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Music Revival After a challenging time, the East Bay’s live music scene jams again

Common Fence Music’s Love and Harmony concert

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Life & Style

9 A local toy designer brings

21 HOME: Inside a Newport

his magic to Barrington

loft that has mastered shades

Library this month

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12 THE PUBLIC’S RADIO:

28 SHOP: A ready-to-go

Young artist unveils new mural

gift box for bookworms

at Newport Art Museum

30 RHODY READS: Books 14 VOICES OF THE BAY: A visual

with local connections

artist brings generations-old

perfect for holiday hosting

Kurdish shoemaking to Bristol

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Food & Drink

16 RHODY GEM: This longtime

41 Rhody-raised turkeys

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record shop keeps on turning

are part of the holiday

to Greece in Portsmouth with a

48 A stunning image from

tradition at this local farm

food truck serving authentic eats

a local lens

18 CALENDAR: This month’s must-do’s

42 FOOD NEWS: Tiverton cat

46 Chef Eli Dunn dishes

cafe, English sweets at Stoneacre

on his new catering biz

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A Natural Fit David Bird revels in the art of world-building – at the near-microscopic level After graduating from RISD with a degree in industrial design, David Bird spent his days at the LEGO headquarters in Denmark sifting through drawers of bricks to conceptualize intricate but reproducible mini universes and later worked at Hasbro, Inc. in Rhode Island on similar projects. He and his colleagues would test their creations on focus groups composed of children, nuancing their designs to cater to a variety of age groups. Today, Bird is still entrenched in the work of world-building, creating people and creatures situated in mini ecosystems. But now, he sources materials from the natural world, with sticks and acorns replacing LEGO bricks. Photos courtesy of David M. Bird The Bay • November 2021 9

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While sweeping his mother’s driveway at home in Pittsburgh years ago, Bird noticed “a stick that looked like a bug’s face,” he says, sparking immediate inspiration. Armed with creative and technical skills honed at LEGO and Hasbro and an endless supply of building blocks right from his backyard in South Kingstown, Bird set off on creating a new universe blending the natural and the manmade. Bird’s small but expressive creations – which he coined “Becorns” – don acorn caps and carry miniscule bushels of birdseed to attract live companions, sometimes hoisting a sharp spear as a weapon. Bird selects his materials judiciously, only choosing those sticks that are textured – akin to legs with joints rather than unrealistically straight ones. Bird then sets a scene out in the wild with a figure and seed – birds and squirrels scurry over and nibble at the offerings while he waits patiently behind a camera a few stretches away ready to snap the perfect shot at a moment’s notice. His tactic for securing the animals’ elusive cooperation? “Patience and persistence,” he says – and a good attitude when things don’t go quite as planned (he recalls, with a laugh, a squirrel running away with one of his woodland creatures). Bird, too, leans into what he calls “happy accidents,” when animals interact in unexpected ways with his creatures. In one instance, he strategically released a mouse from its trap so that it would scurry across the frame next to one Becorn. Miraculously, the mouse ran between the figure’s stick legs, making for a picture-perfect still frame in which the Becorn momentarily appears to be riding on the furry creature’s back while carrying a spear, the mouse its trusty steed. Looking to the future, Bird hopes to combine his love for creation with his penchant for storytelling by crafting narrative arcs around the Becorns. He’s started that storytelling on Instagram, where his captions are mini vignettes that deepen the worlds he builds around his characters. Bird’s enchanting work will on display the month at Barrington Library. The exhibit runs November 2-29 with an all-ages Becorn Reception & Building Workshop on the final day at the Collis Family Gallery, 6:30pm. Register at BarringtonLibrary.com, learn more at DavidMBird.com

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By Antonia Ayres-Brown

In Partnership with The Public’s Radio • ThePublicsRadio.org Viruet is from Newport, RI and graduated from Rhode Island College in 2020

‘I want people to know that you can find yourself in my drawings’: Young artist unveils new mural at Newport Art Museum

Ayres-Brown: Something that jumps out to me in the mural is [that] it depicts a number of figures – their faces, their profiles. And what jumped out to me are the colors – the vivid pinks, purples, and blues – and the way these colors are intertwined between the figures and, particularly, their hair, which is very prominent in the mural. What was your process and intention behind some of those choices?

humans, we’re very diverse, and it’s bothersome when I see things kind of the same. And I want people to know that you can find yourself in my drawings.

