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ON THE COVER Walking in a winter wonderland isn’t just for Christmastime – February is the perfect month to explore nature alone, in a group, or with your Valentine! To find outdoor excursions near you, turn to page 26.

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Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove, located at 127 W. Rodney French Boulevard, has undergone an amazing renaissance in the past few years. The building rose to national (and even international) prominence last summer and into the fall when it hosted the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s restored “Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World.” At over 1,200 feet, it was billed as the longest canvas in the world. When the museum undertook the restoration, with plans to exhibit the painting upon completion, they faced a dilemma. What space could accommodate such a huge and magnificent treasure? The museum learned about ongoing renovation efforts at Kilburn Mill and made the connection. The giant historic building had the space and cultural bona ﬁdes to host the Grand Panorama. The building’s crew swung into action and carved out an amazing 21-thousandsquare-foot space in the building, overlooking scenic Clarks Cove, which could contain the panorama. The stunning renovation of the space included refinished hardwood floors, sand-blasted ceilings, modern climate control equipment, and specialty lighting. It was also built to accommodate all the featured events associated with the exhibition of the artwork, which included catered affairs and performances. The panorama has gone back into storage, but the space remains. And it’s in that space where Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove will be hosting weddings, corporate functions, and other special events going forward. Kilburn Mills was built right after the 20th century dawned around 1910. It’s an imposing red-brick structure which in total contains a half-million square feet of floor space. Originally a textile factory, it’s perhaps best known as the longtime home of Madewell Manufacturing, a jeans and clothing company which still exists today, but as a boutique brand-name only. It ceased garment manufacturing operations at Kilburn decades ago – and the building’s second act began. It gradually

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became home to a number of small businesses, many artist studios, and destination places like New Bedford Antiques at the Cove and the Judith Klein Art Gallery and Studio. The building’s current owners purchased it several years ago and have kept all of that dynamism going even as they find new uses for the real estate, like the exhibition, convention, and reception space. You’ll still find the artists, businesses, and antiques at Kilburn Mill, even as they open up more of the building for other purposes. Indeed, there is so much space that new studios and offices are

available even as the building is busy becoming a multipurpose facility for the city. The New Bedford Farmers Market moved their indoor winter market to the building this year. It’s held on Thursday afternoons and every other Saturday morning. A second floor boxing gym just announced monthly “fight nights” featuring professional boxing. The first is scheduled for Saturday, February 9. Also, a new Yoga studio and a vintage clothing shop recently opened at Kilburn.

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attracting creative, entrepreneurial tenants at a time when the City of New Bedford has invested in some important municipal projects in the south end neighborhood the mill calls home. The recently-completed Cove Walk runs beside the building. It was constructed atop the hurricane barrier that has long defined the waterfront in this part of New Bedford, called the “peninsula.” Now it’s become the city’s boardwalk. The graceful structure flows down to the street right beyond the Kilburn parking lot to meet the municipal beaches. Those beaches have come alive the past couple of summer seasons thanks to walking and biking paths and popular outdoor music and dancing events every month called “Reggae on West Beach.” The afternoon happenings feature live Reggae DJs at the West Beach Pavilion spinning Roots, Rocksteady, and Early Dancehall sounds. Last year, there were four editions, each held on the last Sunday of the month. In 2019, it is expanding to at least six dates. Further down W. Rodney French Boulevard, you arrive at Fort Rodman and Fort Taber. The destination point has a military museum and fishing pier and hosts special events like a food truck festival that draws thousands of people to the city. This year, the Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival at Fort Taber is expanding to two full days from one. It will take place on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September, 29. The crew at Kilburn Mill know that they’re in the right place at the right time – at the gateway to New Bedford’s peninsula. They stand ready to turn any special event in their renovated space a success. It’s part of the heritage of this great industrial space, transformed for a new future. If you’re looking to make a little history for your own journey into the future, Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove just may be the South Coast destination for you. Learn more about Kilburn Mill at Clarks Cove by visiting kilburnmill.com, or contacting info@kilburnmill.com or 774-263-1830.

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Good vibrations By Elizabeth Morse Read

Imagine waking up in the mornings feeling refreshed, ready for whatever the day brings, able to focus on your daily tasks and the people around you, without constantly feeling distracted, anxious, or irritable. What would it take to get you to such a relaxed and peaceful state of mind? A two-week vacation in Tahiti? A visit to an all-day spa? A twenty thousand dollar raise? But there are some things that money just can’t buy. Something as simple (and free) as meditating for twenty minutes a day or taking a quiet walk through the woods or immersing yourself in restful sounds can bring you a peace of mind you didn’t think possible. And you don’t have to join an ashram or change your religion to learn these simple, ancient practices of mindfulness. 10

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What is mindfulness?

“Be here now.” – Baba Ram Das (Richard Alpert) Mindfulness, a component of all forms of meditation, is the intense and unconditional concentration on the present moment, stripped of outside distractions, random thoughts, or negative emotions. Whether it’s focusing intently on the textures and flavors of a meal, on the feel of wet sand on your toes, or on the birdsongs in your own backyard, being-in-the-moment allows you to slow down and enjoy each daily experience to the fullest. Over time, practitioners of mindfulness become more compassionate towards others and better able to handle the ups and downs of life. No matter how cluttered your life is with details and demands, you can always carve out a few minutes each day to sit comfortably and quietly, cut off from the noise and nonsense. Let your head drop a bit, lower your eyelids, and breathe slowly in and out, in and out. If your mind wanders back to all that noise and nonsense, or you start “thinking” about the rest of your day, calmly bring your mental focus back to being aware of nothing but the moment.

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– Mahareshi Mahesh Yogi Mindfulness and meditation are two sides of the same coin. Like yoga, they have their roots in ancient Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions from the Far East. Starting in the 1960s, these practices were introduced in the western world as a secular means of reducing stress and achieving inner calm. While there are common elements to the different kinds of mindful mediation, it’s good to explore how which type might be better suited to your personality and lifestyle. For instance, spiritual meditation, like prayer, requires silence and is often enhanced with aromas like incense. Focused meditation concentrates on using the senses – staring at a candle flame, listening to your breathing – to keep your mind from wandering. Movement meditation, whether yoga, tai chi, or gentle dance, is beneficial for people who prefer action to sitting still. Chanting meditation, whether using a personal mantra or sound like “om” repetitively, would appeal to someone who

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doesn’t enjoy complete silence or trying to focus on their breathing. The best-known and most-studied form of meditation is Transcendental Meditation, which is more structured than other forms, and appeals to serious practitioners.

A breathe of fresh air

The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we see in Nature that is ours; – William Wordsworth Spending “quality time” outdoors is good for everyone’s physical and mental health, no matter their age – not just children on school vacation. A 2001 government survey found that Americans spend 87% of their time indoors and 6% enclosed in a vehicle. But our species did not evolve physically and psychologically to spend so much time cut off from the outdoors, a stranger to Nature. A specific type of mindfulness meditation is the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku – “forest bathing.” It is not a brisk “nature walk” or a grueling hike – it is a quiet, slow stroll focusing only on the therapeutic sights, sounds and smells of the oxygen-rich outdoor world. Blood pressure, heart rate, and stress hormones drop, and immune function increases, which brings on feelings of relaxation and well-being. By being mindfully focused on the natural setting and their place in it, whether it’s an empty shoreline or a snowy woods, people who practice shinrin-yoku are less likely to be mentally obsessing over squabbles at home or problems at work for a brief period, thereby reducing depression and anxiety.

