Dungeons & Dragons at the MAC!
(Marion, MA) – The Marion Center announces a new summer program for ages 10-13, Dungeons & Dragons, presented by Guild of Imagination. Guild of Imagination’s mission is to empower learners to explore their creativity, embrace diverse perspectives, and foster lifelong curiosity through immersive storytelling experiences. The program runs Monday, July 31-Friday, August 4, 9:00am-12:30pm each day. The cost is $240 for MAC members and $275 for nonmembers.

Program description: Immerse your child in a week-long journey of creative storytelling and thrilling improvisation with the Guild of Imagination’s five-day Dungeons & Dragons program! Your young adventurer will craft their own unique hero and embark on a fantastical adventure. With a focus on fostering creativity, teamwork, and problem solving, Dungeons & Dragons ignites imaginations and nurtures storytelling skills. This unforgettable experience will forge friendships in a safe and supportive environment, and create memories that will last a lifetime! Learn more and register online at www.marionartcenter.org/d-and-d.

Love Letters Coming to the MAC Stage
(Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center Theater is pleased to present Love Letters, written by A. R. Gurney and directed by Jennifer Palmer. Performance dates are August 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20. Friday and Saturday shows will start at 7:30pm, while Sunday matinees will begin at 2:00pm.

Love Letters is a two-hander drama comprised of letters exchanged between two friends over a lifetime. Andrew and Melissa, both born into wealth and position, begin their correspondence in childhood with birthday party thank-you notes. Their letters continue through their boarding school and college years while they are romantically attached and later through their individual marriages and careers. As the actors read the letters aloud, an evocative, touching, frequently funny, but always telling pair of character studies is revealed, where what is implied is as revealing and affecting as what is written down.

Tickets, $20 for MAC members and $23 for nonmembers, can be purchased online at marionartcenter.org/events. The MAC is also a participant in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program, in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector, by broadening accessibility to cultural programming. Learn more about the MAC’s free or low cost ticket offerings at marionartcenter.org/about.

Call for entries: Marion Art Center’s Summer Members’ Show
(Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is calling for entries for the Summer Members’ Show. The show runs August 11-September 22, 2023, with an opening reception scheduled on Friday, August 11 from 5:00-7:00pm. 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 5 between 10am-2pm or Tuesday, August 8 between 10am-4pm. Artists can downloaded the contract ahead of time and submit images for marketing purposes online at marionartcenter.org/on-exhibit. Please send all questions to [email protected]. Interested in participating but not a MAC member? Joining is easy online at marionartcenter.org/join.