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Spring is just around the corner! After a long and miserable winter, we’re all eager to come out of hibernation and breathe free.
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ake advantage of the South Coast’s extensive public lands and natural beauty, teeming with new life and the promise of summer. Start the month off by celebrating Mardi Gras and wear your green on March 17! Don’t forget to change your clocks forward on March 13, and celebrate the first day of spring on March 20! Explore the outdoors Get Healthy! “Walk With a Doc” on Saturdays starting this month at Buttonwood Park Zoo, part of the New Bedford Wellness Initiative (nbewell. com). Wander through Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (dnrt.org). Get a glimpse of snowy owls and other migratory birds at the Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge in Middletown (fws.gov/sachuestpoint)! Go on Wednesday Bird Walks at the
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Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol (asri.org)! Discover Buzzards Bay offers an online portal with information about 100+ public places to walk, bird-watch, kayak/canoe, fish, snowshoe or cross-country ski (savebuzzardsbay.org/discover). You can find other outdoor recreation spots along the South Coast at thetrustees.org and massaudubon.org, asri.org, riparks.com or stateparks.com/rhode_island.
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Buy your tickets online for the indoor planetarium shows on Saturdays and Sundays year-round, and daily during school vacation weeks, at the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Roger Williams Park in Providence (provideneri.gov/museum). Take the family up to Federal Hill in Providence on March 19 to celebrate the Feast of St. Joseph (federalhillprov.com) Go on a guided Seal Watch boat tour with Save The Bay, departing from
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Bowen’s Ferry Landing in Newport through April (savebay.org/seals)! Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in downtown New Bedford on the second Tuesday of each month (ahanewbedford.org).
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Head for the Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River to hear Don Felder March 1, Funky White Honkies March 4, Eric Lindell Band March 12, Duke Robillard March 25, Los Lobos March 26, and Tab Benoit March 30 (narrowscenter. org)! Find out who’s on stage at The District Center for the Arts in Taunton – there’s Saints in the City March 5, and Whammer Jammer March 26 (thedistrictcenterforarts.com). Don’t miss Tower of Power March 4, Little River Band March 18, or America March 24 at the Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth (memorialhall.com).
Head for the Dunkin Donuts Center 17-20 at the Marion Art Center in Providence to see Korn on March 16 (marionartcenter.org). (dunkindonutscenter.com). Check out “Baskerville” at the Little Check out who’s performing at the Theatre of Fall River on March 17-20, Spire Center for the Performing Arts of 24-27 (littletheatre.net). Greater Plymouth! There’s Ashley Jordan Don’t miss a performance of “Antigonx” March 3, Talisk March 5, St. Patrick’s by The Wilbury Group in Providence Day with the Lindsays March 17, Larry March 17-April 10 (thewilburygroup.org). Carlton March 19, Albert Cummings Catch a performance of “The Outsider” March 26, and Jimmie Vaughn March 30 on March 4-6 11-13 at Your Theatre in (spirecenter.org). downtown New Bedford (yourtheatre. Head for the Zeiterion in downtown org). New Bedford to hear Enter the Haggis Don’t miss a performance of “The Prom” March 3, the movie “Moonrise Kingdom” March 8-13 and “Oklahoma!” March March 8, Rain: Beatles Tribute March 22-27 at the Providence Performing 13, Postmodern Jukebox March 24, Arts Center (ppacri.org)! Colby James and the Ramblers March 31 (zeiterion.org). Viva Fall River! Created by Portuguese-based lettering designers Mariana Branco and Emanuel Barreira of Halfstudio, and executed by local artist Gregory Pennisten, a new 40’ by 60’ mural called “Viva Fall River” was unveiled at Fall River’s Kay Building, Don’t miss the spectacular 66th Annual Enjoy the Rhode IslandF.Philharmonic owned by Anthony Cordeiro and family, a short walk from the Quequechan River St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Newport on Orchestra’s performance ofThe Grieg’s Rail Trail. mural celebrates Fall Riverites of Portuguese descent. March 12, rain or shine (newportirish. Piano Concerto on March 18-19 at The com)! VETS in Providence (vmari.com)! Exploredance the many locally-brewed beers The network startedEpiscopal as AHA! Fall River lessons, lessons, concerts, and Head for the Grace Church during Rhode Craft Beer Week through the Community Foundation crafts for kids.Island For Valentine’s Day it in Providence on March 5 to hear theof March (ribrewersguild.org)! Southeastern MA in and 2014the with a focus on offered5-13 dance lessons, art lessons, Providence Singers Providence Register now the highlighting the multitude of art, music, instructions onfor how toNew set aBedford perfect table, Baroque Orchestra perform Bach's Half Marathon on March sponsored theater, charity, historical, and cultural how to make that special 20, drink, and how "Magnificat" (providencesingers.org). by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick events greater Fall River. to make chocolate-covered strawberries. Listen throughout to “America,” part of the South (newbedfordhalfmarathon.org)! Since April 2017,Music it has been a 501(c) It has also sponsored two groups of local Coast Chamber Series, at St. Don't miss "A aSt. Patrick's Day Celtic (3) nonprofit organization with a target students from local Community College Gabriel’s Church in Marion on March 12 Sojourn," live and virtual, on March 18 at audience that includes not only residents for their class projects. The most recent (nbsymphony.org). the Zeiterion in New Bedford (zeiterion. but also visitors fromfor towns both