Narragansett
South County Happenings
01:00 AM EDT on Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Frank J. Williams, chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, will speak at the Museum of Primitive Art and Culture in Peace Dale tonight.
THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL / WILLIAM K. DABY
Today
Lincoln lecture, by Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, Museum of Primitive Art and Culture, 1058 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 7 p.m.
North Kingstown Community Chorus rehearsal, 7 to 9 p.m., Forest Park Elementary School, 50 Woodlawn Drive, North Kingstown; Youth Chorus, 5:30 to 6:30.
Jamestown Community Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Portuguese American Citizens Club, Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown.
Bird walk, 8 a.m., from Charlestown Mini-Super, Route 1A, Charlestown.
Peace Dale Revitalization Committee, Peace Dale Congregational Church, 261 Columbia St., Peace Dale, 6:30 p.m.
Wakefield Fire Department, Fire Station 2, Robinson Street, Wakefield, 7:30 p.m.
Snug Harbor Volunteer Fire Association, Fire Station 5, Bliss Road, Snug Harbor, 7:30 p.m.
Narrow River Preservation Association, Coastal Institute, URI Bay Campus, South Ferry Road, Narragansett, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Walking tour of Peace Dale, from Museum of Primitive Art and Culture, 1058 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. $6 for museum members, $7.50 for others; to register, call 783-5711.
North Kingstown Women’s Club, noon, Quonset O Club, 200 Lt. James Brown Rd., North Kingstown, program on container gardening. For reservations, call 294-1681.
Duplicate bridge, Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett, 12:30 p.m.
Social dance lessons, Swing and ballroom, 6 p.m., Latin, 7 p.m., beginners’ tango, 8 p.m., and intermediate tango, 9 p.m., The Towers, 35 Ocean Rd., Narragansett. $12 for one, $4 for each additional class.
Crochet class, noon, Westerly Public Library, 44 Broad St., Westerly.
Lafayette Band rehearsal, 7 to 8:30 p.m., North Kingstown High School Band Room, 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown.
South County Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Neighborhood Guild, 325 Columbia St., Peace Dale.
Computer class, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, 6 to 8 p.m.
Program on “Careers with Animals,” for students in grades 4 through 12, Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 4 p.m. To register, call 789-1555, ext. 114.
Lecture on photographer Lewis Hine, North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., North Kingstown, 6:30 p.m.
Composting workshop, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Book/bake sale, Langworthy Public Library, Spring Street, Hope Valley, 4 to 8 p.m.
Vasa, South County “Quahog” Lodge, 6:30 p.m., Wakefield Baptist Church, 236 Main St., Wakefield, salad supper and slide show of Sweden.
Junior Olympic skills competition, 6 to 8 p.m., Curtis Corner Middle School, 301 Curtis Corner Rd., Peace Dale, for children age 8 to 13.
Planter workshop, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tri-Pond Park Nature Center, Asa Pond Road, Peace Dale. $19 for South Kingstown residents, $24 for others; to register, call 789-9301.
Program on diversity, “Night of Awareness,” with guest speakers Bernard LaFayette, director of URI’s Center For Nonviolence and Peace Studies; Alice Goldstein, a Holocaust survivor and community activist; Toby Ayers, director of the National Council of Community and Justice’s Rhode Island branch; and Nanda Shewmangal, its youth director, Davisville Middle School, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
Bird walk, Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, Pardon Joslin Road, Exeter, 8 a.m. $5 for non-members of the Audubon Society, free for members; to register, call 949-5454.
Book/bake sale, Langworthy Public Library, Spring Street, Hope Valley, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wizard of Oz, Courthouse Center for the Arts, Route 138, West Kingston, 7 p.m. $15, $12 for senior citizens and members, $10 for students; for reservations, call 782-1018.
Pee Wee cheerleader registration, for children age 7 to 14, Westerly football complex, Old Hopkinton Road, Westerly, 5 to 7 p.m.
Saturday
URI’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences Spring Festival, East Farm, Route 108, Kingston, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Plum Beach Garden Club plant sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 55 Old Library Park, Brown Street, Wickford.
Plant sale, Casey Farm, Route 1A, Saunderstown, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Yard sale, to benefit North Kingstown High School sailing team, 8 a.m. to noon, 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown.
Book/bake sale, Langworthy Public Library, Spring Street, Hope Valley, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
DAR, Narragansett-Cooke-Gaspee chapter, 1 to 3 p.m., Pettaquamscutt Historical Society Museum, Route 138, Kingston.
Lafayette Band, “An Armed Forces Salute,” 7:30 p.m., North Kingstown High School 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown.
Mother’s Day concert, mezzo-soprano Valerie Nicolosi, 7 p.m., Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Rd., Kingston. $15, $10 for mothers.
Wizard of Oz, Courthouse Center for the Arts, Route 138, West Kingston, 2 and 7 p.m. $15, $12 for senior citizens and members, $10 for students; for reservations, call 782-1018.
Blood drive, BankNewport, 1350 Ten Rod Rd., North Kingstown, 9 a.m. to noon.
Pee Wee cheerleader registration, for children age 7 to 14, Westerly football complex, Old Hopkinton Road, Westerly, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tex Mex dinner, Knights of Columbus, St. Francis Council, 1265 Tower Hill Rd., North Kingstown, 5:30 to 7 p.m. $9, $5 for children 7 to 12, free to those 6 and under; for reservations, call 295-0507.
Museum open houses, noon to 3 p.m., Gilbert Stuart Birthplace & Museum, 851 Gilbert Stuart Rd., Saunderstown; Oliver Watson House, Farm House Road, Kingston; Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, 2636 Kingstown Rd., Kingston; Smith’s Castle, 55 Richard Smith Drive, Wickford; and Westerly Armory, Railroad Avenue, Westerly.
Bird walk, Gilbert Stuart Museum, 865 Gilbert Stuart Rd., Saunderstown, 7 to 9 a.m. $5; to register, call 294-3001.
Migratory Bird Day, bird of prey demonstration, nature crafts, educational displays and guided bird walk, Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, Green Hill, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pet walk, 10 a.m., Robinson Farm, Pond Street, Wakefield. $10, free for pets and children.
Sunday
Plant sale, Casey Farm, Route 1A, Saunderstown, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Monday
Game night for children age 9 to 12, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, 6 p.m.
Wakefield Civic Band rehearsal, South Kingstown High School, 2125 Columbia St., Wakefield, 7 p.m.
Duplicate bridge, Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett, 6:30 p.m.
Nutrition program, Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Rd., Jamestown, 3 to 5 p.m.
Genealogy program, 7 p.m., Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale. Also Tuesday. To register, call 789-1555, ext. 112.
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