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The Shattuck invites young
artists to join them this summer in their Youth Summer Arts Program.
Unbelievable Line up of Fun for WRWA River Day 2014.
The third annual Southcoast
Health Farmers’ Market set to begin Wednesday, June 18th.
The 2014 New Bedford Folk Festival to be held Saturday
and Sunday, July 5th and 6th.
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The
Shattuck invites young artists to join their Youth Summer Arts Program this
summer. EverythingWestport.com Thursday, June 12, 2014 The Shattuck
invites young artists to join them this summer in their Youth Summer Arts
Program Monday through Friday; from Monday, June 30th to Thursday, August
14th; 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day.
For centuries,
nature has been a powerful inspiration for artists. Creating works of art in
response to the environment allows us to experience and appreciate the
outdoors in a new way. Today, with concerns of climate change and
sustainability, it is all the more important to develop a strong relationship
with the earth and pay homage to it in one of the best ways possible- through
art!
This summer, June
30th through August 14th, Dedee Shattuck Gallery will host children's
art classes on their grounds and inside their new sustainable artist studio. Participants
will learn various ways to combine nature and art through their creativity
and be introduced to fundamental elements of the artistic
process. They invite ages 9 to 14, to join us
for seven weeks of art and theatre classes exploring the relationship
between art and the environment. Sculpture: Andy Goldsworthy style
sculpture (shells, flowers, leaves, stones, and branches) to build additional
style sculptures. Drawing: Illustration of Birds, leaf drawing, watercolor
leaf drawings, drawings of acorns, leaves, pine cones, and mushrooms. Painting: Natural Paint Brushes and Pigments Landscape
drawing or painting. Watercolor, acrylic, oil paints.
Printmaking: with natural materials.
Types of printing: Collagraph printing, leaf
printing, block printing and sun prints. Explorer Art: Surrounded by nature,
students will feel inspired as they walk along the sculpture trails in the
Shattuck Gallery woods. Theatre: Campers enrolled in the full
session (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) will practice and perform William
Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night’s Dream.
Full Session 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(includes Theatre Camp); Cost: $2,000 for 7 weeks, ($290/week.) Short Session 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Cost:
$1,540 for 7 weeks, ($240/week.) Costs will go to
cover supplies and instruction. The sessions are
structured with breaks in between. Youth artists enrolled in the full
session will have the opportunity to practice and perform A
Midsummer Night's Dream. The entire
program will be capped at 18 students, ages 9 to 14. *Registration for
particular days of the week and particular weeks is also available.
Contact SummerArts@dedeeshattuckgallery.com for more information. For more information or TO REGISTER a young
artist, please email Mary Wayss, the Summer Arts
Coordinator, at SummerArts@dedeeshattuckgallery.com. Please include
your name, phone number, name and age of your child, and if there are medical
or other issues of which the instructor should be aware. Registration Due By: Sunday, June 15th. For availability after 6/15
email summerarts@dedeeshattuckgallery.com.
Dedee Shattuck
Gallery 1 Partners Lane
(off 865 Main Rd) Westport, MA
02790 508.636.4177 Wednesdays -
Saturdays: 10am - 5pm, Sundays 12pm - 5pm dedeeshattuckgallery@gmail.com
The
winning design was used to advertise River Day, a free, family fun-filled day
at the Head of Westport Landing. EverythingWestport.com Thursday, June
12, 2014 For the past 25
years students at the Westport Elementary School have participated in the
Westport River Watershed Alliance’s River Day poster contest. The winning
design is used to advertise River Day a free, family fun-filled day at the
Head of Westport Landing. Each grade has a first, second, and third
place winner with an over-all winner whose design is used on the poster. This
year’s poster theme is “Reflections” and the over-all winning design was drawn
by first grader Hannah Abrams who depicted an egret wading in the river.
The following
students along with Hannah will receive recognition at noon on River Day,
Saturday, June 28th: Julia George, Gillian Amaral, Leah
Butler, Riley Fortier, Lindsey Moniz, Shelby Orr, Kayla Lavoie, Sarah
Edwards, Brianna White, Tori-Gene Jordan, and Hannah Levesque. Photo contest winners announced. Photo contest
winners will also be honored. This year 24 entries were judged by the Standard
Times’ Peter Pereira, East Bay News’ Rich Dionne, WRWA friends Wendy Goldberg
and Richard Cottrell. First prize winner is Edie Lamond
Sylvia with “Osprey Nest Construction”. Second prize winner is Joanne DeMarco
with her colorful “The Point Skiffs”; and third place is “Serenity” by Lisa Cusick. Honorable mention is made to Gail Lee Brewer,
Lucy Chase, Lauren Daley, and Marilyn Pease. All posters and
photos will be displayed at River Day, Saturday. June 28th from 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.. Come celebrate the Westport River with
music, games, exhibits, and fun.
