Free Yoga Class
2026-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St, Fall River, MA, 02720
All levels welcome!!Open to the public (13yrs and up)Please refer to our Facebook page for class cancelations or changes.

The Banned Book Club
2026-06-25 18:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

During our first meeting we will be discussing 1984 by George Orwell. Pick up a copy at the circulation desk!

Knitting Club
2026-06-25 13:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Do you like to knit or crochet? Come join a group of fellow crafters – just bring your yarn, needles, and yourself. It’s a great way to make friends, share patterns and tips, and make progress on your projects. Beginners are welcome and no registration is required.

Chair Yoga Class
2026-06-25 09:30 - 23:30 | First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Chair Yoga Calls-Find Your Balance, Strength, and Inner PeaceFirst Congregational Church of Fall River invites you to join our Chair Yoga classes, taking place at our church hall every other Thursday from 9:30-10:30 am.

Who can join? All levels are welcomeWhat to bring” Comfortable clothing/Yoga Mat/Water Bottle

For more info. contact the church office at 508-672-5862 or churchoffice@fccfallriver.com

Coffee with the Pastor
2026-06-25 09:00 - 11:00 | First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Thursdays Coffee with the PastorCome and enjoy a good cup of coffee and a good conversation with Rev. Andy.Every Thursday from 9:00-11:00 am at Bethany Hall

First Congregational Church of Fall River282 Rock St. – Office Door!

Musical Bingo (weekly)
2026-06-24 19:00 - 21:00 | The Liberal Club, 20 Star St, Fall River
Looking for a fun, low-key way to break up the week? Join us for Musical Bingo every Wednesday night, and it’s FREE to play!7:00 PM – 9:00 PMBring your friends, grab a drink, and sing along while you play. All are welcome.

What to Expect:Free to playMusic from all genresEasy, interactive gameplayPrizes for winnersGreat vibes and good company

WING WEDNESDAY!!
2026-06-24 18:00 - 2026-06-25 00:00 | Saint James Irish Pub, 91 Purchase Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
Every Wednesday after 6pm enjoy half priced wings!
$0.50 wings all night long after 6pm!
*dine-in only!!*

Blind Draw Double Elimination Cornhole (weekly)
2026-06-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
Every Wednesday sign up and join our Social Cornhole games!

Blind Draw, Double Elimination tournament! $10 on site to enter. Sign up on Scoreholio app and look up “Canned Heat Social Cornhole”

Bags start flying at 6pm!

Photography Group
2026-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
The Fall River Public Library invites all photography enthusiasts to join our new Photography Group.

On 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.

While 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.

This program is intended for photographers ages 13 and up.

Silent Book Club
2026-06-24 18:00 | Once Upon a Bookstore, 418 Quequechan St. 2nd Fl., Fall River, Massachusetts, 02721
Bring along whatever you are currently reading, and join other readers for Fall River’s very own chapter of Silent Book Club.

Kids eat FREE on Wednesdays
2026-06-24 07:00 - 23:00 | Primo on Water Street, 36 Water Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States

The Waiting Room - Comedy Open Mic
2026-06-23 19:30 - 20:30 | Massachusetts
List out at 7:30Show starts at 8Cheap drinks + cash bar (ATM inside)175 Danforth St, Fall River (AmVets Hall)

Sign up before 8:00 to get put “in the bucket” and get extra time!

Stay the whole bucket to become a VIP (and get extra time next week.)

The time you give is the time you get.

Thank you for your patience, your set is important to us.

Half Priced Food (weekly)
2026-06-23 16:00 - 21:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
Some say it’s the best bar pie in the area! Come see for yourself! Wings? We got those too!…and some extra bites for snacking while you enjoy Delicious Craft beer brewed right on site!

Preschool Storytime
2026-06-23 11:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Join Children’s Room staff for a fun morning of stories! Each storytime includes 30 minutes of stories from popular children’s books followed by a short literacy-based movie and an easy-to-make craft. Introduce your preschooler to the exciting world of children’s literature! Recommended for ages 3 to 5.

Sunday Funday with Neal McCarthy Band and Mark Russell on Fiddle
2026-06-21 17:00 - 20:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
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!

Other musician appearances from Kyle Spark, Mark Purrington and MORE!

