Thursday, Aug. 28

BINGO, Scituate Senior Center, 1315 Chopmist Hill Road, North Scituate, 10:30 a.m. Call 647-2662.

BINGO, Smithfield Senior Center, 1 Wm. J. Hawkins Trail, 1:15 p.m. Call 949-4590.

OPEN HOUSE every Thursday at the Blackstone Historical Museum, 23 Main St., Blackstone, Mass., noon-4 p.m. See artifacts and historical items from the town's past. Visit the mill room where you will find information on the river, canal and railroad; also, war room, school room, rural farming displays and more. Free admission.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, sponsored by the North Central Chamber of Commerce, at Ribs & Company, 1383 Atwood Ave., Johnston, 4:30-6:30 p.m. $10 charge for non-members. Call 349-4674, to register.

Friday

Aug. 29

ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2008 at Bryant University, Smithfield, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Topics include trade deficit, federal debt, personal debt, pension liabilities, mortgage issues, health care costs, foreign policies and more. Visit chafeecenter.org.

BOCCE, Smithfield Senior Center, 1 Wm. J. Hawkins Trail, 8:30 a.m., also on Tuesday and Wednesday. Call 949-4590.

SCRABBLE, Scituate Senior Center, 1315 Chopmist Hill Road, North Scituate, 1 p.m. Call 647-2662.

MOVIE MATINEE, Smithfield Senior Center, 1 Wm. J. Hawkins Trail, 1 p.m. Call 949-4590.

11TH ANNUAL RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL at Ninigret Park, 4813 Old Post Road, Charlestown, 5 p.m. to midnight. Music stages, dance pavilion, family stage, workshops, food, Mardi Gras parades and more. Also, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30 and 31, noon to midnight. Visit rhythmandroots.com.

PAWTUCKET RED SOX play the Buffalo Bisons at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. Game time 7:05 p.m. Call 724-7300 or visit pawsox.com.

SKYSCRAPERS AMATEUR ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY meets at Seagrave Observatory, 47 Peep Toad Road, Scituate, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Nitya Kallivayalil, from Havard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, will present "Megellanic Clouds." The public is invited. Visit theskyscrapers.org.

Saturday

Aug. 30

BURRILLVILLE FARMERS MARKET at the Levy School, 135 Harrisville Main St., 9 a.m. to noon, continues every Saturday until October.

FREE FOR ALL SATURDAY at the RISD Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission for families of all ages on the last Saturday of the month. Hands-on workshops, performances, videos, refreshments and gallery quests throughout the day. Children must be accompanied by adult. Call 454-6674 or visit www.risdmuseum.org.

PAWTUCKET RED SOX play the Buffalo Bisons at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. Game time 6:05 p.m. Call 724-7300 or visit pawsox.com.

WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE - Fires on the rivers and at Waterplace Park in downtown Providence starting at sunset, 7:22 p.m. Visit waterfire.org.

SEAGRAVE OBSERVATORY, 47 Peep Toad Road, Scituate, is open to the public every Saturday night, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting. Visit theskyscrapers.org.

Sunday

Aug. 31

JIMMY FUND GOLF TOURNAMENT, Foster Country Club, 67 Johnson Road, 10 a.m. Features raffles and silent auction. Entry fee: $125 per person, includes breakfast, hot dogs, beverages, and steak dinner. To register, call 397-7750.

49TH ANNUAL FIELD DAY AND MUSTER sponsored by the Oakland Mapleville Fire Department starts at 11 a.m. with a parade Oakland Triangle followed by muster at Victory Highway and Oakland School Street, Burrillville. Cash prizes, refreshments, firemen competitions and more. Call 568-3126.

BLACKSTONE RIVER BOAT TOURS aboard the riverboat Explorer, at 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m., from Thundermist Landing at Market Square, Woonsocket. Tickets $10 adults, $8 seniors and children. Call Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, 724-2200, for information and reservations.

PAWTUCKET RED SOX play the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. Game time 6:05 p.m., followed by fireworks. Call 724-7300 or visit pawsox.com.

Monday

Sept. 1

Labor Day

10TH ANNUAL LABOR DAY OPEN HOUSE at the Museum of Work & Culture, 42 So. Main St., Woonsocket, sponsored by the Rhode Island Labor History Society, Working Rhode Island, and the Greater Woonsocket Labor Council. Free admission 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. See the Treasury of Life exhibit, History Alive costumed interpreters, "A Walk Through American Communities" exhibit, the Rhode Island Merci Box Car, Catholic school archives and more. Call 769-9675,

PAWTUCKET RED SOX play the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs at McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket. Game time 1:05 p.m. Call 724-7300 or visit pawsox.com.

Tuesday

Sept. 2

VILLAGE OF LYMANSVILLE PRESENTATION, Salvatore Mancini Resource and Activity Center, 2 Atlantic Blvd., North Providence, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Historical DVD with narration discussion the history of textile mills and immigration in the village. Call 231-0742.

