Happenings

Saturday storytimes at Mattapoisett Free Public Library

MATTAPOISETT — Families can join the Mattapoisett Free Public Library for Saturday Storytime beginning this week. The library will hold its storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 22 and 29, and Sept. 5. There will be music, books, activities and crafts...

Celebrate two anniversaries with Rochester Historical Commission

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Historical Commission will host three events celebrating the country’s 250th anniversary and the Plumb Library’s 50th. At 10 a.m. at the memorial facing Town Hall, the commission will hold a recognition of the Rochester...

Pop over to Elizabeth Taber Library for popcorn party

MARION — Celebrate the first day of school at Sippican Elementary School with the Elizabeth Taber Library’s staff. The library will hold a back to school popcorn party when school lets on Wednesday, Sept. 2. As kids leave school, library staff will...

Woodie Car Show to exhibit antique station wagons

Woodie car shows will be featured in a Sept. 27 car show at Makepeace Farms. The event will be hosted in partnership with the Yankee Wood Chapter - National Woodie Club, showing antique station wagons from the early and mid 20th century. The...

Onset Harvest Moon Festival 2026

Live music and the rumblings of classic, vintage and new cars will be heard as a celebration of the end of summer and beginning of the harvest season takes over Onset. The Onset Bay Association is hosting their annual Harvest Moon Festival...

Bulldog Pride Alumni Association to host homecoming events

MATTAPOISETT — The Bulldog Pride Alumni Association will host homecoming events for Old Rochester Regional High School alumni and friends in October. During the homecoming football game, which kicks off at 6:30 on Saturday, Oct. 10, there will be a...

Marion Concert Band to bring Latin music to town

MARION — The Marion Concert Band will celebrate the music of Latin America at its next concert. The Friday, Aug. 14 show, directed by Tobias Monte, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand on Island Wharf. The program will include...

In-crease folding skills at the library

MATTAPOISETT — Learn how to fold a seahorse at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s origami workshop on Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. A librarian will demonstrate basic folding steps, and each participant will have a tiny seahorse to take home. This...

Have a ‘reel’ good time at Mattapoisett Free Public Library

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will host a free movie night on the lawn at 7 p.m. on Aug. 26. The library will be showing “The Lego Movie," and attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs and snacks. No registration...

New Bedford Harbor Sea Chanty Chorus to bring marine tunes to Mattapoisett

The New Bedford Harbor Sea Chanty Chorus. Photo source: Mattapoisett Museum

MATTAPOISETT — The New Bedford Harbor Sea Chanty Chorus is coming to Mattapoisett for a free concert. The chorus will share songs about the sea, whaling, privateers, Hawaii, rum-running and more during its Saturday, Aug. 15 show. The show will be...

Donate school supplies for Rochester Memorial School

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Democratic Town Committee is collecting school supplies to support Rochester Memorial School. The supply drive will last from Aug. 17 to 31, and there will be collection boxes in the conference room at Rochester Town...

Marion Democratic Town Committee to hold monthly meeting

MARION — The Democratic Town Committee will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 20 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at 10 Cove St., and will include a brief business session and a writing campaign to engage voters in swing states. Light...

Meet Eleanor Roosevelt at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church

MATTAPOISETT — Historical reenactor Cynthia Krause will perform “An Hour with Eleanor” at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. In her one-woman play, Krause will depict Roosevelt from her childhood to her career as...

Celebrate Plumb Library’s 50th anniversary

ROCHESTER — The Plumb Library will host several events this month to celebrate its 50th anniversary. On Tuesday, Aug. 18 at noon, kids can join Mr. Vinny for bubbles on the library lawn. No registration is required. Richard Cutler will give a talk...

Rochester Historical Society to hold ‘revolutionary’ meeting

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Historical Society is continuing its celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary with its monthly meeting and a new exhibit. This month’s meeting, to be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19 at 355 County Road, will be about the...

