The South Coast Insider - June 2009

June 2009 / Vol. 13 / No. 6

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CONTENTS IN EVERY ISSUE

ESSENTIAL

REGIONAL NEWS

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From the publisher

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Contributors

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On my mind: Thanks, mom and dad

by Paul Kandarian

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Book picks: Sample summer selections by the staff of Baker Books

COVER STORY

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South Coast summer fun

by Cara Connelly Pimental

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June not just for brides

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by Elizabeth Morse Read

Outdoor living trends

by Cara Connelly Pimental

SOUTH COAST VITALS

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WINE NOTES

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Rush out to try Russian wine

by Alton Long

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Get kids fit

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Boost your immune system

by Edward M. Lambert, Jr.

South Coast music hits high note

by Stacie Charbonneau Hess

by Stacie Charbonneau Hess

by Sheryl Worthington Turgeon

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An experienced leader

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TECHNOLOGY

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South Coast may be on path to prosperity

THINGS TO DO

HEALTH

Making a good impression

by Steve Smith

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Online shopping tips

by Raleigh Dugal

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Get Connected

Click, clack it’s the Guru Shack

by Michael J. Vieira

Newport’s film festival

by Bob Ekstrom

Happenings: Hot things for June

Cool things to do this summer

by Jason Perry and Raleigh Dugal

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FROM THE PUBLISHER June 2009 / Vol. 13 / No. 6

Is there anything better than sitting outside on a sunny June day? Take advantage of this first month of summer—we’ll help you with some great ideas. From great books to read to new things to learn, to places to go and people to see, the Insider is hot this month.

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Enjoy a “stay-cation”—the new term for a vacation that doesn’t require leaving home. Cara Connelly Pimental offers ideas for local excursions; Stacie Charbonneau Hess shines a spotlight on live music in the South Coast, and Mike Vieira invites us into the Guru Shack, a local radio show featuring local talent. Plus get an Insider look at the Newport film festival.

If the upcoming bathing suit weather has you thinking about appearances, consider our region’s gateways. Steve Smith examines how first impressions last and Ed Lambert suggests how the South Coast can choose a new path to prosperity.

Summer is also the right time to focus on fitness: Stacie Charbonneau Hess shares how to teach kids the fitness habit; Sheryl Worthington Turgeon tells how to boost your immune system. It’s also the season to get your home and yard in shape, and Cara Connelly Pimental provides a look at trends for outdoor living.

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As the season heats up, June is also a good time to stay cool in local boutiques and restaurants or to relax at home and shop online. Raleigh Dugal tells you how to tap the virtual marketplace.

Plus, don’t forget to check out our new feature, South Coast Vitals for a look at the best in local music, movies, books, theatre and recipes.

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CONTRIBUTORS RALIEGH DUGAL is a former lifeguard, private investigator, and roller skating DJ. He has driven through thirty-five states, knows how to juggle.

STACIE CHARBONNEAU HESS is a mother, a graduate student, and a freelance writer based in New Bedford, Massachsuetts, where she lives with her husband, three children, and too many pets to mention.

BOB EKSTROM escapes corporate America through his family and has shared his experiences with South Coast readers for three years as a columnist for The SCENE Journal.

He has also contributed to Metro-Boston, The Providence Journal, Boston.com and several national websites.

Paul Kandarian is a lifelong area resident and has been a professional writer for the past 23 years whose work has appeared in Yankee, Banker and Tradesman, American History, a variety of alumni magazines and many other publications. He writes regularly for The Boston Globe, and is a contributing editor and columnist for Rhode Island Monthly magazine.

EDWARD M. LAMBERT, JR., former Mayor of Fall River, teaches public management and public policy at UMass Dartmouth, where he is the Director of the Urban Initative.

Alton L. Long is a freelance writer, educator and event producer specializing in wine, food and travel. He and his wife Dorothy live in Tiverton.

TOM LOPES is a regular c­ ontributor to The South Coast Insider. His work has also appeared in a number of local publications. In addition, he has taught classes and exhibited in various galleries.

Cara Connelly Pimental, a freelance writer who recently completed her first children’s book, has published in several New England magazines and in the Standard-Times. She lives in Dartmouth with her husband, David, and three sons, Keegan, Colin and Cole.

ELIZABETH MORSE READ is an award-winning writer, editor and artist who grew up on the South Coast. After twenty years of working in New York City and traveling the world, she came back home with her children and lives in Fairhaven.

STEPHEN C. SMITH has been Executive Director of SRPEDD since 1983. He lives with his wife Maria in Assonet village. When he’s not on boats, they enjoy traveling, cooking and gardening together.

Sheryl Worthington Turgeon, MPH, CHNC is a Certified Health and Nutrition Counselor. She is frequent contributor to The South Coast Insider.

MICHAEL VIEIRA, Ph.D. is the Acting Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bristol Community College. Mike has written for several newspapers and magazines and is an editor of The South Coast Insider and South Coast Prime Times.

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by Paul E. Kandarian

Dear Mom and Dad: (Mine, but since this could apply to many parents, anyone reading this is free to share): This is a combination Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day written thank you. Call it consolidation in this time of combining efforts, saving, making do with what we have. Maybe I learned that from you guys.

I learned a lot, hardly knowing it because when you’re young, you think you know it all when you know absolutely nothing. Often less. Funny how that works.

You’re up there in years now, 85 and 81.

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I’m 55, so when you were my age, I was 25. You were in your 50s and I thought you were positively, unquestionably ancient. Forty was old, but anyone 50 and above was so hopelessly and helplessly out of touch with reality, so thoroughly without a clue, so bereft of coolness, it was laughable.

Like I am now to my kids. It’s funny how that one works, too.

I’m in no hurry to be your age (doesn’t matter, it gets here in a hurry anyway), but I tell ya, I do look forward to seeing my children’s children put them through what I’ve

been through.

Revenge shall be mine, sayeth the aging parent.

Every so often I try to define what success is; I think it’s something we all do. We define it one way as a younger person and when that doesn’t quite work out, we tinker, tweak, twist that definition. It’s not settling, it’s not justifying. It’s reality. When you’re young, reality often doesn’t factor into things because we haven’t seen enough of it. That is the curse and the blessing of youth.

So at this stage in my life, I feel like I’m OK, successful at what I do because I do for a living what I love to do. I’m not getting rich, I don’t have a huge house or a new car or great clothes.

But like the saying goes, if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life. Funny how that works.

You guys had a lot to do with that. You always stressed that whatever you do, enjoy it, embrace it, do it the best way you can. I had a string of crap jobs as a young man, but really had a blast at all of them. If I didn’t, I moved quickly to the next one until things fell into place and I am where I am now, just keeping my head above water but at least it’s a head with a smile on it. Things worked out. Like you said they would. Like I tell my kids they will. Funny how that works, too.

And speaking of reality, you guys have seen a lot of it, most good, some not.

You’ve lived through the deaths of your parents. I haven’t. You’ve lived through a great depression. We’re all living through something not even close to that. You’ve lived through my youth. I’m living through my kids’. How the hell did you put up with me?

I know it’s not easy being your age. Your

health, for one thing, hasn’t been the best and you’ve been through some rough recent years. But you’ve hung in there and have always, always, always been there for me. I don’t rely on you the way I used to in many ways for many years, but the one way I rely on you the most—your undying, unqualified and unending love and support—has never been stronger. Funny how that works, too.

I wish I could do more for you now, I really do, beyond stopping by or bringing food on occasion or cooking. Trouble is, if you can call it that, I’ve gotten busier now at 55 than I could have ever been at 25. And I’ve got my own share of personal stuff going on that you try your best to help me with, but they largely remain battles I have to fight on my own.

But that’s good. And you did that, too. You showed me it’s more than OK to stand on my own two feet, it’s essential to maturing, to being successful at anything.

You can fight the good fight with family behind you, but in the end, you stand alone to fight it.

And when I do, you are always there to help pick up the pieces. Still.

Funny how that works, too, isn’t it?

So I guess that’s it, Mom and Dad. Thanks. Thanks for the gift of life. Thanks for letting me live mine my way. Thanks for making me realize that although being a parent doesn’t come with instructions, it sometimes comes with something far more valuable: Great examples to follow.

I learned so very much from you without ever really knowing it. Until now.

Funny how that works.

I feel like I’m OK, successful at what I do because I do for a living what I love to do. I’m not getting rich, I don’t have a huge house or a new car or great clothes.

But like the saying goes, if you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life.

Paul

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By Stephen C. Smith

They say that first impressions are lasting impressions.

When it comes to the South Coast, that’s good news and bad news.

Visitors are particularly susceptible to being permanently influenced by their earliest encounter with a place. Who can forget their first glimpse of the Manhattan skyline as it emerges from below the horizon when approaching by car? It never fails to impress.

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For generations, New Englanders of all ages vividly remember the bright green grass at Fenway Park that greets them as they emerge from a dark tunnel under the grandstand. Even Yankee fans have to be in awe of that image.

A personal favorite is Albuquerque, New Mexico when approached from the west on Route 66 (now I-40.) As you near the city, you see nothing for miles except plateau in the foreground and the Sandia Mountains behind. You begin to wonder if this city exists at all. Then suddenly, about six miles out, you get to the plateau’s edge and there spread out below you is the Rio Grande val-

ley and the entire City. That first impression has always favorably colored my opinion of Albuquerque.

On the other side of the ledger, New Jersey is frequently associated with negative images of pollution and heavy industrialization that one encounters when entering the state from New York City. It’s unfair to judge the whole state based upon that impression because there really are areas that live up to the Garden State moniker. But the negative impressions linger.

In the South Coast, visitors account for a significant segment of the economy and we need to cultivate them. To do that, it is important that we see our home the way visitors do and look at our surroundings through fresh eyes.

Familiarity will tempt us to ignore, to look past things we don’t want to see. We must resist the urge.

Spectacular sightings

scenic Taunton River sometimes feels like Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

But not all first impressions of the South Coast are apt to be positive. Unfortunately, a closer inspection reveals our ugly side —most prominently displayed as litter and trash. When compared with Midwestern cities like Chicago or Minneapolis, our cities are dirty.

Clean up our act Litter and weeds accumulate at every exit ramp and every vacant lot. Cigarette butts are ubiquitous because some people think they are too small to count as litter. Losing scratch tickets can be as plentiful as falling leaves in October. We’ve seen this scene so often that we have grown immune to its impact.

When compared to other places, our countryside falls far short as well. In Portugal, England and Germany, small towns overwhelm you with flowers in public places and sidewalks clean enough to eat on.

Yards are small and neat with nary an abandoned car to be seen. You will not find the nearest coffee shop by following a trail of discarded styrofoam cups with orange and purple lettering.

In the overall scheme of things, trash and litter don’t rise to the level of double digit unemployment or structurally deficient bridges. But the problem is an indicator of our level of pride in our communities, and by that measure, we are failing. Take a look at your community with the eyes of a visitor. You may be surprised by what you see.

The South Coast has great natural beauty and a unique architectural heritage. Let’s treat our area with the respect that it deserves and not detract from its appeal with a carelessly tossed coffee cup. Better yet—show your pride by properly disposing of someone else’s litter. Maybe they’ll get the point.

