December First Friday in WRJ!
The Hanover business community is teaming up with the Parks & Rec Department for a whole bunch of downtown festivities including the annual tree lighting on December 5th. For more information about the seasonal holiday events be sure to follow @explorehanover on Instagram and check out info and listings year round at explorehanovernh.com.
Thank goodness the Hanover parking garage is back open! And, street parking is free every Saturday from Nov 29-Dec 27.
There will be tons of fun for First Friday in WRJ where will the whole downtown will be aglow with the fine art, free wine and live music.
Both Revolutions will be open until 8pm on December 5th, serving Eggnog Lattes in WRJ and free Lindt Truffles in HNH in addition to the Gift Card promo.
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio hosts their annual Group Members Holiday Exhibition with mini prints available at gift-giving prices.
Be sure to drop in at Oodles to wish Petey the pup a happy 14th birthday! Sally will be offering discounts as well as human & dog treats & live blues music from Chicken Slak.
Flourish Beauty Lab is hosting a ‘Bright Eyes’ event where you can treat yourself to a calming botanical steam featuring dissolvable eye masks. Plus, enjoy 10% off all eye-focused products!
Scavenger Gallery will be serving up wine samples from Artisanal Cellars while you check out new fine jewelry designs by Stacy Hopkins and paintings from Mindy Fisher.
More wine for tasting will be available at Fontinalis with Farmer Wines pouring their Vino Freddo, a lovely chillable red made from a blend of hybrids grown in Vermont.
At the Main Street Museum, David Fairbanks Ford will be performing his Friday night player piano serenade. On Saturday (Dec 6) the MSM is hosting their first annual Krampus Walk!
Those geniuses over at Junction Arts & Media are celebrating the creative media contributions of local artists with their annual JAMMYS awards!
Dress Code: paJAMa formal (or come as you are!). Want a unique gift for this holiday season AND support JAM? Bid on items at their Silent Auction!
Open Door invites you to Intuitive Tarot Readings with Audrey Gilbert on First Friday, 5:30-7pm. Pull 3 cards to see what’s in store. $15 Cash or Venmo. Email opendoorwrj [at] gmail [dot] com for more information.
The Zollikofer Gallery in the Hotel Coolidge will host an artist reception for the work of Amy Fortier with refreshments by the fireplace and do not miss The Peggy Project, a time capsule exhibition in the Vermont Room.
The Long River Gallery is celebrating their next generation with new owners, Amanda Ann Palmer and Amy Hook-Therrien bidding farewell and appreciation for gallery founders Rachel Obbard & Kathy Detzer. Stop in and wish them all well in their new endeavors!
Our newest neighbors in the vintage gig at Rue & Ren are holding a holiday bizarre with vendors tabling holiday “extras’ and be sure to vote on your favorite in their window competition for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate.
River Roost Brewery has Dead Men Strumming, their favorite Grateful Dead Cover band playing 5:30-7:30pm.
Putnam’s Vineyard’s December First Friday festivities include Tunney’s aged eggnog with whiskey, jacket potato specials, flights from the kitchen and live music starting at 6:30pm.