sale. therapeutic music session may be soothing. SesEach had to go through 90 hours of training to sions at Concord Hospital last for a minimum 47 NITE of 20 minutes to allow patients to receive the full healing nature that time with a CMP can bring. The music that is played depends on the patient’s needs, but is typically soft and simple, and can be adjusted based on a patient’s heart pattern or respiratory rate. “They play in patients’ rooms, and they really start the dialogue, the patient,” Kinsler said. “Very much they play on request. Those volunteers have a pretty large repertoire of music. …While it feels like a one-on-one performance, there’s absolutely a therapeutic benefit.” And the benefits don’t stop with the patient. The Music for Healing and Comfort Program has been used to ease the pains associated with childbirth, and to facilitate the dying process as well. Because music is a shared experience, Mills says, it can bring a family together during an emotional time. “Very often, when you begin to play, family members will begin to cry,” she said. “I’ve had people say to me, ‘Thank you. I wasn’t able to cry before.’ It’s just a great, great feeling to help people through the grieving process.” CONCERTS Venues Capitol Center for the Performing Arts 44 S. Main St., Concord, 2251111 The Colonial Theatre 95 Main St., Keene, 352-2033 Dana Humanities Center at Saint Anselm College 100 Saint Anselm Dr., Manchester, 641-7700 Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom 169 Ocean Blvd., Hampton Beach, 929-4100 Palace Theatre 80 Hanover St., Manchester, 668-5588 Tsongas Arena 300 M.L.K Jr. Way, Lowell, Mass., (978) 848-6900 Tupelo Music Hall 2 Young Road, Londonderry, 603-437-5100 Verizon Wireless Arena 555 Elm St., Manchester, 644-5000 Whittemore Center Arena at UNH 128 Main St., Durham, 862-4000 • Livingston Taylor, Fri., May 15 and Sat., May 16, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Steve Forbert, Sun., May 17, at 7 p.m., Tupelo • Caravan of Thieves, Thurs., May 21, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Fri., May 22, at 7:30 p.m. • Annalivia, Fri., May 22, at 8 p.m., Capitol Center • The Radiators, Fri., May 22, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • English Beat, Sat., May 23, at 8 p.m., & Sun., May 24, at 7 p.m. Tupelo • Cake, Wed., May 27, at 8 p.m., Lowell Auditorium • John Hammond, Fri., May 29, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Al Kooper Rockabilly Trio, Sat., May 30, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Willie Nelson, Sun., May 31, at 7 p.m., Meadowbrook • Chris Botti, Tues., June 2, at 7:30 p.m., Music Hall • Jeff Pitchell, Fri., June 5, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • The Mystix, Sat., June 6, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Vince Gill, Wed., June 10, at 8 p.m., Lowell Auditorium • Orleans, Thurs., June 11, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Dark Star Orchestra, Fri., June 12 and Sat., June 13, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom • Beatlemania Now, Sat., June 13, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Capitol Center • Poco, Sun., June 14, at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Tupelo • Foghat, Sun., June 14, at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., Palace Theatre • Brad Paisley, Sun., June 14, at 8 p.m., Meadowbrook • Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Wed., June 17, at 8 p.m., Meadowbrook • The Black Crows, Thurs., June 18, & Fri., June 19, at 8 p.m. at Casino Ballroom • John Brown’s Body, Thurs., June 18, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Blake Shelton, Thurs., June 18, at 8 p.m., Meadowbrook • Keith Emerson, Fri., June 19, at 7 p.m., Tupelo • Don McLean, Fri., June 19, at 8 p.m., Capitol Center • Huey Lewis & The News, Sun., June 21, at 7 p.m., Casino Ballroom • Truffle, Fri., June 26, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Styx & REO Speedwagon, Sat., June 27, at 7 p.m., Meadowbrook Stark Mill Bldg. 400 Bedford St., Manchester NH Entrance @ the Mill Girl Statue on Commercial St. www.manchestermusicmill.com 623-8022 Lunch is Back Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • The Alternate Routes, Thurs., April 30, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Get the Led Out, Fri., May 1, at 8 p.m., Capitol Center • Brett Michaels, Fri., May 1, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom • Marc Cohn, Fri., May 1, at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., Tupelo • Get the Led Out, Sat., May 2, at 8 p.m., Colonial Theatre • Patty Larkin, Sat., May 2, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Chris Trapper, Sun., May 3, at 7 p.m., Tupelo • Yanni, Wed., May 6, at 7:30 p.m., Verizon • Tiempo Libre, Thurs., May 7, at 7:30 p.m., Capitol Center • Mary Gatchell (jazz), Fri., May 8, at 7:30 p.m., Leddy Center • Stephen Hartke, Fri., May 8, at 8 p.m., The Hop • Michelle Shocked, Sat., May 9, at 8 p.m., Tupelo • Buddy Holly 50th Anniversary Family Reunion, Sat., May 9, at 8 p.m., Colonial Theatre • Little River Band, Sun., May 10, at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Tupelo • Harlem Gospel Choir, Mon., May 11, at 7:30 p.m., Capitol Center • Third Eye Blind, Thurs., May 14, at 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom Leddy Center 38c Ladd’s Lane, Epping, 6792781,leddycenter.org Lowell Auditorium East Merrimack Street, Lowell, Mass., 978-454-2299 Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center 72 Meadowbrook Lane, Gilford, 293-4700 The Music Hall 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth, 436-2400 The Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Rd., Francestown Call 669-5523 for Pick Ups Check out these great deals... 