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10 essential events this month

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December 16-24: Don’t miss the Festival Ballet’s fresh take on an enchanting classic, The Nutcracker, featuring a 38-foot tree, the title character by Big Nazo Lab, and creative choreography by Yury Yanowsky. Providence, TheVetsRI.com

Through December 17: Visit Hera Gallery’s new BackSpace Gallery, dedicated to experimental, multimedia and installed work, for their inaugural exhibit Erosion, featuring artists’ responses to the Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade. Wakefield, HeraGallery.org

December 1-4 & 9-11: Browse a curated selection of art, participate in a silent auction, and bring canned goods to donate to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank at The Foundry Show, created and run by the artisans themselves. Pawtucket, FoundryShow.com

December 3: Discover new books at the Association of Rhode Island Authors’ 10th annual RI Author Expo, featuring panels, book signings, and talks by local writers, with a keynote speech from Padme Vendekatraman. Warwick, RIAuthorExpo.com

December 3: The annual All Lit Up Christmas Parade begins at Smithfield High School, bringing merriment along its route to the Village Green, where a tree lighting takes place, officially kicking off the season. Smithfield, Facebook: Smithfield’s All Lit Up Christmas parade

December 4: Shop for the nature and wildlife enthusiasts on your list at the Audubon Holiday Craft Fair, featuring jewelry, photography, ornaments, stationery, and more by local artisans, with a raffle to win a handcrafted prize. Smithfield, ASRI.org

December 8: Lace up your hiking boots and join the Westerly Land Trust’s Native American Ceremonial Stonework Hike, which features two fields filled with cairns that were built as landmarks or memorials. Exeter, WesterlyLandTrust.org

December 10: Singer-songwriter Sean Rowe’s emotive lyrics and deep baritone have garnered national attention in folk/roots circles. Rowe plays the LaFarge Arts Center at the Newport Congregational Church. Mary-Elaine Jenkins opens. NewportLive.org

December 10: Visit Adams Library for a Community Tamalada, with a reading of Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto and then Rhode Island Latino Arts shows guests how to make Mexican tamales and champurrado. Central Falls, RILatinoArts.org

December 30: College and alt-rock darlings They Might Be Giants, whose hit “Birdhouse In Your Soul” was a ‘90s radio favorite, play The Strand Ballroom, delivering fan-favorite greatest hits and some surprises. TheStrandRI.com

Please note that events may require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and mask-wearing regardless of vaccination status.