Here are our top five picks for fun things to do in and around Rhode Island this weekend. For even more events, check out our Community Calendar.
Girls Night Out
Friday, May 13, 5pm-9pm at ArtProv gallery – 150 Chestnut Street, Third Floor Providence, RI 02903
Girls Night Out is an art and fashion shopping experience hosted by ArtProv Gallery located at 150 Chestnut Street in Providence’s Jewelry District. The event will feature local designers selling their clothing and accessories, including jewelry, dresses, wearable fiber and millinery art, and handbags, as well as original artwork by the artists in ArtProv Gallery’s current exhibit, Fashion Statements, including: Patricia Canney, Susan Freda, Holly Gaboriault, Larisa Martino, Kyle Ragsdale and Kelly O’Neal.
History Bike Ride
Saturday, May 14, 9:30am-11:30am – starts at Providence Place Mall. More info HERE
Bike with the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council and Sarah Zurier of the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission to explore settlement and industry on the Woonasquatucket River. Highlights will include the Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex, Riverside Park, Dyerville Mill and a visit to the Clemence-Irons House in Johnston, one of the oldest houses in Rhode Island. Bike and helmet are required.
Art Garfunkel
Saturday, May 14, 8:00pm at the Park Theatre, 848 Park Avenue Cranston, RI 02910
Art Garfunkel’s tour, with guitarist Tab Laven and often keyboard star Cliff Carter, encompasses his solo hits, Simon & Garfunkel songs, cuts from his favorite songwriters — Jimmy Webb, Randy Newman and George Gershwin — and parts of his forthcoming autobiography.
TICKETS: $55/-, $65/-, $80/- $95/-
Spring Weekend Harbor Seal Encounters
Saturday, May 14 or Sunday, May 15, 2:00pm, Roger Williams Park Zoo 1000 Elmwood Avenue Providence, RI 02907
Weekend harbor seals encounters are back at the zoo. Visitors can feed a seal on Saturdays and Sundays in April and May. Registration is required at http://www.rwpzoo.org/415/animal-feedings.
Woonsocket Rotary Days – Touch-A-Truck
Sunday, May 15, 10:00am-4:00pm, Homestead Gardens, 200 Industrial Drive, North Smithfield, RI 02896
The program will have a special appearance of the Mutt Cutts van from the movie “Dumb & Dumber,” and a screen-authentic “Back to the Future” tribute Delorean accompanying an outdoor showing of Back to the Future the movie with the Delorean lit up in neon during the movie at 7 p.m. May 14. All proceeds generated from this event are returned to the community through the Rotary Club of Woonsocket and its efforts to support the community through its local charities.
