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Online Auction To benefit The Marblehead Museum & Historical Society

Title: Online Auction To benefit The Marblehead Museum & Historical Society
Location: Marblehead Museum online: http://www.marbleheadchamber.cmarket.com
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Description: Don’t miss the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind Marblehead items and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, as the Marblehead Museum launches its first online auction, running through May 22nd, 2009.

The high-tech fundraiser will honor the Centennial Celebration of the purchase of the Lee Mansion, and raise much needed funds for ongoing Museum initiatives.

The auction, organized by Museum Board Member, Nanny Noyes, and with support from Ann Marie Casey and the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce will run through 8pm on May 22nd, 2009. Items will be added throughout the 3 weeks, so check back often.

To access the auction site, please go to: http://www.marbleheadchamber.cmarket.com

Items up for bid include:

  • “Champagne in the Cupola”, a truly unique experience atop the Jeremiah Lee Mansion, with views of the Harbor and a sense of what it must have like to await the arrival of 18th-century trading vessels.
  • Tickets to the U.S. Open Golf championship in Farmington, Long Island, June 19th-21st, 2009.
  • A Private Party at the Marblehead Little Theatre
  • A “Marblehead Fun Pack”, a collection of items associated with the Town.
  • Works by nationally acclaimed local artists, including Ulrike Welsh, Forest Rodts, Roy Brindamour and others
  • Hestia Creations collectible Jeremiah Lee Mansion ornament
  • Decoupage plates from Neptune 1 Designs, featuring Ashley Bowen’s historic watercolors
  • Concert tickets
  • Golf outings
  • Joe Frogger cookies

…and much, much, more!

“We have been so thrilled with the generous response by local merchants, artists, and Museum supporters.” says Pam Peterson, director of the Museum. “The beauty of an online auction is that we can reach a wider audience, give access to bidders 24×7, and add items over the 3-week period. This auction includes something for everyone!”

The Marblehead Museum & Historical Society is supported solely by membership dues and contributions. The offices, research archives, exhibition galleries and J.O.J. Frost Folk Art Gallery at 170 Washington St. are open year round from Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm, and Saturdays following the Lee Mansion seasonal schedule. The Lee Mansion is open Tuesday- Saturday 10am-4pm, June through October.

For more information, please visit the museum on the web at: www.marbleheadmuseum.org

Donations may be made online through the Museum’s website.

Start Time: 20:00
Date: 2009-05-22

“Corks & Forks” noche de los tapas: Tapas Night at Shubie’s

Title: “Corks & Forks” noche de los tapas: Tapas Night at Shubie’s
Location: Shubie’s – 16 Atlantic Ave. – Marblehead
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Description: Join Shubie’s in Marblehead Friday, May 15th, 2009 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for a night a Tapas prepared by Chef Lynne Aronson.

Noche de los tapas will feature a flight of Spanish wines accompanied by a variety of Chef Lynne Aronsonʼs flavorful Spanish tapas. Enjoy empanadas and camerone tortallitas. Taste wines including El Coto, Rioja and Burgans Albarino, Rias Baixas. Bring friends and create your own tapeo – or moving party – on your own tapas and wine-tasting stroll. Small Bites. Bold Flavors.
The history of tapas dates back to Spanish King Alfonso the 10th who is said to have issued a decree that
all tabernas must serve a bit of food or tapa with each glass of wine. Tapa is derived from the verb tapar -
to cover. Customarily eaten standing up, tapas originated as savory treats such as a jamon or cheese
placed over the top of every glass, protecting it from flies and dust. Today, tapas comprises everything
from vegetable dishes, to seafood to canapes – from the very simple to more complex. And donʼt fret -
Tapas Night at Shubieʼs will be fly and dust-free so you wonʼt be required to balance your tapas on your
wine glass. Great Options for Every Occasion.
“We are excited to be bringing a bit of Spanish flair to the North Shore on May 9th,” said Carol Shube, coowner of Shubieʼs. “This is just the first in a series of events weʼll be hosting to highlight all of the amazing prepared foods created by Chef Lynne Aronson who I truly feel is a culinary gift to our area.” Added George Shube, Shubieʼs co-owner, “We have the perfect selection of wine varieties to accompany all food options here at Shubieʼs as well as the food you prepare yourself. Weʼre happy to suggest the perfect wine for any meal or occasion.”
Tapas Night is the first in a series of Shubieʼs palate-pleasing events planned for spring and summer. The cost is $18 per person. Whatʼs next? Stay tuned. Hint: weʼll be heading east from Spain.

For more information, please visit: www.shubies.com

Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2009-05-15
End Time: 19:30

Fair Trade Boston

Title: Fair Trade Boston
Location: Artists for Humanity Epicenter – 100 West Second St. Boston
Link out: www.fairtradeboston.org
Description: Saturday, June 13th, 2009, Boston Faith & Justice Network (BFJN), Autonomie Project (AP), and Artists for Humanity (AFH) will co-host an event to kick-off the Fair Trade Boston campaign. The event takes place at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter in South Boston.

Thousands of people are expected to be in attendance for a day of fashion, shopping, food, wine, coffee, live music and other fair trade festivities. Among the events scheduled for the day, unique and eclectic band Skinny Millionaires along with the energetic performances from step team “This Is Us” and break-dancing from “United Roots.”

Additionally, social activist Jonathan Rosenthal will be guest speaking, fair trade photographer Ida C. Benedetto will display her fair trade photo essay, and the event will close with a fair trade fashion show featuring the most avant garde ethical clothing labels currently on the market.

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of fair trade among diverse communities, increase youth involvement in fair trade activities and organizing, and to inspire and propel a “Fair Trade Boston” initiative in which Boston could be the second major city to make an official and major commitment to the Fair Trade movement in all sectors.

As Paul McCartney stated, “Fair Trade is essential for millions of people who work and struggle for survival everyday. It’s all about justice and human rights.”

For more information or to RSVP for the event, please contact FairTradeBoston@gmail.com

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About Autonomie Project: www.autonomieproject.com
Autonomie Project is a new Fair Trade fashion company offering stylish sweatshop-free, eco-friendly, & vegan footwear, clothing and accessories. Their mission: to supply high-quality garments to conscious consumers that seek to make purchases that align with their values without having to sacrifice their own personal style.

About Artists for Humanity: www.afhboston.com
Artists for Humanity is an organization that seeks to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency though paid employment in the arts.

About The Boston Faith & Justice Network: www.bostonfaithjustice.org
The Boston Faith & Justice Network (BFJN) is an ecumenical community of Christians
seeking justice as an expression of faith whose mission is to mobilize Christians to alleviate poverty and promote just stewardship through personal, community, and policy change.
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2009-06-13
End Time: 18:00

Shubie’s presents “Corks & Forks” Wine & Food Festival 2009

Title: Shubie’s presents “Corks & Forks” Wine & Food Festival 2009
Location: Shubie’s – 16 Atlantic Ave. – Marblehead
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Description: Shubieʼs, The Market Place for Every Taste, announces its first annual “Corks & Forks” Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, May 9th, 2009 from 11am to 4pm. Free of charge and open to the public.

“Corks & Forks” offers the opportunity to taste wines from France, Spain, Argentina, South Africa, Chile, Italy and California.

Attendees will also enjoy the sampling of a wide variety of cheeses and charcuterie from local and national artisans! Taste wine, cheese and charcuterie Cabernets, Pinot Noirs and Merlots. Sample a new Pinot Grigio, a Chardonnay that you havenʼt tasted in years – or a new blend that youʼve havenʼt heard of! Try any of the many delicious cheeses: hard or soft, mild or sharp. Tasting options abound from artisans including Jasper Hill Farms, Narragansett Creamery, Maplebrook Farms, Springbrook Farms and Shy Brothers Farm. And donʼt miss the many charcuterie samples that include FraʼManiʼs selection of hand-crafted salumi. Small bites. Big flavors.

