Barrington
East Bay Briefings
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Scholarships available: Applications for the 12th annual Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship are available. For information and a complete list of eligibility requirements, stop by Dunkin’ Donuts location or visit www.dunkindonuts.com/scholarship.
Daughters to meet: The Bristol Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will welcome Carl Becker, of Swansea, to speak of the Washington Rochambeau Trail March at its president’s meeting, Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Bristol Statehouse, Bristol Common. Becker, a member of the 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, is active in historic preservation and has re-enacted the Revolutionary War march, which contributed to the victory at Yorktown. For more information on the meeting or DAR membership, contact Susan Neveux at (401) 253-6518.
Benefits for A Wish Come True: A Wish Come True will offer a variety of fundraising events this spring.
In the East Bay-Southeastern Massachusetts area, there will be a Texas Hold ’em poker tournament, Friday at White’s restaurant in Westport, Mass. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m.; the game begins at 7. The entry fee is $60 per player and limited seating is available. All players must be 21 or older. The first prize is $1,500 with additional prizes to be awarded, plus Sit ’n Go tournaments will be available. The first 100 players to register will also be entered into a special drawing. Call A Wish Come True, (401) 781-9199 to reserve a spot at the tables.
Also in the area will be a Country Buffet & Dance, Saturday at the Patriot’s Club, Shove Street, Tiverton. Tickets are $15 each and music will be provided by The Goat Ropers!. Call (401) 781-9199 for tickets and more information.
A Wish Come True is Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts’ oldest wish-granting organization, founded in Tiverton in 1982, and granting wishes years to children ages 3 through 18 who have a life threatening illness.
College-bound programs: Barrington Community School and Barrington High School will again cosponsor programs for college-bound students this winter.
Preparing for the SAT, a course that focuses on SAT test-taking skills and strategies, will begin March 6 and registration is in progress. Classes, which will meet Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Barrington High School, will be conducted by Kevin Blanchard, BHS English teacher, and Lawrence Byrne, former BHS director of guidance. The course fee is $210 for Barrington residents, $225 for nonresidents.
BHS and BCS will also cosponsor two college visits this term, including a March 7 trip to Northeastern University in Boston and a March 12 trip to URI. Both visits, for which enrollment is limited, will include a presentation by the college admissions staff, a question-and-answer period, and a campus tour. Students will be accompanied by guidance department counselors from BHS. The cost of the Northeastern trip is $30, while the URI trip is $24. Fees include motorcoach transportation and administrative costs.
Scholarships are available through BCS, and those interested in obtaining an application for a scholarship for either the SAT course or the college visits, should call BCS at (401) 245-0432, weekday mornings, or e-mail the school at barrcomm@bcs.necoxmail.com.
Scholarship applications due: The deadline for the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Barrington’s scholarship applications for the 2007-08 college year is March 5. Applications are available online at www.Barringtonhigh.org/guidance. Applicants must return completed, hard copies of the application to the Barrington High School guidance office.
Scholarships are available for Barrington residents in their senior year of high school or in their freshman or sophomore in college to defray tuition and other costs for the first three years of college. Contact csf-barrington@mail.com with questions.
The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Barrington, a Dollars for Scholars Chapter, has been providing college scholarship support for Barrington residents since 1959. Scholarship money comes from named endowments, one-time designated grants, grants from civic and community organizations, and income from CSF’s endowment.
Annual maple sugaring event: The Coggeshall Farm Museum, off Poppasquash Road, will celebrate maple sugaring time Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will offer the chance to see how sap was made into syrup during Colonial times. A highlight will be a visit from Peters’ Corps, the Queen’s Loyal Rangers.
The corps of American Loyalists was raised in 1777 by John Peters to serve with the army of British Gen. John Burgoyne. It was reactivated in 1976 for the U. S. Bicentennial. Now part of the Brigade of the American Revolution, an international group of over 1,000 living historians, the company of men-at-arms (and the women and children who serve as camp followers) will set up tents, demonstrate hearth cooking, fire their muskets and perform drills.
Also this weekend will be blacksmithing and spinning demonstrations, syrup tastings and hot cider. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children. The 40-acre living historical farm museum portrays the work and lifestyle of a 1790s coastal farm and is open year-round.
Trips for seniors: Harbor Lights of St. Mary’s Church is organizing a trip to Foxwoods Feb. 26, departing at 7:30 a.m. Tickets are $17 per person and $10 bingo will be available on that day. For more information and reservations, call Dave Barboza at (401) 253-6696.
