In addition to the Body Image~Body Essence exhibit, the New Bedford Art Museum will feature two companion exhibitions.

• Falling is 12 works on paper by a local ovca survivor, Virginia Lovejoy Allyn.

• The Language of Memory is an invitational exhibit by women textile artists in honor of Women's History Month (March).

• Thursday, February 8
  Sneak Preview Opening, AHA! Night, 5-9 p.m.

• Friday, February 9
  Celebratory Opening Reception, 5-8 p.m. Remarks at 6 p.m.

• Thursday, February 15
  Talk by artist John Magnan: "Then What? Taking Art From Concept to Completion." 7-8 p.m.

• Thursday, February 22
  Talk by The Language of Memory Artist Lisa Lee Peterson. 7-8 p.m.

• Sunday, February 25
  Survivor Talk: The Art of Living With Cancer. Artist's wife, Mary Magnan, conducts a gallery tour to discuss her experience as artistic inspiration and subject. 2-3 p.m.

• Tuesday, March 6
  Talk by The Language of Memory artist Bhakti Ziek. 7-8 p.m.

• Thursday, March 8
  Mary Magnan repeats her gallery tour of February 25. 7:30-8:30 p.m.

• Sunday, March 18
  Artist tour of Falling, with tea, by artist Virginia Lovejoy Allyn. 1-3 p.m.

• Thursday, March 22
  Demonstration by John Magnan: Sculpting with Wood. 5-7 p.m.

• Thursday, March 1
  Roundtable presented by Southcoast Hospitals: Recognizing the Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer. Registration required; call 1-800-497-1727 for details. 6:30-8:00 p.m.

• Saturday, March 3
  Art Therapy Through Collage, a workshop with Artist Joan DeRugeris. Registration required; call 508-961-3072 for details. 10 a.m. Ü 1 p.m.

• Thursday, March 15
  Roundtable presented by Southcoast Hospitals: Helping Hands: Supporting the Whole Person with Complementary Therapies. Registration required; call 1-800-497-1727 for details. 6:30-8 p.m.

• Wednesday, February 28
  Your chance to chat one-on-one with the artist, John Magnan, and his wife and inspiration, Mary. 8-9:30 p.m. [Click here to enter chat.]

• Wednesday, March 14
  Oncology experts from Southcoast Hospitals answer your questions about ovarian cancer. 8-9:30 p.m. [Click here to enter chat.]