Viruet: Growing up, I never really was able to find characters that I could relate to. So I always made it a focus that I wanted to have my characters to be diverse, whether it was expressing it through hair, color, eye shape.

Viruet: So growing up, I really liked to watch animated films and watch animated TV shows and stuff like that. And, you know, it was okay to redraw other people’s work and use their style. However, you want to be able

And I think that’s very important because as

to find your own style. Something that peo-

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Ayres-Brown: And the mural is on the facade of the Art Museum’s education building, and above the door, you have this sentence in capitalized lettering, “FIND YOUR STYLE.” Could you tell me what’s the significance or meaning behind that?

ple can look at and say like, ‘Okay, like that was created by XYZ’ and not ‘Oh, like this person copied this other person’s style.’ And I’ve always said finding your style is a journey and it’s okay to be influenced by different people. But, as I was taught, is [to] take things from various different artists that you like. If you like this particular person’s linework, use that. You like this person’s, the way they use color, use that. But don’t copy them. Like meld your stuff together and find your style or your way of drawing. Ayres-Brown: This mural project was largely organized by Newport Public Art, a local organization focused on creating accessible art — and opportunities for emerging artists. For

Photo courtesy of the Newport Art Museum

The Newport Art Museum has unveiled a new mural on one of the museum’s main buildings, in collaboration with the organization Newport Public Art. The mural was painted by the local artist and designer Shaday Viruet, who graduated from Rhode Island College in 2020. Viruet spoke with reporter Antonia Ayres-Brown about her inspiration for the mural – and what it was like being selected from more than 50 proposals.

The new mural at the Newport Art Museum is the largest work Viruet has created. She completed it over several weeks this past summer.

Photo by Antonia Ayres-Brown

this mural, I heard your idea was selected from more than 50 proposals. And I’m curious, how did it feel to have that recognition, and what was it like working with Newport Public Art? Viruet: When I originally applied for it, I had some very daring and lovely friends who were, you know, encouraging me. They’re like, ‘Shaday, if you don’t apply for this, I swear to God, I’m going to kill you!’ Like, obviously joking around. And I’m just like, ‘I’ll do it.’ I honestly did not think I would come out on top, or win it. I was just like, ‘You know what, I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna try it and if it doesn’t work out, that’s okay. You know, it is what it is.’ And when I did find out that I was select-

ed, I literally fan-girl screamed. I had come home from a long day, and I was just like, ‘This day can’t get any worse.’ And then I saw that email and I was like, ‘Ah! I got selected!’ Ayres-Brown: I imagine this mural is both literally and figuratively a pretty large platform or medium — and it’ll be up for the next couple years. What impact do you hope it’ll have on viewers? Or more generally, you mentioned representation, what impact do you hope it’ll have on the variety of art represented publicly here in Newport?

da Vinci. We think of like classic Renaissance. We think of like cubist art. We think of like Jackson Pollock and stuff like that. And illustration has never really gotten recognized for being art. Like we illustrators, we work hard. Graphic designers, we work hard. We think of color. We think of shapes…So that’s like one of my biggest things is, I hope that when people see this, they can think that just because I don’t draw like these old masters, doesn’t mean that I’m any less of an artist.

Viruet: One of the things I hope is that people can see illustration as a form of art. You know, when we think of arts that are in museums, we think of like, you know, Leonardo

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Antonia Ayres-Brown is the Newport Bureau Reporter for The Public’s Radio and a Report for America corps member.

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By Nina Murphy

That’s Shoe Biz Selahattin Şep brings a generations-old art to Bristol

A Kurdish native of southeastern Turkey, Selahattin Şep has been living in Bristol for the past few years with his wife Amanda Esons, a Bristol native, and their two young sons. The couple met while living in Turkey and moved to the East Bay so their children could spend time with Esons’ family. Şep, a visual artist who works in multimedia, was looking for a creative business that would tap into his skill set and could be done from home while raising his young family. In the year leading up to the pandemic, he and a partner in Turkey developed their concept to produce and sell traditional Kurdish toxin-free shoes that are as comfortable as they are colorful. ANCIENT HISTORY: On my mother’s side, my uncle, grandfather, and the generations back have had two jobs: grow grapes and make shoes. My family has been doing shoes for 600 to 700 years, and living in the same house for over 1,500 years. I have a partner in Turkey and another craftsperson, and our studio is there. We make some parts here, some parts there, and everything is handmade.

