Calendar of Events

Enjoy a traditional dinner in the elegant Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Chef Mickey Dowd’s menu includes Cheddar Cheese & Shaker Beer Soup, Chilled Baked Apples with Minted Vinaigrette, Brother Irving Greenwood’s Pot Roast, Boiled Potatoes, Steamed Spring Asparagus, and Warm Chocolate Bread Pudding with Crème Anglaise. Admission fee of $30 per Museum Member and $35 per non-member includes a complimentary glass of wine.

This will be a HUGE sale offering books, furniture, household items and much more! The event will benefit the Herb Garden.

Celebrate living in harmony with the land! Sample the Upper Valley’s cheeses, honey, herbs, cider, maple syrup and more! Watch demonstrations of crafts; take a horse-drawn wagon ride! See locally bred animals and participate in special events scheduled throughout the day. Many booths and activities will be held in the Museum’s historic buildings, so this event will be held rain or shine. Take a break in the Great Stone Dwelling for lunch and musical performances. An admission fee includes a tour of the Museum properties.

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies presents the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, featuring musicians from around the world. The two-week program includes four free public performances by seminar teachers and participants in the Mary Keane Chapel.

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their first of four free public performances in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel. Seminar teachers Stephen Burns, Edward Carroll, Gabriele Cassone and Mark Gould, with seminar participants who have traveled here from across the globe will perform music from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Director Edward Carroll will begin the program with a pre-concert introduction at 7:30 p.m. Schedule subject to change.

Photo: Dima Brickman

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their second of four free public performances in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel, featuring trumpet virtuoso Markus Stockhausen.

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their third free public performance in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel, featuring Seminar Director Edward Carroll; teachers Mark Gould, David Rosenboom, Thomas Stevens and Markus Stockhausen; and seminar participants from across the globe, performing music of the 20th and 21st centuries. Edward Carroll will give a pre-concert introduction at 7:30 p.m.

The Center for Advanced Musical Studies will hold their final free public performance for the season in the Museum's Mary Keane Chapel. This closing concert will present the favorite solo and ensemble works of the seminar participants. Seminar Director Edward Carroll will provide a pre-concert introduction at 3:30 p.m.

Organized by the Enfield Village Association, the Shaker Seven Road Race is an annual tradition that starts at the Museum, runs across the bridge and beautiful Mascoma Lake, and through our beautiful downtown. In the spirit of helping the local community, the Museum will host the post-race brunch for the competitors and the public.

To celebrate the national holiday, George and Donna Butler will lead this participatory program in the Mary Keane Chapel with patriotic ballads and folk songs. Open House in the Great Stone Dwelling follows.

Enjoy a traditional dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Executive Chef Betsy Oppenneer’s menu includes fresh herbal broth with Shaker dumplings, strawberry and cucumber salad with honey lime dressing, sour cream herb biscuits, chicken fricassee with rice, baked tomatoes, and rhubarb lemon pie. Betsy is an award-winning member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and has clients across the U.S. and has made many national TV appearances.

Tour several private and public gardens and exhibitions that you might never see. Watch artists demonstrating their skills. A map will guide you. The final stop will be the Museum’s Herb and Flower Garden, where refreshments will be served.

The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic. will perform two concerts of French music, including Poulenc’s Organ Concerto, featuring organist George Butler, in the beautiful Mary Keane Chapel. This program is part of New Hampshire’s recognition of French culture, in honor of Canada’s 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City. The organ was designed by Casavant Frères of Québec. The patriarch of the family, Joseph Casavant, was the Canada’s first organ builder of note. The Museum’s Casavant organ was installed in the Mary Keane Chapel during its construction, 1930-1931.

The Wood’s Tea Company gives a lusty performance of Celtic tunes and folk songs. Their dry Vermont wit is guaranteed to entertain. The quartet has toured nationwide, including the Lincoln Center, Chautauqua Insititute, and 50 college campuses, and has appeared on National Public Radio. The Irish Heritage Foundation presented them with an Outstanding Innovations Award.

Experience a luminous evening of music, magic and memories on Lake Mascoma! Watch the sun set over Mount Assurance while dining and dancing by candlelight under the stars. Seasons Restaurant’s menu will include Poached Wild Alaskan King Salmon; Chicken with fresh basil and goat cheese; Carved Roast Beef with horseradish cream; locally grown vegetables and the following desserts: Mini Chocolate Raspberry Decadence; Petite Fours; Strawberries with Chocolate Dipping Sauce and Fresh Fruit.

Village Harmony’s teachers and students will perform selections representing the musical traditions of American Gospel, the Shakers and Caucasus Georgia. Mary Ann Haagen, director of the Enfield Shaker Singers, is an instructor.

The Organ Historical Society has chosen Mary Keane Chapel to conclude its summer tour of organs in southern NH. George Butler has been selected to perform the final organ recital.

Enjoy an elegant dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Completed in 1841, the Great Stone Dwelling captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, order and spirituality. The menu will be corn chowder, curried sweet potato salad, lemon poppy seed sour cream muffins, ham croquettes with egg mustard sauce, Hancock tomato pudding, Shaker sweet garden peas, gingerbread with lemon sauce. Executive Chef Betsy Oppenneer is an award-winning member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, with clients across the U.S. TV appearances include Cookin’ USA and CBS This Morning.

Enjoy hands-on activities for the whole family! Take a horse-drawn carriage ride and hunt for pennies in a haystack! Make your own cider, churn butter and crank your own ice cream! Create cornhusk dolls and pinecone feeders. Dip hand-made candles and blend your favorite potpourri. Traditional crafts will be demonstrated. The New England Search and Rescue Dogs will give a demonstration. Sample a Shaker harvest lunch

Artisan Barbara Brady will teach you how to tape a chair seat. Your chair should be in good condition and finished. Shaker fabric tape – in a beautiful array of colors – is for sale in the Museum Store.

Join us for an evening of food, fun and festivities! The Upper Valley’s top purveyors of fine food will offer signature appetizers, soups, salads, entrees and desserts. Complimentary wines and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Josh Steenburgh will host a Live Auction. Guests will preview the auction items while sipping wine and sampling hors d’oeuvres, and the Live Auction will be held 8:00 – 8:45 p.m.

Enjoy a traditional dinner in the Great Stone Dwelling, the Shakers’ greatest architectural achievement. Designed by Ammi Burnham Young (later the architect for the U.S. Treasury), the “stone house” captures the Shaker ideals of simplicity, spirituality and order. Executive Chef Betsy Oppenneer’s menu consists of cranberry bean soup, chilled apple slaw with cranberry orange pecan dressing, Believer’s Bread, Prime Roast, Shaker parsnips, broccoli with red peppers, and chocolate whipped cream roll. Betsy is an award-winning member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals and has clients across the U.S. and has made many national TV appearances.

Select from 100 different varieties of homemade cookies – festively arranged for the season! Sold by the pound.

The Museum and Store will be 10am – 4pm, Mon.-Fri. and 12 - 4pm Sun. The Museum will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1st. May 9, 2008