The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (The JPT) is excited to offer members of the community the opportunity to learn more about some of cinema’s greatest icons and view some of their most famous films with a series of documentary and film pairings beginning on Friday, April 5. Guests are invited to purchase tickets […]
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What’s Up Interview: Newport Classical’s Gillian Friedman Fox on the 2024 Newport Classical Music Festival
Summers in Newport are widely known for world-class musical events. Historic festivals like Newport Jazz and Newport Folk certainly attract massive crowds over a pair of mid-summer weekends. However, the festival with the largest number of concerts is the Newport Classical Music Festival, which this year runs from July 4th to July 21. The annual […]
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Newport Jazz Festival to celebrate 70th Anniversary in 2024; tickets and lineup will be released on April 9
The Newport Jazz Festival returns to Fort Adams State Park in August for its 70th Anniversary celebration, which will take place from August 2 to 4. Specially priced three-day general admission tickets go on sale on Tuesday, April 9, at 1 p.m., the same time Newport Jazz Festival will release the 2024 lineup. All three-day, […]
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What’s Up in Newport this Easter Weekend: March 29 – 31
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this weekend, Friday, March 29, through Sunday, March 31, 2024. Friday, March 29 Things To Do 10 am: Couples Magical Mini Retreat at Recharge Newport 11:30 am: Stoneacre Garden Reopening & Season Kick-off Celebration 6 pm: Last Friday Social at Newport […]
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Theatre Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ at The Gamm Theatre is fun and funny
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” begins with a shipwreck. Twins Viola and Sebastian are tossed into the sea. Viola is saved. Sebastian is feared lost. Brought to Illyria by her rescuers, Viola takes on the appearance of a boy, working as Cesario, a page to Illyria’s Duke Orsino. Now hold onto your hat, it gets a little […]
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Disney Princess – The Concert coming to Providence Performing Arts Center in April 2024
A concert featuring music from Disney’s princesses will visit the Providence Performing Arts Center on April 18, 2024. The concert, titled Disney Princess — The Concert, will feature Broadway stars Alyssa Fox, Syndee Winters and Hiba Elchikhe. The trio will perform 30 iconic songs from the movies Disney Princess, The Lion King, Hamilton and Aladdin. […]
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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy to perform at The JPT on May 11
After more than three decades of bringing jazz and swing music to the world, the celebrated band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will make their way to Newport, R.I. on May 11, 2024, at the Jane Pickens Theater and Event Center (The JPT). The band, famously named after an autograph by blues legend Albert Collins, has […]
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The 2024 Newport Classical Music Festival will feature 27 concerts from July 4 – 21
Newport Classical announced today that its 2024 Newport Classical Music Festival will present 27 concerts this summer between July 4-21, 2024. The 2024 Newport Classical Music Festival will bring “timeless music for today” to The Breakers, Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, The Elms, Castle Hill Inn, Chinese Tea House, King Park, Newport Art Museum, Norman Bird […]
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Photo Gallery: Chris Spedding Trio with Anton Fig at Newport Colony House
Chris Spedding and his Trio appeared at the Colony House in Newport, Rhode Island, on March 22, 2024, as a part of Newport LIVE’s concert series, one of several that occur in various venues throughout the year. The straight-ahead power of this fortified rock trio belied their chronological age and shook the very foundation of […]
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Registration is now open for The Newport Jazz Summer Camp at Salve Regina University
The Newport Jazz Summer Camp at Salve Regina University is an exciting opportunity for high school students ages 14-18 to learn from professional musicians and music professors. This year’s camp, in partnership with the Newport Festivals Foundation, will include master performance classes focusing on jazz theory and improvisation, small ensembles, and big bands, culminating in a […]
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Eli Young Band to play a free concert at Naval Station Newport’s Dewey Field
The Eli Young Band will perform on June 21 at Naval Station Newport’s Dewey Field in concert with Cody Bradley. The concert is free and open to patrons with base access and their escorted guests (only Military/DoD are allowed to bring guests); no tickets are needed. The Eli Young Band is a country music group […]
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Concert Review and Photos: Indigo Girls and Rhode Island Philharmonic outstanding at PPAC
Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, the duo better known as the Indigo Girls, are often mentioned in the same breath as Simon and Garfunkel, Hall and Oates, and the Everly Brothers. Ranked among the best musical duos of all time, their songs have charted on the Billboard Top 40 in every decade since the 1980s. […]
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Concert Photos: Micky Dolenz of The Monkees charms the Greenwich Odeum crowd with songs and stories
