🌱 Patch AM: Want New Orleans funk with your Dead tunes at the Odeum?

Good morning to you East Greenwich! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Want New Orleans funk with your Dead tunes at the Odeum?
• Meet the East Greenwich students now in the running for big scholarships

Also on today's calendar: 40th ANNUAL "3-Day" CRANSTON GREEK FESTIVAL – SEPTEMBER 11th, 12th and 13th and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Clearing and less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
• Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cyril Neville Brings New Orleans Groove to the Grateful Dead Songbook on September Tour (gratefulweb.com) — Cyril Neville is bringing his New Orleans-infused take on Grateful Dead songs to East Greenwich this Sunday, Sept. 13, with a show at the Greenwich Odeum. The stop is part of a 12-date tour across the Northeast and South that reimagines Dead classics through funk, soul, blues, and deep New Orleans rhythms.
   

• See the 54 RI students named National Merit semifinalists − and their schools (providencejournal.com) — Several East Greenwich High School seniors have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, putting them among just 54 students recognized statewide and less than 1 percent of U.S. seniors. These students now move on in a rigorous process that could earn them part of $24 million in scholarships to be awarded next spring.
   

📸 Around East Greenwich

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Greenwich

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 40th ANNUAL "3-Day" CRANSTON GREEK FESTIVAL – SEPTEMBER 11th, 12th and 13th →
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Horse Play's Fun Day →
  Horse Play, 143 Gilbert Stuart Rd, North Kingstown
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 11
• WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS AN EVENING WITH EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER →
  East Greenwich RI
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• "Crafting for Critters" Fall Bazaar Helps Homeless Animals →
  2348 Post Rd, Warwick
  10:00 am
Sunday September 13
• Briggs-Boesch Farm Walk →
  Briggs-Boesch Farm, East Greenwich
  1:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Town Council →
  East Greenwich, RI Calendar, 125 Main Street, East Greenwich
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• East Greenwich in the American Revolution →
  East Greenwich RI
  6:00 pm
• Adventures in Acrylic →
  Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Rd, Warwick
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Value & Splatter Watercolor Workshop →
  36 Main St, East Greenwich
  10:00 am
Sunday September 20
• 2026 Paddle for Progress RI →
  Gardner's Wharf 170 Main Street North Kingstown, RI 02852
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• Touch A Truck →
  New England Tech Boulevard, East Greenwich
  9:00 am
Sunday September 27
• The First Sunday Of Fall: An Early Halloween Celebration →
  Knights of Columbus, 475 Sandy Ln, Warwick
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in East Greenwich. Apply here.
• OSL Retail Services Inc posted a job opening for Wireless Retail Sales Associate - W2261 PART-TIME in North Kingstown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Greenwich here.

🗞 Nearby News

West Warwick

• Woman arrested on DUI charge in West Warwick (newportdispatch.com)
• Groupe la Francaise Takes $1.71 Million Position in AstroNova, Inc. $ALOT (marketbeat.com)

Warwick

• Waterfront Dining, Fresh Seafood and Unforgettable Views Await at Top of the Bay (wpri.com)
• Get ready to party like it's the 80s at Lite 105 Wicked Awesome 80s Party (wpri.com)
• RISP Warwick Arrests Sept. 1-9: DUIs, Conspiracy (warwickpost.com)

Ok East Greenwich! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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