[SEMCO] New Year's Day Walk in Woods Hole

Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:37:20 EST

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Circle the date...  The annual New Year's Day walk in Woods Hole is becoming 
a holiday season tradition for local environmentalists, and others, who are 
concerned about the future of the Atlantic Ocean and the quality of community 
life on Cape Cod...  Everyone is invited to participate in this simple, 
non-commercial,  and very old-fashioned  gathering on the first day of the 
year...  

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:  The parade starts at noon, on New Year's Day, in front 
of the Woods Hole Community Hall, on  Water Street, in Woods Hole...  
Participants are encouraged to bring holiday noisemakers, costumes, drums, 
flags, and rainbow banners...  All good people - and friendly animals - are 
invited!

There will be an easy walk around Eel Pond with lots of opportunities to 
shout, "Happy New Year!" to neighbors...  At Waterfront Park on Water Street, 
the merrymakers pause to "toast the coast" with non-alcoholic beverages.    
This is an opportunity to  make New Year's Day resolutions to help protect 
the ocean and coastal communities...  Last year, individuals read poetry, 
sang songs, danced, and told environmental stories that were appropriate for 
the occasion...  Afterwards, simple refreshments - it's a potluck event - 
were shared at the old firehouse on Water Street...  Community groups talked, 
very briefly, about their plans for the new year...                           

WHO PARTICIPATES?  It's a family event...  Groups that have been involved in 
past years include the League of Women Voters, Dance Vision Festival, the 
Sierra Club, the Unitarian Universalists, and  visiting Morris dancers...  We 
hope that more community groups will be interested in year 2003 
participation....

WHAT'S THE TRADITION?  There's  a very old  Cape Cod legend  that says that 
William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" was inspired by Gosnold's 1602 
voyage to the Elizabeth Islands and the Woods Hole area...  Like many 
legends, this story may contain a germ of truth.  However: At this point, who 
cares?   Woods Hole residents can "recognize a good yarn when they hear one" 
and Shakespeare's fantasy about  enchanted islands, reconciliation,  and "the 
use and abuse" of science (magic) is the right story for today's Woods 
Hole...   Prospero, the wizard, and his intellectual daughter Miranda lead 
the New Year's Day parade...  Last year, half a dozen girls came dressed as 
Miranda...  

The April issue of "Yankee" magazine had a nice article about Woods Hole and 
its possible connection to "The Tempest."  

MORE INFORMATION:  Call Bob Murphy. Telephone: 508-563-5948.                  

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<HTML>Circle the date...&nbsp; The annual New Year's Day walk in Woods Hole is becoming a holiday season tradition for local environmentalists, and others, who are concerned about the future of the Atlantic Ocean and the quality of community life on Cape Cod...&nbsp; Everyone is invited to participate in this simple, non-commercial,&nbsp; and very old-fashioned&nbsp; gathering on the first day of the year...&nbsp; 
 
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:&nbsp; The parade starts at noon, on New Year's Day, in front of the Woods Hole Community Hall, on&nbsp; Water Street, in Woods Hole...&nbsp; Participants are encouraged to bring holiday noisemakers, costumes, drums, flags, and rainbow banners...&nbsp; All good people - and friendly animals - are invited! 
 
There will be an easy walk around Eel Pond with lots of opportunities to shout, "Happy New Year!" to neighbors...&nbsp; At Waterfront Park on Water Street, the merrymakers pause to "toast the coast" with non-alcoholic beverages.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an opportunity to&nbsp; make New Year's Day resolutions to help protect the ocean and coastal communities...&nbsp; Last year, individuals read poetry, sang songs, danced, and told environmental stories that were appropriate for the occasion...&nbsp; Afterwards, simple refreshments - it's a potluck event - were shared at the old firehouse on Water Street...&nbsp; Community groups talked, very briefly, about their plans for the new year...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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WHO PARTICIPATES?&nbsp; It's a family event...&nbsp; Groups that have been involved in past years include the League of Women Voters, Dance Vision Festival, the Sierra Club, the Unitarian Universalists, and&nbsp; visiting Morris dancers...&nbsp; We hope that more community groups will be interested in year 2003 participation.... 
 
WHAT'S THE TRADITION?&nbsp; There's&nbsp; a very old&nbsp; Cape Cod legend&nbsp; that says that William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest" was inspired by Gosnold's 1602 voyage to the Elizabeth Islands and the Woods Hole area...&nbsp; Like many legends, this story may contain a germ of truth.&nbsp; However: At this point, who cares?&nbsp;&nbsp; Woods Hole residents can "recognize a good yarn when they hear one" and Shakespeare's fantasy about&nbsp; enchanted islands, reconciliation,&nbsp; and "the use and abuse" of science (magic) is the right story for today's Woods Hole...&nbsp;&nbsp; Prospero, the wizard, and his intellectual daughter Miranda lead the New Year's Day parade...&nbsp; Last year, half a dozen girls came dressed as Miranda...&nbsp; 
 
The April issue of "Yankee" magazine had a nice article about Woods Hole and its possible connection to "The Tempest."&nbsp; 
 
MORE INFORMATION:&nbsp; Call Bob Murphy. Telephone: 508-563-5948.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </HTML>

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