Thursday, September 11
AHA! A Night in New Bedford
5-9 p.m. A Night of Walking Tours
Museum and programs open free to the public, made possible by Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation.
For more information visit ahanewbedford.org
Saturday, September 20
Independent Lens Film Series
3:00 p.m. Museum Theater
COMPAÑERAS
by Elizabeth Massie and Matthew Buzzell
COMPAÑERAS profiles America's first all-female mariachi band, Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles. Founded in 1994, the 12 members of Reyna shatter age-old stereotypes while expanding the popularity of mariachi music. In a culture and a musical tradition that has always been male-dominated, these women are true pioneers, literally giving voice to Latinas. Co-sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society. Free
After Hours
6-8p.m. Shipyard Wreck
Free for members, $10 all others; cash bar. Open to those 21 and older. Presented by Cardoza's Wine & Spirits and sponsored by Bank Five, Fiber Optic Center, and Whaling City Sound.
Saturday, September 27 - Sunday, September 28
Working Waterfront Festival
Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 3 — Steamship Pier
Join us in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port, to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, mend a fishing net and watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration. Experience the workings of the industry which brings seafood from the ocean to your plate. Free, for more info visit www.workingwaterfrontfestival.com
Wednesday, October 1
Whaling Museum Story Circle
2:00 p.m.
Museum members are invited to bring their children and grandchildren to hear a story related to Museum exhibits and collections for ages 3-5 with caregiver. Made possible by the Grimshaw Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. Free with Museum admission. Free for members.
Friday, October 3
6:00 p.m. Book Signing
7:00 p.m. Lecture
Capelinhos: Azorean Immigration to America
With Tony Goulart
In just a little more than two decades, starting in 1959, almost one hundred thousand Azoreans left their homes for North America. As a consequence, the Azores lost almost one third of its population, the majority of which were between the ages of 18 and 40 years old. This extraordinary exodus and its implications on the social and economic future of the Azores and of the Portuguese communities in North America is the main subject of Capelinhos: Azorean Immigration to America.
In a Herculean effort of over one hundred researchers, scholars, translators, and editors, under the coordination of Tony Goulart, this publication is a comprehensive historic and sociologic analysis of the last fifty years of emigration from the Azores not only as the result of the Capelinhos, but also the largest wave of emigration in the history of the Azores. Portuguese Heritage Publications also published a Portuguese translation of the book. Co-sponsored by the Azorean Maritime Heritage Society. Free
Sunday, October 5
2:00 p.m. Lecture
3:00 p.m. Tea
Caring For Your Own Historic Textiles
With Kate Tarleton
Co-owner of Context Textile Conservation Service, Kate Tarleton will discuss how you can best preserve your family heirlooms. Kate has an MS in Textiles from the University of Rhode Island and a BFA in Textiles from Boston University's Program in Artisanry. She worked closely with the Museum on the conservation of the Panorama as well as on the current Needlework exhibit. You are invited to bring in small pieces for Kate to look at after the lecture. Free with Museum admission. Presented by Sovereign Bank.
Thursday, October 9
AHA! A Night in New Bedford
6:30-9 p.m. Indie Night
Museum and programs open free to the public, made possible by Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation.
For more information visit ahanewbedford.org
5-7 p.m. Pumpkin Carving, Museum Plaza, sponsored by Lees Market
Saturday, October 11
Independent Lens Film Series
3 p.m. Museum Theater by Aaron Woolf, Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney, Jeffrey Miller
KING CORN, a feature-length documentary directed by Aaron Woolf, records the year-long journey of two friends. As an outreach tool, the film challenges audience members to think through the consequences of U.S. agricultural policies, our own eating habits and the intersections between the two. Co-sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society. Free
Saturday, October 18 – Sunday, October 19
Whaling History Symposium
9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Join us for the 33rd Annual Whaling History Symposium featuring two days of sessions on a variety of topics associated with the whale fishery, as well as the presentation of the 24th Annual L. Byrne Waterman Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to whaling-related research, and pedagogy in the arts, humanities and sciences. For more information visit www.whalingmuseum.org or to register, call 508-997-0046 ext. 101.
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, October 23
Samuel D. Rusitzky Lecture
6:00 p.m. Book Signing
7:00 p.m. Lecture
The Lost Fleet with Marc Songini
It's the mid-19th century and the American whaling fleet, the wonder and envy of the maritime nations of the world, is struck by one hammer blow after another. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Many whalers give up the life–but some carry on. One such man is a tall captain from Wethersfield, Connecticut, Thomas William Williams who not only goes out on voyage after voyage, but even takes on board his wife, Eliza, and his infant son and daughter. The Lost Fleet's thrilling narrative recounts Williams' remarkable career. Songini is a Boston-area journalist whose work has appeared in the Boston Book Review, the Boston Herald, and the Boston Globe. The Lost Fleet is his fourth book, and third book on New England history. He has lived in the greater Boston area for most of his life. Co-sponsored by the Descendants of Whaling Masters. Free
Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26
4th Annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change
Presented by the Marion Institute, this is an internationally acclaimed annual gathering of environmental, industry and social justice innovators who have demonstrated visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and its inhabitants. For more information, please contact the Marion Institute by phone at 508 748-0816 or
www.connectingforchange.org
Friday, October 31
After Hours
6-8 p.m. Pumpkin Head Ted
Free for members, $10 all others; cash bar. Open to those 21 and older. Presented by Cardoza's Wine & Spirits and sponsored by Bank Five, Fiber Optic Center, and Whaling City Sound. Costumes Welcome!
