Digital Extra: The Station Fire

01:00 AM EST on Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Memorial services and benefits to commemorate the first anniversary of The Station fire are being held throughout the state on these dates:

THURSDAY

Station fire one-year remembrance, a nondenominational service, will be held at Rhodes On-The-Pawtuxet, in Cranston, at 7 p.m. It's free and open to the public with reserved seating for victims' families, survivors and survivors' families. The butterfly has been chosen as the theme for this remembrance as it symbolizes hope and major life changes. Family members are asked to bring nonreturnable mementos or pictures of their loved ones to be displayed at the State House for 21 days and then moved to the state archives. The service will be shown live on Cox Communications (Channel 3).

KC's Tap, 530 Broadway, Pawtucket, will host an over-21 benefit show featuring Nocturnal Sun (members of TUNG), Acclivity, Almost Speechless, Cold Steel Crown and Satyr of Slugworth. Tickets are $5 at the door. Show starts at 8 p.m. All money raised at the door will go to The Station Family Fund.

"94-HJY Remembers the Doctor" and all the victims of The Station fire with Paul & Al's 28.5-hour radiothon beginning at 5:30 a.m. Request a song for a donation to benefit both the Doc Fund and The Station Family Fund. The rock 'n' roll community has donated items that will be up for bid.

FRIDAY

Request For Relief Weekend on 100.3 KKB marks the one-year anniversary of The Station fire with a fundraiser for the victims and their families. From 10 a.m. on Feb. 20 till midnight on Feb. 22, KKB will play song requests in exchange for donations. Listeners who pledge $10 or more to The Station Family Fund will hear their request on the radio. The KKB staff will be broadcasting from several different locations over the weekend, including the Dartmouth Mall.

Throughout the weekend KKB will list any and all businesses in the area that donate money to the fund. Contact Tom Stewart, promotions director for KKB radio (and Station Fire survivor), at (508) 999-6690 or e-mail TomStewartWFHN [at] aol.com

Bishop Robert E. Mulvee will celebrate Mass for the victims and families of The Station fire at noon at St. Ann Church, 1493 Cranston St., Cranston. Everyone is invited.

The Station nightclub fire first anniversary memorial, a memorial service at The Station site, Cowesett Road, West Warwick, will begin at 9:30 p.m. The event is being sponsored by The Station Fire Memorial Foundation, Lt. Rick Ramsay of the West Warwick Police Department, the Rev. Bruce Greer, the Rhode Island Victims' Advocacy and Support Center (RIVASC), Paul Bertolo and Jody King. This event is open to the public. Alcohol and candles are prohibited. For more information, call The Station Fire Memorial Foundation at 232-2063 or the Rhode Island Victims' Advocacy and Support Center at 943-9266, or visit www.stationfirememorialfoundation.org

A Night of Angels is a memorial tribute to 18-year-old actor, playwright, singer, songwriter Nick O'Neill and features the first fully-staged production of his one-act play, They Walk Among Us. O'Neill was the youngest victim of The Station nightclub fire.

The play will be performed at the Stadium Theatre Performing Arts Center, Main Street, Woonsocket at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for orchestra seats and $10 for balcony. All proceeds will go to the Nick O'Neill Scholarship Fund. For more information, call the Stadium Theater at 762-4545 or visit online at www.stadiumtheatre.com

Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd., Shirley, Mass., will host a Station Fire anniversary show featuring Simply Rod (performing Rod Stewart), Spread Eagle (tribute to The Eagles), DJ Stone performing his song, "Eddie," and Mr. Breeze (tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd). At 11:05 p.m. there will be a 100-second silence in memory of the victims and survivors. Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. For more information, visit www.stationfamilyfund.org

SATURDAY

KC's Tap, 530 Broadway, Pawtucket, will host an over-21 benefit show featuring Mars Hill with Downward Limit (x-Grey Cell Green), Destruct-A-Thon and K'nypshun. Tickets are $6 at the door. Show starts at 8 p.m. All money raised at the door will go to The Station Family Fund.

Yoga Annex, 774 Main St., East Greenwich, will host a Yoga for Charity class taught by annex owner and former 94-HJY radio personality Amy Hagan. The class begins at noon and donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit The Doc Fund and the Victims Relief Fund.

SUNDAY

The Rhode Island Critical Incident Stress Management Team will sponsor "A Time for Reflection and Renewal," a gathering for all who served others at or after The Station nightclub fire, at 2 p.m in St. Gregory the Great Church, 360 Cowesett Rd., Warwick. The program will include music, readings and reflections, as well as special music by the Rhode Island Professional Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums. Light refreshments will be offered. For more information, call Dr. Anne Balboni at 465-2897 or the Rev. Bruce Greer at 339-9163.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

Potowomut Watch, a neighborhood group, will hold a celebration of the life of Tracy F. King at the Potowomut Country Club, Ives Road, Warwick, at 7 p.m. Tickets to the dinner are $30 per person and are available by e-mailing Potowatch [at] aol.com or by calling Tina Dean at 884-1265, Christina Dufault at 884-2191 or Jackie Procopio at 885-5858. Checks should be made payable to the Tracy F. King Road Race. All proceeds will benefit the Tracy F. King Memorial Fund.