CHEMICAL FREE: We get our leather from three different tanneries in three different cities in Turkey; it’s sustainable, authentic, and completely natural. We don’t use any toxic chemicals so for glue we use a lily root-based [adhesive]. PANDEMIC EFFECT: We started with $300 and borrowed money from cousins and others, and made 130 shoes. Then the global pandemic started. In 2020, I sold just 10 pairs of shoes. Once I could start selling at markets, things got better. I do

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many farmers markets – my first was the summer Bristol State Street Fair where I sold 30 pairs of shoes in a day. I hang the shoes in my sales tent and it looks like a candy store. They are so comfortable and I have lots of happy customers.

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We’re on the hunt for Rhody Gems! Every neighborhood has that secret, hidden, cool and unusual, or hole-in-the-wall spot that locals love. Email or tag us on social media using #RhodyGem to suggest yours, and we might just feature it! What it is: At this quintessential stop for music lovers, browse new and used LPs and CDs, instrument supplies, stereo equipment, and other music-related items.

What makes it a Rhody Gem? No matter what scene you follow, it’s easy to lose hours rifling through the endless albums In Your Ear has collected over the decades. They’ve been peddling everything from heavy metal to punk and new rock in Rhode Island for the past 40 years, though their move to a sun-filled spot on the water is more recent and offers space to expand the collection. “We specialize in hard-tofind items at reasonable prices as well as a wide selection of new music in almost every genre,” explains owner Chris Zingg, who’s also open to buying or trading for music collections of any size. Though perfect for stumbling upon your next favorite artist or rediscovering vinyl from the past, a search service allows customers to find specific items that may not be in stock or take advantage of online ordering.

In Your Ear Records 99 Water Street, Warren IYE.com @in.your.ear

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Where to find it: Right on the Palmer River, next to The Guild’s new Warren brewery, the Water Street shop is easy to spot by the smirking portrait of a man with his fingers in his ears on the signage out front.

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THE MUST LIST

10 essential events happening this month Catch live music at Warren Walkabouts every Sunday

Please note that events may require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and mask-wearing regardless of vaccination status. Be sure to check each venue for updates.

November 19: Linden Place Mansion hosts their second annual Winter Artisan Market featuring hand-crafted jewelry, clothing, pottery, and more from local makers, scattered among their festive and historic sculpture gardens. Bristol, LindenPlace.org

November 20:

Celebrate Warren’s downtown artist district during Warren Walkabout Sundays. Browse the open artist studios, sample local food and brews, grab holiday gifts at local shops, and enjoy live music. HistoricWarrenRI.org

For their first appearance in Bristol, The Narragansett Bay Chorus, an a cappella group, will perform barbershop harmonies, ballads, up-tunes, and comedy at St. Michael’s Church for the Community Concert Series. Bristol, CCSATSM.org

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Featuring still and moving images and sound, artist and URI professor Annu Palakunnathu Matthew’s ReVision reflects on historical narratives, the history of colonization, and the immigrant experience. Newport, NewportArtMuseum.org

Mount Hope Farm commemorates the 400th Anniversary of the First Thanksgiving with a full day of family fun, featuring stories from Pokanoket Tribe members, basket weaving, and more. Bristol, MountHopeFarm.org

Support local start-ups at Hope & Main’s annual indoor Holiday Market. A variety of foodstuffs and delicacies from small food businesses at Rhode Island’s incubator program are available to purchase. Warren, MakeFoodYourBusiness.org

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Support Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s primary nonprofit resource for homeless and at-risk veterans, at their black-tie Veteran’s Masquerade Ball at Squantum Association. East Providence, VeteransMasqueradeBall.com

Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center kicks off the season with Warren Miller’s adventure film Winter Starts Now. Travel from Maine to the Rocky Mountains to Alaska in search of high peaks. Newport, JanePickens.com

Custom holiday light display and handmade bamboo ornaments light up Blithewold’s garden paths at their annual Night Lights: An Illuminating Experience. RI Cruisin’ Cocktails will serve up warm libations. Bristol, Blithewold.org

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Artful Living Despite its tiny footprint, a Newport loft has everything this creative family needs Bernadette Heydt personifies the saying “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Her late grandfather was a prominent contractor in New York City and one of the main contributors to building several of the Big Apple’s most iconic landmarks. Her admiration for those accomplishments, combined with growing up alongside her father’s love of restoring unique properties, led her to her passion. “I knew interior design was what I wanted to pursue after years of witnessing my father’s appreciation for how architectural design can be both beautiful and functional,” she says. But it wasn’t until she was 19 and living in Italy that she decided to pursue her passion and enroll at the acclaimed Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici in Florence, where she received her bachelor’s degree in interior design. Photography by Mark Lohman, styling by Fifi O’Neill, courtesy of CICO Books The Bay • November 2021 21

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Beautiful raw materials like the original beams and wide plank pine floor speak of the loft’s historic charm and character

Photography by Mark Lohman, styling by Fifi O’Neill, courtesy of CICO Books

The kitchen and eating area’s sober furnishings sustain the prevalent airy design established in the adjacent living room, and help keep the space orderly

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Fast-forward to 2013 when Heydt, who owns Heydt Home, an interior design firm, and Heydt + Mason, a full-service creative agency, and her Italian-born husband, Andrea Pietrangeli, a videographer, moved back to the States to pursue their careers.

Shortly after they settled in Newport, they purchased a property composed of three buildings dating back to the early 1800s. Throughout the years, the complex has served various functions, but it was originally used as horse stables and storage for their carriages. Today, craftsmen, painters, sculptors, and photographers call the lovingly renovated compound home. Despite its tiny footprint, the loft Heydt and Pietrangeli designed and share lives

large and well. Built on a foundation of white, the space feels luminous, light, and airy. And though the floor plan is wide open, it emanates an intimate vibe. “After many years of living in Europe, a large home didn’t seem like a necessity,” Heydt explains. “Considering the space is only 700 square feet, the key goal was to keep the layout open and only add walls where it was absolutely necessary while keeping functionality, balance, proportion, and scale in mind.”

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Book Excerpt: Fifi O’Neill

A 15-foot plank bridge links the two spaces, making the trek from one to the other a bit daunting for the uninitiated 24

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Photography by Mark Lohman, styling by Fifi O’Neill, courtesy of CICO Books

High above the main living areas, the couple set up two small rooms where they can pursue work and hobbies

Find more inspiring spaces in Shades of White: Serene Spaces for Effortless Living by Fifi O’Neill, photography by Mark Lohman, CICO Books

Inspired by her years abroad, Heydt wanted to incorporate the crisp white stucco look seen in the homes of southern Italy. “We had to be strategic with the layout and maximize the use of space, so we built shelving into the walls to add storage, and in doing so we were able to achieve the Mediterranean feel we were after,” she says. Her creativity comes through in her European minimalist yet cozy approach, the neutral backdrop, and by relying on natural materials like wood and leather to add texture and warmth. “I love mixing modern clean lines with vintage or worldly items,” says Heydt. “The marriage between the two aesthetics brings out an authenticity that is both elegant and unique.”

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Book Excerpt: Fifi O’Neill

Rattan and bamboo nightstands painted white supply stylish storage while a wool rug offers comfort

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Reader’s Delight A signed book, local goods, and proceeds going to a nonprofit make the 2021 Rhody Reader Box perfect for your favorite bookworm

Looking for a one-stop-shop gift that supports small biz and gives back to the community? The 2021 Rhody Reader Box checks all the boxes. The brainchild of Lisa Valentino, owner of Warren’s Ink Fish Books, the package contains gifts paired with a signed book by a local author, with a portion donated to a community-based nonprofit. Pawtucket-based Books are Wings, which collects and distributes books and school supplies to elementary school children throughout the state, has been selected as this box’s donation recipient. The book that anchors the current bundle is Elizabeth B. Splaine’s historical fiction novel, Swan Song, a tale of love, loss, and perseverance during WWII. The Barrington-based author appreciates the local love she has received from Rhode Islanders after her last book, Devil’s

