New Hampshire Magazine September 2017
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EVENTS<br />
603 LIVING<br />
courtesy photo<br />
9/2<br />
Cruising Downtown Sure, there are cars parked<br />
along Elm Street every day — but who wants<br />
to look at a bunch of minivans and Honda<br />
Civics? In this annual event, the Queen City’s<br />
main drag is transformed into a showcase for<br />
antique, custom, classic and hot rod cars of<br />
all stripes. The traffic-stopping show boasted<br />
850 cars last year and promises to be better<br />
than ever in <strong>2017</strong>, so come ready to scope out<br />
a whole street worth of the hottest things on<br />
four wheels. Free. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., downtown<br />
Manchester. cruisingdowntown.com<br />
9/8<br />
Atul Gawande Modern medicine has created all<br />
sorts of ways for us to cheat death — but how<br />
can it help us to have a good life when the end<br />
is finally near? That’s the question behind “Being<br />
Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,”<br />
the latest bestseller from surgeon-author Atul<br />
Gawande. Hear the Boston-based doc discuss<br />
the book (and snag an autographed copy of it)<br />
at this eye-opening talk. $24-$26. 7 p.m., The<br />
Music Hall, 28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth. (603)<br />
436-2400; themusichall.org<br />
9/23-24<br />
Dublin Market & Bazaar Following the runaway<br />
success of their inaugural event in June, the<br />
antiques pros behind Vintage Label Co. are<br />
back with a fall festival edition of their 26-acre<br />
bazaar. More than 7,000 people are expected to<br />
attend, so start formulating your game plan now<br />
to snag all the best goods from the 150+ vendors<br />
hawking vintage or artisan goods, salvaged<br />
creations, antiques and more. Free. Sat 8:30 a.m.<br />
to 5 p.m., Sun 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Cricket Hill Farm,<br />
1716 Main St., Dublin. vintagelabelco.com<br />
SPORTS & RECREATION<br />
9/9<br />
Fox Point Sunset Road Race Runners who love<br />
to race but hate the break-of-dawn start times,<br />
this one’s for you. A five-mile course winding<br />
through <strong>New</strong>ington Village and around Great<br />
Bay, this Seacoast Road Race Series event is<br />
designed to align with the sunset — no 6 a.m.<br />
registration table in sight. Stick around after<br />
you’ve crossed the finish line, where a free postrace<br />
BBQ will be waiting to replenish those calories<br />
you just burned off. $25-$30. 5 to 7 p.m.,<br />
<strong>New</strong>ington Old Town Hall, 338 Nimble Hill Rd.,<br />
<strong>New</strong>ington. (603) 834-3177; foxpoint5miler.org<br />
9/15-16<br />
Reach the Beach If spectating is your sport of<br />
choice, then you're in luck. This 203-mile relay<br />
takes teams of six or 12 runners from Bretton<br />
Woods all the way to Hampton Beach, and,<br />
while registration is closed for participants,<br />
the fun part’s still to come: the race’s Tour de<br />
France-like path through the towns on the route.<br />
Watch from your yard or your neighborhood<br />
park, or sign up to volunteer — they need helpers<br />
at all hours of the day. Times and locations<br />
vary. runragnar.com<br />
9/30<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong> Marathon This marathon<br />
claims to be <strong>New</strong> England’s most beautiful, and<br />
with a route that encircles <strong>New</strong>found Lake and<br />
passes through the Sculptured Rocks Natural<br />
Area at the peak of foliage season, we’re<br />
inclined to believe them. Celebrate the 25th<br />
anniversary of this small-but-popular race by<br />
opting into the full marathon, half marathon or<br />
10K. Little ones can get in on the action too: A<br />
9/21<br />
Suitcase Stories Live<br />
You may know your family’s tale of entry into the US or the stories of heart-wrenching<br />
modern migrants on the national news, but what do you know about the new Americans<br />