sides class put together tours for National Mark your calendar the on Plymouth of the Taunton River and“The Mount Hopeand Bay, org)! Tourism Week, May 2-8. CAN’s other Philharmonic’s concert Sound Enjoyrecent an evening Irish and Celtic music andFury” from Boston to 6 Providence. most eventof was a collaboration the on March at Memorial Hall in with Turas at Linden Place in Bristol on “After three years working under the with the Fall River Public Library for an Plymouth (plymouthphil.org). March 11 (lindenplace.org), or spend your AHA label,” Dave Dennis said, “we realized Earth Day event. CAN has also taken on a St. Daytowith The Lindsays this model wasn’t compatible with the rolePatrick’s in working have more public on policy March 17 at the Spire Center for the Arts needs of Fall River, not to mention the implemented around art and culture. Over Mark your calendar for “Gem of the in Plymouth (spirecenter.org). difficulty connecting with the AHA name. the past year we have seen the newly Ocean” through March 27 at Trinity Rep Sign upFall forRiver the Mayflower Our financial stability since then has formed WaterfrontBrewing CulturalSt. in Providence (trinityrep.com)! Patrick’s Day25 5Khas with post-race party allowed us tothe make the decision to move District, June been proclaimed Don’t miss production of “The (21+) on March 26 in Plymouth (events. in a newwith direction to position ourselves Hydrangea Day, the City Council voted the Puzzle the Piazza” March 11-13, to racewire.com/mayflower-st-pats-5K)! better meet the needs and demands of a hydrangea the official ornamental flower
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triving to return to a world they once knew, local artists and venues are enduring the pandemic challenge economically as well as emotionally, beset but determined. “Musicians were the first to get locked out and the last to be allowed back in,” says Sean FitzGerald, lead vocalist for the local ska rock act NB Rude Boys. “People turn to musicians for escapism and now we’re the ones who are in need of it the most. “Going into this two years ago we were thinking that there would soon be some sense of relief but things are looking even more uncertain right now,” FitzGerald says. “There’s a malaise, a lot of people are dealing with depression, trying to make ends meet while being creative. It can be difficult just getting people together to practice. Some people went to college for performing and now there’s nothing for them. They’re in their 30s and 40s,
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With more time on their hands, many musicians have been able to devote more time and effort to their creativity scratching their heads about how to make money.” But according to FitzGerald there has been an upside for some musicians in the COVID age. With more time on their hands, many musicians have been able to devote more time and effort to their creativity. At the beginning of the pandemic the NB Rude Boys were in the process of recording a four-song EP. But with the onset of COVID and the resulting down time, the nine-piece band made the decision to amp up the album to include nine original songs. They are targeting a spring release for “Welcome To Rude Bedford.” “I’m optimistic about the amount of new music being produced in this area,”
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FitzGerald says. “Music has seen a significant explosion. With the advances of technology, the average person was able to pursue either a dream or a hobby and actually start recording with the convenience of apps and software right on their phone.” And COVID has been the mother of creative ingenuity. The New Bedfordbased band A Wilhelm Scream was working on their sixth full-length album as the pandemic ensued, but the project got delayed and numerous worldwide tour dates were scrapped. The band adapted to the circumstances by creating their
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The Zeiterion Theatre in downtown New Bedford has made a successful comeback from a situation that was described as “wretched and devastating” by Executive Director Rosemary Gill. breed of melodic hardcore by sharing digital files of their songs, rather than meeting in person to rehearse the new material. The band’s chief songwriter, Trevor Reilly, was sending digital demos of his song ideas to his band members, who wrote their parts in turn. “For the first time I wrote most of my drum parts on my laptop,” says A Wilhelm Scream’s Nick Angelini. “I would listen to the songs while sitting at my drum kit, and after I played them on my drums I went to my computer and punched in the parts on my keyboard. The computer drums sound great.” A Wilhelm Scream will release “Lose Your Delusion” this month. The 11-song album was recorded at Reilly’s downtown New Bedford recording studio, Anchor End. The band has multiple tours scheduled that will take them throughout the globe. While being away from local stages, The J Kelley Band adapted to the COVID situation by releasing a string of singles to keep the interest of their fans. They can be listened to on all major streaming services. As the drummer for the bands All Sinners, Drained, and The Nightcrawlers, Roger Chouinard says that there has been a lot of online creativity by local musicians. “Bands are still putting out songs, but a lot of them have started streaming live performances from their rehearsal spaces,” he says. “If you play a local show you could get 30 people to attend, but by going online you can reach people around the world.” For singer/guitarist Chris Guaraldi, booking and playing acoustic shows at the Pour Farm Tavern in downtown New
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Bedford has been precarious. Taking place on the second Saturday of each month, the shows have included only vaccinated performers using separate microphones so as not to spread any germs between each other. “You want to be safe but at some point you’ve got to live your life,” Guaraldi says. “I’ll get as many shots as I have to if it allows me to play music.”
