▶︎ Arts and Culture
South Coast set to celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial
Picnics, concerts, parades and fireworks are just some of the ways local communities will honor America’s 250th birthday.
Licensing Board votes against extending last call, public consumption this summer
The decision is based in part on concern for public safety, lack of police resources and not enough time for public input.
South Coast artists, farmers connect art and agriculture in new exhibition
Longbarn Gallery in Westport hosts works from two artists’ farm residencies, with an open house Saturday.
Annual AHA! Pride Block Party to honor Danny Sallom, who performed as Ultima
The annual AHA! Pride Block Party will feature a drag performance at Steeple Playhouse dedicated to Ultima, a drag queen who passed away earlier this year.
Fairhaven theater aims to ‘shepherd people in the arts’
The Shepherd Center, a nonprofit that supports the performing arts, is expanding its offerings by partnering with Watermelon Alligator Theatre Company.
‘A Few Good Men’ plumbs the nature of military honor
Your Theatre’s latest production explores the line between good and evil for those who protect us.
The rise, fall and rise again of the Zeiterion
The Zeitz brothers were New Bedford’s “movie moguls” for decades, owning five of the city’s 17 theaters and hobnobbing with Hollywood icons like Alfred Hitchcock and Gregory Peck.
Moby-Dick newbie learns it’s a marathon, not a sprint
One writer’s diary of the 25-hour event begins with his “I haven’t read the book” confession and ends with “I feel the pride of where I live.”
The revolutionary battle that reshaped New Bedford forever
For America’s 250th, remembering the Revolutionary War battle that set New Bedford ablaze — and revisiting the overlooked house that played an outsized role in history.
Breaching new heights: Moby-Dick Marathon celebrates 30th year
Hundreds of Herman Melville fans are expected to descend on the Whaling Museum Jan. 3 & 4 to listen as Captain Ahab hunts the legendary white whale.
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