Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 11

1. Drop-in Story Time begins at the Library's main branch today at 10:30 a.m.

2. What if something unexpected were to happen to you? Would anyone know about your ‘stuff’… your finances, documents, final wishes, your legacy? Are your financial and estate matters organized and accessible to those you will leave behind? Give your loved ones the gift of preparedness. Plan now to attend the What If…Preparing for the Future workshop at the Plymouth Public Library, 132 South St., Plymouth. Presented by Gwen Morgan, author of the What If…Workbook, this program will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Library’s Otto Fehlow Meeting Room.

3. South Shore Conservatory celebrates 15 years of partnership with the José Mateo Ballet Theatre Young Dancers Program by offering a week of free ballet classes Sept. 8-14 for new students in its Elementary Division, which focuses on developing coordination, motor skills, listening skills and creative voice, while introducing the elements of classical ballet. Free placement classes are also offered for new students in the Intermediate Division. Advance registered is required. Classes will be held in the sanctuary studio at South Shore Conservatory, at the Ellison Center for the Arts, 64 Saint George St., Duxbury. For more information or to register, call Anne at 781-934-2731, ext. 21, or visit www.sscmusic.org/dance.

4. Meet the Maestro, Steven Karidoyanes, Music Director of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra will introduce the public to the 2012 – 2013 Philharmonic’s 97th season at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Otto Fehlow Meeting Room at the Plymouth Public Library. This season celebrates Conductor Karidoyanes’s 19th appearance at the Plymouth Public Library.

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