CityState: To-do List
Theater
Trinity Repertory Company
APRIL 2–MAY 3: Trinity Rep presents Sweat by
Lynn Nottage. The play follows blue-collar
factory workers who swear by longtime friend-
ships that seem unbreakable. These women
spend their days working physically demanding
jobs and their evenings laughing over drinks
and dreaming of retirement. See website for
show times. $19–$75. APRIL 23–MAY 24: See
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet, a
heart-pounding thriller set on the seedy side
streets of nineteenth-century London. See
website for show times. $25–$80. 201 Wash-
ington St., Providence, 351-4242, trinityrep.com.
or visit the website for show times. $20–$65.
1245 Jefferson Blvd., Warwick, 723-4266, gamm
theatre.org.
Fairs & Festivals
Home Show
APRIL 2–5: Explore the seventieth annual show
featuring the Rhode Island flower and garden
show, more than 10,000 square feet of gardens,
exhibitions and professional seminars, an energy
expo and more. Thurs.–Fri. noon–9 p.m., Sat.
10 a.m.–9 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Adults $10,
seniors $8, youth fifteen and younger free. Rhode
Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., Providence,
438-7400, ribahomeshow.com.
Gamm Theatre
APRIL 23–MAY 17: The Gamm presents Mary
Jane. From her apartment in Queens, Mary
Jane navigates both mundane and unfathom-
able realities of caring for her chronically ill
two-year-old son. Immersed in a world of
medicines and feeding tubes, the optimistic
single mom finds herself building a commu-
nity of women from many walks of life. Call
Newport Craft Beer Festival
APRIL 24–25: Sip dozens of samples from both
local and national craft beer makers, plus bite
into delicious fare. Learn more about your
favorite beers and the brewers who produce
them. Proceeds benefit the Rhode Island Brewers
Guild. Attendees must be twenty-one and older.
Sat. noon–3 p.m. and 4–7 p.m. $50. Great Friends
Meeting House, 28 Farewell St., Newport, newport
craftbeer.com.
Trips & Tours
Save the Bay Boat Tours
THROUGH APRIL: Spot seasonal marine visitors
with Save the Bay educators on a one-hour boat-
based or two-hour tour of Newport Harbor, with
views of Rose Island and the Newport Bridge.
The tour stops at Rose Island Lighthouse. Call
for tour times. $17–$47. Bowen’s Ferry Landing,
Newport, 272-3540, savebay.org.
Beneath the Breakers
YEAR ROUND: Descend the staircase from the
caretaker’s cottage to the vast underground
boiler room and see the massive machines that
helped power the Breakers mansion. Walk
through a hidden underground tunnel and
enter the basement, where guests will get a
close-up look at the construction techniques,
electrical and plumbing systems from more
than a century ago and their modern counter-
parts. See the Breakers as you never have
Bodey’s hairstyle. My cancer.
My nurse knew all about both.
“My nurse Kathleen knew a lot about me by the end of my treatment,” said Jason Duffi n, who
was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lymphoma and treated at the South County Health Cancer
Center. “She knew I loved playing pool and how my grandson Bodey styled his hair.”
That’s because our team gets to know each patient as an individual. When
Jason was spending eight hours a day at our Cancer Center for
chemotherapy treatment, Kathleen Hemphill, RN, and her
fellow caregivers came to know Jason as a person, not a patient.
And for Jason, that made all the difference. Today, he
has been cancer free for four years and is excited to see Bodey
(and his hair) grow.
401-782-8000
www.southcountyhealth.org/starthere
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APRIL 2020