DATELINE: SOUTH COAST
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News, views and trends… FROM MOUNT HOPE BAY TO BUZZARDS BAY
BY ELIZABETH MORSE READ
Everything’s blooming! There’s Easter and Earth Day and flowers galore – get outside and enjoy the warming weather! Plan some family activities during school vacation week, and get a head start on signing the kids up for summer camp! Across the Region
Attleboro
Take the family to the free, familyfriendly Seventh Annual Herring Run Festival at Oliver Mill Park in Middleboro on April 18! Food, games, music! For more info, call 774-766-6335 or go to discovermiddleborough.com.
Mark your calendars! The Attleboro Community Theatre will perform “The Nerd” May 1-3, 8-10, 15-17! For more info and tickets, go to attleborocommunitytheatre.com.
Cheers! Head for the 19th Annual Newport Craft Beer Festival on April 24-25 at the Great Friends Meeting House in Newport! For more info, visit newportcraftbeer.com. Mark your calendar for the start of the new season at Trinity Rep! “Sweat” will be performed April 2-May 3. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” will be performed April 23-May 24! For tickets and info, call 401-351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com. Southcoast Health and the Buzzards Bay Coalition have created “Discover Buzzards Bay,” an initiative to promote active outdoor recreation. Find resources and events at savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover – and check out thetrustees. org and massaudubon.org. To learn more about state parks and wildlife refuges in Rhode Island, go to asri.org, riparks.com, or stateparks.com/rhode_island.
Acushnet Talk a walk through the Acushnet Sawmills public park and herring weir! Canoe/kayak launch, fishing, trails. For info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/discover.
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Check out the Capron Park Zoo! Call 774-203-1840 or go to capronparkzoo. com. Or stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center! Sign the kids up for summer day camps! For more info, call 508-223-3060 or visit massaudubon.org.
Bristol
Book lovers! Head for the Southworth Library April 23-25 for the semi-annual book sale! Books, DVDs, games and more, all in good condition. For more info, call 508-999-0726. Head for Running Brook Vineyards for free live music every weekend yearround! For more info call 508-9851998 or go to runningbrookwine.com/ entertainment. Take the family to the Open Farm Days at Round The Bend Farm! Grass-fed meats, local veggies, honey, maple syrup, and botanicals! For dates and more info, call 508-938-5127 or visit roundthebendfarm.org.
Take a stroll through the daffodils at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! Don’t miss the “Gateway to Spring” events this month! And sign the kids up for this summer’s Camp Sequoia! For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold. org. Check out what’s happening at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium! Bring a basket to the Camouflage Egg Hunts on April 4 and 11 or sign the kids up for summer camp starting June 22! For details, call 401-949-5454 or go to asri. org.
Dartmouth Wander through the daffodils at Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. Sign up for! For more info, visit dnrt.org.
April 2020 | The South Coast Insider
Find out what’s happening at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Register for the Early Spring Seal Cruise to Cuttyhunk on April 4, or go on the Spring Bird Walk on April 25! Sign your kids up for summer programs! For info, go to lloydcenter.org.
Easton Find out what’s happening at the Easton Children’s Museum! For info, call 508-230-3789 or visit childrensmuseumineaston.org.
