Locale Profile: Wara Wara
I arrived at Wara Wara – the new Japanese-drenched tapas joint on Hope St – just after 7pm on a Tuesday to a full house and was greeted by a […]
Mistaken identities, gender bending, and twins lost at sea! Love unrequited and love triumphant! Populated with some of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters and clowns, Twelfth Night’s buoyant comedy has something
March 21 - April 14Through Friday, April 26 City Personnel, in partnership with Dorcas International, are accepting new clothes donations as part of their commitment to give back to the community. They are looking
March 28 @ 8:00 am - April 26 @ 5:00 pmStand-up comedian recently voted comedian of the year by the Boston Comedy Choice Awards on his first full national tour of 2024.
March 28 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 29 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmSka, soul, old country, folk, and blues.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmRecord Release Party for the album “Live and Learn”.
March 29 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmReggae, hip-hop, and electronic dance music.
March 30 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pmDead tribute.
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pmHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 30 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmMusic director and conductor Toshiyuki Shimada presents Mahler & Brahms.
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmDavid Bowie tribute band.
March 30 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmHip-hop, jazz, funk with a violin and viola.
March 30 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAn immersive pop-culture experience that’ll bring you back to the Decade of Awesome.
March 30 @ 8:30 pm - March 31 @ 12:30 amPunk, rock, reggae, hip-hop, pop.
March 30 @ 9:00 pm - March 31 @ 12:00 amHe’s been touring the country performing at comedy clubs, colleges, corporate events, and cult meetings for over a decade and has been seen on MTV, ABC, VH1, and Comedy Central
March 30 @ 9:30 pm - 11:30 pmPop, Broadway, and world music.
April 3 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmSka band.
April 4 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmI arrived at Wara Wara – the new Japanese-drenched tapas joint on Hope St – just after 7pm on a Tuesday to a full house and was greeted by a […]
‘Tis the season for francophiles in the Ocean State. As Salve Regina University in Newport celebrates its 11th year appreciating the best in French cinema, viewers get to watch up […]
Motif has introduced a new sort of Locale: Food Truck Profiles! We’re looking at a new food truck each month leading into the warmer months when food truck season officially […]
At press time, the entire Motif staff was huddled around a space heater in our difficult-to-heat warehouse space, trying to keep our typing fingers warm. Winter took its sweet time […]
I awoke at dawn, eager to greet the day. I surveyed my dominion, but soon found that something had gone afoul. Scrawled across many of of my toys, clothes and […]
Local author Steven Manchester is known for being a prolific, heartfelt author who also wrote and directed his first play last year, which I also covered for Motif. His latest […]
Much like New Year’s Eve, the soon thereafter Valentine’s Day is often characterized by high expectations and even higher levels of inevitable disappointment. Even if you are lucky enough to […]
If you’re sitting in a room with two of your closest friends, chances are they’re dating, met online and you’re the sad single sack who hasn’t tried Tinder yet. Just […]
Every year about this time something amazing happens. I have had the pleasure of being part of it whether sitting in the audience or on the stage. This year, FUNDA […]
My weekends spent in Newport were once filled with beach days and nights in the arcade as a child (plastic ninja swords anyone!?), but now, as my rabble-rousing evenings have […]