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After a Winter with record low temperatures and snowfall amounts, this weekend’s weather is a veritable heat wave. How does 40 degree temperatures all weekend long sound? Yes, evenings will be cool – cold, even – but the days will warm up nicely. Friday will see periods of rain, Saturday will be cloudy and finally Sunday will be a mix of sun and clouds. Hey, it’s not 8, 12, or 22 inches of snow, so let’s take it!
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Friday, March 27th
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!: “Eszter Bornemisza: Urban Narratives” (12:00pm-5:00pm)
Exhibit “Eszter Bornemisza: Urban Narratives,” through April 2. Admission to museum: $5, $3 seniors/students, children under 17 free (accompanied by an adult guardian). Members free. Discount for AAA members. (508) 961-3072 or www.newbedfordartmuseum.org. 608 Pleasant St.
Painting with a Splash: Starry Night & Sunset Lighthouse (7:00pm)
Welcome to Painting with a Splash where you are the artist! Painting with a Splash is the newest addition to Historic Whaling City Downtown New Bedford. Bringing you an experience of art as entertainment. Add a little wine (BYOB) that will surely tap into your creative side. With step by step instruction and a little music, you and your friends will create the evening’s featured painting with a splash of your own uniqueness. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Just a desire to have fun.
Free talk – Sacred Ancient Wisdom (6:30pm-9:30pm)
FREE Talk During her Spirited-Travellers World Tour, Simone M. Matthews with be facilitating a series of Free Public talks on ‘Sacred Ancient Wisdom’ and sharing practical tools and ancient practices to inspire, awaken & transform peoples lives from the inside out. On Earth today, we sit on the precipice of change, we sit of the edge of a major shift in evolutionary consciousness. The indigenous peoples the world over, have spoken of this time and have prophesied about this generation…Gallery X, 169 William Street New Bedford. Phone: 508.642.1913.
Messages of Hope & Love at the Wamsutta Club (7:00pm-9:00pm)
Join Roland as he talks about how spiritual messages are delivered to us in our daily lives. A butterfly soars by at the right moment of time, a penny revealed when a message of hope is needed, a fragrance of flowers perfumes the air you breath or a deep knowing that someone is watching over you, offers a moment of awareness that our prayers are heard and that our loved ones live on.
Saturday, March 28th
Dollar-a-Bag book sale (Fairhaven) (9:00am-1:00pm)
Huge selection of good books and a large selection of used books sold at reasonable prices-most are 50 cents. Computer and Wifi available to the public. Help with our on-going puzzle, or join in a game of Scrabble. Coffee and desserts available. Church of the Good Shepherd 357 Main St. Fairhaven. Email: andreat120@comcast.net.
Breakfast and photo with the Easter bunny (Wareham) (9:00am-11:00am)
Summary: Hop on over to the Gleason YMCA to have a hearty pancake breakfast & get a picture with the Easter Bunny! There will be Easter crafts for the kids and plenty of pancakes, bacon, sausage, home fries and juice for breakfast. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Welcome Center Desk and sold the day of the event. Proceeds benefit the Gleason Family YMCA Annual Campaign. Gleason Family YMCA at 33 Charge Pond Rd. Wareham, Mass. 02571. hone: 508-295-9622. Email: clongfield@ymcasouthcoast.org.
Easter EggZOOberance at Buttonwood Park Zoo (9:00am)
Back by popular demand! Hop over to the Buttonwood Park Zoo to meet the Easter Bunny! Enjoy an egg-cellent breakfast buffet, meet and greet with one of our animal residents and head out into the Zoo for an egg hunt. Don’t forget to bring a camera to capture your Easter Bunny visit. Zoo admission is included in the program price. Participants must pre-register by calling (508) 991-4556 ext. 10 or register online here.
FREE Easter Egg Hunt/ Camp Open House (Middleboro) (10:00am-12:00pm)
Camp Yomechas to host a Camp Open House and Easter Egg Hunt for the community. The event is FREE! Phone: 508-947-1390. Email: jkennedy@oldcolonyymca.org. Camp Yomechas 375 Wareham St Middleboro, Mass. 02346.
Eyes on Owls – LIVE Owl Program (Westport) (10:00am-4:00pm)
Everyone loves owls! Yet, how many of us have ever seen a live owl up close? Perhaps you’ve glimpsed the shadowy form of a Great Horned Owl in the headlights as you’ve traveled a back road at night. Ever scanned a frozen saltmarsh or farmer’s meadow in winter, hoping to find that Arctic hunter, the Snowy Owl? How about a mob of noisy crows circling a white pine tree – have they found an owl? Join naturalist Marcia Wilson and photographer Mark Wilson in sharing their passion for owls! Phone: 508-636-9228. Email: kristen@westportlandtrust.org. Westport Middle School 400 Old County Road Westport, Mass.
Painting with a Splash: Garden Sunflowers, Purple Palm and Orange Tree (3:00pm, 7:00pm, 7:00pm)
Welcome to Painting with a Splash Where you are the artist! Painting with a Splash is the newest addition to Historic Whaling City Downtown New Bedford. Bringing you an experience of art as entertainment. Add a little wine (BYOB) that will surely tap into your creative side. With step by step instruction and a little music, you and your friends will create the evenings featured painting with a splash of your own uniqueness. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! Just a desire to have fun.
Saxophonist Kyle Nasser CD Release Party: Restive Soul (7:00pm)
New Bedford native, saxophonist Kyle Nasser celebrates his outstanding debut album “Restive Soul.” Nasser, a graduate of both Harvard University and Berklee college of music, is joined by guitarist Jeff Miles, pianist Dov Manski and bassist Chris Van Voorst, all of whom appear on the CD, in addition to drummer Jonathan Pinson. Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford, Mass. For more info visit kylenasser.com.
Todd Baptista’s Doo Wop 11 at the “Z” (7:30pm)
Starring four acts at the Z for their very first time! The Crystals (“Do Doo Ron Ron”, “He’s A Rebel”), a special reunion of Chicago doo wop pioneers The El Dorados “Crazy Little Mama” “At My Front Door”, special guest star Jimmy Clanton “Venus In Blue Jeans”, “Just A Dream” and the future of Doo Wop: 19 year old sensation Kid Kyle! “We’ve brought together four acts who have never appeared at The Z,” series host and co-producer Todd Baptista explains. “Please join us for an amazing three hour concert, and for the free artist meet and greet after the show in the lobby!”
Sunday, March 29th
New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks!: “Eszter Bornemisza: Urban Narratives” (12:00pm-5:00pm)
Exhibit “Eszter Bornemisza: Urban Narratives,” through April 2. Admission to museum: $5, $3 seniors/students, children under 17 free (accompanied by an adult guardian). Members free. Discount for AAA members. (508) 961-3072 or www.newbedfordartmuseum.org. 608 Pleasant St.
