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Beethoven, Bach & Brahms with Cape Ann Symphony

Cape Ann Symphony presents a trio of world call soloists for their Beethoven, Bach and Brahms Triple Concerto

Cape Ann Symphony’s May Concert features The Three B’s: Bach, Beethoven and Brahms: a trio of renowned composers; and world class soloists: violinist Lucia Lin, cellist Owen Young and pianist Robert Levin for a classical music performance to remember. These three powerful soloists join the orchestra for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano. The Three B’s Concert program also includes the orchestra playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.3 and Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F Major. Manchester-Essex High School Auditorium is handicapped accessible.

When: 
Saturday, May 21, 2016 8pm
Location: 
Manchester Essex Regional High School
Manchester
Live Performance
Music
Symphony
Orchestra
Live Music
Song

Book Sale Donations Wanted

Spring Cleaning? Book Sale Donations Wanted!

What a great time to clean out your closet, bookshelves and more. The Friends of the Manchester Public library are actively working on the upcoming booksale (Saturday July 30th) and welcome your clean, usable book donations.

Please bring these to the library in one or two bags or boxes at a time, this lets the volunteer group keep up with the flow for sorting, pricing, and storing. Your help is much appreciated!

When: 
Saturday July 30, 2016
Location: 
Manchester Public Library
Manchester
Library

Spaulding Education Fund Winter Beach Blast

Spaulding Education Fund Winter Beach Blast in Manchester Massachusetts

Shake off the winter blues and warm up at the first annual Winter Beach Blast to benefit the Spaulding Education Fund at the Manchester American Legion Featuring the sizzling hot sounds of acclaimed local band, The Runaround Sound, folks can end their winter hibernation with some ice-melting camaraderie all while supporting a great cause!

When: 
Friday, March 18, 2016 7-11pm
Location: 
Manchester American Legion
Manchester
Fundraiser
Education
Charity
Benefit

A Global Tour with Cape Ann Symphony

Grisha Goryachev is renowned for his extraordinary musical sensitivity and technical virtuosity.

Thrill to music from Austria, Spain and Japan. Beethoven’s Fifth is possibly the world’s most well known symphony with its powerful four note opening. Rodrigo’s immediately recognizable and popular Concierto de Aranjuez put Rodrigo on the map as one of the world’s great 20th Century composers. It also helped make the classical guitar the respectable solo instrument it has become.

Koto’s Stormy and Calm Seas a new piece commissioned by the Cape Ann Symphony is a musical depiction of the ocean during a storm and the calm that comes afterwards.

When: 
Sunday, March 20, 2016 2pm
Location: 
Manchester Essex Regional High School
Manchester
Holiday
Live Performance
Music
Symphony
Orchestra
Live Music
Song

Evening Art Workshop for Teens & Adults

Manchester Public Library hosts an Altered Books Workshop. Use worn books as a canvas for many art forms with books. Bring your own discarded or use one of supplied. Limited space available, please register promptly at the front desk of the Manchester Public Library, or 978-526-7711 or scollins@mvlc.org. A registered event with Cape Ann READS 2016.

Wikipedia: An altered book is a form of mixed media artwork that changes a book from its original form into a different form, altering its appearance and/or meaning.

When: 
Wednesday, March 23, 6:30 PM
Location: 
Manchester Public Library
Manchester
Library

Mad Science with Kate at MPL

Attention, junior scientists! The Mad Scientist is performing amazing scientific experiments and more! It’s not magic… it’s SCIENCE

Your child is invited to experience the world of science through hands-on experiments that are designed to both spark their interest and expand their knowledge!

  • For grades 1-5.
  • Please register in advance with Miss Kate at 978-526-2016 or kstadt@mvlc.org.
  • Hosted at the Chapel of First Parish Church located next to the library.
When: 
Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Location: 
Manchester Public Library
Manchester
Educational Programs
Library

Fenway LEGOs at MPL

Create your own version of the ultimate ball park at Manchester Public Library!