Spilling the Tea: A Victorian Tea Party
2026-06-21 16:30 | The Lizzie Borden House, 230 Second Street, Fall River, MA, 02721, United States
TICKETS

Join us at the Lizzie Borden House for an exclusive Victorian tea party that blends proper tea party etiquette, delectable eats, and juicy true crime gossip.

Reserve your spot(s) today!

Guests will savor tea sandwiches, scones, pastries and Borden signature tea while learning about the evolution of this time-honored event, and the rules designed to keep it classy.

Retreat to the dining room, raise a pinky — and perhaps an eyebrow — while hearing intriguing details surrounding the 1892 “Crime of the Century.”

Open Draw for Teens
2026-06-20 14:00 - 16:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

Bring 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.

For teens ages 13 – 18.

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club
2026-06-18 18:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Science fiction and fantasy lovers are invited to join us for our monthly book discussion group! On the third Thursday of each month, we will meet at 6 pm to talk about a different sci-fi or fantasy book, ranging from new titles to classics. Each month’s selection will be announced on this calendar and at the previous meeting.

For more information, contact Diana in the Reference Department, or email dfaulkner@sailsinc.org.

Books & Tea Club
2026-06-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

Bring your favorite teacup (if you want) and a book or two to share!

For questions, contact Betsy Washburn at 508-324-2700 ext. 3.

Middle Grade Book Club
2026-06-16 17:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

Copies 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.

Rick Estrin and The Nightcats
2026-06-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, June 13 2026
$35 Advance | $37 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Blues vocalist, harmonica master and songwriting legend Rick Estrin, leader of the musically fearless, wildly entertaining, award-winning band Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, doesn’t like to talk much about his own musical superpowers. But ask him about the Nightcats—multi-instrumentalist/musical mastermind/producer Christoffer “Kid” Andersen, keyboardist/organ wizard/bass player Lorenzo Farrell and endlessly creative drummer Derrick “D’Mar” Martin—and he’ll be happy to sing their praises. “This band is killer. I’m enjoying this all more than ever,” says the man who’s been performing and recording professionally since the early 1970s. “It’s a blessing—there’s so much energy, so much collaboration. The band is just so good right now. And the live show is better than ever.” Living Blues calls Rick Estrin & The Nightcats “a terrific blues band with a real character for a front man,” continuing, “Clever, well-crafted songs framed by first-flight musicianship…hugely entertaining, intelligently conceived and executed roots rock with a wickedly cool and otherworldly twist on tradition. Estrin’s harp work is masterful.”

