“What do you want to do?”

If you need an answer to this age-old question for making plans, we’ve got you covered.

In Things To Do, we take a look at, well, things to do, happening every week in the Greater Fall River area and around the SouthCoast.

From weekdays to weekends, there’s always plenty going on.

And we’re not only taking a look at what’s happening this week, we’re also giving you a heads up for events that are coming soon.

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This week, we’ve got a Newport Classical Chamber Series concert with a Grammy-nominated cellist. Plus, the ninth annual Music of Michael Troy concert at the Narrows Center for the Arts. We’ve also got more concerts, a night of ballet, art exhibits, and even a sneak preview of the fourth annual Thanksmas Holiday Market & Celebration in Fall River.

So when someone asks you what you want to do, you’ve got your plans ready to go.

Here are Things To Do around Fall River, the SouthCoast, and beyond this week:

Newport Classical Chamber Series presents Seth Parker Woods

The Newport Classical Chamber Series presents cellist Seth Parker Woods on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m., at the Newport Classical Recital Hall, 42 Dearborn St., Newport.

Seth Parker Woods is a two-time Grammy-nominated cellist who will present “Thus Spoke Their Verse,” exploring three centuries of music centering around identity and narrative storytelling.

For more information, and for tickets, visit https://newportclassical.org/chamber-series.

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Ninth annual Music of Michael Troy concert at Narrows Center for the Arts

The Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River, is hosting the ninth annual Music of Michael Troy concert on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m.

This event serves as the fundraiser for the Michael Troy Memorial Music Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity.

Featured solo performances this year will include Matt Borello, Johnny Botello, Ryan Connearney, Joanne Doherty, Sarah Soupirs, and Chuck Williams. Featured duos this year will include the Monica Ambroziak Band; Redfish with Gary Fish and Steve Redfern; and Louis Leeman with Jeri Karam Kozak.

There will also be a trio: the Laureanno Bros., with Mike, Tom, and Frank Laureanno.

The Durfee Quintet, featuring Matt Desmarais, Gary Bigelow, Tom Khoury, Justin Gallagher, and Jason Newell, will also be performing.

Doors open at noon.

“The Music of Michael Troy event is organized to carry on Michael’s legacy of storytelling through music,” the Narrows wrote on the event’s Facebook page.

Funds from this event will be “allocated by the foundation to help further support the music and the performance programs at Durfee High School, Michael’s alma mater,” the Narrows wrote. “In addition, we will be introducing the first Michael Troy Scholarship Award for a student that shows promise in the performing arts.”

Tickets are $30.

Find tickets online at https://tinyurl.com/sjsnfr39.

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Fourth annual Thanksmas Holiday Market & Celebration in Fall River

Save the date for the fourth annual Thanksmas Holiday Market & Celebration, returning to downtown Fall River on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 4 to 8 p.m.

This event is presented by the City of Fall River, Viva Fall River, the Fall River Farmers and Artisans Market, and the Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition.

Get a jump start on your holiday shopping, while enjoying a festive market.

Old Second Street will be transformed into a cozy marketplace, featuring local vendors, food, live music, activities, and more.

Tickets are not required, and admission to the event is free.

For the latest updates, keep up on Facebook at https://tinyurl.com/yk72t6vy.

‘The Nutcracker’ at New Bedford Art Museum

The New Bedford Youth Ballet will be performing excerpts from “The Nutcracker” at New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St., on Tuesday, Nov. 12.

This performance will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Kick off the holiday season with this free performance.

Reserve a spot online at newbedfordartmuseum.ticketing.veevartapp.com/tickets/view/list/twirl-and-whirl-nutcracker.

Westport Trail Explorers Trail Challenge

The Westport Trail Explorers program is encouraging the community to get outside and explore Westport.

Adventure in our shared backyard, with the Trail Challenge, as well as with other programs throughout the year.

There is a Trail Explorers sign that’s been hung up at each of the 11 public-access properties.

Each sign has a letter on it. Collect all 11, and you’ll end up with a phrase. Email the phrase to [email protected], and your name will be entered into a drawing for one of 10 Westport Land Conservation Trust Trail Explorers backpacks.

Complete the challenge by Nov. 30.

The Westport Land Conservation Trust Trail Explorers program is funded by the Helen E. Ellis Trust, administered through Bank of America, and the Westport Cultural Council.

For more information about this and other events, visit WestportLandTrust.org/events.

‘Casting A Wider Net’ at Fishing Heritage Center

The New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, 38 Bethel St., is hosting “Casting A Wider Net,” a new exhibit exploring the stories of Cape Verdean, Vietnamese, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Guatemalan, and Salvadoran members of the working waterfront, in their own words.

