Happenings

Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — Join the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, April 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for a performance by actor Stephen Collins as he brings poet Robert Frost to life. Collins grew up in Cambridge and received a Bachelor of arts...

Abstract acrylic painting workshop on spring florals

MARION — Join the Marion Art Center for an acrylic painting workshop focused on spring florals. The class will be a one day workshop on acrylics using spring florals for inspiration. In this class, attendees will create their own daffodil inspired...

Multi-artist photography gallery interprets grace, solitude

MARION — The Marion Art Center is introducing a new gallery titled “Collective Sightings - Visions of Grace, Harmony and Solitude”. This exhibition features the work of re/vision, a peer-to-peer group of photographers including Angela C. Brown,...

Lou Schellenberg and Susan Darwin gallery talk at the MAC

MARION — The artists Lou Schellenburg and Susan Darwin will return to the Marion Art Center to close their show Common Waters: Once Removed, Always Returning with a free Gallery Talk on Friday, April 17 at 4 p.m. The Marion Art Center is located at...

ArtWeek SouthCoast events at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center is once again participating in ArtWeek SouthCoast, a regional festival celebrating the arts in the area. “The Attorney-in-Fact.” MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator presents “The Attorney-in-Fact,” an original play by...

Rochester Republican Town Committee to hold April meeting

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its next meeting Monday, April 13. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm, and be held at the Ponderosa Sportsman’s Club in Acushnet. Anne Manning Martin will be the guest speaker. She is a...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club to host tag sale

MATTAPOISETT — Hunt for a bargain at the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club tag sale Saturday, May 2. Doors to Reynard Hall, located inside the Congregational Church, open at 9 a.m. and early arrivals are not allowed. The event will run until noon. Proceeds...

Mattapoisett Candidates’ Night

MATTAPOISETT — Hear from candidates running in this year’s town election at the Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee’s candidates’ night. The group will hold the event Wednesday, April 29 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the downstairs public meeting room of...

Gaze at the stars with Mattapoisett Land Trust

MATTAPOISETT — Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust for a starry night of astronomical observations. The group will host stargazing at Grace Meadow on Sunday, April 19 from 8-9:30 p.m., or Monday, April 20 in the case of a cloudy sky. Visitors are...

Marion Candidates’ Night

MARION — Hear from candidates running in this year’s town election at the League of Women Voters of the South Coast’s candidates’ night. The group will hold the event Thursday, April 23 from 7-9 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room at Sippican School....

Storywalk and vernal pool discovery with the Mattapoisett Land Trust

MATTAPOISETT — Storytimes and a nature walk will take place at Mattapoisett Land Trust locations this April. Storytimes. On Tuesday, April 21, from 10 to 11 a.m., young children are invited to Wiggle Worm Story Time. Hosted at Dunseith Gardens,...

Mattapoisett Land Trust to offer Spring Break activities

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust will offer Staycation Family Activities for the upcoming school break during the week of April 19 to 25. All activities are free of charge and offer local families an opportunity to explore the land trust...

Rochester Woman's Club to host Earth Day Town Cleanup

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Women’s Club is hosting its annual Earth Day clean up on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Women’s Club will be working with Rochester Troop 31 Girl Scouts who will be handing out garbage bags and gloves and marking on a...

Sippican Woman’s Club to host poet Ann Wallace

MARION — Poet Ann Wallace, will speak at Sippican Woman’s Club in observance of National Poetry Month. Ann Wallace is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Jersey City and author of the recently published “Keeping Room”, her third book of poetry. The...

Upcoming children's events at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett library will be hosting children’s events at the library. Quahog reading program. Voting Week for the Quahog Reading Program runs from Tuesday, April 7, through Sunday, April 12. Readers who finished all 5 books in...

Bestselling author Ruta Sepetys to speak in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will welcome internationally bestselling author Ruta Sepetys for a special keynote event on Thursday, June 11 at 6 p.m. at the historic Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Sepetys, acclaimed author...

Lisa Regan Durr Community Activism Scholarship Fund

Tri-Town Against Racism has established the Lisa Regan Durr Community Activism Scholarship Fund. This fund is a tribute to Durr’s unwavering commitment to social justice and her instrumental role in the early formation of Tri-Town Against Racism....

