Newport This Week - July 28, 2010

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FOLK FEST PREVIEW INSIDE!

Onbord Newport’s water transit system

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Realizing a waterborne transit system has been a long-stated goal of both local and state policy makers. Just over 10 years ago, the state made an ambitious investment into Perrotti Park, hoping to spur a new water-based transportation model that some hoped would ease Newport’s perpetual parking pinch. Several operators tried; but creating a profitable harbor shuttle service proved elusive. Demand was spotty, and available facilities lacking.

When the most high-profile example of marine transit – RIPTA’s Providence-Newport Ferry – folded in 2008 after eight seasons, the state’s foray into aquatic transportation alternatives was left clouded. But a funny thing happened as the RIPTA ferry sank away: shuttle service in and around the harbor began to pick up. Today, shuttles from Oldport Marine, the Hyatt Regency on Goat Island, and Conanicut Marine traverse the harbor from Jamestown to Bowen’s Wharf; and earlier this month, the city completed yet another project at Perrotti Park, expanding the use of the downtown facility for harbor shuttle service. Oldport has been running a harbor shuttle for two decades. This year, with advertising from Vineyard Vines emblazoned on the bow and a robust daily schedule, the service has doubled down. Meg O’Neil explores the city via the water on page 2.

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THE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL George Wein’s Newport Folk Festival traces its history back to 1959 when, sensing a change in the musical and cultural landscape, George Wein, along with partners Albert Grossman, Theodore Bikel, and Oscar Brand, set out to showcase folk music in Newport. Originally intended as a small entry in the larger Jazz Festival, which Wein had established some years earlier, the growing popularity of folk music spurred festival organizers to create a separate venue to showcase the talents of such acts as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan.

Not only was Seeger one of the premier acts of his day – considered then, as he is now, one of the founding fathers of modern folk music – he was also one of the original festival producers along with George Wein. Music runs in the Seeger family because Pete’s grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger is on tap to perform at the festival this year.

Bob Dylan did famously “go electric” here in 1965, shocking the sensibilities of folksters with a plugged-in version of “Maggie’s Farm.” But it wasn’t all electric. Dylan also performed several acoustic songs, switching back to a traditional guitar to finish out his set.

While thousands will be flocking to Fort Adams this weekend, both by boat and by car, the waterside venue isn’t the original home of the festival. When it first started, the concert was held at Freebody Park, in the shadow of Bellevue Avenue, just behind the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

If you can’t get a ticket but have access to a boat, then head out on the water and set anchor along with the rest of the flotilla that congregates just off Fort Adams to take in the sights and the sounds. Pack a lunch, sunscreen and binoculars. While you won’t be able to enjoy any of the land-side amenities, you’ll probably make some new friends while you’re out there. If you do make it over to the fort, here’s what you need to know:

What You Can and Can’t Bring

YES… Only one small hand held cooler (no larger than 16×12) per person allowed. Maximum size for individual blankets is 8ft.x 10ft.

Low-backed chairs only (under 30ft.) to ensure good viewing for your neighbors NO… No glass containers admitted. All coolers will be searched (even pickle/ mayonnaise jars will be confiscated) No alcohol, pets, bikes No beach umbrellas or anything that could obstruct the view of others except at the back of the house where shade items are allowed as space allows.

See “folk fest” on pg.16

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Zoning Board Approves a Pair of Sweet Applications

By Tom Shevlin NEWPORT - Good news for the sweet-toothed. The city’s Zoning Board of Review on Monday approved a pair of applications for two bakeries looking to open their doors in town.

It’s My Party, which has garnered a loyal following since opening its Middletown location at the corner of Connell Highway and West Main Road in Middletown, received approval for a request to operate a fast food license at 84 William St., the former home of Broadway Florist Designs (which has moved to 174 Green End Ave.). The bake shop, which specializes in custom cookies, cupcakes, and wedding cakes, will mark the return of a bakery to William Street, where Cappuccino’s operated for years before moving to Middletown.

Also approved on Monday was an application for a fast food license submitted by Massachusetts-based Cupcake Charlie’s, which is looking to open the third branch of their popular take-out cupcake shop at the former home of Beach Party in the Brick Market Place.

See “Zoning” on pg. 7

Documentary Debuts on Life of Newport’s Grande Dame

By Patricia Lacouture There’s a little bit of Alice in all of us—the desire to glimpse what’s behind the hedges or through the screen of thickly planted trees, especially how Society lives in its private enclosures.

Tourists flock to Newport—a pilgrimage to the lost world where fictional characters like Jay Gatsby lived out their dramas and real life robber barons built monuments to their wealth. Those “nuevo riche” rode to high society on entrepreneurial schemes, but their gilded “summer cottages” were abandoned after the graduated income tax leveled the playing field, leading to the expansion of a middle class with money to spend touring those grand mansions that Henry James had dubbed “white elephants.”

But Newport had attracted old money as well, and the “society” of that old money still lives quietly— their homes nestled discreetly behind tall hedges and walls. These grand homes, less ostentatious than the gilded palaces, sit quietly, like ladies at high tea, where money is never discussed or flaunted.

These homes softly whisper of a hidden life of privilege.

One such home belonged to the late Eileen Slocum, known to many as the “grand dame of Newport society,” and you can get more than a peek into this world with the first-ever documentary to examine the secret world of old-money Newport, “Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society.”

The feature-length film is a col-

Images of Eileen Slocum, one of Newport’s grandest figures in recent decades, such as the one above with her husband, exemplify the personal look that the audience experiences in the documentary, “Behind the Hedgerow.” laboration between Providence Journal journalist/author/filmmaker G. Wayne Miller and filmmaker/teacher of film Dave Bettencourt. They last collaborated on the documentary “On the Lake: Life and Love in a Distant Place,” a story about the historic impact of the tuberculosis epidemic in America. Aired on over 30 PBS stations, this film won a Boston/New England Emmy this past May. “Behind the Hedgerow” goes inside the Bellevue Avenue home of Mrs. Slocum for personal interviews with her and many who

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had known her, including Hugh D. Auchincloss, John Nicholas Brown III, Frederick A Cushing, Beryl Slocum Powell and others.

In her New York Times obituary, Eileen G. Slocum is described as a “doyenne of Newport, R.I. society who was a stalwart of the Republican Party both in Rhode Island and nationally and whose family history is dotted with connections to the most moneyed and powerful of the American aristocracy…”

The above article notes Mrs. Slo-

See “Slocum” on pg. 3

AROUND TOWN

Step aboard Newport’s water transit system

By Meg O’Neil

NEWPORT – It’s no secret that summer traffic in Newport is mindnumbingly brutal. However, there is a way to beat the bumper-tobumper mess downtown and see Newport in a much more relaxing setting. The Oldport Marine Harbor Shuttle may just be the perfect way to escape the cramped minivan and feel the salty air, all while getting around to different sites and locations in the City-by-the-Sea. Matt Gineo, manager of Oldport Marine, recently allowed me to take the one hour loop around the harbor on one of their two 23-passenger harbor shuttles on a gorgeous Newport morning.

In addition to their other services such as harbor tours, a water taxi, and a wintertime seal watching excursion, the harbor shuttle is touted as “Rhode Island’s least expensive way to get out on the water,” according to the Providence Journal.

For an all-day fare of just $10 a person, you can feel free to get on and off at any one of the seven stops in the Newport Harbor.

While the shuttle has been cruising the harbor for over 20 years, dock space was always an issue for certain spots. Gineo said, “The word is getting out more and more and I’ve been able to add more stops such as Goat Island; the marina there has been great and cooperative about having dock space for us.”

ON THE WATER Jamestown-Newport Ferry

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Tickets: $10 All Day; $6 RoundTrip; $3 Children under 16; $4 Seniors Phone: (401) 662-0082 “All of our seven stops have been great at giving us space. In order for there to be a set schedule for us to run, there has to be set docking space. It’s been a much better business this year for us thanks to

The Oldport Marine harbor shuttle is one of three services that can currently be seen on the water transporting passengers.

(Photos by Meg O’Neil)

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the hotels and visitors bureau for giving out information about Oldport.” The shuttle departs from Perrotti Park every hour on the hour during the week and every half hour on the weekend when they add a second shuttle.

