“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.
This week, we’ve got special trick-or-treating events: trick or treat at The Breakers in Newport, or at Patriot Place in Foxboro. Plus, help Gallery X solve a murder mystery. We've also got concerts, art and fashion exhibits, and even an art class you can sign up for.
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:
Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers
Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers returns on Friday, Oct. 25, with admission in two sessions, at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Visitors are encouraged to come in costume.
There will be treats and prizes for everyone, and children younger than 2 get in for free.
Guests are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center food pantry to help our neighbors in need.
For more information, visit newportmansions.org/events/halloween-trick-or-treat-at-the-breakers-2024 .
Trick-Or-Treating Spooktacular returns to Patriot Place
Patriot Place is hosting its Trick-Or-Treating Spooktacular on Thursday, Oct. 24.
There will be two sessions: from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Ghosts and goblins of all ages can don their Halloween costumes and collect candy and other spooky giveaway items from Patriot Place destinations throughout the North Marketplace.
Patriot Place, supporting the Teal Pumpkin Project, will provide non-candy treats to children with food allergies.
There will be live music on the Dean College Stage from 5 to 8 p.m., courtesy of local band CarTune Heroes.
For more information, as well as registration details, visit patriot-place.com/events/trick-or-treating-spooktacular-at-patriot-place .
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‘Till Death Do Us Part’ murder mystery at Gallery X
Gallery X, 169 William St., New Bedford, will be hosting “Till Death Do Us Part,” a murder mystery party fundraiser, on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 10 p.m.
At this immersive, interactive party, each guest takes on a role, as a night of love and marriage turns into a night of mystery and murder, and guests must solve the crime.
Spectator tickets are also available for those who wish to attend but do not want to play a character.
There will be food to snack on, and a cash bar.
Find tickets online at https://givebutter.com/TillDeath .
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Upcoming concerts at Narrows Center for the Arts
The Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, has a couple of upcoming concerts.
Beloved band The Jayhawks will be performing on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $69 in advance, and $74 the day of the show. Find tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/bj4xxf6b .
Modern soul artists Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds will be there on Friday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $43 in advance, and $46 on the day of the show. Find tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/9f92333u .
Learn how to draw the human body at New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., is holding a series of classes about learning techniques to draw the human body .
This comprehensive series begins on Oct. 26, and continues through Nov. 16, with classes held on Saturdays, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Week 1 covers proportion and mannequinization (a method of breaking the body down into simple shapes). Week 2 is about how to pose figures so they look natural; students will learn line of action, weight distribution, and foreshortening. Week 3 will be about learning to draw the muscles of the body. Week 4 is about presenting different body types, especially skeletal structure and fat.
Instructor Isiah Botelho is a traditional and digital illustrator from New Bedford, specializing in character design, cover art, and sequential illustration.
Dance the Night Away with New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and Newport Contemporary Ballet
Dance the Night Away on Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m., with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra and Newport Contemporary Ballet, performing vibrant pieces inspired by dance.
Learn more and purchase tickets at https://tinyurl.com/4s9tt5kh .
Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress in New England
Organized by Salva Regina University’s Department of Art and Art History, Fashion and Longing: Gilded Age Dress in New England is now on display in The Dorrance H. Hamilton Gallery.
Showcasing fashions from the early 19th and 20th centuries, it will be on view until Nov. 24.
Visitors will see a range of garments, such as afternoon and evening wear, party attire, bathing costumes, and more.
The exhibition is made possible through a partnership with Rebecca Kelly, a textile conservator and dress historian from the University of Rhode Island’s Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design. The garments displayed are on loan from the University of Rhode Island’s Historic Textile and Costume Collection.
Parking is available along Lawrence and Leroy Avenues.
Exhibits are open Tuesdays through Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays, from noon to 4 p.m.
The gallery is closed on Mondays.
Stone Church Coffee House concert kicks off 18th season
Bristol’s Stone Church Coffee House, 300 High St., at the First Congregational Church, welcomes the Rough and Tumble to kick off the venue’s 18th season on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Comprised of dynamic duo Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler, they’ve been offering a unique blend of folk and Americana for over a decade.
Doors open at 6:45, and the concert begins at 7:30 p.m.
Light refreshments will be available.
Seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. The venue is handicapped-accessible.
Tickets are $25 per person, students are half price, and children 5 and under get in for free.
For more information and to make a reservation, call 401-253-4813.
‘Mj Manville Art – SouthCoast Landmarks and Whimsy’ at Mattapoisett Free Public Library
Melissa Manville Cloutier, Fall River resident and resident artist at the Greater Fall River Art Association, currently has an art show on display at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library , 7 Barstow St.
Cloutier works under the studio name “Mj Manville Art.”
“Mj Manville Art – SouthCoast Landmarks and Whimsy” is on display at the library through Oct. 30, and Cloutier will be on site on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 3 p.m., working on a pet portrait and answering questions about the artistic process, and the works on display.
Cloutier creates commissioned pet portraits in soft pastels, as well as other types of commissioned pieces. Cloutier also works in watercolors, and occasionally oil pastels and acrylics.
With a penchant for nostalgia, and work that is based in realism with a sprinkling of abstract, Cloutier enjoys creating scenes from around the SouthCoast area, like memories of the storied Lincoln Park in Dartmouth. Cloutier also volunteered to design and paint murals at the Watuppa Rowing Center in Fall River.
The exhibit is on display in two rooms, with the first room dedicated to “SouthCoast Landmarks,” and the second room for “Whimsy.”
“SouthCoast Landmarks” features 16 pieces, each celebrating the area’s landmarks, with name and location.
“Whimsy” is a compilation of Cloutier’s pieces.
For more information, visit www.mjmanvilleart.com or www.mattapoisettlibrary.org .
Newport String Project presents The Newport County Concert Series
The Newport String Project presents The Newport County Concert Series, featuring The Newport String Quartet, on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Sunday, Oct. 27.
Featuring Ealain McMullin and Kenneth Trotter on violin, Florrie Marshall on viola, and Chelsea Bernstein on cello, the concerts will be held, respectively, at: The Guild Hall at St. John’s Church, 61 Poplar St., Newport, at 2 p.m.; and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 87 Narragansett Ave., at 2 p.m.
The Newport String Quartet will be performing works by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Holst and Simon.
Tickets are available at newportstringproject.org .
‘A European Adventure’ with Tri-County Symphonic Band
The Tri-County Symphonic Band, under the direction of Philip Sanborn, debuts its 63rd concert season on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m., with “A European Adventure.”
This opening concert will combine some new music written by Cape Cod composer Thomas Borning, with some venerable works that form the basis of the symphonic band repertoire.
The concert will be held at the Fireman Performing Arts Center at Tabor Academy, 232 Front St., Marion.
For more information, and tickets, visit tricountysymphonicband.org/current-concert-season .
Coming soon: Portuguese & Lusophone-world Lecture Series at New Bedford Whaling Museum
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, continues The Portuguese & Lusophone-world Lecture Series on Wednesday, Oct. 30, with Professor Kenneth David Jackson.
Jackson’s lecture will focus on the descendants of Portuguese people on the east coast of Sri Lanka, called “Portuguese Burghers” in Sri Lanka, who have lived in mixed communities near forts at Batticaloa and Trincomalee since the early 1600s.
He will share some of his field recordings of performances of music and folk verse in creole Portuguese, with illustrations of the community.
The program starts at 6 p.m.
Tickets for general admission are $5 for members, and and $10 for non-members. Hero tickets are $50.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://tinyurl.com/4y938kfx .
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This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Things To Do: Trick or treat at The Breakers, Patriot Place; a Gallery X murder mystery
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