Arts

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...
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‘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,...

The Alley Theatre puts on Shrek-tacular show for all ages

MIDDLEBORO — It’s safe to say, with production weekend under wraps, that the performance of “Shrek Jr. The Musical” by summer students at the Burt Wood School of Performing Arts was a success, said the school’s director Lorna Brunelle. The packed...

Books, artwork and flowers: the subject of Lakeville Garden Club’s August exhibit

Lakeville — To see how books, artwork and flowers can be intertwined, the Lakeville Garden Club encourages the public to check out the club’s exhibit at the Great Ponds Gallery in August. The “Book, Art & Blooms VI” exhibit will run from...

Sounds of summer to return at annual concert series

Summer is here, which means the annual concert series will return to Middleboro and Lakeville. A variety of styles of music will fill the air at the free weekly performances. Middleboro Friends will once again sponsor the summer concert series...