Mindfulness here and now

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Here on the South Coast, the Buzzards Bay Coalition has teamed up with Anchor Yoga of Mattapoisett to host free “Mindfulness Walks” at our many conservation areas, nature reserves and parks. These walks are conducted in a deliberately slow pace in social silence – without digital devices. To find one near you, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events. In addition to offering classes in many types of yoga and meditation, Anchor Yoga offers a ten-session course in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which introduces participants to the art and science of living mindfully, using meditation and mindful movement to cultivate awareness and reduce stress. The MBSR course was first developed at the UMass Medical School and is now used in more than 200 medical centers, hospitals and clinics worldwide. The program teaches participants to develop “present moment awareness,” and to discover each person’s habitual response to stress and how to change those responses, allowing them to react more patiently and compassionately with themselves, loved ones and other people in their lives. MBSR is particularly helpful for anyone suffering from pain/medical issues, job or family stresses, anxiety or depression. To learn more, go to anchoryoga.com.

Music of the spheres

“Paradise is not a place. It’s a state of consciousness.” – Sri Chinmoy Psychoacoustics is the study off the effects of sound on the human nervous system, and how certain sounds can speed up healing, reduce stress and enhance learning. Many of us have dozed off or “zoned out” listening to the repetitive sound of ocean waves. And all of us have been rattled by the sudden shriek of a siren, a blaring car horn, a child screaming or an alarm-clock buzzing loudly. Sounds can soothe us or stress us, sending our hearts hammering and our blood pressure ratcheting. And, increasingly, our lives are being disrupted by the incessant “dinging” of our cell phones 24/7, which keeps our stress hormones elevated. A Gong Bath “sound meditation” is a form of mindfulness meditation that’s growing in popularity, employing sound waves that resonate with our brain waves to bring them into synchronicity. Think of it as a “sound massage” that penetrates every cell in your body. Unlike listening to structured music, immersing yourself in the abstract vibration of gongs allows your brainwaves to shift from normal beta waves (waking consciousness) to beta waves (relaxed consciousness) and then to theta waves (meditative state). The Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton offers Gong Sound Bath sessions on a monthly basis, incorporating gongs,

crystal and metal bowls, bells , and chimes to restore a sense of peace and relaxation. The Center also offers classes in JourneyDance, an active mindfulness exercise to get out of your thoughts and into your body-awareness. To learn more, go to sandywood.org/classes.

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“If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.” – Pema Chodron By uncluttering your mind and focusing on the moment, you are better able to be patient and to react with kindness towards others. It increases self-awareness about your own behaviors and negative reactions. Mindfulness also improves your ability to learn, remember, and pay attention, no matter the task. Most importantly, practicing mindfulness has proven benefits to your health, both physical and mental. Stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline have negative effects on your body – elevated blood pressure, headaches, muscle stiffness and cumulative damage to your body’s cardiovascular and immune systems. They also interfere with your memory and ability to learn. When your mind reaches a more relaxed state, your body releases the “happy hormones,” endorphins like dopamine and serotonin. These natural opiates relieve pain and stress, and trigger feelings of euphoria, self-confidence and invigoration, thereby decreasing depression and anxiety. Over time, practicing mindfulness helps people overcome self-destructive behaviors, like overeating or substance dependency, and negative patterns of thinking that lead to insomnia, relationship conflicts, and psychosomatic disorders. In addition, mindfulness meditation allows you to focus on “loving-kindness,” compassionate thoughts for those who are grieving, struggling or suffering, both near and far, as well as on forgiveness for them – and yourself. Imagine a world where everyone wakes up in the mornings feeling refreshed, ready for whatever the day brings, able to focus on daily tasks and the people around them, without constantly feeling distracted, anxious, or irritable. Start practicing mindfulness.

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Anyone who knows me knows this to be true: I am unabashedly a blubbering tower of sentimentality. And if you know me you know what triggers me most, that basically being anything child-related; my grandson, memories of my kids, me being a kid and missing my parents, me watching happy kids with loving parents, me watching sad kids with not-so-loving parents. Not long ago, as I was (uncharacteristically) cleaning up my workspace, I happened across an old disk drive. I plugged it on and found a file about my son. There were my thoughts at the time of his drug addiction, and then his recovery, and then my letters to him when he was at war, in the Army eight years ago. It’s a very long story but the gist of it was that he came home, fell victim to the disease of addiction even harder, got clean and has been for more than four years now, I say rapping my knuckles against my head as one would wood. I could win the lottery every day from now through forever

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and never be so blessed as to have my boy back. I started to read those letters when I found them on the forgotten hard drive, but could not. It was too much, still, after all these years to put myself back in the position of being a father with a son seemingly hell bent on killing himself with drugs. It was too much, still, after all these years, to put myself back in the position of being a father with a soldier son at war and not knowing if he were dead or alive, or dying and calling out my name. At the time he was in Afghanistan, I couldn’t watch the news, or war movies. There’s a crushing scene in Saving Private Ryan where a dying soldier begs another to give a bloodstained letter to his dad. That scene then and now always always makes me cry. So does the song “Bring Him Home,” in Les Miserables. I’m an actor in a group that does a play, Four Legs to Stand On, with our nonprofit Creating Outreach About Addiction Support Together (coaast.org). I wrote the monologue at the end where the dad begs the son to get help, a parent wracked by fear, anger, desperation, frustration, uncertainty, failure.

And there is no better example of being in the moment than a child. Watch them play, laugh, live, love, thrive. Another recent day, not long after finding those forgotten files, I found a box I needed for something. I emptied it and spilling out were my son’s baby sneakers, a Boston Bruins bib, and essay books he’d written as an 8-year-old. There was also a hand-written misspelled card, gushing “Merry Cristmas Dad!!!” I couldn’t open it. I didn’t have to. I just stood, flooded by memories. And wept like the child I still am at my core. I guess I say all this because every so often I realize we have to respect and remember the preciousness of youth, our own, our children’s, all children’s, all over the world. In the practice of mindfulness, mediation, Buddhism, Zen, what have you, at the core of all of that is being in the moment, for this moment is truly all we have. And there is no better example of being in the moment than a child. Watch them play, laugh, live, love, thrive. That moment is all they know. That moment is all they need. Adulthood and so-called maturity comes soon enough, too soon, merciless and swift, beating that innocence deep inside us only to emerge every so often when reflecting on memories, reading old letters and cards, finding baby shoes. In that moment of sobbing sentimentality comes a flood of remembering the best – and sometimes worst – times of our lives. Children almost always turn me into a blubbering tower of sentimentality. It’s that simple. And that necessary.

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The play is fiction, symbolizing families in crisis over the disease of addiction, but all of it, including the words spoken to my character son, is based on the reality of the agony of addiction and its impact on those who ache for the addicted. Those words are the words I spoke or shouted to him, at him, in those turbulent times that are thankfully behind us. My son is also involved with COAAST, and he and I wrote essays about our side of his addiction, called “Resurfacing,” done in conjunction with the Harvard Medical School’s Health Story Collaborative project. I’m in it as myself, and another actor plays my son, and we’ve done it for Harvard and the Boston VA with many more performances to come. I am beyond proud of this project, and my son’s part in it. Turns out he’s a pretty good writer. No idea where he got that from. Every so often, we call each other, after going long stretches without talking, and that’s okay – we’re busy for all the right reasons. He’s very stressed with schoolwork and life and finances, and at times like this, when my son and daughter are stressed about anything, I always wish I could erase all their troubles, make them my own, fight their fights. I cannot, and that always saddens me.