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The slam battle, hosted in association with the Student Council of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, will take place in the auditorium of the French Building of the Institute of Art (near the corner of Concord and Pine streets, next door to the Manchester Public Library) in Manchester. The event is open to all ages and has a $5 cover charge. Ten poets will compete for five spots to represent New Hampshire at the National Poetry Slam, which will be held this year in West Palm Beach, Fla. Defenders of the Cause 2: Rockstars Against the Forces of Darkness, the second compilation CD from open-mike poetry nights at the Bridge Café, will be for sale with proceeds going toward travel expenses for this year’s NH Slam Poetry Team (motto: “Slam Free or Die”). The finalists this year are Cara “Rollergirl” Losier, Summer Whitmore, Matt Biondi, Ari Cameron, Christopher Johnson, Matt Gallant, Ryan McLellan, Heidi Therrien, Beau Williams and Mark “The Colonel” Palos. Slam Free or Die, the open-mike poetry series, is held every other Friday at the Bridge Café, 1117 Elm St. in Manchester, 647-9991. On Friday, May 1, the open-mike night at Bridge will feature 15 slots for those who want to read (sign-up starts at 6 p.m.) and performance poet Tony Brown, named Legend of Slam at the 2006 National Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas. See www.myspace.com/bridgepoetryopenmic or e-mail [email protected] for more. Saturday. • JIMMY’s 15 Mechanic St. in Dover, 742-9818, Friday & Saturday. • KELLY’S ROW 421 Central Ave. in Dover, 750-7081, Thurs. • MILLY’S TAVERN 500 Commercial St. in Manchester, 625-4444, Monday ,Wednesday, Sunday. • PEDDLER’S DAUGHTER 48 Main St. in Nashua, 821-7535, Wednesday. • RED DOOR 107 State St. in Portsmouth, 373-6827, Tuesday. • RJ’s 83 Washington St. in Dover, 617-2940. Tues., Thurs. thru Sat. DJs • WB’s 20 Old Granite St. in Man• 603 LOUNGE 14 West Hollis St. chester, 641-2583 Tuesday through in Nashua, 821-5260, Mon. & Thurs. Saturday. • AMBER ROOM 53 High St. in Nashua, 881-9060, Thursday, Fri- Karaoke day, and Saturday. • 603 LOUNGE 14 West Hollis St. • AUBURN PITTS 167 Rocking- in Nashua, 821-5260, Mon. & Thurs. ham Road in Nashua, 622-6564, • ALAN’S North Main St. in Saturday. Boscawen, 753-6631, Wednesday. • BREEZEWAY 14 Pearl St. in • AUBURN PITTS 167 RockingManchester, 621-9111, Fri. & Sat. ham Rd, Nashua, 622-6564, Sat. • BREWERY LANE TAVERN 95 • BIDDY MULLIGAN’S 1 WashBrewery Ln., in Portsmouth, 433- ington St., Dover, 749-1100, Sunday. 7007, Friday, and Saturday. • BOOMERANGS 37 Henniker St., • BRICK HOUSE 2 Orchard St., Hillsborough, 464-3912, Wednesday. in Dover, 749-3838, Thursday (no • CANAL STREET PUB 25 Canal DJ the 1st Thursday of the month). St. in Nashua, 889-3374, Saturday. • CATTLEMAN’S SPORTS • CONCORD GRILLE 1 Eagle BAR 14 Railroad Sq. in Nashua, Sq. in Concord, 228-6608, Tuesday 880-6001, Wednesday, Thursday, thru Thursday and Sunday. and Saturday. • CATTLEMAN’S SPORTS • CLUB 313 93 S. Maple St. in BAR 14 Railroad Sq. in Nashua, Manchester, 628-6813, Thurs- 880-6001, Wed., Thurs. & Sat. day, Friday, and Saturday, www. • CHEN YANG LI 520 South St., club313.net. Bow, 228-8508, Thurs. & Sat. • CLUB LIQUID 23 Amherst St. in • CLUB 313 93 S. Maple St. in Manchester, 645-7600, Thursday. Manchester, 628-6813, Friday, • CONCORD GRILLE 1 Eagle Sq. www.club313.net. in Concord, 228-6608, Fri. & Sat. • ELEMENT LOUNGE 1055 • GAS LIGHT 64 Market St. in Elm St. in Manchester, 627-2922, Portsmouth,430-9122, Friday and every Sunday at 5 p.m. w/ DJ Sha- ron Mulrennan. • FLAMBEAUX 1181 Elm St., in Manchester, 626-0304, Tuesday. • FODY’S GREAT AMERICAN TAVERN 9 Clinton St. in Nashua, 577-9015. Tuesday w/ Mark Allen • GRANDSTANDS LOUNGE 216 Maple St. in Manchester, 6259656. Thursday thru Saturday, 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. w/ Brian Labrie. • JADE DRAGON LOUNGE 515 DW Highway, Merrimack Commons, 424-2280, Thurs. thru Sat. • JIMMY’s 15 Mechanic St. in Dover, 742-9818, Thursday. • JOHNNY BAD’S 542 Elm St., Manchester, 222-9191, Wednesday w/ Captain Chris. • JOHNNY’S PIZZERIA 35 Lowell Road in Hudson, 880-7087, Thursday w/ Tony ZZZ. • KELLY’S ROW 421 Central Ave. in Dover, 750-7081, Thurs., w./ DJ • MCGARVEY’S 1097 Elm St., 627-2721, Friday, Saturday and Monday w/ DJ Squidd. • ROCKO’S 253 Wilson Ave. in Manchester, 626-5866, Thursday through Saturday. • SHENANIGAN’S 586 Nashua St. in Milford, 672-2060, Monday and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday w/ DJ Trinity. • SLADE’S 4 W. Hollis St. in Nashua, 886-1334, Wed. thru Fri. & Sun. • SLAMMERS 547 Donald St. in Bedford, 668-2120, every Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. w/ Shadow Rose. • STEVE-N-JAMES TAVERN 187 Rockingham Road in Derry, every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. w/ DJ Sharon Mulrennan • WHIPPERSNAPPERS 44 Nashua Road, Londonderry, 4342660, every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. w/ DJ Sharon Mulrennan. Manchester’s Only Alternative Bring Mom to Billy’s for our famous Sun, May 10, 7:30am - 1pm BILLY’S PROMOS! Thurs. April 30 Prizes & Giveaways Page 49 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Bowling • BOUTWELL’S BOWLING CENTER 152 