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While some of the traditional South Coast summer events were cancelled at the last minute, most have returned in a re-invented format, stripped down a bit, but every bit as spectacular as in summers past – and well worth the wait!

There’s music in the air!

Nothing says “summer on the South Coast” more than the sounds of music everywhere! Catch the tail end of Newport Jazz Festival July 30 to August 1 (newportjazzfest.org) at Fort Adams State Park or else reserve a picnic table at the Onset Blues Festival on August 8 at the Onset VFW pavilion (onsetbay.org).

New Bedford’s Summer Sound Series is back! Check out the free concerts in Custom House Square on August 5, 12, 19, and 26 and the on-site beer garden (ahanewbedford.org/summerseaport).

There’s also Summer Sound Saturdays, with Live Art and Jazz in Wings Court August 14 (downtownnb.org) In the Providence area, there’s the Rhode Island Folk Festival on August

29 (providencefolkfestival.com), free concerts at the Blackstone Valley Trolley Station on August 12 and 26 (blackstoneparksconservancy.org), and the Brothers Osbourne on August 1 at Bold Point Park (riwaterfrontevents.com).

There’s also the free Summer Concert Series at Plymouth Memorial Park on Wednesdays through September 1 (projectarts.com), the Music at Sunset Summer Concerts Series on Wednesdays through September 29 at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol (blithewold.org), and the New England Blues Festival in Middleboro September 9-11 (nebluesfest.com).

Blasts from the past!

If your musical tastes lean toward the

oldies but goodies, head for Memorial Hall in Plymouth to hear Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes August 1, Three Dog Night August 19, Marshall Tucker Band September 3, or Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals September 17 (memorialhall.com). You can also enjoy the free Summer of Love concerts at the Onset Bandshell on Wednesdays through August 25 (onsetbay.org). And you can hear classic rock, blues, and jazz tribute bands, along with popular local and regional performers, at the District Center for the Arts in Taunton (districtartcenter.com), the Narrows Center in Fall River (narrowscenter.org), the Zeiterion in New Bedford (zeiterion. org) or the Spire Center in Plymouth (spirecenter.org).

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There are no Rockefeller Center rink in New York hosted at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub, chemicals added, or needed, when the Quality Resale for the Whole Family (theprovidencerink.com).

Or check out as well as in-person or “Museum from animals do their job.” the schedule for indoor skating at Fall Home” tours (whalingmuseum.org).

Speaking of animals doing their jobs, River’s Driscoll Arena, New Bedford’s And if you really want to get everyone Bishop has conscripted her goats and Hetland Arena, Taunton’s Aleixo * out of the house, purchase your tickets pigs into clearing away swaths of underArena or Plymouth’s Armstrong Arena * Excludes giftthe certificates, expires 10/ 31/ online to visit Buttonwood Park Zoo20 brush on the property – the “gnarly vines” (fmcicesports.com). that give the farm its name.

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Festa! Festa!

It’s Portuguese feast time! Mark your calendars for the Holy Ghost Feast in Fall River September 3-5 (Facebook.com/ LiberalClubHolyGhostFeastoftheTrinidade) and the annual Feast of Our Lady of the Angels September 4-6 in North Fairhaven (fairhaventours.com). And don’t miss Fall River’s Days of Portugal August 19-22 (Facebook.com/DOPFR2021).

Classical acts

What could be more soothing on a hot summer’s day than the sound of classical music? Don’t miss “Sonata Saturdays” in New Bedford, when members of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra perform on the front porch of The Drawing Room (36 No. Water Street) on August 28 and September 25 (nbsymphony.org). You can also enjoy the free Sunday concerts sponsored by FirstWorks Live at the Boathouse and Bandstand in Roger Williams Park in Providence August 1, 15, 29, and September 19 (first-works.org).

And you can listen to classical works in Marion on August 13, in Wareham August 15, part of the Music from Land’s End Summer Festival (mlewareham.org).

