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Art Center looks to recreate scenic studio tour

MARION — Art Drive has always been a Dartmouth and Westport event. But now artists and organizers at the Marion Art Center are hoping to have art fans driving through Marion for a spinoff event. The three day juried studio tour offers art fans the...

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ gets a summer makeover

Midsummer Shakespeare and the Glass Horse’s Shakespeare in New Bedford will bring “Much Ado About Nothing” to both Marion and Mattapoisett at the beginning of August. Set in a modern day yacht club, Shakespeare’s beloved comedy has been updated with...
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New poetry group to meet again

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host its second meeting of the newly-created Marion Art Center Poetry Group on Wednesday, July 31 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Marion Art Center. Both experienced and novice poets are welcome to attend. There is no...

Marion Art Center summer fundraiser approaches

MARION — Cocktails by the Sea, the Marion Art Center’s annual summer fundraiser will be held on Friday, July 26 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 183 Front Street, Marion, the home of Trevor and Anne Hatton. The event on the Marion waterfront will feature an...

Concert Band to host children’s concert in Marion

MARION — The Marion Concert Band will continue its Friday evening concert series with a young people's concert on Friday, July 26. The concert will include a chance for children in the audience to play rhythm instruments with the band and "guest...

Small ensembles perform at Buzzards Bay MusicFest

MARION — Program four of this year’s Buzzards Bay MusicFest featured a piece for a type of harp that no longer exists and a section of a piece played with only four notes. The chamber music concert at the 23rd annual Buzzards Bay MusicFest showcased...

A night at the movies that’s out of this world

MARION — On Friday, July 19, the Marion Concert Band will continue its Friday evening concert series with a program of music based on two themes. The first half of the program will feature soundtrack music from a variety of motion...

Drum show to come to Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Dartmouth’s Symphony Music Shop will host the first Southcoast Drum Show on Sunday, Aug. 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Mattapoisett Knights of Columbus Hall. The hall is located at 57 Fairhaven Rd. (Rte. 6) in Mattapoisett. This drum...

Art Center holding membership drive

MARION — The Marion Art Center has changed its policy on membership as part of its membership drive, which will last through Aug. 15. Membership will now be valid for one year from the date of registration. New members will receive $5 off the price...

Artists and artisans showcase their work in Marion

MARION — In downtown Marion on Saturday, art enthusiasts could view and buy ergonomic utensils, surreal photographs, upcycled clothing and colorful fiberware at the Marion Arts Center’s Arts in the Park Artists and artisans showcased a variety of...

Capture a summer sunset with the Sippican Lands Trust

MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust has scheduled a sunset photography session with nature photographer Marian Howell at its White Eagle property on July 19 at 7 p.m. All cameras are welcome — cell phones, compacts, DSLRs, whatever you use, or just...

Marion Art Center announces updated schedule, details for events

MARION — The Marion Art Center has announced an updated schedule during the ArtStart summer camp as well as information on several summer events. Regular hours during ArtStart (June 22 to July 22) will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. from Tuesday to Friday...

Artists use museum for inspiration on new exhibit

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett artist Dick Morgado started a painting of the now defunct E.A. Walsh General Store when he was 12, and finished it after he retired. Inspired by a sign at the Mattapoisett Museum, Morgado used old photographs and his...

Rochester Cultural Council offers funds for projects and events

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Cultural Council has funds available for cultural activities in the Rochester and Tri-town for 2020. The Cultural Council accepts grant applications from Sept. 1 to Oct 15. The final awards will be announced in December...

Mattapoisett author wins award for fishing book

MATTAPOISETT — Author “East End” Eddie Doherty’s book “Seven Miles After Sundown” has been selected as an Award-Winning Finalist in the Sports Category of the 2019 International Book Awards. The judging pannel reviewed over 2,000 books, and Doherty’...

Take a trip for art inspired by Moby Dick

MATTAPOISETT — Take a trip to see artist Peter Michael Martin guide visitors through his latest exhibition at the Cape Cod Museum of Art: Moby Dick: Inspired Visions . Michael Martin’s deep reading of Moby Dick inspired his monumental and...

Mattapoisett Museum inspires art

The Mattapoisett Museum will host a special exhibition opening on June 27 at 5:30 p.m. at 5 Church Street. Inspiration: Time & Texture, is an invitational art exhibit featuring works by local artists, inspired by the collections of the...

