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8 Publisher’s Letter
12 f E ATURE D aRT i ST
Jon Stobart
• Beth Perdue
22 D e s t i n at i o n - B l o c k I s l a n d
• by Anne Roland 12
32 1 2 M e t r e W o r l d Ra c i n g
Newport, Rhode Island
• Photography and Story by Anne T. Converse
38 W e l c o m i n g Spa c e
Kitchen & Ba th Details, Ma tta poisett
• by Nancy A Berquist 22
44 21 Seventh Street
Home of Frederick Douglass, New Bedford
• by Michael J Decicco
54 Gone Fishing
Fly Fishing the Deerfield River, Massachusetts
62 Home market feature

Marion - Converse Compan y Real Esta te
62 38
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66 A u t u m n ' s Pa l e t t e
Fall Photography
68 Is your frontline robbing your bottom line?

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Capturing the Essence of New England
From the Publisher Cover: Autumn view of Deerfield River.

Photograph by Sam Mooring
Summer fades into fall in Southern New England. How can the calendar say fall when there are still leftover
thoughts from summer? Here we are in November and we are just getting our first taste of cool, fall weather. Although
the proximity of the ocean mitigates the bite of Jack Frost, my thoughts perceive a white blanket covering the ground.
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Over Jon Stobart’s lengthy career as a marine artist, the British painter has
specialized in depicting the Age of Sail, a time when goods and people were
transported around the world by sail.
Story by Beth Perdue
Exclusive to Coastal Life
he nice thing about getting along the pier. contain such intricate details s of
the chance to see marine artist Over Stobart’s lengthy career as harbor life that viewers who are
John Stobart’s work in the a marine artist, the British painter willing to take the time to view the
painter’s presence is that you get has specialized in depicting the painting slowly are well-rewarded.
to ask him all about one of his Age of Sail, a time when goods And, each figure, down to those
paintings. and people were transported barely the size of a fingernail, has
Pick one of the magnificent around the world by sail. Many a complex back-story that Stobart
spreads of a 19th century harbor of his paintings are of vibrant knows intimately and conveys
in New York, Boston, or even New harbors dominated by clipper both through the richness of his
Bedford and ask about the men ships in full sail. images and his verbal story-telling.
chatting on the street corner, the But, while the ships may take Ships may be one of his main
carriage driver carefully steering center stage, many paintings, images, Stobart said, but he
his rig over cobblestone streets, or especially those that offer a added, “My thing has always been
the watchman carrying a lantern glimpse of life along the shore, the setting, not the ship.”

ABOVE: Jon Stobart
RIGHT: NEW BEDFORD. The View across to
Fairhaven in 1884
For example, in a painting of ships

abandoned in San Francisco during the
Gold Rush, Stobart points out the night
watchman chatting with a visitor, then
details the path the watchman will take
around the pier to get back to his post. The
two lit ships in the dark night, he said, are
a U.S. mail ship still delivering mail and
a merchant ship just arrived in port and
looking to unload.
In another work in progress, Stobart’s
story is a little more romantic. The image
will show the captain’s ship being towed out
to sea in the distance while his wife watches
from an apartment above the harbor. A
nightstand by her bed holds two glasses,
because Stobart said, they had a drink of
wine together before he went back out to
sea.
It’s these careful details, down to the
muddy tracks left by a horse and carriage,
that add character, the artist said.
“It’s what makes it look magical,” he said.
ABOVE: Drying Sails Under a Full Moon
“My thing has always been the setting, not the ship.”
Like the ships he paints, Stobart has traveled around the “I don’t think I can,” Stobart said when asked. “Because
world. Born in England, he was still a young painter when I want to leave a legacy.”
he first came to Canada and later the United States and has That legacy comes in the form of a scholarship fund for
lived in several cities here including Boston, New York and new artists, a kind of gap funding for artists who have yet to
Edgartown, before moving to Westport about 10 years ago. establish themselves.
His Westport home, where he lives during the summer “I want to help students survive the transition between
months, overlooks the Westport River. In winter, the being a student and being an artist,” he said.
painter heads south to Florida. According to Stobart, it’s important for artists to
Stobart’s approach to painting takes plein air work to a find their own style, the ingredient that makes their art
whole new level, getting down not only what he sees but worthwhile. You have to be able to “make nature a little
also transposing it onto a bygone era, all while looking at the bit larger than life with your signature characteristic,” he
modern site. He finds inspiration, he said, in the etchings said.
of wharves and quays done during the 19th century which But finding that style takes effort and many young
he believes hold more details than any photograph could. artists are forced to spend their time struggling to earn a
To date, Stobart has painted ports in Seattle, Baltimore, living and therefore, not working on their art.
and Chicago, as well as Cape Horn, London, and Paris. That’s where Stobart wants to help.
In addition to painting he has produced a PBS series He has already established a foundation that offers a
on painting outdoors at sites around the world, and has $5,000 grant to a young artist in their first year out of
numerous books featuring his art. school, but said he is working to double that amount after
And, at age 79, he isn’t slowing down. he dies.
ABOVE: BOSTON DEPARTURE. Securing the Towline, c. 1885
BELOW: Nantucket Sleigh Ride
The grant not only offers young
artists the push they need, but for
Stobart, it’s also a way of giving back
in recognition of the kind of fortuitous
breaks he received many times in his
career.
In fact, some amazing, almost
other-worldly connections offered
Stobart the access he needed to the art
world time and again over his career.
So much so that, he said, there must
have been some guiding force behind
it all.
Most notable was the time he
traveled from Toronto to New York
City by train with four paintings of
clipper ships that he hoped to show to
galleries.
It was 1965, and Stobart had never
been to the U.S. before. He had no
idea where he would go in New York
or how he would get his paintings
seen.
“I had no plan, no address, no
name, nothing,” he said, remembering
the trip.
When the train got close enough
to New York for commuters to board,
a man sat down next to Stobart and
began thumbing through art books.
Noticing, Stobart decided to strike up
a conversation.
While most people he met on his
journeys tended to enjoy these chats
about painting, Stobart noticed that
this man didn’t react well initially.
“He winced as soon as I opened
my mouth,” he said smiling at the
memory.
But Stobart persevered, showing
the man photographs of his work.
To his astonishment, he received,
in return, a list of four galleries that
the man felt might be interested in
Stobart’s maritime style.
It was only after they departed and
the man walked away that Stobart
read the business card he had been
handed. The stranger who guided him
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turned out to be Donald Holden, editor of
American Artist magazine.
“I was shocked,” Stobart said.
Stobart left the station and walked to
the first gallery on the list, the Kennedy Eden Landscapes
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he recognized most of the paintings already
hung there, he ended up showing his work.
That wasn’t just luck, Stobart asserts.
“It had to be guided by somebody,” he
said. “That could not have been chance
alone.”
But if fortune was looking out for the
young Stobart, his passion for his art also
helped propel him forward.
From the day he crossed the entryway
of the Derby College of Art as a teenager,
he was determined to succeed. Before that,
Stobart’s school record had not exactly been
stellar, he said, possibly because he said, he
was always scribbling away on paper half
hidden under his desk instead of paying
attention.
The art college represented a second
shot and this time in a field he loved.
“When you’re keen like I was, you just
go up and away,” he said.
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The "Golden Year"
of 12 Metre World
Racing took place
12 Metre World Racing in Newport, RI, on
September 12-27, 2009,
with a collection
of 17 elegant 12 Metres
from America,
Australia and Europe.
WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER
ANNE T CONVERSE

