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Published: March 24, 2007
Saturday
Hop to it
Looking to spend a little one-on-one time with the Easter Bunny? Today, he'll be at the Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H., having a snack with members of the Simon Kidgits Club from 8 to 10 a.m in the Food Court. It's free for members and $5 for all others. During the meet-and-greet, children can hunt for Easter eggs. After 10 a.m., the Easter Bunny will be in his spring garden and ready for photos. During the Easter season, the Easter Bunny is available for photos Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m., through Saturday, April 7.
Sunday
Go global
Travel without a passport when the Essex Chamber Music Players explore world music with their concert "International Music Then and Now," today at 2:30 p.m. as part of the Northern Essex Community College Series. The performance will be held in the Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St., and will feature music from Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. Performers include flutist and ECMP artistic director Michael Finegold, cellist Emmanuel Feldman, and pianist David Pihl. Tickets are available at the door. General admission to the concert is $10, or $5 for students. NECC students with IDs get in free. This event is wheelchair-accessible. For more, e-mail ecmp314@comcast.net, call 978-470-1584 or visit www.essexchambermusicplayers.org.
Monday
Pizza and basketball
Americans will eat more than 100 acres of pizza a day during the 2007 NCAA collegiate basketball tournament this month. There are 463 basketball courts in an acre, so that means fans will consume enough pizzas during March Madness to fill nearly 1 million basketball courts.
Tuesday
Good egg hunting
Through April 1, the public is encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to participating downtown Amesbury businesses in exchange for an Easter egg filled with goodies as part of the "Be a Good Egg" program. The food is being collected for Our Neighbor's Table, which serves weekly free dinners in Amesbury. The eggs will include coupons good for 10 percent off any purchases made during the weekend of March 31 and April 1. Additionally, some "golden" eggs will include gift certificates to many of Amesbury's fine restaurants, retailers and service providers. Posters will be hung throughout the downtown naming participating businesses by the sponsor, the Downtown Business Association. For more, contact event chairwoman Julia Tarr at 978-388-5254.
Hop to it
Looking to spend a little one-on-one time with the Easter Bunny? Today, he'll be at the Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H., having a snack with members of the Simon Kidgits Club from 8 to 10 a.m in the Food Court. It's free for members and $5 for all others. During the meet-and-greet, children can hunt for Easter eggs. After 10 a.m., the Easter Bunny will be in his spring garden and ready for photos. During the Easter season, the Easter Bunny is available for photos Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m., through Saturday, April 7.
Sunday
Go global
Travel without a passport when the Essex Chamber Music Players explore world music with their concert "International Music Then and Now," today at 2:30 p.m. as part of the Northern Essex Community College Series. The performance will be held in the Technology Center on the Haverhill campus, 100 Elliott St., and will feature music from Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. Performers include flutist and ECMP artistic director Michael Finegold, cellist Emmanuel Feldman, and pianist David Pihl. Tickets are available at the door. General admission to the concert is $10, or $5 for students. NECC students with IDs get in free. This event is wheelchair-accessible. For more, e-mail ecmp314@comcast.net, call 978-470-1584 or visit www.essexchambermusicplayers.org.
Monday
Pizza and basketball
Americans will eat more than 100 acres of pizza a day during the 2007 NCAA collegiate basketball tournament this month. There are 463 basketball courts in an acre, so that means fans will consume enough pizzas during March Madness to fill nearly 1 million basketball courts.
Tuesday
Good egg hunting
Through April 1, the public is encouraged to bring nonperishable food items to participating downtown Amesbury businesses in exchange for an Easter egg filled with goodies as part of the "Be a Good Egg" program. The food is being collected for Our Neighbor's Table, which serves weekly free dinners in Amesbury. The eggs will include coupons good for 10 percent off any purchases made during the weekend of March 31 and April 1. Additionally, some "golden" eggs will include gift certificates to many of Amesbury's fine restaurants, retailers and service providers. Posters will be hung throughout the downtown naming participating businesses by the sponsor, the Downtown Business Association. For more, contact event chairwoman Julia Tarr at 978-388-5254.
Wednesday
Happy trails
Summer vacations are just around the corner, and that means many people are planning their annual trip. What to pack? And what to pack it in?
Here are some tips for buying new bags:
* If the luggage has wheels, make sure they're inset. Wheels attached to the outside tend to break easily.
* Make sure the extendable handle comes up to a comfortable height.
* Don't use locks. Anything that dangles can get caught in luggage handling systems, and they don't provide any worthwhile security either. (Scripps Howard)
Thursday
Reel world
If you haven't seen it yet, check out the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" today. In the new film, humankind's only hope against a disgruntled tech-industrialist's plan for world domination rests with a team of ninja-trained turtles who live in the sewers of Manhattan: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. But first they have to get over the humiliation they suffered at the hands of their arch nemesis - a defeat that caused the Turtles to grow apart.
Friday
Bee healthy
Today marks the second annual celebration of World Apitherapy Day, an event designed to enhance international understanding of the therapeutic use and health benefits of bee products. Apitherapy is the use of beehive products such as honey, propolis, bee-collected pollen, beeswax, drone larvae extract, bee venom and royal jelly to maintain good health and in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. For more, check out www.apitherapy.org.
Saturday
On ice
The Haverhill-Salem Figure Skating Club hosts its annual ice show "So You Think You Can .... Skate" today at the Icenter in Salem, N.H. It features more than 50 skaters from the region skating to pop, rap, country and other music styles. Stephen Carriere of Wakefield, the 2007 world junior men's champion, will be the featured skater at the show. The event starts at 6 p.m. and tickets cost $7 for seniors and children under 12, and $12 for adults. Tickets are available at the door. For more, call 603-870-5452.