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Grace, was a hit. “I’m grateful for the warm reception my books continue to receive here, and I’m really proud to be part of the Ink Fish Books Rhody Reader Box,” says Splaine. Valentino came up with the idea for the Rhody Reader Box at the height of the COVID pandemic when so many local businesses were struggling to stay afloat. “I realized that authors and makers alike were not getting as much exposure and highlighting them in this special curated box is a unique way to support and showcase talent in Rhode Island.” The initiative is a team effort among the participating partners to get the selections just right. “The book box is an extension of my vision for Ink Fish Books, to showcase local authors and makers in the community,” says Valentino, her enthusiasm infectious.

“We have amazing talent here in little Rhody and for me there is nothing more satisfying than shining a bright light on all of it.” In addition to Splaine’s signed book, the box contains a small-batch soy wax candle made in Bristol by Juniper Hill Apothecary, chocolate from Cranston’s Aura’s Chocolate Bar, and a beaded bookmark handcrafted in Riverside. There’s also an “add-on” option (you’re gonna need a bigger box), and as a special bonus, everyone who purchases the Rhody Reader Box will be invited to an exclusive author event with Splaine and given access to the Swan Song playlist on Spotify. Last year’s book box, featuring Vanessa Lillie’s For the Best, was a huge success – and not just here in Rhode Island – packages were sent to 23 states.

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Life & Style BOOKS

By Hugh Minor

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Feast your eyes on books about food and drink with local connections Food, glorious food! Rhode Island is a haven for anyone who loves culinary delights thanks to a host of internationally recognized chefs and restaurants. Add to the mix fresh seafood from our shores, an abundance of produce from small local farms, and multicultural entrepreneurs consistently bringing new flavors to the table, resulting in a range of amazing dining experiences. Highlighting contributions to the food scene by six local authors, this list has something for every literary appetite, from the historian to the connoisseur. Rhode Islanders love nostalgia. We still give directions by where things used to be – the old Almacs, for example. David Norton Stone embraces this passion for the past with Lost Restaurants of Providence, a celebration of some of the culinary landmarks in our shared history. Join Stone in reminiscing about the amazing meatloaf at Downcity Diner (both locations) and the salad bar at the Barnsider’s Mile and a Quarter. He’ll leave you hungry for more. Take a fictional look at the rise (and fall?) of a star chef with The Cold Side of the Grill by local restaurateur Nick Rabar. One-half of the team behind the Avenue N kitchens in both Rumford and Providence, Rabar tells the story of Jack Cahill and his journey to success at New York City’s most anticipated restaurant, Byzantine. It’s an insider’s glimpse into what happens behind the scenes and the sacrifices that come along with making it to the big time. “What would you like to drink?” can be one of the hardest questions to answer, depending on your mood and tastes. But the right beverage can turn an ordinary evening into an extraordinary one. Grab your cocktail shaker and try something new with a little help from Shannon Mustipher’s Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. The RISD grad and mixologist puts a modern spin

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on classics including the Mai Tai and the Daiquiri, plus lesser-known delights like the Bombo. In the Ocean State, we have access to some of the richest, freshest seafood in the world. However, we have barely begun to tap into the diversity of the North Atlantic Ocean. There’s more to life than cod and calamari. Simmering the Sea: Diversifying Cookery to Sustain Our Fisheries was produced through a partnership between URI, the nonprofit Eating with the Ecosystem, and JWU College of Culinary Arts. Written by Sarah Schumann, Kate Masury, and Marie-Joelle Rochet with recipes by Rizwan Ahmed, the book focuses on place-based cuisine, highlighting the culinary and ecological reasons to enjoy recipes incorporating local delicacies like dogfish, skates, and kelp. Dive in and taste for yourself. Whether you love it or hate it, the grocery store is an essential part of the US food system. In Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America, journalist (and husband of Rhode Island author Ann Hood) Michael Ruhlman explores the relationship between where we shop and how we eat, a connection we often take for granted. How do we know when we’re choosing freely and when we’re behaving exactly like retailers hope we will? Let Ruhlman take you down the aisles of this American institution. True Rhode Islanders appreciate Linda Beaulieu’s Providence & Rhode Island Chef’s Table: Extraordinary Recipes from the Ocean State for showing how to make their favorite local recipes the correct way. Beaulieu has been writing about food since 1983 (including for our sister magazines) and her expertise on the subject of local cuisine shines through in this book. Along with each course, readers learn a little more about our culinary history and enjoy the crisp bold photography of Al Weems. Explore the biggest little state with this delightful gastronomic tour.

