This is the last weekend before spring! New Hampshire is buzzing with anticipation. Our daytimes are growing longer, and there is still sunshine at the end of the workday! This Sunday is St. Patrick's Day! If you're Irish, or in my case Irish-by-marriage, or if you just like shamrocks, enjoy these recipes for a Green Food Party, fun for the whole family!

Maple sugar season is upon us, with the official opening next weekend. In honor of our sweet and sticky industry, NH.com is pleased to announce the Maple Sugar Season Contest, sponsored by Sunset Hill House Inn! Simply share your favorite maple-flavored recipe for a chance to win. One lucky, random winner will receive a 2-night stay in a Sunset Hill House Inn suite with recreation, a $30 dining credit and a $20 wine credit nightly (in the main restaurant). This prize is valued at over $1000 and valid any weekend through 5/29/13!

Looking for some inspiration for your maple recipe? Check out the Maple Sugar Madness! event in Laconia, NH, Saturdays Through March 30 From tapping a tree to tasting delicious maple syrup, you will learn from hands-on participation in the complete Old Time sugaring process. Also open weekends through March 31 is Maple Season at Nature's Sweet Secret Sugarhouse in Goffstown, NH. Take a guided tour inside and outside, learning the sugaring process along the way. Enjoy samples of our maple products. This event is free and is for all age groups. For more Maple Sugar information and events, visit NH.com/Maple-Sugar! Enjoy!

Merrimack Region
Theatre
Saturday
K-Rocks! Battle of the Bands

Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini

Bye Bye Birdie

Sunday
Celtic Woman

Community
6th Annual CHaD Battle of the Badges All-Star Hockey Championship
Manchester, NH
Saturday, March 16
The Battle of the Badges event is nearing the $1 MILLION mark as it enters its 6th year! The best of the red and blue are joining forces to reach this goal for the kids at CHaD in the Battle of Badges All-Star Hockey Championship! Firefighters and Police bring their passion and skills to the ice in this highly competitive game of "Good vs. Good", to support vital programs and services at the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. You too can join the battle by supporting a Player or starting your own Battle of the Badges Team.

Brewery Open House
Hooksett, NH
Saturday, March 16
We'll have samples of Victor's new beer as well as snacks and tours of the brewery. There's no door fee, just positive ID required by everyone.

It's Maple Season at Nature's Sweet Secret Sugarhouse
Goffstown, NH
Sat-Sun Through March 31
Our Sugarhouse doors will be open for all to enjoy. Take a guided tour inside and outside, learning the sugaring process along the way. Enjoy samples of our maple products. This event is free and is for all age groups.

Model Matzah Bakery
Manchester, NH
Sunday, March 17
Dressed in baker's hats, participants will re-enact the process of manufacturing Matzah, from grinding the flour to kneading the dough, to baking the Matzahs on a stone oven, all within 18 minutes, the time limit in which Matzah must be made. This event has added holiday spirit, fun and education for all who have attended in the past.

2013 New Hampshire Pokemon Trading Card Game State Championships
Londonderry, NH
Saturday, March 16
The Game Castle is hosting the open, family-friendly event where competitors will vie for the coveted title of Pokémon State Champion and earn Championship Points that count toward a potential invite to the 2013 Pokémon World Championships, taking place in Vancouver, B.C. this August.

Seacoast Region
Theatre
Sunday
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

All Weekend
The Man Who Came to Dinner

A Body of Water

Dartmouth / Lake Sunapee Region
Community
HomeLife EXPO
Hanover, NH
Fri-Sun, March 15-17
Attend the EXPO to learn first-hand from experts in fields relating to pets and kids; home and family finances; home enhancement (from décor to entertaining to organization to landscaping); and health and wellness.

Monadnock Region
Theatre
Saturday
Weird Romance

Sunday
Jerrod Neimann

All Weekend
Milford Area Players Presents "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"

Community
Milford Antiques Shows
Milford, NH
Sundays Through March 24
Over 80 dealers from several states present a large variety of quality antiques and collectibles at reasonable prices. Show hours are short and sweet from 8:30 am to 11 am. Admission is only $5 from 8:30 am to 9:30 am and FREE ADMISSION from 9:30 am to 11 am. Free parking, ATM machine in lobby, cafe with brunch specials including fresh baked items and good coffee.

Lakes Region
Theatre
Saturday
Dar Williams and Patty Larkin

Dueling Pianos

Community
Maple Sugar Madness!
Laconia, NH
Saturdays Through March 30
From tapping a tree to tasting delicious maple syrup, you will learn from hands-on participation in the complete Old Time sugaring process. You will build tree ID skills and learn the parts of a tree and their functions, use measuring tools to find an appropriate tree to tap, see and use historical and modern tree tapping tools, learn the history of maple sugaring including Native American legends, and discover the math and chemical/physical science in the boiling process.

White Mountains Region
Theatre
All Weekend
You Can't Take It With You

Julius Caesar

Community
Family Fun Night
Franconia, NH
Saturday, March 16
Every Saturday through mid-March 4:30-6:30 pm in the Peabody Base Area. Movies for Kids in the Brookside Lodge, Huckerbrook Mini-Park open under the lights for $5 and the Cannonball Pub open for adults!

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