Co-Creative Center hosts a night of free live music on Saturday, June 11th featuring sounds from local bands Starbath and Picnic Lunch.

Picnic Lunch is a 3-piece post-punk, noise rock group from New Bedford who have been playing local venues since 2009.

Set Times:

5 PM: Starbath

6 PM: Picnic Lunch

Co-Creative Center hosts a night of free live music on Saturday, June 11th featuring sounds from local bands Starbath and Picnic Lunch.

Starbath is is a 4-piece heavy psych outfit lifting off from Fairhaven, bringing groovy jams to the cosmos for your enjoyment.

Set Times:

5 PM: Starbath

6 PM: Picnic Lunch

Spinner Publications staff are excited to be a part of the 20mi2 project, and will host a free panel discussion celebrating New Bedford’s and colonial America's most important entrepreneur of color, titled “Paul Cuffe: Entrepreneur,” on Saturday, June 11th, at the Wamsutta Club, from 5pm to 7pm.

Spinner Publications is a non-profit publishing house based in New Bedford. Their mission is to record and promote the history and culture of the cities and towns of southeastern New England. They do this primarily through the publication of books and curation of thei collections. 

The New Bedford Art Museum/ArtWorks! ArtMobile and Local Artist Devin "Nived" McLaughlin will be on site to help you make a small boat out of recycled materials!

Afterwards you can race your boat against others in the Rain Gutter Regatta, organized by the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society and Community Boating Center.

Stop by the MakerSpace at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park between 12-4 to learn what their current Artist in Residence Kate Sheridan is working on!

Welcoming all families to come and enjoy the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center (AMRC) facility for a FREE family morning out! Come celebrate the re-opening of the AMRC for special “Family Morning Out” hours on Saturday mornings from 9:00am-12:00pm. Check out all of the fun activities that will be available to families every Saturday morning at the AMRC. They will be offering basketball, dodgeball, GA-GA ball, Indoor Imagination Playground, Ping-Ping, Foosball, and more!

Information on all the of AMRC’s upcoming summer programs will be available, and refreshments will be served! Have fun with the whole family, meet some of their program instructors, and learn how to get more involved with the Parks, Recreation and Beaches Department.

Yoga Es Vida is partnering with the Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) to offer a Yoga in Spanish demonstration.

Yoga Es Vida, founded by Tahais Martins, is excited to offer yoga classes in Spanish catering to the Spanish community and to those in our community who wish to experience yoga in a different language. She focuses on empowering individuals through the practice of mindfulness. gratitude, love, and kindness. She is passionate about sharing her experience of yoga and meditation in the service of others regardless of their culture, language, or background. She has been a member of the New Bedford community for 28 years and is incredibly grateful to be able to cater to a community that may be looked over in our city. Learn more at: www.theyogavida.com

Welcoming all families to come and enjoy the Andrea McCoy Recreation Center facility for an evening of FREE family fun! A wide variety of activities from Basketball, Ga-Ga Ball, Dodgeball, Human Bumper Balls, Arts/Crafts, Ping-Pong, Foosball, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, and more!

Information on all AMRC’s upcoming summer programs will be available, and refreshments will be served! Celebrate an awesome school year, check out the amazing projects their participants have completed over the year, meet some of their program instructors and learn how to get more involved with the Parks, Recreation and Beaches Department.

Join Wendy Davis, a volunteer of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, as she explores everything about whales. They are the largest, loudest, most intelligent, and longest living animals on the planet. On this walking tour you will discover what makes whales extraordinary, how whales have helped humans, and how we can help the whales who are threatened with extinction.

Shop local at the Mobile Farmstand hosted by Coastal Foodshed. Enjoy a live cooking demonstration with a neighborhood community chef who will share recipes and provide samples of a dish made from seasonally sourced ingredients you can purchase at the farmstand.

 Coastal Foodshed is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to create a stronger and more equitable local food system by supporting local farmers and food makers and providing fresh-food access for local communities. To learn more about us and what we do, visit our website: www.coastalfoodshed.org.

Join the 1850’s ladies at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Garden as they share how the whaling industry brought people from all over the world to New Bedford. The Ladies will introduce you to some of the people and cultures here in 19th century New Bedford.

1850s ladies, aka Ruth and Abby, is a living history program of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. It is a program used to educate the public and convey a sense of the everyday life of women in New Bedford during the prosperous whaling era.

Join the Buzzards Bay Coalition for an Open House at the Richard C. Wheeler Bay Learning Center! The Bay Learning Center is your destination to learn about our local waters and how you can protect and enjoy them. Explore the large, colorful 3-D map of Buzzards Bay, which gives visitors a bird’s-eye view of the Bay and southeastern Massachusetts, and check out the many exciting activities and programs available throughout the summer.

Anomaly Poetry is back in live-action at the Co-Creative Center in Downtown New Bedford! Artists will have five minutes each to read their original poetry, prose and short works. Sign-ups start at 7PM, reading will start at 7:15.

Anomaly Poetry is a collection of artists and poets dedicated to celebrating and creating art in New Bedford. Their monthly open mic night is free and open to the public. Hosted by Sarah Jane Mulvey, Anomaly Poetry member and current Poet Laureate of the City of New Bedford.

Enjoy an evening of Art and Music at the Alison Wells Fine Art Studio & Gallery.

Inside, enjoy original paintings, new Giclee prints and note cards, as well as guest artists. Check out the AHA! Rainbow Craft Table in honor of Pride.

Out on the street, saxophonist “Manny” Escobar will be performing his blend of jazz, soul, and contemporary classics.

What does LGBTQIA+ representation in comic books look like? Join the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and their Artist in Residence, Kate Sheridan, to explore this topic and find out more about censorship in comic books.  

Kate Sheridan, in residence April through June, is an illustrator and writer based in Louisville, KY. During their residency, they will create Whalebones, a comic anthology of interconnected stories set in the New Bedford area and areas abroad related to its history (the Pacific and the Arctic) that combines elements of history, folklore, and horror. It examines love, pain, and grief during the whaling era. 

Visit the Co-Creative Center during AHA! Night for the opening reception of “Beasts, Trees, Wind and Stone,” new work by local artist Chelsea Arruda, aka Rad Future.