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Aug
31
TO Feb 23
In Pursuit of the Picturesque: The Art of James Wells Champney
August 31, 2024 - 9:30 AM - February 23, 2025 - 4:30 PMFlynt Center of Early New England Life (+ Google Map)
Through an array of paintings, pastels, photographs, and material culture, In Pursuit of the Picturesque takes a fresh perspective on the New England artist, James Wells Champney and how he played a pivotal role in shaping late 19th-century perceptions of nostalgia and beauty.
Sep
28
TO Feb 23
Building a Collection: Recent Acquisitions at Historic Deerfield
September 28, 2024 - 9:30 AM - February 23, 2025 - 4:30 PMFlynt Center of Early New England Life (+ Google Map)
Featuring special acquisition highlights from the past five years in the areas of furniture, ceramics, metalwork, paintings, prints, textiles, and rare books, the exhibit includes four sections that explain why and how the museum’s staff added these items to the collection.
Oct
2
TO May 3
Vermont Furniture from the Alley Collection
October 2, 2024 - 9:30 AM - May 3, 2027 - 4:30 PMFlynt Center of Early New England Life (+ Google Map)
The exhibition highlights both published and unpublished material from the Alleys’ collection, showing how these objects reveal varied techniques and ornament as well as the characteristics of the environment in which they were made.
Nov
23
TO Dec 1
Family Program: Make a Simple Gift
November 23, 2024 - 9:30 AM - December 1, 2024 - 4:30 PMHistory Workshop (+ Google Map)
Nov. 23, 24, 29, 30 and Dec. 1 from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Come and make a simple, perfect holiday gift by hand!
Nov
23
Hands-On Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Let’s Bake! (SOLD OUT)
November 23, 2024 - 1:00 PM - November 23, 2024 - 5:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Using a bake kettle and the beehive oven, participants will make a savory pie, a sweet cake, and a special biscuit in each session.
Nov
28
Champney’s Restaurant: Thanksgiving Dinner
November 28, 2024 - 11:30 AM - November 28, 2024 - 6:30 PM
Enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner at Champney’s Restaurant.
Nov
29
TO Dec 1
Open Hearth Cooking Demonstration: Winter Soups and Stews
November 29, 2024 - 9:30 AM - December 1, 2024 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Come to the kitchen and see what’s on the menu for a cold winter’s day!
Nov
29
TO Dec 21
Champney’s Restaurant: Hayride by Clay Hill Farm
November 29, 2024 - 12:00 PM - December 21, 2024 - 3:00 PM
12 p.m. – 3 p.m. on November 29 – December 1, 7 – 8, 14 – 15, 21. Perfect outside activity for a fall afternoon. Private 30-minute wagon rides by Clay Hill Farm on Old Main Street. Bring your own blankets and enjoy a wonderful outdoor activity in the country.
Nov
29
TO Dec 19
Champney’s Restaurant: Holiday Music by the Fire Tonight by John Waynelovich
November 29, 2024 - 6:00 PM - December 19, 2024 - 9:00 PM
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. on November 29 and December 5, 12, 19. Live music in the Tavern by local keyboardist John Waynelovich.
Nov
30
Winter Pastimes and the Society of the 17th Century
November 30, 2024 - 10:00 AM - November 30, 2024 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
The Society of the 17th Century, a group of re-enactors, will bring Hall Tavern to life with an incredible array of period arts, crafts, and trades!
Dec
1
TO Dec 4
2024 Wreath Making Workshops
December 1, 2024 - 2:00 PM - December 4, 2024 - 1:00 PM
Help create beautiful natural wreaths to decorate the doorways of Deerfield! Bring your creativity, enthusiasm, and an extra pair of pruning shears to the 2024 Wreath Making Workshops. Choose from five in-person workshops sessions or opt to make your wreath at home. In-person workshops will be limited to 20-30 makers. You must pre-register your participation whether in-person or at-home. No walk-ins will be allowed.
Dec
1
TO Dec 17
Champney’s Restaurant: Dinner with Santa & Mrs. Claus
December 1, 2024 - 4:00 PM - December 17, 2024 - 6:00 PMHistoric Deerfield (+ Google Map)
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. on December 1 – 3, 9 – 10, 16 – 17. Santa & Mrs. Claus will join your table to share a story and listen to your holiday wishes.
Dec
14
Winter Frolic 2024
December 14, 2024 - 12:00 PM - December 14, 2024 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Come learn English country dancing with local ensemble Merry Company. Make an apple pomander and a rolled beeswax candle to take home, have fun stringing popcorn and cranberry garlands, and help our hearth cook mix up a recipe. Sip hot apple cider, play board games, and have fun playing dress up in old fashioned costumes.
Dec
20
Champney’s Restaurant: National Ugly Sweater Day with Live Music
December 20, 2024 - 11:30 AM - December 20, 2024 - 9:00 PM
Live music 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. by TJ & The Peepers.
Dec
31
Champney’s Restaurant: Kids’ Count Down to Noon
December 31, 2024 - 11:30 AM - December 31, 2024 - 1:00 PM
Live kid’s music by Tom Carroll & Laurie Davidson. A countdown to noon with cider toast!
Dec
31
Champney’s Restaurant: New Year’s Eve
December 31, 2024 - 4:00 PM - December 31, 2024 - 10:00 PM
Come gather with family and friends for dinner and live music.
Jan
25
Champney’s Restaurant: Robert Burns Night
January 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM - January 25, 2025 - 9:00 PM
6 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturday, January 25.
Jan
26
TO Apr 27
Free Winter Lecture Series – Tempus Fugit/Time Flies: Measuring, Perceiving, and Living Time in Early America
January 26, 2025 - 2:00 PM - April 27, 2025 - 3:00 PM
This series features speakers who will address both the abstract and material nature of time found not only in clocks but also in other objects and processes central to life in early New England such as brewing, needlework, husbandry, farming, and cooking.
Feb
1
Hands-On Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Basics From Hearth to Table
February 1, 2025 - 1:00 PM - February 1, 2025 - 5:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
For the beginner, come try a range of hearth cooking techniques, recipes, and equipment. Learn how to make a boiled pudding!
Feb
8
Hands-On Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: Baking in the Beehive Oven
February 8, 2025 - 1:00 PM - February 8, 2025 - 5:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Come learn how to fire the oven. We will bake bread and pie in the beehive oven.
Feb
15
Hands-On Open Hearth Cooking Workshop: A Special Evening
February 15, 2025 - 3:00 PM - February 15, 2025 - 7:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
Come and prepare hearty tavern fare, including soup, meat roasted in front of the flames, and a delicious pie. Then, enjoy your supper by the fire.
Feb
17
TO Feb 21
February Fun!
February 17, 2025 - 10:00 AM - February 21, 2025 - 3:00 PMHistory Workshop (+ Google Map)
February 17 – 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Come and play at the History Workshop during February school vacation week.
Feb
19
Hands-On Cooking Workshop: Kids Can Cook
February 19, 2025 - 1:00 PM - February 19, 2025 - 4:00 PMHall Tavern (+ Google Map)
February 18 – 20, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Sign up for this kid-friendly cooking workshop.