Our Programs

• School's Out

• Retirees and Wannabees - Educational, cultural, and leisure activities to benefit all adults.

• Cape Ann Community Theatre
  To register for CACT workshops, please email Hannah LaBonde, Director of Cape Ann Community Theatre at hlabonde@gmail.com or by calling 978-290-7731. If you'd like to receive direct and immediate updates on the CACT's plans, please send an e-mail to CapeAnnCT@gmail.com and request to join our mailing list.
   

• Sing and Dance with the Music Man, Brian Doser
  Children's Sing-a-Longs - Thursdays at 10:30 am beginning September 1
  Brian Doser, a local Wenham resident and musician, most famous for his children's sing-alongs at the Great Harvest Bread Company and Wenham Tea House, performs at the Community House. 

  Admission is free, but tips for the performer and contributions to the Community House are encouraged. For more information about Brian, you may visit www.briandoser.com.

• Hamilton-Wenham Mother's Club hwmothersclub@hotmail.com
  Hamilton-Wenham Mother’s Club Council 2008-2009
  President: Amy Waterman
  Vice President, Membership:  Emily Thorne
  Vice President, Programming: Holly Shepherd
  Treasurer: Khristie Wilkins
  Secretary: Melissa D’Orio
  Communications: Jen Maguire
  Community Outreach: Diana Rodgers
  Children’s Activities: Jen Graham and Jen Daniels
  Social: Nicole MacKenzie
  Girls Night Out: Jeannine Ryan and Christine Berry
  Fundraising: Shari Card and Alison Odoardi
  Meals for Moms: Amanda Collins
  Playgroup: Sarah Locke and Melissa Holt
  Nominating: Elizabeth Roberts

• Performance Space - (Formally "Rising Star, Open Mic")

  Read this Letter to the Editor in the Hamilton Wenham Chronicle

• Special Friends - Special Friends has been a program of Community Service of Hamilton and Wenham for over 25 years. Adults with mental disabilities meet about 10 times each year for social and cultural programs and activities. An annual Picnic and Swim Party is hosted by Joanne Patton each summer at Green Meadows Farm, and dances, movies, art workshops and more fill the rest of the calendar. To be included on the mailing list, please contact the Community House office.

• Family Movie

• Middle School Dances at the Community House
  Grades 6 - 8; 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  December 4, 2009
  Open to the first 150 at the door! Cover charge is $5.00

• Pumpkinfest
  Saturday, October 24 – This Hamilton & Wenham collaborative event is a relatively new addition to the towns.
  Schedule:
  1:00 - 3:00 pm
  All activities 1-3 pm are at the Public Safety Building Pumpkin Carving Hayrides Cider demonstrations Arts and Crafts Craft Fair Music/ Entertainment
  2:00 pm
  Ed Fund Idol Contest at the Winthrop School
  3:00 - 4:00 pm
  Performance of "Sleepy Hollow" by Open Road Theatre -on the Community House Stage
  3:15 - 3:30 pm
  Pet Costume Contest sponsored by Wags Doggie Day Care and Hamilton Veterinary Hospital
  3:45 pm
  Gathering for Costume Parade - inside Old Library/COA Building
  4:00 pm
  Costume Parade sponsored by the Mother's Club
  Spaghetti Dinner at the Hamilton Fire Dept
  6:00 pm Performance of "Sleepy Hollow" by Open Road Theatre - on the Community House stage
  7:30 pm
  Bonfire at Patton Park
  Outdoor Movie: "Scooby Doo" at  Big League Field

• Community Carol Sing – Sunday, November 29
  Community Carol Sing is a great way to welcome in the start of the holidays. We'll have a wonderful holiday concert of local talents including bells, voices, brass and more. Enjoy the traditional tree and gazebo lighting ceremony in town and return to the Community House for hot chocolate, cookies and more caroling.

• Ski Bradford 2009

• Breakfast with Santa 2009 - December 12, 2009
  Need we say more! Come and enjoy! Advanced ticket purchase and seating time required. Our pancake breakfast includes sausage, juice, muffins, pancakes, coffee, cocoa and tea. The girls scouts provide cookie decorating for the children and Santa arrives with his joyful laugh, listening ear and small gift. Santa's helpers will be there to take pictures for your family album

• Volunteer Recognition Awards - May 17, 2009

  Keynote Speaker: Joanne H. Patton

  "The ultimate expression of generosity is not in giving of what you have, but in the giving of who you are."  ~ Johnnetta B. Cole
  
  On Sunday, May 17th, The Community House of Hamilton & Wenham hosted the annual reception to celebrate the important work that volunteers do.  Certificates of appreciation will be awarded to volunteers honored/nominated by their agencies or organizations recognizing the time and effort spent on behalf of others. Those who received awards were:

  Hamilton/Wenham Garden Club	Mardi Lowery
  ACORD Food Pantry	Suse Richey
  Hamilton Board of Selectmen	Annette Janes
  Special Friends	Margo W. Druschel
  Solstice Singers	Peter Stewart
  Senior Care	Ed McMillan
  Town of Wenham	Paul Weaver
  Friends of the H-W Public Library	Beth Myers
  Wenham Boy Scout Troop 28	Andy & Betty Buckler
  Pro Musica	Jeanne Maurand
  Community House of H & W	Donna Whipple
  Boy Scout 35	Jack O'Keefe

• Two Town Fourth of July

• Libby Fireside Concert Series 2009
  September 20, 2009 - Share the Music "I Remember You, Songs of WWII"
  November 29, 2009 - Community Christmas Concert & Carol Sing. Stay tuned for additional listings...

• Sundays in Patton Park - FREE outdoor summer concert series in Patton Park, every Sunday. Visit their web site for more information.

• WinterFest - Cancelled due to Community House renovations

• Red Sox Opening Day

• Educational Lectures

• Theresa Hearne Memorial Scholarships - Each Spring, the Community House offers (3) $1,000 scholarships to Hamilton-Wenham Seniors. Scholarship awards are awarded to students who have exhibited an active role in school and community volunteer organizations, and demonstrated a commitment to helping others in our two towns.

  Recipients of the Theresa Hearne Memorial Scholarship:
  Eleanor Crossan 2009	Fiona MacQuarrie 2005
  Conor Maginn 2009	Katherine Helming 2005
  Stephanie Ozahowski 2009	Moira Carlin 2005
  Emily Helming 2008	Andrea Chivakos 2004
  Honora Einhorn 2008	Eliza Congdon 2004
  Margaret Druschel 2008	Laura Blanchard 2004
  Sara Millimet 2007	Andrea Richards 2003
  Suzanne Henkels 2007	Jason McGrath 2003
  Deirdre Winrow 2007	Teresa King 2003
  Jasmine Lee-Barber 2006	Laurie Stevens 2002
  Jeff Hattabaugh 2006	Emily Pohas 2002
  Grace Boal 2006	Janna Charette 2002

The Community House of Hamilton & Wenham
284 Bay Road, S. Hamilton, MA  01982  978.468.4818

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