2013 WRWA Annual River Day
poster winners. Unbelievable
Line up of Fun for WRWA River Day 2014. Register
for the canoe/kayak Paddle and print waiver to bring with
you. Entry is $20.00. EverythingWestport.com Friday, June 13,
2014 The Westport River
Watershed Alliance invites you to celebrate River Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on Saturday June 28th at the Head of Westport Landing.
Of special note
is a live raptor show that begins at 11:00 in the children’s area. Special staged
performances include high school jazz/rock ensemble “Moment of Clarity” which
will perform at 10:00 a.m. Local acoustic musicians Deb Ross and Kevin MacIsaac will play river songs at 11:20 a.m. And the The Back Eddy Bluegrass Band will be on stage at 1:00
p.m. Since bursting
onto New England's bluegrass scene, Back Eddy Bluegrass has become one of the
premier performing bluegrass bands in the region. The band performs fresh
adaptations of contemporary and traditional bluegrass material, its own
original songs, and lively instrumentals.
For those
interested in paddling, the annual family paddle will depart from Hix Bridge at 10:00 and head up to the Head Landing.
Registration is required and paddlers save by pre-registering early on-line
at www.westportwatershed.org. Paddlers can register the day of at Hix Bridge Landing at 9:00 a.m. WRWA will be
showing off their new home, the Head Garage, on River Day. Be sure to stop by
and see plans for this historic building. The Westport Historical Society
will also be offering tours of the Head of Westport neighborhood. River Day is a
fun-packed day to celebrate the Westport River and is possible due to the
generous support of over 70 businesses and the Canoe/Kayak Paddle begins with 9:00 a.m.
registration at Hix Bridge. 9:00 a.m. for
Paddle registration at Hix Bridge Landing, 10 a.m.
for River Day Festivities at Head of Westport Landing. Annual 3.5 mile kayak
and canoe paddle from Hix Bridge Landing to the
Head of Westport Landing. WRWA members $20 (day of event - $30);
non-members $30 (day of event - $40). Online
registration until Friday, June 27th; after that date please register at Hix Bridge at 9 a.m. on the day of the event. River Day Festivities will also include: historic walking tours of
Head neighborhood, exhibits celebrating Westport’s farming and fishing
heritage, environmental exhibits, children’s games, entertainment, food and
much more.
Delightful video
of River Day 2013. Click here
to view video now. Click
here to view 2013 WRWA
River Day photo album. Need Adobe Flash
to view album? Click here! Westport
Art Group to hold Summer Camp 2014 For Kids – Art+Nature
Coastal Treasures & Master Practices. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, June 15 Monday, July 21 – Friday, July 25 A Summer Art Camp for young artists that will inspire, engage and
educate children through a variety of art experiences that explore and
reflect the beauty of nature in Westport and the South Coast region. Grades 1 – 6: $150.00 for members and $180
for non-members per session.
And Saturday, July 26, 12 noon – 3:00 p.m. for both sessions – join the
Art Camp Kids for a celebration and exhibit of their creative work. Family,
friends and guests invited.
For more
information call WAG at 508.636.2114 or email info@westportartgroup.com. Space is limited, so register soon! Scholarships available;
please inquire.
Supplies Needed for Kid’s Classes! We will accept
half used tubes of paint, pieces of charcoal, pastels, and any art supplies
that you no longer use or need. All kinds of paper, watercolors, acrylic
paint, paint brushes, pastels (oil & chalk), chalk, charcoal, pencils,
collage material, wire, and craft supplies. Please contact
Paula Becker at 401.595.5928 or psbecker@cox.net.
Thank you!
The third annual Southcoast Health Farmers’ Market set to
begin Wednesday, June 18th. 1st Farmer’s
market will be from 2 - 5 p.m. at Charlton Memorial Hospital, 363 Highland
Avenue, Fall River. Sampson Farms of Westport will be the featured farm at
the markets this year. EverythingWestport.com Sunday, June 15, 2014 Southcoast® Health
is proud to announce the dates for the third annual Southcoast
Health Famers’ Market. Beginning June 18th, the Southcoast Health
Farmers’ Market will be held each Wednesday from 2 to 5 p.m. on a rotating
schedule at one of the three Southcoast hospital
sites — Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, St. Luke’s Hospital in New
Bedford and Tobey Hospital in Wareham — or the South Coast Business Center in
Fairhaven. The Market will offer an assortment of fresh, locally-grown fruits
and vegetables from Sampson Farm of Westport.
