Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Club
2031-06-19 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | 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. In July, we are discussing The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison.

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

Middle Grade Book Club
2031-06-18 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.

Books & Tea Club
2031-06-18 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.

YA Comics Club
2031-06-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St, Fall River, MA, 02720
CALLING ALL teenage COMICS ENTHUSIASTS!!!! Do you like comics? Graphics novels? Manga? Webcomics? Some other combination of pictures and words?? Then the Young Adult Comics Club is the place for you!

The second Thursday of each month we meet to discuss all things comics – making, thinking, reading, sharing, etc. Share your favorite manga with peers! Show off the comic you’ve been making to other comic artists! Finally start that cool comic idea you’ve been meaning to draw! Learn what comics are all about!!!

Each month we will have an optional comic prompt to make and share for the following meeting. Make us some words and pictures!!

For teens ages 13 – 18.

Writing Group
2031-06-11 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!

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.

Friday Night Volleyball (weekly)
2027-05-14 17:00 | Greater Fall River Re-CREATION, 45 Rock St, Fall River, 02720

Write Your Dream Book with Steven Manchester
2027-01-16 12:30 - 14:30 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Narrows Yumaverse Series
Saturday, January 16, 2026
$55 Workshop
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 12:00pm | Start 12:30pm
Special 2-hour workshop event limited to 20 people held in the Yumaverse, a beautifully renovated intimate space on the second floor of the Narrows Center for the Arts.
Write Your Dream Book
Have you always dreamed of writing a book that readers can’t put down? In this engaging writer’s workshop, you’ll learn the essential building blocks of writing successful fiction or non-fiction—from identifying a compelling story idea and developing a strong plot to storyboarding, character development, scene creation, and crafting authentic dialogue.
A great book begins with a solid foundation. Without one, creating a marketable manuscript is a long shot. #1 bestselling author Steve Manchester will guide you through the entire process, sharing practical techniques to help you captivate readers, keep them turning pages, and have them staying up far too late at night saying, “Just one more chapter.” Whether you’re starting your first book or refining your next, this session will help you turn your dream of becoming an author into a reality.
About Steven Manchester:
Steven Manchester is the author of seven national bestsellers. His work has appeared on NBC’s Today Show & CBS’s The Early Show. He is the winner of the 2021 Los Angeles Book Festival, the 2023 Paris Book Festival, the 2025 New York Book Festival, and the 2026 London Book Festival.

Free All Levels Yoga (Tuesdays & Thursdays)
2026-12-29 18:00 | First Congregational Church of Fall River, 282 Rock St, Fall River, MA, 02720

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!

Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan 2026 live at the Narrows
2026-12-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
$82 Advance | $84 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
For more than three decades, the Squirrel Nut Zippers have occupied a musical universe entirely their own. Blending the hot jazz of 1920s New Orleans, Southern roots music, vaudeville, blues, folk traditions, and a healthy dose of irreverent showmanship, the band emerged from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the mid-1990s and quickly became one of the most distinctive and unexpected success stories of the era.
Founded by Jimbo Mathus, Katherine Whalen, and Chris Phillips, the Squirrel Nut Zippers began as a musical antidote to the alternative rock and grunge dominating the airwaves. Their wildly inventive sound—equal parts jazz revival, Americana, and carnival spectacle—captured the imagination of audiences looking for something entirely different.
That difference paid off in a big way. The band’s 1996 breakthrough album Hot became a platinum-certified phenomenon, spawning the hit single “Hell,” which climbed to #13 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay Chart, and propelled the Zippers from cult favorites to national stars. More than three million albums sold followed, along with appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Tonight Show, Late Show with David Letterman, Sesame Street, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. They performed at Carnegie Hall with Tony Bennett, appeared at President Bill Clinton’s inaugural festivities, headlined multiple sold-out tours, and even inspired an animated music video created by the artists behind The Simpsons.
Today, the band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hot with a special anniversary tour honoring the album that changed everything. Three decades later, the songs remain as vibrant, inventive, and exhilarating as ever and continue to resonate with new audiences, recently featured in hit TV series like Wednesday (2025) and Lucifer (2021).
Far from resting on their legacy, the Zippers have continued to evolve creatively. Their 2018 release Beasts of Burgundy debuted at number 4 on Billboard’s Jazz Albums chart and earned widespread critical acclaim. Relix praised the album as “a deliciously wide-ranging comeback” filled with sounds emanating from mysterious times and places, reflecting the band’s enduring commitment to musical exploration.
In 2020, the band released Lost Songs of Doc Souchon, a collection that combined original compositions with rediscovered gems from America’s musical past. Continuing their fascination with vintage culture, the Zippers partnered with the legendary Fleischer Studios—home of Betty Boop—to create a visually stunning animated video inspired by the studio’s historic archives.
Whether performing their annual Christmas Caravan, celebrating the enduring legacy of Hot, or unveiling new musical adventures, the Squirrel Nut Zippers remain one of America’s most original and entertaining live acts. Their music is timeless yet impossible to categorize—a joyous collision of jazz, blues, folk, and theatrical spectacle that continues to surprise, delight, and inspire audiences around the world.
Not revivalists. Not traditionalists. True originals.

