Come Bang a Drum Next Sunday!

Family Concert Next Sunday! 2-2:45 pm - Instrument Demo/Meet the Musicians 3-4 pm - Family Concert Memorial Hall, Plymouth

Put that youthful spring in your step at our Family Concert on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hall, Plymouth. 100-plus children will be Puttin' on the Ritz singing a spirited medley of popular Irving Berlin songs, a 14-year old pianist will wow with a piano concerto--and the Phil will present a program that includes music from Verdi's dramatic opera, Nabucco! It's a musical smile-fest from beginning to end--and fun for the whole family! Kids and adults alike will enjoy this one!

Special Family Friendly Pricing! Tickets $8 or $12 for children and $15 or $20 for adults Groups of 10 or more save 10% TICKETS

2017 Service Auction

Announcing the 2017 Service Auction 

Saturday, April 8 Loring Center, 384 Court Street, Plymouth

Grab your Fedora and Guayabera shirt or your Bata Cubana for a fun filled night in Havana. Traditional Cuban music and a tapas menu with Plantanos asados con queso, Cuba Cerdo Tirade con radajas de pina taco, Cubaniches, and much more. Spanish speaking and Cuban dress, optional. 

Evening Fesitivities: 

5:00 pm Doors Open! 
5:00 – 6:30 pm – Cocktails, Appetizers, Tapas & Silent Auction 
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Live Auction with Bill Forniciari 
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Dessert & Dancing 

Needed: Items for the Service Auction 

Planning some early spring cleaning? The Service Auction includes jewelry, art, furniture, books, and any other items of worth. Have a donation to add? Please contact Amy Palmer, at 508-746-3912, or apdpalmer@comcast.net. 

Tickets $25 Per Person Senior Discount- $20 Per Person BONUS! All tickets purchased BY MARCH 11th will be placed in a raffle to win a free pair of tickets to the Plymouth VPA High School production of Les Miserables the weekend of March 17-18th. Buy your tickets early!

What's coming up from Plymouth 400?

It’s exciting to think that in less than 3 years we will be mounting a National Commemoration right here in New England! This winter has been productive for Plymouth 400. We presented our plans at the first meeting of the Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commission on January 24th at the State House. The meeting was presided over by Commission Chair Dusty Rhodes, President and CEO of Conventures, and attended by commissioners and legislators, as well as the Directors of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the officers of Plymouth 400’s Board of Directors, and selectmen from Plymouth and Provincetown. In addition to myself, presenters included organizations represented on Plymouth 400’s Board of Directors, including the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Historical Society, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Wampanoag Tribe, Provincetown 400 and Plimoth Plantation. Commissioners from western Massachusetts to Cape Cod and Provincetown left the meeting with a sense of excitement and future meetings are in the works. We are all proud to be working together toward this pivotal moment in our Nation’s history. 

Massachusetts 400 is gaining momentum as communities turning 400 in the next decade prepare for the 2020 kickoff. This year’s Mass400 Forum, usually scheduled for March, will be moved to the fall of 2017 as the anniversary communities begin to formalize their plans. Stay tuned for a “save the date” in the coming months. 

Plymouth 400’s Business and Organizational Partner program continues to blossom with over 100 partners onboard. To find out who they are and how to get involved, be sure to check them out by scrolling to the bottom of our homepage. Questions? Contact Program Manager Cheryl Soares at casoares@plymouth400inc.org. 

Our counterparts in the UK are also moving ahead I their plans for the 2020 commemoration. A new Executive Director, Charles Hackett, has been hired for Mayflower 400 UK and plans for transatlantic events and programs are underway. This fall BBC Radio Devon will be coming to broadcast an American Thanksgiving from our shores in November. Partners in Leiden, Netherlands and Cento, Italy are also planning to join us in a multi-continental event, “Illuminate Thanksgiving” in November of 2017. 

Plymouth 400’s exhibit, "Our"Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag History tells the extraordinary story of Wampanoag history and culture beginning in the year 1614 through modern day. The traveling exhibit The exhibit was featured at Massasoit Community College for the month of February as part of the college's 50th anniversary celebrations and will return to the Canton Campus as part of their arts festival in May. 

Plymouth 400 and the Kingston Council on Aging's "Why History Matters" series wraps up on March 15th with a presentation on "2020: Honoring America's Story". The series has been very well attended and featured historians and other speakers from around the South Shore.
We are pleased to be invited to this year's History Camp Boston on March 18th. I'll be speaking on a panel of colleagues from around the State on building organizational collaborations to maximize major historic anniversaries intended to renew interest in our cultural institutions through events and programs, increasing the economic impact to those organizations and the Commonwealth. Tickets are sold out, but you can sign up to receive email alerts here. 

We are still holding regularly scheduled Community Meetings for anyone wanting to find out more about the commemoration plans and outreach. We also hold regular sessions for those who want to get involved now through 2020. Our next Volunteer 101 session is March 22nd at the Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Building. Click here to learn more or sign up- with several events and programs planned for this summer, we're looking for all hands on deck! 

The Plymouth 400 commemorative license plate is doing well, with new plate owners coming on every day. Our goal is to have a majority of Massachusetts households “Driving America’s Story” for a big impact in 2020! Hence, we are gearing up for our 400th anniversary License Plate Auction this spring! The auction will be online for several weeks, culminating in a live gala auction at a historic location in Boston. Watch for a “save the dates” e-mail coming soon!

