Festivals, Fairs, and More! Here is What is Happening in Rhode Island!

• Head to the farm to see the Alien Invasion corn maze. Getting lost in the corn maze is a guaranteed good time for you, your family and friends. After you’ve made it through the maze, be sure to hop on a hayride touring the Matunuck countryside. No South County autumn is complete without a hayride!
• There are plenty of other family fun activities to check out after you escape the maze. Test your shootin’ ability at the Corn Cannons, pay a visit to furry friends in the petting zoo, slide down the giant Mountain Slide, shoot some hoops at the farm basketball setup, challenge your friends to a race on the pedal-powered go-karts and more!
• Think the maze is fun during the day? Try it at night! Under the brilliant autumn moon, challenge yourself to escaping the maze by flashlight! Every Saturday in October, enjoy campfires with FREE s’mores until 9pm – weather permitting, of course! Last admission for Flashlight Nights is at 8pm.
• Presented By: Clark Farms
• Dates: September 17, 2023 – October 30, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Clark Farms
• Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Hwy, Matunuck, RI 
• Phone: (401) 783-8844

• www.clarkfarms.com/attractions/corn-maze/

• Head to the heart of downtown Westerly for the Sunday Funday Street Festival! High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, live music, and artist booth exhibits!
• A pedestrian shopping and dining experience in the heart of downtown Westerly, RI. High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, vendors and artist booth exhibits.
• Play our NEW 9-hole mini golf course and large lawn games. Kids can visit the creation station from 1-5 pm to get a head start on holiday decorating with ornament painting. Check out Salt Marsh Opera’s fall program at 3 pm at the United Theatre! Head to the Space for a drop-in art event with Get Poppin’ Creativity For All!
• Enjoy live music each Sunday from some of the region’s top performers. Support your favorite local establishments as they take their business into the streets for your enjoyment!
• Sunday Funday will be on October 1, 8, 15, and 22.
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 1st
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 8th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 15th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 22nd

• New England’s favorite Halloween tradition is back!
• Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World, presented by Citizens. Thousands of artistically carved, illuminated pumpkins will magically transport you on a European vacation, wildlife safari, and a trip down Route 66! From the Pyramids of Giza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this nighttime family event will satisfy your case of wanderlust – no passports required!
• Tickets on-sale now and sold online only. Get tickets>> www.rwpzoo.org/jols
• WEATHER POLICY – Open rain or shine. There will be NO refunds or rescheduling. Please call in advance, check the website or visit Facebook for updates.
• Proceeds from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular support the Zoo’s ongoing animal care, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for helping us save wildlife and wild places!

• The Corn Maze at Salisbury Farm was the first maze of its kind in New England. With more than a mile of paths in about five acres of corn, The Corn Maze has challenged memories, team work, and sense of direction since 1998. Thousands of people entered the maze last year, most of them got out!

• September 9 – October 29, 2023

  Hours:

  Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm

  Weekends & Holidays 10am – 5pm

  Moonlight Maze Hours – 6pm – 9pm / Oct 14th & 21st

• Last tickets are sold 1 hour before closing for both daytime & moonlight maze

•  

  Admission 2023

  Weekdays:

  Adults age 12 & older- $13

  Children age 11 & under- $10

  Weekends and Holidays:

  Adults age 12 & older – $15

  Children age 11 & under – $13

  Moonlight Maze:

  Adults age 12 & older – $19

  Children age 11 & under – $16

  Children age 2 and under are always free!

• www.salisburyfarm.com/giant-corn-maze/

• Head to the farm to see the Alien Invasion corn maze. Getting lost in the corn maze is a guaranteed good time for you, your family and friends. After you’ve made it through the maze, be sure to hop on a hayride touring the Matunuck countryside. No South County autumn is complete without a hayride!
• There are plenty of other family fun activities to check out after you escape the maze. Test your shootin’ ability at the Corn Cannons, pay a visit to furry friends in the petting zoo, slide down the giant Mountain Slide, shoot some hoops at the farm basketball setup, challenge your friends to a race on the pedal-powered go-karts and more!
• Think the maze is fun during the day? Try it at night! Under the brilliant autumn moon, challenge yourself to escaping the maze by flashlight! Every Saturday in October, enjoy campfires with FREE s’mores until 9pm – weather permitting, of course! Last admission for Flashlight Nights is at 8pm.
• Presented By: Clark Farms
• Dates: September 17, 2023 – October 30, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Clark Farms
• Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Hwy, Matunuck, RI 
• Phone: (401) 783-8844

• www.clarkfarms.com/attractions/corn-maze/

•  Fall fun at Spring Hill Sugar House includes the Skeleton Corn Maze, pick your own pumpkin, and fresh pressed cider!
• Dates: Sept 23rd – Oct 31st
• Location: Spring Hill Sugar House
• Address: 522 Gardner Rd., Richmond, RI 
• (401) 788-7431
• Weekdays: 12pm – 5pm
• Weekends: 10am -5pm

• www.facebook.com/SpringHillSugarHouse

• Head to the heart of downtown Westerly for the Sunday Funday Street Festival! High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, live music, and artist booth exhibits!
• A pedestrian shopping and dining experience in the heart of downtown Westerly, RI. High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, vendors and artist booth exhibits.
• Play our NEW 9-hole mini golf course and large lawn games. Kids can visit the creation station from 1-5 pm to get a head start on holiday decorating with ornament painting. Check out Salt Marsh Opera’s fall program at 3 pm at the United Theatre! Head to the Space for a drop-in art event with Get Poppin’ Creativity For All!
• Enjoy live music each Sunday from some of the region’s top performers. Support your favorite local establishments as they take their business into the streets for your enjoyment!
• Sunday Funday will be on October 1, 8, 15, and 22.
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 1st
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 8th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 15th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 22nd

Join us for the launch of Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss by Juliet Hooker, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science, on October 3rd at 4:30 PM.

