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Featured Creative Business of the Month
Know a creative kid? Want to teach an ecofriendly lesson while having fun? Stop by Positive Images at 61 Wingate St and pick up a bag of eco-friendly packing peanuts to enter a sculpture contest. Kids have until 5/18 to create a sculpture, when all entries will be photographed at the store. 20 Best of Show will be featured on Facebook for open voting. The top five will win cool prizes and everyone will remember to ship packages with starch based supplies!
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Things To Do in Haverhill
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NECC is jumpin'
 Spring Concert
Music from the last 500 years will be performed by the Northern Essex Community College Chorus during the annual spring choir concert on 5/5 @2pm in the Hartleb Technology Center, on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St. This performance is open to the public. Admission is $5. Music from the last 500 years, including the "Habanera" aria from Carmen and the "Spinning Song" from The Flying Dutchman, as well as a contemporary arrangement by John Williams, will be performed by this semester's students and a few very talented alumni. |
World Premiere w ECMP 
World-renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and virtuoso violinist Andrew Kohji Taylor will join the Essex Chamber Music Players on 5/19 @2 pm to present the world premiere of "Streets of New York" by William Thomas McKinley in the Hartleb Technology Center, 100 Elliott St., Haverhill.
This event is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for seniors, and $5 for students. Admission is free for NECC students with a college ID.
A Q&A with the composer and musicians follows.
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Children's Theater 
The Northern Essex Community College Children's Theater Class will present three folk tales adapted for the stage, on 5/4 @11am and 2pm in the Chester W. Hawrylciw Theater on the 3rd floor of the Spurk Building on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St.
Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted.
The plays are "The Star Bearer", an Egyptian creation story, adapted by Royal Grant, "Mother Holle," a fable by the Brothers Grimm and adapted by Robert Mantegani, and "The Chief's Daughters," a Native American folktale, adapted by Lissangy Rodriguez.
The running time is approx 45 minutes. There will be a talk back period after the 11am show so that children can interact with the performers and crew.
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May 2013
Dreams do come true.
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Greetings!
It's that time of year when creative activities and one-day events start buzzing in Haverhill. May is so much more than Cinco de Mayo and Mother's Day, as much as we love to celebrate those national holidays ("Otro, Guillermo" and love to my wicked stepmother.)
Check out Kids Fest, The Rose Tea, Opening Day at the Haverhill Firefighting Museum, and a plethora of music and art at NECC. You might also enjoy creating a container garden with plants from the annual Haverhill Garden Club plant sale. NEW! Creative Business of the Month ( see sidebar), which focuses on local entrepreneurs who make Haverhill, Haverhill. Remember to list your events and creative businesses on our website so you can be included in the selection process. It's also free advertising on Haverhill's most popular resource for Things to Do around town. Now that Creative Haverhill and The Chamber are working in tandem to nurture our creative economy, Sven and I are busy working on creative solutions and benefits for local, small businesses. That includes owner/operators (AKA individual artists/artisans), creative retail (lots opening this month downtown!), and designers/manufacturers who provide creative products and services. I'll keep you updated as things develop and can tell you we are having a great time together. Meantime, get out and about and Have a Creative Day! David Z
Join us on FB. It's creative!
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Starving Artists NO MORE!
A hit, a very palpable hit.
 What great fun and learning we had at our first meeting in April. It's unanimous that our newest forum for the creative workforce will meet every month on the fourth Tuesday. Next mtg: 5/28.
Here is what the group of 15 creative pioneers* identified as needs in Haverhill's arts and cultural community and how they will move forward at our monthly meetings.
Up Next: Critique Night
At our next meeting on 5/28, members with visual art or communication will bring in up to 3 samples of work for open critique. We will also discuss members' Top 10 lists of consumer benefits associated with their products and services. If you would like to attend, please register so we can get a head count for snacks and beverages.
Resources needed - Marketing creative products & services
- Website building/development, incl "free" DIY
- Legal counsel around intellectual property law
- How to Build a Business Plan
- Social Media help
Other discussion topics for future meetings - Cooperative leasing of studio space, perhaps 90 Washington or Industrial Rubber & Plastic on S. Prospect St.
- Trends in Contemporary Art
- Field Trips
Homework optional - Attend the next meeting with a creative colleague.
- Finish your Top 10 list and prioritize it.
- List your business or event on the website.
Great start, eh? Thanks for all of your individual emails of support. I'm honored to serve this robust creative community!
NEXT MEETING: 5/28, 6-8 PM, "Critique Night", suggested donation $5.
Click here to register for the Critique Night of visual art & communication!
* marketing pros, a muralist, an architect, illustrators, graphic designers, the Origami Guys, painters, filmmakers, conceptual artists, creative retailers. |
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Smooth Friday Night Music
B Street Entertainment captures some sultry sounds every Friday night at Maria's Restaurant in Haverhill. Sets starts at 8 pm. Something different with your tiramisu. Maria's Restaurant is located at 81 Essex St in downtown Haverhill.
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Make Some Noise
 The Haverhill Cultural Council's popular summer performing arts series opens downtown on Thursday, 7/11. Woohoo. Every Thursday, from 6-730 pm through 8/29, downtown Haverhill comes alive with free music and children's performances. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for the best concert line-up yet. Runs 7/11 - 8/29 in Columbus Park & Washington Square, Haverhill. Bring a picnic!
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