The Manchester Public Library invites kids to the Children’s Room for the LEGO Challenge! Make your a LEGO version of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox! Kids are always welcome to use the library LEGOs to make anything they wish while they are here. All creations and legos stay in the library at the program’s end so we can all enjoy them for our next LEGO program.

When: 
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 3:30pm
Location: 
Manchester Public Library
Manchester
LEGO
Library
Baseball

An Evening with the Herons

The largest heronry in Massachusetts is just off of Coolidge Point in Manchester

The evening flight of herons, egrets, and ibises as they return to their night roost is an amazing spectacle to watch, especially when they are returning into the largest heronry in Massachusetts, just off the coast of Coolidge Point. Bring your dinner and enjoy the aerial drama of the life-and-death struggle in the colony.

When: 
Thursday, June 19, 2014 6-8pm
Location: 
Coolidge Point Reservation
Manchester
Picnic
Outdoor Activity
Birding
Live Animals

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The Big Dog Show A Dale Rogers Exhibit
Big Dog Show is a travelling large-scale public art exhibit
The Big Dog Show is a travelling large-scale public art exhibit created by award winning sculptor, Dale Rogers, and consists of twenty 8-foot-hi
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Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT
Minsky Arm, created by Marvin Minsky on display at the MIT Museum!
Robots and Beyond shares the results of decades of Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation at MIT. Explore the ideas that shaped AI and the birth of robotics, fields that are synonymous with research at MIT.
Where: MIT Museum
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Boston Public Market - Boston
Boston Public Market - Boston
The Boston Public Market is an indoor, year-round marketplace featuring 35 New England artisans and food producers housed under one roof offering fresh foods, prepared meals, crafts, and specialty items. Residents and visitors alike can find seasonal, locally sourced food from Massachusetts and New...
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
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MFA: Casanova’s Europe: Art, Pleasure, and Power in the 18th Century
Museum exhibits at Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA
In the dynamic world of 18th-century Europe, people, ideas, and artistic styles crossed national boundaries. Salons rich with opulent paintings and furnishings hummed with intellectual exchange, gossip, and flirtation. To a person like Giacomo Casanova—smart and confident, boastful and scheming—the...
Where: Museum of Fine Arts
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Watercolor Wednesdays at CAM
Families are invited to come paint at this drop in activitiy at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester
Ready, set, paint! Drop by the activity center for art supplies and enjoy painting inside or outside the Museum. Offered on Wednesdays in July and August starting July 11. No registration required. Free for members or with Museum admission.
Where: White Ellery House, Where: Cape Ann Museum
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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PEM: Sally Mann A Thousand Crossings - Salem
Events in Salem MA at Peabody Essex Museum
Co-organized with the National Gallery of Art, this exhibition features some 115 photographs - many of which have not been exhibitied or published previously - that offer a sweeping overview of the distinguished photograhier's articstic achievement, vision and drive.    
Where: Peabody Essex Museum
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Whipple Wednesdays Drop-in Games
Whipple Wednesdays at the Ipswich Museum in ipswich Massachusetts
Ipswich Museum hosts a morning of fun and historic games at the Whipple House each Wednesday in July and August! There’s no need to make a reservation or stay the whole time - just drop in.
Where: Ipswich Museum
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Public Skate and Learn to Skate at Peabody Skating Rink
Learn to Skate with the Peabody Skating Club at Peabody Skating Rink
The McVann-O'Keefe Skating Rink in Peabody is open for Public Skating weekdays from 10-11:45 am, Saturday's at 2 pm, and Sundays at 2:10 pm. Call today to ask about the Learn to Skate program at with the Peabody Skating Club. The ice is perfect. The Halloween and Christmas parties are a blast, and...
Where: McVann-O'Keefe Memorial Skating Rink
10:00 am to 11:45 am
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Kid Shows - Lowell Summer Music Series
As part of the Lowell Summer Music Series, a special series of kids performances takes place on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Activities include make-and-take art at 10 a.m., a performance at 11 a.m., and National Trolley Park rides at noon.
Where: Boarding House Park
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
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PEM Explores Innovations Inspired by Nature - Salem
Peabody Essex Museum Wild Designs Exhibit
This summer discover how creative innovators are turning to nature for new ideas and smart solutions to human challenges.  Wild Designs, on exhibit at Peabody Essex Museum, features works by artists and other creatives who are looking to nature and living systems for new ideas and creative...
Where: Peabody Essex Museum
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
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Arts and Crafts for Little Ones with Colleen Apostolos-Marsh
Art Classes for children with Colleen Apostolos-Marsh
Certified Montessori teacher, artist and local mother, Colleen Apostolos-Marsh will guide your young artist in an exploration of color, shape, and texture. Using a variety of media, your child will be free to express their in a beautiful space while socializing and engaging in cooperative play.
10:15 am to 11:15 am
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PEM Pals
PEM has a story time in the museum just for kids under 5! Salem, Massachusetts
Heather Tharpe, also known as the Toddler Whisperer, leads the weekly interactive programs at Peabody Essex Museum PEM Pals with songs, movement, music, art, books and hands-on activities is designed specifically for presc
Where: Peabody Essex Museum
10:30 am to 11:30 am
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Beach Discovery at Parker River
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and Mass Audubon team up to teach visitors about the different creatures that live on the beach
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center are collaborating to offer visitors an opportunity to discover the different animals that live on the beach. Visitors can stop by the tent adjacent to the first boardwalk to the beach. Through hands-on educational...
Where: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Pet Cemetery – Moseleys’ Four-footed Friends
Learn the history of the Mosely family pets at Maudlsay State Park in Newburyport
Maudslay State Park actually has a pet cemetery!
Where: Maudslay State Park
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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AJH: Mother & Baby Newborns: 0-3 Months
Mother and Baby, Newborn Support Groups aAnna Jaques Hospital
MOTHER & BABY GROUPS Anna Jaques is pleased to offer free group classes for all mothers in our community to provide support, encouragement and advice on parenthood and questions that arise after going home. Formerly named Lactation Support Groups, the Mother & Baby Group is facilitated by a...
Where: Anna Jaques Hospital
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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Danvers Farmers Market

