Clean Sweep to the Sea

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:08pm

Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
Cleanups should take place between 10:30 a.m. and Noon.

Celebration will be at the LCA tent at OpenDTL in Central Square from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Participants will receive lunch “ticket” from Team Leaders at the cleanup site.

For more information visit http://lynncommunity.org/?page_id=492

State of the City

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 3:00pm

For more information visit http://lynncommunity.org/

Build on the vision for Downtown Lynn

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:44pm

For more information go to http://www.mapc.org/downtownlynn

Meditation Class

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:22pm

Introduction to Meditation
Wednesdays, June 5th to June 26th: 7-9PM
A four-week class will provide the tools for a regular meditation practice, and ways to apply simple mindfulness-awareness meditation to our daily lives. Classes will consist of meditation instruction, talks, contemplation, dialogues and group discussion. The instructor, Tom Ericsson, is trained in the Shambhala
Buddhist tradition, but this is a secular program. Comfortable chairs will be provided.

Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn (UUCGL), 101 Forest Ave., Swampscott. For directions go to www.uucgl.org.

Cost: A suggested offering of $10 per night of the class is requested, but any amount is appreciated and please don't let lack of funds keep you from attending.

Call 781-595-8836 Ext. 12 to register.
Email questions to meditategreaterlynn@gmail.com

UUCGL is located at 101 Forest Avenue, Swampscott and holds services and faith development classes at 10 am every Sunday. Directions can be found at: www.uucgl.org.

Forever Young Senior Prom for Senior Citizens

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:17pm

Forever Young!
Building Bridges Through Music Youth Outreach Program Will Host
The 3rd Annual Senior Prom for Senior Citizens

Lynn Arts, Inc
25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA
Sunday, June 9
4-7pm
FREE for Seniors 75+
($15.00/per person all others)
The Lynn Arts building is handicap accessible.
Attire: Semi-Formal/Formal and Black Tie

Tickets MUST be purchased and Reservations MUST be made in advance – (limited seating)
DEADLINE For Advance Ticket Purchase and Reservations is June 1st

We hope you’ll come and/ or bring a senior to the prom, or make a tax deductible donation to support the extraordinary efforts by this group of very caring young people.

For information, reservations and to purchase tickets, please contact:
Building Bridges through Music at (781) 479-8327, or info@bbtmusic.org
To make a tax deductible donation, please make checks payable to:
Building Bridges Through Music
25 Exchange St., Lynn, MA 01901
Donations can also be made on line
through our website:
www.bbtmusic.org

Media Sponsor
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lynn Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.”

Lynn Farmfest

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:16pm

Local Festival Celebrates Food and Farms
Free gardening workshops and plant sales help North Shore
residents to ensure a strong start this growing season

WHAT: The Food Project, a youth development and local agriculture
program, celebrates the start of another growing season at their Munroe Street Farm in Downtown Lynn. Area youth will lead the festivities with how-to workshops and sales of vegetable plants.

WHO: The Food Project youth and staff will host local residents,
neighbors, and community members.

Since 1991, The Food Project (TFP) has built a national model of engaging young people in personal and social change through sustainable agriculture. Their mission is to grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. TFP produces healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs and provides youth leadership opportunities. Most importantly, TFP strives to inspire and support others to create change in their own communities.

WHEN: Saturday May 18, 2013; 10am to 2pm
WHERE: Munroe Street Farm, 100 Munroe Street, Lynn

This event is free and open to the public; for further details, please e-mail rburns@thefoodproject.org or call 781-259-8621 x44.

Support Arts After Hours

Submitted by Kimberly Luck on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 2:50pm

You are Lynn.

You make Lynn tick. Your pride, your voice, your encouragement, and your belief that the city is growing strong again makes Lynn move forward.

As Arts After Hours gears up for its next season, which will include music events, Shakespeare in Lynn Woods, Evil Dead The Musical, new youth educational programs, and more, they need you to be a part of it all. And they will help you show your Lynn pride, no matter where you are!

Your donation of $50 more will land you a one-of-a-kind I AM LYNN mug, which Arts After Hours created especially for this fundraising campaign. Donations over $100 will also receive an I AM LYNN t-shirt in the size of your choosing. The more you give, the more you get!

For more information and to donate, click https://www.wepay.com/donations/i-am-lynn-be-a-part-of-the-creation

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