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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

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5 THINGS: Screaming and Meetings

Five Things! Good times! It’s Tuesday.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Tuesday, May 7, 2013: “I get sick … not because of drink [but because] I am forced to listen to the ranting of my honourable opponent.” – John MacDonald. Her 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 …

Monday, May 6, 2013

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5 THINGS: Meetings, Clooney and Grapes

It’s Monday! Start the week off right!

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Monday, May 6, 2013: “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” – George Washington. 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 remember – …

Sunday, May 5, 2013

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5 THINGS: Breakfast, Brunch and Bands

There are a slew of great food and entertainment opportunities on the first Sunday of May.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Sunday, May 5, 2013: Breakfast time! Looking for breakfast? Check out the annual offering from Snug Harbor from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more information, click here. Breakfast time, part two! Breakfast is also being offered by the Rotarians at the South Kingstown High School cafeteria from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit the Rotary’s scholarship and charity efforts. For more info, click here. Brunch time! If you’re looking for a more grown-up breakfast slash lunch, there will be a cash bar at the Cinco De Mayo plant sale and brunch. Proceeds benefit the Pettaquamscutt Lake Shores Improvement Association, and for more info, click here. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Tea time, for kids AND…

Saturday, May 4, 2013

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5 THINGS: Sales, Openings and Star Wars

May the force be with you on Star Wars Day, May 4th, naturally.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Saturday, May 4, 2013: You just watch yourself – We’re wanted men, I have the death sentence on 12 systems. If you have hazardous waste that needs to be disposed, there is a collection today in the North Lot of Narragansett Beach from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info, click here. Use the Force, Luke. Narrow River Kayaks is having its annual spring sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, click here. This will be a day long remembered – It has seen the end of Kenobi, and will soon see the end of the rebellion. The Pier Washtub on Boon Street is having a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a rock climbing wall, Del’s Lemonade and free washes for the 20 and 30-pound units. For …

Thursday, May 2, 2013

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5 THINGS: Good Housekeeping, Blossom and Meetings

Fairly quiet for a Thursday… on paper.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, May 2, 2013: “In politics the middle way is none at all.” – John Adams. 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 on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re logged into your Patch account. Failing that, leave a comment on the item in question! The issue is that lately, people have been e-mailing me, and depending on the time of the day, it can take me anywhere from 30 minutes or 30 hours to …

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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5 THINGS: Dancing and Trading

Five Things! For Wednesday! Yay?

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, May 1, 2013: Mmm, breakfast, and dancing! If you’re reading this, chances are it’s already past the 7 a.m. dance. But if you ARE up early, click here for more info. “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” – Thomas Jefferson. There are actually no government meetings scheduled for today. Sorry! 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 site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re …

Monday, April 29, 2013

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5 THINGS: ‘What’s The Deal With Budgets?’

It’s Seinfeld’s birthday, plus, some important budget meetings are happening tonight.

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Monday, April 29, 2013: “The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.” – James Madison. 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 on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re logged into your Patch account. Failing that, leave a comment on the item in question! The issue is that lately, people have been e-mailing me, and depending on the time of the day, it can take me anywhere …

Saturday, April 27, 2013

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5 THINGS: Clean Neighborhoods and The B-52’s

Help clean up Ministerial Road, and other fun events!

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Saturday, April 27, 2013: Help keep your neighborhood healthy. The annual Ministerial Road cleanup is today! Meet up at 9 a.m. at West Kingston Elementary School. For more info, click here. Help keep your kids healthy. It’s Healthy Kids Day at the Broad Rock YMCA, starting at 10 a.m. For more info, click here. Help dance, uh, healthy. An English Country Dance is being held at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10, and the event is at the South Kingstown Land Trust Barn. 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? …

Thursday, April 25, 2013

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5 THINGS: Tattoos, Guillotines and Meadowlark Lemon

Hey, Five Things! Party all the time, party all the time, party all the time!

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Thursday, April 25, 2013: Not about Fantasy Island, just for clarity’s sake. George Dietz of Richmond Street Tattoo in Providence is giving a talk on the history of tattoos, how to choose one and the proper etiquette at 7 p.m. in Wakefield. For more info, click here. “The best form of government is that which is most likely to prevent the greatest sum of evil.” – James Monroe. 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 on our site, …

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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5 THINGS: Band, School and Cena

5 THINGS: Get out there and see a swell concert band tonight!

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Tuesday, April 23, 2013: A fun mid-week concert! The Narragansett High School concert band plays at 7 p.m. at the Towers. The cost is $5, and for more info, click here. “All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so is something worse.” – John Quincy Adams. 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 on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re …

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