Monday, November 9, 2026

2019 NEA BIG READ

 Attleboro – Happening this week!   ATTLEBORO – The history of whaling in New England will come alive on Saturday, Sept. 21, in a talk by James Russell at the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum.   JAMES RUSSELL   Russell is the executive director of the Nantucket Historical Association, and past head of The New Bedford […]

LTE: SONIA CHANG-DIAZ – MA STATE SENATOR

BIG NEWS: The Education Committee released a long-sought education funding reform bill — and it’s thanks to years of persistent broad-based organizing from people across the Commonwealth.   The proposed bill would implement all five recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission, including the much-needed rate adjustments for our most impoverished students. Want to learn […]

ARTS MUSEUM ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB

Attleboro Arts Museum’s Art Lovers Book Club PresentsLeonardo da Vinci By Walter Issacson   Saturday, October 19th, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Featuring a screening of the documentary Ginevra’s Story: Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci’s First Known Portrait Free and open to all.   On Saturday, October 19th, from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm, the Art Lovers Book Club […]

WEAVER: DEMENTIA HOW TO THINK-ACT-TALK

Join the global movement to change the way people think, act and talk about dementia   EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Join the global movement to change the way people think, act and talk about dementia. Attend an information session at the Weaver Library on Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 10 – 11 am and learn […]

PAWTUCKET ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

Winners To Be Announced Sunday – September 29th – 4 pm !! City of Pawtucket 21st Annual Photo Contest Blackstone Valley Visitor’s Center Gallery     Pawtucket:  Over 500 submissions have been received for the City of Pawtucket’s 21st Annual Photo Contest and are on display throughout the month of September in the Visitor Center […]

“SAFE STATIONS” PROVIDENCE

Safe Stations is a Path to Recovery Recovery is possible when you don’t have to do it alone. Like many cities across the nation, opioid overdose is a serious public health issue locally. One in four opioid overdoses in Rhode Island happen in Providence. This is not an issue that is happening in isolated silos or […]

THE CONVOY IS COMING: SPECIAL OLYMPICS RI

Torch Run Truck Convoy to roll on Sunday, September 22nd   Dear Neighbors and Friends   When people think about law enforcement members and truckers together, they usually have an image of a big rig pulled over on the side of the highway with an officer writing a ticket.   On Sunday, September 22nd, that stereotypical image […]

FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE

The Forest is Strong With This One Kicking off our 42nd Season, the classic fairy tale Hansel & Gretel   comes life before your eyes in the first installment of Festival Ballet’s popular chatterBOXtheatre series, sponsored by Seven Stars Bakery.  With clever choreography by Ilya Kozadayev and an original soundscape score,  Hansel & Gretel  is the perfect spooky adventure for the whole family. […]