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Contents In Every Issue

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From the publisher On my mind: Exit—to applause

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Homemade for the holidays

by Lori Bradley

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Serve hearty soups

by Paul E. Kandarian

Book Picks: Gift a book

HEALTHY HOLIDAYS

by Magoo Gelehrter

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Tarot-Scopes

by The Celtic Cricket and Duir Kell

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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by Elizabeth Morse Read

Fostering holiday care

by Stacie Charbonneau Hess

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Kids safe at the Club

by Sean Wilcoxson

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Family fitness at the Y

by Michael Ferreira

FLASH

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A Preservation celebration

WINE NOTES

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Cheese to please

by Alton Long

THINGS TO DO

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BCC faculty art show Artful theatre at Bristol Community College

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FROM THE PUBLISHER November 2010 / Vol. 14 / No. 11 Published by Coastal Communications Corp.

The holidays are coming—ready or not. Might as well be

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Ljiljana Vasiljevic

happy and try to stay healthy throughout this season.

This issue offers some help.

Editors Joe Murphy Michael J. Vieira, Ph.D.

Shopping doesn’t have to be stressful. Lori Bradley offers some suggestions for local galleries and shops that are fun

Contributors Lori Bradley, Michael Ferreira, Stacie Charbonneau Hess, The Celtic Cricket, Magoo Gelehrter, Paul E. Kandarian, Duir Kell, Alton Long, Elizabeth Morse Read, Sean Wilcoxson

and support local artists. You can also visit our advertisers for discounts and great shopping, dining, and entertainment ideas that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit.

You can still enjoy that sugar cookie—or turkey stuffing—as long as you bal-

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ance it with a little exercise. Michael Ferreira suggests that the YMCA is a good place for families, and Sean Wilcoxson opens the door to the Boys and Girls Club. It’s a safe place for kids, as is foster care; Stacie Charbonneau Hess tells how you can help kids in stress.

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Looking for things to do? Our Happenings section offers lots of holiday treats, but you can also take in the faculty art show at Bristol Community College—or join in the 25th anniversary celebration of the BCC theatre program.

Plus there are suggestions for wine and cheese pairings by Alton Long, and some healthy, hearty, holiday soup recipes from Elizabeth Morse Read.

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ON MY MIND

Who’s next?

Mr. Cunningham? …Oh no!

by Paul E. Kandarian I’m checking my pulse. If Mrs. Cleaver’s dead, how much longer could I have?

I just turned 57 in October, and fondly remember Leave it to Beaver,” that classic TV black-and-white testimony to far more innocent times when Ward Cleaver would come home from wherever it was he worked and settle any family disputes that arose between Beaver and Wally that the pearl-wearing, house-cleaning, ever-elegant June Cleaver couldn’t handle.

But she’s gone now, died in October at the age of 94, which is pretty amazing, no idea she had lived that long.

Must have been all those home-cooked meals or the good, clean Mayfield air, a town in America, no state necessary, it was just as American as American could be, that ubiquitous Every Town we all lived in. Or wanted to. And wish we still could.

Ward pushed off in 1982, can’t believe he’s been gone that long. Talk about the ideal TV dad, he never raised a hand in anger to the Beav or Wally. Heck, I never saw him angry.

Ditto for Robert Young, everyone’s father who knew best, though he got pretty cranky in Marcus Welby, MD. You’d think a guy who got to park in front of a hospital all the time would be a little happier. Death knew best when it took him in 1998.

And every time an old TV character shuffles off this mortal coil, it brings people my age closer to the realization that everyone’s clock is ticking, faster and faster and faster, until that day when the gong finally strikes for thee.

Aunt Bea’s gone, too, everyone’s favorite, fussy matronly sort from The Andy Griffith Show. She scared me. She was just like every 6

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teacher I had back in my days at Monroe’s Corner School in Seekonk, a tiny four-classroom building that in the heat of the Cold War era would have amounted to nothing more than a pile of glowing embers had the Ruskies dropped the Big One on us, as we all feared would happen. Hiding under the desks was part and parcel of our paranoid life then, the old duck-and-cover routine that was supposed to protect us from nuclear immolation.

Don Knotts kicked off a few years ago, bumbling Barney Fife who helped us grow up in happy Mayberry with Aunt Bea. He annoyed me. I just couldn’t believe anyone that

inept could hold such a responsible job. Then as I got older, growing up in the hotbed of Massachusetts political corruption, I realized that incompetence in civil service is the norm.

Capt. Binghampton from McHale’s Navy has been gone awhile, ironically drowning in his own swimming pool in 1974. You’d think a Navy guy would’ve been a better swimmer. Pleased to report Ernest “Quinton McHale” Borgnine is still kicking. He’s 93, still acting, still looking like he could command a PT boat in World War II. Man, the whole Cartwright clan is gone now, I just realized. Pernell Roberts, the forgotten son Adam Cartwright from the Bonanza series, finally rode off into the celluloid sunset earlier this year. He is preceded in death by brothers Hoss and Little Joe, and their dad, Ben, who TV Guide listed in 2007 as TV’s second most popular Dad. None of the Cartwright men ever married, nor, come to think of it, had any enduring female love interests. And Ben did sport those rather festive ascots. You don’t think….nah, couldn’t be.

Speaking of westerns and single men, James Arness, Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke is still hanging in there, though his younger brother, Peter Graves is not, having earlier this year proved that Mission Impossible includes living forever. Great show, but for my money, he was better in the spoof Airplane. I mean really, dialogue like “Joey, have you ever seen a grown man naked?”

Doesn’t get any funnier than that.

And speaking of creepy single men, Mr. Rogers hung up his sweater for the last time a few years ago. I didn’t grow up with him but my kids did, loving the show and heck, so did I, even though it had the creepily named Mr. McFeely the deliveryman in it. You’d think they’d come up with a better name on a show for kids.

Man, the list goes on. Lloyd Bridges, Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt” his tank went dry years ago. Marshall Thompson from Daktari, I loved Clarence the cross-eyed lion and Judy the chimp, the good animal doctor doctors animals no more. Guy Williams, high-flying dad in Lost in Space, lost forever. Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, the honeymoon’s over. We’re still loving Lucy, though she and Ricky are long gone.