On the silver screen

Whether indoors or outdoors, summer is definitely the time for blockbuster movies!

Watch a free drive-in showing of “Black Panther” on August 27 and “Despicable Me” on September 24 from the Bay Street parking lot of Durfee High School in Fall River (creativeartsnetwork.org). Or else go to the Zeiterion in New Bedford on September 23 for an indoor showing of “Black Panther” (zeiterion.org).

In Rhode Island, you can watch movies at various outdoor venues throughout the state with the NewportFILM Outdoor Screening Series (newportfilm.com), or else with the 2021 Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival August 9-15 in Providence and venues throughout the state (film-festival.org).

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And there’ll be dancing in the streets – as well as music, food and live performances – at this year’s PVDFest 2021 on September 25-26 (pvdfest.com).

Family fun!

Who needs traveling carnivals when there are so many unique family activities on the South Coast! In Plymouth, you can bring the family to the Arts and Crafts Festival on August 8 and the Waterfront Festival on August 21 and 28 (seeplymouth.com). Head for nearby Carver and take the kids on train rides at Edaville Railroad (edaville.com) or else experience King Richard’s Faire on weekends between September 4 to October 24 (kingrichardsfaire.net)!

On a hot summer’s day, you can all make a splash at Water Wizz in Wareham (waterwizz.com), or else check out the WhoaZone inflatable water playground at New Bedford’s East Beach (nbprb. com). And don’t miss “The Looff,” a free festival of art, music, and life on August 14 at Crescent Park in East Providence (eastprovidencearts.org).

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performance of the Bard’s “Much Ado About Nothing” on August 22 (seeplymouth.com), or else a performance of “As You Like it” August 12-14, 19-21 outdoors at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House in New Bedford (rjdmuseum.org).

Sights to behold

There is no end to the natural beauty along the South Coast – the salt marshes, craggy shorelines, forests and farmlands.

But some man-made events are worth exploring, too. Take a leisurely drive through Dartmouth, Westport, Tiverton, and Little Compton for the South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour August 21-22 (southcoastartists.com), or be amazed by WaterFire in Providence this August and September (waterfire.org).

Cheers!

What could be better than a cold beer with live music? Check out the Thirsty Pilgrim Beer Festival in Plymouth on September 11-12 (seeplymouth.com) or “Brew At The Zoo!” – Rhode Island’s largest beer festival – on August 28 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence (rwpzoo.org).

Who needs traveling carnivals when there are so many unique family activities on the South Coast!

You can enjoy free concerts in Custom House Square in New Bedford on August 5, 12, 19, and 26 as well as the on-site beer garden (ahanewbedford.org/summerseaport), or you can head for Buzzards Bay Brewing in Westport on Saturday nights for outdoor music, food and beverages (buzzardsbrew.com).

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the region’s coastal charms. Their new property was a former tomato farm, perfect for supporting the couple’s new hobby: raising chickens.

Fortunately for them, they had a knack for it. Before too long, the Bishops had more eggs than they knew what to do with. They began selling the surplus, and learning about how to expand the farm in a healthy and sustainable way.

To give a sense of how successful this expansion has been, the farm’s chicken population has ballooned from the original 20 to over 3000.

While her husband has kept his IT job, Ester has been able to commit herself to the farm full-time. She prides herself on “Food Truck Fridays” through providing her animals with joyful, stressSeptember 24 at the Carousel at Roger free lives. “People should know where Williams Park in Providence (rwpzoo.org). their food comes from – you can really Plan ahead for the Annual Food Truck taste the difference,” said Bishop.

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Onwards, Onset!

By Sean McCarthy

Situated amidst the oceanside splendor of Buzzards Bay with its quaint Victorian charm, Onset Village is a valued destination for tourists and regional guests alike.

In the summer it truly comes to life.

August is a particularly festive time for this seaside segment of Wareham, with a wide range of locally-owned restaurants, services, and shopping opportunities.