From Perrotti, the next stop is Bowen’s Wharf where passengers can go sip on a delectable frozen concoction at one of several water view establishments.

On this day, with little traffic to speak of, we make the short trip down to the Ann Street Pier, where guests were able to get off the boat and explore lower Thames Street.

The International Yacht Restoration School (IRYS) was our fourth stop on the list, with a great view into the school building where work is currently underway to restore a massive nineteenth century yacht – one of the school’s biggest projects in years.

From there, a stunning view of some megayachts, sailboats and mansions that pepper the harbor until the shuttle arrives at the docks at Sail Newport. While the shuttle is not a narrated tour, the captain of the boat will answer any questions about the sights and even add some little tidbits about the summer homes on the coast.

The next stop is Fort Adams State Park and the Museum of Yachting.

From there, the boat and passengers make their way over to Goat Island and the Marina Café. A quick trip past the Newport Shipyard to see some of the behemoth ships in there, and it’s back to Perrotti Park to pick-up and drop-off the next round of sea-worthy customers.

Of course, the Oldport shuttle isn’t the only game in town. If you’re looking to island hop, Conanicut Marina’s Jamestown-Newport Ferry has been going strong

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for over 10 years, providing service from Newport to Jamestown, with a stop along the way at Rose Island.

The Hyatt Regency on Goat Island also got into the act last year with the introduction of its zero-emission shuttle.

Gineo said, “Compared to Seattle or Vancouver or even Block Island, the harbor shuttle is not a lifeline like it is in those places. It’s nice to have, of course, but it’s not a necessity. We take it seriously, we love to do it and we hope it keeps growing as a public service.” In my opinion, anything that removes the headache of weekend traffic here and allows time out on a comfortable boat with that cool breeze is a summer necessity in my book. The one hour harbor loop removes you from the insanity of downtown and allows you to reach the different destinations without the worry and hassle of parking and pedestrians.

Like Gineo says, “You never really truly see Newport, until you experience it from the water.”

The service is predictably in high demand during the folk and jazz festivals, operating exclusively from Sayer’s Wharf and Perrotti Park. The Festival Shuttles are an express run directly to Fort Adams with no other stops along the way. The cost is $10 per person round trip, $5 one way. There is no set schedule, but with 12 boats running, one should arrive every 10-15 minutes. (See our Insider’s Guide to the Newport Folk Festival for more on page 16.)

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(Left photo) Then, Eileen Gillespie,with fiance for a time, John Jacob Astor V, in a photo circa 1933. At right, Eileen and husband John Jermain Slocum circa 1969. (Photos courtesy of the Slocum family.) cum referring to her title as Newport’s “grande dame” as “that silly name.”

Eileen Gillespie was born on Dec. 21, 1915 to banker Lawrence Lewis Gillespie and Irene Muriel Sherman, whose grandfather was John Carter Brown, son of John Nicholas Brown, Jr., the namesake of Brown University. She was educated at New York’s Upper East Side prestigious Hewitt School (then called Miss Hewitt’s Classes), whose alumni include actresses Julie Harris and Lee Remick, heiress Barbara Hutton and Betsy von Furstenberg, German royal and actress. The school reinforced vocabulary and diction, explaining Mrs. Slocum’s precise speaking.

In 1940, she married John Jermain Slocum, a Harvard educated journalist who served as press aide to New York’s Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. Mr. Slocum served in the Army during World War II, joined the Foreign Service and served as a diplomat in Germany and Egypt, providing the family with an international lifestyle. When her husband retired, Eileen Slocum moved her family to Newport, where she cast a wide net as a supporter of the Republican Party. The marble ballroom in the house behind the hedgerow served as the site for numerous political fund-raisers for Gerald R. Ford, Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina as well as numerous Rhode Island republicans.

These are all facts available as part of the public record, but what about the film and its revelations?

In portions of the documentary, she sits regally in a room with cases filled with books and walls practically wallpapered with framed photos of family and the famous. The Georgian-style house is described as sprawling and covered with ivy.

The furniture includes Louis XIV. Her revelations are frank, candid and articulated, with her noted, precise enunciation.

How did this all come about?

Miller states, “My first interest dates to 1988 when I became fascinated with Eileen Slocum, who had been in the news, including my own Providence Journal, on and off for years. What was she really like? I

wondered. What really went on inside Newport Society, the private world beyond that hedgerow and the quasi-public mansions along Bellevue Avenue? I called Eileen, and, to my surprise, she let me into her world. And so began a friendship that lasted for years, until her death, and led to the 2000 Projo series, ‘A Nearly Perfect Summer’.”

So, the movie traces its roots, Miller says, to those interviews. With Miller, it seems there’s always a story within the stories.

He met Bettencourt long before Dave went to BU for graduate studies in filmmaking. He’s a natural and enthusiastic teacher (seen him work with this students at Salve) and a very focused serious filmmaker. His debut film, “You Must be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park,” captured a bygone era of the state’s history. Besides “On the Lake,” Bettencourt also made a documentary about Neutral Nation, a Rhode Island punk rock legend.

Miller and Bettencourt formed the non-profit production company, Eagle Rock Films in 2008 for their projects.

Miller, a Harvard graduate, has long been interested in film, but he used his journalism career to sculpt stories, writing a number of compelling articles and series for the Providence Journal as well as an eclectic array of videos and books.

Making the transition from print medium to video was not that big a leap for him. “It was easier than it would seem,” he says. “I have longpracticed the art of written storytelling, and story, of course, is the heart of a good film.”

How do the roles break down in the collaboration process? “It just naturally breaks down into the tasks where we each have skill,” he says. “Dave in the directing (camera, lighting, technical aspects, etc….and me with the writing and the various aspects of producing.”

Where the skills and the passions meet is in telling stories. Bettencourt says, “I just love listening and hearing peoples’ stories. There are so many stories. I want to bring them to light.”

Bettencourt describes his time at B.U. with enthusiasm: “I was into

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film, and here I was shooting 16 mm., cutting it and screening with friends. I was working at a cinema. I spent a lot of time in the dark.”

In terms of bringing “Behind the Hedgerow” to light, Bettencourt never got to meet Eileen Slocum in person, but he was present for all the more recently shot interviews.

“I loved talking to Yusha Auchincloss, who gave Jacqueline Bouvier away on her wedding day to (future) president J.F.K.” So, the clearest, most crisp personal impressions lie with Miller’s interviews. Of Eileen Slocum, Miller says, “I found her to be smart, funny, opinionated, conservative politically and distinctive in her speech, mannerisms and lifestyle. I have never met anyone like her and have not since. She was truly one of a kind, the last grande dame.”

TO GO “Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society” WHEN Premiere, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m. at the Rhode Island Film Festival at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence.

Newport premiere, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2 p.m. at Salve Regina University, Bazarsky Hall, in the Antone Center for the Arts & Culture. The screening will be followed by a high tea reception on the grounds of Eileen Slocum’s estate.

TICKETS For either premiere, go to www.film-festival.org/index07A.htm.

MORE INFO 861-4445, Rhode Island Film Festival Office or www.behindthehedgerow. com

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  The Child and Family Elder Services Program will be offering a free Training and Education Program for Homemaker Certification, this September. The Child & Family Homemaker Training and Certification Program will provide 20 participants with a comprehensive program that prepares them for entry level employment opportunities, as certified homemakers in home health care agencies. The program will expose participants to a range of more advanced jobs in the home health care field through on-going employment counseling.   The Training and Education Program for Homemaker Certification is made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (AARA) funding from the Governor’s Workforce Board of RI. Enrollment for this program is now available, program enrollment capacity is limited, and participants will be selected on a first-come basis. To learn more about enrollment and program requirements call Emily Fowler at 401-848-4157 or e-mail efowler@childandfamilyri.com.

  The Bellevue/Ochre Point Association will hold its annual meeting on August 24 at 5 p.m. at 14 Leroy St.

Rep. Martin named to Marine Fisheries Commission

  STATE HOUSE – Rep. Peter F. Martin (D-Dist. 75, Newport) has been appointed to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. He is one of three Rhode Island commissioners serving on the 15-state panel.   The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coast states (Florida through Maine, and Pennsylvania) to assist in managing and conserving their shared coastal fishery resources. Each of the states is represented by three commissioners – the director of the state’s marine fisheries management agency, a state legislator and an individual representing fishery interests, appointed by the governor.

