August 2016 August 20/Saturday
Shape Play. It's all about shapes and geometry. Toss, sort, stack, and match an array of shapes to create designs and patterns and explore symmetry. 10 am–3 pm. Providence Children’s Museum. 100 South Street, Providence. $9/person; free/children under 12 months. www.childrenmuseum.org Manton Avenue Project Summer Performance. See plays written by William D'abate Elementary's third and fourth grade classes. 6 pm. Roger Williams National Memorial, 282 North Main Street, Providence. Free. www.mantonavenueproject.org Waterfire. A multisensory art installation featuring a series of bonfires that seem to float along the rivers of Providence. 7:30 pm. Waterplace Park, Providence. Free. Wake up the Barnyard at Coggeshall Farm. See August 6. Family Performance Series. See August 6.
August 21/Sunday Miantonomi Memorial Tower Climb. See August 7. Shape Play. See August 20.
August 27/Saturday Craft Bash. Different crafts each month. 11 am–2 pm. Artists’ Exchange, 50 Rolfe Square, Cranston. Free. www.artists-exchange.org
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It’s a Draw! Drawing and doodling activities. Investigate a variety of materials and drawing tools, examine and draw interesting objects, create a doodle with a partner, and add to a large collaborative mural. 10 am– 3 pm. Providence Children’s Museum. 100 South Street, Providence. $9/person; free/children under 12 months. www.childrenmuseum.org Eco-Stories and Art. An Audubon naturalist will read a nature story and then help kids create a unique craft. Program will be moved indoors in case of bad weather. Bring a blanket and a snack. No registration needed. 11 am– noon. Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope Street, Bristol. $6/adults; $4/children 4–12; free/children under 4. Plus $3 materials fee. www.asri.org A Very Potter Musical. Sprocket Theatre presents a hilarious and magical musical starring your favorite Hogwarts wizards and witches. 2 pm. $3/tickets at the door. Theatre 82 & Café, 82 Rolfe Square, Cranston. Wake up the Barnyard at Coggeshall Farm. See August 6. Family Performance Series. See August 6.
August 28/Sunday Miantonomi Memorial Tower Climb. See August 7. It’s a Draw! See August 27.
Rhode Island Parent Magazine August 2016
An easy way to help children in foster care Children in foster care often move several times and some only have a trash bag for their things. You can make that transition better!
1st Annual Duffle Bag Bash Noon–5 pm Sunday, August 14, 2016
Matunuck Communty Center, 619 Matunuck Beach Road, Matunuck Includes lunch buffet, raw bar, hamburger station, DJ, wine and beer, kids activities Admission: For each adult: one brand new rolling duffle bag or suitcase and/ or $25 Visa, Target, or Kohls gift certificate. For each child: one brand new backpack. Register online at: www.DuffleBagBash.eventbrite.com If unable to attend, drop off your donation at: Mews Tavern, 456 Main St., Wakefield, or Adoption RI, 2 Bradford St., Providence. Sponsors: Adoption RI; the Office of the Child Advocate; Lise M Iwon; Adair Catering; Matunuck Oyster Bar; New England Grassfed; DJ Chris Medeiros; and Mews Tavern.