There’s plenty going on all day. Here’s a review of scheduled presentations and performances. Exhibitors are displaying their wares from 10 – 12.  Come visit the farm animals in Putnam Park. And of course, there’s food!

Talks Music
10:00 Sharon Monahan
wetland scientist and owner of of Site Succor Design.
Can I Get A Permit to Do This?“Bass Hall, Peterborough Historical SocietyThe Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (SWQPA, 2011) explained in terms that residential property owners along lakes and rivers can understand.


10:00 The Grange: Bob Hafner – Grange Booth


10:30 Dividing Perennials: Maggie Sauvain – Stonegate Farm Booth

Noveau Swing” featuring George Crowley on Guitar & Vocals and Jason Koerber on Clarinet and Saxophone, selections from the Great American Song Book
11:00 Kim Makris
Bass Hall
Peterborough Historical Society


Lyme disease is the #1 fastest growing infectious illness in the USA. NH is currently an epicenter of a serious outbreak. Come learn more about this treacherous insect borne illness.

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Tad Dreis


Singer-songwriter, guitar and harmonica  folk-pop. It’s catchy stuff with smart lyrics, heart, and a sense of humor.

12:00 12:00 Backyard Chickens:Eric Katezenberg – Grange Booth


 

12:30 Beekeeping: Carol Lake – Dancing Dog Booth

Hunt Smith and Allison Aldrich


Allison Aldrich and Hunt Smith are multi-talented musicians. Fiddle, guitar, mandolin, accordion, concertina, songs, stories, dances, and unexpected participatory musical experiences are just part of their musical programming.

 

1:00 1:00 Grass fed Beef:Dan Holmes – Sunnyfield Farm Booth 


 

 

1:30 Growing Berries: Matt Gifford – Rosaly’s Farm Booth

 

 

 

 Richard Backes, host of Harlow’s Tuesday night Celtic session and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire – who know’s what he has up his sleeve!
2:00 John Carroll – Keynote Speech
Bass Hall
Peterborough Historical Society


New England – romantically imagined as a gentle landscape of rolling farmland dotted with lazily grazing livestock – produces less of its own food than any other region in the nation. This reliance on food imported using fossil fuels over an aging transportation infrastructure makes New Englanders vulnerable to food insecurity, says University of New Hampshire professor John Carroll in a new book, “The Real Dirt.” [read more]

Nat Hewitt is a skilled and in demand fiddler across the country for contradances, and has been playing and performing on the fiddle for more than 30 years. He plays and loves the traditional tunes, but maintains a playful improvisation that hint at jazz and blues. Accompanied by Liza Constable on guitar and vocals, they will be performing music from their repertoire of fiddle tunes in the traditional styles, to the blues and jazz that Liza excels at, and everything inbetween. Unpredictable fun. Special guest, Max Nunnemaker, on saxophone!
3:00

 

 

3:30 Maple Sugaring: Ben Fisk – Ben’s Sugar Shack Booth

 

The Morris Dancers
Jack-in-theGreen
Harrisville Women’s Morris
Grove Street
4:00
8:00 The Greenerborough Day Contra Dance
In the Town House Admission $8:00
Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
(not an official Greenerborough Event)