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ON MY MIND New Year new you

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testament to our unwavering hope in its promise: arrives may be up in the air, but at the very least, we that whatever the New Year has in store for us, we better people. I think that calls for fireworks, don’t you?

It’s never too late to commit to a New Year’s resolution. On page 8, Ashley Lessa looks around the region to see what our friends and neighbors have in store for themselves. Check it out and see if something inspires you!

If you’re not looking to get creative, then you’re welcome to opt for that most infamous of resolutions: going to the gym. Luckily, New Bedford is home to a ton of fun and available exercise options. Turn to Steven Froias’ article on page 10 and get ready to get fit.

Maybe you think resolutions are for the birds, and you see yourself much more like a bear, destined for hibernation. In that case, you’ll need some good reading options to get your through the rest of the long winter. On page 22, Laura LaTour offers some thrilling recommendations, sure to keep your heart racing (but maybe with a chill down your spine).

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I don’t give much thought to New Year resolutions, largely because by March, that well-intended gym membership you swore you’d use constantly is dying a slow, expensive death by attrition. But some resolutions are good if they’re focused.

SO IN 2019, I resolve to continue going with the fried bologna sandwich whenever possible. Which is of course a metaphor that bears explanation.

Basically, it’s about getting out of your comfort zone. Not that I have one, because virtually everything I do might make other people uncomfortable were it they, so standard discomfort to me is comforting in a weirdly but understandable way. Which brings us to the bologna sandwich.

I was doing an independent film (Escape 2120) in West Virginia and Ohio recently, and we broke for lunch in Marietta, Ohio, known for Marietta College and an amazing fall and classically middle American spectacle, the annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, taking our repast in Harmar Tavern.

Harmar is the ubiquitous tavern of America – long and narrow and noisy and clean and boozy smelling. A place you can imagine layered in a thick, gauzy haze of cigarette smoke in the olden days, set on a leafy side street near the fabled river. In short, Any Town, USA. This day it was jammed and loud with local college kids drunkenly staggering through the small space because Harmar was on the regular pub crawl-stumble.

Through the music system was piped a

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constant flow of country music, a geographic nod to where we were. Not the deep-deep south, where country music tends to be about a guy losing his pickup truck, hunting dog, and wife all in one day, but way mellower, with guys like Blake Shelton and others whose names I cannot remember because to me, they all sound like the same guy singing the same song.

Getting out of one’s comfort zone is to do a dance with terror and confidence.

Anyway, we sat down and our director, Bruce Bennett, opted for the Harmar “Nearly-Famous Bologna Sandwich,” as the menu called it. Brian is a generally nice, low-key and soft-spoken kind of guy, that whole Midwestern/southern polite/calm thing and very genuine, but was clearly animated and delighted by

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touting the magic of this seemingly innocent sandwich. His testimony and my need to swim against the current everyone else is swimming with made me opt for it and I am here to say, that sandwich shouldn’t be nearly famous. It should be nationally and globally famous.

Other people, as is their right, went with burgers and salads and such, and that’s fine. But you put something on the menu that some might think is not normal, you can count me in. Okay, bologna isn’t really out there, but a thick grilled slab on a bun slathered in sauce, onions, and such might be.

Eating even weirder things on menus caters to my proverbial contrarian nature. On vacation in Florida with my family once, I recall ordering pickled herring at a restaurant just because it was different (and, it turns out, great, even though I got violent food poisoning that night and swore off pickled herring for years to come).

In more recent years, that weirdness included eating fried scorpions and other creepy crawly crunchies in Thailand, ‘gator tots in Florida, and Rocky Mountain oysters (look it up) in Colorado.

Getting out of one’s comfort zone is to do a dance with terror and confidence.

Doing what scares you scares you but

you do it to gain confidence in the doing.

And then move to the next scary thing.

One very scary thing for a lot of folks is not having money. And it is scary. I never have money which often frankly terrorizes the hell out of me but I’m also confident that somehow enough money will come in to scare the scare away, at least temporarily.

And that’s the thing: nothing is more temporary than life itself, right? You never know when, where or how yours will be over. So why not live every second you do have dancing that dance of terror and confidence? Why not follow your heart, listen to your own voice, do what you want to do even though the thought makes you uncomfortable?

What’s the worst thing that can happen? You might like it?

A friend of mine owns a very small and very successful business. He hates it, counting the days until he can retire. He and his wife don’t have kids. They live in a giant house he complains about maintaining. She hates her job, too. I told her about my acting life, that it’s all

I want to do despite the very frightening uncertainty.

She acted in school decades ago, she said somewhat wistfully, adding she always wanted to get back into it. But when I pressed her on what’s stopping that from happening, she said she’s too busy working.

They’re not doing what they love, they said, because “We need the money,” an expression mirroring the belief of many that money is first and foremost and absolute.

Know what expression you never hear?

“We need the happiness.” And isn’t that far more valuable?

Needing and finding the happiness is how I choose to design my life, or to paraphrase Robert Frost, “I have bitten into the sandwich less eaten, and it has made all the difference.”

Want a resolution worth keeping? In 2019, resolve to take a big satisfying bite outta your own fried bologna sandwich.

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2019. It always takes a while for the new year to sink in. It takes a while for the sound of it, “twenty nineteen,” or (“two thousand and nineteen” if you prefer) to roll off the tongue naturally. It is sort of the same feeling as in the weeks following a birthday when you find yourself stumbling over your age when someone asks, forgetting the answer for a moment.

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IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE that another year has passed, and whether 2018 treated you well or poorly, there is comfort in knowing that a new year brings a new start. The new year is a time to reflect on the best and the worst of the past year and to set new goals. For some, this process includes setting a New Year’s resolution.

I spoke with a few South Coast residents about what their goals were for this new year and about whether or not they had a New Year’s resolution. Their answers varied; some had very specific resolutions, some more broad, and some had none at all.