In the South Coast, visitors account for a significant segment of the economy and we need to cultivate them. To do that, it is important that we see our home the way visitors do and look at our surroundings through fresh eyes.

First the good news.

Our natural settings are good—often spectacular.

Approaching Fall River from the west by I-195 is amazing. The city appears before you clinging to the hillside right down to the water’s edge. It could be the east coast San Francisco.

New Bedford has a lazier distant look with a skyline that hints at the city’s history. Its Paul Revere billboard is a nice teaser as one approaches the city.

Our major highways offer glimpses of rivers and estuaries with villages along their banks that beg to be visited. Church steeples poking above the trees offer a tease about the development that surrounds them.

Arriving by water (and many of our visitors do) may provide the greatest rewards.

The harbors of Marion, Mattapoisett and Padanaram offer New England charm with full amenities. Westport’s tricky navigational challenges are well worth the stress when you dock at Back Eddy for a sunset cocktail. And a trip up the surprisingly wild and

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CAPE COD BIKING

by Cara Connelly Pimental

Summer vacations don’t have to involve trunks and suitcases, sporting equipment or even stopping the mail and newspaper delivery. The South Coast offers a wide variety of activities for the young and old— folks with families or those who prefer to fly solo.

The Cape Cod area boasts hundreds of miles of bicycle, hiking and walking trails. Here are a few we recommend that would make nice day trips.

Bicycle Trails Route 130 Mashpee Bikeway – Starting at Heritage Park, this 2.4 mile bikeway leads you by the Wampanoag Museum & the Mashpee River herring run. A fairly easy ride and ending at the Mashpee/ Barnstable town line at the stoplights of the Route 28 and 130 intersection.

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Shining Sea Bike Path, Falmouth – Scenic 3.5 mile level path from Falmouth to Woods Hole. From Mashpee, follow Route 28 through downtown Falmouth. At the end of Main Street, take a left onto Locust Road, toward Woods Hole. Free bikeway parking within 1 mile on right.

Cape Cod Canal, Sandwich Marina – A 6.5 mile level trail along the Cape Cod Canal. Follow Route 130 to Route 6A in Sandwich from Mashpee. Cross

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over Route 6A onto Tupper Road. Follow signs to Cape Cod Canal and Sandwich Marina (on right).

Cape Cod Rail Trail, Dennis to Wellfleet – Formerly the tracks of the Penn Central Railroad, this 25 mile trail takes you through Harwich, Brewster and Orleans and connects to various other trails. Follow the Mid-Cape Highway heading toward Provincetown.

Get off at Exit 9 and bear right. The trailhead will be on the left at Route 134 in S. Dennis.

Hiking & Walking Trails John’s Pond Park – The 329-acre freshwater pond is surrounded by a 258 acre Town conservation area of active cranberry bogs, nearby 17 acre Moody Pond, and over 4 miles of walking trails and bog roads. Seasonal toilet facilities, picnic tables and grill. Beach supervised by lifeguards in summer.

From the Mashpee Rotary, take Route 151 past Falmouth town line to right turn onto Currier Road (just

past County Fairgrounds). Turn right onto Hooppole Road; follow past Ashumet Holly Res. 1.2 miles to stop sign at end of road, then right onto Back Road through the Otis Trailer Village/Campground to Town Beach parking area at end of road.

Mashpee River Woodlands – More than 8 miles of maintained trails and wood roads through 391 acres of conservation land along the Mashpee River; with cool pine forests, salt and fresh water marshes and abandoned cranberry bogs, this area is popular for fishing, canoeing and bird watching. Canoe access to river is from the public landing at the end of Mashpee Neck Rd. For Woodlands South: From the Mashpee rotary, take Rte. 28 toward Hyannis. Take first right onto Quinaquisset Ave., then right onto Mashpee Neck Road. South parking area is 1.1 miles on right at Conservation Area sign.

For Woodlands North: From the Mashpee rotary, take Rte. 28 toward Hyannis and take first right onto Quinaquisset Ave. North parking area is off Quinaquisset Ave. on the right.

For Woodlands West: From the Mashpee rotary, take Great Neck Road South 1.1 miles and turn left onto River Road. Park at end of paved road.

South Mashpee Pine Barrens – Over 300 acres of rare pine barrens, Atlantic White Cedar swamps, shrub swamps and mixed forests, providing a unique nature study. For access to the 3.8 miles of trails and sand roads, take Great Neck Rd. South 1.5 miles from the Mashpee rotary. Turn right onto the dirt road opposite Punkhorn Point road and Old Dock Lane and park in open area on left.

Lowell Holly Reservation – Located on a peninsula between Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds with over two miles of shoreline and stands of American Beech, holly, white pines and rhododendrons. Includes 1.5 miles of walking trails, picnic tables and small swimming beach (no lifeguard). From Route 130, take S. Sandwich Rd. and follow to Reservation parking areas on left. Old parking area is at end of dirt road on left at Sandwich town line; 0.7 miles (look for ‘carpe dim’ sign). New parking area is directly on S. Sandwich Rd. 0.8 miles (look for Trustees of Reservations sign).

South Cape Beach State Park – In addition to its 3.5 miles of ocean and bay beaches, sand dunes, coastal ponds and salt marshes, the park maintains the 0.8 mile Great Flat Pond Trail, extending through coastal forests and marshes. Also over 3 miles of sand roads for hiking. From the Mashpee rotary, take Great Neck Road South to Great Oak Road. Follow to State Park sign and turn left into park. Meet at the Town Beach parking area at end of paved road.

Jehu Pond Conservation Area – The majority of this 77.6 acre property was bought in March, 1997 from the Bufflehead Bay Nominee Trust at the same time an adjacent 280 acres were purchased by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as part of the Mashpee Wildlife Refuge. The combined properties include extensive pine/oak woodlands, salt and freshwater marshes, two islands, a freshwater stream, abandoned cranberry bogs, at least one vernal pool and Atlantic white cedar swamps crossed by 4.27 miles of woods roads and walking trails. From the Mashpee rotary, take Great neck Road South to Great Oak Road. Follow 1.3 miles toward south Cape Beach to Conservation area sign and parking area on right.

Quashnet River Area – A number of town and state agencies own a total of 440 acres of conservation lands along the Quashnet River between the new Mashpee High School on Route 151 and Martin road, just south of the town line in Falmouth. In addition to 4.75 miles of old wood roads on the property; a new 2.5 mile trail loop has recently been completed along the river north from Martin road which offers an opportunity to view the fascinating trout stream restoration effort undertaken in recent years by the local chapter of Trout Unlimited. Trout fishing is catch-and-release only. From the Mashpee rotary, take Route 28 toward Falmouth for 2.1 miles. Turn right onto Martin Road. Park at dirt road on right (please do not block the gate).

Childs River Conservation Area – From the Mashpee rotary, take Route 151 and turn left onto Old Barnstable Road. Go 0.6 mile, past Leatherleaf Lane, to dirt road on left at bottom of hill. Look for Conservation Commission sign. Park on side of dirt road.

Town of Mashpee Interpretive Nature Tours Professional naturalist Renee King Fudala offers free guided tours of Mashpee’s unique and diverse conservation areas. Tours will last for an average of 1-1.5 hours but may be longer or shorter depending on the wishes of the participants. All ages are invited and children are encouraged but should be accompanied by an adult. Many nature programs are designed for children of all ages. Tours may be canceled in the event of stormy weather.

Further information can be obtained from the Mashpee Conservation Commission at 508-5391400 ext. 540 Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm. Guide maps for most conservation areas are available at the Conservation Commission or Planning Department Offices at Mashpee Town Hall.

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Local bike paths Fall River The 0.6-mile Watuppa bicycle and recreation path runs from behind Lepage’s on Route 6 along the northern shore of the South Watuppa to Brayton Avenue.

Falmouth’s Shining Sea Bikeway Four miles of paved bike path, from the center of Falmouth along the coast to the Woods Hole Ferry Terminal. Learn more at www. capecodbikeguide.com/shiningsea.asp Fields Park, Brockton The main trail is is about 4.5 miles long. The Park is closed to cars on weekend mornings.

There are several other shorter off road asphalt trails.

Phoenix Bike Trail, Fairhaven This 3.3 mile trail from the ocean in Fairhaven to the Wareham town line following an old New Haven Railroad spur. Complete details are at www.millicentlibrary.org/biketrail/bike1. htm Harwich-Chatham Bike Path Branching off from the Cape Cod Rail Trail, this path runs from just behind the Harwich town hall all the way to the center of Chatham.

There is a photo description of the route at http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/mink/bike/ bikeways/harwich/ New Bedford Bike Path Currently a one-mile path along the waterfront, this path may be extended to downtown in the future.

Nickerson State Park Eight miles of paved trails that connect to the Cape Cod Rail Trail. See www.mass. gov/dcr/parks/southeast/nick.htm for more information.

For more information on bike paths in Massachusetts, go to www.massbike.org/ bikeways

Nearby Rhode Island bike paths: East Bay Bike Path Fourteen miles between India Point Park in Providence and Independence Park in Bristol.

Washington Secondary Bike Path Ten miles between Garfield St. in Cranston and Whitford St. in Coventry.

Blackstone River Bikeway Ten miles between Valley Falls Heritage Park off Broad Street in Cumberland and the Woonsocket Water Treatment Plant on Manville Hill Road in Woonsocket.

Ten Mile River Greenway Two miles between Ferris Ave. in East Providence and Armistice Blvd. in Pawtucket.

Fred Lippitt Woonasquatucket River Bikeway Five miles between Providence Place Mall and Lyman Ave. in Johnston.

For more information on bike paths in Rhode Island, including maps and state laws, visit www.dot.state.ri.us/bikeri/

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YMCA SOUTHCOAST

Teaching kids the fitness habit

By Stacie Charbonneau Hess

In my favorite salon, of all places, there is a quote that says something like: guard your thoughts, because your thoughts become your deeds, watch your deeds because your deeds become your habits, and monitor your habits carefully because your habits make up your life.

Habits do not just happen, they are the repeated actions of an unthinking mind.

Some habits are necessary and serve us well, such as the habit to rise at seven o’clock every morning so we are not late to work or school. Other habits, say, eating cookies or chips at nine o’clock at night while watching CSI Miami, we could easily do without.

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than habits. Children are fresh to the world and their view of it is not stagnant or defined. In fact, their job is to challenge what has come before, to push the evolutionary buttons so to speak. Children have no habits when they arrive, their lives are a tabula rasa with infinite possibilities awaiting them.

They watch us, their parents, teachers and other adults, to learn how to live. No

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matter what we tell them, they will inevitably watch what we do instead. Or, as our famous existentialist thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it: “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you’re saying.”

What you do speaks loudly What children learn of fitness, then, begins with us. With you. Does your child see you stretching and meditating before work? Does your child see you scarf a drivethrough donut on the way to a meeting? Do you go to the gym, or walk your dog, rain or shine? Our daily actions are our children’s most impressionable teachers, for better or for worse.

Luckily, there is a power greater than

habit, and that is our conscious mind. If things are not as we desire, and we get an inkling of this every time we are discontented with something, because as Thomas Edison said, “Discontent is the first necessity of progress in a man or nation,” we can make a simple change and radically change our daily habits.

