Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman at the Narrows; get outside with Audubon: Things To Do

Kristina Fontes, The Herald News
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“What do you want to do?”

If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered.

In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast.

From weekdays to weekends, there’s always plenty going on.

And we’re not only taking a look at what’s happening this week, we’re also giving you a heads up for events that are coming soon.

This week, we’ve got live music at the Narrows Center for the Arts, the annual 'Moby-Dick' Marathon at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, outdoor adventures with Audubon, and even a Pokémon painting event.

So when someone asks you what you want to do, you’ve got your plans ready to go.

Here are Things To Do around Fall River and beyond this week:

Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman and The Brother Brothers will be performing at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, on Jan. 5, 2024.
Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman and The Brother Brothers will be performing at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, on Jan. 5, 2024.

Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman to perform at the Narrows

On Friday, Jan. 5, Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman will be performing for the first time at the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. Brown, 18, is a banjoist and has appeared at the Newport Folk Festival, The Kennedy Center, and more. Brown and Coleman, a fiddler, have teamed up for a new EP, “Lady of the Lake.” They will be joined by The Brother Brothers. Both artists will be releasing new records, according to a press release from the Narrows. Tickets are $28 and the show begins at 8 p.m. For tickets, visit http://tinyurl.com/yam5npt3.

The "Moby-Dick" Marathon returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Jan. 5 to 7, 2024.
The "Moby-Dick" Marathon returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Jan. 5 to 7, 2024.

New Bedford Whaling Museum: ‘Moby-Dick’ Marathon returns

Call them Ishmael. From Jan. 5 to 7, the annual “Moby-Dick” Marathon returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill. The 25-hour read-a-thon of Herman Melville’s famous novel will kick off with a dinner and lecture featuring master printer Jos Sances and Dr. Jeffrey Peterson on Friday, Jan. 5. There will be a cocktail reception and buffet dinner at 5 p.m., and the lecture will be at 6:30 p.m. That will be followed by a Q&A session as well as coffee and dessert. Tickets to the dinner/lecture can be found at https://www.whalingmuseum.org/program/an-ark-that-includes-us-all.

The read-a-thon begins on Saturday, Jan. 6, with live readings continuing into Sunday, Jan. 7. The museum will be free on Saturday and Sunday.

Opening reader Michael J. Bobbitt, the Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council, will conduct the signature high noon opening chapter read with the three famous words “Call Me Ishmael,” according to a press release from the Whaling Museum.

Readings will be conducted by scholars, students, and community members.

There will also be other activities, like “Stump the Scholars,” a game show where readers will try to outwit Melville scholars. Or check out the sing-along to the poem “The Ribs and Terrors in the Whale,” a live performance of Chapter 40 by Culture*Park.

Guests can also enjoy chowder employed by Blount Seafood, just like Ishmael and Queequeg enjoy some chowder before sailing off on the Pequod.

The "Moby-Dick" Marathon returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Jan. 5 to 7, 2024.
The "Moby-Dick" Marathon returns to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Jan. 5 to 7, 2024.

This year, the Portuguese Mini-Marathon also returns, taking place in the Cook Memorial Theater, starting at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6. There will be 48 readers, reading passages from an abridged version in Portuguese, using the adaptation created by Tiago Patrício. State Representative António F.D. Cabral will kick off the Portuguese mini-marathon and get to read the opening line: “Podem chamar-me Ismael.”

Both of the “Moby-Dick” marathons will be live-streamed.

For more information, as well as a timetable and full schedule of events, visit https://www.whalingmuseum.org/program/moby-dick-marathon-2024.

Get outside this January with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Pictured is a barred owl in snow.
Get outside this January with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. Pictured is a barred owl in snow.

Free Family Fun Day at Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium

On Saturday, Jan. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., stop by the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium, 1401 Hope St., Bristol, for Free Family Fun Day. There will be a craft table from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a nature story at 10 a.m.; animal interviews at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; and at 1 p.m., bundle up and venture outside with an Audubon naturalist to look for animal tracks and other signs of wildlife on the refuge. This free event is for all ages.

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Pokémon card painting at Somerset Public Library

The Somerset Public Library, 1464 County St., is hosting a Pokémon card painting event on Monday, Jan. 8, at 6 p.m. This event is for children ages 10 and up, and they’ll be able to paint a fun background around a Pokémon character. One to two Pokémon cards will be provided per participant. You don’t have to be an artist; trying is what counts! Registration is required for this event, at www.somersetpubliclibrary.org.

Have a community event or activity you’d like to see featured? Send us an email at  kfontes@heraldnews.com or news@heraldnews.com.

This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Things To Do: Nora Brown, Stephanie Coleman at Narrows Center