Shubieʼs Chef Lynne Aronson will also be on hand sampling her magnificently prepared creations in special Tapassize “sample bites” at “Corks and Forks”.

Sample bites will be prepared with many of the featured ingredients available for tasting at the event. A former New York City chef/restaurant owner, Chef Lynne has helped Shubieʼs transition from primarily a wine destination to a what is now a wine and prepared foods “must” on the North Shore.

Whether you choose an option from the Cafe, the amazing prepared foods case, the C&L FoodBar or from the full-service catering menu, Chef Lynneʼs creations are unmatched in taste, preparation and presentation.

“We are thrilled to be holding the Corks & Forks event to share all that Shubieʼs has to offer,” said Carol Shube, coowner of Shubieʼs. “Weʼd like people on the entire North Shore and beyond to know about all the great wine and food options right here at Shubieʼs.” Added George Shube, Shubieʼs co-owner, “In todayʼs busy times with hectic schedules, weʼre just one stop away from making life a bit more simple and a lot more tasty!” Shubieʼs also stocks a wide array of housewares, kitchen gadgets and gift items – great for when you need that “little something”!

“Corks & Forks” is the first in a series of Shubieʼs palate-pleasing events planned for spring and summer.

For more information, please visit: www.shubies.com

Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2009-05-09
End Time: 16:00

Domaine Auvigue (oh-veeg) – Macon Villages 2007 – A White Wine I Can’t Keep My Corkscrew Out Of at Our Glass Wine Co. in Saugus!

SAUGUS – April 2009 - Macon region is part of Burgundy-south of the more famous (and expensive) Cote d’Or. It is home to fabulous, affordable Chardonnay with some of the same qualities as the more expensive northern neighbors like Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet that run $50 a bottle and more. Of course, the wines are not as rare and complex, but if you find some good ones… ourglasswinelogo
That is where Jean-Pierre Auvigue comes to the dinner table. Brian Lamb of Our Glass Wine Co. has been drinking his wines for over twenty-five years. Yes, they have that emphasis of honey and grapefruit on the tongue, yes they are crisp and dry, but you know what he likes most about them? They have a pure taste from start to finish. There is not a whiff or a dab or an undertone of something amiss about them. They are not over-oaked by any stretch. In fact there is no oak used at all. This is pure, fresh Chardonnay.

Auvigue’s Macon Villages is pale gold. There are fruit and floral notes with good length in the mouth. The Macon Villages comes from a vineyard very close to Pouilly-Fuissé. The grapes are planted on clay and limestone soils. Harvesting white wine grapes is very tricky because every day those grapes stay on the vine reaching their maximum ripeness, they are also losing precious acidity – that nervy, vivacious character in whites that is their sine qua non. It is finding that perfect moment when the acidity aligns with the ripeness that is the eureka time with a white wine.
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Jean-Pierre is master of the eureka. For this reason, folks will be lucky to find a  bottle of Auvigue in the Our Glass Wine Co. cellar unless it’s just been delivered. People just cannot keep their hands off an Auvigue Macon Villages. It is the go to “Chardonnay” at chez Hurley.

To order a bottle, please email: brian@ourglasswineco.com, call the store at: (781) 941-8068, or visit: www.OurGlassWineCo.com
*You must be 21+ to purchase alcohol in the United State).

Important: Our Glass Wine Co. stands behind all Cynthia’s wines and guarantee that you will find them pleasing and delicious. You can return any of her wines for any reason if their style does not meet your expectations.

Wine & Cheese Tasting in Topsfield

Title: Wine & Cheese Tasting in Topsfield
Location: Gould Barn – Howlett Street – Topsfield
Description: The friends of the Topsfield Town Library are hosting a Wine & Cheese Tasting on Saturday, May 2nd, 209 from 7pm-11pm at the historic Gould Barn in Topsfield (next to the Parson Capen House).

Sample scruptious cheeses produced locally at Valley View Farm as well as other local and imported cheeses, paired with white and red wines.

New Meadows Market co-owners Terri Lee Carabillo and Liz Mulholland will be on hand to answer any questions along with Peter Mulholland (the Big Cheese).

Local Jazz musicians will also be performing throughout the evening.

Wine, cheese, music, charming, historic Barn…right in downtown Topsfield.

Tickets are $20 per person or $35/couple and are available at the Topsfield Library. A limited number will be available for purchase at the door.

For more information, please email: newmeadowsmarket@comcast.net

Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-05-02
End Time: 23:00

Trouble in the Plum Island Dunes

Plum Island – April 2009 - Plum Island Sound has experienced some trouble with some unfortunate visitors climbing the artificial sandbag dune, tearing out the recently planted dune grass.

The dunes are quite fragile as certain areas of the Plum Island Sounds have been experiencing erosion issues, some losing homes and lands, especially for the wildlife of the area. The grass is an intricate part of keeping the sand in place, especially  in storms what create a high tide or surf. A reconstructed fence will need to be secure to keep visitors off the grass and away from the dunes.

Plum Island is now looking for volunteers to help with the reconstruction of a fence, in hopes to keep visitors off the sandbags.

If you would like to help, pleae visit: www.newburyportchamber.org/recreation for more information on the Plum Island area.

Indra Salon and City Spa Celebrate “The Power of Unity”

Title: Indra Salon and City Spa Celebrate “The Power of Unity”
Location: Glory Restaurant – 19 Essex Street – Andover
Description: Winner of the 12th Annual SALON TODAY 2009′s Award for “Fastest Growing Salon – Top 200″ – Indra Salon and City Spa will celebrate the “Power of Unity” ad campaign with a night of music, food, fun and entertainment for fellow Andover businesses on Tuesday, May 5th from 6pm-9pm at Glory Restaurant, located at 19 Essex Street in Andover.

The concept for the the “Power of Unity” was the brainchild of co-owner and Top Stylist, Jose Batistine. Batistine says the “Power of Unity concept was a vision that came to my mind in the summer of 2008. In the thought process of re-shooting our “Staff Team Photo,” I thought a panoramic “Business Team Photo” would be a unique and dynamic project.…I also thought that creating an opportunity for different business owners to join forces and unite with an award winning salon would help brand their companies and send a positive message to our community in the midst of our troubled economy.”

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The “Power of Unity” celebration will be hosted by co-owners and Top Stylists April Lyn Graffeo and Jose Batistine and will feature local celebrity guest, Omid Maxey, host of “Pimp My Pump” from Shoetube.tv

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The event is open to all and will include the owners from Andover businesses such as: KaBloom; Remax Partners, Harrington Events, Dino International Furs, My Brother’s Pizza Place, The Cupcake Boutique, accessories and Make-up Company, Carina & Co, Mind Body Medicine of Andover and many more.

Hors d’Oeuvres will be provided by Glory Restaurant.

For more information, please all Indra Salon at: (978) 470-8800

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-05-05
End Time: 21:00

A Spring Wine & Martini Tasting

Title: A Spring Wine & Martini Tasting
Location: Rose & Dove Specialty Gift Shop – 181 Canal Street – Lawrence.
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Description: “Vivacious Vicky,” from Washington State’s Kiona Vineyard, makes her return to Rose & Dove.

The labels say it all; racy, delicious and easy to enjoy Spring varietal wines. We will also be introducing Tea Forte’s latest cocktail tea infusers; a Lavender Pear Vodka Martini and Lemongrass Mint Gin Martini that gives a whole new “twist” to your not so average martini. We are proud to partner with Esperanza Academy the night of our tasting.

Esperanza Academy is located right here in Lawrence and provides tuition free education for 5th through 8th grade girls. Enter to win one of our fabulous giveaways from Rose & Dove and other local businesses.

All raffle proceeds will benefit Esperanza.

