Holiday art and craft fair scheduled
      Artisans by the Bay will hold their 4th annual Christmas in Portsmouth Arts and Fine Craft Show on Saturday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show will be at St. Barnabas Church, 1697 East Main Rd., in the church hall. Admission and parking are free.
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Lady Shriners hold fall event
      The RI Shrine Ladies Activities Group will host a Pumpkin Patch Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Shrine Center in Cranston. Included in the daylong event are a penny social, arts and crafts, a bake table, food and much more.
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Teen logo design contest announced
      The Jamestown Teen Center has announced a logo design competition for the official teen center name and logo. Submissions are due no later than 3 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Jamestown Recreation Office, 41 Conanicus Ave. The winner of the competition will win $100 cash and their design will be used as...
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Seniors eligible for free vaccines
      Parents and guardians of seniors attending North Kingstown High School should be aware of a new program called, "Vaccinate Before You Graduate," which provides free vaccines to graduating students. Among the recommended vaccinations for students entering college, especially those who will be livi...
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Special education open house scheduled for Nov. 13
      An Open House Night for parents of special education students in the Melrose and Lawn Schools will be hosted by the Jamestown Special Education Local Advisory Committee (SELAC) on Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, at 6:30 p.m. in Melrose school library.
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Opera and chamber music featured in URI concerts
      The University of Rhode Island Music Department will serenade listeners with two concerts on Sunday, Nov. 18.
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AARP offers driver safety program
      AARP is offering two different options to participate in their Driver Safety Program. A classroom version of the course will be offered in Narragansett on Nov. 14 and 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program will be held at the Narragansett Community Center, 53 Manford Rd., Narragansett.
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Dinner to fund capitol trip
      Jamestown's grade 8 students will be traveling to Washington D.C. next June for a four-day field trip. A dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov.17, to help raise money to pay for this trip. The dinner will be served by the students to members of the public who want to see that the trip is funded.
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New basketball league forming
      The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department is looking for interested basketball players and coaches for an Under 12 boys' and an Under 12 girls' developmental travel basketball league. This league is for any player not currently participating in a school, CYO or other competitive basketball le...
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Soccer club holds travel tryouts
      South County Youth Soccer Association will hold club travel team tryouts on Saturday, Nov. 17. U15 boys will tryout at 10 a.m. and U16 through U19 boys' tryouts will start at 11 a.m. Girls in the U17 through U19 age groups will tryout from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Veterans group to meet Saturday
      The Retired Enlisted Association, Narragansett Bay Chapter 79, will hold their next meeting on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. at the VFW Post 4487, 52 Underwood Lane, in Middletown. Nominations for officers for the year 2008 will be accepted.
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Warners to be honored for lighthouse volunteer service
      Two Jamestown residents will be honored at the South County Hospital's 7th annual Thanksgiving Tuesday Community Service Awards, which will be held Nov. 20 at the Towers in Narragansett. George and Linda Warner have demonstrated outstanding service to a community organization, the Beavertail Ligh...
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Writing an historical novel
      Jan Shapin, author of "A Snug Life Somewhere," will give a talk Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. at the Jamestown library, called "Fact and Fiction, Writing an Historical Novel." Shapin, also a playwright, wrote the Colonial Theatre's script for "A Christmas Carol," produced in Westerly from 1992 to 19...
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Mansion showcases Favorite Things for holidays exhibit
      Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum in Bristol will come alive for the holidays with an exhibit brimming with favorite things for everyone. "Christmas at Blithewold 2007…a few of my favorite things," opens Nov. 23 and continues through Dec. 30, Wednesday thru Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 8...
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Head for Antarctica, The frozen desert
      Take a photo trip to Antarctica with the Friends of Saunderstown Village at their presentation of "Antarctica, The Frozen Desert," on Monday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m., at St. John the Divine Chapel, on the corner of Willett Road and Church Way in Saunderstown.
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Citizens Bank offers free Audubon admission
      Admission to the Audubon Society of Rhode Island's Environmental Education Center (EEC) will be free the first Saturday of every month courtesy of a grant from the Citizens Bank Foundation.
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Wreaths help homeless women
      Lucy's Hearth, Newport County's shelter for homeless women and children, is making plans for their Seventh Annual Designer Christmas Wreath Sale Fund-raiser. This event has been very successful in the past, selling wreaths and tabletop arrangements made and donated by local florists, designers ...
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Savastano in ballet theatre
      Rhode Island's ballet theatre has added several new members to its ranks. Admission to the company for pre-professional ballet dancers between the ages of 9 and 18 is through juried audition only. Maya Savastano, of Jamestown, passed her audition on Oct. 27.
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