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| 10 Things To Do This Weekend!
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| Music at sunset
 The 2010 Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series continues this Friday with Boz Skaggs. The Grammy-award winner was last in Newport for the 2008 Sunset Series. He returns this year during his tour supporting his latest album, “Speak Low.” Slide guitarist and modern roots singer-songwriter David Jacobs-Strain, who opened for Skaggs on the singer’s 2008 tour, will also return to the Newport Yachting Center as the opening act this Friday. The Courtyard will have concessions including burgers, shrimp kabobs and a full bar.
LOCATION: Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf, Newport. Friday, July 2, at 6 p.m. Tickets: $62 standard, $77 preferred.
WEBSITE: www.newportwaterfrontevents.com.
CAPTION: Skaggs is just one of the marquee performers at this year’s series.
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|  |  Synch your summer to Sound Session
Sound Session is a summer music event that defies the traditional boundaries of music festivals to bring an eclectic variety of talent. Held each July in Providence, the week-long event makes use of multiple stages to host performances by artists from various genres and also includes a Mardi Gras-style parade. This Thursday, Blaze Restaurant will host a pre-Sound Session 2010 Kickoff Party. Those who attend will be able to learn about Sound Session and what goes into planning the festival. You’ll get the inside scoop on who, what, when and where of Sound Session, including how you can volunteer. Board members will also speak about the event.
LOCATION: Blaze Restaurant, 776 Hope St., Providence. Thursday, July 1, from 6 to 10 p.m. Tickets $10; all proceeds go to the Providence Sound Session.
WEBSITE: www.blazerestaurants.com.
CAPTION: Check out the pre-Sound Session 2010 Kickoff Party to benefit the weeklong festival.
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| Baseball with a bang!
 The Blackstone River Valley Tourism Council invites you to join the celebration the United States’ 234th birthday this weekend. In addition to local communities hosting events recognizing the Fourth of July, the weekend will also feature a Rhode Island tradition at McCoy Stadium. The Pawtucket Red Sox will play evening games against the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees on Thursday and Friday and against the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs on Saturday. Each of the three games will be followed by a stunning fireworks presentation.
LOCATION: McCoy Stadium, 1 Columbus Ave., Pawtucket. Thursday, July 1, and Friday, July 2, at 6:15; Saturday, July 3, at 6:05. All box tickets cost $11; general admission tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for senior citizens and ages 12 and younger. Call (401) 724-7300 for more information or to purchase tickets.
WEBSITE: www.minorleaguebaseball.com.
CAPTION: The Pawtucket Red Sox will celebrate the Fourth of July with three games this weekend.
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| The Breakers gets a new voice
 The Preservation Society of Newport County’s new audio tour for The Breakers is now available for those visiting the estate. The Breakers introduces itself as the tour guide, leading you through the historic Vanderbilt summer home while sharing its history and its secrets. The Preservation Society created the tour from 10 years of research, oral histories from family members and staff who have lived there, and the main audio tour “The Breakers Revealed.” The new tour includes themes of architecture, design, décor and personal presentation. It is available as an option on the audio tour players provided to all guests at no additional charge.
LOCATION: The Breakers, 44 Ochre Point Ave., Newport. Thursday, July 1, through Sunday, July 4, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets: $19 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-17. For more information call (401) 847-1000 or e-mail info@newportmansions.org.
WEBSITE: www.newportmansions.org.
CAPTION: The Preservation Society of Newport County debuts a new family audio tour of The Breakers, the historic summer “cottage” of the Vanderbilts.
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| Theater for the airwaves
 Perishable Theatre presents a night of short plays designed for radio this Friday. “Breathing Tube” will include traditional radio theater pieces, as well as more inventive interpretations of the genre. The works featured in Friday’s show are “Cookie Bells” by Kenny Cahoon, “Great Whites: Episode 2 – White on Rice” by Cyrus Leddy, “Walker’s Annie” by Walker Mettling, and “Ugly Duckling” by Hillary Rhodes. Perishable Theatre helps local performance artists learn and develop through its Residence Artists program. Artists are provided with rehearsal space, resources and opportunities for full production of completed works.
LOCATION: Perishable Theatre, 95 Empire St., Providence. Friday, July 2, from 8:30 to 10 p.m. Tickets: $5. For more information call (401) 331-2695 ext. 101
WEBSITE: www.perishable.org.
CAPTION: Perishable Theatre presents an evening of radio theater pieces this Friday.
