5 THINGS: Jazz, School Committee and Traffic

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Tuesday, November 27, 2012:

“Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.” – P.J. O’Rourke. Here are today’s government meetings:

• The South Kingstown Planning Board has a work session at 7 p.m.
• The South Kingstown School Committee meets at 7 p.m. in the South Kingstown High School library.
• The Narragansett Towers Committee meets at 7 p.m. at the Towers.

RIDOT: Watch out for altered travel pattern! Route 1 North and South will have some diversions near the Pond Street and Salt Pond Road exits for bridge inspections. They’re taking place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, so add some extra time to your commute if you’re affected.

“That’s jazz, baby!” “AQUALUNG!” – Ron Burgandy. The URI Jazz Series II concert is at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10, but if you’re a student, it’s only $5. The show is at the Fine Arts Center on campus.

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that it’s Maaveerar Day. As a result, our events calendar for today is a bit barren. If you’re having an event, please let us know in the comments. Also, make sure it isn’t left out in the future – Submit it via this link (as long as you’re logged into your Patch account).

Santa AND Cookies!!! The South Kingstown Guild is holding a kids’ cookie creation class on Dec. 1, but they would like people to pre-register, for obvious reasons. For more information, click here. The class is aimed at children ages 5 to 10, and the cost is $12 per child. Also, the Guild is hosting Santa on Dec. 5, 6 and 7, but the program is limited to SK residents. For more info, click here.

Give the gift of food this holiday season. Children’s Dentistry of Wakefield is having a food drive from now until Dec. 19. For more info, click here.

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No Snoopy just yet, of course. On this day in 1924, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade took place.

Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill, Bill… Happy 57^th birthday to Bill Nye the Science Guy! Thank you for making education awesome, since I saw your videos like 500 times while substitute teaching, and you were way better than The Magic School Bus.

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