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through a painting. The crisp air makes us feel more alive, and the tastes of food are just that much sharper.

It’s only appropriate that we should have so much to fill our schedule this month. On page 6, Elizabeth Morse Read outlines the top seasonal events, from skating in ice rinks to jamming out to live music. Wherever you go, bring a camera!

Dr Harry Kamenidis practices in all areas of general urology with particular interest in BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia/ enlarged prostate), stone disease, erectile dysfunction, male and female incontinence, and robotic surgery.

November is also Thanksgiving season. On page 10, Stacie Charbonneau Hess shares her story of how she was inspired to travel to Houston to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey. There, she gained a new appreciation for her life, and established an emotional connection she’ll never forget.

And while we’re on the topic of emotional connections, let’s talk about food. The restaurant scene has been expanding in downtown New Bedford for years and shows no signs of slowing down. But don’t let the quantity of new food spots fool

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THINGS TO DO

A SPECIAL MONTH:

November

By Elizabeth Morse Read

November can be a dreary time of year, with all the leaves fallen and chilly winds keeping us indoors. It’s a subdued month of remembrance and reflection, when preparations are made to stock up for the cold dark months to come.

For details about all the events below, go to Dateline on page 24 of this issue!

Starry, starry nights Winter is coming, and the days are growing shorter. What better way to counter the darkness than to light up the outdoors?

There are still a few days left of the Jacko-Lantern Spectacular at Rogers Williams Park in Providence (rwpzoo.org), but the premier outdoor lighting events on the South Coast are the Annual Festival of Lights at the LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro (lasaletteattleboroshrine.org), and the Christmas Festival of Lights at Edaville Railroad in Carver (edaville.com), both starting this month.

You can be amazed by WaterFire’s “Salute to Veterans” in downtown Providence (waterfire.org), or stroll through illuminated gardens and greenhouses at Blithewold Mansion in Bristol (blithewold.org).

Right after Thanksgiving, towns will start “lighting up” their trees and parks.

Watch the Illuminated Boat Parade at the Newport Holiday Stroll at Bowen’s Wharf – and plan ahead for the 48th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting (bowenswharf. com). There’s also the spectacular Grand

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Illumination at the Bristol Christmas Festival (christmasbristolri.com) and the 105th Lighting of the Green in Taunton! (facebook.com/lightingofthegreen).

Sharing the Bounty As we celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s important to remember how it all started – a simple feast shared by English Pilgrims and Native Americans. Visit Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth this month for an authentic “New England Harvest Feast” (plimouth.org). Or bring something to share to The Aquidneck Indian Council’s Fall Potluck Lunch at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton (sandywoodsmusic.com).

But as we gather together to celebrate Thanksgiving, remember those who have little to celebrate. Support the Salvation Army’s “Neediest Families Fund” by attending the 9th Annual Soup Bowl Supper at the Seaport Inn in Fairhaven – a hand-crafted bowl is included with the dinner! (Call Michelle at 508-979-4355 for tickets.)

The Salvation Army is also willing to accept bagged/boxed donations of clothing, books, furniture, and housewares. (To schedule a free pickup, go to satruck.org/pickup.) And My Brother’s Keeper will pick up gently-used

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residential furniture and housewares for South Coast families in need for free (mybrotherskeeper.org).

All creatures great and small Wintertime is very tough on animals, especially those who’ve been languishing in shelters or whose human owners can’t afford their care. If you’re not in a position to adopt a shelter pet, then do what you can to make their days brighter. Call your local animal shelter – do they need pet toys? Blankets? Paper goods? A friendly human to cuddle them?

The Natural Resources Trust of Easton accepts donations of animal foods and supplies during their “Holiday for Animals” drive. All donations are distributed to local shelters and the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA (nrtofeaston.org). Likewise, Pet Food Aid collects pet food and supplies and distributes them to food banks and senior centers throughout Bristol County MA (petfoodaid.org).

Bringing the outdoors in Like all creatures, people seek the warmth and safety of their homes when it’s cold and dark, but we still miss the open spaces outdoors, full of aromatic

trees, flowers, and fruit. So, we bring those reminders indoors, draping pine swags on doorways, scattering scented pinecones near the fireplace, making colorful arrangements of gourds and grasses on dining tables. And, of course, many of us bring home a freshly-cut Christmas tree right after Thanksgiving Day! We are blessed with many local farms and nurseries that sell these holiday greens, but there are also many November activities that encourage our decorating impulses and handmade gift-making. For that perfect Thanksgiving centerpiece, go to the Harvest Centerpiece Workshop at the Green Animals Topiary in Portsmouth (newportmansions.org).

Don’t miss the Festival of Trees in Easton, with workshops in floral design, cookie-making, gingerbread houses (eastonfestivaloftrees.org) or the Holiday Fair and Wreath Making Workshops at the Soule Homestead in Middleboro (soulehomestead.org).

For unique handcrafted gifts, head for the Lafayette-Durfee House in Fall River for the 18th-century Artisan Fair (lafayettedurfeehouse.org), or check out the “All That Glitters” fair in Lakeville (lakevilleartscouncilma.org).

There’s also the Christmas Crafts Fair Weekend at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro (lasaletteattleboroshrine.org), the “Artists For the Bay” show at the Save the Bay Center in Providence (savebay.org/art), and Blithewold’s Winter Marketplace in Bristol (blithewold.org).

And just about every church or community organization on the South Coast will be sponsoring a holiday crafts fair of some sort, like the Congregational Church in Swansea (theoldewhitechurch.org or ahafallriver. com), but the annual Holiday Bazaar at Saint Anthony of Padua’s Church in New Bedford follows a fantastic organ recital (musicatsaintanthonys.org)!

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Center for the Environment in Dartmouth (lloydcenter.org), a November “Owl Prowl” at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown (normanbirdsanctuary. org), or a “Sippican Saunter at Osprey Marsh” in Marion (sippicanlandstrust.org).

You can also go on a guided Seal Watch boat tour with Save the Bay, departing from Bowen’s Ferry Landing in Newport (savebay.org/seals).

After your Thanksgiving feast, join The Great BIG “Walk It Off” Hike at the Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Westport (savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/ events). Or get back in shape on the free Post-Thanksgiving Day Hike at the Destruction Brook Woods in Dartmouth (savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events)!

It’s time to sharpen the ice skates – or rent them! For schedules and info about indoor skating in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, or Plymouth, go to fmcicesports.com. Brave the outdoors and go ice skating (and bumper cars!) at The Providence Rink at the Alex & Ani City Center (theprovidencerink.com) or the outdoor skating rink in Newport (newportskatingcenter.com).

Or you can just bundle up and explore the more than 100 public places to walk, birdwatch, kayak/canoe, fish, or cross-country ski throughout the South Coast, by going to savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover, thetrustees.org, massaudubon. org, riparks.com, or stateparks.com/ rhode_island.

