Keeping the Ship Moving: Corrine Johnson Scholarship Fundraiser

Second annual event on March 26, 2010

The Corrine Johnson Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit organization that provides scholorships to local college-bound students who have suffered the loss of a parent, guardian or sibling.

Jimmy Johnson, a senior at Andover High School, lost his mother, Corinne Johnson last year.  The scholarship fund was formed by a friend of Corinne’s, Julie Gadziala, because she was so touched by not only Jimmy’s suffering, but several other kids who she spoke to who shared how hard it as for them.  When she began her research it was apparent that short of the American Cancer Society (if your parent died) and the Military (if your parent died) there were no scholarships that addressed children who had lost a family member.

A 18 karat white gold 1.5 Karat Diamond cluster ring with be raffled off.

Last year the scholarship fund gave out nine scholarships.

The schedule for the event is as follows:

6:00 PM Hors D’oeuvres and Cash Bar
7:00 PM Dinner Buffet and Live Auction featuring Coach Fazio & Coach “Pug”
9:30 PM Fashion show and Dancing featuring DJ - Ted Teichert

Tickets: Adults $75.00, Teens $50.00

For more information visit www.corinnejohnson.net

Wining, Dining and Dancing to Benefit Victims of Domestic Violence

The Party: Jeans & Jewels Fundraiser with Celeb Auctioneer and MC Billy Costa on Saturday, March 13

A dance party with celebrity guest auctioneer KISS 108 and NECN TV Diner’s Billy Costa is being held to benefit families impacted by domestic violence on Saturday, March 13. The Party: Jeans & Jewels fundraiser will feature a live and silent auction, dancing, cocktails and food stations at DiBurro’s in Ward Hill, Haverhill between 6 p.m. and midnight. Proceeds from the event will benefit the programs of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center offices in Newburyport and Amesbury.

Local residents Louis Rubenfeld and his wife Cyndi Barry Rubenfeld are co-chairs of the fundraiser and Arthur S. Page Insurance in Newburyport is the presenting sponsor.
“This is such a fun fundraiser. It’s casual but people can dress up their jeans with jewels or fancy tops. The idea is just to kick back and enjoy the evening for a good cause,” says Suzanne Dubus, executive director of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center.

This year, one of the live auction items is an opportunity to join Billy Costa and TV Diner crew for a taping of Cookin’ with Costa segment and other live auction items include trips to Africa, a private yacht cruise for up to 49 guests in and around Boston, a weeklong getaway to a home in St. Barts, and Celtics, Red Sox and Bruins tickets – right on the glass, as well as a chance to hit the skies either as a jet fighter pilot for the day, take a sunset flight over Newburyport and Plum Island or enjoy a glider flight at 3ooo feet. Silent auction items include New England weekend getaways, a fishing excursion, children’s party events, jewelry, spas and gift certificates to many local restaurants and retailers. There will be a cash bar and DJ Scott Langlois will provide entertainment, along with harpist Beverly Peeke.

Reservations are $60 per person. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org or call 978-465-0999.

For more than 25 years, the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center has been helping individuals and families who are at risk because of domestic violence. What began as the compassionate mission of several volunteer parishioners of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Newburyport in 1982, has grown into a nationally-recognized nonprofit organization serving families from Amesbury, Merrimac, Georgetown, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, West Newbury and Groveland. The mission of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center is to empower community members to live free from fear, intimidation, violence or the threat of abuse by providing support, advocacy and education. Its goal is to end domestic violence and create communities that are safe for all its members. For more information, visit www.jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org or call 978.465.0999.

Essex Heritage Announces 2010 Photo Safaris and Photo Contest

Camera Enthusiasts Invited to Embark on Essex National Heritage Area Photo Adventures

Calling all photo enthusiasts for an expedition deep into the Essex National Heritage Area! With a state-of-the-art digital camera in hand, explore  four unique and stunning Essex National Heritage Area landscapes and historic sites. Equipped with all the latest camera gear from Canon, Nikon, Olympus or Tamron, provided by Hunt’s Photo & Video, and personally coached by Hunt’s technical experts and professional photographers, you’ll be poised to capture that award-winning image.

Ready to embark? Registration is now open to participate in the Essex Heritage Photo Safari program. Sponsored by four major camera equipment companies and New England’s largest photography retailer, Hunt’s Photo & Video of Melrose, MA, the Essex Heritage Photo Safari program provides the perfect blend of historic exploration with modern-day digital photography advances.  Photographers at all levels will expand their skills and broaden their horizons with unlimited use of high-quality photo equipment during visits to these incredibly beautiful Essex National Heritage Area locations.

