Pawtuxet Nightlife Tips by Pawtuxet

Nightlife Spot: Holidays in Pawtuxet

Each year the local organization, PVA (which I'm very active in) entertains the community with a holiday celebration. It begins at the local Episcopal church, but is an ecumenical service with the church choir and the wonderful voices of a local grade school chorus. The Pawtuxet Rangers then lead a procession throught the village carrying old fashioned candle lit lanters...and stopping traffic as they go. Everyone sings carrolls and the drummer keeps the cadence. Arriving at the little park at the waterfront, everyone gathers around the gazebo, the Christmas tree, and the menorrah to light up the park with merryment and applause. There are carrollers who sing in traditional costumes. Everyone makes their way to the BoatHouse which is a little public building we all use for meetings and such. There is Santa for the kids with little goodies and the rest of the crowd enjoys chatting with neighbors, hot chocolate and home baked cookies donated by the local parents. It's a real old fashioned community holiday...open to all. You are invited to join us next year.

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Theme: Live Music
Dress Code: Dress warm!! Sometimes it's very chilly out there! Thankfully this year we had a much milder evening.
Address: Narragansett Pkwy... south of business district

Nightlife Spot: Pawtuxet Park

Bring your lawn chair or a blanket...a picnic lunch or a bottle of wine....and kick back in the park during the summer evening concerts in the park. Very low key...and totally relaxing. Concerts are free. There is a breeze off the water.

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN WHAT I WROTE TO ANOTHER VTer ABOUT OUR EVENING IN THE PARK LAST NIGHT....
You would have enjoyed our little evening of music in the park last night. We had folk music in the gazebo of the park by the water (see my Pawtuxet tips) and then random folks paddled their canoe or kayak in the cove with various illumination. Very funny. One kayak had a string of lights, a lighted palm tree and several rings of irridescent plastic around oars, arms, necks, etc. My daughter and her husband chose a fishing pole with two lighted paper lanterns dangling off the stern of their canoe. We brought a picnic supper and drank rum cokes. I passed around some cut strawberries with cream. Kids played on the swings...and dogs behaved very well.

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Theme: Concert

Nightlife Spot: Basta!

Basta means "enough!" Here you can find excellent Italian dishes, full bar, and quiet ambiance. There are creative fish dishes, excellent appetizers and sinfull looking deserts. I didn't dare :-) .
Choose Basta for a special evening.
Open 7 Days

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Theme: Eating and Drinking
Dress Code: Proper dress...but tie not required.
Phone: 401 461 0330
Address: Basta is in the middle of the village
Directions: Our village is so small....you can park anywhere and walk from one end to the other in about 5 minutes.

Nightlife Spot: Pawtuxet Park Gazebo

Any time of year is a good time for a walk in the evening.... and a brief stop at the gazebo overlooking the cove. Twice as good if you have someone special you want to bring along on your evening stroll.
TONIGHT WILL BE OUR PAWTUXET VILLAGE ASSOCIATION HOLIDAY EVENT WITH TREE LIGHTING. I'LL EXPERIMENT WITH MY NEW CANNON DIGITAL CAMERA. TUNE IN AGAIN LATER!

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Theme: Other
Address: off Narragansett Parkway
Directions: It's a little waterfront park on the Warwick side of the bridge.