n conjunction with its latest gallery exhibit, Women’s Work: At Sea, On Shore, At Home, In the Community, New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center will present a variety of programs highlighting women in commercial fishing communities. All programs are free and open to the public, 38 Bethel St., New Bedford; https://fishingheritagecenter.org.
Fri., 12/17, 7:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING
Open Line Directed by Andres Camacho (2019). A film about Pebble Mine and the Bristol Bay salmon fishery featuring Melanie Brown, a Yupik fisherwoman who has been set net fishing on Bristol Bay for over forty years. Melanie Brown and Andres Camacho will participate in a post-film discussion. The program will be presented via ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89415812320
Thurs., 1/6/22 – 7:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL CONCERT
A virtual concert with traditional Newfoundland singer, Anita Best. who has spent a lifetime exploring, cataloguing and celebrating the rural Newfoundland lifestyle and culture and is one of the province’s most prominent traditional singers. The concert will be live streamed on the Center’s Facebook Page.
Learn more about these programs on the Center’s online calendar, https://fishingheritagecenter.org/programs/calendar/
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