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CARVER BRIEFLY: Jan. 8

MassWildlife biologists from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, for a walk through portions of a 110-acre pitch pine/scrub oak forest where habitat work is scheduled for winter 2016. Meet at the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) offices at 194 Cranberry Road in Carver. Wear sturdy boots and dress for cold weather. This work includes mowing/mulching of trees and shrubs to thin the canopy and reduce fuel loads to enable prescribed burning in the future. The Southeast Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Area is home to multiple specialized animals and plants that rely on fire-adapted ecosystems to thrive. Learn about MassWildlife’s Biodiversity Initiative and Key Sites effort, programs designed to benefit rare and declining species. Management work on the Southeast Pine Barrens WMA will improve habitat for rare moths, butterflies and plants, as well as game animals including wild turkey, cottontail rabbits, deer and quail. Muck and the Mires to perform PLYMOUTH – Muck and the Mires, a Boston band with an early Beatles sound, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, at the New World Tavern at 56 Main St. in Plymouth. The Bridgewater band The Forz will open. See www.muckandthemires.com/about.html or www.facebook.com/TheNewWorldTavern for details. Plymouth Memorial Hall events PLYMOUTH – Memorial Hall is located at 83 Court St., Plymouth. For more information, visit www.memorialhall.com or call 508-830-4087. Jan. 8: Plymouth Public Schools Visual and Performing Arts Coffeehouse, 7 p.m., free Jan. 16: J. James Auctioneers, winter art and antiques auction, 12:30 p.m., free Jan. 23: Kristen Merlin and Houston Bernard Band, $10-$15 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30: Cage Titans FC, 7 p.m. tickets $45 and up Page 2 of 15 - Music at The Spire PLYMOUTH – The Spire Center for Performing Arts presents eclectic entertainment at 25 1/2 Court St. in downtown Plymouth. The Spire is handicap accessible; parking is available street side and in public lots in close proximity. For more information, to order tickets online or to learn more about The Spire, visit www.spirecenter.org, or follow the Spire Center for Performing Arts on Facebook. Jan. 8: Billington Sea; the Meadows Brothers to open; 8 p.m., $15 Jan. 15: Devonsquare, presented by Project Arts, 7 p.m.; $25. Meet and greet starts at 6 p.m. Jan. 16: The Ladles; Lynne Taylor to open; 8 p.m., $15 Jan. 22: The Tracy Clark Band; 8 p.m., $20 Jan. 23: Joe Moss with special guests Ben Knight and Jimmy Bez to open; 8 p.m., $15 Jan. 29-30: Beatles Weekend; details TBA One-stop college enrollment WEST BARNSTABLE – From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 9, Cape Cod Community College will welcome first-time students (and those returning after taking some time off) to a “one-stop” enrollment day at the West Barnstable campus, located at 2240 Iyannough Road. Individuals can stop in at the college’s admissions office anytime during those hours. The office is easy to find, just up the center walkway from the flagpoles at the campus entrance across from parking lots 1 and 2. All steps necessary to enroll can be done in just one visit to campus this Saturday including completing the college’s applicati... http://carver.wickedlocal.com/news/20160108/carver-briefly-jan-8

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MassWildlife biologists from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, for a walk through portions of a 110-acre pitch pine/scrub oak forest where habitat work is scheduled for winter 2016. Meet at the DCR (Department of Conservation and Recreation) offices at 194 Cranberry Road in Carver. Wear sturdy boots and dress for cold weather. This work includes mowing/mulching of trees and shrubs to thin the canopy and reduce fuel loads to enable prescribed burning in the future. The Southeast Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Area is home to multiple specialized animals and plants that rely on fire-adapted ecosystems to thrive. Learn about MassWildlife’s Biodiversity Initiative and Key Sites effort, programs designed to benefit rare and declining species. Management work on the Southeast Pine Barrens WMA will improve habitat for rare moths, butterflies and plants, as well as game animals including wild turkey, cottontail rabbits, deer and quail. /b... http://plymouth.wickedlocal.com/article/20160106/NEWS/160108468