The South Coast Insider - November 2019

NOVEMBER 2019 Vol. 23 / No. 11

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Annual Holiday Open House Through December 30 Featured on Chronicle, the FRHS’ acclaimed annual Open House lets visitors experience the splendor of a grand Victorian era Christmas. 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 by donation. 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 Through December 18 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.

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by Elizabeth Morse Read

COVER STORY

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BUSINESS BUZZ

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Reflections

by Michael J. DeCicco

ON MY MIND

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The unexamined life

by Paul Kandarian

Happy healthy holidays!

by Elizabeth Morse Read

The first Thanksgiving

by Michael J. DeCicco

Turkeys going wild

by Ann Katzenbach

Through December 29 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 Santa & Mrs. Claus December 15, 2019, 9 a.m. to noon

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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 Christmas trees. Please bring your own camera. A volunteer will be on hand to take photos at your request.

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by Steven Froias

ON THE COVER This Thanksgiving, strip away the artifice and go back to a simpler time—the first Thanksgiving at Plimouth Plantation. To learn more about the tradition, turn to page 16 or visit plymouth.org.

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THANKSGIVING IS NOT ONLY THE TIME

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for the most-anticipated meal of the year—it is to try to put all other concerns aside and live in most to us.

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Mindfulness is a core tenet of Thanksgiving, but there are people trying to keep that spirit going year-round. On page 22, Steven Froias speaks with individuals offering mindfulness lessons, especially to those in underserved communities. Check it out to see how you can incorporate the practice into your own life.

Maybe the best way to celebrate Thanksgiving is to do it just as the Pilgrims did. At Plimouth Plantation, you can step back in time and enjoy a simple feast that is sure to help you focus on the pure pleasures in your life. Learn more with Michael J. DeCicco’s article on page 16.

But let’s not understate the importance of the food at Thanksgiving. It’s all too easy to “gobble” up a bunch of unhealthy stuffings, sides, and pies.

Do something different this year and make some smarter choices when stacking your plate. On page 8, Liz Read has a bunch of suggestions and recipes you can try.

However you choose to mark the occasion, we wish you and those you love the happiest of Thanksgivings.

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Joe Marshall stands with an artist’s rendition of the planned memorial.

by Michael J. DeCicco all River may soon become one of only four communities in the country to host a permanently-placed replica of Washington D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Wall.

The other three locations are in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Sometime in 2020, Fall River’s Veterans’ Memorial Bicentennial Park expects to join that list when an 80-percent-size scale memorial wall, 360 feet long, eight feet high and displaying 140 panels listing 58,318 names, is installed in a corner of the park facing the water.

Memorial Wall Committee chair and Vietnam War veteran Joseph Marshall

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said the Fall River wall would be the only one of its kind on the eastern coast of the United States. The Texas company that manufactures and distributes these walls mandates that no other like it can be built within a 50 miles radius between Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

“We want to be as close to people around here as the one in Washington,” he said. “I want this to be a destination for them.”

Going a little deeper than that, he added, “It’s about not forgetting. It’s more than just a monument. Fifty-eight thousand families are represented on it. It makes these names real people. It’s about remembering and never forgetting.”

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COMMUNITY EFFORT The effort to bring the wall to Fall River started in October 2017 by a vote of a local veterans services organization that then formed a hand-picked Memorial Wall Committee. Support from the city government and the community quickly followed.

A ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony was held in July. Soon a Somerset artist will unveil a painting dedicated to the wall memorial.

The total cost to bring it here is $1.4 million. The committee is closing in on $900,000 of that from pledges, grants, and donations. “So we’re close,” he said, noting that 100 percent of the cost to

purchase, build, and maintain the wall will be from the donations that the committee’s 501(c)(3) corporation collects.

Their donation tally has included $300,000 from the City of Fall River, $150,000 from the state, and $500,000 from Springfield VFW Post 6714.

“Everyone is cooperative,” he said. “The city’s support has been tremendous.”

Fall River’s Director of Veterans Affairs, Raymond Hague, who is also a member of the Wall Committee and a Vietnam War era veteran, compliments Marshall in return. He said the plan sat on his desk for three years before the committee’s actions moved it forward. “The Fall River harbor with Battleship Cove and its other monuments is an excellent place to build this memorial so people don’t have to go to Washington to see it,” Hague said. “Joe has done a magnificent job, has been very much involved since the beginning.”

Of the 58,000 names on the wall, 1,350 are from Massachusetts and 211 from Rhode Island. Six of those names are of Marshall’s own war buddies.

From 1968-69, he served in the U.S. Air Force reconnaissance service in a top-secret base in Vietnam. “It became real for me and more serious when one of our recon planes didn’t come back,” he said. “Shot down over Laos. These were guys I had coffee and beer with, who said to me ‘See you in 12 hours!’ But six of them didn’t come back. There wasn’t a day I didn’t feel in danger. The South Vietnamese doing our laundry and serving our food during the day could’ve been Viet Cong at night. But we wanted to give these people a hand-up with a job. That’s when it became real for me.”

THE FALLEN But the meaning and spirit of the wall is for everyone, he said. “We don’t necessarily want visitors to understand the war or be even more educated about the war,” he said. “We want them to be more educated about the individuals that were in the war, and how they could’ve lived.”

Committee member Jack Sbrega flew 1,848 supply missions as a C130 pilot over Vietnam. He said bringing the memorial to Fall River means a great deal to him personally. “It was not a popular war,”

he said. “People who served were not given their due, especially those who gave the ultimate sacrifice: their lives.

Bringing the wall to Fall River is something that will put a finality to our experience there. It’s for all veterans. It will not be just a Fall River wall, but a Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and regional wall.”

For fellow committee member and Vietnam vet William Desmarais, the wall’s arrival in Fall River will be a very emotional experience. “I visited the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. with a group of Veterans from the Providence VA Hospital who had also served in Vietnam,” Desmarais said. “It is hard to explain the emotions and feelings that came over me as I approached the wall and saw the names of the more than 58,000 souls etched in stone. At first it was overwhelming and sad, and then my emotions changed to reverence, to camaraderie, to a kind of calm peace. It was like ever since I left Vietnam I was carrying around a burden of survival guilt, of wondering why I came home and so many brothers in arms never did. It always felt to me that I did not belong home or had a right to be home when so many other military personnel remained in ’Nam serving in combat, still prisoners of war, still missing in action, and some dead or dying there. After all of these years there was a missing piece of me left in Vietnam – those who did not return home.”

