The South Coast Insider - October 2019

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been seeing a revival. Small business owners are grabbing all the headlines, but behind the scenes, the city’s police force has worked to provide a necessary foundation for economic growth. Learn more with Steven Froias’s article on page 6.

Boo! Sorry to spook, but we couldn’t let you forget that Halloween is around the corner. For some local treats (and tricks), read Michael J. DeCicco’s article on page 8, all about classic celebrations across the region.

Finally, we can’t talk about the fall without talking about getting outside in the brisk air and celebrating the harvest season. On page 10, Ann Katzenbach introduces us to some local farms offering corn mazes, pumpkin picking, tasty veggies, blooming buds, and more.

Mother Nature is doing what she does best, which inspires us to do what we do best: make the most of what she has to offer us! Whether you’re trick-or-treating, exploring farms, or perusing handmade arts and crafts, we hope you have a fabulous fall!

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Joseph Cordeiro’s eyes narrow and his voice becomes emphatic as he says, “People in New York, people in Boston, people everywhere want this– and we have it here!”

he passion is aroused by the North End, the New Bedford neighborhood surrounding Acushnet Avenue; densely populated, walkable, and home to the unique commercial corridor affectionately called “The Ave.” It has a fabled past as place of enterprise in this city. It’s still home to an astounding number of small businesses, eateries, historic architecture, and community organizations.

Its reputation has suffered in recent decades, but it has been revitalizing itself over the last several years thanks to its dedicated residential and business community, largely of Portuguese heritage, and enterprising Guatemalan and other Latin newcomers.

Still, the complex challenges of a modern post-industrial city, as well as lingering negative perceptions, persist.

That’s why City of New Bedford Chief of Police Joseph Cordeiro is on The Ave on a Monday afternoon, talking about an all-out collaborative effort which seeks to confront those challenges and help redefine this neighborhood.

Bedford Police Department’s role in the Near North End Partnership, facilitated by the United Way of Greater New Bedford’s Community Connections Coalition.

That coalition has identified an area of the Near North End as a place of special need. Its boundaries are from Coggeshall Street to Coffin Avenue, and Belleville Avenue to Brooks Street.

The action plan envisions utilizing the resources of the city’s municipal, social, and health resources to tackle a myriad

of issues—including addressing its safety and security concerns. As they write on the United Way website, “the Near North End Partnership is a multidisciplinary team of individuals and organizations to address some of the challenges and build on strengths and assets to improve the quality of life within a struggling area of the city.”

Chief Cordeiro explains that, for the department, that means patrol officers working in concert with clinicians, health

On the beat

Cordeiro is at ease and at home as enters the popular bakery, Chocolate com Pimenta on The Ave, just north of Holly Street. Outside, he has checked in with a department police officer on construction detail. Inside, he is welcomed by bakery staff in Portuguese and responds in kind.

After exchanging pleasantries and inquiring on friends and family, he settles down into an interview to discuss the New

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New Bedford Chief of Police Joseph Cordeiro on Acushnet Avenue.

service providers, landlords, and business owners to help resolve problems and try to address the root cause of issues that arise in the community.

“For example, we spoke to a group of Guatemalan men who told us about their security concerns,” he says. “They told us that security cameras on their streets contribute to a safer environment.”

Accordingly, in addition to the $200,000 worth of cameras deployed in target areas around the city, another $200,000 worth are scheduled to be installed, with a focus on target areas like this one.

Community outreach

Another part of the plan is working with landlords to make them aware of the opportunity and responsibility that comes with property ownership. Proper maintenance and better tenant screening means fewer problem properties—and less need for a patrol car to visit.

“We are speaking with the community to identify needs,” he continues, “and determine how we can best address those needs. Our goal is to help create an environment where every resident—whether they are a tenant, landlord, business owner or student—can achieve their own success.”

Complex social issues like the opioid epidemic, the lack of adequate mental health services, and the failure of the country to enact meaningful immigration reform often get laid at a police department’s doorstep. Not just in New Bedford, but across the nation.

Progressive departments are adapting by blending old-fashioned policing with 21st-century collaborations—like the kind being created with the Near North End Partnership.

Cordeiro cautions that change “won’t happen overnight, and we’ll make some mistakes along the way.”

But, he says the New Bedford Police Department is committed to this plan for the Near North End and expects transformative results that will create a new template for policing in the entire city.

In the end, it’s all about “building relationships,” he says, and creating a “safe place where people are proud to live.”

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he oldest of these celebrations is the Mattapoisett Police Halloween Parade, scheduled this and every year for October 31. For over 70 years, as many as 300 costumed children and adults have marched from the Clipper Barber Shop, 19 Church Street, to Main Street, down Water Street, and up Barstow Street to the Center School for the costume contest finale.

Each year the police department distributes pumpkin-orange jars around town to collect donations to fund the parade, collecting around $2,000 each season, and the Police Association donates money from its own fund-raisers to the effort as well. A police cruiser leads the parade and officers hand out glow sticks and what

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they call “safe candy,” i.e. candies with no bad surprises inside them when eaten. At the school, the costume contest categories are mainly by age up to adult but also include “scariest” and “most elaborate.”

Winners earn prizes ranging from gift certificates to games and bicycles.

The man who started the tradition around 1947 was Abraham “Skid” Skidmore, the first to run the barber shop, said current owner Jodi Bauer. Every year Skid would don his snare drum to lead to parade, and he did that right up until his passing in 1954. The barber who moved into the shop in 1954 after Skidmore passed away, Al Morgado, also took over running the parade.

But a few years after Morgado stopped

spearheading the effort, Bauer – who grew up in the house where Skidmore lived – and her husband felt it was time to revive it. Her husband would don the snare drums, or they'd make their then 10-year-old son to do it, she said. He's now 19 and a frequent contestant in the best-costume competitions, and she and her husband still march and costume-up every year.

Its long-time master-of-ceremonies, now-retired Mattapoisett police officer Anthony Day, said it actually started as a police-led bicycle safety rodeo and parade at the Center Street school in the 1940s. Students started decorating their bicycles for Halloween then Skidmore turned it into a Halloween night parade.

That is how the police became involved and stay involved.

Day said the department collects donations to buy the glow sticks and the candy for the 300-400 “safe” bags the police officers themselves fill to hand out to trick-or-treaters.

He was proud to host the parade's costume contest finale from 2002 until his retirement in 2017. "It was a long-standing tradition that only a small community like this could participate in,” he explained. “I grew up in Mattapoisett. I wanted to carry on that legacy.”

“It's a way to keep kids safer, trick-ortreating in the local area with less traffic, glow sticks and safe candy,” said Bauer, who has owned Skidmore's former shop for 30 years. “It's a tradition that people look forward to. There's never been a police incident that I know of. It makes everybody in town happy.” More information is available at Mattapoisettpolice.com.

