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27 Our Third Annual Kids IssueIt’s high society for the little ones

Every Month11 Letters

15 So HappeningSpringtime blossoms in Wickford

17 So & So 20 Social Network

35 So StylishA house fit for a captain

37 Tastemaker 39 Shopping 40 Whole Body 43 Lifestyle

47 So DeliciousComfort food done right

49 Review 51 Foodie Journal 52 Tastemaker 55 Dining Guide

59 So EntertainingThe hunt (for Easter eggs) is on

60 Calendar 63 On Stage 64 Art View

68 So ApprovedHot out of the oven

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ContentsAPRIL 2011

On the Cover: Photography by Stacey Doyle, clothing by Teddy Bearskins and accessories by Polka Dot Panda. Ava appears courtesy of the St. Pierre Modeling Agency.


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Letters

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Secret Identity RevealedThanks so much for producing such a nice piece about our home (“Trans-At-lantic Living,” January 2011). We’re de-lighted with how it turned out and really appreciate you respecting our privacy requests. The price my wife has paid in not wanting to be named is that I am now getting all the credit for how gor-geous you made our home look. Hurrah.

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The Responder RespondsRecently an article was printed re-garding the University of Rhode Is-land’s EMS department (“First to Re-spond,” February 2011). Mr. Cipriano wrote a wonderful article. However, being a source of some of his in-formation, I wanted to clarify a few things. The number 874-2121 is an emergency line. Individuals seeking information regarding CPR classes

should call 874-5255. As for myself, I currently work for the Office of Emergency Management, as well as for the ambulance department. I did not start working for OEM until Oc-tober 2009. Other than that, I feel it was a great article and represented our department beautifully!

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Besides what’s going on in the cover story, there’s a lot of kid-friendly fun hap-pening this month, like the Pawcatuck River being overtaken by thousands of rubber ducks, April vacation activities, and Easter Egg hunts to celebrate the appearance of a certain chocolate-tot-ing bunny. Read on to find out all about them. With all of that, plus the first warm weather after a long winter, it’s certain to be a great month. Enjoy! -Julie

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GOOD CAUSE

Walking HomeSWIM WITH THE FISHES

Are You Feeling Lucky, Duck? Not everybody is fortunate enough to have a roof

over his head, but there is something the citizens of Rhode Island can do to help. The Welcome House of South County is having its 23rd annual Walk for Shelter event to raise money, along with the com-munity’s knowledge regarding the homeless. Doug Alley, who is the event coordinator for Fancy To-mato Events and is helping to plan the walk, says, “It’s a wonderful cause and an important aspect of a community-based need. The key mission is aware-ness. Helping the homeless is a tremendous need in South County and it needs to be more socially rec-ognized. People need more awareness on the issue.”

The 10K walk will take place on April 22 outside the Peace Dale Congregational Church. The walk will start at 9am, so wear comfortable sneakers and be ready to strut for a great cause. The Welcome House is always accepting donations, so even if you can’t attend the event, you can still help out by do-nating household supplies or even your time as a cook for evening dinners. For more information on the event contact Doug Alley at 595-5578 or [email protected] –Carlee Carbone

Ah, the rubber duck. It’s cute, it’s kitschy – but it can also win you a big wad of cash (think $2500) or an all expenses paid trip to Disneyworld. That is, if yours is the lucky duck to win big at the annual Pawcatuck River Duck Race.

If you haven’t heard about this unique fundraiser, here’s how it works: on April 30, the Greater Westerly-Pawca-tuck Chamber will dump 20,000 rubber ducks into the Pawcatuck River. Each one is sponsored by someone in the community. The ducks swim and swim (ok, they’re pushed by the moving river) and the first little guy to cross the finish line wins that person the grand prize.

The ducks are only $5 each to sponsor, and you can reg-ister right up until that afternoon. The proceeds benefit over 40 local schools and community organizations in both RI and CT, and there are over 90 prizes you have a shot at winning. Even if you don’t win anything, it’s still worth checking out the afternoon’s festivities – and you can say that you witnessed the cutest (and most colorful) race of the year. www.westerlychamber.org –Julie Tremaine

Its official: the long winter we’ve had is behind us. Say goodbye to the snow and cold and hello to flow-ers and sun during Wickford Daffodil Days. This annual weekend event will be held on April 30 and May 1 in cel-ebration of the warmth and renewal of spring. Enjoy the wonderful weather while taking a stroll along the pic-turesque streets of historic Wickford Village, shopping in the one-of-a-kind stores or participating in the week-end’s exciting activities.

Thousands of potted flowers will line the streets to help spread spring fever. On Saturday at 1pm, a bagpiper

will walk the streets of downtown Wickford serenading merrymakers. At 2pm, enjoy a spring fashion show fea-turing local boutiques and late in the day, a bluegrass jam session that’s open to all musicians. On Sunday, a dog parade will take place at noon, beginning at St. Paul’s Parish. You also won’t want to miss the two-day only sidewalk sales or the display of blossoming artists drawn from the ranks of local grade school children. Grab your family and friends and head to Wickford Village to help kick off the season with a bang – or a bloom. www.wick-fordvillage.org –Ashley Graham

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Celebrate the Season


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“Pound the Pavement, Pound a Nail” is the motto of the South County Habitat for Humanity during one of their biggest fundraisers of the year, a two-mile walk on the URI quad at 1pm on April 2. There will also be special games, activities and door prizes. The Building Homes Cam-paign committee, which is halfway to its goal of raising $80,000 to build houses in Haiti, Chile and near URI, will be entering participants who raise at least $50-100 in raffles to win prizes. $10 per registration. 213-6711, www.southcountyhabitat.org.

An annual tradition for over 40 years, Clown Town is a children’s event put on by the Greenwich Bay Women’s Club to raise money for various Rhode Island charities. The day of family fun takes place on April 9 at St. Luke’s Church in East Greenwich, and offers carnival-style games, face painting, homemade baked goods and more. The Basket Bonanza Raffle, a collection of $25-valued raffle baskets from local vendors, raises mon-ey for the GBWC’s scholarship fund. Free admission (games 25-75 cents each). 885-4376, www.gbwc.org.

Energetic individuals are needed to help the Autism Project with their Annual Imagine Walk on April 10 at Goddard Memorial Park. The walk, which raises money to send autistic children to camp, will be followed by an afternoon of family-oriented ac-tivities. Volunteers will help serve in the food tent at this time, as well as assist with the activities. 785-2666 x 1004, www.theautismproject.org.

