Events
The following Calendar activities are taking place in the area this week. Future events are included as space allows. To list your organization's event, send information three weeks before the event to: Pamela Teehan Miele, Calendar, Globe South, The Boston Globe, 1165 Washington St., Hanover, MA 02339.
Concerts
Abington: Organ concert -- United Church of Christ, 10 Bedford St. Today, 7:30 p.m. Richard Hill will perform a concert on the 1890 Hutchings tracker organ. Free-will donation of $10 at door to benefit Womansplace of Brockton. Call 781-878-8521.
Cohasset: South Shore Music Circus -- 130 Sohier St. All shows at 8 p.m. Today, John McDermott. Aug. 20, Beach Boys. Aug. 21, Tony Bennett. Aug. 27, Lynyrd Skynyrd. Aug. 28, The Platters, Beary Hobbs, Drifters and Cornell Gunter's Coasters. Box office open daily, noon-6 p.m. Tickets also at www.themusiccircus.org, or call 617-931-2787.
Plymouth: Concerts at Plymouth Rock -- On the waterfront, next to Plymouth Rock. All concerts at 7 p.m. Today, Legion Bud Band. Aug. 26 and Sept. 2, Sounds of Yesterday. Free. Call 508-746-4568.
Scituate: Satuit Band -- Scituate Harbor bandstand, Cole Parkway. Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20. The band plays a mix of show tunes, marches, and classical pieces.
Nightlife
Abington: The Purple Eggplant -- 400 Bedford St. (Route 18). Every Thursday, the New Blue Revue Open Mike Blues Jam Party hosted by Satch Romano. Sundays, 8:30 p.m., karaoke with Ron Towers. All shows 9:30 p.m. Aug. 21, Toni Lynn Washington. Aug. 28, Brian Templeton. No cover. Free pizza, 9:30-10 p.m. Aug. 21, Page n' Plant Harbor Blues cruise featuring live music by Stonecrazy with Satch & The Houserockers and The Cindy Daley Band opening up with the first two sets; free lunch provided. Proceeds to benefit breast cancer research. Followed by a blues party with free buffet at The Next Page Caf featuring the Steve Murphy Band. Cruise tickets $25, includes party. Call 781-871-7175.
Braintree: Ascari@F1Boston -- 290 Wood Road. Every Thursday 9 p.m.-midnight, Karaoke with Dave Colt. No cover. Fridays and Saturdays live music at 9:30 p.m. Aug. 20, Groove Authority. Aug. 28, The Gladflys. Cover varies. Call 781-848-2300, or visit www.f1boston.com.
Hull: Sea Note -- 159 Nantasket Ave. Tonight, Level Ride & Friends. Aug. 20, Nicole Nelson Band. Aug. 21, Sleepy LaBeef. Aug. 22, Compaq Big Band. Aug. 27, Zachariah Reunion. Aug. 28, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages. Sept. 2, Friday Night Fites and Sidewinder. Call 781-925-4300.
Marshfield: Courtney's -- 915 Ocean St. Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., karaoke with Ron Towers. Live bands in lounge Fridays and Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Aug. 20, McLaughlin Brothers. Aug. 21, Seabreeze. Aug. 27, Too Much Fun. Aug. 28, Muzi, Rich & Brother Ray. Sept. 3, The Crust. Call 781-834-1910.
Marshfield: Bridgewaye Inn -- 1265 Ferry St. Live entertainment every Saturday and Sunday. Aug. 21, After Eight band to play classic rock, pop, soul, blues and jazz. Dinner optional beginning at 7 p.m. Admission $5. Call 781-834-6505.
Plymouth: The Run of The Mill Tavern -- Spring Street. Live music Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. Today and Aug. 26, Solo Pop music night. Aug. 20, Phil and Karen Venti, pop acoustic duo. Aug. 21, T & ME, acoustic-pop duo. Aug. 27, Tom and Deana. Aug. 28, 9 p.m. Booba Dubie. No cover. Call 508-830-1262.
