The Huddle Center will be holding a PJ's and Hot Cocoa Story Time on Jan. 12, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 70 Gansett Ave. Come with your little ones and hear a story, do a craft and have some delicious hot …
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The Huddle Center will be holding a PJ's and Hot Cocoa Story Time on Jan. 12, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 70 Gansett Ave. Come with your little ones and hear a story, do a craft and have some delicious hot chocolate! Please contact Brandi Silvia at bsilvia@comcap.org or 401-302-2145 to register.
The Huddle Center will be holding a Family Game Day on Jan. 21 from noon to 2 p.m. at 70 Gansett Ave. Please contact Brandi Silvia at bsilvia@comcap.org or 401-302-2145 to register.
The OneCranston HEZ is holding a Winterfest and 'Speak-Out' on Jan. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room! There will be snow globe making, crafts, and activities to share your experiences in Cranston. Refreshments will be provided. Please contact Ivy Swinski at iswinski@comcap.org or 401-862-3811 with any questions.
The OneCranston HEZ is holding their next Community Conversation on Jan. 23 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room. We will be talking about 'what is your narrative': how does understanding our own family and heritage influence how we treat others? Please contact Ivy Swinski at iswinski@comcap.org or 401-862-3811 with any questions.
OneCranston Health Equity Zone is putting together a community cookbook to showcase and celebrate Cranston residents’ family traditions and cultures. Submissions are open now through March 31. Email/call JB at jfulbright@comcap.org or 401-208-3487 to send your favorite family recipe to be featured.
Edgewood Garden Club will host an open meeting on Jan. 11 at the William Hall Library (1825 Broad St., Cranston). The program will feature What Cheer Flower Farm, a nonprofit that grows and gives away 100,000 flowers per year from reclaimed industrial land in the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence.
The farm’s mission to donate blossoms to local food banks, hospices programs, senior centers and social services and shelter organizations will be illustrated in part by slides of colorful summer flowers grown on the farm’s 2.7 acres. It will be a visual feast for winter-weary eyes.
The meeting begins with social time at 6:30 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m. The public is welcomed. Light refreshments will be served. The Edgewood Garden Club is more than five dozen women and men promoting gardening education and civic beautification primarily in the Edgewood section of Cranston and Gaspee Plateau neighborhood of Warwick. Established in 1933, the upcoming year marks its 90th year of community improvement efforts.
West Bay Chorale will hold its spring 2023 season kickoff and registration meeting on Jan. 16 at 7 p.m., with registration starting at 6:30. The meeting will take place at St. Kevin Church, located at 333 Sandy Lane, Warwick. Current singers, as well as those interested in joining the Chorale, are invited to register and learn the details of the upcoming concert season. Information regarding COVID related rules will be shared. Artistic director Eric W. Van Dervort will lead us, and the chorale’s board of directors will process registrations and pass out music. All current singers and those interested in joining must be vaccinated and boosted as recommended and everyone must show proof of vaccination. Masks will either be required or recommended, depending on Covid trends. In particular, we are seeking Soprano and Tenor voices. Our concert, Earth and Sky, will be held May 7 and will feature Haydn’s The Heaven’s are Telling, Sisi Ni Moja, Yonda’ Come Day, For the Beauty of the Earth, as well as a new arrangement of Morning Has Broken. Feel free to listen to pieces from our previous concerts on our West Bay Chorale Facebook page. Please email us at info@westbaychorale.org if you are interested in joining us.
The 1916 committee will present a Zoom lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 where Eoghan MacCormaic will speak to a Rhode Island audience from Galway. MacCormaic has long been involved with the struggle for Irish freedom and spent 15 years in Crumlin Road jail and in the H blocks between 1976 and 1991. He was part of the blanket protest and saw 10 of his comrades die during the Hunger Strike in the spring of 1981.
MacCormaic has since written two books describing the protest years and prisoners he shared time with. This event will take place at the RI Irish Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St., Cranston. The downstairs pub will be open at 6 p.m. for food and drinks. The event is open to the public.
You can “Join the Woony Team!”
“Please donate to the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council to help us continue to restore the Woonasquatucket River and Greenway,” the organization asks. “Your donations also provide cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities for youth, adults, and families. Thank you!”
