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NEW CLASS - SIGN UP TODAY!
LEGO Action! For preschool Children
One recent first grade student described LEGO Action as "... his best happiness ever!" LEGO Action classes for preschool children and Mom's will run on Thursday's September 24th - October 29th and again November 19th - December 17th. The time is 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Attend one session or all six. Each week LEGO builders will develop new LEGO skills by focusing on different themes... cars, planes, bridges, towers, spaceships, and buildings; with over 100,000 different bricks! Taught by Jo-Ann Gorrell, founder, Engineering Action. Jo-Ann is a mechanical engineer dedicated to hands-on learning for children and adults. Her classes have been featured through a number of schools on the North Shore.

Please call 508-932-6599 for registration information or visit us on line for details. $10 per session.


Please join us as we continue the start of a new dance venue North of Boston! Enjoy three hours of dancing in our authentic 1920’s ballroom with original dance floor! All ages and sizes welcome! Join us for one hour, two, or three! Cover charge includes a free dance lesson. Music includes DJ or Live Band. Plenty of parking!

Swing, Latin & Ballroom Dancing
Mark Your Calendar for every second Sunday.

Sunday, October 11th
Sunday, November 8th
Sunday, December 13th (*Semi-formal Holiday Gala)
* $20 Special Semi-formal pricing includes light reception.

Free Beginner Lesson: 6:30 - 7:15 pm
Open Dance: 7:30 - 10:00 pm
$12.00 includes lesson and open dance


Ballroom, Latin, Swing Dance
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Free Beginner Lesson
6:30 - 7:15 pm
Open Swing Dance!
7:30 - 10:00 pm

Lesson and DJ
Roberto & Tricia
Dancing Connections


$12.00 covers the evening!
The Community House continues to take advantage of our 1920’s vintage wooden dance floor by reviving regular monthly dances every second Sunday of the month.  We warmly welcome folks seeking a new hobby or the seasoned pro.  A dance lesson is provided at the start of each dance to ensure a good time. $12.00 cover includes lesson and open dance.  Please call 978-468-4818 for additional information or find us on-line. Drop-ins most welcome! 


Movie Viewing
Thursday, October 15, 2009
There will be a movie viewing at 1:00 p.m. at the Community House.
Featured Movie: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Price: $3.00 includes movie, beverages and munchies! Sponsored by the Community House and the Hamilton COA.
 

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a American fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1921 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. The film was released in the United States on December 25, 2008.  The film received thirteen Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Pitt, and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson. It won Oscars for Art Direction, Makeup, and Visual Effects.


Fun Science
Calling all Junior Engineers!  The Community House is now excepting reservations for the start of our Fun Science program scheduled for early release Wednesday's in October  with Jo-Ann Gorrell, founder of Engineering Action.  Sign up for one or all three Wednesday’s. Appropriate for all elementary school students.

What:  Fun Science Registration Now for October
Where: The Community House
When: October 7 focus is Electricity
           October 14 focus is Heat Transfer
           October 21 focus is Density
Time:   3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Price:   $8.00 per child includes supplies

Please call Ann, 978-468-4818 ext10 to reserve space.  


Sunday, October 25, 2009
New England Light Opera Announces a night devoted to the music of Victor Herbert. Herbert is best known for the 43 operettas he composed between 1894 and 1917 including Babes in Toyland, The Red Mill and Naughty Marietta. However Herbert also founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and led the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1898-1904. One of his most lasting contribution to modern music may be the years he toured under the Victor Herbert Orchestra and played the popular standards of the day, virtually inventing the form of the pops concert used today. Those pops concerts traveled throughout the U.S. until his death in 1924 and brought live music to many who didn’t have access to big city orchestras. Following in that tradition, NELO will bring our evening of Herbert compositions to Hamilton. Tickets are currently available through www.newenglandlightopera.org  for the Sunday, October 25th concert at Hamilton Wenham Community House, 284 Bay Road in Hamilton at 3:00 p.m.


Community House Speaker Series
October 2009 - May 2010
10:00 am ~ $3.00 includes lecture with audio, visuals, discussion, coffee/tea. Pre-registration appreciated but not necessary.

This series will feature prominent representatives from a number of different disciplines including local history, politics, science, animal behavior, sports figures of note, the arts and more...

An eclectic mix with something for everyone, please keep an eye out!

The Community House will be adding food for thought with our new Speaker Series. These morning segments will run once or twice a month and are intended for anyone hoping to get the inside scoop on a number of different topics.  Each speaker will bring a wealth of information.  Sessions will be held in a relaxed environment with coffee and tea.  Extra time will be available for an open discussion and/or a question/answer session.

Tuesday, October 13 - Conserving the Landscape of Essex County with Ed Becker
Ed Becker, the executive director of Essex County Greenbelt, will present a program describing the distinctive landscape of Essex County and the conservation work of Greenbelt, a private nonprofit land trust.  The presentation will feature beautiful nature photography, and will examine the history of the conservation movement in the U.S. from Teddy Roosevelt to the present day.

Ed Becker has over thirty years of experience in land conservation and environmental protection, and has been the executive director of Essex County Greenbelt since 1987.  He has presented programs and been engaged in conservation projects in the U.S., Latin American and Europe. http://www.ecga.org/

Wednesday, November 18 - History of Salem with Arthur Burt - The significance of Salem Port, pre and post revolution.

An overview of Salem Harbor, pre and post American Revolution.  This was presented at the recent World History Conference at Salem State College.  Professor Burt will concentrate on the Salem Maritime Society, its charter, members and influence on world trade.

Arthur Burt is a professor in the history department at Salem State College and is developing an historical curriculum with site visitations of European WWII battlefields concentrating on the Allied invasion of France and the Allied occupation of Paris.

 
Tuesday, December 8 - Gender Stereotyping with Kara Kaufman - Early-to-mid American 20th century advertising

In this lecture Kara Kaufman explores male and female gender roles in the methods advertisers employed in the early to mid 20th century to sell items coming off the assembly lines and how they ingrained what it meant to be a "real" man or "real" woman. Has anything changed?

Kara Kaufman is a professor of history at Salem State College.  She is interested in gender, sexuality, religion, the abuse of power and postmodern philosophies.


Fall Fling
Sunday, November 15
Dinner and Live Music!
Social Hour: 5:00 -6:00 pm
Buffet Dinner with Maple Sugar Jazz Band: 6:00 -9:00 pm
Tickets $15 per person, advanced purchase required.
Reservations thru Wenham Council on Aging 978-468-5529

Contact: Trudy Reid 978-468-5529

Harvest Dinner
Saturday, November 7
The Community House Board of Directors cordially invites you to an evening of dining and dancing to help us defray the construction expense of our beautiful portico.
Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres will be served from 6:30 to 7:30pm followed by a Short Plate Style Dinner and Live Music and Dancing til 11pm
A $5,000 Raffle winner will be drawn with a 2nd Prize of $500, 3rd Prize $250 and 4th Prize of $150. Raffle tickets are $50 each and are available from any Board Member or at the Community House. You do not need to be present to win.

Contact: Melissa Elmer   978-468-4818, ext 11 melissa@communityhouse.org

 

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