Big deals: Music
• NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL with Dr. John + Pat Metheny + the Tedeschi Trucks Band + Maria Schneider Orchestra + many more | Aug 3 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, 194 Bellevue Ave, Newport + Aug 4 and 5 at Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Ave, Newport | newportjazzfest.net
• RHYTHM & ROOTS FESTIVAL with Nanci Griffith + the David Bromberg Big Band + Carolina Chocolate Drops + many more| Aug 31-Sept 2 | Ninigret Park, Charlestown | rhythmandroots.com
• THE GO-GOS | Aug 24 | Twin River Event Center, 1 Twin River Rd, Lincoln | twinriver.com
• NEWPORT BLUES & BBQ FESTIVAL with Taj Mahal + John Lee Hooker, Jr. + Shemekia Copeland + Joanne Shaw Taylor | Aug 18 | Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | newportwaterfrontevents.com
• AS220'S FOO FEST with music by Big Freedia & the Divas + the Famous Winters + Humanbeast + DirtyDurdie + many more + theater artists + comedians + art installations + workshops + more | Aug 11 | Empire St, Providence | as220.org
• NEWPORT CELTIC ROCK FESTIVAL with Gaelic Storm + the Town Pants + Tartan Terrors + Screaming Orphans + more | Aug 25 | Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | newportwaterfrontevents.com
• AL GREEN | Aug 26 | Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St, New Bedford, MA | zeiterion.org
• NEWPORT WATERFRONT REGGAE FESTIVAL with Barrington Levy + Junior Marvin + more | Aug 11 | Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf | newportwaterfrontevents.com
Big deals: Film
• RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Aug 7-12 | riff.festivalgenius.com/2012/films
Big deals: Events
• 28TH CHARLESTOWN SEAFOOD FESTIVAL | Aug 3-5 | Ninigret Park, Charlestown | charlestownrichamber.com
• WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR | Aug 15-19 | Washington County Fairgrounds, 78 Richmond Townhouse Rd, Carolina | washingtoncountyfair-ri.com
• PROVIDENCE ROCK 'N'ROLL HALF-MARATHON | Aug 19 | runrocknroll.competitor.com/providence
• 14TH ANNUAL NEWPORT STORM LUAU with music + Polynesian dancers + food + beer + rum + more | Aug 18 | Fort Adams State Park, Harrison Ave, Newport | newportstorm.com
