Five Things: Blood, Wellness & Heat

Blood Drive: Give a little of yourself today – donate blood. The Bloodmobile will be outside Back to Basics on Main Street today from 1 and 4 p.m.

EGSD Health & Wellness Committee meeting: The panel will meet at Meadowbrook Farms at 3 p.m. On the agenda is the Meadowbrook and Frenchtown health and wellness initiatives, a review of district wide H&W initiatives, and a review of mental health policy.

Affordable Housing Task Force meeting: On the agenda is the Comprehensive Plan update and discussion of future speaking dates. 3 p.m. at Town Hall.

Feels like summer: The warmer weather we've all been waiting for is here in spades today. I'll be looking for sunscreen and shade.

You asked, Patch answers: Do you have a question about something in town – a vacant store, a broken sidewalk, a trash collection time? If you do, send it my way.

On Friday …

Goddard Park Farmers Market: The market has moved into fall mode, with pumpkins, squash and apples. It’s a lovely way to spend a cool late summer morning. Off Ives Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Teen Center: The Teen Center has provided a great place to hang out on Friday evenings for decades now. They meet at the gym at Eldredge School but you don’t have to play basketball to enjoy the camaraderie. From 6 to 8 p.m.

On Saturday …

Ann Hood at Barnes & Noble: series to kick off the Barnes & Noble Imagination Destination Summer Reading Program. Hood, a native Rhode Islander and author of several books for adults, will be conducting a special reading and book signing of Treasure Chest: Brave Warrior at 2 p.m.

Wild Plant Society sale: Come shop at the best native plant sale in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society members and friends carefully raise plants that have evolved in our region to support and attract birds and butterflies. We have wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, trees, grasses, ground covers and more, a great selection of native plants for every location in your gardens. You can also “ask the experts.” At 2095 Kingstown Road in South Kingstown (Route 108 1/10 mile south of Route 138 near URI) from 9 a.m. to noon.