Barnes & Noble Story Hour
Manchester, NH

Southern NH Youth Ballet is participating in a Barnes & Noble Story Hour and Book Fair with NH author & illustrator Tracy Kane.

Vouchers valid 9 AM – 11 PM (Pick them up at Barnes & Noble or at SNHDT studios.)

Any purchases you make that day will benefit Southern NH Youth Ballet

• Author Tracy Kane presents Fairy Houses™ story hour and book signing to include Fairy Houses, Fairy Flight, Fairy Boat, and Fairy Houses ... Everywhere!

• There will also be a brief ballet performance and an instructional lesson for eager young dancers of all ages that will include fairies from Southern NH Youth Ballet’s upcoming performance of Fairy Houses - The Ballet on March 29th.

Barnes & Noble
1741 South Willow Street
Manchester, NH
603-668-5557

FREE TO PUBLIC! 

March 9
Sunday
12 noon to 2pm

How building Fairy Houses connects Children with Nature
The School for Young Children at Saint Joseph College
Keefe Bruyette Math & Science Symposium
West Hartford, CT

A workshop by Tracy Kane, revealing how her books motivate children to use their creativity and imagination when building fairy houses and how it is so important in today's high-tech, mass media world.

Offering a new way to explore nature, this enchanting activity reminds children of nature’s daily magic while stimulating their design and construction skills combined with a sense of accomplishment.

Participants will have a chance to contribute their skills building a fairy village outside (weather permitting, so please dress accordingly).

Adults only. Attendees must register in advance with the college.

The School for Young Children at Saint Joseph College
Keefe Bruyette Math & Science Symposium
1678 Asylum Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06117
Tel: 860-232-4571
Web site www.sjc.edu

March 17
Monday
10:45am - 11:45am

Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet
FAIRY HOUSES – THE BALLET
Manchester, NH

Spring Fling 2008 Featuring "Fairy Houses - The Ballet"
Based on the award-winning "Fairy Houses Series™" of children’s books by Tracy Kane. Also featuring other repertory works of the company. more info

The Palace Theater
Hanover Street
Manchester, NH
Tickets $12 & $15
Call 603-668-5588
Or visit www.palacetheatre.org

Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater Web Site: www.snhdt.org

March 29
Saturday
Two performances
1pm and 4pm

L.L. Bean
OUTDOOR FAMILY FUN WEEKEND
Freeport, Maine

It's time to head outdoors and build a FAIRY HOUSES VILLAGE!

Meet renowned author/illustrator, Tracy Kane, as she reads from the award-winning Fairy Houses Series™ of books and then help families to build a “Fairy Houses Village.” Please bring some of your own natural materials for those perfect touches. Costumes are encouraged!

Booksigning 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Fairy House Building 2 p.m.
Discovery Lobby, Flagship Store

Guest: Author/Illustrator Tracy Kane, creator of "The Fairy Houses Series™"

L.L. Bean, Freeport, Maine
Telephone: 800-341-4341

Directions to Main Store:
From the South: Take Exit 19 off I-95 in Freeport, Maine. Then follow U.S. Route 1 North (Main Street) into town. We're in the village center, and there's plenty of free parking nearby. From the North: Take Exit 20 off I-95 in Freeport, Maine. Then follow U.S. Route 1 South (Main Street) into town. We're in the village center, and there's plenty of free parking nearby.
L.L.Bean Flagship Store is open 24 hours a day.

May 24th
Saturday
1pm till 3pm

Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area
Waterville, Maine

A DAY OF ENCHANTMENT GARDEN PARTY
with Author Tracy Kane
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will host their 10th annual Garden Party, “A Day of Enchantment” at Fieldstone Garden. Special guest Tracy Kane, artist and author of “The Fairy Houses Series™”, will offer 2 two-hour workshops at 9:30am and at 1:00pm. Kane will read her book Fairy Houses and then accompany children and adults into the pine forest to help build a “Fairy Houses Village”. Children are encouraged to dress as fairies, butterflies or dragonflies. Kane will be available for a book signing at mid-day.

