Puddingstone Music launches ‘Jazz at The Redwood’ series with Paul Cornish concert May 27
The Blue Note Records pianist, a Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz graduate, will make his Newport debut as a bandleader in the Redwood Library’s Harrison Room, kicking off a new collaboration between Puddingstone and the Bellevue Avenue library
Newport Jazz Festival to unveil 2026 lineup Tuesday, tickets on sale same day
Specially priced 3-day passes go on sale April 21 at 1 p.m. ET; the 72nd annual festival returns to Fort Adams State Park July 31-Aug. 2 under new Artistic Director Nate Smith
“The Gilded Age” returns to Newport for season 4 filming
HBO’s Emmy-winning drama will once again use the City by the Sea’s mansions and historic streets as its backdrop, bringing jobs and tourism to the Ocean State
Fort Adams offers free guided tours for kids during April school vacation week
The Fort Adams Trust promotion runs April 18-26, with free admission for children under 17 on guided tours when accompanied by a paying adult
Newport Art Museum hosts artist panel tied to ‘Springboard’ exhibition April 16
Juror Julie Keyes will moderate a conversation with four exhibiting artists touching on what it means to be a professional, the current culture of the arts, and more
Newport NewWorks announces lineup for second annual musical theater festival
Three new works will be presented Aug. 2-16 at the Casino Theatre
Rhode Island marks America’s 250th with veterans flights, liberty trees, WaterFire and more
The RI Department of State and RI250 Commission have a full calendar of events planned as the nation approaches its semiquincentennial on July 4
Island Rhodes Music Festival to debut at Centreville Bank Stadium in August
The two-day event will feature Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution and The Roots at the Pawtucket waterfront venue
Newport String Quartet to perform Bach, Glass and Schumann at Rough Point and Little Compton
The Newport String Project’s fourth concert series weekend spans two venues over two days in early May
Jamestown a cappella ensemble Accidental Sisters makes its Newport debut at Channing Memorial Church on May 10
The donation-based concert will benefit Sojourner House, a Providence organization serving victims of domestic abuse around the clock.
Comic – Sour Grapes: Special
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Rhode Island’s indie bookstore passport program returns, sending readers on a statewide literary road trip
Starting April 18, participants have nine days to visit all 20 participating stores for a chance at $500 in gift certificates
newportFILM to screen ‘Lowland Kids’ at Rogers High School’s new auditorium on April 16, with proceeds benefiting the scholarship fund
The documentary follows Indigenous teenagers facing relocation as their Louisiana island community disappears due to rising seas
Carol Montgomery built ‘Funny Women of a Certain Age’ to give older female comics a stage — and the laughs haven’t stopped since
The show comes to the Stadium Theatre in Woonsocket on April 25
‘Kimberly Akimbo’ star Ann Morrison on playing a teenager at 70: ‘I’m just an actor who’s having fun’
The Tony Award-winning musical comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center May 5-10
Cynthia Nixon to discuss ‘The Gilded Age’ and her career at An Evening with Cynthia Nixon at The Breakers on April 26
The Emmy, Tony and Grammy award-winning actor will be in conversation at the Newport mansion where the HBO series has been filmed
Salve Regina University dance program to present ‘Currents’ at the Casino Theatre April 16-18
The show, directed by senior Lexi Callaghan as her capstone project, features works by faculty, guest artists and student choreographers
Newport Sings to present annual Song Fest on May 2 in Portsmouth
The concert will feature four ensembles, including the Newport County Youth Chorus, Aquidneck Singers, Quorus and Community Sing
Rolling Stones tribute band Classic Stones Live coming to The JPT on June 26
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m.
Vague on specifics, NPAC executive confident of raising millions to reopen opulent former opera house
This is another in our ongoing series on the opera house restoration project that is now approaching 25 years.
The JPT brings cult classics, Paul Thomas Anderson films and a live rock night to Newport this April
A special screening of “This Is Spinal Tap” on April 16 will be preceded by a live performance from David Tessier’s All Star Stars
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