Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets Department' drops Friday. Here's where to celebrate in RI.
Gail CiampaRelease of Taylor Swift's new album "The Tortured聽Poets聽Department" on April 19 has a lot of folks excited, and some in Rhode Island are scrambling to be part of the fun.
In Westerly, there's a free listening party at at 5 Canal St. on Friday, April 19, at 7 p.m. Celebrate the release by listening to it in its entirety in the Post Credits event space. Guests will enjoy signature cocktails and mocktails at a cash bar, plus some fun themed photo opps. Pre-registration is required at .
Of course, Swift is a sometime Westerly resident with an oceanside mansion in Watch Hill.
In Warwick, there's a Taylor Swift Brunch at 聽on Sunday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. From 鈥淏ad Bloody Mary鈥檚鈥 to 鈥淩ED鈥 sangria, they are serving up cocktails inspired by their favorite songs from the queen herself.
The Conimicut Village restaurant at 745 West Shore Road has a great vibe in their lovely space.
Little Sister, the restaurant from Milena Paga虂n聽and Darcy Coleman that serves Paga虂n's Puerto Rican cuisine, is going Swift-themed at its regular Sunday night wine tasting. The dinner on April 21 will feature the album playing in the dining room at 737a Hope St. in Providence. It's sold out, but you can .
They've nicknamed three of the five wines using lyrics and songs from previous albums. There's "Your roommate's (not so cheap) screwtop rose虂" inspired by the song "Maroon" from the album "Midnights." "Champagne Problems" is a song from the "evermore" album and "Merlot on his mouth" is a lyric from "No Body, No Crime" from "evermore."
There's a super-secret party planned at Providence College for students only.