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When Jane Kaufmann took a pottery class at UNH in the mid-'60s, she had no idea where it would lead her. "It looked like a good way to keep busy at home while I raised my children," Kaufmann says. Today…

Although his primary claim to fame is his role as an accordion virtuoso and the long-time host (since 1987) of WUNH Radio's beloved Polka Party show, Gary Sredzienski is a man of many passions. Among them, year-round swimming and lighthouses.…

Paddy Keenan is a legendary Irish uilleann piper. He rose to international fame playing with the Bothy Band, perhaps the first group to take Irish "session" music, typically played in a circle, before a live audience, infusing it with the…

Our quest for the country's most elusive author ends where it began, but along the way, lessons are learned.If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where he was born, and…

Remember the guy who walked 218 miles from Boston to New York City for Celtics tickets? No? Well, Tyler McGill, a 27-year-old surf shop owner from Rye, N.H., took a bet from his college buddies to make that walk in…

A Portsmouth family — living with the challenges of mitochondrial disease — lets us venture into their world.“Deaf Perception” opens with the title, “This film has been captioned for the signing impaired,” ushering the hearing into the world of 16-year-old…

When a Hollywood casting call with hundreds of cute contenders is narrowed down to just one, you know that's got to be a cool kid. And Jackson Nicoll, 7, who makes his movie debut alongside Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg…

It's the next best thing to time travel - composer/performer Jeff Rapsis can take you back to the silent film era and make you feel like you're living it. Buster Keaton, Lillian Gish, Charlie Chaplin - they're all there. Rapsis…

The scene: a peaceful house on a hill overlooking the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in the tumultuous years prior to the Civil War.The characters: a family torn apart by the times, bereft over a wayward son who fled the law…

When you watch "The Bachelor" or "The Bachelorette" or some other cheesy reality show (admit it, you do) and you squirm along with the viewing public at the intimate and often humiliating situations being filmed, you might think "Wow, and…