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[Music] Friday, Jan. 27

103 Restaurant: Ian Parsons Rejects, 8:00pm, Rochester Blue Mermaid Island Grill: Ras Pauli Band, soul food for the ears, 9:00pm, Portsmouth Blue Sky on York Beach: Steve and Dave, York Beach Chop Shop Pub & Grub: Vegas Valentinos, Radio Edit, Seabrook Dolphin Striker: The Groove Train, 9:00pm, Portsmouth Dover Brick House: All Eyes Closed, Waylon Speed, Dover Fury's Publick House: Brunt of It, Survay Says, Short Handed Goal, 9:00pm, Dover Fury's Publick House: El Grande, Threat Level Burgandy, 9:00pm, Dover The Grog: Soundtrack to Monday, rock and pop, 9:30pm, Newburyport Holy Grail: Three Play, 9:00pm, Epping The Loft at Strafford Farms: Sev, Dover Port City Music Hall: The Brew, 7:30pm, Portland Portsmouth Gas Light: Grill: Brian Johnson Duo, 9:30pm; Pub: Tony Santesse, 10:00pm, Portsmouth The Press Room: Blues with James, Meantone, Farquhar and Frazer Lessard, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Patrick Barry, Portsmouth Ron's Landing: Michael Troy, 7:00pm, Hampton Beach Seacoast Repertory Theater: Red Sky Mary and One Hand Free, 8:00pm, Portsmouth The Stone Church: Van Gordon Martin, all-genre guitar virtuoso, 9:00pm, Newmarket Wally's Pub: Taproot, 8:00pm, Hampton Beach York Harbor Inn: Ship Cellar Pub: Jonathan Sarty, 8:00pm, York Harbor

[Music] Saturday, Jan. 28

Blue Mermaid Island Grill: Connor Garvey, sweet songs, Portsmouth Blue Sky on York Beach: Dennis Coraccio, York Beach Buoy: O'Death and Brown Bird, 8:00pm, Kittery Chop Shop Pub & Grub: Still Breathing, Zero Gravity, Seabrook Dolphin Striker: The Retroactivists, 9:30pm, Portsmouth Dover Brick House: Jon Herington Band, Dover Dover Brick House: The Juke Joint Rhythm Rockers, Dover Elysium Arts Folk Club: Susie Burke & David Surette's Cabin Fever Concert Series, 8:00pm, Rollinsford Elysium Arts Folk Club: Cabin Fever Concert Series, 8:00pm, Rollinsford Fury's Publick House: Neil Young Tribute, 9:00pm, Dover The Grog: Joppa Flatts, classic rock, blues and more, 9:30pm, Newburyport Holy Grail: Tim Cannon, 9:00pm, Epping Kelley's Row: Gazpacho, Dover The Loft at Strafford Farms: Kevin Burt Duo, Dover Master McGrath's: Billy Glynn, Seabrook Paul Creative Arts Center: Choral Gala, 7:00pm, Durham Portsmouth Gas Light: Grill: Aaron Denny, 9:30pm; Pub: Randy Arrant, 10:00pm, Portsmouth Portsmouth VFW: WSCA Dance Party, 7:30am, Portsmouth The Press Room: Jazz Lunch with Larry Garland and Friends, 1:00pm, Portsmouth The Press Room: Nick Goumas Combo, jazz, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Ryan Obermiller, Portsmouth Rí Rá Irish Pub: Beantown Project, 10:00pm, Portsmouth Rivermill at Dover Landing: Bastinado, 9:00pm, Dover Rudi's: Danny Harrington & Rusty Scott, 6:00pm, Portsmouth Sligo Wrechords: Christie Lane, pop punk/indie/folk, 9:00pm, Dover The Stone Church: Hot Day at the Zoo, American roots string band, 9:00pm, Newmarket Wally's Pub: Afroman, 8:00pm, Hampton Beach York Harbor Inn: Ship Cellar Pub: Lex and Joe, 8:00pm, York Harbor

[Music] Sunday, Jan. 29

Dolphin Striker: Don Severance, 7:00pm, Portsmouth Dolphin Striker: Don Severance, 7:00pm, Portsmouth Lamprey River Tavern: live jazz, 9:30am, Newmarket The Press Room: Jazz Grill: Yoron Israel and High Standards, 6:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Green Lion Crew, reggae, Portsmouth Rí Rá Irish Pub: Irish Session, 5:00pm, Portsmouth Ron's Landing: Michael Troy, 3:00pm, Hampton Beach Rudi's: Jazz Brunch: Mike Effenberger and Jim Rudolf, 12:00pm, Portsmouth The Stone Church: Open Mike with Dave Ogden, 7:00pm, Newmarket York Public Library: Winter Concert Series withTom Dean, 3:00pm, York

