Arts

Menagerie of kid’s art on display at Wareham Post Office

The Wareham Post Office on Main St. is festooned with a variety of artwork created by kids and teens for the Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham’s annual Unleash the Paws-ibilities art and literary contest. Visitors can admire works that were inspired...

Wareham Historical Society presents American history song concert

The Wareham Historical Society is presenting an American song history concert hosted by Thomas and Sheila Monagham. The event will be held on Monday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Meeting House on 495 Main Street in Wareham. Admission is free...
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Hand-crafted guitars, made in Onset

If you’ve attended a Summer of Love concert or an Onset Bluesfest in the last seven or eight years, you’ve likely had the chance to buy a raffle ticket to win a homemade guitar. The man behind the guitars is David Gurney of Yenrug Guitars. “I love...

Young actors wow crowds in two performances of favorite folk tales

Some of Wareham’s younger stars took to the elementary school stage on Aug. 18 to perform two classic tales: Stone Soup and the Three Little Pigs. The performances were put on by participants in the Wareham School’s CARE summer program. Teachers and...

Chalkfest will hit the Pier this year

The eighth annual Onset Chalk-Full-O-Fun Street Painting Festival will be held at the Onset Pier and Bayview Park this year on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone can sign up to fill a sidewalk square with chalk art for $5. Prizes will...

Songwriter Grace Morrison performs to support Parkwood Beach playground

Grace Morrison, a Wareham-born singer-songwriter, played a show on her home turf Friday to support upgrades to the playground in Parkwood Beach, the neighborhood she grew up in. “I think it’s going to become an annual thing for us, which is pretty...

Blue Foot Cafe highlights local artist

A local resident has her art showcased at the Blue Foot Cafe for the month of July. Kate Furler, a Wareham resident, said she began painting in the 1970s. She attended art school before moving to Ireland, where she taught painting for 10 years, she...

See a Grace Morrison concert, help support a new playground

Grace Morrison, a Parkwood Beach native, will return to the neighborhood on Friday, July 22, at 6 p.m. for a concert to benefit the neighborhood’s efforts to build a new playground. The concert will be held at the neighborhood clubhouse at 23...

Old and new collide in Music from Land’s End 10th season

From the 19th century composer Robert Schumann to the Beatles, Music from Land’s End kicked off in Wareham this weekend with artists for everyone in its first programming of the summer. “Anybody is welcome,” artistic director and violinist Ariadne...

Unleash the creativity for a contest ahead of new dog park’s opening

This year, the Dog Park Affiliation of Wareham’s creative contest will herald the dog park’s opening this fall. The DPAW Unleash the PAWsibilities contest is open to kids ages 5 to 16, with both visual and literary entries welcome. This year,...

Off to see the wizard: Kids perform a classic

Somewhere over the rainbow in the Wareham Elementary School, a group of third and fourth graders performed the Wizard of Oz on Wednesday afternoon. The group brought the beloved tale to life with style as a crowd of family members and school staff...

Scottish folk band draws crowd at the Library

It was standing-room-only at the Wareham Free Library on May 29 at a performance by North Sea Gas, a Scottish folk group on the final stop of their tour. As some music fans sat in chairs in the hallway or perched on a counter, the trio kept the...

Memorial concert planned in honor of Christopher Brown

On Thursday, June 2 at 4 p.m., Janice Weber will perform a memorial solo piano recital in honor of Christopher Brown, who resided in Marion and Wareham. The program will include pieces inspired by Brown's repertoire, including Bach, Beethoven,...

SouthCoast Spring Arts events scheduled around Wareham

The SouthCoast Spring Arts festival is a collection of arts and cultural events from across the region. While events are planned everywhere from Fall River to Wareham, there’s plenty to do without leaving town. For a complete list of events, go to...

High School to host fairy and gnome walk

Ever wanted to see where fairies and gnomes live? The Wareham High School Art Department will be hosting a fairy and gnome art walk from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11. Hunt for fairy and gnome houses around Wareham High School, where...

Peep this: Contest entries wow library patrons

Visitors to the Wareham Free Library were wowed last week by an astonishing array of dioramas in which marshmallow Peeps — the classic Easter treat — visited outer space, hung out on the beach and worked in Town Hall. “I’ve never been to a Peep show...

Vote for your favorite PEEPs at the library!

Just past the circulation desk at the Wareham Free Library, visitors can dive into tiny beach scenes, a gladiator match, outer space or a farm – populated by PEEPs, the Easter marshmallow treat. The sugary scenes are entrants into the Library’s...

Music from Land’s End plans summer concerts

Music at Lands End Wareham will return this summer, with three musical programs to be performed in July and August. The concert series will open with a program including classical music and modern hits, featuring singer and songwriter Nick Randolph...