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- Cirque Du Soleil: Ovo at the SNHU Arena in Manchester from Aug. 8-11. More info.
- Nexus Music & Arts Festival in Lebanon from Aug. 9-11. Three days and three stages with this Lebanon Opera House series now in its fourth year. A long list of performers includes Joan Osborne, Jeh Kulu, and Sunny War. More info.
- Cinderella: The M&D Playhouse presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Aug. 8 to Aug. 25, at the Eastern Slopes Inn in North Conway. More info.
- Garrison Keillor on Friday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bank of NH Stage, Capitol Center for the Arts. More info.
- Birthplace of the Ninja Turtles Gallery opening on Saturday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Woodman Museum in Dover. Day 2 of the gallery celebrating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is Sunday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More info.
The "Birthplace of the Ninja Turtles" Gallery Opening Day is Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Woodman Museum in Dover.
- The Doobie Brothers (with Steve Winwood) on Saturday, Aug. 10, 7:30 p.m. at the Bank of NH Pavilion in Gilfrod. More info.
- Friday Night Classic Film: The Godfather, on Friday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. at The Colonial in Keene. More info.
- Straight No Chaser Summer: The 90s, on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m. at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. More info.
- Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John and Billy Joel on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m. at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom. More info.
- Children’s Living History Day at The Fort at No. 4 on Saturday, Aug. 10, for boys and girls of all ages, at the open-air museum in Charlestown, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sarah Masters Buckey, author of “Enemy in The Fort,” will be visiting. More info.
Bonus arts and entertainment fun:
- Explore the Warfield Collection at the Jaffrey Historical Society - on display at the society until Sept. 21. Fifty of their more than 7,000 carved and painted birds are in the exhibit. More info.
- Portsmouth Historic Sites Association Twilight Tour on Friday, Aug. 9, 4-8 p.m. starting at The Warner House. More info.
- Hood Highlights Tour on Saturday, 2-3 p.m. at the Hood Museum of Art in Hanover. More info.
Sunny War is one of the great musicians at the Lebanon Opera House's Nexus Music and Arts Festival this weekend, Aug. 9-11. She performed Live from Studio D at NHPR last year. Here is one of her songs.
