5 Great Things to Do In NH This Weekend

1. Bon J...ersey? Hit up the Downtown Music Festival Saturday, Aug. 11 from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. for 80's Night, with afternoon performances by local bands. Ticketed event begins at 5:00pm featuring Journey tribute band, The Great Escape, and Bon Jersey, the ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Show. Tickets are $5.

2. Let's get metaphysical!  Nia NH and Yoga in Amherst will be hosting a Summer Metaphysical and Holistic Fair on Saturday, Aug. 11 from noon to 8 p.m. The event’s many raffle items benefit The Amherst Junior Women’s Club. There will be Psychic Readers, Energy Workers, Aura Imaging, Massage, Skin Care Products, Jewelry, Handmade Candles and Soaps. The day has many opportunities for insights with psychic readings, 8 free presentations and deep relaxation with this day of self awareness and also through massage. Presentations throughout the day include Medium-ship, Ageless Grace, Sound Healing, Love Your Life, Iridology, Aura Imaging. For an updated vendor/psychic reader list and schedule of presentations go to www.niaNHandYoga.com/summerfair

3. Who hates the Yankees? The 2nd Annual Riverbend Alumni Company production will be presenting Damn Yankees on August 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 10 and 11 at 2 p.m. Directed by Laura Millar with Choreography by Isaiah Wilson Silvia-Chandley, this fast paced show has some spectacular singing and outrageous dancing. This Broadway show, featuring songs like "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets", "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO", "Who's Got The Pain?", and "Two Lost Souls", is not to be missed! A terrific evening of entertainment in air-conditioned comfort - what could be better than that?

4. Laugh and a half! Paula Poundstone will be performing at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry on Saturday at 8 p.m. Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity. The Boston Globe said, “Poundstone improvises with a crowd like a Jazz musician, swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net”. Paula is so quick and unassuming that audience members at her live shows often leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and debating whether the random people she talked to were “plants.”

5. Love that old stuff! Featuring American antiques, hailed by ELLE Decor Magazine as "top notch," the 55th Annual New Hampshire Antiques Show sponsored by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association features nearly 70 dealers of high-quality American antiques. The dealers, offering items from folk art to fine porcelain, country and formal furniture to paintings and prints, set aside fresh-to-market merchandise in anticipation of this must-see show.  The highlight of New Hampshire’s Antiques Week, the New Hampshire Antiques Show has been called “fresh and exciting” by dealers and buyers alike. The show attracts thousands of buyers and enthusiasts from around the country seeking high-quality antiques at reasonable prices.