Picture by Sandy Steen Bartholomew
Spring Into Warner, Jump Into the Arts is an event that
highlights Warner's unique place in the world. Our beautiful Main Street
opens up and we host truly unique and amazing artists and artisans,
musicians, and farmers. Warner is lucky to have a thriving agricultural
and local food industry, so many talented artists, musicians, and spot
on artisans! It is a great day. Join us for a quintessential small town
Main Street event.
This year’s 11th annual Spring into Warner will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 9 am
to 3 pm. Participants and activities include:
Painters, illustrators and
photographers, Spinners, weavers, and knitters selling and/or demonstrating
their work at locations along Main Street.
Music and dance performances by
Kearsarge Conservatory of Performing Arts
at Warner Town Hall, “wandering minstrel” individuals, bands, and
groups. Dobro Brothers will be playing in the evening at the Jim Mitchell Park
Amphitheatre.
Hands-on Art-related activities for
adults and children hosted by local businesses, museums, the library, and civic
groups such as the PTO, Warner Food Pantry, and school sports groups.
The first Warner Area Farmer’s
Market of the season, plant sellers, foods (we hope to add some “Art and Eat”
activities at the restaurants this year).
An Edible Books contest (voting by
visitors) at the Pillsbury Free Library, Misty the Therapy Pony from BITS
hosted by NH Telephone Museum and sponsored by Gear Up homeschool group
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, NH
Telephone Museum, and the Warner Historical Society’s art exhibit (Paintings by
Charlie Brown of Warner) and barn sale, will be open. The Nature Discovery Museum of Warner will
have a booth on the lawn at Schoodacs Coffee Shop.
At MainStreet Bookends there will
be a used book sale and art for sale, and a talk about the History of Lilacs in
NH at 1 pm.
As an added bonus, Rollins State
Park on Mount Kearsarge will also be open, as will be two sections of Rail
Trail and the Nature Trail at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.
