August 27, 2009 RSS feed / About Town

Bring back your sunflowers

The Secret Garden’s annual Sunflower Contest will wrap up this weekend with the awarding of the ribbons for the largest blooms and the tallest plants in several categories. More...

Jamestown artists to exhibit at Festival

Jamestown artists Jillian Barber and Sam Ackerman are exhibiting their works in this weekend’s Newport Arts Festival at the Newport Yachting Center. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. More...

Teen Center posts school year hours

The Jamestown Teen Center will begin its new school year hours on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The new hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. The Teen Center will be closed on Nov. More...

Blood drive to be held at PAC club

The Rhode Island Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Portuguese American Citizens Club at 134 Narragansett Ave. in Jamestown. More...

Ice cream social for military families

The Jamestown Military Spouses Group will hold a “Welcome to Jamestown” ice cream social tomorrow, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. at 60 Steamboat St. More...

Men’s Chorus in concert this weekend

On Saturday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 p.m., the Men’s Chorus of Jamestown will present its annual concert at the recreation center. Come join the guys for a fun family evening of music and sing-alongs. More...

First annual Newport Antiques Festival

The first annual Newport Antiques Festival will be held this Saturday, Aug. 29, on the parade field at Fort Adams. Early buyers will be admitted at 8 a.m.; the general public will be admitted at 9 a.m. More...

Muldoon photos on display at Roger Williams law school

“The Art of Photography,” an exhibit by Jamestown photographer Eileen Muldoon, will be on display until Jan. 5 at the Atrium Gallery of the Roger Williams Law School in Bristol. More...