By Steven Froias For #NBCreative NEW BEDFORD, MA – Genesis Galan knew Anthony Nguyen from high school – they shared cafeteria tables, classrooms, and stories, though typically the surface-level kind.  When she reconnected with him years later, her former classmate wasn’t just Anthony; he was the Assistant Manager/Cost Accountant at NORPEL in New Bedford, creators ...

Party like it’s 1999 on September 12!   New Bedford, MA – All are welcome to the most fantastic birthday bash of the year! On Thursday, September 12, 2024, AHA@25 welcomes all ages to the streets of New Bedford to celebrate its 25th anniversary as AHA! celebrates its history and looks to the future of ...

New Bedford Collaborates with UMassD CVPA Students on Innovative Electrical Box Designs   By Steven Froias  For New Bedford Creative NEW BEDFORD, MA – In an ongoing effort to infuse art and creativity into everyday urban landscapes, New Bedford Creative’s Creative Consortium and the City of New Bedford have once again thought outside the box. ...

By Steven Froias For #NBCreative NEW BEDFORD, MA – The mood in the room was festive on Tuesday, March 19 when the City of New Bedford Office of Marketing and Tourism unveiled “Explore New Bedford.” It was fitting that it was an “In Real Life” event, as the new logo and marketing campaign to promote ...

By Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-large Welcome to another edition of the #NBCreative blog year-end wrap-up. In the last blog post, which you can read here, we revisited three significant arts and culture impacts during 2023. In this one, we’ll look at three exciting initiatives arriving in 2024. Without further ado….  Roll ‘em The founding of ...

By Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-Large Capitalizing on the subjectivity afforded by a blog project, I am utilizing the final two posts of the year to articulate reflections that may not find a home elsewhere. This piece is dedicated to three observations from the just-concluded year, while the subsequent one will delve into three aspects of ...

Pictured above: Mark Fuller, seated on front of stage far left, on the set of Your Theatre’s production of “Anastasia.” By Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-large When Your Theatre, Inc. begins its first season at the newly renovated historic Steeple Playhouse on William Street this Friday, Nov. 17 with “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express,” ...

Featured photo above: The cast of Sondheim Tribute Revue, clockwise: Kaileigh Reiss, Craig Juricka, Kristin Lawler, and Chris Hunter, By Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-large It takes an equal amount of fortitude and passion to launch a professional theater company in the best of times. And deep reserves of each to keep it going through a ...

BY Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-large Exciting news came outta New Bedford in 2023 that requires a closer look and follow-up: 3rd EyE Youth Empowerment made a significant move by leasing a building in the heart of downtown.  As we all know, there’s no place like home, and this announcement signifies a transformative step for the ...

By Steven Froias #NBCreative Writer-at-large The Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, also known as the Florence Biennale, is an art exhibition held in Florence, Italy since 1997. It has been held every two years in the exhibition spaces of the Fortezza da Basso. The exhibition is held under the patronage of UNESCO (the Italian Commission), European ...