White Mountain attractions launch unofficial start to season

It's the weekend people set aside for planting, parades and personal reflections of those who helped pave the way for Americans' freedom to pursue such pastimes.

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LOL Short Film Festival screens on Seacoast

By GRETYL MACALASTER Union Leader Correspondent

A traditional film festival screens a diverse slate of movies over the course of several days, but Laugh Out Loud Short Film Fest founder Joe Edick decided to turn the idea on its head to attract a... Read More
Go boldly where 'Star Trek,' 'Star Wars' have gone

By JULIA ANN WEEKES NH Weekend Editor

Since the '60s when William Shatner first boldly went where no actor had gone before, TV spin-offs and big-screen adventures have beamed the starship Enterprise into pop-culture history, with its... Read More
Meadowbrook goes for laughs in August

Offering some laughs in between concert bookings at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook will be affable comedian Jim Gaffigan on Friday, Aug. 23. Read More
Memorial Day Observances 2013

Lisa Martineau NewHampshire.com

Memorial Day Observances across the state of New Hampshire for 2013. Read More
Our Gourmet: Contemporary cool? In a castle, of course

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Arts and Entertainment

James Cotton

CELEBRATED SOUNDS: James Cotton has earned multiple awards for his booming harmonica notes, recorded nearly 30 solo albums and been inducted in both the Smithsonian Institution and the Blues Hall of Fame.

James 'Superharp' Cotton bring blues to Tupelo

Growing up in the deep South, James Cotton never missed his favorite Saturday morning radio show, tuning into 'King Biscuit Time' to hear blues tunes of the legendary Sonny Boy Williamson II.

Photo courtesy of Ralph Morang

HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS: Strawbery Bank Museum, which will welcome visitors throughout the Memorial Day weekend, features 16 buildings and gardens, with role-players and working craftspeople helping to chronicle the evolution of Portsmouth from the early Colonial period of maritime trade through the 1950s neighborhood of Puddle Dock.

Strawbery Banke Museum pays tribute to military past and present

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As the Granite State commemorates those who died in service to the country, Strawbery Banke Museum, a 10-acre campus representing several hundred years of history in Portsmouth, pays tribute to...

SOUND THE HORN: Newmont Military Band, which draws members from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, will perform music that recalls fare once performed on town greens in the 18th century as part of Memorial Day weekend festivities in Henniker.

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Outdoors and Recreation

The Mount Washington Cog Railway opened last weekend for its 144th season, bringing visitors from as far away as Russia to the summit of the Northeast's highest peak. This year, the Cog, based in Marshfield Station, will be offering new features including a Ride & Observatory Tour, Photo Workshop Tour and a Railfans' Day, as well as a “Name That Train!” contest for the new biodiesel engine. For information, log onto thecog.com or call (800) 922-8825 or 278-5404.

White Mountain attractions launch unofficial start to season

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It's the weekend people set aside for planting, parades and personal reflections of those who helped pave the way for Americans' freedom to pursue such pastimes.

In the next few days,...

0 Waterville Valley hosts Chowderfest & Brews fest, fishing derby

0 Annual springtime festival blooms as Portsmouth historic site

Weekend Top 10

Plan your weekend! Find out what's happening in the Granite State with our list of the Top 10 things to do in New Hampshire. And don't forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the ROLLING STONES on their "50 and Counting" Tour when they make a stop at the TD Bank Garden in Boston on June 14, 2013.