Member Appreciation day at Marion Art Center
Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center will host MAC Member Day on Saturday, June 3 from 2:00-4:00pm, with a rain date on Sunday, June 4. The MAC will offer free ice cream, face painting by Daisy Dots, lawn games, and live music by Butch McCarthy. This family-friendly event is for any and all MAC members. Those who wish to join the MAC can do so at the event, or sign up ahead of time at marionartcenter.org/join. The event is free to attend, but the MAC requests that members register ahead of time. RSVP online at www.marionartcenter.org/events , or email [email protected] with name, contact info, and number of attendees including children.

Call for Readers: Reading Frederick Douglass Together Event in July
Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center is partnering with the Marion Community Center and Tri-Town Against Racism to present a public reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? The event will take place on Saturday, July 1 at 1:00pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community Center located at 465 Mill Street, Marion. A group discussion will follow the event, and light refreshments will be served. The MAC is recruiting participants from the SouthCoast region to participate in a group recitation of an abridged version of the famous speech, which will take approximately 50 minutes. The collaborators aim to assemble a group of 15 to 30 people representing myriad races, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, and backgrounds that reflect the diversity found across the SouthCoast region and the country. Participants will be reading this speech from a document, so no memorization is required. Participants should have a strong speaking voice and be available for at least two rehearsals prior to the performance. Interested persons should contact MAC board member Jack Boesen. Find contact info and learn more at www.marionartcenter.org/rfdt-2023 .

Birthday Parties at the MAC
Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center’s Arts & Crafts instructor Aylin Cetik is offering birthday parties in the MAC Studio. Parties for ages 4 and up will be scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays, with 15-20 minutes reserved at the end of the party for a sweet treat. Available times are 10am-11:30am or 1:00pm-2:30pm. Suggested party themes include: mermaids, fairies, outer space, pirates, art & science, or custom! The cost is $275 for up to ten guests, and $15 for each additional child with a maximum of 15 children. Add-on options include outdoor lawn games, or other activities by request, for an additional fee. For more information and to inquire about dates, email [email protected] .