This year's annual meeting promises the opportunity to gather with friends in celebration of Greenbelt's accomplishments over the past year, and to recognize some of the many people who contribute to our mission. Local beekeeper and recent conservation restriction donor Gretel Clark will present "Bee Colonies: how they function and what they are telling us about our environment."

The Cox Reservation Barn is located at 82 Eastern Avenue (Route 133) in Essex. Directions: From Route 128, take exit 15 (School Street) 3.0 miles towards Essex. At the T-intersection, turn right onto Route 133 (Eastern Avenue) and proceed about 0.5 mile toward Gloucester. The Cox Reservation entrance is on the left, just before Farnham's Clams.

As our Art in the Barn exhibit and sale enters its 19th year as the region's premiere art exhibit and sale, we hope you will come and enjoy the feast of oils, acrylics, watercolors, monoprints, pottery, sculptures and artwork by our region's talented artists. Half of all proceeds from art sales benefit Greenbelt!

Volunteers are the life-blood of this event. If you would like to be a part of Art in the Barn, please call Becky at 978-768-7241 ext. 10.