For more information, please contact Kellee Twadelle of the Rose & Dove gifts at: (978) 689-4141, or visit: www.roseanddove.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-05-07
End Time: 20:00

Local Resident Honored at State House Ceremony

April 2009 - David Brown of WCVB-5 News helped The Arc of Massachusetts honor twelve individuals and organizations at the 2009 Distinguished Citizen Awards Ceremony at the State House on April 6, 2009. The recipients were recognized for their contributions in advancing opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Among those honored was Mark Thompson of Boxford, CEO and President of Boston Private Bank & Trust, who was recognized for his leadership in fostering business community support of The Arc.

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Executive Director of the North Shore Arc Jerry McCarthy; emcee David Brown of Channel 5 News; awards committee member Alexandria Regan; and Distinguished Citizen recipient Mark Thompson, President and CEO, Boston Private Bank & Trust

For more than 15 years, Thompson has been an active advocate of North Shore Arc and its mission.  According to Jerry McCarthy, Executive Director of North Shore Arc, Thompson is an exceptional role model and not only serves as a valued member of the North Shore Arc Board of Directors and as a past President of the Board, but has been and continues to be instrumental to the continued growth and success of the organization.

Thompson has chaired the Commodore Invitational Golf Tournament since 1994, and has transformed it into the largest fundraiser and signature event of North Shore Arc. Under Mark’s leadership, Boston Private Bank & Trust has offered advocacy, volunteer manpower, support and financial contribution. Many of the Bank’s employees have been involved in events and fundraising efforts. In addition, the Bank has hosted events for North Shore Arc.  One of the most memorable events hosted was a private holiday reception the Bank held last year, after they opened a branch office in Beverly, for North Shore Arc residents in Danvers and Beverly. This partnership has had a profound impact on the programs of North Shore Arc and on the lives of the people the organization serves.

About The Arc of Massachusetts: A statewide advocacy organization, The Arc’s mission is to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through advocacy of supports and services based in the community. Parents founded The Arc of Massachusetts in 1954, and along with The Arc of the United States, it is the nation’s largest grassroots disability rights organization. On the state level, The Arc represents 120,000 individuals and families with 21 affiliated local associations. The organization is active in promoting legislation, supporting educational programs, employment transportation, housing and the many other issues of concern to citizens with disabilities living in the Commonwealth.

Sense of Wonder presents Ladies’ Night

Title: Sense of Wonder presents Ladies’ Night
Location: Sense of Wonder – North Andover, MA
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Description: Enjoy hand-crafted jewelry, fabulous accessories, and wicked cool Mother’s Day gifts.62

At Sense of Wonder’s Ladies’ Night, jewelry from Echo of the Dreamer and Mars & Valentine, fabulous embellished belts from Jodi’s Jems, and all Thymes products, specially priced at 25% off.

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Sense of Wonder will also be supporting the Lazarus House Ministries with Mother’s Day in sight.

Please help other Moms by donating toiletries and cosmetics to Sense of Wonder’s Mother’s Day drive. All items donated will be packaged and delivered to LAZARUS HOUSE MINISTRIES for distribution by Mother’s Day.

The Lazarus House wish list includes personal care items such as shampoo, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, soap, hand sanitizer, body wash, and body lotions. Unopened sample and hotel sized products are great donation items too.

All donations will be collected through May 7th, 2009.

For more information, please call: (978) 686-6500, or visit: www.senseofwondergifts.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-04-30
End Time: 20:00

Nordstrom North Shore Grand Opening Countdown!

Title: Nordstrom North Shore Grand Opening Countdown!
Location: Nordstrom at the North Shore Mall – Peabody
Description: Over 300 employees have been working and waiting for this day. Department teams will begin their cheers, followed by the store manager rallying the employees for what has become a Nordstrom opening-day tradition: a rowdy store-wide countdown, during which employees will line the aisles of the store’s first floor to welcome and applaud the first customers through the doors when they open at 10am sharp!

Come join the crowd Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 10am!

Date: 2009-04-17

Nordstrom North Shore Grand Opening Beauty Bash

Title: Nordstrom North Shore Grand Opening Beauty Bash
Location: Nordstrom at the North Shore Mall – Peabody
Description: In addition to the excitement taking place inside the store on Grand Opening morning, the area outside of the store will also be a hot spot as Nordstrom hosts a cosmetics and fragrance “Beauty Bash” at its first-floor mall entrance.

Nordstrom beauty advisors will offer complimentary cosmetics and fragrance consultations. Nordstrom Beauty and Fragrance Director Karen Delauro will also be available to discuss seasonal trends with beauty/fashion reporters.

Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2009-04-17
End Time: 10:00

AltCom Festival presents MC Mr. Napkins

Title: AltCom Festival presents MC Mr. Napkins
Location: Somerville Theatre – 55 Davis Square
Description: MC Mr. Napkins, recently voted Best Local Comedian by readers of the Boston Phoenix, will bring his unique mix of stand up silliness and Jew-Fro rap stylings to the AltCom Festival, May 7th-10th in Davis Square.

Recently signed by the Gersh Agency in Hollywood, Mr. Napkins is a “nouveau wordsmith, blending hip-hop and fervent linguistics fetishism to create a unique brand of comedy: white rapping that’s actually clever and provocative.” – BP.

Don’t miss MC Mr. Napkins, live at the AltCom Festival, Thursday, May 7th, 2009 at the Somerville Theatre with Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black; and Saturday, May 9th at the Burren with the “TOFUnny” Vegan Comedy Show at 6pm and the Jerkus Circus at 8pm.

For tickets or more information, please visit: www.ticketmaster.com or www.altcomfestival.com
Date: 2009-05-07

Jim McAllister’s Lyceum Lecture Series presents: “Magnificent Maritime Men”

Title: Jim McAllister’s Lyceum Lecture Series presents: “Magnificent Maritime Men”
Location: Lyceum Bar & Grill – 43 Church Street – Salem, MA
Description: Jim McAllister’s Lyceum Lecture Series continues with “Magnificent Maritime Men”, Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are: $10 per person.

For reservations or more information, please call: (978)744-5530, or email: SalemNavigator@verizon.net

The Lyceum Bar & Grill is located at 43 Church Street, Salem MA.

Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-04-28

Speaker Dennis Ahern at the Beverly Public Library

Title: Speaker Dennis Ahern at the Beverly Public Library
Location: Beverly Public Library – 32 Essex Street – Beverly
Description: Noted speaker Dennis Ahern will visit the Beverly Public Library, located at 32 Essex Street on Sunday, May 17th, 2009 at 2pm to debut his new talk, “An American Mutiny: ‘Tyrannicide’ 1777.”

In July of 1776, Captain John Fisk, captain of the brig “Tyrannicide,” set sail from Salem in search of British merchantmen with many New Englanders on his crew, including Beverly, Gloucester and Salem men. The events of the voyage were long forgotten until Ahern read the ship’s logbook. There he discovered the story of a mutiny on board one of America’s first commissioned warships.

In addition to the immediate events of this fateful voyage, Mr. Ahern has performed local research on the lives of some of the crew members.

Dennis Ahern is past vice-president of the Arlington Historical Society and frequent speaker at historical and genealogical conferences. His talk is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For more information, please call: (978) 921-6062 or email: bev@noblenet.org

Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2009-05-17

Mother’s Day Brunch at Sixty2 on Wharf

Title: Mother’s Day Brunch at Sixty2 on Wharf
Location: Sixty2 on Wharf – 62 Wharf Street – Salem, MA
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Description: May 10th, 2009 is Mother’s day and just a few weeks away. Mother’s Day is one of the busiest restaurant holidays of the year so don’t forget to make your reservations as soon as possible.

Show mom some love with a meal at Sixty2 on Wharf.

Both brunch and dinner will be served on Mother’s Day so you have all day to show your appreciation to your mom.

