Monday, September 14, 2026

FRIENDS OF POMHAM LIGHTHOUSE

ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON   BY DON DOUCETTE   We enjoyed with you our like-minded conversation and lighthouse interaction around the table during yesterday’s wonderful Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse annual meeting at the Hillside Country Club in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.   Particularly taken by the young refugee lady from Ukraine who rose and described her […]

TRIBORO YOUTH THEATRE

Tickets for “Elf” and “Little Shop of Horrors” are on sale now!   Tickets on sale now!   Dear TYT friends & families,   This December we have two phenomenal productions coming your way… and tickets are now on sale!     Our actors in 3rd-8th grade will be performing “Elf, Jr.” on December 2nd […]

HERCI MARSDEN’S – COPPELIA

The State Ballet of Rhode Island – Coppelia   It’s season 63 — Come Celebrate with us Thanksgiving Weekend! Reunite with family, alumni, dancers and friends and enjoy the humor and beauty Coppelia has to offer.   “There’s a New Girl in Town”:      Rebecca DeVivo (in pink) promoted to Principal Dancer, takes the stage as […]

THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

THIS WEEK’S MUSE   TANIA BRUGUERA     “I do not see myself as a person with an ego, but rather persevering and with a clear vision of the transforming power of art.”   Tania Bruguera is a Cuban artist who splits her time between Havana—the city of her birth, in 1968—and New York. Inspired and driven […]

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

WPI Selects Materials Scientist as New Prez Posted November 9, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings …   “GRACE” JINLIU WANG   Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) selected materials scientist “Grace” Jinliu Wang as its 17th president, effective April 3, 2023. She succeeds Laurie Leshin, who served as WPI president for eight years before joining NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as director in […]

NEW BEDFORD: TEEN ARTIST INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

NBAM     New Bedford Art Museum /Artwork’s! is celebrating our 19th year of the Teen Artist Internship Program (TAIP) in 2023. TAIP’s goal is to inspire and educate high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing a career in the visual arts.⁠   The Teen Artist Internship Program (TAIP) is an exciting opportunity for young, […]

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: RICAS RESULTS

Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education     RICAS Results Show Higher Participation, Significant Increase in Math Proficiency    The 2022 RICAS results show that while a lot of work remains ahead to get our students back up to speed, Rhode Island is on its way to recovery.   We are encouraged that some districts […]