Jim Hanley

Back-to-School??Events??Planned??for??August??in??downtown NA Business??participants??are being??sought Downtown Associates of North Attleborough???s tenth annual Back-to-School Shuffle and third Back-to-School Fair will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 in Veteran???s Park, downtown North Attleborough from 5:00 – 8:00pm.?? Once again, Fisher College will be the sponsor of the event. The Back-to-School Fair is intended to be a resource […]

Bristol Slavery Trail Walking Tour Bristol, RI -??Linden Place Museum will host a walking tour of Linden Place Mansion and downtown Bristol, focused specifically on Bristol???s DeWolf Family and their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The DeWolf family, Bristol???s premier family in the 18th and early 19th centuries, was once one of the largest […]

August 15-19 ?? Museum of Work & Culture (42 S. Main St., Woonsocket) Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center (121 Hope St., Providence) John Brown House Museum (52 Power St., Providence) The RIHS Partners With Mount Vernon to Host Teacher Appreciation Week Highlights Include Workshops, Tours, and Free Admission at RIHS Museums (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) ??? The […]

ARTISTS EXCHANGE CRANSTON RI Our 9th annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival is coming up! ?????? This year’s event will ??be held??on Sunday, September 18th, ?? with a rain-date of the following Sunday, September 25th. We are in need of?? musicians, artisans, vendors, and volunteers!?? MUSICIANS NEEDED ?? Artists’ Exchange is currently seeking volunteer […]

Tall Ship Passes Final Tests; Teen and Family Voyages Set for Summer NEWPORT, R.I. (July 26, 2016) ??? The 200-foot Tall Ship??SSV Oliver Hazard Perry caused heads to turn last week while she completed drills on Narragansett Bay under full sail and in brisk breezes. The drills, as well as inspections, have been required by […]

NORTON SINGERS DASH NOMINATIONS GUYS & DOLLS Last Wednesday night, the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT) announced the nominees for its annual ???Distinguished Achievements and Special Honors??? (DASH) awards. EMACT is a prestigious organization that???s been around for 30 years, and whose membership extends from Boston to Worcester. DASH is sort of like […]

RIHS, Coggeshall Farm Collaborate on Free Professional Development Program ?? (Bristol, R.I.) ??? Coggeshall Farm Museum and the Rhode Island Historical Society will present ???Beyond Field Trips: Working With Schools,??? a free professional development workshop for history, heritage, and cultural professionals, on Thursday, Aug. 11, 1pm. The event will spotlight the work of Coggeshall Farm, […]

GINA AND FRIENDS AT THE BEACH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -??Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by First Gentleman Andy Moffit and Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit, celebrated??the 28th Annual Governor’s Bay Day. The day included free parking at all Rhode Island state beaches, as well as fishing in Rhode Island’s saltwater’s without a fishing license. […]