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Shaker Calendar of Events 2010
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- July 2010

  • May 29 – October 31, 2010, True and Honest Before the World Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
    • For the 50th Anniversary exhibition, we asked a wide variety of people with an affinity for the Shaker culture: “If you could pick any Shaker creation that for you, best illustrates the Shakers’ enduring influence, what would it be and why?” The response has been enthusiastic and inspiring. Our guest curators include designer Michael Graves, television personality Al Roker, furniture maker Thomas Moser, and the most famous cellist in the world, Yo-Yo Ma. Come see their picks, hear their comments on Shaker contributions, and offer your own reflections on what "Shaker" means to you in our special interactive exhibit section. You can even apply as our "mystery" guest curator - details coming soon!
      We want a good plain substantial Shaker article, yea, one that bears credit to our profession & tells who and what we are, true and honest before the world,without hypocrisy or any false covering.
      - Brother Orren Haskins, "Reflections, 1887"
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • July 28, Special Garden-Side Lunch at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • FRESH FOOD IN FRESH AIR Gather around our garden-side tables for a celebration of fresh food - from seed to table.
      This summer, we invite you to visit our garden, meet our gardeners, and experience a remarkable seed-to-table meal in the company of friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters of Kentucky's food community.
      Shaker Village Chef, Patrick Kelly, will prepare a series of outdoor, garden-side meals inspired by locally available ingredients. The menus will feature heirloom vegetables grown in our own historic gardens, as well as grass-fed meat, poultry and other produce from nearby farms.
      Garden-Side Lunches Tour the garden and learn about the heirloom produce varieties grown at Shaker Village before enjoying lunch prepared with July’s freshest ingredients.
      Dates: July 7, July 14, July 21, July 28 Time: Garden Tour - 11:30, Garden-Side Lunch Following Meal: Three Course Meal with One Wine Pairing Tour: Complimentary Tour Admission Inclusive Price: $42 Reservations: Seating is limited. Reservations are required. 800.734.5611 extension 1545
      The proceeds from this garden-side dining series will support Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve this National Historic Landmark.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • July 31, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - The Kitchen Apothecary: Making Herbal Medicine 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • If you are new to herbal medicine and are daunted by the first task of harvesting your plants, come to this hands-on session in which we'll go over the basics on how to harvest leaves, flowers, bark, and roots to turn them into medicine. We will discuss several common garden, weed, and wild plants, and discuss harvesting techniques for them. You will also learn how to harvest plants at their peak time of day, season, and cycle. Safety and proper identification will also be discussed. Weather permitting, this class will be held "in the field." You'll go home with some of your own harvested herbs. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224

- August 2010

  • May 29 – October 31, 2010, True and Honest Before the World Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
    • For the 50th Anniversary exhibition, we asked a wide variety of people with an affinity for the Shaker culture: “If you could pick any Shaker creation that for you, best illustrates the Shakers’ enduring influence, what would it be and why?” The response has been enthusiastic and inspiring. Our guest curators include designer Michael Graves, television personality Al Roker, furniture maker Thomas Moser, and the most famous cellist in the world, Yo-Yo Ma. Come see their picks, hear their comments on Shaker contributions, and offer your own reflections on what "Shaker" means to you in our special interactive exhibit section. You can even apply as our "mystery" guest curator - details coming soon!
      We want a good plain substantial Shaker article, yea, one that bears credit to our profession & tells who and what we are, true and honest before the world,without hypocrisy or any false covering.
      - Brother Orren Haskins, "Reflections, 1887"
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • August 1, Mother Ann Day: Visions of Heaven - A Shaker Spirit Day 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • A celebration of inspiration! Visitors may see New Hampshire PleinAir artists at work culminating in a NH PleinAir Wet Paint Sale. Visitors may also view and purchase framed works by NH PleinAir artists. Children can create art and participate in the Children's Art Show. Complimentary rosewater cake and tea will be served in honor of inspired Shaker Leader Mother Ann. Performance by The Canterbury Shaker Singers.
      Admission: $17 adults; $8 children ages 6-17; children 5 and under free; $42 family rate (2 adults, 3 children). Group rates available. Members are FREE!