Joan Osborne Sings the Songs of Bob Dylan
2026-12-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, December 5, 2026
$60 Advance | $63 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
In 2017, Grammy-nominated artist Joan Osborne released the critically acclaimed album, Songs of Bob Dylan. Her artistic and soulful reinterpretations of the selection of Dylan songs was an eye-opening moment in an already celebrated career.
Eight years after milestone recording, Osborne released the stunning Dylanology Live on April 25th, 2025. The captivating recording finds the gifted vocalist performing in front of a live audience, with special guests Amy Helm, Robert Randolph and Jackie Greene. Songs include “Spanish Harlem Incident”, “Buckets Of Rain” “Masters Of War”, “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You” and “High Water (For Charley Patton)”.
Throughout her three-decade, multi-Grammy nominated career, Joan Osborne has never been an artist confined to one space as she continues to seamlessly blend into any genre. Her incredible and distinctive voice always shines through her own songs, while she has also become one of her generation’s finest interpreters. Dylanology Live is yet another testament to her artistic range.

The Technicians
2026-12-05 13:00 - 16:00 | Canned Heat Craft Beer Co., 52 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA, 02724, United States

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.

Neal McCarthy Electric Band
2026-11-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, November 28, 2026
$30 Advance | $32 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
For over 30 years, Neal McCarthy has been at the forefront of the regional music scene. Neal doesn’t play the music, he channels it.

Falco and Book Play Jerry Garcia
2026-11-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, November 21, 2026
$43 Advance | $45 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Andy Falco and Travis Book are both members of the Grammy award winning bluegrass band The Infamous Stringdusters. Inspired by their love of the music of Jerry Garcia, the duo branches off on their own for occasional tours to celebrate Garcia’s timeless songs.
“The project actually originated back stage at ‘Dusters shows where Travis and I would typically warm up with some fun Jerry songs” Falco explains. “At some point we just thought it would be fun to do it in public

They draw from Garcia’s solo material, his Grateful Dead catalogue as well as the Traditional songs Jerry loved to play.
“Performing this music as a duo allows us to explore the songs and jam in a way that’s unique to playing as a Duo” Says Book. “We typically hear these songs in larger ensembles, but the songs done with just bass and guitar somehow make the music very interactive with the audience. It’s really a testament to the quality of the songwriting, and we like to put a spotlight on that aspect of Jerry.”

Blind Draw Double Elimination Cornhole (weekly)
2026-11-18 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!

