Barrington
East Bay Briefings
01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Land Matters Walk & Talk: Peter Forbes will present “Translating the Soul of the Land,” Thursdayat 6:30 p.m. at the Newport City Hall, Broadway, Newport, as part of the Aquidneck Land Trust Conservation Speaker Series. It is free.
Forbes, a photographer, writer and farmer, has led the Trust for Public Land (TPL) in New England for 10 years. Please RSVP Megan Andersen, mandersen@ailt.or call (401) 849-2799, ext. 19.
Senior information: During Term Care Awareness Week, free question-and-answer sessions will be held at area senior centers at: Tomorrow, 6:30 p.m., Tiverton Senior Center, Canonicus Street; Thursday, 10:30 a.m., East Providence Senior Center, 610 Waterman Ave.; and Nov. 17, 10 a.m., Portsmouth Senior Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Rd.
Lacrosse league: The Ocean State Lacrosse Club offers a six-week league for middle school-age boys and girls. The league meets Fridays, beginning this week through Dec. 15 at St. Andrew’s School gym, Federal Road. Visit www.oceanlax.com or call Jeff Popham, (401) 247-1003.
Massage therapy: The Bayside YMCA, 70 West St., will offer massage therapy, with two massage therapists on staff. Tom Gontarek will offer a free chair massage today from 1 to 3 p.m., and Kristin Dalbec will offer massage Nov. 13 from 9 to 11 a.m. and Nov. 21 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Rate for a one-hour massage is $50 or $25 for a 30-minute massage. To schedule, or for more information, call (401) 245-2444.
Concert: The “Classic Winds” Woodwind Quintet will give a free concert, “Mozart and Friends,” tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Barrington Public Library. Community School trip: “American Splendors: Hudson River School Masterworks from the Wadsworth Athenaeum” is the focus of a Barrington Community School daytrip to Hartford, offered in cosponsorship with the Pembroke Club, Nov. 16.
The trip fee of $75 includes museum admission and guided tour, three-course luncheon with choice of entree, BCS escort and bus transportation. Call the BCS office, (401) 245-0432
Royal talk: Clark Hulse, curator of the “Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend” traveling exhibit on display at Roger Williams University, will discuss the “Virgin Queen” and the images featured in the exhibit today at 5 p.m. in room 157 of the Feinstein College of Arts and Sciences Building on the Bristol campus at One Old Ferry Road. Hulse’s talk is part of a month-long exhibition about Elizabeth I, and is free and open to the public.
Garden Club: The Bristol Garden Club will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Burnside Building, Hope at Court streets. The program, Horticulture as Gifts & Creative Packaging Using Plant Materials, will be presented by Pat Farley. Also, members are asked to bring along a box of glass ornaments or a $3 donation for the R.I. Veterans’ Home tree.
Book Club: Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave., will offer its Bookies Book Club for children in grades one, two and three, Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. This month’s program will be “America the Beautiful” and participants will hum along with the song “This Land is Your Land,” while making America the Beautiful travel. No advance registration necessary. Call Children’s Librarian Pam Perdue, (401) 435-1978.
Holiday bazaar: The community at Kindred Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 199 Wampanoag Trail, will hold a holiday bazaar Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All are welcome.
Community Conversation: The East Providence Prevention Task Force & Codac Behavioral Healthcare will present an “Informal Conversation on Adolescent Substance Abuse, violence and Other Risky Behaviors in Our Community,” tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at City Hall, 145 Taunton Ave. Refreshments will be served and childcare and translators will be available with at least 24-hours notice by calling Carolyn James, CODAC Grant Program coordinator, (401) 635-2560 or Elmer Pina, East Providence Prevention Tast Force coordinator, (401) 435-7517.
Info night: The Daughters of Isabella will hold an information night Thursday at 7 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent View Avenue, Riverside. Catholic women age 16 and over are welcome.
