TTC_02_28_18_Vol.14-No.18

February 28 - March 6, 2018 www.TheTownCommon.com Page
www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/.
For further information, please contact
the refuge at (978) 465-5753.
IRISH MUSIC & STEP DANCING
Belleville Roots Music presents a warm
up for St. Patrick’s Day with an evening
of traditional Irish music featuring
Skipper’s Alley (direct from Ireland),
step dancers from the Bracken School
of Irish Dance, beer from Newburyport
Brewing Company, local artisans, free
appetizers, door prizes and more on
Friday, March 2nd at the Belleville
Stage, 300 High Street, Newburyport,
MA. Doors open at 7 PM, dancers
start at 7:15 PM and Skipper’s Alley
starts 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
SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd
WRITING MOTHERS (6-WEEK
SERIES)
Saturdays, March 3 - Apr. 14 from
10am-12pm - Newbury Town Library,
0 Lunt Street, Byfield, MA 01922 -
newburylibrary.org - Do you long to
memorialize the stories of your children
or the stories of your own childhood
to share with your family? Because
mothers are multi-dimensional, would
you also like to explore other aspects of
your life through the craft of writing?
In this workshop, you will find a safe
and supportive community in which
to write. Whether you are a brand
new or more experienced writer, the
AWA (Amherst Writers and Artist)
method gives you an opportunity
to write several times during every
session. Because this is “new work”,
just created and not edited or refined,
it will come most directly from the
heart. Everything we share is treated as
fiction, and we respond to all writing
with encouragement, confidentiality
and respect. Please register online once,
for March 3rd, to be registered for the
entire series. Class size is limited - save
your spot early! www.newburylibrary.
org/writingmothers
location of choice for wintering Snowy
Owls; common perches are dunes and
salt hay staddles. In winters past, the
owls have been frequent visitors to
the Crane Wildlife Refuge. Join us as
we hike the dunes in search of these
magnificent birds. Unlike most owls,
snowy owls are diurnal—they hunt
and are active both day and night – so
we have a good chance of sighting one
even in the daylight hours! March
3 | 1-3PM - Please note: We will be
hiking up and down dunes, through
soft sand, for approximately 2 ½ - 3
miles. Suggested ages 13 and older.
Register at www.thetrustees.org/
craneoutdooradventures. An email
with details about where to meet,
what to bring, etc., will be sent a few
days before the event. Members: $9
Nonmembers: $15 Contact: Dorothy
Antczak dantczak@thetrustees.org
978.356.4351 x4052
POETRY READINGS
Join us for an afternoon of poetry
March 3rd at 3pm with the Powow
River Poets! Readings are free and
open to the public. Come early to sign
up for open mic! The reading will be at
the Newburyport Public Library at 94
State Street. The poets reading are Juan
Matos and Rhina Espaillat. This event
will be a bilingual reading of selections
from poet Juan Matos’ 2017 book The
Man Who Left / El hombre que se fue,
with time for questions and comments,
along with a performance by the artist
Edmi Ortiz, who is a choreographer
and teacher of flamenco dance. Juan
Matos (1955) is a Dominican educator
in Worcester, MA. He is the founder of
four literary groups and has published
ten books to date. Rhina Espaillat is
a well known poet in Newburyport.
She has translated Robert Frost and
Richard Wilbur’s poetry into Spanish
and many important and historic
Spanish and Latin American Poets
into English. The Powow River Poets,
based in Newburyport, Massachusetts,
are active promoters of poetry in New
England.
SUNDAY, MARCH 4th
PIZZA FUNDRAISER
Enjoy a night out at Flatbread Pizza
Company in Georgetown and help
support the Friends of the Georgetown
Peabody Library on Tuesday, March 6
from 5-9 pm. For each pizza sold - in
the restaurant or as take-out - Flatbread
Pizza will generously donate a portion
of the proceeds to the Friends of the
Georgetown Peabody Library. Proceeds
help the Friends purchase the library’s
museum passes as well as support the
summer reading programs. For more
information, email the Friends at
georgetownfol@gmail.com
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7th
GEORGETOWN BLOOD
PRESSURE CLINIC
Health Nurse Pam Lara will be
available to take blood pressure,
heart assessments and to discuss
medication information with elders
Wednesday March 7, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
at the Georgetown Senior Community
Center. For further information, please
call the COA office at (978) 352-
5726.
THE TRAUMATIC EFFECTS OF
RACISM
The public is invited to a discussion
about the effects of historic and systemic
racism, together with either blatant or
latent white supremacy on people of
color. The discussion will be led by
Douglas Lomax, Program Coordinator
for Outreach and Addiction Services
at Roxbury Presbyterian Church in
Boston and take place on Wednesday,
March 7 at the First Religious Society
The Town Co
The North Shore’s Largest Independent Co
New Dining Room
The Town Common
Full Bar
Italian Deli & Marketplace
Take out
Grab & Go
Unitarian Universalist church, Lower
Party Trays
Meeting House, at 26 Pleasant Street
978-465-2225
in Newburyport. The event is free and
open to the public; it was organized by
the Justice Action Ministry as part of
its First Wednesday Series
TEAM DENTISTRY
R O W L E Y
D E N TA L
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necessity of healthy and attractive teeth.
Come visit our experienced dental team, and learn how
we can help achieve your dental needs and goals.
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Route 133, Rowley
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F A M I L Y
C E N T E R
257 Low St . Newburyport
BASIC INTERNET SAFETY
Saturday, March 3 from 10:30-
11:30am - Newbury Town Library
- 0 Lunt Street, Byfield, MA 01922
- newburylibrary.org - Internet-based
scams are the most common threats on
the web, and every year, thousands of
people are taken in by them. Luckily,
you’re smarter than a scammer! Join
us to learn exactly how Internet scams
work, how to avoid them, and what
to do if you encounter one. We’ll
also talk about how a cat picture can
show you who your real friends are,
where those email sob stories are really
coming from, and the definition of the
word “clickbait.” Free and open to all
ages! Please register online at www.
newburylibrary.org/internetsafety
FOURTH ANNUAL
CONSERVATION FILM
FESTIVAL!
See, Friday, March 2nd.
SNOWY OWL PROWL
Wide-open coastal sites are the
FOURTH ANNUAL
CONSERVATION FILM
FESTIVAL!
See, Friday, March 2nd.
THE HALIFAX COLLISION
One December 6th, 1917 during the
height of the First World War, two ships
trying to navigate Halifax Harbour
collided resulting in the largest manmade
explosion in the pre-atomic
age. Essex Heritage Trustee, David
Read, will recount the events leading
up to this devastating tragedy and the
impressive Massachusetts rescue effort.
Relive the personal stories and riveting
details of the weeks that followed - and
learn about the important train to ever
travel through Essex County. And
learn why the citizens of Nova Scotia
still send a special gift or appreciation
each year. Sunday, March 4th from
2-3pm. Newburyport Public Library,
94 State St, Newburyport, (978) 465-
4428 www.newburyportpl.org/
TUESDAY, MARCH 6th
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