The South Coast Insider - March 2020

MARCH 2020

Vol. 24 / No. 3

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ON THE COVER This year marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, allowing for women’s suffrage. To celebrate, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a series of celebrations and opportunities to learn, starting this month and continuing through the summer.

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IN MARCH, winter officially turns to spring.

Unfortunately, spring never seems to get the memo until about April or May each year. Still, that can’t stop us from engaging in springtime activities here on the South Coast—if nothing else, it makes the time go by a little faster.

Nothing gets rid of the winter blahs quite like the fresh smell of citrus. That’s right: it’s time to do some spring cleaning! Why wait for the first nice sunny day of the year to get it done? Instead, turn to page 8, where Elizabeth Morse Read has compiled a “mess” of tips to help you get started (and finished) early this year.

We’re blessed with some of the best natural beauty in the world all around us. But going to go see it can be a hassle. Don’t let your busy schedule get in the way of enjoying the outdoors. If you’re an urbanite, local cities and towns are constantly building and maintaining parks for when you want that bite fo nature. Turn to Cara Connelly’s article on page 12 to see what’s waiting for you in your own backyard.

Last year, Design, Art and Technology Massachusetts (DATMA) transformed New Bedford’s downtown with their “Summer Winds” citywide art installations. This year, they’re at it again, this time embracing the theme of light—appropriate as we anticipate the arrival of sustained sunshine. If you’re ready to see the city in a whole new light, check out Steven Froias’s article on page 18.

Has spring sprung? Well, not yet. And maybe not for some time still. But if spring is going to ignore the calendar, then so can we! Happy spring!

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Lighting the Way offers free professional development workshops for educators, such as this one in 2019 titled, “Amplifying History: Learning from the Lives of Women.”

The future (and past) is female

by Michael J. DeCicco

Many women throughout South Coast history have been inspirational role models in the march to empower future generations of womanhood.

THAT’S ONE OF THE MAIN IDEAS behind the “Lighting the Way: Historic Women of South Coast” program, now midway through its second full year of public activities at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

The biographies of 70-100 women who have had a historical impact on the South Coast, from political and labor activists to educators, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, are being

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featured on the museum’s website. To emphasize the significance of their stories, museum workshops are highlighting their accomplishments and looking to inspire the current generation of women to follow in their footsteps.

Project coordinator Cathy Saunders explained that this year marks the 100th Anniversary of Congress ratifying the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which made it illegal to

prevent a woman from voting based on her sex. “Lighting the Way,” she said, “marks the centennial of women’s suffrage by revealing the previously untold stories of women who have contributed to our history.”

The website teaches, for instance, that the daughter of noted slavery abolitionist orator Frederick Douglass, Rosetta Douglass, became an abolitionist as well as an author and orator in her own right, starting in New Bedford. It was whaling merchant Jonathan Bourne’s daughter, philanthropist Emily Howland Bourne, who gifted to the Old Dartmouth Historical Society the original whaling museum building and the half-scale model of the whaling bark Lagoda that it houses.

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Activities within the museum itself will amplify these lessons.

On March 12 from 6-8 p.m., A Youth Showcase of art inspired by historic women of the South Coast will celebrate local young artists as they share their work inspired by the women and themes highlighted in Lighting the Way. As of this writing, the artists that will be participating are currently being recruited, and their work will range from painting to poetry to sculptures.

On April 18, from 1:30-3 p.m., a forum titled “Lighting the Way to Equality” will be presented in partnership with the New Bedford YWCA. Historian and author Melanie Gustafson will lead a panel discussion on “women’s struggle for political inclusion, the changing meanings of gender, and how these factors influenced ideas and structures shaping democratic citizenship.” The forum will include four local panelists addressing women’s issues in the region.

This discussion will be followed by a Resource Fair from 3-5 p.m. Local organizations will be available at tables set under a tent outside the museum entrance to allow participants to register to vote, learn about the 2020 Census or just sign up to volunteer in the community.

From June to September, new Lighting the Way Walking Tours will begin. These will be free 60-minute guided tours through downtown New Bedford twice a month led by New Bedford Whaling Museum docents and New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park rangers. The tours will highlight the stories of New Bedford women who were politically engaged by stopping where they lived or at spots that symbolize their revolutionary work.

Meanwhile, between late March through April, Lighting the Way for All will be an online voting campaign the program is sponsoring.

During this time, Saunders said, community members can participate in online voting on which Lighting the Way women will be featured in a public art project that will be launched on August 26.

Saunders noted this date has been chosen for a very specific reason. August 26 is Women’s Equality Day, the anniversary of the day that the 19th amendment was ratified.

The amendment recognized the right for women to vote, she said, “but they still have a long way to go. That is why one of our goals is civic engagement.”

The museum’s Director of Education Christina Turner explained that the program as a whole is a detailed look at where the women’s empowerment movement of today came from. “It’s an opportunity to reflect and an examination of the work still left to be done,” she said.

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THINGS TO DO

By Elizabeth Morse Read

I can still remember my grandmother muttering, “Fibber McGee’s Closet!” whenever she glanced into my typical teenager bedroom years ago.

That mid-century comedy had long since disappeared from the radio waves, but it still conjures up scenes of a cluttered, messy living space.

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o when you start your spring cleaning this year, keep that iconic image in mind, and strive to create a lean and clean environment.

Pretend that you’re moving out and downsizing instead of just cleaning the top layers. You don’t have to go all Marie Kondo, but you do want to clean strategically – don’t just clean the surfaces; get down deep and clean out the clutter and disorganized mess that collects dust and grime in the first place!

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to steam clean your carpets, wash the windows inside and out, and spruce up the floors and furniture. Why not get friends and family involved? Throw a spring-cleaning “barnacle party” and assign everyone a particular room or chore throughout the house, then reward them with a big dinner.

Be realistic – and relentless – when deciding to keep an item or get rid of it.

When was the last time you used that fish-poaching pan, curling iron, ski boots or pair of hand weights? If you haven’t used it or worn it in the past year, why not give it away so someone else can enjoy it?

