State of Rhode Island: Office of the Governor

Governor's Bay Day events will take place at the following State Parks and Beaches across Rhode Island on July 31, 2011:

 

Governor’s Bay Day - Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Free Parking at all State Beaches

 

Colt State Park
Bristol, RI

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
COAST 93.3 and B101

• Paw Sox tickets, t-shirts, and other giveaways
• Make and Take Arts and Crafts for kids

DEM Great Outdoors Pursuit

• Team Check-In

 

Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation

• Recycling educational materials and appearances by MaxMan, the recycling superhero

 

11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Museum of Natural History

• Rhode Island Rocks! Geology demonstration (bring rocks and minerals you find for identification by a geologist

 

11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
“’Dancin’ with Hoops” Hula Hooping

• Presented by Creative Game Parties

 

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
DEM Fish & Wildlife

• Touch Tank

DEM Parks & Recreation Naturalist Program

DEM Division of Agriculture

• Farmers’ Market and healthy cooking demonstrations with chefs from Kid’s First RI

DEM Division of Forestry

• Self-guided tree identification hikes starting at the John H. Chafee Monument

DEM Office of Criminal Investigation

• Environmental Watchdog Program

Usborne Books and More

• Interactive educational books with environmental and health related themes

Tutor Doctor

• Prize wheel and information about tutoring services for students of all ages

Garelick Farms

• Free, refreshing beverages (limited quantities on a first come, first serve basis)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Touch Tank and Ocean Research Vessel

 

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Complimentary Neighborhood Barbeque

• First come, first serve basis

 

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Vini Ames concert

URI’s Master Gardeners - gardening tips

Ultimate Frisbee Demonstration by Utlearsh Shah

 

 

Scarborough State Beach
Narragansett. RI

9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
92 PRO-FM

• Join 92 PRO-FM at Scarborough State Beach for the Flood Free Ride Beach Dig! Stop by the 92 PRO-FM Tent on Scarborough Pavilion between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. to win one of the last ten spots in the Dig! Dig for the keys to a NEW car and drive free for two years. Your choice of a 2012 Ford Focus, Mazda 3, or Lincoln MKZ

 

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Department of Transportation Bike Safety Program

• Free bike helmets, as well as bike safety information

Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

• Mobile Command Center Tours

 

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Rhode Island Army National Guard

• Rock Climbing Wall

 

12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
HOT 106

• HOT 106 Street Team will be on-site with music and prizes, including tickets to the Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj concert

 

 

Roger Wheeler State Beach
Narragansett, RI

9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Lite Rock 105

• Annual Sand Sculpture Contest! Build or create sand structures using your imagination! Register at 11:00 a.m. at the Pavilion
• Family Friendly Arts & Crafts (Sand Art, Recycled CD Ornaments)
• “Plinko” for Lite Rock prizes
• Enter to win tickets to fun family theme parks (Water Wizz, Canobie Lake Park, and Six Flags New England)

Department of Elderly Affairs/The Point

• Information booth with brochures, fact sheets, booklets, and giveaways

 

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Local Artist Allison Newsome, sponsored by Rhode Island State Council of the Arts, will create Governor’s Bay Day sand sculptures

 

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
DEM Great Outdoors Pursuit

• Team Check-In

 

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
URI’s 4-H Program

• Explore environmental and nature topics like insects, plants, water quality, and wind

Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island (Cosponsored by Rhode Island Hospital, ABC 6 and Rhode Island Department of Health)

• Free skin cancer screenings and sunscreen as well as skin cancer prevention education

 

12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Department of Children, Youth, and Families Foster Parent Program presents “Fishing for Families”

• Biomes touch and feel tank with sea creatures
• Traveling tidepool

 

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency

• Mobile Command Center Tours

News Talk 630 WPRO/99.7 FM

• Win a pair of tickets to see Les Miserables new 25th Anniversary Production, coming to PPAC in November
• Win tickets to see NBC’s The Voice
• Other HOT summer fun prizes!
• News Talk 630 WPRO & 99.7 FM will be bringing the sounds of Northeast Groove to Roger Wheeler from 1-4 p.m.

 

 

Goddard State Park
Warwick, RI

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Bob Mainelli Holiday Music concert

 

10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Clean the Bay

• Clean up demonstration
• Information table with t-shirts, stickers, and literature handouts

Eastern Mountain Sports

• Kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding demonstrations

 

1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Latina 100.3 FM

• Team will be on-site with music, prizes, t-shirts, CD’s, and much more!

 

 

India Point Park
Providence, RI

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Radio Disney

• The Radio Disney Road Crew will be on-site with tons of music, games, and prizes for everyone! Please be sure to stop by and join the fun all brought to you by our friends at WIC Rhode Island!

 

11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island

• Member eligibility, resources, coloring books, and giveaways
• Dr. Care Bear will be on-site!

Capital Youth Soccer

• Soccer clinic for kids

Rhode Island Pirate Players

• Educational Presentations ad Living History Events. The Rhode Island Pirate Players is a new, up-and-coming living history society in New England. If you have never seen a re-enactment society before you might be wary of a bunch of eccentrics that wear funny clothes and pretend to live in the past. However, if you have a special interest in pirates and historic life at sea that makes others’ eyes glaze over then you’ll love them!

 

12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Complimentary Neighborhood Barbeque provided by Sodexo

• First come, first serve basis

 

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Community Boating Center

• Free boat rides

 

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Poder 1110

• Live music, prizes, and entertainment

Carlos DeLeon, Latin Jazz concert

 

 

Misquamicut State Beach
Westerly, RI

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Department of Health Beach Program

• Sun Safety coloring contest
• Interactive Pollution Source activities
• Flyers, handouts, and educational materials on water quality
• Beach Trivia games

URI’s Mallon Outreach Center Watershed Awareness

• Water cycle and watershed demonstrations using Enviroscape Watershed/Nonpoint Source Pollution Model

 

1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Kicking Hole Band concert

 

 

Brenton Point
Newport, RI

Ocean-Themed Kite Flying Demonstrations with Kitt-Kites and friends

 

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
DEM Great Outdoors Pursuit

• Team Check-In at the Visitor Center

 

 

Easton Beach
Newport, RI

Save the Bay Exploration Center

 

 

Fort Wetherill State Park
Jamestown, RI

Department of Corrections park clean-up and graffiti removal