Annual lecture series: The seventh annual Prof. John Howard Birss Jr. Memorial Lecture celebrating On The Road will be held tomorrow. Titled “All My Words Are One Word: The Posthumous Fame of Jack Kerouac,” the lecture by Ann Charters, a recognized scholar of the beatnik era, will take place at 4 p.m. in Room 157 of the Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences Building on the university’s Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road. All of the Birss Memorial Lecture events are free.
Spring sports sign-up: The Bristol Warren Regional School District will hold a “Meet the Coaches Night” spring sports sign-up Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hope High School auditorium, Chestnut Street.
Sign-up will be for baseball, freshman baseball, golf, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls track, girls softball, boys tennis, boys pre-club volleyball. This is a mandatory meeting for athletes and parents. Important forms will be distributed and athletes will not be able to participate without completed forms. Anyone unable to attend is asked to call (401) 254-5980, ext. 3153.
Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast: United Methodist Elder Care will host a Shrove Tuesday pancake breakfast today beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Lees Dining Room, Winslow Gardens, on the organization’s campus at 30 Alexander Ave. (off Broadway) and 40 Irving Ave. (off Taunton Avenue). Participants should enter through 30 Alexander Ave. Tickets are $4 each, which includes an all-you-can-eat menu of pancakes, sausages, bacon, home fries, muffins, fruit bowl, juice, coffee and tea. There is no charge for children. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Mardi Gras brunch: East Providence Heritage Days Inc. will host a free Mardi Gras brunch today from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. in Room 306 at City Hall, Taunton Avenue. This event is free, however, donations will be collected to assist Emergency Communities of New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Emergency Communities operates in affiliation with the International Humanities Center, a nonprofit public charity. For more information, call (401) 435-7511.
Applications available: The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of East Providence is accepting applications for the 2007-08 academic year for East Providence residents. Applications for seniors are available in high school guidance offices. The deadline for submitting senior applications is March 16.
Enrolled undergraduate students who have not received the 2007-08 application can do so by sending a self-addressed, stamped business size envelope to: CSF of East Providence, Inc., P.O. Box 154438, East Providence 02915, Attention: Enrolled Chairperson. Applications for enrolled students must be postmarked by April 1.
Choral concert fundraiser: A “Rolling Raffle” fundraiser for the Rhode Island Festival Chorus is under way. Tickets are $20 each and prizes are $50 weekly, with a grand prize of $1,000 the night of the chorus’s statewide choral concert, April 29 at East Providence High School, 2000 Pawtucket Ave. Only 250 tickets will be sold. Tickets can be purchased by calling (401) 423-1574 or by e-mailing info@rifestivalchorus.org.
Crafters, vendors sought: The Parent Teacher Organization at Martin Middle School, 111 Brown St., will hold its annual spring fair March 31 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafters and vendors are being sought to participate. Spaces are 6 by 10 feet and cost $25 each. For information call (401) 438-5031.
Blanket and comforter drive: The East Providence Community Center is holding a blanket and comforter drive to assist clients in keeping warm this winter. Any size blanket or comforters would be appreciated. Donations can be left at the center Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call (401) 438-5285.
Scholarship available: Little Compton Grange will award a $500 Awashonks scholarship to a high school student who will graduate this year and is a resident of Little Compton or is, or has, a family member that is a member of the Little Compton Grange. The student must be accepted for admission by a school of higher learning.
The name “Awashonks” refers to the Queen of the Sogkonnites. Applications may be picked up at the Brownell Library, Portsmouth High School, guidance department or the Wilbur & McMahon Schools office. Any questions call (401) 635-4749.
Grange to meet: The regular meeting of Little Compton Grange will be held tomorrow at the IOOf Hall, the Commons. There will be a potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will be at 7:30. Portsmouth Grange members will bring the program.
Monthly networking event: Northeast Engineering and Consultants, a division of SGE at Aquidneck Corporate Park, 55 John Clarke Rd., will host the next Business After Hours event Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. A program of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce, those planning to attend can register online at www.NewportChamber.com and click on “The Chamber,” then “Chamber Calendar.” For more information, call (401) 847-1608.
Great Decisions: The Newport Council for International Visitors will again present the discussion series Great Decisions beginning tonight with a kickoff reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Newport Lodge of Elks, Bellevue Avenue at Pelham Street. The speaker will be retired Navy Adm. Thomas Weschler who will speak on Tall Ships 2007 and what it means to Newport and Rhode Island. The event will include hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. For more information visit www.newportciv.org or e-mail entertainment@newportciv.org.
Dance workshop: Present Moments Arts Center will hold a dance workshop, “Shake Your Soul! Kripalu Danskinetics,” tonight from 6 to 7:15 at St. Paul’s Church Hall, 12 Marlborough St. Participants will be guided in a dynamic flow of movements that bring strength and freedom to the body and soul. All levels are welcome, no dance experience is necessary. The cost is $10 per person.
