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Monday,
May 14th
v Quilting class at the Tiverton
Senior Center. 9:00 a.m.. every Monday.
207 Canonicus St, Tiverton. Free and open to
all. Learn to quilt with others at
the senior center each week.
For more information please call or click
401.625.6790 or visit their website.
v
 Osteoporosis exercise at the Westport Senior Center.
Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
An exercise
for people with or at risk for Osteopenia/
Osteoporosis. Participants will learn about osteoporosis and everyday
activities that will improve their day to day lives.
A physician form filled out by the doctor that states this would be
beneficial
is required. There are openings in the Monday,
Wednesday & Friday sessions. For more information contact the
Westport Council on Aging at 508.636.1026. The
instructor is Florence Wypych.
v Zumba every Monday with Rita Andrate at The
Little Compton Community Center, 34 Commons, Little Compton.
Fee is $5, and everyone is welcome.
9:00 - 10 a.m.
http://www.lccenter.com
For more information call or click Sally at
401.635.2400 or email: sallyhuntington@lccenter.com.
v A new meditation group will meet on Mondays starting July 25th at 5:30 p.m. at the Community House, Westport Friends
Meeting, 930 Main Street, Westport. Guidance is provided, No experience
is necessary. All are welcome.
v The Sakonnet Club is a
senior social group that meets every Monday
at 1 p.m. in the Tiverton Senior
Center's Dining Room. Immediately following their meeting refreshments
are served and Bingo is played. New members are always welcome. 1:00 p.m.
at the Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus
Street, Tiverton.
For more
information please call 401.625.6790.
v Ocean State
Bridge Club meets each Monday and Friday at
12:30 p.m. at Sakonnet Bay Manor,
1215 Main Road, Tiverton. Call or click if you need a partner: (401)
862-2131 or Director@OceanStateBridgeClub.com Cost is $6. A free lunch is
served once a month by Sakonnet Bay Manor.
www.oceanstatebridgeclub.com.
v Bingo
every Monday. 4:00 p.m. at the Fr.
Boehr Council 4753, Knights of Columbus at 25
Fish Road, Tiverton. All are welcome. The kitchen opens at 4 p.m. and the
first game begins at 6:45 p.m.
v Weekly adult
knitting group at the Brownell
Library, 44 Commons, Little Compton. Weekly on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.. All levels welcome, and open to
all.
Visit their
website: http://www.brownell-libraryri.org
v Quilting each week at Tiverton Senior
Center, 207 Canonicus Street, Tiverton. They
are offering a weekly knitting and quilting class each Monday and Thursday
at 1:00 p.m.. Learn to quilt with others at the senior center each week.
For more information please call For more information please call 401.625.6790 or visit their website.
 Monday,
May 14 - Zumba at the Westport Senior Center. 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.. 75 Reed Road,
Westport.
Come
and join them at the Westport Council of Aging for fun and easy Latin dance
exercise. All ages welcome; only $5.00 per class.
Inset: Serena Hunnycutt leads the late afternoon Zumba
class.
Now
accepting students. Dance your way to fitness. Class is led by Serena
Honeycutt. For more information please call 508.636.1026.
v Adult weekly knitting group every Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Brownell Library, 44 Commons,
Little Compton. Free and open to
all. All levels welcome. Visit their website.
v New Bedford Chess Club meets every
Monday from 7 - 9 p.m. at the Market
Basket Food Court, 122 Sawyer Street, New Bedford. Please bring your
chess set and chess clock. The event is informal, free and open to all.
Tuesday,
May 15
v Walking-Hiking Group at the Westport Senior Center.
Every
Tuesday
starting 8:45 a.m. they leave from the Westport COA. Are you interested in
walking/hiking with others who love the outdoors? Have you wanted to walk
some of the wonderful trails in our area but have some reservations about
heading out alone?
Join the group. All ages welcome. Call 508.636.1026
for more information.
v Gentle/moderate
yoga at the Dartmouth Grange, 1133
Fisher Road, Dartmouth. Every
Tuesday at 9 a.m. Drop-ins welcome as space allows. For more
information please call or click 508.965.9505 or email: palestra@comcast.net.
v Diabetic Presentation at the Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus Street, Tiverton starting at 10:30 a.m.
The event is free and open to all
seniors.
Mary Beth Lescault
from Grace Barker Nursing and Rehabilitation and the Willows Assisted
Living Center will give a Diabetic Informational Presentation. Learn about
diet, taking care of your feet and wounds, and how important exercise is.
If you have been diagnosed with diabetes,
please join us for this educational learning experience and learn how important
it is for you to take care of yourself and follow a diabetic diet.
Call 401. 625-6790 for
more information.
v Library Access Class at The Tiverton
Senior Center
from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus Street, Tiverton.
Learn how to access all that Tiverton
Library Services has to offer through your computer. Basic class on how to
use the library catalog and order books online. Books ordered will be
delivered to the Senior Center for pickup. Beginners welcome. Class limited
to 5 people so call the Senior Center to register at 401.625.6710 or email:
seniorcenter@townoftivertonri.com.
Free and open to seniors in Tiverton.
v Healing Service and Holy Eucharist at Holy Trinity Church, 1956 Main
Road, Tiverton.
The event is free and open to all. From 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church is happy to
announce an ongoing public service of healing set in the context of the
Holy Eucharist every Tuesday, beginning in the first week of Lent, February
28 at noon. Fr. John Higginbotham, Rector of Holy Trinity Church, will
preside. By the laying on of hands, by anointing with holy oil, by
receiving the body and blood of Jesus in the sacrament of the Holy
Eucharist we will pray for God to thoroughly heal us, and all those we pray
for, in mind, body and spirit.
v Senior Functional Fitness every Tuesday
at The Little Compton Community
Center. 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
The Little Compton Community Center, 34
Commons, Little Compton.