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And after you’ve purged your living space of unwanted dust-collecting items, you can treat yourself to some new towels, bed linens, or underwear – get out those gift cards from Christmas and birthdays!

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must-go items.

Head for the bathroom/storage/office supplies section of your nearest discount or hardware store to find practical but pretty baskets, trays, and holders for near-at-hand items like vitamins and prescription drugs; beauty creams, lotions, and cotton balls; or pens, pencils, and scissors.

Invest in stackable covered plastic containers for lighting supplies (extension cords, lightbulbs), tax records, pet toys and supplies, cleaning products, flour/baking supplies, or beauty products. Maximize closet and cabinet space with hooks inside the doors for flat items like ironing boards, full-length mirrors, cleaning brushes, tennis racquets, and umbrellas. Attach small LED lights to the inside of cabinet doors to make finding something easier. Save on precious cabinet space by storing all your nested Tupperware containers and lids, plastic picnic bowls/plates in a small laundry basket that can be hidden in a back hall or enclosed porch.

Put out strategically-placed plastic boot trays for pet bowls, skates, garden clogs, flip flops, soggy mittens, or sports footwear. Use stackable plastic covered bins for storing bulk products like dried pet food, bird seed, or potting soil. If space allows, put up wire shelving along basement stairways, closed-in porches or hallways to store bulk purchases of paper goods and lightweight items like boxes of cereal and pasta. Free up closet and drawer space by using plastic under-the-bed storage bins for off-season clothing, extra bed linens and blankets, or footwear.

Get your life organized – set up a portable office in a plastic covered bin with paper clips, post-it pads, and calculator.

Use hanging files and manila folders to hold bills, bank statements, and receipts.

Create the all-important emergency portable box of mortgage/deed/title papers, birth certificates and Social Security info, insurance and credit card papers, medical records and contact names, bank and investment papers.

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refrigerator door. Check the “best-usedby” dates on all prescription medicines and OTC products in your medicine cabinets and all non-perishable canned goods in your pantry. Change the batteries in your smoke alarms and flashlights.

Grab a laundry basket and go through your underwear drawers – socks, briefs, bras, t-shirts, cotton panties. If they’re tired-looking, donate them and replace them.

Vacuum your mattresses, then flip and rotate them to encourage longer life and comfort. Refresh pillows on low heat in the clothes dryer with a scented sheet.

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istilled white vinegar is an inexpensive and environmentally-friendly solution to many everyday cleaning problems. Keep a spray bottle of it in your bathroom to get rid of mildew in your shower stall or in your laundry room to remove wine or pet urine stains, scorch marks, underarm deodorant stains on clothing, or just to refresh your washing load!

You can use white vinegar to: leave your windows, framed pictures, mirrors, window blinds and shower doors sparkling; decalcify your coffee maker, dishwasher, steam irons, showerheads, and CPAP machines; kill unwanted grass and weeds; remove tarnish from pewter, copper, and brass; deodorize kitchen drains, or neutralize cooking, pet, and smoke odors.

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Dust settles from the highest point in the room on down – but not just onto furniture! Wipe clean all horizontal surfaces, no matter how narrow – woodwork trim, window sills, picture frames, lampshades, mirrors, baseboard radiators, and the never-seen top of your refrigerator.

Anything that hangs from the ceiling or sticks out from a wall is fair game for a wipedown – overhead light fixtures, ceiling fans, sconces, wall clocks, curtain rods – even your hanging houseplants!

Banish grimy fingerprints from wall switches, doorknobs, railings and appliance handles. If your wood-trim is painted with a high-gloss paint, you can clean away grime with foam bathroom cleaner.

When you’ve finished cleaning, leave out a shallow bowls of white vinegar overnight to neutralize all lingering odors! [see sidebar]

MAXIMIZE USEABLE SPACE Put your refrigerator to use! Hang a desk-size calendar from magnetic clips, and use the space on top for small appliances. Clear your counter space for only the much-used toaster and coffee maker. You can hang lightweight items on magnetic hooks from the sides of your refrigerator, like sack-socks for collecting plastic bags, dish towels, and splatter screens.

Attach a wire cooling rack from cup hooks on an empty wall space in your kitchen and use s-hooks to hang small cooking utensils like whisks, ladles, and sieves. For larger utensils like spatulas, spaghetti forks, wooden spoons, etc.,

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find a tall container (like a tin pasta box or terra-cotta wine cooler) to hold them in a corner of your kitchen counter. To save cabinet space, invest in a ceiling hanging rack for saucepans and small frying pans.

Does your living room feel claustrophobic and cluttered? Maybe you need to rearrange the furniture to create more breathing room. Put that grandfather clock or TV cabinet kitty-corner instead of flat against a wall for easier viewing.

De-clutter your shelves and furniture of stand-up framed photos and use an empty wall to create a photo gallery! Put a rarely-used dining table up against a wall instead of jutting out into the room or smack-dab in the middle – you can always move it back for the holidays.

A NEW HOME FOR UNNEEDED ITEMS Think of your spring cleaning as a slow-motion garage sale – decide which items can be offered up online for free pickup at your home on freecycle.org, the Salvation Army (satruck.org) or My Brothers Keeper (mybrotherskeeper.org).

If you don’t want to make money selling your high-end clothing or accessories at consignment shops or on poshmark. com, think about donating them to a good cause! Donate your prom and quinceañera gowns to beccascloset.org or your wedding gown to brideacrossamerica.com to help military brides and first responders. Help someone make a good impression at a job interview by donating your business suits to suitingwarriors.org or dressforsuccess.org. To find a cause you can help, or to evaluate the worthiness of a charitable organization, go to charitynavigator.org. [see sidebar] Think local – is there a community garden that could use your garden tools or old lawn mower? Is there a homeless/ family shelter that could use your old linens and towels? Is there a food bank that could use your non-perishable foods? Is there a vocational center that could use tools or small appliances? Google “where to donate” any still-useable items – sports equipment, hobby items, bikes, shoes – someone somewhere would be glad to give them a second life.

So, start planning your spring cleaning barnacle party – and save all your donation receipts for tax deductions!

