Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of November 23rd.   Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile PlaySocial: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: FREE PICS W/ SANTA AT CARDI’S FURNITURETOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE CONTINUEShttps://tockify.com/cardiscommunity/detail/1654/1543075200000 Wicked Fun in the 401 Newport Mansions https://www.newportmansions.org/events/christmas-at-the-newport-mansionsWe invite you to make holiday memories with your family by visiting The Breakers, The Elms and Marble House during the holiday season.  All three houses will be decorated and open daily for tours from Saturday, November 17, 2018 through Tuesday, January 1, 2019.   The Breakers opens daily at 9 a.m., The Elms and Marble House open at 10 a.m. The last tour admission at all three houses is at 4 p.m., and the houses & grounds close at 5 p.m.   Nutcracker at Stadium Theater in Woonsocket! https://www.facebook.com/events/199223104229616/ Short Story Film Festival https://www.facebook.com/events/2519363621437256/ The 12th annual Short Short Story Film Festival returns to AS220’s Main Stage on 115 Empire in Providence on Saturday, November 24th presenting a selection of “so many, so good, so short” films. The festival includes live-action and animated films from across the globe, all of which tell a story in under six minutes.  Audiences can enjoy two distinct programs of cultural excursions, each in less than the time of a typical feature film. With three dozen films in total, directors from thirty countries on six continents are participating.  The first program, christened “Heartstrings,” screens at 2:30 pm and 7:00 pm. Evenly split between live-action and animation, it explores themes of transcending society’s limited expectations, enduring loss of loved ones, and ultimately finding one’s way in the world.  The second program, called “Headtrip,” screens at 4:30 pm and 9:00 pm. Containing mostly animation, it features mundane settings that spiral out of control, malicious plots that inevitably backfire, and worlds within worlds where nothing is as it seems. The competitive international film event includes audience voting for both programs, and DJ Madame B will be mixing soundscapes between and after screenings, with AS220’s FOO(D) next door open for a dinner break and drinks between screening sets. Tickets are available at the door for $10 per screening or online for $15 including both screenings.  Jounce-A-Thon for Adoption RI https://www.facebook.com/events/323210101837512/ Wicked Family Friendly This weeks “Wicked Family Friendly” Event is: Sesame Street Live - Vets Auditorium https://www.facebook.com/events/1035487796625808/