N. State St., Concord, 224-0941. • LAKESIDE LANES 2171 Candia Road, Manchester, 627-7722, www.lakesidelanes.com. • LEDA LIGHTHOUSE 340 Amherst St., Nashua, 889-4884, www.ledalanes.com. • KING BOWLING LANES 751 Mast Road, Manchester, 623-9215, www.kinglanes.com • MERRIMACK TEN PIN CENTER 698 DW Highway, Merrimack, 429-0989, 8:30 a.m. to midnight. • STADIUM TEN PIN Maple Street, Manchester, 625-9656, www.stadiumtenpin.net. • TONY’S LANES 244 Elm St., Milford, 673-6673. Battle of the poets NIGHTLIFE LISTINGS Music • BRADFORD BOG PEOPLE, Woody Pringle & Beth Eldridge playing American roots music, on Fri., May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Sunapee Coffee House (sunapeecoffeehouse.org) at the Sunapee Methodist Church (17 Lower Main St. in Sunapee). • KATHLEEN FOWLE, Christian recording artist, on Fri., May 1, at 7:30 p.m. at New England Revival Coffeehouse, 60 Bailey Ave. in Manchester, www.nerch. org. Free; donations accepted. See www.kathleenfowle.com. • SOULHOUSE 7, seven member soul and blues show, on Sun., May 3, at 2:30 p.m. at the Bedford Library. Free. • ANTENNAS UP, house music, on Sat., May 16, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at Sad Café, 148 Plaistow Road, Route 125, Plaistow. All ages. Call 382-8893. • THE WIYOS, a Brooklyn-based roots quartet, on Sat., May 16, at 8 p.m., at Studio 99 (Picker Building in downtown Nashua, www.studio99nashua.com For more on Wiyos see www.thewiyos.com. • MURKADEE, pop rock band, final show, at the Portsmouth Pearl, Fri., May 29, at 7 p.m. $5 for admission. See www.murkadee.com. 49 MUSIC THIS WEEK 50 Allenstown Ground Zero 48 Allenstown Rd. Amherst Club Comedy At Amherst Country Club 72 Ponemah Road,673-9908 Auburn Auburn Pitts 167 Rockingham Road, 622-6564 Bedford C.R. Sparks 18 Kilton Road, 647-7275 Mark’s Showplace Route 3, 668-7444 Shorty’s of Bedford 230 Rte. 101, 637-1050 Slammers 547 Donald St., 668-2120 Quackers Lounge 121 S. River Road; 622-3766 Belmont The Lodge at Belmont Route 106, 877-872-2501 50 Boscawen Alan’s 133 N. Main St., 753-6631 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Brookline Big Bear Lodge 106 Route 13, 672-7675 Village Gate Folk Stage 12 Main St., 315-9423 Bow Chen Yang Li 520 South St., 228-8508 Mama Clara’s 728 Route 3A, 227-0221 Thursday, April 30 Bedford C.R. Sparks: Siroteau Slammers: jam night w/Barr None Concord Concord Grille: Gardner from Mama Kicks Green Martini: open mike Hermanos: Joe Gattuso Derry Burgundy’s Billiards: Karaoke/DJ Steve Dover Brick House 2 Orchard St., 749-3838 Dover Soul 364 Central Ave., 834-6965 Kelley’s Row 421 Central Ave., 750-7081 RJ’s 83 Washington St. Top of the Chop One Orchard St., 740-0006 14 Pearl St., 621-9111 City Sports Grille 216 Maple St., 625-9656 Chateau Restaurant 201 Hanover St., 627-2677 Club 313 93 S. Maple St., 628-6813 Concord Laconia Club Liquid Annicchiarico Theatre Black Cat Café Amherst St., 645-7600 1 Thompson St. 17 Veterans Sq., 238-3233 Commercial St. Fishery The Barley House Fratello’s 33 S. Commercial St. 132 N. Main St., 228-6363 East Hampstead 799 Union Ave., 528-2022 296-0706 Borders The Pasta Loft Margate Resort Derryfield Country Club 76 Fort Eddy Rd, 224-1255 220 E. Main St., 378-0092 76 Lake St., 524-5210 625 Mammoth Road, Concord Grille Naswa Resort 623-2880 1 Eagle Square Epsom 1086 Weirs Blvd., 366-4341 Don Quijote Green Martini Circle 9 Ranch Paradise Beach Club 333 Valley St., 792-1110 6 Pleasant St., 223-6672 Windymere Dr., 736-9656 322 Lakeside Ave., East Side Club Hermanos 366-2665 786 Massebesic St., 11 Hills Ave., 224-5669 Epping Weirs Beach Smoke House 669-1802 Loudon Road American Legion Route 3, 366-2400 Element Lounge Restaurant and 232 Calef Hwy. (Rt. 125) 1055 Elm St., 627-2922 Pit Road Lounge Holy Grail Food & Spirits Londonderry Eleven Eleven Nightclub 388 Loudon Rd, 226-0533 64 Main St., 679-9559 The Homestead 1111 Elm St., 222-2304 Makris Restaurant Gaucho’s Churrascaria 354 Sheep Davis Road, Exeter Rte 102 and Mammoth Brazilian Steak House 225-7665 Shooter’s Pub Road, 437-2022 62 Lowell St., 669-9460 Penuche’s Ale House 10 Columbus Ave., 772-3856 Mayflower Grange Grandstands 6 Pleasant St., 228-9833 535 Mammoth Road, 216 Maple St., 625-9656 The Red Blazer Goffstown 867-3077 The Hilton Garden Inn 72 Manchester St., 224-4101 Village Trestle Tupelo Hall 101 S. Commercial St., 25 Main St., 497-8230 2 Young Road, 437-5100 669-2222 Deerfield Whippersnappers Jewell & The Beanstalk Lazy Lion Café Hampstead Route 102, 434-2660 793 Somerville St., 4 North Road, 463-7374 Route 111 Village Square 624-3709 472 State St., 329-6879 Manchester Jillian’s Billiard Club Derry Alpine Club 50 Philippe Cote Dr., Adams Opera House Henniker 175 Putnam St., 623-8202 626-7636 29 W. Broadway/ Rte 102 Pat’s Peak Sled Pub American Legion Wm H Johnny Bad’s Brookstone Grille and 24 Flander’s Road, Jutras & Post No 43 542 Elm St., 222-9191 Event Center 888-728-7732 56 Boutwell St., 623-9467 J.W. Hill’s 14 Route 11 E., 328-9250 The Henniker Junction American Legion 795 Elm St., 645-7422 Burgundy’s Billiards 24 Weare Rd., 428-8511 Post #79 Mad Bob’s Saloon 35 Manchester St., 437-6600 35 W. Brook St. 342 Lincoln St., 669-3049 Steve-N-James Tavern Hillsborough American Legion McGarvey’s 187 Rockingham Road Boomerang’s Sweeney Post 1097 Elm St., 627-2721 434-0600 Restaurant & Bar 251 Maple St., 623-9145 Milly’s Tavern 37 Henniker St., 464-3912 Begy’s Lounge 500 Commercial St., Dover Nonni’s Italian Eatery 333 Valley St., 669-0062 625-4444 Barley Pub W. Main St. 464-6766 Black Brimmer