Try Traditional Tools

Get your hands on history! Kids (and adults, too) can try traditional tools at the Heritage Festival with  Alan Mitchell from the Homestead Woodworking School in Newmarket and David Emerson from Old Ways Traditions in Canterbury. “I have yet to see a child who can’t pick up the tools we provide and use them successfully,” says Emerson, who brings bit braces and block planes, as well as a shaving horse for younger kids. Older kids can try augers, a boring machine, a treadle lathe, and molding and matching planes.

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  • Veterans Dedication & Exhibit

    VETERANS DEDICATION & EXHIBIT: The Newmarket Veterans Memorial Trust Committee is sponsoring two special events at the Heritage Festival, both on Saturday, Sept. 25. Attend a short dedication ceremony for Cpl. White, a Newmarket native who died in Vietnam. (Sat. 10-10:30) Corner of Main St. and Bay Rd. And meet local veterans through words and photographs at the Veterans Exhibit. (Sat. 11-5) Main Street Bandstand.

  • Don’t Miss the Accordion Warrior!

    GARY SREDZIENSKI, THE ACCORDION WARRIOR (and former Newmarket resident), returns to the festival stage this year, along with his accordion collection and his vast repertoire of music that manages to span  time, continents, and styles. Don’t try to classify him–just make sure you get there to hear him play! A perennial favorite, Gary’s performances are packed with heart and soul, fabulous talent. and an endless supply of stories and trivia. Don’t miss this chance to see–and hear–Gary live on the festival stage! Saturday, Sept. 25, 4:00-5:00 on the main stage. http://www.heritage-festival.org/index.php/program/performers/

  • Great Vendors, Great Gifts

    GREAT VENDORS, GREAT GIFTS, great treasures can be found at the Heritage Festival marketplace. Handcrafted jewelry, multicultural crafts, pottery, goat’s milk soap, vintage treasures, organic skin care products, board games, painted glassware, photographs, scarves handcrafted in Cambodia–the list of goes on. Plus, sample a host of good eats from our food vendors!

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