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3rd Annual Artisan Fair Vendor Preview!

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2013-11 NHOpenDoors Poster Letter SMFor the 3rd year the West Claremont Center for Music and the Arts will be hosting the Local Arts Fair as part of the NH Opendoors state-wide touring weekend on November 2rd, 2013 at 10-2pm; November 3th 11-2PM. The Fair will be held at Union Church parish hall, 133 Old Church Rd, West Claremont, NH. This event features up to juried vendors, food, live music, demonstrations, harp workshop, and more. Additional information, and a preview of vendors, is now available HERE

Schedule is also available HERE

This event has come to be noted as the perfect place to do your holiday shopping. WCCMA offers vendor spaces, and for the first time this year will be creating a display space where artists can leave items to be sold. Vendors will include artisan jewelry, handmade glass beads and accessories, fiber arts, paintings, sculpture, woven goods, children’s accessories, rugs, home accessories, and fine art. Harp workshops will be available on Nov 2nd with Sessions at 12:15PM and 1:00PM, please RSVP. Food features Korean BBQ, Norwegian meatballs, sweets, popcorn, and more. For more information check out wcc-ma.org, contact [email protected], or call 802.738.0022.

Saturday 4pm, you don’t want to miss this concert!

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Come celebrate the kick off for Claremont’s 250th, and enjoy a unique performance by Marika Hughes and Bottom Heavy!  4pm at Union Church. Special thanks to lead sponsor SRH Soundworks for sound and technical support!

BottomHeavyMarika Hughes & Bottom Heavy grab tradition by its head, reshaping the landscape of genre and sound. Marika fronts the band so naturally it makes one wonder why cellos haven’t always fronted bands. Rooted in groove—with Kyle Sanna on guitar, Fred Cash on bass, Charlie Burnham on violin, and Tony Mason on drums—Bottom Heavy instantly establishes itself as a strong new sound, flowing freely between funky instrumentals, dreamy lullaby, free improv, and killer songs. As you are charmed by her cello, her voice, and her band, you will be charmed by Marika herself: fiercely authentic, her audience an old friend invited along for the fabulous ride.

 

Also, we’ll be putting up information about the vendors for next week’s NH Opendoors event soon (event info HERE). We are excited to say that many favorite vendors will be returning from last year, and we’ll also have several new and outstanding vendors as well. Make sure to get your shopping list ready for this awesome annual event!

To sign up for one of the 2 harp workshops please contact [email protected], space is limited!

Concert Sunday, and events for the next month!

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We look forward to seeing you at one (or all!) of our upcoming events! This Sunday at 2pm is the Newmont Military Band performance.Click HERE for details.

 

 

This Saturday our friends and frequent hosts Union Church are presenting their Harvest Festival. While this is not a WCCMA event, supporting this event contributes to the facilities that are so generously provided to us. AND the meal is absolutely delicious! Check out details HERE.

Next Saturday, October 26th at 4pm is the talk of the town: Marika Hughes and Bottom Heavy, performers from NYC, will perform as the kick-off event for Claremont’s 250th celebration. Click HERE for more information.

Then on November 2-3 the 3rd Annual Local Arts Fair, a part of the nhopendoors.com statewide event, will be held. This is a fantastic opportunity to find gifts for others (and yourself of course), observe or participate in demonstrations, and grab some lunch! Currently we will have torch demonstrations by a jeweler, a harp workshop (sessions at 12:15 and 1pm, click here for info), fiber, and pottery demonstrations. Soon we will be adding more information about the vendors attending this event HERE. Vendors and display space by commission is still available!

Then, we will be auctioning the donated pieces for our Visual Vibrations program during the Gr. Claremont Chamber of Commerce Auction Gala. This fabulous event is being held at the Common Man on Nov. 9th, and tickets are available through the Chamber. Stay tuned for more details!