*OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES* Pawtucket Arts Collaborative (PAC) and Pawtucket Foundation to host 15th Annual Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition The Pawtucket Arts Collaborative (PAC) and the Pawtucket Foundation announce the 15th year of this highly regarded, juried art exhibition – the Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition. This year’s Juror is Victoria Gao. Entries will be […]
Newport Playhouse audition release for February 27, 2023 Play Auditions @ 6pm Monday, February 27, 2023 “Run For Your Wife” Show runs April 12- May 24, 2023 Synopsis: This British farce thrilled audiences in its 1982 debut. A taxi driver gets away with having two wives in different areas of London […]
Fundraiser and April Cleanup Keep Plainville Beautiful is planning 2 events, so save the following dates. MARCH 2nd – Keep Plainville Beautiful is having a Fundraiser at Papa Gino’s in Plainville on Thursday, March 2nd from 4-9pm. Bring the flyer, found on the Town of Plainville’s website or on Facebook for Keep Plainville Beautiful, […]
Statement from RIPTA Chairman Normand Benoit Over the last four years as RIPTA’s board chair, I have had a chance to see first-hand the progress that’s been made at the agency during Scott Avedisian’s tenure as CEO. While it’s important to acknowledge where we’ve fallen short, the record as a whole is […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE YAYIO KUSAMA “Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions.” Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist whose conceptual art is infused with psychological, autobiographical, and sexual narrative. Born in […]
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR EAST PROVIDENCE RESIDENTS East Providence residents who are high school seniors or who are undergraduates in an accredited college, community college, technical or vocational school are eligible to apply for a scholarship from Scholarship Foundation (SF) of East Providence. Students who live in East Providence and attend public, private […]
Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education Rhode Island’s School Counselor of the Year is… Anne-Marie Flaherty, center, was named School Counselor of the Year on February 6, 2023. Congratulations to East Greenwich High School’s Anne-Marie Flaherty for being named School Counselor of the Year! Recently, I joined Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and […]
RIPTA Statement on behalf of Scott Avedisian: SCOTT The challenges at RIPTA are many and stretch back many years. Since my first day here I have worked with the dedicated RIPTA team to make us better, and we have accomplished a great deal. We have balanced the agency budget and increased capital […]
