FRI 6 – SAT 7
3rd Annual Ocean State BBQ Fest: Celebrate all that’s locally smoked & grilled with RI based BBQ joints, enthusiasts and backyarders. Emphasis on local smokers, local brews and local music! Starts at 5pm on Friday and Noon on Saturday. The Steel Yard, 27 Sims Ave, PVD. fb.com/OSBBQFest
SAT 7 – SUN 8
56th Wickford Art Festival: Visitors stroll the main streets of this quaint, historic coastal village looking for great art. 10am. Located on the Main, Brown, West Main and Elam Streets in Wickford Village. Wickford. wickfordart.org
SAT 7
43rd Annual Cape Verdean Independence Festival: The festival features traditional music, dance and food, along with cultural, health/wellness and educational tents. Noon. India Point Park, 201 India St, PVD.
WED 11
Party Like It’s 1968: Vintage Mad Men-style liquor-heavy cocktails, wild and colorful clothing fashions. Nixonian backlash not included, but Gore Vidal/William Buckley sass might be encouraged … 2018 or 1968? 5pm. Rough Point, 680 Bellevue Ave, Newport.
Stranger Stories: Local essayists and humor writers read their true stories aloud in this new recurring gathering. This episode’s theme: “Hot/Bothered.” 7pm. Ada Books, 717 Westminster St, PVD. fb.com/strangerstoriespvd
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