We will gather at 10am on the New Concord green (at the Xmas tree) and split into groups to do the cleanup heading in different directions. Come dressed sensibly with boots, gloves and long sleeves. We’ll provide the garbage bags. At 11:30 we’ll gather at the Meetinghouse for coffee and donuts. No RSVP needed, just come if you are available.

Rain/snow day is next day, Sunday, April 21st. Email blast will notify you by 9am if we are postponing.

We’ll celebrate summer and the start of our exterior restoration on the Meetinghouse. We’ll enjoy a special treat: Ana Dane’s tea tasting and presentation. She will have 3 different iced teas to sample, along with liquor to make special cocktails. The presentation and tasting will be in the Meeting House from 4:30 - 5 pm.

We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs condiments and a veggie option, please bring a side dish, dessert or wine or soft drink to share.

Please buy your tickets in advance

$20 for members

$25 for non-members

$10 for kids

Note that because of a changeover in our online payment system, there is a single payment link, please pay whatever the appropriate amount is for your tickets: http://paypal.me/SocietyNewConcord

Event will happen rain or shine---we'll move inside if need be.

If you prefer to pay at the door, please let Sarah McWilliams know by July 10th if you'll be coming so we can have an accurate headcount: mcwilliams@fairpoint.net

See you then!

Join your neighbors in our annual cleanup morning in celebration of Earth Day and welcoming Spring. Meet at 10am at the Green in the center of New Concord to break into work teams to pick up roadside debris that has accumulated over the winter. Meet back at the Meetinghouse at noon for lunch. NO RSVP needed. Rain date is the following Saturday, April 29th.

PLEASE COME PREPARED IN WORK CLOTHES WITH GLOVES, BOOTS, RAKES, ETC. Trash bags will be provided and full bags collected at the end.

Max Cane and Dodie Gearing will be presenting their discoveries while metal-detecting in New Concord and in the Town of Canaan as well as some of the research and mapping techniques that reveal home sites and cemeteries lost to time. Artifacts like militia buttons, fancy Georgian shoe buckles and counterfeit British halfpennies give a glimpse into the daily lives of these families and the social climate in early American History.

On September 23, 2022  Dodie Gearing and Max Cane found the Lea-Van Cott Cemetery in Canaan, New York using his metal detecting device.  The Pratts and Van Cotts were the families that left Canaan and eventually founded the Mormon faith.

The illustrated talk will be followed by savories and an opportunity to meet and question the speakers.

Max Cane holds a Master’s Degree in Geology/Earth Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the president of Pro-Tec Recycling and consultant in Troy, New York

Dodie (Doris) Gearing holds a Master’s Degree in Advanced Classroom Teaching and History from the State University of New York at Albany.  Dodie has been the Town of Canaan Historian since 2017 and the Canaan Historical Society Museum Curator since 2020.  She is a charter member of the Society of New Concord.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT AND NO RSVP REQUIRED.

MOVED TO SATURDAY, MARCH 11 BECAUSE OF SNOW PREDICTIONS.

A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.

Hilary (Olivia Colman) is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward) is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.

The evening:

At the SNC Community Hall and Meeting House, of course.  We will provide an array of chilis: beef, turkey, sausage and vegetable, along with toppings and cornbread.

Please bring a dessert if you'd like, and wine or soft drinks to share.

We'll provide the popcorn!

Doors open at 5:30 pm

Dinner starts at 6 

Movie 7:30ish

If possible, please pay in advance (which will also be your RSVP) If you plan to attend but prefer to pay at the door, please email Sara McWilliams @ mcwilliams@fairpoint.net

MEMBER PRICE: $20.00 each adult

NON-MEMBER PRICE: $25.00 each adult

PAY ONLINE WITH THIS LINK: https://paypal.me/SocietyNewConcord

Kids under twelve free!

No charge if you just come to the movie.

Hope to see you there!

View the trailer here: https://www.searchlightpictures.com/empire-of-light/

iF WE NEED A FURTHER SNOW DATE, WE WILL POST IT HERE.

Join us for a casual get-together. We will provide the ham, you can bring a side dish, a dessert, wine or a soft drink to share. All are welcome. No charge! Just RSVP to Sara McWilliams so we can get ready for the crowd: mcwilliams@fairpoint.net Note the time was originally published as 7pm but we will actually begin at 6!

Come for our annual meeting and hear about our progress and plans for building renovation and fundraising, let us know what you would like to see us do in the coming year. We are now holding this meeting on Zoom, no registration needed. Here’s the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/my/dge4ever

In conjunction with the Red Rock Historical Society, bake your favorite holiday cookies, then bring them with empty containers for a swap like no other. Coffee and hospitality starts at 10:30am and the swap begins at 11:30am sharp. Bring three dozen cookies minimum!

The annual Society of New Concord Holiday Gathering is back! Meet up at 4pm for a potluck (we’ll supply the ham and turkey, you bring side dishes and desserts to share) After eating, we’ll do some caroling in the church building, then bundle up and walk over to the village Green for the tree-lighting.

No charge to attend, but we would appreciate an RSVP so we can plan the main course and eggnog. Email thesocietyofnewconcord@gmail.com to let us know how many people are coming.

Save the date for our annual meeting.

Tentative date for our annual gathering.

Join us for the Society of New Concord Annual Apple Fest!