Good health starts by buying local. Sampson Farms of
Westport will be the featured farm at the markets this year. There will be a
range of vegetables and fruits available. "We know from
research that a large percentage of people on the South Coast do not have the
benefit of regular access to fresh, locally-grown fruits and
vegetables," said Kerry Mello, Community Benefits Manager for Southcoast Health System. "This summer's farmers' markets
are the kick-off to a range of Southcoast programs
that provide our employees and our communities with easy access to healthy,
locally grown food." For more
information on Southcoast Farmers' Markets, please
contact Kerry Mello at mellok@southcoast.org. “We think it is important to host these markets so that people in our
communities can have access to healthy and nutritious food choices,” said
Kerry Mello, Community Benefits Manager for Southcoast
Health. “The majority of the produce available at this Farmers’ Market has
been grown locally in the South Coast region and reflects the bounty of each
unique season here in New England.” The following is the
2014 schedule for the Southcoast Health Farmers’
Market: Wednesday, June 18 2-5 p.m. Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River (Located in the parking lot on the side of the parking garage on
Prospect Street) Wednesday, June 25 2-5 p.m. St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Page Street, New Bedford (Located at of end of Taber Street in front of the parking garage) Wednesday, July 2 2-5 p.m. South Coast Business Center 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven (Located in the area adjacent to the building’s main entrance) Wednesday, July 9 2-5 p.m. Tobey Hospital 43 High Street, Wareham (Located near the hospital’s Main Street entrance.) Wednesday, July 16 2-5 p.m. Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River (Located in the parking lot on the side of the parking garage on
Prospect Street) Wednesday, July 23 2-5 p.m. St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Page Street, New Bedford (Located at of end of Taber Street in front of the parking garage) Wednesday, July 30 2-5 p.m. South Coast Business Center 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven (Located in the area adjacent to the building’s main entrance) Wednesday, August 6 2-5 p.m. Tobey Hospital 43 High Street, Wareham (Located near the hospital’s Main Street entrance.) Wednesday, August 13 2-5 p.m. Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River (Located in the parking lot on the side of the parking garage on
Prospect Street) Wednesday, August 20 2-5 p.m. St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Page Street, New Bedford (Located at of end of Taber Street in front of the parking garage) Wednesday, August 27 2-5 p.m. South Coast Business Center 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven (Located in the area adjacent to the building’s main entrance) Wednesday, September 3 2-5 p.m. Tobey Hospital 43 High Street, Wareham (Located near the hospital’s Main Street entrance.) Wednesday, September 10 2-5 p.m. Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River (Located in the parking lot on the side of the parking garage on Prospect
Street) Wednesday, September 17 2-5 p.m. St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Page Street, New Bedford (Located at of end of Taber Street in front of the parking garage) Wednesday, September 24 2-5 p.m. South Coast Business Center 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven (Located in the area adjacent to the building’s main entrance) Wednesday, October 1 2-5 p.m. Tobey Hospital 43 High Street, Wareham (Located near the hospital’s Main Street entrance.) Wednesday, October 8 2-5 p.m. Charlton Memorial Hospital 363 Highland Avenue, Fall River (Located in the parking lot on the side of the parking garage on
Prospect Street) Wednesday, October 15 2-5 p.m. St. Luke’s Hospital 101 Page Street, New Bedford (Located at of end of Taber Street in front of the parking garage) Wednesday, October 22 2-5 p.m. South Coast Business Center 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven (Located in the area adjacent to the building’s main entrance) For more information on the Southcoast
Farmers’ Market, please contact Kerry Mello at 508.973.5273 or visit: www.southcoast.org/farmersmarket/. 19th annual 2014 New Bedford Folk Festival to be held Saturday
and Sunday, July 5th and 6th. EverythingWestport,com Friday, June 13, 2014
Featured among the nearly fifty musical acts are Chris Smither, Jonathan Edwards, John Gorka,
Poor Old Shine, Vance Gilbert, Christine Lavin and Don White, the Celtic
group RUNA and Grammy Award winning children’s entertainer Bill Harley. The
festival is located in the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center and the Whaling
National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It was selected as a Yankee Magazine “Editor's Choice" for 2014
and is a Boston Globe Critic’s Pick for 2014. This year, as an added
attraction, the Tall Ship, Charles W. Morgan, will be docked at the State
Pier in New Bedford within an easy walk from the festival and will be open to
the public. Food will also be available including the justifiably world famous New
Bedford landed fish and scallops. All performers are subject to change. Lead Sponsor for the
festival is Southcoast Health System. The New
Bedford Folk Festival is supported in part by grants from the Cultural
Councils of New Bedford, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Marion and Dartmouth, local
agencies which are supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state
agency. For further
information please email: Further information: info@newbedfordfolkfestival.com. © 2014 Community Events of Westport. All rights
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