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Opening Day - Shapeshifting: Transformations in Native American Art

Explore the concept of shape shifting through Native American art at PEM!

Come to the opening day celebration of this wonderfully unique exhibit of Native American Art! Shapeshifting is a common theme in today's fiction and science fiction, but did you know this theme has been present in Native American art, dance, music and story telling for millennia? Peabody Essex Museum invites you to explore this concept of transformation through paintings, ceramics, textiles, photographs, videos and monumental installations drawn from collections in the United States, Canada and Europe!

When:

January 14, 2012 10am - 5pm

Location:

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Christmas Tours by Lantern Light

Tour the House of Seven Gables by lantern light through December.

See the great House of Seven Gables aglow as Nathaniel Hawthorne saw it in his time! This year, we are reintroducing Lantern Tours, and visitors can learn about New England’s Christmas traditions while viewing the rooms subtly illuminated, as they were in Hawthorne’s day. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve excluded.

When:

Daily through December 2011 3:30pm - 7:00pm

Location:

House of Seven Gables

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Wanted: Zombies Dancers!

Zombie Dancers wanted for a performance of Michael Jackson 'Thriller' in Salem!

The Talent Conquest TV Show will be producing the ZOMBIE DANCE "Thriller" Re Enactment as part of the B&S Fitness Devil's Chase 6.66 Runners on Saturday 10/26/11. This is a benefit for the Plummer Home for Boys in Salem, MA. Debra Crosby will MC the ZOMBIE DANCE reenactment of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to give the Devil's Chase 6.66 runners a little entertainment.

When:

Saturday, October 29, 2011 7:45am

Zombie Dancer "Thriller" Re Enactment: 8:00am to 9:30am

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April Vacation Series: The Arts of Japan

Peabody Essex Museum North Shore Family Events and Activities for Kids

Celebrate hanami, the Japanese custom of enjoying flowers and explore Japanese art and culture. Taiko drumming and lion dances. There are different ongoing activities each day during vacation week, including collaborative art, demonstrations, performances, and a family gallery tour.

When:

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 from 11am - 4pm

Location:

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$50k Up for Grabs - Salem YMCA Needs Your Vote!

Salem YMCA needs your help to win a $50k Pepsi Good Idea grant for for their Youth Creative Arts Center. Voting is free and only takes a second, so please take the time vote for the grant. This is for a good cause, and will benefit a lot of kids on the North Shore if they win. Voting ends on Monday, January 31st, 2011, so vote and spread the word: Vote for Salem YMCA Youth Creative Arts Center If you can't vote today, vote tommorow!

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Hand and Foot Prints

_{At Crunchy Granola Baby April 24, have your baby hand and footprints created by Kirsten Bassion of North Shore Clay Studio. Kirsten will be at Crunchy Granola Baby to make lasting impressions of your babes prints.}

_{Here is the creative process according to the CGB website:}

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Crunchy Granola Baby - A Terrific Baby and Toddler Store - Salem MA

Crunchy Granola Baby

72 Washington Street
Salem, Massachusetts
01970
978.741.0800
Crunchy Granola Baby Website

Crunchy Granola Baby is a unique shop that specializes in organic and natural items for babies and young children. Much more than a retail shop they are also a great community resource offering classes and workshops, prenatal and postpartum support to families, and free drop-in parenting support groups. Nice place + Nice people.

Accessible to persons with disabilities.

Hours:

Mon.-Wed 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thu-Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sun, noon-4 p.m.

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Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Read to a Dog at APL

The Amesbury Public Library invites kids to come read to a dog at the Library! Gus, a mixed lab and certified reading partner dog, would love to hear you read aloud!

Where: Amesbury Public Library

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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LEGO Club at Danvers Library

Peabody Institute Library - Danvers invites kids to an afternoon of building and fun! Activities will include free build, themes and instructional design. All structures will remain on display in the Children’s Room till the following weeks's session

Where: Peabody Institute Library - Danvers

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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Sunday, February 16

For the Love of Birding at Halibut Point

Start your morning strolling our seaside treasure with Birding Basics Halibut Point State Park. For all ages. Winter brings birds and ducks to the seashore that escape freezing ponds up north. You’ll see Harlequin ducks and loons among the winter visitors at the rocky coastal water’s edge. Join us...

Where: Halibut Point State Park

8:00 am to 10:00 am

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LEGO Train

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! Calling all LEGO fans – we’re excited to welcome the LEGO Train back to the Wenham Museum this February! Come see a rainbow colored, L-gauge model train speeding along a brick track as it races by soaring skyscrapers, country cottages, mountainside ski slopes and much more...

Where: Wenham Museum

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Family & Friends CPR Course

It is only a matter of a few short minutes before it is too late to save a life … learning what to do provides you precious minutes and gives someone a chance to survive. The Family & Friends CPR Course teaches the lifesaving skills of child CPR with breaths, child AED use, infant CPR, and m

Where: Beverly Hospital

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Watching the Coastal Edge at Halibut Point

Meet at the Halibut Point State Park visitors center to learn about the role Halibut Point has played in America’s military history. One day after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, U.S.

Where: Halibut Point State Park

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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CraneOutdoors: Family Winter Wildlife Walk

A CraneOutdoors Family Winter Wildlife Walk will take you on a stroll through the Crane Beach dunes while learning about the plants and animals that call this special place home. You may be familiar with Crane Beach, but have you ever visited the dune trails? The dunes of Castle Neck are a much...

Where: Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

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Monday, February 17

Babson Farm Quarry Self-guided Walking Tour at Halibut Point

Take a self guided tour at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Quarry Quest Treasure Hunt

Enjoy an outdoor treasure hunt at one of Massachusetts most beautiful locations during February Vacation! Halibut Point State Park invites kids and families to follow clues then unscramble to find a treasure box!

Where: Halibut Point State Park

7:00 am to 6:00 pm

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