Green Up Day
May
9

Green Up Day

Come together to help green up our playground and beloved fields, hills and trails!

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Apr
17
to Apr 19

The Honey Temple

Honey Temple

Come Dance, Sing, Lament and Nourish in the Tent of Oil and Spice

January 16-18 | February 27- March 1 | April 17-19 
Come to one or all three ~ While the form is the same the theme for each will change

Honey Temple is a multi-day ritual gathering devoted to reviving a culture of Goddess remembrance. Through drum, voice, movement, ritual trance, and nourishment, women enter a living temple to metabolize emotions, awaken eros, and restore embodied belonging. Rooted in ancient feminine mystery traditions and held with spacious flow, the Honey Temple offers a place to be held, fed, and woven back into the collective web, leaving renewed, resourced, and reconnected to sisterhood, the living earth, and the indomitable pulse of life itself.


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Clothing Swap
Apr
11

Clothing Swap

Join us for this annual gathering to refresh your closet by cleaning out what you don’t wear and finding something new from a neighbor.

We will have adult and children’s sections: all ages, all genders, all sizes.

Clothing accepted for swapping should be:

  • gently used with no stains, tears, or holes

  • clean and free of dust and odors

  • pre-sorted by category and ready to be laid out

All children’s clothing should be sorted by general age grouping (all items from baby to 12+ encouraged, with a separate 12+ table).

We welcome lightly used craft supplies to share as well.

Categories:

  • Dresses

  • Skirts

  • Shirts

  • Shorts

  • Pants

  • Jackets and Coats

  • Accessories

Reciprocity: We ask for a $5 to $30 sliding scale donation for sharing in our wonderful community space. Please give as generously as you are able. Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds.

All items remaining from the swap will be donated to local thrift stores.

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Come See Me in the Good Light
Apr
10

Come See Me in the Good Light

Come See Me in the Good Light

The Andrea Gibson Documentary

Andrea Gibson was an American poet, spoken-word artist, and activist whose work explored gender identity, LGBTQ+ issues, social justice, and mortality. Author of acclaimed collections like You Better Be Lightning and Lord of the Butterflies, they were Colorado’s Poet Laureate (2023–2025) and the first Women of the World Poetry Slam champion. Their raw, heartfelt performances and activism left a lasting impact before their death from ovarian cancer in 2025.

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Meet Karishma Manzur
Apr
4

Meet Karishma Manzur

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Quaker Meeting
Mar
29

Quaker Meeting

Who are we? Just some Friendly faces who gather (unprogrammed Quaker style) at the Orchard School and Community Center each Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM. All wecome; childcare can be arranged by advanced request.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Songs for Troubled Times
Mar
28

Songs for Troubled Times

Singing has been a source of solace and inspiration for humanity throughout the ages. In this time of great change, joining our voices together in song and opening our hearts is one of the most nourishing things we can do. These songs can carry us through tremendous challenges!

Join lifetime songstress Tatiana Berindei as she returns to New England to offer these Songs for Troubled Times, with gratitude and reverence for the heart of humanity. The songs will be both original and gathered songs, all born from a deep well of love and offering.

Suggested donation of $25

Venmo @Tatiana-Berindei to register (please put ‘song circle’ in the notes)

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Radiance Yoga
Mar
25

Radiance Yoga

A Yoga Fusion class of slow movement, asana, many breathing ways and deep relaxation. Whatever is called for comes, whether Qigong, Tai Chi; all to allow the full flow of cosmic energy through our Being.

Bring: Mat, Towel, Block

Cost: $16 for 1 class, $56 for 4 classes

Elizabeth Bunker, author of Breathtaking, Growing up Mystic in America & Eleven Breaths for Life

email shimmerez@gmail.com or call 603-835-2900

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Zen Meditation
Mar
24

Zen Meditation

Walking Tree Zen

We meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at The Center at Orchard Hill, 114 Old Settlers Road, Alstead, NH, 03602.

Participation is free of charge, and we rely on donations to meet our expenses (rent and supplies).

​​

If you are visiting for the first time, please arrive twenty minutes early for a brief orientation. Call ahead if you have questions, call Kathy Byrne at 603-321-1572

We welcome anyone to attend at any time. We hope you will join us.

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Quaker Meeting
Mar
22

Quaker Meeting

Who are we? Just some Friendly faces who gather (unprogrammed Quaker style) at the Orchard School and Community Center each Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM. All wecome; childcare can be arranged by advanced request.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Mar
20
to Mar 22

Private Retreat

The building and playground will be closed for a private retreat.


Interesting in renting our space?

We host gatherings, parties, meetings, overnight retreats, as well as public and private workshops.

