In Plymouth and nearby towns, lots of arts, culture and nature events~many available on
calendar.
9.28 Wednesday
Plymouth Zen Group
Meditation 7PM - 8:30PM
North St., Plymouth
$5/suggested donation
Open to all, held every Wed.
9.29 Thursday
Plymouth Farmers Market
2:30 - 6:30 PM
Stephens Field
Plymouth
9.29
Manomet Library
12 Strand Ave, Plymouth/Manomet
Writers Group, free, open to all
Monthly Thursdays, 7PM
Share a short piece (100 - 180 words) on the month's seed phrase - this month it's "To tell the truth..."
9.30 - 10.2
Farmstand @ Holmes Farm
127 Manomet Point Road, Plymouth (
directions)
Farmstand Hours:
Fridays Self Serve 2-5PM
Saturdays 10-5 PM
Sundays 12 noon-3 PM
9.30 + 10.1
Native Plymouth Tour
Tours from a Native American perspective
(Given only thru November 27, 2011)
tickets or meet at Plymouth Rock to purchase
Fridays + Saturdays, 5:30PM
Other days possible by reservation
9.30 - 10.1
Manhattan Short Film Fest
Wellfleet Preservation Hall
Wellfleet MA
Friday, September 30 @ 7:00 & 9:30 pm and
Saturday, October 1 @ 5:00 & 7:30 pm $9
10.1 Sat.
Farmers Market/Plymouth
9:30AM - 1:30PM
Courthouse Lawn
10.1 8pm
First Works - Providence, RI
Martinos Auditorium, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Brooklyn Rider
In concert (listen/watch a clip
here)
10.1
Cape Cod Spinners Guild
Wool Fest
10 - 4PM
Dennis Village Green (
map)
+ just around the corner on the same day...
Dennis Memorial Library's Fall Fete is on October 1, 11AM - 4PM.
Hand woven rugs, hand knit items, jewelry, and other crafts.
1020 Old Bass River Road, Dennis.
For more information call 508.385.2255
10.1 Sat.
Lakeville Arts Fest
Saturday 10.1 10am-4pm
Old Town House
2 Precinct Street
Lakeville, MA (
map, directions)
AND, they're having a
pie baking contest - make the pie from scratch and drop it off the day of the festival :) Info in
this PDF
Pies need to be dropped off at the Old Town House between 11 – 1:30 pm on 10.1.
10.2 4PM
First Works - Providence, RI
Martinos Auditorium, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts
Brooklyn Rider
Educate your ear
10.2
Arts by the Bog
58 Pond St. Carver, MA
(
map, directions)
10.2.11
Edible Foraging Walk (scroll down at link)
with
Russ Cohen
Sponsored by South Shore Natural Science Center and North & South Rivers Watershed
1:00-4:00pm
Cost: Members: $10/person
Non-members: $15/person
Sign up online
Meet at Willow Brook Farm, Pembroke. Directions available @ link.
"
Willow Brook is home to many diverse habitats such as woodlands, wetlands, and meadows. So in addition to foraging for edible species, the group will see local flora and fauna found in each distinct habitat."
Limited parking available (carpooling advisable). Additional parking available at Herring Run. Wear comfortable shoes. Program suitable for families with children ages 10 and older.
10.2 - 2 Events
First:
Fascinating Fungi with Dr. Lawrence Millman
Sponsored by Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Sun, Oct 2, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Registration not required
Second:
Magnificent Mushroom Walk
Sponsored by Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Sun, Oct 2, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Instructor: Lawrence Millman - mycologist, author
Fee: Adults $7.00m/ $9.00nm, Children $7.00m/ $9.00nm
HONK Fest, held in Boston 9.30 - 10.3 also has a Providence aspect!
(See 2009 video
here and slideshow
here and get to Boston to partake, if you can!)
Or get to Providence for...
PRONK
Monday, 10.3
4 – 6PM
Performances at India Point Park, overlooking the Bay
6:30PM
Parade down Wickenden Street
7:15 – 10PM
Showcase performances on the Providence River
(video of past performance
here)
10.4
[The MA Cultural Council (MCC) allocates money to many local arts councils in MA, which local councils award, based on proposals sent in to them.
Postmark deadline: Oct.15, 2011
Application guidelines
Send finished/filled in applications to local council(s) directly:
Plymouth Cultural Council, P.O. Box 1785, Plymouth, MA 02362-1785]
You may attend an info meeting with MCC representatives to get info on the grants and how to fill out forms. Here's one:
Mashpee: Tues., Oct. 4
Registration/Networking - 6:00 PM
Workshop - 6:30-8:00 PM
Mashpee Public Library, 64 Steeple St., Mashpee, MA
Register
10.4
Artists Meeting/Open to all, free
Artists Makers Desperadoes
6PM - 8PM
Plymouth Public Library/Main Branch
132 South Street, Plymouth, MA (
directions)
Discuss grants, art happenings, shows...with other artists
10.5
Plymouth Zen Group
Meditation 7PM - 8:30PM
Every Wednesday
$5/suggested donation
Open to all
1.11 Wednesday 
Expressions of Love/work in any media, accompanied by a story 
