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Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman" screens with live piano at Tiverton library
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (267+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Japan-America Friendship Festival returns to Touro Park on Oct. 17
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (295+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Newport String Project opens its 14th season with 15-minute concerts for an audience of one
1+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) The Newport String Project opens its 14th season on Sunday, Sept. 20, with Pocket Concerts, a day of 15-minute performances played for a single listener or a small group. Musicians from the Newport String Quartet perform alongside guest artists, with programs mixing…...
Newport Classical opens its chamber season Sept. 18 with a quartet that plays banjos and mandolins too
1+ week, 6+ day ago (271+ words) Newport Classical opens its sixth full-season Chamber Series on Friday, Sept. 18, with the Austin-based quartet Invoke, the first of twelve concerts running through early June at Newport Classical Recital Hall, 42 Dearborn St. The season continues Oct. 9 with Trio Azura, a…...
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Puddingstone Music adds two September concerts at Rough Point
2+ week, 5+ day ago (188+ words) Puddingstone Music has announced two September concerts at Rough Point, following sold-out performances in August. Pianist David Kaplan performs “Quasi una Fantasia” on Saturday, Sept. 12. The program explores the territory between composition and improvisation, drawing on works with improvisatory qualities…...
Dolly Parton's Newport legacy: one unforgettable appearance at Fort Adams, and a book in the mail every month
2+ week, 5+ day ago (526+ words) Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville at 80, left two very different marks on Newport: a single surprise appearance at Fort Adams that people still talk about, and a program that has quietly mailed books to thousands of local children…...
Newport Sings opens fall enrollment for teen and adult choruses
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (310+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...
Jamestown Community Theatre holding auditions for Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along"
3+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Jamestown Community Theatre will hold auditions for “Merrily We Roll Along” on Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Jamestown Recreation Center, opening the company’s 36th season. The musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth, follows composer…...
MLK Community Center hosting free karaoke competition Tuesday
3+ week, 2+ day ago (304+ words) Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year…...