Save the Bay will be undertak-ing an Earth Day Coastal Cleanup of Easton’s Beach in Newport and Misquamicut Beach in Westerly on April 16, from 11:30am-2pm. Volun-teers should be prepared to do some heavy lifting and bending, and dress appropriately (closed-toe shoes and warm work gloves are strongly rec-ommended). Cleaning up the coast is a great opportunity for teens and children, who will need to be ac-companied by either a parent or a guardian. Sign up early by contact-ing Stephany Hessler. 272-3540 x 130, www.savebay.org.

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Spread the Love (and the Frosting)They say the kitchen is the heart of any home, so it only makes sense that it should be the heart of any good birth-day party as well. Nancy Schwab felt the same exact way, which is why she started Petite Chef, a fun and unique learning experience. Young chefs (four and up) will measure, mix and roll as they proudly create their own party desserts. For $225, “The Perfect Recipe for a Party” includes custom invitations, all dessert ingredients, in-struction in the nut-free kitchen for two hours, a cloth apron for the guest of honor signed by his or her friends, chef hats for everyone to bring home, recipe and folder to decorate, all party goods and supplies (candles, drinks, plates, etc.) and a pastry box to bring home the baked goods, all for up to 12 children. For an additional cost, a variety of children’s cooking utensils are available for party favors. Not only will your little chef have fun with food, but $10 from every party is donated to the Haitian Health Foundation’s “Buy a Goat” program, so this is a party that everyone can feel good about.

Amp It Up: After the party, use recipe cards as thank you notes, with your fa-vorite recipes on them, and use this to start a recipe swap with your friends for future cooking/baking playdates. www.petitechef.net, 921-2566

Go Wild If there is one common denomina-tor to an entire spectrum of ages, it’s a love for animals. There’s something about a soft bunny with floppy ears or even a stinky, snorting pig that brings

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Amp It Up: A traveling petting zoo would work wonderfully with a barn-yard or farm– themed backyard party. Decorate with animal print balloons and buckets of apples, fill the yard with bales of hay for seating (great photo opp!), place horse sticks around the yard for kids to gallop with and wrap favors in colorful bandanas. www.ani-malaffair.net, 774-319-3019

Get CreativeWe like to think that our children are all Picassos at heart (no, really, they are), so why not let them show their stuff and paint some pottery at a birth-day party with Clayground Studio in East Greenwich? Whether it’s banks, boxes or animals, partygoers will get the chance to create their own master-piece while enjoying cake with friends. The pottery party includes an hour and a half in a private room (for ages five and up) and all painting, glazing and firing of pieces (which are to be picked up one week later by the host). For ages seven and up, there’s also a glass fusing party, which involves creating projects like a trivet, bowl, plate or

jewelry by stacking two more layers of glass together, and then melting them in the kiln. And all this coolness starts at $18 per guest.

Amp It Up: Make it a storybook paint-ing party! Bring in a different children’s book for each guest and have the young artist paint their project piece to resemble something in their book. And give the book (along with the pottery piece) as the favor. www.clayground-studio.com, 884-4888

Explore the DeepThe first sharks lived over 300 mil-lion years ago, even before dinosaurs. Since then, these fascinating, widely misunderstood sea creatures have slowly broken free from the grasp of fear that Jaws instilled in all of us. (No, he will not come out of the pool light.) Lucky for us, we can redeem our rela-tionships with the lovely little guys at an award-winning shark-petting birth-day party hosted by Biomes Marine Biology Center in North Kingstown. For $200 and up to 20 children (ages 5-12), you’ll be given a private event where you can pet tide pool creatures, eels, horseshoe crabs and, of course, our finned friends. All that needs to be brought in is cake, food and paper goods (or you can have pizza delivered from a local pizzeria). It’s fun and edu-cational without any fear – sounds like a fantastic party.

Amp It Up: Bring in some sea treats for your guests: edible aquariums made from individual blue Jell-o cups filled with gummy sharks or Swedish fish; shark cupcakes and cookies; sea punch, filled with ice cubes made from a novelty ice cube tray in the shapes of fish. Neoprene shark hats and visors

could make great favors. www.biomes-center.com, 295-4690

bring the Circus HomeThis party idea gives new meaning to the three-ring circus you have going on in your home. The Carnival Party transforms your location into a Big Top celebration (for ages 3-12) with a pack-age that includes personalized invita-tions, eight mini carnival games, mini ticket booth, group activities, prizes for the games, face painting, spin art and two party hosts. They’ll provide all the supplies necessary while you pro-vide the food, drinks and guests.

Amp It Up: Construct a bold, tri-col-ored balloon archway at the entrance to the party area. Rent a popcorn or cotton candy machine from a local party rental place. Have dad dress up like Bozo the Clown while making his best attempt at balloon animals. Fun favor ideas could be rainbow-colored wigs with big, red noses or a candy “bar” where each child makes their own bag of colorful, nostalgic goodies to take home. www.thecarnivalparty.com, 641-8533

Head Down to the Farm Old McDonald has nothing on Cot-trell Farm, a picturesque, family-run farm in Jamestown. The 30-acre property raises Huacaya alpacas, Border Leicester/Shetland sheep, miniature donkeys, chickens and Ni-gerian Dwarf dairy goats, as well as producing fiber items from their ani-mals, eggs, honey, mushrooms and

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Strike Out (In a Good Way)When you think of it, a bowling alley is the perfect place to have a birthday party. Where else can you be loud and silly while throwing balls down a lane and wearing footwear that closely re-sembles clown feet? Old Mountain Lanes of Wakefield has been around for 50 years, but there is nothing ar-chaic about this hoppin’ joint that houses two restaurants, a coffee shop, pub, video games, billiards and, of course, bowling. Choose from three party packages that include two hours of bowling, shoe rentals, party sup-plies, snacks and refreshments and other fun options – all starting at $9.95 per child (eight-child minimum). Just bring a cake and you’re ready to rock.

Amp It Up: Theme your bowling par-ty and have all of the guests come dressed the part (think superheroes or Disney characters). Or, make it a “sil-ly party” and have all of your guests come to the party in a silly hat and mismatching socks and clothes. If a theme is too much, you could create

some team birthday t-shirts for your guests to wear at the party, then take home as favors. www.oldmountain-lanesri.com, 783-5511

Pamper the Girls – and YourselfIf there is one thing girls of all ages love, it’s to be pampered like a prin-cess. Even if your daughter would rath-er be Princess Fiona than Cinderella, it doesn’t mean she can’t have beautiful hair, makeup and nails while doing so. Wickford’s Beauty and the Bath has just the party. From twisties and glit-ter hair spray to colorful cheeks and lips, this beauty bash is a guaranteed hit. Held from 5-7pm on Friday nights, the cost is $28 per child with a 12-child minimum. Parents may bring along snacks (there’s a pizza parlor located conveniently across the street), favor-ite music, decorations and cake, and each child makes a lavender sachet to take home as a party favor.

