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Contents V O LU M E 5 I S S U E 7
8 Publisher’s Letter
12 F e at u r e d A r t i s t
William Shattuck
• by Beth Perdue
22 Roseberry winn Pottery

Tiverton Four Corners
• by Nancy A. Bergquist
32 Stonington Borough
Stonington, CT
• by Nicole M. Bouchard
12
38 Olde Mistick
Mystic, CT
• by Nicole M. Bouchard
46 BL o o m s !
F l o w e r S h o w, B o s t o n , M A
• by Beth Perdue
52
52 HO M E M ARKET F EATURE 62
Marion, MA, Milbury and Company
• by Jay Alexander
60
22 66
The Artisan Kitchen
M e r e d i t h C i a b u r r i , R o c h e s t e r, M A
• Jay Alexander
66 P e r r y Fa r m P at c h w o r k
Emily McLaughlin,Acushnet, MA
• by Nancy A. Bergquist
71 Fear, Urgency & Doubt?

Marketing & Finance
• Ron Fortier
76 The Tides
Kitchen & Bath Details, Mattapoisett, MA
Palace Papers, Chicago, IL
46
Chad Michael Peters, Fairhaven, MA
Andrew Aaron, New Bedford, MA
82 Be Green
Environmentally Friendly Products ON THE COVER
90 ART CALENDAR The small wooden lighthouse at the south end of the Seaport, two miles upriver from Noank,
has never been an official aid to navigation. Rather, it is a replica of the current Brant Point
Lighthouse in Nantucket, built in 1901. The Mystic Seaport does have a genuine piece of
93 HA P P ENIN
lighthouse history - a working fourth-order Fresnel lens on loan from the Coast Guard.

From the Publisher
™
Capturing the Essence of New England
PUBLISHER / CEO
Joseph Hopfenspirger As the yearly fight between winter and summer moves
ART & PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
across the northern hemisphere, we experience the season
Sarah Hopfenspirger called spring. It's a time of renewed warmth, sunny days, Capturing the Essence of New England
cold, overcast days, strong winds, gentle breezes, torrential

EDITOR
rain and gentle showers. We search out those small signs
S A Mooring
that life is returning and the time of cold is vanquished for
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS another season. You don’t have to look far to see signs of
Beth Perdue,
spring. From the budding of the trees and the warming of
Michael J. DeCicco,
Jay Alexander the temperatures to the animals coming out of their winter
Nancy A. Bergquist, hideouts, there seems to be a promise of new birth and color
Nicole M. Bouchard in the springtime air.
At precisely 7:44 A.M. EDT on March 20, 2009 the Sun Mystic
DESIGNERS crosses over the Earth's equator. This is the date that most of Majesty
SP Designs us recognize as symbolic of changing seasons. The Spring
89 North Water Street, Historic National Park (Across from Candleworks)
equinox literally means “equal night.” Because the sun is

PHOTOGRAPHERS positioned above the equator, day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the
equinoxes.
Anne Roland, Roanne Robbins
For all the garden lovers devastated by last fall’s news that the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Anne T. Converse,
Neil Alexander, Randall Perry was cancelling its annual spring flower show, hope has bloomed again. . . A new event, called Blooms!,
Photography, Tyra Pacheco has sprung from the ashes of the old tradition thanks to Mass Hort, Simon Properties, and South
Coast landscapers, Peter Sadeck and David Haskell. For those looking to go, Blooms! is a free event
DISTRIBUTION
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Copley Place, Mall at Chestnut Hill and Atrium Mall.
LEG A L Looking for something to dress up your favorite potted plant? Decorative cachepots in three
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village of Tiverton Four Corners produces one-of-a-kind pieces you won’t find anywhere else. There are
Roseberry-Winn patterned candles, greeting cards and lamps with coordinating silkscreened shades.
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Opportunities, Please call 508.763.5310. Hollywood has taken a liking to them as well. When asked where they draw their his inspiration
Visit us online at www.coastallifemag.com. from, Michael stated, “Inspiration can come from almost anywhere…from a 14th century carving in a
Contact information: monastery to bad 70’s flocked wallpaper. It can be anything and a mix of everything.”
Coastal Life Magazine When pastry chef Meredith Ciaburri decided to create her business from scratch, it was the support
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of her family and endowed with an entrepreneurial drive that has continued to make her wholesale
Rochester, MA 02770
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bakery a household name throughout Southern Massachusetts. Artisan Kitchen supplies numerous
retail accounts with her freshly baked culinary treats weekly.
Ad material can be emailed to:
design@coastallifemag.com Every quilt has a story. Just ask Emily McLaughlin, the charming owner of Perry Farm Patchworks
Please submit editorial ideas to Quilt Shop in Acushnet, Massachusetts. She’s so well versed on the subject of quilting, she can teach
editor@coastallifemag.com you every kind of pattern there is and the fascinating history behind it, too. The simple joy she gets from
using a sewing needle and thread is as evident as the 500 bolts of colorful fabric that strikingly cover the
walls of her quaint shop as well as her collection of antique quilts..
Yep, here in the south coast March is spring and I’m taking advantage of the increasingly warmer
Coastal Life Magazine is published monthly. Advertising and
business information can be obtained by calling 508.763.5310, days. I can get my hands dirty and soak up some much needed sun. I need to burn off this cloud of
Coastal Life, 2009. Reproduction of any photographs, artwork
or copy prepared by Coastal Life is prohibited without gloom and that has been following me around these last few months.
written consent of the publisher. The publisher will not be
responsible or liable for any omissions, errors, typographical
Hope you enjoy this edition of Coastal Life.
mistakes or misinformation within this publication. We will
not knowingly accept any advertising which is in violation of
the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings
are available on an equal opportunity basis. All pictorial
material reproduced in this magazine has been accepted on
the condition that it is reproduced with the prior consent
and knowledge of the photographer and people concerned.
Coastal Life magazine is not responsible for any infringement
of copyright or otherwise arising out of publication thereof.
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A Study
in
Contrasts
Story by Beth Perdue
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William Shattuck
In many ways, South Dartmouth artist kick out of capturing big ideas on paper, studio, intently focused on creating a sin-
William Shattuck is a study in contrasts. Shattuck also feels his way through his gle illustration.
An accomplished illustrator and a seri- creations, following his instincts to cap- Luckily, however, there’s nothing split
ous landscape painter, he devotes himself ture meaning without over-thinking his about Shattuck’s art.
equally to both pursuits, producing pre- ideas. His images, whether illustrations or
cise drawings and fertile landscapes in And, though he talks fast, jumping pas- landscapes, are deftly crafted works that
equal measure. sionately from idea to idea; the artist will deliver a powerful and immediate im-
A former advertising man who gets a also spend hour after hour alone in his pact. Possibly because of his early days

PREVIOUS PAGE: Fading LIght, Oil, 36 x 48
LEFT PAGE: Untitled, Oil, 8 x 10

TOP RIGHT: Saltmarsh, Oil, 5 x 6
MIDDLE RIGHT: Fog, Oil, 5 x 6
LOWER RIGHT: Autumn Sky, Oil 5 x 6
in commercial illustration, Shattuck’s art strives

for a visual give and take, which begins with the
artist’s original concept and ends with an evoked
response from the viewer.
“People will come up to my drawings and say,
yeah, I’ve had that idea,” Shattuck said, speaking
from his South Dartmouth studio. “It will make
my day. I know I’ve hit a home run.”
One of the highlights he enjoys, Shattuck said he
is thrilled when his illustrations hit home.
The same joy comes when people respond emo-
tionally to his landscapes. Like a drawing’s origi-
nating idea, Shattuck said each landscape holds
a collection of elements selected for inclusion,
like the time and space of the painting, its light-
ing and atmosphere. These are the elements that
people respond to, he said.
And, he said, “The whole purpose is to get a re-
sponse out of people.”
Shattuck started out as an illustrator and still
credits his advertising days for his quick design
work, being able to get an idea down on paper in
rough, fast-paced studies. Born in 1950, he never
went to art school and is mainly self-taught. But,
he said, he was always fascinated with drawing.
Drawing, he said, “was my number one passion
right out of the gate.”
After spending time in New York City in his twen-
ties working for The New York Daily News and as
a freelance illustrator, Shattuck took art classes
at The Art Students League and The School for
Visual Arts.
He works out his designs on tracing paper before
transferring them to drawing paper; then builds
up layers of value using charcoal pencils. He then
uses an eraser to pull select areas back out.
“I’m pushing it on and off trying to make the im-
age emerge,” he explained.
Some images pop off the page at the viewer, while
others are shaped with the lightest of hands, mak-
ing you think Shattuck drew them with air itself.
The subject of his drawings can be images that
have caught his attention, representations of
ideas, or a combination of both. One example, a
In one of his Dartmouth landscapes, the ho-
rizon sits at least two-thirds of the way up the
canvas, dotted with well-lit trees while below
the land is lush and fertile with a narrow wa-
terway snaking through it.
The contrast between the heaviness of the
water-soaked land and the lighter skyline
was what drew Shattuck to the image. The
area above the horizon provided a counter
balance to the painting’s earthiness, he said,
adding the contrast made the painting “way
more interesting.”
Keeping it interesting is something Shattuck
believes in both for himself and his viewers.
He likes to create paintings that reveal more
of themselves through extended viewing.
“I’m pushing (objects) back in space, so as
you look at it, it becomes more fun,” he said.
“It’s like nature, sometimes the fog rolls in
and you see a land mass (that wasn’t there a
moment before.)”
His more recent work includes a series of
drawings of local birds that he exhibited in
a show with his son Ben, also an artist. Al-
though the exhibit is over, Shattuck said he
is still finishing up some bird images that he
began for the exhibit.
He is also working on several oil paintings of
schools of fish, including bass. Like his draw-
ings, the paintings are carefully crafted with
layers of paint designed to convey dimension,
a distant light source and the fluid motion of
the fish through the water.
The unfinished paintings are a little psych-
edelic at the moment, Shattuck said, noting
that he uses brighter colors on the painting’s
drawing of a tiny songbird caught in a vise, to South Dartmouth that the New York na- deeper layers then puts darker glazes over
was conceived of after a heated discussion tive took up landscape painting seriously, in- them.
about whether animals, including birds, have spired by the town’s rural beauty. “I put the darker color over them to try to
fun. The vise which clamps down on the si- “I’m not a plein air painter, but I got here and hold the color down and trap the light in,” he
lent bird has a musical symbol on it with a I saw how beautiful this place is and I wanted said.
line drawn through it. to try my hand at painting,” he said. Despite his enthusiasm for his work, Shattuck
Shattuck comes firmly down on the side of The trip was meant to be a quick stopover said returning to it after a vacation can be
fun. before a planned series of adventures for him rough, like the experience of having a piston
“We’re so focused on understanding nature and his wife, Dartmouth native Dorothy “ stick when starting an old car engine.
that sometimes we forget the sense of joy and Dedee” Shattuck. But, 30 plus years later, the Though it’s hard to get back in the groove, he
rewards that nature gives back to us,” he said family, now including two sons, is still here, pushes through it.
about the drawing. Shattuck says with a smile. “What gets me started is knowing the poten-
Another image, a collection of exquisitely Shattuck doesn’t believe in strict adherence to tial of everything that lies ahead –what I can
black viscous snakes curving in fluid mo- what he sees when he paints, instead feeling do,” he said.
tions in a surprisingly plain cardboard box, is the true gift comes in letting nature inspire Shattuck’s work is shown at Harrison Gallery in
a study in opposites: yin and yang, solid and him. Williamstown, and Borowicz Gallery in South
fluid, light and dark, according to Shattuck. “These don’t exist,” he said, gesturing toward Dartmouth. For more information, go to www.
“I like to compose things that make a person several landscapes. “I make these up, but theharrisongallery.com or http://borowiczgallery.
think,” he said. they're inspired by what I see when I walk blogspot.com.
It wasn’t until Shattuck and his wife moved through the woods.”

