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From the PublisherChristmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful..............Norman Vincent PealeChristmas used to be a family oriented holiday. It was centered on home and hearth, on the joy of sharing and the miracle of life.

Somewhere along the way, it became a materialistic period of overindulgence. The basis of a wonderful Christmas is remarkably simple: the gathering of friends and family, the making of memories over a lovingly

prepared meal, nostalgic chat on frosty walks, silly games and carol singing and sharing a companionable silence over late night wine and cheese. And when it comes to presents, it is the home-made variety or thoughtfully tailored choices that are always the ones most cherished, regardless of price.

It is not about chasing perfection. But somewhere along the way, our neighborhood became a gathering of strangers. We only know them by name and schedule. Even when I graciously plowed the snow from their driveways and walks did I ever receive so much as a thank you. If we have ever needed a sense of community it is now. Americans are hurting. They feel forgotten, isolated and dismayed. Because they haven't used these outworn, homely Christmas traditions for years, they have forgotten how to connect. And although many of them are depressed because they cannot afford the material trappings of a commercial Christmas, they can still reach for the joy. First, they must remember that Christmas is about Giving of one’s self.

In order to really make gift giving memorable, so you can add it to the treasure trove of holiday reflections, it is best to take time for the occasion. Rather than having everyone simply dig in and rip into their presents, sit in a circle and open each present in turn. This gives each person the time to both express and receive appreciation for the gift and helps the whole group to connect and be mindful of the thoughtfulness.

Christmas stories are important tools for spreading Christmas cheer. Just ask author Jan Brett who connects easily to childhood, tapping into the dreams, wishes, fears and delights of those under age 10 and sometimes over 50. As a child, Brett laid down her own version of Hansel and Gretel’s trail of crumbs, one that lead her back into the world of children, consciously storing away the tips she’d need later when she became the illustrator she always planned to be. The author or illustrator of more than 30 books, the Norwell-artist capitalizes on her deep understanding of children and her own sense of adventure and fun.

With beautiful waterfront views along Marion’s Planting Island and a dream of seeing fresh water ponds, streams and waterfalls on her near-half acre waterfront home Martha Stark engaged local landscaper Steve Gonsalves to complete the vision. Six waterfalls along with a number of streams, ponds and brooks going through the property are visually enhanced with fiber optic lighting. No matter where you are on the property there is water. It’s simply amazing. The creation was a combination of a dream design and a man with his own vision that helped to carry it through.

When the former vacant American Pizzeria Bar and Grille building located at 3136 Cranberry Highway in Wareham became vacant Mark and Bree Swierkowski jumped at the chance to finally own their own restaurant. As a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America Mark went on to cook in places like Germany, New Jersey, New Mexico and San Francisco. He was brought back to the area by the Cranebrook restaurant in Carver where he spent four years as the head chef and his wife as manager. Just about everything is made from scratch including the pastas. Like life in New England, the menu at Ella’s Wood Burning Oven Restaurant changes with each season, producing a new menu every four months. “Everything here is made fresh and we don’t shy away from anything because of the amount of labor it may take to create,” said Swierkowski. “This effort is what this restaurant is known for.”

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I t may be a scientific stretch, but not that far off the mark, to describe children’s book illustrator Jan Brett’s creative process as a journey back in time when creating her

richly-detailed, heart-warming stories for children.Although 60 now and a grandmother, Brett still

connects easily to childhood, tapping into the dreams, wishes, fears and delights of those under age 10.

As a child, Brett laid down her own version of Hansel and Gretel’s trail of crumbs, one that lead her back into the world of children, consciously storing away the tips she’d need later when she became the illustrator she always planned to be.

The trail has taken her quite far.The author or illustrator of more than 30 books,

the Norwell-artist has sold more than 34 million copies of her books over her 30-year-career and isn’t slowing down now. She recently wrapped up a book tour for the 20th anniversary of her classic, The Mitten, while also touring for her latest publication, The Easter Egg.

At the same time, she is working on illustrations for a story about African dassies (like overgrown guinea pigs, these animals are known as rock hyraxes in English) and will travel to Sweden this spring to research a book on trolls.

If that’s not enough, Brett is mulling over a new story about old-fashioned Victorian homes-turned museums which will feature turtles as the main characters and is considering a tale set in Russia about a big turnip that won’t come out of the ground.

The stories capitalize on her deep understanding of children and her own sense of adventure and fun.

“I have an ability, and it’s really not being able to draw,” Brett said about her talent. “I just have this real sense of what it’s like to be 6 or 7 (years-old).”

A Hingham native, Brett credits a wonderful childhood and parents who took her on adventures, sailing out for overnight stays on islands, exploring the open ocean and skiing down mountains. In these trips, she said, she was aware of carefully filing away the perspectives of childhood.

“We just had a great childhood and I said I’m going to remember to do this when I’m an illustrator,” she said.

She also filed away mistakes, particularly those made by authors she felt insulted her intelligence.

“Some books didn’t appreciate my own

intelligence and I thought when I do my books, I’m going to make sure I have…,” she said, trailing off to indicate a lengthy list of features her books would have.

“Children are reading omnivores,” Brett noted, adding kids have eclectic tastes and will read about widely different subjects. And she hopes her books fulfill that appetite.

She also likes to let her main characters fend for themselves when they get into trouble.

“Children aren’t powerful so I always make the character, who has a problem, have to puzzle out the solution themselves,” she said. “They don’t have a rescuer; they don’t have magic.”

Brett believes children have an innate ability to pick up on the meaning of colors, objects, and shapes in an illustration. The design techniques she learned in art history class as an adult, like communicating through triangle-shaped designs and other compositional choices, are intuitively understood by children, she suggested.

“It sounds like gobbledygook, but it’s not,” she said. “It’s difficult to describe in words what the visual world is trying to tell you but children are so receptive to this, they’re thirsty for it, for these many layers.”

Brett draws to that intelligence and humor. Her

illustrations often include multiple stories that are happening simultaneously. In addition to the main storyline there is a story also being told in the borders of the page, something that is happening underground, behind the scenes, or as part of a separate story line that complements the main story.

In The Easter Egg, for example, the story switches off between bunnies decorating eggs, and the bunny hero who, lacking in artistic talent, is sitting on a robin’s egg.

“It’s a story about a little bunny who doesn’t quite have the artistic talent,” said Brett. “He’s a little bit despondent.”

But this bunny ends up having the egg that the Easter bunny points out as an example of the true spirit of Easter after he comes across a fallen robin’s egg and takes the time to sit on it and keep it warm until it hatches.

The book was written for a mother and son Brett met years ago at a book signing. “I signed a book for her child Stephen, and I asked how old he is,” Brett recalled. “She said, 50.”

It turned out Stephen had Down’s Syndrome and had a narrow selection of books he liked — ones that had words easy enough for him to read, but pictures that were not “babyish.” Brett’s books made Stephen’s world richer, his mother said.

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“It was just one of those moments,” Brett said. “And this is the book I wrote for him.”

The richness of Brett’s images come not just through her imagination, but also her regular research trips. The author typically travels to locations where her books are set, to soak in the culture. To date she has traveled to Africa, China, the Arctic, Netherlands and Iceland to name just a few.

She describes the journeys as a kind of treasure hunt, where she seeks out the perfect images that she brings back to embellish the basic storyline, which has usually already been outlined in a book dummy.

“I bring a camera but I don’t usually sketch anything,” she said, “Too much studying makes it too literal. I have to let it seep in, all these images.”

“It makes life a great adventure,” Brett added. “Every year there’s a different book and usually a new place to go.”

To top it off nicely, she said, she gets to work closely with her husband, Joe Hearne, a musician for the Boston Symphony Orchestra who maintains Brett’s web site and sometimes helps her with storylines.

She also maintains connections with teachers and students online, offering fun activities, illustration tutorials and a blog through her site, www.janbrett.com.

Brett said these connections with children who read her books have given her a lot of hope for future generations.

“I can still get very excited about the next generation of children,” she said. “I come back from my book tours and I’ve seen some extremely talented children.”

“It’s easy to throw up our hands and say, oh kids just do computer and video games, but I have just met the most interesting children that have all kinds of strange interests,” she said, listing examples she’s heard like maps, elephants, and Egypt.

