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Rehoboth
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PO Box 2
Rehoboth, MA 02769
(508) 252-3031

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Calendar
last updated 9/27/07

September 20, 2007:  Lecture on Antique Spectacles with Dr. David Fleishman, 7:30 pm at the Carpenter Museum.

October 20, 2007:  Arts in the Village Concert, "Janice Weber & Co." 7:30 pm at Goff Hall.

October 28, 2007:  Tobey Site Archaeological Dig Lecture with Ted Ballard, 2 pm at the Carpenter Museum.

November 3, 2007:  Folk Art, Antique & Artisans Show at Beckwith School, 9 am to 4 pm.

November 10, 2007:  Harvest Dinner with baker Ciril Hitz. Hors d'oeuvres and bread making demonstration begins at 5:30 pm. Dinner at 6:30 pm.  Reservations required. Cost is $12 or $15 for non-members.

December 1, 2007:  Arts in the Village Concert "Boston Opera Company" 7:30 pm Goff Hall.

December 7, 2007:  Holiday High Tea at the Carpenter Museum. Sumptuous delicacies and holiday music, 4 pm to 6 pm.

December 8, 2007:  American Girl Doll Tea 1 pm to 3 pm. Christmas through the ages...fun, food and crafts at the Carpenter Museum.

December 9, 2007:  Teddy Bear Tea for young children held 1 pm to 3 pm at the Carpenter Museum.

January 5, 2007:  Arts in the Village Concert "South Coast Chamber Music Society" 7:30 pm at Goff Hall.

December-February:  Carpenter Museum closed on Sundays.

March 2, 2008:  Carpenter Museum re-opens for the season on Sundays from 2 to 4 pm.

Programs & Events

The Rehoboth Antiquarian Society, Carpenter Museum, and Blanding Library offer a wide range of programs throughout the year, including lectures, exhibits, education programs, concerts, and workshops.

Arts in the Village

The Arts in Village series includes musicians and vocalists in programs ranging from classical music, to operetta, to traditional folk music and dance. The performance arts series is presented in Goff Memorial Hall, a National Historic Landmark.  Easily accessible from major highways, Goff Hall is a 20-minute drive from Providence, Attleboro, Taunton, and Fall River.

For over one hundred years cultural events, dramas, and music series have take place in the hall. The 7-foot concert grand piano that graces the stage was purchased with the assistance of contributions from concert-goers and area businesses and a grant from the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation.    For the full schedule click here.


Folk Art, Antique, and Artisans Show

The annual Folk Art, Antique, and Artisans show has become a fall tradition. Approximately 50 exhibitors display their wares at the Beckwith Middle School on Rt 44. 

Traditionally held on the first weekend in November, the event is held in conjunction with the Congregational Church Bazaar in Rehoboth Village.


Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Clambake

The clambake is an annual summer event that dates back to the very beginning of the Rehoboth Antiquarian Society. The first bake was held in 1884 in a field across the street from Goff Memorial Hall. Hundreds of people attended Rehoboth Antiquarian Society Clambake during its heyday in the early twentieth century, many taking the trolley in from Providence.  Always popular with local politicians, the bake was graced one year by then Massachusetts Attorney General Woodrow Wilson. The clambake was discontinued for a period of about 35 years after World War II but was revived in 1984. Although not as large as it once was, over one hundred people gather every year "rain or shine" in the clambake shed on the grounds of Goff Hall. Bakemasters Bill and Ginny Kitchegan provide all the food you can eat - clams, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sausages, franks, onions, stuffing, corn, and brown bread - and plenty of ice-cold watermelon for dessert. By keeping this New England tradition alive, the Society is also able to raise much-needed funds through the sale of raffle tickets.

Museum Education

Palmer River School's local history program culminates in a visit by the fourth graders to the Carpenter Museum. Each spring with the help of volunteers all classes arrive to experience such aspects of early Rehoboth life as: fireplace cooking, barn construction, peg-making, stenciling, the use of herbs, the making of herbal sachets, parlor games, and weaving.

Volunteers willing to be trained, or with talents of their own, may contact Rebecca Smith (who heads the program) through the Museum (508) 252-3031.