Old Colony Memorial February 7, 2015 By Frank Mand PLYMOUTH – Plymouth 400 Inc. Executive Director Michele Pecoraro had big news to share. Appearing before the Board of Selectmen Tuesday […]
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Plymouth prepares for 400th anniversary
Boston Globe February 8, 2015 By John Laidler Each year, about 1.5 million people flock to Plymouth to see for themselves the place where the Pilgrims came ashore and […]
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Town of Plymouth Receives Mass. Cultural Council Commonwealth Award for its Creative Community
PLYMOUTH, MA— The Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded the Town of Plymouth a 2015 Commonwealth Award honoring its exceptional achievement in the arts for supporting and enriching its Creative Community and […]
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Plymouth 400, Inc. hosts lunch for winners of Spirit of Discovery project from Plymouth, England
PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc. hosted a lunch for the eight students visiting Plymouth, Massachusetts from the Town’s sister-city, Plymouth, England through the Spirit of Discovery challenge. The eight Year […]
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Inaugural Illuminate 2014 ceremony on Plymouth Waterfront will kick off Plymouth’s Thanksgiving celebrations
PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc. will host its first Illuminate event this November 21 at 4pm in downtown Plymouth to launch the 6-year countdown to the historic 400th anniversary commemoration […]
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Plymouth Bay Cultural District named 27th Cultural District in the Commonwealth
PLYMOUTH, MA— On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 the Massachusetts Cultural Council voted in favor of designating the Plymouth Bay Cultural District the 27th cultural district in the Commonwealth. This announcement […]
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Native Americans get the chance to tell their side of the Pilgrim story
By Chris Woolf A new exhibition that opened Friday in Plymouth, Massachusetts, highlights this other slave history. It’s an integral part of the town’s preparations for the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in 1620, and it focuses on […]
Read MorePLYMOUTH CULTURAL DISTRICT DESIGNATION: Walking the walkPresent on behalf of the town were state Senator-elect Rep. Vinny deMacedo, Selectmen Chairman Ken Tavares, Assistant Town Manager Michael Galla and Hartmann. Representing the Plymouth Bay Cultural D
By Frank Mand PLYMOUTH – It was a kind of cultural Halloween. Just a week after trick or treaters had ravaged the area, a second horde – this one comprised […]
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Plymouth: 400th Anniversery begins in 2014 with ‘Captured 1614′ display
By Charles Mathewson In 2020, Plymouth will host a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Mayflower and the English colonists called Pilgrims. But the 400th got underway […]
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Plymouth 400, Inc.’s first educational and cultural exhibit “Captured: 1614” unveiled at Plymouth Public Library
PLYMOUTH, MA— Plymouth 400, Inc.’s first educational and cultural exhibit “Captured: 1614” is now open to the public at Plymouth Public Library, where it will remain through March 2015. This […]
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