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When Mark and Bree Swierkowski took over the former vacant American Pizzeria Bar and Grille building last year at 3136 Cranberry Highway in Wareham, it was a marriage built around one special part of the restaurant that had been vacant for the past six to seven months: a wood-burning oven.


Naming his new restaurant after his two year-old daughter, Ella, the Swierkowski’s took that restaurant and built up their idea of a cozy, country-style restaurant, featuring appetizers, entrees and desserts not seen in the area before. “The wood-burning oven was definitely unique to the area and in utilizing it, would create an old world style way of cooking and sautéing that I was looking for,” said Swierkowski, also a father to Alex, who is four. But this kind of cooking was hardly new to the 1998 graduate of the Culinary Institute of America who went on to cook in places like Germany, New Jersey, New Mexico and San Francisco after graduation before settling in at the Crane Brook Restaurant & Tea Room at 229 Tremont St., South Carver, where he spent four years as the head chef and his wife two years as the manager. “Cranebrook brought me back to the area, where I was able to run my own menu and create the food we wanted to do there,” said Swierkowski. “I had had enough of New Jersey, and the northern Italian cuisine there.” Years later, when the building that would become Ella’s became available, Swierkowski jumped at the chance to finally own his own restaurant and have total say in all of its operations and the menu offerings, creating such options as his Sweet Potato & Little Neck Clam Chowder appetizer to his Hand Crafted Lasagna, Braised Pork, Veal & Beef, Béchamel Sauce, Rustic Ragu pasta offering or Crispy Breast of Duck, Confit of leg, Pumpkin Gratin, Pomegranate Reduction, Cranberry & Chocolate Sauce entrée, all making it clear that Swierkowski is having a ball at his work. And we can’t forget about the dozens of wood-burning oven pizza offerings (yeah, you can make your own too but who would want to) that include Fresh Mozzarella, San Marzano Tomato Sauce, & Fresh Basil; Sausage, Peppers, San Marzano Tomato Sauce, Fresh Mozzarella & Fresh Basil; Wild Mushrooms, Caramelized Onions, Garlic & Olive Oil & Fontina Cheese; Roasted Pumpkin, Wild Mushroom, Roasted Pear, Gorgonzola Cheese,

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Garlic & Olive Oil, Fresh Sage; or Grilled Vegetables, Wild Mushrooms, Basil Pesto, San Marzano Tomato Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese. “Just about everything here is made from scratch including all our pastas; not much comes in frozen,” said Swierkowski. “The Sweet Potato and Little Neck Clam Chowder is a staple and our Taylor Bay baked sea scallops are farm raised and include Smoked Bacon, Leeks, Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach, and Parmesan Cream.” The rustic look of the place is very inviting and intimate, with dark wood tables and walls, a brick wall in the kitchen and off white tile floors. The small bar seats enough for six and the restaurant itself suites up to 60. “I think the wood-burning oven sets the tone, and the cuisine is far different then the fried fish seafood shacks up and down the strip,” said Swierkowski. “We offer high quality menu items at reasonable prices.” Like life in New England, the menu at Ella’s Wood Burning Oven Restaurant changes with each season, producing a new menu every four months. The fall menu came out in October and the new winter menu is due sometime in December, Swierkowski said. “You’ll see other restaurants in the area that have had the same menu for 50 years,” added Swierkowski. But the creativity doesn’t stop at the appetizers or entrees, he said. Desserts, like mostly everything else made at the restaurant, are created by hand and offer rare offerings not seen anywhere else. Cinnamon Apple Beignets served with warm caramel sauce or pumpkin/cranberry bread pudding served with pumpkin ice cream or chocolate cranberry compote is just a few of many options for those with room left after their meals. “Everything here is made fresh and we don’t shy away from anything because of the amount of labor it may take to create,” said Swierkowski. “This effort is what this restaurant is known for.” Swierkowski said when he gets the chance, he also likes to spread his creative cooking ways out of the restaurants four walls and bring his many offerings to other places as part of his private functions and catering explorations. “I’ll do anything I can and will prepare anything I can get my hands on,” said Swierkowski. “We also do cooking demonstrations once a month here as well. We try to do everything.” Ella’s Wood Burning Oven Restaurant is open six days a week, Sunday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m, -closed on Tuesdays, and Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The current menu, pictures of the staff and owners, history of the restaurant and reviews can be found on Ella’s myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/ellasrestaurant.

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Located in an historic 130 year old building in downtown New Bedford, Artworks! four floors are filled with galleries, classrooms, a ceramic studio, teen arts center, and an audio-visual computer lab. It is a truly unique venue.They strive to meet the needs of the immediate community through educational partnerships and community-accessibility, and also host a number of ever-changing artists, distinguished speakers, and highly-motivated educators.



Artworks!"is unique among downtown New Bedford's art galleries because it lives up to the full title of the group that runs it.

"Artworks! Partners for the Arts and Community,Inc." focuses on art education outreach to a wide range of age groups from the local community, from local elementary school students to local war veterans.

"It is a space that welcomes and encourages the importance of the arts for all learners," executive director Irene Buck said. "The work of artists inspires and informs us. Imagination, innovation and the practice of art builds a creative city and a region."

"Artworks!" was organized in 1992, Buck said, "by a small group that had an idea that if artists worked in the downtown area, it would make downtown a more vital, alive place to be."

The group moved to its current home at 384 Acushnet Avenue in 1998. Buck said the original plan was to establish working artists’ studios, but the current economic downturn made it more viable to include classrooms and more of a focus on community outreach.

Today the first floor is the art gallery, while the upper floors include small classrooms and meeting space and studios now occupied by 10 local artists.

Buck said the gallery has hosted up to 16 exhibits a year. She is proudest, though, of the center's art education. The center hosts art workshops for disabled citizens through the Southeastern Educational Collaborative, after-school art programs for New Bedford elementary and middle school children, a teen artist internship program and twice-weekly programs for residents of the Veterans Transition House.

The center even hosts a monthly 'Story Cafe' that features professional story tellers.

Project director Debra Smook said art truly transforms the veterans' attitudes about their abilities. "As soon as they walk, before I can say hi, they say, 'I can't draw. I don't want to be here'," she said. "They come in with such assumptions and expectations about themselves. They end up saying, 'Oh, this isn't what I expected. I can do this."

This transformation from reluctant student to confident students happens across the board, she said. "All I expect from any workshop group is that they do

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the best they can do that day," she said. The center's current after-school program

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"I've seen them develop a more in-depth level of understanding of their city," instructor Alyssa Perry said. "They see something they can relate to and turn into art. Some have never been downtown before. Now they have the opportunity to see their city, and they're excited about it."

Buck points to the center's "Teen Mural Program" that resulted in the painting of a mural on the history of local art on a wall facing William Street.

"The teens did the research," she said. "They created the design, with the help of UMass professor Severin Haines. Some were at-risk teens. But they were teens that were serious about art."

She said the center tries to present free programs, funded through grants and the

United Way and other community support. "We go after as much funding as we can," she said.

Buck said an art education is also a practical education. "Art is about how we think," she said. "It's about how we use our imagination and take a risk and express ourselves. If you look at reality in the past it was about following orders. It wasn't about

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With beautiful waterfront views along Marion’s Planting Island, West Avenue resident Dr. Martha Stark, M.D. was looking to create a tranquil, environmentally sound yard that….well……..wasn’t a yard at all.

Bringing in 30-year landscaper Steve Gonsalves, co-owner of Eden Landscape Floral & Garden Center in Marion, Stark had a dream of seeing ponds, streams and waterfalls on her near-half acre waterfront home and by the look of the place, dreams sometimes do come true.

“I’m not a landscaping architect but I do have an eye for design and Dr. Stark decided not to hire a landscaping architect so I thought this was something where I could create a fun project,” said Gonsalves. “This was a plan that had been in the works for seven to eight years and she is very detailed oriented. She wanted to find a home that she could retire in and wants to get it 100 percent right. She has beautiful visions of the ocean on both sides but wanted ones of waterfalls, ponds and streams on the other. She was very particular in everything we used; no chemicals, everything totally natural.”