From ice cream and pizza to fresh seafood and waterfront dining, Onset caters to many palates. From beaches and live music to family-friendly outdoor events, it provides uniquely enjoyable experiences.

“Onset is simply a magical place,” says Kat Jones, Executive Director of the Onset Bay Association. “It’s a very diverse and welcoming community. We are blessed to have this as a venue where we are able to host events that everyone can enjoy. It’s something very special – it’s a gem.”

Live music will be available throughout August at the Onset VFW with the Onset Blues Fest on Sunday, August 8, and every Wednesday evening with the Onset Summer of Love Concert Series. August 4 will feature the Neal McCarthy Band, an electric blues jam band. The following Wednesdays will include the “yacht rock” of Rudderless (August 11), the classic rock of Gunpowder & Lead (August 18), and That Sixties Band (August 25). The Wednesday shows run from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Onset VFW is located at 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road in East Wareham, a mile from the Village center.

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The 28th Annual Onset Blues Fest will be headlined by the Gil Correia Blues Band.

The trio is fronted by Correia, a guitarist and vocalist who will also be the event’s emcee. The group is responsible for the 2011 album, “Tattoos and Blues” and will soon travel to east Tennessee to record a full-length album for Cool Tone Records.

"Onset is simply a magical place" The Blues Fest show will include three other bands, Bag Full of Blues from the South Shore area, The Born Yesterday Blues Band, and G & Friends from the New Bedford area. It will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will also include vendors, food vendors, raffles and games such as horseshoes. Tables for eight can be reserved for $60 by calling or texting to 508-725-2657 – otherwise bring your own chair and pay a suggested donation of $5.

Traditionally, the Wednesday night concerts and the Blues Fest are hosted at the Onset bandshell, but the shows have been moved to the VFW this year due to renovations being made to the bandshell.

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Art abound

Onset offers other social activities this summer. On Saturday, August 21, a streetart festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Chalk Full O Fun” will be open to artists of all ages and abilities to create chalk art outside the Wareham Town Hall at 54 Marion Road. For $6, artists will be provided a box of multi-colored pastel chalk and their own personal space on the sidewalk to create a design of their own making. This will be the seventh year for the event, which annually attracts about 200 artists. The rain date for “Chalk Full O Fun” is the following day, Sunday, August, 22.

“People are so creative,” Jones says. “It’s amazing what you can do with chalk.”

The Onset Beach Kite Festival will take place on Labor Day weekend, September 4. For $5, guests of all ages can build and decorate their own kites with markers, to be flown at Onset Beach at 186 Onset Ave. Now in its sixth year, the event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and attracts upwards of 100 participants.

On Monday evenings, Shell Point Beach in Onset is the site of a Drum Circle. From 6 to 7 p.m., percussionists of all skill levels are invited to participate. For a suggested donation of $10, and weather permitting, the event is hosted by Sam Holmstock, a

former member of the popular regional band Entrain.

“It’s a kind of meditative and relaxed experience,” Holmstock says. “You can get into a groove and stay there, it’s an opportunity for self-expression and it can have therapeutic value.”

The Drum Circle draws from two-tothree dozen participants every Monday, playing percussion instruments that they bring to the event.

Shell Point Beach will also be the setting for Beach Yoga classes every Wednesday and Saturday mornings, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and lasting for approximately 75 minutes per session. For a $10 donation, guests of all levels are invited to partake in the classes, weather permitting. Children can attend for free.

Food and more

There is a variety of food options, most located along Onset Avenue. The Quahog Republic Waterfront Eatery is located at 197 Onset Ave., and features signature items such as “Monsta’ Lobsta’ Rolls,” and “Crunchy Cod Fish and Chips,” along with drinks such as Mai Tais and Bloody Marys. The restaurant also offers a Grab-and-Go market with refrigerated lobster rolls, sandwiches and iced coffees, in addition to mixes for Bloody Marys and Margaritas. Quahog Republic also sells customized t-shirts and sweatshirts. The Quahog Republic also has locations in the New Bedford Historical District at 24 No. Water Street, and in Falmouth at 97 Spring Bars Road.

