Arts

New exhibit at to True Grit Art Gallery to explore moments in color and memory

MIDDLEBORO — True Grit Art Gallery will host Snapshots in Oil, a solo exhibition featuring more than 48 oil paintings by Norfolk artist Michelle Quinn. The show runs June 7–28 at the gallery, located at 38 Center St. An opening reception will be...

Drawn together: Chalk It Up brings together artists of all abilities

The parking lot next to Town Hall in Middleboro was transformed into a giant canvas on Sunday as artists of all ages gathered for The Heart in the Art’s Chalk It Up Festival. “We want to give people with disabilities an opportunity to be true...
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Lakeville photographer captures landscapes through ‘a language of light’

MIDDLEBORO — On the walls of True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro hang 48 breathtaking snapshots of the natural world. These are the work of Lakeville photographer Gan Barber and will be on display until May 31. Viewers got the chance to see Barber’s...

Burt Wood School scares up ‘Beetlejuice Jr’

MIDDLEBORO —It’s showtime. “Beetlejuice Jr’’ opens at The Alley Theatre in Middleboro on May 2. Students at Burt Wood School of Performing Arts have been rehearsing for weeks to prepare for the performance. Middleboro resident and show director...

Poems of Light at the True Grit Art Gallery

True Grit Art Gallery will present Poems of Light, a solo exhibit featuring over 50 works of fine art photography by Lakeville artist Gan Barber. The reception will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 38 Center St. in Middleboro. Guests...

Mayflower Orchestra to perform greatest hits of 1725

MIDDLEBORO — Mayflower Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of J. Fred Thornton, will perform “Baroque Pops: Greatest Hits of 1725’’ at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at MeetingHouse Church, 3 Nickerson Ave., Middleboro. The performance will include...

Herring Run festival splashes into Middleboro April 13, 14

MIDDLEBORO — In a sure sign of spring, the herring are running and the annual Herring Run Festival will be taking place in Middleboro. The event, in its 12th year, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 at Oliver...

Performer to present songs, stories of the Highwaymen

LAKEVILLE — Local singer/songwriter Matt York will present The Highwaymen: Songs & Stories at 6 p.m. Thursday March 27 at the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St. Songs & Stories is a one-man performance centered around the American...

Freelake student artwork in spotlight at library

LAKEVILLE — Artwork created by students from the Freetown Lakeville Middle School will be on display March 29 through April 3 at Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St. An opening ceremony will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p...

Student artwork on display at library through March

LAKEVILLE — An all-student art show will be on display at the Great Ponds Gallery at the Lakeville Public Library, 4 Precinct St., through March 27. The show is a joint effort featuring mixed media by students who attend Apponequet Regional High...

Lakeville-based bagpipe band gears up for St. Patrick’s Day

LAKEVILLE — Old Colony Highlanders Pipe Band, which practices in Lakeville, will be out and about playing the bagpipes throughout eastern Massachusetts from March 15 to 17. The band will be performing at the Patriot Place Irish Festival on March 15...

Singer-songwriter to perform at North Congregational Church

MIDDLEBORO — Singer/songwriter/musician Jacob Gervais will be heading to North Congregational Church, 38 Plymouth St., Middleboro, on Saturday, March 8. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 6:30 p.m. Gervais has performed at several...

Irish eyes will be smiling at St. Patrick’s celebration

MIDDLEBORO — Kiss me, I’m Irish, an afternoon of Irish music, sing-alongs and humor with veteran entertainer Ed Patrick Priest, is on tap March 16 at The Alley Theatre in Middleboro. The event is sponsored once again by MacDonald Sprague III of Mac...

Folk duo to perform at UU Middleboro March 9

MIDDLEBORO — The award-winning traditional folk duo of Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly will perform a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9 at UU Middleboro, 25 South Main St. This husband and wife duo from Warren, R.I. use humor and audience...

Irving Berlin music, history to be presented Feb. 23

MIDDLEBORO – Vocalist John Murelle and pianist Chris Morris will present “Blue Skies,” a look at Irving Berlin and his music, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 at Middleboro Town Hall. Berlin was an innovator of popular songs during the first part of the...

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...

‘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...