國會眾議員劉雲平 4/2 訪羅德島州

羅德島華人恊會獎學金頒獎典禮 4/2

Rhode Island Association of Chinese Americans

羅德島華人恊會

48 Blackstone Ave. Pawtucket, RI 02860

                                                                                                                                                                                                      March 23, 2016

Dear Friends,

            On behalf of the RIACA Scholarship Committee and RIACA Board of Directors, we invite you to celebrate the Award Ceremony of 2016 RIACA Scholarships with us.

            Since its inception in 2013, RIACA Scholarships have been awarded to over 40 local high school senior students with Chinese heritage to recognize their achievements in academic, leaderships, community services and so on. These prestigious scholarships helped to ensure our young men and young women to stay on  the right track to a bright future. Knowing that our recipients are doing well in college and in life continuously makes us proud of all of them.

            We are also grateful for your participation over the years. It is the group effort that makes a lot of good things happen. We hope you can join us again to witness the success of our young generation.

            The detailed information about the Award Ceremony is as follow:

Date: April 2, 2016, Saturday

Location: China Inn Restaurant, 285 Main St. Pawtucket, RI 02860

Tel. (401) 723 3960

            Lunch will be served as a courtesy. Business casual attire is desired.

            Please RSVP by March 29, 2016 (Tuesday) to email info@riaca.us

            Your presence will be greatly appreciated.

                  Louis Yip                                  Sunny Ng                                 Dr. Yinsheng Wan             Michael Zhang

                  Chairman, RIACA               President, RIACA               Co-Chairs, RIACA Scholarship Committee

The Seed Summit update

Join Social Enterprise Greenhouse and the Social Innovation Initiative for The 2016 SEEED Summit, held at the Omni Providence Hotel and on Brown University's campus on April 29th and 30th! KEYNOTE FEATURE JAY COEN GILBERT, CO-FOUNDER, B LAB We are excited to have Jay Coen Gilbert as a keynote speaker for SEEED 2016! Gilbert is well known for co-founding B Lab, a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good. B Lab has influenced the social enterprise ecosystem by building a community of Certified B Corporations who meet the highest standards of verified, overall social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. Gilbert will be speaking on Starting and Growing a social enterprise during the first keynote at 9:00 AM on April 29th. APPLICATIONS FOR THE SEEED PITCH COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN! The 2016 SEEED Summit includes its first ever impact pitch competition on Saturday, April 30th! Pitch your social business to win coaching, business services, one year of SEG co-working, and eligibility for a $25K interest-free loan! All social enterprises are eligible to apply. Must be able to attend the Pitch Competition on Saturday, April 30th, 2016 from 2:30- 3:30 PM. Applications close April 1st. Click here to apply! APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUY WITH HEART MARKETPLACE ARE NOW OPEN! The Buy With Heart Marketplace at The 2016 SEEED Summit highlights the products and services of social enterprises. Vendors will have the chance to engage with speakers and entrepreneurs from around the country, while showcasing their products and services. Applications close March 31st. Vendors will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis, act now! Click here to apply! ORGANIZER HIGHLIGHT Danielle Gomez, SEEED Student Coordinator "One of the reasons that I am really interested in the SEEED Summit is because it is outside my comfort zone. I think people, no matter what their major or interests are, should be able to get involved in communities and have access to the resources needed to better their lives. If we redesigned spaces and redesigned the way we sell products or distribute spaces to people by making all businesses social businesses, we can help transform communities. That's the only way we can make things better." We are the first impact conference in the U.S. to adopt a "Pay What You Can" model! REGISTER NOW Warm wishes,   The SEEED Summit Team Social Enterprise Greenhouse The Social Innovation Initiative

克蘭斯頓市長馮偉傑宣布全市基礎設施改善計劃

克蘭斯頓市長馮偉傑宣布全市基礎設施改善計劃

Mayor Allan Fung Announces Plans for Citywide Infrastructure Improvements

Cranston - Mayor Allan Fung today announced his plan to make a significant investment to improve municipal infrastructure throughout the City of Cranston.  A first step in this plan will be the introduction of several resolution to the City Council on Monday to seek funding for these improvements.

“Now is the time to look ahead and make a real investment in the future of Cranston,” declared Mayor Fung.  “Throughout my administration, we have managed the city’s finances carefully and responsibly.  As a result, we have an opportunity to make a significant investment in our city, at a cost that will be affordable for taxpayers.  We have held the line on spending and as a result we have had four straight years of balanced budgets.  Through prudent fiscal management, we have built up substantial reserves – or a rainy day fund.  Under my administration, Cranston has earned its highest bond rating in decades.  Now we can take advantage of low rates to gain maximum benefit for taxpayers and further improve quality of life for the residents of Cranston.”

