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JAMESTOWN - WATERFRONT “Eastward” Impeccable 5500sq’ European-style residence w/6 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. 210’ of shore frontage on 1.8 acres with unobstructed views of Narragansett Bay and Newport. Mooring. $4,200,000 401-423-3440
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Contents
Photography: Hilary Block
MAY 2013
Innovative design in Narragansett
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This Month 27 The Midwife Tradition Continues One woman’s journey helps bring babies into the world
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Eat and dance at Rok Bar and Grill
43 So Stylish Architectural living in Narragansett 44 Life/Style 47 What’s in Store 48 Whole Body 51 Tastemaker
53 So Delicious Rock out and get good food too in East Greenwich
33 Unofficial Mayors of South County How our everyday residents make an impact in others’ lives
54 Review 57 Tastemaker 58 Foodie Journal 61 Dining Guide
67 So Entertaining Glass blowing finds a home in North Kingstown
Every Month 11 Letters 12 SO List
17 So Happening Catching waves on a custom surfboard
68 Calendar 71 On Stage 75 Art View
76 So Approved Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with an array of quesadillas
On the Cover: Ted Wright and the South County Trolley photographed by Stacey Doyle
19 So & So 24 Social Network
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Publishers Barry Fain Richard Fleischer John Howell Publishing Director Jeanette St. Pierre Executive Editor Julie Tremaine Associate Editor Grace Lentini Special Projects Manager John Taraborelli Digital Manager Samantha Pezza
Contributor Phil’S Main Street Grille 323 Main St. Wakefield 401-783-4073
Art Director Karli Hendrickson
Linda Beaulieu
Assistant Art Director Meghan H. Follett
Writer
Advertising Design Director Layheang Meas
Food reviewer Linda Beaulieu
in East Greenwich is her last,
has been a beloved fixture at
as she’s retiring from food re-
So Rhode Island since there
viewing. That doesn’t mean,
was a So Rhode Island. Her
though, that’s she’s retiring.
expert opinions and volumi-
Linda is also a cookbook au-
nous foodie knowledge have
thor: her most recent, The
been an invaluable asset to
Providence and Rhode Island
our magazines (not just SO,
Cookbook
but East Side Monthly, Provi-
came out last year. She plans
dence Monthly and The Bay)
on writing more books, enjoy-
– which is why we’re so sad to
ing more travel, and spending
In Store Design Assistance
wish her a fond farewell this
more time with her husband
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month. Her review of Rok’s
Brian and dog Beau.
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Illustrator Jessica Pollak Photographers Hilary Block Marylou Butler Ron Cowie
Stacey Doyle EG Photo
Contributing Writers Linda Beaulieu Sarah Bertness Cheryl Butler Marylou Butler Bob Cipriano Bob Curley Jared DiMascio
Alicia Kamm Molly Lederer Andrea E. McHugh Erin Swanson Bethany Vaccaro Leigh Vincola
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The Perfect Curl One writer’s experience with custom surfboard design Surfing Rhode Island’s shore is a joy shared by thousands in a summer season, and by hundreds through the long, cold winter. Though small, Rhode Island is blessed to be the finest surfing state on the East Coast. Its point breaks, reef breaks and beach breaks welcome the soft and inviting waves found between Memorial Day and Labor Day, but also can carry the power of hurricane swell that can easily grow to twice the size of a man, “double overhead” in surfer’s parlance. One can rent a board to try Rhode Island waves, but any serious surfer has his or her own board, or a collection of various styles of boards known as “the quiver.” When most people want to buy their own surfboard, they will check Craigslist for a used board or go to one of the numerous surf shops found in Westerly, Matunuck, Narragansett, Wakefield or Newport. There, they will select a board off the rack, trying to match the size, weight and shape that might help them perform at their best. Or, alternatively, they could take the time to visit and meet with a local craftsman who has the skill to create a custom-made surfboard specifically designed for the experience, skill, surfing style and dreams of each individual. The board makers who can take those elements and turn them into a three dimensional wave-riding machine, a dream machine, are known as shapers. If you want a board handcrafted by the godfather of surfboard production in all of Southern New England, you want a board from Dave Levy of Levy Surf Design in Narragansett. This writer, who paddled into his first wave in 1964, recently turned to Dave Levy for a creation from his one-man operation. The first contact came during a mellow summer morning when I was catching thigh-high rollers in front of the wall at Narragansett. There too was Levy, enjoying himself on an SUP, a Stand Up Paddleboard of his own creation. Levy was lazily paddling along, picking up waves at his leisure, enjoying the sun, the warmth and quiet of an easy morning of surfing. When close enough to chat, I introduced
myself, and we shared a little small talk about the conditions that morning and the chances of more exciting waves in the days to come. Later, I explained that I was interested in a Levy Surf Design board of my own. A few weeks later I called, and so began a relationship between myself, my dreams of the perfect surfboard and Dave Levy, the craftsman who could make those dreams tangible… and carry me across double overhead walls of green. During that first phone conversation, I explained what my background in surfing was, essentially one of some length, but of only common skill. Levy heard that I preferred long boards, preferably something a bit over nine feet in length. He heard too that surfing in winter nor’easters, hurricane swells and those little bumps of a summer morning were all of interest to me. I needed a board that could float me, carry me down the face of a wave with speed and turn with ease. It was a couple of weeks later when I found Congdon Street in Narragansett with the white LSD van parked out front. As I approached the oversized shed behind the house, I could hear the whine of a power-sander within. Stepping though the door, I found the first room full of the materials needed by a surfboard shaper and glasser. (Most larger custom shops have some staff who shape the boards while others deal with the fiberglass and resin that will give the board its shiny protective coat. Dave Levy is an expert at both processes.) A padded workbench held an SUP that was getting a repair to the tail, while the walls were lined with discarded cans of resin and hardener, along with rolls of fiberglass and board templates. Stepping into the second room I saw the founder, president and sole employee of Levy Surf Design standing beside a surfboard blank that he’d been sanding. A respirator hid half of his face, while a T-shirt, jeans and work boots made up the rest of his ensemble. He, like the whole interior of this inner sanctum, was covered in the fine white dust of polyurethane that swirls out from the under the sander when he carefully moves the tool across the
Dave Levy with one of his custom made surf boards
board he is shaping. With words of welcome our conversation about what I wanted in a surfboard began in earnest. Dave’s questions probed deeper into what I could do on a wave, and what I dreamed of doing on a new, custom board. As we spoke we ran our hands along the rails of several boards nearby as we shared information about shape, volume and weight. Then it was into his house to spend time in front of his CAD system. While we chatted, he plugged in dimensions and before my eyes the image of a surfboard began to appear. I asked what would happen if we changed the shape in a variety of ways – more rocker (the curve along the rail from nose to tail), less thickness and shaping a turned down rail (a hard edge where the side rail meets the board’s bottom). Levy explained exactly what the results of each design change would allow. By the time that third conversation had come to an end we were looking at my new surfboard on his computer screen. Nothing more than a trusting handshake sealed the deal, and Dave placed an order for the “blank” of polyurethane that he would refine to become my board. Weeks later when that three dimensional rough draft of my board was delivered, Dave was displeased.
