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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/open-mic-night/2026-10-15/
LOCATION:The Belmont Club\, 34 Franklin Street\, Fall River
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers/Community,Live Music
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SUMMARY:Weekend Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Bring the crew! Enjoy brunch\, mimosas\, bloodys and more!! \n\n\n\nEvery Saturday and Sunday from 10am-1230pm!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/weekend-brunch/2026-10-17/
LOCATION:The Tipsy Toboggan\, 75 Ferry Street\, Fall River\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culinary Events
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SUMMARY:Chess Club
DESCRIPTION:Play a game of chess at the library! Chess players at all levels are invited to stop by on Saturday afternoons. Bring your own chess board and pieces\, or we have some available at the desk.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/chess-club/2026-10-17/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Events,Recreation/Sports Events
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SUMMARY:Primo After Dark - Weekly DJ Sets
DESCRIPTION:Turn your Friday night up at Primo After Dark  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSip\, dance\, and hang late while our After Dark Food Menu is available from 10PM–12AM.Free entry\, great vibes\, and the perfect late-night scene at Primo on Water Street. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nApril 3: DJ Nuno \n\n\n\nApril 10: DJ Joey Green \n\n\n\nApril 17: DJ Nuno \n\n\n\nApril 24: DJ Jackie Treehorn
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/primo-after-dark-weekly-dj-sets/2026-10-17/
LOCATION:Primo on Water Street\, 36 Water Street\, Fall River\, MA\, 02724\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T190000
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SUMMARY:Matt Silva Sunday Funday
DESCRIPTION:Every Sunday meet Matt Silva in the Tipsy Toboggan Lounge. He brings the vocals\, the charm and charisma and you bring your friends! See you there!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/matt-silva-sunday-funday/2026-10-18/
LOCATION:The Tipsy Toboggan\, 75 Ferry Street\, Fall River\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261019T213000
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SUMMARY:Monday Nights with Nick Sanfilippo (weekly)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Tipsy Toboggan every day and every night! Always something delicious to eat and always something exciting happening! From a beautiful winter/summer garden patio\, to fireside dining\, to rotating acoustics\, karaoke and live bands! We have it all! Don’t miss out! Check our facebook and website at www.thetipsytoboggan.com for a full calendar of events each month! \n\n\n\nOur late night menu is served Wednesday\, Friday And Saturday nights until midnight!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/monday-nights-with-nick-sanfilippo-weekly/2026-10-19/
LOCATION:The Tipsy Toboggan\, 75 Ferry Street\, Fall River\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190608
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260131T213845Z
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SUMMARY:Middle Grade Book Club
DESCRIPTION:The Children’s Room invites our middle grade readers (ages 8-12) to join our monthly book club! On the third Tuesday of every month\, we will meet to discuss the assigned title which will be chosen from a selection of popular fiction and nonfiction.  \n\n\n\nCopies of the assigned title will be provided for members to keep! Each month’s title and any related materials will be announced and distributed at the end of the previous session.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/middle-grade-book-club/2026-10-20/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261021T153000
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SUMMARY:Books & Tea Club
DESCRIPTION:Both returning and new members are invited to join us on the third Wednesday of each month for a different kind of book club–one with no required books to read! Instead\, everyone can share their own recommendations of a book they’re enjoyed recently as we meet for general book chat and afternoon tea. Light refreshments will be served. \n\n\n\nBring your favorite teacup (if you want) and a book or two to share! \n\n\n\nFor questions\, contact Betsy Washburn at 508-324-2700 ext. 3. 
