December 2011
Dec. 2 Fri. (5 – 9 pm). First Friday, downtown Peterborough.
Dec. 3 Sat. (8 am – 8 pm). Olde Fashioned Christmas, downtown Hillsborough. Hillsboroughpride.org.
Dec. 3 Sat. (2 – 6 pm). Jingle on Downtown & Annual Craft Fair, Milford. 603-672-4567. Milfordmainstreet.org.
Dec. 6 Tues. (5:30 pm). Cheshire County Conservation District Annual Meeting, Stonewall Farm, Keene. 603-756-2988, ext. 116.
Dec. 9 Fri. (6 – 8:30 pm), 10 Sat. (9:30 am – 4 pm). The Orchard School, Winter Crafts Fair. Walpole Town Hall, Walpole. Local crafts, fiber and food. 603-835-2495. Theorchardschool.org.
Dec. 10 Sat. (11 am – 4 pm). 7th Annual Currier & Ives Cookie Tour, inns throughout the Monadnock Region.
Currierandivescookietour.com.
Dec. 10 Sat. (9 – 11:30 am). Annual Bake Sale (also selling local jellies, jams and pickles), Walpole Post Office, Walpole. 603-756-3948.
Dec. 10 Sat. to 24 Sat. (6 – 9 pm). Labyrinth of Lights, Grand Ballroom, Hastings House, Walpole. 603-756-3961. Walpoleunitarian.org.
Dec. 31 Sat. (6 pm – 1:00 am). New Year’s Eve Party, Inn at East Hill Farm, Troy. Reservations required. 603-242-6495. East-hill-farm.com.
January 2012
Jan. 6 Fri. (5 – 9 pm). First Friday, downtown Peterborough.
Jan. 28 Sat. (10 am – 3:00 pm). Frozen Farm Festival, Stonewall Farm, Keene. Stonewallfarm.org.
February 2012
Feb. 3 Fri. (5 – 9 pm). First Friday, downtown Peterborough.
Feb. 11 Sat. (9 am – 4 pm). The 7th Annual Seed Celebration and Seed Exchange (snow date 2/12), Community Center, Gilsum. Emersonbrookforest.
org.
Feb. 24 Fri. (5:30 – 11 pm). Farmer Appreciation Night, Stonewall Farm, Keene. Sponsored by the Monadnock Farm and Community Connection.
603-756-2988, ext. 116. Cheshireconservation.org/MFCC.
Feb. 25 Sat. 6th NH Grazing Conference, Holiday Inn, Concord, NH, Featuring Kathy Voth on "Training Livestock to Eat Weeds" and Brett Chedzoz on "Benefits of Silvopasturing". For program & registration details contact Bill Fosher at Bill@edgefieldsheep.com, 603-399-9975
Feb. 27 Mon. (1 pm - 6 pm). Winter Family Farm Day, Inn at East Hill Farm Troy. Fee. Reservations required. 603-242-6495. East-hill-farm.com.
Ongoing
Winter Events
Mondays
Monday Night Contra Dancing (8 – 10:30 pm). Nelson Town Hall, Nelson.
Thursdays
Acoustic Thursdays (6:30 pm). Fritz: The Place to Eat, Keene. Fritztheplacetoeat.com.
Fridays
Knitting Group (10:30 am – noon). Jaffrey Public Library, Jaffrey.
Live Music & Dancing (8 – 11 pm). Cheshire Tavern at the Fitzwilliam Inn, Fitzwilliam. Historicfitzwilliaminn.com.
Live Music at Fritz (6:30 pm – 9 pm). Fritz: The Place to Eat, Keene. Fritztheplacetoeat.com.
Saturdays
To Bee or Not to Bee (10 am – noon). Jan. 14 through Feb. 11 only. Beekeeping questions answered. Imagine That HONEY, Swanzey. 603-381-1717.
Live Music & Dancing (8 – 11 pm). Cheshire Tavern at the Fitzwilliam Inn, Fitzwilliam. Historicfitzwilliaminn.com.
Sundays
What is Cohousing? (2 - 4 pm, 1st and 3rd Sundays). Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm, Peterborough. peterboroughcohousing.org.September 3-4, Sat., Sun., 10 am–11:30 am.
For more information about our calendar of events, or to list your event online, email Marcia Duffy, editor@monadnocktable.com.
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