Open House on AHA!
Drop by 3rd EyE’s community incubator at 230 Union Street for an evening of creativity, connections and community conversations. 4:30 – 6:30pm Hands-on activities and resources with Little Alchemy Lab,
Category: Cultural Organizations
SketchyGOichie DRAW
After over 25 years as a premier commercial illustrator for global brands like Disney, Lucas Licensing, and Hasbro, Roger Andrews founded SketchyGOichie DRAW Inc. to bring that industry-standard expertise directly back to local youth. Operating as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization is dedicated to breaking down barriers by providing free access to high-end iPads and professional software. At AHA! Nights and community pop-ups, SketchyGOichie turns screen time into a powerful creative outlet, nurturing character design, technical skills, and career confidence in young artists (ages 7+) of all backgrounds and learning abilities.
Clear The Lens
Over the last 15 years, I was able to see through my line of work (L.E) how Trauma in a variety of ways, along with other Mental Illnesses impact people’s lives. We all have to overcome waves, rip currents, mountains and tornadoes. I started “Clear Lens” on Facebook and it’s my mission to bring people together, provide information and have a comfortable place for people to share and have open conversation.
I will be pursuing my master’s in psychology in September, and hopefully soon, be helping those in need.
I hope to see all of you during each AHA! Night and remember, in order to have a picture-perfect day, “We must clear our lens”.
Clear The Lens – Pending Trademark and LLC.
Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop
Bushwood Tailors Opportunity Shop in New Bedford, MA is the sister service to New York City tailoring agency, Bushwood Tailors.
We are an experimental tailor shop and retail space grounded in a love of craftsmanship and a deep concern for the culture of fast fashion. Through mending, repair, alteration, and upcycling, we extend the life of garments and textiles while reimagining their potential. We collaborate with our local community of makers and artists committed to creating in ways that support and sustain our planet and now offer classes and open sew hours from our second location at 106 William St.
Verdean Veterans Memorial Hall
The Verdean Veterans Memorial Hall (also known as the Cape Verdean Vets Hall) is a historic social club and community pillar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, dedicated to honoring military veterans of Cape Verdean descent. Established in 1946, it remains a cultural heart of the city’s significant Cape Verdean community. It functions as a supportive resource for veterans, an events venue for weddings and celebrations, and a focal point for cultural heritage. The Hall regularly hosts live music (frequently on Sunday evenings), community fundraisers, and serves as a gathering point for South Coast residents.
The Star Store
The Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston and its Creative Land Trust Program acquired the Star Store in downtown New Bedford for the purpose of reimagining and reactivating the building as a public resource to benefit artists, makers, creators, and small creative businesses. We envision a vibrant and inspiring building full of shared space, equipment, and resources to keep the creators of New Bedford creating.
SANGHA YOGA NB
SANGHA YOGA NEW BEDFORD is an innovative Community Wellness Center that celebrates freedom, creativity, equity, inclusion, pluralism and accessibility through Healing Arts, Yoga and Meditation practices and services. We believe that nurturing the individual creates a thriving holistic community; and a thriving community empowers its members with interconnection and belonging.
Howard and Jeff, Founders of Sangha Yoga NB, have established a friendly, inclusive, accessible, trauma-integrating Yoga Studio, Yoga School and Healing Arts Center where you can be openly yourself and enjoy the life you love.
Sacred Birthing Village
Sacred Birthing Village is a Black women-led, community-rooted care ecosystem restoring the village through relationship, shared responsibility, and communal care.
Rooted in Black maternal liberation, reproductive justice, birth equity, ancestral wisdom, and the midwifery model of care, SBV works to expand access, support, and community participation around birth, family, and wellness while helping steward and preserve culturally rooted birth options and care practices.
Through Web of Care circles, community activations, SisterKeeping, birthworker formation, and relational support systems, we are rebuilding the conditions where care is no longer carried alone, but practiced collectively across generations.