Hop into spring at the Elizabeth Taber Library

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber library is hosting multiple events and clubs throughout spring. To learn more go to the library’s website. Fiber Arts Club. Join the library’s newest club to meet new people, share fiber art project ideas and to work...

Sippican Lands Trust Richard and Helen Arthur Scholarship

MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust is seeking applicants for its Richard I. and Helen A. Arthur Scholarship. The applicant for this $2,000 award must be a Marion resident in their last year of high school or enrolled as a freshman or sophomore in...

Leap into woodland walk

MARION — Join the Sippican Lands Trust for a ribbeting woodlands walk on Saturday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. Volunteer Lorene Sweeney will lead a walk through the White Eagle and Aucoot Woods to listen for frogs during their breeding season....

Join Mattapoisett Land Trust for some doggone fun

MATTAPOISETT — Hikers of the two- and four-footed varieties are invited to a Saturday morning walk with the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the OutHounds Adventure Club. The two groups will co-host a dog hiking adventure Saturday, April 4 at 10 a.m....

A tea party for the books

MARION — Travel back in time for an afternoon tea with Abigail Adams at the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library’s annual Afternoon Tea Fundraiser. The group will host the Sunday, April 12 event at the Marion Music Hall. Doors will open at 2:30...

The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett April events

MATTAPOISETT — The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett has several upcoming events in April. The church holds a service and Bible study every Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in the American Legion Hall at 3 Depot St. There will be a children’s Bible...

Bluegrass band to return to Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Four Bridges, a bluegrass band, returns to the Mattapoisett Museum on Saturday, April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a concert full of bluegrass and country songs. The band has been together since 2013 and has played at a variety of venues,...

Book sale bound to offer great deals

MATTAPOISETT — Turn a new page with an old book at the Friends of the Mattapoisett Library’s Spring Book Sale. Shoppers can attend the sale Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the library’s community room at 7 Barstow St. The group is...

Unplugged series begins at the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center’s first Unplugged concert for 2026 will take place on March 27 with two shows. One at 7 p.m. and one at 8:30 p.m., each one lasting one hour. The show will feature Donn Legge with Ed Ledwith who both play guitars with...

New Marion Art Center exhibit opens for spring

MARION — The Marion Art Center is opening a new exhibition called Common Waters: Once Removed, Always Returning. The show features the art of Lou Schellenberg and Susan Darwin. It opens on March 21 and will run through April 17. There will be a...

Rochester homeschool cooperative enrollment applications now open

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Christian Learning Center is accepting enrollment applications through May 15 for the 2026-27 school year for residents interested in joining a homeschool cooperative. Rochester Christian Learning Center is a homeschool...

Old Rochester to host Paint-A-Bowl night fundraiser for students in need

MATTAPOISETT — The Old Rochester Regional High School Art Department is inviting community members to participate in Paint-a-Bowl Night on March 25, followed by the Empty Bowls Dinner on April 15, with entry to both events covered by a single $25...

Old Rochester Junior High School to host comedic pirate musical

MATTAPOISETT — Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Drama Club will present a musical called “Adventures of the Fearsome Pirate Frank,” TheDrama Club will be performing it at the Old Rochester Regional Junior High School Auditorium located at...

April Vacation events at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library

MATTAPOISETT — The library is hosting Little Sparks Theater on Wednesday, April 22 at 11 a.m. for Big Kid Creative Drama. Big Kid Creative Drama is an interactive drama program for kids ages 6-years-old to 8-years-old and for grades first through...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club offers continuing education scholarships

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is offering a continuing education scholarship of $1,500 to a Mattapoisett resident who is reentering the academic world after graduation and is in pursuit of a postsecondary degree, certificate, or...

Marion Social Club to host Italian dinner night

MARION — The Marion Social Club will be holding a "Taste of Italy" dinner on April 12. The dinner will include antipasto, lasagna, chicken and broccoli alfredo, chicken parmesan, bread and Italian pastries. The price is $16 per person. If...

Spring nature drawing and journaling with the Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — Join the Marion Natural History Museum outside along with natural science illustrator and wetland scientist Tricia Cassady of The Art & Nature Studio to explore nature drawing and journaling in the springtime. The class will take place...

