Amesbury High School Celebration & Open House, Sunday, Feb. 1st
January 31, 2009
Where:5 Highland Street, Amesbury, MA
The Amesbury High School will host a celebration and open house on Sunday, February 1st, from1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The event begins with a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Amesbury High School renovation and expansion project at 1:00 pm in the Francis E. Lawlor Auditorium which will be followed by an Open House until 4:00pm.
The Open House offers the public to opportunity to view the completion of the nine-year renovation and expansion project of the high school.
During the open house, the public will be able to explore the high school and Amesbury High School (AHS) students will be on hand to answer questions. School Committee member Tom McGee, the committee’s liaison to the AHS Building Committee, will present a slide show in the new cafeteria detailing the history of the project.
Read more
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce Networking Mixer, Feb. 26th
January 31, 2009
When:Thursday, February 26th at 6:00 pmWhere: Institution for Savings, 7 Bridge Road, Salisbury, MA
The Salisbury Chamber of Commerce is having a Networking Mixer at the Institution for Savings, 7 Bridge Road, Salisbury, MA on Thursday, February 26th at 6:00 pm.
If you would like to attend the mixer and meet/network with members of the Salisbury Chamber and local business community, send an email to the following address: salisburychamber@aol.com
Read more
Summit planned to address increasing poverty in city
January 31, 2009
The New Works Festival 2009, Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport
January 30, 2009
When: Friday and Saturday, January 23rd and 24th; Friday and Saturday, January 30th and 31st, at 8:00 pmWhere: The Firehouse Center for the Arts, One Market Square, Newburyport, MA
Cost: All Seats: $12; 4-Day Festival Pass: $35 (limited availability)
The 2009 New Works Festival will be showcasing full-length plays, and ten minute plays as memorized and staged readings.
Since 2002 The Firehouse Center for the Arts and the New Works Festival has fostered the development of local theater companies, writers, directors, and actors.
Providing insight on the playwriting process from conception to presentation, this festival provides the community with a rare and special look at the abundant talent in New England.
Submitted plays are judged by an independent panel of theater professionals.
Read more
Call For Volunteers For The Newburyport Literary Festival
January 30, 2009
Calling all Volunteers!
The Newburyport Literary Festival is looking for approximately 150 volunteers
to help out at its Fourth Annual Literary Festival on Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th in venues located in downtown Newburyport.
Volunteers are the backbone of the Newburyport Literary Festival. Their work and dedication assure that the Festival runs smoothly and the attendees enjoy themselves to the fullest.
The Festival offers many volunteer opportunities for individuals as well as for book groups, writing groups, librarians, honor societies, and school service groups.
Approximately 150 volunteers are needed to work at the Festival on Friday, April 24, from 4:30 pm until 9 pm, and on Saturday, April 25, from 8 am until 9 pm.
Read more
16th Annual Newburyport Rotary Frigid Fiver Race, Bresnahan School, Newburyport, February 1st
January 30, 2009
When: Sunday, February 1, 2009. Race starts at 12:00 pm (noon)
Where: Starts at the Bresnahan School, 333 High St., Newburyport, MA.
Registration: $15.00 pre-entry, $20.00 on race day.
The 16th Annual Newburyport Rotary Frigid Fiver 5 Mile Road Race will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2009 with a 12:00 pm (noon start) at the Bresnahan School, 333 High St., Newburyport, MA.
Funds from the event will be donated to various high school scholarships among the region including Newburyport High, Triton Regional and Whittier Regional High Schools. Funds are also donated to polio research efforts and elementary education efforts.
The Frigid Fiver is being coordinated by Tom Farrell of the Newburyport Rotary with the assistance of the Winner’s Circle Running Club of Salisbury. Sponsors for this year’s Frigid Fiver include the Institution for Savings Bank, TD Banknorth, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank and The Provident Bank.
Read more
Specialist To Direct Aerial North Atlantic Right Whale Survey
January 30, 2009
An article by Mary Ann Bragg on the online edition of Cape Cod Times reports that Dr. Ruth Leeney, a native of Ireland with a doctorate in harbor porpoise ecology and acoustics, will lead the North Atlantic right whale aerial survey program at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies.
Dr. Leeney, who joined the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies last year as an aerial survey observer, has technical and field experience with marine mammals. Her work has included photo identification, field deployment and execution of aerial surveys.
The Center for Coastal Studies’ right whale aerial survey program, which operates out of Chatham Airport, is conducted from January through May with money from the state Division of Marine Fisheries and a federal permit from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Read more
“Using the Internet to Start or Grow a Small Business” Workshop, February 3rd
January 30, 2009
Where: SCORE Office, 195A Commerce Way, Portsmouth, NH
Cost: $30 each for individuals and $20 each for groups of two or more, materials included.
The Internet is one of the most powerful tools that you can use to help grow and establish your business. It is a critical and strategic marketing tool for your business.
If you want to learn how to utilize the Internet to start a new business or grow your small business, the Seacoast SCORE Chapter 185 located in Portsmouth, NH is offering a three hour workshop, “Using the Internet to Start or Grow a Small Business” for aspiring and existing business owners.
The workshop which is being offered on Tuesday, February 3rd, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the SCORE Office, 195A Commerce Way, Portsmouth, NH, will provide essential information about how to leverage the Internet to run a small business more efficiently and attract new customers.
The workshop details the process of creating a successful website and Internet presence. In addition, attendees receive guidance on how to conduct an effective online marketing campaign. Finally, the workshop discusses e-commerce websites, where small business owners can sell products to customers directly through the Internet.
The workshop, which is sponsored by Federal Savings Bank, cost $30 each for individuals and $20 each for groups of two or more, materials included. Attendees can also schedule a free follow-up counseling session.
If you would like to attend, you can register for the workshop by calling 603-433-0575, or by visiting the Seacoast SCORE Chapter 185 website.
Read more
Cape Ann Winter Birding Weekend, January 30th – February 1st
January 30, 2009
When: Friday through Sunday, January 30th – February 1, 2009
Where: Various venues throughout Cape Ann.
For birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts, the coastal region of Massachusetts’s North Shore, including Greater Newburyport and Cape Ann, provides year round opportunities to observe birds and marine mammals.
This January, from Friday through Sunday, January 30th – February 1, 2009, Mass Audubon and the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce are offering a weekend filled with opportunity for bird lovers of all skill levels.
Cape Ann is known to birdwatchers worldwide for its exciting concentrations of winter seabirds. Loons, grebes, gannets, sea ducks, alcids, and gulls gather in impressive concentrations and variety, and a careful exploration of the area’s gorgeous coastal geography is quite likely to turn up such winter bird specialties as the Harlequin Duck.
The Cape Ann Winter Birding Weekend offers you the opportunity to join expert guides on a tour of Cape Ann’s birding hot spots, including a sea trip on the 7 Seas Whale Watch boat the Privateer IV (weather permitting).
Read more
Fitz Henry Lane Collection Tour, Cape Ann Musuem, Jan.31
January 29, 2009
Where: Cape Ann Museum, 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA.
If you ever wanted to see the Cape Ann Musuem’s Fitz Henry Lane collection, then make plans to attend the museum’s free tour of the collection on Saturday, January 31st at 11:00 am when museum curator, Martha Oaks, will present a free tour of the Museum’s renowned Fitz Henry Lane collection.
The Cape Ann Museum holds the largest collection of Lane’s work in the world. Fitz Henry Lane, a mid-19th century maritime luminist, was born in Gloucester in 1804.
No reservations are necessary for this free program which is opern to the public.
Read more
