ART & CULTURE
Ca l e nda r | By Carol ine Mitchell
Statewide Must-Do’s 10 essential events this month August 14:
Flower fans rejoice: What Cheer Flower Farm’s festival returns
Four-time Grammy-nominated trombonist William Cepeda performs his blend of progressive jazz with his Afro-Rican Jazz band at the Roger Williams Park Bandstand, part of FirstWorks’ Summer Beats Concert Series. FirstWorks.org
August 15: Celebrate Korean Independence Day with a free-admission event featuring authentic food, musicans and dancers from New York and South Korea at PC’s Bishop McVinney Auditorium. EventBrite: Korea Day Celebration
August 18-21: Experience a celebration of weird fiction and art at NecronomiCon, four days of movie screenings and workshops as well as a Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast, hosted by the Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council. EventBrite: NecronomiCon Providence 2022
August 27:
by Niteflies and Farm Dog Band. RWPZoo.org
August 6:
August 8-14:
August 27:
InDowncity hosts Open Air Saturdays at Grant’s Block, Aborn Street, Union Street, Biltmore Park, and the BankNewport City Center. Enjoy live music performances, a rotating lineup of food trucks, beer gardens, marketplaces, games, and more. InDowncity.com
Drive-in, outdoor, or online, the Rhode Island International Film Festival returns with offerings in multiple locations throughout the city. A full roster of activities includes filmmaking workshops, industry events, seminars, and more. Film-Festival.org
What Cheer Flower Farm hosts the 2022 Flower Festival, an all-day outdoor floral-themed event benefiting the Olneyville-based flower charity. Find floral displays, children’s activities, themed food and drinks, music, and more. WhatCheerFarm.org
August 6 & 27:
August 13:
August 28:
The Providence Marriot Downtown hosts Rhody’s “largest comedy murder mystery dinner” with an interactive theater performance from The Dinner Detective paired with a threecourse meal. TheDinnerDetective.com
In a full lighting of WaterFire, the Starry, Starry Night display returns with 100 blue paper stars and donation lanterns to celebrate Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. WaterFire.org
The locally grown Rhode Island Folk Festival has three stages with over 50 artists from around the state and beyond, plus vendors and food trucks, at Rose Larisa Park on Narragansett Bay. Riverside, RhodeIslandFolkFestival.com
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Brew at the Zoo is back! This outdoor festival boasts 170 beers from 80+ local and national brewers to enjoy alongside animal encounters, all backdropped by live musical entertainment
