February 23, 2012 RSS feed / About Town

Free blood pressure readings every Sunday

There will be free blood pressure screenings at the Jamestown EMS barn at 11 Knowles Court on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. More...

Scholarship offered by Jamestown Yacht Club

The Jamestown Yacht Club is now accepting applications for its Joshua Wadsworth Leonard Memorial Sailing Scholarship, which is eligible for children between the ages of 8 and 14. More...

CIAA non-juried show is open to everyone

The Conanicut Island Art Association will hold a non-juried show at Town Hall on Sunday, March 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to submit work. More...

Volunteer fair planned for March 1 at library

The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host a community volunteer fair on Thursday, March 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. More...

Workshops planned to improve library space

A space reconfiguration workshop will be held on Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Both workshops are scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., although they may not go that long. More...

Children’s magician to perform this afternoon

Magician Mat Franco will perform on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Franco will provide a “high-energy show” complete with magic, music, spontaneous humor and audience participation. More...

Teen center lock-in planned for March 3

The fourth annual lock-in at the recreation center will take place on Saturday, March 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The event will last until 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Participants have the option to leave at midnight. More...

Professor will discuss female POWs Sunday

Mary Raum, professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, will share stories of female prisoners of war on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. at Central Baptist Church. More...

Library will feature Sri Lankan film tonight

The third film in the Jamestown Philomenian Library’s annual foreign film series will be shown on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. More...