Robbie Fulks & Heath Maloney
2026-11-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Friday, November 13, 2026
$39 Advance | $41 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
“It’s time to make a change,” Robbie Fulks declares at the start of Now Then, his second album on Nashville’s Compass Records. This statement is familiar to anyone who follows this critically acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter’s career. Since emerging in the 1990s as a pioneer of today’s Americana movement, Fulks has consistently explored different sounds, genres, and themes across 16 albums, performing on stages from the Grand Ole Opry and Late Night with Conan O’Brien to the Hollywood Bowl and Jimmy Kimmel Live with Steve Martin, Alison Brown, and Tim O’Brien.
That restless spirit lies at the heart of Now Then. Like a well-stocked jukebox in your favorite bar, the 12 songs on Now Then range from folk to power pop, jazz to old-time country. But the perspective threaded through each one comes from the realization that the time behind you spans a greater distance than what lies ahead. “It’s from an older person’s outlook, and mostly true,” Fulks says. “The tone is about 70 percent reflective, 20 percent amused, and 10 percent angry.”
Indeed, the album opener “Workin’ No More Blues” quietly resists a world that demands greater conformity by the day: “Now I’m weary of those around me/And I know for sure they’re sick of me/They say I won’t do as I’m told/They say I’ve lost the thread/I’m too old.” The aged narrator of “Savannah is a Devilish Girl” — a dance between banjo and fiddle — dreams of disappearing into rural life. Love appears in the song “The Thirty-Year Marriage” as something more potent than romance. The narrator and his wife smile at young couples who don’t yet realize what only years reveal: “We didn’t fall out of love/We fell into rhythm.”
A constant across Now Then is the novelist’s eye for lyrical detail. Peeling back these story songs often uncovers harsh truths, as in “Your Tormentors,” where the music’s late-night setting hides family secrets. In “That was Juarez, This is Alpine,” a narrator describes a cross-border journey into a troubled landscape of political division and historical injustice, with the music providing an epic sweep. And “Ocean City” tells a coming-of-age story set in summer 1974, narrated by a young boy. Adults drink and play gin rummy, and the boardwalk holds lifelong desires. “The girl downstairs/Has wavy yellow hair/That I’ll be seeing a long time in dreams,” Fulks sings.
Throughout his career, Fulks has collaborated with some of music’s most distinguished artists, including Lucinda Williams, jazz violinist Jenny Scheinman, bluegrass pioneers Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown, and Sierra Hull, singer Kelly Willis, NRBQ’s Al Anderson, and steel guitarist Lloyd Green. Now Then expands this circle with contributions from Scheinman, drummers Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello) and Jay Bellerose (Aimee Mann, Robert Plant, Alison Krauss), bassist Paul Bryan (Aimee Mann, Jeff Parker), keyboardist Wayne Horvitz (John Zorn, Bill Frisell), guitarists Duke Levine (Bonnie Raitt, Peter Wolf) and Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash), and accordionist Pepe Carlos (La Santa Cecilia), among many others. As an ensemble, they craft intertwined musical textures that drive each song’s rhythm, highlight their personalities, and add depth.
Now Then can be seen as Fulks’ proper “L.A. record,” as it’s his first complete collection of songs written since moving to Los Angeles in 2019, featuring musicians he connected with soon after arriving. “Working with people I admired on records but had never met, who I was just starting to meet — that was at the front of my mind when I started working on the songs,” he said. “They influenced me when I was trying to put the songs on the page, and later when I was bringing them to life.”
Robbie Fulks has always been more than a conventional country singer and songwriter. After growing up in North Carolina and spending time in New York City, Fulks began his professional music career playing bluegrass in the band Special Consensus before emerging as a solo artist in Chicago during the mid-1990s. His early albums received nationwide praise for blending a modern sensibility with honky-tonk country. His creative partnership with the late Steve Albini resulted in a string of highly regarded albums, showcasing his sharp lyrical wit, sophisticated instrumentation, and inventive storytelling.
Along the way, Fulks gained recognition for his instrumental virtuosity and powerful songwriting. Artists like Sam Bush, Andrew Bird, John Cowan, the Old 97’s, and Hiss Golden Messenger have covered his songs, and he has released full albums reinterpreting the works of Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan, along with two collections of unreleased songs and rarities totaling 103 tracks. His creative ventures include an unhinged 2013 collaboration with the punk legends The Mekons, productions of albums by alt-country songwriters Brennen Leigh and Dallas Wayne, and a fiery duo with rockabilly pioneer Linda Gail Lewis. Fulks also performs with comic improvisers; he is a regular at Second City’s holiday fundraisers and has shared the stage with talents like Michael McKean, Tina Fey, Bob Odenkirk, and Fred Armisen.
Fulks resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Donna Jay Fulks.
About Heather Maloney: With over 1,000 international shows and 9 studio albums under her belt, Heather Maloney has released her most personal record to date, Exploding Star (Jan 2025).
On Heather’s 2019 album, Soil In The Sky, her “ability to channel emotion is radical” (PopMatters) and the tracks are stacked with special guests who help her deliver an immense range of sound and sentiment in 12 songs; there’s a duet with Dawes front-man Taylor Goldsmith and vocal harmonies by Lake Street Dive’s Rachael Price. The all-star band includes drummer Griffin Goldsmith (Dawes), and multiple members of the Amos Lee band. The Bluegrass Situation called her 2015 release, Making Me Break (produced by Band of Horses’ Bill Reynolds) “an intoxicating blend that captures the sonic texture of indie rock, the humanity of folk and the spirituality of a Rumi poem.” In 2014 she released “Woodstock”, her collaborative effort with Boston quartet Darlingside, which drew praise from the New York Times and Graham Nash.
Heather’s songs have played on NPR stations across the country and her live appearances have aired on syndicated programming like eTown and AudioTree. Her song “Nightstand Drawer” was featured in the season finale of the CBS TV series “Elementary”, and her songs have also been streamed hundreds of thousands of times on editorial Spotify playlists & Starbucks’ in-store nationwide playlists.
As well as a songwriter and performer, Heather is an illustrator and linocut artist who carves and prints visual representations of her songs on a variety of mediums.
Heather has toured throughout the US & Canada as a headliner and also in support of acts including Anais Mitchell, Lake Street Dive, Shakey Graves, Gary Clark Jr., Rodrigo y Gabriela, Colin Hay (Men at Work), Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Dar Williams and many more.

