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Community Events of Westport™
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Community Event Index for this page. Black Friday kicks off an
extravaganza of holiday bazaars and fairs! Return
to Index At least ten holiday fairs, bazaars and shows
are scheduled from Black Friday till Christmas that guarantee to keep
Westport shoppers and show-goers hopping around town. Starting with the Holiday Open House at the Vineyard
(see above), this past weekend featured the Holiday Artisans Gallery with artist Edward Melusky
of “Put a Cork in It” (above left) opening this past
weekend at the Amy C. Lund Studio and Gallery in Tiverton. The annual Christmas Bazaar at our Lady of Grace Church Parish Center on Sanford Road in Westport (above right) featured over 30 craft
tables, plus Lady Luck was on hand with: Winner-every-time table, elf’s
pot-of-gold, U pick-um table, and a big $$ raffle. Just think; only seven more to go! The day after Thanksgiving
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Click on images to enlarge Left: Historic restoration
work continues Friday on the Town Hall (left) as masonry workers Mike, Ron
and Derek of D. P. Masonry of Westport repoint, or
repair the joints of the chimney bricks under the watchful eye of the Kate
Cory. Right: Artisans Barri Throop (left) and Lynn Keith work diligently preparing a great assortment of
Christmas garlands, swags, tabletop trees, baskets and advent wreaths at
Partners Village Store. Their items will be available beginning today and
running through till December 9th, during the store’s normal
business hours. Both artists will be on-site for the next three weekends for
special orders. Stop by and say hello! Twas the
weekend before Thanksgiving . . . PAWHS-PTA 2nd Annual Holiday
Vendor/Craft Show Return to Index Saturday, November 17 View the photo album now
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Bryann Silva, 14, a freshman
at Westport High School, was canvassing hard for the WHS
Cheerleaders’ table at the recent Parents Association Westport High School’s
(PAWHS-PTA) 2nd
Annual Holiday Vendor/Craft Show. Ten school groups were invited by PAWHS-PTA to attend free of charge to support their
favorite community service group. “I thought the show went very well,” said Jeanne Cawley, PAWHS
president. “We had four more vendors than last year for a total of 24, and we
netted over $2000 which will be used to support after-prom parties for our
juniors and seniors,” she said. Among the other school groups joining the
vendors were: SAAD, the Key Club, the Math Club,
Classes of 2008, 2009, and 2010, Holly’s Memory Box, Music Boosters, and the
Student Council Store. “Everybody was happy, including the vendors,” Jeanne
said. “This year we had a pre-setup time on Friday, greatly reducing the
stress of last minute problems on Saturday morning. We really worked the
kinks out,” Jeanne added. The two giant scavenger hunt raffle baskets were
won by Austin MacKay of Westport (children), and Dorothy Coutinho
of Acushnet (adult). For more information on this PAWHS
event or others visit: www.wildcatpawhs.org. When
all through the town, there were Book Signings, Art Sales, and Concerts . . .
Click on images to enlarge Above
center: Thalia Cartwright of Dartmouth shares
memories of her father, the well known naval architect, Palmer Scott, with
authors Calvin Siegal (right) and Llewellyn Howland
III at Partners Village Store’s book signing on Saturday morning. Mr. Scott
is generally credited with the first design, and was an original builder, of
the molded fiberglass boat. Mr. Siegal and Mr.
Howland were signing copies of their book “On The Wind, The Marine Photographs of Norman Fortier.” Above left: Concerts
at the Point featured on Sunday the Mendelssohn
String Quartet.
The quartet of (left to right) Miriam Fried, violin; Daniel Panner, viola; Nicholas Mann, violin; and Marcy Rosen,
cello, has established a reputation as one of the most imaginative, vital and
exciting quartets of its generation. Above
right: Dennis Broadbent (right) opened his weekend art show and sale, “To the Point .
. . and Beyond” at the Westport
Art Group Friday night with a festive reception. Here he explains his latest
work with friend Rick Palumbo of Fall River. . . . and everything Westport! Tupelo Studios local artisan holiday show and sale
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The studio of Ruth Bourns hosted its fifth Annual Holiday Show and Sale over the weekend at 790 Drift Rd., Westport,
Ma. The nine participating artisans displayed work created by hand in their
studios in Westport, Fall River, Providence, and Portsmouth. . . . read more
Click on the images to enlarge Autumn
Splendor! Left to right: Magnificent view from
the Town Farm; Adamsville Pond, fresh from its dredging, has filled up with
the November rains; and a view down Hixbridge Road from Route 88. Photos taken November 11, 2007. Ceremonies honor our
nations finest - Sunday, November 11
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World War II Navy veteran Calvin Hopkinson
(middle row, center) took a lonely
walk through the Beech Grove Cemetery after Sunday morning’s Veterans Day ceremony.
Over 1500 veterans across the nation are lost to us each year, according to
the Westport Veteran’s Officer Ron Costa.