Amp It Up: Go all out and make it a girly-girl party by dressing up in fa-vorite princess (or girly) costumes. A girly-girl favor idea could be Piggy Paint nontoxic nail polish or flavored lip glosses. www.beautyandthebath.com, 294-3576

Go Fly a Kite Think of the largest playroom you’ve ever seen (2,000 square feet large), clad with crafts and creative arts, board games and puzzles, books, a puppet theater, a dollhouse, trucks and trains, climbing structures, a sci-ence and discovery area, a kitchen, a play tent and tunnel, and pretty much anything else a newborn to six-year-old would be interested in and you have Kite Tails Play Center in North Kingstown. Birthday parties include a consultation with a party-planner, an hour and a half of play, and 30 minutes for gifts and refreshments. There are many different party packages avail-able (including fun themed ones), all of which start at $175 for up to 15 chil-dren. It’s a month’s worth of playdates in one neatly wrapped party package. www.kitetailsplaycenter.com, 885-1876

Amp It Up: There isn't much you can do to make a Kite Tails party any more exciting - except help the little ones re-member it afterwards. Capture those moments of creativity and discovery, then put together a souvenir photo al-bum on www.snapfish.com to give out to party guests afterwards.

Mom of three Jen Senecal is a free-lance writer and graphic designer.

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the city, the beach or a busy street), Star Wars action figures in the bath-room, walls decorated with license plates, a fish tank or live music.

Order immediately.

Once seated, order drinks, appetiz-ers and/or a breadbasket, so even if the rest of the meal takes a while to arrive the kids will have something to curb their appetite. If I know what the kids are eating for their meal, I order it along with the drinks.

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We always bring small notebooks, pencils or crayons, since there is no guarantee the restaurant will stock these items. Even easier, bring a mini magnetic doodle screen with attached pen and easy-slide eraser. Kids can doodle, play tic-tac-toe or hangman without running out of pa-per or losing the pen.

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Some children prefer looking at books or reading. Depending on the age of the child, bring along board books, picture books or chapter books.

Try storytelling.

Telling stories at the table can en-gage the whole family in dialogue and listening. To create a group story, have one person start the tale: “Once upon a time, there was a small house on top of a big moun-tain…” Then, go around the table and have each member take a turn telling a part of the story. Stop when the food arrives. Art supplies are handy for the kids who prefer draw-ing their part.

Play games.

Bring along a portable game – small and magnetic work well at restaurants – or play a verbal game like “I Spy.” Say, “I spy a person with a hat,” and see if the kids can find someone in the restaurant with a hat.

Create a challenge.

Play “Guess how many minutes it will take the ice cubes in my drink to melt?” (also good for practicing counting) or “How many people do you think can fit in this room?”

Take a walk.

It’s not unusual for kids to get restless sit-ting for long periods of time without mov-ing around. If you know the wait for food will be long or your child is prone to rest-lessness, take a walk (before, during or af-ter the meal) and explore: the bathroom, the artwork, the kitchen, or go outside. SO

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April’s birthstone is the diamond. Ev-ery woman wants a tennis bracelet, but what would you recommend as a fabulous (and slightly more affordable) birthday present for any April baby? Sterling silver jewelry is a very economi-cal gift. It creates a fresh look and some comes with diamonds. We also have diamond hoops and bracelets that are very affordable.

What kind of pieces do you carry for men? Men don’t wear much jewelry, but when they do, there’s always one specific piece that they wear a lot of. Rings, chains, cuf-flinks, bracelets, watches and pens are popular essentials. The money clip is also a clever gift to buy for someone.

What’s most popular right now? What’s a trend in accessories that you like? Diamonds coming in from trade shows are well-liked – especially multicolored and black diamonds. Also, the Chamilia beads people use to create and person-alize charm bracelets are popular. Color diamonds are another favorite because they are beautiful, affordable and dif-ferent from other types of jewelry. Dia-mond hoops are a great staple that can go along with anything.

More and more people are taking old jewelry and remaking it into more mod-ern pieces. Do you offer services like that? Is it really more affordable than buying new? Yes, when we first opened the store we started on jewelry repair and gold buy-ing. We have laser equipment designed to work on delicate and intricate jewelry, like the emerald for example, which is very delicate. We do a huge amount of business in repair and restoration, such as ring sizing and fixing broken clasps. Replacements are sometimes less ex-pensive, but depending on what type of jewelry it is it can be costly. Jewelry holds a lot of sentimental value. Cus-tomers do like to get creative and we

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What’s your favorite piece of jewelry in the store? My favorites change with the weather. For spring I really love pearls. I also love the multi-colored Tahitian pearls, which are golden, gray and black.

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One of Westerly’s most fashionable shops, Seaport Downtown, is every fash-ion-forward shopaholic’s dream come true. Here you will find colorful scarves, bags of every shape and size, casual to dressy apparel, ballet flats, sandals and jewelry to complement any outfit.

If the name sounds familiar to you, rest assured, you’re not having déjà vu. Sea-port Downtown has three sister stores: Seaport Studios, Seaport Surf and Sea-port Next Door, all located in Watch Hill. But don’t let the name mislead you. Al-though Seaport Downtown is stylishly similar to owner Perry Kellogg’s other three stores, the first of which her moth-er opened in 1985, it also has many quali-ties that set it apart. It is the only store of the three that is open all year round – the others are seasonal – and the style of the clothing is also much different.

For years, owning a store that would be open year-round in Westerly was nothing more than a dream Kellogg hoped would someday come true. When she saw the vacant location on Broad Street in 2009, she knew it was time to make Seaport Downtown a re-ality. The architecture of the buildings, window space, Main Street feel and historic surroundings are what drew her to the space.

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“Contemporary” is how Kellogg de-scribes the clothing styles at Downtown. This store is “less beachy” than the oth-ers, which is due to the location.

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In order to keep up with trends, she travels to New York, Orlando and oc-casionally Los Angeles to view clothing lines and gain different perspectives on what is currently in style. When view-ing new lines she keeps her customers’ needs in mind. At a lot of the shows, ex-perts are currently praising the trend of herring pants, but that does not mean they will show up on the racks of her store, she explains. Although the items in the store are trendy, they are not over the top styles. It is important to Kellogg that her boutique has items that peo-

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Knowing the flower whisperer was the closest example I had to what T’ai Chi might be, I thought it unfair to judge the whole exercise on this one admittedly funny experience. Finding several classes at Sundance in East Greenwich, I opted to try “an increasing range of motion based on the T’ai Chi principals” class with instructor Charlie Westcott. West-cott said the class introduced some of the movements used in T’ai Chi and was ideal for those with back pain.

