2019-09-19

Carr Lane proposal lacks sense of equity

To the editor: After reading the Sept. 12 edition of The Jamestown Press on the proposal development on Carr’s Lane, I have to make a statement about equality. I, too, have built in a watershed, however, I had to build on a minimum of a 4-acre piece of land. Now, I look at 1.3 acres for this development and what […]

Phrase of the week

Nip it in the bud: To put a stop to something in its early stages, it derives from the de-budding of plants. Nip means “to pinch or bite.” The original form was “nip in the bloom” from Henry Chettle’s “Piers Plainnes Seaven Yeres Prentiship” from 1595: “Extinguish these fond loues with minds labour, and nip thy affections in the bloome, […]

Lyric of the week

I don’t mind you coming here And wasting all my time. ’Cause when you’re standing, oh, so near I kinda lose my mind. It’s not the perfume that you wear. It’s not the ribbons in your hair. I don’t mind you coming here And wasting all my time. Ric Ocasek (RIP) Just What I Needed (1978)

Presentation tonight by paranormal group

The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association will conduct its annual general meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the library, 26 North Road. After a business meeting to elect officers, there will be a presentation by the East Coast Paranormal Research Team. The Cranston organization was founded in 2008 to investigate paranormal encounters in residences, lighthouses, prisons, taverns and graveyards. Members […]

Arts center to screen Renzi film tomorrow

The feature debut from choreographer Marta Renzi will be screened at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Jamestown Arts Center. The film, “Her Magnus Opus,” is about a group of friends gathering to celebrate a teacher who has been a constant in the students’ lives. They meet at a country house that had been a refuge for them throughout the […]

Identify herbs during walking tour Sunday

An herbalist will lead a walking tour to identify medicinal herbs from 1-3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Watson Farm, 455 North Road. Kristin Minto is a professional herbalist who will explore the history of medicinal plants. During the tour, titled “Herbal Remedies: Find and Harvest Fall Plants,” she will explain identification, cultivation and production methods. This information will teach students […]

Georgian pianist slated to make local debut

An Eastern European pianist will perform at 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 87 Narragansett Ave. Ketevan Kartveli, a native of Tbilisi, Georgia, made her professional debut when she was 12. After earning degrees from the state conservatory of Georgia, she moved to the United States in 2009 to join the Alexander Toradze Piano Studio at Indiana […]

Senior center set to host singer Sunday

Local singer Anthony Graham will perform a vocal recital at 3 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Conanicut Grange, 6 West St. Graham, a baritone, is a student of B.J. Whitehouse, director of the Jamestown Community Chorus. His program will include classical selections, folk music, Broadway show tunes and original compositions. Graham has performed locally as a soloist with the Jamestown […]

Audience to vote for .lm festival winners

Finalists from the 22nd annual Manhattan Short film festival will be screened at 7 p.m. Sept. 27, 7 p.m. Sept. 28 and 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St. The same 10 films will be shown each night with an audience of more than 100,000 people in 400 different cities across the globe viewing them. […]

Aurora Collaborative kicks off 2nd season

Free show set for Monday at St. Matthew’s

Chamber music, in its purest form, is a musical conversation engaged by a small ensemble in an intimate setting. English composer and pianist Richard Walthew once described the genre, which features one performer to a part, as “the music of friends.” Aurora Collaborative will bring that spirit of friendship to St. Matthew’s during a free recital Monday afternoon to celebrate […]