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Northwest RI: July 21-24
Discover what's happening in Burrillville, Foster, Glocester, Scituate, Smithfield and beyond this week!
Jessica Silva
July 21, 2025
In today’s Community Current:
Local business family retiring
Christmas in July Celebrations
DPNA - Duck Week in Pascoag
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LOCAL BUSINESS
The Kitsons are retiring! Wishing Kevin & Lisa health and happiness for all of their days. Both Chepachet Village Wine & Spirits and Kitson’s Liquors will continue under new ownership.
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
🦆 Duck Week
Little rubber ducky’s are going to be hidden through Burrillville! Come join us for this engaging special event with yours truly, DPNA! We are going to be hiding ducks throughout the town, they will have a QR code with them, and to win a prize from us you have to scan the QR code and upload a post to your page letting us know you found our friend & tag us along with it! We have multiple prize offers for adults and of course the kiddos! Cannot wait to see where you all find them! Hope that you enjoy this event !!
🎅 Christmas in July!
Friends of the Library Christmas in July Silent Auction | Jesse M Smith Library | 100 Tinkham Ln, Harrisville | Stop in and view their Silent Auction items. Support a great local library. | Runs until July 25th at noon.
Big John’s Wood Joint | 15 Money Hill Rd, Chepachet, is holding their first annual Christmas in July event ALL month. New to Chepachet Village, John, and his wife Lisa, have handmade all of the wood items in their shop and feature other local artisans. Their sale includes a large amount of Christmas decor. They are open Fridays 10-5 and Saturdays & Sundays 9-4.
The Hen House | 1189 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, is offering a Christmas craft session on July 27th 1-3p sign up on their website.
Monday
🧘 Senior Yoga
Date & Time: Monday, July 21st | 10a
Place: The Lodge | Lodge Rd, Burrillville
🐰 Cute & Cuddles with Xen’s Critter’s
Space is limited REGISTER
Date & Time: Monday, July 21st | 130p
Place: Pascoag Library | 57 Church St, Pascoag
👢 Senior Line Dance
Date & Time: Monday, July 21st | 2:30p
Place: The Lodge | Lodge Rd, Burrillville
🏓 Open Court Pickleball
All ages and levels welcome
Date & Time: Mondays & Wednesdays | 530p
Place: Tennis Courts next to Burrillville high school | 425 East Ave, Harrisville
Tuesday
☕️ Coffee, Cake & Conversation (weekly)
New members are always welcome. Come join us, meet new friends, and talk about any book, newspaper article, or magazine you have been reading.
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22nd | 1030a
Place: East Smithfield Library
🎲 Super Sized Games on the Riverwalk
Level up your gaming with Super Sized games on the Riverwalk. Games available include XL Tetris Tumble, XL Jenga, Super Sized Connect Four, and Tic Tac Toe. Drop-in style. No sign ups needed for this family friendly event.
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22nd | 5-7p
Place: Jesse M Smith Library | 100 Tinkham Ln, Harrisville
🥕 Little Free Farm Swap
Share in nature's bounty. Take home fresh vegetables and flowers donated by the Scituate Rotary Garden Club and bring excess produce or blooms from your own garden to share with your neighbors.
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22nd | 4p
Place: Hope Library | N Rd, Hope
🧘♀️ Lavender Sunset Yoga
In this game, YOU are the pieces that move from color to color. The first person to get to King Candy's Castle is the winner! This drop-in style event is great for kids and families. Play one game or more. 75 mins | $25
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 22nd | 7p
Place: Roots Heaven Farm | 520 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
Wednesday
🚶♀️ Library Walkers
Join us for weekly walks in the woods. For directions and further information, visit our website, glocesterlibraries.org where you can download and print the Walking Club brochure
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 23rd (repeats weekly) | 8a
Place: Heritage Park | Chestnut Oak Rd, Glocester
👰 Mid-Season Mixer
A mid season night out with industry friends - new and old - plus good food & good drinks! Take a break from timelines, deliveries, and back-to-back wedding weekends. Join us for a relaxed midweek evening with fellow wedding pros at Blackie’s in Rhode Island—an industry night out with good food, great people, and zero pressure.