Everything was fine except for the thickness of the tail. Turns out the guy who set the dimensions at the manufacturer hadn’t shown the care that Levy Surf Design demands. After some words, a new board was ordered, and eventually delivered. It was that board that Dave Levy took in hand, refined to meet our specific plan, shaped, sanded, fiber-glassed, sanded again, and again, and finally approved. A phone call brought me back to world headquarters, and before me in that back room was the beautiful embodiment of this surfer’s dreams. I liked what I saw as I looked down its length, and especially liked the look on Dave Levy’s face. He smiled with satisfaction. The smile never changed as he spoke, and more importantly that smile never changed as he unconsciously ran his hand across his creation. From nose to tail, along the rails, and across the bottom his palm coursed. As that expert hand swept across each surface, he smiled. And as I watched that hand move, and approve, I knew that my dream machine lay before me. The rest would be up to me. As I drove home, I continued to dream; while on the car roof rode the vehicle that would give those dreams life. www.levysurfdesigns.com -Glenn Gordiner, PhD May 2013 | SO RHODE ISLAND
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A Creative, Artisan Market A hybrid between a retail store and a craft fair, the South County artisan’s market is home to an assortment of art and handcrafted gifts from local artists. Located on the renovated second floor of the Fantastic Umbrella Factory in Charlestown, the unique business gives artisans an opportunity to sell their craft and keep all of their proceeds. Unlike many artist showcases, which take a percentage of the
profits as a commission, the South County Artisan’s Market believes that the artists should keep what they earn. Since October of last year, the business has housed many local artisans and attracted countless buyers. Artists can rent a space in the Market for a minimum of three months for a monthly fee and sell their craft every day. The items available for purchase include paintings, woodworking,
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an indoor and outdoor event so rain or shine, make sure to stop by. The fair benefits the Barbara M. Tufts Cooperative Preschool. Organized by teachers and parents of the preschool, the fair is a fun day for both volunteers and attendees. Even families not affiliated with the school are welcomed to join in for an exciting day. Free. 11am-3pm. 111 Pierce Street or for more information call 368-1200.
The Kentucky Derby, Rhode Island Style Even if you are not from the South, it is still acceptable to celebrate the Kentucky Derby, especially for a great cause. Angels On Horseback Therapeutic Riding School is hosting their 2nd annual Kentucky Derby Fundraising Party. On Saturday May 4 from 4-8pm, visit the Haversham House in Westerly and experience the Kentucky Derby like never before. Wear your Derby apparel and hats when you watch the event live on the big screen. There will be a Southern Style buffet, whisky tasting, cigar sampling and mint juleps provided by the Sons of
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the artists are able to keep all of their profits, it allows them to continue creating their beautiful crafts and allows us to keep enjoying them. The South County Artisan’s Market may look like a normal store to the naked eye, but it is a rain-or-shine craft fair that lasts all year long. 4820 Old Post Road, Charlestown. 303-974-8492. www. facebook.com/southcountyartisansmarket. –Brianna Blank
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Raising Money by Having Fun Bring the kids and celebrate the 33rd annual may Fair in east greenwich at the Academy Field and Swift Gym on May 5. There will be tickets available for games, food and rides at the event. There will be a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, prizes and obstacle courses for the kids. It is not just for kids either; parents can enjoy live entertainment, food, sales and a silent auction and raffle. This is both
jewelry, handcrafted soap, clothing, sculpture, furniture and much more. In addition, the South County Artisan’s Market is one of the first businesses to readily offer genuine art made by local Native American artists. Starting May 1, the market will be open seven days a week all summer long. The concept of this shop is a win-win for everyone: the owners, the artists and the shoppers. Since
Liberty Distillery. There will be a 50/50 raffle, silent auction, red carpet photos and hat contest. Angels On Horseback was established in 2003 as a non-profit organization. All of the proceeds go to their program of equine assisted therapy for adults and children with mental and physically challenging conditions. $50. 4-8pm. 336 Post Road, Westerly. Tickets are sold at Spangles, 324 Main Street in Wakefield, are available at the Westerly Chamber of Commerce or call Heidi Sweetman at 295-1512. angelsonhorsebackri.com. –Lauren Tait
A Rhode Island Native Talks About His Arctic Adventure Imagine living high above the Arctic Circle in a research camp where 200 narwhals, those amazing whales with long spiral tusks, swim by tents every six to eight hours. You take shifts standing guard to watch for polar bears as you take in the 24-hour sunlight, tundra wildflowers, rare nesting birds and graceful icebergs as they gently float on by. This was Todd McLeish’s adventure as he dove into writing Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World. He explores the dynamic relationship between the narwhal and its role in Inuit culture, the mythos behind the tusk and how teams of narwhal researchers are seeking to solve the mysteries of the animal’s migrations. Throughout the book are Todd’s first hand encounters with not only narwhals but the other unique animals that co-exist in the harsh Arctic environment such as walruses, bowhead and beluga whales, and a variety of birds. He also takes part in a subsistence hunt where he learns to understand just how important narwhals are to the Inuit’s health and their way of life, and consider-
ing how few options the Inuits have, there is little, if any, objection. Come and hear of his adventures on May 8 at the North Kingstown Free Library at 6:30pm. 100 Boone Street, North Kingstown. 294-3306, www.toddmcleish.com –Grace Lentini
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South County Cardiology offers you a full continuum of cardiac care. Five board-certified cardiology physicians offer our patients more than 80 years’ collective experience. They also provide an exceptional level of personalized care and accessibility. State-of-the-art diagnostics and procedures are performed in convenient facilities in Wakefield and North Kingstown (plus East Greenwich, opening this summer). Should you require hospitalization, you’ll find our physicians at your bedside, not a resident in training. And no practice offers you more complete or coordinated follow-up, including seamless coordination of tertiary care when indicated and renowned rehab services. To learn more, call 401 789-5770 or visit schospital.com/heart.
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A Whole New Way to Play Golf With the concentration, subtlety and accuracy of pros at the Masters, disc golfers are driving, putting, backhanding, “hatcheting” and otherwise coaxing discs that resemble Frisbees into baskets for nine or 18 holes. Some are in it for fun. Some are seriously competitive about it. Others are addicted to its many nuances, special equipment, and techniques. At Disc Golf ranges, like the ones
in Charlestown’s Ninigret Park and Willow Valley in Richmond, you finesse your disc to a chain target, from which it must fall into a basket. There’s distance involved, usually 200 to 400 feet. While a hole-in-one (an ‘ace’ in disc golf terminology) is not unheard of, it’s very rare. You must get your disc into that basket using fewer throws than your opponent, just like strokes in golf.
