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Tree Lighting Festival
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Schedule
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Santa's Helpers, from the Amherst Fire |
The Amherst Tree Lighting Festival is always held on the second Sunday in December. It falls on December 9th this year.
It is an afternoon when our town organizations, churches and clubs work hard to enliven our beautiful village with several concerts, hayrides, bazaars, visits with Santa, live Nativities, fire engine rides, children's events, and even a spaghetti supper.
The day is planned around the 5 PM Tree Lighting Ceremony during which all the winter holidays are acknowledged. Songs and readings about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, The Winter Solstice, and the First Snow are sung and read. Before the lighting ceremony, a full day of activities take place on and around the green. The lighting ceremony on the green is followed by the traditional spaghetti supper at Wilkins School with proceeds going to SHARE, and the Winter concert at Souhegan High School.
Traditionally, at dusk, single, white candle lights appear in the windows of each village home. The crowd gathers and "oohs and ahhs" as the colorful village tree is lit.
Come get in the holiday spirit! Join us on the 9th! To help, or for more information, contact Ann Bergin.
Schedule of Events, Sunday, December 9th
| The Amherst Garden Club is collecting New Mittens for SHARE. Collection bins are located at the Amherst Town Library and at the Town Hall. | ||
| 7:30 - 10:00 | Amherst Fire Station: Community Breakfast by the AFD; Donations accepted, No reservations needed | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Amherst Congregational Church: Upstairs Sanctuary Concert by the Amherst Town Band and SHS ACapella Choir | |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | Library, Childrens' Room (downstairs): “Holiday Stories from Around the World” and crafts, by Friends of the Library | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Mike's Auto: Children's Crafts by the MOMS Club of Amherst | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Middle Street Rink: Family Skating if flooded and if weather permits; No hockey today! | |
| 2:00 - 5:00 | Congregational Church Community Room: Warm-Up Cookies & Cocoa from the Souhegan Valley Quilters Guild, shop the Farmers Market Bazaar. | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Amherst Police-Fire-Rescue Complex - Police: Open House: Meet your Police Officers, child protective IDs and Fingerprinting. | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Amherst Police-Fire-Rescue Complex - Fire Bay: Santa Visits!! Bring your camera! Meet your Firefighters! Girl Scout elves. | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Amherst Police-Fire-Rescue Complex - Fire Training Room: Craft Events byPeabody Mill (PMEC) nature crafts. | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Amherst Police-Fire-Rescue Complex - Parking Lot: Muster Truck Rides from the AFD to the Village, By the AFD | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | The Carriage House, Main & Middle Street: Village Hayrides by the Knights of Columbus and Tom Grella. | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 | Library: Johnson Room (downstairs): Story time with Richard Hart for ages 6-10. "A 19th Century Christmas in Amherst, Amherst children celebrate Christmas in 1850" Two Tellings: 2:30 - 3:00 AND 3:00 - 3:30. | |
| 3:00 - 4:30 | Amherst Congregational Church: Upstairs Sanctuary: Holiday Concert, by the Church Choirs (No food in Sanctuary) | |
| 3:30 - 5:00 | Brick School Community Room: Cider with the School Board | |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Corner Middle & School Sts.: Roasting Chestnuts on an Open Fire by the Spontaneous Amherst Citizens along with the assistance of Boy Scout Troop 22 | |
| 4:45 - 5:20 | Corner Middle & School Sts.: Hot chocolate and cookies by Amherst First Baptist Church during the Tree Lighting Ceremony | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | WWI Common, Reviewing Stand: Ceremony: Holiday Program of Readings, Music, Memory Tree, and Lighting of the Town Tree! Safety First; Flashlights Only! (No Live Candles) | |
| 5:00 - 7:00 | Wilkins School: Spaghetti Supper by Souhegan Congregational Church: Tickets sold at door, $6.00 per adult and $5.00 per child 12 and under. Proceeds to SHARE. | |
| 7:30 - 9:00 | Souhegan High School Theatre: Winter Concert "It's the Holiday Season", by the Souhegan Valley Chorus, Tickets: $10 for students and seniors, $15 for adults, purchased at Toadstool Bookshop in Milford, at the door; or call 672-0025 | |
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE,
EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FEES STATED
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