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In Wickford…
there will be music in the streets of Wickford Village on Friday
nights (and most weekends) throughout the summer. All of the
music is free and open to the public. For a full list of events,
visit the www.wickfordvillage.com. Internship applications for Summer and Fall 2009 are available now for the Rhode Island International Film Festival. RIIFF is seeking motivated, industrious, self-starting students who care about the community and want to be a part of New England's largest film festival and its only Academy Award qualifier. All internships with the Rhode Island International Film Festival are unpaid. A minimum of 15-20 hours per week is expected, although time commitments vary depending on department.Interns work closely with the Festival staff on timely and compelling projects, many with a current focus on marketing, event planning, educational programs, technical operations, design, community outreach, even theatre restoration. Students gain excellent first-hand experiences helping an innovative, dynamic Festival serve a burgeoning Capitol City, the New England region, and its varied mix of programs. These internships are ideal for students majoring in Political Science, Business Administration, Communications, Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, Photography, Hospitality, Computer Science, Web Programming, Accounting, Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, and other related fields. As many as six openings are available during each semester. More in the summer as the festival goes into high gear. Applicants should have good communication skills, including research, writing, word-processing, computer, telephoning and basic interviewing. Students can be assigned to areas related to the ir academic major or field of interest. Beyond this work, responsibilities may include assistance in a variety of projects, special events, and clerical functions when needed. For more information, write Demetria Carr, Managing Director, RIIFF, PO Box 162, Newport, RI 02840. Telephone: 401-861-4445, e-mail: info@film-festival.org, website: www.RIFilmFest.org. The East Bay RSVP Stroke Club at East Providence Senior Center, Breed Hall Building, 610 Waterman Ave., East Providence, RI, meets monthly on the first Tuesday and provides entertainment, education, support, socialization, refreshments, and transportation for stroke survivors and their caregivers. If you are interested in joining the Stroke Club, or for more information, you may join us at the East Providence Senior Center or please call 435-7876. The Blessing Way, a non-denominational, faith-based, social service organization in Providence, needs your help with “Operation Get Started” -- our jobs assistance program. Help unemployed homeless or formerly incarcerated persons who seek work to make a positive change in their lives. Volunteer to work with one person for 4 months as a mentor and coach OR serve as a tutor for adults in our job readiness classes. Training and supervision are included in both volunteer positions. Our current volunteers come from various churches. This is also a great opportunity for college internships or field education. For more information or application, please write or call: Rev. Dr. Joyce Penfield, Executive Director Email: blessingwayinfo@yahoo.com Phone: 861-0441 Website: www.theblessingway.org American Legion-Post 18 of Portsmouth, RI, meets the second Tuesday each month at the Post Home, 3064 East Main Road (Route 138), Portsmouth, RI. Unit 18 meets the third Tuesday monthly, unless there is a joint meeting (please check the calendar on the Web site). Please call 401-683-6148, or visit http://americanlegionpost18ri.homestead.com/index.html for information and other upcoming events. Turning old belongings into new creations, the House of Hope Boutique Originals (HOHBO) gives women residents from the House of Hope in Warwick a chance for positive creative expression within a structured environment to accomplish a concrete goal. HOHBO is in need of raw materials to produce decorative cloth bags that will be sold in various locations throughout Rhode Island. Items needed include fabrics, beads, costume jewelry, sewing needles and thread. Donations may be brought to House of Hope Community Development Corporation at 3188 Post Road, Warwick RI. For more information contact Carol Sollitto at (401) 463-3324 x 250 or visit www.thehouseofhopecdc.org. VIPS Needs Reading Buddies for Kids Who Missed Preschool - Volunteers In Providence Schools make a big impact teaching children to read. It takes only two hours a week during the school year to bring a child up to reading level – and forever improve their possibilities in life. You do not have to be a college graduate, and you do not have to live in Providence to qualify. All Reading Buddies receive orientation, training, and ongoing support. VIPS also makes sure that everyone is supervised