Events:
Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch
February 17 - August 319 on Paper
June 29 - July 31The Sound of Music
Revisit one of the world’s most beloved musicals. THE SOUND OF MUSIC tells the tale of a young postulant who is dispatched from the local abbey to serve as governess
July 24 - August 17Audiofields
UK Bass.
July 27 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pmDirty Deeds
The AC/DC experience.
July 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmNo Shoes Nation
Kenny Chesney tribute.
July 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTake it to the Bridge
Award-winning RI wedding & event band that specializes in funk, soul and rock & roll!
July 28 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmJoy Boys
Country rock, rock & roll.
August 2Guida
A five-piece band playing ‘70s rock hooks delivered with the force of early UK punk.
August 4 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmCheap Trick
Didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t see you cryin’.
August 4 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmWon’t Back Down
Tom Petty tribute.
August 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmJudy Collins
Folk singer-songwriter.
August 10 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThe Great Art Heist
August 15 - September 14Lindsey Stirling
Violinist.
August 15 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmSue Foley
Guitarist, singer-songwriter.
August 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTerry Lee Goffee
Johnny Cash tribute.
August 17 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmArboretum Tour: Stonybrook
Explore Gothic Revival manor house on 4.8 acres filled with gorgeous collections. Plant highlights include an extensive beech collection, a host of conifers, mature oaks, and plants capable of thriving
August 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amJorma Kaukonen
Roots, blues, and rock.
August 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmNRBQ
R&B quartet.
August 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDonavon Frankenreiter
The album, entitled Get Outta Your Mind, marks the 20 year anniversary of his self-titled debut album.
August 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Connolly, Jackson named youth poetry ambassador, deputy: Celebratory reading Jan 27
Natasha Connolly has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Sadie Jackson has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for 2023 by RI Poet Laureate Tina Cane, the RI […]
2023 Inaugural Spoken Awards – Nominees
Spoken words have power – to spread ideas, create new thoughts, spin up ideas, or even just amuse or entertain. They are the OG medium of communication, artistic expression and […]
July 4, 2004 (Sunday Afternoon): December poetry
Brando is dead–the eulogies are out today,the shadows and the light.And I’m out here mowing the lawn in the summer heat,the reel of the blades like a horse’s neigh,cicadas’ rattle,thinking […]
In Celebration of Wrinkles
like the creases in the pagesof your favorite novel,and the folds at the jointsand eyelids of a newborn child,and the cracks in the bark of your favorite tree,and the wrinkled bedsheetsof […]
Relent
When the asking is over And solitude is decided By you, others or the universe What remains is pure Fire Pursed lips on sweet wine Thoughts all your own “Come […]
Fueling The Fire
The same fire that keeps the wolves at bay alerts them to your presence The same fire that pushes away the darkness makes the shadows dance The same fire that […]
Perennials, Part VI
Black girl magic And the mystical magical negro They sound relateddon’t they? When you dig more deeply though, you realize that Black girls labeled magic are recognized for the way they marry Intellect, flexibility and accomplishment. The magical negro is viewed skeptically for […]
Nicolella, Gamache named youth poetry ambassador, deputy: Annual appointments resume in 2022 after pandemic hiatus
Lourdes Nicolella of the Moses Brown School has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Adi Gamache of the Met School has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for […]
Omarion Cometh
“I’m here!” Door banging, stomping sneakers, Loud shouts, Not the Inside Voice. Be Quiet T-shirt flung into a dark corner, Towel airborne, dirty shoes kicked — one here, one there […]