Community Corner
Monday Essentials: Celebrate & Honor Our Veterans
Your guide for life in North Kingstown this week.
On Monday …
Veterans Day Parade: The parade steps off at the entrance to Wilson Park at 10 a.m. down West Main Street, across Brown Street through Wickford Village and on to Boston Neck Road. For more information, click here.
On Tuesday …
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Town Council meeting: The meeting begins at 6:30 at Beechwood House, 10 Beach St. You can find the agenda here.
Zoning Board meeting: The panel meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Town Hall. You can find the agenda here.
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‘Feng Shui Your Life’ workshops: Best selling author Jayme Barrett is in East Greenwich Tuesday and Wednesday to present workshops – the Tuesday one called, appropriately, “Feng Shui Your Life,” and the Wednesday workshop is “Feng Shui For Beauty.” Both are from 7 to 9 p.m. You’ll learn more about Jayme and the workshops here. Jayme also has a limited number of 1- and 2-hour private home consultations available Nov. 12-14. For info and fees, email Jayme here.
On Wednesday …
Conservation Commission meeting: The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at the Cold Spring Community Center.
Dare to Educate Afghan Girls: Shabana Basij Rasikh, co-founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), a boarding school that provides educational opportunities for a new generation of Afghan women, will speak at Salve Regina in Newport Wednesday evening. During college, Shabana founded HELA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Afghan women through education. She currently serves as the National Gender Mainstreaming Advisor at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul. 7 p.m. at the Bazarsky Lecture Hall. Free.
On Thursday …
Harbor Management Commission meeting: The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at the Beechwood House.
On Friday …
‘Hiring Our Heroes’ Job Fair: A military and veterans job fair will take place Friday at the Warwick National Guard Armory, 541 Airport Road, Warwick, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There’s an employment workshop planned for 9 a.m. that will focus on resume writing, tips for successfully navigating job fairs, military skill transition, and interviewing. You can register here.Wickford Middle School fundraiser at Barnes & Noble: Come support Wickford Middle School at Barnes & Noble in Warwick Friday or shop online anytime between Nov. 15-20 at BN.COM/bookfairs with this #11220290 at checkout. We have the WMS Chorus performing a Holiday Favorites Sing-a-long from 6-6:30 p.m. then a Minecraft competition at 6:30 (winner receives $25 gift card) and a Poetry Out Loud at 7:15 where WMS students will read original and classic poems out loud.
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