Arts

Marion Art Center starts new harp class

MARION — The Art Center will host a new eight-week program for children and adults: Introduction to Music through Playing the Harp. Learn the basics of music reading, including notes and rhythms, using the Harpsicle Harp. Classes will be 45 minutes...

Marvel imagery meets social commentary in art exhibit

MARION — Marvel fans may be delighted to see familiar objects, heroes and images fill the galleries of the town’s Art Center. However, Mattapoisett sculptor John Magnan, who crafted many of the pieces, added a bit of a twist, and a biting social...
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Art Center announces play opening, auditions

MARION — The Art Center’s first theater production of the year, Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway,” will open March 13. The work is a tribute from playwright Ken Ludwig (Be My Baby) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox on...

Artisans mix and match media, subject matter in exhibit

MARION — At the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center this month, fish swim on the walls with wooden stars and clocks, quilts and collages of handwoven fabric. The February exhibit showcases five artisans who work in fabric, wood or ceramics: David...

Pop culture, poetry at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will open a Marvel-themed exhibit titled Thor’s Hammer on Feb. 21. The exhibit will combine works by sculptor John Magnan, with art from emerging artists André Olivier and Sarah Swible. Magnan calls the exhibit, “...

Marion community center to showcase artisan work

MARION — The Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center will host an exhibit to showcase artisan work in February. The show features Granger pottery, Dannie Engwert, Deborah Kuhlman-Hussey and Dave Peterson. The exhibit will open on Feb. 3. The opening...

COA to hold Painting with Watercolors

MARION — On Thursday, Feb. 20 at 12:30 p.m., artist Bill Titcomb will be leading a class on painting watercolor florals. Participants will learn to create a floral watercolor greeting card. No experience is necessary and all skill levels are welcome...

3D print a Valentine at the library

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will host a Valentine’s Day crafting session on Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. to allow participants to make 3D printed Valentines. Artists can turn drawings into bookmarks, valentines, keychains and more using the 3D printer.

Students raise funds, spirits at Winter Thaw

It wasn’t the first time that the Friends of Old Rochester Music held a winter performance opportunity for students, but it was the first time it happened at the Knights of Columbus hall. The Knights had offered to let the music nonprofit (which...

Marion Art center to offer new kids, adult classes, Arts in the Park

MARION — The Art Center will host Children’s Art Lab for five days of programming during school vacation week, April 20 to 24. The camp is for ages 5 to 10 and runs 9 a.m. to noon each day. Cost for one day is $40 for art center members and $45 for...

Art Center updates schedule on Children’s Art Lab

MARION — Children’s Art Lab classes have started at the Marion Art Center. Art and Music is scheduled on Wednesday mornings from 10 to 11 a.m. in the art center’s studio. The program is for children four and under, accompanied by an adult, and...

Marion Art Center puts out 2020 theater schedule

The Marion Art Center Theater Committee has planned five productions this year. Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway” will run March 13 to 15 and 19 to 22. “Native Gardens” by Karen Zacarías will run May 29 to 31 and June 4 to 7. David Lindsay-...

Registration opening soon for art summer camp

Registration for ArtStart, the Marion Art Center’s summer program for young children ages 4 ½ through 9, will open to MAC members by phone or in person beginning Tuesday, Jan. 21. Online registration and the registration session for nonmembers...

Art center members bring variety, color to winter exhibit

MARION — There were no shortage of interesting and diverse artworks to look at as artists gathered at the Marion Art Center to celebrate the opening of the Winter Members Show on Jan. 10. Works ranged from paintings and photos to sculptures. Many of...

New art show, class, concert to come to the Marion Art Center in January

MARION — The Art Center will open its Winter Members’ Show on Friday, Jan. 10 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will run through Saturday, Feb. 15. The show features work by current art center members. The Art Center will start its...

Filmmaker sheds light on addiction with an unexpected story

After hearing about an unexpected connection made between a police officer, and a young man struggling with drug addiction, Fairhaven’s Alyssa Botelho decided to put her passion for writing and videography to use in the making of “Junkie.” The short...

FORM to host ‘January Thaw’ event

The Friends of Old Rochester Music, a group that offers support to the Old Rochester Regional music program, will hold a “January Thaw” event at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Mattapoisett. The group describes the event as “a celebration of student...

Junior High school musicians perform traditional, non-traditional holiday songs

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional Junior High School chorus and 7th grade, 8th Grade and Jazz band played a variety of holiday songs, and a choral setting of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Bells,” on Dec. 18. Angie Vaughn, ORR Junior High Choral...