The 2010 Essex Heritage Photo Safaris are scheduled as follows:

Olympus Photo Safari

Saturday, May 22nd at Endicott Park and Glen Magna Farms & Estate, Danvers

Tamron Photo Safari

Saturday, June 5th at Rolling Ridge Retreat & Conference Center, North Andover

Canon Photo Safari

Saturday, June 26th at Stevens-Coolidge Place, North Andover

Nikon Photo Safari

Saturday July 10th, Long Hill Reservation, Beverly

In its fifth year, the Essex Heritage Photo Safari program is designed to showcase the beauty and unique landscape of the Essex National Heritage Area and highlights the mission of Essex Heritage. Working in partnership with the National Park Service, Essex Heritage encourages public/private partnerships and implements programs to enhance, preserve and promote the unique historic, cultural and natural resources of the Essex National Heritage Area.

Photo Safari sessions are open to the public (pre-registration for each event is required). Participants will receive hands-on instruction from Hunt’s knowledgeable technical experts during each session. The cost for each 2010 Photo Safari (5 hour session) is $45 ($30 for Essex Heritage members).  Register online at: EssexHeritage.org/photosafari or call Essex Heritage at: 978.740.0444.

Be sure to enter your images in the annual Essex Heritage Photo Contest! Essex Heritage Photo Safaris have generated eye-catching entries.  All submissions are due by October 1, 2010, and any photos captured between October 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010 are eligible.  Photographers are invited to submit any images taken in the Essex National Heritage Area, assigning them to one of four categories: “People”, “Essex Heritage Events”, “Essex Heritage Scenic Byway” or “Four Seasons”.  Capture the essence of an Essex Heritage experience and/or speak to Essex Heritage’s role in preserving and promoting the rocky coasts and harbors, farms and forests, historic districts, rivers and marshes of Essex County! For more about the contest, categories and how to submit, visit EssexHeritage.org/photocontest/

No Nonsense Fundraiser for Our Furry Friends

Join the Friends of Marblehead’s Abandoned Animals for dinner in the front room at the Landing Restaurant on Front St in Marblehead. Enjoy beautiful ocean views while supporting the only hope that abandoned animals have simply by purchasing one of The Landing’s delicious dinners. That’s all there is to it!

No speeches, no donations, no asking for a check – except for your meal, of course!

A generous portion of all dining room dinner and drink sales on the evening of Tuesday March 23 will be donated to FOMAA. There will also be raffle items donated by Marblehead Pet Supply.

Reservations are suggested: 781-631-1878. Please mention that it’s for FOMAA.

Giving the Gift of Time

As part of Salem So Sweet 2010, Treasures Over Time is giving away a Skagen Watch to introduce customers to their gallery in Salem, Mass. Entry forms are available at the Treasures Over Time gallery at 139 Washington St. in Salem and entries must be received by 5:00 on Valentine’s Day Sunday Feb 14, 2010. The beautiful timepiece has a lustrous Mother-of-Pearl dial with Swarovski Crystals to mark the hours and a bright red leather watch strap. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Heart-Healthy Torch to Travel Local Communities During Winter Olympics

Anna Jaques Hospital and The Tannery Marketplace Light Torch for Heart Disease Awareness
Heart-Healthy Torch to Travel Local Communities During Winter Olympics

NEWBURYPORT, MA (February 3, 2010) — To help shed light on heart disease, the #1 killer of both men and women, Anna Jaques Hospital and The Tannery Marketplace are embarking on an important heart disease awareness and prevention public service campaign, involving the seven communities surrounding the hospital. From Saturday, February 13, through Saturday, February 27, heart disease survivors, elected officials, community volunteers, and professional runners will be carrying a special battery-operated Torch between Newburyport, Newbury, Rowley, Georgetown, West Newbury, Salisbury, and Amesbury.

In keeping with the spirit of the Olympic athletes gearing up for the Gold in Vancouver, The Tannery Marketplace is introducing Lace Up & Shape Up, a weight-loss challenge for a healthier heart, to begin with the Healthy Heart Torch tour, and to end in early June, with weigh-ins and rewards along the way.

The Healthy Heart Torch tour commences at The Tannery Marketplace at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 13. The Torch will be presented to Mayor Holaday, who will proclaim the day “Healthy Heart Day” in Newburyport. She will have the honor of presenting the Torch to Michele DeMarco Wilkie, a two-time heart attack survivor at the young age of 33. Wilkie will pass the Torch to local long-distance runner Rick Bayko, who will carry it around Newburyport, and, along with Peter Shactman, physician assistant with Clipper Cardiology, to its first destination, Newbury Town Hall, on Tuesday, February 16. One of the final torchbearers will include Dr. Sunny Srivastava, a cardiologist with Pentucket Medical, who is training for the Boston Marathon. He will bring the Torch to the final town on the route, Amesbury, on Friday, February 26. The Torch will return to The Tannery Marketplace on Saturday, February 27, where residents can sign up for the Lace Up & Shape Up weight-loss challenge.

