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After some serious snow shoveling -or snow blowing- and lots of sore backs, you’ll be happy to know that there is no substantial amounts of snow forecasted for this weekend! Saturday there is a slight chance of snow, but if it does snow, it will be anywhere from a coating to an inch. Friday will be rather frigid with a high of 15 degrees. Brrrrr. Saturday will “warm up” to 40 degrees. However, temperatures will drop into the 20s on Sunday and both days will bring wind. Bring your gloves, scarfs, and thermals! We are “only” 54 more days away from Spring!
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Painting With a Splash – BYOB – Step-by-Step Painting (Fri – Sun)
Looking to learn how to paint with step-by-step instructions? Here are this weekend’s classes at Painting with a Splash: http://www.rezclick.com/paintingwithasplashnewbedfordma/index.php?page=calendar.
Friday, January 24th
Winter Fun Fridays (9:00 am-11:00 am)
Get out of the house and join the education staff in the warm classroom as we have fun and learn with unstructured play. Each Friday will have a different focus and today’s will be “Play Clay Day: Everybody loves Play Dough!” Explore all the fun things you can do with clay and take home a recipe to make your own non-toxic play clay. Winter Fun Fridays are for preschoolers and their favorite adult. Feel free to drop in anytime and stay as long as you like. Pre-registration is not required for this program.
F.A.M.E., Inc.’s 7th Annual Music Coffeehouse (Fairhaven) (12:00 pm-1:00 pm)
Performances by Fairhaven Public School students, parents, faculty and alumni. Tickets $5 adults, $3 students. First Congregational Church, 34 Center St.
Kool Kids After School program (Fairhaven) (2:30-5:30 pm)
Includes homework time, computer activities and various sports and games, transportation from all Fairhaven schools, including on early release days. Phone: (508) 993-9269. Fairhaven Recreation Center at 227 Huttleston Ave.
Community Drum Circle (Fairhaven) (7:00 pm-8:00pm)
Rhythm celebration (not a performance), fourth Fridays. Newcomers welcome. Doors open at 7 p.m. Cost: $4. Phone: (508) 636-3871. Email: trdrelm@rcn.com.Unitarian Memorial Church 102 Green St.
Saturday, January 25th
Animal Tracking in Copicut Woods (Fall River) (9:00 am-11:00 am)
Although the forests of the 13,600 acre Bio-reserve might at first appear uninhabited in winter, they are, in fact full of life. While a few animals do head south to hibernate away the winter months, most remain in New England and are active all year.
At the Bio-reserve, mammals are out and about, foraging for food and leaving their tracks in the snow. Rabbit, deer, fox, coyote, turkey, and fisher are just some of the animals whose tracks may be found. Members: FREE. Nonmembers: $5. Phone: 508.636.4693 x103. E-mail: bioreserve@ttor.org.
Annual Used Clothing Sale (Westport) (9:00 am-1:00 pm)
Clothing for all ages, accessories, bedding and curtains available. Fill large paper bag for $5 or plastic bag for $3 or purchase individual items. To donate, call Mary at (508) 636-4282. Phone: (508) 636-4282. Westport United Congregational Church at 500 American Legion Hwy.
School Choice Fair (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
For families of Greater New Bedford. Learn what K-12 schools in your community have to offer in: academics, asmissions process, extracurricular activities, class size, and school culture. More than 10 area schools are participating. Andrea McCoy Recreation Center at 181 Hillman Street.
“Wild Winter Talks” lecture series (Westport) (2:00 pm-3:00 pm)
Westport Land Conservation Trust presents a “Wild Winter Talks” lecture series: “There’s No Place Like Home: Creating Wetlands for Fragile Creatures” taking place at the Westport Library. For information call (508) 636-3643. 408 Old County Road.
Venture Crew 7 Open House, Signup Night, and Meeting (4:00 pm-6:30 pm)
Join us! Venturing is a coed outdoor high adventure program for young Men and Women ages 14-20. Youth run the meetings and plan activities! Have fun! Make new friends! Hangout! Go on extreme adventures with us!
Sunday, January 26th
Greater New Bedford Track Club: Sunday Striders (8:00 am)
Sunday Striders, weekly training runs starting at 8 a.m. on Sundays. All levels of ability welcome; non-members are encouraged to join group. Marathon training continues. Phone: (508) 994-7209. Buttonwood Senior Center, 1 Oneida St.
Fish Bowl Tournament (12:00 pm-1:00 pm)
Ocean Explorium holding its fourth annual Fish Bowl tournament. Thirty-two lanes reserved at Wonder Bowl, bowlers of all ages welcome. Each bowler must raise $50 to participate and prizes will be given to bowlers in a number of categories. For more information or to sponsor event email Pat Cassan at pcassan@oceanexplorium.org. Wonder Bowl in New Bedford, 66 Hathaway Road.
Winter Warming: Jazz Concert (1:00 pm-3:00 pm)
Afternoons of great music presented by the Friends of the New Bedford Free Public Library and Whaling City Sound. Next performance, Jazz with Dino Govoni and Dave Zinno at the Downtown Library. Tickets $15 for non-members, $10 for members. All proceeds go to children’s programming at the library and its branches.
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