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Friday,
July 19, 2013
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Wang Dang Doodle, a solo exhibition of paintings and
drawings by John Borowicz.
Third annual Walk for
Westport.
Horseneck Beach State Reservation announces
summer programs.
Three-part pre-history of southcoast lecture
series starts July 18th.
Destination
Soups teams up with the Southcoast Blood Bank to
offer donors a delicious treat.
Wang Dang Doodle, a solo exhibition
of paintings and drawings by John Borowicz. EverythingWestport.com Friday,
July 19, 2013 Photos/EverythingWestport.com except as noted Dedee Shattuck
Gallery is excited to bring you Wang Dang Doodle, a solo exhibition of
paintings and drawings by John Borowicz. Our August
exhibition is a celebration of John’s new work, which playfully explores the
traditions of portraiture in a surprising absurdist language. This
whimsical exhibition adds another dimension to The Shattuck’s broad range of
artisan offerings! Wang Dang Doodle with John Borowicz. Thursday, August 1st through Wednesday, August 28th. Artist Reception:
Saturday, August 3rd, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. All exhibits and
receptions are free and open to the public. Since graduating University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 1989, and
UMass Amherst in 1991, John Borowicz has integrated
his meticulous aptitude for classical realism with his fantastic imagination.
Alongside Borowicz’s speculative work, he
simultaneously creates commissioned portraits and landscapes with a careful
sense of detail and form. His focus on the structure, light, and contours of
figure and landscape painting inform his departures from realism. The
resulting work is playful, but remains successful in its continued
exploration of painterly technique. Borowicz is an undeniable treasure in
our Southcoast artist community. For several years
he operated a gallery out of his home, nurturing our vibrant local community
of artists and art admirers. Although the gallery is no longer operating, Borowicz’s talent and creativity have continued to keep
in high regard locally, and have brought him into the national spotlight. He
regularly shows at Adam Baumgold gallery in New
York, and has had his work featured in many notable magazines included Wired,
Versus, Time Out New York, New York Home, Tema
Celeste, and New American Paintings. The birth of his three sons in the past seven years signified a shift
in subject matter, attitude, medium and process for Borowicz.
A refreshed imagination and sense of humor as well as a childlike approach to
exploration and discovery resulted in a body of work he refers to as
“Sprawling Conglomerates”. This series features compositions of repeated
geometric forms that call forth conceptual issues of landscape through a
focus on line, pattern and abstraction. Borowicz then began to apply the
language of "Sprawling Conglomerates" to figure painting. He
creates an “alternative anatomy” of geometric and organic forms by achieving
an interwoven sensual chaos that retains the order of the traditional figure.
He also reintroduces color, an element that had absented from the
"conglomerates" but now boldly makes its way back into Wang Dang
Doodle. This exhibition
looks at the transition from the "Sprawling Conglomerates" to his
current body of work, and includes earlier absurdist figures to contextualize
the development of his current technique. Borowicz
presents work that makes us laugh and blush. It's the kind of work we just
can't stop looking at. Dedee Shattuck
Gallery 1 Partners Lane, off 865 Main Road in Westport. Gallery Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday, l0 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays Noon to 5 p.m. www.dedeeshattuckgallery.com
. For more
information about their August exhibit or John Borowicz,
please contact Isabel Mattia at the Dedee Shattuck
Gallery at 508.636.4177 or via email at isabel@dedeeshattuckgallery.com. Third annual Walk
for Westport. EverythingWestport.com Friday, July 19,
2013 Walk for Westport The Westport
Education Foundation and the Friends of the Westport Council on Aging are
gearing up for the third annual Walk for Westport to be held on Sunday,
September 29, at 12 noon. The Walk will
begin at the Howland Beach Club and end at Elephant Rock Beach Club, both on
Atlantic Avenue in the Westport Harbor Area. As in the past there will
be a drawing with great prizes, food, games, music and a magic show for all
ages at Elephant Rock. The Walk for
Westport was the idea of the late Rosemary Lenrow,
president of the FWCOA. Rosemary sought to unite the generations of the
town in support of the Westport schools and the Senior Center. The
funds from the past two years have helped to fund AP classes, science and
math clubs, field trips and enrichment programs in the schools, and education
for outreach workers, computers, equipment and furnishings at the Senior
Center. This year's Walk
is planned for a late September Sunday afternoon so that it will not conflict
with church commitments or children's sports programs. It will be a
wonderful opportunity for Westporters of all ages
to enjoy an autumn afternoon in one of Westport's many beautiful places.
