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AN EVENING WITH

ARMSTED CHRISTIAN

Armsted Christian and Peaceful Flight

Saturday, September 4, 2010

8pm till Midnight

Union City Bar & Grille

(the old Main Event)

250 Union Street

New Bedford, Ma

Tickets are $8.00 advance $10.00 Door

For advance tixs call 508 789-7377

Come out and enjoy an evening of great music and fellowship….

(What better way to end the summer)

"BRINGING JAZZ BACK TO DOWNTOWN NEW BEDFORD…"

Cape Verde Consul General due in Hyannis

Written by Ellen Chahey

July 30, 2010

Will meet with Cape Codders at Zion Union Heritage Musuem

Zion Union Heritage Museum in Hyannis will host a “meet and greet” reception for Hon. Pedro Graciano Gomes de Carvalho, Consul General of the Republic of Cape Verde, from 4 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the museum, at 276 North St.

John Reed of the museum’s board says the consul is seeking to connect with people of Cape Verdean origin or ancestry all across the United States. The Cape is a logical place for him to visit because there are many residents here with Cape Verdean roots, and the museum celebrates both African-American and Cape Verdean heritages.

According to a biography supplied by the museum, Carvalho, 49, has served his nation’s foreign affairs since he earned a degree in international law from Kiev State University in the former USSR in 1991 and trained in international law of the sea at the University of Nice, France, in 1995-96.

He has been a desk officer for Africa, Asia, and Oceania for Cape Verde’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; head of the country’s departments of juridical affairs and international treaties; on the staff of the Cape Verdean embassy in Cuba (where he earned a master’s degree in international relations); and director of protocol and diplomatic advisor to the nation’s prime minister from 2004 until last year.

From 2007-2009, according to the biography, Carvalho served on the National Commission for the Extension of Cape Verde’s Continental Shelf.

JC Penny at the Dartmouth Mall and Wareham Crossing help customers Round Up for the Boys & Girls Club

Start your back to school shopping at the JC Penney, Dartmouth Mall and Wareham Crossing, and round up at the checkout to support the After School Programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford/Wareham Unit. August 4 through August 17 JC Penney associates will ask you to roundup your purchases to an even dollar with 100 percent of the donations going to the Boys & Girls Club in New Bedford and Wareham.

“We appreciate the support of the JC Penney associates and shoppers,” says Robert Mendes, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford. “During these tough economic times more and more families are turning to the Club as a safe, supervised and fun place for their children. Our facilities in New Bedford and Wareham serve 1,100 registered members with outreach to an additional 2,400 youth. The Round Up event encourages everyone to give a little which can really add up to support our after school programs.”

It’s a great way for the community to help support the critical programs provided by the Boys & Girls Club. Studies show that 14.3 million children in the United States are unsupervised after school between the hours of 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Additionally studies show that youth are at greater risk of involvement in crime, drug abuse and other destructive behaviors during these hours. The JC Penney Afterschool Fund was funded in 2001 to help address this issue.

Locally, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater New Bedford and its Wareham Unit provide a wide variety of after school programs including: PowerHour homework help, America Reads and Club Tech to assist local students ages 7 to 18 with their studies, plus a wide variety of recreational and athletic activities. Membership at the Club is only $25.

“We hope that the back to school shopping crowd will help provide an even bigger boost for the upcoming school year. All proceeds collected at the JC Penney

Besides Cape Verdean and Portuguese, Carvalho is said to be fluent in Spanish, French, and Russian. His biography describes his knowledge of English as “intermediate.” He will not deliver a formal address, but plans to spend the time speaking with Cape Verdeans from Wareham and Cape Cod and the Islands.

According to Reed, an interest of Carvalho’s is the identity of Cape Verdeans since their nation gained independence in 1977. The nation comprises 10 islands, nine inhabited, off the west coast of Africa, at about 15 degrees north latitude and 25 degrees west longitude,

Hyannis resident Joe Daluz visited Cape Verde a couple of years ago. “I only saw the capital island, Praia,” he said, although he had hoped to visit St. Vincent, his father’s birthplace. “There’s a new government there, and the people are doing quite well with it.”

Although they are not prosperous by American standards, the Cape Verdeans are “very, very happy people,” Daluz said. “The countryside is absolutely beautiful.”

Daluz noted some changes that he sees coming there. They have two international airports now, and also air service among the islands, an improvement over the old boat lines that were heavily affected by rough seas. Europeans are buying land and developing hotels. “Change will come,” Daluz predicted, ”but it will take time.

On the same day that the consul general comes to call, the museum will host another visit, from 7:30 until 9 p.m., from Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.

The seating for Patrick’s presentation is limited in the small museum and the

audience is encouraged to arrive early. Admission is free, but donations to the museum will be welcomed.

Patrick and his wife Diane live in Milton, where, according to a biography supplied by the museum, their house is on the paper route served by the future governor when he was in high school.

More information about either program is available from Harold Tobey (508-775-5147) or John Reed (508-775-2265). The museum’s Web site is zionunionheritagemuseum.org and its phone number is 508-790-9466.