Dr. Hooker will be joined in conversation by Noliwe Rooks, Department Chair and Professor of Africana Studies.

About the book:

In democracies, citizens must accept loss; we can’t always be on the winning side. But in the United States, the fundamental civic capacity of being able to lose is not distributed equally. Propped up by white supremacy, whites (as a group) are accustomed to winning; they have generally been able to exercise political rule without having to accept sharing it. Black citizens, on the other hand, are expected to be political heroes whose civic suffering enables progress toward racial justice. In this book, Juliet Hooker, a leading thinker on democracy and race, argues that the two most important forces driving racial politics in the United States today are Black grief and white grievance. Black grief is exemplified by current protests against police violence—the latest in a tradition of violent death and subsequent public mourning spurring Black political mobilization. The potent politics of white grievance, meanwhile, which is also not new, imagines the United States as a white country under siege.

Drawing on African American political thought, Hooker examines key moments in US racial politics that illuminate the problem of loss in democracy. She connects today’s Black Lives Matter protests to the use of lynching photographs to arouse public outrage over post–Reconstruction era racial terror, and she discusses Emmett Till’s funeral as a catalyst for the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. She also traces the political weaponization of white victimhood during the Obama and Trump presidencies. Calling for an expansion of Black and white political imaginations, Hooker argues that both must learn to sit with loss, for different reasons and to different ends.

About the author:

Juliet Hooker is the Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University, where she teaches courses on racial justice, black political thought, Latin American political thought, democratic theory, and contemporary political theory.

Before coming to Brown, she was a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Race and the Politics of Solidarity (Oxford, 2009), Theorizing Race in the Americas: Douglass, Sarmiento, Du Bois, and Vasconcelos (Oxford, 2017), and editor of Black and Indigenous Resistance in the Americas: From Multiculturalism to Racist Backlash (Lexington Books, 2020). Theorizing Race in the Americas was awarded the American Political Science Association’s 2018 Ralph Bunche Book Award for the best work in ethnic and cultural pluralism and the 2018 Best Book Award of the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. Her current book, Black Grief/White Grievance: The Politics of Loss, is being published on Oct. 3, 2023 by Princeton University Press. Prof. Hooker served as co-Chair of the American Political Science Association’s Presidential Task Force on Racial and Social Class Inequalities in the Americas (2014-2015), and as Associate Director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (2009-2014). She has also been the recipient of fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the DuBois Institute for African American Research at Harvard, and the Advanced Research Collaborative at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

• New England’s favorite Halloween tradition is back!
• Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World, presented by Citizens. Thousands of artistically carved, illuminated pumpkins will magically transport you on a European vacation, wildlife safari, and a trip down Route 66! From the Pyramids of Giza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this nighttime family event will satisfy your case of wanderlust – no passports required!
• Tickets on-sale now and sold online only. Get tickets>> www.rwpzoo.org/jols
• WEATHER POLICY – Open rain or shine. There will be NO refunds or rescheduling. Please call in advance, check the website or visit Facebook for updates.
• Proceeds from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular support the Zoo’s ongoing animal care, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for helping us save wildlife and wild places!

• The Viaggio di Fantasme, or “Trip of Ghosts”, is a 50-minute narrated ghost tour of the Providence Riverwalk. You’ll enjoy the peaceful serenity of the riverfront aboard an authentic Venetian gondola while listening to your tour guide from Providence Ghost Tour tell you about the haunted happenings along the Riverwalk of Providence.
• One Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI
• Tours take place on Tuesdays & Thursdays in October (6:30, 7:40 & 8:50pm)

• www.gondolari.com/viaggio-di-fantasme

Free Event, Open to the Public. Sessions are held in person on Tuesday evenings and can also be streamed online.

To celebrate the centennial of the College of Business and the 60th anniversary of the annual Honors Colloquium, the University of Rhode Island’s fall 2023 colloquium will examine how business activities affect stakeholders, including the natural environment; explore and prompt action to alter the ways we think about production, consumption and business success; and confront major problems in ways that benefit people, the planet, and the bottom line.

Join us most Tuesday evenings this fall for a frank dialog about the potential to use business thinking, while addressing its limitations, to help move the conversation forward and hopefully result in action.

• The Pub in Matunuck
• 907 Matunuck Beach Road
• Matunuck, RI
• (401) 284-1901
• www.thepubmtk.com
• www.facebook.com/thepubmtk
• * Always check with the venue for possible changes to the schedule

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“For over three decades, the Ocean Mist has remained a destination for top-shelf live entertainment and great food. Their menu includes appetizers, burgers, wraps, tacos, grilled flatbread pizzas, entrees, and more. Breakfast is served daily until 2:00pm. The Ocean Mist wears many hats, breakfast joint, beach bar, restaurant, nightclub, and concert venue. When it’s all said and done the Mist can be wrapped up in one word, FUN.

• Westerly, Rhode Island’s haunting past has been well documented for centuries – the small community may be familiar to most for it’s proximity to the beach but Westerly has tales of intrigue sure to spend a tingle up your spine. From deadly shipwrecks, cursed pirate treasure and actual witches, there’s no shortage of dark legends in Rhode Island’s hamlet on the Pawcatuck River.
• On this tour, you’ll hear tales of the Devil’s visit to Westerly, the spectral light formed by one of New England’s worst shipwrecks, tales of two souls trapped in one body and paranormal activity at Westerly’s known establishments. The 19th century industrial community roots run strong through a town whose importance was forged in the colonial era.
• Walk through the historic Wilcox Park, the bustling landscape of downtown Westerly and the banks of the Pawcatuck River as we uncover the supernatural tales and legends of the notable southern Rhode Island community.
• Tours take place Tuesday thru Sundays in September & October / 7pm – 9pm

• www.seasideshadows.com/downtown-westerly

• The Corn Maze at Salisbury Farm was the first maze of its kind in New England. With more than a mile of paths in about five acres of corn, The Corn Maze has challenged memories, team work, and sense of direction since 1998. Thousands of people entered the maze last year, most of them got out!

