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La Salette Festival of Lights THROUGH JAN . 2 : Take a relaxing stroll at the La Salette Festival of Lights during the sixty-ninth annual Christmas celebration , brimming with thousands of bright lights to fill up the night . Other festive attractions include hot chocolate and cider , the carousel , Clopper the Donkey and more . 5 – 9 p . m . Free . The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette , 947 Park St ., Attleboro , Mass ., 508-222-5410 , lasaletteattleboroshrine . org
Blithewold Mansion DEC . 3 : Admire the Night Lights and handmade bamboo ornaments that light the paths surrounding Blithewold ’ s gardens and arboretum . Sip hot chocolate , coffee , non-alcoholic cider and some hot drinks with a kick provided by RI Cruisin ’ Cocktails from the 1961 Shasta Trailer . 5 – 8 p . m . $ 3 –$ 10 . Blithewold Mansion , 101 Ferry Rd ., Bristol , 253-2707 , blithewold . org
WaterFire Providence DEC . 4 : Let the fire from the basin lighting warm you and light up the night while celebrating the holidays . 4:15 – 10 p . m . Free . Waterplace Park , Memorial Boulevard , Providence , 273-1155 , waterfire . org
Hanukkah Celebration DEC . 5 : Celebrate Hanukkah with a dazzling festival of laser light , which brings to life the Hanukkah story and philosophy in a way that appeals to all ages . 12:30 – 3 p . m . Free . Temple Beth-El Silverstein Meeting Hall , 70 Orchard Ave ., Providence , temple-beth-el . org
Looking Ahead
January
THROUGH FEB . 20 : The Nick Begovich Collection , Audrain Automobile Museum , Newport , audrainauto museum . org
JAN . 1 : Thirty-sixth Annual Hangover Classic , Bristol , runsignup . com / hangoverclassic
JAN . 9 – 22 : Providence Restaurant Weeks , various locations , goprovidence . com
JAN . 13 – FEB . 13 : Tiny Beautiful Things , Trinity Rep , Providence , trinityrep . com
JAN . 20 : Loyalist Women in the Eighteenth Century , Newport , newporthistory . org �
BINGO Spaghetti Dinner | December 2 Gather your friends for a night filled with dinner , drinks and fun and support Elves for Elders in their efforts to help Rhode Island ’ s senior citizens , especially those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic . For more information or to learn about their adopt-a-family program for the holiday season , please visit http :// bit . ly / 3perq8w or email
Amanda Hannon at amhannon91 @ gmail . com .
17th Annual Human Growth Foundation Awards Gala ( Virtual ) |
December 15 Join in to celebrate doctors making a difference by virtually attending this inspiring event , where proceeds will go towards advocacy for those with growth and bone disorders and growth hormone deficiency . This black-tieoptional event will be hosted on Zoom and Facebook Live . For more information , visit https :// bit . ly / 3APM0OJ or email the Human Growth Foundation at hgf1 @ hgfound . org .
Adopt a Child with Moms of Marieville Join the Moms of Marieville for their annual Adopt a Child for the Holiday event . You will receive the age , gender and interests of the child to assist with shopping , which you may do so yourself or have the organization do with your donation . Moms of Marieville are also accepting gift cards to assist with the holiday shopping . Looking to go a step further ? Ask about adopting an entire family and help both the parents and children this holiday season . For more information , please email Momsofmarieville @ gmail . com . All requests and names of children are kept confidential .
For a listing of all upcoming events visit RIMonthly . com / things-to-do / and select the Philanthropic category .
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