Is This Jazz?: Newport Jazz Fest ‘23
The time is upon us for yet another edition of the historic Newport Jazz Festival. This year for a change of pace from past guides, I’m going to focus on […]
Folk singer-songwriter.
February 24 @ 5:00 pm - March 24 @ 9:00 pmMistaken identities, gender bending, and twins lost at sea! Love unrequited and love triumphant! Populated with some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters and clowns, Twelfth Night’s buoyant comedy has something
March 21 - April 14Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in
March 22 - March 24Rock & roll, country-blues, R&B, as well as West African Soukous and Highlife, Latin American Cumbia and Guajira, and Caribbean Mambo and Reggae.
March 22 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pmSwingin’ Rhythm & Blues music.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDisco/ Funk /Hip-Hop, R&B.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAllman Brothers tribute.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young tribute.
March 23 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmInteractive sing-a-long wherein two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs. Examples of rivalries include country vs. rock and men vs. women.
March 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmParty to the music of The J Geils Band with DK and the talented FULL HOUSE BAND.
March 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBeatles tribute.
March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmRock, Funk, Hip-Hop.
March 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmA musical open mic for 6th – 12th graders.
March 24 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmRecord Release Party for the album “Live and Learn”.
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmFolk-inspired singer/songwriter.
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmComedy showcase by new artists.
March 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmSinger/Songwriter
March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe time is upon us for yet another edition of the historic Newport Jazz Festival. This year for a change of pace from past guides, I’m going to focus on […]
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