Celebrate the arrival of summer a little early at Verrill Farm’s Strawberry Season Salute on Saturday, July 19th. The annual event, which celebrates the first fruit crop of the season, runs from 12:00-4:00pm and includes a strawberry recipe contest, cooking demonstrations, music from Adam Dewey and Crazy Creek and live entertainment from Dan Grady and His Marvelous Marionette Medley. The event is free with hamburgers, hot dogs, strawberry shortcake and the like available a la carte. For more information and directions to the farm, call 978.369.4484 or visit www.verrillfarm.com.