For more information, please visit: www.sixty2onwharf.com

Date: 2009-05-10

PEM Launches Photography Program with SURFLAND: Photographs by Joni Sternbach

Title: PEM Launches Photography Program with SURFLAND: Photographs by Joni Sternbach
Location: Peabody Essex Museum – Salem, MA
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Description: The Peabody Essex Museum of Salem presents more than forty images of stunning luminosity and elegance in SurfLand, the first solo museum exhibition of photographer Joni Sternbach opening Saturday, May 16th, 2009.

Sternbach captures portraits of surfers in tintype, a 19th-century technique little changed since its invention. The combination of historic process and contemporary subject is a dynamic one, yielding direct, timeless, one-of-a-kind images of individuals standing on the verge of sea and land. The combination of contemporary and historic extends to the presentation of SurfLand images accompanied by a selection of PEM tintypes from the 1860s through the 1890s, including portraits of Civil War soldiers and members of the Wampanoag tribe.

Surfland launches PEM’s new schedule of fine arts photography exhibitions organized by the Museum’s first-ever curator of photography, featuring contemporary works by world-class artists three-times per year. “I’m thrilled that the Peabody Essex Museum will introduce its new photography program with a debut of this powerful body of work,” said PEM Curator of Photography, Phillip Prodger. “Through Joni Sternbach’s lens, relationships between surfers, their boards and the landscape are shown with a primal grace.”

Part performance, part laboratory “Surfers came and found me,” said Sternbach, who discovered that her wooden, 19th-century-style view camera and portable darkroom on the beach attracted potential subjects. Captured on the shores of San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Montauk, New York, Sternbach’s images possess the immediate quality of a singular print created then and there.

The process of creating a tintype can indeed be as much an act of performance as visual art. Tintype is a wet-plate technique, meaning that the chemicals must be hand-applied, exposed and developed before the plate dries. The chemistry is slow, requiring utter stillness on behalf of the subject for two or three minutes. Only the waves move evocatively around their ankles.

Far from typical surfer action shots, the images have an otherworldly quality. At the place where sea and sand meet, Sternbach’s subjects stand like ocean creatures briefly alighted on land before slipping back into the surf. Not representative of any physical ideal, they embody a range of types––from weekend warriors to seasoned athletes.

Sternbach’s democratic eye renders professional and amateur equal, undistinguished by beauty, age or experience and unified by their love of the waves.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE: Joni Sternbach: Between Land and Sea. Joni Sternbach with introduction by Phillip Prodger. photolucida, 2009.

For more information, please visit: www.pem.org

Date: 2009-05-16

The Sea Gull Shop of Marblehead Opens Artists Loft

MARBLEHEAD – April 2009 - The Sea Gull Shop in Marblehead has opened its “Artists Loft” featuring renowned North Shore artists. The Loft, which is located on the second floor of the Seagull Shop has a myriad of mixed media for sale and will be continually revolving artists.

According to store proprietor Elizabeth Laub, “We are ecstatic over the quality of artists that we have attracted here. They are excited to be in our community since many of their pieces capture the essence of the North Shore. We opened the Loft with a wide variety of artwork which includes beautiful paintings of Marblehead, as well as jewelry, photography, and much more.”

“Upstairs at The Sea Gull, an Artisans Loft came about from wanting to showcase local artisans while maintaining the shop’s mission of being ‘purveyors of fine gifts’. The Seas Gull has carried over with what we feel our shoo reflects, essentially the feeling of Marblehead by choosing fine artists that bring a passion to their craft. We are showcasing them in their newly renovated sun-filled upstairs, creating a wonderful space to view the fine are and find the perfect gift for any occassion.” explained Ms. Laub.

The Sea Gull has opened the loft with the artwork of Back Bay photographer Jen Matson, known for photographing nature and outdoor imagery. “We are excited that Jen recently spent the afternoon in Marblehead with her camera!” said Ms. Laub. “In addition we are thrilled to have pieces created by Michelle and Bill Champitto, owners of ‘Fresh Cut Glass’. They are the creators of artisan crafted glass art windows, infusion jars, wall scones, and more. 

Also, The Gull Shop has worked with Karen Roberts, a Marblehead artist who paints on canvas of all sizes. “Karen uses the coastline as inspiration for her beautiful works. She also has included hand-carved shore birds, created by her father, Bill Roberts.”

The loft also includes handmade jewelry by Diane Kelley of Winthrop. All of her pieces use the finest quality of crystal, vintage glass, recycled glass, and semi precious stones. Gift buyers will love Sandy Guys’ Merrimack Valley Essentials, a selection of handmade soaps and body products made with all natural ingredients. “Sandy was a featured ‘Secret Shopper’ in the Boston Globe, February 2000,” said Ms. Laub.

Another featured artist, Mary Bowles and Kerri Bromberger. The two only use genuine natural, non-endangered seashells and sea life to create mosaics, ornaments, night-lights and many other gorgeous items including mirrors.

The Sea Gull Shop is located at 146 Washington Street in Marblehead.

 

For more information regarding the shop and/or artists, please call: (781) 631-7749.

Local Retailer’s Mother’s Day Donation Drive to Benefit Lazarus House Kick-off Event

Title: Local Retailer’s Mother’s Day Donation Drive to Benefit Lazarus House Kick-off Event
Location: Sense of Wonder – North Andover, MA
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Description: Forget spring cleaning.. skip the scrubbing.. Instead, choose thoughtfully, shop locally, and give back.

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 through Thursday May 7th, 2009, local retailer Sense of Wonder will collect donations of new toiletries and personal care products to benefit clients of Lazarus House Ministries in Lawrence. Sense of Wonder will arrange donated items into gift packages and deliver them to Lazarus House for distribution to women served by the Lawrence organization, all in time for Mother’s day.

“We feel it is our responsibility as a local business to give back to the community that supports us,” notes Jean Smith, owner of Sense of Wonder. “In December, we organized a donation drive and collected over a hundred sets of pajamas and slippers for Lazarus House clients. That drive was so successful and our customers so happy to contribute, that we decided to stick with a good thing and organize another drive for spring. Lazarus House is our North Andover neighbor, serves local families, and is a great fit with our store. The women helped by Lazarus House Ministries deserve to feel special, especially around Mother’s Day.”

New toiletries and other personal care products will be collected right at Sense of Wonder, located in the Eaglewood Plaza on Rt. 114 (99 Turnpike Street), in North Andover.

The following items are particularly needed: shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors, hand sanitizer, hair products, and body lotions.

The Mother’s Day donation drive will kick off with a Ladies Night Open House on Thursday, April 30th, 2009 from 5pm-8pm at Sense of Wonder. Lazarus House donation items can be dropped off that evening and Sense of Wonder visitors will be greeted with light refreshments, special promotions, raffle gift baskets, and store specials.

For more information about the evening, Lazarus House, or Sense of Wonder, please contact Jean Smith at: (978) 686-6500, or email: js@senseofwondergifts.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-04-30
End Time: 20:00

PEM’s Garden Cafe’ is Now Open!

The Peabody Essex Museum has opened its Garden Restaurant for the season. The Restaurant’s hours are Wednesdays – Sundays, 11:30am to 2:30pm. Seating in the garden is based on the daily weather forecast, and reservations are always suggested.

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The menu highlights soup, chowder, specialty salads, bistro filet medallions, herbed black quinoa-stuffed yellow bell pepper, catch of the day, as well as a specialty panini of the week.

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For reservations or more information, please call: (978) 542-1618, or visit: www.pem.org

*Also know, the Garden Restaurant will be host to a very special Mother’s Day Brunch, Sunday, May 10thm 2009 from 11am – 3pm.

The Brunch will be prepared by Hawthorne Catering and served in the Garden Cafe’ overlooking PEM’s Asian Garden.

Tickets are $35 per person (plus tax & gratuity), and $14.50 for children under 12 years old. (Reservations are suggested). Please call: (978) 745-9500 ext. 3157

For additional information, please visit: www.pem.org/events/special.php

Cape Ann Chamber presents: Options for Healthy Living Breakfast Club

Title: Cape Ann Chamber presents: Options for Healthy Living Breakfast Club
Location: Gloucester House Restaurant – 63 Rogers Street – Gloucester
Description: The Health and Wellness Division of the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Breakfast Club on Friday, May 15th, 2009, at 7:30am at the Gloucester House Restaurant, located at 63 Rogers Street in downtown Gloucester.