The Danvers Farmers Market has fresh fruit produce and other locally made foods every Wednesday June Through October.
Hosted by the Danvers Rotary, the Danvers Farmers Market has fresh fruit produce and other locally made foods every Wednesday June through August in the heart of Danvers Massachusetts.  Come visit to see our array of local and regional vendors.
Where: Danvers Farmers Market
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
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Touch Tank Feeding Time
You can look at, AND touch the creatures in Joppa Flats touch tank! Feeding time is a lot of fun!
Get an up-close look at dinner time for the fascinating marine life in our 110-gallon touch tank, and help us identify, sort, and feed them! With the help of Joppa's digital hand-held microscope, you'll see sand dollars channeling food into their tiny mounts and green sea urchins wiggling their...
Where: Joppa Flats Education Center
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
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Evening Stroll at Maudslay

Enjoy and evening stroll with the park interpreter at Maudlsay State Park in Newburyport
Join the park interpreter for a moderately paced walk to view different areas of the park and experience the changes at Maudslay over the spring, summer and fall.  Rain or shine. For ages 6 and up.  Wear walking shoes, and bug spray is recommended.
Where: Maudslay State Park
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
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$1 Wednesdays at the Cabot
Come see Zootopia at the Cabot Theater in Beverly Massachusetts for just $1/child!
The Cabot Theater is running a great special for kids this Summer!  Tickets for The Cabot $1 Wednesdays Kids At The Cabot series are only available at the box office the night of the screening. Pack up the gang and come down to the Cabot for a fun evening with the kids.
Where: The Cabot
7:00 pm
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Waterfront Movie: Heavyweights
Come see 'Heavyweights' on the water front in Newburyport with your family.
What could be better than a free movie viewed outside at Waterfront Park on a warm summer night?  It's the hilarious story of a group of underdog kids who discover their beloved summer camp has been sold to a crazy fitness fanatic who's determined to make their lives miserable!
Where: Waterfront Park
8:00 pm
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Movies on the Common: Willy Wonka
Enjoy a showing of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" on the Salem Common
Grab a blanket and the kids and head over to Salem Common at dusk for an outdoor showing of a Willy Wonka and the Choclate Factory. The Salem Common Neighborhood Association will have refreshments available for purchase.
Where: Salem Common
8:00 pm
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Saturday, August 18

