- April 28 - May 18, From Sheep to Shawl Education Program
Weekdays from April 28 through May 18.
- Program for school groups. Watch the interesting process of
making a woolen shawl from start to finish. Features sheep shearing, natural
dyeing, spinning and weaving.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- May 4 - 9, Elderhostel - Birding
- Come join us as we explore the beautiful and diverse 3,000
acre National Historic Landmark, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. The
migrations of Warblers is going strong and our summer residents are beginning
their mating rituals along the palisades of the Kentucky River.
Learn
about the great variety of birds by sight and especially birdsong. See nesting
species, including neotropicals and many varieties of Woodpeckers. Waterfowl
and shorebirds can be seen against the backdrop of the oldest exposed rocks in
Kentucky as we cruise the meandering Kentucky River. An evening owl prowl
brings in screech and Great Horned Owls. Easy walking, program is designed for
the beginning and intermediate birder.
Extensive walking with stairs.
Paths between buildings can be uneven. Program requires considerable walking
and some strenuous physical activity.
Program offered by Elderhostel, in
association with Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Call 877.426.8056 to register
or for more information.
Elderhostel is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for
people 55 and over. Whether you want to stay close to home or venture around
the world, you will find programs that meet your interests, activity level,
budget, schedule and lifestyle.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- May 10, Opening Day at Canterbury Shaker Village 10:00
am - 5:00 pm
- Opening Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- May 10, Ann Lee Pond Nature Walk - Shaker Heritage
Society 10:30 am & 1:30pm
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- May 10 - 18, See America Week/Preservation Month
- See America Week/National Tourism Week is an annual event
in which hundreds of communities across the nation celebrate tourism awareness,
the vital economic benefits of the Travel Industry, the unity of the Travel
Industry as a whole, and the substantial contributions travel has to the
cultural and social well being of the nation.
Plan to visit Shaker Village
of Pleasant Hill during See America Week/Preservation Month.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- May 13 - June 6, Learning Fair - Shaker Heritage Society
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- May 17, Mercer County Appreciation Day at the Shaker Village
of Pleasant Hill
- Free admission today for all residents of Mercer County! A
$10.00 Season Pass will also be available to Mercer County residents for the
remainder of 2008. Special programs include an original program performed by
the Pleasant Hill Singers & 19th century games for the young and old
alike.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- May 17, Shaker Dinner at the The Enfield Shaker Museum
- Enjoy a traditional Shaker 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. Museum Executive Chef Betsy Oppenneer is an award-winning member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and has clients throughout the U.S. TV appearances include Cookin’ USA and CBS This Morning. $30/member; $35/non-member, includes two glasses of complimentary wine. Preregistration required.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- May 23, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Opening Reception and Book Release
-
Friday, May 23, 6:00 pm. Gather with friends and fans for a first look at the Andrews exhibition!
Tickets: $25. HSV Members FREE. Reserve Online!
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- May 23, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Shaker Museum and
Shaker Store open for the 2008 season
- Mondays through Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (closed
Sundays) Open through Columbus Day
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 23 - 24 , Benefit Yard Sale at the Enfield Shaker Museum
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
-
This will be a HUGE sale offering books, furniture, household items and much more! The event will benefit the Herb Garden.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- May 23 - October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- Exhibition Opening Day May 24. An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- May 24, Floorcloth Workshop at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Instructor: Betsy Grecoe. A repeat favorite! Come and join
Betsy to make a 2' x 3' floorcloth, a traditional floor covering of the 19th
century. Betsy will show you how to construct a sturdy floorcloth using canvas,
acrylic paint and polyurethane. She will show you a few traditional and
contemporary designs to follow or you may create your own individual design.
Materials provided. FEE: $50.00 (pre-registration required) ENROLLMENT: 6
(minimum) - 10 (maximum). (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 & 25, Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass
- The inaugural Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass was a
triumph as sold-out audiences enjoyed impeccable performances in a setting of
rare beauty. For the 2008 Festival, members of the Chamber Music Society of
Lincoln Center, including pianist Wu Han & cellist David Finckel, return
along with their special guests the Orion String Quartet, one of America's most
sought after chamber ensembles.
• Accommodations for the 2007 Festival
booked quickly, so plan now to stay at The Inn at Shaker Village during this
special weekend.
• Produced by Centre College's Norton Center for the
Arts in cooperation with Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- May 31, Simply Food Day
- Simply Food Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- May 13 - June 6, Learning Fair - Shaker Heritage Society
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- May 23-October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- June 3, Herb Garden Internships at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village
- June 3 - July 31 (garden work days continue into August if
you choose to continue). Open to all who would like to learn about herb
gardening, herb lore and creative herb uses. The internships run for eight
weeks. The internships will be held twice a week. Interns will come either
Tuesdays OR Thursdays. The morning garden sessions run from 10 AM - 12 Noon and
then after lunch at the Girls' Shop you will go to the Sisters' Shop for an
herb project from 12:30 PM - 2 PM every other week. Betsey-Ann Golon, our
herbalist, workshop instructor and co-owner of Common Folk Farm, Naples, ME is
the leader of the internships. Call Betsey for more details at (207) 787-2764.
There are no fees for the internships.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 4 or 7, Herb Workshop: Designing an Herbal Theme Garden
at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Wednesday or Saturday, 10 AM - 2 PM; Instructor: Betsey-Ann
Golon. Create a garden space that is fun, functional and filled with your
personality. Theme gardens can be medieval, colonial, astrological, medicinal,
aromatherapy, moonlit, children's, Bible, American Indian or meditative. If you
can dream it, Betsey will help you build it. Participants will receive several
field grown herbs from the Shaker gardens. Students should bring information
about their proposed garden site for individual help and suggestions for
layout. FEE: $40.00 (pre-registration required) ENROLLMENT: 15 people (Remember
to select June 4th or June 7th). (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 6, Annual Meeting/Dinner - Shaker Heritage Society
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- June 6, The Shakers and the Shawnee Indians - Western Shaker
Study Group 7:30 pm
- The Shakers and the Shawnee Indians by Randall Buchman
- Western Shaker Study Group, (meetings at) at Otterbein
Lebanon Campus Center or other announced locations.
- June 6 - 7, Family Fun Overnight at the Inn at Shaker
Village
- This all-inclusive overnight adventure is designed to
engage families with children in fun-filled activities in a beautiful and
educational setting - allowing families to walk, sleep, eat and play where the
Shakers did. Family Fun Overnights feature an overnight stay at The Inn at
Shaker Village with scheduled activities and time for families to explore the
village on their own. The event begins on Friday night at 7:00 pm with dinner,
storytelling and a bonfire. Saturday’s activities include 19th century
games, music programs and fishing in the village pond.
