What's Up this weekend | Portsmouth to celebrate Founders' Day on March 7
Plus: ‘Six Picks’ Events: What’s Up in RI this weekend | Jupiter & Okwess joins the 2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup
What’s Up This Weekend: Feb. 16 – 19
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Portsmouth to celebrate Founders’ Day on March 7 with a showing of the original 1638 Compact and 1776 Southwick Copy of Declaration of Independence
The Portsmouth Historical Society has arranged a public viewing of the original founding document, the 1638 Portsmouth Compact, with the RI State Archives to commemorate its signing.
‘Six Picks’ Events: What’s Up in RI this weekend (Feb. 17-20)
President’s Day Weekend is upon us and the continued warmer-than-normal weather means it’s time to get out and enjoy! Here are a few of the best events happening around the region this weekend.
Jupiter & Okwess joins the 2023 Newport Folk Festival lineup
Jupiter & Okwess is a Congolese band that has garnered international recognition for its unique fusion of traditional Congolese rhythms with contemporary rock and funk
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Recent Local Obituaries
Carolyn M. Burrell
July 16, 1958 – February 14, 2023
Marilyn Lee (Forte) Brockway
July 29, 1946 – February 15, 2023
Lawrence C. Liptak III
April 21, 1954 – February 13, 2023
Alexandra Levasseur
February 18, 1943 – January 30, 2023
Conchita Marquita Noka-Glover
October 27, 1943 – February 13, 2023
Brian D. Barrett
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Kathleen Updegrove
December 28, 1953 – February 13, 2023