By MERI R. KENNEDY Garden City Concert Series The Garden City Concert Series will kick off at the Gazebo on July 5 featuring World Premier Band. On July 12 Nancy Paolino & Black-Tie Band will perform and on July 19 the stage is set for Steve Smith & The
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The Garden City Concert Series will kick off at the Gazebo on July 5 featuring World Premier Band. On July 12 Nancy Paolino & Black-Tie Band will perform and on July 19 the stage is set for Steve Smith & The Nakeds.
On July 26 Red Hot Horns will perform, followed by the URI Jazz Band on Aug. 2. Superchief Trio will perform on Aug. 9. The series will wrap on with Nicolas King with special guest Angela Bacari on Aug. 16.
All concerts are free and held at the gazebo from 6 to 8 p.m.
Every Wednesday night beginning July 12 through Aug. 16, the Greater Providence YMCAs will run a summer travel basketball league. Games will tip off at 6:30 and 7:45 p.m.
This travel league will feature a game on Wednesday nights. Players will be traveling between Kent County, Bayside, Newman, and Cranston YMCA. The league is open to boys and girls entering grades 1-8 and all players will be divided into divisions based on the grade they are entering in the fall. For more information please contact your local Greater Providence YMCA.
The Cranston Public Library, Parks & Recreation Partnership Brings Summer Concerts to William Hall Library, located at 1825 Broad St., Cranston.
“Music In Our Town,” a summer concert series, will feature eight performances, at the William Hall Library beginning June 29.
All concerts are free and open to the public and will take place on the William Hall Library front lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and snacks to make the most of these free, family-friendly events. Free ice cream provided by Scandinavian House.
Traditional concerts will take place on Thursdays, June 29 through Aug. 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. The series will open on June 29 with The Paula Clare Band with sounds of blues, soul and R&B.
July 6 will be Throwback to the 60s and brings you back in time to the 60’s and experience the Summer of Love all over again.
July 13 will be Branded, which brings award-winning country and western music mixed with oldies to heat up a July night.
July 20 will be R & J Review, which is a dynamic duo and a crowd-pleaser with a mix of music from the 50s, 60s and 70s. This concert is sponsored by Webster Bank.
July 27 will be Avenue A: An evening of swing, jazz, standards and popular music to wrap up the month of July.
Aug. 3 will be Billy Shears Band as they close out the Summer Concert Series with the music of the Beatles.
Kids’ concerts will take place on Tuesdays, July 11 and 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with Magician Tommy James who wows the crowd with a unique blend of humor and magic that entertains both kids and parents and on July 25 will feature the Toe Jam Puppet Band.
Diabetes Support Group will meet for “A General Review of Diabetes” on July 5 at 10 a.m. The facilitator will be CVS Pharmacist Mario Casinelli.
A Mobile Manicure Spa - More Than Just Pretty Nails will be at the Cranston Senior Center to pamper. On Thursdays, beginning July 6 from 9 a.m. to noon, getting a manicure is a nice routine and it is even nicer when it is coming to you here at the center! Sarah, our manicurist, will be with us on Thursdays throughout July from 9 a.m. to noon. For only $7 you will have the opportunity to enjoy a standard manicure. By appointment only please call now at 401-780-6216.
Drawing for Beginners, an eight-week session, beginning July 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. will be held at the Senior Center at the low cost of $3 per class. The Instructor for the session will be John Fernandes, local artist & teacher. Did you ever want to learn to draw? This class will offer the student the basic techniques of drawing. You will begin with simple line drawing. Each week elaborating while discussing perspective, shading, depth, detail, light and shadow. Materials needed: 2 - #2 pencils, shading stick, and drawing pad size 11 x 14. For more information and to register call 401-780-6216.
“Let Your Yoga Dance” - Where Joy & Fun Meet will be held on Thursdays at 10 a.m. The fee is $3 per person. What is Let Your Yoga Dance? It is a joy-filled power dance combining yoga, the breath, and user-friendly dance with fabulous music that brings tons of fun and healing to the body, mind, and spirit. This special yoga is for everyone and wonderful for all ages.
55 No Limits TV is the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center’s cable TV show which features segments on better living and services and activities available at the Center. It can be viewed on Cox Cable (Channel 18) or Verizon (Channel 30). 55 No Limits airs weekly: Mondays at 11 a.m.; Tuesdays at 2 p.m.; Fridays at both 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 6 p.m.
