Five Things You Need to Know Today: Old Sandwich Road Race and a Burger Showdown

1. The fourth annual Old Sandwich Road Race starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 2, from Plymouth South High School. Choose to run the half marathon, 5K or 10K.

2.The Market at the Pinehills presents the Burger Showdown at noon, Saturday, June 1. For a $5 donation to the One Fund Boston, you can try four burgers and vote for your favorite.

3. Friends of Burial Hill will present a special event, “What is and Once Was,’ beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, at the 1749 Courthouse Museum in Town Square. James Blachowicz, professor of philosophy at Loyola University, will give a visual presentation highlighting selected stones from his book, From Slate to Marble, Gravestone Carving Traditions in Eastern Massachusetts 1770-1870, as well as other stones that will be discussed in Volume II. Following his presentation there will be a break for lunch. Take your own, visit a local eatery or purchase a box lunch. Further information will be provided when you register. To register for this free event or for details, contact Cheryle Caputo at 781-706-5531 or cheryle.burialhillfriend@verizon.net or June Gillette at june.burialhillfriend@hotmail.com by May 25. Sign in at the 1749 Courthouse Museum between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. For additional information, visit www.plymouthantiquariansociety.org.

4. From 3 to 7 p.m. every Friday throughout the summer, local vendors selling everything from brie to broccoli will be lined up outside The Market at The Pinehills for “The Market at The Market.” This farmers’ market, presented by Plymouth Harbor Market Days, began Friday, May 24. The vendor list will grow in June as locally grown produce becomes available. There are 20-25 local vendors anticipated to be at The Market at The Market throughout the summer. The Market, located just off Route 3 at Exit 3 in Plymouth, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, log onto www.themarketpinehills.com, follow on Facebook at facebook.com/thepinehills, or call 508-209-0000 for updates.

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