Friday, May 17, 2013
Close out the work week on a relaxing note, with food or yoga or Bob Saget appreciation.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Friday, May 17, 2013: Dr. Seuss was always my favorite, just throwing that out there. There is storytime at the Davisville Library at 10 a.m. For more info, click here. Who likes a food truck? Eddie’s BBQ will be setup on the gravel between Cumberland Farms and Brickley’s on Boston Neck Road in Narragansett from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. They’ll be there this Friday and Saturday, and throughout the summer. For more info, click here. Busy evening at Lotus Fire Yoga and Healing! At 4:30 p.m., there is a $15 yoga session. At 5:30 p.m., there are $15 ballroom and Latin dance classes. So, don’t be a fuddy duddy, get out there! SPACE! It is the final frontier, according to great men, and as usual on Friday …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Liven up your Thursday with a high school concert in South Kingstown, or wine and cheese.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, May 16, 2013: A fantastic night of the arts! It’s being held by South Kingstown High School from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is $5. For more info, click here. Wine and cheese you say??? The annual meeting for South County Museum members begins at 6:30 p.m. For more info, click here. “Once a nation parts with the control of its credit, it matters not who makes the laws.” – William Lyon Mackenzie King. Here are today’s government meetings: Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
It’s Wednesday, the halfway point of the week! Almost there!
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, May 15, 2013: “Loyalty to the ballot box is not necessarily loyalty to the nation.” – Arthur Meighen. Here are today’s government meetings: In North Kingstown, and looking to play Pop Warner football? The Jaguars are hosting registrations from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cold Spring Community Center. For more info, click here. A slide show talk about Cuba. The North Kingstown Free Library hosts the free talk on Cuba at 6:30 p.m. The program is free, but registration is required. For more info, click here. BUNCO! As the ad says, have you heard about Bunco and you want to try your luck with the dice? Well, head over to Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett a 6:30 p.m. to try! For …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
It’s Tuesday! Only four more days of the work week!
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Tuesday, May 14, 2013: “It is a miserable irregular life one has to lead and I am more than sick of it, I can assure you.” – Robert Borden on Ottawa politics. Here are today’s government meetings: Just don’t request Iron Butterfly. The South Kingstown Community Orchestra has a free concert at Broad Rock Middle School at 7 p.m. Ahhhhh yoga. There is Tuesday night yoga at 6 p.m. The cost is $15, and beginners are welcome. Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself on our …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Ick, it’s Monday. I apologize. But try to get through it with Five Things.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Monday, May 13, 2013: “For us, sons of France, political sentiment is a passion, while for the Englishmen, politics are a question of business.” – Wilfird Laurier. Here are today’s government meetings: Celeste-A-Thon! Supercuts is hosting a fundraiser all day for Boston Marathon bombing survivors Celeste and Sydney Corcoran. For more info, click here. Learn a new art form. Bellydancing for beginners is available at Lotus Fire Yoga and Healing today, at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $15. For more info, click here. Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. Has the time or …
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Close out the weekend with a variety of events.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Sunday, May 12, 2013: Teach mom a very valuable skill. There is free mini-golf at Adventureland from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for moms. Spend a classy afternoon with mom. The Musica Dolce string quartet is playing at the Towers at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20. They’re not shooting the breeze – ha ha ha, get it, because they’re the wind ensemble? The University of Rhode Island Alumni Wind Ensemble plays at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center in Kingston. The concert is free. Get rid of all that stress and tension <3 There will be a free meditation session in Wickford at 7 p.m. And while it is free, there is a suggested donation of $5. Warning: Rain in the forecast! At least as of Sunday morning, showers and …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Bahhhh! Here’s Five Things.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Saturday, May 11, 2013: Walk, don’t run! The 25th annual Walk for Shelter is today, starting from Peace Dale Congregational Church at 8 a.m. For more info, click here. Run, don’t walk! The 2013 Narrow River Road Race begins at 10 a.m. For more info, click here. It’s getting warm, so they don’t need all that wool anyway. It’s sheep shearin’ day at Watson Farm in Jamestown! The event runs from noon to 4 p.m., and for more info, click here. Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Hey, it’s Friday! Celebrate with music at URI, or from the 1980s.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Friday, May 10, 2013: Splendid music, from alums, faculty and students! For just $10, you can attend “Melodies Eternally New,” a special concert at the University of Rhode Island at 7:30 p.m. Heck, it’s even cheaper if you’re a student or a senior! For more info, click here. “The honorable gentleman had better spare his interrogations if they are as senseless as that one.” – Charles Tupper. Here are today’s government meetings: Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Learn about giving marrow today, and celebrate the birth of several musicians.
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, May 9, 2013: “Every man’s ability may be strengthened or increased by culture.” – John Abbott, former prime minister of Canada. Here are today’s government meetings: Please consider donating bone marrow. Narragansett’s Alex Cote, 14, is one person who has benefited from bone marrow transfers. There is a blood drive at the high school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, the Village Inn Conference Center from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and South County Hospital from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can register to donate marrow at all three locations. Talk to Rhode Island Treasurer Gina M. Raimondo today. She’s speaking at 6:30 p.m. at the Kingston Free Library, but reservations are required. For more information…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The workweek is half over! Congrats!
Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, May 8, 2013: “Logic sometimes has very little to do with political action.” – Alexander Mackenzie. Here are today’s government meetings: Mmm, delicious vegetables and produce! Goose Pond Farm of West Kingston is offering community supported agriculture accounts from this season to Dec. 31. For more info, click here. With Kentucky now in the rear view mirror, register for a fishing derby! The South Kingstown Parks and Recreation Department is hosting its second annual fishing derby on Friday, May 10. They’re asking folks to pre-register for it though. For more info, click here. Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself on our site, then…
