Give thanks for November!

by Elizabeth Morse Read

But as the holiday hoopla gears up, remember to honor our military on Veterans Day November 11, and don’t forget to change your clocks November 6! And many of the traditional holiday extravaganzas along the South Coast open in November, so visit them early and beat the crowds! (Less chance of snow, then, too!)

Holiday fun for everyone!

Learn about our holiday traditions and history at the Plimoth-Pawtuxet Museums in Plymouth! Take a virtual field trip about “The Wampanoag:

People of the Dawn” on November 3, or “Fact and Fiction About the First Thanksgiving” on November 13 (plimoth.org).

Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in New Bedford! The November 9 theme is “Made in New Bedford” (ahanewbedford.org).

It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them) for indoor skating at Fall River’s Driscoll Arena (508679-3274), New Bedford’s Hetland Arena (508-999-9051), Taunton’s Aleixo Arena (508-824-4987) or

Plymouth’s Armstrong Arena (508746-8825) (fmcicesports.com)!

Learn about early American holiday traditions by taking an hour-long lantern-led walking tour of Newport (newporthistorytours.org)!

Take the kids to the Providence Performing Arts Center to see “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” November 28-December 3 (ppacri. org)!

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Plymouth , America’s Hometown, with festivities, parade, concert, beer garden, exhibits, harvest

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Get ready for a fun-filled day iceskating or riding ice bumper cars at The Providence Rink in downtown Providence (theprovidencerink. com)!

Food, drink, and shopping

Head for downtown New Bedford for the Co-Pop Small Business Saturday November 25 at the Co-Creative Center – shop small, local, and handmade (cocreativenb. org)!

Don’t miss the European-style Christmas Market at the Christmas Wonderland and Festival of Lights at Edaville Railroad in Carver from November 10 through January 1 (edaville.com)!

Be on the lookout for the 4th Annual Holiday Artisan Market this month at Linden Place in Bristol (lindenplace.org)!

Learn about Portuguese cuisine and culture by attending the free lecture at New Bedford’s Whaling Museum on November 2 with Maria Lawton, the “Azorean Green Bean” (whalingmuseum.org)!

Check out the many restaurants in greater Newport during Newport Restaurant Week November 3-12 (discovernewport.org/newportrestaurant-week)!

Admire the craftsmanship of more than 90 artisans and students –handmade furniture, home décor and art – at The Holiday Market Fine Furnishings Show on November 3-5 at the Waterfire Arts Center in Providence (finefurnishingsshows. com)!

Taste your way through the historic district with New Bedford Food Tours on a 3-hour guided walking tour to sample local foods at five signature restaurants, a 2-hour “Art and Brunch” tour of the city, or a 3-hour “A Taste of Portugal” tour in Fall River (nbfoodtours.com)!

Go on a Vineyard Voyage with the Providence Riverboat Company (providenceriverboat.com)

Keep checking for the date of the annual “All That Glitters” holiday fair at Loon Lake Lodge in Lakeville – great shopping, cash bar, live music (lakevilleartscouncilma.org).

Don’t miss the free Holiday Sip & Stroll shopping event on the Middleboro Town Hall Lawn on November 18 (burtwoodschool. com)!

Shop online for that special gift at “Artists for the Bay” November 15-December 31 (savebay.org/art)!

Eat Fresh, Eat Local! Fill your baskets with local produce, pies and jams, dairy products and holiday decorations! To find a farm, vineyard or indoor farmers market near you, visit semaponline.org, farmfreshri. org, or coastalfoodshed.org. To find food and wine events, go to farmcoast.com, coastalwinetrail. com, or ediblesouthshore.com.

All the world’s a stage

Head for New Bedford’s Whaling Museum on November 18 for the Culture*Park Short Plays Marathon – day-long readings of new original works (whalingmuseum.org).

Start your holiday season with a performance of “A Christmas Carol” at Trinity Rep in Providence November 9-December 31 (trinityrep.com).

Mark your calendars for the special events and entertainment at the Providence Performing Arts Center and The VETS!

Head for The Alley Theatre in Middleboro for Drag in a Bag November 11 (burtwoodschool.com).

Don’t miss the New Bedford Festival Theatre’s fundraiser “Oh What a Night!” NBFT Celebrates

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Contemporary Broadway on November 11 at White’s of Westport, along with cocktail hour, buffet dinner, and silent auction (nbfestivaltheatre.com)!

Enjoy dinner and a performance of Live Comedy with Dawn Tyler & Friends November 10 and “Miracle on South Division Street” November 8 to December 31 at the Newport Playhouse (newportplayhouse.com).

Enjoy a performance of “Murder on the Orient Express” at Your Theatre in New Bedford on November 10-12, 17-19 (yourtheatre. org).

South Coast sounds

Follow The Z On the Road! Don’t miss the Dave Alves Band on November 30 at the Kilburn Mill Event Center in New Bedford (zeiterion.org)!