Newport, RI
Sept. 12-27
P
ast competitors were
American Eagle, Weatherly,
Nefertiti, Intrepid, Kiwi
Magic, and America II, just
to name a few. Gleam and
Northern Light bought and preserved
by the late Bob Tiedemann, competed in
the Vintage Class with Onawa. She was
beautifully restored for the August, 2001
America's Cup Jubilee Celebration off the
Isle of Wight on England's southern coast.
The rest of the yachts were placed in three
more classes. The Grand Prix: consisted of
Wright on White, Kiwi Magic, America II,
and USA. In the Moderns were Challenge
12, Victory '83, Intrepid, Courageous,
and Freedom. For the Traditional Class,
Columbia, Weatherly, Easterner, Nefertiti,
and American Eagle competed.
Traveling the farthest to race, were
Challenge 12 from Paris, France with
William Borel, and Australia II, from
Australia with Australian Skip Lissiman.
He said he was thrilled to be back in
Newport and planned to celebrate at his
favorite watering hole, O'Brien's Pub. He
brought with him a new boxing kangaroo
flag signed by all the original crew to replace
the original flag in the Pub which eventually
accompanied Skip back to Australia.
My first inkling of the beauty of the 12
Meters was in the late 70s and early 80s.
Some friends invited me to photograph the
America's Cup off the shores of Newport,
RI. The Australians had won the Cup in
1983, and sadly it was the last year America's
Cup Racing competed in Newport. I was
fortunate enough to see Dennis Connor
win back the Cup in 1987, in Freemantle,
Australia.
Since then I have followed the 12s in
their journey to remain alive and racing
into the 21st Century. Many have been
They competed for five days of racing in a spectacle of 12 found, restored, and rebuilt to their original
Metres not seen since the America's Cup in 1958. That year splendor. George Hill and Herb Marshall
started America's Cup Charters in Newport,
Columbia won the cup and this year she raced again. The
offering many people a glimpse of the
week was filled with events from parties-of course-along thrill of racing on a 12 Metre. Gleam and
with lecture series, book signings, film presentations and Northern Light also charter during the
beautiful competition viewing. The New York Yacht Club's sailing and racing season as well as some
modern Twelves.
Harbour Court, provided a beautiful venue for dinners, For the 12 Metre Worlds this
and showed how it still remains one of the most influential September, I arrived on Friday, yet with
sailing hubs in the world. very windy conditions, racing was cancelled.
Luckily, there was room for me on a press
boat on Saturday. With sailing it can be feast
or famine. The Twelves hung in anticipations
while the wind slowly picked up and the racing
commenced. Helicopters, press boats and
pleasure boats followed them around the old
America's Cup course off the shores of Brenton
Point. They all fought hard in the shifting
winds, and finished the racing late afternoon.
The final race was the legendary Candy Store
Cup race around the harbor. Dennis Williams
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traditional huge bottle of champagne. Victorious
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celebrated his first championship title.
American Eagle won in the Traditional
Class, with Carol Swift, Charlie Milliken and
Duke Steineman chartering. Charlie skippered
American Eagle to victory in a tiebreak with
Weatherly. With her crew's help, Carol earned Jan Slee, President of the 12 Metre Class truly realizes the splendor of the craftsmanship
the traditional surprise swim off the dock. Association, along with his staff, worked hard and design in every Twelve. An experience of a
In the other classes, Bill Koch, a past to make the event memorable for all who lifetime not to be missed!
America's Cup competitor, won the Grand participated. Gary Jobson and W.H. Dyer
Prix Class aboard Kiwi Magic. Gleam won the Jones served as co-chairs with Jan to create a Anne T. Converse is a free-lance photographer
and occasional writer from Marion, MA. She
Vintage Class with Northern Light second and memorable and fun week. Many more are
enjoys racing and sailing her H12 Dodici out of
Onawa third. I love the classic yachts and these involved in keeping the Twelves flourishing for the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion.
epitomized the beauty of the old yachts lovingly many decades to come. To catch a glimpse of
restored by their owners. them sailing or race aboard for a charter, one

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slave abolitionist movement, first lived at this address as a free man and
re-invented himself after escaping
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Seventh Street
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Bedford end of the famed Underground Railroad.
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not as a speaker
Bedford was the ultimate
destination for hundreds of escaped
slaves within this ‘railroad’, a loose network
of people and places that slaves knew would
assist them with escaping from the south
to the free northern states. The city was an
the reasons why

attractive final stop on the railroad where
the whaling industry needed the labor, it was
an active part of an extensive coastal trading
system that could stow away escaping slaves.
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the city's political and economic life were
been moe frequen

strongly anti-slavery, and the city already
had a large population of color. Escaped
slaves, smuggled north by sympathetic sea
captains, would step onto what is now the
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"...the idea of speaking to white people
weighed me down. I spoke but a few
moments, when I felt a degree of
freedom, and I said what I desired
with considerable ease. From that
time until now, I have been engaged in
pleading the cause of my brethren..."
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Augustus collector of coal for the wife of the

Washington Bailey made Unitarian Church's pastor.
New Bedford his destination New Bedford Historical
Society director Lee Blake said
because as a slave in
the new free man that became
Maryland he had worked for
Frederick Douglass with his second wife Helen Pitts Douglass that day had a profound
and their neice Eva. his master in the shipbuilding impact on the country's attitude
trade as a caulker. When he was toward slavery. Douglass's written
a young slave in Baltimore, his narratives of his life as a slave and
master's wife began teaching him his lectures around the country and
the alphabet. His master stopped Europe became important tools in
the practice because educating educating the general public about
a black person was illegal, but the cruelty of Southern slavery and
Frederick had reached the point the humanity of those who were
of no return. He began educating being enslaved.
himself, offering bread to poor "He affected people's
street children in exchange for perception of slavery just with the
teaching him words. fact that he wrote and spoke so
In mid-September of 1838, well,” Blake said.
Frederick Bailey traveled from New The biggest example of this, she
York with his new wife Anna to said, is Douglass's meeting with
Newport, RI, where New Bedford newly-elected president Abraham
Quakers Joseph Ricketson, Sr., Lincoln. At first, Lincoln did not
and William C. Tabor, took him to see the slaves of the Southern
downtown New Bedford. United States as equals to whites
His final stop that day, 21 and wanted to send them back
Seventh St., was the home of to Africa when he emancipated
noted abolitionists and free blacks, them. Lincoln's first meeting
Nathan and Mary "Polly" Johnson. with the intelligent, articulate
With their help, Bailey reinvented Douglass seemed to change that
himself into Douglass the morning and affected the way Lincoln wrote
after his first night with them. the Emancipation Proclamation.
Nathan Johnson, a caterer by trade, "Most people had no idea
was reading "Lady of the Lake" by about the horrors of slavery. He
Sir Walter Scott at the time and went on a lecture circuit that took
Illustration of Mrs. Auld teaching young Frederick
over breakfast recommended that him around the country and to
to read.
Frederick Bailey take the name of England and France," she said.
the book's hero--Douglas. The "He helped people see slaves as
Johnsons then helped him find his human beings."
first living wage as a free man--as a

It was while Douglass was a New
Bedford resident that he discovered his
abilities as an orator, at an anti-slavery
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Douglass would stay only a few
nights at 21 Seventh St., until New
Bedford Quakers Taber and Ricketston
bought him a home on Elm Street. But
the Seventh Street building remains
the only one of his three New Bedford
residences still standing.
It was also where the Johnsons
reportedly harbored other fugitive
slaves. The home is actually two
attached wood-frame structures, built
at separate times. The two-and-half
story gable roof structure that fronts
the home was built around 1857.
The two-story back rooms were built
around 1800. It is this portion of the
house where the Johnsons lived and
Douglass stayed and where other
escaped slaves were sheltered. In one
instance, five women of color that had
belonged to a Georgian plantation
owner were educated on a second floor
"female classical school."
The Johnsons' influence on the anti-
slavery movement didn't stop there.
They also owned the building next
door, 23 Seventh St., the first meeting
house of the Quaker Society of Friends
where the city reportedly hosted its
first anti-slavery speech in 1828.
In 1998, the destiny of 21 Seventh
Street came full circle when the New
Bedford Historical Society purchased
the building to save it from demolition.
It is now the society's headquarters.
Frederick Douglass would be very
pleased to see that 21 Seventh St. now
houses a group whose main mission
is preserving the history of people
of color and that hosts a yearly read-
a-thon of his "Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass".

