South Kingstown
South County Happenings
01:00 AM EDT on Thursday, August 21, 2008

Doug Trapp and Bob Arnold star in The Producers, which is running at Theatre By The Sea through Aug. 31.
Mark Turek
Today
Music for dancing, The Towers, 35 Ocean Rd., Narragansett, 7 to 10 p.m., Eight to the Bar. $20.
Nature hike, Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown, 2 to 4 p.m.
Audubon program on bats, 7 to 9 p.m., Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, Exeter. $8 for Audubon Society members, $4 for their children; and, for others, $10 and $5.
The Producers, Theatre By The Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck, 8 p.m. Tickets $39 to $49; for reservations, call 782-TKTS (8587).
Exeter Grange, Victory Highway, Exeter, 8 p.m.
South County Bridge Club, 6:30 p.m., Neighborhood Guild, 325 Columbia St., Peace Dale.
Submarine Veterans Inc., American Legion Post 27, Thelma Drive, Hope Valley, 7 p.m.
Tomorrow
Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly, The Long Weekend, 8 p.m. $18, $15 for senior citizens and $11 for children; for reservations, call 596-2341.
Theatre By The Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck. 782-TKTS (8587):
• The Producers, 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets $39 to $49.
• Children’s festival, 10 a.m. and noon, mime Craig Babcock. $10.
Coastal Growers’ Market, 9 a.m. to noon, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown.
Craft session, 2 to 4 p.m., Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown.
Movie, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, National Treasure, Book of Secrets (PG), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
The Producers, Theatre By The Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck, 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets $39 to $49; for reservations, call 782-TKTS (8587).
Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly, The Long Weekend, 8 p.m. $18, $15 for senior citizens and $11 for children; for reservations, call 596-2341.
“Fools’ Rules Regatta,” Jamestown Town Beach, East Ferry, Jamestown, 9 a.m.
Coastal Growers’ Markets, 9 a.m. to noon, Casey Farm, 2325 Boston Neck Rd., Saunderstown; 8:30 a.m. to noon, Richmond Town Hall, 5 Town House Rd., Richmond; and 8:30 a.m. to noon, URI’s Keaney Gym parking lot, Route 138, Kingston.
Yoga, 8 a.m. to noon, Casey Farm, Boston Neck Road, Saunderstown; and yoga chi-gong, Peace Dale Office Building, 1058 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 4-6 p.m., $18, call 782-9511.
Nature walk, Napatree Point Conservation Area, Fort Road, Westerly, 9:30 a.m. To register, call 439-9891.
Children’s nature hike, Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown, 3 p.m.; movie, Madagascar, 10:15 a.m.
Mushroom walk, for adults and children age 12 and up, Fisherville Brook Wildlife Refuge, Exeter, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $20 for Audubon Society members, $25 for others; to register, call 949-5454, ext. 3041.
Weed identification walk, URI Agricultural Experiment Station, Kingston campus, 9 a.m. to noon. $5 for members of the Rhode Island Wild Plant Society, $7 for others.; to register, call 789-7497.
Yard sale, Christ United Methodist Church, 2291 Kingstown Rd., Kingston, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
“Healing touch” clinic, South Bay Manor, 1959 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday
The Producers, Theatre By The Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck, 5 p.m. Tickets $39 to $49; for reservations, call 782-TKTS (8587).
Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., Westerly, The Long Weekend, 2 p.m. $18, $15 for senior citizens and $11 for children; for reservations, call 596-2341.
Monday
Bird walk, Charlestown’s Quonochontaug Breachway, 6 p.m. until dark. To register, call 949-5454.
Joe Parillo’s Big Band, North Beach Clubhouse, Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, 7:30 to 9:30 pm. $5.
Wakefield Civic Band, Marina Park, Route 1, Narragansett, 6:30 p.m.
Duplicate bridge, Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett, 6:30 p.m.
Matunuck Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary, fire station, Schoolhouse Road, Matunuck, 7:30 p.m.
Comedy film, The Lure of Death: A Fisherman’s Tale, with discussion, North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone St., North Kingstown, 7 p.m.
Seining session, Ninigret Park, Route 1A, Charlestown, 6 p.m. until dark.
Golf tournament to benefit South Kingstown Lions Club, Laurel Lane Country Club, Route 138, West Kingston. To register, call 783-2801.
Hazard family program, by local historian Helen Farrell Allen, tour of Hazard Memorial Building and grounds, ice cream social and performance by violinist Emily Chen and cellist Morgan Santos, Peace Dale Library, 1057 Kingstown Rd., Peace Dale, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Jamestown Community Band rehearsal, 7 p.m., Portuguese American Citizens Club, Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown.
Mahjong, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, 9 to 10 a.m.
Wednesday
Fun runs, 6:30 p.m., URI’s Mackal Field House, Keaney Road, Kingston.
“Farm Tales,” children’s stories, visits with farm animals and snacks, South County Museum, Strathmore Street, Narragansett, 10:30 a.m. to noon. $5, free to members.
Trolley tour of Narragansett, from the Towers 10 a.m. For reservations, which are recommended, call 782-2597.
Audubon culinary cruise aboard the Sea Princess, Greek Island canapés, 7 to 9 p.m., from Wickford Town Dock. $42 for Audubon members, $49 for others; participants must be 21 or older.
“Blacksmithing for Beginners,” 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., South County Museum, Strathmore Street, Narragansett. $10.
Wildlife lecture, “Wildlife of South Africa,” with Bob Kenney, Kettle Pond Visitor Center, 50 Bend Rd., Charlestown, 7 p.m.
Duplicate bridge, Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Rd., Narragansett, 12:30 p.m.
Social dance lessons, Swing and ballroom, 6 p.m., Latin, 7 p.m., beginners’ tango, 8 p.m., and intermediate tango, 9 p.m., The Towers, 35 Ocean Rd., Narragansett. $12 for one, $4 for each additional class.
Crochet class, noon, Westerly Public Library, 44 Broad St., Westerly.
Computer class, Cross’ Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Producers, Theatre By The Sea, 364 Cards Pond Rd., Matunuck, 8 p.m. Tickets $39 to $49; for reservations, call 782-TKTS (8587).
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