Local author Ed Lodi will give a talk about his latest book The Women of King Philip’s War on May 9 at 6:30 pm at the Plumb Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester. Though often overlooked by historians, women played major roles in the war. Included are three squaw-sachems: Awashongs, Weetamoo, and Quaiapen, who rose up [...] Read more »
The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on May 27 starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester, and finish at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The race is open to persons of all [...] Read more »
On May 4 at 8:00 pm, the Marion Art Center is hosting a public reading of James Marlow’s new play, “Touched by War.” Marlow is a professor at UMD, and the reading is in collaboration with Culture Park of New Bedford. The play is about a Vietnam veteran who believes the autism of his son [...] Read more »
Marion Recreation will be holding a Summer Program Information and Registration Night on May 6 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Sippican School. Please enter from the Park Street entrance, at the Bus Loop. In addition to Camp Silvershell, we offer Sailing, Swimming Lessons, Dance Camps, Basketball Clinics, Digital Photography, Counselor in Training, Junior [...] Read more »
Seth Mendell’s final lecture of the series will take place May 4 at 2:00 pm in the Mattapoisett Library meeting room. This is the talk that was rescheduled due to inclement weather in February. The lecture will cover the reigns of Alexander II, the Reformer; Alexander III, the Reactionary; and Nicholas II, the last Romanov. [...] Read more »
The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a pancake breakfast on Sunday May 5th from 8:00-11:00am in the lower hall of the K of C building on Rte 6 in Mattapoisett. The menu consists of your choice of a stack of plain, blueberry or chocolate chip pancakes with sausage, orange juice and coffee or milk. [...] Read more »
On April 26 at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to attend a lecture by Marion resident Peter McCormick about his passage in the Australian-built exact replica of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour, the ship in which British Captain James Cook made the first of his three voyages of exploration in the Pacific Ocean between 1768 [...] Read more »
Spring is here again, and it is time to get outside and enjoy nature! The Sippican Lands Trust and The Trustees of Reservations, in collaboration with the Marion Tree and Parks Committee, the Charles Washburn Trust and the Marion Recreation Department, will be hosting a Marion Arbor Day celebration on April 27. The TTOR has [...] Read more »
Plans are well underway for Marion’s Annual Spring Clean-Up Day to be held on May 11 from 9am-noon. We invite all of our friends and neighbors to join with us as we pick up, dust off, and generally spruce up following a long and cold winter. There will be many ways in which you can [...] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum presents an evening with Robert Finch on Friday May 3rd at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall located at 164 Front Street. Widely regarded as one of America’s leading nature writers, Robert Finch has lived on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, since 1971. He has published seven books of essays and [...] Read more »
