FOOD AND FIRE, NATURE AND ART, INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND FUN!

On Saturday, February 10 from 2:00-10:00PM, join Chocorua Lake Conservancy (CLC) and Tamworth Outing Club (TOC) for a Winter Fest and TOC Second Saturday Contra Dance at The Preserve at Chocorua. Come gather with friends and neighbors for fun activities indoors and out. 

From 2:00-5:00PM, as weather permits, we’ll have sledding and snowshoeing (bring your own equipment if you have it), a communal snow sculpture with naturalist educators Lucy Gatchell and Dexter Harding, a display of handmade snowshoes and trapping gear and stories of Alaska with Dave Evans; a moose learning station for kids and everyone with CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich; winter stories by the fire with storyteller Andy Davis (at 4:00PM), a mini sled dog exhibit with Tamworth History Center (and maybe even meet a Chinook!); as well as bonfires, treats, & hot drinks.

At 5:00PM, we’ll head indoors (mostly) for beer & wine by donation; a cocktail hour story with Andy Davis at 5:20PM; a delicious supper (vegetarian & gluten free options) and dessert; a kid- and beginner-friendly family dance with White Mountain Céilí Band and caller Lucy Gatchell at 6:30PM; and at 7:30 PM, the Tamworth Outing Club Second Saturday Contra Dance with White Mountain Céilí Band and caller Byron Ricker.

We’ll also have a silent auction with art, handmade quilts and knitwear, collector’s items, and more from 2:00-7:00PM. All auction and event proceeds will benefit the Tamworth Outing Club and the Chocorua Lake Conservancy.

Outdoor activities from 2-5PM are free; no registration is required. Tickets are required indoors for supper, indoor storytelling, and the evening dance: $5 for kids (6 and under are free); adults are “choose your price”: $15, $30, or $50—please support these two organizations as generously as you are able. Please register in advance; this event sold out early last year, and tickets will not be available at the door. Storm date is March 9.

If you are coming from out of town and would like to book a room at The Preserve and make a weekend of it, please contact Alex Moot at amoot@chocorualake.org or (603) 323-6252. Room rental proceeds will also benefit the work of CLC & TOC. A rare chance to stay at this beautiful New England inn!

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 8

Thank you so much to event sponsor The Preserve at Chocorua. Thank you also to Carroll County Conservation District, Thirst Productions, and all our auction donors and volunteers.

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Please register by Tuesday, January 31 so that we have a head count for the cooks!

Join Chocorua Lake Conservancy and Tamworth Outing Club (TOC) for a Winter Fest at The Preserve at Chocorua! Winter camping expo, winter adaptation learning station, scavenger hunt for kids, bonfires, indoor winter crafts, treats, supper, beer & wine, storytelling, music and dancing, silent auction, moonlight Owl Prowl, and, depending on conditions, sledding, a communal snow sculpture, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing. There will also be a giveaway of a weekend at The Preserve with breakfast baskets for four.

By donation; suggested: kids $5, adults $10-25. More info and please register in advance here: chocorualake.org/events/2023/2/4/winter-fest. Then, on Sunday, February 5, join the TOC for their Sled Dog Fun Day in Wonalancet!

This beautiful Tamworth Bicentennial plate in the photo has been donated to the Winter Fest silent auction. Sneak peek of more auction items at the Winter Fest registration page!

Join your neighbors at The Preserve at Chocorua for a holiday movie on the big screen! We’re featuring the family classic, Elf, on Sunday, December 22 with a 1p.m. showtime. Complimentary popcorn, cookies and hot cocoa will be served. 

Suggested donation is $5 per person or $15 for a family of 4, paid at the door. Receive free admission with each donation of a children’s winter clothing item. Warm coats, boots, hats, gloves and snow pants, in good shape, will be accepted. Donations will benefit the Tamworth Community Christmas Project and other local organizations in need.

Special thanks to our partners, Chocorua Library, Friends of Chocorua Community Church Café and the Werner Family for the movie, refreshments and big screen! Questions? Email erica@reservethepreserve.com. 

Hope to see you at the movie! 

The Preserve at Chocorua Family

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back indoors at the Tamworth Town House in the Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There are also lots of holiday gifts available, and breakfast and lunch items too!

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back indoors at the Tamworth Town House in the Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There are also lots of holiday gifts available, and breakfast and lunch items too!

