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Station fire events
01:00 AM EST on Friday, February 18, 2005
THROUGH SUNDAY, Feb. 20 Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show, Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., Providence. The show includes a garden of remembrance and healing for Station fire victims. Hours: Through tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets, $16, $14 seniors and students, $7 for children 7 to 12. SUNDAY, Feb. 20 Memorial service: The Station Fire Memorial Foundation will hold a memorial service at the site of The Station fire, Cowesett Avenue, West Warwick from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Governor Carcieri will offer reflection at the service. The service culminates in lighting of the heart made by survivor Paul Bertolo, unveiled at last year's ceremony. There is no parking at the site, with the exception of limited first-come, first-served handicapped parking. Free parking is available in lower lot of West Warwick Civic Center, Factory Street; buses will run to and from the site from 3:30 to 7 p.m. Airing of the play They Walk Among Us at the Stadium Theatre, Monument Square, Woonsocket. This is the premiere of a filmed version of play, written by Nick O'Neill, the youngest Station fire victim. Also premiering: 41, a short film about strange and miraculous signs people have experienced since the fire. 7 p.m. Tickets, $10; all proceeds benefit the Nick O'Neill-Encore Repertory Company Scholarship Fund. For information, call (401) 762-4545. Benefit for The Station Family Fund: Hot and cold buffet, music and entertainment, including Tom Conte, lead singer of the former band Fathead, at Coventry/West Greenwich Elks Lodge 2285, 42 Nooseneck Hill Rd., West Greenwich, from 1 to 4 p.m. Donation, $25. For information, call (401) 397-3700 or (401) 397-9491. MONDAY, Feb. 21 Blood drive sponsored by NBC/WJAR 10 and B101 in the Grand Ballroom of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the Crossings in Warwick to remember those who died in the fire. Come between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. or call the Rhode Island Blood Center to make an appointment for another time at 1-800-283-8385. FRIDAY, Feb. 25 Benefit concert for The Station Family Fund: Tesla, Shinedown and Vanilla Fudge featuring Pat Travers and Carmine Appice, rock music, at the Providence Performing Arts Center, 220 Weybosset St., Providence. Call 421-2787, www.ppacri.org, 7 p.m. Tickets: $35 to $50. |
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