5 Things To Know Today, March 1: BHS Students Attend All-State Music Fest This Weekend

Here are five things to start your day in Beverly:

1. Seven students will be representing Beverly High at the 59th Massachusetts Music Educators Association All-State Music Festival this weekend. The students arrived at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston yesterday to start two and a half days of rehearsal, culminating in a concert at Symphony Hall on Saturday. The students are Peter Fickenwirth (tuba), Samuel Johnson (French horn),and Mikayla Bishop, Rachel Forbes, Sophie Israelsohn, Zack Kirsch and Theresa Orr all in the chorus. All of these students auditioned a the Senior District level and then were recommended for an All-State audition. Go, Panthers! 

2. Watershed Photo Contest, “Salem Sound-A Sense of Place” has been continued through March 18, 2013. In Beverly, suggested sites for photos includes Beverly: Bass River, Shoe Pond, Obear Park, Centerville Brook & wetlands, and Chubbs Creek wetlands. You can check out a full list of information about the contest here. 

3. Mega Sale at Harvest of Hope Used Furniture & More Thrift Shop in Peabody this weekend. Fill a bag of clothing off the racks and it's only $5!

4. It's a new month, and that means tons of new events will be popping up in our calendar. To get your events featured in our calendar (and maybe even our 5 Things column!) you can add them yourself (for free!) here. 

5. Weather: A chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 43. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

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