Art & Culture
Me & Joselyn – Live onstage!
I feel like a brave man this week. Because I’m sharing the stage with the one and only Joselyn Feliciano. Some folks reading this probably know of Joselyn from her…
Read MoreThe Arts & Culture Planning Project comes to Groundwork!
Some readers may already be aware that the City of New Bedford is in the process of creating what it hopes will be a comprehensive arts plan. In my other…
Read MoreRelationships and the City 3: In the Raw
It’s February – and inspired by Valentine’s Day, Groundwork! is spotlighting meaningful relationships at the coworking facility and throughout the City of New Bedford. We’ll be looking at simple collaborations…
Read MoreCarl Simmons is Alive & Well & Living in New Bedford
When you live in a historic city like New Bedford, nostalgia can be a trap. While its storied history adds resonance to the place and creates a surfeit of invaluable…
Read MoreHot strings coming to New Bedford
The next time I see Jeff Angeley, I expect he’ll be fully clothed. The first time we met, we were both bare-ass naked. That next time will probably be on…
Read MoreSmall Works, Bookfest, Holiday Houses…and a brass band!
It’s a special (early) edition of YOUR WEEKEND this week – since Groundwork! is all over it! The coworking facility goes overtime beginning on Friday with a weekend full of…
Read MoreSmall Works = Big Idea
The packages have been arriving daily for some time now. Via USPS. Via UPS. Via Fedex. It’s been a constant stream of large manila envelopes and boxes of all shapes…
Read MoreFall into New Bedford Culture
The temps and dew points have dropped – but the heat generated by New Bedford, the region’s cultural hub, remains on “high” this Fall. Here’s a month’s worth of…
Read More35 Years of the Z!
By Steven Froias Groundworker-At-Large The historic theatre sitting on Purchase Street is so much a part of New Bedford’s cultural fabric that it’s almost a shock to realize that it’s…
Read MoreInvading Daniel Kornrumpf’s “Personal Space”
Daniel Kornrumpf is an artist with a capital “A” – but without the angst and drama. He’s so self-effacing that this writer didn’t even know he was an artist until…
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