CALENDAR

The Must list

5 essential events this month

August 5, 12, 19, and 26:

RI Music Hall of Famer Mark Cutler leads collaborative Healing Arts in the Park workshops for aspiring songwriters to create music while taking in the beauty of Blackstone River at Slater Mill. Pawtucket, NPS.gov

August 6-8:

Eat lobster rolls and more to your stomach’s content in Ninigret Park for the Charlestown Seafood Festival, a weekend of food, live music, a car show, and even fireworks Saturday night. CharlestownRIChamber.com

August 28:

The state’s largest outdoor beer festival, Brew at the Zoo takes place at Roger Williams Park Zoo, where you can sample 170 beers from 80-plus local and national brewers and enjoy animal encounters. RWPZoo.org

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August 7-9:

Book a ferry trip and peruse handmade wares including pottery, paintings, and jewelry at the Block Island Arts and Artisans Festival held at Narragansett Inn. Facebook: 2021 Block Island Arts and Artisans Festival

August 9-15:

Flickers’ RI International Film Festival takes a hybrid form this year with drive-in, outdoor, and online screenings of film submissions from around the world, along with industry events and workshops. Film-Festival.org

August 16-18:

The Columbus Theatre reopens this month after their pandemic hiatus, kicking things o with stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia: Working It Out. Watch for upcoming concerts and shows all season. Providence, ColumbusTheatre.com

August 20:

Providence Performing Arts Center presents their first in-person concert series since lockdown, Cool Summer Nights, with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. PPACRI.org

August 21:

Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy a cold one from Trinity Beer Garden with complimentary popcorn for Movies at Providence Rink. Screening this month is Raya & The Last Dragon. TheProvidenceRink.com

August 28:

Live music on two stages, food from local restaurants, and art vendors attract all kinds of fans to the Warren Folks Fest, The Collaborative’s lively annual fundraiser event. Warren, TheCollaborative02885.org

August 29:

Formerly the Providence Folk Festival, this free concert event returns as the Rhode Island Folk Festival with three outdoor stages of acoustic tunes performed all day at the scenic Rose Larisa Park. Riverside, RhodeIslandFolkFestival.com