Dining at the Senior Center! If you are 60 years of age or older or under 60 with an eligible spouse we invite you to join us for a full course meal prepared in the Center’s kitchen by their “extraordinaire” chefs. Reservations are required one day in advance. You can call the automated reservation line at 780-6134 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Transvan: City of Cranston’s Transportation for Independence. Who can join? Any Cranston resident 55 years or older. Fee: $25 monthly and your monthly pass provides transportation throughout the City of Cranston; Monday through Friday between the hours or 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. For further information call 780-6218 or 943-3341.
Comprehensive Community Action Program (CCAP) could use your help by holding a hold a food drive for them in your neighborhood, at your business, school, church, club or organization, or with your friends. Each month CCAP serves over 600 families and last year they provided over 150,000 meals to families in need through their Food Bank. The families they serve have lost their jobs, suffered an illness, or a different type of crisis; usually through no fault of their own. They are having trouble making ends meet and are unable to purchase needed food.
Food drives are a great way for you to personally provide the healthy and nourishing foods that you want for our hungry neighbors and their families. There's no season for hunger, so you can have a food drive at any time of the year and make a real difference in our community. They need and appreciate your support, and CCAP's Food Gatherers will help to make it easy for you, and effective for the people they serve.
Your support of CCAP is deeply appreciated, 100% of all donations through our CCAP Food Drives go directly to the families we support.
For more information about CCAP and how you can “lend a helping hand” go to our website, www.ComCap.org or contact Joanne Gregory, Vice President of Social Services at 562-8333.
On June 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Maria Di Prata Society in Cranston will help raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Tickets are $50 and include dinner by Ralph's Catering located in Cranston and the show by Charlie Hall and the Ocean State Follies. No tickets will be sold at the door. Contact Allie Marisi at 595-0875 or Alliemarisi@yahoo.com.
Cranston Public Library is pleased to announce the introduction of Thursday hours at the Auburn Branch beginning July 6. In addition to being more convenient for library visitors, Branch Librarian Karen McGrath explains that the changes will be particularly beneficial to Cranston youth.
The Auburn Branch's new hours will be as follows: Monday at 10 a.m. to 6 pm.; Tuesday at 10 a.m. to 6 pm; Wednesday at 10 a.m. to 6 pm; Thursday at 2 to 6 p.m.; Friday at 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on Sundays.
The Auburn Branch is located 396 Pontiac Ave, Cranston. To learn more about Cranston Public Library, visit their website at cranstonlibrary.org.
In search of Cranston history
The Cranston Historical Society is always so grateful to the good people of our city who allow us to borrow old pictures of Cranston schools, activities, businesses, parades, landscape photos, farm pictures, etc. that show Cranston's rich history, civics and industry. If you have any of these, and would like to share, call their office at 944-9226.
Pink Talking Fish began as a simple concept: wouldn’t it be a deliciously experience for audiences if a crack ensemble of jam-band veterans tackled the songs of Phish, Talking Heads and Pink Floyd in endlessly inventive combinations? Nearly four years later, the band has a national following that’s buoyed its appearances at major U.S. festivals and headlining dates.
Pink Talking Fish, is on tour and will be making a stop in Misquamicut Beach. Pink Talking Fish at Paddy's Beach Club w/ Green Tea will be held on June 30 at 9 p.m. and a reminder that the show is for audiences 21 and up. The cost of a ticket is $15 and can be bought at bit.ly/0630PBCPinkTalkingFish.
The Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Foundation and Yoga at Studio Exhale offers yoga for breast cancer survivors every Sunday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Yoga at Studio Exhale, 1263 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston is the place to be to explore slow flow, gentle movement to create space in the body and eliminate stress. This class is designed to restore the nervous system and help release deeply held tensions from the body and mind. Visit GloriaGemma.org for more details.
The Operating Engineers Local 57 will be accepting applications for their Apprenticeship Program on June 19 through June 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at 873 Central Ave. in Johnston. The requirements are the you must be at least 18 years old with a High School Diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license. You will also need to bring your birth certificate (copy or original) and your Social Security Car. Three letters of reference are also asked for (from non-family members) and you must apply in person.
The Furniture Bank of RI, a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation, needs bureaus, complete twin or double beds, kitchen sets, mattresses and other household furniture that you no longer need. To help a less fortunate family through your charitable donation of good used furniture, call 831-5511 to arrange for pick up. All donated articles must be in good condition.
The first Independence Day celebration took place in Philadelphia in 1776. This was also the day that the Declaration of Independence was first read in public after people were summoned by the ringing of the Liberty Bell. (Source: 4th of July fun facts)
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