The goal with Disc Golf is to throw your disc into the basket
The sport requires strategy. Winning is about technique, not arm strength. There are different kinds of discs and different ways to throw, plus considerations like disc stability, wind, elevation and whether you’re throwing uphill or downhill. There are Disc Golf professionals who live off the sport’s big competitions, sponsored by disc companies. For them, scoring a disc under 60 feet from the basket is a mere formality. You can check with disk golf pro Greg Wintrob on that, the RI representative of the New England Flying Disc Association (NEFA). Greg ran two tournaments in Richmond last year, and would like to expand venues here, given New England’s penchant for the sport (there are about 25 courses in Worcester alone). Modern Disc Golf began as ‘Street Frisbee Golf’ in California, circa 1959. Soon ‘Frisbee Golf’ tournaments sprang up on Newport Beach playgrounds. The sport spread out, and came east. By 1975, the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) was formed, which oversees the standard rules of play in nearly 3,000 courses in the US and over 4,000 globally. Here’s how Disc Golf works: You
make your initial drive from a concrete tee pad. You must release the disc while on the pad, although you can run up to it and step off after release. After that, strict rules can kick in, especially in competition. Beware of foot faults, falling putts, two-meter and out-of-bounds rules. Common courtesy dictates that you yell “Disc!” before you drive off the tee. Golf discs are smaller and heavier than traditional Frisbees, eight or nine inches in diameter, weighing between 90 and 180 grams. There are typically three categories: drivers, mid-range discs and putters. There are two basic throwing techniques, backhand and forehand (or sidearm), but “The Hatchet,” “Thumber,” “Roller,” “Baseball,” “Grenade,” and “Overhead Backhand” also come into play. Disc Golf depends on natural elements to challenge players: trees and shrubs are obstacles. Elevation changes on every hole. As with “ball golf” (traditional golf to disc golfers) each course has a personality. But mostly, “People just go out there to have fun,” Greg says. Drop by the public course in Charlestown’s Ninigret Park. “Pick up a disc,” as Greg puts it. www.nefa.com, gwintrob@ yahoo.com -Bob Cipriano
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Home Is Where the Heart Is Some things we take for granted, like a house and food – yet other people don’t have them. WARM (Westerly Area Rest Meals Inc.) just celebrated the opening of its new center on Spruce Street. The development is called the Rev. Jean Barry Center for Social Services. This new building includes six 1-bedroom, affordable apartments and services individuals with physical and mental issues. Another part of the development are two 2-bedroom apartments on Pierce Street. U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse along with the Town Manager Steven Hartford joined the WARM Center to
celebrate the completion of the $2.24 million revitalization effort in Westerly. In the past several years WARM has been supplying shelter and food for the first-time homeless, those who have been hit hard by the recession or laidoff. “By providing homes coupled with supportive services, we are working to close the door to homelessness and provide services to get people back on their feet,” says Russ Partridge, Executive Director of WARM. This amazing program can put people into happy and healthy homes and more importantly give them hope of a better future. www. warmcenter.org -Lauren Tait
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The Miracle of Birth For Lori Kelley, every day is Mother’s Day Story and photos by Marylou Butler
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hroughout human history women have helped other women navigate labor and birth. Midwifes are noted in historical texts of Ancient Egypt, the Old Testament, the Roman Empire and from the 2nd Century Greek Physician Soranus of Ephesus who stated in his work, Gynecology, that “a suitable person will be literate, with her wits about her,
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lady’s hand, a lions heart.” While the word midwife conjures up archaic images, it’s a practice that still happens today, and it’s gaining in popularity. Lori Kelley is a modern midwife, and she exemplifies all of the above. She loves and is passionate about what she does. “I’m the luckiest person in the world” she says, “I still cry after every birth. It’s such a big deal. I want to let women have the best experience they possibly can.” Holding both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from Rhode Island College, she spent 12 years as a labor and delivery nurse at Women and Infant’s Hospital in Providence, and is the only Certified Nurse Midwife in southern Rhode Island. She credits an incredibly supportive husband with her success: “My third child was born a month before I graduated from nursing school,” she says. “And then when I decided to pursue a midwife certification at URI, I had four children and we were in the midst of
building a house. He had to pick up a lot of the slack while I was studying.” Midwives were required to be licensed by New York in 1716. It wasn’t until 1752 that the first general hospital in America was formed in Philadelphia. Licenses for prospective doctors weren’t considered in New York until 1760 and the first medical school was chartered in Philadelphia in 1765. In history, Midwives have predated doctors, which makes sense since birth came first and we, as a species, would not have survived as well without their knowledge and help. Kelley has delivered over 1,000 babies in her career and has fond or interesting memories of all of them. “Most births are nice and normal with the average labor about 12-14 hours,” she says. “It never gets boring; every one is different. I tell my patients that this is their birth experience, not mine, and I will do whatever I can within reason to help them
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achieve it. I get a lot of satisfaction myself. That first cry is always amazing.” While some expectant mothers want to head to the hospital at first twinge, Kelley doesn’t advise it. “I tell them to do as much of the labor as they can at home, in familiar and comfortable surroundings and not to stay in bed. Staying in bed focuses you on the pain and makes you feel ill. Pregnancy is not an illness. I encourage laboring mothers to walk, to sit in a rocking chair, to find a distraction. The great misconception is that you will not have enough time to get to the hospital.” She only has had one baby who didn’t quite make it to the hospital. That little girl insisted on arriving on the sidewalk at Women and Infant’s. Though she spent the last five years at Westerly Hospital, it’s going to stop delivering babies on June 1. Kelley has recently joined the staff at South County Hospital. Her goal as a midwife is to spend as much time with her patients as humanly possible. Most of the time that works out. Then there are those other moments. One day at Westerly Hospital she had five mothers in labor at the same time. Earlier, there was a time at Women and Infants when she delivered ten babies in 12 hours. Thankfully those times are rare occurances. But she will state that if you want to be induced and drugged then she is not the right person for you. “I believe that you are much better off going into labor naturally. I will be honest,
it will hurt, you will be in pain but you will have breaks in between. You know it will end and you will have a great thing at the end.” She predicts that about 80% of expectant parents now know the sex of their baby before birth. “I understand wanting to plan ahead, but I still think it is more fun when you don’t know. For those who choose not to find out ahead of time, I always let the dad annouce the news to mom.” She is thrilled with the reception she has had at South County Hospital. “Everyone has been so welcoming, I can’t say enough postive things. This is a great practice and very inclined to minimal intervention.” Midwives can see and treat women of all ages for regular GYN health and checkups and have licenses to prescribe medication if necessary. With their training they are laterally on par with nurse practioners. Kelley has regular office hours and she and the doctors of the practice rotate on delivery room duties. Health complications and high risk pregnancies or cesarian sections have to be referred to one of the OB/ GYN physicians in the pratice but ultimately they all work together as a team to the benefit of all southern Rhode Island women. To book and appointment with Lori Kelley, CNM, or any of the Physicians at the Center for Women’s Health at South County Hosptial call 789-0661. 100 Kenyan Avenue, Wakefield. www. schospital.com.
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A lot of people give their time to good causes, whether it’s helping elderly neighbors, volunteering for a charity or putting in time at their kids’ schools. But there are some people who treat community service like it’s their full-time job. Meet four people who are passionate about bettering their communities (and who could use your help in the effort).
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responsibility to this town,” Ted Wright says. “It’s taken care of me, so why not take care of it? It’s been very rewarding for me and my family.” These days, Ted spends his time giving town tours of Narragansett on his South County Trolley, but the lifelong resident has devoted himself to the betterment of the town for decades. “I decided a long time ago to run for Town Sergeant,” he says. “At the time it was almost unheard of to run as a democrat. I happened to be at the right place at the right time.” He ran for office after office, working his way through the Town Council, helping the town achieve major wins along the way, like purchasing Wheeler Beach (which was going to become a water park) and keeping the North End Industrial Park (and its taxes, a revenue source for the town) from becoming property of URI. “All of this is done with the help of the town administration,” he says. “But I always thought it was better to do things for my community rather than just submit bills.” However, it’s never been all political for Ted. Anyone who knows him – which, with a nickname like “Mr. Narragansett,” is pretty much everyone in town – knows that he spends a lot of time doing good things for other people. The Wright Family’s annual community Christmas dinner, a free dinner they host every year at the Narragansett Community Center, is a great example of that. “I had a really good year and said ‘I’m going to take the family to Disney World.’
