Ao the Overkitty said:
We're going to be arriving in the area mid afternoon on friday. any suggestions for stuff to do out there?
Depends on what you're up for.
The weather is supposed to nice on Friday, and there's a lot of great architecture in the neighborhood in and around Brown University, if you want to just take a drive or a walk.
H.P. Lovecraft's gravesite is close nearby in the same neighborhood, at the Swan Point Cemetary.
Downtown, there's a riverwalk of sorts that runs past the Rhode Island School of Design, a fairly well regarded arts school housed in riverfront buildings from the early 1800s.
At the big mall downtown (you'll pass it on your way into town), there's an IMAX theater, and multi-plex right next to a Dave and Buster's -- which, if you're not familiar with them, is like Chucky Cheese for grownups!
There are also a couple well-regarded art house-type theaters: the Cable Car Cinema, and the Avon. I don't know what's playing this week, but I can find out if you're interested.
I suspect I'm going to be busy cleaning and setting up Friday night.
Carl