🌱"Beethoven's Ninth" In Providence + On The Hunt For A New Home?

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Windy with some sun. High: 55 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories today in Providence:

1. On the hunt for a new home? Check out five new homes for sale in and around the Providence area. (Providence Patch)
2. If you've been looking to add a fluffy ball of four-legged love and affection to your family, start with these Providence area shelters for a pet to adopt. There are several animals to choose from. (Providence Patch)
3. Enjoy a weekend of music in Providence as the Rhode Island Philharmonic will present "Beethoven's Ninth" in a season finale on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at The Vets. Visitors will be treated to guest conductor Leonard Slatkin leading the 2021-2022 Amica Rush Hour Series concert on Friday at 6:30 p.m., as well as the 2021-2022 Taco Classical Series concert on Saturday at 8 p.m., featuring the Providence Singers. Be sure to catch at least one of these two final shows of the season.(Valley Breeze)
4. The third section of state Sen. Sam Zurier's, (D-Providence) bill was discussed at length Wednesday night at the Senate Education Committee hearing. The legislation seeks to make changes to the state’s procedures for taking over school districts in the future, amending the brief language in the Crowley Act that governs the process. The third section of the bill would create a nine-member volunteer board of trustees to oversee the state’s turnaround of the Providence schools. The new board would have the power to approve high-level district hires, set district policy, review progress toward annual goals, and provide guidance on the turnaround. Providence superintendent, Dr. Javier Montañez reportedly made an impassioned case against that legislation. (WPRI.com)

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Today in Providence:

• Fairy Garden Days - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (10:00 AM)
• Fairy Garden Days - Providence City Hall (10:00 AM)
• Afterschool Movie - Community Libraries of Providence (3:30 PM)
• Virtual Model Building - Community Libraries of Providence (4:00 PM)
• WALKING CLUB - Community Libraries of Providence (4:30 PM)
• Food Truck Fridays - Roger Williams Park Conservancy (5:00 PM)
• RIC Recital - Rachel Garrepy - Music Mansion (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Brown University: Verney-Woolley Dining Hall to undergo renovations this summer (The Brown Daily Herald)
• Brown University: Rios-Galindo '25: The Housing Lottery is in shambles. It demonstrates deeper problems within ResLife (The Brown Daily Herald)
• Brown University: 'Turning jocks into nerds and nerds into jocks': Club quidditch takes flight (The Brown Daily Herald)
• The Providence Flea: "Set your intentions! Though we're still three weeks out from our May 13 "Flower Moon" market, our fabulous local vendors from the Flea and @witchesnomne are already hard at work prepping for this special Friday Night Event!" (Instagram)
• Crossroads Rhode Island: "We were thrilled to have Gilbane Building Company in to volunteer this month as our first in-person group of the year! Thank you for your time!" (Facebook)

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Events:

• Paint pottery for Mother’s Day! Register for Summer Art Camp! (April 29)
• Which Witch Is Which? (April 30)
• Hire A Pro To Tackle Mom's To-Do List (May 8)
• West Bay RI Strides for Independence 1K/5K Walk (May 14)
• The Greene School Challenge with BoldrDash (May 22)
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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a URI graduate and I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love Providence and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.

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