The breakfast theme will be, “Get Hooked on Health,” and feature three local wellness practitioners.

Lin Chandler, LMT, from 222 Arts & Wellness Center will discuss “Six Areas of Wellness”, Richard Sagall, MD, Needy Meds will address the question “What is Real Medicine?” and Malcolm Henderson, BA, BTh, Living Alive will talk about “Living Passionately”. Rich Healey of Iron Rail Gymnastics will be the moderator.

There will be a table for Health & Wellness Division members to display their literature as well.

The Breakfast Club will include such regular highlights as the introduction of new Chamber members, special salutes, and the chance to mix with business colleagues and elected officials. The meal will be served promptly at 7:30am and the program will conclude by 8:45am.

Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by email at: info@CapeAnnChamber.com or by calling the Chamber office at: (978) 283-1601.

For more information, please visit: www.capeannchamber.com

Start Time: 7:30
Date: 2009-05-15
End Time: 8:45

Peabody Chamber presents: Business After Hours

Title: Peabody Chamber presents: Business After Hours
Location: 5 Elm Street – Peabody
Description: Kick-off the Summer with the Peabody area Chamber of Commerce with a Hawaiian-themed event featuring leis for all, tiki bar, and Chinese food catered by Chamber member Sugar Cane Restaurant.

Hawaiian shirts optional … (there will be a prize for the WaCkIeSt)!

The Multi-Business After Hours event sponsored by Mr. Handyman of South Essex County, and Winning Inc., Beverly Medical Supply,

The event will be Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 from 5:30pm-7:30pm at 5 Elm Street in Peabody. Tickets are free for memebers, $10 for non-members.

For more information, or to register on-line, please visit: www.peabodychamber.com

Start Time: 17:30
Date: 2009-05-20
End Time: 19:30

First Look: June-July Cover

We put the finishing touches on the June/July issue and shipped it off to the press last night. Here’s an sneak peak at what’s in store for you in a couple weeks.

So, what’s inside?

  • Grilling tips from local chefs
  • 171 ways to have fun this summer
  • Sixty2 on Wharf restaurant review
  • 6 tasty local summer brews
  • Summer fashion
  • Tons more

The summer issue will be on newsstands in just a few weeks.

Peabody Chamber presents: Social Networking and Your Business

Title: Peabody Chamber presents: Social Networking and Your Business
Location: Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce – 24 Main Street, Suite 28 – Peabody
Description: Join the Peabody Chamber of Commerce on Friday, May 1st, 2009 from 9am-11am while they explore Twitter and the possible uses of \”tweeting\” for business.

The workshop is designed to help you determine: \’Is the medium right for your business (?)\’

> Can it help you meet your objectives (generate referrals, leads, drive business)
> Develop a strategy
> Determine what it will cost you in time, money and manpower to maintain.

Each week a different social networking medium will be explored and reviewed of all the \”How To\’s\” in adding a network to your social network marketing plan, the art of friending, social networking realities, and protecting privacy.

Participants who bring a laptop will be able to receive assistance in creating accounts during the workshop.

To register or more information, please visit: www.peabodychamber.com

Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-05-01
End Time: 11:00

Commemorate Arbor Day and Say Thank You to Valley Tree Service

Title: Commemorate Arbor Day and Say Thank You to Valley Tree Service
Location: 382 Market Street – Lawrence, MA
Description: The Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity is proud to announce that Valley Tree Service of
Groveland, MA has chosen them as one of their two community service projects for
Arbor Day.

Four staff members, including Steve Strom, General Manager of
Valley Tree Service, will be at 382 Market Street for the entire morning. The employees are donating their time and the company is donating its equipment to remove the large tree which was badly damaged by a fire in
January of 2008.

The Habitat families who will live at Market Common voted to have a new tree planted to commemorate Arbor Day and to signify new beginnings at Market Street.

Valley Tree Service will remove the damaged tree, grind the stump, and plant a new tree, donated by Groundwork Lawrence, in its place. This tree is only one of 60 that the local non-profit is planting throughout the city as part of its Arbor Day celebration.

For more information on this project, or other Habitat projects, please contact Jodi Weeks – Director of Resource Development for the Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity, located at 60 Island Street, Lawrence, MA.

By phone: (978) 681-8858 ext. 12

By web: www.merrimackvalleyhabitat.org

Start Time: 8:00
Date: 2009-04-25
End Time: 12:00

PEM Invites you to: Come and Play Mahjong!

Title: PEM Invites you to: Come and Play Mahjong!
Location: Peabody Essex Museum – Salem, MA
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Description: See how the incredible game of Mahjong is played and why it has an enthusiastic following of all ages!

Bring your mahjong group, your tiles and play in the Yin Yu Tang gallery and the Atrium at the Peabody Essex Museum on Friday and Saturday, April 24th & 25th, 2009.

Space available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, please visit: www.pem.org

Start Date: 2009-04-24
End Date: 2009-04-25

Make Your Own Mahjong Jewelry at PEM

Title: Make Your Own Mahjong Jewelry at PEM
Location: Peabody Essex Museum – Salem, MA
Description: Visit the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and make your own Mahjong Jewelry Friday, April 24th, 2009 from 2pm–3:30pm.

The workshop is for adults and accompanied children ages 10 and up.

The workshop will teach you how to make your own mahjong tile bracelet or necklace with help from Salem’s Beadworks (of Front Street in Salem).

Supplies are limited and participants will be accommodated on a first-come, first-serve basis.

For questions or more information, please visit: www.pem.org

Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2009-04-24
End Time: 15:30

Cape Ann Chamber\’s Businesswomen\’s Spring Fling

Title: Cape Ann Chamber\’s Businesswomen\’s Spring Fling
Location: Latitude 43 – 25 Rogers Street – Gloucester
Description: The Cape Ann Chamber Businesswomen will be host to an evening of fun for this year’s Spring Fling on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at Latitude 43, located at 25 Rogers Street in downtown Gloucester, from 5pm to 7:30pm.

Terri Trespicio, senior editor at Martha Stewart’s Body & Soul magazine will present “Take Back the Reins: Simple and Surprising Ways to Stay Balanced and Whole When Times Are Tough.”

Terri is a regular contributor to local and national media and has appeared on the The Martha Stewart Show, Fox News, and most recently, The Today Show. Terri is also host to a daily radio program called “Whole Living”.

In collaboration with seArts Wearable Arts group, attendees will also have an opportunity to wear– and possibly buy– fun and colorful accessories made by local artists. Sponsored by Cape Ann Savings Bank Trust Department, Rockport National Bank, and TD Banknorth, the Spring Fling will feature a special Cinco de Mayo supper of quesadillas, nachos, and salads.

Tickets are: $25 per person, which includes supper and the show with a cash bar.

The Spring Fling is open to Chamber members and non-members.

For more information or to reserve tickets, please contact the Chamber at: (978) 283-1601, or email: info@capeannchamber.com

Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2009-05-05
End Time: 19:30

The North Shore Arc presnets their 3rd Annual Comedy Night & Silent Auction

Title: The North Shore Arc presnets their 3rd Annual Comedy Night & Silent Auction
Location: Spinnelli\’s Restaurant – Route 1 – Lynnfield
Description: The North Shore Arc Spotlight Program is hosting its 3rd Annual Comedy Night and Silent Auction fundraiser at Spinnelli\’s Restaurant (Route 1 in Lynnefield) on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 6:30pm.

This year’s goal is to raise $15,000 to continue the valuable programs and services that the North Shore Arc provides for people living with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome.

