Fall River, Mass.
Massachusetts Briefings
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, July 17, 2008
Regional
Theater performance: Triboro Youth Theatre announced changes and additions to its summer performance schedule.
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be performed Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., in Thacher School, James Street, in Attleboro. Tickets are $6 for students and senior citizens and $8 for adults and may be purchased from cast members or at the door if available.
Triboro Youth Theatre’s high school students will perform the space-age musical fantasy, Starmites Aug. 8, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 2 pm. Tickets are $8 for students and senior citizens and $15 for adults and may be purchased at Thacher School weekday evenings starting July 29 or at the door.
For more information, visit www.triboroyouththeatre.org.
At the Lloyd Center: A butterfly count will be conducted Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lloyd Center headquarters, 430 Potomska Rd., in Dartmouth. Sunday has been scheduled as the event’s rain date.
Participants should bring a lunch. Drinks will be provided. Long pants and a hat are recommended.
Fees are $8 for members; $10 for nonmembers. Registration is requested.
To learn more about this event or to register, call the center’s event registration line at 558-2918 or visit the center’s Web site, www.lloydcenter.org and register online.
A sunset kayak tour will launch Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The group will meet at Lloyd Center Headquarters, 430 Potomska Rd., in Dartmouth.
Paddlers of all abilities are welcome. To learn more or to register, call the center’s event registration line at 558-2918 or visit the center’s Web site, www.lloydcenter.org and register online.
Fees are $36 for members; $45 for nonmembers. Registration is required.
The Lloyd Center’s Young Naturalists program for children ages 5 to 7 and the Coastal Studies program for students entering grades 3 through 8 have a few programs lined up for its participants this week.
Something’s Fishy for ages 5 through 7 will be held Monday and Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Lloyd Center Headquarters. Fees are $45 for members; and $54 for nonmembers. Registration is required.
Beachy Birds for grades 5 through 6 will be held Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Lloyd Center Headquarters. Fees are $250 for members; and $280 for nonembers. Registration is required.
Coastal Ecology for grades 5 through 6 will be held Monday through Aug. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lloyd Center Headquarters. Fees are $440 for members; $530 for nonmembers. Registration is required.
Hip, Herp, Hooray! for ages 5 through 7, will be held Wednesday to Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Lloyd Center Headquarters. Fees are $45 for members; and $54 for nonembers. Registration is required.
For more information and program descriptions, visit www.lloydcenter.org and click on “Programs” or call Liz Moniz at 990-0505, ext. 15.
Rehoboth
Tractor and Truck Association: The New England Antique Tractor and Truck Association will meet Tuesday, at 6 p.m., in the museum at Francis Farm, 27 Francis Farm Rd., to prepare for the Northeast Regional Edge & TA Show and Meeting, which will be held at the museum on Oct. 3 to 4 next year.
All Rehoboth area organizations, including churches and businesses, are urged to participate in some way to help promote the area to the guests from all over the country. Attend the meeting July 22 for information or to share ideas and suggestions.
Seekonk
Heavy metal thunder for Hasbro Children’s Hospital: The second annual Hasbro Children’s Hospital motorcycle run will be held rain or shine Sunday.
Registration will be done from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and the ride will leave from Wal-Mart’s upper parking lot, 1180 Fall River Ave., at noon, led by a police escort. The ride will end at the American Legion hall.
The fee is $20 per person and $10 for passengers. Included will be a pig roast, hamburgers, hot dogs, a raffle and music. All proceeds go to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence.
For more information, call Sandy Phillips at 336-0290 or 336-3749.
Somerset
Feast celebration: The annual St. John of God Feast will be celebrated tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday at St. John of God Church, Brayton Avenue.
A Sunday feast Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. with a procession at 3 p.m. The feast kitchen opens at 4 p.m. Booths open tomorrow and Saturday at 6 p.m., and Sunday booths open at 5:30 p.m.
Westport
Ham and bean supper: An old-fashioned ham and bean supper will be held Saturday at Acoaxet Chapel, Howland Road. The supper will have one sitting at 5:30 p.m.
Besides ham and baked beans, the menu will include brown bread, coleslaw, potato salad, coffee and cold beverages, and dessert. For reservations call Myron Simmons at (401) 635-4857.
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