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2012 Programs & Events

The Enfield Shaker Museum is open year-round. The museum is open from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Monday through Saturday and noon to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday.

Evening programs are available and hours may vary. Call ahead (603) 632-4346 for additional hours and group tours. More programs will be added throughout the year.

Year Round    
Guided & Self-guided Tours

Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are offered Friday through Monday. Self-guided tours of the site and use of the trails are offered everyday. Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m.

 
Saturday February 11, 2012 10:00 A.M.
1st Annual Enfield Shaker Museum Snowshoe-A-Thon

Snowshoe 2.5 miles on the well marked Shaker Trails (or opt for the shorter, 1.9 mile route) * Prizes * Trailside refreshments * Lunch * Snowshoes for loan available while they last. Funds raised will support the Museum's Education Fund for school-based programs.

All are welcome to participate with or without sponsors. Full information and instructions contained on registration forms.

[ Adult registration formadobe document | Student registration formadobe document ]

$10 minimum adult registration
Saturday February 18, 2012 5:00 P.M.
Dinner in the Valley of Love and Delight Dinner in the Vally of Love and Delight

Celebrate love and one another's Simple Gifts with a tasty Italian dinner provided by Nonni's of New London. The evening will begin with an antipasto display of roasted vegetables, artisan cheese, bread, and dipping oils. The dinner buffet includes homemade bread, salad, linguine with mussels and claims, fettuccine chicken Alfredo, rigatoni with sausage, vegetable lasagna, and a home-made cannoli for dessert.

Music will be provided by harpist Patricia Stebbins.

Dinner is $38 for Museum members and $45 for non-members. Make the night even more special with an overnight stay in the Museum's Great Stone Dwelling. Overnight special is $115 per person or $150 per couple. For reservations call (603) 632-4346 or email Events @ ShakerMuseum.org.
Sunday March 4, 2012 11:00 A.M.
Upper Valley Bridal Expo

Planning a wedding? Let us help you find everything you need including: venue, photographer, florist, dress, music, invitations, and all those little things needed for a memorable event. Meet with area vendors and venues. Take a free tour of the Museum. Enter to win prizes and raffles.

Admission to the Expo is free! For more information or to become a vendor call (603) 632-4346 or email Events @ ShakerMuseum.org.
Saturday March 24, 2012 5:00 P.M.
Sugaring-Off Dinner with Acoustic Guitar and Northern Railroad Lecture Sugaring Off Dinner

Join us for a seated Maple-themed dinner, provided by caterer Mary Adams. The dinner begins with a few passed hor d'oeuvres, mesculi blend garden salad with maple balsamic dressing, Portuguese rolls with maple butter, prime-rib au jus with a horseradish sauce, Shaker green beans, mashed Yukon gold potatoes,and hummingbird cake for dessert. Acoustic guitarist Dwight Phetteplace will provide music during cocktails and dinner. Dinner to her followed by a lecture on the Northern Railroad given by Ken Kushing of the Grafton Historical Society.

Dinner is $45 for Museum members and $50 for non-members. For reservations call (603) 632-4346 or email Events @ ShakerMuseum.org.

Enfield Shaker Museum is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational institution dedicated to interpreting and preserving the complex history of the Enfield Shaker Village and the Missionaries of LaSalette.