Arts

And they love him: Beatles fan named to hall of fame

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro resident and lifelong Beatles fan Larry "Chachi" Loprete has plenty to twist and shout about as he is scheduled to be named to the New England Music Hall of Fame, The future radio personality’s life was spun around on Feb. 9...

Lakeville Lions to host comedy show Feb. 8

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Lions Club will be holding their annual comedy show at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8 at Loon Pond Lodge at Ted Williams Camp. Tickets are available on the Lakeville Lions Club web site at lakevillemalions.org/comedy-show Reserved...
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‘North Woods Nonsense’ to be performed at Old Colony

ROCHESTER — The Old Colony Theater Company will present the comedy North Woods Nonsense, written by Andrew Ross, at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, 476 North St., Rochester. Opening night is Friday Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Additional...

‘Matilda the Musical Jr.’ comes to the Nichols Middle School stage

MIDDLEBORO — Unlike some plays, when teens and tweens are forced to play much older characters, “Matilda the Musical Jr.’’ involves parts right in and around their age range of Nichols Middle School Drama Club performers. “It’s nice to do a show...

Cultural council grants to bring arts programs to the public

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro Local Cultural Council has announced that $23,384 is being distributed to 27 events to provide residents with public programs that s upport the arts, sciences, and humanities. The funds are supplied to local communities...

Elvis will be in the building for Burt Wood fund-raiser

MIDDLEBORO — Singer Dan Fontaine III will be all shook up as he presents “Love Me Tender, An Elvis Presley Tribute’’ concert Sunday, Feb. 9 at The Alley Theatre in Middleboro. Fontaine grew up in Massachusetts and was raised listening to the music...

Crowe Pasture to land in Middleboro for Jan. 26 concert

MIDDLEBORO — Crowe Pasture, the Cape Cod-based duo of Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin, will perform at Middleboro Town Hall at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. This event is part of the “Music that Moves” Sunday Concert Series, which is living up to its name...

Irish/Celtic harpist to perform Jan. 23 at Lakeville Library

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Public Library presents “An Evening with Áine Minogue’’ from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. Minogue is an award-winning Irish/Celtic harpist, Gaelic/Irish singer, arranger, and composer. Born and raised in Borrisokane,...

‘Matilda the Musical, Jr.’ to be performed at Nichols Middle School

MIDDLEBORO — The Nichols Middle School Drama Club will present “Matilda the Musical, Jr.,” based on the book by Roald Dahl, at 7 p.m. Friday Jan. 31 and 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday Feb. 1. This story follows Matilda, played by sixth grader Savannah Kelley...

Lakeville Arts Council awards funding to cultural programs

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville Arts Council members have awarded 21 grants totaling $8,845 for cultural programs in the Lakeville and Middleboro areas. The grants were awarded from funds distributed to Lakeville by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state...

Concert Jan. 4 to benefit Amazing Grace Equine

MIDDLEBORO — Al Smith will perform a classic rock performance to benefit Amazing Grace Equine in Middleboro at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4 at 200 Oak Point Drive, Middleboro. Tickets are $35 and include pizza from Central Cafe. A cash bar will be...

Work of legally blind artist to be showcased at Lakeville library

LAKEVILLE — Raynham artist Cindy Connolly will exhibit her works in the Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library in January and February. This mixed media exhibit will include acrylics, graphites, oils, pastels, and watercolors. Connolly...

Travel talk by local author Jan. 15 at Middleboro library

MIDDLEBORO — From colliding with a kangaroo in Australia to walking the shores of the Sea of Galilee, New Bedford author Matt Davis has experienced a world of travel experiences. He will discuss some of those adventures at a talk at 6:30 p.m...

Classical-A-Go-Go! to be performed Jan. 12 in Middleboro

MIDDLEBORO — The Bespoke Consort will perform live on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Middleboro, 25 South Main St. The quartet will present a program of Classical-A-Go-Go!, chamber music-sans-boundaries that...

Celtics dancer to offer class at Burt Wood School

MIDDLEBORO — Celtics Dancer Tatyana Brown will offer a master class at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. In addition to being a Celtics dancer, Brown serves as Miss Boston and was a top 10...

