5 Weekend Musts: Air Show + More

5 Weekend Musts: Air Show + More

The next few weekends are for having all kinds of varied fun before we kick into Independence Day gear here in Rhode Island. What are you waiting for?

Air Show at Quonset

Saturday-Sunday  The 2012 Rhode Island National Guard Air Show offers top-notch aerial and static displays. To celebrate the 22nd anniversary, the USAF Thunderbirds will be featured on both days. There will be activities for people of all ages. Quonset State Airport, 1 Minuteman Way, North Kingstown. 9am-4pm. Free Admission. 886-1478. For more, go to http://www.riairshow.org.

Bead for Charity in Newport

Friday   At Bead for Life Jewelry Fundraiser, learn more about a group of impoverished Ugandan women who work to lift families out of poverty by partnering with industrious women to make beaded jewelry out of recycled paper. Prizes will be available and jewelry will be sold. People's Café, 282 Thames Street, Newport. 6pm-8pm. 662-7839. For more, go to beadforlife.org.

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Appreciate Fire Antiques in Portsmouth

Sunday  The 8th Annual Antique Fire Apparatus and Equipment Show will consist of a display of antique motorized fire apparatus and other fire memorabilia. There will also be a vehicle extrication demonstration. For the kids, there will be a Fire Safety Smoke House for touring and Smokey Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog will make appearances. Hamburgers, hot dogs and refreshments will be available and RIAFAS souvenir t-shirts and hats will be sold to help raise money for the society. Glen Farm, 250 Glen Road, Portsmouth. 10am-3pm. Free admission but donations accepted for Rhode Island Pink Heals. 353-9683. For more information, go to www.riafas.org.

Walk to Fight Cancer in Warwick

Saturday  The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation hosts the The First Annual Esophageal Cancer Walk of RI. Help support esophageal adenocarcinoma, which is the fastest growing cancer in the western world. There will be great t-shirts and gifts for walkers. Warwick City Park, Asylum Road, Warwick. 615-5869. 9am. Admission: $20 per person in advance, $25 day of walk. Children and pets walk free. For more, go to http://salgiwalk.eventbrite.com/

Chant Om in Newport

Saturday  At the Yoga Mala, yoga therapist Liz Lindh of FLOW Natural Health will lead a session that includes music by whimsical art-rock band Castle. Arrive 15 minutes early in comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Ballard Park, Hazard and Wickham Roads, Newport. 1pm-3:30pm. Admission: $10 donation to help fund free, family-oriented events in Ballard Park. 619-3377.

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