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south on Rte. 108 on the left Exit 7 off Rte. 16, 1.7 miles south on Rte. 108 on the left Rachel Gurley 207-396-4255 For More Information Call Rachel Gurley 207-396-4255 urley@gmail.com or email rachelgurley@gmail.com Senior Moments Page www.TheTownCommon.com March 29 - April 4, 2017 Antique Wednesday April 5 th Community Calendar To place an non-profit organization’s event in the Community Calendar for FREE, call 978-948-8696 or e-mail: events@thetowncommon.com Classified WALKS: MARCH Ads IN THE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29th WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING The Town Community Common These very popular Calendar programs favorite thing is to Continues head outdoors to . . . provide an excellent opportunity to our spectacular local habitats to see explore one of the most productive what’s new! We love to find things; birding areas in the country. To think about colors, shapes and 8am - 9am $5 Early Buying fee 9am - 1pm FREE ADMISSION STRIPED BASS FISHING THE NORTH SHORE Guide and Outdoor Writer Allan Butler will be discussing many of the locations to fish for, and techniques to catch this great sport fish, the Striped Bass. From Salisbury to Boston with over 100 miles of shoreline, including sandy beaches, tidal creeks, rivers, flats, estuaries and rocky points, we have been gifted with some of the best fishing there is for the Striper! Whether fishing from shore, canoe, kayak, a tin boat or a cabin cruiser, we will be covering places to fish, how to fish for them, best spots for the day or the night, where to put in and best of all; parking! Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned angler, you will find new places to fish and different techniques to use. Make sure you bring a map and something to mark it with, we will be covering a lot of information! 7:00PM, March 29th at the Newburyport Public Library, (978) 465-4428, emacintosh@newburyportpl.org, www.newburyportpl.org THURSDAY, MARCH 30th SEE, THINK, AND WONDER MARITIME FOREST AT HELLCAT SWAMP In every kind of weather, our date, we have seen over 320 species patterns; and wonder why this place at the Dover Elks The Hall, North 282 Durham Shore’s Rd., Rte. Largest 108, Dover, Independent NH of birds Community on these Wednesday Newspaper field is a special home to wildlife. Each trips. Wed, Mar 29, 2017 9:30 am nature exploration will focus on the Exit 7 off Rte. 16, 1.7 miles south on Rte. 108 on the left - 12:30 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats importance of a sense of place. We’ll For More Information Call Rachel Gurley 207-396-4255 Education Center, One Plum Island focus on ocal and migrating birds, or email rachelgurley@gmail.com Turnpike, Newburyport. $17. No other species of wildlife, collecting preregistration required. For more techniques, and environmental information, call 978-462-9998 awareness, and present each topic -948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com • advertise@thetowncommon.com for information about additional in a fun, energetic format that both programs and events, or visit the adults and children will enjoy. Thu, e Town Common New Dining Room Full Bar website at www.massaudubon.org/ Mar 30, 2017 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm. joppaflatsprograms . Meet at Joppa Flats Education Italian Deli & Marketplace Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Take out BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Newburyport. Fee: adult, $8; child, Grab & Go Public Health Nurse Pam Lara $7. Preregistration required. For more Party Trays will be available to New take Dining blood Room information, call 978-462-9998 pressure, heart assessments Full and to Barfor information about additional 978-465-2225 discuss medication information Italian with Deli programs & and events, or visit the elders Wednesday March 29, 9:30- website at www.massaudubon.org/ GiuseppesFineFood.com 257 Low St . Newburyport Marketplace 10:30 a.m. tentatively scheduled at joppaflatsprograms . Take out the Georgetown Senior Community Center. For further information Grab and & Go REFUGE OPEN HOUSE to verify the location, please call the Come find out what is happening GRASSROOTS Party Trays COA office at (978) 352-5726. at your local national wildlife refuge! Soccer Development Program 978-465-2225 Parker River National Wildlife Ages 3-6 years ARTIST Refuge will host two open house GiuseppesFineFood.com Stain Glass artist Paul Prue (known sessions at the refuge visitor center in Fun learning environment for his restoration work in our area Newburyport on Thursday, March Games 257 Low St churches) will share slides, video 30th – at 2:00 pm and again at 7:00 Experienced Coaching clips, & a brief demonstration Newburyport of his pm. Refuge Manager Bill Peterson Staff craft! At the Langley-Adams Library, will provide an overview of a broad 185 Main St. Groveland, 978-372- range of new and ongoing research balls l bOUNCE 1732, www.langleyadamslib.org, and management activities taking HOUsE l CHalK Wed. March 29th 6:30-7:45 p.m. place at the refuge. He will also 978-948-8696 • www.thetowncommon.com blOCKs l aND MORE • advertise@thetowncommon.com www.seacoastunitedadmirals.com 0-5 years old Monday-Friday 9am-3pm W A N T E D SENIORS, MOTHERS & OTHERS for Inside/Outside Sales VERY Generous commissions, Quality Leads, Supportive Team, Flexible schedule, No cap on earnings This opportunity truly pays well for