Representative Martin, who is finishing his first term in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, will serve as a commissioner during the next legislative term. He will take the seat that had been held by Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski (D-Dist. 37, New Shoreham, South Kingstown).

Logo Contest Winner

  The winner of the Alliance for Livable Newport (ALN) logo design contest, whose artwork was chosen for best “concept,� is Gerry Decotis.

Festival of Song and Spirit

  St. Paul’s church begins their annual summer musical celebration this Sunday with folk music by Chuck Ciany and Bob Kendall. Local artists will perform each Sunday in August. Music will begin at 9:45 a.m. and continue throughout the 10 a.m. service. There is child care and ample parking. Free fare will be offered at their “Hi Note� Cafe. St. Paul’s is located at 12 Marlborough St., Newport.

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  For the week of July 26, 2010 road work and/or sidewalk work continues on: Gilroy St, Hazard Street, Taber Street, Vicksburg Place, Kingston Avenue and Van Zandt Bridge   The Clean City Program and Waste Management ask for your patience during construction, as Waste Management may have access issues during this time which might result in minor delays in collection. Please put your trash, recycling and yard waste out as you normally do and leave it out until it is collected. Questions or concerns on trash collection can be directed to the Clean City Program at 8455613.

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  At Easton’s Beach, on Thursday, Aug. 5, free water slide and merrygo-round rides will be given for children under 12 who participate in the “Step Out Against Crime� activities from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. A bicycle will be raffled also.   Local police and fire departments and other social service agencies will present an informative evening about crime prevention and will provide finger printing.   Free hot dogs, drinks and face painting will also be given to participating children. The event is sponsored by the Newport Police Department and the Newport Recreation Department.

Middletown Middletown Summer Photography Contest Reading Programs   The “Make A Splash� Summer Reading Program continues at Middletown Public Library. On Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m., the library will host a Book Group Discussion on Kate Klise’s Regarding the Fountain. Subtitled “A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks,� this book is a comical mystery cleverly formatted with letters and newspaper articles. The book is this year’s Youth Reading Across RI selection, and is recommended for children entering grades three through six.

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  Newport-based money market manager Leila C. Jenkins was slapped with a $7.6 million fine last week for misleading investors by among other things, making up a fictitious Swiss billionaire client.

U.S. District Judge William E. Smith found that Leila C. Jenkins had violated securities laws by lying repeatedly to clients to persuade investors to place their assets with the firm she founded and led, Locke Capital Management Inc. He ordered the company to pay $1.9 million — money earned through deceit — and $5.7 million in civil penalties.

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  The Middletown Historical Society, in conjunction with the Newport Art Museum & Art Association wishes to announce the first annual “Beautiful Middletown� photography contest.   The contest is open to all nonprofessional photographers and will run from July 6 through Aug., 28.

All entered photographs must be taken within Middletown and must be submitted as hard copy prints, 11� x 14� or smaller.   Prints can be mailed to PO Box 4196, Middletown, RI 02842 or dropped off at the Middletown Town Hall, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Each print must be accompanied by a photo information sheet containing the title of the photo, name of the entrant, address, phone number and email address. Entries are limited to three per photographer.   Entries will be judged by a volunteer panel from the Photography Guild of the Newport Art Museum and winners will be announced at the Middletown Historical Society’s “Picnic in Paradise� event on Sept.

12 in Paradise Park on Prospect Avenue. The event will run from noon until 4 p.m.   Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners. The grand prize winner will receive a scholarship to a photography course of the his or her choice offered by the Newport Art Museum, Minnie and Jimmy Coleman Center for Creative Studies. All entrants will receive passes to the Newport Art Museum.   Officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Middletown Historical Society and their immediate families are ineligible to enter this contest.   For more details, please visit www.middletownhistory.org/pages/photo_contest.htm or email info@middletownhistory.org for a complete set of contest rules.

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St. Clare Meeting Set

The next hearing on the proposed expansion to the St. Clare Home on Spring Street has been set for Tuesday, Sept. 13 at City Hall. The Zoning Board of Review granted a request on Monday by an opposing neighborhood group who asked that the next meeting be scheduled for Sept. 13. A previous hearing had been scheduled for earlier in the month, but was postponed at the request of the applicant.

It will be the third special meeting on the proposed expansion.

Zoning Board meetings traditionally begin at 7 p.m.

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“I came into Salve Regina with a real passion for marine biology and an appetite for consuming massive amounts of scientific information,” said Salve Regina University student Gabrielle Corradino, who nominated Dr. Chace for Faces of Success. “Dr. Chace took the time to personally challenge and inspire me academically. He makes a concerted effort to motivate everyone - from the novice environmental enthusiast to the impassioned scientist.”

An inspiring twist: Dr. Chace has made the decision to “pay it forward” with his Faces of Success winnings. He has opted to divide his $500 Faces of Success prize amongst two local environmental organizations with whom he and his students are heavily involved: the Aquidneck Land Trust and the Aquidneck Island Watershed Council.

The money will be used to expand the Aquidneck Island Watershed Monitoring Program by involving Aquidneck Island High School students.

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Dr. Jameson Chace, an ecologist and assistant professor of Biology & Biomedical Sciences at Salve Regina University has been selected as Rhode Island’s first “Face of Success.”

In celebration of over 45 years of serving Rhode Islanders Crown Collision has developed the “Face of Success” campaign recognizing people who live or work in RI who are doing great things at home, work, or in the community. Owners Ed and Rachelle Breault wanted to do something to remind people of how great RI is and highlight one of the state’s best assets - its people.

“I’m humbled by being chosen,” stated Dr. Chace. “There are just so many ways to measure success, and there are so many people who are doing such fantastic things here in Rhode Island. It’s great to see a group like Crown Collision take a strong interest in what’s going on in the Island - that’s really important.

Local businesses getting involved in what’s happening in the local community.”

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OPINION EDITORIAL The logic escapes us

When candidates running for office went to collect signatures to secure their place on the ballot this year, some – especially those incumbents will well-honed political campaigns – were able to disperse volunteers to assist in the effort.

Others had to scramble.

This year, the bar had been raised. The number of signatures required to have one’s name appear on the ballot was increased.

For a reason that escapes us, candidates for School Committee as well as those running At-large for City Council were required to gather twice the number signatures than those running for state Senate, and four times as many as those running for a state House seat.

Specifically, candidates running for state senate were required to turn in 100 valid signatures, while candidates for the House were required to submit just 50.

If you were running for an At-large seat on the Newport City Council, or for the non-partisan School Committee, you were asked to submit no less than 200 valid signatures. Ward candidates were asked to submit 50.

When pondering the “why” behind the new threshold, inevitably cynicism prevails.

Could it be that our state power brokers are seeking to discourage residents from running for office? It certainly appears that way.

While state-level politics often carries with it headlines (and head scratching) that can affect the whole of Rhode Island, local politics is more immediately felt.

The manner in which our cities and towns are run; and how our schools perform, is determined in large part by leadership we elect on the local level.

Making it harder for average citizens to run for local office flies in the face of good governance.

But, in a state perplexed by mounting deficits and dogged by one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, there are few that would make the case we have had anything but good governance.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wasted dollars on litigation To the Editor, In 2005, local businessman Thomas Roos lost possession of the Newport Regatta Club (“the Regatta Club”), on Goat Island as a result of litigation initiated by the Goat Island condominium Association’s (“Association”). It was widely reported in the local press and a topic of discussion for many months around Aquidneck Island. As many of us thought then, and now know as a result of two recent court decisions, the ‘facts’ presented by the Associations during the years of litigation (1999-2005) leading to the ejection were unsupported.

Three months ago, we learned that the court dismissed the Associations’ claims of malfeasance

by Mr. Roos and outright rejected their characterization of him as “a reckless rogue, rushing headlong and unprincipled through these complicated transactions without a nod to applicable law’” That decision was clear in stating that Mr. Roos followed the advice of his attorneys, some of the most prestigious in the state, and that he was advised that everything he did complied with the law and was within his rights.

And there is more.

