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Contact: Emily G. Prigot, 508-996-4095 x 6105 What better way to spend a summer evening than to take in a free concert in a garden setting? New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park has announced its 2017 Thursdays in the Park Concert Series. The concerts take place Thursday evenings during the summer, starting July 6 and running through August 31 from 6:30-7:30 pm. They take place in New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park’s garden, 33 William Street, downtown New Bedford. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be moved indoors.The schedule for the concerts is as follows: July 6: Slow Boat Home - Jug Country Blues Band July 13: Cold Chocolate - Americana Band fusing Bluegrass, Folk & Funk July 20: (no concert that evening) July 27: Eastern Medicine Singers - Eastern Native American Drum, Singers & Native Dance August 3: Kim and Reggie Harris - Folk and gospel duo, songs of the Underground Railroad August 10: World Music with musicians and music from around the world August 17: Kyle Carey - Gaelic Americana August 24: Moldy Suitcases - 1920s jazz meets a jug band full of rock musicians August 31: Robbie O'Connell - Iconic Irish singer/songwriter New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park was established by Congress in 1996 to help preserve and interpret America’s nineteenth century whaling industry. The park, which encompasses a 13-block National Historic Landmark District, is the only National Park Service area addressing the history of the whaling industry and its influence on the economic, social, and environmental history of the United States. The National Park visitor center is located at 33 William Street in downtown New Bedford. It is open seven days a week, from 9 AM-5 PM, and offers information, exhibits, and a free orientation movie every hour on the hour from 10 AM-4 PM. The visitor center is wheelchair-accessible, and is free of charge. For more information, call the visitor center at 508-996-4095, go to www.nps.gov/nebe or visit the park’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/.www.facebook.com/NewBedfordNPS . Everyone finds their park in a different way. Discover yours at FindYourPark.com www.nps.gov About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 417 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at www.nps.gov, on Facebook www.facebook.com/nationalparkservice, Twitter www.twitter.com/natlparkservice, and YouTube www.youtube.com/nationalparkservice. -NPS |
Last updated: June 22, 2017