image description — Last year's Eagle Street Beach Party drew tons of sand and families.

Eagle Street Beach Party And Fiesta Returns Friday

Staff Reports12:29PM / Monday, July 09, 2012Print Story | Email Story

Children spent the day having fun at the beach during last years event. For more photos of last year's party, check out the slideshow.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Eagle Street will transform into a beach on Friday, July 13, as the city will host a double event — the Eagle Street Beach Party and the Mexican Fiesta.

The beach event, which originated in 1999, will take place from 3:30 p.m. until 6:30. More than 250,000 pounds of sand, donated by Specialty Minerals and delivered by the city, will be spread curb-to-curb down the entire street.

Everyone who stops in will receive a prize or a toy. Mildred Elley donated 250 sand pails and shovels while Adams Community Bank will supply the beach balls. Many of the Eagle Street vendors will be giving away gift certificates and other prizes to sand sculptors with the most creative castles or sculptures. No experience in necessary and while spraypaint is not allowed, food dye is. In addition, Persnickity Toys will host a limbo contest with toy prizes awarded to the winners.

Afterwards, from 7 p.m. until 10, the third annual Mexican Fiesta will follow with live music by Misguided, margaritas and Coronas. (Make sure you bring your ID.) Dress is casual and Desporados, Jack's Hot Dog Stand, Village Pizza and Supreme Pizza and Wings will provide the food.

The rain date is set for July 20. After the event, the sand will be used at local playgrounds and parks, including Windsor Lake.

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Columbia Climate Scientist to Explore Faith and Environmentalism at MCLA

03:50PM / Sunday, February 15, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) welcomes Dr. Alexander de Sherbinin, Director and Senior Research Scientist at Columbia Climate School's Center for Integrated Earth System Information (CIESIN), as part of its Green Living Seminar Series on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 5:30 p.m.

Dr. de Sherbinin will present "How Religion Influences Our Relationship with the Environment," examining the complex connections between spiritual beliefs and environmental stewardship. The talk will explore how different faith traditions shape attitudes toward nature, conservation, and climate action.

According to a press release:

A geographer whose research focuses on climate-related mobility, climate vulnerability mapping, and population-environment interactions, Dr. de Sherbinin manages the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) and leads the UN Global Centre for Climate Mobility's Global Knowledge Hub. His work integrates geospatial data to address critical questions about human dimensions of climate change. He holds a PhD in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and has served as an agricultural extension agent with the U.S. Peace Corps in Mauritania, West Africa.

All presentations take place Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in MCLA's Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121, and will be recorded as podcasts available at mcla.edu/greenliving.

This event is free and open to the public.

MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series brings environmental experts to campus throughout the academic year to engage students and community members in conversations about sustainability, climate change, and ecological responsibility.

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