Happenings

Happenings

Waltz to the dance academy

MARION — The Marion Art Center Dance Academy is offering winter sessions on Mondays from Jan. 27 through March 3. Classes for preschoolers ages 2.5 to 5 will go from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., ages 5 to 8 will have class from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. and ages...

Upcoming Marion Art Center student vacation workshops

MARION — The Marion Art Center is hosting six school vacation workshops from Monday, Feb. 17 through Thursday, Feb. 20 for kids ages 5 to 8. Each workshop will cost $35 for center members and $40 for nonmembers. Attend a circus-themed camp on Monday...

Guitar, piano and more — for all ages and levels

MARION — The Marion Art Center is offering additional classes for music instruction for both adults and children. The Winter session runs from Jan. 21 to Feb. 27, the first spring session will run from March 18 to April 17 and the second spring...

Free food assistance for Mattapoisett residents

MATTAPOISETT — The Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett is holding its monthly no-cost Food Assistance Outreach at the Mattapoisett American Legion Hall, located at 3 Depot Street, on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be...

Out for the count: Annual Census mailed in Mattapoisett

MATTAPOISETT — Annual census forms have been mailed out to all households in Mattapoisett and must be returned as promptly as possible. Contact the Town Clerk’s office at 508-758-4100 if you have not received a census form. Finished forms can be...

Throw a hat into the ring: Nomination papers available for Mattapoisett town election

MATTAPOISETT — Nomination papers are now available for Mattapoisett’s annual town election, taking place on Tuesday, May 20. The electable offices that are up for consideration this year are as follows: Select Board, Assessor, Mattapoisett School...

Hit the books: Mattapoisett Free Public Library to host fiction book group

MATTAPOISETT — The fiction book group is meeting in the Marine Room of the Mattapoisett Free Public Library at 7 Barstow Street on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. This month, the group is discussing “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams. Copies...

What’s cooking: Mattapoisett Free Public Library to host cookbook club

MATTAPOISETT — The cookbook club is meeting at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at 7 Barstow Street. The club will read and cook from “Where Cooking Begins” by Carla Lalli Music. Copies are available at the...

Homeschool Cooperative Learning Center accepts applications for 2025-26 school year

ROCHESTER — Rochester Christian Learning Center is accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year. Homeschooled students in kindergarten through eighth grade are organized to meet at a facility where families “pool their resources to help with...

Batter up! Mattapoisett Congregational Church to host pancake supper

MATTAPOISETT — Shrove Tuesday is nicknamed “Fat Tuesday” for a reason. Mattapoisett Congregational Church is honoring the Christian tradition of eating pancakes on the Tuesday before the start of Lent with a pancake supper on Tuesday, March 4 from 5...

Mattapoisett Woman’s Club offers three scholarships this spring

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club is offering three scholarship awards to Mattapoisett residents. Two graduating high school seniors will receive a scholarship award for $2,500 and one Continuing Education Scholarship will award $1,500 to...

Book it to Tri-Town Against Racism’s upcoming story time events

MARION & ROCHESTER — Get on the same page as Tri-Town Against Racism at two of their upcoming story time events. A Black History Month story time with the Excellent family will take place at Marion Music Hall on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to...

St. Gabriel’s Youth Group hosts pasta-tively amazing spaghetti dinner

MARION — Spaghetti or not, here they come! St. Gabriel’s Church Youth Group hosted a sold-out spaghetti dinner to raise funds for a summer mission trip that will help victims of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The evening featured “good food,...

Ham, beans, slaw and more: Marion Social Club to host “old fashioned” supper

MARION — Dinner is served! Marion Social Club is hosting an “old fashioned” supper featuring family favorites like ham, beans, cole slaw, brown bread and dessert on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 44 Pumping Station Road. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by...

Bookworms beware: Elizabeth Taber Library temporarily closes for construction

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 30 through Sunday, Feb. 2 due to ongoing construction. Marion Music Hall will serve as the library’s temporary location starting Monday, Feb. 3. Residents will still have access...

Renowned Artist brings Native American art and history to Center School

MATTAPOISETT — Acclaimed Aquinnah Wamapanoag artist Elizabeth James-Perry educated students about traditional Native American art at Center School during a fruitful two2-day residency on Monday, Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan.14 James-Perry taught first...