Your ticket includes a full dinner, two drink tickets, and the chance to catch up, connect, and recharge with other creatives who get it. Whether you’re a planner, florist, stationer, content creator, videographer, beauty professional or photographer...basically if you’re in the thick of wedding season, this night is for you. | $109 get tix here
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 23rd | 5p
Place: blackies | 280 George Washington Hwy, Smithfield
🏓 Open Court Pickleball
All ages and levels welcome
Date & Time: Mondays & Wednesdays | 530p
Place: Tennis Courts next to Burrillville high school | 425 east Ave, Harrisville
📽️ Historic Slideshow
Burrillville 250 Commission proudly presents
Historic slideshow “Herring Pond now Spring Lake”
Outdoors at Spring Lake Beach – FREE !! (No swimming)
Wed. July 23 at dusk (rain date: July 24)
Admission to the slideshow begins at 6 pm.
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 23rd | 6p
Place: 1477 Victory Highway, Oakland, RI
🎶 Summer concert series
Jump to Live Music for details
Date & Time: Wednesday
Place: Glocester, Scituate, Smithfield
Bocce
Gather for a fun-filled two-hour Bocce session that’s open to everyone, regardless of age, gender, or skill level. REGISTER $20
Date & Time: Every Wednesday | 6p
Place: Roots Heaven Farm | 540 Douglas Pike, Smithfield
Thursday
🐝 Crafternoon Delight
Creative environmentally-friendly crafts featuring reusable and recycled materials. This week: Sea Glass Bee Bath
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24th | 5p
Place: Hope Library | 374 N Rd, Hope
🍕 Young Adults Pit Crew
Young Adults - we hope you can join us for our 2nd Pit Crew meet up. Join us for wood grilled pizza, yard games and s’mores! Text 401-288-7414 for location details.
Hosted by Glad Tidings Community Church, location TBD | 6p
🏵️ Plant ID Walk
This walk will take place along the trails behind Beckwith Lodge. There will be an event taking place inside the lodge, so please park close to the trail head, and away from the building.
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24th | 6p
Place: 50 Lodge Rd, Pascoag
🌸 Flower Workshop
We’ll start off our time together with a meet and greet to get to know each other and we’ll share our story of how our flower farming journey began. Then we will tour the farm to see where all the magic happens 😱 and our beautiful flowers are grown.
After the tour, we will head back into the studio where we will learn the fundamental skills and techniques behind the art of designing with flowers. You will then have artistic freedom to create your own masterpiece. REGISTER $60
Date & Time: Thursday, July 23rd | 630p
Place: Hoofprint Farm | 120 Nipmuc Rd, Foster
Looking for weekly karaoke, trivia, bingo, and more?
🎶 LIVE MUSIC
Wednesday
The Whelks | Smith-Appleby House 220 Stillwater Rd, Smithfield
Roots Run Wild | The Pavillion at Kent Field | 6:30 pm
Jesse Liam | Hope Pond | 6:30pm
Thursday
Robert Black, Elvis | Stillwater Assisted Living | Austin Ave, Smithfield | 6p
Christiana Caprarelli | blakies | 280 George Washington Hwy, Smithfield | 6p
WEATHER
Monday
77 🌡️ 53 | 🌤️ | 6% | 🌬️ NW 10-15 MPH
Tuesday
77 🌡️ 56 | 🌤️ | 3% | 🌬️ NW 5-10 MPH
Wednesday
82🌡️ 65 | ⛅️ | 6% | 🌬️ WSW 5-10 MPH
Thursday
87 🌡️ 70 | ⛅️ | 5% | 🌬️ SW 10-20 MPH
*Disclaimer: This forecast was pulled from the weather app the night before and is subject to New England’s ever-changing moods—accuracy not guaranteed!
Upcoming Events You Can’t Miss
This Weekend
July 24th: Family Feud @ Hill’s Tavern (cancelled)
July 25-27: Foster Old Home Days
July 26th: Family Fun Day @ Scituate Farmer’s Market
July 26th: Community Celebration (Smithfield)
July 26th: Luca Strong Fundraiser (cornhole and softball tournament) Register by July 23
July 26th: The World Before your Feet at assembly Theater
July 27th: PVDFood Trucks at Assembly Theater
Coming Soon
July 29th: Paddle Killingly Meetup at Stump Pond, Smithfield
August 1st: Junior Assembly theater presents Little Mermaid
August 2nd: Cady’s Fundraiser\ Bike Run to benefit Anthony Silva
August 8th: Glocester Library Summer Party
August 14th: Sip & Shop Main St, Chepachet
Want more details about these events? Shoot us an email at [email protected], and we will be happy to answer any questions!
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