Puddingstone Music adds two September concerts at Rough Point
Pianist David Kaplan performs Sept. 12; the Sitkovetsky Trio follows Sept. 29, after two sold-out August shows
This Day in RI History: August 26, 1949 – Bob Cowsill is born
Part of the family band The Cowsills
Newport Sings opens fall enrollment for teen and adult choruses
Two programs, both free or sliding scale with no audition; rehearsals begin the week of Sept. 21
Tiverton Public Library’s September lineup: silent film, author visits and a book club at a cat café
Free adult programs run all month, from tech classes to crochet; several require registration
Tiverton library opens StoryWalk trail with Sept. 19 celebration
Picture book pages mounted along a path around the library invite families to read while they walk
Jamestown Community Theatre holding auditions for Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along”
Auditions by appointment Sept. 3; the production opens the company’s 36th season in November
Groove Merchants close out NIMFest season at King Park on Sunday
Newport six-piece known for its Fifth Element residency headlines the free finale, with Olivia Nied opening
Newport OUT hosts White Party Drag Brunch at Stoneacre over Labor Day weekend
Miami-inspired brunch with an all-white dress code offers seatings starting at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 6
Comedian Juston McKinney coming to the JPT in November
Tickets for the Nov. 14 show go on sale Friday
Ghost Hunters’ Amy Bruni brings haunted cookbook to Portsmouth’s Valley Inn
Newport author’s “Cuisine to Kill For” features the Valley Inn, site of a 1673 murder case decided partly on ghost testimony
Comic – Sour Grapes: Award
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Newport Classical brings audience-driven concerts to Dearborn Street in October
Ensemble Mélange lets listeners pick the program from a menu of 30-plus selections; both free performances are Oct. 18
Chicago tribute act Beginnings coming to the JPT in November
Tickets for the Nov. 28 show go on sale Friday
Dave Matthews Band coming to Providence in November, months after Newport Folk surprise
Fall tour stops at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Nov. 9; tickets go on sale Aug. 21
Soul City brings horn-driven dance party to King Park for NIMFest on Aug. 16
Free waterfront show runs 3 to 6 p.m.; one concert remains in the 2026 season
Garrison Keillor at 84: ‘I could go on doing this for a while’
Ahead of his Sept. 20 show at the Jane Pickens, Keillor talks about the memoir he’s writing, why he’s done with politics, and the Rhode Island ancestor who helped settle Westerly
Academy Players stages ’80s jukebox musical ‘Rock of Ages’
Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi and a 51-person cast, Aug. 13-23 in Providence
Free Fort Adams lecture to explore Irish role in the American Revolution
Historian Christian McBurney speaks Aug. 16; reservations required and capped at 250
newportFILM screens Newport Folk Festival documentary at Miantonomi Park on Aug. 13
‘Newport & the Great Folk Dream’ revisits the 1963-66 festivals; director Robert Gordon joins a pre-film conversation with Rolling Stone’s David Browne
Jamestown Artists’ Open Studios returns August 8-9 with more than 30 artists opening their doors island-wide
Free, self-guided tour expands to two days this year, inviting visitors to explore studios and galleries across the island
Chris Monti Band plays Tiverton Four Corners on Aug. 22
Folk and roots trio performs at The Meeting House; a share of ticket proceeds supports Four Corners Arts Center programming
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