The featured performer at this year\’s event is comedian Butch Bradley, a live wire of stand-up comedy. Butch has toured the world, performing at comedy clubs in Japan and the UK, and entertaining U.S. military troops in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the famous USO Comedy Tour. He has appeared countless times on Comedy Central, HBO, late-night talk shows such as Last Call with Carson Daly and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Butch is currently a cast member on The Tony Rock Project airing on Fox.

Attendees will also see vocal and improvisational performances by various Spotlight students throughout the night.

The North Shore Arc\’s Spotlight Program integrates theater games and dramatic training with age-appropriate activities for teens and young adults with Autism. Participants in the program learn relationship-building and other social life skills.

The program was launched in 2004 to address a serious unmet need – a new form of social pragmatic intervention for preteens and teens on the Autism spectrum using improvisational/theater games to provide a more hands-on approach to social learning and friend making. Since that time almost 500 young people have participated in afterschool and weekend classes, as well as summer camps, school vacation camps and overnights – often for the first time in their lives.

Tickets can be purchased by contacting Stacey Cruwys at: (978) 624-2310, or by email at: scruwys@nsarc.org

For more information on the North Shore Arc’s Spotlight Program, please visit: www.spotlightprogram.com

Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2009-05-13

17th Annual Walk for HAWC: To Benefit Victims of Violence

Title: 17th Annual Walk for HAWC: To Benefit Victims of Violence
Location: Old Town Hall – 32 Derby Square – Salem, MA
Description: The 17th annual WALK for HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) will be held on Sunday, April 26th, 2009.

This year HAWC is hoping to raise $200,000 to continue its support of free services for all victims of domestic violence and their children. Each year, hundreds of families turn to HAWC for help. The money raised is used solely to meet the needs for HAWC services for families in Massachusetts.

The WALK for HAWC is a great family and community event, with activities and entertainment for all ages. More than 1,000 people are anticipated to participate in this year’s Walk.

HAWC’s new logo contest is also in full swing and samples of submitted logos will be on display at the WALK.

The WALK will begin and end at Old Town Hall (32 Derby Square) in Salem.

Registration starts at 11am and the WALK will kick off at noon.

Noted individuals at the event are:
> Keba Arnold of Fox 25 News, who will serve at the host & emcee for the event.
> Candace Waldron, Executive Director of HAWC
> Alicia Black Weaver, HAWC Event Coordinator

Along with HAWC Employees, Teams & Volunteers.

Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2009-04-26

The River Gallery presents Local Community Artists

Title: The River Gallery presents Local Community Artists
Location: The River Gallery – 4 Market Street – Ipswich
Description: Enjoy new work by Monseratt College of Art art students, faculty and alumnae. River Gallery is pleased to showcase these artists and share their fine work. The River Galley of Ipswich, Massachusetts, offers fine art and folk art, ceramics and jewelry. There is a wide selection of first rate art in a broad price range.

The gallery is centrally located at 4 Market Street in downtown Ipswich, close to fine restaurants and shops.

The River Gallery believes that art enhances living spaces, making the ordinary extraordinary, and the routine unexpected. They would like to help guests find art that will be appreciated and enjoy day in and day out. Let us place art in the home or work environment permanently or on a trial basis.

River Gallery is committed to serving the art community and the public by offering diverse art works in a wide range of prices.

The current exhibit represents artists from Ipswich, Beverly, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex, Hamilton, Rockport, Gloucester, Newburyport, Topsfield, Boxford, and other Greater Boston area towns.

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Exhibition Dates: April 2nd, 2009 through mid-May.

Regular Business Hours: TH-SAT 11am-5pm, SUN 12pm-4pm.

For more information, please contact the gallery at: (978) 356-1559, or email: rivergalleryipswich@gmail.com

Start Time: 11:00
Date: 2009-05-03
End Time: 17:00

Janet Swaysland of Beeline Labs ‘Swayed’ the Crowd at the Marblehead Chamber Business Breakfast Forum

Marblehead – April 15, 2009 – The Marblehead Chamber of Commerce hosted a Business Breakfast Forum “Web 2.0 – PR Tactics You Can Use Now,” presented by Janet Swaysland. The well-attended forum  focused on Social Media, online conversation and participation, and the power shift from companies to consumers.

Janet Swaysland is a co-founder and partner at Beeline Labs, a marketing strategy firm that helps organizations integrate social media principles into business programs and practices. According to Swaysland, there is a new balance of power and consumers are more in control these days. “Seventy-eight percent of consumers trust the advice of other consumers,” said Swaysland, who encouraged the audience to trust one another and each other. To a small business, it means huge new opportunities to get your business noticed, get new customers, and better understand what the customers you already have really like or don’t like about what you offer.

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Swaysland offered suggestions on how to help grow your business by engaging people online. The first step is to “social modify” your website and take a fresh look at it.  Then find out where your customers are and be present there. Make sure to “activate your advocates” by using word of mouth techniques and encourage your customers to write reviews and comments. Swaysland also advised connecting both online and offline, reminding the audience that “more online connections are driving offline get-togethers.” Lastly, “listen, learn, adapt and repeat” – keep searching and try something new.

The seemingly overwhelming number of popular methods currently in use online (including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Ning, Plaxo and Spoke) prompted one audience member to ask, “How do you let this not take over your life?” Swaysland replied that she herself “dabbles” and uses some online tools as searching resources but reminded the audience that “you don’t have to do everything, just do something consistently.” Swaysland drove her point home with a Power Point presentation that highlighted actual website content of some local businesses and how they do or do not effectively incorporate many of the tactics and suggestions mentioned in the Forum.

Throughout the presentation, as well as during a question and answer session following the forum, the audience was able to address Swaysland with their own questions and comments on many of the topics and tools presented in the Forum.

For more infomation about Web 2.0, please visit Beeline Labs at: www.beelinelabs.com, or email Janet Swaysland at: jswayland@beelinelabs.com

For more information about the Marblehead Chamber Business Breakfast Forums, please visit: www.marbleheadchamber.org or www.visitmarblehead.org

Rockport Garden Club Plant Sale

Title: Rockport Garden Club Plant Sale
Location: Community House – Broadway – Rockport
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Description: The Rockport Garden Club’s annual plant sale will be held Saturday, May 30th, 2009 from 9am–1pm, at the Community House on Broadway.

Annuals, perennials, bulbs, shrubs, grasses, house plants, vegetable seedlings and herbs will be available. There will also be garden tools and garden related items for sale. The sale will be held rain or shine.

All proceeds are used to plant and maintain Rockport’s thirteen town gardens and to fund civic projects and scholarships.

For more information, please visit: www.rockportgardenclub.org

Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2009-05-30
End Time: 13:00

Rockport Garden Club presents the 2009 Garden Tour “Seaside Gardens”

Title: Rockport Garden Club presents the 2009 Garden Tour “Seaside Gardens”
Location: Rockport Garden Club – Rockport, MA
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Description: The Rockport Garden Club will host its annual Garden Tour, July 10th & 11th, 2009 from 10am-4pm (rain or shine).

This year’s tour, “Seaside Gardens,” consists of ten stops, some of which feature multiple gardens. Many of these private gardens will be open to the public for the first time. Most of the gardens are on the waterfront along Rockport’s spectacular coastline, while others feature ocean views. Among the diverse gardens included are large windswept landscapes, small intimate gardens, formal gardens, cottage gardens, edible gardens and water gardens. Each garden offers a unique selection of plants, proven hardy in their seaside setting.

A few of the gardens will offer special features, some new to the tour this year: there will be perennial plants, original art work by garden club members, and refreshments for sale at designated gardens.

Tickets for the garden tour are $25 each, and may be purchased in advance by calling: (978) 546-7871, or (978) 546-2250.

Starting June 1st, 2009 tickets will be on sale at Toad Hall Bookstore, located at 51 Main Street in downtown Rockport.

All proceeds from the tour are used to plant and maintain Rockport’s town gardens and to fund civic projects and scholarships.

