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19 weekend picks: "Hadestown" at the Zeiterion, Hatch Street open studios and a Plymouth blues benefit

At least five of the picks are free, and the Zeiterion tour is pay what you can. Registration for the Dartmouth trail race closes online Thursday at 8 p.m.

By the SC360 Community Desk | Published Nov. 12, 2026 | Last verified Nov. 12, 2026, 3:20 a.m. ET

SOUTH COAST Nineteen public events fill the South Coast weekend of Nov. 13 to 15, from free open studios at Hatch Street in New Bedford to the Broadway tour of "Hadestown" at the Zeiterion on Sunday night.

At least five of the picks are free, the Zeiterion's Saturday building tour lets visitors pay what they can, and two stage shows, "Grease" at Taunton High School and "Hauptmann" at the Steeple Playhouse, run all three days. Runners who want a spot in Saturday's Dartmouth trail race have until 8 p.m. Thursday to sign up online.

Friday, Nov. 13

The Taunton High School Drama Club opens "Grease" at 7 p.m. in the school's Tiger Theatre, 50 Williams St., with more shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $15 for everyone else, sold on Eventbrite.

In New Bedford, Your Theatre stages John Logan's drama "Hauptmann" at the Steeple Playhouse, 159 William St., at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, the last three performances of the run. The play follows Bruno Richard Hauptmann, convicted in the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's baby, who always maintained his innocence, the company says. Online ticket sales close two hours before curtain, and the box office opens about 45 minutes before each show.

The Somerset Public Library, 1464 County St., holds a Dragon Faire from 6 to 8 p.m., a dragon-themed fantasy fair with games and activities. It is an after-hours drop-off event for students in grades 6 to 12, and the library invites them to come in their finest fantasy attire.

In Plymouth, the Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St., pairs the Boston band the Nervous Eaters with "Life on the Other Planet," filmmaker Vincent Straggas's documentary on Boston rock from the mid-1970s through the 1980s. A question and answer session with Straggas and band members Steve Cataldo and Brad Hallen follows the film. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 7 p.m. show, and tickets are listed at $35.50 to $39.

Saturday, Nov. 14, outdoors

The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust holds its 12th annual trail race at Destruction Brook Woods, 205 Slades Corner Road. The 10-mile run starts at 10:30 a.m. and the 5K run and walk at 11 a.m., and walkers are welcome on the 5K course. The trust asks everyone to check in by 10 a.m., and anyone arriving after 10:15 has to park on the road, which the trust discourages. No dogs or strollers are allowed on either course. Registration is $25 to $45, online registration closes at 8 p.m. Thursday, and the trust will register people on site until 10 a.m. Saturday. The trust says registration fees help pay for land preservation and its trail network of more than 41 miles, which stays open to the public free of charge.

Saturday, Nov. 14, art, history and a theater tour

Hatch Street Studios opens both of its buildings, 88 and 90 Hatch St. in New Bedford, for Fall Open Studios from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free, and visitors can walk into working studios, meet the artists and buy original work, with vendors, artist demonstrations and food also planned for the weekend, the studios say.

The Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase St., runs a guided tour at 11 a.m. through all four floors of the renovated theater, from the Speakeasy in the basement to the movement studio on the third floor and the auditorium restored to its 1923 look. Each tour takes up to 25 people, and visitors choose to pay $0, $5, $15 or $25.

At the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, 38 Bethel St., model builder Reidar Bendiksen shows his wooden scale model of the F/V Lillian B. from 1 to 3 p.m., with his talk at 2 p.m. The center says the Lillian B. was a submarine chaser converted into a commercial fishing vessel after World War II, and Bendiksen will cover her years in the New Bedford fleet and how he built the scale model. The event is free, and the center encourages people to register ahead with a donation.

The Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., opens its Small Works and Holiday Shop show with a free reception from 3 to 5 p.m. The show has original art, every piece under 14 inches, plus handmade jewelry, textiles, ceramics and woodwork. Buyers take their pieces home the day they pay, and the show runs through Dec. 18.