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Vietnam Veterans of America will pick up your old game consoles, TVs, computers etc. (PickUpPlease.org), and Zealous Good will help you find a local organization that will pick up your donations (ZealousGood.org).

Put your old computer, peripherals, laptops, and servers to good use by having them refurbished and distributed to foster homes, veterans, hospitals, and schools (ComputersWithCauses. org). Goodwill (Goodwill.org), the National Cristina Foundation (Cristina. org), and the World Computer Exchange (WorldComputerExchange.org) will also help you donate your electronics.

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CITY IN A PARK

By Cara Connelly

March 19 marks the first day of spring, and according to The Famer’s Almanac it’s going to be a nice one for the South Coast. Our region boasts some of superlative parks that offer unique amenities, summer recreation programs, and which participate in various community and civic events.

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NEW BEDFORD The New Bedford Department of Parks, Recreation, and Beaches manages just over 30 parks, playgrounds, beaches, and recreational facilities for city residents and visitors. It is managed through the governance of the Park Board of Commissioners and runs on a budget of just over $2.2 million. In January 2018, the newest park was built in New Bedford, the Captain Jack Peterson Dog Park. Located on Hathaway Boulevard, between Greenwood Street and Ruggles Street, the park’s roughly $244,000 price tag was completely grant funded. The dog park is open to city residents who have an active dog license and become

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members. The annual fee for membership is $25 with an additional one time fee of $10 to purchase a fob, which allows access into the park. The park is open year round from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

New Bedford is also host to a beach parking program during the summer. The beaches in the program include West Beach, East Beach (otherwise known as Gaudreau Memorial Beach), and all the beaches inside Fort Taber. The program requires residents and non-residents to purchase a seasonal parking pass or pay a daily rate for parking. Daily passes are not available at West Beach; a seasonal pass is required. New Bedford residents pay $10, New Bedford seniors (65+)

pay $5, greater New Bedford residents (Dartmouth, Freetown, Acushnet, and Fairhaven) pay $20 and non-resident parking passes are $50. Beaches are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seasonally.

TAUNTON According to Marilyn Green, Park Commissioner, the Taunton parks department works with an annual budget of almost $2.5 million dollars. Salaries and wages take up a large chunk of that, ($1,159,286), employing a commissioner, recreations supervisor, maintenance supervisor, clerical employee, 10 maintenance employees, as well seasonal, part-time employees. Other expenses include upkeep for all cemeteries, parks, playgrounds, public areas, tree removal, conservation land programs, and maintenance for a municipal pool that all to-

identify as part of the city where they live. The father of landscape architecture in America, Frederick Law Olmstead, designed three of the city’s parks and playgrounds: Ruggles Park, North Park, and Kennedy Park. The parks division is responsible for the maintenance of all city parks and playgrounds, a summer recreation program, the participation in various civic events, and the hosting of the 4th of July fireworks.

With a budget of $2,441,546, the division maintains 23 parks and playgrounds, which is the bulk of the park and recreation system. The department maintains small tot lots, playgrounds, and expansive fields at both Kennedy and North Parks.

Additionally, it cares for approximately 172 acres of park land, 15 miles of median strips throughout the city, and 11 memorial greens. The park division maintains and

OUR REGION OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF PARK AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES. IF YOU ARE ENTERTAINING KIDS, THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF PLAYGROUNDS–MANY THAT FEATURE EQUIPMENT THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. tals $761,302. The Recreation Division, under the umbrella of the park department, organizes and hosts the summer festival program, family 4th of July night, the Christmas parade, and other special events. The recreation division also offers year-round youth athletic leagues.

Greene reports the focus of the $540,000 capital overlay will include several renovations and new projects. “Our biggest budget item is the $217,000 that has been earmarked for major improvements to the only municipal pool in the city of Taunton. The two-phase project will be complete by summer 2020.”

Additional projects include renovations to the Liberty & Union Linear Park on Main Street as well as Memorial Park. New purchases will include an aerial lift bucket truck and digital CAD and PDF software for cemetery records. Currently, a new full-size basketball court is being installed on First Street and will be ready by the summer.

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improves all facilities to ensure access for the young, elderly, and people with disabilities to enjoy the recreational opportunities throughout the city.

According to Parks Manager/Director Nancy Smith, “there is a renovation project slated for the Aetna Street playground located on Aetna Street adjacent to the Maple Gardens Housing Project.” It will be completed by July.

Our region offers a wide range of park and recreation activities. If you are entertaining kids, there are a myriad of playgrounds – many that feature equipment that is accessible to kids with disabilities.

Grab your bike and enjoy a peddle around the park, sign up for an organized recreational activity, shoot some hoops at your local basketball court, channel your inner Serena Williams and head to a local tennis court, take a nature walk, or enjoy a walk on the beach – a great activity any time of year. With spring just around the corner and summer fewer than 100 days later, plan some time to enjoy free fun at your local park.

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A real Irish stew

By Tim McTague and Ann Katzenbach

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in this country and abroad, wherever Irish folk live. It’s a happy holiday, signified by green clothing, green beer, parades, and corned beef. Almost none of these modern activities or menu items have much to do with Saint Patrick, or even Ireland, but historic correctness would spoil the fun.

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im McTague, who has lived under a toadstool in Little Compton for many years, has Irish blood that comes here by way of Ontario, Canada, where his Irish ancestors emigrated in 1827.

Tim, a chef, poet, musician, mimic, comedian, carpenter, welder, and artist, has studied his native culture and declares that corned beef is a fictitious Irish dish and that Irish stew served with the potato dish called colcannon is a far better example of what the Irish would cook for a celebration.

Irish stew is made with lamb, an easier meat to get hold of than a steer or cow.

It also incorporates Guinness stout, an Irish staple. Tim has his own version of this winter stew that he refined for you so you can have a real Irish meal on Saint Paddy’s day. Serve it with Irish soda bread and perhaps a leprechaun will stop in for supper.

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Steamed, boiled, mashed, or brined – it’s all delicious when you make it right!

