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Breaking up Christmas
2024-12-28 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | First Unitarian Church, 71 eighth St, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
Our very special event being presented for the first time since 2019 !
Breaking up Christmas iv is a fun filled event for the entire family.
Barn dance & Contradance, Old Time Fiddle bands, jams & workshops, youth open mics, children’s art activities, parades, performance art, cookie contest, cake walk,
instrument painting, selfie station, bow lights, food , prizes and tons more fun!
More info to come !

Old Time Fiddle Session & Fairhaven Old Time Christmas Fair
2024-12-14 13:00 - 15:00 | Millicent Library, 45 Center St, Fairhaven, MA, 02719, United States
Join us for an Old Time Fiddle Session at the Fairhaven Old Time Christmas Fair! Gather around a big circle and lets cut some tunes together.

No Longer Silent Series Presents - " Man with a Movie Camera" , by Dziga Vertov
2024-12-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Acushnet Public Library, 232 Middle Rd, Acushnet, MA, 02743, United States
“No Longer Silent” presents historical films from the silent movie era set to liveperformances of contemporary composed sound tracks. At December’s showing Jeffrey Angeley and Steven Brum are the feature performers.
Their score based on rehearsed improvisations will be performed as the backdrop to 1929’s feature length silent film “Man with a Movie Camera” by Dziga Vertov. Both a documentary & a cinematic art piece, the film depicts ordinary life in early 20th Century Russian and Ukrainian cities using complex and innovative camera shots multiple exposure, fast motion, slow motion, freeze frames, match cuts, jump cuts, split screens, Dutch angles, extreme close-ups, tracking shots, reversed footage, stop motion animations and self-reflexive visuals. It is an exploration of the modernity of the cities and simultaneously of modern art. Vertov creates a compelling film that intentionally exists beyond the structure of a narrative arc wherein the camera man, the camera, and the cities themselves exist as the only recurring or central characters. The soundtrack provided by Angeley and Brum aims to hold to the spirit of the film offering captivating melody and motion without pushing a narrative arc.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Acushnet Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

No Longer Silent Series Presents- Man with a Camera
2024-11-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Millicent Library, 45 Center St, Fairhaven, MA, 02719, United States
“No Longer Silent” presents historical films from the silent movie era set to live performances of contemporary composed sound tracks.
At November’s showing Jeffrey Angeley and Steven Brum are the feature performers.
Their score based on rehearsed improvisations will be performed as the backdrop to 1929’s feature length silent film “Man with a Movie Camera” by Dziga Vertov. Both a documentary& a cinematic art piece, the film depicts ordinary life in early 20th Century Russian and Ukrainian cities using complex and innovative camera shots multiple exposure, fast motion, slow motion, freeze frames, match cuts, jump cuts, split screens, Dutch angles, extreme close-ups, tracking shots, reversed footage, stop motion animations and self-reflexive visuals. It is an exploration of the modernity of the cities and simultaneously of modern art. Vertov creates a compelling film that intentionally exists beyond the structure of a narrative arc wherein the camera man, the camera, and the cities themselves exist as the only recurring or central characters. The soundtrack provided by Angeley and Brum aims to hold to the spirit of the film offering captivating melody and motion without pushing a narrative arc.

Jeffrey Angeley is a full-time music instructor, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performer, & event organizer. His resume includes a monthly traditional music series that’s been running continuously for 7 years, multi-year run open mics, free public music instruction programs, multi-year runs of silent movies set to live music, & long run concert series. He uses the many musical gadgets at his disposal and his broad experience playing multiple genres of music to make sure each performance is a unique concert experience.

Steven Brum is an accomplished performer, composer,arranger, and improvisational musician. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s school of music and a teacher at Symphony Music Shop. His live show performances include Mattapoisett’s Harbor Days, the New Bedford Roots and Branches Festival, and its predecessor, the New Bedford Folk Festival. He is a veteran of the “New Sounds of Silents” series having both composed parts and performed them to several films between 2018 and the present. He, along with Angeley, was a featured performer at the event that inspired this series: a performance to “The Boat” by Buster Keaton at Fishing Heritage Museum in 2018.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fairhaven Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Old Time Fiddle Session
2024-11-24 13:00 - 15:00 | First Unitarian Church, 71 eighth St, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
Join us for an Old Time Fiddle Session at the Big Castle !
Come on down and cut some tunes with us around a big circle in a warm, inviting community gathering!
This program is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency

No Longer Silent Series Presents- Man with a Movie Camera
2024-11-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Dartmouth Public Library- North Branch, 211 Cross Rd, Dartmouth, MA, 02747, United States
“No Longer Silent” presents historical films from the silent movie era set to live performances of contemporary composed sound tracks.