East Nash Grass
2026-10-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Thursday, October 29, 2026
$30 Advance | $32 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
How did East Nash Grass follow up their 2024 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award for Best New Artist? By earning a nomination for Entertainer of the Year, IBMA’s highest honor, in 2025, and celebrating fiddler Maddie Denton’s win as Fiddler of the Year. In short, East Nash Grass have quickly established themselves as the fresh new face of Nashville’s storied bluegrass tradition, a supergroup of rising stars: Grand Master Fiddle champion Denton is joined by banjo player Cory Walker (banjo player on the five-time nominated “Carter & Cleveland” album this year, among numerous accolades), 2022 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year Harry Clark, and new guitar player Frank Rische. This is an all-star band that harkens back to the sort of talent collected in the original Blue Grass Boys and a powerhouse leader of the next generation in bluegrass excellence.

Rolling Stone had them among the “best of what we saw” at RockyGrass in 2025, praising their “rowdy set of high-octane bluegrass numbers,” and noting, “The group itself is a rapidly-rising force on the national touring scene.”
And “rowdy” is right. They are far more than just a group of impressive instrumental technicians, building on night after night of three-set gigs on Nashville’s East Side, playing tiny stages for the love of it between tours backing bigger acts. It’s a hard-forged bond that translates into an infectious on-stage energy that audiences can’t seem to get enough of.
With their new release, “All God’s Children” (Mountain Fever, August 22, 2025), they show a depth and feel, too, that goes well beyond the traditional bluegrass fair, with nods to Gypsy jazz and East Village folk, and eye toward moving bluegrass forward and keeping it from being too mired in the past. If East Nash Grass isn’t the future of the genre it’s only because they’re already among its leading lights.

Fall River Farmers & Artisans Market
2026-10-25 11:00 - 15:00 | NoMa/Purchase St. Plaza, 18 Purchase St, Fall River, Massachusetts
Join us for our Sixth Season of the Fall River FAM! We are located on Purchase Street in Fall River and feature a mix of artisans, crafters, food vendors, vintage goods, produce vendors, music and ART for ALL!

Kids Art Workshop
2026-10-24 15:00 - 16:00 | SoCo Art Labs, 418 Quequechan St. 2nd floor, Fall River, MA, 02721
Join local artist, Susan Drayton for a free monthly children’s workshop. These workshops are free of charge due to a generous grant from the Fall River Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Each month will feature a different workshop. Please see monthly post for details, parents must be present at all times.

Beyond The Vision Board with Maria Holme
2026-10-24 12:30 - 14:30 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Narrows Yumaverse Series
Saturday, October 24, 2026
$55 workshop
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 12:00pm | Start 12:30pm

Special 2-hour workshop event limited to 20 participants held in the Yumaverse, a beautifully renovated intimate space on the second floor of the Narrows Center for the Arts.