The Skipper and Gilligan’s three-hour cruise is finally over, though I’m happy to see the object of my pubescent affection, Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann, still lives on, ditto for Donna Douglas, Elly May Clampett from The Beverly Hillbillies, though I doubt—and hope—neither are sporting Daisy Dukes anymore. Danny Thomas isn’t making room for Daddy anymore. All those Lassies have long been called home. And Jack Webb got his last fact ages ago.

So long, Mrs. Cleaver. Keep the house neat, we’ll all be by, sooner or later.

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The Marion Art Center is hosting an exhibition entitled “Paintings, Poetry, Sculpture: an Installation” by artist Barbara Thun.

Hope Gallery features the Winter Fantasy Exhibit from Nov. 13 - Dec 28.

Photo: Early Snow by Lorraine Trenholm Pastel 9x12

ArtWorks runs the Holiday Exhibition and Sale from Nov. 8 - Jan. 1. featuring a wide range of fine art and crafts.

Photo: Beaded Star Designs

Handmade

for the holidays

By Lori Bradley

Searching for gifts at local galleries and shops turns a potentially tedious shopping experience into an adventure.

The experience of shopping handmade for the holidays is analogous to grocery shopping for homegrown at farmer’s markets during the summer: gallery owners and artists are happy to talk about their wares; information is readily and cheerfully available about where and how an object or image is made, and what kinds of ideas, skills, and history went into its creation.

Traveling an extra mile or two off the beaten path to visit a gallery is a wonderful way to reconnect with our coastal community in late the fall.

Shoppers can drive thirty miles up and 8

down the South Coast—from Marion, Massachusetts to Bristol, Rhode Island—and find a wealth of exceptional handmade gifts lovingly created by local artists and craftspeople.

Marion Arts Center Marion’s village center retains the look and feel of an antique Currier and Ives print. Just a mile off Route 6, in a picturesque converted 1830s Universalist Church at the corner of Main and Pleasant Streets, the Marion Arts Center hosts year-round activities such as exhibits, classes, music and

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performing arts productions.

From November 19 through December 22, the main gallery is transformed into the Marion Arts Center Holiday Shop, featuring the juried works of 40 artists. This year, a wide range of work is available—gifts guaranteed to please people of all ages and interests.

Ceramics, handcrafted jewelry, wearable fiber art (jackets, scarves, and other accessories), hand-carved birds, hand-painted furniture, collage and paintings are among the many items available.

New this year are handcrafted musical instruments by Albert Winters, whose carefully formed lathed wood musical instruments have a rich antique look and feeling. Barbara Harrold designs fun, whimsical handmade puppets that appeal to adults and children.

The newest pop-culture toy may

Hand made by Wayne Fuerst at Sticks, Stone & Stars, Westport

Thirsty Crow is a mom and daughter shop, run by Lisa Santos and her mother, Diane St. Pierre, and features intricate beaded jewelry created by the partners.

temporarily enthrall kids, but it is the handmade gifts like Harrolds’ that endure. When I was seven I received a handsome beanbag clown made by one of my mother’s friends. That is the one gift that travelled with me throughout the years and still sits in a prominent place in my house— reminding me daily of my mother and her loving, crafty friends.

Marion Arts Center Executive Director, Wendy Bidstrup comments, “It’s wonderful how artists show up every year to set up the Holiday Shop with boxes filled with amazing things, all so lovingly made. We give the artists lots of freedom to arrange their own display space. Of course, all the art is juried so we are sure to have a wide variety of work available in many mediums.”

A trip to the Marion Arts Center Holiday Shops is an enchanting way to spend a late fall afternoon and giving a handmade gift transmits all the care and attention of the creative process to the lucky receiver.

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Each year in downtown New Bedford, Artworks! Partners for the Arts and Community, Inc., presents a Holiday Exhibition and Sale in their handsome first floor gallery. From Marion,

travel West on Route 6 or 195 and enter historic New Bedford’s Whaling City National Park, comprised of old brick buildings and cobblestone walkways.

ArtWorks! is located in the heart of the Park on Acushnet Avenue.

The Holiday Exhibition and Sale runs from November 8 through January 1, featuring a wide range of fine art and craft including; paintings, sculpture, prints, illustrations, photographs, paintings, and drawings.

New this year is a display of toys. According ArtWorks! Executive Director, Irene Buck, “The theme of this year’s exhibit is the excitement and magic of toys. Handmade toys by artists and commercially produced toys by larger companies will be presented side by side in the gallery throughout the holiday season in hopes of bringing out the child in all of us.”

Shopping at ArtWorks! is especially rewarding as a percentage of the Holiday Sale profits go to support the community programs and children’s classes offered by this very active arts organization throughout the year.

And, in keeping with ArtWorks! mission of uniting community with art, ArtWorks! holds free family gift making workshops during November and December. Check the ArtWorks! website for more information and dates for

upcoming holiday workshops.

Thirsty Crow Travel further west on Route 6, make a couple turns, and discover a delightful crafts shop on Old Westport Road, intriguingly called the Thirsty Crow.

The yard immediate outside the shop features a range of decorative objects for the garden or deck. Upon entering the small cottage-like shop, visitors are awestruck by the quantity and variety of unusual gift items available in a charming, homey atmosphere.

Thirsty Crow is a mom and daughter shop, run by Lisa Santos and her mother, Diane St.Pierre, both of Dartmouth. The shop features intricate beaded jewelry created by the partners.

Some of their pictorial necklaces are painstakingly composed of thousands of tiny glass beads. In addition, Santos and St. Pierre offer silver and stone jewelry and a wealth of decorative items for the home including stained glass, blown glass, ceramics, candles and calendars, all at very affordable prices.

Santos comments, “People need stuff you don’t find in the mall, especially during the holiday season. This place is great. It’s fun when people come in on a whim and are blown away by all Continued on page 11

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Continued from page 9 the beautiful things in here. You can’t tell what’s inside the shop by looking at the outside. Visiting here is always a surprise.”

Sticks, Stones, and Stars Drive four miles south to the Village of Westport and discover an attractive contemporary crafts gallery filled with useful items such as handmade wooden kitchen utensils, a widevariety of ceramics, sculpture, blown glass, jewelry and art for the walls.

