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By Karen Greco
THE MUST LIST
10 essential events happening this month February 5: Newport’s La Costa Lobster and Tacos food truck crosses two bridges for Shaidzon Beer Co.’s Pregame Party before the URI Rams take on the UMASS Minutemen. West Kingstown, ShaidzonBeer.com
Ram Island Milky Way by David Zapatka, on display at Wickford Art Association
February 6: Beat the February blues at the New England Winter Blues Tour, with music from Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson and Curtis Salgado, featuring Sonya Rae Taylor and The Wicked LoDown. Westerly, KnickMusic.com
February 17:
Join a training workshop to be an Osprey Monitor with the Audubon Society. Track the population of these majestic birds of prey, who were nearly decimated by pesticide use. Kingston, ASRI.org
Juried by Warwick photographer Shane Gutierrez, the Wickford Art Association’s February exhibit Photography celebrates the genre with local work, from high-end digital camera shots to Polaroids. North Kingstown, WickfordArt.org
February 19: Tap into a barrel of laughs when the nation-wide Winery Comedy Tour, featuring stand-up comics from New York and Los Angeles, makes a local stop at Tapped Apple Cidery and Winery. Westerly, TappedApple.com
Through April:
Don’t miss Contemporary Theater Company’s annual winter hit, Wakefield Idol, a karaoke-style singing competition where local singers vie weekly for the number one spot, judged by the live audience. Wakefield, ContemporaryTheaterCompany.com
February 3:
Five-time Grammy Awardwinning singer/songwriter Keb’ Mo’, master of modern American roots music, performs at the Greenwich Odeum with special guests The Brother Brothers. East Greenwich, GreewichOdeum.com
February 20:
Through February 20: An Octoroon, Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ Obie-winning retelling of a 19th century melodrama about a plantation owner who falls in love with a mixed race woman, plays at The Gamm under Joe Wilson Jr.’s direction. Warwick, GammTheatre.org
February 4:
Please note that events may require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test and mask-wearing regardless of vaccination status. Be sure to check each venue for updates.
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Warm up apres ski or snow tubing at Whalers Brewing Company’s Pint Night at Yawgoo Valley, featuring a selection of beers, including their popular Rise, from the South Kingstown brewery. Exeter, Whalers.com
Bring the whole family to the United Theatre’s Story to Screen series, featuring a reading of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs followed by a screening of the 2009 animated film. Westerly, UnitedTheatre.org
Photo courtesy of the Narragansett Lions Club
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