Top Weekend Picks
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Fall's here for real this weekend, with perfect just-brisk-enough days. You won't waste a moment of them with our seven must-dos.
Friday-Sunday
Food & Drink Top Pick
Providence Craft Beer Week, Providence
Kick off a week-long celebration of October's favorite alcoholic beverage at various watering holes and local beer meisters. There's even a beer walk. Cheers. October 1-8 at various locations, times and prices vary. Go here for more information.
Nature Top Pick
Block Island Birding Weekend, Block Island
Join the Audubon Society of Rhode Island for the annual weekend of fall birding. More than 150 species of birds have been seen on Block Island on fall weekends! Field trips for both novice and advanced birders led by expert leaders are featured. Special salt marsh bird identification, bird banding demonstrations, wildflower identification, and a special evening program. Call 949-5454 or visit the Audubon Society of Rhode Island Web site for more information.
Saturday
Local Cultural Top Pick
Cranberry Thanksgiving, Exeter
Come celebrate the harvest of the cranberries with dancing, singing, and storytelling. Raffle, food, gifts, museum tour, opening of new Dovecrest exhibit. 1-4pm, Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum, 390 Summit Rd, Exeter, 539-7213. Adults $4, children $2. For more information go the museum Web site, here.
Artisan Top Pick
Stonewall Workshop, Prescott Farm, Middletown
Learn to build and repair traditional stone walls in this hands-on experience at this historic Aquidneck Island farm. Join master class instructors Chris and Dan Smith for their seventh year of this active workshop. 9:30am-12:30pm, Prescott Farm, 2009 West Main Rd, Middletown. $35 per person, reservations required; call 846-4152 and read more here.
Haunted Top Pick
The Original Providence Ghost Walk, Providence
The eleventh season of the Providence Ghost Walk, led by Rory Raven, author of Haunted Providence and Wicked Conduct, departs from the corner of Benefit and College Streets. Hear tales of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and mysterious apparitions in the night. Meets at 3pm, $7 per person. Visit the Rory Raven Web site for more information.
Music Top Pick
Built to Spill, The Met Cafe, Pawtucket
Beloved American indie rockers Built to Spill will take the stage at the superb new Met Cafe. 8pm, Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St. $20/$23, call 729-1005 or visit the Met's Web site for more information.
Saturday-Sunday
Dance Top Pick
Jump! Dance Company, Providence
Mary Paula Hunter is a youth dance pioneer, and her young dancers are on stage this weekend in "Jump in the Yard," original choreography also featuring the youth musicians of RI Philharmonic's Music School Firehouse 13, 41 Central St, Providence. Tickets $12, $10 for children. Performances both days 2pm; Saturday night a Season Opener reception at 6pm includes dessert tasting and art auction (tickets $25 adults, $15 children). For more information contact [email protected], or check blog, here.
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