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • August 7, Learn the Beautiful Art of Tatting at the Alfred Shaker Museum 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    • Instructor Maddy Kelly. 3-6 max per class. Beginner Class. Cost is $35.00. No refund on this class after July 31, 2010. If you cannot make the class, please find someone to take your place. Bring a bag lunch, beverage will be provided. For a photo and the supply list click here. With questions and to register call Barbara Carlson- (207) 490-1646 or e-mail abcarlson@roadrunner.com
    • Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd, Alfred, ME 04002
  • August 7, Herbal Mustards, Oils, and Vinegars at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Instructor: Betsey-Ann Golon. Canning and preserving the herbal harvest is the reward for the hours spent in the garden. Celebrate with us by making, tasting, and taking home recipes to enjoy later. We'll pick herbs from the Shaker garden and then create an herbal bounty of flavor. White wine vinegar with lemon thyme, tarragon mustard and cinnamon basil oil are just a few recipes we'll try. Participants will leave with recipes, resources, herbs and samples. Enrollment: 12. Fee: $40.00 (pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 7, Spin Yarn from Paper at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:30 am - 12:30
    • Instructor: Dolores Broberg. The process of spinning yarn into paper was invented by the Chinese over 1,000 years ago. The Japanese refined it into an art, and many products you grew up with, crafted in Europe and America, were made from paper fiber. Learn how to spin paper yarn in just a few hours, using paper you find around the house. It can be used in crafts such as basket making or bookmaking, or come back in a couple of weeks and learn how to weave with it. [Materials are provided, but if you have a sheet of Japanese paper, a spinning device such as a wheel or drop spindle, a drill, or a bobbin winder, as well as scissors for cutting paper, that would help to move things along.] Enrollment: 10. Fee: $25.00 (pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 7, 15th Annual Shaker Village Craft Fair at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • Now in its fifteenth year, the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Craft Fair is one of the state’s premier craft events. The juried event attracts the elite among regional artisans as well as up-and-coming new artists. Last year, more than 2,000 visitors shopped for high quality handmade crafts in this beautiful and historic setting during the craft fair.
      The fair boasts an assortment of crafts including exceptional pottery, jewelry, glass ware, woven rugs, needle craft, basketry, leather goods, floral design and Shaker reproductions. The Shaker Village Craft Fair has been chosen in the past as one of the Top Five Festivals in Kentucky by participating artisans.
      Admission includes entrance into the craft fair and tours.
      • Included in REDUCED admission - $10 ages 13 & above / $3 ages 6-12 / free 5 & under
      • Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
      • Fair Hours: Saturday 9:30 am–5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am–4:30 pm
      Call 859.734.1545 / 800.734.5611 x1545 or email info@shakervillageky.org for more information.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • August 7 & 8, Shaker Oval Box Making: Box Basics at Hancock Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Make your own nest of four boxes while learning to carve swallow tails, bend the box, and install tops and bottoms with instructor Steve Grasselli. A great weekend for woodworking beginners to get a good start, and for experienced woodworkers to develop a new skill. No previous experience required. Tools and materials provided. 9am to 4pm each day, maximum 10 students. Tuition: $200 HSV Members / $220 Non-Members
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • August 9, Canterbury Community Picnic
    • Canterbury Community Picnic
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • August 14, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - Herbal Oils & Salves: Healing the Body Through the Skin 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • We will demonstrate an easy, effective, yet unusual method for making herbal oils from dried plant materials - start to finish - in less than 24 hours! Maria will bring some prepared material to start us off. We'll make an oil and discuss the healing properties of a variety of oils. Then, we'll take our herbal oil and use it to make a salve. We will explore some of our most helpful topical herbs, including plantain, oregano, comfrey, St. John's Wort, and calendula. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • August 14, Dragonfly Ball at the Enfield Shaker Museum
    • Experience a magical summer evening with magnificent views as the sun sets over Mount Assurance. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5:00 p.m., followed by a feast of sumptuous dishes. Dance the night away surrounded by candlelight – our band is the East Bay Jazz Company, back by popular demand! Just $60 per Museum member and $80 per non-member, to benefit the Museum. Weekend packages of $189 per person double occupancy includes 2 nights in the Great Stone Dwelling, 4 breakfasts; 2 Dragonfly Ball Tickets!
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • August 14, Wool Felting Workshop at the Alfred Shaker Museum 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Instructor Paula Taggart. Needle Felting is very easy to master. You’ll be amazed at the projects you can do. The felting needles are very and barbed and are able to be inter-twined. The needle is moved repeatedly through the layers of wool roving. Cost $35.00. Supply list available upon registration by calling Barbara Carlson: 207-490-1646
    • Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd, Alfred, ME 04002
  • August 14-15, Friends of the Shakers' Weekend at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
    • Annual meeting and special events for members of the Friends. Please Note: the Shaker Museum and the Shaker Store remain open to the general public as always but special events are open to the Friends only.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 21, Summer Garden Talk at Canterbury Shaker Village: Cooking With Herbs 9:00 am - 10:00 am
    • Pick the herbs you planted in May and mix them into bread dough, vegetables, or meat dishes, and you will have something new and wonderful! Make glazes, sauces, and butters flavored with herbs, add herbs to soups and salads - the possibilities are endless. Instructor: Hillary Nelson. Time & Location: 9:00am-10:00am; Visitor Center Classroom. Free Admission.