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Radiance Yoga
Mar
18

Radiance Yoga

A Yoga Fusion class of slow movement, asana, many breathing ways and deep relaxation. Whatever is called for comes, whether Qigong, Tai Chi; all to allow the full flow of cosmic energy through our Being.

Bring: Mat, Towel, Block

Cost: $16 for 1 class, $56 for 4 classes

Elizabeth Bunker, author of Breathtaking, Growing up Mystic in America & Eleven Breaths for Life

email shimmerez@gmail.com or call 603-835-2900

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Zen Meditation
Mar
17

Zen Meditation

Walking Tree Zen

We meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at The Center at Orchard Hill, 114 Old Settlers Road, Alstead, NH, 03602.

Participation is free of charge, and we rely on donations to meet our expenses (rent and supplies).

​​

If you are visiting for the first time, please arrive twenty minutes early for a brief orientation. Call ahead if you have questions, call Kathy Byrne at 603-321-1572

We welcome anyone to attend at any time. We hope you will join us.

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Quaker Meeting
Mar
15

Quaker Meeting

Who are we? Just some Friendly faces who gather (unprogrammed Quaker style) at the Orchard School and Community Center each Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM. All wecome; childcare can be arranged by advanced request.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Seed Swap
Mar
14

Seed Swap

Saturday March 14th, 10am - 1pm

Join us to share seeds!

You do not need to bring seeds to participate - all are welcome.

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Radiance Yoga
Mar
11

Radiance Yoga

A Yoga Fusion class of slow movement, asana, many breathing ways and deep relaxation. Whatever is called for comes, whether Qigong, Tai Chi; all to allow the full flow of cosmic energy through our Being.

Bring: Mat, Towel, Block

Cost: $16 for 1 class, $56 for 4 classes

Elizabeth Bunker, author of Breathtaking, Growing up Mystic in America & Eleven Breaths for Life

email shimmerez@gmail.com or call 603-835-2900

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Zen Meditation
Mar
10

Zen Meditation

Walking Tree Zen

We meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at The Center at Orchard Hill, 114 Old Settlers Road, Alstead, NH, 03602.

Participation is free of charge, and we rely on donations to meet our expenses (rent and supplies).

​​

If you are visiting for the first time, please arrive twenty minutes early for a brief orientation. Call ahead if you have questions, call Kathy Byrne at 603-321-1572

We welcome anyone to attend at any time. We hope you will join us.

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Quaker Meeting
Mar
8

Quaker Meeting

Who are we? Just some Friendly faces who gather (unprogrammed Quaker style) at the Orchard School and Community Center each Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM. All wecome; childcare can be arranged by advanced request.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Radiance Yoga
Mar
4

Radiance Yoga

A Yoga Fusion class of slow movement, asana, many breathing ways and deep relaxation. Whatever is called for comes, whether Qigong, Tai Chi; all to allow the full flow of cosmic energy through our Being.

Bring: Mat, Towel, Block

Cost: $16 for 1 class, $56 for 4 classes

Elizabeth Bunker, author of Breathtaking, Growing up Mystic in America & Eleven Breaths for Life

email shimmerez@gmail.com or call 603-835-2900

View Event →
Zen Meditation
Mar
3

Zen Meditation

Walking Tree Zen

We meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. at The Center at Orchard Hill, 114 Old Settlers Road, Alstead, NH, 03602.

Participation is free of charge, and we rely on donations to meet our expenses (rent and supplies).

​​

If you are visiting for the first time, please arrive twenty minutes early for a brief orientation. Call ahead if you have questions, call Kathy Byrne at 603-321-1572

We welcome anyone to attend at any time. We hope you will join us.

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Quaker Meeting
Mar
1

Quaker Meeting

Who are we? Just some Friendly faces who gather (unprogrammed Quaker style) at the Orchard School and Community Center each Sunday from 9:30-10:30 AM. All wecome; childcare can be arranged by advanced request.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Feb
27
to Mar 1

The Honey Temple

Honey Temple

Come Dance, Sing, Lament and Nourish in the Tent of Oil and Spice

January 16-18 | February 27- March 1 | April 17-19 
Come to one or all three ~ While the form is the same the theme for each will change

Honey Temple is a multi-day ritual gathering devoted to reviving a culture of Goddess remembrance. Through drum, voice, movement, ritual trance, and nourishment, women enter a living temple to metabolize emotions, awaken eros, and restore embodied belonging. Rooted in ancient feminine mystery traditions and held with spacious flow, the Honey Temple offers a place to be held, fed, and woven back into the collective web, leaving renewed, resourced, and reconnected to sisterhood, the living earth, and the indomitable pulse of life itself.


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