HAPPY AND HEALTHY Phillip H., 27, says his resolution is to ”get a gym membership and become fit.” Physical fitness is a popular resolution, and for those who share this goal, there are many ways to get fit here on the South Coast, even in the winter! There are many locally-owned gyms, as well as yoga and cycle studios, as well as seaside parks, like Fort Phoenix in Fairhaven or Fort Tabor in New Bedford, and plenty of trails in the area (just be sure to be mindful of posted signage, especially during hunting season).

While some are focusing on physical fitness this year, others are turning inward. Jackson B., 20, is working on his mental health this year. His resolution “is to treat myself the way I treat others so that I stop being so hard on myself.” Plus, putting your mental health first can of course have physical health benefits as well.

Getting out of the house this winter and exploring our area is a great way to nourish both physical and mental health. Jenna N., 33, says she “want[s] to have less electronic time and just be more unplugged!” If you’re like Jenna and want to spend less time looking at screens, perhaps get in the car and drive to a neighboring town; the South Coast has tons of hidden gems from natural resources to little shops and restaurants, and you may find something right next door you’ve never noticed before. Or, if you would rather stay a bit cozier this winter, you could also take a page out of Tina Z.’s book, 34, who says, “One of my New Year’s resolutions is to replace watching tv with reading more books. I want to read at least one book per month in 2019.”

CHANGE IS IN YOUR HANDS Lauren F., 26, does not personally believe in New Year’s resolutions. “I don’t have a New Years resolution,” she says. “I think they set people up for failure… I think it’s important when you feel a change is needed, to take a baby step towards that goal immediately. Change is gradual and is not something that is going to make a 180 at the stroke on midnight on New Year’s.”

Paige L., 22, also does not find making a resolution to be particularly helpful practice. “I find resolutions bring too much pressure into the New Year. After the hustle and bustle of the

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Amelia C., 13, puts her distaste for New Year’s resolutions simply: “I don’t like them,” she says. “No one ever follows through on them.”

Whether having a resolution motivates you or not, only you are capable of making a change, and that is something you can do that anytime you want; new year or not!

Local business owner, Marcia Fernandes, of The Sea Witch in Fairhaven is choosing to focus on general self-improvement. For her, gratitude and positivity are key; not solely striving for more, but also pausing to reflect on what already is going right. She says, “I’m hoping the new year brings more peace of mind for everyone. So, in reference to myself, I intend to continue to work toward a healthier body, mind, and soul. Move more, eat less, and give thanks for what blessings I have,” she says. “Concentrating on what and who I am blessed with will bring more love to me.”

This mindset is a great one to have regardless of the time of year. If you haven’t made a 2019 New Year’s resolution, maybe stick to something simple. Strive for happiness above all and notice the things that bring it your way. Best of luck to those who have New Year’s resolutions. Here’s hoping that 2019 brings you health and happiness.

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BUSINESS BUZZ

By Steven Froias

It’s been gaining traction for years, but as 2019 dawns it’s reached a finish line: downtown New Bedford has become a fitness hub on South Coast.

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he longtime home of the New Bedford YMCA, the city center is now also home to a plethora of recent and brand-new businesses dedicated to the ideals of physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing.

Consider the following, all located east of County Street down to the waterfront.

Boutique Fitness

Their slogan is “We love sweaty people.” Their flagship studio on Pleasant Street is located in a renovated building featuring high ceilings, exposed brick, sunlit windows, and a spacious reception and foam rolling area. Their speciality is personalized workouts led by awesome trainers in two areas in the facility perfect for sweat-filled workouts, complete with TRX, free motion cable, dumbbells, kettlebells, sandbags, battling ropes, and more, to make your workout a success. Visit them online at boutiquefitness.com.

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THE BARRE

Just opened on lower Union Street atop Moby Dick Brewery, The Barre is New Bedford’s first barre fitness studio. If you’re not familiar with barre, these classes mix elements of Pilates, dance, yoga, and functional training, and the moves are choreographed to motivating music. With a targeted workout, you’ll use the barre and exercise equipment – such as mini-balls and small hand weights – to sculpt, slim, and stretch your entire body. Visit them online at thebarrenewbedford.com.

TRACK + Channel

On Sixth Street, Track + Channel states that they’re New England’s only fully-dedicated running and rowing studio. They write, “Our studio is committed to offering a sacred space to learn, improve, and push yourself forward. Our running and rowing classes provide intense workouts; leaving you feeling accomplished, refreshed, and closer to your goals, whatever

they may be. We believe in creating a challenging and rewarding experience for all skill levels – filled with sweat, smiles, and the support of those around you: your team.” Visit them online at trackandchannel.com.

SCHOOL OF YOGA

Another just-opened addition to the downtown New Bedford fitness scene, Juliet Loranger’s School of Yoga (also on Pleasant Street) and Good Yoga New Bedford double down on the good work she began years ago with Yoga on Union. The new enterprises takes the place of Yoga On Union and expands upon its mission. And that would be, “To facilitate knowledge and conversation in and around the study of Yoga.” Visit them online at schoolofyoganb.com.

Good Yoga New Bedford Is Juliet Loranger’s other Yoga space downtown, this one dedicated to the lay Yoga person. It’s on North Sixth Street and promises to be, “a studio that is like your best friend; dependable, happily predictable, and can make a short visit sweet and potent.” Visit them online at goodyoganb. com.

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She says, “Good Yoga offers three set sequences. Each are 50 minutes long and target a specific aspects of Yoga practice, such as strengthening, focus, movement, or balance.

“I am excited about teaching in this format because it aims to make Yoga accessible and practical to all bodies, schedules, and levels of fitness.”

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The old standby, the YMCA has been a fixture in downtown New Bedford for many decades. It’s a vital hub of all sorts of fitness, from its signature swimming instruction to cardio and resistance training – and basketball! Its family-friendly facility is located at 25 South Water Street. Visit them online at ymcasouthcoast.org.