Other eating experiences in Onset include The Pier View Restaurant, a family-owned breakfast restaurant, and Stephen’s Lounge is a neighborhood bar that hosts live music on weekends. The iconic Mark Anthony’s offers trademark pizza and other food items until midnight.

Nana’s Ice Cream & Candy Shop, and Cape Cod Lobster Rolls are available, along with Sumo Fresco’s smoothies and juice bar. Be sure to stop into Spider Apparel next door for a unique Onset t-shirt. Stonebridge Bar & Grille on East Blvd. has a casual American menu with an outdoor deck. The Glen Cove Hotel and Bay Room at 167 Onset Ave. offers a yearround seasonal and pleasing menu for dine-in, take-out, and delivery. The 1883 Lounge is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 4 p.m. to midnight and features live

entertainment. The Italian Market Café is located inside of Trevor’s Gallery & Wine Bar at 144 Onset Ave. Ella’s Restaurant on Cranberry Highway in East Wareham is also an eatery offering Italian foods.

Onset shopping destinations include The Happy Zone, which is described as “groovy stuff for your summer experience,” including sweatshirts, t-shirts, and sweatpants, as well as tie-dyed items. You can also grab some great Onset souvenirs at the OBA Office at 196 Onset Ave. which can be reached at 508-295-7072.

If art inspires you, Michelle Brodeur offers a pair of galleries in the area with unique pieces by local and regional artists.

The Front Yard Gallery at 218 Onset Ave. is a seasonal, open-air opportunity with a variety of hand-made works in a crafts show atmosphere. The Gallery On East is located at 2 East Blvd. and is open year-round with fine crafts, jewelry, paintings, metal sculpture, photography of the area, woodwork, refurbished furniture and outdoor accessories. The Front Yard Gallery features Harris Provisions, a custom-built trolley that serves breakfast and lunch with specialty sandwiches, coffees and beverages. The Gallery On East shares its location with the Onset Bay Trading Post, which offers Onset apparel such as t-shirts, sweatshirts and caps.

If you have an interest in the history and scenery of the area, Cape Cod Canal Cruises offers intriguing tours of the renown waterway with an array of package options. Departing from the Onset Town Pier, these narrated sightseeing tours of this national landmark and its points of interest can range from 90 minutes to three hours, with an exploration of the Mass Maritime Academy, The Bourne and Sagamore Bridges, the Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge, Grey Gables, and more. There are one-hour Kids Free tours, in addition to a Cocktail Cruise that includes a picturesque sunset and a cash bar. Sunday afternoons offer a Friends & Family Music Cruise, while Friday and Saturday evenings feature live music with a sunset experience.

If you’re in search of significant relaxation, Ebb & Flow Wellness Center provides massages, facials, reflexology, and yoga classes on the beach. The storefront boutique also sells both professional and handmade results-driven skin care products, as well as jewelry and art

Enjoy brunch or dinner with a view at the Glen Cove Hotel and Bay Room created by local artists. "Whether you are visiting Onset or are a new or long-time resident, Ebb and Flow is a must-have visit and you will leave feeling rejuvenated and relaxed," says owner Karissa Bankston.

If you’d like to get in some recreation, Onset has opportunities. Nemasket Kayak Center on 184 Onset Ave. offers rentals and lessons for canoes and kayaks, as well as lessons for stand-up paddling.

“It’s very relaxing and easy to get started on the water, we have people being introduced to it every day,” says Roy Edwards, Owner of Nemasket Kayak Center. “Buzzards Bay is beautiful. You can enjoy some spectacular sunsets as well as taking in the scenic wildlife during the day.”

If you’re looking to stretch your legs, golf courses are available at the Bay Pointe Club in Onset, and the Little Harbor Country Club in Wareham.

