May232013

Local Residents Show off Classic Car at Herb Chambers Event

By admin | May 23, 2013 | Posted in Around Nutfield | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

On Saturday, May 18, 2013, Londonderry, NH residents Kris and Ken Smith attended Herb Chambers’ “Cars & Coffee” at Audi of Burlington, an early morning meet up of classic, vintage and specialty cars from all over New England.

Kris and Ken Smith pose with their 2013 BMW 550 IX.

Car enthusiasts are invited to gather at the dealership, and showcase their pride and joys while admiring the prized hardware of other automotive fanatics. Chambers has always looked to gather people who are passionate about cars in one location, grab a cup of coffee and exchange stories of what makes their unique car so special to them.

Pictured in the attached photo is Kris & Ken Smith, with their 2013 BMW 550 IX.

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May232013

Just Booked! The Fools, Paul Thorn Band, Jeffrey Gaines and Jann Klose plus Jamie Lynn Hart and Mieka Pauley!

By Kathy Wagner | May 23, 2013 | Posted in Announcements, Around Nutfield | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

NEW HAMPSHIRE TICKET UPDATE
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA – Only 25 tickets remain!
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY – Only 25 tickets remain!
HOWIE DAY – SOLD OUT
JAMES HUNTER – Selling Fast!
MARCIA BALL – Selling Fast!
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS – SOLD OUT
SHAWN MULLINS – Selling Fast!
SMOKIN JOE KUBEK – Only 32 tickets remain!
THE BODEANS – Selling Fast!
THE SMITHEREENS – Selling Fast!


CELEBRATIONS AT TUPELO - Notes from Keith
Hello music lovers. Hope you all had a good weekend. Memorial Day & summer are just around the corner. These past few weeks we have offered a number of different dishes, these have included: Assorted Wraps, Beef tips served over rice, Pulled Pork Sliders, Chicken Fajitas, Chicken Cacciatore, Tortellini Rustica, Farfale Mushroom Chicken, Jambalaya, Potato skins, Chinese egg rolls, Clam Chowder, Pasta Pulito, Chicken Artichoke Farfale, Chili, Turkey dinner, Chicken Marsala, Lemon Cream Chicken over Rice, Wild Mushroom & Beef Pasta, Seafood Imperial, Stuffed Sirloin, Garlic Bread, Teriyaki Beef, Tortellini Alfredo, Turkey Chili, Smoked Salmon dip & Crackers, Pasta Alfredo, Swedish meatballs & veggies, Southwest Pasta salad, Potato salad, Chicken Pasta salad, Franks & Beans, Warm Brie & herbed cheese plate, Beef Brisket, Prime Rib dinner, Home Fry potatoes, along with the usual favorites—Keep an eye out for more upcoming specials.


OUR NEXT NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOWS
May 24 ROOMFUL of BLUES
Even though Roomful of Blues’ lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world. Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. In 2010, singer Phil Pemberton took over the vocal duties, bringing his sweet and soulful vocals and adding another bright new dimension to the jazzy, jump-blues musical roots. Their winning combination of jump, swing, blues, R&B and soul remains their calling card, as does their ability to fill the dance floor. Along with new members, bassist John Turner, trumpeter Doug Woolverton, drummer Chris Rivelli, and keyboardist Rusty Scott, and longtime members baritone and tenor saxophonist Mark Earley, tenor and alto saxophonist Rich Lataille, Roomful keeps on rockin’ in 2013. LISTEN (player in right sidebar)

May 25 JAMES COTTON
This show has been CANCELLED.


NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW BOOKINGS
July 13 THE FOOLS
The Fools barged onto the Boston music scene with their first single “She Looks All Right in the Dark”. Known for their outrageous live performances the band quickly gathered a loyal and ever-growing audience. Their first national (and then international) hit record, “Psycho Chicken,” was a parody of Talking Heads’ Psycho Killer. With the signing of the band to EMI Records came the first two albums “Sold Out” and “Heavy Mental”. Touring North America first with The Knack and then with Van Halen helped to place the band firmly on the national stage. European tours, including shows with Cheap Trick and Journey, resulted in huge overseas record sales. Back home again The Fools released their biggest album, “World Dance Party”.