Dancing
Rockland: Country dances -- VFW Post 1788, 22 Church St. Fridays 8:30 p.m.-midnight. Aug. 20 and 28. Live country music dances featuring music by Luke Wetherfield and his band. Donation of $5 at door to benefit post charities. Call 781-871-4243.
Theater
Cohasset: Kevin James rescheduled -- South Shore Music Circus, 130 Sohier St. Comedy show rescheduled for Sept. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for July 9 show will be honored or refunds obtained at point of purchase. Call 781-383-9850, or www.themusiccircus.org.
Cohasset: Kaleidoscope Children's Theatre -- South Shore Music Circus, 130 Sohier St. All shows at 10:30 a.m. Today, "Sleeping Beauty." Aug. 26, "Snow White." Tickets $7.50. Box office open daily noon-6 p.m. Tickets also at www.themusiccircus.org, or call 617-931-2787.
Norwell: "Big River" -- The Company Theatre, 30 Accord Park Drive. The musical stage adaptation of Mark Twain's classic. Performances through Aug. 22. Directed by Zoe Bradford and Jordie Saucerman, with musical direction by Michael Joseph. Tickets $23 for Wednesday and Sunday performances and $25 for Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Wednesday and Thursday shows at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Call 781-871-2787.
Scituate: "Putting it Together" -- The New River Club Dinner Theater, 78 Border St. Aug. 26-29 and Sept. 2-4, dinner at 7 p.m., show immediately following. Directed by Ray Byrne. Showstoppers presents musical revue of Stephen Sondheim shows, including numbers from "Follies," "Company," "A Little Night Music," "Assassins," and "Merrily We Roll Along." Starring Jennifer Ellis, Janet Ferreri, Ray Byrne, Rick Sosny and Doug Trudeau. Musical direction by Patrick Jones. Dinner and show $45.95. Call 781-545-1330.
Extras
Braintree: Mall events -- South Shore Plaza, 250 Granite St. Aug. 20-22, "Mall For You," evening of beauty and pampering for women aged 25-55. Aug. 20, 5-9 p.m. Aug. 21, noon-8 p.m. and Aug. 22, noon-6 p.m. Call 781-843-8201 or www.simon.com.
Marshfield: Marshfield Fair -- Fairgrounds, Route 3A. Aug. 20-29.The 137th Marshfield Fair features horticultural and agricultural displays and competitions, demolition derby, Supercross Motorcross, Figure-8 racing, Monster Trucks, Oldies Shows, two separate R&B Festivals, Fiesta Show's midway and more. Aug. 20 and 27, noon-3:30 p.m. Kim Longmore, antique dealer to give free appraisals in Agricultural Hall; Aug. 20, 26 and 27, demolition derbies. Aug. 21 and 28, fireworks, Aug. 21, North River Blues Festival, featuring Bobby Rush, Bernard Allison and others. Aug. 29, Green Harbor R&B Festival, featuring Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, and others. Aug. 23 and 28, Figure-8 Racing; Aug. 29, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monster Truck shows; Aug. 24-25, Supercross; Ed and George of WATD's "Yesterday's Memories," present two oldies shows Aug. 21 and 28, with live stars of the '50s, '60s and '70s, appearances by Charlie Thomas and the Drifters on Aug. 21 and Gary Lewis and the Playboys on Aug. 28. Gates open at noon Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Gates close 10 p.m. Admission $8, $6 advance, children 6 and under, free. Parking $5. Aug. 24, Senior Citizen's Day, free admission with ID. Aug. 25, Children's Day, children 12 and under admitted free. Advance tickets by calling 781-834-6629, www.marshfieldfair.org or by mail order to: Marshfield Fair, P.O. Box 5, Marshfield, MA 02050.
Lectures and Readings
Braintree: Sports, music authors -- Borders Books and Music, 255 Grossman Drive. Today, 7.30 p.m. Susan Gedutis Lindsay, author of "See You at the Hall: Boston's Golden Era of Irish Music and Dance," to discuss and sign copies of her book and present a musical performance. Free. Call 781-356-5111.
