This week’s roundup of live entertainment in and around Manchester is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals. Please email entertainment events to rob@majestictheatre.net for consideration. Add your event to the InkLink Community Calendar so it can be included in the live radio report on WMNH 95.3 (Morning Show with Peter White – “World of Entertainment” live every Thursday at 8am).
Thursday, December 22ndnd
- Sam Hammerman / The Foundry (Manchester) / 5pm
- Dave Clark / Homestead (Merrimack) / 5:30 PM
- Rebecca Turmel / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 17:30
- Jordan Quinn / Elm House of Pizza (Manchester) / 6pm
- Sennie Hunt / The Common Man (Wyndham) / 6pm
- Travis Rollo / Shorty’s (Nashua) / 6pm
- Chris Cyrus / Luk’s Bar and Grill (Hudson) / 18:30
- twenty onest & 1st / Stumble Inn, Londonderry / 7pm
- Chad Lamarsh / Copper Door (Salem) / 7pm
- Jodee Frawlee / Copper Door (Bedford) / 7pm
- Johnny Friday / Tortilla Flat (Merrimack) / 19:00
- Pete Peterson / Telly’s (Epping) / 7pm
- Phil Jacques / City Hall Pub (Manchester) / 7pm
Friday, December 23rdrd
- Justin Cohn / The Foundry (Manchester) / 6pm
- Charlie Chronoporus / Over the Moon Farmstead (Pittsfield) / 6pm
- April Cushman / Backyard Brewery (Manchester) / 6pm
- Jess Olson / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- John Chouinard / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Ralph Allen / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Amanda Adams / San Francisco Kitchen (Nashua) / 6:30 PM
- Dancing Madly Backwards / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8pm
- The Drift Duo / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 8pm
- Tim Theriault / Telly’s (Epping) / 8pm
- Off the Map / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 9pm
- Isaiah Bennett / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
Saturday, December 24thth
- Nate Comp / Copper Door (Bedford) / 4-7pm
- Phil Jacques / Copper Door (Salem) / 4-7pm
- John Chouinard / Gaucho’s (Manchester) / 5pm-8pm
Sunday, December 25thth
- One Big Soul Jam / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 7pm
Always check the venue website and social media for last minute changes.
Featured Upcoming Arts & Entertainment:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL / Palace Theater (Manchester) / December 22nd and 23rd at 7:30pm
Come celebrate the holiday season as the Palace Theater tradition continues with the classic Charles Dickens tale of Scrooge and Little Tim in A Christmas Carol. Known for his way of picking up loose change, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve when it snows. These ghostly visits reveal Scrooge’s past, present and future, and fill him with new hope and joy in the Christmas season! Filled with an orchestra, this heartwarming tale creates family memories to cherish forever. www.palaceheatre.org or (603) 668-5588
NH SCHOOL OF BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER / Palace Theater (Manchester) / December 27, 6pm
NH School of Ballet presents “The Nutcracker”. Full-fledged ballet performance by a cast of over 60 people! Based on the story of ETA Hoffmann and the music of Pittor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, enjoy this holiday classic of his ballet. Follow the journey of the Nutcracker Prince and Clara as they travel to the Land of Sweets with the Sugarplum Fairy and her friends!Christmas Falling and Growing ChristmasWith his tree, this ballet is all about It will entertain all ages. www.palaceheatre.org or (603) 668-5588
Recycled Percussion / Palace Theater / December 28th – January 7th
You may have seen them impress the judges on America’s Got Talent, in Las Vegas, or at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Super Bowl or the Emmy-winning TV show You may have seen her perform on Chaos & Kindness! Perhaps you are one of the few who have not seen this amazing show. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth, Recycled Percussion shows are always great! Don’t miss this show, packed full of surprises and audience favorites with incredible, turbocharged performances. Join the show! www.palaceheatre.org or (603) 668-5588
JUSTON McKINNEY’S YEAR IN REVIEW 2022 / Rex Theater (Manchester) / December 30 & 31
NH’s Juston McKinney brings a must-see show to the Rex Theater. End the year with a laugh!Reflect on life in New England with the multimedia Juston cookbook and look back on the year!Juston has made multiple appearances on his Conan O’Brien on The Tonight Show . He also has two one-hour specials that can now be seen on Amazon Prime! His appearance on TD Gardens for Comics Come Home (a Showtime special with Rob Gronkowski) earned NH Magazine hailed him as the “best of the best”. of New Hampshire,” and you can see why The New York Times called him “destined for stardom.” Last laugh of 2021 with Juston at Rex!
Scene change / Hatbox Theater (Concord) / January 6-22, 2023
The script was written by local playwright Dong Tang and produced by New World Theatre.
“This is a touring show on Broadway, a purgatory of theaters, and the only reason we’re here is because we didn’t get a role in a production without wheels!” Former stage and film star British Samantha Wheelwright explains. Her co-star Bob Cratchit has fallen ill and is admitted to a hospital in Burlington. Matthew Simmons makes an appearance. His presence creates an unlikely pairing, and the scene changes as star-struck youthful enthusiasm collides head-on with middle-aged ironic realism. I’m here.
CATS: YOUNG ACTOR’S EDITION / Majestic Theater (Delhi) / January 27-29, 2023
A short adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical, specially tailored for young actors. Based on Old Possum’s practical cat book by TS Eliot / CATS is set inside a larger-than-life junkyard playground and features Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Skimbleshanks and more. A purring cat lives. and Grizabella. The Jellicle Cats come to play one special night in a year, the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell stories to amuse their wise and benevolent leader, the Old Deuteronomy. They must choose one of his cats to ascend to the Heavyside tier and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life. Courtesy of The Majestic Academy Youth & Teens. www.majestic theater.net or (603) 669-7469