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NO SNOW is this weekend’s theme! On Saturday we’ll reach almost 50 degrees! We’ll be above freezing temperatures during each day, with no precipitation forecasted. The nights will still be a bit chilly and dip below freezing, but nothing we New Englanders can’t handle. The entire weekend will have intermittent clouds, but otherwise a very mild weekend. Don’t forget that Massachusetts observes Daylight Savings Time, so Sunday you will wake up and need to move those clocks ahead one hour. Technically it’s at 2:00 am, Sunday morning – but no one will fault you for waiting until you wake up to do it!
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Friday, March 07th
Marion Art Center: All Abstract show (Marion) (6:00-8:00 pm)
The Marion Art Center will host an exhibition of abstract art featuring works by Bouldin G. “Bo” Burbank, Jeffrey Rappo, and Filipe Miguel, from March 7th to April 19th. A reception honoring the artists and their guests will be hosted by the Marion Art Center on Friday, March 7th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. While the word “abstract” could describe or define the type of art that is produced by the artists exhibiting in this show, the three artists most definitely have diverse mediums. Jeff Rappo is a digital photographer, Bo Burbank is a painter and found object sculptor, and Filipe Miguel creates works using the “encaustic” method of painting. The resulting show will break out of the normal box for exhibitions usually shown at the Marion Art Center.
SHS Lecture: Turmoil and Transition in Boston (7:00pm)
The Sippican Historical Society will hold a special lecture “Turmoil and Transition in Boston” by guest speaker Larry DiCara at the Marion Music Hall. This is FREE to the public, so if you love Boston, you’ll want to check it out!
Painting with a Splash: Red Wine Pour w/ Richa (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.
First Friday Open Mic (7:00-9:00 pm)
First Unitarian Church of New Bedford presents First Friday Open Mic, first Friday of each month. Free admission, refreshments available for purchase.
Saturday, March 8th
Exploring the Bioreserve (Fall River) (9:00 am-12:00 pm)
Exploring the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Walk will explore the Hog Rock of the Hog Rock Lot and will also view the old “Cold War” Nike missile site and whatever else is discovered of interest out there. Everyone is invited to meet at 9 a.m. at Trustees of Reservation’s parking area, intersection of Indian Town and Yellow Hill Roads, Fall River, MA. The walk is about four or five miles. Water and a snack is suggested. This is a free event. Phone: 5086445772. Southcoast Bioreserve Trustees of Reservations Parking area Yellow Hill and Indian Town Roads corner, Fall River.
Attic Treasures Sale (Freetown) (9:00 am-3:00 pm)
Attic Treasures Sale” will be held at St. John Neumann Parish Hall Located next to Cathedral Camp On Rt. 18 – Middleboro Road in East Freetown, Mass. On Saturday, March 8, 2014 From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ~Free Admission~ Wheelchair accessible!!! Continental Breakfast and Hot Lunch will be served. Take Chace Road exit off of Route 140.
Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery: Joan Backes “Home Construction” and Todd Moore’s “Rock Painting: Pictures, Objects, Metaphors and Symbols” (Fall River) (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
The gallery reopens with an exhibition of works by Joan Backes and Todd Moore. Backes’ Home Construction addresses issues of nature in contemporary society and Todd Moore’s Rock Paintings offer us images and ideas created from the landscapes of New England’s coastlines. The exhibition runs through April 5.
Painting with a Splash: Van Gogh’s “Wheat field and Cypress” w/ Ann (3:00pm)
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.
Leprechaun Golden Coin Hunt (Dartmouth) (10:30 am)
Hundreds of prizes, golden coins and fun. $5 per child, dress for outdoor hunt. For information or to register, contact Dartmouth YMCA. Call (508) 993-3361 or or click on event title.
26th Annual Greater New Bedford Home Show: Day 1 (11:00-4:00 pm)
Thinking about remodeling? Updating or upgrading your home? Want some new amenities? The largest home and lifestyle show in the South Coast, the 26th Annual Greater New Bedford Home Show is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9th! It will be held at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on 1121 Ashley Boulevard. For full details click on event title.
New Bedford Art Museum: “Fiber in the Present Tense” (12:00 pm-6:00 pm)
Free Admission Janet Kawada, Deborah Carlson and Ellen Wieske will be joining the Surface Design Association (SDA) sponsored panel discussion, “Fiber in the Present Tense” at NBAM/ArtWorks! as part of the New Bedford “Community Threads” month long fiber art celebration in March.
Painting with a Splash: “Fun City” w/ Ann (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.
Sunday, March 9th
26th Annual Greater New Bedford Home Show: Day 2 (11:00-4:00 pm)
Thinking about remodeling? Updating or upgrading your home? Want some new amenities? The largest home and lifestyle show in the South Coast, the 26th Annual Greater New Bedford Home Show is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 8-9th!
It will be held at the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School on 1121 Ashley Boulevard. For full details click on event title.
Painting with a Splash: Vincent Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” w/ Ann (2:00pm)
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.
South Coast Chamber Music Society (4:00 pm)
The South Coast Chamber Music Society (SCCMS) was formed in 2001 to present high quality classical chamber music for the communities of Southeastern Massachusetts. Tonight they will feature a Piano Trio playing Mozart’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, K. 502, Rachmaninoff’s Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G Minor, and Schubert’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898 at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford at 133 School Street.
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