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • August 21, Woodcarving for Intermediates at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Norm Devonshire. This class is for carvers with some experience. Norm will lead you through the process of carving Father Christmas in the round. Bring your knives and gauges with you. Blank will be provided. Norm will be available the following Saturday, August 28, from 9am - noon for those who need more guidance. Enrollment: 6 minimum / 10 maximum. Fee: $35.00 (pre-registration required). Bring your own lunch - lemonade will be provided.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 21, Chair Caning Workshop - Class #2 at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Fran Faulkner. Learn the 7-step method of chair caning. Bring a chair of your own that is clean and sound. The class is restricted to hand woven chairs. The chairs can be identified by the holes drilled through the seat and/or back for the weaving of the cane. Caning will be provided to get you started on your first chair. Fran will be available the following Saturday, August 28, from 9 am - noon for those needing more guidance. Enrollment: 12. Fee: $35.00 (pre-registration required). Bring your own lunch - lemonade will be provided.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 21, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: R&R Spinners
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 21, Nature Hike at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village (pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm OR 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    • Nature hikes are a guided tour of the Shaker fields, forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's Cascade. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist with vast knowledge of the flora and fauna that are at the Shaker Village. She brings to us a wealth of experience from her outdoor studies in Maryland and has been leading nature hikes through the Shakers' woods for several years. Carol is a skilled instructor, able to pique the interest and curiosity of children and adults. The hikes are 2-1/2 hours long and begin at 10 am and 1:30 pm. Please come dressed for a hike through the woods with mud and bugs, rain or shine. Wear sturdy footwear. FEE: $5.00 adults; $2.00 children; under 6 FREE. Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 21, Special Garden-Side Supper at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • FRESH FOOD IN FRESH AIR Gather around our garden-side table for a celebration of fresh food - from seed to table.
      This summer, we invite you to visit our garden, meet our gardeners, and experience a remarkable seed-to-table meal in the company of friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters of Kentucky's food community.
      Shaker Village Chef, Patrick Kelly, will prepare a series of outdoor, garden-side meals inspired by locally available ingredients. The menus will feature heirloom vegetables grown in our own historic gardens, as well as grass-fed meat, poultry and other produce from nearby farms.
      Garden-Side Suppers
      Feast on four courses prepared from the late-summer garden harvest, while meeting Kentucky Proud farmers who cultivated your food.
      Dates: July 17, August 21, September 18 Time: Appetizers and Garden Stroll - 6:30, Garden-Side Supper Following Meal: Four Course Meal with Three Wine Pairings Inclusive Price: $85 Reservations: Seating is limited. Reservations are required. 800.734.5611 extension 1545
      The proceeds from this garden-side dining series will support Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve this National Historic Landmark.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • August 28, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - The Herbal Kitchen: Preserving Your Herbal Harvest 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • What to do with all those herbs? Lots! We'll demonstrate how to make an herbal honey and cordial. Everyone will get to make their own herbal vinegar to bring home. We will also discuss drying and storing, freezing, cordials, teas, herb and spice blends, and other enjoyable (and easy) herbal feats. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • August 28, Maine Native American Summer Market and Demonstration 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • A repeat of last year's highly successful demo and sale. Fifteen Native American artists representing three tribes will be on hand to show their creations and demonstrate how such beautiful traditions continue in Maine. Admission is free.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 28, Weave a Bookmark using Tapestry Techniques at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Instructor: Dolores Broberg. Learn the ancient art of tapestry weaving with just a small commitment of your time and energy. Use that paper yarn you made earlier along with beautiful yarns the instructor will bring. End up with the ability to make small, elegant gifts that friends and family will prize and which you can easily send in the mail. Enrollment: 15. Fee: $30.00 (pre-registration required. Bring your own lunch - lemonade will be provided.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • August 28 & 29, Classic New England Side Table Workshop 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • A tapered-leg one drawer stand, this design was utilized throughout New England and fits well in any home decor. This class offers the opportunity to learn two skill sets - building the table and hand dovetailing the single drawer. Your completed cherry side table will stand two feet tall, 20 inches wide and 16 inches deep. This course utilizes both machine and hand tools.
      9am to 4pm each day, maximum 3 students.
      Tuition: $585 HSV Members / $650 Non-Members
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927

- September 2010

  • May 29 – October 31, 2010, True and Honest Before the World Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
    • For the 50th Anniversary exhibition, we asked a wide variety of people with an affinity for the Shaker culture: “If you could pick any Shaker creation that for you, best illustrates the Shakers’ enduring influence, what would it be and why?” The response has been enthusiastic and inspiring. Our guest curators include designer Michael Graves, television personality Al Roker, furniture maker Thomas Moser, and the most famous cellist in the world, Yo-Yo Ma. Come see their picks, hear their comments on Shaker contributions, and offer your own reflections on what "Shaker" means to you in our special interactive exhibit section. You can even apply as our "mystery" guest curator - details coming soon!
      We want a good plain substantial Shaker article, yea, one that bears credit to our profession & tells who and what we are, true and honest before the world,without hypocrisy or any false covering.
