For lunch today, get out, get out, get out!
If the rain holds off tonight, get out, get out, get out.

I bet hardly anybody has been up to Chez Pascal's Hewtin Hot Dog Cart at Lippitt Park on Hope Street across from Chez Pascal. Make today the day.

It features all-beef, Connecticut-made Grote & Weigel Hot Dogs, regular and spicy, as well as house-made relishes such as Sweet Pepper & Vidalia Onion Relish, Classic Pickle Relish, and my favorite, the pineapple and pepperdew relish which is both hot and sweet.

The cart is out Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to about 4:30 p.m., weather permitting. Bring cash.

Tonight, head for the hidden gem at the Providence Marriott Downtown at the corner of Orms and Charles streets. Yes, I'm serious.

This is the second summer for Aqua, oasis-style get-away-from-it-all that feels like a living room with comfy chairs, sofas and floor lamps. But it also feels like a restaurant with outdoor fireplaces, cool drinks, fun food and neon lights.

Yes, all at the Marriott, a hotel where the parking is easy.

Heading to the burbs, there are two spots in Warwick for al fresco dining and drink.

The NYLO Providence/Warwick hotel, 400 Knight St., Warwick, (401) 734-4460, nylohotels.com, has an outdoor patio and restaurant with space-age design.

Eleven Forty Nine Restaurant, 1149 Division St., Warwick, has a lovely fireplaced patio and is at the crossroads of Route 4.

Up north, languish on the patio at the European Café & Restaurant, 645 Douglas Pike (Route 7), Smithfield. (401) 349-4200; europeancaferi.com, which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

This just in from Westport, Mass.

TONIGHT AT WESTPORT RIVERS:

Sunset Music Series
Locally grown blues and folk influenced musicians on the lawn. Every Friday in July & August, 6-8pm