On Thursday, May 13, at 6:00 pm, the bandstand at Marion Harbor will be the site for a staged reading of “LZ Bravo: A Vietnam Tour of Duty,” an original, one-act drama conceived and written by John Heavey, a local actor and the drama director at Tabor Academy. The play is based in part on “Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam,” as well as other oral histories and writings from men and women who served in Vietnam. You’ll hear the poignant voices of over three dozen characters, servicemen, and nurses who endured their year-long tour of duty in “the Nam,” as well as families back home in the US. Heavey will lead a discussion with the audience following the show. Event tickets are just $5.
Tickets are available at marionartcenter.org/events/scsa-lz-bravo. Guests must wear masks unless consuming food or beverages while seated, and when 6 feet of distance from others cannot be maintained. Guests should bring their own lawn chairs and/or picnic blankets and will be spaced according to Massachusetts guidelines for safe social distancing.
The Robert O. Broomhead Bandstand is located at Island Wharf is located at 1 Island Wharf Road, Marion.
SouthCoast Spring Arts (SCSA) is a 10-day festival connecting innovative, creative, and affordable art and cultural experiences in communities from Fall River to Wareham. More than two dozen local cultural organizations have come together for SCSA to celebrate the arts across the SouthCoast region May 7-16. SCSA events will be virtual, hybrid, or outdoors in-person, in response to the state’s current safety guidelines. Arts and culture lovers of all ages are invited to ignite their creative spirit and celebrate SouthCoast Spring Arts @ the MAC! Find out about more MAC events through our website at www.marionartcenter.org/scspringarts. SCSA events throughout the SouthCoast region are listed on the SCSA website at: southcoastspringarts.org/.