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats’ new album and the band’s sixth release, The Hits Keep Coming, packs a powerful punch, with phenomenal musicianship and lyrics—both serious and humorous. Produced by Andersen at his legendary Greaseland USA studio in San Jose, California, the record captures the band’s chemistry and magic in what is certainly among their strongest, most urgent and most cohesive releases so far. The Hits Keep Coming is modern blues at its most potent, intense and fun in all the right places, as Rick Estrin & The Nightcats deliver twelve groove-heavy, hard-hitting songs, including ten written or co-written by Estrin and two surprising covers (one obscurity from Muddy Waters, one from Leonard Cohen that Estrin would have liked to have written). From the foot-stomping opener Somewhere Else, to the harsh reality of the title track (with backing vocals by The Sons Of The Soul Revivers), to the musically infectious, lyrically harrowing song about addiction, The Circus Is Still In Town, The Hits Keep Coming is a lyrical and musical tour-de-force.
In addition to Estrin’s celebrated songwriting and peerless blues harmonica playing, he and the band are among the most entertaining and colorful showmen around. Estrin’s signature streetwise vocals and hipster-cool look, Andersen’s eye-popping, off-the-cuff guitar pyrotechnics, Farrell’s mighty organ, piano and bass work and D’Mar’s dynamic, acrobatic drumming make every one of their live performances a must-see event. “People don’t go out to see people who look like themselves,” says Estrin. “They want to see something special. I was schooled in this business to be a showman, and that’s what you get when you come to see us perform. We know how to put on a show. I feel sorry for anyone who has to follow us.”
Estrin was schooled by some of the very best blues musicians on the West Coast. While still a teen, he was tutored by San Francisco’s famed musician (and pimp) Fillmore Slim. He was mentored by San Francisco’s legendary Rodger Collins and gigged with blues stars Lowell Fulson and Z.Z. Hill. Estrin moved to Chicago when he was 19 to work with Windy City bluesmen Johnny Young, Eddie Taylor, Sam Lay and John Littlejohn, and even jammed with Muddy Waters. He returned to California and continued to hone his craft. By the time he joined forces with jaw-dropping guitarist Little Charlie Baty and formed Little Charlie & The Nightcats in 1976—a band he would front for the next 30 years—Estrin was a seasoned performer with plenty of talent and a gift for writing killer original songs.
Upon Baty’s retirement from touring in 2008, Estrin, together with Farrell (a Nightcat since 2003), recruited high-flying guitar wunderkind Christoffer “Kid” Andersen and formed Rick Estrin & The Nightcats. With Kid onboard, the band quickly became a worldwide favorite with blues fans as well as with critics and radio programmers. “Kid’s fearless on the guitar,” says Estrin. “He’s really the only guy who could fit in with us.” With an uninhibited style that perfectly meshed with Estrin’s wildly imaginative songs, the new band charged out of the gate with Twisted in 2009, following up with One Wrong Turn in 2012, You Asked For It—Live! in 2014, Groovin’ In Greaseland in 2016 and Contemporary in 2019. Each album is its own treasure chest full of memorable songs and white-hot playing. According to the UK’s Blues & Rhythm, “Rick Estrin & The Nightcats have crafted an instantly identifiable sound. They serve up insightful, original blues combined with tough rock ’n’ roll. This band is superb.”
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats have performed at festivals and concert stages from San Francisco to Chicago to New York, and everywhere in between, and have toured the United Kingdom, Norway, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Poland, Australia, Israel and even Estonia and Russia. The band has twice won the coveted Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year. Additionally, Estrin has won Blues Music Awards for Song Of The Year, Traditional Male Blues Artist and for Instrumentalist—Harmonica.
The Chicago Sun-Times declares, “These are serious musicians having a hotter than hot good time. It’s tough to stay in your seat when Estrin and his musical cohorts get cooking.” As No Depression says, “This is a band that always delivers the goods.”

Kick-Off to Summer
2026-06-13 11:00 - 15:00 | Ruggles Park, 756 Locust Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States

Charlie Ballantine
2026-06-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Friday, June 12, 2026
$31 Advance | $33 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Named as one of the top 200 living guitarists by All About Jazz Magazine, Charlie Ballantine is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young guitarists on the scene today. JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE hails his playing as “teeming with intricate grooves and maniacal precision his guitar work is both beautiful and complex” and VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE described his style by stating “Jazz, rock, and folk music peacefully coexist in Charlie Ballantine’s world”.
Equipped with an impressive body of original compositions on albums like “Vonnegut” and “Cold Coffee”, Ballantine also displays a great reverence for the jazz tradition through the inclusion of standards like ‘My One and Only Love’, ‘East of the Sun’ and an entire double album dedicated to the music of Thelonious Monk released September 2021. “In the vein of fellow guitarists like John Scofield, Bill Frisell and Julian Lage, Ballantine reconciles his educational background in jazz with the stylistic background of his instrument. He approaches the gratifying tonal and harmonic language of rock/roots with the groove, ambition and improvisational focus of a jazz musician” – (JAZZIZ MAGAZINE)
Although primarily a front man for his own projects with tours and frequent appearances throughout the US and Canada at venues and festivals such as the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, The Winnipeg International Jazz Festival and The Elkhart Jazz Festival, Ballantine also has an extensive list of side man credits having performed with names like Nicole Henry, Walter Smith III, Emmett Cohen, Dave King, John Raymond, Russell Hall, Frank Glover, Steve Alee, and Rahsaan Barber helping to further solidify him as a creative force and put him in the highest of ranks as a performer.
“Befitting a guitarist from America’s heartland, Charlie Ballantine mixes jazz, folk-rock, surf/instro, blues, pop, and country into a simmering pot of guitar sound and style.” – Vintage Guitar Magazine

Writing Group
2026-06-10 18:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Welcome all writers! Looking to build a community with creative, like-minded people? Look no further! We’ll be getting together once a month on the second Wednesday of each month to provide support and feedback and share our love of the craft of writing. Bring your favorite pen!

