“What do you want to do?”
If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered.
In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast.
From weekdays to weekends, there’s always plenty going on.
And we’re not only taking a look at what’s happening this week, we’re also giving you a heads up for events that are coming soon.
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This week, we’ve got exhibitions to check out at the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition's Ignition Space, and the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art. Plus, a Holy Ghost feast, concerts, a music festival, and even a beekeeping event.
So when someone asks you what you want to do, you’ve got your plans ready to go.
Here are Things To Do around Fall River, the SouthCoast, and beyond this week:
Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition presents ‘Bloom’ by Filomena Botelho
The Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition presents a new exhibition: “Bloom,” by local artist Filomena Botelho, one of the recipients of a FRACC 2024 Ignition Fund Grant.
“Bloom” is on exhibit at The Ignition Space, 44 Troy St., Fall River, from July 5 to July 28.
There will be an opening reception on Friday, July 12, from 6 to 8 p.m., where Botelho will unveil her vibrant, floral artworks.
Botelho will lead a hands-on workshop on Friday, July 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants will be able to create their own flower paintings, using tools like air-filled balloons, artificial leaves, bubble wrap, and spoons. This workshop is free. Registration is required, at fallriverartsandculturecoalition.org/events-calendar.
The Ignition Space is open Thursday to Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday to Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. It’s located at Stop #5 on Fall River’s trolley route.
For more information, visit fallriverartsandculturecoalition.org.
90th annual East Taunton Holy Ghost Feast
The Holy Ghost Society of East Taunton, 545 Middleboro Ave., is holding its 90th annual Holy Ghost Feast.
This year’s festa will take place over three days: Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14.
On Friday and Saturday, the festa is open from 5 to 11 p.m., and on Sunday, it will be open from noon to 8 p.m.
Traditional sopas do Divino Espirito Santo (soup) will be served on Sunday, upon arrival of the procession, around 1 p.m.
Enjoy a weekend full of tradition, as well as delicious Portuguese and American cuisines, and entertainment.
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Dayna Kurtz and Robert Maché at Narrows Center for the Arts
The Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, will be hosting a performance by Dayna Kurtz and Robert Maché on Saturday, July 13, at 8 p.m.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $33 in advance, and $38 on the day of the show.
Find tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/9u2seum5.
New exhibition at Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art
The Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, 44 Troy St., presents “Another Dimension,” a group exhibition featuring five local and national artists.
Curated by Harry Gould Harvey IV, this builds on FR MoCA’s previous exhibition, “Plant/ED,” which centered on themes of ecological cultivation and observation.
“Another Dimension” will challenge notions of perception and abstraction.
Artists featured in the exhibit are Mosie Romney, Nick Irzyk, Paul Laffoley, Lizzy Sour, and Jak Ritger.
The exhibit is on display now, through Sept. 15.
General gallery hours are Friday to Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m.
Admission is free, no registration required.
Special events include: a curator tour with Harry Gould Harvey IV on Saturday, July 13, from 3 to 5 p.m.; and a screen printing workshop with Lizzy Sour on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m.
The museum is wheelchair accessible. Limited off-street parking is available in the lot at GATHER, and street parking is available along Troy Street.
FR MoCA thanks MassDevelopment’s Transformative Downtown Initiative, Barr Foundation, B.M.C. Durfee High School, City of Fall River’s Department of Community Utilities, Massachusetts Cultural Council, American Beauties Native Plants, Prides Corner Farms, Newport Tower Museum and Vanson Leathers for their support.
For more information, visit frmoca.org.
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Buzzards Bay Musicfest at Tabor Academy
The Buzzards Bay Musicfest returns to Tabor Academy, 232 Front St., Marion, from July 10 to July 14 at the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Hoyt Hall.
This five-concert series offers free admission to the public.
On Wednesday, July 10, there will be an open rehearsal at 2 p.m.
The first concert will be held that evening, featuring a full orchestra and works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann.
There will be a chamber music concert on Thursday, a jazz concert on Friday, another chamber concert on Saturday, and Sunday’s finale will feature the full orchestra.
Evening concerts begin at 7:30, and the Sunday afternoon concert will be at 2 p.m.
