THINGS TO DO
Give thanks for
November! Stroll through the brilliantly illuminated Roger Williams Park Zoo for the Holiday Lights Spectacular November 24 through December 31 (rwpzoo.org)!
by Elizabeth Morse Read
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ut as the holiday hoopla gears up, remember to honor our military on Veterans Day November 11, and don’t forget to change your clocks November 6! And many of the traditional holiday extravaganzas along the South Coast open in November, so visit them early and beat the crowds! (Less chance of snow, then, too!)
Holiday fun for everyone!
Learn about our holiday traditions and history at the Plimoth-Pawtuxet Museums in Plymouth! Take a virtual field trip about “The Wampanoag:
After a torrid and tempestuous summer and early fall, we can all be grateful for the return of traditional holiday season get-togethers and cooler-weather indoor celebrations! People of the Dawn” on November 3, or “Fact and Fiction About the First Thanksgiving” on November 13 (plimoth.org). Enjoy free family fun and entertainment on AHA! Nights in New Bedford! The November 9 theme is “Made in New Bedford” (ahanewbedford.org). It’s time to sharpen the ice skates (or rent them) for indoor skating at Fall River’s Driscoll Arena (508679-3274), New Bedford’s Hetland Arena (508-999-9051), Taunton’s Aleixo Arena (508-824-4987) or
Plymouth’s Armstrong Arena (508746-8825) (fmcicesports.com)! Learn about early American holiday traditions by taking an hour-long lantern-led walking tour of Newport (newporthistorytours.org)! Take the kids to the Providence Performing Arts Center to see “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” November 28-December 3 (ppacri. org)! Celebrate Thanksgiving in Plymouth, America’s Hometown, with festivities, parade, concert, beer garden, exhibits, harvest CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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