At November’s showing Jeffrey Angeley and Steven Brum are the feature performers.
Their score based on rehearsed improvisations will be performed as the backdrop to 1929’s feature length silent film “Man with a Movie Camera” by Dziga Vertov. Both a documentary& a cinematic art piece, the film depicts ordinary life in early 20th Century Russian and Ukrainian cities using complex and innovative camera shots multiple exposure, fast motion, slow motion, freeze frames, match cuts, jump cuts, split screens, Dutch angles, extreme close-ups, tracking shots, reversed footage, stop motion animations and self-reflexive visuals. It is an exploration of the modernity of the cities and simultaneously of modern art. Vertov creates a compelling film that intentionally exists beyond the structure of a narrative arc wherein the camera man, the camera, and the cities themselves exist as the only recurring or central characters. The soundtrack provided by Angeley and Brum aims to hold to the spirit of the film offering captivating melody and motion without pushing a narrative arc.

Jeffrey Angeley is a full-time music instructor, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist performer, & event organizer. His resume includes a monthly traditional music series that’s been running continuously for 7 years, multi-year run open mics, free public music instruction programs, multi-year runs of silent movies set to live music, & long run concert series. He uses the many musical gadgets at his disposal and his broad experience playing multiple genres of music to make sure each performance is a unique concert experience.

Steven Brum is an accomplished performer, composer,arranger, and improvisational musician. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s school of music and a teacher at Symphony Music Shop. His live show performances include Mattapoisetts Harbor Days, the New Bedford Roots and Branches Festival, and its predecessor, the New Bedford Folk Festival. He is a veteran of the “New Sounds of Silents” series having both composed parts and performed them to several films between 2018 and the present. He, along with Angeley, was a featured performer at the event that inspired this series: a performance to “The Boat” by Buster Keaton at Fishing Heritage Museum in 2018.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

No Longer Silent Series Presents- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
2024-11-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St, Marion, MA, 02738, United States
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari“No Longer Silent Film Series”- Historical films set to Live Music – Presented by Jeff Angeley with Leon Stanley
“No Longer Silent” presents historical films from the silent movie era set to live performances of contemporary composed sound tracks. Don’t miss this special free event at the MAC, featuring composers/performers Jeff Angeley and Leon Stanley. Their original score will be performed as the backdrop to the one-of-a-kind psychological mystery “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”.
The 1920 silent film itself features unique, handmade visual art sets and early elements of horror. Angeley and Stanley portray the emotion of its many twists and turns through the sounds of violin, accordion, guitar, and mandolin over the course of its 74-minute run time.
This event is sponsored in part by the Marion Cultural Council, a local chapter of the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Balance & Swing - Contradance w/ caller Louisa Engle
2024-11-16 14:00 - 16:30 | First Unitarian Church, 71 eighth St, New Bedford, MA, 02740, United States
Join us for this months Feature Event! Southcoast Lessons 3rd Contradance and the next in an ongoing series in TryWorks Hall! w/ caller Louisa Engle

Are you new to contra dancing? You can do it! Every dance is taught. No experience is necessary and it isn’t necessary to bring a partner with you either. It’s a joyful experience!

This is a great place to begin your dancing experience. The Old Time Fiddle Session community is committed above all other things to creating participatory traditional music environments where all levels of participation are celebrated and comfortable. Bring water, dress comfortably, and come be a part of something fun. Participants are welcome to join in the community band or the dancing!

This event is supported in part by the New Bedford Local Cultural Council a subsidiary of the Massachusetts Cultural Council and it involves a generous donation of a very beautiful space from the First Unitarian Church of New Bedford

Find Your Voice! - PreTeen & Teen Open Mic
2024-11-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Marion Council on Aging, 465 Mill St, Marion, 02738, United States
Find your Voice! – Pre-Teen & Teen open mic . Produced in conjunction with The Marion Cultural Council, a division of Mass Cultural Council
Children ages 10-19 are welcome to sing a song, play an instrument, dance, tell jokes, read poem, or any present any other piece of performance art they want to share. All types of artistic expression welcome!

Register Here!