Intimate gatherings In every society, there is a tradition of bringing together musicians, dancers, actors, and singers to entertain small gatherings on cold winter nights. In Ireland and Scotland, there are the famous ceilidh (“kay-lee”) and in rural America there are square-dances and hootenannies.

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Here on the South Coast, the tradition lives on, many times held in beautiful churches. One of the most spectacular venues in the region, Saint Anthony of Padua’s Church in New Bedford, will host an organ recital this month (musicatsaintanthonys.org). A special choral concert will be performed by the Sine Nomine Choir at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Providence and Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford (sinenominechoir.org).

The South Coast Chamber Music Series will perform “Heart of Schubert” at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion and St. Peter’s Church in South Dartmouth (nbsymphony.org/southcoast-chambermusic-series), and The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington will perform at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Barrington (stjohnsbarrington.org/music).

Classical performances are also popular this time of year. Rehoboth’s Arts in the Village Concert Series will present Frederick Moyer (rehobothantiquarian. org), and Concerts at the Point in Westport will host a performance by the Muir String Quartet (concertsatthepoint. org). Likewise, the Fall River Symphony Orchestra will perform its 94th seasonopening concert at Bristol Community College (fallriversymphonyorchestra.org).

Common Fence Music of Portsmouth will host the 2nd Annual Fall Moon Festival in Newport, and a performance by Honeysuckle in Warren (commonfencemusic.org).

The Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton will host performances

by Magnolia Cajun Dance, Julie Snow & the Bad Hombres, and Rosewood (sandywoodsmusic.com).

In addition, the Island Moving Company will perform “The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff” in Newport (islandmovingco. org), and Rhode Island College in Providence will host a performance by The Proteus String Quartet and the plays “Quilters” and “When You Were Young and Unafraid” (ric.edu/pfa).

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November 11, 1918 On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month one hundred years ago, the Armistice ending The Great War (WWI) was declared. Remember all those red poppy boutonnieres people used to wear on Veterans Day? They were worn in remembrance of all the WWI service members who died “In Flanders fields where poppies blow/ Between the crosses, row on row.”

Remember their sacrifice now, one hundred years later. Visit the WWI Centennial Exhibit at the Rotch-JonesDuff House in New Bedford (rjdmuseum. org), the Great War Remembrance event at the Lafayette-Durfee House in Fall River (lafayettedurfeehouse. org) or the WWI Centennial Exhibit at the Hedge House in Plymouth (plymouthantiquariansociety.org).

Explore the region’s military history at the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum in New Bedford (forttaber.org).

In Providence, there’ll be a special WaterFire “Salute to Veterans” (waterfire. org), and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a special “Armistice Centennial” concert (riphil.org).

Deck the halls!

As we spend more time indoors during the holiday season, all the beautiful older homes in our towns and cities will be decorated and open to visitors.

There will be the sumptuous mansions in Newport (newportmansions.org) and Bristol (blithewold.org and lindenplace. org), but there will also be the wellpreserved private homes of 19th-century merchants and industrialists in places like New Bedford, Providence, and the Victorian splendor on display at the Fall River Historical Society (lizzieborden.org).

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COVER STORY

Stepping out and up

By Stacie Charbonneau Hess

I now live a pretty comfortable life, but it has not always been that way. I think when you have suffered in some way— emotionally, physically, financially—you have more empathy for those who are now suffering.

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certainly live without my creature comforts for a few days.

Houston bound

Without really knowing what to expect, I boarded the plane in late September at Logan, bound for Houston. The moment I found the backdoor of the church in the Piney Point neighborhood of Houston, with the All Hands and Hearts vans speckling the parking lot, I felt the trip would be worth the effort. There was something I was supposed to learn.

Sure, I had to rearrange a few things to escape midweek and stay through the weekend to be a residential volunteer, but how many times do we say “no” to inconvenience?

What would I do at home that weekend, laundry?

When I opened the door to the church, I was greeted by Sam, a pale-skinned, blonde and blue-haired twenty-something with a leadership role at All Hands. Sam smiled at me enthusiastically as I quickly surveyed the storage area. Wooden shelves were strewn with an assortment of power tools, wetvacs, hammers, and lumber

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neatly stacked and labeled.

This place was all business, no frills.

I arrived just as dinner was winding down, so Sam offered me a seat at the communal table before giving me the official tour. Instantly, faces greeted me, beaming and welcoming, and within a few

minutes I learned the names of my fellow volunteers. All in all, there were about 20 of us, though in the summer the number of volunteers balloons to 50, with college students on break.

The author and her pink helmet

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y friend Rachel had suggested I go to Houston for a few days to learn what it was like to volunteer in a disaster zone. Rachel works for All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response, a disaster relief and response organization based in Mattapoisett, my hometown.

It sounded like a brilliant idea, so I immediately said yes. I was totally on board.

Houston! I thought. I have never been to Houston! The disaster was over a year ago, so I thought the work would be doable – chores like painting and carpentry.

Then I started to read the fine print on the volunteer page on the All Hands website. Words like “communal living” and “curfew” started to make me second-guess my decision. I am 45, not 25. I am a light sleeper. I use three pillows when I sleep. Will I be okay in a dorm, or on a church floor? Then I thought about what the people in Houston may have lost. Or Puerto Rico. Or more recently, North Carolina, and figured I could

After dinner, Sam showed me around the aforementioned tool room and advised me where to find the “PPE,” or personal protection equipment like hard hats, goggles, gloves, and respirators. He brought me upstairs to the dorms, and gave me a choice of two bottom bunks in a room with four sets of bunk beds.

Here is when the average 40-something-year-old woman might balk. No little shampoos and conditioners in the bathroom. No towels except for the meager one I could fit in my suitcase. No bathroom, except down the hall. Despite not having the usual creature comforts of a trip away, I felt full and free. Perhaps it was the youthful energy

apartment in Houston and committed to volunteering for an entire year after seeing the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on the news. That story humbled and buoyed me.

Here was a couple in their sunset years who could have done anything with their retirement. And yet they were here, in the sweltering humidity of Houston, sacrificing, working full-time. Ron, needless to say, was our resident expert. He handled the heavy-duty power-tools and precise carpentry.

Not to say that Genevieve was unskilled by any means.

I called her a Renaissance woman because she could literally do everything. In my two short days working with her, I saw her use a nail gun, tile and

I slept peacefully on my bottom bunk the whole trip, my heart full and at ease. that pervaded the church, or the sense that everyone was working toward the same selfless goals, but I didn’t worry at all about getting enough sleep or being uncomfortable, or even what tomorrow would bring. I felt as if I were in very good hands.

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The next morning, I donned a pink hard hat and loaded up the van with my teammates, Giorgia and Genevieve.

Our team had four people.

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Our task was to renovate Noami’s northeast Houston kitchen. Noami is an elderly woman who lives alone in a small, single-family home in a neighborhood that was devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

From what I understand, this area of Houston is low-income and low-lying – an unfortunate combination in urban planning. Sadly, when natural disasters occur, they will impact these areas sooner and harder. A year had gone by and her home was still not fixed.

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tasked with fixing broken tiles, putting up trim, and painting her kitchen cabinets a robin’s egg blue. FEMA had been there months before to put up mildew-proof walls and fix the water damage from flooding.

Noami recounted that fateful day of the flood several times during the weekend I worked there, as a trauma victim might relay the events of her life before and after the event.

I could see what these volunteers meant to Noami. She had waited a long time for them to come. Her pastor kept a list, and home by home All Hands came. All Hands works with many outreach organizations to try to not only respond to disasters immediately after they happen, but also to stay long enough to rebuild – something that organizations such as the Red Cross are not set up to do. All Hands works well with the Red Cross.

They are a Four Star Charity Navigator and Guidestar Platinum-rated organization, with 95 cents of every dollar spent directly on programs.

That is a big deal in the NGO world. All Hands accepts donations from corporations, foundations, and individuals all over the world. Volunteers are encouraged to fundraise for the program they will serve.

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I realized my trepidation was unnecessary. Reflecting on my experience, I really was in good hands. I was fed three meals a day, given a clean and comfortable bed, and tasked only with using my hands to help others between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. In some ways, volunteering was a more simple existence than I have at home, where I am in charge of so many things all at once.

On my flight back home to Boston, I thought about what I could have done at home instead of volunteer in Houston. I would have surely gotten to the bottom of that laundry pile. I probably would have read and responded to some of my students’ essays, or done some weeding in the late summer garden. Instead, with the support of my family at home, I reached out to see what I could do to help. I left the experience feeling as if I made friends, as if I connected in ways that I had not anticipated, excited and uplifted for the next trip I have planned.

That one is a longer volunteer stint in Puerto Rico in January of 2019. I left a legacy of robin’s egg blue cabinets in a kitchen of a woman I will never see again. Somehow, that is enough for one weekend, and enough to inspire me to want to do more.

I recommend this program to anyone who has a little time and energy to spare, and anyone who wonders: How can I help? when seeing the news of natural disasters around the world.

And in case you were wondering, I slept peacefully on my bottom bunk the whole trip, my heart full and at ease.

Even without three pillows.

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COVER STORY The Co-Creative Center is another colorful newcomer in downtown New Bedford.

THE NEW ARTS HUB

n Friday, August 24, Providence-based animation filmmaker Glenn Alexander and singer/songwriter Eddie Dillon offered a night of art, music, and film with “Verse to Video.” On Saturday, September 22, the performance art evening, Lunar Teeth presented original programming featuring artists from New Bedford and Boston. And beginning on Thursday, October 4, “Vecinos,” an improvisational filmmaking and gallery event happening simultaneously in New Bedford and Mexico City, launched for several days.

All of these things happened at 137 Union Street in downtown New Bedford.

It’s the address of the city’s exciting new arts hub, the Co-Creative Center, which officially opened just this last May. During that opening month, Dena Haden, the former co-founder of the city’s first coworking space, Groundwork!, was named Program Director of the facility by the Waterfront Area Historic League (WHALE). An artist herself, Haden quickly got down to work opening the center to all manner

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of creative artists and professionals for these special events.

The Co-Creative Center is best described as a coworking place for artists of every sort – from the visual to the digital – and offers collaborative space as well as goodies like a large-format printer, state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, and a gallery to showcase members’ work.

“I see the Co-Creative Center as a vessel through which artists can express their imagination,” Haden says. “It functions best when members or visitors bring an idea to the center and then we work together to transform it into reality.”

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WHALE renovated the building the center is housed in and an adjoining one at 141 Union Street. Together, they constitute a creative complex that also includes People’s Pressed juice bar, a salon, four offices for city non-profit groups, affordable artist’s studios, and even a few small apartments.

The two historic buildings predate the Civil War and were vacant before

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WHALE saved them from irrelevance.

The architectural firm studio2sustain handled the rehabilitation for WHALE, employing the latest in sustainable design elements into the buildings.

The Co-Creative Space begins as a storefront gallery at 137 Union Street. It then flows into a combination audio/visual and conference room before opening up into a large space where members claim their desks or work areas. Finally, a new garage door can (and frequently does) open onto Barkers Lane and Custom House Square Park at the back of the building.

On Thursday afternoons through the summer, that door opened onto a weekly farmers market which came inside after-hours during the second Thursday of the month celebration, AHA! New Bedford.

“The space is remarkably versatile,” Dena Haden states. “Members spend their days creating, but then a public event can pack it full during the evening.”

“We usually have a new art gallery opening every AHA! New Bedford night.

Since opening, I’ve been approached by so many other artists and performers

who want to utilize the space for all sorts of other events, like a film screening or to play some music.”

Another big part of the Co-Creative Center mission is to host workshops and classes for artists and other creative persons. On the calendar so far have been a 3-D printing workshop and a LEGO building workshop.

Artible-SoCo, a non-profit organization which seeks to help artists handle the business of art, just launched in the space. They will soon be holding classes and courses to help people build a professional career in creative industries.

Co-Creative members pay a monthly fee to use the space and enjoy all its benefits. There are day, part-time, and fulltime memberships available. Or you can rent the space for a special event.

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The Co-Creative Center got off to a fast start. It quickly lived up to its mission statement, which is as follows: “to establish a footprint for creative enterprise in the historic downtown to connect, support, and celebrate artists and cultural entrepreneurship.”

The public mural organization SUPERFLAT NB used it when it launched last May. Artists poured out of the center out back and set up on the street.

In an evening, new works of art were made and auctioned off to support the group’s first mural festival, which was held during the 3rd EyE Open annual hip hop celebration in New Bedford this past August.

The center was pressed into action during that festival, both as a central gathering point for the mural artists (almost 20 in all) and as host of 3rd EyE’s headline act after rain forced the festivities inside.

“It’s been amazing watching the CoCreative Center come alive and truly become a vibrant hub for creativity in New Bedford,” says Haden.

There are about 30 members so far, and she hopes to reach between 80100 within a year. Creative professionals of all kind can find out more about membership by emailing her at info@ cocreativenb.org.

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THINGS TO DO

E SY AS PIE

By Brian J. Lowney

Most folks will agree that there’s nothing as tempting or tantalizing as the aroma of a freshly baked apple pie fresh from the oven just waiting for someone to enjoy a slice with a cup of coffee or tea on a crisp Autumn day.

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hether you like your pie plain, embellished with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or dairy-fresh whipped cream, or topped with a slice of cheddar, apple pie is a quintessential favorite anytime of the year, but especially in the fall, when delicious orchard-ripened apples are at their seasonal best.

Just before New England goes to sleep for the winter and the region darkens for a few months, the South Coast is painted with a dazzling array of brilliant colors and flavors. Sweet apples and cider,

Westport turnips, and other favorites are just a few of the many gifts that attract visitors of all ages to the region.

For the past decade, the Swansea Free Public Library has hosted a fun-filled apple pie baking contest whose theme is “Celebration on Main Street,” that showcases the baking and culinary talents of local residents. Every year, a few participants enter the contest, which is open only to amateur bakers and is judged according to flavor, filling, overall appearance, and creativity. Ribbons are awarded and small cash prizes are offered by

the library’s friends group.

“I thought it would be a great event,” recalls Carol Gafford, Youth Services coordinator at the library. “It brings people together and is a nice community event.”

Gafford shares that this year the contest drew six entries, with a few new participants.

“This year was a good year,” she says, smiling. “I love apple pie and all of its manifestations.”

According to the popular youth librarian, past pie winners have incorporated cheddar cheese in their crust,

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cranberries, raisins, and other fruits. This year one baker added a small amount of vodka to moisten the dough and to produce a flaky crust.

This year, judges Ruth Anne Santos Liggett, Austin Tavares, Bob Littlefield, and yours truly enjoyed the tasty opportunity of selecting the best apple pie in the annual competition. Library guests and patrons were invited to sample a slice and chat about their love of apple pies and other fall favorites.

“People love to be asked to judge the apple pie contest,” Gafford shares.

“Everyone has a fun time and leaves at the end of the night wearing a smile.”

Nicole Wall, a lifelong Swansea resident, and baking enthusiast, topped this year’s field of entries with an apple pie using simple ingredients but “made with a lot of love” to feed her husband, three sons, and a long list of family and friends who enjoy her cooking.

“I love to cook, bake and eat the food,” Wall quips, adding that she hosts monthly family dinners where she often tries new recipes for her guests to enjoy.

Wall says that when she was a stay-athome mother a few years ago, she discovered that baking and cooking were good ways to occupy her time and feed her growing family with nutritious and delicious food.

During the holidays, she hosts a cookie swap with family and friends that features a large crock-pot filled with hot chocolate. The frothy beverage can be flavored with a variety of liqueurs or candy canes for the children.

Wall shares that when she began her quest to bake the award-winning pie, she conducted a few experiments and did a bit of “tweaking.” She credits her mother for teaching her to cover the edges of the pie shell with foil and to gently brush the whole pie with milk. She decorates the pie with a thin braid and makes a lattice top using strips of dough of various widths.

“Keep an eye on the pie and don’t overbake,” Wall recommends.

“I personally like my apple pie warm with some vanilla ice cream,” she ends, adding that since winning the contest, she is inspired to further explore her baking and culinary horizons and enter future competitions.

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FOOD NOTES

Downtown dining

by Ashley Lessa

Downtown New Bedford has a rich and winding history. It’s an area where new and old blend together, where cobblestone streets and modern storefronts collide. It’s a historic national park, an urban college campus, home to an oceanfront that welcomes travelers and fisherman from all over the world, and the gateway to a city that is filled with a wide variety of cultures.

While downtown is known for its history and architecture, the area is becoming popular for something different: the food!

The eateries that line the blocks below County Street vary from cozy coffee shops to upscale eateries, with bars and burger joints in between. While many restaurants have called downtown New Bedford home for a decade or more, the past five years have shown a rapid level of growth. Three local restaurateurs that have been in downtown for five years or less weighed in about who they are, what they serve, and why they chose to call downtown home.

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their greatest asset. Mary Hocking started her burger business in New Bedford in February 2016, but moved it to the current downtown location at 288 Union Street, right at the top of the hill, at the suggestion of a customer about two and a half years ago. Now Mary’s Steamed Burgers brings over 40 different burger combinations, avocado toast and fries, and more to the downtown community.

Since opening, Mary’s has become a popular takeout spot in the South Coast. “We like staying on top of different trends,” says Hocking, who brought steamed burgers to the area. She is constantly coming up with new creations and bringing in food concepts that have not been tried here before. The restaurant serves the “the Impossible burger,” a plant-based burger that Hocking has even turned into plant-based meatballs for subs with a delicious homemade sauce. Also new on the menu is a turkey burger blended with asiago cheese, garlic, and parsley.

While Mary’s is popular for their takeout options, there are still many customers who choose to dine-in, and they are often the creators of new items themselves. “If we have an ingredient, we’ll make whatever you want (within reason),” says Hocking. The restaurant is also BYOB, and a perfect cost-effective

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option for those looking to dine out.

Meeting these customers is Hocking’s favorite part. “I’m out front just about everyday, and I enjoy talking with the customers, getting to know who [they are and] what they like,” she says.

Visit Mary’s and perhaps come up with a new creation yourself! To learn more about Mary’s, find them on Facebook or Instagram @maryssteamedburgers.

dNB Burgers dNB Burgers, located at 22 Elm Street, has served delicious burgers, fries, and more for four years this November. It is co-owned by couple Amelia Ruvich and Joshua Lemaire, who combined their artistic and culinary talents to create dNB.

Ruvich came into the project as an artist, who “designed the vibe of the place” and handled the “hospitality side” of the development of dNB, while Lemaire, a chef with over ten years of experience, brought the culinary expertise.

Ruvich moved to the South Coast from Western Massachusetts in 2008.

Partially inspired by the Amherst/ Northampton area’s food scene, she and her husband wanted to bring something unique to New Bedford with their restaurant. “We saw a hole in the market and we wanted to do something a little bit more niche. We wanted to do one thing, and we wanted to do it very well.”

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Ruvich and Lemaire are always creating new flavors for their customers, changing their menu seasonally four times each year. Ruvich’s favorites recently are the “Fall Harvest” burger, a bacon-blended burger. Believe it or not, she also highly recommends the salad!

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Jessica Coelho Arruda just celebrated her fifth year as the owner of Tia Maria’s European Café, on 42 North Water Street. A South Coast native, Coelho Arruda utilized her knowledge of Portuguese food and culture, over a decade of experience working in local restaurants, and a degree in Human Resources Management from UMass Dartmouth to fulfill a longtime dream of opening a café.

The location she landed on to bring her dream to fruition was far from an accident. “I knew I wanted to be downtown.

I knew I wanted to be in the historic district,” says Coelho Arruda. In 2013 when she saw on Facebook that the Celtic Coffee House was closing she scooped up the opportunity.

Coelho Arruda knew that downtown was where her customer base was.

She was aware that the New Bedford Whaling Museum, located just across the street, takes in 100,000 visitors each year alone, and with a ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and later Nantucket just up the road, along with many other

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stores, restaurants, and cultural sites to visit, she knew the area was the place to be. “I believe in downtown,” says Coelho Arruda. “There’s a lot of opportunity. [It] has become a destination. You might start your day at Tia Maria’s but then you might get your hair done at The Beehive, shop at BeJeweled, pick up a souvenir at The Landing, or go for a brew at Rose Alley.”

Five years after opening, Tia Maria’s is a destination in its own right, with customers traveling to downtown just for a bite of delicious Portuguese breakfast, a cup of coffee, or a serving of chicken Mozambique tenders. Coelho Arruda prides herself in providing not only great food, but also an authentic Portuguese atmosphere to her customers. The Portuguese Fado music that is piped through the restaurant and items on the menu that include rice pudding made

by Coelho Arruda’s mother add to the experience.

Tia Maria’s has added new components over the years, starting from a coffee house and developing into a favorite breakfast restaurant, a Friday and Saturday dinner spot, and even a late-night dessert destination. Coelho Arruda says, “We’re still looking for ways to improve and grow.” Often her it’s customers making suggestions of additions to make. “We’re very grateful for our customers,” she says.

If you’d like to be a customer yourself, visit Tia Maria’s and try a bifana (a roast pork sandwich) or grab a cup of coffee. For hours and more, visit them online at tiamariaseuropeancafe.com, on Facebook, or on Instagram @tiamariascafe.

There are so many delicious dining options downtown it would be difficult to capture them all, but just from these three perspectives, it is clear that no matter what kind of food these restaurateurs serve, they share a common thread: a love for downtown, a passion for food, and a desire to give back to a community of customers they are so grateful for.

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The New England Catch: A Seafood Cookbook

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Boston: America’s Best Sports Town

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Murphy has worked as a sous chef, private chef, and a cooking school instructor. However, it was her experience as the wife of a commercial fisherman that gave her a great respect and reverence for the history and culture of New England cooking. The New England Catch is a collection of 100 old and new seafood recipes plus stories about and vintage photos of the New England fishing industry. Dozens of brief anecdotes and small instructional sidebars make this book more than just a collection of recipes. ($32.95 hardcover)

Since the turn of the century, each of Boston’s four major pro sports franchises has won at least one championship, a distinction which no other American city can claim. Boston: America’s Best Sports Town delivers an historical primer and a compelling case for why each team should be considered the best. The book offers full-color photos throughout and bonus sections on Bostonspecific sports traditions like the Boston Marathon and The Beanpot. Boston: America’s Best Sports Town delivers the nostalgia that seasoned fans crave as well as an historical perspective for burgeoning young fans. ($24.99 paperback)

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Route One Food Run: A Rollicking Road Trip to the Best Eateries from Connecticut to Maine

by Vinnie Penn A fast-paced tour of the best quick, indulgent, greasy, messy, delectable, and can’t-miss eats along (or not far from) Route One from Connecticut to Maine. Comedian, foodie, and talk show host, Vinnie Penn visits over a hundred locations, gathers nearly one hundred recipes, and packs it all alongside amusing sidebars, local roadside attractions and oddities, and hundreds of photos. ($23.99 paperback)

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Five Rings: The Super Bowl History of the New England Patriots (So Far)

by Jerry Thornton Five Rings examines a run of excellence unparalleled in all of professional sports.

Since 2001, the Patriots have played in eight Super Bowl championships and won five, creating a modern NFL dynasty. Comedian and co-host of the NFL podcast “Laces Out,” Jerry Thornton provides an all-access pass to each of the five Super Bowl campaigns from the unique perspective of an observant, obsessive, utterly dedicated, and unapologetic fan. ($27.95 hardcover)

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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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The Grand Escape: The Greatest Prison Breakout of the 20th Century

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The Library Book

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On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen, but this man was a senior KGB officer, who for more than a decade supplied the British with a stream of priceless Soviet secrets. The bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spycraft. Ben Macintyre reveals a tale of espionage, betrayal, and raw courage that changed the course of the Cold War forever. ($28 hardcover)

At the height of World War I, as battles raged in the trenches and in the air, another struggle for survival was being waged in the most notorious POW camp in all of Germany: Holzminden. Akin to a land-locked Alcatraz, it was home to the most troublesome Allied prisoners.

The Grand Escape tells the remarkable tale of a band of pilots who made it out of enemy territory, inspiring their countrymen in the darkest hours of the war.

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The Making of Nantucket

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The White Darkness

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A unique history of Nantucket told through the lens of one single historical figure, Captain Matthew Crosby. Through the author’s analysis of Matthew’s personal papers, we gain new insights into the events and concerns during the formative period of the nineteenth century. This bookelongs on the bookshelves of anyone who wants to learn how this small, isolated community found the resourcefulness to fashion a fortune from the sea, and to then reinvent itself as a summer resort. ($27 paperback)

On November 13, 2015, at age 55, Henry Worsley bid farewell to his family and embarked on his most perilous quest: to walk across Antarctica alone, in the footsteps of nineteenth-century polar explorer Ernest Shackleton. Follow his adventure with more than fifty stunning photographs from both men’s journeys in The White Darkness, a gorgeous keepsake volume and a spellbinding story of courage. ($20 hardcover)

Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean presents a mesmerizing and uniquely compelling story as she investigates the legendary Los Angeles Public Library fire to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives. Along the way, she reveals how these buildings provide much more than just books – and that they are needed now more than ever. ($28 hardcover)

Marilla of Green Gables: A Novel

by Sarah McCoy A bold, heartfelt tale of life at Green Gables before Anne,, that imagines the young life of spinster Marilla Cuthbert, and the choices that will open her life to the possibility of heartbreak – and unimaginable greatness. Kirkus Reviews says, “McCoy weaves in fascinating historical details of Canada’s religious and political tensions of the mid-19th century... fashioning Marilla as a flawed hero of her times is a lovely tribute.” ($26.99 hardcover)

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DATELINE: SOUTH COAST

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BY ELIZABETH MORSE READ

After a long hot summer, it’s time to enjoy the chilly air and muted colors of November!

Commemorate the centennial of the end of WWI this Veterans Day, and the kickoff of Plymouth 400 this Thanksgiving! As the holiday hoopla gears up, remember our veterans and all those less fortunate. Brave the outdoors and get out the ice skates – and don’t forget to change your clocks on November 4 and to vote in the midterm elections November 6!

Across the Region The Annual Festival of Lights at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro begins November 23 through January 1 – more than 300,000 lights illuminating ten acres! For details, go to lasaletteattleboroshrine.org or call 508-222-5410.

It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedules and info about indoor skating in Fall River’s Driscoll Arena (508679-3274), New Bedford’s Hetland Arena (508-999-9051), Taunton’s Aleixo Arena (508-824-4987) or Plymouth’s Armstrong Arena (508-746-8825), go to fmcicesports. com.

Support the Salvation Army’s “Neediest Families Fund”! The Standard-Times’ 9th Annual Soup Bowl Supper will be held November 3 at the Seaport Inn in Fairhaven.

A hand-crafted bowl is included with the dinner! For more info and tickets, call Michelle at 508-979-4355. To make a taxdeductible cash donation to the Neediest Families Fund, drop them off or mail them to the Standard-Times, 25 Elm St., New Bedford.

Pet Food Aid collects pet food and pet supplies and distributes them to food banks and senior centers throughout Bristol County. Volunteers and donations gratefully accepted. For more info, visit petfoodaid.org or call 774-204-5227.

My Brother’s Keeper of Dartmouth and Easton is looking for volunteers and gentlyused residential furniture for South Coast families in need. Free pick up. Call 774-3054577 or visit mybrotherskeeper.org.

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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, birdwatch, kayak/canoe, fish or cross-country ski, can be found at savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover – and check out thetrustees.org and massaudubon.org. To learn more about state parks and wildlife refuges in Rhode Island, go to riparks.com or stateparks.com/ rhode_island

Attleboro Don’t miss the Christmas Crafts Fair Weekend on November 24-26 at the Welcome Center at LaSalette Shrine! For details, go to lasaletteattleboroshrine.org or call 508-222-5410.

Check out the Capron Park Zoo! Call 774203-1840 or go to capronparkzoo.com.

The Attleboro Community Theatre will perform “The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge” November 30-December 2, 7-9, 14-16. For more info and tickets, go to attleborocommunitytheatre.com.

Stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center! Call 508-223-3060 or visit massaudubon.org.

Barrington The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington will perform a free concert on November 4 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. For more info, call 401-245-4065 or visit stjohnsbarrington. org/music.

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Bristol The holidays will “Sparkle” November 23 to January 1 at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! Shop for holiday gifts at Blithewold’s Winter Marketplace on November 18! For more info, call 401-2532707 or go to blithewold.org.

Plan ahead for the annual Bristol Christmas Festival, starting December 1 with the Grand Illumination, a week full of family-oriented activities, music and entertainment! For a complete schedule, visit christmasbristolri. com or visit facebook.com/ bristolchristmasfestival.

Don’t miss the special holiday events at Linden Place Mansion, the setting for the movie The Great Gatsby. For info, call 401253-0390 or visit lindenplace.org.

Check out the 18th-century Home and Hearth Workshops at the Coggeshall Farm Museum! For details, visit coggeshallfarm. org or call 401-253-9062.

Carver The Christmas Festival of Lights runs from November 16 through January 1 at Edaville Railroad! Take the kids on heated train rides illuminated by 17 million lights throughout the park! For more info, call 508-866-8190 or go to edaville.com.

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

For more info call 508-985-1998 or go to runningbrookwine.com/entertainment.

Listen to “Heart of Schubert,” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series, on November 11 at St. Peter’s Church in South Dartmouth. For info and tickets, call 508-999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Don’t miss “Open Farm Day” at Round The Bend Farm on November 17! Grass-fed meats, local veggies, honey, maple syrup and botanicals! For more info, call 508-9385127 or visit roundthebendfarm.org.

Get back in shape on the free PostThanksgiving Day Hike on November 24 at the Destruction Brook Woods in Dartmouth, hosted by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust! For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay. org/discover/events.

Register for the 4th Annual Trail Race through Destruction Brook Woods on November 3! Wander through Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. For more info, visit dnrt. org.

Enjoy the outdoors at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Go on the “Turkey Trot” November 17! For details and preregistration, call 508-990-0505 x 31 or visit lloydcenter.org.

Plan ahead for the free Christmas concert on December 5 at the Dartmouth Grange Hall, featuring UMass Dartmouth’s a cappella singers “Mental Note”! For more info, go to dartmouthgrange.org.

Easton Drop off your donations of animal foods and needed supplies during the “Holiday for Animals” drive November 26-January 28 at the Natural Resources Trust of Easton’s office! All donations will be distributed to local shelters and the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA. For more info, call 508-238-6049 or go to nrtofeaston. org.

Don’t miss the annual Festival of Trees at the Easton Country Club, held on three consecutive weekends starting November 24 to December 9! Workshops in floral design, cookie-making, gingerbread house, marketplace and carolers! For details, go to eastonfestivaloftrees.org or eastoncharitabletrust.org.

Fairhaven Don’t miss the Veterans Day Parade November 11! Plan ahead for the “OldTime Holiday Fair” on December 8! For more info, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Go on a free Mindfulness Walk along Fairhaven’s New Boston Trail on November 17! Hosted by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and Anchor Yoga. For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events.

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Fall River Deck the Halls! Make a trip to the Fall River Historical Society for a Victorian-era Christmas November 18 to December 30!

Tour the expertly-decorated mansion and trees, attend at High Tea at the Easton Tea Room, shop for unique holiday gifts at the Museum Shop! For a complete schedule and more info, call 508-679-1071 or visit lizzieborden.org.

Get ready for the 94th season of the Fall River Symphony Orchestra! For more details, go to fallriversymphonyorchestra. org.

Explore the past at the LafayetteDurfee House! Attend a hearth-cooking demonstration on November 4, a Great War Remembrance event November 11, the 18th-century Artisan Fair November 25, Holiday Wassail December 9, and learn how to make tin Christmas ornaments on December 16! For complete details, go to lafayettedurfeehouse.org.

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup! For a complete schedule, visit narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

Journey through time and discover a sailor’s life at Battleship Cove, America’s Fleet Museum (508-678-1000 or battleshipcove. org) or explore the murky depths at the DIVE! exhibit at the Maritime Museum (508674-3533 or battleshipcove.org/maritimemuseum). Celebrate a “Navy Christmas” on December 1, 8, or 15!

Enjoy the new season at the Little Theatre of Fall River! “Cabaret” will be performed November 29 to December 9. For more info and tickets, call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

Plan ahead for the Newport Navy Choristers’ “Christmas in Song” concert on December 2 at the First Baptist Church in Fall River. For more details, go to newportnavychoristers.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.

Plan ahead for the Fall River Children’s Holiday Parade on December 1 and the 3rd Annual Festival of Trees at the Government Center on December 15! For more info, call 508-673-2929 or go to ahafallriver.com.

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November 17 to December 30

Featured on Chronicle, the FRHS’ acclaimed annual Open House lets visitors experience the splendor of a grand Victorian era Christmas past. The FRHS mansion is lavishly decked out in an award-winning holiday display from room to room, including a series of dazzling themed trees. Admission is free.

Hours are 9 to 4 Monday - Friday and 1 to 4:30 Saturdays and Sundays. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and at noon on December 24. For more information, call 508-679-1071, ext. 1 or 2.

Palette Pictures Art Exhibit and Silent Auction November 18 to December 21

Palette Pictures, an annual exhibit and sale of works donated by artists in the South Coast region, offers art lovers a variety of high-quality original art works in a variety of media at small prices.

Bidding for each work starts at half of the retail price. Proceeds benefit the FRHS. Hours are 9 to 4 Monday through Friday and 1 to 4:30 Saturdays and Sundays.

Admission is free.

Victorian High Tea in Easton Tea Room

November 24 to December 30 Fine English teas, our famous scones, tea sandwiches, savories, and dainty pastries served in Easton Tea Room’s three elegant and intimate parlors with original period details. Located in the historic 1870 Alexander Dorrance Easton house adjacent to the FRHS at 458 High Street. Open for the holiday season on Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations recommended.

Meet and Greet Santa

December 16, 9 a.m. to noon Young and old alike are cordially invited to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. Visits take place in the lavishly decorated Music Room, where the jolly duo will greet guests in front of one of our dazzling upside-down Christmas trees. Please bring your own camera. A volunteer will be on hand to take photos at your request.