Stark felt she had so much beauty on one side with the ocean views, but was looking for more of a balance in designing her yard around the home.

“The yard needed its own water element and flow, its own functionality. Since I’ve always loved waterfalls, I thought maybe we could create water and waterfalls, but I didn’t just want a little pond,” said Stark, an interpretive psychiatrist and best-selling author. “We created a tributary where one pond ended up leading into another, and Steve knew that this was to be all organic, using no herbicides, deciding to go oh natural.”

Gonsalves said in his 30 years of landscaping, he has never faced such an exciting or challenging project. He said the project, from the very beginning, was a total work in progress, eventually utilizing every square foot of the “postage stamp” lot.

The end creation was a total of six waterfalls along with a number of streams, ponds and brooks going through the property and Gonsalves said he was even able to learn some new things along the way including low voltage lighting.

“We ended up putting fiber optic lighting in the waterfall so that even at night, the waterfall is illuminated,” said Gonsalves. “My client was very open to it and the end result was really amazing.”

With a lounge chair overlooking the ocean, Gonsalves created a pond near the back corner

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“Around the corner on the shaded side of the house, we’ve planted ferns and other indigenous plants along with a stream that looks like it is running underground that bleeds into a pond,” said Gonsalves. “This is where the largest waterfall and the most sound were created on the whole property. There’s a subsidiary offshoot stream that fades into a main pond then filters into the waterfall and then into a split stream and then the two become one near the waterfall. The most challenging part of this was getting everything exactly level.”

Ninety feet of stream that passes under granite hedges eventually feeds to a source pond near the ocean where another waterfall is created at the pond, with the shallowest pond being less than two feet deep.

“Everything is self-contained and the only time there will come to add water would be summer evaporation,” said Gonsalves, who filled the area with only goldfish that grow to a typical six to eight inches. “There is no lawn anywhere on the property. Everything is natural from perennials to indigenous grasses that will have no problem with the salt spray from the ocean in the winter or the summer winds. We tried to keep it as natural as possible, even down to a natural pine bark mulch to provide lots of ground covering.”

Gonsalves said the goal of the project is to hopefully have less and less ground cover to mulch each year, which brings him to likely the best part of the project yet; being able to stay on to maintain the property in the future to assure that this man-made paradise stays healthy, vibrant and self-sustaining. He said the filtration system installed on the property allows the water to never remain stagnant-which is typically where mosquitoes lay its eggs, helping to create a sustainable ecosystem along the way.

“What we’ve done here, really, is replicate nature,” said Gonsalves.

Stark said the two words she would use to describe the finished product would be “simple and complex”.

“I wanted it to be very welcoming and that’s why I didn’t put up a gate around it because I want people to enjoy it. I wanted it to look good throughout all four seasons, not just spring and summer and Steve has accomplished that,” said Stark.

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Stark said she marvels at the finished product daily and said the creation was a combination of a dream design and an idea and a man with his own vision that helped to carry it through.

“I consider it to be like its own Garden of Eden, it’s so pristine, just minus the serpents and apples, but that is truly what has been created here,” said Stark. “It was so rewarding in working with Steve because it was my vision that became his vision and what came out of that turned out to be amazing for both of us. There is just nothing like this.”

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ned’s Point road seems to be one of those streets that hasn’t changed much in the last thirty to forty years. astone’s throw away from the ned’s Point Lighthouse and town beach, this stylish, shingle-style home right at the be-ginning of the ned’s Point road journey is a throw-back to a simpler time when neighbors knew each other by name and cars only rarely came whizzing by the front porch, and oh what a front porch it is. a former ship’s captains home, originally built in 1843 and then rebuilt in 1925, the front, Victorian-style porch with gingerbread mill work throughout, was the perfect resting spot for the weary Captain John Bates, who first built the home. anne M. Whiting, listing agent for the home and presi-dent of anne Whiting real estate of South Dartmouth, said the house was considered “fragile” when purchased by current owners, who ended up gutting the interior throughout the house, building around a back-to-back liv-ing room/dining room fireplace setting and create a capti-vating and spacious kitchen area perfect for large parties. “The owner ended up researching the period at the rhode island School of design to create a home that fit that time period,” said Whiting. “What you see now is custom woodworking throughout the house, new windows, solid wood doors and much more.” The double living room welcomes you with oak wood flooring with walnut stain, a working fireplace and large windows to capture the views of the area. “The west sitting area at the front of the house is suitable


for a living room or sitting area with the east sitting area suit-able for a family room or sitting area that could accommodate an entertainment center,” said Whiting. The spacious dining room ac-cented with the wood burning fireplace and ceiling medallion, contains plenty of sunlight and allows for a perfect entertaining spot as it leads to the opening of the kitchen. The kitchen, which at one time had been part of the ga-rage, has been lengthened and renovated with a gigantic island featuring cornice wood makeup around the island and stainless steel in the middle of the island with working sink and prepara-tion area. “The kitchen features a dis-tinctive, custom design; truly a cooks delight with an accented stone wall with distinctive cus-tom cabinetry and millwork,” said Whiting With storage underneath the island, Whiting said the wood flooring goes underneath the island so future owners can re-move part of the shelving under the 10 foot long island in order to add bar stools or seats to be able to sit and eat around the massive island. “you see a lot of these two tone cabinetry that looks very

nice, very vintage, and there is ample storage underneath (the stove area) including a small wine area that helps to free up this beautiful stone wall from being cluttered,” said Whiting. The kitchen countertops are all highly-polished Honed Granite with polished gran-ite sink, which helps to cover a double dishwasher, high end five burner stove double oven with water tap attached, stain-less steel hood, all less than two years old. French doors take you from the kitchen to the granite stone patio area perfect for summer entertaining adjoined by the granite stone driveway lined with rhododendron.adjacent to the French doors is a large porthole window over looking the stone patio area. “They tried to stay with the nautical theme and it was some-thing they copied from the porthole of a ship. This is a sea-coast town and they tried to use some of those accents here and there,” said Whiting. “another nice feature of the home is the number of ways you can go in or out of the house.” The kitchen area contains a half bath with sliding pocket door to avoid taking unneces-sary space up, with white retro honeycomb ceramic tile-style


floor complete with a mosaic wall of stone around the medicine cabinet. “it’s the kind of style you see in old homes,” said Whiting. although the basement is a typical one, Whiting said because the kitchen was totally renovated, a new basement was constructed

underneath it that would work well for those people looking to put a game room in the house. ‘The new portion of the basement would work well with a pool table or a recreational area because the ceiling has the heights by today’s standards,” said Whiting.

adjoining the kitchen area is the newly built two-car garage with extra storage.Whiting said the well landscaped yard could also double as a nice pool area for those fam-ilies interested in building one or as a large garden area for those with the green thumb flair.


Walking up to the second level, the stairs are accented by a beautiful palladium window which brings a good amount of sunlight into the home. “The sun will provide a lot of lighting for this home,” said Whiting. Custom-styled windows with arches set the master bedroom apart with carpeting throughout. in addition to an oversized, double head shower area, the bathroom contains a glass sink set into a darkly stained mahogany vanity and window treatment that has all been custom-designed including accented beams and accented lights. The master bath includes italian marble walls with an oversized two head shower and a unique custom vanity. “it’s nice in some of these older houses in the interesting angles of the room,” said Whiting. “and with the bedrooms and baths up here, each one has its own distinctive look.” With hardwood floors leading to each bedroom, the second bedroom leading from the master is currently being used as a den, but with a sizeable closet, grass wallpapered walls, built-in bookshelves and a storage closet, the room could just as well be it an added bedroom. “it is a nice office space with recessed lighting throughout,” said Whiting.

