NEW BEDFORD — Downtown will be alight with free art and entertainment on Sept. 9 as a fully live AHA! night fills the streets to celebrate the role that the arts play in the economic revival of New Bedford.
This month’s theme celebrates 20 years since the opening of the UMass Dartmouth Star Store Campus for the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Dean A. Lawrence Jenkens said, “ . . . students and faculty contribute to the increasingly vibrant cultural life of the city which fuels investment and interest around the Star Store. This artistic ecosystem has been incredibly successful.”
“We invite you to stroll downtown and check out all the free AHA! Night entertainment at dozens of venues, along with the fabulous food served at downtown’s many and diverse restaurants,” said AHA! Director Lee Heald. “This month’s theme honors the dazzling impact that the Star Store…
