Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben discuss Rhode Island life, ideas, events, and stuff to do for the week of July 6th. Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Download: (.mp3) | Mobile PlaySocial: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interestingswim to skim Date: Sunday, July 8, 2018 Event Time: 6am-11am Race Time: 7am-9am Start: Perrotti Park, Newport RI End: King Park, Newport RI http://www.cleanoceanaccess.org/swim-to-skim/ Wicked Fun in the 401   Kidoinfo Play in the Park (along with Downtown Farmers Market) July 10 // playSCIENCE RI: Powerful Percussion Burnside Park, PVD https://www.riparentmag.com/event/kidoinfo-play-in-the-park/?instance_id=23421 3-6 Join Miss Katie as we explore all of the sounds we can make on a drum! We’ll play drums big and small, and experiment with making our own shakers. We’ll test our ears and see if we can guess what’s inside Miss Katie’s Rainbow Egg Shakers. Take your shaker home and see if anyone can guess what’s inside! From 4:30 – 6:00, Sidy Maiga will host an open drum circle. Bring your own djembe or any musical instrument or sit in on one of Maiga’s to participate in an open drum circle with one of Rhode Island’s musical treasures. 43rd Annual Cape Verdean Festival • Sunday, July 8  Noon-7pm https://www.facebook.com/events/2081984518703377/ Warren Summer Concerts and Food Truck Night https://www.facebook.com/events/2053681194665197/ https://www.facebook.com/events/826314070887678/ Wednesday July 11 @5pm Summer Concerts & Food Trucks are coming to Burr's Hill Park in Warren. Join us for select Wednesdays and Sundays throughout the summer for great live music and great food trucks. Walk, bike, job, drive to join 10 or more food and retail trucks. Come out with your family and friends for a perfect summer night. Experience an array of some of the greatest savory and sweet food trucks. Eat from your favorite local food truck or try something new. Maybe even eat at multiple trucks. Food trucks accept cash, credit, or debit. Admission is free! The full list of food trucks attending will be available each week. Keep updated at https://www.foodtrucksin.com/food-truck-events FIRE WORKS Thursday, July 5 Westerly - Misquamicut State Beach Saturday, July 7 Seekonk Speedway ** DO NOT STOP ON THE HIGHWAY** Pawtucket Red Sox - After the Game Princesses & Pirates Theme BorderlineBattleship Cove - Fall River (Friday’s Feature on CPWB) Free Admission on Friday Galley Tours on Saturday 9a-Noon http://battleshipcove.org/programs-and-events/ New Bedford Folk Festival https://www.facebook.com/events/174665139919718/ The New Bedford Folk Festival presents over 90 shows on 8 stages that range from the 1200 seat Zeiterion Performing Arts Center to the intimacy of the “Meet the Performer” area. Performers are presented in concerts and in the popular festival “workshops” which feature 3 or 4 performers or groups on stage at the same time in one-time, unique shows. Thousands of people from New England and across the nation attend the festival over the weekend, making it a major destination for this summer weekend. This year’s festival promises an exciting and memorable celebration which shows the city of New Bedford at its best. The lineup of performers for the 2018 festival is: Kristin Andreassen, Bon Débarras, Bourque Émissaires, Matthew Byrne, Connla, J.P. Cormier, Ronny Cox, Cliff Eberhardt, Bob Franke, Dori Freeman, Beppe Gambetta, John Gorka, Hubby Jenkins, Reverend Robert B. Jones, Sr., James Keelaghan, The Kennedys, Jeremy Kittel Trio, Laura Love Duo, The Mammals, Mile Twelve, Grace Morrison, Peter Mulvey, Keith Murphy, Musique à Bouches, Mustard’s Retreat Trio, New Bedford Harbor Sea Chantey Chorus, Emerald Rae, Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Garnet Rogers, Tom Rush, Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan, Amy Speace, Art Tebbetts, Cheryl Wheeler, Brooks Williams. The festival presents a major juried a