      - Brother Orren Haskins, "Reflections, 1887"
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • September 4, Gel Printing, Floral Prints at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Bonnie Faulkner. Gel printing utilizes simple tools: a soft brayer, water-based printer's ink and a gel surface made from pharmaceutical gel. From there, the exploration of mark making and image making begins and the potential and possibilities are infinitely endless and intriguing. Using a variety of freshly picked Shaker herbs, we will create delicate flora images that can be transformed and layered in a variety of basic printmaking techniques. Make your own stationery, greeting cards or simply enjoy an original gel print to hang in a frame! There are no rules - once a print is pulled you are encouraged to "read" it, and then continue to work on it depending on what the print itself calls for. Gel printing will welcome you and open up your creative spirit! Artists of all levels are welcome. Enrollment: 12. Fee: $40.00 (pre-registration required). Bring your own lunch - lemonade will be provided.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 11, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - Cooking With Fresh Herbs 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Herbs are simple and prolific garden pleasure-but besides basil pesto, what can you make with these flavor-packed fresh herbs? We will discuss and demonstrate simple ways to turn common garden herbs into delicious meals. From savory dishes like pasta tossed with fine herbs and roasted vegetables with rosemary and thyme to sweets like peppermint brownies and lemon balm pound cake. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • September 11, Evening Harvest Shaker Village Herb Walk at Canterbury Shaker Village 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Stroll through the beautiful herb gardens of Canterbury Shaker Village and step back into the rich natural and healing history these lands once offered the world. In the Shaker's prime, their medicinal herbs were among the best quality in the world, used through the U.S. and exported to doctors in Europe and elsewhere. We'll visit replications of the Shaker gardens and learn how to use these plants medicinally - a usefull skill that is coming back into our culture's life. You'll learn how to harvest, process, and use these lovely garden plants for natural medicine. Dress appropriately. Class will be held rain or shine. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 4:00pm-5:00pm; Meet at the Visitor Center.
      Fee: $10 non-members; $9 members.
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • September 11, Book Arts at Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Bonnie Faulkner. This workshop is intended as an introduction to the art of hand-made books. Each participant will leave at the end of the day with at least 3 completed books. There is an entire field of possibilities to making your own books. Contents can range from poetry, prose, photographs, collage, short stories, children's stories, etc. You are only limited by your imagination. Through a series of demonstrations and practical applications, you will be shown how to make a range of simple sewn and folded book structures including: accordion, pocket, and single section notebook. This workshop is geared toward the beginning bookbinder but all are welcome! Participants should bring any photos, memorabilia, poetry or other 2D tidbits that might be incorporated into your books. Enrollment: 12. Fee: $40.00 (pre-registration required). Bring your own lunch - lemonade will be provided.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 11, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: R&R Spinners
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 11, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: Blacksmithing - Tim Greene
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 11, Nature Hike at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village (pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm OR 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    • Nature hikes are a guided tour of the Shaker fields, forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's Cascade. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist with vast knowledge of the flora and fauna that are at the Shaker Village. She brings to us a wealth of experience from her outdoor studies in Maryland and has been leading nature hikes through the Shakers' woods for several years. Carol is a skilled instructor, able to pique the interest and curiosity of children and adults. The hikes are 2-1/2 hours long and begin at 10 am and 1:30 pm. Please come dressed for a hike through the woods with mud and bugs, rain or shine. Wear sturdy footwear. FEE: $5.00 adults; $2.00 children; under 6 FREE. Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 12, Dewey the Dog & Friends - A Shaker Spirit Day at Canterbury Shaker Village 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • A Canterbury Shaker Village celebration for the whole family, including the canine members. For one day of the year, visitors may bring dogs on a leash outside at Canterbury Shaker Village. Bring your dog and enjoy the fields and walking trails across the 600 acres of the Village. See canine sport demonstrations including agility and fly ball and try them with your dog! Enter the Dewey Scavenger Hunt and photo contests. See the New England K9 Search and Rescue demonstration and demonstrations on first aid and holistic care for companion animals. Shop for gifts for your favorite animal companions at the Dewey Emporium. Donation bins to benefit local shelters. Outdoor grill lunch available in addition to regular restaurant hours.
      Special Event Admission for Dewey the Dog & Friends: WITH DOG: $10 for adults, $5 for children age 6-17; WITHOUT DOG: $17 for adults, $8 for children age 6-17; children 5 and under free. Admission price includes the event and all regular museum tours, demonstrations and exhibits, though dogs are NOT allowed inside buildings and must be on a leash. Members are FREE!
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • September 18, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - Putting it Together: Your Backyard Herbal 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • You have already learned many of the cultivated and wild herbs that you can harvest to make remedies and heal your body. This class will pull together information from our previous workshops and expand upon them to help you comprehend and understand how to use the apothecary that awaits beyond your backyard. You will go home with extensive notes and some simple tools to get you started. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • September 18, Volunteer Recognition Breakfast at the Enfield Shaker Museum 9:00 am
    • At this annual event, active volunteers from the past year are invited to attend a pancake breakfast, hosted by the board of trustees.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • September 18, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: Classic Quilters
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • Septemaber 18 - 20, American Lung Association Bike Trek - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • Produced by the American Lung Association of Kentucky. Experience the spectacular beauty of central Kentucky back roads on the Bike Trek to Shakertown - Kentucky's preeminent cycling event!
      The Bike Trek to Shakertown is a mini-vacation on wheels through gorgeous Kentucky countryside — highlighted by an overnight stay at the historic Inn at Shaker Village. During your visit, you’ll be treated to a tour, a riverboat cruise, evening entertainment and fabulous dining.