For more information, visit www.buzzardsbaymusicfest.com.
Friends of the Berkley Council on Aging plan lobster cruise
The Friends of the Berkley Council on Aging are planning a lobster cruise for Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Bus departure from Berkley is at 8:15 a.m.; the return is planned for about 4 p.m.
Get away for a day with a lobster buffet cruise aboard Beauport Cruise lines out of Gloucester.
The cost is $165 per person, and includes the lobster buffet cruise, taxes, gratuity, coach bus, and driver tip.
Sign up before July 13.
To sign up, and for more information, contact the Berkley COA at 508-821-3105.
The Bee’s Mead at Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum
Interested in bees, beekeeping, or an interesting evening out?
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, 396 County St., New Bedford, presents The Bee’s Mead on Thursday, July 11, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Learn about bees and beekeeping from the Bristol County Beekeepers Association, and enjoy lawn games, make-and-take crafts, and refreshments.
The RJD’s NextGen Committee will host the evening’s festivities as part of New Bedford’s AHA Night.
Admission is free.
For more information, call 508-997-1401 or visit rjdmuseum.org.
Free outdoor concert with Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra
The Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, in partnership with the Emilson YMCA in Hanover, will present a free outdoor concert on Wednesday, July 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Laura’s Center for the Arts, 97 Mill St., Hanover.
Guest conductor Neal Hampton will lead the Phil’s Cabaret Orchestra for this program.
The orchestra will be performing a wide variety of music, including highlights like the “Maple Leaf Rag,” selections from “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Les Miserables,” and the music of The Beatles, Elton John, and Taylor Swift.
Seating is general admission, with areas for audience members to place lawn chairs or blankets.
Guests may bring food and beverages.
Nona’s Ice Cream Truck will be there, with dessert available for purchase.
The lawn opens at 6 p.m., and the concert will run for about an hour without intermission. In the event of rain, the concert will be held inside the center.
The concert is sponsored by the Emilson Family in partnership with the Emilson YMCA. The 109th Season of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
For more information, visit www.plymouthphil.org.
Visit waterfront beer garden at New England Aquarium
The New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, Boston, now has a dockside beer garden, serving up food and beverages with a waterfront view.
Take in views of Boston Harbor while enjoying lunch, dinner, or happy hour.
Grab-and-go items are also available.
The beer garden is open seven days a week, from noon to 7 p.m.
Coming soon: NB Roots&Branches returns to New Bedford
NB Roots&Branches returns for a second season on Saturday, July 20, with a day of acoustic music, visual art, and performance experiences.
This free public festival will include eight continuously running performance areas, as well as a culminating event.
Performers will encompass a range that includes traditional music, indie folk, classical, acoustic roots rock, brass bands, contemporary, dance, jazz, and more.
After the success of last year’s festival, this year’s event is expanding the number of indoor and outdoor stages.
Some participants include: Destination Soups, turned comfy house concert locale; Pour Farm Tavern turned retro speakeasy; the Bristol Building concert space; and April Evans Beauty Lounge. Cafe Arpeggio will also participate this year, as a marquee acoustic music room. A third outdoor stage will offer larger, dance-friendly bands.
Musical acts and genres include Molly O’Leary, the Southcoast Brass Band, Aoife Clancy, Eddie Dillon, the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, the El Caribe steel drum ensemble, Hot Club Cheese Roll, Carl Simmons, Amilton Tavares’ Cape Verdean dance music, Rancho Folclorico’s Portuguese dance, shape note singing, Irish, old time, bluegrass, Caribbean drumming, Quebecois ensembles, and Americana.
The culminating event, “Moving Canvas Moving Forward,” will present moving panoramas by local visual artists, in the tradition of the historical piece, “Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World,” housed at the Whaling Museum. Panoramas will be presented with simultaneous musical performances, directly tied to the individual pieces.
Sponsors include the Massachusetts Cultural Council, New Bedford Creative, Destination New Bedford, The Symphony Music Shop, The Fiber Optic Center, The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra, and Southcoast Technologies LLC.
For more information, as well as a full schedule, visit nbrootsandbranches.com.
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