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November 25, 2010 Navigation Home Page News & Features News Columns & Opinions Publisher's Note Boomers Pinings Longshots Techie Pop Culture Film TV Books Video Games CD Reviews Living Food Wine Beer Music Articles Music Roundup Live Music/DJs MP3 & Podcasts Bandmates Arts Theater Art Classifieds View Classified Ads Place a Classified Ad Advertising Advertising Rates Contact Us Hippo Staff How to Reach The Hippo Past Issues Browse by Cover Click the cover to browse our entire paper online Or Download this issue as a PDF Unwrap the holiday fun Your guide to five weeks of Nutcracker, symphonies, craft fairs, cookies and more For the next few weeks, there will be daily excitement. Productions of A Nutcracker, classes on how to make your own holiday gifts, concerts, special meals, parades, late-night shopping — and that doesn’t even begin to cover all the events that will fill the calendar from the time this paper hits the stands as you’re preparing for Thanksgiving until a little after Christmas when you’re making your New Year’s Eve plans. This year, find a new way to celebrate. Check out a comedy show or learn to make some new treats. Take the kids to a live theatrical performance or carve out time for a parade or a tour through an art gallery. The possibilities are seemingly endless for ways to follow old traditions and make new ones. Ready or not, the holiday season is upon us. So get ready to unwrap some fun. PEOPLE: Helping the helpers World traveler shows would-be volunteers the way By Jeff Mucciarone jmucciarone@hippopress.com Jason Connell has spent a few years helping others in faraway places. He’s also been visiting colleges in the United States telling students how they can make a difference abroad, and how they can afford it. The Westford, Mass., native made a presentation at Plymouth State University recently. Visit www.changingtheworld101.com. THEATER: Watch and learn We the People teaches history with song By Adam Coughlin acoughlin@hippopress.com . Theater has long been a favorite of educators because it teaches kids teamwork, dedication and an appreciation for the arts. But a new production showing in Concord will take its educational lessons to a new level and is a can’t miss for any child with a hunger to learn. FOOD: The celebration of oil (and potatoes) Latkes are a tasty tradition By Angel Roy aroy@hippopress.com Food in Judaism is symbolic, said Ami Bach. For Purim, which falls between February and April, the Jewish community snacks on Hamantash, a triangle-shaped cookie filled with chocolate or fruit. The triangle represents the shape of the hat worn by Haman, a biblical figure who plotted to wipe out the Jewish population. LONGSHOTS: Thanks and turkeys for Thanksgiving By Dave Long dlong@hippopress.com It’s the annual column at Thanksgiving where we talk about the folks and things in sports to give thanks for and those people and things that go into the turkey category for the year. And we’ll get the turkeys out of the way first. Leading off with: TECH: Mock Flock Rock Smock I'm not addicted, I'm just a social browser By John Andrews jandrews@hippopress.com Just when you thought it was safe to not be checking in on Facebook and Twitter all the time, along comes a browser specifically made to always keep them in front of you. November 18, 2010 November 11, 2010 Camp Directory It's summer camp time! Browse by Cover Best of 2010 Local Guides All Guides Gardening Information College Information Addiction Information Vet Information Health Information OBGYN Information Parenting Information Legal Information Educational Information Audio Information Home Services Information Computer Information Treatment Information Career Information Knitting Guides Home Business Information HippoPress...