ArounD the reG ion The North Fairhaven Improvement Association has hosted its Halloween Horribles Parade since 1950. This year it is scheduled for October 27, starting at 5 p.m. at the Oxford School on Main Street and Benoit Square. From there, it travels down Main Street to end at Saint Mary's Church, where prizes for best costumes will be awarded to trick-or-treaters in different age groups.

Any age may attend. The prizes are donated items and gift certificates from local merchants. In the parking lot behind

the church, costumes are judged in different categories and age groups with prizes awarded. There are also bags of Halloween treats and hot chocolate for participants. For more information, go to fairhaventours.com.

Wareham has featured two Halloween events over the past decade. Its Scarecrow contest, now in its sixth year, displays creatively designed scarecrows around Wareham and Onset Village from October 15-31. The judging for “most creative” and “Best Spirit” awards, conducted jointly by the Onset Bay Association Beautification Committee and the Wareham Garden Club, happen on October 26 and 27. Local schools, businesses, and families participate by decorating the wooden T's that Wareham Village Association personnel plant around the two towns.

Wareham's “Trick or Treat on Main Street” event on October 31, from 3-5 p.m., now in its eighth year, features costumed Halloweeners of all ages treat-ortreating within downtown merchants, with festivities concluding at Pezzoli Square.

For additional information on either event, go to warehamvillage.org.

Plymouth's “Halloween on Main Street” event, also on Halloween, from 2 to 4 p.m., has been around for six successful years. Starting from the intersection of Court Street and Main Street, youngsters up to age six are free to trick-or-treat to local merchants or try out their pumpkin decorating skills at the Center for Active Learning at 44 Nook Road. The event attracts over 70 merchants and 2,500 to 3,000 youngsters, said Tricia Ellis, Plymouth's Information & Website Support Specialist.

For more information, go to sleepyplymouth.com.

Finally, in Fall River Battleship Cove's fifth annual “Boo Bash,” on October 12 from 4 to 7 p.m., lets children up to age 12 go trick-or-treating on the museum's ships, followed by a costume contest that awards gifts donated from the ship's gift store. Tickets to participate are $10.

According to Beth Gaboury, Director of Sales, more and more children and their parents attend each year. More information is available at battleshipcove.com.

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Farm fun

By Ann Katzenbach

As frosts and shorter days mark the season, there are some unique area farms for the family to explore.

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artmouth Orchards at 515 Old Westport Road in North Dartmouth invites you to pick apples and pears and take home

some fresh cider. The Medeiros family has been farming land on Old Westport Road for 85 years. Today, Brian Medeiros cares for more than 2,000 fruit trees, a cider mill, beehives, and a roadside stand.

The orchard produces thousands of

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bushels of apples, peaches, and pears.

It’s easy to find the roadside stand – just look for a host of bright chrysanthemums along Old Westport Road.

Somehow, Medeiros manages to plant, spray, prune, and pick almost everything by himself. He has a crew of friendly young women at the stand who sell produce, jams, and honey, and he brings in some seasonal help with the cider mill, but most of the skilled and heavy work

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is done by a man who grew up farming, fixes his own tractors, knows and cares about his customers, curses the deer who somehow manage to get through his fortress-like fences, and loves nothing more than to pick and eat a warm peach on an August afternoon.

Now that peach season is over, trees are bending down under the weight of over 40 varieties of apples and pears. Picking your own fruit is fun, and a reminder of

where your food comes from. You purchase a big empty bag and then walk up and down the rows of fruit until it’s full to the brim. Once you get home, a pie or applesauce can be the next step.

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Not far away from there, there’s an adventure waiting at Escobar Farm’s Corn Maze at 255 Middle Road in Portsmouth.

A similar agricultural history is playing out. The Escobar family has been farming since 1937 when Lori Escobar’s great grandfather came to this country from the Azores and started a dairy farm.

Twenty years ago, to prop up a frail farming economy, the Escobar Farm created a maze in the tall corn that the family grew to feed its cows in the winter. Now an 8-acre labyrinth, the maze is amazing. Remember the line from the musical, “Oklahoma?” Well the corn at Escobar’s is “as high as an elephant’s eye.” Once you’re in, you lose your sense of direction, and even with a map, you can get a bit turned around. But never fear, there are Corn Cops in bright yellow T-shirts stationed here and there to guide you through if you’re beginning to think you won’t get home before dark.

You can get out and try again because there’s more than one maze inside the maze. You can purchase cold drinks and snacks during a break. For the kids, there’s a cow train and a play area complete with hay bales. For those who love to find the perfect pumpkin, the big field is filled with them.

The most popular event of the month is the annual Halloween party when kids and many grown-ups arrive in costume to share the maze with ghosts and goblins.

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Putting your gardens to bed

By Elizabeth Morse Read

Before the frost hits, spend a few sunny weekend afternoons cleaning your gardens, whether flower or vegetable, to ensure they’ll survive the winter and be ready for next spring.

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Dispose of annual plants

Once those one-time-only flowering plants and vegetables fade, pull them out by the root and add them to your compost pile – unless they showed signs of disease or insect infestation. Toss those, along with dead tomato, pepper, and eggplant stalks, into a plastic bag and put them in the trash. Hardy cold-weather veggies like cabbage and kale can be left in place, as they’ll continue to produce well past the first frost.

Cut back perennials Hardy perennials like hosta, peonies, and daylilies can be cut back to just a few

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inches above the soil once they’ve started to fade and wilt. Actually, early fall is the best time to split and transplant many perennials, as they’ll have enough time to establish strong root systems before frost arrives. Some perennials like sunflowers, coneflowers, and black-eyed Susans don’t need to be cut back until springtime – if you leave them in place, they’ll provide seeds for winter birds.

Bring ornamentals in Many people adorn their porches, patios, and balconies with non-hardy potted plants in the summertime, like fern, succulents, cacti, in decorative ceramic

or terracotta pots. But neither the plants nor the pots will survive the rigors of winter temperatures, so it’s important to bring them indoors (not into an unheated shed). Likewise, bring in any unused clay pots, glass items like wind chimes or light bulbs, and plastic items like kiddie pools and watering cans, all of which will crack in freezing temperatures.

Depending on where you live, you might need to “lift” certain delicate bulb plants that wouldn’t survive the winter. Plants like dahlias, gladioli, and tuberous begonias should be carefully dug up, cleared of dirt and debris, and stored in a cool, dark place until springtime. Search online for the particular plant “overwintering” to identify which need to be protected indoors, or check the USDA’s plant hardiness zone website (planthardiness.ars. usda.gov) and enter your zip code.