[Music] Monday, Jan. 30

Dolphin Striker: Old School, local musician friends and extended family, 8:00pm, Portsmouth Paul Creative Arts Center: The Wolverine Jazz Band, 8:00pm, Durham The Press Room: Jazz Grill: Zumba Tres, 8:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Hush Hush Sweet Harlot, the quieter side of indie rock, Portsmouth

[Music] Tuesday, Jan. 31

103 Restaurant: Open Mike Night with Josh Colwell, 7:30pm, Rochester Dolphin Striker: Tom Yoder, picker, singer, songwriter, 9:00pm, Portsmouth Dover Brick House: Acoustic Open Mike with Anthony Fiandaca, 8:00pm, Dover Fury's Publick House: Tim Theriault and Friends, 9:00pm, Dover The Grog: Steven Spungin, flamenco guitarist, Newburyport Phillips Exeter Academy: Lisa de la Salle, 7:00pm, Exeter The Press Room: Hoot, hosted by Chad Verbeck, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Stone Church: Bluegrass Jam with Dave Talmage, 9:00pm, Newmarket

[Music] Wednesday, Feb. 1

The Barley Pub: B.A. Canning, 9:00pm, Dover Blue Mermaid Island Grill: Open Mike Night, 8:30pm, Portsmouth Fury's Publick House: A Minor Revolution, 9:00pm, Dover The Grog: Hoot Night, 8:00pm, Newburyport Paul Creative Arts Center: Nicholas Orovich, trombone, 8:00pm, Durham The Press Room: Little Malcom, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Red on Red, with Evaredy, Portsmouth Rí Rá Irish Pub: Open Mic Night, 5:00pm, Portsmouth Rudi's: Dimitri On Piano, 6:00pm, Portsmouth The Stone Church: The Ghost Dinner Band, 8:00pm, Newmarket

[Music] Thursday, Feb. 2

The Barley Pub: Steve Roy's Bluegrass Jam, 9:00pm, Dover Blue Ocean Music Hall: The Tom Dixon Band, 7:30pm, Salisbury Blue Ocean Music Hall: Country Music Night with Tom Dixon Band, 7:30pm, Salisbury Central Wave: Sharon Jones and John Leight Trio, blues and jazz, 6:30pm, Dover Dover Brick House: Brickhouse Unplugged with Dave Gutter, 9:00pm, Dover Fury's Publick House: Erin's Guild, 9:00pm, Dover Holy Grail: Robert Charkes, 8:30pm, Epping Jimmy's Sports Bar: Open Mike Night, Dover The Press Room: Matt Shipman, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Local Heroes feat. Seth Gooby & Christie Lane, 8:00pm, Portsmouth Rudi's: Steve Roy & Guest, 6:00pm, Portsmouth State Theatre: Jack's Mannequen, Portland Wally's Pub: Bi Polar Bears, 9:00pm, Hampton Beach

[Music] Friday, Feb. 3

The Barley Pub: Dan Chapin, 8:00pm, Dover Blue Mermaid Island Grill: Lit on the Flash with Hutch Heelan, Portsmouth Chop Shop Pub & Grub: Stomping Melvin, Seabrook Dover Brick House: Guzu, Supermachine, & Whitcomb, 9:00pm, Dover Fury's Publick House: Bad Baby, 9:00pm, Dover Holy Grail: live music TBA, Epping The Music Hall: Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, 8:00pm, Portsmouth Port City Music Hall: Blueboy Productions w/ LeSpecial & Space Jesus, 8:00pm, Portland Portsmouth Gas Light: Grill: Tony Santesse, 9:30pm; Pub: Keith Henderson, 10:00pm, Portsmouth The Press Room: Johnny & the Two Timers, 9:00pm, Portsmouth The Red Door: Jeff Grosse, 8:00pm, Portsmouth Rí Rá Irish Pub: The Complaints, 10:00pm, Portsmouth Rudi's: Eric Klaxton Trio, 6:00pm, Portsmouth The Stone Church: SuperFrog with Big Old Dirty Bucket, 9:00pm, Newmarket Wally's Pub: Old Bastards, 8:00pm, Hampton Beach

Literary

[Literary] Friday, Jan. 27

Blue Mermaid: Slam 101, 6:30pm, Portsmouth
Watch many of the competitors in the national slam competition from Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts do their thing in pursuit of a $200 prize.

