Zeiterion Theatre Presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
The Zeiterion Theatre is a cradle of cultural experience in Southeastern Massachusetts. Located in the heart of New Bedford , it's a year-round professional performing arts center and home to many local arts organizations, including the New Bedford Festival Theatre and New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. More than 100,000 visitors attend Zeiterion events annually, including educational, symphonic, summer musical, theatrical and community programs. On February 5, 2008, spectators will revel to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre—recognized as one of the world's preeminent dance companies. Click here for a schedule of Zeiterion events!
Martha's Vineyard: Spring Film Festival
The Martha's Vineyard Independent Film Festival will host its 8th Annual Winter Film Festival March 14-16, 2008. All films will be screened at the Chilmark Community Center . The Festival will offer a variety of films for adults and children, making this a true community event. Delicious meals prepared by the Scottish Bakehouse will be made available between showings. Click here for more on upcoming happenings on Martha's Vineyard!
Brewster in Bloom Event
Join us for the 22nd Brewster In Bloom May 2-4, 2008. Organized by the Brewster Chamber of Commerce & Board of Trade, there are events for all. An Inn tour features many former sea captain’s homes (Brewster was once home to 99 sea captains'). Highlights: juried fine arts & crafts show, antiques & collectibles, chowder contest, kid’s fair... Sunday, a hometown parade! |
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Massachusetts Cultural Coast Media News
Winter 2007-2008
Happy Holidays Merry Christmas Happy Hanaukkah Feliz Navidad Frohliche Weihnachten Joyeux Noel Happy Christmas...!!!
 No matter where you are, the Massachusetts Cultural Coast wishes you and yours warm wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous holiday season.
Here, in the six regions represented within the Massachusetts Cultural Coast (Quincy, Plymouth County, Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket), we are all very grateful for the bounteous natural beauty which surrounds us. A winter wonderland, snow falling, blazing fires and the warmth of a hearth, hot cocoa, ice skating ponds, the aromas of holiday dinners, baked apples and pumpkin pies, windows steamed and candles lit, horsedrawn carriage rides, picturesque villages with steepled churches boughed with holly, carollers, Holiday Strolls, the beauty of the beaches, quiet and bold; all woven into our lives here, part of our heritage and culture.
We warmly invite you to step into our cities, towns and villages and experience with us the unique culture of the Massachusetts Cultural Coast . Winter festivals, artists creating in studios and children of all ages frolicking. There is much to see and do here in the winter. And soon, perhaps too soon, spring will be heralded with birds' chirping, spring flowers reaching for bright, sunny skies.
Join us now, take a short stroll through a few of our cultural treasures!
Nantucket: Daffodil Festival
 From early April to mid-May, more than three million daffodils will bloom on Nantucket Island . This blossoming is the focal point of the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Daffodil Festival (April 25-27, 2008.)
Originated by the late Jean MacAusland, summer resident and former publisher of Gourmet magazine, the weekend has grown into a full-scale celebration of winter’s thaw. The Annual Antique Car Parade is the Festival’s grand event and will feature more than 100 daffodil-bedecked antique cars.
After winding through town and across the island to the charming village of Siasconset (S’conset), participants will join residents and visitors for the Annual Daffodil Tailgate Picnic. Held on the lush lawns leading into the village, the picnic typically boasts fare ranging from elaborate gourmet cuisine served on fine china to box lunches and burgers. Click here for more information on this and other Nantucket events! |
Plymouth: Restoration of Plymouth Rock Portico
 The Plymouth Rock Portico, staging for Plymouth Rock and testament to the Pilgrim's landing in 1620, is getting a full face-lift! From March to May 2008 the Rock itself will be encased while $680,000 of restoration and repairs will be made. Built in 1921 to honor the 300th celebration of the Pilgrim's landing, the site has nearly 1,000,000 visitors annually. When planning a trip to the Massachusetts Cultural Coast from now until March, 2008, be certain the town of Plymouth is on your list of places to visit. Click here for more information on Plymouth!
Quincy: The City of Presidents
 Visibility of Quincy was greatly enhanced with release of David McCullough's Pulitzer prize-winning book John Adams (2001); visitation to the National Park Service's Adams National Historical Park doubled thereafter. Now, HBO's launch of the movie John Adams in spring 2008 may make the Adams family crypt quiver! Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the mini series stars Paul Giamatti as John Adams. The seven-hour segments will begin airing in March 2008, and will chronicle Adam's role as an attorney working behind the scenes to mobilize American independence through the support of wife, Abigail, and his often tumultuous relationship with friend and political colleague Thomas Jefferson. Adams later served as America's first vice president, second president and father of America's sixth president. Visit the National Park Service's Adams National Historical Park for more information about the Adams'.
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