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5 THINGS: Cherish The Last Weekday of Vacation

Parting is such sweet sorrow. Minimize the sorrow of the end with events at the local libraries.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Friday, April 20:

It’ll be just like “Otis” – the actual guy, not Kanye and Jay-Z. The University of Rhode Island spring jazz series has at 8 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Admission is $10.

Go tumbling in the Tumblebus! The , a gym on wheels for children, will be parked at for about an hour today, starting at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free.

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End vacation by watching a good movie – Forget about Kazaam. The will be showing of Hugo at 10:30 a.m. The Scorsese movie is rated PG and appropriate for most ages.

Don’t lose your own marbles! Ha ha ha! is hosting a , as the snarky header implies. As long as your kid is old enough to avoid sticking them in their mouth, they’re welcome to attend at 2 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged.

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Mmm, toasty! will hold a at 9:30 a.m. Aimed at seniors (age-wise, not school stats), the session is free.

And then there’s sport. Here is today’s sports schedule for Prout, Narragansett and South Kingstown:

  • South Kingstown boys’ volleyball (3-0, 3-0 Division I-South) travels to Bishop Hendricken High School (3-0, 3-0 Division I-South) for a 6:30 p.m. match. Junior varsity is at 4:45 p.m.
  • South Kingstown baseball (5-3, 3-3 Division I-South) travels to Lischio Field for a noon game with North Kingstown (7-1, 6-0 Division I-South). Junior varsity also plays at noon, at North Kingstown High School.
  • Narragansett boys’ lacrosse (4-0, 4-0 Division III-South) hosts East Providence (1-3, 1-3 Division III-North) at 3:45 p.m.
  • Narragansett girls’ lacrosse (3-0, 3-0 Division II-South) plays 5:30 p.m. at Westerly High School (1-3, 1-3 Division II-South). Junior varsity is at 4 p.m.
  • Narragansett junior varsity baseball hosts West Warwick at 10 a.m.
  • Prout junior varsity baseball hosts Mt. Hope at 11 a.m.

Today is 4/20. If that makes you giggle, in the words of a wise man, grow up.

It’s not Bob Marley’s birthday. Contrary to popular opinion, he was actually born on February 6 – so says Wikipedia, which is never ever wrong. Stephen Marley turns 40 today though.

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