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Area music venues have also experienced the pandemic pendulum. In May of 2020, after a two-month hiatus, the Narrows Center for the Arts began doing live streaming performances from their stage, beginning with the Neal McCarthy Trio. They would not welcome live audiences for another year, returning with a performance by pianist George Winston. It made sense to book an instrumentalist because at that time the state had banned singing in live music venues. When that mandate was lifted the Narrows brought in folk star Tom Rush. But the road would wind again. “In August, September, and October of last year we were at full capacity, crowds were really coming back,” says Narrows Executive Director Patrick Norton. “But things dipped in November and December when the media started delivering a lot of bad news, it was horrendous. They were having football games with 80,000 people in indoor stadiums, but to have 200 people at a folk concert they wanted to shut us down.” The Zeiterion Theatre in downtown New Bedford has made a successful comeback from a situation that was described as “wretched and devastating” by Executive Director Rosemary Gill. After canceling performances on March 12 of 2020, the Zeiterion would furlough or layoff a majority of its staff, losing almost 95 percent of their earned income for that period of time. They were able to reopen their doors on October 1st of 2021, and this January a concert by the Portuguese fado singer Mariza attracted more than 1,000 people. By spring of last year, the Zeiterion had returned all of its employees to their previous positions. Last spring, the Zeiterion launched a
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series of outdoor drive-in shows as well as some virtual programming. “Audiences were happy to experience the joy and fun of live performances again,” Gill says. “So many people came up to me, both audiences and artists, thanking us for bringing back our performances.” The New Bedford Symphony Orchestra has also seen fluctuations. They started their season successfully in September and November of last year, followed by their Holiday Pops Concert in December. But eventually they had to postpone their January 8 concert at the Zeiterion, in addition to postponing January performances in their Chamber Music Concert Series. The NBSO is hopeful about their April and May concerts at the Zeiterion. When Hewn opened its doors in downtown New Bedford in August of 2020, owner Myles Goulart had the intention of putting on performances by local artists in his boutique, but with the tumultuous COVID circumstances he wouldn’t put on his first show until a year later. He would have to cancel numerous Open Mics throughout the year, but he would eventually host shows by singer/songwriters Molly O’Leary and Hooly J Chan in December 2021 and January 2022. Goulart also performed at the shows on piano and electric guitar. The Pour Farm Tavern has bounced back fairly well. In addition to Guaraldi’s acoustic shows, they are hosting Open Mics on Tuesday nights, as well as Thursday night shows with Neal McCarthy and Matt Antunes. DJ Anj is playing Hip-Hop on Friday nights, there are occasional Sunday performances by the Pearly Baker Band, and an assortment of local bands playing covers and original songs. But ultimately, there is some optimism amidst the challenges. “In 2019 and early 2020 live music was doing great everywhere, now we’re at less than half of our pre-COVID audiences,” Norton says. “Live music is something that Amazon can’t deliver, and there are people who live for live music. I’ve seen it come back once and I’m sure that it’ll come back again. It might take a couple of years to fully return to our 2019 levels but we’ll get there.”
