Dandelion Hill, Part 2: Plans for the land take shape

By PARKER POTTER

Able was the first of Eartha’s young relatives to really get going. He began by cutting down most of the trees on his land. He cut down pine trees and spruces, beech trees and birches, oak trees and maples. He cut down trees that gave shade to the...

Seeds – Venturing Forth

The days are getting shorter, nights are cooler – yes fall is in the air and so are seeds. Many plants release their seeds in autumn and some of those packages of future life travel to new locations on the wind. It is ideal for seeds to sprout away...

Backstage Pass: Hopkinton musician nominated for New England Music Awards

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

From his earliest memories, Brad Myrick has been immersed in music. His journey began by singing with his mother to tunes on the radio, and by the age of six, he was already tinkering with the piano. It didn’t stop there; he picked up the guitar in...

Homeyer: Putting the garden to bed

By HENRY HOMEYER

To me, this felt like the summer that never was. It was rarely hot and sunny. The rainy gray days felt more like those in Portland, Ore., than in New England. Even so, our summer is largely over; it’s time to clean up and prepare for winter. Let’s...

New Hampshire artists featured in Light-themed Exhibition

In “Light and Dark III,” NH Art Association member artists showcase their artistic prowess using a spectrum of black and white, grayscale, high contrast, macabre, and spooky elements. The exhibition mirrors the shifting balance of daylight and...

This week’s arts & entertainment quick picks

NH Big Read: ‘The Bear’What: How do stories shape our past, present, and future? Andrew Krivak will take up this question when he discusses writing “The Bear,” a novel in which nature serves as a protagonist, and how living in New Hampshire’s...

Hopkinton Gallery Features Graphite Artist

The upcoming exhibition at Two Villages Art Society in Hopkinton, features the work of Barbara Morse, an Amherst artist who specializes in graphite drawings. The exhibit, “Images of Life Re-Envisioned,” opens Oct. 14 at Two Villages Art Society’s...

New Hampshire Film Festival runs this week

The collaborative effort of filmmaking will be on display Oct. 12-15 in Portsmouth as directors, producers, writers, and film buffs gather to view some of the most exciting and thought-provoking films available for screening.Organizers say the 21st...

Mosaic Art Collective presents ‘Nevermore’ in Manchester

This October, as nightfall casts its shadow and the boundaries between the worlds waver, Mosaic Art Collective unveils its evocative exhibition, “Nevermore.” Summoning artists from all corners, we tread the path where artistry mingles with the...

A&E week ahead: Mind-bending magic

Curated and endorsed by the celebrated duo, Penn & Teller, “The Foolers” is a new interactive live production that brings four of the world’s best illusionists together on stage for an interactive and irreverent evening of mind-bending magic.“The...

Homeyer: The importance of fall flowers

By HENRY HOMEYER

Despite my best efforts to support monarch butterflies, this year was discouraging: I only saw two monarchs visit my gardens. I have a small bed just for milkweeds, both the common one and swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata). But no monarchs laid...

New Hampshire writer Joseph Monninger on living with terminal cancer

By KELLY SENNOTT

Three days into his retirement, Joseph Monninger received a phone call from his doctor.It was the spring of 2021, and Monninger was standing outside his cabin in Pembroke, Maine, shoveling a walking path that overlooked the Pennamaquan Bay. The...

Walpole filmmaker Gabriel Andrus embarks on 300-mile self-supported ski trip

By KELLY SENNOTT

Winter in New Hampshire isn’t what it used to be.At least, that’s what Walpole filmmaker Gabriel Andrus’s grandfather has been telling him via the daily weather log the older man has been keeping for the last 20 years. As a boy, Andrus was told of the...

Role of radiation therapy and nurse navigators in cancer diagnoses

Dr. Kristofer Roberts, MD, and nurse navigators Caitlin Roberts, BSN, RN, OCN, and Kim Pauliks, BSN, RN, of Concord Hospital Payson Center for Cancer Care discuss radiation oncology and navigating a cancer diagnosis.What is radiation therapy...

From earwax to nasal sprays

Dr. Chandler Marietta of Concord Hospital Otolaryngology-Laconia discusses the specialty and offers pearls, i.e. key information, for the general population.What is otolaryngology? What do we do?Otolaryngology is a surgical specialty commonly referred...

Vintage Views: A return to life

There are times in life when we encounter situations that are deemed strange, unknown and somewhat of a mystery. These encounters happen every day. Sometimes we share our thoughts while at other times we simply accept the days as they are dealt....

Concord artist David Wiggins opens studio for four-day show

By KELLY SENNOTT

Concord artist David Wiggins is regionally known for his folk murals, but these days what he paints is so much more personal.“You’d get big money for the murals because you’re doing what somebody else wants, but when you do your own work and sell that...

Responsibility of pool maintenance cuts into pleasure

By ROB AZEVEDO

Before I owned a pool, I knew three things about them. You jump in, you jump out, then you towel off. That’s it.And I loved them.Always loved carving my way through the bubbles in the deep end, diving to touch the bottom, seeing how long I could stay...

Obesity and medical weight loss options

By DR. RAZA SHARIFF

What is obesity and how big of a problem is it?Obesity is when a person has a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. Morbid obesity is when the BMI is above 40. In the United States, 43% of adults are suffering from obesity and it is...

Now is the time to buy tubers and rhizomes for summer-blooming flowers

By HENRY HOMEYER

I like dahlias. They are bright and come in many colors with blossoms from the size of daisies to the size of dinner plates. My wife, Cindy, loves dahlias. Every year we have discussions about how many we should plant and where they might go. I...