Happenings

VFW chicken barbecue Aug. 21

The Dartmouth VFW Post #9059 Auxiliary will host its annual chicken barbecue on Sunday Aug. 21 at 1 p.m. The meal will consist of half a chicken, homemade potato salad, corn on the cob, garden salad and watermelon. Tickets are $20 and can be...

Register your kids for animal shelter “Buddies Club” sessions

The Humane Society and Shelter SouthCoast “Buddies Club” program will return next month. Sessions will occur Aug. 1 though 5 and Aug. 15 through 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the animal shelter located at 31 Ventura Drive. Buddy Club...

Knights of Columbus annual golf tourney Aug. 14

Registration is now open for the Dartmouth Knights of Columbus’ Annual Golf Classic on Sunday, Aug. 14. The fundraiser will be held at the Back Nine Club in Lakeville, a par 3 course. The event will feature a raffle and a barbecue dinner after the...

Things to do: go to Padanaram Fest, hear a climate lecture

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Thursday, July 28 Cultural Center environmental talk...

Here’s what the Dartmouth Council on Aging has planned for August

August is here and the Dartmouth Council on Aging will be hosting a full schedule of events/activities. For questions, or to preregister for any events, call the Maria Connor Center for Active Living at 508-999-4717. Here’s what’s coming up this...

Padanaram summer festival returns July 30

Following a two-year hiatus, the Padanaram Summer Festival is returning Saturday, July 30. Festivities will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a kids zone, artisan vendors, food, sidewalk sales, and entertainment along Elm Street. Parking...

Recycling drive coming to Dartmouth High

A recycling drop-off event will be held at Dartmouth High on Saturday, July 23 between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This will be one of many drives on the South Coast held in partnership with state representatives Bill Straus (D-Mattapoisett) and Chris Markey...

UMass library to host authors’ brunch this fall

After a two-year hiatus, the Claire T. Carney Library Associates’ Annual Authors’ Brunch is scheduled to pick up where it left off on Oct. 23. The fundraiser is the 14th such brunch hosted by the UMass Dartmouth library. This year’s featured authors...

Things to do: Go fishing, browse local art

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Friday, July 15 Farmers’ Market offers local produce The...

Bottle, can collection to support Dartmouth dog park

The Dartmouth Dog Advisory Work Group, popularly known as DDAWG, will hold a can/plastic bottle collection on Saturday, July 16, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Dartmouth Dog Park at 443 Old Fall River Road. Organizers have been trying for years to fund a...

Six Dartmouth residents will participate in bike ride fundraiser next month

On Aug. 6 and 7, more than 6,000 riders, including six from Dartmouth, will pedal in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), a bike-a-thon with one and two-day routes ranging from 25 to 210 miles. The goal of the challenge will be topping last year’s record-...

Smith Neck Friends clambake Aug. 13

The Smith Neck Meeting Friends will be holding a traditional clambake on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 1:30 p.m. The decades-old traditional gathering will include homemade quahog chowder and brown bread, with stuffing, fish, corn, sausage, clams, potatoes...

Things to do: Do yoga, find bargains

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up. Friday, July 8 Farmers’ Market offers local produce The Dartmouth Farmers’ Market will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 8 on the lawn at...

Friends of library to offer new service connecting readers with authors

The Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries announced that the libraries will be offering a new online service, AuthorsLive, that will allow readers to interact with bestselling authors through moderated online interviews. Several live events will take...

Lloyd Center silent auction underway

The Lloyd Center‘s annual silent auction fundraiser is officially underway! A wide variety of items are available in the sale with bidding closing at 9 p.m. on July 8. View the auction at BiddingForGood.com, featuring exciting items from local...

Register now for Knights of Columbus kids fishing competition

The Dartmouth Knights of Columbus will hold its 32nd-annual Kids Fishing Tournament on Saturday, July 16. The event will be held at Mello’s Pond — one mile west of UMass on Old Westport Road, enter on the south side and proceed to the end of the...

Things to Do: See local photos, celebrate America

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up. For more information on these and other upcoming events, visit DartmouthWeekToday.com. Friday, July 1 Farmers’ Market offers local produce The...