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palettes are more adventurous and wide-ranging. A viewing of the Cove Surf & Turf online menu will prove enticing for those interested in a rich and diverse dining experience – something that can only come from a team of knowledgeable and devoted employees, and a chef and owner who takes pride in his contributions to the community. “I’m not surprised by Jesse’s success,”
says Jessica Rebello of Fairhaven, who formerly worked with DeSouza in a Dartmouth restaurant while he was a line cook and she was a manager. “He’s like an athlete who can play any position – he knows everything about how to run a restaurant and make it a success. His versatility is a strength.” This is the first restaurant that DeSouza has owned. Beginning as a dishwasher at a chain restaurant while attending New Bedford High School, DeSouza has worked at multiple local food establishments in a variety of roles. In addition to being the owner and chef of Cove Surf & Turf, he is also the general manager, marketer, and e-commerce manager. He may be found in any role the restaurant
offers. In March 2020, during a weeklong COVID-19 shutdown, he built the restaurant’s website, and updates it regularly. He created all of the photography and food descriptions. “I like the different responsibilities,” DeSouza says. “I’ve been able to use a lot of what I’ve learned at places where I’ve worked. I have a good idea of what people enjoy.” Located at 1500 Cove Road in New Bedford’s South End, Cove Surf & Turf is situated just off of Route 18, in close proximity to the beaches of the Rodney French peninsula, across from Clark’s Cove, and just outside of the hurricane barrier and the city’s brand new, scenic Cove Walk. According to DeSouza, half of Cove Surf & Turf’s business is delivery and pickup orders, mostly made online. The restaurant delivers food to any location within 20 minutes of their door. The restaurant’s menu can be accessed at CoveNB.com. “I eat food from Cove at least once a week and I’ve never had an issue,” Rebello says. “I’ve had a lot of takeout there and it’s always delicious, cooked to the right temperature with the right seasoning and good texture. It’s also affordable.” This time of year is the start of a prosperous season for Cove Surf & Turf. With Lent beginning on March 2, the Catholic community is consuming fish more regularly, and with St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, the restaurant will meet the surge in demand for corned beef and cabbage. The restaurant also sees an increase in employees during the summer season – interested applicants can contact DeSouza via the website.
I’m not surprised by Jesse’s success. He’s like an athlete who can play any position – he knows everything about how to run a restaurant and make it a success. His versatility is a strength. And if you come for the food, you may come back for the atmosphere. DeSouza has continually reinvested his profits into the restaurant with upgrades and expansions, including an outdoor dining area, a full liquor license, and a larger kitchen. He is currently in the planning stages for a massive additional expansion. “Jesse is concerned about the customer’s experience,” says Molly Bobola, a Cove Surf & Turf employee and DeSouza’s fiancée. “He wants people to have a comfortable and positive experience.” “There’s a reason why we have so many long-time regular customers,” says Jen Goodwin, who has been a Cove Surf & Turf employee since it opened. “Once you find a good restaurant you’ll stick with it.” Learn more by visiting covesurfandturf. com. And local businesses interested in joining a long-term, revenue-generating relationship can visit covesurfandturf. com/affiliates.
Chef Jesse DeSouza I’ve been able to use a lot of what I’ve learned at places where I’ve worked. I have a good idea of what people enjoy.
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THINGS TO DO
Step Afrika! is coming to the Zeiterion
STEPS in MARCH by Steven Froias
As Rosemary Gill, Executive Director of the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford notes, among cultural organizations in the city, “We were the first to close and the last to reopen.”
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erhaps that’s why now that we’re emerging from the pandemic, the Z is embracing performances that demand your attention in the present moment. Maybe it’s why, during the month of March, it is embracing the often neglected discipline of dance. There’s arguably no performance that requires your devotion in the moment like dance on stage. It’s an art form that’s meant to be experienced as a viewer and even as a participant. And the Z’s March lineup offers both to audiences. The Z is branding March as “Dance Discovery Month” at the venue. They write that, “whether an expert or simply
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a spectator, engage with fellow dance fans as you experience the art form through a variety of fun and inspiring events.” In fact, each of two highlighted special live dance events offer secondary opportunities to learn more, and even get into your own groove. On Sunday, March 20, the acclaimed dance company Pilobolus brings their tour of “The Big Five-Oh!” to New Bedford. It distills 50 years of the dance company into this one special performance featuring five “fantasy-like” sequences. Each illustrates the values of the company, or as they put it, “a half century of radical creativity and
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boundary-pushing… as we question our own givens and turn traditions sideways.” Pilobolus began at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire in 1971. Moses Pendleton, an English literature major and cross-country skier; Jonathan Wolken, a philosophy science major and fencer; and Steve Johnson, a pre-med student and pole vaulter were enrolled in a dance composition class taught by Alison Becker Chase. In that class, they created their first dance, which they titled “Pilobolus” – and a legacy of movement and magic was born. Current Artistic Co-directors Renee Jaworski and Matt Kent say to this day, Pilobolus retains the revolutionary spirit of the Vietnam War-era social protest movement. Since 1971, Pilobolus has tested the limits of human physicality to explore the beauty and the power of connected bodies. Patrons can ask them their own questions when they and the dancers participate in a pre-show talk. Also, as part of Dance Discovery, and marking the special appearance of Pilobolus at the Z to celebrate their 50th anniversary, South Coast photographer Denn Santoro
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BUSINESS BUZZ
Sweet history by Michael J. DeCicco
For Dorothy Cox Candies, the premier candy maker in the South Coast, holiday seasons never end.
