Fall+ Winter - Blackstone Valley Tourism Association

11 Willard Street, North Grafton, MA
508-839-3500 • www.willardhouse.org
• Sunday, December 4th - 10am-5pm
• Sunday, October 16th – 1pm-4pm
October Harvest Festival
• Sunday, November 13th – 1pm-2pm
Annual Robinson Lecture
• Sunday, November 27th – 2pm-4pm
Teddy Bear Tea
Holiday Festival
Free and open to public. Singers, dancers, refreshments and Santa! Mansion rooms open for self-touring;
grand raffle offering prizes, Mansion gift shop will be
open for holiday shopping, tree lighting at 4:30pm.
• Tuesday, December 13th 6pm
Annual Christmas Tea
For more information, see website.
• Sunday, December 4th – 1pm-4pm
WHITIN COMMUNITY CENTER EVENTS
SOUTHWICK’S ZOO fall EVENTS
60 Main Street, Whitinsville, MA
www.whitincommunitycenter.com • 508-234-8184
Holiday Tea
2 Southwick Street, Mendon, MA
800-258-9182 • www.southwickszoo.com
• October 10th -16th (Monday-Sunday)
Zoo Boo Days
Trick or Treating! (3-12 years) Wear a Halloween
costume, get free admission. 10/22 -11/30 - 11am-4pm
Weekends only. Skyfari, Free Petting Zoo, Gift Shop.
WEST END CREAMERY & FAMILY FARM
481 Purgatory Road, Whitinsville, MA
508-234-2022 • www.westendcreamery.com
Open weekends throughout October. Enjoy family fun
attractions such as their 5 acre adventure maze, 18 hole
miniature golf course, huge jumping pillows, corn crib,
spider web, no left turn hay maze and hay rides out to
the pumpkin patch. See their website for more
information, www.westendcreamery.com.
ASA WATERS MANSION EVENTS
123 Elm Street, Millbury, MA
508-865-6716 • www.asawaters.org
Proceeds benefit the restoration of this historical site
• Sunday, October 30th – 3pm
Spooktacular Tea & Costume Parade
Offering a very special menu with goodies
appropriate for this ghostly time of year. $10/child,
$12/adult. Call 508-865-6716 for reservations/tickets.
• Friday, November 11th – 7pm
Veterans Day, 11-11-11
$15 per guest. Veterans in uniform are free admission.
Call 508-757-0578 for reservations and tickets.
• Friday, October 21st
Fall +
Winter
2011
ASA WATERS MANSION EVENTS, cont.
Sept -Dec
WILLARD HOUSE & CLOCK MUSEUM EVENTS
f u n e v e n t s i n t h e b l a c k s t o n e va l l e y
Fun
Family
Food
Holiday
Nights Out
Classes
Haunted Roller Skating
& Costume Contest
• Saturday, November 5th – 6:30pm-11:30pm
WCC Annual Benefit Gala
Pleasant Valley Country Club, Sutton, MA
Fine Dining, Dancing, Open Bar, Live & Silent Auction.
Tickets available at WCC.
ALTERNATIVES OF WHITINSVILLE EVENTS
• Through October 28th – Monday-Friday – 8:30am4:30pm Evenings and weekends by appointment
Landscapes by Linda Sinacola
Oils and water colors by the noted Sutton artist.
Spaulding R. Aldrich Heritage Gallery at Alternatives’
Whitin Mill, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, MA
For information, call 508-234-6232. For online tickets:
delightsofthevalley.eventbrite.com.
• October 14, 15, 21, 22 @ 8pm & 10/16, 23 @ 2pm
Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O’Neill
4th Wall Productions – Classic American play. Singh Performance Center at Alternatives’ Whitin Mill. $15 – for
information call 508-262-5675, frbgrafton@gmail.com.
• November 4, 5, 11, 12 @ 8pm
Serenading Louie by Lanford Wilson
Pilgrim Soul Productions
Singh Performance Center at Alternatives’
Whitin Mill November 13 @ 2pm, Call 508-752-0024
mattcarr@charter.net.
www.blackstonerivervalley.com
Saturday, October 1st –10am-4pm
Wednesday, November 16th
VAILLANCOURT EVENTS, cont.
MOTORCYCLE MEMORIES
Brian’s Charity Nights
Blackstone Historical Museum,
23 Main St., Blackstone, MA
Free admission. American Motorcycling
History 1900-1950’s. Enjoy viewing a
collection of antique motorcycles, riding
gear, photos, tools, toys, racing poster and
other motorcycle memorabilia.
91 Providence Road • Linwood, MA
(Rte 122 • Northbridge)
Uxbridge 1st Holiday Night Wednesday, November 16th.
Please visit blackstonerivervalley.org for more information
regarding the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Tourism Association Night. 10% of all food sales after 4pm
will benefit these two non-profit organizations.