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Connecticut River. There are two popular
catch and release areas, but also many miles
of open unrestricted waters too. It is made
up mostly of deep runs, riffles, and large still
water pools. The riverbed is mostly rock and
boulders so cleated waders are recommended
to keep your footing.
Photograph by S A Mooring

Photograph by S A Mooring
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I t could very well be a Southcoast Garden of Eden. The

landscaping that surrounds the perimeter of 72 Water
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this 5,500 square foot home exudes what the town of
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that acts as an office space within the home, as well as an
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like you’re on your own private island. isn’t a view from this home that is not as breathtaking as
Situated in the middle of the historic Marion village, they come in any Oceanside home these days.
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STORY By JAY ALEXANDER

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Photography: www.southcoastimages.com

Located just across the street from one included in an anteroom, a great or the harbor,” said Kalkanis.
Sippican Harbor, this 1.4 acre site includes attachment to the existing living room, but Both the living room-with its high
a half acre of waterfront property and a somewhat secluded for those looking for ceilings and the kitchen have radiant heat,
private dock area right on the inner harbor, some quiet moments away from people or she said.
perfect for the avid boat enthusiast. Do you entertaining. A window seat in the living The dining room shows off the third of
know any? room, overlooking the porch and harbor, is five total fireplaces in the home as well as a
The current owners, who purchased the a perfect spot to curl up on a cool fall day leaded glass window that allows ample light
home in the early 1980’s, have completely and watch the leaves fall from the dozens of from both the north and south sides of the
renovated the interior of the house, trees that call this property home. home.
updating and replacing all the windows, “I love the protective way they did “There’s a lot of beautiful, built-in places
electrical systems, plumbing and more the landscaping. It just allows for a ton of in the home, a lot of character, a lot of
while still managing to keep the history and privacy,” said Kalkanis. “You look at the sitting, quiet areas,” said Kalkanis.
quaintness of the home totally intact. aerial shot of the home and you can see it. The kitchen, which shows off a working
“They’ve done a lot of work to the home They may have neighbors, but you won’t see woodstove, contains a double oven and gas
including a number of energy efficiency them.” cook top as well as two islands and a separate
updates like solar panels on the roof for the Attached to the living room is the slate- pantry area with significant preparation
hot water and new boilers,” said Converse floored sun room-currently used more space to allow for the creation of a massive
Company Realtor Margot Kalkanis. “They as a green house, which had at one time family holiday feast. Attached to the kitchen
have also installed a French drain in the been part of a wraparound porch that was is a walk-out stone patio area overlooking
basement. Everything has been updated.” knocked down to make way for the private the gardens and a separate mudroom.
The expanded living room area, with sunroom area. The sizeable room is flush “It’s a perfect house for entertaining,”
stunning views of the water just a stone’s with garden fragrances, sunlight from three said Kalkanis. “With the size of the kitchen
throw away from the farmers front porch different directions as well as a number of area, I can see owners spending most
that sits right outside the living room, views of the water and colorful backyard. of their time in here or the living room
contains two back to back fireplaces “Pretty much any room you go into, entertaining.”
offering rare wood carvings above them, there’s a beautiful view of the garden, yard The second level contains three
bedrooms and an office space/ owners have been using one of
additional bedroom option the bedrooms as a meditation
including the master bedroom room.
that at one time was two huge, “It’s a great house, a
separate rooms. very big house but still very
“They combined the two manageable with just two
rooms into a master bedroom people living here,” said
with a sitting room, fireplace Kalkanis. “It’s the perfect
and his and her bathrooms,” house to entertain in and they
said Kalkanis. certainly have many guests
With the master bedroom over. The views from any side
baths being separate, Kalkanis are breathtaking and they only
said work on knocking down get better when the leaves fall.”
the wall in between the two Down below, the partial
sizeable bathrooms could basement includes a wine
create a massive singular cellar and all of the electrical
bathroom with separate sinks units, hot water heater and
and other offerings. back up generator are on
The second bedroom, the first floor level, allowing
perfect for guest sleepovers, easy access for repairs and
also includes a fireplace and maintenance.
separate bathroom and the Outside, the gardens and
third bedroom, also with its trees surround the area but
own private bedroom and allow light to still get through
ample closet space has its own as you sit in the patio area or by
history, Kalkanis hinted. the pool reading a good book.
“We believe this bedroom, Although the home is on town
at one time, was the maids water and sewer, a perimeter
bedroom because there’s a irrigation system is attached
door in the hallway that shuts to its own private well system
this area out from the rest that allows the grass to keep its
of the house,” said Kalkanis, lush green color. To add to the
“and the staircase goes right privacy of the home, a slate-
down into the kitchen. With bottomed in ground pool and
its space and high ceilings, this Jacuzzi area in the backyard
spot could be another master are completely fenced in for
bedroom as well.” seclusion, and like much of
The second floor hallways the yard, surrounded by some
also contain a ton of hidden form of plant life.
storage areas and built-in “This is one of those rare
bookcases. houses that don’t come along
The third floor of the all that often, especially in a
home contains another four location like this, and in the
bedrooms, all with built-in village,” said Kalkanis. “Many
storage areas, bookcases, of the homes in Marion village
wall to wall carpeting with are pretty compact but this is
hard floor underneath and a good sized lot, especially for
ample closet space. Another Water Street, and combine it
prospective guest room area, with the lot across the street
the biggest of the four third with the water access and
floor bathrooms contains a full water views, it’s probably the
bath that also adjoins another best location in town.” Contact: Converse Company Realty
bedroom for easier access. 166 Front Street, Marion, MA
With the captivating views (508)748-0200
from the top of the house,
Kalkanis said the current
Nothing Gold Can Stay
by Robert Frost
Nature's first green is gold,

Her hardest hue to hold,
Her early leaf 's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
aUTUMN'S pALETTE
Photography by Sam Mooring

Building a Better Business…
Is Your Frontline
RobbingYour Bottom Line?
by ron fortier
:PART TWO - RCA had an advertising scrutiny includes a driving record,

slogan in the seventies that promised worker compensation and professional
Take your chances? The choice is
consumers that “The quality goes in certification check. Why? When you
yours. However, if your insurance
before the name goes on.” That kind of make an offer of employment, it is
company isn’t prodding you to comply; a
thinking shouldn’t just apply to products. assumed you are familiar with all aspects
regulatory agency will. Before you sell
It’s also a very good guide to create the of the individual’s life, experiences
your business in disgust – stop! Is how
best frontline in town. Attracting, sorting and capabilities. As such you will also
you hire and train your frontline that is
and selecting any member of a highly inherit the new employees past behaviors
adding to or taking away from your
functional and productive frontline will and problems. Some employers go
bottom line?
require time. If time is money; accept further into the prospect’s potential
An old computer term seems to apply
the fact that it will require both to get and suitability with personality and
here – GIGO – Garbage In Garbage
the best frontline members possible. psychological testing
Out. What I’ve presented to you may be
Keeping, rewarding and growing your Don’t give up. Keep reading. Now
extreme for some and adequate for others.
frontline personnel is just as important. that you’ve found an unblemished
Monitoring the day-to-day performance
What about the reality of the potential candidate for employment or
of the frontline is one thing. Dealing
marketplace you say? It’s not that sainthood, you need to train them to
with worker’s comp claims, drug and
easy you say? No one ever said it was! function within your organization. But
alcohol problems and sexual harassment
Once you find an individual you believe before you do, there’s more socially
law suits is another bottom line bandit.
can help you and your organization related housekeeping that’s required.
And another thing to consider, once
achieve its goals, you have to verify So far, depending on the depth of your
you’ve attracted, found, hired and trained
your selection and approval of the time and cash investment in finding the
your frontline member, consider your
job candidate. Without seeming (I best employee for your business, you
investment. Your next challenge is to
hope) to go overboard, here’s a dose of may have racked up $600 in expenses
retain them, grow with them and to allow
marketplace reality. What you see may and it’s not over yet. You need to expose
them to rub off on your company. Next
not be what you think you’re going to get. your newly hired employee to additional
time we’ll look into how, as scary as it
Many businesses are now taking a very training in order to comply with state and
all seems, it can work with tremendous
careful proactive approach when hiring. federal regulations and to assure your
benefits to the company. Or as Yogi
Many companies will not officially offer insurance carrier that you’re running
Berra said, “I never blame myself when
a candidate a position without evidence s tight ship. Drug-free and alcohol-
I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat and if
of legal status or citizenship. They must free workplace training, violence in the
it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I
also pass a UDT (Urinary Drug Test) and workplace training, diversity training,
know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting,
a physical based on the riggers of the and sexual harassment training are
how can I get mad at myself?” I’ll leave
workplace or job function or both. just the beginning. Regardless of job
you to ponder that until next month…
Once the candidate successfully function, safety training is also required
completes the pre-employment criteria, from a specific, as well as, general
an offer of employment can then be made standpoint such as the company’s
based on the favorable nature of their Emergency Action Plan. Welcome to This is Part 1 of a two part series. Please read
employment, educational, criminal and dong business in the twenty-first century. Part 2 of Is Your Frontline Robbing your Bottom
financial background check. Additional Cut corners? Run under the radar? Line in the next issue of Coastal Life.

