September 25, 2008 RSS feed / About Town

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Giving blood

Michael Casey, left, sets a good example for son Jonathan, 7, by giving blood at the blood drive. The drive was sponsored by the Jamestown American Legion and VFW posts. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

Peek-a-boo

Savanna Dyer, 4, enjoys some fresh air and blue skies while playing on the tires at the Jamestown playground. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

Jamestown museum closes for season

The last chance to see "SCHOOL DAYS!! How Jamestown Taught Its Children," the 2008 summer exhibit at the Jamestown Historical Society museum, is fast approaching. The museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. More...

Abstract art featured in new CIAA show

The Conanicut Island Art Association is beginning a new season with its first exhibit of abstract art. The "Abstracts in the Fall" show will open at the Jamestown Town Hall Gallery on Thursday, Oct. 2, with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. More...

Island art

Local artist Wilson Pollock talks about his painting of the "Three Sisters" houses on Walcott Avenue. All of Pollock's work is of Jamestown scenes and is on display at the Jamestown library through Friday, Oct. 10. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

'People of the Book' next up for book group

The next book to be read by the book groups at the Jamestown library will be "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks, on Monday evening, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. More...

Golf tournament benefits recreation department

The Jamestown Golf Course will be the site for the Peter C. Clarke Memorial Golf Tournament this Sunday, Sept. 28. Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Jamestown Recreation Department. More...

Library exhibit features 1938 hurricane

The exhibit in the Jamestown Historical Society display case in the lobby of the Jamestown Philomenian Library features the 1938 hurricane—the worst storm to hit the area since the gale of 1815. More...