But when he saw the black granite wall and the names etched on it, he said, “It was a sad but very calming feeling. I know that they all died in different circumstances, some in ground combat, others from mortars or rockets and others just because of circumstances of war. But in seeing the enormity of the losses, the realization that each name represented a real person, I felt a new type of realization and determination that I must not allow the sacrifice of these men and women to go unappreciated by me.”

It will join the park’s current Iwo Jima/WWII Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, the State’s Gold Star Memorial, and the soon-to-be added Mid-East Conflicts Memorial. Desmarais said he knows that adding the wall to the park’s displays of war monuments will enable all Vietnam Veterans, their families, and New Englandís residents to experience the gravity of war. “The wall will be an opportunity for those that fought in the war or protested during the war to find peace.”

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COVER STORY

By Elizabeth Morse Read

Happy Healthy Holidays!

Nothing is scarier for dieters and those on restricted diets than family holiday meals–all those calories and fats and carbs! But the good news is that you can make some simple adjustments to your eating habits and menus that will make your “home-for-the-holidays” feasts a lot healthier, without sacrificing taste. From dips to desserts, try these alternatives –you might end up enjoying them more than the originals!

Skinny Dipping

I’ll Drink to That!

Never show up for a holiday meal on an empty stomach – you’ll be tempted to nibble on empty calories and fatty snacks as soon as you walk in the door!

Skip full-fat sour cream dips (1 oz. = 60 calories) by substituting non-fat plain Greek yogurt (1 oz. = 15-20 calories), or serve healthier bowls of hummus [see sidebar]. Instead of salty potato chips, serve wedges of whole-wheat pita, zucchini/cucumber rounds, and asparagus spears. And skip the fatty (and messy) buffalo chicken wings – you’ve got turkey and ham to look forward to!

For pre-dinner nibbles, try air-popped popcorn. Instead of putting out bowls of salty pre-mixed “cocktail nuts,” make your own trail mix with low-salt nuts, low-sugar dried fruit, sunflower seeds and bits of real dark chocolate – or a tray of melon balls and seasonal fruit skewered on toothpicks.

Swear off serving high-calorie mixed drinks or beer – serve low-calorie wine spritzers and flavored seltzers. After dinner, offer warm mulled cider instead of spiked (and fattening) eggnog.

Instead of serving empty-calorie sodas, make fruit-based “mocktails” (aka “virgin cocktails”) with watermelon, cranberry, or low-sodium V8®, blended with coconut water, sparkling water, or seltzer! Garnish with sprigs of mint or slices of lemons, limes, or cucumbers.

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On the Sides Change holiday classics from fattening to fabulous! Instead of candied yams, serve roasted sweet potatoes brushed with olive oil. Instead of the green bean casserole swimming in mushroom soup and onion rings, serve fresh-steamed green beans topped with slivered almonds. Likewise, instead of mashed

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potatoes full of butter, serve roasted reds with garlic and crushed rosemary. Flavor baby carrots with star-anise in the water, or mash turnips and carrots for a naturally sweet combination. If a holiday vegetable recipe calls for butter or cream, find a healthier recipe – veggies are best when served simply.

Always fill your plate first with vegetables! Serve a rainbow of vegetables: slices of baked acorn squash, succotash (corn and lima beans), peas with mint, Brussels sprouts, sautéed mushrooms, and leeks.

Or cut down on your prep time and roast a panful of root vegetables drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with herbs.

Don’t Get Stuffed!

Instead of buying store-made stuffing mixes, make your own and bake it in a casserole dish instead of inside the bird – you’ll eliminate a lot of greasy cholesterol, sodium, and fats that way. Recipes abound online on how to make your own healthy whole-grain croutons or corn bread to use in your homemade stuffing [see sidebar]. Steer away from recipes that call for butter, sausages, or other fatty ingredients.

Hold the Gravy Your family may love granny’s greasy pan-drippings gravy, but it’s like voluntarily eating lard. You can decrease the cholesterol by putting the pan drippings in the

freezer for 10-15 minutes, then skimming off and discarding the layer of fat that rises to the top. Canned gravy isn’t much healthier – it’s usually loaded with sodium.

The healthier (and just as tasty!) solution is to make your own gravy from scratch [see sidebar].

Go for the Lean Meat Poultry skin is very high in cholesterol, as is anything containing the turkey giblets. Choose skinless white breast turkey meat (160 calories), instead of dark meat with skin (250 calories and loads of cholesterol). Skip any sausages or bacon that were used to baste the bird, and take only a small slice of baked ham with all visible fat removed. Remember that your meat portion should be no larger than a deck of cards!

Relish Your Sauces Canned cranberry sauce is high in unneeded sugar, so make your own cranberry-orange relish! There are plenty of recipes online, but make sure to cut down to a third or a quarter of the amount of sugar called for in the recipe or use a healthy sugar substitute like Stevia. Serve homemade corn relish or three-bean salad to compete with the tart-sweetness of your homemade cranberry-orange relish.

Bread & Butter Instead of store-bought white rolls or crescent rolls, serve whole-wheat rolls.

Substitute butter with herbed olive oil dip or dairy-free butter and margarine.

Spend the days before the feast making homemade cornbread or holiday-themed quick-breads like cranberry-, date-, or zucchini-nut. Put individual slices and squares of your homemade goodies in a basket to pass around the table.

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Healthy Eating Tips For Year-Round Hold the salt! Eat more homemade soups and salads. Canned soups are chock-full of sodium. Likewise, rinse all canned vegetables to reduce sodium. Select products that are low- or reduced-sodium and “no sugar added.” Make your own power salads and stick to clean oil and vinegar dressings—try Newman’s Own® classic oil and vinegar.

Cut out the carbs! Don’t eat white foods if there’s a differently-colored version of them—bread, potatoes, rice, pasta, pizza dough, panko, or stuffing. Don’t eat processed, pre-packaged foods or frozen dinner entrees—all of the nutrients have been stripped out and a lot of unhealthy chemicals, sugars, and preservatives have been added.

Read the labels! Compare the nutritional and caloric value of every item you buy in the supermarket. Even innocent-looking bakery foods are overloaded with sugars, fats, cholesterol, and chemical additives. Stick to fresh fruits and vegetables and whole-grain breads and cereals.

Trim the fats and cholesterol! Eat more plant-based “dairy” products and meat substitutes made from soy, grains, nuts, and legumes. Choose a fish entree over red meat selections when you eat out.

Exercise portion control! Fill your plate with a variety of veggies before you add the meat, potatoes, and gravy—and stop eating before you’re full.

