A Toast to the Arts

ARTY winners will be announced on May 6, during the Council’s 8th annual fundraising gala, “A Toast to the Arts.” Tickets for this important celebration of Plymouth arts and culture are $40 in advance or $45 at the door. A few preferred “stage-side” tables for groups of 10 are still available. For information, or reservations, call Linda Damon at 508-889-8461, or email plymouthculturalcouncil@yahoo.com. Advance tickets (until May 4th) can be purchased from Dana Malcolm at Class Art and Antiques, 62 Court St. in downtown Plymouth on Tues or Wed, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

The Plymouth Cultural Council announces the nomination of nine individuals and organizations as candidates for its Arts Recognition Trophy awards. The ARTYs are granted in recognition of outstanding support of the arts in the Plymouth community during the previous year.

This year’s nominees are

Brewster Productions (Jon Dorn and Scott McEwen)

Donna Curtin (Director and Curator, Plymouth Antiquarian Society)

Driftwood Folk Café (Carlyn Hutchins and Lynn Holdsworth)

Elizabeth Rioux (PCIS 7th & 8th Grade Art Club)

Middle Street Music (Pat and Paul Drain)

Pilgrim Festival Chorus

Plimoth Plantation

Plimoth Players

Carl Pratt (PAC-TV Video Sports Page)

Friends of the nominees and supporters of the arts are invited to join PCC members and local leaders at 7 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor for an evening of delicious hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, gift basket drawings and entertainment by some of the area‘s most exciting talent.

Ed Perry, WATD owner and radio personality, will take the stage as Master of Ceremonies;

East Coast Acapella (back by popular demand) will provide musical continuity throughout the evening with tunes that make your feet dance by themselves. Among the evening’s scheduled entertainers are the Plymouth Middle School Jazz Band; ballroom dancers from the Fred Astaire Studio; Jack Scully and Friends, spoken word; Keith James and Potentials Unlimited, a song and dance troupe with and without disabilities; Richard Pickering, historic interpreter, and Carly Tefft, singer-songwriter.

Winners of “Focus on Plymouth,” PCC’s first annual digital photo contest, will be revealed and all the entries will be displayed in a slide show throughout the evening. Winning entries have been framed for display by Golden Gull Studios, a major event sponsor.