5 Weekend Musts: Rhythm & Roots, Paw Sox Finale + More
Friday, September 02, 2011
The last thing you want to do with your last summer weekend is worry about what to do. So we've done it for you. Here are five no-miss events for Labor Day weekend. Happy (end of) summer!
Kick up your heels in Charlestown
Friday-Sunday The Rhythm & Roots Festival is the love child of Woodstock and a night in the bayou. Come for the whole weekend, camp out, or drop in for a few sets of your favorite artists, including headliners Delbert McClinton, Steve Earle, and Richard Thompson. Whatever you do, don't miss the outrageous food that distinguishes this festival from nearly every other one all summer long. Ninigret Park, 4813 Old Post Rd, Route 1A. Fri 4pm-Sun 11pm/midnight. For full schedule and all details, go to www.rhythmandroots.com/.
Wrap up with the boys of summer in Pawtucket
Friday-Monday It's the Paw Sox 2011 season wrap-up this weekend at McCoy, and it's a four-day home stint featuring the Wilkes Barre Yankees and the Rochester Red Wings. Plus, fireworks and an end-of-season salute. For more, call 724-7300 or go to www.pawsox.com.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTTake your last bite of summer on Block Island
Saturday A culmination of perfect summer flavors and views at the 14th Annual Block Island Lion's Club Clam Bake. For $39, you'll get for lobster, clams, mussels, clam chowder, corn, sausage and drink; $20 for BBQ bake. Rain date:
September 4. Call (800) 383-2474, or visit the Block Island Chamber of Commerce Web site for more information.Get ready for battle in Lincoln
Friday-Saturday With Civil War sesquicentennial anniversaries playing out, what better time to engage in a little field training? Join the 12th Georgia, a New England Confederate infantry unit, at a two-day training camp and muster, including training in weapons safety, manual of arms, and field drills. Experience is not necessary, but participants must be at least 18 years old; 16 if accompanied by an adult. Cost: $9. Bring a lunch. Call 1st Sergeant David Pincins at (401) 301-4341 to register or for more information.
Get to work in Woonsocket
Monday Return to the center of America's industrial revolution, for a true Labor Day experience for the whole family at the 13th Annual Labor Day Open House at the Museum of Work and Culture in Woonsocket. Admission is free to the museum all day. Performances of the original play "The ITU Meeting" at 11am and 1:30pm; exhibits, raffle. Call 769-9675, or visit the Rhode Island Historical Society Web site for more information.
