Events

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park announces the next sessions in its Exploration Series. On Thurs., Feb. 23, Mike Dyer, Maritime Curator of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, will talk about the worldwide business of whaling and share treasures from whaling times, such as atlases, maps, whaling journals, and more. …

Mayor Jon Mitchell will join with Lara Harrington and Angela Corrieri-Johnson to celebrate the opening of Boutique Fitness, a unique personal training studio and the newest business to open in Downtown New Bedford.   A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned at the studio, located in a redesigned space at 516 Pleasant Street in …

On Friday night, Febuary 24, Harvard educated and award-winning singer-songwriter Mieka Pauley will join local singer-songwriter Rebecca Correia to perform at the UGLY Gallery on Union Street in Downtown New Bedford. Originally from Boston, Pauley comes to New Bedford with an impressive resume. In 2005, she won the Starbucks Emerging …

Mocha Dick is purported to have been a real sperm whale that terrorized whaling crews in the 1830s. Some scholars believe he was the inspiration for Herman Melville’s great white whale, Moby-Dick. Beyond this obscure reference to mocha, is there any connection between 19th century American Whaling and chocolate? It …

Dr. Peter Capelotti, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Penn State Abington will present an illustrated lecture titled, “The Whaling Expedition of the Ulysses 1937–38,” on Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cook Memorial Theater, New Bedford Whaling Museum. Writer, editor and member of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, …

The City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Economic Development Council, today announced plans to host an open house to update the public on the results of the first phase of the Acushnet Avenue International Marketplace project.  The Acushnet Avenue International Marketplace project is an initiative to redesign a …

On Sunday, February 12, from 1 – 4pm, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a day of talks on the Stone Fleet, discussion of Melville’s poem on the Stone Fleet, and a special appearance by the park’s 1850s ladies. All …

On Saturday, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park will celebrate the 194th birthday of New Bedford’s most famous orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass. The park will celebrate Douglass and his legacy, from Civil War to civil rights, by showing films, hosting a …

The City of New Bedford Parks Recreation & Beaches has announced it will offer a lifeguard training program in partnership with the Friends of Fall River Heritage State Park and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The program will train participants in American Red Cross lifeguarding, first aid, Cardiopulmonary …

If I asked you what the number one cause of death for all women in America is, what would you answer? I’m betting a large number of you answered “breast cancer.”  Am I right? October glows pink with ribbons, coffee cups, and (strangely) football gear to raise awareness for breast …