Fri., 2/12, 10 a.m.–noon, Carvalho Farm, 201 Shaw Road, Fairhaven. Join our work party at Carvalho Farm for some winter maintenance on this beautiful property in Fairhaven. We will be picking up trash/debris, removing old fencing, cutting multiflora rose (invasive plant species) and conducting several controlled burns of brush piles on the property. We will… [Read More]

The New Bedford LGBTQ Winter Film Series returns in 2021 in a new virtual format, with a slate of popular movies chosen to inspire conversa­tion about relationships and other topics relevant to the LGBTQ commu­nity. The event is made possible by funding and support from Mass Humanities.  This year, fans are asked to watch the… [Read More]

“Soloists for Scholarships” is a virtual concert offered by the Tri-County Symphonic Band and will be live streamed at 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 14, 2021. The purpose of the concert is to shine the spotlight on four local organizations that offer scholarships to music students: The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, The Southeast District Massachusetts… [Read More]

“From Russia With Love,” Release Date: February 13, 4 p.m. What better way to celebrate winter than a troika of Russian beauties? Shostakovich hits a playfully tart bull’s-eye with his first String Quartet (1938), composed after the huge success of his Fifth Symphony reinstated the composer in official favor. Rachmaninoff’s beloved Vocalise, arranged for viola… [Read More]

Special Winter Places pop up in New Bedford Press Release The New Bedford arts community and creative businesses, along with a host of others, have big plans to put some sizzle into your winter this year. #NBfestive Winter Places will pop-up at various hot spots throughout downtown New Bedford’s Seaport Cultural District: places where residents… [Read More]

Meet Elizabeth Keckley Meet Elizabeth Keckley: Seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln. In 1868, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hobbs Keckley published her memoir Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. This revealing narrative reflected on Elizabeth’s fascinating story, detailing her life experiences from slavery to her successful career as First… [Read More]

New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center remains closed to the public this month while we work on the installation of our new, permanent exhibit, More than a Job: Work and Community in New Bedford’s Fishing Industry. This exhibit will feature a replica working deck, scallop dredge, galley table, bunks, historic images and footage, and more than sixty… [Read More]

Acushnet We are very pleased to announce a regular schedule of Covid testing beginning this week: • Fridays (beginning 1/29) from 10 a.m.–noon in the parking lot behind the Council on Aging (59 South Main Street) using our trailer (see page 12) • Saturdays (beginning 1/30) from 9 a.m.–noon at the elementary school gym This schedule will be… [Read More]