Birds of Prey

The Marion Natural History Museum will be hosting a Birds of Prey program to be given by Blue Hills/Mass. Audubon on Friday, July 7, 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Find out why hawks, owls, eagles, and falcons are considered birds of prey, and discover their diversity while meeting live birds of prey native to Massachusetts. We’ll […] Read more »

Sippican Lands Trust StoryWalk

Starting July 1, the Sippican Lands Trust will offer a StoryWalk at its Hagemann Woods property in Marion. This year’s StoryWalk at Hagemann Woods features The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. StoryWalk is an innovative and delightful way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the […] Read more »

Exotic Birds of Peru

The Mattapoisett Library will hold an Exotic Birds of Peru Slide Show on Tuesday, June 27 at 6:30 pm. Skip Bedser will present the slide show from his spring trip to Peru. Guides well known in birding professionally choreographed the tour. Come join us for an adventurous evening of the true birds of paradise from […] Read more »

133rd Summer Season at St. Philip’s

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett, continues their long tradition of visiting clergy from Massachusetts and beyond. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer are conducted at 8:00 am and 10:00 am each Sunday through Labor Day weekend. The Reverend Alan B. Warren, Rector of The Church of the […] Read more »

The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt

Sippican Historical Society Speakers’ Series presents “The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt” on Thursday, June 22 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall. Historian Michael P. Dyer will speak on June 22 about his upcoming book, The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt. The talk will focus on whalemen’s perceptions of the hunt […] Read more »

Rochester Historical Society Meeting

The next Rochester Historical Society meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 pm at the East Rochester Church/Museum, 355 County Road. The public is invited to hear another interesting piece of Rochester History. Refreshments will be served. The Society will feature a presentation by Bob Sanderson, of Marion, co-founder of Jonathan’s Sprouts. […] Read more »

Clambake

An old-fashioned clambake will be held at The Knights of Columbus, 57 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, on Sunday, June 25 at 1:30 pm for $40. For tickets, please call Jim at 508863-3496. Read more »

Florence Eastman Post 280

The monthly meeting of the Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held at the Post Hall at 7:00 pm on June 21. This meeting will cover the normal reports and will also review the Memorial Day program that, due to weather and road concerns, was held indoors at the Center School. A big “Thank you” […] Read more »

ORR Class of 1987

The ORR Class of 1987 will hold their 30th Class Reunion on July 8 from 6:30 – 10:30 pm at the Brew Fish, 210 Spring Street, Marion. RSVP with check to Joyce Messier, 56 Totten Road, Attleboro, MA 02703. For questions, email mikaski@aol.com. Can’t wait to see you all there. Read more »

Taste of the Town

“Taste of the Town” sponsored by the Mattapoisett Women’s Club will be held on Tuesday, July 11 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm under the big tent at Shipyard Park. Mattapoisett restaurants will offer a sampling of their exceptional dishes from creamy clam chowder to the best crustaceans in the SouthCoast. The Showstoppers Performing Arts troupe […] Read more »