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Beats of the heart By Sean McCarthy

The myriad memories of love always seem to have a soundtrack. Passion, struggle, loss, and the return of hope are captured and expressed in the rich universe of love songs. They connect with us, delving into our precarious inventory of experiences from yesterday and today. In our dreams or in our tears, love songs reach us uniquely and invaluably. They tell our story – inspiring and counselling us, consoling and comforting us. Love songs are the tireless companions on the journey of the heart.

ith Valentine’s Day being celebrated this February, The South Coast Insider asked local music fans what their favorite and most memorable love songs are. Jason Kelley of Dartmouth is a popular local songwriter and front man for the J Kelley Band. He has written his share of love songs and he points out the ingredients for a successful love song. “A great love song has to have the right balance of sincerity and emotion without falling into clichés or corniness,” Kelley points out. “It should make you turn the volume up at home and turn your kitchen into a dance floor. A great love song gets you caught by other drivers at a red light belting out the chorus. A great love song makes you realize you don’t have to go through this life alone. A great love song conjures magic and transports you through time and space to that specific moment, even if that moment is imagined.” Kelley is not alone in his penchant for love songs. Numerous people from the South Coast were sampled to find out what their experiences have been. For Katherine Schleich-Medeiros of Little Compton, a love song that articulates longevity in a relationship is of importance and relevance – “Grow Old With

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Me” by The Postal Service appeals to her for this reason. “I like this song because it brings a lot of emotion with thoughts about longevity in a relationship,” she points out. ”I first heard it on the CD ‘Instant Karma: Amnesty International’s Campaign for Save Darfur.’ My thoughts about love songs are the ones that reflect not the immediacy of love but the longevity and commitment that time can bring as we grow in a relationship seems to affect me more strongly and have a greater impact for me. “Romance is a fleeting experience, however, enduring love is one that you hold onto for an extended period of time and so this song reflects that. When we think about Valentine’s Day and love this song represents love to me.”

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“Asking what someone’s favorite love song or any other kind of song is like asking a parent to pick a favorite child,” says Justin St. Pierre of New Bedford. “You may have a favorite for a little while but it’s hard to pick a favorite from all of the music that’s been made. “That said, a love song that I’ve always had a soft spot for was ‘Save Your Love’ by Great White. When I was a kid I was really shy and whenever there was a girl I liked instead of talking to her I remember going home and putting that song on

and just daydreaming – obviously life was always better in my dreams. I’d listen to it over and over again which was a pain because in the day of cassette tapes you had to keep rewinding it trying to get it back to the start of the song again. I’ve always been a dreamer and that song was a big part of my soundtrack when I was young.” Kelley also has a pair of songs that take listeners through different elements of love – “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys and “I’m In Love” by Wilson Pickett. “‘God Only Knows’ might be the greatest pop song ever written and recorded,” he says. “That song is a lament touched and recorded by genius. It has qualities of simplicity but it’s also epic. The sentiment is completely pure and relatable and without any pretentiousness. It’s the perfect blend of melody, arrangement, and lyric. The last 40 seconds could make anyone get married.” ‘“I’m In Love’ has zero fat,” he says. “It’s very simple and doesn’t waste any time or energy getting to the point. It’s powerful but sweet, sensitive but masculine, a passionate yet visceral declaration and completely relatable to anyone. I defy anyone not to sing along when the horns take the song out at the 1:59 mark.” For Joe Reilly of New Bedford, a certain Rolling Stones’ song takes him back many decades to the time of his first love. “Lady Jane,” written by Brian Jones, was a song that he fell in love with while being “emotionally affected” by a girl named Natalie. They were 11 years old. “That song has remained my favorite love song to this day,” Reilly claims. “I bought a 45 of it and I played it over and over again and it has stood the test of time for sure. I still have a copy of the song but I have no idea whatever became of Natalie.” Marie Angeley of Taunton, favors a song that includes more than just one kind of love. “‘In My Life,’ by The Beatles is special to me because it doesn’t just talk about that one special love in your life, it also talks about the different varieties of love as well. In the end it’s written for one special person but not without talking about the other forms of love we have in our lives. “I first heard this song when my husband shared it with me and it kind of brought me to tears. It makes me think about relatives and neighbors and all of the people we love in our lives.”

When Lela Anderson of New Bedford hears the song “All of Me” by John Legend it still puts tears in her eyes. “The reason this is my favorite love song is because my long-term boyfriend called me one day and told me to turn on the radio because he had just heard the most beautiful song and that it reminds him of me. I heard it later in the day and it brought me to tears. It was so like him to think of me with the words to that song. It’s a very deep song about a man expressing his love and connection to his woman. Each time I hear it it puts tears in my eyes – it means so much to me. It touches every emotional connection that we have for one another, past, present and even future. It takes me to a place of warmth, comfort, love, understanding, unconditional love, acceptance, beauty, and soul. The most important lyric to the song is ‘All of me loves all of you.’” For Alycia Roderick of New Bedford, a cure for the unsure comes from the song “Shower Me With Your Love,” by Surface. “When you go through times in life and in relationships it kind of makes you question things – ‘is it real or not?” she says. “I sometimes ask a lot of questions about a lot of stuff. So when you’re in a new relationship you wonder about things sometimes, but when my partner played that song for me and said that it was ‘our song,’ it made me stop questioning. It made me lose all the doubts that I had and it made me feel like it was real and that love was real again. I always said that I wasn’t someone who likes all that mushy stuff but it still puts some tears in my eyes each time I hear it.”

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One of the most popular locations for love songs are weddings. “I Built This Garden For Us” by Lenny Kravitz was the song that Sean FitzGerald and Christine Maiato of New Bedford danced to at their wedding. “We chose the song because it is all-encompassing,” FitzGerald says. “I feel the verse of ‘In this garden there’ll be no war, no racial prejudice. You’ll be my brother of any color, you’ll just be with us. We’ll live each day in peace I hope that we will one day reach the rest of the world.’ This song stresses that the Garden of Love is not just one man and a woman, a man and man, or a woman and a woman.

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The garden grows and is fulfilled by the need to have one another to share one’s life with. It doesn’t matter if it’s romantic or not – no man is an island unto himself.” “The period of 1967 until 1972 was a magical time for pop recordings,” says Tom Poitras of Freetown. “There was a perfect marriage of songs, inspired production, and wonderful artists. From the Beach Boys to the Beatles, Motown to folk rock and everything in between, the studios were producing amazing records. Two examples of those songs are Chicago’s ‘As Time Goes By’ and George Harrison’s ‘What Is Life?’ ‘As Time Goes By’ was heard at every wedding I attended – a simple yet elegant song and production! ‘What Is Life?’ is a fantastic song that also includes uplifting production.

One of my favorite love songs is REO Speedwagon’s ‘I Can’t Fight This Feeling.’ The lyrics, surprisingly, draw the listener back in time to their own story. Whether a successful relationship or unrequited love there is a time in every life when we are confused and uncertain of our decisions. When we are feeling as though we can’t wait a moment more to be with the person we love, often times we are unaware how frequently that person consumes our thoughts and time. That is the push and pull of love. The tide, if you will, that pulls us into this new unknown. The push that says no, not now. Ultimately, we may forget our reasons, but realize we were willing, again, to trust.” The favorite love song for Ethan Weiss of New Bedford comes from the silver screen – “As Time Goes By,” from the

Tom O’Leary of New Bedford has two favorite love songs – one written by a local artist and one by a world-renowned rock band. “’Curtain Call’ by J Kelley is my favorite local love song,” O’Leary says. “It has an incredible melody and the lyrics were written for his soon-to-be wife. ’I would dance with you to no music at all’ is a lyric that really resonates with me.” But speaking of couples, O’Leary also enjoys “Last Day On Earth” by Green Day. He had put it as part of a mix he made for his girlfriend when they had first started dating and years later he proposed with it as they danced in his living room.

