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THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, December 1, 2011


DECEMBER THURSDAY 1ST


Bo Bice Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St reet , Rochester. 8pm. Bice introduced himself as the long-haired southern rocker during the 4th


season


of American Idol, where he came in second to Carrie Underwood. . $20- $27. 335-1992


Belknap Mill Quilters Guild


Workshop Meredith Village Savings Bank, Laconia location. 8:30am-3:30pm. Sue Collier will be teaching the “Woven Sunflower” pattern which involves weaving fabric strips, fusing and finishing with raw edge appliqué and reverse raw edge appliqué. $20/members and $25/non- members. 293-2975


Old Bottles and Their Stories Gordon Nash Library, 69 Main Street, New Hampton. 7pm. Mike George of New Boston will talk about the history of glassmaking in NH. Bring your own old glass bottles to this presentation for Mike’s ideas on them.


FRIDAY 2ND


Festival of Trees Waukewan Golf Club, Waukewan Road, Center Harbor. 2pm-8pm. Visitors may view the beautiful trees that have been contributed and decorated by area businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals and families. Enjoy tasty treats, purchase products made by local artisans and take chances on fabulous raffle baskets. 279-0918


Rochester Follies: Show of


Shows Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. The Follies return with skits, dance, song and merriment. Members of the community become stars of the show as they step on stage for this fantastic fundraiser. $20. 335-1992


Children’s Story Time Event at The Festival of Trees


Waukewan Golf Club, Waukewan Road, Center Harbor. 5:30pm or 7pm. The Gingerbread Man “A Tasty Tale” as told by Rusty Locke. For children 3 to 8. $2/children and $3/adults. Pre- registration suggested. 279-5529


Tree Lighting Ceremony/Visit


with Santa Rotary Pavilion, Henry Law Park, Dover. 6pm.


Festival of Trees Dover City Hall Auditorium. 6-8pm. Decorated trees available for silent auction, live music, hot cocoa and holiday treats.


“Artful Dining Experience” Dinner


and Art Auction The Gilmanton Winery and Restaurant, Meadow Pond Road, Gilmanton. 6pm. Following a 5-course meal, a live auction will commence with 100% of the proceeds going to the deserving Fine Art students from Lakes Region Community College. Reservations are required. 267-8251


2nd Annual Children’s Auction


Bash! Lake Opechee Inn & Spa, Lakeport. 7pm. This event will take you back to 1981, when the WLNH Children’s Auction began! Pull up your legwarmers, lace gloves and parachute pants and get ready to “Moonwalk” through the 80’s! The event will feature the exquisite cuisine of O’s Steak and Seafood and the sounds of the Eric Grant Band! Holiday or 80’s attire is welcome but not required. Tickets are $50/per person. All proceeds go to benefit the WLNH Children’s Auction. www.meadowbrook.net or www.wlnh. com


“A Christmas Carol” Ashland Baptist Church, 57 Main Street, downtown Ashland. 7pm. Presented by the Hampstead Stage Company. Admission is free but donations are always welcome. 968- 7716


19TH Annual Midnight Merriment


Downtown Concord. 5:30pm-midnight. This is Main Street Concord’s official kick-off of the holiday season and offers a variety of activities for shoppers of all


ages. www.mainstreetconcord.com FRI. 2ND


– SUN. 4TH Garrison Players – “Hound of the


Baskervilles” Garrison Players Arts Center, Route 4, Rollinsford. Evening shows are at 8pm and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Audience members are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to place in the Dover Fire Department’s Toy Bank at the theatre. $18/adults and $12/ students. 750-4ART


Christmas at the Castle Castle in the Clouds, Route 171 Ossipee Park Road, Moultonborough. 10am-2:30pm (weather permitting). Reflections of three decades of Christmas in the 1910’s, 1920’s and 1930’s. Experience what it would have been like to spend the holidays as a guest of the Plant’s. Complimentary refreshments, seasonal music, crafters and the Castle gift shop will be open. $20/adults, $10/kids and infants are free. 476-5900


SATURDAY 3RD Northeastern Ballet Theatre –


“The Nutcracker” Portsmouth Christian Academy, Dover. 2pm and 7pm. $20/adult and $15/children and seniors. www. northeasternballet.org or 569-5410