Wagon Rides at Appleton Farms
Wagon rides at Appleton Farms in Ipswich Massachusetts. Photo: ©2011 Bill O'Connor
Wagon Rides are new to Appleton Farms this summer! What better way than to spend a summer day on the farm. Hop aboard our hay wagon and go for a ride past our vegetable fields and out to the great pasture. Enjoy our rolling landscape, maybe spot some cows grazing and enjoy being outside! The ride...
Where: Appleton Farms
11:30 am to 2:30 pm
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MIT Museum's Idea Hub
Families can learn through hands-on science at MIT Museum's Idea Hub in Cambridge Massachusetts
Explore topics in design and engineering with artistic circuits, 3D programs, and a variety of other hands-on making and tinkering topics! Drop in each week and try out one of our many activities. Free with Museum admission for kids ages 12 and up.
Where: MIT Museum
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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Public Skate & Learn to Skate at Peabody Skating Rink
Learn to Skate with the Peabody Skating Club at Peabody Skating Rink
The McVann-O'Keefe Skating Rink in Peabody is open for Public Skating weekdays from 10-11:45 am, Saturday's at 2 pm, and Sundays at 2:10 pm. Call today to ask about the Learn to Skate program at with the Peabody Skating Club. The ice is perfect. The Halloween and Christmas parties are a blast, and...
Where: McVann-O'Keefe Memorial Skating Rink
2:00 pm to 3:45 pm
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Pet Cemetery – Moseleys’ Four-footed Friends
Learn the history of the Mosely family pets at Maudlsay State Park in Newburyport
Maudslay State Park actually has a pet cemetery!
Where: Maudslay State Park
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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Gone Fishin' at Harold Parker
Kids will learn about pond fishing at Harold Parker State Forest
Meet at Frye Pond Beach - Great family fun for everyone interested in learning the basics of pond fishing in New England. All fishing tackle and bait is provided. Recommend bringing insect repellent, water, sun screen and a camera. Appropriate for children over 6 years old.
Where: Harold Parker State Forest
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
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A Jack and the Beanstalk Panto!

Theater in the Open presents a Jack in the Beanstalk Panto at Maudslay State Park in Newburyport Massachusetts
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time one again for our Spring Pantomime! This time around we’ll be following the (mis)adventures of Jack and friends as they take the path much less traveled by, and learn some valuable lessons along the way…!!!
Where: Maudslay State Park
2:00 pm
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Owl Power at Harold Parker
Kids and families are invited to learn about owls at Harold Parker state forest!
Meet at the Nature Center. Learn about what makes owls unique in the bird world.  Activity Includes a short demonstration of owl adaptations and owl pellet dissection. 
Where: Harold Parker State Forest
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
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Stargazing at Halibut Point
The GAAC invites you to discover the the world of Astromony at the Halibut Point
The Gloucester Area Astronomy Club invites you to Halibut Point State Park, one of the best places to view the night sky! You can bring your own telescope or binoculars, but having one isn’t necessary, there will be plenty on hand. Make sure to bring insect protection and appropriate clothing.
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
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Fireworks at Salisbury Beach
Fourth of July Fireworks at Salisbury Beach include a campfire and marshmallow roast on the beach.
Salisbury Beach hosts fireworks every Saturday night, through the Summer - weather permitting. Each show is preceded by a live concert. They also make an exception on the 4th of July, so grab a blanket and pack up the whole crew for fireworks on the beach!
Where: Salisbury Beach Stage
10:15 pm
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Sunday, August 19

Family Campout at Appleton Farms
Come to Appleton Farms in Ipswich for a fun night of camping on the farm!
Summer may be coming to an end, but what better way to get one last summer night in than a camp out at Appleton Farms! For the first time ever, Families will be able to set up a tent in the Stone Paddock. Experience the fun of camping, while still having access to bathrooms and the experience of...
Where: Appleton Farms
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