When the Associations sought to eject Mr. Roos and his entities from the Regatta club in 2005, Mr. Roos had no choice but to seek the protection of the Bankruptcy Court on behalf of his operating business,

lDC Clambakes to safeguard the brides who had scheduled their weddings for that summer. Upon learning that Mr. Roos was seeking the bankruptcy court’s protection, the Associations proceeded to file a suit against lDC Clambakes seeking $3.5M, alleging the business had been trespassing on the Associations property since 1998. As a result, Mr. Roos was required by the bankruptcy court to set aside $3.5M ‘just in case’ the Associations were successful. He complied with the court and ‘gave up’ $3.5M to the court, which remains in an escrow account to this day.

In a decision just last month, the bankruptcy court denied the trespass claims by the Associations. The court held that the Associations are not entitled to any monetary damages because Mr. Roos reasonably relied upon the Associations’ and unit owners’ consent to operate the Regatta club. This makes sense as the Associations and many of the unit owners held events and weddings there and truly did not believe they had any right to the property, myself included. Here are the exact words of the court: “For the period in question, and as to that single issue [of whether or not the Association accepted the fact that Mr. Roos owned and operated the property], there is unmistakable apparent consent...I find as a fact and conclude as a matter of law that the Association plainly

and continuously manifested apparent consent for IDC Clambakes [dba the Newport Regatta Club] to operate the Regatta Club on the Reserved Area from March 1 [1998] until April 8, 2005.”

These recent Court decisions call into question not only the truthfulness of the Associations’ claims but also why the Associations’ Boards, who are elected to represent the unit owners’ best interests, unilaterally decided to spend more than $1.9M persecuting Mr. Roos with bogus claims. This $1.9M could have been used to beautify and maintain Goat Island but instead is being used to line the pockets of a law firm. To this day, there is no transparency and we have no input into how our money is spent by the ‘check-writers.’ This has to change.

In our estimation, approximately $1.9M of our money has been spent pursuing a few people’s legal vendettas. I want to know who and what this has been spent on.

I’ve previously demanded accountability for every nickel spent by ‘the few’ on this wasteful chain of litigation and I see no reason why this Board, who supposedly represent me, cannot be more transparent as to how they are spending our money.

Terry Moy Unit 1214, Capella South Condominium, Goat Island South

Literacy Volunteer programs end To the Editor, It is with deep regret that I announce Literacy Volunteers of Newport County (LVNC) has ended as of June 30, 2010, due to lack of funding. Since 1982, LVNC has served many hundreds of those who were unable to read or those who were unable to speak English. Since 1982, this accredited affiliated program offered free, confidential, one to one and small group, pre-GED, workplace and family literacy by providing trained workshop leaders and tutors who would meet with students in locals throughout Newport County. The students were assessed; goal settings planned and sessions were held until those goals were met.

This program came out of a need voiced by many in the County who wanted to become citizens, get a job or a better job, continue their education, understand their

children’s educational and medical needs, and issues as simple as reading a cookbook, the Bible, medicine and grocery labels or just reading to their children and grandchildren.

We all became friends and the real accomplishments were the students who moved on to complete so many wonderful goals: getting their GED’s, their college degrees, starting their own business, better or upgrading employment, increasing their ability to work in the community, volunteering themselves to help and tutor others, and to one 92 year old man, ‘to be able to read before I die’.

We were able with paying a part time Executive Director and finance director, purchase the supplies and books needed with funding of $28,000 per year. All others were volunteers. We tried every avenue and it became clear with the problems in our economy and the fact

that we are a very small organization that works behind the scenes and is totally confidential, we could no longer continue. Ours is not a glamorous organization, just one that continued to help those who desperately needed our help.

I want to take this opportunity to thank all those who helped over the years to bring Literacy Volunteers to Newport County; the dedicated workshop leaders, tutors, and all of those who gave so freely of their time and energy for all our services. Special thanks to the Board for their untiring commitment and to the Executive Director, Kerry Kalinowski, who worked diligently to provide all our programs, and to the community who has over the years answered our call for support and funds.

Roberta M. Emerson, Founder and Retired Executive Director

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ZONING CONTINUED FROM PG.1 The application, which was submitted by owners Daniel and Penny Lessa, was not without objection.

Jane Koenig, who lives in a nearby Brick Market Place condominium expressed concern that assigning a fast food license to a space that had, until now, been strictly used for retail purposes would open the property up to future development by a donut or burger chain. She also said that she worried about the effects of late-night baking on the quality of life for residents in the condominium association.

To assuage those concerns, Zoning Board members included a provision that the license not be transferrable, and asked for assurances that baking only be conducted during normal business hours.

Penny Lessa testified that baking at her two other locations – in Plymouth and Mashpee Commons – took place throughout the day in an open kitchen and that the same model would be applied to her Newport store.

Both It’s My Party and Cupcake Charlie’s were given until June 30,

2011 to complete renovations on their respective locations, though both are expected to open their doors sooner, rather than later.

In other business, The Pier restaurant applied for, and received, permission to erect a free-standing sign on the corner of Howard Wharf and Thames Street.

David Martland, representing The Pier, LLC., said that a special use permit was needed to install the additional signage due to the historic nature of the abutting Aquidneck Mill Building.

In an effort to spur business along the Lower Thames Street waterfront district, the City Council last summer adopted an ordinance change allowing for the installation of directory signs along Lower Thames Street. Under the ordinance, signs must be wall-mounted to what Martland described as the corner lot of record. In the case of The Pier, that lot is IYRS property, and specifically, the historic Aquidneck Mill Building.

Set slightly back from the street, the recently restored landmark is

covered by an historic preservation easement which would prevent signage from being posted anywhere on the building. That has left The Pier, which is located at the very end of Howard Wharf, perpetually one of Newport’s best kept secrets.

To increase its visibility, along with the other business operations on the pier, Martland asked for a free-standing sign with three earmarks on it: one for The Pier, the second for the adjacent marina, and the third for a building which most recently served as the home of Segway of Newport.

The sign would be located on IYRS property, which has consented to the application. Zoning Board Chair Rebecca McSweeney said that her main concern in looking at the application was whether adding another sign to the property (there are three already) would constitute “sign clutter.” After hearing the proposal and seeing the plans, however, she conceded that it would not. The measure passed by a unanimous 5-0 vote.

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By Tom Shevlin NEWPORT, R.I. – The owner of the former Regatta Club, now operating as Belle Mer on Goat Island, is claiming that two recent court decisions have exonerated him and his company following 12 years of contentious litigation.

When Thomas Roos lost control of his popular wedding and events facility in 2005, after a drawn out legal battle with a pair of Goat Island condo associations, stories ran rampant about the prominent Newport businessman’s behavior, the legal facts behind his ouster, and his long-standing claims to the island destination.

Now, on the eve of the condo associations’ annual meeting on July 31, Roos’ company, IDC, Inc., has launched a new public relations campaign and website, GoatIslandSouthKnowTheFacts.com, that seeks to put a new spin on a case that’s had more twists and turns than a Law & Order episode.

“It’s the first time the condo owners will be given the full picture,” said IDC spokeswoman Kate DeCosta on Monday.

“The facts of the case are finally coming out,” she added. When the case went to the Supreme Court – a battle that ultimately led to Roos’ eviction from the property – it went as a summary judgement. That, according to DeCosta is an important caveat. “None of the facts that were crucial to the case have been told,” she said, “Until now.”

In the proceedings, which date back to 1999, the condo associations claimed through their attorneys that despite investing some $26.5 million to purchase six master units along with several other parcels on the island in the mid1990s, due to a legal technical-

ity when he first took possession of the property, Roos didn’t have claim to the title, and therefore had no right to operate a business on the site. By 2005, the Supreme Court had weighed in on the side of the condo association, Roos was evicted, and a new tenant moved in under a lease agreement signed with the association. That summer, in 2006, Regatta Place was re-opened as Belle Mer, while Roos

...a question... condo association members should be asking themselves: Where’s the money?

— Kate DeCosta opened Regatta Place (note the slight variation from the previous Regatta Club mentioned in the first paragraph) at the site of the old Marina Grill.

But Roos, whose family purchased and developed Goat Island from the city in the 1960s, hasn’t given up his quest to restore his name, or his claim to the prime waterfront property where Belle Mer is currently located.

A defendant throughout, Roos was on the losing end of a number of legal proceedings, and in turn, investments.

But as of late, the tide has begun to shift in his direction.

In March, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Melanie Thunberg ruled in favor of IDC, agreeing with Roos and finding that he did not act recklessly in his handling of the original 1994 acquisition, but

rather relied on the advice of his counsel.

Then, in June, a U.S. federal bankruptcy court issued a decision ruling that Roos did not trespass in engaging in business at Regatta Club, because the associations had previously consented to its operation.

As a result the associations’ claims to any money damages were disallowed, with the court finding that Roos “reasonably relied” upon the associations’ consent in investing in the property to his detriment.

Both sides are appealing the latter court’s decision, but, in the meantime, IDC is hoping to sway the court of public opinion to its side.

Prominently featured on his new advocacy website is a question which DeCosta says condo association members should be asking themselves: Where’s the money?

Both sides have spent millions in legal fees over the course of the litigation – money which IDC says could have been better spent making improvements to the island community.

Roos, whose IDC, Inc. still operates the bulk of its business out of Goat Island, was traveling and could not be reached for direct comment. Representatives from the condo associations were also unavailable prior to press time.

In addition to the aforementioned Regatta Place (formerly the Marina Grill), IDC also owns the Goat Island Marina, the 101-foot schooner Aurora, OceanCliff, as well as several smaller other properties. According to DeCosta, IDC employs roughly 250 people during the summer, and about half of that in the off-season.

She added, “This was supposed to be his family legacy. This land is supposed to be in his family.”

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A New Film Group, plus Redwood goes Broadway Any movie worth seeing is worth arguing about and any movie worth arguing about is worth seeing.

— A.O. Scott

By Virginia Treherne-Thomas Andrea van Beuren is passionate about movies, especially docs. ( That’s documentaries!) She and partner, Nancy Donahoe, are bringing fresh film festival energy (hopefully next year) to their organization, NewportFILM, and they held a festive launch party for over 300 spiffy people last Friday night at The Tennis Hall of Fame to promote their new venture. “We will be screening films in Newport throughout the year, creating dialogue with filmmakers and members of the community,” Ms. van Beuren said.

She wants to revive the First Monday Night movie series (created at the last film festival), most likely at the Jane Pickens Theater when the weather is colder, but for now, and throughout the summer, showings are outside, picnic-style seating, on a huge screen, at a variety of venues.

It’s a win-win-share thing by using non-profit’s space all around town.

Last Sunday their film was shown at The Tennis Hall of Fame.

Tonight, Wednesday, a screening of “No Impact Man” will be at Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown beginning at 7 p.m.. This documentary follows New Yorker Colin Beavan as he embarks on a year-long project in which he, and his wife, their two-year-old daughter, plus dog, attempt to minimize their environmental footprint by living “off

the grid” in the middle of New York City. Beavan, an author, envisioned a lifestyle with no more automated transportation, no more electricity and no more non-local food. He pulled his caffeine-loving, retail worshipping wife into the project and the resulting film becomes a story about navigating relationships as the family creates a radical lifestyle change, together. The Beavans will attend the film giving the audience a chance to hear their story, first hand.

David Koh, head of acquisitions and production for Arthouse Films and also at the launch party, focuses on the kind of films that hopefully will be coming here. “ We have a young, sophisticated and upscale audience who want to be in the know,” he said. Arthouse Films spotlights docs on the arts, culture and music that tell the untold stories behind famous subjects. It sounds intriguing enough for a Newport audience.

And from famous people to legendary buildings, our own Redwood Library was in the spotlight last week holding their yearly gala attended by the most illustrious folks in town; all of them looking extremely elegant in black tie and evening dresses and all there to honor Nuala Pell. The cabaret, starring Steve Ross and Anna Bergman held during dinner, was beautifully produced by Johnny Stokes and everyone was smiling and toe-tapping to Cole Porter tunes and others.

Newport celebrates it all…a proud history that can honor mingling the old with the new.

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BOOK REVIEW

The Maxies–A Memoir of a Childhood on the Point

By George G. Herrick Read and enjoy The Maxies, a small collection of stories by Thayer Donovan about the summertime activities of a troop of twenty or so teenage boys growing up on The Point in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

There are all too few Newport diaries and memoirs of the kind historians find valuable. Bad ones are effortful, egotistical and sentimental. Good ones, like this booklet, are effortless, unselfconscious and colloquially written. They also seem to define a period in time.

Donovan captures the moment between the end of WW II and the burgeoning prosperity of the late 1950s. A boy’s life was uncomplicated then by modern gadgets and innocent of drugs and television. There was nothing to do yet everything to do if you had imagination and the spirit of adventure.

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They also feature tofu triangles, edamame, fried calamari, and clay pot mussels, as well as soups and salads.   For my main dish, I chose from the Chef’s Specialties. My fragrant mango shrimp and chicken curry had a lovely presentation with green Jade vegetable noodles on the side, juicy mango chunks, grape tomatoes, carrot strips and sliced bell peppers.   My dining companion selected the lemon grass shrimp, which was a colorful offering served with onions, grape tomatoes, carrots, and scallions topped with slivered almonds. He said the sauce had just the right amount of ‘kick.’   The dinner menu offers a wide selection of choices including seafood, curries, pan-fried dishes and noodles, and fried rice. You can also select your favorite meat, which they’ll combine with a special stir-

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MORE INFO: 401-841-8822. www.thaicuisinemenu.com

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Aquidneck Growers Market Fresh produce, baked goods, and more, 2­ 6 p.m., Memorial Blvd.

Summer Movie at Newport Library 2:30 p.m., in the Library Program Room, Colin Firth in “A Single Man”, free, 847-8720 ext. 208.

Naval Station Surplus Property Workshop A public workshop and tour of surplus property available at the Naval Station will begin at CCRI, Newport Campus Auditorium, 3 p.m., please call if attending, Tina Dolen at 845-9299 “NewportFilm” Outdoor showing of No Impact Man Sweet Berry Farm, Middletown, doors open at 7 p.m.

Festival of Song and Spirit

St. Paul’s welcomes you to our annual summer musical celebration featuring talented local artists.

Aug. Sundays – music at 9:45 a.m. continues throughout the 10 a.m. service 12 Marlborough St. • Newport

1st – FOLK with Chuck Ciany & Bob Kendall 8th – JAZZ with the Lois Vaughan Jazz Quartet 15th – POP with Art Manchester & Jon Monllos 22nd – GOSPEL with Cheryl Albright

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Newport Gulls Newport’s collegiate wooden bat league team, 6:35 p.m., Cardines Field, 845-6832.

Thursday July 29

Island Farmers Market Fresh produce, eggs, honey and lobsters, 2–6 p.m., rain or shine, Aquidneck Grange, corner of Aquidneck Ave., and East Main Rd., Middletown, through end of Oct. Identity Theft Class See how your everyday computer interaction (directly and indirectly) places you at the highest levels of risk for identity theft. Registration required. 1 p.m., free, Salvation Army, 51 Memorial Blvd., 380-6643 Sunset Music Series: The Indigo Girls

$50 preferred/$35 standard. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the Indigo Girls take the stage at 8 p.m., Newport Yachting Center, 846-1600 www.newportwaterfrontevents.com.

Easton’s Beach Summer Series Music concert, 6 p.m., Easton’s Beach Beach Idol For ages 13 and under, starts about 6:45 p.m. , Easton’s Beach, Newport.

“If It’s Thursday, It Must be Shakespeare” Informal group meets to give interpretive readings of Shakespeare’s works, 6–7 p.m., free, Redwood Library, 847-0292, www.redwoodlibrary.org Salve Regina Lecture Series “Race and Racism in Contemporary America” with Dr. Timothy Neary, 7 p.m., Antone Academic Center’s DiStefano Lecture Hall, 341-2372 Summer Fair Games, food, and festival traditions, 7-11 p.m., Jesus Savior Church, 1 Vernon Ave., 846-4095

Friday July 30

Tween Crafts Sea craft mania at the Newport Library. Tweens in grades 5 and 6 can make a variety of crafts from 3-4 p.m., 847-8720 ext. 204 Newport Folk Festival An evening of banjo and bluegrass at the Tennis Hall of Fame, doors open at 6:30 p.m. 848-5055 www.newportfolkfest.net Sunset Music Series: George Thorogood & the Destroyers $47 preferred/$32 standard. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the band takes the stage at 8 p.m., Newport Yachting Center, 846-1600 www. newportwaterfrontevents.com

Colors of Summer An “indie art show” featuring local artists, paintings, performance art, film and video art to benefit the Newport Housing Hotline, 6–9 p.m., Reel Gallery, 94 William St., 484-7535, www.reelgallery.com Newport Gulls Newport’s collegiate wooden bat league team, 6:35 p.m., Cardines Field, 845-6832 Summer Fair Jesus Savior Church, see July 29 for details.

