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- The Thing in the Spring from Thursday, May 16 through Sunday, May 19 at Nova Arts in Keene. More info.
- Shemekia Copeland on Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth. More info.
- Woods, Whales and Waterfest on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Forest Society Education Center at Creek Farm in Portsmouth. More info.
- Exeter Arts & Music Fest on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Swasey Parkway. More info.
- Special Program: Multilingual Day on Saturday, May 18 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hood Museum of Art in Hanover. More info.
- Spring Fling on Saturday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Medallion Opera House in Gorham. More info.
Sing & Play Festival on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at various locations in Lebanon. More info.
- See also: Children and the Arts Festival in Peterborough
- Granite State Blues Challenge on Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the Bank of New Hampshire Stage in Concord. More info.
- ARTalk: Hew Locke on Sunday, May 19 at 2 p.m. at The Currier Museum in Manchester. More info.
- Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra presents “Sinatra!” on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre in Laconia and Sunday, May 19 at the Inter-Lakes Auditorium in Meredith. More info.
BONUS:
- Indian American Association of New Hampshire Vasant Festival on Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at Nashua High School. More info.