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Spectators cheer on the runners during last year's race.

Little Compton race and fair is Saturday

The United Congregational Church of Little Compton will hold its annual Summer Fair and Road Race on this coming Saturday, July 9. It is the 61st Summer fair on the Commons and the 41st annual race. … more

7/8/22

Attendees enjoy live music at last year’s Folk at the Farm event at Frerichs Farm.

'Folk at the Farm' returns to Frerichs Farm on Oct. 2

Folk at the Farm, a free music concert featuring four Rhode Island-based groups, will take place on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 2-6 p.m. at Frerichs Farm, 43 Kinnicutt Ave. in Warren. more

9/15/22

Salve hosts publishing panel featuring Bruce Handy and Tracey Minkin

Ever wonder what it takes to publish for a magazine? This Sunday, Jan 8th, join Salve Regina University as they welcome renowned authors and editors Bruce Handy and Tracey Minkin for an educational … more

1/5/23

Tiverton Farmers Market has sweets, treats, meats and produce

The Tiverton Farmers Market takes place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road. The vendor lineup (subject to change) is: more

8/31/23

Too Klez for Comfort in concert at Imago

Too Klez For Comfort will present a high-energy traditional klezmer and Jewish repertoire, Yiddish theater pieces, jazz standards, original works, and borscht belt Latin numbers. Members are John … more

4/10/24

Shellstock is coming early this year in Westport

Shellstock, the annual fund raiser for the Westport Shellfish Propagation Fund, will be earlier this year: Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Westport Fairgrounds on Pine Hill … more

7/29/22

Food Truck Fridays continue at Roger Williams Park

Food Truck Fridays are taking place every week at Roger Williams Park in Providence. Events are 5 to 8:30 p.m. Entry is free. Bring chairs or blankets or find a spot on the … more

9/14/22

Acclaimed dance company performing in Bristol

This month’s Bristol Warren Art Night program is an event that combines visual arts, music, story and performance. See The Haus of Glitter, fresh from audiences at the Smithsonian Museum of … more

7/25/23

East Side farmers' market is every Saturday

The Hope Street Farmers Market continues every Satuday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lippitt Park on the East Side of Providence. The market is one of the largest anywhere, with dozens of vendors offering … more

8/30/23

Free family fun day at Audubon

The Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium is open free to the public the first Saturday of every month. Stop in for nature stories, animal discoveries, hikes and more. … more

2/28/24

This Daddy Long Legs sculpture will be one of many you’ll be able to find at Green Animals Topiary Garden starting this weekend.

Big Bugs to invade Green Animals in Portsmouth!

PORTSMOUTH — Green Animals Topiary Garden will be buzzing this summer when David Rogers’ Big Bugs takes over from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, Oct. 3. more

6/23/21

Salve hosts open reading with Helen Schulman

Join Salve Regina Univerity on January 8 at Ochre Court to enjoy a reading from author Helen Schulman. The author of Come With Me, This Beautiful Life, A Day At The Beach, The Revisionist, Out Of … more

1/4/23

Newport Film hosts 'After the Bite' Thursday night

Newport Film screens “After the Bite,” a film examining how a Cape Cod community responded after a young man was killed by a shark attach at a popular beach. It will be shown on the … more

7/5/23

Tiverton Summer Concert Series on Fridays

The summer concert series is under way on the Raposa Softball Field. Food truck lineups change each week. Bands include Sentimental Fools on July 28, Tayla Davis with country/rock on Aug. 4, They … more

7/25/23

The Andrade family, through Jody & Billy Andrade’s Foundation, and the John Andrade Insurance Agency Inc., donated funds for a call to artists to design the memorial being installed at Independence Park.

Bristol Middle Passage Project to host slavery remembrance event

The organization will sponsor an event in Independence Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m., commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Abolition of Slavery. more

8/11/23

Sagamore William “Winds of Thunder” Guy, Chief of the Pokanoket Tribe, and Pokanoket Sachem Tracey “Dancing Star” Brown, were joined by Dr. David Weed and members of the Massasoit Historical Association during a dedication of a new trail marker in Barrington last year.

Want to be a part of an historic conversation?

Free to the public, the conversation on declaring the ancestral native homeland of Sowams a National Heritage Area will be held twice: Tuesday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Seekonk Public Library, 410 Newman Ave., Seekonk; and Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hope Farm, 250 Metacom Ave., Bristol. more

By Christy Nadalin | 3/19/24

Audubon Winter Walk Series: Animal Homes

This Sunday, Jan. 8, take a mid-morning hike to search for homes created by animals in the forest and field. The bare trees and winter wind-blown land often reveal shelters and hidden havens. Search … more

1/3/23

A two-day celebration of art in Wickford

One of the largest and longest-running summer events returns this weekend, with the two-day Wickford Art Festival. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, July 8 and 9, the festival is … more

7/5/23

Rhythm & Roots Music and Food Festival this weekend

The 25th Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance, and Food Festival will feature headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and Dumpstaphunk, who will join more than 20 other bands … more

8/30/23

Large quilt show all weekend in Portsmouth

This weekend, Quilters by the Sea will be hosting their 18th Biennial Quilt Show at the Pennfield school in Portsmouth. More than 100 quilts will be displayed hanging upright on racks with room … more

9/27/23

King Park free concerts: Eddy's Shoe and the Mansfield Band

King Park in Newport will be holding free concerts every Sunday through August 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m., as a part of NIMFest. The whole family is welcome, including pets. This Sunday, August 7, come … more

8/3/22

Jazz vocalist Tish Adams performs Sunday in Providence

Lippitt House Museum’s Sunday Concerts in the Garden series concludes on Sunday, Aug. 27, with the incomparable jazz vocalist Tish Adams. Adams's rich and velvety voice, combined with her … more

8/23/23

A partial lighting of Waterfire is Saturday night

Waterfire Providence will host a partial lighting on Saturday, Sept. 2, supported by the Providence Tourism Council. The lighting will be located from Waterplace Park to Steeple Street. The lighting … more

8/30/23

Linden Place hosts a country concert and BBQ

This Friday, Sept 29, Linden Place hosts the Liz Spencer Band for an evening of live southern rock music and BBQ outside in the gardens and grounds of the mansion. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket … more

9/27/23

Free concert at Burr's Hill Park

Come see pop artist Jesse Liam for free at the Band Shell in Burr's Hill Park on Sunday, August 7 at 5:00. Picnics and dogs are welcome. The Warren Concert Series will continue every Sunday … more

8/2/22