attentive, consistent Greg and Der persistent Bogosian individuals. Bonuses and Perks too! Perfect Position for recent/current Marketing Grads or is your Mother's Advertising looking for a flexible Consultant schedule Only SERIOUS 77 Wethersfield candidates need St. apply! The Rowley, Town MA Common 01969 77 Wethersfield St., Rowley, MA 01969 Telephone: E-mail: editor@thetowncommon.com 978-948-8696 Fax: 978-948-2564 advertise@thetowncommon.com address upcoming special events and other public programming for the year ahead. Following the presentation, the manager and his senior staff will answer your questions. There is no preregistration for this free program. The refuge visitor center is located at 6 Plum Island Turnpike in Newburyport, MA. For further information, please call the refuge at (978) 465-5753. MINDFUL STRESS REDUCTION AWARENESS PROGRAM Thursday, March 30th from 6- 7:15pm, Newbury Town Library, 102 Elm St, Byfield - Join Sally Palmer as you learn how to quiet the noise and understand the source of your stress. Areas of focus will include test taking anxiety, social pressures and media, self-perception and coping skills. Please register online to save your place for this program - space is limited! www.newburylibrary.org FRIDAY, MARCH 31st OUT LIKE A LAMB HIKE Join us as we celebrate the last evening of the month of March with a night hike through the dunes of the Crane Wildlife Refuge! We’ll hope for the almost-spring temperatures of the month going out like a lamb, but we’ll have a great hike even if the roaring cold lion is still around! At the end of our walk we’ll warm ourselves with hot cider around a beach fire. March 31 | 7-9PM Please note: We will be hiking up and down dunes, through soft sand, for approximately 2 ½-3 miles. Suggested ages 13 and older. Pre-registration required. Members: $9 Nonmembers: $15 dantczak@ thetrustees.org 978-810-5892 SATURDAY, APRIL 1st INTRODUCTION TO BIRDWATCHING Do you enjoy watching birds but want to improve your ability to identify them? Learn the basics of field identification, including physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, voice, and more. Following the classroom presentation, we will help you practice and integrate your identification skills during our field trip. Our low participantto-naturalist ratio allows for lots of individualized attention as we work through the identification of a variety of exciting species. Sat, Apr 01, 2017 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $42. Preregistration required. Mass Audubon members receive discounts on programs. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflatsprograms SATURDAY MORNING BIRDING Our experienced leaders will take you to birding hot spots in the Newburyport/Plum Island area in search of avian activity. Beginners and birders of all skill levels are welcome. Sat, Apr 01, 2017 9:00 am - 11:30 am, Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $12. No preregistration required. Mass Audubon members receive discounts on programs. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflatsprograms ARTS/CRAFTS FAIR & BAKE SALE An Arts/Crafts Fair & Bake Sale will take place at the Market Street Baptist Church, 37 Market St, Amesbury on Saturday, April 1 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Come to shop from the many crafters and artisans. The event will take place in the hall at the front of the building-all one floor
March 29 - April 4, 2017 www.TheTownCommon.com Page – no steps. Please help us spread the word to raise money for our church building renovations. Crafter and Artisans can reserve a 6-foot table for $20 by contacting the church at 978- 388-0930 or msbcsec@verizon.net. Table set-up is Friday 9 am-noon & Saturday 7:30-8:30 am. YARD SALE Indoor Yard Sale and Mini Craft Fair - Saturday, April 1st, 9AM- 1PM, 69 Friend St, Amesbury. All Saints Church – Parking Available in Back. Please Support James Place Out-of-School Program! 100% of the proceeds from the sale will go towards the Summer Field Trip Fund. (978) 834 – 3009 SPRING FLEA MARKET North Andover’s Trinitarian Congregational Church will host its Spring Flea Market on Saturday, April 1, 2017, from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm at the church, 72 Elm Street. This popular event features dealer tables and TCC’s White Elephant and Jewelry tables in the church’s Carvell Hall. The church also sells tickets for generously donated raffle prizes, as well as delicious homemade baked goods. Donuts and coffee are available for purchase in the morning, and lunch - including hot dogs and clam chowder - at mid-day for busy customers and workers. Donations to the church’s White Elephant table will be accepted beginning March 27. Proceeds of the Flea Market benefit the church’s missions and the preservation of its historic building in Machine Shop Village. LE VENT DU NORD IN CONCERT Belleville Roots Music presents Le Vent du Nord performing traditional French-Canadian folk on the Belleville Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport, MA on Saturday, April 1st at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $30 in advance/$35 day of show/$10 children 18 and under. For more information, please email: bellevilleroots@gmail.com or visit: www.bellevilleroots.org. STARGAZING FOOLS! Saturday, April 1| 8-9:30PM - Bundle up and join us as we learn to identify the constellations of spring! At this time of year there are no fewer than ten first-magnitude (really bright!) stars in the evening sky at