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Saturday, May 25, 2013

8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Woonsocket Cat Sanctuary is reopening the indoor yard sale in the rear of 266 Mendon Road, Woonscoket. It will be open every Saturday through the end of June. New items will be available weekly. All proceeds benefit the care of homeless cats and kittens.
8:00 am to 1:00 pm
LINCOLN – Wesley United Methodist Church, at 55 Woodland St., Lincoln, from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on May 11 and 18. Featuring furniture, antiques, toys, linens, books, clothing, jewelry, seasonal items, house wares, home décor, and much more. Rain or shine.
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Scituate Village Green, West Greenville Rd And Silk Lane, North Scituate [Map]
The Scituate Farmers Market will be held at the Village Green. Many favorites, such as On the Lane Farm, Babbling Brook, Pezza Farm and Scituate Gardens will be attending. Fosteringarts will also be attending, bringing music, crafts, and community art projects.
For information: Visit www.farmfresh.org .
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
At the Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, at the back of the Library. The Friends Bookstore is holding a $5 a bag sale for older books. The regular bookstore will be open at the same time, with no book being over $1. Call 401-334-3268, or email nancy.chaput@cox.net.
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Job Armstrong Store, 1181 Main St., Chepachet [Map]
The Glocester Heritage Society will honor Betty, The Learned Elephant, in the historic village of Chepachet. The Heritage Society, located in the Job Armstrong Store, will be open with vendors selling antiques, old money, Rhode Island historical paper, woolen items, soft sculptures and framed verses. There will also be a yard sale.
9:30 am
at the Hayden Center at Cumberland Public Library, 1464 Diamond Hill Road, open every Saturday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Used books, CDs and DVDs for sale. Also open Thursdays 5:30-7:30 p.m. Donations welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cumberland Public Library.
9:30 am
1585 Hartford Ave., Johnston [Map]
Singer Vini Ames performs patriotic songs during the Memorial Day Ceremony at Johnston Memorial Park.
10:00 am
Ponaganset High School, 137 Anan Wade Road, North Scituate [Map]
Third annual Ponaganset Chieftain Challenge 5K Road Race will begin at Ponaganset High School and finish at Ponaganset Middle School. The entry fee is $20 per runner and includes a T-shirt. All funds raised will go toward the construction of the community hiking/walking nature trails at Ponaganset Middle School. Register online, stop by the school to obtain a registration form, or register on the day of the race.
For information: Visit www.fg.k12.ri.us/news.cfm?story=64391&school=26 .
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Glocester Senior Center, 1210 Putnam Pike, Chepachet [Map]
The Glocester Community Resource Commission will host an Energy Saving Lighting Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
10:00 am
Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket [Map]
"Gardening with Perennials" presented by URI master gardeners. Learn to select the right varieites for your garden space and to prepare and maintain your garden beds. Free. Rain or shine. Raffles.
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
299 Gleaner Chapel Road, North Scituate, RI [Map]
Gleaner Gardens, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, invites you to its 14th annual Open Gardens. This year is expected to be another spectacular spring bloom, with hundreds of Rhododendrons and Azaleas in bloom as the restoration of these 50+year-old gardens continues! A $2 donation per person is being requested to benefit the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society. 10am to 4pm daily.Contact Cindy and Chuck at (401) 934-9212 or gleanergardens@cox.net or visit http://gleanergardens.wordpress.com/ for more information.
For information: Cindy Gianfrancesco
11:00 am
Two Pauls Good Food, 315 Waterman Ave., East Providence [Map]
Proceeds will benefit Children’s Wishes. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $30 and will include a delicious buffet style brunch, coffee, juice, tea and a 15 minute tarot reading by one of six readers.
For information: Call Children's Wishes at 401-921-1300 or email info@cwishesri.com
8:00 pm
Waterplace Park, downtown Providence [Map]
Full lighting of the fires in the rivers of downtown Providence and Waterplace Park basin, accompanied by music and entertainment. Fires lit at sunset, 8:09 p.m., until midnight.
8:30 pm
Uncle Ronnie's Red Tavern, 2692 Victory Highway, Burrillville [Map]
No cover.
For information: Call 401-568-6243
8:30 pm to 12:30 am
Twin River Casino, 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln [Map]
At Lighthouse Bar. An 80's act out of Boston/Providence that cover the entire decade of the 1980s. Visit www.twinriver.com/lighthousebar_ent.php .
10:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Twin River Casino, 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln [Map]
At Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club. Tickets: $22. Visit www.twinriver.com/catchrisingstar.php .