The Wall of Grass captures the energy of different genres; a “folk-chestra”, “folk flash mob”, and “cluster-folk.” The performers form a circle singing, playing numerous instruments, cascading into a symphony of music for the soul. The core of musicians represents a Who’s Who of the music scene coming together to benefit the Tamworth Community Nurse Association, who’s been serving the residents of Tamworth for 98 years. Get tickets here or in person at The TCNA offices or The Farmstand.

Proceeds go to the Tamworth Community Nurse Association (TCNA) a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the physical, mental and social well-being of all residents of Tamworth, NH, for the purpose of encouraging and maintaining a healthy vibrant community. To attain this objective, the organization offers individuals of all ages free-of-charge skilled nursing care, educational programs, and assistance in coordinating access to other available services and resources.

Join us for this musical showcase of pure delight and support a one of a kind organization in the USA. Music begins at 6:30 PM. For those with an appetite for some tasty local food come earlier, the food truck will be available at 5:30 PM.MUSICAL GUESTS

Sal Baglio

Susan Cattaneo

Catharine David

Joe Donnelly

Allen Estes

Herb Gardner

Sarah Gardner

Mike Greeley

Crit Harmon

Peter Hoffman

Bobby Keyes

Stu Kimball

Sandy Martin

Chuck McDermott

Chris Pahud

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - Peg Loughran and the Bakery Band

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - TBA

Carla Ryder: Rock n' roll flapper, garage serenader, folk balladeer, front-porch chanteuse, country crooner, lover of language. She is a wife, mother of three young kids, urban public school educator, front-woman, singer, and songwriter. With a total of 7 albums under her belt, she has toured extensively and developed a loyal and enthusiastic following. A true storyteller, she writes from the heart and from the gut a lyrical portrait of the human condition. Confessional or observational she passionately blends her experiences with those of others and the world around her. Her sound has been described as rootsy, raw, soulful and soaring. She has crafted a style that is heart wrenching and heart warming all at once. She'll make you cry one minute and make you dance the next. Her charm, presence and humor exude a connection to the audience so deep that from the crowd, you feel that you know her personally.

The Blue Ribbons: It was recently written that if you don't know the Blue Ribbons, you're doing something wrong. 
2015 Boston Music Award Winners - 2016 BMA nominees. The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as

“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux - Boston Globe.

For all of shows, doors are at 6:00pm, with food available for purchase until 7:00pm when the music begins, and all shows are BYOB.

Coming up on Sunday September 29th, the Chocorua Community Association Oktoberfest returns, this year, in the beautiful tent at The Preserve at Chocorua, 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Tickets are only $10.00 and are available here. We’ll have an authentic oompah band, the Reformed Mad Bavarian Brass Band, and a menu of traditional German and Bavarian cuisine and draft beer will be available for purchase. Bring your own stein if you have one!

More details available on Facebook.

The Preserve, 88 Philbrook Neighborhood Rd, Tamworth NH

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - Peter Heimlich

Carla Ryder: Rock n' roll flapper, garage serenader, folk balladeer, front-porch chanteuse, country crooner, lover of language. She is a wife, mother of three young kids, urban public school educator, front-woman, singer, and songwriter. With a total of 7 albums under her belt, she has toured extensively and developed a loyal and enthusiastic following. A true storyteller, she writes from the heart and from the gut a lyrical portrait of the human condition. Confessional or observational she passionately blends her experiences with those of others and the world around her. Her sound has been described as rootsy, raw, soulful and soaring. She has crafted a style that is heart wrenching and heart warming all at once. She'll make you cry one minute and make you dance the next. Her charm, presence and humor exude a connection to the audience so deep that from the crowd, you feel that you know her personally.

The Blue Ribbons: It was recently written that if you don't know the Blue Ribbons, you're doing something wrong. 
2015 Boston Music Award Winners - 2016 BMA nominees. The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr. They have been building a base of devoted fans with their original and soulful music. Described as

“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux - Boston Globe.

For all of shows, doors are at 6:00pm, with food available for purchase until 7:00pm when the music begins, and all shows are BYOB.

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - Roger Sorlein

Produced By Eric Michael Lichter At Dirt Floor Studios In East Haddam Connecticut, Kerri Powers New Album Starseeds Boasts Eight New Original Compositions And Two Choice Covers -- A Moving Take On Blind Faith’s Restive Anthem “Can’t Find My Way Home” And “Polly,” A Lovely Song Of Wistful Reflection Written By The Late Gene Clark.

