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Plymouth Waterfront Festival August 28, 2010

NECWA participated in the annual Plymouth Waterfront Festival for the second year in a row on Saturday August 28th. Dedicated staff members, interns and supporters helped make this event fun for all --participants and spectators alike. We would like to thank NECWA staff members Marianne, Pat, Val, Lauren and Art and volunteers Mary Nash. We would also like to send a big thank you to our NECWA interns Nick, Shaya and Michael as well as Lauren's husband Tony. What a great job by one and all. Our booth between Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II was crowded all day with visitors from both the local area and from as far away as France, China, Japan, and Russia. The kids had great fun designing and making their own fossil sharkstooth necklaces with the help of NECWA staff amd volunteers. Many of the children had studied sharks of different types in their school science classes and were eager to tell us what they knew about sharks while making their necklaces. And the design
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Art Exhibit by Magaly Ponce If you find yourself downtown in the Providence Arts District please visit my exhibition, a culmination of two years observing whales off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The artwork will then travel to Cape Verde, Lisbon and the Azores. InSight-s: A Multimedia Installation in Three Continents 65 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island. OPENING: Wednesday, September 1, 5-10pm GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 through September 15, 12-6pm CLOSING: Thursday, September 16th, 5-10pm during Gallery Night Sponsors and Support: The work is supported by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, RISCA Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching, CART Bridgewater State University Cornish Associates New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, NECWA The Whaling Museum, New Bedford MA Cape Verde University, Uni-CV. Magaly Ponce http://resextensa.net/insights.html