Wareham Weekend!
When there are weekend events happening, Wareham Week will feature them in this little round-up we like to call Wareham Weekend.
Know an event we should include in future weeks? Let us know! E-mail Editor Matthew Bernat at editor@warehamweek.com.
Friday, July 1
Las Vegas Legends at Salerno's
Salerno’s welcomes back Jimmy Mazz beginning on Friday July 1. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Show time is at 8 p.m.
Las Vegas Legends is a musical journey through Jimmy’s favorite songs by a wide variety of performers -- from the classics to today’s contemporary artists -- hot off the Las Vegas Strip over the years.
Price per person is $30.00 and includes a dinner buffet and admission to the show.
VIP cards are available for $75.00 per person, which includes admission and dinner for all three upcoming shows.
For information and reservations, call Nicole at 508-273-6104.
Proceeds from the dinner and shows will help support Wareham seniors through the Council of Aging and the nonprofit Advocates for Wareham Seniors. There will be door prizes and auction items.
Saturday, July 2
3rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet
The Onset Bay Association and the Wareham Harbormaster’s office will host the 3rd Annual Blessing of the Fleet on July 2 at 10:30 a.m. at Onset Pier.
This traditional marine celebration features a parade of decorated boats proceeding from the far side of Wickets Island in the channel past the front of the Onset Pier. A priest will offer a blessing.
A group of judges will evaluate the boats as “best dressed” and “most patriotic.”
For more information, contact the Onset Bay Association at 4 Union St., Onset or call 508-295- 7072. Sign up at onsetBOTF@gmail.com or visit the Harbormaster office at the Onset Pier.
Bike, Doll Carriage and Pet Parades
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be three children's parades on the Onset Pier: a bike parade, a doll carriage parade, and a pet parade.
Prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place winners of each category.
Celebrate Salsa
The monthly Saturday Salsa Dance will be held at the Wareham Boys & Girls Club on July 2.
Salsa dancing begins at 7 p.m.and ends at 10 p.m.. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Salsa lessons begin around 6 p.m. and costs just $5.00.
The Boys & Girls Club is located at the former Hammond Elementary School, 13 Highland Ave., at the corner of Highland Ave. and Eleventh Streets in Onset – Wareham.
Wareham Gatemen vs Cotuit Kettleers
The Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League face off against the Cotuit Kettleers on Saturday, July 2, at Spillane Field in Wareham, with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Monday, July 4
Antique and Craft Faire
The Wareham Historical Society will host its 40th annual Antique and Craft Faire on July 4 at the Village Green, rain or shine.
The event begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. There is a $3 admission fee which includes a tour of the Fearing Tavern Museum.
The Wareham Minutemen and Militia will muster at noon.
Francis McNamee will be giving appraisals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appraisals cost $5 for one item, or $10 for three.
For more information, contact Angela Dunham at 508-295-8578.
Wareham Gatemen vs Bourne Braves
The Gatemen will take on the Bourne Braves at Spillane Field in Wareham, with first pitch scheduled for 6:30 p.m.