STONINGTON — The Stonington Historical Society is officially open for the season and "inviting visitors to embark on a journey through time and experience the rich heritage of the area," according to Society Advancement Associate Alexis Smith.

NARRAGANSETT — Margaret Johnson has been busy these last few weeks. But for Johnson, a certified life and career coach who specializes in coaching adults in transition, it's been all about children.

Thursday, June 1

WESTERLY — Days before the annual Virtu Outdoor Arts Festival was set to return to Wilcox Park for its 27th year, Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce President Lisa Konicki was taking stock of the popular event that attracts thousands to Westerly during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Editor's note: Due to illness, this weekend's performances of “The Girl on the Train” have been canceled. Opening night is now scheduled for June. 1.

Memorial Day observances will take place locally from Mystic to South Kingstown and from Westerly to North Stonington.

WAKEFIELD — Theatre by the Sea opens its 90th season this week with "My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra," an award-winning music revue featuring more than 50 songs recorded by "Old Blue Eyes."

PROVIDENCE — The energy has been building around the state among theater-lovers, and at Trinity Rep among the cast members and artistic team of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," as Trinity prepares for the opening of the Sondheim tour-de-force.

Thursday, May 25

WESTERLY — Wilcox Park Superintendent Alan Peck made a prediction and a pronouncement Monday afternoon.

MYSTIC — Novelist Robin Lloyd will be in Mystic next week to discuss his newest book, "Hidden Cargo," the third novel that follows the fictional sea captain based loosely on his real-life relative who was from Connecticut and was a friend of Charles Dickens.

NEW LONDON — Sally Rogers, the Connecticut-based folksinger whose voice has been described as "mesmerizing" and "remarkable," said she will indeed sing "Lovely Agnes" — the gorgeous song she wrote about her grandma — along with "many more songs, old and new," when she performs at the venerab…

STONINGTON — La Grua Center’s 2023 Concerts on the Green will kick off Friday with Portuguese Fado singer Sonia Bettencourt.

Thursday, May 18

STONINGTON — Poetry and music will fill La Grua Center Friday night when Brian Turner — Army veteran, poet, musician and the author of five collections of poetry — is joined by the Niantic-based Carleans and Steven Ostrowski for the May show at the Arts Café Mystic.

WESTERLY — Roomful of Blues, the world-renowned, horn-powered, house-rocking blues band with Westerly roots will headline the WARM Center’s Swing into Spring event at the Knickerbocker Music Center on Friday, May 19.

PROVIDENCE —  Festival Ballet Providence is now Ballet Rhode Island.

WESTERLY — The weekend-long SpringFest kicks off Friday at Misquamicut State Beach, marking the unofficial beginning of the beach season in Westerly.

Thursday, May 11

WESTERLY — Perhaps paying tribute to the Westerly artists who started the once-popular Wednesday Westerly Arts Strolls back in the 1990s, a new generation of local artists will kick off the First Friday Arts Crawl this week, complete with pocket maps and visible bright yellow and pink "Art S…

WARWICK — Lucy Kirkwood’s "The Children," on stage at the Gamm through May 14, is a riveting, haunting, must-see mystery of a play, packed with big existential questions, powerful, moving performances — and humor.

STONINGTON — Cellist Anita Græf, who has been described by the Galena Gazette as "a world-class musician," will bring her “high energy and polish” to the La Grua Center this weekend.

WESTERLY — Grammy winner Shawn Colvin will bring her blend of blues, gospel and rock to the United Theatre on Sunday, May 14. After her Grammy win for Best Contemporary Folk Album, her most memorable Top 10 hit, “Sunny Came Home,” won both Record and Song of the Year in 1998.

The Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce will hold its 11th annual Fusion event, a celebration of the visual, culinary and performing arts on Friday, at 7 p.m. at the Velvet Mill in Stonington. The event, for ages 21 and older, will include food, a wine and beer tasting, live music and tastef…

Thursday, May 4

WESTERLY — Antonella DeAngelis, the owner and director of Westerly's Theatre Scrapbook, has had a busy theater season with her troupe of young actors. After staging shows in Westerly, Stonington and Mystic, DeAngelis will close the season with two performances.

WESTERLY — With six Tony Awards and more than 100 million audience members worldwide, there's no doubt that "The Lion King Jr." is a fan favorite, according to Nicole DiMattei, the Granite Theatre's new artistic director who makes her directorial debut this weekend with the play.

WESTERLY — Dezmarie Doyle was busier than a bee Monday morning getting all her ducks in a row.

WARWICK — Veteran Rhode Island actor Steve Kidd will make his directorial debut this week at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre with "The Children," Lucy Kirkwood’s award-winning and Tony-nominated play.

WAKEFIELD — Theatre by the Sea will open its 90th summer season on May 24 with "My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra." The show will feature pivotal moments of Sinatra’s remarkable five-decade career with a journey through his greatest hits, including “I’ve Got the World on a String,” …

Thursday, April 27

KINGSTON — "Into The Woods,” the Tony Award-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, opens tonight for a six-show run at the Robert E. Will Theatre in the University of Rhode Island's Fine Arts Center.

WESTERLY — Emily Franklin, the author of more than 20 novels and a poetry collection, will visit Savoy Bookshop and Café next week to discuss her new book, "The Lioness of Boston," and sign copies for guests.

WESTERLY — For the first time since they shared the stage a decade ago at the Newport Folk Festival, noted troubadours Langhorne Slim and John Craigie are coming together for 10 intimate solo shows, including one in Westerly next week.

HOPE VALLEY — Diana Kushner and Stephen Smith sat inside their Hope Valley farmhouse one recent afternoon, talking about disappearing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and their documentary film, "Beneath the Polar Sun," which had its national TV debut on PBS this week.

Thursday, April 20