The Siren

07/23/2025

Sonata Saturdays bring solo or small groups of New Bedford Symphony Orchestra musicians to downtown businesses for casual, but intimate musical performances.

This Saturday, Nathan Varga will perform on double bass at Coastal Bubbles + Wine Bar, located at 1 Johnny Cake Hill, Unit #4, downtown New Bedford.

Performances take place at 4:00PM and repeat at 5:00PM.

They are free and open to the public, but with limited seating, you are encouraged to RSVP to save your seat.

Sonata Saturdays are presented by AHA! New Bedford and Individual Icons.

Details at https://ahanewbedford.org/events/sonata-saturdays/

07/23/2025

Today is Edward Hopper's birthday!

Born in 1882, Hopper began his career as an illustrator but eventually achieved recognition for his work as a painter. He made frequent trips to sketch in Massachusetts and Maine. Monhegan Island, off the southeast coast of Maine, is named for the Algonquian word meaning "out-to-sea island." Fishing was its most important industry, but its pristine and dramatic landscape enticed artists as early as the 1850s. Hopper was fascinated by the 150-foot high, north side cliffs at Blackhead and spent his summers, from 1916 to 1919, on the island.

🖼 Edward Hopper, "Blackhead, Monhegan," a. 1918, Oil on wood panel, 11 1/2 x 16 in. (29.2 x 40.6 cm), Frame Dimension: 20 1/8 × 24 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (51.1 × 61.6 × 3.2 cm), Gift of Olga H. Knoepke, 1992.22 [Not currently on view]

07/23/2025

07/23/2025

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

07/22/2025

Fill your summer with music.

Join the Music from Land's End Wareham for Chamber Music for Strings and Voice
Featuring soprano Linda Tsatsanis
Works by Bach, Haydn, Schubert, and Theodorakis

Saturday, July 26 | 7 PM
St. Gabriel’s Church, Marion

Sunday, July 27 | 5 PM
Church of the Good Shepherd, Wareham

Admission by donation.

07/22/2025

Check out this cool feature of the Jazz Mural alongside news of a new cafe opening up at The Kilburn Mill

Photo courtesy of Kat Knutsen

07/17/2025

07/17/2025

This week, we have our Artist in Residence, Yoneko, running two additional Art Camp Sessions on Thursday and Friday! We’re also pleased to introduce a special “Buy One, Bring One Free” offer at our Activity Camp this summer from as early as tomorrow. This deal can be applied to any session bookings for the 17, 18, 24 and 25 July, and enables your child to bring a friend along to make memories, have adventures and enjoy activity camp together at no extra cost.

Book now! https://buff.ly/yxAvOjp