5 THINGS: Formal Beach Openings and Book Sales

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Saturday, May 19, 2012:

Need to go for a swim and/or dedication? It is the formal opening weekend for , and . Also at 3 p.m. at Narragansett Town Beach, there will be a grand re-opening and dedication for the North Pavilion. There will be light refreshments and a guided tour.

Need to watch people running? The starts at 10 a.m., departing from the . If you’re competing though, registration and shuttles begin around 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Need to watch people walking? The Third Annual Turco Memorial Walk to End Polio is from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the bike path, near the Main Street intersection. For more info, click .

Need to ditch some stuff? There will be an from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Narragansett Town Beach. Bring your TVs, computers, monitors, florescent light bulbs and other items for safe disposal.

Need to buy books AND other stuff? The is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the . The library will also be holding a “” book sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. As the name implies, you can fill a bag with books for only $3.

Still need to buy more books? The is also , from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This isn’t Alaska or Texas, so you could probably make it to that and the Kingston one today, just as an FYI.

Now’s not the time to be losing your head. On this day in 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded.

If only the other players on the Celtics played as young as you do. Dear Kevin Garnett, try to have a happy 36th birthday, even though you care much, much more about winning than your younger teammates, apparently. Y’all should be blowing out the Sixers, but instead, with their comeback win last night, you’re involved in a rockfight instead. Stay healthy for that Pacers team in the conference finals!

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