Lyrically both songs and artists deliver the powerful emotion of love.” David Lynch of New Bedford recalls a song that had him thinking about love and life at an early age. “’Love Is Alive,’ by Gary Wright is a song from the mid-1970’s that gives me the feeling of youth before the realization of how harsh life is… Innocence, Crushes, Hot Wheels. Summers lasting forever. It was beautiful being young! I remember that song so well from roller skating at Hot Wheels, inside of my father’s car on the way to Pulaski School to play hoops, and on the way to Little League baseball games. I loved this song because I remember being completely happy when I heard it then – it filled me with hope to be in love someday and to enjoy myself while I could because I knew it all could change very quickly. I was living in those great musical times of the 70’s.” Eva Voss of New Bedford understands the ebb and flow of love.

movie “Casablanca.” “The opening notes hit me with such an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia and excitement, the well known and unexplored, all at once. The feelings conjured up are all-encompassing just like love itself,” he says. Richard Paradis of Attleboro and Brian York of New Bedford share the same favorite love song – “Red Light Special” by TLC. “’Red Light Special’ is a song that is important to me because it’s both a sexual song and a love song,” York says. “It’s a good song to make love to whether it’s in an older relationship or a new one. It’s given me some great experiences from one of my favorite bands while I was growing up.” For Paradis, the song was shared by he and his lover of 39 years, before he passed in 2000. “Whenever I feel lonely and I want to feel close to him I play this song and I’ll fall

Alan Korolenko and Helene Korolenko of Westport know immediately what their favorite love songs are. Alan enjoys “Someone To Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin while Helene chooses the ballad “The Constant Lover.” “This was an easy choice,” he says. “I’m a Gershwin fan and this is one of the best love songs ever. I have loved this song from childhood and I often use it in workshop titles at the New Bedford Folk Fest. The sentiment of watching out for the one you love appeals to me. I also like the slightly melancholy feel to the melody – it’s a classic ballad.” “My absolute favorite love song is an old English ballad from Sussex,” she says. “It’s a story of young love – the young fellow died and the young girl, unable to live without him tossed herself into the sea to join him. They could be seen on a clear night rolling over and over in each other’s arms. I love this tale of pure love transformed into a beautiful ballad.”

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asleep to it. In times of trouble or times of need, music can settle the soul.”

Classic tunes

Jeff Angeley of New Bedford is amazed by a song he says is “powerful:” “Ana Begins” by Counting Crows. “This is an extraordinary, really really amazing song,” he says. “It’s written from the perspective of someone who’s falling in love. The chords are very celebratory but the lyrics are nebulous and confusing. He doesn’t seem to be sure if he is someone who wants to be falling in love. The chorus comes in wonderfully and the song kind of ends with the last verse with the celebratory chorus feel but the lyrics to it are about how the woman is already starting to fade away. The feeling of love is there but the relationship is not there anymore. There’s a lot of detail to it and complexity of emotion and it’s handled deftly. It’s not a set of clichés as it goes through the complex emotions that come

glove’ and this person has to be led by the hand into love. It’s a love that is so intense that merely being in the presence of his (or her) lover brings tears to his eyes and thousands of violins to play. So vulnerable and ‘so much in love.’” “Sir Paul McCartney once sang “Some people wanna’ fill the world with silly love songs,” says DD Bastos of New Bedford. “People have been singing love songs since the beginning of time. One of my favorite love songs is ‘Love Me Still,’ a beautiful ballad written by Chaka Kahn and Bruce Hornsby. Chaka’s rich, soulful vocals are beautifully accompanied by the piano stylings of Hornsby. It is a song of immortal love, it’s beauty is cleverly written in a way that can be sung to a lover, friend or family member. The song transcends from past to present proclaim-

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from falling in and out of love. It’s a powerfully well done song with well coordinated music.” Angeley also notes an affinity for the song “Old Dreams” by Hayden, a song he wrote for his daughter that is simple but greatly impactful. The lyrics read “I don’t need my old dreams… all of my dreams are your dreams, all I want is for you to be happy.” “As a parent,” Angeley says, “it’s the ultimate love song.” With “gorgeous and sophisticated chord changes, “Misty” is the favorite love song for Tom Short of Westport. Written by Eroll Gardner with words by Johnny Burke, the song provides Short with a “sweet melancholy in the verses but a more triumphant and soaring chorus.” He says that the song includes “beautiful and flowing melodic lines with great lyrics!” “The protagonist in the song is self-effacing, a bumbler,” Short says. “’Helpless as a kitten up a tree’ and ‘never knowing my left foot from my right, my hat from my

ing love through the years while asking ‘I loved you then, do you love me still?’ This timeless gem invokes passion and opens the heart to receive the true meaning of love. “As a global community we need love more than ever. In the words of Sir Paul McCartney, ‘What’s wrong with that?’” And for someone who is beginning to fall in love, the song “I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You” by Tom Waits resonates with Sara Shaughnessy of Westport. “This song reminds me of that sparky, excited feeling you get when you see someone you are ‘crushing on,’” she says. “Yet it is scary to act upon those feelings since you’ve been in relationships before and know how much they can hurt. ‘Do you really want to go through that again? ‘Cause falling in love just makes me blue.’ “’But it doesn’t matter what your logic wants sometimes, your heart has a say too, and the closing lyric is ‘I think that I

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BUSINESS BUZZ

SWEETS FOR YOUR SWEETHEART by Ashley Lessa

Valentine’s Day. It’s perhaps one of the most loved and simultaneously most loathed of all holidays. But whether you are eagerly anticipating a romantic outing, having a party with your single friends, laying low, or having some fun with the little ones, there is one thing almost everyone loves about the holiday: the sweets! These three local businesses are ready to serve up a little love this February, with options for everything from a last-minute gift to a DIY party to an elegant event.

Emma Jean’s A Variety of Valentine’s Day Fun! Chances are, if you ever drive through Fairhaven you’ve probably taken notice

of Emma Jean’s. A bright pink and purple store, the sweet shop located at 115 Huttleston Avenue has been serving a wide variety of homemade treats, including candy, baked goods, and seasonally, ice cream, since 2010. Emma Jean’s is the stuff childhood dreams are made of, selling all sorts of confections in a warm, inviting environment. Owner Cathy

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Melanson says that the business is family-oriented. “We want to make it that way. When the kids come in and they ‘Oh, this is the best place ever!’ that’s what we want.” Emma Jean’s is not just family-oriented; it’s also family-run. As Valentine’s Day approaches, their story is a reminder of the many different kinds of love

we can embrace this season. The name of the shop is a very special one to their family. “Emma Jean’s is named for our little angel Emma Jean Caldas Melanson, who left us much too soon,” says their website. “She was the granddaughter of owner, Cathy Melanson, and the daughter of her youngest, Samantha Melanson. In her short life, Emma Jean left a lasting impression in our hearts and her memory lives on in everything we do here at Emma Jean’s.” Melanson explains that the Christmas after Emma Jean’s passing, as her four daughters were baking together, one suggested that they could do this for a living. As they debated, Samantha, Emma Jean’s mother, suggested the name Emma Jean’s. The rest is history! Today, the business works hard to bring smiles to the faces of their customers, all the while supporting a cause near to their hearts, the March of Dimes.

