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 »
Please join us on Thursday, August 24 from 6 to 8 pm for our “Beachside” Art Show at the Rochester Council on Aging, 67 Dexter Lane in Rochester. Join us as we appreciate the talents of several local artists. Different genres and expressions will be on display. Be sure to cast your vote for […] Read more »
Shellfish with the Marion Natural History Museum will be presented on August 18, from 9 to 12 for Grades 2 – 6. Can you tell a bivalve from a mollusk? We’ll be taking a look at the upwellers on Island Wharf, learning about oysters and other shellfish with Marion’s Shellfish Warden and hearing about the […] Read more »
On Friday, August 18, the Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a program of music from the Broadway stage. The program, which features a guest vocalist and includes highlights from some of Broadway’s most memorable shows, is as follows: The Showman – H. Akers Variations on a Korean Folk Song – […] Read more »