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Acrosstheregion Don’t miss the spectacular Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Newport on March 14, rain or shine! For details, call 401-846-5081 or visit newportirish.com.
If you’re 60 or older, get the most out of life by visiting your local Senior Center/Council on Aging! Fitness classes, day trips, health insurance counselors, computer workshops, Memory Cafes, support groups – and more!
Food & Festivals! Beat the mid-winter blues at the 32nd Annual Newport Winter Festival February 14-23! Ten days of non-stop music, food and Fun! For more info, visit newportwinterfestival.com or call 401-847-7666.
Show up hungry for the inaugural “VegFest RI” event at the Waterfire Arts Center in Providence on February 23! Learn about a plant-based lifestyle, try the food, meet vendors, chefs, cookbook authors – and more! For tickets and info, go to eventbrite.com.
Check out the free monthly “Film and Potluck” events on the first Friday of the month through March at the Dartmouth Grange Hall! For more info, go to dartmouthgrange.org.
Plan ahead for the Daffodil Days Arts and Artisan Fair April 25 at the Four Corners Arts Center in Tiverton! For more info, go to fourcornerarts.org.
Don’t miss Wellness + Wine: Zumba on February 19 at the Newport Vineyards in Middletown! Plan ahead for February Beer Hall Night February 21 and Barrel of Laughs Comedy Night February 22!
Then there’s the Scratch Series: Cooking with Beer March 12 or March Beer Hall Night March 13! For info, go to newportvineyards.com or call 401-848- 5161.
Tickets are on sale now for the Annual Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Festival on June 15 at the Westport Fairground! For tickets, visit coastalwinetrail.com.
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Southcoast Health and the Buzzards Bay Coalition have created “Discover Buzzards Bay,” an initiative to promote active outdoor recreation. A series of guided monthly outdoor walks, called “Sunday Strolls,” and an online portal with information about more than 100 public places to walk, bird-watch, kayak/ canoe, fish, snowshoe or cross-country ski, can be found at savebuzzardsbay. org/discover – and check out thetrustees. org and massaudubon.org. To learn more about state parks and wildlife refuges in Rhode Island, go to asri.org, riparks.com or stateparks.com/rhode_island.
Attend a series of Saturday lectures at Blithewold Mansion and Gardens in Bristol! The Secret World of Wildlife February 29, Learn about gardening with cold frames on March 13-14 or how to make wattle fences on March 21! Plan ahead for the “Gateway to Spring” events in April! For info, call 401-253-2707 or go to blithewold.org.
Mark your calendars for the Seventh Annual Newport Daffodil Days events April 24 to May 3! For a schedule and more info, go to newportdaffydays.com.
Visit the whaling-era mansion at the RotchJones-Duff House in New Bedford! Plan ahead for the lecture “Planting Trees for Sustainability” on April 9! For more info, call 508-997-1401 or go to rjdmuseum.org.
Plan ahead for the home and garden exhibits at the 70th Annual RI Home Show, including the RI Flower and Garden Show, on April 2-5 at the RI Convention Center in Providence! For details, go to ribahomeshow.com.
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