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Holiday Harvest Dinner at Appleton Farms

Learn to cook some holiday favorites like a pro from a pro at Appleton Farms!

The holidays are just around the corner, and soon you’ll be planning your family’s holiday feasts. Join us and learn how to serve up a hearty holiday dinner that your family with want you to recreate year after year! Some possible offerings include: Curried Pumpkin Soup, Crown Roast of Pork with Sausage Walnut Stuffing & Bacon-Laced Gravy, Sautéed Apple Slices with Spiced Sweet Potato Purée, and Raspberry Almond Torte.

When:

Saturday, November 16, 2013 12-3 PM

Location:

Trustees of Reservations

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Newburyport Library's Teen Loft to Expand!

The Newburyport Public Library is thrilled to announce that the Newburyport Institution for Savings Bank and the Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank have each awarded the Library a grant to renovate and expand the Teen Loft!

Newburyport

All Ages

Library

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Second Fridays at MIT Museum: MIT Does Food

Come to MIT Museum and learn about food sciences!

Get a jump start on your weekend with the Second Friday Program at the MIT Museum! Second Friday Programs are oriented for open exploration with opportunities to attend performances, demonstrations, and lectures through out the museum galleries. November's 2013's Second Friday will focus on food science. Featuring Kenji López-Alt, Chief Creative Officer of Seriouseats.com and members of Clover Food Lab.

When:

Friday, November 8, 2013 5:30-7:30pm

Location:

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Avengers Assemble: Comic Book Workshop

Come for a comic book workshop by Marvel author Dana Perkins.

The Newbury Town Library wants to help nurture the comic book artist in your household! Explore Super Heroes as Modern Mythology during this comic book workshop presented by author Dana Perkins, writer of The Mighty Thor Saga (published by Marvel Comics).

When:

Saturday, November 2, 2013 11:30am

Location:

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Day of the Dead Family Event

Peabody Museum at Harvard celebrates the Day of the Dead! Bring the family for a

Families will enjoy festive music, hands-on activities, and traditional snacks as they learn about the customs that make this a joyful celebration. Create masks and decorations for the special altar. Leave a message for departed loved ones, decorate and take home a sugar skull (extra fee), pose for pictures in front of the calavera (skeleton) backdrop, and watch woodcarving from Oaxaca.

When:

Saturday, November 2, 2013 from 12-4pm

Location:

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Cambridge

Museum

Day of the Dead

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Food Day at Sidekim Foods

Celebrate Food Day with Sidekim Foods in Lynn Massachusetts!

Sidekim Foods in Lynn will host a free Food Day event. They will have a variety of food demonstrations with a special focus of teaching children how to cook. Children will be able to bring out their inner chef, get their hands dirty, and become familiar with different fresh ingredients by helping prepare a healthy meal. Activities for kids of all ages!

When:

Thursday, October 24, 2013 5-8pm

Location:

Sidekim Foods

Lynn

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Marini Farm Anti-Bullying Concert

p.o.p. Alert is coming to Marini Farm in Ipswich to share their views on bullyin

Come to Marini Farm for a FREE anti-bullying awareness concert! To recognize national anti-bullying month, the farm will come alive with music focused on the theme of ending bullying. Spookley the Square Pumpkin, National Bullying Prevention Month's mascot, will be onsite to teach kids about the disruptive nature of bullying, and to support kids who have been bullied.

When:

Sunday, October 20, 2013 10am-5pm

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Anna Jaques Hospital Birth Center Open House

Come to Anna Jaques to see the facilities and meet the staff at the birthing cen

If you are expecting, or are considering starting a family, Anna Jaques Hospital invites you to a Birth Center Open House and Tour. By attending, you are able to meet the obstetricians, gynecologists, certified nurse midwives, maternity nurses, pediatricians, neonatologists and family practice physicians who are available to take care of you during your pregnancy and after your baby is born.

When:

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7-8pm

Location:

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Family Fun Days on Salem Common

Kids will enjoy rides contests and more on the Salem Common!

Family Fun Days on the Salem Common will have live entertainment, rides, games, contests and all kinds of fun for kids and families. Stop by as part of your visit to other Haunted Happenings events, and get in the spirit of Halloween! A portion of the proceeds will go to the Salem Main Streets and the Salem Common Nieghborhood Association!

When:

Saturdays & Sundays, October 5-20, 2013 11am - 5 pm

Monday, October 14, 2013 11am - 5pm

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Mayor's Halloween Health Fair

The Mayor's Health Fair has trick or treating and lots of fun activities!

Newburport Mayor Holaday and the City Health Department invite the community to attend the Mayor’s Haunted Health & Wellness Fair and Flu Clinic on Saturday, October 26 from 10 am – 1 pm at City Hall. This year’s Fair offers Halloween Fun with a Healthy Focus. In addition to the FREE Flu Clinic, FREE Health Screening and a variety of informational displays from local health and wellness organizations, there will be a Children’s Costume Parade at 10:30 a.m. and a Costumed-Pet Parade at noon around Brown Square!

When:

Saturday, October 26, 2013 10am-1pm

Location:

Newburyport City Hall Auditorium