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My wife’s mother and father couldn’t come,” Ted explains. “When we got back we found out they had no place to have Christmas dinner. That’s what started it. There was no place for people to go.” Now, 15 or so members of the Wright family cook and serve dinner for up to 100 people in town. “My daughters cook the turkeys, my sons-in- law are the kitchen men. My grandchildren do the serving – nobody has to get up and do anything.” This upcoming year is going to be the last that it’s completely the family’s responsibility, though. The Lions Club is coming on board to help them. “When you have a family and you watch it grow, you try to steer them in the right direction. For me, it’s worked very well,” he says with pride. He credits the people around him, and a lot of good fortune, with what he’s accomplished – and is extremely reluctant to take sole credit for any of his achievements. However, it’s hard not to give him that credit, especially for rescuing an old Narragansett Brewery sign from the woods and installing it in the Narragansett Rotary in 1999, making something beautiful out of what was once an overgrown eyesore. “I got it straightened out over the winter in my garage, and I finally got permission from the state to put the sign in the rotary,” Ted says. “A lot of people don’t realize that people chip in an awful lot. All kinds of contractors I had worked with through the years helped me put it together. It’s phenomenal the people that came along.” Now he
Ted Wright aboard the South County Trolley
“You think the town of Narragansett is very affluent, but there are a lot of people you don’t know who need help. Why not take care of them?” maintains the rotary and will fly flags every month in commemoration of events – people just have to ask, and he’ll try to make it happen. The trolley is another thing that happened with good fortune and a good idea. “Ann O’Neill and Angie Panagiotis had the idea there should be some kind of South County tour,” he says. “They coaxed me into looking into a trolley. I figured, well, I’ll do a bit of touring.” Now Ted gives trolley tours of the town, especially
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It’s hard to talk about journalism in Rhode Island without bringing up the name Rudi Hempe. The former editor of Southern Rhode Island newspapers was hired for his first journalism job at the Providence Journal even before he graduated from URI. “After I retired,” he says, “I took a week off, and then I started working as a science writer for URI.” He still works part time for the College of Environmental and Life Sciences, but Rudi spends the majority of his time volunteering, especially with the URI Master Gardeners, an education program that maintains the school’s teaching gardens and educates the public about how to grow and maintain plants. “These things strike my fancy,” he says. “There’s an awful lot to be done as a volunteer. I have a crew – they call them Rudi’s Rangers (though I didn’t coin the term). They’re a whole group of Master Gardeners at URI’s East Farm, and they’re all volunteers. They
bring all kinds of expertise. They were farmers beforehand, who know how to ride tractors, who have tons of plant knowledge. We have some doctors.” Rudi’s Rangers meet every Wednesday and Saturday morning to tend the gardens at East Farm, but also to maintain the entire 79 acre property in Kingston. “URI gives us the space,” he says, “and we contribute labor in return. We patch roofs, we build stairways, replace windows.” While Rudi’s dedication to the group makes him a de facto leader, he’s quick to point out that the volunteers are dedicated and passionate in their own right. “You never have to twist their arm to come to work. No one volunteers unless they like to. These are community spirited people, and there are a lot of them around.” He would know from community spirit. Rudi started volunteering when he was in junior high. Growing up, he lived close to Roger Williams Park in Providence, and he volunteered his
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“No one volunteers unless they like to. These are community spirited people, and there are a lot of them around.”
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time at the park’s museum and planetarium, giving lectures and helping to build displays. “When I moved down to Narragansett,” he says, “I got involved in all kinds of things, like the South County Museum, because of my previous museum experience. When I was with the Journal I covered the Navy. When they pulled out, North Kingstown lost its hospital, so I got involved with South County Hospital as a media consultant. They asked me to be a trustee, and that lasted for about 18 years. Most of the not-for-profit hospitals have trustees who run the show. It was pretty fascinating.” For his volunteer work, Rudi was inducted into the Knights of Rockingham Arch, which is an honor the town of Narragansett bestows on people who are particularly dedicated to their communities. (The name comes from an old hotel in town.) “I think the idea is great to recognize the efforts of people who donate their time to the community, many of them very quietly,” he says. “I wish other towns would do likewise – just recognize people who give something back to the community. People do it because they want to. You don’t make any money, but you make a lot of friends. That’s a reward unto itself. A lot of these efforts have a small budget, or none at all, and people just rise to the occasion. It’s not just here in South County. It’s all over.” Because of his interest in science writing, Rudi also serves with URI’s Metcalf Institute for Green and
Environmental reporting. “We have an advisory committee – it’s half scientists and half journalists. The whole idea is to improve the coverage of science in newspapers, internet, television,” he says. “I feel strongly that we should have more communication between science and the media.” The insitiute is clearly doing good work – it was announced in April that one of their reporters won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on an oil spill. “She’s internet only, and this is the first time anyone from that medium has won a Pulitzer.” Though he’s retired, Rudi is as busy as he’s ever been, and doesn’t see himself slowing down any time soon. “I just enjoy doing it,” he says. “You’re feeding your own interests, but you’re also doing something good. One of the things I’ve learned from the Master Gardeners is that people are more interested in growing their own food than ever before. The main purpose of Master Gardeners is education: we maintain some gardens for our own educational purposes, but we offer all kinds of workshops. We go into schools to teach kids, we have a children’s gardening program based at Roger Williams Park. You identify a cause you’re interested in, and it’s pretty easy to devote your labor.” The Master Gardeners huge spring plant sale at East Farm is happening on May 11. The event regularly draws 2,000-3,000 people, and funds the gardening programming. To learn more, visit www.urimastergardeners.org. May 2013 | SO RHODE ISLAND
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about stem from the things he’s experienced in his life. His work with the Silver Haired Legislature comes from a desire to stand up for senior’s rights. “We meet in the State House once a month, and look over bills dealing with seniors,” he explains. “One of the things we fought for was home care. We didn’t want people being put in nursing homes. We wanted people who could afford to live in their own homes to have home care. Almost 90% of the funds that came in were for nursing homes. We fought that some of it should go to home care, and we won.” John also sits on the Long Term Care Coordinating Committee, which makes sure seniors in homes are being treated well, and contributes monthly articles to the AARP, the Federal Retirees and his veterans organization. He’s also a huge advocate for awareness of senior and veteran’s rights. “I go around and talk at senior centers, nursing homes and any place there are seniors,” John says, “on social security, Medicare, on what’s happening and why we need to keep Social Security alive, why Medicare can’t take the brunt of the cuts that are coming. If everyone’s informed, maybe they can take a closer look at who they’re voting for. They should know what’s happening. Unless they stand up and fight for themselves, they’re not going to have anything.” When he isn’t talking to seniors about pressing issues, he’s volunteering at the Senior Center, helping to raise funds that keep the center going. During the holidays, he’s there putting together baskets of food
John O’Hara travels the state for his volunteer causes
“You’d be surprised what satisfaction you get out of helping people. I think it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” for people in need. “I didn’t join [all of these organizations] to sit at home,” John says. “I want to be active.” John’s also got some remarkable war stories. He survived a submarine attack during the first invasion of Africa, served on the USS Alabama and has a book of wartime poetry at the Naval Library in Newport. He has given talks through the Warwick Rotary, and at many local schools about his
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experiences. “In honor of my wife, I never accept any money,” he says. “I just go out and talk. It’s what keeps me alive. I’m only 92 though.” As for why John commits himself so passionately to these causes, the answer is simple. “It makes me feel good,” he says. “When people said I was too old, it used to burn me up. I said ‘I can do as much as any young person,’ and I’m still doing it.”
