Saturday, February 16, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Feb 16.
‘Sinatra’ at the Odeum: Chris Jason and The Sinatra Live Big Band will perform one of Frank Sinatra’s most famous concerts – "Sinatra At The Sands" in 1966 – at the newly reopened Greenwich Odeum theater. Jason is considered to be one of the most accurate interpreters of Frank around, performing over 200 per years, both solo and with The Sinatra Live Big Band. He was one of the performers at the Odeum’s reopening gala Jan. 30. Tickets, $27.50 in advance, $30 at the door, are on sale at www.theodeum.org and 401-885-4000. Story Hour at Symposium Books: Children (and their adults) are invited to Story Hour at Symposium Books. Every week they pick a new story and read it to the kids with animal crackers and fun. Favorite stories are "No …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, Feb 15.
Blood Drive: The bloodmobile will be outside of 6 Division Street today for a drive sponsored by AFSCME Local 1293. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The R.I. Blood Center lost nearly 600 donations during last week’s blizzard. Teen Center: The Teen Center has provided a great place to hang out on Friday evenings for decades now. They meet at the gym at Eldredge School but you don’t have to play basketball to enjoy the camraderie. From 6 to 8 p.m. Flyby: The good news is Near Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14 will not smack our planet today. But it will come inside the Earth's ring of geosynchronous sattellites, NASA reports, making its closest approach at 17:26 UTC, or 12:26 noon Eastern Standard time. Its size is thought to be about 45 meters in diameter. …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The fire in Brazil that killed hundreds Sunday is a painful reminder of the 2003 Station nightclub fire.
Today Rhode Island's eyes are on the tragedy of the Brazil nightclub fire, which is a painful experience of deja-vu for the state. A fire tore through the Kiss nightclub in Brazil Sunday morning has killed more than 200 people and left 120 injured, reports CNN. The Brazil nightclub was allegedly packed with more than 2000 people, double its capacity. The story has startling similarities to February 2003, when a fire resulting from Great White's use of pyrotechnics at The Station nightclub in West Warwick resulted in 100 deaths, and 230 injured. There are reports that the Brazil nightclub's insulation foam ignited the fire. The pyrotechnics used at The Station set fire to flammable soundproofing foam that lined the walls and ceiling. …
La Dolce Vita
11:46 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
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