      2 and 3-day routes available
      Call 502.363.2652 or email Carolyn Embry (carolyne@kylung.org) for more information.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • September 19, Shaker Knit Hat using Shaker Yarn at the Alfred Shaker Museum 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Instructor Barbara Carlson. Make a Knit Rolled Brim Hat. Class is suitable for beginners on up. You will learn the technique of knitting in the round and using double pointed needles. Participant needs to supply a set of Size 13 Double Pointed 8’ needles. May be purchased for $13.00 from the Museum if needed…SHAKER YARN will be provided. Cost $35.00. Bring a bag lunch. Beverage will be provided. No refund after Sept. 3rd, 2010. If you cannot make the class please find someone to take your place. Any questions?? Call Barbara Carlson 490-1646 or e-mail: abcarlson@roadrunner.com. Prepayment and resistration required. For more information click here.
    • Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd, Alfred, ME 04002
  • Septemaber 21, Special Garden-Side Supper at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • FRESH FOOD IN FRESH AIR Gather around our garden-side table for a celebration of fresh food - from seed to table.
      This summer, we invite you to visit our garden, meet our gardeners, and experience a remarkable seed-to-table meal in the company of friends, neighbors, and fellow supporters of Kentucky's food community.
      Shaker Village Chef, Patrick Kelly, will prepare a series of outdoor, garden-side meals inspired by locally available ingredients. The menus will feature heirloom vegetables grown in our own historic gardens, as well as grass-fed meat, poultry and other produce from nearby farms.
      Garden-Side Suppers
      Feast on four courses prepared from the late-summer garden harvest, while meeting Kentucky Proud farmers who cultivated your food.
      Dates: July 17, August 21, September 18 Time: Appetizers and Garden Stroll - 6:30, Garden-Side Supper Following Meal: Four Course Meal with Three Wine Pairings Inclusive Price: $85 Reservations: Seating is limited. Reservations are required. 800.734.5611 extension 1545
      The proceeds from this garden-side dining series will support Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve this National Historic Landmark.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • September 22-26, Timber Framing: A Traditional Approach
    • Participants learn the craft of timber frame construction using 18th and 19th century tools and techniques, completing the parts and assembling the frame of a small building. Instructional demonstrations and discussions supplement the hands-on learning activities. Tools and materials provided, students may also bring their own. Participants must register directly with instructors Jack Sobon & Dave Carlon.
      5-day workshop: $430 HSV Members / $475 Non-Members
      Jack Sobon: 413.684.3223; Dave Carlon 413.684.3612
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • September 23 - 26, Shaker Booth at Common Ground Country Fair
    • Maine's most unusual fair with multiple offerings including our Shaker booth as part of the Maine Agricultural Products Area of the Fair. The fair is held in Unity,ME, just off Routes 139/220. For details about the fair visit www.mofga.org. Plan to join us.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 25, Apple Saturday at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
    • Cider pressing will be featured at every 2010 Apple Saturday - the pressing is free - bring your own apples or buy Shaker orchard apples at the Shaker Store. Special Event: Apple Pie Sale - in cooperation with the New Gloucester Historical Society.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • September 25, Music in the Barn at the Shaker Museum at South Union
    • Music in the Barn at the Shaker Museum at South Union
    • Shaker Museum at South Union, 850 Shaker Museum Rd., South Union, KY 42283
    • (800) 811-8379, or (270) 542-4167
    • email: shakmus@logantele.com
  • September 25, Wool Day at Canterbury Shaker Village 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • A celebration of the fiber arts. Hands on activities, handcrafted items for sale, as well as textile demonstrations. Sheep herding demonstrations and fiber producing animals including various breeds of sheep, goats, rabbits, and alpacas. Used equipment sale for textile enthusiasts. Children's activities. Special "textiles" tour. Outdoor grill in addition to The Shaker Table restaurant and The Shaker Box Lunch and Farmstand.
      Admission: $17 adults; $8 children ages 6-17; children 5 and under free; $42 family rate (2 adults, 3 children). Group rates available. Members are FREE!
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • September 25, Summer Garden Talk: Saving Seeds for Next Year's Garden 9:00 am - 10:00 am
    • We will walk through the Shaker grounds and gather seeds to save for next year. Learn how to collect, dry, and store your gathered seeds. Bring your own seeds to share! Instructors: Hillary Nelson and Galen Beale. Time & Location: 9:00am-10:00am; Visitor Center Classroom. Free Admission.
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • Septemaber 25 - 26, Harvest Weekend at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • Enjoy the autumn's bounty at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Hands-on harvest activities, including cider pressing and apple butter-making are a perfect way to greet autumn.
      Other information coming soon
      • Included in regular tour admission
      • Admission: $15 ages 13 & above / $5 ages 6-12 / free 5 & under
      • Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
      Call 859.734.1545/ 800.734.5611 x1545 or email info@shakervillageky.org for more information.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • September 25 & 26, 13th Annual Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village
    • Celebrate the bounty of the harvest at the Country Fair! A Kid's Tent,a Pie Contest, vendors of handmade crafts, a local Farmers' Market, as well as agricultural demonstrations and wagon rides offer hands-on fun for the whole family! There's something for everyone at the Country Fair.
