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Winter history book club meets Feb. 1
The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society and Rogers Free Library will commemorate the 350th anniversary of King Philip’s War with a book club that will meet on the first Saturdays in … more
Providence Restaurant Weeks returns with 60+ eateries
Providence Restaurant Weeks is back, Sunday, Jan. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 8, featuring more than 60 dining options from Providence, Warwick, South Kingstown and beyond. Brought by the Providence Warwick … more
Telegraph Quartet performs Beethoven and more
The Telegraph Quartet make their Newport debut as part of the Newport Classical chamber music series on Friday, Jan. 24. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. The quarter will present music rarely experienced … more
Linden Place hosts jazz performance Saturday night
Linden Place Museum welcomes back Greg Abate, Jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer, for a concert in the historic Carriage House Ballroom. The performance will take place on Saturday, Jan. 25, at … more
Imago Foundation hosting ‘The Big Show’
Imago Foundation for the Arts (IFA) presents “The Big Show,” an open community exhibit, now through Jan. 31. There are 107 artists and 248 artworks in this year’s exhibit. Pictured … more
Folk band at Bristol coffeehouse on Saturday
Stone Church Coffee House welcomes Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem, a New England-based folk quartet in its 20th year. From the Newport Folk Festival to California World Music Festival, the string band … more
Stephen Fletcher
Society holding an Antiques Show and Tell
Antiques and Americana expert Stephen Fletcher will attempt to solve the mystery behind antiques and curios and will offer up informal, verbal appraisals. The recently retired VP of Skinner Inc. has … more
Annual Martin Luther King Torch Run and celebration
The Newport County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is hosting the 40th annual National Holiday Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this … more
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Join an 'Owl Prowl' on Friday with Audubon
The Audubon Society is hosting an "Owl Prowl" on Friday, Jan. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Come and walk the trails of Caratunk at night to look and listen for their resident owls. Learn about the … more
Film screenings and a book launch at art museum
The Bristol Art Museum presents an afternoon of film screenings in conjunction with its current exhibit, “Parallel Threads: Entangled Ends,” which explores the relationships between … more
New art show at Barrington temple
The Bunny Fain Gallery at Temple Habonim is presenting a show featuring the work of three artists. Featured are hand-drawn line work and abstract paintings by Sarah Rosa Glickman, encaustic paintings … more
Mount Hope Farmers Market is Saturdays indoors
The Farmers' Market at Mount Hope Farm has moved indoors for the season, taking place every Saturday from  10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Dozens of vendors offer local produce, bread, meat, fish, … more
Tiverton Farmers Market runs weekly indoors
The Tiverton Farmers Market is running weekly on Sunday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The market features a rotating lineup of dozens of vendors. Check the lineup and learn more at: … more
Seaweed Science in Narragansett Bay
Uncover the mysteries of our local seaweeds and learn how important they are to marine life and our communities during a special program at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. Meet Rebecca Venezia, PhD … more
Joyce Katzberg to perform in concert
Joyce Katzberg will perform for the first time in over five years with a solo program of songs and stories “calling us together to lift our voices and spirits while helping me to raise sorely … more
Children’s theatre presents ‘Puss in Boots’ on Jan. 10 and 11
Newport Children’s Theatre will present a production of “Puss in Boots,” a world of fairytales and feline adventures, with a cast of actors ages 8 to 15 WHAT: “Puss in … more
Documentary on repair of musical instruments
A viewing of “The Last Repair Shop,” with commentary by members of the local Community String Project, will be presented as part of The Bosworth Lecture Series. The 2023 Canadian-American … more
Though there hasn’t been an organized New Year’s Day swim at Sakonnet Harbor in many years, if ever, hardy souls including members of the ‘Mermazons’ daily swim group shown here, swim there regularly year-round.
Little Compton celebrates 350th with icy plunge Wednesday
Though there hasn’t been an organized New Year’s Day swim at Sakonnet Harbor in many years, if ever, hardy souls including members of the ‘Mermazons’ daily swim group shown … more
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Providence lights up with fireworks and more on New Year's
The Providence Tourism Council, the City of Providence and Mayor Brett P. Smiley are hosting the second annual citywide New Year’s Eve celebration with the Illuminate PVD Fireworks at the 195 … more
Winter market is Saturday mornings in Newport
Aquidneck Community Table's (ACT) Growers Market is held on Saturday mornings in downtown Newport in the Brick Market Place at Stoneacre Garden. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free … more
Thousands will plunge into the New Year
Greet the New Year with a dip in the ocean. There are several “plunges” offered in the East Bay. Dip in the Bay The Barrington Business & Community Association’s third … more
Christmas Specialty Market is this Sunday
The Tiverton Farmers’ Market presents over 45 regional vendors at its annual Christmas Specialty Market. There will be live music along with baked goods, produce, seafood, meats, empanadas, … more
Lance Bernard Bryant, Jovian Ford, Omar Ross, and Brittney Necole Bellamy make up the modern lineup for The Platters, which is the lone, officially trademarked group hearkening back to the group that began in 1952.
Take a musical journey through time with The Platters
One of the most commercially successful groups of the early Rock N' Roll era are coming to East Providence on Dec. 20. more
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Christmas concert benefits Lucy's Hearth
The Newport Navy Choristers present “Christmas in Song” on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth. This special event brings together wonderful people with a … more
400 years ago, the passengers of theMayflower arrived in Native America – in the home of the Wampanoag people. 400 years on, a representative of the Wampanoag Nation is in England as a new wampum belt - that has been touring the UK - is prepared to return to the Wampanoag in Massachusetts...Steven Peters, a tribal member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation received the thanks of Mayflower 400 in Plymouth, England at a reception held at The Box on Monday 27 September. Steven has been key to the Mayflower 400 partnership, which has delivered the national programme and ensured a shared history has been told for the first time. He will today be reunited with the wampum belt, made by people of the Wampanoag Nation...A famous wampum belt that was brought to England more than 300 years ago has not yet been returned. The wampum belt of the Wampanoag chief Metacom, taken from his dead body, was sent to England in 1677 and went missing. It has been the subject of an intensive international search that began in late 1970 and continues to this day...Commissioned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, the new wampum belt formed the central part ofWampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America – a touring exhibition co-curated by the Wampanoag people alongside The Box, Plymouth and The British Museum...The reception was attended by dignitaries, partners and contributors to the Mayflower 400 programme including representatives from the US Embassy, Arts Council England and Plymouth City Council...Pictured: Steven Peters with the Wampum Belt on it's display table in front of the M400 ‘wall of faces’..----------------------------------------------------.APEX NEWS AND PICTURES.NEWS DESK: 01392 823144.PICTURE DESK: 01392 823145
Historical Society hosting traveling exhibition on Wampanoags
A traveling exhibit created by SmokeSygnals tells the story of Wampanoag Native America. The exhibit uses images, ideas and wampum by contemporary Wampanoag artists and educators, and examines and … more
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