Sticks, Stones and Stars is managed

by Charlie McConnell and features the ceramics and handmade paper work of gallery partner Wayne Fuerst, in addition to a bounty of items by over 35 local artists.

Fuerst’s planters, vases, and vessels are decorated with exuberant calligraphic designs and richly layered glaze colors. Layered colors and textures also define Fuerst’s handmade paper cards and wall art.

McConnell says, “This is a gift gallery with fully functional items. People can do all their holiday shopping here, from local sources, instead of heading to the mall.” And, people head to Sticks, Stones and Stars from all over. The gallery attracts local visitors in addition to many from Boston, Providence, and beyond. McConnell comments, “People really appreciate the handmade option.”

Plan a pleasant day around a visit to Sticks, Stones and Stars by tasting some of the rural ambiance of Westport Village. Order a cup of coffee or bowl of delicious soup at Partners Village Store, a lovingly made pizza at Village Pizza, or a relaxing meal made of the freshest ingredients at Marguerite’s Restaurant, right next door to the gallery.

Hope Gallery Located only 17 miles west of Westport is lovely Bristol, Rhode Island, home to the Hope Gallery; it’s just a brief scenic trip over the Mount Hope Bridge past the historic Blithewold Gardens and Herreshoff Marine Museum.

The Hope Gallery is situated in the heart of Bristol, only blocks from the waterfront, on the attractive Hope Street thoroughfare. Owner and curator, Anita Trezevant is planning a special show for the holiday season called Winter Fantasy.

Trezevant says, “I’m featuring items that are colorful and fun, in a wide range of prices. There is something affordable for everyone and, fortunately, people seem to be excited about buying art again. People may not be traveling much in this economy so they want something really special for their homes.”

The Hope Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that is active in the Bristol business community. Trezevant celebrates frequent exhibitions by hosting well-attended openings almost every month of the year. The Winter Fantasy exhibit runs from November 13 through December 28.

Tiverton Four Corners Ten miles from Bristol, holiday shopping opportunities abound in the galleries, shops and artist’s studios comprising The Tiverton Four Corners commercial district in Tiverton, Rhode Island. The village is home to many outlets for the creative spirit, including Gallery 4, Tiffany Peay Jewelry, The Donovan Gallery, Amy Lund Handweavers, and Roseberry Winn Pottery and Tile.

According to the Tiverton Four Corners website, “With several shops and restaurants within walking distance to one another, Tiverton Four Corners is the perfect place to spend a day in the country. You can leave your car in one of the parking lots for the whole day and stroll at your leisure.”

Celebrate the holiday season by seeking gifts from South Coast galleries and shops. Connect with the community and be inspired by talking with artists and gallery owners who value individual creativity. Finally, transmit the joy of the experience by giving distinctive handmade gifts that will be treasured for generations.

Local Galleries Marion Arts Center 80 Pleasant Street, Marion, MA 508-748-1266 marionartcenter.org Hours: Tuesday through Friday 1-5 p.m.

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THINGS TO DO

BCC faculty practice what they teach The faculty in the Art and Graphic Design program at Bristol Community College will show once again that they not only teach, but they are working artists who their students can emulate.

The Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery will open its third show on Thursday, November 4, featuring the College’s art and design faculty and welcoming back the work of some familiar artists from the Art and Design academic programs. This triennial show will also introduce the work of some of the newest adjunct faculty members.

This exhibition always brings together a diverse array of artists, many of whom actively exhibit their work through regional, national, and international venues. Eighteen full- and part-time faculty members are participating in this year’s show, and their works provide an opportunity to experience the work of the dynamic faculty who teach here at Bristol Community College.

The show opens Thursday, November 4, with an opening reception from 6-8 pm. It will run from November 4-December 17, 2010 Gallery hours are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday 1-4 pm; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10 am - 1pm. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information please call 508-678-2811 ext. 2631 or visit www. bristolcc.edu/gallery.

Welcomes

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What’s Hidden Underneath Artist Elizabeth Sturges Llerena’s dynamic images explore New England’s complicity in the transatlantic slave trade.

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HEALTHY HOLIDAYS

Fostering a safe home for the holidays

by Stacie Charbonneau Hess

The holidays should be a time of joy and celebration, but they are also often a source of added stress for many families: money becomes tighter, schedules burgeon, and demands on the family unit grow. Some households already on the brink of unraveling can experience a crisis or trauma that may result in children needing to be removed from the home for their physical or emotional safety.

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The foster care system is in place to provide a safe, usually temporary home for a child, in all seasons, at all times.

“The quality of care children get while they are away from their homes is crucial,” states the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families website. Caring adults who are patient and willing to open their homes and hearts to a child do much good when they serve as foster parents.

Self-selection If you have ever considered becoming a foster parent, perhaps you are wondering where to begin. Navigating a large bureaucracy is never easy, but remember that the systems in place for recruiting, training and maintaining a viable pool of foster families are in the best interest of the child.

Begin by calling your local Department of Children and Families office (in Rhode Island it’s the Department of Children, Youth and Families). There is a basic screening that takes place initially that involves a criminal background check as well as ensuring that the prospective foster family has never had any previous involvement with the Department with their own children.

Basic training Once the basic screening is passed, foster parents are invited to attend a series of trainings to become licensed to care for children. Lynn Mourao, the Foster Parent Recruitment Social Worker for four South Coast towns, explains that the trainings given through her office are streamlined and continuous.

“In New Bedford, the Department of Children & Families holds classes every Thursday night, on a rolling basis, which means that interested parents can pretty much jump in at any time during the year. You don’t have to wait for a new group to start. But, both spouses must attend together at least 9 out of the 10 required classes.”

It’s important to note that attending the training does not imply any obligation on the parents’ part. “Half way through you may realize it’s not for you, and that’s okay. Hopefully, though, you’ll go on to get your certification and decide you want to go ahead and become a foster parent.”

After completing the training, a social worker will visit the prospective foster family’s home and meet each family member. When licensed, social workers will do their best to match a child to the foster parents’ interests regarding age and gender, while taking into account any children already living in the home.

