Arts

Sidewalk chalk and sunshine star at annual festival

The sidewalk squares around Town Hall got a colorful — albeit temporary — new look on Saturday as artists of all ages created mini masterpieces at the Onset Chalk-Full-O-Fun Fest. Spongebob, his friends, and his neighborhood were the most popular...

Dog Park art contest sparks creativity

Dogs, ducks, and a doe-eyed giraffe were among the subjects of art submitted by kids to the Wareham Dog Park’s annual Unleash the PAWSabilities Art and Literature Contest. The works were displayed in front of the Decas School on Friday for a family...
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Onset Blues Festival rocks the VFW

The Onset VFW’s pavilion and surrounding grounds were filled with crowds of people enjoying live music on Sunday at the annual Onset Blues Fest. “The little festival that could and will:” That’s how Onset Bay Association President Kat Jones...

Grace Morrison to perform homecoming concert at Parkwood Beach

Grace Morrison grew up in the Parkwood Beach neighborhood — the third generation in her family to do so. Now, she’s coming home on Aug. 6 to perform a concert celebrating the release of her new album at the Parkwood Clubhouse. “Daughter,” a 12-song...

‘Summer of Love’ concerts rock the Onset VFW

The Onset concerts are back, louder than ever and at a new venue this year: the Onset VFW. Each year, the Onset Bay Association hosts the “Summer of Love” concert series, which brings a variety of local bands to perform outdoor concerts every...

Music from Land’s End Wareham summer concert

Music from Land’s End will host a series of chamber music concerts this summer in Wareham, Marion, and New Bedford. Musicians will perform two programs. The first will feature Diane Walsh on piano, Ariadne Daskalakis on violin, Sebastian Gottschick...

New England Irish Harp Orchestra to perform at the library

The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will host a free outdoor concert at the Wareham Free Library at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 31. The incredible New England Irish Harp Orchestra will perform in the Garden (off the...

Labor poster exhibition coming to Wareham Free Library

The Wareham Free Library will be hosting “Art for a Cause,” an exhibition of international labor posters from the collection of Stephen Lewis, from July 2 through July 30. Roughly 25 posters will be on display. The posters address issues including...

Grace Morrison: Country recording during covid

ROCHESTER -- When her tour with Shawn Mullens was cancelled by the pandemic in 2020, Grace Morrison sat down to write a five-song EP. Instead, she ended up with a full 15-song country album, featuring the likes of Lloyd Maines (father of the Dixie...

Tiny dancers back on stage at Kaleidoscope

Lights, Camera, Action! Kaleidoscope’s dance students were finally able to perform on June 12 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. The pandemic was difficult for many small businesses and some dance studios had to permanently...

History brought to life through floral design

Wareham Garden Club members have brought moments from Wareham’s history to life through flower arrangements for a special exhibition in the library, open Friday and Saturday from 10 to 4. A hurricane, gas explosion, the War of 1812, and Captain John...

Wareham Public Schools to host a traveling art show

Wareham Public Schools has planned an art show that will travel around town from June 7 to June 15. The show will feature art created by students in third through seventh grade. Residents are invited to drive or walk by artwork, which will be...

Summer of Love, Music at Land’s End concerts set for this summer

Live music will be back in Wareham this summer with the return of two popular concert series: The Summer of Love in Onset and Music from Land’s End Wareham. The Summer of Love Concerts will be held each Wednesday at the Onset VFW from 6:30 to 9 p.m...

‘She’s Dead!’: Students perform original murder mystery comedy play

A small, distanced crowd gathered in the parking lot by the high school’s softball field on Saturday night for the premier of a new play written and directed by two Wareham High School students. James Fitzgerald and Colby Flanigan wrote “She’s Dead...

Author brings humor, heart to series of locally-inspired books

A Wareham woman has written four books set largely in and around Onset and Wareham, and she’ll be hosting a book signing at ECHO on Saturday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Elizabeth Butts’ books “Singleish,” “Secondhand Purses,” “Thirty Happens” and...

Golden Retriever helps author find love

Daniel Perdios, a soon-to-be Wareham resident and two-time author, described himself succinctly: “I’m the Golden Retriever guy.” He recently released his second book, titled “A Golden Retriever & His Two Dads: An Adventure on Cape Cod.” The book...