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Events Calendar 2018

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Art Shows Arts & Crafts Shows Dinner Theater Festivals Music Parties, Dances, Balls Storytelling Theater
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Art Shows

Rising Stars: New Work in Furniture

Sep 17, 2018 - Dec 11, 2018 NH Furniture Masters’ Gallery, 49 South Main Street Concord, NH

The NH Furniture Masters present a collection of work by six talented young designer makers. This exhibition features furniture as well as other smaller scale items they make and sell as part of their businesses.
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free admission
603-898-0242

Arts & Crafts Shows

Great New England Fall Art and Craft Show

Oct 20, 2018 - Oct 21, 2018 Indoors at Hampshire Dome, 34 Emerson Road Milford, NH

Great food, live music, unique gifts, 71 raffles, free raffle ticket upon entry. Live demonstration at 3 p.m.on Saturday.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.
$5; active military and children under age 14, free
603-673-7123

Dinner Theater

Murder Mystery Dinner Train presents "A Talent for Murder"

Oct 19, 2018 - Oct 27, 2018 Conway Scenic Railroad, 38 Norcross Circle North Conway, NH

The Conway Scenic Railroad presents a first class evening of fabulous food, service and entertaining dinner theater aboard the dining car Chocorua or Hattie Evans. Passengers can participate as much or as little as they like in the tongue-in-cheek humor and zany antics that will keep everyone on their toes as they work the clues to determine the killer on board. For guests age 21 and older. Dates: October 19, 20, 26, and 27.
6 p.m.
$125 fare includes a 3-hour train ride, dinner, theatrical performance, taxes and tips. Beverages extra.

Festivals

Samhain Festival 2018

Oct 21, 2018 - Oct 21, 2018 Courtyard by Marriott Nashua, 2200 Southwood Drive Nashua, NH

Join witches and wise folk from across New England for the Celebrate Samhain festival. Hear presentations by Pagan and metaphysical authors; shop the wares of mystical vendors and artisans; take a reading; hear and see song and dance that celebrates myth, magic, and ancient ways. 
10 a.m.-56p.m.
$10 with donation of food; $12 without
603-876-5005

Music

Engelbert Humperdinck: The Man I Want To Be Tour

Nov 2, 2018 - Nov 2, 2018 Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH

Engelbert arrived on to the music scene in the 1960 and vaulted to world popularity. He became great friends with Elvis Presley and the two often performed each other’s words.
8 p.m.
$70-$90

Blue Öyster Cult

Nov 3, 2018 - Nov 3, 2018 Capitol Center For The Arts, 44 South Main Street Concord, NH

For more than four decades, Blue Öyster Cult has a special place in rock history because it's one of very few hard rock/heavy metal bands to earn both critical acclaim and commercial success.
8 p.m.
$35, $45, $55
603-225-1111

Charlie Daniels Band

Nov 8, 2018 - Nov 8, 2018 Capitol Center For The Arts, 44 South Main Street Concord, NH

Charlie Daniels is the Southerner with a healthy dose of the Wild West in his blood. Daniels connects with fans in varying genres of music. His jam concerts are extravaganzas featuring artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Trace Adkins, and Alabama.
7:30 p.m.
$39.50 and higher
603-225-1111

Keller Williams and The Hillbenders Present Pettygrass - Concord, NH

Nov 15, 2018 - Nov 15, 2018 Capitol Center For The Arts, 44 South Main Street Concord, NH

This Tom Petty-inspired project is titled “Keller Williams’ PettyGrass.” The project began in 2015, when Williams put together a set of Petty covers. After Tom Petty died in 2017, Williams and his longtime collaborator Jeff Covert enhanced these recordings and posted them as a tribute to the legend’s legacy and inspiration.
7:30 p.m.
$35
603-225-1111

Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra

Nov 20, 2018 - Nov 20, 2018 Capitol Center For The Arts, 44 South Main Street Concord, NH

Dark Star Orchestra continues the Grateful Dead concert experience. Their shows are built off the Dead’s extensive catalog and the talent of these seven fine musicians. On any given night, the band will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead’s 30 years of extensive touring or use their catalog to program a unique set list for the show.
7:30 p.m.
$34-$38

Parties, Dances, Balls

Masquerade at the Currier

Nov 3, 2018 - Nov 3, 2018 Currier Museum of Art, 150 Ash Street Manchester, NH

Join The Currier Museum of Art for an evening of mystery and glamour to celebrate the exhibition “Myth and Faith in Renaissance Florence.” Dress up, don a mask, and travel back to the Italian Renaissance. Entertainment will include including acrobatics, contortionists, and fire dancing, Italian fare and Renaissance art! Proceeds will support the museum’s community programs.
7-11 p.m.
Advance, $75; at the door, $100

Storytelling

Share Your Scare Story Telling Evening

Oct 20, 2018 - Oct 20, 2018 Neskaya Movement Arts Center, 1643 Profile Road, Franconia, NH

This is a scary storytelling evening in the style of the radio show, The Moth.This is an evening of true personal scary, strange or uncanny 5-minute stories told without notes. Thrill to tales of real events and encounters at Hallowe'en time when the veil between the worlds is thin. Hot cider and cookies available. Story tellers are invited to sign up in advance at 802-777-2964. Suitable for guests 18 and older (because of scare factor!)
7-9 p.m.
$5; free for story tellers
802-777-2964

Theater

"Spamalot”

Oct 23, 2018 - Oct 23, 2018 Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street Concord, NH

“Spamalot” tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail, harassed by flying cows, killer rabbits, and taunting Frenchmen. This outrageous musical comedy is lovingly ripped off from the film classic “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” with a book by Eric Idle.
7:30 p.m.
$45-$110
603-225-1111