New Bedford has a long and fascinating history, filled with stories of whalemen going to sea for years a time, wives left to run businesses, escaped slaves seeking freedom, and a connection to the sea that spans centuries. The public is invited to explore this history through free guided tours, …
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All-City Middle School and NBHS Jazz bands both take first place at ‘Music In The Parks’ festival
The All-City Middle School Band, led by Matthew Pacheco and Tim Mason, came in 1st Place in the Concert Band Middle School Division AA. The All-City Middle School Band received a ranking of ‘Excellent’ from the judges for their performance. In addition, for the first time ever the All-City Middle …
Read More »2015 St. John Neumann’s Lakeside Family Festival Survival Guide
This festival held on Memorial Day Weekend, has become an anticipated event in the greater New Bedford, Freetown, Lakeville, Fall River, Taunton, Middleboro and the Cape areas. Because our emphasis is to present a weekend of activities directed to all family members, we demand a safe and secure environment–absolutely no …
Read More »Your Theatre Presents “The Obraz”
Your Theatre will stage a world premier of The Obraz, by local playwright Ray Veary, for one weekend only. Judy Lemay is directing the play. The Obraz is based upon actual events in 1934 Poland and tells the story of a young cloistered nun, Faustina, who has a vision of …
Read More »New Bedford Folk Festival to feature two dozen special interest workshops
by Alan Korolenko The New Bedford Folk Festival, scheduled for July 4th and 5th, will feature many concerts and showcases. Two dozen workshops are of special interest over the weekend. These are shows which feature multiple performers on stage at the same time. Each workshop/show has a specific subject. One …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 14 May 2015
The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, …
Read More »“Unadoptables” web show seeks host; audition set for May 23
Want to star on a web based show this summer? The Unadoptables web-show series (https://www.facebook.com/unadoptables), produced by New Bedford Guide and the New Bedford Pet Detective and presented by NEMRA, is looking for a host for Season One. This is a paid position that requires approximately 4 hours a week in …
Read More »Spring Revolutionary War encampment to be held at Fort Phoenix May 23 and 24
Members of the Fairhaven Village Militia and the Fairhaven Office of Tourism will live in an authentic period camp the same way it was done more than 230 years ago. Men, women and children dressed in period clothing will reenact life in 1778 and talk about the history of the …
Read More »The South Coast Hot Jobs List – 07 May 2015
The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of jobs available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, …
Read More »The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues with Fishing for Knowledge
The Dock-U-Mentaries Film Series continues on Friday, May 15th at 7:00 PM with Fishing for Knowledge: Cooperative Research for Sustainable Fisheries in New England, a presentation of fisheries science by researchers in the Department of Fisheries Oceanography at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dock-U-Mentaries is a co-production of New Bedford …
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