Previous pages:
TOP LEFT: Raven, Charcoal, 10 ½ by 8 ¼
LOWER LEFT: Bounty, Charcoal, 8 ¾ x 10
LOWER right: Untitled, Charcoal, 19 x 18
RIGHT PAGE: Understanding Nature, 8 x 10
THIS PAGE:
ABOVE LEFT: Epiphany Waits for Thee, William Shattuck seated
ABOVE: Cherry, Oil, 36 x 32
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and it’s that innate philosophy that you see
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F
or all the garden lovers do a little advance planning of one’s Greenway Garden’s three abutting
devastated by last fall’s news own garden, based on the best of the neighbors: One International Place,
that the Massachusetts best out there. 125 High Street, and InterContinental
Horticultural Society was More importantly, for many, Boston from March 13-15.
cancelling its annual spring flower show, the show’s surplus of greenery and But that was before Sadeck, a
hope has bloomed again. color served as a tonic for the soul, a Lakeville horticulturalist, decided to
A new event, called Blooms!, chance to sooth the spirit after winter’s up the ante.
has sprung from the ashes of the harshness, and a way to leapfrog March’s Sadeck learned about the
old tradition thanks to Mass Hort, last chilling blow and land directly in canceled Flower Show while working
Simon Properties, and a SouthCoast spring, if only for a few hours. on landscape exhibits at the Mall at
landscaper who didn’t want to see the With such a heady mission, Chestnut Hill. Looking around, he
show he had participated in for nearly the show’s cancellation hit both noticed the mall had a few empty retail
40 years come to an end. professional gardeners and everyday spaces, plus broad, open walkways and a
Peter Sadeck, a well-known flower-aficionados hard. venue that already draws large numbers
horticulturalist who has been exhibiting That began changing last month of people.
at the New England Flower Show since with the announcement of a new Mass What if, he thought, the mall and
he was 12 years old, said hearing the Hort event to take place this spring, Mass Hort teamed up to host a flower
news that there would be no 2009 one that has been generating increasing show?
show, was disappointing. enthusiasm among landscapers and “I was working hard and on my
“It’s known for being the longest gardeners as it has grown from a three- mind was the fact that there was no
continuous event of its kind in the day version of the flower show set for flower show and all those hundreds of
country and one year without doing Mass Hort’s Greenway neighborhood thousands of spectators that come who
anything, it puts an end to that,” he to a six location, 11-day event that expect to see color,” Sadeck said about
said. includes exhibits, lectures, a garden his idea. “All the people depend on that,
A highly anticipated harbinger of marketplace, and best of all, free people get excited about it.”
spring, the New England flower show admission. “I could see empty spots in the
has been a 136-year-tradition for flower Blooms! was originally set to mall floor space and I thought if the
lovers, offering exquisitely arranged feature arrangements and displays mall hosted the spring flower show, and
garden exhibits, educational lectures for horticultural enthusiasts in the worked with Mass Hort it’d be good for
and techniques and an opportunity to impressive marble lobbies of Mass Hort’s everybody involved,” he said.

“One thing led to another ,” Sadeck normal layout with hardscape, including a patio
added. and a walkway.
Several phone calls and meetings later, “It will be a garden with a good year round
mall owners Simon Property Group, agreed to interest, strong winter bones,” he said, adding
participate adding two other Simon locations that the garden will contain smaller garden
into the show mix: the Atrium Mall and spaces within it with changeable flower beds.
Copley Place. This year’s show is being done according
“We are excited to partner with Mass to a completely new business model, Valle said,
Hort to promote their new exhibit and pleased one that opens up the flower show experience to
to offer additional space for landscapers and those who may never have visited before.
gardeners looking to showcase large-scale “Like everybody in this economy, we were
designs,” said Debora Konig, area director forced to rethink what we’ve done in the past
of Mall Marketing for Copley Place, Mall at and come up with a new way to see the world
Chestnut Hill and Atrium Mall in a statement. and try to preserve the things we love,” she said.
“We all need a little reminder that Spring is on “That’s why we’re looking for people to
the way, and we encourage the public to visit become engaged,” Valle continued, noting Mass
“BLOOMS!” in the buildings adjacent to The Hort hopes the event brings a new audience to
Greenway as well as in our centers.” its doorstep, one eager to learn more about the
The new Blooms! brings the New established and well-respected society and the
England Flower Show back in a new form, one benefits it offers to garden enthusiasts.
that organizers hope may end up helping them The decision to cancel the traditional
reach a whole new audience. show was an economic one, Valle said.
Mass Hort board member Diane Valle “Unfortunately, the situation is being
said gardeners and landscapers have responded driven by the global economy,” she said, noting
with enthusiasm to the redesigned event and that Boston is just the first of many that have
she’s glad because, “I can’t imagine getting closed including Seattle and San Francisco.
through spring without a flower show.” For those looking to go, Blooms! is a free
That, she said, would be like having event that will feature a variety of landscape and
Christmas without a Santa Claus. garden exhibits in common areas throughout
Clearly, she and Sadeck aren’t the only the malls at Copley Place, Mall at Chestnut Hill
ones willing to put their passion on the line in and Atrium Mall. Exhibits will be on display
the new version. from March 12-22 with the majority of large-
“All of these people are doing this just out scale exhibits located at Chestnut Hill.
of a passion for it,” Valle said. “It’s shockingly On Sunday, March 15, the Mall at
surprising and fun to see how many people are Chestnut Hill will host a special event, “Florals
showing up.” & Tea,” from 2-4 p.m., where shoppers will be
“My list (of exhibitors) is getting longer able to enjoy florals with a Sunday afternoon tea.
by the day,” agreed Sadeck. “Because it’s Special tea stations will be set up throughout the
completely free, we’re getting so many calls exhibits, and the mall invites the public to peruse
from people.” the flower and landscape displays while sipping
David Haskell, of New Bedford’s well- a cup of tea.
respected Allen C. Haskell Horticulturalists, From March 13-15, Blooms! will also
Inc., said he’s been attending the New England take place at two office complexes and a hotel,
Flower Show since he could walk and was all abutting the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
very disappointed when he heard it had been Greenway. One International Place, 125 High
canceled. Street, and the InterContinental Boston have
His nursery has a long history of all made their exceptional public spaces available
involvement in Mass Hort activities and he has for the show and will be filled with color and the
done landscaping work at Chestnut Hill. Add scents of impending spring.
to that that he’s a friend of Peter Sadeck and it’s For more information, visit www.simon.com
a natural that he is participating in the Blooms! or www.masshort.org.
event.
Haskell will be exhibiting at the Mall All flowers shown are currently in bloom at
Allen C. Haskell Horticulturalists, Inc.
at Chestnut Hill with a 200-250 square-foot
"Haskell style" garden which he described as a
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Stonington borough
Not Simply a Location, But a Way of Life Suspended in Time
By Nicole M. Bouchard
Photography by Jan Mercer
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Exclusive to Coastal Life
hen a boutique owner I'd above Tom's general store, had burned his its residents which include ship captains, ex-
known over the years had toast again, a nearby restaurant was roast- plorers such as Nathaniel B. Palmer who dis-
changed her location, she ing coffee beans, or something was on fire. covered Antarctica, and copious amounts of
beckoned for me to come to Stonington Bor- They'd look to one another, nod and agree. artists and writers whose creative endeavors
ough, Conn., a place I'd seen but not experi- They would simply wait and see. continue to be appreciated today.
enced. "I intend to make you fall in love with Yet despite its small size, a mile-long pe- The Stonington Village Iprovement As-
it and forever be drawn back to it throughout ninsula, and friendly demeanor, Stonington sociation (SVIA) feeds the community and its
the course of your life." What could I do but Borough is not to be underestimated. As ear- artistic heritage through its various endeavors
heed the call? ly as 1649, its founders saw the value of the including The James Merrill House & Writer-
I was introduced to what was more than a desirable location – it being located within in-Residence Program which gives promising
collage of unique artistic shops and fine eater- the protected waters of Long Island Sound, authors and scholars time to write and make
ies. From the onset, the Borough embraced yet accessible to the sea. In the Revolution- use of James Merrill's residence at 107 Water
me on a fiercely cold day in February and ary War and the War of 1812 Stonington re- St. James Merrill was the son of Charles Mer-
neatly presented itself as a living, breathing pelled the attack of five British Warships and rill, co-founder of Merrill Lynch. At Amherst
idea of community; one of the precious few held strong. The cannons can still be seen at College, Merrill became acquainted with poet,
places left that has inoculated itself against Cannon Square, though they are currently Robert Frost. During the course of his long
the isolationist and commercial mentalities being repaired off-site to return in spring 09’, career, he won numerous prestigious awards
that have infected modern society. Here, in front of the village's first house which was including a Pulitzer Prize in 1976. James
3am sojourns down the street are not only built in 1753. Merrill served as Chancellor of the Academy
safe, but commonplace. A seafood venue is The Borough takes great pride in its his- of American Poets from 1979 until his death
on the honor system- you ring yourself out tory and the well preserved architectural de- in 1995 whereupon he gave his residence to
and make your own change in the absence of tails of the 18th and 19th century Colonial, the SVIA. Other community projects of the
a watchful clerk's eye. Having the ability to Georgian and Federal homes are always well- SVIA include the Farmers Market, hailed by
walk to the general store and fetch a banana appointed and updated. Wealthy families Coastal Living, DuBois Beach, and Mathews
to go with breakfast is a pleasurable intimacy. who traversed the world introduced the more Park.
A store accidentally left unlocked for a week, European styles, including French Second Another furthering of culture in the Bor-
becomes a self-serve clothing store in the Empire, Italianate and Greek Revival. ough is La Grua Center with Executive Di-
owner's absence. Nothing is stolen, but there Both the Stonington Historical society and rector, Wendy Bury. Winifred G. La Grua
are checks and friendly notes on the counter. The Stonington Free Library whose start be- donated five hundred thousand dollars in
Even a return or so. The enormously wealthy gan with one dime and a collection of charm- memory of her late husband, Maurice, to
and famous mingle with the everyday citizen ingly well-intentioned women, have wonder- purchase and renovate the structure which,
in perfect ease and everyone knows one an- ful resources that explore the development through the La Grua non-profit foundation,
other. Some Sunday mornings, a few of the of Stonington Borough and the sculpting of is able to host community events in the arenas
shop owners used to venture outside to sniff its character through not only its structures of education, art, entertainment, and com-
the air- either Charlie, the gentleman living and accomplishments, but more importantly munity gatherings. Bury and the Board of

