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  • Saturday, January 3 or Saturday, February 14, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Introduction to Drop Spinning Workshop

    Discover the art of turning fiber into yarn in this one-day beginner workshop at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Using a simple tool called a drop spindle, participants will learn the foundational techniques of hand spinning and gain an understanding of how fibers twist and form thread.

    Guided by a Museum Instructor, you’ll practice drafting and spinning and explore how to control thickness and twist. By the end of the session, you’ll take home both your drop spindle and the yarn you’ve spun.

    The Intro to Drop Spinning Workshop is designed for ages 16 and older and is suitable for beginners. Limited to 8 participants. Members $55; Nonmembers $65. Two dates are available – January 3 and February 14. Register at https://www.strawberybanke.org/adult-education

  • Fridays & Saturdays, December 5 – 20, 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm, and Sundays, December 7 – 21, 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Strawbery Banke Candlelight Strolls

    Every year since 1979, Candlelight Stroll at Strawbery Banke has captured 350 years of seasonal and holiday traditions against the backdrop of the museum’s historic houses. Wander the Museum grounds under the glow of candle boxes and string lights, visiting furnished historic homes from 1795 through the 1950s, each adorned with greens and dried flowers from the Museum’s heirloom gardens. Inside, costumed roleplayers portray neighborhood families, sharing stories, customs, and seasonal traditions.

    Tour exhibit houses highlight Portsmouth’s maritime heritage, traditional trades, and more, offering context to life in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Outside, carolers, fife-and-drummers, and other musicians fill the air with seasonal melodies, while wandering historical reenactors bring figures from the past to life across the grounds.

    Twice each evening, Ice Dance International’s Currier & Ives Vintage Christmas Skaters take the ice for special performances that capture the spirit of the season (weather dependent). Visitors can warm up at the Cider Shed with a cup of cider, then explore the Grove of Sponsored Holiday Trees, where you can vote for your favorite.

    Parking is NOT available on-site; the small onsite parking lot is reserved for handicapped accessible needs first-come, first-served.

    This year there will also be a Daytime Stroll on December 14 from 2 – 4.

    For more information and to reserve tickets visit www.strawberybanke.org

  • Saturday & Sunday, May 10 & 11, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Springfest: A Celebration of Gardens & Baby Animals

    Celebrate spring at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on the weekend of May 10 and 11 with heritage-breed baby animals, heirloom gardens, and live demonstrations like oxen at work, sheep shearing, and a honey extraction. Discover the connection between animals, horticulture, and New England’s history, plus enjoy hands-on activities and take home a piece of history from the plant sale! For more information visit https://www.strawberybanke.org/events-collection

  • Saturday, March 22, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Garden Basket Workshop for Adults

    Join Strawbery Banke’s friendly and knowledgeable Museum Instructors to learn the steps of basket-making from scratch. This March 22 session is a beginner class so all skill levels are welcome. Participants will learn about the tools and materials used in basket making, work with our instructors and each other to acquire the basic skills to make a basket, and conclude by taking your finished basket home. This workshop is limited to ten participants. Strawbery Banke is located at 14 Hancock Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

    Members $55; Nonmembers $65. https://www.strawberybanke.org/adult-education

  • Saturday & Sunday, September 21 & 22 – 20th Anniversary Portsmouth Fairy House Tour

    Visit New Hampshire for an extra-special edition of this beloved annual family-friendly outdoor event. Come see hundreds of enchanting fairy houses on display on the grounds of the Strawbery Banke Museum, Governor John Langdon House, Prescott Park and the Gundalow waterfront. Plus, enjoy fairy-inspired performances by the Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater, The Players’ Ring and New Hampshire Theatre Project throughout the weekend of September 21 and 22. More fun, food and family activities than you ever imagined! Don’t miss the 2024 edition of the Fairy House Tour this fall which will feature an opening day fairy parade, 20th Anniversary fairy book and photo display and LIVE creation of a fairy house sculpture for permanent display in downtown Portsmouth. The benefit is presented by the Friends of the South End for the benefit of local schools and non-profits. Tickets available at https://fairyhousetour.com/

  • Friday, June 25, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and Saturday, June 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Portsmouth Pocket Garden Tour

    Friday, June 25, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, and Saturday, June 26, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Portsmouth Pocket Garden Tour

    The annual Pocket Garden Tour is hosted by South Church in Portsmouth, NH. Each year a variety of lovely small gardens are open for viewing in a designated Portsmouth neighborhood. The beautiful Victorian Goodwin Garden is one of the 15 gardens featured in the Portsmouth Pocket Garden Tour. The event, which occurs on June 25 from 5 – 8 PM and Saturday, June 26 from 10 AM – 4 PM, begins at Strawbery Banke. On the Saturday of the event, Erik Wochholz, Curator of Historic Landscapes shares engaging lessons with tour participants on 19-century plants, historical garden planning and design, plant cultivation, and herbalism. Visitors can also take advantage of educational tours of Goodwin Garden and take complimentary heirloom seeds from the Museum’s seed-saving program. Covid-19 protocols will be followed. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.southchurch-uu.org

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  • Tuesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 3 – Coastal Maine Garden Trip

    DAY 1: Come and join Tower Hill Botanic Garden for our visit to the charming Maine Coast, August 1 – 3! Our first stop is a visit to the very beautiful Fuller Gardens an elegant 1938 formal estate designed by the Olmsted Brothers. This ‘Seaside Gem’ features hundreds of varieties of gorgeous roses, English perennial border, Japanese garden framing a pond and more. Now we continue along the coast with a lunch stop en route, to arrive at Boothbay Harbor to spend 2 nights at the Boothbay Harbor Inn located right on the Harbor, near the footbridge. Enjoy lovely rooms and fabulous views. Welcome Dinner in the Inn’s waterfront restaurant.

