Happenings
Firefly Bistro’s downtown Manchester location makes for the perfect place to gather, celebrate, and enjoy art in all forms. Check back regularly to see our upcoming events!
Seasonal
Webster House joins us in September!
Webster House Children’s Home joins us on Tuesday, September 15 as our featured Community Partner!
Webster House has been providing a supportive place for children unable to live at home since 1884. With their guidance, residents begin to shape a future that feels possible. Their role is not to define that future, but to provide the tools and support for each young person to define it for themselves. Webster House’s mission is to maintain a nurturing, sustainable home where the children feel safe, supported, empowered and inspired to grow. Their vision is to provide children with a supportive environment where they can flourish and develop the skills necessary for lifelong success.
Firefly is honored to welcome back Webster House as our Community Partnership Series continues. Firefly will donate 10% of all food and non-alcoholic beverage sales from Tuesday, September 15 to further Webster House’s important role in our community. Book your reservation for 9/15 today, because together, we can make a difference.
Artists in Residence
Bruce Jones
Bruce Jones is a local artist from seacoast NH. His loose, bold, and unique paintings are on display in Firefly’s dining room known as the Art Room.
He learned the nuts and bolts of design and composition while attending the New England School of Art and Design in Boston, but he believes that his real education came from working with other professional artists. He was fortunate to travel and learn the art of plein air painting, which generates a lot of abstract qualities, lending itself to his natural expressive style.
He is a lifelong New Englander, and currently lives in Exeter, NH with his artist wife, Tracy, whose artwork is also on display in Firefly’s foyer.
Tracy R. Jones
Tracy was trained as an Art Educator at the Massachusetts College of Art where she had an emphasis in painting, and was influenced to examine, experience, and enjoy the process of creating while finding one’s own aesthetic.
Her large-scale assemblages and paintings explore the relationships between color and shapes while salvaging and utilizing oft-discarded materials and bold forms.
Live Music on our Patio
Firefly summer music series - 2026
Thursday – Saturday 5pm – 8pm
Sunday 11am – 2pm (Chuck Alaimo Residency)
Weather Permitting
David Hoffman
Chris Cavanaugh
Dave Z
Chuck Alaimo
Colin Hart
Doug Thompson
Community Partners
The Firefly community extends far beyond the walls of our downtown Manchester bistro. Here are some of the neighbors, near and far, that we support throughout the years:
March of Dimes
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
NH Food Bank/Share Our Strength
Concord Hospital
YMCA
Easterseals
Palace Theater
Webster House
Girls, Inc.
Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Animal Rescue League
Nashua Center
Goffstown Mother’s Club
Rights + Democracy Education Fund
Granite United Way
Dismas Home
CASA
NSquared Dance
Manchester True
Waypoint
