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Wenham Museum is pround to annouce the 2nd Annual Faery Festival at Wenham Museum!

Gossamer wings, faery wands, and enchanting tales of far away places. Sip faery tea and decorate tiny faery houses with special guest Liza Walsh author of the Fairy Garden Handbook. Wear your own costume or borrow one of ours. Professional photographs are available through Underwood Photography. Reserve a copy of the fairy book in the Museum Shop.

The Newburyport Farmers Summer Market celebrates local fresh produce every Sunday morning rain or shine!  Start your Sunday browsing fresh North Shore local produce, meats, cheeses, and seafood in an open air market atmosphere! Food and beverage vendors offer fresh hot coffee, breakfast treats and delicious food. Live music every week!

Sawyer Free Library has a fun filled morning of Screen-Free activities planned! Come to the library, unplug and play, read and create with friends! The Spring Craft Activities encourages interaction and coneecting with others without the use of technology!

Get into the spirit of Spring by painting your own mini flower pot. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Newburyport Public Library and is completely FREE! Please contact Jessica Hilbun, Teen Librarian, at 978-465-4428 with any questions.

See, learn, find, create! Young artists are invited to enjoy drawing, painting, print making, and sculpture using the Museum's shipyard and artifacts for inspiration. All materials are provided for projects. All ages are welcome. Those seven and younger must be accompanied by an adult. A public exhibit of the art work produced will take place at the museum. This program is supported in part by the Essex Cultural Council, a local agency, through the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information and to reserve a spot email or call.

Join us for story time, light refreshments and children's art activities as we celebrate the work of children's book Author/Illustrator Frances Wosmek. The program is generously sponsored by the Goldhirsh Foundation and is free and open to the public.  

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in pre-k through first grade to a vacation week session about seals and marine mammals - part of a week full of educational sessions during April vacation! What kinds of mammals live in the ocean?  How long can a whale hold its breath?  We'll learn all about marine mammals and how they live in their ocean habitats.

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in grades 2-5 to a vacation week session about Wind Turbines and Sail Power - part of a week full of educational sessions during April vacation! How do people use wind power?  Wind allowed seafaring explorers to cross oceans, helped Gloucester fishermen reach the fishing grounds, and even certain sea creatures use wind to sail across the water!

Maritime Gloucester invites kids in pre-k through first grade to a vacation week session about crustaceans and hermit crabs - part of a week full of educational sessions during April vacation! What is making Gloucester's new turbines spins?  What pushes a schooner or sailboat through the harbor? Wind!