December, 2009
 December 3, Thursday ~ "FOOD INC" offering surprising insights into what we eat; 7 pm; Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center at Colby-Sawyer College, Main Street, (New London); FREE Admission; www.colby-sawyer.edu/events
December 4, Friday and December 5, Saturday ~ The Nutcracker, special performance by the Kearsarge Conservatory of the Performing Arts; at Kearsarge Regional High School, Exit 10 off of I - 89; Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 3 pm; Tickets: $8 adults. $7 seniors, $6 children & students; Call Kristin Brooks at 927-4528 for tickets and 456-3294 for more information
December 4, Friday ~ Christmas Shopping Night at Mount Royal Academy; 25 fantastic home-based vendors; 6 - 9 pm; Refreshments and music; 7 Hearth Road, (Sunapee); Call Cathy Scharpf at 865-7234 or Bonnie Treece at 938-2786
December 4 Friday - December 5, Saturday ~ A Christmas Sampler; a special five day crafts show located at The Barn at Route 114 and Roby Road, (South Sutton); hand-made santas; primitives, snowmen, country gifts, belted scarves and jewelry; 10 am - 4 pm;
December 4, Friday - December 6, Sunday ~ Highland Lake Inn hosts a Harney & Sons Holiday Tea Tasting & Inns Tour; Inn packages available, includes welcome snacks, Saturday 11 am instructional tea tasting followed by self-guided tour of several other holiday decorated inns and then an evening cooking class preparing recipes from John Harney's popular book about cooking with tea: Call for reservations 735-6426; www.highlandlakeinn.com
December 5, Saturday - December 6, Sunday ~ Harney Tea tasting, Book-signing and holiday inn tour; Saturday 11 am - 4 pm, Sunday - 11 am - 3 pm; Tea-tasting at Colonial Farm Inn & Restaurant(New London), Inn at Pleasant Lake (New London); Highland Lake Inn (East Andover); Other inns included: Goddard Mansion, Claremont, Blue Acorn Inn, Sunapee, Blue Goose Inn, Newbury, Candlelite Inn, Bradford; Henniker House, Henniker; Rosewood Country Inn, Bradford; $25. per tickets; Advance reservations required; www.biketours@granitestatevacations.com
December 5, Saturday ~ Breakfast with Santa at the Grantham Town Hall; 8:30 am - 10 am; Children free with donated non-perishable food item; for information, call 861-9143
December 5, Saturday ~ Pancake breakfast with Santa at the South Newbury Union Church Friendship House, corner of Village and Sutton Roads, (S. Newbury); 9 - 11 am; Small fee for breakfast and photo with Santa - proceeds to benefit the Giving Tree at the Newbury Town Offices;
December 5, Saturday ~ St. Nicholas Fair at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Gould Road, (New London); Crafts, cheese, cooking decorating for children, lunch; 9 am - 2 pm
December 5, Saturday ~ Annual Craft Fair at the Blazing Star Range #71 Hall, North Street, (Danbury); 9 am - 2 pm; Call Marjorie Gorman at 768-5579
December 5, Saturday ~ Wilmot Community Association (WCA) Holiday Craft Fair; Wilmot Town Hall, North Wilmot Road and WCA Barn, Village Road (next to Post Office); 9 am - 2 pm
December 5, Saturday ~ Annual Christmas Fair, Grange Hall, (East Andover); 9 am - 2 pm; hand-crafted items and bake sale
December 5, Saturday ~ Sunapee Harbor Magic, A Christmas Celebration; LIGHT SUNAPEE HARBOR with SANTA WHILE JOINING CAROLERS IN SONG!; 1 -6 pm; Magician, gingerbread cookie decoration, Christmas crafts, Christmas stories; Silent Auction; Apple Pie Sale, horse-drawn hay rides, caroling, face-painting, hot food and refreshments on the MV Kearsarge; LOONEY LUNGE at Harbor Waterfront at 2 pm; Santa arrives and leads the Harbor Bell Parade at 3:30 pm; Harbor Lighting and Magical Surprise at 5 pm; Sunapee Toys for Joy and food pantry donations welcome
December 5, Saturday ~ Warner's Festival of Trees Preview Party; 5 pm at Warner Town Hall with hors d'oevres and holiday punch; Tickets: $10 and must be purchased in advance at local retailers and Sugar River Bank; will entitle you to some discounts at participating local retailers Shopping Tour on Saturday, December 12 (see below); Exit 8 or 9 off I -89
December 5, Saturday - December 6, Sunday ~ Area Choir Concert at South Congregational Church. Newport; Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm; Missy Owen, Accompanist; Shirley Boucher, Organist and Earl Pollard Memorial Bell Choir will perform; FREE; Call Jay Leavitt at 763-2244 for more information
December 6, Sunday ~ Holiday Open House at the New London Historical Society, 11 am - 3 pm; FREE Admission; Holiday music, crafts for children, holiday pictures in a sleigh or antique Model T snowmobile; silent auction 11 am - 2:30 pm; www.newlondonhistoricalsociety.org
December 7, Monday ~ Tell me a Story... About New Hampshire: Old Fashioned Christmas in New Hampshire, 10-11:30am; Enjoy stories and crafts from Christmas past with Lauren Cole-Johnson. Decorate a Fells Christmas tree for the birds. Dress for indoor and outdoor activity. Free. To register call 603-763-4789 ext. 3, limit of 16. Meet at The Fells Gatehouse, 456 Route 103A, Newbury, NH. For additional information call 603-763-4789 ext. 3 or visit www.thefells.org. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council.
