By WHAV Staff |
Sen. Diana DiZoglio with Michael Smolak. (Courtesy photograph.)
Michael Smolak, right, recently hosted a Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce networking event. He is pictured with Chamber Vice President Michael Bevilacqua. (Courtesy photograph)
Michael Smolak of North Andover’s Smolak Farms received special honors last Thursday within the Senate chambers at the State House.
Sen. Diana DiZoglio, seated in the Senate president’s chair, read a resolution she filed commending Smolak for his lifetime dedication to farming and agriculture in Massachusetts. She said, in part, his farm combines agriculture, education and entertainment for children and families to learn about how their food is grown. He has held positions with the Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association and the Massachusetts Farm Bureau and preserved 107 of his farm’s 160 acres in cooperation with the state Agricultural Preservation Restriction program.
North Andover’s Smolak Farms is hosting members of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce this afternoon. A business mixer under the tent takes place from 4-6 p.m., at the farm, 315 S. Bradford St., North Andover. There will be networking opportunities, appetizers and cash bar and door prizes. Admission is $10 each for members and […]
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Live musical theater is back with the Firehouse Center for the Arts production of the rock musical “RENT,” opening at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm on Friday, May 14, and running through Sunday, May 23.
“RENT” is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s 1896 opera “La Bohème.” It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan s East Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
“It’s the 25th anniversary of the show opening on Broadway,” said John Moynihan, Firehouse Center for the Arts Executive Director. “It’s a show that touches upon so many relevant factors today. The struggles of the artist have never been more relevant than right now. There’s still the feeling of isolation and the reunifying factor of friends a family.”
The Wintertime in New England can be a struggle for parents with small children. It s a lot of times spent indoors! You don t want to plop you kids in front of the TV all day but at the same time there are only so many board games. Then throw in the added bonus of a Covid Winter and the result is cabin fever to the max!
Smolak Farms in North Andover, Massachusetts, has been around for 300 years. That s hard for me to wrap my head around. Even in the midst of a pandemic they are (safely) doing what they can to be there for their community. This includes keeping their animal area open all year-round. They have goats, deer, various winged creatures and don t forget ALPACCAS! How cute is this guy? I am obsessed.
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