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All meetings 2 p.m.Call 401-333-5815.Central Falls• Blackstone Valley ExplorerRiverboat Tours, leaving fromCentral Falls Landing from 1 to4 p.m. on the hour. For moreinformation, call 401-724-2200or visit www.rivertourblackstone.com.Blackstone• Polka Fest at Roosevelt Park,St. Paul Street, 11 a.m. LivePolka Paul show broadcast.Rich Bobinski orchestra from 2to 5 p.m. Food from KrakowDeli Smoke House available atnoontime for purchase.Bellingham• Reading with Indy, 6:30 to7:30 p.m. at the BellinghamPublic Library. Indy, a certifiedreading therapy dog will be at thelibrary on Mondays. Children signup for 15 minutes to read to Indy.All ages welcome. Please registeronly one time per month inorder to give other childrenopportunities to read.Woonsocket• 15th annual Open House atMuseum of Work & Culture celebratingthe city’s first Labor Daycelebration on Sept. 4, 1899,9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also thatday, the museum will premiere anexhibit on the 85th anniversary ofthe Italian Workingman’s Club. Aplay titled “The Closing of theSocial Mill” will be shown at11:30 a.m., 1 and 2 p.m.Pawtucket• The Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter and Shri Studio havepartnered to offer a “Yoga forSeniors” on Tuesday morningsfrom 9:30am-10:30am at ShriStudio, 21 Broad Street inPawtucket.This class isdesigned to introduce seniors togentle yoga postures and meditationtechniques from theirchairs, helping them reducestress, improve focus, buildstrength, and increase flexibility.The fee for Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter members is $5 per personper month. Transportation isavailable from the Senior Centerto the Studio for those whoneed it. For more informationand/or to register for the classplease contact the SeniorCenter at 728-7582.Pawtucket•The Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter offers free Monthly LegalClinics, which are sponsored bythe RI Bar Association. Theseclinics consist of individualappointments with an attorneywho can answer any legal questionsor concerns you may have.These appointments are privateand confidential. The clinics areheld once a month from 1-3pmon the 2nd floor of the Center,located at 420 Main Street. Thenext Legal Clinic will be held onWednesday, September 4th.If you would like to make anappointment please call 728-7582 or visit the Center’s 2ndfloor office. This program is freeand open to adults 55 andolder.Woonsocket• Dinner and Messages ofHope and Love with SpiritualMedium Roland Comtois at theStadium Theatre, 6:30 p.m.Comtois is an internationallyacclaimed spiritual consultantwho has touched millions oflives around the world with hischanneled message of love,light, healing and compassion.(401) 762-4545, www.stadiumtheatre.comEast Providence• Riverside Branch Library, 475Bullocks Point Ave., will featurefilms on Thursday afternoons at1:30pm. Call 434-2453 for theentire schedule.Cumberland• Cub Scout Pack 12,Berkeley-Ashton, will host a FalRally and sign up night at a specialpack meeting at St. JosephParish Hall, 1303 Mendon Roadat 6:30 p.m. The community isinvited to come and learn moreabout Pack 12 and enjoy icecream, songs, skits and jokes.8 9 10 11 12 13Pawtucket• Spaghetti and Meatball dinnerto benefit the Alzheimer's fund atthe Gatchell VFW post, 171Fountain St., from 1 to 5 p.m.There will be raffles, split the potand more.Tickets can be purchasedat the post, weekdaysafter 3 p.m., at the door the dayof the event, or call 401-721-5399 or e-mailgrandmab04@aol.comLincoln•The St. Ambrose AnnualClambake, noon to 5 p.m., 191School St. in Albion. Clam Cakes,Chowder & Steamers and moregreat food. Club Raffle with totalof $5,000 in prizes. Call HollyBradley, parish secretary, formore details or to order your raffleticket at 401 333-1568.Millville•Annual service in the 1769Chestnut Hill meeting house,located on Chestnut Hill Road, 3p.m. with light refreshments to follow.Non denominational service,all are invited.Cumberland• The AARP CumberlandChapter #4646 will meet at theSt. Joseph's Parish Hall, 1303Mendon Road. The businessmeeting will begin at 11 a.m.,followed by a luncheon.Davenport's Restaurant willdeliver food choices made.Members are asked to bringcanned goods for the chapterproject.