BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:718@northconwaynh.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T210000 DTSTAMP:20260115T005811Z URL:https://northconwaynh.com/events/4th-annual-toc-clc-winter-fest-winter -fest-dinner-dance/ SUMMARY:4th Annual TOC/CLC Winter Fest &\; Winter Fest Dinner Dance DESCRIPTION:Food and fire\, nature and art\, indoors and outdoors\, communi ty connections and fun!\nOn Saturday\, February 7\, join Chocorua Lake Con servancy (CLC) and Tamworth Outing Club (TOC) for Winter Fest\, a fun day and evening of outdoor and indoor activities in Chocorua. Bring your famil y\, bring a friend\, or come meet some new ones!\n\nWinter Fest begins at 10 AM on Saturday morning at Chocorua Lake with a Cold-Water Dip and Sauna with the local year-round dipping group\, the Tamworth Otters. By donatio n. Thank you to White Mountain Sauna Haus for the sauna! If you’d like t o dip and sauna\, please register at chocorualake.org/events\, or come alo ng to watch the fun.\n\nWinter Fest: From 1–5 PM\, as weather and condit ions permit\, we’ll have sledding\, trails for x-country skiing and snow shoeing (bring your own sleds/skis/snowshoes)\; Chinook/sled dog expo\; wi nter stories by the fire with storyteller Andy Davis at 2 PM and 4:30 PM\; Winter Songs of Joy and Connection for all ages with Dexter &\; Lucy a t 3 PM &\; 4:15 PM\; a cold water dipping expo with the Tamworth Otters \; a water quality display with CLC Stewardship Director Debra Marnich\; w inter tree ID with Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm\; make your own V alentines with Arts Council of Tamworth\; try rag rug making with Tamworth History Center\; make bird seed balls with MWVEG\; a plant ally winter hy dration center with Tamworth Community Nurse Association\, as well as bonf ires\, treats\, &\; hot drinks. By donation. Please register at chocoru alake.org/events.\n\nWe’ll also have a silent auction with art\, wonderf ul local experiences\, and handmade items from 1–7 PM. All auction and e vent proceeds will benefit the Tamworth Outing Club and Chocorua Lake Cons ervancy.\n\nWinter Fest Dinner Dance\, advance tickets only. At 5 PM\, we ’ll head indoors for beer &\; wine by donation\; cocktail hour music by the Winter Festivarians\; a delicious supper provided by The Farmstand (vegetarian &\; dairy- and gluten-free options) and dessert\; and at 7: 30 PM a traditional dance with the Winter Festivarians and caller Jennifer McHone Villalobos. No experience necessary! The caller will guide you thr ough jigs\, reels\, square dances\, circle dances\, waltzes\, and more. Th is kind of dancing is a long tradition in Tamworth. Tamworth Outing Club h as been hosting dances since 1937\, the second oldest continuously held da nce in New Hampshire.\n\nTickets are required indoors from 5–9 PM for su pper and the evening dance: $10 for kids (6 and under are free)\; adults a re “choose your price”: $25\, $50\, or $100. Please choose your ticket price based on what you are routinely able to pay for meals out and cultu ral events. Evening ticket sales help support free afternoon events for ev eryone\, and sliding scale tickets help us make events accessible. Any net proceeds will support TOC's many community activities for children and ev eryone\, and CLC's protection of and care for land in the Chocorua Lake Ba sin and all-ages educational programs. Please register in advance\; this e vent sold out early last year\, and tickets will not be available at the d oor. Storm date is Saturday\, March 7.\n\nIf you are coming from out of to wn and would like to book a room at The Preserve and make a weekend of it\ , please contact Anna Paddock at info@chocorualake.org or (603) 323-6252. Room rental proceeds also benefit the work of CLC &\; TOC! ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northconwaynh.com/wp-content/uploads/202 6/01/winter.fest_.snow_.globe_.andy_.fiona_.by_.dylan_.alden-small.jpeg CATEGORIES:Indoor fundraiser,Live music - Outdoors,Outdoor fundraiser LOCATION:The Preserve at Chocorua\, 88 Philbrick Neighborhood Road\, Tamwor th\, NH\, 03886\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=88 Philbrick Neighborhood R oad\, Tamworth\, NH\, 03886\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Preserve at Chocorua:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR