Arts + Entertainment
A few weeks ago, Rhode Island lost beloved musician and teacher Rory MacLeod. As we close out 2025, we’re sharing some excerpts from a studio session earlier this year with Rory and his wife, fiddle player Sandol Astrausky
For this year’s final episode of the Weekend 401, we have some New Year’s tips — from Deer Tick at the Uptown Theater, to the last Waterfire of the year, to the 30th annual ‘Moby-Dick’ marathon at the Whaling Museum. Plus: kick off the new year with an ice-cold splash at First Beach
The downtown landmark lit up again this holiday season, as its new owner hopes to reopen the building as art studios in early 2027
Seneca Falls, New York, may not have the only claims on the film
A festival of indigenous arts and culture from around the world, an evening of short films on the longest night of the year, and a holiday variety show at Myrtle
The Wilbury Theatre Group’s latest production, “Octet,” explores the many ways technology can damage our lives and relationships
With band members straddling the Seekonk River, the Providence-based Moonlight Ramblers released a single about a driver hoping to get home on a broken bridge
From choir takeovers to Krampus markets, here are our picks for what to see and do across Rhode Island this week
Free programs across nine library branches bring holiday fun, hands-on crafts and thoughtful conversations — including a gingerbread house build-off, winter workshops and discussions on menopause and media
“La Cuesta Mágica” at Teatro ECAS, the Bristol Christmas Festival, and a conversation about news media in the misinformation age. Plus: Concerts by Ocean State Media favorites Nova One, Hawk in the Nest, Jake Blount, and the Vox Hunters