Norman Bird Sanctuary’s Beach Bash returns to Third Beach this July
Live music, local food and seaside s’mores headline one of the Middletown sanctuary’s biggest annual fundraisers
Jane Pickens Theater serves up classic cinema with a side of wine and beer this June
Three big-screen restorations pair “Chinatown,” “Cobra” and “Contact” with curated tastings and themed programming
Tiverton library to host talk on Revolutionary War art on June 13
Jill Sanford of Art for Your Mind will lead a free art appreciation program looking at images from the Boston Massacre to the surrender at Yorktown
‘Jaws’ returns to the Jane Pickens Theater for summer party series starting May 29
The Newport theater kicks off its annual celebration of the 1975 blockbuster with a 4K screening, live music and a Save The Bay touch tank, with three more events to follow in July
Tiverton library to host ‘Rethinking Lawns’ talk on June 10
Emily Dutra of Butterfly Effect Farm will discuss lawn history, organic care and alternatives in a free program open to the public
Journalist Amy Goodman to appear at The JPT for documentary screenings
The ‘Democracy Now!’ host will join director Tia Lessin for Q&A sessions during a four-day run of ‘Steal This Story, Please!’ in Newport
This Day in RI History: May 24, 1988 – Singer Billy Gilman is born
In 2000, at age 11, he emerged as a child star after being discovered by Ray Benson of the popular country band Asleep at the Wheel.
This Day in History: May 24, 1941 – Bob Dylan is born
Singer, songwriter, cultural icon “went electric” at Newport Folk Festival.
Charter Books to host bestselling author Annabel Monaghan at OceanCliff on June 8
The New York Times bestselling author will discuss her new novel “Dolly All the Time,” set in a fictional town inspired by Newport, in conversation with Newport Ladies Book Club founder Kylie McCollough
High school senior’s charity car rally to benefit Hasbro Children’s Hospital rolls out from Newport today
Jack Masse’s youth-led Rhode Rally, created as a senior project with the Audrain Automobile Museum, has raised nearly $6,000 with 20 vehicles registered
Remembering the fallen and honoring Gold Star Families: Operation Stand Down RI Memorial returns to Newport this Memorial Day weekend
The Memorial will be open to the public all weekend long, beginning today, Friday, and on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m., and on Memorial Day from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Firehouse Theater announces summer 2026 lineup of improv, comedy and storytelling
The Bit Players headline weekends all summer, with stand-up shows, family-friendly performances, late-night sets and storytelling nights filling out the June-through-August schedule
Pulitzer-winning author Liaquat Ahamed to speak at Rosecliff on June 15
The historian will discuss his new book on the Panic of 1873 at the Newport mansion, with the talk available in person or remotely
20 Military Memorials, Monuments and Markers you should visit in Newport
These memorials, monuments, and markers throughout Newport, Rhode Island document the trials, tribulations, battles, historical events, and those Newporters lost while at a battle.
Umbrella Sky returns to Brick Market for fourth season with “Flowers in Bloom” theme
The free art installation opens May 23 at Goddard Row and runs through Oct. 24, with a summer concert series kicking off opening day
Newport Historical Society to open Center for Black History on Juneteenth
The Edward W. Kane & Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History, developed in partnership with Newport’s Black community, will debut June 19-21 with a ribbon cutting, family day and opening celebration featuring author Heather McGhee
RENEWport launches Semiquincentennial 250 Archival Project to preserve Newport youth reflections
Local students are invited to submit art, poetry, essays or short videos on the nation’s 250th anniversary by June 30, with a digital archive to be donated to the Newport Historical Society
Theatre By The Sea opens 2026 summer season with “Little Shop of Horrors”
The Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi musical runs May 28 through June 20 at the Wakefield playhouse, marking 93 years of summer theatre
For “The Lion King’s” Rafiki, a role in five languages and counting
South African actor Zama Magudulela brings her well-traveled take on the mandrill shaman to the Providence Performing Arts Center, where the Disney musical runs through June 7
Jane Pickens Theater announces Memorial Day weekend lineup headlined by “Saving Private Ryan” screening with WWII Foundation Q&A
The Newport theater’s weekend slate also features the Rogue Island Comedy Festival, a Willie Nile concert and anniversary screenings of “Shrek” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
This Day in RI History: May 20, 1959 – Susan Cowsill is born
Youngest member of Newport band The Cowsills
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