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Vol 36 | Fall 14
HALLOWEEN
HAUNTS
Ready for some spooky fun?
These events will give you goosebumps!
DAVIS FARMLAND &
MEGA MAZE IN MA
JACK-O-LANTERN
SPECTACULAR IN RI
SCREEEMFEST AT
CANOBIE LAKE PARK IN NH
SIX FLAGS FRIGHT FEST
WEEKENDS IN MA
HAUNTED GRAVEYARD AT
LAKE COMPOUNCE IN CT
ALL THE SPOOKY DETAILS ARE ON PAGE 3!
AAA members save on events with
what’s IN
APPLEFEST AT WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN
PRINCETON, MASS.
Oct. 18-19
25TH ANNUAL HARVEST FESTIVAL
STURBRIDGE, MASS.
Oct. 18-19
WELLFLEET OYSTERFEST
WELLFLEET, MASS.
Oct. 18-19
SMOLAK FARMS FALL FESTIVAL
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.
Oct. 18-19, 25-26
BOWEN’S WHARF SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
NEWPORT, R.I.
FRANKLIN COUNTY CIDER DAYS
SHELBURNE, MASS.
Oct. 18-19
Oct. 31-Nov. 2
ESSEX CLAMFEST
ESSEX, MASS.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FESTIVAL
BOSTON, MASS.
Oct. 25
Nov. 7-8
WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN BBQFEST
PRINCETON, MASS.
CRAFTWESTPORT
WESTPORT, CONN.
Oct. 25-26
Nov. 8-9
Fall SavINgs
IN Theaters and IN Books
Halloween HappenINgs
Hockey and Ski Discounts
Providence, RI
PAID
110 Royal Little Drive
Providence, RI 02904
PRST STD MAIL
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Fall festivals
SAVINGS
ENTERTAINMENT
IN Theaters
Did you know INsiders can save on movie tickets?
Learn more and buy tickets at AAA.com/Tickets.
DELL
Save an additional $100 off select
consumer Dell PCs and tablets of $799.99
or more with coupon code now through
Oct. 31. AAA.com/Dell
The Boxtrolls
The Boxtrolls are a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who
live beneath the streets of Cheesebridge and adopt an orphaned
human boy named Eggs to join their family. When the town’s villain,
Archibald Snatcher, tries to get rid of all the Boxtrolls, Eggs must go
above ground and team up with feisty Winnifred to save them.
Release date: Sept. 26 [PG]
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
FiRE + iCE
AAA members save 15 percent on food and
nonalcoholic beverages Sunday through
Thursday.
Based on the acclaimed children’s book by
Judith Viorst, the tale recounts the troubles of
11-year-old Alexander, who has everything go
wrong all in one day. Alexander begins to wonder
if bad things only happen to him. But he finds out
he’s not alone when his family starts living through
their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Release date: Oct. 10 [PG]
Big Hero 6
GAP FACTORY
Save 15 percent on purchases of at least
$75 from Nov. 1 to Dec. 25 (additional
5 percent savings – everyday discount is
10 percent).
When a criminal plot threatens the high-tech metropolis of
San Fransokyo, a young robotic wizard named Hiro Hamada leaps
into action. With his robot, Baymax, they pull together a team of
inexperienced crime fighters to solve the mystery.
Release date: Nov. 7 [PG]
IN Books
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
By Douglas Adams
Quirky and bumbling private investigator Dirk Gently stumbles upon
a ghost, who is millions of years old and wandering the earth. He
discovers the ghost is trying to go back in time to prevent its own
death to change the modern world, but not in a good way.
Publication date: Oct. 7
Across a Star-swept Sea
By Diana Peterfreund
This is a thrilling adventure where nothing is as it seems, and two
teens must fight for their future. An uprising on the island of
Galatea has turned deadly, and the only hope is a spy known as
Wild Poppy, who is really famous teenage aristocrat Persis Blake.
