Wednesday, October 28, 2026

FIRSTWORKS: “THIS IS AMERICA”

This is America • Live concert with violinist Johnny Gandelsman Curated by violinist Johnny Gandelsman, “This is America” is a new commissioning and recording project featuring over 20 works for solo violin. The diverse group of invited American and US-based composers were asked to reflect on the events of the past year and to consider the impact this period has had on their lives and on their communities.  For this […]

DEBORAH RUGGERIO: BROADBAND RHODE ISLAND

Why Rhode Island needs municipal broadband infrastructure   DEBORAH RUGGIERO   I could not have predicted the incredible sense of urgency for fiber broadband that has swept Rhode Island and the nation in just five short months!     Millions of dollars in federal funds are available to states, but to access the money the feds […]

GALLERY 175 PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Gallery 175 is showing monotype, monoprint, etching, and calligraphic prints by Joan Hausrath. Represented in the exhibit is artwork from Hausrath’s various series of prints created during the past twenty years inspired by her love of nature, fascination with archaeological finds, and her world travels. FACE MASKS REQUIRED   175 Main Street, Pawtucket. RI Open daily, […]

HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON

THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS ANNOUNCE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON PAWTUCKET, RI – At long last, Rhode Island’s oldest community theater, The Community Players, is proud to announce their much-anticipated 100th Anniversary Season! The season opens with a special presentation of A.R Gurney’s Love Letters. Performed by three different casts, this unique, touching, funny and imaginative theatre piece is comprised of letters exchanged over a lifetime between two […]

CENTRAL FALLS POLICE OFFICERS

Central Falls Police Officers get scruffy for charity As we continue “No-Shave” November, I wanted to pass along this meaningful story and fundraiser. With the green light from Police Chief Anthony Roberson, Central Falls Police Officers are ditching their razors and raising funds to support The Hero Package Foundation, a local organization founded by a […]

LTE: BEN COTE

Good Morning Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook, I hope everybody had a good Halloween and that you are all taking the time to enjoy the cooler weather and look forward to the upcoming Holiday Season.   I wanted to let everybody know what a great time our 3 part walk down the entire Ten Mile […]

PRESERVATION MASSACHUSETTS

  MATCHING GRANTS Letters of Inquiry are currently being accepted through December 1, 2021 for up to $10,000 in matching grant funds for preservation projects. The 1772 Foundation, in cooperation with Preservation Massachusetts is pleased to announce that funding in the form of 1:1 matching grants of up to $10,000 will be made available for the following historic […]

“TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES”

Marooned In “High Country” BY DON DOUCETTE The morning the Blizzard of 1978 began started as a normal winter workday as I delivered home heating fuel near the center of North Attleboro. What seemed a normal start to a winter storm unexpectedly became a concern of personal curiosity as the storm strengthened. I remember being […]