Take care of your tools

Early fall is the best time to get your power gardening tools like your lawnmower, chainsaw, weed-whacker, and trimmers tuned-up and/or sharpened.

Hand-held tools like hedge-clippers, shovels, and saws should be sharpened and rubbed with oil to prevent rusting. Small gardening tools, too, should be cleaned and rubbed with oil before storing.

Gardening items like stakes, poles, cages, or trellises need to be disinfected before you put them in the shed – wipe them down with a mild bleach solution to kill off any bacteria, fungus, or insects, then let them dry. The same should be done with your hand tools.

Likewise, don’t forget to drain your sprinklers, spigots, and hoses before you store them in your basement! If you leave them outdoors through the winter, they might freeze and crack. Then turn off interior water valves that supply all outdoor spigots.

Weeding and mulching

The more time and energy you spend on pulling out weeds and invasive plants (like mint and thistle) by the root in the early fall, the less chance you’ll see them again next spring. Make sure to bag and dispose of them, rather than adding them to your compost bin, where their seeds can take

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root and create a nuisance in the future.

Use a small rake to collect debris and leaf matter in your flower beds, then loosen the top layer of soil to mix in some compost, which will nourish the root systems over the winter. Add two to three inches of mulch to the beds, which will insulate the plants from temperature extremes, retain moisture, and prevent weed growth.

Plant for the spring

In addition to splitting and transplanting perennials, fall is prime time for planting spring bulbs, bushes, and young trees.

Both spring- and summer-blooming perennials like lilies, crocus, daffodils, and tulips benefit by being planted in fall – it gives them more time to establish healthy root systems over the winter months.

Protect new shrubs and trees with a healthy ground cover of organic matter mulch to ensure enough moisture for setting down healthy root systems.

Soil prep

In your vegetable gardens, remove all

Add two to three inches of mulch to the beds, which will insulate the plants from temperature extremes, retain moisture, and prevent weed growth. plant debris, then decide how you want to protect the soil over the winter. Whatever you decide, do not till the soil! Tilling before winter exposes the topsoil to erosion and weed seed infestation. Better to plant a winter cover crop like clover that can later be incorporated into the soil in the spring, or to cover the soil with leaves or garden straw.

Protecting plants

If you have small evergreens or newly-planted shrubs that could be damaged

Protect your patio furniture!

Just as it’s the time of year to put your gardens to bed, early fall is the time to bring your patio furniture inside. A dry indoor storage space, whether a garage, a basement, or a shed, is the best way to protect those tables, chairs, and umbrellas from the ravages of winter weather and temperatures.

If your chair cushions have removable covers, wash and dry them according to the manufacturer’s instructions, then put them back on the filling and stack them off the floor to allow for air circulation. Wash canvas umbrella fabric with a brush and mild detergent, let dry in the sun in the open position, then store in the closed position. Cloth or rope hammocks can be washed in the washing machine, dried in the sun, then folded for indoor storage.

Metal and plastic furniture and

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tables should be washed with a mild detergent and brush, then hosed down. Let them dry, then stack them.

Wicker furniture should be brushed down with a mild bleach solution to kill mildew, then gently rinsed with a hose; allow to dry thoroughly before storing on blocks to keep the feet off the ground. Wood furniture should be scrubbed down with a mild water-bleach-detergent solution to kill mildew, hosed down and allowed to dry; then rub it down with oil soap and let it dry thoroughly before storing.

It’s not a good idea to leave wrought iron furniture outdoors during winter, although many people do – if you’ve got enough storage room, bring it indoors. Cast aluminum furniture withstands winter weather well, and can be left outdoors in pre-fitted covers.

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by heavy snowfall or snow sliding off your roof, you can protect them by wrapping them loosely with burlap, securing it with garden twine at regular intervals. After the snow season ends, just remove the burlap.

Likewise, if you have a problem with deer and animals who might chew on tender evergreen bark or your rhododendrons in the winter, consider using deer fences, netting, or deer repellant spray.

Forget about raking!

Contrary to what you were told for years, it is not necessary to rake up every single fallen leaf in your yard and garden. Leaves break down into crucial organic matter over the winter, protecting your flower gardens and providing safe winter homes for beneficial insects and butterfly larvae.

By the same token, mowing over some of the leaves on your lawn will provide good mulch and protection for new seedlings.

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Youth Artists search for clippings to collage onto a thematic map of Fall River.

A new view

By Suzanne McGee

Can the once-thriving mill town of Fall River transform itself into a hub for aspiring local artists?

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h, yeah. Or rather, oh, YEAH! For seven weeks this summer, Youth Experiencing Artistic Hope (YEAH!), a nascent nonprofit organization born out of a student program at Fall River’s Resiliency Prep, hired a group of five 16-and 17-yearolds to produce an ambitious work of art: a 4.5-by-7-foot thematic map. The goal was to give participants experience in producing art and to provide the city’s residents with new ways of looking at their community.

“Traditional city and neighborhood maps emphasize physical geography, such as street locations and how to navigate from Point A to Point B,” says Susan Wolfson, who launched YEAH! as a school program in 2009 and who oversaw its transition to a nonprofit organization in 2017. “Our young artists created something radically different: a map emphasizing the ways that different communities

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of immigrants have contributed to making it one of the most diverse cities in the Commonwealth.”

That mission dovetailed neatly with the objectives of the Creative Commonwealth Initiative from the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts (CFSEMA), which provided $14,000 for the project. BayCoast Bank generously contributed $10,000.

Both organizations direct a significant portion of its annual giving to education and creative projects, in particular those that seek to nurture community. The teen artists’ salaries were partially funded by the YouthWorks program through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.

With funding from both the CFSEMA and BayCoast Bank, YEAH! was able to give student participants a taste of life as a working artist. Each earned $12 an hour, working 18 hours weekly. Under the guidance of YEAH!’s director, Tom Flint, and

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two artist mentors, Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Friedlander, they created not only the large-format map but also individual projects on the history and culture of their own communities.

A transformative experience “I had never branched out and used paints and markers and Sharpies,” says Brianna Sineiro, 17. Others learned to use digital cameras in making art for the first time.

The young artists came to see Fall River through different eyes.

Originally from Fall River, “I didn’t know anything about this city,” says Phoenix Leite, 17. Now she can navigate the city more easily and has come to understand how Fall River’s past as an affluent community sowed the seeds of its current diversity, as workers arrived from myriad regions and countries to work in Fall River textile mills. Today, the city has the largest per capita population claiming Portuguese descent anywhere in the

United States, and substantial communities from Vietnam, Cambodia, Cape Verde, the Dominican Republic, Equador, and Puerto Rico (to name only a few) whose members began arriving in the 20th century.

