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Feb. Vaca. Art WeekArt on Center has a variety ofamazing classes for children andteens to explore on FebruaryVacation Week. All classes held at theCenter, 15 Center Street, Fairhaven.Music and Movement: Especiallyfor the little ones, we exploredifferent types of stretches and funmovement set to music. Age 3-6. Tues.& Thurs., 2/18 & 20, from 10-11amPaint the Masters: Van Gogh,Monet or Picasso, no matter whichone is your favorite this acrylicpainting class will show you how torecreate a masterpiece of your own!All materials are provided. Tuesday2/18, 12-2pm Ages 7+ Cost: $20Design your own sketchbookincluding a canvas wrap cover. Theterm “Color Field” describes a style ofabstract painting characterized bylarge canvas “fields” of color. Create aone-of-a-kind sketchbook. Wed. 2/1910:30am-12:30pm Ages 13+ Cost: $25Life Drawing: Increase your knowl -edge of the effects of light on form,volume and line. This is a great classto begin your studies in art or toimprove your drawing skills. Wed.2/19, 1-4pm Ages 13+ Cost: $15Suminagashi Painting: “Inkfloating”is the ancient Japanese tech -nique of painting on water to createmarbleized effects on paper. Use thefinished print to make cards, journalcovers, etc. Thurs. 2/20 1-4pm Ages12+ Cost: $22 Also “Create your ownpainted Sumi fan” class for ages 7-11.Cost: $20Wearable art: Jocelyn Souto willbe teaching two great “no sew”classes. All materials provided. No-Sew Tutu: Fri. 2/21 10:30am-12noonAges 10+ Fee $25 “No-Sew T-shirtScarf: Fri., 2/21 12:30-2pm Ages 10+Fee $20Class sizes are limited and prepaymentis required for most classes.Call 774-206-1709 or send an email toinfo@artoncenter.org Art on Center isa non-profit 501(c)3 arts organization.Fhvn Dems CaucusOn Sat., Feb. 22, members of theDemocratic Party who are registeredin Fairhaven will caucus to elect ninedelegates and three alternates toattend the party’s state convention inJune. The caucus will commence at 10a.m. in the auditorium of the MillicentLibrary at 45 Center St. in Fairhaven.AROUND TOWN HAPPENINGSParticipants should enter by theWalnut Street side entrance to thelibrary. Accessible. Registration willbegin 15 minutes prior to thescheduled start time of the caucus.Individuals wishing to run as adelegate or vote at the Fairhavencaucus must be registered Democratsin town as of January 31, 2014. Theofficial purpose of the caucus is toselect delegates to the 2014 Mass.Democratic Convention, where Mass.Democrats will vote to endorsecandidates for statewide office. Theconvention will be held at the DCUCenter in Worcester on Friday, June13 and Saturday, June 14, 2014.The caucus is open to all registeredDemocrats in Fairhaven and theDemocratic Town Committee wel -comes participants. Details on therules can be found atwww.massdems.org. For FairhavenDemocratic caucus information,please contact Rich Taber, Chair at508-542-6748. For general informationon the Convention or the DemocraticParty please call 617-939-0800 oremail contact@massdems.org.Winter EncampmentSaturday, February 22, 2014, 8:30a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Academy Buildinglawn, 141 Main Street, FairhavenThe Fairhaven Village Militia, theFairhaven Office of Tourism andguests present a historical winterencampment at the AcademyBuilding on the west lawn ofFairhaven High School. Talk to periodcostumed men and women about lifein the 1770s. See military drilling,flintlock musket and cannon firingdemonstrations and camp cookingdemonstrations and more. For moreinformation, call 508-979-4085 oremail FairhavenTours@aol.com.Book Group“Hotel on the Corner of Bitter andSweet, a Novel” by Jamie Ford, is thenext book selected by the MillicentLibrary’s Morning Discussion Group.The group will meet to discuss thebook on Thursday, February 20.The novel is set in the ethnicneighborhoods of Seattle duringWorld War II, and Japanese intern -ment camps of the era. It is a heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee,his father, and his first love, KeikoOkabe.All are welcome to come to the10:00 a.m. meeting in the library'sconference room, which is accessiblefrom the Walnut Street entrance. Thebook is available at the library andcan be reserved by visitingwww.MillicentLibrary.org.Future meeting dates and bookselections are also listed at this site.Discussions last about an hour. Formore information, please contactNorma Markey at 508-993-3745.Outdoor AdventureJoin the Buzzards Bay Coalition forFamily Bay Adventure Week, a freeseries of three eco-challenges to testand grow your family’s knowledge,creativity and connection to BuzzardsBay. We’ll enjoy a variety of activitiesthat will teach you about your localenviron ment while providing a funway for your whole family to worktogether.Obstacle CourseTuesday, Feb. 18 from 10-11 a.m.at West Island Town Beach (end ofFir Street, Fairhaven)Scavenger HuntWednesday, Feb. 19 from 10-11a.m. at LaPalme Farm (end of BlainStreet, Acushnet)OrienteeringThursday, Feb. 20 from 10-11 a.m.at Buttonwood Park (meet at thetennis courts by the Zoo parking lot)All events are FREE. Registrationis required. To RSVP, email bayadventures@savebuzzardsbay.org orcall 508-999-6363 ext. 219.These programs are part of theCoalition’s Bay Adventures series:programs designed for explorers ofall ages to get outside and discoverBuzzards Bay. To learn more, visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org/BayAdventures.Tea & Open HouseHistorical Tea & Open House,Sunday, February 23, from 1:00 to4:00 p.m., at Coggeshall MemorialHouse, 6 Cherry Street, Fairhaven.The Fairhaven Colonial Club holdsits annual open house and tea inobservance of the town’s anniver -sary. Visit this historical home andsee the collection of Fairhaven artand artifacts on display in this largecolonial-revival home built in 1908.Free. The historic building is notwheelchair accessible.Page 6Thursday, February 13, 2014Fairhaven Neighborhood News
