Every morning before work, I wake up to a 6 a.m. alarm, grab a pair of sweats from my closet and head out the door for a 30-minute walk around the downtown neighborhood. I always have music or a podcast playing in my headphones as I get my steps in and start the day on the right foot.
I’ll be honest: It’s been tougher to wake up to the sun barely peeking over the horizon and the temperature gauge staying low. Yet, I still try to follow my usual routine in spite of the changing weather — before the snow makes a leisurely walk really difficult.
Routines are important for me during the workweek, but the weekends are meant to be taken more slowly. On top of your daily rituals, I hope some of these events can add some fun to your weekend.
• Before the official start to the weekend, head to the Capitol Center for the Arts to see the Punch Brothers, an award-winning acoustic band that has been a pioneer in modern string music. Its latest album — “Hell on Church Street” from 2021 — is an homage to bluegrass icon Tony Rice and his solo album. The brothers’ genre-defying sound will surely blow you away on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Ticket prices start at $58.
• Red River Theatres will have a special screening of “Being Heumann” on Saturday, Nov. 14, with a post-film discussion with local Emmy-winning filmmakers Samuel and Dan Habib. “Being Heumann” follows the story of Judy Heumann, a disability rights activist whose work helped to change history. Heumann was featured in the Habibs’ two most recent films. Tickets for the 10 a.m. showing are $10 for Red River members and $15 for non-members.
• New Hampshire Humanities and the New Hampshire Historical Society are partnering to present “Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England.” The lecture from historian Jo Radner, on Saturday at 2 p.m., will juxtapose Native American oral traditions from the 17th and 18th centuries with the stories she heard from her own ancestors to reveal a complex middle ground. Admission is free for the one-hour event at the Historical Society in Concord.
• Boscawen’s Horace Chase Lodge will host a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15. The fair will feature handmade crafts, baked goods, soaps, knitted items and more — perfect for holiday gifts. Entry to the fair is free.
You can hear me talk more about weekend events on WNHN-LP, 94.7 FM from Wednesday through Saturday.
Arts Ahead is in partnership with WNHN. Coming up next week on “What’s Your Story?” co-hosts Fred Richards and Cary Gladstone will talk with Betsey Cox-Buteau, an educator with a long history in theater; she’s helping to start the drama program at John Stark Regional High School. Listen to “What’s Your Story?” Mondays, 8 to 8:30 a.m. and repeated Sundays, noon to 12:30 p.m., on WNHN-LP, 94.7 FM, and streaming at wnhnfm.org.
