Vintage Baseball on Sunday, June 7th

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CONTACT: Bethany Groff

RE: Vintage Base Ball Triple-Header

DATE: Sunday, June 7, 11 am - 4pm

PHONE: 978-462-2634

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The wide open fields at the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm are a perfect setting for a unique sports experience. Watch and cheer as the Essex Base Ball Club battles the Bristol Blues, and the Lynn Live Oaks. There will be a special kids game at 2 pm, with all kids invited to play. Using baseball rules from 1861, games feature underhand pitching, no gloves allowed. Snacks, baseballs, and cards are available for purchase. Grass field seating: bring blankets and lawn chairs, no reserved seating. Free Samples of Ipswich Ale will be provided courtesy of Mercury Brewing Company, and the Brewmasters of Ipswich Ale will take on the Essex Base Ball Club at 3 pm. Weather permitting, please call. A second game will be played on Saturday, October 3.

The Essex Base Ball Club revisits baseball’s earliest days with pre-Civil War rules. Learn about the customs, styles, and etiquette of baseball’s formative years. Players use equipment and uniforms appropriate for the period. Learn about “cranks”, “aces”, “cloud-hunters” and other period slang. Discover the origins of the game not through a book, but with a first-hand look at the vintage game in action. After the match, brave spectators have a chance to stand at bat. Learn more about the Essex Base Ball Club at www.essexbaseball.org.



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Bethany Groff
North Shore Regional Site Manager
Historic New England
5 Little's Lane
Newbury, MA 01951
(978)462-2634
www.HistoricNewEngland.org

June 7th: Free Pre-Kindergarten Program in MetroWest

FREE PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN METROWEST

The MetroWest Jewish Day School Maccabees Club will meet on Sunday, June 7 at 9:30 a.m. All children entering any kindergarten class in fall 2009 are invited to attend the “Welcome to Kindergarten” gathering at the MetroWest Jewish Day School. The group will be led by MWJDS kindergarten teacher, Lauren Ayzenberg, who will integrate fun and creative use of art, music, Hebrew, math, and science. This program has no charge, but reservations are requested. RSVP to Sara Sinai, Director of Admissions, 508-620-5554 or sara.sinai@mwjds.org . MetroWest Jewish Day School, located at 29 Upper Joclyn Avenue in Framingham , is a pluralistic day school serving over 20 Metrowest towns and is accepting applications from students in grades Jr. K – 6. More information is available at www.mwjds.org .





Victoria Felson

MetroWest Jewish Day School

29 Upper Joclyn Avenue

Framingham , MA 01701

p-508.620.5554

f- 508-620.0945

www.mwjds.org