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‘Merging Roots’: Combining Cuban, Puerto Rican, and New Orleans jazz at Summer Beats

Teatro en El Verano explores the ultimate bargain in ‘¡Que Diablos! Fausto,’ a bilingual ‘Doctor Faustus’

Ocean State Session: The psychedelic soul of Melo Green

Sky Kim wins ‘Best Chef Northeast’ for her locally-inspired Korean cuisine

Providence artist Jordan Seaberry asks: ‘WTF Can Artists Do During a Fascist Takeover?’

12 summer festivals to check out in Rhode Island and the South Coast

New documentary tells the emotional story of the people who worked for decades to pass the ADA

Loyalists, Patriots and a colossal plaid whale in Newport

‘Food, art, lawmakers, politicians, law breakers’: Remembering John Rector and Leo’s bar

New leader at WaterFire hopes to be a bridge to the future

‘Brave Men as Ever Fought’: Painting depicts the story of Black Revolutionary War soldiers in R.I.

Dissonance, queer culture, and Providence architecture in artist Ian Cozzens’ prints

Meet Kwame Dawes, Brown University professor and new poet laureate of Jamaica

Most people can’t name five women artists. URI art historian wants to change that

Re-envisioning Shakespearean classics: ‘Fat Ham’ and ‘La Tempestad’

‘Westerly’s Gold’: New documentary tells the story of soupy sausage

Meet knifemaker, artist and fishmonger Joyce Kutty

Series explores French cultural influence in Rhode Island

UMass Dartmouth’s $660 million problem: preserving its Brutalist campus

Track 15 food hall will transform Union Station with 7 new restaurants

Posters display creativity, culture and resistance in ‘Graphic Voices of Latin America’

Writer and director Dave Solomon on filmmaking and the art of auditioning

Meet LitArts RI’s new executive director: Christina Bevilacqua

Studio Session: The earnest shoegaze pop of Rel’s ‘Big Try’

The Map Center explores the stories, art and creativity of maps

Electromagnetic Pinball Museum celebrates the game’s history and visceral joy

‘Weird Island’ podcast spotlights strange stories from the Ocean State

What are we looking forward to in arts and culture for 2025?

Studio Session: The ‘unhindered joy,’ community spirit and Ocean State pride of The Vox Hunters

Bold, complex, and time-intensive ‘painted paper’ at the RISD Museum

Author Nate DiMeo’s ‘Memory Palace’ conjures imaginary space via real stories

Studio Session: Traditional Lithuanian folk songs with Dovas and Vija Lietuvninkas

Finding a ‘third space’ through weaving at the Mount Pleasant Community Library

Heidi Henderson’s ‘untitled sad piece’ brings contemporary dance to a Rhode Island skating rink

Breaking down the ballot: What’s in the $10 million arts and culture bond

The unique Brazilian jazz of world-renowned bandolim innovator Hamilton de Holanda

‘Walking Rhode Island’: 40 of the best hikes in the Ocean State

New Community MusicWorks Center is more than a space for making music

‘Water Brother’ film tells the story of New England surfing and skateboarding legend Sid Abbruzzi

Studio Session: The Leland Baker Trio’s ‘sacred language’ of jazz and blues

‘Scandalous Conduct’: Telling the queer history behind the Newport Navy sex scandal of 1919

Live/work: How the housing shortage threatens Providence’s identity as the ‘creative capital’

Live/work: How old mill buildings shaped Providence’s 90s art renaissance

Studio Session: The whimsical three-part harmonies of The Whelks’ ‘Reverse Mermaid’

El Patio de Comidas: Summer-long celebration of Central American cuisine provides a launch pad for local businesses

50 years later, revisiting the impact of Newport’s ‘Monumenta’ on public art

New documentary highlights how North Providence Summer Basketball League transcended racial, class divides

Kingston Chamber Music Festival will feature world premiere of Jerod Tate’s ‘Woodland Songs’