Plymouth Community Theatre Is Proud To Present "Don't Talk to the Actors" & Workshops Registration

Plymouth Community Theatre is proud to present "Don't Talk to the Actors"       Written by Tom Dudzick   Directed by Jeff Gill "Drop-dead, scream-out-loud, tear-wrenchingly funny." The Buffalo News     http://www.plymouthcommunitytheatre.net

Tickets available now ! The best laid plans go awry when the cast and crew of a Broadway-bound play resort to manipulation, diva-like behavior, and chaotic abandon to get what they want.  Fledgling playwright Jerry Przpezniak and his fiancée are a couple of Buffalo greenhorns suddenly swept up in the whirlwind of New York's theater scene when Jerry's play is optioned for the big money, ego-driven world of Broadway. It's a young playwright's dream, but the crazy characters and dilemmas they encounter are the things theatrical nightmares are made of.

Performance dates: Friday, March 10th & 17th @ 8 PM Saturday, March 11th & 18th @ 8 PM Sunday, March 12th & 19th @ 4 PM  * Ticket Prices; $18 Students & Seniors (OPEN SEATING) $20 General Admission (OPEN SEATING) Purchase tickets here!

"A Wing And A Care" Live Screening with Shawn Carey

"A Wing And A Care"

Live Screening with Shawn Carey

Thursday, February 23rd 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Wildlands Trust Community Conservation Barn 

675 Long Pond Rd., Plymouth MA

Ticket sales close at NOON on Thursday!

Tickets may sell out before then.

Here in New England, Snowy Owls, Atlantic Puffins, and American Kestrels each have an advocate committed to protecting it and educating others about its plight. Immerse yourself in the lives of these magnificent birds and the three men who work to protect them in the newest film by Migration Productions, presented by Producer, Videographer, and Photographer Shawn Carey. Come see for yourself how a single individual can make a world of difference in the life of a bird. 

$8 members / $10 nonmembers

Buy tickets here!

Plymouth Antiquarian Society March Burial Hill Tour

Saturdays on Burial Hill Join Us on March 4th

Living in the Shadow of Death: Disease and Epidemics in Plymouth A nurse posed with patients at Jordan Hospital, now Beth Israel Deaconess Plymouth. Photograph by E.P. McLaughlin, ca. 1930. (From the Benea-Shea Collection, 2014.01) Death was a constant companion in early America. Without modern medical treatment and vaccines, contagious diseases like smallpox and scarlet fever devastated families and communities. Even into the 20th century, doctors and nurses regularly battled measles, diphtheria, and other illnesses. Learn about Plymoutheans' experiences with epidemics on a guided walking tour with Dr. Anne Reilly, Executive Director of the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. Living in the Shadow of Death: Disease and Epidemics in Plymouth is part of Burial Hill: History in Progress, a free program that will continue through the year 2020. Launched independently in 2011 by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society, the Burial Hill series is now a collaborative program with the Pilgrim Society & Pilgrim Hall Museum. Each year, we will present a series of history expeditions on Burial Hill, one of America's oldest and most significant burying grounds. Tours will be offered on the first Saturday of every month at 1 pm (excepting January); meet at the top of the Hill. No reservations are required for individuals and families. Participants may traverse steep and slippery slopes; please wear appropriate shoes. Severe weather may cancel tour; updates will be posted on the Plymouth Antiquarian Society Facebook page. For more information contact pasm@verizon.net or call 508-746-0012 For a full listing of upcoming tours, visit www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org

Pilgrim Hall Museum Kids Week Coming

February 19 - 23, 2017

75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA 02360

Did you know you can celebrate February vacation week with a series of family-friendly activities for children at Pilgrim Hall Museum? Bring the youngsters and enjoy lively book readings, arts and crafts, and Treasure Hunts from 10 am to noon from Monday, February 15 through Thursday, February 18th. The programs are entertaining and educational for young learners, and there's plenty for grown-ups to explore, too, in the unique galleries of the nearly 200 year old institution. Get out of the cold and experience some fun and adventure in an interactive family setting!

Students and children under 18 admitted FREE!

Admission for adults is $10, $8 for seniors.

Free for residents of Plymouth or members of Pilgrim Hall Museum.

Groups of 8 or more must call for reservations!

All Children must be accompanied by an adult.

DETAILS

Sunday, February 19, 1 to 3 pm

Costumed "New Plimmoth Gard" militia reenactors fire off live muskets and demonstrate 17th century arms and armaments.

Monday, February 20, Presidents & Pilgrims

10 to 11 am - Gather together for stories & crafts about Abraham Lincoln and his connection to the Thanksgiving holiday.

1 to 2 pm - Enjoy tales of young Pilgrims in early Plymouth, and make a handmade bookmark!

Tuesday, February 21, 10-11 am & 1 to 2 pm

Learn about the many adventures of Plymouth Rock and create your own decorated Rock tableau to take home.

Wednesday, February 22, 10-11 am & 1-2 pm

The lives of English settlers and Wampanoag families come to life as costumed Pilgrims unpack a Mayflower Trunk and Wampanoag Basket.

Thursday, February 23, 10-11 am & 1 to 2 pm

Dive into stories and activities related to the Mayflower and her passengers.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Plymouth