In addition to the physical, the Serlingpa Meditation Center on Pleasant Street can help ensure you’re in the proper frame of mind to find the balance you need to move. Their New Bedford facility and classes can be found on the regional website, meditationinboston.org.

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Making melodies

By Sean McCarthy

Chris Moose the Christmas Moose loves ukuleles.

Whether you’re a rock star wanna-be, marching in your school band, or someone looking for an enjoyable creative outlet, music is the mission at Symphony Music Shop in North Dartmouth.

The Route 6 music store has a long history of providing for area musicians, selling a vast selection of instruments, doing repairs for most instruments, and outfitting players with the supplies and accessories they need to keep going.

But their forte is music education – a team of 36 teachers provides instruction to people ages five to 85, with a variety of goals and purposes. The store sees as many as 600 students in a single week, using the 15 studios located in the lower level of the store.

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an instrument, teach you how to play it, and keep it in working order.

“We’re big proponents of active music making,” says Bob Williamson, owner of the store since 1995. “Our goal is to get people interested in playing an instrument, getting together with family and friends and enjoying the creativity.

Playing music is something you can’t get from your phone or video games or from watching television. Relax, play some music, and enjoy yourself.”

Most music lessons are taught for 30 minutes once a week and students

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are given exercises for practicing at home. Students are often taught songs to rehearse as part of their homework, something that helps them to see their progress.

“A good teacher gives a student the desire to play music,” Williamson says. “You can join a group or play with some friends or you can stay at home and play for your own enjoyment. Instead of watching the news you can relax and take the stress out of the day.”

Neil Sylvia has taught percussion for 33 years, the last 27 at Symphony Music.

“There’s no timeframe for learning an instrument,” he says. “Each person has a different personality, abilities, and learning curves. A person’s commitment to working towards a goal is important – it can provide students with a sense of discipline.”

The beat goes on

A trumpet player since the fifth grade, Williamson founded the South Coast Jazz Orchestra seven years ago, a seventeen-piece ensemble that plays on select Monday evenings at Gilda’s Stone Rooster in Marion. Some of the musicians included in the band are attorneys, doctors, teachers, and bus drivers.

Williamson is not the only musician in his family – his wife Christine plays clarinet, their son Koby plays guitar, and their son Mack plays drums. Christine teaches instrumental music at Rochester Memorial School, Mack lives in New Bedford, and Koby lives in Brooklyn, New York. Occasionally all four family members will perform with the Jazz Orchestra at the same time.

Williamson says that the more popular instruments sold at his store are guitars, pianos, and stringed instruments. The store offers full repairs for most instruments. Williamson has a degree in Music Instrument Repair and began working at the store in 1982 after graduating from college in upstate New York. The store was opened in Marion by John and Nancy Pendolfi in 1962 and was located in Mattapoisett before moving to North Dartmouth.

“We’ve had students who have studied here for 10 or 15 years or more,” Williamson says. “We’re starting to see a third generation of students – people are bringing in their grandchildren. There’s no end to playing music, you can learn your entire life.”

“Accomplishments aren’t always awards and achieving prestigious roles,” Sylvia says. “I’m proud of the students who work very hard to improve and do something they thought they couldn’t do. Sometimes a student may not think they can accomplish something and then they realize that through perseverance and a little hard work it will all seem to click. That’s the most rewarding thing in the world to me.”

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Chris Guaraldi (guitar and vocals), practices with bandmates Bob Bradshaw (drums), Troy Morin (bass).

HIS OWN BEAT

By Sean McCarthy

There is a place in the New Bedford rock-and-roll pantheon for Chris Guaraldi.

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lmost 20 years after first emerging on the South Coast music scene, Guaraldi has panned out by being a continuous contributor to the music community with his evolving tastes and vision. In a region whose vitality has ebbed and flowed, he is one of only a few local artists who have remained sworn to his musical passions. Regardless of the outlet, his artistic hallmark has been personal creative evolution. It is something that has helped him build a growing base of local friends and followers and resulted in the release of seven albums of his own material with three different bands.

At the age of 44 Guaraldi’s devotion to local music is as strong and inspired as it has ever been – something that isn’t unnoticed or unappreciated by regional fans. Whether he is onstage or providing

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a stage for others he is about advancing a community, not just himself.

For the last nine years Guaraldi’s creative base has been The Pour Farm on Purchase Street in New Bedford’s downtown. Each Monday he hosts an open mic at the bar, and his band, Sick Pills, plays the room on the first Friday of each month.

They are often billed with bands from the New Bedford area and Providence.

The majority of the talent at the open mics are solo acoustic performers, but they come in a range of abilities – Guaraldi is smitten with the notion that he may be providing an opportunity for new artists to get a taste of what it’s like to perform before an audience. Guaraldi’s events are occasionally visited by musicians doing R&B and Hip-Hop to pre-recorded beats and background tracks which he runs through his soundboard. He also sees periodic visitors doing spoken word

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material or stand-up comedy.

Guaraldi knows well the opportunities that can stem from an open mic. One of his earliest bands, Chris Evil & The Taints, was started when he hooked up with musicians that he had met at an open mic at The New Wave Café in New Bedford in 2001. Their first gig was doing a feature spot for that same open mic. That band and the two that were to follow resulted in the release of seven albums of original material. The eighth will be recorded this November when Sick Pills lay down their fourth slab of sound with engineer Ron Poitras at Feedback Studio in Freetown.

Four of the records on Guaraldi’s discography have been released by the independent label, 75 or Less, based in Warren.

One-man band

But ask any musician who has played or worked with Guaraldi and the word that

comes up most often is “prolific.” Within his career each band has been creatively separate from the bands that preceded it, and each album has been unique in some way from those before it. The Taints were straight ahead punk rock, and The Blood Moons were “twangy, gothy, rock.”

