Historic New England’s Sundays in the Garden Concerts are held Sundays in July at 4 p.m. in the garden at Hamilton House. The beautiful gardens and sweeping view of the Salmon Falls River provide a picture perfect setting for these relaxed late-afternoon concerts. Pack your picnic basket and lawn chair and come prepared [...]
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Hamilton House Landscape and Garden Tour
Take a special guided tour of the grounds of historic Hamilton House. On Thursday, July 8, the public will have a unique opportunity to learn about the evolution of the landscape surrounding the Hamilton House with Gary Wetzel, Piscataqua region landscape manager. Imagine the changes in the land as wilderness yielded to a [...]
Sarah Orne Jewett Open Free During Strawberry Festival
The first floor and museum shop of the Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum will be open free to the public during South Berwick’s Strawberry Festival on June 26. Don’t miss this chance to take a peek inside the house the author and her sister decorated to reflect a combination of the sophisticated aesthetic style [...]
South Berwick Strawberry Festival: Saturday, June 26, 2010
Always the last Saturday in June, this year the festival will be on 26 June 2010. The South Berwick Strawberry Festival officially kicks off summer for South Berwick. Kids are out of school, camps are open and the weather is getting warm. All over town one can see the bright red, white, and green strawberry [...]
Sneak peek at the Peak Saturday, June 12
The Mount Agamenticus conservation program will be hosting a “Sneak Peek” in the new summit “Learning Lodge” tomorrow, Saturday, June 12 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The summit lodge will be open to the public and multiple activities are planned throughout the day.
The Mt A Conservation partners will be at the lodge for this [...]
Pickleball is here!
The fastest growing court game in America is now in South Berwick. Pickleball was started over 30 years ago by two families in Seattle, Washington. It has since spread all over the country and the world.
While similar to tennis, Pickleball is played on a much smaller court, and uses a “wiffle ball” and paddles resembling [...]
Kids’ Day 2010: Bigger and Better
Everything Wheels Parade – Kids' Day 2009
South Berwick Eliot Rotary Kids’ Day is just around the corner, set for this Saturday, June 5. The festival will kick off with the Everything Wheels Parade at 11 am, beginning at the South Berwick Community Center and ending at Central School. Kids of all ages are invited to [...]
The Piscataqua Gundalow to Visit South Berwick May 18-26
The Piscataqua Gundalow Captain Edward H. Adams will be in South Berwick May 18-26
This 70-foot replica of the flat-bottomed sailing barges that once carried cargo up and down our tidal rivers now provides a unique stage for education and entertainment in tidewater towns throughout the Piscataqua Maritime Region. The nonprofit Gundalow Company, working with the [...]
Creative South Berwick: Roger Morin, Watercolor Artist
South Berwick artist, Roger Morin will open his home studio at 199 Emerys Bridge Road on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 10:00-4:00 and is inviting the public to see his art.
Roger Morin is a watercolor artist, originally from Berwick but now living in South Berwick. He and his wife live in the “Old Warren Schoolhouse” [...]
Community Chorus at South Berwick: “Noel, Alleluia” Dec. 5 & 6
The Community Chorus at South Berwick will present its 35th annual Christmas concert in two performances on December 5 and 6. The 60-voice mixed chorus will sing “ A Christmas Garland” of traditional carols and contemporary choral works on the theme of “Noel, Alleluia”. The concert will usher in the holiday [...]
CFW Answers the Call of the Wild with Annual Holiday Bazaar Fundraiser
Freyja, the Center’s non-releasable peregrine falcon awaits your visit
Staff and volunteers at Center for Wildlife ~ the region’s largest wildlife rehabilitation and education center ~ are looking forward to welcoming visitors on each of the weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Pick up a gift or two for the holidays. Enjoy delicious baked goods, hot beverages [...]
Citizens bring holidays to downtown South Berwick
Karaoke Christmas carols, Hanukkah games and a boxing demonstration are the latest additions to South Berwick’s annual Home for the Holidays celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 4. With several new businesses opening downtown in the past year, there will be more than a dozen free activities for the whole family.
Caroling through downtown [...]
Historical Society Presents Lincoln’s Visit to Dover
[ November 19, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of the 16th president, a local historian will examine Abraham Lincoln’s overnight visit to Dover, New Hampshire, in 1860. The free lecture by Brad Fletcher is sponsored by the Old Berwick Historical Society.
The program will be held at Berwick Academy’s Jeppesen Science Center on Academy Street at [...]
Walk & Learn: South Berwick’s Town Forest
[ November 22, 2009; 1:30 pm; ]
Do you know that South Berwick has a town forest?
On Monday, November 9, 2009 the town council accepted the forest management plan written by David Parker, of Parker Forestry Associates LLC. John Spezia, Eagle Scout candidate, has just completed a crossing over one of the wettest areas in the forest.
The Conservation Commission is sponsoring a walk [...]
The Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studios
[ November 21, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. November 22, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] ‘Go Local for the Holidays’ :
The Artists of Salmon Falls Mills Open Studios
Nov. 21 & 22, 10 am – 5 pm
Salmon Falls Mills in Rollinsford, NH come alive to welcome art lovers & holiday shoppers with their annual Open Studios event on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 & 22 from 10am to 5pm. Open Studios [...]
South Berwick/Rollinsford Holiday Parade explodes with new ideas
[ November 28, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Saturday, November 28 at 4:00 pm is the kick off hour for this year’s Holiday parade. The parade will begin in downtown Rollinsford and march into downtown South Berwick, the opposite of what it has in the past.
Some of the exciting new happenings this year include Santa Claus, who has agreed to ride on a [...]
