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South Coast week ahead: Jesse Cook at the Narrows, a free Zeiterion jazz night and Hadestown, Nov. 8 to 15

The Broadway tour of Hadestown closes out the week in New Bedford, after a walk for MDA, a resource fair for older adults, free jazz, Jesse Cook in Fall River and library programs. Two libraries and Dighton's town offices close for Veterans Day.

By the SC360 Community Desk | Published Nov. 6, 2026 | Last verified Nov. 6, 2026, 10:09 p.m. ET

SOUTH COAST A healthy aging fair in Taunton on Tuesday, a free jazz night at the Zeiterion and Jesse Cook at the Narrows Center on Thursday, and the Broadway tour of Hadestown in New Bedford next Sunday lead the South Coast week of Nov. 8 to 15.

Veterans Day falls in the middle of it, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and some libraries and town offices close that day. Organizers can change plans, so check before you go.

Sunday, Nov. 8

Taunton. Taunton High School DECA students hold Miles for MDA from 9 a.m. to noon on the school track at 50 Williams St. It is a walk that raises money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, with entertainment from local artists and school clubs. The city calendar listing says everyone is welcome and every contribution helps.

Monday, Nov. 9, and Tuesday, Nov. 10

Taunton. The Old Colony YMCA holds a Healthy Aging Resource Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the YMCA gymnasium at 71 Cohannet St. The listing says dozens of local and regional organizations and services for older adults will take part, and light refreshments will be served. Questions go to Eric Andrade at the Y, 508-863-9733. That evening the Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant St., has free adult yoga from 6 to 7 p.m. in its auditorium, according to the city calendar.

Dighton. The Dighton Public Library, 207 Main St., runs Tot Time at 10:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, a morning of songs, stories and finger plays for children younger than 3. It is free, and no registration is needed.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day

Parades and ceremonies are planned across the South Coast that day. The Elizabeth Taber Library in Marion is closed Nov. 11 and reopens Thursday, Nov. 12, and the Somerset Public Library is also closed for the holiday, the libraries posted. Dighton town offices are closed, according to the town calendar.

Times and places for the parades and ceremonies, plus closings for schools, buses and mail, are in our Veterans Day guide.

Thursday, Nov. 12

New Bedford. The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St., has two free AHA! Night events. A jazz jam featuring Manny Escobar and Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor starts at 6 p.m., and AHA! Night After Dark follows at 8 p.m. Both are listed as free on the theater's events page.

Fall River. Jesse Cook, the Canadian guitarist and composer, plays the Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., on the Fall River waterfront. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $67 in advance and $70 on the day of the show, with no added fees, according to the center's ticket page.

Dighton. The library has Story Time at 1 p.m., a few stories and then a craft to take home, free with no registration. Its Mah Jongg Club meets from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Teen Room. The club is open to players 13 and older at every level, and no registration is needed.

Saturday, Nov. 14

Taunton. The Friends of the Taunton Public Library hold their monthly book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library, with books, DVDs, CDs and puzzles. This month the Friends will take $1 off your purchase if you join that day, and memberships start at $5.

The Matthew Mission Food Pantry is open from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at First Parish Church, 76 Church Green. The pantry is open the second and fourth Saturday of each month and asks people to tell anyone who could use help with food this month. The city's free yard waste drop-off for leaves, grass clippings and branches runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the City Convenience Center, 330 E. Britannia St. Proof of residency is required, and no commercial waste is accepted.

Dighton. The library offers free 10-minute holiday photo sessions with a professional photographer from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with a holiday background and free digital downloads. A time slot is required, so call the library at 508-669-6421 to book one.

New Bedford. The Zeiterion runs a guided tour of the theater at 11 a.m., and admission is pay what you can: $0, $5, $15 or $25.

Sunday, Nov. 15

New Bedford. The Broadway national tour of Hadestown, the Tony Award winner for best musical, plays the Zeiterion at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are listed at $79, $90, $101 and $122. The theater lists box office hours of noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and says the box office opens two hours before ticketed events. The phone is 508-994-2900.

How we chose

We picked events open to the public on the South Coast from Sunday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 15, that an organizer or a town posted with a date, time and place. Public meetings and town meetings are covered in our Town Hall stories. No organizer paid to be listed, and we did not review any event.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

Notes

Every listing comes from the organizer's own page or a town calendar: the City of Taunton calendar, the Town of Dighton calendar, the Zeiterion's events page, the Narrows Center's upcoming events list and ticket page, and the Elizabeth Taber and Somerset library home pages. We read each one on Nov. 6, 2026. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar: Nov. 8 is a Sunday, Nov. 10 a Tuesday, Nov. 11 a Wednesday, Nov. 12 a Thursday, Nov. 14 a Saturday and Nov. 15 a Sunday. Not heard: no organizer was contacted for this guide.

Corrections

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Sources (13)

  1. City of Taunton calendar: Taunton High School DECA Miles for MDACalendar listing for Nov. 8, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  2. City of Taunton calendar: Old Colony YMCA Healthy Aging Resource FairCalendar listing for Nov. 10, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  3. City of Taunton calendar: Taunton Public Library Adult YogaCalendar feed listing for Nov. 10, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  4. City of Taunton calendar: Friends of Taunton Public Library Monthly Book SaleCalendar listing for Nov. 14, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  5. City of Taunton calendar: Matthew Mission Food PantryCalendar listing for Nov. 14, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  6. City of Taunton calendar: Free Yard Waste Drop-Off in NovemberCalendar feed listing for Nov. 14, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  7. Town of Dighton calendar: Dighton Public Library Tot Time, Story Time, Mah Jongg Club; Veterans Day Observed, Town Offices ClosedCalendar feed, listings for Nov. 9 to 12, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  8. Town of Dighton calendar: Pop-up Holiday Photo SessionCalendar listing for Nov. 14, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  9. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center: All EventsAHA! Night Nov. 12, guided tours Nov. 14, Hadestown Nov. 15, box office hours. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  10. Narrows Center for the Arts: Upcoming EventsJesse Cook, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  11. Narrows Center for the Arts tickets: Jesse CookDoors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., $67 advance, $70 day of show, all-in pricing. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  12. Elizabeth Taber Library, MarionVeterans Day closing notice. Read Nov. 6, 2026.
  13. Somerset Public LibraryVeterans Day closing notice. Read Nov. 6, 2026.

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