Duxbury: Tea ceremonies -- The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden St. Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. Aiko Rogers, trained at the Urasenke School of Tea, will present each ceremony in a tea hut on the museum grounds. Admission is free, but seating is limited and available on a first-come basis. In the event of rain, ceremonies will be held inside the museum. Call 781-934-6634, or visit www.artcomplex.org.
Benefits
Cohasset: Trunk Show -- Our World Children's Global Discovery Museum, Paul Pratt Library, 100 Sohier St. Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Aug. 28, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Baby and Back to School designer clothing sale for ages 1 to 10. Proceeds to benefit the museum. Call 781-383-3198.
Duxbury: "Read to Feed" program -- Through Aug. 30 at Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St. Duxbury teenagers and younger children each have their own program to raise pledge money by reading books. Proceeds will purchase farm animals for families in need worldwide through Heifer International. Sponsor sheets available at library's second-floor reference desk. Readers will be eligible for prizes and raffles. Call 781-934-2121, ext. 106 or www.duxburyfreelibrary.org or www.heifer.org.
Duxbury: "Operation Shoe Fly" -- Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St. Aug. 23, 6-7:30 p.m. Celebrate National Independence Day of Afghanistan. Event celebrates the rebirth of the country with slides, artifacts, Afghan tea and delicacies. Razia Jan, a native of Kabul recently returned from a trip to Afghanistan, will speak about the culture and current situation there. Joining her will be Duxbury resident Carol Jacobson, who spent two years in the country in the early 1950s. Razia will be collecting children's shoes and donations for "Operation Shoe Fly," an effort with the US Army to bring sturdy shoes to orphaned children. Call 781-934-2721 ext. 106 or www.duxburyfreelibrary.org.
Kingston/Scituate: Animal shelter fund-raiser -- Solstice Restaurant in Kingston. Aug. 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., and Aug. 29, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. PJ's Country House, Route 3A. "Bone Appetit Cookbook," signing events featuring appearances by local restaurant chefs who contributed recipes to the book, live music and refreshments. Cookbooks are $20. Proceeds benefit the no-kill Scituate Animal Shelter, serving Scituate and neighboring towns. Call 781-545-3515.
Nature
Marion: Canoe trip -- Ladner's Landing. Aug. 22, 3 p.m. A flat-water trip to the town beach at River Road and a shuttle back to the landing from there. Participants must supply own canoe. Call to register 508-748-3080.
Marshfield: Family overnight kayaking -- Mass. Audubon and the North and South Rivers Watershed Association is organizing two overnight camping and kayaking adventures, today and tomorrow. Kayak the 14-mile North River and camp at Couch Beach, led by naturalists Doug Lowry and Jill Cowie. Boats, camping gear, and dinner provided (bring two lunches). Cost $225 for a family group of 3 or fewer per 2-day excursion (add $15 for each additional member.) For parents and children at least 10 years old. Call 781-837-9400.
Milton: Mountain bike ride -- Blue Hills Reservation, 695 Hillside St. Open daily dawn to dusk, with over 7,000 acres of walking trails, a walking club, and free outdoor activities sponsored by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Blue Hills Adult Walking Club: Aug. 21, 1 p.m., moderate walk, hilly terrain, 3 miles. Wolcott Path to Wildcat Notch and return via Halfway Path. Meet at the Houghton's Pond main parking lot on Hillside Street in Milton. Call 617 698-1802.
Norwell: South Shore Natural Science Center -- Jacobs Lane. The center has a nature store, six trails, a lending library, interactive "EcoZone" exhibition, year-round programs and art exhibits. Through Aug. 30 in Vine Hall Gallery, "Weather Report," exhibition featuring Alix White paintings of the modern natural world along the South Shore. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission: $5, $2.50 children and seniors. Call 781-659-2559 or www.ssnsc.org.
Plymouth: "Saturn: Ring World" -- Blake Planetarium, Plymouth Community Intermediate School, 117 Long Pond Road. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. Tonight and Aug. 24 and 26. Astronomy program covers the giant planet, its rings and moons, the future of the Cassini/Huygens spacecraft studying Saturn for the next four years, and explanations of what the sun, moon, planets and stars will be doing in the summer sky. Admission $4, $2.50 seniors and children. Call 508-830-4470 or www.plymouthschools.com, select district programs, and then select planetarium.
