Entertainment in New Hampshire
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Murphy's on the Green
This classic collegiate tavern is where students and faculty meet over pints of ale (with ten beers on tap) and satisfying pub fare (mains around US$8 to around US$15) served until 22:00. Stained-glass windows and church-pew seating enhance the cozy atmosphere.
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Truant’s Tavern
This popular place has live music, pool tables and darts, and serves hearty pub fare, including sandwiches, burgers, fish and chips, and even blackened swordfish salad.
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Hopkins Center for the Arts
The 'Hop' is Dartmouth's refined venue for string quartets, modern dance and plays.
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Murphy's on the Green
At this classic Irish pub, students and faculty discuss weighty matters over pints of Irish ale.
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Opera New Hampshire
Manchester stages a full season of contemporary and classic operas at the downtown Palace Theatre.
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Press Room
Nightly live music ranges from jazz to blues to folk. There is a long menu of bar food in case the jamming makes you hungry.
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Papermill Theatre
This local theater stages musicals and plays, as well as regular performances of children’s theater throughout the summer.
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Portsmouth Brewery
This lively microbrewery serves specialty beers like Smuttynose Portsmouth Lager along with light eats, including the best fish sandwich in town.
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Truant’s Tavern
This popular place has live music, pool tables and darts, and serves hearty pub fare, including sandwiches, burgers, fish and chips, and even blackened swordfish salad.
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Seacoast Repertory Theater
This theater is housed in a cool, reconverted building on Portsmouth’s industrial riverfront and stages numerous musicals, while also hosting the occasional comedian.
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La Bec Rouge
Essential stomping ground for partying Hamptonites, La Bec Rouge features eclectic local bands (rock, blues, reggae) playing in its basement pub and nice ocean views from its outdoor deck.
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Muddy River Smokehouse
Barbecue and bands (at 8pm from Tuesday to Saturday) compete at this lively Market Sq venue. With swamp-theme murals and rustic wood furniture, the dining room tries to recreate the bayou.
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Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester’s biggest shows and events are held at this arena, a few blocks south of the commercial center. The lucky few might catch a boxing or hockey match, the circus, or even a horse show.
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Colonial Theater
After 80 years, this classic Main St theater is still going strong. From August to May the Colonial stages a diverse line-up of off-Broadway musicals, African and Eastern dance troupes and jazz ensembles.
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Casino Ballroom
Besides arcade rides and miniature golf, the casino stages rock and R&B bands – five or 10 years after they were popular. Megadeth, Chris Isaak and the Indigo Girls have all played here recently.
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Strange Brew Tavern
This welcoming pub boasts 61 beers on tap, the largest selection in the state (it claims) ! More importantly, it offers live music seven nights a week and no cover charge. The mixed local crowd is friendly and fun.
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Music Hall
For a small town theater, this venue hosts a surprising array of performances, including dance, theater, opera and other music. Musicians, comedians and theater companies from around the country make appearances here.
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New Hampshire Fishercats
New Hampshire’s minor-league baseball team is the farm team for the Toronto Blue Jays, but it attracts its own loyal fans. Since 2005 the team has been playing in a brand new stadium on the waterfront west of Granite St.
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Peterborough Folk Music Society
This active group attracts nationally known folk musicians to perform in a wonderful barn-style theater about 3½ miles from Peterborough center. Recent shows have included the inimitable Jonathan Edwards, Ellis Paul and April Verch.
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Harlow’s Pub
This local pub features a good selection of draught beers, including New England brews, with live music throughout the month. Harlow’s serves Mexican and pub fare, but the real reason to come here is its communal-loving wooden bar.
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Portsmouth Gas Light Company
This multi-story complex gathers a youthful crowd on weekends, who come for live music on the outdoor patio, with DJs picking things up on the 3rd floor later in the night. There’s also an inviting pub and a basement brick-oven pizzeria.
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Wild Rover
One of the best places in town for a pint is this inviting Irish-style pub, with exposed brick walls, outdoor tables and filling burgers, wraps and bangers-and-mash. Stop in (or avoid like the plague!) Wednesday and Thursday night, when Wild Rover hosts its evening sing-along.
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Colonial Theater
This classic theater in downtown Bethlehem needs some renovation (slowly under way), but the auditorium is a historic place to hear the jazz, blues and folk musicians that pass through this little town. Recent performers have included Aztec Two Step and George Winston. The venue also serves as a cinema showing independent and foreign films.
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Moody Mountain Farm
The local organization Wolfeboro Folk attracts some of the country’s top folk musicians. In the summer, concerts take place north of Wolfeboro at Moody Mountain Farm. Concerts in spring and fall are held at Tumbledown Farm in Brookfield. You can also reserve a pre-concert dinner (around $15 per person), which features locally sourced, often organic products.
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Tumbledown Farm
The local organization Wolfeboro Folk attracts some of the country’s top folk musicians. In the summer, concerts take place north of Wolfeboro at Moody Mountain Farm. Concerts in spring and fall are held at Tumbledown Farm in Brookfield. You can also reserve a pre-concert dinner (around $15 per person), which features locally sourced, often organic products.
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