5 THINGS: Haunted Stuff, Government Stuff, Business Stuff

Here are the (more than) Five Things for Wednesday, October 17, 2012:

Transition to college! There is an information session about it at 10 a.m.

Story time! There are stories for kids from ages 3 to 5 at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Dale Library.

Business after hours, URI-style. There is a business after hours at the Ryan Center at 5 p.m. Admission is $5.

“Acting is all about big hair and funny props. All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it.” – Harold ‘Egon from Ghostbusters’ Ramis. The Contemporary Theater Company hosts acting lessons at 5 p.m. The cost is $10.

“From even the greatest of horrors irony is seldom absent.” – H.P. Lovecraft. Here’s the scary stuff going on today:

• The Haunted Courthouse takes over the Courthouse Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. Admission is $10. This is followed by Dracula at 8 p.m., which costs $25.
• At 7 p.m. at the Kingston Free Library is the Tillinghast Nightmare. The event is free.

“There is no distinctly native American criminal class… Save Congress.” – Mark Twain. Here are today’s government meetings:

• The Narragansett Pension Board meets at 9 a.m. at town hall.
• The South Kingstown Zoning Board of Review meets at 7 p.m. in the council chambers.
• The Narragansett School Committee meets at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Expect delays on Route 138 in North Kingstown on Thursday. According to the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Route 138 eastbound and westbound, at the Route 1A exit, will have construction work on the right shoulder from 10 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday.

Oh no! Maybe there seriously aren’t that many events today, given that it’s International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. As a result, our events calendar for today is a bit barren. If you’re having an event, please let us know in the comments. Also, make sure it isn’t left out in the future – Submit it via this link (as long as you’re logged into your Patch account).

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Probably not EXACTLY how it happened in The Untouchables, but still… On this day in 1931, Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion.

“Can I draw you a beer, Norm?” “No, I know what they look like, just pour me one.” Happy 63^rd birthday to George Wendt!

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