calls this part of New England, “God’s coun-
try.” Being the one responsible for drawing
me to the Borough after her shop had moved
from its former location in Mystic Village,
Diane paints a beautiful picture of the place
where she lives and works. Unable to stay
away from the discounted finds which dis-
tinguish the boutique, it was instinctual to
check out the new location which is actually
the store’s former residence. It was a home-
coming for Bressler to have the shop back in
Stonington. Amongst the tight-knit commu-
nity feel, she fancies herself spoiled to be in
a place that is so open, warm, and chalk full
of ingenuity. Bressler stocks the store with
unique items and she looks into the eyes of
her customers- assessing the inside as opposed
to the outside aesthetic. To apply her great
attention to detail further, she makes some of
the jewelry herself, preferring ethnic, primi-
tive pieces with larger scale; some such pieces
are four hundred years old. Over the years in
her various shops she has served individuals
such as Barbara Streisand, Meryl Streep and
Paul Newman. The beauty of the boutique as
with many of the other stores in the Borough
is that by and large, the treasures are afford-
able. One can look trés chic without their
wallet being trés empty.
With shops such as the Hungry Palette,
featuring Stonington designed fabrics and
hand-printed clothing- sizes 00-22, and The
Black Orchid, specializing in custom jewelry
design, the philosophy seems to be if you can
dream it, they can do it. Imagination is at
play here. Solomon’s Mines, also offers cus-
Directors refer to it as the "Harry Potter room terms of angles and directions. Staring at the tom jewelry consultations and advertises that
of all uses," as it hosts yoga, The Stonington photos and recognizing certain buildings, one they work with some of the world’s most tal-
Players, workshops, lectures, weddings, rent- feels as though they might as well be painted ented artists in an exclusive capacity. Another
als, non-profits who use the space for free and right into the photo, knowing that there is a dream fulfillment type of store is the newly ar-
author appearances, tying into the Writer-in- timelessness in their presence at the Borough. rived, Next, run by Rick Repko and Johnath-
Residence Program. La Grua’s elegant gift Papp furthers his worldly artistic creativity an Conway III, offering full service interior
shop, features artwork upon the walls, some into Noah’s with co-owner Stanley Schwartz design services and consulting on staging,
done by artists from the Velvet Mill- a struc- who comes from four generations of bak- home renovations, and updating. They work
ture that serves as the location of certain lo- ing experience. They met while Noah and on the small jobs such as window treatments
cal artist’s studios, galleries, and businesses. his former wife were hitch-hiking through and the large jobs as well. “We have no elitist
La Grua’s also features photography (both Europe, Asia and Africa. Schwartz, working attitude here. Our clients often have eclectic
historical and current) chronicling life in the for the military ran an officer’s club and hired tastes, are well-traveled and desire something
Borough.
Olde Mistick Village in Mystic, Conn. raises our awareness
One such photographer is John Papp, co-
Noah and his wife, Dorothy. Noah brought
his cultural flair and philosophical insights
unique,” Repko explains. He and Conway
make sure to keep on top of the latest trends
of the beautiful, the unique and the whimsical in a colonial
owner of Noah’s- a New York Times hailed
restaurant with an ever-changing art show
to Connecticut. In August of 1979 the res-
taurant in Stonington was established, and
and use companies such as TCS Designs Inc.
to have impeccably tailored work, creative fab-
era setting
upon the walls giving vivid shots of color Schwartz joined Noah in 1980. rics and a moderate price point for customers.
and zest, friendly staff, and cuisine made Culture abounds amongst the residents “Rich people aren’t buying labels anymore.
from scratch. Borough residents try to ori- and shops in the Borough. Diane Bressler, The sub-contracted work isn’t always as edgy
ent themselves in Papp’s large scale photos in proprietor of the eclectic boutique, Attitudes,
or up on the latest trends.” To keep their the construc-
perspectives fresh, they travel abroad and tion, location,
domestically to venues such as New York and VALUE
Fashion Week, auto shows, flower shows, of the proper-
boat shows and manufacturing shows in ties you may be
Las Vegas. Conway explained that with considering.”
an auto show, for example, they might see He was kind
a fresh new shade (color) on a Hummer. enough to share
Inevitably, that color will make its appear- his particular
ance in another fashion medium. They affinity for the
also make it a priority to travel to the west Water St. Café
coast where trends can be three to four and give me a
seasons ahead of us. Business is seventy- location I could
five percent referral-based. Repko has compare Ston-
twenty-five years of designing experience ington Borough
ranging from designing furniture, restau- to; Chatham,
rants, airplanes (Gulfstream- The World Mass., the ines-
Standard), Broward yachts, to specialized capably charm-
Lincolns for Ford. The store has a beau- ing spot in Cape
tiful selection of French noveau, antique Cod. Knowing
and contemporary products. now of Ston-
A simple walk through the Borough ington Bor-
is not enough to enjoy all of the sensory ough it seems
treats and artistic delights. For those who as though New
would wish to stay a few days, lodging ac- Englanders
commodations are fresh and lovely. The are quite lucky
Orchard Street Inn offers private baths, af- with beautiful
fordability, nature inspired rooms, break- sea-side artistic
tive people you encounter. After all, our
fast which is served each morning and communities such as these all within short
memories are all that we have to take with
close proximity to a wildlife bird sanctu- traveling distance. From “The Point” in
us in the end. When the faces walking
ary. The Inn At Stonington, offers luxury, Stonington, you can view three states si-
down the street change, you’ll still have
water views and a classic appearance with multaneously: Connecticut, New York,
the memories of what was. When relating
eighteen rooms and favorable rates. and Rhode Island.
this story to Bury, she exclaimed, “I know
For those who desire more than a short I had asked Wendy Bury of the La
him! He gives these gems of philosophies
stay, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Grua foundation what she loved most
as he walks around to the stores that have
Realty, can expertly find what you’re look- about Stonington Borough: “I just can’t
been here the longest. He’s one of the two
ing for. In the aftermath of 9/11, many pick one thing. I felt drawn here. There
old men here who do that.” I was relieved.
New Yorkers chose the quiet comforts of is something about this village, something
I joked, “So it’s not like Clarence from It’s
Stonington and Mystic. Others, such as I can’t put my finger on, but I know that
a Wonderful Life? He exists and I’m not
the famous writers and artists of New York we’ll never leave.” I understand about be-
the only one who sees him?” She laughed
stock, go between the city and the Bor- ing drawn to the Borough; when I stopped
and said no. “We have so many different
ough. Famed author and interior design in another town on the way home, an old
kinds of people here who add different
guru Alexandra Stoddard finds the area man approached me in a restaurant and
things. I can tell you this though; what
to be warmly inspiring. Though the cur- sat down at a neighboring table. He had
we all have in common is that we love it
rent economy is riding out a rough hewn no idea that I was a journalist writing a
here.” I have to agree.
tide, property values remain high in such piece on the Borough. With no provoca-
a desirable area. Newly built condos are tion, he began to tell me what he loved
For the wonderful shops, galleries and res-
starting at approximately $450,000. Fish- about Stonington Borough. He’d been a
taurants not mentioned here, visit: www.
erman houses are $500,000. Stately sea fire chief there. Had I ever been? It was a
stoningtonboroughct.com for more infor-
captains houses with unique features can place where people treated one another as
mation
reach past the one million mark. Realtor brothers and sisters...where the Portuguese
Thomas Reynolds has thirty years of ex- fisherman established the area and wished
perience consisting of real estate, engineer- to preserve its history and the Blessing of
ing, construction, and finance. His profile the Fleet. He told me that life is what
states, “I can be of most help in evaluating you make it. Turn away from the nega-

It Takes
a Village
Olde Mistick Village in Mystic, Conn. raises our awareness
of the beautiful, the unique and the whimsical in a colonial By Nicole M. Bouchard
era setting Exclusive to Coastal Life
The Feeling and the Philosophy impervious, flocked to the little boy, much to environment of the Village and the tradition
his great amusement. of “giving back to the community.”
During a stop over at Franklin’s General Moments like these make it no surprise that Additionally, the theme of hard work mixed
store for what I personally feel is the best the Village was family founded and is family with ingenuity is ever present. Back in the 70’s
chocolate fudge in this hemisphere, I owned with an open arms mentality. Martin when banks were hesitant to back a woman’s
noticed a basket near the register holding Olson came from Norway, knowing not a business venture, Joyce Olson Resnikoff
bags of Mystic Quakers Duck Food- food word of English and built a fine reputation sought to encourage women to open their
specifically healthy and safe for feathered of builder and developer. In 1963, he own shops. She spoke to one woman whose
friends. Yes, even as an adult I had to grab purchased the farm land near I-95 which dream was to own a toy store. Resnikoff
a bag. As I walked over to the duck pond was under construction at the time. In 1973, asked why the woman thought she’d be
on a breezy summer afternoon amongst the his children, fraternal twins Joyce and Jerry, successful. “Because I have five children and
peaceful early 18th century designed village, manifested their parents’ dream of a 1700’s I know what I want to see in such a store.”
I saw a little boy leaning over, desperately themed shopping center that incorporates Dreams were becoming realities. The Toy
trying to get the attention of the waddling a bit of nature and encourages the idea of a Soldier is one of the stores that has been in
creatures who were immune to his entreaties. much simpler time. Christine Robertson, the village since its first season, thirty-six
The ducks were already eyeing my bag, sizing who works in the Administrative office years ago. A family-friendly atmosphere
me up and waiting for my move. I walked and creatively plans many of the Village’s even exists amongst the shop-owners and
over to the little boy’s father and handed him wonderful events, said of the philosophy their landlords. Ducks, and one chipmunk
my newly purchased bag of duck food so that behind the village, “We like to make people of note, have been known to peek their heads
his son could grab the attention of his aloof feel that we are their community. People get into the stores. There exists a vibrant warm
audience. The father and son had traveled married here… Generations of families come feel to the Village which I felt, as a little girl,
from Japan to visit Mystic. We didn’t speak here… That’s the kind of enjoyment we want was a treasure chest with many welcoming
the same language, but with the aid of a few to see in the people who visit us.” Owners doors and different finds behind each of
gestures, I got to watch a new generation Joyce and Jerry compliment one another them.
enjoy Olde Mistick Village the way I did with their business and creative skills and
when I was that age. The ducks, no longer together they desire to preserve the family With unique shops and a cultured, worldly

feel resulting from their diversity, one might
think that these beautiful one-of-a-kind
items are unapproachable. Yet most often,
to visitors’ distinct delight, they find that the
Village stores, by and large, are more than
reasonable.
Silk Road- Walk into Asian mystique,

smelling incense and drinking in the
intricate details of the pieces around
you. Expertly painted Asian tables with
tumultuous watery turquoise overflow with
imagination. Owner Carol Perry always
looks out for the unusual and the unique.
Perry remarked how she thought most New
Yorkers had nearly everything they wanted at
their fingertips, but the many who frequent
her shop have said that they can never find
such diversity in one store. Keeping up a
rapport with importers aids in finding the
rare, the exotic, and the entrancing. Items
come from Asia, Africa (Kenya), Indonesia,
Russia, India, Thailand, Italy, Peru, Egypt
and Mexico. A woman from the Peace
Corps asked if an African tribe she knew of
could sell their carefully crafted works in the
shop. The rarity of such preciously unique,
hand-crafted items embodies the mysterious,
sacred temple feel of the store. Yet the staff is
friendly, casual, and the items are beautifully
affordable.
Garden Specialties- Stepping over the small

