The Harvard Conservation Trust will host its annual New Year's Day walk Tuesday, Jan. 1. at 11 a.m. The location will be determined based on conditions.

The Warner Free Lecture Trust will present boatbuilder, veteran sailor, and Harvard resident Mike Taylor Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. in Volunteers Hall. Taylor will discuss large multi-hull construction and the development of the use of foils in sailing yachts.

On Saturday, Jan. 12, at 1 p.m. the Museum of Russian Icons, 230 Union Street, Clinton, will host writer and historian Jennifer Eremeeva for a celebration of Russia’s “Old New Year” with tea, gingerbread, homemade strawberry jam. Eremeeva will discuss the holiday traditions that have managed to survive and even thrive despite active government repression. Members $12, Nonmembers $18.

Harvard Friends of the Arts will host singer/songwriter Bob Franke Saturday, Jan. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Volunteers Hall. Franke is among the most prolific and important folk songwriters to emerge since the 1960s. Throughout a continually productive career spanning more than 40 years, he has remained a popular concert headliner and teacher of songwriting. There is no admission charge; donations are encouraged to support future events.

The General Store will host a winter evening of Pan American music and food Saturday, Jan 19. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by a a concert at 8 p.m. Musicians Tracy Kraus on flute and Dave McClellan on guitar will perform selections by North and South American composers. There will be a cash bar serving beer and wine throughout the evening. Tickets are $45 and must be purchased in advance by phone at 978-456-0062, in person at the store, or online at eventbrite.com (search for Harvard General Store).

On Saturday, Feb. 9, at 7:3o p.m. at Volunteers Hall, the Harvard Friends of the Arts will host musicians Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen. Reid’s legendary acoustic and slide guitar work make a perfect backdrop for Andersen’s fiddling, and they take turns on lead and harmony vocals to showcase a large repertoire of original, traditional, and contemporary music, from Celtic jigs and old-time fiddle tunes to blues rockers, gospel duets, and ballads.