“I definitely have a little more pride” in Fall River, says Isaiah Raines, 16. Before participating in the program, he said he simply felt as if the city was where he happened to live. Today he says he has “a bit of an attachment” and is starting to put down roots in his community.

Some epiphanies revolved around collaboration.

“All the art that I make is really personal and related to stories I want to tell,” says Leite. “Having to collaborate with other artists and tell a different story from my own was really different.”

Raines may still prefer working solo, but he says he has learned that listening to and incorporating the ideas of others can result in work he’s proud of.

Savana Kilby, 16, found that her shyness abated as she talked to Fall River residents in search of material for the group’s project. “I thought this was going to be in a studio just working all day,” she says.

Instead, she not only rediscovered her interest in drawing but learned how to start conversations with strangers.

“I gained a lot of experience,” says Trista Gomes, 17. “I’m glad that I got to have this opportunity, but I’m a little sad that it’s ending. Hopefully we’ll get to continue it.”

Wolfson and Flint share that dream.

In search of more funding for YEAH! programs, they hope to employ student artists to work on projects as diverse as creating works of public art for the city’s downtown or designing signage for Fall River parks. Meanwhile, YEAH! donor BayCoast Bank will host a photo exhibit produced and curated by the young artists.

Their goal is a bold one: to turn teenagers into individuals able to see a future for themselves as art world professionals. The seeds they have planted seem to have fallen on fertile ground.

Raines never paid much attention to the physical world around him until this summer. Now he evaluates everything he sees in terms of its artistic potential. “I’ll walk by and see something and I’ll be like, ‘that’d make a good piece of art,’” he says.

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By Ron Fortier

e’re beginning our transition over to fall with cooler temperatures and heartier meals!

There is a wide range of autumn activities awaiting us, both planned and those that we bump into. The include apple and pumpkin picking to just getting in the car to chase the progress of the quickly-turning leaves as the annual spectacle of color begins.

Speaking of color, what better way to enjoy a fall weekend than to visit a few of the local art galleries! Three exhibitions are on tap in three of our quintessential New England small towns.

The Gallery at Four is in the heart

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of historic Tiverton Four Corners in Tiverton. The village of Four Corners is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

This contemporary gallery offers excellent exhibitions which highlight regionally-, nationally-, and internationally-recognized artist’s work in painting, photography, and sculpture. The decades-old gallery was renamed and reopened in May of 2018 under new owner Charles Hickey who continues to make it, as he describes, “A destination for art appreciators and collectors alike with exciting and diverse exhibitions contributing to the artistic mission of Historic Tiverton Four Corners.”

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The current exhibit LAND. SEA. SKY., which opened in early September and continues on through October 13 features, as Hickey describes, “eight artists whose paintings were inspired by the beauty and wonder which surrounds us.”

The exhibition features the figurative, suggestive, and abstract paintings in oil and mixed media of Joyce Converse, Gay Von Henneberg Gillies, Joan Jardine, Gregor Kammerer, Tom Martinelli, and Michael Walden. In addition, “the gallery is thrilled to welcome distinguished artist and designer, Tiverton’s Elizabeth Jackson and Boston’s Ann Turley for their Gallery at Four debuts.”

Following the LAND. SEA. SKY. exhibit is Lynch Revisited Redux, a tribute to the

Through October, Westport-based artist Ron Lister will be exhibiting a series of painting of the town’s sand dunes at the Westport Public Library. The show is free to all, and kicks off on Saturday, October 5 with a “Meet the Artist” event from 1 to 3 p.m.

Cakes & Confections gallery’s previous owner, Virginia Lynch, who set the bar for the Rhode Island art scene in the 1980s and 1990s. She managed her Virginia Lynch Gallery for two decades and featured the work of artists who were more commonly found in New York than in a quaint Rhode Island village.

Lynch Revisited Redux is the second of her two tribute exhibitions. It opens on Saturday, October 12. For further information, visit their website at galleryatfour. com or call them at 401-816-0999.

left with the knowledge that all of those perceived differences are just changing faces of one truth, one whole. I try to paint with a large perspective and with a sense of poetic unity.”

For further information, visit his Facebook page at facebook.com/ ronlister6.

Finally, down the road in South Dartmouth in the village of Padanaram is the Norton Gallery, whose fall exhibit “Maritime” opens on October 12.

“The exhibition is a good way to share some of what I do with the community.”

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Back over the line in Westport is Sand Dunes, featuring the oil paintings of Ron Lister at the Westport Public Library on Old County Road. The work was done over the past year.

Lister believes that “The exhibition is a good way to share some of what I do with the community.” There will be a "Meet the Artist" opening on October 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Manton Room.

Lister, who teaches painting and drawing at Bristol Community College in Fall River, is the former Chair of the art department there. He is primarily a landscape painter who is influenced by the teachings of Taoism, a Chinese spiritual philosophy also known as The Way. As Lister’s artist’s statement says, “From a local viewpoint the world seems so complex with so many differences; yet, from a more distant perspective we are

The show exhibits the work of over a dozen regional artists whose work is, according to gallery owner Phillip Norton, “A reflection of the boating and coastal influence of the South Coast.”

The decades-old gallery, located at 330 Elm Street, continues their tradition of showing the works of some of the area’s finest artists. Norton, the current owner, took over the business from his parents, Raymond and Judy Norton, who ran it for thirty-plus years.

“All the artists whose work is on display are exclusive to the gallery,” says Norton.

Maritime features the work of artists Susan Cabral, Lynn Ricci, Robin Nunes, Peggy Call-Conley, and Heather Stivison, who will be in attendance at the opening which starts at 6 p.m. on October 12.

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Tiverton-based artist Lindsay Epstein has been professionally sculpting since 2012.

Handmade & heartfelt

By Sean McCarthy

You want your house to be your home: something that uniquely expresses who you are and allows you to enjoy your decorative experience both indoors and out.

From pens, napkins, and pillows to desks, chairs, and tables to photography, painting, and sculpture, the 24th Annual Fine Furnishings Providence Show offers customized handmade furnishings created by more than 100 artists and craftsmen offering one-of-a-kind furniture and outfittings from throughout New England and beyond.

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hether you’re searching for some substantial items to decorate a new home or you’re just browsing out of curiosity, the event offers a something-for-everyone opportunity ranging from your lawn to your bathroom. Regardless of your purchase you will be introducing something unique to the place where you live.

“This is a great place to be inspired and shop,” says Karla Holmes Little, owner of Fine Furnishings Shows in Tiverton, the company producing the event. “If you really love your home and love to decorate, there’s a lot to see. We attract people looking for items for their homes, interior decorators and designers who come to the show looking for things for their clients, and even those who want to start on some of their holiday shopping.

“People have an appreciation for handmade in America—they’re getting a unique, one-of-a-kind piece for their home and it’s also a great place to find someone who can make something special for them.”

