TRIVIAL pursuit
Salem CyberSpace is holding a trivia contest Tuesday at the Hawthorne Hotel to raise money for its programs.
But there's nothing trivial about the nonprofit's mission or impact on low-income kids.
"We're the only comprehensive academic center that takes kids from middle school through college graduation," said director Linda Saris, who founded the organization 10 years ago.
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From dragonflies to owls, Audubon fest explores nature
For anyone who loves wildlife, a trip to the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield on Sunday could be as good as a trip to the zoo. Maybe better.
A broad range of creatures that crawl, swim or fly in Essex County will not only be displayed, but can be examined in their native habitats at the sanctuary's 15th Audubon Nature Festival.
May 31, 2012
Good cause
Wine tasting to benefit animals
Wine and dine in support of the Friends of Beverly Animals on Wednesday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Henry's Wine Cellar, 588 Cabot St., Beverly. The wine-tasting event f
May 31, 2012
Dear Abby: Marriage isn't in the cards for widower and girlfriend
Dear Abby: I am a 70-year-old widower with three grown children. My girlfriend is 53. We dated for several months before she moved in with me. I thought maybe with her living here I might fall in love with her. It has not, and will not, happen.
May 31, 2012
The reader's eye
Name: Kathryn Hardwick
Hometown: Beverly
Description: "I took this photo after a week of rain early in the morning, of purple columbine in my garden that are just starting to bloom.
"As much as I love gardening, I also enjoy photographing the stages of blooms in my gardens."
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North Shore Entertainment Calendar
Good causes
CELEBRITY BARTENDING EVENT. Thursday, May 31, 5 to 7 p.m., Vic's Boathouse, Victoria Station, Pickering Wharf, Salem. Features Billy Costa, A.J. Burnett, Mayor Kim Driscoll, Rep. John Keenan, Tim Clarke, Bruce "Elvis" Whear, Frank "ASAP" Campbell and Don Kelly. Celebrities will serve signature drinks, beer and wine. All drink sales and tips go directly to the Salem Rotary Club. Red Sox tickets raffled off. Also, stay for dinner and Salem Rotary receives 10 percent of dinner sales.
May 31, 2012
Woman wants to come clean about online dating subterfuge
Dear Abby: I do online dating. For safety, I use an alias. I look much younger than my 43 years, so I went out with a 29-year-old who thinks I'm 33. I have horrible luck with relationships and didn't think this one would be any different. Boy, was I wrong! We have been dating three weeks now.
May 30, 2012
Dear Abby: Bullied boy's injuries should trigger police involvement
Dear Abby: I am a retired New York City police officer and a resource officer at two high schools in Brooklyn. I must comment on the letter you printed from "Worried About My Boy in Tulsa" (March 29), whose 7-year-old is bullied. If a child hits another child so hard that medical attention is required, it is an assault. The police should have been notified and appropriate law enforcement action taken.
May 29, 2012
North Shore religion news in brief
The Gordon College Department of Political Science and Christians in Political Science will host the Christians in Political Science Conference (CPS) on Thursday, May 31, through Saturday, June 2, on the college's campus, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham. The CPS conference, themed "Power and Justice: Perspectives on Political Order," provides Christian political scientists with a unique forum to explore how faith impacts teaching and scholarship. Events include a keynote address on Friday, June 1, 7 p.m. by college president D. Michael Lindsay titled "Higher Power? How Christians Use Power to Shape the World Around Us"; and founder and director of Yale Center for Faith and Culture Miroslav Volfe, and Henry B. Wright, professor of theology at Yale University Divinity School will deliver the annual Kuyper Lecture on "A Public Faith: A Christian Alternative to Secular and Religious Political Exclusivism" on June 2, 7 p.m. Keynote lectures are free and open to the public. For details and a complete conference schedule, visit http://www.gordon.edu/cps.
May 26, 2012
North Shore religion calendar
Saturday, May 26
Pentecost Eve Annual Conference, beginning at 9 a.m., Christ the Redeemer Church, 188 Elliott St., Danvers. "One in Spirit: Overcoming Barriers to Unity," a conference featuring a day of worship and teaching by guest speakers and several local pastors representing different North Shore congregations. Closing Eucharist at 5 p.m., followed by dinner. This is the closing event of 10 Days of Prayer, in which daily worship services were hosted by various local congregations. Join in preparation for Pentecost. www.10DaysNorthshore.com.
TRIVIAL pursuit
Salem CyberSpace is holding a trivia contest Tuesday at the Hawthorne Hotel to raise money for its programs. 
The reader's eye
Name: Kathryn Hardwick
