Dodworth Duo performing at Blacksmith Shop concert
This Saturday, May 26 at 7:30pm Dodworth Duo will present American Favorites at the last Riverfolk Blacksmith Shop concert of the season. The concert takes place in Manchester’s historic Blacksmith shop located at 324 E. Main Street and will feature a pie to sample donated by the local bakers of Why Not Pie? Tickets cost $15 and […]
SASHA Farm Animal Sanctuary to hold fundraiser and Spring Social Open House
SASHA Farm Animal Sanctuary located at 17901 Mahrle Rd., will host its annual, family-friendly Fundraiser & Spring Social Open House on Sunday, May 20th from noon to 4 pm. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $5 for children under 10, and are available on their website or at the door. Visitors will be able to […]
Update on future of Alumni Field & Ackerson Building at Roundtable
The Community Resource Center is hosting the next Manchester Area Non-Profit Round Table on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at 7 pm in the Village Room located at 912 City Road (lower level). In addition to groups updating each other on planned activities and how they can support each other, as well as a conversation about a Manchester non-profits presence […]
Medicinal plant walk in Sharon Hills Preserve
Are you interested in medicinal properties of plants growing right here in the Manchester area? Stroll with Amanda Klain, a native plant advocate and plant connoisseur, on Saturday, June 16th from 1 to 3 pm through Legacy Land Conservancy’s Sharon Hills Preserve to discover plants used as medicine, both historically and today. Learn to properly […]
Poppy Days 2018
Are you looking for a way to donate to our local veterans? On Friday May 18th and Saturday May 19th, Manchester will observe Poppy Days and members of the Manchester American Legion Auxiliary and the American Legion will distribute bright red poppies for Memorial Day in exchange for a donation in various locations around the […]
Memorial Day Parade 2018
The Memorial Day this year is Monday, May 28th. Manchester’s Memorial Day parade will begin at 11am this year. As always, the parade is a solemn event that will begin with a ceremony on the Main Street Bridge, proceed west through town stopping at the memorial in Wurster Park for a second ceremony, and ending with a […]
Third Thursdays coming to Manchester
Between the Farmers Market and Gazebo Concerts, summer Thursday nights in Manchester are always full of fun, but they are about to get even more exciting as downtown Manchester is introducing 3rd Thursdays! Last fall, downtown businesses experimented with staying open late on Thursdays combined with pop-up markets and food specials. This summer, they are […]
Registration forms, raffle tickets & more for 52nd Annual Canoe & Kayak Race!
submitted by Sybil Kolon On Sunday, May 20, the Annual Manchester Canoe/Kayak Race will continue, sponsored by Kiwanis of Manchester. The race started in April 1967 as part of the Centennial celebration of the founding of the Village of Manchester. From 1967 to 1987 the race included row boats! Kayaks were added in 1994. It has been held […]
Fourth Annual “Out of the Darkness” Walk set for May 20
submitted by Megan Linski, walk coordinator The Manchester High School Out of the Darkness Campus Walk is set for this year on Sunday, May 20, at Carr Park. Registration begins at 2 pm, and the walk will start at 3 pm. The walk fights suicide by raising money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention […]
Historical Society Meeting and Village Green Tour – Thursday May 10
submitted by Ray Berg, President of Manchester Historical Society The next Manchester Area Historical Society general meeting is Thursday, May 10, 7:00 pm. For this month, we will meet at the Gazebo in Wurster Park on Main Street at 7:00 pm, where we will take a walking tour around the “Village Green.” We will stop at each building […]