The fee is $2.00 for members and $5 for
non-members; all seniors are welcome.
Come join the fun with Debbie Gagnon.
The class provides low impact, interval aerobic movement with dance, and
focuses on core muscle groups and cardiovascular fitness and a safe manner.
For more information please call
401.635.2400 or visit their website.
 Tuesday,
May 15 - Zumba classes at Countryview
Estates! Every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Countryview Estates, 213 Hurst Lane, Tiverton. Admission is
$5.00, all are welcome.
Latin Dance Fitness!
Ditch
the workout, and join the party! No previous experience necessary. Easy to
follow Latin dance steps provide a fun and fat burning cardio workout.
For
information please call or click Fatima at 401.378.3872, or email: DAMITAF@aol.com.
 Tuesday,
May 15 - Knitting and Crocheting at the COA. 1:00
p.m. If you're new to knitting or crocheting, it's a great way to pick up
new tricks and always have someone at the ready to help you through the
difficult parts of patterns or explain a new-to-you technique.
Inset: from the left - Mary Ellen Moore of Dartmouth, Jane Bernado and Paula Gagnon of Westport, and Nancy Cronin
of New Bedford are part of a group of women numbering from 8 to 15 each
week who meet at the COA.
For knitters
and crocheters of all skill levels committing to
a group is a way of making time for it that hopefully you will stick with.
The class is
led by Gertrude Vigeant.
Westport Senior Center, 75 Reed Road, Westport. Call 508.636.1026 for more information.
v Seniors can
get help with health insurance,
supplemental insurance, Medicare Advantage plans and other medical or food
assistance programs.
Every
Tuesday, free and open to all. 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon.
You must
call the center to make an appointment with Janet Holmes, who is there
every Tuesday morning. 401.625.6790.
Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus St, Tiverton.
 Tuesday,
May 15 - Dragon Flower MahJongg
group meets weekly at Sakonnet Bay
Manor. If you know how to play Mahjongg or are interested in learning, join
in for a challenging and fun afternoon. If you are interested in free
lessons, call. Air conditioned room is quiet and comfortable. All are
welcome. Free. Reservations are required. 1215 Main Road, Tiverton, RI.
12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesdays;
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for beginner lesson. Free admission.
For more information, please call Pat at (401) 624-3070, or email: Mahjongg593@aol.com
or Gretchen at gretchenjane@cox.net.
v Country
Line and Couples Dance Lessons
with JoAnn and Andy. Beginner and intermediate
dancers. Tuesdays 6:30 to 9
p.m., VFW Poirier Post, 281 Appleton Street, New Bedford. Thursdays 6:30 to
9 p.m., VFW Silvia Post, 134 Shore Drive, Tiverton RI. $7 per class. For more
information call: (774) 202-5543 and ask for JoAnn.
v Emeritus at Dartmouth Village holds a monthly
support group for anyone affected by cognitive illnesses, stroke,
Alzheimer's or other dementia conditions resulting in memory loss. Their
monthly memory care support group takes place the 3rd Tuesday of every
month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m..
This month features their own Community Relations Director, Leah Doroch, who is also a certified holistic coach and will
be presenting meditation techniques to cope with these conditions as a
caregiver and person with the condition. Also, there is new evidence that
people with mild memory loss can prevent the early onset of Alzheimer’s
disease by increasing cerebral blood flow, boosting mood, and relieving
anxiety, tension, and fatigue with as little as 12 minutes of daily
meditation.
An Emeritus Senior Living community,
offers a wide range of services from independent living, assisted living,
and memory care.
Please call 508.999.0404 for more
information. Visit their website.
274 Slocum Road Dartmouth.
v Jazzy Joga by Debbie Gagnon at the Little Compton Community Center on
Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Functional Fitness that includes a low-impact,
interval-aerobic movement with dance elements, combined with Pilates and
Toning with weights, focusing on the Core Muscle groups and cardiovascular
system. Safe and effective.
For more information please call 401.635.2400.
Wednesday, May
16
v
 Watercolor
painting at the COA. 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. The Watercolor Workshop is a group for
those interested in learning and sharing more about the joy of watercolor
painting. The membership consists of artists just beginning their journey
with watercolor to experienced artists who willingly offer encouragement and
motivation to one another. Class size is limited. Please call 508.636.1026
for more information.
Westport
Senior Center,
75 Reed Road, Westport.
v
Osteoporosis exercise at the Westport Senior Center.
Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays from 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
An exercise
for people with or at risk for Osteopenia/
Osteoporosis. Participants will learn about osteoporosis and everyday
activities that will improve their day to day lives.
A physician form filled out by the doctor that states this would be
beneficial
is required. There are openings in the Monday,
Wednesday & Friday sessions. For more information contact the
Westport Council on Aging at 508.636.1026. The
instructor is Florence Wypych.
v Legal help at the Westport Senior Center from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. by
appointment only.
Attorney Jennifer Heald will be meeting individuals for fifteen
minute appointments. Attorney Heald is
experienced in a broad variety of legal areas with expertise in Basic
Estate Planning including Living Trusts and Wills. If you would like to
make an appointment with her call the WCOA at 508.636.1026 or if you would
like to ask her any legal questions please call 508.636.9090.
v Poetry Writing at the Westport COA. 1:30 p.m. Members bring a new
poem they have written to the weekly Wednesday meeting and constructively
critique one another's work. Class size is limited. Please call for
information. Convener is Barbara Wickes.
v Calling all players for Party Bridge. Intermediate bridge players are
invited to play Party Bridge every Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. at Westport Free Public Library, 408
Old County Road, Westport.
