This one’s a splurge, but if you’re a Pats super-fan - or want to give someone an early Christmas/birthday present - hang with former Patriot Super Bowl champ Adam Vinatieri at “Adam Vinatieri’s Second Annual Clays 4 Charity Shoot” at The Preserve Sporting Club in Richmond on Oct. And activities: magic shows, photo booth, pumpkin painting, scavenger hunt, skate demos and more. Expect artisan vendors fare like Ben & Jerry’s, Del’s, kettle corn, chowder, donuts and more. Newport’s Broadway Street Fair brings classic street fair vibes to a wide footprint, from Equality Park down to Farewell Street and into Washington Square on Oct. Johnson & Wales Harborside Campus, 60 Harborside Blvd. All contributions support the foundation’s “mission of helping families and individuals affected by autism live life to the fullest,” according to event info. Run or walk solo, create a team, or race virtually. Foundation for Autism’s Flutie 5K kicks off at 11 a.m. Take your marks… The 24th Annual Doug Flutie Jr. Watch fire-spinners from Cirque de Light at 6, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Two highlights: The Steeple Street Music Stage feature thes Gendo Taiko drummers at 7 p.m. Plus solar projectors and eclipse shades. they’ll have solar telescopes in both white light and hydrogen alpha to view the solar photosphere and chromosphere, views of sunspots, prominence, and filaments on the sun. with maximum eclipse at 1:26 p.m., according to their website. 14, and the Rhody gem that is the Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center makes a day of it. Proceeds from bars benefit Oliver Hazard Perry. Expect fish tacos, lobster rolls, stuffies, chowder, fried calamari, clams, oysters, plus cocktails, beer, frozen lemonade, donuts, and kettle corn. (That’s rock and lobster, B-52 fans.) It’s free admission - just pay for what you eat. 14-15 with live music and plenty of seafood. The 32nd Annual Seafood Festival at Bowen’s Wharf in Newport runs Oct. $15, GA opens at noon, $8 in advance, $10 at the door, if event doesn’t sell out. Entry includes a free small beverage, your choice: cocktail, beer, coffee or water. Think clothing, barware, vinyl records, books, art, furniture, home decor, jewelry, collectibles, and the like. Treasure hunters, it’s go-time: Little City Thrifty Vintage Market, a curated gathering of some 90 vendors hits at the WaterFire Arts Center Oct. 301 Butler Ave., Providence $5, or $10 per family. Kids can “participate in bookmaking and other crafts, and view a special performance.” Love all of this. Authors will give talks throughout the day, sign books, and meet fans.Crenshaw, Josh Funk and Kah Yangni and more. 14 lineup includes RISD alum and kids book icon Chris Van Allsburg (read my interview with the Caldecott Award winner here) and Caldecott winners Grace Lin (read National Book Award finalist “When the Sea Turned to Silver”) Carole Lindstrom, Shannon Hale, Bryan Collier (he illustrated Langston Hughes’s “ I, Too, Am America” so powerfully) plus Boston’s Raul The Third (I’ve given his books as gifts, so good) Jeanette Bradley, Kelly Murphy and Jamie Michalak, Ellen T. 14 boasts a stellar lineup of award-winning children’s authors and illustrators. The 2023 Rhode Island Festival of Children’s Books and Authors at PVD’s Lincoln School Oct.If you’re a local author or a bookstore hosting a local signing, hit me up and you just might get featured. Rhody is so packed with authors and stories, I’ve started a little subsection of this column, Rhode Reads. I’m a lifelong book lover and want to spread the Ocean State literary love. Culinary pros can teach you how to make strawberry ghosts and pumpkin tartlets to wow your pals at the Halloween party. Time for a little lesson this Friday the 13th! Take a cooking lesson at the Ocean House: “In the Kitchen: Halloween Sweet Treats” Oct. Lastly, try to survive the curse of the bayou… Will you survive?” 2150 Scituate Ave., Cranston. Then “brave the haunted burial grounds cornfield. “The Dark Harvest hayride” takes you through Haunted Town, according to billing. Trick-lovers, you’re in for a treat: Scary Acres RI is open for the Haunted Season.
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