Coming Events

• NEW CLASS - SIGN UP TODAY!
  LEGO Action! For preschool Children
  One recent first grade student described LEGO Action as "... his best happiness ever!" LEGO Action classes for preschool children and Mom's will run on Thursday's September 24th - October 29th and again November 19th - December 17th. The time is 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Attend one session or all six. Each week LEGO builders will develop new LEGO skills by focusing on different themes... cars, planes, bridges, towers, spaceships, and buildings; with over 100,000 different bricks! Taught by Jo-Ann Gorrell, founder, Engineering Action. Jo-Ann is a mechanical engineer dedicated to hands-on learning for children and adults. Her classes have been featured through a number of schools on the North Shore.
  
  Please call 508-932-6599 for registration information or visit us on line for details. $10 per session.

• Please join us as we continue the start of a new dance venue North of Boston! Enjoy three hours of dancing in our authentic 1920’s ballroom with original dance floor! All ages and sizes welcome! Join us for one hour, two, or three! Cover charge includes a free dance lesson. Music includes DJ or Live Band. Plenty of parking!
  
  Swing, Latin & Ballroom Dancing
  Mark Your Calendar for every second Sunday.
  
  Sunday, September 13th Angel Wagner & Grupo Fantasia (Best World Music Act, 16th Annual Boston Music Awards 2003) will provide a night of live music. The Latin lesson will be taught by Greg Warwick and Christine Loiacano.
  Lesson: 6:30 - 7:30
  Open dance: 7:30 - 10:00.
  $12.00 admission includes lesson and two hours of non-stop dancing or listening! Plenty of parking. 
  Sunday, September 27th (Strictly Swing Special Feature)
  Sunday, October 11th
  Sunday, November 8th
  Sunday, December 13th (*Semi-formal Holiday Gala)
  * $20 Special Semi-formal pricing includes light reception.
  
  Free Beginner Lesson: 6:30 - 7:15 pm
  Open Dance: 7:30 - 10:00 pm
  $12.00 includes lesson and open dance

• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Tuesday, September 15, 2009
  1:00 to 6:00 pm

• Movie Viewing
  Thursday, September 17, 2009
  There will be a movie viewing at 1:00 p.m. at the Community House.
  Featured Movie: THE BUCKET LIST.
  Price: $3.00 includes movie, beverages and munchies! Sponsored by the Community House and the Hamilton COA.

• Fun Science
  Calling all Junior Engineers! The Community House is now excepting reservations for the start of our Fun Science program scheduled for early release Wednesday's in October with Jo-Ann Gorrell, founder of Engineering Action.  Sign up for one or all three Wednesday’s. Appropriate for all elementary school students.
  
  What: Fun Science Registration Now for October
  Where: The Community House
  When: October 7 focus is Electricity
  October 14 focus is Heat Transfer
  October 21 focus is Density
  Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
  Price: $8.00 per child includes supplies
  
  Please call Ann, 978-468-4818 ext10 to reserve space.  

• Special Dance Feature!
  Strictly Swing
  featuring Shawn Hershey & Fried Bananas
  Sunday, September 27th
  Free Beginner Lesson: 6:30 - 7:15 pm
  Open Dance: 7:30 - 10:00 pm
  $12.00 includes lesson with Shawn Hershey and open dance or listening.
  
  Calling the young at heart, college students, high school students and everyone who falls in between! The Community House will rock on Sunday, September 27th, 2009with a Swing Dance lesson starting at 6:30 and a open Swing Dance from 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
  
  Featured artist: The Shawn Hershey Quartet, often found in Boston at Swing City and recently at the Blues Café.
  Enjoy a night of dance or just come and enjoy the music. Jazz from the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. For more information please call Ann, 978-468-4818 ext.10.