Do not miss catching the legendary Fools live. The mix of great music performed by uniquely talented musicians with a hefty helping of comedy comes together in an unmatched charm that has been lighting up millions of smiles over the years. And it all keeps getting better with time. Experience The Fools and smile for yourself. LISTEN

July 21 JEFFREY GAINES and JANN KLOSE
Jeffrey Gaines brought a unique, original voice to the sea of singer/songwriters that emerged in the 1990s. After high school, Gaines signed with Chrysalis Records in 1990. His self-titled 1992 debut, featuring The Band’s Garth Hudson on saxophone, organ and accordion, drew critical praise from far and wide, and put him on the musical map. “Somewhat Slightly Dazed” followed in 1994, and in 1998 Gaines returned with “Galore.” In 2001, Gaines released “Always Be” to both critical and commercial praise. Featuring his emotional interpretation of “In Your Eyes” and his own soaringly beautiful “Always Be,” the album hit #5 on R&R Callout America CHR/Pop list, also reaching #45 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. The New York Post proclaimed Always Be as “a dozen-song mix—that completely illustrates the depth he is capable of.” Jeffrey Gaines Live is the singer/songwriter’s sixth release and perhaps the one which means the most to him since it is a special tribute to his fans.

Jann Klose is as comfortable performing with pop and folk singer-songwriters from Rebecca Loebe and Brett Dennen to Suzanne Vega and Pete Seeger, as he has with jam bands including his friends in Rusted Root and songwriting partner Gary Lucas. He’s performed with acts rooted in jazz and blues such as Vonda Shepard, Michael Kaeshammer and the late Les Paul, and classical rockers Renaissance (both with Annie Haslam and the group’s co-founder Jim McCarty, also of The Yardbirds). Critics have placed him in the chamber pop as well as the singer-songwriter genres, and Jann welcomes their varied reflections, “There are no limits when it comes to making music. I’m defined by who I am and what I do, not how some marketing executive pigeonholes me. It’s melodic, lyrical, and rhythmic music. Music is about what the listener hears.” LISTEN: Jeffrey Gaines – Jann Klose

August 29 JAMIE LYNN HART and MIEKA PAULEY
Boston based artist Jamie Lynn Hart creates a seamless blend of rock and pop that backs up her powerhouse belt and infectious melodies. With her captivating voice, poetic lyrics and mastered musicianship, she creates a commanding sound reminiscent of Joss Stone meets Grace Potter.
Mieka Pauley possesses a voice that flows like good whiskey and a frankness that makes Alanis Morissette look shy. She conjures up a sonic immediacy with the same masterful command as Ani DiFranco with driving, yearning melodies that stand alongside the work of Michelle Shocked, Neko Case and Emmylou Harris. LISTEN: Jamie Lynn Hart – Mieka Pauley (Player top left arrow)

October 25 PAUL THORN BAND
It has been said that a Paul Thorn concert is like “taking a 6-pack to church!” Proof to that can be found by listening to his song “Mission Temple Fireworks Stand” (see YouTube link below.) The first thing you notice is the voice, distinctively soulful and funky, the voice of a man who has walked a long, hot span over dusty Mississippi country roads. He is the second biggest thing to come out of Tupelo MS—

“Paul is one of my favorite artists!” – Bonnie Raitt

Kris Kristofferson, Mark Knopfler, Huey Lewis and Robert Earl Keen all have raved about him as well.

- A favorite guest on the “Bob and Tom” syndicated radio show, as well as “Dan Aykroyd’s House of Blues Radio Hour.”

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May232013

Once there was a Dog

By Debbie Curtin | May 23, 2013 | Posted in Around Town, Columns | Tagged | Comment (1)

Anyone that has had a dog in their life also has stories of the dog in their life. They come into a home and a family, stay for awhile and eventually leave. In relation to a human lifetime theirs is short. This is a reflection of one dog in one family for a short time.

Her name was Georgia. She came to us from the deep south. Who knew how many other dogs had the adopted name of Georgia? I was away for the day and came home to find a boxer/chocolate lab  long-legged one-year old dog in the house from NHSPCA. Our other dog, 8 yr. old Kofi, a corgi/daschund/besenji mix from Wagging Tails Dog Rescue was given no warning of the invader. How do you tell the littlest one that the bigger one was here to stay? Our Rottweiller/black lab dog Sadie had been put down the year before suffering terminal health issues no more. It was a decision no one likes to make.

