The Story of Four Black Patriots of Parting Ways, Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 pm, East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road, Rochester. The land of Parting Ways near Plymouth contains the cellar holes of the original settlement and the burial plot of the four Patriots. All four fought in Massachusetts regiments during the Revolutionary War. Their [...] Read more »
Calling children of all ages. Join members of the Mattapoisett Lions Club and the Easter Bunny for an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 23 at 11:00 am at Veteran’s Park at Ned’s Point Lighthouse. Fun for all ages, bring a basket and join us for a hopping good time. Read more »
Think about the Marion Bermuda Race as a two tiered family vacation. While sailors like the challenge and adventure of a 645 mile Atlantic Ocean, Gulf Stream crossing to Bermuda, landlubbers can travel fast and dry, choose a two-hour ride on a 737 and a long weekend of fun in sunny Bermuda. They’ll be enjoying [...] Read more »
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 »