For Children
Abington: "Folktales from the Forest" -- Island Grove Park, Route 123. Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Andrea Lovett, storyteller, and Weisy MacMillan, puppeteer, present their final storytelling and puppetry performance for the season. Free. Call 781-871-5892.
Holbrook: Kid's Night -- Burger King, South Franklin Street, Sept. 1, 5-8 p.m. "Back to School, Kid's Night," featuring crafts, face painting, toddler table, dinosaur table, clowns and more. Proceeds from dinners to benefit Holbrook Elementary Parents Group. Call 781-767-8160.
Pembroke: South Shore Children's Museum -- Brigantine Village, Route 139. The museum features interactive exhibits including a giant sand pendulum, a "Bubble Wall," a 200-gallon fish tank, and a Jurassic sandbox. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, noon-6 p.m. Admission $4. Call 781-829-6999.
Museums
Duxbury: Art Complex Museum -- 189 Alden St. Situated on 13 acres of woodland and open fields, founded by the Carl A.
Hull: Lifesaving Museum -- At the Museum of Boston Harbor Heritage, 1117 Nantasket Ave. "The Camera's Coast," a sampler of historic coastal New England images will run through Sept. 5. Museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $2 adults, $1.50 seniors, free children under 18. Call 781-925-5433 or www.bostonharborheritage.org.
Milton: Captain Forbes House Museum -- 215 Adams St. Home of a family prominent in the China trade, includes Lincoln collection of Mary Bowditch Forbes, with Lincoln and Civil War memorabilia. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission $5, $3 seniors and students. Call 617-696-1815.
Plymouth: Pilgrim Hall Museum -- 75 Court St. The oldest public museum in continuous operation in America was founded in 1824 by Mayflower descendants. Home to a collection of Pilgrim and Native-American artifacts including Peregrine white cradle, Bradford Bible, only portrait of a Pilgrim (Edward Winslow) painted from life, earliest sampler made in America, and more. Through May 2005, "In Sickness & In Health: Medicine in the Old Colony 1620-1920," celebrating the physicians of Plymouth Colony from Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower to modern doctors. Hours: daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission $6, $5 seniors, $3 children 5-17, $16 families. Plymouth residents admitted free. Call 508-746-1620 or www.pilgrimhall.org.
Plymouth: Plimoth Plantation -- 137 Warren Ave. Living-history museum, 1627 Pilgrim Village, Hobbamock (Wampanoag Indian) homesite, carriage house crafts center, Nye rare breeds barn. Hours: daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Mayflower II is docked on Water Street in downtown Plymouth, open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: Plantation only, $20 adults, $14 seniors, $12 ages 6-12; with tour of Mayflower, $22, $20 for seniors and students, $14 children ages 6-12, free to children 6 and under. Call 508-746-1622 or www.plimoth.org.
Quincy: "Old Glory: July 1942" -- Quincy Historical Society, 8 Adams St. Through Sept. 3, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Featuring more than 100 World War II-era magazine covers from the Libbie Payne collection. In July 1942, over 500 American publications featured the American flag on their covers as part of the "United We Stand" campaign. Call 617-773-1144.
Historic Houses
Braintree: Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace and Museum -- 786 Washington St. The home of General Sylvanus Thayer features exhibits of Braintree history, period furniture and artifacts from Braintree's decorative fan industry. The Gilbert Bean museum contains gallery space, a historical research center and museum store. Hours: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; house tours Saturday and Sunday every hour, except holiday weekends. Admission $3, $2 children. Call 781-848-1640.
Duxbury: Duxbury Rural and Historical Society -- King Caesar House, 120 King Caesar Road. Children's Time Traveler Program for ages 8-10 features archeological digs for "artifacts," using authentic sifters; period games including playing hoops, learning to cross stitch, writing with quill pen, hand scrimshaw and herb gardening. Programs cost $20 per person. To register, call 781-934-6106.