“While heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in America, lifestyle choices can greatly reduce the risk of cardiac arrest: Exercise, eat well, and don’t smoke. As with the Olympians, the Healthy Heart Torch is a symbol of life, celebration, and commitment. This is a joyful campaign about making a change for the better,” said Deborah Chiaravalloti, vice president of public relations and marketing for Anna Jaques Hospital. The Torch ceremony will be replicated in Newbury, Rowley, Georgetown, West Newbury, Salisbury, and Amesbury with civic leaders and heart disease survivors from each town. Residents who spot the Healthy Heart Torch en route are encouraged to post their sightings to twitter and facebook. Log onto www.ajh.org and click on the torch for important heart health information, and to link to the hospital’s social media sites.

BLACK and WHITE: The Idiots Guide to Surviving Teenagers

Judith Black and Don White Concert

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Marblehead High School Auditorium
2 Humphrey St, Marblehead, MA
7:30 PM Show
9:30 PM Auction
Tickets: $20
On Line Ticket Sales: http://www.storiesalive.com/repertoire/Idiots_Guide.htm

This concert is a fundraising effort for Bridging Lives, a peer mentoring program in its 10th year in Marblehead.

Nationally renown performers, Singer/Songwriter Don White, and storyteller Judith Black, will present a night of hysterical reflections on that most difficult job: Maintaining non-homicidal behaviors during your child’s adolescence. Black and White promises to be a perfect stew of entertainment for the beleaguered parent, anyone celebrating the passing of that era, or as a preemptory strike for those just entering this life adventure.

Don White, a loyal denizen of Lynn has been writing, singing, and being manipulated by his kids for way over 20 years. You can see and hear Don at: http://www.myspace.com/lumperboy (More Don White info can be seen at: www.donwhite.net)

Sharing the evening’s stage will be Marblehead’s Judith Black whose work draws so strongly on her son’s growing he is suing her for royalties. Judith’s stories have been heard from Cape Town to Jerusalem and the Montreal Comedy Festival to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro TN.  (More Judith Black info can be seen at: www.storiesalive.com)

Salem State College announces The Speaker Series Lineup for 2010

Ted Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Deepak Chopra to take the stage this year

The Salem State College Series announced today its speakers for the 2010 season. Disabilities advocate Ted Kennedy Jr. will open the Series on Tuesday, April 27. He will be followed on Thursday, September 23 by well-known mind-body health guru Dr. Deepak Chopra. This year represents the 28th season of Salem State’s nationally-acclaimed lecture series, which over its long history has brought U.S. presidents, Hollywood luminaries, animal activists, world leaders, and sports legends—among many others—to its North Shore stage.

As a disabilities advocate, Kennedy knows firsthand the struggles faced by those with physical challenges having lost a leg to bone cancer as a child. He has devoted much of his professional life and personal energy to furthering the causes of those with disabilities. Working with corporations, he has sought to expand job opportunities for the disabled and, as a teaching fellow on disability policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, he educates those in a position to effect change in the future. Additional passions are health care law, and addressing the environmental factors that lead to disease including pediatric lead poisoning, a leading cause of mental retardation. He currently serves as president of the Marwood Group, a health care-focused investment bank.

Acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. Through his creation of the Chopra Center for Well Being in California in 1996, Chopra has expanded his healing approach using the integration of the best of western medicine with natural healing traditions. He has authored over 56 books, more than 100 audio, video and CD-ROM titles. He has regularly appeared on PBS and has been honored by the Toastmasters International with a Top Five Outstanding Speakers award.

The Presenting Sponsor for the 2010 Series is Giant Glass (1.800.54.GIANT) and the Featured Sponsor is Cranney Home Services cranneyhomeservices.com.

Subscription packages for this year’s Series are on sale now. Tickets for individual programs, if still available, go on sale February 22. To purchase tickets, or for further information, contact the Series box office at 978.542.7555, or visit www.salemstate.edu/series.

