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Entries from December 2010

NORTON: COCOAHOUSE CONCERT FEATURES MUSIC AND FREE COCOA AND COOKIES FOR AREA FAMILIES

December 31st, 2010 · No Comments

Atwater & Donnelly Free cocoa and cookies will be available for all who attend what is becoming an annual tradition… a January Cocoahouse Concert at The Children’s Studio Preschool and Kindergarten in Norton. This year’s edition, on Saturday, January 15, will feature the acclaimed Rhode Island performing duo Atwater & Donnelly along with a few [...]

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Riverside Branch Library

December 31st, 2010 · No Comments

The Riverside Branch Library will present Child Psychiatry’s Early History on Thursday, January 13th from 6:30pm – 8:00 pm. Dan Wall, president and CEO of Bradley Hospital, will discuss the founding and early history of Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, the world’s first children’s psychiatric hospital.  He will explore why there was no psychiatric treatment for [...]

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Richards Memorial Library Presents Lesley Fairbanks

December 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Richards Memorial Library invites you on Tuesday, January 18th at 6:30 pm to 8 to Find Balance: an intro to Core Yoga/Pilates. Presenter Lesley Fairbanks is certified in yoga and Pilates and teaches group and private classes in North Attleboro, Plymouth, and elsewhere on the South Shore. This class will show participants how to strengthen [...]

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New Year’s Events In The Blackstone Valley

December 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Wishing You a Safe and Happy New Year! from the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Smith Appleby House dressed in Festive Holiday Decorations Be sure to check out the following New Year’s Events in the Blackstone Valley and we look forward to seeing you in 2011Thursday, December 30, 10 am-2 pm, Smith-Appleby Festive Holiday House Tour. [...]

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Charity Texas Hold-em

December 30th, 2010 · No Comments

South Attleboro Knights of Columbus will hold their Charity Texas Hold-em on Friday, January 28th at the K of C Hall at 304 Highland Ave.(route 123). Kitchen will be open at 6:00pm.      Please arrive by 6:30pm for seating and to go over house rules.  Dealing begins at 7:00pm. 1st prize of a $700 Visa [...]

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DoubleACS Free Workshop Series

December 29th, 2010 · No Comments

Three Point Lighting As part of our Free Workshop Series, DoubleACS will be hosting a free, thirty-minute workshop, “Three Point Lighting” on January 13, 2011 at 6:00PM.  The workshop will take place at the DoubleACS studio at 42 Union Street in Attleboro. We will be discussing key, fill and back lights and how to use [...]

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LTE: Mark Ambrose “perfectly disgusted”

December 29th, 2010 · No Comments

To the editor;   Perfect job on clearing the sidewalks of snow, Attleboro homeowners, after the great Christmas weekend blizzard…perfectly disgusting that is. It’s impossible to walk on a continuous straight path for more than several properties, especially on South Main Street, before running into uncleared walkways. I thought that homeowners had a legal responsibility to [...]

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CHAMBER: ABCs OF ETOOLS

December 29th, 2010 · No Comments

The United Regional Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a workshop Trish White January 19th The ABCs of eTools on Jan. 19 at 8 a.m. Learn about search engines and search engine optimization, social networking (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Myspace), blogs and e-newsletters. Taught by Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Senior Business Advisor Trish White, the [...]

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“Old Man Winter” Brings Bristol Blizzard-like Conditions

December 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Heavy wind and snow, power outage for some Residents parked along the Town Common Sunday night as a parking ban was in effect until Monday By Stephen V. Martino A winter storm dumped between ten and twelve inches of heavy snow on Bristol Sunday and Monday, as blizzard conditions made travel nearly impossible over the [...]

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Arlene Violet To Speak At The Weaver Library

December 28th, 2010 · No Comments

            Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 invites you to a talk and book signing by former Attorney General Arlene Violet on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:00PM.  A lively, intelligent and provocative speaker, Ms. Violet will discuss her new book The Mob and Me: Wise Guys and the Witness Protection Program which [...]

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