The Weekender: Pumpkins, Corn Mazes, Performances, and More

Weather

Expect partly sunny skies and chilly temps this weekend. On Friday, sun and highs in the low 60s. Overnight, partly cloudy with lows in the high 30s (slightly warmer on the coast). Similar weather is expected on Saturday and Sunday. On Columbus Day, showers are possible with highs in the low 60s.

All Weekend

• The Craftworkers’ Guild Harvest Craft Shop 2014 located at The Oliver Kendall House, 5 Meetinghouse Road in Bedford is open all weekend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce’s Fall for Art Art Concord Open Gallery tour will be held on Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m.
• “The Toupee,” a new comedy by Tom Dunn, will be presented at the Pleasant View Theatre, 227 Pleasant St. in Concord on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• The 25th Annual Milford Great Pumpkin Festival will be held all this weekend in the Milford Oval.
• The Court Street Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua presents “Postmortem” all this weekend.
• “How I Brought Peace to the Middle East” will be presented at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St. in Portsmouth.
• The Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St. in Portsmouth presents “Dorks in Dungeons Season 3,” all this weekend.

Friday

• Gibson’s Bookstore on South Main Street in Concord is offering a special Teachers’ Night Out and Book Signing with Kirke Olson at 4 p.m.
• The Hampton United Methodist Church, 525 Lafayette Road (Rte.1) in Hampton hosts a turkey dinner at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 to $10.
• The Bedford Historical Society, 24 North Amherst Road in Bedford is holding an open house at 6 p.m. Admission is free.
• Alaskan singer-songwriter Marian Call plays a funky acoustic all ages live TV concert at Salem High School at 7 p.m. Suggest donation is $10 to $15.
• The St Paul’s School Keiser Concert Series presents organist Douglas Major at 7:30 p.m. The event is free.
• Groove Alliance plays at Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry.
• Carlene Carter performs at 8 p.m. at The Music Hall Loft, 131 Congress St. in Portsmouth. Tickets are $30 to $34.

Saturday

• New Hampshire Fall Festival and WHEB Chili Cook-Off is happening at 10 a.m. at the Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St. in Portsmouth. Tickets are $6 to $17.
• Anheuser-Busch, LLC, 221 Daniel Webster Hwy. in Merrimack hosts the Merrimack Bierfest from noon to 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $35.
• A Wine and Cheese Tasting Social will be held at the WineNot Boutique, 170 Main St. in Nashua at 1 p.m.
• A ferret festival will be held at the Londonderry Senior Center, 535 Mammoth Road in Londonderry. Tickets are $3.
• Get lost in a Girl Scout Corn Maze from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Elwood Orchards, 54 Elwood Road in Londonderry. Tickets are $9 (there’s a discount coupon available at the Girl Scout table).
• Sherman Pridham, native of Portsmouth and former director of Portsmouth Public Library, will give a presentation at Wentworth Lear Historic Houses at 4 p.m. A donation of $5 is suggested. 50 Mechanic St. in Portsmouth.
• The Mystical Arts of Tibet will be presented as part of the Concord Community Concert Association at the Concord City Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 to $60.
• Rick Watson plays the Hilton Garden Inn – Portsmouth, 100 High St. in Portsmouth at 8 p.m.
• Ziggy Marley plays the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd. in Hampton. Tickets are $26 to $31.
• The Chad LaMarsh Band plays Whippersnappers Restaurant in Londonderry at 9:30 p.m.

Sunday

• The 10th Annual Pig Roast & Charity Bike Run will start at 8 a.m. at Wally’s Pub, 144 Ashworth Avenue in Hampton. Tickets are $20.
• Toscana Fest 2014 will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tuscan Village, 63 Main St. in Salem.
• Gibson’s Bookstore hosts a Dead Poets Remembrance Day event at 1:30 p.m. featuring a number of poets. The event is free.
• Presidential Oaks, 200 Pleasant St. in Concord holds a Concord English Country Dance at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8.

What are you doing this weekend? Did we miss anything? Leave a note in the comment section.