NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — March 1, 2013 — During March, the Working Waterfront Festival's Portholes Project will present three programs exploring the theme "Women in the Industry."
The free presentations, which are open to the public, are being offered in conjunction with the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center's Women's Voices Series. The closing program March 28 will feature Linda Greenlaw of "Perfect Storm" and swordfishing fame.
The programs kick off at 7 p.m. March 8 with "Mothers, Daughters, Wives: Songs, Poems and Stories from Women in Fishing Families." Participants will include singer Joanne Doherty, poet Charlotte Enoksen and storytellers Ellen Skaar and Nancy Quintin. "They will share perspectives from the home front," according to a news release.
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