Various Dates in June
Children's Performances, "The Corn Planting"
Local schoolchildren star in performances of this historical play about Plymouth’s early settlers. Free admission. Call for performance dates & times. Tours of historic house available after performance. Gift Shop open.
Harlow Old Fort House
119 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA
508-746-0012
www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
Various Dates in June
Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine heads the train on a 2-mile train ride through the 1300 acre cranberry plantation. Get your photo taken with Thomas; enjoy live entertainment, storytelling, amusement rides and more. Handicap Accessible. $16.00 for anyone ages 2 and over. Children under 2 are free as long as they sit on a lap for the train ride. Admission includes all rides and attractions and parking is free.
Edaville USA
7 EDA Avenue
Carver, MA
508-866-8190
www.edaville.com
Sunday, June 1
Tihonet Pond Fishing Derby
4am-3pm
Show off your fishing skills at the annual Tihonet Pond Fishing Derby, sponsored by the A.D. Makepeace Company and Wankinquoah Rod & Gun Club Youth Group. Last year more than 350 anglers participated in the derby. The kids had a great time fishing from shore in the children’s area. Adults fished Tihonet Pond from canoe, land, kayak and troll-motored bass boats. All proceeds benefit the Wankinquoah Rod & Gun Club Youth Group. Prizes are awarded in youth and adult categories, food is available and terrific prizes are up for grabs in the club's raffle. A valid fishing license from participants is required. Registration forms will be available at websites below.
A.D.Makepeace Co.
Tihonet Village Market
146 Tihonet Road
Wareham, MA
508-295-5437
khoudlette@admakepeace.com
www.admakepeace.com
www.wrgclub.org
Sunday, June 1
Thanksgiving Day Tickets On Sale!
All day
As the summer begins, Thanksgiving seems like a world away, but now is the time to reserve your seats for Plimoth Plantation’s World Famous, Annual Thanksgiving Day Dinners. Choose a seating at The Victorian Dinner or the Thanksgiving Buffet. Both choices always sell out, so don’t be left out! Make your reservations today by calling.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622 x8365
www.plimoth.org
Sunday, June 1
Plimoth Plantation Annual Plant Sale, Horiculture Center
8am-3pm
Speak to museum horticulturalists about beautifying the garden, while learning about 17th century plantings. In addition to hard-to-find herbs and plants this sale offers heirloom flowers and vegetables. Come early for the best selection!
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Friday, June 6
Java Fridays-Mark Schmidt, “The Enigma machine and its role at the Normandy Invasion”
7pm
The story of the D-Day invasion and the Allied landing at Normandy is one that has stirred the imagination of the Western world since 1944. But how were the troops able to successfully complete this mission, and how did the Allies break the code of the infamous Enigma code machine used by the Nazis? Mark Schmidt, former director of the Museum of World War II, will talk regarding this aspect of the invasion will be remembered and chronicled on the 64th anniversary of the Normandy landing. $8/members $10/non-members Season Pass $65/members $80/non-members
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Saturday, June 7
Make Your Own Glass Beads Workshop
9:30am-4:30pm
Learn how to make the glass beads you've been admiring and spending high dollars for! Using the ancient art of lampwork, students will be provided with their own workstation, all the tools and glass necessary to made Venetian glass beads. Lots of hands-on time and individual attention from nationally known artist Marj Bates. Workshops are held in Marj's new light-filled studion by the sea on Lighthouse Point in Scituate. Directions to the studio will be provided upon registration. This is a great workshop to plan with a friend or two!
$175.member/$185 non-member
North River Arts Society
157 Old Main Street
Marshfield Hills, MA
781-837-8091
info@northriverarts.org
www.northriverarts.org
Sunday, June 8th
4th Annual Nantasket Beach Car Show
9am-3pm
Come visit Nantasket Beach and this great car show to benefit The Jimmy Fund and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. WZLX will be having giveaways and lots of surprises! Car Show T-Shirts will be available for sale at the show. Have the kids ride our famous Paragon Carousel, which dates back to 1928 and has even made it into Ripley's Believe it or Not. There's also a 50/50 Raffle, Music, and an Arcade. This event is sponsored and organized by the Hull Police Association in conjunction with the
Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce. For info contact Sgt. Bart Forzese, 781-925-1212 or bforzese@hullpolice.org (Raindate Saturday, June 14)
Nantasket Beach,
Hull
781.925.9980
www.hullchamber.com
Friday, June 13
Twilight Lantern Ghost Tour
8:00pm
Join us if you dare! Superstitious? How many can you name? Win a prize for the most.Tour time 8:00 pm. Reservations.
508-866-5111
www.deadofnightghosttours.com
Friday, Saturday & Sunday June 13, 14, 15
53rd Annual Arts Festival
Hailed by craft artists as one of the best art fairs in New England, the South Shore Art Center summer festival offers high-quality crafts, art shows, music by regional favorites, children's activities, and high standards in taste -- think lobster rolls, strawberry shortcake, and kettle corn.
