Thousands of food lovers packed downtown Keene on Saturday for the sixth annual Taste of Keene, sampling dishes from more than 30 vendors while enjoying live music, local art and the city's vibrant culinary scene.
Keene officials are inviting residents and downtown business owners to a new monthly "Coffee and Hard Hats" forum designed to provide updates and answer questions as downtown construction preparations move forward.
The sixth annual Taste of Keene returns Saturday with more than 30 food vendors, 21 beverage vendors, live entertainment and dozens of menu items ranging from pork belly and seafood to vegan specialties and desserts.
Festivalgoers browse vendor booths and sample food during the 2024 Taste of Keene in downtown Keene. The popular culinary event returns Saturday, June 6, with a new layout along Main Street, more than 50 participating food and beverage vendors, and live entertainment in Railroad Square.
The summer box office is booming — but not because of the usual suspects. After three weeks of indie horror dominance at the box office, the slasher spoof "Scary Movie" topped ticket sales with $55 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily besting the far-from-mighty "Masters of the Universe."
The most infectiously joyous of awards shows, the Tonys often feel like a summer camp reunion — make that a theater camp reunion — except with tuxedoes and gowns replacing the shorts and tees.
Ewan McGregor, for a fleeting moment after "Trainspotting" came out, felt like a rock star. The kinetic film about four heroin addicts in late-1980s Scotland was and, 30 years later, remains defining — in his career, in the culture and in his understanding of what true artistic satisfaction can feel like.
Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.