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]

FirstWorks, a Rhode Island non-profit dedicated to building commu­nity through world-class arts, will present renowned composer, violinist and activist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and “The Telling” at 8 p.m. on January 22, 2022 at WaterFire Arts Center. “The Telling” is a new collection of his original composi­tions with instrumental solos, dance and chamber music —… [Read More]

The following events will be held 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. January 21, 6pm Southcoast Lessons presents Open Mic Night – The mic is yours! All ages and all genres welcome –… [Read More]

Fairhaven Harbormaster Tim Cox is on NESN on an episode of “The Drift” produced by John Methia. Air dates on NESN are 1/24 at 2:30 p.m.; 1/3/ at 2:30 p.m.; on NESN+, the episode will air on 1/26 at 6:30 p.m. After its run on NESN, the episode will also be available on The Drift’s… [Read More]

2 PM Saturday January 15, 2022  (presented via Zoom)  Join us for a conversation about the adventures of Frederick Allen during his whaling voyage.  In March 1838, Westport farmer Frederick Allen purchased a sea chest and boarded the Westport whaling brig Mexico. With “an uneasy mind”, “a bottle of elderberry syrup and 2 fine sweet… [Read More]