The Weekender: Halloween Opera, Holiday Fairs, Jazz, and More

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Weather

Will there be snow this weekend? Maybe on Saturday night. According to the National Weather Service, there will be partly sunny skies on Friday with highs in the low 50s. Temperatures though drop down to the mid-30s at night (but slightly warmer on the Seacoast, around the mid-40s). Rain is possible on Saturday with highs in the 40s and it could turn to snow for the middle and southern part of the state during the late evening or early morning hours when temps drop down into the mid-20s. More sun is expected on Sunday with highs in the 40s.

All Weekend

• Treasures Antiques, Collectables & MORE!, 106 Ponemah Road, Route 122 in Amherst hosts a holiday open house and kitty angels weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
• The New England Antiquities Research Association Fall 2014 Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Nashua on 9 Northeastern Blvd. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

Friday

• It’s the last day for Scarecrows of the Port around Portsmouth.
• A Halloween Spooktacular time will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Merrimack Premium Outlets.
• The Merrimack Valley Baptist Church, 517 Boston Post Road in Merrimack, hosts a community fall festival from 6 to 8 p.m.
• The Portsmouth Halloween Parade will be held at Peirce Island at 6 p.m.
• The Canvas Roadshow, 176 South River Road in Bedford hosts a Halloween painting party at 6:30 p.m. featuring “The Scream.” Tickets are $35 and registration is required.
• Piccola Opera presents its Halloween Opera Ball at 7:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St. in Concord. Tickets are $20.
• Truffle, Soggy Po’ Boys, Dr. Gasp play the Press Room, 77 Daniel St. in Portsmouth, at 9 p.m.
• Last Kid Picked is having a Halloween Party at Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday

• Discover Portsmouth, 10 Middle St. in Portsmouth, hosts a fashion show all day.
• St. Michael’s Church, Lincoln Street in Exeter hosts a Christmas Fair from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Hampton United Methodist Church, 525 Lafayette Road/Route 1 in Hampton, hosts a fall rummage sale from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Putnam’s Ski and Snowboard Shop, 2998 Lafayette Road in Portsmouth, holds a ski swap from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Kids 12 and older can get ready for the future by learning about tech jobs at the NH Techfest 2014 at Nashua North High School, 10 Chuck Druding Drive in Nashua, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• The Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue in Portsmouth, hosts a talk about Buddhism from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Djinn Spirits Distillery, 2 Townsend West, Suite 9 in Nashua, hosts a Krupnik release party, a spiced, honey liqueur, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• The Calvary Bible Church, 145 Hampstead Road in Concord hosts a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Seacoast Artisans 15th Annual Fine Arts & Craft Holiday Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Frank Jones Center, 400 Route 1 By-Pass in Portsmouth. Tickets are $5.
• It’s Clydesdale Camera Day from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Anheuser-Busch brewery, 221 Daniel Webster Hwy. in Merrimack.
• Christian writers from around the region will be at Bonhoeffer’s Cafe & Espresso, 8 Franklin St. in Nashua, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. signing books.
• The Main Street United Methodist Church, 154 Main St. in Nashua hosts a ham and bean supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $5-$9.
• The New Hampshire Art Association holds its annual gala event fundraiser at the Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, 136 State St. in Portsmouth.
• Sarah Jane Freymann, a literary agent and co-author of “Your Life is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir,” will be at Water Street Bookstore, 125 Water St. in Exeter at 6 p.m. to help you with the writing process.
• The Jarrod Steer Trio performs at 6 p.m. at Rudi’s Portsmouth, 20 High St. at 6 p.m.
• The amazing Danielle Miraglia comes back to New Hampshire, performing from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Simple Gifts Coffee House, 58 Lowell St. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua. Tickets are $10-$18.
• Fortune performs at Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry at 9:30 p.m.

Sunday

• The Hampshire Hills Athletic Club, 50 Emerson Road in Milford, hosts an antiques show from 8:30 to 11 a.m.
• Jazz Duo Laszlo Gardony and John Lockwood play at the Amherst Town Library, 14 Main St. in Amherst at 5 p.m.
• The Don Campbell Duo plays at Whippersnappers Restaurant, 44 Nashua Road in Londonderry at 7:30 p.m.