Wicked Rhody podcast hosts Mary and Ben talk about Rhode Island events for the week of 2/10/17, including:  Subscribe: iTunes | StitcherDownload: (.mp3) | Mobile Play Social: Like Us On Facebook | Follow Us On Twitter | Follow Us On Instagram Wicked Interesting: A Little Night Music: Songs of Shadow & Starlight by Collegium Ancorahttps://www.facebook.com/events/1632834277018522/Sunday at 5 PM - 6:30 PMRhode Island's Professional Chamber ChoirGrace Episcopal Church in ProvidenceRhode Island's newest chamber choir, Collegium Ancora,  returns to Grace Church with a program featuring songs of darkness, nighttime, and starlight, including Vaughn Williams's Serenade to Music: a rhapsody in 16-parts based on Shakespearean texts. Other highlights include works by Brahms, Barber, Lauridsen, Stanford, and even a little Sondheim. We hope you'll join us! Open admission, $10 suggested donation.Dedicated to enriching the Ocean State through the arts, we perform music from ancient times & modern, sacred & secular, in celebration of the human voice. Drawn from Rhode Island's state motto, "Hope" (Latin: Ancora), our name reflects our conviction that music not only steadies us in a turbulent world, but also beckons us to transcend what is and dream of what could be.They will be having another performance on the 19th of this month down in Middletown Wicked Fun in the 401 RI Food Fights - The Spectacular Cookie Smackdownhttps://www.facebook.com/events/172169313191460/Sunday at 1 PM - 4 PMHope Artiste VillageWelcome to 5th Annual Spectacular Cookie Smackdown where only the finest bakers have been invited to compete for the title of VERY BEST COOKIE in Rhode Island! The BEST cookies in RI and ice cold Yacht Club Soda and New Harvest Coffee Roasters!Edible Creations by Gerry, Bake . Eat . Love, Staysweet Macs, Matos Bakery, Black Tie Cookies, Augusta Street Kitchen, Ocean State Sandwich Company, Julians, The CupCAKE Contessas, and MORE...If you were lucky enough to grab a ticket to ANY of our throwdowns, you know how AWESOME this THROWDOWN will be! If you haven't, don't be slow...this throwdown WILL SELLOUT! Save The Bay Splash - Saturday 11am at First Beach in Newport https://www.facebook.com/events/1743039879347579/Save The Bay Splash is a family-friendly obstacle course followed by a cold water plunge into Easton's Beach! All proceeds from the event benefit Save The Bay - Narragansett Bay, an organization dedicated to protecting, restoring and improving the ecological health of the Narragansett Bay region.Saturday, February 11, 2017Easton's Beach, Newport 11:00 AM (Check in starts at 10:00 AM)Ages: 8 years and upAdults: $30Children (12 and under): FREE!Exploration Center: FREE!Participant check-in is at 10:00 am at Easton's Beach Rotunda (in front of the Exploration Center & Aquarium). The first 125 to register receive a medal. The course takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes to complete.After The Splash, registered plungers can dry off and warm up at the Exploration Center and Aquarium free of charge, where some 40 species of Narragansett Bay critters are on display. Plungers can also enjoy discounted tickets, at $15 per person (usually $22), or $14 for members for Save The Bay’s Newport Seal Watch Tours at either 1 or 2 p.m. out of Newport. RI Viynl Con https://www.facebook.com/events/369999883335918/?active_tab=aboutVintage to modern Vinyl Records of all music variety plus DJ Studebaker Hawk will be spinning Live Vinyl sets all show with FREE ADMISSION for all ages at 11 A.M. Rhode Island's Premier LP & 45 Vinyl Record event. Analog onlyRock-Pop-Blues-Jazz-R&B-Soul-Punk-Funk-EDM-Country-Rap-Dance-Disco-House-Trance-Electronica-Comedy and everything in between!Thousands of Vinyl LPs, 45s and 12 inch SinglesVinyl Records, Memorabilia and DeeJays spinning tunes on VinylAnyone with Records can sell at Rhode Island Vinyl-Con. Reserve space by