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12 calendar DECEMBER 5-11, 2013 | Thursday valley breeze Living edition and visits with Santa on the 19th. Sponsored by the Glocester Business Association. 5 p.m. December 5 Chess Games – Chess Games at the Cumberland Public Library, every Thursday 1-3 p.m. All welcome. Contact Vic Blank at 401-333-6173. 1 p.m. Chepachet Candlelight Shopping – in and around historic Chepachet Village, Route 44, Glocester. Enjoy some Yankee hospitality and visit local shops decked out for the holidays. Enjoy holiday music and carolers, cookies and hot cocoa, bell-ringers on the 5th and 12th, Microsoft Excel class – Introductory computer class using laptops with Office 2010. Attendees should be familiar with computers and able to attend both sessions on Thursdays, Dec. 5 and 12, at 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Public Library, 145 Old River Road, Lincoln. Register at the reference desk or call 401-3332422, ext. 19. "Wine, Women and Jewelry" – at The Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Shop through an extensive display of jewelry while enjoying a glass of wine and light fare. Tickets, $30, includes two glasses of wine, food, and your choice of three pieces of jewelry. Proceeds support the theater. Call 401-762-4545 or visit www.stadiumtheatre.com . 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Jubilé Franco Américain Soiree – Flickers annual holiday party. Celebrate the holiday season with Flickers and the Rhode Island International Film Festival and discover new films that will be screened in 2014 and which are on the Academy shortlist. Desserts by Russell Morin Fine Catering, live music. Tickets, $50, includes a pass to next year's film festival and surprise gifts. For more information visit www.RIFilmFest.org . 7 p.m. Museum of Work & Culture, 42 So. Main St., Woonsocket, RI. Friday December 6 31st Annual Foundry Artists Holiday Show – at the Pawtucket Armory, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket on Fridays, Dec. 6 and 13, from noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 7 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sundays, Dec. 8 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. There will be a drop box at the entrance to the show collecting food for the Rhode Island Food Bank. Christmas Tree Jubilee – and Winter Wonderland in the Courtyard at Villa at St. Antoine, 400 Mendon Road, North Smithfield, 2-8 p.m. Decorated Christmas trees, live entertainment, children's activities, seasonal foods, holiday items, photos with Santa, story readings including '"Twas the Night Before Christmas," special guests including Miss Rhode Island, and more. Visit www.stantoine. net . Also, Saturday, Dec. 7. 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Model Train Exhibit – Come and learn the importance of railroads to the people of our area at a two-day exhibit by model train enthusiast Gene Cavaliere. Experience what Northwest Rhode Island was like when trains W hy ShopLoc ly al? Here are 10 great reasons! 1. Significantly More Money Re-circulates In Northern Rhode Island. When you purchase at locally owned businesses rather than nationally owned, more money is kept in the community because locally-owned businesses often purchase from other local businesses and service providers. Purchasing local helps grow other businesses as well as the Blackstone Valley's tax base. 2. Non-Profits Receive Greater Support. Local business owners donate more to local charities than non-local owners. 3. Unique Businesses Create Character & Prosperity The unique character of Northern Rhode Island is what brought us here and keeps us here. Our tourism businesses also benefit. 4. Environmental Impact Is Reduced. Local businesses make more local purchases requiring less transportation and usually set up shop in town centers rather than on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution. 5. Most New Jobs Are Provided By Local Businesses. Small local businesses are the largest employers nationally. 6. Customer Service Is Better. Local businesses often hire people with more specific product expertise for better customer service. 7. Local Business Owners Invest In Community. Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community's future. 8. Public Benefits Far Outweigh Public Costs. Local businesses require comparatively little infrastructure and more efficiently utilize public services relative to chain stores. 9. Competition And Diversity Leads To More Consumer Choices. A marketplace of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. 10. Investment In Northern Rhode Island Is Encouraged. A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character. — Courtesy of Local First, Grand Rapids, MI www.localfirst.com Please join The Blackstone Valley Independent Business Alliance in supporting local businesses this holiday season. If you would like more info on the alliance, call Jeanne at 769-8128, or visit buylocalbv.org for more information. Thank you. This space provided by The Valley Breeze Newspapers, a locally-owned newspaper company and proud member of the BVIBA. roared through town carrying cargo and passengers to their destinations. A portion of Cavaliere's expansive collection of Antique S-gauge American Flyer trains from the 1940s, '50s and '60s will be in operation as the Chepachet and Harmony Railroad travels around the room. The event will run from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 and again on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. to noon. Call 401-710-7800. 5 p.m. Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library, 100 Tinkham Lane, Harrisville. 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' – Swamp Meadow Community Theatre will present "The Man Who Came to Dinner," by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for seniors or students, and $40 per family. 7 p.m. Captain Isaac Paine Auditorium, 160 Foster Center Road, Foster. Call the box office at 888-493-7110 or visit www.swampmeadow.org . Shakespeare's "Othello" – Presented by Mixed Magic Theatre, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m., through Dec. 15. Tickets $25; Fridays are buy one, get one half price. Visit www.mmtri. com or call 401-305-7333. 7:30 p.m. Mixed Magic Theatre, 999 Main St., Pawtucket, RI. "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" – A Tony Awardwinning comedy about three siblings who have never left the comfort of their childhood home until the eldest goes off to become a wildly successful

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