Please come out
and walk on September 29 in support of the children and seniors of Westport. Click
here to read about and view photos of the first Walk for Westport. > > Click
here to view the 2011 video clip. > > Click here to view the 2011 hi-resolution photo album. Horseneck Beach State Reservation announces summer programs. Horseneck
Beach State Reservation will host their third annual Sand Sculpture Festival
on Saturday, August 10th. EverythingWestport.com Monday, July 15,
2013 Horseneck Beach State Reservation will host their third annual
Sand Sculpture Festival on Saturday, August 10th. Contestants can
compete in three age categories: 6-12, 13-17 and adults. Those under 18 must
be accompanied by an adult. According to a
news release, construction of the sand sculptures will start at 11 a.m. and
finish at 2 p.m. However, participants should arrive to the beach as early as
possible, since the parking lot can be filled to capacity by noon, the
release said. Judging will
begin at 2:15 p.m. and prizes will be awarded once the judges have made their
decision. All sculptures
must consist entirely of beach sand (no rocks, sticks, shells, or seaweed).
Sand and salt water will be provided, however participants are asked to bring
their own tools. Participation is
free, but there is an $8 parking fee. Pre-registration is recommended, but
not required. Call 508.636.8816 for more information. Prizes have been
donated by Lazergate of fall River, Lees market, Village Pizza, Alderbrook
Farms of Westport, Not Your Average Joe’s, Handy Hill Creamery, Osprey Sea
Kayak Adventures and others. Sponsors for the
event also include the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Click here to read about and view photos from a previous
event. August Interpretive Programs. All programs are
free and open to the public. There is an $8 per car parking fee. An adult
must accompany children. In the event of rain the event is cancelled.
Reasobnable accommodations are available upon request. For more information
please call the Park Interpreter at 508.636.8816. Knot tying 101. Can you tie a nautical knot
correctly three times in a row? With your eyes closed? Come learn the tricks
of the pioneer, angler and rock climber. Meet next to the campground bathhouse.
Thursday, August 15 and 22. Creature Feature: Learn about the creatures
living on Horseneck Beach. Rain cancels event.
Cost: $8 parking fee; When: Every Thursday, August 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.Aug.
30, 2 - 3:30 p.m. Meet at the end of the Horseneck
boardwalk. Knot tying 101. Can you tie a nautical knot
correctly three times in a row? With your eyes closed? Come learn the tricks
of the pioneer, angler and rock climber. Meet next to the campground
bathhouse. Friday, August 2, 9, and 30. Crab Hunt: What lives under the rocks
on the shore? Come find out at Gooseberry Island as we search the intertidal
zone for creatures, seaweed, and more. Meet at Gooseberry Island parking Lot.
Parking is limited. Creature Feature: Learn about the creatures
living on Horseneck Beach. Rain cancels event.
Cost: $8 parking fee; When: Every Saturday, August 3, 17, 24, and 31. 10:00 -
11:0 0 a.m. Meet at the end of the Horseneck
boardwalk. Horseneck Point Lifesaving Station Open House: A summer exhibit of historic
photographs, information, and artifacts. Co-sponsored by the Westport
Fishermen's Association. Rain or shine. Cost: Free; When: Every Saturday,
Sunday and Wednesday in August. Noon - 4 p.m. Gooseberry Island Hike: Learn about the changes that
Gooseberry Island experienced throughout the centuries. Rain cancels event.
