RI Spirits hosts fundraiser tonight, grand opening Friday

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island Spirits, the new distillery at 65 Blackstone Ave., will host a fundraiser for the Pawtucket Backpackers tonight, June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.

The event is a casual, drop-in evening with all profits from sales being donated to help support the ongoing direct food assistance the Pawtucket Backpackers provides to city school-children. It is a family-friendly event and will feature appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages along with signature cocktails.

RI Spirits is co-owned by Kara Larson, a city resident and longtime Pawtucket Backpackers volunteer.

RI Spirits will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its grand opening this Friday, June 7, starting at 6 p.m. The company’s riverside location and range of gins, vodkas, and liqueurs have already made it an attraction for visitors and residents of the city, say its owners, and its products will soon be available in stores and restaurants statewide.