Admission is free.

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Lakeville Buy beautiful holiday gifts created by local craftsmen and artisans on November 30-December 1 at the “All That Glitters” fair at Loon Pond Lodge, sponsored by the Lakeville Arts Council. For details, visit lakevilleartscouncilma.org.

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Veterans will march and ride from Oxford School to Fairhaven High School where a ceremony will be held on the lawn.

Fairhaven 5K Turkey Trot for Health and Hunger Thursday, November 22, 8 a.m. (rain or snow or shine) Green and Bridge streets

Kick off Thanksgiving on the right foot: running while raising funds and food for the Sheperd’s Pantry. The 2018 Turkey Trot 5K will include t-shirts for the first 500 registrants, an 8am event start, and warm indoor pre- and post-Trot festivities. Early number pickup 11/21 at 56 Bridge St. www.fairhaventurkeytrot.com.

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Listen to “Heart of Schubert,” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series, on November 10 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion. For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Don’t miss the performances of “Art” on November 9-11, 16-17 at the Marion Art Center! Get a head-start on holiday shopping at the “Holiday Shop” starting November 23! Plan ahead for the performance of the one-act comedy “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” on December 7-9, 14-16! For info, call 508-748-1266 or go to marionartcenter.org.

Go on a “Sippican Saunter” at Osprey Marsh on November 3! For info, call 508748-3080, or visit sippicanlandstrust.org.

Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! “How Suite It Is!” will be performed October 28 at Tabor Academy, and the Annual Children’s Christmas Concert will be held on December 9 at the Sippican School! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org.

Mark your calendar for the Annual Holiday House Tour, starting at Handy’s Tavern, on December 8! For details, visit sippicanwomansclub.org.

Plan ahead for the Christmas concerts performed by the Sippican Choral Society!

For dates and details, call 508-763-2327 or go to sippicanchoralsociety.org.

Mattapoisett: Bring your binoculars on a free Nasketucket Club Bird Walk on November 3! For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events.

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.

Middleboro Don’t miss “Dracula” at The Alley Theatre on November 2-4, 9-10! For more info, go to nemasketriverproductions.com or call 1-866-244-0448.

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Enjoy “A Wicked Drag Cabaret” on November 17 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! Pre-register for the Holiday Fair and Wreath Making Workshops!

For dates and more info, call 508-947-6744 or go to soulehomestead.org.

Don’t miss the Pilgrim Festival Chorus’s Christmas concert “Carols for the 21st Century” on December 1-2 at St. Bonaventure Church in Plymouth, and its traditional “Messiah and Carol Sing” on December 14 at the First Congregational Church in Middleboro. For more info, go to pilgrimfestivalchorus.org.

Middletown: Get in touch with nature at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Take a free guided Sunday Bird Walk! Register for the Owl Prowl on November 17! For details, call 401-8462577 or go to normanbirdsanctuary.org.

Head for the Newport Vineyards on Saturdays to visit the Aquidneck Growers Farmers Market year-‘round!

For more info, call 401-848-5161 or go to newportvineyards.com.

New Bedford One of the most spectacular music venues on the South Coast, Saint Anthony of Padua’s Church will host an organ recital

by Steven Young on November 4, followed by the annual Holiday Bazaar, and the Spirit of Saint Anthony’s Choir will perform the annual Christmas Concert, including SaintSaens’ “Christmas Oratorio,” on December 9. For complete info, call 508-264-8010 or go to musicatsaintanthonys.org.

Listen to the choral concert performed by Sine Nomine Choir on November 11 at Grace Episcopal Church in New Bedford! For more info, visit sinenominechoir.org.

Head for the Zeiterion! For tickets and more info, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion. org.

Learn how to create a better world by attending the one-day film festival “Mountainfilm on Tour: New Bedford” on November 3 at the Whaling Museum!

Sponsored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Whaling Museum. For more info and registration, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events or mountainfilm.org/tour.

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

Dave Penney will perform on November 10.

For more info, call 508-993-8894 or visit fishingheritagecenter.org.

If you’re 50 or older, check out the day trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program! There’s the Christmas Festival at Boston Seaport November 2, Neil Diamond Tribute at Twin River November 2, Boston Pops Christmas Matinee November 14. For info and reservations, call 508-991-6171.

Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights. The November 8 theme is “Made in NB.” The December 13 theme is “City Sidewalks.” For details, go to ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

Visit the WWI Centennial Exhibit at the whaling-era mansion and gardens at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House! For more info, call 508-997-1401 or go to rjdmuseum.org.

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Mark your calendar for the New Bedford Ballet’s performance of “A New England Nutcracker” on December 1, 2, 5, 7-9 at the NBB Community Theatre. Visit newbedfordballet.org or call 508-993-1387.

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If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out “Music in the Gallery” at the Wamsutta Club –Plan ahead for “The Turning of the Year: A Holiday Celebration” on December 7. For tickets or info, go to brownpapertickets.com/events or contact korolenko8523@charter.net or call 508-673-8523.

Mark your calendar for the 27th Annual Holiday House Tours on December 15-16!

Go on candlelight tours through the 19thcentury mansions of New Bedford! For more info, visit nbpreservationsociety.org.

Newport Kick off the holidays at the Newport Holiday Stroll at Bowen’s Wharf on November 23! Watch the Illuminated Boat Parade while you shop and enjoy the music – and plan ahead for the 48th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on December 1! For more info, visit bowenswharf.com.

Savor the flavors of restaurants in Newport and Bristol Counties during Newport Restaurant Week November 2-11!

For details, go to discovernewport.org/ newport-restaurant-week.

Get back to your musical roots with Common Fence Music of Portsmouth! For tickets and info, call 401-683-5085 or go to commonfencemusic.org.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Buy your tickets early to see “The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff,” performed by the Island Moving Company, on November 23-25, 27-30! For tickets and info, go to islandmovingco.org.

Go on a guided Seal Watch boat tour from November 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.

Learn about “The History of Christmas in New England” on November 29 at The Elms!

For tickets and info, call 401-847-1000 x 178 or go to newportmansions.org.

Stroll through the holiday splendor of “Christmas at the Newport Mansions” November 17-January 1! For tickets and details, call 401-847-1999 or go to newportmansions.org.

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Sharpen your skates and head for the outdoor skating rink in Newport! For schedule and info, call 401-846-3018 or go to newportskatingcenter.com.

Discover colonial Newport by going on a Holiday Lantern Tour beginning November 24! For info and tickets, call 401-841-8770 or go to newporthistorytours.org.

Go on a lantern-led “Old Town Ghost Walk” in Newport on selected dates in November!

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Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! “Sylvia” will be performed through November 18. “A Doublewide, Texas Christmas” will be performed November 23-December 31.

Don’t miss The Edwards Twins December 3-4! For more information, call 401-8487529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

Plymouth Visit the special WWI Centennial exhibit November 10-11 at the Hedge House!