    DAY 2: This morning we’ll have breakfast before visiting the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a natural wonder on 250 acres of shorefront in mid-coast Maine. Join our garden docents for a Guided Walking Tour as we stroll through spectacular ornamental gardens, waterfront and woodland trails. Visitors are delighted by the beautiful plantings, impressive stonework, waterfalls, fountains, and scenic views. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure to explore the charming village of Boothbay with its wonderful shops, crafts and exciting harbor front. Farewell lobster dinner at McSeagull’s Restaurant.

    DAY 3: We say goodbye to our friends in Boothbay Harbor and head to Portsmouth, NH. It’s time to explore four centuries of American History through the eyes of the people who lived in New Hampshire’s oldest waterfront neighborhood, Strawbery Banke. Here you can see 40 buildings – most on their original sites – spanning the late 1600s to the mid-1950s. From the spare storefronts of colonial merchants, the elegant Georgian-style mansion of Governor Goodwin, the humble dwellings of early Jewish immigrants, the penny candy counter of the WWII-era Abbott Store, Strawbery Banke tells the stories of a neighborhood over time. We head home with memories of our Maine Coast trip.

    Member $599, Non-member $659 pp double / triple, $110 single supplement, $200 deposit

    Includes: Deluxe Motor Coach, 2 nights hotel, 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, sightseeing & admissions – final payment due 6/20/17. If a passenger cancels from deposit to June 20, 2017 fee of $100 pp; June 21 to July 17, 2017 fee of $350 pp; no refunds if cancelled on July 18, 2017 or later unless a substitute is provided. Trip Protection Coverage is strongly recommended.  To register visit https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—coastal-maine-garden-trip

  • Monday, April 8, 2:00 pm – Four Centuries of New England Garden History

    A nationally recognized garden historian, ethnobotanist and heirloom specialist, John Forti blows the dust off time-honored yet underused garden remedies, artisanal foods, and horticultural practices. He enthusiastically helps audience members apply tried and true methods to their modern lifestyles. John teaches with a unique sense of place and historical world-view, which has joyfully engaged audiences with centuries of lifestyle choices, as well as a view to a more sustainable future.  As Curator of Historic Landscapes at Strawbery Banke, John has brought international recognition to the living history museum by creating an award-winning Victorian Children’s Garden and Hothouse exhibit, Community Garden and Seed-to-Table Programs, a popular daily garden tour program, and a Slow Food Convivium, Slow Food Seacoast. Under John’s leadership, Strawbery Banke has earned recognition as one of the “Top Ten Favorite Public Gardens” in People, Places and Plants polls.

    Join members of The Garden Club of the Back Bay on Monday, April 8 at 2 pm at The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, to hear John speak on Four Centuries of New England Garden History, followed by tea.  $15 for GCBB and College Club members, $20 for non-members.  To rsvp, email info@bostonflora.com (GCBB members will receive written notification in the mail.)

  • Thursday, June 2, 8:30 am – 3:15 pm – Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Annual Meeting

    The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts’ 2011 Annual Meeting will take placed Thursday, June 2, beginning with registration at 8:30 am, at the Crowne Plaza, 1360 Worcester Road (Route 9), Natick, Massachusetts.  You may choose from two morning workshops, the first being “Historic Landscaping” with John Forti of Strawbery Banke, and the second “Coffee with a Landscape Gardener”, where several Landscape Design Council members will share information and answer landscaping questions.  At 10 am there will be the call to order and business meeting, followed at 10:45 by Julie Moir Messervy, landscape designer, author and lecturer, speaking on “Creating the Landscape of Home.”  The Awards Luncheon at 1 pm will be preceded by Boutique Shopping.  At 2 pm, enjoy the introduction of the Natalie Wolf Design Forum.  To register, please send a check made payable to  GCFM,Inc. to Linda Yuele, 38 Nevins Road, Methuen, MA 01844.  Include your name, address, telephone, email, and Club affiliation.  Costs are $5 for either morning workshop, $15 for the morning session of speaker and awards, and an additional $35 for lunch. Please indicate chicken or fish.  For more information you may email Linda at denlinyuele@comcast.net.

  • Monday, December 28 – Wednesday, December 30, 10:00 am – Strawbery Banke Holiday House Tours

    Monday, December 28 – Wednesday, December 30, the docents of Strawbery Banke will enlighten you on the darkest days of winter. These guided 90-minute tours, beginning each day at 10 am,  focus on the evolution of winter traditions over the centuries. Visitors tour five historic houses at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and experience the widely various decorations, sights, sounds, and smells of holidays and winter days past. Tickes are $12 for adults. Kids 5-12: $10. Kids 4 & under: FREE. Family rate: $30.  For tickets and information, log on to www.strawberybanke.org.

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