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/books-tea-club/2026-10-21/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T180000
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SUMMARY:The Banned Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join The Banned Book Club – a place where we devour literature that has been historically challenged throughout American history. Every 4th Thursday of the month we will discuss what lies beneath these pages and engage in conversation about the importance of the freedom of reading\, which is essential to our democracy. \n\n\n\nDuring our first meeting we will be discussing 1984 by George Orwell. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/the-banned-book-club/2026-10-22/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture Events,Literary Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T160000
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SUMMARY:Open Draw for Teens
DESCRIPTION:Open Draw for Teens provides a space in the library every other Saturday for teens to draw and socialize with other creative peers! Every session we will have ample time to free draw\, and occasionally will host workshops on paper crafts like making zines\, flipbooks\, pop-up comics\, as well as assorted drawing exercises. \n\n\n\nBring your sketchbooks\, drawing pads\, loose paper\, old magazines\, your favorite pens and pencils… whatever it is you use to draw! Some basic materials will also be available to use each session. \n\n\n\nFor teens ages 13 – 18.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/open-draw-for-teens/2026-10-24/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Events,Workshops & Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T180000
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Bring along whatever you are currently reading\, and join other readers for Fall River’s very own chapter of Silent Book Club.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/silent-book-club/2026-10-24/
LOCATION:Once Upon a Bookstore\, 418 Quequechan St. 2nd Fl.\, Fall River\, Massachusetts\, 02721
CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture Events,Workshops & Classes
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261025T200000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Funday with Neal McCarthy Band and Mark Russell on Fiddle
DESCRIPTION:mark your calendars and welcome the Neal McCarthy Band back at Canned Heat for Sunday Funday! Once a month all of 2026! Rotating band mates and Fiddle performances from Mark Russell!  \n\n\n\nOther musician appearances from Kyle Spark\, Mark Purrington and MORE!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/sunday-funday-with-neal-mccarthy-band-and-mark-russell-on-fiddle/2026-10-25/
LOCATION:Canned Heat Craft Beer Co.\, 52 Ferry Street\, Fall River\, MA\, 02724\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T190000
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SUMMARY:Historical Fiction Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Monday of every month from 6:00-7:00 in the meeting room to read\, discuss\, analyze\, review\, and suggest all books Historical Fiction. Drink some tea and enjoy living in another time. 
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/historical-fiction-book-club/2026-10-26/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T190000
DTSTAMP:20260403T190608
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T204438Z
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SUMMARY:Photography Group
DESCRIPTION:The Fall River Public Library invites all photography enthusiasts to join our new Photography Group. \n\n\n\nOn the last Wednesday of each month\, participants will share their work\, provide feedback\, and join in open discussion about the wonderful art of photography! A monthly\, optional theme will be picked at random to help inspire and prompt our members to make new and exciting work to share each session. Participants are asked to bring in a thumbdrive of their work\, with a selection of 5-10 photos\, if they intend to share with the group that month. \n\n\n\nWhile we gladly accept photographers at all stages of their journeys\, the Photography Group does not offer photography lessons. We do encourage our participants to ask questions about photography\, and to share tips and tricks they’ve learned with each other. \n\n\n\nThis program is intended for photographers ages 13 and up.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/photography-group/2026-10-28/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Workshops & Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261030T170000
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SUMMARY:Aging Well: Senior LGBTQ+ Breakfast Club
DESCRIPTION:For South Coast LGBTQ+ individuals ages 60+ \n\n\n\nREGISTER AT: https://tinyurl.com/breakfast-club-fr 
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/aging-well-senior-lgbtq-breakfast-club-2/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:Munchies\, 4263 North Main Street\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers/Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T180000
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SUMMARY:English Conversation Group
DESCRIPTION:Learning to speak English can be a challenge. Come practice with us in the Nagle Room. Join our English Conversation Club and practice your speaking and listening skills. Beginners are welcome to join!
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/english-conversation-group/2026-11-04/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Fundraisers/Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T080000
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SUMMARY:Teen Game Night