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Jonathan Brower of Newport has been making fine furniture for more than 20 years. He says that he aims to create “heirloom furniture,” something that is “timeless in design and evokes memories.”

“I really love creating something that the family will fight over after their parents are gone, perhaps a table where they ate so many meals together or a cutting board where their parents first taught them how to use a knife.”

But Brower seeks to make connections with his work.

“I really enjoy hearing people’s stories,” he says. “I’m not interested in making furniture hoping that people will buy it. I’m more interested in connections with families and individuals that want something unique for themselves that will make the furniture all the more meaningful.

“I want to create furniture that is comfortable, something that surrounds people with the opportunity to create a memory, perhaps creating a table that can host a family for the holidays or a Jack-and-Jill custom vanity which their morning and evening routines will start around.”

Custom crafts

Lindsay Epstein has been making pottery since 2012 and currently operates a studio in Tiverton. She has three lines of work: functional dinnerware, sculptures of horses known as Raku, and crystalline glazed porcelain.

“I try to keep the prices of my dinnerware as low as possible because I believe that everybody should have nice things,” Epstein says. “When you use a piece of handmade pottery in your daily life there’s a connection you can feel to wherever you were when you bought the piece. If you buy something directly from me you’re going to remember that interaction from coming into my studio or wherever I met you to sell that piece, or if you are gifting it to someone. There’s going to be a connection to another person in a different way than if you bought it at Wal-Mart.”

In addition to her studio, Epstein has her work available online, at shows, and in galleries throughout New England. She offers both custom and premade works.

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Fine arts

Carol Way Wood is an illustrator and artist from South Dartmouth. She specializes in art for “children and like-minded adults” and has published numerous children’s books. This will be her sixth year at the Fine Furnishings Providence event.

“I can’t say enough good things about this show,” Wood says. “The caliber of the artwork is high and there’s something for every pocketbook. It’s a tremendous showcase for the artists – [Little] is an awesome promoter and the WaterFire building is fabulous. Everything is done impeccably – it’s very well organized and there’s always a good energy.”

Jon Pierce is a furniture maker from North Smithfield. His work is almost exclusively custom-designed for clients, something he hopes to be “passed on for generations.” This will be his third year at the Providence event.

“I enjoy everything about this show,” Pierce says. “Everybody seems to love what they do and they love to showcase

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One of several children’s books published by South Dartmouth illustrator Carol Way Wood.

what they do. We’re cohorts. The clientele that [Little] has cultivated for the show are all very appreciative of things that are handmade.”

“People think that handmade and custom-made means expensive, but it usually isn’t,” Little says. “There are many, many things at the show that are in the same price range of something found in a furniture store. We’re comparable price-

“People think that handmade and custommade means expensive, but it usually isn’t” wise and you’ll be the only one to have it.

People are looking for that.”

Little says that many attendees come looking for something to serve a particular need or purpose such as a buffet, glassware, dishware, serving pieces, or a wine rack. For example, many people may be looking for a desk that is specific to them – something designed for their occupation or the way that they use their workspace. Someone may want a smaller writing area whereas an architect might want a bigger workspace for blueprints.

Little also points out the variety of tables that will be available, ranging from dining tables of varying sizes, high tops,

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end tables, and nightstands. The show also offers “thousands” of options besides furniture such as trays, clocks, cutting boards, and vases, as well as photography and paintings and more.

“If you fall in love with an item (and it fits in your car) you can take it home with you or the exhibitor could deliver it to you after the show closes on Sunday night or the following day,” Little says.

“It’s all about getting what you want it to be – it’s a great opportunity to come and meet someone and talk about a particular project and it’s also a chance to meet someone who you’ve never met before or never seen their work.”

One of the key features to the show is that if you’re looking for a piece you can’t find anywhere else you just might discover someone who can make it for you.

“People looking for something very unique, a one-of-a-kind piece for their home have a great place to meet someone who can make something specifically for them,” Little says. “Someone can come to the show and see a table of oak that’s six feet long and ask the craftsman if they could make a cherry table in the same design that’s eight feet long.”

Little says that visitors frequently build relationships with the artists and craftsmen.

“It’s not unusual for someone to buy a coffee table from an exhibitor and come back the following year looking for something else, such as a bookcase or chairs.”

Jonathan Brower has been making furniture for over 20 years, built to be ‘‘timeless in design and evoke memories.”

“I’ve made some good artist-collector relationships,” Wood says. “I meet people who like my work and may buy something at the show and may order something more after the show.”

“Relationships happen all the time,” Little says. “An exhibitor was recently contacted by a woman that he had met at the show 16 years ago who had just returned from doing volunteer work in Africa and bought a new home and commissioned him to make her some chairs.”

Little says that quite a few exhibitors make things for outdoor areas such as gardens or landscapes that feature big beautiful bell towers, trellises, ceramic vessels, and bird houses that are able to be enjoyed all year long.

Legs up on the competition

If, while attending, you want to take a break from browsing, you can take advantage of Russell Morin Catering which will be selling food and drinks, including beer and wine. There will be tables and seating available.

Little was inspired to start Fine Furnishings Shows to feature furniture makers. She had been to many craft shows and observed that furniture was a minority, if it was seen at all. She knew of many regional schools that made furniture so she created her shows with them in mind. Over the years she developed a “combination of contemporary and traditional works with everything in between.”

This year she will include students from Rhode Island School of Design, The North Bennett Street School in Boston, The Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking, The Furniture Institute of Massachusetts and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine.

Past shows have included locations such as the Rhode Island Convention Center and the Pawtucket Armory. This will be the second consecutive year at WaterFire after six years at the Armory.

Show attendees hail from throughout New England and beyond. Little says that recent years have seen a greater number of visitors from the South Coast and farther afield.

Little points out that 75 percent of the event’s exhibitors are returning to showcase their work after attending the event in past years.

“This is a wonderful venue for people who want to go shopping and find something really unique, they can do some of their holiday shopping,” Wood says. “I look forward to this event all year long.”

The show will be held at the WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley Street in Providence from Friday, November 8 to Sunday, November 10. Shows times: Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $10 and parking is free. Visit finefurnishingsshows.com.

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It’s time for Oktoberfests, Seafood and Harvest Festivals, and all things Halloween! Get outside to enjoy the foliage and the cooler weather—it’s the lull before the “holiday season” gets into full swing.

Across the Region Bike for clean water! Join in the 13th Annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on October 6, from Sakonnet Point to Woods Hole! For more info and registration, call 508-9996363 x 207 or go to savebuzzardsbay.org/ discover/events.

