The Marion Art Center (the MAC) Theater announces open auditions for the June 2023 production of Belles, written by Mark Dunn and directed by Kate Sorensen-Young. Told in “two acts and 45 phone calls,” Belles visits six southern sisters, who, over the course of an autumn weekend, seek to bridge the physical and emotional distance […] Read more »
As many of us know, Rochester once had an airport located on Marion Road (now Dogget Brook Farm.) It was closed at the beginning of World War II, and to my knowledge, no plane crashes occurred there. However, Rochester has been the site of airplane crashes on more than one occasion. In an earlier article, […] Read more »
The days are getting longer and the air is getting warmer. Have you started planting yet? Just restocked, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Seed Library is ready for you. Our seed collection has a wide variety of plant options. Our most popular include flowers, herbs, tomatoes, peppers, beans, lettuce and greens. New this year, we […] Read more »
It is Spring again, Tra La! I’m so happy it’s Spring, Tra La! The days are longer The sun is warmer And crocuses, daffodils and tulips abound! And the red, red Robin goes bob, bob, bobbling along the ground. The skies are blue, the snow is past, and the March winds have slowed at last. […] Read more »
The horrific fire that destroyed Mattapoisett Boatyard last August also had a huge impact on the MYC. Not only our Clubhouse, but all its contents are gone. Years of history pictured on the walls, trophies won by MYC racers, Yacht Club pennants and trophies from visiting Clubs and our regional and national races. All lost. […] Read more »
There is much we can learn from rocks. They are steadfast, solid, eternal. Jesus said to Peter, “I will build my church on a rock,” and Peter was that rock. They are dependable, reassuringly strong. They carry their history in their strata, telling their story to all who can decipher it. There are towering mountains […] Read more »
With much ongoing discussion about creating a new police station or public safety building, I decided to look back to see what I could find on policing in Rochester’s earlier days. Surprisingly, very little of Mary Hall Leonard’s book on old Rochester’s history deals with policing. There is a lot of mention of laws being […] Read more »
Greetings from Plumb Library and welcome to BookRemarks, our new monthly feature focusing on all things library related. Let’s be honest, March is a hard month. It’s long. There are no holidays. The weather is still unsettled, and everyone is feeling a bit twitchy. And then you hear it, “I’m bored.” Plumb Library to […] Read more »
The Marion Art Center welcomes art historian Jill Sanford to present Art for Your Mind: The Fascinating Georgia O’Keeffe on Thursday, March 23 from 2:00-3:00pm in the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Art for Your Mind is an engaging, educational, art observation experience designed to broaden the minds of its participants. Presentations are for people […] Read more »
Mattapoisett Recreation will be opening online sign up for Seahorse Explorer Camp and other one-week summer camps in April. Seahorse Explorer Registration will be open April 1 and 2 to Mattapoisett residents only. April 3 and 4 will be open to residents and returning campers. April 5 will open to all if there are still […] Read more »