The Local Seen

Birds of a Feather Birding Club at the Duxbury Senior Center
2025-01-07 10:00 (America/New_York) | Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
A new club for bird lovers is taking flight at the Duxbury Senior Center. Beginning on January 7th, Birds of a Feather Birding Club will meet for a variety of avian related activities including guided bird watching outings, educational workshops and community projects. Focus will center on local species identification, understanding bird behavior, and how birding club members can contribute to conservation efforts. This is a great chance to meet and bond with fellow unwinged beings who share your interest in learning about the feathered friends who enrich our ecosystem. Flock to the Senior Center at 10am for the first meeting, led by Snowy Owl and Raptor specialist Norman Smith.

Intergenerational Trivia Night at Pembroke Community Center
2025-01-06 17:30 - 18:30 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
Gather the grandkids and your favorite table snacks for Intergenerational Trivia Night at the Pembroke Council on Aging. On Monday January 6th come to the senior center for a fun and friendly trivia competition starting at 5:30pm. Sign up your team of 2 to 6 people of any age who are ready to test their knowledge at a trivia party that crosses generations. Does that mean there will be questions about both the Beatles AND Billie Eilish? Perhaps! Sign up cost is $12 per team, and teams need to be signed up in advance. You can do this by visiting the website at pembrokema. gov/ recreation.

Borrow a Librarian at the Kingston Public Library
2024-12-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
The Kingston Public Library is a borrowing mecca: in addition to books, the library lends digital assets, videos, DVDs and CDs, puzzles, games, and even things, like a crepe maker, sewing machine, and bicycle pump! KPL is taking it even one step further– on Tuesday, December 31st, you can Borrow a Librarian! From 2pm to 4pm, in the Adult Reference area, appointments with librarians will be available to patrons for thirty minutes of one-on-one time geared towards instruction on a few of life’s necessary but often perplexing tasks. Learn how to use Microsoft Office or get the basics on how to navigate a device. Do you have to write your resume or submit a job application? Librarians will be happy to help! Secure your slot today by contacting Reference Librarian Steven Miller at (781) 585-0517 x2672 or smiller@kingstonma. gov.

Noon Year's Eve Party at Plymouth Public Library
2024-12-31 11:30 - 12:30 | Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, 02360, United States
If your likelihood of snoozing when the New Year’s Eve ball drops is high, why not ring in the NOON year instead? On Tuesday December 31st, Plymouth Public Library is hosting an all ages 2025 New Years party perfect for folks with children ages 3 and up. Raise a glass-or a sippy cup? — to Auld Lang Syne with other families in the Fehlow Meeting Room where there will be music, crafts, dancing–and of course, the exciting countdown to noon! The fun starts at 11:30am and ends when the last bit of confetti hits the floor at 12:30pm.

New Year's Eve Brunch at Plymouth Center for Active Living
2024-12-31 11:00 | Plymouth Council on Aging, 44 Nook Road, Plymouth, MA, United States
The Plymouth Council on Aging’s own Chef Kellie has a scrumptious brunch menu planned to ring in 2025! On Tuesday December 31st, at 11am, come usher in the new year over a delicious assortment of pastries, fruits, quiche, bacon, sausage, and eggs. There will be holiday trivia and at noon – tasty mocktails to toast the new year. Be sure to register by December 27th, as space is limited for this EGGS–travaganza – the cost is only $14.95 per person.

Teen and Tween Bead Art Making at Kingston Public Library
2024-12-30 15:00 - 16:00 | Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
Winter vacation is coming up soon, which means lots of down time. If you’re looking for a fun activity for your Teens or Tweens that doesn’t involve screentime, head over to the Kingston Public Library on Monday, December 30th for Tween and Tween Bead Art. From 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, ages 11 to 18 are welcome to drop in to create a beautiful bracelet or keychain. Keep it as a late Christmas present or give it to that friend you’ve missed over the holiday break. Supplies will be provided by the library.

Children's Candy Cane Hunt at Kingston Public Library
2024-12-28 10:00 - 16:30 | Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
Kids can earn their STRIPES as holiday candy detectives at the Kingston Public Library on Saturday December 28th. From 10am to 4:30pm stop by the Children’s Room for a Candy Cane Hunt that will lead your kids to all corners of the library. Young detectives will have to rely on their best sleuthing skills to figure out a series of clues that one by one will reveal a path to a stash of delicious candy canes. The Candy Cane Hunt is best suited for kids aged three to twelve. No registration is required—you CANE just show up!