Family Fun
Overnight Includes: • One discounted guest room per family •
Dinner, breakfast & box lunch • Village admission ticket • Dixie
Belle riverboat ride (weather permitting) • Family fun activity
pack
Program Costs: $175.50 for one adult & one child per room; add
$55.00 for each additional person in room (children under 5 are only an
additional $25.00). Please inquire about additional rooms, if needed.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 7, NATURE PROGRAM - Kids' Fishing Day 10:00 am -
2:00 pm
- Kids' Fishing Day. Location: Shaker Village Pond.
Description: Co-sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
Resources. • No admission required. • Fishing Hours: 10:00 a.m.
– 2:00 p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 7, National Trails Day at Shaker Village 10:00 am -
2:00 pm
- National Trails Day at Shaker Village. Location: The Trails
of Shaker Village. Description: Mark your calendar now to enjoy the Trails of
Shaker Village. Programming details coming soon! Please check back. • No
admission required. Does not include Village tour.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 7, Country Life Festival at the Enfield Shaker Museum 10:00
am. - 4:00 pm
- Celebrate living in harmony with the land! Sample the Upper Valley’s cheeses, honey, herbs, cider, maple syrup and more! Watch demonstrations of crafts; take a horse-drawn wagon ride! See locally bred animals and participate in special events scheduled throughout the day. Many booths and activities will be held in the Museum’s historic buildings, so this event will be held rain or shine. Take a break in the Great Stone Dwelling for lunch and musical performances. An admission fee includes a tour of the Museum properties.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 7, Colonie Mohawk River Fest 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Colonie Mohawk River Fest
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- June 7, Herb Workshop: Designing an Herbal Theme Garden at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Saturday, 10 AM - 2 PM; Instructor: Betsey-Ann Golon.
Create a garden space that is fun, functional and filled with your personality.
Theme gardens can be medieval, colonial, astrological, medicinal, aromatherapy,
moonlit, children's, Bible, American Indian or meditative. If you can dream it,
Betsey will help you build it. Participants will receive several field grown
herbs from the Shaker gardens. Students should bring information about their
proposed garden site for individual help and suggestions for layout. FEE:
$40.00 (pre-registration required) ENROLLMENT: 15 people. (Bring your own lunch
- beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 7, Wine Tasting Festival at Hancock Shaker Village
- Round Stone Barn . Join us for a festive evening sampling the world's best wines. Luscious food, a live and silent auction of luxury goods and wines, jazz and conversation round out the evening. Meet Mary Ewing Mulligan and Ed McCarthy, authors of the popular "Wine for Dummies" series.
Call Hancock Shaker Village to reserve your tickets: (800) 817-1137 x201. Don't miss this bi-annual event!
Buy your tickets online!
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- June 8 - 14, ELDERHOSTEL - Appalachia and the Shakers
- Start your journey at one of America's unique living
history communities, Shaker Village near Harrodsburg. Presentations on the
preservation and restoration of the village complement your study of Shaker
history. Explore the 3,000-acre village with its museum and restored 19th
century buildings. Engage in participatory experiences in the serenity and
peaceful atmosphere of this National Historical Landmark.
Continue your
exploration at Berea College, near Lexington. The college was founded in 1855
on the ideals of the equality of women and men from all "nations and climes."
Examine the stereotypes and realities of life in Appalachia and learn about the
college's historic connection with the people. Experience the power and joy of
Appalachian music, literature and traditional crafts
Extensive walking
with stairs. Paths between buildings can be uneven. Program requires
considerable walking and some strenuous physical activity.
Itinerary
Independent arrivals at Harrodsburg, KY, 3 nights; transfer to Berea, 3 nights;
transfer to Harrodsburg for independent departures.
Elderhostel
is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning
adventures for people 55 and over. Whether you want to stay close to home or
venture around the world, you will find programs that meet your interests,
activity level, budget, schedule and lifestyle.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 11 or 14, Herb Workshop: Herbal Kitchen Garden at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Wednesday or Saturday, 10 AM - 12 Noon; Instructor:
Betsey-Ann Golon. Everyone can grow kitchen herbs! A sunny window or a patio is
a great place to grow herbs, salad greens and potted vegetables. Students will
plant a potted garden to take home and receive growing tips, recipes and
resources for success. Betsey will demonstrate the use of different herbs and
containers that will give you lots of ideas. FEE: $35.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 12 people (Remember to select June 11th or June
14th).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 13 - 15, Shaker Herbal Weekend at the Enfield Shaker Museum
-
Participants will cook their own dinners with fresh herbs. Lectures will be included in this overnight program.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 14, Second Saturday: Textile Workshop & Tour -
Shaker Heritage Society 10:00 am & 1:00 pm
- Second Saturday: Textile Workshop & Tour
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- June 14, Herb Workshop: Herbal Kitchen Garden at Sabbathday
Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Saturday, 10 AM - 12 Noon; Instructor: Betsey-Ann Golon.
Everyone can grow kitchen herbs! A sunny window or a patio is a great place to
grow herbs, salad greens and potted vegetables. Students will plant a potted
garden to take home and receive growing tips, recipes and resources for
success. Betsey will demonstrate the use of different herbs and containers that
will give you lots of ideas. FEE: $35.00 (pre-registration required).