The third bedroom, with a French provincial theme, features a Jacuzzi style bathtub and bureau style vanity with honed, black granite countertop and sink. The hallway area contains a pull down door for the attic that contains full attic storage. The fourth and final bedroom, used currently as an artist suite, could easily be a second master bedroom or perfect guest suite, said Whiting, and is accented by exposed beams and French doors leading to a Juliette balcony. “This could also be a big family room because it has its own bathroom with an oversized fiberglass mold shower stall and nice high ceilings,” said Whiting. inside the bathroom is a standard sized stackable washer and driver with extra storage space for linens, towels and other items. “it’s the way it is with many homes these days in actually putting the laundry area where the dirty laundry is so people don’t have to go down to the basement any more,” said Whiting. With the houses unique accents and ample space, Whiting said the house would be perfect for just two people who love to entertain or a large family needing extra space. “i can see the house suiting baby

boomers well with its great flow where it could hold 10 people or 35. There are just so many areas where people can spread out,” said Whiting. “People fall in love with the home’s unique custom style and all its different accents, moldings and cabinetry. The owner used so many different styles and a different perspective that all came together nicely.” and don’t forget the homes proximity to everything that matters most in life, whether its life on the water, recreational walks or activities for the children.


“The home has a great location, just walking distance from the lighthouse, town beach and harbor and anyone with a child, it’s only a few short minutes away from any of the town’s schools,” said Whiting. “This could be a per-fect first or second home.”

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he other day I was assisting a client with their new e-tail (that’s online retailing) venture. We were reviewing some of the still yet to be ironed out customer service kinks such as returns and exchanges. What had been revealed to me about my client’s past experiences with their customers was both shocking and a reminder of the foibles of human nature. The old saying of giving them an inch and they’ll take a mile holds true. In order to avoid further unpleasantness even in a totally cyber situation, we had to create a much defined service policy.

Last month’s article delved into the question of whether or not the business’s frontline (those directly selling to or servicing your customers) was robbing their bottom line. In the article, I reviewed how to find the best employees you could afford in order to service your customers in the manner they expect to be served. However, after my client meeting, I realized I could not end the fifth of my P series (Product, Price, Place & Promotion and People) without taking customers into account. Yeah, even people you can’t see!

Sure, any of you who are traditional bricks and mortar retailers are already thinking about your inventory shrinkage due to theft, fraudulent returns or exchanges. Some customers, however, steal a lot more than your inventory but, I’ll get back to that later. I tell my students that the old axiom that the customer is always right is not one-hundred percent accurate. More correctly, it’s what the customer thinks is right that allows them

to BELIEVE they ARE correct. Change the perception and you change the reality. Selling online? Same thing – define the parameters to assure no misperceptions and to keep a grip on reality. Spell it out!

Let’s look at consumer perceptions and market realities. Have you ever noticed that Starbucks shops are located in Target stores and not Wal-Marts? If we look at Starbucks customers a bit closer, we may also notice that they are quite different than Dunkin Donuts customers. Both groups are as equally passionate of the brand they prefer but that’s where any similarity ends. To simplify my illustration, let’s say that Starbucks customers have a need for interaction (affection). The Dunkin Donuts customers require a need for speed.

Why is that? And, how do these characteristics translate into something else? Customers everywhere are seeking solutions to their “problems” as it were. A cup of coffee is a solution to a perceived need (or want). They frequent the businesses and buy the brands they support because they’re offered an expected solution based on their previous experiences. But, what is the difference between a Starbucks coffee versus one from Dunkin Donuts? It’s obviously significant to both groups. How does any of this relate to customers undermining your bottom line? Please read on…

I’m going to offer up what I believe is a possible correct answer – personality. It encompasses character, behavior, qualities and individuality. If I may quote Henry James, “What is character but

the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?” All any customer needs to be happy is a sense of control, a feeling belonging and a little affection for showing up. Each visit to your shop or business is an incident that should offer customers a pleasant expectation of some sort. Seems simple right? Give them what they want; offer them what they need. But, what about those, that regardless of your best intentions, reveal their, um, character?

There are many characteristic customer personalities. There are the fixers who seek to either find their own answer or solutions or, completely place their trust in those they believe have the answer or solution. Their crime is asking lots of questions and requiring detailed demonstrations. There are the grinders who can not articulate what it is they want yet expect you or your employees to define it; most oftentimes without a resulting decision or sale. Ah, the know-it-all whose sense of entitlement requires; no demands, your full and complete attention regardless of the reality of the situation. They will also, more then likely argue every point you make. And finally, there are the self-centered who fail to realize that there are other inhabitants of this planet or, other customers in your store. Perhaps it’s the universal social stresses that we all endure. Perhaps they are so overwhelmed by their modern existence as to lose their common sense or decency when they chose to cross your frontline. Hey, they don’t call it the frontline for nothing!

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i’ve always made chili with ground meat and added a dash of cocoa to bolster. This time, i wanted to play a little, to achieve something more along the lines of a dark, spicy-sauced cas-soulet: that’s to say, together with the beans, i use beef, cut into fairly small chunks, and fiery Spanish sausages. in place of the cocoa there is a sprinkling of dark, dark chocolate chips, which adds real depth and a velvety savoriness. This chili is not for light eaters, but something spicy and substantial that is just what you need to soak up seasonal excess.

Under normal conditions, i’d also dollop out an unchiled guacamole with this, but i worry about having avocados sitting around going grungy, so only make this if you know it won’t be hanging around: simply mash 3 ripe avocados with 3 finely chopped scallions and add the juice of a lime or two and some salt to taste, stir in 3 tablespoons of chopped fresh cilantro, spoon into two or three bowls, and sprinkle a little extra cilantro over.

Serves 12

10 (or 5 linked pairs) chorizo sausages (not the salami sort), approx. 1 ¼ lbs3 ¼ lb boneless beef shank, cut into ¾ inch cubes3 onions (about 1 lb), peeled3 cloves garlic, peeled1 fresh long red chile, seeded¼ cup vegetable oilSeeds from 3 cardamom pods2 teaspoons ground cumin1 teaspoon ground coriander1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes¼ cup tomato paste¼ cup tomato ketchup4 x 15 oz cans red kidney beans, drained3 x 14 oz cans diced tomatoes¼ cup bittersweet chocolate chips1 cup water (swished out in one of the diced tomato cans)

-Preheat the oven to 300 F.

-Finely chop, or process the onion, garlic and chile.

Heat the oil in a large ovenproof pan (with a lid) or cast-iron or enameled Dutch oven and fry the onion, garlic and chile until soft, on low for about 10 minutes, then add the cardamom sees, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and red pepper flakes.

-Stir the oniony spiced mixture together and then add the chorizo, sliced into ¼-in. coins, letting them ooze their paprika-orange oil.

-Drop in the cubes of beef, turning them in the pan with the chorizo and onion mix, to brown the meat.

-Stir in the tomato paste, ketchup, drained kidney beans and diced tomatoes. add the water and bring the chili to a boil.

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tart Shell Dough:2 sticks unsalted butter, slightly softened½ c sugar3 eggs2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour½ tsp salt

in the bowl of a standing mixer combine the butter and sugar on medium speed until combined and pale yellow color. add eggs and mix until combined. add the flour in one addition, and mix to combine. remove to the dough from the mixer, form into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. refrigerate 3 hours. Cut the dough in half and roll to ¼ inch thick, form gently into the bottom of the tart pan, and refrigerate for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line the refrigerated tart shell with wax paper and then fill with white rice. Place in the oven for 10 min-utes, then remove the wax paper and rice. Bake for an additional 7-10 minutes or until the center of the crust is golden brown. Cool completely.

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Festive ChristmasCelebrations begin this Month at the newport Mansions

Spectacular decorations will soon deck the halls of The Breakers, The elms and Marble House, as The Preservation Society of newport County prepares to welcome visitors for Christmas at the newport Mansions, from November 20, 2009 through January 3, 2010. Holiday music, tours, book and ornament signings, special shopping days, a holiday dinner dance and visits from Santa Claus will bring the season to life at three of america's grandest historic houses.

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of flowers, including poinsettia plants, lilies, roses, carnations and other flowers, and potted palms. Period-style ornaments are used to decorate many of the trees, and white candles illuminate the windows. The Breakers, The elms and Marble House will be fully decorated and open daily for tours, except Christmas Day, through January 3, 2010. a Winter Passport ticket providing daytime admission to all three houses can be purchased for $28 for adults, $9 for children 6-17. Tickets can be purchased online at www.newportMansions.org, or at each property.

