Opening Night begins Friday at the Granite Theater. Among the performers are, from left, Keith Brayne, Danielle Aube and Arthur Pignataro.

Theater

Granite Theatre: Opening Night, a comedy by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, is on stage at Westerly’s Granite Theatre, 1 Granite St., opening Friday and running through 28.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18, $15 for senior citizens and $11 for children. For reservations, call 596-2341.

My Fair Lady opens Oct. 10.

URI auditions: The University of Rhode Island Theatre Department will conduct auditions today for its fall productions of Small Tragedy, by Craig Lucas, and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Auditions for the former will run from 6 to 10 p.m., in Studio J of the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd., Kingston, and from 7 to 10 p.m. in G Studio for Oklahoma! Callbacks will be tomorrow from 6 to 10.

Rehearsals will begin Sept. 9 for Small Tragedy, with performances Oct. 9 through 12, and 16 through 19. Oklahoma! will begin rehearsing Oct. 6.

Actors should prepare and memorize a 1- to 2-minute contemporary monologue that emphasizes simple, plain speech, telling a story with a sense of humor and displaying a tendency towards youthful honesty and directness. Music should be in the proper key; a pianist will be provided. Auditioners for Oklahoma! will also be asked to perform a brief choreographed dance routine in a group of eight.

For information or to sign up, call 874-5921.

Music

Choral auditions: The Chorus of Westerly is conducting auditions for new singers today at its hall, 119 High St., Westerly.

Singers will be judged on sightreading ability, intonation, tonal quality, range and general music response. The group rehearses Thursday evening, Sept 4 through June. For information or to schedule an audition, call 596-8663.

Music lessons: Private music lessons are available through the URI Preparatory Music Program, beginning Sept. 8 at the Fine Arts Center, 105 Upper College Rd., Kington. For information, call 874-2798.

Exhibits

Hera show: Hera Gallery, 327 Main St., Wakefield, presents “Troy West: Portraits, a Six-Decade Retrospective,” running Sept. 4 through Oct. 9. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m., with a gallery talk Sept. 20 at 1 p.m.

Winning photos displayed: The winning entries from the South County Tourism Council’s seventh annual photo contest are on view at the Courthouse Center for the Arts, on Route 138 in West Kingston, through Sept. 10.

Wickford exhibit: The Wickford Art Association Gallery, 36 Beach St., Wickford, presents “An Exhibition of Collage,” an open juried show featuring work selected by collage artist Kim Salerno, running through Sept.17.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday; and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. For information, call 294-6840.

Native American exhibit: Exeter’s Tomaquag Museum, 390 Summit Rd., is hosting an exhibit, entitled “The Pursuit of Happiness: An Indigenous View.”

The exhibit was developed in response to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities’ call for proposals looking at the Declaration of Independence’s claim of every American having the “inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It is a collaborative effort between Narragansett tribal leaders, Tomaquag Indian Memorial Museum professionals, historians and educators, who share their views on the notion of what happiness is today for the indigenous people of Rhode Island.

Also on view is a special exhibit entitled “Promoting Dialogue: Lessons Learned From Ellison ‘Tarzan’ Brown.” Brown, a Narragansett Indian, won the Boston Marathon in 1936 and 1939, and competed in the 1936 Olympics.

For information, call 491-9063 or 364-7773.

Westerly shows: “Transmutations: An Exhibition of Four Westerly Artists,” featuring work by Charlie Clough, Marcia Felber, Pamela Markham and Read McKendree, will be on display through Sept. 26 at the Industrial Trust Bank Building, 14 High St., Westerly. Clough will present a talk today at 8 p.m.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

The September show at the Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 12 High St., Westerly, is entitled “A Poem Lovely as a Tree,” and has a theme of protecting and caring for our open spaces, parks and land trusts. It will run through Sept. 20, with an opening reception tonight from 5 to 8.

Art stroll: Westerly’s monthly art stroll runs from 5 to 8 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month, when downtown studios and galleries are open to the public.

Library exhibit: Work by West Kingston resident Lois James is on display at the Kingston Free Library, 2605 Kingstown Rd., Kingston, through September.

Education exhibit: “Education for All: Schools and Schooling in South Kingstown, 1780-1920” is an exhibit featuring photographs, books, documents and artifacts from the collections of the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, on display at the Old Washington County Jail, Route 138, Kingston, through Oct. 16.

The exhibit documents the establishment of a public school system in South Kingstown, through the 18 and 19th centuries.

Rehearsals

URI Chorus: The University of Rhode Island’s University Chorus rehearses Tuesday from 7 to 9:45 p.m., through April, not including school vacations, in Room C-100 of the Fine Arts Center, on the Kingston campus. It is open to community members as well as URI students, faculty and staff; auditions are not required, but singers should be able to match pitches and follow their parts on a musical score. For information, call the URI Department of Music at 874-2431.

Choir rehearsals open: The choir of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is open to high school students and adults, and rehearses at the church, 55 Main St., Wickford, Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and Sunday at 10 a.m., prior to the morning service. For more information, call Mark Steinbach at 294-4357, ext. 106.

Rehearsals in Jamestown: The Jamestown Community Chorus rehearses each Monday at 7 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 99 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. There are no auditions.

The group is looking for children age 8 to 16 to be part of its children’s chorus for a December concert. Rehearsals will run from 6:30 to 7:15 selected Mondays between Oct. 6 and Dec. 14.

For information, call 423-1574 or 423-3342.

Choral rehearsals: The North Kingstown Community Chorus rehearses each Tuesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Forest Park Elementary School, 50 Woodlawn Drive, North Kingstown. The group’s Youth Chorus rehearses from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., also at the school. For information, call 294-3003.

Lafayette Band: The Lafayette Band rehearses every Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m., except summer, at the North Kingstown High School Band Room, 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown. New musicians are welcome. Information is available at www.lafayette-band.com.

Westerly Band: The Westerly Band rehearses each Wednesday night from 7:30 to 9:30 at the Westerly Armory. For more information, call Hope Benn at 596-9224.

Wakefield Civic Band: The Wakefield Civic Band rehearses each Monday night at 7, except summer, at South Kingstown High School, 215 Columbia St., Wakefield. For information, call 294-7101.

Wakefield Chorus: The Wakefield Chorus rehearses at Peace Dale Elementary School, on Kersey Road, Peace Dale, each Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 783-6110.

Jamestown Band: The Jamestown Community Band rehearses each Tuesday night at 7 at the Portuguese American Citizens Club, on Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown.

Art classes

Open studio: The Wickford Art Association gallery hosts an open studio each Monday that features long-pose figure drawing on even dates, and portraiture on odd. Each runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the fee is $10.