So fitness is not a goal to be achieved, but a state of mind and body that requires constant evaluation. If something doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t. We are not forced to accept a slothful, sedentary or apathetic nature. Children do not arrive to us this way, in fact, they are naturally quite the opposite.

Lively, passionate and energetic are the natural states of children, and also of adults who strive to be fully alive.

Parents are the models Changing our kids’ view of fitness, then, means changing our own. We cannot possibly preach to them the virtues of aerobic activity while hunched over our laptops ten hours a day fretting about work, bills, or what our Facebook page might say. We cannot instill in them the importance of good nutrition while never cooking a meal at home, or never reading the label on the back of a box of cake mix. Children will do what we do, no matter what we are saying.

Doctor Vanda Blinn, a Brown Universitytrained pediatrician with a practice in Fairhaven, says this about the importance of showing kids good fitness behaviors: “When the whole family participates in physical activity and when healthy behavior is modeled by the parents, children will follow suit.” Blinn has tried to spread the word about good health with a community viewing of the DVD Two Angry Moms, a documentary that illustrates the outrage two angry mothers feel over the nutritional inadequacy of their kids’ school lunches. The message soon spreads to the community, state, and eventually the nation.

Teaching for life Besides their parents and physicians, children’s teachers have the next best chance of influencing them and directing their behaviors for good. This includes the daily routine at school. What does the daily routine teach children about lunch? I have heard that some schools do not allow children to talk during lunch for fear they may choke on their food. Can you imagine a silent business luncheon? And what about exercise?

How often do the kids get to go outside?

How often do they have Physical Education?

Friends Academy, an independent school under its own stringent standards rather than the state’s, incorporates PE into the curriculum four times a week. In good weather, PE is usually outside. In addition, the kids get several recesses per day, even in the winter. When the ground is covered in white, it is not unusual to see Friends Academy kids dressed in their snowsuits and sledding down the campus hill.

Lower Division Head of School, Melinda Foley-Marsello shares the school’s philosophy in this way, “We believe in educating the whole child—mind, body and emotional well-being. We find that if a child’s body is well-nutured, his or her mind is much more receptive to learning. Recess and PE are also important social times. When children

Fitness is about having a full life, a happy life, where we are free to make the choices that eventually become our habits, that eventually become our lives. feel safe socially they are also more likely to embrace learning.”

Even if your child does not get to spend as much time outside during the school day as you would like, after school and evening activities can counteract sedentary hours.

In the city, where outdoor play is more of a challenge, Boys & Girls Clubs and YMCAs take up the slack.

Learning by doing Despite the economy, the South Coast YMCA is flourishing, with record numbers of members, and many more children and families enjoying summer camp offerings.

Summer camp is a great way for kids to stay fit naturally in the summer months.

Structured time for swimming, hiking, even gardening and sailing is carved out of the daily schedules at the Y. Camp Massasoit (in Mattapoisett) offers

sailing lessons during one week sessions, while the Dartmouth YMCA boasts a vegetable garden, where the harvest is picked by campers and volunteers and is shared with the Boston Food Pantry. The latter example is fitness at its finest, because it serves the body, mind and spirit.

Nancy Bonell, Vice President of Operations at the YMCA Southcoast, shares the YMCA’s vision in this way: “Children more than ever need to get “unplugged” from their computers and video games this summer and get moving back to the great outdoors. There is so much to explore at camp…friends to meet, and new skills to learn on our rockwalls and challenge courses, in our creative arts and nature programs and now more than ever kids need to just be kids…let them play and become naturally active again.”

YMCA Southcoast camps are accredited by the American Camping Association which states: Camp provides children with the opportunity to connect with nature, to participate in human powered activities, and to benefit from personal and primary relationships. Because of Camp… so much is possible.

Our approach to fitness must come from within. What do we think of our lives, and are we as fit physically, mentally and spiritually as we might like to be? Everyone can start where he/she is and make minor changes. Something as simple as waking up a half an hour early to take a walk can completely change the axis of your life, or staying up an extra 20 minutes to do a guided meditation on an iPod or CD player.

Maybe fitness is more of a quest than a number on the scale. Maybe it lies in the middle of a kickboxing class for you, but for me it lies in pulling weeds or carrying my child on my back while I go for a hike.

Maybe it is more about being peaceful inside than being strict and depriving oneself, and one’s child, of that extra piece of cake.

Fitness cannot be achieved without increased happiness, because a relaxed body and mind, as opposed to an agitated one, makes better choices and does not feel want, or lack. Fitness is about having a full life, a happy life, where we are free to make the choices that eventually become our habits, that eventually become our lives.

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Face-to-face interaction is fast going the way of collect phone calls and laser disc players—Remember that Sandra Bullock movie The Net ?

W

ay back in 1995 (when America Online owned the internet), filmmakers concocted a frightening scenario of a woman who existed entirely through web transactions, whether she put in an eight hour day at the keyboard or purchased a carton of milk from the Quick-E Mart. Of course, once she debugs a shady disk for an online bud (who of course is killed), her identity is deleted from electronic records and shady people start trying to kill her.

No one will help her because she “doesn’t exist” and all of her friends are chat room dorks.

How quickly life imitates art in our world of Facebook and text messages. Fortunately, you can reap all the convenience of e-life without suffering Sandra Bullock’s pitfalls or downward career spiral. Just remember: Some things you do online, some you don’t.

Hack jobs

DO: Harvest the vast potential of internet shopping.

Hollywood tech-baddies are not so farfetched from the real thing. There are actually people out there looking to don your identity in order to purchase high end electronics or put their phone bill in your name.

Don’t do your shopping on computers for public use (like school or work) since most machines automatically save passwords that are connected to your priceless credit card info.

Thieves post lots of dummy websites that “phish” for numbers and passwords. Don’t fall for this cut-rate crap. Companies will never request your info until you actually buy something.

If you run a PC, there are plenty of malevolent viruses out there as well. Never run an .EXE file you don’t recognizes (which means you’ve got an application that could just about anything to your computer). One push of your button can zap your screen to black and turn your computer into a spam zombie. For real.

If you’re on a Mac, well, relax. You’re much safer.

Here’s some tips to keep safe.

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nefarious somebody gets a hold on your bank account that baby will drain faster than an industrial strength toilet. Most reputable sites accept PayPal, a secure service that acts like a mafia bag man for internet shoppers, so you don’t need to put all your info at the mercy of the e-claws.

Open says—you Most sites require you to create a login account to make purchases, many with exorbitant requirements for letters and numbers that make keeping track of your electronic identity maddening. Some even require you to change your password every 30 to 60 days. It’s dangerous to use the same password for every site you frequent. If it leaks out, that’s akin to Sauron getting the One Ring (sorry, that was a dorky analogy).

In any case, mass destruction will ensue.

Try using variations on the same word or phrase strangers couldn’t figure out. As for your ex who checks your e-mail, you’re on your own.

Know your role You don’t order chicken when you eat at a steakhouse. Likewise, have a nose for savvy shopping on the internet. Stay away from ordering clothing brands you are unfamiliar

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with or don’t normally wear. Sizes aren’t always consistent from one brand to the next.

The same style skirt you rung up at Delia’s might be belt-sized out of American Eagle.

In fact, stay away from garments and shoes altogether if you don’t have a penchant for returning packages or you’re a clairvoyant who can foresee.

Today you’d be hard pressed to find a retailer without a web incarnation. Here are a few internet exclusives that will part you and your cash.

Amazon.com Internet giant Amazon has cornered the market on the written word, recently pioneering the era of the e-book with its new Kindle. In addition to J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, or Shakespeare, you can find anything from DVD to Princess cut solitaire engagement rings. Better yet, you can nab new and used items, saving yourself a few bucks in the process. Plus, Amazon is so famous you know you’re dealing with a secure outlet.

eBay.com This auction site rendered everybody’s junk worth something (and somehow simultaneously killed the yard sale market.

Suddenly people think their lawn gnomes are worth more than a buck.) Nothing is more exciting than bidding daily by dollar increments on the saltine cracker tin you’ve been hunting for since 1976, and nothing is more disappointing than watching someone snipe it out from under you in the last moment of the auction. To win a hot auction, you really need to sit and watch in the final moments, since hardcore buyers download sinister software that automatically places bids at the last millisecond.

Craigslist.com A twist on eBay, Craigslist is a bare-bones forum for people to connect for what they want or need. Buy or trade everything from cars to pets to dinner dates. It really is a free-form throwback to the marketplaces of old, where bartering actually happened. A couple years ago the story hit about a man who bartered all the way up from a paper clip to a house. That’s the extreme case, but there’s a lot of fun—and danger— involved since you’re dealing with real people, and there are more scams on Craigslist than Republicans in Texas. Use more caution here than anywhere else on the web.

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REGIONAL NEWS

The South Coast can be prosperous

by Edward M. Lambert, Jr.

Life is generally pretty good in this part of the world. Living in the South Coast, we have a lot of advantages: beautiful coastlines, great restaurants, livable communities and neighborhoods, proximity to major cities, and attractions and happenings that can enhance the quality of our lives.

Life here is not without its challenges. Not unlike those family members who came before us, we must often struggle to make ends meet and advance the cause of leaving each generation better off than the one that preceded it. We have overcome most of those challenges with a grit, determination and a work ethic second to none.

Now we face new challenges. Life in the South Coast is on the precipice of changing substantially for the worse as economic forces have rapidly transitioned our country toward a knowledge-based economy that our region is not well-positioned to take advantage of.

The problem While Massachusetts ranks high amongst the 50 states on most educational indicators, our region lags behind most all other parts of the Commonwealth on those same indicators. Collectively, the communities of Southeastern Massachusetts rank last in the percentage of the adult population with a high school diploma, as well as the number of adults with some college and those with advanced degrees.

Statewide, 15.2% of the adult population does not possess a high school diploma.

In the South Coast, that number is twice as high, at 31.8%, with the cities of New Bedford and Fall River at approximately 43%.

The educational attainment challenge is further complicated by significantly high dropout rates. For the 2008 graduating 22

At the Fall River Public Library, Durfee students Dior Andrade and Alziz Hamilton find the resources they need for their studies.

class, the South Coast’s fourteen communities reported 648 dropouts, a 17.5% rate that also is nearly twice that of the state as a whole.

Why care?

Haven’t we always had low levels of educational attainment in this area and still managed to survive?

True. A lack of collective educational achievement, in spite of very modest gains over the last few decades, has persisted through most of our history. In fact, it was primarily on the backs of hard-working, uneducated immigrants that Fall River and New Bedford were, at one time, two of the wealthiest cities in the world, leading the South Coast region to a place of prominence.

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However, the conditions that led to those successes, and the manufacturing/ product-based economy that played to our strengths, have virtually disappeared from our landscape. While the South Coast, through sheer strength of its work ethic, managed to hang on to its industrial base longer than many other regions, we have witnessed an erosion of the sector represented by companies which traditionally paid better-than-average wages to workers with less-than-average academic achievement. Since 2001, Fall River and New Bedford have lost 26% of their manufacturing sector, a decline much greater than state and national averages.