“Deciding to be responsible for a child is a huge commitment,” Mourao admits.

Continuing support The supports in place to assist foster parents in caring for children are numerous. Mass Health covers all medical and dental expenses. There is a clothing allowance. WIC is available if the child is under 5 years old. A daycare allowance will assist working foster parents. Support agencies have sprung up all over Massachusetts and Rhode Island in the past two decades.

The New Bedford Community Connections Coalition is one organization that was established to offer special enrichment programs and funding for kids in foster care. The NBCCC holds

special events to bring foster families together, support the parents, and entertain children. Extra help is available to help foster children enjoy “the fun stuff.” For example, parents may decide to enroll a foster child in swimming lessons or dance classes; these types of activities are reimbursable.

There are, of course, financial considerations when becoming a foster parent. “Unfortunately,” explains Mourao, “what the state reimburses does not begin to pay for everything a child needs. Anyone looking to supplement his or her income by becoming a foster parent, or looking to stay home, well, foster parenting won’t enable you to do that.”

“Though we don’t want the expense of the child to be a burden,” explains Mourao, foster parenting isn’t a money making venture either.

For families who are only hoping to adopt a child, becoming a foster parent is probably not the best option.

Prospective foster families should realize that most foster children will return home at some point; reunification is the goal when and if it is safe. In some instances when a child has been in foster care for an extended period, (the DCYF website example is 1 to 1 and a half years), adoption is explored.

“If you know you really want to adopt, you can elect to go through a similar training process with a regional office,” advises Mourao, “one that specializes in adoption services for children from the DCF.” So while becoming a foster or adoptive parent may not be easy, perhaps we as a community should be thankful for that. DCF and DCYF are helping to ensure the welfare of all children in our community. Foster parents are people who are willing to confront difficult obstacles, if it means giving comfort to a child in distress.

For more information on becoming a foster or adoptive parent, please visit the following websites.

Departments of Children and Families in Massachusetts: www.mass.gov/ dcf or Department of Children, Youth and Families in Rhode Island: www. dcyf.ri.gov

SPECIAL EVENTS

Concert McCarthy, Richards, Legge Sunday, November 7 First Congregational Church 34 Center St., 2:00 p.m.

Adult tickets $10. School aged children free with paid adult.

For more info or reservations: 508-993-3368

Veterans Day Parade Thursday, November 11 Main Street, 10:00 a.m.

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

Veteran’s Day Dinner Dance Saturday, November 13 Town Hall, 40 Center St. 6:30 to 11:00 p.m.

Catered dinner and live music, sponsored by the Fairhaven Improvement Association. $20 pp.

Call 508-993-1064 or 508-9947266 for tickets. Limited seating.

Nemasket Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 20 Nemasket Group 56 Bridge St. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Nothing for the kids to do?

The Boys and Girls Club

by Sean Wilcoxson It starts when millions of kids get out of school and are looking for a place where they can go. What choices do they have? The street is right there.

Home is an option, but the parents are often at work. Where are these kids going to go?

Welcome to the Boys and Girls Club.

With all the gangs, drugs, violence, and trouble that children face daily when they walk out of those school doors, the Boys and Girls Club in Fall River is a pillar of positive opportunity amidst a crumbling community. They are there for the youth at pivotal points in their lives, the Boys and Girls Club is more than just a club, it offers what every parent wants for their children: happiness.

But then again, it’s always been the “safe place.”

More than 100 years of service The Boys and Girls Club is a national organization providing a healthy, constructive environment for children from kindergarten to high school since 1860, when several women in Hartford, Connecticut wanted to provide boys who roamed the streets with a positive alternative.

Fall River wasn’t far behind. The Boys’ Club of Fall River was founded February 1, 1890 and incorporated in 1892. In 1897, a new clubhouse was opened on Anawan Street. It was the first building built specifically for a Boys’ Club in the nation. In 1906, the club became a charter member of the National Movement of Federation of Boys’ Clubs.

For about 60 years, the downtown location was home for the Boys’ Club, but just about the time when 195 cut its

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way through the heart of the city, the Club moved to a new and expanded facility in 1967 at 803 Bedford Street.

Inside the Club It didn’t take long to fill the new space in a densely residential part of the city —in part because it opened its doors to all kids. In 1982, the Boys’ Club of Fall River changed to the Boys & Girls Club of Fall River—eight years before the national organization also modified its name to reflect its membership.

At one point, there were so many kids who enjoyed the Club and all it had to offer that more space had to be added. Originally the building, though 60,000 square feet, was not enough to contain the rising number of kids coming in the doors.

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more square feet, which gave the Club much needed space for classrooms and meeting rooms to help keep the kids off the streets.”

McCarthy believes in what he does.

He believes each of the kids coming to the Club every day will succeed. In a city where the educational system is struggling and families are crumbling, people like McCarthy and his staff give something some of these kids do not get anywhere else: hope.

The Boys and Girls Club of Fall River believes in the power of hope to bring a kid away from the street and into a life full of possibility.

“We strive to get 2,000 registered members, which is nice, but we are more interested in daily attendance.

Daily attendance for us is 400 to 450 kids a day,” explains McCarthy, “from kindergarten to high school.”

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There is a line where the possible and the impossible connect, and the Boys and Girls Club is what connects them.

How can this be?

“A lot of our staff I have managed to recruit were former club members, so they know where these kids are coming from,” said McCarthy, remarking about how the Boys and Girls Club can do what seems impossible.

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The Boys and Girls Club has a $1.7 million dollar budget. About 61 people work with the kids—these include college graduates and high schoolers.

There are also seven full time professionals. They all work for the movement to make a change in today’s youth.

“It is making a difference,” said McCarthy, commenting on the remarkable features of the Club. “Most of the kids’ parents are struggling to make ends meet, the club is there for the kids. We are able to offer suppers to 200 kids a day. There is a need here.

We are equipped to not only entertain the kids, but we want them to stay.

We want them to come after school to do their homework, we want them to recreate, to eat dinner, because we know all too often the alternative is these kids could be home alone.”

The movement begins when school begins, in the beginning of September, and continues through April. The Club is open six days a week Monday to Saturday. When kids are done with school and have nowhere to go, the Club’s doors are open.