Nature of the Maya World at Duxbury Free Library
2024-12-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St, Duxbury, MA, MA, 02332, United States
On December 27th, join Joy from The Joys of Nature for The Nature of the Maya World, a Nature Travel Talk at the Duxbury Free Library. While sitting comfortably in the Setter Room, you’ll travel through the temples of Caracol, explore caves of artifacts, and tour ancient sites in Belize that one can still visit in current day. Learn about how the Maya incorporated iguanas, the keeled billed toucan, colorful parrots and a broad variety of Mesoamerican animals into their stories and intricate carvings, AND the importance to ceremony and medicine the cacao bean played – this source of chocolate was even used as currency. This fascinating hour-long program begins at 2pm and is best enjoyed by adults 18 years and above. Register via the Duxbury Free Library website.

New England Animals in the Winter at Duxbury Free Library
2024-12-27 10:30 - 11:00 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St, Duxbury, MA, MA, 02332, United States
When the weather gets cold and blustery, we humans wrap ourselves in seasonal clothing and spend more time cozied up in heated homes under piles of blankets or beside a warm fire. But what do our animal neighbors do once the temperature drops? Learn how mammals, birds, insects and reptiles survive the winter at the Duxbury Free Library on Friday December 27th at 10:30am. Wildlife photographer Joy Marzolf from Joys of Nature will be in the Merry Room with live animal guests to talk about the cold weather survival tactics our creature friends use to make it through the long, cold season. This program is thirty minutes long and is ideal for children ages 5 and up to attend with their caregivers. Please register through the Duxbury Free Library’s website.

Drop in Acorn Craft & Story at Soule Homestead
2024-12-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Soule Homestead, 46 Soule Street, Middleborough, MA, 02346, United States
Soule Homestead invites young winter breakers to branch out and seed your imagination at their drop-in craft event on Friday December 27th. The Acorn Sewing Craft and Story event requires no registration, just pop by the barn with your kiddos anytime between 10am and noon for the Acorn Sewing Craft and Story event, when kids can learn how to do a simple running stitch and get a little nutty making fabric acorns. Intermittently throughout the event, a farm volunteer will help your littles come out of their shell with Acorn-y story. No registration is required for this drop-in event. The cost is just $5 for members and $6 if you haven’t joined yet.. Soule Farm is at 46 Soule Street in Middleborough.

Babysitting Course - Pembroke Community Center
2024-12-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Pembroke Community Center, 128 Center St, Pembroke, 02359, United States
Good babysitters are always in high demand. The Pembroke Rec Department is offering a one-day, 3-hour babysitting course to help young sitters improve their babysitting skills and learn the dos and don’ts of being home alone. It is an ideal course for kids ages 10 and up who want to start babysitting, or perhaps would like a review of the best babysitting practices. This class will provide some hands-on practice caring for infants-spoiler alert, diapering- and provide information on child development, playing with young children, basic first aid, fire safety and prevention, and overall, the general responsibilities of babysitting. There are two date choices available to take this class, Friday November 29th from 9am to 12pm and Friday December 27th from 9am to 12pm. Both are taking place at the Pembroke Community Center. The cost is $80, and you can sign up through the Pembroke Park and Rec website.

Plymouth Pride Planning Meeting
2024-12-23 19:00 | Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, 02360, United States
Plymouth Pride Planning meetings will be on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm through July 2025. Exceptions are Aug, Nov and Dec which will be on the 4th Monday.
Meetings will be at the main branch of the Plymouth Public Library.
All are welcome to join and share ideas. Plymouth Pride needs a team to keep our events going strong!

Holiday Bingo at Duxbury Senior Center
2024-12-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
You may have heard of Bingo, but have you ever heard of Singo? On December 23rd, the Duxbury Senior Center invites you to Holiday Slingo. How does it work? The DJ will hand you a bingo sheet, but instead of boring ‘ol numbers to call out, you’ll have holiday song titles. Cross them out until you get a BINGO! The event runs from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Space will be limited so please register by visiting the Duxbury Senior Center website or by calling 781-934-5774.