The Bit Players Newport’s award-winning comedy improv troupe, The Bit Players create on the spot laughs from audience suggestions, 8 p.m., Firehouse Theater, 4 Equality Park Place, $15, 849-3473, www.firehousetheater.org

Saturday July 31

Aquidneck Island Paddle Paddlers begin at 5 a.m. from Third Beach, Middletown. Post-paddling picnic at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, 5 p.m., 849-2799, jpohl@ailt.org Aquidneck Island Grower’s Market 9 a.m. –1 p.m., Newport Vineyards, 909 East Main Rd., Middletown.

Newport Folk Festival Over 35 artists perform over three days at Fort Adams, 10 a.m.–7 p.m., 847-1705 or www.newportfolkfest. net Polo Match Gates open at 4 p.m. for tailgating, match play begins at 5 p.m., Glen Farm, Portsmouth, 847-7090.

The Bit Players 8 p.m., see Fri., July 28 for details.

Summer Fair Jesus Savior Church, see July 29 for

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BridgeFest@ the Newport Yachting Center Buskers Jane Pickens Theater Jazz at the Guild – Free Wine Reception Newport Blues Cafe Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina One Pelham East Pier 49 Outdoor Patio Pineapples on the Bay @ The Hyatt POP The BarkingCrab The Deck @ Waite’s Wharf The FastnetPub The Safari Room at Ocean Cliff Trattoria Simpatico Washington Square

“Changes in Latitudes”/Caribbean -Jimmy Buffet covers

“Stoney Jack”

“Jimmy Buffet Live at Wringley Field” Concert film/Caribbean Rock Lois Vaughan/Jazz

“Badfish” Rock/blues

Dave Manuel/Piano

Chris Gauthier

Hamish & Dave/Folk & Rock

Gary Faria/ Pop

“Jazz Candy”/Jazz

Nate Mott & Jamie Poyant/Soft Rock

‘Doin’Time”/ Rock

Various NEBlues Artists/Blues

TBD/Jazz

Andy DiPaolo & John Curzio/Jazz

“RI Sound” Navy Band/Rock

6 - 8:30 PM 10 PM -1:00 AM 9:00 PM Screening 4:30 -5:30 PM 9:30 -1:00 AM Call 847-9000 10 PM - 1 AM Evening 6-9 PM 8 - 11:30 PM 7-10 PM 6-9 PM 10:30 PM- 1:00 AM 1 - 5 PM 6:30 -9:30 PM 6-7:15PM

4 Commmercial Wharf 178 Thames St. 49 Touro St. 302 Thames St. 286 Thames St. 49 America’s Cup Blvd.

One Pelham East 49 America’s Cup Avenue 1 Goat Island 162 Broadway 151Swine Burne Rd. (off Thames) 1 Waites Wharf 1 Broadway 65 RidgeRoad, OceanDrive Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown Newport County Courthouse Steps

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One PelhamEast 9 Charles St. 49 America’s Cup Avenue 162 Broadway 337 Thames St. 62 Bridge Street 00 Ochre Point Avenue 515 Thames St. 1 51 Swine Burne Rd. (off Thames) 506 ParkAvenue, Portsmouth 117 Memorial Blvd.

One Waite’s Wharf (off Thames) 2 Bowens Ferry Landing 2 Bowens Ferry Landing 3Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown 26 Mary St. & Various Newport County Courthouse Steps

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Billy Goode’s BridgeFest@ The Newport Yachting Center Easton’s Beach Five33 Lounge @ the Hyatt Greenvale Vineyards

Jeff Maher/Rock “BloodyKnuckles”w/Meehan-KrousRock “Larry Brown’s Swing Lane BigBand/Big Band Lois Vaughan &Art Manchester/Jazz Dick Lupino Jazz

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One Pelham East Perro Salado Pier 49 Outdoor Patio POP Rhino Bar & Grille Rhumbline Restaurant Salve Regina University -McKillop Library Sambar The Barking Crab The Beach House The Chanler at Cliff Walk The Dock @ Waite’s Wharf The Majestic The Majestic Trattoria Simpatico Various Galleries throughout Newport Washington Square

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“The Honky Tonk Knights”/Honky Tonk

Scott Kraus Folk/Rock

TBD /Jazz & blues

“Hot Like Fire”/Reggae

BobbyFerreira & Conny Williams/Jazz

George Wein & Jim Gillis Lecture/“Reflections on the Newport Folk andJazz Festivals Sean Rivers/Acoustic

Pat Cottrell /Folk

“CabanaBoyz”/Surf rock

Dick Lupino Trio/Jazz

“Milton Returns”/Rock

“ Trumpet Bob”/BridgeFest Jazz & Dixieland Cruise

Joe Boulet & “Triad”/Jazz Dinner Cruise

Dave Manuel/Jazz

BridgeFest Gallery Walk/CADEAUX duMONDE - gallery talk on folk instruements “Rank Strangers”/Bluegrass

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Sunday August 1

Festival of Song and Spirit Folk music with Chuck Ciany and Bob Kendall begins at 9:45 a.m. and continues though the 10 a.m. service, St. Paul’s church, 12 Marlborough St., Newport Folk Festival 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. ,See Sat., July 31 for more details.

King Park Music Series Features performance of jazz pianist, Joshua Fialkoff. Free, King Park, Wellington Ave., from 3-6 p.m.

“A Newport Treasure” Annual Newport Library fundraiser, hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer, silent auction and live music, 847-8720, www.newportlibraryorg

Monday August 2

Adult Fitness at Easton’s Beach Hula-hooping from 6-7p.m. Classes held on the patio near the Rotunda.

Contact the beach office for more information at 845-5810.

Tuesday August 3

Family Night Concert Series Live musical entertainment, 6-7:30 p.m., Easton’s Beach, Newport.

Wednesday August 4

Aquidneck Growers Market Fresh produce, baked goods, and more, 2-6 p.m., Memorial Blvd.

Thursday August 5

Salve Regina Lecture Series 7 p.m., Antone Academic Center’s DiStefano Lecture Hall, 341-2372.

Rhode Island Comic Throwdown Semi-finals begin at Billy Goode’s, 23 Marlborough St., 8:30 p.m., $5 at the door, come see stand-ups battle for title of best RI comic, 2074812 for more information.

Friday August 6

walk on the rocky beach. Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, Middletown, 1-3 p.m.

a picnic menu available, grounds open at 6 p.m., performance at 7 p.m., Newport Vineyards, 909 E. Main Rd., Middletown, 848-5161, ext. 0, info@newportvineyards.com

Save the Bay Exploration Center & Aquarium 14 tanks and exhibits showcasing some 150 species that call Narragansett Bay home, educators answer questions and guide activities, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Easton’s Beach, $5 non-members, free for Save the Bay members and children under 3, 272-3540, ext. 133; www.savebay. org

Polo Ball The Australian Polo Team will be honored at the annual charity ball to be held at Marble House, reservations required, 847-7090, www. nptpolo.com The Bit Players 8 p.m., see Fri., July 30 for details.

Mansions, Museums and Historic Sites

Saturday August 7

Newport Jazz Festival Over 35 artists perform over three days at Fort Adams, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., 847-1705 or www.newportjazzfest. net.

Belcourt Castle A Gilded Age mansion, guided tours, evening ghost tours, reservations recommended, 657 Bellevue Ave., 846-0669, www.belcourtcastle.com

Polo Match Gates open at 4 p.m. for tailgating match play begins at 5 p.m., Glen Farm, Portsmouth, 847-7090.

The Breakers Open daily, 44 Ochre Point Ave., 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org

Shakespeare in the Vineyard 7 p.m., see Fri., Aug. 6 for details.

Chateau-sur-Mer Open daily, 474 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org

The Bit Players 8 p.m., see Fri., July 23 for details.