Murphy’s Taproom 328 Central Ave.,742-4226 1087 Elm St., 669-5523 494 Elm St., 644-3535 Dover Elks Lodge Hollis Bo’s Riverside New England Revival 282 Durham Road Alpine Grove 500 Commercial St., Coffee House (NERCH) Biddy Mulligan’s 19 S. Depot Road, 882-9051 625-4444 60 Bailey Ave., 625-9550 1 Washington St., 749-1100 The Dream Farm Breezeway Pub Olympic Lounge Candia Henderson’s Pickin’ Parlor 179 Raymond Rd, 483-5001 Pasquales Ristorante 145 Raymond Rd, 483-5005 John Paul & Train Wreck Tupelo: The Alternate Routes Manchester Breezeway: Kamikaze Drag Club 313: DJ Biggie Club Liquid: DJ Danjah Johnny Bad’s: blues jam w/ Wan-tu blues band McGarvey’s: DJ Squid Strange Brew: Howard Randall WB’s: DJ Bob Wild Rover: Marty Quirk Dover Barley Pub: bluegrass Brick House: Nicki Farr, Tim Cahill and the Baby Makers Jimmy’s: DJ J Jigga RJ’s: DJ Pez Friday, May 1 Allenstown Ground Zero: Highfire Skyline, Crossover, Centerlink, XWidowMakerX and guests Bedford Slammers: One Fine Mess Concord Green Martini: Knuckle Cocks Pit Road: Larry Walker Band Derry Burgundy’s Billiards: Karaoke/DJ Steve Milford Pasta Loft: Morgan and Pete Dover Barley Pub: Dan Walker Nashua Biddy Mulligan’s: 603 Lounge: DJ Misty Audio Kickstand Peddler’s Daughter: Brick House: Cambiata, Mindseye Durham Permanent Holiday, The Acorns: Chris Way Honors Portsmouth Jimmy’s: DJ Bounce, Blue Mermaid: DaniEpping DJ Whiz Kid, DJ J-Jigga Holy Grail: Matt Howard elle Miraglia, Amy Petty Kelley’s Row: Chafed Brewery Lane: Greg Luttrell Hampstead Hampstead Pasta Loft: Lisa & Lisa Dolphin Striker: Bob Pasta Loft: Groove Halperin Authority Press Room: Rick Laconia Village Square: Revolver Cactus Jack’s: Mantra Watson Fratello’s: Duke Snyder The Muddy: DJ Hudson Linda’s: Rivercity Willco Salem Londonderry Varisty Club: DJ Danny R Whippersnappers: Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 50 64 Dow Road Hudson Johnny’s Pizzeria Lowell Road, 880-7087 Linda’s Sport Bar 2B Burnham Rd, 886-0792 Londonderry Whippersnappers: She’s On Top Tupelo: Marc Cohn Manchester Black Brimmer: Jimmy’s Down Breezeway: DJ McKay City Sports Grille: Morse Code Club 313: DJ Susan Esthera Derryfield: Grinning Lizards East Side Club: Common Knowledge Fratello’s: Paul Luff Mad Bob’s: Mad Lincoln McGarvey’s: DJ Squid Milly’s: KRUMBSNATCHA, Sons of Kalal, Problemaddicts, Burnt MD, DjD Murphy’s: Dollhouse DJs Rocko’s: God’s Failed Creation, Conflagration, Blood of a Cynic, Last Regret, Deny the Crown, Last Run, Banned by Right, Breakdown NH, Nuclear Decay Shaskeen: The Stink Strange Brew: Boston Horns UnWined: Craig Fahey Jazz Ensemble WB’s: Bobby G and DJ Bob The Yard: Doug Mitchell 506 Valley St., 644-5559 Piccola’s Upstairs Lounge 815 Elm St. Penuche's Grill 96 Hanover St., 626-9830 Rocko’s Bar & Grill 253 Wilson St., 626-5866 The Shaskeen 909 Elm St., 625-0246 Strange Brew Tavern 88 Market St., 666-4292 Unwine’d 865 Second St., 625-9463 Wally and Bernie’s 20 Old Granite St., 641-2583 The Wild Rover 21 Kosciuszko St., 669-7722 Workmen’s Club 183 Douglas St. The Yard 1211 S. Mammoth Road, 623-3545 Merrimack Buckley’s Great Steaks 438 DW Hwy, 424-0995 Slapshot’s 515 DW Hwy, 262-9335 Silo’s Steakhouse 641 DW Hwy, 429-2210 Milford The Pasta Loft 241 Union Sq., 672-2270 Santos-Dumont 770 Elm St., 672-5464 Shenanigans 586 Nashua St., 672-2060 Nashua The Amber Room 53 High St., 881-9060 Black Orchid Grille 8 Temple St., 577-8910 Borders 281 DW Highway, 888-9300 Boston Billiard Club 55 Northeastern Blvd. 595-2121 Cattleman’s Sports Bar 14 Railroad Square, 880-6001 Club Social 45 Pine St., 889-9838 Merrimack Slapshots: DJ Big Daddy Scott Country Tavern 452 Amherst St., 889-5871 Fody’s Tavern 9 Clinton St., 577-9015 Gate City Pub 56 Canal St., 598-8256 Haluwa Lounge Nashua Mall, Exit 6 883-6662 Killarney’s Irish Pub Holiday Inn, Exit 4 888-1551 Laureano Nightclub 245 Main St. Manhattan on Pearl 70 E. Pearl St., 578-5557 Martha’s Exchange 185 Main St., 883-8781 Michael Timothy’s 212 Main St., 595-9334 Nashua Garden 121 Main St., 886-7363 The Peddler’s Daughter 48 Main St., 880-8686 Penuche’s Ale House 16 Bicentennial Sq., 595-9831 Pine Street Eatery 136 Pine St., 886-3501 Shorty’s Mexican Roadhouse Nashua Mall, 882-4070 Simple Gifts Coffee House 58 Lowell St. The Sky Lounge 522 Amherst St., 882-6026 Slade’s Food & Spirits 4 W. Hollis St., 886-1334 Villa Banca 194 Main St., 598-0500 AK’s Bar and Bistro 111 State St. Blue Mermaid Island Grill The hill at Hanover and High streets, 427-2583 Brewery Lane Tavern 96 Brewery Lane, 433-7007 Chestnuts at the Nest 3548 Lafayette Road, 373-6515 Daniel Street Tavern 111 Daniel St. Dolphin Striker 15 Bow St., 431-5222 Gas Light Co. 64 Market St., 431-9122 The Hilton Garden Inn 100 High St., 431-1499 Muddy River Smokehouse 21 Congress St., 430-9582 Paddy’s American Grill 27 International Dr., 430-9450 Press Room 77 Daniel St.,431-5186 The Red Door 107 State St., 373-6827 Red Hook Brewery 35 Corporate Dr., 430-8600 The Wet Bar 172 Hanover St. New Boston Mad Matty’s 35 Mont Vernon Road, 487-3008 Sandown The Crossing 328 Main St. Peterborough Harlow’s Pub 3 School St., 924-6365 Salem Blackwater Grill 43 Pelham Road, 328-9013 The Varsity Club 67 Main St., 898-4344 Tilton Old Friends Tavern & Restaurant 927 Laconia Rd, 524-1777 Plaistow The Sad Café 148 Plaistow Rd,382-8893 Portsmouth Hot tunes, cool shows Have upcoming shows you want listed in the music this week? Send information about the coming week — Thursday through Wednesday — [email protected] or by fax at 625-2422 no later than noon on