A handful of spring events coming up in the next few weeks:
Drumlin Farm’s annual Woolapalooza takes place this Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with sheep shearing and sheepherding demonstrations, as well as a peek at the season’s new lambs. Adults: $8 members, $10 nonmembers. Children: $6 members, $8 nonmembers. (Drumlin Farm, 208 South Great Rd., Lincoln, MA, 781-259-2206)
Homegrown is sponsoring a Soup Swap this Saturday, March 28 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Atwood’s Tavern in Inman Square. Bring six 1-qt. frozen servings of your favorite soup to exchange. Please also bring a donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank, either canned soup or cash. (Atwood’s Tavern, 877 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, 617-864-2792)
If you like Indian food as much as I do, then head north to Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum for its Sensational India! festival on the weekend of April 4-5. Award-winning writer and actress Madhur Jaffrey will be speaking and signing copies of her memoir, Climbing the Mango Trees. Also, chef Shruti Mehta will demonstrate regional Indian cooking techniques. Be sure to check out the music, dancing, film, paintings, and sculpture, too. See Web site for schedule of events, which are included in the price of general admission. Adults $15, seniors $13, students $11. Free: kids 16 and under, members, and Salem residents. (Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St., Salem, MA, 978-745-9500)
Or, if you happen to be down the Cape that weekend, Truro Vineyards is reopening for the season. They’re offering complimentary wine-tastings for all guests on April 3-5, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Truro Vineyards, Route 6A, North Truro, MA, 508-487-6200)
What a horrible tease! I don't live anywhere near Massachusetts! Can you do some research and post one of these for Central Jersey? Take your time, I'll wait.
Posted by: NurseJen | March 26, 2009 at 05:55 PM
NurseJen: I'm sorry, but I've been sworn to secrecy by a friend of mine as to the hidden charms of backwoods NJ. That nobody is supposed to know about it but the people who live there. So I can't. I pinky swore.
Posted by: Tammy | March 29, 2009 at 09:35 PM