Economic Development Group Takes Up Sign Ordinance

EDAB meeting: The NK Economic Development Advisory Board meets today at 3 p.m. at the NK Chamber of Commerce, 8045 Post Road. They will be discussing the sign ordinance.

Town Council meeting: The meeting begins at 6:30 at Beechwood House, 10 Beach St. You can find the agenda here.

School Committee meeting: They meet for a work session at 7 p.m. in the NKHS cafeteria. For the agenda, click here.

Zoning Board meeting: The panel meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Town Hall.  You can find the agenda here.

‘Feng Shui Your Life’ workshops: Best selling author Jayme Barrett is in East Greenwich Tuesday and Wednesday to present workshops – the Tuesday one called, appropriately, “Feng Shui Your Life,” and the Wednesday workshop is “Feng Shui For Beauty.” Both are from 7 to 9 p.m. You’ll learn more about Jayme and the workshops here. Jayme also has a limited number of 1- and 2-hour private home consultations available Nov. 12-14. For info and fees, email Jayme here.

On Wednesday …

Schools Wellness Committee meeting: The panel meets at the school administration building on Fairway Drive at 3:30 p.m. You’ll find the agenda here.

Ancient Near East, a talk: The area of the ancient Near East roughly corresponds to the Middle East of modern time. Dr. John Steele of Brown University will discuss this land known as the cradle of civilization, the innovations that took place here and the legacy these early cultures had on future societies. Please register. North Kingstown Free Library at 6:30 p.m.

Conservation Commission meeting: The meeting takes place at 7 p.m. at the Cold Spring Community Center.

Dare to Educate Afghan Girls: Shabana Basij Rasikh, co-founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), a boarding school that provides educational opportunities for a new generation of Afghan women, will speak at Salve Regina in Newport Wednesday evening. During college, Shabana founded HELA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Afghan women through education. She currently serves as the National Gender Mainstreaming Advisor at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul. 7 p.m. at the Bazarsky Lecture Hall. Free.