Honoring the economic and cultural value of Rhode Island's shellfish
On May 1st, 2016 from 12PM to 6PM the South County Oyster Festival will take place at the Towers in Narragansett (35 Ocean Road Narragansett) sponsored by the Matunuck Oyster Bar. There will be food, live music, adult beverages and a shucking contest.
Tickets are $20 before April 29 or $25 at the door.
For more information and to purchase tickets click here.
The South County Oyster Festival will take place on May 1st at the Towers in Narragansett. The festival is sponsored by the Matunuck Oyster Bar to benefit Dylan Murano and Childhood Apaxia.
“The Oyster Festival will have a rock climbing wall from Rock Spot Climbing sponsored by BankRI. There will also be a silent auction with many great items including a complete wedding package, signed Patriots items, and much more. To visit the GoFundMe page for Dylan Murano click here.”
For tickets and more information click here.
September 18-20th
Town of Narragansett
Three-day family event to showcase the historical, cultural and natural beauty of Narragansett with a diverse menu of educational and fun activities for all ages. Enjoy trolley tours, kayaking, demonstrations, scavenger hunt, concert at the Gazebo and more.
ALSO: Event will feature clam flat tours and demos from local oyster growers!
For more information click here.
“Allen Hazard, a wampum maker and member of the Narragansett Tribe, carries on an age-old tradition of creating objects of beauty and symbolism with quahog shells. Hazard is one of only three artisans in the world who make wampum in the traditional Eastern Native way. Contrary to popular belief, wampum did not attain the status of currency until after the arrival of Europeans on American shores.
Here, Hazard talks about what the quahog shell represented, and continues to represent, to the Narragansett Tribe:
Wampum is sacred. That’s the word to use when you’re speaking about wampum with a traditional Eastern Native. Why? Because anything that gave its life so that we could continue ours was deemed special. There’s no other way to put it. Money doesn’t do that.”
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*Photo by Acacia Johnson*