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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:normal">FOR RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 2024 CONTACT: Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:joan@thorntonburgess.org"><span style="text-decoration:none">joan@thorntonburgess.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%">CAPE COD CRANBERRY DAY IN THE JAM KITCHEN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:normal"> Come by the Thornton Burgess Green Briar Nature Center & Jam Kitchen during Cape Cod Cranberry Day on
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%">Saturday, October 12</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:normal"> as they celebrate our native cranberry so prominent in the history of Cape Cod. From 10am to 2pm, enjoy a cranberry
crumble dessert and cranberry bake sale served in the historic kitchen along with cooking demonstrations using traditional cranberry recipes. Tickets for dessert are $8 at the door. Drop in for a family story time at 10am featuring tales of Peter Rabbit
and friends by renowned author Thornton W. Burgess. Visit the gallery exhibit featuring the life and works of Burgess, who was born and raised in Sandwich and whose 150<sup>th</sup> birthday is being celebrated during 2024. Browe in the unique Mercantile
offering jams, Burgess books, and a wide variety of nature-related items and toys. Stroll the paths of the wildflower garden and grounds around the “Smiling Pool” pond. Families may spend some time in the Green Meadow Forest and Live Menagerie for an additional
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:150%;font-weight:normal"> Green Briar is located at 6 Discovery Hill Road, just off Route 6A in East Sandwich. For details about tours of the neighboring cranberry bog on that day,
call 508-888-6870 or visit the website at <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thorntonburgess.org%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C8b530877fcd44fa4e44508dcd99d30b9%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638624516365975396%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=eAmXsuk0zQ89PPbKT78lt3l9VvJMNtobcedFhJUGegU%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www.thorntonburgess.org/" shash="yN8aElQOT8PzY7LE5cX0A5cGk9NAtXd9Y4E+0KRv8dVwjoIAV6/78BMKPHtMTMWgvymR5dau71sCwZweZrUdYBk7FxhaI/r2U1sjpDzFDB8bYGWB3XIXYlRxNAnbBe7rPxCWbyX9lhDD7VtZ1tYI/QnK23CHOn1UfL9/YfM3gUk=">
<span style="text-decoration:none">www.thorntonburgess.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-weight:normal">Joan DiPersio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thornton Burgess 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>
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