The bond proposals will include $20 million for city-wide street paving and repairs to address the condition of many of Cranston’s aging roads and streets.  Also to be proposed is a $4 million investment in fire and public safety equipment and facilities, plus an additional $1 million for repair and maintenance of public buildings.  In total, authority to issue bonds in the amount of $25 million will be proposed, all to improve Cranston’s public facilities and infrastructure.

In addition to bonding authority, Mayor Fung and his administration are pursuing a lease purchase program that would allow the city to purchase its streetlights from National Grid and to convert older technology into modern LED lights, substantially reducing energy and other costs for taxpayers.

RISCA news

RISCAnews Arts and Culture News, Updates and Events  From the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts In this issue RISCA Fellowship Exhibition Artists Talk and Closing Reception 2017 RISCA Grant and Fellowship Applications - April 1 Deadline RISCA's Education Roster Application is Now Online! One Day Scholarships to Americans for the Arts Convention Announcing the Winner of the 2016 Poetry Out Loud State Finals See Student Films from the GiveMe5 Teen Film Lab Calls to Artists - State Asian American and Latin American Art Exhibits News and Events from RISCA Fellows and Grantees The 2016 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition at the Bannister Gallery Join us for an Artists Talk/Closing Reception on March 25 For more information on the artists featured in the 2016 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition, click here.  The 2016 RISCA Fellowship Exhibition is on view now through March 25th at The Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday, noon-8PM.  Join us for a stimulating Artist's Talk and Closing Reception - and your last chance to see the Fellowship Exhibit - on Friday, March 25, 6-8PM. Open to the public, refreshments served.   For more information on RISCA Fellowships and the Fellowship Exhibition contact Cristina DiChiera. 2017 RISCA Grant and Fellowship Applications are LIVE April 1 Deadline for All Programs RISCA Fellowships in Crafts, Film & Video, Fiction, Photography, Play/Screenwriting, Poetry, and Three Dimensional Art: Guidelines can be found here. Sign into our online grants application systemhere.    Project Grant for Individuals (PGI): Artists interested in applying for a PGI grant must contact Cristina DiChiera to discuss their proposal. PGI guidelines are here. Sign into our online grants application system here.   Folk Arts Fellowships and Apprenticeships: Artists interested in applying for a Folk Arts grant must contact Elena Calderon Patino. Folk Arts Fellowship and Apprenticeship guidelines can be found here. Sign into our online grants application system here.    Project Grants in Education (PGE): If you are an artist, school or non-profit organization interested in applying for a PGE grant, please contact Dan Kahn. PGE guidelines can be found here. Sign into our online grants application system here. Arts Access Grants (AAG): Grants up to $5,0000 for organizations that demonstrate excellent artistic, educational, and cultural value, and engagement with their communities. If you have questions, please contact Adrienne Adeyemi. AAG guidelines can be found here. Sign into our online grants application system here.   For an overview of RISCA's grant programs, click here . RISCA's Education Roster Application is Now Online! Annual Deadlines: April 1 and October 1 The RISCA Education Roster is a list of Rhode Island teaching artists who are vetted through RISCA's panel review process to ensure a high level of artistic quality and ability to work in educational settings. Artists are listed by discipline and are eligible for funding through RISCA's Project Grants in Education (PGE). The Roster is also widely used as a public resource by schools and educational sites. Artists can renew their listing annually, provided they remain professionally active as teaching artists. Those working in schools are also asked to complete a yearly BCI background check in accordance with Rhode Island law. RISCA's Education Roster will soon be part of NEFA's CreativeGround website, providing even broader opportunities for RI Teaching Artists regionally.    The Deadlines to apply to join the RISCA Education Roster are April 1 and October 1st of each calendar year. Artists seeking to apply for the roster will create a username and password in our online grants database. Once registered, click on the Apply button and look for the Artist Roster Application. For more information, please contact Lynne DeBeer at lynne.debeer@arts.ri.gov or 401-524-6504.  One Day Scholarships to Americans for the Arts Convention Deadline March 28 RISCA is offering five one day scholarships for Rhode Island artists and arts leaders to attend the 2016 Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Boston, June 17-19, 2016.  Applications for scholarships are due March 28th.To apply, create a username and password or sign-in to RISCA's online grants system here. See photos from the 2015 Americans for the Arats Convention here.  