The Wire http://www.wirenh.com Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:43:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wirenh.com/images/M_images/wire_rss.gif http://www.wirenh.com The Wire http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Front_Door_Politics%3A_Crossover_201003184002.html 'crossover' presents a deadline for decision-making Bills must pass the chamber in which they’re introduced before “crossing over” to the opposite chamber. Some notable legislation is either still up for its first vote; other bills are already on their way to the other side. News - News - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:55:34 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Marijuana_bill_passes_house_201003184001.html Marijuana advocates praised the vote, saying the current penalty for pot possession is excessive. But their celebration will probably be short-lived, as Gov. John Lynch has vowed to veto the bill if it passes the Senate. News - News - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:51:37 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Dover_designs_a_dog_park_201003184000.html The city of Dover is looking to establish a dog park within Long Hill Memorial Park. City officials decided the dog park was necessary after the City Council passed an ordinance banning dogs from athletic fields and play areas. News - News - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:47:49 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Granny_D_is_remembered_201003183999.html She walked across the country at age 89. She ran for the U.S. Senate at age 94. And she passed away peacefully at age 100. Active until the end, she was scheduled to speak about the future of democracy at Portsmouth Public Library on Sunday, March 21. The meeting will take place in her honor, from 3 to 5 p.m. News - News - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:46:29 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Features/Cover_Stories/A_world_on_the_edge_of_the_water_201003183998.html When cargo ships arrive in Portsmouth from all parts of the globe, the sailors can stand on deck and watch people stroll by on Market Street, or gaze at the brick buildings in downtown Portsmouth, but they can’t step foot on shore. Seafarer’s Friend is their only link to the local community. Features - Cover Stories Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:41:33 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Alan_Chase%27s_Jazz_Universe/Alan_Chase%27s_Jazz_Universe%3A_The_Back_Catalog_201003183997.html The proposed sale of Abbey Road Studios leads to reflections on the recording industry and the fate of the back catalog. Music - Alan Chase's Jazz Universe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:37:21 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Long_Play/%27Fun_House%27_by_The_Stooges_201003183996.html Elektra, 1970 Remember The Stooge’s ‘Fun House’? Heart-pounding, teeth-gnashing, musical napalm. Music - Long Play Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:34:03 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/Singing_in_harmony_201003183995.html A cappella groups around the Seacoast skip the instruments but still rock the house. Interest in a cappella music appears to be on the rise on the Seacoast. Sounds of the Seacoast’s membership is near an all-time high, and groups like Tuckerman's at 9 are amping up expectations. “You really have to hold your own,” says Mark Miller of Tuckermans at 9. “It’s the idea of taking songs that we like from whatever era and saying, ‘OK, this song was originally with instruments, let’s see if we can do it without instruments.’” Music - Music - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:30:44 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Film/Film_reviews/%27Green_Zone%27_201003183994.html rated R They may have pushed the release of “Green Zone” back to allow for last year’s Iraq-based and fantastically insightful “Hurt Locker” to win its Academy Award and generate fresh interest in contemporary war stories. But be warned: this shrink-wrapped, adrenaline fueled, Saturday matinee thrill-ride is no “Hurt Locker.” Film - Film reviews Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:24:23 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Film/Tales_from_the_Video_Vault/%27Slayground%27_201003183993.html Jennie and Company, 1983 An old friend offers to help a murderous thief scrape together enough cash to escape an assassin and make a clean getaway. In an old amusement park. In Mexico. Film - Tales from the Video Vault Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:22:39 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Literary/Literary_-_general/Magic_vs._Bird_201003183992.html sports columnist Jackie MacMullan tells the whole story behind basketball’s greatest all-time rivalry Anybody who followed basketball in the 1980s knows about the heated personal rivalry between Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson. But even long-time sports columnist Jackie MacMullan, who covered sports for The Boston Globe for 25 years, was surprised to learn how deep that rivalry ran. Literary - Literary - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:14:32 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Stage/Stage_-_general/The_carnival_of_life_201003183991.html ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at The Players’ Ring Director Matthew Schofield and stage manager Robin Fowler have done a remarkable job of adapting Mamet’s Broadway hit to the snug confines of The Players’ Ring in Portsmouth. Stage - Stage - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:09:52 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Stage/Stage_-_general/On_stage%2C_in_brief%3A_Shatner_Beat_Night%2C_plus_Vaudeville_at_WEST_201003183990.html William Shatner’s spoken word recording “The Transformed Man” is widely considered one of the worst albums of all time, and that’s worth celebrating. “William Shatner Beat Night,” a.k.a. “The