On Sunday, June 12th at 11:00 a.m. the Fairhaven Pickleball Association will host Opening Day at the new pickleball courts at Fort Phoenix (near the gazebo) in Fairhaven. Rep. Bill Straus, a main influencer of the project, will speak and town officials will be in attendance.  Please join us to view live demonstrations of the… [Read More]

Pride Block Party The folks at AHA! New Bedford always throw a great block party during Pride. Join them and all your friends at Custom House Square on Thursday, June 9, beginning at 5:00 p.m. Pride Film Series The South Coast LGBTQ+ Network is pleased to sponsor Cinema New Bedford’s presentation of “Ship of Hearts”… [Read More]

NOTE VENUE CHANGE Please join us for New Bedford Science Café! Tues., 6/14, from 6 to 8 p.m., Cisco Brewers Kitchen & Bar, 1482 E. Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford.  Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer! No registration necessary.  Our guest, Nicholas Sullivan, a Senior Fellow at The Fletcher School at Tufts, will… [Read More]

After two years without a Pride event in downtown Boston, a group of grassroots organizers has announced plans for Pop-Up Pride, a day-long event that will include a rally with speakers, music, performers, commu­nity tables, food vendors, a family area, a LGBTQ+ youth area, and a quiet reflection area. In the wake of a dismantled… [Read More]

SC Pride Southc Coast Pride in New Bedford returns for the first time in two years to Buttonwood Park, Sat. 6/4, Buttonwood Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Music, food, vendors, wellness activities, drag per­formances, and fun for everyone. Followed at 4:00 p.m. by an afterparty at Le Place in New Bedford.  Raising of Pride… [Read More]

Cinema New Bedford is pleased to partner once again with the Southcoast LGBTQ Network to screen acclaimed films that speak to LGBTQ populations, allies, and everyone who celebrates freedom of expression, love, and liberation. Our films this year center strong and fully developed LGBTQ characters and perspectives, and also highlight the beauty of friendship and… [Read More]

Chris Brown Memorial Piano Recital, Featuring Janice Weber Thurs., 6/2, at 4 p.m., Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion South Coast Chamber Music Series Artistic Director Janice Weber will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Mussorgsky. The concert is free and dedicated to the memory of Chris Brown, a talented pianist who… [Read More]

he Friends of Buttonwood Park invite the public to Coffee in the Dell on Sun., 6/5, from 10a.m.–noon (rain date 6/26). Bring a chair (optional), relax, enjoy a cup of coffee, read the newspaper, take a guided tour of the Aboretum. Dell is located across from the warming house, west of the greenhouse. Refreshments provided… [Read More]

Due to a nationwide shortage of cannon-grade black powder, the Fairhaven Village Militia regretfully will not be firing the Seacoast Defense cannons as part of the group’s annual encampment at Fort Phoenix this weekend. The militia will hold a one-day encampment on Saturday, May 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the ledge near… [Read More]

Monday, 5/30, Main Street, from Center Street north to Riverside Cemetery. To march, meet by 9:30 a.m. Steps off at 10 a.m.  The annual Memorial Day Parade steps off from the intersection of Main and Union streets and proceeds north on Main Street to Riverside Cemetery, with a stop at Fairhaven High School to raise… [Read More]