Snow Queen to visit: The Newport Public Library, Spring Street, will host a visit by Clare Vadeboncoeur who will perform in elaborate costume as the Snow Queen for children ages 4 and up today at 10:30 a.m. in the lower level program room. The Snow Queen will transport her listeners to the frozen world of the Arctic through stories, songs and interactive play. This program is free. No registration is required, just drop in. For more information, stop by the Children’s Desk or call (401) 847-8720, ext. 204.
Scholarship available: Applications for the Newport County Retired Teacher’s Association’s annual $1,000 scholarship are available at the guidance office at both Tiverton High School and Rogers High School. Applicants must be a senior from either school and have been accepted as an undergraduate for the 2007-08 school year at an accredited post-secondary educational institution on a full-time basis. The deadline is April 11. This scholarship rotates among the four Newport County high schools on an annual basis.
Exhibit to open: The University Gallery at Salve Regina University, Mercy Hall, Lawrence Avenue, will open an exhibit titled “Self Taught: Seven African American Vernacular Artists,” tomorrow, with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Once ignored and marginalized by the art world with labels such as “folk art” and “outsider art,” African-American Vernacular art is regarded as one of the most vital creative forces in American art today. The work of seven such artists will be on display in this exhibit which will continue through March 30.
University Gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
V-Day Worldwide benefit: A V-Day Worldwide benefit production of Eve Ensler’s Obie Award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, will be presented Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hotel Viking, One Bellevue Avenue. Read by 16 Rhode Island women, the Newport production will be one of over 1,500 productions in more than 90 countries around the world as part of V-Day — a global movement to end violence against women and children ( www.vday.org). All productions raise money for local organizations working to end violence in their own communities.
The door will open at 1:15 p.m. and tickets, $30 each, include a dessert buffet and cash bar. Tickets can be purchased at Island Books, Wyatt Square, Middletown, at MIKO of Providence, or online at www.rafiiproductions.com, or by calling (401) 714-2388.
Drawing workshop: The Newport Public Library’s Young Adult Department will offer a free workshop called “Drawing Inspiration,” for students in grades 7 to 12. The workshop will be held tomorrow from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Stride Room, Spring Street. All levels of skill and experience are welcome. Paper, pencils, and erasers will be provided. Participants are welcome to bring their drawing to share or any inspirational books or materials. For more information, call the library’s Young Adult Desk at (401) 847-8720, ext. 206.
Photo Guild to meet: The February meeting of the Photo Guild will be held tomorrow from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Ilgenfritz Gallery at the Newport Art Museum, 76 Bellevue Ave. The program will features Kathie Florsheim, whose recent Newport Art Museum exhibit sparked the guild’s interest in inviting her to speak. Her photos tell the story of fragile coastlines pressured by overdevelopment.
The program is free. For information, see the Photographer’s Guild Web site: www.newportphotoguild.org.
Ash Wednesday service: The Portsmouth United Methodist Church, 2732 East Main Rd., will host an Ash Wednesday service tomorrow at 7 p.m. This service will be in conjunction with the Rev. Lynn McCracken from the Calvary UMC, in Middletown. For more information, call the church office, (401) 683-4005.
Day of Recollection: A Lenten Day of Recollection will be held Saturday at Holy Ghost Church, 311 Hooper Str. Father John of the Trinity, a Carmelite hermit, will be the presenter. Registration and Rosary will be at 8:30 a.m. followed by Mass at 9. Father John will offer conferences and confession throughout the day, and there will also be adoration and Stations of the Cross. A potluck lunch will be served and beverages provided. The day ends at 3:15 p.m. Religious items and books will be available for a donation. All are invited. There is no admission fee, but a free will offering will be taken. The Day of Recollection is sponsored by the Confraternity of Penitents. For more information, call (401) 849-5421 or e-mail bspenance@hotmail.com. The complete schedule is online at www.penitents.org/events.html.
Bowlathon and membership drive: Tiverton Boy Scout Troops 1 and 177 will hold a bowlathon Saturday at 4 p.m. at AMF Holiday Lanes, Riverside Drive, Somerset. . Any boy interested in joining the Boy Scouts is welcome to attend. This is a free event. The group will meet at 3:30 p.m. at Knights of Columbus parking lot on Fish Road to car pool. Late comers can proceed directly to AMF Holiday Lanes. For more information, call (401) 624-8636.
Pancake supper: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 16 School St., will hold a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. This all-you-can-eat meal will include pancakes, sausage, bacon, homemade applesauce, beverage and ice cream sundaes for dessert. Tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children age 10 and under. For tickets and information, call (401) 723-0321.
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