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PAWTUCKET EDITION | VALLEY BREEZE | FEBRUARY 3-9, 2016 ENTERTAINMENT / THE VALLEY 21 Lois E. Gilbert Lois E. Gilbert, 100, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. She was the wife of the late Arthur Gilbert. Born in Rochester, N.H., she was the daugh- ter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Goodwin) Downing. Lois worked as an assembler for Corning Glass Works for 31 years, retir- ing in 1975. She is survived by two sons, Arthur Gilbert Jr. and his wife Carolyn, and Thomas Gilbert, and her granddaugh- ter, Kimberly Gilbert. She was the sister of the late Doris Bradbury and Thomas Downing. The funeral and burial were pri- vate at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by the Costigan-O'Neill Funeral Home. Visit www.oneillfuneral- homes.com . OBITUARY St. Matthew Lutheran invites public to Ash Wednesday services PAWTUCKET – St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church, 690 Newport Ave., invites city residents to its Ash Wednesday services on Feb. 10 at noon and 7 p.m. The theme for Lent will be "The Lenten Shift: Time for a Change." Regular Sunday services are at 10 a.m., with Bible School at 11:15 a.m. Parking is plentiful on First and Liberty Streets, and the church is accessible to the handicapped. For more information, call 401-723-5632. IN BRIEF Lincoln's birthday celebration is Saturday LINCOLN – On Saturday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Historic New England will host a celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday at the Arnold House, 487 Great Road. At the free event, attendees can eat cake, tour the museum, learn about Abraham Lincoln's visit to Rhode Island and learn how the town of Lincoln was named in his honor in 1871. Call 401-728-9696. Blackstone River Theatre presents an evening of traditional Irish and British Isles music CUMBERLAND – Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad St., will present a split concert of Irish and British Isles music featuring the Vox Hunters with Lindsay Straw and Torrin Ryan with Kyle Forsthoff on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m. Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi of The Vox Hunters are musically bound by a shared love of traditional Irish music, which origi- nally brought them together, as well as an eclectic and ever-growing amalgam of songs both inside and far outside the realm of folk music. Combining Armand's multifaceted fiddle playing, Ben's self-developed concertina style, and a pair of complementary voices, The Vox Hunters present a repertoire of driving dance tunes blended with an unorthodox collection of interesting songs. Aromin is a violin maker and musi- cian based in Providence. He has studied at Berklee College of Music and the University of Limerick, and is a graduate of the North Bennet Street School in Boston, where he earned his diploma in violin making and repair. He also plays with the Boston- based Irish music group The Ivy Leaf. Gagliardi is from Connecticut and has played throughout the Northeast at festivals, house concerts, and cof- feehouses. He placed first in the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Senior Duets competition with Jon Warner as well as Senior Melodeon and Harmonica. Since 2012, Ben has led a slow ses- sion and taught concertina at the Connecticut Academy of Irish Music. Lindsay Straw is a singer, guitar- ist, and Irish bouzouki player who performs traditional songs and tunes from the British Isles. Originally from Montana, she began to explore Boston's Irish and folk music scenes while studying film scoring at Berklee College of Music. Her debut solo album "My Mind From Love Being Free" was released in May, 2015. Torrin Ryan is from Attleboro, Mass., and has competed in Ireland at the All-Ireland Fleadh held in Tullamore and Derry. Torrin is the 2013 All-Ireland Uilleann Pipes Slow Airs champion, also coming in third place overall. He performs at many sessions in New England and also frequently performs with Pendragon. Joining Torrin will be Kyle Forsthoff on bodhran and percussion. Forsthoff has been playing the bodhran since 2002. Since moving to Rhode Island, he has quickly become a fixture in the session scene in southern New England and gigs regularly with Liam Hart. Forsthoff placed second in the O18 Bodhran competition and first in the O18 Ceili Drums competition at the 2014 CCE Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. Admission is $13 in advance and $15 on the day of the show. For reserva- tions, call Blackstone River Theatre at 401-725-9272 or visit www.riverfolk. org for information. The VOX HUNTERS, above left, BENEDICT GAGLIARDI, left, and ARMAND AROMIN will present a split concert with LINDSAY STRAW, above right, and Torrin Ryan at the Blackstone River Theatre on Saturday. Learn to be a beekeeper this winter PROVIDENCE – Beginner Beekeeping Classes will start in February at Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence. Presented by the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association, the five-week course, offered Friday or Saturday mornings, will cover everything a beginning beekeeper needs to know. Subjects include getting started, the honeybee life cycle, choosing an api- ary site, buying bees and equipment, assembling the hive, installing package bees, catching swarms, nectar sources, bee diseases and pests, hive inspections and wintering. Beekeeping equipment will be displayed and demonstrated each week. Friday classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26 and March 4. Saturday classes will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 5. Betty Mencucci is the instruc- tor for all classes. Cost for the five-week course is $65 per person, which includes all course materials, a textbook and membership dues in the Rhode Island Beekeepers Association (expiring Dec. 31, 2016). Additional family members at the same address may attend for $10 each. Advance registration is required. For more information and to print out a registration form, go to www.rib- eekeeper.org or contact Betty Mencucci at 401-568-8449 or bmencucci@veri- zon.net . Ghost Army Lecture Sunday at Museum of Work & Culture WOONSOCKET – The Museum of Work & Culture, 42 South Main St., will host the third installment of its free Valley Talks series on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 1:30 p.m. Writer and filmmaker Rick Beyer will explore the local roots of the WWII deception unit known as the Ghost Army, and discuss his ongoing efforts to uncover this astonishing story. The Pentagon kept it under wraps for more than 40 years after World War II, and it remains little known today. Beyer has shed light on the Ghost Army with his 2013 documentary, a recently published companion book, and, as he will explain, there's even a Hollywood movie in the works. Beyer will delve into how they carried out their amazing deceptions, Woonsocket's connection to the mission, and his jour- ney sharing this story with audiences across the world. He will also bring a life-size replica of one of the Ghost Army inflatable tanks, many of which were made at Woonsocket's Alice Mill. Rick Beyer is a bestselling author, an award-winning documentary producer, and a longtime history enthusiast. His independent documentary "The Ghost Army" premiered on PBS in 2013 and has been broadcast in more than 20 countries. The companion book "The Ghost Army of World War II," written with Elizabeth Sayles, came out in 2015 and has just gone into a second print- ing. 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