Witness to Global Conflict Photography Exhibit
Fruitlands Museum’s new photography exhibit, Witness to Global Conflict: 9/11 and Beyond, which will run through Nov. 15, illustrates the lives of U.S. combat soldiers overseas, particularly within the landscape of Afghanistan, and features work by Gary Knight and Teun Voeten, who have worked as photojournalists with U.S. Armed Forces. For more information call Mary Delaney at Fruitlands at 978-456–3924, ext. 292.
Guided Trail Hikes at Fruitlands
Fruitlands Museum will offer guided hikes every Saturday at 3 p.m. through Nov. 15, exploring the museum trails and historic sites. Free with admission.
Lions Club Annual Fall Festival
The Lions Club Annual Fall Festival Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 16, 17, and 18, will open Friday night with its popular Battle of the Bands competition. The festival’s Saturday night concert will feature the Beatles tribute band, Beatle Juice, followed by fireworks. The festival will also have live music, the State Barbecue Cook-off with a chance to sample the competition, live demonstrations, craft vendors, kids events, barbecue and other food throughout the weekend, adult/teen challenges, and Cow Plop Bingo. Classic cars will be on view Sunday. The gates will open at 5 p.m. Friday evening, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and at 5:30 p.m. Saturday night for the 6 p.m. concert and 8 p.m. fireworks. Admission Friday night is $7 for all ages, and $5 for Saturday and Sunday daytimes. The Saturday night concert and fireworks are $15 for adults and $10 for students. Those who purchase Saturday evening tickets when attending during the day on Saturday will be allowed free admission during the day and will be able to remain on the festival grounds during the afternoon transition to the evening program.
Circle of Songs at the Library
Hugh Hanley will bring his Circle of Songs for all ages to the Harvard Public Library, Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. Hanley has been singing with children for over twenty years in his work as an early childhood educator, music specialist and entertainer. He draws from a wide and varied repertoire of songs, finger plays, and music activities that are appropriate, accessible, and engaging. Please preregister.
18th Monarch Butterfly Tagging
Rona Balco will explain the purpose of the nation-wide monarch butterfly tagging program and give tips on tagging Sunday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge at the end of Still River Depot Road. Butterfly nets will be provided, but bring your own if you have one. Children are encouraged to come. Parking will be on the right, on the grass. For further information and reservations, contact Rona Balco at 978-779-2259 or ada@friendsoftheoxbownwr.org.
New England Impressionists Rediscovered
Fruitlands Museum will host an exhibit talk and choral event, Sunday, Sept. 18, at 1 p.m. in the Art Gallery. Guest curators Sam and Sheila Robbins will provide an informative walk-through of New England Impressionists Rediscovered, followed by Harvard Pro Musica vocalists performing songs that include early American songs, a Swedish onomatopoeic piece, “The Water is Wide,” “Amazing Grace” in shape notation, and other songs in folk and gospel tradition. The event is free with admission.
Shaker Village Walking Tour
Fruitlands Museum will sponsor a Shaker Village Walking Tour Sunday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., beginning at the Holy Hill conservation lrust parking lot on South Shaker Road. Local Shaker scholar Roben Campbell, Fruitlands interpreter Elsa Stroh, and Shaker Village resident Jonathan Feist will guide a tour of the Holy Hill conservation land and a walk through the Harvard Shaker Village and some of its homes. Admisson is $10 for museum members and $15 for nonmembers. RSVP is required at mdelaney@fruitlands.org or 978-456-3924, ext. 292.
Historical Society Discovery Day
Shaker Ingenuity will be highlighted at the first fall Discovery Day at the Harvard Historical Society Sunday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. Pat Hatch, a Harvard resident and Shaker antiques expert, will share her knowledge and explain how Shakers invented the high tech of their day to improve their productivity and make life easier. Visitors are also welcome to browse the rest of the collection. All ages are welcome and admission is free, although a donation or membership is suggested.
Concert at the Common
Concerts at the Common will open its season with Triple Helix Trio Sunday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. at the Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church on the Common. Bayla Keyes on violin, Rhonda Rider on cello, and Lois Shapiro on piano will perform works by Bright Sheng, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Anton Arensky. General admission tickets are $18, $15 for seniors, and $12 for students. For more information email eltoth@verizon.net or call 978-779-2876. The concert is supported in part by grants from the Cultural Councils of Bolton, Harvard, Littleton, and Stow.
