Hate Ticks? Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, June 26from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm for a tick talk by local expert Blake Dinius and learn how to deal with them. Summer vacation is almost here! Get ready for fun! Beaches! Camping! Cookouts! And nymphal deer ticks! The CDC estimates nearly 300,000 cases […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library, The Marion Art Center (MAC), and The Celebrate Elizabeth Taber Statue Committee present an evening with New Bedford sculptor Erik Durant at the MAC on June 18at 5:30 pm. Join Erik to hear about his life in art and the creation of the life-sized bronze statue of Elizabeth Taber coming to Marion’s […] Read more »
The Old Rochester High Class of 1964 will have their annual summer get-together on Saturday,June 29at 12:00 pm at Ned’s Point in Mattapoisett, rain or shine. All classmates, spouses, and friends are invited to bring a lawn chair and a bag lunch and reminisce, review the year past, or just enjoy the view. Members of […] Read more »
The Southeastern Massachusetts Youth Orchestras (SEMAYO) will be holding auditions for new and returning students on June 19 & 20at UMass Dartmouth’s College of Visual & Performing Arts recital hall room 153 (use parking lot 9). New students and current students wishing to move up to the next level should prepare an audition piece and the […] Read more »
The Bourne Wareham Art Association is meeting on Tuesday, June 18, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at BB’s Bar & Grill, 2424 Cranberry Highway, Wareham. Food is available for purchase. The business meeting will be followed by a painting demonstration by Frances Kut-Best of Fairhaven. New members are welcome. Please see our Facebook page at […] Read more »
Marian Howell, local landscape and nature photographer, will host sunrise photography at Brainard Marsh on Saturday, June 15starting early at 4:30 am. All types of cameras are welcome – cellphones, compacts, dslrs, whatever you use – or just join us to experience one of the earliest sunrises of the year! Enjoy and explore this special time […] Read more »
Don’t miss your chance to catch Art in Bloom at the Marion Art Center (MAC), with a reception on Friday, June 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. For 2 days,June 14-15, come see inventive floral arrangements on display in our galleries from the Marion Garden Group and other local arrangers. Participants will create floral interpretations of […] Read more »
Mattapoisett resident, Jillian Zucco, will host her annual blood drive with the American Red Cross during World Blood Donor Week on Wednesday, June 12, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at St. Anthony’s Church hall at 22 Barstow St. in Mattapoisett. As a 2016 graduate of UMASS Dartmouth’s Nursing program, now working full-time as a registered […] Read more »
Save the date of Friday, August 2for the return of the Elizabeth Taber Library Bridge Tournament at the Marion Music Hall. Both Duplicate and Social bridge players are invited to participate in this bi-annual fundraiser. Director Alan Hudson will manage the Duplicate Tournament. The Bridge Committee is working hard to organize the event. Doors will open […] Read more »
The Saint Rose of Lima Church will be holding their 56th chicken barbeque on Sunday, June 23. Plan on a day of family fun beginning with a tasty and ever popular chicken dinner prepared on their open barbeque pits. The menu includes half a chicken with cranberry sauce, a vegetable, potato, roll, watermelon, and a beverage. […] Read more »