 Powers Makes It Consistently Clear That She’s Adept At Expressing Sentiments That Ring And Resonate With Common Appeal. With The Assertive “Mine The River,” She Explores The Idea Of Finding A “Motherlode,” Using It As A Metaphor For Striking It Rich In Romance And Maintaining A Sense Of Gratitude, Even When Faith Seems Especially Fleeting.

The Boston Globe Proclaimed, "There's An Authenticity At Work Here, A Heart-Tugging Gravity And A Lively Intelligence To Go Along With The Sass.”  The Hartford Courant Called Her A “Mark Twain-Like Trickster Whose Wry Words, Dramatic Sense Of Dynamics And Supple Phrasing Can Celebrate Joy And Hope.”

For all of shows, doors are at 6:00pm, with food available for purchase until 7:00pm when the music begins, and all shows are BYOB.

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - Tucker Letarte

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 90's when buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher who was knocking 'em dead at open mics. Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, Vance started out hoping to be a jazz singer, and then discovered his affinity for the storytelling sensibilities of acoustic folk music. Once word got out about Gilbert's stage-owning singing and playing, Shawn Colvin invited him to be special guest on her Fat City Tour. Noted not only for being the ever consummate performer, Gilbert has recorded 12 albums, including 4 for Philo/Rounder Records and a duo album with friend Ellis Paul. Along with being opener of choice for artists as varied as Aretha Franklin, Arlo Guthrie, and Anita Baker, 2006 and 2007 found Gilbert opening 140+ shows for comedian George Carlin. Most recently he’s the opener of choice for Paul Reiser and The Subdudes.

Considered by many to be an integral part of the national folk scene, Gilbert's approach to the acoustic singer songwriter idiom is significant. Gilbert's compositions, while frequently employing sophisticated melodies and harmonies that attest to his jazz roots, remain sublime attestations to the storyteller's craft. He even has a tune on a Grammy Nominated children’s album. How rounded is that?

For all of shows, doors are at 6:00pm, with food available for purchase until 7:00pm when the music begins, and all shows are BYOB.

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - TBA

The Tamworth Farmers Market is back outdoors at the UUFES Church at the 4 corners in Tamworth Village. You'll find locally raised veggies, dairy and meats, Kombucha, Hard Cider, Mushrooms. There's also live music and breakfast and lunch items available.

White Gates farm hosts our farm experience "Friday Night Sunset Pizza". Even though the pizza isn't ALWAYS on a Friday night, the experience will feel that way.  Arrive at the farm and place your order for a pizza, while you enjoy live music, partake in a salad, or just enjoy the view while you wait. Sit at one of our picnic tables, or bring your own chair or blanket. Enjoy some clean, crisp water or bring a beverage of your choice.  Shop at the self-serve farm stand.  Very casual, no reservations necessary.  Pizzas are $16, Salad Greens with dressing is $3.00 Gluten Free pizzas are available for a $6.00 surcharge. The weekly special pizza is $18.00. Dessert available during peak season. 

Musical Guest - Roger Sorlein

Two of our favorite singer/songwriters return for a co-billed night of great music.
Having toured for 10 years with Woodstock legend Richie Havens and the found of the swamp blues outfit Swamp Cabbage, Walter learned the importance of delivering songs with relevant stories. Walter now lives in New York but he grew up in Florida and after Richie's passing he started researching music that was made in the Okefinokee Swamp near where he grew up, from Smithsonian Archives. He is presenting re-imagined arrangements of this southeast Georgia swamp music, originals and some Richie Havens songs in his new show. www.walterparks.com

Amy Fairchild is a multi-award winning songwriter living in Boston, MA. Right from the start of her musical career in Northampton, MA in 1996, this roots-pop beauty garnered high honors revealing a talented songwriter who deftly gets to the heart of the matter. She won the Lilith Fair Talent Competition in 1999 and took home a top Kerrville Folk Festival prize in 2001.
in June 2014 she released her self-titled third record to the acclaim of the best music writers in Boston including the legendary Steve Morse.  With 3 videos in support of the record worthy of the best airplay from the MTV days, Amy shows no signs of taking her foot off the gas as she's back in the studio working on a new record. Dave Marsh said, “If there still was a recording industry, this would come out on a major label and would be such a big hit you’d be sick of her by now. Not many people make records this good.” Her latest Release, "Nobody's Satellite, was released on April 25,2017  www.amyfairchild.com

For all of shows, doors are at 6:00pm, with food available for purchase until 7:00pm when the music begins, and all shows are BYOB.