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The Preservation Society of newport County, rhode island is a non-profit educational organization accredited by the american as-sociation of Museums and dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area’s historic architecture, landscapes and decorative arts. its 11 historic properties—seven of them national Historic Landmarks—span more than 250 years of american architectural and social development.

The Breakers , a 70-room italian renaissance-style palazzo, was built by architect Richard Morris Hunt in 1895 for Cornelius Vanderbilt ii, President and Chairman of the new york Central railroad. its inte-riors include rich marbles and gilded rooms, a 50-foot high Great Hall, mosaic tile floors and ceilings, and open-air terraces with magnificent ocean views.

The Elms is an elegant French-style chateau built in 1901 for Philadelphia coal magnate edward J. Berwind. it serves as a backdrop for monumental artworks, including wall-sized 18th century Venetian paintings and Chinese lacquer panels. The elms is situated on a 10-acre park with an elaborate sunken garden.

Marble House was the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. Built and furnished at a reported cost of $11 million, it was the most lavish house in America when it opened in 1892. It became a grand stage for Alva Vanderbilt's climb to social and political power, first as a leading society hostess and later as a leader of the "Votes for Women" campaign.


Holiday evenings at the newport Mansions provide a unique opportunity to see these historic houses lit up for a night-time celebration. Guests can take a leisurely self-guided tour through the mansion, enjoying live holiday music and a stop for cookies and pastries, eggnog and cider. Holiday evenings at The Breakers are scheduled for november 28 and December 5, 12 & 26, from 6 p.m to 8 p.m.

on December 19, guests can enjoy a Holiday evening Duet: The elms and Marble House, and see both houses for the price of one, from 6 pm to 9 pm.

The Holiday evenings musical performance schedule is as follows (schedule subject to change): November 28 at The Breakers: United Congregational Church Choir (adult chancel, a capella and handbell choirs); vocalist Maria tavarozzi accompanied by pianist Mark CollozziDecember 5 at The Breakers: narragansett

Bay Chorus and Coastline Show Chorus (male and female barbershop harmony ensembles); Holy Cross College Chamber Singers (mixed voice chorus) December 12 at The Breakers: The Community Choir of Manchester (mixed voice chorus) December 19 at The Elms: yale Undergraduate Madrigal Singers (a capella group); new World Jazz trio

December 19 at Marble House: Voices of Christmas (mixed voice Victorian carolers); Cabaret elegance (mixed voice theatrical chorus); navy Choristers nautical notes (mixed voice chorus); vocalist Maria tavarozzi accompanied by pianist Dr. audrey Kaiser

December 26 at The Breakers: Chiyun Li, accomplished singer and Bryant University student, performing Western Christmas carols and songs of the season

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admission to Holiday evenings is $28 in advance, $35 at the door. Children 6-17 are admitted for $10. Preservation Society members enjoy reduced admission, $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

on December 19, a single ticket provides admission to both The elms and Marble House. advance tickets are available online at www.newportMansions.org, or call (401) 847-1000.

Holiday Dinner DanceThe Preservation Society's annual

Holiday Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday evening, December 19 at The Breakers. reservations are required. ticket information and reservations available online at www.newportMansions.org, or by calling (401) 847-1000, ext. 140.

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KINGStON - Unobstructed Ocean views of Kingston & Plymouth Bay. This home is directly across the street from the beach access and features large bright Living room with cathedral ceilings, Sky lights, bow windows, home has many new updates, large master, office, enormous family room and super sized deck for entertaining. Bring your boat and be ready for summer 2010!$435,000 508-746-8100

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annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche display20 ft. blue spruce with a collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs among its boughs and groups of realistic crèche figures flanking the Nativity scene at its base, displayed in the Museum’s Medieval Sculpture hall, Gift of Loretta hines howard, 1964Behind the tree: Reja from the Cathedral of Valladolid, Spanish, 1763, Wrought iron, partially gilt, and limestone, 52 x 42 ft. (15.86 x 12.81 m), Gift of The William Randolph hearst Foundation, 1956

AnnuAl ChristmAs tree And neApolitAn BAroque CrèCheT h e M e T r o p o l i Ta n M u s e u M o f a r T

The Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a long-established yuletide tradition in New York, will be on view for the holiday season from November 24, 2009, through January 6, 2010. The brightly lit, 20-foot blue spruce ± with a collection of 18th-century Neapolitan angels and cherubs among its boughs and groups of realistic crèche figures flanking the Nativity scene at its base ± will once again delight holiday visitors in the Museum’s Medieval Sculpture Hall. Set in front of the 18th-century Spanish choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid, with recorded Christmas music in the background and daily lighting ceremonies, the installation reflects the spirit of the holiday season.

The annual Christmas display is the result of the generosity, enthusiasm, and dedication of the late Loretta Hines Howard, who began collecting crèche figures in 1925 and soon after conceived the idea of combining the Roman Catholic custom of elaborate Nativity scenes with the tradition of decorated Christmas trees that had developed among the largely Protestant people of northern Europe. This unusual combination first was presented to the public in 1957, when the Metropolitan Museum initially exhibited Mrs. Howard's collection. More than two hundred 18th-century Neapolitan crèche figures were given to the Museum by Loretta Hines Howard starting in 1964, and they have been displayed each holiday season for over 30 years. Linn Howard, Mrs. Howard's daughter, worked with her mother for many years on the annual installation. Since her mother's death in 1982, she has continued to create new settings for the figures that she adds to the collection. In keeping with family tradition, Linn Howard's daughter, artist Andrea Selby, now joins her mother each year in creating the display.

This exhibit of the crèche is made possible by gifts to The Christmas Tree Fund and the Loretta Hines Howard Fund.

The Museum's towering tree, glowing with light, is adorned with cherubs and some 50 large and gracefully suspended angels. The landscape at the base displays the figures and scenery of

October 12, 2009±J anuary 24, 2010

Detail of the Neapolitan Baroque crècheGift of Loretta hines howard, 1964

the Neapolitan Christmas crib. This display mingles the three basic elements traditional in 18th-century Naples: the Nativity, with adoring shepherds and their flocks; the procession of the three Magi and their exotically dressed retinue of Asians and Africans; and, most distinctively, a crowd of colorful townspeople and peasants. The theatrical scene is enhanced by a charming assortment of animals Ð sheep, goats, horses, a camel, and an elephant Ð and by background pieces serving as the dramatic setting for the Nativity, including the ruins of a Roman temple, several quaint houses, and a typical Italian fountain with a lion's-mask waterspout.


Hours - Monday: Closed (Except Holiday Mondays*), Tuesday± Thursday: 9:30 a.m.± 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.± 9:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.± 5:30 p.m., *The Main Building of the Metropolitan MuseumÐ including its galleries and shopsÐ will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following Met Holiday Mondays: * Christmas/New Year's Week: December 28, 2009, www.metmuseum.org, 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028-0198, Information: 212-535-7710

On December 12, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will open Object, Image, Collector: African and Oceanic Art in Focus. This exhibition traces the ascent of African and Oceanic objects from artifacts to works of art in the 20th century, drawing on 20 Boston-area collections and on the collections of the Museum. Besides presenting some 60 three-dimensional works and textiles of excellent quality, the exhibition also examines the role of photography and photographically illustrated books in promoting this shift in appreciation of pieces from Africa and Oceania. Included are images from The Lane Collection featuring African objects by American modernist photographer Charles Sheeler, one of the artists instrumental in this process. African and Oceanic Art in the 20th Century juxtaposes three-dimensional works, photographs, and seminal books that depict similar objects, creating a vibrant and interesting visual narrative of the acceptance of African and Oceanic objects as art. onwards, when new regions were “discovered” by connoisseurs and the art market.

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M u s e u M o f f i n e a r T s , B o s T o noBjeCt, imAge, ColleCtor:African and Oceanic Art in Focus

Saturday, December 12, 2009 - Sunday, July 18, 2010

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is open seven days a week, the MFA’s hours are Saturday through Tuesday, 10 a.m. ± 4:45 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. ± 9:45 p.m. General admission (which includes two visits in a 10-day period) is $17 for adults and $15 for seniors and students age 18 and older. Admission for students who are University Members is free, as is admission for children 17 years of age and younger during non-school hours. Visit the MFA website at www.mfa.org or call 617.267.9300.

