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Five Things: Black Tie Band, Possible Rain
Your guide for life in North Kingstown today, July 23.
Black Tie Band: Tuesday Summer Concerts continues Tuesday with Black Tie Band at Water’s Edge in Wickford (behind 55 Brown Street) at 7. For a list of all the upcoming summer concerts, check out the NK Arts Council website here.
On Wednesday …
Lemonade For NK Families: The kids from the Think Tank program are holding a Lemonade Stand at Davisville Middle School on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. to raise money for their Basic Needs collection project. They are also collecting shampoo, deodorant, diapers, toilet paper, toothpaste/brushes, etc., at the Frenchtown Rd. Stop & Shop. Help the THINK TANK kids Help Others. All items will be donated to the NK Food Pantry. (*Think Tank is supported by NK Recreation & the NKSD Office of Family Learning.)Historic South Ferry Walking Tour: This 90-minute presentation of historical facts of the WWI bunkers, URI Bay Campus, and the old ferry landing in Narragansett is free and open to the public. The tour will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Coastal Institute Visitors Center, URI Narragansett Bay Campus, 218 South Ferry Road, Narragansett. Pre-registration is not required. Questions, call the URI Office of Marine Programs, 401-874-6211
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Author Visit: Mitra K. Shavarini will discuss her latest book, Desert Roots, Journey of an Iranian Immigrant Family, at NK Free Library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. This deeply personal narrative chronicles her parents’ remarkable journey to America as self-imposed exiles and then back again to Iran thirty-three years later. Mitra holds a doctorate from Harvard and is a lecturer at Brandeis University. Her work has appeared in numerous professional journals.
Weather: Tut, tut, it looks like rain. After last week, I'm counting my blessings!
Weather: Tut, tut, it looks like rain. After last week, I'm counting my blessings!
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