• Saturday, November 12th – 10am-3pm
Silhouette Artist
Experience the timeless artistry of nationally known
silhouette artist Deborah O’Connor who will create a
profile of you or your child. These remarkable likenesses
make a wonderful holiday gift and will become a treasured
family heirloom. Reservations guarantee an appointment,
walk-ins will be accommodated if time allows. Prices TBD.
Saturday, October 1, 2011 10am-9pm. RD 10/2
Saturday, December 3rd 3-8pm.
• Thursday, November 17th – 5pm-8pm
Octoberfest 2011 Hopedale, MA
Uxbridge First Holiday Night
Celebration and Parade
Model airplanes, kiddie land, 2 food courts over 100 street
vendors, artists and crafters, amusements, entertainment,
chowderfest & chili fest, petting zoo, hay rides and hot air
balloon rides, Free admission and free parking. For more
information, please visit www.hopedaleoktoberfest.com.
Call for dates
Social Media Guru Michelle Fontaine
Call 508-769-9137
Offers a Facebook for Business 6 week (12 hour) course
both in the Douglas classroom and on-line. Also offered are
individual workshops on: Blogging, Easy Video, LinkedIn,
Enewsletters and much more. Visit www.fbsmarty.com for
details, registration and other services. Mention this rack
card and get 10% off any course or workshop!
Friday, October 14th – 7pm-10pm
HERITAGE STARLIGHT CELEBRATION 2011
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale Mills,130 Riverdale St., Northbridge, MA
Enjoy an evening under the stars. A night of excitement,
musical entertainment, and conviviality. Various wines and
sample delectable confections in our “Taste of the Valley”.
Vendor tables available. Single Ticket: $25; Couple: $40
brenna@blackstonevalley.org or 508-234-9090 x107 for
information or to register. www.blackstonevalley.org.
Sunday, November 6th – 8am-11am
PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the ASA WATERS MANSION
123 Elm Street, Millbury, MA
“All you can eat” breakfast, $6/pp. Get tickets by
calling the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
(508-234-9090), the Mansion (508-865-0855) or at the door.
Proceeds benefit the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Tourism Association and the Asa Waters Mansion.
Our 14th annual Santa Parade. Enjoy the
free activities in and around town during this
annual New England holiday tradition in the Blackstone
Valley. Hayrides and holiday lights at river bend farm,
barbershop quartets, bell ringers and a visit with Santa at
the center Fire Station. Please visit our web site at www.
uxbridgeholidaynight.org for more information.
Sunday, December 4th
Grafton Celebrates the Holidays
Enjoy the sights, sounds and spirit of the season as
throughout Grafton, businesses, churches, and organizations open their doors beginning at noon with free
entertainment, open houses, refreshments, displays and
hands-on children’s activities. In addition, children will have
an opportunity to meet Santa, ride a trackless train, visit a
petting zoo and be mystified by a magician. The festivities
conclude with Santa’s sing-a-long and the Christmas tree
lighting on the Common at 6:15 p.m. For more information, please visit www.grafton-ma.gov or contact Grafton
Recreation at (508) 839-5335, ext. 156.
VAILLANCOURT FOLK ART EVENTS
9 Main St., Sutton, MA; 877-665-2244
www.valfa.com
• Friday, November 4th – Sunday, Nov 6th – 9am-5pm
Starlight Opening
Each year Judi Vaillancourt designs a Starlight Santa.
A portion of the proceeds from it are donated to the
Starlight Children’s Foundation to purchase Fun Centers
for local pediatric units. The 21st annual Starlight piece
will be available May 1st, with the lowest numbers being
offered at the Starlight Opening and will remain in
production until it is retired on Christmas Day.
An Evening of Shopping
Enjoy cheese and wine while
we help you find that perfect
gift and have it gift wrapped.
• Friday, November 25th –
Sunday, November 27th
A Christmas Carol,
with Charles Dickens’
Great Great Grandson
Gerald Charles Dickens performs
his one man show of “A Christmas
Carol” again this holiday season.
Dates and times TBD.
• Saturday, December 3rd – 9am-5pm
Sutton Chain of Lights
Connecting each business are trolleys
that run continuously from 10am until 4pm.
Businesses include: Vaillancourt Folk Art, Whittier Farms,
Keown Orchards, Eaton Confectioners, Sleighbell
Christmas Tree Farm, and many more. The day’s
festivities conclude at the Sutton Town Common where
the Sutton High School band performs to welcome
Santa and light the trees on the Sutton Common.
More information Vaillancourt Folk Art will be announced.
• Thursday, December 8th – 5pm-8pm
Evening of Shopping
Enjoy cheese and wine while we help you find that
perfect gift and have it gift wrapped.
• Sunday, December 11th – 1pm-2pm
Christmas Tea with Santa
An “Old World” Father Christmas will be joining us at
Vaillancourt Folk Art in helping to celebrate the Christmas
season! We will be serving tea or punch with various
delicacies as Father Christmas reads “ ‘Twas the Night
Before Christmas”. The perfect way to enjoy how
Christmas traditions started. Reservations required.