The Adams National Historical Park Will Close for the Season on November 10, 2009
Be sure to visit these historic homes before the season ends! The Visitor's Center is open year-round. Visit www.nps.gov/adam for more information.
QUINCY FARMERS' MARKET
The Quincy Farmers' Market opened for the season on Friday, June 12th. It remains open through Thanksgiving! It is open from 11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. every Friday, rain or shine! Visit their website at www.quincyfarmersmarket.com for more information!
Thomas Crane Public Library
There's always something happening at this architectural gem in the city of Quincy
Click here to enter the calendar of events
40 Washington St.
Quincy, Mass. 02169
617-376-1316
http://thomascranelibrary.org/
October
Adams National Historical Park
Adams Carriage House
Thursday's in October
7:00 P.M. to 8:30 PM
Staff Picks Lecture Series
Join Adams National Historical Park Staff for a Thursday Evening Lecture Series and listen to some of their favorite authors and historians. Light Refreshments. Free.
617-770-1175
www.nps.gov/adam
Haunted Ship: USS Salem
739 Washington Street
Route 3A, Quincy
Open October 15-18, 22-25, 28-November 1
General admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children 11 and under, as well as seniors. In addition to General Admission, a feature on Friday and Saturday nights is a Guided Ghost Tour hosted by Mass Paranormal. Tours are scheduled and advance reservations are required. Ghost Tours are an additional $15.
The Haunted Ship is open from
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Guided Ghost Tours are available from 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and 7:00 p.m. - midnight on Saturdays
Family Days are Saturdays and Sundays from noon-4:00 p.m. (perfect for the little ones who scare easily).
For more information, email
hauntedship@uss-salem.org, call
(617) 479-7900 Monday - Friday from 10 am - 4 pm or visit www.hauntedship.com
Post War Years, Cold War Fears: American Culture and Politics, 1946-1959
Tuesday, October 27 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Explore the political and social history of the years immediately after World War II at a free five-part film viewing and discussion series.
Post War Years, Cold War Fears focuses on American culture and politics from 1946 to 1959. America’s new affluence, the demographic shift to the suburbs, and a pent-up demand for goods and housing combined to create a new consumer culture that would alter traditional American values and eventually engender the counter-culture of the 1960s. The series also will investigate the origin and progression of the Cold War, the rise and fall of McCarthyism, the burgeoning of the civil rights movement, and the inception of modern feminism.
Broken down into five sessions, the series includes informative and lively lectures by Newbury College Professor of History Dan Breen, film screenings, and discussions. The final session, The Road to the Sixties, focuses on the end of the period. By the end of the 1950s, the confidence of the immediate post-war era was under threat. The Soviets had launched a satellite into Earth's orbit, a young and charismatic leader had founded a communist state in Cuba, and the economy began to slow after nearly fifteen years of growth. How could the country "get moving again?" As 1959 turned into 1960, two veterans of World War Two offered their own answers in one of the closest elections in American history.
Films will be screened and discussed at the library every Tuesday evening from September 29 to October 27.
No registration is required for this program.
John Adams Birthday
"John Adams Takes the Cake"
Friday, October 30th 12:00 PM
Adams National Historic Park Cariage House
Following the wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of John Adams (United First Parish Church) celebrate John Adams' 264th birthday with the second president, portrayed by Ed Page, with cake and light refreshments. Admission is free.
www.nps.gov/adam
617-770-1175
November
Quincy Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:30 p.m.
The Performing Arts Center at North Quincy High School
Featuring:
Weber: Euryanthe Overture
Gandolfi Bassoon Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3, "Little Polish"
Single tickets for classical concerts are generally available at the door. Prices for each of the Fall, Winter, and Spring Classical Concerts are $17.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors and students, and $5.00 for Children under 12 years of age accompanied by an adult. Group rates are available. Special rates are available for Red Hat Society members attending in groups.
Call (800) 579-1618 for further information or visit www.quincysymphony.org
AUTHOR OF NEW ABIGAIL ADAMS BIOGRAPHY TO SPEAK AT ADAMS NHP
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2:00 PM, AT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
Woody Holton, associate professor of history at the University of Richmond in Virginia, will speak about his just-published biography, Abigail Adams. The book is being praised as a fresh and surprising look at Abigail Adams that breaks new ground in its understanding of her as a champion of the rights of women. Professor Holton’s previous book, Unruly Americans, which shed new light on the process of creating the U.S. Constitution, was a National Book Award finalist, and his Abigail Adams is already attracting similar attention and interest. The program is free and open to the public. For information call Adams National Historical Park at 617 770-1175.
Closing Day of
The Adams National Historic Park
for the 2009 Season
November 11, 2009
This will be the last day in 2009 that you'll be able to visit the birthplaces and Old House (Summer White House), of John and John Quincy Adams.
Will re-open in April 2010
www.nps.gov/adam
617-770-1175
“ABIGAIL IN PERSPECTIVE”: EXHIBIT OF ORIGINAL WORKS OF ART
OPENING RECEPTION, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 7:00 – 9:00
QUINCY HISTORICAL SOCIETY – ADAMS ACADEMY
Quincy Art Association and Quincy Historical Society are co-sponsoring an exhibit of original art inspired by Abigail Adams. More than 30 works in various media by area artists are represented. Our opening reception will feature refreshments, the announcement and presentation of the Best-in-Show award, a chance to meet and talk with artists, some discussion of Abigail Adams and her accomplishments, and perhaps a few words from Abigail herself. There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome. For information, call the Historical Society at 617 773-1144.
THE COMMON MARKET
restaurant
Thursday, November 12th…All inclusive dinner at 7pm &
show at 8:30 pm
Come see these nationally known, World Class, Boston based Comedians..
Tony V
Dave Russo
Bill Yannetty
Seating is limited…tickets available NOW..call 617-773-9532
Veterans' Day Parade
The Quincy Veterans' Council Veterans' Day Parade & Ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:30 a.m.
The route will begin at Scannell Street to Hancock Street to the Adams Academy where the Veterans' Day Ceremonies will be held.
The guest speaker will be Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Greene. Mayor Thomas Koch will bring the Greetings of the City.
The annual ceremonies are sponsored by the Quincy Veterans' Council on behalf of local Veterans' organizations. In the event of inclement weather, the exercises will be held in the gym at Broad Meadows Middle School on Calvin Rd.
Call Tom Stansbury at 617-376-1194 for further information.
Quincy Christmas Festival
Events weekend
The Christmas Lights Festival
Friday, November 27, 2009
6:30PM
Presidents Place
1250 Hancock St
It all kicks off on Friday night with many kid and family friendly activities at Presidents Place in the atrium. Followed by the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree in the downtown area as well as the lighting of all of Macintyre Mall by City Hall.
Santa Claus Parachutes
down into Quincy
Saturday, November 28, 2009
12:00PM
Pagent Field
Merrymount Parkway
Another great holiday tradition in Quincy is when Santa claus and a few of his elves parachute from a plane down onto Pagent Field. If wind and weather conditions are favorable, the North Pole entourage will touch down at about 12:00 p.m.
57th Annual Christmas Parade
Sunday, November 29, 2009
12:30PM
All of Hancock St
Come and see one of the largest Christmas parades in the country. Join tens of thousands of attendees’ and see marching bands from local schools and bands from around the USA. Floats, clowns, and everything that a hometown parade should possess, and of course, Santa Claus himself. It is and has been a attraction for New Englanders for 50 plus years.
December
More to come....
