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10 things to do in NH this weekend: Festivals for art, music, coffee and more

A photo taken from above: Sammus performs onstage at The Thing in the Spring 2022, under purple lighting
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Sammus performs onstage during The Thing in the Spring 2022.

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"Exeter Arts & Music Fest" written over a drawing of a painter's palette and a guitar.
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The annual Exeter Arts & Music fest returns to downtown Exeter this weekend.

  • Bedrock Gardens Opening Weekend (opening day on Wednesday, May 17) in Lee. More info.
  • “From Terra Nova To Aztlán: The Politics of Territory in Latinx Printmaking” on Thursday, May 18, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hood Museum of Art on the Dartmouth College campus in Hanover. More info.
  • PMAC Student Shows from Thursday, May 18, through Sunday, May 21, at 3S Artspace in Portsmouth. More info.
  • St. Philip Greek Food Festival on Friday, May 19 ,and Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Philip Greek Orthodox Church in Nashua. More info.
  • Keb’ Mo’ on Friday, May 19, at 8 p.m. at The Colonial Theatre in Keene. More info.
    See also: Alexia Bomtempo at The Press Room
  • New England Coffee Festival on Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, in downtown Laconia. More info.
  • The Thing in the Spring from Friday, May 19, through Sunday, May 21, at Nova Arts in Keene. More info.
  • Exeter Arts & Music Fest on Saturday, May 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Exeter. More info.
    See also: NH Phil Spring Pops: Hollywood in Africa
  • Sing in the Stories of Summer on Sunday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to noon at Toadstool Bookshop in Keene. More info.
  • Sankofa Guided Tour: Ona Judge Day on Sunday, May 21, at 2 p.m. at The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire in Portsmouth. More info.
Zoey Knox is NHPR's newsroom engagement producer. Prior to joining NHPR, she held a programming internship at Radio Milwaukee and worked at college radio stations in Madison, WI, (WSUM) and Seattle, WA (KXSU).
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