December 2009
December 8
Tuesday, starting at 7:30 p.m., the Rendezvous, Turners Falls, MA
Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the BIG READ returns to the Rendezvous at 78 3rd Street in Turners Falls for the first of this year’s three Craft Nights—2nd Tuesdays of December, January and February—with each month’s projects inspired by a love of reading and writing. Free National Endowment for the Arts-produced Reader’s Guides and Audio Guides available. Celebrate the gift of great literature with lovely beaded bookmarks and small gift boxes. All materials provided, or bring your own favorite beads, thin yarn and heavy decorative paper.
December 9
Wednesday, 2 p.m.Tilton Library, South Deerfield, MA
Join your friends and neighbors at a regional discussion of this year’s BIG READ selection, Old School by Tobias Wolff, hosted by Tilton Library.
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November 2009
November 7 & 8, PVMA’s Blue & White Hall, Old Deerfield, MA
Annual Franklin County CiderDay
CiderDay is a community event celebrating all things apple in Franklin County, Massachusetts. 2009 marks the 15th year of this event which traditionally includes orchard tours, cider making and tastings, a dinner, workshops and much more. This event is for all who love apples, fresh or hard cider, apple cuisine, apple orchards or just being in New England in the fall. There is a small charge for some of the activities but there is no admission for the self-guided tour of the orchards. For the CiderDay Harvest Supper Chef Paul Correnty will create a savory fall feast featuring apples, cider and other locally grown foods. The dinner will be held in the Blue & White Society Room at the PVMA’s Deerfield Teachers’ Center. Map.
November 27, 28, & 29
Old Deerfield Christmas Sampler22nd annual craft fair held at the Eastern States Exposition Better Living Center in West Springfield, MA. Combines the best traditions of Christmas and the Old Deerfield Craft Fairs. 275 exhibitors. Open Friday 12 p.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., & Sunday
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults; $1 for children under 12. Discount coupons are available. There will be free demonstrations by crafters and a chance to win $50 gas cards and other prizes – multiple winners each day! For more details, directions and discount coupons, visit the Craft Fair website.
October 2009
October 3
The BIG READ’s BIG Book Sale and Tag Sale
Over a million pages of history, science, literature, religion, travel, cooking, biography, fiction, decorative arts, and poetry will be for sale at the Pioneer Valley BIG READ’s BIG Book Sale Saturday, October 3rd from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. indoors at 10 Memorial Street in the former Old Deerfield Grammar School (now the Deerfield Teachers’ Center). There will also be a muliple-family Tag Sale in the all-purpose room next to the book sale room. There are treasures for all!
October 15
The first of this year’s BIG READ book discussions is happening at Tilton Library in South Deerfield on Thursday, October 15th at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome! If you’d like to host a book discussion, or suggest a program or venue for The BIG READ 2009-10: Old School, please contact Sheila Damkoehler at sdamkoehler@deerfield.history.museum.
September 2009
September 10
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Annual Dinner Meeting
Thursday September 10th , 5 – 8 pm, at 10 Memorial Street, Deerfield. Guest speaker: Alan Swedlund, author of the forthcoming book, Shadows in the Valley. Call 413-774-7476, ext. 10, to make reservations.
September 10 – September 13
Franklin County Fair
See us in the parade, representing The BIG READ 2009-10010: Old Schooland at our booth outside the Dole Building during the fair. Look for the mini-jukebox and keep your ear out for the 1960 hits the boys in Old School were listening to. Free Readers’ Guides and bookmarks.
September 19 & 20
Old Deerfield Fall Craft Fair
34th annual event featuring 200+ juried exhibitors from 17 states displaying crafts in all media. Open Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, & Sunday 10 am – 4 pm, rain or shine, on the lawns of Memorial Hall Museum. Admission is $7 for adults; $1 for children under 12. Discount coupons are available on our website. Events include craft demonstrations, music, and free admission to Memorial Hall Museum, with free shuttle busses, free parking, and a chance to win $50 gas cards and other prizes – multiple winners each day!
September 26
Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day 2009
Memorial Hall Museum and the Indian House Children’s Museum are celebrating this year’s BIG READ selection, Old School with a “New England School Days” theme on the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day 2009,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bring the family and learn what New England school days were like in past centuries. Free General Admission to Museum Days 2009 cardholders. Get yours here: http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html.
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Summer 2009
Old Deerfield Sunday Afternoon Concert Series
Beautiful chamber music performed in the lovely Victorian setting of Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Room at 3 p.m. on Sundays through July and August.
Admission is $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students. See the schedule below.