A recent study completed by the UMassDartmouth Urban Initiative determined that, among a sample of thirty-eight careers that

comprise the emerging knowledge-based economy, thirty-four of them require, at a minimum, a high school diploma for entrylevel positions. A separate study by Northeastern University surveyed businesses about their process for determining where to locate and expand their businesses. That survey showed that “educational attainment in a region” ranked third highest out of forty factors in the weight placed on it as a determinant for business location/expansion decisions, ahead of taxes, permitting and other traditional items.

Research has demonstrated the intrinsic relationship between economic development and educational attainment. As a society we have failed to recognize that this relationship is applicable and significant well beyond the individual level. While we recognize that high school dropouts are much more likely than the rest of the population to be unemployed, to live in poverty, to be on government assistance and even to be incarcerated, we often fail to recognize why it affects us personally or why we own some responsibility for solving the problem.

There are some of us who look at neighboring communities or individual schools, where dropout rates are unacceptably high, and decide that the problem is not ours; that the challenge is an isolated one and the blame lies with the school systems and their students. Believing that is a failure to understand the societal challenges facing students today, particularly in urban areas, and how those dropout numbers affect us all.

The Urban Initiative study assessed the financial impact to the South Coast of lower than average educational attainment. Using national models, it was determined that the South Coast, using Massachusetts as its comparison, is missing out on $232 million in annual payroll as a result of its lack of educational attainment; money that, if circulating through the region, would benefit us all.

Add to that the knowledge that higher dropout rates translate into higher rates of crime and youth violence, greater levels of government assistance and social programs, and a lack of business investment that increases residential property taxes and affects people at all income and education levels, and the rationale for greater concern on all our parts is made.

A city problem?

It’s true that 75% of the region’s dropouts are in the New Bedford and Fall River school districts. Adding the dropout figures from five more communities out of the remaining 12 in the South Coast would account for 95% of the total dropout number for the region. There are real disparities in the numbers from one community to the next, based largely on a community’s per capita income.

But we’ve learned that businesses make expansion and location decisions based on regional educational attainment levels.

It is the same grit, character, determination and practicality that defined the people responsible for this region’s earlier economic successes that will carry us through a transition to a new economy and a better quality of life, if we apply it with the right focus and, above all else, if we care.

Therefore, if you are in a community with a relatively low dropout rate, but within a region with high rates of dropout, then you, too, have a dropout problem.

Nearly 50 years ago in a statement to Congress, President John F. Kennedy warned us that, “We neglect our cities at our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.” So too, are our South Coast cities the cornerstone of our region’s survival.

Our region cannot, once again, be great if our cities are not healthy. And our cities cannot be healthy, economically and otherwise, if we fail to collectively address what is happening educationally in those cities.

We have all been told that our world operates within the context of a global society and a global economy; that municipal, state, and national boundaries are becoming increasingly irrelevant in the face of econom-

ic, political, and social forces. Unfortunately, there are still too many who fail to comprehend the ramifications of this monumental shift and, as such, fail to see the connection alluded to by President Kennedy between our region’s fate and the fate of our cities.

Care to change Is there hope? Yes, absolutely!

Around the country, the cities and urban school districts where the problem has been greatest have made significant progress in reducing dropout rates. Just paying attention and acknowledging the dropout problem as a crisis that affects the lives of our young people and everyone else in the community can lay the foundation for successful dropout intervention strategies.

In our region, efforts have already begun in our schools and in our communities, with the leadership and support of regional partners like UMass-Dartmouth and The South Coast Development Partnership, a group of business and civic leaders who have determined that our regional business development cannot succeed unless we all get more focused on education.

The Urban Initiative has just entered into an agreement with the National Dropout Prevention Center based at Clemson University to become the first satellite of the Center, bringing a significant national resource into our region.

All of these partners, in collaboration with everyone in the region, can promote those strategies that could work best in this region; increasing the number of volunteer mentors and tutors for at-risk students, expanding early childhood programs, increasing family engagement in children’s learning, and expanding career and technical education along with school-community partnerships. Equally important is creating a “dropout early warning system” in our schools to identify at-risk students early and tailor intervention strategies for them.

It is the same grit, character, determination and practicality that defined the people responsible for this region’s earlier economic successes that will carry us through a transition to a new economy and a better quality of life, if we apply it with the right focus and, above all else, if we care.

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SOUTH COAST VITALS

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Denzel Washington, John Travolta In theaters June 12

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Secret, Profane & Sugarcane includes ten previously unrecorded songs from Elvis Costello’s catalog. “Sulphur to Sugarcane” and “The Crooked Line”, were co-written with T Bone Burnett while, “I Felt The Chill” is Costello’s second studio venture with Loretta Lynn.

Co-written by New Bedford native, Brian Helgland, The Taking Of Pelham 123 sees a team of hijackers (led by Travolta) forcefully abduct a New York City subway train, forcing subway dispatcher Zachary Gerber (Washington) to negotiate the safety of the passengers in a race against the clock.

Rocket Men is the thrilling story of the moon mission, restoring the mystery and majesty to an event that may have become too familiar for most people to realize what a stunning achievement it represented in planning, technology, and execution.

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Australia’s award-winning pop/rockers, The Veronicas, serve a dish of revenge—served cold of course —at Lupo’s in Providence.

Tickets are on sale now for $15 ($17 day of show). Don’t miss this chance to see these infectiously quirky Aussies live.

The Z in New Bedford closes its 20082009 season with a unique celebration of this rich culture. Prepare to be stunned and amazed by enchanting song, colorful Tibetan attire, and meticulously choreographed dance. Buy tickets now for $35.

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Could your immune system use a boost?

By Sheryl Worthington Turgeon

We don’t really think about our immune system until something goes wrong or we feel threatened. Supporting our immune system is actually like building the foundation of a house—if we don’t make an effort to strengthen it, everything from the frame to the rafters can come tumbling down under the right circumstances.

To begin building, let’s start with the basics.

To stay healthy, we need to get enough sleep, exercise, the right foods, enough water, and practice good hygiene habits.

Sleep is important because it is the time we recharge our bodies. Most adults require seven to eight hours of sleep per night to keep our immune system working well. And if we walk as few as 30 minutes a day we help our lymphatic fluids to flow, making immune system cells more responsive. So let’s take advantage of our great New England summers and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine! The Vitamin D we get in 15 minutes of sun will boost our immune system, help prevent osteoporosis and certain cancers, and provide numerous additional benefits.

Good nutrition and healthy hydration are probably the two basics that have an enormous impact on our immune system.

Among the important foods are Brazil nuts and tuna (just be careful about mercury) for selenium, the mineral which slows the formation of free radicals that act like rust on our bodies.

Eating garlic is beneficial for its antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties, but it also helps the body make other immune stimulating compounds.

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with Vitamin B6, found in salmon, bananas, carrots, lentils, or sunflower seeds.

Other important vitamins to boost immunity are Vitamin C, found in peppers, tomatoes, and citrus fruits; Vitamin E in wheat germ and fish oil; and Vitamin A or beta-carotene from carrots.

Pure nutritional supplements are also useful when strengthening the immune system.

You want to be sure GMP (Good Manufacturing Process) is on the label and that the supplements are of high quality. One resource for this is the Comparative Guide to Nutritional Supplements published by the Canadian Government. It includes ratings of over 1,500 manufacturers.

“The immune system is our body’s interface with the outside world, designed to protect us from infection. It works best if kept strong naturally by optimal sleep, nutrition, and exercise, and light exposure,” notes Cathleen S. Hood, MD, Family Practitioner in Westport, MA. “Supplements can be helpful, given that few people manage optimal nutrition and light exposure consistently. A daily high quality multivitamin helps maintain good nutrition. I sometimes recommend additional vitamins C, E and L lysine for an extra immune boost.”

Remember to drink six to eight glasses of water a day, too. Our cells are 80 percent water and require hydration to function properly. We also want to keep the mucous membranes in the nose and throat moist enough to trap viruses in the air before they are internalized.

Now, if there are “right foods,” there have to be “wrong foods,” right? Well, right up there at the top of the list is sugar. It actually depresses certain cells of the immune sys-

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tem, and depletes our nutrients as it is being metabolized. Besides being an ingredient in the obvious choices, such as cookies and candy, sugar is in what nutritionists call the “whites”—pasta, white flour, potatoes, and bread. You want to avoid highly processed and refined foods (anything that is prepackaged and has a long list of ingredients) as well.

Every child is taught to wash his or her hands before meals and upon leaving the bathroom. Hygiene includes more than proper hand washing, though. We need to cough or sneeze into the crux of the elbow, avoid sharing towels, keep kitchen and other surfaces clean with hot, soapy water, and never share sips of a beverage or bites of food—even with loved ones.

Loving and caring for one another seems to support the immune system.

According to Dr. Maoshing Ni in The Secrets of Self-Healing, a Southampton General Hospital study in England showed that “A five-minute episode of feeling genuine care or compassion can enhance the immune system, causing a gradual climb in IgA, your body’s natural antibody against colds, flu and infections.”

Considered by many to be the foundation for immunity, gratitude and forgiveness are attitudes that most spiritual practices encourage. The habitual use of prayer, meditation or visualization supports a process of continual renewal for the mind, body and spirit. In fact, it may just provide the resiliency that sustains and helps us bend like trees blowing in the wind to weather whatever storm comes along to challenge our immune system.

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June 3 – Astronaut Ed White made the 1st US spacewalk in 1965. It is also national Egg Day. June 4 – International Day of Innocent Children, Victims of Aggression. In 1982, the United Nations General Assembly declared this a day of awareness and global

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action to protect the children of the world.

It is also national Cheese Day and Aesop’s birthday.

June 5 – International Donut Day Celebrated on the first Friday in June every year, Donut Day is not just some goofy culinary marketing campaign. Ever wonder why World War I soldiers were referred to as “doughboys”? During WWI, American Salvation Army “lassies” went to the European front lines and served homecooked comfort food like doughnuts to the hungry, harried American troops. A major

fund-raising day for the Salvation Army, it was first officially celebrated in Chicago in 1938, during the Great Depression. It is also the anniversary of the first hot air balloon flight (1783) and national Gingerbread Day. June 6 – On this day in 1933, the nation’s first drive-in movie theatre opened in New Jersey. It is also national Yo-Yo Day, and the feast day of the 6th century French St. Medard, the patron saint against bad weather.

June 10 – International Iced Tea Day and national Ballpoint Pen Day. June 12 – Anne Frank’s birthday (1929) and the day (1839) when the baseball was invented.

June 13 – Sewing Machine Day Another barely understood global observance, Sewing Machine Day celebrates the homegrown Industrial Revolution invention (1755) as significant as Gutenberg’s invention of the moveable-type printing press.

Legend has it that Manjiro Nakahama, the first Japanese to live in America (mid19th century in Fairhaven MA), took an American sewing machine back to Japan, inspiring the future Toyota Industries to invest in textiles manufacturing—the Great Tokyo Earthquake in the 1920’s destroyed the textile factories, and Toyota turned to car manufacturing as a result. It’s also national Weed Your Garden Day. June 13 is also the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of Portugal, fishermen and legendary finder of lost objects. (“Dear St. Anthony, / Look around./ Something’s lost/ That must be found.”)

