The Spire Center has drawn a lot of attention recently with the completion of its renovation. In the 10 years since opening, it has become a vibrant cultural downtown destination. The venue has 16 events scheduled in August, which include a range of music from Tom Rush to the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Its superior acoustics […]
Category: Culture Calendar
Why you might be attracted to the Moth Ball
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpg attachment – helps. Every year, the Southeastern Massachusetts Pine Barrens Alliance celebrates the existence of moths with a family-friendly night of moth trapping, eating […]
Holy Ghost Festa: A Portuguese tradition endures in North Plymouth, despite setbacks
The Holy Ghost Festa, scheduled for Holy Ghost Field on July 21, is Plymouth tradition that dates back over 100 years. The festival is a central part of Azorean culture and is celebrated wherever Portuguese people have settled. The festa is not as much a religious ceremony as it is a celebration of the Portuguese […]
Pilgrim Hall preserves and perseveres
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We celebrate our history in this town in a way that is both unusual and intense, and not without controversy. That […]
How Plymouth’s Fourth of July festivities were saved from fizzling out
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. In the late 1970s, the economy was so bad that the Town of Plymouth […]
How First Fridays makes downtown more attractive
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Anyone out and about in downtown Plymouth between 5 and 8 p.m. on the […]
Cara Brindisi combines music and conversation in her unique Spire series
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column: It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. This is not the typical “show” you might expect to see at The Spire. […]
Everyone will be welcome at Nelson Park for the Plymouth Pride Festival
You’re invited to submit a listing for this column. It’s easy. Just email your information to listings@plymouthindependent.org. A good quality photo without type on the image – sent as a jpeg attachment – helps. We’ll accommodate as many listings as possible. Plymouth Pride will hold its 4th annual Plymouth Pride Festival on June 30 at […]