• American Legion CumberlandPost #14 meeting, 7:30 p.m.,post home, 695 Broad St.Important by-laws changes willbe reviews at the associationmeeting following the regularpost meeting.Woonsocket• The Woonsocket Knights ofColumbus will host an installationof officers at 7 p.m. at AllSaints Church Hall, open tomembers and their families.There will be a pot luck coalitionto follow. Please RSVP to GrandKnight Richard Riel, (401) 626-8454.Pawtucket• The Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter and Shri Studio havepartnered to offer a “Yoga forSeniors” on Tuesday morningsfrom 9:30am-10:30am at ShriStudio, 21 Broad Street. Thefee for Senior Center membersis $5 per person per month.728-7582.Cumberland• Teen Anime Club at theCumberland Public Library,every Tuesday from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. for teens 13+. Watchanime and have a snack, draw,play games and meet specialgifts. This fall there will be amakeup artist and comic bookartist. Newcomers are welcome.No registratio necessary.North Smithfield• The Frehill Council of theKnights of Columbus meet atthe council home, 501 GreatRoad, Suite 106 to plan the calendarfor the rest of the year.Whitinsville• The Blackstone Valley Coinand Collectables Club will host acoin show at Brians Restaurantfrom 3 to 8p.m.Pawtucket• Blackstone Culinaria SecretIngredient Food Tour, BayalBuffet, 50 Ann Mary St. Demo:News - Senegalese spring rolls.Meal: A traditional Senegalesebuffet. Cost: $19.50. Bookonline at blackstoneclinaria.comor call (401) 724-2200.Woonsocket• Mended Hearts meet at 5:30p.m. Speaker and host is Dr.Walid Saber. Meeting will beheld at his office, 191 ClintonSt., Suite 100. Topic: PeripheralArtery Disease. All are welcome.Milford• Free tribut dinner paying tributeto Blue Star and Gold Starfamilies, veterans and firstresponders, heroes and victimsof 9/11. Medway VFW, 6-8 p.m.www.thankstoyanks.org.Woonsocket• Buddy Cianci presents Politicsand Pasta at the StadiumTheatre from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.www.stadiumtheatre.com• The Harris Public LibraryWritten Word Writing Groupmeets on Thursdays at 7:15p.m. An outlet for adult writers ofall leanings: poetry, journaling,prose, short story, sermon,comedy, script writing, puppets.No critiquing.•At 7 p.m. the Harris PublicLibrary hosts Parlons Francais, aFrench conversation group,open to anyone with an interestin returning to their French-Canadian roots. For more information,call Sylvia Bartholomy at769-1623.Cumberland• Stargazing at the CumberlandLibrary, 6:30 p.m. Members ofSkyscrapers Inc. will be there tohelp view Mercury and severalother planets should be in viewas well as the moon. Familyevent.15 16 17 18 19 20Cumberland• Widow support group meetsevery Sunday — the first twoSundays of the month are at theCommunity Chapel on DiamondHill Rd. The second two are atEmerald Bay Manor, Diamond HillRoad. All meetings 2 p.m.Call 401-333-5815.Central Falls• Blackstone Valley ExplorerRiverboat Tours, leaving fromCentral Falls Landing from 1 to 4p.m. on the hour. For more information,call 401-724-2200 orvisit wwwLincoln• Civil War re-enactment andexhibit, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Hearthside House, featuring livecamps and demonstrations allweekend inside