December 8, Tuesday ~ Milk & Jade features Hip-hop jazz cellist Dana Leong, internationally renowned hip-hop artist creates the signature boundless sound; 7 pm, Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center at Colby-Sawyer College, Main Street, (New London); FREE; www.colby-sawyer.edu/events
December 9, Wednesday - December 9, Thursday ~ Amahl & the Night Visitors; 7 pm at Sawyer Center Theatre, Sawyer Fine Performing Arts Center, Colby-Sawyer College, Main Street, (New London); FREE, a one-act opera telling the tale of young Amahl, his mother, the Magi and the true meaning of generosity and forgiveness.
December 10, Thursday through Sunday, December 13 ~ Destination New London Christmas in our Towns Celebration: Thursday, December 10: Shop Night, 3 - 7 pm: Support your local businesses; Christmas Lights and Decoration Contest judging begins; Friday, December 11: Shop Night - 3 - 7 pm; Santa arrives at Town Gazebo on fire-truck at 6 pm; Tree lighting at Town Gazebo at 6:15 pm; 'Twas the Night before Christmas" reading by Bud Dick at Town Gazebo; Caroling; hot cocoa and treats at Lake Sunapee Bank, Main Street; Parents Night Out at Colby-Sawyer College -- enjoy the night out to shop or dine while kids enjoy Bouncy House, open gym and movie, 5 - 8 pm--$20 per child (open to children potty-trained to 5th grade); Saturday, December 12: Story Hour with Tomie de Paola at Morgan Hill Bookstore, Main Street; FREE; Photos with a special Santa by Flash Photo (FREE), sponsored by Ledyard National Bank at New London Outing Club Indoor Center (NLOCIC), 11 am - 1 pm; Christmas art & crafts at Outing Club's Indoor Center, 10 am - 2 pm. $12 per child (opened to children potty-trained and older); Sunday, December 13 - Stories and Carols at Whipple Town Hall at 4 pm by Storyteller Simon Brooks, sing carols; enjoy hot cocoa, cookies and cider, all sponsored by the New London Area Center for the Arts (NLACA); Shop Nights and events can ride shuttle bus, sponsored by New London Hospital, from/to New London Shopping Center to Whipple Hall during events; Call 526-6575 for more information; www.lakesunapeenh.org
December 12, Saturday ~ Warner's Holiday Shopping Tour begins at 10 am; local retailers, designated by by red package outside, will be open for business amidst the fun and festivity; Pick up your Shopping Passport from any local retailer, get stamps at each location and you are eligible to win a gift basket full of merchandise and gift certificates; no purchase necessary to participate; Christmas Bazaar, White Elephant Sale & lunch at United Church of Warner, 9am - 2 pm; Horse and carriage rides 10 am - 1 pm; Make your own Christmas Ornament, Country Houses Real Estate, 10 am - 2 pm; Snowman Craft at Town Hall, sponsored by the Warner Preschool, 10 am - 2 pm; Fireside Stories and Artisans at MainStreet Bookends, 10 am - 5 pm; Make-and-take crafts at WingDoodle, 10 am - 5 pm; Open House and Chair Massage by Therapeutique, 10 am - 5 pm; Warm mulled cider, samples of gourmet foods and baked goods by Judy Courser at Country Cobwebs, 10 am - 5 pm; Story time at Pillsbury Free Library, 10:30 am; A production of the beloved Gingerbread Man Children's Show at 1 pm, performed by the Kearsarge Conservatory of Performing Arts at Simonds School with PTO Bake Sale before and after play; Pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Claus at Simonds School at 2 pm; Artisans at Upton Chandler House; Free Gingerbread cookies at Foot Hills Restaurant while supplies last; Artisans at Upton Chandler House, Gift Shops at NH Telephone Museum and Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum open from 10 am - 5 pm; www.kearsargechamber.org/fot
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Ragged Mountain Resort offers several dining choices in addition to skiing in the winter; Call 768-3600 for reservations and information at Overlook Bistro. 768-3600; www.raggedmountainresort.com
Mt. Sunapee Resort is right in your backyard; Plan for this winter as the snow surfaces were ranked best in the East for the 3rd year in row by Ski Magazine readers; According to the 2008 poll, the resort now ranks as the #15 in the east--the highest ranking ever ! Year round events (603-763-3500 for general information;) www.mountsunapee.com
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