New poetry group to start at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host the first ever meeting of its newly-created Poetry Group on June 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Art Center. The group is intended for both regular and more infrequent poets and will meet monthly on the last...

Art Center seeks work from members

MARION — On Friday, July 12, the Marion Art Center will present its Summer Members’ Show, with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Any current member is invited to participate and can submit up to two works for the exhibition. Please contact the...

Arts in the Park comes to Marion again

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s premier outdoor artisan fair, Arts in the Park, will return to the corner of Main and Spring Streets on Saturday, July 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring a select group of local artists and artisans. The rain date...

Still a chance to sign up for ArtStart

MARION — Sessions one and two of the Marion Art Center’s ArtStart program still have some openings for children between the ages of 4 ½ and 9. Session 1 runs for five days from June 24 to 28, while the second session runs for four days from July 1...

Sip seaside cocktails for art

MARION — The Marion Art Center will host its annual Cocktails by the Sea event on Friday July 26. Anne and Trevor Hatton will host the silent auction and open bar with hors d’oeuvres and music will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at 183 Front Street...

If there’s a wait for coffee, appreciate art

MARION — The 10th annual Old Rochester Art Show is now on display at Uncle Jon’s Coffees. The display features artwork from Old Rochester Regional High School students, as well as participants from the 9th District Congressional Art Show. In an...

Concert, coffee, cupcakes and a raffle

The Tri-County Symphonic Band will present its seventeenth annual Pops Benefit Concert, with a theme of “The Fabulous Fifties,” on June 9. The concert will be held in a tent by Sippican Harbor (at 235 Front Street), and will include light food and...

Mattapoisett Museum to present concert on uncertainty

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Museum will host Appalachian-born and Providence-based singer-songwriter Jake Hunsinger on June 13. Hunsinger plans to present “stories and songs crafted in light of an unsure world.” His concert at 5 Church Street...

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 and ribbon cutting on May 27 at 11 a.m. Library staff will thank the Repass Family for the library’s beautiful new entrance...

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 Academy in July. The concerts will be held at the Fireman Performing Arts Center at 235 Front Street. Nationally- and...

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 program with Kay Hanley Alden, a dance educator trained at the Boston Conservatory. Alden will bring a colorful maypole and...

Making designs that stick

MATTAPOISETT — Students in Kate Butler’s visual design class at Old Rochester Regional High School worked to make their designs stick with the Mattapoisett Land Trust so that the environmental group would print them on a sticker. Surprisingly the...

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 Garden Group will provide floral arrangements to pair with the works on exhibit at the Marion Art Center. Florists or...

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 exhibit through July 6. The exhibit will feature works by Janet Gendreau and Peter Hussey. Gendreau is a pastel artist who often...

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 ArtMobile. The van parked outside the library, and organizers set up a table and a few sheets on the grass. Children used...

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 organ built in 1893, Bruce Gardzina and Tom Styles will play a variety of music at the Historical Society’s museum. Participants...

‘Be My Baby’ at 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 tale of a grumpy Scotsman and an uptight Englishwoman as they travel 6,000 miles to California to pick up a newborn adopted by...

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. The band is comprised of Ethan McBrien, Colin Bradley and Barry Gross. 13-year-old aspiring singer-songwriter, producer and...

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 cost $15 each. The first class with be held on May 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., and the second class will be held on Thursday May 23...

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-traditional yoga and book groups. On the first of the month, the library will host a discussion of the One Book, Tri-Town bookclub book...

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 black and wearing steel-toed shoes, confidently tapped the ground with their feet, adding to the melody of a live flutist and...

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.m. The play is about a playwright and his actress wife who go to Cookham for a weekend at an English country manor. A...

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 4 p.m. The concert will include both the preparatory chorus (Grades 1 to 3) and the advanced chorus (Grades 3 to 12.). The...

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 they see around them. More eccentric artists are also famous for venting their frustrations in strange ways. What are the...

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 celebration its own, and to offer the tri-town opportunities to see or participate in music, poetry, dance, fine arts and more. ArtWeek...

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 of recycled materials, learning to step dance, working with seniors to create decorative trays, and chalking up village...

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. On April 24, both were honored by the Art Center for outstanding volunteer contributions with a new Spotlight Award. Ross...

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! Staff members recently cleaned out an office space at the Marion Art Center, and unearthed trash and treasures they didn’t even...

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 them appreciate jazz jams — free flowing sessions that bring musicians who don’t normally play together into contact to play...