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april
- April, Minority Health Month: YWCA Northern Rhode Island is a Minority Health Promotion Center. Contact health consultant Joyce Dolbec for events held throughout April, 401-769-7450.
- April 19, Singer-Songwriter Mary Ann Rossoni, An 8pm performance with her band at Stone Stoup Coffee House, St. Paul's Church in Pawtucket. Rossoni recently released her third album, Timber and Nails. www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com
- April 22, Equal Pay Day
- April 25-27, Swan Lake: Performance of the Festival Ballet
Providence at VMA Arts & Cultural Center. Tickets at tickets.com or
call 401-272-4VMA. For details visit www.festivalballet.com.
- April 27-30, Poetry, Music, and Memoir: Myra Shapiro hosts workshop on exploring one’s life as a work of art. Contact Block Island Poetry Project, www.bipoetryproject.com. See article about Lisa Starr , RI Poet Laureate/Block Island Poetry Project founder.
- April 28, YWCA National Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism
may
- May 1-11, The Secret Garden: Academy Players present the Broadway
hit musical based on this timeless children’s novel at East Greenwich
High School. Call for details, 401-885-6910.
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May 3, Addy: An American Girl Story: Addy Walker is a hopeful 9-
year-old girl growing up in slavery during the Civil War. Her and her
Momma hold fast to their dream of having the whole family together
again. Shows are at 2pm and 6pm at Providence Performing Arts Center.
Tickets online at www.ppacri.org
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May 4, Snug Harbor Volunteer Fire Company Annual May Breakfast:
Breakfast is served from 7-11am at Snug Harbor Fire Station in South
Kingstown. Handicapped accessible. Tickets: $6 for adults, $3 for
children 5 and older. Call for details, 401-789-0409.
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May 8, Men Talk/Women Talk: Susan Colantuono, Leading Women CEO and
founder will share her humorous and insightful guide to talking more
effectively with men at work. At Chelo’s, 2225 Post Rd., Warwick from
8-9:30am. www.leadingwomen.biz/calendar.cfm .
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May 10, International Migratory Bird Day Celebration: Bird walks,
crafts, and learn about bird migration at Truston Pond National
Wildlife Refuge in South Kingstown. Call for details, 401-364-9124.
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May 10, Family Fishing Derby: At Ninigret Park in Charlestown. Rain
date is May 17. Call for details, 401-789-9301.
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May 11, Mother’s Day
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May 11-17, National Women’s Health Week
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May 14-15, Construction Career Days: Scheduled events introduce
high school students to careers in the transportation construction
industry. At Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Mid State
Facility, in East Greenwich from 8am-1pm. For details visit
www.uritc.uri.edu/ccd/ or www.constructioncareerdays.us .
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May 25, Garden Market Fair: Garden market in Wilcox Park, Westerly.
For details call 401-596-2877.
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May 24-25, Butterfly Encounter Weekend: Providence's Roger Williams
Park Zoo will open new summer long walk-through butterfly encounter.
For details visit www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org.
june
- June 8, Race Unity Day
- June 7, Sustainable Living Festival and Clean Energy Expo:
Extravaganza for a cleaner and greener future at Apeiron Institute,
Coventry. www.livingfest.org
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June 11, Gender Communications: A Women’s Network RI event with
presenter Agnes G. Doody. For details visit www.womensnetworkri.com.
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June 12, Seeds for Success: A conference for women about women. Emerging Women in Business at Rhode Island College from 3-9pm. Register at www.emergingwomen.biz.
- June 28-July 5, U.S. Scholar-Athlete Games 2008: Young men and
women ages 15-19 from across world compete in sports and perform in
the arts at University of Rhode Island. www.internationalsport.com.
Events are listed in the calendar as space allows. Submissions may be e-mailed to sheshines@mac.com, faxed to 401-769-7454, or mailed to She Shines, c/o YWCA Northern Rhode Island, 514 Blackstone Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
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corn planting moon
Celebrate the planting of corn, a staple in the Native American diet. View Three Sister’s Garden. Participate in ceremony and social dances. Listen to stories about how corn came to the Narragansett
people. There will also be traditional games and crafts for kids. The event will be held on Saturday, May 3, from 1-4pm, at Tomaquag Museum
at 390 Summit Road in Exeter.
Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children (free admission for children under five). For additional details call 401-491-9063 or visit www.tomaquagmuseum.com.
Corn husk doll from the Tomaquag collection, photo top. Making corn husk dolls, photo bottom, is six year old Darrylyn Fry, a Narragansett, from Charlestown, left, and board member volunteer Wanda Hopkins, a Narragansett/Mic Mac, from Ashaway.
photos courtesy of Tomaquag Museum
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