• September 9 – October 29, 2023

  Hours:

  Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm

  Weekends & Holidays 10am – 5pm

  Moonlight Maze Hours – 6pm – 9pm / Oct 14th & 21st

• Last tickets are sold 1 hour before closing for both daytime & moonlight maze

•  

  Admission 2023

  Weekdays:

  Adults age 12 & older- $13

  Children age 11 & under- $10

  Weekends and Holidays:

  Adults age 12 & older – $15

  Children age 11 & under – $13

  Moonlight Maze:

  Adults age 12 & older – $19

  Children age 11 & under – $16

  Children age 2 and under are always free!

• www.salisburyfarm.com/giant-corn-maze/

• Head to the farm to see the Alien Invasion corn maze. Getting lost in the corn maze is a guaranteed good time for you, your family and friends. After you’ve made it through the maze, be sure to hop on a hayride touring the Matunuck countryside. No South County autumn is complete without a hayride!
• There are plenty of other family fun activities to check out after you escape the maze. Test your shootin’ ability at the Corn Cannons, pay a visit to furry friends in the petting zoo, slide down the giant Mountain Slide, shoot some hoops at the farm basketball setup, challenge your friends to a race on the pedal-powered go-karts and more!
• Think the maze is fun during the day? Try it at night! Under the brilliant autumn moon, challenge yourself to escaping the maze by flashlight! Every Saturday in October, enjoy campfires with FREE s’mores until 9pm – weather permitting, of course! Last admission for Flashlight Nights is at 8pm.
• Presented By: Clark Farms
• Dates: September 17, 2023 – October 30, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Clark Farms
• Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Hwy, Matunuck, RI 
• Phone: (401) 783-8844

• www.clarkfarms.com/attractions/corn-maze/

• Head to the heart of downtown Westerly for the Sunday Funday Street Festival! High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, live music, and artist booth exhibits!
• A pedestrian shopping and dining experience in the heart of downtown Westerly, RI. High Street will be closed to automobiles but OPEN for lunch, dinner, shopping cocktails, vendors and artist booth exhibits.
• Play our NEW 9-hole mini golf course and large lawn games. Kids can visit the creation station from 1-5 pm to get a head start on holiday decorating with ornament painting. Check out Salt Marsh Opera’s fall program at 3 pm at the United Theatre! Head to the Space for a drop-in art event with Get Poppin’ Creativity For All!
• Enjoy live music each Sunday from some of the region’s top performers. Support your favorite local establishments as they take their business into the streets for your enjoyment!
• Sunday Funday will be on October 1, 8, 15, and 22.
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 1st
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 8th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 15th
• Sunday Funday Street Festival | Facebook Sunday, Oct 22nd

•  Fall fun at Spring Hill Sugar House includes the Skeleton Corn Maze, pick your own pumpkin, and fresh pressed cider!
• Dates: Sept 23rd – Oct 31st
• Location: Spring Hill Sugar House
• Address: 522 Gardner Rd., Richmond, RI 
• (401) 788-7431
• Weekdays: 12pm – 5pm
• Weekends: 10am -5pm

• www.facebook.com/SpringHillSugarHouse

• Join us just off the new pedestrian bridge in the PVD Innovation District Park along Dyer St. and the Providence River. We’ve got plenty of seating with 20 long-style tables and 20 high tops.
• We’ll have seven drafts/styles of Guild Brewing Co. beer and some “guest” beers. We’ll also offer a few varieties of Hard Seltzer cans. There will always be at least one food truck every day we are open and multiple on the weekends. Weekly schedules will be posted on social media.
• Hours:
  Wednesday & Thursday: 4–8 p.m.
  Friday: 2–8 p.m.
  Saturday: 12–8 p.m.
  Sunday: 12–6 p.m.
• We may be closed due to inclement weather. Check social media for up-to-date details.

• www.facebook.com/guildpvd

• New England’s favorite Halloween tradition is back!
• Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World, presented by Citizens. Thousands of artistically carved, illuminated pumpkins will magically transport you on a European vacation, wildlife safari, and a trip down Route 66! From the Pyramids of Giza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this nighttime family event will satisfy your case of wanderlust – no passports required!
• Tickets on-sale now and sold online only. Get tickets>> www.rwpzoo.org/jols
• WEATHER POLICY – Open rain or shine. There will be NO refunds or rescheduling. Please call in advance, check the website or visit Facebook for updates.
• Proceeds from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular support the Zoo’s ongoing animal care, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for helping us save wildlife and wild places!

• Westerly, Rhode Island’s haunting past has been well documented for centuries – the small community may be familiar to most for it’s proximity to the beach but Westerly has tales of intrigue sure to spend a tingle up your spine. From deadly shipwrecks, cursed pirate treasure and actual witches, there’s no shortage of dark legends in Rhode Island’s hamlet on the Pawcatuck River.
• On this tour, you’ll hear tales of the Devil’s visit to Westerly, the spectral light formed by one of New England’s worst shipwrecks, tales of two souls trapped in one body and paranormal activity at Westerly’s known establishments. The 19th century industrial community roots run strong through a town whose importance was forged in the colonial era.
• Walk through the historic Wilcox Park, the bustling landscape of downtown Westerly and the banks of the Pawcatuck River as we uncover the supernatural tales and legends of the notable southern Rhode Island community.
• Tours take place Tuesday thru Sundays in September & October / 7pm – 9pm