Clean Out Your Cookbooks! Get rid of those Betty Crocker and Kraft cheese recipes and check out healthier ways to cook. Look into the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) diet cookbooks, Vegetable Love by Barbara Kafka, Mediterranean-style cooking, and even vegan recipes by Issa Chandra Moskowitz.

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Creamy “Cheeze” Spread/Dip

Totally Fat-Free Gravy

This works well on baked potatoes, whole-wheat bagels and crackers, too!

Test this recipe beforehand so that you can tweak the seasonings, then increase the amounts according to the number of guests on the big day.

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¼ cup finely minced dill weed (optional)

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½ cup finely sliced scallions, whites and greens (optional)

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1 tsp. dried onion flakes ½ tsp. garlic powder ½ tsp. black pepper ¼ tsp. ground sage ¼ tsp. crushed rosemary

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2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 2 Tbs. low-sodium soy sauce/tamari

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New Bedford’s downtown is home to some “Wicked Cool” places.

THE PLACES TO BE

By Sean McCarthy

IT’S AN EXCITING TIME TO BE “CREATIVE” IN NEW BEDFORD.

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he Whaling City is brimming with Wicked Cool Places and there’s bound to be more.

A city-funded movement, Wicked Cool Places encourages, supports, and celebrates a wide range of artistic expressions bringing a burgeoning creative culture to residents and tourists alike. New Bedford’s creative community is blossoming, and thanks to local partnerships and collaborations Wicked Cool Places are sprouting throughout the city.

Wicked Cool Places are a collection of interactive public programs and events that are produced by the NB Creative organization. After a year of planning, NB Creative was launched in December of

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2018. Its guiding document is the Arts and Culture Plan with the slogan of “our arts, our culture, our future.” It states in part that “In New Bedford, the creative community is an engaged and powerful partner, inspiring social, economic, and cultural growth. In this authentic seaport city, each and every person enjoys an opportunity to experience a diversity of cultures. Art is everywhere, encouraging fun, provoking thought, and nurturing the soul.”

In its first year, NB Creative was responsible for the production of 12 Wicked Cool Places throughout the city in a variety of disciplines. They refer to the projects as “placemaking.”

“The city’s arts and culture scene is a

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major driver when it comes to growth in New Bedford, and NB Creative reflects New Bedford’s status as a hub of arts and culture in Massachusetts,” says New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell.

Growth in arts and culture usually translates into increased tourism and contributes to the local economy.

“The more we get the word out that New Bedford is a really interesting and fascinating place to visit, that’s going to help our tourism numbers go up,” says Margo Saulnier, Creative Strategist for NB Creative. “New Bedford’s strength is that we have very unique cultures here that are going to attract tourists. The Arts and Culture Plan has a vision of art in all of the city’s neighborhoods where everyone’s

culture is celebrated and everyone feels included here.”

“Wicked Cool Places seeks to enhance community development, arts, and entrepreneurship, and ongoing investment in the rich arts and culture of the city,” says Dagny Ashley, Tourism Director for the City of New Bedford. “Wicked Cool Places will also enhance our tourism offerings by expanding our existing vibrant arts and culture scene in the City of New Bedford. Wicked Cool Places provides the community with financial resources to expand events and programming, increasing visitation from visitors near and far.”

According to Dena Haden, Director of the Co-Creative Center in downtown, Wicked Cool Places are bringing people together whether they’re working or visiting. The Center’s “Commune-N-Tea” event on AHA! Nights was able to get it’s start thanks to a grant from NB Creative.

“People at our events enjoy hanging out, talking and creating art together, listening to music, drinking tea, and enjoying healthy snacks. We want to create a space for families and artists in the city to stop in and enjoy the gathering. We have Open Mic poetry and an art gallery and we’re working with the Farmer’s Market.

We’re bringing a lot of people together.”

“WICKED COOL PLACES SEEKS TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ARTS, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ONGOING INVESTMENT IN THE RICH ARTS AND CULTURE OF THE CITY.” EXPERIENCING ART

The majority of Wicked Cool Places are made for the public to enjoy and experience. The projects this past year entailed public art such as painting and murals, music, outdoor lighting designs, and kite making, in addition to giving support to the Seaport Art Walk, the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center and the CoCreative Center.

Jeff Angeley hosted two Wicked Cool Places – the Old Tyme Fiddle event and the Group Ukulele Instructional Class.

His NB Creative grant allowed him to purchase 20 ukuleles so that he could teach people how to play the instrument. The two events were held on the same nights and have been held at Wings Court in August and at the William Street Bow-toStern Festival downtown in September.

“We see a cross section of society – all manner of people who come and play the ukulele,” Angeley says. “We get 10-yearolds riding up on bicycles, twenty-somethings dressed up nice and clean ready to go bar hopping for the evening, millenials out on a dinner date, people going to a ticketed event at the Zeiterion, retirees, and a fisheries scientist.”

Stephanie McGoldrick is a Professor at UMass Dartmouth’s Design School.

She and a group of students paired with lighting professionals to design a lighting installation at Wings Court downtown to be completed in mid-November.

“This is a revitalization,” McGoldrick says. “We’re making it a more engaging space, making it more safe and secure.

Public art can activate spaces in the community, making them feel more lively – places where people will want to spend time. Having things to look at and experience encourages people to spend time there and be more engaged in their community. It may create random interactions between people that wouldn’t happen otherwise.”

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Saulnier and NB Creative are assisted in their functioning by the Creative Consortium, a team of 27 volunteers nominated by local individuals and organizations in the community. The Consortium is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Arts and Culture Plan citywide.

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WICKED COOL PLACES Third EyE Open – An annual free outdoor creative arts festival focusing on the vibrant energy of Hip-Hop culture.

Mobile Art Studio for Creative Disruption – Diana Arvanites transforms an everyday bicycle into an art creating mobile structure on city street corners, at stores or events.

Kite Festival Workshops – Led by Tracy Barbosa, kites were made in the traditional Guatemalan fashion in free workshops. They were displayed at the Festival Topico Guatemalan Kite Festival at Riverside Park on Belleville Avenue in September.

“Commune-N-Tea” – Held at the Co-Creative Center in downtown on each monthly AHA! Night, this event offers a wellness-minded option for fun that includes a DJ, locally-crafted herbal tea, healthy snack foods, poetry readings, gallery displays, and collaborative art projects.

Vacant Storefront Art Gallery – Large vacant storefront windows along Acushnet Ave. used art to celebrate the diverse cultures of the people of the neighborhood.

