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International singing & songwriting icon Mariah Carey has announced her upcoming Caution World Tour set to kick off in February 2019. The multi-platinum selling, multiple Grammy Award winner will get closer to the fans with her most intimate tour yet. The once-in-a-lifetime 22-city-run produced by Live Nation starts in Dallas and will visit Boston, MA; Wallingford, CT; and more.
Newport, RI – While many Rhode Islanders remained cozy in their beds on Sunday morning, more than 2,600 runners and walkers crossed the Claiborne Pell Bridge on foot during the eight annual Citizens Bank Pell Bridge Run. All of the proceeds from this local-favorite event are donated to non-profits, and participants are encouraged to fundraise on
Photo: Dave Zirin. Photo courtesy of Dave Zirin. Kingston, RI – New York Times bestselling author Dave Zirin takes audiences inside the modern world of sports for a provocative look at the interplay between politics, culture and the games we love. His talk, “Reimagining Masculinity, Sports, and Resistance” is part of the University’s 2018 Honors Colloquium on Reimagining
(Photo: The Steel Yard’s annual Halloween Iron Pour: The Lost Yard will take place on Saturday in Providence) It’s certainly feeling like late fall out there over the last few days. Here are a few things happening across the state that are worth getting out of the house for over the next few days. Pride
Newport, RI – After a few years of planning, the groundbreaking for the new 84-room Hammetts Wharf Hotel, restaurant, retail space, and office space at the former Newport Yachting Center finally will take place on Tuesday, October 23rd. Colin Kane, Principal of Peregrine Group, joins me on this edition of What’sUpNewp Radio on WADK 1540AM
Newport, RI – Newport Jazz Assembly, a performance series presented by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., which has brought music to dozens of schools throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, will perform in October and November at schools in Warwick, Newport, Lincoln, West Greenwich and Providence, RI. The series, funded by Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., connects professional
In a letter to listeners, supporters, and members today, RIPR announced that they are now to be known as “The Public’s Radio”. The announcement came from the email address identified as membership@ripr.org and was signed by Torey Malatia, President, CEO, and General Manager of The Public’s Radio. In June of 2017, Rhode Island Public Radio purchased
Lincoln, RI – Panera Bread is once again partnering with the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation during its 17thannual ‘Pink Ribbon Bagel’ promotion. Throughout the month of October, to commemorate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of proceeds from all Pink Ribbon Bagels sold in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts will go to the
The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America is welcoming new boys and girls into Scouting across Southeastern New England this fall with a social media campaign that highlights the benefits of Scouting, the adventures it entails and its recent decision to welcome girls. Over 9,700 youth from across the region participated in Scouting last year
You’ll find more than the Providence Bruins, PC Friars, Rhode Island Comic Con, Disney On Ice, and The Harlem Globetrotters at The Dunkin Donuts Center in downtown Providence over the next few months. The downtown multi-use entertainment arena has announced that they will host Billy Gilman, Panic! At The Disco, Mumford & Sons, James Taylor,