June 14 – United States Flag Day Although not an official federal holiday, Flag Day is cheerfully celebrated countrywide, with varying patriotic flourishes and parades. Legend has it that George Washington asked Betsy Ross in 1777 to design a flag for the new country, but it was actually an act passed by the Second Continental Congress of the same year that declared that our new flag would include thirteen alternating stripes of red and white (representing the original thirteen colonies)

with a circle of thirteen stars on a blue field representing their union. Over the years, a new star was added as more states joined the union, resulting in today’s fifty white stars on the field of blue. Pres. Harry Truman designated June 14 as Flag Day in 1949. For what it’s worth, it’s also the day (1834) when sand-paper was invented.

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June 15 – National Fly a Kite Day, celebrating Ben Franklin’s revolutionary experiment with lightning and electricity in 1752. It is also the Christian feast day of St. Vitus, the patron saint against sleep disorders, epilepsy, demonic possession, as well as the patron saint of dancers, actors, the city of Prague and dogs. The neurological disorder called “St. Vitus’ Dance” (Sydenham’s chorea) was so-named after the uncontrollable grimacing and tremors of pilgrims seeking cure at his many shrines throughout medieval Europe.

June 16 – National Morticians Day. (Go figure.)

June 21 – In 2009, this date is a blockbuster. It’s Father’s Day (celebrated in the US on the third Sunday of the month – see sidebar), the first day of summer (summer equinox) and Christian feast day of St. Aloysius, patron saint of teenagers.

June 23 – Fittingly, Johannes Gutenberg’s birthday in 1400 (he invented the moveable type printing press) is also the day in 1868 that the typewriter was patented.

It’s also national Soap Opera Day. In the Russian Orthodox tradition, it is the feast day of St. Artemius of Verkola, patron saint of hernias and intestinal disorders, who was killed by lightning when he was twelve years old.

June 26 – On this day in 1498, the toothbrush was invented and, in 1819, the bicycle was patented. It’s also national Chocolate Pudding Day. June is also the official Adopt-a-Cat Month and Potty Training Awareness Month. The June birthstone is either the pearl or alexandrite, and the June astrological sign is Gemini to June 22, and then Cancer.

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COVER STORY

Home trends Spend a little, improve a lot

by Cara Connelly Pimental

It could be the impending warm weather, the threat of some sort of flu, or the economy—all good reasons to stay close to home. Whatever the reasons, people are renovating, remodeling and reinventing outdoor living spaces. Budgets are as varied as the ideas of builders and homeowners. Homeowners enjoy living with the new trends, and know they provide great resale value to a home.

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Small Scale Small projects can be as simple as installing awnings to existing decks. It’s a big bang for the buck, according to Steven Alves of Stevens Home Improvement.

“Awnings are a terrific product. It is a reasonably priced item running between $1,600-$2,800 depending on size and options,” said Alves.

Most awnings extend 10-13 feet and are motorized and or retractable. They are versatile and protect from the sun and rain. Not only will an awning make sitting outdoors more enjoyable, but they offer protection for the decking material from the constant elements of heat and rain.

Power-washing, re-staining and repainting is another economical option to get your outdoor living space summer ready, according to David Pimental of Pimental Contractors. Pimental adds, “Small changes can often make a big impact.”

He suggests adding or modifying shutters, flowerboxes and trim details around exterior windows to really add curb appeal.

Medium scale Stevens recommends making existing decks larger or change building materials from pressure treated wood to timber tech or some other composite material.

Homeowners and builders alike are really thinking green these days. Builders use environmentally friendly products and reuse materials such as decking.

Pimental suggests adding new landscaping or renovating a tired garden are great ways to improve outdoor space. Vegetable gardens, both in the yard and in pots called container gardens, can be a colorful, practical way to use the outdoors.

He also suggests, “adding a new entry door, storm door or walkway can make a huge impact from the outside of the house.

It also changes the perspective of the homeowner looking out to the front yard and the light, or lack thereof, a new door may bring.”

Large scale Some homeowners like to enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of the great outdoors from inside their home. Patio screen room enclosures and sun rooms are increasing not only in popularity, and the function of such a room is equally as versatile. This extra space is not considered an addition to a home but, rather an extension to a home and living spaces, according to Alves. Stevens Home Improvement is an industry leader in such projects.

The National Sunroom Association in Cleveland, Ohio recently honored Stevens.

They were awarded first place in The National Sunroom Association Design Awards Competition. The national honor is awarded to a company who exhibits contractor excellence in the design and installation of sunrooms, solariums and patio covers. Entries are judged on aesthetic appeal, how well the sunroom enhances the architecture and natural surrounds of the home as well as interior appeal and functionality.

This is the seventh anniversary of the competition involving hundreds of entries from contractor members across the country. Alves expressed his gratitude in receiving the coveted award. “We know the competition is keen and we appreciate being recognized for our quality work on a national basis.”

Another fun way to add seasonal living space is to “add deck and patio space with outdoor kitchens or hot tubs,” recommends Pimental, who has worked with local landscape architects to enhance outdoor space with ponds and perennial gardens that provide blooms from spring to summer.

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Grills are versatile enough to fit in on most decks or patios or can be a fixed part of an outdoor kitchen or grilling area. Prices range from $300-$3,500.

According to Adam Ballantine of Ash Away in Dartmouth, homeowners should consider a few things before purchasing a grill. Stainless steel grills are essential for those that live close to the water. “It’s a wise investment,” according to Ballantine.

Some other considerations include thinking about the number of people that you will be cooking for—how many burners are necessary, frequency of entertaining and special features that may be useful such as side burners—one or many—and a rotisserie.

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WINE NOTES

Rkatsiteli

Spicy Russian grape variety succeeding in South Coast

by Alton Long

ost local wine consumers are familiar with the Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Merlot wines and perhaps even the Cabernet Franc and Vidal wines of New England. They eventually learn to know and appreciate wines made from these varieties, as they are fairly prolific in this region. But many would look askance at the tasting sheets when they see the name Rkatsiteli.

Yet this virtually unknown wine grape variety is slowly becoming popular with the more adventurous wine lovers, especially here in the South Coast.

Rkatsiteli makes a rather spicy and aromatic white wine that that many find very pleasant.

A new local taste thrill Rkatsiteli is a rather unique grape variety in the U.S. with just a dozen or so commercial wineries producing it. But fortunately for us here on the South Coast, our own Westport Rivers Vineyards and Winery grows that grape and produces Rkatsiteli wine.

In addition to their 100 percent Rkatsiteli, Westport also adds a little Rkatsiteli to one of their sparkling wines. It seems to add a little “zest,” making it much more interesting.

The history of this rather unique grape and how it came to the U.S and eventually to Massachusetts is fascinating.

Rkatsiteli, pronounced, “ra-kah-tsee-tely”, is probably the most unusual and unique grape variety that is being offered is this region. This grape appears to have originated in Georgia, which is southwest of Russia.

It is also one of the oldest grape varieties known as the seeds of this grape were found in clay vessels that date back to 3000 BC. The word “Rkatsiteli “ literally means “red stem” in one of the older Georgian dialects.

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was first grown in the U.S. in the New York Finger Lakes wine region by Dr. Konstantin Frank, a Russian émigré. He established his New York vineyards in the late 1950s and released his first wines in 1962, but the Rkatsiteli may not have been planted until sometime in the 60s.

Sometime in these early years Dr. Frank brought in some 50 different species of vinifera grape vines in cooperation with the US Department of Agriculture and it must have included Rkatsiteli as it has been part of the Dr. Frank’s wine repertoire ever since.

Dr. Frank is also particularly noted for proving that European vinifera grapes (such as Riesling, Chardonnay, etc) could be successfully grown in the Northeastern U.S. and made into excellent wine. It is no surprise that he named his original winery “Vinifera Vineyards.”

Today this grape is still being grown by his grandsons, Fred Frank and Eric Volz, and is sold now under the Dr. Konstatin Frank label. They are now producing several thousand cases a year. They describe their Rkatsiteli as being intensely fruity and complex. It has a crisp acidity that is carefully

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balanced with a bit of residual sugar. It runs about $18 a bottle.

There are other vineyards in New York producing this wine including McGregor Vineyards Winery. They actually have four of the ancient Georgian grape varieties, including Rkatsiteli. They use it in a blend with another of those Georgian varieties 65 % Rkatsiteli and and 35% Sereksiya and it is called Rkatsiteli-Sereksiya Rosé. They only produce about 159 cases.

It seems that there is a competing entry for the “early” planting and commercial production of this unusual grape as Joe Concannon of the Concannon winery in Livermore California experimented with this rare variety working with the University of California in Davis, in the 1970s. Jim Concannon, the wine maker at Concannon at the time, agreed to try making a wine from one of the early harvest. The folks at Concannon all liked this wine so much that they decided to bottle it and sold it for a number of years.

Rkatsiteli rising There were many champions of this wine including a Russian émigré broadcaster with

the Voice of America and who had somehow heard of this wine. The Russian Tea Room in Manhattan New York ordered as much as Concannon could supply.

Some time during Concannon’s production of Rkatsiteli, Dr. Edward Teller (of the atomic bomb fame as well as more meaningful works) was hosting a gathering of Russian scientists at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. He arranged a ‘field trip” to Concannon Winery since the laboratory had a “no-alcohol” policy. The visiting Russians were surprised and pleased to find the familiar taste of one of the classic wine of Russia.

It seems that Rkatsiteli was very popular in the Soviet Union at that time and at one point was responsible for more the 18% of all Soviet wine production.

Besides California and New York, Rkatsiteli wine is being produced in New Jersey by Tomasello Winery and in Virginia by Horton Vineyards. But the biggest surprise is the growing and production of Rkatsiteli, right here in the South Coast wine region.

Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery obtained their Rkatsiteli vines in the late 80’s from Walter Volz, the son-in-law of Dr. Frank, who had founded a nursery of grape vine varieties appropriate for northeastern regions. Westport has been producing Rkatsiteli as a single varietal since the 2005 vintage.

Westport Rivers announced their 2007 Rkatsiteli as their “best vintage to date” of this Georgian varietal. It has a great citrus aroma of lemon, lime and ripe kiwi. They make it in a medium bodied and bone dry style. They recommend it for pairing with Asian cuisines and locally harvested Bay Scallop Ceviche (try w/crumbled bacon), Tum Yum Goon (Thai spicy lemongrassshrimp soup), Thai green curry or lemon chicken finished sprinkled with capers. Their rendition runs $18.99, but buy it when you can, as there were only 218 cases produced.

Westport also adds a little to their excellent sparkling Imperial Sec, While Riesling is the primary grape used, the flavor is spiced up a bit by the addition of about 12 percent Rkatsiteli.

So even if you can’t pronounce the name, see if you can get hold of a bottle of this “rakah-tsee-tely” and have a ball impressing your friends, betting them that “they can’t name this wine.”

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It seems like everyone’s pocketbook is leaner these days. Our first instinct then, might be to stay home, watch TV, and do as little as possible to save money. Fight that urge. Spending a few extra dollars for art, music, or just plain fun can open new doors for you and strengthen the local economy.