NB Fishing Heritage Center – A local facility that builds on the past success of the Working Waterfront Festival, telling the story of the fishing industry past, present, and future through exhibits, programs, and archives.

Seaport Art Walk – A collaboration with Mass Design Art & Technology Institute (DATMA) and UMass Dartmouth and Bristol Community College, it is in its fifth year. An outdoor collection of sculpture on the waterfront, this year’s theme was Wind as part of DATMA’s 2019 Summer Wind series.

“Vicinos” – Spanish for “neighbors,” this event was guided by Mia Pinheiro, who created a temporary gallery and interactive platform for dialogue between neighbors focused on Mexico and the U.S. Reggae on West Beach – In its fourth year, this free event in the city’s south end converts the West Beach Pavillion into a dance club with live DJs and bands.

South Coast Lessons – Jeff Angeley hosted a series of open group sessions in publicly accessible locations. There were fiddle performances followed by a group of ukuleles made available to the public, which don’t require any formal training to learn to play.

Superflat NB – An Artist-in-Resident, Cedric Douglass of Boston, is a world-renowned graffiti artist who created a mural in the Ben Rose Garden area with the assistance of citizens from the South End neighborhood.

Wings Court Lighting Installation – Under the direction of Professor Stephanie McGoldrick, 12 UMass-Dartmouth students have designed and are implementing lighting in the downtown location.

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Facilitated by Saulnier, the Consortium is responsible for directing public art and facilities, placemaking and community, and fundraising and distribution with the goal of building a “thriving creative ecosystem in the city.”

Managed by the New Bedford Economic Development Council, funding for Wicked Cool Places comes from the city with additional assistance from the state and private sources. Mayor Mitchell was the primary catalyst, proposing the Arts, Culture, and Tourism Fund in the spring of 2016. That summer the fund was approved by the City Council. The city funding comes from a local hotel lodging tax. State Senator Mark Montigny and State Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral worked together to secure the passage of the legislation for the fund, a first of its kind in Massachusetts.

Last year’s grants invested $50,000.

This year it is expected to be $82,000.

Saulnier is an Acushnet native who attended New Bedford High School before earning a degree in Musical Performance from Boston University. After graduation she moved to New York City to work at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts while earning a Graduate Degree in Performing Arts and Management from Brooklyn College. After five years in New York she spent the next 12 years as Artistic Planner for the Boston Pops. She has taught at Northeastern University in their Music Industry program.

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Thanksgiving THE FIRST

by Michael J. DeCicco

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At Plimoth Plantation, Thanksgiving season means a variety of chances to celebrate the holiday with a feast.

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our choices are a New England Harvest Feast each Saturday starting on October 11 until Thanksgiving week or, on the actual holiday (this year on November 28), either a Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet or a “Story of Thanksgiving Dinner.”

Rob Kluin, the museum’s Marketing and Communications Director, described the Story of Thanksgiving presentation as the most elaborate of the Thanksgiving month’s meals. Throughout the dinner, Plimoth Plantation staff dressed in traditional 17th-century English and traditional indigenous clothing share stories of thanksgiving and traditions of gratitude across cultures and centuries.

When politics enter into this Thanksgiving Day dinner, it is strictly on a

positive note. “In addition to recounting the history of the 1621 Harvest Feast and discussing Wampanoag and other native practices of thanksgiving,” Kluin said, “diners are introduced to Sarah Josepha Hale who started lobbying politicians in the 1830s to create the national holiday we now call Thanksgiving. Since its official establishment in 1863, Thanksgiving has continued to evolve as each new generation of Americans re-imagines the menu and the festivities while always coming back to the same idea of setting aside a special time for family, friends, and practicing gratitude.”

The New England Harvest Feast has a similar goal, but with more focus on offering meals from 17th-century recipes composed of items Pilgrims would have eaten. Diners are guided through their meal while visitors from the past and

historians from today answer questions about England and Plymouth old and new.

They’ll also be entertained with centuries-old psalms and songs and, perhaps, even be convinced to join in singing along.

The first course will include cider, Cheate Bread and Butter, Mussels Seeth’d with Parsley and Beer, A Dish of Turkey, Sauc’d, A Pottage of Cabbage, Leeks & Onions, and a Sweet Pudding of Native Corn.

The second course will feature Stew’d Pompion (pumpkin), a Chine of Pork, Roast’d; Fricassee of Fish, Cheesecake made with spice and dried fruit and a Charger of Cheese and Fruit.

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Cook, stirring constantly so that no lumps form, until the pudding thickens enough to hold its shape when stirred. With a rubber spatula, scrape the pudding into the buttered baking dish.

Add the 2 cups of milk, but do not mix it in; let it float on the top. Bake the pudding 1 hour without stirring. Then stir in the milk and bake two hours longer.

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Kluin said Plimoth Plantation feeds about 3,000 guests each Thanksgiving day. The events, which have been taking place at the Museum for around 35 years, always sell out quickly and have what he calls a loyal percentage of guests that return here every year.

“We have had guests from all over the country and internationally” “One family started coming when their children were small,” Kluin said.

“They attended both the New England Harvest Feast on Wednesday evening and returned for the served Story of Thanksgiving the next day. They eventually brought their children and grandchildren. Plimoth Plantation’s Thanksgiving gathering became their family holiday tradition until their son and grandchildren eventually moved to Denver.”

“There is another couple from Rhode Island who have been attending for years,” he added. “We have had guests from all over the country and internationally, including England, China, and even the North Pole!”

He elaborated that all of the Plantation’s public dining meals include a two-day pass to visit this Museum. All meals have pre-assigned seating with place cards.

They seat parties of one or two or 15 to 20.

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17thCentury Cheesecake To make Cheesecakes otherwayes.

Take a good morning milk cheese, or better, of some eight pound weight, stamp it in a mortar, and beat a pound of butter amongst it, and a pound of sugar, then mix with it beaten mace, two pound of currans well picked and washed, a penny manchet grated, or a pound of almonds blanched and beaten fine with rose-water, and some salt; then boil some cream, and thicken it with six or eight yolks of eggs, mixed with the other things, work them well together, and fill the cheesecakes, make the curd not too soft, and make the past of cold butter and water according to these forms.

