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Film edited to be printed. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Dartmouth Cultural Center took an alternative approach to their monthly show, featuring photography prints created by members of the Central Village Alternative…

They've got your back: School orchestra honors 'Big Nik,' spreads a message of unity

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NEW BEDFORD — With a slideshow of photos of Nikoles Joseph — or "Big Nik" — playing in the background, the Dartmouth High School orchestra performed a song…

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Students to perform a murder mystery in the midst of a bingo game

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When someone thinks of high school theater the first thing that may come to mind are stage productions put on in a dark auditorium, though the Dartmouth High School Theater Company’s upcoming show “Murder at the Bingo Hall” is anything but....

High school students show off their artistic talents

The Art II pieces from King Farm. Photos by Kat Sheridan

Every year, the Dartmouth Cultural Center hosts a show featuring the Dartmouth High School’s AP Art Student’s work. This year, the show featured a wider variety of students’ art including the AP Students, seniors and the Art II class.The Cultural...

Color guard performers are the architects of their story

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Peeking in and out of doors and twirling flags featuring floor plans, the Dartmouth High School winter guard put on a performance fit for an architect. The routine, titled The Architect, follows the story of a house being built, beginning with the...

Spring into spring with a wreath

Many think of wreaths as something for Christmas time, with pine trees and bright red bows. But wreaths can be a great way to decorate your door with a bit of spring. The Dartmouth Cultural Center is hosting a wreath-making workshop, led by Debra...

Visit a gallery featuring cameraless photography

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The UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts is presenting an art exhibit featuring cameraless photography. The solo exhibit will be on display until Tuesday, March 31 and features the work of Anne Arden McDonald, a New York City-based...

Eighties ghost stories brought back to life in new film

The first script and storyboard for Sins of the Devil. Source: Garry Medeiros

Kids who grew up in Dartmouth in the 80s remember the tales and warnings of demonic cults lurking in the woods. Filmmaker and Dartmouth local Garry Medeiros brought these warnings to life in his latest film, “Sins of the Devil.” “It’s almost like a...

Dartmouth residents display art at new Marion Art Center gallery

Laura Bedard stands in front of her watercolor octopus at the Marion Art Center Member's Show. Photos by Mari Huglin

MARION — The walls of the Marion Art Center were adorned with paintings, photographs and even quilts giving artists from across the South Coast a chance to showcase their skills at the debut for a new gallery show that will last through the...

A ho ho ho-liday market at Round the Bend Farm

Sage and Oliver Dellecese pet the farm dog. Photos by Kat Sheridan

A dog walks around greeting everyone, kids roll down a hill and families complete some last minute Christmas shopping. Round the Bend farm held their final open farm day of the year on Saturday, Dec. 20, which included a Kwanzaa celebration and an...

Trio orchestrates a spirited Christmas concert

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A cello, a viola and a violin were all it took to herald in the Christmas season at the North Branch Library. On Saturday, Dec. 6, a trio from the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra performed for an audience packed into the library’s community room in...

The Unlikely Strummers have an unlikely Christmas concert

Deb Sorgman and Jen Wallance laugh as Jonathan Keller, dressed as the Grinch, entertains the crowd. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Unlikely Strummers held a Christmas concert so good even the Grinch showed up. On Tuesday, Dec. 2 the band performed at the Dartmouth Grange. During the concert, they played a number of classics and lesser known Christmas songs. These...

Celebrating Artist Sunday in Padanaram

Animal statues by Ronnie Gould with more art in the background. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The Bridge Street Gallery is trying to bridge any gap between artists and the public at their Artists Sunday open house on Sunday, Nov. 20. Bridge Street Gallery is a cooperative in Padanaram Village that has eight full time members and 28...

An essential quintessential concert with the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra finishes their Quintessential series. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra performed a number of songs at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church in Dartmouth in a sold-out show for the last day of the Quintessential’s series on Sunday, Nov. 23. “I’ve been playing with the New Bedford Symphony...

One UMass Dartmouth student's journey to becoming Illustrator of the Future

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Josie Moore’s imagination has been filled with ideas of fantasy worlds ever since she was a kid and her mind was bursting with ideas. It wouldn’t be until 2020 when the UMass Dartmouth sophomore and illustration student began taking her art...

'Look here, old sport': Students perform 'The Great Gatsby' in a roaring good time

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For most students, “The Great Gatsby” is simply a book read in English class, but for theater kids at Bishop Stang, the story has come to life on stage. “I think we’ve done an amazing job bringing the story to life, what you visualize when you’re...

From fact to fiction: Author tells a story of New Bedford's South End

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For most readers, “Blue Collars” is the story of an Irish American girl and her family living in the South End of New Bedford during the 1950s and the poverty, abuse and heartache they endure. But for Dartmouth author Catherine McLaughlin, the...

Unicorns at UMass Dartmouth

Gallery Director Vierra Levitt, Sapar Contemporary Director Nina Levant and Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer. Photos by Kat Sheridan

The UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts Campus Gallery welcomed Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer’s exhibit “The Unicorn, and Other Creatures of Hope.” Ferrer is the granddaughter of Audrey Hepburn, and this is her second show and her...

Band members find their way home on and off the marching band field

Beneath the stadium lights at Memorial Stadium, the Dartmouth High School marching band performed a show about rocky waters and finding a way to the light. In this case, this is done quite literally. Groups of band members started near “sailboats,”...