Whatâs happening in the arts world
Updated April 29, 2021, 4:01 p.m.
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MUSIC
Pop & Rock
MATTIEL Swampy garage rock meets snappy vintage soul in this Atlanta singer-songwriterâs tracks. She plays live for the first time in a year, debuting two songs.
April 30, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Stream at
May 1, 9 p.m. Stream at
DROPKICK MURPHYS The Celtic rockers drop their 10th album, âTurn Up That Dial,â this week; turn up the volume on their album release show and you might be able to imagine thereâs a crowd shouting along with you.
May 1, 8:30 p.m.
Whatâs happening in the arts world
Updated April 22, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
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MUSIC
Pop & Rock
ONCE VIRTUAL VENUE Things are getting fuzzy at Once Virtual Venue this weekend with a triple bill of doomy punks the Freqs, the starry shoegaze of Lilac Queen, and the high-spirited, noisy Horsehands.
April 23, 8 p.m.
April 29, 7 p.m.
Classical
MUSICIANS OF THE OLD POST ROAD The Boston-based period instrument band gathers at Worcesterâs Trinity Lutheran Church for a livestream season finale, featuring the energetic and eminently danceable music of the French Baroque period.
April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Theater
HYPE MAN: A BREAK BEAT PLAY The issues of racial injustice at the playâs heart remain wrenchingly current, adding to the impact of this superb new streaming version of Idris Goodwinâs play. Directed with imaginative artistry by John Oluwole ADEkoje and Shawn LaCount, âHype Manâ is powered by knockout performances from the original cast of
The Rhode Island Black Film Festival is Back This Month
The fourth event amplifies voices and visions of people of color in the film industry.
April 15, 2021
Photograph courtesy of RIBFF.
The fourth Rhode Island Black Film Festival is back to amplify the voices and visions of people of color in the film industry. It also aims to inspire local college and high school students of color to consider careers in film. Ann-Allison Clanton, founder of RIBFF and owner of Ann Clanton Communications, brings together eighteen feature, short and documentary films for the virtual event from April 22 to 25. A $35 ticket includes a T-shirt and grants virtual access to all films throughout the four-day event, including the 2020 RIBFF Film of the Year Balloon Man, which will be virtually screened live with an online discussion with award-winning director Chantal Potter. The festival will launch on Thursday, April 22, at 5:30 p.m. with a virtual discussion with Rose Weaver and leading Black actors
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