Little Sprouts Play Group at Kingston Parks and Rec
2024-12-23 09:00 - 13:00 | Reed Community House, 33 A Summer St, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
The Kingston Parks and Rec’s Little Sprouts Playgroup is a fun school vacation social program for children aged 3 to 6 years old. Your little will love making new friends, the interesting activities, and age-appropriate crafts. The winter break playgroup is in the Reed Community building December 23rd through the 27th, from 9am to 1pm, with a break for Christmas Day. Only $120 per child for the week of fun – sign up through the Parks and Rec website.

A Dickensian Christmas Celebration - True Repertory Theatre
2024-12-22 15:00, 2024-12-21 14:00, 2024-12-20 19:30 | Beal House, 222 Main Street, Kingston, MA, United States
Ebenezer Scrooge’s redemption story takes on a fresh look with True Repertory Theatre’s presentation of A Dickensian Christmas Celebration, with show times still available at the Beal House on December 20, 21st, and 22nd. The beloved curmudgeon is played by local actor and playwright James Sullivan, who together with artistic director Donald Sheehan, Associate Artistic Director Victoria Bond, and the talented cast, reinterpret this Christmas classic each year. The December 20th production is at 7:30PM, the December. 21st matinee is at 2:00PM, and December 22nd at 3:00. For those who would like to have a full day of holiday celebration in Kingston, December 21st is also the date of Kingston Luminaries. True Rep is collecting canned goods for the Vineyard Resource Center in Kingston and working with the Kingston Fire Department to collect new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. If you have the means and interest, please bring these items with you to the show. This family fun event will also feature Mrs. Claus making cookies for children to decorate before the show, and a Santa visit and sing-along afterward. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or online at www.truereptheatre.com.

Plymouth Forefather's Day Parade
2024-12-22 06:00 | Cole’s Hill, Carver Street, Plymouth, MA, United States
Celebrate the anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth with the Old Colony Club, who first commemorated the landing on December 22nd, 1769. After some time, the celebration was reinstituted in 1956 to include a march, band music, and the firing of a cannon. This annual tradition has continued each Forefather’s Day since. March your way up to Cole’s Hill in Plymouth on Sunday December 22nd at 6am. This gathering is free and open to all.

Kingston Luminaries at Jones River Chapel
2024-12-21 17:30 - 20:30 | Jones River Chapel, 213 Main Street, Kingston, MA, United States
Kingston’s Luminaries is a town-wide celebration of the holiday season. Every year the town’s streets are lined with the gentle glow of tealights placed in white containers, which collectively create a magical lantern effect on the whole town. On Saturday, December 21st, visit the Jones River Chapel from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm: follow the twinkling pathway to the chapel’s doors, where inside you will find music, snacks and hot chocolate. Peruse a local vendor fair, get your face painted and participate in activities the whole family will enjoy. The Jones River Chapel is at 213 Main Street in Kingston.

Breakfast with Santa at Plymouth Patuxet Museum
2024-12-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Plimoth Patuxet Museums, 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA, United States
Only a few more weeks until Santa loads up his sleigh and makes his way. But if your family would love a Santa sighting before Christmas Eve, plan a Breakfast with Santa at Plimoth Patuxet Museums. On December 14th, 15th, and 21st, you’re invited to celebrate the holidays with a delicious breakfast buffet complete with eggs, French toast, pastries, bacon and the jolly old elf himself. Kids can decorate their very own gingerbread man, create a holiday ornament, write a letter to Santa and make a memory with the man in red. The fun begins at 10:00 AM on all three days. To purchase your tickets, visit Plimoth.org.

Pilgrim Festival Chorus Celebrate from Messiah and Carol Sing Along
2024-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 | First Congregational Church at the Green, 6 Plympton St, Middleborough, MA, United States
The Pilgrim Festival Chorus invites you to come sing along or simply enjoy listening to what will be a festive, uplifting evening of choral jubilation. On Friday December 20th, all are invited to First Congregational Church on the Green for “Celebrate from Messiah and Carol Sing,” a special collaborative performance of Part 1 of Handel’s Messiah that will feature PFC singers, community members, volunteer soloists and instrumentalists. The evening will also include a sing-along of seasonal favorites. Scores for all pieces will be available to borrow, or you are welcome to bring your own. The performance runs from 7 to 8pm, costs $10 and is free for kids under age 12. Tickets are available online, or at the door the night of the event.