• www.seasideshadows.com/downtown-westerly

• Wednesday night Open Mic hosted by Steve Donovan @ The Parlour Providence . Food, music, fun and Rockstars!
• 7:30 sign up / All welcome
• The Parlour Providence
• 119 North Main Street, Providence, RI
• (401) 383-5858
• www.theparlourri.com
• www.facebook.com/Parlourprovidence

• Life’s not so charming for Becky Nurse, a modern descendant of an executed Salem “witch.” She’s been fired from her job, troubled by her granddaughter’s boyfriend, is pining for a married man, and taking pain pills to cope after her daughter’s overdose.
• To reverse her bad fortune, she consults an eccentric local witch … leading to shocking, funny, and even disturbing results. Becky’s life transforms into a messy dark comedy that explores how far one woman will go to hold onto what she holds dear. Playwright Sarah Ruhl returns to Trinity Rep’s stage with this enchanted exploration of what is real, what is right, and what is redemptive.
• Dates: September 21, 2023 – November 10, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Trinity Rep
• Address: 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
• Time: See website for showtimes
• Trinity Rep
• 201 Washington Street
• Providence, RI 
• Box Office (401) 351-4242
• www.trinityrep.com
• www.facebook.com/trinityrepertorycompany

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• Join our Captains, along with special guest guides from our city’s longest-running, locally-owned ghost tour company, the Providence Ghost Tours, for a fun & unique experience along the shores of Providence! While aboard, they will introduce you to some of Providence’s longest-lingering residents, as you enjoy an evening cruise with unparalleled views.
• Surrounded by the moonlit bridges, cobblestone walkways and century-old architecture of downtown Providence, you will hear stories of our capital city’s “dearly-deceased-but-not-so-departed” residents; local literary giants and humble servants alike; their restless souls still stirring among the living. Climb aboard…they’ve been waiting for you!
• Sunday & Wednesdays evenings, with select additional dates in October.
• This tour is appropriate for ages 10+.
• You may BYOB on all of our tours.
• Presented By: Providence River Boat Company
• Dates: June 11, 2023 – October 29, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday
• Location: Providence River Boat Company
• Address: 101 Dyer Street, Providence, RI 02903
• Phone: 401-580-BOAT
• Time: Times vary, please check our website
• www.providenceriverboat.com/boat-tours/haunted-tour/

• Head to the farm to see the Alien Invasion corn maze. Getting lost in the corn maze is a guaranteed good time for you, your family and friends. After you’ve made it through the maze, be sure to hop on a hayride touring the Matunuck countryside. No South County autumn is complete without a hayride!
• There are plenty of other family fun activities to check out after you escape the maze. Test your shootin’ ability at the Corn Cannons, pay a visit to furry friends in the petting zoo, slide down the giant Mountain Slide, shoot some hoops at the farm basketball setup, challenge your friends to a race on the pedal-powered go-karts and more!
• Think the maze is fun during the day? Try it at night! Under the brilliant autumn moon, challenge yourself to escaping the maze by flashlight! Every Saturday in October, enjoy campfires with FREE s’mores until 9pm – weather permitting, of course! Last admission for Flashlight Nights is at 8pm.
• Presented By: Clark Farms
• Dates: September 17, 2023 – October 30, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Clark Farms
• Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Hwy, Matunuck, RI 
• Phone: (401) 783-8844

• www.clarkfarms.com/attractions/corn-maze/

• The Corn Maze at Salisbury Farm was the first maze of its kind in New England. With more than a mile of paths in about five acres of corn, The Corn Maze has challenged memories, team work, and sense of direction since 1998. Thousands of people entered the maze last year, most of them got out!

• September 9 – October 29, 2023

  Hours:

  Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm

  Weekends & Holidays 10am – 5pm

  Moonlight Maze Hours – 6pm – 9pm / Oct 14th & 21st

• Last tickets are sold 1 hour before closing for both daytime & moonlight maze

•  

  Admission 2023

  Weekdays:

  Adults age 12 & older- $13

  Children age 11 & under- $10

  Weekends and Holidays:

  Adults age 12 & older – $15

  Children age 11 & under – $13

  Moonlight Maze:

  Adults age 12 & older – $19

  Children age 11 & under – $16

  Children age 2 and under are always free!

• www.salisburyfarm.com/giant-corn-maze/

•  Fall fun at Spring Hill Sugar House includes the Skeleton Corn Maze, pick your own pumpkin, and fresh pressed cider!
• Dates: Sept 23rd – Oct 31st
• Location: Spring Hill Sugar House
• Address: 522 Gardner Rd., Richmond, RI 
• (401) 788-7431
• Weekdays: 12pm – 5pm
• Weekends: 10am -5pm

• www.facebook.com/SpringHillSugarHouse

• Join us just off the new pedestrian bridge in the PVD Innovation District Park along Dyer St. and the Providence River. We’ve got plenty of seating with 20 long-style tables and 20 high tops.
• We’ll have seven drafts/styles of Guild Brewing Co. beer and some “guest” beers. We’ll also offer a few varieties of Hard Seltzer cans. There will always be at least one food truck every day we are open and multiple on the weekends. Weekly schedules will be posted on social media.
• Hours:
  Wednesday & Thursday: 4–8 p.m.
  Friday: 2–8 p.m.
  Saturday: 12–8 p.m.
  Sunday: 12–6 p.m.
• We may be closed due to inclement weather. Check social media for up-to-date details.

