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First
Unitarian Church in New Bedford
Corner of Union & County Street
An active urban Unitarian Universalist congregation in historic
downtown new
bedford. Head
out into the garden & walk the labyrinth or view the
Tiffany Mosaic depicting a seeker on a religious journey.
New Bedford Historical Society
Nathan and Polly Johnson House
PO Box 40084
New Bedford, MA 02744
(508) 979-8828
The New Bedford Historical Society is dedicated to interpreting, researching and celebrating the legacy of African-Americans, Cape Verdeans, American Indians, West Indians and other people of color in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
New
Bedford Preservation Society, Inc.
388 County Street
P. O. Box 1618
New Bedford, MA 02741
508-997-6425
Tues & Thurs (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or by appt.
The Preservation Society is a private, non-profit organization run by
private citizens who volunteer their time and effort to annual Holiday
House Tours; a Spring House and Garden Tour; historical cemetery tours;
a historic marker program; an urban landscaping program (New Bedford
Re-Leaf); a self-guided series of interpretive booklets on historic
New Bedford neighborhoods and their architecture; lectures on local
history and many other programs.
Email nbps2000@yahoo.com
New
Bedford Free Public Library
613 Pleasant Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
508 991-6275
Contacts:
Special Collections 508 961-3104
Library Administration 508 991-6279
A free public library since 1852, the New Bedford Free Public Library
Art and Archives rooms acquire, preserve and provide access to records
created by, for and about the community of New Bedford and the surrounding
area. These materials include records of local government, manuscripts,
rare printed books, lithographs, paintings, sketchbooks, catalogs, photographs,
historical prints, broadsides, sheet music, architectural drawings,
oral histories, material on local artists and maps concerned with the
history of the community. The Library often hosts exhibits and performances
on AHA! Night.
New Bedford Public Schools
Paul Roderigues Administration Building
455 County Street
(508) 997-4511
Superintendent's Art Gallery Exhibit: "Celebrating Creativity" over 100 pieces of exemplary student artwork. The exhibit is changed four times a year.
contact: Kerri Quinlan-Zhou, Director of Fine Arts x 3352
O.R.P.H. Inc
1005 Water Street
(508) 996-9760
O.R.P.H.,Inc is an all-volunteer organization with the mission to preserve, protect, restore, and adapt the New Bedford treasure, the Orpheum Theater. When restoration is complete, performances, classes, and activities there will help south end redevelopment. Seasonal Events.
Pilgrim
United Church of Christ, UCC
634 Purchase Street, at the corner of School St.
(508) 997-9086
This church has joined AHA! as a programming partner in order to provide
a performance space for community groups and also to host their own
cultural events. See listings for monthly offerings. Church sanctuary
features a Tiffany mosaic and window which can be viewed on select AHA!
Nights.
Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE
128 Union St.
(508) 997-1776
WHALE is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to promoting the value and reuse of greater New Bedford's historic structures through preservation, education and advocacy. WHALE is supported, in part, by its members and grants from the Island Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Foundation.
Your Theatre, Inc
at St. Martin's Church Hall
136 Rivet Street
(508) 993-0772
Your Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit, volunteer, community theater group in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Founded by Mary A. Smith in 1946, the theater has been in continuous operation since, and produces four to seven shows each season. The organization also offers an annual scholarship for students pursuing the arts. Striving for the highest excellence, the group draws from the surrounding communities for the best talent, both on stage and off. The organization provides opportunities for both experienced and new comers. Training is provided in all areas of theatre, including acting, set construction, make-up and theatrical design.
Full schedule at: www.yourtheatre.org
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