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The Tree at The Hard Rock Cafe in Boston

The Tree is a multi-faceted, genre-melding seven-piece band based out of New Bedford and UMass Dartmouth.  This Friday, May 25th, they’ll play their biggest show to date—they will be headlining at the Hard Rock Café in Boston. There are plenty of reasons to see The Tree perform.  For one, they’re …

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Fairhaven (The Movie) Review

Fairhaven the Movie review

Last winter my brother Doug and I decided to answer an open casting call for extras in a movie filmed in Fairhaven and, for a lark, we ventured down to the Zeiterion Theatre on a cold January night. We were pleasantly surprised when we got called in as extras. Doug was cast …

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ChanyCakes Featured at Food Fight Cupcake Competition

We are in the midst of a culinary renaissance and from coast to coast, the latest muse of confectioners is the cupcake. Gone are the days of a simple, moist chocolate cake crowned with a sweet, creamy spiral of vanilla frosting, occasionally adorned with a smattering of rainbow-colored sprinkles. The …

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The Woman in Black Movie Review

Let me preface this review by noting an observation I have made when it comes to horror movies.  All people are scared by different things.  Some people find the psychological aspect of mankind most bone chilling, while others need the guts and gore to really be convinced.  As a self-proclaimed …

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Historic Park to Show Silent Films on 17 Feb

The Dock-u-mentaries film series continues Friday, February 17th at 7 PM with two silent films. The Sailor’s Sacrifice is a short (13 minute) romance drama by the Vitagraph Company shot in 1909 southern Maine. A sailor leaves his family to go to sea and is thought lost when his boat …

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Adaptive Baseball for the Blind

beep-ball for the blind

by Bob Branco When I was at the Perkins School for the Blind, I participated in several sports, including bowling and baseball. Forty years ago, baseball was not adaptable for the blind the way it is today, so the children at Perkins played regular baseball. The pitcher would throw the …

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Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers

gift ideas for teachers

Tick. Tick. Tick. That’s the sound of your advent calendar running out, cruelly reminding you that the holidays are approaching fast, and just like last year, you are ill prepared. But don’t fret, my friends! We here at the New Bedford Guide understand that the most wonderful time of the …

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After the Storm: Lessons from the Northern Edge

The Dock-u-mentaries film series continues on Friday, November 18th at 7pm with After the Storm: Lessons from the Northern Edge, a film by JD Marlow and Amanda Bergeron. The film will be shown in the theater located at the New Bedford Visitor’s Center on 33 William Street. For centuries fishermen …

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Carl Palmer Solo Tour Comes to Fall River

Using classical music as his main vehicle, Carl Palmer, former drummer of progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), is performing instrumental rearrangements of classic ELP songs as part of a power trio for his most recent solo tour called “Pictures at an Exhibition.”  On Oct. 22, he will …

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