Happenings

Happenings

Donate gently used bikes for those in need

In the last four years of its mission, Bikes for All volunteers have refurbished and disturbed over 200 bicycles and they are not finished. On Saturday, March 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the organization will be hosting its Almost Spring Bikes for All...

‘Ripcord’ to be presented by Marion Art Center

MARION — “Ripcord’’ will be presented at The Marion Art Center throughout March. The playwright is David Lindsay-Abaire, who has won multiple Tony awards for his work as well as a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The story centers around a sunny room on an...

Hear them sing: Tabor Academy gospel choir returns to Mattapoisett Museum

MATTAPOISETT — By popular demand, t he Mattapoisett Museum and the Trustees of the Mattapoisett Christian Church at 5 Church Street have brought back the Tabor Academy’s Celebration Gospel Choir for a performance on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30pm. The...

Attend the opening of Marion’s new harbormaster facility

MARION — The Town of Marion’s Harbormaster Department will host an Open House at the new Maritime Center at Island Wharf on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

Black History Month story walk Feb. 22

MATTAPOISETT — The Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Tri Town Against Racism Organization will celebrate Black History Month with a story walk at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb, 22. The walk will start at the Mattapoisett Land Trust preserve property near the...

Tapping into talent, Marion Art Center offers varied courses

MARION — A series of classes is scheduled this spring at the Marion Art Center. Adult Tap Dancing Class with Teah Keogh will take place Tuesdays March 25, April 1 and April 8 from 6 to 7 p.m. Keogh leads this three-week course for adults who need to...

Winter vacation fun for kids in Marion

MARION — Enjoying a "staycation" this winter? The Marion Natural History Museum will be open Wednesday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 21, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. during school vacation. The community is invited to come to the museum for play, puzzles,...

Events around the corner at Elizabeth Taber Library’s temporary location

MARION — Still have the need to read even though Elizabeth Taber Library is closed? No problem! The facility is now operating out of Marion Music Hall at 164 Front Street for the rest of February while construction continues. The temporary library...

Register now for the Kids’ Clay Studio program

MARION — From Feb. 13 through March 27 the Marion Art Center will hold a Kids’ Clay Studio program for kids ages 8 to 11. The event will be held on Thursdays from 3:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marion Art Center at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. Students...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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