Greenville celebrates Old Home Day Saturday

Julien Morton of Jaffrey blows into a pinwheel at Greenville’s 2023 Old Home Day celebration.

Julien Morton of Jaffrey blows into a pinwheel at Greenville’s 2023 Old Home Day celebration. STAFF FILE PHOTO BY ASHLEY SAARI

By ASHLEY SAARI

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Published: 08-21-2024 12:03 PM

Greenville celebrates its Old Home Day and town picnic Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Town Field, with children’s crafts, a flea market, farmers’ market, picnic and live music.

Events will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with no rain date. The flea market and farmers’ market will open at 9 a.m. and run throughout the day.

From 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., there will be a station for tie-dyeing, with a free T-shirt provided for children ages 14 or younger, while supplies last, or residents can bring their own items to tie-dye.

At 11 a.m., Marshall Buttrick will give a history presentation on Greenville’s mills. He will repeat the presentation at 1 p.m.

At noon, there will be an old-fashioned town picnic potluck. People can bring a dish to share with friends and neighbors, while the members of the Select Board and other volunteers cook burgers and hot dogs on the grill.

From noon to 2 p.m., there will be live music with Heath Lewis, playing a mix of blues, country, and rock ’n’ roll.

At 12:30 p.m., the pool will be open for activities in the water and on the deck. From 1 p.m., to 3 p.m. there will be children’s arts and crafts activities on the Town Field.

At 2:30 p.m., there will be a pie-eating contest for children and adults, and judging for the pie-baking contest. Entries for the pie-baking contest must be submitted by 2 p.m. at the MascenicSAU offices, adjacent to the field.

For information, contact Town Administrator Tara Sousa at 603-878-2084 or go to greenvillenh.org.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 603-924-7172, Ext. 244, or asaari@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on X @AshleySaariMLT.