Lawyer to speak: Attorney Stephen H. Oleskey, who represents detainees imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, will speak at the United Congregational Church, the Commons, Sunday at 4 p.m. Oleskey, a summer resident of Little Compton, is the lead counsel in Boumediene et al v. Bush et al., the Guantanamo habeas litigation.
The public is invited.
Gallery Night: Many galleries in Newport will be open Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of Newport Gallery Night.
Newport Gallery Night is held the second Thursday of each month through December. Gallery Night is sponsored by the Newport Gallery Organization. For information, visit www.newportgalleries.org
Create a cake pastry party: Newport Library’s Children’s Department will host a Thanksgiving “Create a Cake” pastry party Nov. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in the lower level program room, Spring Street. The program, which is free and open to children 4 to 10, will be presented by the Pastry Gourmet Bakery. A professional baker will offer a cake decorating demonstration and then each child will frost and decorate their own 7-inch cake that they will take home. Registration required. Call or stop by the Children’s Desk, (401) 847-8720, ext.204.
Class reunion: Members of Rogers High School Class of 1986 will host their 20th High School Reunion Saturdayfrom 7 to 11 p.m. at Fenner Hall. Tickets are $50. For tickets and information, contact Colleen McGrath, (401) 846-7680, or at colleen.mcgrath@att.net.
Photo exhibit opens: As a flight surgeon armed with a stethoscope and a $5 camera, Dr. Michael DiMaio shot thousands of snapshots during his tour of duty in Europe between 1942 and 1945. A collection of those images will be featured in an exhibit, “Through the Eyes of a Soldier,” which opens at University Gallery at Salve Regina University, tomorrow, with a reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Dec. 10 and can be seen during gallery hours, Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday from 2-4 p.m. The gallery is located in Mercy Hall, corner of Lawrence and Leroy avenues. Call the University Gallery (401) 341-2981.
Fall lectures: The International Yacht Restoration School, 449 Thames St., continues its fall dinner and lecture series, “Alphabet Soup,” tonight, with “The ABCs of the Rosenfeld Collection at Mystic Seaport,” by Mary Ann Stets who is the Mystic Seaport photography curator.
On IYRS lecture nights Cafe Zelda, 528 Thames St., offers a special IYRS menu from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Reservations required, (401) 849-4002 and admission to the lecture is free for IYRS members, $7 for nonmembers. Visit www.iyrs.org or call (401) 848-5777
Federal employees to meet: Newport Chapter 869 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will meet today at 1 p.m. at the United Congregational Church, Valley Road. Guest speaker Prof. Ronald Atkins of the Business and Economics Department at Salve Regina University will speak on the Black Ships. Also, officers will be elected and plans for the December holiday luncheon will be discussed. Refreshments will follow. Call (401) 846-0241 or (401) 847-7251.
Square dance club: The Town Howlers Square Dance Club will hold a dance Friday at 8 p.m. at the Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bristol Ferry Rd. Jim Schell call, Lucille Harris will cue rounds. For information, call (401) 849-6266 or (401) 683-3553 or visit www.townhowlers.org
Quilt show: A colorful log cabin quilt with “twinkling” corner blocks created by members of Quilters by the Sea is this year’s prize in the group’s annual drawing. It will be displayed at the guild’s biannual quilt show Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Barnabas Parish Center, East Main Road.
The winner will be drawn Jan. 4.
Rides to the polls: The Tiverton Democratic Town Committee will offer Election Day rides today, to and from the polls. Local voters wanting a ride can call (401) 624-4661 or, until 3 p.m. Tuesday, (401) 714-1959.
Turkey Roll 2006: St. Jean Baptiste Church, 324 Main St., will hold its annual Turkey Roll Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be chances to win holiday turkeys, spiral hams, lobsters, cash, a full holiday dinner, door prizes, gift certificates, gift baskets and a craft country store and craft bazzar with chances to win items. All are welcome.
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