4th Annual Taste of Medway October 1

What’s better than a fall afternoon spent within the bounds of a colorful, leafy enclave? The latter, coupled with the best food and drink your local vendors have to offer. Saturday, October first marks the fourth Annual Taste of Medway, to take place at the Thayer Homestead, 2B Oak Street, Medway, at Choate Park. The rain or shine event will run from 2-5 p.m. and will feature 15-20 vendors this year, with a variety of beer and wine to be sampled as well.
This event, says planner Carole Bernstein, “serves as a showcase for what a gem we have in the center of Medway, with the Thayer Homestead and Choate Park, and it’s just beautiful in the fall.” The fundraiser helps support the Thayer Homestead, and admission, available at the door, is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for ages 12 and under. Adults and seniors will go home with a commemorative beer or wine glass from the event.
The first year the event took place, says Bernstein, the event aimed to build awareness for the Thayer Homestead and the plans the town had for it. “It has grown into a beloved town event,” says Bernstein, pleased to see this event and Medway Day, both conceived during the year of Medway 300, grow legs. “We’ve always had very positive reaction from the vendors. Many of them are repeat and have been with us each year, and they look forward to it as well.” Most of the food purveyors are from Medway or surrounding towns, and Taste of Medway gives them a great way to showcase their specialties.
For the attendees, says Bernstein, “It’s just a great place to see friends and hang out and enjoy some delicious beer, wine and food.” This year’s event will also feature music by rock and roll band The Shenanigans, out of Medway.
Taste of Medway is still welcoming vendors who are interested in participating.
“There’s no cost to the vendors,” says Bernstein. “We just ask that the vendors supply their food and their setup (although she adds that tables are available), and to come out and share what they have to offer as either a restaurant or a caterer in the Medway area. If anyone would like to participate, they can call Carole Bernstein (508) 254-6071.
Planning an event? Taste of Medway is a great way to check out the Thayer Homestead as a venue for your next function. According to its website, “Thayer Homestead is set next to a huge beech tree on an expansive lawn and features a scenic view of picturesque Choate Park and Pond. The function space is comprised of two adjoining parts: the new open-concept addition, Thayer Hall, and the renovated country farmhouse.”
The site, managed by the town of Medway, offers a state of the art catering kitchen, seating for 96 in a formal setting or 120 in a more informal setting in their open wood and glass space that opens to a patio, a “Homestead Suite” suitable for bridal parties, and a working gas fireplace. All fees charged for the venue go back into the preservation of the historic site. For more information, visit
http://www.thayerhomestead.com/Pages/MedwayMA_HomesteadThayer/index.