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Wonderade Punch List · From the archive
Providence Weekend
Oct 10 to Oct 11
A past weekend. Written after the fact from what local sources listed and the weather that actually happened.
Providence had a dry, cloudy Saturday with a high of 64, then Sunday turned rainy, with 1.12 inches and a high of 58. The weekend leaned indoors, with museum maker time, library crafts, trampoline parks, a family cooking class and free movie nights at The Gamm.
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What the weather did
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Saturday
64° / 47°
Cloudy, no rain.
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Sunday
58° / 44°
Rain, 1.12 in of rain.
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The weather rule that weekend: Cool day: bring a jacket and plan the outdoor stuff for midday, when it's warmest.
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Saturday picks |
 Morning |
Ceramicozoa hosted a Saturday Morning Cartoons Sketchbook Club, a drawing club with a cartoon theme.
Ceramicozoa · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Morning |
Providence Children's Museum's Maker Studio featured Mindful Moments: Breathing Buddies, a calm-down project in the museum's making space.
Providence Children's Museum · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Afternoon |
Mount Pleasant Library hosted All Abilities Arts & Crafts, a craft session open to kids of every ability.
Community Libraries of Providence: Mount Pleasant Library · Price not listed · Indoors
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| 2 pm |
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library ran Art Smart Jr. for ages 7 to 8, an art session sized for early elementary kids.
Marian J. Mohr Memorial Library · Price not listed · Indoors
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 Evening |
The Gamm Theatre hosted a free family movie night, an easy indoor evening.
The Gamm Theatre · Free · Indoors
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Also Saturday: STEM Saturday for Kids: Skeletal System covered bones for ages 1 to 5 at Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library, with registration required. (Price not listed · Indoors)
Also Saturday: Regal Princess Parties Halloween Program brought a princess-themed Halloween program to Greenville Public Library. (Price not listed · Indoors)
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Sunday picks |
1.12 in of rain: an indoor day, with a backup for every plan.
 10 am |
Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park held a Pre Columbus Day event, a chance to burn off energy indoors.
Urban Air Adventure & Trampoline Park · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Afternoon |
Launch Trampoline Park ran Sensory Time, a session aimed at kids with sensory needs.
Launch Trampoline Park · Price not listed · Indoors
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 2 pm |
Taste Buds Kitchen held a Family Cooking Class, where kids and grownups could cook side by side.
Taste Buds Kitchen · Price not listed · Indoors
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| Evening |
The Gamm Theatre ran another free family movie night on Sunday evening, a cozy indoor pick after a rainy day.
The Gamm Theatre · Free · Indoors
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 Evening |
568 Charles St hosted Mind Games: Chess and Connect 4 Night, an evening of board games.
568 Charles St · Price not listed · Indoors
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Also Sunday: Kid-Friendly Hay Maze & Corn Maze at Adams Farm offered a farm maze sized for kids. (Price not listed · Outdoors, open sun)
Also Sunday: October StoryWalk at East Providence Public Library paired a story with a walk. (Price not listed · Indoors)
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Dinner, sorted · Shaw's
Fish Taco Night
Protein value: about 10 g protein per $
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Fish Taco Night came from Shaw's, where coho salmon was the top protein pick in that week's ads for its quality, about 10 g protein per $. Flaky fish tucked into tortillas with avocado made a fun build-your-own dinner. |
| Fresh Coho Salmon Fillet |
$8.99/lb. |
| Hass Avocados |
4 for $5 |
| Mission Soft Fajita Flour Tortillas or Newman's Own Salsa |
$3.49 |
Ad prices good through Thursday, Oct 15.
How to cook it: The salmon could be roasted or pan seared, flaked into warm tortillas and topped with avocado and salsa.
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Runner-up dinner · Stop & Shop
Pork Night
Pork Night came from Stop & Shop, where bone-in pork chops or roast delivered a lot of protein for the money. With apples, potatoes and a salad, it was a classic fall dinner. Stop & Shop Bone-In Pork Chops or Roast ($1.99/lb.), Honeycrisp Apples ($1.49/lb.), Stop & Shop Russet or Mini Potatoes or Yellow Onions (Buy 1 Get 1 Free), Nature's Promise Organic or Greenhouse Grown Salad (2 for $6.00).
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The weekend bonus
That week's ad had a Whole Foods Market Pumpkin Turmeric Sourdough loaf, and slicing it for toast or a little snack board could double as a kitchen project for kids.
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Quick grocery wins |
| USDA Choice Beef Eye of Round Roast Shaw's · about 20 g protein per $ |
$4.99/lb. |
| duBreton Organic Ground Pork, 16 oz Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $ |
$7.49 |
| Organic Air-Chilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - $8.99 to Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $ |
$9.99/lb |
| SIMPLi Lentils and Grains, 12 oz - $6.99 to Whole Foods Market · about 10 g protein per $ |
$8.19 |
From the ads that ran Oct 7 to Oct 15. Prices varied by store. Protein figures use USDA values and the weight stated in the ad.
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