SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF EAST PROV. AWARDS MORE THAN $158,000 TO LOCAL STUDENTS JESSICA AND DOUCE AND??MEAGAN Thanks to the generosity of local residents and businesses, Scholarship Foundation (SF) of East Providence awarded scholarships totaling more than $158,000 to East Providence residents this year. More than 100 businesses, organizations, families and individuals sponsored this year???s awards. […]
Citywide Open House Gives the Public Free Behind-the-Scenes Access to Providence???s Greatest Treasures on Sept. 23rd. The inaugural Doors Open RI Festival expects to welcome thousands of people inside Providence???s great places and spaces on Saturday, September 23rd. The Festival will provide the public with free behind-the-scenes access to more than 20 unique places across […]
CELEBRATE AUTUMN Fall Birding, Yellow-rumped Warbler by Ed Hughes Celebrate Autumn with Audubon! October 2017 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island Throw on your fleece jacket, grab your binoculars, and hit the trails in search of fall migrants. Join the experts for an introduction to mushrooms. Bundle up the kids and join the […]
“ReThinking” MA High-Stakes Testing Mike Clifford – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Educators, parents and others concerned about public education will be testifying before legislators Tuesday to show their support for a measure to curb high-stakes testing and increase investment in public schools. The measure before lawmakers is being called “an act strengthening and investing […]
FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE TO DEDICATE 2017-2018 SEASON TO FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT EDWARD M. FOGARTY Fogarty remembered as a passionate and long-serving officer, lover of dance and the arts, advocate for arts education PROVIDENCE, RI-Following the death of long-time Trustee, benefactor, former Board President, and current Vice President Edward M. Fogarty, Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) will […]
German American Cultural Society The German American Cultural Society is pleased to announce that on Saturday, September 30th and Sunday, October 1st the annual Oktoberfest will be held at their club on 78 Carter Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. On Saturday the Oktoberfest will start at 1 PM with the blessing of the food and tapping of […]
Raw Wine 2017 Presented by??Campus Fine Wines Over 80 natural wines available to taste at??the Steel Yard September 16th, 2017, 6 PM – 9 PM 27 Sims Avenue, Providence, RI 02909 Discover and explore a delicious variety of natural wines in the raw beauty of a historic, reclaimed industrial space while raising funds for the […]
Advocacy in Action: A Win for Public Access in Cranston By Mike Jarbeau, Narragansett Baykeeper The public access site at the end of Ocean Avenue. RIYC is in the background. Protecting and promoting public access to Narragansett Bay is a core component of Save The Bay???s work. Our advocacy staff works tirelessly to identify and […]
