Join us at the Elizabeth Taber Library on July 17 at 6:30 pm for a book reading, discussion, and signing with Alexis Rankin Popik, author of Kiss Me Over the Garden Gate. Popik is an award-winning short story writer whose work has appeared in The Berkshire Review and Potpourri Magazine. She has penned numerous articles […] Read more »
Habitat for Cats will hold its annual bake sale on Saturday, July 12 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at Beautiful Things, Westport Village Commons, 772 Main Road, Westport, MA. “If you are headed for the beach, stop by our bake sale,” says Diane East, Habitat for Cats volunteer. “We are gearing it for the […] Read more »
This July, beat the mid-day heat with Sippican Historical Society’s Mystery Matinees. First up, on July 10, is Alfred Hitchcock’s Dial M for Murder. This 1954 American crime thriller was chosen in 2008 as one of the American Film Institute’s top ten films in the mystery genre. The movie follows an ex-tennis pro, played by […] Read more »
On Friday, July 11, the Marion Concert Band will open its Friday evening concert series with a program featuring music from movies and TV shows. The program, which includes soundtrack music from some major motion pictures, is as follows: National Anthem “His Honor” by H. Fillmore “Manatee Lyric Overture” by R. Sheldon “The Sounds of […] Read more »
Come to the Elizabeth Taber Library to learn more about using your computer or device, navigate through the Internet, and take advantage of all that the library resources have to offer! Technology Tuesday Workshops at 4:00 pm include: July 8: Surfing the Internet (News, weather, searching, purchasing websites) July 15: Learning the Library Catalog: Enterprise […] Read more »
Visit our Helping Hands and Hooves table to enter a raffle and win prizes from your favorite local places. Merchants have generously donated hundreds of dollars in gifts for the benefit of Helping Hands and Hooves of Mattapoisett. Helping Hands and Hooves is a local not-for-profit therapeutic riding organization run by Julie Craig and Debbi […] Read more »
The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s Annual Book Sale will start off with a Members-Only Preview, Wednesday, July 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, continuing on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 17, 18 and 19 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. The sale will be held in the downstairs meeting room of the Mattapoisett Free […] Read more »
“Just the Facts,” the nonfiction book discussion group, will be reading Travels with Charley: In Search of America, by John Steinbeck. In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle Charley embarked on a journey across America. This chronicle of their trip meanders through scenic backroads and speeds along anonymous superhighways, moving from small towns to […] Read more »
The 2014 concert season of the Marion Concert Band will begin with an evening of patriotic music on Saturday, July 5, in celebration of Independence Day. The concert will be held at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand on Island Wharf on Front Street. This concert, as well as the rest of the concerts in the series, […] Read more »
Habitat for Cats will hold its annual yard sale on Saturday, June 28 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (rain or shine) at the Smith Mills Congregational Church Hall, 11 Anderson Way, North Dartmouth. (Directly across from Burger King on Rte. 6, near intersection of Hathaway Road.) Proceeds will benefit homeless cats. If you have […] Read more »