August 28, 2006
CONTACT: Julie Glaser 508-997-1401
Award Winning Journalist to Discuss Her New Book
Please join us in welcoming Emmy and Peabody Award winning journalist, Charlayne Hunter-Gault who will discuss her newly released book, "New News Out of Africa: Uncovering Africa’s Renaissance" on Saturday, September 9 at 3:00 p.m. at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum. Her highly acclaimed book explores both the challenges and positive aspects of the second largest continent of the world. It "offers a fresh and surprisingly optimistic assessment of modern Africa, revealing that there is more to the continent than the bad news of disease, disaster, and despair," according to Oxford University Press.
The book has received overwhelming attention due to Ms. Hunter-Gault’s refreshing depiction of change and progress in Africa, specifically in post-apartheid developments and democratic reform. Publisher’s Weekly notes, "Hunter-Gault . . . has written an incisive, informative work that provides a balanced perspective on the continent’s recent past, transformative present and potentially rich future."

Ms. Hunter-Gault has forty years of distinguished journalism experience, including twenty years as a correspondent on PBS’s The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Chief African Correspondent for NPR, and most recently Johannesburg Bureau Chief for CNN. Since 1997, Ms. Hunter-Gault has lived in Johannesburg, South Africa and released "New News Out of Africa" this past June.

Do not miss this distinct opportunity to meet this remarkable woman from Johnnesburg who not only holds more than two dozen honorary degrees, but was also the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Georgia (1962).
"New News Out of Africa" will be available for sale, and refreshments will be served at the book signing. This program, offered free of charge, is sponsored by the New Bedford Historical Society, City of New Bedford’s Office of Cultural Affairs & Tourism, Old Bedford Village Development Corporation, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, and Baker Books. For more information, please contact the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum at 396 County Street in New Bedford, 508-997-1401.

August 9, 2006
Contact: Carol Russell
508-982-6055 cell
 
COASTAL WINE TRAIL
A PASSPORT to Adventure
Get your Passport! Then follow The Coastal Wine Trail as it winds through the scenic heart of the Southeastern New England Wine Growing Appellation. Within this region are Running Brook Vineyards (Dartmouth, MA), Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery (Westport, MA), Sakonnet Vineyards (Little Compton, RI), Greenvale Vineyards (Portsmouth, RI) and Newport Vineyards (Newport, RI). You can pick up your free PASSPORT at any of these five wineries, at many tourist sites, or contact retail@westportrivers.com or 800-993-9695.

Get your Passport stamped at each of the wineries. Then submit your completed passport to one of the Coastal Wineries by December 31st, 2006 and you will be entered to win one of three great prizes below:

GRAND PRIZE – Two night weekend stay at the famed Turret Suite at Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport, RI. Included is a gourmet breakfast each morning, an exclusive guest only afternoon tea, and a three course dinner prepared by their Executive Chef Jonathan Cambra. The Castle Hill is situated on a 40 acre ocean front peninsula off of Ocean Drive. Restrictions: Subject to availability. Not available on holiday or special event weekends. Alcohol and gratuity are not included. Valid from November 1st through April 30th.
SECOND PRIZE – Two 2007 Red Sox Tickets. Have fun with the additional $100 of spending cash.
THIRD PRIZE – Gas card worth $100 at any Citco station

Let your Passport guide you along The Coastal Wine Trail as it winds through the heart of the Southeastern New England Wine Growing Appellation which stretches from the Cape and the Islands through South Coast Massachusetts, Coastal Rhode Island and Coastal Connecticut. The common thread through this wine region is our close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and our Southeast facing coastline which captures the warm Gulf Stream waters in the summer and fall. We are a cool grape growing region with most wineries here concentrating on superior white wines and extraordinary sparkling wines.

The 5 wineries can be visited in a day, but if you desire winery tours, it will take 2 days. Visit  www.CoastalWineTrail.com for a listing of area B&B’s and restaurants between the wineries. The wineries can be visited in any order, but to avoid backtracking we suggest you start at either Newport Vineyards or Running Brook Vineyards.