North Shore Kid Stories, Events, Activities, Camps and Recipes

The Gloucester Schooner Festival is a  wonderful celebration of Gloucester's fishing and maritime history during labor day weekend. This year's festival, hosted by Maritime Gloucester,  is Gloucester’s major marine event, with participating vessels coming from ports along the Eastern seaboard and beyond. There will be both large and small vessels—ranging from 19 feet to over 100 feet in length. You will see new boats and old boats, from newly built (Ardelle - launched 2011) to over 100 years old!

The Ipswich High School jazz ensemble joins the IMS Jazz Orchestra and North Shore Jazz Project for a free afternoon concert.  This performance will spotlight the talent of young local North Shore talent, so come and get your groove on! This concert will take place in the Barn at The Trustees of Reservations Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich!

Kitchen busy at 6 a.m. ....sauce is simmering for Sunday Family Buffet at Prince Pizzeria.

Nothing says love like Sunday Family Dinner and Prince Pizzeria has the perfect recipe with their assorted pizza, constantly refreshed with cheese, vegetable and meat toppings. Prince homemade meatballs, ziti, fresh marinara sauce and fresh garlic bread.

Every Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.

$8.99 per person.

$3.99 for children under 10.

Reservations are encouraged! 781-233-9950

Shalin Liu Performance Center invites you to a FREE concert at their Shalin Liu Center! Created in 2010, the Wenham Street Brass is a trio of young professionals dedicated to engaging audiences through performance and education. They are the ensemble-in-residence for A Street Music Education, a music school in Quincy, MA. With graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory, it has a wide variety of experience that reflects an interest in music of many time periods and genres.

Manchester Athletic Club Tennis Camp makes tennis fun for kids that want to get started playing tennis or want to take their game to the next level. MAC Tennis Camp uses USTA’s nationally recognized Ten and Under Tennis format for developing junior tennis players. The USTA format program gets kids playing tennis on age appropriate sized courts so that every participant can experience success.

ArtWorks at Waring is a long-established summer experience combining learning and fun. In the morning, children have the chance to work in depth in one of five "MAJORS": Video, Theater , Visual Arts, Circus, and Musical Theater. In the afternoon, there are elective workshops to choose from: basketball, hip-hop dance, jewelry-making, French, acting, chess, games, and other activities. We end the day with recreation and whole-group activities.

On August 1 there will be presentations of what we have created together.

Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ArtWorks Junior is for children ages 5-7 who have completed at least one year of kindergarten. This is a hands-on morning program including creative art, science and nature, music, puppetry, and story-telling. We'll take field trips & investigate the Waring campus.

Limited enrollment for either entire month or two consecutive weeks.

Prince Pizzeria is excited to announce the kick off concert of the Summer by the College Fund Band.

Taking their musical inspiration from the infectious pop and rock of the 70’s and 80’s, this trio’s journey started six years ago when Jack Gantt—then age 11—and his brother, Dan, convinced their mother, Debbie, that they should form a band. 

The concert begins at 6 p.m. with the Prince Pizzeria menu available.

Admission is $5 per person.

Please reserve now by calling 781-233-9950

Family Martial Arts and More brings kids ages 7-10 a summer filled with safe, fun activities!

Kids will enjoy a variety of activities designed to develop their athletic skills and will learn the fundamentals of sports and competition. Indoor games will be provided during rainy days and bottled water, and morning and afternoon snacks are provided.
For more information, visit a Family Martial Arts and More open house:

• Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 10 a.m. to noon.
• Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Kid's Night Out (KNO) is back at the YWCA Greater Newburyport.  Parents, relax and enjoy a well deserved night out (or in) while our highly qualified YWCA staff watch over your little munchkins (children in grades 1-3).  Their evewning at the YWCA Greater Newburyport starts with pizza, music, and activities.  Then it is on to the pool for an open swim and the evening ends with a short video.

Here's a plant sale that will beautify your garden, help reduce your carbon footprint and benefit a local community organization that's dedicated to helping children! Come to Stage Fort Park to shop for perennials supplied by your neighbors to help fund programs through the Gloucester Education Foundation! This sale is organized by Generous Gardeners Inc.  a unique North Shore Business that  promotes philanthropy through gardening – check them out to swap or donate plants online!

MAC Blue Sky Adventure Camp invites all campers to pursue and achieve personal growth through group challenges and individual success. B.S.A.C is a uniquely designed program that uses outdoors as part of the adventure, whether hiking up to JD’s Peak or exploring areas around a bubbling stream there are always surprises around the bend. Every hike includes unique discoveries providing challenging and fun team building activities using Project Adventure elements hidden along the forest paths.

Beverly Public Library hosts the Science and Astronomy Club every Thursday that school is in session.  The program is geared toward kids in grades 1-5 and is designed to nurture an in interest in the sciences.  This is a drop in program - no registration required!