Saturday Family Farm Chores at Appleton Farms
Every day is full of a list of barnyard chores we need to get down to make sure our farmyard friends are happy and healthy! Let’s get to work.
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Saturdays through March 2024 3-4pm
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Rockport New Year's Eve 2023
Rockport New Years Eve is an annual family-friendly New Year's Eve celebration of the arts in picturesque downtown Rockport, Massachusetts. Halls, churches, town offices, and some streets are taken over by happy revelers celebrating the New Year. Most of the venues are handicap accessible. Admission to most events requires the purchase of an inexpensive button, and a few events are free. Performances include music, dance, puppet shows, magic, and much more. Activities conclude with a midnight ball drop. Children's entertainment wraps up with an early New Year celebration.
When:
Sunday, December 31, 2023 4pm-Midnight
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Make a Graham Cracker Gingerbread House
Families are invited to the library to come make their own gingerbread house out of graham crackers. Design your own candy wonderland! Registration is required.
When:
Thursday, December 14, 2023 5:30-6:30pm
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Gloucester's So Salty 2024
Celebrate the fish city’s recognizably salty character with local cultural institutions and businesses during the 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty festival on January 20 and 21, 2024 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm! Over 1,800 people came out last year to share their salty pride while enjoying free ice sculptures and cultural activities around Downtown Gloucester.
When:
Saturday, January 20, 2024 10am-5pm
Sunday, January 21, 2024 10am-5pm
Nature Playgroup at Appleton Farms
To encourage outdoor play and familiarity with the natural world, a nature-based toddler play group will be held at Appleton Farms every Wednesday. Come to one or all of the sessions, explore the fields and forest, and imagine hidden worlds beneath our feet and above our heads. Children and their caregivers will peek under rocks, inspect tree bark for hiding bugs, jump in puddles, and have fun together in the fields, forests, and ponds. Recommended for ages 2-5; babies in backpacks are welcome.
When:
Wednesday through December 20, 2023 10-11am
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Annual Cookie Walk at Rowley Library
What is a Cookie Walk? This is a fundraiser where we sell homemade cookies by the tin. We ask enthusiastic bakers donate batches of their favorite Holiday cookies (about 3 dozen) to donate for the walk. The day of the cookie walk a festively decorated community room at the library awaits you with large platters of donated cookies. Shoppers choose one of two decorative tins (3 inches tall for $15, 4 inches tall for $20) and walk around the tables and fill their cookie tins. Get a huge variety of holiday cookies without baking them all yourself!
When:
Saturday, December 16, 2023 10am-1pm
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NEF Lighthouse Auction
Join the Newburyport Education Foundation for their Lighthouse Auction to raise funds that will go to enhance the quality of public education in the Newburyport School District. This auction is the biggest fundraiser of the year for NEF, raising over $100,000! This years' auction proceeds will go to the District-Wide STEM Initiative (Phase 2 &3) at the Molin Upper Elementary, Nock Middle School, and Newburyport High School
When:
Saturday, November 11, 2023 6-9:30pm
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Pumpkin Painting for Kids
Come to Flint Library for pumpkin painting fun! Join our Children's Programming Librarian, Miss Jackie, in Meeting Rooms A+B to choose a pumpkin, paint it, and take it home. Acrylic paint will be used for this activity and does stain clothes. Please dress accordingly. For Ages 3-7.
When:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:30pm
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Pumpkin Painting for Teens
Come to Flint Library for pumpkin painting fun! Join Felicia and friends in Meeting Room A+B to get in the spooky spirit by painting your own unique pumpkin! For ages 13 and older.
When:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 4:30pm
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Pumpkin Painting for Tweens
Come to Flint Library for pumpkin painting fun! Join our Children's Programming Librarian, Miss Jackie, in Meeting Rooms A+B to choose a pumpkin, paint it, and take it home. Acrylic paint will be used for this activity and does stain clothes. Please dress accordingly. For Ages 8-12.
When:
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 5:30pm
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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Where: Halibut Point State Park