Additional businesses in the village and surrounding areas include Riptide Tattoo & Piercings, Walter’s Barbershop, ACE Hardware, DiVito Realty Inc., Kinlin Grover Real Estate, New England Home Restoration, and new to town, The Clay Room, a paint-your-own pottery shop.

There are multiple parking locations in the Village, including on-street parking for an hourly fee, at the Town Pier, and at the Temple Lot on Union Ave. Free parking is available at Hynes Field, on the corner of Onset Ave. and 10th Street, next to Chuck’s Auto.

“Everything is close in Onset Village – you can walk wherever you want to go,” Holmstock says. “It’s summer fun with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.”

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Saving Westport

By Brian J. Lowney

The pristine and picturesque town of Westport continues to remain forefront in the call to preserve open space and create prime wildlife habitats for residents to appreciate today and in the future.

Since 1972, more than 4,700 acres of open space, farmland, and wildlife habitat have been permanently protected by the Westport Land Conservation Trust (WLCT) in partnership with the Town of Westport, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and many community partners and fellow residents who are eager to share the beauty of this important treasure.

According to Brendan Buckless, Outreach and Stewardship Coordinator at the WLCT, the non-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to land conservation has recently undergone several new changes and developed new programs.

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“Last November, we opened our new office at 573 Adamsville Road,” he began.

“The property was purchased from the Diocese of Fall River and was turned into a beautiful park.”

Buckless says that the property, which was purchased in 2018, was once home

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to the St. Vincent de Paul Camp. The community rallied to save the 82-acre parcel, identified as a significant natural and cultural resource, in an effort to create Westport’s first community park. Now known as Westport Woods Conservation Park, the property contains 21 acres of open space, almost three miles of open trails through 61 acres of forest, and various natural play elements for children and families.

“The park is a great place for picnicking and connecting with nature,” Buckless adds, noting that the protection of this property was made possible with funding from the Westport Community Preservation Fund, the Town of Westport’s Agricultural Open Space Preservation Trust Fund, Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, BayCoast Bank, and more than 175 private donors, many of whom who reside in the town.

“The park is open throughout the year from dawn to dusk,” he continues. “This is

a non-traditional take on the concept of a traditional American park.”

Buckless emphasizes that park visitors are responsible for managing trash pickup and collecting waste for canine visitors.

The park is also handicap accessible.

“The Children’s Garden harkens back to a different time,” the outreach coordinator reflects. “The garden encourages young people to develop a positive attitude for agriculture and horticulture.”

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The longtime Westporter, who spends the majority of his working days outside in the great outdoors, describes his vital role in land conservation as “for the enjoyment of the public.”

Buckless says that he also has developed a deep appreciation for native warm season grasses and other plants indigenous to the region and is busy planting and cultivating these grasses.

In other developments, the WLCT has sold the former Santos Farm on Main Road. The large property was recently sold to a local family farm, now owned by Andrew and Shauna Ferry, who will own the property with Andrew's parents Mike and Deborah Ferry. The protected family farm will continue to operate as a working dairy farm.

In conjunction with the Westport Cultural Council, the third summer Artist-inResidence program features sculptor and artist Andy Moerlein at the Westport Woods. The workshop will be conducted August 14-15, with a closing talk August 19, 6 p.m., at the DeDee Shattuck Gallery, 1 Partners Lane, Westport. Call (508) 636-4177 for more information.

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By Steven Froias

The New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal

2021 is proving to be a game changer for the looming offshore wind energy in our region. The combination of an administration in Washington, D.C. which shares the values and goals of the renewable energy industry, the substantial groundwork which has been laid to achieve lift-off from the coast of Massachusetts, and the maritime infrastructure the region is blessed by is coming into alignment.

The significant milestones of 2021 must start with the momentous decision by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to greenlight the long-delayed Vineyard Wind 1 project off Martha’s Vineyard.

