Events

Teams of students who participated in the 2013 Mayors Learn and Serve Summer Youth Program will present their completed summer projects to the public on Monday, August 26th at 5:30 p.m. at the New Bedford Art Museum. The Mayor’s Learn and Serve Program is a summer project-based learning and community …

The weekend outlook, will be relatively cooler than what we’ve been experiencing. Friday will start out partly cloudy, with only a 20% chance of rain, but be 83 degrees. Saturday and Sunday will both be slightly cooler with no rain. Great weekend for planning activities! As always, click on the …

Two major television networks are scheduled to air shows this week featuring New Bedford, Massachusetts. The City will be highlighted in an episode of two television series airing on New England Sports Network (NESN) and Spike TV. NESN is viewed in all six New England states and is available nationally …

The 2013 Thursdays in the Park Concert Series continues its weekly summer series with a performance of French Canadian fiddle music by Daniel Boucher and Friends. The free concert takes place Thursday, August 22 from 6:30-7:15 in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park garden (33 William Street). In the …

A program aimed at parents of children ages 2 through 12 is the first in the state to use text messaging to provide tips about healthy food and drinks, exercise and proper rest. Sponsored by Mass in Motion Kids, a program by Mass in Motion New Bedford and the Massachusetts …

The weekend outlook, will be relatively cooler than what we’ve been experiencing. It’ll begin mostly sunny, and finish with a cloudy Sunday. There is only a 20% chance of rain on Sunday, and shouldn’t pass 80 degrees, so looks like we’ll have a weekend of decent weather. Good news for …

This Thursday evening, August 15, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park offers an entire lineup of entertainment. From 5:00-5:30 PM, Ruth and Abby, the park’s 1850s ladies, will chat about New Bedford’s connections with Hawaii’s traditional healing methods. From 5:30-6:30 PM, hear historian George Ripley talk about New Bedford’s Civil …

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park’s shuttle, the NB Line, will now offer narrated tours on Friday afternoons on the Downtown Route in August from 11 AM-1 PM. New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and the City of New Bedford joined forces again this year to …

On Saturday August 17, 2013 internationally acclaimed artist Ken Richards will be celebrating the opening of his New Bedford studio by hosting a gala Art Exhibit and cocktail party to raise money and awareness for United Way of Greater New Bedford Hunger Commission. Richards will donate 5% of all sales …

The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Friday, August 16 with After the Storm: Lessons from the Northern Edge. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and the Working Waterfront Festival. Films about the working waterfront are screened on the third Friday of each month beginning at …