The Weekender: Midnight Merriment, Craft Fairs, Candlelight, Music and More

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Weather

It looks like we might have a white weekend. The National Weather Service says to expect cloudy skies on Friday with highs in the low 30s, and slightly warmer on the coast. As night approaches, snow is expected. On Saturday, snow turns to freezing rain, with a high in the high 30s. Accumulations could be a few inches. Temps drop down into the mid-20s overnight and then sun returns on Sunday, with highs on the low 30s. Monday is looking clear, too.

All weekend

• “Reckless,” sardonic commentary of modern life, is presented all this weekend at NHTI in Concord. Tickets are $10.
• No Brushes Allowed, a child centered arts studio, hosts its grand opening this weekend at the Concord Community Arts Center, 40 Thorndike St. in Concord. Tickets are $9.
• Ring in the Season continues in Downtown Exeter.
• The New Hampshire Antique Co-op Annual Holiday Open House will be held this week at the co-op located at 323 Elm St. Rte. 101A in Milford.
• StageCoach Productions presents “Kiss Me, Kate,” all this weekend at the Janice B. Streeter Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua. Tickets are $12-$20.
• It’s Sewapalooza this weekend at Nashua Sew and Vacuum.
• The 15th Annual New England Holiday Craft Spectacular will be held all this weekend at Rockingham Park, 1 Rockingham Park Blvd. in Salem. Entrance fee is $7.
• The 28th Annual Button Factory Open Studios will be held all this weekend in Portsmouth.
• The New Hampshire Theatre Project’s Youth Repertory Company December Study Scene is presented all this weekend at the West End Studio Theatre, 959 Islington St. in Portsmouth.
• “The Wizard of Oz” is presented all this month at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 125 Bow St. in Portsmouth. Tickets are $25-$38.
• Gingerbread houses are on display at Discover Portsmouth, 10 Middle St. in Portsmouth this weekend.
• Enjoy a candlelight stroll on Saturday and Sunday at the Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St. in Portsmouth, from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday

• There will be all kinds of fun in Downtown Concord at Midnight Merriment beginning at 5:30 p.m. and running through midnight including the winter giftopolis and the Lights of Life ceremony.
• The Mike Stockbridge Trio performs at 6 p.m. at Rudi’s Portsmouth, 20 High St. in Portsmouth.
• Author David Finkel talks about America’s veterans at 7 p.m. at the Congregational Church, 21 Front St. in Exeter.
• The Sharon Jones Band plays at the Dolphin Striker, 15 Bow St. in Portsmouth, at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday

• The Milford Holiday Craft Fair takes place at the Milford Town Hall Auditorium, 1 Union Square in Milford, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• An Annual Christmas Fair will be held at the Christ Episcopal Church, 1035 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The 8th Annual Webster Wildcats PTO Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, in the Webster Town Hall, Route 127, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The Mall at Rockingham Park hosts Kidgits Santa Saturday at 8 a.m.
• The Amherst Lions Club’s 34th Annual Southern NH Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Amherst Middle School, 14 Cross St. in Amherst.
• The Genesis Bedford Hills Center Annual Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is located at 30 Colby Court.
• The UU Church of Concord, 274 Pleasant St., hosts a green fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Grace Episcopal Church, 30 Eastman St in Concord, hosts its St. Nicholas Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The Church of Our Saviour Christmas Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located at 10 Amherst St. in Milford.
• The Holly Town Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arlington St. United Methodist Church, 63 Arlington St. in Nashua.
• Your pets can take pictures with Santa at the Animal Rescue League of NH, 545 Rte. 101 in Bedford, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Advanced registration is required and the cost is $25.
• The NH Audubon, 84 Silk Farm Road in Concord, will hold an open house and “Audubon attic” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• The Anheuser-Busch Brewery, 221 Daniel Webster Hwy. in Merrimack hosts a Clydesdale Camera Day at 1 p.m.
• Harpist Erica Driscoll performs at 2 p.m. at the Church of Our Saviour, 10 Amherst St. in Milford.
• There’s all kinds of Christmas stuff going on at Canterbury Shaker Village from 3 to 8 p.m.
• The Main St. United Methodist Church, 154 Main St. in Nashua, hosts a ham and bean supper at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $4-$9.
• The New England School of Dance presents “The Nutcracker” at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford High School Auditorium, 47B Nashua Road in Bedford. Tickets are $20-$25.
• Check out Nashua’s newest locally owned restaurant, 110 Grill, located at 27 Trafalgar Square in Nashua, in a special open house at 7 p.m. Registration is required.
• The New Hampshire Gay Men’s Chorus offers A Blizzard of Seasonal Songs at 7:30 p.m. at Nashua Community College, 505 Amherst St. in Nashua.
• The Shana Stack Band performs at Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry, at 9:30 p.m.

Sunday

• The Milford Antiques Show will be held from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road in Milford. Tickets are $5.
• Still looking for holiday gifts? Check out the Holiday Shopping Extravaganza at the Holiday Inn, 9 Northeastern Blvd. in Nashua, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Author-illustrator duo Julie Salamon and Jill Weber will be at Gibson’s Bookstore, 45 South Main St. in Concord, at 1 p.m. talking about their new book, “Cat in the City.”
• The first annual Exeter Area Holiday House Tour takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $18-$20.
• The Merrimack Annual Holiday Parade and Tree lighting is being shifted to 3 p.m. on Sunday, at Abbie Park.
• Songwriters Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson will be wassailing at the Bedford Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road in Bedford, at 2:30 p.m.

What are you doing this weekend? Did we miss listing something? Leave a note in the comment section and let readers know what’s going on!