Monday, April 29, 2013
A group of eight workers at Atria Bay Spring Village who do community service projects recently repainted the Barrington Senior Center.
The Barrington Senior Center got a major touch-up recently -- thanks to volunteers at the Atria Bay Spring Village who do community service projects. “A group of eight volunteers painted the main room of the center,” said Senior Center Director Louis House, who grabbed a roller herself. House described the touch-up as a “painting party” that came about from an informal conversation with an Atria employee, who said she would run it past volunteers at the village who do community service projects. “A couple of days later,” said House, “I got a call. They said they would show up to paint the center if we got the paint.” That decision became a no-brainer, House said. “We provided the paint and they provided the labor,” she said. The end …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Illustrated talk on summering in Barrington starts at 7 pm in the library; impersonator Mark Fisher to perform at Atria Bay Spring Village.
Relive summers of the past in Barrington in the air-conditioned library auditorium at 7 pm. Jean MacIntyre of Barrington, a historian, educator, author, and past president of the Barrington Preservation Society, will present an illustrated talk on "Summering in Barrington: The Way We Were." Michael Jackson impersonator Mark Fisher returns to Atria Bay Spring Village at 7 pm for an outside show, weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair to the facility at 147 Bay Spring Ave. A weekly farmers’ market operates at Haines Memorial State Park in Barrington from 2 to 6 pm every Wednesday in the summer. The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society is open from 11 am to 3 pm for viewing of its current exhibit: “200 Years of …
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Atria Bay Spring Village in Barrington offers its first summer concert of the season; library offers a magic workshop; both start at 7 pm.
The first summer concert of the season at Atria Bay Spring Village, 147 Bay Spring Ave., offers up Dixieland music by A Touch of Klass at 7 pm. Bring a lawn chair. Tennis for moms and kids runs at the Barrington Middle School every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Send an email to tennis@barringtonneighborsri.com from more information. The teen room at the Barrington library offers a magic workshop at 7 pm for children in grades 6-12 who want to learn some tricks of the trade from college magician Mat Franco. A weekly farmers’ market operates at Haines Memorial State Park on the Barrington/Riverside line from 2 to 6 pm. The Town Museum operated by the Barrington Preservation Society is open from 11 am to 3 pm for viewing of its current …