Many of the regular players have headed south for the
winter, so new players are invited to join. For more information please
call 508.636.2603.
v Svaroopa® - Yoga for Caregivers from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. at the Little Compton Wellness Center, 115
E Main Road, Little Compton.
This event is free, runs through May 30th, and is open to the public.
A six-week program specifically for those who care
for others and find it difficult to make time to care for themselves. With
Pam Church CSYT, RYT-500. Free for Caregivers (Donations to the Little
Compton Wellness Center gratefully accepted).
Svaroopa® Yoga is a gentle and
compassionate yoga which is suitable for anybody. It well help to release
deep tensions in your body and to quite your mind.
For more information call or click 401.592.0040 or
email:
sherinbo@gmail.com.
v Zumba at the Little Compton Wellness Center!
Every
Wednesday
from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The fee is $5.00 and the event is open
to everyone.
Zumba with Instructor
Victoria McGeogh. Bring towel and water. Join the
party!
Little Compton Wellness Center, 115 E
Main Road, Little Compton.
Fee for the event is $5 and is open to
everyone.
For more information call or click
401.855.6442 or email:
viccime@hotmail.com.
v Whaling City Camera Club meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
the month at the Dartmouth Housing
Authority, 2 Anderson Way, Dartmouth. 7:00 tom 9:00 p.m. For more
information please call or click 508.989.3970 or email: info@whalingcitycameraclub.com,
or visit their website: www.whalingcitycameraclub.com.
v Poetry Night at the Brownell Library. 6:00 p.m.
Brownell Library, 44 Commons, Little
Compton
Book Club Poetry Night - Come share a favorite poem or enjoy a poem. The
event is free and open to everyone.
Hey smarty pants, show White's of
Westport what you've got!
Do you dominate Trivial Pursuit? Are
you the first person to shout of the answer on Jeopardy? Then you'll love
their weekly Team? Trivia game.
Join White's of Westport in the Galley
Grille on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. to test your knowledge and enjoy some
great food and drinks.
Bring your friends and make sure you think of a clever team name. But watch
out, the competition is fierce.
66 State Road, (Route 6) Westport.
Also don't miss 20 cent wings, half
priced appetizers (7-9 p.m.), great beers on tap, plus a chance to win a
$20 gift card to use on your next visit to the Galley Grille or Bittersweet
Farm.
v The Westport
Women's Club will have a Mystery
Ride for their May meeting.
Members are asked to meet at the Town hall parking lot by 6:15 p.m. sharp
on Wednesday, May 16th. Hostesses will be Wynne Tripp, Diane Finucci, Pat Dean and June Tripp. Guests are also
welcome and the destination will be enjoyable.
v Film: Grass, A Nations Battle for Life
(1925) at
the Four Corners Arts Center - the Meeting House.
This Silent Documentary Film follows
the journey for the Bakhtiari, a poor nomadic
tribe in Iran, as they herd their livestock up snow covered mountain passes
to get to the land on the other side of the mountain before their animals
dies from hunger.
Free And Open
To The Public. 7:30 p.m.
www.FourCornersArts.org
Meeting House, 3850 Main Road, Tiverton
Four Corners. For more information please call 401.624.2600.
v Westport
Flotilla 6-18 meets the third Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Cedars on 628 Old Westport
Road in Dartmouth. All interested boaters are welcome. Explore auxiliary
membership possibilities. For more information visit: www.uscgauxwestport.info.
Thursday, May 17
v Yoga at the Dartmouth Grange, 1133 Fisher
Road, Dartmouth. Every Thursday at 10 a.m. Drop-ins welcome as space
allows. For more information please call or click 508.965.9505 or email: palestra@comcast.net.
v Children’s Reading Circle continues their normal winter schedule today at Partners Village Store and Kitchen. Come join the fun every Thursday from
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Each week, stories, fun themes, arts and crafts
activities and snacks are shared with preschool children
v For more
information call or click (508) 636-2572 or visit www.partnersvillagestore.com. Partners Village Store
and Kitchen, 865 Main Road, Westport.
Thursday, May 10 - Quilting at the COA.
1:00 p.m. Preserve the art of quilting by gathering together to share
quilting ideas and techniques. They create group quilts and assist and
assist one another with personal quilts and share ideas. Inset: the
class is led by Valerie Schofield. Shown with Valerie (left) is Mrs.
Charbonneau (center), and Fran Theriault who is
working on her Grandmother's Garden quilt.
Westport
Senior Center,
75 Reed Road, Westport. Call 508.636.1026 for more information.
v TOPS
meeting in Tiverton. Take Off
Pounds Sensibly meets on Thursdays,
10 a.m. at the Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus
Street. All are welcome.
v
Parkinson’s Disease Support Group at 1:00 p.m. at
the Dartmouth Senior Center, 628 Dartmouth Street, Dartmouth.
1:00 p.m. –Open Discussion - “Let’s Talk.”
Your PD Questions Answered. Call the Westport Senior
Center for more information at 508.636.1026.
v Quilting each week at Tiverton Senior
Center, 207 Canonicus Street, Tiverton. They
are offering a weekly knitting and quilting class each Thursday at 1:00 p.m.. Learn to quilt with others at the senior
center each week. For more information please call 401.625.6790, or visit
their website.
v Union Library Book Club meets at Tiverton Union Public Library, 3832 Main Road, Tiverton from 1:30
- 2:30 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public.
This month's selection is Secret Scripture by
Sebastian Barry. Future selections are to be decided and will be posted
following each meeting.