by a teacher or staff member so that professional advice is always available. For more information about how you can make a difference in a child’s life – and maybe your own – call VIPS at 401-274-3240. The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School will present an impressive number of student recitals in the month of June, the end of the school-year session. All of the recitals will take place at the Carter Center for Music Education & Performance, 667Waterman Avenue in East Providence. They are all free of charge and the public is enthusiastically welcomed. For more information about any of these recitals, please contact the Philharmonic Music School at 401-248-7001 or tmscentral@riphil.org. http://www.ri-philharmonic.org/music-school/general/tmscalendar.html MUSIC ON THE HILL 2009 CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL, JUNE 5 - 14 Special $1 off each concert for Rhode Island PBS Members* Opening Concert Friday, June 5th, 2009, 7:00 PM St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 360 Cowesett Road, Warwick, RI Tickets: $15 per person - Show your Rhode Island PBS member card and save $1* Program includes compositions by Bach, Strauss, Douglas, Plog, Debussy, and Popper. This concert will end about 9 PM. Meet and Greet the Musicians following the concert Mendelssohn's 200th Birthday Bash Saturday, June 6th, 2009, 7:00 PM Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Avenue, Providence, RI Tickets: $30 per person - Show your Rhode Island PBS member card and save $1* Culinary Concert includes wine & cheese - music - birthday cake & coffee. Program includes compositions by Mendelssohn, Street, Currier, Plog, and Prokofiev. This concert will end about 9:45 PM Celebrating Haydn, Mozart, Schumann, and Brahms Friday, June 12th, 2009, 7:00 PM Holy Apostles Catholic Church, 800 Pippin Orchard Road, Cranston, RI Tickets: $15 per person - Show your Rhode Island PBS member card and save $1* This concert will end about 9 PM. Meet and Greet the Musicians following the concert A European Excursion Sunday, June 14th, 2009, 7:00 PM SS Rose and Clement Catholic Church, 111 Long Street, Warwick, RI Tickets: $30 per person - Show your Rhode Island PBS member card and save $1* In the great tradition of the French Salon, gather in the acoustical church sanctuary for an evening of classical music. Enjoy Italian and French wine, European appetizers in the church courtyard at 7 PM, then music by composers from Italy, France, Austria, England, and Germany in the sanctuary at 8 PM, followed by coffee, conversation, and confections in the courtyard at 9:15 PM. Program includes compositions by dall'Abaco, Ibert, Mozart, Britten, and Brahms. This concert will end about 9:45 PM All performance
sites are air conditioned. For tickets and details call 401-884-8172
or go to www.musiconthehillri.com. Click on the concert locations
for full program and the featured musicians Our Lady of Fatima High School is hosting an OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, June 10th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Fatima High, a NEASC-accredited, is a co-ed school serving grades 7-12. Fatima High School, located at 360 Market Street (Route 136), Warren, RI, offers both college prep and honors programs integrated with many co-curricular clubs as well as Varsity and Junior Varsity athletics. Call 401-245-4960 for more information, or visit our web site at: www.fatimahs.org The Rhode Island
Shakespeare Company, under the direction of Joe Wallace, invites
versatile men and women, ages 18 and older, to audition for Shakespeare's
classic comedy, AS YOU LIKE IT. Auditions will be held on June
15 and June 17, at 6:30PM, at Cranston High School East, 899
Park Avenue, Cranston, RI. No Shakespeare experience is necessary.
Rehearsals will take place outdoors at Rhode Island College. The
play will be performed over two weekends in August at Newport and
Westport Rivers Vineyards. For more info, contact Joe Wallace at
classicalplayers@hotmail.com, or call 508-287-6306. Calling all Artists! As part of their 300-year celebration, Wickford Village is hosting an Art du Jour event on June 20 (rain date June 21) sponsored by the Wickford Art Association. Artists will set up in various locations around the Village to create their favorite scene. Artwork must be created from 11am to 4pm followed by a 5pm reception and chance to sell their art. All artwork must be created the day of the reception. Wickford Package Store has graciously offered to hold the reception in the "Tasting Room" of their new facility on West Main Street. Interested artists may call Kristen Bryce at the Wickford Art Association at 294-6840 or e-mail her at gallery@wickfordart.org for more information and to register for the event. Deadline for registration is Saturday, June 13th. The Warwick
Museum of Art will hold an art exhibit entitled, "the living is
easy," featuring local artists from June 3 through July 3, 2009.