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • September 26, Antique Show at Canterbury Shaker Village 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • 125 exhibitors of authentic American antiques, most exhibits under tents.
      Admission: $10 adults, $5 children ages 6-17, children 5 and under free, $42 family rate (2 adults, 3 children). Group rates available. Members are FREE!
      Sponsored by the New Hampshire Antiques Dealers Association.
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224

- October 2010

  • May 29 – October 31, 2010, True and Honest Before the World Hancock Shaker Village’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
    • For the 50th Anniversary exhibition, we asked a wide variety of people with an affinity for the Shaker culture: “If you could pick any Shaker creation that for you, best illustrates the Shakers’ enduring influence, what would it be and why?” The response has been enthusiastic and inspiring. Our guest curators include designer Michael Graves, television personality Al Roker, furniture maker Thomas Moser, and the most famous cellist in the world, Yo-Yo Ma. Come see their picks, hear their comments on Shaker contributions, and offer your own reflections on what "Shaker" means to you in our special interactive exhibit section. You can even apply as our "mystery" guest curator - details coming soon!
      We want a good plain substantial Shaker article, yea, one that bears credit to our profession & tells who and what we are, true and honest before the world,without hypocrisy or any false covering.
      - Brother Orren Haskins, "Reflections, 1887"
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • October 1 & 2, Fall Foliage Weekend & Harvest Festival at the Enfield Shaker Museum
    • Enjoy a weekend of fun and festivities! Enjoy a Shaker Harvest dinner Friday night in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling dining room. On Saturday, the whole family will participate in hands-on activities in the Old Stone Mill. Take a horse-drawn wagon ride and hunt for pennies in a haystack! Make your own cider, churn butter and crank your own ice cream! Create cornhusk dolls, pinecone feeders, no-bake cookies, and child-sized scarecrows! Dip hand-made candles and make bookmarks from natural materials. Traditional crafts, animal demonstrations, and a storytelling session by author Mary Lyn Ray will be included. Our harvest lunch includes Eldress Bertha’s Rosewater Apple Pie. The basic admission for Saturday includes touring the museum and gardens: Adults: $7.50; children ages 6-18, $3. Free to Museum members and children under aged 6. Advance registration is required to reserve for the dinner and overnight stays.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • October 2, Apple Saturday at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
    • Cider pressing will be featured at every 2010 Apple Saturday - the pressing is free - bring your own apples or buy Shaker orchard apples at the Shaker Store. Special Event: Candied Apple Sale.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 2, Learning Magic at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - Noon
    • Instructors: Karen & Stephen Seymour. Amaze your family and friends! This introduction to the art of performing magic will start with a magic show and will end with each participant taking home wonders to share. No experience necessary, just the ability to follow directions and keep a secret. This workshop is entirely indoors and will be held rain or shine. Enrollment: 15. Fee: $30.00 for 2 (pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 2, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: R&R Spinners
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 2 - 3, Root Cellar Workshop at Hancock Shaker Village 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
    • Students will learn the basics of food storage, tour existing root cellars, see presentations on innovative design options, assess and plan their own crop storage needs examine energy and monetary savings, and explore the planting guidelines of seeding a garden. Participants will take home their own food security action plan, a design for a space of their own, planting and storage guideline charts, as well as a copy of the Bubel’s book on root cellaring. Come ready for an intensive weekend and learn how to make hard work into simple living!
      $300/$250 for full weekend Register by phone: 413.443.0188 x213
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • October 3 - 11, Spinning and Weaving Week at Hancock Shaker Village
    • As part of National Spinning and Weaving Week, Hancock Shaker Village highlights Shaker textiles. See and participate in activities related to making cloth - flax processing, spinning, dying and weaving. See Shaker textiles from our collection that will change your notion of what the Shakers wore and made.
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • October 9, Apple Saturday at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
    • Cider pressing will be featured at every 2010 Apple Saturday - the pressing is free - bring your own apples or buy Shaker orchard apples at the Shaker Store. Special Event: Cider and doughnut sale.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 9, Crafts Demonstration at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village: Weaving - Marjie Thompson
    • FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration required).
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 9, Nature Hike at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village (pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm OR 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
    • Nature hikes are a guided tour of the Shaker fields, forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's Cascade. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist with vast knowledge of the flora and fauna that are at the Shaker Village. She brings to us a wealth of experience from her outdoor studies in Maryland and has been leading nature hikes through the Shakers' woods for several years. Carol is a skilled instructor, able to pique the interest and curiosity of children and adults. The hikes are 2-1/2 hours long and begin at 10 am and 1:30 pm. Please come dressed for a hike through the woods with mud and bugs, rain or shine. Wear sturdy footwear. FEE: $5.00 adults; $2.00 children; under 6 FREE. Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 9, Backyard Herbalist Series at Canterbury Shaker Village - DIY Natural Bodycare: Simple Recipes for Beauty & Health 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Why buy synthetic and expensive bodycare items when you can make them easily! We will go "from soup to nuts" and make body lotion, lip balm, massage oil, aromatherapy spray, and body scrubs. Many of these recipes are easily adapted to soothe common summertime concerns including sunburns, bug bites, poison ivy, and foot fungus, as well as repelling mosquitoes and ticks. Instructor: Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist. Time & Location: 9:00am-12:00pm; Visitor Center Classroom.
