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PLAYING NOW: Alex Whitney is director of operations at Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, a location that first started showing films in the 1920s and continues to operate in part because of the mix of events that take place there, such as a recent “Remembering Robert Redford” film series.  PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

At small local theaters, the plot still thickens

Art & Culture 12/05/2025

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...

LARGE-SCALE EVENTS, such as the Newport Folk Festival, pictured, could help the city of Newport have a brighter summer after the COVID-19 pandemic significantly hampered the city's economy last year. / COURTESY DOUG MASON

Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency inks three-year deal with drone detection...

Government 06/26/2025

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, co-founder of the Newport Folk and Jazz festivals, died Monday at the age of 95. / COURTESY JOHN ABBOTT

George T. Wein, Newport jazz and folk festivals co-founder, dies at...

Nonprofit 09/13/2021

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

Coronavirus 08/19/2021

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...

Art & Culture 05/11/2021

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

Art & Culture 04/08/2021

NEWPORT – Newport Festivals Foundation Inc. on Thursday released preliminary details and dates for the jazz and folk events its hosting this summer at...

Kristen Adamo joined the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau in 2005. She served as vice president of marketing and communications before being named CEO and president in 2019. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The power of patience

Coronavirus 05/29/2020

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

Art & Culture 04/29/2020

NEWPORT – Both the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals have been canceled this year, Newport Festivals Foundation Executive Director Jay Sweet announced on Wednesday. The...