From Alaska to the Bayview Hotel

Join the Mattapoisett Historical Society and Seth Mendell on Sunday, September 6 at 5:30 pm at Shipyard Park as he talks about the life of Whaling Master Charles Bryant, who was instrumental in the purchase of Alaska and in later life the proprietor of Mattapoisett’s Bayview Hotel. In case of rain, meet at the Mattapoisett […] Read more »

Memoir Writing Workshop at the ETL

What’s black and white and read all over? If you write it well, your memoir! Record your precious memories before they fade. The Elizabeth Taber Library and the Sippican Historical Society have teamed up again this year to offer a free, four-session memoir writing course, led by Marion’s Judy Rosbe, an accomplished author and historian, […] Read more »

St. Philip’s Annual Hymn Sing

The Rev. Jeffrey Cave, Retired, Diocese of Atlanta GA and author of “The Church by the Town Beach” will conduct services at 8:00 am and 10:00 am on Sunday, August 30 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, Mattapoisett. All are invited to attend. Then, at 4:30 pm, The Rev. Cave will lead a Hymn Sing with […] Read more »

Free Introductory Flag Football Clinic

Join MATTREC and Old Rochester Varsity Football players for a free introductory Flag Football Clinic. The flag football season kicks off on September 13 at Mariner Youth Soccer Fields. Come see what it’s all about at our introductory clinics on Sunday, August 30 from 9:00 – 10:00 am and Wednesday, September 2 from 6:30 – […] Read more »

The Call of the Sea

On Friday, August 28, the Marion Concert Band will close its 2015 season with a concert featuring a nautical theme. The program is as follows: National Anthem Hands Across the Sea – J. P. Sousa Seagate Overture – J. Swearingen Fantasy on American Sailing Songs – C. Grundman Under the Sea (from “The Little Mermaid”) […] Read more »

Tri-County Music Association

The Tri-County Music Association wishes to congratulate the 2015 recipients of the John R. Pandolfi Scholarship for musical studies. Since 1962, the Tri-County Music Association has been working hard to bring quality music to the community and to assist local youth in achieving dreams of doing the same. Each year, this association distributes $12,000 in […] Read more »

Sippican Choral Society

The Sippican Choral Society begins the 2015 – 2016 season with its first rehearsal on Monday, September 14 at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church in Reynard Hall, located at 27 Church Street. New members are welcome to join the chorus simply by coming to the one of the first three rehearsals, September 14, 21, and 28. […] Read more »

Mattapoisett Historical Commission

A house is more than a home, it holds stories. Mattapoisett Historical Commission invites you to tell us the story of your home. Maybe you live in a home with a long history, or a home with unique qualities, or a home that is haunted. Maybe your summer residence has been in your family for […] Read more »

Free Movie – Last Tuesday in August

Woman in Gold (PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.) will be shown at the Mattapoisett CoA Senior Center, Center School, 17 Barstow St., on Tuesday, August 25 at 12:00 noon. This free movie is sponsored by the Friends of the Mattapoisett CoA. Woman in Gold is based on a true story of an elderly Jewish woman’s […] Read more »

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

Visiting clergy will conduct services at “the Church by the Town Beach” in Mattapoisett, St. Philip’s Episcopal, from July 5 to September 6. Services using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer are at 8:00 am and 10:00 am. On August 23, The Rev. Philip C. Jacobs III, Rector, Trinity Church, Canton, MA will officiate. All […] Read more »