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a new adult yoga class for the new year,<br />
with Elissa Shoreman, founder and<br />
owner of the Buddhaful Souls Yoga<br />
Studio. Class meets every Wednesday<br />
evening from 5:30 to 7 pm. No<br />
registration required, all fitness levels<br />
are welcome. Bring a mat if you have one<br />
and wear comfortable clothes. Other<br />
props such as belts, bolsters, and blocks<br />
are also welcome. Fee is $12 per class or<br />
$10 for members of the Friends of the<br />
Rowley Library, and all proceeds benefit<br />
the Friends. If wellness or mindfulness<br />
are among your goals for 20<strong>18</strong> join us<br />
and give yoga a try! A regular practice<br />
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flexibility. The Rowley Library is located<br />
at 141 Main St. Call 978-948-2850 for<br />
more information.<br />
YOUTH EXCURSIONS: FEBRUARY<br />
VACATION HUNGER MOON HIKE<br />
Let’s go on a nocturnal hike through<br />
Rough Meadows underneath the<br />
Hunger Moon! We’ll peek at the stars,<br />
go on stealth walks, and investigate the<br />
behaviors that animals use to survive the<br />
cold New England winter. We’ll return<br />
to Joppa Flats for hot cocoa and s’mores<br />
over the fire pit. Wed, Feb <strong>21</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats<br />
Education Center, One Plum Island<br />
Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: members:<br />
$15/nonmembers: $<strong>18</strong>. Preregistration members: $38/nonmembers:$48. For<br />
required. For more information, call more information, call 978-462-9998 for<br />
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THE STORIES THAT Portsmouth,NH TRACKS TELL 0<br />
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you see in<br />
The Ipswich Museum this month is the winter woods? We’ll talk about paw<br />
unveiling a timely new exhibit on two prints, scat, nipped twigs, feathers, and<br />
centuries of local immigration. The other signs of activity. You’ll find out<br />
exhibition opens on Wednesday, February how to detect the size of an animal, the<br />
<strong>21</strong>, at the Heard House, 54 So. Main St., direction and speed of movement, and<br />
Ipswich. Admission is free for museum the age of a track, and we’ll give you<br />
members, $10 for non-members. Visitors your own tracking pocket guide for your<br />
can attend an opening reception and tour future adventures! Sat, Feb 24, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
10:00 am - 11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats<br />
Education Center, One Plum Island<br />
Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: members:<br />
adult $7, child $6/nonmembers: adult<br />
$9, child $8. For more information, call<br />
978-462-9998 for information about<br />
additional programs and events, or visit<br />
the website at www.massaudubon.org/<br />
joppaflatsprograms.<br />
Skilled Rehabilitation, Nursing Care and Assisted Living Community<br />
Beat the winter blahs during school<br />
break! Drop in for an hour or stay all day,<br />
either one or both days, for a vacation<br />
destination that suits your schedule.<br />
Participate in half-hour presentations<br />
at 11:00 am or 1:00 pm. We’ll show you<br />
how to blend science and art based on<br />
the day’s theme. It’s free-flow learning<br />
for the whole family. Thu, Feb 22, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Meet at Joppa Flats<br />
Education Center, One Plum Island<br />
Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee: members:<br />
adult free, child $5/nonmembers:<br />
adult free, child $8. Max per carload:<br />
$20 members, $32 nonmembers. No<br />
preregistration required. For more<br />
information, call 978-462-9998 for<br />
information about additional programs<br />
and events, or visit the website at www.<br />
massaudubon.org/joppaflatsprograms.<br />
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd<br />
KNITTING FRIDAYS<br />
Bring your latest project and knit with<br />
us - all levels welcome! No registration<br />
required. 1-2pm Newbury Town Library,<br />
0 Lunt Street, Byfield, newburylibrary.<br />
org<br />
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24th<br />
THE WONDER AND THE WOW:<br />
BALD EAGLES AND BRUNCH<br />
Why should kids have all the fun? These<br />
adult trips take us far afield with plenty<br />
of time to allow a full-immersion nature<br />
experience with friends and colleagues.<br />
We’ve set time aside during each program<br />
for a group meal so we can extend the<br />
social side of learning. You’ll come away<br />
with a brand-new enthusiasm for the<br />
natural world around you! Sat, Feb 24,<br />
20<strong>18</strong> 9:30 am - 2:30 pm. Meet at Joppa<br />
Flats Education Center, One Plum<br />
Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Fee:<br />
WORLD WAR II: 20TH CENTURY<br />
HOLLYWOOD IN WAR-TIME<br />
AMERICA<br />
Join film lecturer Frank Mandosa as<br />
you go behind-the-scenes of some<br />
of the most iconic WW2-era films<br />
that still bring emotion, inspiration,<br />
and patriotism to audiences all over!<br />
Whether they are among your all-time<br />
favorites or constantly on your “must<br />
see” list, these films from the 1940s/50s<br />
are all Hollywood’s depictions of the<br />
United States and the world during the<br />
so-called “war years.” Free handouts,<br />
crossword puzzles, and a free raffle ticket<br />
for movie-themed door prizes! Please<br />
register online on our website to save<br />
your seat! February 24th from 11am -<br />
12pm, Newbury Town Library, 0 Lunt<br />
St, Byfield, newburylibrary.org<br />
SPAGHETTI SUPPER SATURDAY<br />
Old fashioned Spaghetti Supper & Ice<br />
Cream Sundaes! Saturday, February<br />
24, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Union<br />
Congregational Church, 350 Main<br />
St., Point Shore, Amesbury (across<br />
from Alliance Park). Spaghetti with<br />
homemade sauce, meatballs, garlic<br />
bread, and salad. Try our ice cream<br />
sundaes with homemade brownies. “All<br />
you can eat!” Individual $8. Family $28.<br />
Take-out available for $9. To benefit<br />
Union Congregational Church’s historic<br />
<strong>18</strong>35 Currier & Ives Meetinghouse<br />
overlooking the Merrimack River.<br />
Handicapped accessible. Please join<br />
us! Our events and services are open<br />
to all no matter what denomination or<br />
religion. We are Open and Affirming. All<br />
are welcome! Rev. Lucy Blood, Minister.<br />
978-388-0631. www.amesburyunion.<br />
org<br />
SHUCKING FOR SHELTER: OYSTER<br />
FUNDRAISER<br />
Mark your calendar for Pennies for<br />
Poverty’s Oyster Fundraiser at Starboard<br />
Galley (55 Water Street, Newburyport)<br />
on Saturday, February 24 from 5:30 to<br />
7 pm. This year’s focus is raising funds<br />
to support people struggling to pay for<br />
housing and utilities on our area. This<br />
annual event brings together Pennies’<br />
community of people who care. Stop<br />
by for an appetizer before you head out
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