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alentine production season starts the day after New Year’s. Easter season opens on February 15, right after Valentine's Day. Owner Francis Cox, Jr., 59, says that around Valentine’s Day the factory produces approximately 2500 chocolate-covered strawberries and 150-300 pounds of butter crunch candies and 400-500 pounds of chocolate per day. When Easter season starts up, the factory produces 65,000 pounds worth of chocolate Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, weighing from one ounce to 35 pounds. At Easter time, the bunnies, Cox said, are his biggest seller. Cox says he uses up to approximately 250,000 pounds of chocolate a year. The chocolate comes to him in the form of 50-pound cases loaded with 10 large rectangular chocolate bars each. The bars are melted in large mixing bowls
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When Easter season starts up, the factory produces 65,000 pounds worth of chocolate Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, weighing from one ounce to 35 pounds then poured into molds that are placed in large walk-in coolers to harden. The butter crunch is a result of mixing butter and sugar in large, copper kettles and then laying the mixture on a metal table until it hardens just enough to be cut into butter crunch pieces. While Cox candies are sold at the factory store at 100 Griffin Street in
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Fall River, and its Fairhaven store at 21 Berdon Way, Francis said 80 percent of the facility's output is sold to other companies nationwide. He said that branch of the Cox Candies corporate tree makes him especially proud of the reputation the family business has established.
Where Easter Bunnies are born
The company started in 1928 when its namesake, Francis's great aunt Dorothy Cox, was fired from her job as a secretary in a local factory during the Great Depression because her boss believed her job should go to a man. Dorothy started making chocolates at her house and selling them Saturdays at a New Bedford farmers' market. From those humble beginnings the product's reputation and popularity grew.
to visit the safe outdoor pop-up markets (waterfire.org/art-mart). And on First Thursdays (November 5) you can “shop and dine local” in Barrington, Bristol, and 1955 on the historic wharf that dates business. The focus, he said, has always McGovern’s Family Restaurant to the 1700s, isn’t all about summer. Warren (discovernewport.org). been sticking to the same family recipe 310 Shove Street, Fall River Last year they served up aquality. feast of turkey, Kick-off the holiday season at Frerichs 508-679-5010 and maintaining product roast prime rib, sausage stuffing, and Farm in Warren withplant “Girls Night to Out” mcgovernsonthewater.com Ten years ago the moved more. The restaurant currently offers its on November 7 and 8 – buy your Wareham; the6, Cox family transferred This well-known restaurant and bandine-in and takeout, including some ovproduction operations to Fallgifts River in July holiday trees, greenery, and there, quet facility overlooking Laurel Lake en-ready dishes like seafood casserole usually packs them in for a large buffet 2021. too (frerichsfarm.com). Then mark and stuffed lobster. on Thanksgiving Day. The menu typicalThecalendar family philosophy that has guided your for the Newport Block ly includes traditional turkey dinner with him all&these years is aatsimple one: "Make Party Holiday Stroll Bowen’s Wharf White’s of Westport Paul’s stuffing, butternut squash, prime a quality product. sure the quality on November 27 –Be you canof watch 66 State Road, Westport rib, ham, and much more. The restaurant of the ingredients.” said. “Don't the Illuminated Boathe Parade while cut 508-675-7185 has been offering dine-in and takeout, corners. Don't rush it. And that's worked you shop and enjoy Caribbean music shop.lafrancehospitality.com including its locally famous corned beef so far." (bowenswharf.com). and cabbage, for 50 years. Here’s a proWhite’s hasisbeen offering family-style The future as much on his mind tip: if you can’t wait until Thanksgiving for takeout and curbside meals pickup for as the past. The Fall River factory is It’s the gifts a roast turkey dinner, you don’t have to – months, sothoughtful when Turkey Day comes gearing up to make its own chocolate it’s on the regular menu. around, it’s a good bet they’ll have a hanthat count from scratch. They've stockpiled the After Dorothy died in 1944, her brother dle (or rather a drumstick) too.speAnd if you can’t find giftson forthat all the ingredients on tall, metal racks: bags Joseph, Francis's grandfather, kept the Currently, the restaurant is offering meal cial people in your life,chocolate consider buying Merrills on theandWaterfront of cocoa butter and liquor. business afloat growing until 1978. packages and platters like its “Taste of gift to restaurants, vine36 Homers New Bedford Thecards company is close toshops, getting the That's whenWharf, Francis's father, Francis Sr., New England” that comes with chowyards, special event venues, local farms, 508-997-7010 rightquahogs power supply from National Grid took over, until he retired in 2018. der, and clam cakes or its Italian e-commerce websites, or grocery stores. merrillswaterfront.com for the chocolate making machinery Now Francis Jr. has two sons who work package of salad, lasagna, meatballs and Use mail-order services towhen deliver flowThis favorite restaurant and