THINGS TO DO
Celebrate in July! by Elizabeth Morse Read
May the Fourth be with you! Kick off your summer reading with this lineup of fun and sun on the South Coast! Music festivals, day trips, free outdoor concerts, food events, boat races, outdoor theatre and movies, street fairs, kids’ programs, Portuguese festas and outdoor adventures! Cruisin’ in your car
Check out the Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth to see more than 60 vintage cars and driving simulators! Don’t miss ”Hoods Up” weekend July 9-10 (newportcarmuseum.org). Don’t miss “Happy Days Cruise Nights” every Saturday through September 1 at Crescent Park in East Providence (crescentparkcarousel.org/events). Mark your calendar for the South Coast Artists’ Open Studio Tours on July 16-17 and August 20-21 (southcoastartists. org).
Family fun!
Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in New Bedford! The July 14 theme is “Kids Rule” and the August 11 theme is “Summer in the Seaport” (ahanewbedford.org). Don’t miss Cirque de Soleil July 7-10 at
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the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence (dunkindonutscenter.com)! When it’s raining outside, take the little ones to the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River, open Wednesdays through Saturdays (cmgfr.org)! Toddlers will be delighted walking through the Newport Butterfly Zoo in Tiverton (butterflyzoo.org)! When the weather is gray, take the kids to the Forrest’s Family Fun Center in Taunton – roller skating, roller blades, arcades (forrestsfamilyfuncenter.com). Head for Onset Beach for the Family Beach Day and Kite Festival on July 16 (onsetbay.org). Let the kids meet Mickey and his pals at the Flint Pride Day in Fall River on July 23, a family-friendly block party at Pleasant and Cash Streets (vivafallriver.org). Don’t miss the Asian Lantern Spectacular through July 4 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence – larger-
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than-life illuminated lanterns of animals and mythical creatures (rwpzoo.org/ lanterns)! Make a splash at WaterWizz in Wareham (waterwizz.com)! Head for the Museum of Natural History & Planetarium in Providence’s Roger Williams Park to watch the planetarium shows (providence.gov/museum)!
Food and shopping
Bring a blanket to enjoy “Food Truck Sunsets” at Safe Harbor New England Boatworks in Portsmouth on July 23 and August 20 – free live music, local beer and wines (foodtrucksin.com). Don’t miss the “Sip and Stroll: Food Truck Night” on July 13 at the Roger Williams Park Zoo – live music, cash bars (rwpzoo.org). For a taste of New Bedford’s rich
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