But with Sick Pills, Guaraldi isn’t going for a sound – he’s going for a “feel.” Not looking to make music that sounds like other bands, he is instead striving to capture the creative spirit of artists from 80s college radio rock. Particular influences include the Pixies, The Replacements, The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, and Sonic Youth.

“It’s amazing how many different songs Chris comes up with,” says Sick Pills bassist Troy Morin. “He constantly has new song ideas. This band prides itself on creating songs that are different from ones we’ve already written.”

“I’ve been recording Chris for ten years and he’s never had a dry spell,” Poitras says.

Mike almost played rums for the Blood Moons.

“Chris is an avid music supporter who gives his all to the local scene and his presence in it is far-reaching and respected,” he says. “He still goes to see bands as often as possible. He’s a great songwriter who has been a mainstay in the original music community for years by writing and performing songs with different bands while maintaining a well-received open mic at the Pour Farm.” But many music fans may recognize Guaraldi by another moniker – since he has been in his mid20s he has been playing music under the pseudonym “Chris Evil.” Not only until recently did he resort to his birth name.

But anyone who knows him will quickly claim that “Evil” is hardly the way to describe the ebullient personality he has when offstage.

“He’s a music geek – an encyclopedia who really knows his stuff,” says Sara Shaughnessy, a stalwart of local music for more than two decades, booking shows and promoting local music as a disc jockey on the radio station WUMD and online at wumd.rocks. She has been a friend and fan of Guaraldi for 20 years. ““He’s helping to carry the torch for original music in this area,” she says. “He may sound like he’s a guy who doesn’t shower and swears a lot, but off stage he’s the

husband with three dogs that he loves dearly.

“He’s great to hang around with,” she says. “A lot of people do the grown-up thing and stop playing and recording but he’s remained devoted to making music.

His influences are always evolving which keeps him unique. You can count on him to keep it interesting.”

Over 20 Years of Experience

Back beat

Guaraldi’s local performing career began in earnest when he would attend and play at a weekly open mic at the New Wave Café in the city’s north end. When that opportunity came to an end in 2007 he began a search for another location that would welcome these events – and he found one that he could host at Bridge Street Station in Fairhaven. When that location was sold almost two years later he was welcomed by the Pour Farm on Purchase Street in downtown.

“When the open mic at the New Wave Café stopped there was a noticeable void in the area,” Guaraldi says. “They had a nurturing and comfortable atmosphere that I wanted to duplicate. The most important thing about the Pour Farm is that the room feels comfortable.”

Guaraldi usually opens the events around 9 p.m., starting by playing some of his own songs and personal favorite cover songs. Each player can play between three to five songs, depending on how much time he can allot them. The average night includes as many as a dozen performers and there may be as many as 40 onlookers. According to Guaraldi the song selections by the guests are usually half original and half covers.

A New Hampshire native, Guaraldi located to the area 25 years ago to study Graphic Design at UMass Dartmouth.

He received his degree in 2011. Today he works as an artist for a local apparel company.

“Chris is great for the community,” Almond says. “He has a love and passion for his art but he also supports other musicians. He’s vital to the local scene.”

“Chris is always evolving as a songwriter, his music is constantly growing,” Poitras says. “He wants to see the scene grow and he keeps the spirit alive for the city’s original music scene. He’s keeping his music alive in just one small club which is pretty cool.”

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COVER STORY

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wo years ago this month, I wrote an essay for this magazine entitled “Why Good Manners Matter.”

I’d been appalled by the level of nastiness and dirty tricks we’d seen throughout the 2016 presidential campaign and election, and I had hoped that my essay would be a reminder to us all that we needed to stick to our values and social niceties, if only for our children’s sakes.

Here are my reflections on the two years since then… and where we go from here.

Make America Hate Again?

“Nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism.”

– Emmanuel Macron President of France After a slow but steady recovery after the Great Recession, an unlikely billionaire “savior” of those displaced by automation, the digital economy and changing demographics appeared on the political

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By Elizabeth Morse Read horizon. Like Robin Hood, he endeared himself to underemployed people with pie crust promises (easily made, easily broken) of taking from the rich to give to the poor. He pandered to their fears and anxieties, telling them that ”others” were to blame for their stalled fortunes – immigrants, Muslims, coastal “elites,” greedy overseas competitors, radical environmentalists, the “deep state” – and that he alone could save them and restore the “good old days.”

On the campaign trail, he had promised, “I will give you everything! I will give you what you’ve been looking for for the last fifty years.” At his party’s national convention, he proclaimed, “I am your voice! I alone can fix it!”

Amazingly, many people were seduced by his siren song, and lined up to drink the Kool-Aid, including 81% of white Evangelical voters, who turned a blind eye to his tabloid-headline lifestyle and bankrupt morals, so long as “their” judges and “their” values were foisted upon everyone else.

The “big tent” GOP of Lincoln and Reagan, already weakened by the Tea Party, was toppled in a hostile takeover by a man who believes that the end always justifies the means, that all relationships

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are zero-sum transactions, even if that means mortgaging our grandchildren’s future, ignoring climate change and shifting global alliances, and abandoning our rock-solid beliefs in the Constitution, the rule of law, and the fundamental truth that all men are created equal in the eyes of God. Previously sane members of the Republican Party and Congress became ventriloquist dummies, parroting the new leader’s platform, or else fell on their swords and left the race, either unable or unwilling to defend their political principles and legislative responsibilities.

Our shining city on the hill turned into internment camps and separated families on the border, Muslim bans, and restrictions on asylum-seekers and refugees.

The American dream of upward mobility and fairness towards all was reduced to a Machiavellian equation where all relationships are based on profit or advantage, not on ethics or compassion. Our standing as a reliable global leader was shattered by schoolyard-bully brawls with our allies, the Pope, military heroes, black athletes, the judiciary, climate scientists, the intelligence community – in short, anyone who challenged or criticized the man in the Oval Office.

