Weekend Best Bets

All Weekend

• Your Theatre, Inc. presents Postmortem, a classic murder mystery that’s guaranteed to make you jump. The story is set at a medieval castle and features actors from the latest Broadway revival of Sherlock Holmes. More info…

Friday & Saturday

• Providence College Dance Company presents a performance of group and solo pieces at the Blackfriars Dance Concert. More info…

Friday

• Award winning South County based distillery Sons of Liberty is starting a weekly Friday Night Flights happy hour experience, which will offer an assortment of the distillery’s spirits and an array of mouth-watering bar bites. The event’s inaugural launch kicks-off Friday from 4:30pm-7:30pm. More info...

• Grab some neon colored Ray Bans and get in an EDM mood for legendary PVD electronica bash PARTYTRONIX III at Aurora. More info...

• Hatch Street Studios hosts the New Bedford Open Studios North End Artists’ 10 Year Birthday Party featuring live music, delicious provisions and a chance to mingle with the artists. More info…

• Enjoy dinner while artistically expressing yourself. Van Gogh Lounge will be hosting Paint-Pour-Eat-Drink, a night of fun art creation, no experience necessary! More info…
  
  
• Get in the holiday spirit this year with a country superstar right here in Providence. Trace Adkins will be performing some of his class hits as well as holiday tunes during Trace Adkins: Christmas Show. More info…
  
  
• Named the “Best Comedian” by Providence Phoenix, and once a finalist in the Boston Comedy Festival, Ray Harrington will be performing his comedy antics this weekend at Comedy Connection of Rhode Island. More info…
  
  
• Music, food, and beverages will be bountiful as guests bid on a large selection of goods and services for a good cause at this year’s Night in the City Silent Auction. More info…
  
  
• Bill Engvall, one of the top comedians today, will be bringing his infectious humor to Twin River Casino, along with Gary Brightwell. More info…
  
  
• Following the lives of two newlyweds living and loving in New York City, Trinity Rep presents Barefoot in the Park. More info…

Saturday

• Hop on the Blackstone Valley Polar Express for an adventure to get you in the Christmas spirit. The 90-minute train ride on the Providence & Worcester Railroad includes cookies, hot chocolate and photo ops with Santa. More info…
  
  
• Straight from the mind of author Steven King is the exciting new play Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, which features music by John Mellencamp. It’s billed as a Southern gothic supernatural musical of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge. More info…
  
  
• Visit the Museum of Natural History and Planetarium for MNH Community Day, a day that is jam packed with a planetarium show, museum vault tours and fun family activities. More info…
  
  
• Indulge your child’s fantasies. Dress them up in costumes and bring them to Fairy Houses and Homes for Gnomes where kids ages 5 and up can decorate enchanting homes with seeds, shells, moss and stones. More info…
  
  
• Enjoy Santa’s workshop, lunch with homemade soups and baked goods too at St. Andrew Lutheran Church’s Annual Holiday Fair. There will be many items for sale from live greens baskets to jewelry to handmade crafts. More info…
  
  
• Take in a night of Celtic music at the Aldrich Mansion Gilded Concert Series, as Irish pipes, harp, and fiddle are played in a café setting. Every guest gets one voucher for an Irish coffee or season beer too! More info…
  
  
• Throw on your favorite little number and head to The Whiskey Republic this weekend for the Little Black Dress Party, featuring DJ Konflikt. Those flaunting their own little black dress can enter free before 11pm. More info…

Sunday

• Inked Magazine presents Suicide Girls: Blackheart Burlesque at Fete. Viewers gain a new appreciation of the art of burlesque as these alternative ladies take the stage. More info…
  
  
• Celebrate the holidays with an elegant yet relaxed Afternoon Tea at Blithewold. Ellie’s Bakery will offer a selection of sweet and savory seasonal items to go along with tea. More info…
  
  
• The 15th Annual Gear ‘N’ Beer 6.9k kicks off at the Mews Tavern and features cash awards and a lunch buffet to benefit Easter Seals Rhode Island. More info…