Library Storytimes
The Harvard Public Library’s storytimes will resume the week of Sept. 19. Check the calendar on the library’s website, www.harvardpubliclibrary.org, for exact days and times of fall storytimes.
Well Adult Clinic
Nashoba Associated Boards of Health, in conjunction with the Harvard Board of Health, will hold a Well Adult Clinic Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Hildreth House. Drop in for diet teaching and blood pressure and pulse screening. No appointment is necessary. For further information, contact Nashoba Associated Boards of Health at 978-772-3335 or 1-800-427-9762, ext, 333, or visit www.nashoba.org.
Harvard Woman’s Club Coffee
The Harvard Woman’s Club will hold a coffee for prospective members Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. at the home of Ann Cuneo, 22 Wescott Road. The club seeks to foster friendship, fun, and a wide variety of programs and activities for women of all ages. New and long-time residents of Harvard and surrounding towns are invited to come to meet members of the club and learn about its purpose and activities. To RSVP call Carol Landry at 978-456-9645 or Ann Cuneo at 978-456-3534.
Worcester Chamber Music Society
The Worcester Chamber Music Society and friends will perform a South of the Border concert Friday, Sept. 23, at the Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church and Saturday, Sept. 24, at the First Baptist Church, 111 Park Ave. in Worcester. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a preconcert talk at 7 p.m. The performances will feature an array of music from South America. Tickets for general admission are $30, $25 for seniors, $8 for Student Rush with a WOO card, and children under 17 admitted free. Tickets and information are available at www.worcesterchambermusic.org or 978-456-2730.
Lego Club
The Harvard Public Library Lego Club for ages 5 and up will meet Saturday, Sept. 24, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the library. Parents are encouraged to join in the fun of building creations and to assist with supervision. See the Children’s Librarian for more information and to preregister.
Pilot Project @ the Old Library
Artists, dancers, musicians, yoga teachers, and other participants in Pilot Project @ the Old Libray will be on hand for an Open House Saturday, Sept. 24, from noon to 4 p.m.
Knit Wits
All levels of knitters in grades 4 through 12 are welcome to attend the first meeting of a new knitting group run by teen volunteer Janet Sorrells Monday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the Harvard Public Library. Additional meetings will be Oct. 24 and Dec. 12. Attendees are encouraged to come to all meetings, but may attend just one or two. Projects will depend on the skill levels of the group members; more advanced knitters may work on their own on-going projects. Enrollment is limited to twelve and preregistration is requested.
A Day for Play 5K and Fun Runs
A Day for Play 5K and Fun Runs, formerly the Celebrate Childhood 5K and Fun Runs, will be held Sunday, Sept. 25, at Evergreen Garden Playschool, 270 Barnum Road in Devens. Festivities for youth and adults of all ages will start at 10 a.m. with the Tots Trot, followed by a 1-mile walk/run at 10:30 a.m. and a 5K at 11 a.m. There will be music and games throughout the morning. For more information and to register go to www.evergreengardenplayschool.org and follow the link to the road race, or call 978-772-9595. All proceeds will benefit the Evergreen Garden Playschool, a Waldorf-inspired preschool and kindergarten.
“Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000”
“Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000” is a story of two characters, a dying river and a young suburban housewife. In the 1960s, the Nashua River in New Hampshire and central Massachusetts was one of the 10 most polluted in the country, clogged with multicolored toxic sludge from nearby paper mills. Around that time, Marion Stoddart moved to the area with her family, so close to the river they could smell its noxious fumes. At a low point in her life, she decided to fight her own emptiness by taking on the biggest challenge she could find – cleaning up the Nashua River. Follow Marion’s journey in this moving documentary Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Volunteers Hall at the Harvard Public Library. A discussion led by Marion Stoddart will follow the screening. The event is hosted by the Harvard Conservation Trust, Warner Lecture Series, and the Garden Club of Harvard. Admission is free and open to the public.
Apple Harvest Ramble
The Harvard Road Race Association will sponsor its 20th Apple Harvest Ramble Road Races Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m. with 10-mile and 5-mile races that will start and end at the Bromfield School. Online pre-registration is available at www.harvardraces.org; race day registration will be at the Bromfield School from 8 to 9:55 a.m. Entry fees are $25 (10 Miler) and $20 (5 Miler) through Sept. 18, and $30 and $25 respectively afterwards. Runners age 65 and over can register for $15. Technical shirts are included in early registration and will be available for $15 on race day. There will be seven male and female age divisions with awards given to top finishers in each division, as well as to the top Harvard resident finishers.
