02.17.13
What's Up South of Boston
A listing of what people are doing in the towns of Hingham, Weymouth, Hull, Scituate, and Cohasset. Read our hard copy paper on-line, just the way we publish it: http://tinytowngazette.com
Holly Hill Farm in Cohasset has lots of things to do!
“February Vacation Exploration” for children ages 5-8. Take a break from schoolwork for fun on the farm. As daylight increases and we creep towards spring and warmer days, see what the natural world yields. Discover the farm animals, explore the trails, take hikes, create lasting farm projects with cedar and work with hardy seedlings in the green house. This program will take place Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday February 19, 20, 21 from 9 a.m.– 12 p.m.
“Sweet Dreams Dream Catchers” Bring the whole family on Saturday, March 2, 10 am – 12 pm?to create individual Native American Dream catchers using materials from the farm, while learning the story behind Native American craft and culture.
Wellspring Multi-Service Center now accepting students for GED preparation program – HULL, MA – Enrollment is ongoing for the GED preparation courses at Wellspring Multi-Service Center. The Adult Learning Program offers GED classes for young adults (age 16-22) whose high school education was interrupted and are now seeking to get back on track and continue their studies. This multi-faceted program provides free job and college counseling services, as well as paid internship opportunities for participants looking to explore a specific career field.
Wellspring’s Adult Learning Program has become a model for statewide adult-education programs. Small classes allow for individual attention and encourage active participation. Students receive practice tests and learning materials.
Evening GED classes meet Monday and Wednesdays from 5:00–8:00 P.M. Students can start anytime. All classes are free of charge and transportation is provided. For more information or to enroll contact Brenda Basile, Director of Youth Services, at Brenda@wellspringhull.org or 781-925-3211
Every Tuesday
Line Dance lessons every Tuesday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the South Shore Community Center, 3 N Main St., Cohasset. Beginner and Beginner plus level for adult ages, men and women. Line dancing helps you improve balance and posture, improve memory skills and your confidence. Learn Waltz, Cha cha, Salsa, Samba, Mambo, and other dance steps to Country, Popular and Latin music while having fun exercising. To sign up call 781-383-9112 or just “drop in”! $5. Instructor: Nancy Kramer: 781-925-9066.
The Quincy-South Shore Chess Club meets every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Center in Roche Brothers Supermarket at 101 Falls Blvd in Quincy. Free and open to all from children to seniors. Beginners welcome. www.quincychessclub.com or 857 888 1531.
The Full Circle Youth Chorus invites singers in elementary and middle school grades to sing with them. Choristers rehearse in three separate groups, depending on grade level, and perform in various South Shore venues throughout the year. They have a strong educational component, teaching youngsters to sing in tune and to read music. Click on FullCircleSingers.org or call 781-659-2001 for more information.
BARE COVE FIRE MUSEUM is open every Wednesday night from 7:30-10 p.m. and by appointment. Call 781-749-0028 for more information or check out the website at ?barecovefiremuseum.org. The museum is located at 19 Fort Hill Street inside Bare Cove Park, Hingham.
Rotary Club of Nantasket-Hull meets every Wednesday evening from 6pm until 8 pm, at Bridgeman’s.
Sunday, February 24, 3 p.m.
Enjoy an elegant afternoon of piano music in The James Library and Center for the Arts concert hall. Works by Debussy, Faure, Yoshimatsu and Schyumann. Tickets required. The James Library is located in Norwell.
Upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drives
Weymouth High School, Mon., March 11, 3-8 p.m.
Hingham, Old Colony Lodge, March 30, 10-3 p.m
February 21, 11:30 a.m.
The Weymouth Senior Citizens Recreation Club will hold its next meeting in the Connolly Room of the Weymouth Elks at 1197 Washington Street. This month’s meeting will enjoy a Valentine’s Day theme. Please join us for a fascinating slide show by Art Milmore which will depict the Tall Ships. Refreshments will be served after the slide show. Our club, which has been meeting for over 55 consecutive years, welcomes all seniors 60 and over to join us.
Saturday, February 23, 7-9:30 p.m.
Come celebrate the end of the storm with the Choral Art Society of the South Shore! We have re-scheduled our night of chocolate, music, wine, and fun! Cabaret au Chocolat VII is will be held at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on 465 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA 02066. There is plenty of parking and the venue is accessible.
Cabaret au Chocolat – a very popular evening of wine, scrumptious chocolate desserts, delightful music, and a silent auction with more than 30 items. This year’s theme is “Lovesongs: Silly and Serious.” Come hear the Beatles, classic old love songs, a sing along featuring If You Were the Only Girl, (featured in season 2 of Downton Abbey), and Tom Lehrer.
Our 8th annual evening of chocolate and fun is an annual scholarship fundraiser. The Choral Art Society awards a $1000 scholarship each year to a senior high school student from the South Shore going to major in music in college. Find out how to apply for our scholarship on our website, www.choralartsociety.org. Funds raised also support the work of the chorus in its innovative concert programming and its singing in nursing homes. Tickets are $20 in advance and are available online at our website, www.choralartsociety.org, from chorus members, at Front Street Books in Scituate, Buttonwood Books in Cohasset, and Sunshine Pet Parlor in Hull. Tickets are $25 at the door.
Sunday, February 24, 3 p.m.
