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Gary Fish (left) is back hosting open mike Sundays at Sandywoods. The twice-monthly event was a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will return Sunday, May 1.
Sandywoods resumes live music every other Sunday
After a two-year hiatus, anyone with a guitar, a song and a dream can play at Sandywoods in Tiverton this Sunday, as the arts center resumes its regular open mike shows. more
Tiverton High School students (from left) Ava Milukas, Ellie Flanagan, Casey Michaels, Julia Han and Emma Baker, who also wrote the play, will premiere "White Noise" Saturday evening.
Tiverton student film considers pandemic's toll
The white noise, a deafening, thick thing that pushes out all else, has consumed Mara's life: It drowns out her mother's incessant drone. Her friends' questions and concerns. It threatens … more
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This stone for Philip Mosher, who died at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War, is most likely a memorial to his life.
Tiverton cemetery cleanup is Saturday
Volunteers with the Tiverton Historic Cemeteries Commission will spend Saturday cleaning years of overgrowth from a historic cemetery on Furey Avenue, and they could use some help. The public is … more
When Wilbur McMahon School fifth grade students were discussing current events in class last week, they came up with a plan to show their support for Ukraine. Last Friday, students and staff wore blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukrainian flag, and posed for a picture in the shape of a "U." Many also brought in a monetary donation that will be given to the American Red Cross Ukraine Relief Fund. As of Thursday, the effort had raised $950.
Little Compton church marches for Ukraine Saturday
The United Congregational Church of Little Compton will hold a prayer vigil and walk for Ukraine at noon Saturday at noon, following a talk on the Ukraine situation by a Little Compton resident who … more
Residents gather at the Friends Meeting House for a previous Thanksgiving service.
Ecumenical Thanksgiving service in Little Compton Thursday morning
The public is invited to attend an ecumenical worship service this Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m. It is offered in collaboration by the United Congregational Church of Little Compton and St. … more
Liam Sylvia, 14, of Westport, revs up his tractor during the D Stock Division tractor pull at the Westport Fair in 2019.
Westport Fair returns this weekend
A celebration of agriculture more than 60 years running kicks off this Friday, when the Westport Fair gets underway at 200 Pine Hill Road. Friday, Oct. 15 * 6 p.m.: Blue Angels car show (rain … more
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More than a dozen Little Compton farms will be open for public tours this coming Saturday, Oct. 2.
Fifteen Little Compton farms open to public Saturday
The Little Compton Historical Society will hold a free town-wide, self-guided tour of Little Compton farms and agricultural businesses this coming Saturday, Oct. 2. The farms will offer a behind the … more
Lara Downes
Famed pianist to play in Little Compton on July 12
LITTLE COMPTON — Lara Downes, one of this country’s foremost pianists, will be the first to play St. Andrews by the Sea Episcopal Church’s recently donated century-old Steinway … more
A work by Roberley Bell, the season’s first artist to display at Westport Woods.
Westport Artist in Residence Program debuts at Westport Woods
WESTPORT — The Westport Cultural Council announces the Westport Artists in Residence Program (WARP), a project that will bring outdoor art to Westport Woods.  During the months of June, … more
Horseneck Life Saving Station, Westport
Westport Life Saving Station open this weekend
WESTPORT — The historic Horseneck Point Life Saving Station will be open to the public on Columbus Day Weekend (Oct. 10-12). The Life-Saving station, which is now located near the causeway … more
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