Local artists and crafters bring their wares to the Mattapoisett Historical Society’s Arts and Crafts Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 6 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Join us for a morning of relaxing local shopping. The show will feature a variety of local hand-crafted items for your shopping pleasure including knot ornaments, organic lip […] Read more »
Team “Sole Survivors” will again hold its annual holiday wreath fundraiser to benefit the Relay for Life of Tri-Town, beginning Friday, November 28. Members of Team “Sole Survivors” will be out at Al’s Yankee Clipper selling wreaths for $15 and decorated wreaths for $20. Also available are kissing balls for $20, cemetery boxes for $20, […] Read more »
Art on Center kicks off the holiday season with its third annual “Small Works Holiday Exhibition” starting with an opening reception Saturday, November 22 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This exhibition and sale features art created by local artists and all works are priced at $250 and under. Join us for holiday cheer this […] Read more »
Add a little joy to someone’s life this season when you go shopping! Library patrons in Mattapoisett are helping the children of women served by The Women’s Center to stay warm and entertained this winter. Everyone is encouraged to bring in new pajamas for babies and children along with a new book for the children […] Read more »
Friends of Old Rochester Swimming is holding a holiday wreath fundraiser to help raise money for the ORR Swim Team. Please help make our holiday fundraiser a huge success! Help support the ORR swim team by asking your family, friends, and neighbors to purchase their fresh holiday wreaths from F.O.R.S. ORR Swimmers have the order […] Read more »
The Marion Council on Aging has tickets available to the yearly ORR Thanksgiving dinner. The event will be held on November 23. Doors open at 11:15 am and dinner is served at noon by the students. Call the COA if you need a ride. Meals will be delivered to home-bound elders. Read more »
A limited edition of a new book is being printed and will be available for sale at the Marion Art Center on November 21. Cecil Clark Davis: A Self Portrait (1877-1955) was conceived by Wendy Todd Bidstrup with design consultation by Barbara Gee. It is an inspiring, insightful, amusing portrait of a gracious time and […] Read more »
For their November book, “Just the Facts,” the nonfiction book discussion group, will be reading The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss by Edmund de Waal. The Ephrussis were a grand banking family in 19th century Paris and Vienna. Yet, by the end of World War II, almost the only […] Read more »
The Rochester Animal Inspector has commenced barn and kennel inspections as of November 1, 2014. Read more »
The Marion Rochester Health District, the Marion Board of Health, and the Rochester Board of Health are pleased to announce seasonal flu clinics for the residents of Marion and Rochester. The flu vaccine will be available as nasal mist for residents between the ages of 2 and 49 years of age and is also available […] Read more »