Regional

Choral rehearsals: The Jamestown Community Chorus holds rehearsals Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 99 Narragansett Ave. Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are needed to work on the chorus’s December program, Fall IntoWinter. There are no auditions and only a modest fee for membership and music.

Also, youngsters ages 8 to 16 are welcome to join the new Jamestown Youth Chorus, which will begin Oct. 6. There are no auditions and no fees to participate.

For information, call 423-1574 or visit http://www.jamestownri.com/chorus/.

Faith Walk for Charity: The board of advisers of Faith Walk for Charity has selected the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence to be the beneficiary of the 2008 Faith Walk for Charity, which will be held Oct. 5 at 2 p.m. at Colt State Park, Bristol.

The walk is one mile long and all are welcome to participate. Proceeds will benefit the coalition’s statewide programs for children who are victims and witnesses of domestic violence. All administrative costs are donated and all services are volunteered by the group’s organizers.

Faith Walk for Charity is a multifaith, Rhode Island nonprofit organization that annually selects a human need and beneficiary to serve. The Advisory Board of Faith Walk for Charity combines both clergy and lay representatives from many religious groups, including Jews, Muslims, Catholics, Episcopalians, Baptists, African Methodist Episcopalians. For more information, visit www.faithwalkforcharity.org or www.ricadv.org.

Barrington

Volunteer needed: The Barrington Town Council is looking for one volunteer to serve on the Appropriations Committee. Résumé forms can be obtained through the Web site at www.barrington.ri.gov, the town clerk’s office at Town Hall or at the library. The final day to submit a résumé form to the town clerk’s office is Oct. 1.

Community School offerings: Numerous evening and daytime courses are under way or about to begin as part of Barrington Community School’s fall program, and registration is in progress for all of them. Among the course selections are Intermediate Computing, Knit & Purl I and II, Become a Hospice Volunteer, the Nia Technique, afternoon Yoga, morning and evening Tai Chi, Decorative Painting, Conversational Italian I, Line Dance and Tap Dance, Vegetarian Cooking, Reiki, Portfolio Compilation, Backyard Astronomy, Basic Drawing, Volleyball, Photographing People, evening Yoga, Digital Imaging, Conversational French and Conversational Spanish and Introduction to Symphonic Music.

For information about BCS courses and trips visit www.barrcommschool.com, pick up a fall brochure at area businesses and libraries or call the office weekday mornings, 245-0432.

Class reunion: The Barrington High School Class of 1978 will hold its 30-year reunion Nov. 22 at Providence Piers. The class did not hold a 25-year reunion and as a result the organizers are having a difficult time tracking down class members. Classmates are asked to send their contact information to bhs78reunion@spotsite.com.

Bristol

Wet Lab open for visitors: Roger Williams University will open its state-of-the-art Wet Lab to the public Saturday as part of its 27th annual CoastWeeks program. The Roger Williams laboratory is home to the state’s only shellfish hatchery and other aquaculture research projects designed to help solve environmental problems.

At 10 a.m., the day will begin with a Morning of Aquaculture program in which biology Assistant Prof. Dale Leavitt will present a one-hour overview of aquaculture in the region. The presentation will be followed by an open house in the Roger Williams Aquaculture and Seawater Laboratory from 11 a.m. to noon.

The events are free and open to the public, as space allows. Both will take place at the Marine and Natural Sciences Building on the university’s Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road. For more information, contact Prof. Leavitt, 450-2581 or dleavitt@rwu.edu.

Senior center news: The Benjamin Church Senior Center will hold its regular monthly meeting Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m. All members and friends are welcome. The agenda will include the regular business meeting with a guest speaker presentation from the Serve program. Serve offers seniors the opportunity to volunteer regularly at local nonprofit organizations, along with the power to purchase food packages on a monthly basis at a reduced savings. There will be a refreshment social hour. All seniors are welcome.

Reservations and payments are now being accepted for the center’s upcoming trips. The next trip, Oct. 10, will be to Twin River in Lincoln. The fee is $17 and includes a $10 meal coupon good at the Irish Pub and $5 free bonus play. The trip will depart from the center at 9:15 a.m., returning to Bristol at 4 p.m. Those who show their senior center membership card will receive a $2 discount off the $17 price. Seating is limited.

A trip to the Roseland Cottage Craft Festival and a Connecticut foliage tour will be held Oct. 19. The cost is $43 for the day and includes admission to the festival, which is in Woodstock Hill. The festival includes more than 170 exhibitors and a walk-through of the first floor or Roseland Cottage. Lunch will be up to individuals to purchase at one of the vendors. There will be a stop at Palazzi Orchards, where participants will receive a free bag of apples and have time for browsing and shopping. The trip will depart from Chestnut Street at 9:30 a.m., returning around 5:45 p.m. Call the center, 253-8458 for information.

East Providence

Apple Festival: Orchard View Manor, 135 Tripps Lane, will hold its annual Apple Festival Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The highlight of this event is the apple pies, which generally sell out early. Chef John Ladish has been heading up the apple pie production since 1989 and predicts as many as 300 pies will be sold this year. Each pie contains more than 2 1/2 pounds of apples and costs $8.

The event also includes craft tables, food and raffles for prizes. Proceeds benefit the residents’ activity fund.

Newport

Bins to be sold: The City of Newport’s Clean City Program will sell recycling bins at its Eco-Depot household hazardous waste collection Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the City of Newport’s Department of Public Services/Clean City Program, at the City Yard, 80 Halsey St.

The cost of the bins will be $8 each or $15 for a pair of green and blue bins, and will be sold only to Newport residents. Checks should be made out to the “City of Newport” and proof of Newport residency will be required. Checks will be the only form of payment accepted. Bins will be sold until supplies run out.

Residents may also turn in their old recycling bins at both events. All bins collected will be brought to Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation and will be recycled. Any condition of bin may be dropped off.

Recycling bins are also available at City Hall in the collections office on the first floor during normal business hours.

The Clean City Program will also have informational material available about the city’s solid waste and recycling collection program at both events. For information on the recycling bin sales or the Eco-Depot collection, call 845-5613.

Warren

Annual macaroni dinner: St. Alexander Church, 221 Main St., will hold its 58th annual macaroni dinner Oct. 5 from noon to 7 p.m. The menu will include antipasto, soup, all-you-can-eat macaroni, meatballs, bread and butter and coffee. Tickets, $7 for adults and $3 for children, can be purchased by calling 245-6369 or 245-4186.