“Spring Fling” at Newburyport Art Association

Solo Show by Award Winning Landscape Photographer Dale Blank Opens April 1

NEWBURYPORT, MA– “Spring Fever”, a solo show featuring the new work of award-winning local photographer Dale Blank, will appear in the Laura Coombs Hills Gallery of the Newburyport Art Association (NAA) from April 1 through April 14, 2010. An opening reception with the artist will be held on Saturday night, April 3, 2010 from 7 to 10 pm. Reflections, symmetrical components and fleeting light are the mainstays of Ms. Blank’s photography. Natural and man-made light are featured: sun and moon rises and -sets, fireworks, fairs, city lights or movement through time and space.

“Spring Fever” features photographs from the North Shore, Sonoma, Barcelona, New York City and Washington, D.C., all works being expressive of the season. Ms. Blank is a member of the NAA, the Rockport Art Association and the Rocky Neck Art Colony. Her work has appeared at many of their shows, exhibitions and sales. She was awarded an Industrial Development Foundation Award for Photography at the NAA Winter Show 2009 and the M.A. Arakelian Memorial Award for Best of Show Winter 2006.  She has held solo shows and participated in juried shows and exhibitions at many other local venues. “The artist has managed to frame heat as atmospheric condition with a quiet spring landscape. This is a wonderfully rich image, full of contrasts…keep looking,” wrote juror Elizabeth Wykoff of one of Ms. Blank’s winning works. “Hours after first experiencing (the piece) I am still drawn to the attraction/repulsion relationship. I love that the image provides opportunity for various narrative interpretations,” Cynthia Meyers Foley wrote of another. A Massachusetts native, Dale is a graduate of Brandeis University. Her landscape photography is the basis for the Cape Ann Calendar series. Her work has been featured in many other calendars, visitors’ guides and private collections. She resides in Gloucester.

Show hours are Monday and Wednesday through Friday, 11am-5 pm; Saturday, 11am- 5 pm and 7-9 pm; and Sunday, 1-5 pm. The NAA is closed on Sunday, April 4.  CONTACT: Carol Reynolds, Gallery Director Newburyport Art Association 65 Water St., Newburyport, MA 01950 978-465-8769

2010 Hair of the Dog Art Show & Wine Tasting

Title: 2010 Hair of the Dog Art Show & Wine Tasting
Location: Essex Art Center and Chester\’s in Lawrence
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Description: Join the MSPCA-Nevins Farm for the annual wine tasting event. Ticket pricing is now $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Contact the Noble Family Animal Care & Adoption Center at (978) 687-7453 x6101 to learn more
Start Time: 6pm
Date: 2010-04-30
End Time: 9pm

Madeleine’s Daughter to Host “Girls Night Out “

Tuesday, March 2nd from 6pm-8pm

(Madeleine’s Daughter, Portsmouth, NH February 16, 2010)… Madeleine’s Daughter is hosting a Girl’s Night Out affair on Tuesday, March 2nd from 6pm - 8 pm at its store in Portsmouth, NH. This event offers brides-to-be a wonderful atmosphere where they can sip champagne, sample wedding cake and view the latest bridal fashions. Live models will be showcasing the latest styles from the top designers in the bridal fashion world such as Pronovias, Monique L’huillier and Marisa Bridals. The evening includes many other local wedding vendors selected for their attention to the highest quality and service. These include: Gus & Ruby Letterpress, Joya Beauty, Wild Orchid Bakery, Brea McDonald Photography, The Flower Kiosk and We Bead for U.

It’s a fun filled evening that offers helpful wedding planning information all in one place. Great prizes will be raffled off at the giveaway drawing.

About Madeleine’s Daughter

Madeleine’s Daughter Bridal Shop offers brides-to-be luxurious comfort as the experienced bridal consultants guide them through one of the most important decisions of their wedding. Our experienced staff offers the utmost in personalized attention, overseeing every detail from the selection of the gown to the final alteration, all in expansive private bridal suites. Our exceptional customer service has allowed us to gain the trust of brides from all over New England for over 30 years

The store incorporates many amenities, enabling us to meet the needs of virtually every bride. We offer gowns from moderately priced to Haute Couture. Madeleine’s Daughter is a full service salon providing tradition, dedication, and perfection.

