SMALL ISLAND BIG SONG Tickets are now available for Small Island Big Song! Experience a transcendent musical journey combining song, spoken word and cinematic visuals filmed over a three-year voyage across 16 island nations. As we celebrate 20 years of FirstWorks in 2024, we’re bringing global artists to share extraordinary experiences and ideas with you, right here […]
DECEMBER PERFORMANCES Last Christmas Concert of the season! Plus, remaining Dec dates Sunday, December 17th Annual Kelley Lennon Christmas Concert North Scituate Baptist Church 2:00PM 619 W Greenville Rd, North Scituate, RI 02857 Tickets are $5.00 and are available at the door or by calling 401-647-3238. All proceeds will benefit Special Olympics of Rhode Island. […]
Legislation aims to classify book bans as federal civil rights violations Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service New federal legislation would classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights law. The Books Save Lives Act would ensure public and school libraries maintain a diverse collection of authors, and would direct government officials to report on […]
Welcoming Our New President South Coast Artists is happy to welcome Stephen Remick as our new President. He replaces Heather Stivison, who is now our Board Chair. Steve has been involved with SCA since 2014, most recently as a member of the Board as Sign Chair for several years. Steve is a born and raised Vermonter who […]
Quonset Highlights in 2023:New Construction, Port of Davisville Investments, and Offshore Wind Development From left: Gov. McKee and Steven J. King tour the Port of Davisville Momentum at Quonset continued throughout 2023. Within the Business Park, work began on over 465,000 square feet of new construction, representing over $361 million in private investment. “With over […]
Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education New School Buildings and Innovative Mobile Classrooms Students in Providence have been welcomed into a new school building! Recently, we joined Governor McKee, Mayor Smiley, Superintendent Montañez and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) community to cut the ribbon on the brand-new Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School, which serves as an […]
LEADER CHIPPENDALE: WARNING — RI HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, OUR FAST LANE TO ANOTHER DISASTER State House, Providence – Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale issues the following statement on the closing of the Washington Bridge, a crucial thoroughfare on I-195 in Providence, RI: The Administration’s collective response to the I-195 debacle is […]
Representative Sherry Roberts: Help Boost RI’s Economy with Organic Farming State House, Providence – As per the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing sectors – creating jobs and promoting economic growth and opportunities across rural America. As of June 2023, there are 30 farms of 1200 in Rhode […]