Reliquary guardian figure (byeri)Unidentified artist, Fang peoples, Gabon, 19th centuryWood, oily patinaPromised gift in honor of William e. Teel and the late Bertha L. Teel

Mask (gle)Unidentified artist, Mano peoples, Côte d'ivoire/Liberia, early 20th centuryWood, ironPrivate Collection

Hook figureUnidentified artist, Yimar peoples, Papua New Guinea, 20th centuryWoodPrivate Collection

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In the section “The Artist’s Eye: From Artifact to Art,” the exhibition focuses on the role artists played in promoting the appreciation of African and Oceanic art at the beginning of the 20th century. “A Matter of Taste: Developing the Classical Canon, 1930± 1955,” explores how collectors and scholars

broadened the perceptions of what constitutes African and Oceanic art. The final section, “Expanding the Canon: New Regions, New Forms, New Media,” looks at the period from the late 1950s

AmeriCAn stories: pAintings of everydAy life, 1765–1915October 12, 2009±J anuary 24, 2010

From the decade before the Revolution to the eve of World War I, many of America's most acclaimed painters captured in their finest works the temperament of their respective eras. They recorded and defined the emerging character of Americans as individuals, citizens, and members of ever-widening communities. Opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall, American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765± 1915 will bring together for the first time more than 100 of these iconic pictures that tell compelling stories of life's

tasks and pleasures. The first overview of the subject in more than 35 years, the exhibition includes loans from leading museums and private lendersÐ and many paintings from the Metropolitan's own distinguished collection. American Stories features masterpieces by John Singleton Copley, Charles Willson Peale, William Sidney Mount, George Caleb Bingham, Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, John Sloan, and George Bellows, and notable works by some of their key colleagues.

George Caleb Bingham, 1811–1879The jolly Flatboatmen, 1846Oil on canvas, 38–1/8 x 48–1/2 in. (96.8 x 123.2 cm)Manoogian Collection


Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics illuminates the visual themes that have prevailed in China through centuries of dynastic change, social upheaval and influences from other cultures. As China continues to evolve, these aesthetic constants are brought into contact with the contemporary and the new, re‐appearing in a variety of novel formats and interpretations. Perfect Imbalance juxtaposes a wide range of mediaÐ from paintings and prints to jade, textiles and porcelainÐ to reveal the tenacity with which these aesthetic values have recurred. The exhibition presents three themesÐ Views of the Cosmos, Revering Antiquity, and The Aesthetic of the BrushÐ that have persisted in Chinese art through thousands of years, linking the pre‐historic and the contemporary, the imperial and the vernacular, the Daoist and the Maoist. Perfect Imbalance features 30 works from the museum’s collections and private collections.

Reflecting a Chinese view of the universe as a hierarchical and balanced order, Chinese art often demonstrates a near‐perfect symmetry. The strong compositional balance of a Qing Dynasty (1644±1911) ancestral temple painting reveals the Chinese belief in structured social and familial hierarchies. To offset the static effect of complete symmetry, slight discrepancies endow the painting with dynamic tension, creating the “perfect imbalance” that is a familiar quality of Chinese art. These minor imperfections are a desirable quality and considered aesthetically pleasing.

p e a B o d y e s s e x M u s e u M , s a l e M , M a s s a C h s u e T T s essentiAls of Chinese Art illuminAted in pem exhiBition

Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese AestheticsMarch 11, 2009 to January 3, 2010

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.

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Ink Prunus in the Style of Yuan Dynasty Artists, Guan Dongqi, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, ink on paper, Peabody Essex Museum.

•‘Hundred boys’ jar, Ming Dynasty, Jiajing Period(1522-1566), porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, Peabody Essex Museum.

rApid gestures: WAterfAlls in British romAntiC ArtFriday, December 18, 2009 ± J une 6, 2010

john Robert Cozens, Third View of the Reichenbach, 18th Century. anonymous Gift.

The RISD Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm. (The Museum stays open until 9pm on the third Thursday of the month). Admission is "pay-what-you-wish" every Sunday, 10am-1pm; free to all: 5-9pm on Gallery Night, the third Thursday of each month). General Admission Members, children under 5: free, Adults: $10, Senior citizens (age 62+): $7, Youths (ages 5-18): $3, RISD, Brown students, faculty, staff: free, College students with valid ID: $3. 224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903, 401-454-6500, www.risdmuseum.org

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According to John Ruskin, no one could paint waterfalls as skillfully as J. M. W. Turner, who captured “the majesty of motion” of these sublimely tumbling streams. Rapid Gestures: Waterfalls in British Romantic Art showcases the variety of materials, colors, lines, and brushstrokes used to portray these boisterous and turbulent features of the natural world. Drawn from the Museum’s rich collection of 18th- and 19th-century British watercolors and sketches, this intimate exhibition offers the rare opportunity to compare works by Turner, including his magnificent Dazio Grande (1843), with depictions of waterfalls by contemporaries like Ruskin, John Constable, Edward Lear, and John Robert Cozens. Visitors will experience a picturesque journey through some of the most popular tourist destinations of the Romantic era, following Turner and his colleagues to powerful sites of artistic and poetic inspiration in Britain, Switzerland, and beyond.

j. M. W. Turner, Dazio Grande, 1843.Gift of Mr. Richard Brown Baker in memory of his parents, harvey and Marion Baker

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tAles from the lAnd of gullAh exhiBit First u.S. children’s exhibit based solely on the Gullah culture

Friday, December 18, 2009 ± J une 6, 2010

Hours and AdmissionThe Museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m. ± 5:00 p.m. and Fridays until 9:00 p.m. Adults, $12; children (1-15) and senior citizens, $9; children under one and Museum members are always free. Fridays 5:00 p.m. ± 9:00 p.m., all visitors $1. Boston Children’s Museum is located on Children’s Wharf at 308 Congress Street,Boston MA 02210 and may be reached at 617-426-6500

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The exhibit focuses on the Gullah culture, a West African culture that survived the hardships of slavery and has remained almost unscathed since the 1600s. It will be at the Museum through December 31, 2009.

The Tales from the Land of Gullah exhibit builds bridges into the ancestral home that exists in the hearts and minds of many Gullah people today. The exhibit takes visitors back to the 1940s, long before the existing bridges were built to connect the islands to the mainland and the culture began to blend. This exhibit aims to preserve and provide cultural understanding of Gullah traditions, as well as develop an appreciation for one’s own culture and background.

Children experience the rhythms of Gullah life through sounds, crafts and musical traditions. In the exhibit, visitors begin their voyage in time with a brief introduction via an interactive kiosk by Aunt Pearlie Sue (a character portrayed by native Sea Lander and actress Anita Singleton-Prather). They enter a recreated, traditional Gullah home in Gullah Livin’ where they can engage in everyday practices, including rice cooking and quilt making, just like they did in the 1940s. Then, they can head outside the home and experience how the Gullah people survived through shrimp catching, gardening and rice processing in Livin’ off the Land. Children and parents alike can experience how the Gullah folks entertained themselves through lively storytelling in The Tellin’ Forest.

Tales from the Land of Gullah was created by The Children's Museum of Houston in collaboration with the Youth Museum Exhibit Collaborative (YMEC) and is funded in part by The William Stamps Farish Fund.

Tales From the Land of GullahBah Rabbit

the Anti-defAmAtion leAgue'sA World of differenCe(r) CAmpAign

The GalleryJanuary 5 - 13, 2010

Come celebrate with the young artists whose "visions of the world without prejudice" were selected for the 2010 calendar published by the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE(r) Institute. The calendar art contest, sponsored in partnership with Boston Children's Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, provides the opportunity for pre-K

- 12 youth to illustrate ways that we can all make a difference, every day of the year. A panel of judges selected 13 illustrations for the calendar on display.

dreAming CoWsThe Gallery

November 4 - December 30, 2009

Dreaming Cows is about a journey of transformed lives. The life of Betty LaDuke was changed forever when she took her first Heifer International Study Tour to uganda and Rwanda in 2003. On that and her many subsequent trips, this widely celebrated and prolific artist has captured the hardships, beauty and dignity of the people Heifer helps. More than ten million families so far have been transformed by the gifts of livestock and training provided by Heifer. Through the brilliantly colored images of Betty LaDuke, Dreaming Cows takes visitors on a journey from the Bronx to Bolivia, and from Vietnam to Kosovo. The journey, like Betty's art, is enjoyable, colorful, uplifting, and inspiring.

exploring trees inside And outOctober 8 - January 3, 2010

Exploring Trees Inside and OutAutumn is a wonderful time of year; the air is crisp, the foliage is exploding with color. This exhibit is designed to create a better understanding among children about the significant role trees play in the environment. A variety of inventive and interactive elements allow children to explore trees in a multi-sensory way including exploring the "heart" of a tree trunk, sitting inside a giant leaf and experiencing the light, sound, and sensation of photosynthesis and even becoming a forest creature in a "green screen" experience that allows children to fly like a bird and soar over the treetops.