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MUSIC REVIVAL After a challenging time, the East Bay’s live music scene jams again BY KEN ABRAMS Hollow Turtle performing at Galactic Theatre

John Faraone performing at Common Fence Music

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ure, it’s been a painfully slow and an often uneven ride, but live music has returned to the region. More than a year and a half after the COVID pandemic struck, performance venues, restaurants, and bars are returning to some semblance of normalcy, although it’s clear in the words of Bob Dylan, “things have changed.” Around the East Bay, organizers are planning for live music this season and beyond. With COVID and the Delta variant still a concern, most venues have implemented mandatory masking and proof of vaccination, a policy which has become standard in the industry. It’s an important regulation as shows move inside after a summer of mainly outdoor concerts.

VENUE PIVOTS A popular spot for live music in Warren, Galactic Theatre on Main Street is getting back on track. David Podsnap, founder and owner, is a leader in the regional music and arts scene. He’s helping to “Keep Warren Weird,” a key marketing point for a town that enjoys promoting its funky persona. Podsnap took initiative when the pandemic hit, rapidly pivoting his venue in the spring of 2020. “A few days after the lockdown was lifted and I was done hiding, I had a very intense brainstorming session,” he recalls. “I called my dad and asked if he could quickly build a door with plywood and plexiglass so I could install a takeout window inside our front door.” He then called Warwick Ice Cream and asked about starting an account. “I wrote a sundae menu in one day and went live with it days later with hardly any kitchen testing,” Podsnap shares. “I’m crazy and that is how we are still standing. Being sane during the apocalypse is no way for survival. Ice cream saves lives.” The Galactic finally reopened for music this fall, featuring mainly local artists on weekends. “There is a music-loving, organic community that dwells in this area,” says Podsnap. “We don’t have an over-saturation of venues. With both of those ingredients, artists can thrive in a room that appreciates an intimate experience.” Bristol’s Stone Church Coffeehouse, now in its 15th season, is “the little coffeehouse that could.” Against the odds, the music venue remained open during much of the pandemic. “Rather than go crazy, we followed the state’s and CDC’s COVID guidelines,” explains Roger Dubord, Stone Church director. “To the best of my knowledge, we were the only local music venue to continue to provide live music last season. We had six live shows in a safe environment following the guidelines for social distancing and masking.” “We started the Coffeehouse in September 2007,” Dubord explains. “Our mission is to provide monthly opportunities

David Podsnap in front of the Galactic Theatre Photo by Wolf Matthewson

Hubby Jenkins Photo courtesy of Hubby Jenkins

for local, regional, and national musicians to perform, entertain, educate, and interact with audiences in an affordable, handicap-accessible, family-friendly environment. We love what we have created for the community and look forward to many more years and continued sold-out shows in the future.” One way to ease back into pre-pandemic programming mode (and fill seats) is to diversify offerings. That’s what’s happened in Newport at Jane Pickens Theatre, rebranded The JPT Film & Event Center, which is widely known for showing a range of independent movies. JPT has a pair of November concerts planned that include legendary singer-songwriter Tom Rush on the 4th and indie-folk band Laden Valley on the 18th. October saw concerts return to Common Fence Music in Portsmouth, and future shows are scheduled right into 2022. After a season of virtual events in 2020-21, CFM has lineups planned that include folk artist Laney Jones at Channing Memorial Church on November 20, former Carolina Chocolate Drop band member Hubby Jenkins on December 4, and cabaret star Nellie McKay at Newport’s Casino Theatre on December 18.

