Community Spotlight

Second Chance For Sight Plans Charity Social March 23

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Second Chance For Sight, founded to empower individuals and families impacted by visual impairments caused by trauma, plans a fundraising social with dinner, live music and games. The social takes place Saturday, March 23, from 5-10 p.m., at Wicked Axe, 721 S, Main St., Haverhill. General admission tickets are $80 each and includes music, dinner, axe throwing, golf simulator, darts, pool and Jenga. Separate admission includes all features plus entry for two into a Cornhole Tournament, featuring up to 25 teams, for $160. Sponsorships are also available for $250.

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Author McIntyre to Speak in Haverhill on the War on Facts and Fighting Back

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Lee McIntyre, author of “On Disinformation; How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy,” speaks in Haverhill on the same topic at an upcoming event by Greater Haverhill Indivisible. The author speaks on how the war on facts began and how ordinary citizens can fight back. McIntyre is a research fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension School. He also has his doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Michigan. He is also well known for his most recent book “How To Talk To A Science Denier.”

The free talk takes place Saturday, April 6, from 1:30-3:30 p.m., at the Universalist Unitarian Church, 16 Ashland St., Haverhill.

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Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm Plans Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping Program April 7

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Those interested in “Backyard Beekeeping” have an opportunity to learn when Frank Valadao of Soney Bees provides a demonstration at Haverhill’s Tattersall Farm. Topics include how to find a good location for a hive, assemble it and install a package of bees or five-frame Nuc. Information on maintaining and feeding honey bees, harvesting the bees and preparing hives for winter will also be included. Valadao is a local beekeeper and sells his products at 274 Lincoln Ave., Haverhill. The demonstration takes place Sunday, April 7, at 1 p.m., rain or shine, at Tattersall Farm, 542 N. Broadway, Haverhill.

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Whittier Birthplace’s Virtual Lecture Series to Feature History of Rocks Village Neighborhood

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(See also, “Henry Ford Buys a Piece of Whittierland During 1928 City Visit.”)

Lydia Harris and Susan Bailey of the Rocks Village Memorial Association discuss “A History of the Rocks Village Neighborhood in Haverhill” during the March edition of Whittier Birthplace’s Virtual Lecture Series. Harris and Bailey talk about connecting Whittier to Rocks Village through the poem, “The Countess.” Topics include Dr. Weld; the countess herself; the De Poyens; Blacksmiths; witches; toll keepers, the ferry, the bridge, taverns, churches and the Merrimack River. Some myths will be also highlighted and claims disputed. The lecture takes place Thursday, March 28, from 7-8 p.m., online. There is a suggested donation of $10 per household.

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Atkinson’s Kimball Library Displays Works by Haverhill Artist Pixie Yates During March

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Paintings by New York City and Haverhill-based artist Pixie Yates are on display this month at Atkinson’s Kimball Library. Yates, a designer and an illustrator and educator, shows her original watercolors and acrylics illustrating “color-drenched flowers, seagrass, sunsets, cafes and shop windows, cocktails, perfume bottles and more.” According to her biography, “Inspired by urban life, everyday objects and the natural world particularly her childhood summers in Cape May Point, N.J., Pixie is known for her dreamy, effervescent, color-drenched style that invokes a sense of style and delight.”

Works are on display Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at Kimball Library meeting room, 5 Academy Ave., Atkinson, N.H.

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‘Spring Has Sprung’ Floral-Themed Brunch Set for April 7 in Support of Cogswell ArtSpace

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A floral-themed brunch, featuring the artistry of Stephen Janavicus of Flowers by Steve, is planned to benefit the conversion of the former George F. Cogswell School on South Main Street in Haverhill into a community arts center. “Spring Has Sprung” offers plant sales, live floral arrangement designs, curated raffle baskets and a floral-based art silent auction to support Creative Haverhill’s Cogswell ArtSpace Campaign. “Once renovated, the Cogswell ArtSpace will blossom into a hub of creativity, featuring gallery space, versatile classrooms catering to all ages, individual artist studio rentals and a collaborative workspace equipped with ceramics labs, a printmaking studio and a woodshop,” organizers say. Creative Haverhill has raised $2.3 million towards $3 million for acquisition and renovation. The nonprofit completed the building purchase in 2019 from the city.

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Temple Emanu-El Presents ‘Untold Story of the Ferramonti Concentration Camp’ March 10

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Rabbi Barbara Aiello tells “The Untold Story of the Ferramonti Concentration Camp—How Italian Soldiers and Local Villagers Saved Jews from Nazi Deportation” during a talk this Sunday. The Adult Education Program at Haverhill’s Temple Emanu-El is presenting the talk Sunday, March 10, beginning with a continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m. and presentation at 10 at Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill. A donation of $10 per person is suggested. Last minute walk-ins are welcome, but participants are asked to help with planning by contacting the Temple office by emailing [email protected] or calling 978-373-3861.