Artist and Instructor Lisa Elliott will teach a new session of Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom, this time as a two-day workshop over two full Saturdays at the Marion Art Center, April 15 and 22. The class will meet both Saturdays from 9:00 am-4:00 pm, with a one-hour lunch break each day. Have […] Read more »
The Marion Natural History Museum will be hosting David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest Ecologist with Harvard Forest on March 31 at 7:00 pm at the Museum. David will be sharing his research into the presence of old-growth forests in our state. The talk will include a broad discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts- What […] Read more »
In a month, it will be Spring and the resumption of activities at the Rochester Historical Society will be blooming along with the tulips and crocuses. Our 2023 Membership Drive continues. For information on that, you can email Connie at eshbach2@aol.com or call or email Sue sash48@comcast.net or 508-295-8908. We have some dates to […] Read more »
Attention Pre-Schoolers and Homeschoolers, the Marion Natural History Museum is now open to the public on Friday mornings. The museum features collections of minerals, fossils, butterflies, birds of prey and many other specimens. Appointments may be made for field trips. If you would like to schedule a time to come in and view these specimens […] Read more »
All Things Art returns for the 2022 summer camp season. Program director Kate Frazer Rego will lead three sessions of this immersive weeklong program, which takes place in late summer and is geared toward young artists ages 10-13. During their time in the MAC Art Studio, young artists will experiment with a number of practices, […] Read more »
The MAC announces a new exhibit, The New Printmakers, with works by Taylor Hickey and Janie Kinnane, featuring student work from Old Rochester Regional and Tabor Academy. The show runs Saturday, February 18-Friday, March 24, and an artists’ reception is scheduled on Saturday, March 4 from 3:00-5:00 pm. Receptions are always free and open to […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Gosnold Cultural Council to present the 2023 Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival. Festival founder Teri Bordenave welcomes this new partnership between the MAC and the GCC and looks forward to this year’s event: “I am delighted about this new collaboration and how this […] Read more »
During school vacation week, don’t get stuck indoors. Mattapoisett Land Trust is offering a Hot Chocolate Hike on Monday February 20 at 10 am. Meet at the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Foundation on Angelica Ave. for a short hike followed by hot chocolate and a campfire. All are welcome to join. Dress for the weather […] Read more »
David Orwig, Senior Ecologist and Forest Ecologist with Harvard Forest will be sharing his research into the presence of old-growth forests in our state on March 31, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. The talk will include a broad discussion of old-growth forests in Massachusetts- What are they? Where are they? And what can they tell us? […] Read more »
The South Coast Chamber Music Series (SCCMS) presents “Travelogue”, a planetary tour. Missy Mazzoli’s Death Valley Junction opens the program with withering heat before the refreshing Piano Quartet in A Minor, Op. 7 by Vincent d’Indy. This unique work offers soulful themes for cello and a ballade for viola before reaching a jovial, quite Parisian […] Read more »