Sturbridge

The 2023 Antique Collectibles Show
2023-01-01 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | The Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main Street, Sturbridge
JOURNAL OF ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES TO HOST NEW YEAR’S DAY 2023
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES SHOW IN STURBRIDGE, MA
Produced by Weathervane Enterprises, Inc., publisher of the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, the New Year’s Day show at the Sturbridge Host Hotel will feature 50 hand-selected local and regional dealers covering 11,000 square feet with authentic, quality antiques and antique collectibles.
With something for everyone, this year’s dealers offer a mix of 18th through early 20th century period items, including Primitives, Decorative Objects, Folk Art, Glassware, Textiles, Vinyl Records, Books, Oil Paintings, Small Furnishings, Estate Jewelry, Coins, and so much more!
The Exhibit Hall will be open on Sunday, January 1, 2023 from 10am to 3pm offering guests ample time to walk the festively decorated floor and meet the dealers. In addition, a Concession Café will be open outside the Exhibit Hall from 9:30am-2pm with beverages, snacks, and breakfast and lunch options. A Hospitality Table will provide great take-home information on future shows and antique publications. Items of interest to antique lovers will be raffled off all day on the show floor, adding to the excitement and experience.
$10 Admission, $8 online (starting December 1, 2022) at www.theantiquecollectiblesshow.com. For more information, visit theantiquecollectiblesshow.com, Follow Us on Facebook @ AntiqueCollectiblesShow, or contact Maxine Carter-Lome directly at 508-347-1960 x402 and at weathervanepublishing@gmail.com.

New Years Eve Day Live Music with Joe Macey
2022-12-31 15:00 - 18:00 | Deep Roots Distillery USA, 559 Main St., Unit 209, Fiskdale, 01518
Join us on New Years for some live music, food and spirits. It will also be the closing day of bottle sales for our first release.

Christmas By Candlelight
2022-12-30 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-29 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-28 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-27 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-23 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-18 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-17 14:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-16 14:00 - 20:00 and 5 more dates | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
Come experience the history of Christmas traditions at Old Sturbridge Village. Relish old traditions and create new ones as you watch demonstrations of classic Christmas projects, stroll through the decorated Village and Christmas Tree Trail, listen to stories and music, and ride the horse-drawn carryall, and more. We hope your family will join ours, as we celebrate a very special celebration. Keep an eye on the OSV website as the holiday season approaches for more details and tickets!
Cost: TBA

Live Music at Rapscallion
2022-12-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Rapscallion, 3 Arnold Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Rapscallion will be offering many nights of enjoyable and fun music over the following dates and times:
+ Thursday Dec. 29th – Brooks Milgate 6pm to 9pm
+ Thursday Jan. 12th – Jon Bonner 6pm to 9pm
+ Sunday Jan. 15th – Paul Courchane 4pm to 7pm
+ Tuesday Jan. 17th – Trivia Night 6:30pm to 8:30pm
+ Thursday Jan. 19th – Open Bluegrass Jam 7pm to 9pm
+ Sunday Jan. 22nd – Rivers Between – Indie Folk Duo 4pm to 7pm
+ Saturday Feb.18 to Sunday Feb. 19 – French Canadian Weekend

Light Up Sturbridge Contest!
2022-12-18 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-17 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-16 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-11 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-10 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-09 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-04 17:00 - 20:00, 2022-12-03 17:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date
It is time for the 3rd Annual “Light Up Sturbridge” Contest, a community wide event where the public can drive by participating homes to vote on their favorite home decorations. To register your home, and also vote on line in the Contest Please link to:
www.sturbridge.gov/recreation
Addresses of participating homes will be posted on the Town Recreation page.

Afternoon Book Group: The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
2022-12-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join us for a discussion of The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. Copies can be picked up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve, hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically.
The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.
What happens to them–and to the men they love–becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity, and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives.
Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic–a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond. (Amazon)

The Acoustic Sound of Larry Lewis
2022-12-10 16:00 - 20:00
Live Acoustic music from Larry Lewis at Deep Roots Distillery USA. Come try their new menu of signature cocktails, mocktails and houes made food while listening to the great sounds.

Friends Mini Book Sale
2022-12-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Drop by for the Friends of the JHPL’s Mini Book Sale! There will be children’s books and paperbacks available for purchase. All of the sales support the library and are greatly appreciated.

LEGO Club: December Meeting!
2022-12-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
LEGO Club: December Meeting! We will meet once a month on Thursday evenings in the Library Meeting Room. Suitable for children ages 5 – 12 with adult caregivers. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.

Armchair Travelers Take to the Open Road: The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
2022-12-07 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 Library of Legends by Janie Chang are available to pick up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, nineteen-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff must walk a thousand miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends.
Her family’s past has made Lian wary of forming attachments, but the students’ common duty to safeguard the Library of Legends forms unexpected bonds. Lian finds friendship and a cautious romance with the handsome and wealthy Liu Shaoming. But after one classmate is murdered and another arrested, Lian realizes she must escape from the convoy before a family secret puts her in danger. Accompanied by Shao and the enigmatic maidservant Sparrow, Lian makes her way to Shanghai, hoping to reunite with her mother.
On the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the Prince. Learning Shao and Sparrow’s true identities compels Lian to confront her feelings for Shao. But there are broader consequences too, for as the ancient books travel across China, they awaken immortals and guardian spirits to embark on an exodus of their own, one that changes the country’s fate forever.
Based on true events, rich in Chinese history and lore, The Library of Legends is both an illuminating exploration of China’s recent past and an evocative tale of love, sacrifice, and the extraordinary power of storytelling. (Amazon)