For more information, please visit: www.rockportgardenclub.org

Start Date: 2009-07-10
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 2009-07-11
End Time: 16:00

Birthday Bonanza

There’s a 2-for-1 special on birthdays in the Northshore office today. Myself and our published Rick Sedler are celebrating more years than we care to mention. The funny part is that I found out through Facebook first thing this morning. Not only did Facebook help remind me that it is my birthday, but it also told be about Rick’s. Feel free to make jokes about my senility now.

So, Happy Birthday to my boss, Rick and to everyone else out there who celebrates today! Who might that be, you ask? Here are a few notables, past and present:

  • Shirley Temple
  • Roy Orbison
  • Valerie Bertinelli
  • Lee Majors
  • John Hannah
Former New England Patriots Center Jon Morris

Former New England Patriots Center Jon Morris

And speaking of the Patriots, I received an early birthday gift yesterday via an email from my father who played pro football many years ago. Jon Morris was the center for the Patriots from 1964-1974 (and went on to play with Detroit and then Chicago until 1978). The Patriots have nominated him for their Hall of Fame and you can vote online now through May 31 at patriots.com! He’s up against Jim Nance and Houston Antwine.

Click here to vote.

Click here to watch a video of my father with the Pats.

Big Band Swinging Blues Event at PEM a Hit!

SALEM – April 2009 – Boston Horns Big Band, brought the swing back to Salem, in support of the Salem Jess & Soul Festival. Backing three of the best blues vocalists on the music scene today: Boston Music Award nominees James Montgomery, Toni Lynn Washington and local soul-singing sensation Barrance Whitfield.

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It's all about soul for Barrance Whitfield singing at the Big Band Swinging Blues Festival at PEM - April 17th, 2009

All proceeds from the event went to the support of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival’s mission to support music education in the Salem Public Schools and other local music initiatives.

The Peabody Essex Museum was a great host and displayed a divine spot for a little bit of the swing and blues.

To learn more about the Peabody Essex Museum, please visit: www.pem.org

For an upcoming scheudle of events and performers of the Salem Jazz & Soul Festival, please visit: www.salemjazzsoul.com

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Band and Audience at PEM - April 17th, 2009 - (photo by: Tom Uellner - www.tomuellnerphotography.com)

Scoth Tasting at Cafe’ Escadrille

Title: Scoth Tasting at Cafe’ Escadrille
Location: Cafe’ Escadrille – 26 Cambridge Street – Burlington
Description: Whether you’re as seasoned in scotch knowledge as the casks it is aged in or just starting to understand the allure of this finely crafted spirit, you won’t want to miss this event.

Scotch expert Matt Chivian will take you through the various regions of Scotland and their accompanying flavor profiles. We’ll have over 30 of the world’s finest scotches for your tasting pleasure.

Tickets are: $30 (available in advance by calling (781) 273-1916), or at the door.

Reservations are recommended, as space for this event is limited.

For more information, please call: (781) 273-1916, or visit: cafeescadrille.com

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-04-30
End Time: 20:00

Festival of Contemporary Chinese Films

Title: Festival of Contemporary Chinese Films
Location: Peabody Essex Museum – Salem, MA
Link out: Click here
Description: Only four weeks remain to see contemporary Chinese art from one of the world’s best collections. Mahjong brings over 100 works from the famed Sigg Collection to New Engalnd before they travel overseas. Encompassing a range of media from paintings, drawings and photographs to video and installations, Mahjong charts China’s artistic trasformation over the last 40 years.

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The Peabody Essex Museum is the only East Coast venue for Mahjong, which includes works by groundbreaking artists such as Liu Wei, Ai Weiwei, Yue Minjun, and Zhang Huan.

Along with the artwork is a Festival of Contemporary Chinese Films.

Ming jing gu shi (On the Beat), 12pm – May 2nd, 2009: (1995), (102 minutes) – directed by Ning Ying, (Mandarin w/ subtitles) Set within the landscape of Beijing’s imposing skyscrapers, Ning Ying’s film gently captures the dispensing of ideology among contemporary urbanites — policemen who patrol neighborhoods, women who monitor their neighbors’ fertility and parents who mold their children into “fitting” members of society.

The Rising Tide - 2:30pm, May 2nd, 2009: (2008), (94 minutes) – directed by Robert Adanto, this directorial debut examines the meteoric rise of some of China’s most talented artists, whose works reflect the country’s economic, political and cultural force in the global arena. Among the featured artists are Zhang O and Song Tao, whose works are on view at PEM in Mahjong. Director Adanto introduces his film and answers questions afterward.

Zhao le (Fo Fun) - 5pm, May 2nd, 2009: (1993), (97 minutes) – directed by Ning Ying, (Mandarin w/ subtitles), An old man, forced to retire from his lifelong job as manager of the local opera house, meets a cantankerous group of elderly amateur singers in the park and organizes the men into a troupe of their own.

For further details, or more information, please visit: www.pem.org

Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2009-05-02
End Time: 17:00

Project Adventure’s Annual Spring Fundraiser: Savour at Moraine Farm

Title: Project Adventure’s Annual Spring Fundraiser: Savour at Moraine Farm
Location: Moraine Farm – 701 Cabot Street – Beverly
Description: Join Project Adventure for their Annual Spring Fundraiser “Savour” at Moraine Farm, located at 701 Cabot Street in Beverly, MA.

Enjoy the beautiful farm overlooking Wenham Lake and taste the delectable flavors of the more progressive culinary experts in the Boston Metro area. Dance to love music, join in the adventure raffle, and celebrate at the open bar.

Proceeds from the event will support Project Adventure’s teacher training programs and direct service educational programs for children and young adults.

Tickets are: $100 in advance, or $125 Friend of Savour

Adventure Raffle Tickets: $25 each or five for $100 (need not be present to win)!

For tickets or more information, please call: (978) 524-4640, email: dbernier@pa.org, or visit: www.pa.org/donors

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2009-06-25
End Time: 21:30

Newburyport’s 30th Annual Garden Tour

Title: Newburyport’s 30th Annual Garden Tour
Location: Newburyport
Description: The Historical Society of Old Newbury presents Newburyport’s 30th Annual Garden Tour, June 13th & 14th, 2009, 10am-4pm.

Fifteen gardens will be showcased on this tour to benefit the Cushing House Museum and Garden, a National Historical Landmark, in the seacoast town of Newburyport, MA.

Many of the gardens are newly constructed and have strong elements of contemporary design. Special features of the gardens include creative stonework, water aspects, and exceptionally dramatic hardscapes such as courtyards, outdoor fireplaces, stonewalls and paving. Also, a pastoral garden and three pairs of neighborly gardens where flowers abound soften the new edges of our visionary tour. Pairing gardens substantially reduces driving between properties.

The tour includes: Refreshments and rest facilities, shaded seating, classical harp music, The Gilded Horse Shop, and our unrivaled plant sale; the healthiest plants for the best prices in town.

Tickets are: $20 for advanced sales, through June 1st, 2009 and $25 after June 1st. ($20 for seniors (over 65) & students (under 21).

Tickets may be purchased at The Cushing House Museum, located at 98 State Street, Newburyport.

For more information, please call: (978) 462-2681, email: admin.hson@newburyhist.org, or visit: www.newburyportgardentour.com

Start Date: 2009-06-13
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 2009-06-14
End Time: 16:00

The Salem Mission presents: Patriots Preview with Steve DeOssie

Title: The Salem Mission presents: Patriots Preview with Steve DeOssie
Location: The Landing Restaurant – Marblehead
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Description: Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 7pm, The Salem Mission will host its second annual Patriots Preview with WEEI on-air personality and former NFL linebacker Steve DeOssie.

The evening is part of The Landing’s Tuesday night program to help local non-profits. Guests will enjoy a sumptuous buffet by the Best of the North Shore award winning restaurant while receiving insider information, including whether Tom Brady has fully recovered and if linebacker Mike Vrabel will be missed.

