Stella's Restaurant at 25 Middle Street in Newburyport will host "The
Quieter Side of Me,"
Exhibit of sixteen traditional images in
several media by Berwick, Maine artist Ross Bachelder, during regular
business hours.
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Newburyport Farmer's Market
Sun, May 9, 9am - 1pm
The farmers market is located in the main parking lot of the Tannery Marketplace, look for fresh fruits and vegetables in season from our local farmers, and enjoy delectables from local food preparers and artisans. Come see our new additions!
* Local shellfish
* Locally raised lamb, goat and pork products
* Early Greens
* Potatoes
* Plants
* Seedlings
* Eggs
* Yummy new tasty treats and our favorites from last year!!
* New and returning crafts folk
Our mission is to support a viable food system that brings local farmers and the community together where we can enjoy the fruits of the earth and learn from each other. To promote awareness of sustainability practices and how they help preserve and protect the plan
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The Not-so-Old Man
and the Sea
Anyone who has ever viewed the undersea world of the Caribbean Sea
through a snorkel or dive mask will know that John Soward has captured
all the amazing colors of saltwater life in his work to share with the
landlubbers among us. Now you can get your feet wet in the
island-inspired art here at the Firehouse on Market Square,
Newburyport, June 9 - August 1 when the watercolors of John Soward will
be on display in the Gallery.
This event is free and open to the
public during regular Box Office hours (Wed - Sun, 12N-5P) or until
curtain.
A reception will be held Saturday, June 12 in the Firehouse
Gallery (upstairs) from 4-7pm.
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After a long and satisfying career, Patricia Bashford presents her last
public exhibition with her show, "The Life of Water: Photographic
Explorations by Patricia Bashford" at the Massachusetts Audubon
Society's Joppa Flats Education Center.
The exhibit will be held in the
Center's Juliet Kellogg French Room from June 6 - July 25, 2010. Pat
will introduce her work at an opening reception on Sunday, June 6, at
2:30 p.m. at the Joppa Flats Education Center.
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Kim Gobbi
Newburyport Today
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LA Dance
"Welcome to the Jungle"
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Friday, June 4 at 7:00pm
L. A. Dance is proud to showcase their talented dancers and return to the
Firehouse for their second recital. Dancers from ages 3 to 23 will dance
the night away. You'll enjoy beautiful and exciting choreography in
ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acro & hip-hop. You will be amazed with a
jungle theme that will begin & end with aerialists on fabric & trapeze.
Come join the fun and let us entertain you!
Back Bay Ringers
Firehouse Center for the Arts
Perpetual Motion:
Music for Handbells
Saturday, June 5, 8pm
As the city of Boston's only community-based handbell organization, Back Bay
Ringers is at the forefront of a rapidly growing community handbell movement.
BBR currently supports three performing groups: Back Bay Ringers, an auditioned
touring ensemble; Back Bay Carillon, a community based training ensemble, and
Back Bay Quartet. Founded in 2003 BBR has quickly developed a reputation for
excellence, regularly performing at such Boston-area landmarks as Faneuil Hall,
Symphony Hall, the Boston Children's Museum and the Prudential Center. Recent
collaborations have allowed BBR to work with the New England Treble Chorus,
Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Choral Ensemble and the Boston Children's
Chorus.
Acting Out! Productions:
The Firehouse Center for the Arts
The Broken Truth
& Really Rosy
Sun, June 6, at 7pm
Mon, June 7, at 5pm
Broken Truth is an original adaptation of "Old Turtle and the Broken Truth" by
Douglas Wood, directed by Mara Flynn and Really Rosy features lyrics by Maurice
Sendak based on Sendak's The Nutshell Library (1962), and The Sign on Rosie's
Door (1960). Music is by Carole King.
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Cinderella: A Pretty Princess Panto!
Written and Directed by Damon Jespersen
Saturdays and Sundays June 5-27 at 2 PM
Join Theater in the Open as we add another theatrical form to our repertoire
with the panto-- storytelling, derived from ancient Italian improvisational
shows and refined in 19th century Britain, which features song, dance,
buffoonery, slap-stick, audience participation and promises a rollicking good
time to young and old alike. How will our favorite heroine Cinderella fare in
this zany upside down world? Theater in the Open promises a "happily ever
after" to one and all.
Admission: $8 for adults, $5 for
seniors/students, free for children age 3 and under. The June 5th show is free
to all
Place: Maudslay State Park. Follow the
Theater in the Open Flags from the Park parking lot. Allow ten minutes to
stroll to the site.
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| Programs at Joppa Flats
| FOCUS ON GRASSLAND BIRDS
Visit Maine for one of the best accessible
grasslands in New England and find rare grassland bird species.
Date: Friday, June 4, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2010 BIODIVERSITY FREE-FOR-ALL!
Free indoor and outdoor
activities for all ages highlight the incredibly valuable variety of plants and
animals in our area. Co-sponsored by the Parker River Clean Water Association.
Date: Saturday, June 5, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
BIRDING PAWTUCKAWAY STATE FOREST, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Look for breeding songbirds in this
beautiful southern New Hampshire state park and hike to the fire lookout tower
on South Mountain.
Date: Sunday, June 6, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
FAMILY ECOLOGY CRUISE ABOARD THE YANKEE CLIPPER
Lisa Hutchings and the crew of the
Yankee Clipper host families with children ages three and up for this
exploration of the lower Merrimack River ecosystem.
Date: Sunday, June 6, 8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Location: Meet at the Newburyport
boardwalk.
CRAWL, SLITHER, AND HISS!
Come to Joppa Flats to meet amphibians,
snakes, tarantulas, and even some arachnids! For families with children ages 5
and up.
Date: Sunday, June 6, 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
EXHIBIT OPENING: THE LIFE OF WATER -
PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS BY PATRICIA BASHFORD
Attend a free reception and meet
Newburyport photographic artist Patricia Bashford at the opening of her new
exhibit.
Date: Sunday, June 6, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill
Gette and USFWS veteran David Weaver for this weekly birding field trip in the
Newburyport/Plum Island area. Appropriate for all birding levels.
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
WEDNESDAY EVENING LECTURE: SOUTH AFRICA -
AMAZING ENDEMICS AND SPECTACULAR HABITATS
Bob Fox and Dana Duxbury-Fox of Andover
take you for a virtual visit to see the wildlife of South Africa.
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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