Live music, especially, is a natural pick me up.

All around the South Coast, talented musicians abound. Some will start out here, in search of brighter lights and bigger cities, and some will stay faithful to their roots.

As residents, we have the opportunity to watch our fledgling musicians as well as

veterans perform at many venues throughout our cities and towns. No matter what your musical taste, there’s a place for you to relax, revive, and recharge and maybe most important, to go out have some much needed fun!

Musical theatre and more The South Coast is blessed to have a renovated gem in our midst in the form of the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford. The “Z” has an eclectic musical lineup this summer: On June 6th, be honored with a chance to see The Mystical Arts of Tibet, endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. For some old-

school fun, go to the Z on June 19th, when the legendary rock band The Blue Oyster Cult will perform.

If you like musicals, then you don’t need to go to PPAC, Boston or even Broadway because Mel Brooks’ The Producers is coming to town. This is big news. The Producers is a hilarious show based on the academy award winning 1968 film of the same name.

The show runs from July 10th through July 19th with a “gala” performance on opening night.

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Continued from previous page the Z. Keep checking the website for additional listings and shows. The Zeiterion is located at 684 Purchase Street in New Bedford. www.zeiterion.org. 508-9942900. Tickets are available online or by calling or visiting the box office. Blue Oyster Cult tickets are $25 to $35. The Producers tickets are $28 to $36; Gala seats are $80.

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Is it time for date night? Head to the ultraromantic, hip and beautiful Cork Wine & Tapas bar in New Bedford. Cork is located across from the ferry terminal in a stunning yellow stone building on a Cobblestone street.

Thursday nights be treated to the soulful melodies of Neal McCarthy (vocals), Kyle Spark (bass) and Matt Antunes (drums) who fill the space with a nostalgic, romantic feel as they sit casually playing everything from Johnny Cash to Daniel Benoit to original music. Live music on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, as well.

Find Cork at 90 Front Street (Rose Alley) in New Bedford, at www.corkwineandtapas. com or by calling 508-994-wine. No cover charge, though the wine can get a little pricey (between $5 and $12 a glass).

Luck O’ the Irish Feeling casual, just up for a beer and some good music? Kirby’s Irish Pub took over the old site of the Irish Immigrant on Kempton Street in New Bedford. Since Kirby’s opened its doors on St. Patty’s day last year, they’ve maintained a steady flow of fans who come to relax after a hard day at this good-old-fashioned family-owned bar.

Kirby’s features live music on Wednesdays with Neal McCarthy and Ken Richards, as well as on Fridays and Saturdays. And if you haven’t been to 818 Kempton Street since it was the Irish Immigrant Pub, be prepared to be pleasantly surprised. Everything’s been renovated and cleaned up; even the bathrooms received a much-needed makeover.

Plus, Kirby’s stays open until 2 a.m. 508992-1999. Small cover charge varies.

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you’ve seen the bumper sticker: Pearly Baker Loves You and wondered who on earth Pearly Baker is. To clarify, Pearly Baker is a Grateful Deadesque tribute band that plays at the Bullpen every Tuesday night. The lead vocalist is local legend Ken Richards, also a painter, who splits his time between Mikonos, Greece and the South Coast. The Bullpen, a dark, vast bar, features live bands on Fridays and Saturdays, too. Find the Bullpen at 1825 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford. (508) 995-8216. $3 cover.

Great music, with a great view Do you appreciate the real deal, and possibly the best that our local music scene has to offer? The Narrows Center for the arts is a musical treasure trove located in a quintessential South Coast setting, the top floor of an old mill building. See the sweeping views of Fall River’s pier, the Braga Bridge and Battleship Cove.

The Narrows features many big name acts; on June 5th Richie Havens will perform in his rich, classic style. The Narrows has an amazing line-up for the rest of the summer as well, including Kate Taylor (sister of Livingston, James and Hugh) in July, David Wilcox in August, and Tom Rush in September.

A comprehensive website provides more info, the complete musical calendar, plus

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online ticketing. www.ncfta.org. Find the Narrows at 16 Anawan Street in Fall River.

508-324-1926. Ticket prices vary. Richie Havens tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the show. Lesser known acts run from about $15.

No frills entertainment If you are not up for a drive to a big city, how about checking out Bridge Street Station in Fairhaven? Bridge Street is a casual bar (think pool table and video games) that features live music several nights per week. Tuesday nights at 9 pm The Marcus Monteiro Quartet (MM4) plays with its varying cast of musical characters. Jeff Gobush and Thom Hiller play on Wednesday nights at 10 pm.

The crowd is young and hip, and the beer just keeps on flowing. Find Bridge Street at 122 Main Street (at the corner of Bridge Street) in Fairhaven. 508-996-8749.

There’s usually a nominal cover at the door.

Hardcore: punk, metal and more The New Wave Café declares itself Southern New England’s # 1 Rock Club, but it also features punk, metal and occasionally blues or even folk music. Original acts from all over the U.S. have been playing here for over a decade.

June shows are not yet listed as of this writing but check www.myspace.com/

newwavecafe regularly for the updated calendar. The New Wave Café is located at 143 North Front Street in New Bedford.

508-984-0080. Cover charges vary.

Music up on a roof Arguably one of the area’s best views can be seen from the roof deck at Newport’s Viking Hotel on Bellevue Avenue. If the lobby and the dining room have an old-fashioned, almost stilted feel, then the roof deck is the Viking’s rebellious little brother.

The atmosphere is relaxed as bartenders serve up the not so virgin “Viking Green Tea,” littlenecks on the half shell, and a host of other regional specialties. Rhode Island musicians such as the Rick Costa Latin Jazz Trio and Caribbean Candy perform every Friday evening from 5 to 9 pm, on Saturdays and Sundays from 4 to 8 pm.

The Viking is located at One Bellevue Avenue. 401-847-3300. www.hotelviking. com. From the lobby, walk to the right down the hall and take the elevator to the tippity top to get to the roof deck. No cover, no minimum order on food or drink.

Jazz brunch by the sea Newport’s The Castle Hill Inn & Resort was recently named to the prestigious “Stay List 2009” by National Geographic Traveler —for its picturesque seaside location, its respect for local and natural resources, and for its eclectic mix of Victorian mansion and beachfront cottage accommodations. As if you needed another reason to go, all year long the Inn hosts a Sunday Jazz Brunch for guests and visitors alike.

General Manager Natalie Ward says, “There is a long tradition of jazz here in Newport… if you haven’t been (to brunch) you really should. You hear the music wafting along the waves, you see the ocean…it really is something.” In the summer season, Dick Lupino plays with fellow musicians in the outdoor dining area. Find Castle Hill Inn & Resort at 590 Ocean Drive in Newport.

Brunch hours on Sunday are 11:30 to 3 pm. www.castlehillinn.com. 401-849-3800.

So now that you know what’s going on out there in the world beyond your backyard, you simply can’t stay home, can you? Take your mom, take your wife, take your Uncle Norman visiting from Florida, and show them the South Coast music scene is thriving. Take some of it in, and you may even find yourself (shhhh!) having…fun.

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The Guru Shack brings music back

A look through the door of the Guru Shack.

By Michael J. Vieira

There was a time when Fall River had nightclubs, and the Flint was the place to be on the weekend with late night restaurants and music sailing out into the street. Jason Medeiros and John Mailloux are working to bring the music back.

It all started when Don Lambert, owner of The Mortgage Group, came up with the idea for a radio show featuring local musicians. His Pleasant Street location was the site of Zeke’s Restaurant, a hopping place in years past. Lambert suggested the idea to local musician Jason Medeiros, who ran with it.

“The first person I called was John Mailloux at Bongo Beach Productions. I knew that the success of the show relied heavily on the quality of the recording. John brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to any project he works on. The combination of Don, myself and John has been a good fit,”

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Medeiros said.

The two are excellent musicians in their own right.

Medeiros is an expert keyboard player and Mailloux plays the bass with skill and style. They have performed together and with Rick Mancini as part of the group “Hiker.”

Originally, the show and Medeiros’ business venture were going to be named “Rolling Rock Music” after the Fall River landmark located not far from the studio. But a random phone call changed that.

“I was on the phone with John running the idea by him and he asked what I was going to do there,” Medeiros recalled, “I said, ‘I don’t know... its going to be some kind of Guru Shack.’ John said, ‘Now that’s a name.’”

During the week, the Guru Shack provides a space for Medeiros to work with local musicians and help them develop their talents. Across town, in a South

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Main Street studio, Mailloux runs Bongo Beach Productions, a digital recording studio, where he has recorded and mixed the sounds of local and national talent. His work with Duke Robillard earned him a Grammy nomination.

But on Saturday night, the two invite some friends to the Guru Shack.

“We record on Saturday night at 7 p.m. The show is recorded in front of a live studio audience,” Mailloux said, “We try to be consistent on Saturday nights, but it depends on lining up the artists and schedules.”

Old time radio For those who fill the 20 or so seats, the experience is unique. A combination of old time radio show and intimate concert experience, Jason banters with the musicians about their past, their

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influences, and often their favorite Coney Island hot dog place. All the while, John adjusts the sound and keeps a careful watch on the time.

Drawn from the rich talent of the South Coast, their musical guests have included singer-songwriters like Rick Mancini, John Botelho, Louis Leeman, Andrea Belanger, Grace Morrison, Justin Sampson, Tom Khoury, and Michael Troy.

But they’ve also branched out to include Americana folk band, The Remnants, vocal guitar trio Day Old Funk, actor Tyler Bowe, and the Tiverton High School Jazz Band under the direction of Mike Alves.

(The high school also provided the show’s signature soundtrack: “Click, clack it’s the Guru Shack.”) Upcoming acts include Shipyard Wreck, and flamenco guitarist Brian Mello—flamenco guitarist.

“The content of the show stems from a mutual interest we all share in the original work artists produce. The greater Fall River and New Bedford area are an abundant source of talent. We thought it would be a great idea to give them a showcase,” Medeiros said.

Listen on 1480 The Guru Shack airs on WSAR 1480 on Sunday nights from 7 to 8 p.m. If you are out of range of the local AM radio signal, listeners can stream the show in real time via the internet at wsar.com.

Occasionally, the Shack is preempted by major sporting events.

“If that is the case we will run the show the following week and also at an announced alternative

time spot for that week,” Mailloux said.

For now, listeners can either catch the show live, as part of the audience, or on the local radio station. Although they are planning to provide podcasts of the show, they also want to preserve the purity of the entertainment medium.

“We like the idea of keeping it ‘old school radio,’ when you look forward to the new episode and listen on air,” Mailloux said. “We will make the shows available on podcast after they have been aired.”

They also like the idea of recording in front of a live audience. Although usually friends of the band and hosts fill the seats, the Guru Shack is open to the public with limited seating. People interested should check out gurushackmusic.wordpress.com.

Listeners can also share comments at the blog located at that web address. A Guru Shack website is also in the works.

“Jason and I are long time friends and musicians and wanted this to be a show that gives talented original artists to perform and discuss their music and how it is involved in their lives,” Mailloux said.

From the sound of things, they are doing just that.