Celebrate a summer of reading with Elizabeth Taber Library

MARION — Get funky with the Elizabeth Tabor Library with a family-friendly concert. The library will celebrate the end of its summer reading program with a show by Get the Funk Out at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. The concert will be held on the...

Mattapoisett Congregational Church Yard Sale

MATTAPOISETT — Dig in for a deal at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church's annual yard sale. The sale will be held Saturday, September 12th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Reynard Hall at 27 Church St., rain or shine. Home furnishings, housewares,...

Drought reminder for Marion residents

MARION — The state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs has declared a Level 2 drought in southeastern Massachusetts, triggering mandatory water restrictions in town through Sept. 15. Outdoor watering is prohibited except between 6...

Prayer and celebration with Lamb of God church

MATTAPOISETT — The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett will hold several events in August, including regular services, a Bible study, food outreach and outdoor prayer sessions. Sunday church services and an adult Bible study will be held...

Tie dye and movies at library for teens

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett library will host two teen events this week. A teen movie night featuring "Camp Rock" will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 19, with snacks provided. The screening will take place outside, weather permitting. No registration...

Keep growing at the library: events for adults

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow Street, will hold several adult programs in August. Documentary. The documentary "In the Whale" will be shown at the library at 6 p.m. Aug. 7. The film tells the story of a...

Storytimes and ice cream social for kids at the library

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will host several children's programs and events through Aug. 8. Family Storytime will be held Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Munro Preserve, moving indoors to the library in case of rain, through Aug....

Marion concert band returns with English and Irish tunes

MARION — The Marion Concert Band will continue its summer concert series with a program of British Isles music Friday, Aug. 7. The concert, titled "The British Invasion," will feature British brass band pieces alongside songs by Petula Clark, Gerry...

Final Mattapoisett Yacht Club race results

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Yacht Club's July racing series concluded this week with results across three fleets. The Tuesday night Ensign class completed two races, wrapping up July competition. Odyssey won both races. Black Ice finished second...

Mattapoisett Land Trust walk at Grace Pond

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Council on Aging will host a nature walk at Grace Pond Preserve on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 9 a.m. Participants will walk the red trail and continue up Old Slough Road, watching for monarch...

Mattapoisett Track Club July race results

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Track Club has released results from its July meet. Competitors were grouped by age, from 3-and-4-year-olds through seventh grade and up. They competed in hurdles, long jump, discus, shot put, javelin, and races at...

Pan-Mass ride is happening this weekend

Bike riders in the Pan-Mass Challenge will make their way through Rochester on Saturday, Aug. 1 as they ride with a goal of raising $79 million for cancer research. Participants will start riding in either Wellesley or Worcester and ride all the way...

Auditions open at the Marion Art Center for ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’

MARION — The Marion Art Center will hold auditions for "Tiny Beautiful Things," a play based on the book by Cheryl Strayed, adapted by Nia Vardalos and directed by Jennifer Palmer. Auditions will take place Saturday, Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...

Read, write, watch at adult and teen programs at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library has announced its lineup of summer adult and teen programs. Writing group. The library's writing group will meet Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. The session will include short writing exercises,...

Toe Jam Puppet Band comes to Mattapoisett library alongside other events

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library's Kids' Summer Reading Program began June 23. Registration is required to be eligible for prizes, but all events are free and open to the public. Family Storytime and Baby Storytime will continue...

Mattapoisett library accepting food donations

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library is collecting donations for a local food pantry through Aug. 30. For each non-perishable, unexpired item donated, the library will waive $1 in overdue fines, up to the total amount owed. Donations...

Mattapoisett Yacht club to host circumnavigator sailor as speaker

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Yacht Club will host a talk by sailor Jerome Rand on Aug. 1. Rand completed a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe, spending 271 days at sea and sailing 29,805 miles aboard a 32-foot boat. Doors open at 5:30...

New Board President selected at Sippican Lands Trust

MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust has appointed Jeff Doubrava as president of its Board of Directors, succeeding longtime board president Cathy Stone. Doubrava previously served as the board's vice president. Carolyn Tepolt, a longtime board member,...