white bridge within a green sanctuary,
flocked by statuary, flowing fountains,
and exquisite pottery, you might feel as
though you’ve stumbled into ever-lasting
spring. Kathleen Sullivan, a newly arrived
tenant to the Village with a great deal of
experience behind her, stocks her store with the romantic image of an exquisite meal. of the movement of a generation do make
the latest and greatest in terms of gardener one easily ‘imagine’. There’s a bit of fun,
tools. With value, range, certain staples, Irish Eyes- A trip to the Emerald Isle, whimsy and wisdom to be had.
and the occasional opportunity “to change complete with soft fragrance, cloak and
things up a bit” the store offers diversity and walking hat. The store offers range, quality, Bleu Squid- ‘The Big Cheese’. A grilled
dependability. and heritage while also being one of the cheese café- four cheese blend, signature mac
foremost American sources of Irish gift & cheese, signature cheddar cheese bread,
The Gray Goose Cookery- Even the reluctant imports. a French picnic to be had outdoors in the
chef will be inspired- tasting on site combined beautiful Village setting with two cheeses,
with highly efficient, hard-to-find, and/or Imagine Fantasy Gifts- Break out the bell- pâté and fresh fruit make this cheese shop
high scale items reasonably priced, make bottom jeans and wear some flowers in and bakery a must. Items are made from
this store an irresistible morsel to the sultry your hair. The novelties of decades past are scratch. Soups are homemade. And who
palette. Creativity awaits with recipes for available here and the sixties ‘peace and love’ can forget the twenty-four cupcake varieties?
success. A sister store (Gray Goose Too!) feeling prevail. Clothing from India, music, For the adults, there’s the Bailey’s Irish Crème
with fine china and table linens completes strands of beads in place of doorways as well cupcake with buttercream frosting. There
as posters and stickers filled with the passion are the Mexican chocolate cupcakes for all

with cinnamon. Carrot cake, Banana cake with the culture of the founding family of the Village. and high quality in an embracing atmosphere
chocolate and the white covered pretzel cupcake Jewelry and exquisite, bright tiles beckon with with an attentive staff, ready to take you, the
are little pieces of sweet indulgence. Desert a warm familiarity in their use of color and weary traveler (shopper), to nourishment before
platters and hostess gifts are available as well as image. Martin Olson’s grandson, Shaun Regan, you begin your journey home.
Blue Squid’s signature white and blue pottery is the proprietor and the store is named after his
and the ‘coming soon’ nautical retail items. grandmother. You are invited…
Bestemors- A wealth of attractive, uniquely Weddings can be held in the Meeting House
Norwegian/Scandinavian products, celebrating Steak Loft- Since 1975, upscale dining, fresh food which is lovingly dedicated to Martin and Julie
Olson. Having seen a wedding party pass by
personally, it is a lovely thing to behold in the
quaint atmosphere of the Village.
Meet the Artists and the Artisans- The show is

thirty-six years old and constantly running fresh.
This year it is again sponsored by The New
York Times and is hailed as one of the best in
the country. Denise Morris Curt brings juried
exhibitors in different mediums from all over the
nation to exhibit and actively perform their craft
with visitors of all ages coming to observe, learn,
and comment. Children are exposed to fine art
and are able to interact with the artists. One
woman does sterling silver chain mail on site.
Some potters bring their wheels while jewelers
bring glass. A gentleman from New Orleans
does pen and ink sketches on navigational maps-
there must be no errors or he starts his work
over from scratch. There is a children’s author,
an illustrator, and some past shows have featured
classical musicians. Presenters are not only
chosen for the high quality of their work, but

also for their ability to interact with the public. Curt is an
artist as well, using an 11th century method called limning.
She makes her own paints using sands from foreign shores,
crushed emerald, lapis lazuli, topaz and various other gems in
her works. The effect is brilliant color with a world of mystery
behind the captivating portraits and paintings which evoke
the beauty of the Renaissance. Shows are held in July and
September. Check online dates.
Halloween- One to two thousand children come to the

Village in their Halloween-best for candy, warm hospitality
and an enclosed, safe, trick-or-treating environment. Many
shop owners dress up in costumes to further the festivities.
Festival of Lights- Four thousand luminaries kick off the

Christmas season. Christmas Carnival precedes the event.
Santa to the Stars, an authentic Santa who also serves
Hollywood, comes to see who’s been naughty or nice.
Easter Egg Hunt- The Easter Bunny is in the Gazebo to hand

eggs to the little ones who aren’t old enough to hunt them
down. People are encouraged to bring their own cameras.
There is also a Pet Easter Bonnet contest, for serious pets who
are interested.
Local Bands in the Gazebo- Standing on the porch in front of

the Silk Road with my mother after a rigorous shopping trip
in the Village, I remember meeting a similar-minded mother
and daughter from North Carolina. They couldn’t believe
the beauty of this spot, the sun filtering through the trees while
the live band played the newer, Caribbean sounding version
of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, featured on the Meet Joe
Black soundtrack. It was a moment of perfection. Two grown
daughters standing beside their mothers, appreciating the
hope and happiness of the present. Live music is scheduled
on weekends. Check site for details.
Olde Mistick Village Art Cinemas- First-run films and a great

way to spend the evening after a day in the Village
Cornerstone Playhouse/Players- Musical theatre

entertainment www.cornerstoneproductions.org
The General Gist of Things- you are invited to step back from
the hectic pace of modern life and appreciate time with your
family while finding treasures and bargains which will serve
as conversations pieces through generations. Stand still in
one spot long enough and you’ll hear at least three different
languages as families from all over the world pass you by. Your
purchases won’t be the only treasures you discover at Olde
Mistick Village; your treasures will also be the memories you
made there.
Not all the fabulous stores and restaurants were mentioned here,
so for a wealth more of them, check website for details: www.
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Culinary
delights for
the palate
and the eye
BY Jay Alexander
exclusive to coastal life
The
ArtisanKitchen
When pastry chef Meredith Ciaburri decided to create her business scratch items.
from scratch-pardon the pun, it was the support of her family and her Looking at the families 12 foot by 12 foot mudroom one day,
thrifty young business mind that has continued to make her wholesale Meredith envisioned a commercial bakery set up where she could
bakery a household name throughout the Tri-Town areas. create a small space to produce her products to sell.
But don’t let Ciaburri’s young face or the fact that she created Realizing it would be an upgrade to their own home, Paul and
a bakery in her Rochester childhood home fool you into thinking Beverly Ciaburri agreed to fund part of the renovations to the
things have just been handed to her. Quite the opposite. mudroom-plumbing for a new sink and steam for ovens, more
After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde electrical outlets for the mixers and other tools Meredith would need
Park, New York in 2004, Meredith took the experience to the next to create her apple crumb Danishes, cheddar onion dill Artisan Bread
level, completing an externship at the Sagamore Resort in Lake or spinach and cheddar quiche, among others.
George, NY. In 2006, Meredith graduated from Johnson & Wales “The key behind agreeing for her to build a commercial kitchen in
University in Providence with a Bachelors Degree in business/food here was that the house had to pass a Title 5 inspection,” said Beverly,
service administration. a kindergarten teacher in Rochester. “If it didn’t pass, they’re would
Unlike many culinary students fresh out of college, Meredith’s be no commercial kitchen, because redoing it (the septic) would be
grand plan wasn’t to match herself up with a restaurant or hotel- far too expensive.”
where students gain years worth of experiences before taking the next Beverly said her and Paul weren’t about to give Meredith a free
business step-but instead to go it along and create her own business- ride either. What they wanted to see was the sweat equity to show
an immense risk for a young person who has never run a business them that Meredith was ready to create her own business and keep
before. it successful. Besides working the previous summer and hording her
After returning from college, Meredith found herself keeping money away to help fund the renovations and supplies she would need
busy with orders for wedding cakes or pastries for parties from for the operation, Meredith continuing to work long, sometimes 12-
family members and friends when it got her thinking that it could hour shifts, creating her token Whimsical Cakes, cupcakes, Artisan
be formed into a real business, focusing on wholesale, made-to-order, and Sandwich breads and locally-grown fruit pies.

and likely after her. Meredith went back
to her parents with the idea of building a
wing off the families two car garage, which
would serve two purposes; get her and her
expanding operation out of many corners of
the family’s home and get her a larger space
in which to thrive.
“There were times when we couldn’t even
eat at the table,” said Meredith’s Grandmother
Virginia. “She was everywhere.”
Again with her parent’s assistance,
Meredith expanded her business in July
2008 again with the financial support of
her parents, but by this time, they no longer
debated whether their daughter wanted it
bad enough to work hard.
“If she hadn’t worked so hard, we never
would have done it,” said Beverly. “I feel that
you must really love your job to be a true
success at it and she loves it.”
And despite the poor economy that has
businesses like hers going under because
consumers, with less disposable income than
ever-are shying away from purchases not
seen as essential, Beverly noted that “Knock
on wood”, things continue to go well for the
Artisan Kitchen. Surely having a minimal
overhead sure helps, as does being the only
full-time employee in the business as well,
though the 12-14 hour days, seven days a
week can get tiring, Meredith said.
When asked how she makes do when she
gets sick, Meredith said there’s simply no
time in her life for sickness. When either
of her two part-time helpers calls her with
the touch of a cold, they are asked to stay
home.
“We’re working with food here, there can’t
be any sickness,” Meredith said. “There’s no
time for sickness in my life.”
“I’m of the mindset that if you have a lot success). We were filling a niche that wasn’t Meredith said one of the things that have
of drive and wanted it really bad, you could being filled at the time.” kept her going in the tough economy is her
find a way to make it work, and Meredith Meredith would expand her store production of granola, an item that is fairly
did just that,” said Beverly. offerings to include the Marion General inexpensive, that can be eaten at all times of
But it didn’t take too long for the mud Store, How on Earth in Mattapoisett as well the day and isn’t seen as a luxury item.
room to become too small for Meredith’s as showcase her many creations at the seven- “I’ve been told that in the business world,
budding operation. Thanks to her father’s month-long Rochester Farmers Market each you want to have a product that, when
conversation with Lloyd’s Market owner Jay April to October. the economy goes downhill, that you can
George, Meredith’s breads and pastries were With expansion in mind, Meredith began consider your honey pot, and granola is
welcomed to the store with open arms and looking around the adjacent towns for a mine,” said Meredith. “But I will continue
her business-dubbed the Artisan Kitchen- vacant commercial business that would fit to put myself out there, have consistency,
became a huge overnight success.. into her plans and budget, but with some listen to customers, be honest with myself
“He gave me prime retail space and said rent going for as much as $2,5000 she felt and never take things for granted.”
that we’ll try it and see what happens,” said she wasn’t ready to take such a drastic step-a Even though her parents have been her
Meredith. “Even he was shocked (at its step that has killed many business before greatest supporters. Meredith said they are