Walking in, they are welcomed into

a healthy learning environment filled with classes, programs, and recreational activities to keep them entertained as well as safe.

“We are much more than the pool and the gym, which is what people associate the Boys and Girls Club with.

Those are the hooks we use to get the kids in the building.”

In a typical day, more than 100 kids will do their homework. The Club has tutors and homework helpers to aid the kids to complete their work. And then, something special happens.

The magic happens in classes like Photo Tech and Music Tech, in clubs such as Junior Lifeguarding Club and Carry the Torch Club, and in prevention programs Smart Moves and Passport to Manhood.

Where else can these kids go to get confidence and trust in themselves? In the Keystone Club teens find out who they are through leadership. Elected members implement activities for the Club, promote unity, and explore education and career options for the future.

Another incredible facet of the Boys and Girls Club is the Youth of the Year Program. It is in place to recognizes and reward Club members for outstanding achievement and performance in contributions to the family and spiritual life of the community.

Each Club selects one kid to compete in a national competition for $26,000 in scholarships and a photo-op with the President of The United States!

Prevention But the main goal of the Boys and Girls Club of Fall River is prevention.

“The prevention program has a really

Help the Boys and Girls Club beat the challenge Membership only $10, an intentionally inexpensive fee; that way everyone can enjoy the benefits of the Boys and Girls Club. The price to serve one kids at the Club is around $700 a year. Donations make this non-profit stay open, touching the lives of 2000+ kids. There are “inkind” donations that are non-monetary and include everything from donating old equipment and used furniture to landscaping, plumbing, or electrical work. Go online to find out how you can contribute at www.fallriverbgc.org or call (508) 672-6340.

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good message we try to give to the kids to take home. I think it is some of the best stuff we do at the club,” said McCarthy.

The middle school kids are especially vulnerable. These 10 to 13 year old kids are being pressured to join a gang, drink alcohol, do drugs, and smoke cigarettes.

The prevention programs run six to eight weeks and are instructed by staff. A group of about 10 to 15 kids go through an education on what to do in dangerous situations. In these weekly sessions, members of the Smart Moves program are guided through the pressures they are being put under to do the wrong thing. Smart Moves lives up to its name; it teaches the kids through knowledge to do the right thing, make the “smart move.”

Stay in school You might be asking yourself, “How can they make a difference in Fall River with so many kids?”

The answer comes through the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Fall River, they came up with a committee whose sole purpose is to insure that every kid who is a member of the Boys and Girls Club graduates high school.

The committee offers everything from bus passes to funding for the PSATS and the SATS that high school kids are required to take. As a bonus, they hired a graduation coach who comes three times a week to make sure the freshman, sophomore, junior, and seniors are not falling through the cracks.

“The kids that are falling through the cracks really want to stay in school and learn but due to circumstances, get pulled away,” said McCarthy.

The Boys and Girls Club is pulling them back from the crack.

“It’s not a struggle. It’s a challenge,” said McCarthy.

The Boys and Girls Club in Fall River depends on the community to make the impossible become the possible. In turn, the community is improved and changed for the better.

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YMCA Swim, share, and grow

by Michael Ferreira

In a rough economy it can be tough to go out and show your family a good time.

Let’s face it, the holiday season is soon approaching and we’re trying to pinch every penny that comes our way. Here’s where the YMCA comes in. Memberships are cost-friendly, and family programs provide place and activities.

At the Gleason pool in Wareham, open swims give families a chance to get their feet wet no matter what the season.

Nancy Bonell, the YMCA’s Vice President of Operations says, “We want to have a place where families can go to spend some quality time together and forget about the computer or what their children are watching on the television.”

Once a month for $20, no matter what your family size is, the Gleason pool in Wareham hosts their own Flick N’ Float

night where they play family friendly movies while viewers can relax or have some fun in the water.

Bonell says, “You can’t get a better deal than that at a movie theatre and, don’t worry, all the movies we play are family friendly.” As a kid, there can’t be anything greater than watching a Disney flick and splashing some water around at the same time. The next Flick N’ Float is Friday, December 17th from 6-8:30pm.

In addition, the YMCA hosts a monthly potluck where families share some of their most famous dishes. A main theme of the potluck is health and families are encouraged to bring healthy foods. This is also a chance for kids and adults to try new home cooked meals together and talk about them with other families.

“Every family brings a dish and we get a good variety of different cuisines ranging from Creole to Portuguese and there is some recipe swapping as well, says Bonell. “But don’t plan on leftovers if there’s teenagers involved!” she adds.

If you’re looking for a way to either give back to the community of simply have a good time with your family, the YMCA is the place for you.

The YMCA also hosts a variety of volunteer programs geared at giving back to the community including their Sharing the Harvest collaborative with the United Way and the Hunger Commission of Southeastern Massachusetts.

Through this joint venture more than 400 volunteers roll up their sleeves for a total of 1,400 hours from May to October to plant and harvest up to 15,000 pounds of vegetables on two acres of land. All of the proceeds from the program are donated to local food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the South Coast.

Not only is volunteering an option but donations are also accepted by Sponsoring a Crop ($1,000) or joining Friends of the Harvest ($100).

If you’re looking for a way to either give back to the community of simply have a good time with your family, the YMCA is the place for you. Almost once a month at every YMCA location on the South Coast there is something for everyone.

For more info on events, visit their website, www.ymcasouthcoast.org

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Lights, camera, theatre action!

The idea behind theatre is to provide a “place for seeing” a live performance on stage with many different visual arts displayed for an audience to enjoy. At Bristol Community College in Fall River, the students in the theatre program are a part of a productive learning environment where the stage comes to vibrant life in a program that not only teaches but inspires.

BCC’s dynamic theatre program concentrates on teaching students the fundamentals of acting, plays, and the stage. These students are not just dressing up and putting on a fun play for the audience, they are a part of a program which encompasses the whole performance of the play.

“I set up classes for the purpose of teaching the students about the play; it is not just an entertaining program, it is a teaching program,” said Rylan Brenner, the Director of Theatre at Bristol Community College, “In many ways, it is a conservatory program, where the students have to take general 24

education courses and on top of that take a thorough course in theater.”

