Wicked Rhody

Wicked Rhody hosts Mary & Ben discuss Rhode Island life and events, for the week of September 19, 2019 – including The Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival

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Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of May 10th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram We’re excited to announce a new sponsor:  FloatRI, located on Post Road in Warwick! Float RI is an amazing place offering a wide range of services to help you balance your mind, body & soul, including Massage & Reiki, Fitness Classes, Aura Photography, and Floatation Therapy! Recently we experienced some of their services, including floating which is where you spend either 60 or 90 minutes in a private pod of 850 lbs of epsom salt and 10 inches of water are heated to skin temperature, creating an anti-gravity environment.   Learn more about FloatRI by visiting our website, and of course, we’ll be sharing our experiences in the coming weeks, plus we’ll have some wonderful give-aways as well!——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Interesting: Grease at the Stadium Theaterhttps://www.facebook.com/events/1543441739098199/?event_time_id=1543441745764865 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Fun in the 401 Final weekend for Little Shop of Horrors at Trinity Rephttps://www.trinityrep.com/show/little-shop-of-horrors/ Mother’s Day Lights in Wickfordhttps://www.facebook.com/events/878424755835615/ 2nd Annual Farm 2 Farm Bikehttps://www.facebook.com/events/729346757465573/ 9th Annual Misquamicut Springfest Weekend!https://www.facebook.com/events/134311634161225/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Family Friendly Riverside Middle School High School Musicalhttps://www.facebook.com/events/688286578254062/?event_time_id=688286588254061 Wicked Nice Wicked Rhody is proud to partner with the United Way of Rhode Island, helping to spread the word about wonderful opportunities for you, your family, and your friends can volunteer in and around Rhode Island! RI CASA, which advocates within the legal system for abused and neglected children, is seeking volunteers to visit with children and report on their well-being while their cases go through court. Volunteers must complete a background check and a 30-hour training program. The next training begins on June 4, 2019 at the Kent County Courthouse. Application deadline: May 30, 2019. If you’re 21 or older, contact [email protected] to obtain an application. Meals on Wheels of RI, which distributes nutritious meals to elderly Rhode Islanders throughout the state, needs volunteers to deliver meals Monday – Friday during lunch hours. Two references are required; training is provided. For more information, contact Ozzie at [email protected]. To learn more about United Way Rhode Island, or if you’re in need of assistance visit their website or simply dial 2-1-1 and get connected to the help you need!

Mary & guest host Blake discuss Rhode Island life and events, for the week of November 8, 2019 – including Art Providence Show 2019

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Mary & Ben discuss Rhode Island life and events, for the week of November 1, 2019 – including Rhode Island Comic Con 2019

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Mary & Ben discuss Rhode Island life and events, for the week of October 4, 2019 – including The Great Townie Pumpkin Festival 2019

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Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of February 15th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile PlaySocial: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: https://www.facebook.com/NEWPORTWINTERFEST/ Wicked Fun in the 401 Newport Vineyards WINEterfest https://www.facebook.com/events/252279838800370/?event_time_id=252279855467035 Backyard Habit – URI Master Gardeners Clubhttps://www.facebook.com/events/760567477648068/ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert w/ RI Philharmonichttps://www.facebook.com/events/329743497576142/Saturday – two shows Bring Your Own Improv – Comedy Show – Late Nitehttps://www.facebook.com/events/296105567707073/http://www.bringyourownimprov.com/default.htm ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Family Friendly Clothes and Toy Swap https://www.facebook.com/events/232262520983978/ Providence Children’s Film Festivalhttp://providencechildrensfilmfestival.org/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Border-Line WW2 & Nautical Gaming Week at Battleship Cove – Fall River, MAhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2006846859405153/?event_time_id=2006846866071819 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Romantic: Bunny Yoga – HRN Fundraiserhttps://www.facebook.com/events/293381934708585/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–

Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of March 15th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: Cranston HIgh School East Winter Guard and Percussion Showhttps://www.facebook.com/events/430962694340490/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Fun in the 401 Pi Dayhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2478815555526678/ URI PD Super Plunge FundraiserSuper Plunge 2019https://www.facebook.com/events/397693981013493/ Portsmouth Color Runhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/portsmouth-color-run-to-benefit-the-leukemia-and-lymphoma-society-tickets-51637962536?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Newport St. Patrick’s Day Parade!https://www.facebook.com/events/2328894170727869/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Family Friendly High School Musical Junior at Barrington Middle School https://www.facebook.com/events/2060624994230336/?event_time_id=2060625704230265 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Nice Wicked Rhody is proud to partner with the United Way of Rhode Island, helping to spread the word about wonderful opportunities for you, your family, and your friends can volunteer in and around Rhode Island! Federal Hill House, ProvidenceFHH is recruiting for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax help to people with low to moderate incomes, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and people with limited English proficiency. Roles needed: greeters/screeners, interpreters, tax preparers. Flexible hours. Free training provided. Contact: Roshni at [email protected]. Alliance for Better Long Term Care, StatewideThe Alliance needs volunteer ombudsmen to educate those receiving long term care services about their rights and to help resolve issues of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. Not permitted: those currently employed at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home care or hospice agencies. BCI required. Training provided. Contact: Lori at [email protected] To learn more about United Way Rhode Island, or if you’re in need of assistance visit their website or simply dial 2-1-1 and get connected to the help you need!

Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of March 1st. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile PlaySocial: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: Free LinkedIn Headshotshttps://www.facebook.com/events/314996605818447/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Fun in the 401 Early Bird Bike Salehttps://www.facebook.com/events/1971351503158961/ Candle Night Sea Glass & Seashells at The Beach House https://www.facebook.com/events/309364879708566/ Zoot Suit Ballhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2501988073163771/ O Say Can You Sing’PawSox National Anthem Auditions 2019https://www.facebook.com/events/151652359075142/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Family FriendlyCat in the Hat StoryTimehttps://kidoinfo.com/event/special-appearance-by-cat-in-the-hat-storytime/?instance_id=18489 Rhode Island RV & Camping Show – RI Convention Centerhttps://www.facebook.com/events/203341023953658/?event_time_id=203341027286991 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Nice Wicked Rhody is proud to partner with the United Way of Rhode Island, helping to spread the word about wonderful opportunities for you, your family, and your friends can volunteer in and around Rhode Island! Smith’s Castle, North KingstownSmith’s Castle, a 1678 house museum, needs docents to conduct tours and greeters towelcome visitors and accept payments. Commitment: two 4-hour shifts (12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.) per month, May through mid-October. Training begins Tuesday, March 26, from 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Contact: Maggie at [email protected]. Federal Hill House, ProvidenceFHH is recruiting for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. VITA offers free tax help to people with low to moderate incomes, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and people with limited English proficiency. Roles needed: greeters/screeners, interpreters, tax preparers.Flexible hours. Free training provided. Contact: Roshni at [email protected]. To learn more about United Way Rhode Island, or if you’re in need of assistance visit their website or simply dial 2-1-1 and get connected to the help you need!

Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of May 17th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: Now that it’s after Mother’s Day there are a ton of events to help you garden and get outdoorsVegetable Gardening for Beginners https://www.facebook.com/events/329790417678275/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Fun in the 401 ACADEMY PLAYERSAlice In Wonderland Opens May 16 Neighborhood-Wide Yard Salehttps://www.facebook.com/events/255261155351521/ Ribbon Cutting Ceremony & Do-Wop Partyhttps://www.facebook.com/events/371825383542576/ All Shook Uphttps://www.facebook.com/events/341188433406693/?event_time_id=341188443406692 ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Family Friendly Endangered Species Day at roger williams park zoohttps://www.facebook.com/events/417014628847825/——————————————————————————————————————————————–Border Line Seekonk Speedwayhttps://www.facebook.com/events/518319001999263/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Nice Wicked Rhody is proud to partner with the United Way of Rhode Island, helping to spread the word about wonderful opportunities for you, your family, and your friends can volunteer in and around Rhode Island! Hope’s Harvest RI, which mobilizes volunteers to rescue surplus produce from local farms and distributes it to hunger relief agencies, is seeking volunteers to harvest, sort, and pack food. Volunteers receive email notifications when trips become available and can sign up as their schedule allows. Join UWRI on Saturday, June 1, for their annual Day of Action. Volunteers sort, label, and pack books, preparing them for distribution to youth in RI summer learning programs. Two shifts are available: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Lunch and snacks are provided. All ages are welcome. To learn more about United Way Rhode Island, or if you’re in need of assistance visit their website or simply dial 2-1-1 and get connected to the help you need!

Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and guest host Blake discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of April 19th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile Play Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram We’re excited to announce a new sponsor:  FloatRI, located on Post Road in Warwick! Float RI is an amazing place offering a wide range of services to help you balance your mind, body & soul, including Massage & Reiki, Fitness Classes, Aura Photography, and Floatation Therapy! We’ll be visiting float in the coming weeks to experience some of their services, including floating which is where you spend either 60 or 90 minutes in a private pod of 850 lbs of epsom salt and 10 inches of water are heated to skin temperature, creating an anti-gravity environment.   Egg Smash Paint Splatter! https://www.facebook.com/events/1712975725470182/ Learn more about FloatRI by visiting our website, and of course, we’ll be sharing our experiences in the coming weeks, plus we’ll have some wonderful give-aways as well!——————————————————————————————————————————————– Wicked Interesting: WaterFire Arts & Crafts Festivalhttps://www.facebook.com/events/360528388122613/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Fun in the 401 The Great Shredding Event at Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses in West WarwickSaturday, April 20, 8 – 10:30amhttps://tockify.com/cardiscommunity/detail/1848/1555761600000 Monty Python and the Holy Grail https://www.facebook.com/events/1070305063148398/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Wicked Family Friendly Splash and Egg Hunt in the poolhttps://www.facebook.com/events/393918781194366/ ——————————————————————————————————————————————–Border Line Big Apple Circus!https://bigapplecircus.com/ Wicked Nice Wicked Rhody is proud to partner with the United Way of Rhode Island, helping to spread the word about wonderful opportunities for you, your family, and your friends can volunteer in and around Rhode Island! Monkey Business & Nonprofit Communicationshttps://www.facebook.com/events/1007261759662938/ Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMRoger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village A nonprofit communication professional understands the importance of sharing their agency’s story; often times this means working closely with those in the media. On April 24, a panel of media pros will explain what they need from us to successfully share our stories. The panel will be facilitated by Ben DeCastro, Social Media Personality & Influencer Panel Guests:• Scott Mackay, The Public’s Radio• Kate Nagle, GoLocal• Mike McDermott, The Prov. Journal• John Palumbo, RI Monthly To learn more about United Way Rhode Island, or if you’re in need