The Food Project will be starting their seasonal Farmers' Market on Thursday, July 2nd from 11 AM to 3 PM. The Farmers' Market will continue every Thursday at that time until Thursday, October 29th and will be located in Central Square Lynn. For questions regarding the Farmers' Market please contact Bob Burns at (781) 346-6726 or northshore@thefoodproject.org. Also for more information on the Food Project please visit www.thefoodproject.org.

Lynn native Sean Fitzpatrick has approached the City of Lynn to host the New England Sand Sculpting Invitational/Festival (NESSI) and is looking for your support.The Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce invites all local businesses to contribute to an exciting community event.

To keep the event within the business community it will be held in Lynn Central Square. NESSI works with a professional marketing company and overall media impressions exceed 100,000,000 people. That's as many people that watch the Super Bowl world wide!

This festival has developed a huge national and international following and will attract tens of thousands of people to the city of Lynn. If you are a business owner and would be interested in participating in such a huge event please contact JoAnn by email at joann@lynnareachamber.com.

Frosty is celebrating his birthday at the Lynn Public Library and everyone is invited on Tuesday, December 30th at 11 AM. There will be plenty of magic, comedy, audience participation and much more! Come and join Greg McAdams in celebrating Frosty's big day. Please contact Theresa Hurley by at (781) 595-0567 or email at lynnchild@noblenet.org with any questions.

Underage drinking and fatal accidents dramatically increase this time of year. Educate yourself.

Myth #1: "Kids are going to drink anyway- It's a rite of passage."

REALITY: Contrary to popular belief, most kids don't drink. In Lynn, anonymous student surveys show that the majority of teens- including 61% of 10th graders and 53% of 11th graders- have not consumed alcohol during the past 30 days. Research shows that misperceptions that "everybody's doing it" actually make young people more likely to drink alcohol. On the other hand, when these misperceptions are corrected, and kids realize that "NOT everybody's doing it," they are less likely to drink alcohol.

To read more myths and find out what you can do to prevent underage drinking please click here to view the actual 'tis the season to bust the myths' document provided by Communities That Care (CTC) and Girls Inc.

Catholic Charities North is asking all charitable givers to donate to families in need. With only $10 you can add some holiday cheer to a family this season. Please request a profile for a family, then you will be sent a brown paper bag and a list of items to fill it. Larger amounts will go a long way toward filling an oil tank or making a rental payment to keep a family in their home this winter.

For more information visit the website of Catholic Charities North by clicking here.

The Northeast Youth Ballet will be performing The Nutcracker from December 13th through the 21st.  Tickets are available at the Lynn City Hall Box Office, or visit ticketmaster.com.

For more information on the performance click here to visit the Northeast Youth Ballet website.

SCI Lynn and the Boston Community Leadership Academy (BCLA) are partnering to spread a little cheer to the homeless, lonely, and hungry this holiday season.  Twenty-nine Tenth Grade students from BCLA are coming to SCI Lynn on December 22nd, to cut, create and decorate paper snowflakes, ornaments, and snowmen to be used as decorations for My Brother's Table. My Brother's Table is a local charity organization, that serves lunch and dinner to 200 guests, daily.

The 21st annual Santa Parade will begin at 5 PM on Christmas Eve. Lynn Police will escort the parade during its 23-mile journey through the streets of Lynn. The parade will begin along Dearborn Avenue and continue on all throughout Lynn.

For specific parade routes please click here.