The Buzz ON THE BAY

By Emily Olson

Celebrating The Arts

An annual summer sendoff at the beautiful waterside Crescent Park in Riverside, the Looff Arts Festival in August is run by the East Providence Arts Council, whose mission is to promote the arts across the city. “It’s the perfect place for people from all over the state to come enjoy some great music, some fine food and some fine arts,” says chairman of the council David O’Connell.

This year, in addition to food trucks and artists, there will be five performers on the main stage: Superchief Trio, Down City Band, Hit Rewind, Roger Cerisi’s All Starz, and Liquid Courage. In the gazebo, local man-abouttown Rich Watrous will host folk musicians planning to perform at the RI Folk Festival, which happens two weeks after The Loo . “I love music and am fascinated by people who can play,” says O’Connell. “I can’t play a note.”