Tupelo Music Hall Live Entertainment Schedule For March and April

Get up close to your favorite artists at Tupelo Music Hall Salisbury. Offering a new wave in year round live entertainment, most seats in this brand new, 468-person capacity state-of-the-art oceanfront venue are within 50 feet of the stage. Tupelo Music Hall Salisbury is located at 4 Oceanfront North on Salisbury Beach, and is easily accessible from Routes 1, 95 and 495. Table service including a limited menu and full selection of beverages is available; doors open 90 minutes before show times. Purchase tickets by calling 978.462.5888, or online at www.tupelohall.com

MARCH 2010

Thursday, March 4, 8pm – LEON RUSSELL Reserved table seating; tickets $35/$38/$40

Saturday, March 6, 8pm – “CAPTURED” The Journey Show Reserved table seating; tickets $25

Sunday, March 7, 7pm – HOT HOUSE FLOWERS Reserved table seating; tickets $30

Saturday, March 13, 8pm – ROOMFUL OF BLUES & BELLEVUE CADILLAC General admission; tickets $25

Wednesday, March 17, 8pm – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the GLENGARRY BHOYS General admission; tickets $25

Friday, March 19, 8pm – RICHIE HAVENS Reserved table seating; tickets $30/$35

Saturday, March 20, 8pm – THE STOMPERS General admission; tickets $25

Sunday, March 21, 7pm – THE ROBERT CRAY BAND General admission; tickets $50

APRIL 2010

Thursday, April 1, 8pm – THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS Reserved table seating; tickets $40

Friday, April 2, 8pm – JO DEE MESSINA General admission; tickets $40

Friday, April 9, 8pm – JOHNNY A & ALBERT CUMMINGS Reserved table seating; tickets $25

Saturday, April 10, 8pm – RICHARD MARX & MATT SCANNELL Reserved table seating; tickets $35/$40

Sunday, April 11, 7pm – JANIS IAN Reserved table seating; tickets $30

Saturday, April 17, 8pm – JOAN OSBORNE Reserved table seating; tickets $45

Sunday, April 18, 7pm – JAMES “Superharp” COTTON Reserved table seating; tickets $30

Friday, April 23, 8pm – GREAT BIG SEA ($ TBA)

Saturday, April 24, 8pm – STANLEY JORDAN TRIO Reserved table seating; tickets $25/$30

2010 TUPELO MUSIC HALL SALISBURY UPCOMING Schedule At-a-Glance

May –
Saturday, May 1, 8pm – NICK DIPAULO ($20 / $24)
Tuesday, May 4, 8pm – TAJ MAHAL ($40 / $50 / $55 / $60)
Thursday, May 13, 8pm – JEFFERSON STARSHIP 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR ($40 / $45)
Friday, May 14, 8pm – THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL ($35 / $40)
June -
Thursday, June 3. 8pm – EDGAR WINTER ($40 / $45)
Saturday, June 6, 8pm – ARTURO SANDOVAL ($45)
Thursday, June 24, 8pm – DAVID SANBORN TRIO featuring JOEY DEFRANCESCO ($35 / $40)
July –
Friday, July 9, 8pm – GARY HOEY ($20)

About Tupelo Music Hall

The first and original Tupelo Music Hall Located in Londonderry, NH, is an award-winning music venue is known for presenting nationally recognized performers in an intimate setting. Showcasing bands and solo acts from today, as well as artists and musicians from the past who maintain a dedicated fan base, Tupelo’s success is based on catering to discriminating adults and baby boomers ranging in age from their 30’s through their 60’s. Tupelo Music Hall Salisbury will present artists in a wide range of genres, from rock and R&B, to jazz and country. Comedy shows and children’s entertainers will also be featured.

About The New Pavilion

The New Pavilion at Salisbury Beach houses three destination businesses in one location directly on the Atlantic Ocean: Tupelo Music Hall Salisbury, Seaglass Restaurant, and an Event Center. The combination of businesses and the concept of a destination building recall the heyday of Salisbury Beach when thousands were drawn to the area to dine, celebrate and be entertained. The well-known and historic “Pavilion” name has been retained for the building, but the structure’s 27,000+/- square-foot first-floor is being meticulously renovated using energy efficient and environmentally friendly materials.

Barbara Walters at the Kowloon Restaurant

BARBARA WALTERS AT THE KOWLOON RESTAURANT FOR SCOTT BROWN’S CITIZENS’ THANK YOU TOUR
Boston, MA - Barbara Walters, on the beat for a story with Scott Brown, came all the way to the Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus yesterday (1/30) for the interview.

It was a wild excitement yesterday as media from around the nation filled the Kowloon Restaurant for the Scott Brown’s Citizens’ Thank You Tour. Thousands of people attended the free event at the North Shore landmark restaurant owned by the Wong Family.

The front line media literally reached 4 people deep with The View’s Walters on stage; while TV cameras rolled, media flashed their cameras, and mikes & lights surrounded the newly elected Senator.

Along with Media Maven Walters, CNN’s Cambell Brown was in the house. Comedian Steve Sweeney & 96.9Fm ’s talker-Michele McPhee opened the show for Massachusetts’ Senator-Scott Brown.

The schedule Kowloon stop, part of a state wide thank you tour, started at 1pm and ran much later than scheduled. Brown signed autographes, posed for photos, and squeezed palms with everyone.

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