Coding Club: Sonic Pi with the Rhode Island Computer Museum Saturday, March 7, 10:30am-12:30pm Seminar Room Sonic Pi is a programming environment that allows you to make sound with a tiny credit-card-sized computer! This ARM-based computer can be used to do many things that can be done with a desktop PC, such as word processing, playing games, playing back high-definition video and making MIDI music
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Book Club: The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez by Peter Johnson Saturday, March 7, 2pm-3pm Seminar Room Everyone thinks Benny Alvarez is Mr. Negativity. According to Benny, he's just realistic about seeing the "other side" of things—when it comes to just about everything. But maybe there's another way to deal with the things Benny can't control—like his ailing grandfather, his wild younger brother, and the know-it-all girls at school. In this poignant novel about acceptance, Benny Alvarez will have to decide . . . is the glass half empty or half full?
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Writers’ Workshop: Special guest Peter Johnson Saturday, March 7, 3pm-4:30pm Seminar Room Celebrated author Peter Johnson will join us to discuss his latest teen novel The Life and Times of Benny Alvarez and to work with us on crafting a strong beginning for our own stories.
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Best Year Yet: Making Healthy Relationships Tuesday, March 10, 4pm-5:30pm Community Room How to I talk to my parents to make them listen? How do I help a friend who is not in a good relationship? What IS a good relationship? How do I disagree with my friend without it turning into an argument?
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Tween Time: Giant Games Day Wednesday, March 11, 6pm-7pm Community Room *ages 9-12 We’ve taken your favorite games and supersized them! Come play giant Jenga, Kerplunk, Operation and more!
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Book to Movie Club: The Giver Saturday, March 21, 2:30pm-4:30pm Teen Den In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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Anime ClubEvery Tuesday, 6:30pm-7:30pm Community Room *ages 13-18
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Best Year Yet: Mindful Eating Saturday, March 14th at 1:30pm Want to get off the dieting treadmill? Is stress causing emotional eating and you cannot find a way to stop? Join us as nutritionist Carolyn Kopcha RD, LDN explains how mindful eating can bring about not only a physical change, but a mental one as well. If you are struggling with stress, food issues, or have questions about how to make better food choices, then you will not want to miss this opportunity to ask a nutritionist! This event has been made possible by a generous donation from Ocean State Urgent Care.
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Artisan Cheese-making for the Home Chef Thursday, March 19 at 6:00pm Join award-winning chefs Phillip Griffin and Malinda Coletta from Professor Chef cooking school for an artisan cheese-making demonstration. Learn how to take one gallon of raw milk and make the best mozzarella you have ever tasted. No special equipment is needed— just five simple ingredients and know-how. In the spirit of not wasting, discover how to use the leftover whey and some cream to make a heavenly ricotta cheese. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
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URI MASTER GARDENER WORKSHOPS Get ready for spring with the experts from URI’s Master Gardener Program! Registration is required. Wednesday, March 25 at 6:30 pm SEED STARTING with Claire Golembewski Wednesday, April 1 at 6:30 pm wildlife management: critters in your garden with mike lapinsky Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 pm lasagna gardening with sara michaud- a garden without digging Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 pm URI MG PRESENT: FOOD SAFETY- Garden to table with mitch williams
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Sea Glass Jewelry Making Workshop Saturday, March 21 at 1:30 pm Living in the Ocean State, we have the luxury of finding beautiful sea glass on many of our beautiful beaches! Join Paula Palazzini of Narragansett Sea Glass as we learn more about this gem and make a beautiful necklace. Space is limited. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
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FYI: IS YOUR WELL WATER SAFE? Monday, March 30 at 6:00 pm Get the facts and be sure about the safety of your well. Regular testing and maintenance will protect your family and your investment. Allyson McCann from URI’s Home*A*Syst well testing and protection program will join us this evening to teach you how to take care of your well. If you choose to have your well water tested, Home*A*Syst will pick up your test kit provided this evening along with the fee on Thursday, April 1 between 9 and 10 am and Home*A*Syst will handle getting them processed.
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Chess Club Thursdays at 1:00pm Come play chess each week in the Seminar Room. Advance players can challenge each other or help our beginners
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Evening Book Discussion Group Monday, March 9th at 6:30pm: The Whore's Child by Richard Russo
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Daytime Book Discussion Group Monday, March 19th at 10:00am: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
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Zumba Wednesdays at 6:30pm Dance away the stress of the week and feel great with this aerobic workout! $5 per session payable at the Reference desk before class.
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Readers' Round Table Monday, April 27th at 6:30pm The Readers' Round Table is all the fun of a book discussion without the required title! Meet new people and have a snack while we share the books we recently read and get new recommendations for the upcoming months!
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Foxcatcher
Friday, March 6th at 1:30pm R, 129 Minutes, 2014
"Based on true events, FOXCATCHER tells the dark and fascinating story of the unlikely and ultimately tragic relationship between an eccentric multi-millionaire (Steve Carell) and two champion wrestlers (Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo)."
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Gone girl /
Friday, March 20th at 1:30pm R, 149 Minutes, 2014
A man falls under suspiscion when his wife mysteriously disappears
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Interview
Friday, April 17th at 1:30pm R, 112 Minutes, 2014
Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight." When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.Annotation
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