Westcott explained to the small class that T’ai Chi is based on five principles: slow, soft, steady, smooth and safe. Thinking in those terms, it was obvious how each principle fit in to the exercises we performed. Simply shifting weight from one foot to another made your mind and body slow down, a deliberate movement instead of a hurried task.

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Though we weren’t extending our bodies in extreme ways, I still felt the concentrated movements in my arms, legs and core. Westcott explained how the movements were based on martial arts and the teachings of Tai Chi Chuan master Yang Lu-ch’an, who could beat any fighter due to his reputed cool com-posure and steady movements.

After cooling down, we didn’t bow to Westcott, but rather placed one hand in an open palm and the other in a fist to show respect. He added that in addition to helping those with back issues, T’ai Chi has also shown to be helpful for those with arthritis, diabetes and osteoporosis. Perhaps the flower whisperer I’d seen was onto something.

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A lifelong villager of charming Wickford, Deb-bie Sabo is intimately acquainted with what makes this little corner of Rhode Island like nowhere else in the world. Her roots here go back generations (“My great-grandfather was Captain Mason, and he was a great fisherman,” she recounts) and her father still resides in the historic John Updike house on Pleasant Street. So when she bought a plain, 1950s-era Colonial on Pros-pect Avenue, she was eager to make the home a cel-ebration of her heritage – but not too eager.

Sabo is a talented artist who creates fine custom paint treatments for homeowners, decorators, contractors and more. Her business, Fauxtique, is in demand, but when she moved into the no frills abode, she resisted the urge to get right to work. Instead, she nestled in and explored the possibilities in her head, both architectur-ally and decoratively, for nearly seven years. Turns out, letting the dust settle was the best decision she made.

“It’s nice because the ideas we had right away weren’t nearly as good as the ideas we had once we lived here for a while,” she explains. And it’s a good thing she did wait, because her vision wasn’t just a minor upgrade: walls came down, beams went up, porches were made into living spaces and square footage was added. “I did it all,” Sabo beams. “I had a little advice from Ann Grasso, and then there was another lady that helped me with the beams and the architectural part.” The newly fin-

ished result is uniquely her own; an eclectic mix of casual comfort meets nautical charm.

“My theme was, it’s a captain’s house, and he went to faraway places and brought back things he liked,” she explains, looking around the formal living room. The space is warm with an inviting fireplace, Victorian Era-looking tufted loveseat, nautical paintings and a shell-encrusted chandelier reminiscent of a sailor’s Valentine. A piano and other instruments create a musical nook and the detailed border around the hardwood floors painted by Sabo is a stunning addition that makes it hard to imagine it hasn’t been there for centuries.

Separated from the entry and stairway to the sec-ond floor, a full bathroom and hallway leading to the kitchen lie opposite the formal living room. “The bath-room, which was the dining room, is just so much bet-ter,” Sabo says. A French door with frosted glass leads into the bathroom where a medicine cabinet is uncon-ventionally located on a side wall parallel with the vanity – only you’d never guess it’s a medicine cabinet at all. It’s a painting in a gilded frame, and the cabinet is re-cessed inside the wall, while in lieu of a traditional mirror, a small, circular one protrudes from the opposite wall and a window lies straight ahead. “People freaked out at first, but I really wanted the light from the window that was already there. I found the art at some used place then fixed it all up.”

The vanity is a repurposed antique wood chest stripped and refinished in a soft blue stain juxtaposed by a modern glass vessel sink resting on top. “I wanted it to look like furniture,” she explains. “And it was just perfect for it.” Another section of the bathroom, sepa-rated by a pair of pocket doors, intersects the space to offer privacy for one to use the shower. Plus there is a small sitting area, a tall, utilitarian chest to house toilet-ries and facecloths, and a window dressed with a whim-sical treatment that filters ample light in through clear but textured Venetian blinds that allow for modesty. “This way, you can have two people in the bathroom, but could also just have a powder room for company if you wanted,” she says.

A Victorian looking chandelier plucked from one of Sabo’s flea market or antique store jaunts – refurbished with her skill and made eye-catching by her unique touch – lends added ambiance. While each furnishing and décor element in the bathroom and throughout the home individually offers a distinct style, nary would one think they would come together in a cohesive de-sign scheme. But somehow, with Sabo’s creative edge, it flows in what seems like an endlessly eye-catching space, an anti-cookie cutter home from floor to ceiling.

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The hallway leads to the heart of the home: an open kitchen space that is as functional as it is exceptional. A muted tone on the walls lets the artwork, inter-esting serving dishes and gurgle pots, and oversized, two-level island take cen-ter stage. A granite countertop on the island surrounds the professional, six-burner range where in many kitchens, a sink might be. “I didn’t put the sink there because who wants to gather around dirty dishes? The cooking and the smells – that’s the fun part,” she laughs.

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crystal drawer pulls add a dash of bling. “They’re good quality cabinets, but sim-ple and plain, and came without paint,” she explains. Then, she got to work. “It’s a stencil process. I can make it look like carved wood, but in this case it looks like tin. It’s really fun.”

In line with the “captain’s house” feel, an authentic brass porthole window from a boat Sabo once owned is the centerpiece of the pantry door (the door was salvaged from the South Country Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Shan-nock). Opposite the island is the sink area, where a stunning, colorful mural inspired by a Monet painting takes cen-ter stage. It’s arguably the home’s mas-terpiece. She conceptualized it for more than two years but it only took about a long weekend to execute. Painted with a finish to give the feel that it’s been there forever, the piece is gently illuminated by under shelf lighting.

The other jaw-dropping element is the refrigerator, covered by nautical maps of local waterways. Sabo was inspired by a design she spotted in a magazine and tucked into her ongoing picture file. “All we did was order a panel-ready re-frigerator, so your carpenter or kitchen cabinet person actually custom builds it from the plans that the refrigerator people send. At first when we tell some-one about it, it sounds kitchy, but it really doesn’t come off that way. The colors are fabulous and mellow – and it never shows fingerprints at all!”

While she’s technically done with the renovation and design, everyone knows creative minds are never really done. Her next plans are to paint a patterned mu-ral of historic Wickford in the secondary entry – a great excuse for another visit. See Debbie’s work, including before and afters, at www.deborahsabo.com.


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We settled into a comfortable booth in the main dining area. The extensive menu offers plenty of possibilities. I needed a glass of wine to sip on while I studied our options. Even more op-tions arrived with the bread basket, a compilation of dense Italian bread and even denser focaccia, still warm from the oven, “everything” flatbread, a fat sesame breadstick, and grissini (crispy pencil-thin sticks of bread from north-ern Italy). Alongside was a shallow bowl of olive oil studded with sweet roasted garlic cloves.

