THRU JULY 28
Museum of the Moon: Free lunar exhibit sponsored by NASA in honor of the first moon landing’s 50th anniversary. Find out if we really landed there. WaterFire Arts Center, 475 Valley St, PVD. waterfire.org
THU 18
Design the Night: Design your own summer night with mind-bending installations, quirky art-making and treats from local makers. 5pm. Chace Center, 20 N Main St, PVD. artsnowri.com
FRI 19
Japanese Fish Printing Workshop: But what do the fish want? 6:30pm. Made in Warren, 476 Main St, Warren. madeinwarren.com
SAT 20
Estival Festival: It seems estival means “belonging to or appearing in summer.” FOO Fest may lie dormant, lurking in the trans-dimensional space below Empire St. this year, but supporting AS220 at a music event is still an option. Funds go toward making the facility accessible, and tix are limited. The 20 bands include Aura Moreno, Boring, Brother, Cherry Pit, Davey Harms, DirtyDurdie, Dropdead,FINE.Funeral Cone,Gertrude Atherton, Jesse the Tree, Kris Fame, Sin Seven w/ 825GHOST, Slitty Wrists, The Quahogs,Twin Foxes,Visibilities,Xr-Tabs, HAIRSPRAY QUEEN andVideo Shoppe. Art fair, facepaint, windoughnuts Rapunzeled to you streetside and more will also be going on. 3pm. AS220, 115 Empire St, PVD. as220.org
SAT 20 – SUN 21
The Rhode Island Renaissance Faire: Dedicated to empowering women and other underrepresented groups in performance, crafts and other modes of expression and arts. Formerly known as “Wenchapalooza.” 7am. Esek Hopkins Park, 12 Battey Meetinghouse Rd, Scituate. fb.com/RhodeIslandRenFaire