The event will also include a silent and live auction led by Joe Bayles of Witch City Consignment with incredible, one-of-kind sports memorabilia and game tickets, including autographed items from Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, Doug Flutie, the entire 2008 Celtics team, and much more.

When asked why he is making Patriots Preview possible for a second year DeOssie says, “I grew up in downtown Boston and have lived all over the country—homelessness is a problem I’ve seen everywhere I go. There is so much work to do to solve this problem. Last year was inspired by the spirit, energy, and dedication of the people at The Mission. I couldn’t imagine not supporting them again for a second year.” DeOssie is auctioning a golf foursome for him and thee top bidders at the event.

Tickets are $55, available online at: www.salemmission.org and at the Second Chances Thrift Store, located at 56 Margin Street in Salem, MA.

The Landing is located at 81 Front Street in Marblehead.

For more information, please call: (978) 744-0500

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About The Salem Mission: For almost three decades, The Salem Mission has been offering men and women the opportunities they need to end their homelessness. Research shows that two factors are responsible for this problem: a lack of affordable housing and the persistence of poverty in our community. We believe that the way to solve this crisis one person at a time is to provide housing with supportive services, to encourage personal and income development, and stability in physical and mental health. To achieve our ambitious goals, we deliver a suite of essential services on our Seeds of Hope Campus.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2009-05-05

Nordstrom Grand Opening Celebration

Our very own Jennifer Banville was at the grand opening celebration for Nordstrom at the North Shore Mall in Peabody today. She raved about this all day long (in particular, the sweet handbag that they gave away at the door). Looks like a great time! Check out the photos below.

FOX 25 News Reporter Keba Arnold to Host 17th Annual WALK for HAWC!

SALEM, MA – April 16, 2009 – Healing Abuse Working for Change (HAWC), formerly known as Help for Abused Women and their Children, is pleased to announce that FOX 25 News Reporter Keba Arnold will serves as this year’s host and emcee for the 17th annual Walk for HAWC in Salem.

The WALK for HAWC will be held on Sunday, April 26th. HAWC is hoping to raise $200,000 to continue its support of free services for victims of domestic violence. The WALK will begin and end at Old Town Hall (32 Derby Square) in Salem. Registration starts at 11am and the WALK will kick off at noon.
Keba will greet walkers and teams and introduce various honored guests including this year’s Honorary Chair for the Walk, Chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank Richard Holbrook, State Representative John Keenan, and Candace Waldron, Executive Director for HAWC.

Keba Arnold joined FOX25 News as a general assignment reporter in March 2007. She came to WFXT from the west coast where she was a reporter at KTXL FOX40 in Sacramento, California. Keba began her career at KXXV News Channel 25, the ABC affiliate in Waco, Texas.

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While in Texas, Keba covered breaking news and a variety of stories throughout six cities. Her reporting there set the groundwork for her career and her passion for giving a voice to people with powerful stories to share. She was one of the first reporters to tell the heart-wrenching stories of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who arrived in Texas. Keba’s reporting has been recognized with a ‘Media Honor Roll’ award from the Texas Association of School Boards.

Keba continues her passion for giving a voice to people via her involvement with the WALK for HAWC. HAWC is still seeking sponsors, walkers and team captains.

To register to walk, obtain WALK papers, or inquire about sponsorships, please email Alicia Black Weaver at: info@hawcdv.org. You can also register online and find Team Captain and Walker registration forms at: www.hawcdv.org

About HAWC: The mission of HAWC (Healing Abuse Working for Change) is to create social change by taking action against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC provides services and support to victims of domestic abuse residing in the 23 cities and towns on the North Shore in order that they may make informed, independent decisions about their futures and access alternatives to living in a violent situation.

HAWC Services: HAWC provides free, comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence, and their children, in 23 cities and towns across the North Shore. Services include: a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, advocacy in courts, police departments and healthcare settings; trauma recovery counseling for adults and children; support groups; economic stability services; relocation and rental assistance; prevention education in schools and communities.

HAWC staff and volunteers respond to thousands of individuals each year who reach out for help. HAWC’s hotline is available 24 hours a day at: (800) 47-1649. For more information, please call: (978) 744-8552, or visit: www.hawcdv.org

North Shore Music Theatre Announces Turn-Around Plan

Seeks $2 Million to Launch ’09 Season by July

nsmt2005(April 15, 2009, Beverly, MA) –  North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) officials announced a turn-around plan today that would deliver a six-show musical theater season, along with its traditional production of A Christmas Carol and other concerts and educational programs, at nearly half the cost of previous seasons, a $4-million savings in annual expenses. The plan’s success hinges on the theater’s ability to raise $2 million in donations by this July to jumpstart a new business model and launch a 2009 season.

The business model, developed and refined over the last several months, calls for “co-production” with other regional theaters whereby the partner-theaters share shows and their associated expenses. Through co-production NSMT will be able to deliver each show at dramatically lower costs, while maintaining the high artistic quality that audiences have come to expect.

INTERVIEW: We spoke with some of the legendary performers who have graced the stage at NSMT over the years to get their take on the theatre and tell a few stories. Click here for more.

The $2 million need  is far less than the $4.5 million the theater faced last December when a crumpling economy, plummeting ticket sales and ongoing recovery from a devastating fire in 2005 left it unable to cover its operating costs. Since that time grassroots fundraising efforts have yielded approximately $400,000 in support, which has helped fund the theater’s base-line operating costs, enabling it to focus its efforts on a turn-around strategy.

“Our business model is a critical step in the theater’s financial recovery,” said David Fellows, Chair of NSMT’s Board of Trustees. “We also must restructure our balance sheet and enhance our fundraising capability. If monies are not raised in time for a 2009 season, we would continue our fundraising efforts toward a 2010 season next summer, but would run the risk of our creditors giving up on us.”

NSMT’s co-production venture and upfront contributions of $2 million would enable a 2009 season to begin in July and continue into the fall, closing in December with A Christmas Carol. The following season would commence at the beginning of the summer. The initial ’09 season line-up advertised in advance to NSMT subscribers is likely to change based on negotiations with the partner-theaters; however, the shows will consist of popular, mainstream, musical theater hits.

“The shows will still be original for the season but will have a two-week instead of a three- to four-week run, and with shared production expenses, actual costs will be 40 percent less than in the past,” said Barry Ivan, NSMT’s Artistic Director and Executive Producer. “We will adapt each show to our specific space and audience, putting our signature on it. In a way, we are returning to our roots. Years ago NSMT had great success working in partnership with other theaters.”

Though NSMT is ready to run with a new business model, it still faces the financial challenge of delivering a 2009 season and making good on its commitment to subscribers, many of whom have paid in advance for their tickets. “Some subscribers have generously converted their subscriptions to donations,” said Fellows. “But for those who may not be able to do that, they have a credit with the theater and we appreciate their continued patience and understanding as we work toward delivering a season, if not in 2009, then hopefully in 2010.”

“We have work ahead of us but we have a viable business plan,” Fellows added. “We need the funding to launch the new business model and we need the continued cooperation of our creditors and the support of our donors to have a future. With their backing, our revival could serve as a national model to other performing arts organizations who are trying to survive these challenging economic times.

“We are grateful for our loyal supporters and urge everyone who cares about North Shore Music Theatre to make as generous a contribution as possible to assure that this theater and local cultural resource is here for the benefit of future generations,” said Fellows.

One of the largest nonprofit professional theaters in New England and the second largest nonprofit arts organization in Massachusetts, NSMT has produced dozens of new musicals, including national and world premieres, earning it a reputation as one of the most popular theaters in the U.S. Its Theater for Young Audiences, Academy of Music Theatre and school outreach programs have reached more than two million children and young adults across the state.

To donate or make a pledge to NSMT, please go to http://www.nsmt.org and complete the appropriate form.

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