2008
January
- February - March - April - May - June
January 2008
January 14-February 10
Art Show:”Close Encounters: Central European Video Art from the Czech and Slovak Republics, Poland and Hungary”. Main Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
January 24-February 16
Art Show: “Members Invitational.” Works in a variety of media by ten artist members. South County Art Association, Helme House, 2587 Kingston Road, Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195.
January 28-February 28
Exhibition: “Staged Photographs” by Pavel Pecha. Corridor Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
January 30-March 16
Exhibition, “The Girl of My Dreams,” photographs by Stacy Renee Morrison. Photography Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
February 2008
February 1-28
Photography Show. “Artistic Impressions: Men of the South County Photo Artists Group” Photos by Carl Montagna, Marc Stuart, Lane Newquist, Bill O’Brien and Wayne Davis. Backyard Gallery. 141 Boone St., Narragansett. 401-782-1715.
February 6-23
Art Show: “Going Green: Celebrate the Environment through the Artist’s Eye” Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly. Featuring member artists and students from N. Stonington Middle School. 12 High St., Westerly. 401-596-2221.
February 8
Concert. “Shamou, The Legendary Persian Percussionist” with Annigret Baier. 8 p.m. URI Fine Arts Center Concert Hall. 401-874-2627.
February 14-March 29
Art Exhibit: “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-45, A traveling exhibition produced by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC” Main Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
February 15
Valentine Dance. Narragansett Towers, Narragansett. Dance lessons from 7-8 pm, dancing until 11 pm. $10 per person, $5 for students. 401-782-2597.
February 15-27
Theater. Neil Simon’s “Last of the Red Hot Lovers.” Academy Players, 300 Avenger Drive, East Greenwich. 401-885-6910.
February 18
Music: Big Band Swings. 7:30-9:30 pm, North Beach Clubhouse, Narragansett. 79 Boston Neck Road. 401-788-2568.
February 21 - March 8
URI Student Exhibition. Works in a variety of media by University students. South County Art Association, Helme House, 2587 Kingston Road, Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195.
February 23
Class: Fly Tying, Hope Valley, RI 9a.m. – 12p.m. Volunteers from Trout Unlimited and United Fly Tyers of RI share their equipment and expertise to teach this relaxing art. 401-539 – 9017.
February 24
Concert. Acoustic Cajun concert with David Greely and Sam Broussard from Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. 2 p.m. Narragansett Towers, Narragansett. 401-782-2597.
February 25
Music: Big Band Swings. 7:30-9:30 pm, North Beach Clubhouse, Narragansett. 79 Boston Neck Road. 401-788-2568.
February 28-March 1
Theater. “Amadeus” by Peter Shaffer. URI Theater.7:30 p.m. Will Theater at the URI Fine Arts Center, S. Kingstown. 401-874-5843.
March 2008
March 2
Concert. “Music of the English Cathedrals” 4 and 6 p.m. The Chorus of Westerly. 119 High St., Westerly. 401-596-8663.
March 2-9
Theater. “Amadeus” by Peter Shaffer. URI Theater.Performances at 7:30 p.m. on March 6-8; March 2 and 9 at 3 p.m. Will Theater at the URI Fine Arts Center, S. Kingstown. 401-874-5843.
March 4-10
Exhibition: Selections from ‘The Secret Society,’ oil paintings by Hannah Barrett. Corridor Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
March 5-22
Art Show: “Forces of Mother Nature: wind, rain, climate change” Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly. Featuring work of Sadie DeVore and Ryan Cane.. 12 High St., Westerly. 401-596-2221.
March 7
Concert. Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band.8-11 p.m. Narragansett Towers, 35 Ocean Rd., Narragansett. 401-782-2597.
March 7
Exhibit. Westerly Arts Night. 5-8 p.m. Downtown Westerly. Art galleries and shops display new works. First Wednesday of every month. 401-348-0733.
March 13 - April 5
Annual Open Juried Photography Show. Open to all photographers. Entries due by March 9. South County Art Association, Helme House, 2587 Kingston Road, Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195.
March 15
Champlin Glacial Hike, Westerly, 10a.m. – 12p.m. A moderate 3-mile hike with great views
of kettle and kame formations and a visible terminal moraine left behind by the last ice age. 401-539-9017.