Monday. (E-mailed links to regularly updated Web sites would also be appreciated.) Nashua Amber Room: DJ Jonny C, DJ Nelski Country Tavern: Jimmy D Peddler’s Daughter: Emergency Broadcast System Pasta Loft: Matt Turner Penuche’s: Rockspring Village Square: Project Rocko’s: Anger Rising, Deceiving Judgment, Prize Brookline Mess Fighter, Letter in Hand, Country Corral: Gale Brutality Remains, Pirates, County Hudson Linda’s: Johnathan Scott The Rented, From Here It’s War Concord and the Blazing Hearts Peterborough: Shaskeen: Scallawag, Green Martini: Matt Harlow: Dave & The Sam Kiri Porier Londonderry Daddy-O’s Strange Brew: Paws Up Pit Road: Stomping Whippersnappers: WB’s: DJ Bobby G Melvin Mama Kicks Portsmouth Unwined: Craig Fahey Tupelo: Patty Larkin Dolphin Striker: The Jazz Ensemble Dover Ken Clark Organ Trio The Yard: Groove AlliBarley Pub: Hot Day at Manchester Gas Light: Gary the Zoo Black Brimmer: Chad ance Lopez, DJ Biggie The Muddy: Rockspring Biddy Mulligans: Mer- LaMarsh Band cury Hat Breezeway: DJ McKay Merrimack w/ Jesse Dee Band Slapshots: Stone Ground City Sports Grille: Red Door: Randy Deshaies Brick House: Hannaford and the HeartThirty 3rds stoppers, Razor’s Edge, Club 313: DJ Bob, DJ Nashua Salem Amber Room: DJ Rick Dave G Blackwater: Mike Moore Vagiant Naples and guests Varsity Club: DJ 0Seven Jimmy’s: DJ Whiz Kid Derryfield: Last Kid Club Social: Social and DJ J-Jigga Picked Groove Fratello’s: Paul Luff Saturday, May 2 Kelley’s Row: The Country Tavern: Doug Modulators Mad Bob’s: Fericide Allenstown RJ’s: DJ Pez McGarvey’s: DJ Squid Mitchell Ground Zero: Pira Murphy’s: Josh Logan Gate City Pub: Dave Reis, Forever the Fallen, Hampstead Plaistow Sad Cafe: Traces David, The Series, Jessica Prouty, Beautiful Noise, Matt Lindstrom Acerose and guests 51 NITE Bundza Peddler’s Daughter: Thirdstone Saffron Bistro: Brad Smith, Mark Pucci Peterborough Harlow’s: Ameranouche Plaistow Sad Cafe: Boss Tweed, The Sophomore Beat, Stop Is The New Go, The Parker Street Band, Cantonese Traffic Portsmouth Brewery Lane: Dollhouse DJs Dolphin Striker: The Porch Rockers Gas Light: DJ B Money, Pat Foley Red Door: Press Project MC Face of Fate w/ Ryan Obermiller Salem Blackwater Grill: Jim Zaroulis Varsity Club: Crash Girl PATTY LARKIN Saturday, May 2 Just try not to dance to Tiempo Libre Mixing traditional Cuban music, Latin jazz and even a bit of Bach, Tiempo Libre will play the Capitol Center for the Arts, 144 S. Main St. in Concord, on Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Their infectious Cuban beats, horns and pretty melodies, as showed off on their last album Arroz Con Mango, dare you not to move your hips. “There hasn’t been a concert year where people haven’t gotten out of their seats to dance,” said a press release for the group whose members were classically trained at Cuba’s conservatory La ENA. Their forthcoming album, Bach in Havana, puts a Latin spin on Bach, turning the Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, for example, into a bolero. In “Gavotte,” Latin-style brass and a rumba beat give French Suite No. 2 in C Minor a sunny new life. For more on the band, go to www.tiempolibremusic.com or www. myspace.com/tiempolibremusic, where yoy can hear five of their songs. Tickets to the show cost $34.50 ($29.50 for students and seniors) and can be purchased at tickets.ccanh.com or by calling 225-1111. Comedy THIS WEEK and beyond Saturday, May 2 Queen City Comedy Saturday, May 9 Saturday, May 16 Tuesday, May 5 Manchester Mad Bob’s Saloon: Showcase Friday, May 8 Londonderry Tupelo: Dave Russo, Robbie Printz Manchester Headliner’s: Robbie Printz Sunday, May 10 Manchester Verizon: Dane Cook Manchester Headliner’s: Steve Scarfo Tuesday, May 19 Manchester Mad Bob’s Saloon: Queen City Comedy 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 8:00 p.m. $25 RS-Tables $35 GA CHRIS TRAPPER JOHN HAMMOND Sunday, May 3 Friday, May 29 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. $20 GA $25 GA MICHELLE SHOCKED Saturday, May 9 AL KOOPER ROCKABILLY TRIO Saturday, May 30 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. $30 GA LITTLE RIVER BAND Sunday, May 10 6 & 8:30 p.m. • $35 • RS-Theater LIVINGSTON TAYLOR $35 RS-Theater ORLEANS Thursday, June 11 8:00 p.m. • $45 • RS-Theater POCO Sunday, June 14 Fri & Sat, May 15 & 16 8:00 p.m. $45 RS-Theater JIMMY TINGLE Saturday, June 20 Sunday, May 17 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. $25 RS-Theater $25 RS-Tables THE RADIATORS SAVOY BROWN 8:00 p.m. • $32 • GA 8:00 p.m. • $30 • GA Friday, May 22 51 5:30 & 8 p.m. $35 RS-Theatre STEVE FORBERT Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Sunday, May 3 Allenstown In courtesy photo: Hilario Bell, Ddrums; Luis Beltran Castillo, saxophone & flute; Joaquin (El Ground Zero: New Kid) Díaz, lead vocal; Cristobal Ferrer Garcia, trumpet; Jorge Gomez, piano & musical direcFable February, Eugene tor; Tebelio (Tony) Fonte, bass and Leandro González, congas. Christopher, Curse the featuring Everton Blend- Dover Wednesday, May 6 Chorus, Ryan Gibeau, Night of Our Lives, Zack er, Mark Wonder, Zema, Brick House: Anthony Bow Ras Indio, Trinity ChilVito Fiandaca Chen Yang Li: DJ Howland dren of Man, Diamond Jimmy’s: Koko-P Brian B Plus, Livalect, Freestyle Kelly’s Row: DJ Coach Concord RJ’s: Whiz Kid Concord Penuche’s: Open mic & Natural Vybz. Shaskeen: The Spain Green Martini: open Brothers and Friends, Laconia mike Dover trad. Irish session Fratello’s: Duke Snyder Barley Pub: open Strange Brew: HowDover acoustic jam, Jared ard Randall