Madeleine’s Daughter offers a comprehensive selection of bridal needs that include:

Bridal Gowns
Bridal Gown Alterations
Bridesmaid Dresses
Dresses for Mothers
Flower Girl Dresses
Veils
Headpieces
Shoes
Undergarments
Jewelry
Purses
Prom Gowns

The Full Yield, Inc. Launches Breakthrough Collaboration to Put Food Back at the Heart of Healthcare

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the nation’s #1 health plan, will offer program to employers to improve people’s health while reducing healthcare spending

The nation’s first fully integrated collaboration between the food and healthcare industries to simultaneously improve health and reduce healthcare spending has been launched by The Full Yield, Inc.  www.thefullyield.com.   The Full Yield rolls out in greater Boston this month in an initially exclusive partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the top ranking commercial health plan in the U.S., and an inaugural partnership with Roche Bros. Supermarkets, a progressive food retailer.  The Full Yield will be available later this year in other supermarket chains in New England and the company will begin nationwide expansion in 2011.

“America is suffering from and paying for a refined foods diet,” said Zoe Finch Totten, The Full Yield founder and CEO.  “This observation is no longer new, but our collaborative model for addressing the problem is very new.  Not only do we make it easier for people to recognize, access and eat healthier foods and to adopt the lifestyle behaviors essential to better health and productivity, we do so in a way that can ultimately unify every individual, organization, community, and industry around improving public health, which in turn will improve our economic and environmental health.  This is not about or for any one player, it is about unifying all parties to correct a complex and systemic problem affecting every single one of us.”

Working with health plans, employers, healthcare providers, food manufacturers, food retailers, and food service operators, The Full Yield provides two programs to improve health: the Right to Eat™ Store Program, which guides consumers in making health-supporting purchasing decisions and reinforces the health and wellness initiatives and related private label products of all participating retail chains, and The Full Yield™ Program, a 12-month comprehensive and scientifically validated wellness program for individuals to improve and preserve health.  More than 50% of the U.S. population suffers from and is paying for chronic disease caused by diet and lifestyle choices; participants in The Full Yield™ Program can expect to measurably improve their health, reduce their reliance on medication, and improve their quality of life as they age.

The Full Yield™ Program includes:
1. Health-Supporting Food Prescription: A list of health-supporting and health-depleting foods is available for members and educational information is available on-line and throughout Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores.  In addition, the company offers fresh, natural prepared meals and snacks to use while learning to cook with health-supporting foods, or when convenience matters most.   All Full Yield meals and snacks meet the nutrition guidelines established by the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, the Diabetes Prevention Program, the National Institutes of Health, and the USDA.

2. Help and Support: Personalized phone support from coaches trained in a method clinically proven to result in long-term behavior change.

3. Biometric and behavioral monitoring: Clinically validated health status surveys and online tracking throughout the 12- month program help participants understand their cardiometabolic health status and monitor their improvement.  Biometric monitoring includes total blood lipid profile (total, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides), fasting insulin and hemoglobin A1c, C-reactive protein, blood pressure, waist circumference, weight and BMI, and % body fat.

4. Exercise: Individual and team-based programs and pedometers help participants engage in walking or other purposeful physical activity equivalent to 10,000 steps per day.

5. Tools for Healthier Living: Program participants have access to a differentiated online suite of interactive tools, including the behavioral and biometric tracking applications, social networking to facilitate and supporting behavioral change, educational and cooking videos, and a database of recipes, menu plans, and meal plans that meet the company’s nutrition criteria and food prescription.

“Harvard Pilgrim is very proud to be breaking new ground in our partnership with our employers and The Full Yield,” said Judith Frampton, RN, Vice President of Medical Management at Harvard Pilgrim.  “As our country grapples with critical issues like the cost of care and access to services, we must remember that 75% of employers’ health care costs are the result of lifestyle-driven disorders.  The evidence is clear, the single most important way we can improve our health is to improve the way we eat.”  In addition to offering the program to their own employees, Harvard Pilgrim insured employers, including John Hancock, The City of Boston, Draper Laboratory, and Abt Associates, as well as Roche Bros., are some of the companies offering the Full Yield Program to their employees.

As part of the Boston launch, a clinical trial will be conducted using confidential, detailed analyses of the biometric, health status and healthcare utilization data for the initial program population. The trial will be conducted using a matched control group with no exposure to either the wellness or the in‐store programs. The Full Yield is committed to rigorous analyses of program outcomes to provide evidence that a positive shift in diet quality and lifestyle choices yields strong health benefits and healthcare cost reduction.

