Yankee Homecoming Events, Monday, July 26th 2010, Newburyport
July 26, 2010
When: Sunday, July 25th through Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Where: Newburyport, MA
The 53rd Yankee Homecoming Celebration, an annual Newburyport tradition, begins on Sunday, July 25th and runs through Sunday, August 1st.
Yankee Homecoming Events Scheduled for Monday, July 26th 2010
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8:00 am: Golf Tournament, Ould Newbury Country Club
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10:00 am to 11:30/Noon: Heritage Tours: African Americans in the Newburyport 1800s. The walking tour begins and ends at Brown Square, across from City Hall on Pleasant Street.
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10:30 am to 12:30 pm: Heritage Tours: Yankee Homecoming Historical Tours By Ralph Ayers, meet at Information Booth, Waterfront Park
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Noon to 3:00 pm: Kids Talent Showcase at Market Landing Park, Newburyport waterfront
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2:30 to 4:30 pm: Heritage Tours: Yankee Homecoming Historical Tours By Ralph Ayers, meet at Information Booth, Waterfront Park
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7:00 to 8:00 pm: Heritage Tours: History of Plum Island, Parker River National Wildlife Headquarters, Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
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7:30 to 9:00 pm: Waterfront Concert Series, Country Mile Band, Waterfront Stage
Visit the Yankee Homecoming Celebration website for more detailed information about all of the Yankee Homecoming events.
PortMedia, Newburyport, Kicks Off Classics Series With Yankee Homecomings Of Yesteryear
July 25, 2010
PortMedia Kicks Off Classics Series With Yankee Homecomings Of Yesteryear
The new series PortMedia Classics debuts Yankee Homecoming week in Newburyport with several events from the past 25 years.
Hosted by Wally Thurlow, PortMedia Classics (PMC) features the programs created by Newburyporters through cable access beginning in the early 1980s.
Thurlow has spent the summer digitizing archived videotapes at PortMedia to create the series, which will become a staple on Channel 10 – Newburyport’s public access channel on the Comcast cable system.
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Lance Bryant Quintet, Maudslay Arts Center Summer Concert Series, Newburyport, Saturday, July 24th
July 23, 2010
When: Saturday, July 24th 2010, 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pmWhere: Maudslay Arts Center 95 Curzon Mill Rd., Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA
Ticket Prices: General seating $20 (seniors $8; free to children under 12).
The summer season at Newburyport’s premiere outdoor venue, the Maudslay Arts Center, continues on Saturday, July 24th with a performance by the Lance Bryant Quintet.
Lance Bryant, who also composes and arranges, comes out of Markham, Illinois, a small town near Chicago. He received his formal music education at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, where he studied saxophone and, composition and arranging. Lance fostered musical relationships with fellow classmates, saxophonists Branford Marsalis and Greg Osby, drummer Marvin “Smitty” Smith, trumpeter Wallace Roney, pianist Cyrus Chestnut and other renowned musicians.
After moving to New York City in the mid. 1980s, Lance continued his education, studying saxophone and arranging privately with Frank Foster, the former director of the Count Basie Orchestra. He also studied composition with Bruce Adolphe of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society.
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Annual Lighthouses Of Cape Ann Cruise, Gloucester, Friday, July 30th
July 23, 2010
When: Friday, July 30th 2010, leaving at 6:00 pm and returning at 9:00 pmWhere: Cape Ann Whale Watch, 415 Main Street, Gloucester, MA
Want to see the five lighthouses of Cape Ann from the water and help support the Thacher Island Association?
On Friday, July 30th the association will be having its Annual Lighthouses of Cape Ann Cruise, leaving at 6:00 p.m. from Cape Ann Whale Watch in Gloucester aboard the Hurricane II.
Jeremy D’Entremont, lighthouse expert and author, will narrate the sunset cruise around Cape Ann to see the following five lighthouses. This is your chance to see the following lighthouses:
- Thacher Island’s Twin Lighthouses
- Annisquam Light
- Ten Pound Island Light
- Eastern Point Light.
Proceeds from the cruise benefit the Thacher Island Association, which is raising money for a new boat to bring visitors to and from the island.
Cash bar, sandwiches and snacks available or bring your own. (Note: No liquor may be brought on board)
The boat leaves promptly at 6:00 pm from the Cape Ann Whale Watch docks on Main St.in Gloucester.
and returns at 9:00 pm.
Cost: Donation is $30.00 per person.
Reservations: For reservations and more information, call 978-546-7697.
SurfSide Live Free Concert, Hot Like Fire Reggae, Salisbury Beach, Saturday, July 24th
July 23, 2010
When: Saturday evening, July 24th 2010, 7:30 to 10:00 pmWhere: On the Beachfront Stage at the top of Broadway, Salisbury Beach, MA
The Hot Like Fire Reggae Band will be performing at the Surfside Live Beachfront Stage at Salisbury Beach on Saturday, July 24th from 7:30 to 10:00 pm.
