Here's What's Happening This Weekend

Here are some things to do this weekend, Nov. 15-17, in Bristol and Warren: 

The Baptist Church in Warren begins the year-long celebration of its 250th anniversary with events scheduled all weekend. A lasagna dinner kicks off the celebration Friday at 6 pm. Contact the church at 245-3669 or 250baptistchurchinwarren.com if you plan to attend. The dinner includes the unveiling of a special 250th banner. Then on Saturday at 10 am, a gravestone rubbing and digital photography session will take place in the North Burial Ground. On Sunday at 10 am, the church will make an authentic Colonial breakfast using original recipes for jonnycakes, brown bread and hasty pudding. 

First Congregational Church in Bristol holds its 84th annual Harvest Moon bazaar on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm with proceeds to go to direct community aid. The event features a Silent Auction, a bakery, a quilt raffle, hand-stitched items, jams, Attic Treasures, floral arrangements, and gift items from various vendors. Santa Claus will arrive on an antique fire truck. There is entertainment all day, including storyteller “Sug” Grant, a retired librarian from Louisiana who lives now in Bristol; the Mt. Hope High School Chorus; members of the Community String Project, and the church’s own James Thomas. A luncheon features lobster rolls, chili, soups and desserts. Admission is free. 

The Herreshoff Marine Museum, 1 Burnside St., Bristol, holds a free day on Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. Cider and snacks, children's activities, games, a movie, guided tours, a special visit to our restoration shop to see our shipwright at work, and tours of The RELIANCE Project will be offered. Click here for the schedule of events: http://herreshoff.org/events/index.html.

The Roger Williams University School of Law presents a two-day conference Friday and Saturday on  “The ERA in the 21st Century: Where Have We Come From, and Where Will We Go?” It runs from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday. Full schedule and registration details are available at http://www.rwu.edu/go/era/.