NEFA HAROLD STEWARD NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAROLD STEWARD The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced that Harold Steward (they/he) will join the organization as the next executive director. Steward, a philosopher, strategist, and educator, is currently the executive director & cultural strategist at The Theatre Offensive (TTO), a Boston-based nonprofit […]
APRIL 27-30, 2023 The Friends of the Library will sponsor the semi-annual sale on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, April 30 from 1-5 p.m. Proceeds will benefit library programs, including museum passes and special concerts and events. A Members Only Preview […]
ART LEAGUE RI is proud to present a new call for entry Art Speaks An Open Juried National Exhibition This exhibition celebrates works of art that compose, hold, share, and tell a story. Make your story heard, give your art voice. The selected works will be on display at the Art League RI […]
Pawtucket Animal Shelter Re-opens Doors to the Public PAWTUCKET – The Paul J. Wildenhain Memorial Animal Shelter re-opened its doors to the public today, April 10th, 2023. Ribbon-cutting attendees included Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Councilors Wildenhain, Moreno, and Rubio, Police Chief, Tina Goncalves, and Shelter Director, Rene Massie. “After three long […]
Rhode Island Post Card Club April 30th Meeting Dan Bethel of Lincoln, RI, member of the Rhode Island Post Card Club, will display at the April 30 meeting a collection of photographs of the 1934 labor strike at the Saylesville Mills and also many photographs of the Lincoln Downs horse race track, which […]
FRIENDS OF EP LIBRARY OFFER COLLECTORS’ CORNER Volunteer members of Friends of the East Providence Public Library have gathered more than 100 special or unusual books that have been donated by library patrons. These collectible books will be available at the Spring Book Sale April 27 to 30, 2023. A list of […]
Friend, SENATOR ALANA DI MARIO Taking action to address the climate crisis cannot wait, especially here in the Ocean State. As temperatures and sea levels continue to rise, and extreme weather events become more and more frequent, our communities face significant risks – and we’re already feeling the effects. In the Senate, […]
A Sea of Grasses BY DON DOUCETTE FLINT HILLS, KANSAS No serious traveler to Kansas should arrive without having read “PrairyErth (A Deep Map)” by William Least Heat-Moon. His intensive analysis of one central Kansas county, Chase County, depicts an overall history of Kansas, soup to nuts. I say a central […]