Artisan Bake Shop Sweet Treats with Elegance Artisan Bake Shop, located at 265 Walnut Plain Road in Rochester, is the perfect fit for someone planning a Valentine’s event, big or small. Owner Meredith Ciaburri-Rousseau and her staff create gorgeous custom cakes along with other select gourmet pastries. Just note that their hours are by appointment only! To get a hold of a dessert that will knock your partner’s socks off or delight your little ones, be sure to get in touch in advance. Originally from Rochester, CiaburriRousseau graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and worked in both Vermont and New York before returning home. “There really wasn’t anybody in the area that was doing really fancy cakes and fancier European style pastries [or] stuff from

“My overall vision was to have a shop that utilized a lot of the local foods from local farms… and that’s what we’ve been doing for the last 13 years!” This Valentine’s Day, you can help support this cause by purchasing an “Emma Jean” cupcake, which is an angel food cupcake with real whipped cream and a “forget-me-not.” All the proceeds from this cupcake directly benefit the March of Dimes. Other desserts you might want to try include candy apples, eclairs, and red velvet cupcakes. Their chocolate-covered strawberries are a big hit, and sell out fast, and their heart-shaped cheesecakes make a unique gift. No matter what you decide, Melanson suggests you get your order in early! You can place an order via Facebook, on their website, totalconfections.com, or by giving them a call at 774-206-1132. However, if you find yourself scrambling for a last-minute Valentine’s gift, check their hours on Facebook – they will be open extended hours on the 13th and 14th!

scratch that had really great ingredients,” she says, and “So I thought ‘well, we’ll give it a try in my hometown!’” Ciaburri-Rousseau started small – very small! “Originally I turned our mudroom into a 144-square-foot commercial kitchen. I survived in that for two years. I basically wore a hole in the floor where I would stand 12 to 14 hours a day. We decided to build onto our garage a larger commercial space. We’ve been there since 2008.” Now she has gone from a one-woman operation to having a highly-trained staff. She works hard to bring quality cakes and desserts to the South Coast residents while supporting other local businesses and farmers as well. “My overall vision was to have a shop that utilized a lot of the local foods from local farms… and that’s what we’ve been CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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doing for the last 13 years!” She locally sources eggs, fruits, honey, honeycombs, etc. Artisan Bake Shop has a special menu for Valentine’s Day. Giftable options include chocolate covered strawberries in dark chocolate, white, or a mix of both, and cookie boxes filled with 12-15 homemade cookies. They also have cake pops, and cupcakes in chocolate, vanilla, and red velvet. ”They’re nice and small so if you just want a spot of something with a glass of champagne on Valentine’s Day it’s a great choice,” says Ciaburri-Rousseau. They also have a great option for the little ones; a ten cookie kit, featuring five double heart shapes, and five regular hearts, a bag of icing, and five different kinds of sprinkles. This holiday it will be easy to keep the kids occupied (and perhaps some adults too!) If the season of love has you hearing wedding bells, Artisan Bake Shop is also a great option for your

wedding cake selections. After you’ve set a date, booked a venue, and nailed down a color scheme, give them a call or send them an email to schedule an appointment! “A great thing that we do that’s different than other bakeries is we sketch things out for our couples so they really get a feel for what their cake or desserts are or what their cupcakes will look like, because I feel people are really visual,” says Ciaburri-Rousseau “From there once we have a few different designs sketched out, they usually go home with a couple different designs. Then we go into a tasting.” Tastings include a chef’s choice selection of five to seven flavors and eight to ten filling choices. From there, booking is up to you!

Whether you are ordering for Valentine’s Day or your special day, you can learn more about how to order, delivery options, and more by visiting their website, atisanbakeshop.com. You can also call 508-763-4905, or visit them on Facebook and Instagram!

Chocolate Works A DIY Baker’s Dream Chocolate Works owner Elaine Cordeiro describes her store as “a baker’s paradise,” and with one step inside, it’s clear that she’s not exaggerating! Colorful chocolates, all sorts of molds, foils, toppers, boxes, and more line the walls. Located at 1849 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford, Chocolate Works has everything you need to make your own chocolates and cakes this Valentine’s Day and beyond. For special occasions, they also have rental chairs decorated for baby showers, bridal showers, and more, as well as rentable chocolate fountains!

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Cordeiro opened Chocolate Works in June 1981 with her mother-in-law Dorothy Lavoie who shared her passion for cultivating sweets. For over 37 years, Chocolate Works has been a New Bedford staple with a long standing tradition of providing friendly service and helpful advice to both the experienced baker and the novice chocolatier. Cordeiro keeps her store well stocked with hundreds of candy molds in all shapes and sizes. This Valentine’s Day, perhaps pick up a heart-shaped chocolate mold, or one to make chocolate turtles or cherries! If you would like to make your own desserts this February but are unsure of how to start, don’t worry – Cordeiro says “I would be happy to tell them how to do it!” Chocolate Works also supplies all the makings of an elegant cake, from icing, food coloring, and sprinkles, to cardboard circles from six to 22 inches, cake boxes, fondant, and tools. They also have a wide range of flavors to add to your creations, from vanilla to root beer, bubblegum to butter rum, and even colorful foil for your cake board! If you just want a bit of foil or just one cardboard circle, Cordeiro notes that you don’t need to buy in bulk – she’d be happy to cut out

just what you need for your project. Chocolate Works sells many additions you can add to your cake to make it your own unique creation. Choose from many sugar toppers, from hearts for Valentine’s Day to a bouquet of hyper-realistic sugar flowers. They have heart-shaped pans from six to 16 inches in stock, as well as heart-shaped cookie cutters, and even spray-on icing! If you’re making chocolate-covered strawberries (or perhaps chocolate roses) they have many different colors of chocolate, including, red, white, pink, and traditional milk, and the clear boxes for them too! Whether you are an experienced baker or need a little help, Chocolate Works is a great choice for a homemade gift for a special someone. If you are interested in learning more about cake decoration, you can also sign up for their cake decorating classes. Cordeiro likes to serve her customers the old-fashioned way, and does not use email. The best way to get in touch about classes or with other questions is to reach out via phone at (508)-998-2672 or stop by the shop. You can also their website chocolate-works.com for hours and information.

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THINGS TO DO

GET ORGANIZED IN 4 EASY STEPS!

kay, so it’s February already. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming? Was one of them to declutter your garage? Or to organize your pantry? Or to finally sort through all those boxes of photos? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you are in luck as we have at least three more winter months to focus on indoor projects. So, where should you start?

STEP 1 PROPER MOTIVATION The first step is mental, not physical. You need to sit down in a quiet place and have an honest discussion with yourself. Try to answer the question: why do I want or need to tackle this organizing/decluttering project? Having goals is important, but unless you connect your goal to a big enough reason, you will quit as soon as you get frustrated. The best formula for

By Rona Trachtenberg success is to have a clear and strong motivation or it will be difficult to even begin the process. Here are some examples of good motivating reasons: I need to clean out the guest bedroom (that is now being used as a storage area) because my grandchildren are coming to sleep over. I could use some extra money so I will sell some of my antiques or collectables on Ebay or Craigslist. My future in-laws will be visiting and I don’t want to embarrass my daughter/ son, so I will start to neatly arrange my spice racks and cooking implements in my kitchen. I just got a new car and I want to put it in my garage (which is now overstuffed with storage items) so I will remove all the unnecessary items that don’t relate to my new car. I am expecting another child and I need to reclaim that storage area for the new baby’s crib and bassinet. I am moving out of my home into a much smaller assisted living apartment. I need to take fewer belongings with me.

