Sport, Society, and Soul: The Empowerment in Providence Roller Derby
“We may be knocking each other down, but really, we’re raising each other up,” says new skater RetroRocket. This isn’t her first year in Providence Roller Derby, but it is […]
Folk singer-songwriter.
February 24 @ 5:00 pm - March 24 @ 9:00 pmMistaken 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 14Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Jonathan Larson’s Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in
March 22 - March 24Rock & roll, country-blues, R&B, as well as West African Soukous and Highlife, Latin American Cumbia and Guajira, and Caribbean Mambo and Reggae.
March 22 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pmSwingin’ Rhythm & Blues music.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmDisco/ Funk /Hip-Hop, R&B.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmAllman Brothers tribute.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmCrosby, Stills, Nash, and Young tribute.
March 23 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmInteractive sing-a-long wherein two piano players sit across from each other and trade songs. Examples of rivalries include country vs. rock and men vs. women.
March 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmParty to the music of The J Geils Band with DK and the talented FULL HOUSE BAND.
March 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBeatles tribute.
March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmRock, Funk, Hip-Hop.
March 24 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmA musical open mic for 6th – 12th graders.
March 24 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmRecord Release Party for the album “Live and Learn”.
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmFolk-inspired singer/songwriter.
March 24 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmComedy showcase by new artists.
March 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmSinger/Songwriter
March 27 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm“We may be knocking each other down, but really, we’re raising each other up,” says new skater RetroRocket. This isn’t her first year in Providence Roller Derby, but it is […]
I’ve exhausted all my desire to write about music for one year, so figured I’d move the conversation along to the next most rocking thing going down in the Providence […]
Just when you thought the mob’s hold over Rhode Island was weakening… After a season of icing the competition, the Mob Squad extended their undefeated streak on October 8 to […]
Many questions were prompted on the days leading to PRD’s September 10 bout of the Old Money Honeys vs. the Sakonnet River Roller Rats. Both teams not only would be short […]
Keeper. Chaser. The golden snitch. These terms might not sound very athletic, but they are! They’re from the destined-to-be-classic sport of Quidditch, which, for you Muggles out there, (non-magical people, […]
As I write this, it is very hot and muggy in Rhode Island. By the time you read it, well, my weather app shows it will still be hot and […]
The sweltering heat during the August 13 bout couldn’t produce the fire on the track created by The Mob Squad taking on the Old Money Honeys. The Mob rolled in with […]
Bodies colliding and flying across the track, the crowd roaring and announcers calling out the action – these are all a part of the live experience of roller derby bouts. […]
Providence Roller Derby’s home season kicked off with a fast-paced seesaw battle between the Mob Squad and last year’s champions, the Sakonnet River Roller Rats. After nine incredible lead changes, […]
July 16 kicks off Providence Roller Derby’s most intense series of bouts: Home Season. The all-stars of the league split off into three teams: The Mob Squad, The Old Money […]