[Literary] Sunday, Jan. 29

Dimond Library: NH Authors Series: James Patrick Kelly, 2:00pm, Durham
Local humorist and author Rebecca Rule will interview multi-award winning science fiction author and playwright James Patrick Kelly. His most recent book, a collection of stories, is entitled "The Wreck of the Godspeed."

[Literary] Wednesday, Feb. 1

Cafe Espresso: Hoot Night, Portsmouth
Featured readers are Ayanna Gallant and Mckendy Fils-Aime, followed by an open mike.

Stage

[Stage] Friday, Jan. 27

Firehouse Center for the Arts: tenth annual New Works Festival, 8:00pm, Newburyport
audiences get a special look at original works created by talented New England playwrights, showcasing full-length plays as staged readings, and memorized 10-minute and one-act plays.
Players' Ring: Body, 8:00pm, Portsmouth
the story of three young men, societal misfits, who discover that the dead body of the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe lies in the autopsy room next to their "hangout" in the basement of a morgue.
Pontine Theatre: The Little Farm Show, 8:00pm, Portsmouth
with live music and high-spirited performances, the "Greatest Show on Dirt" navigates through the history of agriculture from 10,000 BC to today, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming
Rochester Opera House: Shout: The Mod Musical, 8:00pm, Rochester
five young women come of age in 1960s London with the mod fashions, the dance crazes and the smashing music. The Rochester Opera House, with floor leveled and orchestra seats removed, transforms into a posh British night club with cocktail seating.

[Stage] Saturday, Jan. 28

Firehouse Center for the Arts: tenth annual New Works Festival, 8:00pm, Newburyport
audiences get a special look at original works created by talented New England playwrights, showcasing full-length plays as staged readings, and memorized 10-minute and one-act plays.
The Music Hall: 3 Superstars in Berlin, 1:00pm, Portsmouth
on screen in HD, three of the biggest names in opera--Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Jonas Kaufman--come together for a once in a lifetime performance.
Players' Ring: Body, 8:00pm, Portsmouth
the story of three young men, societal misfits, who discover that the dead body of the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe lies in the autopsy room next to their "hangout" in the basement of a morgue.
Pontine Theatre: The Little Farm Show, 8:00pm, Portsmouth
with live music and high-spirited performances, the "Greatest Show on Dirt" navigates through the history of agriculture from 10,000 BC to today, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming
Pontine Theatre: The Little Farm Show, 4:00pm, Portsmouth
with live music and high-spirited performances, the "Greatest Show on Dirt" navigates through the history of agriculture from 10,000 BC to today, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming
Portsmouth Gas Light: How Men Think Comedy Show, 6:00pm, Portsmouth
Rochester Opera House: Shout: The Mod Musical, 8:00pm, Rochester
five young women come of age in 1960s London with the mod fashions, the dance crazes and the smashing music. The Rochester Opera House, with floor leveled and orchestra seats removed, transforms into a posh British night club with cocktail seating.
Rochester Opera House: Shout: The Mod Musical, 2:00pm, Rochester
five young women come of age in 1960s London with the mod fashions, the dance crazes and the smashing music. The Rochester Opera House, with floor leveled and orchestra seats removed, transforms into a posh British night club with cocktail seating.

[Stage] Sunday, Jan. 29

Pontine Theatre: The Little Farm Show, 2:00pm, Portsmouth
with live music and high-spirited performances, the "Greatest Show on Dirt" navigates through the history of agriculture from 10,000 BC to today, exploring sustainability, local food systems, and organic farming

[Stage] Monday, Jan. 30

The Grog: Laugh Off the Weekend, 7:30pm, Newburyport
comedy open mike

[Stage] Friday, Feb. 3

Players' Ring: Body, 8:00pm, Portsmouth
the story of three young men, societal misfits, who discover that the dead body of the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe lies in the autopsy room next to their "hangout" in the basement of a morgue.
Seacoast Repertory Theatre: Vaudeville reVamped, Portsmouth
a night of melodrama and vivacious vavoom.