Blues Jam Manchester Barley Pub: MacTough Steer Group Black Brimmer: DJ RJ’s: DJ B-Money Brick House: Arms of Ignite Betrayal, Chasing Dying Nashua Michael Timothy’s: East Side Club: open Laconia Dreams, Enough Said, mike Cactus Jack’s: Aaron Scare Don’t Fear, under- jazz brunch Penuche’s: Open mike Rocko’s: Psyopus, Seibert brightlights Studio 99: Stephaniesid Rose Funeral, Molotov Fratello’s: Neil Martin Solution, Hivesmasher, Hampstead The Holwell Account, Manchester Village Square: blues Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Cor- Dismantle the Cyborg, Black Brimmer: mac McCarthy Legions Brick Park Duo Hudson Shaskeen: Manchuka Strange Brew: SEV Linda’s: Tim LaRoche Monday, May 4 Strange Brew: UnWined: Craig Dover Strange Brew All Stars Fahey Jazz Ensemble Londonderry Kelley’s Row: Irish WB’s: DJs Wild Rover: Marty Whippersnappers: RJ’s: DJ E-Ness Quirk Endangered Species Merrimack Tupelo: Chris Trapper Manchester Slapshots: open mike Nashua Shaskeen: Scalawag Peddler’s Daughter: Manchester Nashua DJ St. Julian 900 Degrees: openNashua 603 Lounge: Akustik mike blues jam 603 Lounge: Local Kid, open mic night Portsmouth Element: DJ Sharon Haluwa: Jimmy Z Dolphin Striker: Milly’s: Beautiful Noise, artist’s night Piano Bar David Grier Adam Frye, Twisted Tuesday, May 5 The Muddy: State Your Animation, Lets Go Portsmouth Mind, May Residency Streaking, Tyrannosaurs Concord Barley House: Celtic Red Door: Scissor Red Door: 90s Hip Dinosaurs, Dis-n-Dat acoustic jam Test Tuesdays Hop with Evaredy Productions presents Spring Reggae Fest 2009 Manchester Headliner’s: Johnny Joice JD SOUTHER Saturday, June 27 Full Schedule and Tickets: TupeloHall.com 2 Young Rd. • Londonderry • 603-437-5100 Page 51 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo 52 Velma Hippo Crossword “Look Under the Cushions” — treasure where you least expect it. By Matt Jones ern U.S. 31 Poultry dish with broccoli and cheese 36 Popeye’s love Olive 37 Bullfighting cheer 38 “So that’s where the ___ to this old pen went!” 39 Ballpark figure 42 Ongoing NYC tribute project where musicians cover the works of other musicians 45 You, in olden days 48 “Entourage” agent 49 “I’m rich! No, just kidding. It’s only a ___.” 50 “Amazing” magician famous for debunking 52 Briny bath additives 56 Rule that ended when Turkey became a republic 59 “Ew...all I found were the stale remnants of a ___.” 52 60 “The Wapshot Chronicle” author John 63 Part of mph 64 “Much ___ About Nothing” 65 Brain scan, for short 66 Record label with a “Manhattan” offshoot 67 “___ to Billie Joe” 68 TV chef Martin 69 Runnable computer file suffix 70 Ointment Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 22 Went into a personal online chat, for short 23 Folded food 24 Stiff and sore 28 Karaoke bar eqpt. 29 Roundish 32 “Rock and Roll, Hoochie ___” (1974 hit) 33 Literary lioness 34 ___-do-well 35 G.I.’s address 39 Parent company of Popsicle Down and Skippy 1 Laurence Fishburne TV show 40 They’re in charge of the bldg. 2 Physics unit 41 Tends to priority number one? 3 Item used to fasten planks, in old 42 ___ a wild goose chase shipbuilding 43 Greet the judge 4 1966 Gold Glove Award winner 44 If ___ (Kenneth Cole shoe) Tony 45 Allegro non ___ (lively, but not 5 “Singin’ in the Rain” codirector too lively, in music) Stanley 46 It’s far from love 6 Go on a buying spree 47 Unabridged 7 With the bow, 51 Lance Bass headline, on a 2006 in music cover of People 8 Former 53 Pageant host “S.N.L.” actor 54 ___ Twin (alias of electronic Jay musician Richard D. James) 9 Actress Holly 55 It may force a city to surrender Robinson ___ 57 Alan of “M*A*S*H” 10 Doughnut58 Brightly colored shaped 61 It’ll never get off the ground 11 “The ___ 62 Messy morsel at a barbecue Chaperone” 12 French legis- ©2009 Jonesin’ Crosswords (edilative bodies [email protected]) For 18 Suffix for ana- answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900tomical reproduc- 226-2800, 99 cents per minute. tive organs Must be 18+. Or to bill to 20 Temptress your credit card, call: 1-800-6556548. Refer4/23 ence puzzle #0411. By Dave Green 1 9 5 4 1 6 9 5 2 3 9 5 6 8 4 7 1 8 8 1 6 9 Difficulty Level Hippo | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Page 52 7 4/30 2009 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 7 3 SU DO KU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. Last week's puzzle answers are below 4/23 6 4 3 5 2 8 1 9 7 2 8 5 3 6 4 9 7 1 7 1 6 8 3 9 4 5 2 Difficulty Level 2 9 3 6 5 4 8 7 1 5 7 6 9 1 8 2 4 3 8 1 4 7 2 3 9 5 6 7 4 2 3 8 6 5 1 9 9 3 5 1 7 2 4 6 8 1 6 8 4 9 5 3 2 7 4/23 2009 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Across 1 Sanders’ rank: abbr. 4 Takes in too much 7 Band box 10 QB’s scores 13 ___-male 14 Cut branches (off) 15 Wade’s opponent 16 Miner’s find 17 Dream up 19 Gas station with a blue and red logo 21 Quad City that’s home to the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival 23 “I found a ___, which blended into the beige. No way am I going to eat it.” 25 Be 26 Palm whose berries are now used in fruit juices 27 Punk offshoot 30 Dreyer’s ice cream, in the East- SIGNS OF LIFE All quotes are from Willie Nelson, born April 30, 1933. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) “You give the appearance / of one widely traveled / I’ll bet you’ve seen / Things in your time / So sit down beside me / And tell me your story / If you think you’ll like yesterday’s wine.” — “Yesterday’s Wine” An acquaintance will be interested in hearing about your life. Spend some time sharing stories. Gemini (May 21 – June 20) “It’s not supposed to be that way, you’re supposed to know I love you.” —“It’s Not Supposed to be That Way” All you can do is love someone; you can’t force them to get it. Do what you can and move on. Cancer (June 21 – July 22) “As you sit there in your loneliness / Confused as you must be / I’m sure a dozen questions come to mind.” —“Blame it on the Times” There is no shortage of advice coming your way, mostly from good-intentioned people offering solutions to your problems. But you’ll have to decide what’s the best solution for you. Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) “It’s been so long now but it seems now it was only yesterday / Gee ain’t it funny how time slips away.” —“Funny How Time Slips Away” Resist the pull to live in the past. Try new activities to keep yourself up to date. Spend some time with younger friends. Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) “So slow down, slow down, old world / There’s no hurry ’cause / My life ain’t mine anymore.” —“Slow Down Old World” Sharing your life may feel like a burden and an opportunity. Savor the happy moments. Bring snacks. Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) “And though I may not always be the way you’d have me be / And though my faults may grow in number day by day / Let no one ever say that I’ve ever been untrue / I’ll always love you in my own peculiar way.” —“My Own Peculiar Way” Your loyalty is unquestioned but it would still be worthwhile to try some self-improvement. Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) “I don’t know just when my feelings changed / I just know I could never feel the same / And though I still love you as before / I’m just one step beyond caring anymore.” —“One Step Beyond.” They say if you can go two weeks without your particular vice, you’re in the clear. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21) “I’ve cried so much lately that I’ve made out of list / Of things to remember, things to forget / But my mind can’t separate all the joy from regret / I’ll always remember the things to forget.” —“Things to Remember” Designate a place for your car keys and always put them there as soon as you get home. Listen to new music to help fade troublesome memories. Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) “On the road again / Goin’ places that I’ve never been / Seein’ things that I may never see again / And I can’t wait to get on the road again.” —“On the Road Again” Travel light, enjoy the scenery, explore new venues, find excitement in the small overlooked corners of old familiar places. Bring friends. Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) “Like the other little children you’re gonna dream a dream or two / But be careful what you’re dreaming or soon your dreams’ll be dreaming you.” —“It’s Not Supposed to be That Way” Talking about your dreams with a trusted compatriot will help ease the stranglehold they have on you. Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20) “Miracles appear / In the strangest of places / Fancy meeting you here / The last time I saw you / Was just out of Houston / Sit down let me buy you a beer.” — “Yesterday’s Wine” Prepare to run into old friends, enemies, acquaintances or just people who look vaguely familiar but whose identity you aren’t sure of. Aries (March 21 – April 19) “Worry, why do I let myself worry? / Wond’ring what in the world did I do?” —“Crazy” Stop torturing yourself and find productive work to do. You can’t change the past. HIPPO 53 $8 PER 15 WORDS Hippo Classified Form FINE PRINT Call 603.778.6300 CityNews&Entertainment Hippo Is it Thursday yet? 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An Alcoa spokesman told Vanity Fair writer Michael Lewis (for an April 2009 report) that the inspection (which delayed construction for six months) was costly but necessary: “(W)e couldn’t be in the position of acknowledging the existence of hidden people.” (Lewis offered several explanations for the country’s spectacular financial implosion in 2008, including Icelanders’ incomprehensible superiority complex that convinced many lifelong fishermen that they were gifted investment bankers.) Cultural Diversity Latest Religious Messages • Buddhist monks continue to add to their 20-structure compound near the Cambodian border using empty beer bottles, according to a February feature in London’s Daily Telegraph. Their building program, begun in 1984, already uses 1.5 million bottles, mostly green Heinekens and brown, locally brewed Chang, both of which are praised for letting in light and permitting easy cleaning. • A group of an estimated 10,000 believers is attempting to reverse American Christianity’s declining birthrate by shunning all contraception, in obedience to Psalm 127, which likens the advantage of big families to having a “quiver” full of “arrows” (and which calls itself the QuiverFull movement). “God opens and closes the womb,” explained one advocate, to National Public Radio in March, noting that in her own church in Shelby, Mich., the mothers average 8.5 children. “The womb is such Questionable Judgments • Australian Marcus Einfeld (a lawyer, former federal judge and prominent Jewish community leader) was once decorated as a national “living treasure,” but he suffered a total downfall in 2006 by choosing to fight a (Aus.)