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This is Jen Wagner, executive editor at The Patriot Ledger. Welcome to this week's edition of Your Week on the South Shore. Only for subscribers. As always, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this newsletter for more stories. I hope you're having a great weekend....
Dreary day doesn’t dampen duck derby
On Sunday, May 19, people crowded the railing by the Tihonet Pond Canal, waiting for a flood of yellow to come from the canal’s drain pipe. Glen Reid, a long-time employee with A. D. Makepeace, led the crowd in a rousing count-down from 10. After the count-down, and with a few seconds of suspense for good measure, a flock of bobbing yellow ducks came hurtling down the river.
Community gardeners get their hands dirty
A sprinkling of rain the morning of Saturday, May 18 made the afternoon’s community garden planting at Damien’s Place Food Pantry slightly dreary. Even so, gardeners dug in and got their hands dirty, planting all kinds of hearty food. Damien’s Place Food Pantry placed 32 raised garden beds...
Lasagna supper to take place at Trinity Christian Church
Trinity Christian Church at 462 Main Street will host a lasagna supper on Friday, May 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The menu includes: lasagna, salad, garlic bread, assorted homemade desserts and a beverage. The charge for the dunner is $15 for adults and $7 for children under 10.
Bikers gear up for ice cream at sixth annual Tour de Creme
MATTAPOISETT — Below 60 degrees with no sun in sight likely isn’t exactly the perfect day for ice cream. But with several miles of biking under one’s belt, a stop — or two or three — at the local creamery was an easy call. Hundreds...
Middleboro chalk fest celebrates artists of all abilities
MIDDLEBORO — With chalk in hand, Jake Tower’s tremors disappear. Tower, 30, makes street art and was one of the 30 participants who came out to the second annual Chalk It Up Art Festival on May 18 at Town Hall in Middleboro. Chalk It Up is put on...
Cape theater: Ephrons' 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' cleverly unpacks women's experiences
SANDWICH ― Not one word rings untrue in “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” written by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron to describe common experiences of girls growing into women. But there are a lot of words ― and not much physical action ― in the 90-minute, one-act play. The five actresses in the...
‘Let it rip’: Chainsaw artist carves animal out of wood at Marion Art Center
MARION — Water and wood chips both fell from the air as spectators gathered through rain to watch a particularly distinctive art demonstration May 18 outside the Marion Art Center. As part of the ArtWeek SouthCoast festival, the Marion Art Center hosted chainsaw artist Evan Verissimo, who carves pieces...
Painting exhibit coming to walls of Marion Art Center
MARION – Painters Robert Abele and Mary Moquin will be exhibiting their work at the Marion Art Center, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, May 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will run until June 28 and will encompass the annual Art in Bloom festival...
Marion Art Center to present ‘The Minotaur’
MARION -– The Marion Art Center announces the presentation of The Minotaur, written by Anna Ziegler and directed by Kate Sorensen. A present-day version of a classic Greek myth, The Minotaur is a contemporary take on love, honor, and human connection. According to a press release, the play explores...
Poetry reading at Mattapoisett Library
MATTAPOISETT — Former Marion resident Ann E. Wallace will read from her latest poetry collection, "Days of Grace and Silence: A Chronicle of COVID’s Long Haul” at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Saturday, June 1, at 2 p.m. Wallace is the 2023-24 Poet Laureate of Jersey...
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