Arts

See the new entrance to the Elizabeth Taber Library

MARION — After months of renovation work on the front of its building the Elizabeth Taber Library will host a grand opening...

Buzzards Bay Music Fest brings a summer concert series

MARION — The Buzzards Bay Musicfest will bring five free concerts and a free dress rehearsal in a variety of styles to Tabor...

Art and dance for the young at Mattapoisett Public Library

On Saturday May 25 the Mattapoisett Free Public Library will host have two events for children. The first is a 10 a.m. music...

Making designs that stick

MATTAPOISETT — Students in Kate Butler’s visual design class at Old Rochester Regional High School worked to make their...

Flower exhibit and workshops to bloom in June

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host a two-day Art in Bloom exhibit and two related workshops on May 14 and 15. The...

Marion Art Center to show beauty of nature, architecture

MARION — The next exhibition of the Marion Art Center will open with a reception on May 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. and be on...

Kids cruise through art projects at the Art Mobile

ROCHESTER — Children came to the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library to create Mother’s Day cards on May 11 with the visiting...

Listen to music generated by a historical organ

ROCHESTER — Hear an organ concert sponsored by the Rochester Historical Society on June 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Using a reed...

‘Be My Baby’ coming soon to the Marion Art Center

MARION — “ Be My Baby ” will be at the Marion Art Center from May 31 to June 2 and June 6 through 9. Follow the...

Indie band, young songwriter to play at Art Center

MARION — Musicians from the indie folk band Party of the Sun will take the stage at the Marion Art Center May 11 at 7:30 p.m...

Painting Party to visit Mattapoisett COA

MATTAPOISETT — The Council on Aging will host two painting parties for seniors in town. The classes with Susan Bumpus will...

Explore author talks, art and yoga at Marion’s library

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will host a variety of events and lectures in May, including art events, non-...

Irish step dance performance kicks off ArtWeek

MARION — The Irish Step Dance performance kicked off ArtWeek at the Marion Art Center April 27. Nine girls, dressed in all...

Audition for a play at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host open auditions for the play “Death by Design on May 11 at 10 a.m. and May 13 at 7 p...

South Coast Chlidren’s Chorus to sing in Marion

MARION — The South Coast Children’s Chorus will perform their Spring Concert at the First Congregational Church on May 11 at...

Artists share thoughts on inspirations, frustrations

Artists are known for their inspired view of the world, for looking at things differently and being able to create from what...

ArtWeek returns to Marion

As the Marion Art Center participates in Massachusetts’ ArtWeek from April 26 to May 5 it again looks to make the...

Blending a passion for children and art

MARION — ArtWeek is not just for grownups. Activities designed with children in mind will have kids making instruments out...

Art Center spotlights two outstanding volunteers

MARION — Nancy Ross and Marianne Gingras came to the tri-town and got involved with the Marion Art Center in different ways...

Used Treasures: Art Center sells curious objects for ArtWeek

MARION — With constantly changing exhibits and theater productions, the Marion Art Center has accumulated a lot of stuff!...

Jazz Jam unites diverse musicians

From church to family, all of the musicians in ArtWeek’s jazz jam got into music and into jazz in different ways. All of...

Tri-County Symphonic Band presents ‘The Fabulous Fifties’

The Tri-County symphonic band will take audience members back in time with a collection of music from “The Fabulous Fifties...

Get ready for Marion Art Week

MARION — From scarf making, to street painting, to featuring local artists, the community can expect art-related events...

Bringing dead poets back to life, and into contact

MARION — Emily probably knew who Walt was, but likely thought him to be vulgar. Walt may not have had a clue that Emily even...

More workshops coming to the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Arts Center has four new adult programs for the spring season. Diane Kelley will present a second round...

Calling all poets for ArtWeek

MARION — The Marion Arts Center is asking poets to submit their poems for the second half of ArtWeek’s upcoming “Poetry...

Cellist and conductor takes the helm at Choral Society

MARION — Darry Dolezal trained and performs primarily as a cellist, but also has a passion for vocal music that has led him...

Jazz it up with the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host a Jazz Jam session for participants and spectators on May 4 as part of its ArtWeek...

Sewing the seeds of art: Executive director weaves her journey

MARION — Jodi Stevens knows how to fold, twist, bind, stitch and dye silk to create vibrant designs in the Japanese Shibori...

Take a watercolor course

MARION — Patricia White will teach a six-week course, Beginning and Continuing Watercolor Painting for Adults at the Marion...

Art Center to host Lori Bradley and John Irwin

MARION — The Marion Art Center will exhibit paintings by Lori Bradley and John Irwin from April 12 to May 18. The art center...

Guest organist to play at Marion church

MARION — The First Congregational Church of Marion will host a concert on Sunday, May 12 at 4 p.m. as part of its organ...

Artist paints her vision to share with the public

Four blue butterflies perch atop branches in front of water, touched by a golden sky. New Bedford artist Tracy Silva Barbosa...

Concert puts a spotlight on Broadway hits

MARION — Calling all Broadway fans! The Occasion Singers, under the direction of Cassandra Morgan, will bring their...

Mattapoisett Library to host open mic

MATTAPOISETT — The public library will host a poetry open house on Saturday April 13 from 3 to 4 p.m. Participants may bring...

Pianist to combine lecture and concert

Concert pianist Leslie Amper will combine lecture and concert in her program "Creativity in Hard Times: The Federal Music...

See high-seas antics in ‘Anything Goes’

Join the Old Rochester Regional High School Drama Club for a musical trip across the Atlantic on March 28 through 31...

Choral society jazzes it up with 1940s hits

MARION — The Sippican Choral Society will jazz it up at their Spring Concert, presenting the “Greatest Hits of the Greatest...

Sparking change through film

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land trust will hold two screenings for a cause on Wednesday April 17 at 3 and 6 p.m. The...

Location is everything for Marion playwright

MARION — Tabor Academy English teacher Mark Howland may have stumbled into the role of playwright accidentally, but seven...

Cast travels to a whole new world in Aladdin

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional Junior High Drama Club presented "The Magical Lamp of Aladdin" to a packed...

Art Center announces artists chosen for collaboration

MARION — The Marion Art Center announced four artists who will collaborate with the Tri-County Symphonic Band at its “...

Elizabeth Taber Library to celebrate art in April

MARION — Buttons and comic crafts and graffiti — oh my! The Elizabeth Taber Library will make April its Art Month, and...

ArtWeek collaborations go beyond the gallery

MARION — Through scarves, street painting and much more the second iteration of ArtWeek will both showcase area artists and...

New dance class at the Marion Art Center

MARION — In addition to dance for children ages 2 to 6, the MAC is now offering Baby and Me for ages 0 to 2. The class is a...

Art Center to offer acrylics workshop again

MARION — The Marion Art Center is offering a second date for its one-day workshop, “Expressive Landscape Painting with...

Lenten Film series at Mattapoisett church

MATTAPOISETT – Mattapoisett Congregational Church, UCC, will hold a Monday evening study series through Lent called “...

Concert to showcase local composers

When the Tri-County Symphonic Band presents its spring concert celebrating Buzzards Bay on March 24 at Tabor Academy, two...

Sing along to long ago songs

The Joseph H. Plumb Library will host a sing along of folk songs from the 1930s at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on...

Spring arrives early at Senior Center

MARION — Spring has come early to the Marion Senior Center, mostly through artistic cross-pollination. The Senior Center “...

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