• www.facebook.com/guildpvd

• The Ocean State’s only comedy festival returns for Fall Fest this October 5th – 8th, with nine shows across Newport County – come see some of the best local and nationally touring comedians!
• Featuring headliners Dan St. Germain (Comedy Central, Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Crashing, @Midnight) Kelly MacFarland (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing), Neko White (MTV, TruTV), Heather Shaw (TikTok), Ray Harrington (Conan, HULU) and more!
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• 2023 FALL VENUES:
• Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, Newport
• Ragged island Brewhouse, Portsmouth
• Diego’s Cantina, Middletown
• Event Dates & Times:
• Thursday Oct 5 6pm, 8pm
  Friday Oct 6; 6pm, 8pm
  Saturday Oct 7; 5pm, 7pm, 9:30pm
  Sunday Oct 8; 7pm, 9pm

• Full schedule and lineups at www.rogueislandcomedyfest.com

• Tickets on sale now at www.rogueislandcomedyfest.com/tickets

• Questions: rogueislandcomedyfest@gmail.com

• New England’s favorite Halloween tradition is back!
• Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World, presented by Citizens. Thousands of artistically carved, illuminated pumpkins will magically transport you on a European vacation, wildlife safari, and a trip down Route 66! From the Pyramids of Giza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this nighttime family event will satisfy your case of wanderlust – no passports required!
• Tickets on-sale now and sold online only. Get tickets>> www.rwpzoo.org/jols
• WEATHER POLICY – Open rain or shine. There will be NO refunds or rescheduling. Please call in advance, check the website or visit Facebook for updates.
• Proceeds from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular support the Zoo’s ongoing animal care, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for helping us save wildlife and wild places!

• The Viaggio di Fantasme, or “Trip of Ghosts”, is a 50-minute narrated ghost tour of the Providence Riverwalk. You’ll enjoy the peaceful serenity of the riverfront aboard an authentic Venetian gondola while listening to your tour guide from Providence Ghost Tour tell you about the haunted happenings along the Riverwalk of Providence.
• One Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI
• Tours take place on Tuesdays & Thursdays in October (6:30, 7:40 & 8:50pm)

• www.gondolari.com/viaggio-di-fantasme

• IN STUDIO PAINTING SESSION: When you reserve your seat at this session you will enjoy two complimentary beverages (beer, wine, or soda), a fun atmosphere, and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece! ALL supplies are included!
• DO YOU WANT TO BE SEATED AS A GROUP?
• If your reservation contains 2 or more tickets we will automatically reserve seats for you ahead of time so that your group can sit together. If you purchase your tickets separately and you have a group of 2 or more, please indicate the other attendees first and last names in the ORDER NOTES field on the last page of checkout.
• WE HAVE 2 FREE PARKING LOTS! One is attached directly to our entrance, the second lot is located one building down on the same side of the street as Paint and Vino. Both lots are labeled.

• Westerly, Rhode Island’s haunting past has been well documented for centuries – the small community may be familiar to most for it’s proximity to the beach but Westerly has tales of intrigue sure to spend a tingle up your spine. From deadly shipwrecks, cursed pirate treasure and actual witches, there’s no shortage of dark legends in Rhode Island’s hamlet on the Pawcatuck River.
• On this tour, you’ll hear tales of the Devil’s visit to Westerly, the spectral light formed by one of New England’s worst shipwrecks, tales of two souls trapped in one body and paranormal activity at Westerly’s known establishments. The 19th century industrial community roots run strong through a town whose importance was forged in the colonial era.
• Walk through the historic Wilcox Park, the bustling landscape of downtown Westerly and the banks of the Pawcatuck River as we uncover the supernatural tales and legends of the notable southern Rhode Island community.
• Tours take place Tuesday thru Sundays in September & October / 7pm – 9pm

• www.seasideshadows.com/downtown-westerly

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• Perhaps you recall the young women who led the “witch hunt” in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. But did you know that in reality, “temptress” Abigail Williams was just an 11-year-old girl? Her cousin Betty Parris was an imaginative 9-year-old; while Mercy Lewis was an anxiety-ridden child seeking refuge in alcohol, and Mary Warren an epileptic orphan. When Abigail begins working for 60-year-old farmer John Proctor, their lives unravel from playing with poppets and churning butter into something unexpected. The Good John Proctor reexamines the Salem Witch Trials through the eyes of the four young girls at its center.
• Dates: September 28, 2023 – November 10, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Trinity Rep
• Address: 201 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903
• Time: See website for showtimes
• Trinity Rep
• 201 Washington Street
• Providence, RI 
• Box Office (401) 351-4242
• www.trinityrep.com
• www.facebook.com/trinityrepertorycompany

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• Fumi Abe is an LA-based Japanese-American standup comedian and writer who has performed on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and been a staff writer on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
• He has writen for NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”, the 2022 TIME100 Gala hosted by Simu Liu, and was part of the 2020 Comedy Central Digital Creators Program. He currently co-hosts the personal finance comedy podcast “Cash Cu􀆟es” with Steffie Baik and previously hosted “Asian Not Asian”, which was included in Vulture’s Comedy Podcast Roundup and The AV Club’s Podcast series highlights
• Purchase tickets by visiting www.ricomedyconnection.com
• Comedy Connection
• 39 Warren Avenue
• East Providence, RI 
• (401) 438-8383

• www.ricomedyconnection.com

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• “Thursday nights are all about watching the game, mouth-watering wings, and the chance to win an authentic jersey each week at GPub with your crew!From the start of the game, until halftime, enjoy all-you-can-eat wings for $28*. Our GPub wings are brined in High Limb Cider and you have the choice of buffalo, Korean BBQ or plain). We’re also serving up $12 pitchers of Coors Light!
• Plus, you’ll have the chance to win an authentic sports jersey each week! Every guest that watches the game with us on Thursday nights will receive a raffle ticket good for one entry. We’ll be drawing the winner at the end of the 3rd quarter each week.
• **All-you-can-eat wings pricing is per person, per plate. No sharing is allowed. In the event that a staff member notices excessive consumption, management has the right to stop serving wings to guests. Timing for all-you-can-eat wings begins at 8PM and ends at the end of the 2nd quarter prior to half-time commercials beginning. Cannot be combined with any other discount, promotion, or coupon. Wings cannot be taken to go. “

