5 THINGS: It’s Friday! Music on the Beach!

36^th annual Performance of the Rhode Island Philharmonic at the town beach is tonight! According to the town’s website, the Notables play at 7:30 p.m., followed by the philharmonic at 8 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, although rain isn’t currently in the schedule tonight. The concert is free and open to the public, not just residents. For information on the program, click here.

Toddler Time at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library. The event is held every other Friday, and hey, this Friday is one of them! It starts at 10:30 a.m., so click for more info.

Buy some fine ingredients for a stew. The Goddard State Park runs every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Run, don’t walk, to the walking club. The Steppin’ Out walking club at the South Kingstown Senior Center meets weekly at 9:30 a.m. For more info, click .

Check out some wonderful photography. Downstairs in the Courthouse Center for the Arts, that is. The of Onne van der Wal is free to view. The galleries are open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Who can forget classic bands like The Hooters, Bernard Watson, and Ashford and Simpson? On this day in 1985, Live Aid went down. The set list was actually pretty good though, despite my flippant comment.

Listen, let me say something controversial – Indiana Jones is a better character than Han Solo. Happy 70^th birthday to Harrison Ford!

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