5 Things You Need To Know Today

Legos, LOTS Of Basketball & More

Five things you need to know about East Greenwich today, Jan. 14.

MLK Basketball Tourney continues: The East Greenwich Basketball Association’s 4-day tournament started with four games at Cole Middle School last night. Today it goes into full swing at three locations: Cole, EGHS and Rocky Hill School. With more than 100 teams participating, that’s A LOT of hoops! Check in to EG Patch for updates, photos and videos as the tournament continues. Transfer Station is open: There’s nothing like a trip to the transfer station to make you feel like a homeowner. The EG Transfer Station is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and happens to have one of the nicest views in town! Children’s Chorus auditions: Open auditions for the Rhode Island Children's Chorus, a partner of the RI Philharmonic Music School, take place this …

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Emeril! Reflexology & More

Five things you need to know about East Greenwich today, Oct. 11

Senior Reflexology: Licensed reflexologist Karen Davis is available for 30-minute appointments between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reflexology is “a natural healing art, based on the principle that there are reflexes in the hands and feet which correspond to every part of the body.” Karen will massage hands or feet (participants need to remove socks and shoes), for a fee of $15. To schedule an appointment, please call Erin at 886-8669, ext 1. Emeril Lagasse at Dave’s: Dave’s is on a celebrity chef role as it welcomes Emeril to its EG store today between 4 and 6 p.m. They hosted Bobby Flay just two weeks ago. EGHS home games: The Boys Soccer team takes on Tollgate today at 3:30 on Nick Carcieri Field. NK Community Chorus: Love to sing? EG may not have…

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Variety Of Musical Talent On Display At Mosaic Concert

The Wednesday evening concert marks the last formal music event of the year.

The music program at EGHS was on display Wednesday evening, in the one concert of the year that combines all the formal music course offerings - band, orchestra, jazz band, chorus - with a few solo or ensemble pieces as well as a contemporary music offering or two. Brenden Carniaux directed the orchestra, bands and string ensemble. Jan Briedenbach directed the choral offerings. Highlights of the show included the chorus’s Sweeney Todd medley, Jake Torrey and Ellery Bonham’s cover of John Mayer’s Stop This Train, and the Avenger Band’s exciting performance of Gustav Holst’s Mars. Those and other selections can be seen in the video posted with this story.

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High School Chorus Group To Perform Comic Opera Saturday

School and community join for a night of light opera

A comical night of song is in store on Saturday as community members, parents, students and teachers unite in two performances of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Trial by Jury" at East Greenwich High School. The one-act, hour-long performances of the comic opera are set to begin at 4 and 7 p.m. First published in 1875 but still delighting audiences today, "Trial by Jury" concerns a "breach of promise of marriage" lawsuit in which the judge and legal system are the objects of lighthearted satire. Janet Breidenbach, East Greenwich choral specialist for grades 3-12, assembled the cast of 20 in August and is hosting guest artist in residence, Dr. Fred Scheff to direct the show. An East Greenwich resident and father of two EGHS graduates and two …

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