The Union Library Book Group meets the third Thursday
of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the Union Public Library. For more
information, visit their website
or call Union Library at 401.625.6799.
v Country
Line and Couples Dance Lessons
with JoAnn and Andy. Beginner and intermediate
dancers. Tuesdays 6:30 to 9
p.m., VFW Poirier Post, 281 Appleton Street, New Bedford. Thursdays 6:30 to 9 p.m., VFW
Silvia Post, 134 Shore Drive, Tiverton RI. $7 per class. For more
information call: (774) 202-5543 and ask for JoAnn.
v Ribbon
Weaving at the Essex. Learn to create
charming items using this creative ribbon weaving technique. Space is
limited, so please call to make a reservation. 6:30 p.m.
Essex Library, 238 Highland Road, Tiverton. For more information
please call or click 401.625.6796 or visit their website.
v Asperger Syndrome Support Group meets every first and third Thursday of the month
at 6:30 p.m. in the library at Tiverton High School, 100 N Brayton Road, Tiverton.
Asperger’s is an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by significant
difficulties in social interaction, along with restricted and repetitive
patterns of behavior and interests.
For more information or those interested in attending please call or
click Carolyn Souza at 401.835.2110 or RSVP to fengshuitay@gmail.com.
v Genealogy
Workshop. All are welcome to the Genealogy
Workshop at Sakonnet Bay Manor game room, 1215 Main Road, Tiverton. Meets
the third Thursday of the month
at 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. No charge. Open to the public, coffee served. For more
information contact Richard Joslin at (401)
816-0689. No meeting in December due to the Holiday.
v Sisters of the Wool host a free knitting night on Thursdays.
They also host a knitting charity on Sundays where they knit helmet liners
to support the troops as well as chemo caps for cancer patients.
6 - 9 p.m. on Thursdays and 1 - 4 p.m. on Sundays.
Free beginner lessons are offered daily.
Sisters of the
Wool, 770 main
Road, Westport. For more information please call 774.264.9665.
v Local musician Gary Farias
to perform at Nonni's
every Thursday evening.
Gary Farias every Thursday from 7 - 10 p.m. during dinner.
Great dinner specials available. There is no cover charge.
Nonni's Kitchen and
Pasta Shop, 1154 Stafford Road, Tiverton.
Call 401.624.3087 for more information.
v Thursday, May 17 - Westport Historical Society
presents The Perry Clan of the
Watuppa Reservation with Donna Mitchell. Presentation starts at 7 p.m.
at Westport Free Public Library,
408 Old County Road, Westport.
As the direct descendant of the famous Indian Doctor William P. P. Perry of
the Fall River (Troy) Indians of Watuppa Reservation, and current steward
of her ancestral lands, Donna L. Edmonds Mitchell will take us on a written
and photographic journey of the Perry Clan's survival as the sole Indian
family to have 300+ years of uninterrupted occupancy on their Ancestral
lands. She will share personal stories from such families as the Borden’s,
Costa's, Petty's, Sampson's and others. Donna will also cite many written
historical documents which will show that the Perry Clan was highly
respected and noted by historians and anthropologists in the founding and
development of Fall River and Westport. Through her poetic voice she will
share poems which reveal the indigenous ways of existence and resistance in
an ever-changing world.
Donna Mitchell is a Southeastern New England American Indian. Known amongst
her peoples as Minoweh Ikidowin
(Cloud in the Wind), she is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University with
a degree in Business Administration. She is a seasoned poet and
storyteller.
Suggested donation is $5.00. For more information call or click
508.636.6011, email: westporthistory@westporthistory.net,
or visit their website.
Friday, May 11
v Quilt
ladies invite all to Friday meetings at Holy
Trinity Church, 1956 Main Road, Tiverton from 10 a.m. to noon. A weekly
hand quilting group. Pro or novice welcome. Come one time or every meeting!
Bring your own project. For more information call Lynn Sluiter
at (401) 635-8941, or email her at lsluiter@cox.net.
v
Osteoporosis exercise at the Westport Senior Center.
Mondays, Wednesday and
Fridays from 9:45 - 11:00 a.m.
An exercise for people with or at risk for Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis. Participants will learn about
osteoporosis and everyday activities that will improve their day to day
lives. A physician form filled out by the doctor that states this would be
beneficial is required. There are openings in the Monday, Wednesday &
Friday sessions. For more information contact the Westport Council on Aging
at 508.636.1026. The instructor is Florence Wypych.
v The SHINE Program - Serving The Health Information Needs Of Elders. Ken Costa our
Shine representative will be at the Westport Council on Aging the second
and fourth Friday of the month
to
answer your insurance questions about Medicare, supplements & Mass
Health. Call the Westport Senior Center at 508.636.1026 to schedule an
appointment.
v Essex
Book Club meets monthly at 10:30 a.m. at Tiverton Essex Public Library, 238
Highland Rd, Tiverton.
The
event is free and open to the public.
This
month's selection is A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn by Betty Smith. The Friday Morning group meets the second
Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Essex Public Library reference
room. No registration is needed to participate. The book discussions at
Essex are informal and include book reviews, additional information on
topics related to the book selection and biographical information about the
author and discussion related to the book. New members welcome!
If
you have any questions please contact Marian Kendricks
401.625.6796 ext. 10. Refreshments are served at the meetings. For more
information about their reading groups
go to the website.
v
 T’AI CHI classes
every Friday at the Westport Senior Center. Advanced 11:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; intermediate 12:30 -1:30 p.m.; and basic 1:30 - 2:30
p.m.