Questions? Email Elena Patino. Announcing Rhode Island's 2016 POL State Champion! On Sunday, March 17, thirteen student finalists from high schools across Rhode Island competed in the Poetry Out Loud State Finals. Thank you to former State Poet, Lisa Starr, for opening the event and for her inspiring talks with the participants. Each student performed two poems and five finalists performed a third selection.  Austin Paulhus from Central Falls High School was selected as Rhode Island's POL State Champion! Austin will travel to Washington, DC May 2-4 to represent Rhode Island at the POL National Competition where he will compete for a $20,000 college scholarship.  Poetry Out Loud is a national program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts with the National Poetry Foundation.  Locally, Poetry Out Loud is organized  by RISCA with its partners VSA arts Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Teaching Artists Center (RITAC).  Congratulations to all our participants and best of luck to Austin!  To read about the event click here. For more information on POL email Sherry Brown. See Student Films from the GiveMe5 Teen Film Lab GiveMe5 ran Teen Film Labs in Providence and Kingston on March 5 and 12. The challenge for teen participants this year was to create 1-minute films with original sound tracks created in post production, with at least one foley sound effect. And, of course, using at least one prop from the prop table. You can view the films via Facebook or Vimeo. Congratulations to all the wonderful filmmakers for their hard work and creativity! Please join us for The Teen Film Festival on May 14 at the Greenwich Odeum. For information, contact Sherilyn Brown at 222-6994 or sherilyn.brown@arts.ri.gov  Calls to Artists  RISCA's Latin American and Asian Art Exhibits Calls to artists living in Rhode Island whose identity is rooted in the cultures of Latin America or Asia and the Pacific Islands. The Latin American Exhibit, titled Cultural Origins, is curated by Lilliana Fijman and will run from September 12th - October 28th, 2016. The Asian Art Exhibit titled, Never Confuse Action with Motion, is curated by Silaphone Nhongvongsouthy & Vanphouthon Souvannasane and will run from May 2-June 2, 2016. All events take place at the Atrium Gallery.  To submit artwork, please email diversityartexhibit@gmail.com with your name, contact information, and attach a jpeg of your artwork. Please label jpeg with: your last name-title of piece. For more information, please contact Elena Calderon Patino. News and Events from RISCA Fellows and Grantees  The Bohemian Quartet The Bohemian Quartet will offer a Gypsy String Workshop and Gypsy Balkan Dance Class and performance on Sunday, April 03, 1:30 - 9:30 PM at the Towers in Narragansett. To register, click here. Los Chicos, an exhibit of photographs by Juan Jose Barboza-Gubo & Andrew Mroczek, is on view at the AS220 Project Space through Saturday, March 26.  Julie Danho O'Connell, Sussy Santana, and Susannah Strong have been named MacColl Johnson Award recipients by the Rhode Island Foundation. Tina Egnoski, Kimberly Fusco and David O'Connell were named as finalists. Art Unites Communities, a travelling exhibit from RISCA's Atrium Gallery Program, is on view at thePawtucket Arts Collaborative Gallery through April 7. RiverzEdge Arts is launching new health-related initiatives that connect sense of self, sense of place and sustainable food systems. Check out their new video.   Lynne Harlow's third solo exhibit at Minus Space in Brooklyn, NY is on view through April 9. Check out Providence Poetry Slam: Every 1st Thursday: 6PM Free Youth Writing Workshop at New Urban Arts, 8PM Poetry Night at AS220! All-ages open mic, feature performance, and all-ages slam. Every 3rd Thursday: 6PM Free Youth Writing Workshop at New Urban Arts, 8PM Poetry Night at AS220! Youth poetry slam, feature performance, and all-ages open mic. Half-off tickets for youth. Erica Carpenter and Eric Carlson have completed a new public art installation titled UNBOUND for the Chapel Hill Public Library, Chapel Hill, NC. People featured Jesse Burke's film for his book Wild and Precious  on their website.  Kali Quin has published her first book, I am Compassionate Creativity, and will be on a book tour March 23-June 5. Frequency Writers and The Providence Athenaeum present Providence, When Capitalized a reading and discussion by Colin Channer and Sean Forbes. Monday, April 18, 5:30PM at The Providence Athenaeum.  Providence's Frequency Writers hosts a free, six-week poetry workshop for veterans of war. Sign uphere.  Hera Gallery & The Tomaquag Museum present Tradition & Innovation Artists of the Eastern Woodland Tribes through April 2nd. Stories in Stone film screening Tuesday, March 29th, 7PM. Has this newsletter been forwarded to you? Find out about upcoming arts events throughout Rhode Island on the Statewide Arts Calendar.   To post a Rhode Island arts event to the Statewide Arts Calendar, click here.  Quick Links... RISCA Website RISCA Weblog Film and TV Office The Arts Calendar RI Arts Learning Network

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