6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - Short Films - 9:30 am
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Conservation Film Shorts
 Nature Now (with Greta Thunberg) (2020; 3:40)
 Maine’s Wild Islands (2017; 6:34)
 Karner Blue Butterfly Restoration (2019; 4:49)
 Restoring the Coonamessett River (2019; 6:40)
 The Saltmarsh Sparrow Narrowly Escapes Death (Nature) (4:53)

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - A Meeting of Migrations   - 10:15 am
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

A Meeting of Migrations (2019; 33 mins.)
Every spring two huge animal migrations congregate on the shores of Delaware Bay for different
purposes. Millions of horseshoe crabs arrive to spawn and lay their eggs in the warming beach
sand. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of migratory shorebirds on their way to the Arctic
stop long enough to gorge themselves on the crab eggs.
Filmmaker: Michael Oates
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/335471929

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - Dead in the Water - 11:00 am
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Dead in the Water (2019; 43 mins.)
Over 2,000 concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) litter southeastern North Carolina. The
animal waste from these farms runs into the Cape Fear River, threatening water quality and public
health. These farms are hidden in rural counties where residents are exposed to raw animal waste.
Dead in the Water exposes the stories and solutions behind these industrial farms.

Filmmaker: Lizzie Bankowski
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/272428921

Emma Andrews Library - Souper Saturday

Event starts at 12 Noon and ends when the soup is gone 😉 - end time is tbd...

You will have a choice of Lamb, Chickpea and Apricot Soupfrom Chococoa, Fish Chowder from Starboard Galley, Tortellini Soup, Cream ofMushroom Soup,Roasted Vegetable Soup and Cream of Broccoli Soup. There willalso be fresh breads and a large assortment of delicious homemade desserts. A$5.00 donation will be greatly appreciated as the monies collected areused to fund the many children's programs that the Emma offers.

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - The Merrimack: River at Risk  - 1 pm
March 27th - 29th 

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

The Merrimack: River at Risk (2020; 60 mins)This new documentary shows how significant the Merrimack River and its surrounding landscapesare and how people can speak up for and support this threatened resource. 

Filmmaker: Jerry Monkman 
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV2zWs2BD3A  

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - Journey of the Whooping Crane   - 2:15 pm 
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Journey of the Whooping Crane (2016; 60 mins.)
Journey of the Whooping Crane presents a natural history of the bird and highlights conservation
efforts to restore this magnificent animal. With the number of birds increasing, this is a rare success
story for endangered species today.

Filmmaker: Rhett Turner and Greg Pope
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_bzmy8tizw

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - Artifishal - 3:30 pm
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Artifishal (2019; 80 mins.)
Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment
that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish
hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature.

Filmmakers: Josh Murphy, Laura Wagner, & Yvon Chouinard
Trailer: https://www.patagonia.com/artifishal.html

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - The Biggest Little Farm   - 6:30 pm
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

The Biggest Little Farm (2018; 90 mins.)
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres
outside of Los Angeles.

Filmmaker: John Chester
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfDTM4JxHl8

Actors Studio - Dance Night Out!

Our month-long WHM celebrations come to a close with a smashing evening of fun. Mix, mingle, and dance to live music provided by Wendy Sobel and her wildly popular rock band, Girls Night Out Quartet. Light fare included. Beer and wine bar will be available. 

Purchase Tickets:
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4503794 

Actors Studio VIP Card Discount: 
Newburyport VIP Card Discount, $2 off per ticket, when purchasing online, money is refunded at box office upon presenting a valid VIP Card. VIP Card Purchase Link 
https://www.newburyport.com/actors-studio-of-newburyport/

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival -  Short Films - 10 am
March 27th - 29th 

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Conservation Film Shorts
 Nature Now (with Greta Thunberg) (2020; 3:40)
 Maine’s Wild Islands (2017; 6:34)
 Karner Blue Butterfly Restoration (2019; 4:49)
 Restoring the Coonamessett River (2019; 6:40)
 The Saltmarsh Sparrow Narrowly Escapes Death (Nature) (4:53)

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - Bears - 10:15 am
March 27th - 29th 

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

Bears (2019; 60 mins.)
Follow the adventures of bears across the globe, from grizzlies to pandas to sloth bears, as they
draw on their brains, brawn and unique adaptations to survive. Find out what it really takes to be a
bear in today’s ever-changing world.

Filmmaker: PBS/Nature
Trailer: https://youtu.be/uiZApaejEok  

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival -  The Beaver Believers  - 1:30 pm
March 27th - 29th 

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

The Beaver Believers (2018; 64 minutes)
The Beaver Believers is an award-winning feature documentary sharing the urgent yet whimsical
story of an unlikely cadre of activists - a biologist, a hydrologist, a botanist, an ecologist, a
psychologist, and a hairdresser - who share a common vision. They’re all working to restore the
North American Beaver, that most industrious, ingenious, bucktoothed little engineer, to the
watersheds of the American West. The Beaver Believers encourage us to embrace a new paradigm
for managing our western lands, one that seeks to partner with the natural world rather than
overpower it. As a keystone species, beaver enrich their ecosystems, creating the biodiversity,
complexity, and resiliency our watersheds need to absorb the impacts of climate change. Beavers
can show us the way and do much of the work for us, if only we can find the humility to trust the
restorative power of nature and our own ability to play a positive role within it. Shot in 8 western
states, Mexico, and Canada, through desert drought, raging wild fires, forceful floods, and wetland
tranquility, this film will change the way you think about climate change and inspire you to take a
bite out of the challenges we face, one stick at a time.