Chase FarmPark, located on the Great RoadHistoric District. www.hearthsidehouse.org,(401) 726-0597.Bellingham• Reading with Indy, 6:30 to7:30 p.m. at the BellinghamPublic Library. Indy, a certifiedreading therapy dog will be at thelibrary on Mondays. Children signup for 15 minutes to read to Indy.All ages welcome. Please registeronly one time per month inorder to give other childrenopportunities to read.Woonsocket• The Knights of ColumbusMoylan Assembly meet at 7 p.m.at All Saints Parish. The installationof Assembly officers will takeplace as well as receiving theSupreme “Te Be A PatriotAward.” Open to members, familyand friends. If you can bringfood, call Lou Lavalle at (401)636-3962.Pawtucket• The Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter and Shri Studio havepartnered to offer a “Yoga forSeniors” on Tuesday morningsfrom 9:30am-10:30am at ShriStudio, 21 Broad Street. Thefee for Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter members is $5 per personper month. Transportation isavailable from the Senior Centerto the Studio for those whoneed it. For more informationand/or to register for the classplease contact the SeniorCenter at 728-7582.Cumberland• Teen Anime Club at theCumberland Public Library,every Tuesday from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. for teens 13+. Watchanime and have a snack, draw,play games and meet specialgifts. This fall there will be amakeup artist and comic bookartist. Newcomers are welcome.No registratio necessary.Johnston• Blackstone Culinaria SecretIngredient Food Tour, J & DFamily Restaurant, 46 PutnamPike, Route 44. Demo: AngelChicken — Chicken, mushroomsand fresh green pepperssauteed in garlic butter thentossed angel hair pasta. Menu:Chicken Escarole soup, angelchicken, apple crisp with coffee.Cost: $19.50. Book online atblackstoneclinaria.com or call(401) 724-2200.Woonsocket•Harris Public Library BookGroup, 7 p.m. “Game ofThrones: A song of Ice andFire.” Due to the length of thebook, the first half will be discussedin August, and the secondhalf will be discussed inSeptember. A limited number ofcopies of the book are availableat the Circulation Desk. Formore information, please contactAssistant Director KimShipala at kshipala@woonsocketlibrary.orgEast Providence• Riverside Branch Library, 475Bullocks Point Ave., will featurefilms on Thursday afternoons at1:30pm. Call 434-2453 for theentire schedule.Lincoln• Vietnam Veterans of America,James Michael Ray MemorialChapter #818 meets at 7 p.m.at the Lincoln Senior Center,150 Jenckes Hill Road. Dinnerat 6 p.m. All Vietnam veteranswelcome. For more informationcall Joe at (401) 651-6060.Pawtucket•Children and their families areinvited for an afternoon craftevery Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m.at the Pawtucket Library.Glocester• The Harmony Library will hostthe Classic and ContemporaryBook Discussion Group’s talkabout Breakfast with Buddha byR. Merullo at 2 p.m.Pawtucket• 15th annual Pawtucket ArtsFestival, Sept. 6-22. Annual citywidecelebration of the arts, cultureand entertainment. Majorevents include Festival Gala onSept. 6; Chinese Dragon BoatRaces and Taiwan Festival onSept. 7; RI PhilharmonicConcert at Slater Park on Sept.22. Visit www.pawtucketartsfestival.orgfor more information.• Pawtucket Veterans Councilmeets at 2 p.m. at Gatchell VFWPost, Fountain and BlakeStreets.Central Falls•St. Joseph’s annual Polish-American Festival, Sept. 6-8 at391 High St. Friday/Saturday 6p.m.