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Autumn events – attractions are in abundance this weekend with something for everyone. Concert events, food festivals and things that go bump in the night are all for the taking this weekend. Check out these highlights and the complete list below….. The Rhode Island Music Legends Concert on Friday, Oct. 14th at the Stadium Arts Theatre in Woonsocket brings together John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, Roomful of Blues and Neil and the Vipers. An evening of three of the best to birth from RI on the local and national music scene. Fright Nights in Slater Memorial Park in...

We’ll wrap up today theatrical fire animation up through 1980, then focus our attentions next week on television. Included this week are clips from three features, a Disney educational special featuring Walt himself, a neat Tom and Jerry romp, and some late Terry and Paramount installments that quickly crossed the gap from big to small screen distribution. Fire away! Big Chief No Treaty (Terrytoons/Fox, Deputy Dawg, 8/1/62 – Bob Kuwahara, dir.) – Muskie and Vincent Van Gopher encounter a new rival – a huge Indian chief, who steals watermelons and eggs from them as fast as they themselves can steal...

You’re reading Gen:Blxck, a series exploring Black culture, history, family and identity through the generations. The first time my father told me he loved me was when I was 30. I am 37 now. It’s not an experience unique to me; I know many of my friends whose parents came to this country have experienced the same.  My father worked as a school teacher in Kankia, Nigeria, before he came to the UK in 1983, when he secured a radio job with the BBC World Service. He tells me leaving behind everything he knew, aged 28, was “tough to begin with”....

Here are 3 benefits to learning gamification. GUEST COLUMN | by Chris Holoka In a world constantly shaped and reshaped by advancements in technology, education has had to keep up with students’ changing needs. To encourage better outcomes, today’s teachers are implementing new strategies to engage their students using cutting-edge technology within their classrooms. One powerful strategy is the gamification of learning. Gamification in education is used to transform traditional learning material into enhanced experiences through the process of incorporating game-like elements into lessons. Leveraging gamification can positively impact student success by driving engagement and collaboration, encouraging self-expression and offering...

Today only, as part of its fall Prime Day event, Amazon is offering deals on a selection of tablets from Lenovo, Meta, and mostly Samsung with offers starting from $76. Leading the way here is the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5-inch Android Tablet lineup starting from $159.99 shipped for Prime members. Every silver model here is seeing new all-time low prices we’ve tracked regardless of the storage capacity. The 10.5-inch LCD screen is paired with an octa-core processor to power your video watching and game playing. The fast-charging USB-C port will get you back in the action quickly, with total...