Posts Tagged ‘New Years Day’
Out and About in RI: A Wish Come True’s 21st Annual Polar Plunge splashes into New Year
Photos: Justin Walker Photography Two “Wish Kids” among those getting a lifetime dream adventure. The first day of the New Year was joyous and festive for many. For thousands of people, they took the first step toward helping others fighting life-threatening illnesses. Easton’s Beach in Newport provided the backdrop for A Wish Come True, the…
Read MoreKick off the New Year with #FirstDayHike – or just a family walk
Updated: Whether or not you make the walk in Jamestown today (see below, and previously published) what a great day to begin 2023 with a family walk. Nothing like walking on a rainy, but warm, day, and talk together about what 2023 might hold in store – your wishes, hopes, fears, and a solid short-term…
Read MoreA “New Day’s Lyric” – for this new day, January 1, 2022 – Amanda Gorman
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYEpCgxBTAf/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=c244f4ed-91ff-4ac5-b12d-43a953bfba26 “New Day’s Lyric” May this be the dayWe come together.Mourning, we come to mend,Withered, we come to weather,Torn, we come to tend,Battered, we come to better.Tethered by this year of yearning,We are learningThat though we weren’t ready for this,We have been readied by it.We steadily vow that no matterHow we are weighed down,We must…
Read MoreStories for a New Year: A Virtual Performance
For forty years, master storyteller, Robb Dimmick, has entranced New England audiences with his dramatic readings of holiday classics. His vocal athleticism has brought Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and its quirky characters alive in all their glory as Scrooge claws his way towards spiritual redemption. Dimmick’s favorite holiday offering is his pairing of Dylan Thomas’…
Read MoreIt’s 2020 – Get Out!
Two events today to shake off the last decade and breathe new life into the new… First – take a #FirstDayHike today from 1 to 3pm at Colt State Park. The RI DEM is hosting free guided walking tours at Colt State Park, in Bristol, on New Year’s Day. The one-and-a-half-mile hike offers panoramic views…
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