Women-On-Target program to return

ROCHESTER — The Sippican Rod & Gun Club will hold its annual National Rifle Association Women-On-Target program Saturday, Sept. 26, at 215 Dexter Lane. The program will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The morning session will teach the National Rifle...

Nature programs with the Elizabeth Taber Library

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library is hosting a series of nature programs this summer as part of its summer reading program, "Plant a Seed, Read." Joy Marzlof of Joys of Nature will lead a program on how animals survive in the wild for children on...

Great Community Picnic tickets available

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust and Mattapoisett Museum will host the Great Community Picnic on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Munro Preserve, adjacent to the town wharf. The event will include live music by Seth Asser and...

Broadway music at next Marion Concert Band event

MARION — The Marion Concert Band will continue its Friday evening concert series with a program of Broadway music on Friday, July 31. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at the Robert Broomhead Bandstand, Island Wharf, off Front Street. The program...

Marion Town Annex closures

MARION — The Marion Town House Annex closed Friday, July 24, at 3:30 p.m. and will remain closed for routine business through July 31. During this period, in-person services will not be available, and phone and email access will be limited. The Town...

Reunion for Old Rochester class of 1971

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Class of 1971 will hold its 55th reunion Sunday, Sept. 13, at 4 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear go-go boots, penny loafers, cardigans and jeans. Classmates wishing to attend can contact...

Wareham Gatemen at Orleans

The Wareham Gatemen will play the Orleans Firebird at Eldredge Park. Make up day of July 21 Game start is at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the game is free but donations will be accepted at the gate.

Wareham Gatemen vs. Bourne

The Wareham Gatemen host the Bourne Braves at Spillane Field, located off Viking Drive at 54 Marion Road, Wareham. Game time is 6 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the gate.

Wareham Gatemen vs. Cotuit

The Wareham Gatemen welcome the Cotuit Kettleers to Spillane Field, located off Viking Drive at 54 Marion Road, Wareham. First pitch is 6 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the gate.

Wareham Gatemen at Chatham

The Wareham Gatemen head to Veterans Field, 702 Main St., Chatham, to take on the Chatham Anglers. First pitch is 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the gate.

Wareham Gatemen at Hyannis

The Wareham Gatemen travel to McKeon Park, 120 High School Road Extension, Hyannis, to face the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. First pitch is 6 p.m. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the gate.

Wareham Gatemen vs. Falmouth

The Wareham Gatemen return to Spillane Field, located off Viking Drive at 54 Marion Road, Wareham, to host the Falmouth Commodores. First pitch is 6:05 p.m. Following the game, fans are invited to stay for Autograph Night, where they can meet...

Get puzzled! Meet Marion’s World-Class Speed Puzzler

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will host a teen and adult program on speed puzzling from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Marion Music Hall. Emma Williamson, a Marion resident and competitive speed puzzler, will discuss her...

Inaugural Old Rochester Fall Gala tickets on sale

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional Tri-Town Education Foundation has announced that tickets are on sale for its inaugural Fall Gala, set for 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at Century House. The gala will raise funds to support public education in...

New watercolor workshop offered at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center will offer a new workshop, Line and Wash Watercolor Batik on Kinwashi Paper, taught by artist Peter Sterling Turner. Students will learn to combine waterproof marker linework, watercolor washes and wax resist...

Tickets on sale for 'The Constant Wife'

MARION — Tickets are on sale for "The Constant Wife," Somerset Maugham's play adapted and directed by Marion Art Center director Kate Fishman. The production is set in the late 1960s, a period of shifting social norms and growing debate over...

Call for entries at the Marion Art’s Centers summer members show

MARION — The Marion Art Center will hold its Summer Members Show, with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 15. The show runs through Sept. 18. MAC member artists are encouraged to submit one original piece each. Entries must be exhibition-ready,...