ENROLLMENT: 12 people.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 14, Crafts Demonstration: R&R Spinners at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 14, Crafts Demonstration: 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
- June 16 - 28, Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar
-
The Center for Advanced Musical Studies presents the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, featuring the most talented trumpeters in the world. The program provides undergraduate and graduate conservatory students and professionals with an impressive two-week study with an extraordinary faculty and performance artists. Four public performances will be held.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 19 - 21, Martha Wetherbee Workshops - Nantucket Signature Basket
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
-
Join Martha to start or add to a set of nested Nantucket baskets. New
participants will start with the 10" diameter basket. Weavers who have completed
the 10", 12" and 14" will have their choice of either the 6", 8" or 16" and when
feeling ambitious can make the 4", 3" or 2". All baskets feature a cherry handle,
rim and base, staves of hand pounded brown ash, and cane weaving. The beautiful
handles are attached with a "hidden hinge" and unique cherry "ear" which sports
a marquetry of contrasting wood where the basketmaker can put his or her monogram,
hence the "signature" basket. Class fee includes all materials, handouts and use
of mold, weaving stand and tools. Instructor: Martha Wetherbee. Intermediate/Advanced
Weaving Levels.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 21, Music from the 17th - 20th centuries at the Enfield Shaker Museum 8:00 pm
-
The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their first of four free
public performances in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel. Seminar teachers Stephen
Burns, Edward Carroll, Gabriele Cassone and Mark Gould, with seminar
participants who have traveled here from across the globe will perform music
from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Director Edward Carroll will begin the
program with a pre-concert introduction at 7:30 p.m. Schedule subject to change. Schedule subject to change. Please call to verify time and event. (603) 632-4346.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 21, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 21, Chair Caning (Class 1) 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 hole
drilled through the seat and/or back for the weaving of the cane). Supplies
will be provided to get you started on your first chair. Take special note to
bring hand woven chair. Fran will be available the following Saturday, June 28
from 9 AM - 12 Noon for those needing more guidance. FEE: $35.00
(pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 12 people (Bring your own lunch -
beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 21, Woodworking: Introduction to Wood at Sabbathday
Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - noon
- Instructor: Chris Becksvoort. A woodworker's guide to
identifying, drying and learning about wood movement as it relates to furniture
construction. FEE: $25.00 (pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 10 people
(Bring your own lunch - beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 21 & 22, 6th Annual Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Antiques Show & Sale
- Over fifty of the nation’s top dealers will travel
from across the U.S. to exhibit a diverse range of antiques surrounded by the
pristine Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill restoration. Among items available
will be period Shaker artifacts, museum quality American furniture, vintage
decorative arts and furniture, silver, jewelry, quilts, garden sculpture, fine
and folk art, historical artifacts and affordable antiques from America and the
Continent.
Rod Lich Promotions, Inc., of Georgetown, Indiana, manages the
show. Rod and his wife, Susan, promote other highly respected events including
the Locust Grove Antiques Market in Louisville, KY, and the Kappa Alpha Theta
Show in Bloomington, IN.
Admission includes entrance into the show and
village tours. One-hour excursions aboard the Dixie Belle are reduced to $5.00
per person.
• Included in REDUCED village admission - $10 Adults, $5
Ages 6-12, Free under 6 • Show Hours: Saturday 10 am–5:00 pm, Sunday
10:00 am–4 pm
Stay at The Inn at Shaker Village during the Antique
Show! Rooms book quickly, so call 859.734.5411 x211 or 800.734.5611 x211 now
for reservations.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 24, "Solo Stockhausen" Concert at the Enfield Shaker Museum 8:00 pm
-
The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their second of four free
public performances in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel, featuring trumpet
virtuoso Markus Stockhausen. Schedule subject to change. Please call to verify time and event. (603) 632-4346.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 25 - 28, The Maine Festival of American Music: Its
Roots and Traditions at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- Third Season: June 25-28, 2008. Hosted by The United
Society of Shakers. Directed by The Portland String Quartet. Stephen
Kecskemethy, violin; Julia Adams, viola; Ronald Lantz, violin; Paul Ross,
cello.
The 2008 Maine Festival of American Music: Its Roots and
Traditions will feature three nationally renowned American artists on the
Festival program: the work of composer Roger Bourland of UCLA, a live
performance by saxophonist Kenneth Radnofsky of the Boston Symphony and on the
faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music, the Boston Conservatory and
the Longy School of Music, and an appearance by cellist/instrument maker Luis
Leguia who performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra retiring this past May,
2007. The featured work will be Bourland's Quintet in C for Soprano Saxophone
and String Quartet (1984). Radnofsky will also perform a solo work for
saxophone and discuss briefly the American repertoire for saxophone and the
many works written for and dedicated to him. The Bourland/Radnofsky/PSQ
performance will open the Festival on the evening of Wednesday, June 25th. Two
evening concerts - a workshop day and master class - a lecture/demo centered on
Shaker music and folk art will fill the balance of the festival's run. Visit
the Festival page for
more details. For more information about the 2008 Festival
including fees, contact us at (207) 926-4597 or email
usshakers@aol.com
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 27, Sounds like NOW! - Concert at the Enfield Shaker Museum 7:30 pm
-
The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their third free public
performance in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel, featuring Seminar Director Edward
Carroll; teachers Mark Gould, David Rosenboom, Thomas Stevens and Markus
Stockhausen; and seminar participants from across the globe, performing music of
the 20th and 21st centuries. Edward Carroll will give a pre-concert introduction
at 7:30 p.m. Schedule subject to change. Please call to verify time and event. (603) 632-4346.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 28, Trumpet Favorites - Concert at the Enfield Shaker Museum 4:00 pm
-
The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their final free public
performance for the season in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel. This closing
concert will present the favorite solo and ensemble works of the seminar
participants. Seminar Director Edward Carroll will provide a pre-concert
introduction at 3:30 p.m.. Schedule subject to change. Please call to verify time and event. (603) 632-4346.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- June 28, NATURE PROGRAM - Wild Goose Roundup 10:00 am -
5:00 pm
- Wild Goose Roundup. Kentucky Department of Fish &
Wildlife Waterfowl Banding.
• Included in regular village admission
• Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free under 6 •
Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. • Demonstration: 10:00
a.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- June 29, Shaker Seven Road Race - Starts at the Enfield Shaker Museum
-
Organized by the Enfield Village Association, the Shaker Seven Road Race is an annual tradition that starts at the Museum, runs across the bridge and beautiful Mascoma Lake, and through our beautiful downtown. In the spirit of helping the local community, the Museum will host the post-race brunch for the competitors and the public.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- May 23-October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- July 4, Patriotic Sing-Along at the Enfield Shaker Museum 10:00 am
-
To celebrate the national holiday, George and Donna Butler will lead this
participatory program in the Mary Keane Chapel with patriotic ballads and folk
songs. Open House in the Great Stone Dwelling follows. Free admission.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- July 12, Shaker Dinner at Enfield Shaker Village 6:30 pm
-
Enjoy a traditional Shaker dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (who later became the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Completed in 1841 with Shaker cabinetry, it boasts many innovative features. Museum Executive Chef Betsy Oppenneer is an award-winning member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and has clients throughout the U.S. Television appearances include Cookin’ USA (Nashville, TN), CBS This Morning (NY, NY), KIRO News (Seattle, WA), Good Day Atlanta, and WEWS Morning Exchange (Cleveland, OH). She compiled The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Catalog. $30/member; $35/non-member, includes two glasses of complimentary wine.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- July 12, Art and Garden Tour - Enfield, NH 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm rain or shine
-
Tour several private and public gardens and exhibitions that you might never
see. Watch artists demonstrating their skills. A map will guide you. The final
stop will be the Museum’s Herb and Flower Garden, where refreshments will be served. Proceeds from the $15 admissions will benefit the Enfield Village Association and the Enfield Shaker Museum.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- July 12, Lavender Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Lavender Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- July 12 &13, Shaker Summer Craft Fair - Shaker Heritage
Society 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Shaker Heritage Society offers several annual Craft Fairs.
