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Audition for ‘These Shining Lives’ at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will hold open auditions for its October production of “These Shining Lives,” written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Pippa Asker. Auditions will take place on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Sunday,...

Members Day at the Marion Art Center

MARION — Members of the Marion Art Center are invited to a member appreciation day celebration at the Marion Art Center on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. This event has been rescheduled from the original date in June, which was cancelled due to...

Reflecting on light at Marion Art Center’s ‘Illuminations’

MARION — At first glance the artwork of duo Tamalin Baumgarten and Meredith Leich, on display at the Marion Art Center, doesn’t have too much in common. Baumgarten, a painter, captures scenes of New England — simple geometric white-walled buildings...

Young people’s concert brings kids to the bandstand

MARION — Children danced and played in front of the Robert Broomhead Bandstand in Marion during the Marion Concert Band’s annual “Young People’s Concert” on Friday, July 14. The concert was a part of the Marion Concert Band’s weekly summer concert...

Marion Art Center summer members’ show: Call for entries

MARION — The Marion Art Center is calling for entries for its Summer Members’ Show. The show runs from Friday, Aug. 11 to Friday, Sept. 22, with an opening reception scheduled on Friday, August 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. All Marion Art Center members are...

‘Love Letters’ coming to Marion Art Center stage

MARION — Join the Marion Art Center for a production of ‘Love Letters,’ written by A.R. Gurney and directed by Jennifer Palmer. Performance dates are August 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20. Friday and Saturday shows will start at 7:30 p.m., Sunday...

Third annual NolanFest returns ‘bigger and better’

MARION — The sound of music could be heard across Silvershell Beach on Saturday, July 15 as young musicians took the stage at the third annual NolanFest. NolanFest honors the life of 15 year-old Nolan Gibbons, a young musician and Old Rochester...

Updated: Buzzards Bay Musicfest ‘an absolute triumph’

MARION — The first night of the 25th Buzzards Bay Musicfest was “an absolute triumph,” said festival President Sally Conkright, describing the July 12 orchestral performances of Mozart and Beethoven overtures, concertos and symphonies. “The...

‘Nature’s Cakewalks’ on display at Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — From Aug. 1 to 31 the Mattapoisett Library Artist Series will feature paintings by Mattapoisett resident Bernard Klim. The exhibit is called “Nature’s Cakewalks” and the paintings “are a reflection of much of what Klim sees day to day...

From Rochester to Nashville: Grace Morrison picked as showcase artist

ROCHESTER — On Saturday, July 8, Rochester-based singer and songwriter Grace Morrison played to a field full of people on a laid-back summer evening at Eastover Farm, but in September she’ll take the stage as a showcase performer at Americanafest in...

Rochester artist communicates, connects in museum exhibition

MATTAPOISETT — Art and activism go hand in hand for artist Alia Cusolito. The Mattapoisett Museum held a Queer Artistry and Pride exhibit and reception on Saturday, July 8 to showcase Cusolito’s multi-media artwork. As co-president of the non-profit...

Paint night kicks off Harbor Days with very ‘Salty’ art

MATTAPOISETT — According to painting instructor Bridget Bannon, “the important part is to show a little bit of yourself when you paint.” She gave this advice to over 70 children and parents who picked up paintbrushes and sat down for a paint night...

Arts in the Park brings a variety of mediums to Marion

MARION — Residents from across the Tri-Town filled their bags with homemade goods created by local artists during the Marion Art Center’s annual Arts in the Park event on Saturday, July 8. From blown glass sculptures to seaside landscape paintings,...

Third annual NolanFest to return to Marion

MARION — The third annual NolanFest, hosted by the Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund, will be held on Saturday, July 15 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Silvershell Beach in Marion. NolanFest is a community music festival that is free and open to the public. NolanFest...

Tri-Town residents can enter New Bedford mural competition

Tri-Town residents are now welcome to enter the New Bedford Arts and Cultural Emporium mural competition for a chance to win a cash prize and an opportunity to paint a mural. Artists can submit up to three five-inch-by-7-inch thumbnail sketches of...

Buzzards Bay Musicfest to return to Marion

MARION — The Buzzards Bay Musicfest will celebrate its 25th Season with a lineup of chamber, orchestral and swing performances from Wednesday, July 12 to Sunday, July 16. The Buzzards Bay Musicfest takes place at the Fireman Performing Arts Center...

Marion Art Center blooms with floral arrangements

MARION — The Marion Art Center was in bloom on Thursday, June 22 for an opening reception for floral works inspired by the artwork of Anne Carrozza Remick and Stephen Remick . Artists were invited to create floral arrangements that were inspired by...

Pebbles of Rain plays folk, traditional music at Mattapoisett Museum

MATTAPOISETT — The sounds of banjos, fiddles and accordion filled the air at the Mattapoisett Museum on Saturday, June 24 as members of the band Pebbles of Rain played original tunes to a packed house. The group, which consists of Mattapoisett...

Arts in the Park to return to Marion

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s annual outdoor artisan market, Arts in the Park, returns to Bicentennial Park in Marion on Saturday, July 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A rain date is scheduled on Sunday, July 9. The curated event will feature over forty...

‘Illuminations’ at Marion Art Center to feature oil paintings, multi-media

MARION — On Saturday, July 1 the Marion Art Center will open a new exhibit exhibit, “Illuminations,” featuring works by Tamalin Baumgarten and Meredith Leich. The show will run through Friday, Aug. 4, with an artists’ reception scheduled Saturday,...

Mattapoisett artist to display at library

MATTAPOISETT — Visit the Mattapoisett Free Public Library artist series from July 1 to July 29 and view an exhibit by local artist Jane Egan. Egan, a life-long summer resident of Mattapoisett and a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art and...

‘Belles’ prepares for last weekend on stage

MARION — The cast of “Belles” at the Marion Art Center feels like they’ve had “some really good audiences” during the first two weekends of production. “Belles” takes place in the American South during the 1990s, and tells the story of six siblings...

Tri-County Symphonic Band gets Marion in the dancing spirit

MARION — Audience members gasped during the crescendo of a “West Side Story” medley as a crash of cymbals rang out during the Tri-County Symphonic Band’s 20th annual benefit pops concert on Sunday, June 11. Attendees gathered under the grand tent of...

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