STONINGTON — Stonington resident Cate Statchen will play the role of Amahl in next week’s local production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” at United Church of Stonington.

PROVIDENCE — When he was a boy growing up in Charlotte, N.C., Tion Gaston dreamed of becoming a Major League Baseball player. But during long stretches waiting for his sister to finish her dance classes, young Tion, tired of hanging out in the lobby, walked into the class and experienced a w…

NEWPORT — The Newport Art Museum will present the animated short film “Stereoscope” by South African artist William Kentridge. Visitors can view the film in the Museum’s Cushing Gallery through March 10.

NEW LONDON — Geoff Kaufman and Reggie Harris, two legendary and well-loved performers will join forces for a double bill concert at New London's famed Friday Night Folk at All Souls on Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 17

CLOSE TO HOME

STONINGTON — "New England Perspectives," an exhibit by the Ninigret Art Guild, opens Friday at the La Grua Center in Stonington Borough with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

WESTERLY — Thomas Christopher Greene, the founding president of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, is such a busy man it seems kind of wild to think he finds time to write novels. But he does and he has. The author of six novels, including the bestseller "The Headmaster's Wife," his fiction h…

PROVIDENCE — There are so many things to say about Marcus Gardley’s extraordinarily rich play “black odyssey,” now onstage at Trinity Rep, but the first thing to say is this: Do not miss the opportunity to see this play.

Thursday, Jan. 10

CLOSE TO HOME

CLOSE TO HOME

WESTERLY — Portrait artists Paul Flanagan and Dennis Lavorato will be the featured artists this month at the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, the sixth show to be mounted in the gallery’s new location at the historic Westerly train station since early August. 

PROVIDENCE — Marcus Gardley’s epic tale "black odyssey" will make its East Coast debut at Trinity Rep this month.

Thursday, Jan. 3

The Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department will hold the annual New Year's Eve bonfire at Ninigret Park on Monday. The bonfire will be lit at 5 p.m. and burns until 6 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale at area venues for the upcoming year:

WAKEFIELD — The Contemporary Theater Company will be holding auditions for "Gypsy," with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Arthur Laurents on Monday, Jan. 7 and Wednesday, Jan.  9 from 6 to 10 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27

WESTERLY — Amy VanderWeele and Elissa Sweet took to Facebook last week to announce some big news: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's "What the Eyes Don't See" has been chosen as the 2019 Reading Across Rhode Island book.

STONINGTON — Sigrid Nunez is coming to Stonington.

Thursday, Dec. 20

WESTERLY — Andrew Howell loves Christmas Pops. 

WESTERLY — The sixth annual Rock & Roll Christmas Show to benefit Westerly's animal shelter, Stand Up For Animals, will take place at The Knickerbocker Music Center this Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m.

NEWPORT — Mark your calendars. The Newport Art Museum's annual Winter Speaker Series returns Saturday, Jan. 19, for its 91st season. The series will include six lectures on a variety of topics and will run Saturdays at 2 p.m., Jan. 19 through Feb. 23, in the Museum's Griswold House at 76 Bel…

Thursday, Dec. 13

ASHAWAY — Now in its 20th year, the annual Ashaway Holiday Stroll, a beloved and well-attended tradition, takes place this Saturday. Beginning with the Ashaway Fire Department's breakfast with Santa at 8 a.m., the stroll includes holiday bazaars, horse-drawn wagon rides, house tours, live mu…

WESTERLY — Mike Stanton, the bestselling author of  the New York Times bestseller "The Prince of Providence: The Rise and Fall of Buddy Cianci, America's Most Notorious Mayor," returns to Westerly to talk about his newest book, a revelatory biography of Rocky Marciano, the greatest heavyweig…

WAKEFIELD – Bah humbug! Even the most hard-hearted will find it difficult to keep a smile off their face when that holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, comes to the Contemporary Theater Company stage in Wakefield Dec. 6th – 22.

PROVIDENCE — Their mascot is "the unicorn of friendship," their music was described as  “poetic” and “evocative of feeling" by National Public Radio, and they'll be playing Upstairs at the Columbus Theatre on Sunday. 

Thursday, Dec. 6

CLOSE TO HOME

CLOSE TO HOME

WESTERLY — Westerly Drama, in conjunction with the Colonial Theater, will present "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece about the people of Grovers Corners, N.H., this weekend. Alana Rader and John Peacock direct the play which will see many of the high schoolers t…

WESTERLY – The Chorus of Westerly will once again invite members of the community to join them for a Messiah & Christmas Carol Sing this Saturday at 6 p.m. at the George Kent Performance Hall. This year marks the third year the chorus will hold an open sing-along of the Christmas choral …

WESTERLY – Members of the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly will open the gallery doors wide Wednesday during the 22nd annual Holiday Stroll and Luminaria and host a gala opening of the December show, “Silver and Snow.” This year marks the first year in the gallery’s new home in the h…

WESTERLY – As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And organizers from the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Association are making sure local residents have ample opportunity to visit with neighbors and shop locally at the 22nd Annual Holida…

WESTERLY – It’s an uplifting, tender-hearted musical, full of good singing, good dancing, good cheer – and some top notch acting.

Thursday, Nov. 29

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