These events generate essential revenues for the organization. All vendors
offer high quality hand-made items. The Summer and Fall shows include many
family activities including crafting projects and demonstrations,
Children’s activities, guided site tours and on-site farm animals.
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- July 14 - 16, 4-H Heritage Camp at Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill, KY
- 4-H Heritage Camp at Shaker Village. Camp cosponsored by
Kentucky 4-H and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill. Plan now to attend 4-H
Heritage Camp at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill! Step back in time and follow
in the footprints of the Shakers. This 3-day, 2-night heritage experience is
for children ages 10 through 12 and includes:
• Experience hands-on
farming
• Go for a nature hike • Look for critters in the creek
• Enjoy Shaker music & dance
• Have a bonfire &
storytelling • Eat foods from the garden
• Sleep where the
Shakers did
• Cost: $99 per child. Limited enrollment. Schedules &
registration available soon. Call the telephone number below for details.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- July 18 & 19, Concert with Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic at the Enfield Shaker Museum 7:30 pm
-
The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic. will perform two concerts of French
music, including Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, featuring organist George Butler, in the beautiful Mary Keane Chapel. This program is part of New Hampshire’s recognition of French culture, in honor of Canada’s 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City. The organ was designed by Casavant Frères of Québec. The patriarch of the family, Joseph Casavant, was the Canada’s first organ builder of note. The Museum’s Casavant organ was installed in the Mary Keane Chapel during its construction, 1930-1931. The admission fee supports the Museum.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- July 19, Kentucky Shaker Music Day
- Kentucky Shaker Music Day. The South Union Quartet presents
Music from the Outer Vineyard, featuring songs from the South Union Kentucky
Shaker Village, and the Pleasant Hill Singers perform Come Dance and Sing, a
dramatic reenactment of a Shaker worship service.
• Included in
regular village admission
• Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5
Ages 6-11, Free under 6
• Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Performances: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. & 4:30 p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- July 19, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 19, Round Basket Workshop at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Instructor: Pat Libby. Learn how to weave a round reed
basket that can be used as a "catch-all" or to hold a plant pot or many other
uses - a handy size (7" Dia. and 5" H) and design. Sturdy basket made with
twined bottom. Natural reed with choice of colorful reed accent strips. For
beginners and intermediates. Materials provided. FEE: $40.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 10 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 23 - 27, 34th Annual Shaker Seminar
- Immerse yourself in Shaker history with four days of
discussion, presentations and field trips at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.
Visits to Groveland, Sodus Bay and Oneida Mansion House will be included.
Novice Shaker enthusiasts and scholars alike will enjoy these communal studies
oriented days of learning and fellowship. Call for more information: (413)
443-0188 x213.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- July 24, Bus trip to Cooperstown, NY from Shaker Heritage
Society 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Bus trip to Cooperstown, NY
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- July 26, Concert: Kindling Stone at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 7:00 pm
- Chris Moore and Mark Wingate, the Nashville duo known as
Kindling Stone, will return to Shaker Village with their "musical questions of
a spiritual nature." Last year's capacity audience in the 1794 Shaker
Meetinghouse genuinely enjoyed the varied offerings including Shaker music that
were the evening's program. Join us for a welcome back to Kindling Stone.
ADMISSION: $15.00 (reservations required). Call (207) 926-4597 to make
reservations, or email usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 26, Woodworking: Hand Tools I at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Instructor: Chris Becksvoort. Learn how to choose and
correctly lay out tools, saws, files and drills. FEE: $25.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 10 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 26, NEW!! Woodcarving Workshop: Woodcarving for
Beginners at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Instructor: Norm Devonshire. Start a new hobby. Come and
learn the basics of carving and go home with a finished carving. Norm will
teach you the proper use of the knife including the types of cuts and how to
sharpen the knife. Fee includes knife and carving blank (wood). FEE: $40.00
(pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 6 (minimum) - 10 (maximum) (Bring your
own lunch - beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 26, Crafts Demonstration: R&R Spinners at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- June 26, Crafts Demonstration: Woodturning with Peter
Asselyn at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 26, Wood’s Tea Company Concert at the Enfield Shaker Museum 6:30 pm
-
With instruments from banjos to bezoukis, tin whistles to guitars, the Wood’s Tea Company gives a lusty performance of Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties and folk songs. Their dry Vermont wit is guaranteed to entertain. The quartet has toured nationwide, including New York’s Lincoln Center, the Chautauqua Insititute, and 50 college campuses, and has appeared on National Public Radio. The Irish Heritage Foundation presented them with an Outstanding Innovations Award. $10/Members; $15/non-members; $5/child under age 12. Seating is limited, in the 1849 Stone Mill. Funded in part by the New England Foundation for the Art, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the NH State Council on the Arts.
- The Enfield Shaker Museum, 447 NH Route 4A, Enfield, NH
03748
- July 27, Maine Farm Day at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village
- Shaker Village is open on Sunday, July 27th as one of
nearly 100 sites in this statewide celebration of Maine agriculture. Shaker
Village opens at 12 Noon so that visiting guests can see the village's herd of
Scottish Highland cattle and the flock of sheep. Tours of the 200-plus year old
barns are available. Narrated wagon rides about the grounds are offered. A
special Shaker folk art exhibit will be open (fee). Barbeque meals will be for
sale. The Shaker Store and the Shaker Museum Reception Center will be open too.
For more information about Maine Farm Day, visit
www.getrealmaine.org.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- July 28, 2008 Gala Benefit "Raise the Roof!" for Shaker
Museum and Library
- 2008 Gala Benefit "Raise the Roof!"
- Shaker Museum and Library, 88 Shaker Museum Rd., Old
Chatham, NY 12136
- May 23-October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- August 1, South Union Happenings - Western Shaker Study
Group 7:30
- South Union Happenings by Tommy Hines
- Western Shaker Study Group, (meetings at) at Otterbein
Lebanon Campus Center or other announced locations.