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With a list of accomplishments and volunteer causes like John O’Hara’s, you can’t help but wonder how he does it all. The Narragansett resident is involved with countless councils and community organizations. It would be exhausting for anyone, but John is 92. “Everybody asks me how I keep going,” he says. “I’ve always been one to keep working, keep moving around. You’d be surprised what satisfaction you get out of helping people. I think it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” The World War II veteran spent his career with the United States Postal Service and as a portrait photographer, coaching sports for teams his six sons played on. He and his wife Beverly moved from Seekonk to South County in 2003. Then, he says, “In 2004, my wife died, and I thought I had died. We were together 55 years. I donated the rest of my life to volunteering.” Now, he’s a legislative officer with the VFW, active in the AARP, volunteers at the South Kingstown Senior Center and its Senior Youth Group, serves on the Silver Haired Legislature and the Senior Action Council, regularly testifying and lobbying at the State House. He also travels around Rhode Island giving talks to students and to seniors and veterans about their rights. John even won a national award from the AARP as their 2006 Rhode Island volunteer of the year. “I was helping with so many different things,” he says. “Any time they had anything going, I was there.” The causes John is passionate
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if I would be the volunteer coordinator,” which at the time was an unpaid position involving managing a staff of almost 300 volunteers. “We were constantly looking for new people, trying to get them,” she says. “We’d run ads in the paper, put them in church bulletins, of course word of mouth, too.” One of those volunteers she found is her mother, Virginia McKinnon. “She just turned 99 on April Fool’s Day,” Pat says. “She’s volunteered in the medical office building for 12 years, and she just loves it. This is a job to her. She gets very upset if it’s snowing and she can’t get there. A lot of people are very dedicated. They’re a very dedicated bunch of volunteers. ” Pat coordinated all the volunteers for four years while still volunteering every Friday at the hospital, and during this time somehow found the
Rodney and Pat Williams-Dernavich at a South County Hospital fundraiser
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time to become vice president of the South County Hospital Auxiliary. That’s how the fashion show was revived. “They had the fashion shows way back when in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and I guess they died out,” Pat explains. “Carolyn Traxler and I, when she was president and I was vice president, were coming up with new ideas to raise money. She said ‘let’s bring this back,’ and she put me in charge of it. The first time we did it, we only had a couple of hundred people who came. I think we made $4000 that first year. This will be the 13th year we’ve had them, and last year we raised $17,000.” The money goes to scholarship funds, and to make substantial improvements to the hospital, including completely furnishing two hospice rooms, renovating the nurses’ station and purchasing the Wave Van, which transports patients to the hospital who can’t get there on their own. This year’s event is on June 19 at The Dunes Club. “It’s become the event of the summer in some respects. I’ve already gotten emails from women who have come for many years, asking me when it is, when the invitations are going out, because they know we sell out.” It’s a luncheon fundraiser, and this year’s fashion show is by Chico’s of Newport. “It’s a chance to go to The Dunes Club, have a nice lunch with your friends and support something that needs to be supported.” In between planning fundraisers, Pat volunteers every Friday with her husband Rodney Dernavich. “When he retired, I said ‘well, there’s only so much golf you can play. Why don’t you come do the same day surgery desk with me?’ He loves it,” she says. So what fuels Pat’s spirits of volunteerism, even after all this time? Part of it is about supporting something that’s so important, not just to Wakefield but to people all over South County. Part of it, though, is pure enjoyment. “I just like the hospital,” she says. “I like the nurses. Some people say ‘you’re with sick people all the time,’ but a lot of the people are well. I’m very fortunate to be the age that I am and still be able to go out and do the things that I want to do. There are so many nice people there, and they do a lot for the community.” To buy tickets to the Dunes Club Fashion Show, call 742-3501.
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Step inside the sunny, airy location of Simply Natural, the new ecofriendly store in Narragansett’s Pier Marketplace, and be prepared for your senses to get up and dance. With their grand opening slated for May 11, this relaxed yet hip new store is expanding on the former, well-liked Most Naturally which occupied the corner shop space for eight years before relocating to Connecticut. Owner Gail Fortin has selected environmentally-friendly and uber-chic product lines that feature a wide variety of organic and natural merchandise. “I always admired the organic lines that Most Naturally carried and jumped at the chance to build on that with some exciting, cutting-edge brands that support green and recycled living,” she says. “They still offer a real wow factor with funky and/or tranquil color palates and simple, oneof-a-kind designs.” Freshly renovated with peaceful, neutral tones Simply Natural offers handcrafted jewelry, natural skincare lines and home décor and gift items crafted from some enchanting local artists as well as sustainable and Fair Trade organizations. “We feature some tried and true artists and creators such as sea glass jewelry by Lovely Glassworks, handmade beachy décor painted on driftwood and sea shells found at Narragansett Town Beach by Katie of Beach Babe, organically grown cotton yoga wear from Global Girlfriend and a terrific chemical-free skin care line made on Block Island called Island Mist,” notes Gail enthusiastically. Because of her passion to live a
simple, organic lifestyle, Gail is able to discuss the latest environmentallyfriendly trends and products with her customers and make recommendations for gifts and personal items that run the gamut from new baby (the Kid Corner in the store offers an adorable assortment of kid-friendly gear, lotions and creams, and items for new breastfeeding moms) to housewarming and wedding gifts (the eco-friendly Mariposa line made from recycled aluminum is stunning and practical). The soy candles, reusable bags, stained glass sun catchers are all wonderful finds as well, or, as a treat to yourself, the Ann-Made bracelet and earring line made from recycled can tops are beautiful and definitely unique. Loose leaf organic teas with diffusers and pretty teapots make a nice pick-me-up late in the day, and the rich, Shea butter lotions are soothing after a fun day at the beach. Most of the packaging is also recycled and is charming enough to forgo the gift wrap. Gail feels particularly good about selling eco-friendly, locally-made wares. “They reflect a wholesome, organic lifestyle which we believe can offer a little slice of comfort to today’s busy lives. Our merchandise is naturally attractive and good for both you and the environment.”
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I was sore and looking forward to what I expected to be massage-like session. We walked into the studio; a warm, inviting cavernous space housed in a former mill building. A wafting aroma of some unknown essential oil combined with soothing instrumental music instantly invited a sense of relaxation. I was puzzled, however, when I didn’t see a standard massage table. Instead, a blanket was placed in the center of the studio surrounded by a few pillows. Joanie instructed me to lie on my back on the blanket, which was padded underneath, and she started with acupressure on my feet and legs. What followed was an hour of rhythmic massage, twisting, energy work and finally, meditation. Like a ragdoll, I stayed as loose as possible as she strategically contorted me left, right, back and forth. Despite my aforementioned lack of flexibility, I felt as limber as a prima ballerina as Joanie pushed and pulled me to my limit with the gentlest touch. It’s no surprise that any tension I had drifted away as I entered a calm, near-meditative state. Thai Yoga Therapy, Joanie later
explained, is the healing art of traditional Thai massage mixed with other practices of yoga therapy. The integrative mind-body practice is said to offer multiple health benefits including improved circulation and lymphatic drainage. She added that for these reasons and many others, she works with a lot of golfers, runners, tennis players and other athletes to soothe sore muscles, increase flexibility and address injuries. Though practiced for more than 2,500 years, Lotus Fire Yoga is one of just a few studios that offer Thai Yoga Therapy in Rhode Island. After our session, I experienced a renewed sense of energy and balance, and could see incorporating this therapeutic practice into my regular fitness routine. Who knows - with some time, patience and Joanie’s talents, I might just be able to do the splits.
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Johanna Witham opened The Purple Cow in 1989. Since then, she’s retired, leaving her daughter Melinda Witham in charge along with manager of 17 years, Gina Matteson. You have such an eclectic mix of products, clothing and jewelry. What’s in the style manifesto of the Purple Cow? My mother, Johanna Witham, has an amazing sense of style. Growing up in Amsterdam, she’s always been ahead of the fashion curve. She taught me to love bright and beautiful statement pieces, to be myself, buy what I love and to set fashion trends. Mom always thought it was important to have jewelry that people would remember. She taught me well!
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Is jewelry similar to a wardrobe in that it should change with the seasons? Yes. I’ve always thought that jewelry and accessories are more important than clothing and should change with the seasons. For instance, the simple black dress becomes a knockout with elegant earrings and a luxurious scarf. What are some of your favorite pieces of jewelry for spring? After the long, gray winter, we can finally wear some nice bright colors for spring. Bright green and blue JoJo Loves You bracelets and Bling earrings are always a sure bet, as is Alex
and Ani. My personal favorites include Alexis Bittar’s Lucite Collection Earrings with Swarovski crystals and Ayala Bar Beach Party Earrings that mix hot pink, yellow and lime green with brilliant blue. Is there a way to be kitschy cute without being kitschy crazy? In my opinion, the term kitsch in fashion means one-of-a-kind. It’s something we should all strive for. Wear what makes you feel good and stand out in the crowd as the individual you are. What are some current trends? Clothing is a canvas for jewelry and accessories. We always have flowing feminine styles that look great on everyone. This spring, we’ll be seeing brighter colors and lots of stripes. I love the Oh My Gauze line, it’s the perfect mix of color and interesting shapes to suit a wide range of women. What are some customer favorites? Patricia Locke jewelry has definitely been a favorite for many years, along with Ayala Bar and Silver Seasons. The real customer favorite though is the atmosphere of our store. Women come to escape, listen to music, chat and look at our beautiful products. Many people find The Purple Cow Co. to be a sunny spot on a gray day and that’s a good feeling for us.
