Top Weekend Picks: Mardi Gras & More
Friday, February 25, 2011
Who smells spring in the air when it's not 12 degrees out? Let's get outside this weekend and enjoy the lengthening days and warmer sunshine. We've got 6 great events you can't afford to miss.
Best Date Night Pick
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Saturday
It's party time! Two zydeco bands and a full cajun buffet will be served. The highlight of the evening will be the unmasking of the mysterious King Jace XVII by the Queen of the Mardi Gras. Father Marot CYO Center, Federal St, Woonsocket. 6 pm-midnight. $25. Information and tickets, call 762-9072 or http://www.nrica.org/mardigras.html" target="_blank">online, here.
Best Historic Pick
An Evening with Abraham Lincoln's Family and Friends, Cranston
Friday
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War with an informal evening with friends and family of our great President and a presentation by Mary Todd Lincoln (pssst... not the real one). Bring your favorite Abraham Lincoln quotes to share. Light refreshments. Begins at 7pm. Sprague Mansion, 1351 Cranston St, Cranston. $6 suggested donation. Call 922-9226, or visit the Cranston Historical Society Web site for more information.
Best Home & Garden Pick
RI Spring Flower and Garden Show, Providence
Friday-Sunday
The 19th Annual Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show is partnering with the American Heart Association marrying the beauty of nature with popular romantic love stories that touch the heart. Stroll through 28 gardens, each a reminder of your favorite movie, song or novel; enjoy hundreds of garden vendors, demonstrations, lectures, and organic gardening technique demonstrations. RI Convention Center, 1 Sabin St, Providence. Fri-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 10am-6 pm. $7 - $18; children under 6, free. For more information call 272-0980 or visit www.flowershow.com.
Best Museum Pick
Museum Vault Tours, Providence
Friday-Sunday
See the other 98% of the Natural History Museum's Collections during this exclusive February vacation week special. Natural HIstory Museum at Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence. Daily at 1 and 3 pm. Adults $5, children 4 - 7, $4. Visit www.cityofprovidence.com/museum.
Best Music Pick
Opera Providence, Bristol
Friday
Two excellent topics for any night: “Love and Revenge” is the theme of this concert by Opera Providence, performed on the lovely grounds of Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum with appetizers, wine, and dessert. 101 Ferry Rd, Bristol. 6:30 pm. $40 per person or $70 per couple. For more information call 253-2707 or visit www.blithewold.org.
Best Nature Pick
Winter Sky Views Planetarium Show, Providence
Friday-Sunday
Explore the night sky as never before. Take a tour of the winter skies and discover the constellations, planets, nebulae, and other stunning night sky objects that can be seen at this time of the year. Spectacular video imagery will bring viewers up close to black holes, star-forming nebulae, and more, showing the newest discoveries in astrophysics while instilling a sense of wonder about our universe. Museum of Natural History, Roger Williams Park, 1000 Elmwood Ave, Providence. 2 pm daily. Adults $3, children 4 - 7 $2, children under 4 not admitted. Visit www.cityofprovidence.com/museum.
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