Charlie Sheen was the voice of Charlie the Dog in the children’s cartoon feature, “All Dogs Go To Heaven 2.” Chaz Palminteri wrote and starred in the adult black comedy, “Faithful,” based on his play.

Students from Cranston’s Norwood Ave. and Edgewood Highlands schools teamed up with Looking Glass Theatre to present a “delightful little production” of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” My granddaughter, Tara, now a veterinarian, played one of the Oompa-Loompas. Of course, she got an unbiased rave review.

Yet another “West Side Story” played at the Providence Performing Arts Center,” while yet another “Importance of Being Earnest” was at URI. Cranston’s Rudy Sanda played Algernon.

Airiana, the Human Arrow, was the featured performer at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus at the Providence Civic Center.

The last weekend in April had downtown Providence “stomping.” The World Skating Tour sold out the Civic Center, while “Stomp” sold out PPAC, and Bob Dylan sold out the Strand. There were also plays at Trinity and Perishable.

Katie Byrnes and Debbie Falb brought a new theatre group, Synergos, to an old abandoned building in South Providence. The production was excellent, but “the cast was larger than the audience.”

We missed the cat show at the Schofield Armory in Cranston.

Remember Brew City on Post Rd. in Warwick? If you bought your first burger, the second one was free.

One Rhodes Place, the Shriners building in Cranston’s Pawtuxet Village, offered a humongous Breakfast Buffet for $6.50.