- August 2, Shaker Oval Box Workshop #1 at Sabbathday Lake
Shaker Village 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Instructor: Michael Graham. Participants will see and learn
the woodworking techniques that are used in the making of the traditional
Shaker oval box. Michael has been involved in the creation of oval boxes here
at Sabbathday Lake for 13 years. Using a "kit" (cherry and pine woods)
specially created by Michael for this workshop, attendees will assemble,
finish, paint or oil their own #0 (4" x 2-1/2" x 1-1/2") and #1 (5" x 3" x
1-3/4") oval boxes. Nineteenth and 20th century Shaker made oval boxes from the
Sabbathday Lake collection will be examined. No woodworking experience
necessary. Materials provided - fee includes kit. FEE: $50.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 15 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 2, NEW!! Games and Toys of Yesteryear at Sabbathday
Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - noon
- Instructor: Stephen M. Seymour. A special invitation to
grandparents - Come relive the joys of your youth with a new generation. Share
memories of the games and toys you loved as a child. This workshop will be a
perfect opportunity for grandparents to connect with their grandchildren in a
unique way - parents, aunts, uncles, godparents are invited too. Workshop
attendees will have the opportunity to play a variety of gamers from the past
as well as create your own versions to take home! Wear your play clothes! NOTE:
The Shaker Museum is pleased to welcome Stephen Seymour to his first stint here
as a workshop leader. Stephen is a school teach who has worked at other Shaker
sites. FEE: $30.00 (for child and adult; pre-registration required).
ENROLLMENT: 15 people.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 2 &3, 13th Annual Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
Craft Fair
- Now in its thirteenth 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 1,500 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 of Pleasant Hill Craft Fair has
been chosen in the past as one of the Top Five Festivals in Kentucky by
participating artisans.
The 2008 fair will introduce a new Slow Foods event
area aimed at supporting and celebrating Kentucky food customs and growers.
Participants will include Slow Foods Bluegrass and many other organizations and
local producers promoting traditional and sustainable foodways.
Admission
includes entrance into the craft fair and village tours. One-hour Dixie Belle
riverboat rides are reduced to $5.00 per person.
• Included in REDUCED
village admission - $6 Adults, $3 Ages 6-12, free under 6
• 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
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- August 3, Mother Ann Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Mother Ann Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- August 6, Herb Workshop: Heirloom Herb Wreath at Sabbathday
Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - noon
- Instructor: Betsey-Ann Golon. The class will visit the
Shaker gardens and harvest lamb's ear, thyme, sage, oregano and other fresh
herbs. The class will complete a "living wreath" and several small ornaments
filled with fragrance from the fresh herb harvest. FEE: $35.00
(pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 15 people.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 9 - 10, Friend's of the Shakers Weekend at Sabbathday
Lake Shaker Village
- Annual meeting and programs; open to Friends' members only;
museum and store open to the public for the regular hours but special events
are open to Friends only.
For more information about the Friends, call
(207) 926-4597 or email: usshakers@aol.com
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 9 - 10, Antique Show at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Antique Show at Canterbury Shaker Village.
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- August 13 or 16, Herb Workshop: Herb and Flower Garland at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10:00 am - noon
- Wednesday or Saturday, 10 AM - 12 Noon; Instructor:
Betsey-Ann Golon. Using the harvest from the Shaker herb gardens each member of
the class will construct a 4-foot garland that can grace a door, mantle, or
window. The garland can be used to greet a new baby, for a wedding or a special
event - a beautiful accessory of fragrant herbs, flowers and other natural
materials. FEE: $35.00 (pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 15 people
(Remember to select August 13th or August 16th).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 16, Woodworking: Hand Tools II at Sabbathday Lake
Shaker Village 9:00 am - noon
- Instructor: Chris Becksvoort. What to look for and how to
use and sharpen chisels, planes and scrapers. FEE: $25.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 10 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 16, Chair Caning (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 hole
drilled through the seat and/or back for the weaving of the cane). Supplies
will be provided to get you started on your first chair. Take special note to
bring hand woven chair. Fran will be available the following Saturday, August
23 from 9 AM - 12 Noon for those needing more guidance. FEE: $35.00
(pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 12 people (Bring your own lunch -
beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 16, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 17, ELDERHOSTEL - Herbal Harmony
- Program offered by Elderhostel, in association with Shaker
Village of Pleasant Hill.
Full Program With overnight
accomodatons and all meals - $468.00. Click here or call Elderhostel at
800.454.5768 to register or for more information.
Commuter
Program Includes some meals, no overnight accomodatons - $257.00. Please
register through Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill by calling 859.734.1550 or
emailing education@shakervillageky.org.
Thomas Merton said, “The
peculiar grace of a Shaker chair was that it was built with the idea that an
angel would come and sit upon it.” Discover the grace of Shaker chairs,
architecture, textiles and life with experts on Shaker and Kentucky furniture
and decorative arts. Get an insider's look at the Shaker Village of Pleasant
Hill museum collection with curators who will discuss collection management.
The opportunity to stay in original Shaker buildings will increase your
appreciation of Shaker style. There will be time to explore the 3,000-acre
village on your own and to enjoy the serenity and peaceful atmosphere for which
Shaker Village has become famous.
Extensive walking with stairs. Paths
between buildings can be uneven. Program requires considerable walking and some
strenuous physical activity.
Elderhostel is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for
people 55 and over. Whether you want to stay close to home or venture around
the world, you will find programs that meet your interests, activity level,
budget, schedule and lifestyle.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- August 23, NEW! Weave-A-Necklace at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Instructor: Dolores Broberg. This neckpiece, woven of beads
and elegant yarns, is suitable as jewelry worn to grace your body, as a prayer
amulet or both. Once you learn the technique you will be limited only by your
imagination. Whether you are a novice weaver or an expert, you can pick this up
and go at your own speed. For those who desire it, Dolores will discuss how to
invest your necklace with prayer. Finishing and designs will also be discussed.
Pre-warped looms, yarns and needles will be provided. Bring your own scissors
and tweezers or forceps if you have any. FEE: $40.00 (pre-registration
required). ENROLLMENT: 10 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be
provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 30, Woodworking: Shaker Style Herb Cabinet at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 10.00 am - 4:00 pm
- Instructors: Dan and Betsy Grecoe. Come and join Dan and
Betsy to make a Shaker style herb cabinet. The pine cabinet is closed on three
sides with an open front and has two shelves. Measures 18-1/4" high, 12-1/2"
wide and 5" deep. The shelves will hold and display many items - hobbies,
decorations, Shaker herb tins, etc. Dan will lead you through the steps to make
and prepare the cabinet for finishing. Betsy will show you how to apply and rub
out a milk paint finish - a small stencil design may also be added. FEE: $45.00
(pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 6 (minimum) - 10 (maximum) (Bring your
own lunch - beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- August 30, Crafts Demonstration: R&R Spinners at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 23-October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- September 6, NEW!! Woodcarving Workshop: Woodcarving for
Intermediates at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village 9:00 am - 4:00pm
- Instructor: Norm Devonshire. This class is for carvers
with some experience. Norm will lead you through the process of carving a hound
dog in the round. This call requires the use of knives and gouges so bring your
tools with you. Blank will be provided. Norm will be available the following
Saturday (Sept. 13th) from 9 AM - 12 Noon for those who need more guidance.
