As the founder of the Whaling City Sound record label, he saw something that no one else did: the abundance of jazz talent in the region that was worthy of national recognition.
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Margo Saulnier’s vision: More than just ‘frosting,’ arts and culture scene is a slice of the city’s cake
“My tag phrase is that New Bedford is one of the most culturally unique and creative cities in America … There is this supportive environment to grow creatively here, and I think we have a really fascinating mix of artistic practitioners.”
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Zachary White on Gallery X: A welcoming, community space for all
The gallery prides itself in welcoming creators of all walks of life and providing a space to share work in such a communal environment.
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Jeff Angeley keeps the music playing this summer
After the death of the Folk Festival, the local musician and organizer had a vision: the New Bedford Roots & Branches Festival, a one-day event this Saturday dedicated to acoustic music.
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New Bedford’s Susan Li Liang shares culture as a way to fight stereotypes, racism
Feeling disconnected from her own heritage, she founded the Chinese Student Association at URI. “Learning about a culture is how we reduce discrimination.”
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Allie Copeland: Library’s museum-quality art collection ‘good for the soul’
As curator, she tries to create an environment inviting to all. “You don’t have to have an art history degree to learn to appreciate things and to experience art.”
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Lee Blake: ‘Black history is not just Black history. Black history is the history of the people of this country’
This week marks a huge accomplishment in an already accomplished life: The opening of Abolition Row Park. “We’re creating a historical legacy of a movement in New Bedford that has essentially been ignored.”
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Mark Parsons’ world of innovation, technology and creativity
New Bedford Research & Robotics does research in marine tech, robotics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, data science/visualization, clean energy, and VR/XR gaming with a goal to fuel the research world, not compete in it.
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Bullard’s guiding light throughout his career: Improving his ‘Hometown’
“Because this city is so complicated, and so rich, that you don’t get it in a year. You don’t get it in 40 years. You’ve got to dig down deep to understand New Bedford, and it rewards you for that digging.”
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Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Dan Goulart: ‘I swam back to my home bay’
“If we just give nature a little bit of space within our cities, it can do amazing things for our water quality, it can mitigate heat island effects, it can generally just improve people’s quality of life.”