Family, food and forming connections at Old Rochester Regional High School

MATTAPOISETT — Students at Old Rochester Regional High School shared books containing generations of their personal family history at the school’s annual genealogy class celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The highly anticipated event is organized by...

Tritown Against Racism to host Black History Month Creative Expression Contest

MATTAPOISETT — Tritown Against Racism intertwines history and art for its annual Black History Month Creative Expressions Contest with the contest theme of “African Americans and Labor.” Entries of all mediums are welcome but the submission cannot...

Celebrate Groundhog Day at Jackson Gillman’s ‘A Midwinter Night’s Dream’

MATTAPOISETT — Self-described “stand-up chameleon” Jackson Gillman is set to give a performance that will transport the audience into “A Midwinter Night’s Dream” on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. at the Mattapoisett Friends Meeting. Centered around...

Rochester Historical Society Begins February Membership Drive Month

ROCHESTER — Go down in history with Rochester Historical Society. The group is looking for new members in February for Membership Drive Month. The society is preparing for a busy year ahead as they introduce “The Tools & Industries That Made...

Finding the fascinating French history of New Bedford at author talk

MATTAPOISETT — Author Alfred H. Saulniers is showcasing the storied history of French immigrants in New Bedford at his upcoming author talk on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. in the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, located at 7 Barstow Street...

Take root at the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group

MATTAPOISETT — Got a green thumb? The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club Garden Group is hosting its next business meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 10 a.m. in the meeting room of the Mattapoisett Public Library.

Recalling ‘New England’s most horrific sea disaster’: Larchmont Remembered

MATTAPOISETT — New England’s most harrowing maritime disaster is taking the spotlight at Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s “Larchmont Remembered” on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 6 p.m to 7 p.m located at 7 Barstow Street. Never-before-seen photographs of...

‘Who We Are, Where We’ve Been’: Sippican Woman’s Club to give lecture on its history

MARION — From its inception in 1904 to the modern club of today, the Sippican Woman’s Club is hosting a lecture led by club historian Jeanne Bruen that will detail the oral and visual history of the over 100 year old organization. The event will...

Fall head over heels at ‘Swipe Right: A Night of Romance Novels and Reviews’

MARION — The Elizabeth Taber Library’s “Swipe Right” will be a match made in heaven for romantic readers. The event, described as “a night of romance novels and reviews” for ages 18 and older, will take place on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p...

Story Walk: Celebrating “The Vast Wonder of the World” with Sippican Lands Trust

MARION — To honor Black History Month and showcase “The Vast Wonder of the World,” Sippican Lands Trust and Tri-Town Against Racism are hosting a story walk that illustrates the life and accomplishments of renowned African American scientist Ernest...

Walking in a Winter Wonders-land at Mattapoisett Free Public Library

MATTAPOISETT — Have all the fun of a winter snow storm without the cold and cleanup at Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Winter Wonders event on Saturday, Feb 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m at 7 Barstow Street. Hosted by “stand-up chameleon” Jackson...

Travel the world without leaving home at Mattapoisett Free Public Library’s Imagination Blast-Off

MATTAPOISETT — Storytime with Rona Levethal will have children dancing, singing and laughing their way through a series of multi-cultural stories that will take them from Mattapoisett Free Public Library to destinations around the world. This free...

Southcoast Chamber Music Series features ‘out of this world’ program

MARION — Get lost in space at the Southcoast Chamber Music Series’s upcoming “Galaxy” performance on Saturday, Feb.1 at 3 p.m. in St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church. The “Twin meteors and a twinkling star” program features a small chamber ensemble...

Anchors Aweigh at U.S. Coast Guard Safe Boating Classes

MARION — All hands on deck! The Marion-Onset US Coast Guard is hosting safe boating classes at West Wareham Fire Station #2 to help earn a boating certificate in just one day. Available dates include Saturday, Feb. 1 and Saturday, Mar. 1. The class...

Birds of a feather flock together at the Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — A little bird told Sippican Week that Marion Natural History Museum is hosting “Birds of Panama: The Amazing Birds that Bridge the Americas” on Friday, Feb. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Hosted by Justin Barett of the Manomet Bird...

The early bird catches the worm at Marion Natural History Museum composting class

MARION — Dig into the “Wriggly Wonders” of worms at Marion Natural History Museum’s upcoming composting class on Wednesday, March 19 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Soil scientist and worm farm owner Maggie Payne is teaching participants about worm...

