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SUMMARY:Trees & Trimmings at Remick Museum
DESCRIPTION:We’ve decked the halls and more…\nJoin us for a nostalgic celebration of the season! Sip on mulled cider as you enjoy a festive holiday-time visit to Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm. \nEach area in the Museum Center features a uniquely trimmed Christmas tree inspired by the exhibit surrounding it\, illuminated by candles or twinkling lights. Adorned with its own tree display\, The Hearth Room is a cozy space to surround yourself in holiday glow and historical Christmas touches. Overall\, the tree decorations range from handcrafted to mid-century\, rustic to sparkle-lovers’ delights. \nAdditional trimmings include festive and fun holiday touches\, plus… \n+ view decorating traditions\, such as decorative blow molds\, ceramic Christmas trees\, holiday village displays and more; \n+ take part in handcrafting at the make-and-take ornament station (while supplies last); \n+ see a display of vintage Christmas ornaments from the Remick collection; \n+ learn about the design and marketing of glass tree ornaments from the 19th century to today; \n+ participate in a Victorian Christmas Card Making Workshop presented by the Arts Council of Tamworth — preregistration required SOLD OUT; \n+ enjoy a blooming display of winter bulbs and flowers — potted paperwhite bulbs for sale; \n+ listen to seasonal music as it plays in the background; \n+ sit for a moment (or more) to watch “The House Without A Christmas Tree\,” a heartwarming movie\, set in 1946; \n+ stop by the Apothecary to learn about the Tamworth Community Nurse Association\, which was started in 1921 and is the only free skilled nursing service in the country\, and has a historical ties to Remick (plus\, their 2025 collectable\, hand-screened wooden Christmas ornaments by NH artist Jessica Fligg and featuring a Chinook dog sled team are for sale\, while supplies last); \n+ add a few pieces to a vintage-imagery puzzle featuring Santa Claus; \n+ savor a gingerbread cookie — recipe from the Remick-Made Cookbook (while supplies last); \n+ chat about Christmas memories stirred up by your visit; \n+ wish our newly-arrived animals a Merry Christmas — stop by the outdoor pens of a pair of goats and two working steers; \n+ receive discounts in the store — 15% for members\, 10% for nonmembers! \n  \nThis event is FREE and open to the public.\nNOTE: For seating and supply purposes\, preregistration is strongly suggested for the Arts Council of Tamworth activity. If you have any questions or would like additional information about this activity specifically\, please contact the Arts Council of Tamworth at executive.director@artscounciltamworth.org or (603) 584-2712. \n  \n\nWhile on-site\, purchase tickets to our uniquely special Christmas event presented by Portsmouth New Hampshire’s Pontine Theatre: A New England Christmas\, Thursday\, December 18\, 6:30-7:30 p.m.\, suitable for ages 14+. $10 | $5 for members. Seating is limited and may sell out before the Trees & Trimmings event — PURCHASE NOW. Members: All ticketing falls under the $10 registration fee\, member discount will be applied at checkout. \n  \nMAKE A FESTIVE DAY OF IT IN TAMWORTH VILLAGE! \nSame-day village happenings… \n+ Tamworth Bakery | 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.\nSpecial: Traditional Lucia Buns for St. Lucia Day (Swedish yeasted saffron buns)\, plus gingerbread cake and loaves\, brick-oven breads\, pastries\, tea\, coffee\, and light lunch. \n+ Christmas Craft Fair at the Tamworth Town House\, Tamworth Village Handcrafters | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. \n+ Tamworth Farmers’ Market | 10 a.m. to Noon\nThe fall market is held in the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slope parking lot (30 Tamworth Road). While there\, purchase the Tamworth Community Nurse Association’s 2025 hand-painted fundraiser ornament\, featuring a Chinook dog sled team\, while supplies last; Jessica Fligg\, artist. \n+ Holiday Open House at Cook Memorial Library | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.\nMake a simple craft\, find a treat to eat\, and listen to poems for the season beginning at 12 noon. \n+ Tamworth Bakery | 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.\nSpecial: Traditional Lucia Buns for St. Lucia Day (Swedish yeasted saffron buns)\, plus gingerbread cake and loaves\, brick-oven breads\, pastries\, tea\, coffee\, and light lunch. \n+ Cookie Walk & Bake Sale at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes | 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. \n+ Take a photo with the newly-installed Chinook statue on the front lawn of the Tamworth History Center  |  The Center is closed for the season  Named New Hampshire’s official state dog in 2009\, the Chinook was bred to be an ideal expedition dog by Arthur Treadwell Walden of Wonalancet (Wonalancet is an unincorporated community of Tamworth). The clay model for the sculpture was designed and created by Tamworth painter and animal sculptor Andrea Kennett. \n  \nJust outside the village… \n+ Holiday Makers Market\, The Barn at The Preserve at Chocorua | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
URL:https://www.remickmuseum.org/event/trees-trimmings/
LOCATION:Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm\, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd\, Tamworth\, NH\, 03886\, United States
CATEGORIES:Activity,Exhibit,Holiday,Special Event
