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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: May 26-June 2

This week: Drive-in movie time, rocking at the rooftop beer garden, beach walks, fireworks and more.

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SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW

10 folk and country shows that’ll bring the sunshine this summer

Valerie June, Calexico, and Rodney Crowell are among the Americana artists who'll be heating up concert stages this summer.
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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: May 19-26

This week: The Temptations and The Four Tops perform, RISD students put on a fashion show, and LEGO fans rejoice.
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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: May 12-19

This week: Springfest in Misquamicut, Ocean Race happenings, The Temptations and The Four Tops, Mother’s Day market, and more.

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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: May 5-12
This week: Don your Derby hats, make your own pasta, watch for ocean races, and more.

RI ENVIRONMENT
With wildlife, the best of intentions can do more harm than good
People are "naturally attracted to these animals and they don’t consider the consequences,” said Dr. Scott Marshall, R.I. state veterinarian. “Leaving it alone actually is giving it the best chance to survive,” said R.I. DEM's Michael Healey.

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE
A new Rhode Island hotel, the skinny on where to camp nationwide, and a tabletop firepit
Visit the new boutique hotel on Rhode Island’s Aquidneck Island and enter a place where modern bohemian meets coastal chic. Plus, more travel news you can use.

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: April 28-May 5
This week: the Newport Beer Fest is back, thousands of rubber ducks return, a dance party on bicycles, and more.

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RHODE ISLAND TRAVEL

The ‘Sistine Chapel of America’ is in Woonsocket, R.I. Here’s how the St. Ann Arts and Cultural Center came to be.

The center's place in a working-class city far from the tourist meccas of Providence and Newport can make visitors feel as if they’ve discovered an incredible treasure. And they have.

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Rhode trip! Some days, it’s all about northern Rhode Island’s simpler pleasures.

You can keep your Newport mansions, your South County beaches, your Providence performing centers of art. The food, the drinks, the walking paths, the people — the little trains! — in this part of the state are just my speed.

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Think you know Providence? Check out a few of these local haunts.

A ghost tour is a fun way to see a familiar city in a new light — or should we say, dark. A 90-minute, after-dark tour reveals some of the creepy stories that lurk behind the beautiful buildings of College Hill, ghost central in Providence due to its high incidence of hauntings.

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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: April 21-28

This week, watch foodie films, celebrate Earth Day with Bill Harley, laugh with Kevin Hart, rock out with Joan Osborne and a Wu-Tang member, see a Tim Burton classic on stage, feast on quahogs and meet alpacas named after Rhode Island towns.

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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: April 14-21

This week: Daffodil Days, Pizza Week, the Newport marathon, green animals and more.

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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: April 7-14

This week: Edible books, Daffodil Days in Newport, a springtime scavenger hunt, and more.

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Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: March 31-April 7

This week: Wise up with actors from the “Sopranos,” Easter egg hunts, tulip picking time, and more.

Best things to do in Rhode Island this week: March 24-31

This week: Triceratops in Providence, snacks, wine and art, culinary cooking class, and more.