Bridge clubs: The South County Bridge Club organizes games of duplicate contract bridge each Thursday night at 6:30 at the Neighborhood Guild, 325 Columbia St., Peace Dale. For information, call Bill Niemi at 783-3118, Mildred Mahoney at 783-3560, or Bea Sparks at 783-1588. Bridge lessons are also offered each Tuesday, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the guild. To register, call 789-9301.

Niemi leads supervised bridge sessions the second and fourth Saturday of the month, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown. Players of all levels are welcome. Bridge games are played each Monday at 1 p.m.

Duplicate bridge games are played at the Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett, each Monday at 6:30 p.m., and Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. For information call Joan O’Connell at 369-4012.

Chess club: Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina, hosts a chess club for adults and children age 6 and up, meeting the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. To register, call 364-6100.

Newcomers groups: The South Kingstown/Narragansett Friends, a group for anyone new to the area, meets the second Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m. at the Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett. For information, call 788-1022.

Knitting clubs: A knitting group for all levels meets at Clark Memorial Library, 7 Pinehurst Drive, Carolina, the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

The Narragansett Senior/Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., is the site of a knitting group each Thursday at 10 a.m. A knitting instructor is available with help the second Thursday of the month, for a $5 fee. A group meets at the Narragansett Public Library, 35 Kingstown Rd., Friday from 3 to 5 p.m.