Tabor Academy is kicking off their public lecture series for the year on October 8at 6:30 pm with their first Science@Work Lecture. Rose Martin, PhD in ecosystem ecology, will speak with the public about the impacts of human activities on wetland soil chemistry. She will spend the day in classrooms with Tabor students before sharing […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion is pleased to announce its 2018 Fall Fundraiser Event: Table of Contents. On two evenings in November, generous friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will host literary-inspired dinners in their homes to raise money for the library’s programming and resource expansion. Each dinner is based on a book the […] Read more »
Curious about what a turkey tail mushroom looks like? Join the Sippican Lands Trust (SLT) and The Boston Mycological Club on Sunday, September 30at 10:30 am to learn more about the turkey tail mushroom and other mushrooms inhabiting Sippican Lands Trust’s White Eagle property in Marion. Ken Fienberg and other guest experts from The Boston […] Read more »
New Medicare cards are coming with new random numbers. Did you know that $60 to $90 billion of our tax dollars are lost to Medicare fraud each year? On Tuesday, October 16, meet Tom Clarke, a representative of the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol (MA SMP) Program at Mattapoisett Senior Center, 17 Barstow Street, Mattapoisett and […] Read more »
Showstoppers Musical Entertainment is seeking talented youth for its seventeenth season. Auditions will be held on Saturday, September 29, by appointment at the Showstoppers studio at 34 Barstow Street in Mattapoisett. Talented boys and girls in grades 2 to 12 are encouraged to audition to perform with the community-service singing troupe. Candidates are asked to […] Read more »
The Mattapoisett Historical Society will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday, September 22from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums. […] Read more »
Rochester is considering designation as a Green Community. Green Communities is a State Initiative with an objective of energy conservation with the benefit of both substantial cost savings and grant money for use by the Town for energy reduction projects. There will be a public forum on Thursday, September 27at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm […] Read more »
Do you want your artwork to move in another direction? Join the Mattapoisett Area Artists on September 25at 7:00 pm at the Ying Dynasty for an evening of friendly critique of your painting in a nurturing environment. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact: Becky McCann: ramcann@aol.com Read more »
The next Nasketucket Bird Club meeting will be Thursday, September 27at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Sparrows! Jim Sweeney will speak to us about those confusing brown birds. Jim, from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has been an avid birder since 1980 and has birded extensively in New England, the mid-Atlantic states, Arizona, and […] Read more »
Fall into your favorite books! The Friends Book Sale is the perfect opportunity to stock up on some reading material. The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library will be holding their Second Saturday Monthly Book Sale, October 13, from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm, downstairs at the library, 7 Barstow Street. Stop in to browse our […] Read more »