The Demander-in-Chief “The greatest threat to freedom is an inert people.”

– Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis Imagine living in a country being led by a fully-grown enfante terrible who spends his banker’s-hours days watching cable TV and who sends out cringeworthy tweets IN ALL CAPS all night.

Dictators, demagogues, and despots behave a lot like babies. Infants view the external world as an extension of themselves, not as separate “others.” Adults with arrested development view the world in similar ways, expecting people and institutions around them to do their bidding, no matter what established protocols and laws say to the contrary. When thwarted by court rulings, negative publicity, or institutional resistance, immature people lash out and throw tantrums – or start a trade war.

In order to justify their less-than-rational behavior, they find scapegoats to blame, whipping boys to punish, imaginary boogeymen to battle. The needs and aspirations of others are deemed irrelevant.

The everyday rules and social norms don’t apply to them. They are a law unto themselves, whipping off Executive Orders that contradict Constitutional amendments, Supreme Court rulings, settled

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It’s Mourning in America “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”

– Maya Angelou Americans have always been known as friendly, optimistic, can-do people, ready to help neighbors after a disaster, rescue a stranded stranger in the breakdown lane, donate hand-me-downs and canned goods to help the needy. We’ve been inspired by and sustained through hard times by presidents like FDR, JFK, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama.

At the beginning of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt assured our country that “the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself.” Ronald Reagan cheered us out of the doldrums with his sunny slogan, “It’s morning again in America!”

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– Lutheran pastor Martin Niemoller, Germany, 1946

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not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in.”

But the inaugural message from the 45th president was a dark, dystopian nightmare. “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now… [F] rom this moment on, it’s only going to be ‘America First!’” And within hours of taking the oath of office, he filed paperwork to initiate his 2020 re-election campaign.

We’ve always taken pride in the fact that our democratic elections always lead to a peaceful transition of power, but the new man in the Oval Office continues to demonize his predecessor and political opponents, while ingratiating himself to authoritarian world leaders. And we’ve been gaslighted with daily Mad Hatter nonsense, fact-free press conferences, and Orwellian pronouncements like, “What you are hearing and reading is not what’s happening.”

“To the Winner Goes the Spoils” “For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?”

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8:36

Since ancient times, those who won wars pillaged the defeated country of its resources, repressed the population, persecuted members of the opposition, and placed their own loyal lieutenants in positions of power. In the modern era, authoritarian dictators and absolute monarchs still do the same, but that’s not how it’s supposed to work in a democratic society.

Our new leader promised to “drain the swamp” of the corrupt “deep state” within the government. But nature abhors a vacuum, so he replaced those he purged with a zoo-mobile full of has-been and wannabe swamp-monsters of his own. We’ve seen wholly unqualified people appointed to Cabinet positions as a reward for their support, we’ve seen the judiciary packed with “friendly” judges, we’ve seen family members placed in powerful “advisory” positions.

Anyone welcomed into the inner circle is expected to pledge total loyalty to the president and sign non-disclosure agreements. Longtime supporters who didn’t fall in line were humiliated on social media, mocked in public, and given the bum’s rush out the door.

Even more appalling is that We, The People, do not know how much the First Family’s business and financial interests have influenced foreign and domestic policy decisions, establishing global relationships that could enrich them, but tank our economy or endanger our national security. He’s refused to release his taxes or reveal his financial ties with foreign entities. And he’s been on a non-stop spree of golf trips and campaign rallies, all at the taxpayers’ expense.

The First A mendment

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

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Words Have Consequences “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”

– Martin Luther King Jr. In 1107 AD, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his cathedral by loyal followers of King Henry II of England, after he had loudly complained, “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?”

When demagogues hold massive rallies to spew their hatred of immigrants and refugees, to label the media as “enemies of the people,” to accuse political opponents of treason, it’s like throwing a match into the flammable fumes of subconscious prejudices and grievances. No one can predict the cumulative effect of these incendiary public rants (and tweets), but it’s not hard to predict that something bad is liable to follow. [see sidebar] Such as torch-bearing white nationalists and neo-Nazis marching through Charlottesville, then protesters mowed down by a car. A massacre at a black church in Charleston. CNN and opponents of this administration receiving pipe bombs through the mail. A massacre at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.

In 2017, there was a 57% spike in anti-Semitic crimes and a 59% increase in hate crimes across the United States.

While no one can accuse one single person of directing anyone to perform such heinous acts, we cannot ignore the fact that unhinged extremists will use someone’s inflammatory language as tacit permission to carry out their own vendettas, or to demonstrate their unswerving loyalty to that person.

The Fourth Estate “The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by a despotic government.”

– Thomas Jefferson Officially, our democratic government has three separate and co-equal branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judiciary, each of which keeps the other two in check. Unofficially, the free press is called “the fourth estate,” reporting on what those three branches of government do. Journalists, whether print or broadcast, investigate, fact-check, and corroborate issues and events in the public’s interest.

Those in power do not always enjoy being under the scrutiny of the press, nor do they always like the news stories that are written. In non-democratic societies, the media is severely curtailed and censored and individual journalists are harassed, jailed, or murdered for speaking truth to power.

This kind of banana republic intimidation should never happen in a democratic society, but in recent years, the protections enshrined in our First Amendment [see sidebar] have been attacked and the free press has been increasingly targeted – jeering crowd at political rallies, a reporter body slammed by a politician, pipe-bombs sent through the mail to media outlets, a reporter’s credentials revoked, a leader who repeatedly calls journalists the “enemy of the people” spreading “fake news.” Individual reporters are sidelined for asking tough questions, and propagandists from “friendlier” news outlets are given exclusive access and high praise.

But remember that Edward R. Murrow helped take down the demagogue Sen. Joe McCarthy. Walter Cronkite proclaimed the futility of the Vietnam war.

