Why not check the local paper for entertainment/events in the area?
(I threw in some interesting sea coast events, too - just in case...)
Rochester Fair 9/14-9/23
9/21: Music at the Crossroads Irish music show, Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord, N.H., 8 p.m., $26.50-$32.50 603-225-1111; ccanh.com.
Lakes Region Opera will hosts "Opera at the Cafe" 9/15, 7:30 p.m., Franklin Opera House, Franklin, 7:30 p.m.; 9/16: Farmington Town Hall, Farmington, N.H., 2 p.m. 603-875-1917;
www.franklinoperahouse.org.
Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center,9/22: ZZ Top; 603-293-4700;
www.meadowbrook.net.
9/14: Molly Malone's Ghost Investigation and Live Radio Show with Irish dinner, Molly Malone's Irish Pub, State Street, Portsmouth, 8:30 to midnight, $50.
9/15: Five-lighthouse fundraising cruise sponsored by The Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, leaving Rye Harbor at 8:30 a.m., returning at 1 p.m, $35 adults, $25 children, 603-964-5545.
9/16: Rockingham Ballroom 50's sock hop, 22 Ashswamp Road, Newmarket, 659-4410;
www.rockinghamballroom.com. to benefit the Seacoast Lifeteen, a non-profit group of teens. 6-9 p.m., $3 pp or $5 for family. Tickets may be bought at the Rockingham Ballroom or St. Josephs Church, 603-659-4410.
9/15-16: Antique Gas Engine Show, Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunk, Maine, free admission, sponsored by the Maine Antique Power Assoc. and the New Hampshire Power of Past Club, 207-748-1092 or 603-642-5711.
9/29-30: 8th annual Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, venues in downtown Portsmouth's Market Square, Portsmouth, N.H., Sat., 2-11 p.m., Sun. 1-5:30 p.m., free. 603-942-7604;
www.newenglandfolknetwork.org/pmff/.
9/15: Silent Auction and Basket Raffle to help raise funds for the emergency first responders of 9/11 at Ground Zero, Barnstead Fire Station, State 1, Parade Road, Barnstead, N.H., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 435-8668.
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, 23 Science Center Road, Holderness, 9/29: Fun-filled day of animal exploration and seasonal celebration at its Autumn Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., $9-$13; Through 11/1: Trails open daily 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Silk Farm Audubon Center, 3 Silk Farm Rd., Concord. Programs, exhibits and camps in wildlife conservation, land protection, environmental policy and environmental education. 224-9909;
www.nhaudubon.org.
Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro. Exhibits, restored vehicles, large Home-Front area, women in the war and much more. Mon-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sun., 12-4 p.m. 569-1212;
www.wrightmuseum.org.
Barnstormers Theatre, "Stones in His Pockets", Tamworth Village, Tamworth, N.H., Tues. through Sat., 8 p.m., Sat. matinee at 2 p.m. $17-27. 323-8500; barnstormerstheatre.org.