Academy Players At The Varnum, Live Music At The Hotel And Summer At Cole

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue with the best bets for how to spend your free time. Check out our picks for the local activities to hit and places to explore.

 1. ACADEMY PLAYERS KICKS OFF VALENTINE’S DAY WEEKEND ON A ROMANTIC NOTE

A. R. Gurney’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated dramatic play “Love Letters” centers on the lives of just two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, over a nearly-50-year time span. Using the epistolary form in which a novel is written as a series of documents, the actors sit side by side at tables and read notes, letters and cards. Though their lives are separated, through their correspondence, they discuss their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats that have passed between them.

Where/When: The Varnum Armory, 6 Main Street, East Greenwich, RI; February 11, 12, 18 and 19, 8 p.m., February 13 and 20, 2 p.m.

Why Go: Did I mention that it’s Valentine’s Day weekend? Everyone needs a little more love.

Pricing: Tickets at the door for $20 Regular Admission, $16 Seniors, and $12 for Children under 12, or in advance at the .

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Where/When: ; Friday, 9 p.m.

Why Go: It’s great to be able to catch some live music downtown.

Pricing: Free

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Where/When: ; Friday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Why Go: If you’re a Cole student, it’s the place to be.

Pricing: $5 Admission

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Where/When: , Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Why Go: Everyone has to eat, and Friday is fish and chips night. The shop also offers new sandwiches, 10 different styles of wings and prepared dinners.

Pricing: Per menu item

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Where/When: Audubon Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, 1670 Maple Valley Road, Coventry, RI; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Why Go: A great excuse to break out those snow shoes, head for the great outdoors, and search for tracks and signs of animals.

Pricing: $8/member, $12/non-member

And still you want more? Check out our family-friendly Grab & Go Kids Planner that’s updated every Wednesday.

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