The show happens when the students learn how to put on a play for the audience. The stage is set not just in the Jackson Arts building, but in the classroom as well, a birthplace for some very talented artists.

The year kicked off in October with a spooky night of scenes, called “In Your Bones”, and “A Box of Rattled Scenes.”

There were shadow puppets, rod puppets, and actors on stage interacting to make for an interesting show.

“We used all forms of staging and for this show we used what is called a black box theater where we can change the seating and the staging. It opens it up for exploring the actor/audience relationship,” said Brenn. “It was a successful show.”

The Man Behind the Curtain Brenn grew up in New York City, where he was surrounded by the Arts.

He immersed himself in everything

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from painting and writing, to finally a pursuit in theater.

“My background is mixed in the arts.”

So are his plays.

In 1986, Rylan Brenner was hired to found the Theater Department. It took about four years to get everything set up; around 1990 the Associates Degree was offered as a concentration of Liberal Arts.

It’s an Art Brenner focuses on making sure his students see the whole picture, not just one single part. By doing this he prepares the student for anything in the field of art. Brenner purposely starts the year with a play with various scenes, so the students get to choose a scene to see how it is cast and be part of that, how the scenes are ordered, and also see how the audience is related to the work.

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Continued from page 24 who studies different aspects such as actor’s workshop, a special class where they learn how to improvise, to work as an ensemble, on scenes, on space. They also work on creating characters, masks, and text in a scene study class.”

They are not just told what to do; they are a part of the whole performance. How it is created, how the audience plays into it, and what it is to be a theatre artist are what the program addresses.

There is not just one type of theatre like musicals; the program has to look at what these students can do.

Unsung heroes “I always think of my students as unsung heroes.

These are the people who are working at inventory jobs, long hours, and they come in and do great work.

They have to put in time for the theatre with long rehearsal hours. I admire them,” said Brenner.

In order to learn what BCC Theatre is all about, you have to look at the people and their lives, what they are as students and how they work to create something for the audience to enjoy. That is the essence of this small community college’s “place for seeing.”

The second show of the season coming up on the main stage is the Bard’s classic, King Lear.

“I have a former faculty Shakespeare teacher who is coming back to do King Lear, Jules Ryckebusch, so it should work out very well,” says Brenn.

2011 is a special year for the theatre program at BCC. It marks the 25th year that Brenner and company have

been molding students into actors and making magnificent plays for the community.

The celebration is on April 2 when actors from all over the globe are coming back to put on a show for the Bristol community.

“I always try and find plays that think and address our world, that stretch the student’s minds so they can learn and prepare themselves for continued education at university or training programs. I am interested in doing college level theater and giving the students a flexible and varied experiences,” said Brenner.

The experience at BCC theatre is something that goes above and beyond the community college level.

The program has sent students to New York University, and several students went through to Marymount Manhattan College.

“This year I am sending a bunch of students to Salem State College, where they continue the type of training I have been giving them,” said Brenner, “One of my students got a President’s Scholarship to do his last semester in Bali, Indonesia.

He was that good.”

Brenner is sending out future actors everywhere. His work is profound in creating a drive and a dream with the possibility of achieving it.

That is his mission, as well as the mission of BCC, and he is fulfilling it each year with the plays the theater program puts on for the school and the community.

Next show: Shakespeare’s As You Like It, Nov. 18, 19, 20 on the Jackson Arts Center Main stage at 8pm.

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cheeses, wine or people moved around much, it is not surprising that the folks who lived in a specific wine area such as Burgundy, were some how able to make wine and cheese that went together. The same goes for the wines and cheeses of the Rhine and Mosel, or those from the Piedmont of Italy. It is senseless to argue which came first, as the natural pairing probable occurred over periods of hundreds of years.

It is interesting that both products are made from “spoiling,” or fermentation.

The sugar in the grape jiuice ferments into alcohol (or vineger if not properly coaxed) and milk ferments to provide

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the basis for making cheese.

The characteristics of the wine come from the grape variety with which it is made and the terroir (the soil and climate) and viticultural care where the vines are grown. The characteristics of cheese depend highly on the beast from which the milk is harvested, cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, and the forage from which the beast acquires it sustenance. The characteristics of cheeses may also change with time, as the grasses and vegetation change over the seasons.

In the days before refrigeration, cheese lovers were pretty much limited to what was made locally. Propinquity determined the match.

We in the 21st century are able to find excellent varieties of both many different wines and cheeses that seem to be consistent not only over the seasons but over the years. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take advantage of the special times when certain local seasonal cheeses become available.

Matchmaking guidelines But to find some guidelines for pairing, let’s stick to the typical and classical wines and cheeses you can easily procure.

The basics of wine and cheese pairing seem simple at first; light wines go with light cheeses and more complex wines go with more complex cheeses.

But again, it’s not that simple, as we realize that the flavors of some type of cheese can conflict with that of a particular wine. Heaven forbid we end up with a bad pairing that either spoils a great wine or makes some special cheese taste “funny.” Essentially, most aficionados of fine dining use the known traditional pairings with the fine dining, and do their experimentation with new combinations with leftovers.

Classic pairs So it come to this; there are many classical pairings of cheese and wine and one can make some deviations in those pairings without much risk.

So lets look at some of these so called classic pairing.

A nice light wine, like a German or New York Riesling, pairs well with almost any cheese. However if the cheese is particularly strong it may over power the delicate flavors of the Riesling. So we should use a light cheese with these light wines. Suggested pairings with these styles of medium to light wines, are Swiss cheese, Muenster, Havarti and Jarlsburg.

On the other hand, a big monster red like a late harvest Zinfandel, or mature Bordeaux, begs for a rich complex cheese like an aged Provolone or smoked Gouda. For the rich cream

cheeses, like Brie and Camembert, some folks would prefer a more sophisticated and softer wine like a complex Pinot Noir or nice red Burgundy.

Good Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Zinfandel wines are also quite suitable with both of these types of cheeses.

Needless to say, some of the great Italian cheeses, like Provolone and Asiago are perfect matches for Barbara, Barolo and Chianti wines.

