🌱 Patch AM: Holiday Stargazing Spectacular and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Trucks, Trees and Traditions Pottery Painting at the Venue at Wilcox at The Venue at Wilcox
• Holiday Stargazing Spectacular at Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center
• Breachway Grill – Charlestown, RI at The Breachway Grill

Today's riddle: What did the boat dock say when it was arrested? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 40 and low of 26 degrees.
• Sunday: Snow and flurries, temps: high: 29, low: 13. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Very cold; breezy in the a.m., with a high of 26 and low of 18 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Charlestown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Trucks, Trees and Traditions Pottery Painting at the Venue at Wilcox
  The Venue at Wilcox, 5153 Old Post Rd, Charlestown
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Holiday Stargazing Spectacular
  Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center , Ninigret Park , 62 Park Ln , Charlestown
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Breachway Grill – Charlestown, RI
  The Breachway Grill , 1 Charlestown Beach Rd , Charlestown
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Stroll
  Fantastic Umbrella Factory , 4820 Old Post Rd , Charlestown
  5:00 pm
• Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
  The Contemporary Theater Company , 327 Main St , South Kingstown
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Holiday Mini Market: 12/14
  Grey Sail Tap Room , 65 Canal St , Westerly
  12:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Creative Threads Holiday Craft Sale
  Clark Memorial Library , 7 Pinehurst Dr , Richmond
• Classic Movie Monday: White Christmas (1954)
  Clark Memorial Library , 7 Pinehurst Dr , Richmond
  2:00 pm
• Westerly Light Parade
  Westerly Downtown Historic District , Westerly
  5:00 pm
• Westerly Town Council Special Meeting
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  5:30 pm
• Town Council
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Planning Board
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Probate Court
  Westerly, RI Calendar , 45 Broad St Second Floor , Westerly
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Did you know you can order free HIV self-tests delivered to you?
  Packs of FREE HIV tests are available nationally (including Puerto Rico): tmhtest.me/tests. Learn about this and other HIV and STI testing,… (Nextdoor )
• "One in every four adults is a caregiver.
  Of these, 94% care for adults, and one in three is under age 50. Caregivers are increasingly diverse across race, income, and generation. 29% are… (Nextdoor Charlestown)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Dunkin Baker/Opener - Ning in Charlestown. Apply here.
• Rhode Island Staffing posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Westerly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlestown here.

🗞 Nearby News

Westerly

• Preview: Westerly girls basketbal (thewesterlysun.com)
• See the 100 Stunning Nutcrackers Transforming Westerly This Christmas (wbsm.com)
• Are Rhode Island grocery stores open on Christmas Eve? Most close early. See Dec. 24 hours (providencejournal.com)

South Kingstown

• Jury convicts Indiana man of sexual assault in 1987 Exeter cold case (turnto10.com)
• RI Veterans: Did you know? 11.12.25 (Army-Navy Game, Events, Resources) - John A. Cianci (rinewstoday.com)
• Can Narragansett get bike path to the beach? Why latest plan rejected (providencejournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I demand a jury of my piers.
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