Seal watching tours offered
      Take a cruise to see the seals of Narragansett Bay in their winter playground. Board the M/V Alletta Morris for an up-close look at the seals in their natural habitat. The weather may be chilly, but don't worry, the boat is heated. Dress warmly and get ready for a great time. Each cruise includes...
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Newport library offers visit with the Snow Queen
      Clare Vadeboncoeur will perform in elaborate costume as the Snow Queen for children ages 4 and up on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 10:30 a.m. in the lower level program room of the Newport Public Library located at 300 Spring St.. The Snow Queen will transport her listeners to the frozen world of the Artic...
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Networks of support for family caregivers
      On Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., the Friends of the Jamestown Library will present Valerie Topp, director of operations at Home Instead Senior Care. Becoming a caregiver often catches families by surprise. Topp will answer some of these questions and more at the Jamestown library. Family caregiver...
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Daytime Book Discussion continues
      The Afternoon Book Discussion at the Jamestown library continues on Feb. 13, the second Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. with "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy. The novel was an Oprah's Book Club selection.
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Information session on foster parenting
      The Department of Children, Youth and Families will host a Foster Care and Adoption Information Night on Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DCYF Office at 650 Ten Rod Rd. in North Kingstown. DCYF staff and foster and adoptive parents will be available to explain the program and answer ...
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URI jazz festival
      A treat for jazz fans is in store when the Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA) annual jazz festival and the University of Rhode Island's winter Jazz and World Music Festival come together for an intense schedule of performances on the URI Kingston campus.
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Writers' night out in Wickford
      Providence author Karen Lee Boren will read from her novel "Girls in Peril" tonight, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at Writers' Night Out at Wickford Gourmet, 21 Main St. in Wickford Borne's novel was published by Tin House Press last year and selected for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers progra...
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Kids can learn to make terrariums
      Kids are invited to a workshop on making terrariums at Blithewold on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the greenhouse. Being in the greenhouse is what makes this workshop at Blithewold special. Blithewold horticulturalist Gail Read will help kids explore, learn, and best of all: get down an...
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Natural history survey lecture
      The Rhode Island Natural History Survey will host a free lecture titled "Phragmites australis: The good, the bad, and the ugly" by Laura A. Meyerson, URI assistant professor of natural resources science, Thursday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. The lecture will take place in Weaver Auditorium at the Coastal...
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Irish dance this Saturday
      The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is hosting a Traditional Irish Ceili fund-raiser on Saturday, Feb. 3 at Hibernian Hall, 2 Wellington Square in Newport. Ceili is a form of traditional Irish line dancing. Mary and Donal Lehane from County Clare will be on hand to teach interested parties dan...
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Get your tickets for JCT's staging of 'Yours, Anne'
By Mary Schachtel Wright, artistic director, Jamestown Community Theatre
      Anne Frank's diary is one of the best-selling books in history and has been translated into 67 languages. The celebrated account tells of two Jewish families and a mutual acquaintance of theirs who are secreted away in a cramped attic in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation.
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Ball to support museum scheduled
      The Snow Ball is this year's theme for the Newport Art Museum's annual Artists' Ball scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the museum. New this year through an exciting partnership, this annual fundraiser will be the kick-off event for the 2007 Newport Winter Festival. Tickets ...
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Sign up for spring baseball
      Jamestown Baseball will begin registration on Monday, Feb. 5.. Players can be registered in one of three ways: 1. Download a registration form from the Web site at http://www.jamestownri.com/, click on "Jamestown Baseball" and mail registration form with payment to the address as shown, 2. Pick up ...
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