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SUMMARY:BYOBook Club at the RJD
DESCRIPTION:BYOBook Club is a pop-up reading community in New Bedford. Participants bring a book\, magazine\, or other reading material.\n\nThe first hour is for silent reading\, followed by group discussion. The final half hour features a guest author.\n\nThe meeting is on Tuesday\, March 24\, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It is free\, but registration is required.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/byobook-club-at-the-rjd/
LOCATION:Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum\, 396 County St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar,Rotch-Jones-Duff House
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SUMMARY:Author Forum: "Abolishing War" with Dr. Winston Langley
DESCRIPTION:Author Forum: “Abolishing War” with Dr. Winston Langley debates whether war can be eliminated in today’s global climate. Langley argues that peace and international security are achievable. Sunday\, April 19\, 4 to 5:30 p.m.\, at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven. Admission is free.\n\nLangley will discuss the book\, followed by a conversation with Dr. Deborah Winslow Nutter and a Q&A.\n\nA professor emeritus of political science and international relations at the University of Massachusetts Boston\, Langley brings decades of experience. Nutter is a former senior associate dean and professor at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.\n\nCo-sponsored by Friends of Kalangarai and the Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/author-forum-abolishing-war-with-dr-winston-langley/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Society of Fairhaven\, 102 Green Street\, Fairhaven\, MA\, 02719\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Civic Life,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T120000
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SUMMARY:Author Book Talk: Erin Pauwels at the Whaling Museum
DESCRIPTION:This free virtual program is on Friday\, April 17\, from noon to 1 p.m.\, at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Prior registration is required. \nArt historian Erin Pauwels will talk about her new book\, “Napoleon Sarony’s Living Pictures: The Celebrity Photograph in Gilded Age New York.” \nPauwels teaches at Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Her work looks at photography\, visual culture\, and how images shape public life. \nThe book tells the story of Napoleon Sarony\, a star portrait photographer in Gilded Age New York. His studio attracted well-known figures such as Oscar Wilde\, Sarah Bernhardt\, and Mark Twain. \nPauwels explores how celebrity culture and mass media helped photography gain status as art\, and how Sarony helped shape that shift.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/author-book-talk-erin-pauwels-at-the-whaling-museum/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar,Photography,Talk,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260330T200000
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SUMMARY:ArtREADS: Art & Literature Book Club — You Dreamed of Empires
DESCRIPTION:ArtReads\, the Art Museum’s book club\, meets Monday\, March 30\, from 6 to 8 p.m. Conversation centers on “You Dreamed of Empires” by Álvaro Enrigue*. Readers are encouraged to finish the book in advance. \nDesigned as a relaxed\, discussion-based gathering\, ArtReads connects literature and art. Shared ideas guide the conversation. Time is set aside for listening and reflection in a museum setting. \nSet in 1519\, the novel follows Hernán Cortés as he enters Tenochtitlan. Perspectives shift as two worlds meet. Power\, belief\, and uncertainty drive the tension. History and imagination mingle in a vivid retelling of conquest and what might have been.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/artreads-art-literature-book-club-you-dreamed-of-empires/
LOCATION:New Bedford Art Museum\, 608 Pleasant St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Museum,Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260317T183000
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Book Club: We Should All Be Feminists
DESCRIPTION:Social Justice Book Club will discuss We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on March 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. \nInspired by Adichie’s well-known TEDx talk\, the essay offers a modern definition of feminism and reflects on gender\, culture\, and personal experience. Through clear\, direct storytelling\, Adichie examines what it means to be a woman today and calls for a more inclusive understanding of equality. \nAdults 18 and older are welcome. Copies are available at the New Bedford Downtown Library Circulation Desk with no wait list. Book club participants receive a one-month loan period. \nCall 508-991-6278 for more information.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/social-justice-book-club-we-should-all-be-feminists/
LOCATION:New Bedford Public Library\, 613 Pleasant St\,\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T180000
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion by Author Ieva Jusionyte
DESCRIPTION:Boston-based author Ieva Jusionyte will visit First Unitarian Church on Thursday\, March 12\, at 6 p.m.\, as part of New Bedford’s AHA! Night. \nJusionyte will discuss her book\, “Exit Wounds: How America’s Guns Fuel Violence Across the Border\,” a Massachusetts Book Awards Nonfiction Honors title. She will talk about how firearms purchased in the U.S. make their way into Mexico and the toll that trade takes on communities. Audience Q&A and book signing will follow. \nResearch draws on interviews with federal agents\, arms traffickers\, and people directly affected by border violence. Narrative blends reporting with personal stories. \nThe program is sponsored by the Mass Book Awards Speakers Bureau\, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Center for the Book. \nJusionyte is a legal anthropologist and MacArthur Fellow. She serves as Watson Family University Professor of International Security and Anthropology and directs the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown University.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/book-discussion-by-author-ieva-jusionyte/
