On Thursday, October 8 at 6:30 pm, the Mattapoisett Museum will host a fascinating online presentation by the Gravestone Girls about New England cemetery art, history, and symbolism. The virtual tour, called “Welcome to The Graveyard,” takes us from colonial burial grounds, through the rural cemetery movement of the 19th century, and into 21st-century locations. It examines […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library and ORCTV invite you to a joint local broadcast and online streaming event featuring a screening of “Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck” and an exclusive Q&A session with two-time Emmy-nominated producer Andrew Giles Buckley on Thursday, September 17 at 7:00 pm. This 90-minute film, a presentation of the series “Hit […] Read more »
Nature journaling is the practice of taking your careful observations of nature and expressing them by drawing and/or writing in your own individual style. It requires that you slow down and clear your mind as well as increase your attention to detail and appreciation of beauty. There’s something about the act of writing it down, […] Read more »
The Buzzards Bay Coalition invites you to join us for a public meeting on Tuesday, September 15 (Rain date: September 17) at 4:00 pm at The Bogs in Mattapoisett (across from 138 Acushnet Road, Mattapoisett) to learn about a project to restore wetlands and improve trails at this popular Coalition property. The Coalition acquired the 220-acre property […] Read more »
Our Speaker Series continues this month with a presentation via Zoom by Dr. Nina E. Harkrader of NYU. The lecture, which will take place on Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 pm, is entitled “All the Single Ladies: Women-Only Buildings in Early 20th-Century New York”. SHS members will receive the Zoom link by email on the day of […] Read more »
The Sippican Historical Society is pleased to announce the Thursday, September 10 lecture in its Speaker Series, which will be delivered via Zoom at 7:00 pm. The lecture/PowerPoint is entitled All the Single Ladies: Women-Only Buildings in Early 20th Century NYC, presented by Dr. Nina E. Harkrader of Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Harkrader holds the Ph.D. and MA with […] Read more »
Fall Classes at the MAC – Registration is now open at the Marion Art Center for fall courses for both children and adults. Instructor Jay Ryan will teach a four-week Intersession course, All-Levels Watercolor Painting for adults. This course for beginning through advanced watercolor painters will run from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Thursday mornings […] Read more »
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, will have 8:00 am services on September 6 with the Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector, St. Gabriel’s Church, Marion, MA. Masks are required and all other safety precautions will be in place at the church. We appreciate all the parishioners who joined us this summer. We […] Read more »
Council on Aging Knitters meet at Ned’s Point to knit at 11:00 am on Mondays. (rain dates are Wednesdays at 11:00 am). All knitters are welcome to join us. Photo courtesy Marie Rottler Read more »
On Thursday, August 27, a dozen members of the Tri-Town and Beyond Community Read group met for a live Zoom discussion to share their thoughts and questions about the books they have been reading, How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. They were joined […] Read more »