WESTERLY — The 25th annual Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night returns to Misquamicut Saturday, an event that brings together local actors and musicians for a comedic look at the English holiday, which has been celebrated for the last 417 years.

WESTERLY — The Dante Society of Westerly will honor the late Angela "Angie" Smith at this year's annual Anna Turrisi Cooking Demonstration set for Thursday, Oct. 6 at the Calabrese Club.

WESTERLY — It looks like another busy long weekend at The Knick beginning with tonight's appearance by singer-songwriter Josiah Johnson, continuing with Friday's concert by hip-hop artist Brother Ali, and ending with the annual Mitchfest on Sunday.

WESTERLY — Comedian Nick Albanese returns to the Granite Theatre Saturday with his new one-man play, "BUDDY: One Last Night!"

Thursday, Sept. 29

WESTERLY — A panel of popular thriller writers will join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce on Sunday for a conversation about books and the thriller-writing process. 

A Review

Thank heavens for the bits of humor in Rajiv Joseph's extraordinary play, "Describe the Night," and for the brilliant acting, amazing sets and costumes and stunning direction, otherwise, we might be frightened to pieces ... or lost, or hiding in the forest counting ducks, slurping leech soup…

WESTERLY — Naomi Novik, the New York Times-bestselling author and founder of the Organization for Transformative Works and the Archive of Our Own — a nonprofit open-source repository for fan fiction and other fan works — will be at the United Theatre next week to discuss her new book, "The G…

WESTERLY — Marion Markham — actor, director, singer and cabaret performer par excellence — will share her considerable talents with faithful fans next week in the Seaside Ballroom at Ocean House.

Thursday, Sept. 22

WESTERLY — A trio of heavyweights from the music industry will head to the United Theatre Friday for a conversation about musicians, the music industry and a brand new book.

STONINGTON — The fourth annual Art Walk, sponsored by the Stonington Borough Merchants Association, returns Saturday and will be held rain or shine.

NEW LONDON — Lucas Neil, the progressive, introspective folk-pop singer and songwriter known for songs that "move, evoke, and inspire a range of emotions and passions rarely accessed in every day life," is making a big splash locally.

The Granite Theatre's current production of Oscar Wilde's wonderfully witty play, "The Importance of Being Earnest," is so well cast it seems many of Wilde's hilarious characters were made with the actual Granite actors in mind. 

WESTERLY — Three days of nonstop fun for all ages is how the annual Misquamicut FallFest — which opens Friday night and includes live entertainment, a midway full of vendors, amusement park rides and games of chance — has been described.

WESTERLY — William J. Miller Jr. will join Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce next Wednesday for a conversation about his recently published novel, "Steel City: A Story of Pittsburgh."

Thursday, Sept. 15

KINGSTON — Members of the University of Rhode Island Theater Department promise that the upcoming season "will transport audiences from the darkest edges of the city where 'dreamers, dealers and desperadoes' roam, to a 17th-century London flat and the meetings of lovers and spies, to the tri…

WESTERLY — The Knickerbocker Music Center — or "The Knick" as most locals fondly call the popular music venue on Railroad Avenue — will be hopping this weekend.

WESTERLY — The Chorus of Westerly will feature two major symphonic concerts this season, one in the fall and the second in the spring, according to a statement released by the organization.

PAWTUCKET — The Rhode Island-based Aurea Ensemble — a performance ensemble engaged in a joyous pursuit to investigate and invigorate the harmony of music and the spoken word — will present its first concert of the season Monday at an immersive performance of music and poetry at the Pawtucket…

WESTERLY — Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," the next play on stage at The Granite Theatre, opens Friday for a nine show run.

Thursday, Sept. 8

CHARLESTOWN — Samantha Fish, Little Feat and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas are just a few of the musicians scheduled to appear on the stages of the annual Rhythm & Roots Festival this weekend at Ninigret Park. 

WESTERLY — Jillian Barber was carefully wrapping her mermaids, dragons, magical creatures and clay masks in her Jamestown studio Monday morning and gently packing them inside boxes destined for their next adventure.

WESTERLY — The Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly will celebrate peace and color this month with a number of events scheduled to take place at their home inside the Westerly Train Station.

WESTERLY — Ocean House owner and author Deborah Goodrich Royce will host a conversation with Joan Luise Hill and Katie Mahon next week, two authors who are experts in miracles.

WESTERLY — The North Carolina-based folk group with the mysterious name of Hiss Golden Messenger will perform at the United Theatre Sunday in a joint presentation with Westerly Sound. 

Thursday, Sept. 1

MYSTIC — The event formerly known as Floatchella returns to Mystic on Saturday with a new name.

WESTERLY — The United Theatre will celebrate another milestone Friday, this time for the United Gallery, when artist Annie Wildey will unveil "Making Waves," works created during her time spent in-gallery as a resident artist, at a closing reception.

WESTERLY — Stephane Wrembel, the French guitarist who has been described as "simply one of the finest guitar players in the world" will return to The Knick Friday with his quartet and with his own arrangements.

WESTERLY — Podcaster Zibby Owens, a regular columnist for Good Morning America and a frequent guest on morning news shows, where she makes book recommendations, will be the next guest at the Ocean House Author Series. 

WAKEFIELD — Bill Hanney and his artistic team at Matunuck's Theatre by the Sea have made some wise programming decisions this summer. But perhaps none so brilliant as the decision to present the exuberant, uplifting, "Kinky Boots" as the season's closing production, or to cast the extraordin…

Thursday, Aug. 25