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August8 - 14 , 20<strong>18</strong> www.TheTownCommon.com Page 5<br />
call Refuge Headquarters at 978-<br />
465-5753.<br />
SUMMERTIME TEAD<br />
On Friday, August 10th, as a part<br />
of Merrimac’s Old Home Days,<br />
the Friends of the Merrimac<br />
Public Library will present Rita<br />
Parisi of Waterfall Productions,<br />
your hostess for a “Summertime<br />
Tea” in the Library at 6:30<br />
PM. At the turn of the century<br />
people would spend much of<br />
their summers enjoying popular<br />
beachside resorts. They would<br />
stroll along the promenades,<br />
enjoy amusements such as<br />
ballroom dancing, bandstand<br />
music, circuses, and moving<br />
pictures. Rita , as the character,<br />
Mrs. Gordon, will give you a<br />
firsthand account of what it was<br />
like to spend a day at the beach<br />
in 19<strong>08</strong>. Seating is limited, please<br />
arrive early. Light refreshments<br />
will be served.<br />
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11th<br />
SEABROOK FLEA MARKET<br />
Come to Seabrook, NH on Sat.<br />
Aug. 11 for a flea market. The<br />
venue is the air conditioned<br />
Parish Hall of the Trinity United<br />
Church, located next to the post<br />
office ( at beginning of rotary<br />
of Rte. 1 (S). This area is well<br />
traveled by locals, day visitors<br />
& summer rental tourists... The<br />
place to buy your antiques, vintage<br />
furniture & jewelry, old tools &<br />
farm implements, collectibles &<br />
smalls, glassware, vinyl records,<br />
CD’s and DVD’s, books, sports<br />
memorabilia & clothing and<br />
those items you need and like.<br />
Contact (978)-994-0734 for<br />
more information.<br />
A DAY OF ACTION<br />
The Democratic 3T & 2C<br />
Committee, representing the<br />
communities of Newburyport,<br />
Amesbury, Salisbury, Newbury<br />
and West Newbury are hosting A<br />
Day of Action- Voter Registration<br />
in each of the five communities,<br />
on Saturday, August 11, 20<strong>18</strong>.<br />
Salisbury will be registering people<br />
from 9 AM- noon, outside CVS<br />
and near the Post Office block.<br />
The September 4, 20<strong>18</strong> Primary<br />
is important for people of all<br />
parties to take the opportunity to<br />
vote. So, please register to vote on<br />
Saturday, August 11th, if you have<br />
not already had the time to do so.<br />
If you have any questions about<br />
A Day of Action, in Salisbury,<br />
please email Mary Whitmore at:<br />
marysalsdem6@gmail.com.<br />
BEHIND THE SCENES<br />
REFUGE TOUR OF PARKER<br />
RIVER NWR<br />
See Sunday, August, <strong>12</strong>th.<br />
TAPESTRY OF VOICES<br />
POETRY CELEBRATION<br />
On Sunday, August <strong>12</strong>th from<br />
3:00 to 5:00 poets, and those who<br />
love poetry are invited to the 20th<br />
Annual Tapestry of Voices Poetry<br />
Celebration held in the garden<br />
at the Whittier Home. Tapestry<br />
of Voices was co-founded by<br />
Lainie Senechal, Amesbury’s first<br />
Poet Laureate, poet, painter and<br />
environmentalist, and Harris<br />
Gardner, much-published poet<br />
and recipient of the Ibbetson<br />
Street Life Time Achievement<br />
Award in 2015. Together they<br />
have partnered with the Whittier<br />
Home to present such literary<br />
luminaries as Rhina P. Espaillat,<br />
Alfred Nicol and many others<br />
reading the poetry of Whittier<br />
as well as their own works. This<br />
year’s readings will celebrate not<br />
only the 20th anniversary of the<br />
event, but also Amesbury’s 350th<br />
birthday. This event is free and<br />
open to the public with light<br />
refreshments provided after the<br />
reading. The Whittier Home<br />
and Museum is a welcoming<br />
and exciting place to visit! We<br />
hope to see many of you there<br />
this summer. Visit our website<br />
at www.whittierhome.org or<br />
call 978-388-1337 for notice of<br />
upcoming events.<br />
SUNDAY, AUGUST <strong>12</strong>th<br />
BEHIND THE SCENES<br />
REFUGE TOUR OF PARKER<br />
RIVER NWR<br />
Held on the following days:<br />
Saturday, August 11th @ 9:30<br />
a.m.; Sunday, August <strong>12</strong>th @<br />