FEE: $35.00 (pre-registration required). ENROLLMENT: 6 (minimum) - 10 (maximum)
(Bring your own lunch - beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- September 6, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- September 11, Workshop - Dry Stone Fence Building
- WORKSHOP - Dry Stone Fence Building. Sponsored by the
Dry Stone Conservancy.
Learn how to build and repair drystone fences and retaining walls! This
workshop is designed for lay people (including fence owners) and stone masons
who would like to gain a basic understanding of dry stone construction, and/or
prepare for the upcoming Walling Competition on September 15th and
Certification Exams on September 18th. The pace for this workshop is rigorous,
as participants learn the skills and specifications required to build fences,
retaining walls and wallheads.
The workshop is taught by a highly qualified
instructor, teaching internationally-accepted standards for the craft, and is
geared toward three groups: those interested in careers as professional dry
stone masons; those interested in building or restoring their own drystone
fences and garden walls; and professional designers, engineers, inspectors and
project owners who design and oversee drystone masonry restoration projects.
Conservancy workshops involve hands-on instruction in the fundamental
structural techniques involved in building a durable early Kentucky rock fence
or retaining wall. Courses include a classroom component where participants
learn the history and uses of drystone walls, the fundamental techniques of
drystone construction and the opportunities available for restoration and new
construction. After viewing a brief training video participants then proceed to
the workshop site to dismantle and fully restore a failed section of historic
stone wall. A training manual is provided for all workshop participants.
• Call the Dry Stone Conservancy at 859.266.4807 to register or for
more information.
• Stay at The Inn at Shaker Village throughout
the workshop! Call 859.734.5411 x211 or 800.734.5611 x211 for
reservations.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 12, Friends' Fall Weekend at the Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill, KY
- Experience Shaker Village like never before & get a
behind-the-scenes look at this extraordinary Kentucky treasure. Join the
Friends of Pleasant Hill for an active, outdoor exploration of the grounds with
Village experts.
This all-inclusive weekend includes accommodations &
dining at the Inn, reception & cruise aboard the Dixie Belle, evening
bonfire with entertainment, nature hikes & talks, candlelight music &
much more!
• Exclusive offer! Non-members interested in
attending the Friends’ Fall Weekend are invited to purchase a Friends of
Pleasant Hill membership at a 50% discount (a $25 savings).
•
Friends’ Fall Weekend Rates: $240/person, double occupancy &
$325/person, single occupancy. Reservations required.
• Friends
members: 800.734.5611 x211 for reservations. Non-members:
800.734.5611 x1542 or to join & for reservations.
• Friends of
Pleasant Hill receive annual complimentary Village admission & riverboat
rides for two, half-price Village admission for guests & 10% discount at
craft stores.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 13, 5th Annual International Dry Stone Walling
Competition at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
- The competition highlights the importance of preserving
Kentucky’s rock fences by supporting the valuable work of contemporary dry
stone masons. International participants will demonstrate their skill building
rock fences as they compete for top prizes of tools and money.
•
Included in regular village admission.
• Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages
12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free under 6.
• Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. –
5:00 p.m.
• Dry Stone Walling Competition Hours: 8:30 p.m. – 4:30
p.m.
• Call the Dry Stone Conservancy at 859.266.4807 to register or
for more information.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 13, Hoedown at Shakertown
- Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra will present a musical
experience under the stars at South Union. Reserved table seating and general
admission lawn seating are available. General admission is free for children 10
and younger. Tickets may be purchased from the Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra:
270-846-BGCO (2426) or www.BGCO.com
- 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 13, Crafts Demonstration: R&R Spinners at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- September 13, Crafts Demonstration: 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 13 & 14, Shaker Fall Harvest Craft Fair -
Shaker Heritage Society 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Shaker Heritage Society offers several annual Craft Fairs.
These events generate essential revenues for the organization. All vendors
offer high quality hand-made items. The Summer and Fall shows include many
family activities including crafting projects and demonstrations,
Children’s activities, guided site tours and on-site farm animals.
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- September 20, Pleasant Hill Singers - Music of the Black
Shakers
- The Pleasant Hill Singers present a celebration of the
African-American Shaker experience in song and interpretive dance. Performed in
conjunction with the Lincoln Bicentennial Civil War Encampment (See details
below).
• Included in regular village admission
• Admission:
$14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free under 6
• Village Hours:
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Performances: 1:00 pm. & 3:00
p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 20, Lincoln Bicentennial Civil War Encampment at
the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
- Don't miss this Civil War living history encampment
featuring Union reenactors re-creating scenes from Pleasant Hill journals and
performances of music written by African-American Shakers.
The Shakers were
known for their generosity to soldiers in both armies during the Civil War,
favored the Union and believed in emancipation of the slaves. In token of those
beliefs, the Pleasant Hill Shakers sent a box of preserves and a letter to
President Abraham Lincoln, hoping that “some of the fruits culled from the
soil of your native State, cultivated under the arts of peace, might be as
savory to your palate, as the thousand and one perplexing cares that beset your
overburdened mind from a world of strife.”
Visitors will mingle with
soldiers and civilians in period dress and learn how the Shakers cared for
thousands of troops from both armies.
• Included in regular village
admission
• Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free
under 6
• Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 20, Wool Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Wool Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- September 27, National Alpaca Farm Day at Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill, KY
- Presented by the
Kentucky Alpaca Association
Bring the entire family to see
and touch alpaca's - and get a chance to talk with local alpaca farmers to
learn more about the extraordinary fleece from alpacas. Unique alpaca products
available for sale. See shearing, felting and spinning demonstrations. And much
more...
While you are at the Village, don't miss Apple Harvest Weekend
(September 27-28 - see details below).
• Included in regular village
admission
• Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free
under 6
• Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 27, Apple Harvest Weekend at the Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill, KY
- Enjoy the autumn's bounty at Shaker Village of Pleasant
Hill. Hands-on activities with apples, including cider pressing, apple
butter-making and apple drying, are a perfect way to greet autumn. Take a
guided walk through the orchard and learn about small orchard
management.
• Included in regular village admission
•
Admission: $14 Adult, $7 Ages 12-17, $5 Ages 6-11, Free under 6
•
Village Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- September 27, Shaker Oval Box Workshop #2 at Sabbathday Lake
Shaker Village 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Instructor: Michael Graham. The trademark Shaker oval
boxes were made in different sizes - sold individually as well as in nests of
up to 15. Participants will make two boxes - #2 (6-1/4" x 4" x 2-1/4") and #3
(7-1/2" x 5" x 2-3/4") - using a "kit" (cherry and pine woods) that will be
assembled, finished, painted or oiled. Attendance at Workshop #1 is NOT a
prerequisite for taking Workshop #2. No woodworking experience necessary.