Common Fence Music Love and Harmony Concert 2019 Photo by Ken Abrams

ARTISTS WEIGH IN

Charlie Marie at Galactic Theatre Photo by David Podsnap

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No one has missed live music as much as the artists who play it. Award-winning guitar-great Neal Vitullo is a long-time East Bay resident with a busy schedule. His band Neal and the Vipers typically played over 150 shows a year in a pre-COVID world. “When the pandemic shut everything down the second weekend of March 2020, we were completely without work,” Vitullo explains. It was the longest he had gone without performing live since 1982 and he is certainly glad to be playing gigs around the region again. “I went from 15 to 20 shows a month down to zero. Nothing until July of that year but a webcast for Venmo contributions or the occasional small outdoor gig that didn’t amount to much at all.” “I am very grateful that things are starting to get back to normal,” Vitullo says.

“But I think we will not see things back to the way that they were for a long time. There are a lot of venues that are gone, and there are still venues that are not yet booking full schedules due to the impact of the Delta variant.” Another local performer, singer-songwriter Beth Baron, agrees with Galactic’s Podsnap, “It’s all about the community. The East Bay supports original artists. It’s so refreshing to have a community that supports local and original music.” One segment of the music industry that saw some success during the pandemic was the record business. Both nationally and locally, the sale of vinyl music continues to expand. Chris Zingg, owner of In Your Ear Records in Warren, explains, “The pandemic forced us to shift our focus to our mail order

business which, luckily, already represented a healthy percentage of what we did. About a month into the pandemic, when people realized they might be staying home for an extended period, our mail orders [of LPs and CDs] shot up and carried us through until we were able to physically reopen on a limited basis in the summer.” “Since then, our business has expanded with the addition of our second store which opened in February of this year,” says Zingg. “Having known people who were vaccinated but still contracted COVID, we are asking our customers to wear a mask while shopping. We’ve added other preventative measures including an air filtration system.” Zingg adds that he expects big crowds on Black Friday, when the store will stock special Record Store Day releases.

NEXT GENERATION RI Philharmonic Youth Symphony Orchestra Photo by Mike Braca

Piano teacher Irina Tchantceva and students Julian Burke and Cyril Burke at the RI Philharmonic Music School Photo by Mike Braca

Many famous musicians got their start at local music schools, those mom-and-pop businesses that nurture talent while serving the community. Several in the region have reopened including Rob Coyne School of Music Education in Warren. Coyne explains how things shifted for his business. “The main difference is that virtual lessons have become an integral part of our school since the pandemic hit. We were able to continue teaching when we couldn’t use our facility. Now, as we get back to in-person lessons, it has been nice to have the virtual option – it’s been a game-changer and life saver for our business – but we value the experience that in-person lessons provide to our students,” says Coyne. “Sharing the love of music, whether in-person or virtually, will always be our goal.” Perhaps the largest music school in the state is the Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School in East Providence. When COVID struck, the

music school shut down for two weeks before reopening with virtual lessons and classes. “Like the RI Philharmonic Orchestra, which continued performing live throughout the pandemic, the RI Philharmonic Music School continued to provide access to music education programs of the highest quality,” says Jack Van Leer, the Philharmonic’s director of marketing and communications. Over the 2020-2021 school year, the school retained over 80 percent of its pre-COVID private lesson enrollments, and added new students. “Additionally, the Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensembles performed two virtual concerts during the 20-21 school year.” The Galactic’s Podsnap reflects on the moment we are all living through. “My ultimate expectation is to keep original music alive while giving new artists a stage and a crowd to build their craft and move onto bigger things. Be crazy and be polite at the same time. Sit back, shut up, and enjoy the show.”

