The Union Leader Headliners series will feature one on one conversations with compelling guests who have local ties to the region.
Residents from all parts of New Hampshire are welcome and will come away with a glimpse into the guest’s history, how they became who they are today and how being from New Hampshire has helped to shape their journey.
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August 22nd - Juston McKinney
5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Doors open at 5:00 P.M.
Location: Currier Art Museum 150 Ash St, Manchester, NH
Tickets are $15
He's been to Hollywood and back. Join us for a behind-the-scenes conversation with Comedian Juston McKinney. The Portsmouth native will talk about how his New England roots inform his comedy, including his days as a deputy sheriff in a small Maine town. McKinney has toured the country extensively and has appeared numerous times on late night TV and his own stand-up specials, including the recent "Parentally Challenged" streaming on Amazon Prime that was taped at Manchester's Palace Theatre. These days, McKinney lives in Newmarket, where he and his wife are raising two young boys.
Juston’s credits include multiple performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, his own Comedy Central Presents special and his one-hour special Juston McKinney - A Middle-Class Hole, released by Warner Brothers. He was chosen to be a part of the Blue Collar Comedy “Next Generation” Tour and hosts the weekly Sirius/XM radio program Live from the Woods with Juston McKinney. His new one-hour special, Parentally Challenged, is available on Amazon Prime.
For his full bio, click here
September 11 - Footprints in the Snow
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Doors open at 4:30 P.M.
Location: Spotlight Room at the Palace Theatre - 96 Hanover St, Manchester, NH
Tickets are $10
Pam Bales - Veteran Hiker and Volunteer Rescuer
Ken Norton - Executive Director, NAMI NH
Moderated by Ty Gagne, Special Contributor, New Hampshire Union Leader
Pam will recount a hike in the white mountains that changed her life and another's forever. Footprints in the Snow was originally published in the New Hampshire Union Leader and will be featured in the October issue of Readers Digest.
Ken Norton will discuss the importance of mental health and suicide awareness.