The Elms Open daily, 367 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org

Sunday August 8

Fort Adams Largest coastal fortification in the United States, an engineering and architectural masterpiece.

“History you can touch”. hourly tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily (weather permitting) 841-0707, 90 Fort Adams Drive, www.fortadams.org

Especially for Kids Beach Bounce Children’s play center for ages 2 to 10, Easton’s Beach Rotunda, Memorial Blvd., 845-5813, www. cityofnewport.com

International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum Discover the history of tennis through a diverse collection of memorabilia, art and video, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 194 Bellevue Ave., free for kids under 16 , 849-3990; www.tennisfame.com

Birds, Trails and More Seven miles of hiking trails in the 300-acre wildlife refuge, Norman Bird Sanctuary, 583 Third Beach Rd., Middletown, 846-2577; www. normanbirdsanctuary.org Old Colony & Newport Railway The 80-minute, 10-mile trip takes riders along Aquidneck Island’s west shore through the Naval Base to Portsmouth and back, 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. on Sundays, train leaves from the Depot at 19 America’s Cup Ave., $7.50 adults, $5 children under 14, $6 seniors 60 and older, no reservations, 624-6951; www.ocnrr.com

Marble House Open daily, 596 Bellevue Ave., 847-1000, www. newportmansions.org Museum of Newport History Exhibits on display depict the city’s role in the American Revolution and its emergence as a Gilded Age resort, open daily 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 127 Thames St., 841-8770, www.newporthistorical.org

Rocky Shore Exploration Go down a rocky beach to look at tidal pools and use field guides to identify any organisms that are found. Program is held during low tide, and wear closed-toed shoes to

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Louis C.K. Perennially frustrated comedian Louis C.K. brings his laugh-inducing rants about everything from the frustrations of daily life and fatherhood to the Newport Yachting Center this Sunday, Aug. 1.

Part of the impressive line-up of all-star talent appearing this season, Louis C.K. is no stranger to the Newport Summer Comedy Series, attracting huge crowds in the past and expected to do so again this weekend. In addition to being a Comedy Central darling and a favorite on late-night talk shows, the stand-up comic has been in the media spotlight lately, starring in “Louie,” his new series on the FX network.

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Naval War College Museum Permanent exhibits on the Navy in the Narragansett Bay area, 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. weekdays, free and open to the public, visitors without a base decal must call the museum to gain access to the Naval Station; 841-2101 Newport Art Museum Permanent collection of contemporary and historic works, open daily, 76 Bellevue Ave., 848-8200, www.newportartmuseum.org

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Ochre Court One of Newport’s first “summer cottages” built in 1892, now Salve Regina University’s administration building, ground floor open Monday thu Friday, 9-4 p.m.

Prescott Farm Restored 1812 windmill, guided tours, Rte. 114, West Main Rd., Middletown, 847-6230, www.newportrestoration.org Rosecliff Open daily, 548 Bellevue Avenue, 847-1000, www.newportmansions.org Redwood Library The nation’s oldest library, c 1748, 50 Bellevue Avenue, free, donations always welcome, 847-0292; www.redwoodlibrary.org Rough Point Doris Duke’s oceanfront estate, 680 Bellevue Avenue, 847-8344, www.newportrestoration.org Whitehall Museum House Berkely Road, Middletown, open Tuesday-Sunday

Gallery Shows & Artist Openings Art on the Wharf Gallery hours are Fri. – Mon., noon-5 p.m., or by appointment, 33 Bannister’s Wharf, 846-6858

noon-5 p.m., 138 Bellevue Ave., 847-9977, www.debloisgallery.com Didi Suydam Contemporary Gallery is open Thurs.-Mon., 12 - 5 p.m., 25 Mill St., 848-9414, www. didisuydam.com Isherwood Gallery Show through Sept. 19 “Summer in Newport,”Gallery hours are Wed.Sat., 38 Bellevue Ave., 699-2276, www.isherwoodgallery.com Reel Gallery Gallery fund-raiser for the Newport Housing Hotline, July 30, 6-9 p.m., 94 William St., 484-7535, www. reelgallery.com Sheldon Fine Art Show featuring several members of the American Society of Marine Artists, gallery is open daily 10 a.m.

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Spring Bull New show “Scenes from New England” runs though July 31. Gallery is open daily noon-5 p.m., 55 Bellevue Avenue, 849-9166, www.springbullgallery.com Victorine Contemporary Art Opening party, Aug. 5, 6-9 p.m., for Jane Maxwell solo exhibit, Aug. 510, 192 Thames St., 835-1920, www. victorineart.com

Cadeaux du Monde Gallery talk August 5, 5-8 p.m. exploring such diverse folk instruments as the metallophone used in the Gamelan orchestras in Indonesia, the West African slit drum, and theMien hand drum from Thailand. 26 Mary St., 848-0550, www. cadeauxdumonde.com DeBlois Gallery New show “Paper & Paint” through Aug. 1. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sun.,

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By Patricia Lacouture â&#x20AC;&#x192; What are two teenage children to do when their mothers are a long-time lesbian couple and their father a sperm donor? In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kids Are All Rightâ&#x20AC;? quiet reigns in the seemingly untroubled household helmed by Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore) until Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and her younger half-sibling Laser (Josh Hutcherson) decide to track down their biological father. (Both Nic and Jules mothered the â&#x20AC;&#x153;kids.â&#x20AC;?)

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Joni is an A-student headed for college, and Laser is described in the Toronto Globe and Mail as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;good and good-hearted lad.â&#x20AC;? How the confusion that kick starts the search begins I shall leave to movie-goers to discover. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say that life and love for the moms has become a bit routine, and the kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quest threatens a peaceful household that has witnessed very few ruffled feathers. â&#x20AC;&#x192; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hollywood Reporterâ&#x20AC;? calls the film a â&#x20AC;&#x153;love letter to gay-marriage supporters (that) is respectfully entertaining filmmakingâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x192; One scene, a quietly disturbing moment charged with the sense that something is about to happen,

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He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want trouble, but the idea of him materializing as a real human being sets up a dynamic of expecting fireworks in the wary moms. â&#x20AC;&#x192; The New York Times calls the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;outrageously funny without ever exaggerating for comic effect.â&#x20AC;? The review adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s originalityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the thrilling, vertiginous sense of never having seen anything quite like it beforeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;arises fromâ&#x20AC;Śthe family and its heart.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x192; If anything, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kids Are All Rightâ&#x20AC;? gently nudges the viewer into an understanding that the opponents of gay marriage might be under-informed and that families share universal pains and joys regardless of their parentage. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important is love and stability, Cholodenko illustrates. She also reminds us that most of us manage to survive our parents. â&#x20AC;&#x192; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kids Are All Rightâ&#x20AC;? is rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use.

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Easy access to the festival can be found by following routes either from Bellevue at Ruggles Avenue, or via Thames Street and Wellington Avenue. Fort Adams is about 2 miles from downtown Newport.

There are some hills along the way, but there are plenty of views as well.

A plus for those who decide to bike – Snag a VIP card for free products, gear, and discounts redeemable at the Clif Bar booth. AND, bikers enter via an exclusive entrance, so you get to skip the main gate madness and get in to the park at a bikefriendly point of entry.

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In-town attendees also have another water-based option. Old Port Marine will be running their water taxi throughout the weekend direct from various points in Downtown Newport straight over to Fort Adams. During the Festivals Oldport will operate from Sayer’s Wharf and Perrotti Park. The Festival Shuttles are an express run directly to Fort Adams with no other stops along the way.

The cost is $10 per person round trip, $5 one way. There is no set schedule, but with 12 boats running, one should arrive every 10-15 minutes.

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REEL REPORT

Few blues - Why? Mystery Fish – Revealed!

By Capt. Tim Flaherty Fishing continues to improve as a series of cool fronts brought us some needed relief from the oppressive heat of past weeks. Near shore water temperatures on the ocean side have cooled to 68 degrees. This is great news for shore fishermen as both striped bass and blackfish are returning to shallower waters that they tend to avoid when water temps near 70. Strong northerly and westerly breezes this past week made drift fishing difficult, and chunking pogies nearly impossible, as a result of an opposing wind to tidal flow. Fishing the ebb tide has been more effective.

