The Call of the Sea

The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series on July 12, with a program of music inspired by the sea. The program is as follows: Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa Seagate Overture – J. Swearingen Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – C. Grundman Sea Songs – R. Vaughan Williams Montego Bay […] Read more »

Birds of Bird Island with the MNHM

On Wednesday, July 10, Carolyn Mostello, Coastal Waterbird Biologist with Massachusetts Division of Fish & Wildlife and Isaac Perry, Town of Marion Harbormaster, will be introducing us to the birds who nest on Bird Island. We will start the program with slides of the restoration effort to improve nesting habitat and learn a little about the […] Read more »

Teen Events this Summer at the Mattapoisett Library

Our Discover the Universe of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has officially begun, and teens can find themselves busy all summer long just by participating in Bingo. While learning everything the Mattapoisett Free Public Library has to offer, each Bingo achieved will earn a small prize and a raffle ticket for the grand prize, a […] Read more »

Life is Wild! God is Good!

Life is wild for kids — full of ups and downs and twists and turns — but they can experience the solid foundation of God’s goodness while having lots of crazy-cool fun! First Congregational Church of Rochester will hold a free Vacation Bible Camp for kids in Preschool – Grade 6 on July 22-26from 5:30 pm […] Read more »

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

For 135 years, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Mattapoisett has held summer only services for parishioners.             Each Sunday through Labor Day, visiting clergy from Massachusetts and beyond conduct services, using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, at 8:00 am and 10:00 am.             On Sunday, July 7, services will be officiated by the Reverend Nathan Humphrey, Rector, […] Read more »

Independence Day

On Friday, July 5, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2019 season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day. The program is as follows: National Anthem  National Emblem March – E. E. Bagley  Star Spangled Spectacular – G. M. Cohan  American Pageant – T. Knox  Our Glorious Land – J. Olivadoti  […] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library in July

Books at the Beach! Join the library at Silvershell Beach to buy or borrow some summer reading materials every Tuesday from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm.              Docu-Tuesdays. Beat the heat and learn something new with Docu-Tuesdays. Each Docu-Tuesday will feature a documentary film screening through IndieFlix with light refreshments. Tuesdays: July 9, July 23,August 6, and August 20from […] Read more »

Taste of Mattapoisett

For over 60 years, The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club has helped young people in their educational pursuits. This year the club awarded scholarships to Julia Cabral and Rosemary Loer, both students are from Old Rochester Regional High School.             In its fund-raising efforts, the Mattapoisett Women’s Club invites you to its 16th annual “Taste of Mattapoisett.”             “Taste […] Read more »

Friends Yard Sale

The Mattapoisett Friends Meeting will hold a fundraising yard sale on Saturday, July 13from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm at 103 Marion Road (Route 6). There will be several vendors in addition to items that were donated to the sale. The historic Quaker meeting house will be open for anyone who would like to see it. Read more »

Read with Tabor this Summer

Into the Raging Seaby Rachel Slade has been selected by Tabor Academy as their community wide summer read. Kerry Saltonstall, Director of Communications, said “It has been some time since we have done a community read and we are excited to get back to that practice this summer. We wanted to invite our neighbors and […] Read more »