A History of Lees Market presented by Al Lees III, 2 PM Saturday February 19, 2022 (presented via Zoom)  For 70 or so years, Lees Market has carved out a unique place within the town of Westport and surrounding communities. Part grocery store, liquor store, employer to thousands, and unofficial “town center” (among other things),… [Read More]

In 1955 a determined 67 year old great grandmother, who lived a hard physical and emotional life as a farm wife raising eleven children, told her gown children she was going for a walk. Her walk was the 2,050 mile,146 day hike on the Appalachian Trail from Mt Springer in Georgia to Mt. Katadin in… [Read More]

Working Two Miles Deep A talk and slide presentation by Don Carlos Collasius will be held on Thursday, Feb. 17th from 7:00 to 8:00 pm at the Fairhaven Town Hall Auditorium, 40 Center St., Fairhaven, at no charge. Don is the current Tree Warden in town and has a deep appreciation for our Earth, both on… [Read More]

At the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St, Mattapoisett, MA 02739; director@ mattapoisettmuseum.org; 508-758-2844 February 16, 6:30 pm – via Zoom with Helen Frink, author of Oil, Ice & Bone: Arctic Whaler Nathanial Ransom. In 1860 fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Ransom followed his five older brothers into the dank foc’sle of a whaling vessel. For fifteen years he… [Read More]

One Whale Makes Seven Shores Prosperous February 11, 2022 – June 26, 2022, New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., New Bedford In this new exhibition from the New Bedford Free Public Library’s art curator, Allie Copeland, we get a new look at whaling from a Japanese perspective. Beginning in the 18th century, feudal lords… [Read More]

Please join us on February 5, 2022 for the Annual St. Maron Hafli to benefit New Bedford’s Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church. This year’s Hafli will take place at the St. Sharbel Hall at St. Anthony of the Desert Church, 300 North Eastern Avenue, Fall River, MA. We are very excited to announce… [Read More]

On Wednesday, February 9th at 7:00 PM, South Coast Progressive Voices (SCPV) invites you to attend “South Coast Food Revolution:  What Is It?  Why Does It Matter?” with Christine Smith, program manager for the Southcoast Food Policy Council (SFPC).  The Food Policy Council is a coalition of food pantries, farms, foundations and social service agencies… [Read More]

At the Mattapoisett Museum, 5 Church St, Mattapoiset; 508-758-2844. Winter Hours: Thursday by appoint­ment, Friday & Saturday 12-4 PM, Sunday by appointment. Please email info@mattapoisettmuseum to schedule. February 4, 6:00 PM Southcoast Lessons presents New Sounds of Silents: silent films set to live music -Join us at Mattapoisett Museum for the continuation of Southcoast Lessons’… [Read More]

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will present “Can She Bait a Line?” a virtual talk by historian and poet Katrina Porteous on Thursday, February 10th at noon. The talk will be presented free of charge via Zoom. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86095216612  Porteous’ talk will explore the lives of women in northeast England’s fishing communities, with a focus on the pre-WWII period, considering… [Read More]

Your Theatre serves up a cure for the pandemic blues in their produc­tion of Paul Slade Smith’s The Outsider. Directed by Eric R. Paradis, it’s a timely, hilarious comedy that skewers politics and celebrates democracy. Ned Newley doesn’t want to be governor. He’s terrified of public speaking and his poll numbers are impressively bad. But… [Read More]