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| Holiday events galore gives Manatee myriad ways to celebrate - Bradenton Herald Posted: 09 Dec 2009 08:55 PM PST There will be three mountains of snow, special performances, free hay rides, face painting and food vendors on site. Santa and Mrs. Claus will make an appearance at 6 p.m. at the Westminster Courtyard, 222 Old Main Street. Be sure to check out various musical performances, too, including one from the Manatee Players, which will present a preview of its hit show "Annie." The hugely popular Boat Parade begins at 6:30 p.m. at the mouth of the Manatee River, then it will make its way to the downtown river front between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Don't forget to check out the light displays along the Riverwalk. All the events are free. @BR LabelRed:Dec. 11 Ditchfield Family Singers The Ditchfield family celebrates its 10th anniversary of Christmas concerts in the area. This year's show will feature the eight-member ensemble, solo performances and a barbershop quartet. Where: Sarasota Opera House, 61 Pineapple Ave., Sarasota When: 7 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and 2 p.m. Dec. 12 Tickets: $15-$40 Information: 923-2013 Holiday Stroll This event features live entertainment, refreshments, shopping, a raffle and an appearance from Santa Claus. Golf cart shuttle will be available at the Sarasota Memorial Parking Garage. Where: Southside Village businesses, along Osprey Avenue in Sarasota When: 6-9 p.m. Admission: Free; donations of nonperishable food items encouraged Evening Christmas Tour Palmetto's Historical Park opens its doors late for a Christmas tour of its holiday-adorned buildings. Guests will be encouraged to hang an ornament on the Military Museum's Memory Tree and collect holiday recipes. Cookies and coffee will be served. Where: Palmetto Historical Park and Manatee County Agricultural Museum, 515 10th Ave. W., Palmetto When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets: Free, but reservations required by today Information: 721-2034 Holiday Show & Sing-A-Long The Anna Maria Island Community Center's event will feature the talented "Spotlight Kids" from Sarasota. Where: 407 Magnolia Ave., Anna Maria When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Admission: $5 adults, children free Information: 778-1908 @BR LabelRed:Dec. 12 22nd Annual Winterfest The Anna Maria Island Art League will hold its 22nd annual Winterfest, Festival of Fine Arts and Fine Crafts, featuring more than 100 national and local artists offering artwork including paintings, glass, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, fiber arts, photography, woods and more. There will be live music by the Gumbo Boogie Band, Howie Banfield, the Anna Maria String Band and others. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
| Nearby Notes calendar - Abington Mariner Posted: 05 Dec 2009 04:39 AM PST
Regional calendar of events from towns just beyond Georgetown for the week beginning Dec. 3. Beat the winter blues Studies show that diminishing light at this time of year can cause changes including decreased levels of serotonin (affecting mood) and melatonin (affecting sleep). Doctors suggest that one solution for this is to get outside during daylight hours, and exercise. Exercise alone can increase serotonin, giving a sense of wellbeing. Combine these two at beautiful Harold Parker State Forest every Wednesday at 10-11:30 a.m. — meet at the headquarters at 305 Middleton Road, North Andover. Wear appropriate footwear — hiking footwear is best — no sneakers. Trail is of moderate difficulty. Bring water and sunscreen on sunny days. Throughout the winter, we will cover all the trails in the park. Co-sponsored by The Friends of Harold Parker and DCR. For more information call 617-828-1728, or visit mass.gov/dcr or friendsofharoldparker.org.
Wenham Museum Gingerbread Contest Bakers, start your ovens for Wenham Museum's third annual Gingerbread Contest! Competitors of all skill levels are welcome to enter Wenham Museum's third annual Gingerbread Contest, from professional bakers and artists to Scout troops and students. These culinary works of art will be displayed Dec. 5-20, in "The Gingerbread Express," a G-gauge model train motoring through the gingerbread village. Prizes will be awarded for different categories of judging including adult single, adult group, mixed-age group, child single and child group. After the display, the entries will be returned. Gingerbread creations can be, but are not restricted to, houses, trains or toys and are subject to approval of the museum committee. Houses must be built on a base of 18 by 18 inches maximum and constructed of entirely edible components. Use your imagination to come up with the winning design. Houses should be dropped off at Wenham Museum, Main St., on Friday, Dec. 4, after 1 p.m. For more information and contest rules, contact Mary McDonald at 978 468-2377 or mary.mcdonald@wenhammuseum.org. A surprise guest judge will be announced soon.