The Explore the Woonasquatucket Recreation Series is made possible with support from REI Co-op.Pre-registration is required for the hikes. Upcoming hikes include the Stillwater Scenic Trail at 10 a.m., Jan. 7. This roughly two-mile round trip walk will follow along sections of the Woonasquatucket, including Stillwater Pond. You’ll see some of the buildings remaining from Stillwater Village, some remnants of the railroad spur that served the mill complex, and pass by dams that created these ponds – reminders of RI’s thriving industrial past. On Jan. 21, hike Olivia’s Forest Hike at 10 a.m. This is a short, 0.7 mile hike, but it is delightful and has some tricky spots to traverse. Wear your hiking boots and get ready to enjoy the serenity of this quiet, peaceful, lovely path. To register for the Jan. 7 hike, visit www.wrwc.org/wp/events/stillwater-scenic-trail-hike-1-7-23/. To register for the Jan. 21 hike, visit www.wrwc.org/wp/events/stillwater-scenic-trail-hike-1-7-23/.
Based at Providence Public Library, Rhode Island Family Literacy Initiative (RIFLI) is a free, nationally recognized ESL, citizenship preparation, workforce development and family literacy program for adults based at public libraries throughout Rhode Island.
RIFLI offers English as a Second Language (ESL), citizenship preparation and computer instruction as well as children’s programming, student resource support and links to library resources and services. Classes are free.
To register for upcoming classes, stop by William Hall Library between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Jan. 7. For more information, contact Sabine Adrian, at sadrian@provlib.org or 401-455-8088.
Join Central library on Jan. 9 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for teen team. This group meets on the third Monday of the month through May. (If there is a Monday holiday, they meet on the second Monday). Members help plan library programs and discuss community issues. Members receive one hour of community service for each meeting attended. Registration is required. Please contact Alyssa Taft, teen librarian, for more information at teens@cranstonlibrary.org.
Faith Chapel (located at 43 Scituate Ave., Cranston) holds a weekly youth group for teens ages 14 through 18 on Monday nights at 6 p.m. There will be games, snacks, fellowship and fun.
Hugh B. Bain Middle School will present Moana Jr. at 7 p.m. on Jan. 13 and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 14. Tickets are $5 and you can email kkarikas@cpsed.net to reserve your seats.
Join Cranston’s Central Library from 10 a.m.to 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 14 to learn about basic spreadsheets, charts and formulas on Microsoft Excel. Basic computer skills are necessary for this class. Registration is not required.
Join OneCranston Health Equity Zone on Jan. 14 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for Dungeon and Dragons at the Huddle Center (70 Gansett Ave., Cranston). The games will take place on the second Saturday of every month. There will be one room for youth and one room for their guardians. Guardians are required to stay if their youth is participating. However, they are also welcome to join the youth. Ages 10 and older are welcome.
The Gamm Theatre (1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick) is hosting free movie nights where individuals can enjoy their favorite films in stadium theatre seating. The theatre will show “The Prestige” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16. Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase at concessions. No tickets necessary.
Join the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center (1070 Cranston St., Cranston) at 1 p.m. on Jan. 18 for a program on hearing loss and dementia. Is there a connection between memory loss and hearing loss? Could hearing loss be making you forgetful or are we looking at the beginnings of dementia? Many studies have found an association between untreated hearing loss and dementia. What can be done now? Join Micheline Gauthier, Doctor of Audiology and owner of Atlantic Audiology, Inc. for this very important and informative presentation. Call 780-6000 to register.
Warwick Center for the Arts (WCFA) is offering a community barn dance in its gallery on Jan. 21 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event will feature live folk music, a caller and contra and square dancing. At 7:15 p.m. there will be an opening session/beginners dance lesson. No experience is necessary. Individuals should wear comfortable clothes and non-street shores. This event is $10 for WCFA members, $12 for general admission and $8 for students. Tickets are sold at the door. Visit warwickcfa.org for more information. The facility is located at 3259 Post Road, Warwick. Parking is located at 3273 Post Road.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 29, Cranston’s Combined Percussion will host a mattress fundraiser in the Cranston East gym. Mattresses include top-quality name brands like Simmons Beautyrest and Therapedic Mattresses. Up to 50 percent off retail prices. Same-as-cash financing, delivery and tons of savings on mattresses, pillows, sheets, adjustable bases and protectors.
Adults are invited to drop by Cranston Public Library’s Auburn branch every Friday from 4 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. to color. The library has coloring books, mandalas, colored pencils and markers available, as well as herbal and decaf teas and soothing music. Decompress and head into the weekend refreshed! Contact Karen McGrath at 401-781-6116 or auburn@cranstonlibrary.org with any questions.
