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01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Astronomy Day: More than a dozen large telescopes will dot the Barrington Town Hall lawn Saturday from 2 to 6:30 p.m. and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., as members of the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) offer an afternoon and evening of free public observing in ASSNE’s annual celebration of a worldwide Astronomy Day.
During daylight hours, the astronomers will be using special telescopes and filters to view solar flares, solar prominences and sunspots. The evening observing program will offer the chance to peer into lunar craters, view a waning Venus, and see Saturn, complete with its rings and numerous moons. ASSNE will also kick off the new Project Bright Sky astronomical observing program for blind individuals. For more information about The Astronomical Society of Southern New England, check online at www.assne.org.
Senior center offerings: The Benjamin Church Senior Center, 1020 Hope St., will offer at trip to Wright’s Farm on Thursday. Tickets are $7 each, which includes transportation and a family-style chicken dinner. The event is cosponsored by the Town of Bristol’s Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force. For information, call 253-8458.
Daughters to meet: Hope Circle 70, Daughters of Isabella, will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at St. Mary Church , Wood Street.
Trip to Foxwoods: Harbor Lights of St. Mary’s will hold its monthly bus trip to Foxwoods on Monday. The trip departs at 7:30 a.m. and returns at 5 p.m. The cost is $17, including food and keno coupons. Contact Dave Barboza, 253-6696, for information and reservations.
Vacation week activities: The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, 48 Court St., will be open next week from 2 to 5 p.m. each day. Included will be scavenger hunts and tours of the collections as well as drawing lessons Tuesday at 2 p.m. The class size will be limited, so reservations are recommended. The classes are free, but donations will be accepted. Call 253-7223 for more information.
Bone-marrow drive: Giovanni Guglielmo, a seven-month-old child dying of an immune-deficiency disorder called NEMO, is in need of a bone-marrow transplant. A friend of the family, Lisa Sousa, along with Local 51 and the Rhode Island Blood Center, will host a bone-marrow drive Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at 11 Hemingway Drive. All are encouraged to donate.
Grange to meet: The Rumford Grange will hold a community night tomorrow beginning at 7:30 p.m. with a meeting at the Grange Hall, 125 North Broadway. The speaker will be Marcella Keith, of the East Providence Community Center. Members are asked to bring nonperishable food items for the center’s food pantry.
Martial-arts classes: Tae kwon do/aikido classes will be offered at the Little Compton Community Center for ages 5 and up on Mondays from 3 to 4:15 p.m. from April 23 to June 11. Tae kwon do/aikido is a combination of Korean martial arts. The cost is $98 per student. Advance registration is required by Thursday. To register, call 635-2400. The minimum requirement for the class is 10 students.
Grange to meet: The regular meeting of Little Compton Grange will be held tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. There will not be a potluck supper this month, but refreshments will be served after the meeting. Suzette Wordell will be honored as Teacher of the Year, and Patrick Martin will be honored as Policeman of the Year. Little Compton members are reminded to bring pennies for the special project. The public is invited to this meeting.
Benefit jazz night: The Newport Historical Society and First Night Newport will host an evening of jazz Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Old Colony House, Washington Square.
Featured will be Boston-area bassist and composer Ed Spargo and his band, along with Newport’s own MSD Jazz Quintet. The $75 ticket price includes music, refreshments and valet parking. Tickets, which are limited, are available in advance at the Newport Historical Society offices at 82 Touro St., or by calling 846-0813. Seating will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.
Great Decisions: The Newport Council for International Visitors and Salve Regina University continue to cohost the Foreign Policy Association’s 2007 Great Decisions Series on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. through this month at the O’Hare Academic Center, Ochre Point Avenue.
Remaining topics and speakers are as follows: Tonight, “War Crimes,” Guy Abbate, visiting professor at the Defense Institute for International Legal Studies (DIILS); and next Tuesday, “Central Asia,” Lyle Goldstein, professor of strategic studies and vice chair of the Eurasia studies group at the Naval War College.
All are welcome and the events are free. For more information, visit www.newportciv.org.
Lunch with the Artist: The Newport Art Museum’s Lunch with the Artist program continues today at noon with “Artemisia,” the first widely recognized woman artist of the Renaissance. Artemisia was an Italian early-baroque painter now considered one of the most accomplished painters of her time.
The informal discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre. It is free for museum members; there is a $3 charge for non-members.The museum provides coffee for each meeting of “Lunch with the Artist;” and bag lunches are welcome. For more information, call 848-8200 or visit www.newportartmuseum.com.
Guild to meet: The Photographers Guild of the Newport Art Museum will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. This month’s guest speaker will be actor and photographer Keith Jochim. His work can be seen online at: www.keithjochimphoto.com.
Members are encouraged to bring examples of their recent work. For information, contact Sylvia Hampton, 847-7367, or visit www.newportphotoguild.org.
Affordable-housing forum: The Newport Public Library, Spring Street, will hold a forum on affordable housing tomorrow at 7 p.m. Steve Ostiguy, of Church Community Housing, Jim Reed, of the Newport Public Housing Authority, and a representative from HousingWorks will provide information and answer questions. To reserve a seat, call 847-8720, ext 208.
Water mains flushing: The Portsmouth Water & Fire District is flushing water mains this week from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Neighborhoods scheduled for flushing are as follows: Tonight, Bristol Ferry Road from Pheasant Drive to Bayview Avenue, Boyd Lane and side streets; tomorrow, Common Fence Point area; and Thursday, Child Street to Boyd Lane and side streets including Viking Drive area. Flushing will continue April 23 to 26 according to the following schedule: April 23, Island Park area; April 24, Hummocks area; April 25, Sprague Street to Freeborn Street, Turnpike Avenue and side streets to Aquidneck Place; April 26, Child Street to Immokolee Drive, Water Street and side streets.
Discoloration of the water is expected during and after the flushing. Flushing in one area may create discolored water in other areas. Customers are advised to avoid washing clothes, and those with hot-water tanks are advised to avoid drawing hot water during the flushing hours and until any discoloration has cleared. It is expected that the water will clear by midday after the flushing. Customers may also experience low water pressure during the flushing.
Speaker program: Trixie Wadson, founder and editor of Balancing the Tides, a literary and photographic journal, will speak on “Creative Living: Integrating Creativity into Our Everyday Lives” tonight at 7 at a meeting of the the Portsmouth Arts Guild at its center for the Arts, 2679 East Main Rd. The meeting is free to the public. For information, call 624-3969, or visit www.PortsmouthArtsGuild.org.
Craft fair: Bliss Four Corners Congregational Church, 1264 Stafford Rd., will host a craft fair and penny sale Saturday. The craft sale will begin at 10 a.m. with the penny sale beginning at 11:30. Hazel’s Kitchen will open at 11 for refreshments.
In-Sight to meet: The Bristol County chapter of In-Sight will hold its monthly meeting Thursday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the lower level at the rear of the Warren Town Hall, Youth Activity Room. All blind, visually impaired and interested persons are welcome. For information, call Fred Rounds, 253-5577, or Al Finger, 253-7176.
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