South Shore Art Center
119 Ripley Road
Cohasset, MA
781.383.2787
info@ssac.org
www.ssac.org
Friday, June 13
Java Fridays-Bruce Watson, author of "Sacco & Vanzetti"
7pm
When the state of Massachusetts electrocuted immigrant anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti on August 23, 1927, for a murder committed in Braintree, it concluded one of the most controversial legal cases in American history. In the eight decades since, debate has raged over what was probably a miscarriage of justice. In the first full-length narrative of the case in thirty years, Bruce Watson unwinds a gripping tale of the trial and execution that mines new archival sources to discuss a case that still haunts the American imagination. $8/members $10/non-members Season Pass $65/members $80/non-members
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Saturday, June 14
Art on the Green at The Pinehills
10am-4pm Rain Date: Sunday, June 15, 10am-4pm
A
an art exhibit and sale featuring more than 80 local and regional artists showcasing their paintings, sculptures, jewelry, wearable art and more! Art on the Green is an outdoor festival on The Village Green at The Pinehills complete with steel drum music and food available from Café Olio. The steel drum band “Magic of Steel” will be performing from 11am -3pm. This event is Free to the public.
The Pinehills Village Green
Plymouth, MA
508-209-2000
www.pinehills.com
Saturday, June 14
Antiquarian Hearth & Home Tours
10 am-4 pm
Enter into the heart of family life as you explore selected areas of a fascinating range of private Plymouth homes, dating from the 18th century to contemporary times. Includes luncheon on the grounds of a private Colonial Revival estate designed by Joseph Everett Chandler. Fee $35; $30 members & advance discount (by June 6).
Plymouth Antiquarian Society
508-746-0012
pasm@verizon.net
www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
Saturday, June 14
Native Plants/Natural Landscaping Workshop
1-3pm
Meet in the Horticulture Center Classroom. Plimoth Plantation’s Associate Director of Historic landscapes and Massachusetts Certified Horticulturalist, Bob Hoxie leads a 2-hour workshop on Native plants and a nature walk to introduce Native trees, shrubs and perennials planted along the new woodland path to the Wampanaog Homesite. This workshop discusses how native plantings can be used in residential settings to evoke the mood of natural landscapes and to benefit the larger environment. The program concludes with light refreshments and an opportunity to specifically discuss participants’ own landscapes with and emphasis on how to enhance landscapes with native plantings. Call or email for reservations.
Museum Member: $20; Non-member: $40.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622 x8213
kcorben@plimoth.org
www.plimoth.org
Saturday, June 14
"Strictly Sondheim: A Musical Retrospective"
7:30pm
The Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC) has announced their second annual summer season concert. The event will be held at Plymouth South High School,
490 Long Pond Rd. in
Plymouth, and features soloists, duets, quartets and ensembles.The production will feature a variety of numbers, all composed by the famed Stephen Sondheim, multi-Tony Award winning composer of such Broadway hits as Company, A Little Night Music, Follies, Into The Woods and Sweeney Todd (recently made into a film starring Johnny Depp). Vocalists from teenagers to senior citizens will be performing. Tickets are $12.00 in advance (Cyndy 781-447-4865), or $15.00 at the door, and include entertainment, dessert and refreshments. Proceeds from ticket sales will raise funds to assist production of the 2008-2009 PFC regular season events. The PFC is funded in part by grants from many of the region's Cultural Councils, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For further information, call Susan at 508-245-2876.
www.pilgrimfestival.org
Sunday, June 15
Fathers Day Special-Twilight Lantern Ghost Tour
8:00pm
Fathers free when accompanied by family. Reservations.
508-866-5111
www.deadofnightghosttours.com
Friday, June 20
Java Fridays-Christopher Price, author of "The Blueprint: A Study of the New England Patriots
7pm
For years, the New England Patriots were the laughingstock of the National Football League. But in the spring of 2000, their fortunes changed. Their non-traditional approach to building a team led to three Super Bowl titles in four years. Christopher Price will chronicle how the team became the gold standard for professional sports franchises everywhere. $8/members $10/non-members Season Pass $65/members $80/non-members
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Saturday, June 21
11th Annual Patuxet Strawberry Thanksgiving
9am-5pm
Plimoth Plantation’s Wampanoag Indigenous Program (WIP) hosts the 11th Annual Patuxet Strawberry Thanksgiving at the Wampanoag Homesite. Native people celebrate many thanksgivings throughout the year to show appreciation to the Earth and the Creator. Strawberries are the first fruit of the new growing season, and were honored in the 17th century with ceremony, singing, dancing, feasting and games. Visitors will witness WIP staff, as well as many Native community members, as they reenact this daylong celebration of thanks with 17th century football games, mishoon (canoe) races, feasting and Eastern social songs and dances.