My family was gaga over this new one. I, on the other hand, had reservations. I had no input to the choice made that day but I was the one who needed to adapt. As anyone knows who has had a dog in their life, they come with a mystery of who, what and really? Once again we all needed to come together to acclimate her into our lifestyle. After all she was the one coming into the establishment.

Over time she responded to simple, but necessary commands such as “Georgia, come here! Georgia, sit! Georgia, stay!” Being young and full of life she took over the house. She was a herd of elephants in the body of one dog. Playtime was anytime and I really believe she had greyhound mixed in there along with the characteristics of a gazelle. You get the picture. Taking her on one of the trails near our house and invariably she would get that look and bolt into the woods as my aunt would say “hell bent for election”. What was going through that mind? She would run at full speed into the unknown eventually coming back to the trail. We’d put the leash back on and continue at a leisurely stroll.

Back at the house whenever a command would be instantly acknowledged by the two dogs it was for the all important one reason. They knew to stop, look and run back to be rewarded with a treat. “Paw!” and she would give a paw. “Other one!” and the other one would be presented. Over time she just said ‘the heck with this’ and would do a double paw act and getting the treat in double time. Kofi would dance like a circus dog. He did teach her a few bad habits like barking at everything for no reason. It is funny how they do pick up things from each other. Georgia would take any of her multiple stuffed dog toy pieces as she had disassembled them long ago and spend an hour or so ‘shaking the stuffing’ out of a leg or ear. It was a rare sight to see Kofi actually mimic her one time. He can play! It was a jubilant moment.

Many a time Georgia would give you ‘the look’. One could only guess what the conversation would be if she could talk. The eyes, they say, are a window to the soul. And the one getting the look would melt, she would put her head on your leg and get the expected pat down especially her floppy little ears.

Do dogs keep you young? They insist on getting in your space. You on the other hand have a choice to adapt, go with the flow and respond. Yes, they do have a way of telling you to live life, have fun, keep it simple and be in the moment. We as humans get old too quick, set in our ways day after day. But a nudge from the canine persuasion helps us to keep a spring in our step.

It was one evening this spring when creatures of the night were waking up and new smells were in the air. The two dogs liked to have their last ten minute ‘out’ and last bark at the woods. The back door would open for them and the two would run the short distance to the edge of the woods just to show whatever animal venturing towards the bird feeders who was boss. It was a ritual that we let them have and they came to expect.

It was just one typical night of their ritual. I know you can only kick yourself once. After that it becomes redundant. But it was an oversight, a lapse of judgment and one moment that spelled the fate some weeks ago of Georgia who lay dead in the road and no car in sight.

It was a surreal moment that night and we were all affected by the circumstances that lead to her death. We, as caregivers, let her down. We were supposed to protect this dog we rescued. This joyful creature lived life to the nth degree. I had wanted to make a YouTube video showing how insane she was playing with a plastic twist tie, one toy dog ear, a green bean or the countless other bits of nothing that she chose to party with and dance around.  But it was in these bursts of energy playing a game of dare with random bits of found things that she truly showed us a life lived, simple, with abandon and love in every single moment. Who rescued who?

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May222013

Joseph Grabowski of Englewood, FL and Londonderry

By admin | May 22, 2013 | Posted in Obituaries | Tagged | Comments (0)

Joseph E. Grabowski, 84, of Englewood, FL passed away on May 20, 2013 at Doctor’s Hospital in Sarasota, FL. Mr. Grabowski was born in Boston, MA on December 2, 1928, a son of the late Joseph L. and Helen (Mulholland) Grabowski. He had been a resident of Englewood since 1997, formerly living in Londonderry, NH. Mr. Grabowski worked as a machinist for many years prior to his retirement in 1988. He was a wonderfully skilled billiard player and a devout Red Sox fan. A loving husband and father, he was a communicant of St. Raphael Church.

He is survived by his four daughters, Lynn Raymond of Englewood, Paula Gosselin of Manchester, NH, JoAnn Smolen of Gainesville, FL, Lisa Anderson of Englewood, two sons, Thomas J. Grabowski of Topsham, ME, and Joseph D. Grabowski of Sanford, FL, one sister, Helen Roderick of Methuen, MA, 15 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, Pauline, his two sons, Larry and Kenneth and by one grandson, Ricky.

