Five Things: Fresh Connections, EDAB, Jane Austin

Fresh Connections, NK Chapter: www.freshconnectionsforwomen.org is a professional women's networking organization. Women connecting and helping each other grow professionally. We meet every other week and welcome visitors. From noon to 1 p.m. at 650 Ten Rod Road (Lafayette Mills). There is no charge to visit.

Economic Development Advisory Board meeting: This panel meets at the NK Chamber of Commerce office on Post Road at 5:30 p.m. You can see their agenda here.

Reading Jane Austin aloud: You are invited to listen as a library volunteer reads aloud from Emma by Jane Austen at the Willett Free Library in Saunderstown. At 4:30.

Container Garden Demonstration: Michelle Simpson will demonstrate how to make just the right container garden for your needs. She’ll discuss incorporating herbs, vegetables, perennials and grasses into your containers to give them a functional as well as attractive look. Learn about plant selection, lighting, soil mixes and plant maintenance. Michelle has a degree in horticulture from the University of Rhode Island and has worked for over 20 years in the garden center industry. Beginners and advanced gardeners are welcome. Please register. At 6:30 p.m. at the North Kingstown Free Library.

Post your yard sale on Patch: Spread the word – NK Patch is going to be featuring local yard sales every Thursday, located on a handy map. But we need your help! If you are having a sale, click here, fill out the form and presto!

On Thursday …

NK Farmers Market: The market takes place in the back of the Brown Street municipal parking lot, by the anchor, every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. Check it out!