Calendar
April 2010
April
27: Grafton 275th Committee Meeting at the Community House, 7pm
May 2010
May 14, 15 and 16: Grafton History Weekend
May 15th
Pancake Breakfast 8am-10am, sponsored by Boy Scout Troup 107 at the
Baptist Church.
The Grafton Garden Club Will be celebrating its 80th Anniversary
on the Common! Annual Plant Sale and Raffle; 275th Anniversary
Edition Grafton Cookbooks; 275th Anniversary Grafton Folklore and
Information Booklet.
275th
Anniversary T-shirts will be on sale for $12-$15.
Grafton
Land Trust will be selling 275th Anniversary buttons.
Girl
Scouts will be planting veggie seeds with children
The
Baptist Church will offer Face painting for children.
Free Pony Rides
donated by Terry Therrien at the Evangelical Congregational Church parking
lot.
New
Exhibit: The Grafton-Upton Railroad at the Grafton Historical Society,
Free admission and free balloons!
The
Grafton-Upton Railroad Engine and Caboose will be open to visitors
stationed behind the Grafton Inn.
Child
Identification Project, MyChip, sponsored by the Grafton Masons. St.
Philips Church, 9am-2pm
Grafton
Thrift Shop will be Celebrating its 60th Anniversary with a raffle, punch
and cookies.
Grafton
Community TV will broadcast LIVE from the Common!
Hot
dogs and hamburgers available for purchase from Sir Loins 11:00am-1:00pm
Cirrus Wine Sellers will hold a wine tasting from
1:00-3:00 pm
Nipmuc
Nation Water Singing from 1:00-2:00 pm
The Founder’s Day Ball at Highfields Golf & Country Club featuring dinner and dancing to the 16-piece Point N’ Swing orchestra.
Presented by the Grafton Historical Society. Tickets will be $40 per person.
May 16th
Victorian Tea: The Grafton Historical Society is sponsoring a Victorian Tea featuring costumed re-enactor, Patricia Perry, at 3:00 p.m. at The Grafton Inn, $16 per person. Advance reservations required. Call Linda Casey at (508) 839-6390 for tickets.
Requiem Concert by John Rutter honoring the founders of Grafton, sponsored by Apple Tree Arts at 2:00 p.m. at The Evangelical Congregational Church, $12 per person ($2 discount with 275th button.) Tickets available at Apple Tree Arts and at the door.
Download Grafton History Weekend Events list (word format)
Download PDF from the Grafton News
May 31st
Download Memorial Day Parade Schedule (PDF)
June 2010
June 19
The 43rd Annual Grafton Antiques Show and Sale on the Common promises to
be a fun day for the entire family! This year’s show, scheduled for
Saturday, June 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (adult admission is $5.00),
will be special for many reasons.
In addition to over 40 quality antiques dealers, homemade pastries made by
members of the Historical Society, a full lunch prepared by the Baptist
Church of Grafton, there will be several additional activities planned as
part of Grafton’s 275th Anniversary Celebration.
The roadway west of the Common will be closed and will be the location of
a free special exhibit of one dozen Antique and Classic Cars from 10:00
a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Festival food including cotton candy, fried dough,
popcorn and Dell’s lemonade will be available for purchase. In addition,
Professor No Why from the Cole Brother’s Circus will be performing magic
tricks and handing out free Historical Society Balloons from 10:00 a.m.
until 2:00 p.m.
The Antiques Show and Sale is sponsored by the Grafton Historical Society.
The Society would like to express its gratitude to Genevieve Mahassel for
her many years of dedicated service as the show’s manager. “G” will be
retiring this year, so please thank her when you see her on Saturday! For
additional information, please contact John Stephens at 508-839-9408.
June 25, 26,27:
Cole Bros. Circus Performs, Wyman-Gordon Company
July 2010
July 3: Grafton Lions Club annual July 3rd Concert on the
Common with the Claflin Hill Orchestra
October 2010
October
2: Old Home Day, a celebration of Grafton's heritage, is
scheduled for Saturday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Activities
include military re-enactors, Nipmuc water singing, costumed interpreters
demonstrating spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, coopering, and
tinsmithing, hands-on children's activities, period games, musical
entertainment, foods from the many ethnic groups who have settled in
Grafton since its founding, representatives from community organizations,
a display of antique commercial vehicles and vendors selling a variety of
merchandise. The day's activities are a part of Grafton's 275th
Anniversary Celebration and are free to the public.
October
3: Plans are well underway for the 275th Anniversary Parade
on Sunday, October 3. The parade will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Upton Street
(near Sibley Street), will pass the reviewing stand on Grafton Common and
end at the High School. The theme is "Celebrating Our Heritage." The
committee is seeking floats of all sizes, bands, vehicles, horses and
groups to participate in the parade. For more information, please contact
Wayne Hutchinson-Fontana at
Grafton275thParadeCommittee@charter.net. More information and
downloads: 275th Parade: 275th Parade Participation Documents:
Parade Participation Invite
(PDF); Business
Participation Agreement & Application (PDF);
Generic Registration Form
(PDF) Parade Route and Map
(HTML).