The full flavored goat and sheep cheeses can be tricky but the light reds such a Gamay, Pinot Noir and Merlot are fine. Some folks prefer a white wine such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc with these rather unique cheeses.

Heaven forbid we end up with a bad pairing that either spoils a great wine or makes some special cheese taste “funny.”

A soft and chalky feta can be a joy with a big rich California Chardonnay and white Burgundies as well as the interesting Greek white wines.

It has been said that Sauvignon Blanc goes with any cheese, and to some extant this is true. It especially goes well with cheeses that have herbs in them, such as the popular Havarti with dill or the English cheddar with chives. Many cheese lovers make their on “cheese ball” spreads mixing the cheese with their favorite herb and topping it with chopped pecans or walnuts.

More complex cheeses As good as the cheese are, that have been developed and marketed over the

centuries, some adventurous cheese mongers have developed cheeses enhanced with interesting condiments.

One classic is the German mushroom cheese that is like Brie with small slices of mushrooms, marketed under the label of “Champignon Mushroom Brie.”

And there are Stilton cheeses that have been embedded with dried apricots and many cheese have been enhance with nuts, especially pinon nuts. The English seem to enjoy the mixed cheeses, such as their Huntsman Cheese, which is made with alternating layers of Stilton and Double Gloucester cheeses. The Stilton is a version of the so called “blue cheeses” which also include Asiago, Gorgonzola, Roquefort and Saga to name a few.

An old experiment Speaking of the great stinky blue cheeses such as Roquefort and Stilton, they go incredibly well with sweet wines, especially old Sauterne and Port. There is a great tradition among stinky cheese lovers of buying wellmade Stilton and enjoying a bit right away with a little Port. Then they wrap the cheese well in cheesecloth and place it in a tin (like a fruit cake tin) and hide in some safe place outside.

After a month or so they try it again.

Then do it again in another month, and so on until the cheese becomes hard and crumbly. Each time it seems to get better. If it hasn’t been consumed after 4 or 5 months, it will have become a truly great cheese.

Now, one has a truly great cheese and wine marriage, especially if you can get a great old vintage port. This is a marriage that seems to have been made in heaven.

One could go on and on. So many cheeses and so many wines. The combinations are endless as are the joys.

I am not sure what you will be enjoying on the cold mid-winter’s nights ahead, but I’ll be having a nip of Port, a crust of bread and a couple of lumps of old Stilton. Now that’s a marriage!

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HEALTHY HOLIDAYS

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One of my favorite memories of holiday season meals is the bountiful assortment of vegetable dishes. But, as an experienced holiday cook, I know I have to find places to put out all those steaming bowls on the overcrowded table!

Even if you make them all ahead of time, they have to be stored in a jampacked ‘fridge, and then they have to compete for oven/microwave space for reheating before the actual meal.

And, after all that, by the time all those endless steaming bowls are passed around the table, you end up with scoops of lukewarm overcooked vegetables before the turkey platter arrives.

A solution to all the above dilemmas —soups!

Even if you’ve never served an elegant first course soup at your holiday feasts before, read on—and you’ll be persuaded to do so this year. Just about any vegetable dish has a soup counterpart.

Premade soups are more easily stored in your ‘fridge than are covered bowls of veggies, especially if you put them in those 2-quart widemouth Tupperware “bottles” that can be stacked. You can eliminate at least one of those bowls of veggies on your holiday table (and where did all those trivets go, anyway?), by transforming it to a soup version.

Heat up your empty soup bowls/ crocks in the dishwasher (short cycle —don’t add soap) and reheat the soups 30

on the stove, instead of the oven/microwave. Warn your guests that the bowls are HOT, (and don’t forget the soup spoons), then spend the time it takes them to eat it putting out the remaining reheated veggies, etc., clearing the bowls and soaking them in the sink.

But the greatest benefit to serving a soup (other than the tastiness) is that they help you stay healthy. When served in small bowls/crocks, they’ll help fill your hungry belly so that you’re better able to resist overeating fatty/fattening dishes (mashed potatoes with gravy, stuffing, white rolls with butter and sugary desserts).

And when you serve those soups with baskets of home-baked corn bread and quick breads (pumpkin, cranberry, zucchini), all of which can be easily frozen and defrosted, you won’t have to make so many of those sugary cookies and pies!

Here are my favorites. Enjoy! And happy holidays!

My Father’s Tomato-Vegetable Soup After several attempts, I was able to recreate the soup his mother made

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when he was a child. Incredibly fast/ easy to make and packed with nutrients. The amounts below yield a little more than a quart, so plan on making and storing enough batches you need for your crowd. n 2-3 cans low-sodium tomatoes (stewed, diced, whatever) OR n 6-8 ripe beef tomatoes, trimmed and chopped

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Creamy Squash and Sweet Potato Soup (yield @ ½ gallon) 1 medium acorn squash n 2 medium sweet potatoes n 1 leek, trimmed, sliced lengthwise n olive oil n 1 Tsp. roasted garlic [see sidebar] n 4 cups non-fat, low sodium broth (@ 1 carton) n Dash of ground nutmeg n Fresh-ground black pepper n 1 small container non-fat Greek yoghurt n

Split acorn squash and sweet potatoes lengthwise, remove and discard seeds. On a cookie-sheet lined with aluminum foil (shiny side up) brush olive oil on cut sides of veggies and leeks, then place them cut-side down on foil. Bake at 375 degrees about 1 hour, until soft when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven and allow to cool enough so that you can scoop out the veggies (discard skins) into a nonstick, covered skillet. Add garlic, broth, pepper and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat and simmer @ 30 minutes until thoroughly tender.

Remove from heat and let cool. Add batches to blender and puree. Return pureed batches to skillet, sprinkle with nutmeg, stir in yoghurt/cheese and simmer gently @ 5 minutes (do not boil) until smooth and heated through.

Vichyssoise (Leek-Potato Soup) Despite its Frenchified name, vichyssoise was invented in New York City and is the premier elegant cold soup – but I love it piping hot on a cold day.