Salt Marsh Pottery answers the call of nature in Mattapoisett Artist Series

MATTAPOISETT — Local dried grasses, plants and evergreens from Allen’s Pond are just some of the elements involved in pottery pieces at the upcoming Salt Marsh Pottery exhibit. The gallery will be featured at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library...

Barking up the right tree with the Marion Natural History Museum

MARION — Branch out and learn about the benefits that trees provide our world at the Marion Natural History Museum on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. State forester James Rassman will discuss the many functions of trees, from providing...

Into the woods with Mattapoisett Land Trust for a winter tree ID walk

Bundle up and get into the weeds with Mattapoisett Land Trust as they host a winter tree ID walk on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Brandt Island Cove trail system Walega-Livingstone Preserve. The walk will begin at the Anchorage Way entrance at...

So, want to run for public office? Mattapoisett Democrats can lead the way

Election day is right around the corner and The Mattapoisett Democratic Town Committee wants to help aspiring politicians prepare their campaigns. The committee will host a forum at their first public meeting of 2025 to share helpful tips and...

Cocoa, campfire and craft with Mattapoisett Land Trust

MATTPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust is inviting the community to join them in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a hot chocolate hike and more. On Monday, Jan. 20 the Trust looks to combine two fan-favorite events. At 1 p.m. the Trust...

Howl at the wolf moon with Taber Library

MARION — Each month of 2025, Elizabeth Taber Library will be celebrating the theme of the full moon. From the worm moon of March to the strawberry moon of June — there will be lots of activities coming. For the month of January, celebrate the wolf...

Enjoy a community meal to mark the midpoint of winter

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will host an Open Table community meal on Friday, Jan. 31 to brighten up the winter days and mark the midpoint of the season. The church will serve spaghetti and meatballs, salad, bread and...

Take a nine-week course for financial peace

ROCHESTER — The First Congregational Church of Rochester is hosting a nine-week course to teach people how to take back control of their money. Titled Financial Peace University, the course starts on Jan. 25 and will meet every Saturday at 9 a.m...

Local group hosts dinner to support those still struggling after hurricane

MARION — The Saints Youth Group Mission Trip Team of St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion is hosting a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser to support their upcoming trip to North Carolina to assist in Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The dinner will...

State historic preservation funding continues

MARION — The Marion Historical Commission wants to inform the Tri-town of the next round of Massachusetts State Preservation Grants, which will offer up to $1 million in funding for preservation projects. The Massachusetts Historical Commission...

Registration open for the 32nd annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Swim

Don't walk, don't run, but swim to sign up for the 32nd annual Buzzards Bay Coalition Swim across the New Bedford Harbor. The 1.2 mile swim will take participants past the Butler Flats Lighthouse and through the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier, one of...

Recent history at Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee meeting

The Mattapoisett Republican Town Committee monthly meeting will feature a presentation by a resident on recent and upcoming historical political events. The meeting will take place on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Niemad Facility...

Meet with the Rochester Republican Town Committee

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Republican Town Committee will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, at the Ponderosa Sportsman Club, located on 242 Robinson Road in Acushnet. The public is invited to attend.

Grieve with support at the Mattapoisett Library

MATTAPOISETT — Join Pastor Mathew Vangel and the Lamb of God Christian Church of Mattapoisett for a no-coast Grief Share group meeting at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The group will be in the lower meeting room from 6:...

Dive into whaling history with Mattapoisett Women’s Club

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Woman’s Club invites members and the public to its Thursday, Jan. 16 program, where Jennifer Smith from the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will give a talk about the park. The event will take place at...

Refresh with the Seven Principles of Design

MARION — For many, it’s natural to desire a fresh start in the New Year. That’s why the Sippican Woman’s Club has invited Bethany Gardner, an interior designer, artist and owner of the Home Studio at the Ropewalk in Mattapoisett, to its Friday, Jan...

Local author talks about the unpredictable at Plumb Library

With a significant percentage of the world living out their lives despite threats posed by various natural hazards, a number of questions are bound to arise — such as, why? Local author Matt Davis will be discussing the reasons why people choose to...

‘Doo Wop on the South Coast’ takes a musical journey

MARION — The Sippican Historical Society welcomes Todd Baptista as he shares the music that rocked the South Coast during the 1950s and 1960s during “ When Rock and Roll was Young: Doo Wop on the Southcoast,’’ to be presented at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan...

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