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41st Annual Jazz Concert, July 6, 2025: Celebrate with music, a Raffle, a Bake Sale, and Vendors!

  • Jul 2
  • 2 min read

We are thrilled to welcome you to the 41st Annual Jazz Concert happening on July 6 from 10 AM to 2 PM


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This event is brought to you with support from the Acushnet, Mattapoisett, and New Bedford Local Cultural Councils, which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.


Schedule of Events


Raffle: 10 AM to 2 PM, Parish House

All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will go towards our fundraising goals for the year. Raffle tickets are 6 tickets for $5, 12 tickets for $10, or 25 tickets for $20.

  • 12-string Acoustic/Electric Guitar with all proceeds benefiting the restoration of Tryworks Auditorium

  • 2 tickets to New Bedford Festival Theater's summer production of the "25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee"

  • Gift Card Tree with gift cards to AMC, Applebee's, Domino's, and more!

  • Gardening Basket

  • Strawberry Picnic Basket

  • MORE!


Bake Sale: 10 AM until we run out, Parish House

Our members are hard at work baking up a storm to provide you with the yummiest treats! All funds raised from the sale will help support our yearly fundraising efforts. We are still accepting baked goods if you would like to bring something in on Sunday morning. Our volunteers will ensure everything is priced and put out for the sale.


Vendors, 10 AM to 2 PM, Churchyard

  • New Bedford Pottery

  • Anomaly Poetry

  • Pat Duarte

  • Jennifer Fields

  • Kimberly Medeiros

  • Michael McLean

  • Bonnie Stone

  • Deb Carmel


Music, 11 AM to 1 PM: The Akoma Ensemble with Guest Candida Rose


For 41 years, our jazz concert has recognized both the roots of jazz in American slavery and the deeply established existence of white supremacy throughout our nation today. To this end, our church supports the annual assembly of an ensemble of racially diverse musicians who come primarily from our city of New Bedford and its surrounding towns.


Our goal is to reflect on the racial realities of our country. We hope all who are present leave with a renewed commitment to work towards a more equal and just America.


We welcome back the Akoma Ensemble with guest Candida Rose!


(pron.: ah KOH mah in the Asante Twi language; meaning: ‘blood’, ‘heart’, as in ‘Nya Akoma’, ‘take heart’)


The Akoma ensemble plays original and traditional music in the African American heritage known as Jazz. Using elements of world music cultures from West Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas, the artists come together to create new sounds toward transcendence.


We hope you will help us spread the word!


Although we would love to have you here in person, we understand if you can't make it. You can help us spread the word by forwarding this email to someone you think might want to attend. You can also share the event on your Facebook page or other social media.


This show will be on our YouTube channel, so if you can't attend in person, you can still watch online.


See you on Sunday, July 6!



 
 
 

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