An Evening With The Egrets of Plum Island, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Thursday, August 25th
August 12, 2011
When: Thursday, August 25th 2011, 4:00 to 8:00 pmWhere: Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA.
AN EVENING WITH THE EGRETS OF PLUM ISLAND
Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director Bill Gette on a tour to see migrating shorebirds, with an emphasis on the evening flight of the thousands of egrets and herons that roost seasonally on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
During their postbreeding dispersal, thousands of egrets and herons move into the Plum Island estuary. By day, these waders feed in the salt marshes and on the mudflats. In the early evening, the herons and egrets join together in a communal roost.
The roost can contain several thousand birds including great and snowy egrets; great blue, little blue, and tricolored herons; black-crowned night-herons; and glossy ibises.
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5th Annual FestEvolve Music Festival, Amesbury Sports Park, Saturday, August 13th
August 11, 2011
When: Saturday, August 13th 2011, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Where: Amesbury Sports Park, 12 South Hunt Road, Amesbury MA
Cost: Tickets are $20.
The Amesbury Sports Park will be hosting the 5th Annual FestEvolve Music Festival on Saturday, August 13th, from 10 am to 10:00 pm.
FestEvolve, presented by Evolvement Music and sponsored by WXGR and Harpoon Brewery, will feature some of the area’s best musical talent plus vendors, volleyball, wiffle ball, a bouncy house, BBQ, OGO (Outdoor Gravity Orb) and summer tubing rides, and more.
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Introduction to Butterflying, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Tuesday, August 23rd
August 11, 2011
When: Tuesday, August 23rd 2011, from 10:00 am to Noon
Where: Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
INTRODUCTION TO BUTTERFLYING
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center is offering a two hour program, Introduction To Butterflying, for children ages 8 to 16 on Tuesday, August 23rd, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
After a short indoor introduction to some of the most common species of butterflies, we’ll search local fields, meadows, and gardens to see what we can find.
We’ll talk about field identification, life cycles, host plants, and flight times while we learn to appreciate the delicate beauty of such wonderful creatures as American ladies, swallowtails, great spangled fritillaries, pearl crescents, monarchs, skippers, and more.
Location: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
August 2011 Public Skating Schedule At The Graf Rink, Newburyport
August 9, 2011
You can cool off this summer at the Graf Rink!
The August 2011 public skating schedule for the Graf Rink, Newburyport, is now posted on the Graf Rink website.
Check the website for public skating times during the week.
Stick Time: Check the Graf Rink website for stick time hours.
Skate Rentals & Skate Sharpening:
The Graf Rink rents skates for $5.00 per pair.
Skate sharpening is also available at the Pro Shop for $5.00 per pair.
Wednesday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, August 10th
August 8, 2011
When: Wednesday, August 10th 2011, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pmWhere: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, 1 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport
Cost: $15. Preregistration is not required.
The Mass Audubon Society’s Joppa Flats Education Center offers a Wednesday Morning Birding program from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If you’re one of the lucky ones that has time available during the week, join Bill Gette, Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director and Dave Weaver, Birder’s Certificate Program graduate for this weekly birding field trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island area. Appropriate for all birding levels.
It’s a great way to observe birds in the area and identify some of the better locations for finding them when on your own.
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Salty Dog Day At Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum, Saturday, September 24th
August 8, 2011
When: Saturday, September 24th 2011, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pmWhere: Essex Shipbuilding Museum, 66 Main Street, Essex, MA
Salty Dog Day at the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum.
Always a fun day filled with activities for the whole family – including the four legged members. Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 11 am to 3 pm!
Introduction to Butterflying, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Tuesday, August 9th
August 4, 2011
When: Tuesday, August 9th 2011, from 10:00 am to Noon
Where: Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
INTRODUCTION TO BUTTERFLYING
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center is offering a two hour program, Introduction To Butterflying, for children ages 8 to 16 on Tuesday, August 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
After a short indoor introduction to some of the most common species of butterflies, we’ll search local fields, meadows, and gardens to see what we can find.
We’ll talk about field identification, life cycles, host plants, and flight times while we learn to appreciate the delicate beauty of such wonderful creatures as American ladies, swallowtails, great spangled fritillaries, pearl crescents, monarchs, skippers, and more.
Location: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport.
Summertime Family Music Festival, Newburyport Education Foundation, Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, Sunday August 28th
August 4, 2011
When: Sunday August 28th 2011Where: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, 5 Little Farm Lane, Newbury MA
Join supporters of the Newburyport Public Schools and the Newburyport Educational Foundation at the Summertime Family Music Festival on Sunday, August 28th, from 11 am to 6 pm at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm, Newbury, MA.
This all day, fun-filled “summer blast” features Music, Vintage Baseball, Local Artisans, Food and Drinks, Kids Activities and more!
Tickets: $20 per family until July 31st; $30 after July 31st.
Tickets can be purchased on the Newburyport Educational Foundation website and at Oregano Pizzeria and Ristorante, 16 Pleaseant Street and Fancy Schmancy, 43 Pleasant Street, Newburyport.
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Saturday Morning Birding, Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Saturday, August 6th
August 3, 2011
Where: Meet at the Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
If you want to explore the local area and see the birds of the Greater Newburyport/Plum Island area, join Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport program, on Saturday morning as they search for local avian activity in the region.
For beginners and birders of all skill levels.
Fee: Adults $10; Children ages 8 and up $7.
No preregistration required. A parent or guardian must accompany children.
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Butterflies And Blossoms Free-for-All, Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, Newburyport, Saturday, August 6th
August 3, 2011
Where: Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA
Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport will be aflutter with indoor and outdoor activity on Saturday, August 6, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, with its Butterflies and Blossoms Free-for-All.
Come to Joppa Flats for everything you’ve wanted to know about butterflies, moths, and caterpillars, and the plants they see as food but that we think of as pretty flowers.
Staff members and volunteers will provide helpful information, hands-on learning, and several family-friendly activities, including lessons in backyard science, craft projects, exercises in critter collecting, and presentations about the life cycles of caterpillars.
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