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5 Things: Air Show Weekend, Kickin' & Gala

Five things to know for June 16.

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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