Gambling For Education, Gospel Music, Daylight Savings Time

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.

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Last year, more than 100 people came together for East Greenwich Education Foundation’s annual “Ocean’s 18” Monte Carlo Night Benefit. Once again, the evening of Vegas-style casino gambling, great prizes, live and silent auctions, dancing, great food, and a complimentary signature drink from 7-8 p.m., is not to be missed.

Items included for this year’s live and silent auctions include summer camps, wine and wine tasting, jewelry, restaurant and theatre gift certificates, gift baskets and more. Proceeds from the event will fund grants to East Greenwich teachers during the 2011-2012 academic year.

Where/When: Quidnessett Country Club, 950 North Quidnessett Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Why Go: Help support our town’s goal of world-class education for our kids.

Pricing: Tickets $75 per person

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Where/When: ; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Why Go: Think"American Idol” is great? Expand your horizons close to home when 20 acts from the EGHS foreign language department, including foreign exchange students, sing in all the languages the school teaches.

Pricing: Fundraiser for the West Africa Aids Foundation

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Where/When: ; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Why Go: Come together for a good cause to hear “A Joyful Noise” gospel choir, view slide and video presentations, and participate in interactive, awareness-raising group activities.

Pricing: Fundraiser for World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine for families in need.

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Where/When: Everywhere in the U.S., including East Greenwich; Sunday, 2 a.m., local time

Why Do It: Don’t forget to spring forward an hour, so you’re not late to all of your Sunday engagements.

Pricing: Punctuality is priceless!

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Where/When: ; Sunday, 1 p.m.

Why Go: Come in to enjoy some nibbles and a glass of wine while viewing the paintings of our talented local artists.

Pricing: Free

We know you have your favorites that we missed. So please share the goodness in our comment box below, add your events to the EG Patch calendar, or e-mail them to eg.calendareditor@gmail.com.