Alan Wingard, keyboard artist and composer, will perform a Seasonal Concert to introduce the holidays on the 1874 William A. Johnson and Son pipe organ in the Stone Church, 283 Main Street, Gilbertville, on Sunday, November 12 at 3:00 pm. Among other works, the concert will include music of Buxtehude, Couperin, Satie, and Sondheim, and
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The East Quabbin Artists’ Alliance Art Festival will be held at the Stone Church on Saturday, October 7 from 10 am to 4 p.m. at the Stone Church, 283 Main Street, Gilbertville, Massachusetts. This free Family oriented community event will host local food vendors, Exhibits of artworks by adults and children, music, children’s activity booths,
Thanks to our many supporters, and with help from a second matching grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission, the Friends have been able to contract for a formal engineering assessment of the steeple of the Stone Church—and to plan for beginning the restoration work the inspectors recommend. Follow us on Facebook to stay current with
Cellist Anup Biswas and pianist Jerry Noble will join with jazz clarinetist Bob Sparkman & vocalist Peter Shea in “East-West Fusion,” an evening of international classical music plus jazz, to benefit Friends of the Stone Church on Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets ($20 per person, under 18 years of age
We’re continuing our efforts to lighten your January darkness by providing a warm and bright opportunity for music, an elegant meal, and a happy evening bidding on unique and creative items—all to benefit the work of the Friends of the Stone Church! The Steeple Soirée will offer an lovely evening at Hartman’s Herb Farm in Barre,
2017 was a very busy year for the Friends, with major milestones accomplished in our plan of work. We’re very pleased to make available our annual report for 2017, which you may view in the window below or download at this link. In this report you’ll find a comprehensive overview of FOSC’s continuing work over the
A Memorial Concert honoring the life and musical legacy of Don Boothman will be held at The Stone Church on Saturday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. Malcolm Halliday, acclaimed organist and music educator, will offer a program featuring works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Walker, Bach, Lowry, and Rheinberger. He will be joined by violinist Yulia Zhuravleva and
Dear Friends, It has been a year since the last Hardwick Fair. That means it has been one year since Friends of the Stone Church put up a small tent to introduce itself to our community as an organization intent on bringing the Stone Church back to life. While we have a small tent on
We’re so pleased to be able to host our first Stone Soup supper in the chapel of the Stone Church! You’re invited to join us on Friday, June 17 at 5:30 p.m. as we express our thanks to everyone who has made possible the progress we’ve made so far and discuss the possibilities ahead. We’ll
In collaboration with the East Quabbin Arts Alliance, FOSC is offering painters a summer opportunity to join in a series of five Gilbertville-based plein air workshops. Held on five consecutive Saturdays—June 18 and June 25, July 9, July 16, and July 23 — at picturesque locales around the town of Hardwick. Painters can take part
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