Want to know what it’s like to pull up a stool with the likes of Hemingway, Updike, or Capote? Delia Cabe, author of “Storied Bars of New York: Where the Literary Luminaries Go to Drink,” will be telling all at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, August 21at 6:30 – 7:30pm.             “Storied Bars of New […] Read more »

The Marion Art Center (MAC) is pleased to present Nancy Dyer Mitton and Robert Seyffert, with dual exhibitions of their paintings from August 16 through September 28, 2019 at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA.   An artists’ reception will be held on Friday, August 16, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 […] Read more »

Upcoming events include Turtle Week, August 13 through 17,with a special presentation from the New England Coastal Wildlife Association (NECWA) on Wednesday, August 14 at 2:00 pm. Join the NECWA for an interactive program and craft for children age 4 and up. Contact the library to register.              On Friday, August 16at 1:00 pm, Jim Kegle, our chess […] Read more »

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, August 11, the Rev. Robert Malm, Rector, Grace Church, Alexandria, VA will […] Read more »

Space-Themed Yoga for kids ages 5-9, Thursday, August 8, 11:00 am – The Last Class in the Series – Yogi Lisa is the owner of Sonshine Yoga. She has many different classes available to meet a variety of learning styles. To complement the summer library program theme, Yogi Lisa has created Space Themed Yoga. In this […] Read more »

What were you doing 50 years ago? Seems just like yesterday that the Rochester Historical Society (RHS) was incorporated in 1969 with the help and guidance of a number of Rochester residents who wanted to preserve its history.             Now 50 years later, we are celebrating this event with a fund raising 50th celebration on Saturday, September […] Read more »

August 17is coming fast. Rochester Grange invites all gardeners to come and enter your fruits, flowers, and vegetables. Get your friends and neighbors to enter for some friendly competition and bragging rights. Entries can be brought in Friday, August 16from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Judging will begin as soon […] Read more »

            Please join the Mattapoisett Police Department and other Public Safety Agencies from the Tri-Town area on Tuesday, August 6from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Old Rochester Regional High School front field. National Night Out is a nationwide event to bring communities together and provide an opportunity for the community to meet the members of […] Read more »

Elizabeth Taber Library’s Bridge Tournament will take place on Friday, August 2.Doors open at 1:15 pm, play begins at 2:00 pm. Join us for our summer Bridge Tournament to benefit the library. Duplicate and Social Bridge, fabulous raffle items, prizes, and refreshments! $35 per person entry fee. Register at the library on online, find instructions for […] Read more »

Join Research Engineer Amy Kukulya and learn about the use of underwater robotic vehicles to study shark behavior with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution SharkCam on Thursday, August 8at 7:00 pm at the Marion Natural History Museum(MNHM). Suggested donation to the Marion Natural History Museum: $10.00 members, $12.00 nonmembers, $15.00 for families with children.             SharkCam research vehicle […] Read more »