Saturday, May 11

South Coast stories
Wareham resident Paul Rooney will be at the Dartmouth Barnes and Noble, 392 State Road, signing his crime novel, “Widow’s Cove,” at 1 p.m.
The book is a South Coast inspired tale following Rob Ragusa, a detective from the Boston FBI field office, sent to investigate a fire that consumed a commercial scalloper and the mysterious absence of a crew member just as the ashes settled.
These names may sound quite familiar to any of Wareham’s Narrows Crossing Restaurant regulars — Rooney himself being among them. 

Sunday, May 12

Cheer on Dartmouth teams
The DYAA baseball season will begin at Dartmouth’s Crapo Field at 12 p.m.
Three leagues will be playing: TBall, ages 4 and 5; Instructional, ages 6 and 7; and Junior League, ages 8 and 9.
The season will kick off with an opening day parade at 11:15 a.m. from the old police station on Russells Mills Road to the DYAA Baseball Complex.

Tuesday, May 14

Buzz about the Bee
The 12th annual Dartmouth Education Foundation Spelling Bee will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Dartmouth High School auditorium.
The foundation uses the funds raised at the spelling bee to award grants to educators from across the Dartmouth Public School system.
The bee is free to attend. Doors to Dartmouth High School will open at 6:30 p.m.  

Thursday, May 16

Lend a helping hand
Have some time and want to help out South Coast communities?
The Friends of the Dartmouth Libraries will host a presentation about volunteering in South Coast towns from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Haskell Room at the Southworth Branch Library.
The talk will be given by Victoria Grasela, vice president of Marketing and Community Engagement at United Way of Greater New Bedford. 
Grasela will discuss how to search for volunteer opportunities using Volunteer SouthCoast, a free online database that connects volunteers with local opportunities.
Attendees are encouraged to pre-register by emailing vgrasela@unitedwayofgnb.org or by visiting unitedwayofgreaternb.org.

Friday, May 17

Welcoming Special Olympians
Dartmouth High School will host the 18th annual Special Olympics School Day Games from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event will be held at the DYSA Soccer Field, 580 Russells Mills Road.
Roughly 500 Special Olympians from nine communities including Dartmouth will be in attendance.

Sunday, May 18

A learning adventure
Join Elements Learning Collaborative for its third annual Adventure Walk fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with 12:30 p.m. being the last course start time.
The collaborative is a nonprofit organization that provides children and families with nature-based education at Round the Bend Farm.
The adventure will take guests through a one-mile course at Round the Bend Farm, located at 92 Allens Neck Road in South Dartmouth.
The Adventure Walk coincides with Round the Bend’s Open Farm Day which offers a full farmers market, with produce, herbs, meats and more.
Those interested in donating or sponsoring can contact the organization via email elementslearning@gmail.com.

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