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Write down your specific motivation and post it on the wall in the room where you will be working as a visual reminder. Just imagine what you can do with all that empty space, once you have completed your project! Consider all the fun you will have opening up storage boxes and “visiting the treasures” inside that you haven’t seen for years or decades. Become empowered by finding a new owner for all those items you no longer need or want.

STEP 2 PROPER TIMING You need to carve out just one hour at a time, to tackle one small task in the room that you have chosen to organize. The term “baby steps” applies here. Set realistic goals. Work on just one pantry shelf, one utility drawer, one box of photos, the trunk of your car, or one corner of the garage. If you try to do too much, you will get frustrated, overwhelmed and quit

before you even start. Make sure that you have nothing else on your agenda to do during that one hour. No laundry machines running for you to stop and handle. No cakes baking in the oven to remember to take out. No kids to pick up from school. No pets to walk or feed. No guilt. No multitasking. This is your important hour to just focus on your organizing. Make sure that you are alone. No crying babies to deal with. No parents, siblings, or offspring making you feel guilty about discarding things that they believe are valuable or that they may have given you years ago.

STEP 3 HOW TO DECLUTTER The length of your organizing adventure is tied directly to how long it takes you to make a decision. For example, if you are holding a memento from high school and considering what to do with it, here are your choices: Throw it away because it no longer has any meaning to you. Give it to a thrift store, bazaar, or charity organization for someone else to use. This is good karma. Send it to your high school alumni association for their collection. Sell it to someone else who can appreciate it and you will make some money. Put it in a new box that you will fill with fewer, very special mementos. The famous organizer Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, strongly advises against foisting your “stuff” onto your children or grandchildren. You may think your belonging is priceless, precious, and invaluable, but Marie cautions that this isn’t always the case. Many siblings don’t want to wear what they consider “hand-me-downs.” And what had meaning to your generation may definitely not have that same special meaning to the younger generation. The quicker you can make these crucial decisions, the faster your decluttering and organizing will proceed.

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February may be the shortest month of the year in the dead of winter, but it sure is long on festivities! Gather together with family and friends to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday, Valentine’s Day, and Chinese New Year! Take advantage of school vacation week to enjoy the many outdoor activities on the South Coast this month, too. And don’t despair – spring’s just around the corner!

Across the Region Beat the winter blues!! Don’t miss the 31st Newport Winter Festival February 15-24, ten days of non-stop music, food, and fun! For daily events and more info, call 401-8477666 or visit newportwinterfestival.com. Mark your calendars for the 19th Annual Frederick Douglass Community Read-AThon on February 10 at the First Unitarian Church in New Bedford! For more info, call 508-979-8828 or go to nbhistoricalsociety. org or destinationnewbedford.org. Don’t miss the 23rd Annual WINEterfest February 15-17 at Newport Vineyards in Middletown! Grape stomping, live music, dancing and beer tasting! For details, call 401-848-5161 or go to newportvineyards. com. Stay in shape and engaged with your community – find out what’s going on at your local YMCA! For info on all locations, go to ymcasouthcoast.org. Pet Food Aid collects pet food and pet supplies and distributes them to food banks and senior centers throughout Bristol County MA. Volunteers and donations gratefully accepted. For more info, visit petfoodaid.org or call 774-204-5227. Fill your baskets with local produce, baked goods, and greenery! To find a farm, vineyard or winter farmers market near you, visit semaponline.org, pickyourown.org, farmfreshri.org, or localharvest.org. To find food and wine events, go to farmcoast.com, coastalwinetrail.com, eatdrinkri.com, or ediblesouthshore.com.

The Salvation Army is always willing to accept your bagged/boxed donations – clothing, books, furniture, and housewares. To schedule a free pickup, go to satruck.org/ pickup. My Brother’s Keeper of Dartmouth and Easton is looking for volunteers and gentlyused residential furniture for South Coast families in need. Free pick up. Call 774-3054577 or visit mybrotherskeeper.org. Southcoast Health and the Buzzards Bay Coalition have created “Discover Buzzards Bay,” an initiative to promote active outdoor recreation. A series of guided monthly outdoor walks, called “Sunday Strolls,” and an online portal with information about more than 100 public places to walk, bird-watch, kayak/canoe, fish or cross-country ski, can be found at savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/ events – and check out thetrustees.org and massaudubon.org. To learn more about state parks and wildlife refuges in Rhode Island, go to riparks.com or stateparks.com/ rhode_island.

Acushnet Take the kids on a free scavenger hunt on February 9 at “Saturday at the Sawmills – The Great Valentine’s Quest”! Sponsored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition. For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events. Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the Winter Farmers Market at the Acushnet Grange – for dates and details, go to semaponline.org.

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Attleboro The Attleboro Community Theatre will perform “Mom’s Gift” February 15-17, 22-24, March 1-3! For more info and tickets, go to attleborocommunitytheatre.com. Check out the Capron Park Zoo! Call 774203-1840 or go to capronparkzoo.com. Or stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center! For more info, call 508-223-3060 or visit massaudubon.org.

Bristol Take a wintry stroll through Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! For more info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org. Eat Fresh, East Local! Head for the Mount Hope Bristol Winter Farmers Market at Mount Hope Farm on Saturdays 9-1. Cash, credit card, SNAP/EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, go to farmfreshri.org. Check out the 18th-century Home and Hearth Workshops at the Coggeshall Farm Museum! Learn about maple sugaring this month! For details, visit coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

Carver Go on free Winter Morning Out Hikes at Myles Standish on February 23 or March 30! Sponsored by the Appalachian Mountain Club. For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay. org/discover/events.

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

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If your weekends are too busy, go on a free Weekday Walk through Star of the Sea Reserve on February 13 or through Smith Farm on March 14, sponsored by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust! For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events.

Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! Don’t miss “Going Green” at Dartmouth High School on February 10! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org. Check out the free monthly “Film and Potluck” events on the first Friday of the month through March at the Dartmouth Grange Hall! For more info, go to dartmouthgrange.org. Ladies only! Go on a free Women’s Walk at Slocum Reserve on February 10 or at Ocean View Farm on March 10, sponsored by the Dartmouth Natural Reserve Trust! For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/ events. Listen to performances of the South Coast Chamber Music Series! Plan ahead for “Purple Passions” March 24 at St. Peter’s Church in South Dartmouth. For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series

Take the family to the monthly Open Farm Days at Round The Bend Farm! Grass-fed meats, local veggies, honey, maple syrup and botanicals! For dates and info, call 508938-5127 or visit roundthebendfarm.org.

