new bedford folk festival

The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On
Two of New Bedford's best known performing arts groups are joining forces. On Monday, the Zeiterion Theatre announced their partnership with the New Bedford Folk Festival after founders, Alan and Helene Korolenko, retired as directors this past summer...
Fireworks Saturday At 9pm
Fireworks Saturday At 9pm
Fireworks Saturday At 9pm
New Bedford is again hosting its annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show on Saturday along the waterfront. The pyrotechnics will be fired from a barge in waters off the State Pier, starting at 9pm. Mayor Jon Mitchell says Hawthorne Medical Associates is again sponsoring the fireworks display...
A Talk with Singer/Storyteller Bill Harley
A Talk with Singer/Storyteller Bill Harley
A Talk with Singer/Storyteller Bill Harley
I first saw Bill Harley when I was in elementary school in Plymouth, MA. He played a couple of times during my time at West Elementary, and his songs spoke to eight-year-old me more than anything I'd ever heard. Songs like "Monsters in the Bathroom," "50 Ways to Fool Your Mother" and "The Billboard Song" were in heavy rotation in my brain all throughout my childhood,
NB Fireworks Now Saturday
NB Fireworks Now Saturday
NB Fireworks Now Saturday
The threat of heavy rain from Hurricane Arthur has prompted New Bedford officials to move its Fourth of July Fireworks display over the harbor from Friday to Saturday night.  The show was scheduled to be held Friday night starting at 9pm...
New Bedford Folk Festival Begins Saturday
New Bedford Folk Festival Begins Saturday
New Bedford Folk Festival Begins Saturday
The New Bedford Folk Festival opens its doors Saturday at 11am.  The annual outdoor music festival in the National Park  will feature an indoor venue for the first time, with the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center serving as the festival's main stage, in place of Custom House Square, which is under construction...
The New Bedford Folk Festival is This Weekend
The New Bedford Folk Festival is This Weekend
The New Bedford Folk Festival is This Weekend
The 18th Annual New Bedford Foplk Festival is this weekend. The event, which used to be called Summerfest, will feature 50 different music acts that will perform on many different stages provided by the Zeiterion Theater and the Whaling National Historical Park...