Leave the pressure of the day behind as you step into this relaxing experience of learning new ways to manifest the life you desire. Join us as motivational speaker/coach Maria Holme teaches about realistic goal setting, the importance of daydreaming and how to accomplish both.

Maria will begin the program with lively storytelling about the role we play in our day to day choices and how to tackle obstacles that hold us back. Learn the importance of positive emotional wellbeing & how to achieve it.

Then we’ll roll up our sleeves as we create a collage style vision board that provides inspiration and motivation on a daily basis. While attendees are creating, Maria will share tips and techniques that sprinkle levity into your day.

Attendees will leave with a canvas board of their vision that serves as a daily reminder, an activation quote/mantra and inspiration to implement their steps along with lightness in their hearts.

About Maria Holme: Mixed media artist Maria Holme is the owner of Your Next Step and has been providing motivational coaching, workshops and insight to groups and clients for several years. Maria’s journey through years of anxious thoughts, that once limited her, to now facing the day with lightness and levity, serves as her beacon to provide insight and well-being practices to others.

For Smiles, Inspiration and a bit more…please check out:
Website: Your Next Step Guide
Instagram @mholme.yournextstep
Facebook: Your Next Step with Maria Holme
Contact Maria 401-499-6764 or email maria@yournextstepguide.com

Dar Williams
2026-10-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Thursday, October 22, 2026
$49 Advance | $51 Day of show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
“It’s a highway, filled with deep, exotic colors and beautiful delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast,” says Dar Williams, describing modern life. On her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12 on Righteous Babe Records, Williams celebrates the colors she glimpses from her vantage as a touring musician. “I was a kid from the suburbs who listened when her hippie teachers said to get out in the world,” Williams muses. Hummingbird Highway is the latest chapter in a richly unfolding story. Drawing on her experience as a playwright, Williams populates her latest album with nuanced characters that come alive in the space of a few minutes.
On the title track, Williams sings from the perspective of a child speaking to her peripatetic and sometimes struggling parent. Blooming columbines, china blue teapots, and cinnamon bark number among the “treasures” in her life, despite the “pirates” that she imagines populating her worldly parent’s life. “The pirates can be all sorts of things living inside and outside your head. The child, for better or worse, knows that there is joy, unpredictability, and instability on the home front. She’s rooting for the joy.”
Since 2013, Williams has been leading songwriting workshops where she teaches students to let songs find their own trajectories. While writing the breezy bossa nova “Tu Sais Le Printemps,” (single release 7/29/25) Williams questioned why she was writing a light, flirty song amidst many gloomy news stories. “I was having coffee with some of my fellow retreat leaders and Beth Nielsen Chapman, telling them about my ‘frilly’ song, and Beth said, ‘That’s just what I want to hear right now!’ It was a nice moment to follow my own advice and let the song find its way.”
With help from Williams’ collaborators, the other songs found their paths as well. Mainly produced by Ken Rich at Brooklyn’s Grand Street recording (with two tracks produced by Dave Chalfant in Western Massachusetts), the Hummingbird Highway sessions were a microcosm of the interdependence that provided inspiration from inception to full production. These songs are ecosystems that thrive on co-creation. Daisy Mayhem brings roots-rock energy to the bluegrassy “Put the Coins on His Eyes,” while long time touring-mate and collaborator Bryn Roberts creates both the hooks and immersive sonic landscapes of every musical genre. Simpatico “studio magic” can be heard in the happy rowdiness of the Richard Thompson cover, “I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight,” as well as in the contemplative “Sacred Mountain” where Williams wraps a halting melody around the narrator, a Buddhist who struggles to reconcile inward contemplation and political action. Through gray skies, snow pigeons, and petitions to stem industrial pollution, the character moves through shifting mindsets to work towards “what we see; what we breathe in time.”
Williams sees and breathes the way people connect with one another, as chronicled in what she calls her “take on urban planning,” What I Found in a Thousand Towns (Basic Books, 2017). “I traveled and watched how other people created these cool things like town-wide science fairs and hilarious celebrations of potatoes and chili, often going hand-in-hand with providing serious resources like food banks and free clinics,” she recalls. Along the way, she’s seen the devotion of strong unions (as in “Put the Coins On His Eyes”) and congressional reps alike. “Maryland, Maryland” was inspired by conversations with her friend, Rep. Jamie Raskin, about what a new state song would include. “In the end, my definition of a Maryland song was song about Jamie, who is a proud, patriotic son of the state.” As Williams continuously takes in the social landscapes of towns and cities, she has also taken them home, helping to start a thrift sale, chairing a community board, and helping to organize group sings in her New York hometown. “For someone who’s seen a lot of pavement and airports along with all the great places where I’ve played, it’s especially nice to come home,” she says.
As hummingbirds and folk singers fly, they gain perspective and not just distance. She finds that wise perch on “Olive Tree,” a single out on August 26. With production of stirring percussion and twinkling keys, she considers everything that’s led up to our current moment. Williams observes “all of these strangers and friends” talking about world events at parties and dinner gatherings and thinks back to all the iterations of those conversations from Aristotle on. In a moving verse, she conjures a time in 1913 when California Berkeley scientists planted an olive grove in the United States and imagined the generations who would meet in the olive trees’ shade for “over one thousand years.” When Williams promises “I’ll meet you here under an olive tree,” we all know that both she and we will, wherever and whenever we continue to foster olive trees and a human-scale, deeply-rooted democratic society.
Longtime listeners know that Williams and her music are always up for those kinds of conversations that glimpse the brightest colors, woven into the larger context of time. “As I’ve gotten older, I feel more comfortable holding a lot of different threads in my hand to create more complicated patterns. Time has given me a better ability to hold a bunch of colors and temperaments and see what happens, where they become interesting new stories and also where I need to stop and untangle the themes and characters. It’s daunting, and I’ve learned that, you know, daunting is fine, just keep going.”
A prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews has found inspiration in her surroundings; from driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the compelling and heart-breaking love story of Richard and Mildred Loving. Thoughtful, realistic and emotional, Matthews’ songs speak to the voice of our generation and remind us why music indeed soothes the soul.