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave.
Plymouth, MA
508-746-1622
www.plimoth.org
Saturday, June 21
Summer Solstice Lawn Party on the Harbor celebrating the Hull Lifesaving Museum's 30th Anniversary
6:30-11pm
A joyful celebration of the museum’s accomplishments, the Summer Solstice will be a true fête champêtre, with lawn games on the green, sumptuous seasonal cuisine, and jazz and island rhythms by Calypso Hurricane. Festivities will flow from the elegance of the Courthouse Atrium to the gracious expanse of Harbor Park, all with spectacular views of the Boston Waterfront and Harbor, central to the museum’s mission of preserving our maritime heritage. Tickets are $100 per person. The evening benefits the Hull Lifesaving Museum programs, including exhibits and preservation at the historic Point Allerton US Lifesaving Station, Home Waters rowing and experiential education, and the Maritime Apprentice Program for adjudicated youth. Guests traveling from the South Shore may choose the added pleasure of arriving by sea. A Harbor Express ferry will depart Pemberton Pier at 6:15 conveying guests directly to the Courthouse Pier, adjacent to Harbor Park, at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse in Boston. The return trip ferry will depart the Courthouse for Pemberton Pier at 10:45. Ferry tickets are $20 roundtrip.
Hull Lifesaving Museum
Point Allerton U.S. Life-Saving Station
1117 Nantasket Ave.
Hull, MA
781-925-5433
info@hulllifesavingmuseum.org
www.lifesavingmuseum.org
Sunday, June 22
Era of Elegance - The Federal Style
1-4 pm
In 1809, Ezra Weston of Duxbury and William Hammatt of Plymouth each built impressive Federal mansions. Explore the style of the early republic in a private tour of these meticulously restored houses. Includes mini-lecture on the era of Jefferson and Adams and refreshments. This event will be held at the King Caesar House in Duxbury and the Hedge House in Plymouth. Admission fee.
Plymouth Antiquarian Society
508-746-0012
pasm@verizon.net
www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org
Tuesday, June 24
Tuesday Morning Coffee Hour Series
10am
Massachusetts historian and author of Leviathan: "The History of Whaling in America", Eric Jay Dolin, chronicles the rise of a burgeoning New England industry—from its brutal struggles during the Revolutionary War era to the golden age in the mid-1800’s when more than 700 ships hunted the seas and American whale oil lit the world, to its decline as the 20th century dawned. Containing a wealth of detail on whales and the men who hunted them, Leviathan is the most original and stirring history of American whaling in many decades. $5/members, $7/non-members; Season Pass $20/members $30/non-members
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Wednesday, June 25
River Run Summer Concert Series - Soul City
6:30-9:30pm
This 10 piece Soul and Dance Band is from Boston, and there is no opener for this show - they're that good!
Sponsored by the A. D. Makepeace Company, enjoy these Free concerts every Wednesday evening from June 25-August 27. Concerts take place in Pilgrim Memorial Park (South Park Location), located on the beautiful Plymouth waterfront at the intersection of Water Street and Leyden Street. On clear nights Bill Luzader from the Plymouth Planetarium sets up a telescope for stargazers. There is ample public parking in and around the concert site. This series is an extremely popular community event drawing many thousands of attendees each summer. Families and children are welcome to attend and are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chairs.
Nightlife Music Co/Project Arts Of Plymouth
Michael R. Landers
Owner/Producer/Performing Musician
Plymouth MA
508-747-7727
nightmusicco@verizon.net
www.project-arts.com
Friday, June 27
Children's Programs at Winslow House - Big Ryan
10 am
These programs feature Big Ryan’s original stories, puppet play, a bit of music and movement and a whole lot of fun! Big Ryan has programs that are appropriate for preschool all the way to 5th grade. These programs run about 45 minutes but have been known to sometimes go a full hour!
($ 5.00 per child)
The Historic Winslow House Association
634 Careswell Street
Marshfield, MA
781-837-5753
www.marshfield.net/winslow
Sunday, June 29
Japanese Tea Ceremony
2:00pm
Tea Ceremony Presentations are held in the tea hut situated in a Japanese garden on the museum grounds. The Art Complex Tea Hut, Shofuan,"Wind in The Pines Hut" was designed by Kojiro Tomita's long time friend Gofu Sano and built in Kyoto Japan in 1969. It was reassembled here in 1975 and dedicated to the Tomitas at an inaugural tea ceremony. Shofuan is a traditional san jo daime (3and 3/4 size) hut - Japanese huts are described by the number of mats they accommodate. There are two single fusuma (sliding doors), connecting the tea room with the mizuya (kitchen area), where all the preparations are made for the tea meal (kaiseki) and the tea ceremony.
The Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA
781-934-6634
info@artcomplex.org
www.artcomplex.org