Savor the last remnants of summer, enjoy some time outdoors and learn about butterflies at the annual Allens Pond Butterfly Census! Sat., 8/31, & Sat., 9/7, 10am-1pm. This free annual event welcomes butterfly watchers of all ages and skill levels to help census as many areas of Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary as possible. Members of… [Read More]

Wet Parade and Fire Muster, Sun., 8/25. Parade at 11:00, Washington St., Main Street to Livesey Park. Muster at 1:00 p.m., Livesey Park, Glenhaven Ave., Fairhaven.  Come and join us for this year’s fire muster.. Last year was an INCREDIBLE turnout and everyone had such a great time. This year will be filled with the… [Read More]

Harry and the Potters free rock show on Fri., 8/23, at 6 p.m. on the front steps of the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant St., Downtown New Bedford. FREE and open to the public NBAM/ArtWorks! and New Bedford Free Public Library present Harry and the Potters, the first wizard rock band! The Potters… [Read More]

Books about military campaigns from the Aztec Empire to Napoleon to the Vietnam War will be one highlight of a two-day book sale Aug. 23-24 at the Mattapoisett Quaker Meeting, 103 Marion Road (Rte 6). Hours are 2–5p.m. Friday 8/23; and 9 a.m.– noon Sat., 8/24. On Friday, most hard cover books will be priced at… [Read More]

Saint Vincent’s Services will be holding our 14th Annual Motorcycle Run and Raffle on Sunday, 8/18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2425 Highland Avenue in Fall River. Tickets: $20 driver + $10 passenger. We are anticipating another terrific bike run this year with over 175 motorcycles and 300 guests, making this bike run… [Read More]

The South Coast Bikeway Alliance (SCBA) will hold its 2nd annual bike ride fundraiser on Sun., 8/18. Visit southcoastbikeway.com for route and details.  This ride will help raise funds for an engineering feasibility study enabling the communities of Dart­mouth, New Bedford, and Westport to move closer to completing their portions of a multi-use South Coast… [Read More]

Reading and Sipping: It’s Happening at the Mattapoisett Library. Want to know what it’s like to pull up a stool with the likes of Hemingway, Updike, or Capote? Delia Cabe, author of Storied Bars of New York: Where the Literary Luminaries Go to Drink, will be telling all at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7… [Read More]

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, in partnership with New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, is pleased to present the award winning documentary Atlantic (2016) as the Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Friday, 8/16 at 7:00 p.m at the National Park Theater, 33 William Street, New Bedford. An award-winning documentary about the two big resources in… [Read More]

The Livesey Club would like to invite the public to our open house at the club, 11 Hopkins St., Fairhaven, on Sat., 8/10, from 1 to 3 p.m. We want everyone to see our new building. The club survived a devastating fire that completely destroyed our building, but we have rebuilt, and are still following… [Read More]