1:00 p.m.; Saturday, August <strong>18</strong>th<br />
@ 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, August<br />
19th @ 1:00 p.m.; Saturday,<br />
August 25th @ 9:30 a.m.;<br />
Sunday, August 26th @ 1:00<br />
p.m.; and Monday, August 27th<br />
@ 9:30 a.m. Join a refuge ranger<br />
for a behind the scenes tour of<br />
Parker River National Wildlife<br />
Refuge. Tour will be conducted<br />
via refuge van, with several brief<br />
“drive by” stops along the way.<br />
The tour will present an “up close<br />
and personal” look at the refuge<br />
through the multiple lenses of the<br />
cultural history of Plum Island<br />
and the Great Marsh, native<br />
wildlife and their habitats, and<br />
the role of refuge management in<br />
the conservation of these precious<br />
natural resources. Participants may<br />
be driven along areas on the refuge<br />
otherwise closed to the public.<br />
This guided, two hour program is<br />
most appropriate for older teens<br />
and adults. Binoculars and/or a<br />
camera are recommended, but not<br />
required. Meet the ranger in the<br />
lobby of the Refuge visitor center<br />
15 minutes prior to the program<br />
start time. Each session is limited<br />
to 14 participants; no more than<br />
4 individuals per sign-up. Again,<br />
this is a vehicle – based tour,<br />
with limited stops on the Refuge.<br />
Preregistration is required for this<br />
program, as enrollment is limited.<br />
Be advised that individual tours<br />
may be subject to cancellation.<br />
*Please note: Those who call and<br />
leave messages after hours, your<br />
registration is not confirmed<br />
until you receive a confirmation<br />
call from a refuge staff member.<br />
Please call (978) 465-5753; to<br />
register for this program.<br />
20th ANNUAL TAPESTRY<br />
OF VOICES POETRY<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
On Sunday, August <strong>12</strong>th from<br />
3:00 to 5:00 poets, and those who<br />
love poetry are invited to the 20th<br />
Annual Tapestry of Voices Poetry<br />
Celebration held in the garden<br />
at the Whittier Home. Tapestry<br />
of Voices was co-founded by<br />
Lainie Senechal, Amesbury’s first<br />
Poet Laureate, poet, painter and<br />
environmentalist, and Harris<br />
Gardner, much-published poet<br />
and recipient of the Ibbetson<br />
Street Life Time Achievement<br />
Award in 2015. Together they<br />
have partnered with the Whittier<br />
Home to present such literary<br />
luminaries as Rhina P. Espaillat,<br />
Alfred Nicol and many others<br />
reading the poetry of Whittier<br />
as well as their own works. This<br />
year’s readings will celebrate not<br />
only the 20th anniversary of the<br />
event, but also Amesbury’s 350th<br />
birthday. This event is free and<br />
open to the public with light<br />
refreshments provided after the<br />
reading. The Whittier Home<br />
and Museum Email: greg@thetowncommon.com<br />
is a welcoming<br />
and exciting place to visit! We<br />
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hope to The see most many SUCCESSFUL of you - PROVEN there - EFFECTIVE and - EFFICIENT way to COMMUNICATE and INCREASE BUSINESS to your local audience of<br />
this summer. Visit our website<br />
at www.whittierhome.org or ON THE NORTH SHORE<br />
call 978-388-1337 for notice of<br />
upcoming events.<br />
EARL<br />
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th<br />
BEACH DISCOVERY<br />
PROGRAM<br />
See Wednesday, August 8th<br />
SUMMER YOGA<br />
See Wednesday, August 8th<br />
FREE WEDNESDAY<br />
EVENING CHRISTIAN<br />
CONCERTS, SALISBURY<br />
BEACH, MA<br />
The Second Annual Salisbury<br />
Beach FREE Christian Concert<br />
Series continues each Wednesday<br />
this summer between 7:00-<br />
9:00 PM at the Salisbury Beach<br />
band stand. Bring your chairs<br />
and enjoy the music! The band<br />
schedule includes: August 15:<br />
Hope Alpha & Omega Band &<br />
Friends (Newburyport); August<br />
22: Groovy Grace with Tenley<br />
Westbrook (Danvers); August 29:<br />
Rock Worship (Amesbury and<br />
Newburyport)<br />
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