Vineyard Wind gets a green light

Vineyard Wind 1 is the nation’s first commercial-scale wind energy project.

The small wind farm off of Block Island was something off a pilot project. But Vineyard Wind 1, which will stage from the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal, represents a first.

When BOEM’s decision to permit the project was announced, Vineyard Wind CEO Lars T. Pedersen summed it up: it

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was not about the start of a single project, but the launch of a new industry. “Receiving this final major federal approval means the jobs, economic benefits, and clean energy revolution associated with the Vineyard Wind 1 project can finally come to fruition.”

The project design includes the world’s most powerful wind turbine, the GE Haliade-X, with a capacity of 13 megawatts (MW). It’s over 800 feet tall.

The larger turbine capacity has allowed the project to reduce the total number of turbines from 108 to 62 – while still delivering a total capacity of 800 MW to Massachusetts ratepayers.

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United States Coast Guard for transit, fishing, and navigational safety, the company notes.

BCC’s Offshore Wind Institute

Meanwhile, the effort to grow the workforce necessary for an offshore wind energy industry now has the wind at its back, thanks to Bristol Community College (BCC).

BCC has entered a global partnership with one of the world’s largest providers of offshore wind training, Maersk Training.

The collaboration is designed to cement Bristol’s National Offshore Wind Institute role as the region’s leader in basic safety training and basic technical training programs certified by the Global Wind Organisation (GWO).

BCC President Laura L. Douglas comments that, “This partnership will connect the college’s faculty and staff with the expertise of industry experts throughout Maersk Training’s expansive global network and will strengthen the development of employment opportunities for Bristol students in the offshore wind supply chain.”

The curriculum envisions students learning aspects of engineering technol-

ogy such as electrical machinery, fluid systems, materials science, and strength of materials, and also receiving hands-on experience with assembly, installation, operation, and maintenance of wind power systems.

Still in the planning stages, it is expected that BCC will open a dedicated offshore wind training facility near the New Bedford waterfront as soon as this year to accommodate the program.

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Several years ago, a collaborative initiative called the New Bedford Ocean Cluster was formally established with founding partners the New Bedford Port Authority and Spherical Analytics, an

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Finally, to help pilot both the offshore wind energy industry from the Port of New Bedford as well as its commercial fishing industry and more, the New Bedford Port Authority in July announced its new Executive Director, Justin Poulsen.

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Thereafter, the NBOC formally became a member of the Iceland Ocean Cluster Network, which includes clusters in Portland, ME; Seattle, WA; Connecticut, Alaska, Norway, and Iceland.

Its mission was to work with a range of private sector, public sector, and academic partners to establish New Bedford as the leading ocean economy on the East Coast.

That mission remains the same today.

However, in order to be more nimble in the new offshore wind seascape it is now an independent non-profit agency.

It’s managed by Xodus Group, a worldwide renewable energy consultancy, but has a local board of directors. Indeed, when helping to build and properly align the wind energy supply chain in our region, their motto is “Look Local First.”

Recently the group announced its Board of Directors. Among its members are the current Mayor of New Bedford, Jon Mitchell, and a former mayor, John Bullard, serving as Board president.

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By the beach

By Michael J. DeCicco

The wisest beachgoers in town will tell you to head south for the best summertime experience this year.

By that, they mean the south side of New Bedford and East Beach, where a new floating water recreation center, The Whoa Zone, and waterfront dining at the new Cisco Brewers New Bedford complex are both already attracting a crowd.

The WhoaZone off of East Beach is an inflatable on-water Wibit obstacle “ninja” course that is one of six successful WhoaZone locations in five states as far west as Texas.

This is its first year in the city; it replaces the floating aquatic recreation course set up at East Beach in 2019 by a different company.

This location is here in partnership with the City of New Bedford, explained operations manager Leigh-Anne Hall.

The New Bedford native who now lives in Florida when not working for the WhoaZone company said this and every WhoaZone emphasizes variety and safety.