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Two Generations & Counting
G. Bourne Knowles & Co
I n 1961, G. Bourne Knowles III, “Bourne”,
founded the tree and landscape company in South Dartmouth
serving commercial and residential customers throughout
Southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape, and Rhode Island.
“Our main focus is developing the customers trust and
meeting and exceeding their expectations.” said Bourne
Knowles. “It is the long term relationship that we are striving
for, not the one time job.” He goes on to say.
“In 1968, we purchased a wholesale greenhouse on
Route 6 in Fairhaven and moved the business from South
Dartmouth to the new site. In 1973, we opened a retail garden
center and floral shop. We watched it grow and prosper and
the business successfully established itself as one of the leaders
in the industry. However, in 1994, trends shied away from
the mom and pop shops, to the “big box stores”. My family
and I decided we could no longer afford to offer the degree of
service and expertise to compete. Sadly, we closed the retail
and wholesale business to put our total effort into the tree and
landscape company that has had continued growth through
this period.” quotes Bourne Sr.
GB (G. Bourne IV) talks with pride about where the
company is today. “I grew up watching the company grow
and prosper. I remember learning and helping run machines
when I was 10 years old.” GB states. “I went to Umass Amherst
and received my degree in Arbor Culture. Before returning
to join my father, we both felt getting some experience with
another tree company would be good. After 3 years working
for a large firm in Boston, I returned back to Fairhaven to the
family business and haven’t looked back” GB says.
For close to fifty years in the tree and landscape industry,
the company has worked for many landscape architects
throughout the country. Many of these have been rated in
the top ten of the world. Presently, the company’s services
include: tree care and removal, landscape construction,
design and maintenance, pest and disease control, lawn care
program, irrigation installation, maintenance and masonry
such as walls, walkway, and patios, to name a few. Each
of these services are led by long term employees that are
licensed or certified.
GB’s son, Bourne V, age 12, is already following in his
father’s footsteps. During summer vacation, you will find
Bourne V loading trucks in the yard with the loader.
“The employees in the office and working on the jobsite
will form our future. Their relationship with the customers and
their work ethic is what drives our success.” Says Bourne Sr.

PO Box 311
Fairhaven, MA 02719
508-997-8146
www.gbourneknowles.com

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C oastal
W ine T rail of SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND
The Southeastern New England Wine Growing
Appellation, stretches from Cape Cod and the
Islands through the South Coast of Massachusetts
and Coastal Rhode Island and Coastal
Connecticut.
The common thread through this wine region

is our close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and
our Southeast facing coastline which captures the
warm Gulf Stream waters in the summer and fall.
We are a cool grape growing region with most
wineries here concentrating on white wines and
sparkling wines.
The Coastal Wine Trail winds through the heart

of the Southeastern New England Wine Growing
Appellation. These 8 wineries can be visited in 2
to 3 days.

Coastal Wine Trail Running Brook Vineyards 760 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
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of Southeastern New England Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, for seasonal hours. Also available by appointment. Groups
Greenvale Vineyards Running Brook’s vineyards are also located in welcomed. Contact us for private event hosting.
Westport, Massachusetts. The tasting room is
is located along the beautiful Sakonnet River, has located within the winery, making it the perfect TRURO VINEYARDS of CAPE COD
been dedicated to quality wine growing since 1982. setting to enjoy Running Brook’s fine wines. Now owned and operated by the Roberts Family,
Owned by the same family since 1863, the vineyard’s welcome visitors and wine lovers from around the
100% estate grown fruit and award-winning wines 335 Old Fall River Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
T: (508) 985-1998 F: (508) 985-1998 wwwunningbrookwine.com world. Their tasting room and gift shop are located
are nurtured by an idyllic setting, rich history, and They are open for tasting and tours from 12-5 pm 7 days a in a carefully restored 1830s farmhouse. During
commitment to the preservation of open space. See week year round, closing only for major holidays. Mon - Sat the summer, wine tastings are held outdoors under
(and taste) for yourself! Conveniently located just 6 10am to 5pm / Sunday Noon to 5pm, Tour Info: Public the tent next to the lush vineyards. A little off the
miles from downtown Newport, Greenvale is open Winery Tours Daily at 1 and 3pm Groups by appointment. beaten path but well worth the visit. Located on the
year round, hosting tours and tastings daily. outermost tip of Cape Cod, Truro Vineyards thrives
582 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871,
Sakonnet Vineyards, on the regions warm ocean breezes, sandy soil and
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Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm / Sundays noon-5pm, Tour Info: pioneered the production of ﬁne wines in New
Public Vineyard Tours Daily at 2pm 11 Shore Road (Route 6A), North Truro, MA 02652
England. Their “Estate Grown” grapes feature sev- T: (508)487-6200 | F: (508)487-1688 www.trurovineyard-
eral vinifera varietals including Chardonnay, Pinot sofcapecod.com May - Thanksgiving: Monday-Saturday
Langworthy Farm Winery 11am-5pm and Sundays 12pm-5pm.
Noir, Gewurztraminer, Cabernet Franc, and the
located along Scenic Rte. 1A One half mile from the unique hybrid Vidal Blanc. Sakonnet also produces
ocean in Westerly, open year round. For a relaxing Westport Rivers
speciality wines including Ice Wine, Port, and an
wine tasting, come visit and take some home to award winning Sparkling wine. Take a country is owned and operated by the Russell Family. These
enjoy with friends or that special someone. Don’t drive to beautiful Little Compton and enjoy the 4th generation vintners are best known for their
forget wine makes a perfect gift for holidays and pristine grounds, their wonderful ﬁlm “A Year in extraordinary sparkling wines and white varietals.
special occasions. the Vineyards”, an informative tour, and above all, Visit their Company Store, enjoy a wine tasting,
308 Shore Rd. (Scenic Rte. 1A) Westerly, R.I 02891 a tasting of our award winning wines. and view the art gallery all situated within a historic
T: (401)322-7791 /Toll Free (888)355-7083 www.langworthy- 19th century farmhouse. Bring a picnic lunch and
farmwinery.com Memorial Day- New Years Eve 12PM-5PM, 162 West Main Road, Little Compton, RI 02837 enjoy the scenic grounds. On the weekends, tour
Wed.-Sun., Jan.2-Memorial Day 12PM-5PM, Fri., Sat. Sun. T: (401) 635-8486 / T: (401) 635-2101 www.sakonnetwine.
com Oct 16-Jan 1 and April 1 to Memorial Day (October the vineyard, and enter the winery cellars to learn
Newport Vineyards 16th up to the Memorial Day weekend) 11 am - 5 pm, how the French have been making champagne
Tours: Noon & 2 pm through Memorial Day, January for centuries. Buy a ticket and return to one of our
is a family-run winery and 50 acre vineyard is one through March Closed--Mon, Tues, Wed Open from 11 to
famous Long Acre House wine and food events.
of the most modern in the East and conveniently 5 w/ tours at 12 and 2--Thur to Sun, Private tours accepted
year-round. Call for more details 1-800-919-4637. 417 Hix Bridge Rd., Westport, MA 02790
located on Rt. 138 just 10 minutes from downtown T: 800 993-9695 ex:2 or T: (508) 636-3423 www.westpor-
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New Bedford. Their wines are made with grapes grown 7 days a week for wine tastings and gift shop. Monday-
welcome. exclusively in Massachusetts. The winery is open for Saturday 11-5, Sunday 12-5
909 East Main Rd. (Rte. 138), Middletown, RI 02842 sales and tastings featuring all of our white and red
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Participate in the 2009
Passport Program
NOVEMBER DECEMBER
February 1st - December 31st
7th Harvest Celebration, The winery will 5th Long Acre House Wine Dinner, Sensational Pick up The Coastal Wine Trail Passport at any of
celebrate the 2009 harvest on November 7, 2009. Sparklers Wine Maker's Dinner Winemaker/ these wineries. Submit your completed passport
Back by popular demand are an assortment of Co-Owner Bill Russell hosts another gourmet to one of the Coastal wineries by December 31st,
gourmet specialty foods, all available for purchase dinner, featuring the best bubbly Westport has 2009 and you will be entered to win one of these
directly from these New England sources. The win- to offer paired with select courses. 5:30pm $85 great prizes:
ery will be providing tastes of all its wines, along Westport Rivers
with Barrel samples from future releases. Admis- GRAND PRIZE
sion is complimentary for case club members. All 5th Holiday Extravaganza, Come celebrate the
BEAUTIFUL. BLISSFUL. BERMUDA.
other tickets are $10. The event hours are 11-5 pm. 2009 harvest and the holidays. A fabulous assort-
Newport Vineyards ment of gourmet specialty foods will be available MAY 7th, 2010
for sampling and purchase directly from the New 7-Night Bermuda Round-trip from Boston on the
7th Long Acre House Wine Dinner, Sensational England sources. The winery will be providing Norwegian Spirit Experience a little bit of every-
Sparklers Wine Maker's Dinner Winemaker/ tastes of all its wines, along with Barrel samples thing on an unforgettable cruise to King’s Wharf.
Co-Owner Bill Russell hosts this gourmet dinner, from future releases. Stock up for the holidays! Submit a passport stamped by 8 wineries
featuring the best bubbly Westport has to offer Admission is complimentary for case club mem-
paired with select courses. 5:30pm $85 Westport bers. All other tickets are $10. The event hours are SECOND PRIZE
Rivers December 5, 11-5 pm. Newport Vineyards The Ultimate Wine Trail Weekend
The winner enjoys a case of coastal wine hand-
12th Harvest festival, 1 to 4. Tractor rides, wine 5th - 6th Holiday Open House at Sakonnet Vine- selected by the coastal vintners, paired with a
tasting, folk music and food samples. Greenvale yards - 11am - 5 pm. Live Music, Cheese Pairings, two-night weekend getaway in a Cliffside Inn State
Vineyards Decadent Desserts by Gerry Dupont, Holiday Gift
Room, multi-course gourmet breakfast, and ac-
Ideas and Toy Drive. Sakonnet Vineyards
28th Westport Rivers Holiday Open House claimed afternoon tea – named one of the 20 best in
Our annual outdoor celebration offers hay rides, 12th Warm up for the holidays, 1 to 4. Great America. Submit a passport stamped by 6 wineries
live music, wine specials, beer, food and fun for holiday jazz with dick lupino, mike renzi and tish THIRD PRIZE
the whole family. 11am-5pm Free Admission. adams. Greenvale Vineyards GIFT CERTIFICATE’S FOR $50 FROM EACH
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Leo's Cheese &
Wine Cellar
Story by Michael J. Decicco
T
he owners of Leo's Cheese and The shop specializes in selling what she
Wine Cellar are on a mission calls "artisnal" or small product farmstead
to help people in appreciating cheeses and limited and single vineyard
the fine nuisances of gourmet wines. Its cheeses are both imported and
cheeses and wine. domestic. They're shipped from as far away
Owner Melissa Talbot says she and as Spain, France, Italy and England. Its
co-owner Sherrie Leo want to share what domestic cheeses are shipped from as far
they've learned about what the products as California and Colorado to as close as
they sell are all about. "You get to understand Vermont and Southeastern Massachusetts.
how much effort it takes to produce a good Its most local vendor is the Great Hill Dairy
gourmet cheese," she said. "There's a lot to in Marion, which specializes in gourmet,
learn about how they're made." non-homogenized raw milk blue cheese.
She said it especially takes a lot of time The shop's wines also are from around
and effort to process the type cheeses they the world, including Italy, France, and
sell. The shop is planning special classes to South America, and, domestically, from
demonstrate to customers what goes into Massachusetts' own Westport Rivers
aging and preparing such cheeses for the Vineyard and Winery.
consumer. Ms. Talbot said the store opened one
year ago in September, sparked by the two
friends' interest in good wine and cheese
and Leo's desire to leave her job in the real
estate industry.

