Author Michael Klein to discuss ‘Happiness Ruined Everything’ at Jamestown Arts Center
Charter Books and the Jamestown Arts Center will host the Lambda Literary Award winner for a reading, talk and book signing May 12
Puddingstone Summer Music Festival returns to Newport for second year
Five-concert series moves to historic Casino Theatre June 21-27 after sold-out 2025 debut
French naval officer to discuss French Social Model at Portsmouth library May 17
Alliance Française de Newport will host Commandant Igor Maury for free, public talk continuing longstanding tradition with Naval War College
Newport Classical to close Chamber Series with pianist James Zijian Wei and a flute-piano duo
Wei, the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition winner, performs May 8, followed by flutist Amir Hoshang Farsi and pianist Mika Sasaki on June 5
Gerry Goldstein: These ‘smiths’ worked the forge of language
An impending holiday encourages us to celebrate “the weavers of words:” It’s “National Wordsmith Day,” happening May 3.
Jamestown Arts Center to host third annual Mark S. Weil lecture on Gauguin’s influence
Washington University professor Elizabeth C. Childs will speak May 3 on the Post-Impressionist’s reach from Matisse to contemporary Pacific Islander artists
Tom Petty tribute band The Breakers to play Newport’s JPT in October
Tickets for the Oct. 9 show at the Jane Pickens go on sale Friday, May 1
Newport Contemporary Ballet to premiere ‘The Tempest’ in Providence next month
The world-premiere production by choreographer Joshua L. Peugh runs May 14-16 at the WaterFire Arts Center, with an opening-night talk on the play’s colonial themes
Comic – Sour Grapes: Breeze
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
NIMFest returns to Newport’s King Park Gazebo with free Sunday concerts in July and August
2026 lineup features ‘The Voice’ standout Madison Curbelo, New England Music Award winners and a season-closing soul-funk showcase
Joanne Shaw Taylor to play Newport’s JPT Film & Event Center in July
British blues-rock guitarist brings ‘Black & Gold’ tour to Washington Square venue July 9; tickets on sale May 1
Quononoquott Garden Club’s annual plant sale returns to Jamestown May 9
Perennials, herbs and native varieties on offer at Fort Getty Pavilion, with proceeds supporting island beautification
A Newport heiress’s gift to nature endures at Norman Bird Sanctuary
Mabel Norman Cerio’s vision lives on across 300 acres of Aquidneck Island trails, gardens and year-round programs
Jane Pickens Theater adds encore ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ premiere party after first night sells out
The May 1 Newport event will feature a red carpet, live music from Motion Avenue and a pop-up shop from Little Chateau ahead of the film’s screening
Newport Historical Society to host Revolutionary-era concert at Colony House
Music historians David and Ginger Hildebrand will perform period songs May 1 as part of Newport’s 250th anniversary programming
Theatre By The Sea swaps out ‘On Your Feet!’ for world premiere Carole King-James Taylor tribute
Wakefield’s historic barn theatre will host the debut of ‘You’ve Still Got a Friend,’ a new concert event from Tony-winning producers, this summer
Comic – Sour Grapes: Basketball
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Movement meets medicine: ‘Dance for All People’ documentary to screen at Newport Art Museum
The 12-minute film spotlights an intergenerational Rhode Island dance program that brings together seniors, Brown undergraduates and medical students; a talk-back with the filmmaker, founder and physicians follows
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
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