Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, this award-winning classic gambles with luck and love under the bright lights of Broadway. Based on characters created by journalist/short story writer Damon Runyon,
April 17 - April 27Who shot the sheriff? Not Dalton! Country, of course.
April 17 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmA favorite on the RI folk scene, her music has found its way overseas and has been embraced by listeners in the UK and Europe.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe band’s sound blends the ancient and ever-relevant rhythms of traditional Mexican music with amber pop hues and unabashed rock riffs, all tethered together by seductive harmonies.
April 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTribute to Matt “Guitar” Murphy.
April 18 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmZeppelin tribute. Really, get it out- lead poisoning is no joke.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAaaaaahaaaaah.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSwampy New Orleans funk and blues.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmNow this Sublime tribute band really puts on a show.
April 18 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmA DJ based dance party playing all your favorite ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the 70s & 80’s.
April 18 @ 9:00 pm - April 19 @ 2:00 amA Boston-based folk/rock band/collective.
April 19 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe internationally acclaimed concert style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmHigh energy rhythm & blues, rock, soul, and funk.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAaaaaahaaaaah.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmA blues guitar master with the maturity of Bobby Bland and BB King.
April 19 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmAerosmith tribute.
April 19 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmBeyond The Far Horizon tour:
April 23 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmA queer couple wants to go to prom, and their conservative midwestern town won’t stand for it. Cue a team of Broadway stars on a musical mission to change hearts
April 24 - April 27This concert features a showcase of choreography from the PC Dance Company.
April 25 - April 26
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