Les Sampou brings “twang and blues” to Tiverton
Les Sampou writes and sings Americana music with a passionate, rockabilly-blues edge that lifts your spirits high, followed by ballads that dig into your soul like few artists can. Her musical career has spanned five recordings and countless listening rooms, bars, and festivals as well as over several hundred thousand miles of road. This blues/rock musician got [...]
Read More →Craig Bickhardt at Tiverton’s Sandywoods
Craig Bickhardt combines a seasoned troubadour’s easy command of his art with a beginner’s passion to win over his next audience and top his next song. A Craig Bickhardt live set is a mix of absurd anecdotes and personal confessions, accompanying a well-stocked bag of original tunes and the occasional choice cover. His decades in [...]
Read More →Film screenings in Tiverton, Bristol
“Tanghi Argentini” (USA, 2006) will be among the films to be screened when the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) stops in Tiverton and Bristol next week. Celebrate the art of the short film with this special retrospective of a half-dozen movies that were discovered at RIIFF and went on to be short-listed or nominated [...]
Read More →Indoor farmers’ market in Tiverton
The ground may be frozen, but you can still get your hands on fresh, local produce at local indoor farmers’ markets. The Sandywoods Center for the Arts in Tiverton hosts an indoor farmers’ market from 4-7 p.m. every Thursday through May 16. Vendors will offer jams and jellies, honey, gourmet roasted coffee, clam chowder, fresh [...]
Read More →Singer plays ‘coming out’ party in Tiverton
TIVERTON — When she was a young girl growing up in Fall River, Bonnie Strickman had two main ambitions in life: She wanted to be an actress, and she wanted to live on a farm. Even then, she sensed her two goals may not have been compatible. “I remember asking my mom, ‘Do you have [...]
Read More →Tiverton woman sang for Clinton
TIVERTON — When someone puts you on the spot and asks you to sing for a U.S. president — right now — strong improvisational skills come in handy. Fortunately for Bonnie Strickman of Tiverton, she’s a jazz singer. Winging it comes with the territory. Some time after his presidency, Bill Clinton came to lend support to [...]
Read More →East Bay serves up Thanksgiving baskets
Roger Williams University has been a kind friend recently to the soup kitchen, food pantry and day shelter known as Bristol Good Neighbors (BGN). First, when the recent storm knocked out power in downtown Bristol, the university let the soup kitchen use its freezers so its food wouldn’t spoil. Then last week, students and faculty [...]
Read More →East Bay tunesmiths write between jobs, family
Jeff Johnstone and Nellie Walcoff each have their own families and day jobs to keep them busy, so whenever a song idea crops up they must seize the moment. Even if one of them finds inspiration while sitting in a car outside a big-box store. “This happened once when I was in the parking lot [...]
Read More →East Providence native writes Nashville hits
Joe Doyle started off swinging the sticks but ended up writing the hits. The former East Providence resident, whose songs have been recorded by the likes of Reba McEntire, Alabama and Rhett Atkins, didn’t start off as a professional tunesmith. After graduating from Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket nearly 30 years ago, the son of [...]
Read More →Nibbles: Food news from around the area
Here’s what’s going on in the East Bay and beyond for foodies. Have any food and dining news you want to share? Send it to us at life@eastbaynewspapers.com. Cinematic sushi If you want to learn what it takes to perfect the culinary art of making sushi, come to the Meeting House in Tiverton Wednesday, Nov. 7. [...]
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