The Historic Park Theatre & Event Center in Cranston is gearing up for an exciting performance of “Live from Laurel Canyon” on October 18 at 7:30 p.m. This Spectacle Live production takes audiences back to the golden age of folk rock, showcasing the talented songwriters and musicians who called Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon home during […]
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Park Theatre to host Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro
The Historic Park Theatre & Event Center will present Jake Shimabukuro on Saturday, October 5, at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Friday, August 2, at 10 a.m. at the link below. Since gaining popularity in the early 2000s, Jake Shimabukuro has reached new heights as an ukulele player. He has released over a […]
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Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung seeks congressional seat
EAST GREENWICH, R.I. (AP) — Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung officially launched his campaign Tuesday for the state’s seat in Congress being vacated by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin. Fung, a two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate in Rhode Island, said he’d help end hyper-partisan politics as part of a “new wave of leaders” laser-focused on solving […]
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Cranston man wins $1 million on “Millionaires Club” Instant Game
The second and final $1,000,000 top prize in the “Millionaires Club” Instant Game from Rhode Island Lottery has been claimed by a Cranston man. According to a photo on Rhode Island Lottery’s website, the man’s name is Joseph Burnett. According to Rhode Island Lottery, the man purchased the winning ticket at the Speedway, located at 305 Phenix […]
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Gladstone Elementary fifth graders receive instruments from Festivals Foundation
Sevastien Emmanuel carefully lifts the violin out of its case, holds it to his ear, plucking the strings. Around him, other fifth graders at Cranston’s Gladstone Elementary School cradle trumpets, clarinets, flutes, and one cello. The look on their faces tells it all. In the background, clarinetist Ben Marcoux, Newport Jazz Assembly Band Leader, plays […]