06/02/12-
06/03/12 |
Historic New England's Open House
Presented by Historic New England
June 2-June 3, 2012
Each year, Historic New England opens many of its properties to the public free of charge on a Saturday in June. From Wiscasset, Maine, to Jamestown, Rhode Island, to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, learn about the people who lived in stone-enders, urban mansions, rural estates, and working farms during free guided tours at Historic New England’s house museums.
Highlights this year include the first-ever opening of the attached farmhouse at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm and tours...
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06/08/12-
09/28/12 |
Friday Evenings at Gropius
Presented by Historic New England
June 8-September 28, 2012
Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. His 1938 home showcases the clean, contemporary lines of Modernist design. During this evening slide show and house tour, see how Gropius’s innovative lighting scheme comes to life at night. Light refreshments provided.
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| 07/15/12 |
Codman Estate Antique Auto Show
Codman Estate
Presented by Historic New England
at Codman Estate
July 15, 2012
This annual auto show draws more than 200 classic and antique autos, trucks, and motorcycles from all over New England and includes entertainment by the New Liberty Jazz Band, museum tours, a raffle, family activities, and food concessions. Rain or shine.
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| 08/11/12 |
Fiber Revival
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
Presented by Historic New England
at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
August 11, 2012
Join the Newburyport Spinners Guild and Historic New England for a day-long exploration of fiber arts, featuring demonstrations of needle felting, hand-spinning, weaving, and alpaca and sheep husbandry, colonial rug making, and knitting. Try your hand with a vintage sock-making machine. Wash, comb, spin, and weave wool from our resident sheep. Vendors offer a variety of natural fibers, yarn, and equipment. To register for specific specialist-led workshops on weaving, felting, dyeing, and...
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| 09/02/12 |
Parade of Sail
Presented by Historic New England
September 2, 2012
Come to Beauport for some of the best views of the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival's Parade of Sail and watch schooners sail to the Eastern Point Light breakwater to begin the Mayor's Cup race. Coffee and light breakfast refreshments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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09/07/12-
09/09/12 |
Herrmann's Royal Lipizzan Stallions at Cogswell’s Grant
Presented by Historic New England
September 7-September 9, 2012
The Herrmann family, breeders and trainers of the famed Lipizzan horse, demonstrate the highest levels of horsemanship in three shows. These stallions are among the last horses capable of executing the "Airs Above the Ground" maneuvers, dramatic leaps and plunges that were developed as aggressive battle maneuvers in the sixteenth century, and are now among the most beautiful displays of equine grace and strength. Snacks and souvenirs are available. Please bring seats.
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| 09/08/12 |
30th Annual Codman Estate Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Codman Estate
Presented by Historic New England
at Codman Estate
September 8, 2012
This annual event features the work of more than one hundred local artisans. Items include wooden furniture and toys, pottery, photography, jewelry, glass, knitted sweaters and throws, children’s clothing, metalware, and folk carvings. Enjoy live entertainment, children’s activities, and a food court. The Codman Estate is open for museum tours.
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| 09/29/12 |
Family Harvest Festival
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
Presented by Historic New England
at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
September 29, 2012
See tractors and other farm equipment spanning the last eighty years. Try your hand at corn husking and win prizes at the pie-eating contest. Learn how simple machines help farmers with pumping water, pressing cider, and preparing food. Find your way through a hay bale maze. Enjoy a wagon ride through brightly colored autumn fields, build scarecrows, go on a pumpkin treasure hunt, and make fall crafts. Listen (and dance!) to folk music or watch a puppet show. The circa 1690 stone and brick...
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| 09/29/12 |
Behind the Canvas
Presented by Historic New England
September 29, 2012
Enjoy a special tour highlighting the collection of international and American art at the Phillips House. Learn about the family’s passion for collecting art and about the artists behind the canvas. Space is limited.
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| 10/06/12 |
Portsmouth Furniture Workshop
Presented by Historic New England
October 6, 2012
Portsmouth's c. 1807 Rundlet-May House has one of the finest intact, original furniture collections of any house on the New Hampshire Seacoast. Join scholar and historian Brock Jobe for an in-depth examination of some of the most important pieces in the house.
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| 10/06/12 |
Portsmouth Furniture Revisited
Presented by Historic New England
October 6, 2012
Historic New England presents Portsmouth Furniture Revisited with Brock Jobe. His ground breaking 1993 Portsmouth Furniture exhibition inspired renewed interest in the beautiful treasures crafted and cared for over the course of three centuries in this Seacoast town. Join Brock Jobe, professor of American Decorative Arts at Winterthur Museum, for a new look at Portsmouth-made furniture as he shares insights and discoveries from the last two decades.
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10/13/12-
10/14/12 |
30th Annual Roseland Cottage Fine Arts and Crafts Festival
Presented by Historic New England
October 13-October 14, 2012
This festival is one of the leading juried fine arts and crafts shows in New England and features 175 local artisans and their wares: jewelry, woodworking, pottery, clothing, metalwork, and much more. Enjoy live music, a food court, and first-floor tours of Roseland Cottage.
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| 10/20/12 |
Favorite Things, Hidden Treasures
Presented by Historic New England
October 20, 2012
This extended house tour highlights the favorite objects of American folk art collectors Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, including objects hidden in cupboards, cabinets, and drawers. Hear detailed stories about the Littles and their collecting, take an up-close look at the many objects in the house, and enjoy a rare opportunity to see treasures stored in the attic, which is not usually open to the public.
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| 10/27/12 |
Introduction to New England Furniture
Presented by Historic New England
October 27, 2012
Explore New England furniture with this in-depth workshop. Historic New England Senior Curator Nancy Carlisle and furniture conservator John Childs lecture on furniture made and used in New England from the seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Topics include regional variations in style, changing shop practices, consumer patterns, craftsmanship, and technology. Participants examine original pieces from Historic New England’s extensive collection up close. The course concludes...
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