“The Lion, the Witch and the


Wardrobe” Wakefield Opera House, 2 High Street, Sanbornville. $15/door or $12/advance. 522-0126


Christmas at Canterbury Shaker


Village Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road. The village will be decked out in festive lights, all pathways will be lit with votive candles and each of the historic buildings decorated in traditional holiday style. All entertainments and activities are included in admission price. $17/adult, $8/children or $42/ family. Members are free. 783-9511


Sanbornton Historical Society – Christmas Wreath Sale and Craft


Fair Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Road. 9am- 2pm. Wreaths can be pre-ordered or available at the fair. 286-4526


Festival of Trees Waukewan Golf Club, Waukewan Road, Center Harbor. 9am-5pm. Visitors may view the beautiful trees that have been contributed and decorated by area businesses, nonprofit organizations, individuals and families. Enjoy tasty treats, purchase products made by local artisans and take chances on fabulous raffle baskets. 279-0918


Family Holiday Craft Fair First United Methodist Church, 18 Main Street, Littleton. 9am-3pm. 444-5606


Rochester Follies: Show of


Shows Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 8pm. The Follies return with skits, dance, song and merriment. Members of the community become stars of the show as they step on stage for this fantastic fundraiser. $20. 335-1992


Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus The Noggin Factory, 53 Washington


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Downtown Dover Holiday Events Saturday, December 3rd, visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus


at The Noggin Factory form 10am-Noon and 2-4pm. Bring your camera to take pictures with The Clauses. At Noon there will also be a downtown Santa Stroll. Saturday, December 10th, take a downtown stroll with


Santa at 11am. There will be cookie decorating with Santa and Mrs. Clause from 9-11am at the Cafe Ciabatta. At 1pm there will be a holiday reading with the Clauses and the Dover Mayor at Cafe On The Corner.


“The Gift of Song” A classical song recital, “The Gift of Song”, featuring Jane


Cormier, Soprano and Kathryn Southworth, Pianist will be offered on Sunday, December 4, 3pm, at the Gilford Community Church. “The Gift of Song” will offer works by Schubert, Mozart,


Richard Strauss and Samuel Barber. Jane Cormier is Director of Just Love to Sing!, a NH non profit music orga- nization. Ms. Cormier has performed all over the world in leading operatic roles and has offered solo song recitals in Vienna, Germany, and Italy. “This is a very special song recital, as it has been a few years since I have found time to put a concert together. There is something for everyone at this concert, and hopefully, people will come to hear some of arts songs’ very finest composers”, says Cormier. Ms. Cormier will be accompanied at the piano by Kathryn


Southworth, who is Piano Department Chair at Concord Community Music School. Ms. Southworth will also offer piano solo selections at the concert and both Ms. Cormier and Ms. Southworth will meet with the audience after the performance. Tickets are $10.at the door. For more information, call (603)781-5695.


“A Christmas Carol” In Ashland As part of Christmas Night in Ashland, the Hampstead


Stage Company will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7pm . on Friday, December 2, in the Ashland Baptist Church, at 57 Main Street in downtown Ashland. The play is based on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday


story of the miser Ebeneezer Scrooge, who, through the visits of the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, learns the true meaning of Christmas. The Hampstead Stage Company is a non-profit organi-


zation, based in Barnstead N.H., which presents classical literature through live theater, with a focus on young audi- ences. The performance is sponsored by the Community Council of Ashland and the Friends of the Ashland Town Library. Admission is free (although donations are always welcome).


Santa Claus to Visit Historic Pierce Manse


Santa Claus will visit the historic Pierce Manse on 14 Horseshoe Lane in Concord, on Saturday, December 10, from noon to 3pm. Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States and only president from New Hampshire, was the first to have a decorated Christmas tree in the White House. This year, the public is invited to celebrate the holiday


season with a visit to his historic Concord home. Take a step back in time and tour this historic home decorated for the holidays. Bring your children and grandchildren to meet Santa and enjoy snacks and crafts. For a $5 dona- tion, take home a keepsake photo of your children with Santa. All event proceeds will be donated to The Friendly Kitchen, Concord’s only soup kitchen, which has served over 600,000 meals to the hungry since 1980.


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