Sunday at 5 PM
Roger Williams Park • Dalrymple Boathouse Lawn
Performing-songwriter Thea Hopkins brings her program, “In the Roundhouse,” a celebration of traditional and contemporary Indigenous music, to the FirstWorks stage this weekend. A member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe of Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Hopkins describes her music as “Red Roots Americana.”
Thea will be accompanied by flutist Hawk Henries, a member of the Chaubunagungamaug band of Nipmuck, a people indigenous to what is now southern New England. Cultural educator Dawn Dove, Narragansett/Niantic Elder, will conduct an opening blessing. Join Thea, Hawk and Dawn for an Artist Up-Close Conversation following the performance.
Can’t make it in person? This free concert will also be livestreamed on our
Due to an increase in the regional spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, masks are strongly recommended for all attendees. FirstWorks and Roger Williams Park are committed to following the State of Rhode Island’s guidance on COVID-19 precautions. Patrons are encouraged to view the latest guidelines at reopeningri.com.
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