Here are the events for the month of July at Heritage State Park.
From Heritage State Park
Thursday, July 14 – TRIBUTE CONCERT WITH ROBERT BLACK AND SPECIAL GUESTS JOHNNY CASH, CREEDENCE AND ELVIS PRESLEY! 6:00 pm—8:00 pm The Fall River Public Library presents the an ALLSTAR TRIBUTE CONCERT with music legends. Free and outdoors in the Meadow. Bring your chairs, sun screen and insect repellent and sit back and enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime concert of tributes to the titans of the music industry. There will be food trucks. Fun for all ages. Open to the public. No bags, backpacks or coolers, please! For more information contact www.fallriverlibrary.org.
Sunday, July 17 – TIME MACHINE TO THE 18TH CENTURY, 11:00 am—3:00 pm Meet in the Visitor Center and climb into our imaginary time machine for a trip to 18th-century Fall River presented by the Lafayette-Durfee House. See 18th-century state-of-the-art weaponry, women’s fashion, and medical care. In the Theater, learn about the courageous local patriots who fought the British in the Battle of Fall River, one of the first skirmishes in the Revolutionary War….and won! Stay for the 18th-century Women’s Fashion Show. Free, educational fun for the whole family! All are welcome. For additional information please go to http://lafayettedurfeehouse.org.
Tuesday, July 19 – LEGOS & INSECTS & BIRDS, OH MY! 1:00 pm—4:00 pm Join us near the Pollinator Garden by the Meadow to see the construction of a giant bee, all from Legos®. Prior to and following the demonstration, watch a short film on pollinators in our Theater. In the Lobby marvel at an exhibit of oversize Leg0® Birds and Insects. Learn about the world of pollinators and their importance to the world’s survival. Suitable for all ages. For more information, go to creativeartsnetwork.org.
Daily Until July 15 – EXHIBIT: THE POCASSETS—PAST AND PRESENT 8:00 am—4:00 pm Presented by the Pocasset Wampanoag Tribe of MA and RI. An exhibit of local Native American life connecting the past with the present in the Community Gallery. NATIVE AMERICAN DIORAMA & PLIMOTH DIORAMA Presented by local historian David Jennings of Southcoast Historical Associates, 17th-century dioramas of two 17Th century Massachusetts cultures: a Wampanoag village and the Plimoth Plantation. INTERPRETIVE OIL PORTRAITS OF SACHEMS WEETAMO AND METACOMET Original paintings by talented local artist Sheila Oliveira are displayed for the first time.
Daily Until September 10 – EXHIBIT: A GLIMPSE INTO PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN IMMIGRATION, 8:00 am—4:00 pm Bristol County is home to the largest concentration of Portuguese- Americans in the United States. Through photographs, rare newspaper articles, and other insightful documents, this exhibit offers a glimpse into the experience of the region’s dominant ethnic community. This exhibit is on loan from the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth through September 10.
Daily Until September 10 – SING! THE SESAME STREET® WORLD OF COMPOSER JOE RAPOSO, 8:00 am—4:00 pm Celebrate the creative genius of a local hero: Joseph Guilherme Raposo, the son of Azorean immigrants who grew up in Fall River, went to Harvard College, studied music, and became one of the creators of Sesame Street®. Fall River is proud to honor Joe Raposo with a collaboration between Fall River Heritage State Park, Creative Arts Network, and the Greater Fall River Arts Association. The Visitor Center will host music, sing-a-long StoryWalks® of his books “Sing” and “Imagination Song” and along the Boardwalk a StoryWalk® of another Raposo book, “Sunny Day.” Hands-on fun activities for the whole family. Please call 508-675- 5759 for times and schedules or visit the calendar at http://creativeartsnetwork.org.
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