Staying Home: TNRI helps renters struggling to pay
“During a global pandemic I don’t think people should be kicked out on the street, and I don’t think people should have to pay rent debt,” says Olivia B., an […]
Events:
A Changing Reflection
This exhibition demonstrates Silver, Metalwork, and Jewelry in the 19th–21st Centuries.
February 4, 2022 - September 30, 2023The Performative Self-Portrait
Explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity.
May 13 - November 12Ana Flores
Shaman Ladders and Other Stories.
May 20 @ 12:00 am - October 28 @ 11:59 pmRhode Island Art Educators Exhibit, September 1-30
Join us for our annual RI Art Educator’s Showcase, an exhibition featuring artwork from those individuals who teach art to others. Art teachers have the unique gift of
September 1 - September 30Mystic Dead
Grateful Dead tribute.
September 22 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmWalter Trout
Blues-rock guitarist.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJaniva Magness
Soulful blues diva was Blues Foundation’s 2009 prestigious BB King Entertainer of the Year, becoming only the second woman to be so honored.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmToad The Wet Sprocket
An American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThose Guys
A classic rock cover band.
September 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSay Hello II Heaven
Chris Cornell tribute band.
September 22 @ 9:00 pm - September 23 @ 12:00 amAnthony Geraci & the Boston Blues All Stars
Lead by Brilliant pianist Anthony Geraci featuring Jeff Armstrong drums, Michael Mudcat Ward bass, Troy Gonyea guitar, and Dennis Brennan.
September 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Noyz
Rockers with strong vocal harmonies playing well-known dance music.
September 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmHenry Rollins
The artist of all arts recounts strange life events pre-COVID and then when things got even stranger.
September 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOtis Read & Jimmy Corwin
Acoustic folk with blues and country roots, joined by Chris Books on pedal steel guitar.
September 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmVic DiBitetto
Comedy show with comic legend Andrew “Dice” Clay.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmGypsy
Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac tribute.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmConfounded Bridge
Led Zeppelin tribute
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmChris Leigh Band
Guitarist, singer, and composer.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDudemanbro
Alt-rock, reggae fusion
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmWard Hayden & The Outliers
Double record release party performing originals and tributes to Hank Williams.
September 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Scandalous Conduct: An exploration of an entrapment scandal in Newport
“The Newport Navy Scandal is something we stumbled on a couple years ago very randomly,” says Matthew Lawrence. He and his partner Jason Tranchida are creating an art project, Scandalous […]
Artists to the Rescue!: Local designers make personal protective equipment
“My mom happens to be an epidemiologist, and she sent me an N95 mask back in January, so I had an idea this might get bad,” recalls Matt Muller, co-founder […]
An Ode to the Analog: The Linotype Daily project is part diary, part news filter and completely perfect
I am at DWRI Letterpress, and I am standing in front of a Linotype, the first automatic typesetting machine — a machine that Edison called the “Eighth Wonder of The […]
Black Americana on Display: URI Arts and Culture presents “We Shall Overcome!”
The URI Arts and Culture Program presents “We Shall Overcome!” an exhibit featuring both commissioned art and historical artifacts selected from Onna Moniz-John’s collection of Black Americana. The exhibit, which […]
A Story to Tell: Funda Fest celebrates storytelling in its 22nd year
Funda Fest, the annual celebration of black storytelling presented by Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS), will take place throughout the state from January 25 through February 2. The Festival is […]
Art Imitates Life: 210-year-old drop curtain depicts a PVD moment in time
“I call it a curtain, but it’s, of course, a drop scene,” says Richard Ring, deputy executive director for collections and interpretation at the Rhode Island Historical Society, as he […]
Obey!: The giant is coming back to PVD
It’s been 30 years since Shepard Fairey clipped a picture of Andre the Giant from the newspaper to show a fellow RISD student how to make a stencil. The resulting […]
Things That Go Bump in the Night – ACT’s Wait Until Dark
The Attleboro Community Theatre’s first offering of their 63rd season is Frederick Knott’s classic thriller Wait Until Dark. Movie buffs will recognize the title from the 1967 adaptation, starring Audrey […]
Taps on Tap: Hannison Woodworks has a handle on things
If you’ve been out for drinks in RI, chances are you’ve seen Matt Eaton’s work. Eaton is the artist behind Hannison Woodworks, which produces custom beer and coffee taps. Over […]
