job telling the story of this historic cultural place! Now that the spring is here Out and About group is working on their next outing! We will keep you posted! Harvard’s Houghton Library, is hosting its Annual Interna-tional Photo Contest! Photos taken by Harvard

students who have studied, worked, interned, or done re-search abroad during the past year are on exhibit. You can see it from now until March 31,

2017 at the Level B, first and third floor display cases at Lamount Library.

Last week our very popular Out and About Interest group had its first gathering for the season! Group‘s members

toured the American Repertory Theater and enjoyed lunch to-gether after the presenta-tion .Their tour guide - Tracey Keen, did an excellent

Save the Date! We are happy to announce two existing events happening at Harvard Neighbors next month!

On April 13 at 4:30pm HN will host the

spring edition of our traditional Tea and Talk Afternoon! Our Guest Speaker will be Jocelyn Viterna, Professor of Soci-ology and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Harvard. Author of an award-winning book and numer-ous articles on social movements, gender, political violence, and development, Prof. Viterna is currently investigating the effects of revo-lution on the social organization of medi-cine, and how poor communities in devel-

oping countries pursue their own development from the bottom up by recruiting “projects” from humani-tarian organizations. Her research has been published in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Sociology, Politics and Gender, and the Latin American Research Review, among other jour-nals. Her first book, Women in War has received four distinguished book awards. Look for an invitation for the

Tea and Talk in your e-mail inbox next week.

Tea Tasting - another event loved by our

members, is also coming in April. The event will be hosted by our valued Event

Committee Chair, Julia Cai on April 20, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This year the theme will be :

Rare Oolong Teas from China .

An invitation will be sent out by the end of the next week. The space is limited to 15 people only, so make sure to reserve your spot.

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Monday 03/27

12:00PM Lunchtime Book Group

3:00PM English Conversation Practice

Tuesday 03/28

10:00AM English Conversation Practice

12:00PM Knitting for Everyone

Wednesday 3/29

10:00AM Infant and Toddler Playgroup

7:30PM MIT Women’s Chorale Rehearsal

Thursday 3/30

9:30AM Art Explorations

1:30PM English Conversation Practice

Friday 3/31

2:00PM Advanced English Conversation

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3:00PM English Conversation Practice

Tuesday 04/04

10:00AM English Conversation Practice

12:00 PM Knitting For Everyone

Wednesday 04/05

10:00AM Infant and Toddler Playgroup

7:30PM MIT Women’s Chorale Rehearsal

Thursday 04/06

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Friday 04/07

12:30PM French Conversation Group

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Even though we still have snow on the ground and the day temperatures are in the teens some mornings, it’s obvious: The spring has arrived! THE BIRDS ARE BACK Spring migrations can bring rarely seen species to Northern New England. Hot spots include Lake Champlain in Vermont; a driving route connects 88 birding sites around the lake (champlainvalleynhp.org). if you’re not an avid birder, guided walks throughout the region are

a great way to get outdoors and hear the slow, sweet song of warblers. Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport (massaudubon.org) runs bird walks in the morn-ing on Wednesdays, typically at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, home to more than 300 species of birds. Spring is when migrant songbirds return to Mount Auburn Cemetery (mountauburn.org). THE WATERFALLS ARE GUSHING Take a scenic drive along New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway, where the Swift River tumbles down the mountains in a hurry. Sabbaday Falls, Rocky Gorge, and Lower Falls are easy walks from the highway, each with parking and picnic areas. For a longer trek, follow the Champney Falls trail to a series of cascades and waterfalls. The moderate hike in and out will take about 2.5 hours. In Western Massachusetts, Race Brook Falls in Sheffield is a showy spring spectacle, plunging some 300 feet. The scramble over boulders and streams to the upper falls is well worth the effort. The trail-head is located off Route 41, about 5.5 miles south of South Egremont, in the Mount Everett State Reservation (mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/

massparks). Or head to “waterfall country” in the Savoy Mountain State Forest, where, during spring, runoff rivers roar through granite

chasms and stacks of boulder fields. You’ll find Tannery Falls, Parker Brook Falls, and nearly a dozen other unnamed plunges and cascades. Park headquarters are located in the tiny town of Florida, in the northern Berkshires (mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks).

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Weekend Ideas

Old Sturbridge Village

A living museum located in Sturbridge

Massachusetts, the village re-creates

life in rural New England during the

1790s through 1830s. It is the largest

living museum in New England, cover-

ing more

than 200

acres (80

hectares). It

includes 59

antique

buildings,

three water-powered mills,

and a working farm. The

museum is a popular

tourist and educational

field trip destination.

Costumed interpreters speak-

ing in modern language help

visitors understand 19th-

century life.

Old Sturbridge Village plays a

vital role in preserving early

American history and has been

an iconic New England desti-

nation since 1946. Located

just over an hour south west of

Boston the museum is an ideal

weekend destination. Right

now the museum celebrate

Maple Days where you can see

maple sugaring as it’s done in the

19th-century rural New England.

See the entire sugar-making pro-

cess, from tapping the trees to

“sugaring off”. When visiting the

village you can learn a historical

craft in one of the workshops

held at the educational center.

You can even bring your dog on

select weekends.

For detailed information on

events and hours of operation

click on the link:

https://www.osv.org/content/