• www.gpubrestaurants.com/events/providence-thursday-night-football/

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• Head to the farm to see the Alien Invasion corn maze. Getting lost in the corn maze is a guaranteed good time for you, your family and friends. After you’ve made it through the maze, be sure to hop on a hayride touring the Matunuck countryside. No South County autumn is complete without a hayride!
• There are plenty of other family fun activities to check out after you escape the maze. Test your shootin’ ability at the Corn Cannons, pay a visit to furry friends in the petting zoo, slide down the giant Mountain Slide, shoot some hoops at the farm basketball setup, challenge your friends to a race on the pedal-powered go-karts and more!
• Think the maze is fun during the day? Try it at night! Under the brilliant autumn moon, challenge yourself to escaping the maze by flashlight! Every Saturday in October, enjoy campfires with FREE s’mores until 9pm – weather permitting, of course! Last admission for Flashlight Nights is at 8pm.
• Presented By: Clark Farms
• Dates: September 17, 2023 – October 30, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Clark Farms
• Address: 2984 Commodore Perry Hwy, Matunuck, RI 
• Phone: (401) 783-8844

• www.clarkfarms.com/attractions/corn-maze/

• The maze this year celebrates FIeld of Dreams. The Maze covers 8 Acres and was designed by Brett Herbst of The Maize.

  We are excited to see you soon!

  MAZE HOURS:

  Opening day: Friday, September 1st, 10 am to 6 pm

  Closing day: Sunday November 5th, 10 am to 3 pm

  Friday 10 am – 6 pm
  Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
  Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
  Labor Day 10 am – 6 pm
  Columbus Day 10 am – 6 pm

  ADMISSION: CASH ONLY ON SITE
  

  $10 for ages 12 and up,
  $  8 for ages 4-11 and
  3 and under are FREE.

  You are welcome to call 401-835-8813 for up-to-date information.

  We love dogs, but for their safety they must be kept on a leash at all times. If your doggie wants to walk the maze with you we’ll be happy to give you a bag so that you can bring out anything he might wish to leave behind to “trip up” other Maizies.

• ADDED ATTRACTIONS:
  Concessions
  Hayrides
  Picnic Tables
  Port-a-Potties
  The Hay Play Area

• www.escobar.com/the-maze/

• Atlantis RIsing International Sand Sculpture Competition will return this Columbus Day Weekend October 6-9 at Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island. Artists from around the world will once again compete for first place with their breathtaking sand sculptures. There will be plenty of activities and entertainment for the whole family.
• Photo opps, food, vendors, live music, activities for the kids including sand sculpting lessons, a breathtaking drone light show and more will make this an unforgettable family event. Tickets will be available online in advance and at the door. Brought to you by the South County Tourism Council.
• Dates: October 6, 2023 – October 9, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring daily
• Location: Misquamicut State Beach
• Address: 257 Atlantic Avenue, Westerly, 02891
• Phone: (401) 789-4422
• Time: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
• Price: $5 kids 6-12, kids 5 & under free. Advance adult tickets $12

• www.southcountyri.com/atlantis-rising/

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• Friday, October 6th – Monday, October 9th
  10am-5pm Friday, Saturday, and Monday
  12pm-5pm on Sunday
• Shopping addicts, make your way to the waterfront for holiday weekend specials! Forget the mall, Shop Small — stroll along Bowen’s Wharf for great deals on end-of-season items.
• Brought to you by the Bowen’s Wharf Merchants Association.

• www.bowenswharf.com

• The Corn Maze at Salisbury Farm was the first maze of its kind in New England. With more than a mile of paths in about five acres of corn, The Corn Maze has challenged memories, team work, and sense of direction since 1998. Thousands of people entered the maze last year, most of them got out!

• September 9 – October 29, 2023

  Hours:

  Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm

  Weekends & Holidays 10am – 5pm

  Moonlight Maze Hours – 6pm – 9pm / Oct 14th & 21st

• Last tickets are sold 1 hour before closing for both daytime & moonlight maze

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  Admission 2023

  Weekdays:

  Adults age 12 & older- $13

  Children age 11 & under- $10

  Weekends and Holidays:

  Adults age 12 & older – $15

  Children age 11 & under – $13

  Moonlight Maze:

  Adults age 12 & older – $19

  Children age 11 & under – $16

  Children age 2 and under are always free!

• www.salisburyfarm.com/giant-corn-maze/

•  Fall fun at Spring Hill Sugar House includes the Skeleton Corn Maze, pick your own pumpkin, and fresh pressed cider!
• Dates: Sept 23rd – Oct 31st
• Location: Spring Hill Sugar House
• Address: 522 Gardner Rd., Richmond, RI 
• (401) 788-7431
• Weekdays: 12pm – 5pm
• Weekends: 10am -5pm

• www.facebook.com/SpringHillSugarHouse

Join us for special evenings at Old Slater Mill. On the first Friday of the month (June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, and October 6), the mill will be open late with special programming. Concerts, movie nights, special tours and more are offered on the first Friday evenings of the month from June to October.