T’ai Chi is the
Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation
and balance and health. The fee is $5.00 per session or $25.00 for 6 weeks.
The instructor is Nikolas Ukleja. Please call
508.636.1026 for further information.
v Mother's day event at Partners
Village Store and Kitchen, 865 Main Road, Westport. Pamper yourself
with a Crabtree & Evelyn hand massage and free sample of Avocado hand
lotion, complimentary chair massage with Linda Richter of Westport Massage;
and sweets and a raffle.
For more information call 508.636.2572 or visit their
website.
v Ballroom Dancing at the Point!
Westport
Point United Methodist Church will host Ballroom Dancing lessons at
7:30 p.m.. There will be a 1- hour lesson followed by social time to
practice what has been learned. Then you can impress your friends at your
holiday party. The cost is $10 per adult and $5 for kids. You don’t need a
partner! Come join the fun at 1912 Main Road, Westport Point. Please call
the church office with any questions at 508.636.2036.
v The Tiverton Public Library offers a weekly computer drop-in session
that offers assistance with beginner computer skills and Windows; the
internet, on-line resources and social networking; Microsoft Office
programs; downloading ebooks and audiobooks from the library; on-line job searching; and
any other topics you may have a question about. All ages and skill levels
welcome.
2 - 3 p.m.
on Fridays. No cost.
Essex Public
Library, reference room, 238 Highland Avenue, Tiverton.
For more
information please call (401) 625-6796.
v Friday,
May 11th and runs
through Friday, March 25th. Storywalks at Knowles Reserve and Ridge Hill
Reserve.
Read two special stories as you walk beautiful nature
trails in Dartmouth as part of the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust's free
"StoryWalk."
Self-guided walk, anytime sunrise to sunset.
StoryWalk is the opportunity to share a book
with your children as you wander from page to page down a nature trail. You
can simultaneously elebrate the joy of reading
and enjoy a taste of the great outdoors.
DNRT's StoryWalks will feature
"A House for Hermit Crab" by Eric Carle at DNRT's Knowles Reserve
(enter on West Smith Neck Road, across Gulf Road from Apponagansett
Park) and "Sheep Take a Hike" by Nancy Shaw at DNRT's Ridge Hill Reserve
(parking lot on Collins Corner Road, 1 mile north of Old Fall River Road).
The StoryWalk Project was
created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., and developed in collaboration
with the Vermont Pedestrian and Bicycle Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard
Library. DNRT is collaborating with the Dartmouth Public Library to offer
its StoryWalks.
For directions and more information, call or click
DNRT at 508.991.2289, or go to www.dnrt.org.
v Ocean State Bridge Club meets each Monday and Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Sakonnet
Bay Manor, 1215 Main Road, Tiverton. Call or click if you need a
partner: (401) 862-2131 or Director@OceanStateBridgeClub.com Cost is $6. A free lunch is served once a
month by Sakonnet Bay Manor. www.oceanstatebridgeclub.com.
v Karaoke featuring country music - VFW Post 5329, 134 Shove St.,
Tiverton, hosts karaoke every Friday
from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Featuring, Del Rios, playing a variety of American
and Portuguese music. Donation $6. Call (401) 624-2697 for more
information.
v The weekly Bingo at the Tiverton
Senior Center, 207 Canonicus Street,
Tiverton. 1:00 p.m..
This event is free and open to the
public.
For more
information please call For more information please call 401.625.6790, or visit their website.
v Karaoke Night featuring Rick and Joan - Bayview Holy Ghost Citizens Club, 66 Bottom
St, Tiverton, hosts karaoke every
Friday from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m..
v Bluegrass
jam at the VFW on Fridays at the Dartmouth VFW, Cross Road (behind Wal-Mart) from
7 to 10:30 p.m. The open jam, with bluegrass rules, is for adults only and
is held every Friday.
Saturday, May 12
v Birding in the Bioeserve. Large, unfragmented areas like the Bioreserve
support an array of warblers and other interior forest birds such the wood
thrush, ovenbird, and scarlet tanager. Many of these unique birds pass
through the area for only a few weeks each spring on their way north. Join
Lynn Abbey of the Paskamansett Bird Club at the
height of the spring migration. Bring binoculars.
The event is free and open to all.
Starts at 7:00 a.m. at the Watuppa Reservation Headquarters.
For more information please call or click
508.636.4693 x13, or email: kheard@ttor.org.
v Acoaxet Chapel will host May
Breakfast (7:00 - 10:00 a.m.) Come join them for a hearty breakfast
featuring scrambled eggs, sausage, home fries, johnnycakes, beans, muffins,
toast juice and coffee for only $7. Reservations are not required.
36 Howland Road, Westport Harbor.
For more information call or click 401.6354857,
email: psimmons3@cox.net, or visit their website.
v The Let Conservation Area Trail
Maintenance from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12 in Westport. Join the Westport
Land Trust in their trail maintenance program.
Meet at 148B Fisherville
Lane, Westport ready to help mark trails and clear away the debris of
winter on the Let Conservation Area. Wear sturdy shoes and heavy gloves.
Bring your own loppers and water to drink. Call 508.636.9228 for further
information.
v Tiverton Historical Plant and Bake Sale from 9:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at the Chace-Cory House, 3908 Main Road,
Tiverton. The event has no admission and is open to the public.
The Tiverton Historical Society is holding a Plant
and Bake Sale to benefit its restoration of the Chace-Cory
House.
Plants have been donated by board member John
Manchester.
Baked goods homemade by society members will include
baked beans by Society Vice President Jeff Cobb, prize-winning chili by
Secretary Richard Taylor, fruit pies, cakes and cookies, too.
