Happenings

Happenings

Gatemen have busy week ahead

The Wareham Gatemen, who recently started their 96th season in the Cape Cod Baseball League, will be playing four home games in the coming week. The Cape Cod Baseball League brings elite college baseball players from across the country to...

Onset preparing for 15th Summer of Love

Onset’s Summer of Love concert series will return for its 15th year, starting on Wednesday, June 28 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thee Midnight Society (not a typo), which bills itself as “Cape Cod’s most original party/cover band,” will perform hits...

Play poker with a paddle on Onset Bay

Talk about clams casino. On Sunday, June 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Onset Bay will become the world’s largest (and wettest) poker table during the Onset Bay Association’s annual Kayak Poker Run. The poker run’s original date of Saturday, June 17 was...

Share memories of Onset’s past with the Historical Society

The Wigwam. The movie houses. Dummy Bridge. These and more memories of Onset days of yore will come back to life at the Methodist Meeting House, 495 Main St., on Monday, June 19 at 7 p.m. Onset native and historian Marie Strawn will reminisce about...

Hit the refurbished trails in Minot Forest

After over a year of construction , three refurbished hiking trails in Minot Forest will open to the public. The Minot Forest Committee will hold a trail opening ceremony on Saturday, June 17 at 11 a.m., in the parking lot at Stillman Drive and...

Part of Marion Road could go from four lanes to two

MassDOT will present a proposed reconstruction of Route 6 (Marion Road), affecting the road from Cromesett Road to Wareham Town Hall, at a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, June 21 at 6 p.m. The proposed redesign would reduce the number of lanes...

Get ready to bog and roll at All American Assisted Living

The berries will be bouncing at “Jammin’ on the Bogs,” a concert and party at All American Assisted Living, 300 Rosebrook Way, on Wednesday, June 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be live music, appetizers, drinks and games. To RSVP, call...

Don’t pasta up on Wesley UMC lasagna dinner

It’s a meal that Garfield would be proud of. Wesley United Methodist Church, 462 Main St., will host a lasagna supper on Friday, June 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Along with the lasagna, salad, garlic bread, assorted desserts and a beverage will be...

Breakfast is divine at Wesley UMC

Wesley United Methodist Church, 462 Main St., will host its monthly free community breakfast on Saturday, June 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Pancakes, bacon, sausage, fresh fruit, fruit juices and coffee will be on the menu. The church’s Mission...

Learn about the fish and the bees at the library

Children’s entertainer Mary Wilson of Pitter Patter Programs will playfully teach kids about sea life and insects at the Wareham Free Library on Tuesday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The free lesson, intended for children between the ages of 2...

Sewer Commission to give update on Swifts Beach project

Recently-elected Sewer Commission Chair Bernard Pigeon and local businessman Danny Warren will give an update on the currently-stalled replacement of sewer lines in the Swifts Beach neighborhood at the Swifts Beach Community Center, 38 Pleasant St...

Stop and smell the flowers at Fearing Tavern

The Wareham Historical Society will host a public tour of the Wareham Garden Club’s floral displays at the Fearing Tavern, 11 Elm St., on Saturday, June 10 and Sunday, June 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Members of each organization will walk attendees...

Gatemen will soon begin 100th season

The Wareham Gatemen baseball team will begin its 100th season playing against the Falmouth Commodores on Saturday, June 10 at 6 p.m. The game will take place at Guv Fuller Field, 790 Main St., Falmouth. The Gatemen’s first home game, against the...

‘American Idol’ alum holding album release party in Onset

Teddy Mathews, the Wareham singer whose 2018 star turn on “American Idol” was left on the cutting room floor , is throwing a party to celebrate the release of his debut EP, “Sorry I’m Late.” The party will take place at the Dudley L. Brown VFW Post...

Onset church will be workin’ at the car wash, yeah

The Onset Foursquare Church will host a car wash fundraiser at the West Wareham Fire Station, 2368 Cranberry Highway, on Saturday, June 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The car wash will raise money for the church’s younger members to attend summer camps...

Onset Foursquare Church holding summer services at bandshell

Onset Foursquare Church will hold Sunday services at the Lillian Gregerman Bandshell, 4 Union Ave., at 10 a.m. on June 25, July 30 and Aug. 27. Free parking is available at Hynes Field, across the street from Chuck’s Automobile at 281 Onset Ave...

The middle school’s got talent – and art

Wareham Middle School students will put on an art and talent show on Thursday, June 8 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Guests can see student artwork on display starting at 4:30 p.m., and the talent show will begin at 5 p.m. The middle school Student...