LOCATION:First Unitarian Church in New Bedford\, 71 8th St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AHA!,Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar,Discussion
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SUMMARY:Book Discussion: Author Jeffrey C. Fuhrer
DESCRIPTION:Author Jeffrey C. Fuhrer will discuss his book “The Myth That Made Us: How False Beliefs about Racism and Meritocracy Broke Our Economy and How to Fix It” on Thursday\, Feb. 26\, from 1 to 2 p.m. The virtual program is free with registration.\n\nFührer is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a foundation fellow with the Eastern Bank Foundation. He previously served as director of research and executive vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and has held roles with the Federal Reserve System and the Harvard Kennedy School.\n\nThe book examines how narratives about race\, meritocracy\, and limited government shaped the U.S. economy and contributed to wealth gaps. The Führer argues that policy changes\, community investment\, and expanded opportunity can help address disparities.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/book-discussion-author-jeffrey-c-fuhrer/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar,Discussion,Whaling Museum
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SUMMARY:Story Time With Local Author Stefanie Foster Brown
DESCRIPTION:Local author Stefanie Foster Brown will lead a family-friendly story time featuring her new book\, My Heart Speaks Kriolu\, at 1 p.m. Saturday\, Jan. 31\, in Youth Services at the New Bedford Free Public Library.\n\nThe reading highlights language\, culture\, and identity in a way that’s welcoming for young listeners and their caregivers.\n\nTime is also set aside to talk about the story and its inspiration.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/story-time-with-local-author-stefanie-foster-brown/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Library\, 613 Pleasant Street\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Culture Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260120T193000
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Social Justice Book Club is back for 2026. The discussion is on Tuesday\, Jan. 20\, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the New Bedford Main Library. \nThe group will discuss Sula by Toni Morrison. Copies are available at the Downtown Library circulation desk. A one-month rental period is provided for adult book club participants. \nQuestions may be directed to 508-991-6278.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/social-justice-book-club-2/
LOCATION:New Bedford Public Library\, 613 Pleasant St\,\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Civic Life
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T130000
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SUMMARY:SHIPWRECK! Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station & South Coast Rescuers
DESCRIPTION:Spinner Publications and Gay Gillespie will hold a talk and book signing on Saturday\, Dec. 6\, at 1 p.m. at the Acushnet Public Library. The program features “Shipwreck! Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station and South Coast Rescuers.” The book examines the history of local lifesavers who braved rough waters and worked to rescue stranded sailors. \nResearch for the project began with Gillespie’s husband\, Chip\, and family friend Howie Gifford. Both helped lead the restoration of Horseneck Point Station No. 69. Gillespie later gathered their work and approached Spinner Publications. She then invited Chip McGrath to write the book. \nThe event is free and open to the public. \nSupport for “Shipwreck!” came from the Westport Cultural Council Community Grants\, the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust\, Bank of America\, the Westport Community Gift Fund\, and the Buzzards Bay Coalition.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/shipwreck-horseneck-point-lifesaving-station-south-coast-rescuers/
LOCATION:Acushnet Public Library\, 232 Middle Road\, Acushnet\, MA\, 02743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Culture Calendar,Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251125T193000
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SUMMARY:Social Justice Book Club
DESCRIPTION:A discussion of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” will take place at the New Bedford Downtown Library on Tuesday\, Nov. 25\, 2025\, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. It is open to adults 18 and older. \nThe novel follows 19-year-old Tish and her love\, Fonny\, a young sculptor falsely accused of a crime. It explores love\, injustice\, and hope through their families’ fight to prove his innocence. \nCopies of the book are available at the library circulation desk for participants to rent for one month. Call 508-991-6278 with questions.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/social-justice-book-club/
LOCATION:New Bedford Free Library\, 613 Pleasant Street\, New Bedford\, MA\, 02740\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Books,Civic Life,Free,Social Justice
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T180000
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SUMMARY:The Captains' Coup: Activist Journalism on the Portuguese Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Professors Daniela Melo and Timothy Walker will present highlights from their new scholarly edition. The illustrated talk explores the role of activist journalism in documenting the downfall of Europe’s longest-standing dictatorship\, and the grassroots mobilization that made it possible. \nDoor open at 5 p.m.\, tickets are $10.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/the-captains-coup-activist-journalism-on-the-portuguese-revolution/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Talk,Culture Calendar,Whaling Museum
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