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SUMMARY:Cândida Film Screening\, Live Performance & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The closing weeks of Morabeza: Cape Verdean Community in the South Coast will be marked by a special film screening\, live music\, and conversation. The exhibit will be on view through Feb. 24 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.\n\nProgram begins at 1:30 p.m. Sunday\, Feb. 22\, in the Harbor View Gallery. Admission is free with museum entry.\n\nArtist Cândida Rose Baptista will appear alongside a screening of the 45-minute documentary Cândida\, directed by Rosalyn Negrón of the University of Massachusetts Boston. The film offers an intimate look at Baptista’s life and work\, tracing connections between Cape Verdean heritage\, music\, and community across generations.\n\nLive music by Baptista will follow the screening. Audience members can take part in a Q&A with the artist and filmmaker.\n\nDocumentary follows a second-generation Cape Verdean American singer\, songwriter\, author\, and educator as she returns to Cabo Verde to explore traditional music and its global influence. Journey takes her across the islands\, including Brava\, her ancestral home. Story blends personal history with cultural discovery. The film was an official selection of the New Bedford Film Festival and received a nomination for Best South Coast Narrative.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/candida-film-screening-live-performance-conversation/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Film,History,Whaling Museum
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SUMMARY:February Vacation Week at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Travel back in time during February school vacation week at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Each day features themed activities\, hands-on crafts\, story times\, and an afternoon movie. \nMuseum highlights include the Lagoda whaling ship\, Kid’s Corner play space\, Sailor’s Nook pretend play area\, interactive sand table\, whale skeletons\, and more. \nMonday\, Feb. 16 | 250 Years Ago\nFocus on the Revolutionary War and Forging Independence | Building a Nation. \n\nInflatable whale\, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nStorytime\, Kids’ Corner\, 10 a.m.\nMake-and-take silhouettes\, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nHands-on history: butter making\, 1 to 2:30 p.m.\nStorytime\, Sailor’s Nook\, 3 p.m.\nCostume parade\, 3:30 p.m.\nMovie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (PG-13\, 2003)\, 4 p.m.\n\nTuesday\, Feb. 17 | Get to Work\nExplore New Bedford’s industrial history and Energy and Enterprise. \n\nStorytime\, Kids’ Corner\, 10 a.m.\nMake-and-take weaving\, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nHands-on history: suncatchers\, 1 to 2:30 p.m.\nStorytime\, Sailor’s Nook\, 3 p.m.\nCostume parade\, 3:30 p.m.\nMovie: Ruby Gillman\, Teenage Kraken (PG\, 2023)\, 4 p.m.\n\nWednesday\, Feb. 18 | Island Adventures\nExplore Cape Verdean culture and Morabeza: Cape Verdean Community in the South Coast. \n\nInflatable whale\, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nStorytime\, Kids’ Corner\, 10 a.m.\nMake-and-take Cape Verdean lace\, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nHands-on history: community quilt\, 1 to 2:30 p.m.\nStorytime\, Sailor’s Nook\, 3 p.m.\nCostume parade\, 3:30 p.m.\nMovie: Luca (PG\, 2021)\, 4 p.m.\n\nThursday\, Feb. 19 | Smile for the Camera\nExplore photography history and “Look pleasant\, please”: Early Portrait Photography in New Bedford. \n\nStorytime\, Kids’ Corner\, 10 a.m.\nMake-and-take photo collages\, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nHands-on history: sun prints\, 1 to 2:30 p.m.\nStorytime\, Sailor’s Nook\, 3 p.m.\nCostume parade\, 3:30 p.m.\nMovie: Muppet Treasure Island (G\, 1996)\, 4 p.m.\n\nFriday\, Feb. 20 | Thar She Blows\nExplore New Bedford’s whaling history and The City That Lit the World. \n\nInflatable whale\, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nStorytime\, Kids’ Corner\, 10 a.m.\nMake-and-take scrimshaw scratch art\, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.\nHands-on history: candle making\, 1 to 2:30 p.m.\nStorytime\, Sailor’s Nook\, 3 p.m.\nCostume parade\, 3:30 p.m.\nMovie: The Goonies (PG\, 1985)\, 4 p.m.\n\nMultiple-day visits are encouraged. \nMuseum membership includes free admission and discounted movies. \n 
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/february-vacation-week-at-the-museum/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Kids,School Vacation Activities,Whaling Museum
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SUMMARY:Winter Break Art Program: Season of Making
DESCRIPTION:Season of Making is a full-day February Vacation program for young artists\, priced at $315 for members and $350 for non-members.\n\nStudents explore creativity\, imagination\, and self-expression through hands-on art making. Participants experiment with a range of materials and techniques.\n\nThe daily agenda includes lessons with teaching artists\, followed by open studio time\, creative games\, and group projects.\n\nProgram goals focus on building confidence\, strengthening artistic skills\, and encouraging collaboration.\n\nChildren bring their own lunch and drinks each day. Art supplies and snacks are provided.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/winter-break-art-program-season-of-making-2/2026-02-20/
LOCATION:New Bedford Art Museum\, 608 Pleasant St.\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Art Museum,Culture Calendar,Kids,School Vacation Activities,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T180000
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SUMMARY:First Fridays: Down to the Sea in Ships Screening
DESCRIPTION:A screening of the 1922 silent film “Down to the Sea in Ships” will open the 2026 First Fridays series. The movie was filmed in and around New Bedford\, and follows a 19th-century whaling family. \nFootage documents early maritime life in the region. \nLive accompaniment is included. A brief historical context is provided before the screening.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/first-fridays-down-to-the-sea-in-ships-screening/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Film,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T180000
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SUMMARY:76 Days Adrift – Film Screening & Q&A with Executive Producer Robert Sennott