Snowmen melt hearts, benefit animal shelter

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Animal Shelter received $12,400 in donations through the Snowman Jubilee Act of Kindness project sponsored by the Friends of the Lakeville Animal Shelter. A $6,200 dollar check was presented to the shelter Saturday, Dec. 14...

‘Elf Jr. The Musical’ to be performed at Alley Theatre

MIDDLEBORO — “Elf Jr. The Musical’’ will be presented by the Burt Wood School of Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Friday Dec. 13 and at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15 at the Alley Theatre, 133 Center St., Middleboro. Tickets are $...

Children treated to Halloween with crafts, critters

MIDDLEBORO — Youngsters visited Forever Farm Saturday Oct. 26 to celebrate Halloween alongside some four-legged friends. They played games, created paper pumpkins and showcased their costumes while helping to raise funds for the Forever Farm. The...

Nashville sound to fill Middleboro theatre Nov. 1 and 2

MIDDLEBORO — The sounds of Nashville will come to Middleboro when the Alley Theatre hosts A Nashville Songwriter Experience at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 and Saturday, Nov. 2 at the theatre, 133 Center St. The musical experience will focus on the stories...

Lakeville Arts Festival celebrates local talent

LAKEVILLE — The grassy stretch at the corner of Precinct Street and Route 18 in Lakeville bustled with commotion Saturday, Oct. 5, as shoppers surveyed the work of local artisans and entertainers showcased their talents at the 19th annual Lakeville...

Lakeville Arts Council seeks grant funding proposals

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville Arts Council is seeking funding proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs. The grants are due Oct. 16 and can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Lakeville . These include...

Local pipe band plays a tune to Celtic tradition

LAKEVILLE – Most novice bagpipers won’t be ready to lay their hands on the pipes until months after they start learning it. That’s how long it takes to learn the fundamentals, according to Diane Wood-Bielski, a 20-year bagpiper. Wood-Bielski is one...

Lakeville Arts and Music Festival set for Oct. 5

LAKEVILLE — The 19 th Lakeville Arts & Music Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the junction of routes 105 and 18. Entertainment includes Awesome Rob the Magician, Old Colony Highlander Bag Pipe Band and Henry...

Middleboro business keeps guitars, and their stories, alive

MIDDLEBORO — The only time Ben Sangiolo doesn’t feel anxious is when there is a guitar in front of him. The way his face glowed as he stared at the red semi-hollow guitar in his Middleboro-based guitar repair shop, indicated the validity of his...

Words and paintings to collide at True Grit Gallery exhibition

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro is “making an effort to bring local poets and visual artists together for an upcoming exhibition centered around the idea of visual artists responding to poetry,” according to True Grit Art Gallery co...

Pipe Band wraps up 2024 season on high note

LAKEVILLE — With just a few weeks of competition remaining, the Old Colony Highlanders bagpipe band is finishing the 2024 season strong. The band, which practices in Lakeville, placed first overall at the Vermont Scottish Festival and Games that...

New Lakeville location gives art studio a sense of 'permanence'

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville artists of all ages and abilities now have a new space to hone their craft. The Heart in Art, an art studio whose mission is to make the arts accessible to people of all mental and physical abilities, opened the doors at its...

Oak Point artists prepare for upcoming exhibition

LAKEVILLE — The Oak Point Art Association is putting the finishing touches on its mixed media exhibit which will be on display at the Great Ponds Gallery in Lakeville from Thursday, Sept. 5 to Thursday, Oct. 31. The show features 20 artists who have...

Great Ponds Gallery to showcase Middleboro artists

The Great Ponds Art Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library will feature works by Middleboro artists in its upcoming exhibition. The Gallery will feature artists from the Oak Point Art Association for the months of September and October. Twenty...

Pipe band bags bronze

LAKEVILLE— Bearing the August sun dressed head-to-toe in wool attire proved worth it to members of the Old Colony Highlanders Bagpipe band, who took third place in the North American Pipe Band Championships the weekend of Aug. 3-4. The pipe band,...