While many people make New Year’s resolutions to better themselves in some way, some people dare to dream bigger. Such was the case with the Burgess family of Cohasset, whose family goal to help clean up local beaches helped spark a movement. Sarah and Phil Burgess are British expats who moved from England to Cohasset … Read more
Director and Curator of Museum Gardens and Landscapes at Plimoth Patuxet Museums By Maria Allen Photography by Jack Foley Spring is a particularly busy time of year for the horticultural team at Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, as preparations are made for the museum’s April opening and Annual Spring Heirloom Plant Sale. Heading up … Read more
MARCH – APRIL 24 Glass Lifeforms Exhibition at Fuller Craft Museum Fuller Craft Museum’s exhibition, Glass Lifeforms 2021, features the creations of more than 50 contemporary glass artists working in the Blaschka tradition. An open call exhibition, Glass Lifeforms 2021 drew 122 submissions from 16 countries, including Japan, Italy, the Netherlands, Israel, Turkey, Singapore, Colombia, … Read more
MARCH – JUNE Weir River Farm Presents “Polly Thayer Starr: Spirit of Discovery” Visitors are invited to experience Weir River Farm, home of 20th-century Massachusetts artist Polly Thayer Starr, to explore her artwork and to see the landscape through her eyes. Throughout the farm and out on the trail, exploration stations and some unexpected surprises … Read more
MARCH – JULY “Polly Thayer Starr: Nearer the Essence” Hingham Heritage Museum presents an exhibition dedicated to Hingham artist Polly Thayer Starr. Classically trained and well-spoken, Starr bounded onto the 1930s art scene, gaining fame for her formal portraits of Boston’s elite. With eyes and hands in constant motion, she recorded what she saw in … Read more
MARCH – DECEMBER Amy Genser: Shifting at Fuller Craft Museum Connecticut artist Amy Genser works with paper and paint to explore her ongoing obsession with texture, pattern, and color. Using paper as pigment, she layers, cuts, rolls, and combines the humble material into vibrant tableaux that are inspired by the natural world—the flow of water, … Read more
MARCH 12 – AUGUST 28 Marilyn Pappas: A Retrospective Fuller Craft Museum is proud to present the first museum retrospective of Somerville textile artist Marilyn Pappas. The exhibition features works from all stages of her 60-year career, from her socially minded, garment-based work of the 1960s to her travel-inspired collages to her outsized textiles depicting … Read more
APRIL 2 Fiddling Phenom Eileen Ivers at the Spire Center Eileen Ivers is a Grammy Award-winning violinist who has performed as a guest soloist with more than 50 symphony orchestras. The nine-time All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, Ivers has been called “the future of the Celtic Fiddle” by The Washington Post and “the Jimi Hendrix of the … Read more
APRIL 2 Open Barnyard at Weir River Farm Experience life on Weir River Farm, one of the last working farms on the South Shore. Along the grassy “chute” down to the barnyard, enjoy the beautiful StoryWalk™. In the barnyard, meet the ponies, llama, and potbellied pig, and interact with goats, sheep, and chickens! Check out … Read more
APRIL 6 Magic Beans at Soundcheck Studios Photo by Tara Foto Magic Beans are a funk, Americana, and improv project from Boulder, Colorado that have built up an impressive national reputation and resume in their 10 years of being together. Averaging 100 shows a year since 2012, the Beans have been to 30 states and countless … Read more
April 9 – 30 “Wild Life” Photography Show Photographer Kjeld Mahoney will be hosting a special spring exhibition at his Scituate gallery titled “Wild Life.” The show will feature a collection of photography, paintings, illustrations and mixed media works created by South Shore artists and inspired by nature. There will be an opening reception on … Read more
APRIL 9 Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon at Moonrise Cinemas Enjoy a whole new drive-in movie experience in Plymouth. Watch movies under the stars with a full kitchen serving up delicious bites and a beer garden. Restaurant and beer garden open at 5 p.m. and movie starts at 7:30 p.m. The whole family will … Read more