Editor's Choice Events By Town
Newport, The Polar Express™ (11/21 - 11/30): The Polar Express™ comes to life aboard the Newport Dinner Train. Inspired by the award winning classic by Chris Van Allsburg, share the magic as the Conductor reads the tale of a young boy's unforgettable journey to the North Pole.
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Newport, Christmas at the Newport Mansions (11/16 - 1/3): Make lifelong memories with a visit to the Newport Mansions during the holiday season.
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Providence, A Christmas Carol (11/20 - 12/27): Celebrate the magic and wonder of the holiday season with this beloved New England holiday tradition!
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Providence, 105th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale (11/22 - 12/24): Multi-media works by more than 100 artists, all priced at $250 or less
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Newport, “Blame It on the Boogie” (11/21 - 11/22): This year’s fall performance will include 26 dances including hip hop, jazz, tap, lyrical, Irish step, and ballet. Performances will be at the Rodgers Recreation Center
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Cumberland, Blackstone Valley Polar Express (11/22): A 90-minute train ride will include a story reading of The Polar Express, hot chocolate and cookies, coloring books and crayons, a visit from Santa, a holiday sing-a-long, and a special Christmas remembrance
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Chepachet, 2009 Heritage Society Peddlers' Faire (11/21): Local artisans and crafters present their wares for sale, November 21st, 2009 from 9am - 4pm
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Pawtucket, Shakespeare in Rep! (11/18 - 11/29): One company, two classics! See Romeo and Juliet & Much Ado on alternating days or see both in one day
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Portsmouth, Art Under $200 Holiday Show and Sale (11/19 - 12/20): The Portsmouth Arts Guild is holding its 3rd Annual "Art Under $200 Holiday Show and Sale," featuring art in all media by regional artists. The opening reception is Sunday, November 22, from 2-4 pm
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Providence, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Rush Hour Concert (11/20): Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and Host PATRICE WOOD are joined by Cellist ALBAN GERHARDT for a StrategicPoint Rush Hour concert on Friday November 20 @ 6:30pm @ VMA Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence.
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Smithfield, "Holiday Harmony" Concert sponsored by the Barbershop Harmony Society (12/12): Join the Barbershop Harmony Society as we present "Holiday Harmony". A musical treat for the whole family. Featuring 2 Barbershop Choruses and 2 Barbershop Quartets
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Pascoag, Holiday Bazaar and Yard Sale (11/21): A Holiday Bazaar and Yard Sale will be held on November 21st, 2009 from 7-9pm at the Bridgeton School
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East Greenwich, First Annual Holiday Wine Tasting (11/20): We cordially invite you to attend the Varnum Continentals' first annual Holiday Wine Tasting on Friday, November 20, 2009, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Varnum Memorial Armory, 6 Main St., East Greenwich, RI.
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Pawtucket, Friends of the Library Book Sale (11/21): The Sale features Hard covers, peperbacks, VHS, DVDs, audio books, CDs, magazines. November 21st, 2009
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Providence, Armstrong Carpenter Jazz Duo (9/19 - 12/19): Every Saturday evening guitarist Mark Armstrong and bassist Ken Carpenter play improvisational jazz, classical and world music from 8 to 11:30 p.m. at Everyman Bistro
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West Kingston, Sweeney Todd (11/6 - 11/22): The infamous tale of the unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking revenge against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.
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Providence, Amadeus (10/29 - 11/22): One of the most powerful plays of our time, Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus pits a cunning yet mediocre composer, Antonio Salieri, against his unwitting nemesis, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Newport, Holiday Fair 2009 (11/20 - 11/21): Fundraiser to benefits church ministries. Friday night dinner and Saturday -ilent Auction, Tea Room, Bake sale, Craft vendors, Children's activities. Free parking
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Charlestown, After School Refuge (11/6 - 12/18): Enjoy crafts, puzzles or just some “down time" watching the tadpoles in the aquariu
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Newport, Rita Rogers: Selected Paintings (8/29 - 1/3): This fall, the Newport Art Museum will look back on three decades of work by local artist Rita Rogers. Opens on Saturday, August 29 and runs through January 3, 2010.
