FOOD: Providence Restaurant Week– well, weeks — kicks off this Sunday and will continue through Saturday, Jan. 26.Nearly 100 restaurants across Rhode Island and some in nearby Massachusetts will participate, offering prix fixe menu for both lunch and dinner. Enjoy a prix fixe three-course lunch for $14.95 or a three-course dinner for $29.95. Visit www.goprovidence.com/rw /for more info.
THEATER: Epic Theatre Company, a group that’s brand new on the scene, will present “The Edge of our Bodies,”starting tonight. The play is a one-woman drama that tackles issues like mortality, youth and the limits of the human spirit. Starring local actress Allison Crews, the play runs through Jan. 19 at the Zabinski Studio in the Hope Artiste Village, 999 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. To reserve tickets or get more information, email epictheatrecompanyri@gmail.com.
FOR THE FAMILY:The First LEGO LEAGUE Rhode Island State Championship will be held at Roger Williams University on Saturday. The event is free and open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be held in the University’s Recreation Center. Forty teams of school children ages 9 to 14 from across Rhode Island will compete in this statewide roboticschallenge. More info at http://www.risf.net/first-lego-league/.
DRINK: There’s a new brewery in town, and their doors are open for YOU. Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket will host tours of their facility every weekend. Tours operate on a first-come, first-serve basis and cannot exceed 25 people. Those at the brewery recommend arriving early. Tour times are Fridays at 4:00 and 5:00 p.m., and Saturdays at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 p.m. Tours take about one hour, and participants must be at least 21 years of age (bring your ID!).Tours are $10, which gets you a Foolproof glass, an overview of the brewing process, a tour of the brewery, and yes, beer samples! Foolproof Brewing Co. is located at 241 Grotto Avenue in Pawtucket. More info at www.foolproofbrewing.com.
MUSIC: Calling all Johnny Cash fans! Terry Lee Goffee will impersonate the famous “Man in Black” tomorrow, Saturday, in one show only at the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket. According to the Stadium website: “ Terry is widely recognized as the best Johnny Cash impersonator around; in fact, Terry portrays Cash's look and sound so accurately that he was selected to be the official Johnny Cash model for the popular video game ‘Guitar Hero 5.’” The show will begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $21. To purchase tickets, or get more information, visit www.stadiumtheatre.com.
BUY LOCAL, BUY FRESH: Think that farmers’ markets are events for the spring and summertime only? Think again! The Pawtucket Winter Farmers’ Market is held every Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket. Open in the snow or shine, the farmers’ market boasts lettuces, arugula, bok choi, kale, apples, cider, potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, squash, oysters, beef, pork, Narragansett Creamery cheese, eggs, honey, maple syrup, artisan breads and pastries, gluten-free breads, chocolates, fair-trade coffee hot or by the pound and much, much more! Visit www.farmfresh.org for details.