Saturday, September 18th (rain date Sunday, September 19th)
4-6:30pm

Dinner and outdoor fun with your friends and neighbors.

Including our annual Apple Dessert Competition!
Pumpkin decorating for the kids.
Chrysanthemums for sale, too!

Dessert Competition judging 6:00 sharp

Must purchase tickets in advance, click below.

Adult Members—$20
Non-Members— $25

Children 5-12 years—- $10

Children 0-5 —free

We will be serving chili, cornbread, garnishes; also a vegetarian option will be available. Apple cider, a seasonal cocktail and seltzer. Bring a bottle of wine to share.

Don't forget to get baking to enter your best apple dessert for the contest.

THIS IS A RESERVATION ONLY EVENT AND WE MUST HAVE YOUR ORDER IN BY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH AT 5PM.

Buildings will be open for bathroom use only—masks will be required inside, all Covid protocols will be observed.

Thank you for understanding that reservations are essential! NO WALK INS.

We will prepare food/drink based upon the number signed up.

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Adult Member ticket: $20 each

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Adult Non-Member Ticket: $25 each

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Kids 5-12 Ticket: $10

Our community volunteers come together for one morning to clean up the roadside debris of the last year. We provide bags and take the stuff away. You bring rakes, gloves. Lunch afterwards is our treat. NOTE: IF THE WEATHER DOES NOT PERMIT THIS EVENT TO HAPPEN, WE WILL EMAIL A NOTICE AND RESCHEDULE FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY, SUNDAY THE 26TH.

Meet on the green at 10am to divide into teams.

Max Cane will be presenting on his discoveries while metal detecting in New Concord as well as some of the research and mapping techniques that reveal home sites lost to time. Artifacts like militia buttons, fancy Georgian shoe buckles, and counterfeit British halfpennies give a glimpse into the daily lives of these families and the social climate in early American history.

The illustrated talk will be followed by a wine and cheese reception—and an opportunity to meet and question the speaker.

There is no fee for the event. All are welcome.

Max Cane holds a masters degree in Geology/Earth Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the president of ProTek Recycling—a dealer in and consultant for e-Waste—in Troy, NY.

After a few tough months of winter, all the locals are getting stir-crazy. So throw together your favorite dish and join us at the meetinghouse for a very casual pot luck dinner. Free of course.

The Society of New Concord invites you to an informal Potluck Supper in our community hall.  This free, casual gathering is always a welcome respite from the cold.  See the progress that's been made on the vestibule renovation.

We'll supply the main course:  Roast Turkey
Contribute a side dish, a dessert or wine to share.

Bring a neighbor.....Invite a friend!

Our annual meeting is a chance to learn about all of the activities, plans and community outreach for the year. Join us at 10 am for a social hour, followed by a short business meeting at 11 am. RSVP not necessary.

Isabel Krebs will describe her childhood experience in a Japanese concentration camp during World War-II in Manilla. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

Captured when she was 7 and released after her 11th birthday, she presents a child's view of the prisoner experience as well as her adult analysis. Ridiculous as well as life threatening circumstances were not lost on the 500 children in Santo Tomas Internment Camp, aka Manila Prison Camp # 1, where they spent 3 years with 3300 adult prisoners.

Coffee, tea and pastries will be served.

There is no fee for the event. All are welcome.

Our Fall gathering this year will be a barbecue as well as our annual apple baking contest, games and more. Hamburgers, hotdogs, coleslaw and potato salad, bring other side dishes to share. Special apple cocktail a la Kevin. We will go rain or shine, just move inside if need be.

$20 FOR MEMBERS. BUY TICKETS NOW.

$25 FOR NON-MEMBERS. BUY TICKETS NOW.

Children are free of charge.

If you prefer to pay at the door, please RSVP to Sue Anderson so we have an accurate headcount.

sue.newconcord@gmail.com

A new twist on our annual Summer gathering. A Retro Cocktail party, music and hors d’oeuvre . On the lawn at our Society of New Concord meetinghouse.

We will provide finger food, wine, soft drinks and our signature cocktail: whiskey sour. White summer attire encouraged. We will go rain or shine, just move it inside if need be.

$15 for members: Buy tickets now.

$20 for guests. Buy tickets now.

Please purchase tickets in advance or email sue.newconcord@gmail.com

Come join us for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson’s quirky 2014 comedy:

In the 1930s, the Grand Budapest Hotel is a popular European ski resort, presided over by concierge Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). Zero, a junior lobby boy, becomes Gustave's friend and protege. Gustave prides himself on providing first-class service to the hotel's guests, including satisfying the sexual needs of the many elderly women who stay there. When one of Gustave's lovers dies mysteriously, Gustave finds himself the recipient of a priceless painting and the chief suspect in her murder.

Doors Open 6:15 pm

Dinner 6:45 pm

Movie and popcorn 8:00-ish

MENU:

• Hungarian Goulash over rice

• Mac and Cheese

• Salad

• Bread and Butter

• Desserts

• Wine and Soft Drinks

Please contribute an appetizer, dessert or wine to share

Popcorn during the movie

Prepayment welcome (links below). If you plan to pay at the door, please RSVP to Sue Anderson: sue.newconcord@gmail.com

members: $15 per adult

non-members: $20 per adult

No charge for movie without food and drink