Above: Photo by Kevin Pletcher, Concert-pictures.com It’s not often that the local band breaks out onto the national and international music scenes, never mind earning three Grammy Award nominations, selling millions of records and headlining major tours. But Godsmack and its front man (not to mention song writer, singer, guitar and drum player) Sully Erna have done all that and…
Above: Photo by John Hession Keith Murphy and Karl Beisel are inviting you back to middle school. Except, this time, there’s beer. The business partners renovated Manchester’s former Omega building into Murphy’s Taproom after founding the New Hampshire Sports and Social Club, an organization that allows adults to, among other things, hurl squishy balls at one another. With kickball, volleyball,…
Above: Photo by PT Sullivan Mark Constance left the Seacoast to make his mark in the music business, began directing music videos, then migrated into film, helping direct hits like “Terminator 3,” “Being John Malkovich” and “Charlie’s Angels.” Now he’s back on the Seacoast with his wife Bethany, bringing Hollywood sensibilities to the Granite State. He produced “Sensation of Sight,”…
Above: Photo by John Hession If scientists were to map the genomes of the Aponovich family, they surely would find a chromosome that makes people pick up a paintbrush. James Aponovich, the current N.H. Artist Laureate, and his wife Elizabeth Johannson, both of Hancock, are each in their own way accomplished artists. Now their daughter Ana, a recent college graduate…
Kitchen Kudos I just wanted to say what a lovely job you did on the article on “The Pantry” and what great feedback I’ve already had. I do appreciate that you have included my Web site and blog addresses also. Just a follow-up note that I included a link to your article and New Hampshire Magazine in my blog and…
Above: photo by John Hession Dr. Marie Metoyer is a retired psychiatrist and recipient of the Minority Health Coalition Award for her work to increase the availability of mental health services. Nabil Migalli is president of the Arab-American Forum, working to increase understanding between these different cultures. They recently joined forces with two colleagues in the state’s multi-cultural movement, Lillye…
She has a familiar face, having appeared on New Hampshire television for many years. She also knows the media inside out, having been an award-winning journalist at N.H. Public Television and WMUR. Good credentials for her new volunteer role as president of AARP New Hampshire, an organization that’s becoming ever more relevant with the state’s senior population expected to double…
Above: Photo courtesy of the University of New Hampshire The nation’s newest Poet Laureate already had quite a resumé: 18 books of poetry, one Pulitzer Prize (for “The World Doesn’t End”), finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry (for “Walking the Black Cat”) and a Jane Kenyon Award from the New Hampshire Writer’s Project for “A Wedding in Hell.”…
Above: Photo courtesy Secretary of State’s Office He’s a quiet, unassuming man, but at this moment in time he is one of the most powerful people in the country. That’s because, as Secretary of State, Bill Gardner gets to set the all-important date of New Hampshire’s presidential primary, and all political eyes are on him, waiting for him to make…
Above: Photo courtesy of David Christie Scottish roots go deep into New Hampshire rocky soil, and the fruits of that rugged tree are such popular attractions as the Scottish Highland Games at Loon Mountain, the Southern Highland Games, the Scottish Heritage Tartan Dinner, the Scottish Heritage Golf Classic and the Strathspray and Reel Society. Now, David Christie, who has his…
