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BERKSHIRES/PIONEER VALLEY/MOHAWK TRAIL    top of listings

Franklin County Cider Days
Old Deerfield and nearby areas
Deerfield, MA
Phone: 413-773-5463

November 7-8, 2009

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A community event celebrating all things having to do with apples.. Enjoy two days of orchard tours, cider making and tastings, workshops and more. Events include open houses at several area orchards; a Cider Salon at the White Church Community Center, Memorial Street, Old Deerfield on November 7 from 6 to 7 p.m. (tickets are $15); and Cider Days Harvest Supper at the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Teacher's Building, Memorial Street, Old Deerfield, from 7 to 9 p.m. on November 7. The feast includes seasonal savory and sweet New England themed cuisine. Every year, this dinner celebrates the local fall harvest by incorporating as many local ingredients as possible. (tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at door). There is a charge for some of the activities but there is no admission for the self-guided tour of the orchards or the Marketplace at the Shelburne Buckland Community Center in Shelburne. IUnformation: www.ciderday.org/index.html



CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS/STURBRIDGE    top of listings

Worcester Center for Crafts Worcester MAWorcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road
Worcester, MA  01605
Phone: 508-753-8183
Fax: 508-797-5626

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Our Festival of Crafts on Thanksgiving weekend is an exciting and much-anticipated Worcester event. This year will have extra special happenings to celebrate the Festivals 25th birthday. The Festival is a juried show and includes 55 of the finest artists who will be selling their hand-crafted work including: jewelry, pottery, glass, hand-woven textiles, wood turned bowls, furniture & lamps. Visitors to this warm and intimate crafts fair, held in our gallery and studios, will find unique items for everyone on their gift lists while being able to meet with artists at the forefront of contemporary craft. Bake sale, food & refreshments available to purchase and as in past years there is the Artisans’ Shoebox Raffle. Image: Anne Havel

The event also serves as a fundraiser, providing support for ongoing programs, services and general operations of the Craft Center.



NORTH OF BOSTON/MERRIMACK VALLEY    top of listings

Topsfield Fair Topsfield MATopsfield Fair
207 Boston Street, Route 1
Topsfield, MA  01983
Phone: 978-887-5000
Fax: 978-887-3016

America’s Oldest Fair!
October 2 - October 12, 2009

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The 191st annual Topsfield Fair will run from Friday, October 2, 2009 through Columbus Day, October 12, 2009. The country's oldest continuously operating county fair features family entertainment, agricultural exhibits including the New England Giant Pumpkin weigh-off on opening day, a premier fall flower show, poultry, fruit and vegetables, rabbits, 4-H, a draft horse show, horse and oxen pulling, pigs, goats, sheep, llamas and alpacas, the Essex County Farm Yard, a Farm/Fair Museum, Home Arts, art show and much, much more including the Fiesta Shows Midway.



SOUTH OF BOSTON/PLYMOUTH    top of listings

America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration
Route 3A and Water Street
Plymouth, MA
Phone: 508-746-1818

November 20-22, 2009

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On November 20 at 7 p.m., enjoy a free Patriotic Concert at Memorial Hall, 83 Court Street, with Tops in Blue, U.S. Air Force’s premier entertainment showcase. On November 21, the Grand Parade commences at 11 a.m., beginning in North Plymouth and continuing south along Route 3A. After the parade, festivities continue with the Crafter's Pavilions and the New England Food Festival at Pilgrim Memorial State Park on Water Street. The Senior Drum & Bugle Corp Reunion Concert is held on Saturday evening at Memorial Hall, 83 Court Street. Information: www.usathanksgiving.com/



Provincetown Restaurant Week
Now through November 12, 2009
James Montgomery Band – Essex
November 7, 2009
"My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy" -- Worcester
November 7, 2009
Imagination Movers -- Boston
November 7, 2009
Open Hearth Cooking: Pies – Deerfield
Now through November 28, 2009
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Salisbury
November 8, 2009
The Nutcracker Ballet Day – Boston
November 11, 2009
Pfizer Fantasia -- West Springfield
November 12, 2009 to November 14, 2009
November Aha Night -- New Bedford
November 12, 2009
Paula Cole -- Salisbury
November 13, 2009
Tavern Fare in 18th & 19th Century New England with Bean Supper – Essex
November 13, 2009
The Machine – Salisbury
November 14, 2009
"The Art of Murder" -- Plymouth
November 14, 2009
Jim Brickman -- Worcester
November 15, 2009
Kenny Wayne Shepherd -- Salisbury
November 17, 2009
Shawn Colvin -- Salisbury
November 20, 2009
America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration -- Plymouth
November 20, 2009 to November 22, 2009
Tupelo Night of Comedy – Salisbury
November 21, 2009
Homes for the Holidays Tour -- Gloucester
November 21, 2009
Cuisine of Provençale dinner – Deerfield
November 21, 2009
Thanksgiving Parade -- Plymouth
November 21, 2009
Open Hearth Cooking Class: A Thanksgiving Menu -- Deerfield
November 21, 2009
Vineyard Artisans Holiday Festival – West Tisbury, Martha’s Vineyard
November 27, 2009 to November 28, 2009
Gallagher -- Salisbury
November 27, 2009
Not Another Bite. Dining in the Early 19th Century -- Waltham
November 27, 2009
Parade of the Big Balloons -- Springfield
November 27, 2009
Season of Thanks 2009 -- Deerfield
November 28, 2009
Charles Dickens's Great-Great-Grandson Performs "A Christmas Carol" – Sutton
November 28, 2009 to November 29, 2009
Wynonna Judd Holiday Show – New Bedford
December 1, 2009
Hansel and Gretel -- Boston
December 4, 2009 to December 6, 2009
seARTS Wearable Arts Show & Sale – Gloucester
December 11, 2009 to December 12, 2009
Craft Boston Holiday 2009 -- Boston
December 11, 2009 to December 13, 2009
Cultural Survival Bazaar – Cambridge
December 12, 2009 to December 13, 2009
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Family Holiday Pops – New Bedford
December 19, 2009
Click here for a full list of events.

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