Newburyport YWCA Summer Programs
In addition to their swimming programs, the Newburyport YWCA offers a flexible schedule of day camp programs that are designed to give parents a little leeway in the scheduling thorough the Summer months.
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Newburyport
Imagine, Sing, & Learn: Friends in the Garden
Preschoolers will Imagine, Sing the Learn about animal groups in this session! This parent/child program is designed for the creative, curious, and active preschooler. This is a 90 minute program for preschoolers and a grown-up all about t ladybugs and honey bees and how they are friends of the garden. Today “Miss Jan” had a full class and had so much fun singing songs, teaching about how insects help the garden and the farmers, and making bug puppets, and eating our “bugs in a bowl” snack made from fresh fruit: see attached photo for a quick sneak peek.
When:
Friday, June 13, 2014 10-11:30am
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Harlequin Mother Goose: A Higgledy Piggledy Panto!
Theater in the Open starts their 2014 performance season with Harlequin Mother Goose: A Higgeldy Piggledy Panto! The year is 1764… And in the town of Olde Newbury, at Hoyt’s Lane and Main, there lives an old dame, whose name is Jane Crane! Please join us once again in ye olde Panto-land, where we’re counting on you to lend us a hand! You’ll meet an old woman who lives in a shoe, with Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue, but, wouldn’t you know it, the shoe rent is due, and the owner, Baron Bromfield…something something…fondue! Well, you get the idea. We’ll have an eight-foot-tall bird, a caper of clever clowns, and plenty to cheer for and boo at with the whole family this June in Maudslay State Park.
When:
Saturdays & Sundays, May 31 - June 22, 2014 2pm
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Follow the Flower Flow
Maudslay State Park has one of the best shows of flower bloom in the Commonwealth. Come and join the beginning of this cycle with a look at the two varieties of trilliums that bloom at Maudslay with the park interpreter. This month, we enjoy the bloom of Lily-of-the-Valley, Ghent/Exbury Azalea, Columbine, and Ox-eye Daisy. Wear comfortable shoes and appropriate warm clothes. Meet at the park headquarters at 74 Curzon Mill Rd
When:
Saturday, June 28, 2014 2-3pm
Sunday, June 29, 2014 2-3pm
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Parent/Child Walkabout: Salt Marsh Hide & Seek
In every kind of weather, our favorite thing is to head outdoors to our spectacular local habitats! Each nature exploration will focus on the importance of a sense of place as we explore the ecology, sights, and sounds of our natural landscape. Wildlife, local and migrating birds, collecting techniques, and environmental awareness will be presented in a fun, energetic format that adults and children alike will enjoy.
When:
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 2-3:30 pm
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Dumbledore's Army in Newburyport
Accio Harry Potter fans! Join us for this month's meeting of NPL's Harry Potter fan club for teens. This month we will be having divination class!
When:
Thursday, March 27 2014 3:30-4:30 pm
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DIY Pet Rocks for Teens
Teens and tweens: Stop by the Children's Room and make your own pet rock! Unlike most pets, these guys won't bite, they're never hungry, and they won't have any embarrassing accidents on the floor!
When:
Thursday, May 22, 2014 3-4:30 pm
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Earth Port Film Festival 2014
The Firehouse Center for the Arts invites you to the 2014 Earth Port Festival - a collection of environmental short filmsfocusing on short films that create, discover, inspire, catalyze or document environmental action.
The intent of the festival is to demonstrate the power of film in communicating about important issues and is designed to include US and foreign, as well as student films.
Now in it’s 3rd year, the Earth Port Film Festival is well on it’s way to becoming an annual tradition! Films to be screened will be announced on Earth Day, April 22.
Proceeds from the Earth Port Film Festival will be used to support the training and development of Newburyport youth and adults in the art of communicating via film and video.
When:
Sunday, May 18, 2014 7pm
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Lego Day - Build and Play! at NPL
Children ages 4 and up are invited to come to the library Lego Club. This is a drop-in program requiring no sign up. Drop in any time between 10am and 12pm. (We will have Duplos for the younger kids.) Show off your building skills or just get creative.
When:
Tuesday April 22, 2014 10am - Noon
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Imagine, Sing, & Learn 4B: Animal Groups
Preschoolers will Imagine, Sing the Learn about animal groups in this session! This parent/child program is designed for the creative, curious, and active preschooler. Each 90-minute session offers a structured series of activities including original songs, movement, dramatic play, hands-on science, and a thematic snack. You'll receive coloring pages, song lyrics, vocabulary, a fun fact sheet, and a suggested reading list in an electronic goody bag!
When:
Friday, April 18, 2014 1-2:30 pm
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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Where: Halibut Point State Park
Sunday, February 23
Monday, February 24
Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday, February 25
Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point
Where: Halibut Point State Park
7:00 am to 6:00 pm
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