Welcome to your Buzz Around Weekender, our regional "what's good" and more!
January 3, 4 & 5
Bridgewater - Learn to Curl Fri, Jan 3, 7:15 - 9:15p with the South Shore Curling Club. Our Learn to Curl session for new curlers includes a video introduction and on-ice training, followed by a real game. All equipment is provided, and no previous experience is necessary! $45 per person

Brockton - Holiday Shop 2019 Open thru Jan 5th, @ the Fuller Craft Museum. A fuller home, a fuller style, a fuller life. Each year we expand the Museum shop across the entire Upper Tarlow gallery space and transform it into the holidaySHOP full of new merchandise.

East Bridgewater - PCGI Gathers: David Moore Presents A History of Bridgewater Sat, Jan 4, noon - 3 @ 32 Union St. PCGI invites you to start the New Year with us and join us on Saturday, January 4th at the East Bridgewater Public Library as David Moore presents a lecture on the history of Bridgewater. David Moore is a well-recognized figure in the Greater Bridgewater area, known for his work with "Hometown Heroes" as well as being the author of "Images of America: Bridgewater."
Our gathering begins at noon for business and social hour, with David Moore's presentation starting at 1p.
Easton - The Original Easton Farmers Market Sat 10a - 2p. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 143 Lincoln St . Support Local! Open year-round.

Easton - MakerSpace Fun: Creative Bonanza Sat & Sun, Jan 4 & 5, noon - 5p @ The Children's Museum in Easton. Come be a creative thinker in our MakerSpace! Our hands-on area helps foster problem-solving and experimentation. It evolves questions into ideas and ideas into inventions. Take the MakerSpace Challenge or do your own thing with the assortment of recycled objects. What will you create?

Easton - Kids Mansion Tour Sat, Jan 4, 11 - 11:30a @ Borderland State Park. Have you every wondered what would it be like to be a kid living in this huge mansion? Well, four children did grow up in this mansion! Come see the mansion through their eyes. Join the Park interpreter for this 30-minute interior tour of the Ames Mansion. Great for families with younger kids to explore the first floor of the mansion. Grab a brochure of suggested family hikes from the Visitor Center or the Park Interpreter and enjoy a family walk at the park before or after your tour.
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Middleborough - SOLSTICE SINGERS: SING WE NOËL Sat, Jan 4, 4 - 7p @ First Unitarian Universalist Society25 South Main St. Music, drama, dance, and a hearty supper at the First Unitarian Universalist Society! The Solstice Singers present “Sing We Noël,” a pageant of carols and songs, instrumental music, drama and dance in the style of the Renaissance. The Solstice Singers will be joined by members of Ensemble Passacaglia, performing on beautiful period instruments including strings, winds and percussion. The UU Middleboro church is accessible to people with disabilities. Suggested donation is $20 general admission and $40 Family Plan for 1 or 2 adults with school-age children. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information and reservations, please call the church office at 508-947-1935.

Plympton - Gong Meditation in the Teepee Sun, Jan 5, 1p @ Shanti Shala Yoga & Wellness Center. Gong Meditation is restorative for all. The wood stove will be blazing! Investment: $25. Gong meditation is an effective way to gather the monkey mind. Simply settle down to enjoy a healing, the stillness then slip away into sweet nothingness. Excellent for all physical levels. All a listener needs to do is relax and let the sound bathe the body and carry the mind into deep meditation. The sound of the gong can be used to rebalance and tone the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. It is an excellent therapy for stress related issues, depression, fatigue, anger and hostility, feelings of fear, separation and loneliness, along with many other conditions related to the lack of balance and harmony in the body.

Plymouth - Film Screening: The Human Element Sun, Jan 5, 4 - 6p @ Wildlands Trust. The Six Ponds Association, the League of Women Voters, and Wildlands Trust present The Human Element, a documentary film by environmental photographer James Balog. Join us for a free screening followed by discussion.

Plymouth - Hike & Hops Sat, Jan 4, 10a - 1:30p @ Town Brook Park. Kick off the new year on this first Saturday Hike & Hops with Trail Guy Malcolm MacGregor. Meet at the Town Brook Park free parking area (6 Spring St) and follow the Trail Guy into Plymouth’s Morton Park. We’ll loop back around to Jenny Pond and go through the historic Burial Hill cemetery. Around noon we’ll all swing into Second Wind Brewing for a pint or flight before completing our loop. After our refreshment break, we’ll continue to the waterfront and walk up the Town Brook. The entire hike will be around 5 – 6 miles. Dogs are welcome on this hike, but must remain on-leash and under the owner's control. Same goes for the Second Wind taproom. Kids ages 12+ are welcome.
Randolph - 8th Annual Women's Brunch and Conference Sat, Jan 4 @ Lombardo's,
6 Billings St. Join A Maven's World Brand for our 8th Annual Women's Brunch and Conference. The energy at the AMW Conference, year after year, is amazing and will prepare you for years to come! On this full day of connecting, skill building and development, we bring together some of the most influential Women Entrepreneurs and Professionals in business. Not only will you hear from amazing speakers, you will build a sisterhood, connect with other business owner's, attend breakout sessions, discuss things that matter to you and learn valuable skills from experts and information you can use in your own business and personal growth. The A Maven's World Conference's purpose is to connect and empower women in their professional life and beyond - and to equip attendees with the tools needed for a successful future. Conference attendees gain a great support system and the opportunity to network with other professionals.

Randolph - 21st Annual Haitian Independence Day Gala Sat, Jan 4 @ The Lantana, 43 Scanlon Dr. The 21st Annual Haitian Independence Day Gala, hosted by the Haitian Americans United of Massachusetts, is an opportunity to promote Haitian culture in the Boston area, advocate for positive changes and development for Haitian communities in Haiti, the US, and abroad, and pay a ten-year anniversary homage to the victims of the earthquake on January 12, 2010. Come listen to keynote speaker Frantz Jean-Baptiste, a journalist, writer, and script-writer. Awards will be presented to Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayana Pressley and other community leaders. Enjoy music and theatrical performances given by singer Jocelyne Dorisme, the Dance Troupe Arc-en-Ciel, the Kalbas Gran Dy`ol Theater Group, and the YOFES Open Access to Music Education for Children group. Enjoy the opportunity to socialize with other members of the community and learn about the latest developments in Haitian culture and society.

Taunton - Pancake Breakfast Sun, Jan 5, 8a @ Taunton Lodge of Elks #150, Please join us for what will be a monthly event. The Taunton Elks Riders Pancake breakfast will start on September 8, 2019 and then continue every 1st Sunday of the month until May. Breakfast will consist of pancakes, sausage, bacon, orange juice and coffee for $7. Sixty percent (60%) of profits will go toward the Taunton Elks Restricted Building fund. We hope to see you there! For more information, e-mail elksriders150@tauntonelks.org .

Taunton - Forest of Light Now through Sat, Jan 4th 4 - 10p @ First Parish Church of Taunton. Join us for our 5th Annual holiday display.