Now through December 25Harry Potter: The Exhibition – BostonHarry Potter is a cultural phenomenon, inspiring millions of people across the globe. Now it's your chance to peer into the wizard's world in a new exhibit featuring more than 200 authentic props and costumes from the Harry Potter films, all displayed in settings inspired by the film sets -- including the Great Hall, Hagrid's hut and the Gryffindor common room. View iconic film artifacts such as Harry's glasses, the Marauder's Map, and Hermione's Yule Ball gown, and pause to pull a screeching Mandrake from its pot or try your hand at tossing a "Quaffle." Location: Museum of Science, 1 Science Park. Hours: Saturday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission to Exhibit Halls: Adults, $19; children age 3-11, $16; seniors over age 60, $17. Information: 617-723-2500 or visit Website: www.mos.org

Now through December 31 Classic Whaling Prints - New Bedford

Whaling Museum – New Bedford The exhibition traces the most important and most influential pictorial images of whaling through four centuries, from one highlight to the next. It also runs some of their origins to ground by showing, along with the prints themselves, the original oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings on which the prints are based, and some of the decorative arts, ceramics, and scrimshaw that, in turn, are based on the prints. Location: New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m, open until 9 p.m. every second Thursday. Cost: Adults, $10; senior citizens and students, $9; children age 6–14, $6. Information: 508-991-2204 or visit www.whalingmuseum.org

Now through December 31Storied Walls: Murals of the Americas Throughout time and around the world, people have adorned the walls of their homes and buildings with painted scenes

and designs. From cave paintings to the contemporary works of Diego Rivera, artists have transformed blank architectural canvases into evocative works of art. While murals may serve as simple decoration, they are often highly symbolic. Storied Walls: Murals of the Americas explores the wall paintings from the Hopi village kivas of Awatovi in Arizona; the Maya murals of San Bartolo and Bonampak in Guatemala and Mexico; and the Moche huacas of northern Peru. Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue. Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Adults, $9; senior citizens and students, $7; children ages 3-18, $6. Free admission on Wednesdays, September-May, 3-5 p.m. Information: 617-496-1027 or visit www.peabody.harvard.edu

Now through January 2 “The Donkey Show” -- Cambridge From its six-year run in New York City to a world tour from London to Seoul, the celebrated smash hit The Donkey Show now

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December 9-31 Holiday Pops with Keith Lockhart – Boston - One of Boston’s greatest holiday traditions, the Holiday Pops under the direction of Keith Lockhart, will combine favorites of the holiday season with new arrangements of Christmas classics, along with video images created for this program. The concerts feature the acclaimed Tanglewood Festival Chorus at all 35 performances. Location: Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue. Cost: Tickets range in price from $27 to $122. Information and tickets: www.bostonpops.org or call 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200. Dates and times: December 9 at 8 p.m.; December 10 at 4 and 8 p.m.; December 11 at 4 and 8 p.m.; December 12 and 13 at 11 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m.; December 14 and 15 at 8 p.m.; December 17 and 18 at 4 and 8 p.m.; December 19 and 20 at 11 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m.; December 21, 22 and 23 at 4 and 8 p.m.; December 24 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.; December 26 and 27 at 3 and 7:30 p.m.; December 31, 10 p.m.


takes Boston by storm, bringing you the ultimate disco experience—a crazy circus of mirror balls and feathered divas, of roller skaters and hustle queens. Come party on the dance floor to all the 1970s disco hits you know by heart as the show unfolds around you. Vaarious dates through January 2, 2010. Time: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Location: American Repertory Theater. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street. Information: 617-547-8300

Now through January 3Sounds & Songs of Life - Whales compose, bullfrogs chorus, songbirds greet the dawn, and people everywhere sing and dance. What do we all have in common? Wild Music is a hands-on exhibit that explores sound and music in nature and in life. Three different Soundscapes that invite visitors to explore sound and music that comes from the ocean, the forest, and the city. Opening day, October 4, is an all-day event featuring live music performances from around the globe. Location: Museum of Science, 1 Science Park. Hours: Labor Day-July 4, Saturday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Admission: Adults, $19; children age 3-11, $16; seniors over age 60, $17. Information: 617-723-2500 or visit www.mos.org

Now through January 3"Sleep No More" – CambridgeTimes: Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, 7, 7:20, 7:40 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 7:20, 7:40, 8 p.m. Sleep No More is an immersive multi-sensory theater installation inspired by Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hitchcock's classic thrillers. The Old Lincoln School is being transformed into a supernatural landscape that will give audiences the experience of traveling through a hybrid theatrical-cinematic world. Location: American Reperetory Theater, 64 Brattle Street. Information: http://americanrepertorytheater.org or call 617-547-8300

Now through January 2“The Donkey Show” – CambridgeFrom its six-year run in New York City to a world tour from London to Seoul, the celebrated smash hit The Donkey Show now takes Boston by storm, bringing you the ultimate disco experience—a crazy circus of mirror balls and feathered divas, of roller skaters and hustle queens. Come party on the dance floor to all the 1970s disco hits you know by heart as the show unfolds around you. Vaarious dates through January 2, 2010. Time: 8 and 10:30 p.m. Location: American Repertory Theater. Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street. Information: 617-547-8300

Now through January 3Boston Children’s Museum – Boston Exploring Trees Inside and Out This exhibit encourages kids of all ages to explore the

beauty of the great outdoors through the incredible wonder of trees. A variety of inventive and interactive elements allow children to explore trees in a multi-sensory way including exploring the heart of a tree trunk, sitting inside a giant leaf and experiencing the light, sound, and sensation of photosynthesis. Visitors can even become forest creatures in a green screen experience that allows children to fly like a bird and soar over the treetops. Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street. Hours: Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; open until 9 p.m. on Fridays. Admission: Adults, $12; seniors over age 65, $9; children age 1-15

Now through January 3Museum of Science – Boston Wild Music: Sounds & Songs of Life Whales compose, bullfrogs chorus, songbirds greet the dawn, and people everywhere sing and dance. What do we all have in common? Wild Music is a hands-on exhibit that explores sound and music in nature and in life. Three different Soundscapes that invite visitors to explore sound and music that comes from the ocean, the forest, and the city. Opening day, October 4, is an all-day event featuring live music performances from around the globe. Location: Museum of Science, 1 Science Park. Hours: Labor Day-July 4, Saturday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, 9


a.m.-9 p.m. Admission: Adults, $19; children age 3-11, $16; seniors over age 60, $17. Information: 617-723-2500 or visit www.mos.org

Now through January 3Boston Children’s Museum – Boston Exploring Trees Inside and Out This exhibit encourages kids of all ages to explore the beauty of the great outdoors through the incredible wonder of trees. A variety of inventive and interactive elements allow children to explore trees in a multi-sensory way including exploring the heart of a tree trunk, sitting inside a giant leaf and experiencing the light, sound, and sensation of photosynthesis. Visitors can even become forest creatures in a green screen experience that allows children to fly like a bird and soar over the treetops. Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street. Hours: Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; open until 9 p.m. on Fridays. Admission: Adults, $12; seniors over age 65, $9; children age 1-15, $9. Information: 617-426-6500 or visit www.bostonkids.org/