Iconic 60s hitmaker Micky Dolenz of the legendary band The Monkees made a stop at the Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich on Sunday, March 24, with rare stories about the band along with classic tunes, thrilling the near-sell-out crowd. Backed by a stellar band, and featuring his sister Coco Dolenz on vocals, the former teen […]
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Raul Malo: His arresting voice captivates sold-out Jane Pickens Theater
In the second of a dozen-city tour, Raul Malo dropped into the Jane Pickens Theater as part of a Showcase Live Production before a sold-out audience. Malo has been featuring Monica Rizzio as a warm-up act, inviting her for a duet at the show’s close. As the incomparable frontman of genre-defying, GRAMMY Award-winning band The […]
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Newport Navy Choristers to perform at St. Mary’s Church on April 26
The Newport Navy Choristers, under the direction of Lori McDowell, will present “Proudly We Sing” on Friday, April 26, at 7:30 PM at St Mary’s Church. A non-profit group consisting of many active and retired military service members and their families, the chorus will perform a repertoire of patriotic and popular songs that will appeal […]
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‘The Goonies’, ‘The Sandlot’, ‘The Wizard of Oz’, and ‘E.T.’ are all returning to the big screen in Newport
The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (The JPT) is screening The Goonies this Sunday, March 24, at 2:00 pm. The Goonies screening marks the start of The JPT’s Sunday family film series, which brings some of the most popular and iconic classic films to The JPT to provide a fun weekend activity for the whole family […]
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What’s Up This Weekend: Barrel of Laughs Comedy Show, Aquidneck 10K, Raul Malo, The Goonies, & more
Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport, Rhode Island, this weekend, Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, 2024. Friday, March 22 Things To Do 2 pm: Film Series – 2024 Oscar Nominees at Newport Public Library 6 pm: Newport Winter Foodies Stroll 7:30 pm: Newport Classical Presents: Eleni Katz […]
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Potter League to host ‘LoveBash for Animals’ on April 5
via Potter League for Animals The Potter League proudly presents its 50th annual in-person LoveBash for Animals event, an evening of compassion and camaraderie supporting our furry friends. Join us on Friday, April 5th, from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm at the elegant Wyndham Newport Hotel, located at 240 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, RI, for an […]
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What’s Up Interview: Adam Levin, Artistic Director of RI Guitar Guild announces Spring concerts
You may be familiar with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra or Newport Classical, but there’s another organization gaining widespread recognition in local classical music circles. We’re talking about the Rhode Island Guitar Guild, a non-profit organization that presents concerts and workshops with internationally acclaimed artists and educators in unique Rhode Island venues. This spring, the […]
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Ticket Giveaway: Chris Spedding Trio with Anton Fig playing Colony House Friday, March 22
Guitar great Chris Spedding returns to Newport for a concert on Friday, March 22 at the Newport Colony House. We’ve got a pair of tickets to give away courtesy of Newport Live. To enter, e-mail Ken Abrams at mrabrams11@gmail.com by Noon on Thursday, March 21, for your chance to win. More about Chris Spedding: March […]
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Iconic Beatles tribute band ‘1964’ The Tribute to perform in Newport
After more than 20 years of dedicated research and performances, the critically acclaimed Beatles tribute band 1964 The Tribute will finally make their way to Newport. The band will perform at The JPT Film & Event Center (The JPT) on Saturday, August 17, at 8 p.m. The show is a powerful tribute to the early […]
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The JPT Film & Event Center to begin National Theater Live series on March 20
The JPT Film & Event Center (The JPT) is kicking off a series of National Theater Live screenings on Wednesday, March 20, by bringing back the radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, starring Andrew Scott from the British comedy-drama series Fleabag. Filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End, Vanya will play exclusively in cinemas in 2024. National Theater Live brings […]
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‘No daffodils for the North End’
What began as a documentary about city residents’ resilience during the pandemic has evolved into an organization that is demonstrating how resilient the city really is. Susan Sipprelle, a documentary filmmaker, spent three years shooting, editing, and developing “Newport: In This Together,” interviewing 108 Newporters and finding a city and its residents that are resilient, […]
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The JPT will host a Mamma Mia! Disco Party on March 19
The Jane Pickens Theater (The JPT) is hosting a Mama Mia! concert and screening with Little Chateau, a local Newport shop, on Tuesday, March 19. One of the most beloved musicals of all time, Mama Mia! follows Sophie, who—as she is about to marry—discovers through an old diary of her mother that any one of three men could be her […]
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Concert Photos: Jax Hollow brings hot guitar grooves to the Jamestown Arts Center
Nashville-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Jax Hollow rocked her way through a nice set of original songs (and one notable cover) on Saturday, March 16, at the Jamestown Arts Center in a Newport Live concert. She played several from her debut album Only the Wild Ones, as well as several new songs she plans to record in the […]