Editing Manchester, New Hampshire (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Currier Art Museum, Manchester, NH MG 2792.JPG|thumb|right|[[Currier Museum of Art]] at 150 Ash Street]]

Cultural landmarks include the historic [[Palace Theatre (Manchester, New Hampshire)|Palace Theatre]], the [[Currier Museum of Art]], the [[New Hampshire Institute of Art]], the Franco-American Center, the Manchester Historic Association Millyard Museum, the Massabesic Audubon Center, the Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center, the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum and Max I. Silber Library, the [[Zimmerman House (Manchester, New Hampshire)|Zimmerman House]] and [[Toufic H. Kalil House|Kalil House]] designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], and the [[SEE Science Center]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SEE Science Center|url=https://www.see-sciencecenter.org|access-date=September 1, 2017}}</ref> [[Valley Cemetery]], the resting place of numerous prominent citizens since 1841, is an early example of a garden-style burial ground.

The [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Coliseum]] is another, smaller venue in downtown Manchester with a capacity of approximately 3,000 seats. It was completed in 1963, serves as home ice for the Manchester Central and Memorial High School hockey teams, and is home to the Southern New Hampshire Skating Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchesternh.gov/Departments/ParksandRecreation/ParksFacilities/JFKMemorialColiseum.aspx|title=JFK Memorial Coliseum|first=City of Manchester NH Official Web|last=Site}}</ref>

The nickname "ManchVegas" was derived from illegal gambling in local businesses during the late 1980s or early 1990s. Many pizza shops and local bars had video poker machines that would pay out real money. The nickname was coined following a citywide campaign of law enforcement. It was then adopted as a lampoon of the city's limited entertainment opportunities. The term has since become a source of pride as the city's entertainment scene has grown. By 2003, it was well enough known that a note on Virtualtourist.com said, "Residents reflect the regional dry humor by referring to sedate Manchester as 'ManchVegas'."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/New_Hampshire/Manchester-831355/Local_Customs-Manchester-R-1.html| title=Manchester Local Customs| publisher=VirtualTourist.com| access-date=June 7, 2010| archive-date=October 4, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004152413/http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/New_Hampshire/Manchester-831355/Local_Customs-Manchester-R-1.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2005, an article in Manchester's ''[[Hippo Press|Hippo]]'' (a local alternative weekly) said that then-Mayor [[Robert A. Baines]] "is pushing to replace the nickname ManchVegas with Manchhattan" (meaning Manchester+Manhattan).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.hippopress.com/pubnote/pubnote05818.html| title=Manchester Parks need help| work=[[Hippo Press|Hippo]]| access-date=June 7, 2010| archive-date=May 22, 2010| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522130819/http://www.hippopress.com/pubnote/pubnote05818.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, the film ''Monsters, Marriage and Murder in ManchVegas'' was released referencing Manchester's popular nickname and using much of the city as its backdrop.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1463411 |title=Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas|date=May 31, 2009|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref>

Manchester has a growing collective of artists, due in large part to the influx of young students at the [[New Hampshire Institute of Art]], [[Southern New Hampshire University]], and the [[University of New Hampshire at Manchester]]. Slam Free or Die, New Hampshire's only weekly slam poetry venue, is in Manchester.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://patch.com/new-hampshire/bedford-nh/slam-free-or-die-voted-best-poetry-venue-in-the-world/#.VCBIneefhkU|title=Slam Free or Die Voted "Best Poetry Venue in the World"|date=July 26, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Manchester City Library]] has served the city's residents since the mid-1850s and has been housed in the Carpenter Memorial Building on Pine Street since 1914. There is a branch location on North Main Street on the West Side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchester.lib.nh.us/Visit-Us|title=Manchester City Library - Visit Us|website=Manchester City Library}}</ref>

===Chicken Tender Capital of the World===
At a public meeting on December 6, 2022, [[comedian]] Nick Lavallee suggested that Mayor [[Joyce Craig]] and the Board of Aldermen declare Manchester "The Chicken Tender Capital of the World".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vimeo.com/channels/636382/778907680 | title=12/06/22 Board of Mayor & Aldermen in Board of Mayor & Alderman - Full Board | date=December 7, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nhmagazine.com/nick-lavallee-wants-to-crown-manchester-the-chicken-tender-capital-of-the-world/ | title=Nick Lavallee Wants to Crown Manchester "The Chicken Tender Capitol of the World" | date=December 21, 2022 }}</ref> Lavallee's initiative, documented by [[New Hampshire (magazine)|''New Hampshire'' magazine]], included paying respect to the [[Puritan Backroom]] for having invented the chicken tender and celebrating all chicken tenders offered by other Manchester establishments. Mayor Craig positively recognized the effort on her Facebook page on February 16, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMayorJoyceCraig%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0AN8W6S7Aj7ek8iwkjZ8kRTEyPLVYVnPewuS7P6i63o6NUt23UpuuRU5XQs8KXZ1Dl|title=Mayor Joyce Craig Facebook Post|website=Facebook}}</ref> Lavallee first mentioned Manchester's association with the chicken tender during his appearance on ''[[The Beat with Ari Melber]]'', a nationally broadcast television program hosted by [[Ari Melber]], on February 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.msnbc.com/transcripts/msnbc-live-with-ari-melber/2020-02-07-msna1329556 | title=NH primary TRANSCRIPT: 2/7/20, the Beat w/ Ari Melber | website=[[MSNBC]] | date=February 7, 2020 }}</ref> Mayor Craig officially declared Manchester "The Chicken Tender Capital of the World" on July 27, 2023. Lavallee read the city's official resolution on field at Delta Dental Stadium before the [[New Hampshire Fisher Cats]] played as "The Manchester Chicken Tenders".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://manchesterinklink.com/manchester-nh-the-official-chicken-tender-capital-of-the-world-for-real/|title=Manchester, NH: The Official Chicken Tender Capital of the World For Real|date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>