Cost: Free; Park in Gooseberry Island parking lot; When: Sundays, August 4,
11, 18 and 25. Summer Beach Ramble: A guided exploration of Horseneck Beach. Explore the beach. Let’s see where your
ramble down the beach takes you and what you’ll find along the way.Rain cancels event. Cost: $8 parking fee; When:
Saturdays, August 3, 17, 24, and 31. Meet in front of the snack shack on main
beach. Family Sand Sculpture Festival: The construction starts at
11 a.m. and finishes at 2 p.m. Arrive as early as possible, since the parking
lot can be filled to capacity by noon. Judging at 2. Prizes will be given out
to the winners. Participants are asked to bring their own pails, shovels,
etc. Rain date Sunday, Aug. 5. Cost: $7 parking fee; When: Saturday, Aug. 10,
11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Horseneck Beach State Reservation is
located on 5 John Reed Road, Westport. 508.636.8816. Visit their website. Three-part
pre-history of southcoast
lecture series starts July 18th. EverythingWestport.com Monday, July 15,
2013 . The pre-historical
period along the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, going back
some 15,000 years, will be the subject of three Thursday evening
presentations on July 18, July 25, and August 1. Three
exceptionally qualified speakers will describe the geological and climatic
changes that took place over this long time period, and how the residents
here lived and adapted to the changing environmental conditions. These three
evening events will take place at the recently-restored Stone Barn on the Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary at 786 East Horseneck Rd. in Dartmouth. Inset: Paige Newby
(gesturing) and Brown University graduate students recently collected core
samples from Allens Pond Sanctuary area to illustrate
her upcoming talk on how natural forces such as climate changes and storms
helped shape local landscapes and living organisms in the pre-historical era.
She will be speaking on the subject at the Stone Barn at the Allens Pond Sanctuary, 786 East Horseneck
Road in Dartmouth, at 7 p.m. on July 18 in the first installment of a new
lecture series on the pre-historical era of the South Coast. Submitted photo The principal
presenters will be Dr. Paige Newby, senior research scientist, Department of
Geological Science, Brown University; Anthropology Professor Curtiss Hoffman
of Bridgewater State University and Massachusetts Archaeological
Society/Robbins Museum; and Alan Leveillee, senior
archaeologist, Public Archaeological Laboratory, Rhode Island. Dr. Newby is a
leading authority on palynology (pollen analysis), which uses core sampling
of sediments taken from wetlands to reconstruct vegetation and climatic
changes over time. She will be using recent core samples from various points
along the South Coast and specifically the Allens
Pond area to trace the dynamic record of landscape changes prompted by
geological, climatological and human-associated impacts. Her talk will be
at 7 p.m. on July 18. Professor
Hoffman, a past president of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, has
many publications on various aspects of the Native American inhabitants of
the Northeast. He will be discussing that incredible history and reporting on
some of the recent archaeological work in this area. His talk will be at 7
p.m. on July 25. Mr. Leveillee, Director of Public Education at the Public
Archaeological Laboratory, whose research has focused on Native American
cultural dynamics, stone tool technology, and coastal adaptation,
particularly the study of the ecological archaeology of greater Narragansett
Bay, will be discussing the lifestyles and tools and implements of the
inhabitants of this region throughout the Woodland Period. His talk will
be at 7 p.m. on August 1. These three lectures
will be followed by three Saturday afternoon sessions on July 20, 27 and
August 3 from 1-4 p.m. that are intended to reinforce and elaborate the
preceding evenings' programs and engage younger participants in hands-on
examination of relevant materials. The first
session, at the Stone Barn, will be led by Dr. Newby and Gina Purtell, the Allens Pond
Sanctuary director, and will provide an opportunity to examine microscopic
pollen samples from the Allens Pond core sampling
as well as explore how natural forces such as climate and storms shape
landscapes, and how living organisms such as bees affect plant communities. The second
Saturday session, also at the Stone Barn, will be led by archaeologists from
the Massachusetts Archaeological Society/Robbins Museum and will demonstrate
aspects of Native American lives in this region in the pre-historical period.
A collection of Native American artifacts, originally housed in the Dartmouth
Childrens Museum and now preserved by the Dartmouth
Heritage Preservation Trust, will be on display at the Stone Barn during this
session. The third Saturday session, from 1-4 p.m.
on August 3 at the Lloyd
Center for the Environment, Potomska Road,
Dartmouth, will be led by members of the Lloyd Center staff and Patricia Sheppard,
former education director at the center. They will guide walks and visit work
sites that were identified in an intensive archaeological study conducted on
the Lloyd Center property a decade ago. These six
sessions will provide an opportunity for the public to learn what is known
about the archaeological record for this region. There will also be an
opportunity for expert evaluation of personal artifacts that attendees may
wish to bring for examination for the sessions on July 25 and 27. Recent publications
from various sources on the subject matter of the sessions will be available
for purchase. Attendees will also have an opportunity to enjoy the restored
Stone Barn at the Allens Pond Sanctuary that
received generous support from the Town of Dartmouth through its Community
Preservation Fund program. These events are
co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Audubon Society and its Allens
Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, the Westport Historical Society, the Old Dartmouth
Historical Society, and the Lloyd Center. The programs are supported in part
by the Westport Cultural Council through a grant from the Helen E. Ellis
Charitable Trust administered by Bank of America. Although
pre-registration is not required, it would be helpful if those planning to
attend any or all sessions would contact the Allens
Pond Sanctuary office at 508.636.2437 or by email to: allenspond@massaudubon.org.