DESCRIPTION:Gamers unite for Teen Game Night!!! \n\n\n\nEvery first Thursday of the month\, teens are invited to the Fall River Public Library to play all sorts of collaborative and competitive multiplayer video games on the library projector. Show off your skills\, learn about games new and old\, and most importantly… have a blast!! \n\n\n\nFor teens ages 13 – 18.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/teen-game-night/2026-11-05/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261203T200000
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SUMMARY:Chris Smither
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026\n$49 Advance | $51 Day of Show\n[all-in pricing\, no additional fees]\nDoors 7pm | Show 8pm\n\nBorn in Miami\, during World War II\, Chris Smither grew up in New Orleans where he first started playing music as a child. The son of a Tulane University professor\, he was taught the rudiments of instrumentation by his uncle on his mother’s ukulele. “Uncle Howard\,” Smither says\, “showed me that if you knew three chords\, you could play a lot of the songs you heard on the radio. And if you knew four chords\, you could pretty much rule the world.” With that bit of knowledge under his belt\, he was hooked. “I’d loved acoustic music – specifically the blues – ever since I first heard Lightnin’ Hopkins’ Blues In My Bottle album. I couldn’t believe the sound Hopkins got. At first I thought it was two guys playing guitar. My style\, to a degree\, came out of trying to imitate that sound I heard.”\nIn his early twenties\, Smither turned his back on his anthropology studies and headed to Boston at the urging of legendary folk singer Eric von Schmidt. It was the mid-’60s and acoustic music thrived in the streets and coffeehouses there. Smither forged lifelong friendships with many musicians\, including Bonnie Raitt who went on to record his songs\, “Love You Like A Man” and “I Feel the Same. (Their friendship has endured as their career paths intertwined over the years.) What quickly evolved from his New Orleans and Cambridge musical experiences is his enduring\, singular guitar sound – a beat-driven finger-picking\, strongly influenced by the playing of Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin’ Hopkins\, layered over the ever-present backbeat of his rhythmic\, tapping feet (always mic’d in performance). \nSmither’s first albums\, I’m A Stranger\, Too! (1971) and Don’t It Drag On (1972) were released on Poppy Records\, home of kindred spirit Townes Van Zandt. By the time Smither recorded his third album\, Honeysuckle Dog with Lowell George and Dr. John helping out\, United Artists had absorbed Poppy and ultimately dropped much of their roster\, including Smither. Smither made his next record in 1985\, when the spare It Ain’t Easy on Adelphi Records marked his return to the studio. \nBy the early ’90s\, Smither’s steady nationwide touring and regular release of consistently acclaimed albums cemented his reputation as one of the finest acoustic musicians in the country. His 1991 album\, Another Way to Find You\, was recorded live in front of an in-studio audience with no overdubs or second takes. This would be the first of two albums with Flying Fish Records. His next recording\, Happier Blue\, was embraced by Triple A radio and received the NAIRD (now AFIM) award as Best Folk Recording of 1993. Up On The Lowdown (1995) marked the first of a trio of albums to be recorded with producer Stephen Bruton at The Hit Shack in Austin and his first of five albums with roots label HighTone Records. Up On the Lowdown rode the crest of the newly formed Americana radio format wave and sparked considerable interest abroad. A tour of Australia with Dave Alvin and extensive solo touring in Europe led to an expanding global interest in Smither. His song\, “I Am the Ride\,” from this album inspired the independent film\, The Ride\, for which Smither also composed the original score. \nIn early 1997 Smither released Small Revelations. It climbed the Americana and Triple A radio charts and led to concert dates with B.B. King\, Bonnie Raitt\, Nanci Griffith\, and the hugely successful\, original Monsters of Folk’ tour with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott\, Dave Alvin and Tom Russell. Small Revelations also generated several film projects for Smither. Emmylou Harris recorded his song\, “Slow Surprise\,” for the The Horse Whisperer soundtrack on MCA. And his recording of “Hold On” was used in the indie feature film Love From Ground Zero. Smither also shared insight into his guitar style and technique on two instructional DVDs\, available from Homespun Video. \nHis CD\, Drive You Home Again (1999)\, garnered four-stars from Rolling Stone. And with it\, Smither continued to tour world-wide. Shortly after\, in 2000\, Smither released his one-man-tour-de-force\, Live As I’ll Ever Be. Recorded in-concert at various clubs and concert halls in California\, Dublin\, Galway\, Boston\, and Washington DC\, it has proven to be a fan favorite\, capturing Smither at what he loves to do: performing in front of an audience. \nTrain Home (2003) was Smither’s last record for HighTone and his first with producer David Goodrich. Over a six-week period\, basic tracks for Train Home were recorded in the relaxed environment of Smither’s home near Boston. Working with new session musicians\, the record is simultaneously sparse and assured. Bonnie Raitt graciously provided backing vocals and slide guitar on Smither’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row.” And Smither’s “Seems So Real” from the CD earned a Folk Alliance Award as “Song of the Year.” \nIn 2005\, jazz great Diana Krall covered “Love Me Like A Man\,” introducing what is now a blues standard to a whole world of jazz fans. Shortly after\, Smither’s song “Slow Surprise” was included in