Arts & Culture

Actress, Broadway star, comedian, and author Melanie Chartoff joined What’s Up Newp for a live virtual video conversation on Friday, May 14 to discuss her new book, “Odd Woman Out: Exposure in Essays and Stories”, and her upcoming virtual appearance next week for two Rhode Island organizations. Chartoff’s essays explore her own extraordinary life, and […]

In what’s become one of the state’s largest efforts in support of  childhood literacy, United Way of Rhode Island and its Women United group have kicked off their  annual children’s book drive. Throughout the month of May, local businesses, community  organizations, families and individuals are invited to participate in any one of a number of […]

 The FABRIC 2021 Spring edition will take place on May 14 and May 15 and the Fall edition on October 1 and 2. Organized by Casa dos Açores de Nova Inglaterra (CANI) under the leadership of Michael Benevides in Fall River with Portugal-based curatorship by Jesse James, Sofia Carolina Botelho, and António Pedro Lopes and a production team on both continents, the 2021 festival celebrates the triumph […]

Providence, RI  – The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) andThe Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) have announced that they have achieved Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for prepared facilities. PPAC and The VETS are the first performing arts theatres in New England to achieve full GBAC STAR™ accreditation.  Under the guidance […]

Newport In Bloom today announced the winners of the 2021 Daffodil Days Window Decorating Contest.  The winners are: Best Overall: Newport Mansion Store Best Live Display: LaForge Casino Best of Bellevue Avenue – First Place: CK Bradley – Second Place: Bellevue Wine and Spirits – Third Place: X and O Best of Downtown Newport – […]

Norman Bird Sanctuary and Newport String Project have announced the launch of an innovative musical collaboration. The two Rhode Island nonprofit organizations invite nature-lovers to put a musical twist on their walking experience. Beginning with Earth Week on April 19 and continuing through the summer solstice on June 20, individuals will have the chance to […]

NORTHAMPTON, MA – The Grumpytime Club, a new album from award-winning singer-songwriter Carrie Ferguson, offers children and families welcoming and inclusive messages about accepting feelings, celebrating differences, and loving themselves exactly as they are. The Grumpytime Club will be released during Pride Month, on June 11, 2021. “As a queer and gender nonconforming artist, I’ve learned that inner strength derives from […]

The Museum of Newport Irish History announces the fifth talk in its 19th Annual Michael F. Crowley Lecture Series, to be presented “virtually” on Wednesday, April 21 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom. Dr. Janet Nolan, history professor emerita and noted author, will present an illustrated talk entitled, “When Harry Met Mary Ann: An Irish Family in an American City,” […]

The Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County (ACA) this week announced that the deadline for the Spring  2021 Artist Awards has been extended to 11:59 pm on May 15, 2021. The awards are given twice yearly to Newport County artists for projects that benefit the community. Applicants must be ACA  members to apply, though […]

By Rhode Island State Council on the Arts An exhibition of artwork in the shape of a face mask is now on display at the Atrium Gallery on the main floor of the state’s Administration Building, One Capitol Hill, Providence. The Conceal/Reveal Mask Installation was created during the pandemic and presents a mix of handmade face masks […]

Chris Smither, Samirah Evans, Peter Mulvey, John Medeski  and many more will take part in a streaming benefit concert Berkshire Sounds: A Bash to Bring Back Music to Western Massachusetts and the Hudson Valley.Hosted by Signature Sounds, the show will feature an eclectic mix of musicians from across western Massachusetts and New York’s Hudson Valley. All […]

Spring is in the air—and with it are new programs and events at the Jamestown Arts Center.  MUSIC:  Experience world-class musicians from the acclaimed Heifetz International Music Institute for an exclusive concert for JAC audiences: “Heifetz at Home” on April 17 at 7 pm. This live virtual concert continues an 8-year programming partnership between the […]

Brent Landau, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts The date of Easter, when the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place, changes from year to year. The reason for this variation is that Easter always falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. […]

Answering the not-so-obvious questions many are afraid to ask about race and racism, renowned Providence poet Christopher Johnson and The Wilbury Theatre Group join the Community College of Rhode Island Players next week to perform what Johnson calls his most powerful piece yet, Invoice for Emotional Labor. Recorded at CCRI’s Bobby Hackett Theatre, Invoice for Emotional Labor streams […]

Charlie Marie has a voice that will absolutely floor you, but what really makes the Rhode Island native stand out is her ability to write songs that tweak traditional country music tropes, or simply turn them on their head completely. Her latest single “El Paso,” which is based on an actual experience, is a perfect […]