Materials provided - fee includes kit. FEE: $70.00 (pre-registration required).
ENROLLMENT: 15 people (Bring your own lunch - beverage will be provided).
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- September 27, Crafts Demonstration: Classic Quilters
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- September 27, October 4 and October 11, Apple Saturdays at
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, ME
- A series of fall events featuring the Sabbathday Lake
Shaker orchards. (Reservations required for orchard walks) Tour times: 10 AM -
12 Noon and 1 PM - 3 PM Orchard walks are offered, including a guided tour of
our special orchard exhibit, followed by a walk to the Shaker orchard with
pick-your-own. ORCHARD WALK FEE: $6.50 adults; $2.00 children; FREE under 6
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 23-October 6, New 2008-09 Exhibit: "The Human and the
Eternal: Shaker Art in Its Many Forms"
- The exhibit will feature more than one hundred items from
the museum's folk art collection that will show artistic expressions by the
Shakers from the 1800's into the late twentieth century. Objects on display
will include Shaker gift drawings, Shaker drawings of the Maine Shaker
villages, oval boxes with woodburned designs, wood carvings, embroidered boxes,
fancy baskets, decorated utility items, hooked rugs, painted frames,
needlework, mini pails and sieves, still lifes, landscapes, painting on silk,
tins, vases, wood, glass, quilts and samplers. Creations from the Maine Shaker
villages (Alfred and Sabbathday Lake) are the primary sources for the exhibit
but other Shaker communities are represented as well.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- May 24 - October 31, Gather Up the Fragments: The Andrews Shaker Collection - Exhibition Opening Day - Hancock Shaker Village
- An exhibition and accompanying catalogue examining the full scope of the Andrews' involvement with Shakerism, as scholars, collectors, and dealers. Rare items, including many never before exhibited, will showcase the depth of the Andrews Collection.
- Hancock Shaker Village, P.O. Box 927, Pittsfield, MA
01202-0927
- October 3, More Shaker Spirits - Pleasant Hills, White Water
and Elsewhere - Western Shaker Study Group 7:30
- More Shaker Spirits - Pleasant Hills, White Water and
Elsewhere by Thomas Freese
- Western Shaker Study Group, (meetings at) at Otterbein
Lebanon Campus Center or other announced locations.
- October 4, Harvest Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Harvest Day at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- October 4, Nature Walk at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
(pre-registration required) 10:00 am - 12:30 pm or 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
- Nature walks are a guided tour of the Shaker fields,
forests, Loon's Point on Sabbathday Lake and the footbridge over Aurelia's
Cascade. Seasonal flora and fauna make this walk special. Aspects of the more
than 225-year long Shaker history in this place are included to make the walks
complete. Your guide is Carol Beyna, a trained naturalist. The walks are
offered twice on one day each month of our open months. FEE: $5.00 adults;
$2.00 children; under 6 FREE Call (207) 926-4597 to make reservations, or email
usshakers@aol.com.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- October 4 and October 11, Apple Saturdays at Sabbathday Lake
Shaker Village, ME
- A series of fall events featuring the Sabbathday Lake
Shaker orchards. (Reservations required for orchard walks) Tour times: 10 AM -
12 Noon and 1 PM - 3 PM Orchard walks are offered, including a guided tour of
our special orchard exhibit, followed by a walk to the Shaker orchard with
pick-your-own. ORCHARD WALK FEE: $6.50 adults; $2.00 children; FREE under 6
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- October 5 - 9, ARTIST WORKSHOP - Rosemary Sarah Welch
- Presented by the Trustees of Shaker Village. Workshop
schedule and rates will be announced soon. Please check back. To Register: Call
800.734.5611 x1548 or email info@shakervillageky.org.
Rosemary
Sarah Welch was born in Ramsbury, Wiltshire, UK to an artist mother,
Dorothy Welch, who illustrated books. At age nine Rosemary traveled to America
and attended school in Mt. Kisco, New York. She returned to the UK at age
fifteen and attended the St. Ives School of Painting in Cornwall, where she
studied portraiture. Eventually moving to the New Forest; her love of horses
began. She painted the native New Forest ponies and soon started to specialize
in heavy horses. Ms. Welch has exhibited with the St. Ives Society of Artists
since age nineteen. She is a regular exhibitor with the Society of Women
Artists at their annual Spring show in London. She also exhibits with the Omell
Galleries in London, Ascot and Australia. John Davies at Stow-On-The-Wold has
mounted several one-man shows for her and she has exhibited at the Sporting
Gallery in Middleburg, Virginia, U.S. Rosemary's paintings are included in the
annual calendar featuring Royal Society of Watercolorists artworks produced by
Brunel Publications. Rosemary enjoys teaching and regularly uses her two native
breed ponies as her models. Her paintings are in numerous private collections
throughout the UK, Europe and the United States.
Rates: Rates
include artist instruction, four nights accommodation at The Inn at Shaker
Village, meals, living history museum tour ticket, evening entertainment, taxes
and gratuities.
Enrollment: A non-refundable $200 deposit is required
at time of registration. Upon receipt of your deposit, a supply list, travel
information and confirmation statement will be sent. Registration and deposit
must be received 30 days prior to the workshop’s start date. The remaining
balance is due 2 weeks prior to the workshop’s start
date.
Cancellations: Deposit is applied to workshop fees and is
non-refundable. Workshops are subject to cancellation based on attendance. In
case of cancellation, all money will be promptly refunded.
Accommodations & Dining: Lodging buildings have limestone steps
and do not have elevators. First floor accommodations are limited. If you
require a first floor room, please notify us upon registration. Efforts will be
made to accommodate your preferences but we can not guarantee space
availability. All dietary requests must be made in writing upon registration.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- October 10, Fall Bonfire and Storytelling - Shaker Village
of Pleasant Hill 7:30 pm
- Listen to tall tales, ghost stories and fascinating fables
around a blazing bonfire at the Village's fire circle. • Location: Behind
the West Family Buildings • Admission: $3.00 • Starting Time: 7:30
p.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- October 11, Apple Saturdays at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village, ME
- A series of fall events featuring the Sabbathday Lake
Shaker orchards. (Reservations required for orchard walks) Tour times: 10 AM -
12 Noon and 1 PM - 3 PM Orchard walks are offered, including a guided tour of
our special orchard exhibit, followed by a walk to the Shaker orchard with
pick-your-own. ORCHARD WALK FEE: $6.50 adults; $2.00 children; FREE under 6
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- October 11, Crafts Demonstration: Weaving - Marjie Thompson
at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (No pre-registration
required.
