Summer Nights with Phil

Our free summer music series begins this week in Hanover! Enjoy an hour of live music from 6:30-7:30PM!

Pack a picnic and join us!

Demolition delay workshop Thursday

An MHC workshop on demolition delay bylaws will presented by Christopher Skelly of the Mass Historic Commission this Thursday, June 26, beginning at 7pm at the Spire Center in Plymouth, MA.
The workshop is primarily for local historical commission members interested in establishing a demolition delay bylaw in their community, but anyone interested in understanding the basics of the bylaw is welcome to attend.

The workshop will cover the advantages of demolition delay bylaws, the different types of bylaws found in Massachusetts, the typical steps the bylaw and success stories from around the state. Christopher Skelly will be in attendance from the Mass Historic Commission

Free HIV Testing Offered All Month at Plymouth Hospital

In honor of National HIV Testing Day on June 27, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth is offering free and anonymous HIV testing every Tuesday and Thursday during the month of June.

This service is being offered as part of the hospital's AIDS Comprehensive Care, Education and Support Services program. Test results will be available about 20 minutes after testing.

To schedule an appointment, call 508-209-3370. For more information, contact Deb Schopperle at dschopperle@bidplymouth.org.

Reminder Curbside, Transfer Station and Recycling Permits are expiring

Curbside, Transfer Station and Recycling Permits expire June 30, 2014

Curbside Collection, Transfer Station and Recycling Permits are expiring on June 30, 2014. Waste disposal services shall be revoked on July 1, 2014 if payment is not made to the town by June 30th. Payments made after June 30th will result in a delay of waste collection services.
To renew your existing permits or make changes to the way you will dispose of your trash, go to the town of Plymouth’s website at www.plymouth-ma.gov, or go to the Mayflower Room in Town Hall at 11 Lincoln Street (Monday-Friday, 7:30-4:00pm).

New curbside, transfer station and recycling permits shall become effective July 1, 2014 and will remain valid until June 30, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Greg Smith, Solid Waste Manager at 508-830-4162 x100 for further information.

Google Hangout: Pilgrim for a Day

Join Plimoth Plantation and writer Ethan Gilsdorf for a Google Hangout and find out what it takes to be Pilgrim for a Day! Find out what it takes to become a Pilgrim! 

Join deputy director of Plimoth Plantation, Richard Pickering and Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) writer Ethan Gilsdorf (@ethanfreak) author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks in a Google Hangout and witness Ethan's transformation into 17th-Century Pilgrim, Stephen Deane. Watch as Gilsdorf practices with primary sources and struggles with dialects and ill-fitting shoes in preparation for his experience as a "Pilgrim for a Day" at Plimoth Plantation on June 21, 2014. Settle your colonial-role-playing curiosity and ask the pair questions in this rare opportunity to look behind the scenes at Plimoth Plantation’s role players! Everyone can join in the conversation at noon but we can only video chat with 8 other people/groups at one time. 

If you would like to video chat with us during the hangout please fill out the form and someone will let you know if a spot opens up! If not, you can watch the live cast right here and send us your questions via Facebook or Twitter. We will try to answer as many questions as we can during the live cast!

Plymouth Phil Golf Tournament

Sign up to play at the annual Phil Golf Tournament at Southers Marsh Golf Club on Thursday, June 12th, a beautiful and rustic course nestled among the cranberry bogs in Plymouth, MA. This fabulous day includes tournament contests, prizes, lunch, cocktail reception, auction, and award ceremony, making the event a crowd favorite year after year. 

For more information, please click here.

Bird Watch & Tour at Plimouth Plantation

 

Bird Watch & Tour

with Trevor Lloyd-Evans
June 22nd at 10 a.m.*

FREE for Members/$15 for Not-Yet-Members

 

Plimoth Plantation is delighted to welcome Trevor Lloyd-Evans, a well-respected voice in conservation and avian research. Trevor will take attendees on a bird watching tour around Plimoth Plantation’s campus, identifying species and discussing their migratory patterns. Bring your binoculars and prepare to learn about all the different birds that are located in and around town!

Presenter: Trevor Lloyd-Evans was born in Oxford, England, and was educated at the University of Wales and Boston University. Over the years, he has worked on conservation research and education in avian migration, breeding ecology, physiology, taxonomy, evolution and conservation biology. He has participated in bird census and banding research, habitat evaluation analysis, wetland impact studies, research on potential effects of microwave radiation on wildlife and evaluated appropriate siting for wind turbines. Trevor joined Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (which was then known as Manomet Bird Observatory), as the head biologist leading the newly-created banding program. Since then, he has trained many interns and volunteers and has taught thousands of school-age children and adults about bird biology and conservation. He holds or has held honorary positions at Nuttall Ornithological Club, Partners in Flight, Massachusetts Avian Records Committee, Association of Field Ornithologists and the North American Banding Council. He has many reports and papers in such publications as American Birds, Bird Observer, Condor, Wilson Bulletin, Smithsonian Institute Press The Journal of Field Ornithology.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TOUR STARTS AT 10 A.M.

You can register online for this event by clicking here.

Opening Day: Plymouth Farmers' Market 2014

The Opening Day of the Plymouth Farmers' Market is on Thursday, June 5th. For more information about some of the great events taking place, please click here.

Plymouth Garden Club Annual Meeting

The next meeting of the Plymouth Garden Club will be June 11. This is the annual luncheon at the Plymouth Country Club for members and their guests. The social gathering is at 11:30 with noon seating. The new club officers will be installed and the scholarship winners from the two high schools will be introduced.

Contact Donna Olsson regarding reservations by June 1. Members are also reminded to pay their dues for next year.

Regular meetings will start again in September. If interested in becoming a member, contact Pat Parker at rockyhill3@verizon.net or visit the website at www.Plymouthgardenclub.org for further information. At this time there is a waiting list for membership and applications will be held for future openings. 

The Plymouth Garden Club is a member of the National Garden Clubs Inc. and the Garden Federation of MA Inc., Southeast District.