Superflat NB announced today that it will be program managing the installation of the “JazzWall New Bedford” mural starting this week which was designed by local artist, Kat Knutsen and sponsored by Fiber Optic Center, Inc., Whaling City Sound, and the New Bedford Historical Society. The mural, which is funded …

It is with great regret the organizers of the William Street Festival announce the postponement of this year’s festival until 2021. This year, we would have celebrated the fifth annual event on September 26, 2020. With the safety concerns brought on by the Coronavirus we felt we may not be …

In conjunction with the virtual AHA! New Bedford night (Vaha!), join NBSO concertmaster Jesse Holstein on Thursday, May 14, at 7:00pm and learn how Bach takes us from the high-court to the country in a single solo partita. After his performance, he will field questions about the piece, or about …

What school or schools did you attend in New Bedford growing up? What is more fun than reminiscing? It’s a favorite universal past-time. While many of us hated school growing up – having to get up instead of sleeping in, listening to teachers give dull lectures using Ben Stein’s ‘dry …

A Creative Courts mural for Carlos Pacheco Elementary School in the West End; high-flying kites and more for Festival Tipico de Guatemala in the North End; and even more Reggae On West Beach in the South End are just three ways Wicked Cool Places are springing up in every neighborhood …

As part of a summer program through the National Book Foundation, New Bedford has been selected to host award-winning authors Chen Chen and Rebecca Makkai for a conversation at the New Bedford Free Public Library. The two authors will appear as part of AHA! Night on Thursday, August 8 at …

According to the New Bedford mayor’s office, the LGBTQ flag will be raised over New Bedford’s city hall during AHA! Pride and will remain through the rest of June in support of LGBT Pride Month. AHA! is a monthly celebration in downtown New Bedford. Dozens of LGBTQ centric events are …

The City of New Bedford’s annual Seaport Art Walk arrives with a theme written on the wind. For 2019, the outdoor collection of sculpture on the waterfront is part of the city-wide “Summer Winds” collaborative program series organized by DATMA (Design Art & Technology Massachusetts). “DATMA is a unique approach …

New Bedford Public Schools’ annual District-Wide Art Show opened to the public Thursday evening, an annual feature of the May AHA! New Bedford, the popular monthly downtown arts night. More than 2,000 people attended opening night festivities, which included live music by the New Bedford High School Jazz Combo and …

New Bedford’s first-ever strategic Arts & Culture Plan is complete. The 200-page plan entitled New Bedford Creative: our Art, our Culture, our Future, has a vision for the city as follows: “In New Bedford, the creative community is an engaged and powerful partner, inspiring social, economic, and cultural growth. In …