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The good news about this weekend’s weather is it won’t be raining or…snowing. We will dip below freezing overnight Friday, but otherwise we have some fantastic temperatures ahead in a pleasant, cool weekend. We’ll hover between 54-58 degrees as the highs all weekend long. It will be sunny, then cloudy, then sunny, then cloudy throughout. Saturday will be a bit breezy. So, there’s nothing stopping us and no valid excuses to be made to head out and have fun this weekend!
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Friday, November 04th
FREE Community Potluck (6:30pm-8:30pm)
A special community gathering of meditative chanted prayers followed by a vegetarian potluck. This month will feature meditative chanted prayers of Medicine Buddha. Medicine Buddha is a Buddha Doctor whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness by bestowing blessings upon them. By relying on Medicine Buddha sincerely, we can be cured of heavy physical and mental disease, find release from the internal pain of the three poisons—attachment, anger and ignorance—and receive protection from many other dangers and obstacles. Since beginningless time, we have experienced the pain of the three poisons and all the sufferings they give rise to. Now, by relying on this Buddha Doctor through the Medicine Buddha Sadhana, we can be released from this pain forever. This evening is completely free to attend and you are welcome to come to part or all of this event! 6:30 – 7:30pm : Chanted Prayers for Healing (With Mini Teaching). 7:30 – 8:30pm : Vegetarian Potluck.
Saturday, November 05th
Kool Smiles ‘Operation Troop Treats’ (8:00am-5:00pm)
Kool Smiles, a leading provider of quality dental care in New Bedford, is coordinating for the fifth year, “Operation Troop Treats” to encourage children to bring their Halloween candy to any of the area Kool Smiles dental offices in exchange for a toy. The candy will then be sent in care packages to U.S. service members stationed overseas via Operation Gratitude. Kool Smiles initiated the program to help raise awareness about good dental hygiene and uplift American armed forces serving overseas. Kool Smiles, 137 Hathaway Rd., New Bedford.
5th Annual FCC Harvest Festival and Craft Fair (9:00am-3:00pm)
Fresh off the tail of a successful festival yesterday, we have chosen a date for the 5th Annual FCC Harvest Festival and Craft Fair! Join this event and like the official page: FCC Harvest Festival & Craft Fair to stay on top of important news, updates, deadlines, and schedules. First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St.,
Fall River.
Oxford Book Haven & Cafe Book Sale (Fairhaven) (9:00am-1:00pm)
We have a large selection of books–most are 50 cents. We currently have a special section for our DOLLAR- A-BAG-BOOK SALE. Coffee, tea, soda and home-made coffee breads are available. We welcome anyone to join us in working on our puzzle. Computers and WiFi is available to the public. 357 Main Street, Fairhaven.
Meet Batman (10:00am-2:30pm)
Batman, the caped crusader himself, will be visiting the library to meet with fans and pose for pictures between 10 and 11 a.m. in the meeting room. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet one of the world’s most popular superheroes! Afterward, stay to see the brand new animated feature, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader, featuring the voices of Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar (the original 1966 Batman, Robin and Catwoman). Running time: 95 minutes. Fall River Public Library, 104 N Main St., Fall River.
Operation: Flags for Vets (10:00am-1:00pm)
Operation Flags for Vets will again be placing flags on the graves at the Massachusetts National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts for Veterans Day. We are looking for volunteers to help with this worthy and solemn endeavor. People of all ages are welcomed to help in the placement of the 66,000 flags on the final resting place of our beloved veterans. A short ceremony will be held at the flagpole at the end of the Avenue of Flags at 10 AM followed by the actual placement of the flags. Please bring a long shank screwdriver with you to aid in making starter holes for the flags. Also, please do not begin planting flags before the end of the ceremony. Flag removal will take place on Sunday, November 13 at 10 AM. Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA.
Spinner Celebrates 35 Years with 1920s Prohibition Speakeasy themed event (1:00pm-5:00pm)
Experience the 1920s Prohibition speakeasy jazz era at “Spinner Celebrates: 35 Years” Fundraiser at Fort Taber Community Center located in picturesque Fort Taber Park in New Bedford on Saturday, November 5th from 4pm to 8pm. The theme for the evening will be “Travel back in time to a Prohibition Speakeasy.” The event promises to be the “Bee’s Knees” (which means terrific and cool in 1920s jazz lingo).
Giving Shelter for over 102 Years Gala (6:00pm-10:00pm)
Join us for a fun filled evening with Silent & Live Auction, Live Comedian Performance. You may also win many other prizes! Humane Society & Shelter – SouthCoast, 31 Ventura Drive, Dartmouth.
FREE WaterFire Salute to Veterans (6:00pm-11:00pm)
The WaterFire Salute to Veterans event is a collaborative, community-wide celebration whose mission is to honor and recognize all United States veterans, active and reserve military personnel and families for their service, sacrifice and contributions to this nation, and to organize, exhibit and highlight the wealth of veteran oriented organizations and services available to them. Much more than the bonfires, WaterFire presents a wide variety of experiences – traditional to avant-garde and experimental, bringing new audiences to art while filling the city with energy, vibrancy and a new vision for urban life. Providence, 100 Canal Walk, Providence, RI.
Sunday, November 06th
Christmas is for Kids Toy Run (9:30am-12:00pm)
Your donation of a new unwrapped toy, or $10 includes an italian dinner to be served at the North Attleborro Elks Lodge at the end of the ride. (no stuffed amimals please). Precision Harley-Davidson, 269 Armistice Blvd., Pawtucket, RI.
2nd Annual LCpl Matthew Rodriguez Run to Remember 5k (10:00am-1:00pm)
Come run, walk or ruck with the communtiy to honor LCpl Matthew Rodriguez. The LCpl Matthew R. Rodriguez Memorial Foundation was established in 2014 and is an approved 501(c)3 non-profit organization. LCpl Matthew R. Rodriguez was a United States Marine from Fairhaven, MA that was killed in action in Now Zad, Afghanistan on December 11, 2013. We serve the community with the same patriotism and honor that Matthew served the United States of America with. Fort Phoenix State Beach and Reservation.
FREE Guided Hike on Sconticut Neck Properties (10:00am-12:00pm)
Free and all are welcome. This hike will be approximately 2 hours of easy walking. It is possible to do half the hike. Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather and bring water. Meet at the Shipyard Farm sign on the east side (left) of Sconticut Neck Road, five miles south of Huttleston Ave (Route 6, Fairhaven). There is ample parking along the side of the road. For more information about the Fairhaven Acushnet Land Preservation Trust, contact Cora Peirce at coradot@yahoo.com, or visit our website or our Facebook page.
Forever Paw’s Festival of Trees (12:00pm-5:00pm)
Come and join the Christmas Fun! Many beautifully decorated, themed trees to be raffled worth $100 or more! Fall River Country Club, 4232 N Main St., Fall River.
Lightwire Theatre’s The Ugly Duckling (2:00pm-4:00pm)
Known for uniting their electroluminescent light technology with the art of puppetry and storytelling, Lightwire Theatre’s productions are a series of beautiful moments, unable to be fully captured in photos. Their family-friendly production of The Ugly Duckling features larger-than-life characters animated on a darkened stage, immersing the audience in a new world of electrifying sights and sounds. This twist on the children’s classic about a baby swan mistaken for an ugly duckling is sure to capture kids’ attention and their hearts. Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St., New Bedford.
