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South Shore Chess Club in Quincy
2025-05-07 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-14 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Bethany Congregational Church, 18 Spear Street, Quincy, MA, United States
The South Shore Chess Club is an entirely free, social chess club for adults and pre-teens.

Parents should register their kids by emailing Michael at thesouthshorechessclub@gmail.com before attending. The kids chess playing session is from 4 to 5pm on Wednesday.

Adults (5:30pm-8:30pm) can just drop in as long as they know how to play. There’s one entrance to the church at 18 Spear St and participants can contact Michael at thesouthshorechessclub@gmail.com for PIN/QR Code.

The club’s mission is to provide a friendly environment for the promotion of good chess camaraderie and positive community strength, while encouraging traditional OTB games of chess!

The demonstration of good chess etiquette is strongly encouraged at The South Shore Chess Club but good-natured Blitz chatter/banter is to be expected and enjoyed as well.

The South Shore Chess Club is located within Bethany Congregational Church at 18 Spear Street in Quincy with plenty of local parking available along surrounding streets and at Crane Library’s nearby lot. The building is handicapped-accessible and less than a half-mile from the Quincy Center MBTA station.

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Creating a Healthier Gut at Pembroke Senior Services
2025-05-08 10:00 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
A healthy gut supports your entire body! Learn how you can create a healthier gut in 2025.
Register with Senior Services 781-294-8220

South Shore Food Truck Association Food Truck Thursday in Kingston
2025-05-08 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-05-15 16:30 - 20:00 | Hilltop Athletic Association, 65 Pottle St, Kingston, MA

Plymouth North High School Spring Concert at PNHS Performing Arts Center
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Plymouth North High School, 41 Obery Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
You’re invited to the May 8th Spring Chorus Concert at Plymouth North High School’s Performing Arts Center. The concert starts at 7pm and runs for ninety minutes. The High School’s Performing Arts Center is 41 Obery St in Plymouth. Visit the events page at plymouthschoolsmusic.org to learn more.

Bryantville PTO Spring Vendor & Craft Fair
2025-05-10 09:30 - 12:30 | Pembroke Community Center, 128 Center St, Pembroke, 02359, United States
On May 10th, from 9:30am to 12:30pm, don’t miss their Spring Vendor and Craft Fair at the Pembroke Community Center. They are still accepting vendors, so if you are crafty and would like to sell your wares at this event, visit the Bryantville PTO Facebook page for the link to register.

VIRTUAL EVENT: Birds in Your Backyard - Duxbury Senior Center
2025-05-10 10:00 - 11:00
On Saturday, May 10th, the Duxbury Senior Center is hosting an hour-long virtual event with naturalist Joy Marzolf of Joys of Nature. This online presentation starts at 10am and you can sign up through the Duxbury Senior Center’s website.

Anxiety Workshop - at Pembroke Senior Services
2025-05-12 17:30 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
Through a guided process, you’ll focus on how to prune and weed out those unhelpful thoughts ,and bring a better understanding of your anxiety’s triggers and origins. The workshops will take place on May 12th and 19th at 5:30 PM. As Voltaire wrote “We must cultivate our garden.” To sign up to tend to yours, call 781-294-8220.

Historic Clothing Parlor Talk: Clothing of the Revolutionary Era at The Hedge House
2025-05-13 14:00 | Hedge House, 126 Water Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
Learn more about the impressive Historic Clothing Collection archived by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society through the program Historic Clothing Parlor Talk: Clothing of the Revolutionary Era, on May 13 at 2:00 PM at the Hedge House Museum on Water Street. Visit the Plymouth Antiquarian Society’s website to purchase your tickets at only $10.00 per person, just $5.00 for society members.

Kathleen Cummings Author Talk at Kingston Public Library
2025-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Kingston Public Library, 6 Green Street, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
From The Top of the Bog to Boston: A 20th Century Irish Journey is author Kathleen Cummings’ historical family biography, and she will be at the Kingston Public Library on Tuesday, May 13th to discuss its story. This free hour-long author talk starts at 6pm. Visit the library’s website to register.

Larchmont Remembered at the Plymouth Public Library
2025-05-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, 02360, United States
The Larchmont was a ship that sank in 1907 off the coast of Block Island, and its tragic tale as one of New England’s most horrific sea disasters will be recounted on May 13th at the Plymouth Public Library in the program Larchmont Remembered. The presentation will be one hour long and begin at 6pm in the Fehlow Room. Register via the library’s website.

Pembroke Town Meeting
2025-05-13 19:00 | Pembroke High School, 80 Learning Lane, Pembroke, MA, United States

Art For Your Mind: Sculpture Past and Present Talk at Duxbury Senior Center
2025-05-14 13:30 - 14:30 | The Center, Duxbury, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
On Wednesday afternoon, May 14th, the Duxbury Senior Center invites you to attend Art for Your Mind: Sculpture Past and Present. This hour-long talk will begin at 1:30pm in the Ellison Large Side room. Register to attend through the Senior Center’s website.

