MA College Course Explores Holding People Accountable with Respect Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service Longtime activist and academic Loretta J. Ross is on a mission to “build a culture that invites people in, instead of pushing them out.” As she explains in a TED talk she gave earlier this year, she does this by […]
Bears Take the Turf for 60th Homecoming Game The Fall of 1960 brought several changes to the Bridgewater college campus. In September of that year, Pope and Scott Halls opened and the school transitioned from the Bridgewater State Teachers College to Bridgewater State College. The name change, in particular, not only recognized the growing scope […]
Sunday at 5 PM Roger Williams Park • Dalrymple Boathouse Lawn Performing-songwriter Thea Hopkins brings her program, “In the Roundhouse,” a celebration of traditional and contemporary Indigenous music, to the FirstWorks stage this weekend. A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Hopkins describes her music as “Red Roots Americana.” Listen to a preview Thea […]
Mike Laureanno Outdoor Benefit Concert for the Four Corners Art Center Sunday, October 10th 2:00 – 4:00 PM $10 *** Rain date: October 17th Advance ticket purchase encouraged CASH & CHECK accepted *** **Please bring your own lawn chairs! Ticket sales from this event will support arts programming and youth enrichment class offerings by the Four Corners […]
ATTLEBORO COMMUNITY THEATRE (ACT) Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) celebrates its post-pandemic reopening with its production of THE NERD, written by Larry Shue and co-directed by Shawn Perry and Jeanne Smith. Willum Cubbert, an aspiring young architect in Terre Haute, Indiana, has often told his friends about the debt he owes to Rick Steadman, a fellow ex-GI […]
MA Groups Push Bill to Stop Clean-Energy Subsidies for Woody Biomass Plants Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service SPRINGFIELD, Ma. — Groups working to reduce air pollution are testifying at a hearing today to urge state lawmakers to prevent wood-burning biomass from being classified as a renewable-energy source. Dr. Mary Booth, with Partnership for Policy […]
The Southeast New England (SENE) Film Festival returns to Rhode Island with an exciting lineup of 132 short and feature-length films from filmmakers across the country and around the world. The 13th Annual SENE Film Festival runs October 13-16 and includes multiple programs showcasing the work of local filmmakers: Slatersville: America’s First Mill Village episode #10 The Mental […]
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Marks the 100th Anniversary of Camp Hoffman with Activity-Packed Centennial Celebration [Warwick, RI—September 14, 2021]– On September 25, 2021, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England will be celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Camp Hoffman with an activity-packed Centennial Celebration. Current Girl Scouts, friends, family, and alums are all invited to […]