The Children's Museum of Greater Fall River's 3rd Annual Bingo Night
2026-10-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Fall River Elks Lodge #118, 4500 North Main Street, Fall River, MA, 02720
Join us for an exciting evening of bingo, prizes, and fun at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River’s 3rd Annual Bingo Night! For just $30, you’ll receive 12 games of bingo and have the chance to win great prizes while supporting the museum. Enjoy snacks, a cash bar, and a lively atmosphere with friends and family. This is a 21+ event, so gather your crew and mark your calendar for October 22nd!

Eric Lindell - Fall River
2026-10-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Get ready for an unforgettable night as Eric Lindell takes the stage at the Narrows Center For The Arts in Fall River! Known for his soulful sound that blends rock, blues, and a touch of Americana, Eric’s live performances are a true celebration of music. The intimate atmosphere of the Narrows, with its rich history and vibrant energy, makes it the perfect backdrop for an evening filled with heartfelt melodies and captivating storytelling.
Join fellow music lovers in Fall River for a concert experience that promises to resonate long after the last note fades. With Eric Lindell’s dynamic presence and the venue’s welcoming charm, you’re in for a treat! Don’t miss out on this chance to witness a remarkable artist in a setting that feels like home. Grab your tickets now and be part of this special night!

Eric Lindell
2026-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, October 17, 2026
$50 Advance | $52 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
New Orleans-based singer/songwriter and guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Eric Lindell melds West Coast rock, swampy Gulf Coast R&B, hard country, and Memphis soul in a hybrid American roots music that, while thoroughly respectful of traditions, blazes a trail of its own.