Filmmaker: Sarah Koenigsberg
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/133200746  

6th Annual Conservation Film Festival - The Biggest Little Farm   - 3:00 pm
March 27th - 29th   

The refuge's sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is a weekend-long event during which an interesting collection of award-winning films will be shown on the big screen in the visitor center auditorium. The event is FREE and open to the public. NO preregistration; simply show up. Seats in the 85 seat auditorium are filled on a firs come, first-served basis. 

A complete schedule of festival films is available on the refuge web site. Check out the trailers! https://www.fws.gov/refuge/parker_river/  

The Biggest Little Farm (2018; 90 mins.)
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres
outside of Los Angeles.

Filmmaker: John Chester
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfDTM4JxHl8  

Parenting Years Speaker Series - The Good News about Bad Behavior
Location : Nock / Molin Auditorium

Presenter: Speaker/Author Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Why don’t our kids do what we want them todo? Parents often take the blame for misbehavior, but this obscures a broader trend: inour modern, highly connected age, childrenhave less self-control than ever. About half ofthe current generation of children will developa mood or behavioral disorder or a substanceaddiction by age eighteen. Contemporary kidsneed to learn independence and responsibility, yet our old ideas of punishments and rewards are preventing this from happening.Katherine will show you how innovators arerebuilding lost-self control, resolving familyconflict and changing the trajectory of young lives.

Clipper Career Fair Fuels Student Futures
Future Directions Career Fair, April 2, 2020

Newburyport, MA. (February 13, 2020) - Newburyport High School is joining with the local business
community to host the Future Directions Career Fair on Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 8-10:15am.

It will offer the NHS sophomore class the opportunity to learn about careers. Panelists will engage with students in a dialogue to help them match their passions with career interests.
Andy Wulf, Newburyport High School Principal, spoke very highly of the career fair and the impact it
had on the community and the students, “At last year’s Future Directions Fair, it was great to see our
students make connections with so many community members.”

Shelley DeSimone, VP of Human Resources at Anna Jacques Hospital, and the committee chairman
concurs. “AJH employees have participated in this event since its inception … we’re confident that the
career stories we’ve told have inspired future doctors, nurses and others to pursue careers in health
science careers,” she said.

This is the fourth year the career exploration event is being held. We hope to increase the number of
local employers and business owners who will come to inspire the students. The committee is looking to attract businesses and professionals as presenters in these vocations:

• Business Management • Health Science
• STEM • Education & Training
• Finance & Banking • Law, Law Enforcement and Public Safety
• Human Services • Arts, Audio, Visual Technology and Communication

By encouraging employers to connect with students, the committee envisions mutually beneficial
internships could be developed as a by-product of this interaction. “The fair is a great example of the
community coming together to help students better connect school to their future interests,” Mr. Wulf
complimented.

For more information on becoming a presenter, visit https://nhs.newburyport.k12.ma.us/ or contact
Patricia Blackstock or Jessica Lawrence in NHS Student Support Services at (978) 465-4440 Ext. 5018.

Email: pblackstock@newburyport.k12.m1.us and jlawrence@newburyport.k12.ma.us .

### About Newburyport High School
Newburyport High School, established in 1831, has an enrollment of 781 students. With a 12:1 student to faculty ratio, talented teachers instruct students in rigorous classes such as AP Calculus, Physics and Chemistry, while maintaining a 94% graduation rate. Students gain real world experience through the many work-study programs, including internships such as at the Institution for Savings branch on campus. Distinguished alumni include Joe Keery (actor) and Harry Kurt (baseball player). Clipper
Crimson and Gold pride is located at 241 High St, Newburyport MA, 01950.
https://nhs.newburyport.k12.ma.us (978) 465-4440.

Actors Studio - Collaboration 6

  The Weekend Writers Workshop (WWW) is bringing "Collaboration 6 to The Actors Studio for three performances. Previous work by these playwrights has been performed at hundreds of play festivals around the country and Collaboration 6 is this talented groups most ambitious show to date. According to Marc Clopton, Executive Director of the Actors Studio, You don't have to go into Boston to get great theater. The Collaboration 6 plays guarantee three evenings of unique, not-to-be-missed entertainment - funny, clever, stunning, compelling and provocative."

Audiences will be treated to twelve plays, eight a night, with each nights line-up different than the previous, says Jack Rushton, co-founder of WWW. Were grouping the twelve plays into three sets of four. If you take in two shows you'll see all twelve plays. If you attend all three shows, you'll see the unique line-ups, because no two nights will be the same.

WWW meets every third Sunday at The Actors Studio, where local writers and actors work in harmony to craft and fine-tune plays. Every year we choose some of our best to perform as a fundraiser for The Actors Studio, says Rushton, a place that's not only a valuable cultural resource in our community but also a theatrical home-base for many of us. 

