'The love for the area remains the same': New Bedford Day is headed to Florida this March
New Bedford Day is a day of gathering and reminiscing for snowbirds, or New Bedfordites who have made the permanent move to the Sunshine State.
This unique reunion, which has been taking place in Florida for over two decades, is a free event that brings together current and former city residents.
Former New Bedford Mayor Brian Lawler came up with the Fort Myers event in 2004 as a way to connect snowbirds from the area and it quickly grew into a much-anticipated celebration.
Each year, the event has grown as word has spread and more pieces of their Massachusetts home, including food, music, and photography, have been showcased. Last year's event reached over 500 people.
'Seeing new faces, and younger couples is encouraging,' said the former owner of Shawmut Diner, Phil Paleologos, in a previous article. 'It means something has been created here that will only continue to grow and flourish.'
This year's New Bedford Day will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, at a brand-new location.
New Bedfordites will come together to celebrate all things New Bedford at the Crazy Dingo Brewery inside of the Southern Fresh Farms, 8500 Penzance Blvd., Fort Myers, Florida.
'Community makes us richer, and it is a huge gift to be able to come together to have a good time while remembering where we came from and sharing those stories with each other,' Paleologos said.
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If you have been craving a taste of home, especially New Bedford delicacies you are in store for a treat.
In a herculean community effort, the New Bedford Day committee along with Gaspar's, and Ocean Spray Seafood made it possible for a whole pallet of area goods to be shipped down to Fort Myers.
Event goers will be able to get their hands on Gaspar's linguica and chourico, Hoo-Mee Chow Mein, and Silmo Syrup.
After learning that Publix stopped selling Gaspar's products in Florida, it was important to the committee to bring in these comfort items.
'It was a huge collaboration to bring relief to folks that long for a taste of home,' said Ian Abreu, New Bedford Day committee member. 'We know shipping costs can be astronomical and thanks to these partnerships with Ocean Spray Seafood and Gaspar's we can bring it at a much better price.'
Not only will you be able to buy your favorite Portuguese sausage, but Gaspar's has generously donated enough linguica for all attendees to enjoy a complimentary sandwich.
For those craving something colder, you will also be able to indulge in a delightful coffee frappe. Amanda McQuillan, whose family owned and operated Country Whip in Acushnet for decades, is bringing this sweet treat for purchase.
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New Bedford native Zinnia Torres, who owns Tattoo Alchemy in Fort Myers, Florida, will be selling nautical items sure to remind you of home.
There will be a 50/50 raffle and a live auction of New Bedford-inspired items with the proceeds going to next year's event. Also, Bandstand will be bringing the tunes and dancing to the event with hits from the 50s through the 80s.
'I'm looking forward to seeing old friends again,' said Abreu. 'Reconnecting and rekindling the brotherhood and sisterhood we have.'
'We all want what's best for New Bedford and enjoy talking about all the great things that make it home,' he continued. 'Even if they have migrated south, the love for the area and region remains the same.'
For updated information on the event, you can visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/nbinflorida1.