function it acquired from that there, Brian, 29, and Matthew, 34. (A third breadsticks. BothNECCO meals serve six. Also ers, sweets, and specialty foods yearfacility sits another on the waterfront overlooking company's plant closed three son chose career path as a local available areRevere dinner-for-two meal packs the busy fishing port. But if fish isn’t your round toand someone you want to thank or years ago. firefighter and EMT). like fish chips, lobster rolls, bourbon thing on traditional turkey day, be sure to express your appreciation. He said he is looking forward to adding beef tips, and even kid-sized pasta and Cox Jr. said he grew up in the Dorothy to keep watch for their holiday Forfeature thosefor who are always to 60 buy this totwo. the quality ofhard what meatballs With more than Cox candy production facility offerings. that was Last year, Merrill’s served up turkey and Dorothy Cox produces. a gift for, consider signing them up for years in the hospitality industry, White’s then located in Fairhaven. He fondly prime rib, all the sides like apple sage "We're going to be around for a long is accustomed to cooking for a crowd. an annual subscription to a streaming recalled starting at age 10 in the butter stuffing, and sweet corn and polenta ravitime to come," Cox said. service, app, podcast, premier sports/ crunch mixing room there, where he oli, plus pies galore. For more information visit dorothycox. movies/cultural channel, magazine, or learned from his family at an early age com. newspaper. Or make a donation in their the best ways to carry on the family The Pasta House name to their favorite charity, education100 Alden Road, Fairhaven al institution, or cultural organization. 508-993-9913 Consider how much it would be appreciFirst you’ll need to concoct cinnamon thepastahouse.net ated if you upgraded an older relative’s syrup. Mix ½ cup sugar, ½ cup water, If their Pumpkin Patch Old-Fashioned digital capabilities with an easy-to-use and a three-inch cinnamon stick in a (now on the bar menu) doesn’t get you smartphone, tablet, or notebook – and small pan. Bring it just to a boil, turn off inside, nothing will. Luckily, you can find then helped to set up Zoom or Skype. the heat and let it cool. Remove the a recipe in the sidebar for this drink and You can keep the holiday spirit alive this cinnamon stick and discard or use it to serve it with your Thanksgiving dinner year, eventhe though youifmay not all besyrtogarnish cocktail you like. The takeout gether celebrate It just up willto last for threeThanksgiving. weeks in the fridge. The Pasta House served up a spread takes some imagination and good cheer! To make the cocktail, fill a shaklast year that included turkey dinner, ham er halfway with ice. Combine ¼ cup dinner, fillet mignon, braised short rib, pumpkin puree with three ounces and more. Currently, pickup and delivery bourbon, two ounces maple syrup, ¼ is available from the regular menu, includounce cinnamon syrup, one ounce oring their apple cider sangria to go. We’ll ange liqueur, and two just have to wait and see what they dream dashes orange bitup for Thanksgiving. ters. Shake well. Fill two old fashThe Wharf Tavern ioned glasses with 215 Water Street, Warren ice, pour in the 401-289-2524 strained cocktail thewharftavernri.com and garnish with a While stuffed quahogs nibbled by the twist of orange peel water may not be a Thanksgiving tradiand a cherry. Francis Cox, Jr. (L) with son Brian, 29, (R) pouring out the butter crunch mix onto the tion, the Wharf Tavern, established in metal table where it will dry and harden.
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COVER STORY
DIY Gallery by Ron Fortier
As an artist, I’ve tried to seek out potential buyers and collectors, as I’m sure my fellow artists have. But the thing I soon realized was that you don't find them.
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o, the collectors find you. An art collector is, as you may have thought, a person who collects works of art. But there’s so much more to it! According to a January 2018 article by Evan Beard (artsy.net/article/evanbeard-four-tribes-art-collectors), there are four kinds of art collectors. There’s the Connoisseur, the Enterprising Collector, the Aesthete, and the Trophy Hunter. The Connoisseur is motivated by the possibility of an intellectual discovery. Imagine finding a painting or a drawing that may be a missing link to a treasure trove of knowledge or a piece that wasn’t even known to exist? It’s the thrill of a lifetime! The Enterprising Collector is mostly interested in art as an asset. Their goal is to buy low when the artist is just emerging onto the scene and grab a lot of early work at bargain prices.
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There are four kinds of art collectors. There’s the Connoisseur, the Enterprising Collector, the Aesthete, and the Trophy Hunter. The Aesthete is motivated by the visual experience and how the art “speaks to them” or, as Beard describes as, “an emotional extension of their being, separate from status or financial gain.” The Trophy Hunter, on the other hand, is all about possession. Specifically, possessing something no one else has, or the one thing everyone else wants. Evan Beard wrote, “I recently toured one of the great private art collections
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with its owner and was struck by how he described each painting. Forget composition or color. Each picture was an anthropology lesson in the hunt.”