"We both had a passion for "Lady customers’ jaws drop
cheese and wine," she said. "So when they see the price of our
we thought we'd take a shot at cheeses," Talbot said. "We hope
going into business." to build appreciation for our
They conducted a lot of product by holding classes on
research into what their product how they're made."
focus would be before finally The shop also features a
settling on small production variety of gourmet items to go
gourmet cheese and wine. along with its cheeses and wines,
When they researched the from olives to frozen appetizers,
right location for their shop, they cured meats, salami, smoked
asked themselves first where did duck and chicken, and pastas
their clients live. They settled and breads. The shop will also
on Marion because it was an create custom cheese platter and
area without any or many shops even picnic lunches.
that paired both wine and cheese
together in one store. Leo's Cheese and Wine Shop is
Sherrie is a native of located at 313 Wareham Road,
Middleboro, MA. Melissa a (Route 6) Marion, MA. The
native of Providence, RI, who telephone number is 508-500-4884,
and hours are Tuesday through
is also a Providence firefighter.
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Currently, they are both
residents of Easton, MA

Culture on
Cobblestones Story by Aiden FitzGerald
I n New Bedford culture is blooming on the cobblestones.

The awakening of the arts in the city’s historic district seems
to be of historic proportions. The optimism and creative
energy of this pretty port town is palpable.
“This gallery could be in New York City!” was a
comment heard more than once at a recent crowded
opening at Navio Artisans Collective, New Bedford’s newest
and groundbreaking gallery. The airy space, with its newly
restored, original hardwood floors and large windows, is full
of light and warm colors—and brims with hand sculpted
ceramics, glass, wood and jewelry, as well as photography,
paintings and textiles.
Open since this year’s Summerfest, New Bedford’s
annual folk music and arts festival in early July, Navio made
a splash from the start. Co-founders Charlie Barmonde and
Seth Rainville, both ceramic artists, have brought together
an incredible group of seven talented local artists for the
collective, and several others whose work is consigned.
Chris Gustin, John Magnan and Arthur Rainville, Seth’s
father, were among the first artists to join Navio’s collective.
The remaining members, glassblower David Jusseaume and
furniture maker Brian Weir, along with Seth and Charlie,
are emerging artists whose work is of a quality that could
complement the established, late-career artists.
Celebrated ceramic artist Chris Gustin’s large-
scale wood-fired vessels are characterized by an abstract
formalism. His work is in collections worldwide, including
those of the Fuller Museum of Craft, the Rhode Island
School of Design Art Museum, and the Icheon World
Ceramic Center in Korea. When representatives of the
Renwick Gallery, a branch of the Smithsonian American
Art Museum, visited Chris’ studio in South Dartmouth this
past summer, they also stopped by Navio. Upon seeing the
gallery, and the quality of the work exhibited, they decided
to include the gallery as a destination on their regional arts
and crafts tour this fall.
Wood sculptor John Magnan was one of the
pioneering artists to locate his studio in downtown New
Bedford more than ten years ago. His nationally touring

exhibit, "Body Image/Body Essence," depicts
the various physical and emotional stages of
his deceased wife’s journey with ovarian cancer.
His meticulous sculptures include the series of
books he carved from a single chunk of wood,
with each page following the growth rings of
the tree from which it was made. Photographer
Arthur Rainville’s work is widely known for
its soft, muted, granular color quality. He has
taught portraiture for thirty years and exhibited
throughout the United States, South America
and Europe.
Nearly everything sold from Navio’s first
exhibit, featuring paintings and drawings by
Ben Shattuck, ceramics by Dan Molyneux and
photography by Arthur Rainville. October’s “The

basement by hand. Original square-head previous months they had spent many hours
nails are still in the floor. So are copper nails, brainstorming business ideas at the bar.
hammered into the floor in the form of digits The two potters shared a dream of a single
–70, for instance—to denote the length of location fed by members of a collective,
Art of Entertaining,” showcases one-of-a-kind place the building. where offering the public a broad art
settings, serving utensils and dishes, furniture Because Charlie and Seth are working experience of the highest quality.
and textiles–anything to inspire and compose the ceramic artists themselves, they empathize They decided to go for it. Charlie and
perfect evening for home entertaining. Cultural with the amount of energy and labor the Seth are thrilled by the warm welcome –
events, including lectures and demonstrations artists they represent put into their creations. and business success—they’ve received
by Manhattan mixologist “The Cocktail Guru,” Charlie’s functional vessels, often inspired from the community. They fully recognize
Jonathan Pogash, and chef George Karousas, by nautical forms, reflect his experience as their significant debt to the visionaries who
founder of the International Culinary Institute in a mariner. His bowls and teapots currently made AHA! (Art History Architecture),
Fall River, MA, will coincide with the exhibit at exhibited at Navio have muted hues while New Bedford’s free, monthly downtown
Navio. Seth’s “inkware” porcelain vessels are hand- cultural evening, a regional attraction
Charlie and Seth are determined that painted, each telling a different, poetic and to Downtown New Bedford, Inc. The
visitors to New Bedford not only feel moved by story. The Gloria and Sonny Kamm Teapot truly collaborative spirit amongst gallery
their experience at Navio but also embrace the Foundation has recently purchased two of owners and the dedication to developing
charm of the city’s historic district, which is a Seth’s teapots and he has been honored with and retaining a creative economy has been
National Historical Park. “We want people to feel an invitation to exhibit at SOFA Chicago this enormous, they said. Approaches and
inspired by what we have in the gallery as well as November. interests are diverse, but artists in New
what we have as a community downtown,” said “In a lot of galleries, artists come Bedford are all pulling together.
Charlie. second,” said Seth, who was curator at Other gallery owners agree. “We are
“Great satisfaction comes in owning Belluomini Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona definitely a cooperative community that
something handmade,” said Seth. “We want before returning to New Bedford last year. cross-pollinates marketing ideas,” said
to sell the world’s greatest mug to the saltiest “At Navio, they have to come first.” Kate Levin, owner of Crowell’s. “We may
fisherman,” he added, noting pieces in the gallery Charlie and Seth met a year ago at represent similar mediums, but we have
that range from an $18 handmade lure and a $25 UMass Dartmouth’s Star Store campus, vastly different aesthetics,” she said.
coffee mug to a $10,000 dollar vessel by Chris where Charlie was studying and Seth was “We want to give every person who
Gustin. “Our goal is to offer museum quality ceramic Studio Manager. “I was floored by comes to New Bedford a reason to come
work that is accessible to the casual consumer.” the quality of work produced by artists in back,” said Charlie.
Charlie and Seth worked hard to renovate and around New Bedford. It’s staggering,”
the first floor of the 1878 building, home to N.P. Charlie said. Seth also worked part-time
Navio Artisans Collective is located at
Hayes Hardware for more than a century. The as a curator at Artworks!, across the street
65 William St. New Bedford, MA. 02740
building is owned by Annie Hayes, and has been from Navio. He chanced to meet Annie
navioarts.com (508) 558-1922
in her family since it was built. Seven layers of Hayes, who mentioned the retail space had
plywood, linoleum, and tarpaper were stripped become available. Seth immediately called
away in order to expose the maple and oak floors. Charlie and the two met at the Pour Farm,
Cork and epoxy were used to fill holes leftover a nearby tavern specializing in microbrews,
from the days of pulling cordage up from the which they considered their “office.” In the