Join Warwick Center of the Arts (WCFA) every Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for an all-level yoga experience. You will learn to stretch and strengthen your body with breath and movement. Modifications are provided. Tuition is $12 per class and $10 for WCFA members. Payments can be made in person when you arrive for the class or online. Drops-ins are welcome, but please call 401-737-0010 or email admin@warwickcfa.org to RSVP. The facility is located at 3259 Post Road, Warwick. Parking is located at 3273 Post Road.
The Oaklawn Grange is looking for new members. Anyone interested in learning more or joining, please contact Maria Manzi at 401-499-0796.
How Has Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) Inspired Me? RWU Law Announces RBG Contest for K-12 Students – Rhode Island elementary, middle and high school students are invited to submit drawings, essays on how iconic U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has inspired them. Visit law.rwu.edu/events/essayart-contest-how-has-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-rbg-inspired-me for details. Contest Deadline: Jan. 31, 2023 by 5 p.m. Questions may be directed to RBGessay@rwu.edu.
Are you a high school student aged 16-18 who loves theater? If so, you can learn about professional theater and see shows for free – plus earn community service hours. It's easy and fun! For detailsvisit gammtheatre.org/youthushers. Roles include: scanning tickets, directing patrons in the lobby and the theater, stuffing and/or passing out programs, seating patrons and answering patron's questions. In return, you have the option to earn community service hours and see Gamm productions for free! Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Lauryn Sasso at 401-723-4266 x 163 or volunteer@gammtheatre.org with any questions. Performance Dates: Faith Healer, Jan. 12 - 29, 2023, Bad Jews, March 2 - 26, 2023, The Children, April 27 - May 14, 2023.
The 2023 applications are now open for the PrepareRI High School Summer Internship Program. If you are, or have, a rising senior this summer, this paid opportunity is an excellent one for college or career resumes. Students attend a one week paid ($15/hr.) boot camp which prepares them for interviews and work-related skills as well as helps them to determine things like their strengths and weaknesses, and then are matched to a full-time, paid ($15/hr.), five-week summer internship that gives them hands-on, real world work experience in a possible career interest. Hundreds of students across RI participate in these internships and the application process is a multi-phased process including submitting essays, a resume, participating in an orientation and interviews. It is an amazing opportunity for all students. If you are in need of appropriate work clothes, technology or transportation, PrepareRI will work with you.
Phillips Memorial Baptists Church (565 Pontiac Ave.) is looking for children ages six to 10 who are interested in participating in a Chime Choir led by Minister of Music Martha Sobaje. The rehearsals won’t be too long and will occur at 11:15 a.m. after church on Sundays. This is an exciting and fun opportunity to learn music and a great way to meet others. If you are interested, contact Martha Sobaje at msobaje@gmail.com.
Notable Works Publication is working with Crosswinds Poetry on the third edition of “Voices of the Earth: The Future of Our Planet.” The theme is awakening a resolve for rediscovery, resolution, adaption, growth and a call for continued action. Poets accepted for the publication in this book will receive a complimentary copy upon completion. Three prizes will be awarded from entries. ($100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place.) Poets may submit up to three original works not previously published, each one formatted in Times New Roman, not exceeding 60 lines (which includes title and any spaces in-between). No more than 66 characters on each line (which includes spaces and punctuation). The submission period runs from Jan. 1, 2023, to Feb. 15, 2023 at midnight. Please email your original poetry submissions to noreeninglesi@cox.net or info@notableworks.org. Or, mail to Notable Works PO Box 8122, Cranston, RI 02920.
The MAE Organization will hold its annual Be the Light fundraising gala on Feb. 18, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. The cost is $100 for general admission and $125 for VIP admission. To order tickets, visit maeorg.org/event.
OneCranston Health Equity Zone is starting a new initiative with the Cranston Herald and local photographer Timothy McFate called Humans of Cranston; they will be interviewing Cranston residents to gain a deeper understanding of and celebrate those who live here. Those interviewed will be featured in a new column and on OCHEZ social media. If you are interested in nominating a Cranston resident, please email JB Fulbright at jfulbright@comcap.org or call 401-208-3487.
To submit your news from the community, email Emma at EmmaB@rhodybeat.com. This includes virtual events, which should be submitted two to three weeks ahead of the event. Photos in jpg format are accepted and news can include community events, promotions, academic news and nonprofit events. Email today and see your news in our column in the Cranston Herald.
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