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5 Things To Know Today: March 1
Activities for young and old alike in Johnston and Cranston; and today in history: Jim Morrison, Miami, and legal problems.
Manton Seniors Meeting: The Manton Seniors of Johnston are scheduled to hold their monthly meeting today at 12:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church. Folks over 50 are invited to join and participate in the statewide organization.
Johnston Senior Center Activities:
- Starting at 9 a.m., the Johnston Senior Center hosts a billard tournament.
- At 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., the center provides basic computer instruction in the computer lab.
For The Younger Set: Bring the littlies to Cranston Central Library for from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Independent 4- and 5-year-olds ("independent" may be a very nice way to put it) are invited.
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Public Hockey: You'll have to find another way of identifying your teams than shirts and skins, I'm guessing. during public hockey at Cranston Veteran's Memorial Ice Rink from 12:10 to 2:20 p.m. $10 per player.
No Lizard Jokes, Please: It's just not as cool now that he's been posthumously pardoned, but it was pretty risque for its day — today in 1969, Jim Morrison of the Doors (allegedly) exposed himself in an NC-17 manner on stage during a performance at Miami's Dinner Key Auditorium. (From brainyhistory.com)
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