March 22
Easter Egg Hunt. 10:30 a.m., Casey Farm, Saunderstown. 401-295-1030.
March 27-April 30
Exhibition: “Apparition, Asylum and Ectoplasm,” photographs by Laura Larson. Photography Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
March 28 – April 20
Theater: Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” The Granite Theater, 1 Granite St., Westerly.401-596-2341.
March 28-29
Performance. Cashore Marionettes, “Life in Motion.” March 28 at 3 p.m.; March 29 at 8 p.m. Courthouse Center for the Arts, 3481 Kingstown Road, S. Kingstown. 401-782-1018.
April 2008
April 2-26
Art Show: “Waste Not…Want Not: Conservation in Nature” Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly. Featuring work of Debby Dear and Ardie Harrison. 12 High St., Westerly. 401-596-2221.
April 4
Performance. Pianist Arlene Kies and tap dancer Brian Jones in “In a Spanish Mood” 8 p.m. Concert Hall, URI Fine Arts Center, S. Kingstown. 401-874-2627.
April 4-May 18
Exhibition, latest series of collage paintings by Gary Richman. Corridor Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
April 10-30
Annual Juried Student Show, Main Gallery, Fine Arts Center Galleries, University of RI, Kingston. 401-874-2775.
April 17 - May 10
“Earthworks: Annual Open Juried Clay Show.: The 35th Annual Exhibition of works in clay by New England artists. Entries due by April 11. South County Art Association, Helme House, 2587 Kingston Road, Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195.
April 17-27
Theater. “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” by Jay Presson Allen. URI Theater. Performances at 7:30 p.m. on Apr. 17-19 and Apr. 24-26; at 3 p.m. on Apr. 20 and 27. Will Theater at the URI Fine Arts Center, S. Kingstown. 401-874-5843.
April 26
Annual Earth Day Cleanup, sponsored by the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association.
9a.m. – 1p.m. Choose from over 30 sites in 9 towns. Trash bags, bottled water and a yearly subscription to Watershed, WPWA’s quarterly newsletter provided. 401-539-9017.
May 2008
May 2-25
Theater. Neil Simon’s “I Ought To Be In Pictures” The Granite Theater, 1 Granite St., Westerly.401-596-2341.
May 4
Performance. “Grand Derangement” Acadian band. 4 p.m., Will Theater at the URI Fine Arts Center, S. Kingstown. 401-874-2627.
May 7-24
15th Annual Juried Regional Fine Arts Show. Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly. 12 High St., Westerly. 401-596-2221.
May 10-11
Plant sale, historic Casey Farm, Saunderstown. Organic plants, perennials and herbs. Saturday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Free. 401-295-1030.
May 13
Festival. Annual Corn Planting Moon Celebration, 1-4 p.m. Music, food, garden tours, pottery show, storytelling. Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum. Arcadia Village, Exeter. 401-539-7213.
May 15 - June 7
“All Media Open Juried Show.” Original works in any media; open to all New England artists. Entries due by May 11. South County Art Association, Helme House, 2587 Kingston Road, Kingston, RI. 401-783-2195.
May 17-Oct. 25. Coastal Grower’s Market, Casey Farm, Saunderstown, every Saturday 10 a.m.-noon. Local farmers and artisanal food producers selling wares. Free. 401-295-1030.
May 18
Concert. Spring Concert featuring Honegger’s “King David.” 4 and 6 p.m. The Chorus of Westerly, 119 High St., Westerly. 401-596-8663
May 28-June 15
Theater. “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” Music by Fats Waller. Theatre by the Sea, 364 Cards Pond Road, Matunuck. 401-782-TKTS.
May 30-June 22
Theater. “Lulluby of Broadway II” The Granite Theater, 1 Granite St., Westerly.401-596-2341.
June 2008
June 4-21
Art Show: “Green Grow the Lilacs: annual flower theme show” Artist’s Cooperative Gallery of Westerly. Featuring work of Karen Maynard and Betsy Cameron-Fine. 12 High St., Westerly. 401-596-2221.
June 7, 14, 21
Source to Sea Paddle, Alton, RI, 9a.m. – 4p.m. This 14-mile trip starts on the lower Wood River at Alton, meets up with the Pawcatuck River, and on through Burdickville to Potter Hill Dam in Ashaway, RI. Sponsored by the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association. 401-539-9017.
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