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Home on the Range Locally raised turkeys are humane and flavorful centerpieces for the holidays It’s the main event of Thanksgiving dinner – and the source of gravy-smothered sandwiches for days later – but where the bird comes from isn’t always a top priority when checking off the holiday grocery shopping list. Husband and wife duo Patrick (Pat) and Kelly McNiff, who own and operate Pat’s Pastured, make the experience of ordering a turkey part of the tradition. The McNiffs founded their livestock farm around sustainable and humane practices, raising the birds from tiny poults – or babies – to full-grown turkeys roaming the pasture. “Any animal that’s treated well and treated with respect...I feel like it changes the animal’s life, which really does change the flavor of the animal,” Pat McNiff says. “Sometimes the turkey only tastes like the gravy you put on it.” This isn’t the case for turkeys from Pat’s Pastured, which are fed certified non-GMO feed and roasted soybeans (whole grain rather than processed), adding a nuttiness to the meat, which is flavorful and not gamey. Along with the main course, you can load up on chef-made sides like sweet potato casserole, stuffing, and gravy. New this year is delivery for most of the state, stretching into Tiverton and Little Compton, with an online feature that lets you enter a zip code to determine eligibility. You can also pick up at the farm or the Sims Market at Farm Fresh RI in Providence. “This might be the first Thanksgiving in over a year that people are actually getting together in person, and that means a lot to us to have people choose to put our turkey on their table,” says McNiff. “We don’t take it lightly.” East Greenwich, PatsPastured.com | By Abbie Lahmers Photos by Kelsey Kobik, courtesy of Pat’s Pastured The Bay • November 2021 41

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“Cats are so loveable. They are so chill. They are perfect little angels,” says Amanda Souza-Viera, owner of Bajah’s Cat Cafe, who visited her first cat cafe in Utah. “I was so smitten. I knew I had to do something like it.” It took a few years, but when the property she was eyeing went on the market last October, she jumped at the chance to turn it into a refuge for cats and the humans that obey them. The cafe features coffee from New Harvest roasters, local faves like malasadas from Tony’s in Fall River, and donuts from Tiverton’s own The Donut Shack, but the whoopie pies are from Maine: “My friend’s mom owns Wicked Whoopies, and they are the best whoopie pies, hands down,” Souza Viera explains. Bajah’s Villas is a separate room where the cats reside. It holds up to 10 friendly felines, which come from shelters like Forever Paws, the Potter League, and 10 Lives Animal Rescue. So far, 30 cats found their furr-ever homes. Proceeds from the cafe help keep the mousers in Fancy Feast. Tiverton, BajahsCatCafe.com –Karen Greco

Great British Bake Off fans don’t need to jump across the pond for UK treats. Owner June Lawton is Rhode Island’s own Mary Berry and she and her son Nishan bake up authentic scones, shortbread cookies, lemon tarts, sticky toffee pudding, and more delights sure to satisfy any Anglophile. Operating out of a tiny storefront in Middletown, June Love’s baked goods stretch across the state at various farmers markets. As the chilly weather approaches, they are heading to Stoneacre Garden’s indoor market in Newport beginning this month. And they’re adding gingerbread and mince tarts to the menu for the festive season. “Everyone assumes mince tarts are meat,” Nishan laughs. Far from it. Dried raisins and apricots, along with fresh apples, are soaked in whiskey, then baked in a flakey crust. The gingerbread is “not quite a cookie, not quite a quick bread,” he notes, with an orange glaze that brightens the snap of the ginger. Enjoy these Ron Weasley-approved sweet treats with a coffee or a hot cuppa. Newport, JuneLovesEnglishBakery.com –Karen Greco

A day of hitting up your favorite stores at the Barrington Shopping Center can now be rounded off with a falafel wrap from the recently opened Pita Pocket, a fast-casual Mediterranean joint dishing up only the freshest ingredients. The family-owned business, headed by Nedim Toprak, emphasises roasted gyro meat that’s never frozen, plenty of vegetarian or vegan hummus wraps and sides, and scratch-made traditional entrees you won’t find with typical fast food. Think shawarma sandwiches with shaved chicken or beef, stuffed grape leaves, and house-made tabbouleh and baklava. Says Toprak, “The Barrington Shopping Center is a busy location and we are excited to serve the community with a healthy, homemade alternative.” A vibrant interior (and smiling pita wrap mascot on the wall) welcomes folks to take a load off and bring the kids to enjoy Family Trays that serve 4-6 or 8-10 eaters, or you can get your Mediterranean Mezze Plate to go. Barrington, PitaPocketRI.com –Abbie Lahmers

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