also her best critics. She said her father wouldn’t think twice about
telling her something doesn’t cut it, and its something she needs to
continue to run a viable business.
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In addition to the part-time help, Meredith has also taken on So much more than a guest house
a co-op student from Old Colony, something she wished she had
been able to do herself as a high school student.
“I’m trying to give these students the opportunity I never had
and to teach them the right ways to do things,” said Meredith. “I
don’t sugarcoat things, I want them to understand how it really is
in the business, how it is to really work in production.”
Meredith said that many times out of college, culinary students
need to get their feet wet at a busy restaurant or hotel in order to
appreciate how it is in the real world, that it’s not just about creating
pretty cakes, it’s about understanding how a business runs.
She credits part of her success on a network of local business
peers and mentors that she can turn to, rub ideas off of that try to
steer her in the right direction.
Meredith doesn’t know how long it will be until she outgrows her
current space, but she’s in no rush either. She loves the fact that she
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moving on the Carver one on Sundays this spring.
She’s also looking for a full-time assistant pastry chef to help
cut back on her 90 plus hours a week of work, but stressed that
the person she will hire will need to be experienced in the world
of production deadlines and business-savvy operations before
becoming part of the Artisan Kitchen.
“You need to be more than just a great baker. You have to go to
stores, talk to people, continue to educate yourself,” said Meredith,
who also guest lectures at Johnson & Wales. “Few people in the
food industry become millionaires, so you have to love what you’re
doing. For me, it’s the instant gratification I get from people saying
that the cake turned out exactly the way they wanted it. That’s what
I want.”
Grandmother Virginia said she’s learning to deal with the fact
that her Rochester granddaughter has become a sensation in the
town, even if it’s taken away some of a grandmothers greatest
pleasures.
“Grandmothers like to brag about their grandchildren, but with
Meredith, I don’t even get the chance,” said Virginia. “Once they
find out she’s the bakery girl, they give me a ten minute commercial
about her and how much they love the bakery. Everyone else brags
about her and I don’t get a chance to.”
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Every Quilt has a Story
St i tc h yo u r o w n p i e c e o f h i s to ry at
P e r ry Fa r m Patc h w o r k s Q u i lt S h o p
E
STORY BY NANCY A. BERGQUIST
EXCLUSIVE TO COASTAL LIFE
very quilt has a story. Just houses a large authentic beehive oven. Perry Emily estimates that she has made
ask Emily McLaughlin, Farm Patchworks Quilt Shop has been in hundreds of quilts over the years. She says, “I
the charming owner of business for 25 years. It carries a magnificent don’t have a favorite pattern because I have to
Perry Farm Patchworks array of colorful fabrics, quilt patterns, craft live to be 2000 first in order to try them all.
Quilt Shop in Acushnet, magazines, quilt frames, quality thread, quilt There are thousands to choose from.” One she
Massachusetts. She’s so well versed on the soap, scissors …virtually everything beginner has yet to tackle, but would love to someday,
subject of quilting, she can teach you every and veteran quilters need. is the pretty “Carolina Lily” quilt which is
kind of pattern there is and the fascinating The first full-size quilt Emily ever made commonly made using red and green fabrics.
history behind it, too. The simple joy she gets was a “Dresden Plate”. Popular in the 1920s Emily also enjoys creating her own designs.
from using a sewing needle and thread is as and 1930s, the pattern reflects the romance She showed me a photo album of the many
evident as the 500 bolts of colorful fabric that of the Victorian era as it features plates that quilts she has made over the years. It was quite
strikingly cover the walls of her quaint shop. resemble ornate porcelain china made in an impressive collection. The lucky recipients
One would think Emily has been quilting Dresden, Germany in the 1700s and 1800s. of her talent have been her husband, four
all her life by the way she expertly coordinates The petals of each plate are pieced together children, seven grandchildren, close friends
the different colored fabrics and stitches and then appliquéd to the background of the and faithful customers. She belongs to the
them together with such precision and grace. quilt. The petals usually have a curved outer Shining Tides Quilt Guild which supports
Surprisingly, her love of the craft only started edge, but sometimes you’ll also see them the Women’s Center in New Bedford and
back in the late 1970s when she and her designed with pointed edges. When first meets in Mattapoisett once a month. She
girlfriends decided to take an introductory shopping for supplies at the fabric store Emily also thoughtfully makes quilted pillowcases
quilting class at Old Rochester High School recalled, “The lady probably thought she for the young cancer patients at Children’s
during the evening. A natural from the start, would have to rent me a room…I was there so Hospital in Boston.
she was quickly bitten by the quilting bug and long trying to pick them out.” Emily has made Emily’s favorite thing about quilting
was even later asked by the school to teach plenty of “Dresden Plate” quilts since her first is that it’s so relaxing. She comments, “I
the class. Over the years, Emily has taught the one. In fact, when I visited the shop she was love to play with the patterns and colors. I
fine art of quilting at several other area high making a beautiful one for a special family enjoy picking out the fabrics…and of course,
schools including Wareham, New Bedford member (I won’t say who so not to spoil the anything is better than housework.” First, she
and Fairhaven. Today, she offers lessons at her surprise). Emily says the “Dresden Plate” likes to place her patterns on graph paper and
shop located in the front twin parlors of her is a popular pattern that customers often then shade them in with colored pencils to
delightful antique cape home. request. Sometimes she adds even more visual give her an idea of the finished product. The
The original portion of the dwelling was interest to it by painting sections of the fabric possibilities are virtually endless. In earlier
built in the early 1800s, with additional rooms with acrylic paints, giving it a more textured days, women quilters didn’t worry so much
being added over the years. The old cellar appearance. about matching everything so perfectly. They

simply used the scraps of material they had in
their homes like the back of men’s work shirts
and overall pockets. Emily is a firm believer in
using all of her scrap pieces. She often receives
various 2” fabric samples from companies
wanting her to order from them. She neatly
keeps them in plastic baggies and when she
gets enough of them, she sews them together
to makes a mismatched, yet marvelous quilt.
A quilt is like a sandwich consisting of
three important layers…the quilt top, middle
batting and fabric backing. All are usually made
of 100% cotton. One must quilt through all
three layers to keep it intact. How long does
the average quilt take to make? Emily doesn’t
make a habit of counting the hours for there
are just too many. One time she did, however,
and it took her 1,250 hours to make a quilt
entirely by hand, using no sewing machine.
Emily has passed her love of quilting down to
her daughter, Laura, whom she proudly says
has become a wonderful quilter. She taught
her how to quilt while Laura’s husband, Brian,
was serving our country on an active tour of
duty in Iraq.
Quilting can be traced back for centuries.
Emily told me, one of the earliest examples
is displayed in a museum in Cairo, Egypt
and is dated 965 B.C. The Egyptians were
very proficient in embroideries so when the
Israelites were led out of slavery they brought
those techniques with them to other lands.
Later, those same quilting techniques made
their way across the vast Atlantic Ocean to statesman, Henry Clay, gave a rousing speech by a family in Philadelphia and they had
North America. It’s not uncommon for a one day that enthralled many women in the oranges for dessert, a sign of wealth. The way
quilt pattern to have more than one name crowd. So much so that one particular lady his orange peels fell onto his plate inspired
as it quite often changed as the early settlers went home and made a quilt pattern in his a smitten teenage daughter at the table to
moved west. honor using blue and green fabrics. The make a pattern in his honor using orange and
“Orange Peel” pattern was named for Marquis white fabrics. There are many other whimsical
Some patterns were named after famous de Lafayette, the French Major General who pattern names including “Robbing Peter to
people of the day like “Clay’s Choice” fought bravely alongside George Washington Pay Paul,” “Carpenter’s Wheel”, “Contrary
which can be traced back to the early 1800s. during the American Revolution. The story Wife,” “Crosses and Losses” and “Drunkards
According to Emily, the great American goes that he was invited to a fancy dinner Path.”

Emily knows the history of quilting
like the back of her hand. Apparently,
there are certain superstitions
surrounding it, too. For example, women
were often afraid of making a perfect
quilt for they believed they would be
punished by God for having too much
pride in their work. To remedy this,
they would deliberately make a mistake
somewhere in the pattern. This became
known as the “humility square” and
served as a testament to God that they
were truly humble. For the very same
reason, women were not to stitch their
names on the quilts. Now, if you were
making a quilt for a bride and groom,
any flower stems on it should be made
with one continuous piece of fabric.
If not, the marriage was sure to break
apart. You were also to lay the new quilt
on your own bed for one night before
giving it away. If you and your spouse had
been married long enough to see one of
your children tie the knot, then the quilt
would surely bring them good luck. This
is a sweet, sentimental tradition most
quilters still do today.
There’s a fun “Crazy Quilt”
displayed on the wall in the shop.
“Crazy Quilts” were popular in the
late 1800s and early 1900s. For this
particular one, each woman was given a
very rough square of muslin with which
to quilt however she wished. The first
square was started in 1886 and the last
square was added in 1909. The quilt
features such personal items as Vermont
and Maine country fair ribbons and a
fifth army corp ribbon from the Civil
War. Emily received the quilt as a special
gift from her father who bought it in
Newburyport, Massachusetts. Next to
it, and just as precious in Emily’s eyes,
is a construction paper quilt made by a
group of fifth graders to thank her for
coming to their school and teaching
them about the history of quilts. Emily
always welcomes the opportunity of
giving Civil War quilt presentations at
elementary and junior high schools as
well as women’s clubs, church groups
and other organizations.
Emily was gracious enough to show
me her impressive collection of quilt tops
from the Civil War era. She has acquired

them over the years from antique dealers, craft shows and many times
just by stumbling across them by chance. In earlier days, by the time
a girl was of marrying age she had to have twelve quilts ready for the
marriage. The thirteenth quilt was called the “Free Man’s” quilt and
was made by her future mother-in-law and other women she knew.
If a girl didn’t end up marrying, her quilt tops were stored away and
often forgotten, only to be found many years later. Emily’s collection
includes a “Bears Paw” quilt featuring the color “Lowell pink,” which
was manufactured only in Lowell, Massachusetts at the time. There is
also the splendid “Courthouse Steps,” which she discovered over in
Nantucket and “Presidential Wreath,” a lovely quilt made in honor
of Abraham Lincoln after his assassination by John Wilkes Booth in
1865.

the ground. Shoofly told them to dress up
in cotton and satin bow ties and go to the
cathedral church, get married and exchange
double wedding rings. Flying geese stay on
the drunkard’s path and follow the North
Star.” Confused? At first, so was I until
Emily explained it all. Notice the names of
quilt patterns in the message. There is also
the interesting theory that if a “Log Cabin”
quilt with a black center square, instead of
a red one, was draped over a home’s stone
wall it was a signal to slaves that it was a
safe house. Many historians dismiss
these stories, but they definitely are
intriguing…especially when a special
lady like Emily McLaughlin is telling
them.
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abolitionists in order to signal slaves who were monkey wrench turns the wagon wheel towards
trying to escape the South. She showed me one Canada on a bear’s paw trail to the crossroads. Once
known as the Underground Railroad “Code” quilt. they got to the crossroads they dug a log cabin on
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Exciting News for 2009!
A s Kitchen & Bath Details approaches