Woodward and Bernstein exposed the Watergate scandal and took down Richard Nixon. Like first responders, journalists are on the front lines of history – all in the pursuit of truth.

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– Charles Mackay After two more years of nastiness and dirty tricks in Washington, the stock market is up, unemployment is down, but we are all exhausted, anxious and, well, kind of sad. We’re nostalgic for the no-drama days of the Obama administration, for feeling proud of our country’s policies and core beliefs, for being a respected part of a global community. We want America to BE great again.

But there’s hope. Right after the 2016 election, the so-called “failing” New York Times picked up 130,000 new subscribers. The Womens’ March took over Washington, D.C. and cities around the world the day after the inauguration to protest the election results.

And the recent midterm elections showed that many who voted for the nihilistic prophet of doom in 2016 suffered buyer’s remorse, engendering a Blue Wave of an unprecedented number of women and minorities. Nine million more Democrats than Republicans voted – and that Blue Tide will lift all boats.

Democracy is not a spectator sport.

“Thoughts and prayers” is not a viable strategy for solving our country’s divisions and problems. Disengage from the hive-mind of social media and read a newspaper, have a face-to-face conversation with someone, get involved in your community – and vote.

As President Kennedy said, civility is not a sign of weakness. Compassion and prosperity are not mutually exclusive, so love thy neighbor – no exceptions. E pluribus unum.

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We eat too much, laze by the fire, and avoid shoveling the sidewalk for as long as possible. Let’s face it, no one but the most industrious are getting their cardio fitness in. But if you pick up one of the following page-turners, you may at least get your heart thumping.

and daughter separated by distance but united by an unbreakable bond, Freefall is a riveting debut novel about two tenacious women overcoming unimaginable obstacles to protect themselves and those they love.

Tangerine

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Australian novelist Jane Harper asks, how well do you really know the people you work with?

When five colleagues go on a corporate Outward Bound retreat, they reluctantly pick up their backpacks and go on a hike.

However, only four return, and each tells a slightly different story about why.

Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk takes a keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing hiker. His investigation takes him deep into secrets lurking in the mountains, and a tangled web of personal and professional friendship, suspicion, and betrayal among the hikers. But did that lead to murder?

The Australian wilderness plays a large role in Harper’s latest novel which crackles with suspense and radiates atmosphere. The Guardian calls this one “a gripping procedural, with the narrative chops and assured pace of a Hollywood thriller.”

When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, Allison Carpenter miraculously survives.

However,the fight for her life is just beginning. Allison has been living with a terrible secret, a shocking truth that powerful men will kill to keep buried. If they know she’s alive, they will come for her. She must make it home.

In the small community of Owl Creek, Maine, Allison’s mother Maggie learns that her only child is presumed dead.

Since authorities have yet to recover her body, Maggie holds on to a shred of hope. She hasn’t communicated with her daughter in two years, since a family tragedy drove Allison away. Maggie doesn’t know anything about her daughter’s life now – not even that she was engaged to wealthy pharmaceutical CEO Ben Gardner, or why she was on a private plane.

As Allison struggles across the treacherous mountain wilderness, Maggie embarks on a desperate search for answers.

Told from the perspectives of a mother

The last person Alice Shipley expected to see since arriving in Tangier with her new husband was Lucy Mason.

After the accident, the two friends – once inseparable roommates – haven’t spoken in over a year. Perhaps Alice should be happy that Lucy was back, trying to make things right and return to their old rhythms. Alice had not adjusted to life in Morocco, too afraid to venture out into the bustling medinas and oppressive heat. Lucy – always fearless and independent – helps Alice emerge from her flat and explore the country.

Soon a familiar feeling starts to overtake Alice – she feels controlled and stifled by Lucy at every turn. Alice’s husband, John, then goes missing, and Alice starts to question everything around her: her relationship with her enigmatic friend, her decision to ever come to Tangier, and her very own state of mind.

Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a book – a debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary

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When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave.

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The Water Cure

by Sophie Mackintosh $25.95 hardcover A haunting, riveting debut about the potency of female desire and capacity for violence, that was nominated for the Man Booker Prize.

The Water Cure is a dystopian feminist revenge fantasy about three sisters on an isolated island, raised to fear men.

King has tenderly staked out a territory for his wife and three daughters, Grace,

Lia, and Sky. Speaking with barbed wire, he has marked out a clear message: do not enter. Or, as viewed from the inside: not safe to leave. Within this perimeter, women are protected from the chaos and violence of men on the mainland. The cult-like rituals and therapies they endure fortify them from the spreading toxicity of a degrading world.

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by Chris Bohjalian $16.99 paperback Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings.

She’s a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem inevitable. When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with.

She sees his dark hair. His utter stillness.

And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets. Afraid to call the police, Cassie begins to lie. She lies as she joins the other flight attendants and pilots in the van. She lies on the way to Paris as she works the first class cabin. She lies to the FBI agents in New York who meet her at the gate. Soon it’s too late to come clean-or face the truth about what really happened back in Dubai. Could she have killed him? If not, who did?

The Flight Attendant unveils a spellbinding story of memory, of the giddy pleasures of alcohol and the devastating consequences of addiction, and of murder far from home.

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Brrr! Get out the ice skates, sleds and snowshoes! Decompress from the hoopla of the holidays this month – find an indoor concert, play, food event, or farmers market, or take an invigorating walk through a snowy wood!

Across the Region 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.

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.

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.

Acushnet Eat Fresh! Eat Local! Head for the Winter Farmers Market at the Acushnet Grange – for dates and details, go to semaponline.org.

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

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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/events.

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Stroll through Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary and Nature Center!

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

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

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.

Bristol Revive yourself after the New Year’s Eve party by joining the 35th Annual Hangover Classic Five-Miler at Colt State Park on January 1! For details and registration, visit runsignup.com.

