“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 a night of art and jazz at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, plus other events for art lovers, like an exhibit at The Ignition Space in Fall River, and a chance to learn more about an artist’s photographs of the Northern Lights at the New Bedford Art Museum. Plus, we’ve got concerts, plays, a musical, a film screening, and a fairy-tale ballet. We’ve even got an exhibit for Women’s History Month, celebrating some of the women of Westport Point.
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:
‘Meet the Artist,’ enjoy some jazz at New Bedford Whaling Museum
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, is continuing its First Friday series on March 7, with an evening of art, history, and live entertainment.
It starts at 5 p.m., with a “Meet the Artist” session featuring Katy Rodden Walker, whose “Community BLOOMS” art installation at the museum transforms plastic waste into a jellyfish-inspired display.
At 6 p.m., Jason Smith’s Hot Club Cheese Roll sextet will be playing gypsy jazz, a style pioneered by legends like Django Reinhardt. Normally a quartet, they’ll be a six-piece ensemble for this performance, featuring Jason Smith (guitar), John Birt (guitar), Mark Russell (violin), Albert Behar (accordion), Casey Belisle (drums), and Tanner McMullen (upright bass).
This is an adults-only event, and guests can sip on cocktails and mocktails from the cash bar, while enjoying complimentary light bites throughout the night.
Tickets are $10 for museum members, and $20 for the general public.
Find tickets online at https://www.whalingmuseum.org/program/first-friday-the-hot-club-cheese-roll-hccr-sextet/.
‘Baby’ The Musical at Little Theatre of Fall River
Little Theatre of Fall River presents Tony-nominated “Baby” The Musical, from March 6 to 16 at The Firebarn, 340 Prospect St., Fall River.
It’s “about three couples each expecting a child and dealing with the painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of the universal experience of pregnancy and upcoming parenthood,” Little Theatre’s website said about the show.
Directed by Bobby Perry, with Assistant Director Deborah Sadler, there will be both matinee and evening performances.
General admission tickets are $30.
For more information about performances, and to get tickets, visit https://tinyurl.com/yf6vsssm.
‘Pivden ‘23’ screening with Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition
Learn about life under siege in Ukraine, with a screening of “Pivden ‘23” presented by the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition at 44 Troy St., Unit 2, Fall River.
This screening will be held on Sunday, March 9, at 1 p.m.
“Pivden ‘23” is an independent film shot in Ukraine, featuring artists, teachers, officials, and others who tell their stories and what the impact of Russia’s invasion has been on them and their communities.
Admission is free.
‘Internalized’: Art exhibit at The Ignition Space
The Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition is also hosting a group art show at The Ignition Space, 44 Troy St., Fall River.
“Internalized” includes more than 60 pieces of art, from 20 New England artists, and is on display from March 1 to March 14.
The artists whose work is featured in the show include: Jessica Alexandrite, Cassidy Argo, Amanda Arruda, Chloe Bachstein, Alison Borges, Kate Carreiro, Connor Chan Bréa Corcoran, Celeste Diaz Falzone, Sophie Infarinato, Ineke Knudsen, Fallon Lavertue, Scott Lerner, Heather McLeod, Lily McGuirk, Matthew Napoli, Madeline Peach, Sophie Pearson, Daphne Polselli, Bekka Teerlink, and Nick Ward.
This is “a collection of work that explores themes surrounding the inner experience of an individual, moments of introspective thought, and self-reflection,” a promotional flyer shared by artist Amanda Arruda said. “It is a dedication to the overwhelmingly expansive world that exists within and beyond ourselves.”
For more information, visit https://www.fallriverartsandculturecoalition.org/.
See Northern Lights photographs with ArtTalk event at New Bedford Art Museum
The New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., will be hosting an ArtTalk with Rosanne Somerson on Thursday, March 6, at 6 p.m.
Somerson, an artist and designer, will speak about the photographs she took of the Northern Lights on a trip to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories in Canada.
This event is free.
RSVP online at https://tinyurl.com/w9p3syk4.
‘Women of Westport Point’ with Westport Historical Society, Westport Free Public Library
The Westport Historical Society and Westport Free Public Library are teaming up for Women’s History Month to share the stories of some of the “Women of Westport Point.”
On exhibit at the library, 408 Old County Rd., learn more about the stories of a Titanic survivor, a genetics ethicist, an astronomer, and more.
This is a year-long project, working to highlight the stories of women who have lived in the Westport community, and it will be on exhibit during the month of March.
Pick up a free brochure at the library, or at Partners Village Store, 865 Main Rd.
To confirm open hours, contact the library at 508-636-1100.
The Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport, as seen on HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ to perform at Rosecliff
Hear some of the music of the 19th century, with The Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport performing at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave., Newport.
This concert will take place on Thursday, March 6, starting at 6 p.m., and the program will feature music from France’s “La Belle Epoque” and Newport’s 19th-century resort era.
Conductors Dr. Mark Stickney and Dr. Christopher Brellochs will discuss the historical background of the music, which will also include pieces played aboard the old Fall River Line of steamships.
The orchestra originated as an ensemble of musicians who performed in concert scenes during the first two seasons of “The Gilded Age,” a widely-popular historical drama on HBO.
For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.NewportMansions.org.
Canadian singer/songwriter Alan Doyle to perform at Narrows Center for the Arts
Canadian musician Alan Doyle, who is also an actor, producer, best-selling author, and lead singer Newfoundland’s Great Big Sea, will be performing at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River.
Doyle will be there on Friday, March 7, at 8 p.m., with opener Fortunate Ones.
Doors open at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $55 in advance, and $57 on the day of the show.
Find tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/4redz3wc.
Marion Art Center presents ‘Ripcord’
The Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., will present a production of “Ripcord,” with opening night on Friday, March 7.
Written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, this is the story of a dangerous game of one-upmanship between two women living at a senior facility.
This play is directed by John Heavey, and the cast includes Ken Ackerman, Kate Fishman, Ben Freeman, Suzie Kokkins, Tim Moynihan, and Sue Salvesen. The production team includes Hannah Bessey, Michele Letourneau, Steven McManus, Gary Sousa, and Maura Van Voris.
Performance dates will be March 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23.
Friday and Saturday shows will be at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinee shows will be at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for members, and $23 for non-members.
For more information, visit marionartcenter.org/events.
Coming soon: New Bedford Youth Ballet presents ‘The Snow Queen’
The New Bedford Youth Ballet is saying goodbye to winter with a performance of “The Snow Queen,” inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale.
Performances will be at 1 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, at the NBB Community Theatre, 2459 Purchase St., New Bedford.
Tickets are $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors, students, and children.
All proceeds will benefit New Bedford Ballet.
The youth will ballet will also be performing “The Snow Queen” for elementary schools in Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and New Bedford.
There will be two additional special performances: one for local community groups and their families, and a second for NBB’s “Leaps and No Bounds” participants and families.
For more information, and for tickets, visit www.newbedfordballet.org, or call 508-993-1387.
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