The House will be open for tours and Caroline Wordell has created a fun "Can you name it?"
Contest with a prize for the visitor who can identify the most colonial and
Victorian era tools and "Whatchamacallits?"
For more information please call or click (401)
625-2423 or email: glennandcindie@cox.net.
v Clothing Sale today from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Amicable Congregational Church,
3736 Main Road, Tiverton. There is no admission charge and the event is
open to the public.
Back by popular demand!
Gently used clothing sale with many children's, teens, junior, men's and
women's clothing. Lots of brand name clothing!
v Westport Women's Club annual scholarship Rock-A-Thon at Lees Market, Main Road, Westport. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click
here to read about
and view photos from last year's event!
View YouTube video
of last year's Rock-A-Thon.
Help these lady rockers hit all the high notes ($10,
$20, $50, and C-notes!) as they fill their glass jars with cash from
generous shoppers in support of the Rock-A-Thon’s scholarship program.
The Westport Women's Club has been raising money
since 1951 for local scholarships, their first award being for $50.
In 2011, their Rock-A-Thon raised enough money to
award six, $500 scholarships.
v Pitch, Hit & Run competition at Shove and Judson
Street, Tiverton.
Tiverton Little League will host a free Aquafina Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run
Competition for area youth at Pocasset Field in Tiverton.
Pitch, Hit
& Run is the
Official Skills Competition of Major League Baseball. This grassroots
program is designed to provide youngsters with an opportunity to compete,
free of charge, in a competition that recognizes individual excellence in
core baseball and softball skills.
Competitors are divided into four age divisions: 7/8,
9/10, 11/12, 13/14, and have the chance to advance through four levels of
competition, including Team Championships at Major League ballparks and the
National Finals at the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
The individual Pitching, Hitting and Running
Champions, along with the All-Around Champion in each age group at the
Local Competition will be awarded and advance to the Sectional Level of
Competition.
All participants must bring a copy of their birth
certificate and fill out a registration/waiver form prior to the start of
the competition. For questions concerning the competition, please email
your Local Coordinator, Tom Perella at tperella@juno.com.
Visit their website.
v Forever Paws is sponsoring a
bus trip to the Boston Pops.
This year's season's theme is "Visions of America Photo-Symphony"
with images by the award-wining photo historian Joseph Sohm.
This afternoon concert will be a
"George Gershwin Spectacular"
The bus will depart from Shaws parking lot in Fall River at 1:00
p.m. After the concert we will go to Quincy Market for time on your own.
Return trip to Fall River will be at
7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $60.00. Call Gail Furtado at 508.678.0804 with any questions or for
further information and to reserve tickets.
v
 Rain
barrels will be given out on Saturday, May 12th at the Westport Public Library, 408 Old
County Road, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
At
10 a.m. there will be a presentation on setting up a rain barrel, rain
water harvesting, and reuse in your yard. Rain barrels will be distributed
in the parking lot after the presentation.
The former Town Administrator failed to
submit a stormwater management plan to the state
two years in a row, and the town was going to have to pay $6,000 in fines.
But in an
agreement with the state, Westport was allowed to give back $6000 to
community members in place of paying a fine.
“Instead of just sending them a check, you
can do a supplementary environmental project," said current Town
Administrator Jack Healey.
Westport did
have to pay $1,500 in fines, but town officials were able to work with the
Westport River Watershed Alliance to use the remainder of the money to
purchase 60 55-gallon rain barrels for residential stormwater
collection.
v The Westport Fishermen's Association's 8th Annual
Run For The Water Kicks off their 8k Road Race and 3 mile Family Fun
Walk/Run at 10:00 a.m. at Horseneck
Beach, Route 88 in Westport.
This
perennial southcoast fundraiser always draws a
good crowd with competitive runners in one of the most scenic and panoramic
venues, including Horseneck Beach and the East Branch of the Westport
River.
$30
registration day of the race.
All proceeds help to support our efforts to
protect and preserve the Westport River and its tributaries, our
scholarship fund and our various public outreach programs.
For more information contact Jennifer Gelinas at wfa@westportriver.org.
Last year in a field of 150 runners and walkers,
New Bedford's “Scottish” Scott Anderson (27:57) and spouse Christine
Anderson (34:00) teamed up to take top overall honors in the men's and
women's divisions of the 7th annual WFA Run for the Water held at
Horseneck Beach. Click
here to read about last year's race with photos and video.
v Fall River's Winter Indoor Market. Local farmers,
vineyards, cheese and crafts. SNAP benefits will be accepted at the market.
Don't forget to bring your SNAP EBT card!
CD
Recreation,
72 bank Street, Fall River.
Also on February 11, March 10, April
14, and May 12; all on Saturday and all from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
For more information please call or
click CD Recreation at 508.679.0922 or visit their website at: www.cdrec.org.
The markets will be held rain or shine!
Click here to view their
flyer.
v Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May
13 - Partners Village
Store & Kitchen is going to have an Estate Book Sale from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the cement block building behind
Partners, 865 Main Road, Westport.
An estate book sale of the extensive
and unique library of Bob and Anne “Pete” Baker of Westport,
Massachusetts will take place behind Partners at 865 Main Road, Westport.
The Bakers were self-educated and their library reflects their wide-ranging
interests.
Bob Baker was a naval architect,
well-known in the wooden boat community. He designed, built and restored
wooden boats, a number of which are in Mystic Seaport’s permanent
collection.
Anne ‘Pete’ Baker was an architectural
historian particularly interested in the First Period houses of Rhode
Island and Massachusetts. She was a fierce advocate for New England’s built
landscape, restoring and saving many fine structures.