Diesel Workshopfor WomenDeadline to register: 2/15 for twodayworkshop, March 15-16, at theMack Boring & Parts Company, 59Tarkiln Place, New Bedford.The two-day workshop willfamiliarize you with the propermethods of performing basic engineservice and emergency repairs, withtwo-thirds of your time working onthe engines yourself.On Saturday, you’ll get anintroduction to diesel engines andperiodic maintenance with lots ofopportunitites to do some workyourself. Sunday you’ll kick into highgear with hands- on work focusing onthe diesel engine’s lubrication, fuel,cooling and electrical systems. Atake-home reference manual is alsoincluded.This excellent opportunity withMack Boring is based on a minimumof seven and not more than 15women. Fee is $425 for NationalWomen’s Sailing Association members(add $45 for NWSA membership) andincludes workshop, training materialsand lunch. For more information,contact Claire Gerrish at 978-979-7241or email: wsf@womensailing.orgA Program of the Women’s SailingFoundation, c/o 146 South GreatRoad, Lincoln, MA 01773.Marine Corps LeagueThe Greater New Bedford MarineCorps League invites you to attend aninformational session about theMarine Corps League. Learn aboutopportunities, accomplishments andbenefits of your local detachment.All Male and Female Marines andFMF Corpsmen are invited to thePoirier Post VFW at the corner ofAppleton St and Ashley Blvd. (nearNB vocational high school) on Thurs.Feb. 13, from 7–8:30pm. Refresh -ments will be served.Check out our website atGNBMCL.ning.com. Call Rick Seguin508-496-9023 or Pete Lantz 508-505-6311 for more information.YTI AuditionsAuditions for Squabbles, byMarshall Karp, on Feb. 13 & 14, at7:30 p.m. at the handicap accessibleYour Theatre, Inc. at St. Martin'sChurch, 136 Rivet St. at County St.,HAPPENINGS OVERTOWNNew Bedford. Parking and entrance atrear of church on County St.For further information call YourTheatre, Inc. at 508-993-0772, ore-mail to info@yourtheatre.org. Visitwww.yourtheatre.orgRiver & RailSymposiumNoted historian, Kingston Heathwill lead a weekend symposium onenterprise and industry in NewBedford titled “The River and theRail” February 15-16 at the NewBedford Whaling Museum.The Port of New Bedford’s his -torical evolution as a manufacturingand commercial center providesvaluable perspective on the growthchallenges it faces today — managingocean resources, cleaning up acentury of pollution, and mapping apath forward for other maritimerelated industries while preserving itsfishing industry.Starts at 8:15 a.m. on Saturday,February 15; ends on Sunday at 12:30p.m.Registration: $65 (non-members$75); students $50 with valid i.d.Includes all sessions, Saturday’scomplete breakfast, luncheon,refreshments, Sunday’s continentalbreakfast and admission to allmuseum galleries. Saturday break -fast and keynote lecture only: $30.To register, call 508-997-0046 ext. 100,online: www.whalingmuseum.org.Feb Vacation atWhaling MuseumThree great American Presidents –George Washington, Abraham Lincolnand Teddy Roosevelt – will visit withchildren at the annual Presidents’ DayBirthday Bash Monday, February 17,from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at theNew Bedford Whaling Museum.Come explore how the FoundingFathers influenced New Bedfordhistory, participate in a scavengerhunt, create your own soapscrimshaw, and more. Children willhave the opportunity to dress as theirfavorite president and have theirphotograph taken beside the famousResolute Desk, created from the sameship’s timbers as the one used in theOval Office.Children must be accompanied byan adult. Presidents’ Day events inthe Jacobs Family Gallery and WattlesFamily Gallery are free. Regularadmission rates apply to all othermuseum galleries.Presidents’ Day kicks off a week ofevents for school vacation week thatincludes special tours and hands-onactivities each day, culminating with“All aboard the Lagoda” on Friday,February 21.For details call, (508) 997-0046, orvisit www.whalingmuseum.orgFeb. Vacation ArtFebruary vacation classes runFebruary 17-21, in Downown NewBedford. By Artworks and held at theNB Art Museum, 608 Pleasant St.Toreserve your place call 508-984-1588.Tweens on Wheels/Clay, Film,Acting and Video, Paper-macheAnimals/Birds, Make it and Useit!/Clay Beginner to IntermediateVarious prices and times/dates. Visithttp://artworksforyou.org/programs/kids-programs/Bouchard Spill MtgThe Natural Resource DamagesTrustee Council for the BouchardBarge-120 oil spill released a draftrestoration plan (RP) and environ -mental assessment (EA) for shoreline,aquatic and recreational useresources impacted by the 2003 spillin Massachusetts and Rhode Island.The Trustees will hear commentson the draft plan at a publicinformation meeting on Thursday,Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the CommunityRoom of the Keith Middle School, 225Hathaway Blvd., New Bedford.Review the Draft and submitcomments through Sunday, March 23,2014. A hardcopy of the Draft RP/EAis available in the City of Fall Riverand Town of Bourne public libraries.The electronic version of this DraftRP/EA document is available forpublic review at the following websites:http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/northeast/buzzard/index.htmlhttp://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/cleanup/nrd/Comments on the Draft RP/EAshould be submitted in writing to:NOAA Restoration Center, Attention:Buzzards Bay RP/EA ReviewCoordinator, 28 Tarzwell Drive,Narragansett, R.I. 02882;buzzardsbay.rp.ea.review@noaa.govFairhaven Neighborhood News Thursday, February 13, 2014 Page 7
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