On Sunday, August 27, The Rev. Jeffrey Paull Cave, Retired, Diocese, Atlanta, GA, will conduct services at 8 and 10 am at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 34 Water Street, Mattapoisett, next to the Town Beach. During its 139th summer season St. Philip’s invites clergy from near and far to conduct services each week using the […] Read more »
There will be a Mattapoisett Dog Walkathon on Saturday August 26 from 8:00-12:00 at Center School Barstow Street. Come strut your pup at your own leisure. There will be half mile or one mile marked Village walks. $20.00 Donation. All proceeds go to the building of Dog Park. 2023 Walkathon T-Shirts available. Read more »
Mini Fair With An Historic Flair on August 26 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Rochester Historical Museum at 355 County Road. This is a rain or shine event as we can move most events inside. Tick-tack-toe Competition, Outhouse Open House, Games & Prizes, Rochester clothing, books, hats, maps and other items for […] Read more »
On Friday, August 25, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2023 season with a concert in the style of the Boston Pops Orchestra. The program, which includes a tuba soloist and selections by Boston Pops arranger Leroy Anderson and former Pops conductor John Williams, is as follows: Montmartre March – H. Wood Skydance – […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Sustainability Partnership will host the second annual RE-Art Recycled Art Show from August 29 through September 2. The Community Room at the library will become a gallery featuring artworks made from recycled materials. Last year, artists contributed works of collage from recycled paper, sculpture from found objects, paintings that featured bottle caps among […] Read more »
Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library between September 5 and September 30 to see Chris Morgado’s photographs of rock and roll concerts. Morgado’s interest in rock and roll photography stems from his early participation in a punk rock band in which he performed. Morgado is a former summer resident of Mattapoisett, where his extended […] Read more »
The Sippican Historical Society Speaker Series presents author Lauren Wolk on Thursday, August 24, 6:30 pm at the Marion Music Hall. Wolk’s award-winning and beautifully written novels for young adults are a delight for all ages. Winner of the Scott O’Dell prize for historical fiction and recipient of multiple Best Book of the Year […] Read more »
On August 26 from 10-3, the Rochester Historical Society, 355 County Road is hosting a mini fair on the grounds of the museum. There will be many events for both adults and children. On the kids’ side, there will be a coloring contest, tick-tack-toe competition, an animal hunt through the museum’s exhibit and games. Participants […] Read more »
Summer Yoga on the lawn – Every Thursday 9:30-10:30. Extended to the end of August. Elke Pierre will be leading summer yoga classes on our shady lawns Thursday morning all summer long. Banned Book Club Tuesday August 22 at 6:30 – Join us to discuss Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Now considered a central […] Read more »
On Saturday, August 26 from noon-1:30 pm at the Plumb Library in Rochester, former New Bedford mayor John K. Bullard will be presenting his new book from Spinner Publications, Hometown: A Memoir. In Hometown, a deeply moving and thoughtful memoir, Bullard weaves a tale of a family legacy intertwined with the pitfalls and promise of […] Read more »