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for me – the Fig Mascarpone Phyllo Purses ($9.50). What a fantastic com-bination of flavors and textures. Five flaky pastry bundles sat like islands in a shallow bowl of balsamic vinegar cream sauce. The bundles, stuffed with a barely sweet fig-mascarpone mixture, offered a delicate crunch with every bite. This was offset by the unusual but very pleasing cream sauce with its hints of garlic, tarragon and dill.

Other apps that tempted my palate included the Gorgonzola Bread, a stack of the house-made focaccia covered with Gorgonzola cheese, a touch of cream, garlic and herbs, and the Brus-chetta Abruzzo, mainly because my Italian relatives are from the Abruzzo region of Italy. Calamari aficionados, please note – there are six calamari ap-petizers for your consideration – bread-ed, fried, sautéed, and then flavored with everything from buffalo sauce to sweet baby shrimp.

One of my favorite salads was avail-able, the large-enough-to-share Warm Baby Spinach Salad ($8.50). Here, it’s done right – a bed of tender baby spin-ach is topped with Bermuda onions, thin slices of perfectly cooked hard-

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That Italian heritage of mine prompts me to have pasta before the main course whenever possible. With more than a dozen dishes on the menu, I opted for the Tortellini Carbonara ($14). Techni-cally, this was not a true carbonara. Pasta alla carbonara is based on a rather dry combination of pecorino romano cheese, guanciale or bacon, the grease in which that pork is cooked, and lots of black pepper. Raw eggs are added to the hot pasta; they cook quickly as you toss the pasta. At Arturo Joe’s, the cheese-filled tortellini are blended with prosciutto, bacon, mushrooms and peas in a creamy alfredo sauce. Yes, techni-cally wrong, but oh so delicious. This is true Italian comfort food.

All this was a prelude leading up to the main event, the classic Veal Parmi-giana ($14.50) for Brian and the Sole Balsamic ($16.50) for me. The veal ten-derloin was cooked until golden brown, then topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. On the side was a serving of linguine with tomato sauce. The linguine was cooked al dente, that perfect state of doneness when the pasta is neither hard nor mushy.

The sole (really enough for two gener-ous servings) was topped with a melange of Mediterranean flavors – mushrooms, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, ol-ives, roasted red peppers, scallions, garlic and olive oil, then finished with a splash of balsamic vinegar that brought my din-ing experience full circle.

With such satisfying dinners, just a little dessert was needed. Trendy cup-

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We also ordered a wood-grilled pizza to go. There are 11 pizzas on the menu (mostly $10.50 each), with two ways to satisfy your pepperoni fix. One pepper-oni pizza includes sausage, prosciutto ham, mozzarella, romano cheese and tomato sauce, while the other combines caramelized onions, mozzarella, ro-mano cheese, garlic oil, and spices, but no sauce. We went the red sauce route and resisted the urge to make the pizza our midnight snack. Reheated in the oven the next night, the thin-style pizza was satisfying with a nice crunch to the crust. This is true Italian comfort food.

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Food and wine events galore await all us foodies this spring at the Ocean House, 1 Bluff Avenue in Watch Hill, be-ginning with a prestigious Chaine des Rotisseurs dinner on April 10. The Chaine is an international gastronomic society founded in 1950 in Paris, dedicated to bringing together those who share a mutual interest in cuisine, wine and fine dining in a spirit of camaraderie. Chaine events are of the highest caliber, and it only seems right that the members have chosen the Ocean House as the venue for their annual induction dinner.

Other April festivities include a Farm and Vine dinner on April 22 with Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, from the Lamb’s Club in New York City and a judge on the Food Network’s Chopped, pairing up in the kitchen with ingredients from Wishing Stone Farm in Little Compton. Far Niente wines will be served. At these monthly dinners, a talented regional chef is brought in to create a special menu featuring local produce. The cost is $75 per person, and that includes hors d’oeuvres, a three-course dinner and wine. Upcoming Farm and Vine dinners will feature Chef Derek Wagner from Nicks on Broadway and Chef Brian Kingsford from Bacaro, both in Provi-dence.

On April 24, Easter Sunday will be extra special at the Ocean House with a choice of an Easter Sunday buffet in the Seaside Ballroom or a five-course Easter menu in Seasons Restaurant.

On April 30, it will be “Thyme to Plant with the Entire Family.” Sal Gilbertie, au-thor of Small-Plot, High-Yield Gardening, and other local food experts will demon-strate how to use sustainable practices in the home and how to design and tend

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THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENECongratulations to Harbourside Lob-stermania at 38 Water Street in East Greenwich, celebrating its 40th year in business. Located on scenic Greenwich Cove, the restaurant was founded in 1971 by Jerry Fain, Jimmy Whitehead and Roger Handy. The Fain family now oper-ates the restaurant and nightclub, which has just reopened for the season with two outside bars. Harbourside Lobster-mania is open every day for lunch and dinner. There’s free valet parking, but without a doubt the coolest way to ar-rive is by boat. Mariners are welcome to dock at the restaurant’s private marina. For reservations, call 884-6363.

Chef Jarrod Higgins has joined Pi-nelli’s Deli by Day/Café at Night at 701 Quaker Lane in West Warwick. Formerly the chef at Flare Restaurant in Coventry, Higgins will head up Pinelli’s catering operation and assist Executive Chef Mi-chael Moreno in menu planning and the creation of seasonal items and specials.

Monahan’s Clam Shack at 190 Ocean Road in Narragansett is looking to ex-pand with a patio bar and dining area, pending the approval of a liquor license. Nana’s Ice Cream and Gelato Shop at Pier Market in Narragansett is open-

ing a candy store right next door with an 18-foot wall of candy. Guytanno’s at Ocean Plaza in Westerly is expanding and renovating with a new menu in the works. Watch for a new Italian restaurant called Vittorio’s to open on Post Road in Westerly. It’s a spinoff from Vetrano’s on Granite Street.

The Castle Hill Inn at 590 Ocean Drive in Newport has a new bar menu com-posed of signature dishes and various small plates perfect for sharing and all priced between $3 and $5 each. What looks good? The New England clam chowder served with black pepper-thyme breadsticks, the Vermont chevre croquettes, and Schartner Farms pop-corn. For details, visit www.castlehillinn.com, or call 849-3800.

RESTAURANT RESUSCITATIONIn recent months, we’re been report-ing on the ups and downs of the Marra Restaurant Group, which included the closing of the Post Office Café in East Greenwich. The latest is good news: The Grille on Main and six other Steve Marra restaurants are expected to be sold to Steve’s father, Mike, and his brother, also Mike. Steve will continue to manage the restaurants, and the busi-ness will stay in the family. Post Office Café gift certificates will be honored at the other Marra restaurants that remain open. Steve Marra said he was glad that the sale had been approved. “It’s been difficult on business,” he said. “I hope that our customers will return in droves to support us.”