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In a non-stick covered skillet, melt the “butter” or olive oil and gently “sweat” the scallions, onion and leeks until soft (do not brown them!), stirring frequently. Add the potatoes and broth, Bring to a boil, lower heat and simmer gently @ 30 minutes. Pepper to taste, let cool a bit. Transfer to blender in batches and puree. Return to skillet, stir in yoghurt/cheese and gently reheat (do not boil). Garnish with chopped scallion greens/chives. Serve hot or cold—to cool off “hot,” add a dollop of yoghurt and stir. This soup can be very filling, so serve in small bowls.

Hummous-Zucchini Soup Hummous is made from chick peas (a healthful bean) and is ready-made in your supermarket’s deli section (I prefer the garlic-lover’s version). This is another soup that can be served either hot or cold.

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6-9pm. 401-253-9062. www.coggeshallfarm.org Through November 6 – Doris Duke’s Extraordinary Vision, Saving 18th Century Newport. 401-847-8344 or www.newportrestoration.org

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November 7 – Music at St. Anthony’s Organ Recital with Richard Hill. Part of the St. Anthony Church Holiday Bazaar. 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 3pm. 508993-1691. www.musicatsaintanthonys.org November 11-23 – Your Theatre Inc. presents Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. 136 Rivet Street, New Bedford. 508993-0772. www.yourtheatre.org

Mon-Fri 9-5 • Sat 9-12 • 77 Weaver St., Fall river

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We know what makes you tick.

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Through November 13 – Providence Ghost Tours. Prospect Terrace, Congdon Street, Providence. 7pm. www.providenceghosttour.com Through November 14 – Greater Fall River Art Association Members Art Exhibit.

Features the work of association members and selected student art. Wed 9am-12pm, Fri 9am-12pm, Sun 12-3pm. Greater Fall River Art Association, 80 Belmont Street, Fall River. 508-673-7212. www.greaterfallriverartassoc.org November 18-20 – Jackson Arts Center Main stage, 8pm. For more information visit www.bristolcc.edu

angioplasty teams to be experts in heart care. They’re also experts in “up-close-and-personal-really-get-to-know-you” care.

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November 21 – Dan Zanes and the New Bedford Symphony Youth Orchestra. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, new Bedford. 3pm. 508-994-2900. www.zeiterion.org November 28 – Classical III: Handel’s Messiah. New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford. 3:30 pm. 508-9931691. www.saintanthonynewbedford.com

Visit our Locations in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Wareham

Recognized on Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s 2009 Honor Roll for Outstanding Commitment to High Quality Care

Cardiology/Internal Medicine Bruce M. Brown, M.D., F.A.C.C. (508) 291-3351

Mark R. Desnoyers, M.D., F.A.C.C. Nosheen Javed, M.D. Gregory D. Russell, M.D., F.A.C.C. David R. Stebbins, M.D., F.A.C.C. Alan J. Weinshel, M.D., F.A.C.C. Paula Ferreira, N.P. Diane Rioux, N.P. Vicki St. Paine, N.P. (508) 992-9167

Gastroenterolgy

Family Practice

Christopher Cheney, M.D., Ph.D (508) 961-1500

Debby M. Almeida, M.D. Eleni Rethimiotakis, M.D. Amanda Orszulak, P.A. Ann Rezendes, N.P. (508) 999-5666

Kevin R. Murphy, M.D. (508) 291-2161

Irena Gesheva, M.D. Anne Marie Treadup, M.D. Elizabeth Quann-Babineau, N.P. Joyce Vitale, N.P. (508) 998-0003

Pulmonary/Sleep Medicine Critical Care/Internal Medicine Christos Kapogiannis, M.D. Elizabeth Manzo, M.D. Curtis J. Mello, M.D., M.P.H., F.C.C.P. Debra Hussey, N.P. Kevin LeBlanc, N.P. Anne Shih, P.A. A. Aris Skaliotis, P.A. (508) 999-5666

Rheumatology

Thomas J. McCormack, D.O. Paul Blauner, P.A. (508) 291-2409

Orthopedics

Richard S. Jaslow, M.D. (508) 985-5040

Neurology

John G. Stamoulis, M.D., F.A.H.A (508) 985-5046

Endocrinology

Vibhavasu Sharma, M.D. (508) 961-1500

Suzelle Luc, M.D. (508) 985-5042

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19th Annual Holiday House Tour December 4 & 5 Candlelight Tour ~ Saturday, December 4 (4-8pm) Afternoon Tour ~ Sunday, December 5 (1-5pm) Come visit beautifully restored historic 19th Century homes, all decked out for the holidays. Start at the Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford. Pre-tour brunch ($17) on Sunday from 11am-1pm (reservations recommended). Holiday Raffle will be held at the club during tour hours.

Tickets: In advance: Society Members $17, Non-members $19 At the door: $23 Member/Non-member

Visit www.nbpreservationsociety.org for more information

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 3PM AND 8PM

It begins with a ticket...

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Four Corners Arts Center, 3850 Main Road, Tiverton Four Corners. 401-6242600. www.tivertonfourcorners.com/ artscenter Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. 508-748-1266. www. marionartcenter.org Memorial Hall, 124 Bay Street, Rehoboth. 8-11pm. 508-252-6375. www.contradancelinks.com Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan Street, Fall River. 508-3241926. For schedule of events visit www.ncfta.org

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New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford. 508997-0046. www.whalingmuseum.org

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New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford. 508-961-3072. www. newbedfordartmuseum.org

Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset Street, Providence.

401-421-2787. www.ppacri.org Stone Church Coffee House, 280 High Street, Bristol. 401-253-4813. www.churchstreetcoffeehouse.com Trinity Trinity Repertory Company, 201 Washington Street, Providence.

401-351-41242. For schedule of events visit www.trinityrep.com Sun. 7am-12pm • Wed. 7am-2pm Thu., & Sat. 7am-2pm • Fri. ’til 8pm Mon. & Tue. closed

Veterans Memorial Auditorium, One Avenue of the Arts, Providence. 401421-2787. www.vmari.com Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford.

508-994-2900. For schedule of events visit www.zeiterion.org

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Patient safety is always the top priority at Southcoast Hospitals.

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premier source for information and quality ratings on hospitals and physicians. To learn more, visit southcoast.org/quality or healthgrades.com.

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