Beautiful and whimsical 8 x 8-inch canvases have begun arriving at the Mattapoisett Library in support of the Friends’ Calling All Artists fundraiser. Over 100 canvases to be decorated have been signed out by adults, teens, and children. Some are already on view upstairs in the library’s lobby. An Artists’ Reception is scheduled for Tuesday, […] Read more »

The monthly meeting of the Florence Eastman Post 280 will be held at the Post Hall at 7:00 pm on May 17. This meeting will cover the normal reports and will also review the current status of our preparations for the Memorial Day Parade and any updates on the House Committee’s research into the repair […] Read more »

The Marion Garden Group is hosting its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 13 in the park across from the Art Center. Members have been digging, dividing, and repotting a good selection of beautiful perennial plants, herbs and shrubs that have thrived in local gardens and are offered for sale to the community at reasonable […] Read more »

The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race on the Mattapoisett River, sponsored by the Rochester Fire Department, will take place on Monday, May 29, starting at 8:30 am at Grandma Hartley’s Reservoir, Snipatuit Road, in Rochester and finish at the Herring Weir, River Road at Route 6, in Mattapoisett. The minimum age for contestants is seven […] Read more »

Got talent? Share it! Like supporting local talent? Join us! The Marion Art Center (MAC) invites you to share your talent at its second Open Mic Night on Saturday, May 20, at 7:00 pm. Local vocalists, instrumentalists (acoustic only), poets, humorists, storytellers and more are invited to perform on the MAC stage in this relaxed, […] Read more »

Every Thursday starting May 4 through June 8, join us at 10:00 am on the grounds located between the Elizabeth Taber Library and the Marion Town House, Spring Street, for a free 1-hour Zumba class with certified instructor Pati Cautillo. This community-wide event is co-sponsored by the Elizabeth Taber Library and Marion Council on Aging […] Read more »

The Rochester Women’s Club will be holding our 4th Annual Yard Sale on Saturday, June 17 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you are doing some spring cleaning, please think of us. We are currently accepting donations of household items to sell. Please call Yvonne at 508-763-4979 to schedule a drop off of items. […] Read more »

The organ recital series at the First Congregational Church of Marion will continue on Sunday, May 21 at 5:00 pm with a program of music specially selected to show off the church’s historic 1883 George S. Hutchings mechanical-action organ. Soloist Robert Jan August was educated in the Netherlands and the United States. He has toured […] Read more »

Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust (MLT) on Sunday May 7 at 1:00 pm for a guided walk to the former granite quarry that was an important part of the Town’s history and early industry. Owned primarily by the Hammond family, the quarry operated from the early 1700s until the early 1900s and produced the pink […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Area Artists will have a gallery exhibition at 60 Marion Road (Route 6) in Mattapoisett on Saturday and Sunday, May 20 & 21 and May 27 & 28, from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. There will be an Open House to meet and greet the artists on Friday, May 19 from 6:00 to […] Read more »