Cantemus Chamber Chorus explores 'Winter Light' Cantemus Chamber Chorus will usher in the festive holiday season with a program all about the winter season, when it performs "Winter Light: Season of Sun and Shadow" on Saturday, Dec. 5, in Hamilton and Sunday, Dec. 6 in Newburyport. "This year's holiday program reveals the varied moods and energies of winter – the light, the snow, the shorter days, and the human response to it all," explains Cantemus music director Gary Wood. "Our repertoire captures various interpretations of the season by various composers, from both a 19th-century Romantic perspective, with major works by Brahms and Elgar, and a contrasting mid- to late- 20th-century contemporary view of more recent composers." Traditional and familiar "seasonal" carols will round out the program. Frances Burmeister will accompany the 31 singers on piano and organ. Performances are Saturday, 7:30 p.m., at Christ Church, 149 Asbury St., Hamilton, and Sunday, 4 p.m., at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St., Newburyport. Tickets are available online, through the www.cantemus.org Web site, or fans can save $2 on advance tickets purchased at Norris Gallery and Frame Shop, 40 Essex Road/Route 133, Ipswich; The Newburyport Printmaker, 18 Inn St.; Nazir's of Wenham, 135 Main St./Route 1A; the Book Shop of Beverly Farms, 40 West St.; Gloucester Music, 210 Main St., and Toad Hall, 47 Main St., Rockport. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults, $17 for seniors. Admission is free for students 21 and under. For details, phone 1-888-CHORUS 1 or visit cantemus.org.
Open studio and sale Potter Roger Cramer and photographer Robert Chiller invite the public to an open studio and sale at their studio at 14 Cedar St., Amesbury on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 6, from noon to 5 p.m. Cramer offers clay vessels, common and sacred. For more information, call 978-518-0676, e-mail rogercramer6@comcast.net or visit cramerpottery.com. Chiller Photographic Images offers fine arts photography. For more information, call 978-388-4001, e-mail chillphoto2000@yahoo.com or visit chillerphoto.com.
Holiday open house and 'shoppertunities' at MRFRS The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society will hold an open house Saturday, Dec. 5, 1-4 p.m. at its Salisbury headquarters, 63 Elm St. (Route 110). Vendors will be selling gifts — for all the people on your list. Unique cat-themed gifts will also be featured, including MRFRS logo apparel and calendars. Free holiday refreshments will be served. Adoption counselors will be on hand to place cats and kittens for the holidays. ($25 will be waived in the month of December for cats over 1 year old.) Those who are not ready for a new family member, are invited to stop at the sponsor-a-cat table. Consider gifting someone with a sponsored MRFRS kitty. All proceeds will support local cats in need. For more details, visit www.mrfrs.org.
Holiday Pops Concert to benefit Strongest Link AIDS Services The public is invited to celebrate the sounds of the season with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra, at the sixth annual Holiday Pops Concert to benefit Strongest Link AIDS Services. The concert will take place Sunday, Dec. 6, at noon at the Danversport Yacht Club, Route 62 in Danvers. The North Shore's Hillyer Festival Orchestra, under Maestro Dirk Hillyer, will perform this year's concert with soloist Peter Adams. A full lunch will be served. Under Maestro Hillyer, guests will enjoy a variety of traditional holiday classics, a performance by renowned tenor Peter Adams, plus the chance to participate in festive sing-a-longs. Hillyer brings a wealth of musical expertise to the podium and was recently named a Cover Conductor for the Boston Pops. Strongest Link provides support services, prevention and education programs, holistic therapies and nutritional counseling to those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in Essex County. The event is sponsored by Honda North of Danvers. Cost: adults, $45; children, $25. All tickets may be purchased by calling Strongest Link at 978-777-5885 or by visiting Honda North, 382 Newbury St. (Route 1 North), Danvers. Corporate sponsorships are still available. For more information on Strongest Link, visit strongestlink.org.
