Things to do: Week of June 5

Friday, June 6

Turnip the beet

As the days grow longer, the wait for Dartmouth’s Farmers & Artisan Market to reopen becomes shorter.

Fresh fruits and vegetables along with handmade crafts are just on the horizon as the 2025 season looks to kick off on Friday, June 6. 

The market will run every Friday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. until Oct. 24, with the exception of the Fourth of July. Shoppers can find the market at 789 Dartmouth Street, alongside St. Mary’s Church in South Dartmouth.

For more information, including vendor details and weekly updates, visit www.dartmouthfarmersmarket.com, email info@dartmouthfarmersmarket.com or call 774-484-1240.

A sailing legacy

Dartmouth will be celebrating and honoring a sailing legacy Friday, June 6 as the community is invited to join for the dedication and ribbon cutting of the Warren G. Hathaway Marina at the Aurthur F. Dias Town Landing.

The program, which is hosted by the town of Dartmouth and Waterways Commission, will take place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Apponagansett Point Recreation Area, 75 Gulf Road, with the ceremony starting at 4:30 p.m. Complimentary hotdogs and beverages provided.

After selling Hathaway Publishing, a group of newspapers which included the Somerset Spectator, the Middleboro Gazette, the Fairhaven Advocate and, right here in town, the Dartmouth Chronicle, in 1998, Hathaway invested more of his time into sailing, according to his obituary.

Having joined the New Bedford Yacht Club in the late 1980s, he began taking on leadership positions, including serving as the Commodore. When a student approached the club seeking support in starting a sailing team, Hathaway not only helped make it happen at Dartmouth High School, but also coached the team for 15 years.

Though Hathaway died in January of 2022, his legacy lives on in many ways, including the soon-to-be dedicated marina.

Monday, June 9

Bizarre medicine

Bloodletting, kitchen-cupboard cures and the dawn of X-rays: the strange world of late-Victorian medicine will be on full display at the Dartmouth Senior Center on Monday, June 9 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The performance, “Myths & Miracles of Victorian Medicine,” will feature Miss Myrtle Mills, a fictional 19th-century woman portrayed by Janet Parnes of Historical Portrayals by Lady J. 

Attendees will hear about strange remedies, early disease prevention, pregnancy care and the uphill battle for women entering the medical field along with discoveries that still shape modern medicine today.

The program, rescheduled from May 12, costs $5 per person. Registration is required and can be completed by calling the Senior Center at 508-999-4717.