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Describe your idea of a 1950s diner. How does one recreate that feel with-out falling into outright kitsch?Our idea of a ‘50s diner is a place where people can go get great homemade food. Everything was homemade back then and cooked to order, not frozen and coming in on trucks like in today’s restaurants. Cruiser’s is not a replica of a 1950s diner – it’s a place where people can come and reminisce about the ‘50s. We have old memorabilia, a jukebox, pic-tures of hot rods, old-fashioned tables and stools, and more. People can sit, eat a great meal and look around at the pic-tures and memorabilia and get a great feeling of the era. We play ‘50s music for people to enjoy, or they can play their fa-vorite songs on our jukebox.

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Traditionally there is a regional varia-tion between diners, i.e. pork roll in New Jersey and cheesesteaks in Philly. How do you incorporate Rhode Island tradi-tions into your menu? Our menu includes some Rhode Island favorites like New York system hot wie-ners and Italian grinders, fish and chips, chowder and clam cakes on Fridays.

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Your love of classic cars comes through in menu items like the “Deuce Coupe” and “Pink Cadillac.” How else do incor-porate this into your aesthetic? If you look at the mural painted on the side of our building it consists of all clas-sic cars. Some are friends’ cars and some are from famous movies. It also has a clas-sic drive-in with the girls on roller skates. We have all kinds of pictures inside, an old Coke machine and an old style jukebox.

There are a lot of specialty pizzas on your menu, and it boasts of homemade dough. What’s the secret to a really good pizza dough? Really good pizza dough is fresh made with the finest ingredients available.

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BASIL’S RESTAURANT 22 Kingstown Road; 789-3743. Basil’s has been pro-viding South County with fine, up-scale French dining since 1984. Their menu features all the classics like coq au vin and escargots bourguignonne, and their wine list is the stuff of leg-end. D $$-$$$

CATARINA’S ITALIAN VILLAGE 945 Boston Neck Road; 789-1725. Since 1976, Catarina’s has been combin-ing old world family recipes with top quality imported ingredients to give you an authentic Italian experience at a great value. D $$-$$$

CHARLIE O’S TAVERN 2 Sand Hill Cove Road; 782-2002. Charlie O’s hits the spot! Kick back at this hap-pening restaurant and tavern, which offers a full menu and extensive wine and cocktail lists from Simon’s Martini Lounge. Both venues are open ev-ery day, with a rotating list of special events and functions. LD $-$$

COAST GUARD HOUSE 40 Ocean Road; 789-0700. This historic water-front landmark doubles as an upscale restaurant where you are sure to find something to call your favorite. Bring the family for a great dining experi-ence or brunch on Sunday. LD $$-$$$

COLVITTO’S PIzzA & BAKERY 90 Point Judith Road; 783-8086. For a great selection of fresh calzones, breads, and pastries visit Colvitto’s. They also offer fresh hot pizza with your choice of 13 toppings made to order along with pizza strips and par-ty pans. BL $

DIVOzzI ITALIAN BAKERY 1014 Bos-ton Neck Road; 284-4333; also 1183 Kingstown Road; 284-4511. DiVozzi Bakery serves up the best in Italian pastries – from cookies to cannolis, Elephant Ears to éclairs. DiVozzi also makes custom cakes and caters to spe-

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GEORGE’S OF GALILEE 250 Sand Hill Cove Road; 783-2306. What’s better than indulging in award-winning sea-food and watching the sun set over the Sound? At George’s you can dine al fresco, take food to-go, or simply enjoy one of the five dining rooms in-doors. LD $-$$

MARINER GRILLE 140 Point Judith Road; 284-3282. Not to be missed by seafood lovers, the Mariner Grille is the perfect place to unwind at the end of a long week, with an extensive wine list, a hearty lunch menu, and an endless array of delicious seafood of-ferings. LD $-$$

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NARRAGANSETT GRILL 1200 Ocean Road; 789-6171. Enjoy classic pasta dishes, meats, chops and top-notch surf-and-turf, all made with fresh, lo-cal produce and meat. Seasonal out-door dining is available. LD $$

NEW DRAGON 80 Point Judith Road; 783-1110. Open seven days a week, New Dragon serves up classic Chi-nese cuisine, from fried rice to chop suey, as well as American dishes and specials at lunch. LD $$

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TWIN WILLOWS 865 Boston Neck Road; 789-8153. Twin Willows is a sports pub and family restaurant with a menu of grilled dinners and sea-food. It promises an evening of “high spirits and good times.” LD $-$$

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SERGIO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE 1814 Boston Neck Road; 667-4999. Legend-ary husband and wife team Pat and Terry Orlando continue their tradition of culinary excellence at this Saunder-stown eatery. Try their classic Italian, including homemade pasta with San Marzano tomato sauce. LD $$-$$$

TAVERN BY THE SEA 16 West Main Street; 294-5771. Located in historic Wickford, Tavern by the Sea offers a re-laxed yet romantic atmosphere and an array of dishes such as seafood, burg-ers and a complete kid’s menu. LD $$

THE FISH MARKET 7661 Post Road; 583-7882. Don’t let the name fool you: this is no market, but rather full-service restaurant with a fresh raw bar, all your seafood favorites, and pasta, steak and chicken too. LD $$-$$$

TRINI’S TACOS 7669 Post Road; 295-4111. Get a taste of Mexico, just like

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RUE DE L’ESPOIR 99 Hope Street; 751-8890. In business for over 30 years, the Rue has only gotten better. Beautifully prepared with the freshest ingredients, the innovative, constantly changing menu keeps diners on their toes. Superb brunch. BBrLD $$-$$$

SIENA 238 Atwells Avenue; 521-3311. Federal Hill’s Siena features authentic Tuscan cuisine in a warm and lively atmosphere. The extensive menu in-cludes wood grilled veal, steak and seafood entrees along with signature pasta and sauté dishes. D $$-$$$

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ITALIAN VILLAGE 195 Main Street; 783-3777. Since 1976, the Italian Village has been serving Old World style Italian food made with recipes handed down through the generations for a truly au-thentic dining experience. LD $$

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MATUNUCK OYSTER BAR 629 Succo-tash Road; 783-4202. This restaurant, which maintains its own oyster farm, prides itself on combining local pro-duce with farm raised and wild caught seafood to make the freshest, most delicious dishes around. LD $$-$$$

ORBIE’S 396 Main Street; 792-4340. Orbie’s is Wakefield’s can’t-miss break-fast and lunch stop. Enjoy locally roast-ed coffee, specialty teas, baked goods, sandwiches and prepared foods, and settle in with free WiFi. BL $