South Berwick’s Lighting Up Ball to be held Nov. 7
[ November 7, 2009; 7:30 pm; ] A local party tradition with roots in the mill era of the 1800s will be renewed when the Old Berwick Historical Society presents its Lighting Up Ball fundraiser on Saturday evening, November 7.
Dancing to modern favorites and socializing will get underway at 7:30 pm at Spring Hill Restaurant, along with a buffet of hors d’oeuvres. [...]
Berwick PTO Touch A Truck November 7, 2009
[ November 7, 2009; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] The 2ND Annual Berwick PTO Touch A Truck will be on Saturday, November 7 from 12-2pm at the Vivian Hussey Elementary on Blackberry Hill Road in Berwick (off Rt 236).
Last year, horns ruled and kids had a blast ‘gently exploring’ their favorite vehicles.
Admission is FREE for families. Beranger Volkswagon of Rochester will be holding a [...]
South Berwick: Making a Difference in Haiti
[ October 29, 2009; 7:00 pm; ] Two years ago, four and fifth graders at the Great Works School in South Berwick collected 200 pounds of school supplies to send to an impoverished school in rural Haiti. Until then, the children had no pencils, erasers, papers or chalk. A year later, the Eliot-South Berwick Rotary raised $4,300 to buy the same Haitian [...]
Berwick Academy: A.A. Milne’s “The Perfect Alibi”
[ October 30, 2009; 7:00 pm; October 31, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]
Halloween Weekend Brings Romance, Mystery, and Murder to the Berwick Academy Stage: Performing Arts Season to be Kicked-off with A.A. Milne’s “The Perfect Alibi”
The Berwick Academy Upper School Drama Department will kick-off the performing arts season with the fall play, “The Perfect Alibi,” to be presented Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31, on the [...]
Mark your Calendar: South Berwick Holiday Parade
[ November 28, 2009; 4:00 pm; ] Okay, so we haven’t even had the Halloween Parade, which starts at 5:30 at the Community Center this Friday, October 30, but it’s not too early to be thinking about the Holiday Parade.
I haven’t heard all the details, but I do know that some of the masterminds behind the hugely successful Kid’s Day have made [...]
SAD35 District Musical: The Wizard of Oz
[ November 13, 2009; 7:00 pm; November 14, 2009; 7:00 pm; November 20, 2009; 7:00 pm; November 21, 2009; 2:00 pm; 7:00 pm; ] Mark your calendar and get your ruby red shoes ready because the SAD35 District Musical, “The Wizard of Oz” will be presented in five performances over two weekends in November.
Friday, Nov. 13 at 7 PM and Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7 PM
Friday, Nov. 20 7 PM and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 PM and 7 PM
John Carroll: The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food
[ November 17, 2009; 7:00 pm; ]
John Carroll: The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food
GreenUp South Berwick will host “The Wisdom of Small Farms and Local Food: Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic and Sustainable Agriculture” at South Berwick Town Hall on Tuesday, November 17, at 7 pm. John Carroll of the University of New Hampshire Department [...]
Marshwood Adult Education: Candidates Night October 29
[ October 29, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] An opportunity to learn about local candidates for Town Council and School Board:
Marshwood Adult Education is hosting a Candidates Night on Thursday, October 29 at the Town Hall at 6:30.
See all the236diner stories on the 2009 elections
Mount Agamenticus Conservation Program: Volunteer Work Day
[ October 24, 2009; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Volunteers are requested at Mt. Agamenticus for the last Community Workday of the season on Saturday, October 24th at 9:00 a.m.
All are welcome to attend. The plan for the day includes light fall maintenance on trails and possibly some painting. Meet at the summit BARN at 9:00 a.m. for a brief safety and orientation and hit [...]
Beginning With Habitat on October 21
[ October 21, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Do you enjoy hiking, cross-county skiieng, hunting, fishing, or simply looking for wild flowers in South Berwick? It all begins with open space and habitat. The South Berwick Conservation Commission invites you to a Beginning with Habitat presentation on Wednesday, October 21st at 6:30 in the Town Hall Auditorium. You’ll learn about our open space [...]
Soup Supper: South Berwick Determined to Keep Everyone Warm This Winter
[ October 28, 2009; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] An “old school” community supper at Spring Hill Restaurant will raise funds to supply local families with heating oil and “Keep South Berwick Warm” this winter.
Soups and breads from nine local restaurateurs and bakers, raffle prizes from local merchants and a bucket at the front door for cash donations — on Wednesday, October 28th, from [...]
Walking Tour of Hamilton House grounds and Oldfields
[ October 15, 2009; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Historic New England presents a walking tour of the Hamilton House grounds and surrounding neighborhood on Thursday, Oct 15 at 4:30 p.m. Stroll through Oldfields, the oldest part of South Berwick and home to the Hamilton House built circa 1785. Site manager Peggy Wishart will lead the tour. “We’ll try to imagine the landscape as [...]
Friends of the Library: Candidates Forum
[ October 19, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Here’s a chance to meet and hear from the candidates for local offices:
A South Berwick Candidates Forum sponsored by the Friends of the Library will be held Monday, October 19th, 6:30 pm, at Town Hall.
Town Council candidates and School Board Candidates will answer questions posed by the Friends, with questions from the audience as time [...]
Design Development Forum: Imagine a New Library!
[ October 20, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] The Friends of the South Berwick Library invite everyone to a Public Forum on Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 pm in Town Hall Auditorium. Bring your ideas, dreams, desires, questions, concerns. As design development for a new library begins, it is important to know what townspeople think. Please join the Friends and JCJ Architects for [...]
