If you have a passion for trains, you?ll be interested to know that the Hooksett Lions Club?s 12th annual Model Railroad Show offers a glimpse at miniature reproductions as well as an expert on the real thing. Educator Richard Sanborn of Epping describes his interest in railroads as a ?lifelong hobby,? and has amassed an impressive travel log for someone not actually working in the industry. He?ll be making a presentation on New England railroads three times during the show, focusing on the Boston & Maine and Suncook Valley railroads, showing his own photographs and those he?s collected over the years. The show is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the David R. Cawley Middle School, 89 Whitehall Road, Hooksett. Admission costs $3 for adults and $1 for children 6 to 12.

Miss Saigon opened at the Palace Theatre in Manchester with some standout performances Friday, April 13. The scene that most wowed the filled house was Angelo Rios? performance of ?Bui Doi? that opened the second act. He was backed by an excellent men?s choir for the song, in which a veteran preaches about his new cause of linking Vietnamese children fathered by American soldiers with their U.S. families.

Vegans rejoice ? Concord has a new organic vegan restaurant.

Serving burritos, quesadillas, wraps and chili, plus a whole line of desserts and even a Sunday brunch, Caf? Indigo is not just for non-meat-eaters. The owners painstakingly adapted old family recipes and then taste-tested all of their dishes on carnivore friends.

There are many types of pressure in sports. There?s the kind where the game is on the line and you need a big play to send everyone home happy. Then there?s the kind where you need to do well just to keep your job. There?s handling failure with grace after giving it away and everyone is on your case or when the entire world is watching (or so it seems) and success has far bigger ramifications than just your personal benefit. And there is pressure that has nothing to do with sports beyond a person?s bringing all kinds of it down on themselves for saying something about a topic that is simply related to sports.

Boy, wireless networks are awesome, aren?t they?

You can grab your laptop, handheld game system or WiFi-equipped music player and roam wherever you want, still connected to the precious, precious Internet.

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