Local kids will sing in New Bedford choir concert

Wareham kids will perform with the South Coast Children’s Chorus, a choir of over 50 students from schools throughout southeastern Massachusetts, at the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, 71 Eighth Street, on Thursday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. The...

At the elementary school, kindergarten’s a zoo

Incoming kindergarteners and their families will be able to explore Wareham Elementary School during the school’s kindergarten rally on Tuesday, June 6 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. However, they may discover that the elementary school has become a zoo! In...

Be the Hercules of the cranberries at Harvest Triathlon

The Harvest Triathlon, a trio of trials that will test the might of even the strongest athletes, shall take place at A.D. Makepeace headquarters, 158 Tihonet Road, on Sunday, June 11 at 7:30 a.m. Participants will compete in either the shorter...

Walk the line at library Johnny Cash concert

In a legendary career spanning over half a century, Johnny Cash was everywhere, man. However, the Man in Black never came to Wareham — until now. Boston-based singer-songwriter Matt York will perform the classic songs of Johnny Cash at the Wareham...

Taunton author to give talk at library

Taunton author Kerrin Willis’s novel “Strange Arithmetic” will be the subject of a talk at the Wareham Free Library on Saturday, June 24 at 1 p.m. At the talk, Willis will discuss her novel, which takes place in Taunton between 1944 and 2015. It...

You will not believe your eyes at land trust firefly walk

Fireflies, lightning bugs, that annoying song from 2009. Whatever you call them, they will be all aglow at Douglas S. Westgate Preserve, 29 Papermill Road, on Friday, June 23 at 8:30 p.m. At the time that fireflies are at peak visibility, Plymouth...

Go up Agawam Mill Pond with a paddle

The Wareham Land Trust and the Wareham Free Library are welcoming summer with a free solstice paddle at Agawam Mill Pond on Wednesday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. Paddlers will launch their boats at Whitlock’s Landing, 150 Glen Charlie Road. Participants...

Be part of the welcoming committee at Whitlock’s Landing

Help the Wareham Land Trust build a welcome kiosk at Whitlock’s Landing, 150 Glen Charlie Road, on Tuesday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tools will be provided. Water, work gloves, bug spray and appropriate woods attire are encouraged. To...

Fight invasive species at Stoney Run Stream

The Wareham Land Trust is looking for volunteers to clear invasive plant species at Stoney Run Stream on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If volunteers have trucks with Wareham Transfer Station stickers, which can be used to remove cut...

Your dogs will be barking after canine-friendly hike

The Wareham Land Trust, in collaboration with OutHounds Adventure & Training Academy of Dartmouth, is offering a dog-friendly hike at the Douglas S. Westgate Preserve, 29 Papermill Road, on Saturday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. Whether on two legs or...

Help the Elks Lodge decorate with stars and stripes

The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73, 2855 Cranberry Highway, is looking for volunteers to help decorate the front of its lodge with American flags on Wednesday, May 24 at 11 a.m. The flags will honor veterans for Memorial Day weekend.

Elks to celebrate Flag Day with ‘Old Glory’ presentation

The Wareham-New Bedford Lodge of Elks #73, 2855 Cranberry Highway, will celebrate Flag Day with a presentation of flags throughout American history on Saturday, June 3 at 11 a.m. The Wareham Fire Department will hang “Old Glory” from a tower truck...

Wigwam out at Onset spiritualist fair

In 1894, a group of spiritualists built the On-I-Set Wigwam at 9 Crescent Place in Onset, using it as a place to conduct religious rituals and communicate with the unseen world. On Saturday, May 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the On-I-Set Wigwam...

Have a shell of a time at 7th annual Oyster Festival

It will be a day of raw emotion. After a long pandemic absence, the Wareham Oyster Festival will return to Main Street for its seventh year on Sunday, May 28 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Each year, we have bigger and bigger crowds because the word spread...

Get the sizzle and the steak at Redmen Hall meat raffle

Redmen Hall, 745 Main St., will host its monthly meat raffle at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 2. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and a meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $8 per person. The Redmen Hall meat raffle is held on the first Friday of every...

Onset Chalkfest looking for artists, vendors

The Onset Bay Association’s Chalkfest, to be held on Saturday, August 19, will be chalk full of artists, music, food and drink. The association is still deciding where to hold the festival, but is still looking for vendors and chalk artists to be a...