Starting your own collection
Have you ever had an interest in collecting or just buying art? Was it the furthest thing from your mind until you were presented with an opportunity? Most individuals who buy art casually, do so when they can’t walk away from a piece because it reminds them of someone, a time, or a place. There’s an obvious emotional component to their attraction and purchase. Some buy art occasionally. Their purchases are a random or impulsive diversion. Many are just naturally curious about art, artists, and process, and regularly visit galleries. Buyers also frequent open studios and festivals because it’s readily available and free entertainment. Of course,
there are those who buy art specifically to make a statement or to match their drapes or the couch. It’s much easier to buy art without ever leaving the house. It’s an armchair expedition that includes scrolling through social media pages and then visiting the artist’s website. Interacting with the artist is far more pleasurable. Yes, buyers of art can evolve into collectors. It starts with a fascination or fixation of one or several artists’ works. These buyers in transition sometimes assume the status of a patron. In short, the reason for collecting or just buying art is endless. But if you’ve ever wondered about buying art as an investment, it’s far too risky! There is an old, often-told joke in the wine business. It goes, how do you make a small fortune in the wine business? Simple: you start off with a large one! So how do you start buying art? First, please remember, it is an investment driven by practicality, emotion, investment, or intellectual satisfaction. How do you start? What kind of art should you buy? To borrow once again from the world of wine: drink what you like. How do you know what you like? Taste a lot of different wines! So get out there and attend art openings, visit art fairs, open studios, and art festivals.
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because they invest in the artist’s career because it is mutually beneficial. A good gallery is in a partnership with the artists they represent. They invest time and money to show and market their artists and allow the artist the luxury of having to only focus on creating new art. Galleries offer a solid selection of curated works that are reflective of their clientele’s needs and wants. An online acquaintance, Michelle Gaugy, art consultant, former gallerist, says that collectors “do not travel in packs. They do not buy randomly.” For artists, Beard says, “Placement with the right collector can bestow legitimacy on a young artist quicker than the blessing of any curator or critic.” Thinking of starting to buy art or collect art? Ask yourself what’s in it for you and then go get it!
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Spring is in the air, and it’s time to start planning your garden and thinking about what flowers or vegetables you’ll want to enjoy this year!
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tart perusing seed and bulb catalogs and exploring recipes that will utilize the bounty of fruits and veggies from the summer harvest. Swansea resident Norma McNally, who taught chemistry at Apponequet High School in Lakeville for many years before retiring, shares her passion for gardening and love of the great outdoors at Redwood Nursery in North Swansea (redwoodnursery.com). “It gets me out in the fresh air and I get plenty of exercise,” she begins, adding that she’s been working at the garden center since 2011. “It’s good for the psyche and gardening puts you in a good mood.” According to McNally, Redwood Nursery is a
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Redwood Nursery is a family-owned business that has been operating in the town for four decades. family-owned business that has been operating in the town for four decades. The facility was named after the redwood tree planted in the front of the property whose origin was a sapling from Blythewood Mansion and Gardens in Bristol. McNally says that because the center is a full service garden nursery and landscape company, it “offers a multitude of trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals that will fit in any landscape.” For folks who aren’t knowledgeable about plants and horticulture, McNally
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notes that there are several staff members at the nursery who are eager to share their expertise in planning a beautiful and colorful garden. Clients can also use the design service that sends a designer, supervised by head designer Jarred Lynch, to their property for consultation. “Redwood employs four designers,” McNally continues. “Once the client is satisfied with their choices, Redwood also offers a planting service and a landscape division that offers lawn maintenance,
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fertilizer application, and lawn renovation.” She adds for the gardener who enjoys putting on a pair of work gloves and digging into the soil, the staff is always available to offer advice and make suggestions.
Tilling soil
While Redwood officially opens on March 15, McNally uses March 1 as the unofficial start of spring cleanup. She tells gardeners to remove all sticks, leaves, and other debris. “Do some pruning,” she says. “You’ll need a good pair of clean garden shears that are in good condition. “Scratch the bark on a branch with your fingernail,” she continues. “If it’s green,
don’t prune it unless you want to prune it for shape.” When pruning, McNally tells customers to use March 1 as a target date so it is easy for people to remember. “Roses should be cut back to one third of their previous growth,” she says. “This feels heartbreaking, but the shrub will be better for it! This should be done on that target day or soon thereafter.” McNally emphasizes that hydrangeas always confuse people as to when the flowers should be pruned. “Basically, there are two time frames depending on the type of hydrangea,” she shares. “Those that bloom early in the spring and only bloom once should have been pruned by August 1 of the previous year so that new buds can set during late summer and fall. Examples are oakleaf hydrangeas, climbing hydrangeas, and lace caps. “Those that bloom later in the summer, or everblooming types, can be pruned in the spring (March 1) as they set bud in late spring,” McNally adds. “In either case, all dead wood should be cut out to the crown every spring.” The gardening expert says that fertilizing can also be done with a slow release fertilizer such as organic Espoma products, or a chemical one with an NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) 5-10-5. “Fertilizer should be
placed around the shrub or perennial at the drip line and then lightly scratched into the soil,” McNally continues. “Our nursery and other garden centers provide a number of organic fertilizer choices, as well as chemical options. Compost is also a good choice and garden centers have both bulk and bagged compost. Mulching can be done later in the season.” McNally emphasizes that as the season progresses, gardeners should watch for insect infestation and fungus, particularly if the region has a wet season. “Neem oil is a great organic insect and fungus control,” she shares. “Fruit trees require a special regimen of spraying, so I advise customers to visit an experienced nurseryman to obtain specific directions and knowledge about products.” According to McNally, one of the most enjoyable aspects of her job and the end of winter is helping customers to plan what to incorporate into the garden for the coming season. “Perennials? Evergreen shrubs? A tree? What should I plant in my vegetable garden?,” she asks. “Redwood has it all – and the experts to help you make informed decisions as well as the products to help you succeed.” To learn more visit redwoodnursery.com.