Bubble Tea Taste Test at Duxbury Free Library
2025-05-14 14:30 - 15:30 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St, Duxbury, MA, MA, 02332, United States
Sip, sip hooray! Fourth graders and up are invited to the Duxbury Free Library for a Bubble Tea Taste Test on Wednesday May 14th.

Liann Zhang Author Chat at Duxbury Library
2025-05-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden St, Duxbury, MA, MA, 02332, United States
On Wednesday May 14th Author Liann Zhang will be discussing the Brilliant, Dark and Diabolical Thriller we have been waiting for–her debut book “Julie Chan is Dead” at a Virtual Event hosted by the Duxbury Free Library.

Jen Kearney at The Spire Center
2025-05-15 18:30 | Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
Don’t miss musician and singer Jen Kearney’s electrifying amalgamation of Soul, R&B, Funk, Rock, and Latin performed on the main stage at the Spire Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, May 15th.

MakerSpace Open Studio at Make Me Brand New at Kingston Collective
2025-05-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Kingston Collection, 101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston, MA, United States
Make Me Brand New is a nonprofit retail space in the Kingston Collection whose mission is to make it easier to reduce our waste while enhancing lives in the community.

Newsies a Musical at Plymouth South High School
2025-05-16 19:00 - 21:30 | Plymouth South High School, 490 Long Pond Road, Plymouth, MA, United States
Newsies is coming to Plymouth South High School’s Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 16th at 7:00 PM. This production will run two and a half hours long, with a fifteen-minute intermission. Plymouth South High School is located at 490 Long Pond Road in Plymouth, and admission is only $10.00 for children, and $12.00 for adults.

Pembroke Annual Town Election
2025-05-17

Plymouth Annual Town Election
2025-05-17 07:00 - 19:00

Spring Heirloom Plant Sale at Plimoth Patuxet Museum
2025-05-17 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-18 08:00 - 13:00 | Plimoth Patuxet Museums, 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA, United States
It’s time for the Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ Annual Spring Heirloom Plant Sale– flowers, herbs and vegetables all sown in the 17th Century English Village and propagated by staff throughout the winter months just for this fundraising sale. Admission to the sale is free, and takes place in the Museum’s main parking lot from 8am to 1pm on Saturday, May 17th, Sunday, May 18th and then again on Saturday, May 24th and Sunday, May 25th.

Kingston Annual Town Election
2025-05-17 08:00 - 18:00 | Kingston Elementary School
At KES Cafeteria, Kingston Elementary School.

Fly Kites with Plymouth Pride
2025-05-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Nelson Park, 235 Water Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
If yours is an LGBTQ+ family of kite lovers, or a solo flyer looking to catch a breeze and spend a beautiful day in the park alongside your community, the sky’s the limit on Saturday May 17th from 10 to 11:30 AM.

Food Truck and Artisan Festival at Kingston Collection
2025-05-17 10:00 - 18:00 | Kingston Collection, 101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston, MA, United States
Classic cars, cool vendors and a parking lot full of WHEELY good eats! It’s the Food Truck and Artisan Festival at the Kingston Collection on Saturday May 17th.

Revolutionary Voices: Plymouth Debates Liberty and Loyalty Short Play
2025-05-17 15:00 - 17:00 | 1749 Court House, 2 Town Square, Plymouth, MA, United States
On Saturday, May 17th from 3 to 5pm, you are invited to the 1749 Court House Museum at 4 Town Square to see Revolutionary Voices performed in the actual space these historical deliberations occurred. Stay for the post-performance discussion with the cast and Nancy Rubin Stuart, President of the Mercy Otis Warren Society. There is a $10 suggested donation at the door. Please reserve your seat in advance by emailing info@plymouthantiquarian.org.

What's Cooking? Mussels with Parsley & Beer and A Wampanoag Dish at Plimoth Patuxet Museum
2025-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Plimoth Patuxet Museums, 137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA, United States
Plimoth Patuxet Museums is offering What’s Cooking?: Mussels with Parsley & Beer & A Wampanoag Dish on Sunday, May 18th from 10am to 12pm. Grab your tickets before they SHELL out – they’re available through the museum’s Eventbrite page.

Bradford Lecture Series- Scrimshaw: Bodies of Work at Duxbury Rural & Historical Society
2025-05-18 14:00 | King Caesar House, 120 King Caesar Road, Duxbury, MA, 02332, United States
On Sunday, May 18th at 2pm, the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society welcomes Marina Wells of the New Bedford Whaling Museum to discuss the Art of Scrimshaw. Tickets can be purchased through the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society website and cost only $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Attendees will also be able to enjoy a display of Scrimshaw curated from the DRHS collection.

Habitat for Humanity Housing Application Info Session
2025-05-18 15:00 | Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 160 N. Main St, Carver, MA, United States
