We’re busy planning our next event. Last year, we did a tour of the oldest third of Rochester Center Cemetery. This year on June 11 at 1:00, Sue LaFleur and Connie Eshbach will be leading a tour that picks up where we left off last year. We will be meeting people in the middle of […] Read more »
May is a busy month at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The library has two exciting upcoming programs for families. On Saturday, May 20 at 11 am, join us for an exciting game of Family Jeopardy. Gather the family together and test your knowledge of a variety of trivia categories. There are prizes for […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center partners with the Mattapoisett Land Trust to present Plein Air Days at Munro Preserve, scheduled on Friday, May 26 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm and Tuesday, June 13 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Munro Preserve is located at the intersection of Main and Water Streets, directly west of the Mattapoisett town wharves and […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce its newest exhibit featuring paintings by Anne Carrozza Remick and Stephen Remick, on display May 12-June 24, with an artists’ reception scheduled Friday, May 12 from 5:00-7:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public, one of many SouthCoast Spring Arts events at the MAC. […] Read more »
The Rochester Historical Society program on May 17 at 7:00, will feature Nettie Hopkins, Queen Bee of Rochester. Along with her husband Tom, she will discuss the many aspects of bee keeping, both economic and ecological. Netty has a passion for bees that she will be sharing with us. There will also be a honey-taste […] Read more »
On Saturday, May 27 from noon-1:30 pm, come hear from local author Andrew Noone, author of Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy. The book details the most sensational crime of the Revolution. The title character, when five months pregnant, was hanged alongside her three British and American accomplices. Spooner, John Adams’ second cousin, was the […] Read more »
The national nonprofit organization, Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) will donate a home to Chief Warrant Officer 2 Rebecca Mann on Saturday, May 13. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mann was severely injured while serving in Afghanistan. The event will be held at the home at 10 am, check-in at 9:30 am. The public is welcome […] Read more »
Come visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library from May 16 to June 14 to view the Mattapoisett Free Public Library Artist Series Exhibit called Reflecting Pools – Wooden Sculptures by Nathaniel Fuchs, who was born and raised in Mattapoisett. Fuchs’s works, inspired primarily by the outdoors, focus on themes such as reflection, simplicity and nature. […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Lions Club will be holding a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, June 4 at Oxford Creamery, 98 County Road, Mattapoisett from 9:00 to 12:00. Tickets available at Oxford Creamery or by emailing: mattlionsclub@gmail.com. Tickets will be available at the door on June 4, while supplies last. The cost is $8.00 per person (adults and […] Read more »
Book sale and Book Worm’s Bake Shop and Café Friday and Saturday May 19 and 20, 10-3. Support the Elizabeth Taber Library by visiting our outdoor book shop. Find books in all genres in great (and giftable) condition. $4 for hardcovers, $2 for paperbacks. Find puzzles, games, DVDs, audio books, T-shirts and library merchandise, and […] Read more »