5 Things To Know Today: Sept. 16

Shop Local-ish: It may be a bit of a drive from Johnston, but the farmer's market at Goddard Park in East Greenwich is worth the trip. Vinagro Farms of Johnston is among the featured vendors.

For The Ladies: Today starting at 11:45 a.m., the North Central Chamber of Commerce hosts a Women in Business Lipstick Luncheon at Chelo's of Apple Valley in Smithfield. $15 for Chamber members/$25 nonmembers. Featured speaker is Terry Wildeman of Winds of Change.

A Pint Of Your Finest Red: The Rhode Island Blood Center sets up at Sundae's (in front of S.B. Winsor Dairy) on Greenville Avenue today from 5 to 8 p.m. Treat youself to something sweet after doing a good deed.

Extra Coupons? Donate Them: The Bridge at Cherry Hill assisted living facility and its Red Hat Society () are collecting coupons all month as part of — naturally — National Coupon Month. Donations will be sent along to the Johnston Food Bank to help local shoppers.

I Love The 80s: Of all the TV shows that came out in the 1980s, only one was responsible for men wearing boat shoes with no socks and pink t-shirts under white jackets — Miami Vice. On this date in 1984, the series debuted.