Open House at Scribe: EG’s calligraphy goddess, Jane Parillo, has new digs (at 514 Main St.) and she’s showing them off today between 1 and 4 p.m. She hasn’t moved far – just a couple blocks – but her new space, shared with B & H Framing, offers more visibility. Stop on by!

St. Thomas Boys Choir concert: One of the premier boys choirs in the world – the St. Thomas Church Boys Choir of New York City – will be performing at St. Luke’s Saturday afternoon at 4. Admission is free but donations are accepted. A reception will follow.

Cabaret, a celebration of beloved EG teacher Ric Saborio: On Friday and Saturday night, the East Greenwich school community is coming together to present a Cabaret of music, song, entertainment “celebrating our beloved EG teacher Ric Saborio.” Saborio, a teacher at Eldredge (but who taught at Hanaford for many years), was diagnosed with a brain tumor last summer. Come see your classmates, neighbors, and friends perform on the stage at Cole Middle School. Tickets, $5, are available at the door. Show time both nights is 7 p.m.

Story Hour at Symposium Books: Children (and their adults) are invited to Story Hour at Symposium Books . Every week they pick a new story and read it to the kids with animal crackers and fun. Favorite stories are "No Matter What" and "Jungle Explorer." Come early and help pick the story, and better yet, there is a 10 percent additional discount on everything in the store during story hour! 11:30 a.m.

Coastal Growers Winter Farmers Market: The Winter Farmers Market in North Kingstown features many vendors from the EG Farmers Market as well as some others. Miss your Tallulah’s Tacos? You can pick some up at the winter market! You can also pick up produce, meat, baked goods and artisan goods. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lafayette Mill at 650 Ten Rod Road in North Kingstown.

On Sunday …

Daylight Savings Time begins ... can spring be far behind? It's a good news–bad news kind of thing – we gain more daylight, but lose an hour of sleep as we turn our clocks forward one hour.

Special Olympics Polar Plunge: The 6th Annual Torch Run Plunge takes place at the beach at Goddard Park Sunday at noon, with signups starting at 10 a.m. To kick off the festivities, Richmond Police Chief Elwood Johnson will be taking the plunge at Goddard 24 times (!!!) – once an hour, starting at noon Saturday. All are welcome. There is a $50 minimum to participate or a $15 donation to join the after party. For more information, please feel free to call Lauren Testoni at 401-349-4900 or e-mail at lauren@specialolympicsri.org.

EG Boy's Home Pasta Dinner: There is pasta, mac and cheese, meatballs, salad, homemade desserts, and the seconds are on us! At the Veteran Firemen's Hall on Queen Street from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults, and $5 for children under 12. Let them do the cooking for you!

Cherish the Ladies: The famous Irish music group returns to the Odeum just a week before St. Patrick’s Day. Read about the band and leader Joanie Madden here. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $30. Click here to order.