(Robert May, The Accomplisht Cook, 1660) The pastry: n 2⅔ cups all-purpose unbleached flour n 10 tablespoons cold butter, cut in bits n 1 egg white n ¼ cup ice water, plus a few extra drops if necessary

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Using a pastry blender, two butter knives scissor-fashion, or the steel cutting blade of the food processor, quickly cut the butter into the flour, until the mixture has the appearance of meal. In a small bowl stir together the egg white and ¼ cup of the ice water. Mix swiftly into the flour and butter mixture, until the pastry begins to come together. If using a food processor, pulse the motor only a few times to avoid overworking or overheating the dough. Add a few more drops of water only if the mixture is too crumbly to hold together. Fashion the pastry into a smooth disc, 4 inches or so in diameter, and wrap it securely in plastic. Chill the dough for at least an hour before using.

Roll out the pastry, and trim to make an even 15-inch circle. Turn in 2 inches of the edge of the pastry to make a double thickness. Transfer the pastry into the springform pan, using the double thickness of pastry to make the side walls.

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Turkeys going wild

By Ann Katzenbach

While hundreds of bird species have gone extinct in recent years, the wild turkey has made a noteworthy comeback.

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n indigenous game bird that once fed early settlers, the wild turkey lost its habitat to farms and hunters in the late 19th century and was considered nearly extinct in the New England states.

About 70 years ago, in an effort to bring them back, wildlife biologists captured 37 wild turkeys in New York State and released them in the Berkshire Mountains.

Today there are an estimated 25,000 wild turkeys in Massachusetts.

The woods and fields of New England offer excellent turkey habitat. You’ve likely seen flocks (rafters) of turkeys along roadways or in fields or yards.

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they forage for plants and insects, roost in trees at night, take dust baths, have distinctive calls (a Tom’s “gobble” can be heard a mile away), are hierarchical, and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour on powerful legs. Their wings are also extremely strong and their beaks can break through tempered glass.

Their eyesight is three times better than ours.

The gobble gambol Gardeners sometimes welcome small flocks because the big birds devour insects (including ticks).. Also, some people like to watch wildlife up close. But having these turkeys in one’s yard or roosting

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on the garage can be disconcerting.

Here are some precautions you can take.

The most obvious thing is not to feed them or leave birdseed on the ground.

Keep garbage secure. This keeps them from getting too interested in your property and also encourages them to feed naturally.

However, if a rafter of turkeys likes your tree branches or your blueberry bushes or your newly-turned garden bed that looks like a good dust bath, they may come onto your property.

The best turkey deterrents begin with a leashed dog and include a whistle, flapping arms, or running at them with an open umbrella. If they are roosting on your garage, use a hose. You want them to know that you are the dominant personality. Don’t back off, and warn children to keep their distance.

During the mating season (February to May), Toms may come looking for hens. If they wander through your property and see themselves reflected in a window or polished car door, they are likely to perceive a rival turkey and attack. Covering

reflective surfaces keeps Toms from making this miscalculation.

If you ever have a chance to see a Tom showing off his amazing tail feathers (usually for a female), it is a wonderful sight to behold. A turkey has over 5,000 feathers, many are iridescent and the various layers of thick skin around their throat will change color.

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Benjamin Franklin admired the native turkey and did not think much of the bald eagle that his compatriots chose as the national bird. He wrote, “The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal

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Turkeys were designed to fly, but domesticated turkeys can’t get off the ground because of their added breast meat. Native turkeys run around a lot and eat a wild diet. Their meat reflects this.

Many people enjoy the gamey taste, but cooks say not to overcook these birds.

Adding stuffing helps, and wild turkey soup is supposed to be excellent.

This Thanksgiving, no matter what turkey you put on the table, take a moment to give thanks that Ben Franklin’s favored bird is once again flourishing in the woods and fields of New England.

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If you haven’t heard of mindfulness yet, chances are that’s about to change. Throughout South Coast, mindfulness is becoming a daily practice for many, and they’re sharing what they’ve learned with anyone willing to listen.

For readers unfamiliar with mindfulness, here’s a standard Wikipedia definition: “Mindfulness is the psychological process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment,which can be developed through the practice of meditation and other training.”

It’s a practice with many practical applications in daily life. Indeed, mindfulness instructor Julie Paquette urges her students to keep a daily “gratitude” journal, listing at least three things they are grateful for in their lives each day. By focusing the mind on the positive, the cumulative effect over time is meant to facilitate a

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shift in thinking and attitude.

Paquette has been spreading the gospel of mindfulness in New Bedford and beyond for some time. She’s taken her mindfulness classes into schools, workplaces, centers for recovery, and even police departments. She’ll also be one of the instructors participating in the region’s first-ever mindfulness summit happening on Wednesday, November 6 at Kilburn Mills at Clarks Cove in the city’s south end.

“Elevate: An Exploration of Mindfulness” will be a one-day mindfulness summit. Its mission is to “educate, encourage, and

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empower people to harness their innate capacity for happiness and health by educating them about mindfulness, dispelling some of its most common myths, and offering tangible tools that attendees can use in their daily lives.”

Elevate is being launched by Kelley Cabral-Mosher and Caroline Paradis, and they state that they’re doing it “out of passion and a deep desire to bring the community together for a larger conversation about how mindfulness is a way of life that can be explored by anyone.”

“Elevate was borne out of our desire to show people that mindfulness can be

simple, accessible, and incredibly personal. It doesn't look like any one thing – it's a unique experience for each of us,” says Paradis. Elevate will offer you a chance to explore what mindfulness can bring to your life and how it can help you access the health and happiness you've been seeking.”

Spreading the news To bring mindfulness to the masses, Paquette founded The Mindfulness Collaborative. In addition to bringing mindfulness into the workplace, the Collaborative has developed a special curriculum for schools.

“We come into your classrooms to teach your students with an embodied mindful presence. Our simple, yet effective mindful practices can be adapted to children as young as Pre-K all the way through high school years. Our short teaching sessions easily integrate into your school day,” she writes on mindfulcollaborative.com.

Over the past year or so, she brought the course into New Bedford Public Schools for staff and students alike.

In the workplace, she brought a sixweek intro to mindfulness class to the coworking facility, Groundwork. During the workday, freelancers, entrepreneurs, and other members were able to participate in one hour of mindfulness a week, which included “homework” like the daily gratitude journals and mindful meditation podcasts that Julie curated for the crew.

At Elevate, Paquette will be offering a workshop presentation called "From Me To We: Relational Mindfulness — Building communities of care and a culture of well-being through mindful practice and living." It’s but one of the many offerings at this “Exploration of Mindfulness.”

Attendees will have the option to select two workshop sessions – one in the morning and one in the afternoon. All workshops have been designed to offer professional development opportunities in a range of topics for individuals and business sectors, from corporate to non-profit to municipalities and community organizations.