Art

Portland Museum of Art: Thursday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, Feb. 5, Portland
"Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection" tells the story of avid collectors of Shaker art
Portland Museum of Art: Monday, Nov. 7 to Sunday, Jan. 29, Portland
"The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Maine"
Emporium Framing and Gallery: Monday, Nov. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 29, South Berwick
Several regional artists contribute to "Small Works" exhibit
Seacoast Artists Association Gallery: Thursday, Dec. 1 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Exeter
Recent scratchboards and more by Nancy Hubbe
McLaughlin-Hills Gallery: Friday, Dec. 2 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Portsmouth
Featuring Mexican landscape paintings by Marshall Dackert of Maine
Portsmouth Athenaeum: Saturday, Dec. 10 to Friday, Feb. 3, Portsmouth
"The 16th Annual Proprietors Art Show"
Firehouse Center for the Arts: Wednesday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 29, Newburyport
“Beyond Our Vision,” digital infrared photos by Jeremy Barnard
Exeter Fine Crafts: Sunday, Jan. 1 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Exeter
Barbara Herbster's hand woven textiles, including a new series inspired by Mexico
Artstream Studios: Monday, Jan. 2 to Monday, Jan. 30, Rochester
"Secrets," a show with a story to tell, featuring sculptures by Jane Kaufmann and Jennifer Stevens
Bridge Gallery: Monday, Jan. 2 to Wednesday, Feb. 29, Newburyport
Annual "Winter Trunk Show and Sale" with affordable unframed art
Franklin Gallery: Monday, Jan. 2 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Rochester
"Approaching Harbor: Fresh Interpretations of a Timeless Theme," five large-scale paintings by Tom Glover
York Public Library: Thursday, Jan. 5 to Saturday, Mar. 3, York
Members of the Ogunquit Art Association display an eclectic collection
Children's Museum Gallery 6: Tuesday, Jan. 10 to Sunday, Mar. 4, Dover
“What Is Home?” as seen by artists and Mimi White’s Poet Laureate project
Lane Memorial Library: Tuesday, Jan. 10 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Hampton
Jan Meades photographs landscapes and local events like air shows, fires, winter plunges and horse shows
Lucy's Art Emporium: Tuesday, Jan. 10 to Tuesday, Jan. 31, Dover
"New Year's Sampler," work by gallery favorites, including Larry Reynolds, Roseann Meserve and Ann Larkey
Lamont Gallery: Wednesday, Jan. 11 to Wednesday, Feb. 22, Exeter
Woodcuts with social commentary in “Into the Wood: Antonio Frasconi’s Art for Children”
York Art Association: Thursday, Jan. 12 to Sunday, Jan. 29, York Harbor
"Launch" returns with work by emerging artists, curated by Mary Harding
Main Street Art: Friday, Jan. 13 to Saturday, Feb. 18, Newfields
"Sacred Ruins" is a solo show of photos by Julee Ann Holcombe, assistant professor of art at University of New Hampshire
Exeter Town Hall: Saturday, Jan. 14 to Saturday, Feb. 11, Exeter
The New Hampshire Society of Photographic Artists' 13th annual member exhibit and sale
Portland Museum of Art: Saturday, Jan. 14 to Sunday, Apr. 8, Portland
"Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists"
Galleries at One Washington Center: Monday, Jan. 23 to Saturday, Feb. 4, Dover
Paintings and more by Nettie Fiorini and Doug Vaughan
The Stone Church: Monday, Jan. 23 to Tuesday, Feb. 28, Newmarket
“Art in Small Places,” abstract mixed media by Daryl-Ann Hurst
Kittery Art Association: Saturday, Jan. 28 to Sunday, Feb. 19, Kittery
Members respond to "Gone with the Wind" in a group show
Museum of Art at UNH: Saturday, Jan. 28 to Wednesday, Apr. 4, Durham
Art activism in "Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers," and "What's New: Recent Additions to the Collection"
Firehouse Center for the Arts: Wednesday, Feb. 1 to Sunday, Mar. 11, Newburyport
Scenes from the sea in “The Importance of Floating and Other Lessons” by Cheryl Dyment
Portsmouth Public Library: Wednesday, Feb. 1 to Wednesday, Feb. 29, Portsmouth
Roger Goldenberg launches the "Artist Curated Book Display" series, with inspiration from the library and examples of artwork
Soo Rye Art Gallery: Wednesday, Feb. 1 to Saturday, Mar. 17, Rye
Early work by Soo Rye Yoo upstairs, recent works by David Wells, Jenny Page, Barbara Bradley, Margaret Merrit and Lyell Castonguay downstairs
Newburyport Art Association: Friday, Feb. 3 to Saturday, Feb. 25, Newburyport
"Winter Members Juried Show, Part II"