the independent film\, Brother’s Shadow. In addition\, Smither narrated a two-CD audio book recording of “Will Rogers’ Greatest Hits.” Continuing to expand his creative horizon\, Smither was invited to contribute an essay to Sixty Things to Do When You Turn Sixty\, a 2006 collection of essays by American luminaries on reaching that milestone. In 2009\, Melville House published Amplified\, a book featuring 16 short stories by notable American performing songwriters. Smither’s story Leroy Purcell about a touring musician’s encounter with a Texas State Patrolman leads off the collection. \nWith the release of his 12th recording Leave The Light On (2006) on his own imprint\, Mighty Albert\, Smither began a new label relationship with the renowned acoustic and modern folk label\, Signature Sounds. For the recording\, Smither reunited with producer David Goodrich and session musicians Mike Piehl\, Lou Ulrich and Anita Suhanin. As an added treat\, Smither invited good friend and Grammy Award-winning multi- instrumentalist\, Tim O’Brien\, along with rising American roots stars\, Ollabelle\, to add their distinctive talents on several tracks. Smither followed this with Time Stands Still (2009)\, his most stripped down recording in some time\, working with just two accompanists after the same trio had played a rare band performance – a non-solo setup required in order to play a Netherlands festival. \nAbout the recording Smither says\, “We’re the only three guys on this record\, and most of the songs only have three parts going on. We had a freewheeling feeling at that festival gig\, and we managed to make a lot of that same feeling happen in this record.” In 2011 Smither put out two fan projects: a collection of live tracks from newly discovered concert recordings from the 1980s-1990s titled Lost and Found and the rollicking EP\, What I Learned in School\, on which Smither covered six classic rock and roll songs. \nSmither followed these fan-projects with Hundred Dollar Valentine (2012)\, a ★★★★★ (MOJO) studio record of all Smither-penned songs. With longtime producer David “Goody” Goodrich at the helm\, this collection sported Smither’s trademark acoustic guitar sound and evocative sonic textures meshed with spare\, brilliant songs\, delivered in a bone-wise\, hard-won voice. \nIn 2014 Smither released Still on the Levee (2014) – a double-CD retrospective. Recorded in New Orleans at the Music Shed\, this career-spanning project features fresh new takes on 24 iconic songs from his vast career and some very special guests including the legendary Allen Toussaint and Loudon Wainwright III. \nThe coffee table style book Chris Smither Lyrics 1966-2012 and Signature Sounds’ Link of Chain – an all-star tribute record including a stellar list of artists offering their takes on some Smither favorites including Josh Ritter\, Bonnie Raitt\, Loudon Wainwright III\, Dave Alvin\, Peter Case\, Tim O’Brien\, Patty Larkin\, and many others were fan-favorite accompaniments to the retrospective CD . \nIn March 2018\, Smither released his eighteenth record\, Call Me Lucky (Signature Sounds/Mighty Albert) once again teaming up with producer and multi-instrumentalist David Goodrich. Also joined by Billy Conway (Morphine) and Matt Lorenz (The Suitcase Junket)\, Smither recorded eight new originals along with some very special and surprising covers at the Blue Rock studios in the Texas hills in June 2017. \nIn October 2020\, More From The Levee\, the followup to the 50-year career retrospective Still on the Levee\, was released. Said Acoustic Guitar: Smither sings about “the big things – life\, love\, loss – in a penetrating and poetic yet unpretentious way.” \nThe 20th release\, All About the Bones (release date: May 3\, 2024 on Signature Sounds/Mighty Albert\, distributed by Redeye) is as elemental as the inky black shadows cast by a shockingly bright moon. Featuring eight brand new Chris Smither songs and Smither renditions of Eliza Gilkyson’s “Calm Before the Storm” and also Tom Petty’s “Time to Move On”\, the listener is welcomed into some gothic mansion on an imaginary New Orleans street\, and there in the lamplit parlor confronts the band\, a minimalist skeleton crew: Smither’s inimitable propulsive guitar and rumbling baritone are joined seamlessly to producer David Goodrich’s carpetbag of instruments\, Zak Trojano’s rock-steady\, primal drumming\, BettySoo’s diaphanous harmony vocals\, and the flat\, mournful flood of Jazz legend Chris Cheek’s saxophone. Recorded at Sonelab Studios in Easthampton MA by Justin Pizzoferrato All About the Bones has a feel that is somehow baroque and austere at once.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/chris-smither/
LOCATION:Narrows Center for the Arts\, 16 Anawan St.\, Fall River\, MA
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Magic: The Gathering Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Magic: the Gathering group meets on the last Wednesday of each month.* Come play a few games in the world’s most popular trading card game! Participants are invited to bring their own decks or build their own with a selection of the hundreds of cards we have at the library. Don’t know how to play? We’ll be glad to show you how! \n\n\n\nThis program is intended for teens ages 12 to 18. No prior experience with the game is required to participate. We’ll be meeting in the Fell Reading Room in the library. \n\n\n\n*If the last Wednesday of the month falls on a holiday\, the meetup will be rescheduled\, probably to the week before. Please check our calendar to be sure.
URL:https://www.vivafallriver.com/event/magic-the-gathering-meetup/2026-12-30/
LOCATION:Fall River Public Library\, 104 North Main St\, Fall River\, MA\, 02720
CATEGORIES:Family Friendly Events
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