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Get your team together and join us for another night of trivia at the Old Colony History Museum! We’ll have beer, wine, and snacks to fuel your brain during this night of friendly, but intense, competition! OCHM After Hours offer low-key, hands-on fun to local history lovers plus music, drinks, and snacks. Developed in conjunction with the Museum’s art and history collections and special exhibitions, each OCHM After Hours program will include a variety of live music, hands-on art-making, food, beer, wine, cocktails and more! Each one will be different and offer a new way for people to get involved.

Walking Tour with of the Phillips and Gilbert Cemeteries with Dr. Hanna Location: Corner of Berkley and Pratt Streets Located on the southeast corner of Berkley and Pratt Streets, in the city’s Weir section, the Phillips Cemetery—also known as the Happy Hollow Cemetery or Locust Knoll—is the final resting place of several of the city’s sea captains. With approximately 100 graves ranging in age from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the cemetery also holds the graves of veterans of every war from the French and Indian War to the Civil War. Directly across Pratt Street is located the much smaller Gilbert Burial Ground. Among the graves dating back to 1746, here lie the bodies of a few members of the small African American community which once resided in the neighborhood known as Happy Hollow. Several are former slaves. Dr. William Hanna, author of A History of Taunton, will lead a walking tour of the two cemeteries. Ample parking is available on both Berkley and Pratt Streets. The tour, which will require walking slightly uphill at times, will be conducted at a leisurely pace. It will last approximately one hour.

Big Sports Card & Autograph Show, Presidents Day, 8:45 to 2:45, buy-sell-trade with over 50 vendors, free packs of cards for all, hourly door prizes, free cake for all to celebrate the 29th "birthday" of the card show ! Autograph Guests: Hockey Hall of Famer Bernie Parent, former Bruins Glen Featherstone, Tim Sweeney & Bruce Crowder & former Red Sox Darren Bragg all appearing from approximately 10:45 to 12:15 ! (charge for autographs) $2 admission, under 12 free, Exit 7A, I-95 to the Holiday Inn

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Live! Join us at OCHM for America’s annual celebration of boundless curiosity. Museum Day brings together museums, zoos & cultural centers from all 50 states to offer free admission to all ticket holders. To participate visit: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/museum-day-2020/ Simply select the museum you would like to visit and enter your email. Tickets will be sent to the email provided for you to print. Bring the ticket to the museum to receive free admission for two visitors!

27th Annual Buzzards Bay Swim Date: Saturday June 27, 2020 Time: 6am – 10am Location: New Bedford & Fairhaven, MA Address: Start Line beach next to the former Edge Seafood, 1480 E Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford. Finish Line at DCR’s Fort Phoenix State Beach, Green Street, Fairhaven, MA Cost: tiered registration fee, plus $150 (pay or raise) fundraising minimum Contact: Buzzards Bay Coalition, 508-999-6363 x207, events@savebuzzardsbay.org Set on the beautiful South Coast of Massachusetts, the Buzzards Bay Swim is a 1.2-mile point-to-point open water swim across outer New Bedford Harbor. Assisted by a robust safety patrol, swimmers navigate through the scenic harbor, passing by the iconic Butler Flats Lighthouse and the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier, one of the largest stone structures on the East Coast. At the fun and festive finish line, swimmers arrive at a beach party featuring a live steel drum band, pancakes cooked to order, gourmet coffee, free massages, and local beer! Swimmers fundraise to protect clean water by supporting the Buzzards Bay Coalition's work across land protection, science, advocacy, and education. Kayak escorts and fins/swim bubbles permitted. Team participation is welcome and encouraged. Registration fee and $150 fundraising minimum (pay-or-raise) includes parking, shuttle service, bag check, event swim cap, chip timing, snacks, breakfast, beverages, modern cut event t-shirt, live music, post-swim massage, awards and prizes, and a hefty bronze finisher's medal custom made by local artisans. Register today: savebuzzardsbay.org/swim “The Swim has become an integral part of my summer; I am determined to participate every year that I can. It combines two of my favorite things: swimming and protecting the ocean that I love.” – Halle B., 7-time swimmer

In the spirit of an old-fashioned USO show, Seaglass Theater Company presents a concert of rousing patriotic numbers and timeless classics celebrating the men and women who have served our country and our community. The concert will have professional soloists, a community chorus, and a multi-media component with photographs and stories of veterans shared in creative ways throughout the show.