Born in San Mateo, California, Lindell spent much of his youth in nearby Santa Rosa and Forestville. Although he worked as a baker by day, Lindell turned his focus to music in the evenings, honing his chops as a competent vocalist and guitarist by playing in bars around Sonoma County. He produced his debut album, Bring It Back, in 1996, and in 1999 he won the John Lennon Songwriting Competition with his original piece “Kelly Ann.” That same year, Lindellrelocated to New Orleans to pursue music as a career. The move was beneficial; Lindell soon hooked up with Galactic’s Stanton Moore and began playing shows around town, frequently enlisting drummers Johnny Vidocovich and Harold Brown (from War) to sit in. He issued a self-released, self-titled record in 2002, but the following year saw him move to Sparco Records, where he released both Piety Street Session and EP Volume 1. Tragic Magic followed in 2005 and sparked serious interest from Alligator Records, which signed him. They released his Change in the Weather in 2006 and Low on Cash, Rich in Love in 2008. Lindell continued his prolific output with 2009’s Gulf Coast Highway, another album of blue-eyed soul and confident guitar work before leaving the label for a few years. Lindell privately issued a couple of albums to sell at gigs — 2010’s Cazadero and 2011’s Between Motion and Rest — the two were combined in a two-disc release entitled West County Drifter on M.C. Records in 2011. That year also saw the release of Live in New Orleans, the first record from his New Orleans-based supergroup Dragon Smoke, which also featured Ivan Neville. The next year brought I Still Love You, another studio set from the guitarist. Dragon Smoke put out another live set, Live at Wanee 2015, but Lindell’s next big project was Matters of the Heart. Released in the spring of 2016, Matters of the Heart was co-produced in part by Luther Dickinson and featured guitar from Anson Funderburgh. Lindell returned to Alligator for 2018’s Revolution in Your Heart, with percussionist Willie McMains as his only accompaniment.

Paul Bielatowicz’s “Nosferatu” Live
2026-10-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Friday, October 16, 2026
$30 Advance | $33 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Back at the Narrows by popular demand… and this time it’s going to be bigger, better and bloodier.
Step into the shadows this Halloween season with Nosferatu Live, a spine-tingling rock spectacle that brings the 1922 silent horror masterpiece Nosferatu back to life. Created by world-renowned guitarist and composer Paul Bielatowicz (Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy, Neal Morse), this multimedia concert fuses classic horror with jaw-dropping musicianship and heart-pounding progressive rock.
Performing an original score live on stage, Paul and his band transform the silent film into a thrilling cinematic experience unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Three giant screens surround the band with immersive visuals, a synchronized light show and surprise virtual appearances from an all-star lineup including Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses, Sons of Apollo, Asia), Arthur Brown (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), Dave Bainbridge (Strawbs, Iona), Peter Zay (New Bedford Symphony Orchestra), and Simon Fitzpatrick (ELP Legacy, Jennifer Batten).
Part concert, part film, part Halloween ritual, Nosferatu Live is an unforgettable night where classic horror meets electrifying progressive rock.
Costumes encouraged. Screams welcome.

$2 Oyster Mondays (weekly)
2026-10-12 16:00 - 22:00 | Pier 52, 52 Ferry St, Fall River, MA, 02721
Kick off your week with the freshest oysters on the waterfront for just $2 each. Starting at 4 PM every Monday only, grab a seat by the water, pair them with an ice-cold drink, and enjoy the best deal in town.

Joshua Burnside
2026-10-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, MA
Saturday, October 10, 2026
$33 Advance | $36 Day of Show
[all-in pricing, no additional fees]
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm
Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk songwriter, singer and producer. He takes influence from alternative electronica and Irish folk, chopping and blending them with a mixture of found sounds, world music and unorthodox production methods.
Following an award-winning debut album and an acclaimed follow-up released during the height of the global pandemic, his music lives against the grain, in both style and spirit. Raised in the north of Ireland between the lush drumlins and hills of Strangford Lough, and the narrow entries and alleyways of East Belfast, Joshua’s music has defined and defied the post-conflict society of his home.

Taking in the economics of existence, family, trauma and renewal, while set against a backdrop of tense electronica and lush Irish folk and traditional songwriting, Joshua has entrenched himself within the fabric of the modern folk canon, alongside the likes of Bon Iver, Ben Howard and Sufjan Stevens.
While his award-winning first album Ephrata took in lush landscapes, technological horrors, night terrors and wistful Columbian vistas (set against a bed of Irish folk, cumbia rhythms, and electronica), his critically acclaimed second Into The Depths Of Hell, took a far darker approach. Melding swirls of clanging metallic found sounds, alt-rock, and Irish songwriting traditions were supported by UK and US national radio and international tastemakers NPR, Guitar Magazine, CLASH, The Guardian, The Times and more.
His third album, Teeth Of Time, sits comfortably and confrontationally between the alt-folk realms of Bon Iver and Sufjan Stevens while retaining the indie singer-songwriter and traditional folk elements of Josh’s signature songwriting.
