With half a pick and wooden acoustic the Vermont based artist, Syd, commenced an “evening of heartbreak” in the Wakehurst student lounge turned coffeehouse this past Wednesday evening. His music reflected a past of “premarital affairs,” with lyrics that took us from the woods of Vermont to the city streets of Boston, which Syd, a recent college graduate of Emerson, described as “a great town to go to school in and also a great town to get dumped in.

Newport does not struggle to attract an elite crowd, and according to Vogue magazine, which has been in publication since 1892, Newport has always been a fashionable city. Showing off its stylish roots, The Preservation Society of Newport is focusing its yearly themed exhibit on just that: Newport in Vogue.

Go kayaking off the coast of Narragansett. Take a skiing trip to Loon Mountain. Go sailing in Newport harbor. Play some tennis at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, or head to the fairway at the Newport National Golf Club.

Did you know that you can do all of these activities if you are in Rhode Island? Most of them are right in Newport, a city rich with tourism.

Imagine you are in Paris during the 1920s, dancing to the sounds of Parisian Musette. With a mixture of jazz and swing from the United States and many influences from Italy, Spain, Hungary and Romania, the sweet melody of Musette has taken over your soul.

Dr. Michelle Lally, infectious disease specialist and assistant professor at Brown University’s School of Medicine, will present a lecture on HPV (human papilloma virus) and its new vaccine on Tuesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in McAuley 105.

Lally’s talk on HPV and its new vaccine, GARDASIL, will be followed by a question and answer session and refreshments for audience members.