"I call it 'American Ninja Warriors' meets 'Wipeout,’" she said. "There's always a soft landing. I tell everyone the

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number one rule is to have a safe, fun time here."

Each “obstacle” can be detached and deflated to make room for a variety of others. The whole idea, Hall said, is to frequently offer swimmers something different.

There are more challenging obstacles such as the swings, the roller slide, the hurdle, the monkey bars, the roundabout, and the springboard. But less adventurous swimmers will still have fun on the flatter connectors in between obstacles, such as the balance beams, the roundabout, and the half-pipe.

Safety rules include having to be at least seven years old, at least 45 inches tall, able to swim, and to wear one of the WhoaZone safety jackets to be allowed on the course. In fact, there is no other way to get to the course but swim to it.

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communication between each other and a bullhorn for quick contact with swimmers.

Plus, boaters are required to keep a safe distance from the course's perimeter.

Hours are from noon to 5:30 p.m., and visitors must book a time slot through the website, whoa.zone/New-Bedford.

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Just down the road, at the site of the former famed East Beach dining spot, Davy's Locker, now offers an expansive entertainment center of its own, Cisco Brewers New Bedford.

The 1482 Rodney French Boulevard venue is a 3.5-acre entertainment complex complete with a stage for daily live music in the summer months, five outdoors bars, and Cisco Brewers Kitchen and Bar, a restaurant with two patios and a rooftop bar.

Do the math: that's seven bars in total available onsite.

The complex features lots of sand, outdoor seating, a beach, and, though still only in the planning stages, a dock for those coming by water.

Alongside the band stage, patrons will find four separate booths: one each for retail items, a brewery, a distillery, and a winery. They face an auditorium-sized outdoor seating area. The water's edge includes a boardwalk and even seating around a fire pit.

It's no surprise to hear manager Jennifer McHugh say the new complex "has been extremely successful. There's been a waiting list every day ever since we opened on June 23."

No reservations are being taken for dinner seating yet. she said. It's all walk-ins. That will change eventually, but she doesn't know when it will happen.

Meanwhile, customers don't seem to mind waiting. After all, while they wait they get to sit at benches with a view of Clarks Cove. "People say they love seeing this property utilized," McHugh said.

"People like having a place to sit and outside and enjoy the waterfront. We have had great online reviews on the friendliness and hospitality of

Cisco New Bedford is an offshoot of the famed Cisco Brewers Nantucket, a brewery known for its live music our staff. Success all the way around."

Cisco New Bedford replaces Davy's Locker, which closed in 2014 after approximately 50 years in business. The new complex is an offshoot of the famed Cisco Brewers Nantucket, a brewery known for its live music. It's a collaboration between Cisco Brewers and local restaurateur Steve Silverstein, who also owns the Average Joe's restaurant chain and downtown New Bedford's The Black Whale.

McHugh, in fact, is in charge at Cisco Brewers Kitchen and Bar after having managed other Average Joe restaurants for 12 years.

History by the sands

At this time of year, also look for more of a crowd at the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum nearby at Fort Taber Park. Bill Neiedzwiedz, president of the historical association that operates it, said the facility's attendance increases to up to 20 people in one day during the summer, accounting for much of the average visitor rate of over 8,500 people per year.

He said summer attendance is usually walk-ins who say they didn't even it know it was here. Then they are pleasantly surprised.

What do they come in to ask about? "It depends," Neiedzwiedz said. "A relative or survivor of a veteran will ask all different kinds of questions.

When they see what we have, it changes the looks on their faces. It changes what they think this museum is about. It's more than they expected."

Each room of photos, uniforms, weapons, and other military memorabilia are mainly donations from the personal collections of local veterans or their families.

Every war in the country's history is memorialized – from the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, to the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars – each in separate sections of the museum.

There are even sections memorializing peacetime service.

