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  • Saturday, May 20, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm – South Shore EcoFest

    Planned for Saturday, May 20 from 2 to 7 p.m., Eco Fest — hosted by Just1Bag2020 — brings together dozens of local and sustainability-minded businesses, organizations, and non-profits from Cohasset and other South Shore communities in a celebration of eco-friendly living for all ages. The rain date is May 21. The event will take place on the Cohasset Town Common.

    Participants include Untold Brewing, food trucks and carts (Nona’s Homemade South Shore Taco Guy, Zaaki Food Truck, Mom on the Go, Just Hummus, and Tiki Turbo) and live music by Gracie Grace & All the Good Boys, Thirsty Boots, and The Only Humans.

    Entertainment for children will feature Mamasteph and Through Me to You Puppetry, and there will also be a raffle and scavenger hunt — all great family fun!

    All proceeds will go toward the Just1Action Youth Sustainability Grant program, which is designed to help fund youth-led sustainability projects across the South Shore.  Individuals, community organizations, and youth not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply. Projects must take place and serve the South Shore. (Go to https://www.just1bag.us/grants for details.) Just1Action was born out of the Just1Bag2020 movement, a family project that went global in 2020 showing that everyone can make a difference by picking up litter wherever they can.

  • Wednesday, July 11, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm – South Shore Natural Science Center 31st Annual Garden Tour

    Tour lovely gardens of the South Shore at the South Shore Natural Science Center’s 31st Annual Garden Tour, Through the Garden Gate, on Wednesday, July 11, from 10 – 7. Advance tickets are $18 for SSNSC members, $20 for non members, and $25 on the day of the tour.  Call 781-659-2559 for ticket information, or visit www.ssnsc.org. Below is a picture of artist Nancy Colella painting in a garden on a previous SSNSC tour.

  • Saturday, June 11, 1:00 pm – Painters for a Purpose

    Painters for a Purpose is a group of South Shore artists who donate 30% of their sales from each exhibit to a local charity.  For their upcoming exhibit opening Saturday, June 11 at the Arnold Arboretum, they have chosen the Elizabeth Stone House. The opening reception will be in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at 1 pm and is free and open to the public.  The show will run through July 23.

    Located in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the Elizabeth Stone House is committed to countering the effects of trauma and breaking the cycles of violence and abuse—one family at a time. Through residential and community support services, the Stone House helps families heal and women reclaim control over their lives. The Stone House helps women and families rebuild their lives after experiencing domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse and other forms of trauma. The Stone House provides residential and non-residential programs, as well as an emergency shelter for those who are in immediate need.  For more information, call 617-384-5209, or visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu.

  • Holiday Wreaths from The Garden Club of the Back Bay

    There is still time to purchase a fabulous holiday wreath from The Garden Club of the Back Bay.  Our loyal customer base continues to support our fund raising efforts with generous orders, and we are happy to expand our reach to new customers (that’s you!) who will enjoy our meticulously crafted one of a kind creations.  Unless you are ordering a matched pair, you won’t see your wreath coming and going on doors throughout the neighborhood (the one below was designed for a Mexican Christmas celebration).  Our buyers are not just from Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the South End, either.  We make wreaths for homes in the Berkshires, in Maine, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, the North and South Shore, and almost every suburb within the loop of 128.  Pick up is easy – just drive over to 299 Berkeley Street, on the corner of Marlborough and Berkeley Streets, pull up in front of the large gated garden of The First Lutheran Church of Boston, and the delivery crew on duty in the garden will load your wreath right into your car.  No need to park, and we’ll have your order ready on either Wednesday or Thursday, December 9 or 10, from 8 in the morning until 7 at night – just contact us and we’ll confirm when your wreath will be ready.  You can order on line by clicking here (pay through PayPal), or you may print the order form on the page and fax it to 617-249-1762, and pay by check or cash when you pick up your order.  We can also take telephone orders (617-859-8865) until Friday, December 4.  Don’t regret not owning one of our beautiful holiday wreaths – act now!

  • Sunday, November 22, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm – South Shore’s Harvest Festival

    Join USA Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts, for the Edible South Shore’s Farmers Market on Sunday, November 22 from 11 am – 3 pm.  There is no better way to cook your Thanksgiving dinner than by using locally grown fresh produce and foods.  Vendors will offer fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs, cut flowers and plants.  Local food crafters (their word – ah, the evolution of the English language) will bring cheeses, gelato, yogurt, jams, sauces, honey, grain side dishes, breads, baked goodies and other handmade sundries, such as soaps and herbal infusions.

    For directions and more information please call Diana Scolponeti at 508-224-4044 or email events@cmrevents.com.

    Famers Market

  • Wednesday, July 15, 10 – 7 – “Through The Garden Gate”

    The South Shore Natural Science Center presents “Through the Garden Gate, its 28th Annual Garden Tour.  Tour seven lovely gardens of the South Shore in Norwell, Hanover, Hanson and Pembroke on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Advance tickets $18 members, $20 non-members, $25 day of tour.  Call for ticket information: 781-659-2559.  Natural Science Center, 48 Jacobs Lane, off Rt. 123 in Norwell, Massachusetts.  Log on to www.ssnsc.org for more information.pr