Here’s what the Dartmouth Council on Aging has planned for July

July is here and the Dartmouth Council on Aging will be hosting a full schedule of events/activities. For questions, or to preregister for any events, call the Maria Connor Center for Active Living at 508-999-4717. Here’s what’s coming up this month...

Veterans’ pool tournament July 15

Dartmouth veterans are invited to the Council on Aging Friday, July 15 at 9 a.m. for a pool tournament sponsored by the Dartmouth Veterans Office, the Friends of the Elderly, and the Council on Aging. Veterans will have the opportunity to compete...

Celebrate America’s birthday with the Historic and Arts Society

The Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday with a picnic and concert on Saturday, July 2 outside the Russells Mills schoolhouse located at 1205 Russells Mills Road. The picnic will begin at 4 p.m. The...

Lloyd Center to hold clambake, silent auction in July

Tickets are on sale now for the Lloyd Center for the Environment’s 37th-annual Clambake on Friday, July 8. The fundraiser will include a choice of meals from three different caterers: McGrath Clambakes & Catering — the Lloyd Center’s usual...

Environmental lecture at the Cultural Center

The Dartmouth Cultural Center will host a lecture on climate change on Thursday, June 23 at 6 p.m. The center is located at 404 Elm St. The talk, conducted by Steve Bliven and co-facilitator Andrea Langhauser, will go over coastal and watershed...

Dartmouth libraries to offer summer programming

The Dartmouth libraries are gearing up for summer as they prepare to offer a full slate of programming for the first time since the pandemic began more than two years ago. Programming will include adult and teen summer reading and adult movie...

Smith Neck Friends flea market July 9

The Smith Neck Friends Meeting Annual Flea Market will be held on Saturday, July 9 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the meeting house on 594 Smith Neck Road. Rain date is July 16. Along with purchasing items at this handicap accessible event, the Friendly...

See dolls at the Southworth Library

Dartmouth resident Helen DeGroot, has opened a second exhibit of her collection of dolls at Southworth Library. This collection, which runs through the summer, includes dolls from the Western hemisphere including Canada, Mexico, Peru, and the United...

Take a glimpse into Portuguese immigration

To celebrate the Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities, Fall River Heritage State Park will host an exhibit created by UMass Dartmouth’s Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives. The exhibit, “A Glimpse into Portuguese-American...

Things to do: Drink root beer floats, search for butterflies

Dartmouth Youth Soccer to bring popular soccer summer camp to town

Dartmouth Youth Soccer is partnering with Resendes Soccer Academy this summer to offer a weeklong soccer camp experience for boys and girls ages 5-14 of all ability levels. The popular New England summer camp will be hosting the program in Dartmouth...

Dartmouth Grange to host Red Cross blood drive June 24

The Dartmouth Grange Hall at 1133 Fisher Road will hold a blood drive on Friday, June 24 run by the American Red Cross. The drive will be open from 1 to 5:30 p.m. To sign up, visit redcrossblood.org.

Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust announces summer cookouts

The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust will host three cookout fundraisers this summer, the organization announced this week. The events will be held on July 15, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; on Aug. 4, from 5:30 to 8 p.m.; and on Aug. 26 from 4:30 to 7 p.m...

Tour the Akin House June 12

Dartmouth’s historic Akin House will be open to visitors on Sunday, June 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event will showcase 18th century artisans and re-enactors, period cooking demonstrations, early tool woodworking, blacksmithing, a hands-on...

The otter said what?!: Local authors to give presentation on audio project

Listen to wiseacre mockingbirds, blowhard toads, impish chipmunks, Cockney otters, obnoxious literary agents, conspiratorial weasels, badgers with a brogue, and sweet singing water rats tell their story in an audio/visual presentation sponsored by...

Cultural Center June exhibit: Local artist JP Powel

The Dartmouth Cultural Center will host a solo exhibition from local artist JP Powel beginning on Friday, June 3 when the center will hold an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Powel’s work includes paintings of landscapes that incorporate a unique...