Saturday, Nov. 14, for kids and book lovers

The Fall River Public Library, 104 North Main St., runs Signs of the Seasons from 10 a.m. to noon, with leaf and color experiments, leaf rubbings and plant dissections for ages 3 and up. The Somerset Public Library turns a room into a Floor is Lava play space from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for families who drop in.

The Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road, holds a free pop-up craft from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., turning old book pages and scrap paper into pumpkins and gourd art. It is aimed at tweens and teens, children 6 and up can take part with an adult's help, and no registration is needed.

The Friends of the Taunton Public Library hold their monthly book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library, 12 Pleasant St., with books, DVDs, CDs and puzzles. In November, anyone who joins the Friends that day, for as little as $5, gets $1 off their purchase.

Saturday's holiday craft and vendor fairs in Taunton and Dighton are in our craft fair guide.

Saturday, Nov. 14, in Plymouth and Mattapoisett

The YellowHouse Blues Band, a nine-piece blues and blues rock band with horns from the New Hampshire and Maine seacoast, plays a benefit for the Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness at the Spire Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show, and tickets are listed at $49 to $54. The Spire Center says the show is the band's debut there.

The Mattapoisett Free Public Library, 7 Barstow St., runs a Rubber Band Cars Workshop from 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 7 to 12, part of its Balsa Kits for Kids program. An Old Rochester Regional student leads it with kits the student designed and built. Space is limited and registration is required.

Sunday, Nov. 15

Eilen Jewell plays the Spire Center in Plymouth in the afternoon, with doors at 2 p.m. and the show at 3 p.m. Tickets are listed at $51.70 to $57. Jewell writes on the Spire Center's page that she will step away from touring after 2026 for at least a year.

The Marion Art Center and the Sippican Lands Trust invite families to Osprey Marsh, 357 Point Road in Marion, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, for Art on the Trail, a free activity for all ages. Visitors walk the trail and build temporary art from natural materials they find on the ground, with art center volunteers on hand to help.

Seaglass Theater Company marks its 10th anniversary with "Against All Odds," a gala concert at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Memorial Church, 102 Green St. in Fairhaven. Singers and musicians from the company's past seasons return to perform, with a reception after the concert, and tickets are listed at $33.85 on the company's Eventbrite page.

The Broadway national tour of "Hadestown," winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best Musical, plays the Zeiterion for one night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $79, $90, $101 and $122, and the theater says the show is best for ages 8 and up. Theater doors open 30 minutes before the show, and the Zeiterion suggests arriving 45 minutes early for traffic.

How we chose

The list covers public events from Friday to Sunday that are free, low cost or a one-weekend chance, spread across as many South Coast communities as possible. Weekly bar music and recurring story times are left out, and no one paid to be included.

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

Notes

Every listing comes from the organizer's own page or from the city or library calendar that posts it. We read them on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and the copy desk reread each one that evening; the Plymouth and Mattapoisett listings were read Wednesday, Nov. 11, and the copy desk reread them that morning. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar: Nov. 12, 2026, is a Thursday, Nov. 13 a Friday, Nov. 14 a Saturday, Nov. 15 a Sunday and Dec. 18 a Friday.

Corrections

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Sources (19)