“A Day of Enchantment” will benefit Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area through sales of lunches, complementary care sessions, and raffle items. Live music, garden tours and workshops will round out the day. There is no admission fee and refreshments will be available for the children. Those who wish to reserve lunches and complementary care sessions should do so by June 12th. For additional information or to make reservations call 207-873-3615; www.hvwa.org/special-events; Reservations can also be made at the Hospice Community Center, 304 Main Street, Waterville M-F 9am – 2pm. VISA and MasterCard are accepted.

Cost: No admission fee
Gourmet Buffet Lunch $15 adults; $7.50 children 5 - 12; $Free under 5years
Complementary Care Sessions (Massage, Reiki, Polarity, Reflexology) amid the gardens and sounds of nature $20 per 30 minutes

Fieldstone Gardens
Quaker Lane
Vassalboro, Maine
207-873-3615
www.fieldstonegardens.com

June 21
Saturday

Times to be announced..

National Heritage Museum
Lexington, MA

AN ENCHANTED SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES
with Author Tracy Kane

Join members of the Lexington Field and Garden Club and well-known author Tracy Kane at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA.

Discover fairy houses in the enchanted woods. Listen to Tracy Kane read from her charming books. (Books will also be available for purchase.) Join in fairy crafts for children of all ages. Bring home directions for building a fairy house for the mythical sprites in your neighborhood.

Readings at 1pm and 2:30pm
Suggested donation of $15 per famly to support family programming.

33 Marrett Road
(At the intersection of Route 2A and Massachusetts Avenue)
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-6559
website

June 22
Sunday

Noon till 4pm

Churchill's Garden Center
Exeter, NH

Come Fairy Gardening with Tracy Kane, aka “The Fairy Lady”, who will be reading and signing her books in the "The Fairy Houses Series™."

Plus, Tracy will be sharing Fairy Houses stories and building tips. Then have a fun time building a Fairy Houses Village as Tracy leads a Fairy Houses Workshop! Children may come in costume and have loads of fun “flying” through our gardens.

Bring along some natural materials to add to your house. A unique and fun time for the whole family!

contact: Lisa Aquipzap
Churchill's Garden Center
12 Hampton Road
Exeter, NH 03833
603-772-2685
www.churchillsgardens.com

June 28
Saturday

Starts at 11am.

Jaffrey’s 2008 Garden Tour
Jaffrey, NH

TEAM Jaffrey’s Design and Downtown Enhancement Committees sponsor their seventh annual garden tour. This year, the Garden Tour will have an added bonus with the inclusion of Fairy Houses. These wonderful, diminutive homes will be located in gardens throughout the tour.

Tracy Kane, noted author of “The Fairy Houses Series™”, will be a featured guest. Tracy Kane majored in illustration at Philadelphia College of Art. She also studied in London, England where she met her husband.

Tracy does readings from her books at the following times:
Saturday - 11:30am and 1:30pm
Sunday - 12:30pm and 2pm

Tickets are $10 adults; $5 children.
Tickets are available at the TEAM Office, the Jamarey Chamber of Commerce and Coll's Garden Center and Florist.

Call TEAM Jaffrey at 532-7168 for more inforamtion.
Website:www.teamjaffrey.org

July 12-13
Saturday
10am till 3pm

Sunday
Noon till 3pm

Seacoast Science Center
Rye, NH

Enjoy a Fairy Houses workshop with Tracy Kane. Learn how to create natural habitats outdoors as Tracy leads you through this enchanting activity!

Event Full - no further admissions, Sorry!

Seacoast Science Center
570 Ocean Blvd
Rye, NH 03870
603 436 8043
www.seacoastsciencecenter.org

July 16
Wednesday

Event Full - no further admissions, Sorry!