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T he ARTS
Museum of Fine Art s, B oston
EXHIBITION AT MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, UNLOCKS
THE SECRETS OF TOMB 10A: EGYPT 2000 BC
Four-thousand-year-old Painted „Bersha Coffin,' Collection of Models, and Mummified Head among
Middle Kingdom Treasures on View Together for First Time
October 18 through May 16, 2010
They survived two fires, the onslaught of
robbers, and the effects of four thousand years
underground. Now, these masterworks from
an Egyptian tomb of the Middle Kingdom
(2040–1640 BC) are on view together for the
first time in a special exhibition at the Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), beginning October
18, 2009. The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000
BC showcases funerary objects discovered in
Deir el-Bersha, a necropolis in central Egypt, by
the joint Harvard University Museum of Fine
Arts Expedition in 1915. This find represents
the largest Middle Kingdom burial assemblage
ever discovered and sheds light on the grand
lifestyle enjoyed by local governor and priest
Djehutynakht and his wife, Lady Djehutynakht,
for whom the tomb was built. Objects range
from the famous “Bersha coffin”—a masterpiece
of Egyptian painting—to the mummified head
of either the governor or his wife. Also included
are hundreds of items deemed necessary for
a comfortable afterlife in ancient Egypt. The
conservation and reconstruction of many of the
items—damaged by grave robbers in antiquity—
have taken almost a century to complete. For the
first time since they were placed in the tomb, the
assemblage is displayed in its entirety, and will be
on view through May 16, 2010.
Featured are more than 250 objects, many
of which have never before been on view. These
include four beautifully painted coffins, cult
objects, vessels for food and drink, furniture,
jewelry, walking sticks, and sealed beer jars (one
of which will be opened and examined during
the run of the exhibition). The exhibition also
showcases the largest known collection of
wooden models from the Middle Kingdom
representing, in miniature form, a range of
activities and items that would have been found
on the couple’s estate.
Objects in the gallery highlight the historical
significance of the Middle Kingdom, a period
when the relationship between the pharaoh
and his provincial governors characterized the Top Row: Front side panel of outer coffin of Djehutynakht
politics of the day. Other key themes of the Middlle Row: Procession of model boats
exhibition include an exploration of the nature Bottom Row: Statue of Lady Sennuwy
detail of Front side panel of outer coffin of Djehutynakht
and meaning of the grave goods discovered in Mummy mask
the Djehutynakhts’ tomb, the evolving interest
in the Deir el-Bersha tombs over the course of
almost two centuries, and a comparative look
at other funerary practices of Dynasties 12 and The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is open seven days a week, the MFA’s hours are Saturday through
13 (1991–1642 BC). Also on view is a section Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 9:45 p.m. General admission (which includes
devoted to the expedition that unearthed two visits in a 10-day period) is $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and students age 18 and older. Admission for
the treasures of Tomb 10A and more recent students who are University Members is free, as is admission for children 17 years of age and younger during non-
discoveries made at Deir el-Bersha. school hours. Visit the MFA website at www.mfa.org or call 617.267.9300.

T he ARTS
P e ab o d y e s s e x m u s e u m , s A L E M , maSS A C H SUETTS
Valérie Belin: Made Up
October 17, 2009 through January 18, 2010
is a portrait still a portrait
if the sitter is not real?
This October, the Peabody Essex
Museum presents French photographer
Valérie Belin’s first one‐person show in the
United States. Belin is an artist as famous for
the unsettling qualities of her floor‐to‐ceiling
photographs as she is for her provocative
subjects. Among Belin’s most recent shows
was a joint exhibition with Édouard Manet
at the legendary Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Her
2007 mid‐career retrospective was received
with enormous popular and critical praise
across Europe — she is rapidly becoming
a leader in the world of photography. Well‐
recognized in the past for her portrait series
of Michael Jackson impersonators, body
builders, lapdogs and showgirls, Belin delves
deep into a subject of fascination compelling
viewers to probe the sublime quality of even
Ballroom Dancers, 2008, Valérie Belin, Silk screen Untitled, 2007, Valérie Belin, Pigment print, 157 x
the most familiar things. print, 6 panel image, 4 panels at 127 x 152 cm, 2 125 cm, © Valérie Belin.
Valérie Belin: Made Up presents panels at 126 x 152 cm, © Valérie Belin.
20 exquisitely‐printed, larger‐than‐life
images exploring a photographer’s ability traditions, Belin continually challenges her of curator, Phillip Prodger. “I want to help
to manipulate perception of artificiality viewers to consider what is real, what is artificial the museum come alive for people who love
and reality. From shimmering black and — and whether knowing the difference matters photography. With this new program, we will
white portraits of mannequins and models, after all. feature some of the most exciting work being
ballroom dancers and bags of chips, to richly‐ Belin’s international stature, impeccable done internationally, and which can be seen
colored and unexpected still lifes, all have technique and playful subject matter are well‐ nowhere else in the country,” said Prodger.
their place in Belin’s studio and in PEM’s suited to PEM’s ambitions for its new program
galleries. Referencing French philosophical of fine arts photography under the stewardship
Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783 USA Phone: 978-745-9500, 866-745-1876 For the Hearing Impaired: 978-740-3649 Program Reservations: ext. 3011
Open Tuesday-Sunday and holiday Mondays, 10 am-5 pm. Museum Admission: Adults $15, Seniors $13, Students $11 Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free. Members admitted free to all sites.
New Bedford ARt Museum of early and accidental death.

Carefully posed and photographed
“Disparate Dialogue: A Roger Kizik for posterity, the subjects live
Retrospective” and "Kim Witham: Trancendence" on like memories within their
images. Speaking about her
October 3, 2009 - January 17, 2010 work, Witham has said: “As I
Well-known along the work in several media. As Roger’s photographed these animals and
Southcoast and throughout New attitude to his work appears birds, I began to notice intricacies
England, Dartmouth painter celebratory, so NBAM offers of which I was never aware. The
Roger Kizik approaches painting this show in the same spirit - a creatures in these photographs
Roger Kizik “Metonic” as though it was an adventure. celebration of Kizik’s passion and are so common in suburbia that
2008 acrylic and ink on canvas 96” X 84”
His often large-scale paintings, commitment to art. they often go unnoticed; they are
whether representational or Now a resident of New Jersey, considered neither beautiful nor
abstract, are full of colorful joie Kim Witham’s work caught precious.” In death, and through
de vivre, forceful yet whimsical curator Boyce’s attention while Witham’s extraordinary vision,
determination, and a high-pitched she was pursuing her MFA these creatures romp and soar like
energy that combine to sweep the in photography at the UMass dancers on a mythical astral plane.
viewer into an enthusiastically Dartmouth Star Store campus. NBAM hours: Wednesday - Sunday, noon
inclusive and cooperative art Following her progress since until 5 pm AHA! Nights, second Thursdays,
free from 5-9 pm. Free. Admission: Adults
experience. NBAM is pleased earning her degree, Witham’s $3, Senior Citizens & Students $2, Children
to present this retrospective “transcendence” is an exquisite under 17, FREE.. NBAM is handicapped
exhibition of an artist most worthy series of color photographs accessible. Visitor discretion is advised when
of a look back over his life’s career, inspired by Victorian post mortem visiting NBAM. Children must be accompanied
by their adult caregiver. No cell phone use. No
Kim Witham "Trancendence" with examples of all phases of his images taken of animal victims photography. No food or drink in the Museum.