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Go on a free Wildlife Tracking Walk through Parsons Reserve on February 21 or a Stargazing Walk at Ocean View Farm Reserve on March 7, sponsored by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust! For more info, visit savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events. Enjoy the outdoors at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Take the little ones to “Nature Discovery” on the third Saturday each month. For details, call 508-9900505 x 31 or visit lloydcenter.org. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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

Fairhaven Applications are now available for vendors for the 2019 Huttleston Marketplace starting June 1. For more info, go to fairhaventours.com/huttlestonmarketplace or call 508-979-4085. Find out what’s happening in Fairhaven! For more info, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Fall River The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous line-up –don’t miss Johnny Hoy & the Bluefish February 1, Zoink Zulag & the Galactic Shag February 7, Neak & the Vipers February 8, Ryan Montbleu February 9, Aztec Two-Step February 16, James McMurtry February 27, Amy Helms March 2, Melvin Seals & JGB March 14, Jim Messina March 15 – and more! For a complete schedule, visit narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926. It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedule and info about indoor skating in Fall River’s Driscoll Arena, call 508-679-3274 or go to fmcicesports.com. Enjoy the 94th season of the Fall River Symphony Orchestra at Bristol Community College! Plan ahead for the Winter Concert on March 10! For a schedule and more details, go to fallriversymphonyorchestra. org. Enjoy the winter weather! Explore nature trails or historic landmarks, join a walking group – learn more at walkfallriver.org or call 508-324-2405. Journey through time and discover a sailor’s life at Battleship Cove, America’s Fleet Museum (508-678-1000 or battleshipcove.org) or explore the murky depths at the DIVE! exhibit at the Maritime Museum (508-674-3533 or battleshipcove. org/maritime-museum). The Fall River Public Library hosts free afternoon movies (and popcorn!) every Wednesday at 1 p.m, in addition to showings on Monday nights. For more information, visit the library’s Facebook page or visit fallriverlibrary.org. Enjoy the new season at the Little Theatre of Fall River! Don’t miss “On Golden Pond” March 14-24! For more info and tickets, call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

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.

Marion Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! Don’t miss “Going Green” at Dartmouth High School on February 10! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org. Check out the winter exhibits at the Marion Art Center! For info, call 508-748-1266 or go to marionartcenter.org. Find out what’s going on at the Marion Museum of Natural History! Check out the after-school programs and the book club! For more info, call 508-748-2098 or go to marionmuseum.org. Listen to performances of the South Coast Chamber Music Series! “Purple Passions will be performed on March 23 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Marion. For info and tickets, call 508-999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Mattapoisett Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the winter farmers market at Old Rochester Regional HS on the second and fourth Saturday each month. For hours and more info, go to semaponline.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.

Middletown Don’t miss the 23rd Annual WINEterfest February 15-17 at Newport Vineyards! Grape stomping, live music, dancing and beer tasting! Sign up for the Vineyard Vinyasa Winter Yoga on February 19 or the Wine & Cheese Class February 20! For details, call 401-848-5161 or go to newportvineyards.com. Get in touch with nature at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Take a free guided Sunday Bird Walk, or learn about reptiles at a fireside lecture “Tipping the Scales” on February 7! Sign up now for the Connecticut River Eagles EcoTour on March 2! For details, call 401-846-2577 or go to normanbirdsanctuary.org. Eat Fresh, East Local! Head for the Middletown/Aquidneck Growers Winter Market at Newport Vineyards & Winery on Saturdays 9-12:30. Cash, credit card, SNAP/ EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, go to farmfreshri.org.

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New Bedford Register now for the 42nd Annual New Bedford Half Marathon on March 17, sponsored the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick! For details, visit newbedfordhalfmarathon. org. Don’t miss the “Melville in Love” film on February 14 or the children’s vacation activities February 18-22 at the Whaling Museum! Let your kids explore the museum – check out the Discovery Center! For more information, call 508-997-0046 or go to whalingmuseum.org. Find out what’s on tap and on the menu – and who’s playing on stage – at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub downtown! Don’t miss Stryper February 2, Dokken March 10! For more info, call 774-425-4600 or go to greasyluckbrewpub.com. Enjoy the new season of Your Theatre! Plan ahead for “Kindertransport” March 14-17, 21-24! For more info, visit yourtheatre.org. It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedules and info about indoor skating in New Bedford’s Hetland Arena, call 508-999-9051 or go to fmcicesports.com. Head for the Zeiterion for iluminate February 7, Darlene Love February 9, “Legally Blonde: The Musical” February 11, NBSO “Roses and Thorns” February 16, Sofia Ribeiro Quartet February 21, “Winston Churchill: The Blitz” March 1, NBSO “Movie Night: The Sequel” March 9, Natalie Macmaster & Donnell Leahy March 17 – and more! For tickets and more info, call 508994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org. Nature lovers! Don’t miss the Wildlife Education Series 2019 at the Buttonwood Park Zoo! On February 7, the topic is “Narragansett Bay Coyote Study.” Learn more about “Sea Turtles” on March 7. Free for students with ID. For info, call 508-9916178 or go to destinationnewbedford.org or bpzoo.org. Don’t miss the performances of the New Bedford Symphony at the Zeiterion! “Roses and Thorns” will be performed on February 16, “Movie Night: The Sequel” on March 9. For more info, call 508-999-6276 or go to zeiterion.org. If you’re 50 or older, check out the day trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program! There are trips to Foxwoods Casino on February 13 and March 12, and plan ahead for the trip to the 2019 Boston Flower Show on March 13, “Phantom of the Opera” at the PPAC on March 21, and Parker’s Maple Barn March 27. For info and reservations, call 508-991-6171.

Enjoy fresh local foods year-round! Visit New Bedford’s Indoor Winter Farmers Market at the Kilburn Mill at Clark’s Cove Thursdays 2-5:30 through May 30! Credit, debit and SNAP accepted; free parking at the Elm St. Garage with validation. For more info, call 508-817-4166 or go to coastalfoodshed.org. Gamers, team-builders and mysterysolvers! Head for the “Mass Escape” in downtown New Bedford! Groups of 4-8 people can work together to prevent a nuclear crisis or solve a murder mystery. For more info, go to MassEscapeRoom.com. Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights. The February 14 theme is “Please Be Seated.” The March 14 theme is “I Am New Bedford: Herstory, History, Ourstory.” For details, go to ahanewbedford. org or call 508-996-8253. Stroll through the exhibits at the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! Sign the kids up for “Frosty February Vacation” art classes February 19-22! For more info, call 508-961-3072 or go to newbedfordart.org.

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

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Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the winter farmers market at Plimouth Plantation on the second Thursday each month. For hours and more info, go to semaponline.org. Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth for great entertainment! Don’t miss Ambrosia, All Stewart, Peter Beckett on March 15! For tickets and info, call 800-5143849 or go to memorialhall.com. It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedule and info about indoor skating in Plymouth’s Armstrong Arena, call 508-746-8825 or go to fmcicesports.com.

Portsmouth Check out the Newport Car Museum! Sixty-plus vintage cars and driving simulators! For more info, call 401-8482277 or visit newportcarmuseum.org. Get back to your musical roots with Common Fence Music of Portsmouth! For tickets and info, call 401-683-5085 or go to commonfencemusic.org.

Providence: Don’t miss the Monster Jam Triple Threat Series February 1-3, Mumford & Sons February 27, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt March 2 at the Dunkin Donuts Center! Check out the hockey and basketball games! For more info, go to dunkindonutscenter.com.

Slap on your snowshoes and hit the trails with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island! Outdoor events for all ages and expertises abound – find the one perfect for you at asri.org or by calling 401-949-5454.

Plan ahead for The Festival Ballet Providence’s performance of “Mirrors” February 15-17 at the Black Box Theatre! For info or tickets, call 401-353-1129 or go to festivalballetprovidence.org. Visit the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park, the largest public indoor display gardens in New England! For details and schedule, visit providenceri.gov/ botanical-center.

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

Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! There’s the Dirk Quinn Band February 2, Ana Popovic February 8, California Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio February 9, Joe Louis Walker February 15, Soul City February 16, The Sweet Remains February 22, Sierra Hull March 8, Dervish: St. Patrick’s Day Celebration March 17 – and more! For tickets and info, call 508-7464488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Head up Main Street from Providence into Pawtucket to the Hope Artiste Village’s winter farmers market on Saturdays through April! Cash, credit fresh bucks, WIC, SNAP/EBT accepted! For more info, go to farmfreshri.org.

