Breakfast to benefit veterans, seniors
      A family breakfast in support of Seniors Helping Others and South County's veterans will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Elks Club in Wakefield. The breakfast will run from 8 to 11 a.m. and guests are asked to bring items for soldier-care packages. To learn what items are needed for the care packages, visit www.southernrivol.org.
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Holiday program spans the seasons
      The Jamestown Community Chorus will hold their annual December holiday concert, "Fall Into Winter," on Saturday, Dec. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Central Baptist Church. The theme of the concert will be unique.
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Thanksgiving feast set at library
      The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host a re-creation of the first Thanksgiving on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2:30 to 4:15 in the library meeting hall. Children can come in traditional costumes if they wish, enjoy a pot luck feast and make holiday decorations to bring home for their own Thanksgiving feast.
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Self-defense for women offered by police dept.
      The Jamestown Police Department is offering a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class for women of all ages. The four-day class will be held from Nov. 17 to 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Jamestown Recreation Center, 41 Conanicus Ave.
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A full month of holiday splendor at Blithewold
      Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum opens its doors on Friday, Nov. 28 for this year's holiday offering "Christmas at Blithewold 2008, This Bright and Merry Wood." Guests will be amazed as they enter the main hall to discover an 18-foot tree glistening with twinkling lights and colorful decorations.
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'Mass for Peace' debuts at Courthouse
      The South County Chamber Singers, under the direction of Enrico Garzilli, will perform the Rhode Island premier of Karl Jenkins' "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace," at the Courthouse Center for the Arts on Route 138 in West Kingston.
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Gingerbread exhibit, workshop at mansion
      There is nothing like the smell of fresh baked gingerbread, Christmas carols, and a cup of cocoa. Bring the whole family and sign up before Monday, Nov. 24, for the "Family Gingerbread House Workshop" to be held on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. and create a tasty piece of art.
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Prix fixe menus for restaurant week
      Two island restaurants will participate in the upcoming Newport Restaurant Week, scheduled for Nov. 9 to 15. The Bay Voyage Inn and Trattoria Simpatico are two of many area eateries that will offer special menus and exceptional values during the week.
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"Oklahoma!" to run at the URI theatre
      The University of Rhode Island's prize-winning Theatre Department announces its upcoming production, "Oklahoma!," which will be performed Nov. 13 to 16, and Nov. 20 to 23 at the Robert E. Will Theatre, Fine Arts Center in Kingston.
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Pennfield to host holiday craft sale
      It is "Cornucopia" time again at the Pennfield School. Tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8 the school will host more than 55 vendors displaying and selling their beautiful wares.
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Broadway on stage in Jamestown Nov. 15-16
By Eileen M. Daly
      Broadway is coming to Jamestown and, not surprisingly, the longtime director of the Jamestown Community Theater, Mary Schachtel Wright is behind it. Never one to squander an opportunity, Wright struck up a friendship with Broadway actor/ singer/dancer Jon Peterson after seeing him perform in "Half a Sixpence" at Goodspeed Theater in Connecticut this past summer.
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Mortenson, Relin novel next up for library book group
      The next book to be read by the book groups at the Jamestown Library will be "Three Cups Of Tea : One Man's Mission To Promote Peace—One School At A Time," by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin on Monday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov.18, at 1 p.m.
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Many islanders help at Save the Bay event
      Jamestown resident Aidan Petrie is co-chairman of Save The Bay's The Bay Bash: The Light at the End of the Tunnel, which will be held on Friday, Nov. 15, at The Foundry in Providence. The event honors the Narragansett Bay Commission and celebrates the completion of Phase 1 of the Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) project.
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Library closed for Veterans Day
      The Jamestown Philomenian Library will be closed in honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The library's regular hours are Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Veterans' service honored in ceremony Tuesday
      The island's veterans' groups will commemorate Veterans Day on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at East Ferry Veterans Memorial Square. The keynote speaker will be former Gov. Bruce Sundlun, who will discuss the history of the day that was initially established as Armistice Day, which remembered the signing of the treaty that ended World War I.
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Donate blood and toys this holiday
      The Rhode Island Blood Center is teaming up with "Toys for Tots" from Nov. 8 through Dec. 7 to assure that underprivileged children in Rhode Island are remembered during the holiday season.
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