Authentic Irish Soda Bread Nothing fancy here, but you can add raisins if you’re feeling expansive. Best eaten hot from the oven.

3½ cups all-purpose flour

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½ teaspoon fine sea salt

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1½ cups buttermilk (buttermilk reacts with the baking soda to provide the bread’s leavening and adds a wonderful flavor)

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Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a large bowl, sift together the dry ingredients. Make a well in the center and pour in the buttermilk. Use your hand or a large spoon to mix the flour into the milk and make a soft dough that will be a little sticky.

Turn the dough onto a well-floured work surface. Wash your hands if you used them.

Knead the dough lightly for a few seconds, then pat the dough into a round (about 1.5” thick). Place it on a buttered baking sheet

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and using a sharp knife, cut a deep cross in the center reaching all the way to the sides.

Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 400 and continue to bake until the top is golden brown – about 30 more minutes.

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After 3 minutes, add the flour and stir it into the onion/fat for another 2-3 minutes. Add tomato paste and cook that in for 2 minutes. Boost the heat to high, add the mustard, and pour in the Guinness, stirring everything together and totally deglazing the pan.

At this point, transfer the contents of the frying pan into a large, heavy pot that has a decent cover, and throw in the carrots, parsnips, sliced leek, and the bones and meat from the bowl.

Add 4 cups of water and turn the heat to high and bring it all to the boil, immediately lowering it to a simmer. After a few minutes, you can skim off any scum that comes to the surface.

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Put a bed of colcannon on each plate, making sure there is a good ring to contain the stew and ladle stew inside this ring.

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Hidden Brook Veterinary Services is a veterinarian-owned practice located at 726 Dartmouth Street in Dartmouth.

Because they are not a corporate-owned veterinary office, you get to speak with the veterinary owner and veterinarian herself.

That’s how you’ll know that Dr. Corinne Slaughter takes great pride and care in her practice. New clients are not only welcome, but their arrivals are eagerly anticipated. Dr. Slaughter and her staff are always excited when new puppies and kittens come in for their first visits. They are greeted with love, lots of hugs, and treats. It’s important for a pet to make regular visits to the vet, and so the staff at Hidden Brook work hard to make sure

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that the first trip leaves happy memories, establishing a good relationship with the doctor. Even if the more timid of our furry friends never quite warm up to their checkups (we all know people like that), Dr. Corinne and her staff go above and beyond, working calmly and efficiently to ease a pet’s anxieties. “Some well-placed pets and tempting treats can go a long way,” says Dr. Corinne. “We’ll even crawl down onto the floor to get to eye level

and calm a pup down.”

Cats, ever-dramatic, can be timid when coming to the vet. For them, Dr. Corinne sprays a pheromone on a towel, which tends to calm them down. Slowly but surely, even Simba will be purring in Dr. Corinne’s arms.

The staff members at Hidden Brook are dedicated to delivering quality veterinary medical care. Hidden Brook offers routine annual exams and carries all of the core vaccines for both cats and dogs. If your pet has a specific issue, Hidden Brook offers in-house laboratories, in-house radiology, laser therapy, dental radiographs, ultrasonic cleaning, and extractions. An off-site reference laboratory handles more in-depth analyses, like special blood work, urinalysis, and biopsies. Hidden Brook also offers surgical procedures such as spay, neuters, lump removals, and more. And don’t worry about waiting around for your pet’s prescription – Hidden Brook has a pharmacy on-site too.

If a pet ever requires a more complicated orthopedic or delicate soft tissue surgery, Dr. David Clark, Board Certified Surgeon, will travel to Hidden Brook Veterinary Services to perform surgeries such as cruciate repair, patella luxation, fracture plating, or more involved soft tissue surgery. “It’s stressful enough when your pet has to undergo surgery,” says Dr. Corinne. “Dr. Clark traveling to

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Dr. Corinne believes in the old maxim that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. “Check-ups are the best way of making sure your pet lives a long and happy life,” she says. That means checking for heartworm, lyme, anaplasmosis, and ehrlichia yearly. “The important thing for pet owners to know is that it’s such a simple process for us. All it takes is three drops of blood and ten minutes of time.” Dr. Corinne stresses that if these diseases are discovered early, they can be treated readily with proper medication, avoiding lifelong debilitation.

Of course, even the happiest journeys must some day come to an end. When your time with your pet comes to a close, Hidden Brook also offers at-home euthanasia by appointment, when necessary. “It’s such an emotional time for everyone,” says Dr. Corinne. “We’re really proud that we are able to help pets and their owners say goodbye at home, where everyone is more comfortable, and where it will be easier for everyone to find peace.”

Wherever you are on your journey with your fuzzy companion, you owe it to yourself and your pet to experience the care and expertise on display with Dr. Corinne and the staff at Hidden Brook Veterinary Services.

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MASARY will bathe historic New Bedford buildings in light this summer.

Light entertainment

By Steven Froias

How do you follow up a headline-grabbing public art debut? By continuing to bring innovative art, installations and events to New Bedford in 2020.

That’s exactly what Design, Art and Technology Massachusetts (DATMA) is planning for the year ahead.

DATMA’s mission is to “present contemporary art at the convergence of design, art and technology through exhibitions, performances, and education for all ages and cultural backgrounds in the South Coast region and beyond.” They are a nonprofit institution that was founded in 2016 – though the first few years were dedicated to laying the foundation for their public art debut in 2019.

That debut and the manifestation of their mission statement happened in 2019 with “Summer Winds.” It was a series of events that had the stunning “Silver Current”

by Los Angeles-based artist

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Patrick Shearn at its center.

All summer and into the fall, his kinetic floating sculpture moved in the wind above Custom House Square Park in New Bedford’s downtown.

The art drew many to the city as visitors and residents alike became enchanted not only by the visual spectacle but also the soft, shimmering sound of “Silver Current” in this green oasis. It was DATMA’s first exhibit since forming, and it was a triumph of vision.

Returning in 2020, DATMA is adopting “Light” as their theme, and their ambition has only grown.

Bright ideas

In 2020, DATMA will present multiple works of art embracing the visual, of course,

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but also architecture, performance, and audio into a new portfolio illuminating the theme of light.