Eat Fresh, East Local! Head for the Mount Hope Bristol Winter Farmers Market at Mount Hope Farm on Saturdays 9 to 1. Cash, credit card, SNAP/EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, go to farmfreshri.org.

Take a wintry stroll through Blithewold Mansion and Gardens! For more info, call 401253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.

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

Take a New Year’s day walk through Paskamansett Woods or wander through Parsons Reserve, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.

For more info, visit dnrt.org.

Take a free Mindfulness Walk through the Slocum’s River Reserve on January 19!

Sponsored by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and Anchor Yoga. For details, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/events.

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.

Listen to the performances of the TriCounty Symphonic Band! Don’t miss “Going Green” at Dartmouth High School on February 2! For tickets and info, visit tricountysymphonicband.org.

Enjoy the outdoors at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Go on the 28th Annual New Year’s Day Walk along Gooseberry Neck beach! For details, call 508-990-0505 x 22 or visit lloydcenter.org.

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

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

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

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Bring the kids to Audubon for hikes, crafts, and frosty fun in January.

For event calendar visit asri.org Listen to performances of the South Coast Chamber Music Series! “La Grande Boucle” will be performed on January 27 at St. Peter’s Church in South Dartmouth. For info and tickets, call 508999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series

Easton Drop off your donations of animal foods and needed supplies during the “Holiday for Animals” drive through January 28 at the Natural Resources Trust of Easton’s office!

All donations will be distributed to local shelters and the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA. For more info, call 508238-6049 or go to nrtofeaston.org.

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

Fairhaven Join in the Fort Phoenix Polar Plunge on January 1! For more info, go to facebook.com/ fortphoenixpolarplunge.

Fall River Get ready for the Polar Plunge at Sandy Beach on New Year’s Day! For more info, call Forever Paws Animal Shelter at 508-677-9154.

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 508679-3274 or go to fmcicesports.com.

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous line-up –don’t miss Albert Lee Band January 4, Funky White Honkies January 5, Cheryl Wheeler January 11, Entrain January 12, Kat Wright January 26, Johnny Hoy & the Bluefish February 1, Aztec Two-Step February 16 – and more! For a complete schedule, visit narrowscenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

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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).

Enjoy the 94th season of the Fall River Symphony Orchestra at Bristol Community College! For a schedule and more details, go to fallriversymphonyorchestra.org.

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! Plan ahead for “On Golden Pond” March 14-24! For more info and tickets, call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE 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 performances of the South Coast Chamber Music Series! “La Grande Boucle” will be performed on January 26 at St. Gabriel’s Church. For info and tickets, call 508-999-6276 or go to nbsymphony.org/ southcoast-chamber-music-series.

Enjoy the presentation “Art for Your Mind” on January 11 at Handy’s Tavern, sponsored by the Sippican Woman’s Club! For details, visit sippicanwomansclub.org.

Check out the 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.

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Enjoy the new season of Your Theatre! Don’t miss “Harvey” January 10-13, 17-20! For more info, visit yourtheatre.org.

Get ready for the Polar Plunge at Town Beach on New Year’s Day! For more info, go to facebook.com/ freezin’forareasonpolarplunge.

Take the little ones to the Zeiterion on January 6 to see the Mermaid Theatre’s puppet-play “A Very Hungry Caterpillar”! For tickets and more info, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

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.

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.

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 Eat Fresh, East Local! Head for the Middletown/Aquidneck Growers Winter Market at Newport Vineyards & Winery on Saturdays 9 to 12:30. Cash, credit card, SNAP/EBT, WIC and senior coupons accepted. For more info, go to farmfresh.org.

Get in touch with nature at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Take a free guided Sunday Bird Walk! For details, call 401-846-2577 or go to normanbirdsanctuary.org.

New Bedford Don’t miss the annual Moby Dick Marathon reading on January 4-6 at the Whaling Museum! For details, 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! Plan ahead for the Vault Punk Fest January 6, Stryper February 2! For more info, go to greasyluckbrewpub.com.

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Nature lovers! Don’t miss the Wildlife Education Series 2019 at the Buttonwood Park Zoo! The January 24 topic is “Biology of White Sharks;” on February 7, “Narragansett Bay Coyote Study.” Free for students with ID. For info, call 508-991-6178 or go to bpzoo. org.

Stroll through the exhibits at the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks! For a schedule and more info, call 508-961-3072 or go to newbedfordart.org.

If you’re 50 or older, check out the day trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program! 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 to 5:30 through May 30! Credit, debit and SNAP accepted; free parking at the Elm St. Garage with validation. For more info, call 508-8174166 or go to coastalfoodshed.org.

Gamers, team-builders and mystery-solvers!

Head for the “Mass Escape” in downtown New Bedford! Groups of four to eight people can work together to prevent a nuclear crisis or solve a murder mystery. For more info, go to MassEscapeRoom.com.

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Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights. The February 14 theme is “Please Be Seated.” For details, go to ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

Don’t miss the performances of the New Bedford Symphony at the Zeiterion! “Fima Plays Beethoven” will be presented on January 11, and “Roses and Thorns” on February 16. For more info, call 508-9996276 or go to zeiterion.org.

Stroll through the whaling era Rotch-JonesDuff House For more info, call 508-997-1401 or go to rjdmuseum.org.

Head for the Zeiterion for NBSO’s Fima Plays Beethoven January 11, Get the Led Out January 24, Drumline Live January 26, Trey McLaughlin January 31, iluminate February 7, Darlene Love February 9, “Legally Blonde” February 11, NBSO Roses and Thorns February 16 – and more! For tickets and more info, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion. org.

If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out “Music in the Gallery” at the Wamsutta Club –For tickets or info, go to brownpapertickets.com/events/ or contact korolenko8523@charter.net or call 508-673-8523.

