The Four Churches of the Southern Cross welcome autistic and other special needs children from elementary grades through high school and their families to special church service in a comfortable, informal setting. The Spirit of Grace Service time and location has been changed to 12 p.m. on the second Sunday of the month at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 169 Belleville Road, New Bedford.
New Bedford Free Public Library: 3-5 p.m. Oct. 29. Historian and author, Manisha Sinha will speak about her recently published book The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition. 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford. New York Times Bestselling author Chris Bohjalian: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Bohjalian will be discussing The Guest Room, his nineteenth novel and a gripping account of a bachelor party gone horribly wrong. Macomber Community House, 938 Main Road, Westport. Please call Partners Village Store, 636-2572 or email liz@partnersvillagestore for more information and to reserve your seat at this exciting event.