Actor as Dickens to recite holiday classic Bring your family and friends to the First Congregational Church in Hamilton on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 3 p.m. to watch a recitation of Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" by award-winning actor J.T. Turner. In this classic Christmas story, Turner portrays Charles Dickens using minimal set, a few simple props and lights. Turner brings the entire show to life before your eyes, portraying over 25 characters in the course of this one show. Tickets must be pre-paid and are $18 before Dec. 6; $20 at the door, if available. Contact Jim and Joyce Huffman at 978-887-3704 for tickets. Proceeds will benefit a special church building fund. The First Congregational Church is at 624 Bay Road in Hamilton.
Dunn Planetarium holiday show and schedule Dunn Planetarium, at Danvers High School, 64 Cabot Road, Danvers, will presents Loch Ness Planetarium Productions' "'Tis the Season" Fridays, Dec. 8-Jan. 4, 2010, at 7 p.m. "'Tis the Season" surveys thousands of years of holiday traditions using the planetarium's new Spice Automation facilities and seasonal music performed by Geodesium. Included are late-fall and early-winter stars and constellations. No planetarium shows are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 27, the day after Thanksgiving; Christmas Day, Dec. 25, or New Year's Day, Jan. 1 Cost $2.50. Tickets go on sale at 6:45 p.m. Handicapped accessible. Free parking in front of the school and in the large parking lot next to the tennis courts. For more information, call 978-774-1801, e-mail dunnplan@danvers.org or visit danvers.mec.edu.
Is there value in your old and rare books? Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the nationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston's Downtown Crossing will give a free and open talk, "Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?" on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Friends of the Ipswich Public Library are sponsoring talk at the library, at 25 North Main St. Gloss will bring to the lecture several examples of interesting books, magazines and ephemera from the store's private collection, such as a 1912 World Series scorecard and examples of old Life Magazines. He also has a sales brochure for the Titanic. Following the lecture and question-and-answer session he shall give free verbal appraisals of those books that people bring with them or will do so at anytime at his 9 West St. emporium in Boston. For more information, call the Brattle Book Shop at 1-800-447-9595 or visit brattlebookshop.com.
Catmobile on the road The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society's Catmobile is a subsidized spay/neuter program for cats only. The low-cost package includes spay/neuter, rabies vaccination, distemper vaccination, flea treatment, deworming and an exam. Cost is $75 for males and $100 for females. Staffed by a Tufts-trained veterinarian and two technicians, the Catmobile offers the convenience of a drop-off service in easy-to-park locations throughout the North Shore, Merrimack River Valley and Boston areas. The December dates for the MRFRS Catmobile's closest locations are Methuen, Wednesdays, Dec. 9 and 23; MRFRS's Salisbury headquarters, 63 Elm St., Salisbury, Wednesday, Dec. 16 and 22, and Peabody, Thursday, Dec. 17. To book an appointment, call 1-888-495-7729 (SPAY) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday or e-mail spaymass@mrfrs.org. MRFRS is a nationally recognized, nonprofit volunteer organization committed to ensuring the health and welfare of feral and domestic cats and kittens by promoting proactive, compassionate, no-kill programs. For more information, visit mrfrs.org.
Christmas concert in Amesbury Now in its sixth year, the Main Street Congregational Church annual Christmas concert, "Together At Christmas: A Concert For Peace," will be held Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. at MSCC in Amesbury. The concert, directed by MSCC music director Danny Smith, will feature resounding holiday music from Kingston, N.H.'s "Voices of Distinction"; the Main Streets Cherub Choir, the MSCC Teen Choir, the MSCC Adult Choir and the "Glory Bells" bell choir. Attendees are invited back to the Vestry after the concert for coffee and light desserts. Tickets are available at the door for only $10. For information, contact the church office at 978-388-0982.
Treble Chorus of New England Holiday Concert The Treble Chorus of New England will present its Holiday Concert, "Let Us Celebrate as One," Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. at Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College, North Andover. The three choirs of the Treble Chorus come together to present music celebrating traditions from many different countries. The children will sing in different languages, all traditional songs from this special time of the year. Past concerts have sold out. Cost: Adults, $16; seniors and students, $10.
'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' The Amesbury Public Library presents local talent Peter Sheridan, sharing his musical storytelling version of the holiday classic, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. at the Amesbury Cultural Center. This family event is free, and no registration is required. For information contact the Children's Room at 978-388-8148 ext. 4 or visit amesburylibrary.org fivefilters.org featured article: Normalising the crime of the century by John Pilger |
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