Enjoy an elegant afternoon of piano music in The James Library and Center for the Arts concert hall. Works by Debussy, Faure, Yoshimatsu and Schyumann. Tickets required. The James Library is located in Norwell.
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
State Representative Josh Cutler is sponsoring a Health Care forum at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury. Health care policy expert Brian Rosman will be on hand to make a presentation and answer questions. Rosman is research director of Health Care For All, the leading advocacy organization dedicated to expanding access to quality, affordable health care in Massachusetts.Major portions of the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) take effect in 2014 and will require significant changes to state health care coverage programs. The legislature is expected to consider legislation this spring on how to implement the new law.
“This will be a critical year for health care in Massachusetts, we’ll be making numerous decisions that will directly impact the availability, cost and quality of the care that everyone depends on, “said Rep. Cutler. “I invite all interested residents to come to this forum, learn more about this important issue and ask questions.”The forum is free and open to all. No preregistration is necessary. For more information contact the office of Rep. Cutler at 617-722-2425.
Wednesday, February 27, 7 p.m.
Many of you may remember Diane Shagrue Gallagher when she and husband Bill lived in Scituate. While raising four children she found time to serve on the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women,co-owned the Bare Cove Art Gallery, served on many committees and starred in local drama presentations! She has always kept her priorities straight while maintaining a high energy level!!!
Diane has always been a “People- serving People’ type of person and many of her close friends were not surprised when she went into the Peace Corps at age 54 and served in Cape Verde. For her outstanding work—last year she was presented the Lillian Carter-Outstanding Peace Corps Volunteer Award in Atlanta Georgia .. This year she has written a book about her experiences—-”Lure of Service—My Peace Corps Adventures at Middle Age” On February 27ththe Scituate Public Library will present an Author Talk spotlighting this dynamic human being!! Mark your calendars—–and your GPS for 85 Branch Street ! Coincidentally –this falls within the National Peace Corps Week which celebrates their 51st Anniversary!!
If you would like more information about Diane’s book—click on this site: https://sites.google.com/site/lureofservicebook/home
Wednesday, February 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
In her free Golden Lecture/ Demo – Acrylics from A-Z , Artist Adria Arch will provide valuable information about acrylics, guiding participants through the basics while opening up new possibilities. Learn how to extend your paint to save you money! Discover how acrylics can simulate oil and watercolor, yet are infinitely more versatile. Get your questions answered and take home free samples to try later! Art Complex Museum at Duxbury. Please register for this program.
Friday, March 1
Tickets are selling fast for the upcoming Snowball Event to be held March 1st at the Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, MA. Tickets are $10, purchase 10 and reserve a table. There will be silent and live auctions, raffles and live Band….The Dons who will be one of the Live Auction Items…..to get a sneak peak of what they will be playing click on the link below!! http://www.thedonsrock.com/media.cfm
March 1 through April 12
Everyone from the novice to the experienced writer is welcome to attend Creative Writing for the Visually Inclined on Friday mornings, 10:00 a.m. until noon, March 1 through April 12. Participants will work with the art from both the museum’s permanent collection and current exhibitions to learn how writing can take us to previously undiscovered places within ourselves. Whether you choose to write in nonfiction prose from personal experience or in fictional flights of the imagination, you’ll explore writing through the use of visual prompts in a positive, safe, and supportive environment. Instructor Kathleen Tretska is both a writer and an artist. Art Complex Museum at Duxbury. This is a fee program. Registration Required.
Sunday, March 3, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Reception and Gallery Talk- Anne Krinsky: Reconfigurations
Visitors to the Art Complex at Duxbury will have the opportunity to meet internationally-known Artist Anne Krinsky during her reception and gallery talk for her new exhibition, Reconfigurations. Her layered abstractions reference the geometry of place in three different locations – Gloucester, Massachusetts, Tunisia and southeast London, where she now lives. Krinsky employs a variety of painted and printed mediums including acrylic, acrylic transfer, silkscreen, collage, graphite and crayon. She also sands down some areas to reveal traces of previous layers or to merge many paint applications into a single seductive surface. The reception is scheduled from 1:30 until 3:30 p.m.
March 23 and March 21, 1-4 p.m.
When the Duxbury Community Garden Club presents its Blooms at the Complex next month at The Art Complex Museum, spring will most definitely be in the air. Members of the club carefully select an exciting range of paintings in a variety of media exhibited in the Duxbury Art Association Annual Winter Juried Show. They then interpret the artwork with their individual floral designs. The event is free and open to the public, free of charge from 1:00 until 4:00 pm.
March 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Another Beach Grass Planting day has been scheduled. The rain date is March 24, 2013. The grass has to be planted one of those two days, so if the entire weekend is a washout, we will do it the better of the two days. Watch the Community Cable station if you are unsure. We hope that all of you will be able to attend, and hopefully bring your friends and family. We will be planting from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. We will be starting an hour later due to the tides. The plants and sign in tables will be at the corner of A Street and Beach Avenue. We will be planting from Phipps Street (near the comfort station) north. If you have a preference as to location, please let us know by March 10, 2012. Although we may not be able to comply with your exact location, we will try to provide you with a location as close as possible. Even if you don’t have a preference please let us know if you plan on joining us. It is important for us to match people with areas in most need of restoration prior to the planting. The Beach Management Committee is now on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Beach-Management-Committee-_-Town-Of-Hull/ 112524482181842). Please feel free to post any comments you may have, and be sure to check off that you “like” us.