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STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode …
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2/21/24
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Every year a RI tradition of affordable family fun and entertainment comes back and continues to amaze all as the Cranston Sports Card Show™ emerges once again as North America’s oldest …
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SPECIAL TO THE BEACON
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2/1/24
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The Tony Award-winning spectacular musical, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”, is currently lighting up the PPAC stage with its glamourous two-hour plus production, filled with dancing, …
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Theatre Review by Don Fowler
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12/28/23
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If 1976 is going to be remembered for something it’s not going to be a pleasant memory for Yankee fans because they got swept by the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series but if we as sports card …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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10/5/23
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Mike Mangasarian is hoping there’s sparkling sunshine and no humid temperatures Saturday.
That’s because the Cranston Sports Card Show, which was founded by the late Tom McDonough …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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8/10/23
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The Warwick Area Career and Technical Center celebrated its fourth annual Field Day & Car Show on Friday, May 19, with the parking lot transformed into an automotive spring fling featuring …
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By DANIEL HOLMES
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6/1/23
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Not even last weekend’s blistering cold could prevent the 47th annual and nationally recognized Cranston Card and Collector’s Show from setting an all-time attendance …
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By PETE FONTAINE
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2/7/23
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1976 was the year we celebrated as a country our 200th birthday and Jimmy Carter was elected president. Apple and Microsoft incorporated that year and Steve Wozniak and Steven Jobs sold their first …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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1/31/23
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FROM STAFF REPORTS The Cranston Sports Card ShowT (CSCST) is off to its grandest debut in 46 years since it premiered in 1976. It has been an annual event on the Super Bowl Weekend since Terry Bradshaw and the Pittsburgh Steelers took on Roger Staubach
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2/2/22
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12/9/21
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Canine Christmas show The Paws From The Heart certified therapy dogs are twirling, running, sitting, jumping and dancing to some classic turns along with their handlers for their live musical holiday show. The brainchild of Susan Parker of Dynamic Dog
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12/9/21
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By PETE FONTAINE One of the state's most historic non-profits - the Rhode Island Antique Fire Apparatus - has two missions for this Sunday's annual Fire Truck Show. First, there will be many, many fire apparatus from yesteryear on display at
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By PETE FONTAINE
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9/23/21
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By PETE FONTAINE Jon Correia doesn't claim to be a Picasso; however, the area abstract artist painted a picture Sunday of what will be coming to the popular Oakland Beach Volunteer Firemen's Club in the near future. Correia, who doubles as a
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By PETE FONTAINE
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6/17/21
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By PETE FONTAINE Classic cooks Jim Fletcher, Dennis "Goober" Martel and Mark Merlino made three different sandwiches as often as noted disc jockey Rob Caramante pumped different musical recordings into the night's warm air at Rossi Park in Warwick.
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By PETE FONTAINE
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6/3/21
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By ROB DUGUAY COVID-19 has affected a ton of yearly events in 2020 in a variety of ways, but fortunately some have managed to adapt and trudge on through. When it comes to raising money for a great cause, the time is even more important to do so with so
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By ROB DUGUAY
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12/17/20
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J.L. "Lynn" Singleton, president and CEO of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), has announced that due to the national touring industry's decision to reset national tours and schedules this winter through the late fall of 2021, PPAC will not be
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11/26/20
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On Friday, Nov. 20, the Wickford Art Association (WAA) will open the annual Small Works: Holiday Show/Sale featuring small pieces of fine art from up to 45 member-artists. All works are 14 inches or less and cost between $10 and $300. Offerings range
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11/5/20
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