• Libby Fireside Concert
  Sunday September 20, 2009 - 4:00 pm
  Share the Music Presents an original stage production:
  
  I'll Be Seeing You
  The Songs of World War II Live Swing Band!
  Music Director: Wendy Betts
  
  Location: The Community House of Hamilton Wenham
  Adults $20 / Senior & Youth $15 / Children (ages 6 - 12) $10
  To order tickets by phone call: 978-468-4818

  
  Advanced ticket sales strongly recommended as this program sells out quickly!
  
  Operation Troup Support will be on location to accept donations. www.troopsupportusa.com
  
  
  
  Additional information about this program can be found at:
  www.share-the-music.com or call (978) 546-5220.
  
  The Community House is handicapped accessible.

• Community House Speaker Series
  October 2009 - May 2010
  10:00 am ~ $3.00 includes lecture with audio, visuals, discussion, coffee/tea. Pre-registration appreciated but not necessary.
  
  This series will feature prominent representatives from a number of different disciplines including local history, politics, science, animal behavior, sports figures of note, the arts and more...
  
  An eclectic mix with something for everyone, please keep an eye out!
  
  The Community House will be adding food for thought with our new Speaker Series. These morning segments will run once or twice a month and are intended for anyone hoping to get the inside scoop on a number of different topics.  Each speaker will bring a wealth of information.  Sessions will be held in a relaxed environment with coffee and tea.  Extra time will be available for an open discussion and/or a question/answer session.
  
  Tuesday, October 13 - Conserving the Landscape of Essex County with Ed Becker
  Ed Becker, the executive director of Essex County Greenbelt, will present a program describing the distinctive landscape of Essex County and the conservation work of Greenbelt, a private nonprofit land trust.  The presentation will feature beautiful nature photography, and will examine the history of the conservation movement in the U.S. from Teddy Roosevelt to the present day.

  Ed Becker has over thirty years of experience in land conservation and environmental protection, and has been the executive director of Essex County Greenbelt since 1987.  He has presented programs and been engaged in conservation projects in the U.S., Latin American and Europe. http://www.ecga.org/

  Wednesday, November 18 - History of Salem with Arthur Burt - The significance of Salem Port, pre and post revolution.

  An overview of Salem Harbor, pre and post American Revolution.  This was presented at the recent World History Conference at Salem State College.  Professor Burt will concentrate on the Salem Maritime Society, its charter, members and influence on world trade.

  Arthur Burt is a professor in the history department at Salem State College and is developing an historical curriculum with site visitations of European WWII battlefields concentrating on the Allied invasion of France and the Allied occupation of Paris.

  Tuesday, December 8 - Gender Stereotyping with Kara Kaufman - Early-to-mid American 20th century advertising.

  In this lecture Kara Kaufman explores male and female gender roles in the methods advertisers employed in the early to mid 20th century to sell items coming off the assembly lines and how they ingrained what it meant to be a "real" man or "real" woman. Has anything changed?

  Kara Kaufman is a professor of history at Salem State College.  She is interested in gender, sexuality, religion, the abuse of power and postmodern philosophies.

• Fall Fling
  Sunday, November 15
  Dinner and Live Music!
  Social Hour: 5:00 -6:00 pm
  Buffet Dinner with Maple Sugar Jazz Band: 6:00 -9:00 pm
  Tickets $15 per person, advanced purchase required.
  Reservations thru Wenham Council on Aging 978-468-5529
  Contact: Trudy Reid 978-468-5529

• Harvest Dinner
  Saturday, November 7
  The Community House Board of Directors cordially invites you to an evening of dining and dancing to help us defray the construction expense of our beautiful portico.
  Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres will be served from 6:30 to 7:30pm followed by a Short Plate Style Dinner and Live Music and Dancing til 11pm
  A $5,000 Raffle winner will be drawn with a 2nd Prize of $500, 3rd Prize $250 and 4th Prize of $150. Raffle tickets are $50 each and are available from any Board Member or at the Community House. You do not need to be present to win.

  Contact: Melissa Elmer   978-468-4818, ext 11 melissa@communityhouse.org

Save the Date!

• Breakfast with Santa
  December 12, 2009
• Winterfest
• Red Sox Opening Day
• Two Town Fourth of July