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Ironically, Cruz Guerrero has appeared on several Televisa productions over the years, the same storied network that produced Chespirito's work. 'In middle school, I had a social and comedic disadvantage because many of my friends knew all of Chespirito's jokes and imitated the characters' voices, and I couldn't follow along,' Cruz Guerrero says. When offered a chance to vie for the role, he consumed as much Chespirito content as he could find online, whether it was of Gómez Bolaños playing his characters or interviews he gave. The arduous audition process required Cruz Guerrero to appear every Tuesday for about seven weeks for a variety of tests. Beyond doing scenes from the episodes of 'Chespirito,' each meeting would add more elements that got him closer to Gómez Bolaños: He tried on the costumes, interacted with the actors who would play his children, he shaved his beard and tried on the prosthetic nose, contact lenses and receding hairline required for the role. And even then, as the weeks dragged on, Cruz Guerrero wasn't certain he'd be picked, especially after sharing with the family of Gómez Bolaños, who are involved in the production, his neophyte status on everything Chespirito. 'I could read on their faces they were thinking, 'Are we making the right decision with someone who doesn't genuinely love our father's legacy already?'' the actor recalls. Ultimately, Cruz Guerrero won them over because he was able to closely replicate the mannerisms and voice of the real Chespirito. Gómez Bolaños' physicality called to mind silent film era icons such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. 'I felt like if I tried to play around with my feet and knees when I walked, not only did I lose a little bit of height to get closer to Roberto's height, but it also put me in a position to feel a little more playful with my body,' says Cruz Guerrero while wiggling his arms. Roberto Gómez Fernandez, Chespirito's son, admits he initially had doubts about Cruz Guerrero. The show had been in the works for about four years at that point, two of which had been spent searching for the right actors to recreate Gómez Bolaños' world. Slowly, as Cruz Guerrero refined his performance and the makeup got him closer to Chespirito's image, Gómez Fernandez became convinced they had found their man. 'I saw my father in him,' says Gómez Fernandez on a recent Zoom chat, 'during complex situations in a scene and in a little wink or a glance that Pablo did.' The family's approval fueled him. 'They would say to me, 'I just heard my dad through you. I just had a conversation with my dad. I just shook his hand and gave him a hug,' says Cruz Guerrero, who recalls being deeply moved. 'That empowered me to feel more in his skin and not feel self-doubt because of my previous distance.' Once he officially landed the role, Cruz Guerrero immersed himself in Gómez Bolaños' personal and professional life via his autobiography, 'Sin querer queriendo,' which lends the series its title. It functioned as a link between the actor and the creator, who died in 2014. 'I was trying to establish a metaphysical dialogue through the words he had written and edited himself in the book,' Cruz Guerrero says. 'I asked him questions, and I feel like we had very beautiful conversations thanks to the book.' Many of the pointed questions that Cruz Guerrero sought answers to in the text revolved around fatherhood, namely the elusive notion of work-life balance. 'In our careers, there are moments of beautiful enlightenment where you're creating and having a great time,' he says. 'However, you're also aware that you're fulfilling a contract, and chasing financial compensation. This means that you're investing time and energy and you often prioritize the professional instead of being at home and you miss your family.' That struggle became rather personal for the actor during this process. 'I found out I was going to be a father for the first time the same week I found out I was going to play Roberto,' recalls Cruz Guerrero. 'I wanted to absorb knowledge from him about his experience as a father and the experiences I was about to embark on playing him.' While the series features moments where Cruz Guerrero dons the emblematic attire of Chavo del Ocho and Chapulín Colorado, the focus is on the real man behind them. The book also served as the foundation for Gómez Fernandez and his sister Paulina to write the episodes' screenplays. The two are also producers and were involved in every decision about the project. For Roberto Gómez Fernandez, the challenge was for the series not to become a solemn, saintly tribute to the larger-than-life figure their father was. 'I had to remember that I wasn't thinking about my dad, but about the character of Roberto Gómez Bolaños,' he says. 'They weren't real-life people because you have to transform them into characters, and sometimes you have to pull some strings to make the dramatic dynamics more effective.' And yet, despite having fictionalized aspects, Gómez Fernandez believes that the series offers truthfulness about his father's essence as a person. 'I think we achieved it, but along the way, we had to undress the character's successes and failures, many of which had consequences in his life,' Gómez Fernandez says. 'Some things turned out alright for him, but others went wrong, and he also hurt people.' It's not lost on Cruz Guerrero that someone like him, who didn't previously revere Chespirito's genius, wound up taking on the task of bringing his story to the screen. 'In moments of fear, insecurity and doubt, I would ask myself, 'Oh, man, how did I end up here?' And then it was all resolved with laughter because in front of me I would read the title of the show, 'Not Really on Purpose,'' he says with a knowing smile. After more than two decades mostly appearing in supporting roles, Cruz Guerrero is basking in what's undoubtedly the most important credit of his career so far. 'I'm especially grateful to the family, who chose me to play this beloved character, who is obviously part of their personal story,' Cruz Guerrero says. 'I live this moment with great gratitude, so thank you to Roberto Gómez Bolaños.'