Further information on the programs can also be obtained by calling that
number or sending an email. Destination Soups
teams up with the Southcoast
Blood Bank to offer donors a delicious treat.
Urgent Need for Type O Blood. During
the month of August, all donors will receive a certificate for a free cup of
soup or a mini grilled cheese. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, July 21 During the month
of August, all donors will receive a certificate for a free cup of soup or a
mini grilled cheese The Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke’s Hospital has teamed up
with Destination Soups to offer donors a delicious treat during the month of
August. Anyone who
donates blood at the Southcoast Blood Bank at St.
Luke’s Hospital, or at any of the community blood drives hosted by the Southcoast Blood Bank during the month of August, will
receive a certificate for a free cup of soup or a mini grilled cheese
redeemable at Destination Soups, 149 Union Street in New Bedford. “We are grateful
to local partners like Destination Soups for understanding the importance in
keeping our local blood supply strong,” said John Laverty, MD, Medical
Director of the Southcoast Blood Bank. “Their
commitment and support is a great gift to the community, especially during
the summer months when blood donations tend to be down.” Destination Soups
is open six days a week with new dinner hours. Their hours are Monday and
Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m.
to 9 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. For more information on
Destination Soups including their daily specials, visit
www.destinationsoups.com. Urgent Need for Type O Blood. The Southcoast Blood Bank is in urgent need of Type O blood.
Donations of Type O blood would be greatly appreciated at this time. Type O
blood is used in emergency situations when the blood type of the patient is
unknown. In the summer,
people are more active which leads to an increased amount of bicycle,
motorcycle, boating and pedestrian accidents. At the same time, blood
donations are much lower during the summer months because so many people are
on vacation or are busy with other summertime activities. As a direct result,
Type O blood is at critically low levels and is in need of replenishment. As always, all
blood types are welcome and are greatly appreciated at Southcoast. You have a choice! Donate local. The Southcoast Blood Bank is the only blood donation venue
that directly supports the South Coast communities’ blood supply. When you
donate blood at a Southcoast-sponsored blood drive
you are helping to keep your local blood supply strong — so it is there when
you need it. Where to donate. Community Blood
Drives: Southcoast hosts blood drives throughout
the region on the Southcoast Health Van and at
local businesses. To schedule a free blood drive, please call Catherine Alegria, Southcoast Blood Donor
Coordinator, at 508.993.0430 or by email at alegriac@southcoast.org. The following is
a full list of community blood drives taking place during the month of August:
Wareham Friday, August 2 Tobey Hospital 43 High St., Wareham Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Swansea Sunday, August 4 Swansea Ambulance 285 Wilbur Ave., Swansea Blood Drive 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. New Bedford Thursday, August 8 Kennedy Donovan Center 19 Hawthorn Street Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Assonet Saturday, August 10 St. Bernard's Church 32 South Main Street Blood Drive 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wareham Sunday, August 11 Elaine Vass Santos Memorial Blood Drive Wareham Crossing 2421 Cranberry Highway Blood Drive 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. New Bedford Wednesday, August 21 Rare Disease Awareness Network St. Luke's Hospital Donor Room 101 Page Street Blood Drive 2 to 7 p.m. New Bedford Tuesday, August 27 Salter School 950 Kings Highway Blood Drive 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fall River Friday, August 30 Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue Blood Drive 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Southcoast
Blood Bank: Individuals can
also donate at the Southcoast Blood Bank located at
St. Luke’s Hospital, 101 Page Street, New Bedford, off the main lobby.
Walk-ins are welcome Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays
9 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 to 2:30 p.m. The Southcoast
Blood Bank will be closed on and August 10. We apologize for the
inconvenience. For more
information, or to make an appointment call 508-961-5320 or visit, www.southcoast.org/bloodbank/. © 2013 Community Events of Westport. All rights
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