its five year anniversary, owners Tena
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kitchen with live SubZero & Wolf appliances
to assist clients with their appliance selection.
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onstrations and classes in the future. Details
will also bring more art to the River Shops Chad Michael Peters is
services. with their unique gallery of decorative hard- Panelist at Marketing to the
Early this spring, the Details team will ware. High-End Bride V II
be moving to the River Shops on Route 6 in Their current showroom (4 Church St.
The event will be held at Fairmont Battery Wharf
Mattapoisett. They will be joining two amaz- Ext.) will remain open by appointment only
in Boston on April 9. Business insiders and wedding
ing design based businesses, Surroundings for the month of March. The soft opening of
professionals come together to share what it is like
and Rogers Gallery to create a one stop shop- their new showroom at the River Shops will
working on a production. These two questions are
ping destination including interior design, be April 1st. A grand opening is in the works
answered; just how real is the TV and movie business
kitchen and bath design, Custom Framing, for late spring. Stay tuned for more informa-
in our area and how big are the business opportunities
art and home accessories. When the oppor- tion and updates!!
for you? Chad worked with the producers of ABC’s
tunity to join the River Shops was presented
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more space! Details will be occupying the left
wedding itself. What began as a small flower shop
side as you enter the River Shops, which with
operating in the basement of his home has clearly
over 2000 square feet, they will have more
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than enough room for a beautiful showroom
lifestyle services firm. In addition to Hollywood and
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Daffodil Days
culture, spent many years cultivating the
grounds and grew thousand of plants in
the gardens including seedlings from the
Giant Sequoia.
“The daffodil; a symbol of hope, Today, as in years past, Blithewold’s
gardens will once again come to life as 50
the promise of a new day…. “
thousand daffodils, early blooming bulbs,
Located on the tranquil seaside set- trees and shrubs are coaxed from winter
ting of Narragansett Bay, New Eng- slumber to enchant guests with their quiet
land’s f inest garden estate, Blithewold beauty and subtle scents during the an-
Mansion has stood for over 100 years. nual Daffodil Days celebration held April
The 45 room English style manor is 11 – May 3. The sweeping f ields of daf-
brimming with the rich history and the fodils make a stunning backdrop to the
love of horticulture of the Van Wickle endless blue of Narragansett Bay. Visitors
family. Built in 1908 after f ire destroyed many times have commented that they
the original Blithewold, the authentic have been transported to the Garden of
The Carriage House, dating back to
turn-of-the-century home is a testament Eden.
the late 1800s, was originally used to
to days long gone by and is still, to this Along with the wonderful display in
house the family’s horses and carriages.
day f illed with all of original furniture the gardens, Daffodil Days offers oth-
The structure now serves as our Educa-
and furnishings, the oldest dating back er special exhibits and activities for the
tional Center and will host “Awakening,”
to the late 1600s. whole family to enjoy.
a juried photography show curated by lo-
Blithewold’s architectural layout New this year will be a fascinating chil-
cal artist Jan Armor this year. All ages
takes full advantage of 33 acres of lush dren’s art show entitled “Thru the Eyes of
have been invited to participate and a va-
gardens and breathtaking views that a Child; Art of the Daffodil.” This ex-
riety of subjects will be featured.
showcase Bessie Van Wickle’s and her hibit will feature drawings or paintings of
An exciting new way to enjoy
daughter, Marjorie’s eye for design and daffodils from a child’s perspective. Visi-
Blithewold Mansion and Gardens will
plant knowledge. Bessie, with the help tors will f ind their interpretation both
also make its debut during Daffodil Days,
of Bristol Landscape architect John De- lovely and interesting. Their work will be
“GUIDE BY CELL GARDEN TOURS.”
Wolf, personally oversaw the placement showcased throughout the Mansion and
Guests will be invited to use a cell phone
of almost every tree, garden, and struc- will be highlighted with incredible f loral
to dial in for a fascinating, self-paced au-
ture at Blithewold. Marjorie, who in- displays from top designers from Bristol
dio tour created by Blithewold Mansion.
herited her mother’s dedication to horti- and surrounding communities.
Visitors will control what they hear, when
and in what order and will enjoy expert
commentary about Blithewold’s enchant-
ing historical gardens and arboretum from
the Van Wickle Family’s perspective.
Daffodil Days is a special, once a year
celebration of life, community and the
spirit of a family that created a New Eng-
land treasure. Come and be inspired!
Open for Daffodil Days April 11th- May 3rd

Wed through Sun 10am-4pm, Grounds open daily
10am-5pm, $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors/Full time
Students, $2 Children under 17 Members free.
Please visit www.blithewold.org for details and infor-
mation on programs and workshops.
Contact: Cristoff Shay,

Director of Communications
101 Ferry Road (Route 114)
Bristol, RI 401-253-2707

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Andrew Aaron owners, professionals and other hard-
specializes in working folks who strongly believe that if

there is a will, there is a way. My patients
love and passion generally have strong family values, but also
in relationships. who have come to the conclusion that love
A
and sexual pleasure are vitally important for
mong the cobblestone streets, a high quality of health and life.”
gas lamps and historic building Of all the possible avenues for professional
of downtown New Bedford, is a exploration, Andrew spoke about his
place where couples go when they decision to choose love and sexual health
want more passion in their relationships. No it because of his own passion for people loving
is not a secret gathering place; it is the office each other. “I come from a family in which
of New Bedford’s only sex therapist. Andrew divorce played a role…as do too many
Aaron gives to the local area a necessary, people these days. Knowing the impact that
but rather unique service: guiding couples can have, and experiencing first hand the
to love more deeply give each other greater a moral and legal way!” When asked if such hurt, disappointment, and pain that ripples
pleasure and rekindle lost passion. He has an unusual specialty is more difficult than through a couple, family and community
given to Southcoast residents the support and others he voiced some frustration, “Sex is a each time a couple doesn’t make it, I thought
skills to overcome what may seem to many, tough business! In a metropolitan area such this was a way I could be most useful. I love
overwhelming obstacles to create satisfying as Boston or Providence it would be much nothing more than seeing two people love
love relationships and marriages. According easier because people there are more liberal each other deeply, but also who have passion
to Andrew statistics don’t lie, “Yes, the divorce in their attitudes about sex, but also because for each other. I help a great many couples
rate is very high,” he said while sitting in his in a large city there exists an anonymity that restore faded passion. My work is different
historic district office. “It is my belief that doesn’t exist in less populated areas such as than many other therapists, and perhaps
loving another, and doing it well, is among the Southcoast. In our area people are far more challenging. Couples are far from
the hardest tasks we can undertake, perhaps more conservative, especially regarding sex. easy. When I was training to become a sex
followed by parenting. Many do it poorly There is a strong religious influence here, therapist, I remember my colleagues laughing
because they just don’t realize how much of which also seems to have a strong anti-sexual and teasing me because sex was the focus of
themselves must be given.” effect on peoples’ attitudes. It is too bad my work. They didn’t take me seriously.
As he voiced his perspective on the because unhealthy and negative perspective Still many people joke about the kind of
plight of those who risk themselves in love on sex dooms a large percentage of couples work I do. Just mentioning that I am a sex
relationships, Andrew passionately described to a short and disappointing relationship or therapist evokes snickers, snide comments or
the importance of helping couples. “I see so marriage lifespan right from the start. I get a stunned absolute silence. It can be a great
many people doing it badly; they hurt each reputation for being a sex therapist, but truly conversation maker or conversation killer.
other. When a love relationship is not going love is my business. My passion is teaching I love my work and would not want to do
well, the partners suffer tremendously. A people how to love, to love more deeply. anything else. Couples don’t snicker when
relationship done poorly is sure to come to a When learning to love, the beginning is they are confronted with a sexual problem,
tragic end. That is why I am devoted to giving always for people to love themselves.” which, if unchecked, will swell to infect the
couples the hope and guidance so they can do His office, situated in the Benjamin Rodman whole relationship. I just want people to
it better.” House, looks more like a living room than know that there exists help for these most
Andrew describes himself as a mental health it does an office. Furnished with mission- difficult problems.”
professional and also a business person. He style cabinets and populated with flowering When asked about the kinds of problems
reflected on the South Coast area, describing plants, Andrew explained that the office is couples have who show up at his office, he
it as a beautiful part of New England, with a tool of his trade; to make his patients as described two general kinds of scenarios.
all the qualities of the Cape, but without the comfortable as possible so they are ready With all the seriousness that comes from
crowds, traffic and summer intensity. Having address what are the most difficult problems someone who is practiced at talking about
previously lived in the Boston area, he and that many people face. Who are his patients? a topic that makes most of us wince, he
his wife moved to the Southcoast more than Of course he cannot reveal the identities of explained that women are most troubled by
fifteen years ago while seeking not only a any patients; confidentiality reigns supreme lack of sexual desire. Men, he said, commonly
better quality of life, but also a healthy place in his work and vital to maintaining the seek help with learning to have control over
to raise a family. “There aren’t many who good reputation he has built. “Many of their own responses. But a second situation
make love and sex a business, while doing it in my patients are business people, business that many couples find difficult, Andrew
explained, is attempting to love deeply while When asked to about what is the most sexual far more often they would fight a
linking love and sex. “Loving is something important advice he could give to the readers to whole lot less. It is true, the saying, “Make
that many of us are not really good at. We best nourish their love relationships, Andrew love, not war.” A second bit of advice is
tend to falter causing hurt to our partners and offered passionately, “People underestimate that if problems between you and your
ourselves. Trying to link love and sex adds the importance of sex. In general they don’t lover develop; don’t wait to get outside
another layer of complexity which is made realize the strong link sex has with health, help to sort it out. Too many people wait
more difficult by a generally negative feeling happiness and even spirituality. It has the too long and permanent damage is done
about our bodies and sex.” When asked why potential to produce so much pleasure, which before they know it.” Andrew Aaron,
he thought that sex was such a minefield for unfortunately has become associated with LICSW, AASECT can be reached
people, he became thoughtful, “People have guilt and sinfulness. Truly if partners were through his website helpforpassion.com.
long associated sex with being animalistic.
Our religions and our societies through the
millennia have encouraged citizens to be
civilized with an emphasis upon getting as far
away from anything animal-like as possible.
There has been confusion between what is
natural and what is civilized. So that what
is sexual, or the sexual parts of our bodies,
have gotten linked with sinfulness, while
what which is seen as civilized has gotten
associated with the sacred. The net result is
that people have become cut off from their
natural selves. Having been instilled for so
long, this perspective has become deeply
embedded in our consciousness, thus when
the topic of sex comes up for many, they
experience discomfort and fear. This greatly
interferes with people’s ability to relax and
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T he ARTS
Museum of Fine Art s, B oston
TITIAN, TINTORETTO, VERONESE
EXPLORES DRAMATIC RIVALRY
AND ARTISTIC DIALOGUE AMONG
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IN MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON,
COLLABORATION WITH LOUVRE
March 15–August 16, 2009

Amidst high drama and intense rivalry,
the great triumvirate—Titian, Tintoretto,
and Veronese—dominated the landscape of
Venetian painting in the 16th century for almost
four decades, propelling the Venetian School to
new creative heights. This dynamic relationship
has been recreated in Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese:
Rivals in Renaissance Venice, the first major
exhibition dedicated to the competition among
these renowned masters and the emergence
of the signature styles of Titian, Tintoretto,
and Veronese. Juxtapositions of related works
contribute new scholarship to the discussion of
these artists and the influence they had upon Supper at Emmaus, 1533–1534
one another. The exhibition also looks at the Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese is organized Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian (Venetian), about 1488 1576)
critical transformation of the art world in early by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Oil on canvas
16th-century Venice that occurred with the the Musée du Louvre and is supported by an *Louvre, Paris, France
indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts *Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource
introduction of oil paint on canvas support and *Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
the new format of the canvas easel painting. and the Humanities.
Mad on Color: Paintings of 19th-

Century Venice
March 7 through August 30
In 1888, the art historian Bernard Berenson wrote from
Venice to his patron Isabella Stewart Gardner, saying: “One
soon forgets to think of form here, going almost mad on
color, thinking in color, talking in color, almost living in color.
And for one that enjoys color this is certainly paradise.”
Drawing upon the vibrancy of Italy’s magical city of
water and light that Berenson observed is the installation
Mad on Color: Paintings of 19th-Century Venice at the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). amazing saga of its
loss, restoration and return to the Museum is incorporated
into the exhibit.
The Museum’s holiday program is the perfect time to
experience this Greek Revival in all it holiday finery. The
program opens with a Gala Preview party on December
5th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, and runs through December
14th. For more information contact the Museum at 508-
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Mad on Color is organized by George Shackelford,
Chair of the Art of Europe and Arthur K. Solomon Curator
of Modern Art. It features a grouping of paintings from
Grand Canal, Venice, 1908 the MFA’s collection created by some of the 19th century’s
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) most celebrated artists: Frenchmen Claude Monet, Pierre-
Oil on canvas Auguste Renoir, and Eugène Boudin; American James
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Bequest of Alexander Whistler; Italian Ettore Tito; and Spaniard Antonio Reyna.
Cochrane
Accession Number: 19.171 The installation shows the different ways that these painters
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston went “mad on color” in Venice.
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.
M u s e u m o f A r t, Rhod e I s l a n d S c hool o f D e s i g n
THE RISD MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
British Artists Abroad
Through April 19, 2009

