The Marion Fireworks Committee is hosting the Second Annual Beach Party on Saturday, April 5 from 7:00 – 11:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street. There will be a cash bar by Top of the Hill Liquors, hors d’oeuvres, music by Michael Rock of Fun107, and auction items. Some of the amazing […] Read more »

The Mattapoisett Town Tree Committee is collecting stories of special trees in our town. They need not be old; they need not be beautifully shaped or big. They might be in your back yard or at a playground or along a river. Did you celebrate its blooming with a party? One special tree lives at […] Read more »

On Friday, April 4 at 7:00 pm, the public is invited to the Marion Music Hall for its Classic Film Friday Presentation: Easter Parade. The event is co-sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society and the Marion Council on Aging, and is offered to the public, free of charge.            Easter Parade is a 1948 musical, […] Read more »

If you are ready for the spring thaw, then come to the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium on Wednesday April 16 at 7:00 pm for light refreshments and to join us for a toasty Night of Jazz. This concert is presented by the ORR High School and Junior High Music Departments, under the direction […] Read more »

Mattapoisett is fortunate to have a large number of vernal pools, vital breeding habitats for resident amphibians and invertebrates such as wood frogs, spotted and blue-spotted salamanders, and fairy shrimp. The MLT is once again offering an introduction to vernal pools and instruction on how to certify them through a workshop and field trip. The […] Read more »

The Sippican Lands Trust invites the public to attend an open annual meeting on Thursday April 10 at 5:30 pm. It will be held at the SLT office located at 354 Front Street, Marion next to Uncle Jon’s coffee. There will be a brief business meeting followed by a presentation by local, climate expert Dr. […] Read more »

“Just the Facts” the nonfiction book discussion group, will be reading Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, by Richard Louv. “I like to play indoors better ’cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are,” reports a fourth-grader. Never before in history have children been so plugged in and so out […] Read more »

Are books dead? Are libraries obsolete? The public is invited to the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, at 7:00 pm on Friday, March 28 as Dr. Robert Darnton addresses these important questions, and discusses his theories about what can and should become of traditional libraries and books in our digital future. A part-time Marion […] Read more »

The Marion Republican Town Committee will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:00 pm at the Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion. The public and new members are welcome. Read more »

The Annual Meeting of the Marion Art Center will be held on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 pm in the Patsy Francis Gallery at 80 Pleasant Street (corner of Main and Pleasant Streets), Marion, Massachusetts. All members are invited to attend. Annual reports will be presented, and officers and new members of the Board of […] Read more »