Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is calling for entries for the Summer Members’ Show. The show runs August 15-September 20, 2024, with an opening reception scheduled on Thursday, August 15 from 5:00-7:00 pm.

All MAC members are invited to enter up to two pieces each. All works must be original, must have been executed by the artist within the last five years, and must not have been previously shown at the Marion Art Center. The MAC will not exhibit works that are in poor condition (including frame) or are not properly prepared for installation. 

To exhibit, members should drop off artwork to the MAC at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA on Saturday, August 10 between 10am-2pm or Tuesday, August 13 between 10am-4pm. Artists can download the contract ahead of time at marionartcenter.org/on-exhibit.

The Summer Members’ Show is traditionally well-attended and artists have the option of listing their work for sale.

Interested in participating but not a MAC member? Joining is easy online at marionartcenter.org/join. With the current membership drive, renewals and new members receive a MAC bag free..

MAC Theater Presents: Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery Opening August 9, 2024

Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center (the MAC) would like to announce the opening of the MAC Theater’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

Synopsis: Get your deerstalker cap on – the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo, Crazy for You) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? Join the fun and see how far from elementary the truth can be.

Director Kate Fishman says “Mystery? Melodrama? Comedy? Or just a doggone good tail, I mean tale! This play has it all.”

Cast members include Scott Fishman, Matt Lynds, Elizabeth Rapoza, Kate Martin, Allie Goodman and stage ninja/manager Kiah Allaire with Bethany Lemoureux as costumier and Steve McManus - sound/light.

The show dates are August 9,10,11,16, 17,18, 23, 24, 25 with Friday and Saturday curtain at 7:30 pm and Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm at the MAC’s Anne Braitmayer Webb Theater. Tickets are $20 for MAC Members and $23 for non-members.