Claremont First Night will welcome in 2019

CLAREMONT — Sugar River Rotary Club is inviting everyone to the last event of the year — Claremont First Night.

Come celebrate the New Year with activities all around the City. The evening kicks off at 6 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2018, and will go until midnight. Fun, family-friendly events are scheduled at Arrowhead Lodge, the Claremont Savings Bank Community Center, Claremont Opera House, Family Fun Zone and Meyer Maple Lanes.

“There will be something for everyone,” said Mark Brislin, Claremont’s Parks and Recreation Director. “Whether you want to go tubing at Arrowhead, take a dip in the pool at the Community Center, or enjoy some of the great entertainment that we have lined up, there will be something for everyone to enjoy,” explained Brislin.

At 10 p.m., there will be a dazzling fireworks display over the ski area at Arrowhead, which will also be televised live on CCTV Channel 8. After fireworks, the evening is not over! Meyer Maple Lanes will ring in the New Year with a live DJ rocking the music until midnight.

“Local businesses have been very supportive of this event and are excited to bring a New Year’s Eve celebration back to Claremont,” said Liza McSwain, President of the Claremont-Sugar River Rotary Club. “We are thrilled to be able to offer this event to the community of Claremont and are looking for ways to help sustain this event for years to come,” explained McSwain.

There will be four interactive Jedi training workshops held at the Claremont Opera House presented by World Under Wonder theater group. The Family Fun Zone, on Pleasant Street, will be back as a venue this year. Families will have full access to the inflatables and bounce houses.

“It is exciting to watch this event grow,” said Brislin. “When we brought the First Night activities back five years ago, all of the activities took place at the Community Center and Arrowhead. The community and local businesses are really embracing this event,” he added.

Food and beverages will be for sale at Arrowhead Lodge, Claremont Savings Bank Community Center and Meyer Maple Lanes. Parking will be available at Arrowhead Lodge, Claremont Savings Bank Community Center, Claremont Middle School, and Claremont Savings Bank. A shuttle service will run from Broad Street Park to the Community Center between 6 and 10:45 p.m..

First Night is sponsored by the Claremont-Sugar River Rotary Club with the assistance from Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Claremont Savings Bank, Mascoma Bank, Curt Insurance, The Ink Factory, Stringer Funeral Home, American Plate Glass, Claremont Custom Framing, Washington Street Mobil and Auto Repair and The Insurance Center.

Help sponsor the First Night events by purchasing a Claremont First Night 2019 button, available from any Rotarian or supporting merchant in town for only $1 each. Buttons are required by all members in your family or party to enjoy First Night activities. Children 3 and under are free.

Below is a schedule of events. More may be added, so for up-to-date information, please visit claremontparks.com.Or like us on Facebook at Claremont First Night.

Event

Time

Location

Bowling

6-8:30PM & 9-12AM

Meyer Maple Lanes

Live DJ and Photo Booth

6-8:30PM & 9-12AM

Meyer Maple Lanes

Bounce House Fun

7-9PM

Family Fun Zone

Tubing/Skiing/Ice Skating (weather permitting)

6-9:45 PM

Arrowhead

World Under Wonder interactive Jedi Training

Shows at 6,7, 8 & 9 PM

Opera House

Open Swim

6-9:45 PM

CSBCC Pool

Imagination Play Ground

CSBCC

Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures – Interactive Circus clinics and tricks

6-10 PM

CSBCC Gym

Hot Chocolate & Cookies

Carols with Trinity Episcopal Choir,

Chocolate & Cookies

6-7 PM

7-8 PM

First Congregational

Trinity Episcopal Church

Resolutions with CCTV

6-10PM

CSBCC

Dylan Tenney – Magic Show (Show 1)

6:15-7:15PM

CSBCC

Off Broad Street Players

7:30-8:30PM

CSBCC

Dylan Tenney – Magic Show (Show 2)

8:45-9:45PM

CSBCC

Fireworks

10PM

Arrowhead