Fall Ball: Habitat

Friday, October 2nd, from 6:00-8:30PM

@ The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub

 

When: Friday, October 2, 2026
Time: 6:00-8:30 pm
Location & Address: 791 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA @ THE VAULT
Cost: $150 per person (Limited reduced tickets for artists, teachers, and NPO employees)

Tickets available online here.

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Bring your “Glam” & Join the Fun! From street to chic and off the wall, creative attire encouraged for all! Wear your best Flora & Fauna to this year’s gala as we work together to support public art and art education.

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Ticket Tier

$150 per ticket

$85 per ticket available to non-profit employees, artists, and teachers

$1250 Per Table for 8 guests – Tables go fast! Reserve yours today!

Don’t worry, there will still be plenty of places to sit, but we designate specific tables for parties who reserve them for their guests only.

 

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Event Details:

When:  Friday, October 2nd, from 6:00-8:30PM

Where:  Join us in Downtown New Bedford, MA at The Vault Performing Arts Center & Pub

Address:  791 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA 02740 (Our parking recommendations are below.)

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Full Description of the Evening:

The night includes music by DJ Claudia DeeBee, our specialty cocktail called “The Roger”and hors d’oeuvres provided by Greg Morton’s Catering, and a silent auction ranging from original artwork to gift certificates to local businesses. The anticipated attendance is 200 guests. This year, our special feature is the playful theatrical stage artwork by New Bedford based Alyn Carlson Designs who is transforming The Vault into a new and unique ecosystem of art. Wear your best flora and fauna to win from the range of best dressed awards juried by Jeffrey of Jeffrey Westport.

Come celebrate with us, while bidding on silent auction items & lucky draws, and bringing your glam for the “Most Vogue Attire” in the following categories: Most Techy, Most Design, Most Art, Most Glam, Most Like Your Favorite DATMA Artwork, Most Creative, Most Flora, Most Fauna, and Most Vogue. Top winner could be any of those categories based on the expertise of our juror. Winners determined by special guest juror, Jeffrey of Jeffrey Westport. Winning prize is a personal tarot card reading from Strawberry Moon in Padanaram, MA.

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Parking:

1. Street parking (free after 5pm)

2. The main lot on 174 Union Street New Bedford, MA 02740, a block from the event (courtesy of Boulder Union Climbing & Fitness)

3. The overflow lot behind Boulder on Union, the entrance to the lot is located at 83 School Street, just around the corner from the Boulder on Union building, two blocks from the event.

4. Elm Street Parking Garage: 51 Elm St, New Bedford, MA 02740, about five blocks from the event.

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Immersive artworks, silent auction, fashion, and delicious libations are made possibly by the following 2026 supporters:

Masquerade Contributors

Dan Shedd & Susan Doyle

 

Chandelier Supporters

 

Milbury & Company Real Estate

Servedwell Hospitality

 

Party Patrons

No Problemo

Carter’s Clothing & Footwear

Lanagan & Co.

Logan A. Weinkauf, Attorney at Law

No Problemo New Bedford

Boulder Union Climbing and Fitness

Nunes & Charrier

Rose Alley Ale House

 

Silent Auction Highlights

 

This year’s Fall Ball 2026 silent auction includes artists such as: Severin “Sig” Haines, Gayle Wells Mandle, David Jeffrey, John Havens Thornton, Lynne Byers, Lindsay Miś, Nicholas Angelini, Jeffrey Westport, Shara Porter, Kelly Jean Conroy, and students from Greater New Bedford Voc Tech.

Local businesses with silent auction items include fan favorites such as: Davoll’s General Store, Buzzards Bay Brewery, Farm & Coast Market, Scuttlebutt Coffee & Kitchen, Salt77 N. Water, Carter’s Clothing & Footwear, Stephen & Co. Salon, PLAY Arcade Bar & Restaurant, Coastal Provisions, Boutique Fitness, Anchor Rock Winery, Potting Bench Florist & Gifts, and Lees Wine & Spirits, as well as memberships and performance tickets for Steeple Playhouse and the Marion Art Center.

 

 

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Fall Ball Committee Members

Gayle Mandle, Anthi Frangiadis, Hannah Haines, Amelia Koch, Nancy Hammer, Emily Bungert, Coco Mandle, Serina Gundersen, and special thanks to Lara Harrington and Liv Haines Gauthier, our 2026 Party Chairs.

Can’t make it to the event? Please consider visiting https://datma.org/donate/ to help us produce free & accessible public art in New Bedford. For questions regarding sponsorship inquiries, please contact Lindsay Mis at [email protected].

 

*To avoid online processing fees, consider sending DATMA a check for your tickets. Mail your check to DATMA’s NEW Headquarters located: 1213 Purchase Street, Suite 206, New Bedford, MA 02740. Include your email so we will send you a confirmation email acknowledging your check has been received and your name(s) is on our list.