The Guru Shack is located at 1107 Pleasant Street in Fall River. Currently, the show is sponsored

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by Bob Ekstrom

Excited filmgoers wait to experience Newport’s Film Festival

When I was a kid, mom took me and a buddy up to the old Academy Theatre in Fall River to see Jaws. That’s a big trip for a Newporter, but it was the only way we figured to see the movie sweeping the country that summer, given the lines that formed outside both Newport theaters along Washington Square every night.

It was a time before On-Demand, when theaters were the only option and movie-going was an event.

I’d save my allowance for a week to collect the five dollars that got me into a show with a box of popcorn. The seats were hard, the picture rattled on the screen, and selections were limited—by summer’s end Jaws had been held over everywhere and we begged for something else—yet, even in its rustic form, cinema was an experience to be treasured.

Over the years, the romantic in me was lost to the point where I can count on three fingers the number of theaters I’ve been to since starting fatherhood, and my oldest is now in college. With another Father’s Day looking to remind me of the experiences I’ve forgone, the Newport International Film Festival makes a well-timed arrival.

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University campus and both the Opera House and Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center on Washington Square, will be NIFF’s twelfth.

Yet it almost didn’t happen. Last autumn, a revamped fund-raising effort led by firstyear Executive Director Jennifer Maizel and a hands-on board chaired by Alan Weiss secured the final piece of the financial puzzle, on the eve of a meeting to consider cancellation, when an anonymous donor pledged $90,000 with the stipulation that the 2009 festival be held.

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“Festivals in general are really struggling,” says Maizel, who managed the Sarasota Film Festival before coming to Newport.

“It’s not limited to Newport. Sarasota itself had several closings of important art festivals. We’re all struggling, so it wasn’t really surprising to come here and find out that we were going to be up against some serious financial trouble.”

Despite the pledge, the 2009 festival is not completely immune to this recession’s stranglehold. As regional film festivals around the country have done, Newport is dropping a day from its traditional six-date schedule. Nevertheless, the festival will still screen 41 feature-length films—about the same as last year—and as many shorts. By contrast, the recently concluded Tribeca Film Festival in Manhattan screened 85 features, down from 121 in 2008.

So many offerings…something for everyone “It’s a mix of foreign, independent, and documentary,” says Artistic Director Tom Hall, who came from Sarasota with Maizel.

“It’s about fifty-fifty, documentaries to fiction. There’s no real math to it. It becomes

a matter of which ones will have an audience in Newport that will speak to people in a meaningful way.”

This year’s festival will screen works from several countries, closing with the French documentary, Tabarly, a 2009 César nominee for Best Documentary. Hall also has a new domestic twist.

“We’re showing archival classics in partnership with the Museum of Modern Art,” Hall explains of the new affiliation forged this year. “We put together a program we’re calling Archival Gotham. These are films shot on location in New York City and the surrounding area that really show the city over time. They’re coming on archival 35-millimeter print, which means we have to build a theater just to show them at the festival.”

The format’s the thing One of the amenities enjoyed by attendees of community film festivals such as Newport’s is the authenticity of the viewing format. For Hall, providing this experience may meet audience demand, but it is as equally a supply-side mandate.

“Very few people make films so they can be shown on DVDs,” he says. “People make them on 35-millimeter or on high definition video for a specific purpose: they look good in those formats. That’s what filmmakers are passionate about. They want their films to be represented properly in front of an audience.”

For this year’s festival, NIFF will be subsidizing the retrofit of each of its venues with video projection systems and decks needed to accommodate state-of-the-art presentation. That’s in addition to the Archival Gotham retrofits at Jane Pickens, which is the most viable venue to host the Museum of Modern Art screenings.

“We’re one of the oldest theaters in the country,” says Kathy Staab of the 175 yearold façade that she, along with husband David, has owned and operated for five years. “We also have the largest capacity of all the venues.”

Additionally, Pickens has the interior room for a special projection booth and screen that other venues lacked and for Hall, these are necessary logistics in enhancing audience gratification.

“That’s really a passion of mine,” he admits. “Not just the tech part, but presenting movies in the way they were intended to be seen.”

An interactive viewing experience Interaction with filmmakers is another benefit that makes film festivals a more enriching viewing experience than the local Blockbuster.

“During the festival, we’ll have filmmakers—whether it’s a director or producer or screenwriter or an actor—to talk about their experience and to help people understand the project or the film,” explains Executive Director Maizel.

Three panel discussions are scheduled during the festival, as are post-screening Q&A sessions with filmmakers. Among them, Duncan Jones—better known to my generation as David Bowie’s son, Zowie— will be in attendance to discuss his feature directorial debut in Moon, a sci-fi that premiered this year at Sundance.

“That’s really the Number One cultural benefit of a film festival—to bring the artist to the community,” says Hall. “It’s not just sitting down and seeing a movie. You’re having the chance to meet the artist who made it and have a conversation about the work. It gives context and more meaning to the experience of seeing the film.”

It’s a model so well-received among audiences that NIFF cloned it throughout the year with the launching of their Second Monday Cinema Series in November 2007.

Not just for Father’s Day anymore “The Second Monday series is a chance for us to stay in the public eye every month,” says Maizel. “We usually do a film that hasn’t been released in theaters—or may never be. We try to have someone associated with the film speak to the audience like they would at a normal festival event.”

Jane Pickens is the permanent host of the Second Monday series, which attracts crowds that theater owner Staab characterizes as consistently strong, particularly with the Oscar-nominated short films that have been screened the past two months. The Series will take June off before resuming on July 13. The next few screenings will feature documentary films whose release dates did not time well with NIFF’s annual festival.

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HAPPENINGS Art • Film • Literature June 1 – Movie Night at the Millicent Library. Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Hudsucker Proxy (1994).

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June 3-7 – Newport International Film Festival showcasing documentaries, shorts, features and children’s programming and includes competition, themed sidebars, and a retrospective. www.

NewportFilmFestival.com June 4 - Seaside Cinema. Sit back and enjoy the 1st movie of the season on board the USS Massachusetts. Battleship Cove, Fall River.

8:30pm. Free. $2 donation suggested. 508-6781100 x 110.

June 6 - Clay For Kids. ArtWorks!, 384 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. Classes every Saturday at 9:30am. $25 for non-members. 508-984-1588.

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June 6 - Summer Reading Club. Swansea Mall, 262 Swansea Mall Dr., Swansea. For ages 5-12.

12:30pm. 508-679-2543 or visit www.visitswanseamall.com June 13 - Annual Spring Used Book Sale. 10amnoon at the Portsmouth Free Public Library, 2658 East Main Rd. A preview for Library Association members (in good standing) only is from 9am to 10am. Hundreds of titles of adult hard cover books and paperbacks will be available. There are also children’s books as well as some used videos, music CDs and books on tape. http://web. provlib.org/porlib/calendar_of_events.htm June 16 - Lunch With The Artist: William Blake: The Holy Do-It-Yourselfer. Hosted by Richard Tyre. John Griswold House, 76 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. Noon. Free for members; nonmembers $5. 401-848-8200 or visit www. newportartmuseum.org June 18 - Gallery Night Providence. Hop a free “Art Bus” and visit more than two dozen galleries, museums, and historic sites. 401-751-2628 or visit www.gallerynight.info

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June 18 - If These Walls Could Talk...Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American.

John Brown House Museum, 52 Power St., Providence, RI. 401-331-8575 x45 or visit www. rihs.org June 20 - Gallery Night in the Light of Saturday: West Side. Gallery Z, 259 Atwells Ave., Providence, RI. 401-273-7507 x62 or visit www/ rihs.org June 20 - Rep. Jeff Perry’s My GOP book signing. Baker Books, 69 State Rd., Dartmouth. 4pm.

Free. 508-888-3094.

June 20 - Story Cafe. Storyteller and musician Bill Harley. Risk Is Not For Lovers. Artworks, 384 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford. 7pm. Members: $15 single ticket / $20 for two. Non-members: $20 single ticket / $35 for two. Please visit www. artworksforyou.org

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Food • Drink June 5 - WHALE’s Summer Soiree. Includes gourmet dining catered by New England Clam Jams and It’s Thyme Catering. 775 Horseneck Rd., Westport. 6pm. $125 per ticket. 508-997-1776 or visit www.waterfrontleague.org/donations June 6 - Annual Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off. Newport Yachting Center, America’s Cup Blvd, Newport. 11am-6pm. 401-846-1600 or visit www.newportfestivals.com/ChowderCook-Off June 6 - Local Wine and Cheesemakers Dinner.

Westport Rivers Vineyard and Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road, Westport. 508-636-3423 ext.2 or visit www.westportrivers.com June 6 - Savoring Bristol. Coggeshall Farm, Poppasquash Road, Bristol. 9am-12pm. $50.

401-934-2149 or visit www.rimarkettours.com/ savoringbristol.htm June 12 - 15th Annual Clambake with Lobster Fundraiser. Sponsored by United Way of Greater New Bedford. Pier 3, Downtown New Bedford.

5pm. $75 each or $650 for 10. 508-994-9625 x15 or visit http://www.unitedwayofgnb.org June 20 - A Taste of Westport. Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, 417 Hixbridge Road, Westport. 9am-4pm. $45. 508-636-3423 x2 or visit www.westportrivers.com

General Events June 2 - Roots Down Monthly Gardening Series.

Lawler Branch Library, 745 Rockdale Ave., New Bedford. 4pm. Free. 508-992-1868.

June 3 - Guiding Good Choices Group for Parents. United Front Homes, 285 Ash St., New Bedford. 5:15pm. Free. 508-997-4511 x3220.

June 5 - Hazelwood Park Summer Fair. Brock Ave., New Bedford. 5pm. Free. 508-999-5245.

June 6 - 5th Annual Family Day at Fort Adams.

Food and craft vendors will be selling items throughout the day. 11am-4pm (rain date June 7). Free. 401-841-0707 or visit www.fortadams. org June 6 - 65th Anniversary of D-Day. Battleship Cove, Fall River. Free. 508-678-1100.

June 6, 7 - Bristol Boat Show. Independence Park, Thames St., Newport, RI. Sat: 10am-8pm, Sun: 10am-5pm. Free.

June 6 - Plant Sale. Proceeds to benefit the residents of Our Lady’s Haven. Our Lady’s Haven, 71 Center Street, Fairhaven. 9am-1pm. For more information call 508-999-4561.

June 6 - Summer Reading Club. Swansea Mall, 262 Swansea Mall Dr., Swansea. For ages 5-12.

12:30pm. 508-679-2543 or visit www.visitswanseamall.com

June 7 - USS Massachusetts’ 64th Reunion.

Battleship Cove, Fall River. 4PM. Free. 508-6781100.

Hawes Room at Trinity Church, One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI. 8pm. $10/$22.50/$25.

401-855-3096 or visit www.newportbaroque.org

June 10 - Bold Coalition Annual Meeting and Awards Reception. SSTAR Training Room, 386 Stanley St., Fall River. 5pm. Free. RSVP by May 27th. 508-235-7032.

June 6 - Santa Mamba. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401-8415510 or visit www.newportblues.com

June 11 - WHALE’s Walking Tour of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park and Downtown during AHA Night. National Park Visitors Center, 33 William St., New Bedford, MA. 6pm. Free.