Neiedzwiedz said the museum is most proud of its display of the Medal of Honor local Civil War hero William Downey earned on May 24, 1864 at Ashepoo River, South Carolina. He volunteered as a member of a boat crew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston, and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.

"He saved 300 troops of color," Neiedzwiedz elaborated. He calls it one of the museum's prized possessions, even though it is partly the reason they do not charge an admission. Federal law says a museum can't charge for admission if it displays a Medal of Honor.

Not that this restriction bothers him. Nor does it harm the museum's mission. "This museum is not about war," Neiedzwiedz said. "It's about the veterans of our area who served. Honoring them. From the Revolutionary War to the present day."

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On the road again

By Paul Kandarian

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he greatness of this country is its people, of course. But so is the greatness of the land itself, in particular out west, an area of America that this easterner in particular finds absolutely awe-inspiring.

I was in Salt Lake City in early June to be part of a nationwide film release for “Witnesses,” which I’m a pretty big part of, showing the history of the formation of the Church of Latter Day Saints and Mormonism. The premier out there was mind-blowing enough in that the movie

quickly became the top faith-based film in the country (a genre that I frankly didn’t know existed until recently) and also shot up to the number four movie in the country overall.

And while there, the travel bug bit hard as always, so on my free day from press appearances and such, I took off with no known destination in mind to poke about one of the most beautiful necks of the woods (or rather desert and mountains) of the Great American West.

I-80 looked promising, so I bombed

all things open road, always have been, loving the uncertainty of what's around the next corner, even when there aren't any corners to be uncertain towards.

Here are miles and miles and miles of blessed nothingness giving a soul time to imagine and ponder and look out upon nature, all of it beautifully desolate and unlike anything back East. I saw railroad tracks just filled with train cars slowly chugging toward California, I suspect, seeming hundreds of them far as I could see, making me wonder about the power

The Bonneville Salt Flats are bland, bold, and beautiful, sprawling white and blindingly bright, stretching from highway to the towering, bleak Silver Island Mountains down that highway with its identical route number and speed limit, topping 90 at times and getting passed nonetheless.

But hell, these roads are straight as the top of the T in the state’s name and way longer than your eye can take you, so anything happening up ahead, well, you got time to dodge.

I am absolutely in love with

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of whatever could be pulling something that immense. And what a lonely job it must be driving it.

I may be an old man but in new adventures like this I’m a kid in Mother Nature’s candy store, stopping, gawking, tasting figurative beauty and sometimes literal; at both the Great Salt Lake and the Bonneville Salt Flats, I tasted water and salt and found them – salty, of course, wicked salty as we say in Boston, the lake so salty it is devoid of fish and most living things save for the most prolific brine

to visit the safe outdoor pop-up markets (waterfire.org/art-mart). And on First Thursdays (November 5) you can “shop and dine local” inseen, Barrington, and fleas I have ever untold Bristol, numbers Warren (discovernewport.org). of them hugging the soil and audibly Kick-off the holiday season at Frerichs abundant, a great undulating, buzzing Farm in Warren with Night mass skittering over“Girls my feet butOut” not on November 7 and – buy your biting.

I wasn’t6, food, so8why bother? holiday trees, greenery, and gifts there, The Bonneville Salt Flats are bland, too (frerichsfarm.com).

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sit down and stain your pants white and try salt into a snowball, marvelIt’spacking the thoughtful gifts ing at acount miracle of nature that is perhaps that 32,000 years old, a veritable blink of And if you can’t find gifts for all the speEarth’s geological eye.consider buying cial people in your life, I kept going, wondering road gift cards to restaurants,where shops,the vinewould take me and that was over the yards, special event venues, local farms, border into Nevada, withorits sad juxtapoe-commerce websites, grocery stores. sition of a tiny pawn shop sign promising Use mail-order services to deliver flowempty hope and against the backdrop of ers, sweets, specialty foods yearmassive casinos eager to take whatever round to someone you want to thank or you got for your whatever you got for it. to express appreciation.

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