The Baker library consists of numerous
books on boat building, house restoration, Rhode Island and Massachusetts
history, sailing and navigation, architecture, ships and yachts, early
American furniture, antiques, gardening, mills, and travel.
All proceeds will go to the Westport
Historical Commission whose purpose is to protect the historical,
architectural and archaeological assets of the Town of Westport.
For further information contact
Partners at 508.636.2572.
Cash or checks only please.
v Spring Clamboil. James
Morris Post #145 is having a clamboil and chowder
from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and you're invited. The boil will consist of
chowder, clams, potatoes, chourico, corn, hotdogs, and sausage. Coffee and
tea is free, soft drinks available for a donation.
Tickets are
$18 per person, and you must call in to Lino Rego for reservations and tickets at 774.264.0882. They
usually sell out, so please RSVP as soon as you can so you don't miss out
on a great meal!
James Morris Post #145, 489 Sanford Road. Westport.
The event is
open to all and everyone is welcome.
All proceeds
help Post #145 with daily and yearly upkeep, and with their community
functions.
v Sandywoods Farm is offering a weekly Saturday morning drawing session.
The drop-in life drawing workshop
session will have an experienced live model. Most sessions will offer nude
or semi-nude models, others will feature clothed or costumed models. There
will be no instruction provided.
Artists of all experience levels and
disciplines are welcome. Artists must be ages 18 and up, or 16 and older
for sessions featuring clothed models.
It will be an opportunity to draw,
paint, or sculpt live models in a relaxed, congenial setting, every
Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The cost is $14 per session. Pre-registration is not required.
Artists should bring their materials,
easel or other preferred work surface. Chairs will be provided.
The session will be held in the yellow building at Sandywoods
Farm, 73 Muse Way, Tiverton.
Sandywoods is located just
behind the Bulgarmarsh Recreation Area, near the
intersection of routes 177 and 81.
For more information, call or click
Russ Smith at 401.241.7349 or russsmith1956@gmail.com.
v Join Gallery Eleven on Saturday,
May 12 from 5 to 8 pm at their
Opening Reception for “Pigments of Our Imagination.”
Glimpse into the artist’s mind at
Gallery Eleven during the months of May and June. This colorful theme
sparks up a conversation about where the ideas come from and how each
artist sees the color around her. Works include oils, pastels, watercolor,
acrylics, monoprints and ceramics.
 The opening
reception will be held on Saturday, May 12th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Stop by and visit the eleven artists
from Westport, South Dartmouth, and the coastal communities of Rhode
Island.
For further information, visit www.GalleryElevenFineArt.com
or call 401.396.9311.
v The Westport
Education Foundation is sponsoring a Kentucky
Derby-themed "Night at the Races" fundraiser at 7 p.m. on
Saturday, May 12. Advance tickets are $25 per person, and available at Lees
Market, Partners Village Store, and online at www.Westporteducationfoundation.com.
Join us at White’s
of Westport on Saturday, May 12 at 7 p.m. for a fun evening of
simulated horse racing, a hat contest, mint juleps, and more! All proceeds
from the event will fund the WEF’s programs for academic enrichment next
year.
A Night at
the Races includes ten simulated horse races, shown on DVD. You can choose
to have your own horse in a race, bet on other horses or even sponsor an
entire race. Chip in for a horse with friends, or specify whose horses you
would like to race against for more friendly and fun competition.
Ladies – the
hats at the Kentucky Derby are nearly as important as the horse racing
itself. Judges will vote on the best, most elaborate hat of the evening, so
start shopping for yours!
 How can I
support this event?
Order forms
and tickets are available at Lees Market, Partners Village Store, White’s
of Westport, or online (convenience fee added) at: eventbrite.
Parents of
students in the Westport Community Schools can also send an order form and
check in to school with their child. There are lots of ways to support the
event, even if you cannot join us that evening:
Purchase tickets to attend: These are $25 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and
a fun evening.
Buy a horse: For $50, you can have a horse in a race! Chip in with co-workers,
fellow coaches, friends, or race solo. You do not need to attend the event
to buy a horse. Name your horse and be clever about its description!
Limited horses are available, so buy yours before they are gone.
Sponsor a race: Race sponsorships are $250, and there is just ONE more available.
Advertise in the race program: For $75 you can advertise in the race program for the event.
Sponsor the hat contest: $250
Download Forms:
Order Form Night at the Races
Night at the Races Sponsorship Letter
For more
information please email: wefderby@gmail.com
v Weekly
dances at the Holy Ghost Club,
171 Sodom Road, Westport. Cost is $6. Saturdays,
7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Live bands, door prizes, 50/50 raffle. Each week except
the last week of the month which is reserved for special functions. For
more information call (508) 636-3661.
v Live music Saturday nights at the
Westport VFW.
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Join in on the fun. All are welcome and
there is no cover charge. VFW Post 8502, 843 State Road (Route 6) in
Westport. Call 508.678.9888 for more
information.
"Draft specials!"
v Saturday,
May 12 and Sunday,
May 13 -  - Summer On Stage Theatre Day Camp presents two special
performances of "the mEEp
project," an all-ages
fantasy play, at the Grange
Hall, 931 Main Road, Westport.
Featuring professional actors from the
hit Philadelphia "mEEp"
cast and some of
our own Summer On Stage campers as they recreate together the show the
Philadelphia Inquirer called “a delightful surprise”, “a winner all the
way” and “all-ages experimental theater, equally charming for little kids
and old coots”. Stage  Magazine called it “charming,
innovative all-ages theatre”.
The one-hour performance will run on
Saturday, May 12th at 7 p.m., and Sunday, May 13th at 3 p.m.
