1. The skies over North Kingstown are going to get mighty loud this week as the 2012 Rhode Island National Guard Open House & Air Show returns to Quonset this Saturday and Sunday, featuring the Thunderbirds. Check out to this year's air show and – in case you missed it – here's !
2. Help a on Sunday. The tournament benefits a North Kingstown girl, Georgia, who is battling her second bout of cancer. .
3. returns to today! Enjoy strawberry shortcake and pay homage to the humble wild strawberry – a fan favorite of the early colonists and native Narragansett. There will also be petting zoos, pony rides, balloon twisters and face painters. Runs from noon to 4 p.m. today. Cost is $7 (which includes a $2 food voucher).
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4. The weather's gorgeous today, so head down to a garden gala at tonight from 4 to 7 p.m. Enjoy wine from Greenvale Vineyards, an art sale, music and even a Gilbert Stuart impersonator. Tickets are $50 for the event. Contact the museum at 401-294-4737 for more information.
5. Today: sunny with highs near 70. Tonight: cloudy with lows around 53. Tomorrow: cloudy then gradually becoming mostly sunny with highs near 72.
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