Hingham: 1688 Old Ordinary -- 21 Lincoln St. Through Sept. 11, "Tools of the Trade from Hingham's Past," exhibition of antique tools from the Hingham Historical Society. Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Admission $3, $1 children under 12. Call 781-749-1851 or 781-749-0499, or www.hinghamhistorical.org.
Plymouth: Sparrow House Museum and Pottery Gallery -- 42 Summer St. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed Wednesdays. Museum admission is $2 for adults, $1 for children. Through Sept. 6: in the gallery, "View from my Easel," exhibition of pastel landscapes by East Bridgewater artist Anne Heywood. Call 508-747-1240 or www.sparrowhouse.com.
Quincy: Adams National Historical Park -- 135 Adams St. Aug. 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. "Founders Day," free tours will be offered throughout the day to celebrate the founding of the National Park Service. Call 617-770-1175 or visit www.nps.gov.adam.
Quincy: USS Salem -- US Naval Shipbuilding Museum, Fore River Shipyard, 739 Washington St. Retired 718-foot heavy cruiser warship is open for self and guided tours; Sailors Memorial Room, the Model Shop; archives and ordnance. Hours: daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission $6, $4 seniors and students, free for children 4-12. Call 617-479-7900 or visit www.uss-salem.org.
Scituate: Maritime and Irish Mossing Museum -- 301 Driftway. The museum, in the 1739 residence of Captain Benjamin James, features exhibits on shipbuilding, Irish mossing, rescue, lighthouses, mariner antiques, and shipwrecks. Hours: Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Admission $4, $3 seniors, under 18, free. Call 781-545-1083.
Scituate: Historical sites -- Cudworth House, Cudworth Road. Aug. 22, 1-4 p.m. A 17th-century structure housing exhibits such as a coach used by the Marquis de Lafayette Mann House. Aug. 22, 1-4 p.m. An 18th-century structure containing Pilgrim furniture and other period equipment. Cedar Point Lighthouse, Lighthouse Road. Built in 1810, the Scituate lighthouse is famous for Abigail and Rebecca Bates, the "Army of Two," in the War of 1812. Call 781-545-1083 or www.scituatehistoricalsociety.org.
Galleries
Cohasset: South Shore Arts Center -- 119 Ripley Road. "Blue Ribbon Members' Show," through Sept. 5. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Call 781-383-2787, or visit www.ssac.org.
Cohasset: Paul Pratt Memorial Library -- 35 Ripley Road. Through Aug. 30, show of oil paintings by Ted Polomis features a variety of intimate still lifes and studies painted in tradition of classical realism. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 781-383-2787 or www.polomis.com.
Duxbury: Helen Bumpus Gallery -- At Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St. Through August, "Selected Works by Board Members." Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Call 781-934-2721.
Duxbury: Art Association -- Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 St. George St., Bengtz and Cutler Galleries. Through Sept. 17, the 87th annual Midsummer Art Show award winners exhibition featuring fine art, 3-D/sculpture and photography by South Shore artists. Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 781-934-2731 ext. 4.
Hingham: Hingham Public Library -- 66 Leavitt St. The Clemens gallery through Aug. 26, exhibition of multimedia works by Rockland artist Paul Ray. In the Dolphin gallery through Sept. 24, "The Sublime Color of Northern Italy," photographs by J. Michael Sullivan. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 781-741-1405.
Norwell: Zona Gallery -- Route 228. Through October, "Harmony," multimedia exhibition of works by Hedda, Patricia McIsaac, Donna Rossetti-Bailey, Michael Sullivan, Patricia M. Gray and Mike Sleeper. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 781-871-4545.
Pembroke: Pembroke Public Library -- Meeting room, 142 Center St. Through August, exhibition of photographs by Jean Holley, taken in Great Britain, Switzerland, Canadian Rockies and the West Coast. Call 781-293-6771 or www.pembrokepubliclibrary.org.
Scituate: Scituate Arts Association Gallery -- 124 Front St. Through Aug. 29, "Marine and Local Scenes Show," featuring oils and watercolors by Robert Beaulieu. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays 1-5 p.m. Call 781-545-5160 5160 or visit www.scituatearts.com.
Calendar listings are compiled by Pamela Teehan Miele.