Monthly Artists Share!
2026-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA, 02740
Get feedback on your work and meet local creatives at this Monthly Artists Share! group, facilitated by Midori Creativity.

Artists Share! is a place to share your creative work, get support and feedback, and be part of a wonderful discussion. Hosted by Midori Creativity, we’re all about cross-pollination welcoming painters, jewelry makers, fiber artists, photographers, musicians, scultptors and more. Our exhibit, Creative Catalysts, celebrates the interplay and creative exploration that happens when artists of different genres work together.
Anyone is welcome and we take turns sharing. Sometimes we are looking at a body of work and other times we are talking about creative identity. The group meets every month, aiming to help each other progress and grow in our work by sharing and exploring together. It’s a chance to learn from people whose work may be different from your own but who have insights you could never imagine. We laugh, share ideas, and have fun!
Participants can also attend via Zoom. Learn more about the program at midoricreativity.com/artistsshare
This program is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Sound Bath Experience (weekly)
2026-06-06 08:00 - 09:00 | Scendancy Soul, 418 Quequechan St, Fall River, Massachusetts, 02723, United States
Recurring Saturday Mornings | 8:00-9:00 AMScendancy Soul Reiki Center, Fall River, MA

This isn’t passive relaxation. This is active recalibration. Your nervous system operates at specific frequencies. When life, stress, and accumulated tension knock you out of alignment, you feel it—anxiety, exhaustion, scattered thinking, emotional reactivity.

Frequency Reset is vibrational medicine.

Using therapeutic-grade tuning forks tuned to healing frequencies, crystal sound bowls, and carefully curated cinematic soundscapes, we create an immersive sonic field that guides your body back to coherence.

What happens in 60 minutes:

Nervous system regulation – from fight/flight/freeze into rest/digest/heal

Energetic clearing – stuck patterns, old emotions, mental loops release

Cellular reset – your body remembers its natural frequency

Deep integration – leave grounded, clear, and activated

This is a lying-down experience—comfortable, supported, fully immersive. You don’t do anything. You allow the frequencies to do the work.

What to bring:

Yoga mat or cushion, blanket, pillow

Investment: $20 drop-in | $65 for 4 sessions

Limited to 10 participants for intimate experience

Dates: Saturday Mornings through June

Your weekly frequency reset. Your system craves this.

Teen Game Night
2026-06-04 08:00 - 17:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
Gamers unite for Teen Game Night!!!

Every 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!!

For teens ages 13 – 18.

English Conversation Group
2026-06-03 18:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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!

Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
2026-05-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Sunday, May 31, 2026
$91 Advance | $96 Day of show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 3pm | Show 4pm
Universally regarded as one of Rock and Roll’s finest and most versatile entertainers, Peter Noone is second to none! Star of stage, screen and record, Noone’s performances are the stuff of legend, deftly delivering a broad palette of music, all gems that, through his voice, defined a generation. At the age of fifteen, Peter achieved international fame as “Herman”, lead singer of the legendary pop band Herman’s Hermits. His classic hits include: “I’m Into Something Good”, “Mrs. Brown, you’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”, “I’m Henry VIII, I Am”, “Silhouettes”, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat”, “Wonderful World”, “Just A Little Bit Better”, “There’s A Kind of Hush”, “A Must To Avoid”, “Listen People”, “No Milk Today” “The End of the World” “Leaning On A Lamp Post”, and “Dandy”. Ultimately, Herman’s Hermits sold over fifty-two million records. In all, fourteen singles and seven albums went gold.

Accompanied by his band, Herman’s Hermits, Noone currently performs over 200 concerts a year. He consistently plays to sold-out venues, and his admirers span the generations. Today’s teen girls scream just as passionately as their mothers did back in 1965, prompting VH1 to select Noone as their viewers’ choice for the “Sexiest Artist of the Year”. There is no doubt that Peter Noone’s extraordinary talent, disarming wit, handsome features, and compelling stage presence will continue to delight fans of all ages, for a long, long time to come.

Winter & Spring Senior Socials
2026-05-29 12:00 - 15:00 | Greater Fall River Re-CREATION, 45 Rock St, Fall River, 02720