DESCRIPTION:From Academy Award–winning Executive Producer Ang Lee comes 76 Days Adrift—a gripping\, immersive documentary that tells the extraordinary survival story of Steven Callahan\, author of the New York Times bestseller Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea. \nOn the night of February 4\, 1982\, Callahan’s small vessel collided with a whale in the Atlantic Ocean. With only moments to react\, he escaped into a life raft with a basic survival kit—plunging into what would become 76 harrowing days alone at sea. Battling storms\, dwindling supplies\, and the vast\, unforgiving ocean\, Callahan was forced to confront both nature’s fury and his own deepest fears. \nDirected by Joe Wein with a haunting score by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)\, 76 Days Adrift is not only a survival story but also a meditation on human resilience and our profound connection to the sea. \nFilm Run Time: 95 minutes. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Executive Producer Robert Sennott\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this powerful documentary.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/76-days-adrift-film-screening-qa-with-executive-producer-robert-sennott/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Film,Whaling Museum
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SUMMARY:Educator Open House at the Whaling Museum
DESCRIPTION:A free open house for educators will take place on Tuesday\, Feb. 3\, from 4–6 p.m. Teachers and guests can view new exhibits. Information will be shared about tours and student activities. Museum staff will be available to discuss field trips and classroom resources.\n\nActivities will be offered during the program\, including a sample squid dissection. An interactive topographic sand table will also be available. A STEM design challenge will focus on rising sea levels.\n\nLearning spaces such as the Kids’ Corner and Sailor’s Nook will be open.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/educator-open-house-at-the-whaling-museum/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Civic Life,Education,Education,Free,Open House,Schools,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260102T171500
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SUMMARY:Melville Scholars’ Dinner & Lecture ft. conservation biologist and award-winning author Joe Roman\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:New Bedford Whaling Museum will kick off its 30th annual Moby-Dick Marathon weekend with the Melville Scholars’ Dinner and Lecture on Jan. 2\, 2026\, in the Harbor View Gallery. \nThe special evening begins with a cocktail reception at 5:15 p.m.\, followed by remarks from museum president Amanda McMullen. \nAt 6:00 p.m.\, keynote speaker Joe Roman\, Ph.D.\, conservation biologist and author\, will present “Whales\, Worlds\, and the Wild Imagination: Lessons from Melville to Modern Ecology.” \nDinner and conversation follow at 6:45 p.m. \nRoman is a fellow and writer in residence at the University of Vermont’s Gund Institute for Environment and the author of “Eat\, Poop\, Die: How Animals Make Our World.” \nTickets are $75 for members; $100 for nonmembers.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/melville-scholars-dinner-lecture-ft-conservation-biologist-and-award-winning-author-joe-roman-ph-d/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Lecture,Moby-Dick,Whaling Museum
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260105
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SUMMARY:30th Annual Moby-Dick Marathon
DESCRIPTION:The Moby-Dick Marathon is back for the 30th year\, honoring Herman Melville’s novel and New Bedford’s whaling history. \nThe mid-winter traditions open Friday\, Jan. 2\, with a Melville Scholars Dinner and Lecture\, the only ticketed event. Conservation biologist Joe Roman delivers the keynote. \nFree public programming begins Saturday morning with Stump the Scholars\, followed by the start of the 25-hour read-a-thon at noon. Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson reads the opening line\, “Call me Ishmael\,” aboard the Lagoda. \nReadings continue across multiple museum spaces\, including the Seamen’s Bethel and Cook Memorial Theater\, with overnight sessions and family-friendly activities. The marathon concludes Sunday around 1 p.m. with the epilogue. \nAdmission is free all day Saturday and until 1 p.m. Sunday. Pre-registration is encouraged. \nFull details are available on the museum’s website.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/30th-annual-moby-dick-marathon/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Culture Calendar,Moby-Dick,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251231T193000
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CREATED:20251114T224045Z
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SUMMARY:New Year's Eve with Toe Jam Puppet Band
DESCRIPTION:Kids and families can ring in New Year’s Eve at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Toe Jam Puppet Band will perform in the Jacobs Family Gallery and lead an evening of songs\, dancing\, and interactive activities. \nDoors open at 5:30 p.m. The first set begins at 5:45 p.m. A second set follows at 6:45 p.m. Doors close at 7:30 p.m.\nA free family program wraps up at 7:30 p.m. \nActivities presented by the City of New Bedford continue outside.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/new-years-eve-with-toe-jam-puppet-band/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture Calendar,Family,New Year's Eve,Whaling Museum
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260504
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SUMMARY:Ahab’s Head: American Vengeance
DESCRIPTION:Ahab’s Head: American Vengeance opens December 13 at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The new installation is by Boston artist and sculptor Heidi Whitman. It is an immersive look at obsession\, power\, and the American whaling story. \nWhitman is known for intricate “mental maps” that explore emotion\, memory\, and place. She applies that style to Moby-Dick. She reimagines Ahab’s pursuit as a layered map of fixation. Paper\, shadow\, and structure trace themes of violence and mania in the novel and in America today. \nHer work has appeared at the Addison Gallery of American Art\, the Fitchburg Art Museum\, and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. It is held in museum\, public\, and corporate collections such as the Federal Reserve\, Boston Public Library\, and the McMullen Museum of Art. She received a Mass Cultural Council fellowship in 2021. \nAhab’s Head ties together maritime history\, literature\, and contemporary art\, presenting the story through a modern lens.
URL:https://newbedfordlight.org/event/ahabs-head-american-vengeance/
LOCATION:New Bedford Whaling Museum\, 18 Johnny Cake Hill\, New Bedford\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition,Ongoing,Whaling Museum
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