Studio Session: Magnolia brings the sound of Cajun Country to Rhode Island

‘I had five different owners in 18 years’: New book features the story of John Jacobs, who fled slavery and denounced American tyranny

Not your grandfather’s scrimshaw: Duke Riley engraves pollution scenes on ocean plastic

Studio Session: Providence hot jazz collective Paper Moon (encore)

Studio Session: Olivia Dolphin’s piano-driven ‘witch-pop’

‘God Talks to an Agnostic’ through nature in radio play about family and the Black church

Artist Bob Dilworth, known for his vibrant, joyful paintings, is honored at 25th Pell Awards

‘A Name, a Voice, a Life’: New exhibit centers the history and experiences of Black Newporters

Studio Session: J. Mamana looks inward with hope and grief on ‘For Every Set of Eyes’

‘Cabinet of curiosities’: A tour of the rare books, art and oddities at the Providence Athenaeum

In Pawtucket, Gif-O-Graf helps students explore creativity with animation

Student-curated Black Biennial breaks down walls between RISD and the community

New biography explores ‘The Life and Line’ of artist and activist Keith Haring

Studio session: Gian Carlo Buscaglia sings songs of romance and social justice

As AI evolves, what role will the technology play in the world of art and design?

Classic New England furniture gets a modern update at O&G Studio in Warren

Printmaking conference brings pop-up gallery shows across the city including ‘Show Me Your Papers / A Ver, Y Tus Papeles’

Studio Session: Keith McCurdy of “gothic folk” band Vudu Sister

Adoption, belonging, and finding your pack in ‘Wolf Play’ at Wilbury Theatre

James Beard semifinalist Sky Kim brings locally-inspired Korean cuisine to Providence

Paul Mecurio gives the audience ‘Permission to Speak’ at United Theatre

Studio Session: Allysen Callery’s quiet, haunting ‘Ghost Folk’

Rhode Island actor Kali Reis stars in latest season of HBO’s ‘True Detective’

Art gallery at T.F. Green gives visitors a first impression of the local culture

Hunky Dory closes after more than 2 years of serving Southern-inspired food – and cultivating a folk music community

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ at the Gamm is a thrilling experience

NEH grants $444K to Tomaquag Museum for new home on URI campus in Kingston

Studio Session: Providence hot jazz collective Paper Moon

Latino oral history project inspires new play at Trinity

Holiday favorites with a few twists from local theaters

Jewish youth reckon with differing narratives about Israel in new documentary ‘Israelism’

Interview: UMass Dartmouth chancellor sees slim chance of returning to Star Store

‘Cultures of Seaweed’ run deep at the New Bedford Whaling Museum

Delightful gallows humor in ‘Hangmen’ at The Gamm Theatre

Tsugumi Maki envisions a RISD Museum that is more welcoming and inclusive

Karin Sprague creates gravestones that are works of art and comfort

Artist Umberto Crenca elevates the commonplace in the neighborhoods of ‘Divine Providence’

The gospel roots behind Jontavious Willis’ Georgia blues

Plays from Trinity and Wilbury reexamine the past and imagine the future

Lily Henley’s new album combines her love of fiddle music and the Ladino language

Apocalypse survivors reimagine ‘Simpsons’ episode in latest show from Contemporary Theater

Taposh shares his love of Bengali music with the world

Edward Bannister, 19th-century Black artist, honored with new statue in Providence

Tuba Skinny brings New Orleans jazz to Rhythm & Roots Festival

New Bedford says goodbye to a downtown eccentric

Why is UMass-Dartmouth leaving the Star Store and how will that affect New Bedford?

Artist explores ‘intimate bond of freedom and green’ at Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

You can ‘Hear the Mermaids Singing’ at the Kingston Chamber Music Festival this weekend

Empty downtown facade becomes mural dedicated to summertime in Providence

‘On the Wall’: A gallery for contemplation and reflection at Providence College

Local artists celebrate cultural heritage, commemorate the mundane at Providence Biennial for Contemporary Art

Concerts at the Breakers and free music in the park at Newport Classical Music Festival