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Patti Rego
“A Gem in the Community: BrewScoop.com Reviews Fall River’s Troy City Brewing
From delightful outdoor gardens to cozy indoor settings, and unexpected surprises like yoga class beer recommendations, Troy City Brewing emerges as a community-centric spot that excels in creating memorable experiences around the joy of beer.
Inaugural celebration of Portuguese poetry, culture and Fall River poets set for April 27
Despite having two poetry books published and a statue erected in his honor in his native city of Fall River, the late João Teixeira de Medeiros remains a bit of a hidden gem. On April 27, the first annual ‘Poesia: A Celebration of Portuguese Poetry, Culture, & Fall River Poets’ will not only highlight his poetry, but also the significant contributions that other Portuguese have made throughout history to local, national, and international arts and culture.
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POESIA: 1st Annual Fall River Portuguese Poetry Festival
Viva Fall River, in Collaboration with Newport Poetry, the City of Fall River, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Present the First Annual “POESIA: Fall River Portuguese Poetry Festival.”
Carlos A. Almeida, Ph. D
Dr. Carlos A. Almeida is a Professor of Portuguese and the Director of LusoCentro at Bristol Community College, in Fall River, Massachusetts and a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Portuguese at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He received a...
Onesimo T. Almeida
Onésimo Teotónio Almeida was born in S. Miguel, Azores, in 1946. He graduated from the Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, in 1972. He received his MA (1977) and Ph.D. (1980) in Philosophy at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, where he has taught...
Odete Amarelo
Odete is a teacher, an educator and an avid advocate for literacy.
Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson is an award-winning poet, memoirist, essayist, and translator. He is the author of Wine-Dark Sea: New & Selected Poems & Translations (2022), Azorean Suite/Suite Açoriana (2020), the Nautilus Award-winning Dwelling: an ecopoem (2018), and...
José Francisco Costa
José F Costa was born in Capelas, S. Miguel, Açores. He did his studies at the Seminary of Angra in the Azores, the Catholic University in Lisbon, the Classic University of Lisbon (BA), Brown University (Master’s), and University of Massachusetts, Amherst (PhD). He...