A virtual conversation on Cape Verdean identity in contemporary art will take place Oct. 22 from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. The free program on Zoom features artists and scholars Sandim Mendes, Christian Gonçalves, and Claire Andrade-Watkins. Ymelda Rivera Laxton, assistant curator of contemporary art and community projects at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will […]
"The Sailors’ Series: Young Sailors, Big Horizons" is on Nov. 12, 2025, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., followed by welcome remarks, a panel discussion, audience Q&A, and a reception. In just four years, the Community Boating Center’s OffShore team has sailed more than 7,500 nautical miles with 150 young sailors and coaches. […]
Bethel A.M.E. Church in New Bedford will launch "Can We Talk," a new monthly community program focused on trauma and healing. The first gathering is on Tuesday, Jan. 20, with the featured speaker being the Rev. Liz Walker. Walker is a former WBZ-TV Boston news co-anchor and the founder and author of "No One Left […]
The opening night curtain rose on a restored Zeiterion Theatre, introducing new education and performance spaces and debuting the Speakeasy with live jazz. The $37 million renovation marked a major milestone for the downtown New Bedford venue. How the project came together will be the focus of The Chat on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 10:30 […]
The Social Justice Book Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. This month, the conversation is around "The Three Mothers" by Anna Malaika Tubbs. Discussion centers on the women who raised Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin, and how their strength, care, and guidance helped […]
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. Führer is a nonresident senior fellow in Governance Studies at the […]
Being Human is a weekly sharing circle that offers space to gather and reflect on what it means to live in this moment. Conversations are open and informal. Admission is free. Donations are welcome. Enter through the parking lot door. Free parking is available in the lot closest to the church building on 8th Street. […]
New Bedford Whaling Museum will host an online “Art Talks!” conversation with Magda C. Leon on Friday, March 6, from noon to 1 p.m. Leon, a Guatemalan-born multidisciplinary artist based in Providence, works in printmaking, installation, and social practice. She describes her bicultural identity as “De aquí y de allá.” The conversation will center on […]
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. Jusionyte 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. […]
Historian Eleanor Gavazzi will discuss Revolutionary War patriot Prudence Cummings Wright on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society. Suggested donation is $5. Light refreshments will be served. Gavazzi, a former regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has portrayed Wright in interpretive costume for more than […]
The Greater New Bedford Garden Club hosts author and landscape horticulturist Warren Leach on Wednesday, April 1, at 1 p.m. at the Acushnet Council on Aging. Leach is an award-winning garden designer. He will discuss ideas for adding color and texture to winter landscapes. His book, "Plants for the Winter Garden," was named one of […]
Stories from local residents who have experienced addiction or incarceration will be shared on Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m. Admission is pay-what-you-can. The program features individuals who have returned to their communities as business owners, artists, teachers, and public servants. The Z’s Teen Ambassadors will moderate the discussion. Singer-songwriter Matt Butler will also speak […]
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