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Bedford High School graduate Mackenzie Robert organized a benefit concert in Nashville for One Fund Boston.

Bedford native keeps Boston close to her heart

Bedford High School graduate Mackenzie "Teddy" Robert was a long way from home when the bombs at the Boston Marathon ripped through the heart of the city she loves.

Gary Allan

CHART-TOPPING COUNTRY: Gary Allan, set to play the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on Sunday, May 19, has a long string of top country tunes, including “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing on but the Radio” and “Every Storm (Runs out of Rain).”

Country's Gary Allan takes fans on ride from breakup to healing

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Boy had girl, boy lost girl, boy drinks a lot of whiskey and sings about losing girl. Unlike much of country music, this album, Gary Allan's “Set You Free,” is a story with a happy ending.

PAYING TRIBUTE: The late Count Basie, a jazz pianist, organist, bandleader and composer, led his big-band orchestra for nearly 50 years.

Count Basie tribute at Capitol Center

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As part of the “A Moment in Time” Series, The Capitol Center Orchestra, under the direction of Clayton J. Poole, will pay tribute to Count Basie on Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m.

Prescott Park Arts Festival Announces 2013 Season Line-Up

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Portsmouth NH – The much anticipated reveal of Prescott Park Arts Festival's 2013 season line-up was announced to the public after a week-long sneak preview at the concert series' sponsor, the...

Boston-based soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesse Dee

Soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesse Dee celebrates new release in Londonderry

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Boston-based soul singer/songwriter/guitarist Jesse Dee will celebrate the release of his Alligator Records debut CD, ON MY MIND/IN MY HEART, with a live performance at Tupelo Music Hall in...

Harmonica Master James Cotton celebrates release of 'Cotton Mouth Man' with Londonderry performance

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Grammy Award-winning harmonica master James "Mr. Superharp" Cotton and his band will celebrate the release of his new CD, COTTON MOUTH MAN, with a live performance at Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry...

Seeking artists to share their Inspiration for an exhibit at the Amherst Town Library

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The Friends of the Library are looking for artists to participate in our mid July through August art exhibit titled “The Inspiration of a Painting” at the Amherst Town Library.

Roomful of Blues to perform in Londonderry

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"Excellent...marvelous wall-to-wall grooves…between the wicked guitar work and the brassy horn section, things never stop swinging." --USA TODAY

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Links to news and happenings around the world with a Granite State connection updated daily.

0 Canada.com: Dan Brown parody account is tweeting out a better story than him

0 The Atlantic: Dan Brown Is the Anne Hathaway of authors

0 Photographer defies convention - and gravity - to get the shot

0 Dartmouth students protest concert over misogynistic, violent lyrics

0 Video: Adam Sandler tells Jay Leno he should move over to Fox

0 CSM: Dan Brown at Lincoln Center: More about his childhood than 'Inferno'

0 Howard Stern buys $52M mansion from N.H. textiles mogul

0 Dan Brown's latest novel Inferno savaged by critics

0 Dan Brown has no doubt 'Inferno' will be a movie

0 NH effort taps crowdfunding to help small theaters convert to digital

0 NYT: How Ken Burns explores New England

0 Video: Dan Brown on 'Inferno': 'I just spent 3 years in hell'

0 How Dan Brown and other authors defeat writer's block

0 Documentary explores the complexity of the Northern Pass Project

0 Dan Brown returns to Europe for 'Inferno' release

0 Nerd 'Survivor' plans Segway purchase with million-dollar paycheck

0 LA Times: NH native Lloyd Ahlquist co-creator of YouTube hit 'Epic Rap Battles of History'

0 German filmmaker visits Berlin for documentary on JFK speech

0 NYT: Dan Brown's latest a scavenger hunt to save most humans

0 Florence, Italy hopes for tourism boost from lastest Dan Brown book

0 Tribute bands keep it (almost) real

0 Boston Globe - Q&A with Ken Burns

0 Ultra-orthodox Jews spit on Sarah Silverman's nieces at religious site

0 Two Italian cities - rich in history - battle for the poet Dante's remains

0 ABBA recluse recalls terrifying landing in Manchester after jet hit tornado

Music and Nightlife

Grammy-winning chart-toppers play Prescott Park concert lineup

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Folk scene favorites Richard Thompson and Judy Collins will join modern-day string band Carolina Chocolate Drops and funk master Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue in the 2013 lineup at Prescott Park...

The Central Chorus and Concert Band plays

Central musicians meet the 'Beatles'

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Friday's show paired the Beatlemania Stage Show with students from the high school's bands and chorus to raise money for the school's music programs.

HERE THEY COME: Peter Tork, the late Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith forever will be tied to the TV show that propelled the Monkees into the spotlight in the late 1960s — and made the show's theme song a piece of pop-culture history.

Peter Tork shares tales and tunes

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Peter Tork is on the road with a retrospective solo show, "Peter Tork in this Generation: My Life in the Monkees and So Much More," which is set to play at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord...

Doublebill

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the Crunchy Western Boys are hitting the road for a double-bill show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Flying Monkey Movie House and Performance Center in Plymouth.

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ON THE LINEUP: KISS, the iconic band known for its signature facepaint and stage costumes as well as tunes like

Expanded Lakes Region venue unveils new name, new slate of shows

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A slate of new bookings, including John Mayer, Ke$ha and KISS, accompanies the unveiling of a new name for the Lakes Region entertainment venue now known as Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion...

Sully Erna / Godsmack

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Sully Erna, lead singer for the band Godsmack, hangs his hat in southern New Hampshire. The multi-talented musician can also play guitar and drums.

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Film and Theater

George Gershwin tribute planned

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Majestic Theatre presents a dinner theater program of Broadway, popular and classical works by George Gershwi

Robin Hood tale gets modern twist in Nashua musical

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NASHUA — Putting a rock 'n' roll spin on the Robin Hood legend, Nashua Catholic Wildcat Theatre presents “Nottingham, A Totally Teen Musical” at 7...

Beloved children's tales conjured in 'Seussical the Musical'

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DERRY — It's hard work being responsible for an entire world, especially when it's the size of a speck of dust.

For Horton the elephant, getting the Whos...

Actors Sally Nutt and C.R. Marchi rehearse for ACT ONE's June production of MAKE SURE IT'S ME

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Tickets are now on sale for ACT ONE's world premiere production of Kate Wenner's MAKE SURE IT'S ME, a powerful drama about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in the military, coming this June to the West...