Whoopie Pies
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Husband and wife Alan Mons and Julie Ganong owners of The Chococoa Baking Company hope to find big success with small size whoopie pies.
How do you become a Beast?
For Canadian actor Dane Agostinis, who plays the titular one in "Beauty and the Beast," it takes about 45 minutes of makeup, a hefty costume and a whole lot of discipline to keep the curmudgeonly growler fresh for each performance.
They've played bingo every Friday night for decades at St. John the Baptist Church in Salem.
In the future, these will be followed on Saturday nights, about once a month, by concerts featuring some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll.
Kripalu-certified yoga instructor Mike Houlihan will hold a free yoga class at Market Landing Park on the Newburyport waterfront each Friday this summer at 7:30 a.m.
The classes begin today and run through Aug. 20.
I stood outside with a few of my colleagues after our screening of "What to Expect When You're Expecting," a few of whom have children of their own. When one mentioned that the movie touched upon certain aspects of having a baby rather well, I couldn't help but ask, "Did your experience have that many cliché©s too?"
It's been 18 years since Newburyport's Anna Smulowitz last directed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the community, and it's been long enough. She's ready once again to bring Shakespeare's comedy to life.