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ON MY MIND
Red-blooded man by Paul Kandarian
I’m such a bloody rare type. No, really.
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ast year, I was on my way home from a film shoot in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and at the airport, there was a Red Cross setup there where you could donate blood. For the life of me, I can’t ever recall having given blood before. Maybe I have, but it would’ve been a long time ago. Actually, I do remember in 1971 stopping someplace in Bristol where they took blood (not sure if it was the Red Cross or not), but I did so looking for money. I’d heard that alcoholics and other down-on-their-luck types could sell blood for money, and as a college freshman I figured that was me. They turned me down. I told my dad what I’d tried and he raised holy hell about it. He was a liquor salesman, so maybe he knew what that scene was about, I don’t know, but he was some kind of mad. But this time, at the airport, I did it out of largesse; just a need to help others. I signed up, went into the bloodmobile outside the terminal (it really should be run by TSA given their vampiric personalities that drain souls) and rather quickly, that was that. I also signed up at the Red Cross to get reminders to give blood. And on one such notice, I found out my blood type, which really meant nothing to me until I looked into it. And this is where it gets interesting, and puts pressure on me to keep doing it: my blood type is B-negative, the second rarest there is, representing less than 2% of the population. By contrast, the most common, 0-positive, is running through the veins of 38% of the population. That kinda makes me feel special, and I guess I should.
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B-negative red blood cells can be given to both B and AB patients, while we can only get blood from other B-negative donors or from 0-negative donors (universal donors). And since my type is rare, the Red Cross is really in need of it. Which explains why when I walked into my most recent donation station in Marion, the nurse doing the draining was positively excited to see me, saying she sees B-negative types maybe once a month if that. Also cool while giving blood this time: they check your vitals, and apparently the thought of being stabbed by a needle and bleeding into a plastic sack didn’t faze me. My resting pulse rate was 56. Which is much, much lower than Hannibal Lecter’s 85 when he was eating a nurse’s tongue. Sorry, I just think of life’s moments in great movie lines, and if you love “Silence of the Lambs” like I do, you’ll get the reference. This whole spirit of giving is not my normal MO, to be honest. I mean, I’ll hold doors open for people, I always say “please” and “thank you,” I’m deferential when needed, I just go by the golden rule, basically, or my version of it: I’m not a jerk to you if you’re not a jerk to me. But if you are a jerk to me, or more importantly, to someone I love, buddy, you ain’t never seen a bigger jerk than me. Small point of personal pride, that. But the volunteer thing? Not so much. The closest I came was doing shows for a nonprofit I used to be with, Creating Outreach About Addiction Support Together in Rhode Island, where we’d do original productions about the disease of addiction and the impact it has on families. Those shows were jarringly truthful, raw, and necessary, and I loved doing them, playing the father of an addict, which mirrored my real life: my son is in long-term recovery for addiction, doing well now. So doing that work – getting people to think, to act, to heal – was essential and so, so rewarding to
me. We’d have talkbacks after each show, and people opened up their hearts to us and each other, sharing tales of grief and anger but also the occasional triumph, and it was by far the most satisfying part of the show and my life as an actor. It feels good being helpful to people. Granted, we’re all helpful in some way, as a parent, a child, a wife, a husband, a doctor, a store clerk… you get the idea, we are all helpful either out of innate responsibility or part of the job. But when that help involves something as elemental and crucial as blood? Being helpful takes on a whole new, really urgent, and essential meaning. I have something inside me that very few people have and that many people need. And giving it to help is a no-brainer. I mean, it grows back! Can’t do that with a kidney or a liver, or that tongue that Lecter snacked on. Helping others helps you feel good. And if I may, in this case, pretty bloody good at that.
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