The Warwick Museum of Art is located at 3259 Post Road, Warwick.
The exhibit captures the essence of Summer and includes paintings
and drawings, photography, and sculpture by 14 artists: Nancy Clancy,
Emily Crenca, John Diehl, Alyssa Dionne, Kim Ellery, Ann Gemma,
Lance Gershenoff, Lauren Kurki, Dante Laurenzo, Jeff Newell, Zan
Nordlund, Margaret Owen, Pam Plante and Heather Rigney. The Bass Pro
Shops Family Summer Camp features free activities and workshops
where families can spend time together learning the skills they
need to enjoy great outdoor adventures that will last a lifetime.
(Click
here to see an exciting clip about the Family Summer Camp!)
The Family Summer Camp event begins Saturday, May 30th and continues
through Sunday, July 5th at Bass Pro Shops located at 1 Bass
Pro Drive in Foxborough. Saturdays and Sundays beginning at noon
and while supplies last, kids will get to enjoy free craft activities
like decorating a fishing bobber, custom leather crafting, making
braided key chains, designing their own birdhouse, creating plaster
animal tracks and painting a souvenir wooden lure for Dad. Free
Family Summer Camp Workshops will occur 3pm-7pm Tuesdays and Thursdays
and noon to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays May 30 - July 5. The whole
family will enjoy learning the basics of hiking, camping and fishing.
Other workshops include bird watching, archery, animal identification,
plants & insects, and even how to make campfire s'mores. Kids will
earn a collectable pin for every workshop completed (while supplies
last). Store activities will vary; visit www.basspro.com/camp and
click on individual store site for times. Also available at the
Bass Pro Shops Family Summer Camp is a FREE 48-page Summer Guide
booklet full of different outdoor activities and tips, ideas and
product checklists to help you make the most of your summer outdoor
adventure. Contact: Walter Grammer, Store Manager, 508-216-2000 Barrington Recreation Department Summer Concert Series presents: The American Band Sunday, July 19th at 3pm Barrington High School Auditorium 220 Lincoln Avenue Barrington, RI 02806 The American Band is a symphonic concert band comprised of over 50 adult musicians from Rhode Island and nearby Connecticut and Massachusetts. The band has a long and colorful history extending back to 1837, making the American Band one of the oldest continuously active bands in the United States. This performance will include music by Copeland and Gershwin, as well as music from the Wizard of Oz and jazzy tunes by Glenn Miller. It should be an afternoon of fun for all ages. Contact: Barrington Recreation Department, (401) 247-1925, http://www.barrington.ri.gov/sports/recreat.htm The American Band, http://www.ric.edu/am_band/ Wickford Village invites artists to be a part of a Lost Arts Show on Saturday August 15. If you are a basket weaver, scrimshander, blacksmith, glass blower, stained glass maker, ironworker, bookbinder, potter, quilter, work in textiles, knot work, or any other unusual or esoteric art form no longer in general use, Wickford would like to invite you to display and demonstrate your artform as part of their 300th year Celebration. The Lost Arts Show will take place all around the Village. This event is sponsored by the North Kingstown Arts Council . Space is limited, on a first come, first served basis. Interested artists must register by July 27 to be included in media releases. To enter please contact the NK Arts Council at info@nkartscouncil.org. or call Doug Somers at 401-294-1481. An Arts Exhibit featuring works by local artists continues through Sept. 1, 2009 at The Camera Werks. The exhibit includes photography by Dell Padgett, Bruce Kaplan, Loy Whitman, and David C. Lewis; polymer clay jewelry by Sandra Solomon; paper works by Amy Chapman, Shelly K. LeBlanc, Eclipse Fey, Thomas Lane, and Helen Hudson. The Camera Werks is located at 766 Hope Street, Providence, www.thecamerawerks.com Rhode Island PBS wants to help publicize your organization's event in our online and on-air Community Calendar! To
be considered, your organization's event must be free and of interest to families.
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