Due to the remarkable generosity of an anonymous donor, the RISD
Museum has one of the finest collections of 18th- and 19th-century British
watercolors in this country. Rotating exhibitions of works from this rarely
shown collection are on view in the Museum’s Porcelain Gallery, home to an
outstanding group of 18th-century figural ceramics donated by Lucy Truman
Aldrich in 1937. Rotations for the forthcoming year include works by artists on
the Grand Tour and by specialist flower painters.
Hugh William “Grecian” Williams, Athens from the Southwest, ca. 1818-22. Anonymous gift. John Frederick Lewis, The Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, ca. 1838. Anonymous
Photography by Erik Gould, courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. gift. Photography by Erik Gould, courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode
Island School of Design.School of Design.
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
The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

(SMFA), is pleased to announce the opening of
"SMFA Traveling Scholars"
Foster Gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
March 28–May 3, 2009.
The "SMFA Traveling Scholoars: showcases work by the 2007
recipients of the Traveling Scholarship Awards, one of the largest art
school travel grant programs in the country. Since 1899, the Museum
School has given Traveling Scholarship Awards—annually totaling
$80,000 to $100,000—to select alumni and students to further develop
their work.
The seven prize-winning artists were selected from the Museum
School's intense, all-studio Fifth Year Certificate Program (Nicolas
Brynolfson, Matthew Paul Cleary, Daniel Johnson, and Timothy
Andrew Kadish) and from alumni submissions (Daniel Dueck, John
Osorio-Buck, and Lauren Warner). The Traveling Scholars program has
provided critical, early career support for notable alumni including Nan
Goldin, Mike and Doug Starn, Ellen Gallagher, Omer Fast, and recent
graduates like Cliff Evans and Rachel Perry Welty.
Hopping the globe from Western Europe, Winnipeg, and New York
to Yellowstone National Park, Ecuador, Mexico City, and beyond, each
artist's work is informed by a personal, artistic style and is as unique
as the destinations to which they traveled. "SMFA Traveling Scholars"
features paintings, installation, film, video, drawings, and sculpture.
From an installation critiquing America's travel/adventure culture to
a cheeky advertising campaign for eternal life planning and large-scale
paintings paying homage to nature—grand and untamed, what unites
Lauren Warner, Daisy, 2008. Acrylic on panel. Courtesy of the artist and
this diverse group of artists is how their work reflects the creativity and
SUNDAY, New York. risk-taking fostered at the Museum School.
T he ARTS
P EA B O D Y ESSE X M USEU M
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART COMES
TO THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM
The only East Coast venue for the acclaimed Sigg Collection
February 21 through May 17, 2009.
This winter, an exhibition of and record-breaking international
works from the foremost collection auctions, Chinese artists observed
of contemporary Chinese art comes the changes around them and
to the Peabody Essex Museum. navigated their own internal
PEM is the exclusive East Coast landscapes. Now China is home
venue for Mahjong: Contemporary to one of the most dynamic and
Chinese Art from the Sigg innovative contemporary art scenes
Collection, an assemblage of in the world.
provocative works organized by the “The Sigg Collection is
Berkeley Art Museum. Featuring enormously important because it
paintings, sculptures, photographs, is the first attempt to coalesce the
installations and video, Mahjong extraordinary artistic developments
reflects four decades of artistic that have taken place in China
exploration. over the last forty years. While
The last forty years of the collection includes significant
unprecedented social, political and and early examples of many
economic transformation forged artists’ works, it also promotes
a generation of Chinese artists understanding of the complexity of
unlike any who came before. From Chinese culture and the country's
times of restriction and relative emergence as a global powerhouse,"
obscurity, through more recent said Trevor Smith, PEM Curator of
years of increased artistic freedom Contemporary Art.
Untitled (Chairman Mao), 1996, Yu Youhan, Oil on canvas,

78 x 60 inches, Sigg Collection, Courtesy of the Peabody Essex Museum.
ReVisions:
India’s Artists Mine Their Traditions
April 4, 2009 – April 1, 2010

Explore how some of India's leading artists draw inspiration from themes
found in traditional Indian art. This unique exhibition pairs some of the finest
works from PEM's world-renowned contemporary Indian art collection
alongside rare traditional Indian art from the Harvard Art Museum.
ReVisions, Indian Artists Engaging Traditions is organized by the Peabody
Essex Museum in collaboration with the Harvard Art Museum.
WEEKEND FESTIVAL - Sensational India!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Sensational India! honors PEM’s unparalleled 200-year legacy of cultural
exchange with India. Join us for this two-day festival as we make connections
between the rich Indian art and culture represented in our collections and India’s
remarkable performing arts — traditional and contemporary — in its many
exciting forms. We’ll celebrate with art, dance, music, film, food, hands-on art
activities and more. Families, hear tales from India read by storytellers, learn
your fortune from a parrot and create rangoli art.
Lady with a Rose, Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970-3783
19th Century, watercolor USA Phone: 978-745-9500, 866-745-1876 For the Hearing Impaired: 978-740-
on paper, 18 x 11 inches, 3649 Program Reservations: ext. 3011 Open Tuesday-Sunday and holiday Mondays,
Peabody Essex Museum.
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.

Happenin
A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn

Saturday March 14, 2009 at 8:00pm
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a special concert of traditional and contemporary Irish music, song and dance by joining Brian O’Donovan
at WBGH’s 4th Annual A St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn. The show will take place on March 14th at 8pm at the Berklee Performance Center
in Boston. Tickets for the Berklee Performance Center show will be available online at www.wgbh.org/celtic, at the Berklee Box Office or
by phone at 617-931-2000. Tickets go on sale February 2, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
March 1 – 31 Patrick's Day. Parade route starts at 1 pm at the March 17
Boston Wine Festival - This three- corner of Broadway and Dorchester Avenue Brewery Tour - Tour Cape Cod's only
month-long festival of wine and cuisine features and heads toward Old Colony Boulevard. For brewery and learn how beer is made. Tour
weekly events showcasing prestigious regional information, call 617-696-9880 or the Mayor's takes about 45 minutes and is free. Children
wineries and chefs, including the Battle of the Office of Special Events and Tourism at 617- are welcome but must be supervised. Must
Cabernets, educational seminars and signature 635-3911. http://www.irishmassachusetts.com. be 21 to sample beers. Times 11 am Tuesday
wine-and-food-pairing dinners. Boston Harbor 1pm Saturday. Directions: Exit 6 off route 6 -
Hotel, 70 Rowes Wharf. For information, Concerts at the Point - Boston follow 132 to Phinneys lane. Take a left heading
call toll-free 888-660-9463. http://www. University Opera Institute - Featuring towards Route 6a. Go thru first set of lights at
bostonwinefestival.net. the glorious voices of rising stars of the opera Attucks Lane. Cape Cod Beer is 2nd driveway
world, the Opera Institute's annual visit has on the right after lights. For more information,
March 14 become a tradition at Concerts at the Point. visit http://www.capecodbeer.com
53rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade!, William Lumpkin, Music Director/Conductor
Newport - Begins at 11:00am. Parade begins of the Opera Institute and conductor at March 19
at City Hall, 43 Broadway, and continues to Boston Lyric Opera as well as Opera Theater The Rhode Island Infantry in the
Washington Square to Thames Street and ends of St. Louis, accompanies the singers. Under the Civil War - 6:00pm–7:30pm. Pawtucket
at Augustine's Church. Find your best green guidance of Sharon Daniels, Director of Opera Public Library, 13 Summer Street. Join historian
attire, keep your eyes open for leprechauns, Programs, and Phyllis Curtin, Artistic Advisor, and park ranger Robert Grandchamp as we
and join in the revelry to celebrate St. Patrick's along with a professional faculty which includes explore the men from Pawtucket who served
Day in Newport! Call (401) 845-9123 or (800) many guest artists, the Boston University Opera in the 7th Rhode Island Infantry, including the
976-5122, or visit GoNewport.com for more Institute sponsors and trains outstanding young heartbreaking saga of the McIlroy family and the
information. professional singers in the crucial years between terrible carnage of the Battle of Fredericksburg.
university and career. Westport Point United Abraham Lincoln and the bicentennial of his
March 15 Methodist Church, 1912 Main Road, Westport birth will also be discussed. Free. Call (401) 725-
St. Patrick's Day Parade - Join spectators Point, MA. 3:00 PM www.bu.edu/cfa/music, Call 3714 x231, email ejeffers@pawtucketlibrary.
in south Boston for this unforgettable parade (508) 636-3901 to reserve. For more info visit: org, or visit the Pawtucket Public Library
that is part of a weekend long celebration of St. www.concertsatthepoint.org, website for more information.

