Karen Lambe reads to Fyodor Nicholas, age 6, by a cave in the Providence Children's Museum. See articles in sights and sounds for the she spirit and students speak.

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august

Events are listed on the calendar as space allows. Submissions may be emailed to sheshines@mac.com, faxed to 401-769-7454, or mailed to She Shines, c/o YWCA Northern Rhode Island, 514 Blackstone Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.

• August 12, TECH NITE: From 4 to 8pm at New England Institute of Technology in Warwick. For details call 401-467-7744 or visit http://www.neit.edu.
• August 15, 6th Annual Gail Badessa Memorial Fund for Cultural Experiences: From 6:30 to 11:30pm at The Alpine Country Club, 251 Pippin Orchard Road in Cranston. Call Spurwink RI, 401-781-4380 x130.
• August 22, 23, and 24, Hot Wheels Summer Smash: Toys, racing, give-a-ways, special guests, and dinner at The Crowne Plaza, Warwick. For details call Make-A-Wish at 401-781-9474. http://www.summersmashri.com
• August 23, Play Spaces: From 1 to 3pm at Providence Children's Museum, 100 South Street in Providence. Kids build a playscape of their own using a variety of interesting materials. http://www.childrenmuseum.org
• August 27, Teen Dating Violence Workshop: From 2 to 4pm at RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 422 Post Road in Warwick. Instructor: Eleanor C. McSwain, MSW. Fee: $20. Register: 401-467-9940.

september

• Sept. 7, Just Zoo It - Healthy Kids, Healthy Families: Bring the family to Roger Williams Park Zoo at 1000 Elmwood Avenue in Providence. Find out fun ways to live a healthy lifestyle with demonstrations and displays on outdoor activities and sport. Sample kid friendly healthy snacks. Activities run from 11am to 3pm and are free with regular zoo admission. http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org
• Sept. 7, Sunday Rides on the Blackstone River Bikeway: A themed bike ride. Rides start at the I-295 Visitor Center in Lincoln at 10am. Call 401-765-3275.
• Sept. 8, International Literacy Day
• Sept. 13 - 14, Hopkinton Colonial Crafts Festival: Hand-crafted items and farm products, entertainment, children's activities, horse drawn wagon rides, and food vendors. From 10am to 4pm at Crandall Field on Main Street in Ashaway. Call for details, 401-377-7795.
• Sept. 17, YWCA 4th Annual Tools of the Trade Luncheon: Honoring the 2008 Women of Achievement Award Winners, visit http://www.womenofachievementri.org or call Lisa Piscatelli at 401-769-7450. Opportunities are available for tickets and underwriting. It will be held at Kirkbrae Country Club in Lincoln from 11:30am to 1:30pm. Theme: the economic empowerment of women.
• Sept. 17, Woonsocket Data in Your Backyard: Rhode Island KIDS COUNT will present data from the 2008 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook and Census 2000 to highlight the status of children in Woonsocket. For details and/or to RSVP call Leidy Alves at 401-351-9400 x18.
• Sept. 20, Fall Family Festival: Scarecrow building, kids' crafts, storytelling, local produce, artisans, a Dutch Bulb sale, and live music highlight the Fall Family Festival. From 10am to 5pm at Green Animals Topiary Garden, 380 Cory's Lane in Portsmouth. http://www.newportmansions.org
• Sept. 27, Scituate Farmers Market: Products from the New England Area. A variety of fruits, vegetables, eggs, breads, plants, honey, preserves, pottery, flowers, pies, hummus, bath/body, pastries, hand-made crafts, pasta, and wool. From 9am to 12pm at North Scituate Village on West Greenville Road in Scituate. For details call 401-647-5110.
• Sept. 27 - Oct 31, Halloween Hayrides and Pumpkin Hunts: Family-oriented. Held on weekends from 10am to 4:30pm, weekdays and nights by reservation. Pachet Brook Tree Farm at 4484 Main Road in Tiverton. http://www.pachetbrook.com

october

• Oct. 2, The Fund for Community Progress Annual Roast Fundraiser: At Radisson Airport Hotel in Warwick beginning at 5:30pm. For details call 401-941-7100.
• Oct. 4, 2nd Annual Duck Race: Family fun from 10am to 1pm. Call Thundermist Health Center for details, 401-235-6887.
• Oct. 5, Providence Ronald McDonald House Women's Classic: Women's event starts at 9:30am and kids races starts at 8:45am. http://www.prmhclassic.org.
• Oct. 6, Investing in Our Children Luncheon: At Rhode Island Convention Center from noon to 1:30pm. Contact Amanda Ball at Children's Friend and Service, 401-276-4344.
• Oct. 18, 20th Annual ShelterWalk: Begins at 9am at 40 South Main Street, Woonsocket. For details call Josie Byrd at Family Resources Community Action, 401-766-0900. http://www.famresri.org/
• Oct. 19, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer: At Roger Williams Park in Providence. Registration begins at 7am. http://www.cancer.org/stridesonline
• Oct. 24, Getting to Zero, Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning in RI Conference: From 8am to 3pm at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick. http://www.leadsafekids.org

 
Events are listed on the calendar as space allows. Submissions may be e-mailed to sheshines@mac.com, faxed to 401-769-7454, or mailed to She Shines, c/o YWCA Northern Rhode Island, 514 Blackstone Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895.