Purchase Tickets:  

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4533499  

Actors Studio VIP Card Discount: 
Newburyport VIP Card Discount, $2 off per ticket, when purchasing online, money is refunded at box office upon presenting a valid VIP Card. VIP Card Purchase Link 
https://www.newburyport.com/actors-studio-of-newburyport/

NAA Reception for Spring Members Open

Reception: April 4th, 6-8 pm
Exhibition: April 3rd-25th

Attend a Newburyport Art Association reception and enjoy a fabulous evening of art, hors d’oeuvres, drinks and conversation. This is a free event, open to all and show featured All NAA Media (acrylic, digital art, drawing, fine crafts, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, printmaking, sculpture, & watercolor)

Join us for an Open Classrooms Event on Tuesday, April 7th at 9am and experience Clark School's unique and individualized approach to education in action!

Clark School offers rolling admissions so your child can begin today on an educational path that better fits them as a learner and person.

Student led tours of our Lower School (K-8) High School, Black Box Theater, Art Studio and Virtual Technology Lab will be available from 9am-10am.

Register for the Tour:
https://www.clarkschool.com/admissions-events 

QUESTIONS?! Email us at admissions@clarkschool.com or give us a call at 978-777-4699 ext.112, we'd love to hear from you! 

Actors Studio - The Gin Game - A Staged Reading

This Pulitzer Prize Award winning play uses the card game as a metaphor for life. As an aging couple in a seedy nursing home play the game, the intimacies of their pasts spill forth like the cards from the deck as they reach out to make some sense of their damaged lives. By Donald L. Coburn. Featuring M.Lynda Robinson and Richard McElvain.

Richard McElvain, co-founder of BOSTON READS, has been working in the Boston area as an actor, director, writer, translator and teacher for more years than he cares to count. He is a recipient of both the Elliot Norton Award and the IRNE for his acting. His directorial and acting credits are too numerous to mention.

M. Lynda Robinson, co-founder of BOSTON READS, has been working on Boston theatre stages for the last 35 years. There is virtually no stage in Boston she has not tread upon multiple times. She was awarded one of the first Elliot Norton and IRNE Awards for her stage work. She was on the founding committee for StageSource and has founded three theatres - The Court Theatre, The West End Theatre and The Blackburn Performing Arts Theatre. She is an accomplished, published and produced playwright with credits too numerous to mention.  

Purchase Tickets:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4530305  

Actors Studio VIP Card Discount: 
Newburyport VIP Card Discount, $2 off per ticket, when purchasing online, money is refunded at box office upon presenting a valid VIP Card. VIP Card Purchase Link 
https://www.newburyport.com/actors-studio-of-newburyport/

Vet tech Marci will be waiting to clip your dogs nails for just $10. No appointment necessary, just stop by! For more info, call Just Dogs at 978-465-8400.

Riverside Community Bike Swap Supporting the Jimmy Fund & Coastal Trails Network

Fighting Cancer one bike at a time

Bike drop off at Riverside Cycles: 4/11 - 4/18 from 9 am - 5 pm
Bike Swap 4/19 10 am - 2 pm

On Sunday April 19th from 10 am - 2 pm the locally based Pan Mass Challenge Team, The Riverside Rockets, presents The 9th Annual North Shore Community Bike Swap to benefit The Jimmy Fund and the Coastal Trails Network. The goal of this event is to generate money to help in the fight against cancer while providing a venue for people from the local community to either buy, sell or donate second hand bicycles. The event is graciously hosted by Riverside Cycles.

Newburyport Spring Half & Relay

Join us on Sunday, April 26th at 9:00 am for the 1st Annual Newburyport Spring Half Marathon & Relay! Registration includes a gender-specific tech shirt, finisher medal, and a festive block party with three local brewers!

More info: https://www.nbpthalf.com/

9:00 AM

Race Starts

10:30 AM

Party Starts

12:30 PM

Dance Off

2:00 PM

Party Ends

How do I sign up for the half marathon?

Register > "As an Individual" > Register > Select # of Bibs > Checkout

How do I sign up for the 2-person or 4-person relay?
Register > "As a Team Member" > Register > Type Team Name or Create Team > Checkout

How do I create/join a relay team?
Register > "As a Team Member"> Type Team Name or Create Team > Checkout

Course Map:
The half marathon and relay both start and finish in Cashman Park in downtown Newburyport. The course is fast and flat with six water/Gatorade stops and lots of course support.

Elevation Map:
Running Club Tent Offer:
All running clubs with 25+ runners registered for the half marathon or relay receive a club tent at the race [plus a club supply of food, beer & cider]. More info: https://www.nbpthalf.com/clubs

Half Marathon Relay (teams of 4):
Each runner runs approximately 3 miles. (see below) Team costumes are highly encouraged! More info: https://www.nbpthalf.com/relay

Post-Race Party:
Registration includes 3 drink tickets and free food at the party. We'll have Notch Brewing, Riverwalk Brewing and Far From The Tree Cider pouring fresh local beer & cider for your enjoyment! Entertainment by DJ Renselect.