      Fee: $35 non-members; $32 members (includes $5 materials fee). Sign up for all eight classes and save - $240 non-members; $220 members
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • October 9 & 10, Shaker Oval Box Making: Box Basics at Hancock Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Make your own nest of four boxes while learning to carve swallow tails, bend the box, and install tops and bottoms with instructor Steve Grasselli. A great weekend for woodworking beginners to get a good start, and for experienced woodworkers to develop a new skill. No previous experience required. Tools and materials provided. 9am to 4pm each day, maximum 10 students. Tuition: $200 HSV Members / $220 Non-Members
    • Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA 01202-0927
  • October 11, Columbus Day - Shaker Museum at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village closes for the 2010 season
    • Shaker Store open Saturdays ONLY, 10 AM - 4:30 PM until the Shaker Christmas Fair on December 4.
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • October 24 - 29, Service Elderhostel at the Enfield Shaker Museum
    • Stay overnight at the Museum and learn about the Shaker way through lectures, demonstrations and tours. Put your “hands to work, hearts to God” and help the Museum. Rooms and meals included. Contact Deb Williams through the Hulbert Outdoor Center, at 802-333-3405
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • October 31, Dixie Belle Riverboat Rides End - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • Location: Shaker Landing. October 31 is the last day to enjoy a riverboat ride aboard the Dixie Belle in 2010. Rides will resume in late-April 2011.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330

- November 2010

  • November 5, Taste of the Upper Valley at the Enfield Shaker Museum 6:30 pm
    • Join us for an evening of food, fun and festivities! The Upper Valley’s top purveyors of fine foods will offer sample culinary works of art - “signature” appetizers, entrees and desserts. Complimentary wines and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • November 6 , Civil War Living History at the Shaker Museum at South Union
    • Civil War Living History with Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, and Civilian demonstrations. Your admission to the museum and living history is included with purchase of the Shaker Breakfast or regular paid museum admission. Adults $8.00 Children Ages 6-12 $4.00 and Children 6 and under free.
    • Shaker Museum at South Union, 850 Shaker Museum Rd., South Union, KY 42283
    • (800) 811-8379, or (270) 542-4167
    • email: shakmus@logantele.com
  • November 6, A Shaker Breakfast at the Shaker Museum at South Union
    • A Civil War-era Shaker breakfast that promises to please and to astonish . . . featuring fried chicken, scrambled eggs, sweet potatoes, pork sausage, asparagus, apple pie, buttermilk biscuits and more! Seatings at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Reservations required: $22 museum members, $25 non-members.
    • Shaker Museum at South Union, 850 Shaker Museum Rd., South Union, KY 42283
    • (800) 811-8379, or (270) 542-4167
    • email: shakmus@logantele.com
  • November 12 - 14, WORKSHOP at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill - Rug Hooking with Trish Burberry
    • Shaker Animal Series Rug Hooking Workshop
      This workshop allows participants an opportunity to practice and perfect their skill in the art of primitive rug hooking. Artistic rug designer Trish Burberry will conduct this three day workshop. Participants will use wide cut textured wool to hook an 18" x 20" rug/mat.
      A continental breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM each morning at the workshop site. Workshop begins at 9:00 AM and continues until 12:00 noon. Lunch will be served on site Friday and Sunday, and will meet in the Trustees' Office Dining Room for lunch on Saturday. Class resumes after lunch and concludes at 4:00 PM.
      • Registration fee: $320.00 per person
      • Workshop limited to 15 attendees.
      • Fee includes six meals, instruction, materials & use of tools
      • Workshop requires advance registration and prepayment
      • A fee of $30.00 will be charged for each cancellation
      • Overnight guest room not included in workshop fee
      Call 859.734.5411 x1548 / 800.734.5611 x1548 or email ann@shakervillageky.org to register or for more information.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330
  • November 14, Annual Meeting for Members of the Enfield Shaker Museum 2:00 pm
    • Members are invited to review the Museum’s past achievements and share our vision for the future. Members have the benefit of voting on the Museum’s governance. Free admission.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • November 25, Thanksgiving Dinner at the Enfield Shaker Museum 12:00 noon & 1:30 pm
    • Create a special memory with your friends and family and enjoy a Thanksgiving Dinner in the 1841 Great Stone Dwelling. Reserve by Nov. 22. $35/Member, $40/non-member, children under age 12 are $12.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • November 26 - 28, Canterbury Shaker Village Presents GIFT IN HAND, an Artisan Gathering and Holiday Sale 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • Canterbury Shaker Village Presents GIFT IN HAND, an Artisan Gathering and Holiday Sale to be held November 26 – 28, 2010, 10am-4pm. A three-day festival showcasing the area's most talented artists. Shop for unique handcrafted gifts including textiles, woodenware, ornaments, pottery, jewelry, and specialty foods. It is the festival for those who love to shop and cherish quality craftsmanship. Stop by the Holiday Greens Workshop for a wreath made from Village-grown wreaths or make your own with the help of our staff.
