The Greater Beverly YMCA has announced noon-time basketball is now available for free Monday through Friday from noon to 2 p.m. at the Sterling Center in Beverly. This is open for YMCA members aged 19 years old and above.
The Salem Garden Club is now accepting applications for its $2,000 scholarship for Salem residents who will be graduating high school seniors and plan to major in horticulture, botany, ecology, environmental studies, landscape design, land management, city planning, and other similar subjects. The deadline for application is on May 1 and applications are available at the Salem Garden Club website.
Auditions for a non-equity theater performance of “The Great Gatsby: An American Musical” by Marblehead Little Theatre will be held on April 16 and 17. Sign up for a singing time slot and be prepared to attend a dance call if selected for callbacks. A short combination in the style of the show will be taught, and attendees must bring sheet music. Callbacks will be held on April 18 at the Marblehead Little Theatre.
Peabody Institute Library Foundation will be hosting a fundraiser called “Birds & Bubbly” on April 28 from 6 to 8 p.m at the Peabody Institute Library. The event will showcase Audubon’s 200-year-old “Birds of America” prints, with hors d’oeuvres, desserts, wine, beer, and bubbly. Tickets are available for $50 per person.
Marblehead Little Theatre is searching for adult singers above 18 years old for non-equity auditions for “Gershwin & Porter, Who Could Ask for Anything More?” on April 3 and 4. Attendees must come prepared with sheet music and appropriate attire, and all must present their vaccination cards. More information can be found on their website.
Cogswell’s Grant in Essex is inviting everyone to join Kite Day on April 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your own kite or build one with the limited kite-building workshops, and watch professional kite flyers from Kites Over New England. Free entry for both flyers and spectators, with a $10 fee for those joining the kite-making workshop courtesy of Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center.
On April 18, 19, and 20, The Peabody Institute Library, West Branch Library is presenting a free lesson in the performing arts called “Page to Stage.” Children can rehearse and perform brief plays based on children’s stories, recommended for ages 8-10 years old. Registration is required online, by calling or visiting the West Branch Library.
Chorus North Shore is presenting a spring concert called “Classical Greats – Mozart–Haydn”, featuring Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Haydn’s Te Deum on May 13 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Hope Church in Ipswich. The concert will be conducted by Sonja Dahlgren Pryor, accompanied by Jeffrey Patch and the Presto! Orchestra with soloists Holly Cameron, Stephanie Scarcella, Neil Ferreira, and Nathan Halbur. Advance tickets can be purchased online or at the door, priced at $22 for general admission and $19 for student/seniors.
The Peabody Library is offering a two-part Intro to Crochet class on April 12 and 19 at 6:30 p.m. Participants will learn crochet basics and make a small keychain to take home, with supplies provided by the library. Registration is required via email.
The local return of the famous ’70s favorite – “The Dating Game” is looking for contestants on May 20 at the Larcom Theatre. One couple from each episode will receive a complimentary date on the North Shore. Those interested in becoming a contestant can submit their entries online.
Topsfield Historical Society is hosting a free program about the Halifax harbor explosion in 1917, which Boston medical teams responded to with great valor and dedication, at the Gould Barn on April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Marblehead School of Ballet, home to the North Shore Civic Ballet Company, is celebrating National Dance Week with special programming and offers, including a Spanish Dance Workshop, a Paris Opera Ballet performance of Signes, and more. For more information and registration, visit their website.
SeniorCare Inc. is holding “A Matter of Balance,” a free eight-week workshop from April 19 to June 7 at the Rowley Senior Center. The workshop aims to educate and support older adults to reduce the fear of falling and increase activity levels.
