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Plus: ‘Witch, Please’ drag show at United Theatre and the Western Stars at the Parlour

Also featured: Rhode Island Festival of Children’s Books, Mausoleum Hill Sessions, plus events with Brown University artist-in-residence John Cameron Mitchell

Our picks for this weekend: experience handmade films with live music in Pawtucket, a brilliantly absurd comedian at The Vets, two standout musical performances, and a modern classic of American theater.

From folk music on a Warren farm to short films in Newport, a Bavarian-style Oktoberfest in Providence, and a thought-provoking screening at the RISD Museum, Rhode Island is packed with ways to celebrate art, food, and community this first weekend of October

Plus: Umberto Crenca and the Gillen Street Ensemble bring their basement jam sessions to the Wilbury Theatre Group’s stage.