“Casting A Wider Net” opens to the public on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a free event at the FHC.

This exhibit will remain on display through May 31, and then will travel to locations throughout the community.

A culmination of the FHC’s community oral history project, “Casting A Wider Net” was developed “to collect and share the stories of communities of color that have been and continue to be an integral part of New Bedford’s commercial fishing industry,” the FHC said in a press release announcing the exhibit.

Guests will have the chance to hear the voices of each person interviewed, view a scrapbook with photos of narrators and their families, and even write them a message in the exhibit guestbook.

Those who attend the free exhibit opening will also have the opportunity to meet program participants. The opening will also feature light refreshments, and music representing the cultures featured in the exhibit.

The photographs, recordings, and transcripts will become part of FHC’s archive and the NOAA Voices web-based archive.

“Casting A Wider Net” is funded in part by a Wicked Cool Places grant from New Bedford Creative, a grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and an Expanding Massachusetts Stories grant from Mass Humanities, which received support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and is an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn more about the “Casting A Wider Net” project at fishingheritagecenter.org/programs/community-documentation.

Unplugged at the Marion Art Center

The Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., is hosting an Unplugged concert on Friday, Nov. 15, with Don Legg and Marcus Monteiro.

Legg has played around the SouthCoast music scene, and has performed with Blues Train, the South Coast Jazz Orchestra, the Seaglass Theater Company, Dori Rubbicco, NB Rude Boys, and Kareem Sanjaghi on Cape Cod.

Monteiro, a saxophonist, has shared the stage with The O’Jays, The Rebirth Brass Band, George Clinton, Tavares, and Cirque du Soleil.

Tickets are $12 for MAC members, and $15 for non-members.

For more information, visit marionartcenter.org/events.

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Bridging Oceans’

The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra will present “Bridging Oceans” on Saturday, Nov. 16,  in the Bronspiegel Auditorium at New Bedford High School, 230 Hathaway Blvd.

Music Director Yaniv Dinur and the orchestra will welcome bandoneon player Hector Del Curto as the guest soloist.

A bandoneon is an Argentinian accordion-like instrument.

The program for the evening will pair the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach and Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, bridging oceans and connecting two worlds of music.

“Bridging Oceans” is sponsored by Bristol County Savings Bank.

The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

From 6:30 to 7 p.m., Dinur will hold a pre-concert talk in the auditorium with Hector Del Curto.

Tickets are $20, $40, and $65, with $10 student tickets (available at the box office only with student ID).

Purchase tickets through the Zeiterion box office, by calling 508-994-2900, or online at nbsymphony.org.

Free parking is available in the lots near the entrance to the auditorium.

There will be a free, open rehearsal in the auditorium on Friday, Nov. 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Seating is general admission, and no tickets or RSVP are required. This is a working rehearsal, and pieces may not be played in their entirety. A 20-minute break usually occurs between 5 and 5:30 p.m.

Holiday Faire at Church of Our Saviour in Somerset

Church of Our Saviour, 2112 County St., Somerset, is hosting a Holiday Faire on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be crafters and vendors, and the church will also have a cookie walk and bake sale, as well as fudge and candy.

This event will also feature a silent auction, a chance raffle, and handmade items.

Tickets will be sold for a big raffle, which has three items: first prize is a gift card tree, second prize is a scratch ticket tree, and third prize is a $200 money tree.

The Mission Team will be taking a picture with Santa for a donation amount from 10 a.m. to noon, and there will be a collection box of Pennies For The Poor.

A variety of foods will be available from the kitchen, which will be open.

Coming soon: ‘Community BLOOMS’ at New Bedford Whaling Museum

“Community BLOOMS,” a new exhibition by transdisciplinary artist Katy Rodden Walker, will be on view at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill from Nov. 22 through May 5.

The exhibition features jellyfish made from recycled plastic — much of it from SouthCoast beach cleanups — to draw attention to ocean pollution and plastic’s impact on the jellyfish ecosystem and beyond.

Since 2022, the NBWM has worked with Rodden Walker on this project, to raise awareness about plastic pollution.

Hundreds of plastic jellyfish, all made by community members, will be on display. These community members are all named contributors to “Community BLOOMS.”

The plastic is sourced in partnership with Providence-based organization Be the Solution to Pollution.

This project is supported in part by the “Art is Everywhere!” grant funded by the City of New Bedford, through American Rescue Plan awards, and its Arts, Culture and Tourism fund, and is facilitated by New Bedford Creative at the NBEDC. This program is supported in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

For more information, visit www.whalingmuseum.org.

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