The Zeiterion in full bloom this May with music, comedy, and dance, plus the return of Viva Portugal Festival!

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May brings a slate of exciting performance to Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, all month long. The line-up begins with Ward Hayden & The Outliers at Stage Door Live on Thursday, May 2, and wraps up with Arlo Guthrie and Alice’s Restaurant – Back By Popular Demand Tour on Friday, May 31. Tickets can be purchased by calling 508-994-2900, online at https://zeiterion.org/, or at the Zeiterion Box Office at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford. Group sales of 10 tickets and more for select shows are available by calling 508-997-5664 x123.

Performances in May are:

Ward Hayden & The Outliers at Stage Door Live
Thursday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20 / $29

Previously known as Girls, Guns & Glory, Ward Hayden & The Outliers have barnstormed far beyond their Boston hometown, playing honky-tonks, beer joints and concert venues throughout the U.S., amassing a loyal legion of fans along the way. Their love for early rock ’n’ roll, true country, raw blues and pretty much any kind of authentic American music branded them quickly as anomalous — and electrifying! The media have noticed too, including Rolling Stone, which heralds them as a “modern-day Buddy Holly plus Dwight Yoakam divided by the Mavericks.” This performance is part of The Z’s Stage Door Live series where The Z stage is transformed into an intimate concert club.

Viva Portugal! Festa
Saturday, May 4, 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: Free!

The Z and local Portuguese-American organizations once again bring the tastes, sights and sounds of Portuguese culture and heritage to downtown New Bedford. You don’t have to be Portuguese to enjoy the family-friendly festa – all are welcome to this free event in front of the Zeiterion.

Camané with Ana Sofia Varela
Saturday, May 4, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $39 / $49 / $59

Camané is the leading male singer of the new generation of Portugal’s native urban song, fado, ever since his first album came out in 1995 – and one of the few men working within this most tricky field. He is also one of the most outstanding Portuguese singers to have come out of any generation; a voice so smooth and soulful, so passionate and yet controlled, that you wonder how such wise and weary vocal stylings could belong to someone so young. His performance at the Zeiterion will feature songs from the scope of Camané’s career, and he brings with him the sensational Ana Sofia Varela for a beautiful evening of fado!

One Funny Mother
Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $29 / $35

Dena Blizzard is One Funny Mother! You may know Blizzard from her viral videos, including her “Back to School Rant,” which racked up 96 million views, or as the LIVE with Kelly Top 5 Co-Host Winner. The comedian, former Miss New Jersey, and married mother of three offers hilarious solo comedy in the Off-Broadway hit currently touring the United States. An outrageous and side-splitting 80 minutes of sass, One Funny Mother follows Blizzard on a hilarious journey through her day as she prepares for her big “Girls Night Out.”

David Dorfman Dance: Aroundtown
Saturday, May 11, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $27 / $35 / $42 / $47

Aroundtown is a kinetic poem that examines the varied, unique and sometimes divided notions of love – its meaning, purpose, and platform. With original music, text, and visuals, the work explores commitment, community, and intimacy in times of violence and strife. David Dorfman Dance’s trademark empathy, sly humor, and bombastic physicality are harnessed in this look at love as both sociopolitical and intimate weather systems in a delightfully moving performance.

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s Epic Journeys
Saturday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $30 / $45 / $55 / $65

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra closes the season in an epic as well as personal concert. Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances is the composer’s last work and a summary of his life journey. Canadian composer Zosha Di Castri writes her own autobiographical piece about what it means to be Canadian. In between, brilliant pianist Joyce Yang performs Barber’s feverish Piano Concerto, a unique and extraordinary piece in the composer’s sound world. Attendees are invited to a pre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. with conductor Yaniv Dinur.

Banda Magda at Stage Door Live
Thursday, May 30, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25 / $34

Drawing on the band’s global background of Greece, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, and the U.S., this group of close musical friends is led by Greek-born composer, orchestrator, singer and accordionist Magda Giannikou. Banda Magda combines South American rhythms with jazz improvisation, cinematic arranging, sophisticated audience participation, mid-century classics and world “chansons,” turning songs into engaging romps! This performance is part of The Z’s Stage Door Live series where The Z stage is transformed into an intimate concert club.

Arlo Guthrie
Friday, May 31, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $35 / $45 / $55

Prolific songwriter, social commentator, master storyteller, actor, and activist Arlo Guthrie returns with Alice’s Restaurant – Back By Popular Demand Tour! This tour marks the 50th Anniversary of the feature film Alice’s Restaurant, which was inspired by Guthrie’s legendary album The Alice’s Restaurant Massacree recounting his arrest for littering. Originally released in 1969, the movie stars Guthrie as himself. Come celebrate the iconic figure with songs from his distinguished and varied career spanning nearly 60 years!

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The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to provide New Bedford and the region with performing arts programming of excellence that inspires, educates, engages and entertains. Tickets are available for purchase at www.zeiterion.org, by calling 508-994-2900, or in person at the box office at 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford, Mass. Zeiterion Box Office regular hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and two hours before each performance.

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