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Essex Shipbuilding Museum presents…

The Essex Graveyard History Tours, SUNDAY, SEPT. 15th between 2-4pm
at the Old Burial Ground Main St., Essex, MA
https://www.facebook.com/events/516492061772213/
Take a trip through an ancient Essex cemetery, and meet some very interesting and important figures in Essex and American history! The live actors in period costumes bring history alive. From grave robberies to revolutionary war heroes, the Old Burial Ground in Essex on Main Street will be a place to see on September 15th. Tours run continuously between 2 – 5pm. Last tour leaves at 4pm. Refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. Admission: Members $8 and Nonmembers $10. Rain date September 22nd. If raining check the website on day of event.
After the tour you are welcome to see the museum.
For more information call (978) 768-7541
at Old Burial Ground Main St., Essex, MA 01929

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from the Rockport Cultural Council :

The Rockport Cultural Council is now welcoming grant applications from individuals and organizations seeking funding for programs/activities/events that fall under the categories of arts, humanities or interpretive sciences, including field trips, performances, exhibits and tours. These projects must have some relationship to Rockport.
Applications are available online at http://www.mass-culture.org/rockport and can also be picked up at the Clerk’s office at town hall or the Rockport library. 
The postmark deadline is October 15th, 2013. Applications may be for grants for programs that take place between July 1, 2013 (retroactive) and December 31, 2014.
The Rockport Cultural Council’s funding, slightly increased from last year, stands at $,250 to be distributed in fiscal year 2014.
For more information, potential applicants can also contact Maura Wadlinger  at maurawadlinger@gmail.com or 978-546-6096.

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On Saturday, Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch (SSCW), will conduct a morning walk for persons interested in an up-close view of Good Harbor’s salt marsh.  The walk will take place under sunshine, cloudy skies, or light rain – but not stormy weather!  We’ll meet in the Good Harbor Beach parking lot in the resident area nearest Thatcher Road at 10 AM.  Please wear outdoor clothing and boots if you want to leave the roadway and actually enter the marsh – an experience which, of course, is highly recommended! 

There will be much to learn from observing the various species of vegetation growing in the marsh, the creeks, the tidal pools, and the fish and invertebrates feeding in the area.  Sites needing restoration will be identified and variances between the lower and upper marsh will be explained by Barbara as she endeavors to answer all of our questions. 

We’re hoping that you will be able to join us for our first group foray into Good Harbor’s salt marsh, and that you might even care to become involved in future marsh protection projects!  Please join us for a terrific morning outing!

Kathe German,

Friends of Good Harbor Membership Chair

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Nick and volunteers harvesting locally grown hops for special brews coming to you soon!!

This is an encore of a post first published on June 14, 2011. The response at that time was, shall we say, less than enthusiastic. Nothing much has changed except that now I’ve been plucking around for three years and, as I predicted, I’m still a beginner. I desperately need other uke players to to cover up my mistakes, so again I put out the call.

The ukulele, a diminutive but powerful instrument, has gained immense popularity in recent years.  It, like people, comes in a large variety of sizes, shapes and tones. And, like us, when performing together, can produce joyful, soulful and even inspirational sounds.

I am a beginning uke player. I think I will always be a beginning uke player. However, after nearly a year of self-teaching I now have just enough confidence to want to share my uke enthusiasm with others who may have picked up the bug.

So, if there are any ukulelists out there who would like to get together,  learn from each other, experiment and, above all, play together for fun, let me know and I’ll try to set it up.

BIG TIME DISCLAIMER: I am not a musician, know next to nothing about music theory, can’t sing worth a damn (that doesn’t always stop me from trying) but simply like to strum chords (when they are in front of me) and enjoy the sound of many people playing more or less together.

Marty:  editormard1@mac.com

155 fathoms = How many feet?

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