-midnight, Sunday noon to6 p.m. Free admission.www.polishscholarshipsri.org.Woonsocket• Dinner and Comedy withFather Misgivings at the StadiumTheatre, 6:30 p.m. (401) 762-4545, www.stadiumtheatre.comBurrillville• Pascoag Council, 383,Knights of Columbus FridayNight Bingo at the ColumbusClub, 98 Roosevelt Ave. Gamesbegin promptly at 6:20 p.m.;doors open at 4:30 p.m. andthe kitchen at 5 p.m. The bingoprogram includes a full complementof regular games and severalhigher-paying specialgames including a split-the-pot.Pawtucket• Leon Mathieu Senior CenterCoffee Hour, 1 to 3 p.m. BingoBlast with Karin Lavoie, LMSCProgram Coordinator. Non-cashprizes will be awarded to all winners.The Center will also have abirthday celebration for its memberswith September birthdays.Woonsocket• Tribute to Lynard Skynyrd —The Artimus Pyle Band at theStadium Theatre, 8 p.m. (401)762-4545, www.stadiumtheatre.com.Burrillville• Pascoag Council, 383,Knights of Columbus FridayNight Bingo at the ColumbusClub, 98 Roosevelt Ave. Gamesbegin promptly at 6:20 p.m.;doors open at 4:30 p.m. andthe kitchen at 5 p.m. The bingoprogram includes a full complementof regular games and severalhigher-paying specialgames including a split-the-pot.Pawtucket• Leon Mathieu Senior CenterCoffee Hour, 1 to 3 p.m. FallsPrevention program with the URICollege of Pharmacy OutreachProgram. Learn ways to protectyourself from a dreaded fall.Woonsocket• St. Michael’s UkrainianOrthodox Church Celebrates itsAnnual Festival, 74 Harris Avenue,from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission isfree and open to the public. Thisyear's festival will also feature acraft fair and vendors.Attleboro• Parish of St. Mark’s annual fair,9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities, musicand food. 105 Stanley St.,Attleboro Falls.Cumberland•Teen Film Series at theCumberland Library, 1:30 p.m. forages 11+. Movie: Start Trek, ratedPG-13. Register online or visit thereference desk.Pawtucket• 15th annual Pawtucket ArtsFestival, Sept. 6-22. Annual citywidecelebration of the arts, cultureand entertainment. Majorevents include Festival Gala onSept. 6; Chinese Dragon BoatRaces and Taiwan Festival onSept. 7; RI Philharmonic Concertat Slater Park on Sept. 22. Visitwww.pawtucketartsfestival.org.14Glocester• Rhode Island Land TrustDays. Guided tour of SpragueFarm and Sprague FamilyCemetery, 9 a.m., hosted by theGlocester Land Trust.Lincoln• Civil War re-enactment andexhibit, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Hearthside House, featuring livecamps and demonstrations allweekend inside Chase FarmPark, located on the Great RoadHistoric District. www.hearthsidehouse.org,(401) 726-0597.Northbridge• Blackstone CanalConservancy sponsors a morningof brush clearing and trashremoval along the canal andtrails in the Blackstone River andCanal Heritage State Park. Meetat 9 a.m. at Plummer’s Landingwest parking area at the canalon Church Street. Bring loppers,bow saws, brush cuttersand work gloves. No powertools.21North Smithfield• 2013 annual North SmithfieldGreat Pumpkin Festival on thegronds of North Smithfield HighSchool. Community-wide publicevent celebrating the start of theautumn season. Enjoy pumpkinrelated events, food, entertainment,community service informationfair and more. Call (401)767-2200 for more information.Bellingham• The First Baptist Church ofBellingham holds a harvest festfrom 1 to 6 p.m., with a concertat 3. Free event featuring food,games, activities and crafts.Bellingham Town Common.22 23 24 25 26 27Cumberland• Widow support group meetsevery Sunday — the first twoSundays of the month are at theCommunity Chapel on DiamondHill Rd. The second two are atEmerald Bay Manor, Diamond HillRoad. All meetings 2 p.m.Call 401-333-5815.Central Falls• Blackstone Valley ExplorerRiverboat Tours, leaving fromCentral Falls Landing from 1 to 4p.m. on the hour. For more information,call 401-724-2200 orvisit wwwSouth Attleboro• St. Theresa’s Women’s Guildhold their annual craft and vendorfair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at theKnights of Columbus Hall, 304Highland