Featured Events in Kingston in July, 2025 (July Updated)

URI SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY Week #1 July 20-26 (Concert Band, String Orchestra, Chamber Music, Jazz) Week #2 July 27-August 3 (Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music, Jazz) Click here to view detailed information about URI SMA 2025: https://sites.google.com/uri.edu/urisma/home Artistic Director: Allison Lacasse alacasse@uri.edu Find us on Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urismabandcamp Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/urisummermusicacademy About the Program: Hosted at the URI Kingston campus, the camp is open to string, woodwind, brass, piano, and percussion students. To enroll in the camp, you must have completed the 7th through 12th grade in June of 2025.The main focus of the camp is to provide interactive, welcoming, and joyful large ensemble and chamber ensemble experience. The students will partake in studio classes (with a URI faculty member or URI guest artist teaching all of the students of each section), chamber ensemble concerts, workshops/clinics, music theory classes, and many other workshops, masterclasses, and sessions!Campers will enjoy an authentic Rhode Island experience! Musicians will take a field trip to a local beach for an afternoon of fun midway through camp. The campers will have time to relax and enjoy some down time together, oceanside! Each night will have a planned event for everyone, including a movie night, faculty recital, open swim at the university pool, and other fun activities.Performances: Week #1 Chamber Music Performance: Friday, July 25, 2025, 3:30PM Week #1 Concert Band, String Orchestra, & Jazz Ensemble Performance: Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12:00PM (Fine Arts Center Recital Hall)Week #2 Chamber Music Performance: Friday, August 1, 2025: 6:15-7:00PM (Featured Group at Kingston Chamber Music Festival) Week #2 Symphony Orchestra: Sunday, August 3, 2025: 12:00PM (Fine Arts Center Recital Hall) Week #2 Chamber Music Performance: Sunday, August 3, 2025: 2:45-3:30PM (Featured Group at Kingston Chamber Music Festival) Faculty Recitals (all are welcome, free of charge!) Wednesday, July 23, 7:00PM Wednesday, July 30, 7:00PM Chamber Music Coachings with KCMF Coach: KCMF Week 1: July 22, 23 24 (Time: TBD) KCMF Week 2: July 28, 30, August 1 (Time: TBD) ; August 3, 3:00PM Performance Tuition Residential both weeks: $2,775Residential week 1: $1,325Residential week 2: $1,450Commuter both weeks: $1,645Commuter week 1: $820Commuter week 2: $850Tuition includes: all instruction, a field trip to the beach, a camp T-shirt, room & board (commuter students will be provided lunches and dinners). Students must pay for their own dinner for the evening of the beach field trip.Students may also wish to pre-purchase a private lesson with their studio teacher; rates for private lessons are $75 for a 60-minute lesson.A community swim pool pass is $5, and students will be expected to bring cash for that event if they choose to go to the pool on the night that the group goes!Financial aid may be available to those that qualify. Scholarship information is available HERE.Placement: Videos due 4 weeks prior to camp There are no auditions for this camp; all 7th-12th grade band musicians are welcome! Students will be asked to submit a sample of their playing prior to camp so that they are placed in the appropriate seats in large/chamber ensembles.Some of the best music-making experiences are the ones where you are playing side by side with advanced musicians, pushing you to be the best player that you can be! It is our philosophy that all students can be taught, and we are devoted to working hard with you this week as you progress as a musician!Placement instructions: please share a google drive file of a video of you playing your instrument. Please choose two different selections of music (no more than 5 minutes of music combined). The two pieces should be contrasting in nature; one solo should show off your slow/lyrical/expressive playing, and the other piece should show off your technical ability, range, and overall control of the instrument. If you have any questions about this, please send alacasse@uri.edu an email!Please submit your video at this google form.NAfME & Sibling Discount Children of active NAfME members receive a $50 discount. Please show proof of active membership on the registration page.Families with multiple siblings will receive a $50 discount per sibling.Only one discount may apply per camper.Housing and Dining All residential students will be staying in an air-conditioned campus dormitory. There will be 1 trained student counselor per 10 student campers, and the counselors will shadow the musicians’ schedules throughout the week of camp, fully supervising students at mealtimes, rehearsals, flex hours, evening activities, and walks between the dorms and all other points on campus. The students residing on campus will be provided 3 meals per full day, and commuter students will be provided lunch and dinner at the dining hall. Important Dates Week #1 Registration Closes: June 20, 2025Week #1 Resident Check-In: Sunday July 20 (check-in between 2pm-4pm)Week #1 Resident Check-Out: Saturday July 26 (approx. 1:30pm)Residents that are staying for week #2 will have afternoon/evening activities provided for them and will stay in the same dorm roomImportant Dates Week #2 Registration Closes: June 20, 2025Week #2 Resident Check-In: Sunday July 27, between 2-4PMWeek #2 Resident Check-out: August 3, 6:00PMEntire Camp Dismissal: August 3, 6:00PM Information Source: University of Rhode Island Department of Music | eventbrite

JAMES AND ETHAN'S ANNUAL SUMMER RESIDENCY AT THE YIP CIDER DOME! THE BRIT BOYS ARE BACK! VERY SPECIAL SUMMER SHOW AT THE YIP CIDER FEATURING JAMES MULLINGER & ETHAN ASH! This is their very first show together of 2025 and it is going to be a special one. The Yip Cider Dome show are the ones to catch! The Brit Boys are back with another very special show! Award-winning comedian James Mullinger & chart topping musician Ethan Ash are back! Live on stage at the beautiful Yip Cider Dome for Summer 2025! 6:00pm - Arrival & Seating 7:00PM - Show Time 9.30pm - Ends A very special, uplifting show featuring two unique performers debuting brand new songs and material plus old favourites in a uniquely beautiful New Brunswick venue! You don't want to miss this! Limited seating available so please do book now, this will sell out. Tickets are non-refundable* Information Source: Edit Media | eventbrite

JOHNNY IGAUNA and the CLAUDETTES Come join us for a night of electrifying music with JOHNNY IGAUNA and the CLAUDETTES at The RCHA Club! Get ready to groove to their soulful tunes and energetic performances. This in-person event promises to be a memorable experience filled with great music and good vibes. Don't miss out on this opportunity to see these talented musicians live. Grab your friends and mark your calendars for a night to remember! Information Source: Bruce Boucher | eventbrite