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

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

Remember our veterans! Explore the region’s military history at the Fort Taber-Fort Rodman Military Museum! For info, call 508994-3938 or visit forttaber.org.

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

“Naming the Twins” will perform on January 10. For more info, call 508-993-8894 or visit fishingheritagecenter.org.

Don’t miss the South Shore Food & Wine Expo on January 19 or the Plymouth Philharmonic performing “Be Our Valentine” on February 2 at Pilgrim Memorial Hall! For info and tickets, call 508-746-8008, 877973-9613 or go to memorialhall.com.

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Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth!

There’s Say Darling January 18, Deadgrass January 19, Anthony Geraci January 26, Dirk Quinn Band February 2, Joe Lewis Walker February 15 – and more! For tickets and info, call 508-746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Go for a stroll at Ballard Park! Take a Guided Walk on January 13, and plan ahead for the 13th Annual Illuminated Garden February 2224! For more info, call 401-619-3377 or go to ballardpark.org.

Beat the winter blues!! Plan ahead for the 31st Newport Winter Festival February 15-24, ten days of non-stop music, food and fun! For daily events and more info, call 401-847-7666 or visit newportwinterfestival.com.

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.

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! Sixtyplus vintage cars and driving simulators!

For more info, call 401-848-2277 or visit newportcarmuseum.org.

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

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

Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! Plan ahead for “The Lone Star Love Potion” February 21 to March 31! For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse.com.

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Don’t miss the TACO Classical performances of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra!

There’s “Viennese Favorites” on January 21, “The Romance of Rachmaninoff” February 23! For more info and tickets, call 401-2487000 or go to riphil.org.

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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Take a bite out of winter! Check out what’s on the menu during Providence Restaurant Week January 13-21! For more info, go to goprovidence.com/rw.

Find out what’s on stage at the Providence Performing Arts Center and The VETS! Don’t miss “CATS” January 22-27, Shen Yun February 2-3, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” February 5-10 – and more! For info, call 401-2787 or go to ppacri.org.

Warm up at the seventh Annual Rhode Island Brew Fest at the WaterFire Arts Center on January 26! For more info, visit ribrewfest. com or artscenter.waterfire.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.

Start dreaming about boating season! Don’t miss the Rhode Island Boat Show January 4-6 at the Rhode Island Convention Center! For details, go to riconvention.com.

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

Discover The Barker Playhouse on Benefit Street, the oldest continuously-running little theatre in America! Don’t miss “The Shadow Box” January 25-27, February 1-3. For more info, go to playersri.org or call 401-273-0590.

Enjoy the new season at Trinity Rep! “Black Odyssey” will be performed January 3 to February 3, “Macbeth” January 31 to March 3, “An Iliad” February 6-20. For more info, call 401-351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

Don’t miss the new theatre season with The Wilbury Group! “The Burn” will be performed January 10 to February 10. For more info, go to thewilburygroup.org.

Go “Scouting for Snowy Owls” on January 6 at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary in Westport, or go on a Winter Bird Walk February 17!

Sponsored by Mass Audubon and Buzzards Bay Coalition.

For more info, go to savebuzzardsbay.org/events.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Trinity Rep will continue its 201819 season with the epic tale of Black Odyssey by Marcus Gardley.

Inspired by Homer’s Odyssey, this story examines Ulysses Lincoln’s journey home from war when the world – and the gods – are against him. This adventure brings the combination of history and heart together in a poignant and imaginative story that will captivate audiences. Black Odyssey runs January 3 – February 3. For tickets and more information visit www. trinityrep.com/odyssey.

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Find out who’s performing at the Columbus Theatre – don’t miss Neko Case January 23!

For more info, call 401-621-9660 or visit columbustheatre.com.

Don’t miss “Panic! At the Disco” January 19, Monster Jam Triple Threat February 1-3 at the Dunkin Donuts Center! Check out the hockey and basketball games! For more info, go to dunkindonutscenter.com.

Find that special gift at the “Artists For The Bay” show at the Save the Bay Center, showcasing the works of local artists, artisans, and jewelers through January 26! For more info, go to savebay.org/art or call 401272-3540 x 140.

Rehoboth Plan ahead to hear 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.

Taunton Find out who’s on stage the District Center for the Arts! The Wali Ali Band will perform on January 25, Ivory Jones and White Chocolate on February 16. For more info and tickets, call 508-386-9413 or visit thedistrictcenterforarts.com.

It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them)! For schedule and info about indoor skating in Taunton’s Aleixo Arena, call 508824-4987 or go to fmcicesports.com.

Tiverton Check out what’s going on at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! Don’t miss the Debra Mann Quintet January 5, Magnolia Cajun Dance February 2, Atwater-Donnelly

Trio February 16! Heal with a 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.

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

Walk or snowshoe along the Agawam River Trail on January 13, or through the Great Neck Conservation Area on February 10!

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Warren Don’t miss the 9th Annual “Taste of the East Bay“ Savor & Sip event on January 26 at Hope and Main, a fundraiser for the RISPCA! For info and tickets, call 401-438-8150 or go to rispca.com.

Westport Take a ramble around rural Westport! Dress for the weather on a New Year’s Day Walk to the Let Conservation Area, with free parking at Sylvan Nursery! For more info, call 508636-9228 x103 or visit westportlandtrust. org.

Check out the “What is Art?” exhibit at the Westport Free Library through January 31, sponsored by the Greater Fall River Art Association. For more info, call 508-673-7212 or visit facebook. com/80BelmontFallRiverMA. Enjoy a hot cuppa tea on a winter’s day!

Make your reservation for “Tea for Two” at the Partners Village Store January 7 to March! Enjoy sweet and savory samples and a pot of your favorite tea! For more info, call 508-636-2572.

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 508636-0698 or go to concertsatthepoint.org.

Take a leisurely ramble around rural Westport! For more info, call 508-636-9228 or visit westportlandtrust.org.

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