Darkness arrives early in December, but it will be a bit brighter on the waterfront late Sunday afternoon. The Chabad of the South Shore is planning to light a public menorah at Plymouth Rock on Water Street at 5:30 p.m., Dec. 29, followed by a community celebration, marking the fifth night of Hanukkah. In addition […]
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Spire, just for laughs
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. Ring in the laughter with the New Year’s Eve Comedy Show at the Spire on Tuesday, […]
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A Plymouthean in Paris: This local craftsman helped restore Notre-Dame to its former glory
In 2019, Michael Burrey watched television in horror as the steeple of the historic Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral collapsed during a devastating fire. He realized right away that the damage to this 1,000-year-old medieval masterpiece and World Heritage Site would require the efforts of thousands of craftsmen schooled in all-but-forgotten construction skills to restore it. […]
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Little Mermen plan to go big at Disney-themed holiday show
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. The Little Mermen, which calls itself “Ultimate Disney Cover Band,” takes the stage at Memorial Hall, […]
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Oh, come all ye to see a display of Christmas creches
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. For many who celebrate Christmas, a creche (otherwise known as a nativity scene) representing the story […]
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Flirting with disaster in this wicked twist on ‘A Christmas Carol’
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. If you like to go behind the scenes of a performance – especially when there’s a […]
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It rained on the parade, but the weather didn’t dampen spirits
You know the old saying: Don’t rain on my parade. Well, it did rain on our parade Saturday, keeping the crowds down (and driving up the numbers of viewers watching it live on WCVB or through a streaming service). Nonetheless, the America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration parade – part of a weekend-long set of events – […]
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‘Smalls’ show at library aims to make buying art affordable
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org at least 10 days in advance. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. Local artists are displaying their work at the Plymouth Public Library’s first Holiday Smalls Art Show, […]
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Are you ready for Saturday’s Thanksgiving parade?
Plymouth’s annual Thanksgiving parade – set for Saturday, Nov. 23, rain or otherwise – is the town’s biggest event of the year, with tens of thousands of people expected to line the route. Planning how you’ll get to a prime viewing spot now will make the experience a much better one. While everyone loves a […]
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‘It’s just an amazing historic moment’
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey Tuesday issued an executive order officially recognizing Plymouth’s Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe. “(S)ince well before the arrival of the Mayflower, the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe has continuously inhabited lands within the borders of what is now Massachusetts, with ancestral homelands stretching from the Plymouth area to the upper reaches of Cape […]