5 THINGS: Playoffs and Music

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Sunday, March 3, 2013:

Experience some awesome music! There are several bands and performances today in the region, such as:

• The South Kingstown Big Band and the Latin Jazz Wave perform at the Towers at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.
• The URI Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for the general public, with discounts for students and staff and seniors.
• The Lori Johnson Music Festival is at 3 p.m. in West Greenwich. Tickets are $10. For more info, click here.
• Cellist Wesley Baldwin plays at 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10 for the general public, with discounts for students, staff and seniors.

Basketball playoffs continue today! The Narragansett and Prout girls’ basketball teams are in action today, along with the Prout boys’ basketball team in the state tournament. Hockey is off for the day. To check out start times and locations, check out our preview from yesterday here.

Looking for some sweet University of Rhode Island athletics swag? Check out the Rhody Auctions marketplace! On sale now are some classic men’s basketball warm-ups, and some throwbacks. The latest round of auctions ends March 6.

Has the time or date or details of one of your events changed? If you posted the event yourself on our site, then remember – You can always change the details if you’re logged into your Patch account. Failing that, leave a comment on the item in question! The issue is that lately, people have been e-mailing me, and depending on the time of the day, it can take me anywhere from 30 minutes or 30 hours to get to the item, unfortunately. As a result, I encourage you all to be as proactive as possible!

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that it’s Sportmen's 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).

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Little known fact – its first governor was an alligator wearing a straw hat. On this day in 1845, Florida became the 27^th state.

Funky Cold Medina. While most know Tone Loc for either that song or “Wild Thing,” I mostly remember him from when I was a kid for the classic movie Blank Check, which revealed around a kid getting a blank check, writing it out for $1 million and cashing it at a bank. You know, highbrow stuff. By the way, it is Mr. Tone’s 47^th birthday today, so congrats to him!

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