These sessions will focus on how mindfulness can impact issues like communication, community-building, presentation skills, parenting, trauma and grief, and more. (For more information about

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Kelley Cabral-Mosher and Caroline Paradis are well prepared for the summit and spreading the worthwhile news about mindfulness thereafter. This past summer, they held meditation events outdoors in New Bedford, and each has a holistic wellness bio.

Cabral-Mosher is the founder and owner of Freedom Wellness & Counseling and the Coordinator for Mass in Motion for the City of New Bedford. She has been working in the Greater New Bedford community for over 25 years supporting different populations such as at-risk youth, families experiencing homelessness, those with HIV/AIDS, and those with substance use disorders. She uses mindfulness as a tool to support people with their health and happiness.

Paradis is the founder and owner of Clarity Wellness. She is a certified guided meditation facilitator and Reiki master. Prior to her foray into the world of health and wellness, Caroline worked for many years in the non-profit sector, most recently as the President of Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts and the Director of Marketing and PR at United Way of Greater New Bedford.

Meanwhile, Paquette and The Mindful Collaborative will this year partner with four schools, 62 classrooms, and over 1250 elementary students in New Bedford Public Schools. They will be learning skills to develop greater awareness, the ability to focus attention, and cultivate kindness and compassion through mindfulness training. Over 65 NBPS staff members (teachers, school adjustment counselors, wrap-around coordinators, and principals) from the district have already trained to build those same mindfulness skills for themselves, and are being offered additional opportunities throughout the school year for more mindfulness training.

Here’s the bottom line: Paquette is “passionate about sharing tools for wellness” with her community and is “focused on supporting individuals in at-risk situations and communities that have been underserved.”

That’s worthy of going into the gratitude journal.

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After the heat and humidity of summer, it’s time to enjoy the chilly air and muted colors of November! As the holiday hoopla gears up, remember all those less fortunate. Brave the outdoors and get out the ice skates—and don’t forget to change your clocks on November 3 and to honor our military on Veterans Day November 11!

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The Annual Festival of Lights at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro begins November 28 through January 5 – more than 300,000 lights illuminating ten acres! For details, go to lasaletteattleboroshrine.org or call 508-222-5410.

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

The Christmas Festival of Lights runs from November 15 through January 1 at Edaville Railroad in Carver! 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.

It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedules and info about ice skating at 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.

Buy holiday gifts, goodies, and greenery at The Silverbrook Farm in Acushnet! Take the kids to the 11th Annual Santa’s Farm Follies November 30 to December1! Call 774-2021027 or go to thesilverbrookfarm.com.

Bristol Learn about “Preparing the Garden for Winter” on November 1 at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Plan ahead for the annual Bristol Christmas Festival, starting November 30 with the Grand Illumination, a week full of family-oriented activities, music, and entertainment! For a complete schedule, visit christmasbristolri.com

Silent Auction for Homeless Animals is an annual charity event by Animal Advocates, November 22 from 6-9:30 p.m. held at Rachel’s Lakeside, 950 State Rd., Rt. 6, Dartmouth. Admission Free. Hundreds of items, new, art, antiques, jewelry, gift certificates, pet items that benefits abandoned pets. Come and buy your holiday gifts with us and support animals. Contact 774-888-9008 or animaladvocates@ comcast.net

The holidays will “Sparkle” November 23 to January 1 at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

Mark your calendar for the start of the new season at Trinity Rep! “A Christmas Carol” starts November 7. For tickets and info, call 401-351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

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Find out what’s happening at Linden Place during the holiday season! For info, call 401253-0390 or visit lindenplace.org.

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

Take the kids for the Turkey Trot on November 16 at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! For info and pre-registration, go to lloydcenter.org.

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Listen to “Take Five,” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series, on November 24 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.

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

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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 more info, call 508-9385127 or visit roundthebendfarm.org.

Wander through Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. Don’t miss the free Women’s Walk through Paskamansett Woods on November 17, or the Women’s Walk at Dodge Reserve December 15! For more info, visit dnrt.org.

Plan ahead for the free Christmas concert on December 4 at the Dartmouth Grange Hall, featuring The Bellaphone Show! 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 to 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.

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DARTMOUTH – Take the kids for the Turkey Trot on November 16 at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! For info and pre-registration, go to lloydcenter.org.

Don’t miss the annual Festival of Trees at the Easton Country Club, held on three consecutive weekends starting November 30 to December 16! For details, go to eastonfestivaloftrees.org 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.

Silent Auction for Homeless Animals.

Annual charity event by Animal Advocates, November 22 from 6-9:30 p.m. held at Rachel’s Lakeside, 950 State Rd., Rt. 6, Dartmouth. Admission Free. Hundreds of items, new, art, antiques, jewelry, gift certificates, pet items that benefits abandoned pets. Come and buy your holiday gifts with us and support animals. Contact 774-888-9008 or animaladvocates@ comcast.net

Fairhaven Don’t miss the Veterans Day Parade November 11! Plan ahead for the “OldTime Holiday Fair” on December 14! For more info, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Don’t miss the “Friday Night Live!” Comedy Series at the Seaport Inn & Marina! Enjoy Joe Devito and Ken Rogerson November 22!

For more info, call 508-997-1281 or go to seaportinnandmarina.com.

Fall River 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.

Deck the Halls! Make a trip to the Fall River Historical Society for a Victorian-era Christmas November 17 to December 30!

Tour the expertly-decorated mansion and trees, attend at High Tea at the Easton Tea Room, or 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 95th season of the Fall River Symphony Orchestra! Listen to works of Rimsky-Korsakov and Shostakovich at the Fall Concert on November 3 at Bristol Community College!

Plan ahead for the Holiday Pops Concert on December 15! For more details, go to fallriversymphonyorchestra.org.

Plan ahead for the Newport Navy Choristers’ Christmas concert on December 8 at First Baptist Church! For more details, go to newportnavychoristers.org.

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

Don’t miss The Little Theatre’s production of “Shrek: The Musical” November 1417 at BCC! “Cabaret” will be performed November 29 to December 9. “Starting Here Starting Now” will be performed December 5-15. For info and tickets, call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

Plan ahead for the Annual Festival of Trees at the Government Center on December 14!

For more info, call 508-673-2929 or go to ahafallriver.com.

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Veterans Day Parade Monday, November 11, 2019 Main Street, 9:00 a.m.