First annual Dartmouth Music Festival June 11

The Dartmouth School Music association will host its first annual music festival at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, June 11. The festival, which will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature craft and vendor tables, concessions, activities for kids,...

Here’s what the Dartmouth Council on Aging has planned for June

June is here and the Dartmouth Council on Aging will be hosting a full schedule of events/activities. Here’s what’s coming up this month: Beach party at Apponogansett Park Registration is open for the COA’s beach party at...

Schwartz School fishing tournament to return

Following a two-year pause due to the pandemic, the annual fishing tournament to support Dartmouth’s Schwartz School is making its return to area waters next month. The two-day event will be held Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11. The tournament...

Things to Do: See pigs, experience history

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up this week: Thursday, May 19 Learn about the Lincoln assassination The Dartmouth Libraries will host a discussion on the assassination of...

Register for motorcycle fundraiser

Angel Babies, a nonprofit based out of Buzzards Bay, will host a motorcycle benefit ride on June 5. The ride will begin outside the Dartmouth Mall at 10 a.m. and will end at the Plymouth VFW located at 22 Seven Hills Road. Those who do not have a...

Admire Mustangs, other Fords at UMass Dartmouth June 11

A Mustang and All-Ford Car show will be held on June 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at lot 15 at UMass Dartmouth. Rain date is June 18. Classic muscle cars, popular Mustang models, and new and old Fords will be on display. The first 100 entrants will...

Blood Drive at Town Hall to be held June 2

The Town of Dartmouth and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive on Thursday, June 2. The drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. inside Town Hall. An additional clinic will be held July 13. To register, visit www.redcrossblood.org/give...

Learn about the Lincoln assassination

The Dartmouth Libraries will host a discussion on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on Thursday, May 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the North Branch Library located at 211 Cross Road. The discussion will be conducted by Christopher Daley, who has...

Things to do: Learn about Lagoa, shop for jewelry

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up this week: Friday, May 13 Learn about Lagoa, Dartmouth's sister city To celebrate the town’s 500th anniversary, a...

Southcoast Spring Arts festival to bring arts to Dartmouth

The SouthCoast Spring Arts festival is a collection of arts and cultural events from across the region. While events are planned everywhere from Fall River to Wareham, there’s plenty to do without leaving town. For a complete list of events, go to...

Here’s what the Council on Aging has planned for May

May is here and the Dartmouth Council on Aging will be hosting a full schedule of events/activities. Here’s what’s coming up this month: Senior Supper Club On Tuesday, May 3, from 4 to 6 p.m. the COA will host a senior supper club...

Learn about Lagoa, Dartmouth’s sister city

To celebrate 500 years as an incorporated town in Portugal, a delegation from Lagoa will visit their Sister Cities in North America and bring with them a display of photographs and other media depicting the history of Lagoa. This includes Dartmouth...

Things to do: run for unified sports, go birding, eat jonnycakes

There’s a lot happening in Dartmouth in any given week, here’s what’s coming up this week. Wednesday, April 27 - Saturday, April 30 Browse books at Southworth From April 27 to 30, the Friends of the Library will hold their...

Walk for Ukraine May 1

Residents from across the South Coast are invited to attend a walk for Ukraine in Fall River on Sunday May 1 at 4 p.m. The event is a collaboration of the faith communities of United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts, the InterChurch...

Fundraiser to benefit Coastline on May 19

Coastline Elderly Services will host a fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at Round the Bend Farm. Live music will be performed on the farm located at 92 Allen Neck Road. There will also be locally-crafted beer and wine, a silent auction...

Ladies Guild jewelry sale returns next month

A jewelry sale fundraiser to benefit the St. Julie’s Ladies Guild will be held on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the St. Julie Billiart Church Hall, 494 Slocum Rd. The sale will include a wide variety of new, used, vintage, and fine...

Celebrate trees at the Dartmouth Y

This year marks the 150th anniversary of Arbor Day. To commemorate the milestone, the newly launched Dartmouth Tree Committee, in partnership with The Dartmouth YMCA from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Dartmouth Y on Gulf Road on Friday, April 22. During...

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