They’ll also, according to Executive Director Lindsay Miś, be forming new bonds with the community. “We’re always on the lookout for new partnerships and different ways to engage the community,” she says.

New partnerships include one with Greater New Bedford Regional Technical Vocational High School. Students will work with Providence-based architect Chris Bardt, and UMassD CVPA and New Bedford DPI on an installation at Union and Purchase Streets. This project will be a permanent piece of art that will become part of the streetscape forever after.

While Silver Current is a hard act to follow, DATMA believes the group called MASARY is up to the challenge. They will create next summer’s signature public art for Light: 2020.

Beginning next June, MASARY will bathe historic New Bedford buildings in art and light. Like Silver Current, this promises to become a destination art event for the city.

MASARY Studios is a transdisciplinary collective reconsidering environments through site-specific installations using sound, light, interactivity, and performance.

Based in Boston, the studio’s practice includes live percussion performance, electronic music and production, facade projection-mapped video, artistic research, technology

and materials fabrication, and the expansive use of animation. The studio is artist-owned and managed and was founded in 2015.

One of DATMA’s goals this year, according to Miś, is to maximize the opportunity these artists and members of the South Coast community have to interact with each other. So, in addition to the public art, they are planning multiple workshops, lectures, and supplemental gallery shows.

DATMA will also be heading indoors for other elements of Light: 2020. Soo Sunny Park will exhibit in a classroom in UMassD CVPA Star Store. In addition, performance artist Miwa Matreyek will journey to New Bedford next fall, at a location still to be determined.

Park writes that “Light is usually treated as a liminal being: something that mediates our visual awareness of the world, but not something that we see in and of itself. In my work, light is not just a means by which the form is seen, but part of what constitutes the work of art.

“Light is a sculptural material, not because without it one cannot see the forms, but because without it there is no projection, reflection, translucency, or shadow, so the drawing or sculpture is not complete.”

Miwa Matreyek is a Los Angeles-based animator, director, designer, and performer. She has been an internationally touring independent artist since 2010. She creates live, staged performances where she interacts with her animations as a shadow silhouette, at the cross-section of cinematic and theatrical, fantastical and tangible, illusionistic and physical.

Public interest

As the year is being mapped out, you can expect more to be added to the schedule for Light: 2020. You can follow DATMA at datma.org for updated information.

Miś says that artists arrive on DATMA’s radar thanks to its active board members. “They travel everywhere and report back on what they see,” she explains. In fact, the work of all DATMA artists has been seen in person by at least one board member and each comes with professional references.

It’s part of a support system that extends beyond the organization to include the community, she continues.

That included major support from the City of New Bedford, from the Mayor’s office to the Department of Public Infrastructure, which was instrumental in helping to get “Silver Current” into the air in 2019.

And of course, there is the support of the public, too – credit goes to the many people who journeyed to the South Coast and New Bedford to see “Silver Current” or participate in other events associated with “Summer Winds” in 2019.

DATMA is particularly grateful for the residents of the city who embraced this wild public art installation in their downtown, or who also took part in activities associated with DATMA. After all, it’s why DATMA was founded and why it plans to keep doing even more to fulfill its mission.

“We look at sites and try to find a way to discover its meaning and history so people can see it in a different way,” Miś states.

In 2020, that different way dictates that there shall be light in a city whose motto is Lucem Diffundo—“I diffuse Light.”

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What’s not to enjoy in March on the South Coast? There’s St. Patrick’s Day and the first day of Spring! Enjoy the many outdoor adventures and indoor concerts – and don’t forget to vote in the Massachusetts “Super Tuesday” primary elections on March 3 and to change your clocks one hour forward on March 8!

Across the Region

Get ready to laugh with National names at the South Coast Comedy Series at White’s of Westport! Christine Hurley and Kelly MacFarlane take the stage on March 20.

Then go see Artie Lange perform on May 2.

To learn more, visit southcoastcomedy.com Don’t miss the spectacular St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Newport on March 14, rain or shine! For details, call 401-846-5081 or visit newportirish.com.

Register now for the 43rd Annual New Bedford Half Marathon on March 15, sponsored by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick! For details, visit newbedfordhalfmarathon.org.

Southcoast Health and the Buzzards Bay Coalition have created “Discover Buzzards Bay,” an initiative to promote active outdoor recreation. A series of guided monthly outdoor walks, called “Sunday Strolls,” and an online portal with information about more than 100 public places to walk, bird-watch, kayak/canoe, fish, snowshoe or cross-country ski, can be found at savebuzzardsbay.org/discover – and check out thetrustees.org and massaudubon.org.

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Mark your calendar for the start of the new season at Trinity Rep! “Radio Golf” will be performed through March 1. “A Tale of Two Cities” will be performed through March 22.

“Sweat” will be performed April 2 to May 3.

For tickets and info, call 401-351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

Take a stroll through Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! Learn about gardening with cold frames on March 13-14 or how to make wattle fences on March 21! Plan ahead for the “Gateway to Spring” events in April!

For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

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Listen to the Essex Piano Trio on March 8 – and mark your calendars for the Bristol Bookfest March 27-28! Register your kids early for Summer Arts Camp! For info, call 401-253-0390 or visit lindenplace.org.

Talk a walk through the Acushnet Sawmills public park and herring weir! Canoe/ kayak launch, fishing, trails. For info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/discover.

Learn about maple tapping at the LaPalme Farm on March 14! Free! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events.

Take the little ones on the Itty Bitty Bay Explorers: Forest Exploration on March 7 or Signs of Spring on March 17 at the Sawmills!

Free! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay. org/discover/events.

Attleboro Mark your calendars! The Attleboro Community Theatre will perform “Over the River” March 1, 6-8! For more info and tickets, go to attleborocommunitytheatre. com.

Check out the Capron Park Zoo! Call 774203-1840 or go to capronparkzoo.com. Or stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center!

For more info, call 508-223-3060 or visit massaudubon.org.

Bristol Check out what’s happening at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium! For details, call 401-949-5454 or go to asri.org.