  1. Hatch Street Studios: Fall Open Studios, Nov. 14 and 15, 2026Hatch Street Studios event page: Nov. 14 and 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 88 and 90 Hatch St., free and open to the public, vendors, demonstrations, food. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  2. Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust: 12th Annual Trail Race, 2026DNRT event page: Nov. 14, Destruction Brook Woods, 205 Slades Corner Road; 10 miles at 10:30 a.m., 5K and walk at 11 a.m.; check in by 10 a.m.; no dogs or strollers; cost 25 to 45; online registration closes Nov. 12 at 8 p.m., on site until 10 a.m. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  3. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center: Hadestown, Nov. 15, 2026Zeiterion event page: Sunday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., $79, $90, $101, $122, one night only, ages 8 and up; doors and arrival guidance. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  4. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center: Zeiterion Guided Tours, Nov. 14, 2026Zeiterion event page: Saturday, Nov. 14, 11 a.m., pay what you can $0, $5, $15 or $25, limit 25, four floors; address 684 Purchase St. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  5. New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: F/V Lillian B. Model Boat Talk, Nov. 14, 2026Fishing Heritage Center event page: 1 to 3 p.m., presentation at 2 p.m., 38 Bethel St., free, pre-registration with a donation encouraged; the scale model by Reidar Bendiksen, the submarine chaser converted to fishing after World War II. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  6. Marion Art Center: Reception, Small Works + Holiday Shop, Nov. 14, 2026Marion Art Center event page: reception 3 to 5 p.m., free, 80 Pleasant St.; show Nov. 14 to Dec. 18; works under 14 inches; cash and carry. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  7. Marion Art Center: Art on the Trail, Osprey Marsh, Nov. 15, 2026Marion Art Center event page: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., free for all ages, weather permitting, with Sippican Lands Trust, Osprey Marsh, 357 Point Road. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  8. City of Taunton calendar: THS Drama Club Presents: Grease!, Nov. 13 to 15, 2026City of Taunton community calendar: Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 2 and 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m., Tiger Theatre, Taunton High School, 50 Williams St.; $10 students and seniors, $15 general, Eventbrite. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  9. City of Taunton calendar: Friends of Taunton Public Library Monthly Book Sale, Nov. 14, 2026City of Taunton community calendar: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant St.; November offer, $1 off for new members, membership from $5. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  10. Your Theatre, Inc.: Hauptmann, Nov. 6 to 15, 2026Your Theatre show page: Nov. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.; by John Logan; Steeple Playhouse; online sales close two hours before curtain; box office about 45 minutes before; address 159 William St. from steepleplayhouse.org. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  11. Somerset Public Library calendar: Dragon Faire, Nov. 13, 2026Somerset Public Library: 6 to 8 p.m., after-hours drop-off, grades 6 to 12, 1464 County St. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  12. Somerset Public Library calendar: The Floor is Lava, Nov. 14, 2026Somerset Public Library: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., drop in, family program. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  13. Fall River Public Library calendar: Mobile Adventures; Signs of the Seasons, Nov. 14, 2026Fall River Public Library: 10 a.m. to noon, ages 3 and up, 104 North Main St. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  14. Wareham Free Library calendar: Pop-up Crafts, Autumn Harvest, Nov. 14, 2026Wareham Free Library: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., free, self-guided, tweens and teens, 6 and up with a caretaker, no registration, 59 Marion Road. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  15. Seaglass Theater Company: Against All Odds, a 10th Anniversary Celebration, Nov. 15, 2026Seaglass Theater Company page: 3 p.m., Unitarian Memorial Church, 102 Green St., Fairhaven; artists return; reception after. Ticket price from the company's linked Eventbrite page (seaglassgala.eventbrite.com), $33.85. Read Nov. 10, 2026.
  16. Spire Center: Nervous Eaters + Life on the Other Planet (Film), Nov. 13, 2026Event page: Nov. 13, 2026, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., $35.50 to $39; Q and A with Vincent Straggas, Steve Cataldo and Brad Hallen. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
  17. Spire Center: Plymouth Taskforce to End Homelessness Fundraiser ft. The YellowHouse Blues Band, Nov. 14, 2026Event page: Nov. 14, 2026, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., $49 to $54; nine-piece band from the Seacoast of N.H. and Maine, debut at the Spire Center. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
  18. Spire Center: An Afternoon w/ Eilen Jewell, Nov. 15, 2026Event page: Nov. 15, 2026, doors 2 p.m., show 3 p.m., $51.70 to $57; artist note on stepping away from touring after 2026. Read Nov. 11, 2026.
  19. Mattapoisett Free Public Library: Rubber Band Cars Workshop, Nov. 14, 2026Library calendar: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, 1 to 2 p.m., ages 7 to 12, Balsa Kits for Kids, registration required, 7 Barstow St. Read Nov. 11, 2026.

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