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SUMMARY:“A New England Christmas” presented by Pontine Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss this special holiday event! We are pleased to welcome back Portsmouth’s Pontine Theatre to Tamworth\, with two holiday stories featuring the essence of Christmas in New England. \nA NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS 2025\nFor this year’s holiday program\, Pontine performs two treasured seasonal tales: A Speakin’ Ghost and Christmas Back Home. Both stories are by wonderful regional authors long gone and largely forgotten by contemporary audiences. \n+ A Speakin’ Ghost\, written by Annie Trumbull Slosson (1838–1926)\, features a woman born and raised in Rye\, New Hampshire. Many years after leaving her childhood home near the ocean to work as a household servant\, she finds herself living an isolated life providing care to an elderly man. She spends most of her time alone in her room\, reliving memories of years gone by. From these musings arises a ghost-like figure\, a young boy who begins making regular visits to this lonely soul. \nAnnie Trunbull Slosson published over 15 collections of short stories between 1878 and 1912 and was a frequent contributor to the Atlantic and Harper’s. Her first book\, “The China Hunter’s Club” (1878)\, a collection of dialect stories situated in her native Stonington\, Connecticut and the Franconia Notch area of New Hampshire\, was considered\, along with Sarah Orne Jewett’s Deephaven (1877) and Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Pogonuc People (1878)\, to be one of the first identifiable examples of the regional or “local color” genre. \n+ Christmas Back Home\, a story by Eugene Wood (1860–1923)\, features a delightful cast of characters who inhabit a small\, rural town. The piece evokes the childhood magic and suspense of Christmas as the special day approaches. The enchantment of preparing gifts to both give and receive enlivens this simple\, heartfelt musing about the most magical day of the year. \nEugene Wood wrote stories describing the lives of rural folks whom he had known in the small towns where he lived. His three best-known books are fittingly titled “Back Home\,” “Folks Back Home\,” and “Our Town.” His career began with newspaper work as a reporter on The Cleveland Herald. He was also a regular contributor to principal magazines. \n \nScene from the “toy theatre” production of Christmas Back Home\, original artwork created by Greg Gathers of Pontine Theatre. Watch the video below to see Pontine Theatre’s toy theatre in use\, along with other theatrical stylings. \nPontine’s Co-Artistic Directors and performers\, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers\, have developed a special fondness for searching out rich\, historical literary gems and bringing them to life for audiences throughout the region. Pontine’s shows often feature antique stage techniques\, including rolling panoramas\, puppetry\, and toy theatre figures to bring stories alive onstage. Mr. Gathers creates all the props and sets used in the theatre’s productions. \nThis event would make a delightful pre-Christmas gift! \n\n$10 | $5 for members\nSpace is limited\, preregistration is required.\nSuitable for ages 14 and above; interested and patient attendees under age 14 are welcome.\nThe program is approximately 60 minutes long.\nFollowing the performance\, enjoy a gingerbread cookie (or two)\, view the theatre staging and props\, and interact with the artists. \nPREREGISTER HERE\nMembers: All ticketing falls under the $10 registration fee\, member discount will be applied at checkout.\nNot sure if your membership is current? Give us a call at (603) 323-7591. \n  \nThis event is part of our Fall at the Farmstead schedule. \n  \n\nABOUT PONTINE THEATRE \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n“Pontine Theatre is a small miracle. The theater has used puppets\, mime and stagecraft to convey visions of the past to modern audiences for more than 35 years. Artistic Directors Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers conspire to fascinate the contemporary mind with original works based on the stories and literature of New England. There’s really nothing else like it anywhere.” ~ NH Magazine \n“Since 1977\, Pontine Theatre has been an active participant in the development of actor-based theatre\, creating work that is engaging\, innovative and original. Co-Artistic Directors\, Marguerite Mathews and Gregory Gathers have produced over fifty original works. Creating and performing these works\, Pontine has introduced their unique form of theatre to audiences throughout New England\, transforming audience interest in gestural theatre\, puppetry\, toy theatre and storytelling into enthusiasm for this distinctive synthesis of forms. \n“In choosing projects for our at-home performance series and subsequent tours\, we endeavor to reflect the interests of the audiences we serve. We are fortunate to live and work in a region with a particularly rich history and a citizenry deeply interested in this legacy. As other cultural organizations work to preserve historic landmarks and significant architecture\, we have dedicated many of our performances to celebrating classic works of New England literature: some well-known\, others obscure gems. We also create works based on original research that explore various aspects of New England culture and history. \n“…Our intimately-scaled chamber productions are an ideal fit for the small-town audiences…. The intimate scale of our productions reflects an aesthetic choice to magnify the theatrical power and artistic integrity of our work through concentrated attention to the details of each element comprising the whole.” \n“…art has the capacity to reach us on multiple levels at the same time. It’s much more than an intellectual experience\, it’s also an emotional experience\, can be a spiritual experience\, can even be a physical experience. And there are very few times in life when all those aspects of our nature are brought together in the same place and we’re made aware of it. And I think it makes for a very deep bonding experience between actors and audience and between audience members. The fact that that performance happens only in that moment with everybody’s cooperation — it’s priceless. It’s absolutely priceless.” ~ Greg Gathers\, Co-Artistic Director of Pontine Theatre \n  \nLEARN MORE LINKS \n+ Watch a toy theatre demonstration — a small-scale\, paper-only version of Pontine Theatre’s large\, 3-D staging (designed and crafted by the theatre’s co-artistic director Gregory Gathers). \n+ Listen to The Rise and Fall of Toy Theatre\, a fun podcast episode from Craftsman Magazine. See the modern-day version of Pollock’s Toy Store\, mentioned in the podcast\, which sells modern versions of the original-style toy theatres.
URL:https://www.remickmuseum.org/event/pontine-christmas/
LOCATION:Remick Country Doctor Museum & Farm\, 58 Cleveland Hill Rd\, Tamworth\, NH\, 03886\, United States
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