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4th Annual
Westport River SUP Classic!
Boston
College Law School legal historian Mary Bilder will
discuss her new book "Madison's Hand."
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4th Annual Westport River SUP
Classic! The Westport
River SUP Classic is an ACA sanctioned 3 mile recreational or 7.5 mile Elite
race on the East Branch of the Westport River in Westport. EverythingWestport.com Wednesday,
November 4, 2015 Join Osprey Sea
& Surf Adventures, Old County Road, at the Head of Westport on Saturday,
November 14th for their 4th Annual Westport River SUP Classic! Overview The Westport
River SUP Classic is an ACA sanctioned 3-mile recreational or 7.5-mile Elite
race on the East Branch of the Westport River in Westport, Ma. Participants
will paddle downriver around a buoy and loop back to the start/finish line. Paddlers can
except to paddle against the tide and wind for one leg of the race. As with
all on-water activities, safety should be the first concern of all
participants and organizers. The safe and sportsmanlike conduct of this event
is your personal responsibility and is essential to guaranteeing the future of
the Westport River SUP Classic. Paddlers will
start heats composed of comparable crafts. Times will be kept and recorded
for all participants. Competitive racers are allowed within the guidelines of
safety and sportsmanship, to push one another to their limits. Casually
oriented paddlers are welcome, and may cover the course in a more relaxed
fashion. For safety
reasons, all participants must clear the course by 12:15 p.m. After the race
there will be a barbeque and equipment demos for racers and spectators alike.
The demos and barbeque are free for racers, and non–racers are asked to make
a five dollar donation that will benefit The Wounded Warrior Project. Click here for Online
Registration - $50 adults,
$25 youths 12-17 years of age; all on-line registrations will receive a free teeshirt and a ticket for a complimentary barbeque. Race
Day Registration is $55, but there is no guarantee of entry or tee shirt. Schedule of Events : 8:30am – 9:30am -
Registration 9:45am – Racers
Meeting – Mandatory for all paddlers Race Starts: 10:00 am – Mens 7.5 mile – Unlimited 10:17 am – Mens 3 mile – 14
Need a board?
Give them a call at 508.636.0300 and they will try to find a demo board for
you. They have some sweet SIC boards that like to go fast! They do have SUP
rentals available at a reduced rate of $20 for any racers who need one. Equipment Requirements:
Parking: Event parking is
located right at the launch so unloading your gear is convenient. Please be
considerate of other racers and river users and move your boat or board out
of the parking lot and to the designated staging area quickly. The Head of Westport
does not have a large parking lot so carpooling with other racers is
encouraged and please park as efficiently as possible. Once your gear is
unloaded you can park across the river along Drift Road. Osprey Sea & Surf Adventures reserves
the right to: Disqualify
any participant for lack of required equipment, unsafe operation, disregard for rules or unsportsmanlike behavior; and
disqualify any participant who has gained an advantage by drafting
outside of its registered class, blocking an overtaking craft,
ignoring someone in distress, or causing damage to another craft. Massachusetts
Legislature enhances veteran protections, expands benefits for Purple Heart recipients. EverythingWestport.com Thursday, November 5, 2015 Representative Paul A. Schmid (D-Westport) joined his colleagues in the
House of Representatives to pass multiple bills to protect the identities and
legacies of active-duty military personnel and veterans. These bills build
upon existing legislation to expand opportunities and services for military
personnel, veterans and their families. The Stolen Valor Act criminalizes falsely representing oneself as
military personnel, a veteran or a recipient of specific military honors in
order to receive money, property or a tangible benefit. This crime would be
punishable by a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment of not more than one
year. “I am so
proud of the collective work of my colleagues to ensure the Legislature
continues to protect and preserve the integrity of those who served our Commonwealth and country.
Massachusetts has always been at the forefront of
veteran benefit programs, and given the close proximity to the celebration of
Veteran’s Day next week, it was a no-brainer to pass these bills and further their protection.” State
Representative Paul Schmid. Under legislation passed today, Purple Heart recipients would have free
access to state parks, forests and reservations. The House also passed bills
related to stealing, damaging or desecrating veterans’ graves and
inappropriately removing a commemorative American flag representing service
the military, police or fire departments. This
highly anticipated exhibition features affordable works by many artists from
our local community and across the country. EverythingWestport.com Friday, November
6, 2015 Small
Works: November 11th –
December 20th | Artistsʼ Reception: Saturday,
November 14th form 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Holiday
Masquerade Ball: Saturday, December
12th from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Dedee Shattuck Gallery is pleased
to present their fourth annual Small Works exhibition.
