Top Picks for Your Summer Weekend
SUMMER WEEKEND by Tracey Minkin, Features Editor
Top Picks for Your Summer Weekend
SATURDAY
FESTIVAL Top Pick
11th Annual Chinese Dragon Boat Races and Taiwan Day Festival, Pawtucket
One of the year's most colorful, fascinating festivals takes over the Blackstone Valley to celebrate Asian heritage and culture. Highlight: Chinese Dragon Boats compete in races all day on the Pawtucket River, plus Asian arts, music, dance, crafts, and kite flying on the pier. 8am-5pm, School Street Pier, off Route 114, 724-2200 or visit the Chinese Dragon Boat Races Web site for more information.
LOCAL CULTURE Top Pick
Armenian Church Picnic, Providence
Enjoy a great summer evening of Armenian food, cash bar, music, raffles, games, and fun for all ages. 3pm, Saints Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church, 70 Jefferson St, Providence. Free admission. 272-7712.
3rd Annual Savor Providence, Providence
Take a chef's tour of some of Providence's finest restaurants by sampling special "tastes" created for this fundraiser for Trinity Rep's educational programs. New this year: a WaterFire Cooking Demo tent featuring star chefs Robert Deluise of Hemenway's Dockside, Dave Jackson of 10 Steak and Sushi and Derek Wagner of Nick's on Broadway. Get 10 "tastes" for $35; and make a culinary day of it. 11am-3pm, various venues. Call 351-4242, or visit the Savor Providence Web site for more information.
HISTORIC FARE Top Pick
Historic Foodways Workshop, Bristol
Local food, hearth cooking, and an 18th-century dinner in one exciting evening! Participants in this workshop will spend an evening exploring what it meant to "eat local" in 1790s Rhode Island. Help elect heirloom produce from the garden, prepare and enjoy a candlelit dinner based on receipts from Amelia Simmons' 1796 American Cookery. 4-8pm, Coggeshall Farm Museum, Poppasquash Rd, Bristol. Members $50; non-members $60. Call 253-9062 or visit the Coggeshall Farm Museum Web site for more information. Participants are encouraged to register by Friday.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
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Newport Arts Festival, Newport
This juried show features the work of select East Coast artists in a broad range of categories including pottery, woodworking, painting, photography, fiber arts, glasswork, jewelry, and much more. Enjoy live music from Celtic to jazz, activities to spark children's imaginations and a cafe with delicious food from area restaurants. All proceeds benefit Looking Upwards.10am–6pm, Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf. Call 847-0960, or visit the Newport Arts Festival Web site for more information.
SUNDAY
FAMILY Top Pick
Citizens Bank Free Sundays on the River, Central Falls
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon river cruise aboard the Blackstone Valley Explorer, underwritten by Citizens Bank Foundation. These 45-minute narrated tours depart on the hour, first come, first served. 1-4pm, Central Falls Landing, Madeira Ave and Broad St. Call 724-2200 or visit the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Web site for more information.