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Theater
TBTS’ Beehive Feels Deflated
With an offering as light and breezy as the ’60s jukebox musical Beehive, it seems somewhat petty to pick apart ...
Got Beer?
Got Beer? The Ghost Returns
I was browsing for something light and summery to fit the first day in six months I received vitamin D ...
Books
2017 Summer Reading Guide
I’ve been putting together a summer reading guide for several years, but this is the first one that features special ...
Cannabis
Cultivator Spotlight: Medici Products & Solutions
With one of the first new licenses in the state, Medici has been operating as a cultivator since January ...
Dare Me
Global Scavenger Hunt
“Win a Free Trip Around the World!” the subject line said. Because I suffer from wanderlust, I apply to every ...
Film
Summer 2017 Indie Films
This summer, if you’re looking beyond big studio emoji, fast moving CGI cars or the latest superhero mashup, prequel or ...
Fine Arts
2017 Southeast New England (SENE) Film, Music and Arts Festival
The Southeast New England (SENE) Film, Music and Arts Festival showcases amazing films across all genres, live music, art exhibits ...
Food
Food Truck Profile: Open Season
Lil Rhody is the Ocean State, but it’s not all stuffies, clams cakes and fish. If you turn from the ...
Lifestyle
Advice from the Trenches: Big Expectations
Dear C, I’m a musician in my late 40s, and my work requires a lot of travel. This makes it ...
Lunar Notes
June’s Trump Watch in the Stars
As James Comey sat down to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, transiting Sun at 17 degrees of Gemini activated ...
Opinion
Alternative Facts: Pledging
I pledge allegiance To the Donald, Of the united holdings of Trump International. And to the philosophy, for which he ...
Pin-Up
Pin-up: Tammy Laforest, Mx. Bisexual 2017
[See our interview with Tammy Laforest: http://motifri.com/tammytalks/] Do you have a nickname? A couple of goofy drummers named me TamJam, ...
Shopping
Open and Closed
Opened: Vanuatu Coffee Roasters, beloved for its Rhody coffee creation, sadly closed on Feb 26. Good news is, they posted ...
Sports
Riveters Rock the BrewHaHa
The weekend of June 3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featured the annual BrewHaHa roller derby tournament where (#105) the RI Riveters ...
Alt Nation
Alt-Nation: The Same Thing Project and Other Tales from the Basement
Whether with The Schemers, The Raindogs, The Men of Great Courage, his Tiny String Band or as a ...
Roots Report
The Roots Report: Telling Tales
Okee dokee folks… “Shut up and sing the song!” That is what my friend, the late singer-songwriter Jack Hardy, used ...
