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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Festival Farewell
IT’S A WRAP! Thanks to one and all for a fabulous 2011 Heritage Festival. Read about the weekend festivities here or here. Special thanks to our sponsors–and to everyone who came out to celebrate the arts, culture, history and community spirit at Newmarket’s international block party. See you in 2012!
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Culture Party!
FESTIVAL IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Check out this NH.com blog about the Heritage Festival. “What would a heritage festival be without a smorgasbord of cultural foods and flavors? Dig-in . . . and enjoy the great multicultural company at this year’s Newmarket Heritage Festival.
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History in Sand!
HISTORY IN SAND–at the Seacoast’s Favorite International Block Party! See world-famous sand-sculptor Greg Grady carve replicas of some of Newmarket’s historic buildings at the Heritage Festival, Sept. 24 & 25. On stage: Japanese Taiko drummers, Opa’s Oompah Band, Israeli dancing, New England fiddling, and a Chinese diabolo demonstration. Plus, regional favorites, the Jumbo Circus Peanuts, The Serfs, and Trash Can Lid Productions. Plus artisans at work, great vendors, kayaking on the river, and much more!