. . . more Let’s Thank Bill! - Thursday, November 8
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Past and present Westport Historical Society board members
gathered at Ellie’s Place to honor and thank Dr. William F. Wyatt for his
eight years as president . . . more Celebrate the BenchMarks in Central Village! - November 7, 2007 Return to Index View the photo album now
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The two major funders of the
Westport Cultural Council spoke at Celebrate the BenchMarks
in Central Village event held on Wednesday, Nov 7 at Lees Community Room. . . . more Read Elaine Ostroff’s remarks at
the Celebration! High Drama comes to
Tiverton – Saturday, November 3 Return
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Click on the images to enlarge Extratropical storm Noel took center stage Saturday night
and tried unsuccessfully to crash two charitable events in Tiverton - but the
shows went on. . . . more Nasty Noel takes a swipe at
Westport! - November 3 Return
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Click on the images to enlarge Noel, the fifth hurricane of the 2007 season,
turned into an ‘extratropical cyclone’ and took aim at the coastal sections
of the Northeast, unleashing its wind, but not its water, Saturday on
Westport. The northeast winds from the back side of this powerful system
actually prevented any flooding in Westport because it produced a tidal surge
to the southwest that, outside of creating some heavy surf against the east
side of Gooseberry Island and a choppy harbor with two foot waves, produced
the lowest high tide (4 p.m.) at the Head of Westport (photo lower left) seen in recent memory. In fact, previous
storms have turned the Head into a small lake as shown in the photo lower right dated October 28,
2006. . . . more Poets perform at Partners! - Thursday, November 1
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Click on the images to enlarge Partners
Village Store
hosted a reading on Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at its new location at
865 Main Road, continuing a series of readings that began in August at the
Macomber Community Center. Above left:
Bob Barboza, event leader, signed a copy of “Visions in Verse” for John Landry,
Poet Laureate who appeared as a guest reader
From the Chamber to the Bun! - Sunday, October 28
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46 Photos (winners’ photos by Buzzi Gilliam)
Click on the
images to enlarge Left: Concerts at the Point
put on their second performance of the season - the Adaskin String Trio with Sally Pinkas on
piano. They are
considered to be the premiere ensemble of its kind in North America. From the
left, Emlyn Ngai, Mark
Fraser, Sally Pinkas, and Steve Larson enjoy a light moment
before their Sunday performance. Upper
Right: The mother/daughter duo of Cathleen (ketchup) and Dorothy
(mustard) Masse weren’t about to eat their “hot” dog, Riley, at the Great Pumpkin
Road Race and Dog Walk! The atmosphere was festive this year as
East Greenwich, RI’s Dave Schaad was the overall
winner . . . more “Yogathon” at the Grange! - Saturday, October
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Click on the images to enlarge Above left: Participating teachers from left to
right are: Deb Stevens, Karen Moore Holliday, Mary Ann Turpin, Erica Sahlin, Caryl Sickul, and
Marina Raye. Above
right: Caryl Sickul demonstrates an improvised
“open-hearted warrior” position. The concept of the Yogathon
first took root when a student of Yoga
At The Grange . . . more “Tony the Dancing Cop™” at the Westport Free Public
Library! - Friday, October
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“Tony The
Dancing Cop™“,
world renowned performer, brought his Children’s Safety Show to the Westport
Free Public Library Thursday night to the delight of over 65 children and
adults in attendance. Once a full time Providence Police Officer, Tony Lepore danced his way from directing traffic to
international stardom. His very graceful and acrobatic traffic direction
style incorporated dance moves from George Jefferson to Elvis Presley and
John Travolta. Tony mixed into his performance the five safety rules of
Halloween trick or treating, such as examining all received candy, and being
sure a Halloween mask doesn’t interfere with street-crossing. Upper left: Tony teaches Isaac Hayes,
4 of Westport the basics in directing traffic. Middle
and Upper right: Tony with his two “sworn-in” assistants Briana Rogers 8 and Adam Raposa
11, both of Westport, perform the “traffic-hop” while assisting Tony in
keeping the cars moving at the library. Sponsored by the Westport Arts Council through a grant
from the Helen E. Ellis Charitable Trust administered by the Bank of America.
Visit Tony on-line at www.providencedancingcop.com “Silver and Gold’s” Ray and Susan perform at the
Westport Senior Center – Thursday, October 25 These two experienced performers entertained
guests over lunch at the COA’s Senior Center on
Reed Road. These popular ‘sandwich and a song’ dance events always draw a
beautiful crowd of Westport’s finest! Go
to Senior Comings and Goings
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on the images to enlarge Partners Parties!!! – Saturday and Sunday, October 20 and 21
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The Westport Fire Department is raising the roof at the COA! - Saturday, October 20 Return to Index View photo album now
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Visitors to the Senior Center certainly had their choice
of activities during Celebrate the Generations Day . . . more Carl Bissonnette and friends serenading the ladies at
the Westport Senior Center - Wednesday, October 17th Return to Index Click
on the photos to enlarge
Carl Bissonnette and
friends Bob Ferreira and Brad Lyons were entertaining the crowd at the COA’s recent sing and sandwich event. Performing for over
50 years, Carl played a mixture of Country, Bluegrass and Pop. A great lunch
and even greater performance had all those in attendance smiling! These popular events put on by the Westport
Senior Center are wonderful activities and should not be missed by anyone.
Hats off to the COA! Left – Carl, Bob, and Brad singing to (from left to right)
Violet King, Barbara Santos, Phyllis Bissaro, and
Barbara Alex. Center – (from left to right) Bob,
Carl and Brad. Right – Enjoying
the performance were (from left to right) Henry Plante,
eldest COA statesman, Judy Turner, volunteer, and
Faye Philla, COA
Assistant Director of Social Day Programs. 3rd Annual Westport Lions Arts and Crafts Show – Saturday and Sunday, October 13th and 14th Return to Index View
photo album now 19 Photos
Duke Duchnowski of Duke’s Decoys
in Buzzards Bay displayed his carving .
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