PLIMOTH PLANTATION GARDEN CLUB
7/31/2010 8:00 AM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
Be a part of Plimoth Plantation's rich gardening history by becoming a member of the new Plimoth Plantation Garden Club! Meet and socialize with other local gardeners, learn from Museum staff, tend and maintain an exhibit garden in the English Village with fellow club members and receive special invitation and exclusive garden club benefits. Join us today! For more information or to join the Plimoth Plantation Garden Club, email: volunteers@plimoth.org and include "Garden Club" in the subject line, or call 508-746-1622, ext: 8203.
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PLIMOTH PLANTATION GARDEN CLUB
7/31/2010 8:00 AM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
Be a part of Plimoth Plantation's rich gardening history by becoming a member of the new Plimoth Plantation Garden Club! Meet and socialize with other local gardeners, learn from Museum staff, tend and maintain an exhibit garden in the English Village with fellow club members and receive special invitation and exclusive garden club benefits. Join us today! For more information or to join the Plimoth Plantation Garden Club, email: volunteers@plimoth.org and include "Garden Club" in the subject line, or call 508-746-1622, ext: 8203.
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FLAG MAKING AT MAYFLOWER II
7/31/2010 10:00 AM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
During this hands-on activity, guests will have an opportunity to learn about the history of the flags exhibited onboard Mayflower II and have a chance to make an English flag to take home. Free with Museum admission. (weather-permitting)
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WORSHIP IN PLIMOTH COLONY - AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTING 17TH CENTURY SERVICES
7/31/2010 10:30 AM
- 7/31/2010 2:30 PM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
Feel like a part of the congregation, as guests are encouraged to follow the drumbeat to the Fort/Meetinghouse, for this brand new half-hour program providing visitors with a brief explanation of the way the Ruling Elder William Brewster led early colonial worship in Plimoth Colony. Plimoth Plantation colonial interpreters, assisted by contemporary museum guides, will provide this unique living history experience in the English Village. Discover the distinctive features of worship practiced, and required, by the founders of Plimoth Colony; experience psalm-singing from the Ainsworth Psalter, and hear a short reading from the preferred “Geneva Bible.” Questions about the early colonial church are always welcome at these interactive services…and listen closely to the murmurs in town. You might be surprised to hear that not everyone in Plimoth Colony shares the same religious views as the reformers!
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ART AND ARCHITECTURE TOUR
7/31/2010 11:00 AM
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston St., Copley Square
Telephone : 617-536-5400
www.bpl.org
The Volunteer Office of the Boston Public Library offers tours highlighting the architecture of Charles Follen McKim and Philip Johnson, as well as the many works of famed sculptors and painters. The tours, which meet at the Dartmouth Street entrance of the Copley Square library, last about an hour.
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NATIVE MARITIME DAYS
7/31/2010 11:00 AM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
Eating seasonally was at the heart of the Wampanoag diet in the 17th Century and Cape Cod Bay is full of delicious varieties of fish this time of year. Saturdays and Thursdays this July, see fish of all kinds, including shellfish cooked, or roasted by the fireside at the Wampanoag Homesite.
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BOSTON MASSACRE: COPPER PLATE PRINTING DEMONSTRATION
7/31/2010 1:00 PM
The Paul Revere House
19 North Sq, Boston, MA 02113
Telephone : 617-523-2338
www.paulreverehouse.org
Gary Gregory demonstrates the techniques Paul Revere used to engrave and print incendiary broadsides and political cartoons, as well as currency to pay soldiers.
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SHAKESPEAREAN SWORD FIGHTS - AN INTERACTIVE STAGE COMBAT WORKSHOP
7/31/2010 2:00 PM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
This exciting workshop presented by The Plimoth Plantation Players, demonstrates the art of stage combat with a focus on choreographed sword fighting. Museum guests will discover specific techniques used to create a believable duel for the stage. Some audience participation is involved in this workshop, offered every Thursday, Friday and Saturday throughout July and August, at 2:00 p.m. (weather-permitting). FREE with Museum admission.
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DO IT YOURSELF NAVIGATION: HOW TO MAKE A CLINOMETER
7/31/2010 3:00 PM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
During this hour-long program participants aged 7 and up will receive a short introduction to some of the fundamentals of celestial navigation with a brief overview of some of the tools that were used. Participants will also be provided the materials and instruction to build their own clinometer, a tool used to measure angles and heights of distant objects. All necessary materials and instruction will be provided for this fun hands-on session held in a classroom at the Henry Hornblower II Visitor Center. Explore the tools of exploration today FREE with museum admission!
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KNOT TYING AT MAYFLOWER II
7/31/2010 3:30 PM
Plimoth Plantation
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone : 978-369-6993
www.plimoth.org
This pier-side activity gets Museum guests hands-on with knot tying, using the same types of knots sailors would have used on the high seas in the 17th century. Try a hand knot tying with Maritime staff at Mayflower II. (weather-permitting)
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