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Rochester musician livestreams concert into virtual reality headsets

MATTAPOISETT — Live streamed concerts are common in times of coronavirus, but Rochester resident and Wareham native Grace Morrison took the concept to a new level on July 10 with a virtual reality concert that concert goers could stream straight...

Marion Art Center delays Arts in the Park to rain date

MARION — The Arts Center has moved its outdoor artisan fair and meet and greet with the artists for its current exhibition to Sunday, July 12 due to forecasted rain for July 11. The Sunday event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Bicentennial...
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Wareham artist to hold virtual reality concert in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Wareham singer-songwriter Grace Morrison will host her first virtual reality concert on July 10 at 7:30 p.m. Morrison will play with New York musician Marc Douglas Berardo. The two will put on the virtual concert through River Spirit...

Marion Concert band gets creative for a Fourth of July tribute

MARION — The town’s Concert Band had to cancel its summer season and could not play together on the Fourth of July. But with a little forethought and planning, members were able to record their part of “God Bless America” from their homes (many with...

Marion Art Center membership drive underway

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s annual membership drive has begun, and t he art center is offering a special fifteen-month membership for those who join or renew in 2020. A membership form can be completed at www.marionartcenter.org/join . Members...

Virtual theater reading performance from the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will present a Readers’ Theater virtual performance on Saturday, July 25 at 7 p.m. The hour-long program via Zoom will feature four short sketches, introduced and performed on screen by reading actors. Scenes or...

Art center showcases first virtual gallery

While the Marion Art Center shut its doors due to the pandemic, it was still sharing a wide variety of art that reflected the prevalent emotions of the time through its first virtual gallery. The Art Center issued a call for entries in April,...

Marion Art Center begins gradual reopening process

MARION — The art center will begin a gradual reopening with summer events and a play scheduled for mid-August. The building will reopen in early July with a new exhibit, “Vessels,” featuring Craig Coggeshall, Hollis Engley, and Michael Pietragalla...

Mattapoisett musician’s debut album rooted in home

MATTAPOISETT — Seamus McMahon, otherwise known as MARJORIE, wrote his debut album, “A Growing Season,” with home in mind, both metaphorically and literally. From the name of his project (shared with his grandmother) to the record’s title, the new...

Elizabeth Taber sculpture being cast

After almost two years of creative sculpting in his New Bedford Studio, Erik Durant has delivered Elizabeth Sprague Pitcher Taber to the foundry in Maine where she will be cast in bronze. She will then be placed on her chosen site in Marion opposite...

Buzzards Bay Musicfest pushed to 2021

MARION — Given the ongoing restrictions related to Covid-19, the Buzzards Bay Musicfest concert series this July has been postponed to July 2021. The event has provided classical and jazz music in Marion for 23 summers. The festival will be held...

Marion Art Center starts new discussion group

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s new monthly program, ArtTalk at the MAC, is similar to a book club, with a chance to discuss art but no prior knowledge required. The first session of #ArtTalkattheMAC is scheduled on Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. It...

Marion Art Center installs message board for positivity

MARION — The town’s Art Center is closed, but still trying to bring people together and share hope through a community message board outside of its building. Wayne Tirrell and New England Coastal Contractors, MAC Board member Kim Tirrell, and local...

Community center cancels photography exhibit

MARION — With the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center likely closed through May, artist and art exhibit organizer Mary Ross has cancelled the photography exhibit that she had planned there for next month. Ross said that because she has other art...