accordions] [accordion title=”Artigo em Português” load=”hide”] Na quinta-feira, 6 de fevereiro de 2018, uma equipa da RTP e o apresentador Hélder Reis, estiveram na quinta “Sons of The Wind” para gravar um episódio da nova temporada do programa “Noticias do meu país”. Este episódio é dedicado ao percurso de vida…
Author: Feligénio Medeiros & Paulo Martins
An amazing night of fado, organized by The Holy Spirit Brotherhood Committee of Saint Anthony’s Church, took place on December 2nd at Saint Anthony’s Parish center in Pawtucket, RI. The hall was full with a mixed crowd of young and old listeners who came to experience fado, the soul of Portugal.…
[accordions] [accordion title=”Artigo em Português” load=”hide”] A Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers vai homenagear o Secretário-Geral das Nações Unidas, António Guterres, ex-Primeiro-Ministro de Portugal, com o prémio MAPS Pessoa do Ano 2018 na Gala de angariação de fundos da organização, que se realizará no próximo dia 28 de abril, em…
[accordions] [accordion title=”Artigo em Português” load=”hide”]O Fundo de Bolsas de Estudo Dr. Edward Leitão está agora aceitando candidaturas para bolsas de estudo destinadas a estudantes de medicina e médicos em treino Luso-Americanos, no seguimento do objetivo de colmatar a necessidade na comunidade de profissionais de saúde falantes de Português. Este…
The UMass Lowell Saab Center for Portuguese Studies, in partnership with the Portuguese/American Cultural Exchange, presents: The Soul of Portugal: An Evening of Fado with JOANA AMENDOEIRA and DUARTE Live at Durgin Hall on November 3, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Free parking in Wilder Lot, across from 61 Wilder Street. Tickets: $30. To…
If you are a rib lover, you shouldn’t have missed this event! On October 1st, the East Cambridge Business Association just held their 8th annual Rib Festival (ECBA RIBFEST ’17) in Cambridge, MA. With excellent weather for the outdoor BBQ, thousands of food lovers walked on Cambridge Street to have…
DETAILS Click HERE to REGISTER for the 6th Annual Joe Chaves Memorial 5K Walk-a-thon DATE: Sunday, September 24, 2017 TIME: 12pm registration opens| 1pm start-time START LINE Location: Naveo Credit Union in Cambridge (DIRECTIONS) FINISH LINE Location: Saint Anthony’s Church in Cambridge (DIRECTIONS) Suggested Donation: $20/participant (online registration) or $25/participant (“day of” registration) > Direct donations may…
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is asking community members to donate used items in good condition to be sold at a MAPS Senior Center Yard Sale, which will take place in November 2017 at the organization’s Cambridge office. The yard sale is part of a series of fundraising…
Ken Flynn, Canadian artist and teacher, sat down with his Azorean grandfather every Wednesday for a year before he died, recording his immigration story to Canada. He then turned his notes into a 128 page graphic novel, featuring two different art styles: realistic sketches for the present. Canada is a nation built…
For the Love of Tomatoes By: Ana Patuleia Ortins I don’t know about you, but I have to admit that every year, starting in mid March, I am nearly obsessed with planting, growing and harvesting my favorite tomato to cook with and eat. I dream about a really ripe…
Saturday, August 26, 2017 – Photos of Fall River’s Bodo de Leite and Ethnographic Parade which started at the Fall River Portas da Cidade (City Doors), traversed Columbia Street and South Main Street, toward Kennedy Park, where milk and sweet bread were distributed to all present “In Praise of the…
The Grandes Festas do Divino Espírito Santo da Nova Inglaterra (Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England) commences in just a few days. We included it on our list of must-visit New England festas. The festa takes place Wednesday, August 23, 2017 – Monday, August 28, 2017. Its humble…
Looking for a day of family fun within an approximate 30 minute drive from New Bedford, Fall River or Hudson? Head no further than the Edaville Family Theme Park, home of Thomas Land, in Carver, Massachusetts! This Theme Park is located just off Route 58 in South Carver, Massachusetts. It is about…
Another great fado night at the 103rd Blessed Sacrament Celebration in New Bedford, MA on Saturday, August 5th. The evening and the venue were perfect for an intimate night of fado with fadistas Kimberly Gomes from New Jersey and Carlos Furtado from Massachusetts. Kimberly Gomes was born and raised in Elizabeth,…
When the Portuguese community in the United States recently celebrated the Independence of America by making a toast with Madeira Wine, they were far from imagining that a rare old collection of Madeira bottles from 1796 would be found in NJ. The rare find happened when a construction crew demolished…