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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h2 align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-weight:normal'>FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2019 CONTACT: Joan DiPersio, 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal> Thornton W. Burgess Green Briar Nature Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b>CAPE COD CRANBERRY DAY AT GREEN BRIAR<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>During the Columbus Day holiday weekend on <b><span style='color:red'>Saturday, October 12</span>,</b> Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen in East Sandwich invites all to its <b><span style='color:red'>19<sup>th</sup> Annual Cape Cod Cranberry Day</span></b>. From 11am to 3pm Green Briar celebrates this native berry so prominent in the history of Cape Cod with cooking demonstrations in its historic 1903 Jam Kitchen using traditional cranberry recipes. Enjoy a <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'>cranberry apple crumble dessert served in the kitchen for a $5 fee.<span style='color:red'> </span> Check out the homemade cranberry treats bake sale, and join a tour of the neighboring cranberry bog at 11am or at 1:15pm for a $3 fee per person. Families are invited to a “Frog in the Bog” Story Time at noon as well as some time for fun crafts. View the gallery exhibit covering the life and works of the prolific children’s author and naturalist, Thornton W. Burgess; look for the Queen Bee in the indoor bee hive; browse in Green Briar’s Mercantile offering our jams, jellies, Burgess books, and a wide variety of unique and nature–related items. Visit the nature center’s resident animals and stroll the grounds around the Smiling Pool . . . a special spot in all seasons! Green Briar is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For further information, call 508-888-6870 and visit the website at <a href="http://www.thorntonburgess.org"><span style='text-decoration:none'>www.thorntonburgess.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'>-#-<u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public Relations Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thornton W. Burgess Society<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6 Discovery Hill Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>E. Sandwich, MA 02537<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Phone: 508-888-6870<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:joan@thorntonburgess.org">joan@thorntonburgess.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>