Sturbridge

"Pumpkin Patch" Sale
2022-10-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-21 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-20 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-19 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-16 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-15 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | Sturbridge Federated Church, 8 Maple Street, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
The Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale is hosting its annual “Pumpkin Patch” sale of pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and cook books. Proceeds from this sale benefits church operations and numerous regional ministries. This event runs from September 24 through October 31st, 2022
Hours are 9AM to 5PM Monday through Saturdays and 10:30AM to 5PM on Sundays.

Phantoms by Firelight 2022
2022-10-21 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-16 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-15 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-14 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-09 16:30 - 21:00 | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
As the sun sets at Old Sturbridge Village this October, come see Phantoms by Firelight. Explore the myths and folklore of Halloween at the museum. Evening guests will see the Village in a darker, more eerie light, as the night progresses and a mysterious troupe of traveling performers including gravity-defying acrobats, creepy conjurers, and fate-tempting fire jugglers appear from the shadows of firelight.

Friends Annual Meeting and Author Talk
2022-10-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
This Friends Annual Meeting will be preceded by an author talk! Join us to hear Cesar Becerra explain the process of how to uncover your town’s local historical contributors as he explains how he discovered the untold story of Miami’s “other mother”, Mary Brickell. Following that, we will be voting on the Library’s Wish List and the Slate of Officers. If you are interested in running for any one of these positions, please let us know. This year’s current Slate of Officers is as follows:
President: Donna Englander
Vice President: Patti Affenito
Clerk: Alice Kao
Treasurer: Carrie Braney

Armchair Travelers Take to the Open Road: The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay
2022-10-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join the Armchair Travelers Book Group as they Take to the Open Road! No registration is necessary, just drop-in! Copies of The Map of Lost Memories by Kim Fay are available to pick up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: In 1925 the international treasure-hunting scene is a man’s world, and no one understands this better than Irene Blum, who is passed over for a coveted museum curatorship because she is a woman. Seeking to restore her reputation, she sets off from Seattle in search of a temple believed to house the lost history of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer civilization. But her quest to make the greatest archaeological discovery of the century soon becomes a quest for her family’s secrets. Embracing the colorful and corrupt world of colonial Asia in the early 1900s, The Map of Lost Memories takes readers into a forgotten era where nothing is as it seems. As Irene travels through Shanghai’s lawless back streets and Saigon’s opium-filled lanes, she joins forces with a Communist temple robber and an intriguing nightclub owner with a complicated past. Deep within the humidity-soaked Cambodian jungle, what they bring to light does more than change history. It ultimately solves the mysteries of their own lives. (Amazon)

Harvest Festival
2022-10-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 17:00 | Sturbridge Town Common, Main St, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
The 32nd Annual Harvest Festival on the Sturbridge Town Common and grounds of the Publick House Historic Inn is a family fun tradition. The event includes countless local crafters, artisans, specialty food vendors and farm fresh harvests.
The Publick House’s Scarecrow Contest is a perennial favorite. Enter your scarecrow for a chance to win incredible cash prizes. Scarecrow setup takes place at the end of September. Cast a vote for your favorites! The winners will be announced on Sunday at The Publick House. Festival hours are 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 11am to 4pm on Sunday. Rain or Shine.
Check back for more details and schedules coming soon!

Fun Events at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club
2022-10-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Hamilton Rod and Gun Club, 24 Hamilton Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
October and November will reap some interesting and entertaining events at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club. They are as follows:
+ Sportsman Yard Sale – Saturday, October 1st 9am to 2pm
+ Trunk or Treat – Saturday, October 15th 6:30pm to 8pm. Treats for kids from decorated cars. Please bring candy.
+ Adult Halloween Party – Saturday, October 29th 6:30pm to 11:30pm. Halloween party with potluck food.
+ Wreath Decorating Contest – Saturday, November 19th 6pm

Craft & Sip: Faux Pumpkin Wood Flower Arrangement @ Altruist Brewing
2022-10-15 12:00 - 13:30 | Altruist Brewing Company, 559 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01518, United States
Get your craft on with Wood & Word Blooms on Saturday October 15 at 12pm at Altruist Brewing Company in Sturbridge, MA.
During this workshop you will learn how to make your own fall-themed wood flower centerpiece in a white faux pumpkin. You will learn principals of faux floral design and create a piece of home decor that will become a staple year after year. The workshop includes 12 gorgeous sola wood blooms, all greenery and fillers, necessary tools, and expert instruction plus a complimentary beverage from the brewery to sip on while you get your craft on!
You will have the option to choose your color assortment from my fall color palette at check out to make your arrangement unique. This fun night out will be about 90 minutes and the brewery allows you to bring your own food to snack on some come on down after work and make a night of it. SEATING IS LIMITED so you may consider registering your entire group at once to ensure you all get tickets.
Tickets can be purchased here.

