Michele DeLuca-Verley, founder and owner of La Maison De Coco, will be the guest at the next meeting of Newport's Child and Family Ophelia Sessions to be held on Sunday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Castle Hill Inn & Resort in Newport. More...

FOUND: Extremely friendly dark orange neutered male cat. Has been in the area of the dump for 2 to 3 months. He appears to be 4 to 6 years old. LOST: "HEMMINGWAY" aka "GEO," a solid white cat with small grey patch on its forehead. More...

The undefeated North Kingstown High School girls' indoor track team beat South Kingstown, 56-44, in an exciting meet last week at CCRI in Lincoln. "Before the meet, I told the kids to keep their game faces on for the next two meets. More...

CNN host Lou Dobbs will visit Roger Williams University as part of its Civil Discourse lecture series on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 5:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the university's Recreation Center Gymnasium at One Old Ferry Rd. in Bristol. More...

Young jazz musicians from high schools around Rhode Island, performing in 17 ensembles, will gather at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston on Saturday, Feb. 2, for the annual Rhode Island Music Educators High School Jazz Festival. More...

The Brown University Library is looking for people who have a set of Gorham flatware, are collectors of silver hollowware, or are interested in the history of industrial design. More...

The grand opening of a new art gallery in Jamestown is set for Thursday, Jan. 31, with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More...