The free performance is followed by a fireworks display over the ocean at 10:00 pm and is one of the summer events presented by the Surfside Live Concert and Fireworks Series at Salisbury Beach.
Bring a beach chair and experience a summer evening at Salisbury Beach – fun, beach pizza, ice cream cones and more!
Annual Greek Food Festival, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Newburyport, Friday/Sunday, July 23rd to 25th
July 22, 2010
Where: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 7 Harris Street, Newburyport MA
Newburyport’s Annual Greek Food Festival
You know that summer is flying by when the Annual Newburyport Greek Food Festival, put on by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, is approaching on the calendar.
If you love food, and Greek food in particular, this is a great opportunity to sample some of the best homemade Greek food in Greater Newburyport!
Come enjoy this annual tradition and sample the best homemade Greek food this side of Athens! Some of the items you can eat include:
- Gyros
- Lamb Shanks
- Moussaka
- Chicken and Lamb Kabobs
- Keftethes (meatballs)
- Spinach Pie
- Pastichio
- Greek Salad
- Greek Pastries
- And Lots More!
Come enjoy this annual tradition and sample the best homemade Greek food this side of Athens! Gyros, Lamb Shanks, Moussaka, Chicken and Lamb Kabobs, Keftethes (meatballs), Spinach Pie, Pastichio, Greek Salad, and Greek Pastries. Out of this world delicious!
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53rd Yankee Homecoming Celebration, Newburyport, Sunday, July 25th through Sunday, August 1st
July 22, 2010
When: Sunday, July 25th through Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Where: Newburyport, MA
The 53rd Yankee Homecoming Celebration, an annual Newburyport tradition, begins on Sunday, July 25th and runs through Sunday, August 1st.
This week-long celebration features numerous events such as:
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Free waterfront concerts
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Downtown entertainment
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Craft fair
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Kid’s talent show
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Family Day at Maudslay State Park
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The Newburyport Brewfest
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Old Fashioned Sunday
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Fireworks
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Yankee Homecoming Parade
For a complete listing of events and more information about Yankee Homecoming, visit the Yankee Homecoming website.
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Clipper City Rail Trail Walking Tour, Newburyport, Sunday, July 25th
July 22, 2010
Where: Clipper City Rail Trail, Newburyport, MA (Meet at Cashman Park/Merrimack River entrance to trail)
Clipper City Rail Trail Tiptoe Walking Tour
You can take a 90-minute guided walking tour of Newburyport’s recently opened Clipper City Rail Trail on Sunday, July 25th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The 1.1 mile trail is fully paved and includes a new 85-foot pedestrian bridge has over Low Street, Newburyport. The trail runs from the Newburyport Commuter Rail Station (MBTA) to the Merrimack River.
While walking along and exploring the Clipper City Rail Trail, you’ll enjoy learning about Newburyport’s history:
- Pearson’s Bakery
- E.P. Dodge shoe factory
- Cashman Park
- Quaker Cemetery
- Old Jail
- Old Hill Burying Ground
- African Americans in the 1800s in Newburyport
Where To Meet: Meet at the Cashman Park/Merrimack River entrance to the Rail Trail.
Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting, Free Class, Cape Ann Business Incubator, Gloucester, Wednesday, July 28th
July 22, 2010
Where: CABI office, 33 Commercial St., (third-floor side) Gloucester, MA
If you’re thinking of starting a business or have a small business, Desmond & Associates Accounting, in conjunction with the Cape Ann Business Incubator in Gloucester is hosting a free class, Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting, on Wednesday, July 28th, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
This class, which is another in their series of free financial management courses, will cover the basics of journal entries for creating an income statement and balance sheet. It is a must for any entrepreneur who wishes to get a better understanding of accounting.
Registration is required. To register, call 978-282-7779 or 978-540-9977, ext. 101.
About The Cape Ann Business Incubator
The Cape Ann Business Incubator (CABI) was formed to nurture small businesses, help them to survive the difficult start-up process and grow into stable, income producing entities.
They provide a professional working environment where small businesses can receive education, technical assistance, office space, shared services and access to financing and other professional services.
Life In Newburyport: 1950 to 1985, Newburyport Public Library, Thursday, July 29th
July 21, 2010
Where: Newburyport Public Library, Program Room, State Street, Newburyport, MA
Life in Newburyport: 1950 to 1985 by by Jean Foley Doyle
Interested in Newburyport’s more recent history? Want to learn about what was going on in Newburyport from 1950 through 1985?
If you are, you may be interested in attending local author Jean Doyle’s discussion of her newly published second book, Life in Newburyport: 1950 to 1985 at the Newburyport Public Library on Thursday evening, July 29th at 7:00 pm.
Signed books will be available pending publication.
The years 1950-1985 were, in many ways, the most tumultuous years in Newburyport’s history. This follow-up to Life in Newburyport, Book I, chronicles the city’s struggle as it rises from its designation as a distressed area to achieve the role of a “model city.”
