Kids ages 5-17 are invited to come try out their circus skills at a FREE introductory class! Kids classes are designed to be fun and give kids a chance to try a bunch of different circus arts in one class, with a mix of balance equipment (stilts, tight wire), and manipulation (juggling, hula hoops, circus acrobatics, clowning skills, Aerial Silks & Trapeze. You must call to reserve a spot!
Gloucester Uechi Karate Academy in Gloucester is hosting a blood drive to collect a goal of 50 donations in a single day in August! There is a always a huge need for blood, and many people need blood today! Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, and more than 41,000 blood donations are needed every day. Your donation is needed right now.
Kids will learn all about Hula Hooping at Sawyer Free Library. Pinto Bella Hula Hoops will have a live demonstration where kids will learn the history of hula hoops, the benefits of the activity and how to do it properly! Kids will then have a chance to try for themselves, and then join iun on organized games and use teamwork to see how fun and energizing Hula Hooping can be! For kids in grades K-5!
You do not have access to view this node and Addison Gilbert Hospital will host a health fair for students and their parents in the Rockport Elementary School Gym focusing on health, diet, emergency care, frist aid and many other health related issues facing today's families! Demonstrations, educational materials being provided by Addison Gilbert Hospital will include Cape Ann Pediatricians (bring your questions about inhalers and nebulizers).
What does the Cape Ann Farmers' Market have to offer in May? Plenty! Come find out for yourself as the CAFM celebrates a new year growing season and the joy of Spring at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church in Gloucester. There will be lots of fun and friends and great food!
All children are welcome at Big Mike's Bikes first annual Kids' Bicycle Safety Day at O'Maley Innovation School in Gloucester! We will have an obstacle course that teaches hand signals and rules of the road, a free bicycle safety check, and great prizes like new helmets and bike lights! We will be in the parking lot between the ice rink and skate park. Bring the whole family!
The Fast Chicks 5k is a Hamilton-Wenham Mother's Club sponsored community fundraiser race that celebrates active women and raises funds for a selected charity each year. There's also a FREE kids race - a 100 yard dash! Now in it's third year, the race begins and ends at Patton park and funds raise this year will go to the Wellspring House, a North Shore organization based in Gloucester that empowers individuals and families to live more secure lives through basic needs assistance, education and job training.
If you are pregnant or breastfeeding and have questions about nursing your baby or toddler, the Nursing Mothers' Council is a supportive group of women & accredited counselors that can help! NMC helps to make breastfeeding and parenting a more informed and satisfying family experiences by providing ongoing education, emotional support, community service, and advocacy.
Whether you're running or spectating at the Boston Marathon this year, a visit to Museum of Science will teach you the latest in endurance sports science! The museum has created special exibits and hands-on activities that will allow visitors to explore the science behind long-distance endurance running. Combined with presentations by special guests, visitors will gain a better understanding the forces experienced by the runner's body, and what training does to minimize their effects.
What does the Cape Ann Farmers' Market have to offer in Early Spring? Plenty! Come find out for yourself as the CAFM celebrates a new year growing season and the arrival of Spring at the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church in Gloucester. There will be lots of fun and friends and great food!
