Calendar of Events
& News from downtown businesses
Downtown Hingham, Massachusetts 02043
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   Calendar of Events 

Wednesday

July 27

5 to 7pm

Hingham Downtown Association Summer Social

This month the HDA invites the Hingham business and civic community to a summer social in the Tosca Wine Room, 14 Main St..  Connect with Hingham professionals and find out what’s going on all around Town.  Help us welcome the HDA's new Director - Michael Stack - and his wife Kori.   $5 donation.  Cash bar.  Appetizers kindness of Tosca.  RSVP to info@discoverhingham.com

The HDA's monthly meeting is open to every one with an interest in the Downtown, and is usually held on the first Friday of the month at 8:30am at the Old Derby Academy, 34 Main St.  Find out more about the Association, contact info@discoverhingham.com   

Thursday, Friday
& Saturday

 

July 28, 29 & 30

Summer Sidewalk Sales

 

These are the sales our customers plan their summers around!  Find dramatic discounts on unique merchandise, plenty of summer treats at local restaurants and food shops, and a warm welcome to every one.

 

Visit these participating shops for details:

Carolann’s

Hingham Square Needlepoint

Chel Bella

La Petite Maison

Crossing Main

Noble’s Camera Shop

Framing Concepts

R.S.V.P.

Maggie’s Dog House Suzanne’s Home Furnishings

Gettigear

Zona salon

 

 

Saturday

 

July 30

 

11am

Maggie’s Doghouse’s Annual Talent Contest

 

Bring your pooch, no matter his or her talents, to Maggie’s Annual Doggie Talent Contest.  Fun for the dogs, their family and friends, and every one else too.  No dog in the family?  See what these talented pups can do – on the lawn at the Old Derby Academy, 34 Main St. (across from Maggie’s shop).   Cheers and prizes too.  Register in advance by email to maggiesdoghouse@comcast.net      


Remember NO pressure, if your pup can sit, high-five, roll over then he’s got talent!  Check out these fotos from last year ..  www.maggiesdoghouse.com/TalentContest.html

Wednesdays

Through October

 

11am to 3pm

The Square Market 

 

This year’s farmers market Downtown is located at the corner of North Street and Main Street on the brick ‘clock’ plaza in front of La Petite Maison.  Now, popular Saturday market vendors return to Hingham on Wednesdays with fresh produce and locally-made treats.  Square Market manager Nanette Walsh welcomes vendors like – Weir River Farms, Lipinski/Bukujian Farms, Fresh Lemonade and Great Cape Baking.     Enjoy live music and a European ambiance. 

 

thru July 31 Find Zen at Framing Concepts

For the months of June and July Framing Concepts will be converting the gallery into a Zen Garden with beautiful sculptures and Botanical paintings.  The shop recently won first place for the readers' choice awards.  Stop in!   63 South St.

Friday

 

August 5

 

5 to 7pm

First Fridays with Artisans in the Square

Artisans in the Square highlights the work of one or more artisans on the first Friday of each month.    Stop in, meet the artisans, and enjoy some refreshments.  For further information, please call 781-749-2590 or visit www.artisansinthesquare.com.

Live music

year round

Enjoy live music Downtown year 'round

The Snug welcomes you four nights a week (Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat) with live music to this lively family pub on North Street.  Schedule can be found at www.snugpub.com

Stars on Hingham Harbor serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and live music on Thursdays & Saturdays at 9:30pm.  Please call for details, 781-749-3200. 3 Otis St.

Live Jazz in Tosca’s Wine Room on Fridays and Saturdays from 9pm to 12am.  No cover.  Visit www.toscahingham.com for detail.  14 North St.

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  Visit this page again for details about these events and more
  1. Hingham Arts Walk – Sunday, October 23, 12 to 4pm
  2. Christmas in the Square – Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3
For participation information, contact info@discoverhingham.com

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Spend this gorgeous fall afternoon immersed in the arts!

Join the 5th annual Hingham Arts Walk, and experience the arts through out Downtown Hingham.  Meet the South Shore artists (list below) in their open studios and at special exhibits.  Live music, arts demos, poetry reading at 4, children's activities, photo booth and more.   Join the artists in a rock & roll finale at 4:30pm,   Border Road performs a free concert at the Old Derby Academy, 34 Main St. Cash bar until 6pm. 

Scroll down for detail or download the 2010 MAP & GUIDE here, or pick up a full size color copy at Nobles Camera, 29 Main St., at La Petite Maison, 142 North St., or at Stars on Hingham Harbor (Rte 3A at North St). Contact info@discoverhingham.com for more information.  

The Arts Walk is made possible by the Hingham Downtown Association, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Nobles Camera, Lisa Corrado Design, Wachusett Brewery and the Snug Irish Pub.

Experience Art, Music, Poetry, History, Fun

Photo booth –  jump in, add 4 or 5 friends, props & ham it up! Old Derby Academy  $3, benefits HHS arts program

Art Quilt
-  design your own square with Allison Collins of the South Shore Arts Center on Main Street

Lego Land –  build just for fun with Breeze Inn on South Street

Plein air drawing –  create your own view of Old Ship Meeting House.  For all ages.  Materials provided.

Holiday card collage – craft your own at Old Derby Academy.

