The Friendly Garden Club of Beverly's annual gardening contest will award prizes for Best Window Box - Residential; Best Window Box - Business; Best Flower Garden; and Best Vegetable Garden. Enter your own, a friend, or a neighbor's window box or garden. All must be in Beverly. Entry forms at beverlygardenclub.org. Deadline is June 23. info@beverlygardenclub.org or 978-922-7854.
GLOUCESTER
Plant sale: The annual Annisquam Sewing Circle Plant Sale will be held May 24, 9 a.m.-noon, at Annisquam Village Hall, Leonard St., in Annisquam. Annuals, perennials and herbs as well as coffee and baked goods. Proceeds to Cape Ann community programs. 978-283-7188, studiormg@comcast.net.
NEWBURYPORT
Walk to benefit Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society: Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society's 13th annual Strut for Strays 3-mile walk will feature Randy Price as honorary chairman, music by Sunchunk, food, children's games, face painting, and more. Leashed dogs are welcome. Proceeds benefit homeless cats and kittens and support programs caring for cats and kittens in need in the community. Held rain or shine, June 8, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Bartlet Mall, Pond and High streets. 978-462-0760, mrfrs.org.
Free summer camps for children: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, 6 Plum Island Turnpike, offers free summer day camps for children. Advance registration is required and camps are limited to 10 participants. Sense of Wonder Preschool Camp, June 10-13, 9 a.m.-noon, for ages 3-4. Habitat Heroes Camp, June 30-July 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., for ages 5-7. Ocean Investigations Camp, Aug.12-15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., for ages 8-10. To register, call park ranger Kate Toniolo at 978-465-5753, ext. 210.
PEABODY
Free Latin dance class: Peabody Institute Library, 82 Main St., will hold a Latin Dance Class, June 17 at 7 p.m. Learn the merengue, bachata, salsa, and chachacha in a class taught by Greg Coles Dance and Drum. Dress comfortably. Preregistration required. For more information, 978-531-0100, ext.10, peabodylibrary.org/adults/registration.html.
Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony and community cookout: A Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony honoring the men and women of the armed forces, will be held May 25, 11 a.m., at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, 185 Lake St. All are invited to participate, and families may contact Puritan to place the name of their loved one on the Veterans Board or to fly a veteran's burial flag along the main boulevard. Area residents are invited to a Memorial Day weekend cookout and tour of the park, May 24 and 25, beginning at noon. Free. 978-535-3660, puritanlawn.com.
NEWINGTON, N.H.
United Way Community Challenge road race: United Way of the Greater Seacoast invites local runners to participate in the first United Way Community Challenge 4-mile road race, June 19, 6:30 p.m., at Thermo Fisher. Registration information at uwgs.org. For sponsorship opportunities, call 603-436-5554, ext 12.
Items may be sent to carson@globe.com or mailed to Sharon Carson, Globe North, 1 Corporate Place, Suite 200, 55 Ferncroft Road, Danvers 01923. Listings not accepted over the telephone.