Jazz Brunch at the Duxbury Senior Center
2024-12-20 09:00 - 10:30 | Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
If you dig a little JAM in the morning, the Duxbury Council on Aging’s Jazz Brunch might strike a chord with you. On Friday December 20th the Duxbury Senior Center will be the scene of an EGG-cellent ticket of breakfast foods and popular jazz tunes performed by Steve Lanzillotta and the Play It Again Band. The cost is just $5 per person. Brunch is served from from 9 to 9:30 AM, and the one-hour long music set begins at 9:30. Visit Duxbury Senior Center dot org or call 781 934- 5774 x 5703 to register.

A Tap Holiday Performance at Pembroke COA
2024-12-19 10:00 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
The Rockettes high kicking, showstopping famed annual Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular has made tap dancing numbers a holiday tradition since 1933. Join The Pembroke Council on Aging to shuffle-ball-change into the spirit of the season with longtime tap dancer Jan Harold and her fantastic dance crew on Thursday December 19th for A Tap Holiday Performance. Beginning at 10am, Jan and her brigade of toe-tappers will click heel-toe across the floor and put on what is SHOE to be a dazzling dance show. This event is free and open to all.

An Americana Christmas at the Americana Theatre Company
2024-12-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, United States
The Americana Theatre Company is reprising its 2022 original work, “An Americana Christmas Carol” at Plymouth Center for the Arts on select dates in December on the 12th through the 21st at 7 pm and 2 pm matinee performances on December 15 and 21. The show content is appropriate for all ages and runs about 90 minutes. Visit the Americana Theatre website to get your tickets.

Beers With Queers - Plymouth Pride
2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Speedwell Tavern, 47 Main Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360
An LGBTQIA+ social hour! Come say “Hi,” grab a drink and/or bite to eat.
This is a social event for LGBTQIA+ adults local to the Plymouth County area to connect in a safe space. This is not a networking event.
Every third Wednesday of the month.

Holiday Dinner Party at Pembroke Council on Aging
2024-12-18 12:00 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
Time with friends over a dinner plate of hearty, delicious food is a recipe for seasonal joy. Come imbibe when The Pembroke Council on Aging hosts their annual Holiday Dinner Party on Wednesday December 18th. Plates will be filled straight from the carving station with turkey and all the fixings– all cooked by a special guest chef. Guitarist Bob Bandera will perform live, seasoning the festive spirit of the dinner with a delightful selection of gentle acoustic songs. The Dinner Party starts at 12 noon at the Senior Center, located in Pembroke at 128 Center Street.

The Key To Successful Aging Discussion at Duxbury Senior Center
2024-12-18 11:00 | Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
The Secret to Successful Aging is a TED talk by Cathleen Toomey, a branding professional who, using humor and her own experience, presents three keys to thriving as an older person. In her viral TED Talk, The Secret to Successful Aging, Cathleen shares that neither eating more kale and getting Botox, nor doing endless Sudoku puzzles holds the key to truly aging well. Rather it is about embracing your age, defying expectations and growing new friendships. On Wednesday December 18th the Duxbury Council on Aging invites you for a viewing of Toomey’s TED talk, with an inspired discussion about the points presented in the video to follow. This event will start at 11am and be led by the Senior Center’s student intern Andrew. If you would like to attend, please register with the Center.

Kingsbury Pub Sip & Shop Holiday Craft Fair
2024-12-18 05:00 - 20:00 | Kingsbury Pub at Kingsbury Club & Spa, 186 Summer Street, Kingston, MA, United States
The Kingsbury Pub Sip & Shop Holiday Craft Fair is a chance to shore up your holiday gift list, while taking some time for you to savor a tasty beverage. On Wednesday December 18th from 5am to 8pm, get in the festive spirit over potable spirits, when this event will feature a variety of local and small businesses offering unique gift ideas to purchase, a menu of delicious drinks, and a warm, cozy environment for browsing. The Kingsbury Pub is in the Kingsbury Club & Spa at 186 Summer Street in Kingston.

A Winter's Night- Snug Harbor Community Chorus at Laura's Center for the Arts
2024-12-15 14:00 | Laura’s Center for the Arts, 97 Mill St, Hanover, MA, United States
Join Snug Harbor Community Chorus in celebrating the holiday season with “A Winter’s Night,” a family concert featuring more than 50 voices, an audience singalong, a flutist and other live musicians, silent auction, and raffle.
This is a matinee performance taking place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at Laura’s Center for the Arts, 97 Mill St., Hanover. Tickets cost $20; children under 10 are admitted free. Tickets are available at https://www.snugharborcc.org/concerts-ticket and at the door.
