Sculptor and artist Timothy Wade enjoyed the light snowfall on Saturday in front of the Marion Art Center as he sculpted a four-foot tall Santa and his sidekick, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Carefully using a chainsaw and delicate tools, Wade took a solid block of ice and within a few short hours created two beautiful […] Read more »
“To me, it isn’t Christmas unless I read it,” said Michelle Tapper-Racine from the basement of the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library, where she and a group of Charles Dickens enthusiasts – ranging from casual to serious – gathered to participate in a reading of “A Christmas Carol” on Saturday morning. The group, organized in […] Read more »
Marion’s First Congregational Church delivered the season’s perfection with Cassandra Morgan directing ‘The Heart of Christmas’ cantata. This annual event is sugar on the plums for anyone who appreciates live music. The combined voices and instruments of over 60 performers filled the church with pitch perfect music telling the story of Jesus’ birth. From bluesy […] Read more »
On Tuesday, December 10th, students from the New Bedford Youth Ballet performed a condensed version of A New England Nutcracker at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library. Kay Hanley Alden, a dance educator and choreographer, presented The Making of a Dancer and A Nutcracker Journey. The program was an opportunity to introduce classical dance and music […] Read more »
A full moon and a dodged snowstorm helped make this years’ Marion Stroll a hugh success, according to organizers Paula and Eric Strand. “We dodged a bullet with the weather prediction,” said Paula Strand, “and here we are with a beautiful afternoon and a full moon rising.” This year marked the nineteenth year of the […] Read more »
The community turned out for a wonderful late afternoon of lights, music, food and fun at the annual Holiday Party at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett hosted by the Lions Club. The Lions were collecting non-perishable food and unwrapped new toys to distribute to those in need during the holiday. In return those in attendance were […] Read more »
Dear Diary, today I couldn’t be brave any longer. Well, I really wasn’t being that brave to begin with anyway, but today I caved in completely to my back pain. I didn’t or couldn’t sleep last night because I was miserable with pain. I’m not going to gloss over it and call it that euphemistic […] Read more »
Sisters Margaret and Roni have been making unique Christmas ornaments every year for the last 20 years donating their talents and time in support of the church’s programs by selling them at the annual Christmas Fair. Photo my Marilou Newel The Mattapoisett Museum is open for the holidays on Saturdays from 9am to noon. Photo […] Read more »
On Wednesday, December 4th, the Marion Natural History Museum after school program explored different ways to help our local animals get through the lean winter months. The students also created their own “suet” feeders to bring home. Read more »
You may not have heard of the folk/rock band ‘Grey Season’, but chances are you will in the future. Local musicians Ian Jones (ORR 2011) of Rochester and Ben Burns (ORR 2011) of Mattapoisett, along with their band mates, have been invited to record their first full-length album. During a recent gig in Boston, where […] Read more »