The Waiting Room - Comedy Open Mic
2027-10-12 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
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.

Monthly Artists Share!
2027-10-12 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.

Preschool Storytime
2027-10-12 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.

Monday Nights with Nick Sanfilippo (weekly)
2027-10-11 18:30 - 21:30 | The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, United States
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!

Our late night menu is served Wednesday, Friday And Saturday nights until midnight!

Matt Silva Sunday Funday
2027-10-10 16:00 - 19:00 | The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, United States
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!

Weekend Brunch
2027-10-10 10:00 - 12:30 | The Tipsy Toboggan, 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, United States
Bring the crew! Enjoy brunch, mimosas, bloodys and more!!

Every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-1230pm!

Primo After Dark - Weekly DJ Sets
2027-10-09 20:00 | Primo on Water Street, 36 Water Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
Turn your Friday night up at Primo After Dark

Sip, 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.

April 3: DJ Nuno

April 10: DJ Joey Green

April 17: DJ Nuno

April 24: DJ Jackie Treehorn

Open Draw for Teens
2027-10-09 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.

Chess Club
2027-10-09 12:30 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

Open Mic Night
2027-10-07 19:00 - 22:00 | The Belmont Club, 34 Franklin Street, Fall River

Zach Guillette Thursdays
2027-10-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States
Every Thursday catch Zach and his reggae vibes and chill with us in the taproom! Make friends, play arcade games and enjoy complimentary popcorn!

Knitting Club
2027-10-07 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.

Teen Game Night
2027-10-07 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.

Musical Bingo (weekly)
2027-10-06 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!!
2027-10-06 18:00 - 2027-10-07 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!!*

English Conversation Group
2027-10-06 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!

Kids eat FREE on Wednesdays
2027-10-06 07:00 - 23:00 | Primo on Water Street, 36 Water Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States

Photography Group
2027-09-29 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.

Magic: The Gathering Meetup
2027-09-29 17:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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!

This 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.

*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.

Historical Fiction Book Club
2027-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
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.

Silent Book Club
2027-09-24 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.

Aging Well: Senior LGBTQ+ Breakfast Club
2027-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Munchies, 4263 North Main Street, Fall River, MA, 02720, United States
For South Coast LGBTQ+ individuals ages 60+

REGISTER AT: https://tinyurl.com/breakfast-club-fr

The Banned Book Club
2027-09-23 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!

Middle Grade Book Club
2027-09-21 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.

Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club
2027-09-16 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
2027-09-15 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.

Writing Group
2027-09-08 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!

Half Priced Food (weekly)
2026-12-29 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!

Sunday Funday with Neal McCarthy Band and Mark Russell on Fiddle
2026-12-27 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!

Chris Smither
2026-12-03 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Thursday, December 3, 2026
$49 Advance | $51 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm

Born 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.”
In 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).
Smither’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.
By 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.
In 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.
His 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.
Train 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.”
In 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.
With 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.
About 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.
Smither 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.
In 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.
The 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 .
In 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.
In 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.”
The 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.
