On Sunday, December 11 at 7:30 pm, the Tabor Academy choirs and student and faculty readers will present their annual Festival of Lessons and Carols in Wickenden Chapel, 81 Spring Street, Marion. The six choral ensembles, 60 choristers in all, will lead the congregation in seasonal carols and perform choruses, recitatives, and arias from Handel’s […] Read more »
On Thursday, December 1 at 6:30 pm at the Plumb Memorial Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester, come meet Mrs. Chris Williamson, Instrumental Music Teacher from Rochester Memorial School, and learn about brass instruments like the trombone and trumpet. You will be given a chance to hold, and try playing, one of these instruments. (No worries, […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s White Gifts Pageant Service is Sunday, December 11 at 5:30 pm in Reynard Hall, 27 Church Street. For over 80 years, children have shared the Christmas message of Peace, Hope, Joy and Love with a creative combination of hymns, storytelling, and stewardship. This year, the Christmas Story will be presented in a […] Read more »
2017 brings exciting new topics for “Great Decisions,” a Foreign Policy Association discussion group sponsored by the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club and held at the Mattapoisett Library. The discussions will begin on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 and continue for eight consecutive weeks on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The group will meet in the conference […] Read more »
Make your list and check it twice. Get your holiday shopping done early. The Mattapoisett Congregational Church’s annual Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 3 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. A host of holiday ‘shops’ will be featured in Reynard Hall, 27 Church Street, Mattapoisett. You will find all your favorites: handmade […] Read more »
The Friends of Plumb Library will hold their annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Plumb Library, 17 Constitution Way, Rochester. Featured will be the Silent Auction, offering handmade items, gift baskets of many types, and gift certificates from local businesses; the famous Bake Sale; the Rochester […] Read more »
The Waterfront Memory Café will meet every Wednesday in December at the Marion Music Hall on Front Street. Anyone living with early onset or moderate dementia/Alzheimer’s and their family or care partner are invited to attend. Please call the COA office, 508-748-3570, for more details. Free, open to the community, you do not have to […] Read more »
The Sippican Woman’s Club invites you to join in celebrating our Thirtieth Holiday House Tour and Tea on Saturday, December 10 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. This festive event starts out a weekend of celebration in the Village of Marion – starting on Saturday, The Sippican Woman’s Club House Tour (10:00 am – 4:00 […] Read more »
Maestro David MacKenzie returns as guest conductor of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra for a special family holiday treat. Choose from two performances of Family Holiday Pops on December 17 at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center: a 3:30 pm children’s matinee or a 7:00 pm evening performance. The earlier show is perfect for kids and […] Read more »
The Elizabeth Taber Library is sponsoring an author talk with Donna Lee Tufts about her newly-published book on Tuesday, December 6 at 6:30 pm. The Marion native’s first book, From My Kayak: A Photographic Journey by Kayak on Aucoot Cove, is a compilation of 42 color photographs with accompanying text describing her observations and feelings […] Read more »