The City Council voted 7-4 to reinstate the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center’s $495,000 budget for the current fiscal year.

The New Bedford City Council voted Thursday night to restore $495,000 in city funds to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.

This comes after Mayor Jon Mitchell submitted a supplemental budget request to fund a contract with the historic theater, ...

: During its July 17, 2025 meeting, the New Bedford City Council voted to restore $495,000 to the Zeiterion Theatre Inc. The ...

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The council's decision came during the second year of a seven-year contract between the city and the theater, which is ...