$77 speeding ticket. By March 2009, he had been sentenced to two years in prison for perjury and obstructing justice because he had created four detailed schemes to “prove” that he was not driving that day. His original defense (that he had loaned the car to a friend who had since conveniently passed away) was accepted by the judge, but dogged reporting by Sydney’s Daily Telegraph revealed that lie, plus subsequent elaborate lies to cover each successive explanation. Encouraged by those revelations, the press later uncovered Einfeld’s bogus college degrees and awards and an incident of doublebilling the government. • A high school student in Oakton, Va., was suspended for two weeks in March when she inadvertently brought to school her birth-control pill (her prescription for which was approved by her mother). It was only then (with two weeks off to research it) that the girl discovered that, in comparison, county rules required only one week’s suspension for bringing heroin to school. Officials told the Washington Post that birth-control pills are particularly objectionable because they countermand the school system’s “abstinenceonly” sex education classes. • Bad Decisions: (1) Chrysler Corp. may be on its last legs as a stand-alone company, but that did not stop its representatives from disrupting a funeral proceeding in Cranbury, N.J., in March to subpoena the corpse (which the company said is relevant to a pending lawsuit over mesothelioma). (2) Joseph Milano, owner of Goomba’s Pizza in Palm Coast, Fla., was in the federal witness protection program for squealing on Bonanno crime family members in New York but lost his anonymity in January when he was arrested for allegedly pistol-whipping a customer who had dared to criticize his calzone. Feral Americans Recent Human Biting: (1) Sheila Bolar, 49, was arrested after biting a transit driver because she wanted to ride only a “hybrid” bus (New York City, January). (2) Aleyda Uceta, 30, was arrested for biting her son’s principal during a parent-principal conference (Providence, R.I., March). (3) Curtis Cross was arrested for allegedly biting off another motorist’s ear in a road rage incident (New Castle, Ind., April). (4) Lyndel Toppin, 50, bit down on his fiancee’s arm, resulting in nerve damage, because she had arranged the cheese incorrectly on his meatball sandwich (Philadelphia, April). (5) Blaine Milam, 19, and Jessica Carson, 18, were arrested for performing an exorcism on their baby daughter that resulted in 20 bite marks (Rusk County, Texas, December). Least Competent People Our Elected Leaders: During an April Texas House committee hearing (according to a Houston Chronicle report), state Rep. Betty Brown suggested a solution to the voter-registration confusion caused by Chinese-Americans’ Anglicizing their names (which yields nonstandard spellings): “Do you think that it would behoove you and your citizens,” she asked a Chinese-American activist, “to adopt (names) that we (lawmakers) could deal with more readily here?” Recurring Themes News of the Weird has noted two previous instances of “Weekend at Bernie’s”-like attempts by a relative or friend of a newly deceased person to dress up the corpse and bring it to a bank to convince officials that the dead man is merely frail and to request funds from his account. Both of those attempts failed, but in Witbank, South Africa, in March, the Afrikaans-language daily Beeld reported success: A post office supervisor released a government check to two women who had brought in a dead pensioner but only after the women promised that the money would only be used for the man’s burial expenses. Read News of the Weird daily at www.weirduniverse.net. Send items to weirdnews@ earthlink.net. The Hippo Press releases Letters to the Editor General submissions Display advertisements Deadline for display ads Line classified ads Page 55 | April 30 - May 6, 2009 | Hippo Cyan Magenta Yellow Black • Among the lingering sex-based customs in Saudi Arabia is the restriction on women’s working outside the home, which forces lingerie shops to be staffed only with males, who must awkwardly make recommendations on women’s bra styles and sizes. The campaign for change, led by a Jeddah college lecturer, has enlisted even some clerks, who are just as embarrassed about the confrontation as the customers, according to a February BBC News dispatch. • Only in Japan/Only in Sweden: (1) Sega Toys Co. reported in January that, in just three months, it had sold 50,000 units of the Pekoppa, a “plant” consisting of leaves and branches that flutter when “spoken to,” the success of which the company attributes to the epic loneliness of many Japanese. (2) Advocates for children complained in April that Sweden’s national library, acting on a standing order to archive copies of all domestic publications, has been gathering books and magazines of child pornography from the years 1971-1980, when it was legal, and, as libraries do, lending them out. • The Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace commenced campaigns in February critical of the peculiar preference of Americans for ultra-soft or quilted toilet paper. In less-picky Europe and Latin America, 40 percent of toilet paper is produced by recycling, but Americans’ demand for multi-ply tissue requires virgin wood for 98 percent of the product. The activists claim that U.S. toilet paper imposes more costs on the planet than do gas-guzzling cars. a powerful weapon ... against the enemy,” she said. “The more children I have, the more ability I have to impact the world for God.” 55 56 56 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
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