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Get Out: Your Weekend Planner
Every Thursday, JohnstonPatch lists great events and activities in and around our town.
Back-to-Back Boys' Hockey: The Johnston-North Providence co-op Cougars play two games in two nights — Friday night at 7:30 at Dennis Lynch Arena in Pawtucket against Tolman, and Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. hosting the West Warwick/Exeter-West Greenwich co-op squad at Smithfield Ice Rink. This is the final week of the regular season for the Division-III leading Cougars (13-1-0 in D-III, 14-1-1 overall), so grab a hot chocolate and settle in for some great action on the ice.
Rec Department Basketball: Up-and-coming basketball players improve their skills in a series of practices and games this weekend:
- 1st and 2nd Grade Clinic, Saturday at Johnston High School:
11:30 a.m. — Gentry & Hartford
12:30 p.m. — SASA Bros & Perrotta
1:30 p.m. — Pat's Auto & DiGregorio
2:30 p.m. — English Muffin & Northeast
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- 3rd and 4th Grade Boys, Saturday at Rainone Gym:
1:00 p.m. (JR Vinagro & Iasimone Plumbing)
2:00 p.m. (Town Hall Lanes & This Guy’s Pizza)
3:00 p.m. (Rawling’s & Pizza Palace)
4:00 p.m. (Elmwood Sports & Freedom Tech)
- 3rd and 4th Grade Girls, Saturday at Rainone Gym:
9:00 a.m. (Celtics & Magic)
10:00 a.m. (Lakers)
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- 5th and 6th Grade Boys: Tournament Weekend. Check with your coach for game times and locations.
- 5th and 6th grade girls, Saturday at Rainone Gym:
11:00 a.m. UCONN & Stanford
12:00 p.m. R.I. & Duke
- 7th and 8th Grade Boys, Saturday at Ferri Middle School:
3:30 p.m. (Warriors v Magic)
4:30 p.m. (76ers v Knicks)
5:30 p.m. (T-Wolves v Heat)
BYE- Celtics
- 7th to 9th Grade Girls, Sunday at Ferri Middle School:
1:00 p.m. Magic vs Heat
2:00 p.m. Thunder vs Celtics
- 9th to 12th Grade Boys, Sunday at Ferri Middle School:
3:00 p.m. 3 v 6
4:00 p.m. 1 v 5
5:00 p.m. 2 v 4
At Mohr Library: Drop-in Crafts continue Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parents and kids ages 3 and up are welcome to stop by and complete a self-directed art project.
John Gordon Play: The Park Theater in Cranston hosts another weekend of "The Murder Trial of John Gordon," a gripping look at the infamous 1843 murder case against an Irish immigrant, the last person to be executed in Rhode Island. Student and seniors' tickets $25.
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