Sign up now for the 14th Annual Kickoff Dinner to benefit the Salvation Army of New Bedford and Fall River on October 19 at White’s of Westport! Make the holidays brighter for local families in need. For info and tickets, contact Tetrault Insurance at 508-995-8365.

Cheers! Raise your steins at the 14th New Bedford Oktoberfest on Pier 3 on October 5! Great food and live music! For details, go to scballiance.org.

Mark your calendar for the start of the new season at Trinity Rep! “The Prince of Providence” will be performed through October 20! “A Christmas Carol” starts November 7. For tickets and info, call 401351-4242 or go to trinityrep.com.

Enjoy the harvest of the sea at the 29th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival in Newport on October 19-20! Sample local restaurants’ seafood specialties under the tents – calamari, lobster rolls, chowders, clam cakes, oysters, stuffies – along with live music, cooking demos, and family fun!

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Show up hungry for the New Bedford Seaport Chowder Festival on October 13 under the tents on Pier 3! Sample clam and seafood chowders, kale soup, signature soups and stuffed quahogs prepared by local restaurants and caterers! Live music, children’s activities, beverage vendors – and the YMCA lobster race! Call 508-999-5231 or visit southcoastchamber.com.

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Help fight hunger! Volunteer your time at Sharing the Harvest Community Garden behind the Dartmouth YMCA! For more info, call 508-993-3361.

Take the kids to Audubon’s Perfect Pumpkin Party on October 26 at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium! For details, call 401-949-5454 or go to asri.org.

Southcoast Health hosts farm stands at Tobey Hospital in Wareham on Thursdays 2-5, at Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford on Wednesdays from 2-5, and at the Southcoast Business Center in Fairhaven on Thursdays from 2-5 – through October! For more info, visit southcoast.org.

Check out the 18th-century Home and Hearth Workshops at the Coggeshall Farm Museum! Don’t miss the free Harvest-toTable Fair on October 14! For details, visit coggeshallfarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

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Take the kids to the Harvest Festival every weekend through October at The Silverbrook Farm in Acushnet! Don’t miss the Great Pumpkin Festival on October 27, with hayrides, a corn maze and more! For info and tickets, call 774-202-1027 or go to thesilverbrookfarm.com.

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

Attleboro Check out the Capron Park Zoo! Mark your calendar for the Zoo Boo Spooktacular October 25! Call 774-203-1840 or go to capronparkzoo.com.

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

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Take the kids to the “Not So Spooky Halloween” festivities October 4-27 and the Cranberry Harvest Festival October 1213 at Edaville Railroad! For more info, go to edaville.com.

Dartmouth Pay a visit to Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 351 Elm Street in Padanaram Village for the Fall Craft Fair on October 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get your holiday shopping done early!

Take the kids on a Creepy Critters Night Hike on October 25 at the Lloyd Center for the Environment! Go on the Fall Tree Walk on October 19, and plan ahead for the Turkey Trot on November 16! For info and pre-registration, go to lloydcenter.org.

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

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Enjoy the Celtic music of Fellswater on October 20 at Linden Place Mansion! For tickets and info, call 401-253-0390 or visit lindenplace.org.

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Take the family to the monthly Open Farm Days at Round The Bend Farm! Grass-fed meats, local veggies, honey, maple syrup, and botanicals! For dates and more info, call 508-938-5127 or visit roundthebendfarm. org.

Wander through Parsons Reserve or take a stroll through Paskamansett Woods, nature reserves operated by the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust. For more info, visit dnrt.org.

Easton Plan ahead for the 46th Annual Harvest and Crafts Fair on October 6, a fundraiser for the Natural Resources Trust of Easton!

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Go on a guided hike, attend a demonstration/lecture or take a mansion tour at Borderland State Park! For more info, call 508-238-6566 or go to friendsofborderland.org.

Bring a flashlight to the Sheep Pasture Spooktacular on October 26! For tickets and more info, call 508-238-6049 or go to nrtofeaston.org.

Fairhaven Head for the Fairhaven Farmers Market on Alden Road through October 27! For more info, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Don’t miss the 17th Manjiro Festival in the center of town on October 5! Celebrate Japanese-American ties with visitors from Japan! Enjoy Japanese food, music, taiko drummers, tea ceremony, crafts, martial arts – and more! For details, call 508-9900592 or go to fairhaventours.com.

Get ready for the annual Halloween Parade at Benoit Square on October 27! For more info, go to fairhaventours.com or call 508-979-4085.

Don't miss the "Friday Night Live!" Comedy Series at the Seaport Inn and Marina! Enjoy Christine Hurley and Kelly McFarland on October 11, Joe Devito and Ken Rogerson November 22! For more info, call 508-9971281 or go to seaportinnandmarina.com.

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

Don’t miss The Little Theatre’s production of “Shrek: The Musical” at November 1417 at BCC! Call 508-675-1852 or go to littletheatre.net.

Lakeville Don’t miss the Lakeville Arts and Music Festival on October 5! For more info, visit lakevilleartscouncilma.org/festival.

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DARTMOUTH – Brian Medeiros and everyone at Dartmouth Orchards at 515 Old Westport Road have gorgeous mums and delicious, pick-your-own apples for sale to celebrate fall.

Listen to monthly concerts at the Marion Music Hall! Don’t miss the 440 Gypsy Jazz October 20 or Peter Stone, Butch McCarthy and Ken Richards November 17! For tickets and more info, call 508-353-2150 or visit sixstringmusiccompany.com.

Don’t miss the production of “The Women of Lockerbie” at the Marion Art Center on October 18-20, 24-27! Call 508-748-1266 or visit marionartcenter.org.

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Mattapoisett 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.

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Middletown Get ready for the South Coast’s premier 21+ costume party! Don’t miss the annual “CarnEvil” horror-bash on October 25 at the Newport Vineyards! Check out the Wine & Cheese class on October 24 and the Harvest Festival October 26-27! For tickets and more info, call 401-848-5161 or go to newportvineyards.com.

Don’t miss the production of “Relatively Speaking” on October 25-27, November 1-3, 8-9 at the Alley Theatre! For more info, visit nemasketriverproductions.com.

Take the family to the 45th Annual Harvest Fair on October 5-6 at the Norman Bird Sanctuary! Or go on a guided Mushroom Hunt on October 12! For details, call 401846-2577 or go to normanbirdsanctuary. org.

Head for the family-friendly “Crantoberfest” at the KOA on October 5!

For more info, visit seeplymouth.com.

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Celebrate Middleborough’s 350th Anniversary through December 15! For a schedule of events, go to discovermiddleborough.com.

Show up hungry for the New Bedford Seaport Chowder Festival on October 13 under the tents on Pier 3! Sample clam and seafood chowders, kale soup, signature soups and stuffed quahogs prepared by local restaurants and caterers! Live music, children’s activities, beverage vendors, and the YMCA lobster race! For more info, call 508-999-5231 or visit southcoastchamber. com.