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Enjoy an evening of opera and dinner on March 15 with “Vino, Vidi, Vici” at Blithewold Mansion! For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Head for the Mount Hope Bristol Winter Farmers Market at Mount Hope Farm! Cash, credit card, SNAP/EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, go to farmfreshri.org.

Sign up for the Nature Drawing Series, twice-monthly classes through August at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! For dates and more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Carver Take the kids on heated train rides throughout Edaville Railroad! For more info, call 508-866-8190 or go to edaville.com.

Dartmouth Check out the free monthly “Film and Potluck” events on the first Friday of the month through March at the Dartmouth Grange Hall! For more info, go to dartmouthgrange.org.

Head for the Original Easton Farmer’s Market on Saturdays at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church! For more info, go to facebook.com/ eastonoriginalfarmersmarket.

Find out what’s happening at the Easton Children’s Museum! For info, call 508-2303789 or visit childrensmuseumineaston.org.

Fairhaven Find out what’s happening at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Sign up for the Late Winter Seal Cruise to Cuttyhunk March 7 or the Full Moon Owl Prowl March 9! For info, go to lloydcenter.org.

Don’t miss “Three’s a Crowd” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series on March 29 at St. Peter’s Church in South Dartmouth! For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or visit nbsymphony.org.

Head for Running Brook Vineyards for free live music every weekend year-round!

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Check out the Wedding Show on March 22 at the Seaport Inn & Marina! For more info, call 508-997-1281 or go to seaportinnandmarina.com.

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Take the family to the monthly Open Farm Days at Round The Bend Farm! Grass-fed meats, local veggies, honey, maple syrup, and botanicals! For dates and more info, call 508-938-5127 or visit roundthebendfarm. org.

Wander through Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. Sign up for the Women’s Walk March 5, the Spring Equinox Stroll March 19 or the Seal Walk March 21!

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Easton Join in the Family Science Outings sponsored by the Natural Resources Trust of Easton! Plan ahead for “Owl Prowl at the Sheep Pasture” on March 19. For more info, call 508-238-6049 or go to nrtofeaston. org.

Enjoy the 2020 season of the Fall River Symphony Orchestra at Bristol Community College! Don’t miss the “Winter Concert: Blue” on March 8! Plan ahead for the Spring Pops Concert April 26! For tickets and more details, go to fallriversymphonyorchestra. org.

Check out what’s happening at your local library! Movies, crafts, play groups, tech workshops – and more! For more info, go to fallriverlibrary.org.

Find out what’s playing at The Little Theatre of Fall River! Don’t miss “Blood Brothers” March 12-22! For info and tickets, call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

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Remember our veterans! Journey through time and discover a sailor’s life at Battleship Cove, America’s Fleet Museum (508-6781000 or battleshipcove.org) or explore the Maritime Museum (508-674-3533 or battleshipcove.org/maritime-museum).

Go on a guided hike, attend a demonstration/lecture or take a mansion tour at Borderland State Park! For more info, call 508-238-6566 or go to friendsofborderland.org.

Find out what’s going on at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River! For info, go to cmgfr.org or call 508-672-0033.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup this fall – don’t miss Todd Snider March 5, Bonerama March 6, Robbie Fulks March 13, Howard Jones March 17, Poussette-Dart Band March 20, Journeyman March 28, Marc Broussard April 4, Asleep at the Wheel April 11 – and more! For a complete schedule, visit narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

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Mattapoisett Explore the trails, wildlife and scenery of the Mattapoisett River Reserve – leashed dogs welcome. Hike, bird-watch, cross-country ski! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org.

Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the winter farmers market at Old Rochester Regional High School! For dates and details, visit semaponline.org.

Midleboro Mark your calendar for “Frozen Jr.” March 5-15 at the Alley Theatre! For details, call 508-946-1071 or go to burtwoodschool. com.

Spend an afternoon with the kids at the Soule Homestead! For more info, call 508947-6744 or go to soulehomestead.org.

Middletown Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! Don’t miss “Celebrating the March” on March 22 at Tabor Academy! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org.

Listen to lectures presented by the Sippican Woman’s Club! Celebrate Women’s History Month at the lecture “Spotlight on Annie” on March 13! For details, visit sippicanwomansclub.org.

Explore the trails and properties of the Sippican Land Trust! Check out the schedule of lectures and activities. For more info, go to sippicanlandtrust.org.

Plan ahead for the free Mindfulness Walk through Aucoot Woods on March 15! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events.

Don’t miss Scratch Series: Cooking with Beer March 12 or March Beer Hall Night March 13 at the Newport Vineyards! For more info, call 401-848-5161 or go to newportvineyards.com.

Get a glimpse of snowy owls and other migratory birds at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge! For more info, call 401-619-2680 or visit fws.gov/ sachuestpoint.

On Saturdays, visit the Aquidneck Growers Farmers Market at the Newport Vineyards in Middletown year-‘round! Cash, credit card, SNAP/EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, call 401-8485161 or go to newportvineyards.com or farmfreshri.org.

Don’t miss “Three’s a Crowd” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series on March 28 at St. Gabriel’s Church! For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or visit nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Find out what’s happening at the Marion Museum of Natural History! Check out the after-school programs and books club!

For more info, call 508-748-2098 or go to marionmuseum.org.

Don’t miss the production of “The Fox on the Fairway” March 13-15, 19-22 at the Marion Art Center! For info, call 508-7481266 or visit marionartcenter.org.

Listen to concerts at the Marion Music Hall! For the 2020 schedule and more info, call 508-353-2150 or visit sixstringmusiccompany.com.

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Enjoy fresh local foods year-round! Visit New Bedford’s Indoor Winter Farmers Market at the Kilburn Mill at Clark’s Cove on Thursdays through May! Credit, debit and SNAP accepted. For more info, call 508817-4166 or go to coastalfoodshed.org.

Check out the exhibits, musical performances and dock-u-mentaries at the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center!