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Newport, Catenary: Animating Art Within Geometry: (10/31 - 1/10): An artist whose process is as compelling as his product, Doug Bosch has always pushed the boundaries of the visual experience, making us question the relationships between art, science and nature
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Newport, Holiday Lantern Tours (11/20): Feel transported through time on a lantern-lit tour of the exquisitely preserved neighborhoods of Newport’s Historic Hill.
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Providence, Blood from a Turnip (11/20): Rhode Island’s oldest late night puppet salon! Enjoy the salon that has lasted longer than some marriages.
SEATS STILL $5, after all these years. Friday November 20, 2009 at 10 p.m
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Portsmouth, Fall Used Book Sale (11/22): The Portsmouth Free Public Library will hold its Fall Used Book Sale on Saturday, November 21 from 10 AM to noon.
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Providence, RENT, The Broadway Tour (11/17 - 11/22): RENT is the classic musical about love, friendship and community, and the seventh longest-running show in Broadway history. Now, RENT is coming to Providence in a new touring production starring original Broadway cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp
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Providence, Procycle 2009 Art (11/3 - 11/29): Exhibit featuring the works of 16 tristate artists. Exhibition is themed around bicycling culture and is also an art sale
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Providence, Wild Tales at Roger Williams Park Zoo (9/1 - 12/31): Wild Tales story time for children ages 3-5 y/o and their parents
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Lincoln, Project Ballet Coffee Hour (11/21): Join The State Ballet of Rhode Island, Artistic Director Herci Marsden, for an inside view of how a ballet is created, the training of a dancer, what inspires a choreographer, with music, lecture and visual performance
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Pawtucket, Rhody Craft 100 (11/2 - 1/31): Rhody Craft 100 is a collection of local artists and crafters creating a one-of-a-kind shopping opportunity. All of the products are 100 percent original, 100 percent hand-made, 100 percent local, and 100 percent delightful.
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Woonsocket, Rhode Island in the Time of Lincoln (11/1 - 2/14): Celebrate the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth with an exhibit that takes a look at life in Rhode Island during the 1860s
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Pawtucket, Wearable Art Show & Sale (11/6 - 1/2): The Slater Mill Community Guild Studios invites local artisans of all (fiber) mediums to submit imaginative and thoughtful creations for the human body
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Providence, Preschool Adventures at Roger Williams Park Zoo (9/1 - 12/31): Discover the zoo with your preschooler
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Providence, Toddler Art at Roger Williams Park Zoo (9/1 - 12/31): The zoo and art all mixed into one for toddlers
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Providence, Toddler Trek at Roger Williams Park Zoo (9/1 - 12/31): A learning experience geared toward toddlers
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Providence, Rhode Island Philharmonic Classical Concert (11/21): Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra welcome back ALBAN GERHARDT, for a classical concert, HELLO, CELLO, on Saturday, November 21 at 8pm.
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Providence, Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra Classical Concert (11/21): Cellist ALBAN GERHARDT returns to the Philharmonic and Music Director Larry Rachleff. He will perform Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
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Providence, Rhode Island Philharmonic Rush Hour Concert (11/20): The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra presents a Rush Hour concert on Friday November 20 at 6:30pm at VMA Providence. This concert features world renowned cellist ALBAN GERHARDT performing movements of Elgar’s Cello Concerto.
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Charlestown, Birding for Beginners (11/21): Come on out for a low-key introduction to birding and to watch the migrating birds moving through our area. Chuck Bullington, USFWS Staf
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Pawtucket, Much Ado About Nothing (9/10 - 11/29): Not about nothing, the Bard's Much Ado About Nothing casts the serious themes of love, fear of commitment, jealousy and retribution in a sexy, sizzling, side-splitting comedy about two very different courtships.
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Pawtucket, Romeo and Juliet (10/22 - 11/29): Timeless, universal and beautiful, this Romeo and Juliet takes on young love, unbridled passion and family dysfunction with the grit and gravitas of real life.
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Chepachet, West of the Seven Mile Lane - A History of Glocester (11/22): The film, produced by Betty & Carlo Mencucci of Log Cabin Studios, is an in-depth interpretive presentation of over 300 years of local history, social and economic development
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Providence, Bad Money (2/23 - 3/8): Perishable Theatre kicks off the New Year with the world premiere of Bad Money, a comedy about soft currency, market forces, relative morality, and the ambivalence of globalization
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Providence, Zoo Explorers (9/1 - 12/31): Zoo Explorerkids can have fun while learning more about our world and the animals in it
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