Cheers! Raise your steins at the 14th New Bedford Oktoberfest on Pier 3 on October 5! Great food and live music! For details, go to scballiance.org.

Head for the Zeiterion for the new season.

For info and tickets, call 508-994-2900 or go to zeiterion.org.

FALL RIVER - The Bristol Holocaust and Genocide Center presents its fourth year of programming, beginning with its annual fundraiser on October 13 and a performance of Victol Ullman’s The Emperor of Atlantis by the Connecticut Lyric Opera Company from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 for students, $50 individual. Lectures and other events are scheduled for both the fall and spring semesters.

For tickets and more information, contact Dr. Ron Weisberger at Ron. Weisberger@bristolcc.edu or 508-678-2811 ext. 2444.

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Get healthy! On Sunday mornings, head for The Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford for free yoga, cardio exercise, meditation, massage, qi gong, and nutrition education! Every three weeks there’s smoking-cessation hypnosis, and every month a visit from the South Coast Wellness van! On Saturdays, you can “Walk With a Doc” at the Dartmouth Mall, all part of the New Bedford Wellness Initiative! For more info, visit nbewell.com.

Find out what’s on tap and on the menu – and who’s playing on stage – at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub! For more info, call 774-4254600 or go to greasyluckbrewpub.com or vaultnb.com.

Don’t miss “Boo at the Zoo” on October 11-13, 18-19, 25-26! Take the little ones for rides on the Black Bear Express Train and the Wildlife Carousel at the Buttonwood Park Zoo! For more info, call 508-991-6178 or visit bpzoo.org.

Let your kids explore the Whaling Museum – check out the Discovery Center! Dress up the kids and head for the Whaling Museum to visit the Haunted Whale Ship! For dates and more information, call 508-997-0046 or go to whalingmuseum.org.

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NEW BEDFORD – Raise a stein at the 14th Annual South Coast Business Alliance Oktoberfest this October 5 from 3 p.m. to midnight at Pier 3. Funds raised go to the SCBA’s mission to enhance youth and educational programs.

Bring the family to the Southcoast Open Air Market (SOAM) on October 12 on the corner of Union and Purchase Streets in New Bedford! Fresh produce, homemade baked goods, kids’ activities, food trucks, demonstrations, artisans, live music – and more! For more info and dates, call 508-644-0736 or go to southcoastopenairmarket.com.

Head for the annual Plant Sale at Haskell Public Gardens on October 19!

For more info, go to thetrustees.org or destinationnewbedford.org.

Head for the Kilburn Comedy Cove to enjoy comedians Derek Furtado on October 5, Corey Rodrigues October 11, Lenny Clarke on October 18, Somethin’ Else October 25 and Mike Koutrobis November 1! For more info, call 508-990-3500 or go to destinationnewbedford.org.

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

For a schedule of walking tours and special events, visit nps.gov/nebe.

Quench your thirst for learning (and beer!) at the free monthly New Bedford Science Café lectures and discussions held at the Greasy Luck Brew Pub! For more info, call 508-984-1955 or go to nbsciencecafe.com.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 The New Bedford Outdoors Farmers Markets run through October! They’ll be at Brooklawn Park on Mondays, Custom House Square on Thursdays, and at Clasky Common Park on Saturdays. For more info, call 508-817-4166 or go to coastalfoodshed.org.

Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights! The October 10 theme is “Art In Tune.” The November 14 theme is “Made in NB.” For details, go to ahanewbedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

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

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

Plan ahead to hear Laura Love on October 4 at the Wamsutta Club! For details, go to destinationnewbedford.org.

Newport Enjoy a dinner-theatre night out at the Newport Playhouse! “Bingo!” will be performed through October 6. “Boeing!

Boeing!” will be performed October 10-November 17. For more information, call 401-848-7529 or go to newportplayhouse. com.

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

Register now for the Newport Marathon October 13 (newportmarathon.com) or the four-mile Pell Bridge Run/Walk (pellbridgerun.com) on October 20!

Car buffs! Mark your calendars for the Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week October 3-6! Celebrate the history of motor racing and the Vanderbilt Cup with luxury vintage cars, wine events, John Legend concert and gala with Jay Leno and Kenny Loggins! For info and tickets, go to audrainconcours.com.

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

Go on a guided tour of Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor past lighthouses and mansions! For a schedule and info, go to rhodeislandbaycruises.com.

Take a tour of the “Fortress of Nightmares” at Fort Adams State Park this month! For details and ticket info, call 401-841-0707 or visit fortressofnightmares.org.

Wear sturdy shoes and bring your camera for the “Uncommon Women in the Common Burial Grounds” walking tour on October 19!

For info and tickets, call 401-841-8770 or go to newporthistorytours.org.

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

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

Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth for great entertainment! For tickets and info, call 800-514-3849 or go to memorialhall. com.

Listen to the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra’s season opener “Mozart vs.

Salieri” on October 26 at Plymouth North High! For tickets and info, call 508-7468008 or go to plymouthphil.org.

Take the family to the Annual Halloween on Main Street on October 31! For more info, go to plymouthchamber.com.

Register now for Grumpy’s Cranberry Harvest 5K Race on November 2! For details, go to cranberryharvest.org.

Find out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth! For tickets and info, call 508746-4488 or visit spirecenter.org.

Portsmouth Register now for the Aquidneck Island Land Trust 5K Race for Open Space through The Glen on November 2! For details, call 401849-2799 or visit ailt.org.

Explore the corn maze at Escobar Farm! For dates and details, go to escobarfarm.com.

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Head for the Priscilla Beach Theatre, the oldest barn theatre still in operation in America! “Young Frankenstein” will be performed October 4-6, 8-12. For info and tickets, call 508-224-4888 or visit pbtheatre.org.

Plan ahead for the Arts in the Village concerts at Goff Memorial Hall! Enjoy harpsichordists Bahmann and Cienniwa October 5, pianist Matthew Graybil November 9! For tickets and info, call 508252-3031 or go to rehobothantiquarian.org.

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Seekonk Head for Fear Town at the Seekonk Speedway on various dates through October for the fright of your life! Free parking. For info, dates, and tickets, call 508-296-0661 or go to mahauntedhouses. com or fear-town.com.

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

Somerset Bring the family to the Southcoast Open Air Market (SOAM) on October 26 on the corner of Riverside Avenue and Newhill Avenue!

Fresh produce, homemade baked goods, kids’ activities, food trucks, demonstrations, artisans, live music – and more! For more info and dates, call 508-644-0736 or go to southcoastopenairmarket.com.

