Arts

Local playwright’s work to be performed at Middleboro Elks

MIDDLEBORO — A stage reading of local playwright and author Joyce Keller’s Walsh’s new play, “The Fantastical Johnson’s Family Tree,’’ will be performed at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24 at the Middleboro Elks Hall, 24 High St. This presentation is for...

Refuge provided by nature to be showcased at art gallery

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery, 38 Center St., will host an opening reception for “Land, Sea and Sky,’’ a solo exhibition of new paintings by Marshfield artist Dorothy Pentheny, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. An oil painter for almost 20...
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Young artist’s talent shines like the sun

MIDDLEBORO — Throughout the summer, the words of Middleboro teenager Savannah Byrne illuminated the windows of the cable studio on South Main Street. Since June, a poem written by the 18-year-old had been displayed on a stencil nearly twice the...

Stone Soup to be cooked up by home-schoolers

MIDDLEBORO — Stone Soup Play will be organized and presented by homeschooled kids ages 8 to 13 and their families on three consecutive Tuesdays: Sept. 12, 19 and 26 at 10:30 a.m. The first two get-togethers will take place at Middleboro Public...

Bryne Project to be unveiled Sept. 1

MIDDLEBORO — In collaboration with the Middleboro Cultural Council, the Office of Economic & Community Development will unveil the final results of The Byrne Project, a public art window installation that opened June 24. The large street-side...

Balloons, barber shop music among festival features

LAKEVILLE — Entertainment continues to be announced for Lakeville’s 18th annual Arts & Music Festival, to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 pm. Saturday, Sept. 30 at 18 Precinct St., routes 105 and 18, Lakeville. Musicians scheduled to perform includes...

Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day to be celebrated at Alley Theatre

MIDDLEBORO — A celebration marking Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day will take place Sept. 17 The Alley Theatre, 133 Center St., Middleboro. Middleboro musician Ed Patrick Priest is the headliner. The evening will feature Irish music, sing-alongs, an...

Auditions set for one-act plays

MIDDLEBORO — Theatre One Productions has an opportunity for actors who love performing but can’t devote a lengthy amount of time to one production. This fall and winter, stage readings will be produced of new, full-length plays with just four...

A touch of Hawaii comes to Lakeville in library exhibit

LAKEVILLE — Say aloha to Hawaii-inspired artwork in August and September when Lakeville native and fine art landscape photographer Jacquelin Medeiros will exhibit her art at the Great Ponds Gallery of Lakeville Library. The exhibition, “New England...

Art Gallery to host exhibit of abstract works

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery will host an opening reception for “Channeling Self— Painting For Healing and Self Discovery,’’ a solo exhibition of new paintings by Plymouth artist Kaile Dutton, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3. Dutton is an...

Highland Divas to perform in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — The Highland Divas are offering a concert at The Alley Theatre in Middleboro Saturday, Aug. 12. Lakeville resident Georgia Johnson, (originally of Glasgow, Scotland) will join Margaret Kelly, (Falkirk, Scotland), and Marla Kavanagh (New...

Grumbling Gryphons to spin web of adventure

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleborough Public Library will host a performance of Anansi, the Trickster Spider, a West African Tale by the Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Theater group in the Grand Ballroom of Middleboro Town Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 6:30 p.m...

Lakeville artist to be showcased at Marion display

LAKEVILLE — A Lakeville artist is one of three area friends and award-winning artists who will be displaying their works at the Marion Council On Aging starting July 28. More than 35 original pieces will be for sale, framed and ready to go. Jane...

Program set for Middleboro celebrates Capoeira culture

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Public Library is hosting a presentation for all ages showcasing martial arts and music by the Mass Capoeira Culture Center on the Town Hall lawn on Tuesday, July 25 at 6 p.m. During the show, participants will learn...

Ocean-themed items among Sip and Stroll features July 22

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro native Robyn Swift Iarrobino will be one of 83 artists, crafters and vendors to be featured at Sip and Stroll: Summer on Saturday, July 22 on the lawn at Middleboro Town Hall. The owner of Blue Anchor Studio, Swift Iarrobino’...

Comic juggler takes a spin at Lakeville presentation

LAKEVILLE — When school ends, youngsters have fewer obligations to juggle. For the children who crowded into the meeting room at the Lakeville Library Thursday, July 6, that meant they had time to watch juggling. And this juggler had more than the...

Burkland School assistant principal goes for laughs at Alley Theatre

MIDDLEBORO — Middleborough native Greg Thomas, whose day job is assistant principal of Henry B. Burkland Elementary School, will go for laughs as one of the comics in the upcoming comedy series Boro' of Laughs on July 28 at The Alley Theatre, 133...

Summer concert series returns Thursdays in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — The popular summer tradition, the Middleboro concert series, returns for its 17th season Thursdays at 6 p.m. on the Middleboro Town Hall lawn. The July schedule features: Black Vinyl, July 6; Chill-Tones, July 13; Bottom’s Up, July 20;...

Music fills the summer air in Lakeville

LAKEVILLE — It’s time to plan four evenings under the stars in Lakeville. Dust off those blankets and lounge chairs to bring to four Tuesday evenings of free musical entertainment on Center Stage. All concerts are sponsored by the Lakeville Arts...

‘High School Musical Jr.’ in session July 13-16

MIDDLEBORO — Disney Channel's hit movie musical comes to life at The Alley Theatre in Middleboro with “Disney’s High School Musical Jr.’’ to be performed July 13-16. The performance will feature 41 area students ages 5-18. Join Troy, Gabriella,...