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How has the store’s style evolved? My mother started the store as a place to sell her beautiful pottery. We started with one small jewelry case and look at us now. Our customers have driven our growth, with many of our best lines coming from their suggestions. You’re a big supporter of local artists. What do you look for when you bring in a new, locally made product? It’s important that the artist stands behind the work and is serious. For many artists, it’s a short fling but the serious ones I’m so lucky to have. One of the bests, Nerigna Aiello, actually works in our store. She does an amazing job on her beaded semi-precious stone earrings, necklaces and bracelets. What’s behind the name? Mom was trying to come up with a name. Growing up in Holland she loved the color purple, the color of the queen. She kept saying, “purple, purple, purple…” and I said “cow.” From that the name was born. A cow of a different color: it has worked well for us.
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So Delicious | Review
By Linda Beaulieu
Food Fit For the King Rock ‘n’ roll-inspired fare in East Greenwich of the historic with the hip. The former Post Office Café on Main Street in East Greenwich has been transformed into Rok Bar & Grill, a Hard Rock Café-type restaurant in tribute to that all-American music genre and its legends, from Buddy Holly to rock stars who are still very much alive. Oversized posters of Mick Jagger and John Lennon hang on the walls, along with electric guitars and covers of Rolling Stone magazine. A variety of seating is available including pub-height tables, booths and tables with laminated tops displaying photos of rock celebrities. Most definitely a casual establishment, Rok has a friendly, efficient staff that seems intent on guests having a fun experience. At dinnertime, you can expect to see families. Later in the evening, the music gets louder, the crowd gets younger and they are not shy about dancing beneath a giant screen showing music videos. Those wishing a more sedate dinner can request a table in the Elvis Room. (This is all the dream of the late
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Steve Marra who was part of the Marra Restaurant Group that owns the post office property as well as other restaurants in Rhode Island. Marra died unexpectedly in 2011. He is memorialized in a massive painting at Rok, titled Rock ‘n Roll Heaven. Rock heroes Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin are up there, having a grand old time, with Steve in the center of it all. The late restaurateur’s dream has come true with the opening of Rok.) The creative menu – packaged inside old vinyl LP album covers – is totally in tune with this rock ‘n’ roll theme. Even the wines have a good beat you can dance to, from the Dave Matthews white to the Deep Purple zinfandel. For starters, you can try the Thin Lizzy potato chip nachos ($9) or Sir Paul’s wings ($9). We couldn’t resist the Twisted Sister ($9) and the Walk This Way sliders ($9). With a nod to Dee Snider, we were served a giant soft pretzel still hot from the oven, topped with a creamy cheddar cheese sauce and a sprinkling of lump crabmeat. We love new and different dishes like this one, great
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to share over drinks and conversation. The sliders are also perfect for sharing – four mini rolls stuffed with slow-cooked pork that’s flavored with a blend of three cheeses and a spicy apple cider barbecue sauce.
No lack of flavor with that appetizer, that’s for sure. If you want to keep dinner casual, there are sandwiches to consider: The Slowhand piled high with pastrami in honor of Eric Clapton, Buffalo Soldier and Free Bird (chicken, of course), Roger Waters with scallops in a wrap, and The King, that peanut butter, jelly and banana-fried sandwich made famous by Elvis Presley. I opted for the Voodoo Child burger ($12.78), a towering assembly of all-natural beef topped with a big beer-battered onion ring, bacon and creamy cheese sauce. Lettuce, tomatoes and mushrooms were also tucked in there, and kudos to the chef, Todd Keister. The tomatoes were beautifully red and flavorful, not the anemic-looking kind too often served in restaurants. Sometimes it’s little things like a truly ripe tomato that make all the difference. That, plus the chef’s unique take on basic pub fare. The menu headliners were full dinners, only five but nicely varied, from a pad Thai to chicken over fettuccine. Brian gave his full attention to the grass-fed, hormone-free Grilled Sirloin ($26), which came with roasted potatoes and carrots. Brian wisely asked to substitute the roasted
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potatoes with the red bliss hash listed under the side dishes. We are both hash aficionados, and we would go back to Rok Bar & Grill just for their hash, it was that good. The steak was huge and cooked to order, medium rare and in Brian’s words “very tasty.” When it came to dessert, the Hey Joe chocolate cake, served in a coffee mug with ice cream ($7) satisfied our need for something sweet after such a savory dinner. As we’ve been known to do when a restaurant offers pizza, we ordered a couple to go for dinner the next night. Reheated in the oven for five or six minutes (never in the microwave), thin grilled pizzas are excellent as leftovers. Rok offers seven pizzas, from the traditional to the decadent. We liked the Margarita ($11) topped with sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil, and I loved the Pulled Pork
& Cheddar ($12) with its tender meat, not-too-sweet barbecue sauce and plenty of aged cheese. Main Street in East Greenwich has become Restaurant Row in recent years with all sorts of restaurants, from Asian to Italian, with martini lounges to boot. Rok Bar & Grill is a unique addition to that lively restaurant scene. Rok on! Linda Beaulieu is the author of The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook, Second Edition available at stores throughout the state.
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A Sip of Paradise Cocktails infused with the season’s bounty Ken Tetzner co-owns Wakefield’s Phil’s Diner and the upstairs restaurant, Phil’s Main Street Grill. It features a rooftop deck that sounds more and more appealing with each degree the temperature rises. We talked to Ken about summer sipping.
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It’s spring, and we’re all moving from indoors to outdoors. What are some of the cocktails you are making this season? We will definitely be going with a tropical and refreshing drink menu as the weather warms. We will still be serving all the classics, as well as some original creations and our own Phil’s Classic Sangria, served with fresh fruit. Are there any warm weather ingredients that are a must-have for you behind the bar? We are huge fans of fresh ingredients behind the bar. You can expect to see a lot of color and fresh fruit in our drinks. As the summer goes on and fruit becomes available, we will incorporate it into our drink menu. We get fresh
produce delivered every day; as the summer evolves, so will our drink menu. We use a lot of mint in our drinks in the spring and summer months. Mint juleps and mint raspberry mojitos are some of the favorites. When strawberries are looking good we garnish our mimosas with them. Citrus fruit goes nicely with our infused martinis (a favorite with the ladies). Phil’s Main Street Grille has a great rooftop deck for the summer. Do you think the seating influences what people like to drink? Most definitely. The rooftop is a hidden oasis on Main Street so we would like the drinks to reflect that feeling of escape. Light and refreshing is what people want, plus people also get more adventurous with their drink choices when they are having a good time in the perfect environment. Once you make a beautiful summer drink, the next thing you always hear is “I want one of those.” What is your favorite drink to make? I love to make a drink I call the Rooftop
Oasis. It has Absolut Orient Apple Vodka, ginger beer, fresh lime and mint, a dash of bitters and basil simple syrup. It looks fantastic and smells delicious, but you are going to have to come in to find out what it tastes like. What do you see as the trends in cocktails these days? I am starting to see a lot more people asking for gluten-free drinks. We actually have a whole line of flavored gluten-free vodkas, and we also carry gluten-free beers. What do you like to drink when your shift is over? Lately I have been a fan of Jameson Lemonade. It is just so refreshing.
