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By Abbie Lahmers
THE MUST LIST
5 essential events happening this month Celebrate the season with Beach Bashes at Norman Bird Sanctuary
August 9-15:
Flickers’ RI International Film Festival takes a hybrid form this year with drive-in, outdoor, and online screenings of film submissions from around the world, along with industry events and workshops. Film-Festival.org
August 12: Rhode Island’s Encore Opera Company will perform arias and duets from beloved films, like Pretty Women and Shawshank Redemption, beneath the Wedding Tent at Blithewold for Opera at the Movies. Bristol, Blithewold.org
August 15:
Get your fix of muscle cars and hot rods at Mount Hope Farm for the James D. Rielly Foundation’s fourth annual Cruise-In for a Cause Charity Car Show and Toy Drive to benefit military families. Bristol, JDRFoundation.org
August 27-29: For its Golden Jubilee edition, the Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta & Rendezvous has a preliminary schedule of a Living Boat Show, cocktails, and dinner to carry out the tradition. Bristol, Herreshoff.org August 28: Live music on two stages, food from local restaurants, and art vendors attract all kinds of fans to the Warren Folks Fest,
Thursdays through August 26: Enjoy a picnic buffet with an evening hike or live music and s’mores around a roaring campfire on the beach for Norman Bird Sanctuary’s Summer Picnic Series and Beach Bashes. Middletown, NormanBirdSanctuary.org
Sundays through August 29:
Bring the whole family, along with picnic snacks and lawn chairs, to Latham Park for the Barrington Summer Concert Series, featuring local bands playing classic hits. BarringtonLearningCtr.org
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Through October: Spend a day touring public art around the island, which Jamestown Arts Center has installed as part of their Spacing Out(side) exhibit, a collection of three sculptures by local artists. JamestownArtCenter.org
August 28:Learn about the many faiths that helped give Rhode Island its unique identity by joining Newport Historical Society for their educational event, Religious Toleration, at the Great Friends Meeting House. NewportHistory.org August 29: Formerly the Providence Folk Festival, this free concert event returns as the Rhode Island Folk Festival with three outdoor stages of acoustic tunes performed all day at the scenic Rose Larisa Park. Riverside, RhodeIslandFolkFestival.com
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The Collaborative’s lively annual fundraiser event. Warren, TheCollaborative02885.org