She finds her most dangerous mission is her new romance with
handsome Galatean Justen Helo, who is keeping a secret that
could plunge the world into a dark age.
Publication date: Oct. 14
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HALLOWEEN
JACK-O-LANTERN
SPECTACULAR
ROGER WILLIAMS
PARK ZOO,
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
AAA members enjoy
exclusive savings on AAA
Tuesdays at the Jack-OLantern Spectacular from
Oct. 7 to Oct. 28. Members
save $2 off adult and $1 off
child admission.
DAVIS FARMLAND AND MEGA MAZE
STERLING, MASS.
Receive $2 off adult general admission.
SIX FLAGS FRIGHT FEST
AGAWAM, MASS.
Fright Fest weekends are Sept. 20 to Nov. 2; open weekends only, plus Columbus Day and Halloween. Admission
is $36, a savings of $23.99. Add a one-day parking pass
for $18 and save an additional $2.
THE HAUNTED GRAVEYARD AT
LAKE COMPOUNCE
BRISTOL, CONN.
The Haunted Graveyard is open Oct. 3 to Nov. 1,
Friday through Sunday. Save on tickets when you
purchase at a AAA branch.
SCREEEMFEST AT
CANOBIE LAKE PARK
SALEM, N.H.
Open through Nov. 1 on Fridays, 6 to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to
11 p.m.; and Sundays, 1 to 8 p.m. Save on tickets when you
purchase at a AAA branch.
For info on theme park ticket discounts, visit AAA.com/Discounts.
Hockey and Ski
HOCKEY
Providence Bruins
Save up to 50 percent off
select home games. Tickets
must be purchased in advance at AAA branch offices in
Rhode Island and in Raynham,
Somerset and South Attleboro,
Mass., or online at providencebruins.com
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Save $2 on regular price admission
tickets when you show your AAA card.
Buy $10 worth of Sound Tiger Bucks
for $8 online at any AAA
Southern New England
branch in Connecticut.
Bucks can be used to
purchase food, beverages
and merchandise.
SKI
Woodbury Ski Area
Woodbury, Conn.
AAA members get $5 off lift tickets.
Discount available by visiting the ski area.
Berkshire East Ski & Canopy Tours
Charlemont, Mass.
Save $5 on adult weekend lift tickets
only, including holiday weekends.
Discount available by visiting the location.
Wachusett Mountain
Princeton, Mass.
Save on lift tickets, parking and more.
Visit AAA.com/Wachusett.
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• Accelerated and school vacation
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AAA guide to teen driver safety.
W THE NERS!
KNOW
Ready for your driver's test?
No one likes taking a test, but sometimes it’s necessary to prove we know our stuff. The
best way to ace it is to study hard and know your subject inside and out. Here are a few
preview questions you can expect to see on your driver’s test: see how well you do!
1. What would you do when facing
a traffic signal that is red with a
green arrow?
a. The same as a stop sign; stop,
yield the right of way and go
when it is safe.
b. Drive with caution.
c. Prepare to stop for red signal.
d. Stop, do not go until signal is
green, but you may go in the
direction of the arrow if the
way is clear.
2. How should you approach bicyclists
on the same road you are driving on?
a. There is no rule.
b. Treat them as if they were another
vehicle.
c. Treat them with extreme caution.
d. The bike rider has to watch out
for you.
3. What is the usual color and shape of a
“warning” sign?
a. Yellow and diamond-shaped with black
lettering or symbols.
b. White rectangles with black lettering or
symbols.
c. Red and white with red letters.
d. Blue with white symbols.
ANSWERS : 1. d, 2. b, 3. a
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program is designed for
14- to 15-year-olds and
their parents. The program provides education
about graduated driver
licensing laws and risks
common to teen drivers.
We offer classes at locations throughout Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. You can see a
full listing of classes and register online at
AAA.com/Daretoprepare.
ANSWERS: 1. A, 2. A, 3. A
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