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So Delicious | Foodie Journal
By Linda Beaulieu
A Fond Farewell When one food door closes, many more open I’ve been writing about food, restaurants and chefs for SO Rhode Island since this magazine made its debut in September 2007, and since 1998 for its parent company which also publishes Providence Monthly and The Bay. I figure I’ve written hundreds of articles and restaurant reviews during my career as a food writer, which began in 1983. During that time I’ve also written several books about Rhode Island, its wonderful restaurant scene and its many talented home cooks. It has been a dream job, but now it’s time to slow down a bit, and this is my final column for SO Rhode Island. I’m giving up almost all aspects of my career as of this month. The only thing I’ll be doing from now on is writing cookbooks and restaurant guides. That will keep me more than busy. In 2006 I wrote The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook, which was published by Globe Pequot Press. Last year, my publisher asked me to update the book, and The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook, Second Edition came out a few months ago. The 292-page book has been totally updated and now features 30 new recipes from some of the hottest restaurants in the area. The second edition also features new color photography that illustrates how beautiful our state is, and how appealing our delicious food is – from arancini to zeppoles. The book contains more than 200 recipes that are unique to Rhode Island, especially from the southern part of the state. I write about our beloved johnnycakes, the thin variety from Newport County and the thicker version found in South County. I sing the praises of Allie’s Donuts, Block Island doughnuts, May breakfasts and the breakfast sandwich favored by local sportfishermen. And then there’s our amazing seafood – real Rhode Island chowder with its clear broth, the red clam chowder we enjoyed at Rocky Point and the creamy scallop chowder 58
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from The Mooring Restaurant in Newport. So many of my favorite recipes are in the book: Martha Murphy’s smoked bluefish paté, Chef Paul Shire’s calamari, Perry Raso’s baked Matunuck oysters, Normand Leclair’s clam cakes and Captain Stu Tucker’s quahog chili. Other seafood recipes include South County paella, Point
Ocean Road, created this dish which became popular at the Casino before it burned to the ground in 1905. (No relation, but Thomas Keller from the French Laundry in California – recently named the best restaurant in America – was once the chef at the Dunes Club in Narragansett.) Pasta lovers will enjoy the recipes
Judith fish roll-ups, Block Island halibut, Swamp Yankee quahog fritters, stuffies, steamers and the correct way to prepare an authentic Rhode Island clambake. Did you know that everyone’s favorite appetizer – Clams Casino – was “invented” in Narragansett? Julius Keller, the maître d’ at the original Casino next to the historic Towers on
for lobster ravioli, seafood pasta alfredo with Narragansett Bay scallops, penne pasta a la Snug Harbor and South County seafood lasagna. There are several dessert recipes from Kenyon’s Corn Meal Company in Usquepaugh as well as one for the Indian pudding served at Aunt Carrie’s and another for the doughboys from Iggy’s; both those restaurants
are in Narragansett. It has been a privilege to collect all these uniquely Rhode Island recipes and compile them in my Rhode Island cookbook, which my publisher expects to be available for decades to come with revisions to be made every few years. I’ll also be busy with new books. Once that second edition was done, my editor asked me to write another book, The Seafood Lovers’ Guide to New England, which will be published this summer. It contains everything you need to know about the seafood scene in Rhode Island and beyond. And there are more projects in the works. All these books are available at major bookstores, gift shops and online. When it comes to business and the economy, Rhode Island is at the bottom of too many lists, but when it comes to food, we’re right at the top. Providence is the best food city in the country, and our pizza beats out Boston and New York, according to Travel + Leisure magazine. People love to talk about the Red Sox vs. Yankees or the Patriots vs. Giants, but food really dominates our conversations and is always there when we watch a game. Wherever I go, food is always the hot topic. In that way, we are a lot like that great food city, New Orleans, where people at breakfast decide where they’ll be having lunch, and at lunch they make their dinner plans. Around here too, food is literally a way of life, and it’s been a huge part of my life for the past 30 years. So cutting back on my freelance writing and devoting my time to writing books will give me more time to do the many things on my bucket list. There are so many recipes I want to try, so many books to read and so many places I’ve yet to visit. As for this summer, you can find me on my deck looking out at Scarborough Beach with a good book in one hand and a glass of white wine in the other. You can reach Linda at Lindab2720@aol.com and you can follow her on Twitter @LindaBeaulieu3.
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May 1-29: Dance on into The Towers on a Wednesday evening for Social Dance Classes. Try your hand at ballroom from 6-8pm or tango from 8-10:30pm. Individual lessons are $15 or stay the whole night for $22. 35 Ocean Road, Narragansett. 782-2597, www.thetowersri.com. May 3-31: Stargazers and astronomy lovers rejoice: Frosty Drew Observatory’s Public Observation Nights take place every Friday night, weather permitting. The dome opens at dusk this time of year. Free. 61 Park Lane, Charlestown. 364-9508, www. frostydrew.org. May 4: The Greenwich Odeum hosts Hey Nineteen, a new 10-piece Steely Dan tribute band. You can buy tickets at East Greenwich’s Main Street Music at 4 King Street or online. $15-$20. 8pm. 59 Main Street, East Greenwich. 225-5066, www.facebook.com/hey19. May 4: Ocean State Theatre presents How I Became a Pirate, a musical adventure that brings Melinda Long’s best-selling book to life with pirates and song. $10. 9:30am & 11:30 am show times. 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. 921-6800, www.oceanstatetheatre.org. May 4: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, multi-platinum selling Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band perform at Mohegan Sun. $75-$95. 8pm. 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT. 888226-7711, www.mohegansun.com. May 4: Get calm through Meditation for Spiritual Awareness at All That Matters. Try your hand at Jyoti meditation, calming the mind while opening the inner peace hidden deep within every person. Free. 4-5:30pm. 315 Main Street, Wakefield. 782-2126, www.allthatmatters.com.
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May 4: Join the North Kingstown High School Sailing Team for their 6th Annual Nautical Yard Sale. Peruse marine hardware, clothing, artwork, nautically themed housewares and small boats. There is also a bake sale on site with coffee for early morning shoppers. All proceeds support the Sailing Team. Free. 8am-12pm. North Kingstown Town Beach. Donations are welcome, contact nksailing@ gmail.com or 423-3167. May 4-25: Head to Newport every Saturday night for Comedy Improv with the Bit Players. Enjoy improvisation with various games, diverse performers and audience involvement. Reservations suggested. $15. 8pm. 4 Equality Park, Newport. 849-3473, www.bitplayers.net. May 5: Give back while getting in a workout. PurpleStride Rhode Island is a walk and run to raise money for pancreatic cancer research. Email econstantino@ pancanvolunteer.org for more. $25. 7:3011am. 1095 Ives Road, Warwick. www. purplestride.org/rhodeisland. May 5-26: Every Sunday night it’s family-friendly Bring Your Own Improv night at the Warwick Museum of Art. Actors instruct audience members to participate to their comfort level. $6. 6pm. 3259 Post Road, Warwick. 2617678, www.bringyourownimprov.com. May 7-28: Head to the Mews Tavern every Tuesday night for Stump! Trivia. This team trivia contest will test your knowledge on a variety of subjects from anatomy to literature to history. Winning teams go home with prizes so bring your smartest friends. 8pm. 456 Main Street, Wakefield. 783-9370, www.stumptrivia.com. May 7-28: Infants and toddlers ages birth to 24 months and their caretakers are invited to the Peace Dale Library every Tuesday morning for Wigglers Storytime featuring music, movement and rhymes. Free. 10:3011am. 1057 Kingstown Road, Peace Dale. 789-1555, www.skpl.org. May 10-12: What better way to celebrate its recovery than the 2013 Misquamicut
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Follow the Compass for Family Fun May 18: The Compass School in Kingston hosts its 10th Annual Eco Fair. It’s a day of fun for students, parents and the public featuring music and entertainment by the Toe Jam Puppet Band, live animals, family yoga, lawn chess, face painting and henna, rock climbing, bouncy house, photo booth, games, silent auction, plant and seedling sale, food vendors and more. Please come out to show your support for all the great things that the school does on a daily basis. Free, though some activities require the purchase of a $10 wristband. 11am-3pm. 537 Old North Road, Kingston. 7888322, www.compassschool.org. SpringFest? It’s a weekend filled with family friendly fun, a petting zoo, carnival rides, tasty food, a classic car show, live entertainment and a fireworks display. $7, kids under four are free. 257 At-
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May 1: Join The Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly for its 20th Annual Juried Regional Art Show Opening Reception, an exhibit of fine art by member and non-member artists. The show runs to June 1. Free. 5-8pm. 7 Canal Street, Westerly. 596-2221, www.westerlyarts.com.
