Join Rolling Thunder, MA Ch2 for their second annual Mardi Gras celebration on Sat., 3/7, from 6–11 p.m. at the Middlebor VFW, 12 Station St., Middleboro. Tickets: $20 each, are available for pre-sale (email presidentrollingthundermach2@yahoo.com) and will also be available at the door the day of the event. Or call 774-766-9214. Enjoy a night out… [Read More]

Woods Hole Sea Grant invites the general public to “Science at Our Shores,” its inaugural research symposi­um on March 6, showcasing both recently completed and newly funded Sea Grant projects addressing pressing environmental and coastal issues facing the region. Researchers involved in 14 separate projects, from shoreline resilience, nitrogen loading and sustainable fisheries to the… [Read More]

Exploring our galactic neighbor­hood. Fri., 2/28, 7–9 p.m. Rain Date 2/29. Fort Taber’s Low Tide Yacht Club, 1000 S. Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford. FREE, for all ages. Join the New Bedford Science Cafe and travel to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond with students in the NASA Solar System Explorers from… [Read More]

It’s a Global Community, Basic Language Lessons, 2nd ROUND! Language is a gateway to a culture. Come to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library and learn some friendly greetings and conversational phrases in other languages. Townsfolk in the community will share some of these basics from their native languages in a casual informal setting. One class… [Read More]

FirstWorks, a Rhode Island non-profit dedicated to building commu­nity through world-class arts, will present renowned Haitian-American violinist/composer Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) performing “Redemp­tion Songs and Sonatas” with the Humanist Septet at The First Unitarian Church of Providence on Sat., 2/29, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $30 advance, $35 at the door, with community discounts available…. [Read More]

Bridging the Future Show Open House. The Dartmouth Council on Aging (COA) and Dartmouth Commu­nity Media (DCTV) are hosting an open house on Wed., 3/4, at 4:00pm, at the DCTV studio, 247 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, to inform and inspire new participants to join our Bridging the Future team. This project is a TV production… [Read More]

Movies at the Museum, Fri., 2/21, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse, at New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, www.newbedfordart.org Free with pre-registration, at https://71785.blackbaudhosting.com/71785/Movies-at-the-Museum  Join us for an exclusive meet and greet with Spider-Man! That’s right Spidey will be at the Museum before the movie to talk comics with the… [Read More]

The Acushnet Public Library, 232 Middle St., Acushnet, is pleased to announce the screening of Stephano: The True Story of Shakespeare’s Shipwreck with Hit and Run History on Wed., 2/26, at 6:30 p.m. This one-hour film follows the story of the only Mayflower passenger who had been to North America previously. A decade earlier, Stephen… [Read More]

Join us for a movie and pizza at the Mattapoisett COA, 17 Barstow St.,  508-758-4110; coadirector@mattapoisett.net Screening Judy, The story of Judy Garland., on Tues., 2/25, at noon. Cost:vFree movie. Pizza: $1 per slice. Call 508-758-4110. ••• Support local journalism, donate to the Neighb News with PayPal. Click here to download the entire 2/20/20 issue: 02-20-20 KoolKids… [Read More]

The winter film series continues with Boy Erased, on Sun., 2/23, at 1 p.m., at the Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. This film contains adult themes.  Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to… [Read More]