The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event to benefit the Mary D. Fund, was held each year in the 1990s until 2004. After a decade-long hiatus, the regatta was revived a few years ago by Block Island Community Sailing.The race is a 12-mile around-the-buoys race in Block Island Sound starting at 1 […]
BALLARD’S BEACH RESORTJohn Brazile: DailyKick: July 8 – 10Darik and the Funbags: July 9,10Royal Blue: July 11 – 14Red Light: July 15 – 17 CAPTAIN NICK’SWest End Blend: July 8 & 9The High and Mighty Brass Band: July 15 & 16Delaney – sunshine deck: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 8Rob Davis – sunshine deck 5:30
For the third year in a row, the Committee for the Great Salt Pond is holding its annual photo scavenger hunt. The contest runs from July 9 through August 12. Last year there 48 winners, double that of the prior year.This year’s challenge is to photographically “spell out” the words “clam flats” through a series
A trove of new works in oils by Whitney Knapp Bowditch will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio from July 9 to July 20. A virtual reception video will be released onJuly 9.Working with brush and palette knife, Bowditch continues to experiment with the relationship between color and texture on a variety of
Merideth McGregor will be showing her jewelry designs at the Spring Street Gallery from July 8 through July 21.April in Paris Designs is the vision of McGregor, who has been inspired by beauty, color, and design throughout her life. Her contemporary jewelry designs are based on her personal taste and style, which have been strongly
Several projects passed muster at the Historic District’s meeting on June 27 – or at least partially. It can be a long process getting a design and a plan just right, and that’s just the beginning. Many of the projects that come before the commission need to then go on to other boards, including Planning
A relatively small number of seabirds and other waterbirds washing up dead on beaches is normal this time of year, but in the past several weeks multiple locations along the Atlantic Coast, including Block Island and other places in Rhode Island, have seen higher than usual numbers. Due to the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Town of New Shoreham, has implemented a temporary closure of the beach beyond the North Light trail to off-roadvehicles due to the impending hatch of piping plover chicks. Those with a Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) permit for beach driving are asked to park
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Ballard’s Beach ResortJohn Brazile: July 1, 2, 5Pop Rocks: July 1 – 4DJ Maxx Major: July 2, 3, 4Kevin Herchen : July 3, 4Royal Blue: July 5, 6Country Fest: July 7 Captain Nick’sFever: July 1, 2, 3Delaney on the sunshine deck: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 1Rob Davis on the sunshine deck: 5:30 to 9
Eighteen works in a variety of media by Bernard Lamotte will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor of the Post Office building, from June 24 to July 6. A virtual reception will be released on June 25.Paris-born, Lamotte (1903-1983) attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Sorbonne.These selected