Just in time for the arrival of summer, a team of local volunteers has begun a new beautification process to revive Salisbury Beach Center.
The new face lift brings a bevy of flowers and beach grasses in 17 new planters, colorful banners and newly configured benches and tables creating a park-like oasis on the Broadway Mall.
In addition, a permanent cut-through will be made between Southern and Northern boulevards, separating traffic and creating a pedestrian walkway from the Broadway Mall all the way to the sand and surf. A new Beachfront Bandstand for summer festival events and concerts will also be erected in place of the road later in June.
The Salisbury Beach Center Beautification effort is an initiative of the Salisbury Beach Partnership, the Town of Salisbury and the Salisbury Beach Betterment Association Beautification Committee, which helped pay for plant materials and assembled volunteers to help with the plantings.
Order Up A Garden Salisbury business owner Mary Ann Fitzgerald designed the Broadway Mall enhancement. A student in the Landscape Institute of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, Fitzgerald's design will help make the center a welcoming place for people to meet and relax, similar to community parks found in urban areas. Indigenous plants were selected to withstand the sun and wind, while adding color and attracting birds and butterflies.
Once funding is obtained, Phase II of the project that will include a game area and children's play area will be completed
For more information, visit www.spbi.org.
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The Friends of Salisbury Library will host an Appreciation Open House at the library's Salisbury Green location on Saturday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The active group of volunteers invites community members to join them for a cup of coffee to meet board members and learn about upcoming events and ways to become volunteers and get involved.
The wide array of upcoming events include: the Captn's Corner Golf Tournament in late summer, Hank Phillippi Ryan lecture and book signing planned for September, the annual Friends Book and Bake Sale in October, Antiques Appraisal Workshop in November, Genealogy 101 scheduled for Jan. 30, Heart Health lecture and CPR demonstration in February, and Maine Greenery lecture in March.
The next monthly of the Friends of the Salisbury Public Library Board of Directors is on July 7 at 6 p.m. at the Salisbury Public Library. All are invited.
For more information, contact the library at 978-465-5071 or visit its Web site at www.salisburylibrary.org
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Join the Salisbury Sea Dogs and the PTA to raise money for local youth at a Casino Night on June 19, 7 to 11 p.m.. The evening's entertainment offers a money wheel, Roulette, Black Jack, poker, Chuck-a-Luck and many other games of chance.
Advance tickets are $10. At the door the cost goes up to $15.
For more information contact Jen Figueredo at 978-462-6208 or at perfectlyjenuine@comcast.net.
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Angeljean Chiaramida covers Salisbury for The Daily News. She can be reached via e-mail at achiaramida@newburyportnews.com, or at 978-462-6666 ext. 3271.
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