Music on the Green Kicks Off With Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio
On Sunday, July 2 at 4:00 p.m., Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio will kick off Music on the Green, an annual concert music series hosted and presented by Canterbury Shaker Village.
Canterbury Shaker Village Focuses on Restoration of Key Historic Structures
Tuesday, June 6 marks the start of NH Gives, a 24-hour online giving challenge that leadership at Canterbury Shaker Village hopes will inject much-needed financial support into ongoing restoration efforts of key historic structures.
Canterbury Shaker Village Reopens May 13
Saturday, May 13 marks Opening Day at Canterbury Shaker Village with several special events scheduled to take place in addition to indoor guided tours.
At 10:00 a.m., Opening Day at the Village begins with Canterbury Shaker Village XC 5K, the third race in the Capital Area Race Series (CARS), sponsored by Northeast Delta Dental. Featuring miles of groomed trails on nearly 700 acres, the Village hosts cross-country races throughout the year.
Vermin and Verdigris
With all that we know about the Shakers’ waking hours of work and worship, it’s time to ask how they slept. Did a day of physical labor and mental focus make for a restful night’s slumber? Did the more devout labor nightly about the state of their souls?
Canterbury Shaker Village Launches The Blinn Report
Recently, Canterbury Shaker Village launched The Blinn Report, an online blog that highlights objects from its vast and varied collections as well as the many stories they reveal about this long-lived utopian community.
Handwriting on the Walls—and on the Furniture, too!
Remember the weekend of the Great Freeze in early February? Any great change in temperature and humidity results in possible problems with plumbing pipes—and for Canterbury Shaker Village’s unparalleled historic collections and structures. The Great Freeze required the Great Inspection of storage spaces, attics, basements, and cellars.
Shaker Pie is Rational: Some Thoughts on Pi Day 2023
Pie unites because it is so divisible. Unlike pi, pie was rational to Shakers who shared fairly at the dining table. How the Canterbury Shakers conceived of themselves was found not in distinctive foods but rather in their communal foodways: soups, meats, and vegetables were dished out from shared platters and bowls.
2023 Delta Dental Snow or No We Go Trail Series Returns to Canterbury Shaker Village
The 2023 Delta Dental Snow or No We Go Trail Series returns to Canterbury Shaker Village on January 28, February 11, and February 18. Taking place at 10:00 a.m., the races provide snowshoers with the opportunity to hike, jog, or run through the Village’s extensive trail system.
Symphony NH Concertmaster Quartet to Perform at Canterbury Shaker Village
On Saturday, December 3 at 4:00 p.m., Symphony NH Concertmaster Quartet will perform at Canterbury Shaker Village. Musicians to perform include Concertmaster Elliott Markow, Assistant Principal Viola Elaine Leisinger, Lynn Basila (violin), and Nathaniel Lathrop (cello).
Restoration Projects Take Center Stage at Canterbury Shaker Village
This year, Canterbury Shaker Village received financial support from several funders to begin an ambitious restoration of its Schoolhouse (c. 1823/63) that began this spring and will be completed next summer.