Calling all Marion Art Center members

MARION — The Marion Art Center is looking for entries for its for Winter Members’ Show. Any current member can submit up to three works for exhibition. All art must be original — of the artist’s own design and creation — and prepared for...

Old Hammondtown School students perform at Winter Concert

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Hammondtown School Chorus and Band played a variety of holiday music at their Winter Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Under the direction of Willow Dowling, the chorus performed "African Noel" (a traditional folk song), "Bring...

Class changes, new classes at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Art Center’s announces an update to its Continuing and Advanced Watercolor Painting session beginning on Jan. 10, which will feature eight 3-hour classes (instead of 2 hours) on Fridays in the studio. The class runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12...

Art Center to hold auditions for ‘Fox on the Fairway’

MARION — The Art Center will hold auditions for playwright Ken Ludwig’s “The Fox on the Fairway,” directed by Stephanie LeBlanc. Auditions will be held Sunday, Jan. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Marion Art Center...

Art Center to open holiday shop

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s Holiday Shop will be open on Friday, Dec. 13 and Saturday, Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. All artworks in the current exhibition, Small Works on the Wall, are available for immediate collection (and gift...

Emmalina Scrooge to run for one more weekend

MARION — There is just one more weekend to see Emmalina Scrooge at the Marion Art Center, directed by Jennifer Palmer. The last three performances are Dec. 13, 14, and 15. Friday and Saturday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m., while the Sunday matinee...

COA to host Norman Rockwell lecture

MATTAPOISETT — The Council on Aging will host a rt historian Jill Sanford to give a lesson on Norman Rockwell’s work, inspirations and social statements on Jan. 7 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The lecture is free. Call the COA at 508-758-4110 to register.

Still life drawing class at the Mattapoisett COA

MATTAPOISETT — The Council on Aging will host a still life drawing classes for artists of all skill levels on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. starting Jan. 7. Bernie Kim, a professional educator and artist, will teach shading and other fundamental skills...

Pottery session at the Mattapoisett COA

MATTAPOISETT — The Council on Aging ’s pottery sessions cover hand-building, tile painting, slab-building, and glazing techniques. One session will take place at the COA on Thursday Dec. 19 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Products will be fired and returned by...

Marion COA to visit New Bedford Holiday Pops

NEW BEDFORD — The Marion Council on Aging will host a trip to see the Symphony Orchestra perform its Holiday Pops concert on Dec. 14. The concert will start at 2:30 p.m. There is a $10 cost per ticket. Call 508-748-3570 to sign up for the trip.

Students bring Christmas carols to Sippican Healthcare Center

MARION — Residents of Sippican Healthcare Center were treated to a selection of Christmas carols from the Old Hammondtown School’s chorus and band on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 5. Activities Director Anne O’Connell Bishop said that students from the...

Marion community center to host Mattapoisett artists

MARION — The Benjamin D. Cushing Community center will display the work of Mattapoisett artists for the month of March. The exhibit will open on March 2. Artists will be at the community center for an opening reception on March 5 from 5 to 7 p.m...

Senior Show to open at Marion community center

The Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center will host a senior show from Jan. 6 to Jan. 31, 2020. The art drop off date is Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. The date to pick up art will be Jan. 31, also from 9 a.m. to noon.

Chapel to host Christmas singalong

MATTAPOISETT — The Tinkhamtown Chapel on Acushnet Road will hold its annual Christmas Carol Sing on Saturday Dec. 21 at 5 p.m. Join others in singing the old favorites in a 19th century chapel, lit by kerosene lamps. Children are encouraged to...

Cast of ‘Emmalina Scrooge’ modernizes a Christmas classic

MARION — The cast and crew of “ Emmalina Scrooge ” are preparing to bring a modern adaptation of a Christmas classic to the Marion Art Center stage this holiday season. On Monday, Dec. 2 they ran through one of their final rehearsals and...

Start off Marion’s Holiday Stroll with the tri-county symphonic band

The Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, will celebrate Christmas with its annual Children’s Christmas Concert, Sunday, Dec. 8. The 1:30 p.m. concert at the Sippican School’s multipurpose room will merge with the holiday...

Listen to Tabor’s ‘Lessons and Carols’

MARION — Tabor Academy will host the annual “Lessons and Carols” concert on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. at Wickenden Chapel in Marion. The concert is a long-standing tradition of nine lessons and musical pieces that celebrate Christmas. Traditionally...

Santa to visit ORR after Elf the musical

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club will present “Elf The Musical” with special Santa Matinees on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. After each Santa matinee, The Real Santa will be available for meet &...