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• Dates: June 2, July 7, August 4, September 1, and October 6
• Recurrence: Recurring every 5 months on the 1st Friday
• Location: Slater Mill
• Address: 67 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI 02860
• Phone: (401) 725-8638
• Time: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• Price: Free
• www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=582487C8-9240-F6C4-632D81CCE091A931

• Join us for the 4th season at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the 8th season in Warwick for a feast of food truck cuisine.
• Attendance is free, just pay for what you eat and drink from over a dozen food trucks accepting cash, credit, and debit cards.
• In addition to great food, there will be live music and Trinity Brewhouse will be serving up will be serving up local beer and wine.
• Crown Plaza, Warwick, RI

• www.facebook.com/pvdfoodtruckevents

• RI Blogger is a proud Sponsor of PVD Food Truck events

The Federal Hill Commerce Association is excited to celebrate the 31st Annual Columbus Day Festival on historic Federal Hill from October 6th – 9th, 2023. The festival takes place from Dean Street to Sutton Street along Atwells Avenue. We are excited to welcome back and feature the La Cucina Galbani Cooking Stage located at America Street and Atwells Avenue. CLICK HERE TO VIEW CHEF DEMONSTRATION SCHEDULE

Enjoy over 80 food, art, and retail vendors along with games, and amusement rides. Listen to live entertainment on four different stages throughout the festival grounds. CLICK HERE TO VIEW ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

Experience the flavors of over 25 Federal Hill restaurants that offer expanded seating as well as feature special menu items for the weekend. A sampling of participants includes Bacco Vino & Contorni, Trattoria Appia, Venda Ravioli, Saje Kitchen, Saint, Providence Oyster Bar, Don Joses, and OURS.

The festival date and times are:

• Friday, October 6th at 5 p.m. until midnight.
• Saturday to Sunday, October 7th ⁠–⁠ 8th 11 a.m. ⁠–⁠ midnight.
• Monday, October 9th, 11 a.m. ⁠–⁠ 8 p.m.

Street Closures:

All four days of Festival Dean Street to Sutton Street along Atwells Avenue will be closed to vehicle traffic.

This year’s Opening Ceremony will take place at 12 p.m. on Saturday, October 7th at the DePasquale Plaza stage. Our honorees this year are: Grand Marshall – Gene Valicenti – NBC 10, Vincent A. Cianci Civic Award – Peter Carvalhal, Legacy Award – Chris Morris – Antonellis Poultry and Federal Hill Foodie Ambassador – Barbi Jo DiMaria – 92 ProFM.

This year’s annual Columbus Day Festival Parade will take place on Sunday, October 8th at 11 a.m. The parade route is from Knight Street to Bradford Street along Atwells Avenue. This entire section of the avenue will be closed to vehicles during the parade time.

www.federalhillprov.com/festivals/columbus-day-weekend-festival/

• Trinity Brewhouse’s outdoor beer garden is located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island, at Biltmore Park, right down the street from our Brewhouse, and just steps away from the Graduate Hotel.
• In addition to your favorite Trinity Beer, Trinity Beer Garden offers wine, other selected beer options, batched cocktails, and a rotating variety of local food vendors and food trucks. Please visit us on social media for weekly updates about our beer menu, food vendors, and live comedy and music.
• Our seasonal outdoor beer garden is open, weather permitting, Thursday through Sunday. We will post on social media if weather causes any changes in our hours or closures.
• Trinity Beer Garden Hours:
  Thursday/Friday: 5–10 p.m.
  Saturday: 12–10 p.m.
  Sunday: 12–5 p.m.
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• Presented By: Trinity Brewhouse
• Dates: May 4, 2023 – October 15, 2023
• Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Location: Kennedy Plaza
• Address: 2 Kennedy Plaza, Providence, RI 02903
• Time: Thurs./Fri. 5-10 p.m., Sat. 12-10 p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m.
• www.trinitybrewhouse.com/beer-garden

• Autumnfest returns to Woonsocket, RI on Columbus Day weekend, October 6th – 9th!  Filled with music, crafts, food, amusement rides and a parade. Drawing in thousands of attendees each year, Autumnfest is the largest Fall Festival in Northern Rhode Island.

• Autumnfest is proud to announce our two entertainment headlining acts for 2023. Linger – The Cranberries Tribute Band will be on stage Saturday, October 7 at 8:00 PM and Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones – Prince Tribute Band takes the stage Sunday October 8 at 7:30 PM.

• Based in Denver, Colorado, Linger is the only tribute band to The Cranberries music in all the United States. Their most important hook as a tribute for The Cranberries, is the original voice of our lead singer Mary Kate, (they will never find someone who sings like Dolores O’Riordan). Mary Kate does not try to imitate how Dolores used to sing. She naturally sings similar. Additionally, her passion for The Cranberries music truly captivates the audience along with the band’s energy!

• Dean Ford & The Beautiful Ones is “The Ultimate Tribute 2 Prince.” Dressed 2 the 9’s, Dean Ford embodies Prince with every fiber of his being, giving the audience a show as close as you will ever get to the real thing. Ford and company perform all the hits, including the “Purple Rain” album in its entirety. But, it’s more than just the songs. He’s got the look, the moves, and the sounds down jaw-droppingly well. So well, you’ll forget it’s only a tribute.

• Autumnfest Entertainment Coordinator Steve Laramee said, “I am very happy with this year’s eclectic mix of wonderful acts. We always look forward to bringing a combination of fantastic musical, dance and variety acts to the Autumnfest Main Stage.”

• 2023 Hours of Operation

• Friday, October 6, 2023; 6p-10p (Rides and Harvest Garden Only)

• Saturday, October 7, 2023; 10a-10p

• Sunday, October 8, 2023; 10a-10p

• Monday, October 9, 2023; 9:30am-12pm- PARADE

• Monday, October 9, 2023; 12p-6p

• CLICK HERE for the schedule of the 2023 Autumnfest Entertainment Schedule. A Fireworks display will be launched on Sunday October 8 th at 9:00 PM. For more information, please visit the website >>>>>

• WWW.AUTUMNFEST.ORG

• New England’s favorite Halloween tradition is back!
• Take a trip around the world at this year’s Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular: Pumpkins Around the World, presented by Citizens. Thousands of artistically carved, illuminated pumpkins will magically transport you on a European vacation, wildlife safari, and a trip down Route 66! From the Pyramids of Giza to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, this nighttime family event will satisfy your case of wanderlust – no passports required!
• Tickets on-sale now and sold online only. Get tickets>> www.rwpzoo.org/jols
• WEATHER POLICY – Open rain or shine. There will be NO refunds or rescheduling. Please call in advance, check the website or visit Facebook for updates.
• Proceeds from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular support the Zoo’s ongoing animal care, education programs and conservation initiatives. Thank you for helping us save wildlife and wild places!

