Name: Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory!
Start: 2026-08-23T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts

Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts 

Join the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts for our soft opening on Sunday August 23 at The Dory Restaurant and Showroom with special guests, The Shaelyn Band direct from Sarasota. Doors open at 1PM - 3pm for a free open house with our piano bar in the Flamingo Lounge.  Doors open again at 5PM for general admission and The Band goes on at 8PM. Tickets $20 for General Admission after 5PM with drinks and light cuisine available for purchase before the band goes on. Tix available online: <a href="https://swampscottcfpa.com/show-tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SHOW TICKETS</a>

Local Event: Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory! 

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Join the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts for our soft opening on Sunday August 23 at The Dory Restaurant and Showroom...

Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts presents The Shaelyn Band live at The Dory! 

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Space is limited, and registration is required. Please register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-Fiction" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/Aug-2026-Fiction</a>.

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Express yourself by creating custom buttons in the Thompson Makerspace. Use provided templates, cut out images from magazines, or design your own artwork to turn into wearable pins. Participants will leave with their own finished buttons to take home and show off.

Funding for this program has been provided by the Abbot Public Library Foundation in partnership with the Oliver P. Killam Foundation.

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Bring your devices to the library for personal, one-on-one tech help with Theresa Milewski. All tech and computer questions are welcome, from troubleshooting to operation tips to general tech advice. Join us in welcoming Milewski to the library to host drop-in tech help on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Theresa Milewski, your Marblehead computer tutor, helps people of all ages navigate their devices. Owner of All Computers Great and Small, Milewski is a patient computer tutor with 30+ years of experience with tech.

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Children are invited to our weekly Wednesday program with stories and movement led by early childhood educator Debbie Leibowitz. Story Time A-Go-Go is a lively, interactive program for kids ages 1-4 years old held in the Event Center, or outside in the Courtyard depending on the weather.
Online registration is required - please register at <a href="https://abbotlibrary.org/events" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">abbotlibrary.org/events</a>
Funding for this program has been provided by the Abbot Public Library Foundation in partnership with the Oliver P. Killam Foundation.

Local Event: Story Time A-Go-Go with Debbie Leibowitz

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Space is limited to 12 kids ages 8-12, and online registration is required - please register at <a href="https://tinyurl.com/EOS-Beach" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/EOS-Beach</a>.

This program is generously supported by the Oliver P. Killam Mary MacAllister Fund for Fine Arts Programming for children and teens.

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<h3>The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are of imagination all compact</h3>
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Children of any age and their caregivers can visit the Killam Children’s Room on Thursdays between 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. to make a seasonal craft to take home. Working freely with seasonal themed crafts enhances pre-literacy in children with practice in sequencing steps, hand-eye coordination, etc. No registration is required.

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Join Human Harmonies at our free outdoor Tai Chi &amp; Qigong class at Red Rock Park.
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Wear comfortable clothes.
You may want to bring water and sunscreen.
Look forward to seeing you there.

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Join the Swampscott Center for the Performing Arts for our soft opening on Sunday August 23 at The Dory Restaurant and Showroom with special guests, The Shaelyn Band direct from Sarasota. Doors open at 1PM - 3pm for a free open house with our piano bar in the Flamingo Lounge.&nbsp; Doors open again at 5PM&nbsp;for general admission and The Band goes on at 8PM. Tickets $20 for General Admission after 5PM with drinks and light cuisine available for purchase before the band goes on. Tix available online:&nbsp;<a href="https://swampscottcfpa.com/show-tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">SHOW TICKETS</a>

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