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| Get into the hall of fame
 Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, part of the ATP World Tour, will be held in Newport next week, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum is gearing up with Family Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. Activities include museum tours, tennis-themed crafts, virtual tennis for the Nintendo Wii and more. There will be Quick Start Tennis, a program introducing children ages 4-10 to the game, and Junior Tennis Clinics for youth ages 8-16. The Rossetti Brothers will host a presentation and demonstration on both days. Professional tennis players will be on the courts in the qualifying tournament for next week’s championship.
LOCATION: International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, Saturday, July 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, July 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets: $11 adults, $5 children. For more information, call (866) 914-3263 or visit the website.
WEBSITE: www.tennisfame.com.
CAPTION: Get your whole family into the International Tennis Hall of Fame this weekend.
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|  Tracking the lives of songbirds
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island invites you watch as Steve Reinert demonstrates the process of bird banding. Bird banding includes the capture, band, measure and release of song birds in order to track their movement. The techniques for each step of the process will be demonstrated and explained before the birds are released. Experts will also discuss the migratory habits and life history of each kind of species used in the demonstration. It is recommended that participants bring a camera and binoculars. Program space is limited, so register early.
LOCATION: Audubon Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St., Bristol. Saturday, July 3, from 9 to 11 a.m. Program fee: $8 member adult, $5 member child; $11 nonmember adult, $6 nonmember child. Children younger than 4 are free. Open to all ages. Course number: 164333-506. To register, call (401) 949-5454 ext. 3401 or e-mail programs@asri.org.
WEB SITE: www.asri.org.
CAPTION: Learn how wildlife experts track the movement of birds.
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| Recalling Broadway’s golden age
 “Hello, Dolly!” is a Tony-award winning family musical full of dancing and classic tunes from the 1890s. The show, by Jerry Herman, comes to the stage of Theatre by the Sea this week. Ocean State Theatre Company welcomes Cady Huffman, from the original Broadway production of “The Producers,” to the role of Dolly Levi. Joining Huffman is Al Bundonis (Laurence from “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”) in the role of Horace Vandergelder. Kevin P. Hill serves as director and choreographer, and Bob Bray returns to Theatre by the Sea as music director.
LOCATION: Theatre by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Road, Matunuck. Thursday, July 1, at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Friday, July 2, 8 p.m., Saturday, July 3, 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Sunday, July 4, 5 p.m. Tickets: $35. Tickets available at the box office Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., via telephone (401) 782-8587, or on the website.
WEBSITE: www.theatrebythesea.com/hello-dolly.
CAPTION: Tony-award winner Cady Huffman will make her Theatre by the Sea debut as Dolly.
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| Old to me, new to you
 On Saturday, the Four Corners Art Center will host the Tiverton Four Corners Antiques Show, an event new to the venue this year. Ferguson & D'Arruda, a specialty antique shop located on Wickenden Street, will manage inaugural event, which is slated to feature about 40 exhibitors. Ferguson & D'Arruda has been in the antique business for more than 30 years and currently manages six other antique shows: the Mount Hope Farm Garden & Antiques Fair in Bristol. the Little Compton Antiques Show at Sakonnet Vineyards, the Newport Antiques Festival at Fort Adams, the Golden Ball Tavern Antiques Show in Weston, Mass., the Antiques & Garden Elements in Darien, Conn., and the East Hampton Antiques Show in New York.
LOCATION: The Meeting House, 3850 Main Road, Tiverton Four Corners. Saturday, July 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $7 without a show card; $6 with a show card.
WEBSITE: www.tivertonfourcorners.com.
CAPTION: Enjoy the day outside, perusing the treasures of Rhode Island.
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| Philharmonic on the Fourth
 The Rhode Island Philharmonic Pops Orchestra will begin its 2010 Summer Pops series on Sunday with a Fourth of July concert at India Point Park. The philharmonic will perform a variety of music works, including selections from the musicals “South Pacific” and “Wicked,” a salute to Frank Sinatra and other pieces. Resident conductor Francisco Noya will lead the concert. Noya has served as the music director of the Longwood Symphony Orchestra in Boston for 12 seasons and is a member of the conducting faculty at the Berklee College of Music. As an accompaniment to the music, a fireworks display is planned.
LOCATION: India Point Park, Providence. Sunday, July 4, at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Rain date: Monday, July 5, at 7 p.m.
WEBSITE: www.riphil.org.
CAPTION: The Fourth of July Summer Pops concert at India Point Park is something to celebrate.
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