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We’ll have a little bit of rain this weekend – some showers on Friday and Saturday. However, it will be warm with temperatures that will be in the mid-70s. In general it will be humid. Sunday will be the best day of the bunch with no rain forecasted and mostly sunny. So, nothing stopping a hardy New Englander from enjoying the many fun things going on.
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Friday, September 15th
Pirates & Privateers Presentation (Fairhaven) (10:00am)
Hear tales of pirates, Revolutionary War era privateers, and historical Fort Phoenix, presented by Greybeard, an 18th century gunner from the privateer sloop Broome, Abigail Black, a ship’s doctor who grows herbal remedies in her village garden when she’s not at sea, and Andrew the Powder Monkey, a boy who knows how to load and fire a cannon. Learn which things really just myths based on fiction, the difference between pirates and “legal” privateers, and why grog wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Lawler Branch Scrabble Scramble (1:00pm-4:00pm)
Love to play Scrabble? Join a bunch of other fans at the Scrabble Scramble. Make new friends. Francis J. Lawler Branch Library, 745 Rockdale Ave., New Bedford.
Howland-Green Toddler Time (3:00pm)
For little children ages 0 to 3, Toddler Time is a foundational program which will help your little one begin to develop and grow those early literacy and language skills that will stay with them throughout their life. We will do a variety of songs and games that will also help develop their motion control! Parent or guardian participation is necessary. Howland-Green Branch Library, 3 Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford.
2017 St. George Greek Food Festival (5:00pm-10:00pm)
It’s that time of year! The three day long Greek festival is coming. Delicious Greek meals, handmade Greek pastries, Greek dance performances, Greek wine & beer, Greek music, church tours, FREE parking and admission, and more. Saint George Greek Orthodox Church, 186 Cross Road, Dartmouth, MA.
The Freeze Pops – Live in the Vault at The Greasy Luck Brewpub (9:30pm-12:30am)
Downtown New Bedford’s hottest newest destination. The brewpub and event venue is set within a former bank building featuring original vault doors and a truly historic feel. Greasy Luck features in-house brewing, an expansive menu, and The Vault Room, a function area for a local events. The Greasy Luck Brewpub, 791 Purchase St. New Bedford.
