SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Milbre Burch has been called "one of the most important voices in the American storytelling revival.” On Saturday, the Grammy-nominated, internationally known spoken-word recording artist and storyteller, will present "Tales from Beyond the Ban: Folktales from Iran, Iraq, L…

WESTERLY — Joey Ripka, a concert organist and former director of music and organist at Calvary Church in Stonington, and former artistic director of Calvary Music School, will return to the region this weekend.

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MASHANTUCKET — Foxwoods Resort Casino has announced the return of its popular "Broadway Series at Foxwoods."

Thursday, Nov. 14

STONINGTON — Dan Agins gets choked up every time he watches the video he made with his students in the Documentary Club about the building that sits atop the hill at 40 Field St. in Pawcatuck.

MYSTIC — Wally Lamb, the popular Connecticut author of six New York Times best-selling novels, will be joined by poet Davyne Verstandig at next week's Arts Café Mystic.

WESTERLY — Rhode Islanders Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi, who pair up to sing together as the Vox Hunters, are known for sharing their three mantras: “Sing Local,” “Sing Often" and “Roger Williams for President."

MASHANTUCKET — Entertainment icon Dwight Yoakam, the musician at the forefront of the neo-traditionalist movement that many fans and critics think saved country music in the late 1980s and '90s, will play the Fox Theater at Mashantucket this Sunday at 8 p.m.

NEW LONDON — Remember the "Garden Song"? The thoughtful, oft-recorded tune that begins with "Inch by inch, Row by row, Gonna make this garden grow, All it takes is a rake and a hoe, And a piece of fertile ground," and ends with "Plant your rows straight and long, Temper them with prayer and …

Thursday, Nov. 7

Leave your worries behind and escape to the fabulous land of Agrabah at the Providence Performing Arts Center where Disney's "Aladdin," on stage through Sunday, will keep you happily entertained for two-plus hours of pure, jubilant, fabulous entertainment.

WESTERLY — The Chorus of Westerly will kick off its 61st concert season Saturday with a concert by one of the most acclaimed a cappella vocal ensembles of all time.

WESTERLY — Pawcatuck artist Linda Peduzzi will share the spotlight this month with a musical legend many may know. Master blues musician Duke Robillard will join Peduzzi for an exhibit of abstract paintings at the Hoxie Gallery during the month of November, proving that his talent with paint…

WESTERLY — The Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly will celebrate the opening of its November show, "Laying Track For The Holidays," this Friday during an opening reception.

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WESTERLY —  “Something Wicked This Way Comes," a Halloween fundraiser and "immersive experience," sponsored by the Colonial Theatre, will be held Saturday at the Babcock-Smith House Museum, according to Alana Rader, co-artistic directors of education.

WESTERLY — Granite Theatre is offering discounted tickets to veterans during the run of "Man of LaMancha," now on stage through Nov. 10. Veterans who present verification of eligibility — a retired military photo ID; active duty military photo ID; driver’s license with imprinted "Veteran;" a…

Thursday, Oct. 31

WESTERLY — The Knick will be a hopping spot in the week ahead. On Saturday, David Wax Museum drops by and next Wednesday, the Founders will take the stage for their annual October get-together.

STONINGTON — Music lovers are invited to enjoy the music of Johann Sebastian Bach Friday at 7 p.m. when Calvary Church Stonington presents its inaugural "Bach in the Borough."

KINGSTON — Livingston Taylor, the fourth child in a very musical family that includes Alex, James, Kate, and Hugh, returns to The Courthouse Center for the Arts next Saturday.

The Granite Theatre's production of "Man of La Mancha," now on stage through Nov. 10, is a memorable, extraordinary musical packed with solid talent, powerful, terrific singing and excellent music. This is the monumental stage saga that brought songs like the "The Impossible Dream" and "Dulc…

This is an updated version of the story published on Oct. 24.

Thursday, Oct. 24

WESTERLY — "Man of La Mancha," the musical based on Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterpiece "Don Quixote," opens Friday at Westerly's Granite Theatre.

WESTERLY — Kevin Lowther II, a 2000 Westerly High School grad who went on to study engineering and computer science at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., where he majored in Chinese and Spanish, and earn a Bronze Star for his service, took along something dear to him when he foug…

MYSTIC — Two major American poets will share their wisdom and their words Friday when the Arts Café Mystic presents a program featuring Billy Collins and Coleman Barks.

WESTERLY — The Salt Marsh Opera will present "Pagliacci," Ruggero Leoncavallo's gripping tale of love and betrayal, with their fall opera at the George Kent Performance Hall on Oct. 19 and 20.

Thursday, Oct. 17

WESTERLY — Paul and Karen Donahue, longtime owners of Westerly Paints, will lead the the 2019 Westerly-Pawcatuck Columbus Day Parade on Sunday as grand marshals of the 72nd annual event.

WESTERLY — The Salt Marsh Opera will present "Pagliacci," Ruggero Leoncavallo's gripping tale of love and betrayal with their fall opera the George Kent Performance Hall on Oct. 19 and 20.

NEW LONDON — Jeremy Kittel, a violinist, fiddler, and composer who recently received a Grammy nomination for "Best Arrangement/Composition," will perform with his group Kittel & Co. this week at Connecticut College’s onStage Guest Artist Series.

Thursday, Oct. 10

MYSTIC — Shareen Anderson was driving to Warwick Tuesday afternoon to pick up Mambo Judie and Marvano — two of the original members of the group once known as “The Mamboniks” — at T. F. Greene Airport.

WESTERLY — Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez return to the Knick Sunday for 'Women's Voices 3," a concert and performance showcase to benefit the Institute for the Musical Arts' "Rock And Roll Camp for Girls."

WESTERLY — From sunrise in the shadow of the Beavertail lighthouse to sunset on the deck of the Coast Guard House, Bob Curley's "100 Things to Do in Rhode Island Before You Die" will fill your days with experiences of a lifetime in the Ocean State. Fuel up for adventure with “only in Rhode I…

KINGSTON — The University of Rhode Island Department of Music has added dozens of musical events to its fall performance calendar. 

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