Five Things: Lemonade, Desert Roots

Lemonade For NK Families: The kids from the Think Tank program are holding a Lemonade Stand at Davisville Middle School on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. to raise money for their Basic Needs collection project. They are also collecting shampoo, deodorant, diapers, toilet paper, toothpaste/brushes, etc., at the Frenchtown Rd. Stop & Shop. Help the THINK TANK kids Help Others. All items will be donated to the NK Food Pantry. (*Think Tank is supported by NK Recreation & the NKSD Office of Family Learning.)

Historic South Ferry Walking Tour: This 90-minute presentation of historical facts of the WWI bunkers, URI Bay Campus, and the old ferry landing is free and open to the public. The tour will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Coastal Institute Visitors Center, URI Narragansett Bay Campus, 218 South Ferry Road, Narragansett. Pre-registration is not required. Questions, call the URI Office of Marine Programs, 401-874-6211.

Author Visit: Mitra K. Shavarini will discuss her latest book, Desert Roots, Journey of an Iranian Immigrant Family, at NK Free Library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. This deeply personal narrative chronicles her parents’ remarkable journey to America as self-imposed exiles and then back again to Iran thirty-three years later. Mitra holds a doctorate from Harvard and is a lecturer at Brandeis University. Her work has appeared in numerous professional journals.

On Thursday …

NK Farmers Market: The market takes place in the back of the Brown Street municipal parking lot, by the anchor, every Thursday from 3 to 7 p.m. Check it out!

Toe Jam Puppet Band: On Thursdays in July, head to the Town Beach for family-friendly concerts at 6:30 p.m. For a list of all the upcoming summer concerts, check out the NK Arts Council website here.

And …

Are you running the Blessing of the Fleet? The annual event takes place Friday in Narragansett. If you are running, NK Patch would love to hear from you. Leave a comment here or send me an email at elizabeth.mcnamara@patch.com. Say why you are running, and if you’ve run before.