Calling All Singers!
Harvard Pro Musica is seeking singers for the 2011-12 season. All voice parts are welcome; no audition is required. Sing with Harvard Pro Musica as they prepare Handel’s Messiah and Stravinksy’s Symphony of Psalms. To learn more visit www.harvardpromusica.org, email info@harvardpromusica.org, or call 978-456-5039.
OUT OF TOWN
Clarence Spady at the Bull Run
Singer/songwrier/guitarist Clarence Spady will appear at the historic Bull Run restaurant in Shirley on Friday, Sept. 16. at 8 p.m. Spady was recognized as one of Living Blues Magazine’s “Top 40 Blues Artist Under 40” and received the ’98 France Blues Trophie for Best International Blues Artist of the Year. Tickets are $17 in advance and $21 at the door. More information is available at www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
“Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical”
Theatre III of West Acton will perform “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical” at the theater at 250 Central St. in West Acton. Shows will run Sept. 16, 17, 23, 24, and 30, and Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. and Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. For tickets and more details visit www.theatre3.org or call 978-263-9070.
Concord Great Meadows Walk
Concord Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge will hold its September walk, A Sense of Place, Saturday, Sept. 17, at the refuge, on Monsen Road off Rt. 62 in Concord. Walkers should see seed forms, flocking birds, mushroom surprises, and notable late bloomers. A $5 voluntary donation will be appreciated. For more information contact cherrie.corey@verizon.net or call 978-760-1933.
Uta Pippig at Benefit Run in Concord
Uta Pippig, three-time Boston Marathon winner and two-time Oylmpian, will be the Honorary Chair and a fellow runner at a 10K Run/5K Walk to benefit the Louisa May Alcott House Sunday, Sept. 18. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Concord-Carlisle High School, 500 Walden St., in Concord. The entry fees for the timed 10K run are $30 for adults and $10 for youth under 18. Fees for the 5K walk are $20 for adults and children under 18; strollers and pets are free. For further information and registration materials, visit www.louisamayalcott.org or call 978-369-4118, ext. 104.
Nashoba Valley Concert Band
The Nashoba Valley Concert Band will present a free, public concert Sunday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. near the Smith Family Pavilion, behind the Groton Library, in Groton. The 40-piece band will perform a variety of music including show tunes, marches, patriotic, and other popular music that will appeal to the whole family. For more information on the Nashoba Valley Concert Band, including becoming a member, visit www.nashobavalleyconcertband.org.
Patty Larkin at the Bull Run
Renowned folk musician Patty Larkin will appear at the Bull Run restaurant in Shirley on Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24.00 day of show including at the door. A self described “guitar driven songwriter,” Larkin has wound her way through soundscapes of evocative vocals, inventive guitar wizardry and imaginative lyrics. Her songs run from impressionistic poetry to witty wordplay. Tickets and more information at www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
Larry Coyell and Bob Wolfman at the Bull Run
Jazz-rock musicians Larry Coryell and Bob Wolfman will appear at the Bull Run restaurant in Shirley on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.. Tickets $25.00 in advance, $30.00 day of show including at the door. More information at www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
Berlin Bicentennial Harvest Stroll
The Berlin Agricultural Commission will sponsor a Bicentennial Harvest Stroll Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25. The Stroll is one of several planned events to celebrate Berlin’s 200th Anniversary in 2012. The Harvest Stroll will consist of eight locations in Berlin that will hold special festivities during the weekend. Participants include Balance Rock Farm, Berlin Farms, Golden Skep Farm, Holiday Farm, Indian Head Farm, New World Riding at Great Oak Farm, North Brook Farm, and Sawyer Hill Ecovillage. Flyers with the details of each location’s hours and activities are available from the participants, as well as at the Berlin Post Office and the Berlin Town Offices. Details can also be found at www.townofberlin.com.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2011
The Alzheimer’s Association, will host its annual Walk To End Alzheimer’s Sunday, Sept. 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Quinsigamond Community College. Food, raffles, crafts, and track entertainment will be provided. To join a team, make a donation, or volunteer, visit www.alzwalkMA/NH.org or call 617-393-2050.