Don’t miss the Plymouth Philharmonic performing “Be Our Valentine” on February 2 or “The Phil Family Concert” on March 10 at Pilgrim Memorial Hall! For info and tickets, call 508-746-8008, 877-973-9613 or go to memorialhall.com.

Head for the Strand Ballroom and Theatre to hear Walk the Moon February 1, Trippie Redd February 8, Mya & Live Band February 14, Sevendust February 15, MOE. February 17, Guster March 14, Gogol Bordello March 16! For more info, call 401-331-5876 or go to thestrandri.com.

Beat the winter blues!! Don’t miss the 31st Newport Winter Festival February 15-24, ten days of non-stop music, food and fun! For daily events and more info, call 401-8477666 or visit newportwinterfestival.com. Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! Mark your calendar for “The Lone Star Love Potion” February 21 to March 31! For more information, call 401848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

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Take the kids to the Providence Children’s Film Festival February 15-28 at various venues throughout the city! For details, call 401-209-7585 or go to childrensfilmfestival.org.

Enjoy theatre, music and dance performances at Rhode Island College! For a complete schedule, go to ric.edu/pfa or call 401-456-8144.

Don’t miss the new theatre season with The Wilbury Group! “The Burn” will be performed through February 3. For more info, go to thewilburygroup.org.

Spend an afternoon in the galleries at the RISD Museum! And check out the courses, workshops and “tours for tots”! For details, visit risdmuseum.org or call 401-454-6500.

Find out who’s performing at the Columbus Theatre – don’t miss Andy Shauf & Haley Heynderickx February 13, The Dead Tongues, Molly Sarle February 15! For more info, call 401-621-9660 or visit columbustheatre.com.

Brave the outdoors and go ice skating (and bumper cars!) at The Providence Rink at the Alex & Ani City Center – twice the size of the Rockefeller Center rink in New York! For more info, call 401-331-5544 or go to theprovidencerink.com.

Explore the Children’s Museum in Providence! Go to childrenmuseum.org or call 401-273-5437.

Don’t miss the TACO Classical performances of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra! “The Romance of Rachmaninoff” will be performed on February 23! For more info and tickets, call 401-248-7000 or go to riphil.org.

Don’t miss the indoor planetarium shows on Saturdays and Sundays year-round, and daily during February and April school vacation weeks at the Museum of Natural History in Roger Williams Park! For more details, go to provideneri.gov/museum.

Discover The Barker Playhouse on Benefit Street, the oldest continuously-running little theatre in America! Don’t miss “The Shadow Box” February 1-3, Fusion Dance Company February 3-4. Plan ahead for “Over the River and Through the Woods” March 15-17, 2224. For more info, go to playersri.org or call 401-273-0590.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center and The VETS! Don’t miss Shen Yun February 2-3, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” February 5-10, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” film with the RI Philharmonic February 16, Rain February 20, John Mellencamp February 22, “School of Rock” February 26-March 3, Patton Oswalt March 2 – and more! Plan ahead for “Phantom of the Opera” March 21-31! For info, call 401-2787 or go to ppacri.org.

Enjoy the new season at Trinity Rep! “Black Odyssey” will be performed through February 3, “Macbeth” through March 3, “An Iliad” February 6-20. For more info, call 401351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

Rehoboth Don’t miss the Providence Mandolin Orchestra on February 9 at Goff Memorial Hall, part of the Arts in the Village series! For more info, visit rehobothantiquarian.org

Swansea Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the winter farmers market at the Swansea Mall. For hours and more info, call 401-465-4832 or go to semaponline.org.

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Ladies! Come get some exercise, enjoy the scenery, and meet new friends during the Women’s Walks held every second Sunday of the month on Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT) trails in Destruction Brook Woods. Space is limited and pre-registration required. Sign up at dnrt.org/events or by calling DNRT at (508) 991-2289.

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Tiverton Check out what’s going on at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! Don’t miss Magnolia Cajun Dance February 2, Winter Songfest February 8, Atwater-Donnelly Trio February 16, Caroline Doctorow March 9, Fellswater March 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 a complete schedule and more info, go to sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

Cool events at the Lloyd Center Are you looking for fresh air, exercise or to learn more about the natural world around you this winter? If yes, then the Lloyd Center for the Environment has an outing for you! February 3: The Mid-Winter Owl Prowl Do you enjoy a good old-fashioned New England winter morning, especially before sunrise? If yes, this outing scheduled during hours of peak owl activity is for you! Screech, great horned, and barred owls are all resident species possibly encountered in the woods of Dartmouth. February 23: Mid-Winter Wildlife Walk What is there to see on the Lloyd Center property? A wandering owl, a flock of winter feeder birds, winter waterfowl in the estuary, or a small herd of White-tailed deer searching for food? Participants will locate what wildlife awaits, and observe the landscape through a “winter lens.” At the outing’s conclusion, the Lloyd Center’s resident screech owl “Koko” will be brought out for presentation. March 2 and 30: Cuttyhunk Seal Cruise Buzzards Bay is an important stopover location for overwintering marine wildlife, most notably seals of the Northeast region. A small sandbar called “Gull Island” is situated along the Elizabeth Island chain between Cuttyhunk and Penikese. Harbor, grey, and harp seals may be present, and Lloyd Center staff will provide commentary about these fascinating creatures. The boat docks at Cuttyhunk for lunchtime providing an opportunity to set foot on the island to venture through town,

enjoying the unique landscape and panoramic view of surrounding waters, or to join a Lloyd Center staff member on a nature walk along the shore. March 16: Nature Discoveries Investigate nature through the seasons by reading thematic books and exploring the Lloyd Center. Live animal demonstrations, specimens to observe and touch, hikes, activities and crafts bring nature themes to life for Nature Discovery participants! March 20: Full Moon Owl Prowl Come along on the Spring Equinox which this year occurs under the light of the full moon, when night creatures have an attitude! Better yet, warmer conditions and a friendlier hour if thoughts of the winter prowl gave you shivers. March 26: Early Spring Woodcock Walk The fabled American woodcock (Scolopax minor) courtship flights are a true sign of spring that occurs across open landscapes often before the last snows have melted. Experience the spectacle at Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area in Dartmouth, a known staging area and site where the state manages habitat specifically for woodcocks. For more information, call 508-990-0505 or visit lloydcenter.org.

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Wareham Walk or snowshoe through the Great Neck Conservation Area on February 10 or through Horseshoe Mill on March 3! Sponsored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and the Wareham Land Trust. For details, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events. Stay fit with Yoga with Laura at the Boys and Girls Club! For a schedule and more info, call 508-295-7072 or go to onsetbay.org.

Westport Enjoy an Oyster Stew Dinner and Community Presentation on February 6 at St. John the Baptist Church, sponsored by the Westport Fishermen’s Association and the Buzzards Bay Coalition. For tickets and details, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/ events. Enjoy a hot cuppa tea on a winter’s day! Make your reservation for “Tea for Two” at the Partners Village Store through March! Enjoy sweet and savory samples and a pot of your favorite tea! For more info, call 508-636-2572. Go on a Winter Bird Walk at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary on February 17! Sponsored by Mass Audubon and Buzzards Bay Coalition. For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/discover/events. Mark your calendars for the next Concerts at the Point with a performance by the musicians and singers of the Handel & Haydn Society March 17. For more info, call 508-636-0698 or go to concertsatthepoint.org.

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