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This Saturday, March 30, join the Audubon Society and design and create a beautiful pendant with sea glass found on local beaches. Learn how to choose the right piece of glass and transform it using … more
In collaboration with the spring 2024 Bristol Bookfest, The Bristol Art Museum, and Rogers Free Library announce a new juried community exhibit - Hold Fast; Stay True - through which artists visually … more
There are two more winter markets. At the March 28 market, there will be gift shopping and holiday orders. Shop for the latest in locally-produced food and beverages, contribute feedback, share in … more
An author showcase hosted by the Association of Rhode Island Authors and Borealis Coffee features presentations by authors, readings, Q&A, and signed copies of the books for sale. Authors are … more
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum opens its stone and wrought-iron front gate for the season at 10 a.m. this Saturday, March 30, welcoming visitors for the first time this year. Though the … more
PORTSMOUTH — The music will play on at Ragged Island Brewing on Bristol Ferry Road.   more
Confused about Westport’s Town Meeting? How it works, the process and procedure, and more? On Wednesday evening, Westport middle schoolers become the teachers. The eighth grade class will … more
PORTSMOUTH — Due to inclement weather forecasted for Saturday, the Portsmouth Tree Commission is moving its annual Tree Seedling Give-a-Way to Sunday, March 24, from 9 to 11 a.m. (or until supplies last). more
The inaugural event, one of a series to come, was organized by the Association of Rhode Island Authors, and is happening on Thursday, March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Borealis Coffee Company in Bristol. more
A lecture this Saturday at Blithewold Mansion will focus on three remarkable Rhode Island women of the 19th and 20th centuries. Maud Howe Elliott was a social and political activist, Pulitzer … more
March is for guitar heroes! And Chris Spedding is the iconic guitar hero. Newport Live presents The Chris Spedding Trio with Anton Fig on Friday, March 22nd at 7:30 PM at the Colony House in … more
Newport Contemporary Ballet’s spring repertory performance Shifting Light,  includes a strikingly diverse … more
Barrington Books, in partnership with the Barrington Public Library, presents Will Schwalbe and Chris Maxey in conversation with Dawn Tripp in honor of the paperback release of We Should Not Be … more
Many Stone Soup Coffeehouse attendees probably know WS Monroe, or “Bill,” as one of the dedicated sound people behind the big board at each of their shows. What they may not know is … more
The Stone Church Coffee House welcomes bluegrass band Southern Rail, with its high energy, stunning harmonies, good humor and sparkling banjo, guitar and mandolin. Band members are Jim Muller, Sharon … more
Free to the public, the conversation on declaring the ancestral native homeland of Sowams a National Heritage Area will be held twice: Tuesday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Seekonk Public Library, 410 Newman Ave., Seekonk; and Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at Mt. Hope Farm, 250 Metacom Ave., Bristol. more
The CSP Artist Series and the R.I. Guitar Guild present Malian virtuoso Ballake Sissoko, considered to be one of the greatest touring koro players, and Derek Gripper, South Africa’s leading … more
The Tiverton Farmers’ Market will hold its Easter Specialty Market with over 50 vendors expected and live music by Justin Sampson. And an Easter Scramble Kids Activity is an egg hunt with an … more
The Westport Land Conservation Trust will present its ninth annual owl shows with a fun hooting lesson and close-up views of these secretive birds of prey. Naturalists Mark and Marcia Wilson will … more
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School Drama Club is bringing a classic of American drama to the stage starting this Thursday, March 21. “A Streetcar Named Desire,” … more
State Representative Michelle McGaw  (District 71, Tiverton, Little Compton and Portsmouth) had special guests when the House celebrated St. Patrick's Day Thursday: Organizers of the world's … more
The Jane Pickens Theater will be hosting a performance by  Turas  this  Saturday, March 16,  in a St. Patrick’s Day Eve concert that will feature both traditional Irish and … more
Newport Live is celebrating “Guitar Heroes” in March, with a performance this weekend of Jax Hollow, featuring revival/blue rock. The Saturday, March 16, show is at the Jamestown Arts … more
Audubon is hosting a Maple Sugaring event on Saturday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Caratunk Wildlife Refuge in Seekonk. Discover how maple trees are tapped for sap, learn about the … more
“An Hour with Eleanor,” written and performed by Cynthia Truesdale Krause, is a one-woman play and recent winner of the Marion Art Center Playwriting Incubator contest. It follows the … more
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