Arts & Culture

In an email to fans today, the Newport Jazz Festival released a Thank You Video which included a tribute to George Wein. The Festival thanked fans and announced they will have ticket sales information for the 2022 Festival in the new year. The 2o22 Newport Jazz Festival is scheduled for the weekend of July 29-31. […]

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! About Tim Jones / Sour Grapes Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in […]

The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County (“ACA”)  has named two recipients of the 2021 Artist Awards, given twice yearly to local performers or artists who directly educate, inspire, and uplift the local community with their work. The award provides grants up to $500 to support current projects. The Newport String Project organization and […]

Providence, RI (July 15, 2021)—Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) is excited to announce a brand-new version of its annual production of The Nutcracker, featuring new sets, costumes and choreography. The ballet will be performed for the first time at Veterans Memorial Auditorium (“The Vets”), signaling a monumental next chapter in the Company’s 44-year history. This year, […]

National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy nominee Kenny Barron will be appearing at” Stage Door Live” on Thursday, November 18th at the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center in New Bedford. Tickets are available for the show here. Barron will also be performing at “Celebrating George Wein,” a special concert in honor of the […]

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]

The following was submitted by Save the Bay Just in time for the holiday season, Save The Bay’s virtual Artists for The Bay sale opens today and will run through December 31. In celebration of the beauty of Narragansett Bay, and in support of the nonprofit organization’s mission to protect and improve it, more than […]

We’ve watched a few streaming movies over the last few days – one was great, one fair, and a third, although popular on Netflix, didn’t quite inspire. Check out our reviews and let us know what you think. Finch – Tom Hanks has upgraded his co-star from a volleyball (Wilson in Castaway) to Jeff the […]

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, […]

★★★ If you’re an inveterate Marvel fan expecting to see strong-willed characters making decisive choices between high-intensity CGI action sequences, you may want to think twice before putting down your money to see the franchise’s newest offering, Eternals. The film opens with a crawl to give viewers context to the weighty issues of the cosmos […]

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy!

Note: This story was originally published in October 2020. Here’s Round 2 of the best in Halloween movies. Let’s kick it off with our favorite scary movie genre … So you like Found Footage/Documentary Style (and honestly, who doesn’t?) I’m sorry but if it ain’t broke …. The Blair Witch Project (could also be filed […]

Note: This story was originally published in October 2020. For Halloween this year, we offer a two-part review of some of the best Halloween films ever, curated by contributor, Angela Marandola. So Halloween is happening inside this year. This isn’t necessarily ideal for one content writer who really wanted to celebrate at Barnaby Castle (would […]

★★★★ The much-awaited remake of the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic Dune has finally hit theaters and streaming this weekend, and director Denis Villeneuve gives his version the detail befitting the epic nature of the series of books that Herbert wrote. Villeneuve chose locations that provided striking vistas and stark contrasts, while using more refined CGI […]

PROVIDENCE, RI (October 21, 2021) – In continuation of their ongoing efforts to make live theatre accessible to everyone, Wilbury Theatre Group has officially launched a Pay-What-You-Can structure for all performances.  Audience members now can set their own ticket price.  The new ticket model officially launches with Charlie Thurston’s Lifted, a modern meditation on the […]

Here’s this week’s Sour Grapes, enjoy! Join us next Tuesday for the next edition of Sour Grapes! About Tim Jones / Sour Grapes Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “SOUR GRAPES”; a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in […]

 For the first time since February of 2020, the Community College of Rhode Island’s student-run theater group, the CCRI Players, will perform in front of a live audience. The Players open their 2021–22 season with Lauren Gunderson’s I and You, directed by Associate Professor Luke Sutherland, beginning Thursday, October 14 at the Bobby Hackett Theatre. Showtimes […]

The holiday weekend means more time to get out and enjoy live music! Here are a few “not to be missed” shows coming up this weekend. [What’s Up This Weekend in Newport County: October 7 – 11] Sunday: Women’s Voices 4 is happening all day at the Knickerbocker Music Center in Westerly starring Christine Olhman […]

The Newport Music Festival announces today that it has changed its name to Newport Classical, saying in a press release that it better reflects the organization!s 53-year history of embracing the timelessness of classical music as well as its current mission of looking toward the future and celebrating the diversity of expression within the artform […]

Tony Estrella, artistic director of The Gamm Theatre in Warwick, has a fondness for Henrik Ibsen. “His influence is all over the theater,” said Estrella recently, “second only to Shakespeare.” Often referred to as the father of realism in theater, Ibsen’s been gone for 115 years, but his works live on. For the third time, […]

The Jamestown Arts Center announces a request for artwork proposals for the Outdoor Arts Experience 2022 Biennial: Passages, an island-wide exhibition in Jamestown, RI.  Emerging and established artists have until November 30, 2021, to submit proposals to display their artwork in twelve varying locations throughout Jamestown during the summer of 2022. JAC says that the […]

The Newport Art Museum recently announced a call for submissions to mid-career and established U.S. artists for two-month-long artist residencies known as AiR/Newport. AiR/Newport is designed to encourage the creative, intellectual and personal growth of emerging and established visual artists and designers by giving them the time, space and solitude needed to create, apart from the daily demands […]

Newport, RI – David Sedaris, author of the previous bestsellers Calypso, Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and regular National Public Radio contributor will be appearing at the Jane Pickens Theater for two shows on September 28 and September 29, following the release of his newest books The […]

★★★★ From just its synopsis and promotional material, writer-director Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter will seem familiar. It’s a crime-revenge thriller grappling with themes of atonement, forgiveness, and the role of violence in both. The protagonist is a stoic loner who reflects obsessively on his life’s condition and projects mystery to hide his haunted past. […]

As they say in New Orleans, “Laissez les bon temps rouler…” Indeed, that vibe, “Let the good times roll,” was everywhere Friday night, September 3rd at the Rhythm & Roots Festival in Charlestown, RI. The Festival is finally back, as strong as ever, after a year off due to Covid. Fans couldn’t be happier. The […]