These fresh breezes have helped improve water clarity in the bay and out front, too, cleansing the Chris Pike with “the one that didn’t get away,” Steve “Hoff” bay of much of the heavy seaweed Hoffmister, and Steve Tadler with their July 22 haul. Pike’s striper that plagued anglers last weekend. was netted on the surface after Pike’s line parted near the boat. The Stronger tides, brought by Sunbass was too exhausted to escape at the end of a 10 minute battle. day’s full moon, will make for great fishing this week and next.

Bluefish have yet to arrive in the Atlantic Grouper species. When tery.” This species has never been large numbers to our inshore and hooked, they dive for the bottom seen or photographed underwabay waters. Barry O’Neil, Captain and lodge their heads into a rocky ter in its natural habitat. Juvenile of the popular tour boat Amaz- hole or crevasse and expand their barrelfish have been spotted well ing Grace, reported few schools gills to anchor themselves for the offshore near floating logs, debris of small blues feeding on the purpose of avoiding the grill. The and barrels, hence, the name. Filer surface near “Clingstone” by the larger, Florida grouper exhibits the said that efforts to film this species Dumpling Rocks on Monday. Trips same behavior and, likewise, often from submersibles on the “Bump” on Fishfinder last week produced escapes with this clever defensive off the coast of South Carolina some blues in the 6lb. range, but behavior. Remember: Once you’ve have proved fruitless. What little is only one ledgemonster which we hooked into a black sea bass, you’ll known about this species is “specupulled up over a wreck. These jum- have about two seconds to pull the lative,” she insists. In 2007, several bo blues are still lurking around bigger male “blueheads” off the adult barrelfish were caught in the the deep water at the Pell Bridge, bottom, or that fish, and probably Gulf of Mexico at depths of 800 feet, as well. Other sightings of schools that rig, will be lost. or more! Anglers, using electric of small bluefish were reported In last week’s column, we report- reels, winched them up from the between Second Beach and Elbow ed that Newport’s Peter Dunn land- abyss. So far, we have been unable Ledge near Cormorant Rock. ed a mystery species while fishing to cite another instance of this spe Those exciting bluefish blitzes of cies having been caught past years have not occurred, loin local waters. Adult cally, since 2008. So, what’s members of this up with this usually plenspecies appear tiful, species? Here’s to be more our hypothesis: Over common in the past 25 years, canyons off bluefish populations the conseem to fluctuate tinental through a seven year shelf and cycle. This frequenhave been cy seems linked to taken by rod the prevalence of the and reel as far Atlantic bluefin tuna The unidentifiable fish, caught aboard the away as the coast in these parts. These beFishfinder last week, and pictured above, of Ireland and turned out to be a Barrelfish. You can read hemoth predators gorge Spain as well as the more about this engimatic speciies in this themselves on bluefish Mediterranean Sea. This week’s column. as a principle source of suggests they probably folfood. Apparently, when low the Gulf Stream across the bluefin, or even yellowfin Atlantic. Regardless, barrelfish tuna, are plentiful along remain enigmatic but a little the Atlantic seaboard, with us. The specimen was 13 inch- less mysterious. If anyone out there bluefish populations decline. Con- es-long, blue-black in color and had should see or land one of these eluversely, when the tuna are scarce, green flecks along its dorsal fin. Its sive creatures of the sea, or some bluefish are not. Whether we’re elongated body, steep forehead other unidentifiable species, be wrong or right about the tuna con- and recessed mouth added to its sure to document your catch with nection to the current dearth of uniqueness. After much debate, a photograph. Tight Lines! blues, the lack of this fierce fighting research and some assistance from species negatively impacts sport state D.E.M. scientists, mate BrenCapt. Tim, of Flaherty Charters, fishing in Narragansett Bay and RI dan O’Neill identified the odd-lookCastle Hill, Newport, is an island Sound. native, who taught high school and ing creature: the Barrrelfish (see our Black Sea Bass fishing at the reefs photo above). An article published college history. He has been bay and wrecks has been excellent. on the NOAA website by marine biangling for over 50 years Guests aboard the Fishfinder last ologist, Kelly Filer, refers to this fish as was his father, Frank. week landed sea bass up to 4.5lbs. as an “enigma wrapped, in a mysThese tenacious fighters are part of

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RECENT DEATHS DeForest Baker, 83, of Newport, died July 22, 2010. He was the husband of Virgina Babiana Baker and the late Irene (Faggella) Baker.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years retiring as a Lt. Commander.

His funeral was held at the O’NeillHayes Funeral Home. Donations in his memory may be made to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, 1260 Peary Street, Naval Station, Newport.

Raphael Boguslav, 80, of Newport, died July 18, 2010 from complications from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. He was the partner of Mary Ann Kesson and former husband of Donna Boguslav. A memorial service is planned for September.

Brett Scott Gaines, 48, of Newport, died July 11, 2010 at Newport Hospital. Calling hours will be Friday, July 30 from 4-7 p.m. at the Memorial Funeral Home, Newport.

His funeral will be Saturday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at the Emmanuel Church, Dearborn St., Newport. Donations in his memory may be made to Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn St., Newport.

Marjorie Hinman, 96, of Newport, died July 20, 2010. She was the wife of James Hinman. Mrs. Hinman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A memorial celebration will be held at a future date.

Donations in her memory may be made to Visiting Nurse Hospice of Newport and Bristol Counties, 1184 East Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Marion C. (McKenna) Humphreys, RN, 97, of Newport, died July 22, 2010. She was the wife of the late Evan T. Humphreys. Mrs. Humphreys served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Her funeral was held at St. Joseph’s Church. Donations in her memory may be made to St. Clare’s Home, 309 Spring St., Newport.

Steven Paul Michaud, 44, of Middletown, died July 17, 2020 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Robin Frances (Campion) Michaud. He was a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy. His funeral was held at Jesus Savior Church.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Robert Potter League for Animals, PO Box 412, Newport.

Adelino Angelo Raposa, 85, of Portsmouth, died July 24, 2010 at Briarcliff Manor, Johnston. He was the former husband of Edity Raposa Ponte. Mr. Raposa served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Calling hours will be Friday, July 30 from 4-8 p.m. at the Connors Funeral Home, Portsmouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Barnabas Church, East Main Rd., Portsmouth.

Donations in his memory may be made to Child and Family Services, 31 John Clarke Rd., Middletown.

Antoinette (Ferreira) Smith, 94, of Middletown, died July 22, 2010 at home. She was the wife of the late William H. Smith. Her funeral was held at the Memorial Funeral Home.

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Stephen Spencer, 85, of Newport, died July 21, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Marjorie Spencer. His funeral will be held Thursday, July 29 at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Church, 40 Dearborn St., Newport.

Thomas V. Wilson, 41, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., formerly of Portsmouth, died July 24, 2010 from a car accident. Calling hours will be Friday, July 30 from 4-8 p.m. at the Connors Funeral Home, Portsmouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 31 at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Church, East Main Rd., Portsmouth. Donations in his memory may be made to the Mother Teresa Fund for the Poor, c/ o Sts. Rose and Clement Parish, 111 Long St., Warwick, RI 02886.

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56. Tough it out 60. Hairy arachnid 62. Cosine or secant, e.g.

63. Cook’s compartment 64. Part of QED 65. Word with main or blessed 66. Lumps or balls 67. ___ majesty (act of treason) 68. Golden Fleece carrier

1. Gizmo 2. Fan, essentially 3. Provincial capital 4. Companion of might 5. Indian Nationalist leader 6. Speedy steed 7. Employment seekers may pound it 8. 1999 subject of a tug-of-war 9. Jai ___ 10. Foreign-film feature 11. Green around the gills 12. Pint potable 14. Pressures 19. Escalate 21. Period of immaturity 26. Ruby of Hollywood 27. Refined resource 30. Historic caravel 32. Enveloping quality 33. Rural residence 35. Angelic child 37. Of noble lineage 38. Unripened 39. Possessor of a discerning palate 40. Winged walker 41. Sporty wheel 45. FYI equivalent 47. Fatty acid salt 48. Aquarium purifier 49. They make planes, not trampolines 50. Lock, stock and barrel 53. Nut of a certain palm 57. Fleming and Holm 58. Paternity test factors 59. Hot stuff 60. AAA assist 61. Ex of Frank

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