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The MWC’s Annual Taste of the Town fund raising event will be held Tuesday, July 17th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Shipyard Park.
Taste of the Town started in the early 2000’s as a fund raiser for the Mattapoisett Public Library Capital Campaign. For the next several years the Mattapoisett Woman’s Club along with the Mattapoisett Free Public Library continued this annual event. After that the MWC has continued it on it’s on as a principal fund raiser for our scholarships and donations to other non-profit agencies in the Greater New Bedford Community.
These exciting “Tastes” are held at Shipyard Park under the Lion’s Club Harbor Days tent on the Tuesday of Harbor Day’s week. They feature local dining establishments offering their signature dishes: lobster rolls, chowder, shrimp cocktail, delicious stone cold soup and more. Floral arrangements are made for each table and are available for a donation. Rousing entertainment has been by the Showstoppers for the past several years. The community looks forward to the “Taste” each year. It is an exciting and energetic event bringing hundreds of people together under the Lion’s tent. It is humming with activity, music and the lovely setting of tables along the shores of Mattapoisett Harbor.
Come and meet your favorite Mattapoisett restaurateurs, and enjoy the “Tastes” of 12 local area restaurants! Plus enjoy the music and dancing of “The Showstoppers” with your family and friends!
Tickets for “A Taste of Mattapoisett” are on sale at the door for only $10 for 10 tickets. Please note that the number of tickets needed for each Taste is determined by the restaurant and complete menus are available onsite. Also, table bouquets and vases are available to take home for a $5.00 donation. Surprise your Mom, a loved one, or a special shut-in!
Avoid the Parking Hassle! Take the FREE Shuttle bus, provided by The Council on Aging, from St. Anthony’s and the Mattapoisett Town Beach. Shuttles run continuously from 4:15 PM to 7:00 PM.
“Taste” provides scholarships for Mattapoisett Students.
Participating Restaurants:
Inn on Shipyard Park
Magpies
Mattapoisett Diner
Mattapoisett Woman’s Club
Nick’s Homemade Pizza
On the Go
Oxford Creamery
Shipyard Galley
The Slip
Turk’s Seafood
Uncle Jon’s Coffee
Walrus & Captain
Ying Dynasty
Come down to Shipyard Park during the Lions’ Club Harbor Days and get some…
Pies, pies, and more pies …all fruit-based, mostly berries, all homemade…
the MORE comes from muffins, slices of quick breads, cookies, brownies, and MORE . . . ALL homemade!
Pies are $20 because of they’re going to be so full of fresh fruit; all goodies are individually priced by the baker.
Cash, credit cards, or PayPal.
Proceeds of Pies & More Sale go entirely to the MWC’s Scholarship Fund, which annually awards three scholarships, two to graduating senior high school students who reside in Mattapoisett and one to a continuing education student who graduated in a year prior to the current year who also reside in Mattapoisett.