Enjoy an exciting FREE show, meet our staff, meet SOS campers, learn about
our classes and the whole Summer On Stage Theatre camp experience!
Seating is limited, so reserve your
FREE tickets today!  Please
email ed@summeronstage.com to reserve
your tickets today! Include in the email the following: Listing name for the
reservation; Number of people in party (number of adults and number of
children); Day to attend (Saturday or Sunday); phone number; and contact
email.
They will respond with an email confirmation.
v Saturday,
May 12 and Sunday,
May 13 - On
Stage to present comedic 'Coppelia.'
Be whisked away to a toy-maker's
workshop as On Stage Theatrical Productions presents the storybook ballet,
"Coppelia," a charming and sentimental
tale of mistaken identity and a beautiful life-size doll, on May 12 at 7:30 p.m. and May 13 at 2
p.m., at the Margaret L. Jackson
 Performing Arts
Center
at Bristol Community College.
"'Coppelia'
offers absolute delight to ballet newcomers and families as well as On
Stage's most seasoned patrons," said On Stage President Linda Mercer-Botelho. "The dancing is, of course, beautiful,
while the characterization and comic timing of this classic will keep
audiences enchanted the entire time."
Presented in three acts, "Coppelia" is a comedic ballet about a mysterious
toy-maker, Dr. Coppelius, who lives in the town
square. Dr. Coppelius shares his house with a
beautiful life-size doll, Coppelia, that he
created to keep himself company in his workshop. Everyday,
Coppelia is seated with her book on the front
balcony of the toy-maker's shop. Neighbors Swanilda
and Franz believe Coppelia is real. Franz falls
in love with the beautiful doll. The adventure begins as both he and Swanilda sneak into the toy-maker's workshop separately
to meet Coppelia. Tickets are now on sale through
On Stage at 508.673.4880 or by e-mailing lindaonstage@aol.com.
Visit them on facebook.
v Saturday,
May 12 and Sunday,
May 13 - The Four
Corners Arts Center is hosting a two-day
workshop for performers, theatre-makers, storytellers and artists.
Discover the power of the theatrical masses while collaboratively creating
dramatic action through movement exercises, theatre games and
improvisation.
Local physical theatre
company, Strange Attractor, will ask you to recreate a Hollywood
blockbuster, become an expressionist painting, be part of a voice with
seven bodies, and harness the energy stirred up when a group of people play
in space together.
Whether you are an
actor, a storyteller, a dancer, or a writer interested in pushing your
creative frontier, this workshop will challenge you to find richer
dynamics, increased sensitivity, a greater state of play, and deeper
expression in your work.
The workshop runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at The Four
Corners Arts Center. This workshop is free of charge, thanks to support
from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and The Four Corner Arts
Center*.
Advance Registration is required. 15-person limit. 21+ age
requirement. No previous performance experience necessary. Participation at
both days is required to attend. Email Rebecca at rebelnoon@gmail.com for
registration/information.
Click here for all the details.
v Clothing Swap from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Sandywoods
Farm Arts and Agricultural Community, 43 Muse Way, Tiverton.
Bring your gently used
clothes, shoes, children’s clothes and accessories and swap them for
something new!
Feel free to bring a
snack dish and something to drink. BYOB
All left over clothes
will be donated to the Big Sisters Big Brothers of RI
Clothing drop off
times, 10 a.m. - noon or 5 - 6 p.m. Email: marygeisser@cox.net for more
information.
Sunday,
May 20
v Sunday morning yoga, every Sunday, at the Dartmouth Grange, 1133 Fisher Road,
South Dartmouth. 9:30 - 11 a.m.
Drop-ins welcome as space allows. For more
information please call or click 508.965.9505 or email: palestra@comcast.net.
v Ladies Trap
Clinic from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at Tiverton Rod and Gun Club, 1529
Fish Road, Tiverton.
The cost is $25.00 per person, and the event is open to the public.
Come learn
how to shoot trap. All safety equipment provided. Lunch is available
starting at noon. Please contact Bill Botelho at
508.617.1025 if you have any questions. Viet their website.
Ladies Trap Clinic next on July 22nd.
v Special Memorial
Day Church Service. As the host organization for this year's
Westport Memorial Day Festivities, James Morris Post #145 of the American
Legion would like to invite all veterans and public to attend a Memorial
Day Church Service at 10 a.m. this Sunday, May 20th.
The service
will be held this year at the Westport
United Congregational Church, 500 American Legion Highway, Westport,
Massachusetts.
Please make
an effort to remember those who have given their lives in defense our great
country.
v Bold Colors, Bright Sounds! A free
concert at Dedee Shattuck Gallery on Sunday,
May 20th at 5 p.m.
A Musical
Celebration of the Art of Roger Kizik by
musicians of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra.
Featuring
flutist Vanessa Holroyd and harpist Barbara Poeschl-Edrich.
 
1 Partners
Lane, (off 865 Main Road) Westport. For more information call or click 508.636.4177,
email:
dedeeshattuckgallery@gmail.com or visit their website.
Click here for a virtual tour of the Art of Roger Kizik.
v Bingo
every Sunday. 6:00 p.m. at the Ponta Patriots Club on Shove Street,
Tiverton. Doors open at 3 p.m. 6
p.m. bingo. All are invited to play for the benefit of the Association of
Blind Citizens. For more information, call (401) 624-6940.
v Live music at the Bliss. Bliss Four
Corners Congregational Church, 1264 Stafford Road, Tiverton at 6:30 p.m. www.blissfourcornerschurch.org.
Click here
to view future scheduled events.
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