Happenin
November 20-22
America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration-The Free Friday Patriotic Concert at Memorial Hall on Court St features
USAF Tops in Blue, and Rob Surette, a Portrait Artist who propels paint on gigantic canvases to reveal amazing portraits. The Parade begins at
Holmes Field in N. Plymouth and continues along Court St., Main St. and Water St. On the Plymouth Waterfront after the parade, visit the heated
Crafter's Pavilions & the New England Food Festival to sample chowders, soups, desserts & more & vote on your favorites! Later on Saturday enjoy
the Drum & Bugle Corp Reunion Concert at Memorial Hall. For more info call 508.746.1818 or visit www.usathanksgiving.com Fri.7pm-Concert;
Sat.11am-Parade; Sat-Sun. 11am-Crafters. Sat.12pm-New England Food Festival; Sat.6:30pm-Concert
November 5 will support Toys For Tots. $20. admission. for home improvements, you’ll find the right
Sam Adams Beer & Cabot Cheese Held at Raffael's at the Clarion Nantasket products and the best companies at the Rhode
Pairing - Sample the latest lagers and seasonal Beach Resort Hotel & Spa. 5pm Clarion Island Home Show. Location: RI Convention
brews from Sam Adams brewery perfect Nantasket Beach Resort Hotel & Spa 45 Hull Center 1 Sabin St. Providence RI 02903
paired with the New England favorite cheeses Shore Drive, Hull, MA 781-925-9714 www. Saturday 10:00am - 9:00pm Sunday 10:00am -
from Cabot Cheese. At the pub at the Hotel nantasketbeachhotel.com 6:00pm Phone: (860) 563-2111 ext. 305
Viking Address: 1 Bellevue Avenue, Newport,
RI 02840 Phone: 401-848-4813 November 7 November 7- November 8
Pilgrim Hall Museum - "Our National The Original Wedding Expo - Plan the
Presentation by Bruice Levine, "The Thanksgiving" - Meet Sarah Josepha Hale, perfect wedding and honeymoon with help
Racquet Man" - Learn about everything the Victorian lady who started the 30 year from 100 of the area's finest bridal merchants.
you've ever wondered and fun facts that you campaign to make Thanksgiving a national Taste the cake, sample the food, listen to the
may have never even considered about the holiday. Expect a cameo appearance by music all at The Original Wedding Expo. 11:00
evolution of the tennis racquet in this lively Abraham Lincoln himself, who is celebrating am to 3:30 pm. both days Location: Twin
discussion. International Tennis Hall of Fame the 200th anniversary of his birthday. Open to River Event Center Phone: (888) 774-3976
& Museum Address: 194 Bellevue Avenue, the public with no charge. Call 508-746-1620 Admission: $12:00 per-person each day
Newport, RI 02840 Phone: 401-324-6033 for more information. Pilgrim Hall Museum.
75 Court St., Plymouth, MA 7pm www. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH:
November 6 pilgrimhall.org “HOLIDAY BAZAAR” - Annual holiday
Winterfest Beer Expo - Featuring live music, celebration is once again here to enjoy!
hors d'oeuvres, over 200 beers! All proceeds November 7- 8 Featuring delicious full course meals, fresh
to benefit Hull Nantasket Scholarship Fund & The 1st Annual Rhode Island Fall Home baked goods, raffles, various arts & crafts, penny
Wellspring Food Pantry. Raffle ticket proceeds Show - No matter what you have in mind sale, Chinese Auction, jewelry and books. Bring

the family and take pleasure in this traditional FRIDAY evenings throughout the Season. Times: Culinary Pairing! Candleworks Restaurant. 72 N
holiday affair. Location : 1359 Acushnet Ave. 6:30 p.m. Location: 667 Waterman Avenue, East Water St. New Bedford, MA 02740-6264 (508)
New Bedford, MA 02745 Time : Sat. 9AM – Providence, RI 02914 Phone: 401.248.7000 997-1294 Receive a 20% discount on your meal
6PM; Sun. 9AM – 5PM Admission : Free when you show your ticket at the restaurant, the
November 20 night of the show.
November 11 - November 30 Of Mice and Men Zeiterion Theatre - John
Victorian Christmas Tours - Celebrate Steinbeck's tale of the powerful friendship between Tree Lighting Ceremony at Colony Place
Victorian Christmas traditions with the two migrant ranch workers, George and Lennie, - Featuring a Christmas waltz performance
Beechwood Theatre Company. You will meet and their quest for the American dream. This courtesy of Fred Astaire Dance Studio, a young
Astor family members and servants as you timeless American masterpiece illuminates the dancers holiday extravaganza courtesy of Center
tour the beautifully decorated home. After power of a dream and its ability to connect people Stage Dance Academy, authentic Victorian holiday
touring, join the family in the elegant ballroom providing hope for a brighter future. But as all too carolers dressed in traditional costume and the
for wonderful singing and holiday fun. Call often happens, "the best laid schemes o' mice official tree lighting itself. 6pm Colony Place.
or visit website for tour times. November and men" go awry in this powerful production. 174 Colony Place, Plymouth, MA 508-746-7663
11 - December 30, 2009. Astor's Beechwood Performed by the renowned Barter Theatre. www.colonyplace.com
Mansion. Address: 580 Bellevue Avenue,
Newport, RI 02840 Phone: 401-846-3772 Fax:
401-849-6998
November 13
Holiday Lantern Tour - Celebrate the
authentic history of winter holiday transitions
on a lantern-lit stroll through Newport’s streets
and visit the first floor of the Wanton-Lyman-
Hazard House. Reservations are necessary as
space is very limited. The Museum & Shop at
Brick Market. Address: 127 Thames Street,
Newport, RI 02840 Phone: 401-841-8770
5pm.
November 13-November15
Christmas Festival of Lights - Visit the
largest light display in New England with over
7 million lights throughout the park, a 2-mile
train ride, animated holiday displays, an indoor
play area and visits with Santa. 4-9pm Fridays;
2-9pm Saturdays & Sundays Edaville USA 5
Pine Street, Carver, MA 508-866-8190 www.
edaville.com
November 14
Fall Beer Festival - Live music, food and
Unlimited beer sampling.This is the largest
international Beer Fest on the East Coast.
Times: First Session 1:00pm-4:30pm and
Second Session 6:30pm-10:00pm. Location:
RI Convention Center 1 Sabin St. Providence
RI 02903 Phone: 401.272.0980 Admission:
$36.00 per person
November 15
26th Annual Taste of Newport - 5:30pm-
10pm. Caterers, restaurants, bakeries and chefs
showcase their culinary talents. Silent auction
and raffle. Dinner and auction benefits Child and
Family Services. Hyatt Regency Newport Hotel
& Spa Address: 1 Goat Island, Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-849-2300
November 20
RI Philharmonic Rush Hour - A Rush Hour
concert is the place for you! Join hundreds of
other music lovers who enjoy these short, classical,
informal and informative concerts on 4 early