Calling hours will be held on Thursday May 23, 2013 from 6 – 8 pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry, NH. A Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 10:00am in Holy Cross Church, 187 Hampstead Rd., Derry. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, W. Roxbury, MA.

Visit the Peabody Funeral Homes website to leave a condolence note or view others.

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May222013

Ruth Wells of Sierra Madre, Meredith and Londonderry

By admin | May 22, 2013 | Posted in Obituaries | Tagged | Comments (0)

Ruth Wells, 88, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2013 at The British Home in Sierra Madre, Calif. She was born June 9, 1924 in Londonderry, N.H., the youngest of three children of the late Prescott and Dorothy (Boyden) Torrey. She graduated from Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., and later married her high school sweetheart, Donald C. Wells, becoming a Navy wife. After WW II, they settled down in Londonderry, where she was a member of the local chapter of The Grange and the Londonderry Presbyterian Church. After raising her three children, she and Don moved to Meredith, N.H., on the grounds of the Waukewan Golf Club, where she became an avid golfer. For many years she divided her time between homes in Meredith and Crystal River, Fla. Her husband of 54 years died in 1997.

In later years, facing health challenges, she lived with her son and daughter-in-law in La Crescenta, Calif., later moving to The British Home in nearby Sierra Madre. There she enjoyed friends, outings and trips with family, the care of a loving staff and a busy schedule of excursions and activities. She was growing and challenging herself and enjoying life until the day she passed peacefully in her sleep.

She is survived by her sister, Barbara Stone, of West Kennebunk, Maine; her son Donald P. Wells and daughter-in-law Susan, of La Crescenta; her son Barry Wells and daughter-in-law Chris, of Thornton, N.H.; her daughter, Bonnie Wells, of Northampton, Mass.; her granddaughter Jennifer Wells, her husband, Eric Finkelman, and great-grandson, Hudson of Redondo Beach, Calif.; her granddaughter Tracy Dorris, husband Carey and great-grandchildren Madison and Jack of Buford, Ga.

A calling hour will be held on Thursday, May 23rd from 12 – 1pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. Funeral services will follow at 1:00pm in the funeral home. The burial will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery in E. Derry.

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May222013

Free Fishing Day Held June 1 Statewide

By Jacklynn Weeks | May 22, 2013 | Posted in Around Nutfield, Outdoors, Sports | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Saturday, June 1, is Free Fishing Day in New Hampshire, so get out your fishing gear and head for the water! You don’t need a license to fish that day, so make plans to cast a line with family and friends. State residents and nonresidents alike can fish any of New Hampshire’s inland waters – and saltwater, too. Though you don’t need a license, season dates, bag limits and all other fishing regulations must be followed on Free Fishing Day. Please note, anglers fishing for brood stock Atlantic salmon in the Merrimack and lower Pemigewasset rivers must have a fishing license along with a special Atlantic Salmon broodstock permit.

Also on Saturday, June 1, New Hampshire’s six state fish hatcheries will be open to visitors from 10 AM to 2 PM. Stop in and see where the state raises more than a million trout each year that are stocked into New Hampshire’s rivers, lakes and ponds. Hatcheries are located at Berlin, Milford, New Hampton, New Durham (Powder Mill), Twin Mountain, and Warren, N.H. Find directions online here.

“Free Fishing Day is a great chance to get out for a relaxing day in the outdoors, take a buddy fishing, and stop off for a fun visit to a fish hatchery along the way,” says Jason Smith, Inland Fisheries Division Director at the N.H. Fish and Game Department.

Free Fishing Day kicks off 2013 National Fishing and Boating Week in NH, June 1 to 8, 2013, a nationwide observance encouraging families to have fun together on the water.

For details on fishing rules, consult the New Hampshire Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing Digests, available online here.

You can find the latest fish stocking information, tackle tips, fishing publications and more at the Fish and Game website. For ideas on where to fish, a series of regional fishing brochures offers shoreline fishing suggestions.

If you get hooked on Free Fishing Day, why not enjoy the fun year round! Licenses are available online or from any of 250 friendly local license agents statewide. Youth under age 16 always fish free in New Hampshire.

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