Are you a logophile? Love crossword puzzles? Is correct spelling an absolute must for you? Well, here’s your chance to flaunt your grammatical prowess. On Friday, April 5, at 6pm The Mattapoisett PTA is having it’s Second Annual Community Spelling Bee at the ORRHS Auditorium. The PTA is signing up 20 teams of three to [...] Read more »
• Café Parlez’s selection for March is The Language of Flowers, by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. In this debut novel, Victoria Jones uses flowers to express her feelings of grief, mistrust and solitude that she learned in a life in the foster care system. After starting to work for a florist, Victoria discovers that she has a gift [...] Read more »
The upstairs room of the First Congregational Church’s Community Center will be transformed into a modern-day cabaret on Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 pm for “Life is a Cabaret,” a variety-filled evening of musical entertainment complete with refreshments. Headlining the event will be The Occasion Singers, jazz pianist Truman Terrell, singer-songwriter duo guitarists Paul Colarusso [...] Read more »
Help rekindle the Marion Fourth of July Fireworks by buying a ticket to the event of the season! On Saturday, April 6 there will be a Beach Party Gala at the Marion Music Hall from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am with a DJ, cash bar, raffle and auction, plus fabulous food from The Wave, Uncle [...] Read more »
Dr. Jennifer Francis will speak about ”Wacky Weather” and her climate change research at the Mattapoisett Library on Wednesday, March 27th at 6:30 pm. The free program is co-sponsored by the library and the Mattapoisett Land Trust. Extreme and unusual weather has been increasing all around the northern hemisphere. This presentation will discuss how various aspects of climate [...] Read more »
The Rochester Congregational Church on the Green will hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Sunday, March 10 at 4:00 pm. The corned beef and cabbage dinner is a fundraiser for repairs to the church roof. Tiffany Rozena will be entertaining with Irish fiddle music at 4:00 pm. The price for dinner, including Irish soda bread and delicious homemade desserts, [...] Read more »
The Machacam Club will hold its March meeting on Wednesday, March 6 at the Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street. Social time is 5:30 pm with dinner to follow at 6:00 pm. Our speaker this month will be James Sullivan who, due to computer gremlins, was unable to do his presentation last month. Jim, an avid [...] Read more »
Winter storm Nemo forced the postponement of the dinner that was originally scheduled for February 9. The directors still wish to honor the volunteers who help the MLT in many ways, from staffing our booth at Harbor Days, to assisting in cleanups and general maintenance. The MLT would like, once more, to invite its members [...] Read more »
Marion Recreation is offering Adult Courses beginning in February. All classes will be held at the Town of Marion Atlantis Drive Facility at 13 Atlantis Drive, Marion. The following courses are now accepting registrations: Knitting, Jewelry Making, Acrylic & Oil Painting, Making Monoprints, The Artist’s Book, Instruction in Origami, Drawing, Re-Upholstery, Watercolors, Groovercise and Calm [...] Read more »
Tall Tales of Mattapoisett – Do you like the silly and outrageous? Do you like to write and draw? Children in grades two through four are welcome to this unique program co-sponsored by the Mattapoisett Historical Society and the Mattapoisett Library. On Thursday, February 21 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, children can learn about [...] Read more »