Veterans Council to lay wreaths across town for Memorial Day

The Wareham Veterans Council will lay wreaths at locations across town on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, to commemorate local veterans. At 8:30 a.m., the Veterans Council will lay wreaths at the Town Green, followed by Centre Cemetery at 9 a.m., St...

Solve an English mystery at the library

The Wareham Free Library’s Mystery Book Club will discuss the novel “The Long Call” by Ann Cleeves on Tuesday, June 20 at 6 p.m. “The Long Call,” the first novel in Cleeves’s “Two Rivers” series, tells the story of a detective who was raised in a...

Used clothing giveaway at Baby Point

Baby Point, the division of Turning Point that serves families with very young children, is having a sale of gently-used women’s clothing at its 3 Viking Drive location on Thursday, May 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The clothes will be provided by Walt’...

Go once, go twice to High School DECA auction

The Wareham High School DECA club for young entrepreneurs will host a fundraising lunch, raffle and auction at the high school cafeteria on Sunday, May 21 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Auction items will be donated by local residents and businesses...

El Mariachi to host fundraiser for Tobey Alford’s sister

El Mariachi Mexican Restaurant, 207 Main St., is hosting a scholarship fundraiser for the late Tobey Alford’s twin sister MaryJane Alford. Tobey, 14, died in April due to injuries sustained from being hit by a car while riding his bicycle on...

Hear America singing at the library

Entertainers Tom and Sheila Monaghan will perform a medley of patriotic tunes during “Sing for America,” a free concert at the Wareham Free Library on Wednesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. “Sing for America” is a humorous overview of the history of American...

‘So You Think You Know the South Coast?’ Find out at the library

South Coast locals can put their knowledge of the region to the test at the Wareham Free Library on Wednesday, June 7 at 7 p.m., as author Henry Quinlan speaks about his book “So You Think You Know the South Coast?” Quinlan will give insights into...

There is such a thing as a free breakfast at Wesley UMC

Wesley United Methodist Church, 462 Main St., will serve its monthly Free Community Breakfast on Saturday, May 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Breakfast sandwiches, bacon, sausages, home fries, fresh fruit, fruit juices and coffee will be on the menu...

A used book sale of historic proportions at the library

The Wareham Free Library is holding its monthly used book sale on Thursday May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Saturday, May 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. In honor of Memorial Day, there will be a table...

Leave the house, make the cannoli at the High School

The only thing better than making cannolis is eating them. Chef Joe Breda will teach a class in making the creamy, cheese-filled dough tubes on Thursday, May 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Wareham High School culinary kitchen. To reserve a spot...

College admission tips at the YMCA

High school students can learn how to get into their dream school during College Admissions 101, a free seminar at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road, on Wednesday, May 31 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Honoria DaSilva-Kilgore, founder of...

A Mother’s Day show and tell with the Historical Society

Mother’s tea cozies, doilies and other antique goodies may hold sentimental value, but they are also of great historical value. The Wareham Historical Society will hold a show and tell for motherly handmade crafts at the Methodist Meeting House, 495...

Play golf fore the firefighters’ union

The Wareham Fire Fighters Local 2810 is sounding the alarm for golfers to play in its third annual golf tournament at the Atlantic Country Club, 450 Little Sandy Pond Road, Plymouth, on Saturday, June 24 at 1:30 p.m. Registering in the tournament...

Consultants to reveal downtown floodproofing concept

The Fuss & O’Neill and Woods Hole Group consulting firms will unveil a floodproofing concept for Main Street and Merchants Way during a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, May 17 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is part of the ongoing...

Library puppet show will be deeply felt

Puppeteer Mary Wilson of Pitter Patter Puppets will join singer-songwriter Paul Kehoe for a special edition of their “Puppets, Paul and Mary” act to the Wareham Free Library on Thursday, July 13 at 10:30 a.m. The “musical and interactive puppet...

Say ahoy to pirate-themed playground in Swifts Beach

Land ho! A pirate ship is about to run aground on Swifts Beach — or, at least, a playground that resembles a pirate ship. After eight months of construction , and $250,000 in Community Preservation Act funds, the new Joseph W. Conway, Sr. Memorial...

Clams, soul food and music at Onset Memorial Day bash

The Onset VFW Pavilion, 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road, will celebrate Memorial Day with food, music and art on Saturday, May 27 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. DJ Lady K, of New Bedford, and Richie Rich & 24-Karat Funk, of Boston, will perform. A clam boil, soul...

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