August Adventures offers free museum admission
Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River and the New Bedford Whaling Museum are among the many places your family can enjoy for free this month as the Highland Street Foundation launches its August Adventures program.
Each day throughout the month of August there is one museum, zoo, nature sanctuary or event offered with no admission fee.
August Adventures, modeled after Highland Street’s long-standing Free Fun Fridays program, will provide enriching opportunities for individuals, children and families throughout the state. From children’s museums to art to nature sanctuaries, there is something for everyone.
PYO sunflowers at Swansea farm
SWANSEA The 100 Acre Farm in Swansea will host its first-ever sunflower picking event this weekend.
For $1 a flower, you can pick your own at the family owned and operated farm located at 253 Cummings Road. The family-friendly event will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 31 and Aug 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tie-Dye Night at Fall River library
FALL RIVER The Fall River Public Library is hosting an evening of creative fun that s to dye for.
Join the library for Tie-Dye Night on Monday, Aug. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Elm Street lawn. Shirts and colors are provided -no need to bring your own.
At Peabody Essex, museumgoers can get their COVID shots msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Wicked Local
The Salem community got a first look at the new Charter Street Cemetery Welcome Center after Mayor Kim Driscoll cut a red ribbon with oversize scissors before a gathered crowd outside the Samuel Pickman House on Wednesday afternoon. We re going to cut the ribbon on - for us - what s a really historic and important day - we ve been making a number of investments in the Charter Street Cemetery, trying to make sure that we re being good stewards of that historic space, the mayor, the Pickman House s wooden front door to her back, told the day’s crowd. “And through a renewed partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum, we re going to be able to have this building where we can welcome people who are visiting the cemetery, the [Salem Witch Trials] Tercentenary Memorial, or frankly, the city at all, but primarily geared towards these spaces.
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