Historic perspective - tour the Memorial Bell Tower & the Old Ship Meeting House on Main Street

Live Music, Poetry & artists’ reception

12:30-2pm    Mike Boucher & friends, in the Square

1-3pm            Harbor Jazz in the courtyard, North Street Studio

2-2:30pm     A Cappella serenade, Weymouth's studio

4-4:30pm      Poetic Views - poems about art and life, read aloud in Old Ship Meeting House

4:30pm          Border Road classic rock concert at Old Derby Academy.  Artists’ reception with cash bar until 6pm. 

Student art exhibits                         

Miss Donna's Place at Carolann’s

Children's Creativity Workshops at Brigham’s

Derby Academy at Old Ship Meeting House

Hingham High School’s Graphic Arts Students  at the South Shore Skate Shop


2010 Participating artists & exhibit locations

Open Studios                             

John Patrick O'Callaghan     Renaissance Leather
Page Railsback                     North Street Studio
Peggy Weymouth              
Peggy Weymouth Studio
Michael Weymouth            Michael Weymouth Studio              

Fine Art, Painting                    

Susan Ahearn                        Talbots
Franny Andahazy                   La Petite Maison
Lauren Bass                          Zona salon
Serena Brundrige                       Noble's Camera Shop
Katherine Catlin                     Peggy Weymouth Studio
Nancy Colella                        Winston Flowers
Allan Coombes                       Wm. Raveis Real Estate
Pam Copeman                        J.McLaughlin
Connie Cummings                   Crossing Main
Lisa Daria Kennedy                 White Magdelena House
Kathleen Dugan                     Hingham Community Center
Cheryl Dunlap                        Gettigear
Christina Eckerson                  TLC Real Estate
Ros Farbush                          Framing Concepts
Kathy Ferrara                        Whitney Gordon Jewelers
Maryanne Gaul                       Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Bonnie Hobbs                        Wm. Raveis Real Estate
Robin Keller                           North Street Studio
Jen Kelley                             Suzanne's Home Furnishings
Susan Kilmartin                      Alpaca Suri
Kay Kopper                           Hingham Greenery
Jeanne MacFarland                 La Petite Maison
Patricia McCarthy                   Robin's Nest
Margaret McWethy                 Gettigear
Gary Nisbet                           Hingham Community Center
Marjorie Osborne Whorf           Talbots
Irena Roman                          Lexilu Design
Judy St.Peter                        Hingham Community Center
Vcevy Strekalovsky                Zona salon
Jane Strone                          Alpaca Suri
Paula Villanova                      Peggy Weymouth Studio
Tina Watson                         Artisans in the Square
Marie Wilkes                          Peggy Weymouth Studio
                                           
Mixed media                          

Nicola Becker                        Sorcha
Matt Cheney                         Hingham Community Center
Joe Parsky                            Hingham Gift Company
Tracey Read                         North Street Studio
                                           
Illustration                           

Joan Drescher                      
Old Ship Meeting House
                                         
Photography                          

Alyssa Fortin                         Nona's homemade
Lisa Vanderweil                      Robin's Nest
Andrew Zona                         Zona salon
                                         
Jewelry                                 

Victoria Brega                        Johannah's Jewelry Boutique
Adrienne  Gatien                    White Magdelena House
Janet Arfin Kingan                  Nobles Camera Shop
Gail Nathanson                      Whitney Gordon
Sharon Norman                      Wm. Raveis Real Estate
Linda Younis                          Wm. Raveis Real Estate
                                           
Pottery, wood, decorative arts      

Darthea Collins                      Old Derby Academy
Nancy Connelly                      Framing Concepts
Nora Jean Creahan                 Wm. Raveis Real Estate
John (Dusty) Destrampe          Hingham Community Center
Virginia Holloway                   Energy Matters Holistic Massage
Lois Johnson                         Artisans in the Square
Jeff Keller                             Old Derby Academy
Phyllis Koch                           Old Derby Academy
Valerie Mine                          Maggie's Dog House
Bob Mosher                           Old Derby Academy
Kim Raymond                         White Magdelena House
Carol Smith-Sloan                  Hingham Community Center
Christine Studley                    Old Derby Academy
                                               
Student art exhibits                       

Miss Donna's Place                       Carolann's
Children's Creativity Workshops       Brigham's
Derby Academy                                         Old Ship Meeting House
Hingham High School - Graphics      South Shore Skate Shop

 

 

 
 
 
 

Plan on Dinner & a Movie Downtown.  Avoid the crowds at the multiplex. Easy parking on Main Street & in the lot behind the theatre.  Count on discovering a pleasant experience in historic downtown Hingham!

Enjoy first run movies from Patriot Cinema at the historic Loring Hall
Visit www.patriotcinemas.com for movie schedule

Enjoy dinner, dessert or a drink in the neighborhood
(follow links for more information)

within two or three blocks -
Fine dining and a lively bar at the Square Cafe
Family dining, Pub fare and live music at The Snug Irish Pub
Pizza and a salad at the Upper Crust Pizzeria
Soup, sandwiches & ice cream at Brigham's
   Ice cream and cookies at Nona's Homemade

four or five blocks towards the Harbor -
Comfort fare at Stars on Hingham Harbor
Fine dining, music and lively bars at Tosca
Fine dining in a more casual setting at Caffe Tosca 

a short drive up Lincoln Street -
Mexican food & ambience at Salsa's

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