WESTERLY — With their signature style that ranges from alt-country to Americana, country, jam and roots rock, the Mallett Brothers Band will return to the Knickerbocker Music Center Saturday for an 8 p.m. concert. Known for their "musical melting pot" sound that’s influenced equally by the s…

NEW LONDON — The Hygienic Hootenanny XLI will kick off this year's 41st annual winter festival Friday night with an eclectic lineup of singers and songwriters. The Hootenanny will be hosted at 33 Golden Street, a basement bar and music venue. The show will open with Aaron Kane and include th…

Ah, the irony.

NEW LONDON — The Connecticut College Ammerman Center for Arts & Technology's spring exhibition, "[Re]Generation," will run through Feb. 21 at Cummings Arts Center. All exhibitors in "[Re]Generation" were tasked with questioning the power dynamics that influence technology and culture, an…

Thursday, Jan. 23

PEACE DALE — South African anti-apartheid activist, storyteller, poet, playwright and author Nokugcina Elsie Mhlophe will headline this year's 22nd Annual FUNDA FEST, a celebration of Black Storytelling to be held from Saturday Jan. 26 through Sunday, Feb. 2 at various locations around the s…

WESTERLY — Following her successful 2019 debut as the January Artisan in Residence at Ocean House, ceramic sculptor and mask-maker extraordinaire Jillian Barber will come back home to Westerly this weekend to again take up residence in Watch Hill. Barber, who had a shop in the original Ocean…

STONINGTON — To commemorate the 63rd anniversary of one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the country's history, Mystic Playwright Anna Maria Trusky has written a new play, "Annie and Bette," which make its debut this weekend in the form of a staged reading.

CHARLESTOWN — Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops fame is among the performers who will headline the 23rd annual Rhythm & Roots Festival, set for Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4, 5 and 6.

WARWICK — In Joshua Harmon's play "Admissions," which opens at the Gamm next week, audiences are introduced to Sherri Rosen-Mason, head of the admissions department at a New England prep school, and her family. Sherri is intent on diversifying the student body at the school, and along with h…

Thursday, Jan. 16

STONINGTON — Just 10 months after their fondly remembered 2019 Music Matters debut, the husband and wife duo known as Shannon and Matt Heaton — world-class American performers with Irish roots and universal appeal — will return to La Grua Center to "explore the wonderful cross-pond culture o…

MYSTIC — Mystic Seaport Museum has added a new program this winter, certain to delight tea-drinkers who appreciate art.

STONINGTON — "Murderers Get Love Letters," the latest play from novelist and playwright Michael R. McGuire, will be presented by Community Design Workshop and the Planning Stage as a concert reading in Stonington this Friday at 7 p.m. A brief talkback will be held following the performance.

MYSTIC — The third annual Mystic Film Festival, scheduled to take place from Oct. 22 to 25, is accepting submissions for its October event, according to festival director Shareen Anderson.

PORTSMOUTH — Wisconsin singer-songwriter Jeffrey Foucault heads to Common Fence Music Saturday for his first solo performance on the stage of the organization dedicated to celebrating and preserving folk music tradition.

Thursday, Jan. 9

WESTERLY — Attention word game, poetry and humor fans: "Word-play Wizard" David Cundy, an author, artist and poet from Guilford, Conn., plans to tickle your funny bone and keep you amused next Wednesday during the opening of his exhibit, "Anagram Portraits of Cultural Luminaries," at the Hox…

WESTERLY — The Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly will welcome art-lovers during Friday's opening reception for the January Show, "Explorations — New Perspectives," featuring the works of polymer clay jewelry artist Kristie Foss and photographer Lisle Ann Jackson. Works by many of the …

MYSTIC — If you think Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, artist Michael Sullo of Mystic has some news for you.

WAKEFIELD — Who will be the next winner of Wakefield Idol? It could be you.

CHARLESTOWN — Plans are well underway for the Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department's 13th annual New Year’s Eve bonfire in Ninigret Park, according to department secretary, Rebecca Crosby.

WESTERLY — The Penguin Plunge, a well-attended New Year's Day tradition, is not only a fun event, it's a fundraiser for Westerly's WARM Center, and a wonderful way to start the new year.

WESTERLY — Marc Douglas Berardo, the Hoolios and the CarLeans all head to the Knickerbocker Music Center this week for post-Christmas fun.

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

Thursday, Dec. 26

CLOSE TO HOME

MYSTIC — Anuf, Shradha and Shivam Sharma took the drive from New Haven to Mystic last Saturday night to see something they'd never seen before: the "Northern Lights" show at the Mystic Aquarium.

WESTERLY — The sounds of the season will fill Westerly’s George Kent Performance Hall this last weekend before Christmas, when the Chorus of Westerly presents the 39th annual Christmas Pops concert.

WESTERLY — Blues musician extraordinaire James Montgomery and Texas Flood will join acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Pitchell Friday night at the Knickerbocker Music Center. 

It was an unusual yet intriguing idea. Would I be interested in interviewing one of the cast members from the musical, "Come From Away," and the real-life person the actor portrays?

Thursday, Dec. 19

ASHAWAY — Now in its 21st year, the annual Holiday Stroll in the Village of Ashaway, a beloved and well-attended tradition, takes place this Saturday and is chock full with activities from morning 'till night. Beginning with the Ashaway Fire Department's breakfast with Santa at 8 a.m., the s…

WESTERLY — The final event in the yearlong celebration of Westerly's 350th anniversary, The Westerly Light Parade will step off from the Jonnycake Center of Westerly Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Featuring 45 floats, music and festive holiday displays, the night time parade which see thousands of…

PROVIDENCE — Siblings Alden and Ahlya Rose MacLeod have been busy this fall. In addition to their regular school work, Alden, 11, and Ahlya Rose, 9, have been making the 45-minute trek to Providence on Sundays throughout the fall, rehearsing for their roles in Festival Ballet Providence’s ho…

Searching for an unusual gift for your partner, spouse or best friend? Something a little different? Buy tickets to see Tanya Saracho's two-character play "Fade," on stage at Trinity Repertory Company through Jan. 5. But tag along too, for this is a play you won't want to miss. You might eve…

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Thursday, Dec. 12

WESTERLY — Theatre Scrapbook, the region's premier youth theater company, will present "Elf Jr." this weekend, in association with Westerly Middle School. The play marks the first holiday show offered by the theater company.

WESTERLY — The seventh annual "Rock 'n' Roll Christmas show," a benefit for Westerly’s Stand Up For Animals humane animal shelter, will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Knickerbocker Music Center.