Ave.Glocester• Heritage Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Vendors on both sides of MainStreet.Bellingham• Reading with Indy, 6:30 to7:30 p.m. at the BellinghamPublic Library. Indy, a certifiedreading therapy dog will be at thelibrary on Mondays. Children signup for 15 minutes to read to Indy.All ages welcome. Please registeronly one time per month inorder to give other childrenopportunities to read.East Providence• Weaver Library, 41 Grove Ave.,and the East ProvidenceHistorical Society presentUncovering the Past – a “Showand Tell” of East ProvidenceTreasures on Monday at 7 p.m.in the Champlin Program Roomof the Library. The evening willfeature a slide presentation anddiscussion of East Providenceartifacts.Pawtucket• The Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter and Shri Studio havepartnered to offer a “Yoga forSeniors” on Tuesday morningsfrom 9:30am-10:30am at ShriStudio, 21 Broad Street. Thefee for Leon Mathieu SeniorCenter members is $5 per personper month. 728-7582.Cumberland• Teen Anime Club at theCumberland Public Library,every Tuesday from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. for teens 13+. Watchanime and have a snack, draw,play games and meet specialgifts.North Smithfield• The Frehill Council of theKnights of Columbus will hold afirst and second degree ceremonyat 7 p.m. at the councilhome, 501 Great Road, Suite106 for men intereste din joining.For information, call TedBenz at (401) 356-0441 orted@benztesters.com.Burrillville• Blackstone Culinaria SecretIngredient Food Tour, CrystalLake Golf Club, 100 BroncoHighway. Demo: Chicken francaise.Meal: Chicken francaise,pasta and vegetable. Cost:$19.50. Book online at blackstoneclinaria.comor call (401)724-2200.Woonsocket•Harris Public Library hosts“Behind the Paranormal withPaul and Ben Eno” at 7 p.m.Behind the Paranormal coversPaul Eno’s strange journey over43 years, from seminary studiesand work with church exorciststo eminent paranormal authority.One and a half hours, with timefor questions. This program isfree and open to the public.East Providence• Riverside Branch Library, 475Bullocks Point Ave., will featurefilms on Thursday afternoons at1:30pm. Call 434-2453 for theentire schedule.Glocester• The Harmony Library will hostthe Mystery Book DiscussionGroup, led by Brenda Fecteau,the Harmony Library AdultLibrarian, which will discussHarlan Coben’s Deal Breaker at1:30 p.m.Burrillville• Pascoag Council, 383,Knights of Columbus FridayNight Bingo at the ColumbusClub, 98 Roosevelt Ave. Gamesbegin promptly at 6:20 p.m.;doors open at 4:30 p.m. andthe kitchen at 5 p.m.Pawtucket• Leon Mathieu Senior CenterCoffee Hour, 1 to 3 p.m.Medicare Part D OpenEnrollment with Joan Newton,LMSC Case Worker andCommunity InformationSpecialist.Woonsocket• Meat raffle, Our Saviour’sChurch, 500 Smithfield Road.Doors open at 6:15 p.m., a freesupper will be served. Rafflebegins at 7. (401) 766-5998.• Dinner and Drag with KittyLitter at the Stadium Theatre,6:30 p.m. Kitty Litter will dazzleyou with musical comedy andquick-witterd banter. Dinner providedby River Falls. www.stadiumtheatre.com.Send your community events to notices@woonsocketcall.com28Blackstone• St. Paul’s Church yard sale, 8a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for a table isfree by a goodwill donationwould be accepted. Call MaryAnn at (508) 883-6726 toreserve a space.Blackstone River Valley• 2013 Blackstone River ValleyGreenway Challenge. Contact:(401) 762-0250. This fun annualrunning, cycling and canoeingcompetition highlights the historicBlackstone River Valley asa prime recreational destination.www.greenwaychallenge.org formore information.Woonsocket• New England’s Got Talent,hosted by Meaghan Mooneyfrom The Rhode Show, at theStadium Theatre, 7 p.m.www.stadiumtheatre.com.