New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, 33 William St., New Bedford, has announced its program­ming commemorating Black History Month in February 2024. This year’s theme chosen by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is African Americans and the Arts. New Bedford is known for its rich culture and historical… [Read More]

For Black History Month, South Coast Cinemaniacs presents Oscar Micheaux’s WITHIN OUR GATES (1920). A landmark film of African-American cinema, it screens like a direct response to D.W. Griffith’s BIRTH OF A NATION (1915). Following a schoolteacher’s (Evelyn Preer) journey to raise funds for her underfunded, Southern school, Micheaux depicts the problems she encounters as… [Read More]

AHA! Night is this Thursday, 2/8! Are you ready for the first AHA! Night of the year? On Thursday night, there will be a wide array of free activities for everyone to enjoy, from art, music, celebrations of Black History month and more. It’s a night to share all that we love about New Bedford… [Read More]

Rise Up for Love Community Meal, Thurs., 2/15, 4–6 p.m., at PAACA, 360 Coggeshall St., New Bedford. WHERE EVERYONE GETS A SEAT AT THE TABLE! This free community dinner is  open to all! This is our way to reach out to our neighbors and provide fellowship, friendship, and whole­some food!  Enjoy a meal, play some… [Read More]

Women’s Instructional Shooting Clinic. Come join us and receive a basic level of firearm safety instruc­tion so that you will know how to safely handle firearms.  Then under the direct supervision of Certified Firearms Instructors, you will Enjoy some hands on experience with both revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. This clinic is FREE for any woman…. [Read More]

Douglass Read-a-Thon On Sunday, February 4, the New Bedford Historical Society is hosting the Twenty First Annual Community Read-a-thon of the first auto­biography of Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave written by Himself (1845).  We invite members of the New Bedford community to join the event as readers in… [Read More]

Join Our Lady of Purgatory Church for our annual St. Maron’s Hafli on Sat., 2/3, featuring Lebanese food, music, dancing. Live entertainment by Thaer Malko & Bachir El Khourty Band. At our parish hall, 4254 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, MA 02745. Cash bar & mezza at 7:30 p.m.; dinner served at 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $75… [Read More]

The Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St., invites you to join us in celebrating National Take Your Child to the Library Day on Saturday, February 3rd, from 10 AM to 3 PM in the Children’s room. Come by to receive a complimentary book, engage in an exciting scavenger hunt, unleash your creativity with a… [Read More]

Come out of your winter hibernation den and join Mattapoisett Land Trust and the wonderful Yoga Nidra instructor, Carly Baumann, on a Winter Mindfulness Walk! The walk is free and open to people of all ages and abilities.  Sun., 2/4, from 10:00-11:00am at the Munn Preserve, located at the end of Mattapoisett Neck Rd. before… [Read More]