PHIL’S 323 Main Street; 783-4073. The best breakfast in South County – maybe even the whole state – is at Phil’s, including omelets, French toast, pancakes and breakfast spe-cials. They’ve got great sandwiches and salads for lunch too. BBrLD $

PICK POCKETS DELI 231 Old Tower Hill Road; 792-3360. A fun, health-conscious deli, Pick Pockets serves up lamb and beef kabobs, specialty falafel, deli wraps, and vegetarian and chicken dishes. LD $

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TARA’S JOYCE FAMILY PUB 907 Ma-tunuck Beach Road; 284-1901. For one of the most authentic Irish pub experiences in the state, along with spectacular ocean views, Tara’s is the place. Sample classic Irish fare and delicious pub favorites. BLD $

VARANASI INDIAN RESTAURANT 99 Fortin Road; 782-0111. Taste the flavors of India with fabulous cur-ries, Madras Chicken, Veggie Biryani, samosas and lentil soup, plus great vegan and vegetarian options. Open daily for take-out or eat-in. LD $

WarwickDI. VINE 2317 West Shore Road; 921-3300. Di. Vine is Italian home cooking with all the classics you expect, plus pizzas, steaks, seafood and 54 pasta dishes starting at $9! D $-$$

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April 3Ah, the springtime rite of the commu-nity Easter Egg Hunt. It’s pretty straight-forward, right? Just another opportu-nity to make some precious memories by dressing your kids in outstandingly cute, pastel colored clothing, acces-sorizing them with a basket, then send-ing them on a light–hearted search for some seasonal treasures. Wrong. It’s all really just a cheap test of your par-enting confidence, on display for all of your neighbors to see, and, of course, critique. Oh, you know the drill: No mat-ter how hard you’re coaching from the sidelines, your kid is always the only one who can’t seem to find any eggs, even when they’re literally underfoot. South Kingstown gives you – um, your little one – two chances at age appropriate redemption. Ages 7 and under: 10am. Free. Tuckertown Park, 1268 Tuckertown Road, Wakefield. Ages 8-10: 8pm. Free, bring flashlight. Old Mountain Field, 875 Kingstown Road, South Kingstown. 789-9301, www.southkingstownri.com.

April 1-2Sleep with the fishes – well, sorta – dur-ing a Family Overnight where, armed with a sleeping bag, pillow, flashlight and favorite adult, you can see if the beluga whales, sharks or clownfish are allowed to stay up later than you. 7pm-9am. $60, $50 ages 5+; members: $50, $40 ages 5+. Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd, Mystic. 860-572-5955, www.mysticaquarium.org.

April 1-23Turn back the clock to 1960s Balti-more, where the Hairspray talk is less ozone depletion and more peppy mu-sic, dance parties and race relations. Friday and Saturday: 8pm; Sunday: 2pm. $34, $30 seniors and members, $19 students and children under 18. Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, West Kingston. 782-1018, www.courthousearts.org.

April 7Understand that, yes, even rappers

long for conservation, just not on tat-too ink, as Wiz Khalifa, featuring Mac Miller, takes the stage for the Campus Consciousness tour, bringing a mes-sage that’s part concert and part en-vironmental campaign. 8pm. $29, $20 URI students with ID. The Ryan Center, One Lincoln Almond Plaza, Kingston. 788-3200, www.theryancenter.com.

April 7 and 14Up your Knife Skills and Basic Cook-ing Techniques with lessons in boiling water and how to read recipes, so that the next time you lay down a dinner party invite, you won’t have two weeks of unsavory leftovers. 6-8pm. $30, $25 South Kingstown residents. Neigh-borhood Guild, 325 Columbia Street, Peace Dale. 789-9301, www.southk-ingstownri.com.

April 8-9Sip a taste of Hemingway’s Whiskey, the latest album from country island hopper Kenny Chesney, appearing live with Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker, so you won’t feel as bad for spending most of your tax refund on the cheap seats. 8pm. $95, $125. Mo-hegan Sun Arena, One Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT. 1-888-226-7711, www.mohegansun.com.

April 12Rifle through overstuffed drawers ‘til you come across that beach treasure, then take it to Wire Wrapping Sea Glass, and put a stop to the disrespect. 6:30-8:30pm or April 30: 10am-noon. $30, $20 North Kingstown residents; $10 material fee to instructor. Beech-wood House Senior Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kingstown. 294-3331, www.nkartscouncil.org.

April 14Voyage with author Robert M. Thorson as he ventures Beyond Walden: The Hidden History of America’s Kettle Lakes and Ponds to get the behind the scenes back stories of something that you don’t normally consider. 6:30pm. $5 donation requested, free to mem-bers. Westerly Land Trust Headquar-

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April 14Chat it up with Emily Dickinson, better known in these parts as Sally Gruber, who’ll offer up poetry and gingerbread to distract from the fact you’re only al-lowed Shades of White to create a Vic-torian floral arrangement. 7-8:30pm. $25, $20 South Kingstown residents.

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April 16Spend a whole lot less time pro-tecting your little one from getting bowled over – or worse, robbed chocolate eggless – by the big kids during a humane Easter Egg Hunt conducted in three separate legs

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Keep It MovingApril 10: You’re not confusing anyone. Indeed, it’s a laid back world that we live in, but while everyone else is fixated on velour tracksuits, drawstring waists and oversized hoodies to get them through the day in comfort, your obsession is performance nylon and wick-away fabrics – not quite the same. You’re a competitor. A fighter. And already, you have much in common with those dealing with multiple scle-rosis. This harsh disease aims to stop movement. But during the 22nd Annual Walk MS Rhode Island Narragansett, you’ll find some folks, who just aren’t listening. Look for them on the three-mile leg, in-troduced last year to encourage those with limited mobility to participate, but don’t be surprised if you see a couple of peeps engaging in the six-mile walk or 25- mile bike ride. There’s a whole lot of fundrais-ing to do. 7:30am registration, 9am start. Narragan-sett Pier School, 235 South Pier Road, Narragansett. 738-8383, www.mswalkri.com.


for ages 1-2, 3-5 and 6-8, to level the playing field and ward off tears.Raindate: April 17, 1-3pm. Free. Wilcox Park, 44 Broad Street, Westerly. 596-7761, www.westerlychamber.org.

April 16Open Your Heart, all clean like with-out that messy bone cutter, by tap-ping into the Anahata Chakra, aka Air Element, using shoulder openings, back bending and twisting to untie that heart knot and create breathing room, as well as a space for love and compassion to seep in. 1-3:30pm. $25. Sundance, 410 Main Street, East Green-wich. 398-0786, www.sundanceri.com.