once. No other season, not even winter, can offer so many. We’ll set up our viewing station on the boardwalk at Crane Beach to gaze at the more common clusters such as the Big Dipper, and also at those we might not be familiar with, including the zodiacal constellations Leo the Lion and Virgo the Maiden. We will have a couple of telescopes to share, but you are welcome and encouraged to bring your own. $ Members: $12 Nonmembers: $20; pre-registration required. Contact info: Dorothy Antczak, dantczak@thetrustees.org, 978-810-5892 SUNDAY, APRIL 2nd DUCKS-R-US In early April, the coastal waters, rivers, and lakes of Massachusetts’ North Shore are wonderful places to observe ducks. Most of the species that have wintered here are still present, and many early migrants have returned to our area. Under favorable conditions, over 20 species of ducks can be observed. During a previous trip, we saw 21 species of ducks and two species of geese. On this all-day adventure, we will bird the Plum Island estuary, the Merrimack River, Cherry Hill Reservoir, and many sites on Cape Ann in hopes of finding these beautiful birds. Target species will include harlequin duck, Barrow’s goldeneye, three species of scoter, and many more. Sun, Apr 02, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: $50. Preregistration required. Mass Audubon members receive discounts on programs. For more information, call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the website at www.massaudubon.org/ joppaflatsprograms . POETRY AND FILM Rabbit Heart Poetry Film Festival at Blue Wave Art Gallery, 4 PM. Presented by Doublebunny Press, based out of Worcester, MA. April 2 – This film festival is about bringing together poetry and the visual arts at the intersection of film. They will present what can be done visually with a poem, without showing performance. The poem will be the soundtrack, and the springboard for what happens visually. Free and open to the public. 52 Main St., Amesbury. MUSIC IS IN THE AIR! Young musicians from throughout the North Shore will perform a benefit concert on Sunday, April 2, in Boxford at First Church Congregational in Boxford. This public concert will sponsor Haitian children through Partners in Development of Ipswich. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear very talented young local musicians perform for music lovers of all ages. Violinists and violists from Andover, Boxford, Danvers, Newburyport, North Andover, Rowley, and Topsfield will perform as part of Merrimack Valley Suzuki Strings, under the direction of Trudy Larson of North Andover, at the 24th Annual Strings Welcome Spring Concert. The concert will take place at 3:00 p.m. at First Church Congregational in their Family Life Center just behind the main church building, located at 4 Georgetown Road in Boxford. Tickets are $12 general admission and $5 for students and seniors (family rates are available). Proceeds will be donated to Partners in Development to provide on-going schooling, supplies, clothing and health care for three Haitian children for a year. A dessert reception for all attendees follows the concert. For more information, call 978-685-7844. MONDAY, APRIL 3rd PYSANKA WORKSHOP Mon. April 3; 6-8 p.m. Pysanka Workshop Kati Bourque will be sharing her knowledge in how to create Ukrainian Easter eggs! Space is limited/MUST Register! (If enough interest, Kati will do a 2nd session.) At the Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main St. Groveland, 978-372-1732, www.langleyadamslib.org WALT WHITMAN An Evening with “Walt Whitman”. Monday, April 3 (6:30 p.m.) in the Collins room at 25 N. Main St. The words of “America’s poet” will ring out at the library as it celebrates National Poetry Month with acclaimed actor Stephen Collins. Mr. Collins will present his one-man show “Unlaunch’d Voices: An Evening with Walt Whitman”. Collins grew up in Cambridge, and received a BA in Literature from UMass Boston. After 20-plus years in a sales career, he has returned to what he truly loves: performing and teaching. This true Renaissance man presents eight one-man shows, as well as courses on Whitman, Hardy, Shakespeare, Frost and Contemporary Poetry at various locations throughout the country. Collins also works as a professionally licensed tour guide doing narrated historical tours of Boston. Free. Registration is required. Register on the library’s online calendar or call 978-356-6648. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ipswich Public Library JAZZIN’ THE BLUES A lively excursion through the history of American Jazz & Blues music with commentary and performance. Free concert! Monday, April 3 at 7 PM, Georgetown Peabody Library, 2 Maple Street, Georgetown, MA. Paul Speidel has performed at major clubs and festivals in the Greater Boston area, such as Scullers, Ryles, Johnny D’s, Acton Jazz Cafe, and many others. He’s taught Jazz and Blues in the Newton Public Schools for many years, and has presented programs at public and private venues in the area, as well. TUESDAY, APRIL 4th INTRODUCTION TO VOLUNTEERING: SANDY BEACH AND TIDE POOLS Do you love the outdoors and want to learn more about sharing nature with others? Come to Joppa Flats Continued on page 7 A BEAUTIFUL SMILE --- PRICELESS! R O W L E Y D E N TA L The Town Common bridgework DOUGLAS A SHEALY, D.D.S. and RicHARD SELtEnRicH, D.M.D. Dr. Laura anne Potvin, P.C. oPtoMetriStS EYE CARE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY! 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