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.
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.
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