The annual Moby Dick Marathon returned to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, following a two-year “virtual” hiatus. The marathon is an annual celebration marking Herman Melville’s 1841 departure from the Port of New Bedford aboard the whaleship Acushnet. The weekend event features a 25-hour reading by scholars, students, fishermen and community leaders. This year’s marathon reading was kicked off by actress Taylor Schilling (best known for her role in Orange is the New Black), and was attended by hundreds during…
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Southcoast Health recently set-up mobile testing facilities at the New Bedford waterfront to make it easier for workers in the region's fishing industry to get tested for Covid-19.…
The New Hampshire primary is still pretty unique. It’s full of hope (not too many candidates have been eliminated yet) and chaos (multiple events happening concurrently all around the state). Some are small, town-hall style events, where you can really get up close to the candidate. Others are large gatherings in auditoriums or arenas. And candidates are still known to occasionally appear at small diners in quaint New England villages. Our first stop was at a VFW hall in Sommersworth,…
The third annual Viva Portugal festival attracted thousands to New Bedford, MA in a celebration of Portuguese food, entertainment and culture.…
Students from the College of Visual and Performing Arts (UMASS Dartmouth) put on a fashion show at the Kilburn Mill in New Bedford, MA.…
All I knew about the event I was scheduled to photograph was that it was a tea service at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol, RI. And that most of the guests would be in costume. Blithewold is a beautiful place to photograph, and I had photographed other events there, but I knew nothing of the group attending this event. When women started arriving in elaborate costumes, I knew this might be special. The group was the Boston Lolita Society,…