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 28, 8 a.m. (rain or snow or shine) Cushman Park

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Mark your calendars! Enjoy the holiday season by watching the Spindle City Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” at BCC’s Jackson Theatre on December 21-22! For tickets and info, visit spindlecityballet.org or call 508-536-6073.

Lakeville Head for Lakeville to see the Crazy Tech Christmas Animated Light Show, with synchronized music, November 29 through December 31! For details, go to crazytechchristmas.com/showinfo.

Marion Listen to monthly concerts at the Marion Music Hall! Don’t miss Butch McCarthy and Ken Richards November 17! For tickets and more info, call 508-353-2150 or visit sixstringmusiccompany.com.

Don’t miss “Take Five,” performed by the South Coast Chamber Music Series, on November 23 at St. Gabriel’s Church! For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! The Annual Children’s Christmas Concert will be held December 8 at the Sippican School! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org.

Mattapoisett Go on a free walk with the Nasketucket Bird Club on November 3! For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discovery/events.

MARION – Listen to the performances of the Tri-County Symphonic Band! The Annual Children’s Christmas Concert will be held December 8 at the Sippican School! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org Spend an afternoon with the kids at the Soule Homestead! For dates more info, call 508-947-6744 or go to soulehomestead. org.

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

Don’t miss Middleboro’s Annual Town Hall Tree Lighting on December 1! For details, call 774-766-6335 or go to facebook.com/ middleborotoday.

Mark your calendar for the New Bedford Ballet’s performance of “A New England Nutcracker” on December 7-8, 13-15 at the NBB Community Theatre. For more info, visit newbedfordballet.org or call 508-993-1387.

Middletown Don’t miss the Scratch Series: Classic French on November 14 and Foods to Gift December 12 at the Newport Vineyards!

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

Get in touch with nature at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Check out the Fort and Shelter Building workshop on November 9 or take a free guided Sunday Bird Walk!

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

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.

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.

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Don’t miss the production of “Relatively Speaking” on November 1-3, 8-9 at the Alley Theatre! For tickets and more info, visit nemasketriverproductions.com.

Go on the guided house tour on November 10 or enjoy afternoon tea in the parlors on December 1-2, 8-9 at the whaling-era mansion and gardens at the Rotch-JonesDuff House! For more info, call 508-9971401 or go to rjdmuseum.org.

Don’t miss “Postcards from Heaven with medium Maureen Hancock” November 2 and December 7 at The Alley Theatre! Enjoy “A Wicked Drag Cabaret” on November 16 and December 20! For details, call 508946-1071 or go to burtwoodschool.com.

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Explore the city’s history at the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park!

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Take a stroll through the urban greenspace of the Allen G. Haskell Public Gardens! To learn more, call 508-636-4693 or go to thetrustees.org.

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.

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

Dave Penney will perform on November 10.

Check out the new exhibits and educational programs “F/V Innovations,” exploring the evolution of vessels and gear, through March. For more info, call 508-993-8894 or visit fishingheritagecenter.org.

Mark your calendar for the annual Holiday Shop & Stroll November 30 throughout downtown New Bedford! For more info, go to downtownnb.org.

Head for the Kilburn Comedy Cove to enjoy comedian Mike Koutrobis November 1!

For more info, call 508-990-3500 or go to destinationnewbedford.org.

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

Quench your thirst for learning – and beer!

– at the free monthly New Bedford Science Café lectures and discussions held at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub! For more info, call 508-984-1955 or go to nbsciencecafe.com.

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, all part of the New Bedford Wellness Initiative! For more info, visit nbewell.com.

Head for the Zeiterion for NBSO’s “Prokofiev Rules” November 2, NBSO’s “Peter and the Wolf” Family Concert November 3, “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” November 4, movie “Good Morning, Vietnam” November 11, movie “Napoleon Dynamite” November 16, Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Review November 17, NB Festival Theatre “The Best of Times” November 30, Ten Tenors December 5, “A Christmas Carol” December 7, movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” December 9, Popa Chubby December 12, NBSO’s Holiday Pops Family Concert December 14, Cultural Road Trip to Boston Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” December 15! For info and tickets, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

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Plan ahead for the Christmas concert performed by the Sippican Choral Society December 6 at St. Joseph’s Church!

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Visit Plimouth Plantation this month, where Thanksgiving began! Enjoy a “New England Harvest Feast” or a “Thanksgiving Homestyle Buffet” on selected dates in November! For details, call 508-746-1622 or go to plimouth.org.

Kick off the holidays at the Newport Block Party & Holiday Stroll at Bowen’s Wharf on November 29! Watch the Illuminated Boat Parade while you shop and enjoy the music – and plan ahead for the 49th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on December 7! For more info, visit bowenswharf.com.

Savor the flavors of restaurants in Newport and Bristol Counties during Newport Restaurant Week November 1-10!

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

Visit the special exhibit of J.J. Audubon’s “Obsession Untamed” at Rosecliff through November 3! For details, call 401-847-1000 or visit newportmansions.org.

Don’t miss Common Fence Music’s Third Annual Fall Moon Festival at the Casino Theatre on November 2! For tickets and info, call 401-683-5085 or visit commonfencemusic.org.

Buy your tickets early to see “The Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff,” performed by the Island Moving Company, on November 27, 29, December 1, 3-6! For tickets and info, go to islandmovingco.org.

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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.

Stroll through the holiday splendor of “Christmas at the Newport Mansions” November 23 to January 1! For tickets and details, call 401-847-1999 or go to newportmansions.org.

Discover colonial Newport by going on a Holiday Lantern Tour beginning November 23! For info and tickets, call 401-841-8770 or go to newporthistorytours.org.

Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth for great entertainment! Don’t miss Frank Santos Jr. November 16, Vienna Boys Choir December 6, Plymouth Philharmonic Holiday Pops December 14-15 – 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 John Sebastian November 2, The The Band Band November 8, Duke Robillard November 9, Slambovian Circus of Dreams November 15, Spyro Gyra November 21, Aztec Two-Step November 23, Wicked Funny Holiday Concert December 13 – and more! Call 508-7464488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Portsmouth Enjoy the 20th Annual Harvest Festival on November 9 at Greenvale Vineyards!

For details, call 401-847-3777 or go to greenvale.com.

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

Get back to your musical roots with Common Fence Music! Don’t miss Front Country November 16 and Sweetback Sisters’ Country Christmas Spectacular December 14 at CFP Arts in Portsmouth!

For tickets and info, call 401-683-5085 or go to commonfencemusic.org.

Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! “Boeing! Boeing!” will be performed through November 17. “Newport to Nashville” musicians will perform November 14 and December 12.