April 17Gather yourself for a moment, because while the name alone of the Bohemian Gypsy Quartet, may evoke a feeling of running away from it all, the four-piece string band comprised of a violin, vi-ola, cello and bass, is solidly based in Providence, and doesn’t have a tent or room for you in it. 2pm. Free. The Towers, 35 Ocean Road, Narragansett. 782-2597, www.thetowersri.com.

April 18Hear the normally excited “Look what I found,” during the Salamander Search for frogs and amphibians with an Audubon naturalist, but without the worries that you’ll discover the prize in the bathroom sink later. 10-11:30am and 1-2:30pm. Free. Pre-registration required, ages 5+. Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, 99 Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter. 949-5454, www.asri.org.

April 21-May 1See how much A View From the Bridge changes when a Brooklyn fam-ily of three welcomes two relatives from war-torn Italy. Thursdays-Satur-days: 7:30pm; Sundays: 3pm. $16, $12 URI faculty/staff/seniors, $10 students. University of Rhode Island, Fine Arts Center, Robert E. Will Theatre, 105 Up-per College Road, Kingston. 874-5843, www.uri.edu/theatre.

April 23Channel all those times that you have been stuck in traffic and thought you could run there faster during the Jamestown Bridge 10K, not only pro-viding panoramic views of Narragan-sett Bay, but bunny ears at the start and jelly beans upon finish. 9am. $35 by April 21, $40 after. Jamestown Bridge, Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown. 741-0831, www.trimomprod.com.

April 28Make a Milk-Bone mosaic if the urge hits, as Pet Portraits starts you off with sim-ple sketching techniques, then turns you loose with any medium for the final like-ness. 7-9pm. $55, $45 North Kingstown residents. Bring a 2B pencil and 9x12 or larger sketchbook. Beechwood House Se-nior Center, 44 Beach Street, North Kings-town. 294-3331, www.nkartscouncil.org.

April 30Create a huge splash during 13th Annu-al Pawcatuck River Duck Race, a ben-efit for local area schools and nonprof-its, as 20,000 squeaky bath toys make their way out of the sudsy tub, courtesy of a large payloader, for a competitive race that gives you the opportunity to win one of more than 90 prizes. 3pm. $5 per entry. Downtown Westerly. 596-4225, www.westerlychamber.org.

April 30Go ahead and say it if you must – “Live from New York it’s Saturday Night!” – because even while the locale is off, what other introduction is going to make Saturday Night Live’s longtime lead vocalist and Beehive Queen, the soulful Christine Ohlman, feel more welcome? 9pm. $10. Knickerbocker Cafe, 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly. 315-5070, www.theknickerbockercafe.com.

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Jepson didn’t intend to play a part in Yankee Tavern himself. In fact, he spent a lot of time trying to find a “Ray,” and only jumped in when necessity demand-ed it. Ray is a complex, often hilarious character who drives the play with man-ic energy and also manages to imbue it with sadness and grace. It will be a treat for audiences to watch this veteran per-former sink his teeth into such a meaty role, especially since he tends to shy away from the spotlight these days. As he puts it, “Over the 55 years now that I’ve been involved in theater, I’ve done so darn many roles that I don’t have that burning desire to get up onstage or kill for a role. I find the greatest creativity in direction, because rather than dealing with one role, you’re charged with shap-ing the creativity of 20 to 30 characters.

To me, that’s a lot of fun.”Tackling the dual roles of actor and

director in Yankee Tavern presents a challenge for Jepson, as he can’t halt the flow of the action to critique his own performance or others’. He also needs to guide the cast in keeping up the fast pace of the dialogue and creat-ing natural movement in the static bar setting. Affectionately known for tak-ing and giving volumes of notes to his actors, he circumvents the problem by videotaping rehearsals. While the prac-tice doubles his workload, he finds it an invaluable tool. He explains, “You want to know when you’re great and when you need to add a little fuel to your per-sonal fire!”

In his Granite Theatre debut, Jim Ken-ney plays Palmer, the bar patron with something ominous up his sleeve. Gran-ite regulars round out the cast, with John Stockwell Payne as Adam and Rochelle Weinrauch as Janet. In this bar, everyone has a story to share and a theory to of-fer. The more you listen, the more they start to make frightening sense. And the haunting results may leave you in need of a stiff drink.

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Raising the BarBehind the scenes of Granite

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Since the age of 15, Helena Stockar always knew art would be in her future. Growing up in Czechoslovakia, where the educational system was rather different, Stockar had to attend a secondary school for four years (after kindergarten), fol-lowed by a vocational school. Given the focus on training children in a specific field, it was necessary for Stockar to make a decision on her field of study at quite a young age.

After being one of 40 students ac-cepted into design school out of 800 applicants, she received her degree in graphic design from the School of De-sign in Prague. However, with the diffi-cult times and scarcity of jobs, she then decided to pursue music. Following a state examination, she began teach-ing students to play the piano for seven years. During this time, Stockar and her husband Ivoo (an architect) were able to start a family and have two children. Then the USSR invaded Czechoslovakia in the late 1960s. Her husband fled to America, while she and her children were detained. Fortunately, in 1968 Stockar and her children were able to join Ivoo. Two weeks later, Russian armies invaded Prague and closed the borders, prevent-ing anyone from leaving. “We were very, very lucky,” Stockar recalls of the time.

Once in America, Stockar and her family were able to begin their lives to-gether. According to Stockar, it was her husband who, seeing her evident talent and passion, persuaded her to pursue art once again. Painting more and more in her garden in Providence, Stockar found their tiny cellar exploding with her work. She soon had her first exhibit in Warwick, which she would never forget. “There are

lots of good people in Warwick; I was so, so lucky,” she enthuses. Since then she has been a prominent member of the Rhode Island art community and her ca-reer has flourished. Helena and her fam-ily moved into a home (built by her hus-band) in Richmond with a much larger area to hold all of her exquisite pieces.

When talking about inspiration, Stock-ar finds that her experiences and past travels to places such as Italy, Spain, Great Britain and New York have very much contributed to her artwork. “It was excel-lent because we went to museums and cathedrals, and for me it was very beauti-ful; these people and their work are beau-tiful,” she explains. “But I set my style. I don’t need any expression – my expres-sion is my style.”

Her stories, experiences and style are evident in her work and make the viewer wonder just how someone can convey such thoughts and emotions on a can-vas. Stockar explains, “People used to purchase art because it was a treasure, but now, because of the economy, they must purchase what’s practical. If you want to be an artist today, you have to be more involved with art. Paint when you have time, but you have to do it.”

Helena Stockar’s work can be seen both nationally and internationally, in-cluding exhibits or collections in places such as Canada, Germany, Scotland and France. Closer to home, her work is on display at Johnson & Wales University and the Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence.

To view more of Helena Stockar’s art-work, visit www.helenamstockar.com or contact her at [email protected] or 364-6838.

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