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- October 18, Classic Car Show at Canterbury Shaker
Village
- Classic Car Show at Canterbury Shaker Village.
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- October 18, Shaker Farm Day at the Shaker Museum at South
Union 10:00 am. - 4:00 pm
- Step into South Union during the 1870 harvest season. Talk
to some of Kentucky’s most talented artisans as they demonstrate Shaker
farm chores and craft making. See wool spun into yarn and woven into cloth.
Pitch in with farm chores as you shell corn or make butter. Smell the smoke as
meat is preserved and feel the warmth of bees wax as you dip candles. Hear the
pound of metal at the black smith’s anvil, the strains of Shaker songs
from the South Union Quartet, and skillfully woven tales from a seasoned
storyteller. Smile as you watch children playing games of old.
Fee: $7
adults, $2 children (6-12), Free for children under six. Time: 10 a.m. until 4
p.m.
- 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 1, A Shaker Breakfast at the Shaker Museum at South
Union 8:30 am and 10:30 am
- Enjoy a Civil War-era South Union breakfast served inside
the 1869 Shaker Tavern Bed & Breakfast. Features buttermilk biscuits, fried
chicken, sweet potatoes, eggs, sausage, apple pie, asparagus, cheese, pickles
and much more! Reservations required - Call 1-800-811-8379. Fee: $20 for
members, $22 for non-members. Times: 8:30 and 10:30
- 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 1 - December 20, Shaker Christmas Craft Fair at
Shaker Heritage Society 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Over 75 local artisans offer high quality, hand made crafts
for sale. All proceeds benefit the Shaker Heritage Society. Free
admission.
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- November 8, A Shaker Breakfast at the Shaker Museum at South
Union 8:30 am and 10:30 am
- Enjoy a Civil War-era South Union breakfast served inside
the 1869 Shaker Tavern Bed & Breakfast. Features buttermilk biscuits, fried
chicken, sweet potatoes, eggs, sausage, apple pie, asparagus, cheese, pickles
and much more! Reservations required - Call 1-800-811-8379. Fee: $20 for
members, $22 for non-members. Times: 8:30 and 10:30
- 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 14 - 16, Gift In Hand Artisan Gathering &
Holiday Sale at Canterbury Shaker Village
- Gift In Hand Artisan Gathering & Holiday Sale at
Canterbury Shaker Village.
- Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Rd., Canterbury, NH
03224
- November 16 - 22, ELDERHOSTEL - Appalachia and the
Shakers
- Program offered by Elderhostel, in association with Shaker
Village of Pleasant Hill and Berea College. Click here or call Elderhostel at 800.454.5768 to register or
for more information.
Become immersed in the history and heritage
of Appalachia and the unique Shaker community at two of Kentucky's most
distinctive institutions. At Berea learn about the people of this region, their
values, and the place that holds so many of them from the cradle to the grave.
Berea was founded in 1855 on the ideals of equality of women and men from all
"nations and climes." Examine the stereotypes and realities of life in
Appalachia and learn about the college's historic connection with the people.
Experience the power and joy of Appalachian music, literature, and traditional
crafts.
Then travel to Shaker Village to gain an appreciation for the
Shakers and their lifestyle throughout the 19th century - their work, worship,
highly successful industries, joyful music and crafts. Delight in the simple
beauty of Shaker design in architecture and furniture. Enjoy the serenity and
peaceful atmosphere of this National Historic Landmark.
Itinerary Independent arrivals at Berea, 3 nights; transfer to
Harrodsburg, 3 nights; transfer to Berea for independent departures. Arrivals
after 3 p.m. EST. Departures after breakfast.
Elderhostel is a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning
adventures for people 55 and over. Whether you want to stay close to home or
venture around the world, you will find programs that meet your interests,
activity level, budget, schedule and lifestyle.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- November 29, Blessing of the Hounds at the Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill 10:00 am
- 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. The event takes place near the West Lot
equestrian facility. • No admission required • Starting Time: 10:00
a.m.
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- November 1 - December 20, Shaker Christmas Craft Fair at
Shaker Heritage Society 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Over 75 local artisans offer high quality, hand made crafts
for sale. All proceeds benefit the Shaker Heritage Society. Free
admission.
- Shaker Heritage Society, 875 Watervliet Shaker Rd. Suite 2
, Albany, NY 12211
- December 1 - 30, Holiday Teas at the Inn - Shaker Village of
Pleasant Hill 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Indulge in the season at The Trustees' Office Dining Room
with tasty teas and assorted goodies, including orange spiced tea, assorted tea
breads and muffins, tea sandwiches and biscuits, and miniature desserts.
• $9.95 per person • Tea Times: Monday – Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
– 3:30 p.m.
• Reservations required – 859.734.5411
x360 or 800.734.5611 x360
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, 3501 Lexington Rd.,
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
- December 5, Music of the Holiday Season by Western Shaker
Singers 7:30
- Music of the Holiday Season by Western Shaker Singers
- Western Shaker Study Group, (meetings at) at Otterbein
Lebanon Campus Center or other announced locations.
- December 5, Christmas at Shakertown Preview Party - Shaker
Museum at South Union 7:00 pm. - 9:00 pm.
- Preview one of Kentucky's finest antique and handmade craft
markets. Featuring: First pick of exquisite antiques and fine crafts.
Performances by the South Union Quartet. Dessert & Coffee Bar. Time: 7 p.m.
until 9 p.m. The Preview Party benefits the museum and tickets are required.
Please call the Shaker Museum at 1-800-811-8379, 270-542-4167, or email
shakmus@logantele.com for reservations. $10.
- 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 6, Christmas at Shakertown - Shaker Museum at South
Union 9:00 am - 4: pm
- One of Kentucky's finest antique and handmade craft
markets, just in time for the holidays! Admission: a monetary or canned food
donation for local families in need. Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 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 6, Shaker Christmas Fair at Sabbathday Lake Shaker
Village 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- A traditional holiday event for many, many people! The 2008
annual Shaker Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6th from 10 AM - 3
PM in the 1816 Trustee's Office and the Merry Christmas Garage. The fair is a
traditional holiday event that fills many rooms with a lot of holiday offerings
highlighted by Shaker homemade holiday baked goods. Gifts for all ages. "Come
one, come all" .
- Shaker Museum, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker
Road , New Gloucester, ME 04260
- December 6, Christmas at Canterbury
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