but keep in mind, dining reservations November 29
fill up quickly! Dining tickets include Victorian Christmas Concert
museum admission. 9am-5pm - Join the Beechwood Theatre
Plimoth Plantation 137 Warren Ave., Company for an evening of
Plymouth, MA www.plimoth.org breathtaking Christmas music
in the Beechwood ballroom.
November 28 Sponsored by the Beechwood
Gingerbread House Foundation. Astor's Beechwood
Decorating - Bring your kids to Mansion. Address: 580 Bellevue
The Artisan Kitchen, 265 Walnut Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 Phone:
Plain Road, Rochester, Massachusetts 401-846-3772 6pm.
for festive fun & leave the mess here!
Join our inspired staff of certified
December 1 - 31
teachers & baking professionals for
Christmas at the Newport
an afternoon of gingerbread house
Mansions - Make lifelong
fun for children 6 years or older.
memories with a visit to the
Your reserved appointment includes:
Newport Mansions during the
(1) handmade pre-assembled
holiday season. The glitter of gold
gingerbread house, all the candy you
and the sparkle of silver will dazzle,
can use, icing & and a take-home box
as you tour The Breakers,The Elms
to carry your sweet gingerbread
and Marble House, decorated with
house in. Please call to reserve your
period-style ornaments, trees, and
one hour block of time, booking
evergreens. All three houses are
on the hour. Children must be at
open daily for tours November 20,
least 6 years old & accompanied
2009 - January 3, 2010.The Breakers,
by an adult. Please Call To Reserve
The Elms and Marble House. Phone:
Your Spot @ 508-763-4905. $35
401-847-1000
per child. 6 Children Maximum Per
Time Slot. Please Call Early. Times
available: 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, December 4
or 2:30pm Art Garfunkel's Holiday
Show - Blessed with what the
November 20-22 Elms and Marble House, decorated
Santa’s Arrival & Holiday New York Times described as a
America's Hometown with period-style ornaments, trees, "beautiful countertenor," singer
Parade - See Santa arrive in grand
Thanksgiving Celebration - The and evergreens.All three houses are ART GARFUNKEL has made an
style, then take part in a festive
Free Friday Patriotic Concert at open daily for tours November 20, indelible mark on the music world
holiday parade, see the animals
Memorial Hall on Court St features 2009 - January 3, 2010. The Breakers, as both a solo artist and half of
receive some “gifts” of their own and
USAF Tops in Blue, and Rob Surette, The Elms and Marble House Phone: the unrivaled Simon & Garfunkel.
enjoy a number of other activities
a Portrait Artist who propels paint 401-847-1000 Join us for an evening of beautiful
that’ll get the whole family glowing
on gigantic canvases to reveal with holiday cheer.Activities are free classics, combined with a selection
amazing portraits.The Parade begins November 22 with regular Zoo admission. Toy of holiday favorites! Times: Doors
at Holmes Field in N. Plymouth and Santa's Arrival at Colony Place donations and coat donations for at 7pm, Show at 8pm Location:
continues along Court St., Main - Free hayrides with Santa on his those in need will be accepted.Visit Twin River Event Center,Twin River
St. and Water St. On the Plymouth horse-drawn carriage; live caroling www.rwpzoo.org for details, or call Casino, Lincoln, RI Phone: 401-723-
Waterfront after the parade, visit by traditionalVictorian Carollers (no 401-785-3510. Times: 11am-3pm 3200 Admission: $32.50+
the heated Crafter's Pavilions & “formal” posed photos with Santa Location: Roger Williams Park Zoo
the New England Food Festival to today, but feel free to take casual 1000 Elmodd Ave. Providence, RI
sample chowders, soups, desserts &
December 4
photos on the hay ride). 12-3pm UMASS Dartmouth Star
more & vote on your favorites! Later Colony Place. 174 Colony Place,
on Saturday enjoy the Drum & Bugle November 28 & 29 Store Holiday Art and Craft
Plymouth, MA 508-746-7663 www. Sale - The students at the College
Corp Reunion Concert at Memorial Enchanted Storybook Village -
colonyplace.com of Visual and Performing Arts of
Hall. For more info call 508.746.1818 Featuring over 40 holiday trees, all
decorated like different storybook UMASS Dartmouth will have
or visit www.usathanksgiving.com
Fri.7pm- Concert; Sat.11 am- Parade;
November 26 characters! Each weekend a artwork for sale on December 3,
Thanksgiving at Plimoth different authentic storybook 4 & 5 from 10:00am-6:00pm at the
Sat-Sun. 11am- Crafters. Sat.12 pm -
Plantation - Be among the character will “come to life” to read Star Store campus at 715 Purchase
New England Food Festival; Sat.6:30
thousands who make the annual to the kids and take a ride with them Street, New Bedford, MA. The
pm - Concert
pilgrimage to the museum to share on the “Holly Trolley”. Santa will also work will include pottery, sculpture,
in the holiday spirit. Visitors will be inside the Village taking FREE painting, prints, textiles, jewelry and
November 20 - 30 explore the museum's multiple photos with the children! Weekends paper from both undergraduate and
Christmas at the Newport sites, including the Wampanoag through December 20. 11am-3pm graduate art students and UMASS
Mansions - Make lifelong memories Homesite, the English Village, the Colony Place 174 Colony Place, alumni. December 04th, 2009
with a visit to the Newport Mansions Crafts Center and Mayflower II. In Plymouth, MA 508-746-7663 Location: UMASS Dartmouth CVPA
during the holiday season.The glitter addition, a variety of Thanksgiving www.colonyplace.com Star Store. 715 Purchase Street
of gold and the sparkle of silver will Dinners are offered to suit your New Bedford, MA USA 02740
dazzle, as you tour The Breakers,The budget and individual holiday needs,

December 5 older. Your reserved appointment includes: (1) culinary creations to share with family and friends.
South Shore Polar Express - As the train heads handmade pre-assembled gingerbread house, all Take one class or sign up for all three and receive
out from the Kingston MBTA commuter rail station the candy you can use, icing & and a take-home a special discount when paid in full. Maximum of 6
to the “North Pole” Chris Van Allsburg’s story,The box to carry your sweet gingerbread house in. individuals per session and you must be 16 years
Polar Express, is read while passengers enjoy special Please call to reserve your one hour block of time, or older, please. We reserve the right to cancel
treats.Tickets are $20, cash and money orders only, booking on the hour. Children must be at least 6 or combine classes with less than 3 attendees.
and may be purchased at the Independence Mall years old & accompanied by an adult. Please Call Cookies 101: January 24, 12-3pm, February 9,
in Kingston, Wednesdays & Saturdays, 10am-9pm. To Reserve Your Spot @ 508-763-4905. $35 per 6pm-9pm. Basic Cup Cake Decorating: January
For details, call 508-746-2105, ext. 300. 11:45am, child. 6 Children Maximum Per Time Slot. Please 10, noon-3pm or February 23, 6-9 pm. Basic
1:30pm, 4pm, 7:10pm Call Early. Times available: 10:00am, 11:30am, Buttercream Cake Decorating: January 12, 6-9pm
1:00pm, or 2:30pm or March 7, noon-3pm. Each three hour class is
Santa's Workshop - An afternoon of crafts, $80 per person. Sign up for all three and receive
carousel, and mini-train rides for the youngsters January 10 a $40 discount. Contact Meredith Ciaburri at
and a special visit with Santa Claus. $7 per child The Artisan Kitchen Workshops - Offering 508.763.4905 or www.theartisankitchen.com
admission includes above activities, a goodie bag, baking and decorating seminars. All classes include Please email any events you would like included in Coastal LIfe's
cookie, and juice.Admission limited to 300 children. supplies and attendees will take home their calendar to info@coastallifemag.com
No advance ticket sales.A "Christmas in Newport"
Event. Easton's Beach Rotunda & carousel.Address:
175 Memorial Boulevard, Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-845-5800
December 5 - 12
Annual Holiday Harbor Lights Illuminated
Boat Parade - 6:30 p.m. Sail into the most
Gallery proudly presents two brilliant events!

wonderful time of the year at the 12th Annual
Holiday Harbor Lights Illuminated Boat Parade, a
dazzling display of nautical holiday spirit along the
Newport Harbor waterfront! The parade will
feature variety of water craft from Narragansett
Bay including leisure boats of all sizes, commercial
fishing boats, tug boats, and Coast Guard and Navy
vessels. Address: Newport Harbor, Newport, RI
02840 Phone: 401-845-9123
December 5
Downtown Holiday Stroll - New Bedford-
Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive at noon on Saturday
and set up shop in the Historic District ready to
meet their young admirers. A parade and tree
lighting ceremony top off the day on Saturday. On
both Saturday and Sunday more than 30 shops, Saturday, November 7th 6:30-10:30 pm
galleries, museums and restaurants will provide
7
special sales, unique gifts as well as entertainment.
12:00 PM - 07:00 PM Phone: 508-990-2777 Email:
dnb@downtownnb.org
Annual Holiday
December 11 - 13
The Nutcracker: Festival Ballet Providence
th
- Experience the magic again and again. Times:
December 11, 7:30 p.m.; December 12, 2:00
Exhibition &Sale
The
and 7:00 p.m.; December 13, 1:00 and 6:30 p.m.
Location: Providence Performing Arts Center,
220 Weybosset Street, Providence RI Phone:
401-353-1129 Admission: Varies, see website for
details/purchasing information.
November 10 -December 31st featuring 30 area artists.
December 13
Gingerbread House Decorating - Bring your
kids to The Artisan Kitchen, 265 Walnut Plain Road,
Rochester, Massachusetts for festive fun & leave
the mess here! Join our inspired staff of certified
teachers & baking professionals for an afternoon
of gingerbread house fun for children 6 years or 384 Acushnet Ave. New Bedford 508-984-1588 www. artworksforyou.org
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