URI students to hold art sale
      Students in the University of Rhode Island's Department of Art and Art History will hold an art sale April 27 to 29, from 1 to 7 p.m. each day. The sale will be held in the painting studio, room A-101, in the Fine Arts Center, located at 105 Upper College Road, Kingston.
More ...

Latin dance continues
      The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department will be starting new sessions of its three adult dance/exercise classes on Thursday evenings at the Community Center. Beginning April 26, Latin Workout will run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Students will learn basic rhythms of merengue, Cha-cha, rumba, and s...
More ...

Jamestown student art on display in Newport
      The Jamestown School will join other schools from the East Bay Region in the celebration of Youth Art Month with an art show at the Newport Art Museum. This annual statewide event infuses student artwork into the community to broaden public awareness of the importance of art in school.
More ...

Upcoming
      Pet refuge holds fund-raising walk The Pet Refuge, a non-profit (no kill) animal shelter is hosting its first annual Pet Refuge Dog Walk on Sunday, May 6, at Goddard State Park in East Greenwich. The registration fee is $20 or $15 with early registration by noon, either in person or on the websi...
More ...

Olympian talks in sailing series
      The final program in the Friends of the Library Sailing Series will be on Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jamestown library, Olympic sailor Carol Cronin will talk about her sailing experiences. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, c...
More ...

Container gardens demonstrated
      The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host "Gardening in Containers" on Thursday, April 26, at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown library. This program, presented by Holly Howard from the Secret Garden, will feature tips and hints on the best practices to get the most from your container gardens.
More ...

Global warming talk at bird sanctuary
      There will be a lecture on climate change by Jana Hesser, a Climate Project volunteer who trained with Al Gore, on Friday, April 27, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Norman Bird Sanctuary studio. For more information, visit www.theclimateproject.com or www.normanbirdsanctuary.com or call 846-2577 ext. 10. ...
More ...

Pint sized hockey stars
      Madison Tregenza and Colin Moffet played on the Newport Whalers Mite C hockey team this season. The team won 2-1 in their division's State Championship last week against Edgewood in a nail-biting triple overtime game. Tregenza is in first grade at Melrose school and Moffet is in second grade.
More ...

Spring concerts planned at URI
      The University of Rhode Island will offer three concerts in April as part of its "Spring Slam" series. The URI Symphony Orchestra will present its last concert of the academic year on Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. The winners of this year's annual solo competition will be featured and the URI wind...
More ...

Antique bookbinding techniques on display
      The University of Rhode Island's library gallery will showcase, "25 Years of Dragonfly," a display of bookbinding restoration, which runs through April 26. The display features a collection of work by George and Pat Sargent, who have operated their full service hand bookbindery, Dragonfly, for 25 ...
More ...