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A portrait of Charles I.D. Looff, a Danish furniture maker who made more than 40 merry-go-rounds, decorates the carousel at Slater Park in Pawtucket, R.I., in 2026.

Classic carousels still operate in R.I., but high costs and climate change may mean end of an era

People have been thrilled by carousel rides for generations, but they weren’t built to last indefinitely, and Rhode Island's carousels have an uncertain future. 8:09 a.m.

RI EDUCATION

Join us Sept. 17 for Rhode Map Live: AI and the Future of Work

AI is already changing the way people work, learn, and do business. The questions for Rhode Island are what happens next. Join us for this free event in Providence. 8:53 a.m.

STAGE REVIEW

Allie Seibold, Hunter Brown, and the band in “You’ve Still Got a Friend” at Theatre By The Sea in Wakefield, R.I., through Sept. 13.

Theatre By The Sea’s ‘You’ve Still Got a Friend’ is sincere easy listening

Not particularly original, the musical tribute combines Carole King and James Taylor tunes with storytelling about their careers and friendship. Its best attributes reside in the performers. 5:55 a.m.

RI MUSIC

Lead vocalist of Maroon 5 Adam Levine performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta on February 3, 2019. Joseph Healey has hired Maroon 5 for his free once-a-decade birthday concert is Saturday in Narragansett.

Maroon 5 will play a philanthropist’s birthday beach bash in Narragansett on Saturday – and everyone’s invited

Sting and Lenny Kravitz have played free, public concerts for Joseph Healey’s birthday parties on the beach in years past. 4:12 p.m.

Attendees of NecronomiCon Providence during the Eldritch Ball in the Biltmore Ballroom, at the Graduate Hotel, Rhode Island, on Aug 20, 2022.

Occult books and antagonistic deities. Providence gets weird at NecronomiCon 2026.

From panels featuring bestselling authors to vendors selling vintage jewelry to horror film screenings, Providence's "festival of weird" aimed to have something for everyone. 8:01 p.m.

ENVIRONMENT

Are marsh flies swarming your beach day? File a greenhead report.

Greggory Hogan’s website, The Greenhead Report, users track and compile data on the insect that disrupts the East’s coastal economy every July and August. 2:18 p.m.

AS I SEE IT

Kate reached high to get some food while Ginny waited her turn. These 41 year-old African elephants are not just fed on the ground, they have to to manipulate objects in order to acquire their food. Meanwhile, visitors used a water spray to beat the heat at the Roger Williams Zoo.

Providence zoo’s ‘Golden Girls’ will soon head off into the sunset

Go visit elephants Alice, Ginny, and Kate before they are moved to a Tennessee refuge next year. They won’t forget you, either. 6:00 a.m.

STAGE REVIEW

The cast of “Titanic: The Musical” at Theatre By The Sea in Wakefield, R.I., through Aug. 15.

Stilted script, tedious score are an iceberg, but cast and crew are a lifeboat for ‘Titanic: The Musical’

At Theatre By The Sea, it’s much less of a fact-based story about a ship, and more about the small dramas taking place among the people onboard. 5:55 a.m.