Events:
RISA
4 rounds of acoustic, original music inspired by the theme, “Picture on the wall.”
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurple Ivy Shadows/ Poem Rocket/ Alice Sandahl (La Luz)/ The Intelligence
Rock music.
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmDepopulate Montana/ Comfort Room/ whenthetimecomes/ Misaki
Alt-rock.
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pmMighty Mystic
Reggae music. With DJ Boss Roots.
June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmDivas of Drag
Order up a double dose of glitz and glamour, sass and class with these premier drag stars, Haley Star and LaDiva Jonz!
June 12 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmLocal Honey Acoustic
Acoustic music, nice and sweet.
June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmJake Hunsinger
Locally grown country music.
June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSweet Little Goddess Show
Host Eva Destruction presents a night of dance, burlesque, music, poetry, and comedy in celebration of women and Pride. All are welcome! 18+ (or accompanied by an adult).
June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmSb Cusatis
Musician/band.
June 12 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmAdam Ezra Group
Folk music.
June 12 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmEternal
Rock cover band.
June 13 @ 3:30 pm - 7:30 pmJudy N’ Deez Guys
A group of musicians performing acoustic rock tunes with heart and soul.
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmMark Cutler’s Murder of Crows
Album release party. Cutler’s style ranges from Hank Williams to Lou Reed, and he’s one of RI’s most reputable musicians.
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Soap Girls/ Free Beer/ Sourpunch
Rock and punk music. Thrown by The Hammer Collective.
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmA Constant Knowledge of Death/Loudsounds/ Warm/ Don’t Grow Old
Metal music. Don;t grow old or you really won’t want to go see this line-up.
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pmChurchburn/ Woe/ Obsidian Tongue
Metal music. Ah, the woeful tongue.
June 13 @ 7:00 pm - June 14 @ 12:00 amCryBaby
Janis Joplin tribute. Aw, crybaby!
June 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmLITTLE LIES
A tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Never thought you’d be begging someone to tell you little lies, huh?
June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRoadkill Digest
Classic country music. With a name like that, how could it not be classic?
June 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmAll Over
Party/dance band on the waterfront. First night back at EP Yacht Club this year.
June 13 @ 8:00 pm - June 14 @ 12:00 am
Events:
Auction for the Arts
A Stadium Theatre Fundraiser. 22nd annual online silent “Auction for the Arts.”
May 29 @ 9:00 am - June 14 @ 5:00 pmAngels in America (Part I)
This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning modern musical masterpiece is set in 1980s New York City at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Part II will open in September.
June 1 - June 15American Idiot
In 1994, Rolling Stone magazine dismissed the underground band Green Day as, “Cheeky monkeys who came to raid the bar and disappear.” Raid they did, but disappear they did not.
June 1 - June 15Sly Fox
Directed by Jeanne Smith: Based on Ben Jonson’s Volpone, this sly farce was reset to 19th-Century San Francisco, and chronicles the misadventures of Foxwell Sly and his manservant as four
June 1 - June 22Four Dimensions
diverse perspectives by Albert Baez, Caterine Milinaire, Marilyn O’Donnell, Michael O’Donnell, Claudia Rowland
June 1 - June 29A Walk Through With The Weavers Artist Talk
June 1 - June 25Linda Megathlin Featured Exhibit
June 1 - July 13Julio D. Samayoa
June 1 - June 28The Way We See: A Visual and Emotional Conversation
an exhibit by noted RI painter Anthony D. Tomaselli. Closing Reception Thu, Sep 4, 4:30 – 7pm.
June 1 - September 5Jonathan Buonaccorsi Izzard of Lunar Queer Art | The Illuminated Chamber
June 7 - June 30Chloë Bohórquez | Retrospective
June 7 - June 30Eric Telfort | The New World Federation
June 7 - June 30Gabriel Richardson | Toward the Unknown
June 7 - June 30Macbeth
Theatre Rats in Fall River, MA, are looking for actors ages 9 – 20 to take a youthful stab at the Scottish Play. Contact ladykcreative@gmail.com for details. 1641 Pleasant St,
June 11 - June 13Being Seen
June 11 - July 12Answering Our Ancestors
June 11 - July 12The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals
An alien meteor transforms a small town into singing, dancing monsters, except for a rag-tag group of survivors who must become (non-musical) heros. Auditions June 12 at Swamp Meadow &
June 12 - June 14RISA
4 rounds of acoustic, original music inspired by the theme, “Picture on the wall.”
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmPurple Ivy Shadows/ Poem Rocket/ Alice Sandahl (La Luz)/ The Intelligence
Rock music.
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmDepopulate Montana/ Comfort Room/ whenthetimecomes/ Misaki
Alt-rock.
June 12 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Alt-Nation: New CDs and a Chance to Do Some Good
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Next Gen Theatre Explores Intimacy
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Roots Report: First Official Online Column!
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Alt-Nation: Revving Up for the Weekend!
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Rock & Reel Combines Artistic Mediums
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CD Review: Eric Barao
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Roots Report
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