The Local Seen

Sunday Serenades: Cassandre McKinley at The Spire Center
2025-05-25 15:00 (America/New_York) | Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States

Spring Heirloom Plant Sale at Plimoth Patuxet Museum
2025-05-25 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-24 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-18 08:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-17 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.

Tab Benoit at The Spire Center
2025-05-24 19:00 | Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
The Spire Center welcomes Tab Benoit to its stage on Saturday, May 24th. Doors will open at 7pm the night of the show, with the concert beginning at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased now through the Spire Center’s website.

Plymouth Advocate for Climate Solutions Hour of Action
2025-05-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, 02360, United States

Sourdough Workshop at Mother Crewe Naturals at Kingston Collection
2025-05-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Kingston Collection, 101 Kingston Collection Way, Kingston, MA, United States
Mother Crewe Naturals is hosting a fun and interactive Sourdough Workshop on Friday, May 23rd from 6 to 7:30pm. Students will be given supplies, instructions and guidance for creating their own sourdough starter from scratch. The class costs $45 and includes everything you need. Mother Crewe is located in the Kingston Collection at 101 Kingston Collection Way.

MakerSpace Open Studio at Make Me Brand New at Kingston Collective
2025-05-23 12:00 - 17:00, 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.

Free PSAs For Non-Profits at The Local Seen
2025-05-23 09:00 - 17:00 | The Local Seen Studio A, 4 Collins Ave, Suite B, Plymouth, 02360, United States
We produce FREE public service announcements for nonprofit organizations – thirty minutes of your time in our studio, your script on our teleprompter, and a one week turn-around for a 30-90 second PSA that will air on our channels and be shared with you via YouTube link so you can amplify your mission, message or event is all it takes! Check out some recent PSAs on our YouTube channel.
Email community@thelocalseen.media or call 508-830-6999 Xt. 114 to sign up for PSA day or to learn more!

South Shore Food Truck Association Food Truck Thursday in Kingston
2025-05-22 16:30 - 20:00, 2025-05-15 16:30 - 20:00 | Hilltop Athletic Association, 65 Pottle St, Kingston, MA

South Shore Chess Club in Quincy
2025-05-21 18:00 - 21:00 | 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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The History of Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History at Pembroke Senior Services
2025-05-21 13:00 | Pembroke Senior Services, 128 Center Street, Pembroke, MA
The History of the Baker Chocolate Company with noted historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco.

Habitat for Humanity Housing Application Info Session
2025-05-20 19:00 | Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St, Plymouth, 02360, United States

Project Gurnet & Bug Light History Talk
2025-05-20 10:30 - 23:30 | Kingston Council on Aging, 30 Evergreen St, Kingston, MA, 02364, United States
Our community is home to two storied lighthouses – Bug Light and Gurnet Light. Protecting mariners from the dangerous shoal off Saquish Head, Bug Light dates back to 1871, and Gurnet light, built in 1768, housed the first female lighthouse keeper, Hannah Thomas, during the Revolutionary War. Visit The Kingston Council on Aging on Tuesday May 20th at 10:30am for an enlightening history talk led by Project Gurnet & Bug Light, a nonprofit that maintains and preserves these historic beacons – including a full restoration project of Bug Light beginning this year. Registration is required – Call the senior center to reserve your spot.

Loretta LaRoche: Love, Laughter, and Lasagna - A Recipe for a Positive Outlook at Spire Center
2025-05-18 16:00 | Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
Humorist and Stress Expert Loretta LaRoche will be at the Spire Center on Sunday, May 18th for Love, Laughter and Lasagna: A Recipe for a Positive Outlook. Doors open at 3pm and the show starts at 4. Visit the Spire Center’s website to get your tickets.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Pembroke Annual Town Election
2025-05-17 | MA

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.

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.

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.