“A Christmas Comedy” will be performed November 14-December 31. For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

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Go on lantern-led haunted history tours of Newport with “Ghosts of Newport”!

For more info, call 401-841-8600 or go to ghostsofnewport.com.

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Don’t miss “America’s Hometown” Thanksgiving Festival November 2224! Pilgrim-led waterfront tours, parade, concert, traditional food, crafts and demonstrations! For more info, call 508746-1818 or go to usathanksgiving.com or seeplymouth.com.

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Explore the outdoors at the Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, operated by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island! For more info, call 401-949-5454 or visit asri.org.

Find out why Taunton is called “the Christmas City”! Don’t miss the annual “Lighting of the Green!” For dates and details, go to facebook.com/ lightingofthegreen.

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Find out who’s on stage the District Center for the Arts! Don’t miss Playing Dead November 2, Trinity November 9, Bargain November 16, Completely Unchained November 22, The Fools November 30, The 60’s Band Holiday Show December 6, Joshua Tree December 7, Fat City Band December 14 – 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! Don’t miss the Becky Chace Band November 16, Cheap Sneakers November 23! Heal with a monthly Gong Sound Bath, or with Yoga: Mindful Flow & Meditation on Sundays, or with music and movement on JourneyDance, or join in the Contra Dancing. Sign up for lessons in Zumba, Pilates, or figure drawing.

For more info, go to sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

Check out the Holiday Open House at the Chace-Cory House on December 7-8! For more info, visit tivertonhistorical.org.

Warren Kick off the holiday season at Frerichs Farm with “Girls Night Out” on November 8! Buy your holiday trees, greenery, and gifts during the Holiday Open House on November 29 to December 1. Call 401-245-8245 or go to frerichsfarm.com.

Get back to your musical roots with Common Fence Music! Don’t miss Honeysuckle on November 16 at Hope & Main in Warren! For tickets and info, call 401-683-5085 or go to commonfencemusic.org.

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Westport Enjoy the new season of Concerts at the Point with a performance by the Frisson Ensemble on November 3! The Attacca Quartet will perform December 8. For more info, call 508-636-0698 or go to concertsatthepoint.org.

Work off that Thanksgiving dinner on the “Walk It Off” hike on November 29 at the Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary! For details, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/events.

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ON MY MIND

The Unexamined Life

By Paul Kandarian

I’ve always been introspective—often to the point of hamstringing myself—prone to excessive self-examination, of deep pondering of place and worth, of going deep in a desperate, mostly futile pursuit of life’s grand truth and meaning.

Which is somewhat surprising for someone who can also be as shallow as the invisible man’s shadow. Most times when facing things that could be of crisis quality, I’ll shrug and move on. So this whole introspection thing, this penchant for emotional deep diving, is at odds with who I am. Or am I who I am? Really, are any of us who we are?

See? Maddening, right?

It was worse when I was much younger and got really irked by having more questions than answers. Driving with my parents into the mountains, for example, and seeing things of incredible beauty, various magnificent rock formations, and wanting to know what caused them, how they were formed, what was the name of this or that rock or mineral, etc. I knew a lot about geology, it fascinated me and I read up a lot, but it just annoyed me that I knew much, much less than I wanted to know.

Lack of answers frustrated me no end. It wasn’t until much later in life that I realized there would always be more questions than answers and in that disquieting conundrum were the answers. It’s the whole it’s-the-journey-not-the-destination thing. Life is, after all, curiouser and curiouser, as Alice wondered in Wonderland. If we knew all the answers… we’d think we were president.

But I digress.

This thwartful look within would happen more in later in life on birthdays, kicking into annual high gear starting in my 50s, as

I’d wonder silently in a chorus of self-destructive voices, what I was doing with my life and what I was doing here, the figurative “here” being an existing life form on a planet teeming with life forms wondering the same thing, a collective chorus of voices seeking meaning of something that perhaps was devoid of any meaning at all.

Trust me, those voices can be deafeningly discordant.

Happily, things have been coming into focus, unbidden, naturally, in more recent times as if they’d been laying low for the right moment. It’s a somewhat cruel twist of nature and evolution that this sort of emotional clarity comes with fewer years in front of us to enjoy this golden-age wisdom than there are years behind us that we’d spent fighting a more muddled mind.

As the saying goes, we are “Older but wiser.” Honestly, I’d rather be younger and wiser—it’d be much easier on the joints—but hey, I relish this newfound wisdom now like a hip replacement with a lifetime guarantee.

But on more recent birthdays, I’d get moody and introspective and let my self-examining ways take over before shaking them away and just trying to enjoy the moment, which of course is at the root of mindfulness; enjoying the moment it is pretty much all we got until the next one happens. If we’re very lucky, they keep happening for a good long time.

This October on my birthday, I did a pretty good job at staying

Honestly, I’d rather be younger and wiser— it’d be much easier on the joints—but hey, I relish this newfound wisdom now like a hip replacement with a lifetime guarantee.

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moment focused. My lady and I went to Rhode Island, my favorite state, to do some hiking, shopping, eating, drinking, enjoying.

We bopped around South County and decided, very much in the moment, to spend the night at the funky Dean Hotel in downtown Providence.

As we sat at the bar for a nightcap, something suddenly hit me like a brick, and I rushed her out of the hotel, down Fountain Street, to stand at the corner of Union Street and stare at an empty parking lot, peering 60 or so years into my past.

My late dad had a restaurant there, The Chicken Roost, at that corner, until the mid-60s. I knew it before, of course, and had driven by it countless times. But that night of my birthday, the urge to see it, to stare into it and embrace my past and wonder deeply about my life’s meaning was too powerful to ignore.

So, so many memories came in a rush, the most vivid being a time I was hanging out with my dad during a busy Saturday lunch rush and he handed me a tray with fried scallops and said, “Go sit in a booth, I’ll join you in a few minutes.” When he went looking for me later, he found me kneeling in the phone booth, eating off the tray on the seat, because he’d said “booth” and in my little-boy’s mind that meant the one with the phone in it.

The memory of my dad, roaring with loving laughter, almost doubling over, holding his hand over his stomach covered by a dirty apron as he took my tray and led me to a real booth, his strong arm around me, is one of the best and warmest memories of my entire life.

And that night on my birthday last month when I ran the risk of going too deep to find the meaning of a long life, all it took was that one beautiful memory to make me realize one absolute truth about living in the moment: sometimes you just have to tell yourself to shut up and enjoy who you are.

Took me a while, but I finally found an internal voice worth listening to.

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