Archives: June 2010

Chick Anery Fight Club Charity Bout

The ManchVegas Roller Girls (MVRG), Manchester’s official hometown roller derby team, presents its third home bout of the 2010 season – The Chick Anery Fight Club Charity Bout. This bout pits two of the MVRG home teams against each other – the Pandora Pinups and the Stark Raving Lunachicks. Those in attendance will also be treated to a performance by…

The Magic of Murals

Murals date far back into history and have appeared in multiple cultures and countries — take this ancient art form that has evolved over the years and turn your walls into something remarkable.Murals are a story book.Dating back 11,000 years, early murals show the establishment of order to the world. They can be a dreamy, historic or geographic illustration of…

Ready! Set! … Stay!

Yes! Your vacation time is precious and so are your limited vacation dollars. Spend them both where you know you can get the most out of them, right here in the Granite State. The lake water is cool and clear, the mountains beckon, the food is good and we even have a bit of seacoast to dip your toes in….

Best of NH Party

New Hampshire Magazine’s Best of New Hampshire Party features food and drink from 60 of the state’s “Best” restaurants and businesses, plus music from the “Best” bands. One ticket buys the whole night of fun. And it’s for a good cause – to raise money for the New Hampshire Food Bank!Think of it as the biggest (indoor) blockparty you’ve ever…

Who’s Your Caddy?

In the 1920s and ’30s – when golf was becoming popular as a gentleman’s game and golf carts were not yet in vogue – New Hampshire grand hotels, located in remote parts of the state where the supply of available labor was somewhat limited, imported youths from Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts to lug the bags, retrieve stray shots and…

18 Miles 18 Walks

Maine has 3,478 miles of coastline. Massachusetts has 192. New Hampshire has 18. But everyone knows it’s not size that matters. Though it is eight miles shorter than the Kancamagus Highway, there are enough beaches, shops, art venues, galleries, restaurants, historic sites and knockout scenery on the New Hampshire coastline to keep a visitor busy for weeks. And like any…

Canterbury Shaker Gardens

Spend an idyllic summer day at Canterbury Shaker Village. Explore the gardens, check out the Farm Stand or sign up for one of the workshops. That’s just the beginning of what the Village has to offer serious and armchair gardeners.Founded in 1792, Canterbury was the sixth of 19 Shaker communities stretching from Maine to Kentucky. Twenty-nine buildings remain on 694…

Home Grown Summer Escapes For Your Mind

The Granite State has a rock-solid reputation as home to many of the world’s best writers. If you’re lounging at Hampton Beach, you wouldn’t eat a lobster roll imported from New York — so why not make your summer reading list just as fresh and local? Here is a baker’s dozen of great books, picked by our editors and by…

Better Than Broadway

New Hampshire’s summer theaters offer top-notch plays in towns where the stage is a part of the community. And the actors who just thrilled you could easily wind up enjoying an after-show drink in the booth next to yours. Geographically New Hampshire may be off, off, off, off Broadway, but many would argue the summer theater experience here is as…

Patient, Heal Thyself

Harnessing the regenerative power of stem cells. When you think of stem cells, do you think of embryos? Stem cell-related breakthroughs that make the news often focus on embryonic stem cells and prompt a maelstrom of ethical concerns about the morality of using human embryos as a stem cell source. Stem cells don’t just come from embryos, though. In fact,…