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Lorrie Carey from Concord Community Concerts joins us today on Artful Living. Jane and Lorrie will converse about the history of this illustrious organization and upcoming concert events at the Audi. Join us!

Lots to air out on the Thursday program. Donald Trump's list of possible running mates, James Biden on Capitol Hill, the AT&T outage, and the possibility that 603 may not be the only New Hampshire area code in the years ahead.

This week on Facing the Future we'll examine how policies of the Federal Reserve Board affect the economy and the budget. Did the Fed's "quantitative easing" go too far and last too long?

Our guest is Thomas Hoenig, former President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) from 1991 to 2011.

The Bruins homestand to open up the second half of the season was less than stellar. 2 wins and 5 losses ain't gonna get it done. But as we have been saying on The Sports Machine with Slim for the past few weeks, that homestand isn't an indicator of anything. The road trip that starts tonight will tell us what we need to know! 6 of our next 7 games are on the road, and I predict that the Bruins will start things off tonight with a WIN in Edmonton!

Liam Magan, General Manager, from the Teatotaller Cafe on Main st. in Concord dropped in to talk about all that’s happening at the cafe. Twice named Best of NH, Teatotaller is a “queer, hipster oasis of tea, coffee, and pastry goodness.” Named “Most Instagrammable Restaurant in America” by Food Network Magazine they have incredible waffles, drinks with boba (I didn’t know either) and macaroons made right there. Teatotaller is a café, tea-house, bistro, and venue with two locations in Concord and Dover, New Hampshire. They offer catering as well as host functions.

Our in studio guest Wednesday was Alex Posani, a Texas native who moved to New Hampshire to be the Public Address voice and DJ for the New Hampshire Mountain Kings of the North American Hockey League. We talked his prior experience in Junior Hockey and how he goes about selecting songs to be played during the course of an evening at a hockey game whether it be in Texas, New Hampshire or anywhere in between.

The Boston Bruins defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 in a shootout victory to finish up the 7 game home stand! Pasta tied it up with just under 2 minutes left in regulation. Then Marchand nets a shootout goal to extend the contest. Then Charlie McAvoy nets a goal in the 9th round of the shootout and Jeremy Swayman finishes things with a save on Craig Smith. All of the big names for the Bruins came out to play! And we are here to recap it all on The Sports Machine with Slim!

Jane hosts Diane Rider from Benjamin Franklin Academy Charter School in Loudon on this week's Artful Living. They discuss School Choice and the brand new building and campus at Ben Franklin Academy.

It was a potpourri edition on Tuesday's program with topics ranging from education revenue derived from sports gaming, the possible legalization of recreational cannabis, a new bag policy at TD Garden, Madonna's recent stage stumble, another win for the Concord Crimson Tide and more.

The NBA All Star Game last night resulted in a 211-186 win for the East. It also resulted in a payday for The Sports Machine with Slim as Damian Lillard was named the game's MVP. What should we do with the proceeds? The Bruins take on Dallas today in a 1pm puck drop. The Bruins have lost 5 out of 6, but head coach Jim Montgomery is not about to panic: "The sky is not falling." Let's get a W today vs Dallas and then kick things into the next gear as we head out on a big road trip later this week.