Treat yourself to tribute performances of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash on November 4 at White’s of Westport (southcoastcomedy.com)!

Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth to hear We Are Messengers November 4, Air Supply November 9, America’s Hometown: Baroque and Beyond with The Plymouth Philharmonic November 17, Senior Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps November 18 (memorialhall. com).

Find out who’s on stage at the District Center for the Arts in Taunton ! Don’t miss Trinity November 3, Living On A Bad Name November 4, Johnny Folsom 4 November 10, Strange Magic November 11, The Four November 17, Completely Unchained November 18, Redeye Thanksgiving Eve Party November 22, Blushing Brides November 24, Disco Dream November 25 (thedistrictcenterforarts.com)!

Check out who’s on stage at the Spire Center for the Performing Arts of Greater Plymouth ! Don’t miss Dana Fuchs November 3, Magical Mystery Doors November 4, House of Hamill November 9, Anthony Geraci November 10, Gabe Stillman November 11, Chelsea

Admire the craftsmanship of more than 90 artisans and students – handmade furniture, home décor and art – at The Holiday Market Fine Furnishings Show on November 3-5 at the Waterfire Arts Center in Providence (finefurnishingsshows. com)!

Berry November 16, Matt Scofield

November 18, Michael Sweet Band

November 24, James Montgomery

November 25 (spirecenter.org).

Head for The Narrows Center for the Arts in Fall River for great music! Don’t miss Southside Johnny & the Asbury Dukes November 2, Eric Lindell November 3, Duke Robillard November 4, Manel The Island Man November 10, Fantastic Cat November 18, Michael Troy Concert November 19, Roomful of Blues November 24, Neil McCarthy November 25, Gary Hoey November 30 (narrowscenter.com)!

Classical acts

Keep checking for the date of the Holiday Pops Concert performed by the Fall River Symphony Orchestra with the South Coast Community Chorale at BCC’s Jackson Theatre (fallriversymphonyorchestra.org)!

Mark your calendar for the Christmas Concerts with the Spirit of St. Anthony Choir on Sunday afternoons at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Bedford (musicatsaintanthonys.org)!

Buy your tickets early to see “The

Celebrate Thanksgiving in Plymouth, America’s Hometown, with festivities, parade, concert, beer garden, exhibits, harvest market and more November 17-19 (usathanksgiving.com)!

Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff” on November 22 through December 1 performed by the Newport Contemporary Ballet (formerly The Island Moving Company) (newportcontemporaryballet.org)!

Mark your calendars now for the award-winning Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra’s performance of “Mendelssohn: Prelude to Greatness” November 18 at the Church of St. Sebastian in Providence and on November 19 at St. James’ Church in Manville (ricco. org).

Enjoy hearing violinist William Hagen playing Dvorak and Brahms on November 3 at the Newport Classical Recital Hall (newportclassical.org).

Keep checking Newport’s Emmanuel Church website for the date of its Classical Christmas Concert (emmanuelnewport.org)!

Follow The Z On the Road! Don’t miss the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s “Beautiful Moments” On November 18 at New Bedford High School’s Bronspiegel Auditorium (zeiterion.org)!

Don’t miss the New Bedford Festival Theatre’s fundraiser “Oh What a Night!” NBFT Celebrates Contemporary Broadway on November 11 at White’s of Westport, along with cocktail hour, buffet dinner, and silent auction (nbfestivaltheatre.com)!

Listen to the Borromeo Quartet on November 5 at Westport’s Concerts at the Point (concertsatthepoint.org)!

Head for Pilgrim Memorial Hall in Plymouth to hear “America’s Hometown: Baroque and Beyond” with The Plymouth Philharmonic November 17 (memorialhall.com). The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Debussy’s “La Mer” on November 10-11 at The VETS (riphil.org).

Let there be lights!

The Annual Festival of Lights at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro begins November 23 through January 1 – more than 300,000 lights illuminating ten acres (lasaletteattleboroshrine.org)! Bundle up and watch Waterfire in Providence on November 4 (waterfire.org)!

Buy your tickets early for the Christmas Wonderland and Festival of Lights at Edaville Railroad in Carver from November 9 through December 31! Heated train rides illuminated by 17 million lights throughout the park (edaville.com)!

Buy your tickets online to stroll through the brilliantly illuminated Roger Williams Park Zoo for the Holiday Lights Spectacular November 24 through December 31 (rwpzoo.org)!

Deck the halls

Be dazzled by the over-the-top splendor of the Gilded Age during “Holidays at the Newport Mansions” November 18 to January 1 (newportmansions.org)!

Bundle up and enjoy the lights and Christmas decorations indoors and out at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol (blithewold.org).

Visit the Victorian-era decorated halls of the Fall River Historical Museum (lizzieborden.org).

Keep an eye out for the date of the Annual Christmas Open House at the Museum of Newport Irish History – enjoy eggnog and Celtic caroling while strolling through the exhibits and gift shop (newportirishhistory.org)!