Pumpkins and Scarecrows and Treats -- Oh My!

You’re invited to the Rhode Island PBS studios

50 Park Lane, Providence

for the first annual RI PBS Kids Club

Friday, October 29

5:30PM - 8PM

This Halloween Costume Spooktacular is “spook-free”!

Kids! Come dressed up in your Halloween costume!

(Adults can dress up, too!)

 We’ll have a costume parade, games & activities, treats, and a DJ playing fun Halloween songs.

Leo’s Ristorante will provide the yummy food.

The party is free for RI PBS Kids Club members

and one parent or guardian.

Other guests are welcome at $10 per person.

Not a member? CLICK HERE

Space is limited! Please reserve by October 25th

401-222-3636

Gov. Don Carcieri and Sid the Science Kid on the H1N1vaccine

Woof! Clifford and Martha Visit Barnes & Noble for Rhode Island PBS

Buying a book, music CD, or movie for this weekend? Here's a great idea and painless way to support Rhode Island PBS by doing something you plan to do anyway.

On Thursday, April 2, all three Barnes & Noble Booksellers in RI will host a "Bookfair" to benefit Rhode Island PBS. The B&N Bookfair starts at 9 AM and runs all day through closing at 10 PM in the Warwick, Smithfield, and Middletown Barnes & Noble stores.

The way it works is simple:

1. Download and print out THIS SPECIAL VOUCHER

2. Take it with you to your local Barnes & Noble store

3. Buy books, magazines, music, movies - even refreshments from the in-store cafe!

4. Present the voucher at the register and a portion of your purchase will be donated by Barnes & Noble to Rhode Island PBS.

That's it! Use a gift card or your B&N membership card for discount savings! The restrictions are minimal: purchase of textbooks, magazine subscriptions, or gift cards are not eligible.

Also, vouchers must be printed beforehand and brought with you to the store; no vouchers will be distributed in the stores. Feel free to pass vouchers along to family and friends, too! There's no limit to the number of vouchers you can pass around.

As a thank you for your support, there's lots of fun in store (pardon the pun)!

For the kids, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Martha from Martha Speaks will visit the Smithfield and Warwick stores; sing along with Grammy winner Bill Harley; play in Bananagrams tournaments (ages 7 and up), hug or high-five Tunes the Turtle from Coast 93.3 Kidz 'n' Family Club.

For the grown ups, David Bettencourt, director of the documentary "You Must Be This Tall: The Story of Rocky Point Park" will autograph his new book, Rocky Point Park (Images of America); live music by Eric Fontana, Eric French, Joseph Fletcher, John Fuzek, Jacqueline Bartlett, Chris Monti with Nick Pagano, Steve Allain.

Check the times and locations of all these activities on the RI PBS Kids Club calendar.

"HEY, YOU GUYS!"

Here's the latest promo for our new RI PBS Kids Club.

Question: How long does something have to exist before it is no longer called "new"?

Free Family Fun Night at the Children's Museum

Join us for a great "after hours" party at the Providence Children's Museum to celebrate the launch of our RI PBS Kids Club, on Friday night, February 20 from 5 - 8 PM. Free admission with a meet and greet with ARTHUR (who's looking for a new friend, details here). We'll have stickers and other goodies to give away:

Our RI PBS Kids Club sponsor, CollegeBoundfund, will be there with goodies and info. CVS "All Kids Can" is sponsoring Arthur's visit. We'll also have a display from the Audubon Society and Tunes the Turtle (sponsored by Coast 93.3 Kidz N Family Club).

Plus Tatutina will be there, and we'll have Bananagrams tournaments in the Story Room. Of course, the Museum exhibits will be open, so there's plenty to do after visiting with us!

RI PBS Kids Club Meet & Greet with Arthur will be on the second floor, in the room near the giant chair lady. Bring your camera!

And give Arthur a special wink and a nod; your humble author will be the one behind the huge glasses. :)