We invite you to a celebratory evening filled with food, dancing, and fun! This year we want to call on you to express your creativity and wear a hat of your choice. Every guest can wear a hat representing their culture or a creation of their own. Let your imagination run free!

Our annual gala will celebrate the accomplishments of our preschool, a pillar program of Progreso Latino. Your generosity to Progreso Latino will help sustain the agency’s ability to educate young children and continue to provide numerous transformational programs.

Progreso Latino’s 46th Anniversary Gala is an excellent opportunity to celebrate and demonstrate your support. Each year, more than 400 guests attend this grand event featuring cocktails, a special keynote speaker, a short event program, awards, dinner, and music.

You can purchase your tickets using this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progreso-latinos-46th-anniversary-gala-tickets-580635184467

• The Ocean State’s only comedy festival returns for Fall Fest this October 5th – 8th, with nine shows across Newport County – come see some of the best local and nationally touring comedians!
• Featuring headliners Dan St. Germain (Comedy Central, Conan, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Crashing, @Midnight) Kelly MacFarland (Comedy Central, Last Comic Standing), Neko White (MTV, TruTV), Heather Shaw (TikTok), Ray Harrington (Conan, HULU) and more!
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• 2023 FALL VENUES:
• Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center, Newport
• Ragged island Brewhouse, Portsmouth
• Diego’s Cantina, Middletown
• Event Dates & Times:
• Thursday Oct 5 6pm, 8pm
  Friday Oct 6; 6pm, 8pm
  Saturday Oct 7; 5pm, 7pm, 9:30pm
  Sunday Oct 8; 7pm, 9pm

• Full schedule and lineups at www.rogueislandcomedyfest.com

• Tickets on sale now at www.rogueislandcomedyfest.com/tickets

• Questions: rogueislandcomedyfest@gmail.com

• Discover Norther RI’s newest and most thrilling haunted house experience at Richardson’s Sawmill, nestled on a sprawling 600-acre farm. Haunted Gallows features two terror attractions that will leave you breathless!
• 505 East Ironstone Rd, Harrisville, RI
• Open Friday, Saturday & select Sunday nights Sept. 23^rd – Oct 29th

• www.hauntedgallows.com

• 13^th World returns in 2023 bigger and better than ever before! 13^th World has featured a new haunt each season for the past 21 years. This year will bring to life all your favorite characters from the movies and some never seen before!
• Open select nights Sept. 30^th – Oct. 29^th
• Diamond Hill State Park, 4097 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI

• www.13thworld.com/13th-world-ri/

• The Haunted Tunnel fundraiser attraction will take place on Friday and Saturday evenings in October. The cost for the Tunnel is $ 10 per person, regardless of age with cash transactions being accepted only with profits benefitting the Daggett Farm facility. Because of its scary content, the Tunnel is strongly recommended for ages 12 and above only. A family friendly Pumpkin Patch will be available for the younger children.
• Slater Memorial Park – Dagget Farm, 425 Newport Ave, Pawtucket, RI
• Open Friday & Saturdays nights through Oct 28^th

• www.facebook.com/hauntedtunnelri/

• 2023 will be the farm’s tenth year for their haunted hayride and there will be multiple changes and additions (along with several fan favorites returning)! The ride winds through 21 acres of wooded trails with twists and turns; you’ll never know what’s awaiting you around the bend. They attraction is handicap accessible.
• Seven Cedars Farm, 20 John Mowry Road, Smithfield, RI
• Open Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:00pm – 10:00pm and Sundays (except for October 1st) from 7:00pm – 9:00pm.

• www.sevencedarsfarm.us/haunted-hayride/

• Westerly, Rhode Island’s haunting past has been well documented for centuries – the small community may be familiar to most for it’s proximity to the beach but Westerly has tales of intrigue sure to spend a tingle up your spine. From deadly shipwrecks, cursed pirate treasure and actual witches, there’s no shortage of dark legends in Rhode Island’s hamlet on the Pawcatuck River.
• On this tour, you’ll hear tales of the Devil’s visit to Westerly, the spectral light formed by one of New England’s worst shipwrecks, tales of two souls trapped in one body and paranormal activity at Westerly’s known establishments. The 19th century industrial community roots run strong through a town whose importance was forged in the colonial era.
• Walk through the historic Wilcox Park, the bustling landscape of downtown Westerly and the banks of the Pawcatuck River as we uncover the supernatural tales and legends of the notable southern Rhode Island community.
• Tours take place Tuesday thru Sundays in September & October / 7pm – 9pm

• www.seasideshadows.com/downtown-westerly

• Join Irish comedian David Nihill for a night of comedy and storytelling.
• Leaving Dublin, Ireland where he was born and raised until the age of 22, David got drunk on travel and never quite hit sobriety of it. He has lived and worked in twelve countries and visited over seventy. His shows draw on his wide travels, cultural observations, attempts at language study, (occasional) international drinking session(s) and being a mildly confused immigrant.
• David is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner up in the Moth’s largest US Grandslam storytelling competition. He recorded his debut special for Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, Amazon Prime Video, The Irish Independent, Inc, Sirius XM, NPR, Ireland AM, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival favorite, David’s videos have also gone viral many times over with over 200 million views and a social following of over one million people.
• Purchase tickets by visiting www.ricomedyconnection.com
• Comedy Connection
• 39 Warren Avenue
• East Providence, RI 
• (401) 438-8383

• www.ricomedyconnection.com

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