Is it going to rain, or is it not going to rain? Sometimes you just don't know, so we take it day by day, hour by hour, and hope for the best!

Saturday morning, you can explore the Nature Conservancy's little-known Queen's River Preserve in Exeter, on a guided walk led by naturalist Frances Topping, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. You'll see a wide variety of mosses, ferns, lichens, flowering plants and trees. If it rains, bring a raincoat! You won't melt, as our moms used to say. Fee is $5 for members, $7 for others, call 789-7497 for info or to register.

The awesome Rhode Island International Film Festival offers some choices for the green set (and you can stay warm and dry indoors!). Notable is a documentary telling the story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her reforestation work. You can catch it Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the Prov Library on Empire Street (or Sunday at 5 at McMillan Hall at Brown -- or maybe both -- check with RIFF for updates before going!).

Also, a short film about the Cape Wind controversy, "The View and the Vision," (15 minutes), will be shown Saturday at 2:15 pm in the Bell Street Chapel. Click here for more info, schedules, and more choices from the Film Fest.

This weekend also is the Newport Jazz Festival -- you can get your tickets at a discount and help support the great work done every day by Clean Water Action! You can get your tickets from CWA for just $50, that's 20 bucks off, or even better, volunteer to help them out at the festival and get in for free. For more info contact Annie Costner at 331-6972 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You can find lots more great ideas for all ages --  hikes, bike rides, farmers markets, kayak tours, and more -- in NNN's Community Calendar.