in our own backyard? This event from the International Institute of <strong>New</strong> England<br />
gives a stage to locals, both foreign- and US-born, with compelling stories to tell about<br />
immigration and refugee resettlement. Come prepared to have your horizons expanded.<br />
Prices vary. 7 p.m., Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St., Manchester. (603) 668-5588;<br />
palacetheatre.org<br />
Editor’s Choice<br />
one-mile fun run is designed to be the final leg<br />
in a self-designed “kids marathon” encouraging<br />
26.2 miles of walking or other exercise leading<br />
up to marathon day. $30-$80. 9 a.m., <strong>New</strong>found<br />
Memorial Middle School, 155 N. Main St., Bristol.<br />
(603) 744-2713; nhmarathon.com<br />
PERFORMING ARTS<br />
& MUSIC<br />
9/13-17<br />
Comedy Tonight To close out their summer<br />
season, the Peterborough Players want to<br />
leave you with a laugh. This all-female standup<br />
showcase features “Last Comic Standing” alum<br />
Jane Condon, Leighann Lord (the co-host of<br />
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Star Talk Radio” podcast),<br />
and the Boston Comedy Chicks. $39. Wed-Fri<br />
7:30 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 4 p.m., Peterborough<br />
Players, 55 Hadley Rd., Peterborough. (603)<br />
924-7585; peterboroughplayers.org<br />
9/29-10/1<br />
Living in Exile Epic, meet intimate. In this work<br />
by the late Boston playwright Jon Lipsky, Homer’s<br />
“The Iliad” is thrust into the modern age<br />
by way of minimalism, with a contemporary living<br />
room as the set and a single-digit cast pared<br />
down from Homer’s thousands of characters.<br />
Matt Cahoon directs this production, the first in<br />
the 10th anniversary season of local company<br />
Theatre KAPOW. Fri-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m.,<br />
Stockbridge Theatre, Pinkerton Academy, 44 N.<br />
Main St., Derry. (603) 437-5210; tkapow.com<br />
9/29<br />
Wynonna & the Big Noise Break out the cowboy<br />
boots. The younger half of mother-daughter<br />
country duo The Judds — who’s won five Grammys<br />
and earned praise from Rolling Stone as “the<br />
greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline”<br />
— has a new band these days, and she’s hitting<br />
the road to celebrate their first album together,<br />
a self-titled record released last year. Catch their<br />
Roots & Revival tour on its sole <strong>New</strong> <strong>Hampshire</strong><br />
stop. $49-$67. 8 p.m., The Colonial Theatre, 95<br />
Main St., Keene. (603) 352-2033; thecolonial.org<br />
9/30<br />
Swan Lake “Russia” may be a dirty word on<br />
the nightly news, but it’s a great one on the<br />
ballet circuit. Take in this classic composition —<br />
penned by Russia’s own Pyotr Tchaikovsky — in<br />
a production from the prestigious Russian Grand<br />
Ballet. This production, in addition to the traditional<br />
choreography, score and plot (namely,<br />
of the princess Odette being saved from an evil<br />
sorcerer’s spell), features the rarely seen “Waltz<br />
of the Black Swans.” $35-$80. 7:30 p.m., Lebanon<br />
Opera House, 51 N. Park St., Lebanon. (603)<br />
448-0400; lebanonoperahouse.org<br />
VISUAL ARTS<br />
& MUSEUMS<br />
9/16<br />
Canterbury Artisan Festival Pay homage to the<br />
artistic traditions of the Shakers with this celebration<br />
of all things artisan. On the craft side, a<br />
juried fair will feature sellers of fabrics, jewelry<br />
and woodworking, while, on the foodie side, a<br />
farmers market will offer produce and prepared<br />
foods alongside handcrafted soaps, candles and<br />
oils. Don’t miss the demonstrations showing<br />
off traditional art and agricultural practices —<br />
including some featuring live-and-cuddly farm<br />
animals. $6-$12. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Canterbury<br />
Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury.<br />
(603) 783-9511; shakers.org<br />
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