June! Perched on the edge of summer, it's our favorite month (until next month!) Here are our 8 top picks of things to welcome summer to the South Coast.
1. Pull! Pull! Pull!
It's too late to register to row, but it's not too late to make a reservation at Westport Sea Farms or the Back Eddy to watch classic rowing boats navigate a 4 mile race course on the Westport River during the Westport River Invitational Regatta. The viewing is free at multiple locations that can be found on their map (see here); any food and drink you enjoy along the way are, of course, extra! Race starts at 11 am. June 7.
2. Embracing Uncertainty
Some of our favorite things: independent bookstores and our walking book tour authors. This month, we can celebrate both with a visit to the Yellow House in Tiverton where author Maggie Jackson uses her book Uncertain: the Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure (named a Top 25 Nonfiction Book of 2024 by the Next Big Idea Club led by Malcolm Gladwell and others) to help us appreciate and lean into the uncertainty that surrounds us (such a timely topic!). Maggie led one of our 2023 walking book tours, so we can tell you firsthand that this will be a great discussion! Free, June 8 from 4 to 5 pm. Tiverton Four Corners. Space is limited so reserve your space! More here.
3. Rubies & Roses
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Gardens is a special jewel on the South Coast and we're happy to celebrate their 40th (Ruby!) anniversary this year, just at that time of the year when the roses are spectacularly blooming. Accessorize your cocktail attire with rubies or something ruby-colored. Your ticket includes a donation to the Museum, food, and open bar and supports the Museum’s educational, community outreach and preservation efforts. $150. June 12 from 6 to 9 pm. 396 County Street, New Bedford. More here.
4. A Bug's Life
This spring, we'll have a front-row seat to a rare natural event—the return of cicada brood XIV, emerging for the first time since 2008! The Wareham Land Trust is hosting a guided walk and talk at the Red Brook Trail Network as we explore the fascinating world of cicadas and learn more about this buzzing spectacle. Free but registration is required. June 14 from 9 to 11. Lyman Reserve. More info and reservation info here.
5. Summer of Love
Set your weekly calendar! Each Wednesday night from the end of June through August, Onset hosts fabulous music at its historic bandshell for their Summer of Love music series. Hundreds of people come each week to enjoy the music and the views of Onset Bay. Free, every Wednesday starting June 25. 6:30 to 9 pm. 1 Union Ave, Onset. More here.
6. Look to the Sky
There's a great speaker series at Allen's Pond Stone Barn this summer. This month, hear from Tina Morris who will share her remarkable journey as a young graduate student tasked with reintroducing bald eagles to New York State in 1976, including the challenges she faced as a female pioneer in raptor biology, her experiences "mothering" seven eaglets, and how this pivotal project not only helped save an iconic species from extinction but also shaped her own personal growth and career. Free but registration is required. June 26 from 7 to 8 pm. More here.
7. Swim! Kayak! Volunteer!
The Buzzards Bay Coalition kicks off summer in the most fun and spirited way possible. Hundreds jump into the New Bedford Harbor to raise money and awareness for clean water. They are greeted on the other side at Fort Phoenix with a steel drum band, a pancake and beer breakfast and a cheering crowd. There's room for more swimmers, kayakers and volunteers so come join the fun! 7 to 10 am, June 28. Starting at Cisco Beach. Find out more here.
8. The Glass Menagerie
We love seeing anything in the charming little theater at the Marion Art Center. This month, enjoy a little Tennessee Williams on multiple weekends in June. $20 members/$23 non-members. June 13-29, various times. More here.
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Another South Coast Event in June.
NATIVE VOICES OF THE LAND
A Fundraising Event Celebrating Indigenous Land Stewardship & Conservation
WHAT: The Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust (PPLT) and Wainer Woods, in collaboration with the Sand Hill
Band of Lenape & Cherokee, present “Native Voices of the Land,” a fundraising and educational event
bringing together Native peoples from across the Eastern seaboard with non-Native friends and allies to share
perspectives on land stewardship, strategies for reclaiming ancestral lands, and cultural revitalization efforts.
The event will feature the Eastern Medicine Singers, panel discussions with tribal leaders, and the world
premiere of the documentary “Diligence” by Brooklyn Demme, describing the reclamation of an ancestral
burial ground of the Lenape and Cherokee in Sand Hill, NJ.
WHEN: Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM
WHERE: Weatherlow Farms, 845 Sodom Road, Westport, MA – Admission: $15 in advance-recommended.
$20 at the door. Ticket sales limited to 175. Tickets available at: PocassetLandTrust.org/events
SPONSORED BY: Westport Cultural Council Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust, Westport River Watershed Alliance,
Peter Crawley, and Gerald & Maureen Sheehan.