Welcome, Wendy Ann Hall, AKA Wendy Hall, the Executive Producer for New Bedford Festival Theatre and who has also produced The Best of Times, The Last Five Years, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and last December’s (2022) highly acclaimed Irving Berlin’s White...
Welcome, Lindsay Compton, Supervisory Park Ranger and Visitor Experience & Community Engagement Volunteer Coordinator at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. Lindsay has a background in studio art, public land management, and education. She has worked...
Welcome, Neenah Cruz, AKA Miss Neenah. She is a dancer, choreographer, and the founder/director of the New Bedford Performing Arts Center. Miss Neenah has been dancing since the age of two when she soon discovered her love for the performing arts. Throughout that time...
Welcome, Mercedes Bell, a queer Filipino American folk singer-songwriter better known as Mercy Bell. Her writing and experience span multiple genres, including country, pop, rock, and musical theatre. She has independently released 3 albums: “All Good Cowboys”, “Mercy...
Welcome, Kate Frazer Rego, an artist, and educator living in the South Coast of Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Art, where she earned a BFA in Sculpture. Kate went on to earn her MFA from Boston...
Welcome, Kyle DeCicco-Carey to In-Focus Podcast Number 146! Kyle is the Library Director at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, and will be speaking with us for the third time about Robert Swain Gifford, also known as R. Swain Gifford. Kyle's first...
Welcome, Chloe Costa, a South Coast Massachusetts 13-year-old artist who just recently displayed her work for the very first time in public at The New Bedford Light Fine Arts Club event in March 2023. She says she's, "been doing art practically all my life, and I...
Welcome, Dr. Naomi Slipp, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Chair for the Chief Curator and Director of Museum Learning at the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Dr. Slipp oversees collections, curatorial, and museum learning across the museum, and manages 14 staff and...
Welcome, artist Carl Simmons to In-Focus Podcast Number 143. He finds inspiration in local history, folklore, and preservation. Carl was a previous guest with The Artists Index co-founder and podcast host, Ron Fortier on Podcast Episode 106. Carl is a New Bedford,...
Welcome, Sam Babineau a songwriter and fiddle player. She hails from the South Coast of Massachusetts. Sam enjoys engaging with personal narratives that echo the storytelling found in traditional folk music, blended with a modern zest. Sam's introduction to playing...
