This Week in RI...

ALL WEEK

• Indulge in a three course meal for one low price during the Westerly-Pawtucket Area Restaurant Week with participating locations. More info...

MONDAY

• Sample the finest food from restaurants around the city at Regency Plaza, hosting the first annual A Taste of Providence. More info...

TUESDAY

• Learn how to start, run and sell a highly profitable small business at the Six Steps to Small Business Success Pricing seminar. More info...

• Head down to the Coast Guard House for the Octoberfest Wine Dinner, featuring foods and wines from Germany. Reservations are required. More info...

WEDNESDAY

• Don’t miss your chance to play on the historic, members-only golf course of the Misquamicut Club at the 17th Annual Golf Tournament, benefiting Adult Day Center of Westerly. Enjoy a buffet luncheon, evening cocktail reception, raffle prizes and 18 holes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. More info...

• Rhode Island residents were asked, “In the face of death, how do you find meaning and fulfillment in life?” Find out their responses in a collection of over 100 essays when the South Kingstown Library presents Befriending Death: Essayists on Living and Dying. More info...

• Get up to date on current Middle Eastern conflicts and their global implications with Dr. Hayat Alvi, Associate Professor in the National Security Affairs Department at the U.S. Naval War College, as a part of the Life of the Mind Salon Series at the Redwood Library. More info...

• The Gloria Gemma Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary at the IMAX Countdown to Flames of Hope 2014, with networking, a feature film and dessert at Providence Place. More info...

• Ladies, get ready for a fun and fabulous night out at Paragon + Viva and Va Va Voom! Sip on $5 martinis and enjoy complimentary manicures from 5:30-8:30pm, courtesy of W Salon! Occuring every Wednesday night. More info...

• The celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month continues with the Mural Unveiling in Providence, and meet the artist and student artists involved. More info...

THURSDAY

• Join News Talk 630 and 99.7 FM host Matt Allen off the air for a hilarious, one night only event, along with other media personalities from across the state. More info...

• Enjoy a Talk and Tea with Thomas Mickey, author of America’s Love Affair with the English Garden, and learn about how nineteenth-century seed and nursery catalogs influenced American gardening. More info...

• Visit the Christopher Townsend House for a rare opportunity to tour the home, and possibly workshop, of the renowned cabinet maker in Newport. More info...

• On his way to a Grammy, local Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a Turkish American musician, and his band will be performing at RISD to promote their new album, “whatsnext?” at a Jazz Fusion Concert. More info...

• Tickets are on sale now for Sean Rowe at the Columbus Theatre. Special guest is to be determined! More info...

• The Newport Historical Society welcomes Julie A. Fisher and David J. Silverman Ph.D., authors of Ninigret, Sachem of the Niantics and Narragansetts to discuss Ninigret’s powerful position in early Colonial America. More info...

• The acclaimed Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular kicks off Thursday night for the month of October at the Roger Williams Park Zoo! Don’t miss a breathtaking display of over 5,000 illuminated jack-o-lanterns created by artists and craftsmen of Passion for Pumpkins. More info...

• American Idol semi-finalist and Massachusetts native Ayla Brown brings an intimate musical performance to the Stadium’s Marquee Room for An Evening of Country! More info...