For more info, call 508-746-0012 or visit plymouthantiquariansociety.org.

Visit Plimouth Plantation this month, where Thanksgiving began! Enjoy a “New England Harvest Feast” on November 3, 10, 17, 21 or a “Thanksgiving Homestyle Buffet” on November 22 or 23! For details, call 508746-1622 or go to plimouth.org.

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Don’t miss “America’s Hometown” Thanksgiving Celebration and Parade, November 16-17! Pilgrim-led waterfront tours, concert, traditional food, crafts and demonstrations! A kick-off event for “Plymouth 400” in 2020! For more info, call 508-746-1818 or go to usathanksgiving. com or seeplymouth.com.

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Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! For tickets and info, call 508746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Don’t miss the Pilgrim Festival Chorus’s Christmas concert “Carols for the 21st Century” on December 1-2 at St. Bonaventure Church in Plymouth, and its traditional “Messiah and Carol Sing” on December 14 at the First Congregational Church in Middleboro. For more info, go to pilgrimfestivalchorus.org.

Portsmouth Join in the Aquidneck Land Trust’s 5K “Race for Open Space” on November 3! For more info, go to ailt.org.

Create the perfect centerpiece for Thanksgiving at the Harvest Centerpiece Workshop on November 17 at the Green Animals Topiary! For tickets and info, call 401-847-1000 x 178 or go to newportmansions.org.

Cut down your own Christmas tree at Escobar Farm! For info, call 401-683-1444 or go to escobarfarm.com.

Check out the Newport Car Museum!

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

Plan ahead for the Newport Navy Choristers’ “Christmas in Song” concert on December 14 at St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth. For more details, go to newportnavychoristers.org.

Providence Get ready to get cozy at the 23rd Annual Fine Furnishing Show at the Waterfire Arts Center at 475 Valley Street. From November 9-11, exhibitors will be showcasing handcrafted desks, chairs, pillows, clocks, lamps, more! Friday 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10 admission. Visit finefurnishingshows. com for more information and special offers.

Find that special gift at the “Artists For The Bay” show at the Save the Bay Center opening November 29, showcasing the works of local artists, artisans and jewelers!

For more info, go to savebay.org/art or call 401-272-3540 x 140.

Mark your calendar for the new season at Trinity Rep! “Pride and Prejudice” will be performed through November 4.

“A Christmas Carol” will be performed November 8-December 30. For more info, call 401-351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

Be amazed by WaterFire’s “Salute to Veterans” in downtown Providence on November 10! For info, go to waterfire.org.

Rehoboth The Arts in the Village Concert Series presents Frederick Moyer on November 10 at Goff Memorial Hall. For more info, call 508-252-3031 or go to rehobothantiquarian.org.

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Tiverton Bring something to share to The Aquidneck Indian Council’s Fall Potluck Lunch on November 10 at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! Drumming, dancing, raffle, free non-alcoholic beverages. For more info, go to sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

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Westport Enjoy the new season of Concerts at the Point with a performance by the Muir String Quartet on November 4! The Fred Moyer Jazz Trio will perform December 9.

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ON MY MIND

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his is November, the traditional month of giving thanks and I hereby give thanks for summer.

Which as I sit here in a cold house on a cold day with cold feet and cold hands writing this, I miss so very, very much.

I used to be better about the cold. I loved the cold, embraced it, welcomed it, looked forward to it. I loved winter, the snow, the way it froze everything, the blizzards, the white coating on the ground for months at a time that made you feel like you were going to be on an exterior shot of Fargo for the rest of your life.

I was young then. Now the phrase “young and stupid” makes so much more sense.

I hate winter. Winter sucks. Winter makes me complain a lot more than the other three seasons, and so I’m doing it here, listing as many reason winter sucks as I can think of. And this is just a warning: if you’re looking for happy thoughts, stop reading right now.

1. It gets dark so bloody early. For a lot of people that means you get up in the morning in the dark, drive to work in the dark, sit inside an interior office space all day in the dark, leave in the dark, drive home in the dark, eat in the dark, sleep in the dark. You know what else is that dark? Death. Winter is death.

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By Paul Kandarian 2. In winter, toilet seats are like sitting on an oval block of ice. Which in the middle of the night in the dark is its own frigid nightmare. You know how in summer you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night and retain that grogginess you need to get back to sleep quickly?

Yeah, that ain’t happening after your butt sticks to a frozen toilet seat the way that kid’s tongue did to the frozen pole in A Christmas Story.

3. Speaking of bathrooms, about the only thing worse than the ice-block toilet seat is taking a shower in the morning and having to leave the cozy, hot mist of the shower and step into the frozen tundra of the rest of the bathroom. I swear, it’s like being in a spa and taking the Nordic Plunge of leaping from a bubbling hot tub into an ice-filled fjord without the benefit of a massage after.

4. Wind chill factor. Not the factor itself, which sucks, but the way TV meteorologists love talking about it, as if they could make winter any more scary just by bleating random, meaningless numbers.

You know what number is the worst?

December 21, the start of winter, the Season That Sucks, not to beat a dead horse. TV people talk wind-chill factor like they do “heat index” in summer, the “feels like” temperature. Hey, 20 degrees in winter is dangerously cold, 100 in summer is dangerously hot – those are the only phrases you need.

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5. Speaking of numbers, isn’t it weird that when it’s 60 outside, it’s comfortable, but when it’s 60 inside, it’s freezing?

6. And speaking of TV people spouting numbers: I pray, seriously pray, that those TV idiots standing on the side of the road with a freakin’ ruler to show you how much snow we haven’t gotten yet they swore we would, or leaning into the wind by an ocean wall that tosses boulders out of the sea like granite feathers, get crushed by a snowplow and/or one of those boulders. And I’m not a praying man.

7. And speaking of TV people making predictions that instill fear into people, I hate the way people at the slightest hint of a storm will strip store shelves of bread and milk with the same desperation as the walking dead in search of human flesh.

8. I don’t know how many other people this happens to, but it’s happening to me this year as I change cars: going from a small car you can brush all the snow off with a regular brush to an SUV where you basically need a step ladder and gorilla arms to clean everything, including the roof. And if you don’t clean off the roof, you are:

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10. I apologize for my language in number 9, but this is what winter does to me. Which is another mark against it.

11. But speaking of bad drivers: if you’re the type who clears a tiny circle of snow in your windshield and think that’s a good thing, then you must go through life with such tunnel vision in so many areas of your existence as to make me ecstatic I am not you because being you, like winter, suck.

12. The heat of social media, a.k.a. your friends living in warm weather places showing you pictures of them at the beach or worse, a thermometer reading of anything above 50 to make you jealous. Yeah, okay, it worked, all right, we’re jealous and we hate you but we take solace in knowing you live in a place where you could get killed by mudslides, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, or volcanoes. Serious solace.

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Clifton is the first facility in Bristol County to earn this Post Acute Care Certification by the Joint Commission, and one of only a few organizations statewide.

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