Tag: Newport Folk Festival
America250-Enduring Success: Hotel Viking
(Editor’s note: This is the 20th installment in a weekly series featuring Rhode Island’s oldest companies as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of...
Operation Encore helps provide a second act for veterans turned musicians
Afterleaving active duty, U.S. Air Force Reserve Col. Erik Brine didn’t know exactly what he would pursue next, but he was sure of two...
At small local theaters, the plot still thickens
For almost as long as the concept of a modern movie theater has existed, Jane Pickens Theater LLC has been drawing filmgoers.
“Someone’s been showing...
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency inks three-year deal with drone detection...
CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency has awarded a three-year contract to San Diego-based SkySafe Inc. to provide drone monitoring of airspace...
George T. Wein, Newport jazz and folk festivals co-founder, dies at...
NEWPORT – George T. Wein, the musician and philanthropist who co-founded the Newport folk and jazz festivals and brought the events to international prominence,...
Ocean State event organizers navigating uncharted waters
NEWPORT – Rhode Island's event organizers have been under duress as they make plans while navigating the shifting sands of a changing COVID-19 pandemic,...
Tickets for Newport Folk summer events to go on sale May...
NEWPORT – Tickets to the Newport Folk's two summer events will go on sale on May 18, at 11 a.m., Newport Festivals Foundation Inc....
Newport folk and jazz festivals announce summer dates
NEWPORT – Newport Festivals Foundation Inc. on Thursday released preliminary details and dates for the jazz and folk events its hosting this summer at...
The power of patience
Kristen Adamo | Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO and president
Patience is a virtue but it has never been one of mine. I...
Newport Folk and Jazz festivals canceled
NEWPORT – Both the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals have been canceled this year, Newport Festivals Foundation Executive Director Jay Sweet announced on Wednesday.
The...
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