The Full Yield™ Meals and Snacks are available at Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores, through the Roche Bros. e-commerce site for home delivery, and at select worksite cafeterias. All 18 Roche Bros. and Sudbury Farms stores are featuring The Right to Eat™ Store Program and The Full Yield’s co-branded new line of fresh, natural meals and snacks.

“We see it in our stores every day.  It’s time for America to get healthy,” said Gary Pfeil, President of Roche Bros.  “The Right to Eat™ Store Program will cut through the noise and make it easier for our shoppers to make more informed choices about what they eat, and for our associates, The Full Yield is the most comprehensive and accessible program we’ve ever considered.”

Harvesting a full yield

The Full Yield, Inc., is committed to improving public health by making high-quality food, high-quality behavioral support, and high-quality education about food and health systemically sustainable. The company takes its name from farmers: if you start with high-quality seeds, protect your soil to maintain its inherent richness, water when necessary, and get lucky with the weather and the bugs, you will get a full yield—the greatest crop those seeds can produce.   Individuals can sign up for the program online or through participating employers.  Harvard Pilgrim accounts, please contact your account representative.  Non-Harvard Pilgrim employers, please contact The Full Yield directly at info@thefullyield.com or at 978.739.1500.  For further information visit The Full Yield at www.thefullyield.com.

Haute for Haiti

Title: Haute for Haiti
Location: Bliss Salon, Marblehead
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Description: Almost all
businesses in Marblehead have donated something. Red Rock is donating
the frood and Shubies, Haleys and Cafe Italia are donating the wine and
champagne. There wiil be live music by Derek Rando with a stand up
bass and violin. All the proceeds will go to shelterbox.org which is
an international disaster relief charity that delivers emergency
shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster. The
shelterbx contains a ten man tent, sleeping mats, thermal blankets,
water and water purification tablets, stove, tools, eating utensils,
simple school supplies You acn go to shelterbox.org to learn more. We
will also have a fashion show and will auction off all the outfits on
the models donated by local businesses.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-02-11

Princess Tea

Title: Princess Tea
Location: Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square W, Salem, MA 01970 978-744-4080 800-SAY-STAY
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Description: Held in the Grand Ballroom. Enjoy a buffet and tea fit for royalty. See our famous princesses.

Reservations are recommended. Please call 978-825-4311
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2010-02-20
End Time: 14:00

Valentine’s Dinner

Title: Valentine’s Dinner
Location: Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square W, Salem, MA 01970 978-744-4080 800-SAY-STAY
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Description: 3) Treat your sweetheart to romantic dining in Nathaniel’s at the Hawthorne Hotel. Intimate dining, culinary excellence and live piano music. Please let us know if you would like to add a long stem rose or a champagne toast.

Make your reservations early by calling 978-825-4311
Date: 2010-02-14

Valentine’s Weekend Dining Special

Title: 2) Valentine’s Weekend Dining Special
Location: Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square W, Salem, MA 01970 978-744-4080 800-SAY-STAY
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Description: 3) An evening of romance and culinary delights with Nathaniel’s a La Carte menu and a special holiday menu created by our own culinary romantics. Live piano music.

Reservations are recommended. Please call 978-825-4311
Start Date: 2010-02-12
End Date: 2010-02-14

Grand Cafe Benefit for the Open Door of Cape Ann

Title: Grand Cafe Benefit for the Open Door of Cape Ann
Location: Emerson Inn By The Sea, One Cathedral Avenue Rockport, MA 01966
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Description: Friday, February 26th to benefit the Open Door of Cape Ann. The Grand Cafe at the Emerson Inn By The Sea will offer a \’3 for $33 Prix Fixe\’ Dinner menu. The entire Grand Cafe menu will also be available. A Winter Spinach Salad, Filet Mignon wrapped with Apple Wood Bacon and finally Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding is the menu which our chef, Patrick E. Flannagan has created for this evening. The Emerson Inn will donate 10% of the entire dinner sales for the evening to the Cape Ann Open Door Food Pantry. To make your reservation please contact 978-546-6321. Thank you for helping us make a difference. We look forward to serving you soon.

Tel:978.546.6321
Date: 2010-02-26

The Frog Prince…A Musical!!

Title: The Frog Prince…A Musical!!
Location: Kaleidoscope Childrens Theater in Saugus
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Description: Saugus, Feb. 7th at 2pm The Frog Prince…A Musical!!

Adm. $12. with free ice cream
Start Time: 2:00 pm
Date: 2010-02-07

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