Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Culture Visit the City of Fall River

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development visited several tourist attractions in the City of Fall River on Friday, May 13. The tour included stops at the Narrows Center for the Arts, the Vietnam Memorial Wall, the City Pier, the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Portugalia Market Place. The tour concluded at the Quequechan River Rail Trail where we were joined by Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan. At the rail trail Portugalia Market Place owner, Michael Benevides provided the Joint Committee with an overview of the third annual FABRIC Art Festival, which opened on Thursday evening in Fall River.

The Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development and staff listen to Narrows Executive Director Patrick Norton as he leads a tour of the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River. Narrows Center for the Arts opened in 1995. The complex is situated in a mill building and consists of a performance theatre, two visual art galleries, several visual art studios, and rental space that is suitable for events and meetings. The performance theatre has a seating capacity of 450 and hosts about 120 shows every year. 

State Senator Ed Kennedy with Patrick Norton, Executive Director of Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River. Standing in the background is Rick Kidder of the One South Coast Chamber of Commerce.
Joint Committee Co-chair State Representative Carole Fiola describes the different memorials at Fall River Veterans Memorial Park. The Vietnam Memorial Wall is in the background.
State Representative Carole Fiola, State Senator Ed Kennedy and State Representative Kip Diggs at the Fall River Museum of Contemporary Art.
Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan leads the way as the Joint Committee and staff walk along the Quequechan River Rail Trail.
Representative Mary Keefe, Representative Mathew Muratore, Representative Smitty Pignatelli, Co-chair Representative Carole Fiola, Representative Dylan Fernandes, FABRIC Art Festival Executive Director Michael Benevides, Representative Kip Diggs, Co-chair State Senator Ed Kennedy and Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan standing in front of the urban art along the Quequechan River Rail Trail in Fall River.