The League of Women Voters of Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester will be hosting Mattapoisett’s Annual Candidates’ Meet and Greet and Town Warrant Review on Sunday, April 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Library. Attending candidates will be given time to formally introduce themselves as well as talk about their reasons for […] Read more »
Gateway Youth Hockey Golf Classic
The 6th Annual Gateway Youth Hockey Golf Classic is scheduled for June 10 at Little Harbor Country Club in Wareham. We are looking for golfers, sponsors, donations and volunteers. This is our largest fundraiser of the year and helps to keep hockey costs as low as they are. Registration is recommended in advance, although we […] Read more »
Nemasket Group 5K Walk/Run
The Nemasket Group 5K Walk/Run will be held on Sunday, May 7. The race begins and ends at Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven. Dust off your sneakers and join us for a morning of fun as we wind through Fairhaven Village for a great cause. Coming together as a community and making new friends while raising […] Read more »
Rochester Historical Society Meeting
David and Raymond St. Jacques, owners of the Hayden Manufacturing Company in W. Wareham, will be the speakers at the April meeting on Wednesday, April 19, at 7:00 pm at our Church/Museum at 355 County Road in Rochester. The Hayden Mfg. Co. has been supplying the cranberry industry since 1892. It has been family owned […] Read more »
Dixie Diehards Go to War Concert
On Saturday May 6 at 7:30 pm, the Marion Art Center will feature the Dixie Diehards Jazz Band in a Dixie Diehards Go to War concert. The event will mark the 10th anniversary of the talented group performing at the Marion Art Center. In honor of the centennial of the United States’ entry into World […] Read more »
Nasketucket Bird Club
The Nasketucket Bird Club presents Eagle One: Raising Bald Eagles – A Wildlife Memoir by Dianne Benson Davis on Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. The library is located on Barstow Street and is handicapped accessible. The program is free and open to the public. Dianne Benson Davis spent […] Read more »
The Music of John Williams
On Saturday, April 29, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra closes its 101st season with a celebration of the music of John Williams, conducted by Ken-David Masur. Masur, who continues his post Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony and conducts in France, Germany, Korea, and Russia in the 2016/17 season, will lead the NBSO in an […] Read more »
The Testament of Freedom
The Sippican Choral Society and The Tri-County Symphonic Band present “The Testament of Freedom” by Randall Thompson, based on the writings of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). This concert will be presented on Sunday, April 23 at 3:00 pm at the Fireman Performing Art Center, Tabor Academy in Marion. Concertgoers will enjoy a stirring patriotic program featuring […] Read more »
Science@Work Lecture
Tabor Academy is very pleased to have two-time solo circumnavigator Donna Lange as their next Science@Work Lecturer on April 10 at 6:30 pm. Donna Lange solo sailed around the world in 2007, and she made the journey again in 2015 non-stop, spending nine months in the Southern Ocean. What is particularly intriguing is that she […] Read more »
Annual Pre-Easter Pie & Bake Sale
Homemade pies, cakes, muffins, and cookies are offered. Local bakers have made their favorite baked goods for our Annual Pre-Easter Pie & Bake Sale. Come to the American Legion Hall, 3 Depot Street on Saturday, April 15 between 8:30 am and 12:00 noon (from US 6, head South on Main Street, take first street on […] Read more »