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About Town March 18, 2010  RSS feed

Pasta benefit dinner tonight
      The Teen Center’s Youth Advisory Board will host its second annual pasta dinner tonight, Thursday, March 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Senior Center at 6 West St. The Teen Center and Senior Center are working together to raise money to purchase a new passenger van for their programs.
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St. Mark KofC to host ‘Two Saints’ dinner
      The St. Mark Parish Knights of Columbus will hold its annual Two Saints Dinner this Saturday, March 20, at 5 p.m. Honoring St. Patrick and St. Joseph, the meal will be a combination of Irish and Italian fare. Tickets are available at the door and are $10 for adults and $5 for children; children under 5 are free.
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Pinewood Derby to be held this Saturday
      Jamestown Cub Scout Pack One will hold its annual Pinewood Derby race this Saturday, March 20, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the recreation center. The event is free and open to the public. Trophies will be awarded to the fastest cars in each den, and the top finishers will go on to the statewide derby later this spring.
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Community piano concert this Sunday
      Eileen Hutchins, well-known concert pianist and member of the piano faculty at the Longy School Conservatory, will perform at the third concert of the Jamestown Community Piano Association’s 2009-2010 season this Sunday, March 21, at 4 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Church.
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‘Tropical’ blood drive to be held Monday
     JEMS will host its next blood drive – with a tropical getaway theme – this Monday, March 22, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Portuguese American Citizens Club on Narragansett Avenue. Blood donors will be entertained with plenty of tropical tunes and refreshments – and may even see grass skirts and coconut bras. Call JEMS at 423-7276 for more information.
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RITBA to offer new toll revenue bonds
      The R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority will issue $50 million of toll revenue bonds during the week of March 29, according to David Darlington, chairman of RITBA. For the first time, new RITBA bonds will be available to individuals, as well as institutional investors, since its last issuance in 2003.
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Apply now for Junior Women’s Club scholarships
      The Junior Women’s Club of Jamestown is now taking applications for its two $1,000 annual scholarships. Applicants must be high school seniors and residents of Jamestown who are planning to continue their education. Application forms are available at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Completed forms should be sent to P.O. Box 412, Jamestown, RI.
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Sunday concert to benefit mission trip
      “Voices For Vision,” a benefit concert to raise funds for a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic, will take place this Sunday, March 21, at 4 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church in Jamestown.
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Community Band to hold spring concert March 30
      The Jamestown Community Band, under the leadership of Bethany Clarke, will perform its spring concert on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. at the Portuguese American Citizens Club in Jamestown.
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Gardening expert at library tonight
      Jamestown Press gardening columnist and local author Roger Marshall will present “Grow Your Own Garden This Year” tonight, Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Marshall will cover a variety of topics for beginning and established gardeners, such as seed starting, manures and composts, staking plants and harvesting.
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Register now for women’s tennis and adult co-ed softball
      The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Dept. is now taking registrations for several upcoming programs. The women’s tennis program will begin June 1. Intermediates will play on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and beginners will play on Sundays from 3 to 4 p.m.
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