      Admission to the Show is free.
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • November 27, Blessing of the Hounds - Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
    • Produced by The Woodford Hounds Hunt Club
      Join Shaker Village and the Woodford Hounds fox hunters for their annual Blessing of the Hounds. This traditional event features a blessing of the hounds, riders and the fox and is followed by the first meet of the formal season. Witness this grand event where riders dress in formal hunting attire with foxhounds alongside.
      • No admission required
      • Location: Behind the Centre Family Dwelling
      • Starting Time: 10:00 a.m.
      Call 859.734.1545 / 800.734.5611 x1545 or email info@shakervillageky.org for more information.
    • Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd., Harrodsburg, KY 40330

- December 2010

  • December 1 - 21, Festival of the Trees at the Enfield Shaker Museum
    • In the 20th century, the Shakers decorated a tree for the holidays. Visit the Great Stone Dwelling and see a tree in every dwelling room! Businesses may sponsor a tree @ $500, which their employees may decorate or encourage a nonprofit organization, classroom or family to decorate. Vote for your favorite tree in the children’s and adult categories. The two winners will each receive a $100 prize! The winners will be announced on Sunday, December 19, noon.Admission is $5; members and Enfield residents are admitted for free.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • December 1-31, The Enfield Shaker Museum Free admission to Enfield residents!
    • The Museum and Store will be 10a.m. – 4pm, Monday-Friday and 12 - 4pm Sunday. The Museum will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1st.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • December 3-4, Christmas at Shakertown Holiday Market 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
    • One of Kentucky’s finest antique and craft markets, just in time for Christmas! Features over 30 regional antique vendors and artists. Event is free to the public with a canned food item or monetary donation that will be distributed to those needful in the community. 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. For a ‘first chance’ opportunity to shop, make reservations for the Preview Party, Friday, December 3, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Enjoy coffee and desserts and listen to Christmas carols being performed by the South Union Shaker Quartet. Reservations required: $10 per person.
    • Shaker Museum at South Union, 850 Shaker Museum Rd., South Union, KY 42283
    • (800) 811-8379, or (270) 542-4167
    • email: shakmus@logantele.com
  • December 4, Shaker Christmas Fair at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • A traditional holiday fair with gifts for all ages held in nine rooms of the 1816 Trustees' Office and the Merry Christmas Garage. Highlights include Shaker home made baked goods, holiday comestibles, handmade items, Shaker oval boxes, Shaker herbs, Book Room, wooden toys, Shaker yarns, cheese and pickles, wreaths, a White Elephant Room full of bargains and many more holiday offerings. "Come one, come all."
    • Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
  • December 4, Holiday Open House at The Enfield Shaker Museum 5:30 pm
    • Join us for a holiday celebration! The Great Stone Dwelling will be decorated for the holidays. Our Museum Store and Gallery will feature locally handcrafted items. Enjoy wassail, music and more!
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • December 4, Candlelight Holiday Dinner at The Enfield Shaker Museum 6:30 pm
    • Enjoy a traditional dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Register by Dec. 3. Catered by Sharon Carr. $35/member; $40/non-member, includes complimentary wine.
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748
  • December 4 & 11, Christmas at Canterbury 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    • A Christmas celebration of a simpler era, Shaker-style. Canterbury Shaker Village will be lit up and decorated for the season. Enjoy a candlelight stroll and horse drawn sleigh or wagon ride. Enjoy musical performances, see a 19th Century Magic Show. See traditional crafts and demonstrations. Visit the Gingerbread Showcase. Hot beverages and food available for purchase in the Shaker Box Lunch and Farmstand and at The Shaker Table Restaurant.
      Admission $17 Adults; $8 Children ages 6-17; children 5 and under free, $42 Family rate (2 adults and 3 children). Members are FREE!
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • December 11, Christmas at Canterbury 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    • A Christmas celebration of a simpler era, Shaker-style. Canterbury Shaker Village will be lit up and decorated for the season. Enjoy a candlelight stroll and horse drawn sleigh or wagon ride. Enjoy musical performances, see a 19th Century Magic Show. See traditional crafts and demonstrations. Visit the Gingerbread Showcase. Hot beverages and food available for purchase in the Shaker Box Lunch and Farmstand and at The Shaker Table Restaurant.
      Admission $17 Adults; $8 Children ages 6-17; children 5 and under free, $42 Family rate (2 adults and 3 children). Members are FREE!
    • Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH 03224
  • December 12, Cookie Fair at The Enfield Shaker Museum 1:00 pm
    • Cookie Fair.....until the cookies are sold out! Select from more than 100 different varieties of homemade cookies – festively arranged for the season! Sold by the pound. Free
    • The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH 03748

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