The Weekender: Holiday Craft Fairs, Wreaths and Trees, Yoga, Taylor, DiFranco, and More

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Weather

It looks like a clear but chilly weekend: Expect sunny skies on Friday with highs in the low 30s and wind gusts up to 30 mph. Overnight lows will drop down into the teens. On Saturday, more sun with highs in the mid-30s (slightly warmer on the coast). Temps drop down into the 20s overnight. However on Sunday, it’s expected to get up into the mid-40s, with partly sunny skies. Rain is possible in the evening in parts of the state.

All weekend

• “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” will be presented by the Bedford High School Theatre Company this weekend at Bedford High School, 47 Nashua Road in Bedford. Tickets are $5-$10.
• The Community Players of Concord present “9 to 5, The Musical,” at the Audi, 2 Prince St. in Concord. Tickets are $14-$18.
• The Fez’tival of Trees will be held all weekend and through Nov. 30, at the Bektash Shrine Center, 189 Pembroke Road in Concord. Tickets are $4-$5.
• The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 180 Loudon Road in Concord hosts its annual Christmas Fair this weekend.
• Peacock Players present “The Addams Family” this weekend at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua. Tickets are $10-$17.
• Portsmouth High School presents “In The Heights,” all this weekend.
• “The School for Wives,” will be presented this weekend at the New Hampshire Theatre Project at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St. in Portsmouth. Tickets are $20-$26.
• Generic Theater shows “Other Desert Cities,” at The Players’ Ring Theater, 105 Marcy St. in Portsmouth. Tickets are $12-$15.

Friday

• The free monthly community supper hosted by Grace Episcopal Church will be held at 5 p.m. on 30 Eastman St. in Concord. This month, it’s pot roast and more. A donation will be accepted for the take-a-tote food ministry.
• It’s Friday Fun Family time at the Concord Family YMCA starting at 5:15 p.m.
• The Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2 Somerset Parkway in Nashua, hosts dynamic speed dating, 49-63, at 6 p.m.
• Duke and John Hunter perform at Rudi’s Portsmouth, 20 High St. in Portsmouth at 6 p.m.
• Ernie Hebert, author of “Howard Elman’s Farewell,” will be at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 S. Main St. in Concord at 7 p.m.
• Livingston Taylor performs at Exeter High School, 1 Blue Hawk Drive in Exeter at 7 p.m. in a fundraiser for the Cooperative Middle School in Stratham. Tickets are $7-$15.
• The John Butler Trio performs at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd. in Hampton, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29-$34.
• The Combat Zone MMA Thanksgiving Throwdown will be held at Rockingham Park, 1 Rockingham Park Blvd. in Salem, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40-$120.
• Seldom Playrights Live Honky Tonk will be held at 9 p.m. at the Blue Mermaid Island Grill, 409 The Hill in Portsmouth.
• Shades of Rust holds its CD release party at the Press Room, 77 Daniel St. in Portsmouth.
• Hypercane performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry.
• Amorphous Band performs at 9:30 p.m. at the Dolphin Striker, 15 Bow St. in Portsmouth.
• The Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden, 154 Market St. in Portsmouth, hosts a wreaths and trees events this weekend.

Saturday

• Bikram Yoga Concord will host an open house at various times at the 254 N. State St. location in Concord.
• The Woman’s Association Holiday Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Amherst Congregational Church, Church Street in Amherst.
• Bedford PTG’s Ski & Skate Sale will be held at the high school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Rundlett Middle School, 144 South St. in Concord, hosts its 9th Annual Holiday Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The 50th Annual Holly Days Fair will be held at the Sacred Heart School, 289 Lafayette Rd., Rt.1 in Hampton, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• The New Searles Elementary School, 39 Shady Lane in Nashua, hosts a holiday craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Portsmouth Lions Club Holiday Shop will be set up at the Roundabout Diner, 580 US 1 Bypass in Portsmouth, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The Dondero Elementary School, 32 Van Buren Avenue in Portsmouth, hosts a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The 13th Annual Barron School Turkey Trot Road Race and Walk at the William T Barron Elementary School, 55 Butler St. in Salem, at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $15-$20, and will be a benefit for the Brian Richardson Literacy Fund.
• The Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St. in Concord, hosts a fine arts craft show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Children’s author Tomie dePaola will be at Gibson’s at 10 a.m.
• The North Salem United Methodist Church, 389 N. Main St. in Salem, hosts a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Seacoast Storytellers host a magical afternoon celebrating Tellabration at 2 p.m. at the Exeter U U Church, 12 Elm St. in Exeter. Tickets are $5.
• The Take A Swing at Cancer benefit dance will be held at 6 p.m. at the Great Hall Banquet and Events Center, One Liberty Lane in Hampton, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25-$100.
• Tellabration! 2014 features eight storytellers and will be held at the NH Technical Institute Library, 31 College Drive in Concord at 7:30 p.m. Money raised and cans collected will be donated to The Friendly Kitchen.
• Kip Moore with Charlie Worsham and Sam Hunt performs at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom at 8 p.m.
• The Art of Color, a symphonic concert, will be presented at the Keefe Center for the Arts, 117 Elm St. in Nashua.
• Last Laugh performs at 9:30 p.m. at Whippersnappers Restaurant.

Sunday

• Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road in Milford, hosts an antiques show from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $5.
• The Salem NH Farmers’ Market is held on Sunday at the Lake Street Garden Center.
• Pets can pose with Santa at the Pheasant Lane Mall, 310 Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, at 6 p.m.
• Ani DiFranco performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 S. Main St. in Concord. Tickets are $38-$43.
• Gardner Berry’s Going Away Bash will be held at Whippersnappers Restaurant at 7:30 p.m.

What are you doing this weekend? Leave a note in the comment section and tell us!