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Meet the Retrologist, a man on a mission to document America’s fading roadside attractions

By day, Rolando Pujol is a journalist at WABC-TV in New York, but the rest of the time, he's the Retrologist, a documentarian of midcentury roadside kitsch.

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RI ARTS

Indigenous composer Cris Derksen highlights R.I.’s history with ‘First Light’

Her work for cello, comissioned by Newport Classical and premiering this weekend, is inspired by the Wampanoag people.
TRAVEL

10 weekend getaways you can do from Boston without a car

From big cities to beach towns to a national park, here’s what’s within reach.
RI SPORTS

A golfer’s guide to Rhode Island’s newest nine-hole course

If you’re looking for a new course while you’re on vacation this month, you have to check this course out.

THEATER REVIEW
Theatre by the Sea serves up ‘Waitress’ with a side of extraordinary
As musicals go, ‘Waitress’ is a marginally nutritious blue-plate special, but every member of this company brings heart to this production.

Starting Point
At what point is Cape Cod just not worth the miserable traffic?
Billy Baker just spent a sublime four days on Nantucket and in Chatham with lovely weather. Yet the agonizing drive home has him on the fence about another visit.

STAGE REVIEW
Better late than never, ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ gets a poignant production at R.I.’s Trinity Rep
Lyrical and deeply moving, Pearl Cleage’s Jazz Age drama offers perspective on our own uncertain times.

TRAVEL
Jump into Great Wolf Lodge’s latest water wonderland at Foxwoods
This 91,000-square-foot indoor water park features 13 water slides, a wave pool, a lazy river, and interactive water play areas.

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STAGE REVIEW

Wilbury’s ‘American Idiot’ is a triumphant, headbanging, full-frontal assault

The terrific production of the 90-minute punk opera based on Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning concept album brings a “new kind of tension” to the local theater scene.

THEATER REVIEW

‘Always… Patsy Cline’ at Theatre By The Sea entertains but never quite engages

Despite its personal touch and first-person storytelling, this summer season opener keeps its audience at a distance.

RI ARTS

PVDFest will roar back to downtown Providence Sept. 5-6. Here’s what to expect.

Festival goers should expect musical performances, a battle of the bands, a hip hop competition, more than 180 craft vendors, and dozens of food trucks.

RI THINGS TO DO

The show will go on: After doubts, ‘Rock and Roll Yard Sale’ in Providence set for Saturday

“Part marketplace and part block party,” the popular street fair will return in the city’s West End this weekend, months after organizers voiced concern for its future.

THEATER REVIEW

Gamm Theatre offers a transcendent telling of Tony Kushner’s ‘Angels in America: Part One’

Even with stellar acting and staging under Brian McEleney’s direction, this play is hard to watch. But it’s impossible to look away.

RI FOOD & DINING

New and coming soon: 13 new restaurants and bars in R.I. to try this summer

From oyster farmers highlighting local produce and shellfish on Block Island, to flashy new restaurants in Newport, don't miss these new spots.

THE FOOD CLUB NEWSLETTER

From oysters to pizza: A guide to New England’s top food festivals this summer

There are plenty of delicious reasons to let your appetite decide where your next trip takes you this year.

THEATER REVIEW

Teatro ECAS’s ‘La Dama Boba’ celebrates the transformative power of love

But does Lope de Vega’s 17th-century romantic comedy still resonate?