3pm till 4:30pm

Rain date:
July 18

Ogunquit Playhouse presents
"Fairy Houses - the Musical"
Ogunquit, Maine

Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine celebrates 75 years! The Children's Theatre will be performing “Fairy Houses - the Musical”. It will be their own adaptation from Tracy Kane’s "Fairy Houses Series™"

There will also be a creation of a "Fairy Houses Village" over the weekend on the theatre’s grounds by the local community and interested families. Come meet Tracy Kane, build your own fairy houses and join in the fun! Feel free to bring some of your own natural materials.

Saturday: Matinees at 10am & Noon
Sunday: Matinee at 11am

Both days have a garden tour of fairy houses.

Tickets:
Fairy Houses - The Musical $10
Fairy House Tour Only - $8
Combo ticket for show and tour - only $16

More Details - check closer to the event
Ogunquit Playhouse Ticket Office 207-646-5511
Ogunquit Playhouse Website

July 26 & 27
Saturday 10am till 4pm
Sunday 10am till 3pm

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The Maine Fairy Houses Festival
Boothbay, Maine

Nature, creativity, a love for whimsy and a passion for fairies culminate in a weekend of building fairy houses, storytelling, music and dancing to learn how to cultivate the fairies living amongst us, including building fairy houses. Stroll down the Hillside Trail and Shoreland Trail where an exhibit of fairy houses and fairy gardens guide you to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ delightfully “famous” Fairy Village known throughout the midcoast.

Tracy Kane will be available for book readings, signings, plus fairy house building workshops!

Location and Directions to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The Gardens are in mid-coast Maine, about an hour’s drive northeast of Portland and just 10 miles south of coastal Route 1.

From southern Maine: Follow signs to the Boothbay region. Soon after crossing the Wiscasset bridge on Route 1 North, turn right onto Route 27 South towards Boothbay. After 9.3 miles, bear right at the Boothbay monument, across from the town common and gazebo. Go straight at the stop sign immediately ahead. After 0.25 miles, turn right onto Barters Island Road. The entrance to the Gardens is about 1 mile ahead, on the left.

To learn more about the event call 207-633-4333
go to their website
or e-mail Amanda Russell, arussell@mainegardens.org.

Aug 8, 9
Fri & Sat
1pm till 4pm
each day

Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet
FAIRY HOUSES – THE BALLET
Prescott Park, Portsmouth NH

Southern NH Youth Ballet will be presenting "Fairy Houses - The Ballet" at the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth, NH. Based on the award-winning "Fairy Houses Series™" of children’s books by Tracy Kane.

Southern NH Youth Ballet is the affiliate performing company for Southern NH Dance Theater. The company serves as a training ground for local youths and pre-professional students by providing them with intensive training, individual coaching, performing opportunities, and exposure to master classes from various guest artists. Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. It is organized to act as a performing group, with the intent of promoting and encouraging the knowledge and appreciation of ballet and other dance forms through performance and education.

Prescott Park Outdoor Theater
Marcy Street & Mechanic Street Intersection
Portsmouth, NH
603-436-2848
Or visit Prescott Park Arts Festival Web Site

Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater Web Site: www.snhdt.org

August 23rd
Saturday
3pm

GRAND EVENT! Fourth Annual

Tour of Fairy Houses in Portsmouth, NH!
Presented by Friends of the South End

Due to the amazingly successful tours of the last three years where thousands attended, the Fourth Annual Tour is now scheduled! Tracy Kane will be present to help fairy houses fans to build their unique and imaginative habitats for the fairies to visit!

Last years tour raised almost $30,000 for local non-profit organizations! The tour will include Strawbery Banke, Prescott Park, excerpts from "Fairy Houses - The Ballet" plus of course building a Fairy Houses Village on Peirce Island!

More Details and Fun Pictures from Last Year's Tour!

Sept 20 & 21
Sat & Sun
12noon till 4pm
each day

GRAND EVENT!

Second Annual "Nature's Open House" at
Winding Trails Nature Center
Farmington, CT

A Fairy Houses Tour created throughout the woodlands by school children and members of the community.

Also, a chance to meet Tracy Kane and help create a permanent and dynamic Fairy Houses Village in the magnificent park grounds!

More Details

October 4 & 5
Sat & Sun
11am till 4pm
each day

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