August 14, 2008 RSS feed / About Town

Intern needed for education organization

The Jamestown Education Foundation (JEF) is seeking applications for a new internship program. This internship will be focused primarily on maintaining and updating the foundation's website at JamestownEducation- Foundation.org. More...

Military families' ice cream social

The Jamestown Military Spouses Group will hold a "Welcome to Jamestown" ice cream social on Friday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. at 830 East Shore Rd. More...

Annual art exhibit of CIAA opens Aug. 20

The Conanicut Island Art Associate (CIAA) has announced that Kathleen Hancock, gallery director of the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery of Bristol Community College in Fall River, will be juror for its 34th annual art exhibit. More...

Historical society to hold annual meeting

The annual meeting of the Jamestown Historical Society will take place today, Thursday, Aug. 14, at the library. A business meeting and election of officers will begin at 7 p.m., and then guest speaker Dr. More...

Get shopping done at annual craft event

Jamestown's Conanicut Island Art Association (CIAA) Annual Craft Show features all handmade items, including jewelry, glass pottery, clay art, children's clothing, fiber arts, canvas goods, sculpture and other useful and decorative items. More...

Join the library friends for a harbor cruise

The Friends of the Jamestown Library invite the public on a two-hour harbor tour onboard the "Amazing Grace," today, Thursday, Aug. 14. The boat will load at the East Ferry at 3:45 p.m. for a cruise of Narragansett Bay. More...

Get ready for the fall season with soccer camp

Fall soccer season is just around the corner and now is the time to brush up on those neglected skills. British Challenger Soccer is bringing its camp to Jamestown Monday to Friday, Aug. 18 to 22. More...

Teen center hosts movie about refugee camps

The Jamestown Invisible Children Team will show the movie "Sunday: The Story of a Displaced Child," on Friday, Aug. 15, at 8 p.m. at the Jamestown Teen Center. This movie depicts a child's life inside an internal displacement camp. More...