The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum (RJD) and Reverie Theatre Group (RTG) continue their partnership for the free summer program, Shakespeare in New Bedford. Seven performances of The Tempest will take place on the tented patio in the Museum’s garden, 396 County St., New Bedford.  The 2023 season runs Thursday through Saturday, August 17, 18,… [Read More]

By TAZZ. Sat., 8/12, 4–6 p.m., VFW Post 6643, VFW POST 6643, 89 Middleboro Road, East Freetown, MA Tickets $20. Available at Freetown VFW 508-763-2292, Susan LeBlanc 508-763-9245. Sponsored by VFW Post 6643 Auxiliary, to benefit our various programs such as Veteran Services,  Scholarship programs, VFW National Home for Children ••• Click here to download… [Read More]

Author John K. Bullard shares his memoir Hometown at the Acushnet Public Library, 232 Middle Rd., Acushnet, on Mon., 8/7, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room.  John K. Bullard weaves a tale of a family legacy intertwined with the pitfalls and promise of New Bedford, a storied Massachusetts seaport whose past and future can… [Read More]

The August Climate Reality Massa­chu­setts Southcoast meeting will feature Envision Resilience! The Envision Resilience Challenge is a semester-long design studio, developed by ReMain Nantucket, that connects interdisciplinary teams from university partners with coastal communities to envision adaptive and creative solutions to sea level rise. New Bedford/Fairhaven is the location for the 2023 Envision Resilience challenge. Come… [Read More]

To complement and enhance New Bedford Art Museum’s summer exhi­bi­tions on glass works (Contem­porary Glass Sculpture by leading and emerging Massachusetts artists & Barcelona Sea Glass and the Art Photography of Celia Pearson) the Museum will screen Werner Herzog’s stunning early work, HEART OF GLASS (94 min), Mon., 8/7, 6 p.m. Tickets: $5, at https://newbedfordart.org/monday-movies/ … [Read More]

The Art Drive is back for its 15th year! On August 4, 5, and 6, thirty-one artists will share their work in an open studio tour event throughout Dartmouth and Westport. This event, free and open to the public, is intended to be a unique opportunity to visit working artists in their unusual and dramatic… [Read More]

Are you curious about Mattapoisett Village’s unique history? Please join Mattapoisett Museum Guides and tour the village to learn about its heyday as a shipbuilding center to the rise of summer recreation and the impact specific citizens had on the development of the town. Tours begin and end at the Mattapoisett Museum at 5 Church… [Read More]

Last of the Season The Acushnet Public Library is pleased to announce the return of their outdoor Summer Concert Series. Concerts will be held under the pavilion located at 232 Middle RD in Acushnet on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm through August 2 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The 2023 lineup is as follows:  August… [Read More]

Hetty Green’s children were as different as night and day. He, Ned, affable, popular, anotehr generation family of financial leaders. She, Sylvia, was a private, shy introvert who always avoided crowds and the limelight, preferring the quiet and calm of nature. Colone Ned Green, well known in Padanaram where is $1,500,000 mansion is located, is… [Read More]

Press Release The Fairhaven Mothers’ Club is pleased to announce the Fairhaven students who have been awarded $1,000 college scholarships for 2023. The winners are Kaylei Joseph, Fairhaven High School, who will be studying biology at Bridgewater State University; Collin Johnson, Tabor Academy, attending Worcester Poly­tech­nic Institute; and Brooke Bolger, Fairhaven High School, who will… [Read More]