Art exhibit showcases natural beauty of New England

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery will host an opening reception for “Viewing New England,’’ a solo exhibit of new paintings by Taunton artist Michael Evans, from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at the gallery, 38 Center St., Middleboro. Evans is an...

Middleboro artists shine at downtown gallery

MIDDLEBORO — Art created by local talent now lines the downtown streets. At the unveiling of a public gallery on Friday, June 23, local young artists expressed how it felt to have their work on display in the center of town. The gallery is located...

Teens, tweens can book it to Middleboro Library for range of experiences

MIDDLEBORO _ This July, the Middleborough Public Library is offering four creative-centered workshops relating to the Library’s summer reading theme “Find Your Voice,” which encourages youth to express their personality, ideas, and talents. Youth...

Celtics Dance Team member to lead class

MIDDLEBORO — Celtics Dance Team member and former Miss Massachusetts Elizabeth Pierre will offer a master class Wednesday, June 28 at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts, 133 Center St., Middleboro. The class will run from 3 to 6 p.m. Students...

One-act plays to be performed at Oliver Mill Park

MIDDLEBORO — Theater lovers will have the chance to view live one-act plays while taking in the scenery at Oliver Mill Park as Nemasket River Productions presents performances at the park at 5 p.m. June 30, July 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. This year’s...

He loves them yeah, yeah, yeah: Beatles music soundtrack to his life

MIDDLEBORO — Do you remember the first time you heard The Beatles? Middleboro resident and Boston-based radio host Larry “Cha-Chi” Loprete sure does. The long-time fan’s life was shaped when he saw the group on “The Ed Sullivan Show,’’ in 1964. The...

Artist selected for downtown Middleboro display

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro High School student Savannah Byrne’s artwork has been selected to be exhibited in the windows of the Middleboro Community Cable Access Media studio. A grand opening for the art installation will take place Saturday, June 24,...

Beauty of shoreline to be depicted in gallery exhibit

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery will host an opening reception for “Shoreline: Contemporary Landscape Paintings by Kathleen Dunn’’ from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 10. A resident of Scituate with longstanding ties to the Outer Cape, Dunn is a...

Khloe Glamoure to perform in A Pride Cabaret

MIDDLEBORO — A Pride Cabaret will be performed at the outside patio of The Alley Theatre, 133 Centre St.,at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The performances will feature Khloe Glamoure, a former Miss Gay Massachusetts USofA, who will bring...

‘An act of love:’ Widower publishes late wife’s book on Deborah Sampson

MIDDLEBORO — Deborah Sampson was a fighter. The one-time Middleboro resident was so determined to make a difference in America’s early battle for independence that she disguised herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. During her first...

June, July Lakeville art exhibit honors Patty McMahon

The Great Ponds Gallery inside the Lakeville Public Library at 4 Precinct Street in Lakeville has a special exhibit for the months of June and July titled the Patty McMahon Memorial Group Art Exhibit. An opening reception will be held Thursday, June...

‘The Voice’ singer Kristen Merlin to perform in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — “The Voice’’ performer Kristen Merlin will entertain live in concert at The Alley Theatre Saturday, June 17. A Massachusetts native now living in Nashville, Kristen’s music keeps her connected to this area. In 2014, she found herself...

Student artwork sought for window displays

MIDDLEBORO — Student art from those in grades 6 to 12 or recent graduates is being sought to be displayed from mid-June to mid-July in the windows at the Pierce Block Apartments, Mac Roofing and Central Square Computer Repair in downtown Middleboro...

Hyannis Sound brings Cape style to Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — Cape Cod comes to Middleboro Sunday, June 11 when Hyannis Sound performs on the patio at The Alley Theatre, 133 Centre St., in downtown Middleboro. Hyannis Sound is an all-male cappella group based out of Cape Cod, made up of collegiate...

The Pied Potter leads lesson on clay at the library

MIDDLEBORO — “Get a sense of humor.” That’s pottery advice — and perhaps life advice — from Rick Hamelin, also known as the Pied Potter, who taught two classes at the Middleboro Public Library on Saturday, May 13. Hamelin taught a class for adults...

Chalk artists hit the ground creating

MIDDLEBORO — The nondescript pavement at Town Hall became a canvas for colorful creations. A simple box of chalk and colorful imaginations transformed ordinary parking spaces into works of art during the first Chalk It Up festival outside Town Hall...

Spring fling features crafts - and arts

LAKEVILLE – From wreaths to soaps to wall decorations, plenty of potential Mother’s Day gifts filled craft booths at Spring Fling, which took place Saturday, April 29 at Loon Pond Lodge. But Hannah Darling went a step further: She made one herself...

Johnny Cash returns to the spotlight at Middleboro concert

MIDDLEBORO — The Man in Black is back – and he’s performing in Middleboro. Rodney Brunelle is bringing the sounds of Johnny Cash to The Alley Theatre in Middleboro on May 19. Brunelle was influenced by Johnny Cash as a child and decided to use his...

Playwright honored after 10, ten-minute plays performed

MIDDLEBORO — Theatre One Production’s “Slice of Life New Works Festival’’ was presented March 25 and 26 at the Mitchell Memorial Club in Middleboro. The actors, via stage readings, brought to life ten 10-minute plays, written by Massachusetts and...