Sign up for the Cribbage Tournament March 8! Listen to the music of Matthew Byrne March 11! Check out the new exhibits and educational programs “F/V Innovations,” exploring the evolution of vessels and gear, through March. For more info, call 508-9938894 or visit fishingheritagecenter.org.

Plan ahead for the Wildlife Education Series 2020 at the Buttonwood Park Zoo! “Restoring the Amazon Rainforest” will be presented on March 12, “A Deep Dive into the Ocean’s Twilight Zone” on April 9. For details, call 508-991-6178 or visit bpzoo.org or destinationnewbedford.org.

If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out “Music in the Gallery” at the Wamsutta Club – don’t miss Sol y Canto on March 6, Susan Werner April 3!

For tickets or info, go to brownpapertickets. com/events/ or contact korolenko8523@ charter.net or call 508-673-8523.

Stroll through the exhibits at the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Classes available for kids, teens and adults! For more info, call 508-961-3072 or go to newbedfordart.org.

Head for the Zeiterion for “County of Kings” March 5, Folklorico Nacional de Mexico March 7, movie “Moonstruck” March 9, On a Winter’s Night March 12, NBSO Breaking Boundaries March 14, Natalia Zuckerman March 19, Rain March 22, Boston Comedy Jam March 26, Peking Acrobats March 27, Doo Wop XVIII March 28, Buster Keaton movies March 29, Beach Boys April 1, Seven April 2, movie “A League of Their Own” April 6, Grace Morrison April 9, NBSO Happy Birthday, Ludwig! April 18-19 – and more!

For info and tickets, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

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Get healthy! On Sunday mornings, head for The Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford for free yoga, cardio exercise, meditation, massage, qi gong, and nutrition education! Every three weeks there’s smoking-cessation hypnosis, and every month a visit from the South Coast Wellness van! On Saturdays, you can “Walk With a Doc” at the Dartmouth Mall through March, Buttonwood Park Zoo starting in April, all part of the New Bedford Wellness Initiative!

For more info, visit nbewell.com.

Let your kids explore the Whaling Museum – check out the Discovery Center! For more information, call 508-997-0046 or go to whalingmuseum.org.

Stroll along the Harbor Walk, a pedestrian/ bike path atop the hurricane dike in New Bedford’s south end. For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/discover.

Get in touch with nature at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Take a free guided Sunday Bird Walk or join in the Fireside Series events!

For details, call 401-846-2577 or go to normanbirdsanctuary.org.

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Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights! Plan ahead for March 12 “All Sewn Up.” The April 9 theme is “Sustainable Southcoast.” For details, go to ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

Remember our veterans! Explore the region’s military history at the Fort TaberFort Rodman Military Museum! For info, call 508-994-3938 or visit forttaber.org.

Support budding artists at the Judith Klein Art Gallery at 127 W. Rodner French Blvd., Door #31. A new exhibition of local artists and art students, opening on March 8, from 2 to 5 p.m., will feature, paining, sculpture, jewelry, woodwork, and more. The gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 508-965-7396 or email 12Julika@comcast.net.

Find out what’s on tap and on the menu – and who’s playing on stage – at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub in downtown New Bedford!

For more info, call 774-425-4600 or go to greasyluckbrewpub.com or vaultnb.com.

Newport Mark your calendars for the 7th Annual Newport Daffodil Days events April 24 to May 3! For a schedule and more info, go to newportdaffydays.com.

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Check out the Newport Car Museum!

Sixty-plus vintage cars and driving simulators! For more info, call 401-8482277 or visit newportcarmuseum.org.

Go on walk through Ballard Park! For more info, call 401-619-3377 or visit ballardpark. org.

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Support local schools! Register now for the Newport 5K Night Run on April 4! For more info, go to newportnightrun.com.

Enjoy classical music with the Arts in the Village Series at Goff Memorial Hall! Don’t the Bay Winds Sextet on March 28. For more info, go to rehobothantiquarian.org.

Find out what’s happening at the Newport Mansions! For a schedule and details, call 401-847-1999 or go to newportmansions. org.

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Spend some time at the Newport Public Library! Movies, crafts, workshops, and music! Enjoy the bluegrass music of the Ocean State Ramblers on March 21! If you’re over 50, get tax preparation help from an AARP Tax-Aide! For details on all events at the library, call 401-847-8720 x 204 or go to newportlibraryri.org.

Go on a guided Seal Watch boat tour through April with Save the Bay, departing from Bowen’s Ferry Landing! For a schedule and info, call 401-203-SEAL (7325) or visit savebay.org/seals.

Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! Enjoy the opening comedy through March 29, Newport to Nashville musicians March 12 and April 9!

For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

Plan ahead for the Newport String Project’s concert “Chamber Music” at the Redwood Library on March 21! For more info, visit newportstringproject.org.

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Explore the outdoors at the Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, operated by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island! Learn about maple sugaring on March 14, or enjoy Sip & Spa on March 21! For more info, call 401-949-5454 or visit asri.org.

Mark your calendar for the Plymouth Philharmonic’s “Sunday Family Concert: Music for All Ages” on March 8 or “Plymouth 400: Adoration of Place” on March 28 at Memorial Hall For info and tickets, go to plymouthphil.org.

Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth for great entertainment! Don’t miss Robert Cray Band March 5, Irish Comedy Tour March 13, Red Hot Chili Pipers March 15, Classic Albums Live March 20, Tower of Power March 22, Three Dog Night April 3, One Night of Queen April 17 – and more! For tickets and info, call 800-514-3849 or go to memorialhall.com.

Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! Don’t miss American Songbook March 6, Bettye LaVette March 13, Dana Fuchs March 14, Dave Mason March 17, October Road March 20, Mallett Brothers Band March 21, Laszlo Gardony Trio March 27, Coco Montoya March 28, Tab Benoit April 1, Mary Gauthier April 3, Tinsley Ellis April 10 – and more! For tickets and info, call 508-746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Go on the free Mindfulness Walk through the Lyman Reserve on March 8! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/ events.

Get ready for the Fifth Annual Shamrock Stampede 5k through town (and taverns) On March 14! Register at southshoreracemanagement.redpodium. com.

Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the winter farmers market at Plimouth Plantation! For dates and details, go to semaponline.org.

Sign up for Mayflower Brewing’s St. Pat’s Day 5K on March 22! For details, go to seeplymouth.com.

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Take the Polar Plunge on March 7 at Nelson Park! For more info, call 774-454-4955 or visit jordanhospitalclub.org.

Portsmouth Get back to your musical roots with Common Fence Music! Don’t miss the Traditions Festival March 7, the Love & Harmony Benefit Concert March 28, or Caroline Spence on April 18! For a schedule and info, call 401-683-5085 or go to commonfencemusic.org.

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Taunton

Find out who’s on stage the District Center for the Arts! Don’t miss Barefoot Rebel March 6, Jamie G. & Friends March 7, Heidi Nirk Band March 13, Michael Jackson Experience March 14, Awaken March 21, Blushing Brides March 28, Draw the Line April 3, The Breakers April 4, Dean Ford & the Beautiful Ones April 10, Living on a Bad Name April 11 – and more! For info and tickets, call 508-386-9413 or visit thedistrictcenterforarts.com.

Tiverton Check out what’s going on at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! Listen to the Magnolia Cajun Band on March 7, RI Songwriters Association March 14, Fellswater March 21, Atwater-Donnelly Trio April 4! For a complete schedule of concerts and more info, go to sandywoodsmusic. com.

Listen to classical guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto on March 1 at the Four Corners Arts Center! Plan ahead for the Daffodil Days Arts and Artisan Fair April 25! For more info, go to fourcornerarts.org.

Wareham Stay fit with Yoga with Laura at the Boys & Girls Club! For a schedule and more info, call 508-295-7072 or go to onsetbay.org.

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ON MY MIND

O fathers, where art thou?

By Paul Kandarian

Spartacus is gone. In a weird way, so is my dad, all over again. Let me explain.

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irk Douglas, star of Spartacus, his most iconic film, died in January at the age of 103, the last lion of old Hollywood, a vestige of the so-called golden era of moviemaking.

Douglas was a warrior, a myth, a movie star, a legend, truly a great actor, a man’s man, as my father would put it – one of a kind.

My dad, who died six years ago, worshipped him. So Douglas’s death was one last connection with the living that somehow kept my father alive, at least in my mind. Told you it was weird.

He worshipped them all actually, guys like Burt Lancaster, Gary Cooper, Alan Ladd, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Cagney, Clark Gable and his number one: John Wayne. Dad loved the Duke, knew his movies by heart. Honestly, my father would practically get misty eyed watching John Wayne on the screen, silver or cathode ray.

We’d be watching a John Wayne western on TV, and my dad would say, “Oh, you know what’s gonna happen now? Duke’s gonna punch that guy right in the mouth!” or something and sure enough it would happen, and I’d declare my dad a genius for having this uncanny knack of predicting movie plots.

Didn’t dawn on me until years later that he’d seen the movie 100 times and naturally knew what was going to happen. He’d do

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the same thing driving with the family when it was raining, and say “I’m gonna stop the rain… right now!” and sure enough, the rain would stop, and I’d be crying, begging him to tell me how he did it. He wouldn’t, and I’d whine even more – with my mom and brother rolling their eyes at my not being able to figure out the temporary lack of rain was caused by going under bridges.

My dad was bigger than life to me, and those actors of old were giants to him. He’d watch someone like Kirk or Burt take off their shirt and he’d marvel at the shape they were in, saying “Look at the build on that guy!” and then stand up and puff out his chest and strut around, making me laugh and love him all the more for his kooky coolness until I got older and couldn’t see that kooky coolness anymore, and in fact would be embarrassed by it. I’ve long regretted feeling that way.

I absolutely loved watching movies with my dad. As kids, we’d go to the drivein and see things like The Longest Day, a quintessential old-school World War II movie with a legendary ensemble of actors he loved – The Duke, Fonda, Bob Mitchum, Richard Burton, Rod Steiger, Jeffrey Hunter, and so many more.

When I got older, we’d go to the movies, just the two of us, seeing films like The Green Berets, A Man Called Horse, and The Unforgiven. The latter was the last we saw together. It is no coincidence it is one of my favorite films.

I have said this before, but there is no doubt I’m an actor now

There is no doubt I’m an actor now because of my dad, and not just from the love of movies he instilled in me, but because he passed on a natural ability to me.

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because of my dad, and not just from the love of movies he instilled in me, but because he passed on a natural ability to me. My old man was an inveterate ham, owning the room when he’d walk into a party, playing it up if there were a video camera nearby. He likely could have been an actor, one of his long-standing dreams, but instead deferred it by doing the family man thing instead, his soul made more restless as he aged, fidgety and unfulfilled, taking solace in what might have been by watching the stars he loved on that flickering screen.

And there were few he loved more than Kirk Douglas, in particular one movie I cherish because we watched it so often together: Lonely Are the Brave, a black-and-white film from 1962 with a powerful cast of Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, and Carol O’Connor. It was an adaptation of an Edward Abbey novel, The Brave Cowboy, with screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, a brilliant writer blacklisted in the Hollywood Communism debacle – that ended when Douglas hired him to write “Spartacus” in 1960.

My Dad would watch Lonely Are the Brave (which Douglas said was his favorite movie) over and over, captivated by the story of an aging cowboy at odds with the modernization of the world, how man was encroaching on nature and pushing aside the only way of life he knew. My Dad would identify with that, finding it hard to come to grips with changes, I guess, in society at the time we’d watch this in the 60s and 70s, and changes perhaps in himself as he got older.

In the end, Douglas’s character John W. Burns, and his horse, are hit by a truck in a blinding rainstorm, symbolizing that encroachment of man into the fading cowboy world. Douglas’s character lies by the side of the road, pelted by rain, beaten by modern times, as Matthau’s sheriff character orders the injured horse to be shot.

“That poor bastard,” my father would say, shaking his head as if he’d not seen the movie a thousand times. “Helluva way to go.”

And now with Spartacus gone, there goes one of Dad’s heroes.

And with Dad gone, there goes mine.

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