Now through January 3Christmas Festival of Lights – Carver This New England tradition features millions of lights and displays in a spectacular holiday celebration. Visitors can meet Santa, listen to carols and ride the train past an explosion of holiday lights and decorations. In addition, on Friday nights in December there will be firework shows. Stay for all the rides, and attractions that make Edaville USA a New England tradition. Dates: November 14-15; November 21-22; November 27-January 3, 2010 (closed Christmas Day); fireworks on Friday nights in December. Location: Edaville USA, 5 Pine Street. Time: Weekdays, 4-9 p.m.; weekends, 2 to 9 p.m. Information: 877-EDAVILLE or visit http://www.edaville.com

Now through January 3Holiday Exhibition & Sale – New Bedford This retail exhibition showcases some of the region's most productive artists, and is just in time for holiday shopping. Browse the gallery for jewelry, hats and scarves, handmade toys, original prints and paintings, and ceramics. Location: ArtWorks!. 384 Acushnet Avenue. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, noon - 5 p.m. Information: 508-984-1588 or visit www.artworksforyou.org Admission: Free Wheelchair Accessible

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Polar Express on the Newport Dinner Train - Newport 4:15am and 6:30pm. 19 Americas Cup Avenue. Inspired by the award winning classic by Chris Van Allsburg, share the magic as the Conductor reads the tale

of a young boy's unforgettable journey to the North Pole. Meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy hot chocolate, cookies and caroling. And for each child who truly believes, a special gift from Santa himself. Children are invited to wear pajamas. Call (401) 841-8700, email [email protected], or visit the Newport Dinner Train website for more information.

December 18The Christmas Narrative - retold using songs, chants, and instrumental pieces from the countries of the Mediterranean basin: Spain, Italy, and Southern France in Europe, but also north Africa and the Holy Land. Works are drawn from medieval manuscripts and more recent folklore and oral traditions. With voices, early instruments of Europe and the Middle East, as well as songs and texts in Spanish, Ladino, Provencal, Italian, Galician, Turkish and Arabic. Location: St. Martin Church, 50 Orchard Avenue Providence Time: 8 www.stmartinsprov.org/directions.shtml

December 18 Johnny Winter – Salisbury - For over 30 years, Johnny Winter has been a guitar hero without equal, laying out a blueprint for his fresh take on classic blues. Shifting between simple country blues to all-out electric slide guitar blues, he is one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock. Location: Tupelo Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: Reserved table seating; tickets $45 and $50. Information and tickets: 978-462-5888 or visit www.tupelohall.com.

December 19Providence Singers Presents Handel's Messiah – Providence Andrew Clark conducts the Providence Singers, soloists and the Rhode Island Philharmonic in the third annual performance of a new and growing Providence holiday tradition. Location: Veterans Memorial Auditorium Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts. time: 8 p.m. Information: 401-421-2787 or visit www.vmari.com

December 19 Recycled Percussion – Salisbury For the past 10 years, these four young men have been creating their unique style of music with just about anything they can get their hands on--like ladders, buckets, trash cans and even metal grinders! Location: Tupelo Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: Reserved table seating; tickets $25. Information and tickets: 978-462-5888 or visit www.tupelohall.com.

December 26Eight To The Bar – Norfolk Listening to

Eight To The Bar is a lot like driving along a time-warped highway precisely halfway between Count Basie's Kansas City and Fats Waller's Harlem, where the car radio picks up everything from “Take the A Train” to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine.” Location: Infinity Hall, 20 Greenwoods Road West. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $15, $22 Information: 866-666-6306 or visit http://infinityhall.com/

December 27 New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Salisbury Before there was a Texas progressive country scene, alt country or Americana, there was the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The California group got its start in 1969 as a vehicle for the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia to practice his pedal steel guitar. The band re-formed last year with original band guitarist/vocalist David Nelson and longtime group pedal steel player Buddy Cage. Location: Tupelo Music Hall, 4 Oceanfront North. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: General admission; tickets $25. Information and tickets: 978-462-5888 or visit www.tupelohall.com.

Now through January 3Exploring Trees Inside and Out - This exhibit encourages kids of all ages to explore the beauty of the great outdoors through the incredible wonder of trees. A variety of inventive and interactive elements allow children to explore trees in a multi-sensory way including exploring the heart of a tree trunk, sitting inside a giant leaf and experiencing the light, sound, and sensation of photosynthesis. Visitors can even become forest creatures in a green screen experience that allows children to fly like a bird and soar over the treetops. Location: Boston Children’s Museum, 308 Congress Street. Hours: Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; open until 9 p.m. on Fridays. Admission: Adults, $12; seniors over age 65, $9; children age 1-15, $9. Information: 617-426-6500 or visit www.bostonkids.org/

January 9 to February 6 First Things First Art Exhibit - Cotuit First Things First will feature over 50 established living Cape Cod artists who have created art that explores those things that are most important to them. To engage young viewers, art work will be displayed at a children’s eye level of 4 feet throughout the exhibit. In addition, a mini art library will be made available to visitors, and a series of child-friendly events will be scheduled over the course of the month. Location: Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Road.Time: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: Free. Information: www.artsfoundation.org or call 508-362-0066


December 18-19 Christmas Festival of Lights - Attleboro Where National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Route 118, 947 Park St., Attleboro, MA (508) 222-0027 5 – 9pm

December 18-19 Newport Art Museum - Summary The vibrant, abstract paintings of Rita Rogers have been exhibited and collected throughout New England and New York for years, but Newport is home to the artist who has shown her earlier work at the Museum and many gallery venues in the city. This retrospective at the Newport Art Museum includes paintings from the last three decades. 6pm 76 Bellevue Avenue Newport Rhode Island, 02840. The Newport Art Museum is located in Newport’s Old Quarter at 76 Bellevue Avenue across from Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island.Admission: $10 adults; $8 seniors; $6 Military and students with valid ID; Museum members and children under 5: no charge. By donation Saturday from 10am to noon. November 1 – April 30: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm; Sunday 12 – 4 pm. CLOSED on Christmas Day, New Year’s Day. 401-848-8200 Venue website www.newportartmuseum.org

December 185th Annual Santa Sleigh Ride - Join Santa on his sleigh for a ride around Plymouth's historic waterfront, powered by Hobby Knoll's Clydesdale Horses. Free hot cider, hot chocolate & refreshments. All proceeds to benefit Cabby Shack's 5th Annual "Foster Children's Christmas Party" Free with Cabby Shack Dinner receipt. For more information call 508-746-5354 or visit www.cabbyshack.com 6-9pm

December 20 Music in the Galleries~Newport Brass Quintet Summary Enjoy the music of the Newport Brass Quintet featuring Craig Shadda and Samuel Costa (Trumpets), Susan K. Winterbottom-Shadday (French Horn), Kevin Kane (Trombone), and Tom Gregory (Tuba). The Newport Art Museum’s “Music in the Galleries” series is sponsored by NewportFed. 2pm 76 Bellevue Avenue Newport, RI 02840 401-848-8200 Cost $10 for Museum members; $15 for non-members www.newportartmuseum.org

December 20 Milk and Cookies with Santa Summary Enjoy cookies and milk with Santa before he makes his annual trip. Photo, gift from Santa, train ride and admission to the zoo for the day, is included in program price. Participants must pre-register and pay in advance by calling (508) 991-4556 or by visiting www.bpzoo.org. 1pm Buttonwood Zoo New Bedford www.bpzoo.org Phone (508) 991-4556 x 14 Cost

Zoo Members: $6/person; Non-members: $9/person; Children under 1 are free. Email [email protected]

December 21190th Celebration of Forefathers Day - Celebrate the anniversary of the day the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock at this annual banquet. The guest speaker will be Governor Deval Patrick. Advance reservations required. Pilgrim Hall Museum 75 Court Street (Rte. 3A), Plymouth, MA 508-746-1620 www.pilgrimhall.org December 31 New Year's Eve with Dane Cook –Boston Location: TD Bank Garden, 100 Legends Way. Time: 7 p.m. Information: 800-745-3000

January 1-3 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, visits with Santa, and Friday fireworks in December. 4-9pm weekdays; 2-9pm weekends. Closed Christmas Day. Edaville USA 7 EDA Avenue, Carver, MA 508-866-8190 www.edaville.com

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