508-997-1776 or visit www.waterfrontleague.org June 13 - Foxwoods Casino Night Out. Sponsored

by Holy Family/Holy Name School. Meeting at 1074 Kings Highway, New Bedford. Bus leaves at 6pm. $30. 508-993-3547.

June 13 - Rhode Island Scottish Highland Festival. Washington County Fairgrounds, 80 Richmond Townhouse Rd., Carolina, RI. 401596-5849 or visit www.riscot.org June 13 - Waterfire. Waterplace Park, Memorial Blvd., Providence, RI. Begins at sunset, 8:19pm.

401-272-3111 or visit www.waterfire.org.

June 14 - Walk Your Paws Off Dog Walk at Freetown State Forest. Registration forms available at Humane Society & Shelter, 31 Ventura Dr., North Dartmouth or via download at www.hsssc. org. 11am. 508-995-6661.

June 19 - Fort Adams Trust Fundraiser Summer Solstice Celebration. Three restored areas of Fort Adams [North Casemates, Museum, and Overnight Barracks]. 7pm-11pm. $40 per person, $75 for entire evening. 401-841-0707 or visit www.fortadams.org June 26 - Kick-Off To Summer Celebration.

Evening cocktail reception, buffet, live music, and silent auction. Battleship Cove, Fall River. 6pm. $100. 508-235-3228.

June 26-28 - The 2009 Newport Flower Show: Explore! Botanical Passions. Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. Friday 10:30am5pm, Opening Night Cocktail Party, 6-9pm, Sat. 9am-5pm and Sun. 9am-5pm. 401-847-1000 or visit www.NewportFlowerShow.org June 27 - Island Treasures Garden Tour. In celebration of its 60th year, Quononoquott Garden Club presents a tour of unique, private gardens in the island community of Jamestown, RI. Proceeds are used for civic beautification projects. 10am-4pm. $20 in advance, $25 the day of tour. 401-423-1776.

June 27-28 - 2009 Taunton River Overnight Wild and Scenic River Run. Registration required.

Dinner and evening program included. $30/ canoe or kayak for TRWA members, $40/canoe/ kayak for non-TRWA participants. 508-828-1101 or visit www.savethetaunton.org

Live Music June 5 - Wayz & Means. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401841-5510 or visit www.newportblues.com June 6 - Newport Baroque Presents: From Holland with Pieter Affourtit and Sachiyo Hayashi.

June 7 - The Symphony Music Shop and The Herbie King Memorial Fund Jazz Jam session with with Mack Willaimson, Dave Zinno, and Jake Sherman. 94 State Rd., North Dartmouth. 3pm. $5. 508-996-054 or visit http://hqkjazzjam. home.comcast.net/ or www.symphonymusicshop. com June 9 - Peter Karp. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401-8415510 or visit www.newportblues.com June 12 - Never In Vegas. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401841-5510 or visit www.newportblues.com June 13 - Jimmy Buffett Tribute with Live Bait.

Patriots Place, Foxboro. 6pm. $10. www.showcaselive.com June 13 - Open Mic Night. Oxford Book Haven & Cafe, 357 Main St., North Fairhaven. 4pm. Free.

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June 13 - Sugar. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401-8415510 or visit www.newportblues.com June 14 - Diana Krall. Providence Performing Arts Theater, 220 Weybosset Street, Providence.

7:30pm. $35.50, $52.50, $57.50, $65.50. 401421-2787 or visit www.ppacri.org June 14 - Providence Cutting Sesions: A Unique Jazz Jam Session. AS220, 115 Empire St., Providence, RI. 401-831-9327 or visit www. provcutting sessions.com June 19 - Berlin. Patriot’s Place, Foxboro. 8pm. $20 (standing room only). www.showcaselive. com June 19 - Blue Oyster Cult. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford.

8pm. $25, $30, $35. 508-994-2900 or visit www.zeiterion.org June 19 - Deborah Cox. Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence, RI. 9pm. $25 in advance, $30 day of show. www.lupos.com June 19 - New Bedford Symphony Orchestra: Seaside Swing 2009. Kittansett Club, 11 Point Rd., Marion. $150 per person. 508-999-6276.

June 26 - Sunset Music Series: Los Lobos.

Newport Yachting Center, Commercial Wharf, Newport, RI. 5:30pm. Ticket info available at 401-846-1600.

June 27 - California Transit Authority and Entrain.

Patriot’s Place, Foxboro. 8pm. $15. www.showcaselive.com June 27 - Joshua Tree: U2 Tribute. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $10. 401-841-5510 or visit www.newportblues.com

Theatre June 4 - Cheech & Chong. Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence, RI. 7:30pm. $39.50-$59.50. 401421-ARTS or visit www.ppacri.org June 5-August 2 - Menopause: The Musical.

Chace Theater at Trinity Rep, 201 Washington St., Providence, RI. $45. 401-351-4242 or visit www. trinityrep.com June 6 - Mystical Arts of Tibet. Zeiterion Performing Arts Center. 684 Purchase Street, New Bedford. 8pm. $35. For more information call 508-994-2900 or visit www.zeiterion.org JUNE 6 - The Marion Art Center will host a jazz concert featuring David Mitton and his band. 7:30pm at the Art Center, corner Main & Pleasant Streets in Marion. Reservations are suggested and donations will be accepted at the door. Call (508) 748-1266.

June 12-21 - Ron Hutchinson’s Moonlight and Magnolias. Jenks Auditorium, Division St., Pawtucket,RI (across from McCoy Stadium).

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. $15 for adults, $12 for students (through high school). 401-726-6860 or visit www.thecommunityplayers.org June 20 - Night of Laughter Comedy Show with Dave Reilly. Verdean Vets Hall, 561 Purchase St., New Bedford. 8pm. 508-542-7363.

Through June 24 - “Landscape into the Sublime” a one-man exhibition of paintings

by Willough by Elliott Gallery hours: Tuesday – Friday, 1-5, Saturdays, 10-2, Sundays, 1-4 pm. Free. Marion Art Center, 80 Pleasant St., Marion. For exhibitions schedule call Wendy Bidstrup 508-748-1266 or visit www.marionartcenter.org

Sports & Recreation

June 25 - Concerts Under The Elms: The American Band. John Brown House lawn, 52 Power St., Providence, RI. 6:30pm. $8 adults; Free for children under 12. 401-331-8575 x33 or visit www.rihs.org

June 9 - Child & Family’s 4th Annual Charity Golf Invitational. Enjoy a luxurious day of golf, BBQ lunch, and filet mignon dinner. Indian Pond Country Club, 60 Country Club Way, Kingston, MA. Registration at 10am. 508-996-8572.

June 25 - Sunset Music Series: Huey Lewis and the News. Newport Yachting Center, Commercial Wharf, Newport, RI. 5:30pm. Ticket info available at 401-846-1600.

June 29 - 17th Annual Diabetes Association Golf Tournament in memory of Jack Rua. Fall River Country Club, 4232 North Main Street, Fall River.

508-672-5671 or visit www.diabetesma.org

June 26 - Felix Brown. Newport Blues Cafe, 286 Thames St., Newport, RI. 9:30pm. $8. 401-8415510 or visit www.newportblues.com

June 27, 28 - National Multiple Sclerosis Society 150 Bike Tour. Ride for a cure! Ride to end multiple sclerosis! For more information and to register visit www.ms150ri.com

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It’s Camp time!

Here are some opportunities for South Coast kids to celebrate summer the “low tech” way— at a camp.

Camp Douglass — New Bedford Looking for a local sports camp? There are several sports specialty camps coming to Camp Frederick Douglass this summer!

They include: Flag Football, Soccer, Sports Mix, Baseball Camp, Softball, Field Hockey and Basketball. All of these camps (with the exception of Basketball) will be located at Ben Rose Field, in the south end of New Bedford.

New this summer are an exciting new field trip adventures for the Manatees/Manta Rays this summer and a new camp director. With After School & Camp Director, Maxine Hebert expecting her first child in May, the New Bedford YMCA has tapped former Sports Director Brian Hickey as the new camp director. For more information, call 508.997.0734

‘Y’ Quequechan — Fall River “Y” Quequechan is planning a number of activities for 2009 campers! There will be themed weeks including Pirate, Wacky, and Olympics.

Camp groups will develop skits based on these themes.

Judging will be based on group team work, creativity, and excitement. Along with skits, our weekly assemblies will include a spirit and character development award for individuals who demonstrate our 4 core values; Honesty, Caring, Respect, and Responsibility.

“Y” Quequechan children will walk to Ruggles Park for outdoor games, climb our rock wall, participate in weekly swim lessons and much more! For more information, call 508.675.7841

Camp Metacomet — Dartmouth

New Director at Camp Massasoit A familiar face returns to Camp Massasoit this summer with a new job. Heather Morrison, better know at “Miss Heather” to her campers and swimming students, has been named Camp Director at the largest of YMCA Southcoast’s day camps.

Heather, the former aquatics director and camp director at the Gleason Family YMCA, has over 15 years of camping experience and has been working full time with the YMCA since 2003. Before then, Heather worked part time across the YMCA Southcoast Association doing everything from swim lessons to instructing rock-wall classes. Heather was the Camp Director at the Gleason Family YMCAs Camp Nep-InNae for three full summers.

“What I love about camp is the supportive environment that is created by bringing together campers, families and staff in this amazing location. Camp staff encourage each child to fully develop their individual abilities and skills, and recognize each one

From swimming and climbing rock walls, to farming and arts and crafts, Camp Metacomet our offers a wide range of activities that encourage personal growth, teamwork, education and leadership.

Aside from learning new things, children who attend the Dartmouth day camp develop great social and leadership skills. Contributing factors include their camp setting, the interaction among campers and their peers, the sharing of activities and the leadership offered by our camp staff. For more information, call 508.993.3361

Camp Nep-In-Nae — Wareham Donna Lake, Program Director at the Gleason Y, is now Camp Director for Camp Nep-in-Nae. With 90% of the wonderful camp counselors returning this summer, Donna is ready to sing loudly with campers around the flag pole.

Theme weeks will include Camp Spirit, Water Week, Olympics, and Circus Carnival. Don’t worry, their popular specialty camps are also back including Adventure Challenge, Creative Arts, Swimming, Survivor Challenge and sports.

This summer Drama Camp has been added as well! For more information, call 508.295.9622

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Heather Morrison, Camp Massasoit’s Director, enjoys instructing her neice, Madeline Morrison.

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for what makes them special. That engagement between campers and counselors is what makes Camp Massasoit so unique,” she said.

Outside of the YMCA, Heather has worked at environmental centers and summer camp programs across the country, including Girl Scouts, 4-H Camps and the American Youth Foundation. A seasoned camp instructor, Heather is looking forward to working with Camp Massasoits popular sailing program, as well as swimming, arts and crafts and traditional camp activities.

Registered and prospective campers, along with their families, are invited to meet Heather and learn more about Camp Massasoit at the upcoming new camper orientations on Tuesday, June 9 from 7pm8pm at the Mattapoisett YMCA. For more information about Camp Massasoit, call 508-758-4203 or email at hmorrison@ymcasouthcoast.org

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