Jill Pimental brings her 27 years of sewing experience to the Elizabeth Taber Library, offering a practical skill and creative outlet for those who attend. Jill will teach essential machine and hand sewing techniques, promoting sustainability through clothing repair, and encouraging creative expression to adults and young adults. Don’t have a sewing machine? Starting this […]

The Mattapoisett Town Band will kick off its 125th season of weekly band concerts on July 2. The concert season runs for eight weeks from July 2 through August 20. All concerts begin at 7:00 pm at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett. The July 2 concert will be in celebration of July 4. The concert program […]

Join us on Thursday, July 3, at 11:00 am for an Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presentation hosted by Bob Ainsworth, author of DUPED, a fictional account of the theft. In his library presentation, Bob will review the details of the real-life 1990 robbery at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the suspects, and the motives behind […]

The Parade will be on Friday, July 4, beginning at 9:00 am sharp. The Parade will form beginning at 8:00 am in the ball field behind the Marion Town House and adjacent to the Sippican School. Parade organizers will be on-site to check participants in and to line up the parade. Trophies will be awarded […]

Continuing a tradition it established in 1878, the Marion Concert Band will present weekly concerts in July and August. On Friday, July 4, the Marion Concert Band will open its 2025 concert season with a program of patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day. The program is as follows: National Emblem March - E. E. […]

Arts in the Park is the Marion Art Center’s signature outdoor market held annually on the Saturday after Independence Day. It will be July 5 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Arts in the Park takes place in Bicentennial Park, across the street from the MAC, at the corner of Main & Spring streets in […]

On Saturday, July 5 at 11:00 am the Mattapoisett Land Trust will host a free performance of participatory songs and movement by Stand-Up Chameleon Jackson Gillman at Munro Preserve near the town wharf in Mattapoisett. Whales, Octopi & Sharks, Oh My. is described as a musical dive into marine science. Drizzle of shine, (Call 774-377-9191 […]

The Rev. Robert Malm, Interim Rector at St. Peter’s On-the-Canal, Buzzards Bay, will conduct services at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach, in Mattapoisett on Sunday, July 6. The 8:00 am and 10:00 am services use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer, and all are welcome to attend.

The musicians for the Buzzards Bay Musicfest come from around the country and, indeed, around the world. They perform in the finest concert halls, opera houses, and ballet theaters while continuing to collaborate with world-class artists that make their experiences unique and profound. They have played in ensembles that range from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra […]

The next meeting of the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library is scheduled for Wednesday, July 9, at 6:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. A Zoom link to the meeting is available upon request. If you have any questions, please contact the library at mfpl@sailsinc.org. We can pass along your message to the Friends.

The second scheduled concert for the Mattapoisett Town Band will take place on July 9 at 7:00 pm at Shipyard Park in Mattapoisett. Please visit our Facebook page for updates regarding any weather conditions. This concert will be eclectic, featuring music from various genres, including but not limited to ragtime, movie soundtracks, Radio hits from […]

Artists Lisa Goren and Heather Stivison are featured in a new exhibition opening on July 11 with a reception from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The artists, who are long-time friends, bring to life an appreciation of the natural world, and the need to protect our fragile home. The luminous quality of the work reflects […]

The Marion Concert Band continues its Friday evening concert series with a Young People's Concert on Friday, July 11. The concert will include an opportunity for children in the audience to play rhythm instruments with the band. The program is as follows: Looney Tunes Overture - B. Holcombe A Disney Spectacular - arr. J. Moss […]

Since its inception in 2017, the Buzzards Bay Musicfest Swing Band has delighted audiences with jazz from different eras, genres, styles and origins. The commonality is the energetic and experienced approach of the instrumentalists as they interpret the truly American art form that is not only historically significant but deeply rooted in the souls of […]

The Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library will be hosting "Donation Days" at the library at 8 Spring Street in Marion on Saturday, July 12, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Wednesday, July 16, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm; Saturday, July 19, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; and Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. […]

On July 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, the Historical Society is having a Strawberry/Blueberry Bake Sale at the Church Homestead 139 Mattapoisett Road. We're also kicking off our new exhibit, The Tools and Industries That Made Rochester. The Churches brought industry to early Rochester with one of the first sawmills. A hiking trail […]

Please note that our July Bake Sale & Raffles will be on July 12 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, rain (it won't) or shine, but we have made a change in location. We will be by the sunken garden in George's Pony Pasture, and we'll be partnering with the Rochester Land Trust. You'll be […]

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, next to the Town Beach in Mattapoisett continues its 141st. Summer Season of visiting clergy with The Rev. John Kennedy, Associate Rector, St. Mark’s Church, New Canon, CT on Sunday, July 13. The Rev. Kennedy will conduct services at 8:00 am and 10:00am using the Book of Common Prayer. All are […]