Above: Beverly Carter - Vessel 4, 2014; white stoneware 3"
x 8" This highly
anticipated exhibition features affordable works by many artists from our
local community and across the country. They will showcase artistic expertise
and craftsmanship through many media including painting, jewelry and
metalsmithing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, illustration, ceramic,
woodworking, and textiles. This exhibition
of affordable works, priced $500 or less, features many of the unforgettable
emerging and established artists that the Shattuck has previously showcased,
as well as several bright new voices. Dedee Shattuck
Gallery invites the public to an Artists’ reception to celebrate the opening on
Saturday, November 14th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. They will conclude
their year during this exhibition, with their second annual celebratory
masquerade ball on Saturday, December 12th from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Tickets
available at www.dedeeshattuckgallery.com/masquerade
or by calling 508.636.4177. Dance to music
and celebrate winter in semi-formal masquerade attire. Guests are welcome to
take home their small works purchases beginning this evening, through the
following week until the end of the exhibition on Sunday, December 20th. This will be Dedee Shattuck Gallery’s final exhibition of 2015 before
closing for the winter to re-open on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Dedee Shattuck Gallery is located at 1 Partners Lane, Westport. Gallery
hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday from
12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Artists’
receptions and exhibitions are free and open to the public. EverythingWestport.com Saturday, November
7, 2015 Shoppers’ taste
buds were teased today by fanciful treats, savory samples and snacks, all
harbingers of the holidays to come at Lees Market’s First Annual Holiday Open
House. Talk about not
going shopping when you’re hungry! At every turn of
every aisle at Westport’s hot social and shopping spot, customers got the
chance to sample gourmet meats, cheeses, chips, dips and crackers, and
deliciously served up imaginative entrées sure to please the most
discriminating of palettes. Hats off to
Owner/Manager Traci and her crew for a fun day at Lees.
Boston
College Law School legal historian Mary Bilder will
discuss her new book "Madison's Hand." EverythingWestport.com Sunday, November 8,
2015 Boston College
Law School legal historian Mary Bilder (pictured
right) will discuss her new, much acclaimed, book "Madison's Hand" on Friday, November 20th from 5:00
to 6:00 p.m. at Dedee Shattuck Gallery, 865
Main Road, Westport. The event is free
and open to the public.
In an unprecedented investigation that draws on digital technologies
and traditional textual analysis to trace Madison’s composition, Mary Sarah Bilder reveals that Madison revised the Notes to a far
greater extent than previously recognized. The Notes began as a diary of the Convention’s proceedings. Madison
abandoned the project at a critical juncture, however, and left the Notes
incomplete. He did not return to finish them until several years later,
largely for Thomas Jefferson. By then, Madison’s views were influenced by the
new government’s challenges and Jefferson’s political ideas. Madison’s
evolving vision of republican government, his Virginia allegiances, his
openness to constitutional protection for slavery, his fascination with the
finer points of political jockeying, and his depictions of Alexander Hamilton
and Charles Pinckney shifted during the writing and rewriting of his account.
When the Notes were finally published in 1840, the layers of revision
were invisible. Madison’s version of events quickly assumed an aura of objectivity, and
the Notes molded the narrative of the Constitution. “Madison’s Hand” offers readers a biography of a document that, over two
centuries, developed a life and character all its own. Professor Bilder will be available to sign copies of the book prior
to her talk. “Madison's Hand” is available for "Every
historian who has ever written about the Constitutional Convention has used
James Madison's 'Notes' as a fundamental primary source. Madison's Hand is an
exceptionally important piece of work that will have a profound effect on all
future work on the Constitutional Convention."
- Richard Beeman,
author Our Lives, Our Fortunes, and Our Sacred Honor. "Bilder has written the definitive study of one of the
most influential texts in American Constitutional history. She
demonstrates that Madison's notes on the Philadelphia Convention were never
intended to preserve an impartial transcript of debates for posterity [--]
rather to serve the various purposes of their author, which changed
dramatically over the decades." - Eric
Nelson, author The Royalist Revolution. "Anyone who
wants to understand the Constitution must take this book into account."
- Michael McConnell,
co-author The Constitution of the United States. "Accessible
and brilliant." - Wall Street Journal © 2015 Community Events of Westport. All rights
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