Building Community, Preserving a Landmark
Friends of the Stone Church and the Hardwick Historical Society proudly announce “New Views of Gilbertville,” a juried photography contest and exhibit with cash prizes. The collaborating presenters invite photographers to shed new light on Gilbertville village by taking original photos of its historic architecture.
Peter Krasinski returns with unique entertainment at the Stone Church Friends of the Stone Church (FOSC), a non-profit community organization, will present two masterpieces of silent film accompanied by international sonic artist Peter Krasinski playing the historic Johnson & Son tracker organ on Friday at 7 pm, April 26, 2019, at the Stone Church, 283
Sounds of the Season by the Weir River Concert Band 2 pm Sunday, December 11, 2022* Weir River Concert Band will perform traditional and more modern works to celebrate the holiday season. A multi-generational ensemble of woodwinds, brass and percussion, directed by John P. Sacco, the Weir River Concert Band provides an opportunity to perform
A Fun day with Halloween Art for children of all ages Saturday, Oct 8, 2022, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Stone Church Cultural Center Local artists and crafters will instruct and encourage participants in pumpkin painting, haunted stories, spirited ghostly dance games, cookie decorating and mask construction. Instructors include published author LJ Cohen,
Friends of the Stone Church announce our concerts for 2022-2023 Piano concerts will feature the vintage Steinway donated by the family of Donald Boothman. 2022-2023 Season Subscription One ticket for each of five concerts from September, 2022 – May, 2023 $100.00 For information on the season subscription or a single concert: Purchase Tickets Online 4
David Pihl and Maria Ferrante December 4, 2:00 p.m. David Alan Pihl, organ and piano, with Maria Ferrante, soprano, will perform a program featuring the majestic J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in E-flat on the Johnson & Son pipe organ; art songs by Catalan composer Federico Mompou (1893-1987) and Johannes Brahms; and a lush piano
Saturday, September 24, 2022 Yulia Zhuravleva, violin and Sima Kustanovich, piano, will present Mosaic at 4 pm Saturday, September 24, 2022 at the Stone Church Cultural Center, 283 Main Street, Gilbertville 01031. Their compound sonata in four movements, one each by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Mozart, gives this concert its name. Other works by multiple
Summer Swing and Jazz Concerts Free Veteran-led Concerts at Stone Church June 5 and 19 U.S. Air Force veteran John P. Sacco will lead two outdoor concerts at the Stone Church Cultural Center, 283 Main Street (Route 32), Gilbertville, MA, presented by Friends of the Stone Church: A Walk Down Broadway” by The Weir River
Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 11-3 at the Stone Church Community Center in Gilbertville The Friends of the Stone Church will offer a FREE Fun Day with Art for children of all ages. Local artists and crafters will instruct and encourage participants in water color painting, creative writing, photography, knitting and sewing, and scarecrow construction.
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Clara Bow in “It” (1927) on Saturday, May 7 Organist Peter Krasinski will accompany the 1927 silent film comedy It, with Clara Bow, on the historic 1874 Johnson organ at the Stone Church Cultural Center, 283 Main Street, Gilbertville, MA, at 7 pm on Saturday, May 7. Tickets are $15; youth under 18 are admitted
In releasing FOSC’s Annual Report for 2021, President Judy Edington expresses her heartfelt gratitude to the donors and volunteers who gave, despite economic hardships, to remember deceased family members and friends and to support the continued preservation of the Stone Church steeple. Read the report here
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