Please join us for New Bedford Science Café, Tues., 10/6, from 6 to 8 p.m., The Last Round Bar & Grille, 908 Purchase St., New Bedford. Open to everyone. Free, save for the beer!   Our guest Kevin Stokesbury, Dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST) at UMassD, will discuss “High-Tech Leap:… [Read More]

The Oscar-winning Coco is back on the big screen! The Z is pleased to present a family-friendly screening of the 2017 Disney/Pixar animated film, Sun., 10/4, at 2 p.m., at the Zeiterion, 684 Purchase St., New Bedford. Tickets: $12, at https://www.zeiterion.org/events/coco Coco features an all-Latino cast and follows Miguel, a 12-year-old Mexican boy who dreams… [Read More]

Thursday, October 8th. Tunes, Treats & Creative Streets! Here’s a preview of what’s happening: Kick off the 30th anniversary of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park! Pick up a 30th Anniversary Collector Card at the Visitor Center, paint it with watercolors, then fill in your card by getting it stamped at the park and… [Read More]

Creative Catalysts returns for its second year with The Lens of Literature, a multidisciplinary exhibi­tion exploring what happens when artists from different creative disciplines come together around a shared source of inspiration. The public is invited to the open­ing reception of Creative Catalysts: The Lens of Literature on Sat., 10/3, from 4–6 p.m. at Groundwork… [Read More]

The Old Rochester Regional Tri-Town Education Foundation invites the community to attend its inaugural Fall Gala on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, at Century House in Acushnet. The evening includes a cocktail hour and curated silent auction, featuring unique local experiences, vacation getaways and premium goods donated by regional businesses. The gala will raise funds to… [Read More]

Spicetoberfest, Boston’s fall spicy harvest festival, returns Sat., 10/3, from 11 AM–6 PM at Boston City Hall Plaza’s North Terrace. Launched in 2025, the free festival celebrates spice, flavor and culture with local food and small businesses, chef demonstrations, the “Are You Brave Enough” Hot Sauce Challenge, live music and dance, and the “Taste of… [Read More]

The Shepherd Center for the Performing Arts will host a performance by local playwrght Beth Luey about the long friendship between famed author Mark Twain and Fairhaven tycoon Henry Huttleston Rogers Oct. 3 and 4. Directed by Kiah Allaire, “Rogers & Twain In Their Own Words” is a conversation between two old friends, taken from… [Read More]

At Mattapoisett Library The following events are being held at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St., 508-758-4171. Accessible.  Leaf Walk Fall is here! Join us for a short walk on Wednesday, September 30th, to collect leaves, then we’ll return to the library to create leaf stamp art. Starts at 10:30 am. For kids… [Read More]

LAST ONE Fairhaven Farmers Market At the Bright Yellow Farm Stand, 151 Alden Rd, Fairhaven, Sundays, 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through Oct. Visit www. fairhavenfarmersmarket.com or email allnaturalbeef@comcast.net.  Farmers Market/Roxann’s Garden Center 189 Alden Rd, Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Local produce, baked goods, crafters, organic soap, and more. North Fairhaven Open Air… [Read More]

Friends of the Millicent Library Members Annual Meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 28th at 6:15pm in the Rita E. Steele meeting room at the Millicent Library. A written report of Friends 2026 activities will be distributed and we will elect officers.  Ted Reinstein’s author talk, Greetings from Breed Hill: Fact & Folklore on… [Read More]