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Five Things to Know on Jan. 21: North Shore Star Auditions

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, Jan. 21. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 

1. Colder: The first of a four day cold snap starts on Monday, with temperatures staying at or below freezing all day on Monday. The sky will be cloudy with the chance of snow beginning to move in during the evening.

2. Star: Do you want to be a North Shore Star? Monday is audition day at North Shore Music Theater for the competition, which is coming up in March. The auditions are on Monday night from 6-9 p.m. at the theater.

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3. Snow: Remember the winter of 2010-11? Well, most of the big storms were actually contained to December and January. And on this day in 2011 was the last real big blizzard of the winter was moving in and school has been cancelled (it was not a holiday that year).

4. Trains: The final day of the Model Railroad Association’s Model Train Display is Monday at Wenham Museum. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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5. National Parks: Monday is a Free Entrance Day at all National Parks. It is the first of 9 fee-free days this year. While many National Parks are free year-round, Monday’s event includes no admission at the Wayside House at Minuteman National Park in Lexington and the Boott Cotton Mills Museum.

To find out what is going on today in Hamilton and Wenham, check out our events listings.


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