Aug 14, 2025
🎉 AHA! Night in New Bedford: Live Jazz with the John Stein Quartet
📍 Jazz Wall at the Fiber Optic Center, 23 Centre Street
📅 Thursday, August 14, 2025 | 🕠 Sets at 5:30 PM & 7:15 PM
Part of Summer in the Seaport
Join the festivities for AHA! Night in New Bedford with an unforgettable evening of jazz! The John Stein Quartet brings the groove with a blend of soulful originals and timeless jazz standards.
🎸 John Stein – guitar
🎷 Allan Chase – saxophones
🎸 Ed Lucie – bass guitar
🥁 Mike Connors – drums
Bring a chair, grab a friend, and soak in the sounds under the summer sky. Free and open to the public—don’t miss this vibrant community celebration!
Jun 12, 2025
🌈 Centre Street Jazz + aha! pride = One Unforgettable Night!
June is PRIDE MONTH, and aha! New Bedford—your hub for arts, culture, and community—is turning up the volume! On Thursday, June 12, celebrate the return of Centre Street Jazz with two sets from the incredible Acoustic Standards Quartet featuring John Allmark on trumpet, Dino Govoni on tenor sax, Evan Carley on bass, and Marty Richards on drums (5:30 PM & 7:15 PM), right in the heart of downtown.
📍 23 Centre Street, New Bedford
☔ In case of rain, we’ll move into the garage at 23 Centre Street, New Bedford
🎷 Sets: 5:30 PM & 7:15 PM
Come for the music, stay for the pride—don’t miss this night of culture, community, and celebration!
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Feb 9, 2023
For Immediate Release: For information/interview contact:
Yvonne Drayton 508-992-6333 or bethelnb200@gmail.com
Philip Lima and Friends present
A CELEBRATION IN MUSIC AND DANCE
Sunday, February 19, 2023, 3:30-5:30p
First Unitarian Church
71 Eighth St, New Bedford, MA 02740
$20 Tickets
$200 donation encouraged (includes 2 tickets)
Tickets with this link or at the door
bit.ly/BethelAMEEventbritePhilipLima21923
Two hundred years ago, a New Bedford community of African Americans came together as one of the earliest congregations of the AME Church.
This congregation today represents one of New England’s longest Black enterprises in continuous operation. On Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, at 3:30 p.m., this 200-year history will be celebrated.
New Bedford native and nationally recognized baritone, Philip Lima, has brought together professional New England-based musicians including Greg Groover, Jr., in a program that highlights Black America’s 200 years of sacred and secular musical traditions in gospel, spirituals, classical, folk, and jazz. The 2-hour long event at the First Unitarian Church will feature song, including some audience participation, instrumental performance, narration, and even tap dance.
Music industry consultant and publicist Ginny Shea has garnered international exposure for her clients through radio and video promotion, print media, and her vast industry network.