Noah Curtis Greany scholarship opens for applications

The Noah Curtis Greany foundation is launching their first scholarship awards for the graduating class of 2026. This scholarship honors the life and spirit of Noah Curtis Greany— a humble, kind, and inspiring young man whose joy for life and...

Mattapoisett Land Trust Blanche B. Perry Scholarship applications open

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust is seeking applicants for its $1,000 Blanche B. Perry Scholarship. This award is available to a Mattapoisett resident graduating from Old Rochester Regional High School, Bishop Stang High School, Old...

Mattapoisett Land Trust Priscilla Hathaway Scholarship open for applications

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust is seeking applicants for its $1000 Priscilla Hathaway Art Scholarship. This award is available to a Mattapoisett, Marion or Rochester resident graduating from high school in June 2026, who is committed to...

Rochester Cultural Council announces its grant recipients

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Cultural Council is pleased to announce its grant recipients for 2026. The Rochester Cultural Council is composed of volunteers appointed by the Rochester Select Board and is funded by the Mass Cultural Council. Each year,...

Mocktail night with Literary Society for young professionals

MATTAPOISETT — Young professionals and emerging adults 20-years-old and up are invited to join the Mattapoisett Free Library for the Literary Society's Mocktails and Mixology Masterclass on Tuesday, March 31 at 6 p.m. The evening of Literary...

Playwriting incubator, auditions coming to the Marion Art Center

MARION — The Marion Art Center has a playwriting incubator and auditions for the play Our Town coming this spring. The Playwrights Incubator.The Playwrights Incubator opens for the 2026-27 season. The Marion Art Center is now accepting applications....

Mattapoisett annual census and dog license reminder

MATTAPOISETT — The Town of Mattapoisett wants to remind residents about the annual census. The annual census forms for Mattapoisett were mailed out in January. The Town of Mattapoisett asks residents to return any forms as soon as possible....

Join Sippican Historical Society for a panel discussion

MARION — The Sippican Historical Society will host a watch party for the panel discussion “The Past Is Now” on March 24 at 5:30 p.m. The panel will feature four indigenous speakers of Wampanoag and Nipmuc tribes discussing King Philip’s War which...

Mattapoisett Historical Commission invites residents to apply for the Historic Plaque Program

MATTAPOISETT — In honor of the United States of America’s 250th anniversary, the Mattapoisett Historical Commission encourages residents of Mattapoisett to apply for a historic house plaque or to replace existing house plaques in need of updating....

Old Rochester egg hunt is no-yolk

MATTAPOISETT — The Early Childhood Education Program at Old Rochester Regional High School will host its First Annual Community Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m. in the high school courtyard. Families are invited to enjoy a festive morning...

Marion Bermuda Race sponsors symposium event

MARION — The Marion Bermuda Race is the lead sponsor of the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium. The educational, in-person-only event is returning on Saturday, March 21 at Bentley University in Waltham. Registration closes March 17. Registration and...

Franco-American communities in New Bedford presentation

MATTAPOISETT — Author Dr. Alfred H. Saulniers, a native of Acushnet, will present a talk exploring the history of Franco-American communities in New Bedford from the 1600s through the 1930s at an upcoming Mattapoisett Woman’s Club meeting on March...

Celtic musicians known as the Vox Hunters to perform in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — The Vox Hunters made up of Benedict Gagliardi, Armand Aromin and Flannery Brown will return to the Mattapoisett Museum for a free concert on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. Playing a mixture of Celtic tunes, songs from America’s past,...

Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee to host meeting on key issues

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Neimad Facility located at 57 Fairhaven Road. The monthly Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee meeting is held every...

Art association achievement scholarship now open

The Bourne-Wareham Art Association is hosting their Art Achievement Award. The Bourne-Wareham Art Association is a group of local artists promoting visual arts throughout the Buzzards Bay region. Graduating seniors from the region who plan to...

Jennifer Rusinoski Memorial Scholarship application open

Applications have opened for the Jennifer Rusinoski Memorial Scholarship. Jennifer was a champion for special needs students and is able to continue that legacy with this scholarship. The $2,000 scholarship, awarded to an Old Rochester Regional...