The Blackstone River Theatre holds its ninth annual fundraising Homecoming Concert and Silent Auction Saturday, featuring Rhode Island-based talent in a variety of genres ranging from Pendragon’s Celtic-derived balladry to Martin Grosswendt’s acoustic blues to The Atwater-Donnelly Trio’s old-time Americana to The Occidental Gypsy Jazz Quartet’s — um — gypsy jazz, and a whole lot more. The BRT is maybe the best venue in the state, and this is a great way to hear a range of what they present in one go.

The Blackstone River Theatre is at 549 Broad St., Cumberland, and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20; call (401) 725-9272.

The Slip make their annual return to Providence, where it all began for them, Saturday at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, 79 Washington St., Providence, at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $15; call (401) 331-5876 or go to www.etix.com.

Rick Massimo