BINGO, Glocester Senior Center, 1210 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, 1:30 p.m. Call 567-4557.

FAMILY MOVIES, Harmony Library, 195 Putnam Pike, Glocester, 2 p.m. Call 949-2850, for listings.

PRAY THE ROSARY, Holy Family Chapel, on the grounds of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, 399 Fruit Hill Ave., North Providence, 5 p.m.

NORTHERN R.I. CAMERA CLUB meets at Harris Public Library, 303 Clinton St., Woonsocket, 7 p.m. Visit nricc.net.

HARMONY HERITAGE women's barbershop chorus rehearses every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at St. Paul Church, 50 Park Place, Pawtucket. New members welcome.

Wednesday

Sept. 3

PUBLIC SWIMMING at the CCRI, Lincoln, indoor swimming pool, 5:30-6:30 p.m. lap swim, 6:30-8 p.m. open swim. $3 adults, $2 children. Every Monday and Wednesday. Call 333-7316.

Thursday

Sept. 4

RED CROSS BABYSITTING WORKSHOP, Harmony Library, 195 Putnam Pike, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $50 registration fee. Call 949-2850.

SQUARE DANCE LESSONS, offered by the Swinging Squares of Rhode Island, at East Smithfield Community Center, Esmond St., 7-10 p.m. Call Daphne at 728-9029 or visit swingingsquares.com.

"DON CARLOS" opens at the Gamm Theatre, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, and runs through Oct. 5. A political thriller set in the 16th century. Call 723-4266 or visit gammtheatre.org.

Friday

Sept. 5

10TH ANNUAL PAWTUCKET ARTS FESTIVAL opens with a Festival Gala at Slater Mill, 67 Roosevelt Ave., Pawtucket, 6-10:30 p.m. Music by Buckwheat Zydeco and Slippery Sneakers, cash bar, Taste of Pawtucket with food from area restaurants, and more. Admission $15. Call 724-2200 or visit pawtucketartsfestival.org.

SKYSCRAPERS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY presents Fererica Bianco from the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard University, 7:30 p.m., at Seagrave Observatory, 47 Peeptoad Road, Scituate. Visit theyskyscrapers.org.

EVENING BINGO, Salvatore Mancini Resource and Activity Center, 2 Atlantic Blvd., North Providence, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Get tickets in advance at the center. Call 231-0742.

FRANK AND FRANK ON FRIDAYS, 10:15 p.m., Catch a Rising Star Comedy Club at Twin River Casino, Lincoln, featuring comedian Frank O'Donnell and R-rated hypnotist Frank Santos. Call 723-3200 or visit twinriver.com.

Saturday

Sept. 6

SCENIC SCITUATE BIKE TOUR, sponsored by the Scituate Rotary Club, begins and ends in the parking lot opposite Scituate Community House, 546 West Greenville Road, Route 116. Check-in time, 7-9 a.m. Four routes offered: 13, 27, 51 or 71 miles. $5 registration fee per rider. Register at Vengel Jewelers, 27 Village Plaza Way, North Scituate, or call 378-7667.

R.I. DRAGONBOAT RACES & TAIWAN DAY FESTIVAL, School Street Pier, Pawtucket, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. A Pawtucket Arts Festival celebration. Visit pawtucketartsfestival.org.

ECO-DEPOT collection and computer and electronics recycling at the Central Landfill in Johnston, 8 a.m.-noon. Appointments required for dropping off household hazardous waste. Call 942-1430, ext. 241, or visit rirrc.org.

BURRILLVILLE FARMERS MARKET at the Levy School, 135 Harrisville Main St., 9 a.m. to noon, continues every Saturday until October.

8TH ANNUAL HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLE SHOW sponsored by the R.I. Military Vehicle Collectors Club, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday, at Quonset Point, North Kingstown. Admission $5 adults, $12 ages 12-18, free for kids under 12. Call Eric at 294-3061 or Paul at 766-4409.

BUTTERFLY WALK, bus will leave from Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, 10 a.m. Walk will take place at Napatree Point in Westerly. Fee: $12/member, $15/non-member. Ages 10 and older. To register call, 949-5454, ext. 3041 or e-mail programs@asri.org.

VASA DAY, Little Rhody Vasa Park, Boswell Trail, Foster. Park opens, 11 a.m. Flag ceremony, 1 p.m.; king and queen crowning, 2:30 p.m.; games, 3 p.m. Bud Pistachio will perform, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Dinner served a 5 p.m. Cost: $13/adults, $6/children 12 and under; $1 for afternoon only. For reservations, call 885-9356.

LEARN HOW TO USE A MAP AND COMPASS, at Audubon Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 12 Sanderson Road, Smithfield, 1-4 p.m. The program fee is $12/member adult, $8/member child; $18/non-member adult, $12/non-member child. Open to ages 9 and older. To register, call 949-5454, ext. 3041 or e-mail programs@asri.org.

SEAGRAVE OBSERVATORY is open to the public every Saturday night, 8-10 p.m., weather permitting. Visit theskyscrapers.org.