Taunton Find out who’s on stage the District Center for the Arts! Don’t miss Sacred Fire October 5, The Eagles Experience October 11, Moondance October 12, Rat Pack Undead October 17, The Damn Torpedoes October 18, Tito Puente Jr. October 19, Playing Dead November 2, Trinity November 9, Bargain November 16 – and more! For info and tickets, call 508-386-9413 or visit thedistrictcenterforarts.com.

Check out the hauntings at Ghoulie Manor! For info, go to ghouliemanor.com or mahauntedhouses.com.

Swansea: Go on a very haunted hayride through “The Bloodfields” at Almeida’s Farm! For dates and info, call 508-676-6333 or visit almeidasvegetablepatch.com.

Tiverton Check out what’s going on at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts! Don’t miss The Flying Laureanno Brothers October 5 or the Becky Chace Band November 16!

Heal with a monthly Gong Sound Bath, or with Yoga: Mindful Flow & Meditation on Sundays, or with music and movement on JourneyDance, or join in the Contra Dancing.

Sign up for lessons in Zumba, Pilates or figure drawing. For a complete schedule and more info, go to sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

Wareham Stay fit with Yoga with Laura at Shell Point Beach! For a schedule and more info, call 508-295-7072 or go to onsetbay.org.

DARTMOUTH - Pay a visit to Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church at 351 Elm Street in Padanaram Village for the Fall Craft Fair on October 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get your holiday shopping done early!

Don’t miss the “Bog to Table” dinner on October 10 at Tihonet Pond! Put on waders to enjoy cocktails in a flooded cranberry bog (photographers will be on hand) before enjoying a catered dinner featuring cranberries in every course! For tickets and more info, go to cranberryharvest.org.

Plan ahead for the Fall Food Truck Festival on October 5 in downtown Wareham! Live music, vendors, family fun – rain date October 6. For more info, visit warehamvillage.org or onsetbay.org.

Drop off your clean, gently-used Halloween costumes, both children’s and adult’s, at the Gleason YMCA in Wareham and receive a credit towards buying one at their Costume Purchase Event on October 12! Take the kids to the Halloween Spooktacular on October 25! For more info, call 508-295-9622 or go to ymcasouthcoast.org.

Get ready for the Scarecrow Contest, and the Trick-or-Treat on Main Street for the kids! For dates and details, go to warehamvillage.org.

Warren Take the family to Frerichs Farm on weekends for the Pumpkin Palooza through October 27! Don’t miss the Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 12! For more info, call 401-245-8245 or visit frerichsfarm.com.

Head for Common Fence Music at Hope & Main to hear Jonah Tolchin on October 18!

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

Westport Get ready for the 14th Annual Kick-off Dinner to benefit the “Neediest Family Fund” of the Salvation Army of New Bedford and Fall River on October 19 at White’s of Westport! Make the holidays brighter for local families in need. For info and tickets, contact Tetrault Insurance at 508-995-8365.

Dress up the little ones on October 26 for Halloween at the Handy House! For more info, visit wpthistory.org, or call 508-636-6011.

Take a leisurely ramble around rural Westport! Check out the “Making Photographs” outdoor workshops on October 3, 10, and 17! Call 508-636-9228 or visit westportlandtrust.org.

Note that all times and locations listed are subject to change. Use the contact information provided above to confirm details with event managers before planning your activities.

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ON MY MIND

Flights of fancy

By Paul Kandarian

There’s a whole lotta world out there.

And if you know where to look and listen, in here, too.

I'M IN THE BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED TERMINAL E at Logan in Boston, marveling as always at the hum and throb and flow of this place, and of all airports. In a former life ages ago as a flight attendant and only a couple years ago as a travel writer, I always loved just sitting in an airport, feeling it breathe, the walls seemingly expanding and contracting like architectural lungs, watching the shifting transient population leave one place for another so many miles and, often, lives away.

People watching in an airport is a lesson in that wonderful mix of culture on the fly and the gift of story. Who hasn’t sat in an airport terminal (or a bus or train station for that matter) and just observed, concocting our own stories to fit our mood, or someone’s attire or attitude or emotional appearance. One of my earliest inspirations of what a joy creating story out of observational whole cloth could be was Simon and Garfunkel’s 1968 classic “America,” about a bus trip taken by young lovers to find meaning in a country in the grip of unrest and their own youthful turmoil: “Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces… she said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy. I said, ‘be careful, his bowtie is really a camera…’”

This day, my observational perch is a rocking chair (all the rage in airports in the last ten or more years, effectively mirroring the front-porch feel of watching the world go by). The people watching prospects aside, an airport always affords me the chance to be enthralled with planes, how they get off the ground, how they stay aloft, how they land, how they manage to keep from crashing into the other and thankfully, mostly succeeding.

I just love experiencing and being part of airport stories. The morning I am there readying to fly to a job in Canada, I walk into a men's room and see a woman washing her hands. I figure I’m having an “Oops!” moment, so I double back, check the male and female lettering and icons and see I'm right, go back. She's walking out as if nothing were amiss. And really, it isn't, she’s using a bathroom. When we gotta go, we gotta go. So be it.

Then going through not a surprisingly quick TSA line, we are treated to what is essentially a stand-up routine—and a good one at that—by an agent giving the usual drivel about shoes, laptops and 3-ounce containers but with a great, wise-cracking, self-effacing delivery that—wait for it—actually cheers people up in an airport security line, myself included as I find myself

People watching in an airport is a lesson in that wonderful mix of culture on the fly and the gift of story.

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trading jokes with him. To me, that's right up there on the scale of miracles with how the hell planes get off the ground and not smash into each other in the sky.

And in this restored terminal E, art and culture and learning line the walls and kiosks, all blessed with stories of us, the history and accomplishments of Massachusetts and New England, great sprawling photos and quotes of Walden, plaque after plaque of technology and sporting and humanitarian innovation begun in the world outside these windows, rows of The Boston Globe and Boston Herald and Record American headlines of our historic past, a myriad of facts and figures writ large and artistically and sticking in the mind like Velcro because they're interesting and when it's interesting, you learn.

This moment we take this breath on this earth at this time is all that matters.

Best of all, as I sit in my rocker, peaceful and calm and approaching Zen-like self-reflection in Terminal E (in my philosophical mindset today, E stands for “existential”), a beautiful life spirit, a tiny girl, maybe four years old with curly hair and bright inquisitive eyes, runs to the window, pointing to the planes, giggling, wondering, marveling at the giant wonder of this giant wondrous place before mom lovingly coaxes her away to catch their plane. I can only smile and recognize my own awe that lives in her curious eyes because it is in the eyes of child where the secret to happy lives. This moment we take this breath on this earth at this time is all that matters.

There's a whole lotta world out there. Sometimes at the airport it's good to be reminded of the one in here.

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