Sunday, November 2
2:00 p.m. Lecture
3:00 p.m. Tea
Traditions in Embroidery from Portugal, the Azores & Madeira with Isabel Rodrigues
The last in a series of lectures related to the Needle/Work exhibition. Isabel Rodrigues teaches Anthropology and Women's Studies at UMass Dartmouth. An accomplished embroiderer who was taught in her childhood in Portugal, she brings her historical knowledge of these traditions to this illustrated lecture. Free with Museum admission.
Wednesday, November 5
Whaling Museum Story Circle
Museum members are invited to bring their children and grandchildren to hear a story related to Museum exhibits and collections for ages 3-5 with caregiver. Made possible by the Grimshaw Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. Free with Museum admission. Free for members.
Wednesday, November 5 - Thursday, November 6
North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Meeting
The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium is comprised of researchers, conservationists, representatives from the shipping and fishing industries, technical experts, representatives of U.S. and Canadian Government agencies, and state and provincial authorities, dedicated to the conservation and recovery of the North Atlantic right whale, the rarest large whale in the world. Each year the Consortium holds an annual meeting for members only at which research findings, new technologies and management issues are presented and discussed.
November 8, 2008
Teacher Appreciation Day
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Teachers and their families admitted free all day.
Meet the new Director of Education, Sara Meirowitz, and enjoy time with your family while browsing in our beautiful galleries.
10:30am Sea and Sky
Community Science Programs Manager, Bob Rocha, will lead teachers through the curriculum unit created for use with our new Sea and Sky: Atmospheric Explorations by William Bradford and Other Marine Artists exhibit. Meet in the Special Exhibits 2 Gallery, near the Fo'c'sle.
12:00pm – 2:00pm Right Whale activities
Help us celebrate the displaying of our fourth and fifth skeletons: mother and fetus northern right whales. These rare animals are the subject of intense research and their survival needs now factor into shipping and fishing policies. Several activities will be set up to help you learn more about this large and endangered species. Sponsored by ECHO – Education through Cultural and Historic Organizations – a major federally funded cultural and enrichment initiative that is administered by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.
2:00 p.m. Knot Tying Workshop
Don't miss out on this great opportunity to learn how to tie knots from a Master. Marty Casey has worked with the museum over the course of several projects most recently on the restoration of the Bark Lagoda.
Thursday, November 13
AHA! A Night in New Bedford
6:30-9 p.m. The Artful Plate
Museum and programs open free to the public, made possible by Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation.
For more information visit ahanewbedford.org
7:30 p.m. Museum Theater
Thunder and Lightning with Glenn Field of the National Weather Service in Taunton. This is the first in a series of lectures about our Sea and Sky exhibit. Sponsored by ECHO. Free
Saturday, November 15
12:01a.m.
Reader call-in day for the Moby-Dick Marathon
Call 508 997-0046, ext. 151 to request a slot to read! Be sure to save the dates of January 3rd and 4th as we kick off the Moby-Dick Marathon at noon!
Saturday, November 15
Independent Lens Film Series
3 p.m. Museum Theater
NEW YEAR BABY by Socheata Poeuv
Born in a Thai refugee camp on Cambodian New Year, filmmaker Socheata Poeuv grew up in the United States never knowing that her family had survived the Khmer Rouge genocide. In NEW YEAR BABY, she embarks on a journey to Cambodia in search of the truth and why her family's history had been buried in secrecy for so long. Co-sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society. Free
Wednesday, December 3
Whaling Museum Story Circle
Museum members are invited to bring their children and grandchildren to hear a story related to Museum exhibits and collections for ages 3-5 with caregiver. Made possible by the Grimshaw Gudewicz Charitable Foundation. Free with Museum admission. Free for members.
Wednesday, December 3
Members' Holiday Party
5 & 7 p.m.
Sing in the holiday season with a special showcase of performers featuring songs of the sea as well as holiday classics that will warm the hearts of young and old alike. Those who attend the 5 p.m. show are invited to a light reception from 4-5 p.m. Those who attend the 7 p.m. show may attend a reception immediately following the performance. Due to the popularity of the event, please make you reservation for the performance of your choice by calling 508-997-0046 ext. 101
Free for members' $10 for guests of members.
Saturday, December 6 - Sunday, December 7
Holiday Shops
11-5 p.m.
Museum open free to the public
Thursday, December 11
AHA! A Night in New Bedford
6:30-9 p.m. The Creative Holiday
Museum and programs open free to the public, made possible by Kenneth T. & Mildred S. Gammons Charitable Foundation.
For more information visit ahanewbedford.org
Wednesday, December 31
New Bedford Celebrates First Night
5-9 p.m. Museum open free to the public
Saturday, January 3 and Sunday, January 4, 2009
Annual Moby-Dick Marathon
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