Archives: September 2010

The Godfather Effect

You know your film festival is on the map when Francis Ford Coppola attends, even if only in spirit form.Anyone paying attention to the Seacoast scene will notice a lot more well-tanned folks around the gallery openings than usual, even for über-hip Portsmouth. And eavesdropping at Jumpin’ Jays or the Press Room, they may encounter jargon like “aspect ratio,” “focal…

The International Chili Society Cookoff

The 2010 World’s Championship Chili Cookoff is a national event that brings together the best amateur chili cooks in the country. Cooks from every part of the nation must first win a regional or state final to earn a spot at the World Championship.In addition to tasting the World’s Best Chili, visitors can enjoy the live entertainment, fun activities and…

NHPTV’s Passport

Enjoy an evening of delicious tastings at NH Public Television’s craft beer and food pairing event at the Seacoast’s beautiful and historic Strawbery Banke Museum. You can sample a wide variety of regional craft beers all paired with local culinary creations with an international flair.The Passport world tour includes learning about leading ale and lager styles and meeting the brewers….

The New Hampshire Highland Games

Known as one the most diverse games in the country, NHHG highlights include the Gathering of the Scottish Clans, with over 60 clans and societies, Massed Bands, Sheepdog Trials, Celtic World Music Concerts, the New England Regional Scottish Fiddle Championship, Scottish Athletics, National Highland Dance Competition, Solo Piping & Drumming, Scottish Harp (Clarsach) and other instrument competitions. Join in for…

Wicked Wine and Brewfest

Wicked Wine and Brew Fest is a unique tasting event featuring New Hampshire and New England wineries and breweries. Local musicians, artisans and vendors will also be on hand to celebrate the beautiful fall day. Local celeb musician Josh Logan will also be performing at the rain or shine event. NH.com and The Telegraph are teaming up with the NH…

Between Seasons

Clear horizons and budget rates in Waterville Valley. New Hampshire’s hybrid season falls between the foliage and the snow. In the few weeks after the leaf peepers have headed south and before the skiers come north, resort communities like Waterville Valley stir in off-season tranquility that they call a perfect break from the autumn rush or resting up for the…

The Ring of Fire

Living life amidst long-ago creation.Time is a crucible. So is life. So is the fragile, shifting, cracking tectonic egg shell of our earth. And so is its molten, bubbling yolk, sometimes erupting through cracks in the shell as volcanoes, sometimes forming a bubble that pushes toward the surface but pops prematurely like vented oatmeal.Nothing here was ever cooked over-easy.Welcome to…

Spring Things

From ice cream cones to country stores …May is a good month to play in the Lakes Region, before the summer beach traffic and just as places are opening for the season. It’s a good time to stretch our legs a bit and look at the lakes from some different perspectives.Begin at Ashland, at I-93 Exit 24 and follow Route…

The New Hampshire Dream Vacation Photo Contest

How would you like to go on the ultimate New Hampshire vacation? Better yet, what if you could go on someone else’s dime? And what if winning that $2,500 vacation was as easy as snapping a photo?It’s summer in the Granite State, and that means it’s time for the N.H. Division of Travel and Tourism Development (DTTD) to begin its…

Relax With A Glass of Local Wine

Rich in Variety! In a blind taste test, our staff compared four N.H. maréchal foch wines. Here’s what they had to say.And the Winner is…Sweet Baby VineyardSweet Baby Vineyard is relatively new to the scene. Begun in 2008 by Lewis and Stacey Eaton, they’ve quickly established an impressive repertoire of fruit and grape wines. The maréchal foch is light-bodied, semi-dry…