March 19-22 Art Exhibit & Sale: 'AGAINST THE magic happens! The Greenhouse Open House
Hidden from History: Slavery in GRAIN - Art in Wood' - Builders, turners, repeats during "Daffodil Days" on Sunday, April
Rhode Island from its Inception to Its carvers, and sculptors have been invited from 19th from 1-3 p.m. for more information
End - Jamestown Philomena Library, 26 North the Cape, off-Cape and as far as South Carolina please visit www.blithewold.org Blithewold
Road. Exhibit featuring original and scanned to participate in this first all-wood exhibit at the Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum | 101 Old
images of authentic historical documents arts center. The exhibition features the work of Ferry Road | Bristol | RI | 02809 Advance
tracing the beginning of slavery in Rhode Island eleven artists each possessing unique concepts of Registration is recommended, but drop-ins
to its end, giving a rare glimpse into the politics their materials and very specific techniques for are welcome! Price: $FREE for Members, $5
and pervasiveness of slavery. Exhibit opening executing their craft. Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-4 Non-members.
and lecture at 7pm on Thursday. Call 401) p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays.
421-0606, email Rickman@rickmangroup.com, Cotuit Center for the Arts Phone: (508) 428- North South Trail Hike, Section
or visit the Jamestown Philomenian Library 0669 4404 Falmouth Rd # 28, Cotuit, MA Four, Cumberland - 8:00am–3:30pm.
website for more information. Blackstone Valley Outfitters, 2 Mendon Road.
Dinner & a Movie - Sumptuous Dinner Our fourth outing along Rhode Island's longest
'Sea & Sky:Atmospheric Explorations followed by an independent film selection from trail will pick up where we left off on Route
by William Bradford and Other the Woods Hole Film Festival. Held By Woods 101 on the Foster/Killingly, Connecticut state
Marine Artists' - Where New Bedford Hole Film Festival Cost $25 5:30 - 9:00 pm line. Continuing south, our trek will take us
Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Location: Cap'n Kidd Waterfront Dining Room, through Foster along country roads, and
Bedford, MA March 20. 9am – 5pm venue 77 Water St.Woods Hole. Contact Information wooded wetlands. We will end our day's
website www.whalingmuseum.org Phone 508- (508) 495-3456. For more information, visit travels on Route 6 in Foster. Distance: 5 Miles.
997-0046 Email info@whalingmuseum.org http://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org Cost: $10. Call (401) 312-0369, email don@
bvori.com, or visit the Blackstone Valley
March 20 March 22 Outfitters website for more information.
Nobodies of Comedy 2009 at the The songs of Hoagy Carmichael, Ella
Zeiterion - No over-hyped celebrities, no super- Fitzgerald, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, "The Treaty Rock Consort" - Judy
sized tickets prices, just one amazing night of comedy. Billie Holiday and other 30's and 40's Brownell, harpsichord, Will Ayton, viola
The Nobodies of Comedy is a night of incredible pop music singers and writers. The de gamba: Early to late Baroque music by
comedy starring the funniest comics you've never Christa Dulude Band gives a light, swing touch to Hotteterre, Handel, Telemann, CPE Bach,
heard of.We have scoured the country for the most 30's and 40's standards and obscure classic songs and Kleinknecht using instruments typical of
talented rising stars in stand-up and we've rolled with a focus on the great singers and writers the era. 3:00 p.m Tickets are $15.00 at the
them into a night of comedy you'll never forget.These of the era. The songs of Benny Goodman, Billie door $10.00 for seniors and students. For
young comics have paid their dues, working every Holiday, Anita O'Day, Carmen McCrea, Bing, Ella, reservations please call (401) 624-2600 or
major club in the country and appearing on The Nat, Helen Forrest, Eddy Duchin, Peggy Lee, e-mail to Info@FourCornersArts.org Info
Tonight Show,The Late Show with David Letterman Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer, and more are -at- FourCornersArts dot org
and Comedy Central.They're not household names brought to life by the vocalist and her band (Ted www.FourCornersArts.org
(yet), but they're hip, young, and hilarious! 8:00 pm, Myers on keyboard, foot bass and trumpet and
$20, Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA Paul Branzetti on drums). Every Sunday. 5:30 - March 30
8:30. Good food, good people, good music, good Westport River Gardeners annual
March 20-22 drinks, good time! 5:30 - 8:30 Location: Jake Garden Fair - Summary Call for vendors
Artist and Author series spotlighting Rooney's Bar and Restaurant Directions: Route of garden-related items interested in selling
Photographer Tony Stapleton and 28 East.West Harwich. At A&W Root beer, take at the Westport River Gardeners annual
Author Jan Shapin. Gallery exhibition and a right onto Brooks Rd. 1st building on the left. Garden Fair on Saturday, May 16. Fair
Author discussion. Exhibition is open 1-5p.m. for Contact Information christasings@verizon.net includes large plant sale, antique garden
all three days. It is free and open to the public at or call Jake Rooney's (508) 430-1100 items, raffle, and a Master Gardeners. Draws
the Arts Center 3852 Main Road, Tiverton www. good repeat business and has prominent
FourCornersArts.orgMarch 20-29 March 24 location on Main Road attracting drop-in
Sailors' Series - "And Only She Remains: business. 12pm Where Macomber House,
Newport Restaurant Week, Newport The Past, Present and future of the Charles W. 930 Main Road, Westport, MA . Directions
County - Various venues. You'll please both your Morgan." Matthew Stackpole of Mystic Seaport. From I-195, take exit 10 Rte 88 south. Turn
palate and your wallet when you indulge in a three- Second in Series. New Bedford Whaling Musuem. right onto Hixbridge Rd. Next right onto
course meal at participating restaurants. Enjoy the Museum Theater, 7:00 pm Call 508-997-0046, Main Rd. Building is part of Westport Society
best of Newport County's fine dining, fresh seafood, ext. 100 to register of Friends on right side after cemetery.
and local flavors. Bon appetite! Call (401) 845-9123 Registration/reservations Call Geri at 508-
or (800) 976-5122, email JBailey@GoNewport.com, March 29 636-6704 to discuss cost, suitability.
or visit Newport RestaurantWeek website for more Blithewold Greenhouse - Open House
information. - Take a look... and get a few of those pressing April 2
garden questions answered too! Have you "Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products"
March 21 always wondered how our gardeners prepare - Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown
Opening Day for Plimoth Plantation & for spring? Are you not sure how to propagate Museum invites you to view our 2009 exhibit
Mayflower II - Both will be open to the public, a specific plant? Blithewold's Horticulture "Pilgrims, Patriots and Products" organized
with special events to be announced. Call for Group team will be available for questions, and the by historic New England of Boston. Explore
bookings throughout the winter. Plimoth Plantation. greenhouse doors are open, so feel free to how the market place has exploited a
137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA 508 746-1622 step inside! Take a self-guided tour around mythical image of America's colonial past,
www.plimoth.org Blithewold's greenhouse and see where all the and examine how advertisers have used
romanticized imagery about America's past
to sell commercial products, a practice that Center, 23 America's Cup Avenue, or Newport Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, the farm team
continues even to this day. This event will Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Avenue. Call (401) to the 2007 World Series champion Boston Red
be on display from April- November 30th. 848-8200, email info@newportgalleries.org, Sox. Call (401) 724-7300, or visit the Pawtucket
Please call 508-487-1310 or visit our website or visit the Newport Art Galleries website for Red Sox website for more information.
at pilgrim-monument.org more information.
April 18
April 4 April 11 6th Annual Earth Day Sustainable
Westport River Gardeners - Group Boston Museum of Fine Arts: Diablo: Living Festival - Held at the Mary Jeannette
has informative speakers or special events Pocket Vases and Picture Frames, Ages 12+ Murray Bathhouse at Nantasket Beach in
at each meeting. Registration fee is $25 and - Create your own one-of-a-kind functional Hull. Sponsors, Vendors, Raffle donors, and
annual dues are $15. Garden knowledge not work of art. Learn the basic principles of glass Volunteers are needed. For more info on being
required. Where Lees Market, 796 Main Road, fusing and assemble colored glass to make a a sponsor or a raffle donor, or if you know
Westport, MA 8:30 – 9:30am watertight pocket vase and photo frame.9 am of a sustainable living or sustainable energy
— 1 pm All tools and materials are provided. For related business that may want to exhibit at
One Night of Queen at the Zeiterion more information on Diablo Studios, visit www. the Festival. 10:00am-2:00pm. Please contact:
“The spirit of the legendary Freddie Mercury diabloglassschool.com or call 617-442-7444. 781-925-9066nancy@sustainablesouthshore.
is alive and well and performing as Gary Workshop takes place at: Diablo Glass School, org www.sustainablesouthshore.org
Mullen” It’s a spectacular night of the 123 Terrace Street Boston, MA 02120
Queen experience-- the sound and the look, April 18-19
combined with the showmanship, pomp, style Egg Hunt Safari - Providence 11:00am– Boston Antiques Weekend - Seaport
and incredible musicianship that was the 2:30pm.RogerWilliams Park Zoo,1000 Elmwood World Trade Center: Boston, MA featuring
hallmark of QUEEN. One Night of Queen has Avenue. Bring the whole family to the Zoo to more than 200 dealers in two shows under one
played to sold-out crowds and is receiving rave enjoy a traditional egg hunt in a very different roof - celebrating antiques, art, antiquarian books,
reviews from audiences of all ages including setting! Egg hunt activity begins on the hour and ephemera, vintage fashion, and textiles. Location:
legendary Queen guitarist Brian May! The half hour from 11am to 2:30pm and is free with Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd.
show features Gary Mullen backed by his regular Zoo admission. A prize for every egg Boston, MA 02210 info@neantiqueshows.
superb four piece band - THE WORKS along hunter. Special area provided for toddlers. Call com
with terrific special effects.THIS SHOW WILL (401) 785-3510, or visit the Roger Williams Park
ROCK YOU ….GUARANTEED 8:00 pm $45. Zoo website for more information. April 20
$38, Zeiterion Theatre, New Bedford, MA Boston Marathon - The country's oldest
Easter Egg Hunt - The Easter Bunny will marathon with the largest guaranteed prize
Scout Day - A day for boy and girl scouts be hopping down the bunny trail in Tihonet
for an on-road footrace.A million spectators
of all levels and ages to come scout out the Village. Colored Easter eggs will be hidden for
are anticipated at one of the most prestigious
museum and enjoy activities especially designed children ages 2 to 8 to find. Bring your basket
footraces in the world.The route begins in rural
for scouts, for FREE! 10am-3pm Plimoth to collect as many eggs as you can, and keep
Hopkinton and ends in downtown Boston. For
Plantation. 137 Warren Ave., Plymouth, MA an eye out for special eggs! Colored eggs
information, call 508-435-6905 or 617-236-1652.
508 746-1622 www.plimoth.org are assigned to each age group and there are
http://www.bostonmarathon.org.
plenty to go around. All participants will receive
Annual Easter Egg Hunt - Begins at a goodie bag from the Easter Bunny after the
1:00pm. Wilcox Park, High Street at Broad egg hunt is completed. Don’t forget your Easter
April 25-26
Street, Westerly. Children ages 1-8 meet basket or your camera! Space is limited, pre-
Plymouth County Conservation
the Easter Bunny and hunt for over 12,000 registration and pre-payment is required. The
District's Annual Tree, Shrub & Plant
eggs and candy. Please bring your own basket. fee is $5 per child. Tihonet Village Market. 146
Sale - Support the PCCD and save on your
perennials, bulbs, plants, ornamental trees,
Call (401) 596-7761, or visit the Westerly Tihonet Rd.Wareham, MA 508.295.5437 www.
shrubs, ground covers, vines and much more!
Chamber of Commerce website for more tihonetvillagemarket.com 10am
Pick up this year's catalog at the Market or visit
information.
www.plymouthcountyconservation.org to view
April 11-May 3 a color catalog. Deadline to order is April 3rd.
April 5 Daffodil Days - 10:00am–4:00pm.Wednesdays To place an order call Cara at 508-295-5495
10th Annual Festival of Foods - Held through Sundays. Blithewold Mansion, Gardens,
ext 144. Tihonet Village Market. 146 Tihonet
at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor. To and Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road. Springtime
Rd. Wareham, MA 508.295.5437 www.
benefit Cardiovascular Services. Admission is returns to the shores of Narragansett Bay with a
tihonetvillagemarket.com 9am-4pm Saturday
$10. Contact Shannon Malone with questions spectacular display of more than 50,000 daffodils
& 9am-12pm Sunday
at 508-830-2095 or srmalone@jordanhospital adding to the breathtaking views at this thirty-
2-4pm three-acre garden estate. View floral displays
and exhibits in the mansion, and Wednesday
Mid-April to Mid-May
Annual Herring Run - Now is the time to
April 9 through Friday, enjoy afternoon tea in the dining
see the river herring make their way up Town
Newport Gallery Night, Newport room. Call (401) 253-2707 for a daffodil bloom
Brook to spawn in Billington Sea. Come watch
4:00pm–7:00pm. Various venues. Art exhibits update, or visit the Blithewold website for more
thousands swim their way up Town Brook to the
at galleries include hand-blown glass, information
fish ladder at the Grist Mill. Take a tour of the
woodblock prints, award-winning photography,
Grist Mill and rediscover an important part of
international handcrafts, and fine arts. Many April 17 our country's history. Jenney Grist Mill. 6 Spring
of the galleries host opening receptions, Pawtucket Red Sox Opening Night Ln., Plymouth, MA 508-747-4544 info@
and introduce artists and new exhibits on -Begins at 7:00pm. McCoy Stadium, One
jenneygristmill.org www.jenneygristmill.org
Gallery Night. Free admission to all galleries; Ben Mondor Way. See tomorrow's baseball
free parking at Newport Visitors Information stars today at McCoy Stadium, with the AAA
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