Guided Meditation with Sylvia Murphy
2022-10-12 18:15 - 19:30 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Registration is required. Please call or text 508-304-3463 to reserve your space. These guided meditations for relaxation and healing are intended to assist you in releasing your stress and anxiety. By relaxing the body and the mind you can improve your overall sense of well-being. **Open to all – Free for patients, survivors, and caregivers attending with a patient. PinkHippy.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization.

Afternoon Book Group: Painting the Light by Sally Cabot Gunning
2022-10-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join us for a discussion of Painting the Light by Sally Cabot Gunning. Copies can be picked up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: Martha’s Vineyard, 1898. In her first life, Ida Russell had been a painter. Five years ago, she had confidently walked the halls of Boston’s renowned Museum School, enrolling in art courses that were once deemed “unthinkable” for women to take, and showing a budding talent for watercolors. But no more. Ida Russell is now Ida Pease, resident of a seaside farm on Vineyard Haven, and wife to Ezra, a once-charming man who has become an inattentive and altogether unreliable husband. Ezra runs a salvage company in town with his business partner, Mose Barstow, but he much prefers their nightly card games at the local pub to his work in their Boston office, not to mention filling haystacks and tending sheep on the farm at home—duties that have fallen to Ida and their part-time farmhand, Lem. Ida, meanwhile, has left her love for painting behind.
It comes as no surprise to Ida when Ezra is hours late for a Thanksgiving dinner, only to leave abruptly for another supposedly urgent business trip to Boston. But then something unthinkable happens: a storm strikes and the ship carrying Ezra and Mose sinks.
In the wake of this shocking tragedy, Ida must settle the affairs of Ezra’s estate, a task that brings her to a familiar face from her past—Henry Barstow, Mose’s brother and executor. As she joins Henry in sifting through the remnants of her husband’s life and work, Ida must learn to separate truth from lies and what matters from what doesn’t.
Captured in rich, painterly prose—piercing as a coastal gale and shimmering as sunlight on the waves—Painting the Light is an arresting portrait of a woman, and a considered meditation on grief, persistence, and reinvention. (Amazon)

Paint & Sip @ Rapscallion Pub
2022-10-10 15:00 - 17:30 | Rapscallion, 3 Arnold Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Special afternoon paint and sip for Columbus Day / Indigenous People’s Day!
Paint a ‘Black Cat with Pumpkin’
All materials will be provided to create a colorful painting that is rated easy with no painting experience necessary! Bring a friend** and join us for a fun event! Cost is $30.00 per person.
Contact Roberta at robertamn@aol.com to register!
*Guests are advised to arrive 15-20 minutes early

Agriculture Fair Weekend @ OSV
2022-10-10 09:30 - 16:00 | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
Fall was the time for 19th-century Agricultural Societies to hold a Cattle Show. Many shows also included an Exhibition of Domestic Manufacture. Throughout the weekend, Old Sturbridge Village will be recreating such a display. Stop by to see an exhibition of vegetables, fruit, butter, cheese, and items of home manufacture such as handwoven cotton and woollen fabrics, knitted stockings and shawls, and fancy work. Village manufactured items such as shoes, tin, pottery, brooms, baskets, straw braid, and books will also be on display.
Also this weekend, learn about saving your seeds for next year’s garden and preserving vegetables to last all year. Watch us use our dried flowers to make everlasting bouquets and weave baskets that are used for harvesting crops.

StompBoxTrio @ Hyland Orchard
2022-10-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Hyland Orchard, 199 Arnold Road, Fiskdale, MA, 01518, United States
Come see StompBoxTrio for free at Hyland Orchard!
StompBoxTrio blends classic 20th-century American blues, funk & soul with 21st-century mojo to create a sonic soulful sound all their own The trio consists of Evelyn Harris on vocals & percussion, John Cabán on “Dobro” steel guitar, vocals & stompbox, and Paul Kochanski on wood bass, vocals & foot tambourine.

Modern Calligraphy & Pumpkin Lettering @ Altruist Brewing
2022-10-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Altruist Brewing Company, 559 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01518, United States
Join Sip & Script® for an afternoon of Learning Calligraphy!
Join us at Altruist Brewing in Sturbridge Mass for a festive afternoon of spooky fun and pretty lettering! Whether you’re a stationery nerd, DIY Bride-to-be, or just a crafty individual, in this workshop you’ll be learning an introduction to modern calligraphy with a pointed dip pen and ink. We will cover all the basics and get you ready to add those special lettered details to all your spooky spreads – think lettered pumpkins at your front door, on your bar cart, as a Halloween party hostess gift or special occasion gift!
Class includes 1.5 hours of instruction and demonstration, our beginner’s calligraphy kit (two nibs, black ink pot, 2 letter guides, tracing paper and straight pen holder), and all materials to write on. Everything is yours to keep at the end of the night!
Additionally, we will be lettering on faux mini pumpkins at the end of our class time!
To learn more about Altruist Brewing, check out their website and say hey on Instagram.
Get your tickets here!
Feel free to come early to check in, grab your seat, and order any food (food and drinks available to order throughout class too!). Class will start promptly at 12:30pm
