Fall-Winter 2023-24 — November through March
Corbin’s Animal Garden will be rescheduled
Holiday Open House – Thursday, December 14 from 6-7:30. Celebrate the winter holidays at our annual open house. Enjoy delicious food, friendship, tree decorating, and crokinole.
Storytime December 9 at 10 a.m. Join Ms. Brynne for a winter story and ornament craft.
December Take & Make Pick up a bag filled with all the supplies to make an ornament for yourself or someone else. There will be three different ornaments to choose from: (1) a tree ornament out of ribbon and lava beads (add some pine or orange essential oil for a nice holiday smell), (2) a delicate paper ball out of string and strips of paper, or (3) an earth friendly dried orange, twig and bead ornament.
Bandstand Cookie Sale – Saturday, December 16
Boost Your Energy and Banish Sugar Cravings: Join Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Lili Hanft, January 11@ 6:30 p.m. Do you experience symptoms such as fatigue, mood swings, headaches, cravings for sugar and caffeine, feeling irritable, shaky, and “hangry” between meals?
There will be time for questions afterward and a healthful treat to sample!
Becoming Wolf: Eastern Coyotes in New Hampshire – January 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Myths surround the coyote and cloud our understanding of it. Originating as the smaller western coyote, our eastern coyote shares genes with the eastern wolf, the grey wolf and the western coyote. Its hybrid nature enables its resilience and adaptability to live in farms, forest, or city.
Christine Schadler has 40 years of wolf and coyote research and experience and believes “knowledge is power” – if you understand the coyote and are willing to coexist, she will tell us how, whether you garden, farm, or hike. She is New Hampshire’s wild canid expert and the Representative for Project Coyote, a national organization promoting coexistence with coyotes. She co-founded the NH Wildlife Coalition which advocates for better conservation of predators and is a member of the Northeast Wolf Recovery Alliance.
The Thomson Family Tree Farm – February 22 at 6:30 p.m. Join Tom Thomson to learn about how he became a Forest Landowner and walk through a lifetime of working on and sharing his Tree Farm. Tom is an amateur photographer and will share some of the many photos he’s taken of wildlife and scenic views on his property. He will also explain how he planted lupines to protect the soil from eroding. In 1977 the Thomson Family Tree Farm received both NH Tree Farm of the year and the Northeast Region award.
Made in Orford coming up in March featuring local handmade art. More information about exhibiting work will follow in February.
Regular Programming:
Mah Jongg – every Monday from 1-3 p.m. Beginners welcome!
German Conversation – Mondays from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. New time for the winter months
Knitting/Crafts – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 2- 3:30 p.m. (December 13 & 27, January 10 & 24, February 1 & 15).
Bridge – Every Thursday from 3-5 p.m. New players welcome.
French – Thursdays 4-5 p.m.
Crokinole – 1st and 3rd Thursday @ 5:30 p.m.(December 7 and 21, January 4 & 18, February 1 & 15)
Storytimes – Second Saturday of the month at 10 am (December 9, January 13, February 10)
Computer Tech Help – Second Saturday of the month at 9:30 am (December 9, January 13, February 10)
Book Discussions @ 7 p.m.:
December — no book discussion
January 22 – Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov
February 26 – The Bear by Andrew Krivak
March 25 – Inheritance by Dani Shapiro