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God’s Ear, a dynamic look at one family’s breakdown, punctuated with live music by Matt Requintina. $20. 2pm & 7pm show times. 327 Main Street, Wakefield. 218-0282, www.thecontemporarytheater.com. May 11: Join Audubon Society naturalists for Wildflowers, Birds and Elegant Dining at the Maxwell Mays Lakeside Cottage for an afternoon and evening of wildflowers, birding and fireside dining. $75-$85. 3-8pm. 2082 Victory Highway, Coventry. 9495454, www.asri.org. May 11: Stock up on books for the whole family at the Friends of the East Greenwich Library’s Book Sale to be held in the Silverman Room. Every book you buy helps to support the library. 10am. 82 Pierce Street, East Greenwich. 885-9510, www.eastgreenwichlibrary.org.
Island’s alumni come together for the Alumni Wind Ensemble at the URI Fine Arts Center’s Concert Hall sponsored by the music department. The public is welcome to join. 3pm. 105 Upper College Road, Kingston. 874-2431, www.uri.edu/music. May 13: Kids in grades 2-5 are invited to the Robert Beverly Hale Library for the American Girl Doll Club. See what Josefina’s life was like in 1824 via activities, crafts and games. Free. 4-4:45pm. 2601 Commodore Perry Highway, Wakefield. 783-5386, www. skpl.org. May 17-31: David Jepson directs The Exact Center of the Universe at Granite Theatre this month, about a Southern woman who attempts to scare off her son’s prospective bride. $12-$20. 2pm & 8pm show times. 1 Granite Street, Westerly. 596-2341, www.granitetheatre.com.
May 11: Head to URI’s East Farm for the 12th Annual Spring Festival complete with a huge plant sale, free workshops and demonstrations, educational vendors, the South Kingstown Farmers Market, compost bin and rain barrel sales and more. Free. 9am-2pm. 1 East Farm Road, Kingston. 874-2900, www. uri.edu/cels/ceoc.
May 18: The South Kingstown Land Trust Barn hosts English Country Dance with instruction, live music and refreshments. No experience or partner needed. $10. 7:30-10:30pm. 17 Matunuck Beach Road, South Kingstown. 539-3009, www.kingstonenglishcountrydance.org.
May 11-25: Warm weather means that the Saturday Cross Mills Farmers’ Market will be filled with shoppers filling up on greens, meats, coffee, cheese, milk, bread, honey and more. Free. 9am-1pm. 860-617-2588, 4219 Old Post Road, Charlestown. www. farmfresh.org.
May 19: George Kent Performance Hall will be alive with the sound of classical music as The Chorus of Westerly performs the beautifully mysterious Mozart’s Requiem. $21$60. 4pm & 6pm show times. 119 High Street, Westerly. 596-8663, www.chorusofwesterly.org.
May 11-31: Hera Gallery presents In Cuba With Witness for Peace, an exhibition of photographs portraying Cuban people, places and culture. It features a gallery talk and a film series followed by a discussion; call for details. 10 High Street, Wakefield. 789-1488, www.heragallery.org.
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Three directors on a dramatic mission “No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it,” the minister Halford E. Luccock once said. Collaboration is key in the theater as well. Whether onstage, backstage or seated in the audience, participants must work in harmony to create a successful production. But theaters don’t always collaborate with each other. In a state as small as RI, teeming with performing arts groups, competition for ticket sales, funding and resources can be stiff. So it’s exciting to see Epic Theatre Company, Mixed Magic Theatre and the Contemporary Theater Company band together in the new Rhode Island Theater Alliance (RITA). “We are very different companies, but we have a lot of similar goals, challenges and opportunities,” explains Christopher Simpson, the artistic director of the Contemporary Theater Company (CTC) in Wakefield. One challenge shared by the theaters of RITA is exposure - getting out the word on shows, standing out from other groups, attracting new audience members and new talent. Notes Epic Theatre Co.’s artistic director, Kevin Broccoli, “Forming this alliance is helpful because it allows our three theaters to combine our resources and our knowledge and help each other progress as organizations while maintaining our individual identities.” Separately, Epic, Mixed Magic and the CTC have contributed to the vibrancy of the local arts scene for years. Simpson founded the CTC in the summer of 2005 to produce a specific show. Since then, it has grown into what he calls “a full-service community institution” in Wakefield. Jonathan Pitts-Wiley, the artistic director of Pawtucket-based Mixed Magic Theatre, took over the helm from his father Ricardo three years ago. His parents started the company in 2000 with a focus on promoting literacy and as a way, as he puts it, “to diversify the pool of stories being told and who was telling them.” Broccoli, whose company neighbors Mixed
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to the masses and more masses to the theater. Simpson reveals that, over at the CTC, “Every night we hear another audience member say, ‘I didn’t think I was a theater person, but I had a great time tonight!’ Our brand of theater is real, fresh and engaging. We have to tear through a lot of ingrained resistance to help folks see that we’re worth the risk. RITA empowers our audiences to check out the work of our fellow theaters with a little more trust. If you’ve taken the risk on us, have faith that you might like these guys, too.” RITA’s concept of collaboration may be catching. A new network called the Rhode Island Performance Exchange (RIPE), in conjunction with RITA and other theater groups, is planning a general audition for local performers on June 1. And hopefully that’s just the beginning. As Broccoli muses, “A lot of people talk about collaborating, but how many theaters are actually doing it? How many theaters share information about what their seasons are going to be? Coordinate opening nights so that they don’t overlap? Share designers, actors, directors, etc.? We’re three very different theaters, but we all have a great respect for each other’s work – that respect is what this alliance is built on.”
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Childhood friends take the plunge into making art The friendship between Tim Underwood, Mike Richardson and Justin Tarducci was forged early on by love of action sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, sailing, diving and surfing, but it took a few of life’s twists and turns along with a shared passion for the art of hand-blown glass - before the three Rogers High School grads discovered they could work together as well as they played. Underwood, Richardson and Tarducci founded Anchor Bend Glassworks in 2003 after years spent studying art in college, apprenticing in shops like Newport’s Thames Glass, or both. The Anchor Bend studio was originally located in the heart of Newport’s waterfront district, but the constant distraction of curious Waite’s Wharf visitors soon sparked a search for new digs, culminating in Anchor Bend’s relocation to North Kingstown’s historic Shady Lea Mill in 2006 - an artists’ community that Richardson calls “inspiring.” The studio is simple and spacious; big doors by the forge swing open to relieve the heat, which in summertime can top 120 degrees and raises a serious risk of heat stroke for the artists. Yet out of this rough old building come works of great beauty. With a blend of skill and artistry, silica powder is heated into glass, then colored, twisted, sculpted and blown to become delicate Christmas ornaments, funeral urns in the shape of breaking waves or perhaps a custom-made baptismal font made from glass that has been broken and reforged to look like foaming ocean water. Many of the designs reflect the nautical roots of the owners, including their signature wave, fish, octopus and sailboat sculptures, and glass trophies made for various yacht and boating groups. “We’re inspired by the ocean for sure,” says Underwood, who jokingly calls their time spent on and in the water “market research.” With a 2,100-degree furnace running 24 hours a day for years at a stretch, production costs are not inconsiderable. Like many artisans, the Anchor Bend trio is always seeking the balance between creativity and commerce: every day, decisions are made on whether to make 200 popular $28 Christmas ornaments, for example, or spend hours
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The shredded chicken in this classic variation really shone through the accoutrements that can sometimes overwhelm a quesadilla. It was moist and tasty, complemented by the perfect portion of jack cheese to ensure no lost filling on the plate (or in your lap.) 8220 Post Road, North Kingstown. 401295-2280. www.eltapatiorestaurants.com
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