Calendar of anniversary services, benefits
09:52 AM EST on Friday, February 20, 2004
Memorial services and benefits to commemorate the first anniversary of
the Station fire are being held throughout the state on these dates:
TODAY
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. today till midnight on Sunday, 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 (401) 232-2063 or the Rhode Island
Victims' Advocacy and Support Center at (401) 943-9266, or visit
www.stationfirememorialfoundation.org
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WITH FAMILY: Joe Gruttadauria II, of Johnston, whose sister Pam was the 100th victim of The Station fire, sits in the front row last night at the one-year anniversary remembrance. He attended the nondenominational service at Rhodes On-The-Pawtuxet with his mother, father, aunt, uncle and cousin.
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A Night of Angels is a memorial tribute to 18-year-old actor,
playwright, singer and 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 the balcony. All proceeds will go to the Nick O'Neill
Scholarship Fund. For more information, call the Stadium Theater at
(401) 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
TOMORROW
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 (401)
465-2897 or the Rev. Bruce Greer at (401) 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 (401) 884-1265,
Christina Dufault at (401) 884-2191 or Jackie Procopio at (401)
885-5858. Checks should be made payable to the Tracy F. King Road Race.
All proceeds will benefit the Tracy F. King Memorial Fund.
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