Night I Shat Myself,” will take place at The Coat of Arms in Portsmouth on Monday, March 22—Shatner’s birthday. Stage - Stage - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:06:22 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Art/Art_-_general/Day_tripping_201003183989.html artstream is a spring break destination With less expendable income and higher gas prices, Americans haven’t been taking off on road trips as often lately, but just in time for spring break, Artstream gallery in downtown Rochester presents “Seasonal Travel.” Representing the theme most literally, Amy Rice’s “I’ve Been Everywhere, Man” depicts a vintage travel trailer with striped awnings, sitting unhitched among trees cut from pastel maps. She also makes shapes with handwritten love letters and yellowed journal pages, which works especially well for a paper boat. Art - Art - general Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:03:13 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Front_Door_Politics%3A_Education_funding_201003113988.html The state’s share of education funding could remain capped at 2009 levels, according to two bills awaiting floor debate in the Senate. Either measure would save the state about $70 million per year from current funding obligations. But how good that looks depends on what town you’re looking from. News - News - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:12:50 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/News/News_-_general/Stephen_to_run_for_governor_201003113987.html John Stephen, former commissioner of the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services, is the fourth—and highest profile—Republican candidate to enter the gubernatorial race. News - News - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:19 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Features/Cover_Stories/You_are_here_201003113985.html adventures in social media, community, and instant information The data cloud has dropped to street level, the barrier between the real and virtual worlds has fallen, and the billion computer screens that once served as discrete windows onto the Internet have calved and splintered. Six essays illustrate the changes taking place around us every day, part of this ever-fascinating, ever-accelerating, and often confounding historical transformation in which we find ourselves unexpectedly taking part. Features - Cover Stories Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:06:10 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/The_Hard_Times_-_Boogaloo_cure_201003113984.html Larry Simon revives two popular concerts in Portsmouth, aiming to cure what ails you with some old-fashioned music therapy. Music - Music - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:50:06 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/Mountain_Goats%2C_%27Acoustic_Elements%27_and_more%2C_in_brief_201003113983.html The Mountain Goats are at UNH this week, Ernest Whaley's new music series in Newmarket aims for an intimate listening room environment, and the River House wants to let you know they have live music, too! Music - Music - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:41 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Film/Film_reviews/%27Alice_in_Wonderland%27_201003113982.html rated PG There are some pills that make you bigger and some that make you small, but there are just as many that don’t do anything at all. You can include Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” among that last group. Film - Film reviews Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:41:29 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Film/Tales_from_the_Video_Vault/%27Stryker%27_201003113981.html a.k.a. ‘Savage Dawn’ HCI International, 1983 Of all the warriors wandering in search of water and other precious resources, none are stronger than Stryker (Sandor), a battle-tested veteran who escaped the clutches of Kardis (Lane), a cruel warlord who’ll stop at nothing to find a legendary spring. Film - Tales from the Video Vault Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:08 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Film/Film_-_general/New_hope_for_the_Strand?_201003113980.html area group encourages potential buyers of The Strand to keep it an independent theater Dover resident Janine Auger created a Facebook page in support of The Strand in late February. Auger had no idea what kind of response she would receive. Much to her surprise, 500 people signed up as members in the first day and a half. In two weeks, that number swelled to 1,300. Film - Film - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:36:30 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Art/Art_-_general/Making_a_splash_201003113979.html Renditions of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night and Sunflowers,” line studies inspired by Matisse, a collage in cubism and a surrealistic self portrait, all on display at Portsmouth Public Library for Youth Art Month, are demonstrations of why public schools deserve continued funding for art classes. Art - Art - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:57 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Art/Art_-_general/Art_mill_201003113978.html Rollinsford rolls out ‘First Thursday at the Falls’ Visitors to the new monthly marketplace at in the artist-based Mills at Salmon Falls could sit in the Elysium Arts Folk Club and listen to live acoustic guitar music by Mercury Hat, take free flamenco dance lessons with Maya Gracia, check out a rug hooking demonstration at Wool and Goods, and sample organic tea from White Heron or fresh brewed coffee from Red Rover Coffee Roasting. Art - Art - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:27:55 +0100 http://www.wirenh.com/Outside/Outside_-_general/careful_on_the_ice_201003113977.html N.H. Fish and Game officials are advising people to use extreme caution on N.H. lakes and ponds. Outside - Outside - general Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:24:06 +0100