The North Shore’s Largest Independent Community Newspaper June 18 - 24, 2014 family dusk paddles. Basic canoeing instruction and all equipment will be provided. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m. FEE: $15 adults, $13 children (discount for Mass Audubon members). Advance registration is required; call 978887-9264 or register online at www. massaudubon.org/ipswichriver. IMAGES OF WITCHES IN POPULAR CULTURE Has society's ideas of the "witch" changed over the centuries? The Tuck Museum invites you to find out, Friday, June 20, starting at 7 p.m. Images of Witches in Popular Culture, presents the conception of what a witch looked like, mirrored in the works of various print artists from late medieval times to the modern period. In the 20th century, film and television take over as the primary reflective media. Has the idea of the “witch” changed over the centuries? Come find out!There will be a reading from “The Mark of Goody Cole” a new biography on “The Witch of Hampton” followed by a Q&A with the author, Cheryl Lassiter. TAdmission is free, but donations of any amount will be welcomed. The program will be held in the restored 1796 Leavitt Barn on the grounds of the historic Tuck Museum 40 Park Avenue, Hampton, NH. For more information call 9290781. SATURDAY, JUNE 21st
www.TheTownCommon.com Executive, Community Tennis. “These efforts are part of USTA’s strong commitment to making it easier for kids to get into the game— and stay in the game.” To learn more about USTA Tennis Play Events, please visit www.youthtennis.com. POINT SHORE AREA GARDEN TOUR Saturday June 21st and Sunday June 22nd, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Eleven gardens in Amesbury’s picturesque riverfront neighborhoods will be open to the public; from Old Main Street through Pleasant Valley Road. Presented by the Union Church Restoration Alliance, the Garden Tour will raise money for the preservation of Point Shore’s iconic 1835 Union Congregational Church meetinghouse overlooking Alliance Park and the Merrimack River. The UCC Restoration Alliance is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt neighborhood organization, separate and distinct from Union Church. Tickets are $20 at the door, and $15 in advance. Order on-line at www. PointShoreHouseTour.com or by mail. (If by mail, please allow ample time.) On Garden Tour days, tickets are available at Union Church, 350 Main Street, Amesbury; and at Lowell’s Boat Shop, 459 Main Street, Amesbury. Pre-paid tickets will not be mailed; please pick them up at Union Church the day of the Tour. Union Congregational Church Restoration Alliance, PO Box 208, Amesbury, MA 01913. 978-3886591.
HUGE INSIDE YARD SALE June 21, 9 - 1 rain or shine. Belleville Congregational Church IPSWICH ROTARY RAMBLE The 12th Annual Ipswich Rotary 300 High Street, Newburyport Ramble 5K and 10K will be held on Saturday, June 21st at Appleton RABIES & MICROCHIP CLINIC Farms with the start at the Bird Merrimack River Feline Rescue Polo Field on Waldingfield Rd. The Society’s $5 rabies shot and $20 for course meanders through Appleton microchip. Held on June 21st at the Farms for the 5K and adjacent Grass Salisbury Senior Center, Route 1 Rides for the 10K. Leading the pack last year for the 5K was Ipswich Salisbury High School standout Michael USTA TENNIS PLAY EVENT Riddle who crossed the finish line Amesbury Youth Recreation will in a respectable 18:06 for a 5:50 per host a USTA Tennis Play Event mile pace. The day's events include a Saturday, June 21, 2014 from 10- 3.5k River Walk at 9 a.m. followed 12 at the Amesbury High School by the 5K and 10K at 10 a.m. The tennis courts at 5 Highland St. Kid's run will be at 10:45 a.m. and in a nationwide effort to get kids is FREE to all participants who each excited and active in tennis. Studies receive a finisher's ribbon. T-shirts have shown that an early, positive available to the first 200 runners to experience in sports is vital to sign up.The Family Fun area includes combatting physical inactivity and face painting, balloons and races for creating a lifelong commitment the kids. No celebration is complete to an active lifestyle. More than a without food and the Rotary Club thousand facilities will host USTA will be serving up hot dogs, soda Tennis Play Events this year, each from Mercury Brewing and other showcasing how fun and easy it now refreshments. Proceeds support the is for families to get into the sport. Ipswich Rotary Scholarship Fund These events will allow parents to for Ipswich and Triton students. To sign up their children for summer register go to www.ipswichrotary5k. tennis programs. “USTA Tennis Play com or get an application at the Events provide an opportunity to Ipswich Y. engage children in a fun environment, as well as inspiring them to love 1908 HIGH TEA physical activity and sports for life,” In Honor of ROWLEY 375, the said Kurt Kamperman, USTA Chief Rowley Historical Society is very
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proud to present: “A 1908 High Tea” at the 1677 Platts-Bradstreet House, 233 Main Street, Rowley, formerly the Rowley Powley Tea House. June 21, 2014 from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. $15.00 Admission. For tickets call: Shirley @ 978-948-2070 or Diane @ 978-948-5054.
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